Quzhou (help·info) is a prefecture-level city in western Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the upper course of the Qiantang River, it borders Hangzhou to the north, Jinhua to the east, Lishui to the southeast, and the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui to the south, southwest and northwest respectively.
The Miss Ecuador 2007 was on March 22, 2007. There were 19 candidates for the national title. The Miss Ecuador 2007 represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2007. Lugina Cabezas from Pichincha resulted as the winner, she was crowned by Katty López from Guayas.
The practice of conducting a periodic census began in Egypt in the second millennium BC, where it was used for tax gathering and to determine fitness for military services.
The Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic is a women's World Curling Tour event held annually on the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend at the Calgary Curling Club in Calgary, Alberta. It was the first Grand Slam event of the season from 2006 to 2014, but is no longer considered one of the official Grand Slams. The first Autumn Gold Classic was held in 1978, and at the time only had a total purse of $5,000. Since 2013, the total prize money given out has been $50,000. The winning team received $14,000.
Siniša Dobrašinović is a retired Montenegrin-born Cypriot footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder, and since January 2015 manager of Aris Thessaloniki.
The 2004 presidential campaign of Michael Badnarik, software engineer and candidate for the Texas legislature in 2000 and 2002, began on February 17, 2003, three months after starting an exploratory committee on November 17, 2002. He spent over a year traveling the country, totaling over 25,000 miles prior to the 2004 Libertarian National Convention. On the second night of the Convention, he participated in a debate with the other Libertarian candidates, broadcast on C-SPAN.
Mahleej Sarkari is a Pakistani Canadian citizen and winner of Miss Pakistan World pageant in 2007. Born in Karachi, Sindh, Serkari's family emigrated to Canada during her childhood as refugees which is where she continued her education. After spending her childhood in Pakistan she moved to Canada with her family. After winner Miss Pakistan World 2007, she participated in Miss Pakistan world pageant and won the crown, the same year Mahleej represented Pakistan in "Miss Tourism Queen International". After the pageant she was surrounded by the media and the controversies surrounding her desire to date the President of Pakistan "President Musharraf".
In the [People's Republic of China], National Innovative Enterprises are a group of 91 companies chosen by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) from an original list of 103 firms following a two-year trial period. The government selected the first 103 firms – all of which have patented technologies, well-known brands, an international competitive edge and technological sustainable development potential – in July 2006. In 2008, it was hoped that there would be 500 enterprises of its kind over the next three to five years.
Dominicans Don't Play (DDP) is a Dominican-American street gang started in Manhattan, New York in the early 1990s. They are known for primarily using machetes and knives as weapons. DDP is located across New York City, particularly in The Bronx, Harlem and The Lower East Side.
The 2009–10 College Hockey America women's ice hockey season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive ice hockey among College Hockey America members.
Shahid Kamal is a retired Pakistani career diplomat. Over his career he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Prime Minister’s Office, United Nations, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and diplomatic Missions in Paris, New York, Washington, Stockholm and Berlin. He retired from diplomatic service in January 2012.
James Dickey coached the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball teams from 1991 to 2001.
Augustin Lesieux was a French sculptor.
