title: Roy Ngerng

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Roy Ngerng Yi Ling (; born 9 May 1981), is a Singaporean blogger and activist.

In 2015, Ngerng was found guilty of defaming Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In his blog, he had accused the PM of being a "thief" and criminally misappropriating monies paid by citizens to the state-administered Central Provident Fund. The judge ruled that the accusation is malicious and "one of the gravest that can be made against any individual, let alone a head of government". Ngerng was ordered to pay defamation damages of S$150,000.

In the 2015 general election, Ngerng joined a Reform Party team to contest against the prime minister in Ang Mo Kio constituency, but lost with only 21.4% of votes, the second lowest of all GRCs contested. In 2016, Ngerng relocated to Taiwan.

Early life

Ngerng's father is a chai tow kway seller while his mother is a retired factory worker. Ngerng lived with them and his younger sister in a four-room Housing Development Board flat in Sembawang. Ngerng also has an elder sister. Before 2000, the Ngerng family lived in a two-room flat near the now-defunct Hong Dao Primary School, which Ngerng had attended. Ngerng's family were unaware of his blogging activities until the events of May 2014.

Ngerng states that his interest in people and their interactions started in primary school when he witnessed instances of racism. At the age of 15, Ngerng revealed his homosexuality to friends, but described facing resultant discrimination. He went on to study in Serangoon Junior College, where he took art as an GCE Advanced Level subject and won an award for topping his level in geography and art in his first year. Ngerng majored in sociology at the National University of Singapore, where he participated in its community service club helping autistic or hyperactive children and people with mental disorders.

Ngerng started his sociopolitical blog, The Heart Truths, in 2012. He was found liable in October 2014 of defaming Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore, in a blog post. Ngerng is also noted for his protests at Hong Lim Park campaigning against Singapore's Central Provident Fund. As a result of the events surrounding him, Ngerng was ranked by Yahoo Singapore as the top Singapore newsmaker of 2014.

In 2015, Ngerng was found liable in defaming Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In his blog, he had accused the PM of being a "thief" and criminally misappropriating monies paid by citizens to the state-administered Central Provident Fund. The judge stated that the accusation is "one of the gravest that can be made against any individual, let alone a head of government". Ngerng was ordered to pay defamation damages of S$150,000.

Career

After graduation, Ngerng worked for six months with Autism Partnership, an organisation working with families with autistic children. Ngerng then joined the Health Promotion Board’s Communicable Diseases department for six years, working on campaigns and presenting at international conferences, and winning an Employee of the Year award for innovation in 2011. In 2012, he joined Tan Tock Seng Hospital as a contract patient coordinator, where he fronted a campaign to promote the understanding of the lives of HIV-infected people.

On 10 June 2014, Ngerng was sacked from his job at Tan Tock Seng Hospital for "conduct incompatible with the values and standards expected of employees" and for misusing resources for personal pursuits. Ngerng described the sacking as "politically motivated". NGO Maruah expressed concern on the manner of punishment and the reasons for doing so. In the same month, a 71-year-old man, Loh Thiam Hock, was jailed for four weeks for vandalising public property in support of Ngerng.

Politics

In August 2015, Ngerng was part of the Reform Party six-member team contesting Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency in the 2015 general election.

On 21 May 2014, Ngerng applied to be a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP), with the proposal being submitted by fellow blogger Han Hui Hui. Ngerng was ultimately not selected as an NMP in August 2014.

The People's Action Party team headed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong defeated the Reform Party by 135,115 to 36,711 (78.63% to 21.37%) in the election.

Taiwan
Ngerng has been residing in Taipei since October 2016.

In 2018, Ngerng took part in an Al Jazeera documentary, Singapore: The House that Lee Built. The documentary was Ngerng's first media appearance since his participation in the 2015 Singapore general election and showed snippets of Ngerng's life in Taiwan.

Controversies

Libel suit over CPF blog post (2015)

On 15 May 2014, Ngerng made a post entitled "Where Your CPF Money Is Going: Learning From The City Harvest Trial" on his blog the Heart Truths. Within the post, Ngerng created a chart which mapped the relationships between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the Central Provident Fund (CPF), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). Ngerng claimed there was an "uncanny resemblance" between this chart and another chart by news agency Channel News Asia regarding the relationship among City Harvest Church leaders, who were being charged with misappropriating funds.

The CPF has been described as "a forced savings scheme" for Singaporeans with "monthly contributions into the fund" to be saved for retirement, or for expenses on "property, healthcare, and their children's education", while the GIC has been described to have "indirectly invested" funds from the CPF.

On 18 May, Lee's lawyer, Senior counsel Davinder Singh of Drew & Napier, stated that the blog post alleged that Lee "is guilty of criminal misappropriation of the monies paid by Singaporeans to the CPF" and that the allegations were "false and baseless". It was demanded that Ngerng issue an apology and take down the blog post within three days, as well as pay damages and legal fees, failing which Ngerng could be sued for defamation.

On 19 May, Ngerng took down the offending blog post but did not apologise and said that the offending article was a call for greater transparency on the CPF, the GIC and Temasek Holdings. He then posted another blog post entitled "Your CPF: The Complete Truth And Nothing But The Truth". Around this time, Singapore human rights non-governmental organisation Maruah called for Lee to rebut the points made in Ngerng's blog post.

After an extension for the deadline for Ngerng's written response was granted, Ngerng apologised "unreservedly" on 23 May, admitting that his allegation was "false and completely without foundation". Ngerng also asked that he not pay for damages and legal fees, while requesting an "open dialogue" with Lee on the CPF. Ngerng's appeal to drop damages and costs was rejected.

On 26 May, Singh sent a letter to Ngerng, saying that four further blog posts by Ngerng and a 24 May YouTube video showed that Ngerng's apology was not "genuine". If Ngerng did not take down this material, aggravated damages would be claimed. Ngerng agreed to remove the additional posts and video.

On 27 May, Ngerng offered S$5,000 in damages "with each party to bear their own costs", which was rejected by Singh as "derisory". Meanwhile, Singh said that Ngerng had once again "misled" Lee and the public by not removing his YouTube video as agreed upon, claimed that the video was merely made private, and alleged that Ngerng had sent two emails with links to the posts and video to "a far wider audience" including local and international media. In response, Ngerng's lawyer, M Ravi, claimed no knowledge of the emails.

On 29 May, Lee filed a defamation lawsuit against Ngerng. In response, Ngerng made an online plea for help in settling his legal fees through crowdfunding, leaving instructions on how to transfer money to his bank account. Within a week, Ngerng said that he had raised more than his targeted S$70,000. It was later reported that Ngerng had managed to raise more than S$110,000 from over a thousand contributions. While Lee did not address the case directly, he wrote on Facebook that "freedom of speech does not come free from the need to be responsible for what one says, either online or offline". Singaporean writer Catherine Lim has criticised the lawsuit against Ngerng.

On 17 June, Ngerng's defence was filed in court by his lawyer, M Ravi, who stated that Ngerng had never intended to accuse Lee of criminal misappropriation of CPF funds. In July 2014, Lee applied for summary judgment for the case. In a 4 August affidavit, Ngerng argued that his blog post had been misunderstood, and that he was merely asking for more transparency and accountability for CPF monies. In August, it was also reported that Ngerng was working part-time at his father's chai tow kway stall. At a 19 September closed hearing, Lee's lawyers asserted that Ngerng had "no defence" and asked for an injunction, while Ngerng's lawyer, M Ravi, argued that the blog post was not defamatory if read in its entirety.

On 7 November, the High Court found Ngerng liable of defamation with damages to be assessed, which was the first such ruling in Singapore over a purely online article. The court ruled that there was "no triable defence" and "no doubt that it is defamatory to suggest that the plaintiff is guilty of criminal misappropriation". An injunction against Ngerng was granted, barring him from publishing future similar accusations regarding Lee and the CPF. Ngerng expressed disappointment at the verdict, but maintained that he would "still continue to speak up on the CPF and other issues that concern Singaporeans".

On 12 January 2015, the High Court ordered Ngerng to pay Lee S$29,000 for costs of legal fees and related expenses; with damages yet to be settled. After missing the payment deadline twice, Ngerng paid on 6 February after a public spat with his lawyer, M Ravi.

On 12 June, Ngerng's application to be represented by a Queen's Counsel in the damages hearing scheduled for 1 to 3 July 2015 was denied by the High Court and he was ordered to pay costs of S$6,000 to Lee's lawyers from Drew & Napier.

The damages hearing proceeded as scheduled from 1 to 3 July 2015 with Ngerng representing himself and Lee being represented by Singh. Citing a lack of funds, Ngerng represented himself after dismissing his third lawyer in this case – George Hwang of George Hwang LLC. Ngerng's first lawyer in the case, M Ravi, was suspended by the Law Society for mental health reasons. During a hearing, Ngerng broke down in tears while he was being cross-examined by Singh.

The hearing prompted much comment from international press freedom advocacy groups and a legal opinion in favour of minimal damages against defendant from the International Commission of Jurists: "It is humbly submitted that a decision awarding a disproportionately high amount of damages to the plaintiff in this case would cast a chilling effect on freedom of expression in Singapore". The High Court requested both parties to make written submissions on their respective cases by 31 August 2015. No date was given for the court's decision.

On 17 December, the court handed down a judgement ordering Ngerng to pay S$100,000 in general damages and S$50,000 in aggravated damages. Ngerng, through his lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam, proposed to pay the S$150,000 in instalments. Lee granted Ngerng his request on the condition that Ngerng paid the S$30,000 in hearing costs immediately, i.e., by 16 March 2016. Ngerng is expected to repay S$100 a month from 1 April 2016 onwards over five years until 1 April 2021 when instalments are increased to S$1,000 until the full sum has been paid by the year 2033. Lee also rejected Ngerng's request to reimburse part of the damages, i.e., S$36,000.
By 16 April 2021, a crowdfunding campaign had raised the S$144,389.14 required to pay the outstanding damages in full.

Hong Lim Park protests
Ngerng was a speaker at the Return Our CPF protest organised by blogger Han Hui Hui at Hong Lim Park on 7 June 2014. In his speech, he demanded transparency and accountability for CPF monies. Organisers claimed a turnout of 6,000, while international news agencies reported about 2,000. Ngerng also spoke at the second (which drew "hundreds") and third Return Our CPF protests at the same venue on 12 July and 23 August 2014.

A controversial incident occurred on 27 September 2014 when another Return Our CPF protest, again organised by Han Hui Hui, took place at Hong Lim Park at the same time as the YMCA Proms @ the Park event, a charity carnival attended by the elderly and disabled, featuring performances by children. Agence France-Presse described Ngerng and Han as having "led a march ... despite having only a permit to stage a rally at a fixed spot". The Straits Times described that Han had led the protesting group in "marching around the park" together with Ngerng, with the group "heckling special needs children and confronting" Minister of State Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck, who attended the YMCA event. A few days later, Teo confirmed that Ngerng had issued an apology for the disruption; Teo himself apologised due to his "presence" causing the protesters to "go after" him.

In a joint statement, the National Parks Board (NParks) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that "each event was allocated a lawn" and that Han did not heed their advice "to speak at the allocated space". They described that "Han's group encroached into the YMCA event area, holding placards and shouting slogans, disrupted performances and frightened participants, including special needs children who were performing at the charity event". NParks and SPF also said that final approval to hold the event was given to YMCA on 9 September 2014, while Han's application for the protest was received and approved on 22 September 2014. The YMCA stated that NParks on 11 April 2014 had acknowledged their intent to hold the carnival.

On 27 October 2014, in relation to the YMCA event disruption, Ngerng, Han, and four others were charged for public nuisance, which can incur a maximum fine of S$1,000; Ngerng and Han were also charged for organising a demonstration without approval, which can incur a maximum fine of S$5,000. In October 2015, Ngerng pleaded guilty to charges of public nuisance and organising a demonstration without approval. His lawyer, Eugene Thuraisingam, said he committed the offence because of ignorance. Ngerng was fined S$1,900.

Personal life
Ngerng attended the now-defunct Hong Dao Primary School for a few years then transferred to Ang Mo Kio Primary School. He later studied at Mayflower Secondary School and then Serangoon Junior College before going to the National University of Singapore to major in sociology. During his junior college and university years, he excelled and got the top grade in English literature, Geography and arts. He was also on the dean's list of his university for one semester.

Raised in a family of five, Ngerng has an elder sister and a younger sister. His father is a hawker chef. During his early life, Ngerng and his family lived in Ang Mo Kio and later moved to Sembawang.

Ngerng is gay, as stated in his personal blog, My Right To Love, in 2011. He has written on topics related to the LGBT community, such as relationship woes and AIDS.

Ngerng's family has long accepted his homosexuality even though they did not react positively when first revealed of his sexual orientation decades ago; his mother initially cried and for a few years refused to acknowledge his homosexuality.

References

Singaporean LGBT writers
Singaporean LGBT politicians
Living people
Singaporean activists
Singaporean bloggers
Gay politicians
Reform Party (Singapore) politicians
Singaporean people of Chinese descent
Singaporean people of Teochew descent
1981 births
Male bloggers


title: Manikin scepter

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Manikin scepters are objects that were held by Maya rulers to signify their power and authority. The term scepter is deceiving, because the object is too short to be held in the hand and touch the ground. Manikin scepters are normally clay or stone with intricate carvings and the face of a god. K'awiil was the most common god to be shown on them. All the manikin scepters held by the Halach Uiniks of the Kuchkabals of Yucatán show K'awiil.

Notes

References

Maya civilization


title: Michael Reinhardt

text:
Michael Reinhardt (born Michael Max Reinhardt aka Mike Reinhardt) is an American photographer whose images were featured in magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Sports Illustrated. His work also includes a wide range of photo reportage some of which are published in the book My Road Home, May 28, 2014.

Early life

Michael Reinhardt was born in Los Angeles, California, February 20, 1938.  He is the grandson of the theatre and motion picture director Max Reinhardt.  His father Wolfgang Reinhardt was also a film producer and screenwriter. His mother, Lally was an artist.  His grandmother the actress Helene Thimig Michael is the oldest of three children.  Their home was in Santa Monica, California where he attended Santa Monica High School.

Munich and Paris 1953–1970
In 1953 he moved with his family to Munich, Germany where he graduated from the Luitpold Gymnasium in 1959 obtaining the German Abitur (International Baccalaureate).  He went on to attend law school Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence, France and received his French law degree in 1964.  The following year, he moved to Paris where he joined a French law firm while working on his doctorate.  In 1967 he was hired to help run the French model agency, Dorian Leigh.  It was during this time that he became fascinated with taking pictures and grew to be close friends with photographer Louis Faurer who had seen some of his early images and encouraged him to take up photography professionally.  Faurer and, to some extent Robert Frank with whom he also became acquainted at the time, later became his mentors. Subsequently, known as Mike Reinhardt, his career as a fashion photographer began in Paris, France where his reputation steadily grew and he worked for such publications as 20 Ans, Elle, Marie Claire, Jardin des Modes, and Vogue Paris.

New York 1970–2003
In 1970 he returned to the United States and decided to establish himself in New York City where he moved into an artist's Studio in Carnegie Hall.  At that time a number of fashion photographers from Paris also sought to settle in New York and in the fashion business they were known collectively as '"The French Connection".  Reinhardt remained in New York for over thirty years where he shot for amongst many others, Vogue, British Vogue, German Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Bazaar Italia, The New York Times, Life, Esquire, Sports Illustrated, Revlon, Max Factor, Estée Lauder Companies, L'Oréal, Calvin Klein and Bloomingdale's.

Published works
 Michael Reinhardt, My Road Home, Till Schaap Edition (May 28, 2014)

Exhibitions

Solo shows

"East End Memories" August 28, 2009 Gallery B, Sag Harbor, New York
"American Graffiti" August 31, 2010 Gallery B, Sag Harbor, New York:

Other exhibitions
"MusiCares" May 24, 2009, Club Nokia, Los Angeles
"Jammin’ and Wailin" February 6–20, 2010, Mr. Musichead, Los Angeles
"The Model as Muse" The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York: May 6 – August 9, 2009

References

External links
Official website
British Vogue

1938 births
American people of Austrian descent
American people of German-Jewish descent
Fashion photographers
Commercial photographers
Photographers from New York (state)
Living people


title: ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards

text:
The ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards is an annual award show that airs on the ABS-CBN cable channel, which is held on a Sunday afternoon during ASAP variety show every end of the year, usually in November or December. It honors the year's biggest television, movie, and music domestic acts, as voted by fans of the network.

Voting process
The noontime variety show, ASAP, will first release the official nominees for the year's awards show. Fans who wanted to vote for their selected celebrities will then be asked to vote in three ways. First, they can vote through ASAP's official website. They can also fill out the "POP Balota" included in Star Studio and Chalk magazines, then submit it in the respective ABS-CBN regional offices or National Book Store branches. Lastly, they can vote through their mobile phones by texting.

Events

Merit categories

Final

"Pop Music" category
Pop Female Artist: since 2006
Pop Male Artist: since 2006
Pop Song: since 2006
Pop Album: since 2006

"Pop Music Video" category
Pop Music Video: since 2006
Pop Celebrity Cameo in a Music Video: since 2006 (also known as "Pop Celebrity Appearance in Music Video")
Pop Band Performance: since 2006

"Pop Movie" category
Pop Movie Of the Year: since 2007
Pop Movie Theme Song: since 2006
Pop Screen Kiss: since 2006
Pop Love Team: since 2006

"Pop Kapamilya TV Show" category
Pop Kapamilya TV Show: since 2006
Pop Kapamilya TV Character: since 2006 (also known as "Pop Teleserye Character")
Pop TV Theme Song: since 2006 (also known as "Pop Teleserye Theme Song" or "Pop Kapamilya TV Theme Song")
Pop Soundtrack Album: since 2012

"Pop Astig" category
Pop Female Fashionista: since 2007
Pop Male Fashionista: since 2007
Pop Cover Girl: since 2006
Pop Cover Boy: since 2006 (also known as "Pop Pin-Up Boy")

Other categories
Pop Fans Club: since 2010
Pop Netizen: since 2012 (also known as "Pop Twittizen" or "Pop Twit")
Tween Popsies: since 2010

Occasional
Pop Kapamilya TV New Face: 2009 only
Pop K-Pop: 2010 only
Pop Female Cutie: 2010 only
Pop Male Cutie: 2010 only
Pop Sensation: 2011 only
Pop Breakthrough Star: 2013 only

Discontinued categories
Pop Female Performance: 2006-2009
Pop Male Performance: 2006-2009
Pop Band: 2006-2010

Winners list
Sarah Geronimo is the most awarded artist in the ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards history.

The following are the list of winners:

1 only the "Pop Fashionista" award was given in 2006.
 —  categories that are not awarded in that year.
* only nominees are announced; no winners.
 discontinued categories.

Single recipients
Pop Kapamilya TV New Face: Zaijan Jaranilla
Pop K-Pop: Super Junior
Pop Female Cutie: Nadine Lustre
Pop Male Cutie: Daniel Padilla
Pop Sensation: Shamcey Supsup
Pop Breakthrough Star: Janella Salvador

See also

 List of Asian television awards

References

Annual television shows
Awards established in 2006
Philippine awards
Philippine music awards
Philippine television awards
Philippine film awards
ASAP (TV program)


title: Cossoninae

text:
Cossoninae is a true weevil subfamily in the family Curculionidae.

Tribes

 Acamptini LeConte, 1876
 Acanthinomerini Voss, 1972
 Allomorphini Folwaczny, 1973
 Aphyllurini Voss, 1955
 Araucariini Kuschel, 1966
 Choerorhinini Folwaczny, 1973
 Cossonini Schönherr, 1825
 Cryptommatini Voss, 1972
 Dryotribini LeConte, 1876
 Microxylobiini Voss, 1972
 Nesiobiini Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal, 1999
 Neumatorini Folwaczny, 1973
 Onychiini Chapuis, 1869
 Onycholipini Wollaston, 1873
 Pentarthrini Lacordaire, 1865
 Proecini Voss, 1956
 Pseudapotrepini Champion, 1909
 Rhyncolini Gistel, 1848
 Tapiromimini Voss, 1972

Genera
These genera (and probably more) belong to the subfamily Cossoninae:

 Acamptus LeConte, 1876 i c g b
 Amaurorhinus Fairmaire, 1860 c g b
 Aphanommata Wollaston, 1873 c g b
 Apotrepus Casey, 1892 i c g b
 Carphonotus Casey, 1892 i c g b
 Caulophilus Wollaston, 1854 i c g b
 Cossonus Clairville, 1798 i c g b
 Dryotribus Horn, 1873 i c g b
 Elassoptes Horn, 1873 i c g b
 Euophryum Broun, 1909 c g b
 Hexarthrum Wollaston, 1860 i c g b
 Himatium Wollaston, 1873 i c g b
 Macrancylus LeConte, 1876 i c g b
 Macrorhyncolus Wollaston, 1873 c g b
 Macroscytalus Broun, 1881 c g b
 Mesites Schönherr, 1838 i c g b
 Micromimus Wollaston, 1873 i c g b
 Nyssonotus Casey, 1892 i c g b
 Paralicus <small>OBrien, 1984</small> c g b
 Pentarthrum Wollaston, 1854 i c g b
 Phloeophagus Schönherr, 1838 i c g b
 Proeces Schönherr, 1838 c g b
 Pselactus Broun, 1886 i c g b
 Pseudopentarthrum Wollaston, 1873 i c g b
 Rhyncolus Germar, 1817 i c g b
 Stenancylus Casey, 1892 i c g b
 Stenomimus Wollaston, 1873 i c g b
 Stenoscelis Wollaston, 1861 i c g b
 Stenotrupis Wollaston, 1873 i c g b
 Tomolips Wollaston, 1873 i c g b
 Trichacorynus'' Blatchley, 1916 i c g b

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

External links

Beetle subfamilies


title: Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi

text:
Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi () is a 2017 Hindi language biopic directed by Gul Bahar Singh starring Hema Malini, who portrays Vijaya Raje Scindia. The film is based on Mridula Sinha's biography novel Rajpath se Lokhpath par, and traces her journey from Palace to the public. Vinod Khanna portrayed as Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior. The film was completed and released in theatres on 21 April 2017, and premiered to television on Zee Classic on 6 May 2017. The film was shown in 49th International film festival of India in Goa.

Plot
Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi is a story of conflict between righteousness and autocracy, between modesty and pride, between idealism and opportunism. It is the saga of king who loved his people and died of a broken heart when separated from them. It is the legend of queen who never compromised with her faith and became the mother of millions of propagating love. The merger of the princely states with the Indian Union after Independence had left several kings and queens disheartened. Especially when those monarchs who considered their subjects as their own children and whose objective was to improve the lot of the people. It was a difficult situation to cope with.

Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia of Gwalior was one of those unfortunate monarchs. He died prematurely leaving his wife, Vijaya Raje Scindia at the mercy of a political party. She struggled hard but in the process lost her son in the war of ideology. She was never reconciled to the fact that her son would join hands with those who brought hardship to the people. It was the beginning of the end of a relationship between mother and her son. It was difficult situation for the mother. But she had never bowed down to those forces and went her own way. It was a road that finally led to the triumph of truth, faith and human values.

Cast
 Hema Malini as Vijaya Raje Scindia
 Vinod Khanna as Jivaji Rao Scindia
 Sachin Khedekar as ADC
 Rajesh Shringarpore as Madhorao Scindia
 Priyanshi Mane as Vijaya's Daughter

References

External links

2017 films
Indian biographical films
2010s Hindi-language films
Films based on Indian novels
2010s biographical films


title: Planetary Unknown

text:
Planetary Unknown is an album by saxophonist David S. Ware which was recorded in 2010 and released on the AUM Fidelity label.

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, arwulf arwulf said "Anyone who knows and loves modern creative improvised music is sure to be moved by the combination of hearts and minds preserved on this recording".

The All About Jazz review noted "Planetary Unknown marks the first time this quartet played together, though that isn't apparent, given the music's deep roots and connections... the program has the air of a twenty-first century classic about it". The JazzTimes review by Mike Shanley commented "Although no one actually leads the session, Ware’s personality—or perhaps his strong tone—seems to direct much of the proceedings".

Track listing
All compositions by David S. Ware, Cooper-Moore, Muhammad Ali & William Parker
 "Passage Wudang" - 21:56
 "Shift" - 7:34
 "Duality Is One" - 7:00
 "Divination" - 9:27
 "Crystal Palace" - 3:40
 "Divination Unfathomable" - 9:26
 "Ancestry Supramental" - 13:25

Personnel
David S. Ware – tenor saxophone, sopranino saxophone, stritch
Cooper-Moore - piano
William Parker – bass
Muhammad Ali – drums

References

2011 albums
David S. Ware albums
AUM Fidelity albums


title: Adolphus Goldsmith

text:
Adolphus Goldsmith, also known as Adolphe Goldschmidt, (6 May 1798 – 1876) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the first Victorian Legislative Council.

Goldsmith was born in London, England, the son of Lion Abraham Goldschmidt and Adelaide (Adelheid) Hertz. Goldsmith arrived in Melbourne on 30 June 1841 aboard the Caroline. Goldsmith acquired the pastoral lease for Trawallo (known later as Trewalla - see Trawalla, Victoria) later in 1841. He was appointed a territorial magistrate on 26 March 1844. Goldmith was a member of the Melbourne Club and a friend of Sir Redmond Barry.

Goldsmith was elected to the district of Ripon, Hampden, Grenville and Polwarth in the inaugural Victorian Legislative Council on 6 September 1851. He resigned from the Council in November 1853 and retired to Paris, France, where he died in 1876.

References

1798 births
1876 deaths
Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
Politicians from London
19th-century Australian politicians
British emigrants to Australia


title: Centerview (disambiguation)

text:
Centerview may refer to:

Places
Centerview, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Edwards County
Centerview (Lynchburg, Virginia),  a historic home
Centerview, Missouri, a city in Johnson County

Other
Centerview Partners, an independent investment banking and private equity investment firm


title: Jennifer Lanthier

text:
Jennifer Deirdre Jane Lanthier (born February 29, 1964) is a Canadian children's author and journalist. Since August 2016 she has been the Director, U. of T. News at the University of Toronto.

Early life
Lanthier was born in Toronto, Ontario to father Jim Lanthier and mother Jane McDougall, and spent her early years in Toronto, St. Catharines and Sudbury, Ontario. She attended secondary school first at Loyalist Collegiate Institute in Kingston, Ontario and then at North Toronto Collegiate Institute.

Lanthier studied Political Science and History at the University of Toronto, University College, graduating with her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985. While at U. of T. she was a council member of the college student government, The University College Literary and Athletic Society ("the Lit"), and a contributor to student newspapers The Gargoyle and The Newspaper.
She then studied Journalism at Ryerson University in Toronto where she served as Editor of the Ryerson School of Journalism's student newspaper, The Ryersonian, and interned at the Ottawa Citizen before joining the newswire service United Press International.

She has also worked for The Financial Post (now The National Post) covering first Labour and then Biotechnology. She has been a speechwriter for the Premier of Ontario and a freelance writer for magazines such as Canadian House & Home and Canadian Living.

Writing
Lanthier's first book, a middle grade novel called The Mystery of the Martello Tower, was published by HarperCollins Canada in 2007 and nominated for a Snow Willow Award.  A revised version aimed at younger, American readers was published by Laura Geringer Books (also an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) in 2008. Martello has been included in numerous competitive reading programs in Canadian and American schools including the British Columbia School District 22 (Vernon) Battle of the Books 2008, the Durham Region (Oshawa, Ontario) Public Libraries Battle of the Books 2009, 2011 & 2013 and the New Mexico Battle of the Books 2009/2010. These motivational reading programs involve teams of children from numerous schools reading books from lists compiled each year by teachers and librarians and answering questions about their content in quiz show-style competitions.

In 2008, HarperCollins Canada published the sequel, The Legend of the Lost Jewels, and the Ontario Library Association's Canadian Materials Committee named it to that year's "Best Bets - Fiction Books for Kids" list. Jewels has been featured in school reading competitions including Woozles' (Halifax, Nova Scotia) Battle of the Books 2009 and the Durham Region Public Libraries Battle of the Books 2010.

Both The Mystery of the Martello Tower and The Legend of the Lost Jewels follow the adventures of heroine Hazel Frump and her younger brother Ned. Lanthier has said the books’ settings, "Ile du Loup" and "Frontenac", were directly inspired by Wolfe Island, Ontario and nearby Kingston. The Martello tower of the first book's title was based on Cathcart Tower on Cedar Island, just south of Fort Henry National Historic Site.

Volunteering with PEN Canada, the Canadian arm of International PEN, Lanthier met the exiled journalist Jiang Weiping, who had spent six years in a Chinese prison for a series of investigative articles he wrote exposing the corruption of the government official, Bo Xilai. That encounter led Lanthier to write her first picture book, The Stamp Collector, published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside in September 2012, with illustrations by Quebec illustrator François Thisdale.

A 1,300-word prose poem, The Stamp Collector is a picture book about two boys – one who grows up to become a writer and one who grows up to become a prison guard – and the power of friendship and stories. An afterword explains the concept of freedom of expression and the work done by PEN and other charities on behalf of writers and journalists at risk in countries around the world. A portion of all proceeds from the book goes to PEN Canada.

In July 2012 Lanthier was selected to participate as a touring author with the TD Canadian Children's Book Week 2013 (May 4–16, 2013). Organized by the Canadian Children's Book Centre, the TD Canadian Children's Book Week is a major national literary festival celebrating Canadian children's books and the importance of reading. Selected authors and illustrators participate in events and activities held in hundreds of schools, public libraries, bookstores and community centres across the country in all provinces and territories.

In October 2012 Indigo Books and Music, Canada's largest book retailer, announced it had selected The Stamp Collector as a "Heather's Pick". The designation, named for the firm's founder and C.E.O. Heather Reisman, bestows featured placement in hundreds of stores nationwide including Indigo, Chapters and Coles.

In January 2013 the United States Board on Books for Young People named The Stamp Collector to its USBBY 2013 Outstanding International Books Honor List. The USBBY is the U.S. national section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The following month the Ontario Library Association's Canadian Materials Committee named it to the OLA's 2012 "Best Bets" list. Also in February 2013, The Stamp Collector was selected for the Notable Books for a Global Society Award 2013 by the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group, a nonprofit organization chartered by the International Reading Association (IRA).

In March 2013 The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation awarded Lanthier its New Writer Honor for The Stamp Collector. The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by the late Keats and dedicated to enhancing the love of reading and learning in all children.

In April 2013 The Stamp Collector won The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Crystal Kite Award - Americas Division. The Crystal Kite Awards are chosen by other children's book writers and illustrators, making them the only peer-given awards in publishing for young readers. Each member of The SCBWI is allowed to vote for their favorite book from a nominated author in their region that was published in the previous calendar year.

In September 2013 The Stamp Collector was named a finalist for both the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Both awards are administered by The Canadian Children's Book Centre.

Lanthier's second picture book, Hurry Up, Henry was published September, 2016 by Puffin Books Canada, an imprint of Penguin Random House. The book is illustrated by award-winning Quebec illustrator Isabelle Malenfant. In January 2017 the United States Board on Books for Young People named Hurry up, Henry to its USBBY 2017 Outstanding International Books Honor List.

Lanthier's third picture book, By the time you read this, was published in 2017 by Clockwise Press. It was illustrated by Patricia Storms.

Professional associations and personal life

Lanthier is currently Communications Chair on the Board of Directors of PEN Canada, and has served as a judge for Canada's National Newspaper Awards. She is also a member of CANSCAIP (The Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers), Authors Guild, The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC), The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and The Writers' Union of Canada.

Lanthier married investment fund manager Stephen Rogers June 30, 1987. They have three children.  They reside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

She is an avid runner and has a black belt (1st Dan) in Taekwondo.

Awards and honours

 USBBY Outstanding International Books List, 2017 for Hurry up, Henry
 Poet Laureate - 2014 Quebec Peter Gzowski PGI Dinner for Literacy
 Winner - 2014 Golden Oak Award, OLA Forest of Reading, Ontario Library Association, for The Stamp Collector
 IBBY Honour List 2014 for The Stamp Collector, International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
 Winner - 2014 Great Books Award, Canadian Toy Testing Council (CTTC), for The Stamp Collector
 Finalist  - 2013 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC), for The Stamp Collector
 Finalist  - 2013 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC), for The Stamp Collector
 Nominee - 2014 Silver Birch Express Award, OLA Forest of Reading, Ontario Library Association, for The Stamp Collector
 Winner - Huguenot Society of Canada Award, Ontario Historical Society, for The Stamp Collector
 Finalist  - 2013 Libris Award – Young Readers' Book of the Year, Canadian Booksellers Association (CBA), for The Stamp Collector
 Winner - 2013 Crystal Kite Award, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) - Americas Division, for The Stamp Collector
 Ezra Jack Keats 2013 New Writer Honor, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, for The Stamp Collector
 Notable Books for a Global Society Award 2013, International Reading Association (IRA):Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group, for The Stamp Collector
 "Best Bets 2012" designation, Ontario Library Association - Canadian Materials Committee, for The Stamp Collector
 USBBY Outstanding International Books List, 2013 for The Stamp Collector
 Canada Council for the Arts Grant, 2008
 Saskatchewan Snow Willow Award nominee, 2008 for The Mystery of the Martello Tower
 "Best Bets - Fiction Books for Kids" designation, Ontario Library Association - Canadian Materials Committee, 2008, for The Legend of the Lost Jewels

Books

 Jennifer Lanthier and Patricia Storms (2017). By the time you read this. Clockwise Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
 Jennifer Lanthier and Isabelle Malenfant (2016). Hurry Up, Henry. Puffin/Penguin Random House Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
 Jennifer Lanthier and Francois Thisdale (2013). Le Collectionneur de Timbres. Fitzhenry & Whiteside (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
 Jennifer Lanthier and Francois Thisdale (2012). The Stamp Collector. Fitzhenry & Whiteside (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
 Jennifer Lanthier (2008). The Legend of the Lost Jewels. HarperTrophyCanada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
 Jennifer Lanthier (2007). The Mystery of the Martello Tower. HarperCollins Canada (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). , Laura Geringer Books, (New York, New York)(2008).

References

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Writers from Toronto
Living people
1964 births
Canadian women children's writers


title: Fellsburg

text:
Fellsburg may refer to:

Fellsburg, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Edwards County
Fellsburg, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Westmoreland County


title: Waskhaqucha (Morococha)

text:
Waskhaqucha (Quechua waskha (also waska) rope, qucha lake, hispanicized spelling Huascacocha, also Huascocha, a broken word) is a lake in Peru located in the Junín Region, Yauli Province, Morococha District. It lies east of a lake named Waqraqucha.

The Waskhaqucha dam was erected in 1914. It is  long and  high. It is operated by Centromín Perú. The reservoir has a volume of  and a capacity of .

See also
List of lakes in Peru

References

Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Junín Region
Dams in Peru
Buildings and structures in Junín Region


title: Ku Ix

text:
Ku Ix was the fourth dynastic ruler Copan. Ku Ix built a new phase of Temple 26 at the city, over the Motmot phase, nicknamed Papagayo.

Notes

References

5th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
476 deaths
Year of birth unknown
5th century in the Maya civilization


title: Muzaffarnagar railway station

text:
Muzaffarnagar railway station is a station on the Northern Railway network. It comes under Delhi Division of Northern Railway. And provide connectivity to major cities of India mainly Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Lucknow etc.
It is an important station on the – line. It is almost in the mid of the entire route. It also lies on the main route of  Northern freight corridor. Almost all the freight of Uttrakhand passes through here.

History

Work of doubling of Meerut–Muzaffarnagar–Saharanpur tracks was completed from 2015 to 2016.

Trains
Some of the important trains that pass through Muzaffarnagar are:
 18237/38 Chhattisgarh Express
 12205/06 Dehradun AC Express
 12904/04 Golden Temple Mail
 12055/56 Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express
 12017/18 Dehradun Shatabdi Express
 14511/12 Nauchandi Express
 19019/20 Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express
 19325/26 Indore–Amritsar Express
 14309/10 Ujjaini Express
 12687/88 Madurai–Dehradun Express
 14681/82 Jalandhar City–New Delhi Intercity Express
 14521/22 Delhi–Ambala Cantonment Intercity Express
 14646/45 Shalimar Express
 04401/02 Anand Vihar Terminal–Udhampur Superfast Express
 12205/06 Nanda Devi AC Express
 19031/32 Yoga Express
 22659/60 Kochuveli–Dehradun Superfast Express
 19565/66 Uttaranchal Express
 12911/12 Valsad–Haridwar Superfast Express
 22917/18 Bandra Terminus–Haridwar Express
 18477/78 Kalinga Utkal Express
There are one Shatabdi Express, one Jan Shatabadi Express, one AC Superfast Express, six Superfast Express, fourteen Mail/Express, four MEMU, and four Passenger trains on this route.

Gallery

References

External links
Google.co.in

Railway stations in India opened in 1870
Muzaffarnagar
Railway stations in Muzaffarnagar district


title: Kʼinich Popol Hol

text:
Kʼinich Popol Hol  also known as Kʼinich  II (died 470) was a king of the Maya city of Copán. Popol Hol's main achievement was to cement the mythology and institutions of Central Peten kingship at Copan, which lasted 400 years. He was co-ruler with his father for the baktun (calendrical period) ending rites of December 9, 435 as shown on the Motmot Marker (a structure in Structure 10L-26). He declared himself the son of Kʼinich Yax Kʼukʼ Moʼ on Stela 63 and he claimed succession as the second king of Copan on the Xukpi Stone.

Works
Popol Hol was a major builder. He planned the layout of the Copan acropolis, grand plaza, ballcourt, and temples with his father. He buried his father in the Hunal structure that had been his home and court and built over it the Yehnal temple to honor him. Later he built the Margarita temple over Yehnal. Both were decorated with stucco images of Yax Kuk Mo's name in a determined effort to create a cult of personality and aura of sanctity around his father which he and his progeny would inherit and thus justify their dynastic rule.

Popol Hol also finished the ballcourt and built the Papagayo temple over his father's Motmot temple. He was careful, however, to preserve the Motmot shrine and place stela 63 inside it. In addition to the Motmot Marker, the Xukpi Stone, and stela 63, Popol Hol is responsible for stela 28 and probably stelae 50, 53, and 20 and he appears with his father on stela 35. He also commissioned Altar A' which commemorates the completion of Yehnal in 441.

Popol Hol's body has not been found. Burial 95-1 is a candidate but intriguing excavations are ongoing under the Oropendola temple where another ancient burial has been found.

Timeline
A reasonable timeline for the life of Popol Hol, based on the evidence so far, is:

Notes
Andrews, E. Wyllys & Fash, William, eds: Copan: History of an Ancient Maya Kingdom. 2005
Bell, Ellen et al.: Understanding Early Classic Copan. 2004 Copan Notes #56, 70, 82, 96, 113, 114, 116, 117.
Morley, Sylvanus: An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs. 1975.
Sharer, Robert: Early Copan Acropolis Program 1995-1997.
Van Cleve, Janice: Who Was Popol Hol? 2014
Van Cleve, Janice: The Founder - The Life of Yax Kuk Mo, Mover and Shaker in the Maya World. 2013

5th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
5th century in the Maya civilization


title: Doncaster Secondary College

text:
Doncaster Secondary College is a secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Doncaster.

Founded on 5 February 1969, the school adopts a non-selective enrolment policy and caters for over 1500 students from Year 7 to 12 – making it the largest high school in the city of Manningham. Senior students have access to a comprehensive Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) curriculum in addition to Vocational Education and Training (VET) and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) units.

The College is characterised by its diverse student population with a representation of nearly fifty nationalities, incorporating the 70 full fee-paying international students enrolled in the International Student Program. The majority of international students are from China, Korea and Southeast Asia. 33% of the student body speaks a language other than English at home.

Doncaster Secondary College is affiliated with School Sports Victoria (SSV) and competes within the Eastern Zone at regional sporting events including athletics, soccer, basketball and swimming.

School structure

Year level structure
7 – 8 junior school

9 – 10 middle school

11 – 12 senior school

School curriculum
Doncaster Secondary uses the curriculum developed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority to structure Key Learning Areas curriculum within the school.

Notable former students
Robbie Gray – AFL footballer

References

External links
 Doncaster Secondary College website
 Doncaster Secondary College Careers website

Public high schools in Melbourne
Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in Australia
Buildings and structures in the City of Manningham


title: Ruler 3 (Copán)

text:
Ruler 3 is the designated title for the third ruler of Copan after the reformation by K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'.

Notes

5th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
465 deaths
Year of birth missing
5th century in the Maya civilization
Unidentified people


title: Pentarthrini

text:
Pentarthrini is a true weevil tribe in the subfamily Cossoninae.

Genera
Adel - Agastegnus - Agitonischius - Camptoscapus - Choerorrhinodes - Conisius - Conlonia - Cossonideus - Eucossonus - Euophryum - Geopentarthrum - Gitonischius - Hypopentarthrum - Leptomimus - Leptommatus - Lyprodes - Macroscytalus - Mesoxenomorphus - Microcossonus - Microtrupis - Morronella - Myrmecorhinus - Neoproconus - Nepalorhynchus - Orothreptes - Pacindonus - Pentarthrocis - Pentarthrum - Proconus - Promicrocossonus - Rhinanisodes - Sphinctocephalus - Stenopentarthrum - Stenotrupis - Tanysoma - Temnorrhamphus - Terminus - Torostoma - Touropsis - Trapezirrhynchus - Tychiodes - Tychiosoma - Xenosomatium - Zenoteratus

References

External links

 bugguide.net

Cossoninae


title: Muyal Jol

text:
Muyal Jol was the sixth ruler of Copan.

Notes

References

5th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
504 deaths
Year of birth missing
5th century in the Maya civilization


title: Yantian International Container Terminals

text:
Yantian International Container Terminal is a deep water port in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It specializes in handling containers of all sorts from feeders to very large container ships.

Description
The approach channel leading to YICT is 400 meters wide and 17.4 meters deep and is only two kilometers away from the public waterway. It has a total waterfront length of eight kilometers, a yard area of 373 hectares, and 16 deep-water container berths. It is equipped with over 70 quay cranes; the majority of which are Super Post-Panamax.

See also

 Ports in China

References

External links
Wikimapia

Ports and harbours of China
Shenzhen


title: Tsahi Merkur

text:
Tsahi Merkur (צחי מרקור) (born 1976) is an Israeli businessman. He serves as chairman of the Israel Parking Association on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce.

Biography
Yitzhak (Tsahi) Merkur studied at Ort Singalovski School, majoring in computers and electronics.

Business career
Merkur was among the first to incorporate commercial advertisements on the Internet, and did so even before Google and Facebook. Merkur is the owner of a large international group that invests in hi-tech, internet, real estate, retail, hotel, energy, advertising, bio-acoustics and electric transportation.

In 1999, Merkur founded the parking company, the “Parking Giant”, and later "Success parking", "Reit Parking" as well as other parking companies.

In 2005, Success Parking began to operate public parking lots. In 2005, the company won a tender for the operation of the five largest parking lots in Tel Aviv of "Ahuzot HaHof", for the duration of two years. As of 2013, the number of parking lots and facilities owned and operated by " Success Parking" stands at approximately one hundred.

In 2008, Merkur acquired from Yitzhak Tshuva, through Success Parking, a portfolio of nine parking facilities in the cities of Tel Aviv, Netanya, Petah Tikva and Jerusalem with 2,000 parking spaces for about 40 million NIS. Success Parking revenue for 2009 was more than $200 million. In 2010, Merkur attempted to acquire a controlling share of Azorim Investment, Development and Construction.

Merkur owns real estate businesses that are partly used for vehicles parking through the "Success Assets" company, which has five branches: " Success Parking Ltd." (the largest parking lot franchise owned by him, which focuses mainly on parking lots in Tel Aviv), "Reit Parking Ltd.", Bareket Investments and Parking Ltd.", “Bezeq Parking Ltd." (for one parking lot) and "Neta Parking Ltd. ".

In March 2018, he sold a parking facility in Netanya for about 24 million NIS,  having bought it only a year earlier at 6.5 million NIS. Among other things, he sold the portfolio bought from Yitzhak Tshuva for NIS 40 million, as individual parking facilities at a total sales price of about 140 million NIS, at the timeline of approximately only 3 years.
One of the parking facilities is the Shtamper parking facility in Netanya, which has 79 parking spaces, which Merkur sold for NIS 13 Million, a sales price that comes to  NIS 164,500 per parking space, which broke a record in Israel for a public parking facility.

In August 2018, Merkur entered a partnership with the British energy company Centrica.

He is also the founder of the National Centre for Charity and Aid for those in Need.

Investments in start-ups

AppliCure
AppliCure is a company that develops, manufactures and markets software products for a network environment (Internet and intranet), and its flagship product is a software named dotDefender, which secures a variety of platforms and web-based applications.
The company was founded in 2004 by Moshe Bassol (who served as CEO until 2010) and David Alush.

In 2007, AppliCure was listed for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, at a company value of NIS 42 million. The company raised NIS 11 Million on the stock exchange, but presented losses, and soon thereafter the company lost its worth. In the reports of the fourth quarter of 2007, it already became clear that the financing round was almost exhausted, and the company was required to raise additional capital. The British fund Trafalgar Capital supported the company, but however, AppliCure was unable to recover from its losses, and ended the first quarter of 2009 with a " Going Concern Warning” notice in its reports.

In July 2009, the control interest in the company (70%) was sold to the Nika Group, which was under the control of Merkur, for NIS 8 million
. In the first quarter of 2010, the company had become profitable for the first time in its history. The Nika Group was established and managed by Tsahi Merkur (who was appointed Chairman of the AppliCure Board of Directors), Eli Hakam, and Fruition (formerly No Risk Ltd. 2004).
The company operates a number of business models, including SaaS (Software as a Service) and the sale of licenses. The company has approximately 1,500 subscribers and customers who have purchased licenses for the system, Dot-Defender.

DRiiVZ
In 2011, Merkur founded the start-up DRiiVZ, which aims to manage charging stations for electric vehicles. The company has developed a platform for online cloud management and billing. In this framework it provides solutions and software for infrastructure and charging stations for hybrid and electric vehicles and also the management and streamlining of smart energy projects.

In 2013, the management system of DRiiVZ was announced by the Dutch Elaad Fund as the world's leading management system of all the systems examined by it. The E-laad Foundation has the largest public charging network in Europe and is the founder of the global consortium OCCP, which integrates private and public companies that are leading the field of charging infrastructure for electric cars. DRiiVZ has also developed an online vehicle management platform called Vehicle-to-Grid, which enables network management of power transmission from electric vehicles to power grids, including technology that supports energy efficiency. DRiiVZ has integrated projects with leading energy companies and is active throughout Europe, America and Australia.

DRiiVZ serves hundreds of thousands of electric vehicle drivers worldwide. It won a world competition in February 2018 and was recognized as the most innovative electric transport company in the world. The announcement came after DRiiVZ competed with 450 companies from 51 countries, surveyed by the Free Electron International Association, which integrates the largest energy companies in the world.

According to Merkur, who believes that by 2030 most of the cars sold in the world will be electric, including autonomous vehicles that travel independently without a driver.

In August 2018, Merkur has entered into a partnership with the British energy company Centrica, which is traded and listed on the FTSE 100 on the London Stock Exchange and counts among its holdings British Gas, Scottish Power, Bord Gais Energy and many additional holdings, and has invested in Driivz, which Merkur still controls.
Centrica is a multi-national British energy company that provides electricity, gas and various services to tens of millions of consumers.

Centrica Innovation has joined up with the London investment fund, Ombu Group, which specializes in investment in advanced technology companies, and together they led an investment round that raised $12 million in Driivz.

National Centre for Charity and Aid for those in Need
Tsahi Merkur initiated and founded the National Centre for Charity and Aid for those in Need, which operates voluntarily and with the funding of Merkur. Its purpose is to increase the scope of donations for the people in need and for non-profit organizations in Israel, and to improve the transparency of the fundraising organizations in Israel.

In addition, a charity fund was established in order to assist  struggling populations, especially sick children and homeless people. As part of the project, an innovative global donation system is being developed that will improve the level of transparency and the efficiency of charity organizations and foundations, and will enable the increase in the amount of donations that can be raised by non-profit organizations and charities, that manage to channel the donations to them in the best possible manner for the ultimate goal for which the donors initially intended to contribute, and also directly to those in need who will be able to reach the hearts of the donors .

Better Place
Better Place is an international operation of electric vehicles established by
Shai Agassi and Idan Ofer, chairman of the Israel Corporation. After failing to raise additional funds, Better Place requested the court to appoint a liquidator, and in July 2013 the court approved the recommendation of the temporary liquidators to sell the company's activity and assets in Israel to the Sunrise group for NIS 18 Million. and without payment of an advance payment.

At the end of August 2013, the temporary liquidators appealed to the court to cancel the sale to the Sunrise group, and to sell the activity to Success Assets. However, this sale as well was cancelled at the request of the liquidators, out of a series of 4 consecutive sales transactions that were cancelled for four different buyers. Merkur appealed to the Supreme Court to cancel the decision to cancel the transaction, but until the appeal was heard in March 2014, the company's assets were already sold in parts, and there was no longer any reason to hear the appeal while the sale could not be re-established. The Supreme Court ruled that Merkur's Success Assets were entitled to compensation for the cancellation of the transaction.

References

Businesspeople in software
Israeli investors
Israeli businesspeople
Living people
Electric vehicle industry
Businesspeople from Tel Aviv
1976 births


title: Ruler 5 (Copán)

text:
Ruler 5 is the designated title for the fifth ruler of Copan after the reformation by K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'.

Notes

References

5th-century monarchs in North America
Kings of Copán
485 deaths
Year of birth missing
5th century in the Maya civilization
Unidentified people


title: Rapid (San Diego)

text:
Rapid is the brand name given to the bus rapid transit system in San Diego County, California. The system serves nearly half the county, operating mainly on the HOV lanes on Interstates 15 and 805, with most of the stops also served by other routes. In addition, there are stations, dubbed as CenterLine in the medians of Interstate 15, Park Boulevard in San Diego and on East Palomar Street in Chula Vista, that are designed in a similar manner to the light rail stations. The system operates with a dedicated fleet, although buses from the Mainline fleet are regularly substituted. The system is administered, built and managed by San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and is operated as part of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS).

Planning for the initial "showcase" route began in 2002 with the commencement of an environmental review. It took 12 years and $238 million to get Rapid operational. Regular service began in summer 2014.

History

Early Beginnings (1990–2006)
In the 1990s, an extension of the San Diego Trolley was studied along Interstate 15. However, projected low ridership, hilly terrain and high cost estimates shelved this proposal. It was instead decided to construct a HOV lane system with Direct Access Ramps and transit centers in proximity to these ramps. Construction on these lanes began by 2001 with the first phase (between SR 163 and Sabre Springs) opening for traffic in 2006. At the same time, another trolley proposal was studied in Otay Ranch, but it was also decided that a BRT system would be essential.

In July 2002, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), the county's planning organization, initiated the planning process for what would eventually become the Mid City route. An environmental review for this route would later be published in 2008.

The SuperLoop experiment (2007–2013)

To test the technology to be used on the system, in 2007, SANDAG selected a series of streets in University City to be fitted with transit signal priority, in addition to building stations with real-time arrival displays. These services, dubbed as SuperLoop, began by mid-2009.

The success of these routes resulted in the SuperLoop routes becoming permanent additions, and eventually led to SANDAG placing a large order of 60-foot CNG buses, and the start of construction of the rest of the network. All phases of the I-15 HOV investment project were finished by 2011. The Rapid branding was announced in 2013, with the new buses arriving in December of that year, with corridor testing and driver training beginning the following January.

In Service (2014–present)
On May 17, 2014, the buses were accepted for passenger occupation, and in-service testing began on route 20 during a record-breaking heatwave caused by the Santa Ana winds at the time. These buses were wrapped with a vinyl sticker containing the official slogan, all in an effort to promote the upcoming service. MTS also registered the rapidmts.com domain around this time (since merged into the main site). It was also announced that the service would begin at the next service change on June 8, 2014.

At the same time, the existing Premium Express routes would gradually be phased out. Former route 810 would become Rapid 235 and supplemented by Rapid Express routes 280 and 290, while former route 880 would be replaced by Rapid 237. The remaining routes would be discontinued altogether with June 6, 2014 being the final date of operation for the Premium Express network. Rapid service formally began the following Sunday, June 8, 2014, on schedule. Free bus rides were offered on that day. Rapid Express service began the following day. It inherited the 26 already existing motorcoach buses.

On March 11, 2018, MTS placed the I-15 CenterLine median stations into commission. These were the first stations on the I-15 Rapid (Route 235) to feature light-rail style station platforms, shelters, and NextBus information displays, and the first to be implemented since the Mid-City Rapid guideway in 2014.

By 2019, the full network was implemented and in operation.

COVID-19 pandemic precautions

In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. MTS began disinfecting vehicles as they return to the maintenance yards, and has begun sanitizing station platforms and installing handwashing stations at transit centers. MTS subsequently announced reductions to all Rapid services in April. There will be only 3 runs of route 280, 2 runs of route 290, 30 minute headways for routes 204, 225, 235 and 237, and 15 minute headways for the remainder. These schedules will remain in effect indefinitely.

On January 28, 2021, it was announced that MTS, in cooperation with NCTD, would begin offering free rides for passengers en route to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, by carrying a confirmation paper for their appointment.

On March 1, 2021, MTS placed 24 new Rapid Express motorcoaches into service. These motorcoaches are the MCI D-Series, and replaced the Express 4500s. The agency also switched to Biogas, a renewable form of CNG as an interim measure until the electric transition is completed in 2040.

Current services
Currently there are nine routes, three of which run on the I-15 corridor. Route 235 operates all day serving all stations along the corridor from Escondido to San Diego and then to Downtown San Diego, ending at the Santa Fe Depot. Service operates every 15 minutes during peak hours and every 30 minutes at all other times. The Rapid Express service operates from selected bus stations to Downtown San Diego, bypassing City Heights and Kearny Mesa. Route 280 serves the two northernmost stations (Escondido and Del Lago) while Route 290 serves the Rancho Bernardo and Sabre Springs/Peñasquitos stations. Route 237 serves the Miramar College Transit Station and then proceeds to UC San Diego via Mira Mesa Boulevard and the UTC Transit Center. Route 215 is the mid-city line providing service to downtown through SDSU, while Route 225 is the South Bay route, connecting Downtown with the South Bay communities. Additionally, Routes 201, 202 and 204 provide SuperLoop service between UC San Diego and the Westfield UTC mall.

Routes 201/202/204 (SuperLoop Rapid)

On September 6, 2015, the MTS SuperLoop (Routes 201, 202 and 204) were incorporated into the network. MTS markets the routes as a sub-brand and called SuperLoop Rapid.

Routes 201 (counter-clockwise) and 202 (clockwise) connect UC San Diego and Westfield UTC on a loop that passes through La Jolla Village, north University City, and the Jacobs Medical Center complex, while Route 204 serves the office parks and apartment complexes due east of UTC in a clockwise loop. In addition, it inherited the 12 Gas-Electric Hybrid buses that originally provided the service. These buses were re-vinyled into the Rapid livery, and also began serving Route 237 in addition to their native SuperLoop routes. In April 2018, these buses were retired from service and replaced by re-vinyled C40LF buses from the Mainline fleet.

Route 215 (Mid-City Rapid)

On October 12, 2014, the Mid-City Rapid (Route 215) service commenced operations from San Diego State University to Downtown San Diego via Balboa Park, North Park, Normal Heights, and City Heights. The buses used on this route are vinyled into the Rapid livery, but feature regular local-style transit bus seating instead. The next day, a peak hour rapid route, Route 237, commenced operation from the UC San Diego area to Rancho Bernardo, via San Diego and the I-15 HOT lanes. These routes have been described as "diet trolleys", but critics claim that the limited amount of spending on BRT compared to highway spending shows SANDAG's emphasis on highway and automobile-based transportation. Eventually, Route 237 was shortened to Miramar College due to an increased amount of transfers there, essentially making the route a school-to-school route, having colleges on both ends. This change was incorporated into the Transit Optimization Plan (TOP) in 2017.

Route 225 (South Bay Rapid)

The South Bay Rapid (Route 225) began limited peak-hour service on September 4, 2018 between the East Palomar Park and Ride in Chula Vista and Downtown San Diego. The route initially operated in the Rapid Express pattern, headed northbound (into Downtown) in the morning and southbound (returning from Downtown) in afternoons with no reverse-commute opportunities or weekend service. This route expanded to full daily service on January 26, 2019 and now operates along a 21-mile (34-kilometer) route between the Otay Mesa Transit Center near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry and Downtown San Diego. With this opening five new stations were also opened; these are located at Heritage Park, Lomas Verdes, Santa Venetia, the Otay Ranch Town Center, and at the recently developed, mixed-use Millenia community in Eastlake. It mostly follows the median on East Palomar Street, before running alongside Olympic Parkway and Eastlake Parkway to serve Otay Ranch. Throughout its planning, the route sparked controversy mainly by HOAs due to its bisection of the Otay Ranch and Eastlake communities and its proximity to nearby homes. The buses used on this route feature intercity coach-style seating, but have silver-colored destination displays on the outside compared to the rest of the fleet, which have amber ones. As with the opening of the original route, free bus rides were offered on the first week of operation on this route only.

Route 235 (I-15 Rapid)

The I-15 Rapid (Route 235) saves up to 45 minutes from local MTS Route 20, which continues to operate along the corridor to serve locations not served by the Rapid network. It also eliminates a transfer at Del Lago Transit Center between Route 20 and Breeze Rapid to central Escondido.

Initial cost
The cost for the initial operating segment is approximately $238 million, consisting primarily of transit centers at City Heights, Del Lago, Escondido, and Rancho Bernardo; parking structures at Miramar College and Sabre Springs; and new 60-foot buses. This is in addition to the investment in the I-15 HOT lane project, which cost approximately $1 billion for four new lanes and direct access ramps. Taxpayer advocates have supported the Rapid due to its lower cost compared to rail extensions at the time.

Route 237 (Mira Mesa Blvd. Rapid)
Route 237 operates between the Miramar College Transit Station and UCSD with stops at other transit centers and along Mira Mesa Boulevard.

Route 280/290 (I-15 Rapid Express)
Rapid Express service replaced the Premium Express service which formerly operated along the corridor, The new system now only calls at Transit Stations. Until March 2021, Biodiesel powered intercity coaches operate this service, when they were replaced with Biogas commuter coaches. Much like the network it replaced, Rapid Express operates peak-hours only, inbound in morning peak and outbound in afternoon peak, without reverse-commute services. Rapid Express services also terminate at the County Administration Building instead of the Santa Fe Depot.

Future plans

Iris Rapid
In late 2018, ABC 10News reported that rumors are speculating on a new route, possibly a route along the border, that would be the first new-built all-electric route. On September 13, 2019, SANDAG confirmed the rumors and announced the route as the Iris Rapid project (proposed route 227). MTS hopes to have the route operational by January 2023 at the earliest. The planned route is expected to run from Otay Mesa to Imperial Beach, and call at the route's namesake, the Iris Transit Center along the way. The SDMTS Rapid Route 227 will be starting opening service launched by October 2023 although since construction completion with full implementation are expected by Late 2024.

South Bay Rapid infill stations
Early concept maps of the South Bay Rapid revealed the possibility of additional CenterLine stations in the medians of I-805 and SR 94. These will be located at Hilltop, National City/East, 47th Street trolley station, 28th Street and in East Village.

No concept art was initially drawn or published, but on January 26, 2019, this project was officially announced in a dedication ceremony and concept art was unveiled. Construction will begin once funding is secured.

Converting basic stops into stations
New shelters are due to be installed at the three Kearny Mesa stops, located at Ruffin Road, Overland Avenue, and at the Kearny Mesa interchange. The first shelter was installed on the inbound side of the Ruffin stop in 2017, next to the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Hospital. The remaining shelters are still in the final design stages.

Electrification
On November 30, 2017, MTS announced its procurement of all-electric buses. This makes MTS the fourth agency to place electric buses of any propulsion method into revenue service, only behind Muni, Antelope Valley Transit Authority, and Anaheim Resort Transit. Electrification is set for Summer 2019, when the Xcelsior CHARGE pilot units arrive. This Demonstrates MTS committed to be in compliance with Initiative Clean Transit, a proposed California law that could result in full electrification by 2040. These new buses will be placed into the system's Copley Park division and replace the C40LFs.

A grant for 11 more buses has been awarded to MTS.

Downtown layover facility
On June 22, 2018 SANDAG announced that it has seized control of a block of land currently occupied by an auto maintenance facility, a law firm and a car park. The agency plans to construct a Downtown layover facility for buses. Its perimeter will be bordered by A Street, Union Street, State Street and B Street. It will not serve passengers, but act in a similar manner to a yard, but without maintenance bays. SANDAG plans to begin construction in 2021 and the resulting facility being commissioned in Summer 2023.

Operation

Fares
As of September 1, 2019, the fare structure for Rapid is as follows. Passes can be purchased at any fare vending machine within the network.

Maintenance and operations
Operation of Rapid is split, with Transdev operating 3 routes under contract to MTS (225, 280 and 290), and directly by MTS for the remainder. This is because buses from different divisions are used on certain routes.

The fleet is maintained at the system's Imperial, Kearny Mesa, East County and South Bay divisions. The latter two are under maintenance contract to Transdev, which also includes routes assigned to these divisions.

In Downtown, the Broadway Rapid stations are patterned after the nearby Trolley stations on C Street, with stops at Horton Plaza, Civic Center/Courts, and at America Plaza.

Fleet

Shown below is a summary of the MTS Rapid fleet from the past, present, and future:

Current Fleet

Past Fleet

Future Fleet

The MTS Rapid fleet is maintained across all of the system's divisions.

References

Bus transportation in California
Bus rapid transit in California
Public transportation in San Diego County, California
Transdev
Transportation in San Diego


title: Vieww

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Vieww, previously known as GoalControl, is a German company based in Aachen,  which provides technologies for use in sports.

The company's main product is a goal-line technology for association football, called Vieww 4D (also previously known as GoalControl). The system features 14 high speed cameras which are mounted around the stadium, 7 directed to each of the goals. These cameras are used to detect if the ball has crossed the goal line or not. The camera is capable of taking 500 pictures per seconds and the ball's movement within . The data from the camera  is then sent to the central image processing center located within the stadium using a fiber optics cable, where a virtual representation of the ball is output to confirm the goal. The referee is equipped with a watch displaying the camera's data which will vibrate and display a signal whenever a goal is scored. This signal is then transmitted wirelessly.

The technology was licensed by FIFA in early 2013 alongside competing systems GoalRef, Hawk-Eye, and Cairos. Testing of the camera systems were completed in February, 2013. The GoalControl system was used at the 2013 Confederations Cup as a trial run, where it detected 68 goals and during the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup to track the ball, while GoalRef was used for display. The system was used 2014 World Cup in Brazil where it would be the first World Cup to feature goal-line technology. During the 2014 World Cup, one notable event of the GoalControl goal-line technology being used to award a goal was in the group E match between France and Honduras in which a kick from France's Karim Benzema bounced back from the goal post and an attempt to save the ball by Honduras' goalkeeper Noel Valladares led to an own goal.

A vote cast in early 2014 by the 36 German clubs of the first and second division decided with only 12 out of 36 votes for using the system due to the "exorbitant cost" of €250,000 (chip in the ball) to €500,000 (Hawk-Eye, GoalControl) per club. The support of 24 clubs would have been required to carry the motion.

References

External links

Sports officiating technology
Association football equipment
Companies of Germany


title: Crater Critters

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Crater Critters was a set of eight plastic toys that were made by an Australian company, Rosenhain and Lipmann and given away inside Kellogg's cereal boxes in 1968 and again in 1972.

History

Between 1959 and 1977, an Australian company based in Melbourne called Rosenhain and Lipmann (commonly known as R&L) designed and manufactured unique and innovative toys that became hugely popular both in Australia and overseas. R&L started out making snap-together items that worked like tiny plastic model kits that didn't need any glue and were issued in a clear glassine bag, inside Kellogg's cereal boxes. Between 1959 and 1977, over 70 different sets were released and it is estimated that about one billion R&L toys were delivered around the world.

The most popular and collectable of any series was Crater Critters. Kellogg's advertised Crater Critters as friendly bug-eyed creatures from the craters of outer space. Originally issued in 1968, the set was so popular R&L reissued them again in 1972. The set of eight Crater Critters (Kingly, Kindly, Kooky, Curly, Creepy, Clever, Cranky and Crawly) were produced in eight different colours. The four most common colours were orange, lilac, dark purple and lime green (all depicted below). Of the eight Critters, two had removable parts; Kingly Critter who had a removable four point black crown and Kooky Critter who had a removable black top hat. Kingly Critter with a four spikes on the crown intact is extremely rare and often fetches upwards of $200 on eBay. In 2006, one sold on eBay for $450.

In the United States and United Kingdom, they were also known as Crater Critters, but issued under different names (shown in brackets below).

Tinykins

Becoming unprofitable, R&L factory equipment and contents was sold off to Mexico in 1977. This machinery was used to re-issue the Crater Critters series under the production name "Tinykins". Although structurally the same, many colours varied and were brighter than the originals. The plastic and texture was also of a lesser quality. Tinykins flooded the market and are often mistaken for, or sold as, R&L originals.

See also

 Lego Space (Spyrius)

References

1960s toys
1970s toys
Breakfast cereals
Games about extraterrestrial life
Toy collecting
Toy figurines


Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland, locally referred to as the RTA, is a transit organization developed to establish a more effective and efficient public transportation system across Central Maryland.  The RTA is made up of multiple jurisdictions including Anne Arundel County, Howard County, City of Laurel and Northern Prince George's County.  The RTA combined the management and administrative functions of multiple transit operations, reducing operating costs by over 10%,  and provided a better customer service experience by improving connections across Central Maryland. The Commission allows all of the participating jurisdictions the ability to oversee transit management operations.

In 2014, Howard County initiated the Regional Transit Agency of Central Maryland, recruiting Anne Arundel County to join areas served by Central Maryland Regional Transit claiming the centralized authority initiated, managed and funded through Howard County would save money in contract expenses. CMRT bid on providing services to these regions after July 1, but lost to First Transit.

In 2014, Howard County broke ground on a $7.2 million bus terminal at Savage, Maryland designed to house 120 buses.

System

, RTA operates 16 bus routes in Howard County, Anne Arundel County, Prince George's County, and the city of Laurel.

Hubs
RTA has a number of transit hubs where numerous bus lines meet. They include:
Arundel Mills
Mall in Columbia
Towne Centre at Laurel

Fares
Bus fare can be purchased on the bus, at certain library branches, senior centers, and online.

References

External links

Bus transportation in Maryland
Savage, Maryland


title: Shuklagandaki

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Shuklagandaki () is a municipality located in Tanahu District of Gandaki Province in the Western Development Region, Nepal. The municipality was formed on 18 May 2014. It was formed by merging three Village Development Committees: Dhorphirdi, Dulegaunda and Khairenitar. And further more Thaprek, Raipur and Phirphire VDC are merged on 5 March 2017.

This municipality has a high religious value. Dhorbarahi, one of the most famous goddess temples, is located in just a few kilometers far away from Dhorphirdi.  Several small famous Hindu temples are located in this municipality. Along with the temples, it also has a Church and a Mosque.

Prithvi Highway goes through this Municipality. Several small roadways are connected to the main cities like Dulegaunda, Khairenitar, Kotre, etc.

At the time of 2011 Nepal Census, it had a population of 37,109. After addition of Thaprek, Raipur and Phirphire VDCs on 5 March 2017 population of Shuklagandaki Municipality 45456 as of 2011 census

Demographics
At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Shuklagandaki Municipality had a population of 49,611. Of these, 74.2% spoke Nepali, 10.4% Gurung, 8.9% Magar, 2.7% Newar, 1.2% Urdu, 0.4% Bhojpuri, 0.4% Kumhali, 0.3% Kham, 0.3% Tamang, 0.2% Hindi, 0.2% Rai, 0.2% Tharu, 0.1% Lhoba, 0.1% Thakali and 0.1% other languages as their first language.

In terms of ethnicity/caste, 18.0% were Magar, 17.9% Hill Brahmin, 13.5% Gurung, 12.4% Chhetri, 10.3% Kami, 6.6% Newar, 3.5% Damai/Dholi, 3.4% Kumal, 3.3% Thakuri, 2.8% Gharti/Bhujel, 2.5% Sarki, 1.7% Musalman, 0.8% Tamang, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Rai, 0.3% other Dalit, 0.2% Badi, 0.2% Sunuwar, 0.2% Tharu, 0.2% Yadav, 0.1% Lhoba, 0.1% Thakali and 0.2% others.

In terms of religion, 84.4% were Hindu, 9.9% Buddhist, 2.1% Bon, 1.7% Muslim, 1.3% Christianity, 0.2% Prakriti and 0.4% others.

In terms of literacy, 78.8% could read and write, 1.5% could only read and 19.7% could neither read nor write.

Climate

Temples and gumba in Shuklagandaki
1.Dhorbarahi Temple
2.Teen kholey devi Temple
3.Boudha Gumba

Educational Institutions in Shuklagandaki Municipality
Bhanubhakta Multiple Campus  (Bachelor to Master) (Affiliated to Tribhuvan University) (Operated by government of Nepal)
 KHAIRENI HIGH SCHOOL,KHAIRENITAR
 SURYODAYA ENGLISH BOARDING SCHOOL,KHAIRENITAR
 MOUNT ANNAPURNA ACADEMY,KHAIRENITAR
 SHREE SARASWOTI MODEL SECONDARY SCHOOL,KHAIRENITAR
 MODERN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY,KHAIRENITAR
 NEPAL POLICE SCHOOL, BELCHAUTARA
 ARANIKO BOARDING SCHOOL,KHAIRENITAR
Sahid Karishna Collage (Government)
Panchamunidev Secondary School (Basic to +2 Level) (Operated by government of Nepal)
Gaufarkodaya Secondary School (Operated by government of Nepal)
Little Garden English Boarding School (Private School) (Basic to SEE)
Araniko English Boarding Secondary School (Private School) (Basic to +2 Level)
Chhabdi deuralai Secondary School.

References

External links
UN map of the municipalities of Tanahu District

Populated places in Tanahun District
Municipalities in Gandaki Province
Nepal municipalities established in 2014


title: Cossonini

text:
Cossonini is a weevil tribe in the subfamily Cossoninae.

Genera
Afrocossonus - Brachychaenus - Coprodema - Cossonus - Deinocossonus - Dynatopechas - Exodema - Exomesites - Exonotus - Gloeodema - Gloeotrogus - Gloeoxenus - Hemigleodema - Heteramphus - Heterophaseolus - Homalotrogus - Hoplocossonus - Kojimazo - Lasiotrupis - Leurostenus - Lissopsis - Macrocordylus - Marvaldiella - Megalocorynus - Melarhinus - Mesites - Mesitinus - Mesostenotrupis - Microhimatium - Micromesites - Oxydema - Pachytrogus - Pentamimus - Phloeophagoides - Pholidoforus - Procossonus - Pseadomesites - Pseudocossonus - Psilotrogus - Rhopalomesites - Rhyncolosoma - Rhypax - Seenomma - Sphaerocorynes - Stenotrupis - Stereoborus - Stereomimetes - Stereonotus - Stereotribus - Syncoxus - Tetracoptus - Tetragonorrhamphus - Vauriellina - Xestoderma

References

 Schönherr, C.J. 1825: Continuatio Tabulae synopticae Familiae Curculionidum. Isis von Oken, 1825 (5): c. 581–588
 Omar, J.M. ; R. Zhang & S.R. Davis 2007: On the Genus Stereoborus Wollaston (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cossoninae) with Description of a New Species from China. The Coleopterists Bulletin 61 (2): 200–207.

External links

 faunaeur.org

Cossoninae
Beetles described in 1825
Beetles of Asia
Beetle tribes


title: Salif Traoré

text:
General Salif Traoré is a Malian politician. He graduated from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. He has served as the Malian Minister of Security & Civilian Protection since September 2015. He believes in combatting terrorism by collecting better intelligence.

References

Living people
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni
Interior ministers of Mali
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Malian people


title: A'Salfo

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Salif Traoré (born 15 March 1979 Abidjan, Ivory Coast), better known by his stage name A’salfo, is an Ivorian singer. He is the lead singer of the group Magic System.

Career
Born on 15 March 1979 in Abidjan, A'salfo comes from a family of eight brothers and sisters. His father is a worker in a construction company, his mother a housewife without profession. From an early age, he preferred music to his studies under the influence of his older brother Ali, who was a guitarist.

In 1997, A'salfo became one of the founding members of the Magic System group. A group made up of: Goudé, Tino and Manadja After the success of the hit Premier Gaou (300,000 singles sold in France alone) he visited the music academy in France and became one of the tenors of African artists with a music degree. On 20 August 2012, he was appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador by Irina Bokova for his messages in favor of peace.

In 2016 and 2017, he was a juror in The Voice Afrique Francophone. After moving to France in the Yvelines department in 2000, A'Salfo is gradually returning to Ivory Coast. There, with Magic System, he created the Anoumanbo Music Festival, FEMUA, which brings together African artists in the neighborhood where he grew up.

Honours

  Officer Order of Ivory Merit

References

Ivorian singers
1979 births
Living people


title: Chencho Gyeltshen

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Chencho Gyeltshen (born 10 May 1996) is a Bhutanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Sriwijaya and captains the Bhutan national team. Gyeltshen is the all-time leading international goalscorer for Bhutan.

He is affectionately nicknamed CG7 or Bhutanese Ronaldo, because of his style of play similar to that of Cristiano Ronaldo. Gyeltshen had been the first Bhutanese fully professional footballer.

Early life and education
Chencho Gyeltshen hails from Shapa Gewog, Paro District. He started playing football in primary school, with his brother inspiring him to play. He cites Cristiano Ronaldo as the player who is his inspiration. From class six to ten, he studied in Loselling MSS and then moved to Ugyen Academy for class eleven and then attended Kelki Higher Secondary School until class XII. He originally intended to become a martial artist before deciding to stop his studies to become a professional football player.

Club career

Yeedzin
From 2008 to 2014, Gyeltshen played for Yeedzin in the Bhutan National League. In 2013, he won the league championship with the club. With the club, he also finished runner-up in the 2013 King's Cup. The club was defeated by a score of 2–4 by Manang Marshyangdi of Nepal in the final despite Gyeltshen's two goal performance.

Druk United
In 2014, he played for and was captain of Druk United of the Thimphu League. He played for the team in the 2014 King's Cup and scored two goals against Indian club Mohun Bagan.

Thimphu
In 2015, Chencho Gyeltshen played for Thimphu. He made his league debut for the club against Thimphu City on 5 April.  He scored seventeen goals in ten matches in the Thimphu League and finished the season as the league's top scorer.

Interest abroad
In 2014, he was offered to sign with Nepalese club Machhindra after his performance at the 2013 King's Cup and was reported to agree to join with the club but could not do so until the next year due to his studies. In early 2015, Gyeltshen went on a month-long trial with Buriram United of the Thai Premier League. He played in friendlies against several Thai teams and scored the game-winning goal in the match against Thai Premier League club Sisaket after coming on as a second-half substitute. He scored five minutes after entering the match in the 80th minute. He was originally scheduled to return to Bhutan before the friendlies but was forced to stay a few days longer when his flight was cancelled.  While in Thailand, he was offered deals by Indian Super League clubs Delhi Dynamos and Pune City. However, no official offers were ever presented. The player said that if the offers had been made officially and had come a bit earlier he would have chosen to play in the ISL so that he could play alongside the stars that the league had been attracting in recent years. With Buriram, Gyeltshen also won the Coke Cup Under-19 Championship in 2015.

Surin City
In July 2015, Thai club Surin City, a reserve team of Buriram United, completed the signing of Gyeltshen from Thimphu United with the Bhutan international forward agreeing a 1.5 year contract with a monthly salary of Nu 100,000. The offer was presented to the player by Alexandre Gama, manager of the first team. With the contract, Gyeltshen became the first Bhutanese footballer to play professionally for an international club. On 7 July 2015, it was revealed that the player had actually been signed by Buriram United along with two other players and was loaned immediately to Surin City.

Gyeltshen made his league debut for Surin City on 5 July 2015 in a match against Kalasin. He was given the number 11 shirt. By 24 September 2015, he had scored eight goals in eight league matches for Surin City, including a hat-trick, after 33 rounds of the 34 round season. Surin finished in tenth position in the Northeast Division, missing out on qualification for the playoffs.

Nonthaburi
In 7 February 2016, it was announced that Gyeltshen would go on loan to Nonthaburi, also of the Thai Division 2.

Satun United
Less than a month after it was announced that he would join Nonthaburi, it was announced that Gyeltshen had terminated his contract with Buriram United and signed a 2-year contract with Satun United. Following the season, it was announced that Gyeltshen was leaving the club.

Return to Thimphu
Following his departure from Satun United, Gyeltshen returned to Bhutan and signed for former club Thimphu. He made his first appearance back for the club on 2 July in the team's opening match against Thimphu City. He scored his first goal back for the club on the following matchday in a match against Ugyen Academy. In his first season with the club, Gyeltshen was the top scorer in the Bhutan National League with 15 goals in 10 league matches.

Terton
Following the 2016 season, it was announced that Gyeltshen would be joining Bhutan National League Champions Terton for their 2017 AFC Cup qualification campaign. He started the club's first match of qualification, a 0–0 draw with Tatung of Taiwan. In the team's next match, Gyeltshen scored two goals as Terton defeated Sheikh Russel of Bangladesh 4–3 to win their group and advance to the qualifying playoff group alongside Dordoi Bishkek and Three Star Club.

Chittagong Abahani
In October 2016, it was announced that Gyeltshen would join Chittagong Abahani of the Bangladesh Premier League for the second leg of the 2016 season on an initial 3-month contract. He was spotted by the club during Bangladesh's two-leg series against Bhutan during 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification in which he scored a brace in the second match to help win the series 3–1 on aggregate. With a reported monthly salary of at least US $4,000 or Nu 270,000 Gyeltshen became the highest paid athlete in the country. Prior to signing with Chittagong, he also received a contract offer from Uttar Baridhara, another Bangladesh Premier League club. The offer was reportedly worth half of the value of his deal with Chittagong. He made his debut for the club on 7 November 2016 in a league match against Mohammedan Dhaka. The match ended in a 1–0 victory. Gyeltshen scored his first goal for the club on 23 November 2016 in his second appearance for the club, a 2–0 victory over Uttar Baridhara SC. On 30 December 2016 it was announced that Gyeltshen's stint with the club had ended and that he would return to Bhutan. In total, he scored 5 goals in 7 league matches with the club.

Thimphu City
In January 2017, it was announced that Gyeltshen would be part of Thimphu City's squad for their 2017 AFC Cup qualifying play-off match against Club Valencia of the Maldives on 31 January. He appeared in the eventual 0–0 draw as a 50th-minute substitute for Lungtok Dawa. Thimphu City replaced Terton which advanced to the qualifying play-off by winning their group during the qualifying round. Thimphu City were the first Bhutanese team to compete at this advanced of a stage in the tournament. He started in the away leg and played the entire 90 minutes but Thimphu City was eliminated with the 0–3 defeat at the National Stadium in Malé.

During the 2017 Thimphu League season, Gyeltshen scored 22 goals in 14 league matches, making him the league's top scorer for the second consecutive season. Thimphu City were also champions of the league that season. The club went on to earn second place in the 2017 Bhutan National League behind Transport United.

Minerva Punjab
In August 2017, it was announced that Gyeltshen joined Indian I-League side Minerva Punjab on an initial 1-year deal until May 2018. He joined the club on 18 October to begin preseason training prior to the 2017–18 season. Gyeltshen made his debut for the club on 31 October against reigning champions of the Punjab State Super Football League Rail Coach Factory FC in a preseason friendly. Eight days later he scored a hattrick for the club in a 3–2 preseason victory over powerhouse Bengaluru. He became a key figure in the Minerva side as they mounted a surprise title challenge, winning the title with a victory over Churchill Brothers on the final matchday.

Bengaluru

In June 2018, it was announced that Gyeltshen joined Indian Super League side Bengaluru on an initial one-year deal until May 2019. An acrobatic overhead-kick in the injury-time by Gyeltshen saved the day for Bengaluru which held host NorthEast United FC to a 1–1 draw in a match

NEROCA (loan)
In January 2019, Chencho was loaned to I-league club NEROCA from Bengaluru FC until end of the season.

Paro
In 28 December 2019, Gyeltshen joined his home town club Paro.

Return to Punjab
In 22 October 2020, Gyeltshen re-signed for Punjab on a two-year deal.

Kerala Blasters
In 31 August 2021, Gyeltshen joined Kerala Blasters on his return to the Indian Super League. He was included in the Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, and made his debut for the club on 21 September 2021 against Delhi FC in the Durand Cup, which they lost 1–0. Gyeltshen played his first league match for the club in the 2021–22 Indian Super League season opener on 19 November against ATK Mohun Bagan FC as a substitute for Sahal Abdul Samad, which they lost 4–2. He made his first start of the season on 23 February 2022 in the match against Hyderabad, which ended in a 2–1 defeat for the Blasters.

Third stint in Punjab
In 13 January 2023, Gyeltshen returned again in the I-League with Punjab on a season-long deal. He was part of the team that won their second I-League title in 2022–23 season, and secured promotion to 2023–24 Indian Super League.

Machhindra
In March 2023, it was announced that Gyeltshen was set to sign with two-time Nepalese champions Machhindra, a club that looked to sign the player since 2014.

Sriwijaya
In 1 August 2023, Gyeltshen moved outside of South Asia for a second time to play in Southeast Asian country, Indonesia, by signing a contract with Liga 2 side Sriwijaya FC Palembang for the 2023–24 Liga 2 season. He is the first player from Bhutan to play in the Indonesian League. He scored a goal in his debut match against Sada Sumut on 10 September 2023 which ended with Sriwijaya winning 2–0.

International career
Gyeltshen has represented Bhutan at the U12, U13, U15, U17, and U19 levels. In 2007, he was selected to play for the U13 team after noticing the team practice while he walked home from school.

Gyeltshen scored on his senior début for Bhutan on 19 March 2011 in a friendly against fellow Himalayan state Nepal. On 12 March 2015, he and the rest of the Bhutan team recorded its first World Cup qualification win in history with a 1–0 victory over Sri Lanka. In the second leg of the series at Bhutan's national Changlimithang Stadium, Gyeltshen scored twice, with his first goal coming in the fifth minute as he lifted the ball over Sri Lanka's onrushing goalie and into the far corner of the net. With the score tied 1–1 in second half stoppage time, Gyeltshen dribbled away from the goal box in the left corner of the penalty area, spun, and struck a shot that eluded two defenders and the goalkeeper as it slipped into the near corner. The victory and reaching the second round of qualification for the first time while being ranked the lowest team in the world was described by the team as "a historic moment to remember."

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals
Scores and results list Bhutan's goal tally first.

Honours
Minerva Punjab
I-League: 2017–18

Bengaluru
Indian Super League: 2018–19

Kerala Blasters
Indian Super League runner-up: 2021–22

RoundGlass Punjab
I-League: 2022–23

Individual
Bhutan National League Golden Boot: 2016
I-League Golden Ball and Best Forward: 2017–18

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1996 births
Living people
Bhutanese men's footballers
Bhutan men's international footballers
Bhutanese expatriate men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
People from Paro District
Yeedzin FC players
Chencho Gyeltshen
Chencho Gyeltshen
Chencho Gyeltshen
Chittagong Abahani Limited players
Thimphu City FC players
Bengaluru FC players
NEROCA FC players
Punjab FC players
Kerala Blasters FC players
Machhindra F.C. players
Sriwijaya F.C. players
Chencho Gyeltshen
Chencho Gyeltshen
Bangladesh Premier League footballers
I-League players
Indian Super League players
Martyr's Memorial A-Division League players
Liga 2 (Indonesia) players
Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
Expatriate men's footballers in Bangladesh
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Expatriate men's footballers in Nepal
Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
Bhutanese expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Bhutanese expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh
Bhutanese expatriate sportspeople in India
Bhutanese expatriate sportspeople in Nepal
Bhutanese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
South Asian Games silver medalists for Bhutan
South Asian Games medalists in football