title: Fritz Scheidegger

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Fritz Scheidegger (Max Friedrich Scheidegger, 30 December 1930 in Langenthal - 26 March 1967 Mallory Park, England) was a Swiss sidecar racer who won two Sidecar World Championships.

Scheidegger began racing in the 500 cc solo class, becoming Swiss champion before turning to sidecar competition teaming with Horst Burkhardt to race in grasstrack sidecars. They began their world championship career soon after in 1957 at Monza at the final Grand Prix of the season, finishing an impressive fourth.

1958 brought no world championship success on an underpowered BMW, but 1959 began with a win in the first Grand Prix in France at Clermont-Ferrand followed by third at the Isle of Man TT on the Clypse Course followed by fifth in Germany and a third in Belgium saw the team finish the championship in third overall.

For the 1960 season they had no wins, but a series of second and third places meant the team ended up in second position overall. The 1961 season produced two wins at France and Belgium and three runner up positions, but they again finished second in the championship.

In the 1962 season Scheidegger first teamed with British passenger John Robinson, after Burkhardt initially left to race solos, then teamed with Florian Camathias. By the end of season they were in third position after a win, a second and a third. 1963 was again with Robinson, and again a third place in the championship, following a win, two seconds and a third. The 1964 season began with a win in France and ended with a win in Germany along with a second and a third to clinch them second place in the world title.

1965 was a dominant performance from Scheidegger and Robinson with four wins and three second places netting them the world championship at the last round at Monza. If 1965 was a great performance, 1966 was even more so with the team winning every race, but with much controversy. They were excluded for a fuel irregularity at the Isle of Man TT, awarding the championship to Max Deubel and Emil Hörner, but reinstated three months later on appeal.

Scheidegger was killed while leading a race at Mallory Park in 1967. Scheidegger's BMW outfit crashed at high speed at Shaw's Corner after a defective bracket holding both the rear brake torque arm and the gear change cross shaft failed. At the following inquest, it was also disclosed that the bracket had not been properly brazed and that its brazing had been cracked for some considerable time. John Robinson suffered a broken leg and retired from the sport.

References

1930 births
1967 deaths
Swiss motorcycle racers
Sidecar racers
Isle of Man TT riders
People from Langenthal
Sportspeople from the canton of Bern


title: Uma Nehru

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Uma Nehru (8 March 1884 – 28 August 1963) was an Indian independence activist and politician.

Career

In the early 20th century, she was a frequent writer in Stree Darpan, a woman's monthly magazine founded in 1909 by Rameshwari Nehru, in which she expressed feminist views.

She took part in the Salt March and the Quit India Movement and was subsequently imprisoned. After the independence, she was twice elected to the Lok Sabha from Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. From 1962 until her death, she was a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Personal life
Born in Agra, Nehru was educated at Saint Mary's Convent, Hubli. In 1901, she married Jawaharlal Nehru's cousin Shamlal. The couple had a daughter, Shyam Kumari, and a son, Anand Kumar. Anand Kumar Nehru's son Arun Nehru was a Union Minister in Rajiv Gandhi's government in the 1980s. Uma Nehru died on 28 August 1963 in Lucknow.

References

Bibliography
 «View of I primi passi del femminismo indiano: Rameshwari e Uma Nehru nell’India di inizio Novecento | Storia delle Donne», 10 luglio 2020. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/sdd/article/view/2520/2520.

1884 births
1963 deaths
Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh
Prisoners and detainees of British India
Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh
Women in Uttar Pradesh politics
India MPs 1952–1957
India MPs 1957–1962
Nehru–Gandhi family
Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh
20th-century Indian women politicians
20th-century Indian politicians
Women Indian independence activists
People from Agra
People from Sitapur district
Women members of the Lok Sabha
Women members of the Rajya Sabha


title: J.L. Dawkins

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J.L. Dawkins (November 25, 1935 – May 30, 2000) was an American politician. Dawkins' served as the Mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, from 1987 until 2000, the longest tenure of any mayor in the city's history. He died in office on May 30, 2000.

Dawkins also served on the Fayetteville City Council for the twelve years prior to his election as mayor in 1987.

Biography

Early life
Dawkins was born on November 25, 1935, in Cumberland County, North Carolina. His father, Johnny L. Dawkins, was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. J.L. Dawkins reportedly proclaimed that he would be Mayor of Fayetteville when he was just 12 years old.

Political career
Dawkins' career in Fayetteville city government spanned more than twenty-five years. He served on the Fayetteville City Council for twelve years, from 1975 to 1987. Dawkins was first elected Mayor of Fayetteville in 1987, succeeding outgoing Mayor Bill Hurley. Dawkins would ultimately win re-election for seven terms. (Mayors of Fayetteville are elected for two-year terms in office).

Dawkins was a proponent of the city's downtown revitalization.  He sought to change downtown's former reputation for high crime and urban decay throughout his tenure as mayor. Dawkins was known for working more than 60 hours per week while in office.

The Fayetteville City Council honored Dawkins in 1998 with a plaque installed in a newly renovated area of downtown, which the council renamed Dawkins Plaza. The plaque reads, "J.L. Dawkins' powerful devotion to service for all citizens of Fayetteville is strongly demonstrated by his quarter century of humble public service. His intense love of people and of his city motivated him to strive for quality development and beautification of his beloved community. The profound passion of J.L. Dawkins for his city is evident in his untiring endeavors to make Fayetteville a better place for all."

In 1993, Dawkins was diagnosed with prostate cancer. His cancer went into remission following surgery and chemotherapy. However, the cancer returned in 1998. He underwent months of chemotherapy at the UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He cited his granddaughter, Jill, who had been diagnosed with brain tumor at the age of 3, as his inspiration.

In September 1998, Dawkins announced his intention to run for re-election in 1999 during his treatment. Dawkins was re-elected to his seventh term as mayor in November 1999, winning nearly 75% of the vote. Dawkins stopped attending city council meetings beginning in February 2000 due to declining health, but he continued to work on official business from home until his death in May 2000.

Mayor J.L. Dawkins died in office at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville on Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at the age of 64. He was serving his seventh term as mayor at the time of his death. Dawkins was survived by his wife, Mary Anne Evans; two children, John L. Dawkins III and Dawn Marie Caison; and four grandchildren.

Milo McBryde, the city council's Mayor Pro Tem at the time, became acting mayor following Dawkins death. In August 2000, after months of negotiations, McBryde was elected mayor by city council to fulfill the remainder of Dawkins' unexpired term. McBryde was sworn into office on August 21, 2000.

References

1935 births
2000 deaths
Mayors of Fayetteville, North Carolina
North Carolina city council members
20th-century American politicians


title: CWTS Leiden Ranking

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The CWTS Leiden Ranking is an annual global university ranking based exclusively on bibliometric indicators. The rankings are compiled by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (Dutch: Centrum voor Wetenschap en Technologische Studies, CWTS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands. The Clarivate Analytics bibliographic database Web of Science is used as the source of the publication and citation data.

The Leiden Ranking ranks universities worldwide by number of academic publications according to the volume and citation impact of the publications at those institutions. The rankings take into account differences in language, discipline and institutional size. Multiple ranking lists are released according to various bibliometric normalization and impact indicators, including the number of publications, citations per publication, and field-normalized impact per publication.  In addition to citation impact, the Leiden Ranking also ranks universities by scientific collaboration, including collaboration with other institutions and collaboration with an industry partner.

The first edition of the Leiden Ranking was produced in 2007. The 2014 rankings include 750 universities worldwide, which were selected based on the number of articles and reviews published by authors affiliated with those institutions in 2009–2012 in so-called "core" journals, a set of English-language journals with international scope and a "sufficiently large" number of references in the Web of Science database.

According to the Netherlands Centre for Science and Technology Studies, the crown indicator is Indicator 4 (PP top 10%), and is the only one presented in university rankings by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation website (UniversityRankings.ch).

Results

As of 2023,  Chinese universities dominate the rankings, with 16 out of the top 25 universities ranked being in China., while in previous years, the top was heavily dominated by American universities. In the 2014 rankings, Rockefeller University was first by citation impact, as measured by both mean citation score and mean normalized citation score, as well as by the proportion of papers belonging to the top 10% in their field. Notably, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and other  British universities score much lower than in other university rankings, such as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings, which are based in part on reputational surveys among academics.

When measuring by collaboration with other universities (the proportion of number of publications co-authored with other institutions), the top three spots were occupied by National Yang-Ming University and two other institutions from Taiwan in 2014, followed by universities from France, the United Kingdom and a number of other European countries. King Abdulaziz University and King Saud University in Saudi Arabia led the list in 2014 when measured by international collaboration.

Indicators
The Leiden Ranking ranks universities by the following indicators:

Citation impact
 MCS – mean citation score. The average number of citations of the publications of a university.
 MNCS – mean normalized citation score. The average number of citations of the publications of a university, normalized for field differences and publication year. For example, an MNCS value of 2 means that the publications of a university have been cited twice above world average.
 PP(top 10%) – proportion of top 10% publications. The proportion of the publications of a university that belong to the top 10% most frequently cited, compared with other publications in the same field and in the same year.

Scientific collaboration
 PP(collab) – proportion of interinstitutionally collaborative publications. The proportion of the publications of a university that have been co-authored with one or more other organizations.
 PP(int collab) – proportion of internationally collaborative publications. The proportion of the publications of a university that have been co-authored by two or more countries.
 PP(UI collab) – proportion of collaborative publications with industry. The proportion of the publications of a university that have been co-authored with one or more industrial partners.
 PP(<100 km) – proportion of short-distance collaborative publications. The proportion of the publications of a university with a geographical collaboration distance of less than 100 km.
 PP(>1000 km) – proportion of long-distance collaborative publications. The proportion of the publications of a university with a geographical collaboration distance of more than 1000 km.

Criticism
In a 2010 article, Loet Leydesdorff criticized the method used by the Leiden Ranking to normalize citation impact by subject field. The mean normalized citation score (MNCS) indicator is based on the ISI subject category classification used in Web of Science, which was "not designed for the scientometric evaluation, but for the purpose of information retrieval". Also, normalizing at a higher aggregation level, rather than at the level of individual publications, gives more weight to older publications, particularly reviews, and to publications in fields where citation levels are traditionally higher.

References

External links
 Website of the CWTS Leiden Ranking

University and college rankings
Bibliometrics
Leiden University


title: Saint Margaret's Chapel, Epfig

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Saint Margaret's Chapel, Epfig is an 11th-century Romanesque church in the hamlet of Saint Margaret, near Epfig in the Lower Rhine Department of Alsace, France. It is part of the  Route Romane d'Alsace.

The chapel, dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch, is of special historic and architectural interest. The church tower dates from the 11th century. The unique porch gallery was added in the 12th century. A square chapel was added in 1516. The interior contains some fine wall paintings. In the porch is a 19th-century ossuary, containing the bones and 277 skulls of local people who died in the 1525 peasant's war. The medieval-style gardens in front of the chapel, which include a cross-shaped herbal garden and fountain, were added in 2002. The Church was classed a historic monument in 1876, following substantial restoration work in 1875. The statue of Saint Margaret which used to stand in the chapel was stolen in 1973.

Gallery

References

External links

 Official Website (French)
 Plan of the Chapel in the CRIP database
 Entry for St Margaret's Chapel in the official Heritage France website

11th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France
Churches in Bas-Rhin
Monuments historiques of Bas-Rhin
Romanesque architecture in France
Jesuit churches in France
German Peasants' War
Ossuaries


title: Diary of a Night Watchman

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Diary of a Night Watchman () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Il-woo, Ko Sung-hee, Jung Yun-ho and Seo Yea-ji. It aired on MBC from August 4 to October 21, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 24 episodes.

Plot
Prince Rin found himself orphan when his father the king, under a spell, killed the queen and then committed suicide. Considered unsuitable for the throne, the child prince was sent away from the palace and his older half-brother Gi-san, son of a concubine, was crowned the new king of Joseon.

Twelve years later, Rin , now grown up, spends his days between fun and amorous encounters, hiding the loneliness he feels and his ability to see ghosts, acquired after escaping the attack of a spirit when he was a child. One day, Rin meets Do-ha, a young shaman from Mount Baekdu searching for her older sister. Besides Do-ha, a Taoist priest, Sadam, arrives in Hanyang, chosen by the king to expel an evil spirit that haunts him, actually a result of the sovereign's madness. Twelve years before, as the head of the Yongshin tribe, Sadam was able to revive the dragon god that his people worshiped, seeing it defeated and turned into a statue shortly after by the king, who secretly brought the artifact to the palace and hid it in the basement: therefore, Sadam's goal is to find the statue and to resurrect the dragon god exploiting the negative energy of evil spirits. For this purpose, Sadam convinces the king to reopen a door sealed long ago to prevent resentful ghosts to enter, and the town is again haunted.

Upon learning Sadam's plan, Rin decides to revive the Night Watchmen, a group of soldiers that, at the time of his father, faced monsters and spirits, but were killed with the advent of the new king: by his side there are Do-ha, with whom he falls in love, Kang Moo-seok, a swordsman who initially doesn't believe in the supernatural, and Jo Sang-heon, the former captain of the Night Watchmen. While the battle against Sadam rages, Rin also brings to light the truth behind the death of his parents.

Cast

Main characters
 Jung Il-woo as Rin/Wolgwang
 Kim Hwi-soo as young Rin
The "bad boy" legitimate heir to the throne who rejects his wealth and honor to live a rebellious life. When Lin gains the ability to see ghosts, he becomes a night watchman. In chasing ghosts and experiencing the plight of citizens firsthand, he eventually learns to be a good prince.

 Ko Sung-hee as Do-ha
 Lee Chae-mi as young Do-ha
She is imbued with supernatural energy from Mt. Baekdu and can communicate with nature. Her older sister is Yeon-ha.

 Jung Yun-ho as Kang Moo-seok
 Yoo Seung-yong as young Kang Moo-seok
A night watchman who is a cold-hearted man of few words but popular with the ladies.

 Seo Yea-ji as Park Soo-ryeon
 Kang Joo-eun as young Park Soo-ryeon
A young noblewoman who will stop at nothing to become the crown prince's bride. She is the daughter of the Prime Minister and Moo-seok's cousin.

Supporting characters
 Yoon Tae-young as Jo Sang-heon
Head of the Night Watchmen crew.
 Kim Heung-soo as Gi-san
 Lee Tae-woo as young Gi-san
An illegitimate prince who challenges his younger brother Lee Rin for power and makes a political play for the throne. Capricious and vile, he often sees another self who accuses him of being inadequate as king, and instills doubts about the loyalty of his subjects.
 Kim Sung-oh as Sadam
A psychic who worships a serpent monster deep in the heart of Mt. Baekdu. The serpent monster, an imugi, is a mythological creature that starts out as a giant serpent and amasses power to become a dragon. Sadam tries to raise the dormant imugi and harness its power to take over the world.
 Lee Jae-yong as Park Soo-jong
The ambitious Prime Minister, he is the mastermind behind queen Min's death.
 Ko Chang-seok as Fat Minister Jung-seung
Former Prime Minister, killed by Park Soo-jong. He watches over Lee Rin as a ghost.
Lee Se-chang as Eunuch Song
A eunuch who was in charge of Lee Rin before he was killed by king Haejong. He watches over Lee Rin as a ghost.
Kang Ji-woo as Rang
A ghost girl who watches over Lee Rin. Later revealed as Queen Min.
Seo Yi-sook as Dowager Queen  Chungsoo
Rin and Gi-san's grandmother.
Moon Bo-ryung as Mo Yeon-wol
A merchant who helps Sadam.
Jung Woo-sik as Ho-jo
Sadam's servant.
 Shim Eun-jin as Ok-mae
Owner of an inn, she's in love with Sang-heon.
 Ah Young as Hong Cho-hee
A waitress at Ok-mae's inn.
Ahn Jung-hoon as Mr. Chun
He works at Ok-mae's inn.
Jo Dal-hwan as Maeng Sa-kong
Sang-heon's friend, he once was a Night Watchman and is in love with Ok-mae.
Kim So-yeon as Kang In-hwa
Moo-seok's younger sister, she died of smallpox.
Lee Ha-yool as Dae-ho
Moo-seok's friend.

Guest/cameo appearances
 Yoo Da-in as Yeon-ha
Do-ha's older sister and a shaman. She fell in love with king Haejong and offered her soul to Sadam in exchange for the king's heart, becoming the reason why he turned evil. Sadam embodied her soul in the corpse of a woman, who became Mo Yeon-wol.
 Choi Won-young as King Haejong
In his youth, he was once a legendary hero of the people after he and his fellow night watchmen defeated an imugi in Mt. Baekdu. In his days as a warrior, he saves a woman who preserves the energy of Mt. Baekdu, and she falls in love with him at first sight. Haejong is a good king and father to his sons, but the ghost-seeing gift-curse eventually turns him into an evil tyrant.
Song Yi-woo as Queen Min
Rin's mother.
Jeon Hye-young as Sa-wol
Soo-ryeon's maid.
Cho Seung-hee as Young-geun
Spy woman, appeared in episode 8.
 Hwang Seok-jeong as Dangkol Eomi
Do-ha's spiritual mother.
Alice as Mae-hyang
A gisaeng, all her customers are mysteriously killed.
Kim Kyul as Ghost of unmarried bachelor
A student who loved Mae-hyang, he died without being able to confess his feelings and now kills Mae-hyang's customers.

Ratings

Awards and nominations

International broadcast
It began airing in Japan on cable channel KNTV on December 14, 2014.

It began airing in Thailand on PPTV on March 29, 2015, dubbed as Asawin Rattikal. ("อัศวินรัตติกาล", literally: The Dark Knight).

References

External links

Diary of a Night Watchman at MBC Global Media

2014 South Korean television series debuts
2014 South Korean television series endings
MBC TV television dramas
South Korean fantasy television series
South Korean historical television series
Television series by RaemongRaein


title: 1859 in Venezuela

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Events in the year 1859 in Venezuela.

Incumbents
President: Julian Castro until August 2, Pedro Gual Escandón until September 29, Manuel Felipe de Tovar

Events
January 20 - beginning of the Federal War between the Government of Venezuela and the federalists
September 2 - combat of Maiquetia
December 10 - Federal War: Battle of Santa Inés

Births

Deaths

1850s in Venezuela


title: Andheri metro station

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Andheri (Officially known as LIC Andheri) is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014. After Ghatkopar, Andheri is the busiest station on Line 1, with a daily passenger traffic of 72,125 in February 2017.

The Andheri station is connected with the Andheri railway station's foot-over bridge through a skywalk. MMOPL later built a shorter connector that reduced the time taken by commuters to switch systems.

Like other Line 1 stations, the interior walls of Andheri station are embellished with murals. The designs at Andheri were styled by three third-year architecture students: Shamika Desai, Misri Patel, and  Shriya Sanil.

History
In February 2017, MMOPL announced that Andheri station would be rebranded as Bank of Baroda Andheri Metro station, as part of a sponsorship deal.

Station layout

Connections

Exits

See also
Public transport in Mumbai
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of rapid transit systems in India
List of Metro Systems

References

External links

The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra
Andheri


title: D N Nagar metro station

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D N Nagar is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the D.N. Nagar neighbourhood of Andheri in Mumbai, India. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014. The station is located at Indian Oil Junction.

History

Station layout
Blue Line 1 Station Layout

Facilities

List of available ATM at D N Nagar metro station are

Connections
The station is an interchange station between Lines 1 and 2 of the Metro that runs from Dahisar East to Mandala (Mankhurd)

Exits

See also
Public transport in Mumbai
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of rapid transit systems in India
List of Metro Systems

References

External links

The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Azad Nagar metro station

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Azad Nagar (officially known as Medimix Azad Nagar) is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the Azad Nagar neighbourhood of Andheri in Mumbai, India. It opened to the public on 8 June 2014.

History

Station layout

Connections

Exits

See also
Public transport in Mumbai
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of rapid transit systems in India
List of Metro Systems

References

External links

The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Petrika Ionesco

text:
Petrika Ionesco (born Petrică Ionescu; 13 October 1946) is a Romanian-born French stage director, scenic designer and playwright.

Life and career
In 1970 he graduated from the "Ion Luca Caragiale" Theatrical Arts Academy in Bucharest, and in the same year he defected while touring Italy.

After living in France for about a year, he went to the USA in 1971 (at the invitation of stage director Ellen Stewart), and then hitchhiked around the world before returning to Paris. There he met Fernando Arrabal, who invited him to London to stage his play Et ils passèrent des menottes aux fleurs ("And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers").

He has staged plays in France, Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Romania, Switzerland, etc. Although he mainly works for the theatre stage, he has also staged shows at Disneyland.

He became a French citizen in 1976.

Filmography
Cinderella (2007), stage design

Plays
L’Atlantide
L’enfance de Vladimir Kobalt

References

External links
 Official site
 Dupa acest Oedip ar trebui sa se faca un film, 14 October 2003, Virgil Oprina, Ziarul de Duminică

1946 births
Romanian theatre directors
French theatre directors
Romanian scenic designers
French scenic designers
Romanian expatriates in France
Romanian defectors
Living people


title: Western Express Highway metro station

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Western Express Highway (Officially kwown as Bisleri Western Express Highway and abbreviated - Bisleri WEH) is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India. It is the flagship station of the line and was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.

History
In August 2016, MMOPL announced that WEH station would be rebranded as MagicBricks WEH Metro station, as part of a sponsorship deal.

Station layout

Facilities

List of food outlets available are: Monginis, Burger King, Jumbo King and Bisleri

Connections
The station is an interchange station between Lines 1 and 7 of the Metro with a foot over bridge facility.

Exits

See also
Public transport in Mumbai
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of rapid transit systems in India
List of Metro Systems
Western Express Highway

References

External links

The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Chakala (J B Nagar) metro station

text:
Chakala (J B Nagar) is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro, serving the JB Nagar neighbourhood of Andheri in Mumbai. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.

Chakala station is located 1.5–2 km away from the Chakala, neighbourhood of Andheri. The station is close to the JB Nagar bus stop. Local residents opposed the current name and held protest marches demanding that the station be named JB Nagar station.

History
Legislator Krishna Hegde stated that it would be difficult to change the name at this point, and suggested the name be changed to Chakala (J B Nagar) in the interim. UPS Madan stated, "The Chakala issue is being processed. It requires an amendment in the notification by the Union ministry of urban development. No corrections are required in case of other stations." Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) stated on 8 March 2014 that to date no official request to change the name had been received.

Upon the metro line being commissioned for passengers, the BEST launched a special bus service Metro Pheri 1 which brings commuters from a distance to the closest of the three metro stations it serves. It runs from SEEPZ and via the B cross road arrives at Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station runs parallel to the metro line alongside Andheri Kurla Road touching Airport Road metro station and Marol Naka metro station then via Marol Maroshi Road back to SEEPZ.

Station layout

Facilities

List of available ATM at Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station are

Connections
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Exits

See also
Public transport in Mumbai
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of rapid transit systems in India
List of Metro Systems

References

External links

The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Airport Road metro station

text:
Airport Road is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro in Andheri, Mumbai. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.

Upon the metro line being commissioned for passengers, the BEST launched a special bus service Metro Pheri 1 which brings commuters from a distance to the closest of the 3 metro stations it serves. It runs from SEEPZ and via the B cross road arrives at Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station runs parallel to the metro line alongside Andheri Kurla Road touching Airport Road metro station and Marol Naka metro station then via Marol Maroshi Road back to SEEPZ.

History

Station layout

Facilities

List of available ATM at Airport Road metro station. Domino's, Jumboking outlets are available

See also
Public transport in Mumbai
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of rapid transit systems in India
List of Metro Systems
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

References

External links

The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra
Airport railway stations in India


title: Saki Naka metro station

text:
Saki Naka is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the Saki Naka neighbourhood of Andheri in Mumbai, India. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.

History

Station layout

Facilities

List of available ATM at Saki Naka metro station are

Connections

There are 4 exits to Saki Naka metro station. Gates 5 and 6 are towards Andheri Kurla road, gates 1 and 3 are towards Powai, while the rest are towards 90 feet road and Ghatkopar.

See also
Public transport in Mumbai
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of rapid transit systems in India
List of Metro Systems

References

External links

The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Asalpha metro station

text:
Asalpha is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro in Mumbai, India. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014. Asalpha's metro station is the third last station towards Ghatkopar in the Metro Line 1.

History
This station had originally been named Subhash Nagar, despite the fact that it was not located near the Subhash Nagar area. Following appeals from local residents, the MMRDA decided to change the name of the station to Asalpha in December 2013. The next station (towards Ghatkopar), which had originally been named Asalpha, was subsequently renamed Jagruti Nagar.

Station layout

Facilities
List of available ATM at Asalpha metro station are

Connections

Exits

See also
Public transport in Mumbai
List of Mumbai Metro stations
List of rapid transit systems in India
List of Metro Systems

References

External links

 The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Jagruti Nagar metro station

text:
Jagruti Nagar is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro in Mumbai, India. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.

History
The Asalpha station had originally been named Subhash Nagar, despite the fact that it was not located near the Subhash Nagar area. Following appeals from local residents, the MMRDA decided to rename the station to Asalpha in December 2013. The next station (towards Ghatkopar), which had originally been named Asalpha, was subsequently renamed Jagruti Nagar.

Station layout

Facilities
List of available ATM at Jagruti Nagar metro station are

Connections

Exits

See also
 Public transport in Mumbai
 List of Mumbai Metro stations
 List of rapid transit systems in India
 List of Metro Systems

References

External links

 The official site of Mumbai Metro
 UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

Mumbai Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2014
2014 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Vidhan Bhavan

text:
Vidhan Bhavan is an Indian term for a house of State Legislative Assembly and may refer to:

 Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow, the seat of the legislature of Uttar Pradesh
 Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur, a building of the Maharashtra Legislature
 Vidhan Bhavan metro station, a planned station in Mumbai


title: Elena Tobiash

text:
Elena Tobiash () is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Sergei Smirnov, she placed seventh at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki. She works as a coach in Iowa.

Competitive highlights
(with Smirnov)

References

Russian female pair skaters
Living people
Russian emigrants to the United States
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Caisar Putra Aditya

text:
Caisar Putra Aditya known as Caisar Keep Smile (born August 29, 1989) is an Indonesian comedian, dancer, and actor. He became popular since performing the  Caisar dance in Yuk Keep Smile. In March 2015, he stated he is leaving the world of entertainment to focus on his personal life and a career in business.

Personal life
Caisar Putra Aditya born on August 29, 1989, in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is the only child of Dadang Iskandar and Nani Suryati Ningsih. He married Indadari Mindrayanti on April 5, 2014, in Lampung. Caisar's wife is ex-girlfriend of the comedian Aming, and former spouse of the politician and actor, Lucky Hakim. They have one stepson and one child of their own.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

1989 births
Living people
Male actors from Jakarta
Indonesian male dancers
Sundanese people


title: 2014 Palau Soccer League

text:
The 2014 Palau Soccer League is the ninth season of association football competition in Palau, and it also marks ten years since the league began in 2004. The 2014 League was competed by five teams from Palau. The league will be played in a round-tobin format, with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-finals. This is the first season of football in Palau since the 2012 Fall season, as that season stretched into 2013. The round robin stage began on April 13, and will end on June 15. The Semi-finals and Final will then take place on June 22 and June 29 respectively.

Match format
Unlike other seasons (and other association football matches), the matches of the 2014 Palau Soccer League have a set of unique rules. These are:
Teams will be 9-a-side, instead of the usual 11-a-side.
Matches will be 60 minutes long (30 minutes per half), instead of the usual 90 minutes.

Teams
Five teams will compete in this season of the Palau Soccer League. All matches will played at the PCC Track & Field Stadium in Koror, home stadium to all the teams. This is due to the lack of suitable venues for soccer matches in Palau. The teams for 2014 (listed in alphabetical order) are:
Kramers FC
Lyon FC
New Stars FC
Surangel Kings FC
Team Friendship FC

The location of the PCC Track & Field Stadium, where all games will take place:

League stage

League standings

Results
The fixture list was announced on the Palau Soccer Association website.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Final

References

Palau Soccer League seasons
Palau
Soccer


title: Bankliya

text:
Bankliya is a village in Ladnu tehsil of Didwana Kuchaman District in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
The village is situated on mega highway Kishangarh to Hanumangarh between Ladnun and Didwana.

Geography
Bakaliya is located at .

Demographics

 India census, Bakaliya had a population of 2,923. Males constitute 1,484 of the population and females 1,439.

References

Villages in Didwana Kuchaman district


title: Sergei Smirnov (figure skater)

text:
Sergei Smirnov () is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Elena Tobiash, he placed seventh at the 1993 European Championships in Helsinki.

Competitive highlights
(with Tobiash)

References

Russian male pair skaters
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)


title: Potato Star 2013QR3

text:
Potato Star 2013QR3 () is a South Korean television sitcom. It aired on tvN from September 23, 2013 to May 15, 2014 on Mondays to Thursdays at 20:50 for 120 episodes.

Plot
A mysterious asteroid nearly crash-lands on Earth in 2013 and causes strange things to happen, specifically to the Noh family and their neighbors. The show begins with Na Jin Ah and her mother Gil Sun-Ja living in a shabby house on the outskirts of Seoul. Jin-Ah dreams of pursuing a career in Kong Kong, a toy company, which her late father contributed to, but due to a lack of a college degree and experience, her application is rejected from the screening process. Meanwhile, the eldest son of the Noh family, Noh Min-Hyuk, prepares to inherit the role of CEO in Kong Kong. Also, the current CEO and head of the Noh family, Noh Soo-Dong is preparing to leave the company due to bladder sensitivity issues.  Other members of the Noh family include; the father of Soo-Dong, Noh Song, his wife Wang Yoo-Jung, their two daughters, Noh Bo-Young and Noh Soo-Young, and their pet dog, Cheol-Min.

Cast

The Noh family
Lee Soon-jae as Noh Song
Roh Joo-hyun as Noh Soo-dong
Geum Bo-ra as Wang Yoo-jung
Go Kyung-pyo as Noh Min-hyuk
Seo Yea-ji as Noh Soo-young
Choi Song-hyun as Noh Bo-young
Kim Jung-min as Kim Do-sang mama
Kim Dan-yul as Kim Kyu-young
Jung Joon-won as Kim Kyu-ho

Their neighbors
Ha Yeon-soo as Na Jin-ah
Oh Young-shil as Gil Seon-ja
Kang Nam-gil as Na Se-dol
Yeo Jin-goo as Hong Hye-sung / Noh Jun-hyuk
Chang Kiha as Jang Yul
Kim Kwang-kyu as Director Oh
Julien Kang as Julien
Mina Fujii as Mina Fujii
Park Eun-ji as Kim Ji-hyun
Yoon Seo-hyun as Yoon Seo-hyun
Kim Sung-eun as Kim Sung-eun
Kim Sung-min  as Kim Ui-chan
Jung Hye-sung as Park Seung-hee
Park Hwi-soon as Park Hwi-soon
Na Seung-ho as Min-hyuk's friend
Yang Joo-ho as office manager of law firm

Cameos and guest appearances

Hwang Jung-eum as Soo-dong's secretary (ep 1)
Yoo In-na as jogging woman, Do-sang's dream girl (ep 4, 6)
Park Jung-soo as Mi-sook (ep 7)
Yoon Kye-sang as brain surgeon Kye-sang (ep 9-10)
Park Kyung-lim as Bo-young's husky voice (ep 10)
So Yoo-jin as suspicious housekeeper (ep 11)
Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Noh Song's younger sister (ep 14)
Lee Jong-suk as Jong-suk (ep 15)
Jung Woong-in as dog's voice (ep 15)
Jung Yoo-geun as a kid on the bus with Julian (ep 17)
Lee Kwang-soo as movie director, Bo-young's first love (ep 18)
Park Ha-sun as president of Jang Yul's fan club (ep 30)
Kiha & The Faces (ep 30)
Seo Ji-seok as basketball teammate of young Noh Song (ep 38)
Yoo Jung-hyun as interview program host (ep 38)
 Choi Woong as Lee Ji-hun, Noh Soo-young's blind date (Ep. 40)
Yoon Ki-won as martial arts studio master (ep 47)
Jeong Jun-ha as Wang Jun-ha (ep 55)
Na Yeong-seok as police officer (ep 66)
Choi Eun-kyeong as Do-sang's cousin (ep 68)
Jang Hang-jun as professor (ep 69)
Im Sung-min as professor's wife (ep 69)
Seo Shin-ae as Seo Shin-ae (ep 79)
Choi Hong-man as Choi Hong-man (ep 79)
Krystal Jung as Jung Soo-jung (ep 81)
Ahn Nae-sang as photographer (ep 87)
Gong Seo-young as Gong Seo-young (ep 95, 98-99)
Kim Hye-seong as delivery boy (ep 100)
Noh Hyung-ok as AWOL soldier (ep 100)
Oh Seung-eun as Min Ji-yeon's mother (ep 103)
Jang Jung-hee as Yoo-jung's high school schoolmate (ep 109)
Yoon Gun as Soo-young's friend (ep 111)
Yoon Yoo-sun as bakeshop owner (ep 112)
Lee Juck as ex-boyfriend of young Seon-ja (ep 114)

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

References

External links

2013 South Korean television series debuts
2014 South Korean television series endings
TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas
South Korean romance television series
South Korean comedy television series
Television series by Chorokbaem Media


title: Line 2 (Mumbai Metro)

text:
The Yellow Line (Line 2) of the Mumbai Metro is the second metro line in the city of Mumbai connecting Dahisar in the northwest with Mandale in Mankhurd via Andheri, BKC and Chembur in the east. Phase One of Line 2A was partially opened on 2 April 2022 from Dahisar East to Dahanukarwadi. On 19 January 2023, the whole line (2A) from Dahisar East to Andheri West (DN Nagar on Line 1) was operational for the public.

Construction on the first section of the line, called Metro 2A (between Dahisar and D.N. Road), began in November 2016, and was completed in April 2022. This section shall be  long, and comprise 17 of the 39 stations that form part of this route. The new  section of the yellow line from Dahanukarwadi to DN Nagar was inaugurated on January 19, 2023, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Planning

Public private partnership with RInfra
A  long Colaba–Bandra–Charkop line was proposed as Line 2 in the original Mumbai Metro master plan unveiled by the MMRDA in 2004. A  long Bandra-Kurla–Mankhurd line and a  line from Charkop to Dahisar were proposed as Line 3 and Line 4, respectively, in the same plan. In the updated master plan, the proposed Charkop–Bandra–Mankhurd and Charkop–Dahisar lines were merged into a single Dahisar–Bandra–Mankhurd line, which would have been  and had 27 stations. This was planned to be the second corridor of the Mumbai Metro. Like Line 1, this corridor was also proposed to be constructed on a public private partnership (PPP) model.

Then President Pratibha Patil launched the project in August 2009. The MMRDA appointed Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra), in consortium with SNC Lavolin Inc. Canada and Reliance Communication, through an international competitive bidding process to carry out this phase of the project, and the concession agreement was signed with the RInfra-led consortium in January 2010. The project was proposed to be implemented on build–operate–transfer (BOT) basis for a concession period of 35 years with an extension clause of another 10 years. The MMRDA estimated the project would cost , while Reliance Infrastructure estimated it would cost  11,000 crore. Construction was planned to begin in August 2010 and be completed by mid-2013. However, construction work had yet to begin by December 2012, leading to calls for Line 2 to be cancelled outright.

The line's construction was handicapped by the lack of available land for carsheds at Charkop and Mankhurd; Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) laws forbade construction on the land that had been selected by the MMRDA. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) refused to give clearance for the depots. MMRDA officials plan to solve the problem by shifting the location of the proposed rake depot to Malwani near Malad. The  plot does not come under the purview of the CRZ laws and therefore will not require environmental clearances. The MMRDA has said that they have not ruled out an underground line, claiming that they had considered a combination of an elevated and underground alignment but had deemed it impossible due to the large land requirement for ramps and slip roads.

On 6 September 2012, the MMRDA sent a letter to Reliance Infrastructure asking them to start work on the metro immediately or face legal action. In response to the letter, RInfra blamed the government and MMRDA for the delayed construction work. They said that the government had failed to fulfill its contractual obligation to provide the necessary land, right of way permits and clearances. On 8 February 2013, then RInfra CEO Sumit Banerjee claimed that the project had not advanced because the MMRDA had failed to fulfill its share of the responsibilities. The state government had since been considering alternative sites for the depot, which might have led to complete change in the alignment of the line and could have required re-bidding for the project. On 9 August 2013, DNA reported that an MMRDA official had informed them that a  plot that was to be used as the casting yard for Line 2, was planned to be marked for use as a casting yard for Line 3. The paper called the move "a clear indication" that Line 2 "will not take off in the near future." Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told the media on 30 August 2013 that "it is now clear that Mumbai's Metro II project will now not happen."

On 13 November 2014, Reliance Infrastructure announced that it had terminated the agreement between the MMTPL and the Maharashtra government. RInfra stated, "Due to non-fulfilment of various critical obligations by Maharashtra government and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the project could not take off. Even after four years, despite the best efforts of the Maharashtra government, various project impediments could not be resolved." The MMRDA issued a statement confirming that the agreement was terminated with mutual consent. No party will bare any cost as a result of the termination and the state government will return a bank guarantee of  160 crore. The MMRDA also clarified that the Line 2 project had not been cancelled and will be constructed by the Mumbai Metro Railway Corp. Ltd (MMRCL) under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model.

EPC model
In September 2013, the MMRDA appointed RITES to study the feasibility of constructing the proposed  metro line underground. RITES also studied the feasibility of extending the corridor and merging the  Charkop-Dahisar metro, proposed as a separate line, with this project. RITES submitted its final report to the MMRDA in the last week of May 2014, concluding that constructing the metro underground and extending it up to Dahisar was feasible. The merged Dahisar-Bandra-Mankhurd line would be  long and have 37 underground stations. The estimated cost of construction of this line was 28,900 crore, 134% higher than the originally estimated costs of 7,660 crore for the Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd line and 4,680 crore for the Charkop-Dahisar corridor. RITES proposed the construction of a major car depot at Oshiwara and a minor car depot at Mandale, Mankhurd on sites that were a mix of publicly and privately held land. The extension of the line to Mankhurd was proposed to resolve land acquisition issues as land was available for the construction of a depot at Mankhurd.

In June 2015, the MMRDA proposed building an 18.6 km line from Dahisar East to Andheri East, and a 12 km line from Bandra Kurla Complex to Mankhurd as part of a plan to build 6 new metro lines at a total estimated cost of . The MMRDA approved the detailed project report for the line in August 2015. The report estimated the cost of the project as . On 15 June 2015, the MMRDA announced that it would combine the two stretches and implement Line 2 of the Mumbai Metro in three parts - Dahisar East-DN Nagar (Metro 2A), DN Nagar-BKC (Metro 2B), and BKC-Mankhurd (Metro 2C). On 1 July 2015, it was announced that the MMRDA was allotted a  plot in Mankhurd adjacent to the Sion Panvel highway for the Metro carshed. The land was under dispute between the MMRDA and the State Home Ministry for the construction of a Jail.

The plan was later modified to build the line in two sections - Dahisar-DN Nagar (Metro 2A) and DN Nagar-Mankhurd (Metro 2B). Metro 2A was approved by the Maharashtra Government on 6 October 2015. In November 2015, the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) cleared the MMRDA's request to secure a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Maharashtra Cabinet approved the Metro 2B corridor on 27 September 2016. Half of the project cost will be funded by the Centre and the State Government, while the remaining will be financed through loans from the Asian Development Bank and New Development Bank. The Metro 2B corridor was proposed to be  long and have 22 stations. The project was estimated to cost 10,986 crore, including land acquisition cost of 1,274 crore.

In February 2020, MMRDA metropolitan commissioner R.A. Rajeev stated that Line 2 would be identified as the Yellow Line. A study by World Resources Institute (WRI) India, published in May 2021, estimated that Metro 2A and Line 7 had the potential to create 1.1 million jobs in the city.

Elevated Metro 2B
The elevated Metro 2B line received permission from Central Railway (CR) to be built at a height of 22 metres over the Central Line to accommodate CR's plan to construct an elevated CST-Panvel high-speed rail line and an elevated CST-Kalyan line. The MMRDA objected to the height band due to concerns over difficulty involved in operating a metro line at that height as well as evacuating passengers to ground level in case of an emergency. The Central Railway later granted the MMRDA permission to build Metro 2B at a height of 13 metres, with the CST-Panvel elevated line proposed to take a height of 22 metres.

The plan to build Metro 2B as an elevated corridor faced opposition. Residents of SV Road gathered at the Sacred Heart Boys’ School in Khar to protest the Metro 2B project on 12 August 2017. Petitions against the project were also filed in the Bombay High Court by the Juhu Vile Parle Development Cooperative Housing Association, the Gulmohar area society welfare group, and the Balabhai Nanavati Hospital. Some Mumbai residents protested the project on 5 October 2017 at Santacruz and Mahim. Several celebrities including Javed Akthar participated in the protest. Metro 2B also faced legal issues concerning the section between Indira Nagar and Nanavati Hospital that passes through a funnel area of the Juhu Aerodrome.

In June 2018, the MMRDA filed an affidavit in the Bombay High Court stating that it had "taken into consideration all the aspects of the project, including the pros and cons of underground and elevated Metro, and have taken a conscious decision to go for elevated Metro". The agency stated that there was insufficient land available to build the metro partly underground as large quantities of land were required to build the ramps going underground and coming back overground. The agency also noted that an underground metro would take 2 years to build and would cost over 5.5 times more per kilometer than an elevated line. The MMRDA stated that the design of the metro was a  "highly technical issue" and that the petitioners did not have the required scientific experience to evaluate it. In August 2019, the Court directed the petitioners to explain why they thought the MMRDA had selected an elevated line instead of an underground line, after the petitioner's advocate stated that he "had not come prepared" and did not know if there was a scientific reason behind the MMRDA's decision. The Bombay High Court ruled in favour of the MMRDA and dismissed all petitions against the Metro 2B project.

Cancelled stations
Two metro stations (MMRDA station and Kurla Terminus) that were originally proposed for Metro 2B were cancelled. The MMRDA Station was cancelled because it overlapped with the Kalanagar flyover ramp. The Kurla Terminus station was cancelled in September 2020 because it was in the path of the restricted funnel zone for Juhu Aerodrome. Further, the proposed SG Barve Marg station was only 474 metres away from the proposed Kurla Terminus. Another issue was that the Kurla Terminus station would have been located in between the Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road (SCLR) rail overbridge and another permanent structure.

Depot and Line 7 link

Line 7 of the Mumbai Metro connects Dahisar East with Andheri East, and the depot for the line was proposed to be located at Dahisar. However, land acquisition for the Dahisar depot was delayed by litigation filed in 2016. In 2020, the MMRDA proposed using the depot at Charkop to serve both Line 2A and Line 7 by building a ring metro line to connect the two corridors. The MMRDA utilized an empty plot of land located after Ovaripada station on Line 7 to build pillars for the link connecting the two lines. In November 2021, the MMRDA cancelled the plan to build the depot at Dahisar and instead proposed building the depot for Lines 7, 7A and 9 at Rai Murdhe in Bhayandar.

Line 2A and Line 7 were both commissioned on 2 April 2022, with services operating between  and Aarey via Dahisar East. Both lines were extended on 19 January 2023, providing circular service between  and Gundavali via Dahisar East. The Charkop depot currently serves as the depot for Line 2A and Line 7. The Mandale depot will be used to serve Lines 2A and 2B once completed.

Construction
Line 2 will be built in two sections - Dahisar-DN Nagar (Metro 2A) and DN Nagar-Mankhurd (Metro 2B). The MMRDA signed an agreement with the DMRC, appointing the latter as the implementing agency for the project on 12 December 2015. The DMRC was paid  for its services. The DMRC will have sole responsibility for civil and technical works and operations and maintenance on the Metro 2A corridor. For the Metro 2B corridor, the MMRDA will carry out civil works, while the DMRC is tasked with technical work and operations and maintenance. In July 2018, the state government granted special planning authority status to the MMRDA in a bid to speed up implementation of metro projects.

Metro 2A
Metro 2A is  long and connects Dahisar East to DN Nagar with 17 stations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation station for Metro 2A on 11 October 2015. The DMRC floated two tenders for the designing and construction of the corridor. The first package included the design and construction of a viaduct and 9 stations from Dahisar East to Dahanukarwadi, and the second package included the remaining viaduct and 8 stations from Valnai to Andheri West. J Kumar Infra Projects Limited was awarded both packages in June 2016, and carried out civil work, including viaducts and stations. The cost of the contract was , with J Kumar Infra bidding below the reserve price.

Soil testing work along the corridor commenced in July 2016. Construction on the corridor began in November 2016. The corridor was scheduled to be commissioned in October 2019, but delays in procuring rolling stock and issues with civil works pushed the deadline to December 2020. The opening of the line was further delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of 13 September 2017, 77% of the soil investigation work for pier foundation, 76% of barricading work, 37% piles, and 19% pile caps were completed, and 110 piers were cast, 75 pier caps erected, 26 U girders erected and work pile foundation work commenced for all 17 stations. In April 2019, the MMRDA issued tenders for the rooftop solar PV power projects at stations on Metro 2A. Track laying work on the line began in June 2019.

The stations on the line have a platform length of 185 metres to serve 8 car rakes. Stations were built on a single pier, unlike the three piers used to support stations on Line 1. The single pier design was chosen due to lack of space available for construction on New Link Road. Unlike most metros in India, the stations were not completely constructed on site. Construction utilized "pi-girders" which were pre-cast at a casting yard in Bandra. The girders were then erected onto the station for platforms. Most of the spans on the line have a length of 25–28 metres. A 51 metre long steel girder was installed on New Link Road in Kandivali to accommodate a 700 metre radius curve along the line.

MMRDA metropolitan commissioner R.A. Rajeev stated in September 2020 that almost 80% of construction work had been completed. The MMRDA began conducting pre-trials on the rolling stock at the Charkop depot in February 2021. The MMRDA announced that electrification of the line had been completed on 26 May, and the first trial runs were conducted from 31 May. The MMRDA began a dynamic test and trial run on the 20 km stretch between Dhanukarwadi and Aarey (including a portion of Line 7) on 19 June. The final I-girder on Line 2A was launched at Adarsh Nagar Junction in Andheri on 6 October 2021. The stretch between Dhanukarwadi and Aarey received provisional approval from the Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO)  in January 2022. The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) began inspecting the line in February 2022.

A section of Metro 2A from Dhanukarwadi to Dahisar East (along with the section of Line 7 from Dahisar East to Aarey) was opened on 2 April 2022. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray flagged off the first train at 4pm in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, Pravin Darekar. The line opened for public service from 8pm, with services operating between Dahanukarwadi and Aarey (on Line 7) via Dahisar East.

The remaining section of Metro 2A from Dhanukarwadi to DN Nagar received approval from the RDSO in October 2022. The CMRS began inspecting the line in December 2022. The final section of the line (along with the final section of Line 7 from Goregaon East to Gundavali) was inaugurated on 19 January 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Metro 2B
Metro 2B is  long and connects DN Nagar to Mankhurd with 20 stations. The foundation stone for Metro 2B was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 24 December 2016. The MMRDA utilized a drone to carry out survey work for Metro 2B. The drones were fitted with a 360-degree camera that provides up to 3 millimeter accuracy. The aerial survey takes less time than a regular survey, achieves greater accuracy and helps protect against false claims for compensation. The MMRDA invited bids for civil work on Metro 2B on 4 January 2017. Metro 2B was divided into four packages - ESIC Nagar to Khira Nagar, Saraswat Nagar to ILFS, MTNL Metro to Chembur, and Diamond Garden to Mandale. Metro 2B was tendered alongside Metro 4. L&T, Afcons Infrastructure, Tata, NCC and JMC, Reliance Infrastructure-RdE, JKumar Group, ITD Cementation, CHEC-TPL bid for packages on both Metro 2B and Metro 4. Simplex Infrastructure and a consortium of GHEC-RCC-JV-China placed bids only for some packages of Metro 2B. A total of 10 firms and/or consortia submitted bids for the two lines. The MMRDA shortlisted 8 bidders for the contract to build the Mandale depot in November 2017.

Simplex Infrastructure was awarded a  to build the first package of Metro 2B by the MMRDA on 13 November 2017. This included the design and construction of a 12 km long viaduct and 11 elevated stations including ESIC Nagar, Prem Nagar, Indira Nagar, Old Airport, Khira Nagar, Saraswat Nagar, National College, Bandra (W), MMRDA Office, Income Tax Office and BKC. A joint venture between RCC Infra Ventures and MBZ-Ukrain was awarded a  contract for the second package on 3 March 2018. This included the design and construction of a 5.9 km long elevated viaduct, the Mandale car depot, and 6 metro stations including MTNL Metro, SG Barve Marg, Kurla Terminus, Kurla East, and Chembur. Construction began in April 2018. In March 2019, the MMRDA altered the alignment of the proposed route at BKC Road to avoid it passing in front of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray's residence.

On 4 February 2020, the MMRDA terminated the contract awarded to Simplex Infrastructure and the RCC-MBZ joint venture over delay in completing the work. Simplex had completed 5% of the total work in 30 months, while it was scheduled to have completed 65%. RCC-MBZ had only completed 4.46% of total work. The MMRDA awarded a  to J Kumar Infraprojects to complete work on the first package in June 2021, and a  contract to Nagarjuna Construction Company to complete work on the second package of Metro 2B in March 2022. Construction resumed in March 2023. The MMRDA stated that 70% of work on the Mandale depot had been completed by the end of May 2023.

Current Status

Metro 2B

Stations

There will be a total of 37 stations on Line 2. Metro 2A, from Dahisar to Andheri West, has 17 stations. Metro 2B, from DN Nagar to Mankhurd, will have 20 stations. The MMRDA partnered with bike-sharing app MBYK to provide a bicycle-sharing service at stations on the line.

Cost
Metro 2A was built at a cost of . The line was originally scheduled to open in October 2019, but was delayed, and completed in January 2023. The MMRDA stated that the delay escalated the project cost by about 7%. The State Government bore 48% of the total project cost. The MMRDA secured a loan worth 52% of the total project cost from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The MMRDA allotted  to the DMRC to implement and commission rolling stock, signalling and telecommunication work for the Metro 2A and Line 7 corridors on 26 November 2016.

Metro 2B is estimated to cost 10,986 crore, including land acquisition cost of 1,274 crore. Half of the project cost will be funded by the Centre and the State Government, while the remaining will be financed through loans from the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank.

On 2 March 2019, the Union Ministry of Finance stated that it signed a $926 million loan agreement with the ADB to fund construction of Lines 2 and 7. This was the single largest infrastructure loan ever extended by the ADB. The funds will be used to procure 63 six-car trainsets and for signalling and safety systems on both corridors.

Infrastructure

Rolling stock
BEML was awarded a  contract to supply 378 metro cars (63 trainsets) for Line 2 and Line 7 in November 2018. An additional 126 metro cars (21 trainsets) were ordered from BEML to cater to metro extensions. All trainsets were manufactured at BEML's Rail Coach Factory in Bangalore, Karnataka. The rakes are capable of driverless operation making them the first driverless metro trains to be made in India. BEML began manufacturing the coaches on 29 July 2019, built the first metro coach in 75 days and unveiled it in September 2019. The first trainset arrived in Mumbai on 28 January 2021.

Each trainset is made up of 6 coaches with a total passenger capacity of 1,660 and dense crush load capacity of 2,092. The trainset is 3.2 metres wide, made of stainless steel and each coach has 4 doors on each side. The rake employs a regenerative braking system.

Depot
The Charkop depot currently serves as the depot for Line 2A and Line 7. The Charkop depot is located on a 16.40 hectare site, and has 20 stabling lines. The Charkop depot had 305 employees of which 30% were women (as of October 2022).

The depot for Line 2 is proposed to be located on a 28 hectare site at Mandale, and is the largest metro depot in Mumbai. It has a double decker structure with 76 stabling lines. It is currently under construction and will serve Line 2A and 2B once completed.

Signalling
Line 2 utilises the Alstom Urbalis 400 communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system. Alstom was awarded a EUR90 million contract to supply the signalling and telecommunications systems for Mumbai Metro Line 2 and Line 7, as well as Pune Metro Line 1 and Line 7.

Power
Line 2 is electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz AC, with power provided via an overhead catenary. The MMRDA signed an agreement with Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited to supply electricity to Metro 2A and Metro 7 on 2 December 2022. Around 120 million units is required to power both lines.

Fare collection
A consortium of Indian company Datamatics and Italian company AEP Ticketing solutions S.R.L was awarded a  contract to implement the automated fare collection system for Line 2 and Line 7 in February 2019.

References

Mumbai Metro lines


title: Sturgeon Bay (disambiguation)

text:
Sturgeon Bay is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Sturgeon Bay may also refer to the following:

Communities

in the United States:
 Sturgeon Bay, Michigan, a community in Bliss Township
 Sturgeon Bay (town), Wisconsin, a town in Door County

in Canada:
 Sturgeon Bay, Ontario, a village in Tay

Bodies of water

Sturgeon Bay, a bay in Door County, Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay (Michigan), a bay in Emmet County, Michigan

Transportation

 Sturgeon Bay Road, section of Wisconsin Highway 57 from Green Bay to Dyckesville, Wisconsin

See also
 Sturgeon Bay Bridge, a historic bridge in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
 Sturgeon Bay Canal Light, a lighthouse near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
 Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light, a lighthouse near Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
 Sturgeon Bay Post Office, the main post office in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
 Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, a shipping canal connecting Sturgeon Bay with Lake Michigan


title: Blues Don't Change

text:
Blues Don't Change is an album by the British blues band the Peter Green Splinter Group, led by Peter Green. Originally released in 2001 and only available at concerts or via the band's official website, this was their seventh album. It was later given a full release on 3 April 2006, and again in 2012. Green was the founder of Fleetwood Mac and a member of that group from 1967–70, before a sporadic solo career during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

The opening track, "I Believe My Time Ain't Long", is a variation on the Robert Johnson song "Dust My Broom". Green had first recorded the track with Fleetwood Mac in 1967 (variously credited to Elmore James or Jeremy Spencer), and it had been released as the band's first single.

Track listing
"I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (Robert Johnson) – 3:38
"Take Out Some Insurance" (Charles Singleton, Waldense Hall) – 3:42
"When It All Comes Down" (Will Jennings, Joe Sample) – 4:20
"Honey Bee" (Muddy Waters) – 4:09
"Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 3:54
"Don't Start Me Talking" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) – 3:04
"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out" (Jimmy Cox) – 4:25
"Help Me Through the Day" (Leon Russell) – 5:15
"Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed, Ewart Abner) – 3:29
"Blues Don't Change" (Mack Rice, John Gary Williams) – 4:56
"Crawlin' King Snake" (John Lee Hooker, Bernard Besman) – 5:44

Personnel

Peter Green Splinter Group
 Peter Green – guitars, harmonica, vocals
 Nigel Watson – guitar, vocals
 Roger Cotton – keyboards
 Pete Stroud – bass guitar
 Larry Tolfree – drums, percussion

Technical
 Peter Green Splinter Group – producers
 Matthew Ollivier – engineer

References

2001 albums
Peter Green Splinter Group albums


title: Kawuri massacre

text:
The Kawuri massacre happened on 26 January 2014 in Kawuri, a village in Konduga Local Government Area, 37 kilometers southeast of Maiduguri in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. About 50 insurgents attacked civilians with bombs and guns. They burned down houses and kidnapped women. The final death toll was put at 85.

The attackers are believed to be from jihadist group Boko Haram. Their activities in Konduga include a mass shooting in 2013, a massacre in February 2014, battles in 2014 and 2015, as well as suicide bombings in 2018 and 2019.

References

2014 murders in Nigeria
2014 mass shootings in Africa
2014 murders in Africa
2010s in Borno State
2010s massacres in Nigeria
Arson in Nigeria
Arson in the 2010s
Attacks on buildings and structures in 2014
Attacks on buildings and structures in Nigeria
Boko Haram bombings
Boko Haram kidnappings
Improvised explosive device bombings in 2014
Improvised explosive device bombings in Nigeria
Islamic terrorist incidents in 2014
January 2014 crimes in Africa
January 2014 events in Nigeria
Konduga
Mass murder in Borno State
Mass shootings in Nigeria
Massacres in 2014
Terrorist incidents in Borno State
Terrorist incidents in Nigeria in 2014
Massacres perpetrated by Boko Haram
Attacks in Nigeria in 2014


title: Ernie Gates

text:
Ernie Gates (March 3, 1909 – September 23, 1973) was a Canadian cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1909 births
1973 deaths
Sportspeople from Brighton
Canadian male cyclists
English emigrants to Canada
Olympic cyclists for Canada
Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics


title: Palghar district

text:
Palghar District (Marathi pronunciation: [paːlɡʱəɾ]) is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division.
The headquarters of the district is the town of Palghar. Other major cities in the district are Vasai-Virar, Talasari , Jawhar and Dahanu.

On 1 Aug 2014, the State government of Maharashtra announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra Palghar, it was partitioned out of the  Thane district. Palghar District starts from Dahanu at the north and ends at Naigaon. It comprises the talukas of Palghar, Vada, Vikramgad, Jawhar, Mokhada, Dahanu, Talasari and  Vasai. At the 2011 Census, the talukas now comprising the district had a population of 2,990,116.

Palghar has an urban population of 1,435,210, that is 48% of total population is living in Urbanized Area. Palghar has all the three categories of the lifestyles, Urban (Nagari), Coastal (Sagari) and Mountains-Hilly Region (Dongari). Palghar District is blessed by beautiful beaches as it is the part of konkan such as "Shirgaon Beach", "Kelve Beach", "Vadrai Beach", "Dahanu Beach", "Bordi Beach", "Chinchani Beach", "Arnala Beach", "Rajodi Beach", "Suruchi Beach" etc. The district is bounded by Thane and Nashik districts in the east and northeast, and by the Valsad district of Gujarat state and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli district of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory in the north. The Arabian Sea forms the western boundary, while the whole district falls under the fastest developing northern part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Basically people of Palghar District population are belongs to Tribal-Konkni,Warli,koli,Agri..

Officer

Members of Parliament

Rajendra Gavit (BSS)

Guardian Minister

list of Guardian Minister

District Magistrate/Collector

list of District Magistrate / Collector

History…
Until 1 August 2014, the talukas now comprising Palghar District formed a part of Thane District. After a struggle and demand for almost 25 years, for bifurcation, the creation of the new district was approved by the Cabinet of Maharashtra on 13 June 2014 and the new district of Palghar came into existence on 1 August.

Geography
The district is the northernmost part of the Konkan lowlands of Maharashtra. It comprises the wide amphitheater like Ulhas basin on the south and hilly Vaitarna valley on the north together with plateaus and the slopes of Sahyadri. From the steep slopes of the Sahyadri in the east, the land falls through a succession of plateaus in the north and centre of the district to the Ulhas valley in the south. The distance from the parts of different palaces to headquarters Palghar by road is as follows: Khodala 138 km, Mokhada 112 km, Jawhar 75 km, Vikramgad 60 km.

Palghar can be separated into three geographical regions. The Eastern part of the Western Ghats, or Sahyadri mountains, is called jangalapatti. This mainly encompasses the Jawhar, Mokhada, and Vikramgad talukas. The western part of the mountains district is called bandarpatti which includes Vasai, Palghar, Dahanu. The third section is characterized by broad and flat land, including the Wada taluka.

The main river flowing through the district is the Vaitarna. The river has many tributaries; the most important of them are Barvi and Bhatsa, Pinjal, Surya, Daherja and Tansa. Vaitarna, the largest of Konkan Rivers rises in the Trimbakeshwar hills in Nashik district, opposite to the source of Godavari. The river flows across Shahapur, Vada and Palghar talukas and enter the Arabian Sea through a wide estuary off Arnala. Vaitarna River is 154 km long and has a drainage area that practically covers the entire northern part of the district. In Palghar many students come for studying from outer areas. Ulhas river which flows to Arabian sea is Vasai creek, district's southern border. Arnala Island is located in Vasai taluka, at the entrance to the Vaitarna estuary.

The Palghar district gets some of the most rainfall in all of Maharashtra, an average 3000 mm (118 in) every year. Given its proximity to Mumbai, Palghar serves as a water catchment area to Mumbai. There are many dams, such as the Tansa Dam, which collect water and deliver to Mumbai through pipelines. There are various debates on if this is damaging to Palghar. Some scholars argue believe this is necessary to meet the water demands of a large-scale city, but others argue that this is depriving Palghar residents of water, many of whom are farmers and have high water needs for agriculture.

Climate

Divisions

Palghar has an urban population of 1,435,210, that is 48% of total population is living in Urbanized Area. Palghar District comprises 8 talukas. The talukas, with their populations at the 2001 and 2011 Censuses  are as follows:

List of Talukas

Sub-Divisions and Talukas

♦ Vasai⇒Vasai

♦Palghar⇒ Palghar

♦Dahanu⇒ Dahanu, Talasari

♦Vada⇒ Vada, Vikramgad

♦Jawhar⇒ Jawhar,  Mokhada

Municipal Corporations in Palghar District
 Vasai-Virar

Municipal Councils in Palghar District
 Palghar
 Dahanu
 Jawhar

Nagar Panchyats in Palghar District
 Talasari
 Vikramgad
 Vada
 Mokhada

Proposed Municipal Councils in Palghar District
 Boisar (Proposed Boisar Municipal Council includes towns of Boisar, Dandi, Khaira, Saravali, Katkar, Pasthal and Salwad)

Proposed Nagar Panchyats in Palghar District
 Charoti (merging Charoti, Bharad, and Kasa Khurd)
 Chinchani
 Tarapur
 Manor
 Saphale (merging Saphale and Umbarpada Nandade)
 Shirsad
 Sarsun

Constituencies
There are six Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Palghar district, grouped into one Lok Sabha constituency; Dahanu (ST), Vikramgad (ST), Palghar (ST), Boisar (ST), Nalasopara and Vasai constituencies are part of Palghar Lok Sabha constituency. Rajendra Dhedya Gavit from Shiv Sena is the member for Palghar of the 17th Lok Sabha.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 census, Palghar district had a population of 2,990,116, of which 1,561,438 (52.22%) lived in urban areas. Palghar had a sex ratio of 934 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 2.91% and 37.39% of the population respectively.

Religion

Languages

According to the 2011 census, 61.96% of the population spoke Marathi, 15.33% Hindi, 6.12% Varli, 5.61% Gujarati, 1.76% Urdu, 1.75% Bhojpuri and 1.01% Marwari as their first language.

Transportation

The Western Railway network passes through Vasai, Palghar and Dahanu talukas of the district. The Western Express Highway (NH48) has passed through manor and chilhar for enter in Palghar district.

Economy
In the mountainous regions of the Palghar district, such as in Jawhar and Mokhada, agriculture is the primary business. These areas mainly cultivate rice, millet, and black gram, as well as a variety of fruits and vegetables. Due to Palghar district's proximity to Mumbai, the region is primary source of produce and grains to the Mumbai Metropolitan Area. The dependency on the district has led the Government of Maharashtra to encourage organic farming in Palghar in order to ensure agricultural output and work towards sustainable options. The western 'bandarpatti' region's economy relies on in agricultural and fishing businesses. Dahanu is known for their chickoo production, which is distributed throughout all of India. A special Chickoo festival is held every year at Bordi beach in Dahanu. Satpati, also in 'bandarpatti,  is Maharashtra's largest fishing port. Dahanu, Arnala, Vasai and Datiware are also major fishing ports in the region.

Palghar has India's first atomic power plant located at Tarapur. The industrial town of Boisar is also home to one of Maharashtra's largest industrial areas at Tarapur MIDC. MSEDCL supplies electricity to all urban and rural areas across the district. Gujarat Gas has been authorized in April 2015 to supply compressed natural gas and piped natural gas to all urban and rural areas across the district.

Tourist Places
The Vasai Taluka of Palghar district is a melting pot of Multi Cultural & Multi religious populace. The Portuguese footprints has left its cultural mix in this area.
This taluka has about 9 big Churches built during 1564 AD. which are a great tourist attraction. The Buddha Stupa near NallaSopara West is also a great historic place. The Nirmal Lake is a sacred place in Vasai, which dates back to Shri Parshuram time.
There are hill stations and beaches in the district which are the major tourist attractions. Some of the major tourist attractions are
Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary
Mahalakshmi Temple at Kasa(Dahanu)
Dahanu Beach
Bordi Beach
Vasai Fort
Tandulwadi Fort
Jawhar Hill station
Suryamal Hill Plateau
Deobandh kendra
Dabhosa Water fall(Jawhar)
Arnala Fort
Kelwa Beach
Bhavangad Fort
Mahim Beach
Mahim Fort
Vajreshwari Hot water springs
Ganeshpuri Temple
Jiwdani temple (Virar)
Kohoj Fort
kelwa dam

See also
 2020 Palghar mob lynching
 Tarapur Vidya Mandir & Jr. College

References

External links

 Official website

Districts of Maharashtra
2014 establishments in Maharashtra


title: Rachal (surname)

text:
Rachal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Chilo Rachal (born 1986), American football player
Latario Rachal (born 1974), American football player

See also
 Rachals (surname)
 Rachal (disambiguation)
 Rachel (given name)


title: Halfaouine Child of the Terraces

text:
Halfaouine - Child of the Terraces  is a Tunisian film made in 1990, the first fiction feature film by the director Ferid Boughedir.

Synopsis
In Halfaouine, a Tunis neighbourhood, young Noura, finely acted by the director's nephew, is divided between several worlds: that of men in the streets, the women with whom he can still share the hammam (Turkish bath) despite his puberty approaching, and his imagination in which he fears the transition to adult life. Boughedir paints a happy picture of Tunisian life, and illustrates the subtle and complex relationships between men and women in Tunisia.

The boy discovers the pleasures of life as his family adopts a teen girl. The boy tries whenever he has a chance to see her unclothed body. After three or four attempts the boy succeeds.

External links

1990 films
1990 comedy-drama films
Tunisian comedy films
1990s Arabic-language films
Tunisian drama films


title: List of 2014–15 Top 14 transfers

text:
This is a list of player transfers involving Top14 teams between the end of the 2013–14 season and up to the 2014–15 season.

Bayonne

Players In
  Blair Stewart from  Grenoble
  Giogi Jgenti from  Perpignan
  Lukas Pointud from  Tarbes
  Pelu Taele from  Biarritz
  Thibault Visensang from  Albi
  Benjamin Macome from  Stade Français
  Lalakai Foketi from  Melbourne Rebels

Players Out
  Guillaume Bernad to  Oyonnax
  Julien Puricelli to  Lyon
  Neemia Tialata to  Toulouse
  Stephen Brett to  Lyon
  Mathieu Bélie to  Perpignan
  Victor Manukula to  Béziers
  Pierre-Philippe Lafond to  Montauban
  Abdellatif Boutaty to  Pau
  Sam Gerber retired
  Manu Ahotaeiloa

Bordeaux

Players In
  Lionel Beauxis from  Toulouse
  Francisco Gomez Kodela from  Biarritz
  Julien Le Devedec from  Brive
  Yann Lesgourgues from  Biarritz
  Sébastien Taofifenua from  Perpignan
  Bertrand Guiry from  Perpignan
  Sofiane Guitoune from  Perpignan
  Berend Botha from  Mont-de-Marsan
  Paulin Riva from  Auch

Players Out
  Jean-Charles Fidinde to  Narbonne
  Silviu Florea retired
  Gauthier Gibouin to  Montauban
  Nicolás Sánchez
  Cameron Treloar
  Aliki Fakaté retired
  Poutasi Luafutu to  Brive
  Emmanuel Saubusse to  Mont-de-Marsan
  Gilen Queheille to  Tarbes
  Jean-Baptiste Lamotte to  Tarbes
  Rafael Carballo
  Joaquin Tuculet
  Bruce Reihana retired

Brive

Players In
  Damien Jourdain from  Bourg-en-Bresse
  Thomas Acquier from  Carcassonne
  Russlan Boukerou from  Auch
  Peet Marais from
  Poutasi Luafutu from  Bordeaux Bègles
  Nicolas Bézy from  Grenoble
  Benito Masilevu from  Fiji VII

Players Out
  Tamato Leupolu
  Victor Laval
  Julien Le Devedec to  Bordeaux Bègles
  Apisai Naikatini
  Laurent Ferrères retired

Castres

Players In
  Johnnie Beattie from  Montpellier
  Julien Dumora from  Lyon
  Paea Faʻanunu from  Montpellier
  Yohan Montes from  Toulouse
  Sitiveni Sivivatu from  Clermont Auvergne
  Thomas Combezou from  Montpellier

Players Out
  Paul Bonnefond to  Lyon
  Antonie Claassen to  Racing Métro
  Michael Coetzee
  Brice Dulin to  Racing Métro
  Anton Peikrishvili to  Racing Métro
  Julien Tomas to  Stade Francais
  Seremaia Bai to  Leicester Tigers
  Pedrie Wannenburg to  Oyonnax
  Romain Teulet retired
  Pierre-Gilles Lakafia to  France VII

Clermont

Players In
  Sébastien Vahaamahina from  Perpignan
  Jonathan Davies from  Scarlets
  John Ulugia from  Bourg-en-Bresse
  Zac Guildford from  Crusaders
  Nick Abendanon from  Bath Rugby
  Pedro Bettencourt from  Lusitanos XV
  Viktor Koleilishvili from  Lyon
  Camille Lopez from  Perpignan

Players Out
  Regan King to  Scarlets
  Lee Byrne to  Newport Gwent Dragons
  Sitiveni Sivivatu to  Castres Olympique
  Benoit Cabello to  Perpignan
  Nathan Hines to  Sale Sharks
  Gerhard Vosloo to  Toulon
  Elvis Vermeulen retired

Grenoble

Players In
  Gio Aplon from  Stormers
  Julien Brugnaut from  Racing Métro
  Chris Farrell from  Ulster
  Rory Grice from  Waikato
  Charl McLeod from
  Ross Skeate from  Agen
  Jackson Willison from  Blues
  Jonathan Wisniewski from  Racing Métro
  Paul Willemse from  Blue Bulls
  Jono Owen from  Queensland Reds

Players Out
  Olly Barkley to  London Welsh
  Cédric Béal to  Mont-de-Marsan
  Roland Bernard
  Vincent Campo to  Pau
  Olivier Chaplain
  Rudi Coetzee
  Romain David to  Dax
  Andrew Farley
  Altenstad Hulme
  Kenan Mutapcic
  Florian Ninard
  Flavien Nouhaillaguet
  Shane O'Leary to  Connacht
  Shaun Sowerby
  Blair Stewart to  Bayonne
  Mathieu Lorée to  Lyon

La Rochelle

Players In
 Alofa Alofa from  Waratahs
 Romana Graham from  Exeter Chiefs
 Jean-Marc Doussain from  Toulouse
  Jone Qovu from  Racing Métro

Players Out

Lyon

Players In
 Hoani Tui from  Exeter Chiefs
  Emmanuel Felsina from  Toulon
  Pierrick Gunther from  Toulon
  Julien Puricelli from  Bayonne
  Stephen Brett from  Bayonne
  Paul Bonnefond from  Montpellier
  Karim Ghezal from  Racing Métro
  Fabrice Estebanez from  Racing Métro
  Deon Fourie from  Stormers
  Jerome Porical from  Stade Français
  Mathieu Lorée from  Grenoble
  Vincent Martin from  Toulon
  George Smith from  Suntory Sungoliath
  Masi Matadigo from  Racing Métro

Players Out

Montpellier

Players In
  Antoine Battut from  Racing Métro
  Benjamin Fall from  Racing Métro
  Teddy Iribaren from  Tarbes
  Ben Mowen from  Brumbies
  Akapusi Qera from  Toulouse
  Samisoni Viriviri from  Fiji VII
  Tom Donnelly from  Blues
  Pat Cilliers from  Stormers

Players Out
  Yoan Audrin to  Racing Métro
  Johnnie Beattie to  Castres
  Eric Escande to  Toulon
  Paea Faʻanunu to  Castres
  Mamuka Gorgodze to  Toulon
  Paul Grant to  Nottingham
  Jim Hamilton to  Saracens
  Juan Figallo to  Saracens
  JP du Plessis to

Oyonnax

Players In
 Maurie Fa'asavalu from  Harlequins
 Soane Tongaʻuiha from  Racing Metro
 Pedrie Wannenburg from  Castres Olympique
 Riaan Smit from  Cheetahs

Players Out
 Lucas González Amorosino to  Cardiff Blues

Racing Métro

Players In
  Tomás Lavanini from  Hindú
  Yoan Audrin from  Montpellier
  Antonie Claassen from  Castres
  Brice Dulin from  Castres
  Anton Peikrishvili from  Castres
  Teddy Thomas from  Biarritz
  Casey Laulala from  Munster
  Luke Charteris from  Perpignan
  Johan Goosen from  Cheetahs

Players Out
  Antoine Battut to  Montpellier
  Julien Brugnaut to  Grenoble
  Benjamin Fall to  Montpellier
  Karim Ghezal to  Lyon
  Masi Matadigo to  Lyon
  Jone Qovu to  La Rochelle
  Jonathan Wisniewski to  Grenoble
  Fabrice Estebanez to  Lyon

Stade Français

Players In
  Raphaël Lakafia from  Biarritz
  Hugh Pyle from  Melbourne Rebels
  Julien Tomas from  Castres
  Krisnan Inu from  Canterbury Bulldogs (NRL)

Players Out

Toulon

Players In
  Fabien Barcella from  Biarritz
  Nicolas Durand from  Perpignan
  Éric Escande from  Montpellier
  Mamuka Gorgodze from  Montpellier
  Guilhem Guirado from  Perpignan
  Leigh Halfpenny from  Cardiff Blues
  Juan Martín Hernández (free agent) (Short-term deal effective January 2015)
  James O'Connor from  London Irish (Short-term deal)
  Romain Taofifenua from  Perpignan
  Gerhard Vosloo from  Clermont

Players Out

  Emmanuel Felsina to  Lyon
  Pierrick Gunther to  Lyon (on loan)
  Vincent Martin to  Lyon
  Benjamin Noirot to  Biarritz
  James O'Connor to  Queensland Reds (from January 2015)
  Alexis Palisson to  Toulouse
  Danie Rossouw retired
  Andrew Sheridan retired
  Joe van Niekerk retired
  Jonny Wilkinson retired

Toulouse

Players In
 Toby Flood from  Leicester
  Corey Flynn from  Crusaders
  Imanol Harinordoquy from  Biarritz
  Alexis Palisson from  Toulon
  Neemia Tialata from  Bayonne

Players Out
  Jean-Pascal Barraque to  La Rochelle
  Lionel Beauxis to  Bordeaux-Bègles
  Jaba Bregvadze released
  Bastien Chalureau to  Perpignan
  Yves Donguy to  Oyonnax
  Hosea Gear to  Honda Heat
  Antoine Guillamon to  Oyonnax
  Alex Luatua to  Oyonnax
  Pierre Maurens to  Carcassonne
  Yohan Montes to  Castres
  Jean-Bernard Pujol to  Perpignan
  Akapusi Qera to  Montpellier

See also
List of 2014–15 Premiership Rugby transfers
List of 2014–15 Pro12 transfers
List of 2014–15 Super Rugby transfers
List of 2014–15 RFU Championship transfers

References

2014-15
2014–15 Top 14 season


title: Henry Tröndle

text:
Henry Tröndle (15 March 1906 – 18 March 1991) was a German cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

1906 births
1991 deaths
People from Waldshut (district)
Sportspeople from Freiburg (region)
People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
German male cyclists
Olympic cyclists for Germany
Cyclists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Cyclists from Baden-Württemberg
20th-century German people


title: Archery at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's individual

text:
The women's individual recurve competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held from 9 to 11 December at the Lusail Archery Range.

Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Results

Qualification

Knockout round

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

References

Official Results

External links
Official website

Women


title: Arsène Menessou

text:
Arsène Menessou Gbougnon (born 3 December 1987) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays for FC Schifflange 95, as a right-back. Between 2011 and 2013, he made nine appearances for the Benin national team.

Career
Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Menessou has played club football for Le Havre B, Beauvais, Real Zaragoza B, Eupen, La Louvière Centre, Virton, Jeunesse Esch and Hamm Benfica.

He made his international debut for Benin in 2011.

References

External links

1987 births
Living people
Footballers from Abidjan
Ivorian men's footballers
Beninese men's footballers
Benin men's international footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Le Havre AC players
AS Beauvais Oise players
Deportivo Aragón players
K.A.S. Eupen players
UR La Louvière Centre players
R.E. Virton players
Jeunesse Esch players
FC RM Hamm Benfica players
Beninese expatriate men's footballers
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg
Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg
FC Schifflange 95 players


title: Monument to Salavat Yulaev

text:
The Monument to Salavat Yulaev (, Pamyatnik Salavatu Yulayevu; , Salawat Yulayev häykäle) is a monument to Salawat Yulayev in Ufa, Russia.  The monument is represented in the coat of arms of Bashkortostan. It was built in 1967.

History

For the first time, Soslanbek Tavasiev heard about Salawat Yulayev , in July 1941, when he was evacuated to Bashkortostan from
Moscow, because on June 22, 1941 Germany launched a war against the Soviet Union. The family of Soslanbek Tavasiev was evacuated to the Bashkir village of Sterlibashevo. At the local market, Tavasiev heard an emotional speech from a local resident that the country needed heroes like Salawat.

The author decided to portray the hero at the moment when Salawat leads the army to help  Pugachev to Orenburg (1774). On the mountain, the horseman decisively stops his horse, and calls on people to go to fight. This moment formed the basis of the plot of the composition. Tavasiev was thinking about the future development of Ufa and wanted the sculpture to stand here for a long time and be visible from all sides. Therefore, he chose one of the highest places in the city, at the end of Chishminskaya Street on a hill before descending to the Agidel (Belaya) River.

The installation of the architectural composition in this place was associated with financial difficulties, it would have to demolish dozens of private houses and resettle tenants. But the sculptor did not agree to erect the monument in another place. Tavasiev worked on the monument to Salawat Yulaev for 20 years.

The monument  created by the national sculptor, monumentalist and artist of North Ossetia and Bashkortostan Soslanbek Tavasiev was unveiled on November 17, 1967 and on the high bank Belaya river in Ufa. The monument to Salavat became the hallmark of Ufa and a national treasure. The image of the monument is on coat of arms of Bashkortostan.

The monument is unique in that with a weight of 40 tons it has only three fulcrum points. The height of the monument reaches 9.8 meters, with a pedestal 14 m.

The full-scale model of the monument made of gypsum was completed by 1963, was discussed by specialists in Moscow and officially adopted by the board of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR. Then Tavasiev brought her to Ufa, where she was installed in the lobby Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater.

The sculptor finalized the monument, taking into account the comments of the residents of Ufa. The sculpture was cast for a month and a half at the Leningrad plant "Monument sculpture." To strengthen the sculpture, a steel frame was installed inside it, embedded in a reinforced concrete pedestal and passed through its resting legs, the hollow body of the horse and the figure of the rider.

In 1970, for the monument to Salawat Yulayev, Soslanbek Dafaevich Tavasiev was awarded State Prize of the USSR.

Composition
The monument is a sculpture of Salawat Yulaev on a horse. In his right hand, Salavat holds a whip, and a saber is mounted on his left side. The monument is made of bronze cast iron. The pedestal is made of reinforced concrete, lined with granite slabs. The area around the monument is lined with colored plates and landscaped. The monument is fenced with openwork metal bars.

Facts
 The monument is a place of pilgrimage for tourists. From the rock on which the monument stands, overlooks the Belaya River and the surrounding nature.
 The monument is included in the  Seven Wonders of Bashkortostan.

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Monuments and memorials in Ufa
1967 sculptures
Sculptures in the Soviet Union
Outdoor sculptures in Russia
Equestrian statues in Russia
Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Bashkortostan


title: Rachals

text:
Rachals is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Otto Rachals (1897–1984), former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
Terri Rachals (born 1966), former nurse who was accused of killing six people at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia

See also
Rachal (surname)


title: Jan Becaus

text:
Jean-Marie "Jan" Becaus (born 18 July 1948 in Ghent) is a Flemish politician and former journalist. He is best known for having been a reporter and news anchor for the Flemish public broadcaster VRT, a job he held for 28 years. In 2014 he became a co-opted senator for the New Flemish Alliance.

Early life and education
Becaus grew up in Muide, the port district of Ghent, where his family ran a butchers' shop; he moved with his family to Heusden in 1963. In 1971 Becaus qualified as a language teacher, a job he held until 1984.

Career
Becaus became a journalist at the VRT (then known as the BRT) in 1984; a year later, in 1985, he became a regular anchor of the news programme Het Journaal. For many years, Becaus presented the late night news; however, in 2012 he moved to the afternoon and evening bulletins, due to a change in format of the late news. In addition to presenting the news, Becaus was also the VRT's royal correspondent, reporting on the Belgian monarchy; in this capacity he made a documentary about Queen Paola, whom he also briefly taught Dutch. He also regularly appeared as a reporter and commentator on stories relating to the Catholic Church. Becaus presented his final broadcast on 31 July 2013, bringing to an end a career of almost thirty years as a journalist.

Within Flanders, Becaus is well known for his correct pronunciation of foreign languages, especially English; for this reason, he became very popular on social media in his final years as a news presenter.

In 2014, Becaus was co-opted as a senator for the New Flemish Alliance. Some press commentators have referred to him as a "white rabbit" (wit konijn).

Personal life
Becaus is married, has no children and lives in Sint-Martens-Latem, near Ghent.

References

1948 births
Living people
20th-century Belgian journalists
Male journalists
Belgian television journalists
Flemish journalists
New Flemish Alliance politicians
Members of the Senate (Belgium)
21st-century Belgian politicians
21st-century Belgian journalists
Belgian senators of the 56th legislature


title: Forever for Now (LP album)

text:
Forever for Now is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter LP. The album was released through Warner Bros. Records on June 2, 2014, and is their major label full-length debut.

Background
LP released two independent studio albums, Heart-Shaped Scar (2001) and Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol (2004), which were commercially unsuccessful. After that, they started writing songs for other artists, most notably for Rihanna ("Cheers (Drink to That)"), Backstreet Boys, and Christina Aguilera.

Following a record deal signed with Warner Bros. Records in September 2011, LP recorded a song titled "Into the Wild", which was prominently used in a Citibank TV commercial in the end of 2011. In April 2012, LP released an extended play Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios, and "Into the Wild" was released as a single in May 2012. LP started touring, which pushed the release of their major-label debut album back.
Initially, the album was going to sound as "a bit more of an acoustic thing," however, LP and producer Rob Cavallo started adding more layers to the songs, and eventually their sound grew bigger.

Promotion
The first official single to promote Forever for Now, "Into the Wild", was released on May 21, 2012. "Night Like This" was released as the second single on March 21, 2014. "Tokyo Sunrise" was released as the third single on May 26, 2014. "Someday" was released the fourth single on May 30, 2014.

On June 17, 2014, LP performed on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, broadcast by CBS.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic rated the album four out of five stars, and wrote that "there's a sharp, stylish gleam to the very sound of Forever for Now, a combination of LP's savvy pop sensibility and the cool commercial instincts of Rob Cavallo." He added that Cavallo "accentuates and accessorizes the contours of her [LP's] songs without diluting the eccentricities. He gives her plenty of space to roam, allowing her to soar as high as a skyscraper on 'Tokyo Sunrise' and 'Salvation,' but also knows when to keep things intimate, as on the haunting coda of the title track."

American Songwriters Jim Beviglia wrote that "Forever for Now is filled with sprawling pop songs that soar to heights meant to maximize the impact of Pergolizzi's unreal voice," which he compared to a cross between Ronnie Spector and Florence Welch. However, he commented that the album's main drawback is the fact that almost every song seems to be "meticulously crafted and ready for radio airplay," as listening to the entire album "reveals a certain sameness in approach: Quiet, atmospheric opens, cloud-bursting choruses, and a few of LP's wordless banshee wails thrown in for good measure."

Track listing

Videoclip
1. Tokyo Sunrise
2.

Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Musicians
LP – lead vocals, ukulele
Kid Harpoon – ukulele
Rob Cavallo – guitar
Yogi Lonich – guitar
Tim Pierce – guitar
Justyn Pilbrow – bass, guitar
Mike Elizondo – bass
Chris Chaney – bass, drums
Oliver Charles – drums, percussion
Gary Novak – drums, percussion
Luis Conte – percussion
Isabella Summers – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, percussion
Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
Charlie Bisharat – violin
Caroline Campbell – violin
Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
Dane Little – cello
David Campbell – string arrangements, string conductor
Oliver Langford – string arrangements

Technical personnel
Rob Cavallo – production, additional production, A&R
Josh Alexander – production, vocal production
Mike Del Rio – production, programming
PJ Bianco – production, programming
Tim Pagnotta – production
Justyn Pilbrow – production
Isabella Summers – production
David Bassett – additional production
Claude Kelly – vocal production
Cheryl Jenets – production manager
Jon Chen – production assistant
Michelle Rogel – production assistant
Dan Chase – engineering, programming
Doug McKean – engineering, programming
Allen Casillas – engineering
Chris Mullings – engineering
Wesley Seidman – engineering, assistant engineering
Brendan Dekora – assistant engineering
Rouble Kapoor – assistant engineering
Jeremy Miller – assistant engineering

Scott Moore – assistant engineering
Tom Rasulo – assistant engineering
Ryan Reault – assistant engineering
Lance Sumner – assistant engineering
Russ Waugh – assistant engineering
Serban Ghenea – mixing
John Hanes – mixing
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Andrew Schubert – mixing
Brad Townsend – mixing
Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Mike Fasano – drum technician
Jerry Johnson – drum technician
Mauro Rubbi – drum technician
Jeff Fenster – A&R
Lars Fox – Pro-Tools
Norman Wonderly – creative director
Amanda Demme – photography
Donny Phillips – design

Charts

Release history

References

2014 albums
LP (singer) albums
Warner Records albums