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Palma Council Rules For 2003
PALMA TEAM MATCHES
AND
THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF INDIVIDUAL
LONG RANGE RIFLE SHOOTING
Revised June 1, 1999
A.World Long Range
Shooting Championships, Individual and Palma Team Matches shall be vested
in a Palma Council, which shall consist of one representative appointed
by each National Association or Federation that has participated in three
(3) Palma Trophy Team Matches since and including the 1967 Palma Match.All actions by the Council are subject to ratification by a majority of
the National Associations or Federations represented on the Council.As of April 25, 1999 the Palma Council consists of representatives of the
NRAs of America, Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, the Dominion of
Canada Rifle Association, the Channel Islands Rifle Association, South
African National Rifle Association, Germany, the Kenya Rifle Association
and the National Rifle Association of Zimbabwe.Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
agreed to provide the Secretariat to the Palma Council until such time
as it chooses to relinquish the position or Council decides to appoint
another Council member to perform the Secretariat function.Rules will not normally be amended between meetings.In
the event that an urgent requirement exists to amend the rules for the
next Championships, the Secretariat will conduct a postal vote among member
nations and advise members of the result.However, no permanent change
of rules will be permitted until full discussion has taken place and been
agreed at a full meeting of the Palma Council.All rule changes will
be conducted in accordance with J.These contributions are to be paid to the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association
(Palma Secretariat), in Canadian Funds, by October 31st of each year, and,
f.To sustain in its finest traditions, this superb competition in
long range rifle marksmanship, which since 1876 has engendered mutual understanding
and friendship, warm goodwill, and above all, good sportsmanship among
marksmen of the world.To provide for meeting on a basis mutually agreed as herein set
forth, for the purpose of conducting an individual and team contest wherein
arms and ammunition are closely limited by the same rules for all participants,
in order to emphasize marksmanship skill.MATCH SCHEDULING AND INVITATIONS
1.The World Championships will be conducted on a schedule which
permits no less than three years or more than five years between competitions.Such schedule, to include the designation of the host nation, will be determined
at each Palma Council meeting for the next two matches to follow.Participation shall be by invitation issued by the host nation
to whom application to participate must be made.Invitations may
be extended to National Associations or Federations in addition to the
Associations currently constituting the Palma Council when agreed upon
by the governing bodies of the Palma Council.Before invitations
are issued the host nation must notify the Palma Council of the maximum
number of individuals and teams which it can accommodate, upon the designated
range and, should a greater number of applications be received by the host
nation than can be accommodated, the ultimate selection of those individuals
and teams to participate will be made by the Palma Council.Preliminary to the scheduling of each match, or to the Palma
Council agreement that another national association may be host, the prospective
host shall inform all associations concerned as to pertinent details proposed.Each
nation and competitor will provide their own ammunition.THE TEAM MATCHES AND THE INDIVIDUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1.The Host Nation
will not accept Individual entries without National sanction or ratification.The official in charge of firing the match (Chief Range Officer)
shall:
a.If agreed by the Palma Council for a particular year, the number of firing
members may be reduced by decrements of 4, to 12 or 8.This list shall include the serial number of all the
rifles which each shooter will use in the match.No substitutions
may be made after the first shot of the match is fired except for emergencies
such as accident or illness, and then only if approved by the Match Director.Team Captains may have team embers, then not firing, on the firing
line as assistant coaches, score book plotters, etc.So long as they
are bona fide team members, there is no limitation as to the number that
may be on the line a one time, provided there is no interference with safe
range operation or with any member of another team.The course of fire for each shooter in the Individual and Team
Matches consists of two convertible sighting shots and fifteen shots for
record at each range 800, 900 and 1000 yards, slow fire, prone position.For metric ranges, the course of fire shall be the same, at ranges of 700m,
800 and 900 meters.This is to ensure that those competitors in the same
scoring bracket are squadded together and compete under similar conditions.The rotation of the details will be at the discretion of the Palma Council.The Individual World Championships and the Palma Team Match shall
be fired after all other National individual and team matches have been
fired.Prior to the firing of the Team Match, there shall be individual
matches or a practice session available to all teams, to ensure that they
have an opportunity to fire at all Palma distances on the Palma range.Match may revert to one day, if so approved by the Palma Council.Prior to the practice firing, at an appropriate time, the host
Team Captain shall call a meeting of all Team Captains, to be attended
also by the Chief Range Officer and the Official Referee, for the purpose
of agreeing upon all interpretations, amendments or changes to the rules
or program, which may be in question.Each Team Captain may bring
not more than two other members of the team with him who may speak, but
teams may have only one vote.The Chairman appointed shall not be
empowered to make proposals, nor shall he have a vote.Further meetings
of the same group for the same purpose shall be called by the Chief Range
Officer or Official Referee at any time; upon request by any Team Captain.No electronic, telephone or sonic device, which contains a built
in receiver for electronic transmissions, may be used n the firing line
to aid communications between tam officials, coaches and shooters.Each national
body is responsible for the selection and approval of all individuals to
be entered in this match.In the event of limited range space, members
of the National Teams will be given priority in the Individual Matches.In addition, all rules and conditions,
including entry fees shall be determined by the Council.The competitors from each country will bring their own rifles
with them.However, where safety
is a proven factor, equipment shall conform to the target rifle rules of
the host country.Consonant with the practice in the original Palma Match and the
tradition that followed for more than one hundred years in later matches,
it is intended, insofar as practicable, that any rifle used in the match
may not be used by more than one shooter.Exceptions may be made,
at the request of a Team Captain, prior to the match, in the case where
shooters have rifles which have demonstrated poor performance in team or
individual matches fired prior to Palma.Metallic sights shall be used and are defined as any sighting
system constructed of metal or equivalent, which provides a method of aiming
by aligning separate but visible sights or reference points, mounted on
the rifle.There are no restrictions on the material of which the
sights or inserts may be made, nor is there any restriction on the shape
of the front sight insert.Lenses may be used in either the front
or rear sight but not in both.The following are not permitted:
1.Muzzle compensators or muzzle brakes
2.Notwithstanding the above, in the event of a question of admissibility
to the competition of a rifle or associated equipment, the Palma Council
will rule on its acceptability.The ammunition to be used in the World Long Range Rifle Championships,
both Individual and Team, will be .The bullet
must be the 155 grain Palma Bullet manufactured by SIERRA THE BULLETSMITHS.The cartridge cases must be the .The cartridge case, primer and powder may be of
any manufacture.Any change in bullet type or weight must be approved by the Palma Council.On confirmation of a
violation, immediate disqualification from the matches and notification
of the details in writing to the Parent National Association by the Palma
Secretariat.For the Team Matches:
(i).Immediate disqualification from further participation and
substitution of a reserve member of that team.The standard target for all Palma Matches is established as the
NRA of America Long Range Target which consists of a 44 inch LR Center
on a 72 inch target.The details are listed in NRA of America Rule
4.The total
firing time shall be established by a time allowance of 25 minutes per
relay.When conventional targets are used, new targets (or target centers)
shall be furnished for each range.Each Team area will be roped off on both sides and at the rear
of the firing mound to prevent interference from adjacent teams and to
prevent spectators form approaching within 5 meters of the rear of the
mound.The host country is to supply scorers for each target.Commemorative Badge or Crest of the agreed PALMA design approved
by the Palma Council, to be provided by the host, shall be awarded to each
participant.The host may provide additional awards under conditions to be
made known to all Team Captains in advance of each match.When the World Long Range Shooting Championships, Individual
and Palma Team Matches are scheduled at or near the time and place of other
shooting competitions sponsored by the host, the host may invite visiting
members to enter those or other competitions, and may waive any requirements
for membership in the host Association or Federation on the part of the
visiting team members as a condition for entry.In this connection
it is understood that in some competitions there may be certain prizes
or awards reserved for host country citizens or residents, for which the
visitors would not be eligible.The host nation is to make no change
to its rules during the 12 months preceding a World Championship Team Match
which can effect the conditions of that match, nowithstanding its absolute
authority over the rules governing its own competitions.Any future change to the World Championship Palma Team Match
that will affect the rules or match conditions must be completed and agreed
upon within one year of the conclusion of the last Palma Match held.Changes to these match conditions shall be agreed by representatives
of the Palma Council, with consideration given to recommendations by other
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Brian de Palma, U.This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Palma is the major city and port on the island of Mallorca and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain.It is situated on the south coast of the island on the Bay of Palma.Almost half of the total population of Mallorca live in Palma.The archipelago of Cabrera, though widely separated from Palma proper, is administratively considered part of the municipality.The Marivent Palace was offered by the city to the then Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain.The royals have since spent their summer holidays in Palma.Whilst Pollentia acted as port to Roman cities on the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, Palmaria was the port used for destinations in Africa, such as Carthage, and Hispania, such as Saguntum, Gades, and Carthago Nova.Though no visible remains of this period are seen in present day Palma, archaeological discoveries still occur whenever excavating under the city centre.Muslim Period
Between 902 and 1229, the city was under Islamic control, in some form, as described below.The dominant groups took advantage of the Byzantine withdrawal due to Islamic expansion, to reinforce their domination upon the rest of the population, thus ensuring their power and the gradual abandonment of Imperial structures.This treaty granted, in exchange for a tax, respect for social, economic and political structures to the communities that subscribed it, as well as the continuity of their religious beliefs.After 707, the city was inhabited by Christians who were nominally in allegiance to the sovereignty of the Caliphate of Damascus, yet who, de facto, enjoyed an absolute autonomy.For wide sectors of the city's population, the sacking of ships (whether Muslim or Christian) which passed through Balearic waters, was the first source of riches during the next fifteen decades.Andalus for the city increased.This incorporation took place in the last years of the Emirate.The incorporation of the city to the Emirate sets the basis for a new social organisation, far more articulated and complex than before.Commerce and manufacture developed in a manner that was unknown previously.According to their origin, these "taifas" can be grouped under three broad categories: Arabian, Berber, or Slavic origin.Palma was part of the Slavic "taifas", the Denia "taifa".Subsequently, Muyahid organised a campaign throughout the Balearic Islands to consolidated this district and incorporated them to its "taifa" in early 1015.During the following years Palma became the main port from where attacks on Christian vessels and coasts could be launched.Palma was the base from where a campaign against Sardinia was launched between 1016 and 1017, which caused the intervention of Pisans and Genovese forces.The Denian dominion lasted until 1087, a period during which the city, as well as the rest of the islands, was relatively peaceful.Western Mediterranean
The Banu Hud conquest of Denia and the incorporation of this to the Eastern district of the taifa of Zaragoza meant the destruction of the work of Muyahid.The Islands got unbound from peninsular dominion and for a short time, enjoyed independence, during which Medina Mayurqa was the capital.The economy during this period depended on both agriculture and piracy.In the latter 11th century, Christian commercial powers took the initiative at sea against the Muslims.Consequently, the benefits of piracy diminished causing severe economic stress on the city.The clearest proof of the new ruling relation of forces, from 1090, is the Crusade organised by the most important mercantile cities of the Christian states against the Islands.This effort was destined to finally eradicate Muslim piracy mainly based in Palma and surrounding havens.In 1115, Palma was sacked and later abandoned by an expedition commanded by Ramon Berenguer III the Great, count of Barcelona and Provence, which comprised Catalans, Pisans and other Italians, and soldiers from Provence, Corsica, and Sardinia, in a struggle to end Almoravid control.After this, the Islands became part of the Almoravid Caliphate, the Islamic replica of the growing Christian aggressively in the Mediterranean and the Iberian Peninsula.The Almoravids upon the islands, sacked by Catalans and Pisans could be established without great resistance.Almoravid dominions, from 1157 on, are restricted to the Balearic Islands, being again Palma the capital, governed by Muhammad ibn Ganiya.Genovese and Pisans obtain then their first commercial concessions in the city and the rest of the islands.Santarem, took offensive action and attacked Ifriqiya in 1184, where Almohad dominion had not been consolidated.Almoravid revolts in the Islands.Christian Conquest and late Middle Age
On December 31, 1229, after three months of siege, the city was conquered by James I of Aragon and was renamed as Palma de Mallorca.In addition to being kept as capital of the Kingdom of Mallorca, it was given a municipality that comprised the whole island.The governing organ was the University of the City and Kingdom of Mallorca.After the Death of James I of Aragon, Palma was joint capital of the Kingdom of Mallorca with Perpignan.His son, James II of Mallorca, championed the construction of statues and monuments in the city: Bellver Castle, the churches of St.Domingo, reformed the Palace of Almudaina and began the construction of the Cathedral of Mallorca.The river that cut through the city gave rise to two distinct areas within the city; "Upper town" and "Lower town", depending upon which side of the river they were situated.As a consequence, the city entered a period of decadence that would last till the end of the 17th century.Sunset in the bay of Palma.This decree modified the government of the island and separated it from the municipality's government of Palma.At this time the City was officially named Palma, and by the end of the 19th century, the term Palma de Mallorca was generalised, written, mostly, and in Spanish.At the beginning of the 19th century, Palma became the refuge of many who had exiled themselves from the Napoleonic occupation of Catalonia and Valencia; during this period freedom flourished, until the absolutist restoration.With the creation of the national state of Spain, Palma became the capital of the new province of Balearic Islands in 1833.Since the 1950s, the advent of mass tourism radically changed the physiognomy of both the city and island, transforming it into a centre of attraction for visitors and attracting workers from mainland Spain.This contributed to a huge change in the traditions, the sociolinguistic map, urbanisation and acquisitive power.The boom in tourism caused Palma to grow significantly, with repercussions on immigration.In 2001 more than 19,200,000 people passed through Son Sant Joan airport near Palma, with an additional 1.Pla Mirall (English "Mirror Plan"), attracted important groups of immigrant workers from outside the European Union, especially from Africa and South America.Palma de Mallorca was the host of the tennis event Battle of Surfaces.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Royce and Bentley motorcars as well as Foreign Cars and Exotic Sports Cars.Audubon, New Jersey, Palma offers the region's highest quality service.Online listing of parts and accessories, developed and manufactured by Palma's Automotive.As Director and National Technical Advisor for Modern Lady magazine, John Palma's published articles offer information, tips and more.Copyright 2007 Palma's Automotive Service, Inc.
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