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2015 Hong Kong local elections

The 2015 Hong Kong District Council elections were held on 22 November 2015. Elections were held to all 18 District Councils with returning 431 members from directly elected constituencies after all appointed seats had been abolished.

A record-breaking 1.4 million voters, or 47 per cent of the registered voters, went to cast their votes. The pro-Beijing camp retained its control of all 18 councils with the Beijing-loyalist party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) maintained the largest party far ahead of other parties. The pan-democrats failed to seize control of the Kwai Tsing District Council, a traditional stronghold of the pan-democrats.

Both sides lost their heavyweight incumbent Legislative Councillors. Albert Ho of the Democratic Party and Frederick Fung of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) who were both elected through District Council (Second) constituency lost their seats while Civic Party's Kenneth Chan failed to take a seat in the Southern District. DAB's incumbent legislators Christopher Chung and Elizabeth Quat both lost their seats to pro-democracy newcomers in which Chung lost his long hold seat to a relatively unknown "umbrella soldier" Chui Chi-kin.

Activists in the 2014 Occupy protests, who are dubbed the "umbrella soldiers", had better-than-expected results with eight of them winning a seat by beating some incumbents. The pan-democrat Neo Democrats became the best performers in the election, winning 15 out of their 16 bids and doubled their seats from 7 to 15 seats.

Boundary changes
As proposed in the Democratic Party's modified electoral reform package passed in 2010, all appointed seats were abolished in this election. After a review on the number of elected seats for each District Council having regard to the population forecast in mid-2015, the Electoral Affairs Commission proposed to increase 19 elected seats in 9 District Councils: The total number of elected seats for the 2015 elections was increased by 19 from 412 to 431. Additionally, the boundaries of the Eastern and Wan Chai Districts were adjusted by transferring the Tin Hau and Victoria Park district council constituency areas from the Eastern District to the Wan Chai District.
 * 1) 1 new seat for in each Tsuen Wan and North District Councils;
 * 2) 2 new seats for each Sham Shui Po, Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Yau Tsim Mong and Sha Tin District Councils;
 * 3) 3 new seats for the Sai Kung District Council; and
 * 4) 4 new seats for the Yuen Long District Council.

Umbrella movement
The 2014 Hong Kong protests sparked a fierce tussle between the pan-democrats and pro-Beijing camp as the democrats hailed a "civic awakening" while the pro-Beijing camp mobilised supporters to condemn the 79-day street blockade as an affront to the rule of law. The November District Council election was to be seen as the first big electoral test of the post-Occupy era. Both camps said events to come would have a bigger effect on voters, while the extent to which a political awakening among the city's youth would lead them to turn out to vote remains unclear. The pan-democrats encouraged young people who participated in the Occupy movement to register and vote in the district council poll.

Lead-in-water scandal
The lead-in-water scandal began in June 2015 when the Democratic Party legislator, Helena Wong Pik-wan announced that testing of drinking water at Kai Ching Estate in Kowloon revealed lead contamination. The Hong Kong Housing Authority subsequently confirmed that the levels of lead exceeded the standard established by the World Health Organization. Since the initial discovery at Kai Tak, lead contamination of drinking water has been found at numerous other housing estates, schools, and public buildings across Hong Kong. The lead contamination scandal caused widespread concern among the public in which the Democratic Party made a major comeback by being the first to reveal the scandal while the pro-Beijing camp was told to downplay the issue.

HKU pro-vice-chancellor selection controversy
An alleged political interference behind the University of Hong Kong governing council's rejection of Johannes Chan's recommended appointment to the post of pro-vice-chancellor in charge of staffing and resources. Chan, dean of the Faculty of Law sparked its climax in October 2015. The decision has received international condemnation, and is being viewed as part of a Beijing-backed curtailing of academic freedoms that will damage Hong Kong's academic reputation.

Polling irregularities
Following the last election in 2011, pan-democrats have complained of irregularities in voter registration records, and a number of candidates who lost in marginal seats made allegations of electoral fraud to the police. The government was criticised for failing to address the issue back in 2006 after alleged instances where multiple voters had registered under a same address surfaced. Before the last day for voters to check and update their particulars in order to vote in November, and for the public to report suspicious cases, the pan-democratic parties lodged a flood of complaints to the Registration and Electoral Office on 24 August 2015 about the records of over 550 voters with suspicious or false residential addresses on the eve of the election, and warning they could be "the tip of the iceberg".

Catholic bishop's anti-gay pastoral letter
On 5 November 2015, the Catholic bishop of Hong Kong John Tong urged his flock to consider candidates' views on gay rights when voting in the district council elections in a pastoral letter, as certain social movements "are challenging and twisting" the city's core values on marriage and family. "In the upcoming district council election and future polls, I urge all believers … to consider candidates' and their parties' stance on family and marriage issues, as well as their position on" a law to ban discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, Tong wrote The pan-democratic parties - who have often found common cause with the Catholic Church on matters of democracy and human rights - criticised Tong's remarks. People Power legislator Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, who is openly gay, criticised Tong's message and said it reflected a backward view of social movements and possibly deviated from the Vatican's line. A spokesman for the Labour Party said Tong's view was "obviously different" from the remarks of Pope Francis, who in 2013 said: "If [homosexuals] accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them? They shouldn't be marginalised. The [homosexual] tendency is not the problem."

Parties
In the pro-Beijing camp, the flagship party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) filled a total of 171 candidates in the contest, followed by the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions with a total of 51 candidates of which 3 of them were also DAB members. The two relatively new pro-Beijing parties, the middle-class-oriented New People's Party (NPP) and the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) developed their forces at district level since their creations in 2011 and 2012 respectively. The New People's Party got 4 of the 12 candidates elected in 2011 and at least eight incumbent councillors had since joined the party, while a merger with Civil Force, a local political group with strongholds in the New Territories East, brought the number up to 30. The NPP had a total of 42 contestants while the BPA had 16, slightly fewer than another pro-business party, the Liberal Party's 20 which four of the Liberal candidates failed to avoid direct competition with other pro-Beijing parties and would have to fight a fellow pro-Beijing candidate.

The largest pro-democratic party Democratic Party filled 95 candidates, a sharp decline from the 2011 election's 132. The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) came after the Democrats with 26 candidates, followed by the Civic Party's 25, Neo Democrats's 16, Labour Party's 12, People Power's 9, Neighbourhood and Workers Service Centre's 6 and League of Social Democrats's 5. Many new pro-democracy groups formed by young people after the Occupy movement, including the Youngspiration, the Tsz Wan Shan Constructive Power, which aimed at Wong Tai Sin District Council, the North of the Rings, which worked in Sheung Shui and Fanling in North District, the Kowloon East Community which had its eyes on Kwun Tong District Council, and some other groups. More than 40 activists were running in the district council elections and some of them were with the "nativist" agenda. While most Umbrella candidates have joined a co-ordination mechanism run by pan-democratic parties to avoid clashes between allies, six of them refused to do so and are running against the Democratic Party in areas where the party has had a close fight with the pro-establishment camp in previous elections.

Candidates
A record-high 951 nominations were received for which six nominees withdrew their candidatures before the deadline. A total of 66 seats were uncontested, 10 fewer than in 2011, in which almost all of them went to the pro-Beijing camp. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong claimed 20 unclaimed seats, followed by New People's Party with seven and the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) with six seats, while the Liberal Party took two. Two Legislative Council members Alice Mak Mei-kuen and Kwok Wai-keung of the FTU in Kwai Tsing's Wai Ying and Eastern District's Provident retained their seats without contest.

The Legislative Council members elected through District Council (Second) constituency in 2012, the former chairman of the Democratic Party Albert Ho and former chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) Frederick Fung faced fierce challenges in their Tuen Mun's Lok Tsui and Sham Shui Po's Lai Kok constituencies. Ho faced 5 rivals including former president of the Law Society of Hong Kong Junius Ho Kwan-yiu, radical localist group Civic Passion's Cheng Chung-tai and three other independent candidates. Fung faced his former party member Eric Wong Chung-ki and FTU's Chan Wing-yan. Ho and Fung eventually lost their District Council seat and will have to adopt a new constituency for LegCo elections. Another District Council (Second) legislator, FTU's Chan Yuen-han and District Council (First) legislator, DAB's Ip Kwok-him are stepping down from Wong Tai Sin's Lung Sheung and Central and Western District's Kwun Lung, meaning that they will retire from their constituencies in next year's Legislative Council election.

Results
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Political Affiliation ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Popular vote ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% ± ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Elected ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |±
 * width=1px style="background-color:pink;border-bottom-style:hidden;" rowspan="11" |
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong
 * 309,262 || 21.39 || 2.50 || 171 || 119 || 0
 * style="background-color: "|
 * style="text-align:left;" | Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions
 * 88,292 || 6.11 || 3.01 || 48 || 27 || 2
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |New People's Party–Civil Force
 * 75,793 || 5.24 || 0.94 || 42 || 26 || 1
 * style="background-color: "|
 * style="text-align:left;" | Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong
 * 27,452 || 1.90 || - || 16 || 10 || 4
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Liberal Party
 * 25,157 || 1.74 || 0.24 || 20 || 9 || 1
 * style="background-color: "|
 * style="text-align:left;" | Kowloon West New Dynamic
 * 11,647 || 0.81 || - || 5 || 3 || 1
 * style="background-color: "|
 * style="text-align:left;" | New Territories Association of Societies
 * 2,356 || 0.16 || 0.03 || 2 || 2 || 0
 * style="background-color:#5A3D1B"|
 * style="text-align:left;" | Federation of Public Housing Estates
 * 3,457 || 0.24 || - || 1 || 1 || 1
 * style="background-color: "|
 * style="text-align:left;" | Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
 * 3,168 || 0.22 || 0.06 || 2 || 1 || 0
 * style="background-color: "|
 * style="text-align:left;" | New Century Forum
 * 1,717 || 0.12 || - || 1 || 0 || 1
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Pro-Beijing Independents
 * 241,088 || 16.68 || - || 178 || 100 ||
 * - style="background-color:Pink"
 * colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | Total for pro-Beijing camp||  788,389 || 54.61 || 0.81 ||486 || 298 || 6
 * style="background-color:lightgreen;border-bottom-style:hidden;" rowspan="23"|
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Party
 * 196,068 || 13.56 || 3.86 || 95 || 43 || 1
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood
 * 55,275 || 3.82 || 0.03 ||| 26 || 18 || 2
 * style="background-color: "|
 * style="text-align:left;" |Neo Democrats
 * 42,148 || 2.92 || 0.77 || 16 || 15 || 8
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Civic Party
 * 52,346 || 3.62 || 0.41 || 25 || 10 || 3
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre
 * 16,105 || 1.11 || 0.11 || 6 || 5 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Labour Party
 * 23,029 || 1.59 || - || 12 || 3 || 2
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Power for Democracy
 * 3,938 || 0.27 || 0.05 || 1 || 1 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Sha Tin Community Network
 * 3,718 || 0.26 || - || 2 || 1 || 1
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |League of Social Democrats
 * 6,526 || 0.45 || 1.40 || 5 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Individuals
 * 52,612 || 3.64 || - || 38 || 9 ||
 * - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"
 * colspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | Total for Democratic Coalition for DC Election|| 451,765|| 31.25 || 0.04|| 226 || 105 || 21
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Youngspiration
 * 12,520 || 0.87 || - || 9 || 1 || 1
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Alliance
 * 5,313 || 0.37 || - || 4 || 1 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color:" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Kowloon East Community
 * 3,922 || 0.27 || - || 3 || 1 || 1
 * width=1px style="background-color:" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | The Frontier
 * 2,974 || 0.21 || - || 1 || 1 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |People Power
 * 11,503 || 0.80 || 1.19 || 9 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color:#149DA8" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Tuen Mun Community
 * 5,196 ||	0.36 || - || 4 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" |Civic Passion
 * 3,006 || 0.21 || - || 6 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color:" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Tsz Wan Shan Constructive Power
 * 3,633 || 0.25 || - || 2 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color:#44C4DD" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | North of the Rings
 * 1,710 || 0.12 || - || 1 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color:" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Land Justice League
 * 1,482 || 0.10 || 0.16 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color:#FDB623" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Tsuen Wan Dynamic for the People
 * 1,500 || 0.10 || - || 1 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Independent democrats and others
 * 77,767 || 5.38 || - || 66 ||	 17 ||
 * - style="background-color:LightGreen"
 * colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | Total for pro-democracy camp|| 581,058 || 40.20 || 1.00 || 335 || 126 || 25
 * - style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
 * colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Independent and others
 * 75,079 || 5.19 || 0.19 || 114 || 7 || 4
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Total valid votes
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|1,445,526
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|-
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|935
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|431
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|19
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Invalid votes
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 21,703
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9" rowspan=2 colspan=5 |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Total (turnout 47.01%)
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|1,467,229
 * }
 * width=1px style="background-color:#44C4DD" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | North of the Rings
 * 1,710 || 0.12 || - || 1 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color:" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Land Justice League
 * 1,482 || 0.10 || 0.16 || 1 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color:#FDB623" |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Tsuen Wan Dynamic for the People
 * 1,500 || 0.10 || - || 1 || 0 || 0
 * width=1px style="background-color: " |
 * style="text-align:left;" | Independent democrats and others
 * 77,767 || 5.38 || - || 66 ||	 17 ||
 * - style="background-color:LightGreen"
 * colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" | Total for pro-democracy camp|| 581,058 || 40.20 || 1.00 || 335 || 126 || 25
 * - style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
 * colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" |Independent and others
 * 75,079 || 5.19 || 0.19 || 114 || 7 || 4
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Total valid votes
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|1,445,526
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.0
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|-
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|935
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|431
 * style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|19
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Invalid votes
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 21,703
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9" rowspan=2 colspan=5 |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Total (turnout 47.01%)
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|1,467,229
 * }
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 21,703
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9" rowspan=2 colspan=5 |
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3"|Total (turnout 47.01%)
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|1,467,229
 * }
 * }

Outcome
A historic turnout rate of 47 percent turnout rate was recorded in the election, of which ten constituencies with the highest turnout rates were all middle-class residential districts. The pro-Beijing camp remained control of all 18 District Councils with the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) the largest party far ahead of the others with 119 seats. The pan-democracy camp failed to reclaim control of the Kwai Tsing District Council which they won majority of the elected seats but was balanced by the appointed seats in the last election. Both pan-democrats and pro-Beijing camp won 19 seats in the Sha Tin District Council but pro-Beijing retained control with the ex officio seat of the Sha Tin Rural Committee Chairman.

Two pro-democracy District Council (Second) "super seat" legislative councillors Albert Ho and Frederick Fung were unseated by newcomers, while another pro-democracy figure James To kept his seat in Olympic and became the only one of the three pro-democracy super seat lawmakers to be able to seek a re-election in the same constituency in the next year's Legislative Council election. In Lai Kok, Fung won 2,432 votes, 99 short of won by his challenger, 25-year-old Chan Wing-yan supported by both the DAB and the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU), while Fung’s former ally Eric Wong Chung-ki, who also stood against him in the same constituency, won 215 votes. In Lok Tsui, Albert Ho won 1,617 votes, 125 fewer than former Law Society of Hong Kong president Junius Ho, while radical democrat Civic Passion's Cheng Chung-tai took 391 votes.

At least eight candidates inspired by the 2014 Occupy protests scored unexpected success, with Chui Chi-kin, almost unknown to the public before he was elected, beat DAB legislator Christopher Chung with 2,017 votes against Chung's 1,829 votes in Yue Wan. Another DAB legislator Elizabeth Quat also lost her seat in Chung On to pro-democracy Labour Party Yip Wing. Wong Chi-ken, another of the dozens of 'Umbrella soldiers' ran under the banner of Kowloon East Community, won 1,729 votes against incumbent Fung Kam-yuen in Lok Wah North, who scored 1,246 votes. Clarisse Yeung, who ran in Tai Hang constituency, won 1,398 votes, 250 more votes than Gigi Wong Ching-chi of the New People's Party (NPP). In Whampoa East, Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) legislator Priscilla Leung, who won 2,314 votes and beat 24-year-old Yau Wai-ching, another “Umbrella soldier” of Youngspiration, by fewer than 300 votes. Another Youngspiration candidate Kwong Po-yin defeated incumbent Kowloon City District Council chairman Lau Wai-wing by 39 votes in Whampoa West.

The Neo Democrats, a breakaway group of the Democratic Party, fared especially well, winning 15 of 16 district seats they contested which made their total seats jumped from 8 to 15. The Civic Party won 10 seats in total, although legislator Kenneth Chan failed in his bid to run in South Horizons East and to secure an entry ticket to a super seat next year. The Democratic Party won one more seat and scored 43 in total. Several second-tier figures, including vice-chairman Lo Kin-hei and chief executive Lam Cheuk-ting, scored victories in Lei Tung II and Shek Wu Hui respectively, while others like vice-chairman Andrew Wan lost in Shek Yam.

The FTU, which its district councillors had dropped their dual membership of DAB and FTU to rally behind Chan Yuen-han in the District Council (Second) "super seat" in the 2012 Legislative Council election, won 27 seats in total under the FTU banner solely and secured a qualification to nominate a candidate for the "super seat" in next year's election. The New People's Party, although having formed an alliance with the Civil Force, suffered unexpected defeats in Sha Tin as many veteran Civil Force district councillors were defeated by pro-democratic new faces. In Hong Kong Island, chairwoman Regina Ip's Legislative Council constituency, the NPP also lost a few seats such as Tai Hang and Tai Koo Shing East.

A total of eight victors were employees of state-owned enterprises. The local subsidiary of China Travel Service announced on its website after the election that six of their employees had won seats. The CTS staff association praised “the ‘love the country love Hong Kong’ and society-serving spirit of the CTS staff ...[and their]... substantial contributions to the group’s involvement in Hong Kong’s social affairs”. There were two others in addition to the six from CTS, and some had stood for election previously. None had disclosed their relationships with the state-owned firms in their official election platforms.

Cheng Wing-kin case
Cheng Wing-kin, an online radio host, was revealed and He offered localist groups more than HK$850,000 for each of them to take on pan-democrat contenders in specified constituencies, including the offers of between HK$150,000 and HK$200,000 to five individuals, including Youngspiration's Baggio Leung Chung-hang, upon the instructions of a Putonghua-speaking “Boss Li”, whom was allegedly from Beijing’s United Front Work Department. Leung declined and publicised the offer, in eventually led to Cheng being convicted for engaging in corrupt conduct at the election.

Official website

 * 2015 District Council Election official website

Manifestos and platforms

 * Civic Party: 參選宣言
 * Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong: "Serving You with Sincerity and Dedication"
 * Democratic Party: 區議會選舉 2015 十二大政綱 Election Platform
 * League of Social Democrats: 反對操弄，雨傘起動

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Hassan Nazer

Hassan Nazer is a British-Iranian film director, film editor, producer and a judge in international film festivals. He was the head of jury team in SAARC Film Festival 2019 which was held in Sri Lanka.

Career
Now in his early forties, Hassan's successful Aberdeen-based restaurant business Cafe Harmony has allowed him to self-finance three feature films in the decade before Winners. Until now, he has never been supported practically or financially by the Scottish or wider UK film industry, preferring to shape his own destiny working at extreme low-budgets, learning his craft and making a name for himself in Iran, India and Afghanistan. Nazer studied at art university in Tehran. After moving to UK, he attended the University of Aberdeen where he studied Cinema. His third film, Utopia was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards and at Golden Globes. The film has won more than 18 awards in nationally and internationally film festivals.

He has remained involved in the political process in Iran and recently voted in the first round of the Presidential elections via a polling station in London.

As director

 * The Check Post
 * Winners
 * Ma hameh gonahkarim
 * Utopia
 * Here... Iran
 * Black Day

As producer
Ma hameh gonahkarim Whistle My Lad
 * American Soldier
 * Black Day

As editor

 * Ma hameh gonahkarim
 * Black Day

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Talk:Noishe

Correction
I removed the line: "Lloyd and Kratos are the only ones that talk to him." I do recall Raine talking to him in at least one skit, as well as Genis. I know for a fact, though, that Mithos has a couple skits with him. DMAJohnson 03:26, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Fact Check
Noishe's appearance in ToS is an earlier appearance, not his latest one. I remember that he also appeared in an earlier game that took place in a later time(might have been Phantasia, might have been a later game, I forget). Does anyone else have more information on that? SAMAS 16:16, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

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shotgun sequencing

Etymology
Formed through analogy with the effect of a shotgun blast, which contains many small pellets.

Noun

 * 1)  A DNA sequencing technique in which a large number of small fragments of a long DNA strand are generated at random, sequenced, and reassembled to form a sequence of the original strand.

Translations

 * Chinese: 鸟枪法
 * Korean: 샷건 시퀀싱

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Power output
Does anyone have a reliable source for the V7 Sport's power output? Various sources see it vary from 53 to 70 bhp. Arrivisto (talk) 20:52, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

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Reginald J. S. Pigott

Reginald James Seymour Pigott (Februari 4, 1886 – December 23, 1966) was a British/American mechanical and consulting engineer, director of the engineering division of Gulf Research & Development Company, a subsidiary of Gulf Oil, and inventor.

Pigott was known for his work in the fields of fluid flow pumps and power plant design. He had been president of three national engineering societies, an unicum in those days.: He was president of the American Society for Measurement and Control founded in 1939, 71st president of the Society of Automotive Engineers in 1948, and president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1952–53.

Family, education and early career
Pigott was born in 1886 in Wellington, Shropshire, in England, to Elphic William Seymour Pigott and Lillian Mary (Fance) Pigott. In 1891 the family moved to the United States to New York City, where his father worked as an accountant. After the regular public schools in New York City, Pigott studied mechanical engineering at Columbia University, obtaining his Mech.E. degree in 1906.

After his graduation in Pigott in 1906 started his career at the Interborough Rapid Transit Company as chief draftsman, and later became construction engineer. In this position he was "in full charge of the design, construction, and testing of live 7500~kilowatt low-pressure turbines and had charge of the general rebuilding of the boilers` stokers, economizers, coal handling, and other equipment and operations in the company's two power plants."

In the year 1911–1912 he was assistant professor of steam engineering at the Columbia University, but after a year he returned to the Interborough Rapid Transit Co. as construction engineer in the motive power department in 1912–1915.

For another eleven years Pigott worked in the design, construction, and operation of central steam power stations. In those days in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Pigott was mechanical engineer with Stevens & Wood, Inc. in New York for three years, and next consulting engineer with Public Service Corporation of New Jersey Production Co.

Further career and acknowledgement
In 1929 Pigott was appointed chief engineer at the Gulf Research & Development Corporation at Pittsburgh, Pa, where he became active in petroleum research. His research was also focussed on the development of special equipment, which includes projects as the "marsh buggy" and piston ring pressure tester.

In World War II "a good deal of research work was done for the automotive industry, particularly aviation, covering the investigation and solution of the problem of oil foaming in flight, heat distribution in high output aviation engines, the solution of difficult bearing problems for gas turbines and engines, and the manufacture of a good deal of special test equipment."

By the time of his retirement in 1953, Pigott he had been director of the engineering division of Gulf Research and Development Company. He had written over 40 papers, and had obtained a few dozens of patents.

In 1952 Pigott was awarded the Egleston Medal, the highest award of the Columbia Engineering School Alumni Association. In 1957 he was recipient of the Elliott Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute. And in 1965 he was elected Honorary Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Selected publications

 * Pigott, R. J. S., and A. T. Colwell. Hi-jet system for increasing tool life. No. 520254. SAE Technical Paper, 1952.

 * Articles, a selection
 * Pigott, R. J. S. "The flow of fluids in closed conduits." Mechanical Engineering 55.8 (1933): 497–515.
 * Pigott, R. J. S. "Mud flow in drilling." Drilling and Production Practice. American Petroleum Institute, 1941.
 * Pigott, R. J. S. "Pressure losses in tubing, pipe, and fittings." Trans. ASME 72 (1950): 679–688.

 * Patents, a selection
 * Pigott, Reginald JS. "Gear tooth shape." U.S. Patent No 1,909,117, 1933.
 * Pigott, Reginald JS. "Pump." U.S. Patent No. 2,055,587. 29 Sep. 1936.
 * Pigott, Reginald JS. "Chuck." U.S. Patent No. 2,282,676. 12 May 1942.
 * Pigott, Reginald JS. "Internal gear pump and compressor." U.S. Patent No 2,458,958, 1949.
 * Pigott, Reginald JS. "Method of applying cutting liquids." U.S. Patent No. 2,653,517. 29 Sep. 1953.

title: Reginald J. S. Pigott


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Have You Seen Her

"Have You Seen Her" is a song by American soul vocal group the Chi-Lites, released on Brunswick Records in 1971. Composed by the lead singer Eugene Record and Barbara Acklin, the song was included on the group's 1971 album (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People.

The song begins and ends with a spoken narrator remarking on how he was once happy with a woman; however, she left him, so he passes the days by partaking in leisure activities, where he tries to get relief by telling jokes to the children:

Much to his dismay, the woman does not return or attempt to communicate with him as he had hoped. The narrator ends the song, in a spoken voice, musing on how foolish he was for believing the woman of his dreams would always be around, thinking that he had her in the palm of his hand. Some radio edits have omitted the spoken dialogue. The song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top of the Billboard R&B Singles chart in November 1971. It also reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1972, and was a UK hit again in 1975 when reissued as a double A-side with "Oh Girl", this time peaking at No. 5.

There are two commonly available versions. The original 45 and LP version, and a remix that features the fuzz guitar continuing from 0:29 to 0:40 and the background vocals at the beginning having more reverb - this version was issued on their 1972 "Greatest Hits" LP and then in the UK in 1975 as a double a-side with "Oh Girl" and reaching #5 (after the original had charted in early 1972 at #3).

MC Hammer version
The most significant cover of "Have You Seen Her" was recorded by MC Hammer, for his successful 1990 LP, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em, which reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart.

In culture

 * The Barron Knights produced a parody version.
 * The song was included in the 2001 list of songs that Clear Channel Communications warned its radio stations that they "might not want to play" after 9/11.

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COI tag (November 2023)
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Talk:Mercedes McQueen/GA1

GA Review
The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.''

Reviewer: Figureskatingfan (talk · contribs) 03:12, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

 * GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * The prose in this article is no where near the level of a GA-quality article. It contains grammatical errors throughout, it is unencyclopedic in tone, and it reads choppy.  See below for examples of each.
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (references): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * While it's common practice to not include citations in the lead, it's good practice to include them for quotes. When I did a cursory ref check, I found that refs 1, 3, and 4 directed me to a page that said, "Invalid URL", so I stopped there.  Please go through your links and make sure they work.  There seems to be no OR, but I can't validate with the broken links.
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * This is one of my many problems with this article. It seems too focused, which is something I've found in many soap character bios.  This article seems like a compilation of everything that's ever been written about Mercedes, or at least everything the main editor could find.  Remember, WP articles are summaries of the sources.  Personally, I have issues with the "Storylines" section and think it's repetitive, but I've been assured that it's standard in articles like this.
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * POV seems neutral.
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * It looks like one main editor has contributed the most, with little vandalism and edit warring.
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
 * Nice job finding free images. I wonder if it's possible to include more, like of the actors mentioned.  Please disregard if this isn't possible.
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * I would fail this article off-hand, due to the prose and ref issues, but I'll give you a chance to improve this article. I recommend that you allow this FAC to fail, even though it's languished here for months, copyedit and improve it, and then resubmit it.

Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:25, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Prose issues

As I said above, the prose in this article is way below what it should be for a GA. Below are examples of each aspect.

 * Grammatical and spelling errors:

 * She went onto say that Mercedes "alaways looks after her family and would never do anything to deliberately hurt them. (In Characterisation section.)

 * She added that she had gotten used to Mercede's "ways" commenting that nothing Mercedes does shocks her. This is a problem throughout; the correct form of a possessive proper name ending in "es" (such as "Mercedes") is Mercedes'.

 * The Russ Owens section is full of tense agreement errors. Example: Metcalfe commented that she thought the wedding "didn't go smoothly" but added that "[Mercedes] wedding to Russ was great because it was her first".  Warren is accused of attempting to murder Clare.  I realize that you're talking about the storyline and Metcalfe's views of it after it aired, but pick a tense and stay consistent.  (I recommend the past tense.)

 * Unencyclopedic tone:

 * In the lead: In 2008 Metcalfe feared that the character was to be axed but was later reassured by the series producer that she wouldn't be. An encyclopedia does not use contractions in its prose, see WP:MOS.  You do this throughout the article.

 * Characterisation section: The first paragraph is basically a grouping of quotes by Kirkwood and Metcalfe about Mercedes. I suggest that you reword it to sound more formal and summarise what they say.

 * Choppy-ness:

 * This was easy to find examples of; here's one from the first sentences after the lead: Mercedes was created by Bryan Kirkwood as part of a new family, the McQueens. She was the first character he created during his time as executive producer. Actress Jennifer Metcalfe successfully auditioned for the role with Kirkwood citing her as making the character her own. He opined that Metcalfe brought Mercedes to life. Metcalfe was originally considered for the role of Clare Devine (Gemma Bissix) before Mercedes was created. These sentences don't flow at all.  This occurs throughout, and is one of the reasons you need to get this article copyedited.

I'm very worried about this article. It's almost a waste of my time to review it. It needs a complete re-write, review, and re-working of its sources. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 04:55, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the review and for not instantly failing the article. I'll begin working through what i can fix. D4nnyw14 (talk) 10:45, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

I've looked at some of the improvements you've made, including your attempt at making the tone more encyclopedic by "correcting" contractions. The problem, though, is that you changed the contractions in the quotes and bracketed them. According to MOS:QUOTE, you should "Preserve the original text, spelling, and punctuation". I suggest that you paraphrase the quotes (which are too numerous and too heavy-handed). Here's an example of rewording and paraphrasing, from the first paragraph in the "Characterisation" section:

 * Kirkwood describes Mercedes as "a savvy, ballsy girl that can't say no and is unapologetic about it". Metcalfe describes Mercedes as someone who talks too much, and other than her own sisters, as someone who "hates every woman in Hollyoaks".  Metcalfe insists that Mercedes is protective of and cares for her family, and although she makes mistakes, makes bad choices, and is impulsive, her "heart is definitely in the right place".  Regarding Mercedes' inability to be happy, Melcalfe has said,  "She has moments of happiness but ruins them herself".  Mercedes does not mean to "destroy everything", but instead justifies her behaviour and fails to consider the consequences of her actions.  As Melcalfe says, "She's used to getting her own way and thinks that no matter what she does, everything will turn out right in the end".  Metcalfe states that the reason for Mercedes' low self-worth is that her first love "messed her up", so she mistreats men.  Although Mercedes is at her best being "minxy and destructive", Metcalfe wished that Mercedes could be happy "free and single".  Metcalfe also states that Mercedes becomes disappointed with herself when she tries to change but finds that she's unable to: "When she says that she's going to change, she actually means it - she just can't sustain it!"

Notice that I used present tense throughout. As I was rewriting it, I realised that for this bio, it's best because we're describing an active character. Consequently, I made sure that all references to Kirkwood and Metcalfe were also in the present tense. I changed the order of things and still used many of the quotes, but its tone is more encyclopedic. This is exactly why I think you should withdraw from GAC. You need to do similar things throughout the entire article, or find someone willing to revamp it like this.

Question: Are you sure that Metcalfe meant that Mercedes "mistreats" men? Perhaps she said "mistrusts"? Of course, I tried to look at the original but it was a chat. Is there a transcript of the chat? Chats are usually not the most reliable sources, so if you want to go further with this article, you should think about finding the same information elsewhere or striking the information. For GAC, I think it's okay, but I can tell you won't get far in FAC with it. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:58, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello Christine - is this the type of changes you would like to see? I can do more of the same if you think it works. Rain  the 1  20:47, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

 * Hi Rain, it certainly is better. There are some choices I would've made differently, but it's closer to what I mean.  For example, is "she jibes Carl" a Britishicism or is it a colloquialism?  Metcalfe believed that this behaviour was typical of Mercedes - Malachy had died and rather than "moping" about she chooses to get on with her life.: I'm not sure the tone here is right.  Firstly, the tenses don't match, not just here but throughout the paragraph.  "Moping about" is definitely lower in tone.  This is what I would've done with it: According to Metcalfe, this kind of behaviour is typical for Mercedes; Malachy had died, and rather than "moping", she chooses to "get on with her life. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 21:55, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I thought that jibing/gibing someone is the act of mocking someone. The tense change is always tricky - Metcalfe stated her opinion in the past, it could have changed so I used past tense as it was true at the time. I did not think I was able to write "Metcalfe explains, says, thinks, states" - or am I? Present tense obviously plays in when discussing the fictional element because it can be watched over etc. So how do we find the middle ground? Rain  the 1  22:34, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not one to quibble over words, especially if it's used there in Britain more often than in the U.S. I think that you are able to use those verbs; Pauline Fowler's article does.  Again, I think it's an excellent model.  You also don't have to necessarily attribute every quote directly.  Rain, every article presents its own challenges; bio and character articles has this one.  It takes creativity and ingenuity to deal with them.  Oh, and assistance from helpful fellow editors. ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 20:21, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

 * I don't understand what i can do about the contractions, leave them and make the quotations unpresevered or change them back and make it unencyclopedic by having contractions. Some of them might be able to be paraphrased but others might not be able too. I'll try to sort the tenses out, i can probably get around some of the quotes being in past tense by saying something like "Reflecting on the event, Metcalfe said..." About the mistreats men, what was actually said was "why she is the way she is where men are concerned", which i took to mean why she mistreats men but it could be mistrusts men, i'll change it to that quote as it could be interpreted any way, that's why i don't want to start paraphrasing everything, i could misinterpret things. D4nnyw14 (talk) 21:47, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * When you quote someone, according to MOS, you need to retain the original, even if the person is speaking informally. Personally, I like using the phrase "According to Metcalfe..." but that could get repetitive.  It's obvious that she's going to talk about storyline events after the fact in interviews, so with some creativity, you can get around it.  I recommend that you take a look at Pauline Fowler, the only soap character that's an FA.  That article isn't perfect, but it fits the criteria of a well-written article, including its high tone and prose quality.  There's a fine line between over-quoting and misinterpreting.  There are those around who can help you with it, though.  A good rule of thumb is that if your paraphrase leads to misunderstanding, either change the paraphrase or use the direct quote.  It's also a good idea to quote when you're unclear what the person means.  I think this quote is unclear, so I think it's best to quote her directly, unless she explains herself later on, of course.  You could say, Metcalfe states that the reason for Mercedes' low self-worth is that her first love "messed her up", and is also "why she is the way she is where men are concerned". Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:19, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll change anything that i've changed back to the origina lsource material. I will try to vary the use of intros to quotes. In you're suggestions you keep linking things that aren't directly linked, especially if there from two different sources, for example you said 'Metcalfe states that the reason for Mercedes' low self-worth is that her first love "messed her up", and is also "why she is the way she is where men are concerned".'' but she doesn't say that the reason for her characters low self worth is linked to her first love, they are two complete separate quotes that refer to two different things and linking them would be original resource as we can only guess that they are linked. D4nnyw14 (talk) 17:51, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry; I didn't include the sources with my rewrite above; it was meant to be an example. Of course you would cite the sources, sometimes in the middle of the sentence.  If two concepts are related, go ahead and connect them, even if they're from two different sources.  I connected Mercedes' low self-esteem and her behaviour around men because that's what it seemed like in the original version.  She had low self-esteem because of her first love, so she mistreats men.  If that's not the case, then say that clearly.  If she mistreats men because of her bad experiences with love, and not because of her low self-esteem, say that. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 20:32, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I'll try to connect the concepts if they seem related but i'll make sure not to connect random points, it should help the article flow better too. D4nnyw14 (talk) 21:42, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I've attempted to copy edit it, but it doesn't seem to have improved much. What areas do you think have bad prose? Can you give me some examples? D4nnyw14 (talk) 16:46, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

I was waiting for you to finish your copyedit before I offered to do my own, something I often do in my GAC reviews. Be patient, though; I'm busy for the next two days and it may take me a little bit. Maybe then we can get it to GA-quality. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 17:18, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that'd be great! That's fine, i'm in no rush with the review. D4nnyw14 (talk) 17:21, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

It took several days, but I have finally completed a copyedit of this article. I think that it now qualifies for GA, so I'll go ahead and pass it. Before I do that, I have a few issues that I'd like to bring up that won't affect its GA-status, which I'll do in a separate section. Thanks, and congrats! Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 18:00, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Thank you for providing the copy edit and for the pass. D4nnyw14 (talk) 19:33, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

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Hesar, Eshaqabad

Hesar (, also Romanized as Ḩeşār and Ḩeşār Jahānābād) is a village in Eshaqabad Rural District, Zeberkhan District, Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 325, in 68 families.

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W. H. New

William Herbert New (born March 28, 1938) is a Canadian poet and literary critic. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he was educated at John Oliver Secondary School, where he received one of the top matriculation exam scores in British Columbia in 1956, the University of British Columbia, and the University of Leeds. He taught English literature at the University of British Columbia from 1965 to 2003, where he was also the Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies from 1975–1977, and an acting head of the English Department. He also was an associate in 1971 at Cambridge University's Clare Hall. On October 5, 2006, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada and was invested October 26, 2007.

For 29 years, he held editorial positions at Canadian Literature and, in 2004, was made Editor Emeritus.

He is the son of John New and Edith (Littlejohn). On July 6, 1967, William married Margaret Elizabeth Francis Ebbs-Canavan.

He is the father of actor Peter New.

Criticism

 * Introduction to The Stone Angel — 1967
 * Malcolm Lowry — 1971
 * Articulating West — 1972
 * Among Worlds: An Introduction to Modern Commonwealth and South African Fiction — 1975
 * Malcolm Lowry: A Reference Guide — 1978
 * Dreams of Speech and Violence: The Art of the Short Story in Canada and New Zealand — 1987
 * A History of Canadian Literature — 1989
 * Land Sliding: Imagining Space, Presence & Power in Canadian Writing — 1997
 * Reading Mansfield and Metaphors of Form — 1999
 * The Encyclopedia of Canadian Literature. University of Toronto, 2002
 * Grandchild of Empire: About Irony, Mainly in the Commonwealth — 2003
 * From a Speaking Place: Writings from the first 50 years of Canadian Literature — 2009

Poetry

 * Science Lessons — 1996
 * Raucous — 1999
 * Stone | Rain — 2001
 * Riverbook and Ocean — 2002
 * Night Room — 2003
 * Underwood Log — 2004
 * Touching Ecuador — 2006
 * Along a Snake Fence Riding — 2007
 * The Rope-maker's Tale — 2009
 * YVR — 2011
 * New & Selected Poems — 2015
 * Neighbors — 2017
 * In the Plague Year — 2021

Children's books

 * Vanilla Gorilla — 1998
 * Llamas in the Laundry — 2002
 * Dream Helmet — 2005
 * The Year I Was Grounded — 2008
 * Sam Swallow and the Riddleworld League — 2013

Anthologies edited

 * Four Hemispheres — 1971
 * Voice and Vision — 1972 (with Jack Hodgins)
 * Dramatists in Canada — 1972
 * Critical Writings on Commonwealth Literatures: A Bibliography — 1975
 * Modern Stories in English — 1975 (with H.J. Rosengarten)
 * Modern Canadian Essays — 1976
 * Margaret Laurence: The Writer and Her Critics — 1977
 * A Political Art: Essays and Images in Honour of George Woodcock — 1978
 * Active Voice — 1980 (with W.E. Messenger)
 * The Active Stylist — 1981 (with W.E. Messenger)
 * A 20th Century Anthology — 1984
 * Canadian Short Fiction — 1986
 * Canadian Writers Since 1960 — 1986
 * Canadian Writers Since 1960, 2nd series — 1987
 * Canadian Writers 1920-1959 — 1988
 * Canadian Writers 1920-1959, 2nd series — 1989
 * Native Writers and Canadian Writing — 1990
 * Canadian Writers Before 1890 — 1990
 * Canadian Writers 1890-1920 — 1990
 * Inside the Poem — 1992
 * Literature in English — 1993 (with W.E. Messenger)
 * Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada — 2002
 * Tropes and Territories: Short Fiction, Postcolonial Readings, Canadian Writings in Context — 2007 (with Marta Dvorak)
 * From a Speaking Place: Writings from the First Fifty Years of Canadian Literature — 2009 (with Réjean Beaudoin, Susan Fisher, Iain Higgins, Eva-Marie Kröller and Laurie Ricou)

Honors and awards

 * Killam Research and Teaching Prize — 1988, 1996
 * Royal Society of Canada — elected 1986
 * Gabrielle Roy Award — 1988
 * Jacob Biely Prize — 1995
 * Association of Canadian Studies Award of Merit — 2000
 * Confederation of University Faculty Associations of B.C. Career Achievement Award — 2001
 * VP Research Award — 2002
 * Lorne Pierce medal by the Royal Society of Canada for achievement in critical and imaginative literature — 2004
 * Officer in the Order of Canada — 2006
 * Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal — 2012
 * Mayor's Award for Literary Arts in Vancouver — 2012
 * City of Vancouver Book Award — 2012
 * George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award — 2013

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Feng Yu (synchronized swimmer)

Feng Yu (, born 30 September 1999) is a Chinese synchronised swimmer. She won a gold medal (China's first ever) and 2 silver medals at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. She also won 4 silver medals at the 2016 Asian Swimming Championships.

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autunite

Etymology
, after Autun, France, near which it was discovered in 1852.

Noun

 * 1)  A yellow mineral with tetragonal crystals, Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O.

Translations

 * Czech: autunit
 * Finnish: autuniitti
 * German:
 * Polish:
 * Turkish: otinit

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Talk:ShareFile

Fortune 500
The article makes the claim that Sharefile is used by 99% of the fortune 500 companies for secure file transfer, but soruces this to the company's own website which is not an independent source, and certainly for this type of information, would require some qualification. -- Whpq (talk) 17:32, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

reads like advertsing
Please improve verbal style to imitate an encyclopedia 19:24, 14 September 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk)

Revising this article
Hello to those who may have this page watchlisted. I have been working on behalf of Citrix Systems, maker of ShareFile, to look for ways to improve this article. As I have a financial COI here, I will not be making any direct edits to the article myself.

The current version of the article has excessive information about features and quite a few details that are irrelevant, promotional, or not useful to the general reader. The article conflates the company that originally developed the software and the software itself. I've prepared a new draft of the article that remedies these issues. I've reframed the focus on the product itself, and not the previous company (although it is discussed). I've significantly trimmed the article and included only pertinent details, including a Product overview section to discuss what the product does.

This new draft can be viewed in my userspace here: User:Heatherer/ShareFile

Because I have prepared this draft on behalf of Citrix I am looking for editors to help me review it and to offer any suggestions for improvement. In particular, I'd like editors to review for any technical jargon or any language that is promotional. If it seems that this new draft is better than the version in place now, I'd ask that another editor take it live, replacing the current article. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 19:32, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ The revised article is better than before, so I have implemented the suggested changes. My only change to the draft was to change "IT" in the lead to "users". It still reads a little promotionally, but I can't put my finger on any specific sentences or phrases that cause that, and it is better than it was. Thanks! — crh 23    (Talk) 17:52, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

 * Thanks so much . I think your change makes sense. While I understand you don't have any specific examples right now, I'm happy to rework anything that you think reads promotionally. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 21:10, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

Proposed updates
On behalf of Cloud Software Group, and as part of my work at Beutler Ink, I'd like to propose three updates to this Wikipedia article. I'd like to think these are fairly straightforward updates, but I avoid editing the live space and invite others to review and implement appropriately. For easier review, I've separated out the requests:

Office building
In ShareFile, after the existing sentence "A new 171,000-square-foot Raleigh office opened in October 2014 for Raleigh-based Citrix employees", I propose adding:

 * The office building was created using ShareFile and other software by Citrix and housed approximately 300 employees, until 2023.

Rebrand
For the end of ShareFile, I propose adding:

 * ShareFile was acquired by Cloud Software Group and separated its branding in 2023 to become a standalone business unit.

Computerworld ranking
I'll let editors decide the best location, but I propose adding the following sentence:

 * ShareFile was included in Computerworld 2023 list of the top ten file-sharing services.

These requests are part of an ongoing effort to update pages related to Citrix and Cloud Software Group. Thanks for reviewing! Inkian Jason (talk) 20:31, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 19:51, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 19:51, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 19:51, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 19:54, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for reviewing and updating the article on my behalf. Inkian Jason (talk) 13:45, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

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Swedish/Introduction

Welcome to the course
Welcome to a course in Swedish. When you have completed this course, you should have enough knowledge to speak, read and write the language rather well. In order to learn a language properly, you must take action, you must do something. So I suggest, after you've learnt the basics, that you look up some simple, easy Swedish literature, and start reading. Knowing what is easy is not easy if you don't know any Swedish at all though. If you know somebody who is Swedish, they might be able to help you to some nice reading. I will also try to put up some links to nice, easy articles here later.

General remarks about Swedish
While Swedish is, like most European languages, not very closely related in how it is written and how it is pronounced, it is more so than English or French. Swedish, like English, also counts a fair number of dialects, including the southern scanian (which resembles Danish), finlandssvenska (the Finnish-Swedish dialect of Swedish-speaking Finns, mostly spoken in northern Finland), and several dialects different enough to be considered separate languages, although not recognized as such legally or in administration.

There are nine vowels in Swedish:

and 19 consonants:

The consonants c, q, w, x and z appear mostly in words of foreign origin. à, é and ü are considered variants of a, e and y respectively. The combination kk is always written as ck in Swedish words.

Syllable division
Syllable division marks the natural break in a word. When you know where the syllables divide, you can divide a word into its natural sections. This makes speaking correctly easier. You also get a correct speech rhythm. The general rule for syllable division is that each syllable contains one vowel each.

Information about the language
First of all - Swedish is a North Germanic language, which is a subgroup of the Germanic Languages, containing languages as: Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic and Faroese, as well as Norn, which is extinct. Swedish is considered mutually intelligible to a great extent with Norwegian and to some extent with Danish - and native speakers of these languages often intercommunicate. Also since Swedish is a Germanic Language speakers of Western Germanic Languages - e.g. English and German - shouldn't find Swedish that hard to learn, since these languages share some common traits. Swedish is also one of the official languages of Finland.

Alphabet
The Swedish alphabet is almost the same as in English, except for three additional letters, å/Å, ä/Ä and ö/Ö. These have no special function in sentences/words, they are normal letters, and you will see them in use nearly as much as any other letters would be in use in English.

Here's how to say the alphabet letter by letter:

The pitfalls
A few general things to be aware of, as most beginners find them hard,

Sje- and tje-
Two quite similar consonant sounds frequently baffle beginners in Swedish. They are the sje- and tje- sounds. To someone who knows English, they are the sounds present in shear and chain, respectively. The hard part is their spelling, which varies a lot.

Speaking at the tip of your tongue
Swedish does very rarely involve making sounds at the back of your mouth. Vowels should be formed "near your front teeth". "L" and "T" are not thick as in English, and "R" always rolls.

Noun gender
Even native Swedes cannot explain noun gender - there isn't any. Yet, it must be followed. The simple answer is you have to learn it for each noun.

Getting Started
Okay, if you're ready, all you have to do is proceed to Lesson 1!

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Kampot

Kampot may refer to:
 * Kampot Province, province of Cambodia
 * Kampot (city), a city in southern Cambodia
 * Kampot Municipality, a municipality in Cambodia
 * Kampot Airport, an airport in Cambodia
 * Kampot, an alternative spelling of the Slavic drink Kompot
 * Battle of Kampot, a battle which took place in Cambodia (1973-1974)
 * Kampot (crater), a crater on Mars
 * Kampot pepper, black pepper grown and produced in Cambodia
 * Kampot languages of Brazil

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päivää

Interjection

 * 1) good day, hello; short of

Noun

 * 1) time of day, hello; as in expression
 * Jos et ole hänen mielestään kylliksi rikas, hän ei sano sinulle edes päivää.
 * If he doesn't think you are rich enough, he won't even give you the time of day.
 * If he doesn't think you are rich enough, he won't even say hello to you.
 * If he doesn't think you are rich enough, he won't even say hello to you.

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John Noel (1659–1718)

John Noel (7 November 1659 – 26 December 1718), of North Luffenham, Rutland was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1711 and 1718. Noel was the 7th son of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden, and his fourth wife Lady Elizabeth Bertie, daughter of Montague Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey and was born on 7 November 1659. He entered Middle Temple in 1676 but still had chambers at the Middle Temple in 1681. Late in the summer of 1687, he had a quarrel at a horse-race meeting with Bennet Sherard, 2nd Baron Sherard who  resorted to physical violence. This created such a stir among the local gentry that Lord Sunderland, secretary of state instructed Lord Huntingdon lord lieutenant of Leicestershire to see that the difference was smoothed over. In time it was, as Sherard became the father-in-law of Noel when his daughter Elizabeth Lady Irvine (or Irwin), widow of Edward Ingram, 2nd Viscount of Irvine, married him on 27 May 1696. Elizabeth was the sister and coheir of Bennet Sherard, 1st Earl of Harborough, and had at least two children by Noel:

 * Bridget (died 1729), who married David Colyear, Viscount Milsington, heir to the Earl of Portmore
 * Thomas (died 1788), who married Elizabeth Chapman

Noel was one of several “noble persons” to have a Doctorate of Laws conferred on him at Cambridge University in the presence of Queen Anne on 16 April 1705. In May 1705 he was invited to rejoin the Honourable Order of Little Bedlam. He had previously been a member of this drinking and dining club until it ceased in 1700 and it was now being reestablished. He adopted the nickname ‘Wildhorse’ to comply with the rules of membership. At the 1710 election Noel was returned as Member of Parliament for Rutland, standing as a Whig. The Earl of Nottingham (Daniel Finch), leader of the Tory interest in the county, resolved to unseat him and  following a Commons’ hearing lasting several long sittings, he was unseated in favour of the Tory Richard Halford.

In the 1715 general election Noel was returned unopposed at Rutland as a Whig. He died aged 58 on 26 December 1718.

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Boshruy

Boshruy (, also Romanized as Boshrūy) is a village in Darbqazi Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 360, in 93 families.

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Cookbook:Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the dried inner bark of various related trees native to Asia.

Varieties
Several varieties of cinnamon are used as food, including Ceylon or "true" cinnamon, cassia or Chinese cinnamon, and Indonesian cinnamon. Ceylon and cassia cinnamons are the most common. In some countries, both cassia and Ceylon cinnamons can be marketed simply as cinnamon, while other countries only allow Ceylon cinnamon to be marketed as such. Once ground, the two varieties are very difficult to distinguish.

Characteristics
Cinnamon is brown and woody, and the whole "sticks" are curled up on themselves. Notably, Ceylon cinnamon forms a single, thin, spiral composed of many layers, while cassia cinnamon forms two thick curls that meet in the middle. Cassia is also typically redder and darker than Ceylon cinnamon.

All varieties of cinnamon contain the characteristic cinnamon flavor compound of cinnamaldehyde, which gives it a so-called "warming" or spicy quality. However, there are other, more subtle flavor nuances between different varieties. Ceylon cinnamon is generally milder than cassia, with floral and clove-like notes. Cassia, on the other hand, is stronger, peppery, and more bitter.

Selection and storage
Cinnamon can be purchased in either the whole "stick" form or ground to a fine powder. Both keep very well when stored in an airtight container away from moisture, though the ground form loses flavor more quickly. Still, purchasing ground cinnamon is typically worth it since whole cinnamon is challenging to grind.

Use
Cinnamon is widely popular and employed in cookery as a flavouring material, being used in both sweet and savory dishes. Because cinnamon tends to enhance the sweet flavor of dishes, it is especially associated with various desserts and pastries, as well as fruity beverages. It also complements meats well and is used in many such dishes in Asian and North African cuisines. Because the aromatic components of cinnamon are not particularly water-soluble, cinnamon needs to be either cooked in oil or heated for a long time in an aqueous mixture.

Substitution
Generally speaking, the different varieties of cinnamon can be substituted for each other, with some adjustment to compensate for the slight difference in flavor and potency.

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Rashid Abu Khawla

Rashid Abu Khawla, also known as Ahmed al-Khbeil, is a former commander in the Syrian Democratic Forces and former Syrian Opposition leader based in Deir ez-Zor.

Background
Prior to the Syrian Civil War Khawla was reportedly involved in stealing motorcycles and was imprisoned for it by Syrian state authorities. As the war began he joined the Syrian Opposition in Deir ez-Zor and established his own militia which allegedly took part in running checkpoints that would extort and steal from drivers.

Prior to SDF
In 2013 he and his group assisted the Syrian rebels in besieging the 113th Brigade of the Syrian army in Deir ez-Zor.

In 2014 after the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) he pledged allegiance to the group. However he later left the group and fled to Turkey after ISIL executed his brother.

After joining SDF
By February 2016 he had returned to Syria and claimed to have established a new group allied with the Syrian Democratic Forces, opposed to ISIL.

In March 2016, he formally announced that he and his group had joined SDF, and he would later become the spokesman of SDF's Deir ez-Zor Military Council.

On 24 March 2016, he announced that the Deir ez-Zor Military Council had captured several villages from ISIL in northwestern Deir ez-Zor.

In February 2017, he was arrested by the SDF which accused him and his group known as the "Gathering of the Baggara Youth" of not effectively participating in SDF's offensive against ISIL, however activists and individuals linked to him and his group claimed SDF arrested him for his desire to integrate fighters who had defected from groups that took part in Operation Euphrates Shield into his ranks. He was held for at least four days and later released.

In April 2019, activists reported that he became involved with oil smuggling from Deir ez-Zor with an individual known as "Abu Bakr al-Homsi", that reportedly served as a broker on behalf of a company, between the SDF and the Syrian government, and he had also previously organized oil sales on behalf of ISIL.

In July 2019, during an interview Khawla stated that he and his groups cooperated with the governments of Russia and Iraq. However he denied any cooperation with the Syrian government or Iran and criticized efforts by Iran and groups linked to Iran for spreading the Shiite sect in eastern Syria, and referred to them as occupation forces. He also stated that he had recruited several fighters from Turkish-backed groups and tribal militias in Deir ez-Zor, and he referred to areas under the control of Turkey and allied opposition groups as liberated areas. He also said if he were authorized by the coalition to attack Iranian forces and allied Shiite militias in Deir ez-Zor he would, and said regarding Iranian efforts to promote Shiism in Deir ez-Zor, "civilians are being displaced and killed, the names of Sunni mosques are being replaced with Shiite ones and religious centers are being constructed for them".

Arrest and dismissal from the SDF
On August 27, 2023, Abu Khawla was arrested by the SDF in Al-Hasakah and dismissed from his position as commander of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council. The SDF cited "numerous reports and complaints from the local populace" leading to an arrest warrant being put out by the AANES Public Prosecution office for numerous offences. These included 'communication and coordination with external enemies hostile to the revolution, committing criminal offences and engaging in drug trafficking, mismanaging of the security situation, his negative role in increasing the activities of ISIS cells, and exploiting his position for personal and familial interests, thus violating the internal regulations of the SDF. Abu Khawla was subsequently replaced by his former deputy, Abu Kaith Khisham.

Following Abu Khawla's arrest and dismissal, large-scale clashes broke out between the SDF and Arab tribes supportive of Abu Khawla. In an audio recording released on social media, Ibrahim al-Hafil, leader of the Uqaydat tribe, called upon all Arab tribes in the region to unite against the SDF in response to Abu Khawla's arrest.

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Mascouche line

Mascouche (also designated line 15, known during planning as Repentigny–Mascouche) is a commuter railway line in Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by Exo, the organization that operates public transport services across this region.

Opened on December 1, 2014, by Exo's predecessor agency, the Agence Métropolitaine de transport (AMT), the Montreal region's sixth commuter train line required the construction of 10 new train stations, several civil engineering structures and 13 km of new railway track. This includes some track in the median of the A 640 between Repentigny and Mascouche.

Beginning on May 11, 2020, the Mascouche line was rerouted around the Mount Royal Tunnel, bypassing and  stations due to the construction of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM). In 2025, will open as the Mascouche line's new southern terminus, replacing. Riders wishing to reach Central Station must transfer to the REM at Côte-de-Liesse.

Overview
The line was announced as the Repentigny-Mascouche line in a press conference on March 17, 2006, and follows a major campaign by the residents of eastern Montréal and the north-eastern suburbs to restore commuter rail service.

The 51 km line used the Mount Royal Tunnel and Canadian National track from Montreal's Central Station to Repentigny. New track was built from Repentigny to Terrebonne along the Autoroute 640, before turning towards the Trois-Rivières Subdivision of the Chemins de fer Québec-Gatineau at Mascouche. Most of the route, in particular the section after Mont-Royal to Repentigny, follows a similar path to the never-built Line 6 of the Montreal Metro, which was planned as a steel-wheeled "regional metro" line using a somewhat similar alignment. The journey time between Mascouche and downtown Montreal (using the pre-2020 alignment before the closure of Mount Royal Tunnel) was 61 minutes.

Originally estimated at $300 million and expected to open in 2008, the line costed $670 million and opened in 2014. It has 13 stops (10 new, 3 existing) and offers eight departures in each direction per weekday, mainly during rush-hour.

Locomotives
On May 14, 2007, the former Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) and New Jersey Transit put out a joint call for tenders to purchase dual-powered locomotives. On the Mascouche line (until May 2020), the locomotives switched to electric power at Mont-Royal (this was originally planned for Ahuntsic) to enter Mount Royal Tunnel to Central Station. This international project was the first of its kind in North America. Twenty locomotives of type ALP-45DP were delivered to the AMT from Bombardier Transportation. They now haul the RTM's 3000-series Bombardier MultiLevel coaches, in groups of 5 or 6 cars.

History
Two former commuter train lines ran along part of the route of the line.

CN Montreal North commuter line
CN operated a commuter service from Central Station to Montreal North from 1946 until November 8, 1968. An electric locomotive and several coaches ran one round trip a day in each direction, in rush hours only. Stations going east along the CN St Laurent Subdivision from Eastern Junction where it meets the Deux-Montagnes line were:

 * Boulevard, at boulevard St. Laurent, which divides Montreal into East and West
 * Ahuntsic, site of current Via Rail station
 * Sault-au-Récollet, near rue d'Iberville
 * St. Vital, at boulevard St. Michel
 * Pie-IX, at boulevard Pie-IX
 * Ste. Gertrude, at boulevard Ste. Gertrude
 * Montreal North, at boulevard Lacordaire

Ridership was never very high. Near the end, most remaining passengers preferred to switch to the Sauve Metro station on the Orange Line of the Montreal Metro which opened October 14, 1966. Congestion on that part of the line was one of the reasons the Mascouche line was inaugurated.

Métropolitrain
A temporary service dubbed the "Métropolitrain" was organized by the STCUM from May 15 to October 12, 1990, while Autoroute 40, the boulevard Métropolitain, was being rebuilt. It ran on then-Canadian National track from near the Du Collège metro station to Repentigny with an intermediate station near the Sauvé Metro station. Two trips ran each way in each weekday rush hour. There was no direct service to central Montreal. As there was no existing regional transit coordinator at the time, the line was never very successful.

Stations:
 * Ste-Croix and St-Louis (Du College Metro)
 * Ahuntsic railway station (Sauvé Metro)
 * Saint-Leonard, at boulevard Lacordaire
 * Rivière des Prairies
 * Pointe-aux-Trembles (Bout-de-l'Île)
 * Repentigny

Exo service
The Agence Métropolitaine de transport (AMT) began service on this line on December 1, 2014, after completing construction of 10 new train stations, several civil engineering structures and 13 km of new railway track.

On June 1, 2017, the AMT was dissolved and replaced by two new governing bodies, the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) and the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM). The RTM took over all former AMT services, including this line. In May 2018, the RTM rebranded itself as Exo, and rebranded each line with a number and updated colour. The Mascouche line became Exo 5, and its line colour was updated to a lighter pastel shade of purple.

Since May 11, 2020, the Mascouche line has temporarily terminated at Ahuntsic station (with some trains continuing to Central Station via an alternate route partially using the CN Taschereau intermodal yard to access Central Station) due to the ongoing conversion of the Deux-Montagnes line into the mainline of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) light rail system. Once the downtown section of the REM is completed sometime in 2025, a new station called will open, expressly designed to ensure smooth transfer of users between the Mascouche line and the REM, and replacing Ahuntsic station as the line's new terminus.

In 2023, the service was renumbered to line 15 in order to be unique within the Montreal rail network.

List of stations
There are 11 current stations on the Mascouche line:

Criticism of route
Most observers agree that the proposed route from Montreal to Repentigny makes sense for several reasons, including the use of existing infrastructure. The route from Repentigny to Mascouche has been criticized for several reasons, including:

 * The need to build (some say unnecessarily) 12 km of track from Repentigny to Mascouche.
 * In the Le Gardeur sector of Repentigny, the new track passes very close to a large General Dynamics munitions plant, where explosives are stored and processed. Both GD and Natural Resources Canada, which regulates explosives in Canada, have raised safety and security issues. Exo has built a large canopied shelter wall and berm between tracks and plant.
 * The route does not serve cities east of Repentigny, particularly L'Assomption and Joliette. Those cities have bus service to Repentigny.
 * Some say that the RTM could serve Mascouche more cheaply, easily, and quickly by using the CP line that leaves the Saint-Jérôme line at St. Martin Junction in Laval, also serving the eastern part of that city.

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GoShogun

GoShogun (戦国魔神ゴーショーグン) is a super robot anime series created by Takeshi Shudo. It was produced and aired in 1981 in Japan, with a movie special released in 1982 and a film sequel, GoShogun: The Time Étranger or Time Stranger, in 1985. Its title has been variously translated into English as "Demon God of the War-Torn Land GoShogun", "Warring Demon God GoShogun", and "Civil War Devil-God GoShogun", but in the US and parts of Europe it is primarily known as Macron 1, the title of its North American adaptation.

The GoShogun series and its film sequel, The Time Étranger, were both written by Takeshi Shudo and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama. The series is noted for its witty dialogue and lighthearted parody of its own genre conventions. The Time Étranger shifts away from the original genre, leaving the robot aside entirely to focus on the strong and complex heroine. It has been praised for its serious tone, psychological intensity, and handling of mature themes.

Original story
The story is set in the early 21st century, in which a covert evil organization, Dokuga, led by lord NeoNeros, holds near total political, economic, and military control of the world. Dokuga agents try to forcibly recruit a brilliant physicist, Professor Sanada, who sets off a suicide bomb rather than let Dokuga acquire his secret research. His son Kenta becomes Dokuga's next target, but is saved by his father's colleague and taken on board a teleporting fortress, Good Thunder. Teleportation is enabled by a mysterious form of energy, called Beamler, which was discovered by Sanada. The same energy also powers a giant battle robot, GoShogun, which is operated by three pilots. The crew of Good Thunder travels the world, repeatedly fighting off NeoNeros's forces with GoShogun and often hampering Dokuga's influence on the local level, whether by destroying their bases and businesses, assisting popular rebellions, or by averting environmental disasters. On at least one occasion, GoShogun pilots must team up with Dokuga's three chief officers against a common enemy to prevent the destruction of them all. This sets the stage for an eleventh-hour reversal, in which the three Dokuga generals side definitively against NeoNeros with the GoShogun team.

Over the course of the series it is revealed that Beamler energy originates from a meteorite fragment found on the site of the Tunguska impact. It was sent to Earth by a supernatural power and was activated when humans attained the technological capacity for space exploration, to test whether humans are worthy of engaging with civilizations from other planets. Beamler's development is closely connected to Kenta, who in the end becomes the incarnate form of the energy and the representative of the earth's collective soul, including not only living things, but also newly sentient robots and machines. NeoNeros turns out to be a negative, evil form of the same energy. After defeating him, Kenta takes GoShogun into space.

North America
In 1986, Saban Entertainment combined footage from GoShogun and Akū Dai Sakusen Srungle (Great Military Operation in Subspace Srungle or Mission Outer Space Srungle), a similar show produced by Kokusai Eiga-sha, to form Macron 1. Taking two (or more) unrelated series and re-editing them to appear as one storyline was common practice in adapting anime series to American television, as the number of episodes in a typical anime frequently fell short of the minimum number required for five-days-a-week syndication in the US market (65). Aside from Macron 1, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Robotech, and Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years were also stitched together in this manner. The combined series Macron 1 was produced and released in the United States, using the same voice cast as Carl Macek's Robotech adaptation.

In the US version, test pilot David Chance is accidentally transported into a parallel universe controlled by a tyrannical organization called GRIP, led by Dark Star. This allows GRIP to send their forces to Earth, leaving Dark Star's cyborg henchman Orn as deputy in the alternate universe. Fighting against GRIP are two teams comprising "Macron 1": the first (from the GoShogun footage) battles against Dark Star's legions on Earth; Beta Command (from the Srungle footage) is working to overthrow Orn. The main focus is on the Macron team on Earth, with Beta Command appearing sporadically.

The Macron 1 adaptation made use of the so-called "Miami Vice formula" introduced a year earlier by the eponymous primetime series, incorporating contemporary pop music into the action scenes. Notable musical adaptations included "Beat It", "Shout", "Safety Dance", and "The Heat is On".

Discotek Media released the series on subtitled-only DVD in November 2017. Central Park Media had licensed the Time Étranger film and released the film twice on DVD. Discotek has also licensed the film and released it on DVD and Blu-ray in June 2017.

Europe
Around the same time as the US adaptation, Saban released another version of the series in several European countries, also under the title Macron 1. This version, however, did not incorporate any footage from Srungle or the parallel-universe angle, making the international Macron 1 a more straightforward adaptation of GoShogun, though still heavily edited. In Italy the series was broadcast earlier, in 1982, as Gotriniton – Goshogun, and was a direct translation of the Japanese original, without recutting. In France, the first few episodes of GoShogun were released under the title Fulgutor.

This was the first anime series broadcast in Soviet Union.

Good Thunder Team

 * Captain Sabarath (v.b. Osamu Kobayashi): Captain of Good Thunder and senior advisor of the GoShogun team; colleague of the late Professor Sanada. Depicted as bald, wearing tinted glasses, and smoking cigars; pragmatic and generally unemotional. Probably named after Telly Savalas, whom he resembles in appearance. Renamed Dr. James Shegall (v.b. Ike Medlick) in Macron 1.
 * Shingo Hojo (v.b. Hirotaka Suzuoki): Young team leader and gunman who pilots the jet King Arrow, which docks in GoShogun's chest. He is in charge of GoShogun during battle, voice-activating its launch, the docking of the three jets, and various attacks. Stoic, serious, and a little stiff, but brave and level-headed under pressure. Prior to the events of the series, lost his fiancee in a Dokuga terrorist attack. Renamed Jason Templar (v.b. Cam Clarke) in Macron 1.
 * Remy Shimada (v.b. Mami Koyama): Female pilot of the jet Queen Rose, which docks inside GoShogun's left leg. She is in charge of the smaller robot TriThree, voice-activating its assembly, movement, and attacks. Smart, spunky, and beautiful, but unlucky with the opposite sex. Formerly a secret agent in France. Knowledgeable in art; hopeless in the kitchen. Renamed Kathy Jamison (v.b. Lisa Michelson, then wife of Gregory Snegoff) in Macron 1.
 * Killy Gagley (v.b. Hideyuki Tanaka): Pilot of the third jet, Jack Knight, which docks inside GoShogun's right leg. A former gangster from New York, nicknamed the "Wolf of Bronx", he is tough, street-smart, and something of a jokester. Has a knack for throwing knives, an eye for the ladies, and is writing an autobiography. Renamed Scott Cutter (v.b. Kerrigan Mahan) in Macron 1.
 * Kenta Sanada (v.b. Yōko Matsuoka): The son of Professor Sanada, the scientist who discovered Beamler and built Good Thunder and GoShogun. Ten years old at the start of the series, highly inventive, but initially a slacker and troublemaker. Over time, he develops a paranormal ability to communicate with machines and robots, as well as with spirits of the earth's ecosystems, and finally becomes the living embodiment of Beamler energy. Renamed Nathan Bridger (v.b. Barbara Goodson) in Macron 1.
 * Father (v.b. Yuzuru Fujimoto): Good Thunder's super-computer and AI, programmed from the mind of Professor Sanada. At times, overrides commands from Sabarath to follow the Professor's instructions and ensure the passing of Beamler energy from one stage of development to the next. Renamed Hugo (v.b. Steve Kramer) in Macron 1.
 * OVA (v.b. Satomi Majima): Kenta's robot tutor and caretaker, who becomes more like a mother to him. Renamed ND-2 (v.b. Ted Layman) in Macron 1.
 * TriThree: Small robot formed by the assembly of the three jets, piloted by Kathy, renamed MacStar-1 in Macron 1.
 * GoShogun: The eponymous robot of the series, renamed MacStar in Macron 1. Its weapons include a gigantic axe, an energy sword, and a photon bazooka. GoShogun can fire laser-like beams from its eyes and other parts of its body. Its most powerful weapon, called GoFlasher, consists of five energy missiles launched from the robot's upper back, giving its head a semi-divine aura. Initially, GoFlasher has a purely destructive power, but as Beamler develops, this power becomes an animating one, giving sentience to enemy robots, which then choose to self-destruct rather than continue fighting.

Dokuga Crime Syndicate

 * NeoNeros (v.b. Yuzuru Fujimoto): The evil leader, renamed Dark Star (v.b. Ike Medlick) in Macron 1. A menacing figure on a dark throne, he is always shown in shadow, and his true form is not revealed until the finale.
 * Leonardo Medici Bundle (v.b. Kaneto Shiozawa): One of three chief officers of NeoNeros, specializing in intelligence, espionage, and intrigue. Appears as a dandy prince with long blond hair, usually holding a rose or a glass of red wine; judges everything on the basis of beauty or lack thereof, and goes into battle with classical music playing on loudspeakers. Over time, develops a romantic interest in Remy. His first and second names are based on Leonardo da Vinci and Lorenzo de Medici. In The Time Étranger, he is portrayed as a latter-day samurai, preferring the katana to other weapons. Renamed Prince Eharn (v.b. Gregory Snegoff) in Macron 1.
 * Suegni Cuttnal (v.b. Shōjirō Kihara): Second henchman of NeoNeros, responsible for military strategy. Portrayed as an older-looking, one-eyed pirate, usually with his pet crow sitting on his shoulder. He runs a business selling his own brand of tranquilizers ("Cuttnalizers"), which he himself consumes frequently, by the handful. His other legitimate businesses include Disney-like amusement parks. The Time Étranger gives greater prominence to his role as a pharmaceutical scientist and later as surgeon general. Renamed Captain Blade (v.b. Mike Reynolds) in Macron 1.
 * Yatta-la Kernagul (v.b. Daisuke Gōri): A synthetic human with blue-green skin, and third henchman of NeoNeros, responsible for combat operations. Crude, brutish, and has severe anger management issues. One of his driving ambitions, however, is to open a chain of fried chicken restaurants called "Kernagul's Fried Chicken" and a hamburger chain called "KerDonald's". He is shown to have achieved this dream in The Time Étranger. Renamed Lord Jeraldan (v.b. Robert V. Barron) in Macron 1.
 * Dr. Jitter (v.b. Mikio Terashima): Scientist working for Dokuga, responsible for inventing destroids intended to destroy GoShogun, as well as other weapons and technological tricks. Often complains about insufficient funding. Renamed Dr. Fritz (v.b. Gregory Snegoff) in Macron 1.
 * Mother (v.b. Satomi Majima): Dokuga's super-computer, counterpart to Father.
 * Keruna: Kernagul's stress-relief robot, mainly functioning as his personal punching bag during outbursts of anger. Typically a source of comic relief, Keruna also plays a pivotal role towards the end of the show. Renamed Clarence (v.b. Ted Layman) in Macron 1.

Destroids

 * Tester Robo: Appears in episode 2. Powers include an electric head laser, a 6-tube missile launcher in each pectoral, scanners, and flight.
 * Debiza: Appears in episode 4. Power include flight, eight ensnaring tentacles each armed with a missile launcher, a cannon hidden in the nose, and laser resistant armor.
 * Interception Robots: Appear in episode 5. Powers include flight, lasers from the eye, and launchable fists on wires
 * Castler: Appears in episode 5. Powers include flight, three head horns, abdomen homing missiles, and an ax.
 * Dogave: Appears in episode 6. Powers include flight, a pair of 6-tube rocket launchers on the front, an 8-tube rocket pod in each wing, and six laser cannons in the lower section.
 * Fire Muscat: Appears in episode 7. Powers include flight, dividing into balls, and a tail blade.
 * Scratchers: Appear in episode 8. Powers include flight, a pair of launchable claws, a frontal electric laser, an underside drill., and an energy cannon under each rear fin.
 * Diamond Mine Guardian: Appears in episode 9. Powers include flight and pelvis missiles.
 * Chandela: Appears in episode 10. Powers include flight, dual wing turbines that fire energy beams and can detach, underside crystal blades, electric surges, and a needle that fires lasers in the underside.
 * Guerilla Robots: Appear in episode 11. Powers include swimming, eye and tail lasers, and anti-metal acid upon self destructing.
 * Scorpia: Appear in episode 11. Powers include flight, bladed legs, and a tail napalm gun designed to plant bombs.
 * Docuum: Appears in episode 13. Powers include flight, a mouth laser, a pair of 9-tube missile launchers in the torso, a pair of energy cannons on each side of the body, four clawed limbs that constrict upon detachment, and a pair of drills in each retractable limb.
 * Spectrum: Appears in episode 14. Powers include flight, an underside searchlight that analyzes machines, gatling gun arms, a pelvis flamethrower, and electric surges.
 * Zyclone: Appears in episode 15. Powers include burrowing, a sword stored on the back, energy balls from the fists, and energy rings from the hands.
 * Missile Warrior: Appears in episode 18. Powers include flight, head lasers, a 5-tube rocket launcher for each hand, and a pair of missiles in the abdomen.
 * Datsuma: Appears in episode 19. Powers include flight, swimming, and a torso heat beam.
 * Disc Bion: Appears in episode 21. Powers include flight, underside capture rings that absorb teleportation energy, four internal capture claws, and a body tractor beam.
 * Doshard: Appears in episode 22. Powers include flight, forehead beams, and heat resistant armor. Was given a double sided lance called the Dosherval in the Super Robot Wars games.
 * Gonagurl: Appears in episode 23. Powers include flight, a Nagurl Bazooka on the back, and electric eye lasers. Was given a Nagurl Saber in the Super Robot Wars games.
 * Turn Flasher: Appears in episode 25. Powers include levitation, beamlar absorption, and firing lasers from its core that can control machines.

Movie Special
The GoShogun Movie, released in 1982, is a combination of episodes 20 and 17 (in that order) from the original series. It includes a summary of key events, snippets from the daily lives and background stories of the characters, and advertisements for fictional products. The closing credits show images of the main characters as children. The last of these, young Remy, would later make an appearance in The Time Étranger.

The Time Étranger
A surrealistic follow-up film, known as The Time Étranger or Time Stranger (1985), is set forty years after the events of the GoShogun TV series. The team has long since disbanded, and most of them have lost touch, but when Remy is rendered comatose in a car crash, her old friends and former enemies gather at her bedside to try to lend her their strength. Meanwhile, in Remy's dream, she and her five friends are in the prime of their lives, and are trapped in a mysterious desert city inhabited by hostile fanatics, who worship a god of fate. All six team members receive anonymous letters that ordain for each of them a brutal death within several days, with Remy set to die first. As they fight back against the forces of fate, Remy is haunted by increasingly disturbing visions of her foretold demise, as well as by flashbacks to her lonely and troubled childhood, designed to drive her to despair. It is notable that the feature-length sequel of a "giant robot" series barely makes any reference to the giant robot, except for a brief shot of a GoShogun-shaped charm on the rearview mirror of Remy's car and a museum devoted to the former exploits of the GoShogun crew. All the fighting in the dream sequence is done with cold weapons and common firearms, such as Remy's trusty revolver.

Video games

 * The GoShogun team and mecha make several appearances in the Super Robot Wars series with various enemy robots including Debiza, Dogave, Doshard, the GoShogun doppelganger Gonagurl, and the three Dokuga ships and their fighters, the impactors.
 * In Super Robot Wars Alpha 2 and Super Robot Wars Alpha 3, Leonardo Medici Bundle's ship has "The Blue Danube" as its default background music. This song is played on enormous speakers, and it is one of the few situations in which Elzam V. Branstein (a.k.a. Rätsel Feinschmecker)'s theme "Trombe!" is overridden.

title: GoShogun


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2006–07 Liga ABF

The Liga ABF 2006–07 was the 50th season of women's handball top flight in Spain since its establishment running from 16 September 2006 to 20 May 2007. Fourteen teams took part in the competition, including newly promoted teams CB Perdoma and AD Sagardía.

Defending champion CB Amadeo Tortajada won its second title with a two points advantage over runner-up BM Sagunto, which also qualified for the Champions League. CBF Elda, SD Itxako and BM Bera Bera followed in European positions like in the previous season, while AH Lleidatana and CB Perdoma were relegated as the two bottom teams. 6th-placed Cleba León was invited to take part in the EHF Cup but refused for financial reasons.

title: 2006–07 Liga ABF