title: Liao Shaohua

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Liao Shaohua (; born November 1960) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in southwest China's Guizhou province. He successively served as the Mayor of the city of Liupanshui, then Party Secretary of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. In Qiandongnan Prefecture, Liao developed a reputation for being a low-key competent official. He oversaw a tough local anti-corruption campaign that saw over a dozen local officials charged and sentenced to prison. He also engaged with ordinary residents by responding to inquiries and petitions online. He became Party Secretary of Zunyi in July 2012, which eventually earned him a seat on the provincial party Standing Committee, making Liao one of the province's highest-ranked officials.

Liao was abruptly removed from office in October 2013, and was subject to a corruption investigation by the party's internal disciplinary body. Liao was convicted on charges of abuse of power and bribery, and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Biography
Liao was born in Suining, Sichuan in November 1960. After the resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, Liao entered Southwest Jiaotong University in March 1978, majoring in railway engineering, where he graduated in August 1982.

Liao began work in August 1982 and he joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1984. Beginning in August 1982, Liao worked in China Railway No.5 Engineering Corporation. He remained in the company until August 1997. Liao served as the President of Guizhou Youth Federation between February 1998 to May 1998.

In May 1998 he was promoted to become the Vice-Chairman of Guizhou Planning Commission, a position he held until December 2001.

Leading local governments in Guizhou
In December 2001, he was appointed the Mayor of Liupanshui, concurrently holding the office of Deputy Party Secretary. He remained in that position until July 2005, when he was transferred to Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and appointed the Party Secretary.

In the Qiandongnan region, Liao was known for his low-key leadership style. He oversaw a tough local anti-corruption campaign, personally handling some 50 cases of corruption, leading to the conviction and jail sentences for over a dozen local officials. His actions were widely praised in the community. He was also known to have engaged with residents online. Liao once said, "The internet is a new form of democratic participation; it opens the channels for ordinary internet users to air their concerns with the government. Between July 2008 and August 2009, residents wrote over 150 messages for Liao on an official online portal. Liao responded to every message, and was said to have addressed the concerns of residents in over half of the cases.

Liao was appointed as the Party Secretary of the Communist revolutionary heartland of Zunyi in July 2012, and he was named a Standing Committee member of the CCP Guizhou Committee in January 2013, catapulting him to "sub-provincial level" office.

Corruption investigation
On October 28, 2013, Liao was scheduled to preside over a meeting of the municipal party leadership. He did not show up and the meeting was cancelled without explanation. It was later announced that Liao would be investigated by the CCP's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) for "serious violations of laws and regulations". On October 31, Liao was dismissed from his position for corruption. That Liao, known locally as an anti-corruption crusader, would himself fall from grace due to corruption surprised many in the communities which he served; it was said to have further eroded public trust of government authorities. In April 2014, the CCDI concluded that Liao took a "large amount of bribes" and abused the powers of his office; the case was then moved onto prosecution by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Liao was tried at the Xi'an People's Intermediate Court in 2015. He was found guilty of abuse of power and bribery and sentenced to 16 years in prison on April 9, 2015. Court documents showed Liao as having taken some 13.24 million yuan ($2.13 million) in bribes, and forced the finance department of the Qiaodongnan regional government to repay a development company some 3 million yuan, leading to the "waste of public funds."

Personal life
Liao is married to Wang Li (), a Vice-President of the company that runs the Guizhou-Guangxi Railway. Wang was also investigated after the case against her husband had been opened.

References

1960 births
People from Suining
Southwest Jiaotong University alumni
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Living people
Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese politicians convicted of corruption


title: Phagwara Junction railway station

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Phagwara Junction railway station is located on Ambala–Attari line in Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the textile town of Phagwara.

The railway station
Phagwara railway station is at an elevation of  and was assigned the code PGW.

History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the -long Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.

Electrification
The Phillaur–Phagwara sector was electrified in 2002–03, and the Phagwara–Jallandhar City–Amritsar sector in 2003–04.

References

External links
Trains at Phagwara

Railway stations in India opened in 1870
Railway stations in Kapurthala district
Firozpur railway division


title: Audiomachine

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Audiomachine is an American production music company based in Beverly Hills, California. The company was founded by Paul Dinletir and Carol Sovinski in August 2005, producing music composed by Paul Dinletir and Kevin Rix.

About the company
Audiomachine mainly produces music for movie trailers and advertisements, but recently its music has also been featured in the 2010, 2012 and 2014 Olympic games official program labeled as Epic Music.

Many of Audiomachine's tracks have been featured in theatrical movie trailers, including those of Avatar, The Chronicles of Narnia films, Iron Man,  Venom, Avengers: Endgame, Dune, and others.

Originally, Audiomachine released albums only for the film industry's professional use, but since 2012 it has released selected albums and compilations for the general public as well. The industry-released albums include Deus Ex Machina, Phenomena, Origins, Leviathan, Awakenings, Millennium, and Monolith.

Composers

Paul Dinletir
Paul Dinletir initially just played piano and wanted to be a songwriter and jazz pianist. His wife was able to get him into a film and television music UCLA taught by Robert Etoll, who is now a collaborator. This led to him becoming a composer for X-Ray Dog where he composed trailers for cartoons (such as Samurai Jack until season 4) and reality TV shows; from that he saw the enjoyment he got from trailer music and eventually did that full time. Dinletir's influences are Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy; he regularly listens to soundtracks. He used Logic Pro software for 15 years and switched to Steinberg Cubase.

Kevin Rix
Kevin Rix started out playing guitar and was in various rock bands growing up. At music school, where he was introduced to classical music and jazz, he started realizing his interests in composing and in working with different instruments and sounds. After a few years he decided to do it professionally. At first he wanted to get into writing film soundtracks. While he was working on a demo reel, he obtained a job editing and mixing ringtones for a company, where he met Dinletir. He started in the profession as Dinletir's assistant doing sound design. Rix's influences include Mozart, Bach, Debussy, Rush, Mastodon, Soundgarden, Hans Zimmer, and Harry Gregson-Williams.

Placements
Along with Harry Gregson-Williams, Audiomachine is responsible for the soundtrack of the 2014 video game, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, the first game in the Call of Duty series to be developed by Sledgehammer Games.

Music from its albums was used in:
 Trailers, teasers for movies: Hancock, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Kung Fu Panda, Spider-Man 3, Transformers, Angels & Demons, Venom, Avatar, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Hugo, I Am Legend, Live Free or Die Hard, Pride and Glory, Prometheus, Rise of the Guardians, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Up, Thor: The Dark World, Noah, Exodus: Gods and Kings, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Inkheart, Blood Diamond, The Prestige, Beauty and the Beast, Hidden Figures, Rogue One, A Cure for Wellness, The Lost City of Z, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Split, Monster Trucks, Storks, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, The Martian, Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, Avengers: Endgame, Frozen 2. and Black Widow.
 Trailers, teasers for TV series: iBoy, Prison Break, Game of Thrones, Westworld, Voltron: Legendary Defender, The Last Kingdom,
 Others:
 The track "Carpe Diem" from album Magnus: B Sides was used in the highlight clip Porsche's win of the FIA WEC 2016.  Also, "An Unfinished Life" from album Tree of Life was used in the clip Porsche Le Mans 2016.
 "Warland's Fury," "The Lion's Heart" and "Voyage of Dreams" from the public release Decimus were featured in the NBC's 2016 Summer Olympics Opening Montage.
 "Gathering of the Clans" was featured throughout the entire opening montage of the 88th Academy Awards broadcasts.
 "Akkadian Empire" was used in the launch trailer of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.
 "The Final Hour" from the album Magnus was used in the credits of Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins (series 3).
 "Eternal Flame" from Epica was used in the final video of the 2016 convention of Jehovah's Witnesses - Jehovah Will Treat His Loyal One in a Special Way.
 "Dauntless" was featured in the Mass Effect Legendary Edition reveal trailer.

Discography

Studio albums

Remix albums

Studio Series

Compilation albums

Singles and EPs

Soundtracks

References

External links

 Audiomachine discography at Discogs
 Audiomachine discography at MusicBrainz
 Audiomachine at AllMusic

Music production companies
Entertainment companies based in California
Companies based in Los Angeles
Entertainment companies established in 2005
2005 establishments in California


title: Wellman (surname)

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Wellman is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arthur Holbrook Wellman (1855–1948), Massachusetts state senator
Barry Wellman (born 1942), American-Canadian sociologist
Bela Wellman (1819–1887), California Gold Rush merchant and member of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee
Brad Wellman (born 1959), American baseball player
Dorothy Wellman (1913–2009), American actress and dancer
Frederick Creighton Wellman (1873-1960), American entomologist and physician
Frederick Lovejoy Wellman (1897-1994), American plant pathologist, son of Frederick Creighton Wellman
Gary Wellman (born 1967), American football player
Harold Wellman (1909–1999), New Zealand geologist
Harry R. Wellman (1899–1997), president of the University of California
Ken Wellman (1930–2013), Australian ice hockey player
Mac Wellman (born 1945), American playwright
Manly Wade Wellman (1903–1986), American writer of fiction and non-fiction, son of Frederick Creighton Wellman
Michael Wellman (born 1961), American computer scientist
Mike Wellman (born 1956), American football player
Paul Wellman (1895-1966), American journalist, screenwriter and author, son of Frederick Creighton Wellman
Phillip Wellman (born 1961), American minor league baseball manager
Samuel T. Wellman (1847–1919), American industrialist, steel magnate, and inventor
Thomas Wellman (1615–1672), Puritan colonist of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Walter Wellman (1858–1934), American journalist, explorer, and aëronaut
William A. Wellman (1896–1975), American film director
William Wellman Jr. (born 1937), American actor

See also
Wellmann


title: Leo Peter Kierkels

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Leo Peter Kierkels (1882–1957) was a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See.

Biography
Kierkels was born in Baexem, Netherlands on 12 December 1882. He was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Passion on 22 December 1906. He was appointed Apostolic Delegate to India and Titular Archbishop of Salamis on 23 March 1931. On 26 April 1931, he was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Willem Marinus van Rossum, while the co-consecrators were Archbishop Pietro Pisani, who had himself been the Apostolic Delegate to India from 1919 to 1924, and Bishop Giovanni Battista Peruzzo. On 1 July 1948, he was elevated to the Apostolic Internunciature to India. He resigned as Apostolic Internuncio on 29 June 1952, having served as the papal representative to India for 21 years. Kierkerls died on 7 November 1957.

External links
 catholic-hierarchy.org

Apostolic Nuncios to India
1882 births
1957 deaths


title: Liu Tienan

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Liu Tienan (; born October 1954) is a former Chinese politician and senior economic official. He served as the Director of the National Energy Administration between 2011 and 2013, the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) from 2008 to 2011, and deputy director of the Revitalizing Old Industrial Bases in Northeast China Special Working Group between 2006 and 2008.

In 2013, Liu was investigated and dismissed for corruption-related offenses. In December 2014, Liu was convicted on charges of bribery, and sentenced to life in prison. Several other politicians working with Liu at the NDRC, including Xu Yongsheng and Wei Pengyuan, were charged with corruption as well, with Wei being given the death penalty.

Biography

Early life
Liu was born in Beijing in October 1954, with his ancestral home in Qi County, Shanxi. Liu graduated from Beijing University of Science and Technology and Northeastern University.

Liu joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1976.

In 1983, he worked as an officer in State Planning Commission until 1996.

Liu worked at the Chinese foreign mission to Japan as an economic liaison officer between 1996 and 1999. While he worked at the embassy, Liu met a woman surnamed "Xu", who was studying for her doctorate degree at the time and also working as an interpreter. Liu reportedly began a romantic relationship with Xu soon after. Xu subsequently migrated to Canada. While in Japan Liu earned an honorary degree at Nagoya City University, reportedly with Xu's help.

Alleged business interests in Canada
The most serious allegation against Liu centers around his relationship with businessman Ni Ritao (). In 2003, Liu met with Ni during the re-structuring of the latter's paper products company. Ni Ritao, a native of Wenzhou, was in the process of acquiring a large number of state-owned assets in the paper-making industry.  As Liu's department had jurisdiction over the re-structuring process of Ni's company, the two developed a working relationship. Ni allegedly grew his businesses through building relationships with various state agency officials, including Liu. Many officials and their children reportedly became top shareholders or were listed as executives in Ni's business ventures.

Chinese media reported that Liu, along with the help of his wife Guo Jinghua (), his son Liu Decheng (), and his mistress Xu, worked together with Ni to set up several corporations in the Vancouver area in Canada. One of these companies, CGR Investments Inc., was set up in the province of British Columbia, with 90% of the initial equity owned by Ni, and 10% owned by Guo.  In addition, Ni also set up another corporation called "Sun Wave Investments Ltd." (). Xu was listed as the chief executive for both companies. CGR was registered to a private residence in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby; its listed headquarters was then moved to a commercial building in Richmond.

Once Liu Decheng reached the age of majority and began studying in Canada, he took over his mother's shares in CGR in December 2005. It was unclear what kind of business CGR operated in. In addition, Ni also set up a series of corporations under the "Sun Wave" umbrella, many of which were shell corporations which never had operational activities. It was alleged that Liu used his influence to secure a $100-million loan from The Export-Import Bank of China and the China Minsheng Bank in Ni's purchase of the New Skeena Pulp Mill located in the city of Prince Rupert, an asset that was already indirectly under the control of Ni through one of his corporate vehicles.

Career in NDRC
In 1999, Liu was appointed as the vice-chairman of State Development Planning Commission, an agency that oversaw regulations for some state-owned enterprises. The National Development and Reform Commission was founded in 2003 and took over some of the responsibilities of the Planning Commission, and Liu became a director of its Industry Department, as well as a senior official in the special working group on revitalizing the economy of Northeastern China. At year-end review meetings in 2005, Liu allegedly said that he would decline banquet invitations (frequently seen as venues to curry favours from officials) from anyone below the level of a provincial governor. Liu's superior Song Xiaowu said that Liu frequently conducted himself in a high-profile manner, often having police vehicles escort his entourage to ensure smooth flow of traffic on his trips to the provinces.

During the NDRC's performance evaluations of civil servants in 2006, Liu was put up for promotion, but was allegedly rebuffed by some of his colleagues for his apparently "arrogant" behavior. Nonetheless, he was still appointed to become the deputy director of the Northeast China working group at the end of 2006, which placed him at the same rank as a Deputy Minister. Liu was critical of the policies of his then-superior Zhang Guobao. In March 2008, Liu was appointed as the vice-chairman of National Development and Reform Commission.

In December 2010, Liu was appointed as the Chairman of National Energy Administration, a body under the NDRC that oversees energy affairs in China. In September 2011, Liu gained a seat on the powerful National Energy Commission, a supra-ministerial energy coordination body that was chaired by the Premier. In November 2011, Caijing Magazine reported that Liu's wife and son held shares in overseas companies, but did not directly mention Liu by name. Liu's alleged haughty behavior alienated many officials in the department. In May 2012, many senior retired officials signed a joint letter to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China's top anti-corruption body, to report Liu's alleged corrupt behaviors.

Investigation and arrest
On December 6, 2012, the deputy chief editor of Caijing magazine, Luo Changping, reported Liu to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Luo outlined three allegations against Liu Tienan. Luo promptly posted these allegations to his public Weibo account; namely, that Liu Tienan faked his academic credentials, that Liu received large kickbacks from businessman Ni Ritao in the overseas bank loan fraud scheme, and that Liu issued death threats to his mistress after the relationship between the two had gone sour. At the time the story broke, Liu was on a trip to Russia participating at a Sino-Russian energy conference with Vice-Premier Wang Qishan. Liu issued a vehement denial of the allegations, calling them "lies and slander", and vowed to take legal action. Despite Liu's denials of wrongdoing, party authorities had already begun investigating Liu behind closed doors as early as June 2012. As a result of these investigations, Liu's political fate was sealed. Liu was denied a seat on the Communist Party's Central Committee, as well as a seat on the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a largely ceremonial legislative consultation body. Liu's son was detained by the authorities in January 2013. In the formation of the Li Keqiang government in March, Liu left office as the head of the NEA, and was succeeded by Wu Xinxiong.

At around 11pm on Saturday, May 11, 2013, Liu and his wife Guo Jinghua were taken into custody from their Muxidi-area apartment in Beijing by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). A day later, the CCDI publicly announced that Liu was under investigation for corruption, thus making him one of the first 'casualties' of the widespread campaign against corruption initiated under Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. On May 14, 2013, Liu was dismissed from his position as vice-chairman of the NDRC. On August 8, Liu was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.

Trial and sentencing
Liu's trial began in September 2014 at the Langfang Intermediate People's Court in Langfang, Hebei, a municipality situated near Beijing. The trial, one of the highest profile since that of Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai, was a partially televised affair that drew national attention.  The prosecution alleged that Liu received bribes and kickbacks for furthering the interests of numerous companies between 2002 and 2012. Liu was said to have accepted the equivalent of about 35.6 million yuan ($5.8 million) together with his son, Decheng, in return for favours to business people acquainted with him. The prosecution alleged that Liu received in bribes a Nissan Teana, renovations to his Muxidi apartment, as well as a suburban Beijing villa and a Porsche for his son.

On September 24, Liu issued a final statement to the Court. In the statement, Liu said he intended to cooperate with the court and take "any punishment meted out by the law". He also said he had been taking sleeping pills, having been unable to rest due to the guilt over his having ruined his son's future. He issued apologies to his parents and his wife. He also said that he should be used as a "counter example" of what not to do as a high official. On December 10, Liu was convicted on bribery charges, and sentenced to life in prison. The state also confiscated all of his personal property.

Personal life
Liu married Guo Jinghua (), their son, Liu Decheng (), was born in 1985. At the age of 18, Liu Decheng began to study in Canada.

In 1996, Liu met his future mistress, a woman surnamed Xu, in Japan; Xu subsequently emigrated to Canada, but their romantic relationship continued. Sometime later, the two had a dispute and the relationship ended. Thereafter, Xu reportedly sent materials related to the overseas loan schemes to various media outlets.

Journalist Luo Changping asserted in Datieji, a chronicle about the investigation into Liu Tienan, that Liu was part of a "secret society" style political alliance known as the "Xishan Society". The group was said to have been gathering in the western hills of Beijing since 2007 and consisted of high officials with ties to Shanxi province.

See also

 Xu Yongsheng
 Wei Pengyuan

References

1954 births
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Beijing
Living people
People's Republic of China politicians from Beijing
Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese politicians convicted of corruption


title: Nawab Zeeshan

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Nawab Zeeshan Ur Rahman (born 2 April 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Early career
Born in Kamptee, Maharashtra, Zeeshan played mainly with amateur clubs before signing with I-League 2nd Division side Mumbai Tigers F.C. in 2012. While with the club, Zeeshan played in the 2012 Durand Cup Final against Air India where the club lost on penalties. Zeeshan left the club after it disbanded in 2013.

Pune
On 13 January, 2014 it was announced that Zeeshan had signed with I-League side Pune F.C. on a three-year deal. He made his debut for the side in the club's opening Federation Cup match against Eagles on 14 January 2014. He started the match and played 80 minutes as Pune drew the match 1–1.

Career statistics

References

External links
 I-League Profile.

1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Nagpur
Indian men's footballers
Pune FC players
Men's association football defenders


title: New Life Charter Academy

text:
New Life Charter Academy is a public charter school located  in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the U.S. state of Florida.

See also
Education in the United States

Charter schools in Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2014 establishments in Florida
Educational institutions established in 2014


title: Ni Fake

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Ni Fake (; born January 22, 1954) is a former Chinese provincial politician who spent most of his career in Anhui Province. He took on leadership roles in the cities of Wuhu and Lu'an, before becoming Vice Governor of Anhui Province in 2008.

In June 2013, Ni was placed under investigation by the Communist Party's disciplinary body for corruption-related offenses; he was later removed from all his posts and expelled from the Communist Party. In February 2015, he was convicted of bribery and "amassing assets of unclear origin", and was sentenced to 17 years in prison. He was known for his enthusiasm for fine jade and owned a massive jade collection.

Biography
Ni was born in Lishui County, Jiangsu province, near the provincial capital Nanjing, on January 22, 1954. During the Down to the Countryside Movement, he worked as a sent-down youth at Jianxin Farm, in Anhui Production and Construction Corps. He quickly emerged as a team leader among his peers on the production team.

Ni specialized in agriculture in his early career, becoming the leader of a local state-run farm production unit. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1973. In 1983 he joined the provincial department in charge of overseeing state-run agricultural initiatives in Anhui province. He also took up studies on the side at the national school agricultural cadres and Nanjing Agricultural University. In 1987 he became deputy head of the department of agriculture in Wuhu, being promoted to head the department two years later.

He rose through the ranks to become the CPC Nanling County Committee Secretary in March 1992. In 1994, he was elevated to the Vice-Mayor of Wuhu and a Standing Committee member of the Wuhu Communist Party organization, and later became executive vice mayor. He served as the Deputy Party Secretary of Wuhu between December 1997 to October 1999.

Ni served as the Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor of Lu'an between 1999 and 2002. In November 2002, he was appointed the Party Secretary and Mayor of Lu'an, he remained in that position for five years, when he was elevated again to become the Vice-Governor of Anhui. During his term as Vice-Governor, Ni also served as an Honorary Chair of the provincial Jewelry Association.

Ni was a delegate to the 10th National People's Congress and a delegate to the 17th Party Congress.

Corruption case
On June 4, 2013, state media announced that Ni was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of laws and regulations". The party investigation concluded that Ni had abused his power to seek benefit for others, taken "massive amounts" in bribes, and was "morally depraved". On September 30, 2013, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party, and sacked from all his government posts. He was formally arrested on October 17. His case was moved to judicial authorities for prosecution.

Ni's trial took place at the intermediate court in Dongying, Shandong province beginning in December 2014. The prosecution alleged that Ni received kickbacks such as luxury trips and renovations to his home in exchange for giving favourable treatment to a local entrepreneur; Ni was also said to be responsible for wasting some 1.9 billion yuan (~$307 million) in government resources. The prosecution referred to a large personal jade collection as evidence of Ni's corruption. The court found that Ni took bribes – in the form of cash, jade, and calligraphic works – on some 49 different occasions during his tenure as Vice Governor, worth the equivalent of 13.48 million yuan (~$2.15 million). He was also said to have taken bribes in the form of home furnishings, debts forgiven to his relatives, and retail cash cards. Moreover, some 5.8 million yuan ($930,000) of his assets were of unclear origin, which also constituted a criminal offense. In addition, it was established that Ni took kickbacks for lobbying for favorable policies for the executive of a local metals processing company.

Chinese media also reported that Ni himself claimed that he had always been a hardworking public servant and that he only became corrupt later in life as a result of becoming hopeless about gaining further promotion as he reached retirement age.  Ni said he began taking bribes in order to "plan for retirement." He was quoted as saying, "for a few decades I was living for others, I wanted to live for myself for a change in the last years of my career." On February 28, 2015, Ni was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Ni stated he would not appeal the decision.

The Communist Party-run People's Daily wrote an editorial that compared Ni's obsession with jade with an ancient ruler from the 660s BC who diverted state treasury to fund his hobby of raising cranes. Ni also reportedly complained that he would not have committed the most egregious offenses had his superiors and party disciplinary authorities simply warned him about the nature of his conduct, implying essentially that he 'wouldn't have done it if he knew he would be caught.' Along this theme, several Chinese newspapers ran commentaries that rule of law and better enforcement of discipline were the best means to prevent corruption.

Personal life
Ni is married to Xu Aiping (). Ni said he did not drink, smoke, or gamble, but had a weakness for fine jade.

References

1954 births
People from Lishui
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Living people
Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese politicians convicted of corruption
Chinese art collectors
Jade


title: Jela Cello

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Jelena Mihailović (; born 6 October 1987), also known as Jela Mihailovic, is a Serbian cellist based in Belgrade and Los Angeles who performs classical and contemporary music under the artistic name Jela Cello or JelaCello.

Early life

Mihailović was born in Valjevo, Serbia.

Career
During her solo career, Jela performed original pieces written for her and adapted to her own musical expression. One of these was the World Premiere of a piece called “Black Swan” written by Aleksandar Simic, which Jela performed on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Belgrade International Cello Festin July 2013. In 2011, Jela recorded the album Clash, which was released by PGP-RTS. The album contains eleven compositions from different genres and centuries, including covers of works by Bach, Ravel, Brahms, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. The songs were arranged for solo cello and symphony orchestra and produced by Aleksandar Habich. Clash was praised by critics and sold out the first edition. Her "Purple Haze" video has had over 1.5 million views. To perform the music from Clash live, Jela formed her own “Jela Cello Power Symphony Orchestra” in 2012 with sixty musicians. During 2012, the group had a sold-out tour, and earned the role of official ambassadors for Belgrade in its bid to become the cultural capital of Europe in 2020. This resulted in invitations to perform both classical and contemporary music. Jela is currently enrolled in doctoral studies at Megatrend University, preparing a European tour with her Jela Cello Power Symphony Orchestra, and is preparing material for a new album.

Recognition
Jela was awarded the "Golden Shield" and "Golden Charter" awards, which are given for dedication and creative contributions to culture by the Cultural and Educational Community of the Republic of Serbia.

Discography
Christmas Dreams - 2015
Jela Cello - 2019
Potraga Za Magičnim Violončelom (The Search for the Magic Cello) - 2019 - with Jela Cello Power Symphony Orchestra

References

External links

  SANRE’ Entertainment
  Širom zatvorenih očiju 2012, B92, 30 December 2011
  Jelena Mihajlović: Posle Džejms Bonda prašina se slegla, Večernje novosti, 30 November 2013

1987 births
Living people
Serbian cellists
Musicians from Valjevo
Women cellists
21st-century women musicians
Serbian expatriates in the United States
21st-century cellists


title: William Adlington Barrow Cadbury

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William Adlington Cadbury (17 February 1867 – 8 July 1957), was an English businessman affiliated with his family company, Cadbury, which his grandfather, John Cadbury had founded. He was Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1919-1921.

He was born in Edgbaston and educated at Quaker schools. He began working at Cadbury in 1887. In 1905, he commissioned the first Cadbury logo. In 1921, the Cadbury script logo was introduced, based on William Cadbury's signature.

Family
He married Emmeline H. Wilson in 1902 and they had six children: Hannah (1903), John (1905), Alan (1907), Constance (1910), Richard (1911) and Brandon (1915).

Death
He died at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, aged 90.

References

English businesspeople
English Quakers
People from Edgbaston
1867 births
1957 deaths
Barrow


title: Emirates (Dubai Metro)

text:
Emirates () is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE. It is located very close to Dubai International Airport. The station is connected to the entrance of the Emirates Group headquarters.

History
The station was not one of the initial stations of the Dubai Metro, when the Red Line opened on 9 September 2009 with trains running to Nakheel Harbour and Tower with seven intermediate stations. However, it opened the year after on 30 April 2010.

Station layout
Emirates station has two side platforms and two tracks.

Platform layout

References

Railway stations in the United Arab Emirates opened in 2010
Dubai Metro stations


title: Tong Mingqian

text:
Tong Mingqian (; born June 23, 1958) is a former Chinese politician. At the height of his political career he served as the Communist Party Secretary of the cities of Shaoyang and Hengyang, before becoming the Vice-Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a largely ceremonial legislative consultation body. He was removed from office in December 2013 and placed under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-graft agency.

Tong, as party chief of Hengyang, was the top official in charge of the overseeing the elections of delegates to the provincial People's Congress from the city in late 2012 and early 2013. Local media reported that several dozen delegates attempted to exchange money for votes during the municipal People's Congress. Tong was deemed to have been negligent during the process, having "failed to conduct a thorough investigation on election abuses". Tong was dismissed from all his posts and expelled from the Communist Party in 2014. He was convicted on charges of dereliction of duty, and sentenced to five years to prison.

Biography

Tong was born in Baoqing County, Heilongjiang on June 23, 1958, which traces his ancestry to Changsha, Hunan.

Tong became involved in politics in October 1975 and he joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1979. During the Cultural Revolution, Tong worked at Bawuer Farm in Heilongjiang between October 1975 to October 1980. In November 1980, Tong was transferred to Lianyuan to work as an officer at Lianyuan Steel.

In December 1983, Tong was promoted to become the Deputy Party Secretary of Loudi, a position he held until December 1986.

In January 1987, he was appointed the Director of the Hunan provincial party Propaganda Department, he remained in that position until February 1988, when he was appointed the director of the General Office of the Hunan Party Committee. Tong received his Master of Engineering degree from Hunan University in December 1993.

Tong served as the head of Hunan provincial party Communications Department between November 1991 to July 1993, the Deputy Secretary of the Communist Youth League provincial organization between July 1993 to August 1997. In August 1997, Tong was transferred to Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture as the a Standing Committee member of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and the head of the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Organization Department. In September 2000, Tong was appointed as the Deputy Secretary of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture; he then was promoted to Party Secretary  in February 2003.

Tong served as the Party Secretary of Shaoyang between March 2008 to February 2012, and the Party Secretary of Hengyang between February 2012 to April 2013. In January 2013, Tong was elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a largely ceremonial legislative consultation body.

Hengyang vote-buying scandal
In December 2012, the Hengyang Municipal People's Congress convened to elect 73 allotted delegates to the upcoming provincial People's Congress (legislature). According to Hunan provincial media, during the elections process, some 56 candidates attempted to buy votes from the municipal congress members, exchanging goods and cash worth a total monetary value of some 110 million yuan ($17.7 million). Tong, as Hengyang party chief, was the top official overseeing the election process. During the process, it was said that some 518 out of 527 delegates to the municipal congress and 68 congress staff members accepted or received cash or gifts. The scale of the vote-buying scheme earned the scandal significant notoriety nationally, and was said to have been the most serious vote buying scheme since the communist state was founded in 1949.

On December 18, 2013, Tong was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Several days later, Tong was dismissed from his position as Vice-Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. On January 2, 2014, Tong was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), then taken into custody for judicial proceedings. Tong's case is unique compared to other officials who have been accused of corruption since the 18th Party Congress in that the initial investigation did not explicitly state Tong was involved in the scandal itself, but only that he was negligent. This contrasted with other fallen officials who were accused of actively taking bribes or abuse of power. Nevertheless, after the CCDI's investigation concluded, Tong was said to have broken the law and his case was forwarded to prosecution authorities for further processing.

Tong's case sent a signal that "turning a blind eye" to abuses can result in just as severe of discipline as actively engaging in abuses. Tong was charged with dereliction of duty by the Beijing Intermediate Procuratorate in August 2014. Specifically, the prosecution asserted that Tong had been informed about the vote-buying scheme from four separate delegates at the municipal congress but consciously avoided conducting an investigation. The facts of the case mentioned, however, that Tong held several election preparatory committee meetings which paid lip service to following election laws and regulations generally, but did not discuss any specific abuses. On August 18, 2014, Tong was sentenced to five years in prison by the Second Intermediate People's Court in Beijing. Tong did not appeal the decision. The Court said that the sentence took into account Tong's cooperative attitude during judicial proceedings and his admission of guilt which presumably reduced the severity of his sentence.

On June 4, 2018, Tong was reduced penalty for 6 months, and he was released from prison on June 30. He became the first official of sub-provincial rank to be released following the ascension of Xi Jinping at the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

Personal life
Tong Mingqian has a sister, Mingrang (), who is a senior official of the Hunan Development and Reform Commission, an agency with broad powers over the provincial economy.

References

1958 births
People from Shuangyashan
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Hunan University alumni
Living people
People's Republic of China politicians from Heilongjiang
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Heilongjiang
Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese politicians convicted of corruption


title: Paiyampalli

text:
Paiyampalli is a village in Tirupattur taluk of Tirupattur district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 5 km east of Barugur and 8 km west of Natrampalli. It is known for the excavation site in the region which has remains of Neolithic and Megalithic periods. The excavations in the region carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India headed by Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao in the year 1964-65 and 1967-68.

References

Archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu
Villages in Vellore district


title: Martin Lucas

text:
Martin Lucas (16 October 1894 – 3 March 1969) was a Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See.

Biography
Lucas was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, on 16 October 1894. He was ordained a priest of the Society of the Divine Word on 26 October 1924. He was appointed Apostolic Delegate to South Africa and Titular Archbishop of Adulis on 14 September 1945. On 29 October 1945 he was ordained a bishop by Cardinal Pietro Fumasoni Biondi, while the co-consecrators were Archbishop Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini and Bishop Johannes Hendrik Olav Smit.

On 3 December 1952 he was appointed the Apostolic Internuncio to India. From 1956 to 1959, he served as an official of the Secretariat of State in Rome. On 16 April 1959 he was named the first Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia, with responsibility for Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. He resigned in October 1961.

Lucas attended the Second Vatican Council.

References

External links
 catholic-hierarchy.org

1894 births
1969 deaths
Apostolic Nuncios to India
Apostolic Nuncios to South Africa


title: Yonge streetcar line

text:
Beginning operation in 1861, the Yonge streetcar line was the first streetcar line in Toronto and the first in Canada. It started off as a horsecar line and closed in 1954 operating two-unit trains of Peter Witt motors pulling a trailer. Under the Toronto Transportation Commission, the Yonge line was the busiest and most congested streetcar line in the city leading to its replacement in 1954 by the Yonge Subway line, also Toronto's first and the first in Canada.

History

TSR era (1861–1891)
On September 10, 1861, the Yonge streetcar line became the first streetcar line in Canada. It ran from Yorkville Town Hall (north of Bloor Street at Scollard Street and Yonge Street), south on Yonge Street, then east on King Street to St. Lawrence Hall. The Toronto Street Railway operated the line using horsecars.

In 1873, the Toronto Street Railway extended the Yonge streetcar line to Front Street, then west to York Street to serve the Grand Trunk Railway station at Simcoe Street. Yonge streetcars alternated running there and to King and Frederick streets.

In 1885, the Yonge streetcar line was extended north from Scollard Street to the CPR line where there was a wye to reverse the horsecars.

On January 26, 1885, the Metropolitan Street Railway started horsecar service on Yonge Street on the north side of the CPR line to Eglinton Avenue. In 1886, the line was extended by  to Glengrove Avenue. Unlike the Toronto Street Railway's Yonge line, the Metropolitan line was a single track, side-of-road operation using double-ended horsecars. The northward expansion of the Yonge streetcar line is related to the history of the Metropolitan line.

On September 1, 1890, the Metropolitan line was electrified, preceding the electification of the Yonge streetcar line on the south side of the CPR line. However, the line reverted to horse-drawn buses between October 1890 to May 1891. The faster, heavier electrical trams had damaged the tracks, forcing a rebuild of the line.

TRC era (1891–1921)
On September 1, 1891, the Toronto Railway Company took over Toronto's horsecar system and began its conversion to electric streetcars.

In 1892, the Metropolitan line was extended to Glen Echo Road, which in 1922 would be near the location of the Yonge streetcar line's Glen Echo Loop.

On October 10, 1892, electrification of the Yonge streetcar line was completed.

On December 2, 1895, the Station Loop was opened to eliminate using a "Y" to reverse streetcars. From Front Street, the loop went south on Simcoe Street, east on Station Street and north on York Street, returning to Front Street east to Yonge Street. On Station Street next to the old Union Station, the loop passed under a covered arch.

In 1897, the Metropolitan Street Railway became the Metropolitan Railway Company because with the extension of the line to Richmond Hill, the Metropolitan evolved from a local streetcar line into an interurban radial line. The smaller streetcar vehicles would be replaced by longer, larger radial cars, which resembled railway carriages with trolley poles, motors and motorman cabs at each end.

On June 25, 1915, a City of Toronto work team ripped up  of the Metropolitan Line along Yonge Street between the CPR line and Farnham Avenue to the north. This was a result of a dispute between the city and the Toronto Railway Company, which owned the Toronto and York Radial Railway, the operator of the Metropolitan radial line since 1904.

In early 1916, the Toronto Railway Company extended the Yonge streetcar line north from Price Street, under a newly built bridge carrying the CPR line, to Farnham Avenue, where a wye was built. This reduced the gap passengers had to walk in order to transfer between the Yonge streetcar line and the radial line from  to .

TTC era (1921–1954)
On September 1, 1921, the Toronto Transportation Commission took over the Toronto streetcar system, including the Yonge streetcar line, from the Toronto Railway Company. Initially, the Yonge line continued to use the former TRC cars.

On December 14, 1921, Peter Witt streetcars began service on the Yonge streetcar line, with trailers being introduced later that month.

On November 2, 1922, the TTC opened the Yonge streetcar line to the city limits at Glen Echo Road. The old single-track Metropolitan line along the west side of Yonge Street from Farnham Avenue was replaced by a new double-track, centre-of-the-road streetcar line. The city had decided that the TTC should be the sole operator of public transit within the city limits, thus, pushing radial operation outside the city limits. Glen Echo Terminal was constructed as the northern terminal of the Yonge streetcar line, as well as a transfer point to the radial cars going further north as far as Sutton near Lake Simcoe until 1930, and later via the North Yonge Railways to Richmond Hill until 1948, when buses replaced radial service.

On December 15, 1922, the Eglinton Carhouse opened at the southwest corner of Eglinton Avenue and Yonge Street. It replaced the Yorkville Carhouse.

On April 1, 1928, Station Loop at Union Station closed. Yonge streetcars then looped via Front, York and Wellington Streets in order to turn north on Yonge Street.

In 1930, the TTC laid tracks along Eglinton Avenue East between Yonge Street and Mount Pleasant Road. This short, infrequently used line linked the Mount Pleasant streetcar line (opened November 4, 1925) to the Eglinton Carhouse. This Eglinton Avenue line closed in 1954.

On September 20, 1930, the Simcoe Loop at the southeast corner of Simcoe and Front streets opened, replacing Station Loop. This became the new southern terminal for the Yonge streetcar.

Beginning in July 1932, ex-TRC cars started to provide night service on the Yonge line.

Beginning in November 1940, PCC cars operating out of the St. Clair Carhouse replaced the ex-TRC cars on night service.

On January 30, 1948, on a trial basis, the TTC fitted trolley shoes to replace trolley wheels for all streetcars on the Yonge route. Previously, all TTC streetcars used trolley wheels at the tip of the trolley pole. The trial, inspired by the performance of shoes on trolley buses, was a success, and shoes (also called carbon slide collectors) were installed in all streetcars in the fleet.

On August 17, 1948, the first of many streetcar diversions began because of work to construct the Yonge subway. In the first diversion, the Yonge streetcar had to jog via Wellington and Bay streets to avoid a track closure at Yonge and Front streets.

On September 5, 1951, the Harbour Yard opened to replace capacity at the Eglinton Carhouse that was lost due to subway construction. The yard was located on the south side of the railway viaduct between Bay and York streets. Streetcars went south on Bay Street from Front Street to access the yard.

On March 7, 1954, the Yonge streetcar line north of Eglinton Avenue was closed to install trolley bus wires to Glen Echo Loop.

On March 30, 1954, the Yonge streetcar line closed and replaced by the new Yonge subway starting service that day.

Subway construction
Construction of the Yonge subway line started in 1949 and resulted in 28 Yonge streetcar diversions before the subway's opening. Some diversions involved laying temporary streetcar tracks on side streets such as Maitland and Alexander streets so that Yonge cars could divert via Church Street.

The Eglinton Carhouse had to be partially demolished to accommodate the construction of Eglinton subway station. This affected repair bays, forcing the transfer of much of the streetcar maintenance to Russell Carhouse. In 1951, the TTC built the temporary Harbour Yard between Bay and York streets, south of the railway viaduct, to replace capacity lost at the Eglinton Carhouse.

Before the subway opening, there was a temporary interchange track between the Yonge streetcar line and the subway line at the Davisville Yard on the north side of the Belt Line bridge. In 1953, subway cars 5000 and 5001, after being displayed at the Canadian National Exhibition, were mounted on shop bogies and towed at night by a Peter Witt motor to the Davisville Yard via the Yonge streetcar line using the temporary interchange. They arrived at the CNE from the Hillcrest Complex via the Bathurst streetcar line. Because of the subway car width, buses had to replace night streetcar service during the movements. At the CNE, the subway cars were displayed on their proper subway bogies.

Peter Witts on Yonge
Trains of Peter Witt motor cars pulling a trailer were the mainstay of the Yonge line under the TTC. The Yonge line used as many as 70 Peter Witt trailer-trains during the rush hours. These trains were operated on a one-minute frequency.

Because of the hill between the CPR overpass and Farnham Avenue, large Peter Witt cars of the 4500 and 4600 series were used.

Two-door trailers were originally put into service, later being replaced with three-door trailers to facilitate passenger entry and exit.

References

Further reading

Toronto streetcar system
Toronto-gauge railways
Railway lines opened in 1861
Railway lines closed in 1954


title: Garreth Bloor

text:
Garreth Bloor is President of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business in Toronto and a South African founder of a venture capital firm. Previously he was elected to the Cape Town City Council in 2011 and subsequently appointed to the Mayoral Committee in February 2013. He served a second Mayoral executive role heading Tourism, Events and Economic Development until the end of his term, having previously served as Mayoral head of Economic, Environment and Spatial Planning.

Education
Bloor studied at the undergraduate and graduate level at the University of Cape Town. He served as Vice President the Student Representative Council in 2008 and currently is a member of the university's board.

Career

Prior to taking up an elective office Bloor worked as a journalist with BSkyB and Avusa (currently Times Media Group), with assignments in Washington, D.C. According to the African Leadership Network he was also involved in various start-up companies.

Politician
Bloor was first elected to the Cape Town City Council in 2011. He was appointed chair of the directorate portfolio committee for Economic, Environment and Spatial Planning in July 2011, and then as a member of the Mayoral Committee in 2013, by far the youngest serving member of the city executive. On his appointment Executive Mayor Patricia De Lille stated: "He has taken the lead in not only driving major projects of economic growth initiatives through his committee but has undertaken extensive engagements with external stakeholders, both domestic and abroad, especially in the business community".

Private Sector
Bloor set up Glenheim (Pty) Ltd in 2016, a financial advisory firm focused on venture capital and deal making. In 2017, as MD of Glenheim, he was named an Ideas Scholar by the Aspen Institute ahead of the annual Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado.

Memberships
Bloor is an associate at the Parliamentary Institute of South Africa and as a member of the advisory board to the Sable Accelerator.

Recognition

In 2008 he received a Culture of Enterprise Award from former US Attorney General Edwin Meese III for his research into "enterprise and a humane economy"

The Cape Town Press Club awarded him its Graduate Bursary Award in 2010, recognising "over 500 articles published locally and abroad with contributions to over a dozen publications undertaken".

He was ranked 16th on the Democratic Alliance's 2014 Western Cape Parliamentary list for the National Assembly, a seat the party won as the Official Opposition in the South African Parliament. He however remained in the city government's executive to head Tourism, Events and Economic Development in a second Mayoral executive post which concluded in 2016.

St Gallen University in Switzerland has named him of the Top 100 global Leaders of Tomorrow at their annual symposium in May 2014.

References

Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Wang Suyi

text:
Wang Suyi (; born June 1961) is a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnic ancestry. Wang was part of the senior political ranks of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region until 2013. During his career, he served as the Mayor and Party Secretary of Bayannur, and later the head of the Inner Mongolia United Front Work Department. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on corruption-related charges in 2014; his sentence was later reduced to twenty years and one month in prison.

Career
Wang was born in Tumed Left Banner, near the city of Hohhot, in Inner Mongolia in June 1961, he is of Mongol ethnic background.

Following the resumption of the University Entrance Examination in 1977, Wang entered Taiyuan University of Technology in October 1978, majoring in coal mining engineering, where he graduated in August 1982.

Wang became involved in politics in August 1982 and he joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1986.

In September 2001 he was promoted to become a member of the Hohhot Communist Party Standing Committee and Vice-Mayor of Hohhot, a position he held until March 2003.

Wang served as the vice-chairman of Inner Mongolia Development and Reform Commission between March 2003 to December 2003.

In December 2003, he was appointed the Party Vice-Secretary and Chairman of Bayannur League (position equivalent of a Mayor); he remained in that position until 2008, when he was promoted to become Party Secretary of Bayannur.

In May 2010, Wang was elevated to become the Head of Inner Mongolia United Front Work Department, a sub-provincial-level position due to holding a concurrent seat on the Inner Mongolia Party Standing Committee.

On June 30, 2013, it was announced that Wang would be investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of laws and regulations". On July 3, 2013, Wang was dismissed from his position for corruption. He was one of the first senior officials sacked for corruption after the 18th Party Congress.

Corruption case
On July 31, 2014, Wang was sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption by the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing. He was convicted of taking bribes equivalent to some 10.73 million yuan (~$1.74 million) during his time in office, in exchange for business-related favours or promotions of officials; prosecutors stated that some of these bribes were received in gold bars, Euros, and U.S. Dollars. The prosecution presented evidence that some of the bribes were accepted by his wife, and that many bribes were accepted in the form of "gifts" during wedding receptions or around holidays. Wang's legal team did not appeal the decision.

Due to his assistance in other ongoing cases, as well as general signs of repentance and voluntarily taking part in "re-education" and "cultural education", in addition to completing "labour activities" with distinction, Wang was given an award by Qincheng Prison for being "enthusiastic individual" in remolding himself. In November 2016, Wang petitioned for a reduction in his sentence. On August 22, 2017, it was announced that Wang's sentence would be reduced from life in prison to twenty years and one month, by the Beijing People's High Court.

References

1961 births
People's Republic of China politicians from Inner Mongolia
Taiyuan University of Technology alumni
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Living people
People from Hohhot
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Inner Mongolia
Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese politicians convicted of corruption


title: Wang Yongchun

text:
Wang Yongchun (; born July 1960) is a former Chinese business executive in the oil and gas industry. Wang was an Alternate Member of 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

At the pinnacle of his career he was the General Manager (chief executive) of Daqing Oil Field Co. Ltd., and subsequently served as a senior Vice-President of PetroChina. He was detained as part of a wider crackdown on alleged corruption in the oil industry in China. He was expelled from the Communist Party in June 2014.

Biography
Wang was born in Qian'an County, Jilin in July 1960.

Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, Wang entered Jilin University, majoring in geology, where he graduated in August 1983.

Wang served as the President of Jilin Exploration and Development Research Institute of PetroChina between August 1983 to September 1999. He entered the PetroChina in October 2004.

In August 2009 he was promoted to become the President of Daqing Oil Field Limited-Liability Company, a position he held until April 2011.

In April 2011, he was appointed the Vice-President of PetroChina, he remained in that position until August 2013.

On August 26, 2013, Wang was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations". Wang was expelled from the Communist Party on June 30, 2014.

On October 13, 2015, following a trial at the Xiangyang Intermediate People's Court in Hubei province, Wang Yongchun was convicted on charges of abuse of power, bribery, and "amassing wealth of unclear origin", and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was said to have taken over 48.56 million yuan (~$7.64 million) in bribes over his time as an energy executive.

References

1960 births
People from Songyuan
Jilin University alumni
Living people
Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese white-collar criminals
Chinese politicians convicted of corruption


title: Anthomyza

text:
Anthomyza is a genus of flies in the family Anthomyzidae. It is found in the  Palearctic.

References

External links

Anthomyzidae
Opomyzoidea genera


title: Yang Gang

text:
Yang Gang may refer to:
 Yang Gang (journalist) (1905–1957), Chinese journalist
 Yang Gang (politician) (born 1953), Chinese politician
 Yang Gang, art director for the film Red Sorghum (film)
 Yang Gang, character in Painted Skin (TV series)
 Yang Gang or #YangGang, supporters of Andrew Yang and his 2020 presidential campaign
 Yanggang Province or Ryanggang Province, a province in North Korea

See also
Yang Guang (disambiguation)


title: Milky Way (2000 film)

text:
Milky Way () is a 2000 Bosnian film directed by Faruk Sokolović.

Plot summary

Cast
 Žan Marolt - Mujo Hrle
 Gordana Boban - Sena
 Dragan Bjelogrlić - Ale
 Selma Alispahić - Anka
 Davor Janjić - Josip
 Nada Đurevska - Fata
 Ante Vican - Stjepan
 Ada Sokolović - Dalila
 Hana Sokolović - Denis
 Ivo Gregurević - Službenik
 Nebojša Veljović - Prodavac

References

External links

2000 films
Bosnia and Herzegovina war drama films
Bosnian-language films


title: Yang Gang (politician)

text:
Yang Gang (; born January 1953) is a former Chinese politician. Between 2010 and 2013 Yang served as the deputy director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). Between 1999 and 2010, he was a top regional official in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, serving first as the Communist Party Secretary of regional capital Urumqi and then Deputy Secretary of the Xinjiang regional Party Committee.

Biography
Yang was born in Gaocheng County, Hebei in January 1953, near the city of Shijiazhuang. He followed his father Yang Zhaocai to Xinjiang where the family lived at and worked for the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). Yang's father was a human resources official with the XPCC. Beginning in 1969, he performed agricultural labour for the XPCC; he remained there for much of the Cultural Revolution.

Yang entered Xinjiang University in September 1978 after the resumption of the National College Entrance Examination, majoring in political theory, where he graduated in August 1982. After graduation, he continued to work in Xinjiang, where he entered the Communist Youth League organization of the XPCC. Yang was further educated in political theory at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party from September 1986 to July 1989.

In October 1993, he was named deputy party chief of Turpan (department-level). November 1999 he was promoted to become the Party Secretary of Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, and a year later, a member of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region Party Standing Committee. He was said to possess immense power in Xinjiang largely because he grew up and lived in the region for most of his life and had an extensive network of contacts. He held the position of party chief of Urumqi until November 2006.

In November 2006, he was appointed the Deputy Secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Committee, he remained in that position until December 2010, when he was transferred to Beijing and appointed the vice-chairman of General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. He served in the post until July 2013. In 2013, Yang was selected to become a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and sat on its economics committee as a vice chair.

On December 27, 2013, Yang was detained for investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of laws and regulations". On December 30, Yang was dismissed from his position for corruption. On July 11, 2014, at the conclusion of the CCDI investigation, Yang was accused of abuse of power, taking "massive bribes", and adultery, and was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party. On January 20, 2016, Yang Gang was sentenced to 12 years in jail for taking bribes worth 12.16 million yuan (~$2.0 million), $11,000 in U.S. dollars, and other assets worth 1.56 million yuan.

Yang was a member of the 11th National People's Congress and an alternate member of 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

References

1953 births
Living people
Politicians from Shijiazhuang
Political office-holders in Xinjiang
Expelled members of the Chinese Communist Party
People's Republic of China politicians from Hebei
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hebei
Chinese politicians convicted of corruption
Xinjiang University alumni


title: Baliguda Assembly constituency

text:
Baliguda is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kandhamal district, Odisha.

Area of this constituency includes Baliguda, Baliguda block, K. Nuagaon block, Kotagarh block and Tumudibandh block.

In 2009 election,  Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Karendra Majhi defeated Indian National Congress candidate Sadananda Mallik by a margin of 11,193 votes.

Elected Members

16 elections held during 1951 to 2019. Elected members from the Baliguda constituency are:

Election results

2019 Election Result

2014 Election Results

In 2014 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Rajib Patra defeated Indian National Congress candidate Klesa Pradhan by a margin of 2,696 votes.

2009 Election

Notes

References

Assembly constituencies of Odisha
Kandhamal district


title: Ishikari coalfield

text:
The Ishikari coal basin lies in the tertiary mountains of the mining region of Sorachi, east of the Ishikari Plain in central Hokkaido. These coal veins contain the largest quantity of coal of Japan. Because of its late discovery the historical role of the coalfield could not be compared with that of the Chikuho coalfield, but its economic importance since the Japanese industrial revolution is comparable with that of the southern Chikuhō coalfield.

Discovery
It was explorer Matsuura Takeshirō (松浦 武四郎), who, during his journey through Hokkaido in 1857, first marked the coal seams on the banks of the Sorachi river near Akabira. In 1868, carpenter Kimura Kichitarō (木村 吉太郎) discovered coal in Horonai, Mikasa (三笠). However, it took another six years before the local government took action, and the mining engineers Benjamin Smith Lyman and Takeaki Enomoto welded an investigation. Their findings were satisfactory, and the Meiji government decided to build in Horonai the first coalmine of the Ishikari coal basin. In 1889, the Meiji government sold off the mine and its railways to, Hori Motoi, who found the Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company (北海道炭礦鉄道会社 Hokkaidō Tankō Tetsudō Kaisha), abbreviated as Hokutan.

Alongside to the historic mine Horonai this basin is also home to the famous mining town of Yūbari (夕張市). Here in 1888, coal was discovered by engineer Ban Ichitarō (坂 市太郎, 1854-1920), a follower of Benjamin Smith Lyman, on the upper reaches of the river Shihorokabetsu (士幌加別川). The following year, Hokutan opened its first colliery in Yūbari, the Yūbari Saitanjo (夕張採炭所).

Location of the coalfield and its collieries

List of Coal Mines in Ishikari

References

Mines in Japan
Economy of Japan-related lists
Hokkaido Heritage


title: Moanin' at Midnight

text:
"Moanin' at Midnight" is a blues song written and recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1951. The recording was released on Chess Records as his debut single. It charted on Billboard's R&B chart, but the B-side, "How Many More Years," became the popular side of the record.

Recording and release
Chester Burnett began performing as blues musician Howlin' Wolf in 1948. He formed a band in West Memphis, Arkansas and performed locally. There he was discovered by Clarksdale native Ike Turner. After Turner and his band the Kings of Rhythm recorded "Rocket 88" for Sam Phillips in 1951, he brought Howlin' Wolf to record for Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee.

Howlin' Wolf recorded a session for Phillips at his Memphis Recording Service in July 1951. The band consisted of Howlin' Wolf singing and playing harmonica with Ike Turner on piano, Willie Johnson on guitar, and Willie Steele on drums. Phillips described "Moanin' at Midnight" as "the most different record I ever heard." Phillips had not yet founded Sun Records, so he leased his recordings to Chess Records. Chess released "Moanin' at Midnight" in August 1951, with "How Many More Years" as the B-side. "Moanin' at Midnight" reached No. 10 on the Billboard Most Played Juke Box R&B Records chart on November 10, 1951. "How Many More Years" grew in popularity and peaked at No. 4 on the Most Played Juke Box R&B Records chart in March 1952.

Turner, who was also a talent scout for the Bihari brothers at Modern Records, took Howlin' Wolf to record another version of "Moanin' at Midnight" at radio station KWEM in West Memphis. It was released on the subsidiary RPM Records as "Morning at Midnight" in September 1951, the B-side to "Riding In The Moonlight." This caused a conflict between the Chess brothers and the Bihari brothers. Howlin' Wolf recorded a few more singles for RPM, but by 1952, he was recording exclusively for Chess.

Howlin' Wolf is the credited songwriter on the RPM release, but the Chess single was originally credited to Carl Germany, who was a disc jockey and dance promoter in Chicago. Later reissues of the recordings have been revised to credit to Chester Burnett.

"Moanin' at Midnight" and "How Many More Years" later appeared on Howlin' Wolf's debut album Moanin' in the Moonlight (1959). "Morning at Midnight" and "Riding in the Moonlight" appeared on the compilation Howling Wolf Sings the Blues (1962).

References

1951 songs
1951 debut singles
Howlin' Wolf songs
Chess Records singles


title: Marina Suprun

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Marina Pavlovna Suprun (, born 17 August 1962) is a retired Russian rower who won four medals in the eights at the world championships of 1985–1991. She finished ninth in the coxed fours at the 1988 Olympics and fourth in the eights at the 1992 Games.

References

1962 births
Living people
Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union
Olympic rowers for the Unified Team
Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Russian female rowers
World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union
Soviet female rowers


title: Godwin Emefiele

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Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele  (born 4 August 1961) is a Nigerian politician, economist and banker who served as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 4 June 2014 until his suspension by President Bola Tinubu, on 9 June 2023.

Early life and education
Godwin Emefiele was born in present day Lagos State, Nigeria on 4 August 1961. He is a native of Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria. He attended Ansarudin Primary School and Maryland Comprehensive Secondary both in Lagos, before proceeding to the prestigious University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) for his tertiary education. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Banking and Finance, finishing as one of the top students in his class, in 1984. Soon after his National Youth Service, he returned to UNN for a Masters Degree in Finance, which he obtained in 1986. He is also an alumnus of Executive Education at Stanford University, Harvard University (2004) and Wharton School of Business (2005). He was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration by the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN).

Career in the private sector
Early in his career, Emefiele lectured finance and insurance at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, and University of Port Harcourt, respectively. He also had a short stint working for vodafone.

Before moving to the Central Bank, he gained over eighteen years of banking experience. He served as chief executive officer and group managing director of Zenith Bank Plc. He served as deputy managing director of Zenith Bank Plc. from 2001. He served as executive director in charge of corporate banking, treasury, financial control and strategic planning of Zenith Bank Plc and served on the management team from its inception. He served as director at Zenith Bank Plc and Zenith Bank (Gambia) Limited. He serves as director of ACCION Microfinance Bank Limited.

Governor of the Central Bank

Emefiele was the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 4 June 2014 to 9 June 2023 when he was suspended by President Bola Tinubu. During his first term, he supervised an interventionist currency policy at the behest of the presidency, propping up the Nigerian Naira by pumping billions of dollars into the foreign exchange market. He also introduced a multiple exchange rate regime to try to mask pressure on the Naira and avoid a series of devaluations.

In 2019, Nigeria's Senate approved a second five-year term for Emefiele. This was the first time that anyone had served for a second term since Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999. Senator Bukola Saraki read President Buhari's letter on Thursday, 9 May 2019. He was screened on Wednesday and his confirmation came on Thursday, 16 May 2019.

Controversy
In an unprecedented move by any chief of the Nigerian apex bank, Godwin Emefiele ventured into partisan politics against the dictates of the Central Bank Act which provides that the occupant of the governor's position must remain apolitical and independent at all times to preserve the nonpartisan posture of the bank.

In May 2022, Emefiele drew public outrage when it emerged that he was seeking to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 presidential election. What started as a rumor when campaign posters of the bank chief flooded the capital city of Abuja soon gained breath when a group of alleged rice farmers purchased the presidential form of the All Progressive Congress for the CBN Governor. In a series of tweets via his verified account, Emefiele rejected the presidential form and declared he has no intention to contest. But in a quick twist, Emefiele filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order from the court directing the electoral body and the office of the attorney general not to stop him from contesting the presidential position. The court stepped down the request but invited the duo to make a formal presentation on why Emefiele's request should not be granted.

Nigerians and the Civil Society Organisations have filed multiple cases in court demanding the removal of the CBN Governor and accusing him of violating multiple provisions of the Central Bank Act.

Suspension as Central Bank Governor
On 9 June 2023, President Bola Tinubu suspended him as the Central Bank Governor with immediate effect, the statement came from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation by Mr Willie Bassey.

The suspension is sequel to ongoing investigation of his office and also the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy.

Emefiele was directed to hand over the affairs of his office to the Deputy Governor (Operations Directorate) Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, who will act as the Central Bank Governor pending the conclusion of the investigation and the reforms.

Arrests by the DSS
On 10 June 2023, the Department of State Services (DSS) confirmed the arrest of Emefiele at exactly 14:28 WAT through their official twitter page. He was reportedly brought in for interrogation in regards to the investigation of his office, and a short video clip of him stepping out of an executive Hilux car in a close walk accompaniment by DSS officers into a waiting private jet ran wild in the media. He was charged in July 2023. He was re-arrested by the DSS on 25 July 2023, at the Federal High Court in Lagos.

Other activities
 International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2018)
 International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation (IILM), Member of the Governing Board (since 2018)

See also
Economy of Nigeria
Edward Lametek Adamu
Aishah Ahmad
List of banks in Nigeria

References

External links

1961 births
Living people
Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria
Nigerian bankers
Politicians from Lagos
University of Nigeria alumni
Commanders of the Order of the Federal Republic


title: Shopwatch

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A  Shopwatch scheme in the United Kingdom is a partnership where retailers unify as an independent group to pre-empt theft in retail premises. The Shopwatch organization works closely with local authorities and intends to reduce retail crime and antisocial behaviour and to help make shopping areas safer for customers and staff. Law enforcement supports the Shopwatch, as it works in concert with public safety campaigns, and retail crime reduction initiatives.

Operations

Shopwatch schemes operate within city limits, towns, and villages across the UK. Customers to a retail premises that operates a Shopwatch scheme are informed of the operating Shopwatch scheme through the use of advertising media such as signs, posters and window stickers.

Objectives of Shopwatch

 To tackle and prevent retail crime and anti-social behaviour through effective communication and the prompt reporting of retail crime, anti-social behaviour and criminal activity.
 To promote a sense of security for customers and staff.
 To improve police/licensee liaison by providing effective communications through Two-way radio and dedicated online services such as ShopwatchOnline.

Shopwatch Schemes

Shopwatch schemes vary in size and are headed by a coordinator and meet as a group on a regular basis to discuss problems that have occurred on or near retail premises. Although Shopwatch schemes are supported by police who can offer help and advice, it must be recognised that the scheme is not run by police. Retailers that would like to set up a new Shopwatch scheme should contact their local police force.

Shopwatch taking action

Shopwatch schemes may take action against individuals for Shoplifting in retail premises. This action may be in the form of a ban. The group will not tolerate behaviour such as verbal abuse, violence or theft. A vote to determine the action against these individuals is called at meetings. Action taken usually ranges from legal prosecution to 'banning orders' where the individual, for a set period of time, is not allowed to enter any of the retail areas and shopping malls containing the retail premises operated by the members of the Shopwatch group.

Enforcement

The effectiveness of the Shopwatch initiative is mainly dependent on good communication and effective distribution of information. The preferred way of communication is by two-way radios that are available to each member. The police can be contacted directly on these radios. Individuals who are the subject of banning orders are identified by photographs that are circulated after action is taken against them. The photographs are normally circulated manually by police officers but digital circulation including mobile phone text messaging  is being increasingly used by the schemes for improved efficiency.

References

External links

Shopwatch on the Metropolitan Police website

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
Anti-social behaviour


title: Peter McNulty

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Peter McNulty may refer to:

 Peter McNulty (film editor), film editor
 Peter McNulty (Gaelic footballer) (1985–2010), Gaelic footballer
 Peter H. McNulty, merchant, real estate operator and politician in New York


title: AeroGroup

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AeroGroup is an American private commercial company that offers military aircraft training. It was the first private commercial company to operate F-16 aircraft and train F-16 pilots and maintenance crew. AeroGroup performed F-16 training services and support for the Dutch, Italian and Belgian Air Forces. AeroGroup also possess and operates the Northrop F-5 (CF-5B) as a fighter lead-in aircraft for training and for other support services. There were 17 aircraft originally purchased from the Canadian Government with U.S. State Department approval and then imported into the US in 2006. AeroGroup was founded in 1999 by Mark Daniels and Victor Miller who have owned and operated numerous ex-military tactical aircraft such as the F-5, T-38, F-16, Harrier, Hawker Hunter Mk58, F-6, T-8, MiG-21, SU-25, L-39, B-57, IL-78, Strikemaster, TA-4J, A-4C, A-4L and A-4N aircraft. In 2006, Tactical Air Defense Services Inc. (TADS) acquired Aerogroup Inc.

References

Companies based in Florida
Defense companies of the United States


title: Wolfgang Kröger

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Wolfgang Kröger (born August 27, 1945 in [Herne], Germany) has been full professor of Safety Technology at the ETH Zurich since 1990 and director of the Laboratory of Safety Analysis simultaneously. Before being elected Founding Rector of International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) in 2003, he headed research in nuclear energy and safety at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI). After his retirement early 2011 he became the Executive Director of the newly established ETH Risk Center.  He has both Swiss and German citizenship and lives in Kilchberg/Zürich. His seminal work lies in the general area of reliability, risk and vulnerability analysis of large-scale technical systems like nuclear power plants of different types and complex engineered networks like power supply systems, the latter coupled to other critical infrastructure and controlled by cyber-physical systems. He is known for his continuing efforts to advance related frameworks, methodology, and tools, to communicate results including uncertainties as well as for his successful endeavor in stimulating trans-disciplinary and trans-sectional cooperation to improve governance of emerging systemic risks. His contributions to shape and operationalize the concept of sustainability and - more recently - the concept of resilience are highly valued. Furthermore, he is in engaged in the evaluation of smart energy systems and future technologies, including new ways of exploiting nuclear energy, and cooperative automated vehicles as a cornerstone of future mobility concepts.

Professor Kröger is an individual member of the Swiss Academy of Technical Science and heads the topical  (SATW) platform “Autonomous Mobility”; he has been awarded “Distinguished Affiliate Professor” by Technische Universität München in 2012., and "Senior Fellow" of IASS Potsdam. Inter alia he is member of the international review group of the Japanese Nuclear Safety Institute (JANSI), the project of three German academies on “Energy Systems of the Future” (ESYS), and notable advisory boards. Most recent publications/books are dedicated to the vulnerability of interdependent critical infrastructure systems and to make them more resilient as well as to issues of energy systems.

Education and professional life

Wolfgang Kröger studied mechanical engineering, specialized on nuclear technology, at the RWTH Aachen University, completed his doctorate in 1974, also at RWTH Aachen, and his habilitation thesis in 1986, which focused on safety requirements for urban-sited nuclear power plants. He joined the Institute for Nuclear Safety Research at National Research Center Jülich (FZJ, former KFA), Germany, in 1974, led projects on underground siting of nuclear power plants and on application of PSA-methodology to HTGR (High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor). He became deputy and finally acting director (1987) of that institute before he accepted the call to ETH Zurich and, simultaneously, became also research department head and member of the board of directors at Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in 1990. In 2003 he gave up the position at PSI and served as Founding Rector of the IRGC Geneva, and in parallel directed the Lab of Safety Analysis of ETH’s department of mechanical and process engineering (MAVT). After his retirement early 2011 to end of 2014 he was mandated founding executive director of the ETH Risk Center and established the project of Future Resilient Systems at CREATE in Singapore. At present he does research on more resilient socio-technical systems and, more sustainable (acceptable) energy technologies including novel super-safe nuclear concepts and smarter, more resilient grids. He is engaged in a project on learning from past nuclear events, contributes to safety assessment and validation of autonomous vehicles and works as advisor to scientific institutions.

Achievements

Scientific research
Wolfgang Kröger has published slightly more than 40 papers, books, and edited volumes only in the last 10 years. He is co-editor of three distinguished journals. His scientific research deals with basic methodology and practical applicability, low probability-high consequence risks and the question of acceptable/tolerable safety, all in relation to complicated single facilities including nuclear power plants and large-scale complex cyber-physical systems. Five contributions are highlighted here:
 He has extended the methodology of probabilistic safety analysis (PSA) for nuclear power plants by incorporation of passive safety systems and inherent safety properties in the "classical" framework driven by active safety systems. He helped to advance the exact quantification of logic trees with a myriad of basic events via binary decision diagrams (BBD) and the modeling of human (crew)-system-interactions during accident scenarios by accident dynamic simulator (ADS) and discrete dynamical event trees (DDET). His reflections of limitations of PSA, based on "lessons learned from Fukushima disaster", gained international recognition. More recently, a project has been started to complement traditional PSA by precursor analysis based on simplified generic models and data and by making use of a curated comprehensive open database with more than one 1250 safety significant worldwide events which has been established for open online use.
 He has pioneered the modeling and simulation of complex, widely ramified critical infrastructure networks and their interdependencies, turning them into "systems-of-systems", e.g., by pervasive use of modern IC host technology. Based on advanced methods, partly developed in other sectors and adapted to technical systems, and all following holistic system thinking, reliable statements to the emergent complex behavior and vulnerability of those systems can be made, meanwhile a broadened spectrum of natural hazards and threats including technical and human failures as well as malicious (cyber) attacks can be incorporated. The innovative methods include complex network theory, agent-based multilayer modeling in combination with Monte Carlo simulation and high level architecture (HLA). They have been cast into a new methodological framework, which allows for tailoring to the respective system specification and goals of the analysis. The work has supported the development of national strategies to better protect critical infrastructures and to reduce social vulnerabilities as well as the industry in building more robust networked systems.
 He has worked in the front line of efforts to analyze systems/options in the energy sector holistically under consideration of the total life cycle and by this he is able to provide more reliable input to the assessment of energy technologies and multi-criteria decision processes. He has been significantly involved in making the terms "sustainability" and “resilience” operational, the first by a set of representative quantifiable indicators for three dimensions of sustainability and the second by proposing means to increase systems’ “soft landing capabilities”.
 He has deliberated on new needs and ways to exploit nuclear energy in a regime of self-controllability under accident conditions and eased burdens for waste disposal as well as less dependence on socio-political stability, all by innovative combination of key design factors. More stringent safety requirements have been elaborated and tested against candidate reactor and fuel cycle designs including SMRs.
 More recently he has started to address reliability and risk issues of vehicles of different level of autonomy and to develop methods to identify representative critical scenarios in order to complementarily ensure (validate) sufficient safety before test driving on public roads and approved release to the commercial market.

National and international cooperation
Wolfgang Kröger recognized early on that the classical technical risk analysis has to be enriched and modified to changing situations in our modern society. At an early stage far-reaching changes of the character of large risks to so-called systemic risks, triggered by an increasing integration and globalization of systems, became obvious and he realized the urgent need to develop new approaches to deal with such risks. Supported by the Swiss Government, he put the management of man-made technological, trans-boundary risks into a broader context by establishing the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) as an independent organization. Founded in 2003, the IRGC follows a trans-sectorial and multi-disciplinary approach and promotes multi-stakeholder participation, where appropriate. As its Founding Rector he has provided valuable contributions to its undeniable success to date. From mid-2011 to end of 2014 he helped to build up the ETH Risk Center, which pools the expertise of professors from various departments. Its joint research output should support society and industry to better manage risk portfolios and design novel solutions for collaborative risk reduction and resilience enhancing schemes. Furthermore, he accountably prepared the proposal for a huge integrated research project on Future Resilient Systems, integrating combinations from ETH and top Singaporean universities; it was finally approved by the National Research Foundation of Singapore (NRF) for funding and launched in November 2014. He joined the Institute of Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam as Senior Fellow to help framing the concept of resilience and systematic risks in 2018. In the recent past, he contributed to ESYS by active participation in working groups on (de-)centralized energy systems and resilience of digitalized power systems. Further, the established a multi-stakeholder platform on Future Mobility to create a knowledge base, inform the public and trigger actions, where appropriate.

Books and selected publications

Selected books
 Kröger, W., Stankovski, A., Nuclear fuel from cradle to grave: Existing variants and future options for the fuel cycle and resulting waste types, in Röhlig, K. (editor), IOP Books on Radwaste, accepted for publication, Jan 2022
 Gethmann, C.F., Kamp, G., Knodt, M., Kröger, W., Streffer, C., von Storch, H., Ziesemer, T., Global Energy Supply and Emissions, Springer: 978-981-13-7445-6 (ISBN), Oct, 2020
 Kröger, W., Achieving resilience of large-scale engineered infrastructures, in Farsangi et al. (eds.), Resilient Structures and Infrastructures, Springer, May 2019
 Sornette, D., Kröger, W., Wheatley, S., New Ways and Needs for Exploiting Nuclear Energy, Springer: 978-3-319-97651-8 (ISBN), 2019
 Kröger, W. and Nan, C., Power systems in transition: dealing with complexity. In Energy as a Sociotechnical Problem, Routledge: 978-1-351-73673-2 (ISBN), 2018
 Kröger, W., Sansavini, G., Principles of disaster risk reduction, in Handbook of Protecting Electricity Networks from Natural Hazards, OSCE, 2016
 Nan, C., Sansavini, G., Kröger, W., Building an Integrated Metric for Quantifying the Resilience of Interdependent Infrastructure Systems, Panayiotou C. et al.(eds.), Critical Information Infrastructures Security, Springer: 978-3-319-31663-5(ISBN), 2016
 Kröger, W., Switzerland - a Resilient energy infrastructure, in Thoma, K. (ed.), Resilien-Tech – “Resilience-by-Design": a strategy for the technology issues of the future, Acatech Study, April, 2014
 Kröger, W., Nan, C., Addressing Interdependencies of Complex Technical Networks, D'Agostino, G., Scala, A. (eds.), Networks of Networks, Springer: Complexity, 978-3-319-03517-8 (ISBN), 2014
 Streffer, C., Gethmann, C.F., Kamp, G., Kröger, W., Rehbinder, E., Renn, O., Radioactive Waste, Springer, 978-3-642-22924-4 (ISBN), 2012
 Kröger, W., Zio, E., Vulnerable Systems, Springer, 978-0-85729-654-2 (ISBN), 2011

Selected articles in journals
 Ayoub, A., Kröger, W., Sornette, D., Generic and adaptive probabilistic safety assessment models: Precursor analysis and multi-purpose utilization, Nuclear Engineering and Technology (under review), Jan 2022
 Kröger, W., Ayoub, A., Autonomous driving: A survey with focus on reliability and risk issues, Special Issue of Environment Systems Decisions, submitted upon invitation, 7/2021 (under review)
 Kröger, W., Novel reactor concepts: Asset in a future energy mix ? in Swiss Physical Society Focus No.1, Nuclear Energy Generation, July 2021
 Ayoub, A., Stankovski, A., Kröger, W., Sornette, D., The ETH Zurich curated nuclear events data base: Layout, event classification, and analysis of contributing factors, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 213 (2021), 107781
 Ayoub, A., Stankovski, A., Kröger, W., Sornette, D., Precursor and startling lessons: Statistical analysis of 1250 events with safety significance from the civil nuclear sector, Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 214 (2021), 107920
 Kröger, W., Sornette, D., Ayoub, A., Towards Safer and More Sustainable Ways for Exploiting Nuclear Power, World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology,10, 91-115, 2020
 Kröger, W., Automated Vehicle Driving: Background and Deduction of Governance Needs, Journal of Risk Research, Vol. 24, Jan-Feb 2021
 Kröger, W., Small-sized Reactors of Different Types: Regulatory Framework to be Re-Thoughts ?. Modern Environmental Science and Engineering, October, 2017
 Kröger, W., Securing the Operation of Socially Critical Systems from an Engineering Perspective: New Challenges, Enhanced Tools and Novel Concepts. European Journal for Security Research, 1(2), 1-17, 2017
 Linkov, I., Creutzig, F., Decker, J., Fox-Lent, C., Kröger, W. et al., Commentary: Changing the Resilience Paradigm. Nature Climate Change, vol.4, June 2014
 Sornette, D., Maillart, T., Kröger, W., Exploring the Limits of Safety Analysis in Complex Technological Systems. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 6(0), 59-66, 2013
 Bilis, E.I., Kröger, W., Nan, C., Performance of Electric Power Systems under Physical Malicious Attacks. IEEE Systems Journal, 7(4), 854-865, 2013
 Nan, C., Eusgeld, I., Kröger, W., Analyzing Vulnerabilities between SCADA System and SUC due to Interdependencies. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 113, 76-93, 2013
 Eusgeld, I., Kröger, W., Sansavini, G., Schläpfer, M., Zio, E., The Role of Network Theory and Object-oriented Modeling within a Framework for the Vulnerability Analysis of Critical Infrastructures. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 94(5), 954-63, 2009
 Kröger, W., Critical Infrastructures at Risk, A Need for a New Conceptual Approach and Extended Analytical Tools. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 93(12), 2008

References

Academic staff of ETH Zurich
Complex systems scientists
RWTH Aachen University alumni
1945 births
Living people


title: Ranhill SAJ

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Ranhill SAJ Sdn Bhd is water utility company which is responsible for water supply services in Johor. Ranhill SAJ is a subsidiary of the Ranhill Utilities Berhad.

History
Formerly known as Jabatan Bekalan Air Johor (JBAJ) a water supply department owned by the Johor state government. SAJ was established on 1994 under the Malaysian Companies Act 1965.

External links
Ranhill SAJ website

Johor
Water companies of Malaysia
Government-owned companies of Malaysia
Privately held companies of Malaysia
Malaysian companies established in 1994


title: UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva

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UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva (also known as UFC Fight Night 40) was a mixed martial arts event held on May 10, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Background
The event was the second time that the organization has held an event in Cincinnati, after UFC 77 back in 2007.

Alexander Yakovlev and Yan Cabral were originally scheduled to face each other in a welterweight bout.  However, on April 9, Yakovlev was moved to The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale card as he replaced an injured Mike Pierce against Demian Maia.  Cabral instead faced Zak Cummings at the event.

William Macario was expected to face Neil Magny at the event.  However, Macario was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and replaced by returning veteran Tim Means.

Anthony Lapsley initially weighed in at 174 pounds, over the welterweight limit allowance of 171 pounds.  Lapsley was given an additional two hours to lose the weight.  He successfully weighed in at 171 pounds two hours later.

This card featured the second most victories by fighters considered betting underdogs with eight, second only to UFC Fight Night 38 that featured eight underdog wins.

Results

Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses:
Fight of the Night: Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva
 Performance of the Night: Matt Brown and Johnny Eduardo

Reported payout
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money and also does not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses.
 Matt Brown: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus) def. Erick Silva: $22,000
 Costas Philippou: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Lorenz Larkin: $28,000
 Daron Cruickshank: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Erik Koch: $18,000
 Neil Magny: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Tim Means: $10,000
 Soa Palelei: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Ruan Potts: $10,000
 Chris Cariaso: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Louis Smolka: $10,000
 Ed Herman: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Natal: $26,000
 Kyoji Horoguchi: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Darrel Montague: $8,000
 Zak Cummings: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Yan Cabral: $10,000
 Johnny Eduardo: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Eddie Wineland: $21,000
 Nik Lentz: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Manvel Gamburyan: $25,000
 Justin Salas: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Ben Wall: $8,000
 Albert Tumenov: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Lapsley: $8,000

See also
List of UFC events
2014 in UFC

References

UFC Fight Night
Events in Cincinnati
Mixed martial arts in Ohio
Sports competitions in Cincinnati
2014 in mixed martial arts


title: Peter Bøckman

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Peter Bøckman may refer to:
Peter W. K. Bøckman Sr. (1851–1926), Norwegian bishop and theologian
Peter W. K. Bøckman Jr. (1927–2006), Norwegian religious studies scholar


title: Plantagenet Wines

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Plantagenet Wines is an Australian winery based at Mount Barker, in the Great Southern wine region of Western Australia.  It includes Bouverie Vineyard in Denbarker, the first commercial vineyard to be planted in the region.

See also
 Australian wine
 List of wineries in Western Australia
 Western Australian wine

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

 – official site

Great Southern (Western Australia)
Wineries in Western Australia
1968 establishments in Australia
Food and drink companies established in 1968


title: Capobastone

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The Capobastone is a high-ranking 'Ndrangheta who is in charge of a 'ndrina. It is the Calabrian equivalent for the Sicilian Capomandamento.

Rule
In a 'ndrina, the Capobastone make the most important decisions, and report only at the "Capo crimine", the head of the "Crimine". Sometimes he can take the control of all 'Ndrangheta, but he has to be elected by the various Capibastone.

References

History of the 'Ndrangheta
Organized crime terminology
Organized crime members by role