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2012 Democratic Unity Roundtable state primaries
The Venezuelan Democratic Unity Roundtable held state primaries in order to choose its candidates for local offices including state governors and mayors on February 12, 2012.

According to the MUD regulations, if an incumbent gubernatorial governor decides to re-elect, he can do so without having to measure himself in primaries, unless the political forces that obtained 55% of the opposition's votes in the entity in the last parliamentary elections are against. In this way, the realization of primaries in some states currently governed by the Venezuelan opposition is not expected.

On Friday, November 4, 2011, the Bureau of Democratic Unity (MUD) decided by consensus on December 16, 2012, the candidacies in 6 states (Zulia, Lara, Táchira, Nueva Esparta, Carabobo and Amazonas) and the Metropolitan District of Caracas.

Táchira
Táchira State (Spanish: Estado Táchira, IPA: [esˈtaðo ˈtatʃiɾa]) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal.

Táchira State covers a total surface area of 11,100 square kilometres (4,300 sq mi) and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,908. At the end of the 19th century, Táchira State was where oil was discovered in Venezuela. Currently, its main economic revenues come from the production of coffee and pineapple. The cattle and agricultural activities play an important role in Táchira's economy. There is also a strong industrial sector which focuses on the processing of potato, sugar, milk, and cheese and the production of textiles.

Táchira State is one of the three Venezuelan Andean states (the other two are Mérida and Trujillo). This state borders Zulia State to the north, Barinas and Mérida States to the east, Apure and Barinas States to the south, and Colombia (Norte de Santander Department) to the west.
William J.C. Hutchinson
William James Charles Hutchinson is a Jamaican politician from the Labour Party. He was the Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Mining.

He retired at the 2025 Jamaican general election.

Ministry of Transport and Mining
The Ministry of Transport and Mining is a cabinet position in Jamaica responsible for regulating and developing Jamaica's transport system. The Ministry is also responsible for regulating the mining industry in Jamaica. The current minister is Hon. Robert Montague.
Saltaneh
Saltaneh (Persian: سلطنه) is a surname of Iranian origins, often associated with the Qajar dynasty. Due to transliteration of the name in English and because it is used with a prefix, variations of the name include al-Saltaneh, as-Saltaneh, es-Saltaneh, and ol-Saltaneh. People with this family name include:

Prefix
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the word to which it is affixed.

Prefixes, like other affixes, can be either inflectional, creating a new form of a word with the same basic meaning and same lexical category, or derivational, creating a new word with a new semantic meaning and sometimes also a different lexical category. Prefixes, like all affixes, are usually bound morphemes.

English has no inflectional prefixes, using only suffixes for that purpose. Adding a prefix to the beginning of an English word changes it to a different word. For example, when the prefix un- is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy.

The word prefix is itself made up of the stem fix (meaning "attach", in this case), and the prefix pre- (meaning "before"), both of which are derived from Latin roots.
Sugarcane (Filipino band)
Sugarcane (stylized in uppercase) is a Filipino folk-pop and alternative rock band from Metro Manila, Philippines. The band is composed of six members: Cedric Angeles (vocals/guitar), Carl Guerzon (vocals/bass), Frain Reyes (lead guitar), Luis Beato (keyboard), Rona Tiñola (flute), and Froilan Bautista (drums).

Initially gaining fame for viral song covers, they have since transitioned into an established OPM band known for their viral signature hit "Leonora" in 2023.

Folk-pop
Folk-pop is a broad musical fusion genre that includes contemporary folk songs with pop arrangements, and pop songs with intimate, acoustic-based folk arrangements. Folk-pop has been popularized by mainstream media in recent years.
Tejime
Tejime (手締め), also called teuchi (手打ち), is a Japanese custom of ceremonial rhythmic hand clapping, typically accompanied by enthusiastic exclamation by the participants, performed at the end of a special event to bring the occasion to a peaceful, lively close. Tejime may be performed at the conclusion of such events as a celebration, meeting of shareholders, or the close of bargaining or other business negotiations. Tejime observes fulfillment, realization, and completion.

Tejime begins by a call from the leader, typically "ote wo haishaku" (お手を拝借), after which the participants, just before clapping their hands, usually yell "iyō'o" (イヨーオ), "yo" (ヨッ) or "mō itchō" (もう一丁) in order to synchronize timing.

Clapping
Clapping is the percussive sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. Humans clap with the palms of their hands, often quickly and repeatedly to express appreciation or approval (see applause), but also in rhythm as a form of body percussion to match the sounds in music, dance, chants, hand games, and clapping games.

Some people slap the back of one hand into the palm of the other hand to signify urgency or enthusiasm. This act may be considered uncouth by others.

Clapping is used in many forms of music. In American music, clapping is popular in funk, gospel, doo-wop and early pop. In flamenco and sevillanas, two Spanish musical genres, clapping is called palmas and often sets the rhythm and is an integral part of the songs. A sampled or synthesized clap is also a staple of electronic and pop music.
JR Hokkaido Bus Company
JR Hokkaido Bus (ジェイ・アール北海道バス株式会社, Jei āru Hokkaidō basu kabushikigaisha) is an operator of inter-city and local bus lines based in Hokkaido, Japan. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), JR Hokkaido Bus is one of eight JR Bus companies within the Japan Railways Group (JR Group).

JR Hokkaido Bus operates routes connecting Hokkaido cities, as well as local city services in Sapporo.

Otaru
Otaru (小樽市, Otaru-shi) is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces Ishikari Bay and the Sea of Japan, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular tourist destination. Because it is a 25-minute drive from Sapporo, it has grown as a commuter town. As of July 31, 2023, the city had an estimated population of 107,432 and a population density of 441 persons per km² (1,100 persons per mi²). The total area is 243.83 km2 (94.14 sq mi). Although it is the largest city in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, the subprefecture's capital is the more centrally located Kutchan.
2022 World RX of Latvia
The 2022 Ferratum World RX of Rīga-Latvia was the second and third round of the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. The event was first double-header (two races in a weekend) of the season and held at Biķernieku Kompleksā Sporta Bāze, in the Latvian capital of Riga.

2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship
The 2022 FIA World Rallycross Championship was the ninth season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, an auto racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.

Johan Kristoffersson won the drivers' championship for the third consecutive year, his fifth title overall. Kristoffersson Motorsport won the teams' championship for the first time under that name.
Ukrainian Athletics Championships
The Ukrainian Athletics Championships (Ukrainian: Чемпіонат України з легкої атлетики) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Ukrainian Athletic Federation, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Ukraine.

The event was first held in 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It replaced the Soviet Athletics Championships as the national event for athletes from Ukraine. Separate annual championships are held for certain track (relays, 10,000 metres) and field (throwing) disciplines, cross country running, road running and racewalking events. There is also a Ukrainian Indoor Athletics Championships.

Ukrainian Athletic Federation
The Ukrainian Athletic Federation (UAF) (Ukrainian: Федерація легкої атлетики України (ФЛАУ)) - is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Ukraine. Acting President of the Athletics Federation of Ukraine in January 2023 was Yevhen Pronin.
Cencom Cable Associates
Cencom Cable Associates was a cable television distributor in the Greater St. Louis, Missouri-Metro-East, Illinois Metropolitan area between 1985 and 1993. It was founded by Robert A. Brooks in 1981 with seed capital of $300,000, and then grew into a multi-billion dollar company.

Cencom bought out Storer Cable in late 1985, merging that Florissant cable outlet into Cencom.  Cencom was the home of the St. Louis Cardinals Cable Network between 1986 and 1989, televising 50 home games in each of those seasons.  By 1991, Cencom served close to 550,000 people. Cencom was sold to Crown Media, a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, in 1993 for $1 billion, then becoming Crown Cable. In 1993 the former managers of Cencom purchased the company back from Hallmark and formed Charter Communications, which was later sold to Paul Allen for $4.5 billion.

Hallmark Media
Hallmark Media (formerly Crown Media Holdings) is an American media production company with corporate headquarters located in Studio City, California, and is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards.

Hallmark Media consists of cable television networks Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery, Hallmark Family, and streaming service Hallmark+ as well the Hallmark Hall of Fame.
Plum sauce
Plum sauce is a viscous, light-brown sweet and sour condiment. It is used in Cantonese cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes, such as spring rolls, noodles, deep-fried chicken balls and roast duck. It is made from sweet plums – some brands and recipes include other fruit such as apple, peach, pineapple or apricot – along with sugar, vinegar, salt, ginger and chili peppers.

Detroit-style plum sauce is a variation of Chinese-American plum sauce found in most Chinese restaurants in the southeastern Michigan area. It is a watery, sweet, vinegar-based sauce that offers a much weaker flavor compared to traditionally prepared plum sauce.

Southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan, also called southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro Detroit.
State Correctional Institution – Cresson
State Correctional Institution – Cresson was a medium-security, all male correctional facility, located in Cresson Township, Pennsylvania. It was situated off U.S. Route 22, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Altoona along Old Route 22 in the Western part of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

On January 8, 2013, state officials announced the prison would be closed. The prison closed June 30, 2013, and the land was put up for sale by the state.

Altoona, Pennsylvania
Altoona (/ælˈtuːnə/ al-TOO-nə) is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,823.

Altoona was established in 1849 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Having grown around the railroad industry, the city has worked to recover from industrial decline and urban decentralization experienced in recent decades. The city is home to the Altoona Curve baseball team of the Eastern League, which is the AA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team. They play at Peoples Natural Gas Field in Altoona. The Altoona Symphony Orchestra has called Altoona home since 1928. Prominent landmarks include the Horseshoe Curve, the Railroaders Memorial Museum, the Juniata Shops of the Altoona Works, the Mishler Theatre, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, and the Jaffa Shrine Center.
TaxCOOP
TaxCOOP is a non-profit Canadian policy institute dedicated to international tax competition and cooperation, independent and defending no political, partisan or national interests. Its head office is located in Montreal, in the province of Quebec, Canada.

TaxCOOP hosts annual conferences and publishes works, including the book Winning the Tax Wars (2017) and Coordination and Cooperation: Tax Policy in the 21st Century (2021). Several TaxCOOP conferences have been set up in collaboration with international organizations, notably the World Bank, the United Nations, and the International Economic Forum of the Americas. In 2017, TaxCOOP was selected among the fifty most influential tax organizations and personalities in the world by the English magazine, International Tax Review.

ITR (magazine)
ITR, previously known as International Tax Review, is a business-to-business publication focused on news analysis of tax policy and tax advice from around the world. This remit includes transfer pricing, corporate tax and indirect tax, particularly VAT and sales tax. The magazine provides in-depth and strategic coverage of policy developments at the EU and the OECD, particularly the latter's BEPS project.
Stensland
Stensland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Andreas Stensland Løwe (born 1983), Norwegian jazz pianist

Daniel Stensland (born 1989), Norwegian footballer

Dawn Stensland-Mendte (born 1964), American talk show host

Grace Nelson Stensland (1877–1907), American singer better known as Nelli Gardini

Gunnar Stensland (1922–2011), Norwegian footballer

Ingvild Stensland (born 1981), Norwegian footballer

Leiv Stensland (1934–2020), Norwegian politician

Oddleif Stensland (born 1973), Norwegian vocalist and guitarist

Sveinung Stensland (born 1972), Norwegian politician

Daniel Stensland
Daniel Stensland (born 24 September 1989 in Fauske Municipality, Salten) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Levanger.

He made his debut against SK Brann in April 2009. Born in Fauske Municipality, Stensland has played for Fauske/Sprint in the Norwegian Third Division in 2006 and 2007, before he transferred to Bodø/Glimt in 2008.
Warden Burgess
Warden Burgess (December 21, 1899 – February 13, 1979) was a political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Qu'Appelle-Wolseley from 1944 to 1948 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

Born in Ontario, he came to Sintaluta, Saskatchewan with his family in 1903. Burgess served as a delegate for his district to the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool from 1937 to 1941 and was a Wheat Pool director from 1949 to 1955. He also served as secretary for the Co-operative Hail Insurance Company and as president of the Co-operative Trust Company. Burgess served as a director of the Anti-Tuberculosis League. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1948.

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (French: Assemblée législative de la Saskatchewan) is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, in the name of the King of Canada. The assembly meets at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina.

There are 61 constituencies in the province, which elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). All are single-member districts, though the cities of Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were in the past represented through multi-member districts, with members elected through block voting.

The legislature has been unicameral since its establishment; there has never been a provincial upper house.

The 30th Saskatchewan Legislature was elected at the 2024 Saskatchewan general election.
Vasates
Vasates is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae, which cause galls on the leaves of trees, including the following species:

Vasates aceriscrumena (Riley & Vasey, 1870)

Vasates quadripedes (Shimer, 1869)

Henry Shimer
Henry Shimer (September 21, 1828 – July 28, 1895) was a naturalist and physician in Mount Carroll, Illinois.  He was also a teacher at the Mount Carroll Seminary, which later became Shimer College; he was the husband of the seminary's founder, Frances Shimer.

On July 28, 1895, Shimer committed suicide, either with a revolver or by hanging.  He had amended his will five days previously to leave his entire fortune to his wife, leaving his mother and sister destitute.
Jamie Hawkesworth
Jamie Hawkesworth is a British fashion and documentary photographer.

Hawkesworth's first photography project was made in Preston bus station as a member of the collective Preston is My Paris. The work was published in their 2010 self-published newspaper as well as in his own 2017 book, both called Preston Bus Station. That experience has influenced his work since, shooting fashion campaigns, catalogues and editorials.

He has had solo exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield in Wakefield, UK; Red Hook Labs in Brooklyn, New York City; and Huis Marseille in Amsterdam; the latter showing a mix of his personal as well as his commercial photography.

University of Lancashire
The University of Lancashire is a public university based in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It has its roots in The Institution For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge, founded in 1828. Previously known as the University of Central Lancashire, Harris Art College, Preston Polytechnic and Lancashire Polytechnic, in 1992 it was granted university status by the Privy Council. The university is the 19th largest in the UK in terms of student numbers.

In December 2024, the university received approval from the Office for Students to change its name to the University of Lancashire, with the rebrand intended to come into effect by September 2025, despite concerns over confusion from the University of Lancaster.
Aleksandrs Kerčs
Aleksandrs Kerčs (sometimes anglicised as Alexander Kerch, Russian: Александр Ярославович Керч, Aleksandr Jaroslavovich Kerch; born March 16, 1967) is a retired Soviet and Latvian professional ice hockey left winger who played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers. He also appeared in several World Championships and the 2002 Winter Olympics for the Latvian national team. Previously, he represented the Soviet Union at the 1987 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Latvia men's national ice hockey team
The Latvian men's national ice hockey team represents Latvia in international ice hockey. The team is ranked 10th in the world by IIHF as of 2023 and is controlled by the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation. Their best ever finish at the World Championships was in 2023, when they won the bronze medal. They reached the quarterfinals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, losing 2–1 to Canada. Latvia has hosted the World Championships three times, in 2006, 2021 and 2023.

There are 7,898 registered hockey players in Latvia, which is 0.43% of its population.
Northeastern Technical College
Northeastern Technical College is a public community college in Cheraw, South Carolina with branches in Pageland, Dillon, and Bennettsville. The college primarily serves Chesterfield, Marlboro, and Dillon counties. It is part of the South Carolina Technical College System.

Northeastern Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. As with many other 2-year institutions, Northeastern offers transfer programs to multiple Universities in South Carolina including Francis Marion University, University of South Carolina, Clemson University, Coker College, Lander University, South Carolina State University, Winthrop University and Kaplan College

Cheraw, South Carolina
Cheraw (/tʃəˈrɔː/ chə-RAW, locally /ʃəˈrɔː/ shə-RAW) is a town on the Pee Dee River in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,040 at the 2020 census. The greater Cheraw area in the zip code 29520 has a population of 13,689 according to the 2019 ACS data. It has been nicknamed "The Prettiest Town in Dixie".
Oliver G. Richard
Oliver G. "Rick" Richard, III (born 1952) is an American businessman. He is currently the president of Empire of the Seed, a Louisianan consulting firm, and chairman of CleanFuel USA. He achieved national prominence for his work in the changing northeast energy sector.

He was chairman, president and chief executive of the Fortune 500 company Columbia Energy Group; chairman, president and chief executive of the Fortune 1000 company New Jersey Resources; president and chief executive of Northern Natural Gas Pipeline; and vice president of Tenngasco.

He served on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a commissioner from 1982 to 1985.

Fortune 1000
The Fortune 1000 are the 1,000 largest American companies ranked by revenues, as compiled by the American business magazine Fortune. It only includes companies which are incorporated or authorized to do business in the United States, and for which revenues are publicly available (regardless of whether they are public companies listed on a stock market). The Fortune 500 is the subset of the list that is its 500 largest companies.

The list draws the attention of business readers seeking to learn the influential players in the American economy and prospective sales targets, as these companies tend to have large budgets and staff needs. Walmart was number one on the list for five of the seven years from 2007 to 2014, interrupted only by ExxonMobil in 2009 and 2012.

The following is a list of urban areas by the number of companies on the 2014 Fortune 1000 list that are located there:
Giovanni Battista Caprara
Giovanni Battista Caprara Montecuccoli (1733 – 1810) was an Italian statesman and cardinal and archbishop of Milan from 1802 to 1810. As a papal diplomat, he served in the embassies in Cologne, Lausanne, and Vienna. As Legate of Pius VII in France, he implemented the Concordat of 1801, and negotiated with the Emperor Napoleon over the matter of appointments to the restored hierarchy in France. He crowned Napoleon as King of Italy in Milan in 1805.

Anti-clericalism
Anti-clericalism is opposition to religious authority, typically in social or political matters. Historically, anti-clericalism in Christian traditions has been opposed to the influence of Catholicism.

Some have opposed clergy on the basis of moral corruption, institutional issues and/or disagreements in religious interpretation, such as during the Protestant Reformation. Anti-clericalism became extremely violent during the French Revolution, because revolutionaries claimed the church played a pivotal role in the systems of oppression which led to it. Many clerics were killed, and French revolutionary governments tried to put priests under the control of the state by making them employees.

Anti-clericalism appeared in Catholic Europe throughout the 19th century, in various forms, and later in Canada, Cuba, and Latin America.