❤️ Joseph Tsai 🐵

"Joseph Chung-Hsin Tsaifull name is given with NY State Unified Court System attorney registry, retrieved February 11, 2020 (; born January 1964) is a Taiwanese-Hong Kong-Canadian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is a co-founder and executive vice chairman of Alibaba Group. Born in Taiwan and educated in the U.S., he is a naturalized citizen of Canada. He owns the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has interests in several other professional sports franchises. Early life, family, and education Joseph Tsai was born in Taipei, Taiwan to Dr. Paul C. Tsai (, d. 4 May 2013), a second-generation lawyer, and his wife Ruby. He has three younger siblings, Eva, Vivian, and Benjamin.https://www.mayo.edu/pmts/mc2300-mc2399/mc2386-3101.pdf The Tsai family escaped to Taiwan as part of the Kuomintang exodus after the Chinese Communist Party took over control of mainland China in 1949. At age 13, Tsai was sent to the U.S. to attend the Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, where he played both lacrosse and football (inside linebacker) and was a member of the Cleve House. Tsai enrolled in his father's alma mater, Yale University. He played in the Yale varsity lacrosse team for four years, and has been a consistent supporter of the team. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and East Asian studies from Yale College in 1986. In 1990, he earned a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was articles editor of the Yale Law & Policy Review. Career Tsai became a tax associate at the white-shoe law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell after graduation and was admitted as an attorney to the New York bar on 6 May 1991.https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/attorney/AttorneyDetails?attorneyId=XIraymWJ8MxZLv7U0usnrg After three years at the law firm, he switched to private equity and joined Rosecliff, Inc., a small management buyout firm based in New York, as vice president and general counsel. He left for Hong Kong in 1995 to join Investor AB, where he was responsible for its Asian private equity investments. It was in this role that he first met Jack Ma in 1999 in Hangzhou after being introduced by a friend who was trying to sell his own company to Ma. Tsai was impressed with Ma's idea to create an international import and export marketplace, as well as his charismatic personality, but it was Ma's followers and their energy and enthusiasm that ultimately convinced Tsai. Later that year he quit the $700,000-a-year job at Investor AB and offered to join Ma as a member of the founding team for almost nothing. At the time each of Alibaba's 18 co-founders—of which Tsai was the only Western-educated member—accepted a salary of only $600 a year. He served as chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and founding board member. He single- handedly established Alibaba's financial and legal structure, since no other member of the team had any experience in venture capital or law. In May 2013, he became Alibaba's executive vice chairman. He has become the second-largest individual shareholder of Alibaba after Ma. Sports ownership In September 2019, Tsai became the owner of the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA and chairman of Barclays Center. He initially invested in the NBA team in October 2017, purchasing a 49% stake in the Nets from Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in a deal that valued the team at $2.3 billion, with the option to buy the remaining stake of the team no later than 2021. Tsai exercised that option in August 2019, and at the same time, bought the Nets' arena from Prokhorov for nearly $1 billion in a separate deal. Tsai's ownership in the Nets includes the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League and the Nets Gaming Crew of the NBA 2K League. In January 2019, Tsai headed a group that bought the WNBA's New York Liberty from The Madison Square Garden Company. He owns the San Diego Seals, a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He is also chairman of J Tsai Sports. Through that company, he has investments in the upstart field lacrosse league, the Premier Lacrosse League and several sports media and technology companies based in North America and Asia. Tsai made his investment in the Premier Lacrosse League in February 2019, along with The Chernin Group and The Raine Group, helping fund the new lacrosse league founded by lacrosse player Paul Rabil and his brother Mike Rabil. In March 2018 Tsai joined a Michael Rubin-led group to buy the Carolina Panthers. Tsai is also an investor in Major League Soccer franchise Los Angeles FC. Personal life Tsai holds Canadian and Hong Kong passports. He is married to Clara Ming-Hua Wu, a granddaughter of , the first elected mayor of Taipei City. Clara spent her childhood in Lawrence, Kansas and graduated from Lawrence High School. Clara also graduated from Stanford University, where she studied international relations, and has an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. She is an advisor for Taobao. Tsai and Wu have three children. They lived in Hong Kong for over a decade and now live in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, while he still spends much of his time in Hong Kong for business. His wife Clara is a member of The Bishop's School board of trustees. Politics On 7 October 2019, Tsai weighed in after Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey, posted a tweet supporting protesters in Hong Kong. In an open letter to all NBA fans on his Facebook page, Tsai explained, with historical reference to foreign invasions of China, why Morey's tweet triggered strong negative sentiment in China. Tsai said “I am going into all of this, because a student of history will understand that the Chinese psyche has heavy baggage when it comes to any threat, foreign or domestic, to carve up Chinese territories. When the topic of any separatist movement comes up, Chinese people feel a strong sense of shame and anger because of this history of foreign occupation.” In his open letter, Tsai referred to Hong Kong protesters as part of a "separatist movement." He wrote: "The one thing that is terribly misunderstood, and often ignored, by the western press and those critical of China is that 1.4 billion Chinese citizens stand united when it comes to the territorial integrity of China and the country’s sovereignty over her homeland. This issue is non-negotiable.” Philanthropy In March 2016, Tsai donated $30 million to his alma mater, Yale Law School, in honor of his father to support the continuing work of the Law School's China Center and renamed it Paul Tsai China Center. In December 2016, Yale announced a university-wide project center for innovative thinking with a mission to inspire students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to seek innovative ways to solve real-world problems. Six months later, in May 2017, Tsai and his wife, through the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation, made another donation to Yale for the construction, launch, and programs of the center and named it Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking. One month later, in June 2017, Tsai and his wife, again through the Joe & Clara Tsai Foundation, made a donation to his high school, the Lawrenceville School, which was the single largest gift the school ever received. Tsai is a member of Lawrenceville's board of trustees. In late March and early April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tsai and his wife, Clara Wu Tsai donated 2.6 million masks, 170,000 goggles and 2000 ventilators to New York. On 20 April 2020, they donated $1.6 million of medical supplies to hospitals in San Diego. In August 2020, Tsai and his wife donated $50 million to social justice and economic equality initiatives to support BIPOC causes. Awards In 2017, Tsai received the George H.W. Bush ‘48 Lifetime of Leadership Award from Yale University. The award honors alumni athletes who, in their lives after Yale, have made significant leadership contributions in their worlds of governance, commerce, science and technology, education, public service, and the arts and media. 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❤️ 117th United States Congress 🐵

"The 117th United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2023. The elections of November 2020 will decide control of both houses. Major events Scheduled * January 3, 2021: The 117th Congress could convene as early as noon (EST). Leadership Senate Listed alphabetically by party, until majorities are determined. Note: Democrats refer to themselves as a "Caucus," Republicans refer to themselves as a "Conference." Senate President Mike Pence (R), at least until January 20, 2021 * President: Mike Pence (R), at least until January 20, 2021 * President pro tempore: TBD * President pro tempore emeritus: TBD Democratic leadership * Democratic Leader: TBD * Democratic Whip: TBD * Assistant Democratic Leader: TBD * Chief Deputy Whip: TBD * Deputy Whips: TBD * Caucus Chair: TBD * Policy Committee Chair: TBD * Caucus Vice Chairs: TBD * Caucus Secretary: TBD * Campaign Committee Chair: TBD * Policy Committee Vice Chair: TBD * Steering Committee Chair: TBD * Outreach Chair: TBD * Steering and Outreach Committee Vice Chair: TBD Republican leadership * Republican Leader: TBD * Assistant Republican Leader (Republican Whip): TBD * Chief Deputy Whip: TBD * Deputy Whips: TBD * Conference Chairman: TBD * Conference Vice Chair: TBD * Campaign Committee Chair: TBD * Policy Committee Chairman: TBD Party leaders House of Representatives Listed alphabetically by party, until majorities are determined. * Speaker: TBD Democratic leadership *Democratic Leader: TBD *Democratic Whip: TBD *Assistant Democratic Leader: TBD * Senior Chief Deputy Democratic Whip: TBD * Chief Deputy Democratic Whips: TBD * Caucus Chairman: TBD * Caucus Vice-Chairman: TBD * Campaign Committee Chairman: TBD * Steering and Policy Committee Co-Chairs: TBD * Organization, Study, and Review Chairman: TBD * Policy and Communications Chairman: TBD Republican leadership *Republican Leader: TBD *Republican Whip: TBD * Republican Chief Deputy Whip: TBD * Senior Deputy Whips: TBD * Conference Chair: TBD * Conference Vice-Chair: TBD * Conference Secretary: TBD * Campaign Committee Chairman: TBD * Policy Committee Chairman: TBD Members Senate The numbers refer to their Senate classes. All class 1 senators are in the middle of their term (2019–2025), having been elected in 2018 and facing re-election in 2024. Class 2 senators are at the beginning of their term (2021–2027), having been elected in 2020. Class 3 senators are at the end of their term (2017–2023), facing re-election in 2022. Alabama * 2. TBD * 3. Richard Shelby (R) Alaska * 2. TBD * 3. Lisa Murkowski (R) Arizona * 1. Kyrsten Sinema (D) * 3. TBD Arkansas * 2. TBD * 3. John Boozman (R) California * 1. Dianne Feinstein (D) * 3. Kamala Harris (D) Colorado * 2. TBD * 3. Michael Bennet (D) Connecticut * 1. Chris Murphy (D) * 3. Richard Blumenthal (D) Delaware * 1. Tom Carper (D) * 2. TBD Florida * 1. Rick Scott (R) * 3. Marco Rubio (R) Georgia * 2. TBD * 3. TBD Hawaii * 1. Mazie Hirono (D) * 3. Brian Schatz (D) Idaho * 2. TBD * 3. Mike Crapo (R) Illinois * 2. TBD * 3. Tammy Duckworth (D) Indiana * 1. Mike Braun (R) * 3. Todd Young (R) Iowa * 2. TBD * 3. Chuck Grassley (R) Kansas * 2. TBD * 3. Jerry Moran (R) Kentucky * 2. TBD * 3. Rand Paul (R) Louisiana * 2. TBD * 3. John Kennedy (R) Maine * 1. Angus King (I) * 2. TBD Maryland * 1. Ben Cardin (D) * 3. Chris Van Hollen (D) Massachusetts * 1. Elizabeth Warren (D) * 2. TBD Michigan * 1. Debbie Stabenow (D) * 2. TBD Minnesota * 1. Amy Klobuchar (DFL) * 2. TBD Mississippi * 1. Roger Wicker (R) * 2. TBD Missouri * 1. Josh Hawley (R) * 3. Roy Blunt (R) Montana * 1. Jon Tester (D) * 2. TBD Nebraska * 1. Deb Fischer (R) * 2. TBD Nevada * 1. Jacky Rosen (D) * 3. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) New Hampshire * 2. TBD * 3. Maggie Hassan (D) New Jersey * 1. Bob Menendez (D) * 2. TBD New Mexico * 1. Martin Heinrich (D) * 2. TBD New York * 1. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) * 3. Chuck Schumer (D) North Carolina * 2. TBD * 3. Richard Burr (R) North Dakota * 1. Kevin Cramer (R) * 3. John Hoeven (R) Ohio * 1. Sherrod Brown (D) * 3. Rob Portman (R) Oklahoma * 2. TBD * 3. James Lankford (R) Oregon * 2. TBD * 3. Ron Wyden (D) Pennsylvania * 1. Bob Casey Jr. (D) * 3. Pat Toomey (R) Rhode Island * 1. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) * 2. TBD South Carolina * 2. TBD * 3. Tim Scott (R) South Dakota * 2. TBD * 3. John Thune (R) Tennessee * 1. Marsha Blackburn (R) * 2. TBD Texas * 1. Ted Cruz (R) * 2. TBD Utah * 1. Mitt Romney (R) * 3. Mike Lee (R) Vermont * 1. Bernie Sanders (I) * 3. Patrick Leahy (D) Virginia * 1. Tim Kaine (D) * 2. TBD Washington * 1. Maria Cantwell (D) * 3. Patty Murray (D) West Virginia * 1. Joe Manchin (D) * 2. TBD Wisconsin * 1. Tammy Baldwin (D) * 3. Ron Johnson (R) Wyoming * 1. John Barrasso (R) * 2. TBD House of Representatives All 435 seats will be filled by election in November 2020. Alabama * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD Alaska * . TBD Arizona * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD Arkansas * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD California * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . TBD * . 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See also * 2020 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 2020 United States presidential election ** 2020 United States Senate elections ** 2020 United States House of Representatives elections * 2022 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 2022 United States Senate elections ** 2022 United States House of Representatives elections Notes References "

❤️ US Apple Association 🐵

"US Apple Association is a nonprofit membership association for growers, marketers, equipment producers and allied organizations dealing with apples, within forty states of the United States of America. It advocates on behalf of 7,500 apple growers and 400 companies in the apple business. Their services include but are not limited to: lobbying for the industry's interests at all the branches of the federal government and the public and to provide educational information, and newsletters for the growers.Official website The association also strives to provide all U.S. apple industry the means to profitably produce and market apples and apple products. The associations runs a website that supplies information for the public on all different apple cultivars grown in the United States. As they write, there are close to 100 cultivars grown commercially in the United States, but about 90% of the production consists of the 15 most popular cultivars.Apple Varieties of the US Apple association References *Young Apple Leaders External links *Efita, International Directory Category:Agricultural organizations based in the United States Category:Apples "