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Tran or TRAN may refer to:

• Tran, Bulgaria, a small town in Pernik Province, western Bulgaria
• Trần (陳), a Vietnamese surname spelled as Chan in Cantonese or Chen in Mandarin.
• Trần Dynasty, 陳朝 a Vietnamese dynasty from 1225 to 1400

• Tran, cod liver oil in Norwegian and Danish
• Dr. Tran, an internet meme
• Mass transit; e.g., MarqTran
• Committee on Transport and Tourism of the European Parliament

Literature[link]

• Tran, a fictional planet in the Janissaries novel series
  • "Tran", an omnibus publication of the second and third novels in the Janissaries series
• The Tran, natives of the planet Tran-Ky-Ky in Alan Dean Foster's novel Icerigger

People[link]

• Tran, member of the Nazi-era comedy duo Tran und Helle
• Tran, the alias of a computer programmer who was a member of the American demoscene group Renaissance

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Tran"
• All pages with titles containing "Tran"
• Trans (disambiguation)
• Tron (disambiguation)

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Natalie Tran
Tran at the 2010 Entertainment Gathering (EG) convention in Monterey, California
Born	Natalie Tyler Tran (1986-07-24) 24 July 1986 (age 25)[1] Sydney, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Years active	2006-present
Known for	Sketch comedy, vlogging
Internet information
Web alias(es)	communitychannel
Web hosting service(s)	YouTube, Myspace, Facebook, Twitter
Website
natalietran.me

Natalie Tyler Tran (born 24 July 1986) is a video blogger on YouTube from Sydney, Australia, using the nickname communitychannel.^[2] Tran's videos of humorous monologues and skits acted out by herself have made her the most subscribed Australian YouTuber.^[3]

Biography[link]

Tran's mother and father, both refugees who left Vietnam to go to Australia in 1981, were originally a lawyer and literature professor respectively, but became a postal worker and a public school teacher in Australia. Tran grew up in Sydney and, after high school, she studied teaching for two years before switching to a digital media program at the University of New South Wales.^[4][5]

Popularity[link]

As of January 2012^[update], Tran has 287 videos available on her YouTube channel and is the most-subscribed user of all time in Australia,^[3] the 26th most subscribed of all time on YouTube,^[6] and the 7th-most subscribed director worldwide.^[7] She also manages the 58th most viewed channel on YouTube of all time.^[8] Tran was the first runner up in Michael Buckley's Miss YouTube contest.^[9] She created her first video on 12 September 2006.^[10]

Tran has more than 1 million subscribers and more than 406 million views.^[11] This popularity has led to media coverage and appearances in The Sydney Morning Herald,^[5] Western Australia Today,^[12] B&T Magazine,^[13] Venus Zine.^[14] Der Spiegel,^[15] Báo Viêt Luận Online,^[16] Việt Tribune,^[17] VnExpress,^[18] Triple J,^[19] and the Hot30 Countdown.^[20] Her defence of Vegemite^[21] in response to a YouTube video by Ben Going^[22] was featured on the Australian television programme A Current Affair on February 2007, as part of the Vegemite wars segment. Tran's most viewed video^[23] had over 34 million views in April 2012^[24] and the number of views has grown significantly since then.

Tran has been recognised for her creative work and popularity on the Internet in various ways. She was one of the Australian YouTube celebrities invited to talk about the site at the launch of YouTube Australia in 2007.^[25] She is presently enlisted by The Sydney Morning Herald as a contributor and Real World Correspondent to their technology vlog Digital Life,^[26] complementing main presenter and journalist Séamus Byrne. Although her original skits are specifically written and created for Digital Life, they are produced almost entirely in the same manner and style as her YouTube material. Tran was a presenter at "Creative Sydney" in May 2009 at the Museum of Contemporary Art.^[27][28] Tran was nominated for "Best YouTube Channel or Personality" and "Funniest YouTube Channel" by Mashable in their 2009 Open Web Awards.^[29] Tran was one of the presenters at the 2010 Entertainment Gathering (EG) convention in Monterey, California.^[30] In 2010, Tran was a presenter at ideaCity in Toronto, Canada.^[31][32] In 2010, the analytics firm TubeMogul placed Tran at #10 on their list of top ten earners from YouTube advertising. According to TubeMogul, Tran earned $101,000 and had 138,871,829 views.^[2] Based on data released by YouTube, Tran's YouTube channel had more views in one week in March 2011 than many of the most popular television shows on Australian television.^[33] In November 2010, Tran embarked on a global odyssey sponsored by Lonely Planet.^[34] Tran is also a Sydney correspondent for The Project's Metro Whip Around segment. In 2011, she appeared as a guest on an episode of the third series of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.

Videos[link]

Tran's videos typically involve her making monologues in front of a camera, interrupted by skits acted out by herself. Common themes include observational and self-deprecating humour, as well as stream-of-consciousness commentary on social dilemmas, such as how much money to spend on gifts for friends^[35] and appropriate telephone etiquette.^[36] Examples of themes for skits include mocking the strange and cliched practices of advertisers^[36] and a practical joke by an ultrasound technician.^[37] Occasionally, Tran will also make parodies of other popular YouTube videos, such as her parody of "How to Fake a Six-pack", incidentally her most-viewed video.^[38] More serious topics have included Tran's responses to the February 2009 Victorian bushfires.^[39]

Tran usually ends her videos with a segment referred to as "Porno Music/Comment Time", where she posts and responds to comments on her previous videos, over a melody stereotypically used in pornographic films.

In early 2009,Tran released a video under the title "There's no time!!! Last words" in which she promised to make a tutorial on how to make Lamingtons, an Australian treat. Since then there has been no video, disappointing many fans, though they often show it through humorous comments on her videos.

In addition to her regular videos, Tran also made travel videos for Lonely Planet. These videos are based on her experiences at travel destinations around the world and were made in Tran's characteristic humorous style.^[34] She also helped launch a travel website for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.^[40]

In a July 2011 interview with Forbes, Tran stated that, while uncertain about her future, she has contemplated the possibility of no longer making videos and pursuing writing instead.^[41]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Communitychannel at YouTube.com
• Natalie Tran at Myspace.com
• Natalie Tran at Twitter.com
• Natalie's Lonely Planet blog
• Natalie Tran at IMDb.com

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Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo most known for their downtempo-dub remixes of pop, hip-hop and drum and bass songs.

Style[link]

Their mixes are usually flavored with sampler-processed vocals, deep bassline dub, trip-hop elements, bossa grooves and smoothly-shaped echoes. Some of their better-known works include "High Noon," "Original Bedroom Rockers," and remixes of Madonna's "Nothing Really Matters," Depeche Mode's "Useless," Count Basic's "Speechless" and Roni Size's "Heroes". Many of their remixes are collected on the double album The K & D Sessions.

Although best known internationally for their remixing work, the duo gained their primary reputation in Europe for their live DJ performances and their DJ mix album for the DJ Kicks series DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister. Kruder and Dorfmeister have their own recording studio in Vienna, and label G-Stone Recordings through which they release many of their own albums.

Discography[link]

• 1996 - Conversions: A K&D Selection (Mix album) Spray Records/BMG Records
• 1996 - DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister (Mix album) Studio !K7
• 1996 - G-Stoned EP (12") G-Stone Recordings
• 1996 - Black Baby EP Studio !K7
• 1998 - The K & D Sessions (Mix Album) Studio !K7
• 2002 - G-Stone Book (Mix Album)
• 2008 - Shakatakadoodub (Online EP)
• 2010 - Sixteen Fucking Years Of G-Stone Recordings (Studio !K7)

Other aliases[link]

• Tosca (Dorfmeister, with Rupert Huber)
• Peace Orchestra (Kruder)

Richard Dorfmeister vs. Madrid De Los Austrias (w/ Heinz Tronigger & Michael "Pogo" Kreiner)

• 2004 - Valldemossa Sunshine Enterprises
• 2006 - Boogie No More (12") Net's Work International
• 2006 - Grand Slam (CD) G-Stone Recordings
• 2006 - Valldemossa Remixed (12") Sunshine Enterprises

Voom:Voom (w/ Christian Prommer & Roland Appel)

• 2000 - Poppen / Influenza (12") Compost Records
• 2001 - Ginger & Fred / Influenza Forte (12") Compost Records
• 2003 - Baby 3 (12") Compost Records
• 2006 - Peng Peng LP Studio !K7

External links[link]

• Official website
• Kruder & Dorfmeister at Discogs
• Kruder & Dorfmeister discography at MusicBrainz
• Tosca - No Hassle website
• DJ-Kicks website

Narumi Takahashi
Takahashi & Tran perform a dance lift at the 2008-2009 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Personal information
Full name	Narumi Takahashi
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1992-01-15) January 15, 1992 (age 20) Chiba, Japan
Residence	Montreal, Quebec
Height	1.46 m (4 ft 9 in)
Partner	Mervin Tran
Former partner	Yoshiaki Yamada (JPN) Gao Yu (figure skater) (CHN)
Coach	Richard Gauthier Bruno Marcotte S. Fullum
Choreographer	Julie Marcotte
Skating club	Aqua Rink Chiba
Current training locations	St. Leonard, Quebec
Began skating	1995
World standing	7 (As of 21 April 2012 (2012 -04-21)[update])[1]
Season's bests	6 (2011–2012)[2] 14 (2010–2011)[3] 19 (2009–2010)[4] 32 (2008–2009)[5]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	189.69 2012 Worlds
Short program	65.37 2012 Worlds
Free skate	124.32 2012 Worlds
Medal record Competitor for  Japan Pairs' Figure skating World Championships Bronze 2012 Nice Pairs World Junior Championships Bronze 2011 Gangneung Pairs Silver 2010 The Hague Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final Gold 2010–2011 Beijing Pairs Silver 2009-2010 Tokyo Pairs

Narumi Takahashi (高橋 成美, Takahashi Narumi^?, born January 15, 1992) is a Japanese pair skater. With partner Mervin Tran, she is the 2012 World bronze medalist, the 2010 Junior World silver medalist, the 2010 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2008–2010 Japanese national champion. They are the first pair to win a World medal for Japan.

Personal life[link]

Narumi Takahashi was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Her father's job took the family to China when she was nine.^[6] She lived in China for five years.^[7] She moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to train with Tran in 2007. In addition to skating, Takahashi also played soccer for six years on a city team.^[7]

Career[link]

Takahashi and Tran in 2011

Narumi Takahashi began skating at age five, following in the footsteps of her elder sister.^[7] She was originally a single skater. She is a Japanese bronze medalist in novice ladies' singles.^[7]

After moving to China at the age of nine, Takahashi continued skating in singles until she was about 12-13 when she switched to pair skating.^[6] She skated with Chinese partner Gao Yu for one season; they placed 6th at the 2004 Chinese Championships on the senior level.^[7] She decided to leave China and skate for Japan so she asked the Japanese federation for help in finding a partner; she eventually found a partner in Japan but the partnership was unsuccessful due to insufficient height difference.^[7] After two years of corresponding with Richard Gauthier, whom she met at a competition in China, she moved to Montreal, Quebec. Gauthier began looking for a partner for her in Canada. Bruno Marcotte recommended Mervin Tran, who until that point had been a single skater. Tran agreed to come to Montreal for a tryout and the pair began training together in July 2007.^[7][8] They train in St. Leonard.^[9] The pair receives funding from the Japanese skating association.^[10]

Takahashi and Tran made their international debut on the 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, where they placed 12th and 6th at their events. They won the Japan Junior Championships and earned a trip to 2008 Junior Worlds, where they placed 15th.

In the 2008–2009 season, Takahashi and Tran placed 4th at their first Junior Grand Prix event. They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 7th. They won the senior title at the 2008–2009 Japanese Championships. At the 2009 Junior Worlds, they placed 7th.

During the 2009–2010 season, Takahashi and Tran competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the bronze medal at their first event and gold at their second event, which qualified them for the 2009–2010 Junior Grand Prix Final. They also debuted on the senior Grand Prix series with an 8th place finish at NHK Trophy. They won silver at the JGP Final and at the Junior World Championships. They became the second pair representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championships (Yuko Kavaguti with Alexander Markuntsov being the first pair when they won silver in 2001).^[6]

During the 2010–2011 season, Takahashi and Tran won silver medals at their JGP events and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. They won gold at the event, becoming the first pair representing Japan to win the title. They also won their first medals on the senior Grand Prix series, a bronze at 2010 NHK Trophy, and then silver at 2010 Cup of Russia. As a result, they were first alternates to the senior Grand Prix Final. They won the bronze medal at the 2011 Junior Worlds. They also made their senior World Championships debut, finishing 9th.

During the 2011–2012 season, Takahashi and Tran's first Grand Prix assignment was 2011 Skate Canada International, where they finished fourth. They won the silver medal at their second event, 2011 NHK Trophy. In November 2011, Tran said he was considering pursuing Japanese citizenship in order to allow the couple to compete at the Olympics but said it was a difficult decision because it would mean giving up his Canadian citizenship.^[11] They became the first Japanese pair to qualify for the senior Grand Prix Final.

At the 2012 World Championships, Takahashi and Tran placed third in both programs and won the bronze medal.^[12][13] They became the first pair to medal for Japan at a senior World Championships.^[13] They placed third at the 2012 World Team Trophy. In April 2012, Tran said he would continue to consider an application for Japanese citizenship and the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee said he was "willing to make a special request (on behalf of Tran) to the government if necessary."^[14][15] In May 2012, a government official said it would be difficult to naturalize Tran because he has never resided in Japan.^[16]

Programs[link]

Takahashi and Tran won their first senior Grand Prix medal at 2010 NHK Trophy

Competitive highlights[link]

Takahashi and Tran with their fellow medalists at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships

With Tran[link]

Previous partnerships[link]

(with Yamada for Japan)

(with Gao for China)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Narumi Takahashi

• Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran at the International Skating Union
• "Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39325&mode=P. 

Mervin Tran
Takahashi & Tran perform a dance lift at the 2008-2009 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Personal information
Full name	Mervin Tran
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1990-09-22) September 22, 1990 (age 21) Regina, Saskatchewan
Home town	Regina, Saskatchewan
Residence	Montreal, Quebec
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner	Narumi Takahashi
Coach	Richard Gauthier Bruno Marcotte S. Fullum
Choreographer	Julie Marcotte
Skating club	CAP St. Leonard
Former skating club	St-Leonard FSC, Montreal
Current training locations	St. Leonard, Quebec
Began skating	1994
World standing	7 (As of 21 April 2012 (2012 -04-21)[update])[1]
Season's bests	6 (2011–2012)[2] 14 (2010–2011)[3] 19 (2009–2010)[4] 32 (2008–2009)[5]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	189.69 2012 Worlds
Short program	65.37 2012 Worlds
Free skate	124.32 2012 Worlds
Medal record Competitor for  Japan Pairs' Figure skating World Championships Bronze 2012 Nice Pairs World Junior Championships Bronze 2011 Gangneung Pairs Silver 2010 The Hague Pairs Junior Grand Prix Final Gold 2010–2011 Beijing Pairs Silver 2009-2010 Tokyo Pairs

Mervin Tran (born September 22, 1990) is a Canadian pair skater who currently competes for Japan. With partner Narumi Takahashi, he is the 2012 World bronze medalist, the 2010 Junior World silver medalist, the 2010 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and 2008–2010 Japanese national champion. They won the first World medal in pairs for Japan.

Personal life[link]

Tran was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. He moved to Montreal, Quebec in 2007 to train with Richard Gauthier. His parents were refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia.^[6] He competed at the provincial track and field championships in the high jump and the 100-meter hurdles, finishing fifth in the hurdles.^[6]

Career[link]

Takahashi and Tran in 2011

Mervin Tran began skating at age four after his parents enrolled him in a hockey camp but then moved into figure skating after he took CanSkate.^[6] He was originally a single skater and placed 9th on the novice level at the 2007 Canadian Championships.^[6]

In 2007, Richard Gauthier was searching for a pair skating partner for Japanese skater Narumi Takahashi. Bruno Marcotte recommended Mervin Tran, who agreed to come to Montreal, Quebec for a tryout.^[7] Takahashi and Tran began training together in July 2007.^[6][8] They train in St. Leonard.^[9] They receive funding from the Japanese skating association.^[7]

Takahashi and Tran made their international debut on the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, where they placed 12th and 6th at their events. They won the Japan Junior Championships and earned a trip to 2008 Junior Worlds, where they placed 15th.

In the 2008–2009 season, Takahashi and Tran placed 4th at their first Junior Grand Prix event. They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 7th. They won the senior title at the 2008–2009 Japanese Championships. At the 2009 Junior Worlds, they placed 7th.

During the 2009–2010 season, Takahashi and Tran competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the bronze medal at their first event and gold at their second event, which qualified them for the 2009–2010 Junior Grand Prix Final. They also debuted on the senior Grand Prix series with an 8th place finish at NHK Trophy. They won silver at the JGP Final and at the Junior World Championships. They became the second pair representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championships (Yuko Kavaguti with Alexander Markuntsov being the first pair when they won silver in 2001).^[10]

During the 2010–2011 season, Takahashi and Tran won silver medals at their JGP events and qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. They won gold at the event, becoming the first pair representing Japan to win the title. They also won their first medals on the senior Grand Prix series, a bronze at 2010 NHK Trophy, and then silver at 2010 Cup of Russia. As a result, they were first alternates to the senior Grand Prix Final. They won the bronze medal at the 2011 Junior Worlds. They also made their senior World Championships debut, finishing 9th.

During the 2011–2012 season, Takahashi and Tran's first Grand Prix assignment was 2011 Skate Canada International, where they finished fourth. They won the silver medal at their second event, 2011 NHK Trophy. In November 2011, Tran said he was considering pursuing Japanese citizenship in order to allow the couple to compete at the Olympics but said it was a difficult decision because it would mean giving up his Canadian citizenship.^[11] They became the first Japanese pair to qualify for the senior Grand Prix Final.

At the 2012 World Championships, Takahashi and Tran placed third in both programs and won the bronze medal.^[12][13] They became the first pair to medal for Japan at a senior World Championships.^[13] They placed third at the 2012 World Team Trophy. In April 2012, Tran said he would continue to consider an application for Japanese citizenship and the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee said he was "willing to make a special request (on behalf of Tran) to the government if necessary."^[14][15] In May 2012, a government official said it would be difficult to naturalize Tran because he has never resided in Japan.^[16]

Programs[link]

Takahashi and Tran won their first senior Grand Prix medal at 2010 NHK Trophy

Competitive highlights[link]

Takahashi and Tran with their fellow medalists at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships

(with Takahashi)

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mervin Tran

• Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran at the International Skating Union
• "Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39325&mode=P. 

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