title: OnTrac

text:
OnTrac (formerly LaserShip) is a last-mile delivery company that services the continental United States. Founded in 1986 as LaserShip, the company is based in Vienna, Virginia and has sorting centers in 31 states.

In 2021 LaserShip acquired west coast delivery service OnTrac Logistics, Inc. for $1.3 billion. The two entities merged their delivery networks to form a transcontinental delivery network and rebranded their combined services to OnTrac.

History

LaserShip began as a document delivery service in 1986. In the 1990s, LaserShip landed in the small parcel business during the dot-com boom. In 1999, the company partnered with Barnes & Noble to provide same-day shipping services in New York City.

In March 2014, LaserShip added four states to its service area: New Hampshire, Rhode Island, West Virginia and Delaware. This expanded the LaserShip footprint by 44 percent, reaching an additional 8.5 million consumers. Also in March 2014, LaserShip acquired Cleveland-based last-mile delivery company Prestige Delivery Systems, further expanding services to Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Indiana.

As of 2016, LaserShip had 63 distribution centers and four sorting centers servicing 22 states and Washington, D.C., and handles deliveries for Amazon's Same Day Service.

In April 2019, LaserShip was awarded the International Supply Chain Protection Organization (ISCPO) Carrier Certification; the company has also achieved compliance with ISCPO Carrier Security Requirements.

In early 2018, the company was purchased by private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group.

In May 2021, OnTrac expanded into Tennessee, opening three new branches in Memphis, Knoxville, and Nashville. This expansion added 979 new zip codes, an 18% increase of their delivery coverage. In April 2023, the company announced plans to change its name to OnTrac.

By 2022, OnTrac’s service area covered 80% of the U.S population across 31 states and Washington D.C..

Disputes and settlements

OnTrac has been criticized for drivers roughly handling goods, including throwing and driving over packages. LaserShip drivers have also been reported for damaging and stealing the personal property of recipients. The company has been penalized by multiple governments for misclassifying drivers as independent contractors, and for delivering untaxed cigarettes (for which the company was prosecuted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act).

Package tossing, property damage, and theft

In 2017, numerous news reports backed up by surveillance camera footage depict LaserShip delivery drivers recklessly tossing packages onto customers' property. A New York magazine article entitled "LaserShip, Amazon's New Shipping Partner, Might Be the Most Hated Company on the Internet" features a compilation video showing numerous such incidents at over a dozen different households, with packages ending up on porches, in front lawns, and on driveways.

Misclassification and non-payment of drivers

In April 2014, the company reached a class-action settlement of $800,000 with drivers in Massachusetts who accused the company of misclassifying them as independent contractors.  In November 2015, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that workers were denied overtime payments, were unlawfully denied earned compensation, and for other violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The results of this litigation are pending.

In June 2019, LaserShip was ordered to pay almost $600,000 to drivers in New Jersey who had been classified as independent contractors after an investigation by the US Department of Labor.

Cigarette settlement
In September 2014, LaserShip reached a $5 million settlement with the city of New York over deliveries of untaxed cigarettes. The original suit alleged that LaserShip had delivered more than 120,000 cartons between 2011 and 2013 violating federal and state laws and resulting in tax losses of $1.9 million. The case was prosecuted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Under the settlement agreement, LaserShip ended all cigarette shipments.

References

Further reading
 "Macy's expands same day delivery to 17 cities as it challenges Amazon". Reuters.

Companies based in Virginia
Transport companies established in 1986
Logistics companies of the United States
Transportation companies based in Virginia


The 2014–15 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by ninth year head coach Monté Ross, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–20, 9–9 in CAA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament to Northeastern.

Previous season
The Fightin' Blue Hens finished the season 25–10, 14–2 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season championship. They were also champions of the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Michigan State.

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

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See also
2014–15 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

References

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball seasons
Delaware
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's b
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's b


title: Holoaerenica alveolata

text:
Holoaerenica alveolata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins in 1984.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1984


title: Holoaerenica apleta

text:
Holoaerenica apleta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1987.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1987


title: Holoaerenica bistriata

text:
Holoaerenica bistriata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lane in 1973.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1973


title: Holoaerenica multipunctata

text:
Holoaerenica multipunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Amédée Louis Michel Lepeletier and Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville in 1825.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1825
Taxa named by Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier
Taxa named by Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville


title: Holoaerenica obtusipennis

text:
Holoaerenica obtusipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Ernst Fuchs in 1963.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1963


title: Hemidactylus acanthopholis

text:
Hemidactylus acanthopholis is a species of house geckos from the Tirunelveli in southern Tamil Nadu.  Bearing a superficial resemblance to Hemidactylus maculatus, the species is usually found on large rocks or boulders.  Growing  in length, the species is an overall brown color, but has dark stripes on its back.  It takes its name from the warty protuberances running along its dorsal surface.

References

Hemidactylus
Fauna of Tamil Nadu
Endemic reptiles of India
Reptiles described in 2014


title: Holoaerenica punctata

text:
Holoaerenica punctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gilmour in 1962.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1962


title: 2014 Rogers Cup – Women's singles

text:
Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Venus Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Canadian Open.

Serena Williams was the defending champion, but lost to her sister Venus in the semifinals.

Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

Ninth qualifier

Tenth qualifier

Eleventh qualifier

Twelfth qualifier

References
General

Main Draw
Qualifying Draw

Specific

Rogers Cup
2014 Rogers Cup
Rogers


title: Hydraschema cribripennis

text:
Hydraschema cribripennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lane in 1966.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1966


title: CYREN

text:
Cyren Inc. was a cloud-based Internet security technology company that provided security services and threat intelligence to businesses. It offered a range of services including web security, DNS security, anti-spam solutions, phishing detection, ransomware protection, URL filtering, malware detection, and botnet attack prevention. Cyren also provided endpoint protection for mobile devices and Internet of Things (IoT) gateways. Major clients included Microsoft, Google, Check Point, Dell, T-Mobile, and Intel. The company announced its closure in February 2023.

At its peak, Cyren employed approximately 220 with headquarters in McLean, Virginia (US), and offices in Herzliya (Israel), Berlin (Germany), Bracknell (UK) and Reykjavík (Iceland). Its common stock was listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CYRN. In January 2019, Cyren announced that it was voluntarily delisting from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

Cyren was among the most well-funded cybersecurity firms in the Washington, D.C., metro area according to a 2018 study. In 2018 Cyren made news for its research into phishing trends, particularly the prevalence of Microsoft Office, Office365, and Outlook as the brands most targeted by phishing kits. In the same year, the firm provided primary support to the Icelandic police during their investigation of the largest cyberattack to hit the country.

The company estimated that its security cloud currently processes more than 25 billion security transactions generated by over 1.3 billion users in 180 countries to detect cyber threats as they emerge.

Company history
Commtouch was incorporated as a private company under the laws of the State of Israel on February 10, 1991, by Gideon Mantel, a former officer in a "special bomb-squad unit" for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Wired magazine observed that the early company culture at Commtouch encouraged "being a fighter" as their Israeli employees had completed several years of military service.

The Israeli venture capital company Gemini Israel Ventures which was supported by the "Yozma" government program at the time (doubling any investment with government money, see Yitzhak Rabin) made an investment in Commtouch.

In 1997, Isabel Maxwell became president of Commtouch. According to Maxwell, she convinced Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to make an investment in the business. In 1999, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen also made an investment in Commtouch of $20-million.

Commtouch went public in 1999.

In September 2010, the company acquired the Command Antivirus division of Authentium, and in October 2012, completed the acquisition of the antivirus business FRISK Software International.

In November 2012, it completed the acquisition of Eleven GmbH, which enabled the company to accelerate the delivery of private-label cloud-based security services, specifically designed for OEM and service provider markets.

In January 2014, it received shareholder approval to change its name from the original of "Commtouch" to Cyren Ltd.

On February 1, 2023, the company announced that, due to "current market conditions and associated challenges with raising additional capital, the Company approved a plan to reduce its workforce by approximately 121 employees, representing substantially all of the Company's workforce." This news followed the appointment in mid-January of Jeffrey Dauer as the company's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.

On February 22, 2023, the company announced that it had ceased operations and commenced insolvency proceedings to liquidate its subsidiaries.

On March 3, 2023, the company's shares were delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market.

Technology
Cyren's cloud-based security services are delivered via two platforms: Cyren Cloud Security (CCS) and Threat Intelligence Services (TIS). The CCS SaaS security platform is designed for enterprises and sold either directly or through channel partners.  Services include Web Security, Email Security, DNS Security, and Cloud Sandboxing.  Cyren TIS offers cloud-based cyber threat detection application program interfaces (APIs), and software development kits (SDKs) to technology and security vendors, including Google and Microsoft. Cyren TIS services include Email Security, Web Security, Endpoint Security, and Advanced Threat Protection.  These platforms are powered by Cyren GlobalView™, Cyren's global security cloud that analyzes 25 billion security transactions each day to identify emerging threats in real-time.

Recent announcements
In February 2019, Cyren announced the intent of Lior Samuelson, the chief executive officer and chairman of the board, to step down as CEO. On April 24, 2019, it was announced Brett Jackson would be taking on the role of CEO.

In January 2019, Cyren announced that it would be voluntarily delisting from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) to simplify regulatory filings and concentrate fragmented trading volume onto the Nasdaq exchange. The company's ordinary shares were delisted from trading on the TASE on April 10, 2019. Cyren will continue to maintain its headquarters in Herzliya, Israel, and operate as an Israeli-registered company.

In July 2017, the private equity firm Warburg-Pincus announced it had acquired a 21.3% stake in Cyren for $19.6 million.

In 2018 and 2019, Cyren Email Security received a first-place gold award in the email security category in the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, and placed at the top in the anti-malware category in 2017.

See also
 Web Application Security
 Antivirus software
 Anti-spam techniques

References

Companies formerly listed on the Nasdaq
Security companies of Israel
Technology companies established in 1990
Software companies of Israel
Companies based in Netanya
Companies listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange


title: 2014 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

text:
Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2014 Cincinnati Masters.

Victoria Azarenka was the reigning champion, but withdrew due to a right knee injury.

Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers
  Mona Barthel

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

Ninth qualifier

Tenth qualifier

Eleventh qualifier

Twelfth qualifier

References
Main Draw
Qualifying Draw

Western and Southern Open
2014 Western & Southern Open


title: Hydraschema fabulosa

text:
Hydraschema fabulosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1864.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1864


title: Hydraschema leptostyla

text:
Hydraschema leptostyla is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lane in 1938.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1938


title: Hydraschema mirim

text:
Hydraschema mirim is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1998.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1998


title: Hydraschema obliquevittata

text:
Hydraschema obliquevittata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lane in 1966.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1966


title: Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 61 kg

text:
The men's 61 kg freestyle wrestling competitions at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland was held on 30 July at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. David Tremblay Won the weight class.

Results
Results:

Bracket

Repechage

References

Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games


title: Cornerstone Construction Group

text:
Cornerstone Construction Group is an American construction, design and consulting business based in Redondo Beach, California, United States. The firm specializes in Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) projects for medical centers in Southern California.

Operations
Cornerstone Construction performs work in the following industry segments:
Commercial
Construction management
Government contracts
Green building
Healthcare
Senior living

Cornerstone Construction opened in 1985 to provide construction services to the healthcare industry. Eighty percent of their business comes from the hospital market and the rest from commercial and industrial sources.

Community service

In 2006, Cornerstone Construction Group led a team of 3,000 volunteer trade workers as well as unskilled workers in a $1.2 million project for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The project built a 3,800-square-foot home, fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, for Kristina Ripattie, an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, who had been shot in the line of duty and paralyzed.

In 2009 Cornerstone Construction Group worked to build the Cheryl Green Community Center to combat gang violence. It was named after a 14-year-old girl who was killed allegedly because of her race. The center was donated to the Boys & Girls Club Harbor Gateway/Torrance.

In 2010 Cornerstone Construction, with community partner Sharefest, completed restoration of the Morell House, one of the few remaining historic Victorian homes remaining in Redondo Beach. The house received over $800,000 worth of repairs, including a new foundation, a new roof, and new plumbing and electrical work. Volunteers spent thousands of hours restoring the home, according to the Redondo Beach Historical Society.

In 2011 Cornerstone Construction group partnered again with Sharefest and residents of San Pedro, California to install a scoreboard at the baseball and softball fields at the San Pedro High School.

Reviews
Cornerstone Construction was acknowledged by Who's Who in Building and Construction for forty years of excellence in the field of healthcare and hospital construction

References

Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States
Construction organizations
Companies established in 2001
2001 establishments in California


title: Allison D. Burroughs

text:
Allison Dale Burroughs (born April 25, 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Biography

Burroughs was born in 1961 in Boston. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, from Middlebury College. She received a Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 1988 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She began her legal career as a law clerk for Judge Norma Levy Shapiro of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1988 to 1989. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1989 to 1995 and in the District of Massachusetts from 1995 to 2005. From 2005 to 2014 she was a partner at Nutter McClennen & Fish where she represented individuals and corporations in criminal and civil proceedings primarily before Federal Courts.

Federal judicial service

On July 31, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Burroughs to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, to the seat vacated by Judge Rya W. Zobel, who assumed senior status on April 1, 2014. She received a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 17, 2014. On November 20, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On December 13, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. On December 16, 2014, Reid withdrew his cloture motion on Burroughs' nomination, and the Senate proceeded to confirm Burroughs by a voice vote. She received her federal judicial commission on December 19, 2014, and was sworn in on January 7, 2015.

Notable rulings

Burroughs is most notable for her order putting a hold on President Donald Trump's travel ban in January 2017 (Executive Order 13769), and as the judge who presided over United States v. Salemme, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University, and United States v. Babich.  Salemme was the last major trial of La Cosa Nostra mobsters.  Francis Salemme (aka "Cadillac Frank") and co-defendant Paul Weadick were convicted of the murder of 43-year-old Steven A. DiSarro, who disappeared in May 1993.  Salemme and Weadick were sentenced to life in prison in September 2018.  In October 2018, Burroughs held a three-week bench trial in SFFA v. Harvard, a lawsuit challenging Harvard's admissions program as discriminatory against Asian Americans.   A decision in favor of the university was announced on October 1, 2019. United States v. Babich is a criminal case brought against several former executives of the pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics. The government alleged that the executives violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. 1692 et seq., by engaging in a scheme to sell the fentanyl-based pain medication Subsys by bribing physicians to prescribe the drug.  The indictments led to guilty pleas, including by former Insys CEO Michael Babich.  The remaining defendants were tried from January through April 2019. All five remaining defendants, including former billionaire John Kapoor, were convicted of racketeering.

Burroughs also presided over a July 2020 lawsuit filed by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that sought to halt an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy that required international students in the United States on F-1 visas to depart the country if they would not be attending in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Judge Burroughs announced that the Trump administration had agreed to reverse the policy during a July 14, 2020 hearing in her Boston courtroom.

In December 2020, Burroughs presided over a lawsuit brought by five Republicans who lost state and federal legislative races in Massachusetts and sought to overturn the election results.  Judge Burroughs stated during a December 2020 hearing that she viewed the lawsuit's requested relief of invalidating the votes of millions of Massachusetts resident as “too late,” “misplaced,” and “terribly unfair.”

Burroughs has also presided over several class actions related to consumer products, including the In re Intuniv Antitrust Litigation, which concerns allegedly anticompetitive agreements between drug makers Shire and Actavis purportedly aimed at charging supracompetitive prices for an ADHD medication, and cases against each of Nestle, The Hershey Company, and Mars alleging that the companies violated Massachusetts law by failing to disclose the use of slave labor in their cocoa bean supply lines.  Judge Burroughs' In re Intuniv Antitrust Litigation class certification opinions (one opinion certifying a class of direct purchasers, and another declining to certify a class of indirect, consumer purchasers) are notable for their application of the predominance required for class certification where putative classes contain numerous uninjured members.  Judge Burroughs dismissed the complaints against the chocolate bar companies in January 2019, a decision upheld by the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in June 2020. In September 2019, Burroughs also dismissed a class action suit that claimed the packaging of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal was misleading given the cereal's limited honey content.

In a February 2020 decision, Burroughs ordered the release of certain grand jury materials related to the Pentagon Papers.

See also
 List of Jewish American jurists
 Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College

References

External links

1961 births
Living people
21st-century American women judges
21st-century American judges
21st-century American women lawyers
21st-century American lawyers
Jewish American attorneys
Assistant United States Attorneys
Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Middlebury College alumni
Pennsylvania lawyers
Lawyers from Boston
United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni


title: Hydraschema petila

text:
Hydraschema petila is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1998.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1998


title: Hydraschema veruta

text:
Hydraschema veruta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lane in 1966.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1966


title: Jul i främmande hamn

text:
Jul i främmande hamn is a Christmas song written by Sven Rüno, and recorded by Johnny Bode for Sonora, released in November 1938 as the B-side of "Den sista julresan" and by Erik Källqvist, released as an A-side for Columbia in December the same year. The song has also been recorded by Yngve Stoor, released on his 1957 EP White Christmas.

Lyrical, the song depicts a group of sailors from Sweden celebrating Christmas in a seaport town named Rio Grande, in an unnamed country. The song also includes a piece out of Alice Tegnér's song Kring julgranen.

In 1970, Thory Bernhards recorded the song as Rolle, with lyrics by John Algot.

References

1938 songs
Swedish Christmas songs
Swedish-language songs


title: Hydraschema villiersi

text:
Hydraschema villiersi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lane in 1965.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1965


title: Melzerella costalimai

text:
Melzerella costalimai is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Seabra in 1961.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1961


title: Melzerella huedepohli

text:
Melzerella huedepohli is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné in 1979.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1979


title: Charley Diamond

text:
Charles John Diamond (July 19, 1936May 10, 2020) was a former American football tackle who played four seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at the University of Miami and attended Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School in Buena Vista, Miami, Florida. Diamond was also a member of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was a member of the Dallas Texans team that won the 1962 AFL championship.

References

External links
Just Sports Stats
Fanbase profile

2020 deaths
1936 births
Players of American football from Miami
American football offensive tackles
Miami Hurricanes football players
Dallas Texans (AFL) players
Kansas City Chiefs players
BC Lions players
Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School alumni
Players of Canadian football from Miami


title: Melzerella lutzi

text:
Melzerella lutzi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Costa Lima in 1931.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1931


title: Melzerella monnei

text:
Melzerella monnei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Wappes and Lingafelter in 2011.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 2011


title: Montesia bosqi

text:
Montesia bosqi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Seabra in 1961.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1961


title: San Diego County Water Authority

text:
San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) is a wholesale supplier of water to the roughly western third of San Diego County, California.  The Water Authority was formed in 1944 by the California State Legislature. SDCWA serves 24 member agencies with 36 Board of Director members. In addition to local water sources, water is imported from the Colorado River and Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta through The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. SDCWA is the sole recipient of fresh water produced by the Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant.

History
Spanish missionaries in the San Diego area in 1769 noticed that the local water supply was in need of infrastructure, such as dams and aqueducts, to increase supply to the area. One of the first water projects in San Diego was the Old Mission Dam which preceded the erection of six privately funded dams between 1887 and 1897, all of which are still exist today. Through an act of California state legislation, the San Diego County water authority was created in 1944 to oversee San Diego County’s water rights over the Colorado River. In 1952 San Diego started receiving water from the State Water Project from pipelines built by SDCWA. The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) was created in 1989 to lower the need for imported water to the region. In 2003 the Quantification Settlement Agreement was signed with the Imperial Irrigation District, the single largest user of the Colorado River in Southern California. SDCWA funded repairs to leaky canals which included lining canals with concrete. For 110 years, the water district will receive  of water via this agreement. In 2015 SDCWA started supplementing their supply with water from the desalination plant in Carlsbad. By 2035 it is projected that local water will meet the region's water demands.

Water sources
San Diego County Water Authority supplies its members both imported and local water resources. Imported water used by SDCWA comes from the Sacramento-San Joaquin rivers through State Water Project aqueducts , and from the Colorado River (through the Colorado River Aqueduct). California is one of seven states which receive water from The Colorado River. Around 17% of the water supplied through SDCWA comes from the State Water Project. Local sources from the Metropolitan Water District include recycled water, groundwater pumping, and desalinated water from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant. The Carlsbad desalination plant can supply up to  of water. The rates are among the highest in Southern California.

Governance
Members served by SDCWA include cities, water districts, irrigation districts, municipal water districts, public utility districts, and a military base.

The Water Authority was formed in 1944 by the California State Legislature and operates under the County Water Authority Act, which can be found in the California State Water Code. SDCWA head quarters are located in Kearny Mesa. Current leadership includes Jim Madaffer (Chair), Gary Crocher (Vice Chair), and Christy Guerin (Secretary).

The following agencies purchase water from the Water Authority:

 Carlsbad Municipal Water District
 City of Del Mar
 City of Escondido
 Fallbrook Public Utility District
 Helix Water District
 Lakeside Water District
 National City (Member of Sweetwater Authority)
 City of Oceanside
 Olivenhain Municipal Water District
 Otay Water District
 Padre Dam Municipal Water District
 Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
 City of Poway
 Rainbow Municipal Water District
 Ramona Municipal Water District
 Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District
 City of San Diego
 San Dieguito Water District
 Santa Fe Irrigation District
 South Bay Irrigation District (Member of Sweetwater Authority)
 Sweetwater Authority
 Vallecitos Water District
 Valley Center Municipal Water District
 Vista Irrigation District
 Yuima Municipal Water District

Current Projects
SDCWA officials are currently working at the state and federal level to maintain the latest knowledge of legislative decisions affecting San Diego's water supply. The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) has been an ongoing project since 1989 and works to establish infrastructure to support regional water needs. A current project of CIP is the $1.5 billion Emergency and Carryover Storage Project which is a fail-safe plan in case of a lapse in imported water supply. The Emergency and Carryover Storage Project consists of dams, reservoirs, pipelines, and pumping stations to ensure continued supply to the region. In efforts to supplement imported water supply, SDCWA helped to facilitate the opening of the Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in 2015. Currently the largest desalination plant world wide, producing 50 million gallons of water every day. In January 2020, the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan was developed with 6 elements outlining future forecast, savings, supply and reliability, and planning and shortage analysis in the region that SDCWA manages.

Consumer Programs
SDCWA has water saving incentive programs for both residential and commercial consumers.

Residential Programs
Residential programs include water saving tips for both indoor and outdoor uses, as well as gardening demonstrations. Residential incentives include rebates for high-efficiency washers and toilets for indoor use, and rebates on sprinkler nozzles, rain barrels, and turf replacement for outdoor water use.

Business Programs
For businesses, the SDCWA has incentives including both indoor and outdoor water efficiency rebates and programs including their community partnering program run through the Metropolitan Water Districts Innovative Conservation Program (ICP). ICP does work to evaluate water saving technology and their efficiencies. The ICP provides funding with the help of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), the Central Arizona Project (CAP), the Southern California Gas Company, and Western Resource Advocates.

Contractor Programs
For contractors the SDCWA has a WaterSmart Contractor Incentive Program (WSCIP), where participants can purchase water saving devices to use in their watering systems.

Educational Programs
SDCWA also runs water conservation programs in both educational and practical applications.

References

External links
 Official San Diego County Water Authority website

Government of San Diego County, California
Water management authorities in California
Water companies of the United States
County government agencies in California


title: Montesia elegantula

text:
Montesia elegantula is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné in 1979.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1979


title: Montesia fasciolata

text:
Montesia fasciolata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1990.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1990


title: CloudPassage

text:
CloudPassage is a company that provides an automation platform, delivered via software as a service, that improves security for private, public, and hybrid cloud computing environments. CloudPassage is headquartered in San Francisco.

History
CloudPassage was founded by Carson Sweet, Talli Somekh, and Vitaliy Geraymovych in 2010. The company used cloud computing and big data analytics to implement security monitoring and control in a platform called Halo. CloudPassage spent a year in stealth developing the Halo technology, coming out of stealth mode to a closed beta in January 2011. In June 2012, the company launched the commercial product that included configuration security monitoring, network microsegmentation, and two-factor authentication for privileged access management. By 2013, CloudPassage expanded Halo to support large enterprises with advanced security and compliance requirements with a product called Halo Enterprise.

The first round of venture funding for the company raised $6.5 million. In April 2012, CloudPassage raised $14 million. The financing round was led by Tenaya Capital. In February 2014, CloudPassage announced that it had raised $25.5 million in funding led by Shasta Ventures. In total, the company has invested over $30 million in its technology and raised approximately $88 million in capital.

Product
The CloudPassage platform provides cloud workload security and compliance for systems hosted in public or private cloud infrastructure environments, including hybrid cloud and multi-cloud workload hosting models. The flagship product the company offers is called Halo. Halo secures virtual servers in public, private, and hybrid cloud infrastructures and provides file integrity monitoring (FIM) while also administering  firewall automation, vulnerability monitoring, network access control, security event alerting, and assessment. The Halo platform also provides security applications such as privileged access management, software vulnerability scanning, multifactor authentication, and log-based IDS.

In December 2013, CloudPassage set up six servers with Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems and combinations of popular programs and invited hackers to attempt to hack into the servers. The top prize was $5,000 and the winning hacker was a novice that completed the task in four hours. CloudPassage programmed the servers to use basic default security settings to show how vulnerable cloud computing programs can be to security threats.

Awards and recognition

In May 2011, Gigaom named CloudPassage in its list of the Top 50 Cloud Innovators. That same month, eWeek recognized CloudPassage as one of 16 Hot Startup Companies Flying Under the Radar.

SC Magazine named CloudPassage an Industry Innovator in the Virtualization and Cloud Security category in 2012. Also in 2012, The Wall Street Journal named CloudPassage a runner-up in the Information Security category of its Technology Innovation Awards.

The CloudPassage large-scale security program, Halo, won Best Security Solution in 2014 at the SIIA Codie awards.

References

Computer security


title: Montesia leucostigma

text:
Montesia leucostigma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lane in 1938.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1938


title: Edwin Saunders

text:
Sir Edwin Saunders (12 March 1814 – 15 March 1901) was Queen Victoria's personal dentist, and the first dental surgeon to be knighted.

Life
Born in London on 12 March 1814, he was son of Simon Saunders, senior partner in the firm of Saunders & Ottley, publishers, in Brook Street, London. He was articled as a pupil to Mr. Lemaile, a dentist in Southwark. At the end of three years he gave a course of lectures on elementary mechanics and anatomy at a mechanics' institute. The surgeon Frederick Tyrrell was present at one lecture, and Saunders was invited to lecture at St. Thomas's Hospital.

With the diploma of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1839, Saunders was appointed dental surgeon and lecturer on dental surgery to St. Thomas's Hospital, a post he occupied until 1854. In 1855 he was elected F.R.C.S. He was also dentist from 1834 to the Blenheim Street Infirmary and Free Dispensary, and in 1840 he started, in conjunction with Mr. Harrison and Mr. Snell, a small institution for the treatment of the teeth of the poor. It was the first charity of its kind, and lasted about twelve years.

Whilst working on cleft palate, Saunders came to know Alexander Nasmyth, who had a large dental practice in London; and after 1846, when Nasmyth was incapacitated by paralysis, Saunders bought Nasmyth's practice, which he carried on at Nasmyth's house, 13a George Street, Hanover Square, until he retired to Wimbledon. He succeeded Nasmyth in 1846 as dentist to Queen Victoria, Albert, Prince Consort, and other members of the Royal family.

Saunders was president of the dental section at the meeting of the International Medical Congress which met in London in 1881, and in the same year was president of the metropolitan counties branch of the British Medical Association. In 1883 he was knighted, being the first dentist to receive that honour. In 1886, he was president of the British Dental Association. He died at Fairlawn, Wimbledon Common, on 15 March 1901, and was buried at Putney Vale Cemetery.

Professionalisation of dentistry
Saunders tried to organise the dental profession, and in 1856 he, with others, petitioned the Royal College of Surgeons of England to grant a diploma in dental surgery; but it was not until after many negotiations that the college obtained powers, on 8 September 1859, to examine candidates and grant a diploma in dentistry. The Odontological Society of London was founded at Saunders's house in 1857 to unite those who practised dental surgery. Saunders was the first treasurer, and was president in 1864 and 1879.

Saunders was trustee of the first dental hospital and school established in London, in Soho Square in 1859. The institution prospered, and in 1874 the Dental Hospital in Leicester Square was opened, being handed over to the managing committee, free of debt. Colleagues and friends commemorated the work of Saunders by founding in the school the Saunders scholarship.

Family
In 1848 Saunders married Marian, eldest daughter of Edmund William Burgess, who died in 1906.

Works
Saunders was author of:
 Advice on the Care of the Teeth, 1837.
 The Teeth as a Test of Age considered in reference to the Factory Children. Addressed to the Members of both Houses of Parliament, 1837; it was used by factory inspectors.

References

Attribution

1814 births
1901 deaths
British dentists
19th-century dentists
Burials at Putney Vale Cemetery


title: Phaula antiqua

text:
Phaula antiqua is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1857.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1857


title: Phaula atyroa

text:
Phaula atyroa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2007.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 2007


title: Tarzeena, Queen of Kong Island

text:
Tarzeena, Queen of Kong Island is a 2008 American made for cable erotic film directed by Fred Olen Ray (under the pseudonym Nicholas Juan Medina). It is also known by the alternative name Tarzeena: Jiggle in the Jungle. The film is an x-rated parody of the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Plot
After the death of her uncle Milton, Mandy is to inherit his property and money. She and Jed Slater, an attorney, travel to Kong Island to locate the whereabouts of Bradley, Milton's son, and Bradley's infant daughter who crashed on the island two decades earlier. After arriving on the island, Mandy and Jed Slater meet up with Ted, Mandy's boyfriend, Jack Carver, a jungle guide, and Shana, Jack's girlfriend. Later the group comes face to face with Tarzeena, the jungle queen, and Tabonga, a gorilla. Tarzeena turns out to be Bradley's missing grown-up daughter. Dr. Mortimer, a mad scientist, kidnaps both Tabonga and Tarzeena so he can use them as guinea pigs for his evil experiments. Mandy, Jed, Jack, Ted and Shana all come to Tarzeena's rescue and destroy Dr. Mortimer. In the end, Mandy, Ted and Tarzeena return home to America.

Cast
 Christine Nguyen as Tarzeena
 Syren as Shana
 Nicole Sheridan as Mandy
 Evan Stone as Jack Carver
 Alexandre Boisvert as Ted (credited as Voodoo)
 Ed Polgardy as Jed Slater
 Michael Gaglio as Dr. Mortimer

Background
The film was produced by the production company American Independent Productions and distributed by Retromedia Entertainment. It was broadcast several times in Summer 2008 at fixed times and on demand on the premium channel Cinemax. The film was shot simultaneously with other films, including Super Ninja Doll.

Reception
Like Super Ninja Doll, Tarzeena, Queen of Kong Island had worse ratings. In addition, the action in the film was much criticized. Also, the film, compared to Super Ninja Doll, had less than good ratings.

References

External links

2008 television films
2008 films
American erotic films
Films directed by Fred Olen Ray
Jungle girls
2000s American films


title: Phaula bullula

text:
Phaula bullula is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins in 1984.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1984


title: Ernesto Ueltschi

text:
Ernesto Arturo Ueltschi (April 1, 1922 – July 6, 2014) was an Argentine politician, lawyer, and teacher. Ueltschi served as the Governor of Mendoza from May 1, 1958, until October 12, 1961. His political career spanned from 1940 until 1995, when he tendered his resignation from the Integration and Development Movement (MID).

Ueltschi was born in San Rafael, Mendoza, on April 1, 1922, to Oscar Rodolfo and Marta Hübbe. He and his family were of Swiss descent. He earned his law degree from the National University of La Plata in 1944. Ueltschi married Zulema Inés Lasa with whom he had three children - two lawyers and one engineer.

Ueltschi won the Mendoza state election on February 23, 1958, as a candidate for the Intransigent Radical Civic Union (UCRI), the political party of incoming President Arturo Frondizi. He was sworn into office as Governor of Mendoza on May 1, 1958, when he was 36 years old, and served until 1961. His vice governor was Pedro Luca Luja. His predecessor, Francisco Gabrielli, was elected through the state's first direct gubernatorial election in 1961.

Ernesto Ueltschi died in Buenos Aires, where he resided, on July 6, 2014, at the age of 92.

References

1922 births
2014 deaths
Governors of Mendoza Province
20th-century Argentine lawyers
Radical Civic Union politicians
Intransigent Radical Civic Union politicians
Argentine people of Swiss descent
National University of La Plata alumni
People from Mendoza, Argentina


title: Phaula lichenigera

text:
Phaula lichenigera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Perty in 1832.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1832


title: Lilla Ann-Louise

text:
Lilla Ann-Louise is a song written by Ebbe Nilsson and Acke Svensson, and released in 1974 as B-side for the single Har du nånsin, released under Sten Nilsson's solo artist name. As released under Sten & Stanley's name the song charted at Svensktoppen for eleven weeks between 12 May-21 July 1974. and it also appeared at the band's 1975 compilation album Sten & Stanleys bästa bitar.

The song was also recorded by Lasse Green on his 1975 album Tjugoåtta sköna tjejer by Alf-Oles on the 1985 album Alf-Oles 6 and by Dannys on the 1988 album Baldakinenbandet: vol. 25.

References

1974 songs
Sten & Stanley songs
Swedish-language songs


title: Phaula microsticta

text:
Phaula microsticta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lane in 1973.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1973


title: Phaula splendida

text:
Phaula splendida is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1987.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1987


title: Phaula thomsoni

text:
Phaula thomsoni is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lacordaire in 1872.

References

Aerenicini
Beetles described in 1872


title: Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's freestyle 97 kg

text:
The Men's 97 kg freestyle wrestling competitions at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland was held on 30 July at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre.

Results
Results:

Bracket

Repechage

References

Wrestling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games


title: Agir (Belgium)

text:
Agir (Act) was a Belgian far-right political party active in Wallonia. The party existed from 1989 to 1997 and elected representatives at a provincial and municipal level.

The initial base of Agir was the Liège branch of the Parti des forces nouvelles (PFN). The PFN had endured poor electoral results as well as adverse publicity following a brawl with police at the Brussels International Book Festival, resulting in the Liège going their own way in 1989. The three founding leaders of Agir were Willy Freson, a one-tine leading activist in the Front de la Jeunesse, Robert Destordeur, a member of the PFN secretariat and Robert Steuckers, the main ideologue of the Nouvelle droite tendency in Belgium.

The party belonged to an authoritarian and xenophobic ideology of the far-right, eschewing the neoliberalism that was growing in importance at the time. The party however rejected the biological racism of its PFN predecessor, preferring instead to emphasise cultural nationalism and identity politics. It strongly supported the repatriation of immigrants. They described themselves as an "opposition popular party" and rejected the label of extreme right.

Agir were ideologically close to the Groupement de recherche et d'études pour la civilisation européenne (GRECE) and members of the party took place in a number of GRECE conferences. Although of a firmly Walloon identity Agir also sought good relations with the Vlaams Blok. Externally, the party established connections with the German League for People and Homeland and the French National Front as well as individual activists within the neo-Nazi subculture.

The party held seats in the Liège Provincial Council as well as the Municipal Councils within the region. The 4.7% of the vote they captured in the 1991 Provincial election was enough to ensure that Freson captured a seat. However, never operating outside its Liège stronghold, in 1997 the group merged with the Front National (FN). With the FN in disarray at the time, the arrival of the Agir activists led to something of a revival in that party's fortunes.

References

Defunct political parties in Belgium
Far-right political parties in Belgium
Francophone political parties in Belgium
Political parties established in 1989
Political parties disestablished in 1997
1989 establishments in Belgium
1997 disestablishments in Belgium


title: Parrot Chaak

text:
Parrot Chaak was a ruler of La Mar, an ancient Maya settlement in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Biography
Parrot Chaak ascended to the throne of La Mar in 725 AD. An important mention of Parrot Chaak is found on Stela 12 at Piedras Negras. The monument details a series of "star wars", or wars planned to coincide with key astronomical events, that Piedras Negras carried out against its rival Pomona. Parrot Chaak is named as an ally to K'inich Yat Ahk II, the ajaw of Piedras Negras at the time. Parrot Chaak is also mentioned on Throne 1 at Piedras Negras, and is shown as a small child on Panel 3. Due to Parrot Chaak's name appearing on Throne 1's back—being "a literal supporter of the king"—Mayanist Stephen D. Houston supposed that it was possible that the artifact was commissioned by Parrot Chaak and given to K'inich Yat Ahk II as a gift.

References

Bibliography

8th century in Guatemala
Maya monarchs


In the Colonies and Boer Republics which became the Union of South Africa in 1910, several unofficial military decorations and medals were instituted and awarded during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep is a private campaign medal which was instituted by the Cape Copper Company Limited in 1902. The medal was awarded to members of the O'okiep Garrison who defended the town while it was besieged by Boer Commandos from 4 April to 4 May 1902, near the end of the Second Boer War.

Cape Copper Company
The Cape Copper Company had its origin in the Cape Copper Mining Company, which was established in 1862 or 1863 as the Cape of Good Hope Copper Mining Company to take over the copper mining properties of Phillips & King, an enterprise which had been involved in copper mining around O'okiep in Namaqualand since the 1850s. The Cape Copper Mining Company was restructured as the Cape Copper Company in 1888.

Siege of O'okiep
The Cape of Good Hope was invaded by Boer commandos towards the end of the Second Boer War and the town Concordia, a few kilometres to the north of O'okiep, surrendered to Boer forces on 4 April 1902.

From 4 April to 4 May, the town O'okiep was besieged by the Boer forces under General Jan Smuts, whose strategy was to capture the rich copper fields and thus force the British to send troops from Cape Town to O'okiep, which would then leave Cape Town vulnerable to attack.

The garrison of O'okiep, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel W.A.D. Shelton DSO, consisted of some 900 men and included local miners who assisted Shelton's troops. The civilian defenders were mostly employees of the Cape Copper Company, three-quarters of whom were Coloured. A chain of blockhouses and other defensive positions had been prepared, and early in the siege the garrison succeeded in repulsing several determined attacks by the commando. However, when the departure of Smuts with a British safe-conduct to the deliberations at Vereeniging heralded the end of the war, the siege became little more than a good-humoured blockade.

On 1 May 1902, the commandos launched an attack on O'okiep, using the commandeered locomotive "Pioneer" of Concordia's Namaqua United Copper Company to propel a mobile bomb in the form of a wagon-load of dynamite into the besieged town. The protective defences at O'okiep consisted of a barbed wire fence, which was erected across the railway line at Braakpits Junction, just north of the town. The points at the junction were rigged to the fence, with the result that when the dynamite laden wagon breached the fence, it derailed at the points and spilled its load of dynamite on the ground, where it burned out harmlessly without exploding.

According to Jan Smuts, the railway between the two towns was still intact, but since there were women and children in O'okiep town, all the commando was allowed to do was to give O'okiep a tremendous fright with a harmless explosion. Boer General Ben Bouwer had inspected the trainload before it was sent hurtling into the besieged town, to make sure that there were no caps in the dynamite.

O'okiep Defence Medal
After the war ended, the British government awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal to all those regular troops who had seen active service in Namaqualand during the war, as well as the King's South Africa Medal to those who had seen service on or after 1 January 1902 and completed 18 months service before 1 June 1902. When it transpired that the Coloured members of the O'okiep garrison were precluded from receiving these medals, the Cape Copper Company decided to strike a medal of its own and to present it to all the defenders of the town, regardless of race.

Two versions of the Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep were struck. The bulk were struck in bronze and were awarded to the rank and file of the military and civilian defenders of the town, most of whom were mine workers who had taken part in the defence of O'okiep. A silver medal was awarded to officers, higher ranking mine officials and at least one non-commissioned officer, Paymaster Sergeant Harry Rodda, who was also the paymaster of the O'okiep Copper Company.

Description
Obverse
The Cape Copper Company Medal is a silver or bronze medallion, 36.5 millimetres in diameter with a raised rim, depicting the encircled company emblem, a miner with a spade standing next to a mining cocopan, and inscribed "1888" at the bottom and "THE CAPE COPPER COMPANY LIMITED" around the perimeter.

Reverse
The reverse is smooth with a raised rim and is inscribed "PRESENTED TO THE OFFICERS NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE GARRISON OF OOKIEP IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GALLANT DEFENCE OF THE TOWN UNDER LT. COL. SHELTON. D.S.O. AGAINST A GREATLY SUPERIOR FORCE OF BOERS APRIL 4TH TO MAY 4TH 1902".

Suspender
The medal has a floreated suspender, identical to that of the London-minted version of the India General Service Medal of 1936, but attached to the medal by a pin pressed into the upper edge to allow the medal to swivel. On the India medal the suspender is affixed by means of claws and a pin through the upper edge of the medal.

Ribbon
The ribbon is 1¼ inches wide and dark brown with a ¼ inch wide green band in the centre.

Status
While privately instituted military decorations and medals do not enjoy official status, as a result of not having been formally instituted or sanctioned by the fount of honour at the time, and while none of them were therefore allowed to be worn with military uniform, some have become well-known and have acquired recognition in South Africa's military medal history. Four of these decorations and medals are considered to be significant.
 Sir Harry Smith's Medal for Gallantry of 1851.
 The Johannesburg Vrijwilliger Corps Medal of 1899.
 The Kimberley Star of 1900.
 The Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep of 1902.

References

Military decorations and medals of South Africa
Military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952
Copper mines in South Africa
Second Boer War
1902 establishments in the British Empire
Awards established in 1902


title: Rosie Mercado

text:
Rosie Mercado (born March 28, 1980) is an American plus-size model, celebrity makeup artist, fashion designer and television personality of Mexican descent. She is best known for starring in reality television show Curvy Girls on NuvoTV and featuring on National Geographic Channel's Taboo. She is currently a special correspondent and life coach on the TV shows The Doctors and Dr. Phil and a co-host on the entertainment talk show Face The Truth.

Early life
Mercado was born in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Riverside, California but she spent most of her life in Las Vegas, Nevada when her parents moved their business there.

Mercado is of Latino descent; her parents are from Mexico in Guadalajara and Zacatecas. Her parents have a business in Las Vegas and she comes from an entrepreneurial background. Mercado credits her father as "a visionary in all the businesses he has created". Mercado's parents have always has been supportive of her in life and her career.

She attended Bishop Gorman High School and left in 1999. She was one of five Latinos who attended the private school. In high school, she was a 'tomboy' and felt that she did not fit in because of her size (which has driven her to promote plus-size diversity in the entertainment industry). She was called "a big girl with a pretty face" or "the girl with the pretty face and the big ass", and was bullied because of her weight. Mercado studied Business Management at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Since she was young, Mercado had the desire to make it in the fashion industry, but she had insecurities primarily fueled by her weight issues. She admired Jennifer Lopez and Queen Latifah.

Modeling career
Mercado broke into the fashion industry within four years. She started off in modeling as a photographer; she was trying to build her business but didn't have the money to hire professional models. A celebrity photographer told her that she had a beautiful face and that she should be modeling. She had taken pictures of herself but was often rejected because of her size. Many times fashion industry people liked her face in her portfolio but balked after seeing her in person due to her size, and told her that if she lost weight she would have more work.

Media career
Mercado started working at the age of 15, Mercado was a radio personality in Las Vegas as an early morning host. She went on to work for Telemundo and Univision doing red carpet interviews with high-profile Latino celebrities. She did voiceover work for English and Spanish national and international commercials.

In 2011, Mercado featured on National Geographic Channel's Taboo. She has appeared on National and International Television, From Telemundo and Univision and is  a special correspondent with the shows Dr. Phil and The Doctors on CBS. She is considered one of the top 6 influential Latinas to follow by Latina Magazine and Univsion. In 2012 and 2013, she starred in season one and two of NuvoTV's reality television show Curvy Girls which captured the daily life of four plus-size models as they realized their dreams in the fashion world. In June 2013, she was a special guest on The Ricki Lake Show, speaking about plus-size swim fashions. She is a co-host on a talk show produced by Dr.Phil called Face The Truth on CBS and has her book coming out in 2019 with publishing company Harper Collins One.

Makeup and fashion design
Mercado turned her makeup skills into a career.  She was a celebrity makeup artist who worked in magazines, TV and film. She also took her designing skills and launched her first collection of dresses in 2013 celebrating the beauty of plus size women around the world.

Weight
After letting her weight increase to well over 400 pounds, Mercado managed to start losing weight to deal with mobility issues and embarrassment as she became larger and larger. She was chosen to be the face of Full Figured Fashion Week in 2010 still weighing over 350 pounds. By 2012, she had gotten her weight down to 178 pounds. Though once a size 32/34 at her biggest, she is currently a size 12, and now advocates that it is unhealthy for other women to be overweight. In August 2017 Mercado implied to US weekly that she is currently about 160 pounds.

Personal life
Mercado lives in Las Vegas, Nevada and Los Angeles, California. She is a single mom of three children, a daughter (born 2000) and two sons (born 2006 and 2007).

In 2013, Mercado graduated from Tony Robbins Mastery University. She promotes body diversity and is now a lifestyle coach that inspires women to embrace their authentic beauty and self love and acceptance, and her and her husband had a son in March 2020.

References

External links

Penn, Stephanie. The Talented Ms. Rosie Mercado. Daily Venus Diva. August 1, 2011
Matthews, Philippe. Rosie Mercado Is Curvalicious! The PM Show. October 31, 2012
Jara, Jose. LatinoScoop.com chats with Curvy Girls – Rosie Mercado!. LatinScoop.com. March 7, 2013
Hall, Debbie. Everything’s Coming Up Rosie – A one on one interview with rising star Rosie Mercado. Resist Magazine. July 15, 2013

1980 births
Living people
American television personalities of Mexican descent
American actresses of Mexican descent
Hispanic and Latino American female models
Hispanic and Latino American actresses
Plus-size models
American make-up artists
American fashion designers
American talk radio hosts
American women radio hosts
American television actresses
American television hosts
American motivational speakers
Women motivational speakers
Participants in American reality television series
Female models from Los Angeles
Radio personalities from California
Actresses from Los Angeles
Businesspeople from California
People from Riverside, California
Bishop Gorman High School alumni
University of Nevada, Las Vegas alumni
American women television presenters
American women fashion designers
21st-century American women


title: Tess Holliday

text:
Ryann Maegen Hoven, known professionally as Tess Holliday and formerly known as Tess Munster (born July 5, 1985), is an American plus-size model, blogger, and make-up artist based in Los Angeles.

Early life
Holliday was born and raised in Laurel, Mississippi. Her mother left her father when Holliday was a young child, and Holliday claims her family moved 40 times before she turned 10.

In June 1995, her mother was paralyzed and disabled after she was shot twice in the head by her fiancé, who was charged with attempted murder. At the age of 10, Holliday and her brother moved back to their grandparents' house in Mississippi while their mother recovered.

Holliday was bullied from fifth grade on for her weight and pale skin, having a disabled mother and because they lived in a trailer behind her grandparents' house. She left school at the age of 17 and earned her GED.

Holliday has also alleged that her father verbally abused her for her size, but that her mother encouraged her to become a model. Holliday has severed contact with her father.

Career
At the age of 15, while she was a US size 16 (UK 18/20) and 5 feet 3 inches tall, Holliday auditioned at a casting call for plus models in Atlanta, Georgia, where she was told she would be lucky to do print advertisements or catalogue work because she was too short and big.

Subsequently, Holliday relocated to Seattle where she stayed for two years and worked as a make-up artist, hair stylist and creative director at fashion shows. She then moved back to Mississippi and gave birth to her son (at the age of 20). Then, following Hurricane Katrina, she returned to Seattle (where she had some pictures taken for her then boyfriend and posted them on Model Mayhem in October 2009) then she moved to Los Angeles in 2010.

Her move to Los Angeles helped her gain confidence. She became a professional model in 2011 while working as a receptionist at a Los Angeles dental office. She responded to 'House of Dreams Model Search' by Torrid and was accepted. At the same time, A&E chose her to be the face of documentary television series Heavy after being discovered online. In June 2011, she became the face of the television show and was on an advert that ran nationwide and billboards across the country. Holliday has been featured on "fatshion" blogs, she models accessories and plus size clothing lines, and was contacted to audition for Vh1's The Big Girls Club. She has shot a campaign for Benefit Cosmetics, worked with David LaChapelle, featured in Vogue Italia and appeared in Nylon magazine.

In 2014, Holliday quit her day job at the dental office to pursue modelling full-time. In May 2014, a video was uploaded on Vimeo called #everyBODYisflawless, which featured Holliday and fellow plus-size fashion bloggers and models Gabi Gregg and Nadia Aboulhosn lip-synching and dancing to Beyoncé's 2013 song "Flawless". In September of that year, she was interviewed by Jacob Soboroff and Meghan McCain on TakePart Live.

In January 2015, London-based modeling agency Milk Model Management announced that they had signed Holliday to their plus-size division, Curves. They declared that Holliday had become the largest plus-size model of her size and height to be signed to a mainstream modeling agency, and the first Curve model above a size 20. In May, she had her first agency shoot.

In March 2014, Holliday became the first model over size 18 to model Monif Clarke's clothing line after she was hired as the face of the latest campaign for her swimwear line Sea by Monif C - a line that is specifically designed for women sizes 14–24. In the same month, she modeled for Torrid. She also collaborated with the plus size clothing retailer Yours Clothing for the second time when she was officially announced as the face of their high summer campaign. In May 2015, she was featured on the cover of People.

In September 2015, Holliday starred in H&M's sustainable fashion campaign alongside singer Iggy Pop, artist Daniel Lismore, sex blogger Karley Sciortino and blogger Pardeep Singh Bahra. In the same month, she starred in Addition Elle's fall 2015 capsule collection campaign. In the same month, she also confirmed that she was in the process of designing her own clothing line. In November of the same year, she was involved in a fashion shoot for Marie Claire UKs December 2015 issue.

In January 2016, Canadian plus size retailer Penningtons announced that the brand has partnered with Holliday to release a capsule collection bearing her name under their mblm label.

Activism
Holliday also self-describes as a "body positive activist". She embraces the word 'fat' and advocates that people should be able to eat as much and whatever they want without suffering from social ostracism. In 2013, she started her #effyourbeautystandards movement on Instagram.  Holliday claims the movement shows women that they do not have to be a certain size to love their body (big or small) and that their size should not dictate their fashion choices. Since February 2015, Holliday has employed a team of six social media specialists to help manage her message across the world. She has said that the movement has led to women letting her know that they now feel good about how they look and wear what they like. She also talks at public events about body confidence.

In February 2014, Holliday appeared on Channel 4 News. In April 2015, she was interviewed by Meredith Vieira on The Meredith Vieira Show. In the same month, she appeared on Plus Sized Wars, a Channel 4 documentary about changing beauty standards and explores the fast-growing plus-size fashion industry.

In August 2015, Holliday demanded a boycott of Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr accounts under the name 'Project Harpoon', which photoshopped her image and images of other women including Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy to make them appear slimmer without authorization. In September 2015, she criticized Victoria's Secret for their limited amount of plus-size clothing options.

In a January 2016 interview with Paper, Holliday stated that she embraces the term "plus-size" and disagrees with other people's rejection of it. She discussed how she does see how the term as negative or derogatory and thought the term is 'very important' for larger women to have their own labels.

Controversy
In late 2014, Holliday began producing a series of T-shirts with the phrase, "Eff Your Beauty Standards", with some of the proceeds being donated to an organization that helps survivors of domestic violence. In December, approximately 140 orders failed to deliver to customers, though about 3000 orders were successful. A post on Reddit accused her of withholding money promised to charity, as well as not delivering her products.

In December 2015, Holliday told Refinery29 that the project was launched with "pure intentions" and "My mother and I are both victims of [domestic violence]." She said, "The idea that I would willfully defraud the people who have supported me along the way, and a charity that touches on my own family's struggles, is so upsetting." Holliday admits that she did not know how to handle the logistics of the project, was unable to keep up with orders, and takes responsibility for some customers not receiving the merchandise they paid for. "The system we were using just didn't work," she said, attributing missing merchandise to "one big batch that was lost by the post office" and "usual business discrepancies". She was unable to make the charity donation after paying "thousands and thousands of dollars" out of pocket to a shipping and distribution center to ensure issues with merchandise would be resolved, which "ate up what little [was] left of the profits". She said, adding that she has given a "substantial contribution" to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In January 2016, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence's Development Manager Dina Coates Koebler confirmed, "A donation in the amount of $1,000 was made to our organization on 12/13/2015 by Ms. Hoven."

Personal life
At the age of 20, Holliday gave birth to her son Rylee. In June 2015, The Guardian reported she no longer had any contact with her son's father.

In 2012, Holliday met Australian businessman, photographer and artist Nick Holliday on Tumblr. They talked online for seven months before Holliday traveled to the U.S. to visit, and in April 2015, he moved from Melbourne to the U.S. On July 5, 2014, they got engaged. They secretly wed one year later on July 5, 2015. In January 2016, it was announced that Holliday was pregnant and expected to give birth in June. Holliday gave birth to her second son in June 2016. She and Nick Holliday have since divorced, describing the marriage as having been abusive.

She was born Ryann Hoven but changed her name to Tess Munster (a surname she chose because she liked the television sitcom The Munsters) when she started doing alternative modeling and has also used the name Tess Typhoon. In January 2015, she adopted and officially started using her fiancé's surname.

In 2019, Holliday came out as pansexual. In 2021, Holliday revealed that she was in recovery from atypical anorexia.

Holliday states that she is  tall and that she wears a US dress size 22 or 3x. She is heavily tattooed, including a Miss Piggy tattoo on her right outer forearm, a Mae West tattoo on her right inner forearm, a Marilyn Monroe tattoo on her left bicep, a plus-size mermaid tattoo on her right upper thigh, a Hello Kitty tattoo on her right calf and a Dolly Parton tattoo on her right arm. She also has a septum piercing.

See also
 Fat acceptance movement
 Health at Every Size

References

External links
 Weisman, Aly. Meet the tattooed, size 22 model taking over the fashion industry. Business Insider. March 5, 2015
 Newsome, Teresa. 8 Times Tess Holliday Challenged Oppressive Beauty Standards. Bustle. September 6, 2015

1985 births
Living people
Female models from Mississippi
Plus-size models
American make-up artists
American women bloggers
American bloggers
21st-century American women writers
Fat acceptance activists
HuffPost writers and columnists
Female models from Los Angeles
Pansexual women
American LGBT models
Activists from California
People from Laurel, Mississippi
Los Angeles High School alumni
American women non-fiction writers
American women columnists
Activists from Mississippi


title: Brother Oh Brother

text:
"Brother Oh Brother" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download in Sweden. It was released as the third single from his debut studio album Stand by For... (2007). The song was written by Fredrik Kempe and Henrik Wikström. The song peaked at 7th position at Sverigetopplistan, and also became a Svensktoppen success staying on the chart for eight weeks between 18 November-6 January 2008 before leaving chart. The song was also performed by Black-Ingvars at Dansbandskampen 2009.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

2007 singles
Måns Zelmerlöw songs
Songs written by Fredrik Kempe
Songs written by Henrik Wikström
Swedish-language songs
2007 songs
Warner Music Group singles
English-language Swedish songs


title: EveryBODYisflawless

text:
#everyBODYisflawless is a music video featuring American plus-size fashion bloggers and models Gabi Gregg, Nadia Aboulhosn and Tess Munster, lip-synching to Beyoncé's 2013 song "Flawless". The video was released on May 7, 2014. It was created by Gregg to promote body positivity and acceptance in response to harassment.

Background
Gabi "GabiFresh" Gregg was inspired to create a new version of Beyoncé's 2013 "Flawless" after receiving discrimination due to her body size. She decided to recreate the video to include larger bodies by recruiting and collaborating with fellow plus-size fashion bloggers and models Nadia Aboulhosn and Tess Munster to film the video.

Partly inspired by Beyoncé's decision to keep her entire self-titled album Beyoncé a secret until it was released, Gregg kept the video project a secret until its release. Gregg hopes that people support her campaign by using the hashtag and sharing the video.

Gregg said, "...This video is dedicated to the mainstream media, to the fashion industry, to internet bullies, and to anyone else who thinks it's their right to try to make us feel less than because of their insecurities." Aboulhosn said, "For me, this video is to show all of my followers that you define your definition of beauty..." Munster said, "This is OUR way of giving an 'eff you' to the critics that say we promote obesity, that we have no place in the fashion industry."

Gregg added: "As someone who gets my fair share of negativity in my industry, I thought the message was definitely applicable. I just wanted to do something fun that was also empowering women to give a middle finger to a fat-phobic society." Aboulhosn added: "All three of us are feminists, and we really wanted to get across the fact that we can all empower each other and work together in an industry that is so competitive. We aren't here to compete with each other; instead, we are here to uplift one another, especially because we have similar struggles in a world that isn't very accepting of us." Munster mused, "I want women, young girls to see this and realize that we are perfect the way we are, "to push back to the 'standards' that society tries to place on us and [realize] that we are so much stronger together."

Development
The video was styled and produced by Gregg, and directed by Helton "Brazil" Siqueira. Gregg and Munster both live in the Los Angeles area and Aboulhosn flew in for a few days for the shoot. It took a month after that to finish the editing process with Siquiera.

The introduction reads: 'Fat is not a flaw'. It then segues into a music video featuring Gregg, Aboulhosn and Munster lip-synching and dancing to Beyonce's track. The clip shows the trio recreating the Beyoncé video in a wardrobe of sequins, shorts and crop-tops. The video ends with a Huffington Post comment: "Regardless of how people's metabolism function, or what they look like, each of us deserves respect, compassion, and can't be judged by anyone but themselves." It also uses the same excerpt by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie from the original.

Release
The video was uploaded on Vimeo on May 7, 2014. It was released two weeks after Beyoncé released her Pretty Hurts video and, subsequently, the #WhatIsPretty campaign, which asks fans to upload images and quotations that define what beauty means to them.

Critical response
Julie Gerstein of BuzzFeed thought the aim of the video is "...To let women know that there's more than one ideal body, one ideal vision of beauty and that 'you don't have to be a certain size to claim your flawlessness'." Danielle Young of Hello Beautiful said, "The result is an absolutely flawless display of self love that can inspire even those who wear single digit clothing. You don't have to be plus size to know that loving your body is a must." Michelle Guerrero Denison of Zaftig Times said, "obvious sisterhood, body positivity, and feminism oozing through this video." Maeve Keirans said, "...the fact that Beyonce, Gabi, Nadia, and Tess are making people talk about it and are opening their minds/beliefs/understandings to the variety out there is very cool. Bow down." Kimberley Foster of Coloures said, "...I can only imagine the psychological toll the endless body shaming must take on these women. Creating their own image of unity and confident to combat the nastiness was an incredible idea..."

Bellanaija.com thought the "Three plus size bloggers – GabiFresh, Nadia Aboulhosn, and Tess Munster, prove you can be big, absolutely fabulous, and comfortable in your own skin." Liza of Persephone Magazine thought "There's something truly magical about seeing big boobs, back rolls, and flabby arms moving without apology and with confidence channeled from Queen Bey [Beyoncé] herself." Cassandra of Swagger New York thought "the ladies go from glam to hood chic as they lip sync the track in between close ups of their curves." Daily Life commented that it "features some pretty fantastic fashions..."

SourceFed said, "This is an amazing movement, and a grand example of three very different plus size women recreating and reinterpreting such a positive, empowering piece of art. FLAWLESS." Alex Rees of Cosmopolitan thought it is a "kick-ass music video. One that comes with the hashtag #everyBODYisflawless, as a means of furthering the conversation around — and in support of — body positivity, in all shapes and sizes." Liz Black of Refinery29 said, "With huge social followings of their own, these body-positive women are already influential. But, this video speaks volumes of truth that they may not have previously revealed..." Clutch said about Gregg, "...her version of Beyonce's '***Flawless' video is a celebration of everything body positive." Sweetest thought "Other women of all sizes and backgrounds should stand up against set beauty standards for women and know that #EveryBodyIsFlawless." Giselle Childs of StyleBlazer reiterated "...Every body is flawless. It's a lesson we should all take care to remember."

Emma Cueto of Bustle said, "...used to promote body positivity and fat acceptance... and all three ladies kill it... So checkout GabiFresh's Twitter hashtag #everyBODYisflawless and prepare to fall in love with her video." CRAZY COOL GROOVY!!! thought the women "put their own brand-spankin' new spin on the BEYONCE banger, FLAWLESS!!!" Sinha Smrita of Mic noted "The movement seems to have hit something of a nerve online, where people have taken to social media to applaud the concept." Yesha Callahan of The Root noted "As the video went viral, kudos have been pouring in:" Arabelle Sicardi of The Style Con said about Gregg, "When she dropped this video on us, my love for her was sealed for all of eternity."

Eun Kyung Kim of Today said of the video, "The result is full of attitude and self acceptance." Laura Williamson of Mamamia thought "...this the most ***Flawless, film clip recreation ever." Kaitlyn of Autostraddle said "The result is — forgive me — flawless." Rebecca Rose of Jezebel described it as "FUCKING FLAWLESS MAGIC": Kate Lloyd of Grazia Daily stated "We love it". Nina Bahadur of The Huffington Post claimed "We couldn't 'bow down' any further if we tried." Maura Brannigan of Lucky called it a "wonderful video". Ellen Stewart of My Daily described it as "Totally amazing". Haley Blum of Entertain This! thought the women were "...looking pretty dang flawless." Prachi Gupta of Salon said, "So go ahead and bow down to these ladies, because they've got something important to say:" Ashley Hoffman of Styleite said, "Bow down bitches". ColorLines said of the video, "Here's a little body positivity..."

See also
Fat acceptance movement
Plus-size model
Lip dub
Lip-synching in music

References

External links

#everyBODYisflawless on Tumblr
#everyBODYisflawless on Twitter

Sicardi, Arabelle. #everyBODYisflawless because Beyonce Told Us So . The Style Con. May 8, 2014

Viral videos
Beyoncé
Fat acceptance movement


title: The Canterville Ghost (disambiguation)

text:
The Canterville Ghost is a fantasy, comedy short story by Oscar Wilde published in February 1887.

The Canterville Ghost may also refer to the following adaptations:

Film and TV
The Canterville Ghost (1944 film), 1944 American film directed by Jules Dassin
The Canterville Ghost (1985 film), 1985 American film directed by William F. Claxton
The Canterville Ghost (1986 film), 1986 American television film directed by Paul Bogart
The Canterville Ghost (1996 film), 1996 American television film directed by Sydney Macartney
The Canterville Ghost (2016 film), 2016 film directed by Yann Samuell
The Canterville Ghost (2021 TV series), 2021 British BBC Studios and American BYUtv television series

Musical
The Canterville Ghost (Knaifel opera), 1966 opera composed by Alexander Knaifel
The Canterville Ghost (Getty opera)
The Canterville Ghost (stage musical), 1995 stage musical by Peter Quilter and Charles Miller

See also
The Canterville Ghost#Adaptations
Bhoothnath, 2008 Indian film adaptation


title: Syed Neaz Ahmad

text:
Syed Neaz Ahmad () is a Bangladeshi-born British academic, writer, journalist, and critic based in London. He is best known for anchoring NTV Europe current affairs talk show Talking Point.

Education
Ahmad obtained a first class BA (Honours) and a first class MA from Dhaka University during the Bangladesh freedom movement. Later he graduated with an MA in comparative linguistics from the University of London to pursue higher studies and research. His main area of research and interest is comparative linguistics in Arabic and English.

Career
From September 1975 until June 2008, Ahmad was senior lecturer at Umm al-Qura University and taught English language, creative writing and applied linguistics.

While at Umm al-Qura University, he authored a series of three textbooks on writing for students of engineering and Islamic architecture which are used at Middle East universities. His research has featured in many textbooks. He contributed articles, features, book reviews and weekly columns to Jeddah-based daily newspapers: Saudi Gazette and Arab News. His weekly column, Viewpoint was published for 25 years, a record in the Middle East. He was also editor of Saudi Gazette for five years. He has also appeared on Saudi television chat shows and was often interviewed on Jeddah FM radio. After leaving his job at the Umm al-Qura University, Ahmad was editorial consultant for Saudi NGO Muslim World League's English Journal.

Ahmad writes for The Guardian on Muslim and Middle East issues. He has also been published in the USA Today, Asian Tribune, BusinessWeek, BioScience Encyclopedia, UNHCR reports published by the United Nations, the Virginia-based Institute on Religion and Public Policy publications. He currently writes editorial articles for the Dhaka Daily, New Age and Jeddah newspaper, Arab News. His articles are carried by websites worldwide including Middle East Online, Newspeg.com, Journalisted.com, World Political Report, Medarabnews and US National Public Radio. His articles have been translated into Arabic, Bulgarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Bengali, Hindi and Japanese.

Ahmad presents Talking Point, a current affairs talk show which airs every Tuesday at 8 pm on NTV Europe. He has interviewed several prime ministers, ministers, MPs, Oscar winners, Nobel laureates and has edited academic journals. He has given over 50 talks on BBC World Service Radio on topics related to Islamic rituals, practices and education and social norms. During his stay in Saudi Arabia he was often a guest on Saudi television talk shows and Jeddah FM Radio.

Since January 2000, Ahmad has been a chief executive of a resource and research organisation, Media World. He is currently working on his memoir, Saudi Arabia: A Holy Country That Was. Syed Neaz Ahmad was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts FRSA in May 2019.

Personal life
Ahmad lives in London with his wife, Rina Musharraf, and four children, Faisal, Talal, Tania and Anzar.

See also
 British Bangladeshi
 List of British Bangladeshis

References

External links

 Syed Neaz Ahmad on theguardian.com

1950s births
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Bangladeshi Muslims
Bangladeshi emigrants to England
Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
British male journalists
British columnists
Muslim writers
British Asian writers
21st-century British writers
The Guardian journalists
British television talk show hosts
Journalists from London
University of Dhaka alumni
Alumni of the University of London
Academic staff of Umm al-Qura University


title: Shahida Rahman

text:
Shahidun Nessa Rahman (; née Karim ; born 14 December 1971), commonly known by her pseudonym Shahida Rahman, is an English author, writer and publisher. She is best known as the author of Lascar.

Early life
Rahman was born in Mill Road Maternity Hospital, Mill Road, Cambridge, and brought up in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. She is of Bangladeshi descent and both her parents are from Fenchuganj, Sylhet District. Her late father, Abdul Karim, was orphaned at a young age and moved to Cambridge from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1957 and her mother, Fultera Banoo Karim, arrived in 1963. Rahman has two older brothers, and her father was a restaurateur.

Writing career
Rahman writes historical fiction, non-fiction and short stories. Since 2003, Rahman has been a freelance writer. In April 2005, she launched Perfect Publishers Ltd, a print-on-demand book publishing company providing a range of services for authors and other publishers.

In June 2012, her first historical novel Lascar was published by Indigo Dreams Publishing. Lascar was inspired by stories passed down orally through the generations about one of her paternal ancestors who one of the early lascars (sailor/seaman from East India) to work aboard the British steamships of the 19th century. It was shortlisted for the Muslim Writers Awards, Unpublished Novel Award in 2008 and longlisted for the Brit Writers Unpublished Award in 2010.

In 2009, she was commissioned to write a radio play for the Lascar Heritage Project for Silsila Productions which aired in 2011. In 2010, she co-wrote the screenplay India Ink with American screenwriter Halle Eavelyn which was based on Rahman's short story Homecoming. In 2011, India Ink was shortlisted for the Circalit First Draft Contest and reached the finals of the WriteMovies International Writing Contest.

She wrote The Integration of the Hijab into Police Uniforms which was published in the Behind the Hijab anthology, in March 2009 by Monsoon Press.

Other works of Rahman include: The Integration of the Hijab into Police Uniforms, The Lascar (radio play), and short stories and articles: Currying Favour, Backbone of the Fleet, The Life of Lascars Aboard Merchant Ships, Cambridge's first Gurdwara, Bangladeshis Trade Curry for College and Taxis, Baishaki Mela, Asian Women Suffragettes in the 1900s, Travel with Kids, The Middle Child Syndrome and Noor Inayat Khan.

Rahman has contributed to and been published in the Best of British, The Great War and SISTERS magazines, Asian World Newspaper, Children of the New Earth, The Huffington Post and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. She was a columnist at Weekly Desh newspaper.

Rahman is currently working on her second historical novel about an Indian Ayah. Since 2014, she has been on the judging panel of the Young Muslim Writers Awards.

Rahman is the former presenter of 'Book Reviews' at online TV channel LB24tv.

Political career
In May 2015, Rahman was a Liberal Democrat council candidate for East Chesterton ward in the Cambridge City Council election prior to the general election. She received 1,165 votes and lost to the Labour Party candidate who had 1,630 votes.

In May 2016, Rahman was a Liberal Democrat prospective councillor candidate for East Chesterton ward for the second time in the Cambridge City Council election. She received 906 votes, a swing of 6% of votes compared to 2015. She lost to the Labour Party candidate who had 1,103 votes.

Awards and nominations
In April 2013, Rahman was awarded a Channel S 'Special Acknowledgement Award' for her work drawing attention to the forgotten Bangladeshi cultural history and heritage. In January 2015, she was awarded the Arts and Culture Awareness award at the British Muslim Awards.

Personal life
In 1990, at the age of 18, Rahman got married. She has three sons Ibrahim, Imran, Aniq and a daughter, Aminah.

Novels

See also
 British Bangladeshi
 List of British Bangladeshis
 List of English writers
 List of Muslim writers and poets

References

External links

 Shahida Rahman on The Huffington Post
 Vajpeyi, Yogesh. Subject of lascars is under-represented in the UK’. The Indian Express. 24 March 2013

1971 births
Living people
English Sunni Muslims
English people of Bangladeshi descent
English historical novelists
English women novelists
English literary historians
Women historical novelists
English columnists
English screenwriters
Muslim writers
British Asian writers
21st-century English writers
21st-century English women writers
Liberal Democrats (UK) politicians
English women in politics
HuffPost writers and columnists
Writers from Cambridge
English women non-fiction writers
Women literary historians
British women historians
People from Fenchuganj Upazila
Bangladeshi Muslims
21st-century Bengalis
20th-century Bengalis
Pseudonymous women writers
21st-century pseudonymous writers


title: Ali Shahalom

text:
Ali Shahalom (; born 15 October 1992), also known by his stage name Ali Official, is an English comedian and television presenter of Bangladeshi descent.

Early life
Shahalom was born in Devon, England. He studied drama and theatre at GCSE and A-level. He moved to London to study at university. He then went on to work as a Digital Marketing Assistant for Warner Bros.

Career
Since April 2011, Shahalom and his younger brother, Shaheen (born 2001), host their own channel on YouTube called Aliofficial1 with comedy sketches. Their comedy videos often relate back to their Bengali heritage and culture, and have subsequently attracted a large South-Asian following.

In July 2013, Shahalom appeared on Channel 4's month-long documentary series, Ramadan Diaries. In 2014, he featured in two episodes of comedy web series Corner Shop Show. Since May of the same year, he has hosted The Variety Show on Channel S, broadcast live every fortnight on Saturday at 8.30 pm. In July 2015, he collaborated with Humza Arshad on episode 19 of Badman's World.

In October 2015, he performed on the "Sounds of Light" tour with musicians Safe Adam and Harris J. In December 2015, he went on a 20 city national tour with comedy trio Allah Made Me Funny and Guz Khan. Throughout 2017, Ali worked with BBC to script and star in Snapchat content, which went on to win a Social Buzz Award and a Digiday Award. In February 2017, Ali made a special guest appearance on BBC One's musical show Let It Shine.  In March 2017, Ali helped the social media planning for Channel 4's documentary Extremely British Muslims. In April 2017, he did four shows across the United States. In May 2017, Ali performed at the West Yorkshire Playhouse for BBC Asian Network's Comedy Night.

Recognition
In October 2016, Shahalom was named one of the "Young British Muslim Millennials Changing The World" by The Asian Today.

See also
 British Bangladeshi
 List of British Bangladeshis

References

1992 births
21st-century Bengalis
21st-century English male actors
Alumni of the University of Westminster
British Internet celebrities
Comedians from Devon
English film directors
English male comedians
English male web series actors
English people of Bangladeshi descent
English Sunni Muslims
English television presenters
English video bloggers
English YouTubers
Living people
Male actors from Devon
Muslim male comedians


title: Good Time Max

text:
Good Time Max is a 2007 drama film directed by James Franco, who also co-wrote and co-stars in the film. It premiered at the 6th Annual Tribeca Film Festival.

Plot
Two genius brothers grow up and grow apart as one becomes a successful surgeon and the other pursues a drug-fueled high life.

Cast
 James Franco as Max
 Vince Jolivette as Bruce
 Wilmer Calderon as T-Ray
 Trip Hope as Skeet
 Richard Portnow as Head Administrator
 Jarrod Bunch as Doug
 Robyn Cohen as Jo
 Peter Mackenzie as Anesthesiologist
 Brian Lally as Lt. Lally / Philosophical Biker
 Charity Shea as Big Guy's Girl
 Molly Cheek as Carol
 Mary Payne as Teacher
 Mark Hapka as Mark
 Bailey Hughes as Young Max
 Tylor Chase as Young Adam
 Matt Bell as Adam
 David Garrett as Intern Cohen
 Jack Samet as Rabbi

Production
Filming took place in Agua Dulce, Los Angeles, and South Pasadena, California, as well as New York City.

References

External links

2007 films
2007 drama films
Films directed by James Franco
American drama films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
English-language drama films


title: Ben Allen (California politician)

text:
Benjamin J. "Ben" Allen (born March 13, 1978) is an American attorney and Democratic politician. He has been a California state senator representing the 26th district from 2015 to 2022 and the 24th district since 2022. He previously served as University of California Student Regent and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District school board member.

Personal life and education
Allen was born to a Jewish family and raised in Santa Monica, California. From 2003 through 2005, Allen worked for Congressman Jose Serrano.  Allen obtained an undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 2000, a master's degree from the University of Cambridge in 2001, a JD from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 2008, and was admitted to the California State Bar in December 2008.
Allen is, as of 2019, a lecturer in law at UCLA School of Law and a private attorney. He lives in Santa Monica.

Political career
While at Berkeley, Allen served as UC Student Regent-designate from 2006 to 2007 and as Student Regent from 2007 to 2008. Prior to his election to the State Senate, Allen was a member of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education and chair of the Los Angeles County Committee on School Board Organization. Allen was first elected to the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board in 2008 and re-elected in 2012. He served as president of the school board from 2012-2013.

State senate
Allen announced his candidacy for the redrawn 26th district in February 2014.  His major opponents in the primary included Manhattan Beach Mayor Amy Howorth, former Assemblymember Betsy Butler, and social justice attorney Sandra Fluke.

After finishing in first place in the June 2014 primary election, he defeated Sandra Fluke in the November 2014 general election by a wide margin.

Ben Allen successfully defended his seat four years later. He secured 77 percent of the vote in the June 2018 primary, defeating Baron Bruno, an unaffiliated realtor, and Mark Matthew Herd, Libertarian candidate and Westwood neighborhood councilman. In the November 2018 primary election, Allen defeated Bruno again, winning by a margin of 54.4 percent. His current term ends on December 4, 2022.

References

External links

 2014 campaign website
 Join California Ben Allen

Democratic Party California state senators
Jewish American state legislators in California
1978 births
Living people
Politicians from Santa Monica, California
School board members in California
Harvard University alumni
UC Berkeley School of Law alumni
University of California regents
UCLA School of Law faculty
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American Jews