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Xiang was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China in March 1967, while his ancestral home in Wanrong County, Shanxi.
He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology of China in July 1990, and doctor's degree from the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanice, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in June 1995.
Then he was a postdoctoral fellow at Northwest University.
In February 1998 he was assigned to the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanice, Chinese Academy of Sciences, serving until February 2005.
From March 2005 to September 2006 he successively served as deputy director and director of the Bureau of High Technology Research and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In September 2006 he was promoted to become dean of Xi'an Branch of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and held that office until June 2008.
He became president of Institute of Optoelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in July 2008, and served until October 2013.
He was director of Innovation Academy for Microsatellites, Chinese Academy of Sciences in September 2009, serving until May 2016.
In 2015, he was appointed general director of Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).
In April 2016 he was named vice-president of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
He was a delegate to the 11th and 12th National People's Congress.
In October 2017 he became a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
1947 Lane Dragons football team
The 1947 Lane Dragons football team, also sometimes known as the "Red Dragons", was an American football team that represented Lane College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1947 college football season.
In their 11th season under head coach Edward "Ox" Clemons, the Dragons compiled a 6–5 record, lost to Bethune–Cookman in the Flower Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 194 to 87.
The team was ranked No.
18 among the nation's black college football teams according to the "Pittsburgh Courier" and its Dickinson Rating System.
The team played its home games at Lane College Athletic Field and Rothrock Field, both located in Jackson, Tennessee.
Key players included Wild Bill Battles at quarterback, team captain Alex Moore at tackle, Country Reeves at center, and William Green at fullback.
2020 Kimanis by-election
The 2020 Kimanis by-election is a by-election held on 18 January 2020 for the Dewan Rakyat seat of Kimanis.
The seat was declared vacant after the Federal Court on 2 December 2019 upheld the Election Court's ruling earlier on 16 August, nullifying the sitting Member of Parliament (MP), Anifah Aman's victory in the 2018 general election (GE14).
Anifah was the former Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2018 and formerly a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition until he left to become an independent, despite the fact that he had been a 4-term MP for Kimanis since 2004 and had just retained the seat under BN in the 2018 election a few months prior.
The Election Commission (EC) had set the nomination day on 4 January, early voting on 14 January and polling day for 18 January 2020 with a 14-day campaign period.
The electoral roll in the parliamentary constituency to be used would be the one up to the third quarter of 2019 which was last updated on 9 December 2019 with a total of 29,664 voters made up of 52,698 ordinary voters, 9 early voters while 1 absentee voters (who are abroad).
Kimanis which consists of the Bongawan and Membakut state seats, has about 68% Muslim-bumiputras voters of mainly Bruneian Malay, Bisaya and Bajau communities, some 25% non-Muslim bumiputras voters of mainly ethnic Kadazan-Dusun and Murut, while the remaining 7% were Chinese and others.
On 11 December 2019, Sabah Pakatan Harapan (PH) Chairman and Deputy Chief Minister Christina Liew said that PH confirmed that they will pave a way to field a candidate from the Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and support the candidate.
Previously, the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) had offered to contest the by-election but decided to support the WARISAN candidate instead.
Karim Bujang, the WARISAN candidate for Kimanis in GE14 who had lost and filed the election petition, was once again nominated as WARISAN's candidate for the by-election.
Sabah UMNO chief, Bung Mokhtar Radin confirmed that BN will contest the by-election by fielding a candidate from UMNO.
BN decided to field UMNO Kimanis division chief and former Bongawan assemblyman, Mohamad Alamin as their candidate for the by-election.
The Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) has announced its support for the BN candidate in the by-election.
PAS secretary-general, Takiyuddin Hassan, said that the party will mobilise it's election campaign machinery to support the BN candidate.
Anifah Aman, the incumbent prior to the disqualification, denied that he will contest the seat again.
Anifah also said that he will return in the 15th General Election instead.
Anifah has since declared his support for the BN candidate in the by-election.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Homeland Solidarity Party (STAR), United Sabah National Organisation (USNO Baru), Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) and the Sabah United Party (PBS) have declined to contest the by-election, paving the way for a possible straight fight between BN and Warisan.
On Nomination Day, BN's Mohamad Alamin and WARISAN's Karim Bujang filed their nomination papers, setting the stage for a two-cornered fight for the parliamentary seat.
The main issues in the by-election are not national matters but local issues such as the Sabah Temporary Pass or "Pas Sementara Sabah" (PSS) for Filipino refugees immigrants, bread-and-butter and job opportunities issues.
Two Kinds of Love (film)
Two Kinds of Love is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring George A. McDaniel, Ted Brooks, Jimsy Maye, B. Reeves Eason Jr., and B. Reeves Eason.
The film was released by Universal Film Manufacturing Company in December 1920.
The film is now considered lost.
Thiruvananthapuram District Football Association (TDFA)
Thiruvananthapuram District Football Association (TDFA) is the organisation responsible for association football in and around the Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram.
It is affiliated to the State Association, the Kerala Football Association, which in turn is affiliated with the All India Football Federation(AIFF).
The Thiruvananthapuram District Football Association (TDFA), one of the oldest is the official District body for development, conduct and organization of football in the city of Thiruvananthapuram and its suburbs.
The TDFA organises Thiruvananthapuram Football League with 8 divisions, containing approximately 53 club sides with 213 matches.
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https://keralafa.com/district-authorities/
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a hospital network headquartered in the region of Beijing, China.
The hospital network has approximately 2,500 beds and has three institute and centers, the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhao Bingnan's Medical Center of Dermatosis, Beijing International Training Center for Acupuncture as well as an additional 26 clinical departments.
The hospital network is listed as one of the largest hospital networks in the world in terms of available beds.
Its flagship location is the Capital Medical University Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine located on 23 Meishuguan Back St in Beijing.
The hospital network was founded in 1956 focusing on Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).
The hospital uses TCM to treat diseases "of the spleen and stomach, cough, asthma, insomnia, diabetes, enuresis, chronic fatigue syndrome, facial paralysis, protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc, sciatica, dysmenorrhea, acne, and fatty liver".
Beijing International Acupuncture Training Center, a subsidiary of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, has been visited and studied by roughly 30,000 people from over 80 countries.
In 2017, president of the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Liu Quanqing, warned against using "anti-smog" herbal teas to combat smog related illness stating it is ineffective and "may even cause additional health risks".
Liu warned that "anti-smog" tea contained "ingredients that are medicines and can't be used as food, which may cause health problems if taken for a long time".
He also "suggested remedies for cleaning the lungs, such as eating kelp, radish or wood-ear fungus" were not genuine.
A joint venture involving Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine set up Ming Yi Guan, the first "treatment facility outside China".
Indori fort
Indori fort also known as Induri Fort ()is one of the many Land forts of Maharashtra state in India.
Situated close to the hill station Lonavala and north of Pune, Indori fort rises to an elevation of above sea level.
The fort is located on the banks of Indrayani river.
The fort was under the Maratha empire for the majority of the time.
Indori fort was built by Sarsenapati Khandojirao Yesajirao Dabhade in the year 1720-21.
The fort also has a mint building inside the fort which is in a dilapidated state.
Lohagad fort can be accessed by various modes of travel.
The nearest railway station is the Vadgaon which can be accessed by suburban trains between Lonavala and Pune.
The nearest major train station is Lonavala, on the Mumbai-Pune railway line.
Indori is connected by the Mumbai-Pune Highway and can also be accessed from Vadgaon town.
The fort is close to the village Indori.
The entrance gate is in good condition.
The fort has 9 bastions which are well connected by fortification wall.
The walls of the fort are 30-40 feet high made of basalt rock with brick work at the top.
There is a temple of Kadjai inside the fort.
Athletics at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games
The athletics at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games was held at the National Stadium, Singapore.
Alex F. Torrance
Alex F. "Wee Alex" Torrance is a Scottish curler and coach.
He is a and four-time Scottisn men's champion.
In 1986–1987 he was president of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Scottish Curling Association).
Hope Mwanake
Hope Wakio Mwanake (born 1988/1989) is a Kenyan entrepreneur and scientist.
She is regarded as one of the emerging young entrepreneurs from Africa.
In December 2019, she made headlines for her efforts in building houses with abondoned plastic bottles to eradicate plastic pollution in Kenya.
Hope was born and raised up in a family near Mombasa.
She was the first in her family to attend university to pursue her higher studies.
She completed her Bachelor's degree in Aquatic sciences from the Egerton University in 2010.
In 2013, she graduated in Environmental sciences from the UNESCO-IHE which is situated in Netherlands.
She initially pursued her career as a social entrepreneur before becoming a scientist.
She is the co-founder of Trace Kenya, a community based organisation which works jointly with youngsters in addressing issues related to solid waste management.
Trace Kenya was established in the Central town of Kenya in Gilgil to manage and maintain waste disposals.
She also delivered vision speech at the 2015 World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 2016, she co-founded manufacturing company Eco Blocks and Tiles along with fellow scientist Kevin Mureithi.