title: Young Kim

text: Kim's congressional platform included opposition to the Affordable Care Act, support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, support for "the anti-sanctuary city stance taken by the County Board of Supervisors" and support for chain migration. NBC News reported that the issues important to Kim included "creating jobs and keeping taxes low", "beef[ing] up education funding in science, technology, engineering and math", and reforming the immigration system to "ensure those brought to the U.S. 'as children without legal documentation are treated fairly and with compassion.'" She supports student loan forgiveness if the borrower is on the verge of bankruptcy. Kim favors reduced regulations and increased trade. She is a fiscal conservative.


title: Young Kim

text: In 2014, Kim opposed a California law "requiring schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice and participate in sports by their gender identity rather than their anatomical gender." During an Orange County Register interview, Kim said she opposed the law out of concern that new school facilities could need to be constructed, additional spending could be required, students could change their identity "on a whim", and that male-to-female transgender students would have an unfair advantage in sports. She has said transgender people "deserve to be respected" but that she does not believe that LGBT individuals were born with their identities or orientations.


title: Young Kim

text: Kim opposed same-sex marriage in 2018. In 2015 she and 61 other Assembly members coauthored a resolution establishing June as Pride Month and recognizing same-sex marriage. When asked about this, Kim said it was to "recognize individuals that are making contributions to our community [including] the LGBTQ community."


title: Young Kim

text: In July 2022, Kim voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which would recognize the validity of same-sex marriages.


title: Young Kim

text: In June 2020, after the rising calls to "defund the police" in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, Kim called these demands "irresponsible" and said that defunding law enforcement would make communities more vulnerable. She called for increased accountability and transparency in law enforcement, as well as an increase in training and reevaluation of guidelines to decrease the use of unnecessary force. Kim also argued that the first steps in making progress would require "treating each other with respect regardless of our race or occupation and having honest conversations without accusations or judgement."


title: Young Kim

text: In June 2020, Kim criticized President Trump for referring to COVID-19 as "Kung Flu", and received backlash from some in her party.


title: Young Kim

text: Kim has expressed her concerns on the issue of divided families on the Korean Peninsula, especially Korean Americans with relatives in North Korea. In February 2021, she and Grace Meng co-sponsored H.R.826, which would require the Secretary of State and the U.S. Special Envoy on North Korea Human Rights to prioritize helping reunite divided Korean American families.


title: Young Kim

text: Kim also worked on the comfort woman issue from the days of Korea under Japanese rule and has said that victims of human trafficking and slavery should be supported. While a California assemblywoman, she attended a protest against Japan's war crimes during WWII at Pershing Square, Los Angeles during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's 2015 visit to the U.S. During that gathering, she spoke about comfort women and demanded that the Japanese government issue an apology. In February 2021, she criticized Harvard Law School professor John Mark Ramseyer's claims that those women were "willing sex workers" and urged him to apologize.


title: Young Kim

text: In 2016, Kim's Assembly reelection platform included opposing changes to Proposition 13, which limits property taxes.


title: Young Kim

text: Kim is married to Charles Kim, a nonprofit administrator and philanthropist. They live in La Habra, California, and previously lived in Fullerton during her 2018 campaign. They have four children. Kim is a Christian.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Dean Jagger (November 7, 1903 – February 5, 1991) was an American film, stage, and television actor who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Henry King's "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949).


title: Dean Jagger

text: Dean Jeffries Jagger (or Dean Ida Jagger) was born in Columbus Grove or Lima, Ohio. Growing up on a farm, he wanted to act, and practiced oratory on cows while working. He later won several oratory competitions. At age 14, he worked as an orderly at a sanatorium.


title: Dean Jagger

text: He dropped out of school several times before finally attending Wabash College. While there he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and played football. He dropped out in his second year, realizing he was not suited to an academic life.


title: Dean Jagger

text: At age 17, he taught all eight grades in a rural elementary school, before heading to Chicago. He studied at the Conservatory of Drama with Elias Day, and through him got a job on the Chautauqua circuit.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger studied acting at Chicago's Lyceum Arts Conservatory. He eventually played Young Matt in a production of "Shepherd of the Hills" on stage in Chicago. This experience resulted in him deciding to try his luck in New York City.


title: Dean Jagger

text: He joined a stock company as Spencer Tracy's replacement. He performed in vaudeville, on the radio and on stage, making his Broadway debut in 1925 in a bit part in a George M. Cohan production.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger visited Los Angeles on a vaudeville show with Irene Rich. While there, he made his film debut in "The Woman from Hell" (1929) with Mary Astor. "My good notices," he later recalled, "had a reverse effect on the industry, which was suddenly revolutionized by sound pictures. With the one film to my credit, I was considered part of that group of untouchables-silent film stars." He followed it with "Handcuffed" (1929).


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger decided to move into film production, helping raise money to make a feature that ultimately never was released. He returned to New York City.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger's big career break came when cast in a lead role in "Tobacco Road" in 1933. The play was a huge hit and ran until 1941, though Jagger left the show in 1934 to appear in "They Shall Not Die", which only ran 62 performances.


title: Dean Jagger

text: In April 1934, Jagger signed a contract with Paramount, for which he made "You Belong to Me" (1934) with Lee Tracy, then "College Rhythm" (1934) with Jack Oakie, "Behold My Wife!" (1934) with Sylvia Sidney, "Wings in the Dark" (1935) with Myrna Loy and Cary Grant, "Home on the Range" (1935) with Jackie Coogan, Randolph Scott and Evelyn Brent, "Car 99" (1935) with Fred MacMurray and Ann Sheridan, "People Will Talk" (1935) with Charlie Ruggles, and "Men Without Names" (1935) with Fred MacMurray. Paramount gave him a lead role in the B Western "Wanderer of the Wasteland" (1935). He was back in supporting parts in "It's a Great Life" (1935), "Woman Trap" (1936), and "13 Hours by Air" (1936).


title: Dean Jagger

text: Victor Halperin borrowed him to play the lead role in "Revolt of the Zombies" (1936). He went to 20th Century Fox for "Pepper" (1936) and "Star for a Night" (1936), then to MGM for "Under Cover of Night" (1937).


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger did "Woman in Distress" (1937) at Columbia, and "Dangerous Number" (1937) and "Song of the City" (1937) at MGM.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger played "Michael Drops In" in summer stock and returned to Broadway to star in "Missouri Legend" (1938), which ran 48 performances. He was also in short runs for "Everywhere I Roam" (1938–39), "Brown Danube" (1939), "Farm of Three Echoes" (1939–40) with Ethel Barrymore, and "Unconquered" (1940) by Ayn Rand.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger made his breakthrough with his portrayal of Mormon leader Brigham Young in "Brigham Young" (1940) at 20th Century Fox, alongside Tyrone Power for director Henry Hathaway. He was cast on the basis of his performance in "Missouri Legend". According to George D. Pyper, a technical consultant on the film who had personally known Brigham Young, Jagger not only resembled Young, but he also spoke like him and had many of his mannerisms. Thirty-two years later, in 1972 he was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Fox signed him to a long-term contract and put him in "Western Union" (1941) for Fritz Lang. He was announced for the Biblical film "The Great Commandment" and a biopic of Lewis and Clark with Randolph Scott, but neither was made.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Instead, Jagger appeared in "The Men in Her Life" (1941) for Columbia, "Valley of the Sun" (1942) at RKO, and "The Omaha Trail" (1942) at MGM.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger had a rare lead role in "I Escaped from the Gestapo" (1943) for the King Brothers, then went back to supporting roles for "The North Star" (1943) for Sam Goldwyn. The King Brothers gave him top billing again with "When Strangers Marry" (1944). Jagger acted in "Alaska" (1944) at Monogram, which was distributed to King films.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger went to England to appear in "I Live in Grosvenor Square" (1945) with Anna Neagle and Rex Harrison. He had good roles in "Sister Kenny" (1946) with Rosalind Russell and "Pursued" (1947) with Robert Mitchum.


title: Dean Jagger

text: He did "Driftwood" (1947) for Republic and started appearing on TV shows such as "The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse", "Studio One", and "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre".


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger returned to Broadway for "Dr. Social" (1948), but it had a short run. He had the lead role in "'C'-Man" (1949).


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Twelve O'Clock High (1949), made at Fox and directed by Henry King. In the film, he played the retired World War I veteran, middle-aged adjutant Major/Lt. Col. Harvey Stovall, who acts as an advisor to the commander, General Savage (Gregory Peck).


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger stayed a supporting actor, though, appearing in "Sierra" (1950) with Audie Murphy at Universal, "Dark City" (1950) for Hal Wallis, "Rawhide" (1951) with Hathaway and Power at Fox, and "Warpath" (1951) at Paramount with Edmond O'Brien and directed by Byron Haskin.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger had a lead role in the strongly anti-communist film "My Son John" (1952) at Paramount. He was in "Denver and Rio Grande" (1952), again with Haskin and O'Brien, and episodes of "Gulf Playhouse", "Lux Video Theatre", "Cavalcade of America", "Schlitz Playhouse", and "Studio 57".


title: Dean Jagger

text: He appeared in the biblical epic "The Robe" (1953) as the weaver Justus of Cana, and was in "Private Hell 36" (1954).


title: Dean Jagger

text: He played retired Army Major General Tom Waverly honored by Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) in the musical "White Christmas" (1954), and an impotent local sheriff in the modern Western "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955), starring Spencer Tracy for MGM. He was also in "The Eternal Sea" (1955) at Republic, "It's a Dog's Life" (1955) at MGM, "On the Threshold of Space" (1956) at Fox, and "Red Sundown" (1956) at Universal.


title: Dean Jagger

text: For the 1956 British science-fiction film "X the Unknown", Jagger refused to work with director Joseph Losey because Losey was on the Hollywood blacklist. Losey came off the project after a few days of shooting and was replaced by Leslie Norman. An alternative version is that Losey was replaced due to illness. Half the budget, $30,000, went to Jagger's fee.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger was in "The 20th Century Fox Hour", "Three Brave Men" (1956), "The Great Man" (1956) (second-billed to José Ferrer), "Zane Grey Theatre", "Bernadine" (1957) with Pat Boone, an episode of "Playhouse 90", "Forty Guns" (1957) for Sam Fuller, and "The Proud Rebel" (1958) with Alan Ladd and directed by Michael Curtiz.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger also portrayed the father of Elvis Presley's character in 1958's "King Creole", directed by Curtiz.


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger was in "The Nun's Story" (1959), playing the father of Audrey Hepburn's character, and "Cash McCall" (1960), and played the traveling manager for an evangelist played by Jean Simmons in the acclaimed 1960 drama "Elmer Gantry". He was in two failed pilots, including "The House on K Street".


title: Dean Jagger

text: In the 1960s, Jagger increasingly worked on television appearing in "The Twilight Zone" ("Static"), "Sunday Showcase", "Our American Heritage", "General Electric Theater", "Dr. Kildare", "The Christophers", and "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour". He also appeared in the films "Parrish" (1961), "The Honeymoon Machine" (1961) and "Billy Rose's Jumbo" (1962).


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger achieved success with the television series "Mr. Novak" (1963–1965), receiving Emmy Award nominations for his role in 1964 and 1965, as well as the California Teachers Association's Communications Award, along with star James Franciscus, in 1963 for his portrayal of high-school principal Albert Vane. Before he left the show to have a major medical operation, though, he was less than happy with the series, clashing repeatedly with the writers and directors and describing "the Mr. Novak company" afterwards as "a mishmash of unbelievable amateurishness."


title: Dean Jagger

text: "It is unforgivable how bad TV is today," he said in 1965. "The people doing it have succumbed to the cliché that there is no time to be good in TV, or that we doing it are lucky to get one good episode out of three. Why?"


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger's appearances in the 1960s included episodes of "The F.B.I." and "The Fugitive", as well as films "First to Fight" (1967), "Firecreek" (1968), "Day of the Evil Gun" (1968), "Smith!" (1968) with Glenn Ford, "The Lonely Profession" (1969), "Tiger by the Tail" (1970), "The Kremlin Letter" (1970), "Men at Law", "The Brotherhood of the Bell" (1970), again with Ford, and an episode of "The Name of the Game".


title: Dean Jagger

text: He had a semiregular role on the series "Matt Lincoln" (1970) as the father of the title character, and parts in "Vanishing Point" (1971), "Bonanza", and "Incident in San Francisco" (1971).


title: Dean Jagger

text: In 1971, Jagger appeared on "The Partridge Family". He played a prospector named Charlie in the Christmas episode "Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa".


title: Dean Jagger

text: Jagger was in "The Glass House" (1972), "Columbo", "Kung Fu" (Jagger appeared as Caine's grandfather, who wants little to do with him, but starts Caine on his series-long search for his half-brother Danny), "Alias Smith and Jones", "Medical Center", "The Stranger" (1973), "The Delphi Bureau", The Lie (1973), "Shaft", "I Heard the Owl Call My Name" (1973), "Love Story", "The Hanged Man" (1974), The Great Lester Boggs (1974), "So Sad About Gloria" (1975), "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case" (1976), "Harry O", "Hunter", "End of the World" (1977), and "Evil Town" (1977).


title: Dean Jagger

text: Dean Jagger has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1523 Vine Street for his contribution to motion pictures.


title: Dean Jagger

text: When Jagger tried to marry his second wife, Gloria Ling, in 1947, they were denied a marriage license in California due to a state law "forbidding unions between Caucasians and Mongolians [sic]"; Ling's father had been born in China. Within two days, the couple had flown to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and were married under "New Mexico's more liberal statute".


title: Dean Jagger

text: In later life, Jagger suffered from heart disease. He died in his sleep in Santa Monica, California. He was 87, and was buried in the small town of Hughson, California, at Lakewood Memorial Park. He was survived by his third wife, Etta, a daughter and two stepsons.


title: Fatman (film)

text: Fatman is a 2020 American black comedy action film written and directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms and starring Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. David Gordon Green and Danny McBride serve as executive producers of the film. An unorthodox slant on holiday traditions that follows a jaded, gritty Santa Claus who struggles often with ennui, production issues, Government interference, and now an embittered assassin sent by a vengeful naughty kid.


title: Fatman (film)

text: Filmed in Canada and released worldwide on November 13, 2020, the film received mixed reviews from critics.


title: Fatman (film)

text: Chris Kringle lives with his wife Ruth and runs his Christmas present shop on a farm near the town of North Peak, Alaska. With his income on the decline because too many children are becoming too vicious, the United States government, who maintains an interest share in Chris' business, sends Captain Jacobs to propose a two-month contract for producing components for a new jet fighter for the US military. The liaison agents override Chris' misgivings by virtually threatening to withhold the government's subsidies, but Ruth manages to restore his spirits.


title: Fatman (film)

text: On Christmas Eve, spoiled rich boy Billy Wenan receives a lump of coal from Chris for his selfishness, and swearing revenge, he hires his personal hitman Jonathan Miller to kill Chris. After some futile first attempts, Miller coerces a Postal Service supervisor to tell him Chris' address from the letters he receives every year from children around the world. Making his way to North Peak, he trails Chris to the farm, infiltrates the compound and kills all the US Army guards. He is discovered by one of the elf workers; the alarm is raised, and Jacobs manages to evacuate the workers at the cost of his own life, just before Miller blows up the shop.


title: Fatman (film)

text: Chris faces off against Miller and gains the upper hand, but Miller first wounds Chris with a leg-mounted spring blade and then shoots him in the eye, apparently killing him. Ruth intervenes and shoots Miller dead, and because he is essentially immortal, Chris recovers from his injuries. Backtracking Miller's assignment, he and Ruth pay a visit to Billy, warning him that from now on Chris will come for him and any other kids like him if they ever turn against their fellow human beings again. Afterwards, Chris, Ruth and the elf crew start rebuilding their workshop with renewed confidence.


title: Fatman (film)

text: Ian and Eshom Nelms originally wrote the screenplay for "Fatman" in 2006, and had been shopping it around for over 10 years. On May 8, 2019, it was announced that Gibson would play Santa Claus in the film. On January 29, 2020, it was announced that Walton Goggins had joined the cast, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste joined the following month.


title: Fatman (film)

text: Principal photography occurred in the Ottawa Valley (Ontario and Quebec, Canada) and in the towns of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills in February 2020. The climactic shootout sequence took four days to film, with the temperature hitting as low as 36 below zero Celsius.


title: Fatman (film)

text: Saban Films acquired the film's United States distribution rights in September 2020. It was released in the United States in select theaters on November 13, 2020. It also received a limited release in Australia on November 19, 2020.


title: Fatman (film)

text: "Fatman" was released via digital download on November 17, 2020. It was also released on video-on-demand on November 24, 2020.


title: Fatman (film)

text: In its opening weekend, the film grossed $108,000 from 259 theaters. In its second weekend the film made $51,266 from 177 theaters, and was also the third-most rented film on FandangoNow, Spectrum, and Apple TV, and fourth on Google Play. It remained in the top four spots on all four platforms the following weekend, while also grossing $11,895 from 42 theaters.


title: Fatman (film)

text: On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 40 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critics consensus reads, ""Fatman" takes a surprisingly serious approach to a potentially ludicrous twist on the Santa Claus legend, aiming for edgy but mostly missing the mark."


title: Fatman (film)

text: John DeFore of "The Hollywood Reporter" gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Less gonzo than it sounds, for better and worse." Julian Roman of MovieWeb also gave the film a positive review and wrote, ""Fatman" reflects the worst instincts of modern times. It shows how selfishness and immorality can lead to violent outcomes." Hunter Lanier of "Film Threat" gave the film a 7 out of 10. Chris Bumbray of JoBlo.com gave the film an 8 out of 10.


title: Fatman (film)

text: Bill Goodykoontz of "The Arizona Republic" awarded the film two stars. Chuck Bowen of "Slant Magazine" awarded the film one and a half stars out of four. Owen Gleiberman of "Variety" gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Yet you get the distinct feeling that the Nelms brothers think this is all a lot funnier, crazier, and more resonant than it is."


title: Fatman (film)

text: Alonso Duralde of "TheWrap" also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "It never makes it past the idea stage, unfortunately, since mixing these disparate genres together would require an absolute mastery of tone that the film can't quite muster." David Ehrlich of IndieWire graded the film a D, saying "Combining the crude spirit of "Bad Santa" with the grittiness of a Zack Snyder film, "Fatman" is worse than a lump of coal in your stocking."


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: BPS Direct, L.L.C, doing business as Bass Pro Shops, is an American privately held retailer which specializes in hunting, fishing, camping, and other related outdoor recreation merchandise. With headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, Bass Pro Shops has a workforce of about 40,000. Bass Pro also owns Cabela's, another retailer that specializes in similar categories.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: Bass Pro Shops started in 1972 when Johnny Morris started selling fishing tackle out of his dad's Brown Derby Liquor Store in Springfield, Missouri. His father, John A. Morris, was a World War II veteran and often took the family hunting and fishing. Johnny Morris has said his parents, Genny Morris and John A. Morris, taught him to love fishing, hunting, and the outdoors. The first Bass Pro Shops catalog was created in 1974. In 1978, Morris introduced Tracker Boats, the first boat, motor, and trailer package designed for anglers.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: In 1981, Morris opened the first Bass Pro Shops outdoor store in Springfield. 7 years later, in 1988, he opened Big Cedar Lodge on Table Rock Lake in Missouri's Ozark Mountains. Along with the lodge, the resort includes five golf courses, the Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve, Lost Canyon Cave, the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum; and Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, a 10,000-acre wilderness refuge dedicated to conservation, preservation, and education.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: The company's marine manufacturing division, White River Marine Group, includes several marines and off-road brands that manufacture fishing and recreational boats. In May 2021, the company acquired the Hatteras Boat company based in New Bern, North Carolina.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: In 2017, Morris opened the Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium in Springfield's Bass Pro Shops, which is considered the largest wildlife attraction in the world. In the same year, Bass Pro Shops struck a deal to acquire Cabela's for about $4.5 billion.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: In 2011, Bass Pro Shops was sued by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for failure to hire Hispanic and black applicants. In court filings, Bass Pro Shops denied all of the allegations and in 2014, Bass Pro Shops appealed the lower court's ruling, but was rejected by the court. In 2016 Bass Pro Shops tried again and The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked the 5th Circuit Court to reject Bass Pro Shops' appeal because Bass Pro Shops engaged in the practice of "reckless indifference" when it came to hiring minorities. In 2017, Bass Pro Shops settled its discrimination lawsuit with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for $10.5 million. The court noted that any payments Bass Pro Shops made as part of the settlement "should not be construed as an admission of liability." The case was settled by a consent decree, and the court issued no findings on the veracity of the claims of the EEOC. As part of the settlement, Bass Pro Shops agreed to strengthen its diversity hiring and recruiting practices by posting job openings at schools with a significant minority population, participating in job fairs held in communities with large minority populations, posting job openings in publications that have been historically popular with Black and Hispanic audiences, and develop a diversity and inclusion section of its website that lists job opportunities and discusses inclusion efforts.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: In 2022, Bass Pro was sued for Misrepresentation to honor a lifetime warranty. The suit claims that Bass Pro led the consumer to purchase socks on Bass Pro Shops Marketing which stated, "The last sock you’ll ever need to buy."


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: In September 2017, Bass Pro Shops paid $5.5 billion to acquire Cabela's. The deal was financed via preferred equity financing from Goldman Sachs and Pamplona. Goldman Sachs contributed $1.8 billion towards financing and Pamplona contributed the remainder for a total commitment of $2.4 billion.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: In 2019, Bass Pro Shops sold eleven of Cabela's stores to Sansome Pacific for $324.3 million in a sale-leaseback program. The acquisition of Cabela's resulted in 2,000 jobs lost in Sidney, Nebraska, Cabela's headquarters at the time of the acquisition. Since the acquisition, three stores have closed and eight new stores have opened. As part of Cabela's acquisition, Bass Pro Shops sold Cabela's World's Foremost Bank brand to Synovus and Capital One, a transfer of over $1 billion in assets.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's operates retail locations in the United States, as well as in Canada. The most common stores are known as Outdoor World stores. The largest store currently is the Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. As of June 2022, the company operates 159 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's stores combined.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: Bass Pro Shops owns White River Marine Group which manufactures and distributes boats under the brand names Ranger, Nitro, Triton, Tahoe, Tracker, Sun Tracker, Regency, Mako, and Ascend.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: On May 20, 2021, the White River Marine Group purchased Hatteras Yachts, a company that specializes in creating yachts and speedboats.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: At every Bass Pro location, there are names on the front of the buildings to represent their theme and location. As of 2022, there are five types of stores: Outdoor World, Outpost, Stick Marsh Outpost, Sportsman's Center, and White River Outpost. All locations contain a 34,000-gallon freshwater aquarium with animal statues, waterfalls, etc.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: Bass Pro's Outdoor World locations contain theming of being in a cypress forest with animal displays, marble flooring portraying rivers with fish outlines, and more wood to represent the forest theme. Some also contain displays on the ceilings, such as a bear trying to cross a broken bridge with a man on the other side.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: Bass Pro's Outpost locations contain themes of a modern wooden Outpost, similar to a big cabin near a campsite, with less theming in the aisles, with fish, birds, etc., but has more animal displays on walls with foliage.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: As the name suggests, this location is decorated with the Stick Marsh theme (many islands, lakes, alligators, etc.) as found in Florida, and suggests being in an everglades-type outpost with tin roofing, broken wooden walls, and many leaves hanging from the ceiling with trees in the middle of the aisles. This location can only be found in the Palm Bay Florida's Bass Pro Shop. At its entrance, it contains many animal statues, an old pick-up truck on the ceiling, and many photo collections. It also has live alligators and hogs outside for customers to watch.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: Bass Pro's Sportsman's Center locations contain fewer themes in the store and outside, with a lot more animal displays in the entrance corridor, and more wall-themed displays. Some Sportsman's Centers also contain similar Outdoor World themes.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: The White River Outpost location in Branson Landing, Missouri is intended to depict the White River's environment with wooden walls and trees, suggesting that you are in Missouri's Ozark Mountains, and as well pictures of some birds on the ceiling, and many photo collections.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: Bass Pro Shops has been a longtime partner of Richard Childress Racing. During the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, they are the primary sponsor for the No. 19 car driven by Martin Truex Jr. and Austin Dillon's No. 3 car, as well as hosting the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. In previous seasons, they have also sponsored Dale Earnhardt, Tony Stewart, Jaime McMurray, Ryan Newman, Ty Dillon, and Daniel Hemric. In the Xfinity Series, Bass Pro Shops is the main sponsor for the No. 9 car driven by Noah Gragson.


title: Bass Pro Shops

text: The NRA National Sporting Arms Museum opened in Springfield's Bass Pro on August 2, 2013. It features sporting artifacts, including some historical firearms from the NRA Museum Collection. The museum also hosts firearms and artwork from the Remington Arms Company factory collection, including engraved Colt revolvers of the American frontier and firearms of U.S. Presidents.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, while Republicans retained control of Congress. This marked the first and most recent time Republicans won or held unified control of the presidency and Congress since 2004.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: Trump won his party's nomination after defeating Ted Cruz and several other candidates in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. With Democratic president Barack Obama term-limited, Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. Trump won the general election with 304 of the 538 electoral votes, although Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 2.1%.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: Democrats won a net gain of two seats in the Senate and six seats in the House of Representatives, but Republicans retained control of both chambers. In the gubernatorial elections, Republicans won a net gain of two seats. Various other state, territorial, and local races and referendums were held throughout the year. This was the first presidential election since 2000, where the winning candidate failed to have coattails in either house of Congress. This is the most recent election where one party simultaneously gained seats in both houses of Congress.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: Wall Street banks and other big financial institutions spent a record $2 billion trying to influence the 2016 United States elections.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: Trump's right-wing populist nationalist campaign, which promised to "Make America Great Again" and opposed political correctness, illegal immigration, and many United States free-trade agreements garnered extensive free media coverage due to Trump's inflammatory comments. Clinton emphasized her extensive political experience, denounced Trump and many of his supporters as a "basket of deplorables", bigots and extremists, and advocated the expansion of President Obama's policies; racial, LGBT, and women's rights; and inclusive capitalism.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: The United States government's intelligence agencies concluded the Russian government interfered in the 2016 United States elections. A joint US intelligence review stated with high confidence that, "Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election. In May 2019, Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced Russians hacked voting databases in two Florida counties prior to the 2016 presidential election and no election results were compromised.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial presidential election. The electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2010 census from which presidential electors electing the president and vice president were chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes were required to win. In one of the greatest election upsets in U.S. History, businessman and reality television personality Donald Trump of New York won the Republican Party's presidential nomination on July 19, 2016, after defeating Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and several other candidates in the Republican primary elections. Former Secretary of State, First Lady and New York Senator Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Party's presidential nomination on July 26, 2016, after defeating Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and others in the Democratic primary elections. This was the first election with a female presidential nominee from a major political party, as well as the first election since 1944 that had major party presidential nominees from the same home state. Clinton won the popular vote, taking 48% of the vote compared to Trump's 46% of the vote, but Trump won the electoral vote and thus the presidency. Libertarian Gary Johnson won 3.3% of the popular vote, the strongest performance by a third party presidential nominee since the 1996 election. Trump won the states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Ohio, and Iowa, all of which were won by Obama in 2008 and 2012. The election is one of five presidential elections in American history in which the winner of the popular vote did not win the presidency.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: All seats in Senate Class 3 were up for election. Democrats won a net gain of two seats, but Republicans retained a majority with 52 seats in the 100-member chamber.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Additionally, elections were held to select the delegates for the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories, including the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: Democrats won a net gain of six seats, but Republicans held a 241-to-194 majority following the elections. Nationwide, Republicans won the popular vote for the House of Representatives by a margin of 1.1 percent.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: Regular elections were held for the governorships of 11 U.S. states and two U.S. territories. Additionally, a special election was held in Oregon after the resignation of John Kitzhaber as governor. Republicans won a net gain of two seats by winning open seats in Missouri, Vermont, and New Hampshire while Democrats defeated an incumbent in North Carolina.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: In 2016, 44 states held state legislative elections; 86 of the 99 chambers were up for election. Only six states did not hold state legislative elections: Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia, Alabama, and Maryland. Seven state legislative chambers changed hands, with Democrats winning both chambers in the Nevada legislature and the New Mexico House of Representatives, while Republicans won the Kentucky House of Representatives, and the Iowa and Minnesota Senate. The Alaska House of Representatives flipped from Republican control to a Democrat-led coalition majority.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: Many states also held elections for other elected offices, such as attorney general. Many states held ballot measures.


title: 2016 United States elections

text: This table shows the partisan results of Congressional, gubernatorial, presidential, and state legislative races held in each state and territory in 2016. Note that not all states and territories hold gubernatorial, state legislative, and United States Senate elections in 2016; additionally, the territories do not have electoral votes in American presidential elections, and neither Washington, D.C. nor the territories elect members of the United States Senate. Washington, D.C., and the five inhabited territories each elect one non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives. Nebraska's unicameral legislature and the governorship and legislature of American Samoa are officially non-partisan. In the table, offices/legislatures that are not up for election in 2016 are already filled in for the "after 2016 elections" section, although vacancies or party switching could potentially lead to a flip in partisan control.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (, , , ), represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions. The Swiss Alps extend over both the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps, encompassing an area sometimes called Central Alps. While the northern ranges from the Bernese Alps to the Appenzell Alps are entirely in Switzerland, the southern ranges from the Mont Blanc massif to the Bernina massif are shared with other countries such as France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Swiss Alps comprise almost all the highest mountains of the Alps, such as Dufourspitze (4,634 m), the Dom (4,545 m), the Liskamm (4,527 m), the Weisshorn (4,506 m) and the Matterhorn (4,478 m). The other following major summits can be found in this list of mountains of Switzerland.


title: Swiss Alps

text: Since the Middle Ages, transit across the Alps played an important role in history. The region north of St Gotthard Pass became the nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the early 14th century.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Alps cover 60% of Switzerland's total surface area, making it one of the most "alpine" countries. Despite the fact that Switzerland covers only 14% of the Alps total area, 48 out of 82 alpine four-thousanders are located in the Swiss Alps and practically all of the remaining 34 are within of the country's border.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The glaciers of the Swiss Alps cover an area of — 3% of the Swiss territory, representing 44% of the total glaciated area in the Alps i.e. .


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Swiss Alps are situated south of the Swiss Plateau and north of the national border. The limit between the Alps and the plateau runs from Vevey on the shores of Lake Geneva to Rorschach on the shores of Lake Constance, passing close to the cities of Thun and Lucerne. The not well defined regions in Switzerland that lie on the margin of the Alps, especially those on the north side, are called the "Swiss Prealps" ("Préalpes" in French, "Voralpen" in German, "Prealpi" in Italian). The Swiss Prealps are mainly made of limestone and they generally do not exceed .


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Alpine cantons (from highest to lowest) are Valais, Bern, Graubünden, Uri, Glarus, Ticino, St. Gallen, Vaud, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Schwyz, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Fribourg, Lucerne and Zug. The countries with which Switzerland shares mountain ranges of the Alps are (from west to east): France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Alps are usually divided into two main parts, the Western Alps and Eastern Alps, whose division is along the Rhine from Lake Constance to the Splügen Pass. The western ranges occupy the greatest part of Switzerland while the more numerous eastern ranges are much smaller and are all situated in the canton of Graubünden. The latter is part of the Central Eastern Alps, except the Ortler Alps which belong to the Southern Limestone Alps. The Pennine, Bernese and Bernina Range are the highest ranges of the country, they contain respectively 38, 9 and 1 summit over 4000 meters. The lowest range is the Appenzell Alps culminating at 2,500 meters.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The north side of the Swiss Alps is drained by the Rhône, Rhine and Inn (which is part of the Danube basin) while the south side is mainly drained by the Ticino (Po basin). The rivers on the north empty into the Mediterranean, North and Black Sea, on the south the Po empty in the Adriatic Sea. The major triple watersheds in the Alps are located within the country, they are: Piz Lunghin, Witenwasserenstock and Monte Forcola. Between the Witenwasserenstock and Piz Lunghin runs the European Watershed separating the basin of the Atlantic (the North Sea) and the Mediterranean Sea (Adriatic and the Black Sea). The European watershed lies only partially on the main chain. Switzerland possesses 6% of Europe's freshwater, and is sometimes referred to as the "water tower of Europe".


title: Swiss Alps

text: Since the highest dams are located in Alpine regions, many large mountain lakes are artificial and are used as hydroelectric reservoirs. Some large artificial lakes can be found above 2,300 m, but natural lakes larger than 1 km are generally below 1,000 m (with the exceptions of lakes in the Engadin such as Lake Sils, and Oeschinen in the Bernese Oberland). The melting of low-altitude glaciers can generate new lakes, such as the 0.25 km large Triftsee which formed between 2002 and 2003.


title: Swiss Alps

text: Switzerland has been using this concerning transition in climate as a positive opportunity to develop new innovations and to change the ways that energy is being produced in the country. Switzerland depends on the use of hydroelectricity to power nearby communities, but as glaciers melt and stop refreezing, the melting that creates the energy ceases to exist. Researchers have been evaluating how the topography will change as the glaciers begin to decrease and they are looking more deeply into potential construction costs, energy production, and future problems they might encounter with these new developments. Switzerland is one of many countries that need to begin to think about the future of energy production in response to climate change. Switzerland is paving the way for a new wave of innovation and creative problem solving that the rest of the world will eventually need to follow.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The following table gives the surface area above 2000 m and 3000 m and the respective percentage on the total area of each canton whose high point is above 2000 metres.


title: Swiss Alps

text: PERMOS (The Swiss Permafrost Monitoring Network) is an operational monitoring service, and its main goal is to create long-term scientific documentation of the permafrost changes in the Swiss Alps. To accurately represent the current conditions of the Alps, the network records permafrost temperatures and thermal changes in boreholes, the bottom temperature of the snow cover, ground surface temperature, and the development of snow cover. The network additionally takes air photos periodically from selected areas. These monitoring strategies continue to develop as new research and data are recorded over time. The glaciers in the Swiss Alps have lost around half their volume during the last 90–120 years.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The composition of the great tectonic units reflects the history of the formation of the Alps. The rocks from the Helvetic zone on the north and the Austroalpine nappes – Southern Alps on the south come originally from the European and African continent respectively. The rocks of the Penninic nappes belong to the former area of the Briançonnais microcontinent and the Tethys Ocean. The closure of the latter by subduction under the African plate (Piemont Ocean first and Valais Ocean later) preceded the collision between the two plates and the so-called alpine orogeny. The major thrust fault of the Tectonic Arena Sardona in the eastern Glarus Alps gives a visible illustration of mountain-building processes and was therefore declared a UNESCO World Heritage. Another fine example gives the Alpstein area with several visible upfolds of Helvetic zone material.


title: Swiss Alps

text: With some exceptions, the Alps north of Rhône and Rhine are part of the Helvetic Zone and those on the south side are part of the Penninic nappes. The Austroalpine zone concerns almost only the Eastern Alps, with the notable exception of the Matterhorn.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The last glaciations greatly transformed Switzerland's landscape. Many valleys of the Swiss Alps are U-shaped due to glacial erosion. During the maximum extension of the Würm glaciation (18,000 years ago) the glaciers completely covered the Swiss Plateau, before retreating and leaving remnants only in high mountain areas. In modern times the Aletsch Glacier in the western Bernese Alps is the largest and longest in the Alps, reaching a maximum depth of 900 meters at Konkordiaplatz. Along with the Fiescher and Aar Glaciers, the region became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. An effect of the retreat of the Rhine Glacier some 10,000 years ago was the Flims Rockslide, the biggest still visible landslide worldwide.


title: Swiss Alps

text: To protect endangered species some sites have been brought under protection. The Swiss National Park in Graubünden was established in 1914 as the first alpine national park. The Entlebuch area was designated a biosphere reserve in 2001. The largest protected area in the country is the Parc Ela, opened in 2006, which covers an area of 600 square kilometres. The Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area is the first World Heritage Site in the Alps.


title: Swiss Alps

text: As the temperature decreases with altitude (0.56 °C per 100 meters on yearly average), three different altitudinal zones, each having distinct climate, are found in the Swiss Alps:


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Subalpine zone is the region that lies below the tree line. It is the most important region as it is the largest of the three and contains almost all human settlements as well as the productive areas. The forests are mainly composed of conifers above 1,200–1,400 meters, the deciduous tree forest is confined to lower elevations. The upper limit of the Subalpine zone is located at about 1,800 meters on the north side of the Alps and about 2,000 meters on the south side. It can, however, differ in some regions such as the Appenzell Alps (1,600 meters) or the Engadin valley (2,300 meters).


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Alpine zone is situated above the tree line and is clear of trees because of low average temperatures. It contains mostly grass and small plants along with mountain flowers. Below the permafrost limit (at about 2,600 meters), the alpine meadows are often used as pastures. Some villages can still be found on the lowest altitudes such as Riederalp (1,940 m) or Juf (2,130 m). The extent of the Alpine zone is limited by the first permanent snow, its altitude greatly varies depending on the location (and orientation), it comprises between 2,800 and 3,200 meters.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The glacial zone is the area of permanent snow and ice. When the steepness of the slope is not too high it results in an accumulation and compaction of snow, which transforms into ice. The glacier-formed then flows down the valley and can reach as far down as 1,500 meters (the Upper Grindelwald Glacier). Where the slopes are too steep, the snow accumulates to form overhanging seracs, which periodically fall off due to the downward movement of the glacier and cause ice avalanches. The Bernese Alps, Pennine Alps, and Mont Blanc Massif contain most of the glaciated areas in the Alps. Except for research stations such as the Sphinx Observatory, no settlements are to be found in those regions.


title: Swiss Alps

text: Due to the change in weather patterns, the summers are expected to continue getting warmer and drier, while the winters are expected to become moister. This change in the weather increases the chances of flooding with heavier rainfall, the melting of permafrost zones, a change in the geography and wildlife, and the occurrence of more deadly rock slides. Furthermore, natural hazards are occurring more frequently, such as floods, avalanches, and landslides. Additionally, the water supply that the glaciers originally provided is on the decline, which is problematic for producing energy, agricultural practices, and other human use. Finally, the glacial melting puts the economy at risk because there will be less incoming financial revenue from the tourism and recreation services that these glaciers and ecosystems typically provide. All of these impacts will disrupt the nearby communities and require that updated infrastructure and safety measures be put into place to prevent mass destruction.


title: Swiss Alps

text: Tourism in the Swiss Alps began with the first ascents of the main peaks of the Alps (Jungfrau in 1811, Piz Bernina in 1850, Monte Rosa in 1855, Matterhorn in 1856, Dom in 1858, Weisshorn in 1861) mostly by British mountain climbers accompanied by the local guides. The construction of facilities for tourists started in the mid-nineteenth century with the building of hotels and mountain huts (creation of the Swiss Alpine Club in 1863) and the opening of mountain train lines (Rigi in 1873, Pilatus in 1889, Gornergrat in 1898). The Jungfraubahn opened in 1912; it leads to the highest railway station in Europe, the Jungfraujoch.


title: Swiss Alps

text: Switzerland enjoys a 62,000-km network of well-maintained trails, of which 23,000 are located in mountainous areas. Many mountains attract a large number of alpinists from around the world, especially the 4000-meter summits and the great north faces (Eiger, Matterhorn and Piz Badile). The large winter resorts are also popular destinations in summer, as most of aerial tramways operate through the year, enabling hikers and mountaineers to reach high altitudes without much effort. The Klein Matterhorn is the highest summit of the European continent to be served by cable car.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The major destinations for skiing and other winter sports are located in Valais, Bernese Oberland and Graubünden. Some villages are car-free and can be accessed only with public transports such as Riederalp and Bettmeralp. Zermatt and Saas-Fee have both summer ski areas. The ski season starts from as early as November and runs to as late as May; however, the majority of ski resorts in Switzerland tend to open in December and run through to April. The most visited places are:


title: Swiss Alps

text: Other important destinations on the regional level are Engelberg-Titlis (Central Switzerland / OW) and Gotthard Oberalp Arena with Andermatt (Central Switzerland / UR) and Sedrun (GR), Leysin-Les Mosses, Villars-sur-Ollon, Les Diablerets-Glacier 3000 (all VD), Leukerbad (VS), Savognin, Scuol, Obersaxen, Breil/Brigels (all GR), Meiringen – Hasliberg (BE), Sörenberg (LU), Klewenalp with Beckenried and Emmetten (both NW), Melchsee-Frutt (OW), Flumserberg and Pizol (both Sarganserland in SG), Toggenburg with Wildhaus – Unterwasser – Alt St. Johann (SG), Hoch-Ybrig and Stoos (all SZ), Braunwald and Elm (GL), Airolo and Bosco/Gurin (TI) and many more.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The first person to ski in Grindelwald, Switzerland was Englishmen Gerald Fox (a resident of Tone Dale House in England) who put his skis on in his hotel bedroom in 1881 and walked out through the hotel Bar to the slopes wearing them.


title: Swiss Alps

text: Climate change is impacting European Alpine tourism due to the increasing number and intensity of natural hazards, and it is endangering the accessibility and infrastructure of tourism destinations. Melting glaciers are affecting the attractiveness of the Alpine landscape, increasing winter temperatures will result in a shorter skiing season, and these climate changes are limiting the amount of snow coverage produced. All of these climate and geographical factors are leading to a smaller number of visitors and reduced revenues which can have an intense economic impact on winter tourism. In response to these changes, Switzerland has turned to the production of artificial snow to match the demand for these tourist destinations and to uphold the structure and well-being of the economy.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The Swiss Alps and Switzerland enjoy an extensive transport network. Virtually every mountain village can be reached by public transport, either by rail, bus, funicular, cable car, or usually a combination of them. The main companies of the coherently integrated public transport system are:


title: Swiss Alps

text: Most of the mountain regions are within 1 to 3 hours travel of Switzerland's main cities and their respective airport. The Engadine in Graubünden is between 3 and 6 hours away from the large cities; the train journey itself, with the panoramic Glacier Express or Bernina Express, is popular with tourists.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The crossing of the Alps is a key issue at national and international levels, as the European continent is at places divided by the range. Since the beginning of industrialisation Switzerland has improved its transalpine network; it began in 1882, by building the Gotthard Rail Tunnel, followed in 1906 by the Simplon Tunnel and 1913 by the Lötschberg Tunnel, and more recently, in 2007, by the Lötschberg Base Tunnel. The 57.1-km long Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel of the world, opened in 2016 and provides a direct flat rail link through the Alps.


title: Swiss Alps

text: The different names of the mountains and other landforms are named in the four national languages. The table below gives the most recurrent names.


title: Swiss Alps

text: Also, a large number of peaks outside the Alps were named or nicknamed after Swiss mountains, such as the Wetterhorn Peak in Colorado or the Matterhorn Peak in California (see the Matterhorn article for a list of "Matterhorns in the world").


title: Swiss Alps

text: The confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin-Austen Glacier south of K2 in the Karakoram range was named after the Konkordiaplatz by European explorers.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: The 2020–21 season was Manchester City Football Club's 119th in existence and their 19th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Manchester City participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, as well as the UEFA Champions League, entering the competition for the tenth consecutive year, with their best result being a semi-final in 2016. The season covered the period from 16 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: During this season, City achieved a remarkable winning streak, which ran 82 days from December 2020 to March 2021. During this run, City broke the records for most consecutive wins by a top flight English team in all competitions (21), the most consecutive league wins by a top flight team from the start of a calendar year (13) and equalled their club record for 28 games unbeaten in all competitions. City also set a record run of consecutive away wins in all competitions for a top flight team (20), a club and English record run of consecutive unbeaten away matches (23) and an English record run of consecutive away league wins (12) during this season.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 14 April, City advanced to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in five years, after three consecutive quarter-final eliminations in 2018–20. On 25 April, the Blues defeated Tottenham to win their record-equalling fourth consecutive, and eighth overall, League Cup title. On 4 May, City reached the Champions League final for the first time in their history as they defeated Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals. On 11 May, the Citizens were officially confirmed as Premier League champions for the third time in four seasons following a 1–2 home defeat of second-placed Manchester United at the hands of Leicester City. On 29 May, City were defeated 1–0 by Chelsea in the Champions League final, ending their hopes of winning a treble and clinching the first European trophy since 1970.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: Rúben Dias, Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne and Pep Guardiola were amongst the City representatives recognised in the various end of season awards. The season was the first since 2009–10 without David Silva, who departed to join Real Sociedad.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: The 2020–21 season began in September 2020 during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The protocols used to permit the 2019–20 Premier League season to be concluded were extended into the new season so that professional sport could be played in front of a television audience, with the expectation that fans would be able to attend games in person once infection rates fell and public health restrictions could be lifted. However, by the end of March 2021 only one game involving Manchester City (away against Southampton on 19 December) had been played in front of (2,000) spectators.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: City had invested heavily in their central defence during the summer with the purchases of Rúben Dias from Benfica and Nathan Aké from Bournemouth. Nicolás Otamendi moved in the opposite direction to Dias to join the Portuguese side. The transfers were designed to improve the team's perceived weakness in the defensive area since Vincent Kompany had left City at the end of the 2018–19 season. Ferran Torres was also signed from Valencia as a replacement winger for Leroy Sané, who had departed for Bayern Munich.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: Some initially inconsistent league results left City in the bottom half of the table when they were defeated 2–0 by Tottenham Hotspur on 21 November (albeit with a game in hand over many of the clubs above them). However, their league form improved for the remainder of the year as the Blues ended 2020 with no further defeats. This was mainly due to City's defensive record, with them registering six consecutive clean sheets in all competitions and ending the year with 13 clean sheets in total from 23 games played. City were undefeated in cup competitions by the end of 2020, reaching the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup for the fourth consecutive year and, more importantly, the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League for the eighth consecutive season, with their highest ever group stage points total (16 points).


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: Initially, City were less effective at the other end of the pitch than they had been in the previous three seasons. In part, this was due to the injury of Sergio Agüero, that had been carried over from the end of the prior season, and further injuries to Agüero and Gabriel Jesus that left City without a recognised first team striker in the squad until the beginning of December.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: A SARS-CoV-2 outbreak at the City Football Academy over Christmas led to the postponement of City's game versus Everton on 28 December to 17 February, and up to nine first team players were in isolation at the beginning of the new year, including, once again, Sergio Agüero and Gabriel Jesus.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: Nevertheless, City's good form continued into January 2021, with the team ending the month with a perfect 100% win record in all nine of their competitive fixtures, the most by a team in the top four tiers of English football in a single month since the formation of the Football League in 1888. In the process they beat Manchester United in a single legged semi-final to reach City's fourth consecutive League Cup final, reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to twelve games with eight consecutive wins, climbed the table from 9th to 1st and achieved nineteen games unbeaten with twelve consecutive wins in all competitions to the end of January.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: At the halfway point of the season (Game Week 19), Manchester City were leading the Premier League with 41 points from 19 games, a point ahead of Manchester United and with a game in hand.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: In February and March, City maintained their form to extend their winning run in all competitions to 21 games, a new record for a top flight side in English football. They also matched their previous club record of 28 games unbeaten and broke their own national top flight record by winning fourteen consecutive away games in all competitions. Pep Guardiola went on to record his 200th win when his side defeated West Ham 2–1 at the Etihad Stadium. At the time, he had also achieved a higher win percentage managing Manchester City than he had when he managed Barcelona.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 7 February, City thrashed Liverpool 4–1 on the road to achieve their first victory at Anfield in almost 18 years and only their third win there in fifty games since 1956. Their winning run was ended when City were beaten 2–0 at the Etihad by rivals Manchester United on 7 March. On 16 March, City defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 (4–0 on aggregate) and advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals for the fourth year in a row. On 20 March, the Blues scored two late goals to beat Everton on the road and advance to the FA Cup semi-finals for the third consecutive year.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 29 March, the club announced that Sergio Agüero would be leaving at the end of the season on expiration of his contract. In 10 seasons at City Agüero had become, at the time, the club's all-time leading goalscorer, the fourth highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League, the goalscorer with the most Premier League goals at a single club (and its leading non-English scorer) and the holder of a plethora of club goal scoring records. At the time he was also City's most decorated player of all time with fifteen league and cup winner medals. He would also be remembered in club and English football history as the winning goalscorer at the denouement of the 2011–12 Premier League season, when City won their first title in 44 years by defeating Queens Park Rangers 3–2, with Agüero scoring in the 94th minute to clinch the title for Manchester City. The Blues finished ahead of closest rivals Manchester United on goal difference.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: In April it was announced that the Carabao Cup final between City and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley would be a test for the return of spectators to sports events with 8,000 tickets available: the two clubs would be allocated 2,000 tickets each with the remaining 4,000 made available for the residents of Brent and local NHS workers. All attendees would have to consent to mandatory COVID-19 testing before and after the event, travel only by car or on specially chartered trains and coaches from Manchester and provide contact data for track and trace purposes. The match would be the first outdoor sports event with supporters of the teams involved in attendance in the UK in 2021.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: City began their April and May season run-in still in contention for an unprecedented quadruple of major English and European titles, a feat they had been close to achieving in three of their previous seven seasons, and which they previously came closest to in the 2018–19 season when the Blues won an also unprecedented domestic treble. On 1 April, they led the league on 74 points, 14 points ahead of Manchester United in second place who had a game in hand.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: This lead narrowed to 11 points on Game Week 31 when City suffered a 1–2 home defeat to Leeds United, leaving them requiring at most 11 points from their remaining six fixtures to secure the league title. This defeat occurred between the two legs of City's Champions League quarter-finals against Borussia Dortmund. The first leg at home in Manchester ended as a 2–1 victory to City and Guardiola made seven changes to his team in the Leeds fixture to rest key players for the second leg in Dortmund.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 14 April, City defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–1 away from home (4–2 on aggregate) and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time under Pep Guardiola and only second time in their history.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 17 April, City's hopes for an unprecedented quadruple were tarnished, as the Blues were defeated 1–0 by Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, the second consecutive time City had been eliminated at this stage.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: The following day, 18 April, it was announced that City had joined the proposed European Super League as one of its twelve founder members together with the five other "Big Six" English football clubs. However, the announcement led to widespread condemnation from The Football Association, the Premier League, UEFA and FIFA, as well as from the UK's Conservative government and Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Within 48 hours of the initial announcement on 20 April, City announced that they had withdrawn from the Super League to be followed shortly by the other five English clubs. By the following day, only three of the original founders – Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus – remained committed, and it seemed that the proposal had collapsed.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 25 April, City defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 in the League Cup final to lift their first trophy of the season. This victory was the club's fourth consecutive EFL Cup title and their eighth overall, matching the records held by Liverpool. On 4 May, City reached their first ever European Cup / Champions League final by defeating Paris Saint Germain 2–0 (4–1 on aggregate) in the semi-finals. They would face Chelsea in the final, making it the third all-English final in the competition's history.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 11 May, City were officially crowned Premier League champions, clinching their third title in four seasons and their fifth in ten seasons. The Blues previously failed to complete their league victory on the previous weekend, when they fielded a team with eight changes from the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals and were beaten 1–2 at home by Chelsea, but second-placed Manchester United's 1–2 home defeat to Leicester City three days later left City ten points ahead with only three games of the season left to play. In the end, they won the league by twelve points from second-placed Manchester United. On 23 May, City completed the league season, beating Everton 5–0 in front of 10,000 spectators at the Etihad Stadium. This would be the club's only home game in front of fans that season. This was also Sergio Agüero's final home game in City colours, an occasion he marked by coming off the bench in the 65th minute and scoring two goals, mirroring his debut performance against Swansea in August 2011 and also breaking Wayne Rooney's record for most Premier League goals at a single club (184).


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 29 May, City were defeated 0–1 by Chelsea in the Champions League final in an anti-climactic performance. Kevin De Bruyne was brutally injured by Antonio Rüdiger in the second half, and N'Golo Kanté's brilliant performance limited City's attacking options. Guardiola's decision not to start a holding midfielder was also criticized as one of the reasons behind City's defeat. Still, City's European breakthrough signified their most successful season to date and Pep Guardiola showed his pride in the runners-up medal.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020. The 2020–21 season officially began on 12 September 2020. However, clubs who had participated in the latter rearranged knockout rounds of the previous season's Champions League and Europa League competitions in August 2020 were allowed a further week to rest and prepare their squads for the new season. City's game at home versus Aston Villa originally scheduled for Game Week 1 was therefore postponed until later in the season and instead they started their campaign on the following Monday night away to Wolves. The Aston Villa home game was eventually rearranged for 20 January 2021.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: On 28 December 2020, City's away game at Everton was postponed four hours before kick off following a Premier League Board meeting. Manchester City lodged a request with the Premier League to rearrange the fixture following an increase in positive SARS-CoV-2 test results received by the club earlier the same day, on top of four positive cases reported on Christmas Day for two non-playing staff, Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus. The Board agreed to rearrange the game as a safety precaution. The game was subsequently rescheduled for 17 February 2021.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: Note: Match numbers indicated on the left hand side are references to the Game Weeks (GW) scheduled by the Premier League, and not the order in which matches were played after postponements and schedule alterations.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: The draw for the third round was held on 30 November 2020 by Robbie Savage and shown live on BBC One. The draws for the fourth and fifth round were both made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch. The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 11 February 2021 and conducted by Karen Carney. The draw for the semi-finals was made, live on BBC One, by Dion Dublin on 21 March 2021.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: The draw for both the second and third rounds was confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb. The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: In the end of season awards, Ederson won the Premier League Golden Glove for the second consecutive season with his record of 19 clean sheets. Rúben Dias was recognised for his impressive debut season and the impact he had on leading the team's defence in winning the club's own Player of the Year, the prestigious Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Season awards. Kevin De Bruyne won the PFA Players' Player of the Year for the second consecutive time. Phil Foden won the Premier League Young Player of the Season and PFA Young Player of the Year, being recognised for his emergence as an outstanding English talent; and six City players were part of the PFA Team of the Year. Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola was awarded the League Managers Association Manager of the Year and the Premier League Manager of the Season awards. Overall, this was the most awards won by City players and managers in the same season.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: Dias was the first defender to win this award since the 1988–89 season and, at the time, the fifth Manchester City player to receive it.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: Dias was the first defender to win this award since the 2011–12 season, when it was won by a former City player Vincent Kompany, and, at the time, the third Manchester City player to receive it.


title: 2020–21 Manchester City F.C. season

text: Gudogan's consecutive wins in January and February were the first time a City player had won consecutive Player on the Month awards.


title: DiDi

text: Didi Chuxing Technology Co. (stylized DiDi, , pronounced [tɨ́tɨ́ ʈʂʰúɕɪ̌ŋ]), formerly named Didi Dache () and Didi Kuaidi (), is a Chinese vehicle for hire company headquartered in Beijing with over 550 million users and tens of millions of drivers. The company provides app-based transportation services, including taxi hailing, private car hailing, social ride-sharing, and bike sharing; on-demand delivery services; and automobile services, including sales, leasing, financing, maintenance, fleet operation, electric vehicle charging, and co-development of vehicles with automakers. The company is a subsidiary of Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc.


title: DiDi

text: In June 2012, following eight years working in Alibaba's sales and Alipay divisions, Cheng Wei founded Didi Dache (), a taxi-hailing app, through BeiJing XiaoJu Keji Co. (; Xiaoju 小桔 means "little orange"). 嘀嘀打车 then changed to . "滴滴" means "beep beep" in Mandarin (like a car's horn). So 滴滴打车 literally means "Beep-beep! Mobility".


title: DiDi

text: The application was the initial incarnation of Didi Chuxing's ride-hailing service, and consisted of an app for consumers to request taxis and other rideshare services for immediate pick up. BeiJing XiaoJu Keji Co. developed the app. In November 2012, Tencent invested $15 million in the company.


title: DiDi

text: A study in December 2013 by Analysis International, estimated that at the time Didi Dache (backed by Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Limited) held approximately 55% of the smartphone-based taxi-hailing market in China (about 150 million Chinese were estimated to use their smartphones to hail taxis). According to the same study, Kuaidi Dache (快的打车; meaning "Fast Taxi"), backed by Alibaba Group, held most of the remaining market share. Aggressive fundraising by the two companies resulted in Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache raising US$700 million and US$600 million from private investors, respectively, to sustain their growth in the world's largest transport market. In February 2015 the companies merged to form Didi Kuaidi.


title: DiDi

text: In May 2015, Didi Kuaidi spent aggressively to compete with other startups including Yidao Yongche () and Uber (of which Baidu was an investor). The company also added other features to complement its basic taxi-calling function such as new premium vehicle services, functions for carpool and designated driver transportation modes and enhanced accessibility functions for passengers with disabilities. In July 2015, Didi Kuaidi completed a US$2 billion fundraising round, bringing the company's cash reserves to over US$3.5 billion; the same month, Didi Kuaidi was reported to get 80.2% market share in car hire services. Didi Kuaidi's existing stakeholders, including Alibaba, Tencent, Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd and Coatue Management, participated in the round, alongside new investors including, Capital International Private Equity Fund and Ping An Ventures, part of Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd. The July 2015 fundraise is ranked as the world's largest single fundraising round by any private company, as well as the largest fundraising round for a Chinese mobile internet company at that time.


title: DiDi

text: By September 2015, Didi Kuaidi had obtained 80% market share in private car hailing services and 99% of the taxis market share. The same month, Didi Kuaidi announced the launch of a rebrand process, including a plan to rename itself "Didi Chuxing". Following the rebrand, in December 2015, taxi drivers concerned with the potential risk of ride-hailing applications cutting into their business protested against Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache, forcing both companies to close their offices in the city of Luoyang.


title: DiDi

text: By the beginning of 2016, Uber China, which started its Chinese operations in 2015, had become a major competitor to Didi Kuaidi. Uber's then-CEO, Travis Kalanick, claimed the company was losing over US$1 billion annually in China.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi closed a US$4.5 billion fundraising round in June 2016, with investors including Apple Inc., China Life Insurance Co., and a financial affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. As part of the round, DiDi secured a $2.5 billion syndicated loan arranged by China Merchants Bank Co. This equity share fundraising round is one of the world's largest by any private company, surpassing the previous record set by DiDi.


title: DiDi

text: On 1 August 2016, DiDi announced that it would acquire Uber China in an acquisition valuing Uber China at US$35 billion. As part of the deal, Uber acquired 5.89% of the combined Chinese company with preferred equity interest which at the time equated to a 17.7% economic interest in DiDi. The transaction also provided DiDi with a minority equity interest in Uber.


title: DiDi

text: In April 2019, Uber released a public version of its S-1 filing ahead of its planned initial public offering. As part of the filing, Uber revealed that at the time of filing, the company owned a 15.4% stake in DiDi. Uber's stake in the company was diluted (from 17.7% in 2016 to the 2019 stake) as a result of new investments from additional investors since 2016.


title: DiDi

text: In March 2017, "The Wall Street Journal" reported that SoftBank Group Corporation approached DiDi with an offer to invest $6 billion in the company to fund the ride-hailing firm's expansion in self-driving car technologies, with a significant portion of the money to come from SoftBank's then-planned $100 billion Vision Fund.


title: DiDi

text: On 28 April 2017, DiDi announced it closed a new financing round of over US$5.5 billion to support its global expansion strategy and continued investments in AI-based technologies. The round valued the company at US$50 billion.


title: DiDi

text: In December 2017, Reuters reported that DiDi had raised $4 billion for a global push into foreign markets and investments into technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.


title: DiDi

text: In May 2018 the company received a wave of negative media coverage when a female passenger on the company's Hitch social carpooling service was murdered by her driver. In August of the same year, a second female passenger was raped and killed by her driver using the same Hitch service on the DiDi platform. Following these incidents, DiDi suspended its Hitch services in August 2018, and began to reform its platform with improved safety standards. In September 2018, Didi announced an investment of $20 million in customer service, The app's safety updates included an evolving set of safety precautions and in-app functions, including the formation of an in-app safety center, en-route audio recording, police assistance button and blocking function to restrict service from certain drivers and passengers. The company also invested $20 million in its customer service offerings and increased its in-house customer service team to 8,000 staff.[63] As part of the update, DiDi created an online discussion platform to facilitate online and offline national public opinion surveys in China. Media reported that in 2018, DiDi recorded losses of up to $1.61 billion owing to heavy spend on training and recruitment of qualified and skilled drivers.


title: DiDi

text: In 2018, the company launched its "Red Flag Steering Wheel" program in which verified Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members would be visible as drivers. The company also pledged to hire 1,000 CCP members as part of its safety drive.


title: DiDi

text: In 2018, the company launched a bike and e-bike sharing platform and expanded vertically into auto service sector with the spinoff of Xiaoju Automobile Solutions, a platform providing auto sales, leasing, financing, car maintenance, refueling and recharging services to driver partners on the platform and independent vehicle owners.


title: DiDi

text: Since 2015, DiDi has invested in Grab, Lyft, Ola, Uber, 99, Bolt (Taxify) and Careem, and expanded into Latin America, Australia and Japan. In January 2018, DiDi acquired 99, a Brazilian ride hailing app.


title: DiDi

text: On 10 June 2021, DiDi filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange hoping to raise $10 billion, making it the second largest Chinese share offering in the US since Alibaba. On 16 June, it was reported that the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) launched an investigation into DiDi around pricing and competitive practices. On 30 June the company went public on the NYSE under the stock ticker "DIDI", raising $4.4 billion on a valuation of close to $70 billion US dollars.


title: DiDi

text: On 4 July 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered app stores to remove DiDi, after citing violations on the company's collection and usage of personal information. As a result, DiDi stopped registering new users and agreed that it would make changes to comply with rules and protect users' rights. The Chinese regulators also expanded the scope of their probe to include Full Truck Alliance Co. and Kanzhun Ltd, two other Chinese companies listed in the US, and announced that it would tighten rules for Chinese companies seeking to list or sell shares outside the country. DiDi's share price fell due to the news.


title: DiDi

text: On 8 July 2021, Chinese regulators fined DiDi, along with other Chinese tech firms such as Alibaba and Tencent, for alleged violations of the country's Anti-Monopoly Law. The fines were for 500,000 yuan ($77,174)—the maximum amount for such violations.


title: DiDi

text: On 9 July 2021, Chinese authorities ordered all app stores in China to remove 25 apps owned and operated by DiDi, including Didi Chuxing Enterprise Edition, Uber China, and D-Chat. A network security investigation conducted by Chinese authorities had found that the apps were illegally collecting and using personal information.


title: DiDi

text: On 16 July 2021, China sent state security and police officials to DiDi's headquarters in Beijing as part of the cybersecurity investigation, with members of the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Natural Resources stationed in the offices to conduct the investigation.


title: DiDi

text: On 2 August 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission temporarily halted all IPOs from Chinese companies due to the regulatory uncertainty surrounding DiDi and other Chinese companies listed in the US.


title: DiDi

text: On 3 December 2021, DiDi announced that it planned to delist from New York and relist on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Three weeks later, on 28 December 2021, DiDi blocked employees from selling shares indefinitely.


title: DiDi

text: In February 2022, DiDi began laying off employees due to regulatory issues and tighter competition. DiDi lost 20% of its order volume after the removal of its app from Chinese app stores, seeing a major drop in daily trips booked from 25 million as announced in its IPO prospectus, to just 20 million as of January 2022. Its market share in the ride-hailing sector dipped from nearly 90% to 70%, having ceded customers to competitors like Alibaba-backed AutoNavi, Geely's Cao Cao Mobility, and Meituan's ride-hailing service. Up to 20% of DiDi's staff is expected to be axed across most of its departments.


title: DiDi

text: On 21 February 2022, DiDi announced that they would be suspending services in Russia and Kazakhstan due to financial losses in both regions. However, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, DiDi reversed course and announced they would continue operating in Russia, after facing criticism from Chinese nationalists that the company was complying with Western sanctions.


title: DiDi

text: On 11 March 2022, DiDi's shares fell 44% (down 89% from the IPO price) after the Cyberspace Administration of China informed DiDi executives that they still failed to meet security regulations, and plans to re-list DiDi on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were halted.


title: DiDi

text: On 23 May 2022, DiDi formally announced that they will delist from the New York Stock Exchange in June, with plans to re-list its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange once the Chinese cybersecurity review is completed. The company completed its delisting from the NYSE on Friday, June 10th and began trading over-the-counter on June 13th under the trading symbol "DIDIY".


title: DiDi

text: On 21 July 2022, DiDi was fined 8.026 billion yuan ($1.2 billion USD) by the Cyberspace Administration of China for data protection issues. DiDi CEO, Cheng Wei, and DiDi President, Jean Liu, were also fined $150,000 each for the violations.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi serves 550 million users across over 400 cities with products including Taxi, Express, Premier, Luxe, Bus, Designated Driving, Enterprise Solutions, Bike Sharing, E-bike Sharing, Car Rental and sharing, and food delivery. A total of 7.43 billion rides were completed on DiDi's platform in 2017. Some of DiDi's services include:


title: DiDi

text: DiDi Taxi: Launched in September 2012, the service provides intelligent request-dispatching system for taxi companies to enhance driver efficiency and user experience. DiDi currently partners with more than 500 taxi companies in China, Japan and Brazil.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi Express: Launched in May 2015, the service matches riders traveling in the same direction with an available shared car. DiDi ExpressPool carries over 2.4 million daily rides in 2018.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi Premier: Launched in April 2014 and rebranded in 2018, the service includes a 24/7 customer service hotline in Chinese and English and special services, including premier vehicles equipped with child seats, adapted vehicles for riders with disabilities, and special arrangements for guide dogs.


title: DiDi

text: Designated Driving: Launched in July 2015, the service lets customers who own a vehicle request a chauffeur to drive them. In 2015, the service operated in about 200 cities.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi Bus: Launched initially in Beijing and Shenzhen in 2015, the platform offers a wide range of products and systems, including a real-time minibus pooling service (U+ Bus), customized bus services (Youdian Bus), data-based intelligent bus dispatching service and real-time bus service inquiry service. In 2018, DiDi launched an intermodal transportation recommendation function allowing users to search and book public transportation, online car-hailing and bike-sharing services in a single smartphone screen.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi Luxe: Launched in May 2017, the service offers professional chauffeurs and mid-to-high end premium luxury cars.


title: DiDi

text: Bike-Sharing: In April 2017, DiDi added bike-sharing services to its app. On 17 January 2018, DiDi launched its own bike-sharing platform, which integrates companies like Ofo, Bluegogo and DiDi-branded bikes and e-bikes.


title: DiDi

text: Xiaoju Automobile Solutions: Incubated in 2015 and put in trial operation in April 2018, Xiaoju provides various auto-related services, including leasing and trading, refueling and recharging, maintenance, repair and car-sharing services to DiDi drivers and independent car owners. In August 2018, DiDi announced a $1 billion investment into the platform. In January 2019, a Xiaoju Automobile Solutions app was launched.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi Financial Services: In January 2019, DiDi announced the launch of a new line of financial services, such as car insurance, personal loans and crowdfunded medical insurance, available through a separate "DiDi Finance" app.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi Food: Launched in April 2018, DiDi Foodie is DiDi's food delivery service, available in Mexico, Brazil and China.


title: DiDi

text: DiDi English: In May 2017, DiDi released an English-language service in the Chinese mainland. The service offers English-language user interface and a real-time, in-app, instant text message translation to facilitate rider-driver communication.


title: DiDi

text: Artificial Intelligence (AI): The DiDi Research Institute is focused on AI technologies including machine learning and computer vision to optimize the platform's dispatch system and route planning services. A few hundred scientists work on deep-learning technologies at the institute. To expand on this research, DiDi launched AI Labs in Beijing and in 2018 the company opened DiDi Labs in Mountain View, California. This facility mainly focuses on AI-based security and intelligent driving technologies.


title: DiDi

text: Big data operation: DiDi is building a cloud platform to integrate anonymized data from sensors on vehicles, static information and real-time events from roads with anonymized platform data including pick-up and drop-off, trips and carrying capacity information. This data allows platform supply and demand to be balanced efficiently, and enables mitigation tactics for traffic congestion.


title: DiDi

text: Smart transportation: The DiDi Smart Transportation Brain is powered by AI and cloud technology. The program's goal is to develop smart traffic lights and optimize traffic management systems that can be applied in cities facing road congestion. For instance, in April 2018, DiDi and the Beijing Capital International Airport Public Security Bureau Traffic Detachment jointly built a smart transportation innovation laboratory to promote smart airport traffic solutions including smart traffic lights, traffic information services and car-hailing management innovations. Since 2018, the traffic lights at more than 30 intersections in the airport area have been optimized, and the delays in the airport area at night peaks have been reduced by about 20%. As of 2019, DiDi Smart Transportation projects have been deployed in more than 20 cities, including Jinan, Guiyang, Tianjin, and Shenzhen. These projects include traffic management systems, smart traffic lights, smart traffic screens, and reversible lanes.


title: DiDi

text: January 2017: made a strategic investment in 99(app), Brazil's largest local shared mobility provider. In its official announcement, DiDi noted its intention to provide strategic guidance and support to 99 in the areas of technology, product development, operations and business planning.


title: DiDi

text: March 2017: opened a research and development center called DiDi Labs in Mountain View, California, U.S.


title: DiDi

text: August 2017: formed a strategic partnership with Taxify, a transportation network company operating in Europe and Africa. DiDi also formed a strategic partnership with Careem, a transportation network company operating in the Middle East and North Africa.


title: DiDi

text: February 2018: launched its new app in Hong Kong, which is an upgraded version of Kuaidi Taxi. It was also announced that DiDi will, along with SoftBank Group, begin a venture in Japan.


title: DiDi

text: July 2018: DiDi and Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. have set up a joint venture for taxi-hailing in Japan.


title: DiDi

text: November 2019: DiDi scheduled to commence ride sharing services in Perth, Western Australia. DiDi will be the third major player to enter the West Australian ride share market alongside Uber and Ola. DiDi also launched operations in Costa Rica this month.


title: DiDi

text: May 2021: DiDi launched services in other Russian cities (Ufa, Tomsk, Voronezh, Tyumen, Krasnodar and other).


title: DiDi

text: April 2022: DiDi suspended services in South Africa, which it launched in March of the previous year.


title: DiDi

text: Cheng Wei founded Beijing Orange Technology Co Ltd. in 2012, and soon launched Didi Dache, a taxi-hailing app. Prior to founding Beijing Orange, Cheng Wei worked in Alibaba Group for eight years. Cheng Wei holds a BA from Beijing University of Chemical Technology.


title: DiDi

text: Jean joined in DiDi in July 2014 from her previous position as managing director in Goldman Sachs Asia for 12 years. Jean is a member of the board of directors of ONE Foundation. Jean earned her B.A. from Peking University and her M.S. from Harvard University, both in Computer Science. Jean received an honorary Doctor of Commercial Science from New York University.


title: DiDi

text: Employment: DiDi claims that it provides over tens of millions of flexible job opportunities for people, including a considerable number of women, laid-off workers and veteran soldiers. Based on a survey released by DiDi in March 2019, women rideshare drivers in Brazil, China and Mexico account for 16.7%, 7.4% and 5.6% of total rideshare drivers on its platforms, respectively. DiDi supports more than 4,000 innovative SMEs, which provides more than 20,000 jobs additionally.


title: DiDi

text: Diversity: 40% of DiDi's employees are women. In 2017, DiDi launched a female career development plan and established the "DiDi Women's Network". It is reportedly the first female-oriented career development plan in a major Chinese Internet company.


title: Above the Rim

text: Above the Rim is a 1994 American sports drama film co-written and directed by Jeff Pollack in his directorial debut. The screenplay was written by Barry Michael Cooper, adapted from a story by Benny Medina.


title: Above the Rim

text: The film stars Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon and Marlon Wayans. Considered the conclusion to Cooper's "Harlem Trilogy" (the preceding films being "New Jack City" (1991) and "Sugar Hill" (1994)), the film tells the story about a promising New York City high school basketball star and his relationships with a drug dealer and a former basketball star, now employed as a security guard at the high school he was a promising young star at years ago.


title: Above the Rim

text: The film mostly took place in Harlem, with various scenes filmed at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics in East Harlem. Some of the basketball scenes were filmed at Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn, New York.


title: Above the Rim

text: Kyle-Lee Watson is a talented basketball player who is about to graduate from high school. While he waits to find out if he will receive a scholarship to Georgetown University, he finds himself in a difficult dilemma over a playground basketball tournament. He must decide whether to play for and follow his widely beloved basketball coach Mike Rollins and Birdie, a local drug dealer in the neighborhood. Thomas "Shep" Sheppard, a former standout player himself, now works as a high school security guard. Kyle feels resentment towards the security guard, because Kyle's own mother is falling in love with Shep.


title: Above the Rim

text: Coincidentally, Kyle's coach also wants Shep to coach his team when he feels it is time for him to retire. It is later revealed to Kyle that Shep is Birdie's older brother. Kyle makes a decision to run with Birdie's team until he decided to come back to his old team, because of Birdie's wrongful actions against Flip and Kyle's friend Bugaloo. In the tournament, both Kyle's and Birdie's teams march to the finals, with Kyle's team playing solid team basketball, while Birdie's team plays a very rough & dirty style.


title: Above the Rim

text: Before the finals, Birdie threatens Kyle, demanding Kyle to throw away the game, so that Birdie's team would win. Kyle is brutalized throughout the game, with Birdie's team having a solid lead. Shep, unable to watch any longer, joins Kyle's team. Despite being aggressively attacked throughout, Shep helps the team come back. In the final seconds, he passes the ball to Kyle, who dunks the ball and Kyle's team wins the game.


title: Above the Rim

text: After the loss, Birdie orders Motaw, his star player and gang member, to kill Kyle. Shep protects Kyle by jumping on him and Motaw shoots Shep. A security guard then fatally shoots Motaw twice. At a club, Bugaloo walks near Birdie and shoots Birdie, killing him, as revenge for previous humiliations. In the end, Kyle is revealed to have gotten the scholarship to Georgetown University. During a televised game, Kyle hits the game winner, while a recovered Shep watches with a smile.


title: Above the Rim

text: Filming for "Above the Rim" took place from October to November 1993, beginning on October 18 in Harlem, New York City. Allen Payne was the original choice to play Kyle Watson, but was rejected by Pollack in favor of Duane Martin. This was Tupac Shakur’s final theatrical film to be released during his lifetime before his death two years later in 1996.


title: Above the Rim

text: The film was released on March 23, 1994, grossing $3,738,800 on opening weekend. At the end of its theatrical run, it had grossed a total of $16,192,320.


title: Above the Rim

text: It holds a 52% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 21 reviews. Peter Travers stated "It's Shakur who steals the show. The rapper's offscreen legal problems are well known, but there's no denying his power as an actor."


title: Above the Rim

text: "Variety" said "A fine cast and the movie's general energy can't overcome that mix of cliches and technical flaws, which should conspire to prevent any high flying at the box office."


title: Sadhu

text: Sadhu (, IAST: "" (male), "sādhvī" or "sādhvīne" (female)), also spelled "saddhu", is a religious ascetic, mendicant or any holy person in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism who has renounced the worldly life. They are sometimes alternatively referred to as " yogi", "sannyasi" or "vairagi".


title: Sadhu

text: Sadhu means one who practises a 'sadhana' or keenly follows a path of spiritual discipline. Although the vast majority of sādhus are yogīs, not all yogīs are sādhus. A sādhu's life is solely dedicated to achieving mokṣa (liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth), the fourth and final aśrama (stage of life), through meditation and contemplation of Brahman. Sādhus often wear simple clothing, such as saffron-coloured clothing in Hinduism and white or nothing in Jainism, symbolising their sannyāsa (renunciation of worldly possessions). A female mendicant in Hinduism and Jainism is often called a "sadhvi", or in some texts as "aryika".