title: Asus

text:
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (, , , ; ; stylized as ASUSTeK or ASUS) is a Taiwanese multinational computer, phone hardware and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. Its products include desktop computers, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, networking equipment, monitors, wi-fi routers, projectors, motherboards, graphics cards, optical storage, multimedia products, peripherals, wearables, servers, workstations and tablet PCs. The company is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

Asus is the world's 5th-largest PC vendor by unit sales as of January 2023. Asus appears in BusinessWeek "InfoTech 100" and "Asia's Top 10 IT Companies" rankings, and it ranked first in the IT Hardware category of the 2008 Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands survey with a total brand value of  billion.

Asus has a primary listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the ticker code 2357 and formerly had a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker code ASKD.

Name
The company is usually referred to as ASUS or Huáshuò in Chinese (, literally "Eminence by the Chinese"). According to the company website, the name ASUS originates from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology. Only the last four letters of the word were used to give the name a high position in alphabetical listings.
As its marketing taglines, ASUS has used Rock Solid. Heart Touching (2003–2009) and subsequently Inspiring Innovation Persistent Perfection (2009–2013). Since 2013, the company's tagline has been In Search of Incredible.

History
Asus was founded in Taipei in 1989 by T.H. Tung, Ted Hsu, Wayne Hsieh and M.T. Liao, all four having previously worked at Acer as hardware engineers. At this time, Taiwan had yet to establish a leading position in the computer hardware business. Intel Corporation would supply any new processors to more established companies like IBM first, and Taiwanese companies would have to wait for approximately six months after IBM received their engineering prototypes. According to company history, Asus created a motherboard prototype for using an Intel 486, but it had to do so without access to the actual processor. When Asus approached Intel to request a processor to test it, Intel itself had a problem with its own 486 motherboard. Asus solved Intel's problem and it turned out that Asus' motherboard worked correctly without the need for further modification. Since then, Asus was receiving Intel engineering samples ahead of its competitors.

In September 2005, Asus released the first PhysX accelerator card. In December 2005, Asus entered the LCD TV market with the TLW32001 model. In January 2006, Asus announced that it would cooperate with Lamborghini to develop the VX laptop series.

On 9 March 2006, Asus was confirmed as one of the manufacturers of the first Microsoft Origami models, together with Samsung and Founder Technology. On 8 August 2006, Asus announced a joint venture with Gigabyte Technology. On 5 June 2007, Asus announced the launch of the Eee PC at COMPUTEX Taipei. On 9 September 2007, Asus indicated support for Blu-ray, announcing the release of a BD-ROM/DVD writer PC drive, BC-1205PT. ASUS subsequently released several Blu-ray based notebooks.

In January 2008, Asus began a major restructuring of its operations, splitting into three independent companies: Asus (focused on applied first-party branded computers and electronics); Pegatron (focused on OEM manufacturing of motherboards and components); and Unihan Corporation (focused on non-PC manufacturing such as cases and molding). In the process of the restructuring, a highly criticized pension-plan restructuring effectively zeroed out the existing pension balances. The company paid out all contributions previously made by employees.

On 9 December 2008, the Open Handset Alliance announced that Asus had become one of 14 new members of the organization. These "new members will either deploy compatible Android devices, contribute significant code to the Android Open-Source Project, or support the ecosystem through products and services that will accelerate the availability of Android-based devices."

On 1 June 2010, Asus spun off Pegatron Corp.

In October 2010, Asus and Garmin announced that they would be ending their smartphone partnership as a result of Garmin deciding to exit the product category. The two companies had produced six Garmin-ASUS branded smartphones over the prior two years.

In December 2010, Asus launched the world's thinnest notebook, the Asus U36, with Intel processor voltage standard (not low voltage) Intel Core i3 or i5 with a thickness of only 19 mm.

In January 2013, Asus officially ended production of its Eee PC series due to declining sales caused by consumers increasingly switching to tablets and Ultrabooks. In April 2022, the company unveiled its new logo.

Operations

Asus has its headquarters in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.

, Asus had manufacturing facilities in Taiwan (Taipei, Luzhu, Nangang, Guishan), mainland China (Suzhou, Chongqing), Mexico (Ciudad Juárez) and the Czech Republic (Ostrava). The Asus Hi-Tech Park, located in Suzhou, covers .

Asus operates around 50 service sites across 32 countries and has over 400 service partners worldwide.

Products
Asus' products include 2-in-1s, laptops, tablet computers, desktop computers, smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), servers, computer monitors, motherboards, graphics cards, sound cards, DVD drives, computer networking devices, computer cases, computer components and computer cooling systems.

One of Asus main lineup is the Vivo lineup consisting of laptops (VivoBooks), All-in-Ones (Vivo AiO), desktops (VivoPC), Stick PCs (VivoStick), Mini PCs (VivoMini), smartwatches (VivoWatch), computer mouse (VivoMouse) and tablets (VivoTab).

Smartphones

Asus also launched many Android-based smartphones, predominantly with Intel rather than ARM processors and often with two sim slots. Asus is currently very influential in big mobile markets like India, China, and other Asian countries. It is known as the ZenFone series. Before the ZenFone line, Asus released feature phones such as the Asus v70 and smartphones running on Windows Mobile during the mid-2000s.

First Generation (2014)
 ZenFone 4 (available in either 4-inch or 4.5-inch variant)
 ZenFone 5
 ZenFone 6

Second Generation (2015)
 ZenFone Zoom
 ZenFone C
 ZenFone 2
 ZenFone 2 Laser
 ZenFone Max
 ZenFone Selfie
 ZenFone Go
 ZenFone 2E – made specifically for AT&T and released in 2015

Third Generation (2016)
 ZenFone AR
 ZenFone 3 series

Fourth Generation (2017)
 ZenFone 4 series

Fifth Generation (2018)
 ZenFone 5 series
 ZenFone Max series (M1 and M2)
 ZenFone Live series (L1 and L2)
 ROG Phone series

Sixth Generation (2019)
 ZenFone 6 series
 ROG Phone 2 series

Additionally, Asus also produced some hybrid devices with smartphones that can be docked in a tablet screen, known as Padfone series. The product lineups are:
 PadFone (A66)
 PadFone 2 (A68)
 PadFone Infinity (A80)
 PadFone Infinity Lite (A80C)
 new PadFone Infinity (A86)
 PadFone E (A68M)
 PadFone X (A91)
 PadFone S (PF500KL)
 PadFone Mini (PF400GC)
 PadFone Mini 4.3 (A11)
 PadFone X Mini (PF450CL, US only)

Most of Asus' smartphones are powered by Intel Atom processors with the exceptions of a few Padfone series and some ZenFone 2 models that use Qualcomm Snapdragon, though later phones in the series now either use Qualcomm Snapdragon or MediaTek systems-on-chip.

Seventh Generation (2020)
 ZenFone 7 series
 ROG Phone 3 series

Eighth Generation (2021)
 ZenFone 8 series
 ROG Phone 5 series

Ninth Generation (2022)
 ZenFone 9
 ROG Phone 6 series
 ROG Phone 6D series

Tenth Generation (2023)
 ZenFone 10
 ROG Phone 7 series

2-in-1s
Transformer Book
VivoBook Flip
ZenBook Flip
ExpertBook Flip
Chromebook flip

Laptops
 ZenBook
 VivoBook
 ASUSPRO
 ExpertBook
 ProArt StudioBook
 The Ultimate Force (TUF Gaming)
 Republic Of Gamers (ROG Gaming)
 Chromebook
 EeeBook
 G Series
 N Series
 K Series
 X Series
 E Series
 Q Series
 U Series
 B Series
 V Series
 F Series
 A Series
 T Series

Discontinued series previously offered by Asus includes the EeeBook Series, K Series, X Series, E Series, Q Series, B Series, V Series, P Series, F Series, A Series, u2e Series and G Series.

Tablets

Two generations of the Nexus 7, manufactured for and branded as Google, were announced on 27 June 2012 for release in July 2012. On 24 July 2013, Asus announced a successor to the Google Nexus 7. Two days later, it was released. Asus has also been working with Microsoft in developing Windows 8 convertible tablets. In 2013, Asus revealed an Android-based tablet computer that, when attached to a keyboard, becomes a Windows 8 device, which it called the Transformer Book Trio. The keyboard can be attached to a third-party monitor, creating a desktop-like experience. Asus is also known for the following tablet computer lines:
 Eee Pad Transformer
 Eee Pad Slider
 Eee Slate
 Memo Pad 8
 VivoTab
 ZenPad: 7.0 Z370CG, C 7.0 Z170MG/Z170CG, 8.0 Z380KL, 8.0 Z380C*, S 8.0 Z580CA*, 10 Z300C* (Released 2015); 8.0 Z380M*, Z8 ZT581KL, 3 8.0 Z581KL, 10 Z300M*, 3S 10 Z500M*, Z10 ZT500KL (2016); 3S 8.0 Z582KL, Z8s ZT582KL, 3S 10 Z500KL (2017) (* no SIM)

Asus Server
GPU Rack Server
 ESC8000 G3 (Up to 8 GPU high density & hybrid computing)
 ESC4000 G3/G3s

2-Way Rack Server
 RS720Q-E8-RS8-P
 RS720Q-E8-RS12
 RS700-E8-RS8 V2
 RS700-E8-RS4 V2
 RS500-E8-RS4 V2
 RS500-E8-RS4 V2
 RS400-E8-PS2-F
 RS400-E8-PS2
 RS720-E8-RS24-ECP
 RS540-E8-RS36-ECP
 RS520-E8-RS12-E V2
 RS520-E8-RS8-E V2

1-Way Rack Server
 RS300-E9-PS4
 RS300-E9-RS4
 RS200-E9-PS2-F
 RS200-E9-PS2
 RS100-E9-PI2

2-Way Tower Server
 TS700-E8 V3 Series
 TS500-E8-PS4 V2

1-Way Tower Server
 TS300-E9-PS4
 TS100-E9-PI4

Desktop & All-in-One PCs
 Tower PCs
 VivoPC
 ROG series
 Gaming series

 Mini PCs
 Asus Tinker Board
 VivoMini

 Chrome Devices
 Chromebox
 Chromebit

 All-in-One PCs
 Zen AiO
 Vivo AiO
 Portable AiO

Eee line
From its launch in October 2007 and until the line was discontinued in January 2013, the Eee PC netbook garnered numerous awards, including Forbes Asia's Product of the Year, Stuff Magazine's Gadget of the Year and Computer of the Year, NBC.com's Best Travel Gadget, Computer Shopper's Best Netbook of 2008, PC Pro's Hardware of the Year, PC World's Best Netbook, and DIME magazine's 2008 Trend Award Winner.

Asus subsequently added several products to its Eee lineup, including:
 EeeBox PC, a compact nettop
 Eee Top, an all-in-one touchscreen computer housed in an LCD monitor enclosure,
 Eee Stick, a plug-and-play wireless controller for the PC platform that translates users' physical hand motions into corresponding movements onscreen
 Eee Pad Transformer, is a tablet computer that runs the Android operating system.
 Eee Pad Transformer Prime, the successor to the original Transformer.

On 6 March 2009, Asus debuted its Eee Box B202, which PCMag saw as "the desktop equivalent of the ASUS EeePC", (the "Asus Eee Box" computer line was later renamed in 2010 to "ASUS EeeBox PC").

Essentio Series

Essentio is a line of desktop PCs.  the line consisted of the CG Series (designed for gaming), the CM series (for entertainment and home use) and the CS and CP slimline series.

Digital media receivers
Asus sells digital media receivers under the name ASUS O!Play.

GPS devices
Asus produces the R700T GPS device, which incorporates Traffic Message Channel.

Republic of Gamers (ROG)

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is a brand used by ASUS since 2006, encompassing a range of computer hardware, personal computers, peripherals, and accessories.

AMD graphics cards were marketed under the Arez brand due to the Nvidia's GeForce Partner Program.

In 2013 ASUS launched the RAIDR Express, a PCI express-based RAID 0 SSD subsystem with two SSDs on one PCB.

In January 2022, Asus announced the ROG Flow Z13 during ROG's CES 2022 launch event. Equipped with the high-performance Intel's Core i9 processor and Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphic performance, making the biggest innovation breakthroughs in tablet markets. It is the world's first RTX 30 series computer in tablet form factor.

In June 2023, Asus released the ROG Ally, a handheld device designed to compete with the Steam Deck. The Ally possesses a 7-inch (diagonal), 1080p touchscreen display with a 120 Hz refresh rate capability and a 16:9 aspect ratio, versus the Steam Deck's panel that only manages 800p and 60 Hz with a 16:10 aspect ratio.

The Ultimate Force (TUF)

The Ultimate Force (TUF) is a brand used by ASUS since about 2010. The brand is for ASUS affordable, mid-range gaming products.

Sound cards
Asus released its first sound card, the Xonar DX, in February 2008. The Xonar DX was able to emulate the EAX 5.0 effects through the ASUS GX software while also supporting Open AL and DTS-connect. In July 2008 ASUS launched the Xonar D1, which offered largely similar features to the Xonar DX but connected to the motherboard through the PCI interface instead of the PCI-E ×1 connection of the Xonar DX. ASUS then released the Xonar HDAV 1.3, which was the first solution enabling loss-less HD audio bit streaming to AV receivers.

In May 2009, Asus launched the Essence ST sound card, targeted at high-end audiophiles, and featuring 124dB SNR rating and precision audio clock tuning. In the same month, Asus refreshed the HDAV family by releasing the HDAV 1.3 slim, a card targeted for HTPC users offering similar functionality to HDAV 1.3 but in a smaller form. During Computex 2010, ASUS introduced its Xonar Xense, an audio bundle composed of the Xense sound card and a special edition of the Sennheiser PC350 headset. In August 2010, ASUS released the Xonar DG sound card targeted at budget buyers and offering 5.1 surround sound support, 105dB SNR rating, support for Dolby headphone and GX 2.5 support for emulating EAX 5.0 technology.

ASUS VivoPC line
Asus entered the box-PC market with the Vivo PC line in November 2013. ASUS VivoPCs come without a pre-installed Windows operating system.

On 23 October 2013, ASUS launched two models of VivoPCs in India. VivoPC was initially announced with Intel Celeron processor equipped VM40B model. But in India, the company released VivoPC along with a new model called VC60 which is equipped with Intel Core series processors.

Portable monitors
In 2013, Asus released the MB168B, a USB 3.0-powered, portable external monitor. The base model shipped with a resolution of , while the MB168B+ had a resolution of . At the time of its release, the MB168B+ was the only 1080p portable monitor. According to Asus, it is the "world's slimmest and lightest USB monitor".

Desktop monitors
 ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM
 ROG Swift OLED PG42UQ
 ROG Swift OLED PG48UQ
 ROG Swift PG279QM (2560x1440, 240Hz, IPS)
 ROG Swift PG27AQN (2560x1440, 360Hz, IPS)
 ROG Swift PG279Q
 ROG Swift PG348Q
 ROG Swift PG35VQ
 ROG Swift PB27UQ
 ROG Strix XG27AQ
 ROG Strix XG27AQM
 ROG Strix XG27AQMR
 ROG Strix XG27AQV
 MX34VQ
 VZ279Q

Motherboards

Asus motherboards sometimes include a Q-Connector which sits in between the motherboard front panel connectors and the front panel cables. The Q-Connector is marked with bigger text than the front panel connectors on the motherboard, as well as protruding from the motherboard, limiting obstruction from heatsinks and other connectors.

The Q-connector allows the many front-panel connections to be removed as a single unit for maintenance. This greatly reduces the risk of incorrect connections when reassembling.

Other initiatives

Esports
Asus ROG has been an active advocate for esports, having established some of their very own professional gaming teams.

In January 2021, ROG announced the establishment of a new esports academy in India, with plans to scout and train professional gamers for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) PC game. The initiative will provide shortlisted gamers with coaching, gaming equipment, and stipends to prepare them for competitive esports tournaments on both the national and international levels.

Environmental record

Green ASUS
In 2000, Asus launched Green ASUS, a company-wide sustainable computing initiative overseen by a steering committee led by Jonney Shih, the Chairman of Asus. According to the company, Asus pursues green policies in "Design, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Marketing."

Recognition
In 2006, Asus obtained IECQ (IEC Quality Assessment System for Electronic Components) and HSPM (Hazardous Substance Process Management) certification for its headquarters and all of its manufacturing sites.

In 2007, Oekom Research, an independent research institute specializing in corporate responsibility assessment, recognized Asus as a "highly environmental friendly company" in the "Computers, Peripherals and Office Electronics Industry".

In October 2008, Asus received 11 Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Gold Awards for its products, including four of its N-Series notebooks, namely the N10, N20, N50, and N80. In the following month, it received EU Flower certification for the same N-Series notebooks at an award ceremony held in Prague. In December 2008, Det Norske Veritas conferred the world's first EuP (Energy-using Product) certification for portable notebooks on these machines.

Recycling campaign
In April 2008, Asus launched its "PC Recycling for a Brighter Future"
program in collaboration with Intel and with Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co. The program collected more than 1,200 desktop computers, notebooks and CRT/LCD monitors, refurbished them and donated them to 122 elementary and junior high schools, five aboriginal communities and the Tzu Chi Stem Cell Center.

Controversies
In September 2008, PC Pro discovered through a reader that Asus had accidentally shipped laptops that contained cracked and unlicensed software. Both physical machines and recovery CDs contained confidential documents from Microsoft and other organizations, internal Asus documents, and sensitive personal information including CVs. At the time, an Asus spokesperson promised an investigation at "quite a high level", but declined to comment on how the files got on the machines and recovery media. It was demonstrated that an unattended installation of Windows Vista could accidentally copy material from a flash drive with a parameter in the "unattend.xml" file on the personal flash drive being used to script the installation.

In February 2014, a security vulnerability in the AiCloud functions on a number of Asus routers was compromised to distribute a text file warning of a vulnerability, disclosed in June 2013, allowing the ability to "traverse to any external storage plugged in through the USB ports on the back of the router" via the open internet. Before making the vulnerability public, the researcher was told by Asus that the behavior was "not an issue", but the vulnerability was reportedly patched shortly before the breach. The IP addresses of 12,937 routers, and 3,131 AiCloud accounts were also leaked by the hackers. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a complaint about the breach for the company's "failure to employ reasonable security practices has subjected consumers to substantial injury", alleging that Asus had also failed to perform basic penetration tests, allowed users to maintain a default admin password for the AiDisk feature and failed to notify users of security updates in a timely fashion. As a result, it was also deemed that Asus had misled consumers over the security and protection that its routers provided. In February 2016, Asus settled the complaint, agreeing to implement a "comprehensive security program", including independent audits every two years for the next 20 years.

In March 2019, Kaspersky Lab researchers disclosed a supply chain attack that affected the Asus Live Update software bundled on its laptops, dubbed ShadowHammer. Kaspersky stated that between June and November 2018, Asus servers had been compromised to distribute a modified version of Live Update, signed with an Asus signature, that contained a backdoor. It deployed a further payload if the device's network adapter matched an entry on an internal target list of around 600 MAC addresses. In response to ShadowHammer, Asus released a patched version of Live Update with improved security measures. Kaspersky and Symantec estimated that between 500,000 and 1 million devices were infected with the backdoor, although Asus attempted to downplay the severity of the breach by noting the extremely targeted nature of the attack. The breach did not affect the similar, identically named software associated with its motherboards.

In April 2019, ESET disclosed that a group known as BlackTech had performed targeted attacks with malware known as Plead, distributed via the updater for the Asus WebStorage service. ESET stated that the group was likely using a man-in-the-middle attack via a vulnerability in routers, in combination with the updater using an unencrypted HTTP connection.

In January 2022, Asus recalled some of its Z690 Maximus Hero motherboards due to a manufacturing flaw, where a RAM capacitor was installed backward—causing them to burn out associated MOSFETs and prevent the motherboard from detecting memory.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, ASUS initially refused to join a widespread withdrawal of businesses from the Russian market. In mid-March, the company did announce it was halting its operations in Russia, following a social media boycott and government pressure.

In April 2023, a post on the PCMasterRace subreddit began gaining popularity regarding the user's AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, which had visible burning, along with the socket of the Asus motherboard. This sparked the attention of both people interested in PCs, who initially thought it was an issue with the 3D V-Cache Technology (as there had been previous user reports similar to this incident), as well as enthusiast YouTube channels such as Gamers Nexus, who ran tests to successfully recreate the burning of their CPU. They realised that the cause of the burning was due to a voltage error in the BIOS. In May, Asus responded to the incidents by releasing a Beta BIOS, which was supposed to fix the error. However, not only did the new BIOS not fix the issue; by installing it, the user voided their warranty as it was a Beta BIOS, which Asus clearly stated in the BIOS's description. Later that month, Asus responded to the public backlash by reversing course, releasing a statement informing users that they will continue to honor warranty on motherboards that have been updated to beta BIOS versions, as well as extend motherboard warranty coverage to uses of AMD EXPO, Intel XMP, and DOCP memory overclocking technologies.

See also

 ASRock
 Biostar
 DFI
 Elitegroup Computer Systems
 EVGA Corporation
 Fastra II
 Gigabyte Technology
 Micro-Star International
 List of companies of Taiwan
 List of wireless router firmware projects
 Tomato (firmware)

References

External links

Companies based in Taipei
Technology companies established in 1989
Electronics companies established in 1989
1996 initial public offerings
Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange
Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange
Computer enclosure companies
Computer peripheral companies
Computing input devices
Display technology companies
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Graphics hardware companies
Mobile phone manufacturers
Motherboard companies
Multinational companies headquartered in Taiwan
Netbook manufacturers
Taiwanese brands
Taiwanese companies established in 1989
Defence companies of Taiwan
Computer power supply unit manufacturers
Computer hardware cooling
Data centers


title: All Fired Up (film)

text:
All Fired Up () is a 1982 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, starring Yves Montand and Isabelle Adjani. It tells the story of a man who works with shady casino operations abroad. When he returns to Paris in need of money, he is unaware that his eldest daughter has begun to work for the ministry of finance. The film premiered on 13 January 1982. It had 2,279,445 admissions in France.

Cast
 Yves Montand as Victor Valance
 Isabelle Adjani as Pauline Valance
 Alain Souchon as Antoine Quentin
 Lauren Hutton as Jane
 Jean-Luc Bideau as Raoul Sarazin
 Pinkas Braun as Monsieur Nash
 Jean-Pierre Miquel as the minister of finance
 Jean Rougerie as the doctor
 Madeleine Cheminat as Mme Valance
 Jeanne Lallemand as Delphine Valance
 Amélie Gonin as Juliette Valance
 Facundo Bo as Nash' secretary
 Pierre Le Rumeur as M. Brenno
 Rose Thierry as Mme Chapon

References

1982 comedy films
1982 films
Films directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Films set in Paris
French comedy films
1980s French-language films
Films with screenplays by Jean-Paul Rappeneau
1980s French films

External links


title: Wat That Noi

text:
Wat That Noi (; "Temple of the Little Reliquary") is a ruined temple of the Wiang Kum Kam archaeological area, outside of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, so named because of its relatively restricted scale.

It is adjacent to Wat Chang Kham, a larger site in the same group.

See also
Wiang Kum Kam

References

 Oliver Hargreave: Exploring Chiang Mai, City, Valley & Mountains. Within Books, 4th Edition, 2013.

That Noi
History of Chiang Mai


title: Eupator

text:
Eupator () is an epithet adopted by several Hellenistic rulers. The word Ευ·πατωρ literally means "of well (= noble) father".

Antiochus V Eupator
Mithridates VI Eupator
Ptolemy Eupator
Tiberius Julius Eupator

See also
 Philopator (disambiguation)
 Philometor (disambiguation)
 Philadelphos (disambiguation)

Ancient Greek titles
Epithets


title: Sara Mansoor

text:
Sara Mansoor (; born 30 January 1988 in Rawalpindi) is a Pakistani tennis player.

Playing for Pakistan at the Fed Cup, Mansoor has a win–loss record of 6–23.

Early life
Mansoor was born in Rawalpindi and started playing tennis aged 13. Favourite Surface Clay.

Career
In 2011, she along with Sarah Mahboob Khan, Ushna Suhail and Saba Aziz made history as Pakistan re-entered the Fed Cup competition after a decade of absence.

Mansoor ın 2016, Guwahati won South Asian Games Bronze Medalist in singles.

Fed Cup participation

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

1988 births
Living people
People from Rawalpindi
Pakistani female tennis players
Tennis players at the 2014 Asian Games
Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
South Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
South Asian Games medalists in tennis
21st-century Pakistani women


title: Run the Tide

text:
Run the Tide is a 2016 drama film directed by Soham Mehta, written by Rajiv Shah, and starring Taylor Lautner, Constance Zimmer, Kenny Johnson and Johanna Braddy. The film was produced by Pilar Savone and 1821 Pictures. The film focuses on Rey Hightower, a young man who learns that his former abusive drug-addicted mother has been released from prison and is planning on fixing her broken relationship with her two sons-(who she has not seen or talked to in six years since her incarceration). Not wanting to have anything to do with his mother, Rey and his younger brother Oliver decide to pack up their bags and run away from home to California to live a better life together.

Plot

A young man named Rey Hightower (Lautner), is a college drop-out who has been raising his ten-year-old younger half-brother, Oliver, ever since their mother was sent to prison for drug-related charges six years prior; her first husband—Rey's father—had abandoned them long before. Rey's high school sweetheart is in town for her late father's memorial service. She has graduated from college and is working for a tech company in San Francisco, while Rey works in his home town at a fuel station. They spend the night together on a lookout tower before her imminent return; she has told him to visit her and she'll help get him started in something (pitying his plight). Their mother has just been released, hopefully rehabilitated, and determined to rebuild their family. Rey acts very bitter toward her, with no intention of reconciling, and while trying to protect his brother, he "kidnaps" him and heads for the California coast; also with the intention of connecting with his hopefully rekindled relationship. Upon visiting her workplace, Rey is rebuffed by his friend, who had been insincere (she is engaged to another) and is surprised he showed up. After a while, Oliver is soon resentful, as he had hoped to bond with his estranged mother. The boys are being pursued by her and her second husband (to whom she was married throughout her incarceration). After soul searching Rey contacts them—not far away as his mom had deduced they were headed for San Francisco from a map poster Rey marked where he dreamed of traveling—and directs them to his and his brother's location. Rey's mother, her husband and his brother Oliver head back home, while Rey strikes out on his own in California, against a panorama of the Pacific Ocean.

Cast
 Taylor Lautner as Reymund Hightower
 Constance Zimmer as Lola
 Kenny Johnson as Bo
 Johanna Braddy as Michelle Turner
 Nico Christou as Oliver Hightower
 David Barrera as TJ
 Derek Krantz as Michael
 K.C. Clyde as Dave
 Paul Sanchez as Big Biker
 Romi Diaz as Angela
 Sean Rey as Buster

Reception
Run the Tide received negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 11% approval rating based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. Metacritic reports a 33 out of 100 rating based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review, saying "Tide is smoothly packaged in tech and design departments, but its 90-odd minutes wash over the viewer and recede without leaving a lasting impression."

References

External links

2016 films
2010s English-language films


title: RapidRide A Line

text:
The A Line is one of seven RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The A Line began service on October 2, 2010, running from Tukwila to Federal Way, mostly along Pacific Highway South. The northern terminus is Tukwila/International Boulevard Station. From there, riders can transfer to Sound Transit's Link light rail, the RapidRide F Line, or to other King County Metro buses that serve Burien, Tukwila, SeaTac, Georgetown, SoDo, and downtown Seattle. Its southern terminus is Federal Way Transit Center and connects riders to buses serving Tacoma, Pierce County, and Auburn.  Between the termini there are a total of 13 stations plus 13 intermediate stops.

History
This corridor was previously served by King County Metro route 174 which carried an average of 5,570 riders on weekdays during the last month in service. Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 81 percent and the A Line served an average of 10,100 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.

Service

Between 10:00 pm and 4:15 am, service operates on a schedule; all other times are estimated headways.

References

External links
A Line website
RapidRide website
RapidRide Blog
King County Metro
Prototype bus photo sets on Flickr
From Oran Viriyincy
From user Citywalker
From usermajinandoru

Bus transportation in Washington (state)
Transportation in King County, Washington
Transportation in Seattle
2010 establishments in Washington (state)
2010 in transport
King County Metro


title: RapidRide B Line

text:
The B Line is one of seven RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The B Line began service on October 1, 2011, running between downtown Redmond, Overlake and downtown Bellevue. The line runs mainly via NE 8th Street, 156th Avenue NE, NE 40th Street and 148th Avenue NE. Unlike most of the RapidRide lines, the B Line does not offer scheduled service during late-night and early morning hours.

History
This corridor was previously served Metro routes 230 and 253 which carried a combined average of 5,070 riders on weekdays during the last month in service. Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 30 percent and the B Line served an average of 6,600 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.

Service

All times are estimated headways.

References

External links
B Line website
RapidRide website
RapidRide Blog
King County Metro

Bus transportation in Washington (state)
Transportation in King County, Washington
Transportation in Seattle
2011 establishments in Washington (state)
2011 in transport
King County Metro


title: RapidRide C Line

text:
The C Line is one of seven RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The C Line began service on September 29, 2012, running between downtown Seattle, West Seattle, Fauntleroy and the Westwood Village Shopping Center in the Westwood neighborhood. The line runs mainly via Westlake Avenue, 3rd Avenue, Washington State Route 99, the West Seattle Bridge, California Avenue and Fauntleroy Way.

History
This corridor was previously served by King County Metro routes 54 and 54 express. which carried a combined average of 4,650 riders on weekdays during the last month in service. Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 79 percent and the C Line served an average of 8,300 riders on weekdays in spring 2015. The C Line originally interlined with the D Line, which continued north from downtown to Lower Queen Anne, Interbay, and Ballard. The two routes were uncoupled during a service change on March 26, 2016, and the C Line was moved onto Westlake Avenue to terminate in South Lake Union, sharing several stops with the South Lake Union Streetcar.

The C Line originally accessed downtown via State Route 99 and the Alaskan Way Viaduct, using the Seneca Street and Columbia Street ramps. The viaduct closed on January 11, 2019, and the route was moved to a new alignment in SoDo using the SODO Busway and 4th Avenue. A new C Line stop serving the waterfront, at Alaskan Way and South Jackson Street, opened in February 2022.

Service

Improvements
The city of Seattle made major improvements to the RapidRide C and D lines with money generated by Proposition 1 (which increases sales tax by 0.1 percent and imposes a $60 annual car-tab fee).

The first round of improvements came in June 2015 when headways on the RapidRide C and D lines were decreased. Buses will arrive every 7–8 minutes during weekday rush hour, every 12 minutes during the midday hours on weekdays, every 12 minutes during the daytime on Saturday and every 15 minutes on Sunday and during weekday and weekend nights.

The second round of improvements came in March 2016 when the RapidRide C and D lines were split apart. C Line buses now continue north through parts of Belltown and onto transit only lanes Westlake Avenue in the South Lake Union neighborhood, terminating on Valley Street near the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus. D Line buses now continue south on 3rd Avenue into Pioneer Square, using layover space on 5th Avenue south of Terrace Street.

References

External links
C Line website

Bus transportation in Washington (state)
Transportation in King County, Washington
Transportation in Seattle
2012 establishments in Washington (state)
2012 in transport
King County Metro


title: RapidRide D Line

text:
The D Line is one of seven RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The D Line began service on September 29, 2012, running between Carkeek Park in Crown Hill, Ballard, Interbay and Uptown and downtown Seattle. The line runs via Holman Road NW, 15th Ave NW, 15th Ave W, Elliott Ave W, W Mercer Pl, Queen Anne Ave N/1st Ave N and 3rd Ave.

Prior to March 2016, the D Line was through-routed with the C Line, with buses continuing to West Seattle from Downtown.

History
This corridor was previously served Metro routes 15 and 18. which carried a combined average of 7,630 riders on weekdays during the last month in service. Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 53 percent and the D Line served an average of 11,700 riders on weekdays in spring 2015.

Service

Later developments
The city of Seattle made major improvements to the RapidRide C and D lines after their opening with funds generated by Proposition 1 (which increased sales tax by 0.1 percent and imposes a $60 annual car-tab fee).

The first improvements came in June 2015 when headways on the RapidRide C and D lines were decreased. Buses will arrive every 7–8 minutes during weekday rush hour, every 12 minutes during the midday hours on weekdays, every 12 minutes during the daytime on Saturday and every 15 minutes on Sunday and during weekday and weekend nights.

In March 2016, the city split the previously interlined RapidRide C and D lines apart after the successful passage of additional funding for the two routes. C Line buses now continue north through parts of Belltown and onto Westlake Avenue in the South Lake Union neighborhood, terminating on Valley Street near the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus. D Line buses instead continue south on 3rd Avenue into Pioneer Square, using layover space on 5th Avenue south of Terrace Street.

References

External links
D Line website

Bus transportation in Washington (state)
Transportation in King County, Washington
Transportation in Seattle
2012 establishments in Washington (state)
2012 in transport
King County Metro


title: RapidRide E Line

text:
The E Line is one of seven RapidRide lines (limited-stop routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The E Line began service on February 15, 2014, running between Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline and Pioneer Square, Seattle in Downtown Seattle. The line runs mainly via Aurora Avenue N and 3rd Ave.

At the Aurora Village Transit Center passengers can connect to Community Transit's Swift Bus Rapid Transit to Everett Station.

History
This corridor was previously served by King County Metro route 359 and the 358 express which carried an average of 11,730 riders on weekdays during the last month in service making it King County Metro's second busiest route.

1998 Aurora Bridge Disaster
In November of 1998, Mark McLaughlin, the driver of a southbound 359X bus, was shot and killed by passenger Silas Garfield Cool as the bus was entering the Aurora Bridge. The passenger then shot himself as the bus careened off the bridge and landed on an apartment building in the Fremont neighborhood, over which the bridge passes before it crosses the Fremont Cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Though there were dozens of passengers on board at the time, most reported only minor injuries, with only one additional passenger deceased (not counting the shooting deaths of the driver and the attacker).

1999-2013: Rebranding Effort
In response to the incident and the general unsavory reputation the route had experienced even prior to the incident, route 359 was retired and replaced three months later by route 358. In spite of the rebranding, the safety issues persisted; in 2011, drivers on route 358 wrote up 333 "security incident reports", leading the Seattle Weekly to give the route the title of "Most Dangerous Bus Route in Seattle" After route 358 was replaced by the RapidRide E Line, security cameras were installed on all RapidRide buses and lighting was improved at stations, in part to address this problem.

2013-Present: RapidRide
In early 2013 King County Metro began construction on new enhanced bus stops, new bus stations and making upgrades to traffic signals along Aurora Ave N. Service on the RapidRide E Line was scheduled to start in Fall 2013 but the opening was delayed until February 15, 2014, to give crews more time to finish construction.

The only change made to the routing during the conversion to RapidRide was in Green Lake. Route 358 exited Highway 99 to serve stops on Linden Ave N, but a new bus stop on Aurora Ave N allows southbound buses to stay on the highway (northbound buses must still deviate).

King County Metro planned to begin service on the RapidRide E Line in September 2013, but the opening was pushed back several months to February 2014 due to delays in construction.

Since the implementation of RapidRide on the corridor, ridership has grown 35 percent and the E Line served an average of 15,800 riders on weekdays in spring 2015, the most of any Metro bus route.

Service

References

External links
E Line website
RapidRide website
RapidRide Blog
King County Metro

Bus transportation in Washington (state)
Transportation in King County, Washington
Transportation in Seattle
2014 establishments in Washington (state)
2014 in transport
King County Metro


title: RapidRide F Line

text:
The F Line is one of seven RapidRide lines (routes with some bus rapid transit features) operated by King County Metro in King County, Washington. The F Line began service on June 7, 2014, running between the Burien Transit Center and "The Landing" in north Renton. Other major stops and destinations served include Tukwila International Boulevard Link Station, Southcenter Mall, Tukwila Sounder/Amtrak Station, South Renton Park and Ride, Renton Transit Center and the Boeing Renton Factory. Unlike most of the RapidRide lines, the F Line does not offer scheduled service during late-night and early morning hours.

History
This corridor was previously served by Metro routes 110 and 140, with the latter carrying 3,500 riders on an average weekday in April 2014  With the implementation of RapidRide, the corridor saw an overall 69 percent increase in service, and ridership has grown 47 percent, with the F Line serving an average of 5,600 riders on weekdays in June 2015.

Service

All times are estimated headways.

References

External links
F Line website
RapidRide website
RapidRide Blog
King County Metro
Prototype bus photo sets on Flickr
From Oran Viriyincy
From user Citywalker
From usermajinandoru

Bus transportation in Washington (state)
Transportation in King County, Washington
Transportation in Seattle
2014 establishments in Washington (state)
2014 in transport
King County Metro


title: Bernhard von Kugler

text:
Bernhard von Kugler (14 June 1837, Berlin – 7 April 1898, Tübingen) was a German historian. He is largely known for his research of the Crusades.

He studied at the Universities of Greifswald, Tübingen and Munich, obtaining his habilitation in history at University of Munich  in 1861. Later, he became an associate professor (1867) and a full professor of history (1874) at the University of Tübingen.

He was the son of art historian Franz Theodor Kugler (1808–1858).

Published works
 Boemund und Tankred, Fürsten von Antiochien : ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Normannen in Syrien, 1862 – Bohemond and Tancred, prince of Antioch : a contribution to the history of the Normans in Syria.
 Ulrich Herzog zu Wirtemberg, 1865 – Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.
 Studien zur Geschichte des zweiten Kreuzzuges, 1866 – Studies involving the history of the Second Crusade.
 Christoph, Herzog zu Wirtemberg (two volumes 1868, 1872) – Christoph, Duke of Württemberg.
 Analecten zur Geschichte des zweiten Kreuzzugs. 1878 - Selections from the history of the Second Crusade.
 Geschichte der Kreuzzüge, 1880 – History of the Crusades.
 Neue Analecten zur Geschichte des zweiten Kreuzzuges, 1883 - New selections from the history of the Second Crusade.
 Albert von Aachen  1885 – Albert of Aix.

References

1837 births
1898 deaths
Writers from Berlin
Academic staff of the University of Tübingen
19th-century German historians
19th-century German male writers
19th-century German writers
German male non-fiction writers


title: The Mysterious Mansion

text:
The Mysterious Mansion () is a mystery novel by Maurice Leblanc featuring Arsène Lupin published in French first as a serial in June–July 1928 and as a book by Pierre Lafitte in July 1929.

A first English translation was published in New York by The Macaulay Co in 1930 as The Mélamare Mystery (translator unmentioned) and a second one (as The Mysterious Mansion) in 2014 by The Koch and Co Agency (translated by Jean Pierre Koch with Ellen Kapusniak).

Summary

After the sensational theft of diamonds at the Paris Opera and the abduction of an actress, Régine Aubry, the jovial jewel magnate Van Houben has no choice but to use the services of gentleman-sailor Jean d'Enneris, aka Arsène Lupin, who joins his own rival Brigadier Béchoux (already met in The Barnett & Co Agency and La Barre-Y-Va). With a second kidnapping, that of pretty model Arlette Mazolle, the mystery thickens. Soon it leads to the hôtel particulier, or mansion, of Count de Mélamare, and d'Enneris uncovers a history of hatred between two rival families revolving around the mansion.

References

External links

Arsène Lupin novels
1928 novels


title: Middleton, South Africa

text:
Middleton is a hamlet in the Blue Crane Route Local Municipality of the Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Middleton is situated on the banks of the Fish River off the N10 road and is about 30 km south of Cookhouse.

History

Middleton was first established in 1850 as an Anglican mission station when the Anglican Church set aside glebe land to members of its congregation, many of whom were former slaves. In 1879 a train station was built in Middleton as a layover point between larger towns. This old train station has now been converted into a pub. The Noupoort Christian Care Center owns the hamlet of Middleton. This center runs a rehabilitation center for people suffering from substance addiction. The center provides recovering addicts with jobs in maintaining the grounds and establishments of Middleton.

Buildings
The most notable building in Middleton is the old train station, which has now been converted into a pub. The train station was built in 1879, and is the oldest standing building in the small hamlet. Another notable building is the All Saint's United Church, a stone church first built as an Anglican congregation in 1903. The architecture of the older buildings in Middleton is distinctly Victorian, especially the train station-turned-pub.

Attractions

The old station pub offers usual pub fare along with a play area and petting zoo for children. Next to the stone church is the Country Kitchen Padstal which serves locally made preserves and baked goods. Middleton also has B&B and camping facilities such as the Hunters Lodge and the B&B at the Manor.

Travellers consider Middleton a quaint stopover on their way to other attractions. The Addo Elephant and Shamwari national parks are less than an hour's drive south along the N10 highway from Middleton. Grahamatown is an hour's drive southeast. Two hours to the northeast are the towns Graaff-Reinet and Nieu-Bethesda, which are home to many attractions including the Camdeboo National Park, the Nieu-Bethesda Owl House, and the Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre. An hours drive to the south will take travellers to Port Elizabeth and on to the Garden Route on the south coast.

See also
 List of heritage sites in Graaff-Reinet
 George, Western Cape
 Knysna
 Plettenberg Bay
 Mossel Bay
 Bloukrans Bridge Bungy
 Tsitsikamma

References

External links

 Official website

Populated places in the Blue Crane Route Local Municipality
Populated places established in 1875
Karoo
Great Fish River


title: Difficult, Tennessee

text:
Difficult is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee, in the United States.  It lies just north of State Route 85, about halfway between Defeated to the south and Kempville to the east.  Defeated Creek, a tributary of the Cumberland River, passes through the community.

History
One version of the name's origin holds that when residents applied for a post office, the application was returned because the preferred name was "too difficult".

References

External links

Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Tennessee
Unincorporated communities in Tennessee


title: Coward (Nels Cline album)

text:
Coward is a solo album by American guitarist Nels Cline which was released in October 2009 on the Cryptogramophone label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "This sounds like a very personal and emotional project, certainly one that is rendered from the heart, and must be listened to with the challenged bravery and wide open ears that ignorant, frightened people and those afraid of living life will never, ever experience".

Writing for All About Jazz, John Kelman stated "Like the best solo guitar albums, Coward transcends being merely an exercise in the instrument's vast potential—though it is that, too. Impossible to create without Cline's unequivocal virtuosity, the largely acoustic Coward remains about everything but guitaristic acumen. Instead it's an instrumental masterpiece, further positioning Cline as one of today's most open-minded composers, players and musical conceptualists. Despite its not inconsiderable challenges, it retains a surprisingly broad appeal, making it a true classic that will likely keep aspiring guitarists scratching their heads for years to come".

Pitchfork's Mark Masters stated "There's no doubt that Coward is a worthy addition to his canon, but the chances of it being anyone's go-to Cline disc are roughly the same as someone listing a compilation as their favorite album".

Track listing
All compositions by Nels Cline
 "Epiphyllum" - 4:21
 "Prayer Wheel" - 5:00
 "Thurston County" - 7:04
 "The Androgyne" - 3:11
 "Rod Poole's Gradual Ascent to Heaven" - 18:41
 "The Divine Homegirl" - 4:24
 "X Change(s)" - 4:20
 "The Nomad's Home" - 3:43
 "Onan (Suite): Amniotica" - 2:48
 "Onan (Suite): Lord & Lady" -  5:00
 "Onan (Suite): Dreams in the Mirror" - 1:38
 "Onan (Suite): Interruption (Onan's Psychedelic Breakdown)" - 1:51
 "Onan (Suite): Seedcaster" - 3:12
 "Onan (Suite): Liberator" - 3:21
 "Cymbidium" - 3:51

Personnel
 Nels Cline – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, sruti box, autoharp, zither, megamouth, kaossilator, quintronics drum buddy

References

2009 albums
Nels Cline albums
Cryptogramophone Records albums


title: Gaayathridevi Ente Amma

text:
Gaayathridevi Ente Amma is a 1985 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and produced by Prathap S. Pavamani and Leela Raghunath for Sachithra Movies starring Rahman and Seema, supported by Bharath Gopi, M. G. Soman, Rohini, Ashokan and Sukumari playing other important roles.

Cast

Rahman as Appu
Bharath Gopi as Mahadevan Thampi
M. G. Soman as Mr. Menon
Seema  as Gayathri Devi
Rohini as Priya
Sankaradi as Nambiar
Jagathy Sreekumar as Ousepp
Sukumari as Appu's Friend's Mother
Adoor Bhavani as Naniyamma
Shubha as Saudamini
Master Biju as Master Vensley
Ashokan as Thomachan
Bahadoor as Raman Nair
T. P. Madhavan as George
Thodupuzha Vasanthi as Ladies Hostel Warden

References

External links

1985 films
1980s Malayalam-language films


title: Philippe Wahl

text:
Philippe Wahl is a French business executive. Having previously been a government advisor and bank executive, in September 2013 he was appointed president and chief executive officer of La Poste, the group which includes the French postal service.

Early life and education
Wahl's parents are Adrien Wahl, a human resources director, and Georgette Meyer, a teacher. He graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in 1978 and has a Master of Advanced Studies degree in economics from Pantheon-Sorbonne University. In 1982–84 he earned a degree from the École nationale d'administration.

Career
Wahl began his career in government in 1984 at the Council of State as an auditor and Master of Requests; in 1986, he also became an advisor to the president of the Commission des opérations de bourse, the French stock market regulator. In 1989, he became cabinet director to Tony Dreyfus when Dreyfus was Secretary of State under Michel Rocard, then became Rocard's technical advisor on economic, financial, and fiscal matters. Under Rocard, he was able to achieve the passage of the Contribution sociale généralisée, a social benefits tax, despite the opposition of the then Minister of Finance, Pierre Bérégovoy.

In private business, he worked for Compagnie bancaire beginning in 1991 as an advisor to the CEO, from 1992 as a member of the board, and from 1994 as assistant CEO. In 1997, he became director of the specialist financial services arm and a member of the executive committee at Banque Paribas, with which Compagnie bancaire merged. In 1999, he became CEO of the French directorate of savings banks, CNCE (now Groupe BPCE). This position carried with it the presidency of the holding group Sopassure, the board of the insurer Écureuil assurances IARD, and membership on the governing boards of CDC Ixis and CNP Assurances. In 2005, he became CEO of Havas and, in 2006, vice president of Bolloré. In January 2007, he returned to banking at The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, initially as CEO for France; in March 2008, he became advisor to the RBS Global Banking and Markets Board; and in December 2008, he became CEO for France, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

In January 2011, Wahl was appointed chairman of the board of the Banque postale division of La Poste and adjunct CEO of the La Poste group. On 25 September 2013, the President of France appointed him president and chief executive of La Poste, succeeding Jean-Paul Bailly. He has promised to pursue three goals: economic health, good working conditions, and above all, customer satisfaction, which he has developed in his 2014 strategic plan, La Poste 2020.

He implements a diversification strategy for La Poste's activities, developing, amongst others, home-care services for seniors, and sessions of the driving licence written exam. In 2016, he signed a contract to take majority stakes in Axeo, a large network of local branches specializing in neighbourhood services. He also expands Geopost's activities in Italy, Russia, Brazil and Vietnam.

Other activities
 La France s’engage Foundation, member of the board
 Institut Montaigne, member of the board of directors

Personal life
Wahl is married to Sylvie Schwob, a human resources executive at Sanofi whom he met at university, and has three children.

References

External links
 Philippe Wahl's cv

1956 births
Living people
Sciences Po alumni
University of Paris alumni
École nationale d'administration alumni
French bankers
French financiers
NatWest Group people


title: Wat Chang Kham

text:
Wat Chang Kham (; "Elephant-Propped Temple"), formerly known as Wat Kan Thom (; "Kan Thom's Temple") after the name of its builder, is a ruined temple that is part of the Wiang Kum Kam archaeological area, outside of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. The present name of the temple is derived from elephant figures supporting one of the structures.

The modern site is within the grounds of a working temple and is adjacent to Wat That Noi, one of the smallest sites in the Wiang Kum Kam archaeological group.

References

 Oliver Hargreave: Exploring Chiang Mai, City, Valley & Mountains. Within Books, 4th Edition, 2013.

Chang Kham
History of Chiang Mai


title: Hermitage at Schaelsberg

text:
The hermitage at Schaelsberg (Dutch: kluis op de Schaelsberg, Limburgish: ) is a monumental hermitage in Schin op Geul, in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. Built in 1688 for the lords of nearby Schaloen Castle, the chapel and attached living space, housed a succession of 16 hermits from its foundation until 1930. The chapel and nearby stations of the cross, added in 1843, are a national monument. Since 1758 a yearly procession, the Sjaasbergergank, is held to the hermitage, and this procession is listed as national intangible cultural heritage. Located in a tourist area of South Limburg, it is a popular tourist attraction.

Description
The hermitage is located on top of the Schaesberg hill, on the edge of the Schaelsbergerforest. It is a rectangular chapel, with a small living space attached, all made out of white painted marl. The chapel has a crow-stepped gable and flèche, with on the north side a choir and apse, and on the south side a nave. Attached is a small living space, consisting of two rooms, with an upper floor and a basement. The lowest of these two rooms dates from the 15th century and was originally a hunting house of Schaloen Castle.

East of the chapel are stations of the cross, built in 1843. The stations are presented by 14 marl pedestals, each with a niche containing a lithograph image behind glass, all grouped in a circle surrounding a central shrine, which represents a symbolic grave, with on top the Arma Christi.

On the bottom of the Schaesberg hill, near a bridge across the river Geul to castle Schaloen, there are three small chapels dating from 1739, dedicated to saint Roch. The central chapel has a cross on top with a statue representing Jesus, while the outside chapels each have a statue on top, representing Mary and John the Baptist.

History
The chapel was dedicated to saint Anthony of Padua in 1688 and was part of the saint Mauritius parish in Schin op Geul. From 1688 until 1930 a succession of 16 Franciscan and Carthusian hermits lived in the hermitage.

Monument
The chapel and nearby stations of the cross have been a national monument since 14 March 1967. It has a sign stating it is a monument of the province of Limburg. The province of Limburg officially does not have listed buildings, but it gives these signs to national monuments that get provincial financial support. The area is property of Vereniging Natuurmonumenten and maintained by the Sjaasbergergank foundation.

On the last Sunday of June a procession is held, the Sjaasbergergank. This procession is listed as national intangible cultural heritage.

List of hermits
This is a list of all 16 hermits from 1688 until the last hermit died in 1930.
 Lourens Ploemen, 27 April 1688
 Johannes Louens
 Johannes Esken
 Benedictus Martens, 1727
 Arnold Haesen
 Petrus Prickartz, 1764
 Henri de Lidt, 1779
 Petrus Haenen, 1779
 Johannus Jacobs, 2 May 1816
 Johannes Smitsmans, 19 March 1831
 Peter Jozef Dresen, 1874
 Henricus Weerts, 4 October 1860
 Nicolaas Laurent, Juli 1889
 Clemens Salingré, 1 December 1892
 Auguste Tevesen, 2 December 1906
 Broeder Lutgerus

References

External links

Rijksmonuments in Valkenburg aan de Geul
Christian hermitages in the Netherlands
17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings
Cultural heritage


title: Brenda Wilson

text:
Brenda Wilson  was chief executive of Cancer Council SA, from 2002 to May 2015 and was South Australia's first female Lieutenant-Governor, serving from 15 August 2014 to 20 January 2022.

Early life
Wilson was born in Wales and migrated to Australia as a young girl with her parents and older sister in 1959.

Career
Wilson has worked in the health industry since 1973, training in nursing at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) from 1973 to 1976. She was later nurse manager at the RAH from 1985 to 1989. She then became Director of Nursing at Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre (HRC) from 1989 to 1992 and was promoted to CEO of HRC from 1992 to 1994.

Wilson was CEO of the Cancer Council SA from 2003 to 2015. She was a member of the board of Burnside War Memorial Hospital, Adelaide between 2003 and 2011. and a former Board Director of Opera SA

In 2014, Wilson was appointed to the board of aged care provider ACH Group.

Wilson was sworn in as Lieutenant-Governor of South Australia on August 15, 2014, replacing Hieu Van Le who became governor on September 1.

In 2016, she and a bunch of other people were members of a flash mob; they posed as statues at Adelaide Airport.

Brenda is currently a member of the ACHA and WCHN Boards and Chairman of the Board of Helping Hand Aged Care

Academic ranks and awards
Wilson has a Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Business (Health) and an MBA. She is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD), a Fellow of the College of Health Service Executives (FCHSE), a fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia (FRCNA) and a fellow of the Wharton School of Management.

Wilson was the recipient of the Telstra Business Women's Award, Corporate and Government Sector in 2000.

In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours Wilson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for "significant service to community health, and to the people of South Australia through a range of roles".

Personal life
Wilson's partner is Dr Kym Bannister, a nephrologist and nuclear physician, and she is stepmother to his two sons.

References

External links
 Professor Brenda Wilson – Government House, South Australia

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian nurses
Australian women nurses
Lieutenant-Governors of South Australia
Australian women chief executives
Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Members of the Order of Australia


title: Vladimir Kononov (Donetsk People's Republic)

text:
Vladimir Petrovich Kononov (; born October 14, 1974; nom de guerre Tsar) is a former defence minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, serving from August 15, 2014 after the resignation of Igor Girkin (also known as Igor Strelkov) until October 1, 2018.

Kononov is a Donetsk local. In 2014, he was a lieutenant colonel, and by 2015 was promoted to major general.

Biography
Vladimir Petrovich Kononov was born in 1974 in the city of Gorskoe of the Lugansk region.  He graduated from Sloviansk and the aviation college of civil aviation in 1995, and from the Slavic State Pedagogical Institute in 1999.

He was professionally engaged in sports and pedagogical activities, and worked as a coach in the Judo Federation of Donetsk region. He has 20 years of coaching experience in judo. He also passed special training for senior commanders.

On April 13, 2014 he volunteered in the people's militia of Donbass, and led the checkpoint in Sloviansk.  He commanded the unit in confrontation in battles in Sloviansk, Shakhtorsk, Ilovaysk, Mospino and other settlements. His military rank (as of August 2014) was lieutenant colonel.

After the resignation of Igor Strelkov, he became acting defense minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk.  He became defense minister of the Donetsk People's Republic on August 14, 2014. On October 1 2018, the Donetsk People's Republic allegedly abolished the office of defence minister.

He is married and has a child. His younger brother is one of the commanders of the militia of the NDP.

Sanctions
Sanctioned by the UK government in 2014 in relation to Russo-Ukrainian War.

References

1974 births
Living people
People from Hirske
People from the Donetsk People's Republic
Pro-Russian people of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Pro-Russian people of the war in Donbas
Russian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions
Ukrainian collaborators with Russia


title: Strangers in Heaven

text:
Strangers in Heaven is a 2014 album by the Japanese rock band Nothing's Carved in Stone released on August 6, 2014.

Track listing

References

2014 albums
Nothing's Carved in Stone albums
Epic Records albums


title: Mary Wilkinson Streep

text:
Mary Wolf Wilkinson Streep (July 30, 1915 – September 29, 2001) was an American fine-artist and art editor. She was the mother of actress Meryl Streep.

Life and career
Mary Wolf Wilkinson was born in Brooklyn, New York, as the second daughter and fourth of six children of Mary Agnes (née Wolf) and Harry Rockefellow Wilkinson. Her brothers were Harry, Harry Rockefeller Jr., and David Preis Wilkinson. While her sisters were Jane and Margaret May Wilkinson. She grew up in Madison, New Jersey, graduating from Madison High School, she then studied fine art at the Art Students League in New York.

Streep trained as a fine artist and became the art-editor for Home Furnishings Magazine and also did commercial artwork on a freelance basis. Mary had an art studio in the back of her home. She married pharmaceutical company executive Harry Wilbur Streep Jr. and had a daughter, Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep, and two sons, Dana Streep and Harry Wilbur Streep III (husband of actress Maeve Kinkead). She is also the grandmother of Streep's children, musician Henry Wolfe, actresses Mamie Gummer and Grace Gummer, and model Louisa Gummer. Her son-in-law, Don Gummer, is also an artist, a sculptor.

Her daughter Meryl Streep has often stated in interviews that her mother has been the inspiration for some of her characters she has played on the screen. Mary enrolled her daughter in voice lessons at the age of twelve after noticing her daughter's need to perform.

Death
Streep died at Cornell Medical Center from complications of heart disease after a short illness. Her husband died two years later on July 22, 2003, aged 93. They were residents of Mason's Island, Connecticut.

References

External links
Mary Wilkinson Streep on Find A Grave

1915 births
2001 deaths
Art Students League of New York alumni
American magazine editors
20th-century American painters
20th-century American printmakers
20th-century American women artists
American women painters
American women printmakers
Artists from Brooklyn
Painters from New Jersey
Painters from New York City
People from Madison, New Jersey
Women magazine editors
Madison High School (New Jersey) alumni
Meryl Streep


title: FITM2

text:
Fat storage-inducing transmembrane protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FITM2 gene. It plays a role in fat storage. Its location is 20q13.12 and it contains 2 exons. It is also a member of the FIT protein family that has been conserved throughout evolution. Conserved from Saccharomyces cerevisiae to humans is the capability to take fat and store it as cytoplasmic triglyceride droplets. While FIT proteins facilitate the segregation of triglycerides (TGs) into cytosolic lipid droplets, they are not involved in triglyceride biosynthesis. In mammals, both FIT2 and FIT1 from the same family are present, embedded in the wall of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) where they regulate lipid droplet formation in the cytosol. In S. cerevisiae, it also plays a role in the metabolism of phospholipids. These TGs are in the cytoplasm, encapsulated by a phospholipid monolayer in configurations or organelles that have been given many different names including lipid particles, oil bodies, adiposomes, eicosasomes, and most prevalent in scientific research – lipid droplets.

FIT protein family

FITM2 one of two genes in its family. The other being FITM1 also known as FIT1 in which it shares 35% identity with. However, FITM1 and FITM2 have a similarity score of 50% at the amino acid level. Of the two protein coding genes, FITM2 is the ancient orthologue of this family of FIT proteins with orthologues also found in S.cerevisiae. FITM1 is also found in humans but is conserved from fish. FITM1 is not seen in adipose tissue or adipocytes but it is however, displayed mostly in muscles both skeletal and cardiac in nature. FITM2 is seen most frequently and in increased expression in adipose tissue. It is controlled by receptor γ (peroxisome proliferator activated) directly. This receptor γ is the principal transcription factor for the differentiation of adipocytes.

Lipid droplets (LDs)
Cytosolic lipid droplets are organelles that are composed of a core that is hydrophobic in nature containing neutral lipids (like triglycerides) as well as cholesteryl esters that have a phospholipid monolayer in addition to a distinctive set of expressed proteins that surrounds them. The most generally accepted view on the creation of lipid droplets is that the neutral lipids build up between the ER leaflets due to de novo synthesizing enzymes for both triglyceride phospholipids and cholesteryl esters. This leads to the budding lipid droplets growing into the cytoplasm space. There are two different groups of lipid droplets that are known: the first is characterized by its phospholipid leaflet in continuity with the membrane of the ER and the second is classified as definitively cytosolic without a connection to the ER.

Structure
A generally acknowledged model of the creation of a lipid droplet includes the construction of a center or lens of TGs that are produced new. This TG center is flanked by the leaflets of the membrane in the ER that sprouts off with the leaflet in the cytoplasm of the ER that surrounds the core of the lipid (neutral). It is then able to obtain interchangeable proteins that are associated with lipid droplets in the cytosol.

Studies done have suggested that FITM2 works downstream of diglyceride acyltransferase (DGAT) enzymes and binds to TGs, which is crucial for a cell’s FITM2 facilitated lipid droplet formation after being purified. When looking at the most recent view of lipid droplet formation as described above where a TG lens is established between ER leaflets, FITM2’s capacity to bind TG may aid in the increase of TG’s solubility in the ER. This can then instigate the gathering of amounts of TG necessary to mediate the progression of lipid droplet formation. Consequently, FITM2 has been referred to as a “gatekeeper” because it is situated downstream of TG biosynthesis and controls the number of lipid droplets formed.

In mammals, FITM2 protein is made up of 262 amino acids (while FIT1 part of the same family is 292 amino acids long) and has six transmembrane domains in which the N and C termini are both geared to face the cytosol. When FITM2 has a mutation in its fourth transmembrane domain that happens to be a gain-of-function one, is found overexpressed in cells, it has unfailingly caused the buildup of TG rich lipid droplets. This mutation has been described as having a significant effect on increasing both the amount and size and lipid droplets. A comparative sequence analysis of FITM2 showed a tract of residues that were deemed as extensively conserved located in this transmembrane 4 that was later named the “FIT signature sequence”.

Function
In the cells of mammals, the construction of lipid droplets is a process that is strictly controlled, using hormone induced signals, proteins related to droplets, and lipases as well. Four observations support the role of FIT proteins in the buildup and mediation of lipid droplets. First, they have been conserved throughout evolution and solely found in the ER which is the primary site for the biosynthesis of TGs. Second, when FIT proteins are overexpressed in either the liver of a mouse of even in cells that have been cultured in vivo, there has been observable buildup of lipid droplets that are rich in triglycerides as an outcome. Third, FIT proteins are not DGATs. DGATs facilitate the biosynthesis of the TGs. FIT proteins strictly aid in the conversion of the TGs (made by DGATs) into lipid droplets. Therefore, knowing the function of these FIT proteins helps us to make sense of why they are placed downstream of the DGATs. Lastly, a shRNA-facilitated reduction in FITM2 in adipocytes (3T3-L1) or even a knockdown of it in the embryos of zebrafish resulted in great declines in lipid droplet build-up.

FITM2 has been identified as being overexpressed throughout the time 3T3-L1 (from the adipocyte cell line) is being differentiated which shows resemblance to the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR γ) at a specific period when lipid droplets have been identified to build-up which results in the adipocyte phenotype that is seen in the 3T3-L1 cells. The overexpression of FITM2 was also displayed when the 3T3-L1 cells were combined with rosiglitazone (a PPAR γ agonist). This serves as evidence for the idea FITM2 is functionally regulated by PPAR γ.

The specificity of the tissue dispersal of FITM1 and FITM2 and the fact that FITM2 binds TG more intensely than FITM1 (which forms a weak bond) presents separate functions for these FIT family proteins in regards to the metabolism of lipids. Lipid droplet development induced by FITM2 may function in TG storage for long-term purposes in adipose whereas FITM1 may function to make the smaller lipid droplets that are seen in skeletal muscle where there is a fast replacement of LDs.

Clinical Uses
When physiological circumstances are regular, lipid droplets are depended on to keep energy balanced at not only at the cellular level, but for the sake of the whole organism’s sustainability. However, excessive acquirement of lipid droplets can result in obesity, and increased risk for obtaining disease including type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and heart disease. The documentation of the FIT proteins should help in evolving substances to revert FIT expression or activity back to a normal regulatory state as treatment for these diseases.

In addition, a recent study was performed on a family with a new homozygous mutation in FITM2, resulting in a truncated protein. The individuals in the family that are affected by this mutation exhibit Siddiqi syndrome. Siddiqi syndrome is identified by gradual development of hearing loss, late motor development, decreased BMI, ichthyosis-like changes to the skin, and minor fiber neuropathy. In this family, the collection of symptoms presented for this syndrome is new. However, they also overlap with several recognized monogenic conditions that are neurological in nature including Troyer syndrome, Mohr-Tranebjaerg syndrome, and Megdel syndrome.

References

Further reading

Genes on human chromosome 20


title: Herbert Herden

text:
Herbert Herden (; 8 January 1915 – 11 February 2009) was a German police officer who was declared a Righteous Among the Nations on 17 March 2004. In occupied Poland he had been assigned to the apartment of Felicia Lieber's family and later aided them. He forged papers for them and ultimately became engaged to Felicia. He would go on to negotiate the release of her brother Ignacy (Yitzhak) Lieber, but Felicia was ultimately denounced and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. Herden himself was sent to Dachau concentration camp in July 1944. After the war Herbert and Ignacy looked for missing people, including Felicia, but Felicia was never found. Ignacy, now Yitzhak, Lieber would be instrumental in informing Yad Vashem of Herden. In addition to the Leiber family Herden had used what resources he had to give food and aid to other Jews.

References

Dachau concentration camp survivors
German Righteous Among the Nations
1915 births
2009 deaths


title: Mino (rapper)

text:
Song Min-ho (; born March 30, 1993), better known by the stage name Mino, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, music producer, artist and actor.  After a stint in the two-year ballad group BoM from 2011 to 2013, he joined YG Entertainment, leading to his debut in 2014 with the boy band Winner, formed through Mnet survival program WIN: Who Is Next. Alongside label-mate Bobby, he is also part of the hip hop duo MOBB, formed in September 2016.

As a solo artist, Mino first gained recognition as a contestant in the rap-survival program, Show Me the Money 4, where he finished as the series runner-up, and became the best-selling artist among the show's history with his single, "Fear" (겁). He made his official solo debut with the studio album, XX in November 2018; its lead single, titled "Fiancé", became his first number one hit in South Korea, spawning to number one on Gaon's digital and streaming monthly charts for the month of December. It also became his first single to receive a platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) after achieving sales of 2.5 million digital copies.

In television, he is currently a series regular in tvN variety programs, New Journey to the West and Kang's Kitchen. In addition, he appeared as a judge in a variety show called Sing Again, which has recently gained popularity.

Biography

Early life
Song Min-ho was born on March 30, 1993, in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. He has a sister named Song Dan-ah, who is one year younger than him and was previously a member of the defunct girl group "New F.O." Mino also has a cousin named Song Gun-hee, better known by the stage name "#Gun", a rapper who was under Starship Entertainment. Mino graduated from Hanlim Multi Art School in 2011.

2007–2012: Career beginnings and BoM
In the early years of his musical career, Mino was an active participant of the Korean underground rap scene, performing under the name Mino or Hugeboy Mino. Among others who would later become well-known, Mino often performed with underground rappers-turned-idols, namely Block B's Zico and P.O, and Phantom's Hanhae. He auditioned and trained under Stardom Entertainment for several years before attaining a position in the line-up for the boy band, Block B alongside trainees Zico, U-Kwon, B-Bomb and Jaehyo. However, due to not being of legal age at the time, his father consulted with the company on his behalf in terms of business regarding the contract and ultimately was unable to reach an agreement. In result, Mino left to pursue his career elsewhere.

Starting from scratch, Mino joined and trained under Y2Y Contents Company for nearly two years before making his debut on July 27, 2011, as a rapper under the stage name "Tagoon" in the ballad boy band BoM. While promoting with the group, despite writing five songs among their releases, the executive of the company did not register nor credit Mino's contributions for copyright and instead forged another person's name to receive royalties. Mino reported that he made as little as ₩10 won ($0.09) during his time at the company. BoM disbanded within two years of their debut in March 2013.

2013–2014: Debut with Winner and rising popularity

In 2013, YG Entertainment reached out to Mino upon discovering a video of him covering Big Bang's La La La in his March 2012 appearance on Channel A cable drama The Strongest K-POP Survival. After a successful audition, Mino was accepted by the agency and joined as a trainee. That same year, he appeared on Mnet survival program WIN: Who Is Next as a contestant under "Team A". Initially, he was appointed as the leader by Yang Hyun-suk during the first episode of the show, however, due to an injury part-way, he was replaced as leader by Kang Seung-yoon. Seeing the synergy and improvement in performance, Yang Hyun-suk made the change permanent in benefit of the team. On October 25, during the finale episode of the survival program, Team A was announced as the winners of the show. Team A was set to debut under the name, Winner.

Winner officially made their debut on August 17, 2014, with the studio album, 2014 S/S and the double A-side singles, "Empty" and "Color Ring". The ten-track album also featured Mino's first solo release titled, "I'm Him", which peaked at number 15 on the Gaon Digital Chart. Upon their debut, the quintet shot to instantaneous success with "Empty" topping all South Korean charts including Gaon, earning them the title "Monster Rookies". Their unprecedented success earned them multiple awards that year including Top 10 Artist (Bonsang) at the Melon Music Awards and "Most Popular Korean Group" at the Tudou Young Choice Awards. The group also went on to becoming the fastest act to win on a televised music show, within four days through Mnet's M Countdown.

In October 2014, Mino was featured in labelmate senior Epik High's lead single "Born Hater" from their studio album Shoebox, alongside Beenzino, Verbal Jint, and labelmates iKon's B.I and Bobby. The single peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Digital Chart, selling almost 1.5 million digital copies. The song was later performed for the first time at the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards. That same day, he also had a collaborative stage with South Korean singer, IU, performing her single "Friday". In December 2014, Mino co-hosted the 2014 SBS Gayo Daejeon alongside  South Korean actress, Song Ji-hyo and singers 2PM's Nichkhun, CNBLUE's Yonghwa, Infinite's L and B1A4's Baro.

2015–2017: Show Me the Money and mainstream success

In April 2015, Mino appeared in the Mnet rap survival program Show Me the Money 4 as a member of "Team Zipal" competing under Zico and Paloalto. He finished the show as the series runner-up behind rapper Basick. Through the program, Mino released numerous singles including Fear, Turtle Ship, Moneyflow, and Okey Dokey. Namely, the single "Fear", featuring labelmate senior Big Bang's Taeyang, went on to becoming one of the best-selling singles of the year, as well as the best-selling single ever in any Show Me the Money series. "Fear" went on to earning Mino the Discovery of the Year (Hip Hop) award at the Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards, and a nomination for the Hot Trend Award at the MelOn Music Awards.

In September 2016, Mino and labelmate Bobby of iKon was formed as the project sub-unit, MOBB. Together, they released a four-track single album titled The Mobb, with the double A-side singles, "Full House" and "Hit Me" on September 9. The Hip-hop duo's success earned them the Best Hip-Hop/Rap Artist at the Seoul Music Awards. Ahead of their release, Mino also released the digital single, "Body" on September 8. "Body" peaked at number 13 on the Gaon Digital Chart and number 4 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Chart.

Through the MBC variety program, Infinite Challenge, Mino was cast for the show's "Hip hop & History Special" alongside Zico, Bewhy, Dok2, Gaeko and DinDin. He partnered with the comedian Haha to create a single that fused hip hop with the history of South Korea. Ultimately, that collaboration led to the single "Shoot" (쏘아), which peaked at number 3 on the Gaon Digital chart.

Outside of music, in January 2017, Mino joined the cast of tvN variety program, New Journey to the West alongside Kyuhyun of Super Junior from season 2.5 onward. His appearance on the show marked his first-ever fixed regular appearance on a television series since his debut. Mino went on to obtaining the infamous names Song Mojiri and Song Garak. On December 5, 2017, Mino appeared on tvN cooking variety program, Kang's Kitchen, a spin-off variety show of New Journey to the West, as a cast member.

2018–present: Solo debut and critical acclaim

Through the release of the second studio album from his group, Winner, titled Everyday on April 4, 2018, he released the solo B-side single, "Turn Off the Light" (손만 잡고 자자), which peaked at number 74 on the Gaon Digital Chart.

On July 20, Mino featured and co-wrote on labelmate senior Big Bang Seungri's sub-title track "Where R U From" from his studio album The Great Seungri. The single went on to peaking at number 84 on the Gaon Digital Chart. Mino also made an appearance in the music video, which was later released on July 27, as well as on Seungri's live performance on MBC's Show! Music Core and SBS' Inkigayo on July 21 and 22 respectively.

Mino made his official solo debut on November 26, 2018, with his first studio album XX, and the lead single "Fiancé" (아낙네). He described the song as a fusion of trot and hip hop that samples the Korean trot song "소양강 처녀" ("Soyanggang Maiden") from 1969. Fiancé  went on to top numerous charts, including  the Gaon Monthly Digital Chart for the month of December. The song also garnered Mino several awards on music programs for the number one hit. His single also earned him the Best Hip-Hop Award at the Golden Disc Awards and multiple nominations including Song of the Year (November) at the Gaon Chart Music Awards. He began promotions through his first music show appearance on MBC's Show! Music Core on December 1 and later achieved his first solo win on a music show through Mnet's M Countdown on December 6.

On October 30, 2020, Mino released his second self-produced solo album Take, with the lead single "Run Away" which peaked at number 55 on the Gaon Digital Chart. This album includes the first track called “Love and a Boy” which Mino wrote, composed, and arranged entirely by himself.

On July 16, 2021, AOMG producer Gray posted a video on Instagram of himself and Mino with "#smtm10 #producer" officially announcing that the duo would serve as judges and producers for the tenth season of the popular hip-hop survival show, Show Me the Money. In six years, Mino went from contestant on the fourth season to producer in the tenth season. Gray and Mino's team was named "Team Graynoma" and included contestants Be'O, Mudd the Student, Anandelight, Geegooin, and Unofficialboyy. Several Team Graynoma songs went on to dominate the South Korean music charts including the team's song Breathe (쉬어)  (ft. Mino); Be'O's Limousine (리무진) (ft. Mino); and Mudd The Student's Dissonance (불협화음) (ft. AKMU).

On October 7, 2021, it was announced that Mino will be holding his first ever solo concert, entitled "Maniac" on November 19. The event will be held simultaneously in-person at Seoul's Olympic Hall and online as part of 'YG Palm Stage 2021'.  During Mino's solo concert, he shared the stage with Bobby from Ikon and Winner bandmate, Kang Seungyoon. Those in attendance at the concert included Mino's Winner bandmates Jinwoo and Seunghoon, Twice's Jeongyeon, YG labelmates from Treasure and IKon, and Blackpink's Jennie.

After the concert, Mino announced that he would be releasing his third studio album To Infinity and its lead single "Tang!" on December 7, 2021. To Infinity topped the iTunes Album charts in 14 countries on the day of its release. Artists featured on the album include ILLBOI, Gaeko, Bobby, sogumm, and sunwoojunga.

On July 21, 2022, it was announced that Mino would be attending the 'Start Art Fair Seoul 2022' held at The Seoul Lightium, Seongdong-gu, Seoul from September 1–6.

In August, Mino made his debut with the Netflix film Seoul Vibe, which was Mino's big screen debut.

Artistry

Music and style
Initially discovering hip hop through 50 Cent, Mino's love for the genre grew after expanding into the South Korean hip hop scenes through artists including Dynamic Duo, The Movement and Drunken Tiger. In result, his entire discography is predominantly hip hop. Mino has also cited American rapper Kendrick Lamar as a musical role model towards his career. For rap, he fancied the husky and rough voices of rappers such as Dirty South, Young Jeezy and Ja Rule which was embodied in his earlier work. Mino recalled how he used to shout on purpose to lose his voice for a husky musical tone. Citing his appearance on the fourth installment of Show Me the Money as a career turning point, from then on he changed his rap tone to something more natural and comfortable.

Other ventures

Arts and photography
Mino launched an exhibition in early October 2018 called "Burning Planet" in collaboration with Gentle Monster. Hypebeast praised the exhibition's symbolism, and noted the way it portrayed a "burnout" culture where societies literally work themselves to death. Notably, celebrities such as actor Lee Dong-hwi, Block B's P.O, Li Yi Feng and many others visited the exhibition. The exhibition was held for a month.

In November 2018, Mino was featured along with other professional photographers for “O! Leica, Spirit of the Times” exhibition that was held in S-Factory in Seoul, Korea from November 30 to December 9. Mino continued to expand further into the fashion industry as he teamed up with Vogue Korea for the "I AM REAL MINO" spread in the December 2018 issue as guest editor. Along with the spread, a fashion film for the track "Rocket" of his album XX is to be released.

In December 2019, Mino made his official debut as a painter at SEEA 2019 exhibition (Special Exhibition for Emerging Artists 2019). The exhibition held at the Seongnam Arts Center's 808 Gallery from December 17 to 25. He submitted three paintings to the fine art show.

In October 2020, Mino's acrylic paintings will be displayed in Saatchi Gallery as part of the Korean Eye 2020: Creativity and Daydream exhibit in the STARTnet art fair from October 21 to 25. He is the first Korean singer to have his work displayed in this famous contemporary art gallery.

From December 16, 2022, to February 5, 2023, Mino held his first solo exhibition titled "Thanking You" in StART Art Korea's new Sungdong-gu gallery space  which was successfully completed with an encore extension as more than 30,000 visitors visited the exhibit from December 22, 2022, to January 23, 2023.

Fashion and endorsements
Mino alongside Block B's Zico were selected as the models for South Korean mobile game Penta Storm: The Strike Of Kings, owned by the largest South Korean gaming company Netmarble on March 15, 2017. An official from the company mentioned they believed the two fit the games image perfectly as both are influential in the target audience they aim for as well as the two being close friends in reality, further elaborating they wish for users to enjoy with friends anytime and anywhere. Lotte Chilsung, the largest beverage manufacturers in South Korea launched new products dubbed the "Let's Be" Coffee in February 2019. Mino alongside Block B's P.O were chosen as advertising models for the products. A representative from the company revealed their "Fresh and Youthful" image was one of the many key reasons they were chosen. In August 2020, the German personal care brand, Nivea, collaborated with Mino on  limited release lip balms, named Red, Blue, and Navy, which included Mino's artwork on the packaging. In November 2021, Mino was selected as the model for the premium vegan brand, d'Alba, and appeared in numerous print and TV ads for the brand. Other brands that have recently collaborated with Mino, and include his artwork, include Scotch whiskey brand Glenfiddich, Italian suit brand Kitson, Danish brand Bang & Olufsen, and camping brand Helinox.

In September 2017, Mino, along with bandmate Lee Seung-hoon, was chosen as influencers most suited to being ambassadors of luxury brand Burberry appointed by previous creative officer Christopher Bailey as they exhibited a "Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren-like approach to haute couture" and named as winning front row looks. The duo got early access to the Spring 2018 collection two days after they landed at Heathrow Airport.

In October 2018, Mino collaborated with brand Gentle Monster in creating the Burning Planet exclusive package that included specialized Peek-a-Boo glasses Burning Planet edition. The package was only available to friends of Mino, and were seen worn by label mates Lisa of Blackpink and Donghyuk of iKon, Kwon twins of YG Hitech dance team, South Korean rapper and producer Code Kunst, and many others.

On June 20, 2019, Mino made his global runway debut and became the first Korean artist to walk down the runway of Louis Vuitton's Spring 2020 menswear show held in Paris, France, during Paris Fashion Week. He was personally invited to participate by Virgil Abloh, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's menswear collection.

In February 2021, Mino was named as an ambassador for Songzio and became its first-ever ambassador since its creation in 1993. Following the announcement, sales increased by 40% in compared to the previous year for the month of March. Mino increased attention on the brand alongside the awareness of Songzio among the younger generation with their collaboration 'Black Sunflower, Edition 93'.

Philanthropy
In September 2018, it was reported that Mino donated his entire modelling fee for his appearance in the Balenciaga X Dazed collaboration to the United Nations' World Food Programme, a humanitarian organization that aims for a world without hunger.

Following the cancellation of contemporary casual clothing brand PLAC's 'by YOU' collection showcase event in collaboration with himself and bandmate Seungyoon due to safety issues in relations to the recent coronavirus pandemic, the funds they raised towards the showcase were used to donate 10,000 masks for low-income children.

Business Ventures
In April 2020, Mino opened his own cafe, Osechill, which is currently located in Seongdong-gu. In September 2022, Mino launched his own brand, Sensorama, which has ring and necklace with diffuser as one of the products.

Personal life

Military service
Mino enlisted in the mandatory military service as a social worker on March 24, 2023. He suffered from poor health in the past, such as a herniated disc in his neck. Depending on the screening of the Military Manpower Administration, he has been classified as a subject excluded from basic military training.

Discography

 XX (2018)
 Take (2020)
 To Infinity. (2021)

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Web show

Hosting

Radio

Concerts and tours

Concerts

Awards and nominations

Other accolades

Listicles

Notes

References

External links

YG Entertainment artists
1993 births
Living people
South Korean male idols
Hanlim Multi Art School alumni
People from Yongin
Musicians from Gyeonggi Province
South Korean male rappers
South Korean male pop singers
Show Me the Money (South Korean TV series) contestants
Winner (band) members
21st-century South Korean singers
South Korean hip hop record producers
South Korean television personalities


title: Odisha Construction Corporation

text:
The Odisha Construction Corporation or OCC is a premier Government of Odisha undertaking. Established in the year 1962 under the then Indian National Congress government of Biju Patnaik(fourth Chief Minister of Odisha) to undertake specialised civil and mechanical construction works hence creating an infrastructure base in the state of Odisha. The Odisha Construction Corporation is headed by the principal secretary to government, water resources as ex-officio chairman.

The Odisha Construction Corporation is well equipped with machinery, equipment and vehicle to handle construction works and gives construction services for hydroelectric projects, irrigation projects, thermal power projects, industrial projects industrial buildings, bridges, harbors, railways and building projects.

Completed projects

Hydroelectric projects
 Concrete, masonry & earth dams, tunnels, spillways, power house, hydraulic gates, steel penstock of Balimela, Upper Kolab, Rengali & Upper Indravati projects

Irrigation projects
 Barrages, canals & hydraulic structure of Mahanadi Barrage, Samal Barrage, Naraj Barrage & Harbhangi irrigation projects

Thermal power projects
 Power plants, water treatment plant & cooling towers of Talcher Thermal, IB Thermal & STPP (NTPC)

Industrial projects
 Industrial building & heavy fabricated structure of National Aluminium Company (NALCO), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) & Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL).

Bridges
 Balasore fly over, express highway & Kandal Bridge

Harbors
 Breakwater & berths of Paradip Port Trust

Railway projects
Tunnel, fabricated steel bridge & embankment of Koraput-Rayagada Railway project

Buildings
 Residential, office, school & hospital buildings & cyclone shelters.

Roads
 PMGSY roads of RD Department

Ongoing projects
 Lower Indra spillway, canals & gate works
 Titilagarh spillway & gate works
 Manjore spillway & gate works
 Kanupur spillway & gate works
 Telengiri irrigation (spillway & earth dam)
 Sagada Aqueduct of UIIP
 Rengali right bank canal
 Baghalati spillway, dam and gate works
 Subarnarekha Canal work
 Anandapur barrage gate works
 PMGSY road works
 Lower Suktel Spillway
 Ret Spillway
 Puri town water supply & drainage work

References

External links
Official Website of Odisha Construction Corporation (OCC)

Economy of Odisha
State agencies of Odisha
Construction and civil engineering companies of India
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1962
Indian companies established in 1962
1962 establishments in Orissa


The 1901 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Commodores were coached by Walter H. Watkins in his first year as head coach.

Before the season
Going into the season, the team was built around a veteran nucleus of John Edgerton, Walter Simmons, Hughes, Booth, and Davis. The line was light, but made up for with its aggressiveness. Starting quarterback Fred Hume weighed just 122 pounds.

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: Kentucky State College
On opening day, the Commodores defeated Kentucky State 22–0, looking much faster than the visitors.

The starting lineup was Williamson (left end), Lawler (left tackle), Hughes (left guard) Perry (center), Crutchfield (right guard),  Booth (right tackle), Simmons (right end), Hume (quarterback), Davis (left halfback), Kyle (right halfback), Tigert (fullback).

Week 2: Centre
In the second week of play, Vanderbilt beat Centre 25–0.

Week 3: Georgia
The Commodores defeated coach William A. Reynolds' Georgia Bulldogs 48–0, avenging the loss by the same score last year to Reynolds' Tar Heels.

Week 4: Auburn
Vanderbilt beat Auburn 41–0, in a game that was "extremely disappointing and slow."

Week 5: Washington University

Washington University gave the Commodores their only loss of the season, 12–11. Vanderbilt quarterback Fred Hume made a 50-yard gain, setting up John Edgerton's touchdown. Washington fought hard and responded with a touchdown drive, with Cassell making the score. Washington made the extra point, and went up 6–5. Bryan scored another touchdown for Vanderbilt to make the score 11–6 at the half. Washington's Smith scored a touchdown in the second half, and Lehman kicked goal for the win.

The starting lineup was McLean (left end), Lawler (left tackle), Hughes (left guard) Perry (center), Crutchfield (right guard), Booth (right tackle), Simmons (right end), Hume (quarterback), Bryan (right halfback), Edgerton (fullback).

Attendance for the game was reported variously as "hardly exceed[ing]" 400 and 2,000.

Week 6: Tennessee

Vanderbilt beat Tennessee 22–0. John Edgerton scored three touchdowns and John J. Tigert scored another.

The starting lineup was McLean (left end), Lawler (left tackle), Hughes (left guard) Perry (center), Crutchfield (right guard),  Bryan (right tackle), Simmons (right end), Hume (quarterback), Tigert (left halfback), Kyle (right halfback), Edgerton (fullback).

Week 7: Sewanee
Coach Billy Suter's Sewanee Tigers fought the Commodores to a scoreless tie despite Vanderbilt gaining 367 yards. Twice the Commodores were stopped at the 1-yard line.

Week 8: Nashville

The 1901 team was likely the best football team in University of Nashville (Peabody) history. Coached by Charley Moran, the team defeated Sewanee 39–6 "and mopped up with about everything else." The Commodores practiced in secret for ten days in preparation. Vanderbilt faced Nashville on Thanksgiving Day and won 10–0 in front of  4 to 5,000 spectators, using "Harvard tactics." After thirty minutes of gameplay, John Edgerton scored a touchdown taking the wind out of the sails of Nashville rooters. A riot broke out downtown the next day. According to the account of the event in the Nashville Banner (repudiated in the Hustler), the trouble started when a number of Vanderbilt students "tried to paint the stone fence of the University of Nashville yellow and black."

The starting lineup was McLean (left end), Lawler (left tackle), Hughes (left guard) Perry (center), Crutchfield (right guard), Booth (right tackle), Simmons (right end), Kyle (quarterback), Tigert (left halfback), Davis (right halfback), Edgerton (fullback).

References

Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons
Vanderbilt Commodores football