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Roxana Stroe

Roxana Stroe aka Foxy Lady este o chitaristă, interpretă la muzicuță și cântăreață de blues din România.
Cantă la chitară de la vârsta de 13 ani, când a avut și prima ei formație de copii în Constanța, orașul unde a crescut.
A fost influențată de bluesman-ul AG Weinberger care a susținut-o foarte mult.
În perioada liceului a activat in trupa de fete Watchtower.
A cântat la chitară în cluburile din București ca invitata la jam session-uri alături de A.G Weinberger, Harry Tavitian, Eugen Caminschi, Berti Barbera, Florin Ochescu, Nightloosers etc.
În perioada facultății a activat în formația Split Blues Band, cântand în majoritatea cluburilor bucureștene. Tot în aceasta perioadă a făcut parte și din formația Harry Coradini Band.
Este singura chitaristă de blues din România.
În 2005-2006 a fost membră titulară în formația Mike & the Blue Spirits, cu care a scos albumul “Capra Vecinului” și cu care a avut turnee în toată România.
Tot în 2006 înregistrează cu formația Blue Spirits piesa “Prins în trafic”, ce se afla pe albumul „Romanian Tribute to Jimi Hendrix”.
În 2006-2007 a făcut parte din formația cantaretei de muzica pop, Nicola, concertând de asemeni în toată România.
Alte colaborări: Narcisa Suciu, Garbis Dedeian, Marius Popp, Direcția 5, Marius Popa, Cyfer.
Roxana Stroe a apărut ca invitată în următoarele emisiuni: Taverna, Timpul Chitarelor, Unora le place, Cronica Carcotașilor, Remix, Acadeaua, Intersis FM, Duminica în familie, Nimic Important, Tonomatul de pe 2.
În momentul de față face parte din trupa Foxy Lady (titlu inspirat din piesa omonimă a lui Jimi Hendrix) ca band leader (vocalistă, chitaristă, și interpretă la muzicuță) alături de Cătălin Răsvan (bas) și Nicolae Georoiu (tobe).
Din când în când, a colaborat și cu tatăl ei, percuționistul Corneliu Stroe, în diferitele proiecte ale acestuia.
Formatul București

Formatul București sau București 9 (B9 sau B-9; în poloneză Bukaresztańska Dziewiątka) este o organizație înființată pe 4 noiembrie 2015 în București, România, la inițiativa președintelui României Klaus Iohannis și a președintelui Poloniei Andrzej Duda în cadrul unei întâlniri bilaterale. Membrii săi sunt Bulgaria, Republica Cehă, Estonia, Letonia, Lituania, Polonia, România, Slovacia și Ungaria. Aceasta a luat naștere ca reacție față de atitudinea agresivă a Rusiei, în special după anexarea peninsulei Crimeea și desfășurarea operațiunilor militare din Donbas în 2014. Toate țările alianței fie au făcut parte din fosta Uniune Sovietică (URSS), fie au făcut parte din sfera sa de influență. S-a propus extinderea spre est a organizațiilor de tipul B9 sau Inițiativa celor Trei Mări în vederea includerii altor țări precum Georgia, Republica Moldova și Ucraina, deși aceasta decizie nu a fost discutată public de statele membre.
La 10 mai 2021, în timpul unei videoconferințe susținute în prezența președintelui Statelor Unite Joe Biden, Iohannis, una dintre cele două gazde ale summitului, a declarat că statele membre NATO din Europa de Est și-ar dori „o creștere a prezenței militare aliate, inclusiv a SUA, în România și în sudul flancului estic” după mobilizarea trupelor ruse în apropierea graniței cu Ucraina.
IPA Journal

IPA Journal (International Police Association Journal) este un supliment al Revistei Poliția Capitalei, care apare trimestrial în limba română. El este editat de către IPA-Secția Română fondată pe data de 31 august 1992, având ca președinte pe Prof. univ. dr. Costică Voicu de la Academia de Poliție din București.
IPA Journal (ISSN 1842-2721), are colegiul editorial format din: Prof. univ. dr. Costică Voicu, Dr. Ing. Iulian Medrea, Economist Florin Safta, Prof. univ. dr. Lazăr Cârjan, Dr. Ioan M. Gheorghită, Dr. Mihai David, Dumitru Derscanu, iar colegiul redacțional format din: Florin Zagoneanu, Redactor șef, Marian Tudor, Secretar general de redacție, Dan Postelnicu, Mihai Chiper, Claudia Lupea și Thomas Csinta (Franța, externe), corespondenți permanenți. IPA-Secția Română este afiliată la International Police Association din data de 25 octombrie 1996.
George H. W. Bush

George Herbert Walker Bush, GCB, (n. 12 iunie 1924, Milton, Massachusetts, SUA – d. 30 noiembrie 2018, Houston, Texas, SUA) a fost un politician american care a fost cel de-al patruzeci și treilea vicepreședinte (1981 - 1989) și cel de-al patruzeci și unulea președinte al Statelor Unite ale Americii (1989 - 1993). Membru al Partidului Republican, înainte de a fi președinte, a servit ca congressman al House of Representatives din Texas (1967 - 1971), ambasador al SUA la Organizația Națiunilor Unite (1971 - 1973), președinte al Comitetului Național Republican (1973 - 1974), șef al Biroului de legătură al SUA în Republica Populară Chineză (1974 - 1976), director al Central Intelligence Agency (1976 - 1977), Președinte al First International Bank din Houston (1977 - 1980) și, ca cel de-al 43-lea vicepreședinte, sub președinția lui Ronald Reagan (1981 - 1989). Era cel mai în vârstă președinte și vicepreședinte în viață. Din anul 2000, el a fost numit "George H. W. Bush", "Bush 41", "Bush the Elder", sau "George Bush Senior" pentru a fi diferențiat de fiul său cel mai mare, George W. Bush, care a devenit cel de-al patruzeci și treilea președinte al SUA. Înainte ca fiul său să devină președinte, acesta era numit simplu George Bush sau Președintele Bush.
Chuck Norris versus comunism

Chuck Norris versus Communism („Chuck Norris împotriva comunismului”) este un film documentar românesc din 2015 regizat de Ilinca Călugăreanu. Rolurile principale au fost interpretate de actorii: Irina Margareta Nistor, Ana Maria Moldovan, Dan Chiorean.
Documentarul este despre difuzarea ilegală de filme americane de acțiune și cu temă religioasă pe casete VHS în România, în perioada de la sfârșitul anilor 1970 până la 1989. Această inițiativă a contribuit, potrivit realizatorilor, la prăbușirea comunismului din țară și la sfârșitul conducerii lui Nicolae Ceaușescu. Documentarul reconstituie întâmplări și prezintă interviuri cu cetățeni români, între care Irina-Margareta Nistor, cea care a dublat filmele străine în română, Mircea Cojocaru, un alt traducător și Teodor Zamfir, cel care introducea filmele în țară.
În film mai apar oameni care distribuiau în țară filme și găzduiau vizionări, printre aceștia Silviu Prigoană, Mariana Comanaru, Voichița Toader dar și persoane care au vizionat acele filme precum criticul de film Tudor Caranfil, actorii Ioan Gyuri Pascu și Doru Ana, cineastul Adrian Sitaru, realizatorii de radio Mihai Dobrovolschi și Vlad Craioveanu, sau scriitorul Marius Chivu.
Coproducția Marea Britanie-România-Germania, filmul a fost produs de regizorul american Brett Ratner și filmat la Cluj și București. Filmul a fost finanțat și prin strângere de fonduri (crowdfunding) pe platforma IndieGoGo.
Filmul a avut premiera în 2015 la festivalul Sundance, fiind și filmul de debut al regizoarei Ilinca Călugăreanu. În Europa a fost proiectat prima oară la Festivalul de film de la Edinburgh.
Distribuția filmului este alcătuită din:
Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall (născută Betty Joan Perske; n. 16 septembrie 1924, New York City, New York, SUA – d. 12 august 2014, New York City, New York, SUA) a fost o actriță și fotomodel american. Părinții ei erau evrei imigranți, ale căror familii proveneau din România și Belarus. A fost căsătorită cu actorul Humphrey Bogart până la moartea prematură a acestuia. A decedat la 12 august 2014, în urma unui accident cerebral.
Bacall a lucrat ca fotomodel înainte de debutul ei în filmul A avea sau a nu avea (1944), în care a jucat în rolul principal alături de Humphrey Bogart. A continuat să joace alături de Humphrey Bogart în Somnul de veci (1946), Pasaj întunecat (1947) și Key Largo (1948), dar a jucat și în comedia romantică Cum să te căsătorești cu un milionar (1953), alături de Marilyn Monroe și Betty Grable, Creatoarea de modele (Designing Woman) (1957) cu Gregory Peck.
A câștigat Premiile Tony pentru Applause (1970) și Femeia Anului (1981). A câștigat și Globul de Aur și a fost nominalizată la Premiile Oscar pentru rolul ei din Cele două fețe ale dragostei (The Mirror Has Two Faces, 1996).
Pe 21 mai 1945, Lauren Bacall s-a căsătorit cu Humphrey Bogart. Nunta și „luna de miere” au avut loc la Ferma Malbar, Lucas, Ohio. Căsătoria lor a luat sfârșit odată cu moartea actorului, în 1957.
Lauren Bacall a avut o relație cu Frank Sinatra. Într-un interviu, Bacall a declarat că ea a fost cea care a încheiat povestea de dragoste, însă în autobiografia ei a scris că Frank Sinatra ar fi fost cel care a pus punct relației, după ce presa aflase faptul că a cerut-o în căsătorie.
Bacall l-a întâlnit mai apoi pe Jason Robards. Nunta lor a fost, inițial, programată la Viena, Austria, pe 16 iunie 1961. Cu toate acestea, planurile lor au fost distruse după ce autoritățile austriece au refuzat să le acorde celor doi un certificat de căsătorie. Căsătoria le-a fost refuzată și în Las Vegas, Nevada. Pe 4 iulie 1961, cuplul a mers până în Ensenada, Mexic, unde s-au căsătorit. Cuplul a divorțat în 1969.
List of armistices

An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, as it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace. It is derived from the Latin arma, meaning "arms" (as in weapons) and -stitium, meaning "a stopping".
This list of armistices is a general overview of notable armistice treaties.
Romania Forward Electoral Alliance

The Romania Forward Electoral Alliance (Romanian: Alianța Electorală România Înainte, A.Ro) is a social conservative electoral alliance in Romania, consisting of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR). This alliance supports the candidacy of former PNL leader, Crin Antonescu, during the 2025 Romanian presidential election.
Ceaușescu family

Nicolae Ceaușescu, who led Romania from 1965 to 1989, served as General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party. Ceaușescu had a large family, several members of which wielded influence in Communist Romania. Below are given outlines of his immediate family members' lives, with links to those who have separate articles about them.
Nicolae's father was Andruță Ceaușescu (1886–1969), the descendant of a family of shepherds from Polovragi, in Gorj County. Andruță owned a modest house in Scornicești, Olt County. A supporter of Ion Mihalache and the Peasants' Party, he was for a while mayor of Scornicești. After the fall and execution of Nicolae, some people from Scornicești claimed Andruță used to beat his wife and children, while the Romanian media alleged that he was an alcoholic.
Nicolae's mother was Alexandrina (née Lixandra Militaru) (1888–1977), descendant of an officer in Tudor Vladimirescu's army. She was a very religious woman, and after his parents died, Nicolae Ceaușescu, an atheist, ordered that a church be built in their memory in Scornicești; their portraits still adorn its walls.
In order of birth, their children were:
Nicolae's parents had 18 grandchildren: 7 boys and 11 girls.
President of the Senate of Romania

The president of the Senate of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. The president of the Senate is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Senate, and the first person in the presidential line of succession.
The president of the Senate is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes from the senators. If none of the candidates obtains the necessary votes, the first two compete again, and the one with most of the votes wins.
Between 3 July 1864 and 1 June 1866 the Upper House of the Legislative was called Corpul Ponderator. Members were nominated by the domnitor, based on the proposals of the counties.
The upper house was called Senat or Camera Senatului. Most of the Senators were elected, some were senators by right (senatori de drept), as established by the 1866 Constitution. Voters and members had to be at least 40 years of age, except the heir to the throne, that was senator at 18 years, and allowed to vote in the Senate at 21.
In 1946 elections were called only for the Assembly of Deputies (Adunarea Deputaţilor), as the 1923 Constitution was re-empowered with some modifications. After the overthrow of the king and the establishment of the communist republic, the upper house was dissolved and disbanded.
The upper house is called Senat and is headed by a president.
Ad interim (acting) officeholders are denoted by italics. The Rule of the Senate states that at the first standing of the house, the meeting is headed by the eldest senator and helped by the youngest senator. Those bear the title of Interim President of the Senate, and, as their term is very short (one or two days), they are not listed. The interim officeholders listed have hold the office in different circumstances and for a longer time (i.e. than one or two days).
They were actually Vice Presidents standing as caretaker President during a vacancy. The caretaker Vice Presidents during the two impeachments of Traian Băsescu in April–May 2007 (Doru Ioan Tărăcilă [ro]) and in June–July 2012 (Petru Filip) are also listed in the table below.
The political stance of presidents of the upper house prior to the development of a modern party system is given by the following key/legend:
The political stance of presidents of the upper house after the development of a modern party system is given by the following key/legend:
List of heads of government of Romania

This is a list consisting of all the heads of government of modern and contemporary Romania (i.e. prime ministers, both in full constitutional powers and acting or ad interim), since the establishment of the United Principalities in 1859 to the present day.
The incumbent prime minister of Romania, as of 6 April 2025, is Ion-Marcel Ciolacu, the current leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), who has been serving since 15 June 2023 onwards.
Ciolacu has been leading a PSD-PNL grand coalition government, as part of and representing the ruling National Coalition for Romania (CNR), since mid June 2023 to the present day. The Ciolacu Cabinet is the second CNR government to date and the only one to be composed of only two major political parties, after the UDMR/RMDSZ was eliminated from the coalition and, consequently, entered in opposition. In addition, the share of governmental power between the two major political parties which constitute this CNR cabinet is equal (i.e. 11 ministries per each constituent political party). For some time however, the stability and cohesion of the incumbent cabinet are both quite debatable.
The political stance of Romanian prime ministers prior to the development of a modern party system is given by the following affiliations in the table below:
The political stance of Romanian prime ministers after the development of a modern party system is given by the following affiliations in the table below:
Ad interim/acting officeholders are denoted by italics.
From 1859 to 1862, the two Romanian principalities (more specifically Moldavia and Wallachia) had their own government each, and a cabinet, seated in Iași and Bucharest respectively. In 1862, Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza changed the Constitution and from then on there has been a single unified central government, permanently seated in Bucharest, the capital of Romania.
Note: Romania used the Julian calendar prior to 1919, but all dates are given in the Gregorian calendar.
President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania is the deputy elected to preside over the meetings in the lower chamber of the Parliament of Romania. The President of the Chamber of Deputies is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, and the second in the presidential line of succession, after the President of the Senate.
Last election: November 2021
The president of the Chamber of Deputies is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes of the deputies. If none of the candidates receives the absolute majority of votes, the first two compete again in a second ballot, and the one with most of the votes wins.
Between 1862 and 1948 the lower house was called Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților). In 1946, the Senate was abolished by a Governmental amendment to the 1923 Constitution, and the Parliament became unicameral.
The Legislative was called Great National Assembly (Romanian: Marea Adunare Națională).
The legislative became bicameral again, and the lower house was called again Assembly of Deputies (Romanian: Adunarea Deputaților), as part of the Constituent Assembly (Romanian: Adunarea Constituantă), elected together with the Senate to form both the legislative body and the body elected to write the new constitution. The assembly was headed by an elected president.
After the Constitution was voted, the assembly changed the name in Chamber of Deputies (Romanian: Camera Deputaților), headed by a president.
The political stance of presidents of the lower house prior to the development of a modern party system is given by the following key/legend:
The political stance of presidents of the lower house after the development of a modern party system is given by the following key/legend:
Interim (acting) officeholders are denoted by italics. The Rule of the Chamber of Deputies states that at the first standing of the house, the meeting is headed by the eldest senator and helped by the youngest senator. Those bear the title of Interim President of the Senate, and, as their term is very short (one or two days) are not listed. The interim officeholders listed have hold the office in different circumstances and for a longer time (i.e. for more than one or two days).
List of heads of state of Romania

This is a list consisting of all the heads of state of modern and contemporary Romania, from the establishment of the United Principalities in 1859 to the present day.
The incumbent ad interim head of state, as of 6 April 2025, is President of the Senate Ilie Bolojan.
The Constitution of Romania prohibits the President to be a member of any political party while in office. The parties listed below represent the political affiliation before the 1991 Constitution was adopted and the party affiliation of the ad interim (i.e. acting) presidents, for whom such a restriction is not explicitly stipulated in the law.
Gheorghiu

Gheorghiu (pronounced [ɡe̯orˈɡi.u]) is a Romanian surname, of Greek language origin, deriving from Greek Γεωργίου. Among Greeks, the Greek surname form Γεωργίου is usually or always Romanized in other ways, either as Gheorghiou or Georgiou.
The Gheorghiu surname is patronymic (from the Greek genitive), meaning "son of George". In Romanian, the name George exists in two spellings and two different pronunciations: George with two soft g sounds (George, written as g in Romanian) and Gheorghe with two hard g sounds (Gheorghe, written as gh in Romanian, as in Italian and some other languages), the hard g sounds that are also found in Gheorghiu.
In Romanian, the name George is a two-syllable name pronounced jor'je (written George), not a one-syllable name as in English jorj (written George). The name Gheorghe is also two-syllable, pronounced with hard g sounds: gior'ge, and with an added "i" (gior-) sound not found in jor'je.
People with the surname Gheorghiu include:
First Bible of Charles the Bald

The First Bible of Charles the Bald (BNF Lat. 1), also known as the Vivian Bible, is a Carolingian-era Bible commissioned by Count Vivian of Tours in 845, the lay abbot of Saint-Martin de Tours, and presented to Charles the Bald in 846 on a visit to the church, as shown in the presentation miniature at the end of the book. It is 495 mm by 345 mm and has 423 vellum folia. It is now in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.
It is also thought to be the third illuminated Bible to have been made at Tours following the Bamberg Bible (Staatsbibliothek Bamberg Msc. Bibl. 1) and Moutier-Grandval Bible (British Library Add MS 10546).
The Vivian Bible contains many illuminations, including the Psalms frontispiece, depicting David Composing Psalms, and the presentation miniature, in which Charles the Bald receives the book. The psalms frontispiece is said to have connections with the prophet Audradas because of the writing above David's head. This connection can also be seen with the four virtues which are in the corners of the painting. These virtues are depicted as women on clouds with their arms outstretched. We can see David's guards, who also have a symbolic meaning. They are meant to represent two Old Testament families that guarded David. Along with the guards we see David at the center who is playing the lyre, and his four musicians. All these figures are held within a large mandorla, illustrating the heavenly realm. David appears naked with just a bit of drapery covering his upper half. This is representative of David's modesty and humility.
The presentation miniature is an illumination of Charles the Bald receiving the Vivian Bible when he was just 22 years old. The illumination includes both the Pope and Charles the Bald, showing how the Pope and rulers were becoming reliant on each other during the Carolingian period. This illumination replaced the apocalypse miniature as the tailpiece of the Vivian Bible. The illumination has the figures arranged in a circle. This makes it look like a procession is occurring in the image. Additionally, Charles seems like a mediator between God and man, evident with the hand of God and the curtains that frame the enthroned Charles at the center. There is some uncertainty as to who exactly each person in this image is. The men to Charles' left and right are not described in the text of the bible, but it is thought that they might be palace officials. In the center right it is thought that the figure is Vivian. It was originally thought the man with his back turned to the viewer was Vivian, but this is the Pater (the father). There are also guards in this image which are like the guards in David composing the psalms. These guards are representative of Charles' military force.
易通卡

易通卡（英語：EZ-Link）是新加坡的非觸式智能卡系統，模式類似香港八達通及臺北悠遊卡，初期同樣利用索尼的FeliCa晶片完成微付款交易。2001年推出初期，該系統主要用作支付公共交通的車資。截至2005年，易通卡發行量為800萬張，每日處理400萬宗交易。
在2008年，易通卡改用新加坡政府制訂的非接觸式電子錢包應用標準（CEPAS）架構，與深圳通及廣深鐵路快通卡一樣，使用由中國大陸握奇數據系統有限公司开发的TimeCOS®FLY操作系统，用德國英飛凌芯片的新卡，原本使用的FeliCa晶片卡已於2009年10月31日起停用。
2024年1月10日，陸路交通管理局宣佈未有升級為SimplyGo的成人易通卡將由2024年6月1日起無法再用於公共交通費用支付，以便淘汰以卡片為基礎的票務系統。使用成年易通卡的乘客可在任何自助售票機和零售點將現有的卡片升級為SimplyGo系統。然而，由於新系統無法顯示餘額、無法保持穩定操作（比如升級後有機會無法順利入閘）、無法降級回原有的易通卡，因而遭到公眾的強烈反彈，陸路交通管理局因此在2024年1月22日宣佈取消相關決定，原有的易通卡可以繼續於2024年6月1日後使用，同時亦重新開始發售新的易通卡。同時新加坡政府將額外投資4000萬新加坡元以繼續維護易通卡系統。
每張易通卡售價12元新加坡元（內含7元可用儲值金、5元不可退製卡費）。可在任一地鐵站的Ticket Office、7-11等地方加值（每次加值必須是10元新幣的倍數），也可在全島大部分ATM上加值，最低5新元。退卡可以在地鐵站及巴士中轉站的ticket office完成。
2012年11月5日，新加坡易通私人有限公司與嶺南通公司就新加坡和廣東省兩地智能卡商談合作事宜，傾向於粵新兩地推出使用由中國大陸握奇數據系統有限公司开发的TimeCOS®FLY操作系统，用德國英飛凌芯片卡以「一卡一芯雙錢包」(人民幣／新幣)模式的聯名卡，並就相關的合作意向、推進思路等達成共識，推出聯名卡「一通粵新」，將於2016年10月對外發行。可在廣東省使用嶺南通卡範圍和新加坡使用，是全球首張跨國合作開發的交通智能卡。
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維澳蓮運

維澳蓮運公共運輸股份有限公司 （葡萄牙語：Sociedade de Transportes Públicos Reolian, SA；英語：Reolian Public Transport Co., LTD；簡稱維澳蓮運及Reolian）是澳門一家已被法院宣佈破產，並結束營運的巴士公司，其自2011年8月1日起成為澳門第三間且經營最多路線的營運巴士公司。維澳蓮運拥有全澳門38.5%的巴士路線，使用245輛巴士以營運獲澳門政府批給的27條巴士路線。
根據交通事務局公佈數據顯示，維澳蓮運的投訴率及意外率為澳門三間巴士服務公司中最高；另外據澳門日報報導，市民最不滿的巴士公司亦是維澳蓮運。時任交通事務局汪雲接受訪問時表示，由於維澳蓮運服務一直沒有改善，進度未如理想，決定繼續暫停維澳蓮運調升服務費的行政程序。
維澳蓮運於2013年10月1日晚上11時發出公開聲明，宣佈已正式申請破產，並於同年12月4日，被法院宣佈破產，進入清盤程序。政府於10月2日宣佈，以接管形式維持維澳蓮運的營運，為期9個月。新時代公共汽車已在2014年7月1日全面接手維澳蓮運之服務，直至2018年8月1日，新時代合併入澳巴，所有路線及車隊全面交由澳巴營運。
維澳蓮運公共運輸股份有限公司是由法國威立雅交通-巴黎大眾運輸公司及澳門殷理基集團有限公司合資的公司。威立雅交通-巴黎大眾運輸的公司總部位於法國，在30個國家及地區提供地鐵、的士、巴士、穿梭巴士等公共交通服務，當中包括營運香港電車及南京的巴士服務。
維澳蓮運維修中心於2013年1月獲OHSAS 18001職業健康安全管理體系標準認證，成為了本澳首家獲得該項國際認證的公交企業。
維澳蓮運公共運輸股份有限公司的「維澳蓮運」四字分別代表「維繫」、「澳門」、「蓮花」及「運輸」；其公司標誌以蓮花為標誌及綠色作主調，以體現環保概念，而服務宗旨是為「使澳門發展得更美好」。
澳門的道路集體客運公共服務批給合同（即巴士服務服務批給合同）於2009年9月23日起接受投標；維澳蓮運公共運輸股份有限公司於截標日（即11月24日）澳門時間下午3時許向交通事務局提交標書競投澳門公共巴士服務，成為首家遞交標書競投的公司。2010年3月中旬，有澳門的葡文傳媒報道交通事務局擬把巴士服務批給至新福利和維澳蓮運，而維澳蓮運在五組批給標段的巴士路線中佔三組標段。由於澳巴逾期遞交標書而提出訴訟被拖延，當局最後以「保障公共利益」為理由而於同年8月19日宣布採用局部判給及直接磋商形式向維澳蓮運批給兩個標段，兩個標段的合約期為七年。
維澳蓮運於2010年11月7日假澳門坊眾學校首次展示公司標誌；並於同日舉行首階段招聘，招請30個工種合共55個職位；但維澳蓮運於11月9日表示招聘情況不太理想而不排除向澳門政府申請輸入外地僱員。同月13日在其公司總部進行第二次招聘日，但只有34人登記。同月29日，維澳蓮運的官方網頁開始運作及對外開放以方便其招聘工作。
維澳蓮運於2011年8月1日起投入營運，營運首週已受到乘客及網民大為不滿。原屬新福利的1、3、3A、MT2線以及原屬澳巴的MT1線轉由維澳蓮運營運後班次相對疏落，安排混亂，發車嚴重延遲。8月2日交通事務局委託新福利代為加開班次作支援之用，在這段時間，新福利的車輛將再次行走1、3等路線。8月3日交通事務局再委託澳巴代為加開班次作支援MT1以及MT2線。在8月1日至27日， 因人手不足，所有巴士班次調疏，並且暫停營運10X路線。根據交通事務局公佈數據顯示，維澳蓮運在投訴率及意外率，為本澳三間巴士服務公司中最高。另外，根據澳門日報報導，市民最不滿的巴士公司亦是維澳蓮運。
可惜維澳蓮運提供的服務未能達到政府以及市民的期望，當中首推其所引進的宇通小型巴士故障頻頻，而且設計落後未能適應澳門營運環境。另外，維澳蓮運當時購入的巴士中，最大型的型號只長十點五米，在行走3及10號等主幹路線時候，難以應付龐大的客流量。一切種種都令往後時間，維澳蓮運成為三間巴士公司評分最低的公司。
2011年至2013年，維澳蓮運接連發生多宗大小事故，引起社會各界人士關注。其中維澳蓮運旗下多輛「宇通」小巴於行駛途中拋錨，需要勞動警察及市民協助推車，事件被目擊市民拍下，在互聯網上引起廣泛討論，有網民引用一內地網站文章，指出內地人稱呼與維澳蓮運同款小巴為「村村通」，令人覺得新公司只隨意引入大批落後村巴服務澳門市民致意外頻生。維澳蓮運亦懷疑虛報已聘請員工的數量及經驗不足，令新營運模式推行首天便出現班次大混亂的情況。更懷疑未對新員工作出適當培訓，以致出現維澳蓮運車長拒載傷殘乘客及與乘客爭執的事件。為此，澳門市民對於新公司的服務大為不滿，形容新公司比以往以服務差劣見稱的澳巴更不濟，更質疑為何交通事務局容許一間新公司以最低的投標價錢投得澳門大部分主要路線，事故發生後又多次包庇維澳蓮運。維澳蓮運事後解釋，由於新巴士來澳後車內電腦未作出適當調校便投入服務，令巴士出現「水土不服」而接連發生拋錨事故，並表示已對有關的巴士作出調校。維澳蓮運亦表示會加強對員工的培訓，以確保巴士服務的質素。對於新巴士模式運作超過半年，市民對新巴士公司達到忍無可忍的地步，但交通事務局一次又一次地包庇維澳蓮運。
維澳蓮運於2013年10月1日晚上公開宣佈正式破產，表示主要因為有外在不可控制的情況，以及員工的工資成本比預期高，令維澳蓮運已累計虧損至少1.2億澳門元和每月最少虧蝕600萬澳門元。由2013年10月2日起，由交通事務局以接管方式維持營運，為期六個月。
2013年12月4日，在維澳蓮運債權人大會上，終審法院院長辦公室發新聞稿表示，會上確認有45項債權，由於維澳蓮運和各債權人均沒有提交和解建議，也沒有債權人提出設立任何有限公司以繼續維澳蓮運的商業運作建議，法官宣告維澳蓮運正式破產。
交通事務局副局長鄭岳威稱，正積極跟進相關破產工作，會按法律程序處理，他不評論法院處理包括巴士等維澳蓮運資產的安排，指出當局現時能夠依法繼續使用相關巴士及員工，鄭岳威稱︰“維澳巴士保證明天還在開”。
對於維澳蓮運資產一旦被凍結，以及當局接管相關巴士服務半年後的安排，鄭岳威指已經有後續方案，暫時不便透露，亦沒有回應是否重新招標，只稱有進一步消息會公布，重申現時首要保障巴士服務不受影響，以及員工的權益。
政府公報刊登行政長官於5月30日發出之《第26/2014號行政命令》，授予時任運輸工務司司長劉仕堯一切所需權力，以立約人身份，代表澳門特別行政區與澳門新時代公共汽車股份有限公司簽署有關道路集體客運公共服務——第二標段及第五標段批給合同的公證合同。維澳蓮運已在7月1日正式結束服務，由澳門新時代公共汽車股份有限公司取代。
維澳蓮運經營2份標書中合共27條澳門巴士路線（包括繁忙時間、節日或指定日子特別路線），佔全澳門38.5%的巴士路線。
維澳蓮運巴士的車隊編號開頭由英文字母，之後由三位數字構成。
維澳蓮運巴士的車隊編號由四位數字構成。
在2012年5月1日，遊行訴求之一是不滿維澳蓮運的服務質素差劣以致經常發生意外，為首次針對巴士公司的遊行示威活動。
維澳蓮運在破產和結束營運後，與特區政府引起多次訴訟，唯多次訴訟中判政府或該公司勝訴，直到2021年5月7日，終審法院雖得到裁決，但唯資產管理人不服向行政法院提出司法覆核後敗訴，再上訴到中級法院，及後中級法院發回行政法院重審。
絕命終結站5

《絕命終結站5》（英語：Final Destination 5）是一部2011年上映的3D超自然恐怖驚悚片，為2009年上映的《絕命終結站4》之續集，並是絕命終結站系列的第五部作品。電影由史蒂芬·奎爾（英语：Steven Quale）所執導，這部電影作為奎爾的首部執導長片作品，編劇為曾改編過《半夜鬼上床：夢殺》和《極地詭變》的艾瑞克·赫瑟勒所改編。主演有尼古拉斯·達格斯托、艾瑪·貝爾（英语：Emma Bell）、麥爾斯·費雪、亞倫·艾斯卡本塔（英语：Arlen Escarpeta）、大衛·柯屈納等演員，而東尼·陶德這次再度回到系列中擔任驗屍官。
這次劇情時間設定於首集之前，但仍然採取獨立故事的線路。本次開場預知災難為「懸索橋斷裂意外」，所圍繞的主題是「一命換一命」。電影拍攝工作位於溫哥華，開場災難背景大橋為溫哥華著名獅門大橋。電影上映後獲讚，多數稱讚其逼真特效以及絕妙死亡場景，被稱為“史上最佳3D恐怖電影”，最後獲得1.57億美元的票房成績，作為系列排名第二。
預示紙業（Presage Paper）白領山姆·勞頓（英语：Sam Lawton）陪同十幾名公司同事前去參加為期兩天的野外培訓，搭乘巴士行車走上北灣大橋時，山姆突然在“幻象”中預知到這座維護中的橋會因為施工加上強風導致坍塌，造成他在內的所有同事均難逃劫數，唯獨他的女友茉莉·哈伯僥倖逃生。返回現實後的山姆發現周圍細節與預知中的完全相同後，驚慌之下帶著茉莉下車遠離大橋，而他的幾名同事隨即跟著下車；當中包含好友彼得·佛雷德金、奈森·賽爾斯、彼得的女友坎蒂絲·哈普、另外兩位同事奧莉維亞·卡索和艾薩克·帕默、以及總經理丹尼斯·拉普曼。如同山姆所預測，大橋瞬間坍塌，除山姆一行人以外的員工全部喪生。事故受害者高達87人，聯邦調查局探員吉姆·布洛克懷疑有警示的山姆跟事故有某種關聯，但得知調查證明災難並不是人為後只能放山姆等人離開。
在葬禮上，神秘驗屍官威廉·布拉德沃斯（英语：William Bludworth）善意提醒山姆說「死神不喜歡被欺騙」，並提醒他們從此要小心為上。而山姆等人當時並沒有理會他，各自開始將生活回歸正軌。但沒過幾天，身為體操選手的坎蒂絲於體育館練習期間，遭遇一系列意外發生的連鎖反應，導致她被風扇吹散鎂粉刺激雙眼，從高低杠上脫手跌下來摔斷脊椎致死，在一旁目睹全景的彼得承受巨大打擊。當眾人隔天回去工作時，艾薩克偷拿已故同事的按摩禮券去做針灸療法，中途卻因掉落的香點燃毛巾，使他從床上驚慌跌落而被數十根針扎傷，最後被火嚇退到牆角時被掉下來的佛像砸碎頭身亡。山姆一行人趕到現場時再遇威廉，得知他曾見過災難倖存者被死神索命的“相似事件”，最後提示他們必須要“佔據”另一些素昧平生、且不應該死在橋上的人之生命，才能避免被死神糾纏。
與此同時，奧莉維亞在一家診所做眼睛雷射手術來治療她的近視眼，但當她的醫生出去找文件時，獨自躺在手術室中的奧莉維亞因雷射儀器電路沾水故障，開始照射出強大激光而穿透她的眼睛和手。山姆和茉莉趕到後，奧莉維亞雖然及時逃離手術床，但還是不慎失足跌出窗外摔在一輛車上身亡。陸續偵辦這幾件案子的布洛克無法解釋這些離奇意外，但山姆從中瞭解到他們的死亡順序與橋上預示中相同，由此發現奈森將是下一個。當天，奈森在工廠值班時與一名惡劣同事羅伊·卡森起爭執，因為預感到有事會發生而在爭執中將羅伊推出去，使羅伊從平台上掉下去而被吊鉤掛在空中致死。彼得得知事情後發現威廉講過的「一命換一命」之策略有效，當丹尼斯過來查看現場時，一把事先被羅伊隨手放置在砂帶磨機（英语：Belt sander）旁的扳手被彈飛出去打穿丹尼斯的眼部。
山姆冒險返回他工作的法國餐廳裡值班，接受廚師長的提議而準備到法國巴黎進修，同時決定帶茉莉一起搬去法國。兩人在關門的餐廳中約會時，持續受坎蒂絲之死影響而精神不穩定的彼得突然不請自來，坦言他來之前曾試圖找一個替死鬼卻無法痛下殺手，但同時也嫉妒茉莉會成為唯一倖存者。一瞬間，彼得舉槍準備殺死茉莉，兩人便跑到廚房躲避，在外監視的布洛克聽見槍聲走進廚房，卻被彼得從身後偷襲槍殺。由此得到一命的彼得沒有就此罷手，反而想繼續殺害作為目擊者的茉莉和山姆實施滅口。三位反目成仇的朋友在廚房中展開生死決鬥，執迷不悟的彼得拿起菜刀剛要殺死茉莉，山姆及時拿一把大型金属籤刺穿彼得的身體而殺死他。當彼得掉在爐子上的手槍走火沒打中山姆後，山姆認為他已成功得到一命而和茉莉相擁。
兩星期後，山姆和茉莉坐上一架佛利航空班機準備去巴黎，當他們就坐時目睹兩位高中生打架，緊接著導致另外幾名乘客一同被趕下飛機。飛機起飛不久，山姆整理完他們所持有的180號班機機票，突然再次注意到橋上遇過的一系列相似預兆，當他聽說被趕下飛機的多名乘客是因為某種“預示”後，赫然發現為時過晚。飛機引擎突然起火，機艙破損導致茉莉直接被吸出去後後被尾翼切成兩半，留在機艙中的山姆伴隨著飛機爆炸而葬身火海。與此同時，奈森在一間酒吧參加羅伊的追悼會時，從上司口中得知羅伊其實患有腦動脈瘤而隨時可能斃命，由此證明自己所得到的是一條“將死的生命”。當奈森意識到他仍然處於隨時喪命的危險時，來自180號班機上的起落架隨著爆炸而墜入酒吧中，使奈森當場被砸死而一命嗚呼。
2010年3月18日，華納兄弟總裁艾倫·霍恩（Alan Horn）在全美戲院公會主辦的ShoWest影展上證實《絕命終結站5》正在製作中。製片克雷格·派瑞（Craig Perry）爾後補充說明電影將會拍成3D。電影編劇由艾瑞克·赫瑟勒（Eric Heisserer）所寫，新線影業希望能夠打破系列重複的公式化。片場起初上映檔期訂在2011年8月26日，之後改至2011年8月12日。
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好評：“至今為止表現力最佳的3D恐怖片，優秀的技術水平達到了出色的驚悚效果”，“《絕命終結站》系列的最大看點無論怎麼欺騙死神，死神是不可能被騙過的，而當這個系列開始陷入一成不變的泥潭時，本片注入了全新的創意”。
兀兰火车关卡

兀蘭火車關卡（英語：Woodlands Train Checkpoint，又称兀蘭火車站）是位于新加坡兀蘭的火车站及关卡，铁路由马来亚铁道（KTM）负责运营。2011年7月1日起，位于新加坡市区的丹戎巴葛火車總站停用後，兀蘭火車關卡成為马来亚铁道城际铁路最南端的车站。
马来西亚和新加坡独立之前均属英国殖民地，英殖政府在马来亚修建铁路时将铁路延伸至新加坡，以利用铁路运输锡米、橡胶等原料到新加坡港出口。为方便管理，新加坡的铁路及车站坐落之土地由马来联邦政府向海峡殖民地政府租借。新加坡于1965年独立之后，铁路租借地继续由马来西亚管理。两国之间设立边境管制时，丹戎巴葛火車總站被设立为马新铁路边境管制站，實施一地两检出入境制（類似今香港西九龍站，但情況不完全相同。香港西九龍站相關區域是以永久租賃方式劃入深圳市管轄，但不包括指定六項民法及名義深港邊界）。當時，馬來亞鐵道的丹戎巴葛火車總站是永久性的馬新領土分界，由丹戎巴葛火車總站的大部分範圍以及馬來亞鐵道新加坡段大部分範圍均屬馬來西亞鐵路(KTM)管轄。
两国分家的政治现况导致马来亚铁路在新加坡无法持续发展。马来西亚长期着重于公路发展而忽略了铁路发展，铁路运输无法与时并进与道路运输竞争，道路超越铁路成为两国之间最主要的运输模式。此外，马来西亚在国内建设巴生港，也是减少了对新加坡港的依赖。新加坡面对土地有限的压力，位于市中心的丹戎巴葛站坐落在黄金地段，铁路租借地仅作为铁路用途无法发掘应有的经济效益。新加坡也对国内大片土地为外国拥有，加上该土地从北到南将国土划分为两半，而感到不安。
基于种种原因，马新两国在1990年開始协商搬迁车站及将部分土地归还新加坡，新加坡同意另拨出地段由两国共同发展作为赔偿，馬方才原則上同意。但是，两国对于协议生效期限存有异议，新方认为立即生效，马方则认为待马方确定搬迁车站时才生效。与此同时，新加坡基于边境及國家安全的考量，决定将铁路边境管制站搬迁至位于马新边境的兀兰，所以修建了兀兰火车关卡，并且要求马来西亚也盡快将马方边境管制站共同迁至兀兰或搬回马来西亚本土的新山，却遭到马方拖延。
兀蘭火車關卡于1997年竣工，翌年8月1日开始运作，原本是新加坡移民与关卡局专为火车乘客而设的边境管制站。1998年8月1日兀兰火车关卡启用后，马来西亚虽然在新山站对南下旅客进行出境检查，但北上入境管制站依然留在丹戎巴葛火车站，对北上列车而言形成了“先入境、后出境”不符合国际惯例的状况。作为折衷的办法，马方在丹戎巴葛站检查火车旅客的旅游证件时先只在入境卡上盖章而不在护照内盖章，但这样的做法却导致外国旅客离开马来西亚时面对出境处官员的刁难，特别是在马来西亚境内遗失入境卡而无法出示合法入境记录的旅客。
当时這樣做還耽誤時間，由于马来西亚的铁路入境管制站设在丹戎巴葛火車總站，前往马来西亚的火车乘客无法在兀蘭上车而必须在丹戎巴葛站上车。北上马来西亚的列车离开丹戎巴葛站后在兀蘭火車關卡停留二、三十分钟，乘客下车办理新加坡的出境手续，完成后上车继续行程。南下新加坡的列车乘客在马来西亚新山站接受出境检查，火车越过新柔长堤后在兀蘭火車關卡停留二、三十分钟，乘客必须携同行李下车办理新加坡的入境手续，乘客完成入境手续后可离开火車關卡以其他交通模式前往目的地，或在候车室等候海关人员检查火车，确保车上无违禁物品及偷渡人员后上车继续前往丹戎巴葛站。
2010年5月24日，马新两国领导人会面时同意繼續解决铁路问题，马方答应将车站及铁路入境管制站搬迁至兀兰火车关卡，将兀兰以南的铁路租借地归还新加坡以及接受新加坡的赔偿方案。2011年6月30日，最后一趟列车驶离丹戎巴葛站，翌日开始马来亚铁道的南端终点站就设置在兀兰火车关卡。出入境方面，北上列车恢复一地两检，南下列车则维持两地两检的现状。随着马新两国同意关闭丹戎巴葛火車總站后，兀蘭火車關卡于2011年7月1日起成为新加坡境内唯一的城际铁路车站，火车站和关卡合为一体。前往马来西亚的乘客在兀兰上车前接受新加坡的出境检查及马来西亚的入境检查（類似香港的一地两检）。前往新加坡的乘客则在马来西亚新山中央车站接受出境检查，搭乘火车越过长堤后在兀兰下车，完成新加坡的入境手续后即可离开。
马来亚铁路在兀蘭火車關卡提供往返新山中央车站及兀蘭的“地不佬接驳列车”（Shuttle Tebrau）短程列车服务。每天从新山到兀蘭有十七趟，从兀蘭到新山有十四趟，共三十一趟。接驳火车服务于2015年7月1日开跑之后，其他来往兀蘭及马来西亚半岛各城镇的城际列车服务改在新山中央车站终止。
亚洲东方快车（英语：Eastern and Oriental Express）这一豪华列车从兀兰火车关卡出发，经马来西亚到达泰国曼谷。
计划中的新柔捷運系統于启用後，此路線不做保留，往来新山及兀兰火车关卡的接驳列车服务将停止运作。屆時，新加坡將不會再有任何國鐵軌道，也不會有城際列車停靠。
兀兰火车关卡有巴士服务衔接到克兰芝、马西岭、兀兰、 兀兰北4个地铁站，以及位于兀兰地铁站的兀兰区域巴士转换站。另有人行天桥连接兀兰火车关卡和公路交通边检的兀兰关卡。
郵差三度來按鈴

《郵差三度來按鈴》是台灣電視公司（台視）在1990年播出的八點檔連續劇，1990年4月26日至6月21日每週一至週五晚上八點播出，製作人是徐進良，製作公司是賞心悅目文化公司，導演是楊道，主演包括了巴戈、方芳芳、涂善妮、艾偉、安迪、宋逸民等人。《郵差三度來按鈴》是徐進良「郵差系列」的第三部作品（第一部是《郵差總是按對鈴》，第二部是《又見郵差來按鈴》），獲得1991年第26屆金鐘獎的電視金鐘獎最佳編劇獎。
雖是郵差系列的第三部作品，但其實這一部除了部分演員相同之外，與前兩部並沒有關聯，演出的人物名字也都不同。
郵差總是按對鈴

《郵差總是按對鈴》是一部台灣電視劇，1989年3月13日至4月7日每週一至週五晚上八點於台視播出，是《又見郵差來按鈴》與《郵差三度來按鈴》的前作。製作單位為賞心悅目文化公司，製作人徐進良，導演三羊，編劇林桂瑛。
該劇原本名為《郵差總是按錯鈴》，但因為劇名使用「按錯鈴」三字影響郵務人員的形象，引來中華民國交通部郵政總局各地郵務人員向台視抗議。在群眾壓力下，該劇播到第11集時，才將劇名「錯」字改成「對」字，因此成為《郵差總是按對鈴》，風波才得以平息。
1989年3月14日，《台視晚間新聞》主播顧安生為該劇拍攝節目預告影片並向觀眾推薦該劇，引起中視、華視認為顧安生此舉已有廣告行為，除了會對觀眾產生誤導作用之外，也影響主播客觀公正的形象。
Woodlands Bus Interchange

Woodlands Bus Interchange (formerly Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange) is a bus interchange in Singapore. Located in Woodlands, the interchange is linked to Woodlands MRT station and adjacent to Causeway Point shopping mall. It is the largest and among the busiest bus interchange in Singapore. The interchange is also known as Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub.
In 1991, as part of efforts to improve connectivity in the area, the Singapore government announced plans to build a new bus interchange in Woodlands. Built by the Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (known today as SMRT Corporation) at a cost of S$34 million, the interchange was built under Woodlands MRT station, to facilitate connections between the station and the bus interchange, and leave more land available for other uses.
The bus interchange commenced operations in February 1996, replacing the previous Woodlands interchange near Woodlands Checkpoint, and the Marsiling bus terminal. Covering an area the size of three and a half football pitches and with 11 bus bays, Woodlands interchange featured an integrated taxi stand, and a bus parking area located away from the passenger concourse.
Contract PT247 to carry out alteration works to upgrade the Woodlands Regional Bus Interchange to an air-conditioned one and constructing a link to the new Thomson–East Coast line (TEL) was awarded to CCECC Singapore Pte Ltd.
On 12 March 2016, to facilitate upgrading of the interchange and construction of a new link to the MRT station, operations of all bus services serving Woodlands interchange were shifted to a temporary interchange beside Woodlands MRT station.
The upgraded bus interchange reopened on 13 June 2021, and incorporated a heritage gallery showcasing SMRT and Trans-Island bus history over the years. Due to insufficient parking spaces in the interchange, service 925/925M, 950, 961/961M & 965 remained at the temporary interchange.
When a land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL-Land) between Singapore and Malaysia was announced, Berth B5 of the temporary bus interchange was used for the VTL-Land bus service operated by Transtar from 29 November 2021. The service was renamed to Vaccinated Travel Bus Service (VTBS) when the Singapore government scrapped all of her VTL schemes for the reopening of borders to all Vaccinated persons on 1 April 2022. VTBS ceased on 1 May 2022 as cross-border public bus services resumed.
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 4 route packages operating from Woodlands Integrated Transport Hub Bus Interchange. Bus Services 169, 856, 858, 963, 963e, 966, 969 are under Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package (Tower Transit Singapore), Bus Service 161 and Bus Service 168 are under Sengkang-Hougang and Bedok Bus Package respectively (SBS Transit). The rest of the bus services are under Woodlands Bus Package (SMRT Buses).
Under the new bus contracting model, all the bus routes were split into 2 route packages operating from Woodlands Temporary Bus Interchange. Bus Service 965 is under Sembawang-Yishun Bus Package (Tower Transit Singapore) and the rest of the bus services are under Woodlands Bus Package (SMRT Buses).
BYD B series

The BYD B series are a line of battery electric buses produced by Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD. It is the first bus model powered by BYD's Lithium Iron Phosphate Blade electric-batteries. It is available as a 10-metre single-deck (B10), a 11-metre double-deck bus (BD11), a 12-metre single-deck (B12), a 12-metre tri-axles double-deck (B12D), a 15-metre tri-axles single-deck (B15) and a 18-metre articulated bus (B18).
The BYD B series was launched on 29 July 2020, superseding the highly popular BYD K series. The bodywork was designed by Wolfgang Egger. According to BYD, the new bus models feature LED water lamps, USB charging ports, newer-generation wheel hub motors which are 6% more energy-efficient, as well as a lightweight aluminum frame reducing the body weight by up to 10%.
On 7 January 2022, it was announced that the BYD B10 had won the "2021 Transporter Word-of-Mouth New Energy Bus Award".
Taco Liberty Bell

The Taco Liberty Bell was an April Fool's Day joke played by fast food restaurant chain Taco Bell on April 1, 1996. Taco Bell took out a full-page advertisement in six leading U.S. newspapers (The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, and USA Today) announcing that the company had purchased the Liberty Bell to "reduce the country's debt" and renamed it the "Taco Liberty Bell". The ad was created by Jon Parkinson and Harvey Hoffenberg who worked at Bozell, the Taco Bell advertising agency at the time, and went on to win several industry awards. Thousands of people had called Taco Bell headquarters and the National Park Service before it was revealed at noon the same day that the story was a joke. White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry responded that the federal government was also "selling the Lincoln Memorial to Ford Motor Co. and renaming it the Lincoln-Mercury Memorial".
The prank was considered a successful advertising gambit by those involved. David Paine, founder of PainePR, the public relations agency that executed the campaign, called it "the most successful project I've been involved with". The campaign cost US$300,000 (equivalent to about $601,000 in 2024), but generated an estimated US$25,000,000 (equivalent to about $50,100,000 in 2024) worth of free publicity, with a sales increase exceeding US$1,000,000 (equivalent to about $2,000,000 in 2024) for the first two days in April. Paine, however, feels that the sociopolitical climate in 2006 was much more cautious and a comparable prank would not be possible. The origin is credited to the mother of then-CEO John Martin.
The stunt has also been listed as one of the top hoaxes or marketing stunts over the years. Entrepreneur Magazine includes it among its "Top 10 Successful Marketing Stunts". The Museum of Hoaxes ranks it as No. 7 on its list of the "Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time".
According to marketing author Thomas L. Harris, the stunt worked because "in today's world...almost everything is corporate-sponsored", making the announcement believable even for "a national historic monument". The company coined the term "publitisement" to describe its stunt, "breaking through advertising clutter to achieve massive awareness" for its then-new "Nothing Ordinary About It" ad campaign. From the other side, activist Paul Rogat Loeb lamented that the hoax "felt too real for comfort" in an era "when every value, ideal, and public symbol has a profit-seeking sponsor".
ቤንች

የቤንች ብሔረሰብ ቋንቋ ‹‹ቤንችኛ›› ሲሆን ከምዕራብ ኦሞአዊ የቋንቋ ቤተሰብ ይመደባል። የብሔረሰቡ አባላት ከአፍ መፍቻ ቋንቋቸው በተጨማሪ አማርኛ፣ ካፊኖኖ እና ሸኮኛ ቋንቋዎችን ይናገራሉ።
የቤንች ብሔረሰብ አባላት በዋናነነት በዞኑ በሰሜን ቤንች እና በደቡብ ቤንች፣በሸዋ ቤንች ወረዳዎች እንዲሁም በሸኮ እና ጉራፈርዳ ወረዳዎች ውስጥ ይኖራሉ፡፡ ከዞኑ ውጭም የብሔረሰቡ አባላት ኩታ ገጠም በሆኑት በከፋ ዞን በጨና እና ዳቻ ወረዳዎች፣ በሻካ ዞን በየኪ ወረዳ እንዲሁም በአዲስ አበባ ‹‹ጊሚራ›› ሰፈር ተብሎ በሚታወቀው አካባቢ ይገኛሉ፡፡ ብሔረሰቡ የሚገኝበት አቀማመጥ ሜዳማ፣ ተራራማ እና ሸለቋማ ሲሆን፤ ደጋማ፣ ቆላማ እና ወይና ደጋ የአየር ንብረት አለው፡፡ የብሔረሰቡ ዋነኛ መተዳደሪያ ጥምር ግብርና ነው፡፡ ከተክሎች፣ ከሥራሥር፣ ከጥራጥሬ፣ ከቅመማቅመም ከአገዳ እህል የሚገኙ ምርቶች ያመርታል፡፡ ቡና ዋና የገቢ ምንጭ ሲሆን፤ ቅመማቅመም፣ ቆዳ እና ሌጦ ተጨማሪ የገቢ ማስገኛ ናቸው፡፡
ቤንች ብሔረሰብ በቤንች ማጅ ዞን ውስጥ ከሚገኙ ስድስት ብሔረሰቦች መካከል አንዱ ነው፡፡ የብሔረሰቡ አሰያየም ‹‹ቤንችቲያት›› ከተባለው ጥንታዊ የብሔረሰቡ መሪ እንደተወለደ ይነገራል፡፡ ‹‹ታት›› የሚባለው ቃል ‹‹ጌታ›› ማለት ሲሆን ለብሔረሰቡና ለቋንቋው መጠሪያ ነው፡፡
በቤንች ብሔረሰብ በርካታ ጐሳዎች ቢገኙም ከምት፣ ቃም፣ ማንጃ(ባንድ) እና ማኖ(ፋቂ) ዋና ዋናዎቹ ናቸው በሐረሰቡ የራሱ የሆነ ባህላዊ አስተዳደር እና የዳኝነት ሥርዓት ያለው ሲሆን፤ ባህላዊ አስተዳደሩ የሥልጣን እርከን እና የሥራ ኃላፊነት የሚወሰነው በእርከኑ ባሉ ሽማግለዎችና በጎሳ መሪዎች ምርጫ ነው፡፡ ‹‹ከምት›› ከፍተኛ ከበሬታ የሚሰጠው መሪ ነው፡፡ ማንኛውንም ፖለቲካዊ ማኀበራዊ እና ባህላዊ ጉዳዮችን በበላይነት ይመራል፡፡ የባህላዊ አስተዳደሩ ቁንጮ ከእዚህ ጎሣ የሚሾም ሲሆን ‹‹ቤንችያት›› (ከምት) ባላባት ይባላል፡፡ የሚመረጠውም ‹‹ከባይከስ›› ጎሳ ነው፡፡ የሥልጣን ሽግግሩም የዘር ሀረግን የተከተከለ ሲሆን የመሪዎቹ ወይም የ‹‹ቲያቶት›› ሥልጣን የሚተላለፈው ከ‹‹ቲያቶች›› የመጠሪያ ሚስት ለተወለደ የበኩር ልጅ ነው፡፡ መሪው ልጅ ሳይተካ ከሞተ ወንድሙ ሥልጣኑን ይወርሳል፡፡ ለ‹‹ቲያትነት›› የሚመረጠው ልጅ ወይም ወንድም በቂ ችሎታ ያለው እና ከሌለ ወገን ያልተከቀላቀለ ቤንች መሆን ይጠበቅበታል፡፡
ብሔረሰቡ ግጭቶችን የሚፈታበት የተለያዩ መንገዶች ያሉት ሲሆን፤ ግድያ ከተፈፀመ ወንጀሉ አፈፃፀም ከተጣራ በኋላ በሁለቱ ደመኞች ድንበር ላይ በሬ ታርዶ በደም ይታረቃሉ፡፡ ልጃገረድም ከገዳይ ወገን በካሳ ትሰጣለች፡፡ በብሔረሰቡ መዋሸት፣መሥረቅ፣ዝሙት መፈጸም አጥብቆ የተከለከለ ነው፡፡ ይህን ተግባር የፈጸመ ለቃልቻ ወይፈን ወይም ጊደር ይሰጣል፡፡ ከ1ዐ እስከ 3ዐ ጅራፍም ይገረፋል፤ በእግረሙቅ ይታሠራል፤ ለተወሰኑ ወራትም ለባላባቱ እንዲያደርስ ይደረጋል፡፡
በቤንች ብሔረሰብ የጋብቻ ሥርዓት በቤተሰብ ስምምነት፣በጠለፋ፣በማስኮብለል እና በውርስ ይፈጸማል፡፡ በብሔረሰቡ ሴት ልጅ 15 ዓመት ወንድ ልጅ ደግሞ 2ዐ ዓመት ሲሞላው የጋብቻ ፈቃድ ይሰጣል፡፡ ባላባቱ እስከ 4ዐ ሚስቶችን ማግባት ሲችል አንጋፋዋ ሚስት ‹‹ጌን›› ትባላለች፡፡
በብሔረሰቡ ከወቅቶች ጋር ተያይዞ ምርት እንዲሰጥ፣ በሽታ እንዲጠፋ፣ ሰላም እንዲሰፍን በዓመት 3 ጊዜ የሚከበሩ በዓላት አሉ፡፡ በዓላቶቹ በቃልቻዎችና በባለአባቱ የሚመሩ ሲሆን፤ቦርዴ ተጠምቆ ልዩ ልዩ መልክ ያላቸው ዶሮዎች እና ከ5ዐ እስከ 6ዐ ያህል ከብቶች ታርደው እንዲከበር ይደረጋል፡፡ ቤንቾች በዓላትን፣ የዘመንና የወቅት አቆጣጠርን የጨረቃ መውጣትና መግባትን ተከትለው ከአዝመራ ወቅቶች ጋር በማዛመደ ያከብራል፡፡
ብሔረሰቡ ባህላዊ ቤቶችን ከእንጨት፣ ከጭቃ እና ከሣር የሚሠራ ሲሆን፤ጣራቸው በጭቃ የተሸፈነው ነው፡፡ የጎሣ መሪዎቹ ቤቶች ከፍታ ያላቸውና ሰፊ ናቸው፡፡ በብሔረሰቡ ከበቆሎ ወይም ከጤፍ የተሠራ ዳቦ፣ እንሰት(አምቾ)፣ ጎደሬ፣ እና የጎደሬ ገንፎ ይበላል፡፡ የቆጮ ቅቅል፣በቆሎ ተቆልቶ ከተፈጨ በኋላ የተዘጋጀ ጎመን ተጨምሮ በገንፎ መልክ ተዘጋጅቶ ይበላል፡፡ በብሔረሰቡ ወንዶች ሆዳቸውን በቀኝ እና በግራ ክንዳቸው አማካኝነት ቀጠን ያለ ‹‹ጋሱ›› የተባለ መስመር በመሥራት ያስውቡታል፡፡ ወንዶቹም ሆነ ሴቶቹ ለጉትቻ ጆሮአቸውን ይበሳሉ፡፡ አዛውንቶቹ ቁምጣ ሱሪ አንዳንዴም በላሌ፣ኩታ፣ ሹራብና ረጃጅም ልብሶችን ይለብሳሉ፡፡ ጦር መያዝም ልምዳቸው ነው፡፡
በብሔረሰቡ የለቅሶና የሀዘን ሥርዓት መሠረት ባለውቃቢ(ቃልቻ) ሲሞት አስከሬኑ ከመቀበሩ በፊት ውቃቢው በልጁ ወይም በዘመዱ ላይ እንዲወርድ በሚል በዋናው ቃልቻ ይለመናል፡፡ ባለአባቱ ወይም መሪ ሲሞት የሟች የቤተሰብ ቀብርን ከፈጸመ ከወር በኋላ መልዕክቱ ይተላለፋል፡፡ እየተደገሰ ሁለት ወር ይለቀሳል፡፡ ወጣት ሲሞት ለሳምንት ተለቅሶ በሦስተኛው ወሩ ልብሶቹ መቃብሩ ላይ ይጣላሉ፡፡ ንብረቱም እንዲወድም ይደረጋል፡፡
ቤንች የኢትዮጵያ ብሔር ነው።
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ገንፎ

ገንፎ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ የሚሰራ የምግብ አይነት ሲሆን፣ የሚሰራውም ከስንዴ ወይም ገብስ ዱቄት ነው።
==አዘገጃጀ ት ==
ይገርመኛል ገንፎ ከራቴ ተርፎ

ይገርመኛል ገንፎ ከራቴ ተርፎ የአማርኛ ምሳሌ ነው። ይገርመኛል ገንፎ ከራቴ ተርፎ የአማርኛ ምሳሌ ነው።
የጉድ አገር ገንፎ እያደር ይፋጃል

የጉድ አገር ገንፎ እያደር ይፋጃል የአማርኛ ምሳሌ ነው። የጉድ አገር ገንፎ እያደር ይፋጃል የአማርኛ ምሳሌ ነው።
ያራሷን ገንፎ እርጉዙዋ ውጣ ሞተች

ያራሷን ገንፎ እርጉዙዋ ውጣ ሞተች የአማርኛ ምሳሌ ነው። ያራሷን ገንፎ እርጉዙዋ ውጣ ሞተች የአማርኛ ምሳሌ ነው።
የጉድ አገር ገንፎ በጣም ይጣፍጣል

የጉድ አገር ገንፎ በጣም ይጣፍጣል የአማርኛ ምሳሌ ነው። የጉድ አገር ገንፎ በጣም ይጣፍጣል የአማርኛ ምሳሌ ነው።
Queen of Sheba (restaurant)

Queen of Sheba (also known as Queen of Sheba Int'l Foods) is an Ethiopian restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
The Black-owned restaurant opened during the 1990s. Alem Gebrehiwot was the owner, as of 2020.
In 2016, 2017, and 2020, Willamette Week readers named Queen of Sheba the city's top Ethiopian restaurant in an annual "best of Portland" poll. In an overview of the city's "exceptional" Ethiopian food, Eater Portland's Maya MacEvoy wrote:
Paris Saint-Germain "II"

El Paris Saint-Germain “B" Football Club es un equipo de fútbol de Francia, filial del París Saint-Germain, que actualmente juega en el Championnat National 3, la quinta división de fútbol del país.
Fue fundado en el año 1974 en París como el principal equipo filial del París Saint-Germain FC, por lo que no puede disputar la Ligue 1, ni la Copa de Francia ni la Copa de la Liga cuando esta se jugaba, pero sus jugadores sí pueden formar parte del primer equipo cuando sean requeridos.
La Federación Francesa de Fútbol reconoció en 2003 al equipo filial como uno de los mejores en desarrollo de jugadores para la liga local, siendo catalogado como Clase A.​
El objetivo es producir jugadores de élite que se adapten al nivel de juego que exige Europa, así como al proceso educativo, para que más adelante formen parte del primer equipo o sean transferidos a otros clubes.
Los siguientes son nombres de jugadores históricos para nuestro club que destacaron y luego fueron promocionados o transferidos a otros: ​
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (femenino)

El Paris Saint-Germain Football Club Féminines es un club de fútbol femenino francés con sede en París. Viste de azul, rojo y blanco. Su estadio es el Stade Sébastien Charléty en Paris. Actualmente se desempeña en la Première Ligue, máxima división del fútbol femenino en Francia.
Fue creado en 1971, un año después de su similar masculino. Debutó en la D1 Feminine iniciando la temporada 1979-80; pasó una época en la D2 Féminine, donde se consagraron campeonas en la temporada 2000-01. Ganó dos títulos de importancia con la Copa de Francia de las temporadas 2009-10 y 2017-2018. Entre 2010 y 2016 ha sido subcampeón de la D1 Feminine cinco veces. Vencedora de la D1 en la temporada 2020-21, logrando así su primer título en dicha competición nacional. ​
Su mejor resultado en la Liga de Campeones femenina de la UEFA son dos subcampeonatos en las temporadas 2014-15 y 2016-17.
Partidos de ida.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés (París)

Saint-Germain-des-Prés es un barrio situado en el VI Distrito de París, alrededor de la iglesia de la antigua abadía de Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Sus habitantes se denominan "germanopratinos".
A partir del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el barrio de Saint-Germain-des-Prés se convirtió en uno de los lugares más destacados de la vida intelectual y cultural parisina. Filósofos, escritores, actores y músicos se mezclaban en las brasseries y en los locales nocturnos (allí se inventó el bebop) donde el pensamiento existencialista cohabitaba con el jazz estadounidense. Música por antonomasia del Saint-Germain-des-Prés de la posguerra, el jazz reinaba en las llamadas "cuevas" (caves) cuya imagen y ambiente caracterizaron el Saint-Germain-des-Prés de aquella época. La más reputada fue sin lugar a duda Le Tabou, situado en el n.º.33 de la calle Dauphine, donde tocaban los hermanos Vian, y que frecuentaron un buen número de jazzmen norteamericanos como Charlie Parker y Miles Davis.
Una vez pasada la efervescencia de la posguerra, Saint-Germain-des-Prés fue también el lugar de encuentro favorito de los artífices y actores de la Nouvelle Vague, a finales de los años 50 y principios de los 60.
Hoy en día, el barrio ha perdido en buena medida el prestigio intelectual del que gozaba en su época dorada, la de Jean-Paul Sartre y de Simone de Beauvoir, de la actriz y cantante emblemática Juliette Gréco, de los realizadores Jean-Luc Godard y François Truffaut, de los poetas como Jacques Prévert o de artistas como Giovanni Giacometti o Boris Vian. Sin embargo, todavía se puede encontrar a muchos artistas en las terrazas de cafés como Les Deux Magots o el Café de Flore. La Brasserie Lipp sigue siendo un lugar de reunión para periodistas, actores y actrices en boga, y políticos (François Mitterrand fue fiel cliente hasta su elección a la Presidencia de la República Francesa en 1981).​
Los edificios del siglo XVII han sido preservados, pero el cambio ya es patente. Las tiendas de moda, cada vez más lujosas, están sustituyendo poco a poco a las pequeñas tiendas y a las librerías, y Saint-Germain-des-Prés está entre los barrios residenciales más caros de París.​
En Saint-Germain-des-Prés se encuentra el Institut de France (Instituto de Francia), una institución creada en el siglo XVII que alberga, entre otras, la Académie Française (Academia de la lengua francesa) y la Académie des Beaux-Arts (Academia de Bellas Artes). Tal vez por la proximidad de esta última, la vocación artística de Saint-Germain-des-Prés no ha declinado, y sigue siendo el barrio de las galerías de arte por excelencia. Desde 1998, una asociación que cuenta con 64 galerías germanopratinas (cifra de 2009), promueve las actividades del ramo en el barrio.​
Estaciones del metro de París en Saint-Germain-des-Prés:
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Paris Saint-Germain eSports

El Paris Saint-Germain eSports, conocido popularmente como el PSG eSports, es un equipo de deportes electrónicos profesional.
El PSG eSports fue fundado por el Paris Saint-Germain el 20 de octubre de 2016; en asociación con Webedia, una agencia mediática para los negocios relacionados con los eSports. El club presentó a Bora "YellOwStaR" Kim como director de la sección de deportes electrónicos en una rueda de prensa. El PSG eSports tiene equipos para los videojuegos de League of Legends y FIFA. Dispone de una gaming house dedicada exclusivamente al equipo de League of Legends en Berlín, donde se desarrolla la LCS. Los campeones del mundo de FIFA, August “Agge” Rosenmeier, y Lucas “DaXe” Cuillerier, son los dos primeros jugadores en la historia del club.​​
Torneo de fútbol croata

Torneo de fútbol croata (croata: Hrvatski nogometni turnir, inglés: Croatian Soccer Tournament),​​ del nombre anterior Torneo de fútbol australiano-croata (croata: Australsko-hrvatski nogometni turnir, inglés: Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament), es un torneo anual organizado por la Federación Croata de Fútbol de Australia y Nueva Zelanda, una organización fundada en 1974. La inspiración para el torneo provino de los ejemplos exitosos en América del Norte con el Torneo de Fútbol Croata-Norteamericano fundado en 1964 y el Torneo de Fútbol Croata de la Costa Oeste. Torneo de Fútbol fundado en 1973.
El Torneo comenzó en 1974 con un evento de prueba celebrado en Melbourne, donde participaron seis clubes de fútbol en el campo de Melbourne Croacia, Montgomery Park en Essendon. Seis clubes participaron en el torneo.
El primer torneo oficial se celebró en 1975, fue organizado por Sydney Croacia y ganó el Canberra FC, que derrotó al Sydney Croacia por 3-1 en la final. El Torneo se ha convertido en el torneo de fútbol étnico más grande y antiguo de Australia, y se ha celebrado en todos los estados y territorios excepto en el Territorio del Norte. También tiene el honor de ser la competición nacional de fútbol más antigua que aún se celebra en Australia.