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# 1953 United States Virgin Islands referendum

A referendum on councils and treasury was held in the United States Virgin Islands on 30 April 1953. It was largely a repetition of the questions from the 1948 referendum. The passage of all four questions in this referendum resulted in the 1954 Organic Act which governs relations with the United States of America to this day.

## Results
### Joint Parliament

   Do you favor the creation of a single Legislature for the Virgin Islands?
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,190 | 68.67 |
| No | 543 | 31.33 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 87 | – |
| Total | 1,820 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,348 | 28.67 |
| Source: Direct Democracy |||

### Common Treasury

   Do you favor the creation of single treasury for the Virgin Islands?
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,142 | 66.40 |
| No | 578 | 33.60 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 100 | – |
| Total | 1,820 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,348 | 28.67 |
| Source: Direct Democracy |||

### Popular Election of the Governor

   Do you favor the election of the Governor by the people of the Virgin Islands?
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 966 | 55.74 |
| No | 767 | 44.26 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 87 | – |
| Total | 1,820 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,348 | 28.67 |
| Source: Direct Democracy |||

### Representative in US Congress

   Do you favor a Resident Commissioner from the Virgin Islands in the Congress of the United States?
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,762 | 79.00 |
| No | 370 | 21.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 58 | – |
| Total | 1,820 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,348 | 28.67 |
| Source: Direct Democracy |||
# Shirakisotima

Shirakisotima is a genus of the Ducetiini, a tribe of Asian bush crickets (subfamily Phaneropterinae).
There is one recognized species, Shirakisotima japonica.
# Shirakizawa Dam

Shirakizawa Dam (Japanese: 白木沢ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 2.5 km$^2$. The dam impounds about 10 ha of land when full and can store 836 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1963 and completed in 1968.
# 1957 in Brazilian television

This is a list of Brazilian television related events from 1957.

## Television shows

* Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo (1952–1963)

## Networks and services
### Launches

| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
| TV Santos | Terrestrial | 15 November | | |

### Conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |

### Closures

| Network | Type | Closure date | Notes | Source |

## Births

* 18 February - Christiane Torloni, actress
* 20 May - Lucélia Santos, actress, director & producer
* 8 July - Françoise Forton, actress (died 2022)
# 1955 Sylvania Television Awards

The 1955 Sylvania Television Awards were presented on December 2, 1955, in New York City. The Sylvania Awards were established by Sylvania Electric Products.
The committee presented the following awards:
* Best show of the year - Peter Pan (NBC)
* Best new TV series - The $64,000 Question (CBS)
* Best performance by an actor - Sidney Poitier in A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (NBC)
* Most original teleplay - A Man Is Ten Feet Tall by Robert Alan Aurthur (NBC)
* Best performance by an actress - Julie Harris in Wind From The South (CBS)
* Best performance in classical role - Jose Ferrer in Cyrano De Bergerac (NBC)
* Best performance, supporting actress - Mildred Dunnock, A Child Is Born (ABC)
* Best dramatic show - Patterns by Rod Serling
* Best comedy show - You'll Never Get Rich, Phil Silvers (CBS)
* Variety entertainment - The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS)
* Best musical series - The Voice of Firestone (ABC)
* Best dramatic series - Kraft Television Theatre (NBC)
* Best documentary - The Vice Presidency, Edward R. Murrow (CBS)
* Network public service - The Search (CBS)
* Local public service - Our Religious Roots (KPIX San Francisco) and Dateline Washington (WDSU New Orleans)
* Network news and special events - Presidential news conference, award to James Hagerty, White House News Secretary
* Local news and special events - WBX in Boston
* Network education series - Omnibus (CBS)
* Best local education series - Your future unlimited (WMCT)
* Best network children's show - The Mickey Mouse Club, Disney
* Best local children's show - The Children's Corner, Fred Rogers, producer (WQED Pittsburgh)
* Special award for "The Greatest Contributions to creative Television Techniques" - Sylvester Weaver, president of NBC
* Best sports coverage - Gillette Safety Razor Company
# 1949 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1949 Roller Hockey World Cup was the fifth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports). It was contested by 8 national teams (all from Europe) and it is also considered the 1949 European Roller Hockey Championship. All the games were played in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal, the chosen city host.

## Results

| Team | NED | FRA | SWI | ENG | BEL | ITA | ESP |
| Netherlands | | | | | | | |
| France | 5–2 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | 8–2 | 6–5 | | | | | |
| England | 7–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | | | | |
| Belgium | 4–0 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 1–3 | | | |
| Italy | 12–0 | 5–1 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 1–3 | | |
| Spain | 9–0 | 8–6 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |
| Portugal | 9–1 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 6–2 |

## Standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Portugal (C) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 14 |
| Spain | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 10 |
| Italy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 9 |
| Belgium | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 7 |
| England | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 6 |
| France | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 5 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 54 | −49 | 0 |
# List of REITs in Canada

This is a list of publicly traded and private real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Canada.

## Current REITs

| REIT | Traded as (TSX) | Profile | Major tenants/properties |
| Allied Properties REIT | AP.UN | Office | |
| Artis | AX.UN | Diversified | Artis REIT Residential Tower |
| Boardwalk REIT | BEI.UN | Residential | |
| Brookfield Property Partners | BPYP.PR.A | Diversified | |
| Canadian Net REIT | NET.UN | Retail | |
| CAPREIT | CAR.UN | Residential | Olympic Village |
| Chartwell Retirement Residences | CSH.UN | Healthcare | |
| Choice Properties REIT | CHP.UN | Retail | Loblaw Companies |
| Crombie REIT | CRR.UN | Diversified | Empire Company Limited |
| CT REIT | CRT.UN | Retail | Canadian Tire |
| Dream Industrial REIT | DIR.UN | Industrial | |
| Dream Office REIT | D.UN | Office | |
| First Capital REIT | FCR.UN | Diversified | Hazelton Lanes |
| Granite Real Estate | GRT.UN | Diversified | Magna |
| H&R REIT (Primaris REIT) | HR.UN | Diversified | TC Energy Tower, Corus Quay, and Hess Tower |
| InterRent REIT | IIP.UN | Residential | |
| Killam Apartment REIT | KMP.UN | Residential | |
| Minto Apartment REIT | MI.UN | Residential | |
| Morguard REIT | MRT.UN, MRG.UN | Diversified | |
| Plaza REIT | PLZ.UN | Retail | |
| Pro REIT | PRV.UN | Diversified | |
| Primaris REIT | PMZ.UN | Shopping Centres | |
| RioCan REIT | REI.UN | Retail | |
| Slate REIT | SOT.UN | Office | |
| SmartCentres REIT | SRU.UN | Retail | Walmart |

## Former REITs

* Legacy Hotels REIT
* Retirement Residences REIT (now Revera)
* Cominar REIT (Privatized, bought out at $11.75 a share March 1, 2022)
# 1957 Temple Owls football team

The 1957 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In its second season under head coach Peter P. Stevens, the team compiled a 1–6 record. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.
Temple did not play its scheduled date with the University of Scranton on Oct. 26, as an outbreak of Asian flu affecting more than a dozen of the Royals' players prompted Scranton to cancel the game.
The Owls began a 21-game losing streak (the longest in school history) on November 2, 1957; they did not win another game until September 24, 1960. Stevens was assisted by Gavin White and John Rogers.
Lou Grandizio and Bill Medve were Freshman assistant coaches under Head Coach Roger White.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | at Bucknell | Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA | L 6–19 | 5,000 |
| October 12 | at Hofstra | Hofstra College StadiumHempstead, NY | L 7–13 | 5,547 |
| October 19 | Lafayette | Temple StadiumPhiladelphia, PA | W 13–12 | 5,000 |
| October 26 | Scranton | Temple StadiumPhiladelphia, PA | Canceled | |
| November 2 | Muhlenberg | Temple StadiumPhiladelphia, PA | L 16–40 | 2,000 |
| November 9 | at Delaware | Delaware StadiumNewark, DE | L 7–71 | 6,000 |
| November 16 | at Gettysburg | Memorial FieldGettysburg, PA | L 7–42 | 4,000 |
| November 23 | Buffalo | Temple StadiumPhiladelphia, PA | L 6–13 | |
| Homecoming ||||||
# 1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1953–54 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–3 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round of the 1954 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Hugh Greer.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/1/1953 | at Rhode Island | W 90–81 | 1–0 (1–0) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 12/3/1953* | American International | W 77–49 | 2–0 | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 12/5/1953* | Yale | W 56–52 | 3–0 | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 12/8/1953* | at Colby | W 79–65 | 4–0 | Wadsworth Gymnasium Waterville, ME |
| 12/12/1953* | at Bucknell | W 80–64 | 5–0 | Lewisburg, PA |
| 12/19/1953* | St. Joseph's (PA) | W 85–77 | 6–0 | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 12/28/1953* | vs. Brown New England Tournament | W 87–63 | 7–0 | Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH |
| 12/29/1953* | vs. Springfield New England Tournament | W 80–67 | 8–0 | Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH |
| 12/30/1953* | at Dartmouth New England Tournament | W 70–58 | 9–0 | Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH |
| 1/5/1954 | Maine | W 108–60 | 10–0 (2–0) | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 1/6/1954 | New Hampshire | W 104–48 | 11–0 (3–0) | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 1/9/1954 | Rhode Island | W 78–54 | 12–0 (4–0) | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 1/12/1954* | at Boston University | W 62–55 | 13–0 | Boston, MA |
| 1/16/1954* | Boston College | W 106–81 | 14–0 | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 2/3/1954* | at Fordham | L 63–70 | 14–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY |
| 2/6/1954* | at Colgate | L 68–74 | 14–2 | Hamilton, NY |
| 2/9/1954* | at Wagner | W 71–61 | 15–2 | New York, NY |
| 2/12/1954 | at New Hampshire | W 107–68 | 16–2 (5–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 2/13/1954 | at Maine | W 102–61 | 17–2 (6–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| 2/16/1954* | Rutgers | W 91–78 | 18–2 | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 2/20/1954 | Rhode Island | W 79–74 | 19–2 (7–0) | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 2/25/1954 | at Massachusetts | W 75–66 | 20–2 (8–0) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 2/27/1954* | at Holy Cross | W 78–77 | 21–2 | Worcester, MA |
| 3/1/1954* | Tufts | W 91–69 | 22–2 | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| 3/3/1954* | Columbia | W 80–64 | 23–2 | Hawley Armory Storrs, CT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/8/1954* | vs. Navy First round | L 80–85 | 23–3 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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# Siapa River

Siapa River is a river of Venezuela. It is part of the Amazon River basin.
# List of Olympic venues in taekwondo

For the Summer Olympics, there have been seven venues that have been or be used to host taekwondo.
| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue for those games | Capacity |
| 1988 Seoul | Jangchung Gymnasium (demonstration) | Judo | 7,000 |
| 1992 Barcelona | Palau Blaugrana (demonstration) | Judo, Roller hockey (demonstration final) | 6,400 |
| 2000 Sydney | State Sports Centre | Table tennis | 5,006 |
| 2004 Athens | Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena | Handball | 10,000 |
| 2008 Beijing | Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium | Judo | 8,024 |
| 2012 London | ExCeL | Boxing, Fencing, Judo, Table tennis, Weightlifting, Wrestling | Not listed. |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Carioca Arena 3 | Fencing | 10,000 |
| 2020 Tokyo | Makuhari Messe | Fencing, Wrestling | 10,000 |
| 2024 Paris | Grand Palais | Fencing | 8,000 |
| 2028 Los Angeles | Los Angeles Convention Center | Basketball, Fencing, Table tennis | 7,000 |
| 2032 Brisbane | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | Badminton, Fencing, Table tennis | 6,000 |
# 1958 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events from 1958.

## Events

* 1 January - There are 30.000 television sets in Spain.
* 10 January - Debut of live-show Teatro Apolo, directed by Fernando García de la Vega.
* 13 March - Matías Prats Cañete first appears on TV broadcasting a football match between Spain and France national teams.
* 27 April - Debut of Adventures series Diego Valor, starred by Fernando Delgado.
* May - Concha Velasco first appears on TV, being cast in the life-play The Petrified Forest.
* 12 October - Television first broadcasts in the city of Zaragoza.

## Debuts

* Bromas
* Diego Valor.
* Érase una vez
* Escenas de la vida vulgar
* Familias de extraños
* Fila cero.
* Oliverio Twist, with María Fernanda D'Ocón.
* Tu vida pudo ser otra
* A vuelta de correo.
* Aeropuerto Telefunken
* Café cantante.
* Caras nuevas.
* Cita en el estudio.
* Club del sábado
* El enigma
* La Goleta
* Gran Salón
* Hacia la fama
* Juegue con nosotros.
* Juicio Sumarísimo.
* Minuto musical.
* Música a medianoche.
* Nace una canción.
* Preguntas al espacio.
* ¡Qué felices somos!.
* Reto a la vista.
* Sierra, mar...o nada.
* Teatro Apolo.
* El tranvía del humor

## Television shows

* Telediario (1957- )

## Ending this year

* Cita con la música (1957-1958)
* Cocina (1957-1958)
* Cotilleo al aire libre (1957-1958)
* Entre nosotras (1957-1958)
* Festival Marconi (1957-1958)
* Teatro de la TVE (1957-1958)
* Teatro de la TVE (1957-1958)
* El Tranvía del humor (1957-1958)

## Foreign series debuts in Spain

* Investigador Submarino (Sea Hunt)
* Rin Tin Tin (The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin)
* Te quiero Lucy (I Love Lucy)

## Births

* 3 January - Carles Francino, journalist.
* 22 January - Jesús Álvarez, sport journalist.
* 12 February - Javier Gurruchaga, showman.
* 17 February - Josep Puigbó, journalist.
* 26 February - María Casal, actress.
* 16 April - Javier Sardà, host.
* 6 May - Lolita Flores, actress and hostess.
* 16 June - Jordi Hurtado, host.
* 12 July - Michael Robinson, host.
* 21 July - Máximo Pradera, host.
* 18 August - Olga Viza, hostess.
* 24 September - Elena Ochoa Foster, hostess.
* 28 September - Inés Ballester, hostess.
* 31 August - Ramón Ibarra, actor.
* 17 October - Melchor Miralles, journalist.
* 28 October - Concha García Campoy, journalist.
* 2 November - Juan Ramón Lucas, host.
* 10 December - Pío Cabanillas Alonso, director General of RTVE.
* 16 December - Rody Aragón, host.
* 24 December - Janfri Topera, actor.
* 28 December - César Sarachu, actor.
# 1954 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

The 1954 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 21st edition of the men's doubles championship. Žarko Dolinar and Vilim Harangozo won the title after defeating Viktor Barna and Michel Haguenauer in the final by three sets to nil.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ladislav Štípek Josef Posejpal | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conny Freundorfer Hans Rockmeier | 21 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 17 | Stipek Posejpal | 18 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jean-Claude Sala Charles Dubouillé | 18 | 13 | 16 | | | Dolinar Harangozo | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Žarko Dolinar Vilim Harangozo | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Dolinar Harangozo | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Kenneth Craigie Alan Rhodes | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | | | | | | Ogimura Tomita | 17 | 16 | 15 | | | | | |
| Derek Burridge Jackie Head | 7 | 13 | 22 | 16 | | Craigie Rhodes | 8 | 4 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ichiro Ogimura Yoshio Tomita | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Ogimura Tomita | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| René Roothooft Michel Lanskoy | 7 | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | Dolinar Harangozo | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Adolf Šlár Václav Tereba | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | Barna Haguenauer | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Georges Wassmer Hugo Urchetti | 8 | 11 | 15 | | | Slar Tereba | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Griffin Bryan Merrett | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Griffin Merrett | 14 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bernard Crouch Peter Cruwys | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | Slar Tereba | 19 | 21 | 16 | 18 | | | | |
| Dagoberto Midosi Ivan Severo | 22 | 13 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | Barna Haguenauer | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Kichiji Tamasu Kazuo Kawai | 20 | 21 | 22 | 14 | | Midosi Severo | 11 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Viktor Barna Michel Haguenauer | 21 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 21 | Barna Haguenauer | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard Bergmann Johnny Leach | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
# 1961 County Championship

The 1961 County Championship was the 62nd officially organised running of the County Championship. Hampshire won their first ever Championship title.
For the 1961 season, the follow-on was abolished in the County Championship, when play took place on the first day of matches. Teams were able to forfeit their second innings, but none did so.

## Table

* 12 points for a win
* 6 points to side still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level
* 2 points for first innings lead
* 2 bonus points for side leading on first innings if they also score faster on runs per over in first innings
* If no play possible on the first two days, and the match does not go into the second innings, the side leading on first innings scores 8 points.
* Teams played either 28 or 32 matches. Therefore, a final average was calculated by dividing the points by the matches played which determined the final placings.
County Championship table :
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Decision | 1st Inns Loss | 1st Inns Draw | Bonus | Points | Average |
| Hampshire | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 268 | 8.37 |
| Yorkshire | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 250 | 7.81 |
| Middlesex | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 214 | 7.64 |
| Worcestershire | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 226 | 7.06 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 158 | 5.64 |
| Essex | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 158 | 5.64 |
| Derbyshire | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 154 | 5.50 |
| Sussex | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 170 | 5.31 |
| Leicestershire | 28 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 146 | 5.21 |
| Somerset | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 162 | 5.06 |
| Kent | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 132 | 4.71 |
| Warwickshire | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 150 | 4.68 |
| Lancashire | 32 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 142 | 4.43 |
| Glamorgan | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 128 | 4.00 |
| Surrey | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 100 | 3.57 |
| Northamptonshire | 28 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 82 | 2.92 |
| Nottinghamshire | 28 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 76 | 2.71 |
# Shuumbwa

Shuumbwa is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
* Erastus Shuumbwa (born 1974), Namibian businessman
* Fillemon Elifas Shuumbwa (1932–1975), chief of Ondonga
* Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo (born 1974), king of Ondonga
# 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

The 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the seventh edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1953 edition were retained with no additions. Ferdinand Kübler won his third individual championship (although he did not win any of the races) while Belgium won the nations championship.

## Races

| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo | Italy | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 4 April | Tour of Flanders | Belgium | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 11 April | Paris–Roubaix | France | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 25 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium | Marcel Hendrickx (BEL) | Peugeot–Dunlop | Report |
| 8 May | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium | Germain Derycke (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | Report |
| 9 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium | Marcel Ernzer (LUX) | Terrot–Hutchinson | Report |
| 21 May – 13 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy | Carlo Clerici (SUI) | Guerra | Report |
| 8 July – 1 August | Tour de France | France | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | Report |
| 7 August – 14 August | Tour de Suisse | Switzerland | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) | | Report |
| 10 October | Paris–Tours | France | Gilbert Scodeller (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 31 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy | Fausto Coppi (ITA) | Bianchi–Pirelli | Report |

## Final standings
### Riders

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | Fiorelli | 94 |
| 2 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Mercier–Hutchinson | 66 |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | | 59 |
| 4 | Germain Derycke (BEL) | Alcyon–Dunlop | 52 |
| 5= | Roger Decock (BEL) | | 47 |
| 5= | Stan Ockers (BEL) | | 47 |
| 7 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | | 46 |
| 8 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | | 44 |
| 9= | Hugo Koblet (SUI) | | 38 |
| 9= | Agostino Coletto (ITA) | | 38 |

### Nations

| | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Belgium | 463 |
| 2 | Italy | 355 |
| 3 | France | 280 |
# Kissam

Kissam is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* William Kissam Vanderbilt (1849–1920), American heir, businessman, philanthropist and horsebreeder
* William Kissam Vanderbilt II (1878–1944), American heir, motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman
# Nygårds Hydroelectric Power Station

Nygårds Power Station is a hydroelectric power plant in Storelva in Narvik Municipality. It has a power output of 25 megawatts (34,000 hp) generated by three vertical Francis turbines. Originally, it was used also for the generation of single phase AC for the railway, but today only three phase AC is produced.
# Pyrasos F.C.

Pyrasos F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Nea Anchialos, Magnesia.
The club was founded in 1952. They played in Gamma Ethniki for the two seasons 2014-15 and 2015–16.

## Honors
### Domestic Titles and honors

** Thessaly FCA First Division: 4
*** 2007–08, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22
** Thessaly FCA Second Division: 2
*** 1972–73, 1989–90
** Thessaly FCA Cup: 5
*** 1974–75, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2021–22