{{infobox tennis biography | name | Olga GovortsovaВольга Гаварцова | image Olga Govortsova at the 2010 US Open 03.jpg | country | residence Minsk, Belarus | birth_date August 23, 1988 | birth_place Pinsk, Belarus then Soviet Union | height | weight | turnedpro 2002 | retired Active | plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney $1,479,154 | singlesrecord 204–153 | singlestitles 0 WTA, 2 ITF | highestsinglesranking No. 35 (June 23, 2008) | currentsinglesranking No. 98 (July 18, 2011) | AustralianOpenresult 1R (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) | FrenchOpenresult 3R (2008, 2009) | Wimbledonresult 2R (2007, 2009) | USOpenresult 2R (2007, 2008) | doublesrecord 85–87 | doublestitles 7 WTA, 1 ITF | highestdoublesranking No. 27 (January 31, 2011) | currentdoublesranking No. 29 (July 18, 2011) |AustralianOpenDoublesresult 3R (2011) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult 3R (2010) |WimbledonDoublesresult 2R (2010, 2011) |USOpenDoublesresult 3R (2009) | updated October 26, 2009 }} |
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Olga Govortsova (, born 23 August 1988 in Pinsk, Brest Voblast) is a professional Belarusian tennis player. As of May 10, 2010 her highest singles ranking on the WTA is World Number 35, which she achieved on June 23, 2008.
At the Australian Open she received main draw entry but was drawn against 20th seed Amélie Mauresmo in the first round, she lost in straight sets 6–4 6–3.
She then played in Indian Wells, a premier mandatory event. She defeated British no 1 Anne Keothavong in the first round before falling to Shuai Peng.
In Miami the second premier mandatory event she lost in the first round to Belarussian qualifier Anastasiya Yakimova.
In October, she reached the finals of the Kremlin Cup, losing 6–3 6–0 to Francesca Schiavone of Italy.
!Legend: Before 2009!! Legend: Starting in 2009 | |
1. | March 1, 2008 | Hard (i) | Lindsay Davenport | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
2. | October 25, 2009 | Hard(i) | Francesca Schiavone | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
3. | April 11, 2010 | Green Clay | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–2, 7–5 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
1. | April 14, 2008 | Green Clay | Edina Gallovits | Katarina Srebotnik Ai Sugiyama | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1. | May 19, 2008 | Red Clay | Jill Craybas | Marina Erakovic Polona Hercog | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
2. | September 20, 2009 | Hard | Tatiana Poutchek | Kimiko Date Krumm Sun Tiantian | 3–6, 6–2, [10–8] | ||
3. | September 26, 2009 | Hard | Tatiana Poutchek | Vitalia Diatchenko Ekaterina Dzehalevich | 6–2, 6–7(1), [10–8] | ||
4. | October 9, 2010 | Hard | Chuang Chia-jung | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 7–6(2), 1–6, [10–7] | ||
5. | February 19, 2011 | Hard (i) | Alla Kudryavtseva | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6–3, 4–6, [10–8] | ||
6. | June 12, 2011 | Grass | Alla Kudryavtseva | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 1–6, 6–1, [10–5] | ||
2. | July 31, 2011 | Hard | Alla Kudryavtseva | Sania Mirza Yaroslava Shvedova | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
7. | August 27, 2011 | Hard | Chuang Chia-jung | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 7–5, 6–2 |
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name | Justin Bieber |
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background | solo_singer |
birth name | Justin Drew Bieber |
birth date | March 01, 1994 |
birth place | London, Ontario, Canada |
origin | Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
instrument | Vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, trumpet |
genre | Pop, R&B;, teen pop |
occupation | Singer, musician, actor |
years active | 2009–present |
label | Island, RBMG |
associated acts | Usher |
website | justinbiebermusic.com }} |
Bieber's first full-length studio album, ''My World 2.0'', was released in March 2010. It debuted at number one or within the top ten in several countries and was certified platinum in the United States. It was preceded by the worldwide top-ten single, "Baby". The music video of "Baby" is currently ranked as the most viewed and most discussed YouTube video. Bieber followed-up the release of his debut album with his first headlining tour, the My World Tour, the remix albums ''My Worlds Acoustic'' and ''Never Say Never – The Remixes'', and the 3D biopic-concert film ''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' – which had an opening weekend gross that nearly matched the record for the biggest opening weekend for a concert-film. Bieber released his second studio album, ''Under the Mistletoe'' in November 2011, which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. Bieber has received numerous awards, including Artist of the Year at the 2010 American Music Awards — and has been nominated for numerous awards, including Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 53rd Grammy Awards.
During his childhood, Bieber was interested in hockey, soccer, and chess; he often kept his musical aspirations to himself. As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet. In early 2007, when he was twelve, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and placed second. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B; songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew. Chris Hicks, Bieber's A&R; at Island/Def Jam, explained the young artist's huge online following to HitQuarters by saying:
"He was doing something different. He was an attractive white kid singing very soulful R&B; hits. That set him apart immediately from anyone in his range because no one was covering or singing these kind of records. But equally important was that you believed in these songs – it was real. And you wanted to hear more."
Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009, and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets. The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the US and Gold in Australia and New Zealand. Bieber's first release, an extended play entitled ''My World'', was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, "One Less Lonely Girl", and two promo singles, "Love Me", and "Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the iTunes store and charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the US, being certified Gold in the latter. ''My World'' was eventually certified Platinum in the US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK. To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program ''The Dome'', YTV's ''The Next Star'', ''The Today Show'', ''The Wendy Williams Show'', ''Lopez Tonight'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''It's On with Alexa Chung'', ''Good Morning America'', ''Chelsea Lately'', and BET's ''106 & Park'' with Rihanna. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of ''True Jackson, VP'' in late 2009.
Bieber performed Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" for U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House for ''Christmas in Washington'', which was broadcast on December 20, 2009, on U.S. television broadcaster TNT. Bieber was also one of the performers at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on December 31, 2009. Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are The World (a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version. On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.
On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the My World Tour, starting in Hartford, Connecticut, to promote ''My World'' and ''My World 2.0''. In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the Internet. That same month his music video, "Baby", surpassed Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" to become the most viewed, and most disliked YouTube video ever. In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for three percent of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the social-networking site.
Bieber began recording his second album in July 2010 in New York City. At this point, because of puberty, his voice was deeper than it was when he recorded his first album. In April 2010, the singer discussing his vocals remarked, "It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world. [...] Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit anymore. We have to lower the key when I sing live." British singer/songwriter Taio Cruz confirmed in July 2010 that he is writing songs for Bieber's next album. Hip hop producer Dr. Dre produced two songs with Bieber in July 2010 but it is unknown if they were made for the album, which is currently due for a 2011 release. Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', aired on September 23, 2010. He played a "troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother", who is also a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed. Bieber performed a medley of "U Smile", "Baby", and "Somebody to Love" and briefly played the drums at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would release an acoustic album, called ''My Worlds Acoustic''. It was released on Black Friday in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a completely new song titled "Pray".
On February 27, 2011, Bieber attended the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party with American actress and singer Selena Gomez, confirming several months of media speculation about a romantic relationship between the pair.
In June 2011, Bieber was ranked number 2 on the Forbes list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star and 1 of 7 musicians on the list raking in with $53 million earned in a 12 month period. On November 1, 2011, Bieber released ''Under the Mistletoe'', his second studio album. It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release. Bieber is currently recording his third studio album entitled ''Believe''. Kanye West and Drake are confirmed to be featured on the album.
Bieber is often featured in teen magazines such as ''Tiger Beat'', and has been labeled as a "teen hearthrob". Bieber has released a collection of nail varnishes to raise awareness for charity. Wax statues of Bieber are on display at Madame Tussauds wax museums in New York, Amsterdam and London. His change of hairstyle in 2010, and the consequent alterations to Bieber products, led to it being called 'the most expensive musical haircut of all time; one company spent $100,000 to fix its dolls for the 2011 Christmas season.
Bieber has been criticized for looking and sounding younger than his age, his teen-pop music, image, and frequent media attention. He has been a frequent target of Internet bloggers and message board posters, notably by users of Internet message board 4chan and users of YouTube. Nick Collins of ''The Daily Telegraph'' speculated that "Bieber's character also appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet critics, with many remarks commenting on his youthful appearance, his teen-pop songs, his image as a heart-throb to young teenage girls and his manner of speech".
Bieber's comments in a February 2011 profile in ''Rolling Stone'' sparked controversy. Asked whether a person should wait until marriage to have sex, Bieber responded, "I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them." Asked about his opinion on abortion, Bieber said he does not "believe in abortion" and that it is "like killing a baby". When asked about abortion in cases of rape, he said, "Well, I think that's really sad, but everything happens for a reason. I don't know how that would be a reason. I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that." In the same interview, Bieber talked about homosexuality, stating that "It's everyone's own decision to do that. It doesn’t affect me and shouldn't affect anyone else", and ''Rolling Stone'' commented, "It is not clear whether he intended to label homosexuality as a lifestyle choice." However, Bieber has also contributed to the It Gets Better Project, a project started in response to the suicide of Billy Lucas, a teenager who was the target of anti-gay bullying.
Bieber has said he is not interested in obtaining United States citizenship, praising Canada as being "the best country in the world", citing its health care system as an example.
Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
rowspan="2" | 2009 | ''True Jackson, VP'' | rowspan="4">rowspan="3"| Guest star |
''My Date With...'' | |||
Silent Library (MTV series)>Silent Library'' | |||
''School Gyrls (film) | School Gyrls'' | Cameo | |
''Saturday Night Live'' | |||
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' | Jason McCann | ||
''Hubworld'' | Guest star | ||
''The X Factor (UK)'' | Performer | ||
rowspan="9" | 2011 | ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''| | Guest star |
''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' | Jason McCann | ||
''Khloé & Lamar'' | Himself|Episode:The Father In Law (uncredited) Himself playing the NBA Celebrity All Star Game | ||
''Saturday Night Live'' | |||
''Justin Bieber: Never Say Never'' | Himself | ||
''Dancing With The Stars'' | Guest star | ||
''So Random!'' | Himself | ||
''Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade'' | Guest star | ||
''The X Factor (UK)'' | Performer |
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The office of the Ontario Ombudsman operates in the tradition of the classical legislative ombudsman: It is a fully independent, impartial watchdog agency that oversees the government of Ontario, including about 500 ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. The Ombudsman is appointed by an all-party committee and has a fixed five-year term. His powers are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''.
In June 1998, Marin became Canada’s first military ombudsman, a post he held until April 2005. He set up the office in Ottawa and was responsible for the investigation of complaints from members of the Canadian forces. He pioneered the “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) for investigating broad systemic issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder among soldiers, compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded, and chemical agent testing during World War II. His recommendations as military ombudsman concentrated on ensuring accountability, transparency and strong ethics in the Canadian military.
As of January 2008, the Ombudsman’s mandate was extended to include responsibility for enforcing the province’s new open meeting requirements for municipalities. Amendments to the ''Ontario Municipal Act'' establish a complaints regime whereby members of the public can complain and trigger an investigation if they feel a municipal council, committee or board has improperly met behind closed doors. The Act designates the Ombudsman as the investigator for complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator – approximately 200 of Ontario’s 445 municipalities.
To meet this responsibility and to raise awareness of the importance of accountability and transparency in local government, Marin created a new dedicated team in the Ombudsman’s Office in June 2008, called OMLET – the Open Meeting Law Enforcement Team. In February 2008, he investigated complaints about a closed meeting in Greater Sudbury concerning a controversy over an Elton John concert. The city was found not to be in violation of the law but the report recommended greater transparency and provided a wealth of legal research for future interpretation of the law. In October 2008, Marin published the'' Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'' to further assist municipal officials and the public in their awareness and interpretation of the new requirements. The Handbook was distributed to every municipal councillor and clerk in the province and is also available to the public. Results of OMLET investigations are made public by the relevant municipalities and on the Ombudsman's website.
A sought-after speaker on issues of ethics, oversight and organizational malaise, Marin also shares his office’s expertise with other oversight agencies across Canada and around the world. Since 2007, his office has conducted an annual training course in Toronto called “Sharpening Your Teeth: Advanced Training for Administrative Watchdogs,” which has been attended by several hundred administrative investigators and ombudsmen from Canadian federal and provincial agencies, several U.S. states and federal departments, as well as from across Europe, the Caribbean, Australia, South America and Asia. The course, supported by the International Ombudsman Institute, has also been delivered overseas on five continents - always on a complete cost-recovery basis.
As a longtime advocate for transparency and openness in government, Marin embraced social media in 2009, becoming the first Ombudsman in Canada to launch Facebook and Twitter accounts. His investigation of the expansion of police powers for the 2010 G20 summit meeting in Toronto was the first Ombudsman investigation to incorporate social media as investigative tools, as well as for communications. His 2010-2011 Annual Report called on the province to be more transparent by supporting "open government" practices and new technologies. He also announced a "web app" was in the works to allow Ontarians to access the Ombudsman's office more easily via smartphone.
Marin's predecessors as Ombudsman of Ontario and their terms of office are as follows: Arthur Maloney (1975–1979), Donald Morand (1979–1984), Daniel Hill (1984–1989), Roberta Jamieson (1989–1999) and Clare Lewis (2000–2005).
''Annual Report 2010-2011'', June 2011
''Caught in the Act: Investigation into The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services’ conduct in relation to Ontario Regulation 233/10 under the Public Works Protection Act", December 2010.
''The LHIN Spin: Investigation into the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network's use of community engagement in its decision-making process", August 2010.
''Annual Report 2009-2010'', June 2010
''A Vast Injustice: Investigation into the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s decision-making concerning the funding of Avastin for colorectal cancer patients'', September 2009.
''Too Cool For School Too: Investigation into Cambrian College’s administration of its Health Information Management Program and the oversight provided by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities'', August 2009.
''Too Cool For School: Investigation into the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities’ Oversight of Bestech Academy Inc. and Enforcement of the Private Career Colleges Act'', July 2009
''Annual Report 2008-2009'', June 2009
''Pirating Our Property: Investigation Into the City Oshawa's Failure to Co-operate'', April 2009
''The ABCs of Education and Training: Investigation into the City of Oshawa Development Services Committee Special Meeting of May 22, 2008'', March 2009
''Investigation into the Counil of the Township of Baldwin's Closed Meeting of July 14, 2008'', March 2009
''Investigation into the Council of the Township of Nipissing's Special Meeting of April 25, 2008'', February 2009
''Municipal Government By Stealth: Investigation into the Council of the Township of Emo's Closed Meeting of April 8, 2008'', January 2009
''Oversight Unseen: Investigation into the Special Investigations Unit's operational effectiveness and credibility'', September 2008
''The Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'', September 2008
''Annual Report 2007-2008'', June 2008
''Building Clarity: Investigation into how the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services represents its relationship with Tarion Warranty Corp. to the public'', June 2008
''Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Opening the Door on the Elton John Ticket Scandal: Investigation into City of Greater Sudbury Council closed meeting of February 20, 2008'', April 2008
''A Test of Wills: Investigation into Legal Aid Ontario's role in the funding of the legal defence of Richard Wills'', February 2008
''Enlightening Closed Council Sessions: Investigation into Fort Erie Town Council closed meeting of January 7, 2008'', February 2008
''Annual Report 2006-2007'', June 2007
''A Game of Trust: Investigation into the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's protection of the public from theft and fraud'', March 2007
''Adding Insult to Injury: Investigation into treatment of victims by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board'', February 2007
''It's All in the Name: Investigation into the Family Responsibility Office's ineffective enforcement using a writ of seizure and sale'', August 2006
''Annual Report 2005-2006'', June 2006
''Losing the Waiting Game: Investigation into unreasonable delay at the Ministry of Community and Social Services' Ontario Disability Support Program's Disability Adjudication Unit'', May 2006
''Getting it Right: Investigation into the transparency of the property assessment process at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation'', March 2006
''The Right to be Impatient: Investigation into whether the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has failed to properly administer newborn screening'', September 2005
''From Hope to Despair: Investigation into the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's refusal to fund the drug Cystagon for treatment of Batten's Disease'', September 2005
''Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Investigation into the parents of special-needs children being forced to relinquish custody in order to obtain necessary residential care'', May 2005
Selected Canadian Forces Ombudsman reports
''Overhauling Oversight: Ombudsman White Paper'', March 2005
''Making Things Right: Unfair treatment by CF grievance system'', March 2005
''When a Soldier Falls: Reviewing the response to MCpl Rick Wheeler's accidental death'', January 2005
''From Tents to Sheets: An Analysis of the CF experience with third location decompression after deployment'', September 2004
''Unfair Deductions from SISIP Payments to Former CF Members'': October 2003
''Systemic Treatment of CF Members With PTSD'', February 2002
''The Way Forward'', January 1999
Other published work
"The Ombudsman in the Justice System: Barometer, Horsefly, Oilcan and Safety Valve", ''The Advocates’ Society Journal'', Summer 2007
"Innovate or Perish", ''Canadian Journal of Administrative Law & Practice'' (2007), 20 CASLP 101
''Demonstrating Your Value'' (2003), United States Ombudsman Association Conference.
''How To Assess Reliability in Khan and K.G.B. Applications'' (1996), 38 C.L.Q. 353.
''The Guide to Investigations and Prosecutions'' (Aurora: Canada Law Book, 1995).
''When is an 'Honest but Mistaken Belief in Consent' Defence NOT an 'Honest but Mistaken Belief in Consent' Defence'' (1995), 37 C.L.Q. 451.
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Except as otherwise disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we will use the information you provide us only for the purpose of responding to your inquiry or in connection with the service for which you provided such information. We may forward your contact information and inquiry to our affiliates and other divisions of our company that we feel can best address your inquiry or provide you with the requested service. We may also use the information you provide in aggregate form for internal business purposes, such as generating statistics and developing marketing plans. We may share or transfer such non-personally identifiable information with or to our affiliates, licensees, agents and partners.
We may retain other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Such third parties may be provided with access to personally identifiable information needed to perform their functions, but may not use such information for any other purpose.
In addition, we may disclose any information, including personally identifiable information, we deem necessary, in our sole discretion, to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal proceeding or governmental request.
We do not want you to receive unwanted e-mail from us. We try to make it easy to opt-out of any service you have asked to receive. If you sign-up to our e-mail newsletters we do not sell, exchange or give your e-mail address to a third party.
E-mail addresses are collected via the wn.com web site. Users have to physically opt-in to receive the wn.com newsletter and a verification e-mail is sent. wn.com is clearly and conspicuously named at the point of
collection.If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by e-mailing us at michaelw(at)wn.com
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during registration and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100 percent secure, however. Therefore, though we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
If we decide to change our e-mail practices, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we think appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If we make material changes to our e-mail practices, we will notify you here, by e-mail, and by means of a notice on our home page.
The advertising banners and other forms of advertising appearing on this Web site are sometimes delivered to you, on our behalf, by a third party. In the course of serving advertisements to this site, the third party may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. For more information on cookies, you can visit www.cookiecentral.com.
As we continue to develop our business, we might sell certain aspects of our entities or assets. In such transactions, user information, including personally identifiable information, generally is one of the transferred business assets, and by submitting your personal information on Wn.com you agree that your data may be transferred to such parties in these circumstances.