title: Wen Ying Hall

abstract: The Wen Ying Hall is a cultural center in North District, Taichung, Taiwan.

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# Wen Ying Hall

The **Wen Ying Hall** (traditional Chinese: 文英館; simplified Chinese: 文英馆; pinyin: *Wényīng Guǎn*) is a cultural center in North District, Taichung, Taiwan.

## History

The center was established in October 1976 by entrepreneur He Yong and funded by the Taichung Wen Ying Foundation. In 1997, the second floor of the building was converted into the Special Exhibition Room for Traditional Taiwan Block Print.

## Architecture

The design of the building is a mix blend between western and Chinese style. The building consists of Zhunzheng Auditorium, Traditional Taiwanese Woodblock Prints Special Collections Room, Wen Ying Gallery and Training Room.

## Exhibition

The center houses more than 3,000 pieces of cultural and folk artifacts.

## Transportation

The hall is accessible within walking distance north of Taichung Station of Taiwan Railways.

## InfoBox

| Wen Ying Hall | |
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| 文英館 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | cultural center |
| Location | North, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 24°08′51.0″N 120°41′12.8″E / 24.147500°N 120.686889°E / 24.147500; 120.686889 |
| Opened | October 1976 |
| Owner | Cultural Affairs Bureau of Taichung City Government |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 4,710 m2 |


abstract: The women's 53 kilograms event at the 1998 Asian Games took place on 8 December 1998 at Thunder Dome, Maung Thong Thani Sports Complex. The weightlifter from China won the gold, with a combined lift of 212.5 kg.

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# Weightlifting at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's 53 kg

The **women's 53 kilograms** event at the 1998 Asian Games took place on 8 December 1998 at Thunder Dome, Maung Thong Thani Sports Complex.

The weightlifter from China won the gold, with a combined lift of 212.5 kg.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Body weight | Snatch | Cl&Jerk | Total (kg) |
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|  | Yang Xia (CHN) | 52.75 | 92.5 | 120.0 | **212.5** |
|  | Li Feng-ying (TPE) | 52.55 | 90.0 | 112.5 | **202.5** |
|  | Swe Swe Win (MYA) | 52.25 | 87.5 | 110.0 | **197.5** |
| 4 | Supeni Wasiman (INA) | 52.55 | 87.5 | 110.0 | **197.5** |
| 5 | Ri Yong-hwa (PRK) | 52.45 | 87.5 | 105.0 | **192.5** |
| 6 | Winarni Binti Slamet (INA) | 51.15 | 85.0 | 105.0 | **190.0** |
| 7 | Sanamacha Chanu (IND) | 52.25 | 82.5 | 105.0 | **187.5** |
| 8 | Taengmo Muangpho (THA) | 52.15 | 85.0 | 100.0 | **185.0** |
| 9 | Kang Pong-nyo (PRK) | 52.95 | 80.0 | 105.0 | **185.0** |
| 10 | Mari Nakaga (JPN) | 53.00 | 80.0 | 102.5 | **182.5** |
| 11 | Noriko Hasegawa (JPN) | 52.00 | 77.5 | 100.0 | **177.5** |
| 12 | Choi Myung-shik (KOR) | 52.55 | 75.0 | 102.5 | **177.5** |

## InfoBox

| Women's 53 kg <br>at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Thunder Dome |
| Date | 8 December |
| Competitors | 12 from 9 nations |
| Medalists | |
| China  Chinese Taipei  Myanmar | |
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title: Mimaletis watulekii

abstract: Mimaletis watulekii is a moth in the family of Geometridae first described by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1962. This species is known from Nigeria and has a wingspan of 18–20 mm. The author dedicated this species to its discoverer, Mr. Bonifacio Watuleki.

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# Mimaletis watulekii

***Mimaletis watulekii*** is a moth in the family of Geometridae first described by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1962.

This species is known from Nigeria and has a wingspan of 18–20 mm. The author dedicated this species to its discoverer, Mr. Bonifacio Watuleki.

## InfoBox

| *Mimaletis watulekii* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | *Mimaletis* |
| Species: | ***M. watulekii*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Mimaletis watulekii***<br>Carcasson, 1962 | |
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title: Mimalloc

abstract:
mimalloc is a free and open-source compact general-purpose memory allocator developed by Microsoft with focus on performance characteristics. The library is about 11000 lines of code and works as a drop-in replacement for malloc of the C standard library and requires no additional code changes. mimalloc was initially developed for the run-time systems of the Lean and Koka languages. Notable design aspects include free list sharding, eager page reset, first-class heaps. It can co-exist with other memory allocators linked to the same program.
mimalloc is available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and *BSD. The source code is licensed under MIT License and available on GitHub.

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# Mimalloc

**mimalloc** (pronounced "me-malloc") is a free and open-source compact general-purpose memory allocator developed by Microsoft with focus on performance characteristics. The library is about 11000 lines of code and works as a drop-in replacement for malloc of the C standard library and requires no additional code changes. mimalloc was initially developed for the run-time systems of the Lean and Koka languages. Notable design aspects include free list sharding, eager page reset, first-class heaps. It can co-exist with other memory allocators linked to the same program. mimalloc is available on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and \*BSD. The source code is licensed under MIT License and available on GitHub.

## Further reading

## InfoBox

mimalloc
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| Original author(s) | Daan Leijen /<br>Microsoft Research |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Initial release | July 2019 (2019-07) |
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| Stable release | 2.1.7  / 5 May 2024 |
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| Repository | github.com/microsoft/mimalloc |
| Written in |  |
| Operating system | Windows, FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonFly BSD, macOS, Linux |
| Type | Software library |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | microsoft.github.io/mimalloc/ |


title: Mimamblesthidus

abstract: Mimamblesthidus orientalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimamblesthidus. It was described by Breuning in 1961.

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# Mimamblesthidus

***Mimamblesthidus orientalis*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus ***Mimamblesthidus***. It was described by Breuning in 1961.

## InfoBox

| *Mimamblesthidus* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | ***Mimamblesthidus*** |
| Species: | ***M. orientalis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Mimamblesthidus orientalis***<br>Breuning, 1961 | |
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title: Toronto Theatre District

abstract: The Toronto Theatre District is a part of the Toronto Entertainment District in Downtown Toronto that contains the largest concentration of stage theatres in Canada. It is the third largest English-speaking theatre district in the world, after West End in London and Broadway in New York City. Most of the theatre district is bounded by Adelaide Street in the north, University Avenue in the east, King Street West in the south, and Bathurst Street in the west. Some notable historic theatres are located beyond these boundaries, for example Tarragon Theatre. Toronto's theatre scene is predominantly clustered in a central area, but expands as far north as Bloor Street, south to the harbour front, and as far east as the Don River. Large touring Broadway and West End productions come to Toronto regularly. The city also hosts several theatre festivals each year. The annual Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake celebrates the works of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. The Toronto Fringe Festival promotes uncensored original works at numerous small venues. Summerworks is the largest juried theatre festival in Canada, focusing on small theatre productions as well as a music concert series and art exhibits.

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# Toronto Theatre District

The **Toronto Theatre District** is a part of the Toronto Entertainment District in Downtown Toronto that contains the largest concentration of stage theatres in Canada. It is the third largest English-speaking theatre district in the world, after West End in London and Broadway in New York City.

Most of the theatre district is bounded by Adelaide Street in the north, University Avenue in the east, King Street West in the south, and Bathurst Street in the west. Some notable historic theatres are located beyond these boundaries, for example Tarragon Theatre. Toronto's theatre scene is predominantly clustered in a central area, but expands as far north as Bloor Street, south to the harbour front, and as far east as the Don River.

Large touring Broadway and West End productions come to Toronto regularly. The city also hosts several theatre festivals each year. The annual Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake celebrates the works of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. The Toronto Fringe Festival promotes uncensored original works at numerous small venues. Summerworks is the largest juried theatre festival in Canada, focusing on small theatre productions as well as a music concert series and art exhibits.

## Theatres

Toronto's theatre district includes many landmark theatres, such as:

Dozens of other theatres and performing arts organizations are active in the district. The city's main theatre district also includes the Theatre Museum Canada.

Several well-known theatres are located a few blocks east of the central theatre district, on Yonge Street. They include:

Also found just east of the central theatre district, on Toronto's harbour front, is the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts home of the Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada, and the St. Lawrence Centre is also located nearby. Farther east, in the historic Distillery District, are Soulpepper Theatre Company and Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

## Other attractions

Canada's Walk of Fame is located on several streets within the theatre district. Sports and entertainment venues in the area closely surrounding the district include the harbourfront to the south, the St. Lawrence Market, the Rogers Centre (Toronto Skydome) and the CN Tower. The city's nightclub district and bohemian Queen Street West neighbourhood are north of the theatre district.

A major new development project was announced by theatre and art patron David Mirvish in September 2012. Mirvish announced plans to demolish the Princess of Wales Theatre to construct a highrise mixed-use complex, designed by architect Frank Gehry. While the complex was slated to include an art gallery, a new campus for the Ontario College of Art and Design, and retail and condominium construction, the project has been scaled back after community backlash.

## Toronto theatre history

Early English theatre in Toronto consisted of plays written abroad, mainly classic theatre works by British playwrights, as well as popular music hall entertainment. Some of Toronto's oldest landmark theatres were built at the turn of the 20th century, including the Royal Alexandra, Massey Hall, and the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres.

Toronto's population grew rapidly during the boom years after World War II, and retained a bustling downtown core at the same time. This enabled these venerable old theatres to remain in business, although far from their original glory; they served a number of other purposes, and the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres became movie houses, a martial arts dojo, and even a pornography cinema at their most neglected. The sorry state of affairs for the Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres would turn around in the 1980s, when the Ontario Heritage Trust purchased the theatres and refurbished them, staging major productions like *Cats*.

The late 1960s and early 1970s were especially fruitful years for theatre in Toronto. Riding a wave of nationalism that coincided with the Canadian centenary of Confederation in 1967, the public had a greater interest in productions of works by Canadian playwrights. Playwrights such as James Reaney, David French and Judith Thompson quickly gained a following in Toronto. Tarragon Theatre was founded in 1971 by Bill Glassco and his wife, Jane Gordon, with a focus on new Canadian works. In 1968, Theatre Passe Muraille, now Canada's oldest alternative theatre, was founded. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre was founded by York University students in the mid-1970s.

Prominent Toronto businessman Ed Mirvish bought and restored the Royal Alexandra Theatre in the 1960s, and began bringing major Broadway and West End shows to Toronto. Toronto's appetite for megamusicals grew, and in the 1990s Mirvish built the Princess of Wales Theatre and staged a lavish local production of *Miss Saigon*, marking another turning point in Toronto's theatre history. Toronto's local productions and small theatre companies continue to flourish. Touring shows from Broadway and the West End are also now a regular part of Toronto's nightlife.


title: Poot!

abstract: Poot! was an adult British comics magazine which ran between 1985 and 1990. It had the tagline "silly cartoons and smart-arse satire for grown ups". The first edition was published in 1985 with a run of 500 copies. The comic grew to around 50,000 per issue up until the time of its cessation in 1990, due to the publishers getting proper jobs and the distributor going bust. Publication resumed in September 2009 after a gap of 19 years for a further two years until the new distributor went bust as well. Poot! billed itself as "Probably Britain's silliest comic".

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# Poot!

***Poot!*** was an adult British comics magazine which ran between 1985 and 1990. It had the tagline "silly cartoons and smart-arse satire for grown ups". The first edition was published in 1985 with a run of 500 copies. The comic grew to around 50,000 per issue up until the time of its cessation in 1990, due to the publishers getting proper jobs and the distributor going bust. Publication resumed in September 2009 after a gap of 19 years for a further two years until the new distributor went bust as well. *Poot!* billed itself as "Probably Britain's silliest comic".

## Contents

* Sven the Saxophone, who nominally edits the magazine with his sidekick, Nigel the Orange. Drawn by Tim Westall, who founded the comic at Birmingham University in the 1980s.
* Desmond Hoo, a single, jobless 31-year-old man from Birkenhead who thinks he is Doctor Who. Drawn by Jim Whittaker.
* Young Fred Crombie the Undead Zombie. A teenage member of the living dead with a penchant for chainsaws and extreme violence.
* Arnold The Anus. A body part with legs.
* Short Fat Ugly Bald Stupid Man. A middle-aged superhero. Drawn by Alex Foulds.
* Ed Case. A teenage detective. Drawn by Alex Foulds.
* Timmy the Tampon. A tampon with legs and chubby arms. Drawn by Tim Westall.
* Winston the Cuddly Christmas Pudding. Drawn by Tim Westall
* Plopper Jenkins
* The Business Studies Kids
* The Cabbage Kid
* Hank E Wankie
* Johnny Condom
* Norman Neanderthal
* Enoch the Angel

Many other artists have contributed to *Poot!*. They include Jonathan Lemon, Anthony Smith, Neil Nixon, Lectrr, and Lee James Turnock.


title: Zdravko Mitev

abstract: Zdravko Mitev is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a forward for Cherno More Varna from 1964 to 1976. He played 267 matches in the top Bulgarian division and scored 61 goals.

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# Zdravko Mitev

**Zdravko Mitev** (Bulgarian: Здравко Митев; born 29 October 1944) is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a forward for Cherno More Varna from 1964 to 1976. He played 267 matches in the top Bulgarian division and scored 61 goals.

## Career

Mitev played as a centre forward, two footed and hard to beat in the air. He appeared twice for the Bulgarian U21 and once for the "B" National teams. Mitev made his debut for The Sailors on 10 April 1964 in Dupnitza (then Stanke Dimitrov) against Marek (lost 2-1). On 8 June 1966 he scored twice in a friendly against the visitors from Ajax Amsterdam. Mitev holds Cherno More's overall record for most goals in a single match, scoring five times against Maritsa Plovdiv (8-0) in 1968. The next year, touring the Far East with the team from Varna, he scored 4 times in a friendly against Japan. The last years of his career were marred with injuries. Mitev played his last match in Varna on 26 October 1975, coming in as a second-half substitute in a 2–3 loss to Levski-Spartak.

## InfoBox

Zdravko Mitev
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Zdravko Kalev Mitev | | |
| Date of birth | (1944-10-29) 29 October 1944 | | |
| Place of birth | Beloslav, Bulgaria | | |
| Position(s) | Forward | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 1962–1963 | Vatev Beloslav | ? | (?) |
| 1964 | Cherno More | 6 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | Vatev Beloslav | 28 | (22) |
| 1965–1976 | Cherno More | 261 | (60) |
| International career | | | |
| 1965 | Bulgaria U21 | 2 | (0) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals | | | |


title: Vierlingsbeek

abstract: Vierlingsbeek is a village in the former municipality of Boxmeer in North Brabant province of the Netherlands. Until it was included in Boxmeer in 1998, it was a municipality of its own. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk. The UN/LOCODE is NLVIE.

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# Vierlingsbeek

**Vierlingsbeek** (Dutch pronunciation: \[ˌviːrlɪŋzˈbeːk\]) is a village in the former municipality of Boxmeer in North Brabant province of the Netherlands. Until it was included in Boxmeer in 1998, it was a municipality of its own. Since 2022 it has been part of the new municipality of Land van Cuijk.

The UN/LOCODE is NLVIE.

## History

Vierlingsbeek developed in the Early Middle Ages on the river bank of the Maas. In 1756, the village was damaged by a large fire, and it developed along the Venraij to Boxmeer road.

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1843 after its predecessor from 1804 had partially collapsed in 1839. The clergy house is the former hunting cabin of William I of the Netherlands. The church was decommissioned in 1997, and is used for weddings, concerts and cultural activities. The Catholic St. Laurentius Church was built between 1952 and 1953 after its 1804 predecessor had been destroyed in 1944.

Vierlingsbeek was home to 806 people in 1840. In 1883, a railway station opened on Nijmegen to Venlo railway line. The original building was destroyed in 1945. The village was heavily damaged in 1944.

Vierlingsbeek was an independent municipality until 1998 when it was merged into Boxmeer. In 2022, it became part of the Land van Cuijk.

## InfoBox

| Vierlingsbeek | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| Water mill | |
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| VierlingsbeekLocation in the province of North Brabant in the NetherlandsVierlingsbeekVierlingsbeek (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 51°35′46″N 6°0′37″E / 51.59611°N 6.01028°E / 51.59611; 6.01028 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Municipality | Land van Cuijk |
| Area | |
| Total | 17.38 km2 (6.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| Total | 2,645 |
| Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5821 |
| Dialing code | 0478 |


abstract: The Toronto Tamil International Film Festival (TTIFF) is an annual film festival publicly held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its "one of the most significant festival of Tamil films held anywhere outside of Indian subcontinent The Toronto Tamil Film Festival of Toronto (TTIFF) is a nonprofit organization devoted to a greater appreciation of Tamil cinema and culture by showcasing films, supporting emerging filmmakers, and promoting the diverse perspectives of the Tamil diaspora. Each year the festival features a rich mix of film programs designed to build and support the growing interest in the Tamil entertainment industry. This includes programming that cultivates an audience for Tamil films while supporting filmmakers of Tamil descent in career development as they navigate the larger studio system in Hollywood. TTFFs industry programs include the One-on-One program where film industry professionals from major and independent production and distribution companies are invited to participate in meetings with the TTFF filmmakers; and panel discussions with speakers from the film industry.

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# Toronto Tamil International Film Festival

**The Toronto Tamil International Film Festival** (TTIFF) is an annual film festival publicly held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its "one of the most significant festival of Tamil films held anywhere outside of Indian subcontinent The Toronto Tamil Film Festival of Toronto (TTIFF) is a nonprofit organization devoted to a greater appreciation of Tamil cinema and culture by showcasing films, supporting emerging filmmakers, and promoting the diverse perspectives of the Tamil diaspora.

Each year the festival features a rich mix of film programs designed to build and support the growing interest in the Tamil entertainment industry. This includes programming that cultivates an audience for Tamil films while supporting filmmakers of Tamil descent in career development as they navigate the larger studio system in Hollywood. TTFFs industry programs include the One-on-One program where film industry professionals from major and independent production and distribution companies are invited to participate in meetings with the TTFF filmmakers; and panel discussions with speakers from the film industry.

## 2020 Awards

### Jury Award

* Jury Award Best Feature Film: Oththa Seruppu Size 7 (Director / Producer R. Parthiban)
* Jury Award Best Feature Film Director: Radhakrishnan Parthiban (Oththa Seruppu Size 7)
* Jury Award Best Feature Film Women Director: Halitha Shameem (Sillu Karuppatti)
* Jury Award Best Experimental Feature Film: *Sillu Karuppatti* (Director: *Halitha Shameem*)
* Jury Award Best Trans-Themed Feature Film: Coffee Cafe (Arunkumar Senthil)
* Jury Award Best Crime Thriller Feature Film: Pulanaivu (Director: Shalini Balasundaram)
* Jury Award Best Feature Documentary Film: The Lamp of Truth (Director: Thanesh Gopal)
* Jury Award Best Short Film Director: Anand Murthy (*சினம்* (Sinam))
* Best Solo Act Award: Radhakrishnan Parthiban (Oththa Seruppu Size 7)

### Audience Award

* Audience Award Best Feature Film: Kanni Maadam (Director: Bose Venkat)
* Audience Award Best Short Films: Kaadaaru (Director: Calis Peter Xavier)
* Audience Award Best Short Films: Hunter Maniyam (Director: Mathi Sutha)
* Audience Award Best Long Short Films: Female (Director: Karthik Siva)

### Special Jury Award

The Outstanding Performance is given for the following films.

* Rising Star Emerging Director: Mathi Sutha (Hunter Maniyam)
* Rising Star Emerging Actress: Sutharshi Ignatius (Irai)
* Best Short Film: Flood (Director: Sivalingam Vimalrajh)

## InfoBox

Toronto Tamil International Film Festival (TTIFF)
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| --- | --- |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Language | International |
| Website | https://www.ttff.ca/ |


title: Wen Chen-ling

abstract: Wen Chen-ling is a Taiwanese actress and television host.

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# Wen Chen-ling

**Wen Chen-ling** (Chinese: 温貞菱; born October 23, 1992) is a Taiwanese actress and television host.

## Life and career

Wen's mother is Chinese Filipino. Her father is of Japanese and Han Chinese descent.

Wen made her acting debut in television series *The Kite Soaring* when she was 16. She won the Golden Bell Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film in 2014 and Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film award in 2017.

She has been in a relationship with actor River Huang since 2014.

## Filmography

### Television series

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | *The Kite Soaring* | 牽紙鷂的手 | Lin Chia-hsin (Little Star) |  |
| 2010 | *Gloomy Salad Days* | 死神少女 | Hsiao-chu |  |
| 2011 | *Ex-boyfriend* | 前男友 | Chun-chiao (young) |  |
| 2012 | *In Between* | 半熟戀人 | Annie |  |
| 2012 | *The Smiling Starlight* | 微笑星光 | Liu Chia-wen |  |
| 2014 | *Angel 'n' Devil* | 終極惡女 | Cat | Special appearance |
| 2015 | *Long Day's Journey into Light* | 出境事務所 | Hsuan-lan |  |
| 2015 | *A Touch of Green* | 一把青 | Shao Mo-ting |  |
| 2016 | *In Love – Xiao Wei* | 滾石愛情故事-小薇 | Fang Ching-wei |  |
| 2017 | *My Dear Boy* | 我的男孩 | Pan Yen-ting |  |
| 2018 | *The Coming Through* | 奇蹟的女兒 | Chen Yu-juan |  |
| 2019 | *The Teenage Psychic 2* | 通靈少女2 | Zhan Xiao-tong |  |
| 2019 | *The Mirror* | 鏡子森林 | Lee An-an |  |
| 2021 | *The Magician on the Skywalk* | 天橋上的魔術師 | Naoko | Cameo |
| 2021 | *Seqalu: Formosa 1867* | 斯卡羅 | Tiap-moe |  |
| 2022 | *Shards of Her* | 她和她的她 | Yang Jia Ying |  |
| 2022 | *On Marriage* | 你的婚姻不是你的婚姻 |  |  |
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### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | *Hotel Black Cat* | 黑貓大旅社 | Fang Chiao-chiao |  |
| 2011 | *Together* | 甜·祕密 | Tien-tien |  |
| 2013 | *Faithball* | 天后之戰 | Kiki |  |
| 2014 | *Dawn / Spring* | 曉之春 | Lu Chia -ling | Television |
| 2014 | *Partners in Crime* | 共犯 | Chu Ching-yi |  |
| 2014 | *Exit* | 迴光奏鳴曲 | Ling-tzu's daughter |  |
| 2014 | *Meet Myself* | 抬頭遇見自己 | Voice | Animated short |
| 2015 | *The Kids* | 小孩 | Chia-chia | Television |
| 2015 | *Battle Up!* | 舞鬥 | Yu Hsiao-ching |  |
| 2016 | *Love in Vain* | 獨一無二 | Swallow |  |
| 2017 | *The Absurd Notes* | 離譜音符 | Narrator | Short film |
| 2017 | *Please Come Home* | 迷語 | The lost girl | Short film |
| 2017 | *The Last Verse* | 最後的詩句 | Li Hsiao-ping | Television |
| 2017 | *The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful* | 血觀音 | Lin Pien-pien |  |
| 2018 | *Father to Son* | 在一個死亡之後 | Kuo Yu-chin (young) |  |
| 2019 | *The 9th Precinct* | 第九分局 | Xiao Xue |  |
| 2019 | *A Sun* | 陽光普照 | Kuo Hsiao-zhen |  |
| 2021 | *Leave Me Alone* | 不想一個人 | Jin Sha |  |
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### Variety and reality show

| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021 | *Three Piglets 2* | 阮三个：餐車環島發大財2 | Host |
| 2021 | *Hot Door Night* | 綜藝大熱門 | Guest host |
| 2022 | *Three Piglets 3* | 阮三个3 | Host |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Artist | Song title |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | Rachel Liang | "Everytime I Fall In Love" |
| 2014 | Rene Liu | "Halfway" |
| 2015 | Lin Xin-yang | "Jealousy" |
| 2015 | Amit | "Insomnia" |
| 2016 | Penny Tai | "Do Not Disturb" |
| 2017 | Peter Pan | "Late Night Train" |
| 2017 | Peter Pan | "Nine Years" |
| 2017 | Lo Ta-yu | "Guan Yin Shan" |
| 2017 | Ma-te Lin | "Please Come Home" |
| 2018 | Enno Cheng | "Jade" |
| 2019 | Wayne's So Sad | "Talk About Hope" |
| 2019 | Joker Xue | "Puppet" |
| 2020 | William Wei | "Don't Tell" |
| 2020 | William Wei | "How About This" |
| 2020 | Yo Lee | "Until I Met You" |
| 2021 | Kenny Khoo | "Eclipse" |
| 2021 | Chao Chuan | "No Turning Back" |
| 2021 | Arrow Wei | "Heart of Stone" |
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## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 49th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | *Dawn / Spring* | Won |
| 2015 | 50th Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | *The Kids* | Nominated |
| 2017 | 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | *The Last Verse* | Won |
| 2019 | 56th Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actress | *A Sun* | Nominated |
| 2021 | 58th Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actress | *Leave Me Alone* | Nominated |
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Host in a Reality or Game Show | *Three Piglets 3* | Won |

## InfoBox

| Wen Chen-ling | |
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| 温貞菱 | |
| Wen in May 2022 | |
| Born | (1992-10-23) October 23, 1992
Taiwan |
| Other names | Wen Zhenling
Jenny Wen |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, television host |
| Years active | 2010—present |
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| Traditional Chinese | 温貞菱 |
| Simplified Chinese | 温贞菱 |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Wēn Zhēnlíng |
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title: Syzygium francisii

abstract: Syzygium francisii is a native Australian tree, common on the eastern sea board, between Morisset, New South Wales and Gladstone, Queensland. Common names include giant water gum, rose satinash, and Francis water gum. The habitat of Syzygium francisii is rainforest on basaltic or fertile alluvial soils. Several fine examples may be seen at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. An often seen Syzygium francisii is at the start of the Mount Warning walking track in far north eastern New South Wales.

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# Syzygium francisii

***Syzygium francisii*** is a native Australian tree, common on the eastern sea board, between Morisset, New South Wales (33° S) and Gladstone, Queensland (23° S). Common names include **giant water gum**, **rose satinash**, and **Francis water gum**. The habitat of *Syzygium francisii* is rainforest on basaltic or fertile alluvial soils.

Several fine examples may be seen at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. An often seen *Syzygium francisii* is at the start of the Mount Warning walking track in far north eastern New South Wales.

## Description

*Syzygium francisii* is a medium to large size tree, occasionally reaching over 30 metres in height and a 150 cm in trunk diameter. The tree's crown appears dark and dense.

The bark is a scaly reddish light brown, with depressions caused by the shedding of scales of bark. Prominent buttresses form at the base.

### Leaves, flowers and fruit

The leaves are opposite, simple, entire, 4 to 8 cm long drawn out into a long point at the tip. The leaf margin is often wavy, new growth pinkish.

Flowers: white in panicles. Flowers small, less than 6 mm long. Flowering period September to December. The fruit matures from January to April, being a flattened berry, a common shape in many species of *Syzygium*; the colour is a pale blue, lilac to purple. The flesh is dry and unpalatable to taste.

Seed germination is relatively easy and quick, commencing at 20 days. Soaking of the seeds is recommended to drown insect larvae. Fruit are eaten by many types of rainforest birds.

* Floyd, A.G., *Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia*, Inkata Press 1989, ISBN 0-909605-57-2
* Syzygium francisii at *NSW Flora Online* Retrieved on 2009-08-04

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| Giant water gum | |
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| Bole of *S. francisii* at Booyong Flora Reserve (black object is a backpack) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | *Syzygium* |
| Species: | ***S. francisii*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Syzygium francisii***<br>(F.M.Bailey) L.A.S.Johnson | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Eugenia francisii* F.M.Bailey | |


title: Wisconsin's 69th Assembly district

abstract: The 69th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in north-central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Clark County and parts of western Marathon County, southeast Taylor County, and southeast Chippewa County. It includes the cities of Abbotsford, Colby, Greenwood, Loyal, Medford, Neillsville, Owen, Thorp, and Stanley, and the villages of Athens, Boyd, Curtiss, Dorchester, Granton, Stetsonville, Unity, and Withee. The district is represented by Republican Donna Rozar, since January 2021. The 69th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district, along with the 67th and 68th Assembly districts.

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# Wisconsin's 69th Assembly district

The **69th Assembly district of Wisconsin** is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Located in north-central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Clark County and parts of western Marathon County, southeast Taylor County, and southeast Chippewa County. It includes the cities of Abbotsford, Colby, Greenwood, Loyal, Medford, Neillsville, Owen, Thorp, and Stanley, and the villages of Athens, Boyd, Curtiss, Dorchester, Granton, Stetsonville, Unity, and Withee. The district is represented by Republican Donna Rozar, since January 2021.

The 69th Assembly district is located within Wisconsin's 23rd Senate district, along with the 67th and 68th Assembly districts.

## List of past representatives

List of representatives to the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 69th district
| Member | Party | Residence | Counties represented | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
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| *District created* | | | | | | |
| Alvin Baldus | Dem. | Menomonie | Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin | January 1, 1973 | January 6, 1975 |  |
| La Verne Ausman | Rep. | Elk Mound | | January 6, 1975 | January 1, 1979 |  |
| Richard Shoemaker | Dem. | Menomonie | | January 1, 1979 | January 3, 1983 |  |
| Lolita Schneiders | Rep. | Menomonee Falls | Washington, Waukesha | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1985 |  |
| Heron Van Gorden | Rep. | Neillsville | Clark, Marathon, Taylor | January 7, 1985 | January 4, 1993 |  |
| Robert K. Zukowski | Rep. | Thorp | Clark, Eau Claire, Marathon | January 4, 1993 | January 3, 1999 |  |
| Scott Suder | Rep. | Abbotsford | Chippewa, Clark, Eau Claire, Marathon, Taylor, Wood | January 3, 1999 | September 3, 2013 |  |
| *--Vacant--* | | | Clark, Marathon, Wood | September 3, 2013 | December 4, 2013 |  |
| Bob Kulp | Rep. | Stratford | | December 4, 2013 | January 4, 2021 |  |
| Donna Rozar | Rep. | Marshfield | | January 4, 2021 | *Current* |  |
| | | | | | | Clark, Jackson, Marathon, Wood |

## InfoBox

| Wisconsin's 69th
State Assembly district | |
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| 2024 map defined in 2023 Wisc. Act 94
2022 map defined in *Johnson v. Wisconsin Elections Commission*
2011 map was defined in 2011 Wisc. Act 43 | |
| Assemblymember | Donna Rozar
Marshfield  since January 4, 2021 (3 years) |
| Demographics | 91.17% White
1.85% Black
4.76% Hispanic
0.55% Asian
1.26% Native American
0.06% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
| Population (2020)
Voting age | 59,952
43,971 |
| Website | Official website |
| Notes | North-central Wisconsin |


title: Salvor Hardin

abstract: Salvor Hardin is a fictional character in the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. Introduced in the 1942 short story "Foundation", he is the first mayor of Terminus, the home planet of the Foundation. He defuses a potential political crisis with four nearby barbarian planets, while also securing their dependence on the Foundation. Hardin takes advantage of this power in "Bridle and Saddle" (1942) when one of the planets, Anacreon, declares war on the Foundation. Hardin is voiced by Lee Montague in the 1973 BBC Radio 4 adaptation The Foundation Trilogy. A gender-swapped and expanded version of the character is portrayed by Leah Harvey in the 2021 Apple TV+ television series adaptation Foundation.

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# Salvor Hardin

**Salvor Hardin** is a fictional character in the *Foundation* series by Isaac Asimov. Introduced in the 1942 short story "Foundation", he is the first mayor of Terminus, the home planet of the Foundation. He defuses a potential political crisis with four nearby barbarian planets, while also securing their dependence on the Foundation. Hardin takes advantage of this power in "Bridle and Saddle" (1942) when one of the planets, Anacreon, declares war on the Foundation.

Hardin is voiced by Lee Montague in the 1973 BBC Radio 4 adaptation *The Foundation Trilogy*. A gender-swapped and expanded version of the character is portrayed by Leah Harvey in the 2021 Apple TV+ television series adaptation *Foundation*.

## Literature

Salvor Hardin appears in the short stories "Foundation", published in the May 1942 issue of *Astounding Science Fiction*, and "Bridle and Saddle", published in the June 1942 issue. They were renamed "The Encyclopedists" and "The Mayors", paired with three other stories and published as *Foundation* in 1951.

### Description

Josh Wimmer and Alasdair Wilkins of *Gizmodo* described Hardin as "a staggeringly brilliant politician" and "a lively, independent thinker who has a solid grasp on reality", in contrast with the Foundation's encyclopedists, whom they characterize as "pedantic academics with no grip on the real world". They wrote that though Hardin does not believe in the religious culture established on Anacreon, he does not "think any less of the believers or wish them any harm" and recognizes religion as "the best way of doing some good at a time when science has become tainted with the Empire's failure." He employs Foundation priests to bring new planets into this new empire, whereas future leaders like Hober Mallow use business deals to resolve crises and form alliances. Wimmer and Wilkins placed Hardin on their "short list for Asimov's best characters", and explained:

> "The Mayors" is helped immeasurably by the presence of that magnificent bastard Salvor Hardin ... It's tricky to pull off a character who is so consciously meant to be larger-than-life—the constant cigar-chomping, the endless epigramming, the ceaseless seat-tilting–but I think Asimov nails it with Hardin. It's fascinating watching Hardin try to joust not just with his enemies on Terminus and in the Four Kingdoms, but with Hari Seldon himself, as he tries to outmaneuver the father of psychohistory and save Terminus from two crises.

Wimmer and Wilkins wrote that Hardin and Limmar Ponyets, the main character of the story "The Traders", "let the bad guys accumulate all this power, and then ever so deftly turn it back against them", but described Ponyets's blackmail of an ambitious politician as "lame" compared to "the operatic scope of Hardin's secret plan in 'The Mayors'." They added:

> What makes Salvor Hardin so charming—it's that just when it looks like he's been utterly defeated, he ... unleashes a tidal wave of simply unimaginable ownage. He shuts off an entire planet, takes down the entire command structure of the Anacreon military, humiliates King Lepold in front of his people by switching off his godly powers, gets his enemy's priggish son bloodied and beaten by a bunch of scared soldiers, reduces the ridiculously named Prince Wienis to a whimpering mess, all without lifting a finger—and then, for good measure, drives the evil Wienis to suicide with nothing but a weird fable and a force field ... Hardin doesn't really need a backstory ... when his schemes are that ingenious.

### "Foundation"

In "Foundation", Salvor Hardin is the first mayor of Terminus City, the primary settlement on Terminus. The planet is the home of the Foundation, an organization dedicated to the predictive science of psychohistory, invented by famed mathematician and psychologist Hari Seldon. Hardin believes Terminus is in danger of political exploitation by the four neighboring prefectures of the Empire. Identifying the kingdom of Anacreon as the most powerful of the four, Hardin visits the others and convinces them that they must resist nuclear power from falling to Anacreon alone. The three issue a joint ultimatum that all be allowed to receive nuclear technology from Terminus City, ensuring that the Foundation is indispensable to all.

### "The Mayors"

In "The Mayors", Anacreon launches a direct military assault against Terminus using an abandoned Imperial battlecruiser. Hardin secretly installs a kill switch into the cruiser, causing the crew to mutiny. Maddened by this failure, Prince Regent Wienis of Anacreon orders Hardin's execution, but his royal guardsmen refuse to obey him. He then attempts, but fails, to kill Hardin himself.

## Adaptations

### Radio

Hardin is voiced by Lee Montague in episode two "The Mayors" of the 1973 BBC Radio 4 adaptation *The Foundation Trilogy*.

### Television

A gender-swapped and expanded version of Hardin is portrayed by Leah Harvey in the 2021 Apple TV+ television series adaptation *Foundation*. Harvey's casting was announced in December 2019. Hardin is the Warden and protector of Terminus, 35 years after Seldon's trial.

#### Season 1

In the 2021 episode "The Mathematician's Ghost", Warden Hardin is disturbed to find that the "null field" around Hari Seldon's mysterious Vault, which repels all life and seemingly protects the Vault, has suddenly expanded. She is a second-generation colonist who possesses a unique resistance to the field. As ships approach from the planet Anacreon, a violation of Imperial sanctions, Hardin finds herself surrounded by an advance ground party of Anacreons. Hardin outwits the Anacreons and captures their leader, Grand Huntress Phara Keaen, in "Barbarians at the Gate", but Keaen manages to escape and disables Terminus City's defenses from the inside in "Upon Awakening".

In "Death and the Maiden", the Anacreons round up colonists with the skills necessary to repair and crew the *Invictus*, a long-lost Imperial warship that Keaen plans to use to attack the Empire. Hardin has a vision of Seldon's death which reveals to her that Raych Foss killed Seldon on his own orders, and that the escape pod taken by Gaal Dornick had been intended for Raych. Hardin and her lover, the Thespin trader Hugo Crast, are captured by the Anacreons. They bring Hardin, Crast and the colonists aboard the *Invictus* in "Mysteries and Martyrs", and after several casualties they manage to circumvent the security protocols and reach the bridge in "The Missing Piece". As Hardin fights Keaen and Crast's Thespin allies arrive, the *Invictus* jumps into the unknown.

The ship appears over Terminus in "The First Crisis", and Hardin is reunited with Crast. The Vault's null field has enveloped the entire planet, but Hardin solves its puzzle and the Vault becomes a portal. Hardin proposes they use *Invictus* to give all three worlds leverage against the Empire, and kills Keaen before she can destroy the Vault. Seldon emerges from the portal. In the season one finale episode "The Leap", Seldon reveals that the true intent of the Foundation is to create a new civilization assisted by Anacreon and Thespis. Months later, Hardin learns that she is the biological daughter of Dornick and Foss, and realizes that her visions are their memories. She leaves Terminus in search of Dornick. Years later, Dornick lands on her come planet, the ocean world Synnax, and finds another pod underwater, containing Hardin in stasis. Awakened, Hardin tells Dornick she is her daughter, and gives her Seldon's Prime Radiant device.

#### Season 2

In season two, Hardin and Dornick determine that Seldon's plan is off course, and he explains that reviving the interrupted Second Foundation is the solution. Dornick has a vision of Hardin's death at the hands of a mysterious telepath, the Mule, 150 years in the future. In "The Sighted and the Seen", Hardin, Dornick and Seldon arrive at Ignis, where Hardin is seemingly reunited with Crast. He is revealed to be an illusion created by a Mentalic, or telepath, and the trio are taken before the leader of the Mentalic community, Tellem Bond. Bond has established a refuge to save Mentalics from persecution throughout the galaxy. She welcomes Dornick and her precognitive talents in "Why the Gods Made Wine", but is resistant to Seldon and the idea of the Second Foundation. Seldon is suspicious of Bond, and appears to leave the planet, but in actuality he has been captured and slowly drowned at Bond's command.

In "A Necessary Death", Hardin remains suspicious of the Mentalics' motives and Seldon's sudden departure. She discovers his drowned body, but is caught by Bond and rendered unconscious, floating face-down in a pool of seawater. In "The Last Empress", Bond prepares to transfer her consciousness from her dying body into a captive Dornick, but Hardin appears and saves Dornick in "Long Ago, Not Far Away" Seldon is also alive, and kills Bond. Another Mentalic controlled by Bond's psyche attempts to kill Dornick in "Creation Myths", but Hardin dies taking the bullet meant for Dornick. The conflict with Dornick's previous vision of Hardin's death illustrates to Seldon and Dornick that the future can be changed after all. They decide to enter cryosleep, and awaken periodically to keep the Second Foundation on track.

Goyer said that Hardin's death was originally planned for the end of season three, but while writing season two it was decided that killing the character earlier would be a stronger creative choice that would move the story forward. He said that though he loved the character, "I thought it would be surprising, and I thought her death would be meaningful because one of the themes that we've been exploring in the show, it seems like psychohistory predicting a probable future because conditions can change, you know? That the Empire can fall on this date or the Empire can fall on that date. So it's not a deterministic future, it's a probable future."

## InfoBox

| Salvor Hardin | |
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| *Foundation* character | |
| Leah Harvey as Salvor Hardin in the 2021 television series | |
| First appearance | "Foundation" (1942) |
| Created by | Isaac Asimov |
| Portrayed by |  |
| Voiced by |  |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | * + **Literature:**     + Mayor of Terminus     + **TV series:**     + Warden of Terminus |
| Affiliation | Foundation |
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title: Sami Schalk

abstract: Sami Schalk is an associate professor in the Department of Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She was previously an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University at Albany, SUNY. In 2019 she started the campaign #twerkwithlizzo, combining fun with larger issues relating to racism, sexism and fatphobia as a form of "pleasure activism". Her twerking with Lizzo went viral.

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# Sami Schalk

**Sami Schalk** is an associate professor in the Department of Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She was previously an Assistant Professor in the English Department at the University at Albany, SUNY.

In 2019 she started the campaign #twerkwithlizzo, combining fun with larger issues relating to racism, sexism and fatphobia as a form of "pleasure activism". Her twerking with Lizzo went viral.

## Cultural significance

Schalk twerked with Lizzo onstage on October 10, 2019. She twerked onstage with Janelle Monáe on the Age of Pleasure tour in Indianapolis, Indiana, on September 10, 2023. She talked with Jonathan Van Ness on his Getting Curious podcast in an episode from October 26, 2022, about Black disability politics.

## Education

Schalk received her B.A. in English & Women's Studies in 2008, with a minor in Disability Studies, from Miami University, and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame in 2010. She received her PhD in Gender Studies from Indiana University in 2014.

## Awards

* In 2021, Schalk received the University of Wisconsin System Outstanding Women of Color Award, which is intended to honor women "for their leadership in making significant and lasting contributions to their campuses, their communities or both."
* In 2019, Schalk received the LGBTQ Advocate of the Year award from the OutReach LGBT Community Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

## Publications

Schalk has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, essays, reviews, and popular articles. In 2018, she published a monograph titled *Bodyminds Reimagined: (Dis)ability, Race, and Gender in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction*. In 2022, she published the book *Black Disability Politics*. It is also available online through open access downloads from the publisher. Her books were published through Duke University Press.

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| Sami Schalk | |
| --- | --- |
| Education | BA in English, Women's Studies, Miami University, 2008 MFA in Creative Writing, University of Notre Dame, 2010<br>Ph.D. in Gender Studies, Indiana University, 2014 |
| Occupation(s) | professor, academic |
| Website | https://samischalk.com/ |


title: Salisbury Bluff

abstract: Salisbury Bluff is the point forming the south side of the entrance to Las Palmas Cove in Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounted by a 161 m height. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Johnsons Dock. The feature is named after the British sealing vessel Salisbury under Captain Thomas Hodges, which visited the South Shetlands in 1820–21.

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# Salisbury Bluff

**Salisbury Bluff** is the point forming the south side of the entrance to Las Palmas Cove in Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounted by a 161 m height. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Johnsons Dock.

The feature is named after the British sealing vessel *Salisbury* under Captain Thomas Hodges, which visited the South Shetlands in 1820–21.

## Location

The point is located at 62°41′10.9″S 60°25′35.6″W / 62.686361°S 60.426556°W / -62.686361; -60.426556 which is 1.39 km south-southwest of Henry Bluff, 3.82 km north by east of Miers Bluff and 10.19 km east-southeast of Hannah Point (British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

## Maps

* Isla Livingston: Península Hurd. Mapa topográfico de escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991. (Map reproduced on p. 16 of the linked work)
* L.L. Ivanov et al., Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), Scale 1: 100000 map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, 2005.
* L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
* Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
* L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0


title: Sam Byron Hulsey

abstract: Sam Byron Hulsey was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas, serving from 1980 to 1997.

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# Sam Byron Hulsey

**Sam Byron Hulsey** (February 14, 1932 – August 6, 2020) was bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas, serving from 1980 to 1997.

## Early life and education

Hulsey was born on February 14, 1932, to Simeon Hardin Hulsey and Ruth Selby in the old All Saints’ Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Paschal High School and later studied at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1953. He pursued graduate studies at St. Andrew's University in Scotland before becoming a student at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, graduating with a Master of Divinity in 1958. He also studied at St. Andrew's Scotland and was awarded honorary degrees by Virginia Seminary, The University of the South at Sewanee, Tenn., and the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin.

## Ordained ministry

Hulsey was ordained deacon on June 18, 1958, and priest on January 25, 1959 by the Suffragan Bishop of Dallas Joseph Harte. He served as curate of St John's Church in Corsicana, Texas from 1958 to 1960 and later as its rector between 1960 and 1963. Between 1961 and 1963, he was also dean of the south in the Diocese of Dallas. He was also assistant director of Christian education and rector of St Michael and All Angels' Church in Dallas, Texas from 1963 until 1966. In 1966, he became rector of St Matthew's Church and headmaster of the parochial school in Pampa, Texas. He was also subsequently priest-in-charge of All Saints' Church in Perryton, Texas between 1966 and 1973. He also was rector of St David Church in Nashville, Tennessee between 1973 and 1978 and then of Holy Trinity Church in Midland, Texas from 1978 until 1980.

## Bishop

His career culminated in his tenure as bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas from 1980 to 1997. He was elected on the sixth ballot at St Paul's Church in Lubbock, Texas on August 23, 1980, and was consecrated on December 13, 1980 at the civic center of Lubbock, Texas by Presiding Bishop John Allin. The diocesan offices in Lubbock are in the Sam Byron Hulsey Episcopal Center. After his retirement, he moved back to his hometown of Fort Worth. There he served as assisting bishop in the Diocese of Fort Worth.: Hulsey died on August 6, 2020, at Selby Hill, his beloved family homestead in Parker County. He was 88 years old.

## Family

Hulsey married Linda Louise Johnson on October 3, 1959 and together has a son and a daughter. Linda died in 2001 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He married Isabelle B. Newberry in 2002.

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| The Right Reverend
Sam Byron Hulsey | |
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| Bishop of Northwest Texas | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Northwest Texas |
| Elected | August 23, 1980 |
| In office | 1980–1997 |
| Predecessor | Willis R. Henton |
| Successor | C. Wallis Ohl Jr. |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | January 25, 1959
by Joseph Harte |
| Consecration | December 13, 1980
by John Allin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1932-02-14)February 14, 1932
Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Died | August 6, 2020(2020-08-06) (aged 88)
Selby Hill, Parker County, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Simeon Hardin Hulsey & Ruth Selby |
| Spouse | Linda Louise Johnson  (m. 1959; died 2001)
Isabelle B. Newberry  (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |


title: Sam Karunaratne

abstract: Samarajeewa "Sam" Karunaratne, FIET, FIEE, FIESL is an emeritus professor of engineering and a leading Sri Lankan academic who is the founding chancellor and president of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology and the former vice-chancellor of the University of Moratuwa. He has held a number of other appointments in the field of higher education in Sri Lanka, including senior professor of electrical engineering and dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, president of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. Karunaratne is a pioneer in the development of the use of computers in the field of engineering and played an important role in the development of information technology education and industry in Sri Lanka.

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# Sam Karunaratne

**Samarajeewa** "**Sam**" **Karunaratne**, FIET, FIEE, FIESL (born in 1937) is an emeritus professor of engineering and a leading Sri Lankan academic who is the founding chancellor and president of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology and the former vice-chancellor of the University of Moratuwa. He has held a number of other appointments in the field of higher education in Sri Lanka, including senior professor of electrical engineering and dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, president of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. Karunaratne is a pioneer in the development of the use of computers in the field of engineering and played an important role in the development of information technology education and industry in Sri Lanka.

## Early life and education

Karunaratne was born as Samarajeewa Karunaratne to a family of land proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. T. Karunaratne in Makoora, Kegalle. He had his early education at Bandaranaike Maha Vidyalaya, Hettimulla and received his secondary education at St. Mary's College, Kegalle. He then went on to do his higher studies at the University of Ceylon, where he gained a first class honours degree in electrical engineering. He then achieved his MSc degree in engineering from the University of Glasgow and a diploma in electrical engineering from the University of London.

He is a chartered engineer of both Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom, a fellow of the British Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (FIESL), a fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, London (FIEE), and a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences Sri Lanka.

## Career

Karunaratne took part in many major construction projects in Sri Lanka, pioneering the use of computer aided designing.

An electrical engineer by profession, he took up to university teaching and was a lecturer in electrical engineering at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya before moving to the University of Moratuwa as a professor of electrical engineering in July 1969, where he held the chair from then until his retirement 9 October 2002. He has been the teacher of over 500 electrical engineers who hold high positions in Sri Lanka and internationally.

He has been in universities in Sri Lanka and abroad since he joined the university as an undergraduate in 1956, except for a two-year period when he was with the State Engineering Corporation. During his time at the State Engineering Corporation, from 1967 to 1968, he was in charge of the country's first digital computer installation and he computerised the design of civil engineering structures, including the Kalutara Cetiya (Kalutara Degoba), a thick shell design that is the world's only hollow Buddhist shrine. He was responsible for the computerisation of the GCE Ordinary-Level and Advanced-Level examination processing in 1968, with over 350,000 candidates.

As the head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, he spearheaded the establishment of the Department of Computer Engineering. He then became the dean of the Faculty of Engineering, and later the vice-chancellor of the University of Moratuwa. He is considered to be the chief contributor towards the development of the Department of Electrical Engineering to its present status, and has been the teacher of over 500 electrical engineers who hold high positions in Sri Lanka and abroad. These are some of the many notable reasons why he has been awarded the degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Moratuwa.

He has served many institutions as a member of the Governing Board, including the National Engineering Research and Development Centre (NERD); the Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka (NARESA); the Post-Graduate Institute of Management; the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL); the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; the Arthur C. Clarke Centre for Modern Technologies (ACCMT); and the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC). He is the recipient of several scholarships and fellowships \[Commonwealth Scholarship, Fulbright Scholarship, Commonwealth Fellowship, I.A.E.A Fellowship, Commonwealth Travelling Fellowship, UNESCO Fellowship\].

Karunaratne was the President of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka. He was also the Director of the Arthur C. Clarke Centre for Modern Technologies, and was a member of the Board of Governors of the United Nations Centre for Space Science and Technology Education Asia-Pacific established in Dehradun, India. His research is mainly in electrical power systems and digital control system, and he has published several papers on these subject. He is a chartered engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, London (FIEE), a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (FIESL), and a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.

He is the founding President of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, a leading research and higher education institute in the field of Information Technology, and currently also holds the position of Chancellor and executive head of this institute. He is also a member of the board of directors at the Institute of Technological Studies, Colombo.

## Personal life

Karunaratne married Kusuma Ediriweera Jayasooriya in July 1967, who became a renowned professor and Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo. She is a pioneer in the field of Sinhalese Studies and the first female Dean in Sri Lanka.

They have two sons, Savant Kaushalya and Passant Vatsalya, both electrical engineers specialising in Image processing, Graphics, and Video Processing. The elder, Savant Karunaratne has a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Sydney, Australia. The younger, Passant Karunaratne has a PhD in electrical engineering and computer science from Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, and is a Principal Research Engineer in the United States.

## Awards

2. Professor Karunaratne's webpage on Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa

## InfoBox

| Sam Karunaratne
CEng, FIET, FIEE, FIESL | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Chancellor and President of the
Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology | |
| **In office**
1999–2015 | |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1937
Makoora, Kegalle |
| Spouse | Kusuma Ediriweera Jayasooriya |
| Alma mater | University of Ceylon
University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Academic |
|  | |


title: Sam Kass

abstract: Samuel David Kass is an American political advisor, chef, and news personality, who served as President Barack Obama's Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy, executive director for First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, and as an assistant chef in the White House. On July 29, 2015, NBC News announced the appointment of Kass as a senior food analyst, charged with covering topics such as healthy eating, food trends and policy on all platforms of NBC News.

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# Sam Kass

**Samuel David Kass** (born 1980) is an American political advisor, chef, and news personality, who served as President Barack Obama's Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy, executive director for First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, and as an assistant chef in the White House. On July 29, 2015, NBC News announced the appointment of Kass as a senior food analyst, charged with covering topics such as healthy eating, food trends and policy on all platforms of NBC News.

## Early life and education

Born in Chicago, Kass grew up in a Jewish family in the Hyde Park neighborhood. His father, Robert, was a teacher at the private, co-ed University of Chicago Laboratory Schools who taught President Obama's daughter Malia Obama in the 5th grade. Kass' mother, Valentine (née Hertz), is a science educator at the National Science Foundation and previously served as the director of Omnimax productions at the Museum of Science and Industry. His maternal great-grandmother, Helen Valentine, founded *Seventeen* magazine.

Kass attended high school at the Lab Schools, where he was on the varsity baseball team, and graduated in 1998. He played baseball as a center fielder on a scholarship at Kansas City Kansas Community College and later transferred to Triton College. He graduated with an AB in history in 2004 from the University of Chicago, where he also played NCAA Division III baseball as a right fielder with a career .366 batting average, ranking among the best in program history.

During his junior year of college, Kass worked at the restaurant 312 Chicago under chef Dean Zanella. In 2003, Kass finished his senior year of college abroad, training under chef Christian Domschitz in Vienna, Austria. He continued his training while traveling around the world, including to New Zealand, Italy, and Mexico, before returning to Chicago in 2006 to work at the restaurant Avec under executive chef Paul Kahan.

## Career

In 2007, Kass opened his own personal chef company in Chicago, Inevitable Table, which focused on healthful and nutritious food. He then became the personal chef to the Obamas while Barack Obama was serving in the United States Senate.

### White House

In January 2009, Kass went to work at the White House Office as First Lady Michelle Obama's Food Initiative coordinator, and joined the kitchen staff as an assistant chef under executive chef Cris Comerford. In 2010, Kass was promoted to Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives. In 2013, Kass was named Let's Move! executive director and promoted to Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy.

In these roles, Kass assisted Michelle Obama in creating the first major vegetable garden at the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt's victory garden. The garden did not use herbicides, pesticides, or chemical fertilizer.

Kass also assisted the first lady in her efforts to promote healthy eating and the prevention of childhood obesity. He was the chief architect of the Let's Move! campaign, which utilized private-sector partnerships to pursue the goal of reducing childhood obesity to 5% by 2030. He was named #11 on *Fast Company* magazine's 2011 list of 100 Most Creative People for his work with Let's Move!, in particular for a five-year partnership pledge from grocery giant Walmart, which announced a commitment to build up to 300 stores in areas defined as "food deserts", lower the price of its fruits and vegetables, and reduce the sugar, salt, and fat in its private-label products on its shelves.

Kass is a promoter of sustainable farming and locally grown and organic foods and is a critic of modern agricultural producers and fertilizer and pesticide companies. He has also railed against the national lunch program as "disproportionately high in fat, preservatives and high fructose corn syrup." Kass has been criticized for his unwillingness to acknowledge the benefits of pesticides and chemical fertilizers as well as the high cost of organic farming relative to corporate farming.

In 2012, Kass was named to the inaugural class of chefs in the American Chef Corps, a project he created with the US Department of State in conjunction with the James Beard Foundation to promote global diplomacy through culinary initiatives. Kass made his first solo trip abroad for the program in July 2014, spending a week in the Republic of Korea. During his visit sponsored by the US Embassy and Brand USA, Kass promoted Let's Move!, met with culinary students, celebrated Independence Day at the US Embassy's party, learned to cook the traditional dish Bulgogi at the request of President Obama, and promoted culinary tourism to the US.

In 2014, Kass requested to speak at the School Nutrition Association's convention in Boston. However, his request was denied due to Kass' advisory position at the White House and the strains between the association and the first lady.

On December 8, 2014, the White House announced Kass' departure, issuing a statement in which Barack and Michelle Obama saluted his "tenure of dedicated service." Barack Obama stated:

> From constructing our Kitchen Garden to brewing our own Honey Brown Ale, Sam has left an indelible mark on the White House. And with the work he has done to inspire families and children across this country to lead healthier lives, Sam has made a real difference for our next generation. Over the years, Sam has grown from a close friend to a critical member of my team, and I am grateful for his outstanding work and look forward to seeing all that he will continue to achieve in the years ahead.

Michelle Obama said:

> Sam has been an integral part of Let's Move! from its very beginning -- from discussions about children's health around my kitchen table in Chicago, to setting the strategic vision of a national campaign in the White House, to spearheading efforts with the private sector across the country. Sam leaves an extraordinary legacy of progress, including healthier food options in grocery store aisles, more nutritious school lunches, and new efforts that have improved how healthy food is marketed to our kids. I wish Sam success in all his future endeavors, and I know he will continue to be a leader in the vitally important work to build a healthier country.

His last official day at the White House was Friday, December 19, 2014.

### Post-White House

As of May 2015, Kass is a partner in Sprig, a meal-delivery service based in the San Francisco Bay Area, founded in 2013. He joined the project as an investor when Sprig announced a $45 million funding round.

In July 2015, Kass was named a Director's Fellow at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On July 29, 2015, Kass was appointed Senior Food Analyst at NBC News.

In November 2015, Kass delivered a TED Talk in Manhattan, titled "Want kids to learn well? Feed them well". TED Talks Live writes that, in this talk, Kass "discusses the role schools can play in nourishing students' bodies in addition to their minds".

In October 2015, the James Beard Foundation honored Kass with its 2015 Leadership Award "for his work toward nationwide food-policy initiatives that focus on sustainable and nutritious ingredients, and efforts to raise awareness of childhood obesity, hunger, and nutrition issues."

In January 2016, Kass launched a food technology company, TROVE, an investment, strategy, and communications consultancy created to "work with corporations both big and small who are serious about transforming our health, climate and planet through food." In February 2016, *Woman's Day* magazine named Kass one of its Red Dress Awards honorees, an annual award for outstanding achievement in encouraging health and fitness.

In April 2016, California-based food technology company Innit, Inc. announced Kass had joined the team as its Chief Consumer Experience Officer.

In May 2016, Kass became a partner in the newly launched venture capital fund Acre Venture Partners, a $125 million fund designed to inspire "collaborative disruption" with projects that focus on "transparency, health, and sustainability" in the global "food system". Campbell Soup is the sole limited partner in the fund, which is independent of the packaged-food company.

In March 2017, the World Economic Forum (WEF) named Kass to its 2017 Class of Young Global Leaders, intended to recognize people under the age of 40 who the WEF considers to be "pushing boundaries and rethinking the world around them."

## Personal life

In September 2013, Kass became engaged to MSNBC television anchor Alex Wagner.

After stepping down from his post at the White House, Kass moved to Brooklyn, New York. On August 30, 2014, Kass and Wagner were married in a ceremony at the restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, New York. The President, First Lady, and their daughters attended the wedding. In 2017, Wagner gave birth to their son, Cy. She gave birth to their second son, Rafael, on April 16, 2019.

## InfoBox

| Sam Kass | |
| --- | --- |
| Kass in 2009 | |
| Born | Samuel David Kass
1980 (age 4344)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (AB) |
| Occupation(s) | Chef, Nutrition Policy Consultant |
| Spouse | Alex Wagner (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Valentine Hertz Kass
Robert Kass |
| Family | Helen Valentine (great-grandmother) |


title: Samson River

abstract: The Samson River is a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River, which flows northward to empty on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, in Canada.

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# Samson River

The **Samson River** (*in French: rivière Samson*) is a tributary of the east bank of the Chaudière River, which flows northward to empty on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, in Canada.

## Toponymy

The river was named "Toulidesihontes" in 1759 on John Montresor's map. On the 1884 Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn of 1884, an Indian trail linked the Chaudière River, facing the Drolet River, eastward to the Samson River following a small valley, a few hundred meters to the north, parallel to the Route de l'Eglise in Audet, then rang 7 passing north of Mont Dostie towards the sources of the Samson River. The toponym "Samson" appears on various survey plans from the end of the 19th century. The term "Samson" is a family name of French origin. The toponym Samson River was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

### See also

## InfoBox

| Samson River | |
| --- | --- |
| Samson River seen south from Route 204. | |
|  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| MRC | Le Granit Regional County Municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
|  | |
| Source | Mountain streams |
| location | Audet, (MRC) Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Québec |
| coordinates | 45°35′48″N 70°39′31″W / 45.596675°N 70.658688°W / 45.596675; -70.658688 |
| elevation | 520 metres (1,710 ft) |
|  | |
| Mouth | Chaudière River |
| location | Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce |
| coordinates | 45°47′59″N 70°38′09″W / 45.79972°N 70.63583°W / 45.79972; -70.63583 |
| elevation | 261 metres (856 ft) |
| Length | 30.3 kilometres (18.8 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Chaudière River, St. Lawrence River |
| River system | St. Lawrence River |
| Tributaries |  |
| left | (upstream) |
| right | (upstream) ruisseau Bédet-Busque, ruisseau à Nipit-Mercier, ruisseau des Trente Ponts, ruisseau Poléon-Mathieu, rivière du Barrage. |


title: Sam Ryan

abstract: Samantha Ryan is an American sportscaster who is a sports anchor for WABC-TV New York's Eyewitness News' weekend evening broadcasts.

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# Sam Ryan

**Samantha Ryan** (born February 5, 1969) is an American sportscaster who is a sports anchor for WABC-TV New York's Eyewitness News' weekend evening broadcasts.

## Biography

### Early life and education

Ryan is an alumna of the New York Institute of Technology and also majored in communications at Hofstra University.

### Broadcasting career

Early in her career, Ryan worked for WBAB Babylon, New York, WVIT Hartford, and WFAN New York. She joined ABC Radio Network in 1996 and then Fox Sports New York in 2000. She started her first stint at WABC-TV ABC in September 2002.

Ryan joined ESPN in 2003, and CBS Sports and WCBS-TV in June 2006. She joined MLB Network as a studio host and reporter in September 2011 and appeared regularly on MLB Network's game productions, *The Rundown*, *Quick Pitch*, and other studio programming. She gave on-air reports from the field in the League Championship Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017 on MLB Network and TBS. Ryan was with MLB Network until June 2018 when she returned to WABC.

## Awards

Ryan won a local Emmy Award for "Outstanding Series Feature-soft" in 1999 and a local AP award in 2000.

## InfoBox

| Sam Ryan | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Samantha Ryan
(1969-02-05) February 5, 1969
Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Spouse | Jeff Ryan |
| Children | 2 |


title: Samogo languages

abstract: The Samogo languages are a small group of Mande languages of Mali and Burkina Faso. The name Samogo or Samogho is a Jula and Bambara term for several Mande languages which do not necessarily form a clade, including the Samo languages.

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# Samogo languages

The **Samogo languages** are a small group of Mande languages of Mali and Burkina Faso.

* **Samogo**
    + Seenku (Seeku, Sembla, Seemogo)
    + Duun
        - Dzuun (East Duun). Dialects: Kpango (Kpan, Samoro-guan), Dzùùngoo (Samogo-iri).
        - Duun (West Duun, Du, Duungooma, Samogo-sien)
        - Banka (Bankagooma)
    + Jowulu (Jɔ)

Jowulu is divergent.

The name *Samogo* or *Samogho* is a Jula and Bambara term for several Mande languages which do not necessarily form a clade, including the Samo languages.

## InfoBox

| Samogo | |
| --- | --- |
| Geographic<br>distribution | Mali and Burkina Faso |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | ``samo1309`` |


title: Samuel Kirk (silversmith)

abstract: Samuel Kirk was an American silversmith, active in Baltimore, Maryland, and best known for his introduction of repoussé to the United States. He engaged in various partnerships with his sons under the names of S. Kirk and Son and S. Kirk and Sons. In 1979 S. Kirk & Son was purchased by the Stieff Company, which renamed itself Kirk Stieff. Kirk was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, apprenticed in 1810 to James Howell in Philadelphia, and partnered from 1815 to 1820 with John Smith in Baltimore with their shop at 212 Market Street. On March 18, 1817, he married Albina Powell. He then worked from 1820 to 1826 in his own practice at 30 Baltimore Street, then from 1826 to 1830 at 140 Baltimore Street, and from 1831 to 1846 at 144 Baltimore Street. During this early period Kirk introduced to America a chased floral repoussé pattern for silverware, probably inspired by East India silversmiths, which is still known generically as "Baltimore Silver." From 1846 onwards he partnered with his children: from 1846 to 1861 with Henry Child Kirk as S. KIRK & SON; from 1861 to 1868 with Henry Child, Charles Douglas, and Edwin Clarence Kirk as S. KIRK & SONS; from 1868 to 1870 with Henry Child Kirk as S. KIRK & SON; and again from 1870 to 1896 with Henry Child Kirk and Henry, Jr. as S. KIRK & SON. At Henry Child Kirk' death in 1896, the firm became S. Kirk & Son Co. The company became S. Kirk & Son INC. from 1924 to 1932, and then S. Kirk & Son from 1932 onwards. Between 1815 and 1886, Only COIN silver was produced by the firm. It was illegal to melt US Coins, so the firm imported Foreign coins to melt into wares. French coins with a purity of 11/12 parts silver and marked 11 OZ are 91.6% silver. Spanish coins with a purity of 10.15/12 parts silver are marked 10.15 and have a purity of 84.6% silver. S. Kirk & Son first made 925/1000 silver in the year 1886. They produced Coin and 925 silver until 1896, when they dropped the Coin silver from the line. The purity mark used was 925/1000 between 1886 and 1914. The word STERLING was first used in 1914 works. Kirk's work includes two silver cups for General Lafayette to commemorate his visit to Baltimore, President James Monroe's flatware service for his daughter's wedding, and a 48-piece dinner service for the USS Maryland that illustrates almost two hundred scenes from Maryland's history. His work is collected in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, and the De Young Museum,

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# Samuel Kirk (silversmith)

**Samuel Kirk** (February 15, 1793 – July 6, 1872) was an American silversmith, active in Baltimore, Maryland, and best known for his introduction of repoussé to the United States. He engaged in various partnerships with his sons under the names of **S. Kirk and Son** and **S. Kirk and Sons**. In 1979 S. Kirk & Son was purchased by the Stieff Company, which renamed itself **Kirk Stieff**.

Kirk was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, apprenticed in 1810 to James Howell in Philadelphia, and partnered from 1815 to 1820 with John Smith in Baltimore with their shop at 212 Market Street (later known as 106 Baltimore Street). On March 18, 1817, he married Albina Powell. He then worked from 1820 to 1826 in his own practice at 30 Baltimore Street, then from 1826 to 1830 at 140 Baltimore Street, and from 1831 to 1846 at 144 Baltimore Street. During this early period Kirk introduced to America a chased floral repoussé pattern for silverware, probably inspired by East India silversmiths, which is still known generically as "Baltimore Silver." From 1846 onwards he partnered with his children: from 1846 to 1861 with Henry Child Kirk as S. KIRK & SON; from 1861 to 1868 with Henry Child, Charles Douglas, and Edwin Clarence Kirk as S. KIRK & SONS; from 1868 to 1870 with Henry Child Kirk as S. KIRK & SON; and again from 1870 to 1896 with Henry Child Kirk and Henry, Jr. as S. KIRK & SON (which continued after his death, in a house fire in 1872). At Henry Child Kirk' death in 1896, the firm became S. Kirk & Son Co. The company became S. Kirk & Son INC. from 1924 to 1932, and then S. Kirk & Son (dropping the INC) from 1932 onwards.

Between 1815 and 1886, Only COIN silver was produced by the firm. It was illegal to melt US Coins, so the firm imported Foreign coins to melt into wares. French coins with a purity of 11/12 parts silver and marked 11 OZ are 91.6% silver. Spanish coins with a purity of 10.15/12 parts silver are marked 10.15 and have a purity of 84.6% silver. S. Kirk & Son first made 925/1000 silver in the year 1886. They produced Coin and 925 silver until 1896, when they dropped the Coin silver from the line. The purity mark used was 925/1000 between 1886 and 1914. The word STERLING was first used in 1914 works.

Kirk's work includes two silver cups for General Lafayette to commemorate his visit to Baltimore, President James Monroe's flatware service for his daughter's wedding, and a 48-piece dinner service for the USS Maryland that illustrates almost two hundred scenes from Maryland's history. His work is collected in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, and the De Young Museum,


title: Samuel Kipi

abstract: Samuel Kipi was a statesman in the Kingdom of Hawaii who served as Royal Governor of the island Hawaii from 1874 to 1879.

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# Samuel Kipi

**Samuel Kipi** (1825  1879) was a statesman in the Kingdom of Hawaii who served as Royal Governor of the island Hawaii from 1874 to 1879.

## Life and career

Kipi was born May 9, 1825, at Hilo, Hawaii, although his gravestone state he was born in 1829 instead. In 1853, he entered the service of the Hawaiian government as a member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Hawaiian legislature. Kipi would serve as a representative on and off between 1853 and 1874.

Kipi also served many other positions being appointed Land Appraiser for the island of Hawaii on August 22, 1873, and Boundary Commissioner for the 4th Judicial Circuit on October 29, 1878. On April 15, 1878, he was elevated to the position of a member of the House of Nobles, the upper house of the legislature traditionally reserved for the chiefs

During the royal election of 1874, he voted for Kalākaua over Queen Emma and was severely injured by Emma's supporters in the Honolulu Courthouse riot which ensued after the results were announced. On March 2, 1874, he was appointed by the newly elected King Kalākaua as Governor of Hawaii Island, replacing Princess Keʻelikōlani, representative of the Kamehameha dynasty, as the administrative head of the island. On April 3, 1874, Governor Kipi greeted Kalākaua, his wife Queen Kapiolani and other members of the royal party, while they were in Hilo on their royal tour around the kingdom. The King was welcomed by the burning of the kukui torches at the midday, which the new dynasty had adopted as its symbol. The King addressed the large crowd assembled, saying, "these people of the Big Island are among my most beloved children, being of the land of my ancestors," which prompted, Governor Kipi to state, "We give our full hearts unto you, O Chief."

Kipi was considered "highly esteemed, and \[a man\] who commanded the respect of the foreign community as well as from his own people." In 1876, Max Buchner, a German physician and ethnographer, met Princess Keʻelikōlani along with Governor Kipi, whom he described as "an extremely worthy and proper-looking sturdy old gentleman in impeccable European clothing." On their trip back to Hilo from Honolulu, Buchner found it strange that the Governor didn't dine at the table with him, below deck, but chose instead to sit "above on the deck with the princess and chomped away at raw fish and poi."

## Death

After a short illness, Governor Kipi died in office on March 11, 1879. There is a disagreement on his date of the death but his gravestone gives it as March 11. The late governor was buried at the Homelani Memorial Park and Cemetery (known as the Halai Hill Cemetery at the time). His death announcement in the Honolulu newspaper *The Hawaiian Gazette* read:

> On the 13th, of the present month Governor Kipi breathed his last, at Hilo, Hawaii, after a brief illness of but a few hours. The late Governor Kipi was one of a class of native men who was born a gentleman, and who maintained a blameless life, so far as we can ascertain from those who knew him. He was at his death Governor of the Island of Hawaii, in which position he conducted himself honorably and well. He was also at different periods a member of the House of Representatives, in which capacity he also distinguished himself for uprightness and a manly course of conduct. He was about 52 years of age when he died, but looked much older than that, if one was to judge from the color of his hair, which was actually white. He was tall, slender, and well fashioned in body; had a pleasant expression of countenance, in which was mingled amiability and benevolence; whilst in manner and bearing he carried about with him the air of a genuine gentleman. The death of such men as the late Governor Kipi is a real loss to the Kingdom and the race of which be was an honored representative. Peace to his ashes.

On March 29, Princess Likelike was appointed to succeed him as the Royal Governor of Hawaii.

## Family and children

Samuel Kipi married his wife Nihoa on September 26, 1849, at Piihonua, Hawaii. Kipi and Nihoa had a large family with many children. After his death, due to his great honesty, fidelity and service to the Kingdom of Hawaii under five consecutive monarchs from Kamehameha III to Kalākaua, his widow Nihoa Kipi was given a pension of three hundred dollars per annum from the Public Treasury by the King on July 21, 1882, in order to provide for the large family of children. Nihoa died in Hilo on either the 10th or 15 April 1885. The editor of *The Hawaiian Gazette* commented, "The old time natives are fast fading away; one by one they go." He also noted that "she was allied to the old lines of the chiefs." One of his sons was named Moses K. Kipi, who served as *luna* or supervisor at the Wainaku plantation; he died of heart failure on July 3, 1898, around the age of fifty. He is buried with his father at the Homelani Memorial Park and Cemetery.

Two daughters are known, one named Kahue Kipi and the other was Hattie Kawaianui Kamakao Kaopua Kipi (1864–1913), who married John H. De Fries of Puuloa, Oahu.

## Bibliography

## InfoBox

| The HonourableSamuel Kipi | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| Royal Governor of Hawaii | |
| **In office**
March 2, 1874  March 11, 1879 | |
| Monarch | Kalākaua |
| Preceded by | Keʻelikōlani |
| Succeeded by | Likelike |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1825-05-04)May 4, 1825
Hilo, Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Died | March 11, 1879(1879-03-11) (aged 53)
Hilo |
| Spouse | Nihoa Kipi |
| Children | Moses Kipi
Hattie Kipi De Fries
Kahue Kipi
others |
| Occupation | Politician |
|  | |


title: Samuel Kircher

abstract: Samuel Kircher is a French actor. The youngest son of actors Irène Jacob and Jérôme Kircher, he is known for his starring role in Catherine Breillat's relationship drama Last Summer (2023), for which he received César Award and Lumières Award nominations.

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# Samuel Kircher

**Samuel Kircher** (French: \[samɥɛl kiʁʃɛʁ\]; born 23 December 2004) is a French actor. The youngest son of actors Irène Jacob and Jérôme Kircher, he is known for his starring role in Catherine Breillat's relationship drama *Last Summer* (2023), for which he received César Award and Lumières Award nominations.

## Early life

Samuel Kircher was born on 23 December 2004. He is the youngest son of actors Irène Jacob and Jérôme Kircher. His grandfather was the phyisicist Maurice Jacob (1933–2007). He grew up in Paris with his brother Paul, who is three years his senior and is also an actor. They both attended school in the 18th arrondissement. Irène Jacob and Jérôme Kircher both often acted together and took their sons on tours.

## Career

Kircher made his screen debut in 2023 in Catherine Breillat's erotic drama *Last Summer* (*L'Été dernier*), a remake of the 2019 Danish film *Queen of Hearts*. In the film, he plays 17-year-old Théo, who moves in with his father Pierre (Olivier Rabourdin) and Pierre's new wife Anne (Léa Drucker). Shortly thereafter, Théo and his stepmother begin an affair. Théo is a fragile figure, and as time passes, the relationship turns destructive. Kircher's brother Paul was originally slated to play the role. However, shooting was delayed, after which Paul was considered too old for the part intended for him. Paul then recommended Samuel, who was not active in cinema, to the director, who ultimately awarded him the role. For his portrayal of Théo, Kircher received nominations for Best Male Revelation at the 29th Lumières Awards and 49th César Awards.

In January 2024, Kircher began filming for Louise Hémon's debut film *L'Engloutie*, in which he will star alongside Galatea Bellugi. In August 2024, Kircher began filming for Valéry Carnoy's debut film *La Danse des Renards*.

## Filmography

Key
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| --- | --- |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | *Last Summer* | Théo |  |
| TBA | *L'Engloutie* | TBA | Filming |
| | *La Danse des Renards* | TBA | Filming |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| César Awards | 23 February 2024 | Best Male Revelation | *Last Summer* | Nominated |  |
| Lumières Award | 22 January 2024 | | Best Male Revelation | Nominated |  |

## InfoBox

| Samuel Kircher | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2023–present |
| Parents |  |
| Relatives |  |


title: Samuel Dibble

abstract: Samuel Dibble was a lawyer, educator and Confederate Civil War veteran who served several terms as U.S. Representative from South Carolina during the 1880s.

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# Samuel Dibble

**Samuel Dibble** (September 16, 1837 – September 16, 1913) was a lawyer, educator and Confederate Civil War veteran who served several terms as U.S. Representative from South Carolina during the 1880s.

## Birth and childhood

Samuel Dibble was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the oldest son of Philander Virgil (1808-1883) and Frances Ann (Evans) Dibble (1815-1891). Philander and his brother Andrew Dibble (1800-1846) moved from Bethel, Connecticut, to Charleston engaging in business together as hatters. Ann Evans was a descendant of the Gabeau family of French Huguenots and the Henley family of England. Dibble is a direct descendant of Thomas Dibble who came from England to Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1630 as part of the Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640) and in 1635, Thomas Dibble was one of the founders of Windsor, Connecticut.

Young Dibble pursued an academic course in Bethel, Connecticut (his father's birthplace), and Charleston, South Carolina.

## College and law school years

Starting in 1853, Dibble attended the College of Charleston for two years, and graduated A. B. from Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, in July, 1856, under the presidency of Rev. William M. Wightman, being the first graduate of that institution. While at Wofford, Dibble was a member of the Calhoun Literary Society. Dibble later received the degree LL. D. from his alma mater.

After graduating he taught at Shilow Academy and Pine Grove Academy in Orangeburg District from 1856 to 1857 and was assistant teacher of the preparatory department of Wofford College in the spring of 1858. Dibble also studied law between 1858 and 1859 under Jefferson Choice of Spartanburg, and Lesesne and Wilkins of Charleston, and was admitted as an attorney of law in December, 1859, and as a solicitor in equity in 1865 having studied equity under Hon. Charles H. Simonton. In January, 1860, he began his practice of law in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

He served in the Confederate States Army throughout the Civil War. He resumed the practice of law in Orangeburg, South Carolina and also edited the Orangeburg News.

## Military service

On January 3, 1861, Samuel Dibble volunteered as a private in the Edisto Rifles in Col. Johnson Hagood's First Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers later attaining the rank of first lieutenant. The company later became a part of the Eutaw Regiment, Twenty-Fifth South Carolina Volunteers under Col. Charles H. Simonton, a part of Hagood's Brigade, Hokes' Division of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was also a lieutenant of Wade Hampton III.

## Politics

Samuel Dibble served as member of the State house of representatives in 1877 and 1878. Trustee of the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1878. He served as member of the Board of School Commissioners of Orangeburg County. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880. Presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Forty-seventh Congress to fill a vacancy thought to exist by reason of the death (pending a contest) of Michael P. O'Connor, and served from June 9, 1881, to May 31, 1882, when the seat was awarded to Edmund W.M. Mackey under the original election.

Dibble was elected to the Forty-eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1890.

## Later life

He engaged in banking and other business interests in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He died near Baltimore, Maryland, September 16, 1913, his 76th birthday. He was interred in Sunny Side Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina.

## Sources

* United States Congress. "Samuel Dibble (id: D000300)". *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*.

## InfoBox

| Samuel Dibble | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 1st district | |
| **In office**
March 4, 1883  March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | John S. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | William H. Brawley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd district | |
| **In office**
June 9, 1881  May 31, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Michael P. O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Edmund W.M. Mackey |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Orangeburg County | |
| **In office**
June 1, 1877  March 22, 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Augustus Straker |
| Succeeded by | *Multi-member district* |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | September 16, 1837
Charleston, South Carolina |
| Died | September 16, 1913(1913-09-16) (aged 76)
Baltimore, Maryland |
| Resting place | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Christiana Louis  (m. 1864) |
| Children | Frances Agnes Dibble (b. 1866)
Samuel Dibble II (b. 1868)
Louis Virgil Dibble (b. 1873)
Mary Henley Dibble (b. 1874) |
| Alma mater | Wofford College |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
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title: Samuel Dick

abstract: Samuel Dick was an American physician who was a delegate for New Jersey to the Confederation Congress in 1784 and 1785. Samuel was born at Nottingham in Prince George's County, Maryland. He studied medicine in Scotland before he opened a practice in Salem in 1740. He married Sarah Sinnickson on October 10, 1773, and they had ten children. Sarah was the daughter of Andrew Sinnickson, and her brother Thomas represented New Jersey in the first U.S. Congress. Dick served in the New Jersey militia before and during the Revolutionary War. When the 2nd New Jersey Regiment joined the Continental Army and was assigned to cover the withdrawal after the failed invasion of Canada, he accompanied them north as a surgeon in 1776. In June, with the Canada assignment over he returned to New Jersey. Later that year he was appointed a colonel, commanding the western battalion of the Salem County militia. Dick was first elected to represent Salem in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1777. He was also appointed collector of customs for the state's western district in 1778. The state legislature elected him as a delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1783. In 1787, he was a delegate to the New Jersey convention that ratified the United States Constitution. He served for several years as a surrogate in the county courts for Salem County. Dick died at home in Salem in 1812 and is buried in St. John's Episcopal Cemetery there.

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# Samuel Dick

**Samuel Dick** (November 14, 1740  November 16, 1812) was an American physician who was a delegate for New Jersey to the Confederation Congress in 1784 and 1785.

Samuel was born at Nottingham in Prince George's County, Maryland. He studied medicine in Scotland before he opened a practice in Salem in 1740. He married Sarah Sinnickson on October 10, 1773, and they had ten children (Rebecca, Mary, John, Samuel Jr., Andrew, Isabella, Anna, Samuel Stewart, William and Maria). Sarah was the daughter of Andrew Sinnickson, and her brother Thomas represented New Jersey in the first U.S. Congress.

Dick served in the New Jersey militia before and during the Revolutionary War. When the 2nd New Jersey Regiment joined the Continental Army and was assigned to cover the withdrawal after the failed invasion of Canada, he accompanied them north as a surgeon in 1776. In June, with the Canada assignment over he returned to New Jersey. Later that year he was appointed a colonel, commanding the western battalion of the Salem County militia.

Dick was first elected to represent Salem in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1777. He was also appointed collector of customs for the state's western district in 1778. The state legislature elected him as a delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1783. In 1787, he was a delegate to the New Jersey convention that ratified the United States Constitution. He served for several years as a surrogate in the county courts for Salem County.

Dick died at home in Salem in 1812 and is buried in St. John's Episcopal Cemetery there.

* United States Congress. "Samuel Dick (id: D000304)". *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*.
* Samuel Dick biography from The Political Graveyard