title: Mark Dion (politician)

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Mark N. Dion (born 1955) is an American politician, law enforcement officer and lawyer from Maine, currently serving on the Portland City Council. Dion, a Democrat, was elected Sheriff of Cumberland County, Maine in 1998. Dion was criticized during his 2002 campaign for using a county credit card and attending law school. After being re-elected in 2002 and 2006, Dion chose not to seek re-election as Sheriff in 2010.  Instead, he successfully sought a seat in the Maine House of Representatives. In 2013, Dion was named Chair of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. In March 2015, while a member of the House, Dion announced that he would sponsor legislation to make marijuana legal.

Dion ran for Governor of Maine in 2018, placing fifth in the Democratic Party primary. In 2020, he won a seat on the Portland City Council after a four-way race where he won 39% of the vote.

In June 2023, Dion announced his intention to run for mayor of Portland.

Education
Dion earned a B.A. in criminal justice at the University of Southern Maine, a M.A. in human services administration from Antioch University New England and a J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law.

References

1955 births
Living people
University of Southern Maine alumni
Antioch College alumni
University of Maine School of Law alumni
Maine sheriffs
Maine lawyers
Politicians from Portland, Maine
Democratic Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
Government of Cumberland County, Maine


title: Boonzaier

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Boonzaier is a Dutch-South African surname.  It may refer to:

 D. C. Boonzaier (1865–1950), South African cartoonist
Floretta Boonzaier (born 1974), South African psychologist
 Gregoire Boonzaier (1909–2005), South African artist and son of D. C. Boonzaier


title: List of Brazilian films of 1950

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A list of films produced in Brazil in 1950:

See also
 1950 in Brazil

External links
Brazilian films of 1950 at the Internet Movie Database

Brazil
1950
Films


title: Webix

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Webix is a JavaScript/HTML5/CSS3 UI toolkit for developing complex and dynamic cross-platform web applications.

Features

Webix consists of GUI controls, widgets, complex widgets and online tools: Snippet Tool, Form Builder, and Skin Builder.

All widgets support drag and drop, offline storage and synchronization, dynamic data loading and paging. They can be initialized from JSON data, HTML markup, XML data, or JavaScript calls.

Webix integrates with client-side libraries and frameworks like React, Angular and Vue.js, and with the Meteor full-stack framework.

Commercial status

There are two versions of Webix library: Webix Standard and Webix PRO.

Webix Standard is free and open-sourced under the GNU GPLv3 license, but can be used in applications distributed under the MIT, BSD and other open-source licenses via a FLOSS exception. Webix Standard includes 68 widgets and controls as well as 10 locales.

Webix PRO is available under a commercial license and includes extra functionality: 100 widgets and controls, plus 300 locales. The following features are included: additional DataTable functionality, saving and restoring application state, extra styling and customization, ability to use complex widgets: Pivot, Kanban, Spreadsheet, File Manager, and Scheduler. Complex widgets are available at extra cost.

See also

 JavaScript
 Ajax (programming)
 Comparison of JavaScript frameworks
 List of JavaScript libraries
 List of widget toolkits
 JavaScript framework
 JavaScript library

References

External links
Webix website

JavaScript libraries
Free software


title: Getting Married Today (song)

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"Getting Married Today" is a patter song from the musical Company (1970) with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It is sung by the manic Amy, as the thought of marriage sends her into a panic on the day of her wedding. It is often incorrectly referred to as "Not Getting Married Today." The song has been described as one of the most difficult songs to perform in musical theatre, with one verse containing 68 words to be sung in roughly 11 seconds; one expert says that successful performance “depends on clear diction, implicit pitch accuracy and breath support alongside imperative comedic timing.”

The Evening Standard cited Jonathan Bailey in Marianne Elliot's 2018 gender-swapped West End production, and Katie Finneran in a 2011 New York Philharmonic concert version as stand out performances.

Production
"Getting Married Today" was conceived as "Sondheim's psychotic notion of a patter song" to simulate the sensation of having a mental breakdown through verbal diarrhea and constantly changing the subject mid-sentence.

Stephen Sondheim gave a masterclass on some of his songs, including this one, at London's Guildhall School.

The song features operatic interludes described by Edge Boston as "soprano intermezzos", sung by a priest who comically comments on the bride's breakdown and extols the glory of marriage.

Lyrical content

In her meltdown, Amy discusses the very nature of a wedding, and how it is not relevant to a modern society:

Wedding, what's a wedding? It's a prehistoric ritual where
Everybody promises fidelity forever, which is
Maybe the most horrifying word I ever heard, and which is
Followed by a honeymoon, where suddenly he'll realize he's
Saddled with a nut and wanna kill me which he should.

Critical reception
It has been described as "one of Sondheim's toughest songs". Journal Sentinel said the song captures "both the crazed humor and darker undertow within this manic bride". White Rhino Report wrote "Amy's frenetic rant about not being ready for marriage is a rapid-fire patter song.  Set off against this insanity is the ironic counterpoint of Jenny's operatic aria about the beauty of a wedding day." Commenting on Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' With The New York Philharmonic, The AV Club wrote "it'd be hard for anyone to sing the patter-iffic 'Getting Married Today' as fast as it's meant to be, even with months to work on it". Chichester Observer said Amy is a "jittery bride-to-be" with an "epic breakdown and breakneck teeth-rattling delivery".

The Guardian wrote the show "boasts the most astonishing score of any Stephen Sondheim work, and at the same time a book demonstrating an almost complete lack of commitment to coherent narrative", adding that the show has a "large dollop of irony". It continued by saying: "The result is numbers, such as 'The Little Things You Do Together' and 'Getting Married Today', that are sheer bliss to listen to, but often unexpectedly disappointing and distancing in performance."

Performances

 Jonathan Bailey originated the gender-swapped role of Jamie who performed the song in Marianne Elliott's 2018 West End revival. Bailey, "whose lightning-fast, show-stopping rendition of the song became a must-see West End event" according to Variety, won him the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical in 2019.
 The song was covered in a Glee episode where Emma Pillsbury starts to second-guess marrying Will Schuester, before fleeing from the wedding.
 The song was also covered in a performance in the 2019 Broadway Backwards charity event in which Darren Criss sang the role of "Amy".

References

1970 songs
Patter songs
Songs from musicals
Songs written by Stephen Sondheim
Songs about marriage


title: CD Palencia Balompié

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Club Deportivo Palencia Balompié was a Spanish football team based in Palencia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2011, it played in Segunda División B, holding home games at La Balastera, with a capacity of 8,070 seats.

History
CD Palencia Balompié was founded in 2011 by a group of supporters who disagreed about the conversion of CF Palencia into a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva. It took the name of Club Deportivo Palencia from the first club of the city, which was founded in 1929.

On 21 June 2014, Palencia promoted to Tercera División thanks to the promotion of Atlético Astorga and Valladolid B to Segunda División B.

In its first season in Tercera División, Palencia finished in the third position, qualifying for the promotion play-offs to Segunda División B. Just in the next season, the club achieved the promotion to the third tier by beating Loja, SD Logroñés and Deportivo Aragón in the promotion play-offs.

The season in Segunda División B Group 1 was very controversial as the board of directors tried to transform the club into a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, despite the opposition of the supporters of the club and despite being forbidden in the club's bylaws. However, a judicial statement stopped any try of conversion. The team also garnered some attention at the unveiling of their season kits, which had an unorthodox design displaying the human muscular system.

Finally, Palencia could not remain in Segunda División after finishing in the 18th position, and was demoted to Regional Aficionados due to unpaid debts to their players.

On 9 September 2017, the club did not play its first league game due to not having enough members in the team. After ending normally the season, Palencia would not register in any competition for the 2018–19 season.

Season to season

1 season in Segunda División B
3 seasons in Tercera División

Detailed list of seasons

Current squad

See also
 Palencia CF (I)
 CF Palencia
 Palencia CF

References

External links
Official website
Futbolme team profile

Football clubs in Castile and León
Association football clubs established in 2011
2011 establishments in Spain
Sport in Palencia


title: Buick Envision

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The Buick Envision is a compact crossover SUV manufactured by General Motors and marketed under the Buick brand since 2022. It is exclusively manufactured in China by the SAIC-GM joint venture, supplying the Chinese and North American markets.

Concept
The Envision was first introduced in 2011 as a design concept. It was a small crossover with two large scissor doors opening upward.  The concept was a plug-in hybrid with advanced technology such as a solar roof and head-up display.  The waterfall grille made it to the production version of the Envision.

First generation (2014)

The Envision was first introduced in China in August 2014, also known by its Chinese name, “Ang Ke Wei” (昂科威). It went on sale in China on October 20.

The Envision debuted in the U.S. at the North American International Auto Show on January 11, 2016, sharing the segment with a second generation GMC Terrain and the Chevrolet Equinox.  It went on sale in the United States in the summer of 2016, making it the first Chinese-built GM vehicle to be sold in America. It was initially offered with all-wheel drive, and subsequently with optional front-wheel drive for model year 2017.

The North American version of the Envision features two powertrains: a 2.5-liter four-cylinder with  and  torque, and a turbo-charged 2-liter four-cylinder engine SAE certified at  and  torque. Both were initially paired with a third-generation six-speed transmission. For the 2016 model year, the Envision was only available in Premium I and Premium II trim levels, with the 2.0L turbo engine, seven active safety technologies, and OnStar/Intellilink connectivity. The trim levels expanded to five for the 2017 model year.

In addition to the larger engines offered in North America, Chinese buyers also have the option of a turbocharged 1.5-liter unit.

Trim levels for the first generation Envision were known as the 20T and 28T.

2019 facelift
The 2019 Envision debuted in late 2017 in China, and in 2018 for the North American market. It features revised rear styling and tail lights, stop/start calibration, and new seating design. The transmission for the 2.0-litre turbo engine was upgraded to a 9-speed automatic.

2020 facelift
The 2020 Envision facelift debuted in early 2020 in China, and would be sold alongside the second generation models called the Envision S in China. It features revised front and rear end styling.

Second generation (2021)

In May 2020, GM introduced the second generation of the Envision in the United States. It is powered by a 2.0L turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing  and  torque, paired with a 9-speed automatic transmission.  The 2021 Envision includes a suite of standard safety features, including blind spot monitor, lane departure warning, and forward collision alert.  Four trim levels are offered: base, Preferred, Essence, and for the first time, Buick's premium Avenir trim.

In China, the new Envision is sold alongside the first-generation Envision as the Envision S. The new Envision continues to be assembled in China at the SAIC-GM Dongyue Motors plant in Yantai alongside the previous generation model. The second generation Envision now shares the E2XX platform with the Cadillac XT4.

Envision Plus
Launched during the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, the Buick Envision Plus is a stretched version of the Envision that serves as a three-row crossover SUV variant of the regular Buick Envision S in China. The wheelbase has been extended to , resulting in a length of .

2024 refresh
The Envision received a facelift for the 2024 model year, adopting Buick's new Pure Design philosophy. It adds new dashboard-mounted digital displays and GM's Super Cruise advanced driver-assistance system, making it the first Buick available with the technology.

Sales
In 2017, the Envision was Buick's third bestselling model in the U.S. with sales of just over 41,000 units.  Sales in the U.S. dropped 27% in 2018 but rebounded slightly in 2019.  In 2020, Envision was the only Buick model in the U.S. to see a sales increase over 2019.

Tariff Impact

On August 6, 2018, General Motors announced that it might withdraw the Envision from the United States and Canada markets due to the China-United States trade war, should a request to seek a waiver to continue to import the vehicle be denied. GM sought the waiver amid a trade disagreement between the United States and China over tariffs that could hurt the sales of the Envision. The automaker sees the potential exemption as "the only way" to continue offering the vehicle to U.S. consumers, according to GM President Dan Ammann. The exemption was denied on May 29, 2019, but GM has opted to pay the tariffs without raising the price on the vehicle for the time being. Buick is confident that ongoing talks between China and the United States could spare the Envision's future in North America.

References

External links

All-wheel-drive vehicles
Envision
Crossover sport utility vehicles
Compact sport utility vehicles
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
2010s cars
Cars introduced in 2014


title: Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina

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Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina (11 November 1903 - 12 August 1936) was a Spanish Roman Catholic and a member from the Teresian Association. Díez worked as a teacher and became well-loved among her students for her deep faith and her passion as well as her commitment to the education of children. Díez was beatified on 10 October 1993.

Life
Victoria Díez Bustos de Molina was born on 11 November 1903 as the sole child to José Díez Moreno and Victoria Bustos de Molina.

Díez became a teacher instead of enlisting in the missions so as to appease her parents. She spent time in Seville while both teaching and preparing for her final examinations and received her master's degree in education in 1923; she studied there since 1919. She was sent to teach in Cheles in 1927 - close to the border of Portugal - before being moved not long after to Hornachuelos on 13 June 1928 to teach there and remained there until 1936. Díez remained there for almost a decade and often came into conflict with the authorities due to her refusal to remain silent about her faith which was well-noted across the area among those she came into contact with. She joined the Teresian Association in 1928 and had a devotion to Teresa of Ávila. She received first exposure to the movement after attending an afternoon conference with some friends on 25 April 1926. The local parish priest Antonio Molina Ariza approved for her to evangelize to the townspeople and offered classes for the adults. She collected clothing and food as well as medicine for poor people and often made clothing for girls. She maintained correspondence with the María Josefa Segovia Morón.

Díez was arrested in the evening on 11 August 1936 while teaching some women. Two armed men entered the room and arrested her. She kissed her mother - who was present - and waved farewell to the women and followed the men out to be taken to a detention center. On 12 August at 2:00am she and seventeen men - Father Molina included, who was captured the month prior - were awakened and ordered out. They were marched along a trail for three hours and several of the men collapsed. But she urged them on, saying: "Take heart! I see the heavens opening. The prize awaits us!" She said this realizing they were going to be killed. Díez and the others were shot at dawn. Their bodies were thrown into an abandoned mineshaft. Her final words were: "Long live Christ the King!" Her remains were later relocated on 11 December 1965.

Beatification
The beatification process opened on 24 May 1962 in an informative process that later closed not long after sometime in May 1963; she was titled as a Servant of God on 24 May 1962 under Pope John XXIII when the cause started and the Congregation for the Causes of Saints validated the process on 11 March 1988 in Rome. The C.C.S. received the Positio in 1989 and theologians received it and approved it on 16 March 1993 as did the C.C.S. on 1 June 1993. Pope John Paul II confirmed on 6 July 1993 that she was killed in hatred of her faith and later beatified her on 10 October 1993. The current postulator for the cause is Dr. Encarnación González Rodríguez.

Sources

References

External links
Address of Pope John Paul II at the beatification

1903 births
1936 deaths
20th-century venerated Christians
20th-century Spanish educators
Beatifications by Pope John Paul II
Deaths by firearm in Spain
People from Seville
Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish beatified people
Venerated Catholics
Spanish women educators
Women in the Spanish Civil War
20th-century Spanish women educators


title: Antiochus (praepositus sacri cubiculi)

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Antiochus or Antiochos (, ) was a eunuch courtier and imperial official of the Byzantine Empire. He educated emperor Theodosius II during his minority and then acted as the emperor's chief chamberlain until 421.

According to the Byzantine chroniclers, he was of Persian origin, and had served originally under Narses, who occupied the post of chief minister (vuzurg framadhār) of the Sasanian Empire for almost the entire first half of the 5th century. He first appears in the Byzantine court in . At the time he was a servant of the imperial bedchamber (cubicularius), and although young of age enjoyed the favour of emperor Arcadius (). This allowed him to influence imperial policy, and gained him the post of tutor (baioulos) to the young heir to the throne, the future Theodosius II (). The 9th-century chronicle of Theophanes the Confessor reports erroneously that Antiochus came to Constantinople only after Arcadius' death in 408, having been dispatched by the Persian shah Yazdegerd I () to watch over the young Theodosius. It may be, however, that this report reflects the recognition of his position as imperial tutor by Yazdegerd, whom the dying Arcadius had entrusted with ensuring his son's position during his minority. Antiochus was a zealous Christian, and in his correspondence with Yazdegerd succeeded in securing the well-being of Christians in his home country.

Antiochus probably exercised his duties as tutor until 414, when Theodosius' sister Pulcheria took over. By , he had risen to the post of praepositus sacri cubiculi, head of the imperial bedchamber, and the exalted rank of patricius. At about that time, he was dismissed from his palace posts by Theodosius, probably after the emperor's marriage to Aelia Eudocia. His property was confiscated, and he was forced to retire as a monk to the Church of Saint Euphemia at Chalcedon, where he later died. His palace in Constantinople, adjacent to the Hippodrome, was also confiscated by the emperor.

References

Sources

4th-century births
5th-century deaths
5th-century Byzantine people
5th-century Iranian people
Byzantine eunuchs
Patricii
Byzantine courtiers
Praepositi sacri cubiculi
Byzantine people of Iranian descent


title: Iring Fetscher

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Iring Fetscher (1922–2014) was a German political scientist and researcher on Hegel and Marxism.

Fetscher was born on 4 March 1922 at Marbach am Neckar, and was brought up in Dresden. After the Second World War he studied at Tübingen and Paris, receiving a doctorate in 1950. He belatedly published his thesis Hegels Lehre vom Menschen in 1970. He habilitated in 1959 with a dissertation on the political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

From 1963 to 1988 Fetscher was Professor of Political Science and Social Philosophy at the Goethe University Frankfurt. He is identified with the "second generation" of the Frankfurt School, along with Jürgen Habermas, and Alfred Schmidt. Leszek Kołakowski, while taking Fetscher to be a distinguished historian of Marxism with a critical but positive attitude, did not see him as of the Frankfurt School more than notionally.

In 1976, he published his own rather different version of the fairy tale The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids by the Brothers Grimm, known as a fairy tale called, Die Geiß und die sieben Wölflein (English version as "The Goat and the Seven Young Wolves"), which is part of the children's book Update on Rumpelstiltskin and other Fairy Tales by 43 Authors, which is compiled by Hans-Joachim Gelberg, illustrated by Willi Glasauer, and published by Beltz & Gelberg. In 1993, Iring Fetscher was honored with induction into the French Order of Academic Palms (Ordre des Palmes Académiques). Fetscher died on 19 July 2014.

Major works
 Von Marx zur Sowjetideologie. Wiesbaden 1956. (22 editions until 1987.)
 Rousseaus politische Philosophie. Zur Geschichte des demokratischen Freiheitsbegriffs. Neuwied, Berlin 1960.
 Der Marxismus. Seine Geschichte in Dokumenten, 3 vols., München 1963–1965.
 Marx and Marxism. New York: Herder & Herder, 1971. (Translation of Karl Marx und der Marxismus, 1967.)
 Die Geiß und die sieben Wölflein (The Goat and the Seven Young Wolves) in Update on Rumpelstiltskin and other Fairy Tales by 43 Authors, compiled by Hans-Joachim Gelberg, written by Iring Fetscher, Alfons Schweiggert, Rolf Krenzer, Günter Kunert, Rosemarie Künzler-Behncke, Hans-Georg Lenzen, Josef Wittmann, Wolf Wondratschek, Werner Schmoll, Hans-Joachim Gelberg, Janosch, Richard Bletschacher, Reiner Kunze, Max Bolliger, Christa Reinig, Friedl Hofbauer, Rudolf Otto Wiemer, Jörg Steiner, Kurt Kusenberg, Peter Härtling, Josef Guggenmos, Ota Filip, Irmela Brender, Karlhans Frank, Achim Bröger, Luděk Pešek, Wolfgang Weyrauch, Vera Ferra-Mikura, Nicolas Born, Hildegard Wohlgemuth, Günter Bruno Fuchs, Franz Fühmann, Ernst A. Ekker, Michael Kumpe, Oskar Maria Graf, Agathe Keller, Lotte Betke, Doris Mühringer, Dagmar Chidolue, Juri Korinetz, Michael Ende, Béatrice Tanaka, and André Heller, illustrated by Willi Glasauer, published by Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim 1976.
 Neugier und Furcht. Versuch, mein Leben zu verstehen. Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe, 1995, . (Autobiography)

See also
 Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt

References

1922 births
2014 deaths
German political scientists
German sociologists
Academic staff of Goethe University Frankfurt
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
German male writers
German expatriates in France
Converts to Roman Catholicism from Lutheranism


title: 2017 America's Cup

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The 2017 America's Cup was the 35th staging of the America's Cup yacht race. The challenger, Emirates Team New Zealand, won by a score of 7 to 1 over the defender, Oracle Team USA. It was held on the Great Sound in Bermuda from June 17 to June 26. The races were conducted using hydrofoiling AC50 America's Cup Class yachts, which are slightly larger than the AC45F yachts used in the 2015–16 America's Cup World Series.

It was Oracle's second defence of the America's Cup, four years after its first successful defence. Emirates Team New Zealand defended the cup in the 36th America's Cup. The format was changed since the last Cup, to the current best-of-13.

Venue
The 2017 America's Cup course was on the Great Sound in Bermuda, the venue at the Royal Naval Dockyard.

In June 2014, media reported the venue of the 34th America's Cup, San Francisco, was no longer in consideration to host the 35th edition. San Diego, Chicago and Bermuda were listed as being still in the running.  In July 2014, americascup.com reported that Chicago was dropped from the running, and finally on 2 December 2014, Bermuda was announced as the host of the 2017 America's Cup. The Premier of Bermuda, Michael Dunkley, welcomed the teams, sponsors, and spectators at a press conference in New York.

The financial package included in the bid by Bermuda was worth approximately US$77 million, including a $15 million sponsorship fee, $25 million for infrastructure improvements, $12 million operating costs and a $25 million guarantee against commercial sponsorships. Dr. Grant Gibbons, Bermuda's Minister for Economic Development, stated that the America's Cup had a possibility of generating revenue of up to US$250 million in Bermuda.

Security arrangements at the Dockyard were assumed by HM's Royal Bermuda Regiment after termination of contract between the local security provider and the AC35.

Challenger of Record

On 1 October 2013, Australia's Hamilton Island Yacht Club was confirmed as the "Challenger of Record" for the 35th America's Cup, after submitting their paperwork only moments after the win by Oracle Team USA. The HIYC challenge was accepted by the Golden Gate Yacht Club, who was the Defender and Trustee of the America's Cup.  Australian businessman Bob Oatley, founder of Rosemount and owner of famed super maxi yacht Wild Oats XI, was confirmed to be the main financial backer of the Hamilton Island Yacht Club challenge.

On 19 July 2014 Russell Coutts, Director of the America's Cup Event Authority (ACEA), announced that the Hamilton Island Yacht club had withdrawn Team Australia from the 35th America's Cup. Team Australia claimed that the entry fee rules agreed to in the official protocol created too much risk due to the uncertainty of the then unknown venue and schedule of the event.

The Challenger of Record Committee (CORC) represents all of the challengers' interests and negotiates with Oracle over mutual concerns. Luna Rossa replaced HIYC as the challenger of record. In April 2015, Luna Rossa withdrew its challenge bid, pulling out of the 2017 America's Cup in protest at rule changes reducing the size of the boats.

Rule changes
On 5 June 2014, it was announced that the regatta would be sailed in 62-foot-long (18.9 m) foiling catamarans, the AC62. The entry fee was $3 million. Each challenging team could build only one boat while Oracle Team USA could build two. A nationality rule was agreed, requiring 25 percent of the crew to be from the entry's country. This nationality rule had been lifted prior to the 2003 America's Cup. The rules specified the combined weight of the crew could not exceed 525 kg. The neutral International adjudicating yachting panel was dropped in favour of a three-man panel appointed by the defender.

In March 2015, the teams voted to reduce the size of the boats to the 45- to 50-foot range, leading to the withdrawal in protest of Luna Rossa.  This in turn led to a joint statement from four teams attacking Team New Zealand which had supported Luna Rossa.

Teams
The America's Cup was contested by its defender Oracle Team USA, who represent the Golden Gate Yacht Club. The challenger was Emirates Team New Zealand, for Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, who had defeated the other four challengers to win the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Challenger Playoffs trophy.

Technical development
Teams were allowed to take one-design AC45s out of measurement by modifying crossbeams, wings and rudders, adding hydraulic systems, as well as produce a maximum of six custom daggerboards to test on the existing platform ahead of building their race boat. All teams took advantage of this opportunity: Oracle Racing modified three AC45s, selling their first development boat to SoftBank Team Japan as part of their technology-sharing agreement and subsequently conducted a two-boat testing program with their last two boats; Land Rover BAR modified three AC45s and conducted a two-boat testing program with their last two boats; Artemis Racing modified two AC45s and conducted a two-boat testing program with them. Groupama Team France, Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand modified one AC45 each. Luna Rossa later gifted their boat to Team New Zealand.

The winning Emirates Team New Zealand yacht design team, led by Technical Director Dan Bernasconi, also modified SL33 foiling wingsail catamarans to try new ideas for its race boat, in which they produced a number of distinct features absent from other boats in the fleet: two four-handed grinding pedestals on their development AC45 were replaced by four cycling stations; Peter Burling was the only helmsman to be relieved of daggerboard controls in order to focus on steering only; instead "cyclor" Blair Tuke undertook daggerboard deployment, trim and overall responsibility of pitch angle and ride height; Daggerboards were lengthier than those of other teams by virtue of a distinct dihedral bend in the middle of the hydrofoil tip.

The rise in foiling catamarans encouraged competing teams to enter into technical partnerships with companies specializing in aerospace technologies. Land Rover BAR allied with Red Bull Advanced Technologies, headed by ten-time Formula 1 World Constructor's Championship car designer Adrian Newey. Oracle Team USA entered a technical partnership with Airbus. Artemis Racing allied with high performance engineering giant Cosworth. Luna Rossa Challenge had partnered with Lenovo to analyze and predict race simulations, assisting in the design of their boat.

Qualifying events

The America's Cup World Series was won by Land Rover BAR, earning two points to take into the 2017 Louis Vuitton America's Cup Qualifiers Round. The runner up was Oracle Team USA, earning one point to take into the Qualifiers Round.

Oracle Team USA won the 2017 Louis Vuitton America's Cup Qualifiers Round, earning one point to take into the 2017 America's Cup competition. Emirates Team New Zealand, Land Rover BAR, Artemis Racing and SoftBank Team Japan advanced from the 2017 Louis Vuitton America's Cup Qualifiers Round to the Challenger Playoffs Semi-finals, while Groupama Team France was eliminated from further competition.

Emirates Team New Zealand eliminated Land Rover BAR in the 2017 Louis Vuitton America's Cup Challenger Playoffs Semi-finals, advancing to the Challenger Playoffs against Artemis Racing who had eliminated SoftBank Team Japan in the other semi-final.

Emirates Team New Zealand won the 2017 Louis Vuitton America's Cup Challenger Playoffs Final against Artemis, 5–2, advancing to face Oracle Team USA in the 2017 America's Cup.

Cup Match
Races were held from 17 June. The first team to seven points wins and becomes the Defender of the America's Cup. Due to Oracle Team USA's win in the America's Cup Qualifiers, Emirates Team New Zealand started the match with a score of −1.

The first race of the day is scheduled each time at 2:00 pm ADT. The race data were published on the official noticeboard.

References

External links

America's Cup website
Artemis Racing
Ben Ainslie Racing
Team New Zealand
Oracle Racing
Groupama Team France
Golden Gate Yacht Club

2017 in Bermudian sport
2017 in sailing
2017 in American sports
2017
June 2017 sports events in North America
Sailing competitions in Bermuda
2017 in New Zealand sport


title: Tennis at the Far Eastern Championship Games

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Tennis was contested at the Far Eastern Championship Games. It was one of the main eight sports to feature on the programme. The following are the known results for the tennis event of the games.

Editions

References

Tennis
Far Eastern Championship Games
Far Eastern Championship Games


title: Oectropsis franciscae

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Oectropsis franciscae is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Barriga and Cepeda in 2006.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 2006


title: Oectropsis latifrons

text:
Oectropsis latifrons is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Blanchard in 1851.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1851


title: Oectropsis pusillus

text:
Oectropsis pusillus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Blanchard in 1851.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1851


title: Definitive diagnostic data

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Definitive diagnostic data are a specific type of data used in the investigation and diagnosis of IT system problems; transaction performance, fault/error or incorrect output.

Qualification
To qualify as Definitive Diagnostic Data it must be possible to correlate the data with a user's experience of a problem instance, and for that reason they will typically be time stamped event information.  Log and trace records are common sources of Definitive Diagnostic Data.

Statistical data
Generally, statistical data can't be used as it lacks the granularity necessary to directly associate it with a user's experience of a problem instance.  However, it can be adapted by reducing the sample interval to a value approaching the response time of the system transaction being performed.

Further information
 Definitive Diagnostic Data, S. Kendrick, Sharkfest 2014 Conference
 Offord, Paul (2011). RPR: A Problem Diagnosis Method for IT Professionals. Advance Seven Limited. .

Data
Information technology


title: Oedopeza apicale

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

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1962


title: Oedopeza costulata

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

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1962


title: Oedopeza cryptica

text:
Oedopeza cryptica is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné in 1990.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1990


title: Oedopeza flavosparsa

text:
Oedopeza flavosparsa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné in 1990.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1990


title: Oedopeza fleutiauxi

text:
Oedopeza fleutiauxi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Villiers in 1980.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1980


title: Oedopeza guttigera

text:
Oedopeza guttigera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1864.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1864


title: Oedopeza leucostigma

text:
Oedopeza leucostigma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1864.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1864


title: Oedopeza louisi

text:
Oedopeza louisi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Audureau in 2010.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 2010


title: Oedopeza maculatissima

text:
Oedopeza maculatissima is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Martins in 1976.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1976


title: Hugo Moreira (footballer, born 1982)

text:
Hugo Miguel Gomes Moreira (born 12 April 1982) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a winger.

Club career
Born in Matosinhos, Moreira played youth football with Leixões S.C. and FC Porto, making his debut as a senior with the latter's reserves in 2000. From there onwards until 2008, he alternated between the second and the third divisions, representing C.F. União de Lamas, F.C. Pedras Rubras, C.D. Pinhalnovense, SC Dragões Sandinenses and S.C. Espinho.

Subsequently, Moreira spent seven consecutive seasons in the second tier, at the service of F.C. Vizela, UD Oliveirense, C.D. Santa Clara, S.C. Covilhã, Leixões and C.D. Feirense. He retired in 2016, at the age of 34.

References

External links

 National team data

1982 births
Living people
Footballers from Matosinhos
Portuguese men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Liga Portugal 2 players
Segunda Divisão players
Leixões S.C. players
FC Porto B players
C.F. União de Lamas players
C.D. Pinhalnovense players
S.C. Dragões Sandinenses players
S.C. Espinho players
F.C. Vizela players
U.D. Oliveirense players
C.D. Santa Clara players
S.C. Covilhã players
C.D. Feirense players
C.D. Trofense players
Portugal men's youth international footballers


title: Oedopeza ocellator

text:
Oedopeza ocellator is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1801


title: ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament

text:
The ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament was a three-day cricket tournament run by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), contested between its top-ranking ICC associate members. It was played three times between 2004 and 2006, and then replaced by the ACC Twenty20 Cup. Some matches in the second edition of the tournament held first-class status, as they were simultaneously ICC Intercontinental Cup matches.

2004/05 tournament

Hong Kong, the UAE and Nepal all qualified for the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup as a result of their top three finish in the tournament. A separate final was originally set to be held, but as Hong Kong and the UAE topped the group with only their group match to take place, it was decided to make the final group match the overall tournament final. The UAE beat Hong Kong by five wickets in that final.

2005/06 tournament

Matches in this tournament between Hong Kong, Nepal and the UAE also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.

2006/07 tournament

See also

 ACC Premier League
 ACC Championship
 ACC Trophy
 ACC Twenty20 Cup

References

External links
2004/05 tournament official site
2005/06 tournament official site
2006/07 tournament official site

Asian Cricket Council competitions
ACC Trophy
Recurring sporting events established in 2004
2004 establishments in Asia
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2007
2007 disestablishments in Asia


title: David Gillard

text:
David Gillard (born 23 June 1971), rowed for Great Britain and represented Cambridge at the  1991, 1992 and 1993 Boat Races.

Life
Gillard was born 23 June 1971 and educated at Bedford Modern School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge. At Bedford Modern, Gillard was in the last crew to win the Special Race for Schools at Henley Royal Regatta in 1989 before the event was discontinued.

Gillard rowed for the Great Britain Junior team in the Eight at the Szeged Reservoir, Hungary in 1989 winning a bronze medal. Gillard then rowed for Great Britain in the Nations Cup (precursor to the U23 World Rowing Championships) in Linz Ottensheim, Austria (1990, Eight, bronze); Naro Lago, San Giovanni, Italy (1991, coxless four, silver); and Glasgow (1992, coxless four, gold). Representing Goldie Boat Club, Gillard was a member of the winning crews of the Britania Challenge Cup (setting a new course record) and Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1992. Rowing for Imperial College Boat Club, Gillard won the Grand Challenge Cup in 1996, and the Visitors' Challenge Cup in 2002 at the Henley Royal Regatta.

Gillard chaired the  Cambridge selection process for the 2005 Boat Race.

References

1971 births
Living people
English male rowers
British male rowers
Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
People educated at Bedford Modern School


title: Oedopeza setigera

text:
Oedopeza setigera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1864.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1864


title: Oedopeza umbrosa

text:
Oedopeza umbrosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1824.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1824


title: Onalcidion fibrosum

text:
Onalcidion fibrosum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Martins in 1976.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1976


title: Onalcidion obscurum

text:
Onalcidion obscurum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gilmour in 1957.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1957


title: Onalcidion pictulum

text:
Onalcidion pictulum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by White in 1855.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1855


title: Nath Pai

text:
Nath Bapu Pai (25 September 1922 – 18 January 1971)  was an Indian freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament being a prominent leader of Praja Socialist Party.

He was married to Crystle, a fellow socialist from Austria, and he spoke French and German fluently. He was known for excellent oratory in Marathi and English. Of his debates in the Lok Sabha, veteran journalist D. B. Karnik, wrote “Once he had the floor to himself, he would not miss a single opportunity to put his opponents, particularly the ruling party, in the wrong box. Then quotations would flow, in English, Marathi and Sanskrit. There would be stories and anecdotes. There would be legal arguments and a flourish of emotional outbursts. Above all there would be the beauty of the language coming out with such superb power of expression”.

Achievements
 He fought elections, unsuccessfully, for Mumbai State's assembly in 1952 from Belgaum region.
 He was elected Member of Parliament for 3 consecutive terms from Rajapur (Lok Sabha constituency) in 1957 Indian general election, 1962 Indian general election & 1967 Indian general election.
 He died in January 1971, just before that year's general election. His socialist friend Madhu Dandavate succeeded him as Lok Sabha member from the Rajapur seat.
 The Konkan Railway was his brainchild. Demands for an Indian West Coast railway line were continuously raised by Nath Pai as he actively voiced the concerns of the region.
 In 1954, Barrister Nath Pai was elected the first non-European president of International Union of Socialist Youth, headquartered at Austria.

See also
 Praja Socialist Party
 Rajapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

Marathi politicians
Maharashtra politicians
1922 births
India MPs 1957–1962
India MPs 1962–1967
India MPs 1967–1970
Indian barristers
Praja Socialist Party politicians
1971 deaths
People from Sindhudurg district
20th-century Indian lawyers


title: Oxathres erotyloides

text:
Oxathres erotyloides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1864.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1864


title: Oxathres muscosa

text:
Oxathres muscosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1864.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1864


title: Oxathres navicula

text:
Oxathres navicula is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1864.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1864


title: Louie (season 5)

text:
The fifth and final season of the American television comedy series Louie premiered on April 9, 2015, and concluded on May 28, 2015. It consists of eight episodes, each running approximately 23 minutes in length. FX broadcast the fifth season on Thursdays at 10:30 pm in the United States. The season was produced by 3 Arts Entertainment and the executive producers were Louis C.K., Dave Becky and M. Blair Breard.

Louie was created, written and directed by Louis C.K., who stars as a fictionalized version of himself, a comedian and divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City. The show has a loose format atypical for television comedy series, consisting of largely unconnected storylines and segments (described as "extended vignettes") that revolve around Louie's life, punctuated by live stand-up performances.

Production
Louie was renewed by FX for a fifth season in July 2014 with a seven-episode order. When FX announced the season's premiere date in January 2015, it was announced the season would consist of eight episodes instead of thirteen or fourteen. It was later revealed by Louis C.K. during a panel to promote the show that the shortened season length was due to an unfortunate decision he made while high on marijuana. In January 2015, C.K. spoke about the writing and tone of the season, "This season is more laugh-centric and funny than season four. The feeling I was having when I wrote the season...was a goofy and playful feeling." The fifth season features the return of the opening credits and theme song, which were absent in the fourth season.

Cast

Main cast
 Louis C.K. as Louie

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Episodes

Reception

Critical response
The fifth season of Louie has received acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 92%, based on 38 reviews, with the site's critical consensus reading, "A renewed focus on the show's singular blend of sincerity and hilarity keep Louie at the top of its game." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 91 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Sonia Saraiya of Salon wrote that "Louie is a treasure" and that season 5 of the show "is as confident and distinctive as ever, a sitcom that is not quite like anything else on television". James Poniewozik of Time wrote that season 5 is "by and large, blisteringly funny" and "also poignant", stating that "Louie has again successfully reinvented itself, this time as what it used to be." Brian Lowry of Variety praised the series and wrote, "Almost nothing else on TV — certainly in half-hour form — rivals the particularity of C.K.'s approach, which has garnered the kind of well-deserved accolades that have kept FX quietly humming that 'Brother Louie' tune."

Accolades
For the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series, Louis C.K. for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and Pamela Adlon for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. C.K. also received nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for "Bobby's House" and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for "Sleepover". For the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, Louie C.K. was nominated for Best Comedy Actor. For the 68th Directors Guild of America Awards, Louis C.K. was nominated for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series for "Sleepover".

References

External links

2015 American television seasons


title: Oxathres ornata

text:
Oxathres ornata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné in 1976.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1976


title: Oxathres proxima

text:
Oxathres proxima is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné in 1976.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1976


title: Oxathres quadrimaculata

text:
Oxathres quadrimaculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné in 1976.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1976


title: Oxathres implicata

text:
Oxathres implicata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Melzer in 1926.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1926


title: Oxathres decorata

text:
Oxathres decorata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné in 1990.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1990


title: Cansu Çetin

text:
Cansu Çetin (born 26 May 1993 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is  tall at . She was with Sarıyer Belediyesi before she transferred in 2014 to Beşiktaş. After one season with Beşiktaş she transferred to the VakıfBank S.K. Çetin is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Personal life
After attending Ankara Esenevler Anadolu Highschool for three years, she continued at İstanbul Yeni Levent Highschool, where she graduated from. Currently, she is a student of psychology at Özyeğin University.

Career

Clubs
Cansu Çetin began her sports career at the age of 13 in Çankaya Belediyespor in Ankara. Between 2008 and 2010, she played in the youth, junior and senior teams of İller Bankası. In 2010, she transferred to Eczacıbaşı VitrA. Her club loaned out her between 2011 and 2014 to Sarıyer Belediyesi, which became champion in the 2011–12 season, and was so promoted to Turkish Women's Volleyball League.  For the 2014–15 season, she was loaned out to Yeşilyurt. She officially joined Fenerbahçe in August 2020.

National team
She was called up to the Turkey women's national volleyball team, and played at the 2014 Women's European Volleyball League that won the gold medal.

Awards

National team
2014 Women's European Volleyball League -  champion

See also
 Turkish women in sports

References

1993 births
Volleyball players from Ankara
Özyeğin University alumni
Turkish women's volleyball players
İller Bankası volleyballers
Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players
Sarıyer Belediyesi volleyballers
Yeşilyurt volleyballers
Living people
Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players
21st-century Turkish sportswomen


title: Oxathres boliviana

text:
Oxathres boliviana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Tavakilian in 2011.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 2011


title: Oxathres guyanensis

text:
Oxathres guyanensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Tavakilian in 2011.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 2011


title: Oxathres maculosa

text:
Oxathres maculosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Tavakilian in 2011.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 2011


title: List of Brazilian films of 1960

text:
A list of films produced in Brazil in 1960:

See also
1960 in Brazil

External links
Brazilian films of 1960 at the Internet Movie Database

Brazil
1960
Films


title: Haʻapai 12

text:
Haʻapai 12 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the first past the post electoral system. Located in the Haʻapai island group, it encompasses the villages of Pangai, Hihifo, Ha‘ato‘u, Navea, Holopeka, Koulo, ‘Uiha, Felemea, and Lofanga. It is one of two constituencies in Haʻapai, the other being Haʻapai 13. (The number does not mean that it is the twelfth in Haʻapai, but in the country.)

Its first ever representative was Moʻale Finau, a first time MP, of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. He lost the seat in 2014 to Viliami Hingano, regained it in 2017, then lost it again to Hingano in 2021. Finau regained the seat at the 2022 Ha’apai 12 by-election following Hingano's death.

Members of Parliament

Election results

2010

References

Tongan legislative constituencies
2010 establishments in Tonga
Constituencies established in 2010
Haʻapai


title: Vandroid (soundtrack album)

text:
Vandroid is a 2014 album by Busy P, Mr Flash, Feadz, Krazy Baldhead and 40106 (aka Mickey Moonlight). It is the soundtrack to the comic book of the same name. It was released on Ed Banger Records.

Track listing
 Krazy Baldhead - Start
 Mr Flash - Acceleration
 Busy P - C.O.N.T.R.O.L
 Feadz - Repair
 Feadz - Party
 40106 - Sex Machine
 Krazy Baldhead - Romance
 Mr Flash - Memories
 Mr Flash - Payback
 Krazy Baldhead - Destruction
 40106 - Time Is Running Out
 Feadz - Humanity
 Mr Flash - Battle
 Busy P - Fermeture

Written by Nick Demetris Nicola, P. A. Grison, G. Bousquet, Pavle Kovacevic P. Winter, F. Pianta, F. Falke and Mike Silver
Produced by P. A. Grison, G. Bousquet, Pavle Kovacevic, Pedro "Busy P" Winter, F. Pianta, J. Mattar and Mickey Moonlight

Origins and development

The concept behind Vandroid is that of a 1980s sci-fi action movie that never was, together with an accompanying early-synth soundtrack. Tommy Lee Edwards, Noah Smith, Dan McDaid and Nick Demetris Nicola teamed up to create a comic book adaptation of the lost movie, and Nick Demetris devised the synth score. Yuksek, Van She, Fred Falke, Boy 8-Bit and Siriusmo were invited to remix some of the tracks from the soundtrack. Following the release of the remixes, the full Vandroid soundtrack album was released by Ed Banger Records.

References

External links
Vandroid official site
Vandroid at Ed Banger Records
Vandroid at Discogs
Vandroid at AllMusic

2014 albums
2014 soundtrack albums
Electronic albums by French artists


title: Park Subin

text:
Park Su-bin (; born February 12, 1994), better known as Subin or Dalsooobin, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and television host. She made her debut in 2011 as a member of the South Korean girl group Dal Shabet. She made her solo debut in 2016.

Early life and education
Park was born on February 12, 1994, in Gwangju.  She is currently majoring in Theatre at Konkuk University.

Career

2011–15: Career beginnings
Park made her debut through the release of Supa Dupa Diva with Dal Shabet on January 3, 2011. Promotions for "Supa Dupa Diva" began on January 6, 2011, on Mnet's M! Countdown.

Along with her fellow Dal Shabet members, Park made a cameo in the hit KBS' series Dream High as a student of Kirin High School. Park and Dal Shabet also later appeared in the movie Wonderful Radio as the fictional girl group "Corby Girls". She joined the cast of Koreana Jones on March 28, 2011, and participated in eight episodes. Along with fellow Dal Shabet member Serri, Park participated in the OST for the OCN series God's Quiz 2.  The track, titled Turn Your Head, was released on June 23, 2011. She was a co-MC on KBS2's TV program Poker Face Season 2, which premiered on July 13, 2011.  The show ran until September 7, 2011, and had ten episodes.

In 2012, Park became a temporary MC for eight episodes of SBS MTV's Studio C with Mighty Mouth. She later joined the cast of MBC's Music Storage with Yang Hee-eun, Horan, and ZE:A's Junyoung.  The show ran for ten episodes from October 13, 2012, to December 1, 2012.

Park became the host of the MBC program Music Talk Talk Ma Bling in January 2013. The show ran for 117 episodes, with the final episode airing on July 12, 2013.  During the program's run, Park was cast in the seven-episode tvN mini-series Find the Fake. On December 25, 2013, Park made a cameo appearance in the SBS' series My Love from the Star.

Park composed and co-wrote the song Just Pass By with BtoB's Jung Il-hoon.  The track is Park's first solo and was included on Dal Shabet's seventh EP, B.B.B, which was released on January 8, 2014.

On May 2, 2014, Park became a cast member of the second season of MBC Every 1's 9 to 6, a program which involved celebrities seeking employment in jobs outside of the entertainment industry.  The broadcast of the program experienced multiple interruptions and delays due to the Sewol tragedy and Park being involved in a car accident.

Park produced Dal Shabet's eighth EP, Joker is Alive, which was released on April 15, 2015, also contributing as co-writer for all tracks.

2016–present: Solo debut
Park debuted as a soloist with the single album Flower in May 2016, featuring the tracks "Hate" and "Flower". Both songs were written and produced by herself. She followed this up with the release of her first EP, Our Love, on June 20.

Park lent her vocals to all four songs released as part of the soundtrack for variety show "I Am a Movie Director, Too" where she was also a cast member on the show.

On December 28, 2016 she released another digital single Moon, Pt. 1, consisting of two tracks, "Swing" and "Moon". Following the release, Park release her second EP, Circle's Dream, on February 23, 2017. The EP contains four tracks, including double title track "Circle's Dream" and "Strawberry", along with "Swing" and "Moon", which previously release as a part of the digital single Moon, Pt. 1.

In December 2017, Park's contract with Happy Face Entertainment expired and she subsequently left the label. Her future with Dal Shabet remains in discussion.

In February 2018, it was reported that she had signed a contract with KeyEast. She release the digital single "Katchup" as her new stage name Dalsooobin.

On July 26, 2022, it was announced that Dal Soobin will be making a comeback with the single "Hookah", which she wrote, arranged and produced by Dal Soobin. The track will be released on July 28.

Discography

Extended plays

 Our Love (2016)
 Circle's Dream (2017)

Singles

Soundtrack appearances

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television show

Web shows

Awards and nominations

References

External links

1994 births
Living people
South Korean female idols
South Korean women pop singers
South Korean singer-songwriters
Dal Shabet members
Konkuk University alumni
Hanlim Multi Art School alumni
South Korean women singer-songwriters
Musicians from Gwangju


title: Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare

text:
Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare also known as Department of Sports & Youth Welfare is one of the department of state government of Madhya Pradesh, India, entitled for the development in the field of sports and youth welfare.

Objective & Functions of the Department

 Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare functions as the vital Department for the development of Backward Classes of the society and minority communities in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
 One of the major function and objective of this department is to frame the policies and laws for the development of the sports as well as the welfare of the youth.
 It also aims to control the poverty while providing employment to the people and implementing various welfare programmes and schemes to achieve the above objective.

Sports
The department organizes various inter-state, national and even international sports events, these are-

Indian originated games like Kho kho, Gulli Danda, Pittu Garam (Sitoliya) and Langdi are popular in the rural areas.

Coaches & trainers
 Cricket : Madan Lal was appointed as chief coach of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Academy (MPCA) by the Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare.

References

External links
Directorate Sports and Youth Welfare Madhya Pradesh

Youth

India, Madhya Pradesh
Youth in India


title: List of UTSA Roadrunners football seasons

text:
This is a list of seasons completed by the UTSA Roadrunners college football program, the Roadrunners represent The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) in the American Athletic Conference. UTSA plays its home games at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Seasons

References

UTSA Roadrunners

UTSA Roadrunners football seasons
UTSA Roadrunners football seasons


title: Oxathres scripta

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

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1872


title: Oxathres sparsa

text:
Oxathres sparsa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Melzer in 1927.

References

Acanthocinini
Beetles described in 1927


title: Sternacutus cinerascens

text:
Sternacutus cinerascens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1863.

References

Beetles described in 1863


title: Sternacutus doctus

text:
Sternacutus doctus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1863.

References

Beetles described in 1863


title: Manchester Village

text:
Manchester Village may refer to:

Manchester Village Historic District (Manchester, Massachusetts), historic area in United States
Manchester Village Historic District (Manchester, Vermont), historic area in United States
Manchester Village Spartans RUFC, English gay rugby union team
Manchester (village), Vermont, village within town of Manchester, Vermont, United States
Manchester (village), New York, village within town of Manchester, New York, United States

See also
Manchester gay village, area of Manchester, England


title: Thomas Bere (Bodmin MP)

text:
Thomas Bere or Bera (fl. 1391–1397) of Bodmin, Cornwall, was an English politician.

He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bodmin in 1391, 1395 and January 1397.

References

Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
English MPs 1391
English MPs 1395
English MPs January 1397
Members of the Parliament of England for Bodmin


title: Sternacutus mysticus

text:
Sternacutus mysticus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1863.

References

Beetles described in 1863


title: Sternacutus strigosus

text:
Sternacutus strigosus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1863.

References

Beetles described in 1863


title: Sternacutus angulistigma

text:
Sternacutus angulistigma is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1885.

References

Beetles described in 1885


title: Sternacutus cribripennis

text:
Sternacutus cribripennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1885.

References

Beetles described in 1885


title: Sternacutus moestus

text:
Sternacutus moestus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1885.

References

Beetles described in 1885


title: Sternacutus torquatus

text:
Sternacutus torquatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1881.

References

Beetles described in 1881


title: Zidan Amar

text:
Zidan Amar (, ; born 5 April 1992) is an Israeli-Druze footballer who currently plays at Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab.

Biography
As a child, he joined a local footballing school sponsored by Maccabi Tel Aviv in his home village, Julis, before moving to play for Hapoel Nazareth Illit's u-16 team. Two years later he transferred to Maccabi Haifa and played at the club's youth team, scoring 8 goals in his first season, helping the youth team winning the Israeli Noar Leumit League. Amar played a total of 23 matches in Israel's youth teams, scoring 5 goals

As a senior player, Amar had stints in Hapoel Acre, Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan and Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel before returning to Beitar Nahariya at the beginning of 2014–15 season.

References

1992 births
Living people
Druze sportspeople
Israeli men's footballers
Hapoel Nof HaGalil F.C. players
Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
Hapoel Acre F.C. players
Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C. players
Maccabi Daliyat al-Karmel F.C. players
Beitar Nahariya F.C. players
Maccabi Akhi Nazareth F.C. players
Hapoel Iksal F.C. players
Maccabi Bnei Reineh F.C. players
Israeli Premier League players
Liga Leumit players
Israeli Druze
Footballers from Julis
Men's association football forwards


title: Fort Knox (disambiguation)

text:
Fort Knox may refer to:

 Fort Knox United States Army post in Kentucky
 Fort Knox, Kentucky, census-designated place
 Fort Knox (Maine), historic fort in Maine, United States
 Fort Knox I, Fort Knox II, Northwest Territory forts from 1787 to 1813
 United States Bullion Depository located at Fort Knox
 Fort Knox (comic)
 Fort Knox Gold Mine, an open pit mine near Fairbanks, Alaska
 Fort Knox, the codename of a failed project at IBM to consolidate their midrange systems.


title: List of church ruins on Gotland

text:
There are nineteen known ruined churches on the Swedish island of Gotland, twelve of which lie in Visby, the island's main town. Of these, ten lie within the medieval city walls. Three additional church ruins in Visby are known through written sources, but today completely vanished.

Gotland began to gradually abandon Norse religion and adopt Christianity during the 11th century. While the earliest churches were wooden, construction of stone churches began during the 12th century. The church building period was fairly short; in the countryside stone churches were erected between the early 12th and mid-14th centuries, while in Visby the last churches were inaugurated during the 15th century.

Some of these churches have since fallen into ruin. Of the 94 medieval parish churches in the countryside, 91 are still in use. Three were abandoned following the Reformation, when parishes were merged, and some churches became superfluous. There are in addition three chapel ruins, or ruins of small churches, in the countryside. There are also the ruins of two Cistercian abbeys, one in the countryside and one just outside the city wall of Visby.

Although the exact number of churches that existed in Visby during the Middle Ages is unknown, there were certainly more than in any other Swedish city, and at least twelve within the city walls. Visby grew to become an important trading port during the Middle Ages, and most of the churches in the city were built during the 12th and 13th centuries. The churches were not, as in the countryside, only parish churches. Some belonged to abbeys, almshouses or served groups of traders of a specific nationality, such as the Russian Church or present-day Visby Cathedral, which was originally a church used by German traders.

Following the Black Death, the invasion of Gotland by Valdemar IV of Denmark and the Battle of Visby in 1361, and a general decrease in trade, Gotland entered a period of decline. From about 1361, building activity therefore dropped. The inauguration of Sankta Karin in 1412 marks the end of church building activity in Visby. When troops from Lübeck pillaged the city in 1525, and probably damaged several of the churches, the social and economic rationale for sustaining them had vanished. With the advent of the Reformation soon afterwards, the religious rationale to sustain the upkeep of the many churches also permanently disappeared. All monasteries were abolished and all churches within the city walls except one (present-day Visby Cathedral) were abandoned and left to decay. During the following centuries, some church ruins were used as quarries. In 1805 the church ruins were protected by law and in 1863 the Swedish state for the first time allocated money for their conservation.

List

See also
 List of medieval churches on Gotland

References

Further reading

External links

Sweden religion-related lists
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Gotland
Featured lists


title: Seborga national football team

text:
The Seborga national football team is the team that represents the Principality of Seborga. It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA, but is an associate member of the N.F.-Board, an organisation for teams who are not members of FIFA. They were admitted to the N.F.-Board as a provisional member in 2014.

Seborga Football Federation

The Seborga Football Federation is the football association of Seborga. It was founded on June 6, 2014, in conjunction with the national football team.

History

Foundation
The team was then admitted to the N.F.-Board and the signing of the registration act to the federation took place in Seborga at the presence of the President of CONS Marcello Paris, the Crown Counselor for Sports Giuseppe Bernardi, the Crown Counselor for Foreign Affairs and Princess Consort Nina Menegatto and the Seborgan Representative for Alsace Marcel Mentil. The board of directors of the FCPS is composed by Claudio Gazzano, Matteo Bianchini, Marcel Mentil and Linda Chittolini.

The first international game of the Seborgan team was disputed on August 10, 2014, in Ospedaletti against Sealand. For the occasion most of the Seborga players were lent by the local team ASD Ospedaletti. The game ended 2-3 and Seborga lost.

Overall record

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

International results and upcoming fixtures

Coaches

Kit
Seborga's kit has the same colors as the flag of Seborga. The main uniform of Seborga has a blue shirt with a white cross, blue shorts and white socks. The technical sponsor is FOOTEX.

References

External links
 Official website

European national and official selection-teams not affiliated to FIFA
Seborga


title: Arbab Mohammad Sardar

text:
Arbab Mohammad Sardar (born 1945 in Landi Arbab Peshawar) is a Pakistani painter, sculptor and a recipient of Presidential award for Pride of Performance.

Personal life
He belongs to a noble family of Arbabs of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. He started sketching from an early age later he joined Abasin Arts Council Peshawar. His first exhibition of calligraphy was held in 1962 in Islamia College (Peshawar). He learned sketching, drawing and painting in water colour, oil colour, charcoal etc. Along with painting, Arbab Sardar started making models in clay, later in plaster of paris and finally in fiber glass. During his college time he was offered a fellowship from Italian government in sculptures. He went to the famous professional institute in Carrara, the hometown of Michael Angelo. He studied architecture, decorative art and sculpture in marble. He also joined special classes of modern paintings in Italy. He took part in an exhibition of paintings in Carrara. He won a number of prizes from university of Peshawar, Abasin arts council, National Council of Arts Islamabad. Most of his paintings are representing Pakistan culture in different countries of the world. He works mostly on landscape, flowers, bazaar scapes, portraits. He also teaches painting and sketching etc.

Work

Teaching Spell
Iran cultural centre Peshawar 1973-75-76-78.
Ladies club Peshawar university 1977–78.
Peshawar garrison club 1977–78.
Quetta staff college 1978.
Frontier college for women Peshawar city 1978–79.
Abasin arts Council Peshawar 1979–92.
College of Architecture Peshawar city 1995–96.
Jinnah College for women Peshawar University 2003–04.
Private Art Gallery of Arbab Sardar.

Representation in national and international collection
 Cherat mess 1979.
 Governor house Peshawar 1979.
 State bank building Peshawar 1983.
 Artillery mess Nowshehra 1985.
 National Assembly building Islamabad 1986.
 N.D.F.C regional office Peshawar 1988.
 3 Murals (relief) in Jinnah Park, Peshawar 1989.
 Sculpture relief Mardan 1991.
 Mural relief (fibre glass) at gateway to KPK 1992.
 Large Mural (relief) in locomotive factory Risalpur 1993.
 A big cultural statue at College Chowk Mardan 1995.
 Sculpture on Khattak dance in ministry of foreign affairs.
 A relief art work of Khattak dance displayed at Michani post Torkham.
 Some of the art pieces depicting the culture of KPK have been displayed at Army Mess Torkham.
 Painting in Prime Minister House Islamabad.

Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
 Peshawar 1962-70-72-77.
 Afghanistan 1971.
 Italy 1975–76.
 Islamabad 1978–88.
 Quetta staff college 1978.
 National Art Gallery Islamabad 1999.

Group Exhibitions
 Peshawar 1962-74-75-80-82-83.
 Islamabad 1973-80-81.
 Italy (Carrara) 1975–76.
 Japan 1980.
 China 1980.
 Bangladesh 1980.
 Quetta 1988.
 Karachi 1988.
 Nathiagali Governor House 1997.

Interviews and documentaries
A number of articles published in the national and foreign press and magazines.

Documentaries
 In Urdu 1969,74,75,78,81 in PTV and BBC.
 Pashto documentary 1983, 89,96 in PTV and from AVT Khyber in 2004–08.
 Radio Program in Pashto from Czech Republic which was also broadcast in 10 other countries at the same time.

In his private art gallery there are around 300 art pieces visited by a large number of dignitaries, general public, high officials, foreign delegations and art lovers. A book has been published by the famous writer Dawar Khan Dawar (Pride of Performance) on Arbab Sardar and on the study of his art in Pashto language.

References

Living people
Pakistani painters
Pakistani sculptors
1945 births
Pakistani artists


title: Sternacutus arietinus

text:
Sternacutus arietinus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1872.

References

Beetles described in 1872


title: Sternacutus cretatus

text:
Sternacutus cretatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Martins in 1976.

References

Beetles described in 1976


title: Sternacutus guttatus

text:
Sternacutus guttatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Martins in 1976.

References

Beetles described in 1976


title: Sternacutus lateralis

text:
Sternacutus lateralis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Martins in 1976.

References

Beetles described in 1976


title: Sternacutus orbiculus

text:
Sternacutus orbiculus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Monné and Martins in 1976.

References

Beetles described in 1976


title: Sternacutus barbiflavus

text:
Sternacutus barbiflavus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Monné in 1974.

References

Beetles described in 1974


title: Sternacutus bicristatus

text:
Sternacutus bicristatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Melzer in 1935.

References

Beetles described in 1935


title: Sternacutus dorsalis

text:
Sternacutus dorsalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Melzer in 1935.

References

Beetles described in 1935


title: List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela

text:
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Venezuela.

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

See also

 Gomphothere fossils in Venezuela
 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Curaçao
 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Guyana
 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Trinidad and Tobago
 South American land mammal ages

References

Bibliography
Cantaure & Paraguaná Formations

Capadare Formation

Castillo Formation

Chaguaramas Formation

Mesa Formation

Parángula Formation

Río Yuca Formation

San Gregorio Formation

Santa Inés Formation

Urumaco, Socorro & Codore Formations

Further reading
Paleozoic
 C.M. Berry and W.E. Stein. 2000. A New Iridopteridalean from the Devonian of Venezuela. International Journal of Plant Sciences 161:807-827
 C. M. Berry and D. Edwards. 1995. New species of the lycophyte Colpodexylon Banks from the Devonian of Venezuela. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 237:59-74
 C. M. Berry. 1994. First record of the Devonian lycophyte Leclercquia from South America. Geological Magazine 131(2):269-272
 A. J. Boucot, J. L. Benedetto, Y. Grahn, J. H. G. Melo, T. M. Sanchez and B. A. Waisfeld. 1999. South American marine Silurian communities. In A. J. Boucot and J. D. Lawson (eds.), Paleocommunities—a case study from the Silurian and Lower Devonian 841-848
 E. A. Frederickson. 1958. Lower Tremadocian trilobite from Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 32(3):541-543
 P.R. Hoover. 1981. Paleontology, Taphonomy, and Paleoecology of the Palmarito Formation (Permian of Venezuela). Bulletins of American Paleontology 80(313):1-138
 O. Odreman-Rivas and R. H. Wagner. 1979. Precisiones sobre algunas floras Carboniferas Permicas de los Andes Venezolanos. Boletin de Geologia 13:77-79
 T. M. Sanchez. 1983. A new Permian ophiuroid, Archaeophiomusium andinum nov sp from western Venezuela. Geobios 16:103-107
 M. L. Thompson and A. K. Miller. 1949. Permian fusulinids and cephalopods from the vicinity of the Maracaibo basin in northern South America. Journal of Paleontology 23:1-32

Mesozoic
 E. H. Colbert. 1949. A new Cretaceous plesiosaur from Venezuela. American Museum Novitates 1420:1-22
 C. Gonzalez de Juana, J. Iturralde de Arozena, and X.P. Cadillat. 1980. Geologia de Venezuela y de sus cuencas petroliferas. 1:162-166
 E. von der Osten. 1957. A fauna from the lower Cretaceous Barranquin Formation of Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 31(3):571-590
 O. Renz. 1982. The Cretaceous ammonites of Venezuela 1-132
 J. W. Wells. 1944. Cretaceous, tertiary, and recent corals, a sponge, and an alga from Venezuela. Journal of Paleontology 18(5):429-447

External links

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title: Sternacutus alienus

text:
Sternacutus alienus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Melzer in 1932.

References

Beetles described in 1932


title: Zoom Video Communications

text:
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (commonly shortened to Zoom, and stylized as zoom) is a communications technology company headquartered in San Jose, California. It provides videotelephony and online chat services through a cloud-based peer-to-peer software platform used for video communications (Meetings), messaging (Chat), voice calls (Phone), conference rooms for video meetings (Rooms), virtual events (Events) and contact centers (Contact Center), and offers an open platform allowing third-party developers to build custom applications on its unified communications platform (Developer Platform). The company was founded in 2011 by Eric Yuan, a former Cisco engineer and executive. It launched its software in 2013.

Its software products have faced public and media scrutiny related to security and privacy issues, though the company has taken measures to address these issues.

History

Early years

Zoom was founded by Eric Yuan, a former corporate vice president for Cisco Webex. He left Cisco in April 2011 with 40 engineers to start a new company, originally named Saasbee, Inc. The company had trouble finding investors because many people thought the videotelephony market was already saturated. In June 2011, the company raised $3million of seed money from WebEx founder Subrah Iyar, former Cisco SVP and General Counsel Dan Scheinman, and venture capitalists Matt Ocko, TSVC, and Bill Tai.

In May 2012, the company changed its name to Zoom, influenced by Thacher Hurd's children's book Zoom City. In September 2012, Zoom launched a beta version that could host conferences with up to 15 video participants. In November 2012, the company signed Stanford University as its first customer. The service was launched in January 2013 after the company raised a $6million Series A round from Qualcomm Ventures, Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang, WebEx founder Subrah Iyar, and former Cisco SVP and General Counsel Dan Scheinman. Zoom launched version 1.0 of the program allowing the maximum number of participants per conference to be 25. By the end of its first month, Zoom had 400,000 users and by May 2013 it had 1million users.

Growth
In July 2013, Zoom established partnerships with B2B collaboration software providers, such as Redbooth (then Teambox), and also created a program named Works with Zoom, which established partnerships with Logitech, Vaddio, and InFocus. In September 2013, the company raised $6.5million in a Series B round from Horizon Ventures, and existing investors. At that time, it had 3million daily meeting participants.

On February 4, 2015, the company received US$30million in Series C funding from investors including Emergence Capital, Horizons Ventures (Li Ka-shing), Qualcomm Ventures, Jerry Yang, and Patrick Soon-Shiong. At that time, Zoom had 40million users, with 65,000 organizations subscribed and a total of 1billion meeting minutes since it was established. Over the course of 2015 and 2016, the company integrated its software with Slack, Salesforce, and Skype for Business. With version 2.5 in October 2015, Zoom increased the maximum number of participants allowed per conference to 50 and later to 1,000 for business customers. In November 2015, former president of RingCentral David Berman was named president of the company, and Peter Gassner, the founder and CEO of Veeva Systems, joined Zoom's board of directors.

In January 2017, the company raised US$100million in Series D funding from Sequoia Capital at a US$1billion valuation, making it a unicorn. In April 2017, Zoom launched a scalable telehealth product allowing doctors to host remote consultations with patients. In May, Zoom announced integration with Polycom's conferencing systems, enabling features such as multiple screen and device meetings, HD and wireless screen sharing, and calendar integration with Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, and iCal. From September 25–27, 2017, Zoom hosted Zoomtopia 2017, its first annual user conference. At this conference, Zoom announced a partnership with Meta Platforms  to integrate Zoom with augmented reality, integration with Slack and Workplace by Facebook, and first steps towards an artificial intelligence speech recognition program.

IPO and onward
On April 18, 2019, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. After pricing at US$36 per share, the share price increased over 72% on the first day of trading. Prior to the IPO, Dropbox invested $5million in Zoom. The company first became profitable in 2019.

In 2019, the company ranked second in Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work" survey.

Due to the increase in remote work, distance education, and remote social relations during the COVID-19 pandemic, usage increased substantially and the Zoom mobile app was the 5th most downloaded mobile app in 2020, behind TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram.

The company offered its services free to K–12 schools in many countries.

The company joined the NASDAQ-100 stock index on April 30, 2020.

In May 2020, Zoom acquired Keybase, a company specializing in end-to-end encryption. In June 2020, the company hired its first chief diversity officer, Damien Hooper-Campbell.

Also in May 2020, Zoom announced plans to open new research and development centers in Pittsburgh and Phoenix, with plans to hire up to 500 engineers between the two cities over the next few years.

In July 2020, Zoom announced the opening of a technology center in Bangalore, India, to host engineering, IT, and business operations roles.

Also in July 2020, Zoom announced its first hardware as a service products, bundling its videoconferencing software with third-party hardware by DTEN, Neat, Poly, and Yealink, and running on the ServiceNow platform. It began with Zoom Rooms and Zoom Phone offerings, with those services available to US customers, who can acquire hardware from Zoom for a fixed monthly cost. On July 15, 2020, the company announced Zoom for Home, a line of products for home use, designed for remote workers. The first product, Zoom for Home - DTEN ME, includes software by Zoom and hardware by DTEN. It consists of a 27-inch screen with three wide-angle cameras and eight microphones, with Zoom software preloaded on the device. It became available in August 2020.

In August 2020, Zoom opened a data center in Singapore.

In June 2021, Zoom acquired Kites (Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions), an artificial intelligence-based language translation company with an aim to reduce language barriers in video calls.

In September 2021, Zoom's attempt to acquire contact center company Five9 for $14.7billion was turned down by Five9's shareholders.

In February 2023, Zoom announced that it would cut its workforce by 15 percent, or about 1,300 employees, citing the unsustainable growth following the rapid scaling to manage the demand of the pandemic.

Privacy and security issues

Zoom has been criticized for "security lapses and poor design choices" that have resulted in heightened scrutiny of its software. The company has also been criticized for its privacy and corporate data sharing policies. Security researchers and reporters have criticized the company for its lack of transparency and poor encryption practices. Zoom initially claimed to use "end-to-end encryption" in its marketing materials, but later clarified it meant "from Zoom end point to Zoom end point" (meaning effectively between Zoom servers and Zoom clients), which The Intercept described as misleading and "dishonest".

In March 2020, New York State Attorney General Letitia James launched an inquiry into Zoom's privacy and security practices; the inquiry was closed on May 7, 2020, with Zoom not admitting wrongdoing, but agreeing to take added security measures. In the same month, a class-action lawsuit against Zoom was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. According to the lawsuit, Zoom violated the privacy of its users by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn, did not prevent hackers from disrupting Zoom sessions, and erroneously claimed to offer end-to-end encryption on Zoom sessions. Zoom settled this lawsuit for $86 million.

On April 1, 2020, Zoom announced a 90-day freeze on releasing new features, to focus on fixing privacy and security issues on Zoom. On July 1, 2020, Yuan wrote a blog post detailing efforts taken by the company to address security and privacy concerns, stating that they released 100 new safety features over the 90-day period. Those efforts include end-to-end encryption for all users, turning on meeting passwords by default, giving users the ability to choose which data centers calls are routed from, consulting with security experts, forming a CISO council, an improved bug bounty program, and working with third parties to help test security. Yuan also stated that Zoom would be releasing a transparency report later in 2020.

In May 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was looking into Zoom's privacy practices. The FTC alleged that since at least 2016, "Zoom maintained the cryptographic keys that could allow Zoom to access the content of its customers’ meetings, and secured its Zoom Meetings, in part, with a lower level of encryption than promised." On November 9, 2020, a settlement was reached, requiring the company to implement additional security measures.

In December 2020, Zoom announced that it was under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California and that it had received a subpoena in June 2020 from the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York requesting information on the company's interactions with foreign governments and political parties. Both federal prosecutors also sought information and documentation about security and privacy matters regarding Zoom's practices.

On December 19, 2020, a former Zoom executive was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with conspiracy to commit interstate harassment and unlawful conspiracy to transfer a means of identification. The charges are related to the alleged disruptions to video meetings commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, said that Xinjiang "Julien" Jin, then 39, was a San Jose, California–based company's main liaison with intelligence and law enforcement agencies of China. Zoom later acknowledged it was the company in question. It said in a statement that it had terminated Jin's employment for violating company policies and was cooperating with the prosecutors. Jin is not in custody because he is based in China.

In February 2021, Zoom announced a new feature called Kiosk Mode, which will allow people visiting offices to check in with a receptionist virtually on a kiosk, without any physical contact.

In March 2021, Zoom announced that from August 23, 2021, Zoom will stop selling new and upgraded products directly to customers in mainland China.

Censorship
In April 2020, Citizen Lab warned that having much of Zoom's research and development in China could "open up Zoom to pressure from Chinese authorities." In June 2020, Zoom was criticized for closing multiple accounts of U.S. and Hong Kong–based groups, including that of Zhou Fengsuo and two other human rights activists, who were commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. The accounts were later re-opened, with the company stating that in the future it "will have a new process for handling similar situations." Zoom responded that it has to "comply with local laws," even "the laws of governments opposed to free speech." Zoom subsequently admitted to shutting down activist accounts at the request of the Chinese government. In response, a bi-partisan group of U.S. senators requested clarification of the incident from the company. Partially in response to criticisms of its blocking of the activists accounts as well as expressions of concern by the United States Justice Department, Zoom moved to cease direct sale of its product in mainland China in late August 2020.

In September 2020, following protests and legal concerns raised by the Jewish coalition group #EndJewHatred, Zoom prevented San Francisco State University from using its video conferencing software to host former Palestinian militant and hijacker Leila Khaled, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In justifying its decision, Zoom cited the PFLP's designation as a terrorist organization by the United States Government and its efforts to comply with U.S. export control, sanctions, and anti-terrorism laws. Facebook and YouTube also joined Zoom in denying their platforms to the conference organizers. Professor Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi, one of the conference organizers, criticized Zoom, Google's YouTube and Facebook for censoring Palestinian voices.

See also

 List of video telecommunication services and product brands
 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on science and technology

References

External links

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2019 initial public offerings
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Companies based in San Jose, California
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title: Vavaʻu 15

text:
Vavaʻu 15 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election, when the multi-seat regional constituencies for People's Representatives were replaced by single-seat constituencies, electing one representative via the first past the post electoral system. Located in the Vavaʻu island group, it encompasses the villages of Neiafu, Fungamisi, Falaleu, Makave, Toula, and ‘Utui. It is one of three constituencies in Vavaʻu. (The number 15 does not mean that it is the fifteenth in Vavaʻu, but in the country.)

Its first ever (and so far only) representative is Samiu Vaipulu, a veteran politician first elected to Parliament in 1987. Following his re-election in 2010 as an independent, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Lord Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō.

Members of Parliament

Election results

2010

References

Tongan legislative constituencies
Vavaʻu
2010 establishments in Tonga
Constituencies established in 2010


title: Sternacutus spinicornis

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

References

Beetles described in 1962


title: Sternacutus striatus

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

References

Beetles described in 1962


title: List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Falkland Islands

text:
This is a list of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in the Falkland Islands.

List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units

See also
 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Antarctica

References

Further reading
 S. Archangelsky and R. Cuneo. 1984. Zonacion del Permico continental de Argentina sobre la base de sus plantas fosiles. Memoria III Congreso Latinoamericano Paleontologia 143-158
 T. G. Halle. 1911. On the geological structure and history of the Falkland Islands. Bulletin of the Geological Institute of the University Uppsala 11:115-229
 M. G. Simões, F. Quaglio, L. V. Warren, L. E. Anelli, P. Stone, C. Riccomini, C. H. Grohmann and M. A. C. Chamani. 2012. Permian non-marine bivalves of the Falkland Islands and their palaeoenvironmental significance. Alcheringa 36:543-554
 P. Stone, M. R. A. Thomson, and A. W. A. Rushton. 2011. An Early Cambrian archaeocyath-trilobite fauna in limestone erratics from the Upper Carboniferous Fitzroy Tillite Formation, Falkland Islands. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 102:201-225

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Geology of the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands-related lists
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title: If It Wasn't True

text:
"If It Wasn't True" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Shamir Bailey, better known by his stage name Shamir, and included as the opening track on his debut extended play (EP) Northtown. Musically, "If It Wasn't True" is an R&B, pop, and dance song.  Shamir has called the track "a breakup song, but not a typical one," and Vogue magazine in 2014 dubbed it "Your New Favorite Breakup Song."

Composition and style
Shamir has described "If It Wasn't True" as a "typical breakup song".  The song was the first released by Shamir and introduced his countertenor voice to the music world. Shamir has said that he doesn't mind having his voice described as androgynous, but notes that "countertenor" is the correct term: "It's not feminine, it's not masculine. It's a happy medium ... I feel like if the world was more like that, our problems would be gone."

Jazz Monroe of Dazed magazine described "If It Wasn't True" as "semidissonant pulses tickled by antsy snares and hi-hats – as Shamir's sinuous vocal vogues down memory lane."  Lizzie Plaugic of CMJ called Shamir's music "amazingly unclassifiable," like a "souped-up Vegas Strip disco with a self-conscious pop bent," and wrote that Shamir's voice "limbers and stretches like a wad of pink Silly Putty dipped in glitter."

Release
"If It Wasn't True" was first released in early 2014 as part of a cassette compilation called "Common Interests Were Not Enough To Keep Us Together" from Godmode Music. The song proved to be a "highlight of the compilation," and the track was released digitally in late February 2014.  An official music video was released in March 2014, and in June 2014, Shamir's debut extended play (EP) Northtown was released with "If It Wasn't True" as the opening track.

Music video
The official music video for "If It Wasn't True" features distorted images of Shamir's hometown, Las Vegas, Nevada, interspersed with video footage of Shamir in a bathtub, playing with bubbles, and dancing and hanging with friends.  The video was shot by Shamir with editor Anthony Sylvester adding fisheye and chop-up effects and "all sorts of weird filters."

Jazz Monroe of Dazed magazine wrote of the video: "It's a freeform assortment of twerking headstands, foam-beard fun and Las Vegas neon, all intercut with fabulous house party hijinks that echo '80s Manhattan loft culture."

Shamir's Twitter handle described himself as a "musician, comedian, singer, rapper, twerker, chef, writer, filmmaker, tumblr, skinny fat ass."

Critical reception
In a review for Pitchfork, Mike Powell rated "If It Wasn't True" as a "Best New Track" and wrote: "Rarely do debuts sound so certain."  Powell described Shamir's voice on the track as "thin, pretty and androgynous, like "an alien presence in a track that at every step is earthy and rock-solid."  He also referred to the song as "[s]exy, dissonant, confident but a little amateurish" following a tradition of "high-rent body music made by people who probably take the bus to work."

In Vogue magazine, Thomas Gebremedhin reviewed the song, noting that "Bailey's delicate vocals glide effortlessly over the funky production that recalls '80s classics from Janet Jackson and Prince."

Tom Breihan of Stereogum called it "a truly great song" and a "disco-house anthem" sung with "rare levels of badass self-assurance."

"Recommended Listen" called Northtown "a watershed moment for both the artist and the label" and described "If It Wasn't True" as "one of the year's best dance singles."

In July 2014, Flavorwire named "If It Wasn't True" one of its "25 Best Songs of 2014 So Far".

References

External links
 Digital track from Godmode Music
 Shamir - If It Wasn't True - GODMODE (Official Music Video)

2014 singles
2014 songs
Shamir (musician) songs


title: Oberstabswachtmeister

text:
Oberstabswachtmeister (short: OStWm) is in the Austrian Bundesheer a NCO-rank. It belongs to the higher Staff-NCO rank group, and is normally dedicated to command a platoon or to serve in a military staff appointment (assignment group M BUO 1 / professional NCO; respectively M ZUO 1 / reserve).

During United Nations missions and in NATO Partnership for Peace the rank Stabswachtmeister will be designated in English with Sergeant First Class (SFC) / Staff Sergeant (SSG) and is equivalent to NATO-Rang code OR-8.

The equivalent to Oberstabswachtmeister might be the Stabsfeldwebel of the Bundeswehr as well.

Rank insignia on the collar patch are a wide and a small white stripe with two sex serrated stars, symbolising the Austrian edelweiss.

See also
 Ranks of the Austrian Bundesheer

References

 Die Streitkräfte der Republik Österreich, 1918-1968, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Militärwissenschaftliches Institut, 1968.

Military ranks of Austria
Austro-Hungarian Army
Military ranks of Germany


title: Tours Speedway

text:
Tours Speedway is an oval speedway located in Tours, France. The track is located at the parkingplace of the Parc des expositions east of the city. It was first used in 2012. The only event raced on the track is the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.

On October, 2nd, Tours announced that the 2018 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series race will be the last NASCAR race in this track.

Race results

External links
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series homepage

NASCAR tracks
Defunct motorsport venues in France
Sport in Tours, France
Sports venues in Indre-et-Loire
2012 establishments in France