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George Washington Memorial Parkway

2008-06-09T12:45:36Z

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{{Infobox_protected_area | name = George Washington Memorial Parkway
| iucn_category = V
| image = US_Locator_Blank.svg
| caption =
| locator_x = 240
| locator_y = 79
| location = [[Virginia]], [[Washington, D.C.]] & [[Maryland]], [[United States|USA]]
| nearest_city = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| lat_degrees = 38
| lat_minutes = 54
| lat_seconds = 40
| lat_direction = N
| long_degrees = 77
| long_minutes = 06
| long_seconds = 08
| long_direction = W
| area = 7,247 acres (29 km²)
| established = [[May 29]], [[1930]]
| visitation_num = 7,284,165
| visitation_year = 2005
| governing_body = [[National Park Service]]
}}
[[Image:George Washington Memorial Parkway - Reference Map.jpg|thumb|right|292px|Map of the George Washington Memorial Parkway]]
[[Image:Gw pkwy at gravelly point.jpg|thumb|right|292px|Vehicles round a bend in the George Washington Parkway near [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|National Airport]] and [[Gravelly Point]] in Arlington, Va.]]

The '''George Washington Memorial Parkway,''' known to local motorists simply as the "G.W. Parkway", is a [[parkway]] maintained by the U.S. [[National Park Service]]. It is located mostly in [[Northern Virginia]], although a short section northwest of the [[Arlington Memorial Bridge]] passes over [[Columbia Island (District of Columbia)|Columbia Island]], which is within the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]]. It is separated into two sections joined by Washington Street ([[State Route 400 (Virginia)|State Route 400]]) in [[Alexandria, Virginia]]. A third section, the Clara Barton Parkway, runs on the opposite side of the [[Potomac River]] in the District of Columbia and [[Montgomery County, Maryland]]. A fourth section was proposed for [[Fort Washington, Maryland]], but never built. The parkway is designated an [[All-American Road]].

==Northern section==
[[Image:USMC War Memorial Night.jpg|thumb|left|[[USMC War Memorial]], along the G.W. Parkway]]
The northern section extends from North Washington Street at First Street, at the northern end of Old Town Alexandria, to its terminus at [[Interstate 495 (Virginia)|Interstate 495]], the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]], in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], just south of the Potomac River. It follows the Potomac River, passing through [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington County]], and serves as the primary access point to [[Reagan National Airport|National Airport]]. The parkway also provides automobile access to [[Theodore Roosevelt Island]], the LBJ National Grove, Gravelly Point Park, Fort Marcy, and Turkey Run Park. There are scenic view rest areas for those wishing to view the [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]] skyline and Potomac Palisades. The [[cloverleaf interchange]] with the [[14th Street Bridge]], dating to [[1932]], is one of the oldest cloverleaf interchanges in the United States. [[Spout Run Parkway]] connects the George Washington Memorial Parkway to [[U.S. Route 29 (Virginia)|U.S. Route 29]], providing an indirect connection to [[Interstate 66 (Virginia)|Interstate 66]]. The portion of the parkway north of National Airport and [[State Route 233 (Virginia)|State Route 233]] is part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]].

===Potomac Heritage Trail===
The Potomac Heritage Trail is a 10-mile trail that follows the [[Potomac River]] and the parkway. It begins at [[Theodore Roosevelt Island|Roosevelt Island]] and goes to [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|I-495]] at the [[American Legion Memorial Bridge (Maryland)|American Legion Bridge]]. It is a segment of the [[Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail]].

==Southern section==
The southern section extends from South Washington Street at the southern end of Old Town Alexandria past [[Fort Hunt, Virginia|Fort Hunt]] to [[Mount Vernon (plantation)|Mount Vernon]]. The southern section is a [[limited-access highway]], but with [[at-grade intersection]]s. At Mount Vernon, the parkway ends at a [[traffic circle]], where it joins [[State Route 235 (Virginia)|State Route 235]]. Most of this route was taken from the [[Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway]]'s right-of-way. The [[Mount Vernon Trail|Mount Vernon bicycle trail]] parallels the southern and middle sections of the parkway (from Theodore Roosevelt Island to Mount Vernon), and is often filled with recreational and commuter cyclists and runners.

==Clara Barton Parkway==
{{main|Clara Barton Parkway}}

[[Image:IMG 2237 - Clara Barton Pkwy at NSWC (looking west).JPG|thumb|250px|[[Clara Barton Parkway]] in [[Maryland]]]]

The Clara Barton Parkway is administratively part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. It was signed as the George Washington Memorial Parkway until [[1989]], when it was renamed to overcome motorist confusion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/24/AR2006062400980.html |title=After 20 Years of Columns, Checking the Rearview Mirror One Last Time |author=Ron Shaffer |date=June 25, 2006 |publisher=The Washington Post |accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref>

The Clara Barton Parkway has its eastern terminus in the District of Columbia, where the parkway connects with [[Canal Road (Washington, D.C.)|Canal Road]] and [[Chain Bridge (Washington, D.C.)|Chain Bridge]]. Its western terminus is at MacArthur Boulevard in the Potomac area of [[Montgomery County, Maryland]], just outside the [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)|Capital Beltway]]. The parkway provides access to [[Glen Echo Park (Maryland)|Glen Echo Park]] and the [[Clara Barton National Historic Site]] in [[Glen Echo, Maryland]]. The Clara Barton Parkway connects to the Capital Beltway via a partial interchange and also via the [[Cabin John Parkway]] (administered by the Maryland State Highway Administration). The Clara Barton Parkway includes an overhanging bridge near Glen Echo.

===Previously proposed connection===
The parkways on the two sides of the river were originally supposed to be joined by a bridge at the [[Great Falls of the Potomac River]]. However, opposition from preservationists led to the cancellation of that bridge. Instead, traffic between the two parkways uses the [[American Legion Memorial Bridge (Maryland)|American Legion Bridge]]. The Virginia side of the Potomac river at Great Falls is managed by the Superintendent of the parkway as a [[national park]] site, known as [[Great Falls Park]]. Some elements of the proposed final parkway configuration – such as the concrete bridge that would have carried northbound traffic at the Glen Echo turn-around – were built but have never been used.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

==Administrative history==
The parkway was authorized [[May 29]], [[1930]] and transferred from the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital [[August 10]], [[1933]]. On [[November 28]], [[1989]], the portion in Maryland was renamed the Clara Barton Parkway. The Parkway also administers other National Park Service features and areas:
* [[Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial]]
* [[Arlington Memorial Bridge]]
* [[Clara Barton National Historic Site]]
* [[Claude Moore Colonial Farm]]
* [[Dyke Marsh]]
* [[Fort Marcy Park|Fort Marcy]]
* [[Glen Echo Park (Maryland)|Glen Echo Park]]
* [[Gravelly Point]]
* [[Great Falls Park]]
* [[Lady Bird Johnson Park]]
* [[Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac]]
* [[Mount Vernon Trail]]
* [[Navy-Marine Memorial]]
* [[Netherlands Carillon]]
* [[Theodore Roosevelt Island]]
* [[Turkey Run Park (Virginia)|Turkey Run Park]]
* [[USMC War Memorial]]
* [[Women in Military Service for America Memorial]]

==Major intersections==
Only [[traffic signal|signalized]] intersections and [[interchange (road)|interchange]]s are listed.<ref>[[Google Maps]] aerial photos; the [[stop line]] at traffic signals is clearly visible</ref>
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|[[Reagan National Airport]]
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|{{jct|state=VA|I|395}} - [[Washington, DC|Washington]], [[Richmond, VA|Richmond]]
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|{{jct|state=VA|SR|27|dir1=west|to2=to|I|395|city1=Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove|city2=Pentagon}}
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|[[Arlington Memorial Bridge]] - [[Arlington Cemetery]], [[Washington, DC|Washington]]
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|{{jct|state=VA|US|50|dir1=west}}
|Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
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|{{jct|state=VA|I|66|dir1=east|US|50|dir2=west}}
|Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
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|{{jct|state=VA|US|29|dir1=north}} - [[Francis Scott Key Bridge (Washington)|Key Bridge]]
|Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
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|{{jct|state=VA|to1=to|I|66|dir1=west|to2=to|US|29|road=[[Spout Run Parkway]]|city1=Arlington}}, [[Washington, DC|Washington]]
|Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance
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|{{jct|state=VA|SR|123|city1=Chain Bridge}}, [[Washington, DC|Washington]], [[McLean, VA|McLean]]
|Interchange
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|[[CIA]], [[FHWA]]
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|[[Turkey Run Park (Virginia)|Turkey Run Park]], [[Washington, DC|Washington]], to [[I-495 (VA)|I-495]] (U-turn)
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|{{jct|state=VA|I|495}} - [[Maryland]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat|George Washington Memorial Parkway}}
*[http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/ National Park Service: George Washington Memorial Parkway]
*[http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/hih/george_washington/index.htm History of the George Washington Memorial Parkway]
* ''The National Parks: Index 2001-2003''. Washington: [[United States Department of the Interior|U.S. Department of the Interior]].

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[[Category:Roads in Montgomery County, Maryland]]
[[Category:Transportation in Virginia]]
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[[Category:Fairfax County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Alexandria, Virginia]]
[[Category:Transportation in Arlington County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Transportation in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Arlington County Historic Districts]]
[[Category:Registered Historic Places in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Registered Historic Places in Virginia]]
[[Category:Infrastructure-related Registered Historic Places]]

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Lucille (Gitarre)

2007-12-05T15:42:03Z

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'''Lucille''' is the name given to [[B. B. King]]'s guitars. They are usually black [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] guitars similar to the [[ES-335]].

==The story of Lucille==
In the winter of [[1949]], King played at a dance hall in [[Twist, Arkansas]]. In order to heat the hall, a barrel half-filled with [[kerosene]] was lit, a fairly common practice at the time. During a performance, two men began to fight, knocking over the burning barrel and sending burning fuel across the floor. This triggered an evacuation. Once outside, King realized that he had left his guitar inside the burning building. He entered the blaze to retrieve his guitar, a Gibson acoustic. Two people died in the fire. The next day, King learned that the two men were fighting over a woman named Lucille. King named that first guitar Lucille, as well as every one he owned since that near-fatal experience, as a reminder never again to do something as stupid as run into a burning building.<ref>http://www.worldblues.com/bbking/prairie/lucille.html</ref> <ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/b-b-king</ref>

==Lucilles through King's career==
===Early Lucilles===
King played guitars of different brands early in his career. He played a [[Fender Telecaster]] on most of his recordings with [[RPM Records]].<ref>Burrows, Terry. "The Complete Book of the Guitar" p. 111 Carlton Books Limited, 1998 ISBN 1-85868-529-X</ref> However, he is best known for playing variants of the [[Gibson ES-335#ES-355|Gibson ES-355]].

===Gibson Lucille===
In 1981, [[Gibson Guitar Corporation]] launched the [[Gibson ES-335#Lucille|B. B. King Lucille]] model.<ref>http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/signature/lucille/lucille.html</ref> The most noticeable differences between the Lucille and the [[Gibson ES-335#ES-355|ES-355]] on which it is based are the "Lucille" script on the headstock and the lack of [[Sound hole|F-holes]] on the top. The top has no F-holes at B. B. King's request, in order to control feedback better.<ref>http://player.gibson.com/nov03/bbking.html</ref>

===Gibson Little Lucille===
In 1999, Gibson launched the '''Little Lucille''', a version of their [[Gibson Blueshawk|Blueshawk]] guitar. It differed from the Blueshawk in having a [[Tune-o-matic]] bridge and a TP-6 stop tailpiece.<ref>http://www.gibson.com/Whatsnew/pressrelease/1999/feb16a.html</ref>

The model is no longer found among Gibson USA's current product listing, and the Blueshawk on which it was based has been discontinued.

==Trivia==
*On [[December 19]], [[1997]], King presented Lucille to [[Pope John Paul II]] following a concert at the [[Vatican City|Vatican]]. <ref>http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1430832/12191997/bb_king.jhtml</ref>
*On [[November 5]], [[2000]] King donated an autographed copy of Lucille to the [[National Music Museum]]. <ref>http://www.usd.edu/smm/BBKing.html</ref>
* In the manga and anime [[BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad]] one of the main characters plays a guitar named Lucille. In the anime, a blues musician was shot to death while on stage by another man over a woman named Lucille. In the American dub, the guitar was renamed Prudence due to an unresolved rights issue over the name "Lucille". In manga it was actually the same but no one was pointing against the name of the guitar.

==References==
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The Samples

2007-11-29T22:12:04Z

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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = The Samples
| Background = group_or_band
| Origin = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], [[Colorado]], [[United States|USA]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]
| Years_active = 1987 — present
| Label = [[Arista Records]] <br /> [[What Are Records?]] <br /> [[MCA Records]]
| URL = [http://www.thesamples.com/ www.thesamples.com]
| Current_members = Sean Kelly <br />Jared Johnson <br />Karl Dietel<br />Billy Mutchler
| Past_members = Jeep MacNichol<br />Al Laughlin <br />
}}

'''The Samples''' are a band formed in [[Boulder, Colorado]] in early [[1987]]. The band's name came from the members' early sustenance of [[food sampling|food samples]] from the local [[King Soopers]] grocery store {{Fact}}. The music has been described as "reggae influenced rock/pop" and a cross between [[The Police]] and the [[Grateful Dead]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:obkbu3y5an4k]. The founding members were Sean Kelly (Guitar/Vocals), Andy Sheldon (Bass/Vocals), Charles Hambleton (guitar), [[Jeep MacNichol]] (Drums/Vocals), and Al Laughlin (Keyboards, Vocals).

== History ==
Sean Kelly, the lead singer and only remaining original band member, and other original members were born in Manchester, Vermont and graduated the "Class of 1979". The Samples eventually moved to Colorado, where the band gained fame and recorded "The Samples" on [[Arista Records]] in 1989. Hambleton left the band and a dispute broke out with Arista so the Samples joined on with an independent label, [[W.A.R.? - What Are Records?]] They became a success for [[What Are Records?]] in the early nineties selling over 1,000,000 copies of their catalogue based on a genuine grass roots campaign.

Their live shows helped them on the college circuit selling out venues in college towns across the country. Their records blended pop sensibility with a mix of folk, reggae, jazz, and rock to create their own signature sound. Sean Kelly, the featured songwriter, wrote songs about nature and the environment giving the band an "eco-friendly" reputation. The band headlined some of the [[H.O.R.D.E.]] tour shows in 1993 and 1996 and they shared the bill with big names such as [[The Allman Brothers Band]], [[Blues Traveler]], and [[Phish]]. On their own tours, many future successful bands opened up for them including [[Dave Matthews Band]], [[Hootie & the Blowfish]], and [[Lisa Loeb]]. The success included TV performances on "[[The Tonight Show]]" and "[[House of Blues]]".

In 1996, the Samples signed on again with a major label. This time it was [[MCA Records]] and they recorded "Outpost" (1996). Another contract dispute broke out and their contract was revoked after the record was released. MacNichol and Laughlin quit and the band began to tour and release albums independently. Since 1997, there have been numerous member changes with the exception of Sean Kelly as frontman. The band still enjoys a dedicated fanbase as the band still tours the country and releases intelligent and eclectic albums.

== Current members ==
* Sean Kelly - lead singer, guitars and songwriter
* - acoustic guitars and vocals
* Jared Johnson - bass
* Karl Dietel - keyboards and vocals
* Billy Mutchler - drums

== Discography ==
* ''[[The Samples (album)|The Samples]]'' ([[1989]])
* ''No Room'' ([[April 22]], [[1992]])
* ''[[Underwater People]]'' ([[July 9]], [[1992]])
* ''Still Water EP'' ([[1993]])
* ''Live At Deerfield Academy [Official LIVE Bootleg]'' ([[1993]])
* ''The Last Drag'' ([[September 24]], [[1993]])
* ''Autopilot'' ([[September 13]], [[1994]])
* ''Outpost'' ([[July 16]], [[1996]])
* ''Transmissions from the Sea of Tranquility [LIVE]'' ([[September 23]], [[1997]])
* ''The Tan Mule'' ([[1998]])
* ''Here and Somewhere Else'' ([[July 28]], [[1998]])
* ''Sparta'' ([[November 7]], [[2000]])
* ''Landing on the Sidewalk'' ([[November 7]], [[2000]])
* ''Return to Earth'' ([[April 10]], [[2001]])
* ''Anthology in Motion, Vol. 1'' ([[August 13]], [[2002]])
* ''Seventeen [LIVE]'' ([[October 7]], [[2003]])
* ''Instant Live: The Paradise – Boston, MA, 4/20/03 [LIVE]'' ([[October 14]], [[2003]])
* ''Black & White'' ([[March 9]], [[2004]])
* ''Live in Colorado [LIVE]'' ([[May 4]], [[2004]])
* ''Very Best of the Samples 1989–1994'' ([[November 16]], [[2004]])
* ''Too Many Years'' assorted artists to benefit [[Clear Path International]]([[August]], [[2005]])
* ''Rehearsing for Life'' ([[November 29]], [[2005]])

== External links ==
* [http://thesamples.com/ Official web site]
* [http://samplesfans.com Unofficial fansite]
* [http://www.underwaterpeople.net/ Underwater People - Collaborative Online Community for The Samples Fans]
* [http://www.myspace.com/samplesfans Myspace Fansite]

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Kirin Beer

2006-06-14T17:22:27Z

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[[Image:Kirin_bottle.jpg|thumb|Kirin beer]]
{{Nihongo|'''Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd.'''|麒麟麦酒株式会社|Kirin Bīru Kabushiki-gaisha}} ({{tyo|2503}}, {{nasdaq|KNBWY}}) is a [[Japan|Japanese]] company. It is a member of the [[Mitsubishi]] core group of companies.

==History==
The first Kirin beer factory was established in [[Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama]] in [[1907]] with help from [[Thomas Glover]], the Scottish trader. It is still there today. The brewery had originally been founded as Spring Valley Brewery in 1870, by the Norwegian-American William Copeland, but he went bankrupt. Under the name Japan Brewery Company the company continued and combined with [[Meiji-ya]] to market Kirin Beer for the first time in 1888.

==Lines of business==
While best known as a [[brewery]] and maker of [[whiskey]], Kirin also makes soft drinks, and has diversified businesses in foods, pharmaceuticals, logistics, engineering, real-estate and restaurants.

==Holdings==
===Alcoholic beverage business===
*Kirin Distillery Co., Ltd. (Renamed from Kirin-Seagram Ltd. on July 1, 2002)
*Ei Sho Gen Co., Ltd.
*Kirin Communications Stage Co., Ltd.
*Heineken Japan Co., Ltd.

===Soft drink business===
*Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd.
*Kinki Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd.

===Logistics===
*Kirin Logistics Co., Ltd.

===Engineering===
*Kirin Techno-System Co., Ltd.
*Kirin Engineering Co., Ltd.

===Restaurants===
*Kirin Dining Co., Ltd.
*Kirin City Co., Ltd.

===Real estate===
*Kirin Building Management Co., Ltd.
*Kirin Hotel Development Co., Ltd.

===Others of core business===
*Kirin Echo Co., Ltd.

===Nutrient food===
*Kirin Well-Foods Co., Ltd.
*Takeda-Kirin Foods Corporation
*Cosmo Foods Co., Ltd.

===Agribio===
*Kirin Green & Flower Co., Ltd.
*Flower Gate, Inc.
*Flower Season Co., Ltd.
*Verdy Co., Ltd.
*Tokita Seed Co., Ltd.
*Japan Potato Corporation

===Food===
*Nagano Tomato Co., Ltd.

===Service===
*Kirin Plaza Co., Ltd.
*Kamakura Kaihin Hotel, Co., Ltd.
*Yokohama Arena Co., Ltd.
*Tsurumi Warehouse Co., Ltd.
*Japan Travel Marketing Consultants Inc.
*Kirin International Trading Inc.
*Yokohama Aka Renga Co., Ltd.
*beerStyle 21. Inc.

===Function-oriented companies===
*Kirin Business System Co., Ltd.
*Kirin & Communications Co., Ltd.

==Holdings, International==
===Alcohol Beverage Business===
*[[Kirin Brewery of America LLC]] ([[USA]])
*[[Kirin Europe GmbH]] ([[Germany]])
*[[Lion Nathan]] Limited ([[Australia]])
*[[Zhuhai Kirin President Brewery Co., Ltd.]] ([[China]])
*[[Taiwan Kirin Company, Ltd.]] ([[Taiwan]])
*[[San Miguel Corporation]] ([[Philippines]]) (15%, managerial support [http://www.kirin.co.jp/english/ir/news_release011214_1.html])
*[[Four Roses Distillery]] (USA)
*[[Raymond Vineyard and Cellar, Inc.]] (USA)

===Soft Drink Business===
*[[Coca-Cola]] Bottling Company of Northern New England, Inc. (USA)

===Pharmaceutical Business===
*[[Kirin-Amgen, Inc.]] (USA)
*[[Gemini Science]] Inc. (USA)
*[[Hematech]] Inc. (USA)
*[[Jeil-Kirin Pharmaceutical Inc.]] ([[Korea]])
*[[Kirin Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.]] (Taiwan)
*[[Kirin Pharmaceuticals (Asia) Co., Ltd.]] ([[Hong Kong]])
*[[Kirin Kunpeng (China) Bio-Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.]] (China)

===Agribio Business===
*[[Twyford International, Inc.]] (USA)
*[[Kirin Agribio EC B.V.]] (Paris Office) ([[France]])
*[[Southern Glass House Produce Ltd.]] ([[England]])
*[[Fides Holding B.V.]] ([[Netherlands]])
*[[Barberet & Blanc, S.A.]] ([[Spain]])
*[[Qingdao International Seeds Co., Ltd.]] (China)
*[[Germicopa S.A.]] (France)
*[[Kirin Agribio Shanghai Co., Ltd.]] (China)

===Other Business===
*[[Kirin Australia]] Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
*[[Indústria Agrícola Tozan Ltda.]] ([[Brazil]])

==External links==
*[http://www.kirin.co.jp/ Company website] (in Japanese)
*[http://www.kirin.co.jp/english/ Company website] (in English)

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James Bogardus

2006-06-12T14:54:33Z

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'''James Bogardus''' (born [[March 14]], [[1800]] in [[Catskill]], [[New York]]; died [[April 13]], [[1874]] in [[New York City]]) was an [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[inventor]] and architect. He popularized cast-iron in the construction of building facades, especially in [[New York City]], where he was based. The success of the cast iron exteriors from 1850-1880 lead to the adoption of steel-fram construction for entire buildings.

Bogardus quit school at the age of fourteen to start an apprenticeship at a [[watchmaker]].

He married Margaret McClay.

== Notable inventions ==
* A [[cotton]]-spinning machine called ''ring flier'' (1828)
* An [[engraving]] machine (1831)

== External links ==
* [http://www.famousamericans.net/jamesbogardus/ Biography]

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Colony Capital

2006-05-11T15:13:14Z

Reflex Reaction: moved Colony Capital, LLC to Colony Capital LLC: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (companies)

[[Image:Colony Cap Logo.jpg|thumb|Colony Capital Logo]]

'''Colony Capital, LLC''' is a private, international investment firm based in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]]. The company, founded in [[1991]], has offices around the world. The company focuses on [[real estate]] opportunities around the world either on its own, through funds run by the company, or in [[joint venture]]s.

Colony is mostly focused on investments into the hospitality and gambling business.

==History==
It purchased [[Raffles International]] on [[July 18]], [[2005]]. This included the 41 hotels and resorts operated under the [[Raffles International|Raffles Hotel]] and [[Swissotel]] brand names. With plans to expand the chains, particularly in [[Asia]].

On [[January 30]], [[2006]], it acquired [[Fairmont Hotels and Resorts]] of [[Toronto, Ontario]] with [[Kingdom Hotels International]] as a joint partner for $3.24 billion.

On [[April 10]], [[2006]], it acquired French professional [[football]] (soccer) team [[Paris Saint-Germain]].

==Types of investments==
===Investment funds===
The traditional investment portfolio at Colony are their investment funds, which includes:

*Colony II
*Colony III
*Colony IV
*Colony V
*Colony VI
*Colony Asia Investors I, L.P.
*Colyzeo Investors, L.P

===Casinos and hotels===
A large part of Colony LLC investment portfolio involve gambling resorts and mainly in the [[United States]]. Some are joint projects with [[Accor Casinos]].

*'''Resorts International Holdings''' was created in July [[2005]] and is headquartered in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]:
**[[Atlantic City Hilton]]
**[[Las Vegas Hilton]]
**[[Bally's Casino Tunica]]
**[[Resorts East Chicago]] was [[Harrah's East Chicago]]
**[[Resorts Tunica]] was [[Harrah's Tunica]]
**[[Resorts Atlantic City]]

Colony is also involved in investing in luxury hotels and resorts in [[Asia]] and [[North America]]:

* [[Raffles International]]
**[[Raffles Hotels & Resorts]]
**[[Fairmont Hotels and Resorts]] - pending approval (Kingdom Hotels International as a kooint partner)
**[[Swissotel]]

==External links==
*[http://www.colonyinc.com/ Colony Capital LLC Company home page]

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[[Category:Hospitality companies of the United States]]

[[fr:Colony Capital]]
[[ja:コロニー・キャピタル]]

Alan Keef

2006-05-08T15:40:56Z

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'''Alan Keef Ltd''' is a British narrow gauge engineer; manufacturing, overhauling, and dealing in narrow gauge locos, rolling stock and associated equipment.

The Limited Company was formed in 1975 at Cote, Bampton, Oxon, continuing what Alan Keef had already been doing for some years as an individual. In 1986 the company moved to larger premises at Lea Line, Ross-on-Wye.

The first new loco was built in 1976. To date (2005) over seventy locos have been built; steam, diesel and electric. All have been narrow gauge except for two standard gauge steam locos for Beamish Museum - Steam Elephant and Puffing Billy.

In 1987 production of [[Motor Rail]] locomotives was taken over.

[[Category: Locomotive manufacturers of the United Kingdom]]

Once Upon a Time – Es war einmal …

2006-05-02T19:44:24Z

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'''Once Upon a Time''' is a series of French television animations for children. Six series were made:
*[[Il était une fois l'homme]] — Once Upon a Time...Man (1978)
*[[Il était une fois... l'espace]] — Once Upon a Time...Space (1982)
*[[Il était une fois... la vie]] — Once Upon a Time...Life (1986)
*[[Il était une fois... les Amériques]] — Once Upon a Time...America (1991)
*[[Il était une fois... les découvreurs]] — Once Upon a Time...The Discoverers (1994)
*[[Il était une fois... les explorateurs]] — Once Upon a Time...The Explorers (1995)

The programs mix entertainment and education by showing familiar characters in real historical events.

==External links==

*[http://www.procidis.com/ Procidis]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264244/ Internet movie dateabase]

[[Category:Animated television series]]
[[Category:Children's television series]]

Penske Corporation

2006-04-28T17:57:18Z

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'''Penske Corporation''' is a [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]]-based company, with auto racing legend [[Roger Penske]] at the wheel.

Penske Corporation is a closely held diversified transportation services company, whose subsidiaries include:
* [[Penske|Penske Racing]] (high-performance racing)
* United Auto Group (UAG:[[NYSE]] - a 40+% stake) and Penske Automotive Group (retail automotive)
* [[Penske Truck Leasing]] (joint venture with GE Equipment Management)
* Penske Logistics (transportation logistics)
* [[VM_Motori|VM Motori S.p.A.]] (a 51% stake), Truck-Lite, and Davco (transportation component manufacturing).

==External links==
*[http://www.penske.com/ Penske Corporation]
*[http://www.unitedauto.com/ United Auto Group]
*[http://www.pensketruckleasing.com/ Penske Truck Leasing]
*[http://www.penskeautomotive.com/en_US/ Penske Automotive]
*[http://www.vmmotori.it/ VM Motori S.p.A.]
*[http://www.truck-lite.com/ Truck-Lite]
*[http://www.davcotec.com/ Davco]
*[http://www.penskeracing.com/ Penske Racing]
*[http://www.hoovers.com/penske/--ID__40362--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Penske profile @ Hoovers]

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Micropolis

2006-04-22T20:27:03Z

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'''Micropolis Corporation''' was a [[SCSI]] [[hard drive]] manufacturing company located in [[Chatsworth, California]]. Micropolis also manufactured 5.25 inch [[floppy disk|floppy drives]]. The company was founded in [[1976]].

This company was one of the many hard drive manufacturers in the [[1980s]] and [[1990s]] that went out of business, merged, or closed their hard drive divisions; as a result of capacities and demand for products increased, and profits became hard to find. While Micropolis was able to hold on longer than many of the others, it ultimately sold its hard drive business to [[Singapore Technologies]] (now [[Temasek Holdings]]), who still market disks under the DigiSAFE brand.

After the disk business sale, Micropolis was reorganized as StreamLogic Corporation, which declared bankruptcy in [[1997]] amid securities fraud allegations. [http://bankrupt.com/TCR_Public/970626.MBX] [http://securities.stanford.edu/1004/DNA97/001.html] StreamLogic's RAIDION line of storage subsystems survive, [[As of 2005|now]] marketed by the RAIDION Systems division of Peripheral Technology
Group. Its VIDEON [[video on demand]] technology was sold to [[Sumitomo Corporation]]. [http://bankrupt.com/TCR_Public/970630.MBX]

Emerging from the StreamLogic reorganization was yet another company named Hammer Storage Solutions, which specialized in [[SCSI]] controllers for the [[video production]] market. Its assets were sold in [[2000]] to Bell Microproducts.

===External links===
*[http://www.digisafe.com/ DigiSAFE]
*[http://www.raidionsystems.com/ RAIDION Systems]
*[http://www.rorke.com/hammer/ Hammer Storage division of Bell Microproducts]

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[[Category:Defunct computer companies of the United States]]

J. D. Irving

2006-04-21T14:08:38Z

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'''J.D. Irving Limited''' is a privately owned [[forestry]], [[transport|transportation]] and [[food processing]] holding company which forms part of the Irving group of companies. JDI is headquartered in [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]].

JDI traces its roots to a sawmill operated in [[Bouctouche, New Brunswick]] by its namesake, James Dergavel Irving. J.D. Irving's operations were entrusted to his children, one of which, [[Kenneth Colin Irving]], assumed majority ownership and used JDI as a springboard for expanding into [[pulp and paper]] and other forestry-related businesses between the [[1920s]]-[[1940s]].

In the post-[[Second World War|war]] years, JDI took control of pulp mills in Saint John and upstate [[New York]], as well as sawmills throughout New Brunswick. During the [[1950s]], JDI took control of a shipyard in Saint John and started several trucking companies.

From the [[1960s]]-[[2000s]], JDI expanded to become the largest forestry concern in the [[Maritimes]] and northern [[Maine]] and the region's largest industrial player, with extensive land holdings, tree nurseries, pulp mills (plants producing kraft pulp, newsprint, tissue, and corrugating medium), sawmills, a retail chain of home improvement stores, modular home construction, industrial construction, shipbuilding and repair, dredging, steel fabrication, food services and agri-services (Cavendish Farms and Cavendish Agri-Services), railways ([[New Brunswick Southern Railway]]), and manufacturing of personal care products including tissue, diapers and paper towels. JDI also controls the largest print media company in New Brunswick, [[Brunswick News]], which purchases JDI newsprint.

JDI is also the largest shipbuilder in Canada with ownership of shipyards in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Pictou, Nova Scotia|Pictou]], [[Liverpool, Nova Scotia|Liverpool]], [[Shelburne, Nova Scotia|Shelburne]], and [[Georgetown, Prince Edward Island|Georgetown]].

==External links==

*[http://www.jdirving.com J.D. Irving Limited - official website]

*Freedom of the Press is for Those Who Own One - an article by Erin Steuter [http://dominionpaper.ca/features/2003/11/10/freedom_of.html]
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[[Category:New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Food companies of Canada]]
[[Category:Pulp and paper companies of Canada]]
[[Category:Newspaper companies of Canada]]
[[Category:Transportation companies of Canada]]

HSBC Bank Australia

2006-04-19T21:18:12Z

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{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = HSBC Bank Australia Limited |
company_logo = [[Image:Hsbc.png|180px|HSBC Holdings PLClogo]] |
company_type = Subsidiary of [[HSBC Holdings plc]]|
company_slogan = The world's local bank|
foundation = [[1965]]|
location = [[Sydney ]], [[Australia]] |
key_people = [[Stuart Davis]], [[CEO]] |
num_employees = |
industry = [[Finance and Insurance]] |
products = [[Financial Services]]|
homepage = [http://www.hsbc.com.au/ www.hsbc.com.au]|
revenue =
}}

'''HSBC Bank Australia Limited''' was granted a banking license in [[1986]] having been established as HSBC Finance Company Limited in 1965. It is part of the worldwide [[HSBC Group]].

==Australian banking==
HSBC Bank Australia offer a full range of Personal and Commercial services from a network of 39 branches as well as via direct channels.

==External links==
*[http://www.hsbc.com.au/ HSBC Bank Australia website]
*[http://www.hsbc.com/ HSBC Group website]

{{HSBC Group}}

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[[Category:HSBC]]
[[Category:Banks of Australia]]

Ford Motor Company of Canada

2006-04-18T15:59:54Z

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<b>Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited</b> is the manufacturing and sales arm of [[Ford Motor Company]] for [[Canada]]. It was founded in [[1904]] in [[Walkerville]], Ontario by [[Gordon Morton McGregor|Gordon McGregor]] as President and [[Henry Ford]] as Vice-President. Ford took over the Presidency in [[1906]] and continued in this role until succeeded by his son [[Edsel Ford]] in [[1927]].

The firm both sells automobiles in [[Canada]] and manufactures [[automobiles]] for sale in [[Canada]] and other countries.

==External links==
* [http://www.ford.ca/ Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited]

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[[Category:Ford|*]]
[[Category:Canadian automobile manufacturers]]

West Potomac Park

2006-04-10T21:08:35Z

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[[Image:Washington, D.C. Tidal Basin cherry trees.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Looking north from West Potomac Park across the [[Tidal Basin]], showing cherry trees in flower]]
The '''West Potomac Park''' is a [[National Park Service|U.S. national park]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], adjacent to the [[National Mall]]. It includes the parkland that extends south of the [[Reflecting Pool]], from the [[Lincoln Memorial]] to the grounds of the [[Washington Monument]]. The park is the site of many national landmarks, including the [[Korean War Veterans Memorial]], [[Jefferson Memorial]], [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial]], and the surrounding land on the shore of the [[Tidal Basin]], an artificial [[inlet]] of the [[Potomac River]] created in the [[19th century]] that links the Potomac with the northern end of the Washington Channel. The West Potomac Park is administered by the [[National Park Service]].

==Cherry trees==
The famous [[sakura]] (Japanese cherry trees) of Washington line the Tidal Basin and are the main attraction at the [[National Cherry Blossom Festival]] in early spring, when the cherry blossoms bloom. [[Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore]], upon returning to Washington from a visit to [[Empire of Japan|Japan]], first came up with the idea of cherry trees in Washington, approaching the Superintendent of Public Building and Grounds (then [[Colonel]] Spencer Cosby) in [[1885]]. Her idea was rejected; over the next 24 years, Scidmore approached every new superintendent, but the idea never came to fruition. In [[1906]], Dr. [[David Fairchild]], a [[botanist]] who worked for the [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]], imported 75 flowering cherry trees and 25 single-flowered weeping types from the Yokohama Nursery Company in Japan. Fairchild planted these trees on a hillside on his own property in [[Chevy Chase, Maryland|Chevy Chase]], [[Maryland]], testing their hardiness in the Washington area. In [[1907]], pleased with the success of the trees, Fairchild and his wife began to promote Japanese flowering cherry trees as the ideal type of tree to plant along avenues in the Washington area. Friends of family also became interested and on [[September 26]], arrangements were completed with the Chevy Chase Land Company to order 300 Oriental cherry trees for the Chevy Chase area.

In [[1908]], Fairchild gave cherry saplings to boys from each school in the District to plant in schoolyards on [[Arbor Day]]. In closing his Arbor Day speech, Fairchild expressed a vision that the "Speedway" (the present day corridor of Independence Avenue in West Potomac Park) be transformed into a "Field of Cherries." In attendance was Eliza Scidmore, whom afterwards he referred to as a great authority on Japan. In [[1909]], Scidmore decided to try to raise the money required to purchase the cherry trees and then donate the trees to the city. Scidmore sent a note outlining her new plan to the new [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]], [[Helen Herron Taft]]—the wife of [[President of the United States|President]] [[William Howard Taft]]— who had once lived in Japan and was familiar with the beauty of the flowering cherry trees. Two days later the First Lady responded:
:''The White House, Washington''
:''April 7, 1909''
:''Thank you very much for your suggestion about the cherry trees. I have taken the matter up and am promised the trees, but I thought perhaps it would be best to make an avenue of them, extending down to the turn in the road, as the other part (beyond the railroad bridge Ed.) is still too rough to do any planting. Of course, they could not reflect in the water, but the effect would be very lovely of the long avenue. Let me know what you think about this.''
:''Sincerely yours,''
:''Helen H. Taft''

On [[April 8]], the day after Taft's letter, Dr. [[Jokichi Takamine]], the Japanese chemist famous as the discoverer of [[adrenaline]] and [[takadiastase]], was in Washington with Midzuno, the Japanese [[consul]] in [[New York City]]. When told that Washington was to have Japanese cherry trees planted along the Speedway, he asked whether the First Lady would accept a donation of an additional 2,000 trees. Midzuno thought it was a fine idea and suggested that the trees be given in the name of the [[capital city]] of [[Tokyo]]. Takamine and Midzuno met with the Helen Taft, who accepted the offer.

On [[April 13]], five days after the First Lady's request, the Superintendent of Public Building and Grounds ordered the purchase of 90 cherry trees (''Prunus serrulata'') of the Fugnezo [[Variety (biology)|variety]] from Hoopes Brothers and Thomas Company in [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The trees were planted along the Potomac River from the present site of the Lincoln Memorial south toward [[East Potomac Park]]. After planting, it was discovered that the trees were not correctly named, and were not of the Fugnezo variety but instead of the Shirofugen [[cultivar]] (cultivated variety). These trees have since disappeared.

Some months later, on [[August 30]], the Japanese embassy informed the [[United States Department of State|U.S. Department of State]] that that Tokyo intended to donate 2,000 cherry trees to the United States to be planted along the Potomac River. On [[December 10]], the trees arrived in [[Seattle]], and on [[January 6]], [[1910]] arrived in the capital. However, an inspection team for the Department of Agriculture discovered to everyone's dismay that the trees were infested with [[insect]]s, [[roundworm]]s, and [[Phytopathology|plant diseases]]. To protect American growers, the department concluded that the trees must be destroyed. On [[January 28]], Taft gave the go-ahead to destroy the trees, and they were burned. This diplomatic setback resulted in letters from [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] and the representatives to the Japanese ambassador, expressing deep regret of all concerned. Dr. Takamine, meeting the bad news with goodwill, again donated the costs for the trees in 1912, whose number he now increased to 3,020. The seeds for these trees were taken in December 1910 from the famous collection on the bank of the [[Arakawa River]] in [[Adachi Ward]], a [[suburb]] of Tokyo, and grafted on specially selected understock produced in [[Itami City]] in [[Hyogo Prefecture]].

==Map of West Potomac Park==
{| width=100%
|-
|[[Image:west potomac park.jpg|450px]]
| valign=top|Color-enhanced [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] satellite image of West Potomac Park, taken April 26, 2002.
Key to image:
#[[Lincoln Memorial]]
#[[Reflecting Pool]]
#[[National World War II Memorial]] (now complete; still under construction at time of image)
#[[Washington Monument]] (the grounds of which are not part of West Potomac Park)
#[[Korean War Veterans Memorial]]
#[[DC World War Memorial]]
#[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial]]
#[[Jefferson Memorial]]
|}

==External link==
* [http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/ National Cherry Blossom Festival official site]
* [http://www.dcphototour.com/WashingtonDCEventsPhotoTour/WashingtonDCCherryBlossomFestival.shtml Photo Collection of Washington DC National Cherry Blossom Festival]

[[Category:National Mall]]
[[Category:National parks in Washington, DC]]
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

2006-04-10T21:08:28Z

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| caption =
| locator_x = 240
| locator_y = 76
| location = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States|USA]]
| nearest_city =
| lat_degrees = 38
| lat_minutes = 53
| lat_seconds = 2
| lat_direction = N
| long_degrees = 77
| long_minutes = 2
| long_seconds = 40
| long_direction = W
| area = 7.50 acres (0.03 km²)
| established = [[May 2]], [[1997]]
| visitation_num = 2,852,565
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}}
The '''Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial''' is a [[United States Presidential Memorial]] built not only to the memory of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], but also to the era he represents.

==Tidal Basin memorial==
[[Image:FDR memorial.jpg|left|thumb|240px|FDR with dog [[Fala]] on the [[Tidal Basin]] near the [[National Mall]]]]
Dedicated on [[May 2]], [[1997]], the monument traces twelve years of the [[History of the United States]] through a sequence of four outdoor roto one of FDR's terms of office. [[Sculpture]]s inspired by [[photograph]]s depict the 32nd President. At the very beginning of the memorial he is shown seated in a [[wheelchair]] much like the one he actually used. Other sculptures depict scenes from the Great Depression, such as listening to a [[Fireside chats|Fireside Chat]] on the radio and waiting in a bread line.

In his 1941 [[State of the Union Address]], as the nation contemplated the increasingly more inevitable prospect of being drawn into the war, President Roosevelt spelled out "[[Four Freedoms]]" as a reminder of what America must stand for. From the days of his first Presidential campaign during the [[Great Depression]], Roosevelt spoke directly to the people. "I pledge you, I pledge myself," he said in his 1932 acceptance speech, "to a new deal for the American people." Four years later, he proclaimed that "this generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." Throughout his Presidency, 1933 - 1945, he addressed America by radio in what came to be known as [[fireside chats]]. Each idea, each phrase was underscored by courage and optimism that inspired the people he served.

[[Image:FDR Memorial wall.jpg|thumb|right|230px|A memorial wall]]
More than 50 years after Roosevelt's death, his own words call out from the walls of his memorial as if he were somehow present. Those who know FDR only as a historical figure recognize these words by their association with great and catastrophic events. For the many Americans who lived through the Roosevelt years, the words recall personal struggles and triumphs during 12 years that seemed like a lifetime.

The memorial was designed by [[Lawrence Halprin]], and includes sculptures and works by [[Leonard Baskin]], [[Neil Estern]], [[Robert Graham (sculptor)|Robert Graham]], [[Thomas Hardy (sculptor)|Thomas Hardy]], and [[George Segal (sculptor)|George Segal]]. The [[national memorial]] is part of [[National Mall and Memorial Parks]]. As an historic area managed by the [[National Park Service]], the memorial was administratively listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on date of its establishment, [[May 2]], [[1997]].

==Original memorial==
The new memorial on the [[Tidal Basin]] was almost 50 years in the making. When plans for the memorial
stalled in the 1960's, a simple memorial was placed according to Roosevelt's expressed wishes:

<blockquote>
[P]laced in the center of that green plot [in front of the National Archives in Washington D.C. should be] ... a block about the size of this (putting his hand on his desk). I don't care what it is made of, whether limestone or granite or what not, but I want it to be plain, without any ornamentation, with the simple carving "In memory of...."
</blockquote>

Indeed, this simple memorial still rests at the North West corner of the National Archives grounds on Pennsylvania Ave.

==References==
* ''The National Parks: Index 2001–2003''. Washington: [[United States Department of the Interior|U.S. Department of the Interior]].

==See also==
* [[United States Presidential Memorial]]
* [[Roosevelt Island]], [[New York City]], planned site of another, as-yet unbuilt, memorial.

[[Image:FDR_chair.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Statue of FDR in his wheelchair]]
==External links==
* Official NPS website: [http://www.nps.gov/fdrm/ Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial]
* [http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AmArt/journal/issues/v18n1/180132/180132.html The President's Two Bodies]
* [http://www.dcphototour.com/WashingtonDCMemorialPhotoTour/FDRMemorial.shtml Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial photo tour]

[[Category:1997 establishments]]
[[Category:Buildings and monuments honoring American Presidents|Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Memorial]]
[[Category:National Mall]]
[[Category:National Memorials of the United States]]
[[Category:Memorials in Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Registered Historic Places in the District of Columbia]]

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National Museum of American History

2006-04-10T20:52:50Z

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[[Image:20060327_093436_2_m.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The front of the museum]]
The '''National Museum of American History''' is a [[museum]] administered by the [[Smithsonian Institution]] and located in [[Washington, D.C.]], on the [[National Mall]]. It opened in [[1964]] as the '''Museum of History and Technology''' and adopted its current name in [[1980]].

The museum has three exhibition floors, two floors for offices, and one floor (the ground floor) for retail and dining. There are four other museum stores in the building, and a [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] and gelato bar.

On the first floor, major exhibitions include "America on the Move," detailing the history of transportation in the U.S. from [[1876]] to the present, and houses [[Southern Railway (US)|Southern Railway]] steam [[locomotive]] 1401 as well as many famous [[automobile]]s. Also on the first floor is "TV Objects," which has various [[prop]]s from famous [[television show]]s, such as the "[[Puffy Shirt]]" from [[Seinfeld]]. [[Julia Child]]'s [[kitchen]] is also located on this floor.

The second floor has the [[inaugural]] gowns of [[First Lady|First Ladies]] from [[Martha Washington]] to [[Laura Bush]]. The gigantic 15-star and 15-stripe [[Flag of the United States|American flag]] which flew over [[Fort McHenry]] during the [[War of 1812]] and inspired [[Francis Scott Key]] to write "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" (the [[United States|American]] [[national anthem]]) is located in a conservation lab on the second floor. It used to hang in the main hall, but was removed due to its deteriorating condition. In its place is a modern 50-star flag which draped [[the Pentagon]] after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].

The main highlight of the third floor is "A Glorious Burden," an exhibit on [[Presidents of the United States]]. Another major highlight is ''American Popular Culture'' which shows [[popular culture]] artifacts. It is a changing exhibition, but Dorothy's [[ruby slippers]] are a permanent part of the exhibit. The "History of Money and Medals," the museum's oldest exhibit, was on this floor but was recently closed. An exhibit entitled "The Price of Freedom" on [[Military history of the United States|U.S. military history]] opened on [[November 11]], [[2004]].

==External links==
*[http://americanhistory.si.edu/ Official website]

[[Category:History museums]]
[[Category:National museums|American History]]
[[Category:Museums in Washington, DC|American History]]
[[Category:National Mall]]
[[Category:Smithsonian Institution|American History]]

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Arab Banking Corporation

2006-04-03T20:47:32Z

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'''Arab Banking Corporation''' was incorporated as a [[Bahrain]] joint stock company on January 17, 1980 through a special decree by the [[Amir of Bahrain]]. It obtained an offshore banking unit licence from the Bahrain Monetary Agency on April 7, 1980, and began operations in the same month. It is headquartered at ABC Tower in the Diplomatic Area of Bahrain.

One of the reasons for the bank's formation was the recognition that despite the established presence of Arab banks in international financial markets, they were restricted in the volume of their activities by their comparatively small capital structures.

As such, ABC was established with an authorised capital of US$1,000 million, of which US$750 million was issued and paid up by April 1, 1981. The three original shareholders were the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Kuwait's Ministry of Finance and the Libyan Secretariat of Treasury (later the Central Bank of Libya). Each of these holding one-third of ABC's share capital until 1990. At the end of 1989, ABC's authorised capital was increased to US$1,500 million. In 1990, the bank listed its shares on the [[Bahrain Stock Exchange]] and [[Paris stock exchange]] (now [[Euronext]]) and increased its paid-up capital to US$1,000 million by a public offering in Bahrain and an international private placement.

Today, the bank has a network of branches, representative offices, subsidiaries and affiliates in over thirty countries around the world, including most principal international financial centres. Its branch offices are situated in [[Grand Cayman]], [[New York]] and [[Tunis]].

The bank provides a range of banking services and its branches focus principally on wholesale commercial and corporate banking and trade finance services, while its subsidiaries concentrate on the domestic retail and merchant banking sectors.

In 1985, it acquired 75% of '''Sun Hung Kai Bank''' in [[Hong Kong]] (formerly known as '''International Bank of Asia''' or more commonly known as IBA), which changed its name to [[Fubon Bank (Hong_Kong)|Fubon Bank]] in 1986. In 1990, ABC purchased the remaining 25%, and IBA became a wholly-owned subsidiary until October 1993, when China Everbright Holdings acquired 20%. In November the same year, the bank was listed on the [[Hong Kong Stock Exchange]]. In February 2004, [[Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.]], a banking, insurance and securities institution, acquired the shares of the ABC and the China Everbright Group, and became a 75% shareholder.

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==External links==
* [http://www.arabbanking.com/ Official website]

[[Category:Banks of Bahrain]]

Die Unbestechlichen (Fernsehserie)

2006-03-30T00:04:48Z

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'''''The Untouchables''''' is the name of a television series that ran from [[1959]] to [[1963]] on the [[American Broadcasting Company]]. Based on the novel by [[Eliot Ness]] and [[Oscar Fraley]], it dealt with the experiences of Eliot Ness, a United States Treasury agent, as he fought crime in Chicago in the [[1930s]] with the help of a special team of agents handpicked for their incorruptibility, nicknamed '''the Untouchables'''. The stories often revolved around his enmity with the criminal empire of Chicago mob boss [[Al Capone]], and many focused on crimes related to [[Prohibition]]. The show starred [[Robert Stack]] as Eliot Ness and [[Neville Brand]] as Al Capone, and was narrated by [[Walter Winchell]]. The show drew harsh criticism from some [[Italian-Americans]], who felt it promoted negative stereotypes of them as mobsters and gangsters.

The series had 118 episodes which ran 50 minutes each. Though the book it was based on chronicled the experiences of Ness and his cohorts over a span of time ranging from [[1929]] to [[1935]], the overwhelming majority of episodes were set in the early [[1930s]] (for example, one episode, ''You Can't Play This Number'', begins with Winchell's words, "October 1932 ... the depths of the [[Great Depression|Depression]]"). A few episodes were set primarily in a locale other than Chicago (such as the one dealing with the shootout involving [[Ma Barker]] and her gang).

Other recurrent actors were
[[Jerry Paris]] as Agent Martin Flaherty,
[[Abel Fernandez]] as Agt. William Youngfellow,
[[Nick Georgiade]] as Agt. Enrico Rossi,
[[Anthony George]] as Agt. Cam Allison,
[[Paul Picerni]] as Agt. Lee Hobson,
[[Steve London]] as Agt. Rossman and
[[Bruce Gordon]] as Frank Nitti.

Famous [[guest-star]]s in selected episodes:
* [[Lee Marvin]], [[James Caan]] and [[Roy Thinnes]] in episode 4.10 ''A Fist of Five'',
* [[Mike Connors]] in episode 4.7 ''The Eddie O'Gara Story'',
* [[Martin Balsam]] in episodes 3.3 ''Tunnel of Horrors'' and 3.21 ''Man in the middle'',
* [[Peter Falk]] in episodes 1.26 ''The Underworld Bank'' and 3.1 ''The Troubleshooter'',
* [[Telly Savalas]] in episodes 2.20 ''The Antidote'', 3.5 ''The Matt Bass Scheme'' and 4.14 ''The Speculator'',
* [[Lee Van Cleef]] in episode 1.20 ''The Unhired Assassin'',
* [[Charles Bronson]] in episode 3.16 ''The Death Tree'',
* [[Barbara Stanwyck]] in episodes 4.8 ''Elegy'' and 4.13 ''Search for a Dead Man'',
* [[Robert Redford]] in episode 4.15 ''Snowball''.

=== Episode summaries ===

; The Empty Chair : Frank Nitti and Jake Guzik square off to see who will sit in Capone's seat of power with the crimelord behind bars. Meanwhile, Eliot Ness hires a new Untouchable, a barber named Enrico Rossi, who witnessed a hit by Nitti.

; Ma Barker & Her Boys : Ness and his men trace the notorious Ma Barker and two of her sons to their Florida hideaway, which results in a long and bloody gun battle.

; The Jake Lingle Story : After an ace reporter is murdered, a bounty hunter offers to give Ness information about mobster Barney Bershe as long as Ness gives him information on all that the Untouchables know about the reporter's murder. But Ness is suspicious of the bounty hunter's motives.

; The George "Bugs" Moran Story : Capone's archrival Bugs Moran decides to enter labor racketeering and tries to take over a truck drivers' union. In order to do so, he kidnaps the son of labor leader Larry Halloran, then illegally pressures the Patterson firm to sign a contract.

; Ain't We Got Fun : With the demise of Prohibition in the offing, Big Jim Harrington concocts a plan to get rid of his immense supply of whiskey.

; The Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll Story : Maverick gangster "Mad Dog" Coll stirs up the New York underworld and his arch rival Dutch Schultz by openly defying them. He decides to wreak havoc on underworld betting by shooting the Kentucky Derby favorite with a high-powered rifle during the famous race.

; Mexican Stake Out : A mobster facing testimony that could convict him kidnaps the witness and hides him away somewhere in Mexico. Ness and a special agent team up to rescue the witness. But then the agent is also kidnapped and Ness must find both the witness and the agent before the mobster's hitmen do.

; The Artichoke King : Mobster Ciro Terranova, known as "The Artichoke King", makes a gambit to shake down New York's fruit and vegetable dealers, and Ness must travel to the Big Apple to thwart this underworld plot.

; The Tri-State Gang : Ness declares war on a gang terrorizing Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. The gang leader not only hijacks trucks but also shoots their drivers. When the Untouchables manage to drive the gang apart, the leader kidnaps a bookie and holds him for ransom.

; The Dutch Schultz Story : Ness wants to prosecute Schultz for fraud. Schultz manages to get the trial moved to a small town, where he hopes to win the townspeople over to his side with promises of money and power. With Schultz temporarily out of the way, Lucky Luciano plots to take over New York.

; You Can't Pick The Number : A friend of one of the Untouchables gets mixed up in the numbers racket. When he gets in trouble with the syndicate leaders, the Untouchable tries to convince his friend and his son to turn evidence over to Ness. They refuse. The father is killed, and the son decides to lead Ness to the headquarters of the numbers racket.

; Underground Railway : A gangster escapes prison and uses a syndicated escape route to travel across the U.S. in the company of a woman pretending to be his wife. The gangster undergoes plastic surgery and dental alterations so that neither the Untouchables nor his underworld rivals can recognize him.

; Syndicate Sanctuary : When Judge Zabo, the reform candidate for mayor of a small Illinois city, is gunned down by the mob, Ness steps in to prevent Guido Morelli from turning the town into a wide-open sanctuary where gambling and vice proliferate.

; The Noise of Death : An aging mob boss squares off against a younger gangster, who has the support of Chicago's top bosses. Ness uses the elder gangster's predicament to his advantage and tries to convince him to confess before the mob kills him.

; Star Witness : An accountant retires from mob employment but is soon set up for a hit by his former boss because of his inside information. He agrees to testify and Ness and his men must guard the accountant and his family.

; The Saint Louis Story : A nightclub owner tries to take over that city's rival gangs by hijacking a U.S. mail truck and stealing over a million dollars. Ness must work with a corrupt police lieutenant who could be a key to stopping the nightclub owner.

; One-Armed Bandit : A former mobster sent to prison by Ness is released and vows to go straight. But another mobster blackmails him into an illegal gambling racket and then orders him to kill Ness.

; Little Egypt : A southern Illinois town is dominated by a mobster and his thugs. A new Untouchable manages to infiltrate the gang but is soon discovered sending messages via carrier pigeons.

; The Big Squeeze : Ness crosses swords with a crafty bank robber who refuses the company of women, saying they would ruin his business. But during a trip to Florida he meets a woman whom he falls in love with.

; The Unhired Assassin : Frank Nitti plans to assassinate Chicago's mayor, Anton Cermak. Cermak is shot and killed in Miami Beach while appearing alongside President Franklin Roosevelt, but it's not Nitti who fires the fatal bullets.

; The White Slavers : A Capone lieutenant in charge of prostitution recruits young girls from Mexico with promises of a better life in the U.S. When a truck carrying the girls is stopped, the women are ordered massacred. Ness joins forces with a local madam to battle the gangster, and soon the girls themselves organize a union to battle their evil employer.

; Three Thousand Suspects : A mobster is murdered in prison and Ness orders another convict to flush out the killers.

; The Doreen Maney Story : Loosely based on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, a man and a woman lead a notorious gang of bank robbers. Ness and his men capture and woman and take her cross country to jail.

; Portrait of a Thief : Despite the Depression, the illegal alcohol traffic in Chicago thrives, thanks in large part to Capone's mentor, Johnny Torrio, and two mysterious men who are not all that they seem.

; The Underworld Bank : The underworld sets up its own bank to finance illegal activities. A petty crook falls in love with the niece of a mob boss and plans to marry her. When he doesn't get the full cut of a heist, he decides upon revenge.

; Head of Fire, Feet of Clay : Ness attempts to put a boxing racketeer out of business. He recruits an old high school friend for assistance, but Ness's buddy may not be as honest as Ness thought.

; The Frank Nitti Story : Prohibition is coming to an end, and Nitti tries to shake down the motion picture industry. Threats and violence are used to keep theater owners at bay. When a fellow Untouchable is killed, Ness becomes more determined to end Nitti's career.

==== Trivia ====

* Series created by [[Quinn Martin]] and produced by Quinn Martin, [[Jerry Thorpe]], [[Leonard Freeman]] and [[Desilu]].
* The [[telephone]] number of Elliot Ness' office was STAte 1096, while [[Frank Nitti]] (who took over the Chicago mob after Capone went to federal prison for [[tax evasion]]) could be reached at WABash 1098 (in pre-[[World War II]] Chicago, phone numbers consisted of a name, the first three letters of which were actually dialled, along with the four numbers that followed). Most of the characters could be seen talking on [[candlestick telephone|candlestick-style telephones]] — an anachronism since during the time period in which virtually all of the episodes were set, the [[Model 202 telephone]] was in standard use.
* The series is mentioned as a must-see show in the [[1960]] movie ''[[The Apartment]]''.
* Outside the United States, the series was first shown
**in [[Spain]] from February 1964 on [[TVE]] as ''Los Intocables''
**in [[Germany]] from July 1964 on [[ZDF]] as ''Die Unbestechlichen''
**in [[France]] from January 1966 on the first channel of [[ORTF]] as ''Les Incorruptibles''

==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0052522|title="The Untouchables"}}
*[http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/U/htmlU/untouchables/untouchables.htm Encyclopedia of Television]

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UBM plc

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{{Infobox_Company |
company_name = United Business Media plc|
company_logo = [[Image:United business media logo.jpg|UBM Logo]] |
company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ([[London Stock Exchange|LSE]]: '''[http://today.reuters.com/stocks/Overview.aspx?ticker=ubm.l UBM.L]''')|
foundation = [[1918]]|
company_slogan = We Explore, We Exceed, You Excel|
location = [[London]], [[UK]]|
key_people = [[David Levin]], CEO <br> [[Nigel Wilson]], CFO|
revenue = [[image:green up.png]]£809.6 million [[British Pounds|GBP]] ([[2004]])|
industry = [[Media]]|
products = [[Magazines]]<br>[[Exhibitions]]<br>[[News Distribution]]|
num_employees = 6,501 ([[2004]])|
homepage = [http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ www.unitedbusinessmedia.com]
}}

'''United Business Media''' provides business information services principally to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive and financial services industries.

Subsidaries:
*CMP (business-to-business publications and exhibitions)
** [[CMP Media]]
** [[CMP Asia]]
** [[CMP Information]]
** [[CMPMedica]]
*[[PR Newswire]] (distributes news releases and provides other corp-comm services)

Also a major shareholder of [[ITN]] and [[Press Association]].

Headquartered at [[Ludgate]] House in [[London]] and listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] in the [[FTSE 250 Index]] with operations in Europe, Asia and North and South America.

Primary competitors are [[International Data Group]], [[Reed Elsevier]] and [[VNU]].

Originally incorporated in [[1918]] as '''United Newspapers Limited''' and changed to '''United News & Media plc''' in [[1995]], the name it kept until [[2000]] when '''United Business Media plc''' was formally adopted.

==Board of directors==
*[[Geoff Unwin]] (Chairman)
*[[David Levin]] ([[CEO]]) - Previously [[Clive Hollick]]
*[[Nigel Wilson]] ([[CFO]])
*[[Charles Gregson]] (Executive Director)
*[[John Botts]] (Non-Executive Director)
*[[Chris Powell]] (Non-Executive Director)
*[[Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell|The Lord Turner of Ecchinswell]] (Non-Executive Director)
*[[Christopher Hyman]] (Non-Executive Director)
*[[Jonathan Newcomb]] (Non-Executive Director)
*[[Lord Sandy Leitch]] (Non-Executive Director)
*[[Anne Siddell]] (Group Company Secretary)

==External links==
*[http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ United Business Media PLC]
*[http://www.cmp.com/ CMP Media]
*[http://www.cmpasia.com/ CMP Asia]
*[http://www.cmpinformation.com/ CMP Information]
*[http://www.cmpmedica.com/ CMPMedica]
*[http://www.prnewswire.com/ PR Newswire]

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VLSI Technology

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'''VLSI Technology, Inc''' was an American [[semiconductor]] company which designed and manufactured custom and semi-custom [[Integrated circuit|IC]]s. The company was based in [[Silicon Valley]], with headquarters at 1109 McKay Drive in [[San Jose, California]]. Along with [[LSI Logic]], VLSI Technology defined the leading edge of the [[Application-specific integrated circuit]] business, which accelerated the push of powerful [[embedded systems]] into affordable products.

== Startup Phase ==

The company was founded in [[1979]] by a trio from [[Fairchild Semiconductor]] by way of Synertek - Jack Balletto, Dan Floyd, Gunnar Wetlesen - and by Doug Fairbairn of [[Xerox PARC]] and Lambda (later VLSI Design) magazine.

Alfred J. Stein became the [[CEO]] of the company in [[1982]]. Subsequently VLSI built its first [[fab]] in San Jose; eventually a second fab was built in [[San Antonio, Texas]].

VLSI had its [[initial public offering]] in [[1983]], and was listed
on the [[stock market]] as ({{NASDAQ|VLSI}}).

== Advanced Tools for VLSI Design ==

Thanks to its Xerox PARC heritage, VLSI was an important pioneer in the [[Electronic design automation]] industry. It offered a sophisticated package of tools, originally based on the 'lambda-based' design style advocated by [[Carver Mead]] and [[Lynn Conway]]. Scientists and innovations from the 'design technology' part of VLSI found their way to [[Cadence Design Systems]] (by way of Redwood Design Automation), [[Synopsys]] (by way of Compass Design Automation; was sold to [[Avanti Corporation|Avanti]], which itself was recently bought by Synopsys Inc.), and elsewhere.

== Global Expansion ==

VLSI maintained operations throughout the USA, and in [[Britain]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Singapore]] and [[Taiwan]]. One of its key sites was in [[Tempe, Arizona]], where a family of highly successful [[chipsets]] was developed for the [[IBM PC]].

In [[1990]], VLSI Technology, along with [[Acorn Computers]] and [[Apple Computer]] were the founding investing partners in [[ARM Ltd]].

[[Ericsson]] of [[Sweden]], after many years of fruitful collaboration, was by [[1998]] VLSI's largest customer. Within the Wireless Products division, based at [[Sophia-Antipolis]] in France, VLSI developed a range of algorithms and circuits for the [[GSM]] standard and for cordless standards such as the European [[DECT]] and the Japanese [[PHS]]. Stimulated by its growth and success in the wireless handset IC area, [[Philips|Philips Electronics]] acquired VLSI in June [[1999]], for about $1 billion.

==External links==

*[http://www.business.com/directory/electronics_and_semiconductors/semiconductors/vlsi_technology,_inc/profile/ Basic corporate information on VLSI Technology]

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Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding and Engineering Company

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The '''Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd''' was an [[iron works]] or heavy industrial factory complex based at the junction of [[Bow Creek]] and the [[River Thames]]. Its main activity was [[shipbuilding]]. Its [[philanthropist]] managing director was [[Arnold Hills]].

Perhaps the company's most famous ship was [[HMS Warrior (1860)|HMS Warrior]], when built the most advanced warship afloat, featuring all ironclad hull, with heavy armour make her invulnerable to most cannon or the time, and innovative breech loading, rifled cannon.

The launch of [[HMS Albion]] was marred by a terrible accident when several observers lost their lives following a bridge collapse.

In 1895 the Works' employees formed a football club, [[Thames Ironworks F.C.]] Within their first two years they had entered the [[F.A. Cup]] and the London League. As a result of the committee's desire to employ professional players, the Thames Ironworks F.C. was wound up in June 1900 and [[West Ham United F.C.]] was formed a month later.

==External links==
* [http://www.ivu.org/history/europe19b/hills.html Arnold Hills] — information from the International Vegetarian Union
* [http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.59/chapterId/1042/Thames-Ironworks.html Port of London History] — information about the Ironworks company

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Robin Hood Engineering

2006-03-10T15:46:06Z

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'''Robin Hood Enginering Ltd''' based in [[Mansfield Woodhouse]], Nottinghamshire, is a British [[kit car]] manufacturer.

[[Image:RobinHoodbadge.png|thumb|The Robin Hood badge]]

The company was founded in 1984 in [[Sherwood]], Nottinghamshire and started by making [[Ferrari Daytona]] replicas based on the [[Rover SD1]].

In 1989 there was a complete change of track and Robin Hood started making the S7 a range of [[Lotus Seven]] inspired kit cars.

== External links ==
* http://www.robinhoodengineering.co.uk/

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Frontline Ltd.

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'''Frontline Ltd.''' {{NYSE|FRO}} was founded as Frontline AB in [[1985]], and listed on the [[Stockholm]] Stock Exchange.

== History ==
In [[1997]] the company moved from [[Sweden]] to [[Bermuda]], and listed its stock on the [[Oslo]] Stock Exchange in Norway. After a merger in 1998, the company has also been listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] and on [[NASDAQ]].

== Today ==
As of [[2004]], Frontline is the world's largest [[Tanker (ship)|tanker]] company. The company's fleet consists of 66 tankers, totaling 16.4 million [[Dead weight tonnage|dead weight tons]]. The company's largest [[shareholder]] is Hemen Holding Ltd., a company indirectly controlled by the chairman of Frontline, [[List of billionaires|billionaire]] [[John Fredriksen]], Norway's highest [[net worth]] person.

==Management==
*Chairman, President, and CEO: [[John Fredriksen]] - He owns about 48% of Frontline.
*CFO, Frontline Management: [[Tom E. Jebsen]]

==External links==
*[http://www.frontline.bm Frontline Ltd. website]
===Data===
*[http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/57/57151.html Yahoo! - Frontline Ltd. Company Profile]

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Nova Cars

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'''Automotive Design and Development Ltd''' (ADD) was an [[England|English]] company that was responsible for the creation of the futuristic-looking [[Nova (automobile)|Nova]]. The company was based in [[Southampton]] from 1971 to 1973 after which it moved to [[Accrington]], Lancashire until 1975. ADD as a company failed and the rights to the Nova were bought by Vic Elam who founded a new company, Nova Cars in West Yorkshire in 1978 which continued until 1990. The car is currently (2005) being made by [[Aerotech]] in London.

The car, styled by Richard Oakes with engineering by Phil Sayers, has been called by some one of the most beautiful cars ever. The two seater Nova with its dramatically opening roof/door combines elements of the [[Ford GT40]] and [[Lamborghini Miura]] in a fiberglass shell on a [[VW Beetle]] [[chassis]] and mechanicals.

Licenced version of the Nova have been built in Austria as the [[Ledl]], in Australia as the [[Pervis Eureka]], in France as the [[Défi]], in Italy as the Totem and Puma, in New Zealand as the Scorpion, in South Africa as the Eagle, in Switzerland as the [[Gryff]], in the USA as the Sterling and Sovran and even in Zimbabwe as the Tarantula. There have also been numerous un-licensed copies.

==External links==
*[http://www.priceofhistoys.com/clubnova/ Nova Owners Club website]

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Die Fantastischen Vier mit neuen Abenteuern

2006-03-01T22:06:49Z

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'''''Fantastic Four''''' is an animated series based on [[Marvel]]'s [[comic book]] series [[Fantastic Four]].

In the mid-[[1990s]], [[Marvel Productions]] [[Television syndication|syndicated]] a new Fantastic Four animated series as part of the ''[[Marvel Action Hour]]''. The first half of the hour was an episode of [[Iron Man]]; the second half an episode of Fantastic Four (many episodes of which were direct recreations of episodes from [[Fantastic Four (1967 animated series)|the original 1960s series]]). During the first season, [[Stan Lee]] was featured speaking before each show about characters in the following episode and what had inspired him to create them. Both the Fantastic Four and [[Iron Man]] were radically retooled for the second seasons, sporting new opening sequences, improved animation and more mature writing, though noticeably missing the introductions by [[Stan Lee]]. The ''Marvel Action Hour'' lasted two seasons before being cancelled.

Recently, [[The Walt Disney Company]] released the entirity of the series on [[DVD]], now featuring new introductions by Stan Lee for all 26 episodes.

==Voice Cast==
*[[Beau Weaver]] - Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards
*[[Lori Alan]] - Invisible Woman/Susan Storm Richards
*[[Quinton Flynn]] - Human Torch/Johnny Storm (season 2)
*[[Chuck McCann]] - The Thing/Benjamin J. Grimm
*[[Brian Austin Green]] - Human Torch/Johnny Storm (season 1)

==Theme song (Season 1)==
'''Opening lyrics:'''
:On an outer space adventure
:They got hit by cosmic rays
:And the four were changed forever
:In some most fantastic ways
:No need to fear they're here
:Just call the Four
:Fantastic Four
:Don't need no more
:Reed Richards is elastic
:Sue can fade from sight
:Johnny is the Human Torch
:The Thing just loves to fight
:Call the four
:Fantastic Four
:Fantastic Four

'''Closing lyrics:'''
:There's Galactus looking hungry
:And ol' Doctor Doom is near
:Here come the Skrulls invading
:Do you run and hide in fear?
:No way, no way, no way
:Just call the Four
:Fantastic Four
:That's all, no more
:Reed Richards is elastic
:Sue can fade from sight
:Johnny is the Human Torch
:The Thing just loves to fight
:Call the four
:Fantastic Four
:Fantastic Four

==Episode list==
===Season one===
#The Origin Of The Fantastic Four - Part 1
#The Origin Of The Fantastic Four - Part 2
#Now Comes The Sub-Mariner
#Incursion Of The Skrulls
#The Silver Surfer & The Coming Of Galactus - Pt 1
#The Silver Surfer & The Coming Of Galactus - Pt 2
#Super Skrull
#The Mask of Doom - Pt 1
#The Mask of Doom - Pt 2
#The Mask of Doom - Pt 3
#Mole Man
#Behold The Negative Zone
#The Silver Surfer & The Return of Galactus

===Season two===
[[Image:And A Blind Man Shall Lead Them - FF.jpg|thumb|right|A scene from "And A Blind Man Shall Lead Them".]]

#And A Blind Man Shall Lead Them (guest starring [[Daredevil]])
#Inhumans Saga Pt 1: And The Wind Cries Medusa
#Inhumans Saga Pt 2: The Inhumans Among Us
#Inhumans Saga Pt 3: Beware The Hidden Land
#Worlds Within Worlds
#To Battle The Living Planet (guest starring [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]])
#Prey Of The Black Panther
#When Calls Galactus (guest starring [[Ghost Rider]] and [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]])
#Nightmare In Green (guest starring the [[Hulk (comics)|Incredible Hulk]])
#Behold, A Distant Star
#Hopelessly Impossible
#The Sentry Sinister
#Doomsday

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==External links==
*[http://members.aol.com/drg4/ffx.html?f=fs DRG4's Fantastic Four: The Animated Series page]
*[http://www.comics2film.com/FanFrame.php?f_id=13029 Marvel Animation Age - ''Fantastic Four'']

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The Afghan Whigs

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{{Infobox_band |
band_name = The Afghan Whigs |
image = [[Image:Afghanwhigs - promo picture.jpg|250px]] |
years_active = [[1986]]–[[2001]] |
country = [[Cincinatti, Ohio]], [[United States|USA]] |
music_genre = [[Indie Rock]] |
record_label = [[Sub Pop]], [[Elektra Records|Elektra]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] |
current_members = [[Greg Dulli]]<br/>[[John Curley]]<br/>[[Rick McCollum]]<br/>Steve Earle|
}}

'''The Afghan Whigs''' were an American [[soul music|soul]]-influenced [[alternative rock]] band of the [[1990s]]. While they achieved moderate success ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described the band as spending "the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom", yet they've "never quite broken beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinly veiled sleaze."

==Band history==
[[Greg Dulli]] (vocals, rhythm guitar), John Curley (bass), Rick McCollum (lead guitar) and Steve Earle (drums -- not to be confused with [[Steve Earle]]) formed the band in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] in [[1986]]. Their [[1988]] debut album ''[[Big Top Halloween]]'' on their independent record label called [[Ultrasuede]] created a buzz in the independent music community, and the band soon signed to [[Sub Pop]] of [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] in [[1989]], the first non-local band to do so. In [[1990]], ''[[Up in It]]'' was released; this was followed by the critically acclaimed [[1992]] album ''[[Congregation (album)|Congregation]]'' and a [[cover version|covers]] EP, ''[[Uptown Avondale]]''.

The Afghan Whigs then signed to a major label, [[Elektra Records]], and released another critically acclaimed album, ''[[Gentlemen (album)|Gentlemen]]'' that failed to break the band into the mainstream, though it spawned the minor hits "Debonair" & "Gentlemen". They contributed "Fountain and Fairfax" to the soundtrack for the television series [[My So-Called Life]] in [[1994]].

For the next few years, personnel problems interfered with recording and touring, and the band released two more albums - ''[[Black Love]]'' in [[1996]] and ''[[1965 (album)|1965]]'' in [[1998]] on [[Columbia Records]] - before they broke up in [[2001]].

In [[1996]], Greg Dulli served as executive producer for the soundtrack for the [[Ted Demme]] film ''[[Beautiful Girls]]''. The Afghan Whigs appeared in the film as a bar band and contributed the [[Frederick Knight]] cover "Be For Real" and the [[Barry White]] cover "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" to the soundtrack.

==Current projects==
*Greg Dulli is currently recording and performing as [[The Twilight Singers]]
*John Curley is the bassist of the [[Staggering Statistics]]
*Rick McCollum is the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for [[Moon Maan]]

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* 1988 ''[[Big Top Halloween]]'' ([[Ultrasuede]])
* 1990 ''[[Up In It]]'' ([[Sub Pop]])
* 1992 ''[[Congregation (album)|Congregation]]'' (Sub Pop)
* 1993 ''[[Gentlemen (album)|Gentlemen]]'' ([[Elektra Records]])
* 1996 ''[[Black Love]]'' (Elektra Records)
* 1996 ''[[1965 (album)|1965]]'' ([[Columbia Records]])

===Singles & EPs===
* 1990 ''Retarded'' (Sub Pop)
* 1990 ''Sister Brother/Hey Cuz'' (Sub Pop)
* 1992 ''Turn On The Water'' (Sub Pop)
* 1992 ''Conjure Me'' (Sub Pop)
* 1992 ''Uptown Avondale (EP)'' (Sub Pop)
* 1993 ''Debonair'' ([[Mute Records|Blast First]])
* 1993 ''Gentleman'' (Blast First)
* 1994 ''What Jail Is Like'' (Sub Pop)
* 1996 ''Honky's Ladder'' (Elektra Records)
* 1996 ''Going To Town'' ([[Mute Records]])
* 1998 ''Somethin' Hot'' (Columbia Records)
* 1999 ''66'' (Columbia Records)

==External links==
*[http://www.summerskiss.com Summer's Kiss - A Tribute to the Afghan Whigs]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=AFGHAN|WHIGS&uid=MIW030505161423&sql=11:98qag4httv3z~T0 Afghan Whigs Allmusic entry]
*[http://www.lyricsdir.com/the-afghan-whigs-lyrics.html The Afghan Whigs Lyrics]

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The Afghan Whigs

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{{Infobox_band |
band_name = Afghan Whigs |
image = [[Image:Afghanwhigs - promo picture.jpg|250px]] |
years_active = [[1986]]–[[2001]] |
country = [[Cincinatti, Ohio]], [[United States|USA]] |
music_genre = [[Indie Rock]] |
record_label = [[Sub Pop]], [[Elektra Records|Elektra]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] |
current_members = [[Greg Dulli]]<br/>[[John Curley]]<br/>[[Rick McCollum]]<br/>Steve Earle|
}}

'''The Afghan Whigs''' were an American [[soul music|soul]]-influenced [[alternative rock]] band of the [[1990s]]. While they achieved moderate success ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described the band as spending "the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom", yet they've "never quite broken beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinly veiled sleaze."

==Band history==
[[Greg Dulli]] (vocals, rhythm guitar), John Curley (bass), Rick McCollum (lead guitar) and Steve Earle (drums -- not to be confused with [[Steve Earle]]) formed the band in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] in [[1986]]. Their [[1988]] debut album ''[[Big Top Halloween]]'' on their independent record label called [[Ultrasuede]] created a buzz in the independent music community, and the band soon signed to [[Sub Pop]] of [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] in [[1989]], the first non-local band to do so. In [[1990]], ''[[Up in It]]'' was released; this was followed by the critically acclaimed [[1992]] album ''[[Congregation (album)|Congregation]]'' and a [[cover version|covers]] EP, ''[[Uptown Avondale]]''.

The Afghan Whigs then signed to a major label, [[Elektra Records]], and released another critically acclaimed album, ''[[Gentlemen (album)|Gentlemen]]'' that failed to break the band into the mainstream, though it spawned the minor hits "Debonair" & "Gentlemen". They contributed "Fountain and Fairfax" to the soundtrack for the television series [[My So-Called Life]] in [[1994]].

For the next few years, personnel problems interfered with recording and touring, and the band released two more albums - ''[[Black Love]]'' in [[1996]] and ''[[1965 (album)|1965]]'' in [[1998]] on [[Columbia Records]] - before they broke up in [[2001]].

In [[1996]], Greg Dulli served as executive producer for the soundtrack for the [[Ted Demme]] film ''[[Beautiful Girls]]''. The Afghan Whigs appeared in the film as a bar band and contributed the [[Frederick Knight]] cover "Be For Real" and the [[Barry White]] cover "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" to the soundtrack.

==Current projects==
*Greg Dulli is currently recording and performing as [[The Twilight Singers]]
*John Curley is the bassist of the [[Staggering Statistics]]
*Rick McCollum is the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for [[Moon Maan]]

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* 1988 ''[[Big Top Halloween]]'' ([[Ultrasuede]])
* 1990 ''[[Up In It]]'' ([[Sub Pop]])
* 1992 ''[[Congregation (album)|Congregation]]'' (Sub Pop)
* 1993 ''[[Gentlemen (album)|Gentlemen]]'' ([[Elektra Records]])
* 1996 ''[[Black Love]]'' (Elektra Records)
* 1996 ''[[1965 (album)|1965]]'' ([[Columbia Records]])

===Singles & EPs===
* 1990 ''Retarded'' (Sub Pop)
* 1990 ''Sister Brother/Hey Cuz'' (Sub Pop)
* 1992 ''Turn On The Water'' (Sub Pop)
* 1992 ''Conjure Me'' (Sub Pop)
* 1992 ''Uptown Avondale (EP)'' (Sub Pop)
* 1993 ''Debonair'' ([[Mute Records|Blast First]])
* 1993 ''Gentleman'' (Blast First)
* 1994 ''What Jail Is Like'' (Sub Pop)
* 1996 ''Honky's Ladder'' (Elektra Records)
* 1996 ''Going To Town'' ([[Mute Records]])
* 1998 ''Somethin' Hot'' (Columbia Records)
* 1999 ''66'' (Columbia Records)

==External links==
*[http://www.summerskiss.com Summer's Kiss - A Tribute to the Afghan Whigs]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=AFGHAN|WHIGS&uid=MIW030505161423&sql=11:98qag4httv3z~T0 Afghan Whigs Allmusic entry]
*[http://www.lyricsdir.com/the-afghan-whigs-lyrics.html The Afghan Whigs Lyrics]

[[Category:American musical groups|Afghan Whigs, The]] [[Category:Indie rock groups|Afghan Whigs, The]] [[Category:Sub Pop|Afghan Whigs, The]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Ohio|Afghan Whigs, The]]

The Afghan Whigs

2006-02-08T15:11:24Z

Reflex Reaction: Add back RS comment, link to internal rather external info

'''The Afghan Whigs''' were an American [[soul music|soul]]-influenced [[alternative rock]] band of the [[1990s]]. [[Greg Dulli]] (vocals, rhythm guitar), John Curley (bass), Rick McCollum (lead guitar) and Steve Earle (drums -- not to be confused with [[Steve Earle]]) formed the band in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] in [[1986]]. Their [[1988]] debut album ''[[Big Top Halloween]]'' on their independent record label called [[Ultrasuede]] created a buzz in the independent music community, and the band soon signed to [[Sub Pop]] of [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] in [[1989]], the first non-local band to do so. In [[1990]], ''[[Up in It]]'' was released; this was followed by the critically acclaimed [[1992]] album ''[[Congregation (album)|Congregation]]'' and a [[cover version|covers]] EP, ''[[Uptown Avondale]]''.

The Afghan Whigs then signed to a major label, [[Elektra Records]], and released another critically acclaimed album, ''[[Gentlemen (album)|Gentlemen]]'' that failed to break the band into the mainstream, though it spawned the minor hits "Debonair" & "Gentlemen". They contributed "Fountain and Fairfax" to the soundtrack for the television series [[My So-Called Life]] in [[1994]].

For the next few years, personnel problems interfered with recording and touring, and the band released two more albums - ''[[Black Love]]'' in [[1996]] and ''[[1965 (album)|1965]]'' in [[1998]] on [[Columbia Records]] - before they broke up in [[2001]].

In [[1996]], Greg Dulli served as executive producer for the soundtrack for the [[Ted Demme]] film ''[[Beautiful Girls]]''. The Afghan Whigs appeared in the film as a bar band and contributed the [[Frederick Knight]] cover "Be For Real" and the [[Barry White]] cover "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" to the soundtrack.

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine described the band as spending "the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom", yet they've "never quite broken beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinly veiled sleaze."

'''Band Member Update'''
*Greg Dulli is currently recording and performing as [[The Twilight Singers]]
*John Curley is the bassist of the [[Staggering Statistics]]
*Rick McCollum is the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for [[Moon Maan]]

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
<table border=0 cellpadding=1>
<tr>
<td>'''Year'''</td>
<td>'''Title'''</td>
<td>'''Label'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1988 in music|1988]]</td>
<td>''Big Top Halloween''</td>
<td>Ultrasuede</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1990 in music|1990]]</td>
<td>''Up In It''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1992 in music|1992]]</td>
<td>''[[Congregation (album)|Congregation]]''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1993 in music|1993]]</td>
<td>''[[Gentlemen (album)|Gentlemen]]''</td>
<td>[[Elektra Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1996 in music|1996]]</td>
<td>''Black Love''</td>
<td>[[Elektra Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1998 in music|1998]]</td>
<td>''1965''</td>
<td>[[Columbia Records]]</td>
</tr>
</table>

===Singles & EPs===
<table border=0 cellpadding=1>
<tr>
<td>'''Year'''</td>
<td>'''Title'''</td>
<td>'''Label'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1990 in music|1990]]</td>
<td>''Retarded''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1990 in music|1990]]</td>
<td>''Sister Brother/Hey Cuz''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1992 in music|1992]]</td>
<td>''Turn On The Water''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1992 in music|1992]]</td>
<td>''Conjure Me''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1992 in music|1992]]</td>
<td>''Uptown Avondale (EP)''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1993 in music|1993]]</td>
<td>''Debonair''</td>
<td>[[Mute Records|Blast First]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1993 in music|1993]]</td>
<td>''Gentleman''</td>
<td>[[Mute Records|Blast First]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1994 in music|1994]]</td>
<td>''What Jail Is Like''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1996 in music|1996]]</td>
<td>''Honky's Ladder''</td>
<td>[[Elektra Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1996 in music|1996]]</td>
<td>''Going To Town''</td>
<td>[[Mute Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1998 in music|1998]]</td>
<td>''Somethin' Hot''</td>
<td>[[Columbia Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1999 in music|1999]]</td>
<td>''66''</td>
<td>[[Columbia Records]]</td>
</tr>

</table>

==External links==

*[http://www.summerskiss.com Summer's Kiss - A Tribute to the Afghan Whigs]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=AFGHAN|WHIGS&uid=MIW030505161423&sql=11:98qag4httv3z~T0 Afghan Whigs Allmusic entry]
*[http://www.lyricsdir.com/the-afghan-whigs-lyrics.html The Afghan Whigs Lyrics]

[[Category:American musical groups|Afghan Whigs, The]] [[Category:Indie rock groups|Afghan Whigs, The]] [[Category:Sub Pop|Afghan Whigs, The]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Ohio|Afghan Whigs, The]]

You Want This

2006-02-07T15:04:55Z

Reflex Reaction: removed POV comment

{{cleanup-date|November 2005}}

{| id="toc" style="width:20em; margin:0 0 0.5em 1em; float:right;"
!align="center" bgcolor="yellow" colspan="3"|"You Want This"
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|
|-
|align="center" colspan="3"|[[Image:Janet-Jackson-You-Want-This-36102.jpg|200px|Single cover]]
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="yellow" colspan="3"|Single by [[Janet Jackson]]
|-
!align="center" colspan="3"|From the album ''[[Janet.|janet.]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Released
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[1994]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Format
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[CD single]]<br>[[CD maxi single]]<br>[[Cassette single]]<br>[[Cassette maxi single]]<br>[[7" single]]<br>[[12" maxi single]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Music genre|Genre]]
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Pop music|Pop]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|Length
|colspan="2" valign="top"|
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record label|Label]]
|colspan="2" valign="top"|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Songwriter|Writer]]s
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Janet Jackson<br>[[Jimmy Jam]]<br>[[Terry Lewis]]
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Record producer|Producer]]s
|colspan="2" valign="top"|Janet Jackson<br>Jimmy Jam<br>Terry Lewis
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Music video director|Director]]
|colspan="2" valign="top"|
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Single certification|Certification]]
|colspan="2" valign="top"|
|-
!align="left" valign="top"|[[Top 40|Chart positions]]
|colspan="2" valign="top"|#8 (USA)
|-
!align="center" bgcolor="yellow" colspan="3"|Janet Jackson singles chronology
|-align="center"
|valign="top"|<small>"Throb" <br />(1994)</small>
|valign="top"|<small>"You Want This" <br />(1994)</small>
|valign="top"|<small>"What I'll Do" <br />(1995)</small>
|}

'''"You Want This"''' was a [[1994]] hit song for [[pop music]] [[Janet Jackson]]. Based on a [[Supremes]] sample ("Love Child") and sometimes featuring rapper [[MC Lyte]], the song peaked at #8 on the Pop and #9 on the R&B singles chart becoming the last charted single off Jackson's "[[janet.]]" album.

==Official Versions/Remixes==
* Album Version (5:05)
* LP Edit (4:15)
* Remix w/ MC Lyte (4:46)
* Mafia & Fluxy Dancehall Remix (4:31)
* Mafia & Fluxy Club Mix (6:28)
* Disco Theory [No Rap] (6:14)
* Disco Theory ft. MC Lyte (6:14)
* E Smoove's Anthem 7" ft. MC Lyte (4:24)
* E-Smoove's House Anthem ft. MC Lyte (9:43)
* E Smoove's Anthem Dub ft. MC Lyte (6:32)
* Smoove Soul 7" ft. MC Lyte (4:16)
* Smoove Soul 12" ft. MC Lyte (6:20)
* Underdub (7:21)
* Funk Extravaganza (7:42)
* Spoiled Milk. Remix ft. Got Milk, Mekhi P., & Steve D. (4:44)

[[Category:1994 singles]]
[[Category:Janet Jackson songs]]

The Afghan Whigs

2005-12-16T21:12:30Z

Reflex Reaction: /* Studio Albums */ link

'''The Afghan Whigs''' were an American [[soul music|soul]]-influenced [[alternative rock]] band of the [[1990s]]. [[Greg Dulli]] (vocals, rhythm guitar), John Curley (bass), Rick McCollum (lead guitar) and Steve Earle (drums -- not to be confused with [[Steve Earle]]) formed the band in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] in [[1986]]. Their [[1988]] debut album ''[[Big Top Halloween]]'' on their independent record label called [[Ultrasuede]] created a buzz in the independent music community, and the band soon signed to [[Sub Pop]] of [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] in [[1989]]. In [[1990]], ''[[Up in It]]'' was released; this was followed by the critically acclaimed [[1992]] album ''[[Congregation (album)|Congregation]]'' and a [[cover version|covers]] album, ''[[Uptown Avondale]]''.

The Afghan Whigs then signed to a major label, [[Elektra Records]], and released another critically acclaimed album, ''[[Gentlemen]]'' that failed to break the band into the mainstream, though it spawned the minor hits "Debonair" & "Gentlemen". They contributed "Fountain and Fairfax" to the soundtrack for the television series [[My So-Called Life]] in [[1994]].

For the next few years, personnel problems interfered with recording and touring, and the band released two more albums - ''[[Black Love]]'' in [[1996]] and ''[[1965 (album)|1965]]'' in [[1998]] on [[Columbia Records]] - before they broke up in [[2001]].

In [[1996]], Greg Dulli served as executive producer for the soundtrack for the [[Ted Demme]] film ''[[Beautiful Girls]]''. The Afghan Whigs appeared in the film as a bar band and contributed the [[Frederick Knight]] cover "Be For Real" and the [[Barry White]] cover "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" to the soundtrack.

''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine described the band as spending "the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom", yet they've "never quite broken beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinly veiled sleaze."

'''Band Member Update'''
*Greg Dulli is currently recording and performing as [http://www.thetwilightsingers.com/ The Twilight Singers]
*John Curley is the bassist of the [http://www.staggeringstatistics.com Staggering Statistics]
*Rick McCollum is the guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for [http://moonmaan.com Moon Maan]

==Discography==

===Studio Albums===
<table border=0 cellpadding=1>
<tr>
<td>'''Year'''</td>
<td>'''Title'''</td>
<td>'''Label'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1988 in music|1988]]</td>
<td>''Big Top Halloween''</td>
<td>Ultrasuede</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1990 in music|1990]]</td>
<td>''Up In It''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1992 in music|1992]]</td>
<td>''[[Congregation (album)|Congregation]]''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1993 in music|1993]]</td>
<td>''[[Gentlemen (album)|Gentlemen]]''</td>
<td>[[Elektra Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1996 in music|1996]]</td>
<td>''Black Love''</td>
<td>[[Elektra Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1998 in music|1998]]</td>
<td>''1965''</td>
<td>[[Columbia Records]]</td>
</tr>
</table>

===Singles & EPs===
<table border=0 cellpadding=1>
<tr>
<td>'''Year'''</td>
<td>'''Title'''</td>
<td>'''Label'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1990 in music|1990]]</td>
<td>''Retarded''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1990 in music|1990]]</td>
<td>''Sister Brother/Hey Cuz''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1992 in music|1992]]</td>
<td>''Turn On The Water''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1992 in music|1992]]</td>
<td>''Conjure Me''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1992 in music|1992]]</td>
<td>''Uptown Avondale (EP)''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1993 in music|1993]]</td>
<td>''Debonair''</td>
<td>[[Mute Records|Blast First]]</td>
</tr>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1993 in music|1993]]</td>
<td>''Gentleman''</td>
<td>[[Mute Records|Blast First]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1994 in music|1994]]</td>
<td>''What Jail Is Like''</td>
<td>[[Sub Pop]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1996 in music|1996]]</td>
<td>''Honky's Ladder''</td>
<td>[[Elektra Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1996 in music|1996]]</td>
<td>''Going To Town''</td>
<td>[[Mute Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1998 in music|1998]]</td>
<td>''Somethin' Hot''</td>
<td>[[Columbia Records]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1999 in music|1999]]</td>
<td>''66''</td>
<td>[[Columbia Records]]</td>
</tr>

</table>

==External links==

*[http://www.summerskiss.com Summer's Kiss - A Tribute to the Afghan Whigs]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=AFGHAN|WHIGS&uid=MIW030505161423&sql=11:98qag4httv3z~T0 Afghan Whigs Allmusic entry]
*[http://www.lyricsdir.com/the-afghan-whigs-lyrics.html The Afghan Whigs Lyrics]

[[Category:American musical groups|Afghan Whigs, The]] [[Category:Indie rock groups|Afghan Whigs, The]] [[Category:Sub Pop|Afghan Whigs, The]]

Regla (Kuba)

2005-11-04T15:54:55Z

Reflex Reaction: Further expansion

'''Regla''' is a town in west central [[Cuba]] along the southeastern shore of [[Havana Bay]] behind [[Casa Blanca]]. The town is an commercial and industrial suburb of [[Havana]] with shipyards, docks, refineries and foundries. This town is known for its rich colonial history, the home town of [[Chacón]], [[Guaracheros de Regla]] and the traditional [[Virgen de Regla]] [[Santería]] celebrations. It grew up around the hermitage of Nuestra Senora de Regla (est. 1690) and was officially founded in 1765. It was a center for smuggling activities during the 19th century.

It is the sister city of [[Richmond, California]] [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/1216-02.htm].

Regla (Kuba)

2005-11-04T15:46:32Z

Reflex Reaction: Update, expand slightly

'''Regla''' is a town in west central [[Cuba]] along the southeastern shore of [[Habava Bay]] behind [[Casa Blanca]]. The town is an industrial suburb of [[Havanna]] with shipyards, docks, refineries and foundries. This town is known for its rich colonial history, the home town of [[Chacón]], [[Guaracheros de Regla]] and the traditional [[Virgen de Regla]] [[Santería]] celebrations. It was a center for smuggling activities during the 19th century.

MGB (Auto)

2005-09-23T19:42:32Z

Reflex Reaction: /* Achieved overall or class wins */ - removed nonsense

{| border=1 align="right" cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 width=250 style="margin-left:3em; margin-bottom: 2em; color: black; background: lightyellow;"
!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: green;"|MGB
|-
|colspan=2|[[image:mgb.bristol.750pix.jpg|250px|1966 MGB]]
|-
|width="40%"|Manufacturer:||[[British Motor Corporation|BMC]]
|-
|Production:||[[1962]]-[[1980]]
|-
|Class:||[[sports car]]
|-
|Body styles:||[[FR layout|FR]] 2-door [[roadster]]<br>[[FR layout|FR]] 2-door [[coupe]]
|-
|Predecessor:||[[MG A|MGA]]
|-
|Successor:||[[MG F|MGF]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgreen;"|MGB
|-
|Production:||[[1962]]-[[1980]]<br>104,6003
|-
|Engines:||1789 cc ''[[BMC B-Series engine|B-Series]]'' [[I4]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgreen;"|MGC
|-
|Production:||[[1968]]-[[1970]]<br>18,201
|-
|Engines:||2912 cc [[I6]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgreen;"|GT V8
|-
|Production:||[[1973]]-[[1976]]<br>2,903
|-
|Engines:||3532 cc ''[[Rover V8 engine|Rover]]'' [[V8]]
|-
!colspan=2 style="color: black; background: lightgreen;"|RV8
|-
|Production:||[[1992]]-[[1996]]<br>about 2,000
|-
|Engines:||3946 cc ''[[Rover V8 engine|Rover]]'' [[V8]]
|}
[[Image:1967 MG B GT.jpg|right|thumb|250px|1967 MGB GT]]
The '''MGB''' was [[Great Britain|Britain]]'s best-selling [[sports car]]. It was produced by the [[British Motor Corporation]] and sold under the [[MG (car)|MG]] [[marque]]. Available in both [[convertible]] and [[coupe]] ("GT") forms, it was launched in May of [[1962]] to replace the [[MG A|MGA]], and produced through [[October 22]], [[1980]]. A later run of updated MGBs, the [[#RV8|RV8]], was produced in the [[1990s]].

The MGB contained a number of innovations from the [[MG A|MGA Twin-Cam]], and was designed (according to the original specifications) to cruise at 100 mph (160 km/h) - matching other far more expensive sports cars of the time. Unlike the A, and earlier [[MG T|T cars]], the MGB used [[unibody]], rather than [[body-on-frame]], construction for lighter weight and cheaper manufacture.

At the time of introduction, the MGB out classed many far more expensive rivals in performance and handling. Although the 3-bearing 1798 cc "[[BMC B-Series engine|B-Series]]" engine of the original British models were quoted at just 95 hp (71 kW) at 5400 rpm, performance was brisk with a 0 to 60 mph (100 km/h) time of just over 11 seconds. US (export) models were considerably less powerful, especially as emissions-equipped models were introduced after [[1968]].

The MGB was one of the first cars to feature controlled [[crumple zone]]s designed to protect the driver and passenger in a 30 mph (48 km/h) impact with an immovable barrier (200 ton).

Even today, running on tyres of the same generation, a 1962 MGB will corner better than a 2005 [[Ford Mustang]], with a maximum turn rate of 0.96 g (9.4 m/s²) versus 0.85 g (8.3 m/s²) for the [[Ford Mustang]].

==GT==

The fixed-roof '''MGB GT''' was introduced in 1965. It used a [[hatchback]] body and was, for a time, offered with a [[V8]] engine. The 1973-1976 '''MGB GT V8''' used the aluminum 3532 cc [[Rover V8 engine]] from the [[Rover P5B]] and later [[Rover 3500]] high performance saloons - in the latter substituting for a [[gas turbine]] design which had originally been planned. In MGB form with restricted inlet and exhaust manifold configurations the engine originally produced 137 hp (102 kW) (vs 180 hp in Rover forms) with full emission controls. This engine was later used in the [[#RV8|RV8]] in fuel injected form producing 190 hp.

==MGC==

The '''MGC''' was a [[straight-6]] version of the MGB sold in the late [[1960s]] as a replacement for the [[Austin-Healey 3000]]. The engine was a drastically revised version of the Healey 2912 cc six being accomplished for the new Austin 3-Litre 4-Door Sedan. This revision included converting the design to accommodate 7 Main Bearings, but also resulted in a engine that was shorter, enabling it to fit into the MGB's engine bay. It featured a distinctive hood bulge to accommodate the relocated radiator, and a teardrop for carburettor clearance. It got different brakes from the MGB and special [[torsion bar]] suspension. Like the MGB, it was available as a coupe (GT) and roadster.

The heavy engine (209 pounds heavier than the 1798 cc MGB engine) changed the vehicle's handling, and it got a mixed press response.
The MGC was cancelled in [[1969]] after less than two years of production.

==RV8==

Interest in small roadsters increased in the [[1990s]] following the introduction of the [[Mazda MX-5]], and MG (now owned by [[Rover Group]]) capitalized on this by producing updated parts and body panels for the original MGB cars. In [[1992]], the company used these parts to introduce a new updated version of the old car. The suspension was only slightly updated, sharing the old leaf sprung rear of the MGB. The bonnet, boot lid, and doors were shared with the original car, as were the rear drum brakes. However, the engine was the respected aluminum [[Rover V8 engine|Rover V8]], previously used in the MGB GT V8. A [[limited-slip differential]] was also fitted.

Performance was good, with 190 hp (142 kW) at 4,750 rpm and 0 to 60 mph (100 km/h) acceleration of 5.9 s. The RV8 was a moderate success and paved the way for the introduction of the modern [[MG F|MGF]] a few years later.

It also capitalized on an interest in British products in [[Japan]]. A sizeable chunk of MG RV8 production went to that country.

== Achieved overall or class wins ==

The MGB was highly successful in international road competition events such as [[Rallye Monte Carlo]], [[Sebring]] and [[Le Mans]] beating more powerful expensive cars regularly.

==References==

*{{Book reference | Author=John Heilig | Title=MG Sports Cars | Publisher=Motorbooks | Year=1996 | ID=ISBN 0760301123}}
*{{Book reference | Author=Ray Bonds | Title=The Illustrated Directory of Sports Cars | Publisher=Motorbooks | Year=2003 | ID=ISBN 0760314209}}
*{{Web reference | title=MGB Home Page | work=MG Enthusiasts | URL=http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgb.html | date=March 21 | year=2005}}
*{{Web reference | title=MGC Home Page | work=MG Enthusiasts | URL=http://www.mgcars.org.uk/mgc.html | date=March 21 | year=2005}}

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The Samples

2005-09-13T17:43:25Z

Reflex Reaction: image, description of sound, members, label bio and link

[[Image:Autopilot230.gif|thumb|Autopilot - 1994 release|200px|right|Autopilot, 1994 album]]

'''The Samples''' are a band formed in [[Boulder, Colorado]] in [[1987]]. The music has been described as "slightly jazzy pop" and a cross between [[Sting]] and the [[Grateful Dead]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:obkbu3y5an4k]. After a bad incident with a major label in which their contract was revoked after two months, the band began to tour and release albums independently. The band's name came from the members' early sustenance of [[food sampling|food samples]] from the local [[King Soopers]] grocery store. They have been featured on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' and in the [[H.O.R.D.E.]] tour.

==Current Members==
* Sean Kelly - lead singer, guitars and songwriter
* Dan Blondin - guitars and vocals
* Jared Johnson - bass
* Karl Dietel - keyboards and vocals
* Billy Mutchler - drums

==Discography==
* ''No Room'' ([[April 22]], [[1992]])
* ''Underwater People'' ([[July 9]], [[1992]])
* ''The Last Drag'' ([[September 24]], [[1993]])
* ''The Samples'' ([[November 17]], [[1993]])
* ''Autopilot'' ([[September 13]], [[1994]])
* ''Outpost'' ([[July 16]], [[1996]])
* ''Transmissions from the Sea of Tranquility [LIVE]'' ([[September 23]], [[1997]])
* ''Here and Somewhere Else'' ([[July 28]], [[1998]])
* ''Sparta'' ([[November 7]], [[2000]])
* ''Landing on the Sidewalk'' ([[November 7]], [[2000]])
* ''Return to Earth'' ([[April 10]], [[2001]])
* ''Anthology in Motion, Vol. 1'' ([[August 13]], [[2002]])
* ''Seventeen [LIVE]'' ([[October 7]], [[2003]])
* ''Instant Live: The Paradise – Boston, MA, 4/20/03 [LIVE]'' ([[October 14]], [[2003]])
* ''Black & White'' ([[March 9]], [[2004]])
* ''Live in Colorado [LIVE]'' ([[May 4]], [[2004]])
* ''Very Best of the Samples 1989–1994'' ([[November 16]], [[2004]])

==External links==
* http://thesamples.com/ – official web site
* http://thesamples.org/ – unofficial web site
* http://www.whatarerecords.com/samples/ - label

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[[Category:2000s music groups|Samples, The]]

Patrick Walsh (Politiker)

2005-08-23T18:51:01Z

Reflex Reaction: Info from Catholic Encyclopedia

'''Patrick Walsh''' was born in Ballingarry, [[County Limerick]], [[Ireland]], January 1, 1840, died March 19, 1899. He was a [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], 1894-95. He was a [[democrat]]. With his parents he emigrated in 1852 to Charleston, South Carolina, where he was apprenticed to a printer. While working at this trade he attended night school, and saved money enough to enable him to enter as a student at Georgetown College, D.C., in 1859, where he remained until the Civil War in 1861, when he returned to Charleston and joined the state militia as a lieutenant of the Meagher Guards of the First Regiment, Carolina Rifle Militia. In 1862 he moved to Augusta, Georgia where he was an editor at many papers. He was a member of the state Legislature, 1872-76; delegate-at-large to the Democratic National Convention, 1884, and a member of the World's Columbian Fair Commission. To fill an unexpired term he was appointed by the governor, as a Democrat, a United State senator from Georgia, 2 April, 1894, and then was elected to the same office by the Legislature, 3 March, 1895

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Patrick Walsh (Politiker)

2005-08-23T18:47:54Z

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'''Patrick Walsh''' was born in Ballingarry, [[County Limerick]], [[Ireland]], January 1, 1840, died March 19, 1899. He was a [[U.S. Senator]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], 1894-95. He was a [[democrat]].

== External Links ==
[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16085a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia entry]

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Phil Liggett

2005-07-12T13:45:42Z

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'''Phil Liggett''' is a sports [[journalist]] and [[commentator]] on the [[Outdoor Life Network]] for the [[Tour de France]]. He is likely the most popular English-speaking cycling commentator. He is a former amateur cyclist and received a contract in 1967 but instead of turning pro he saw a future in sports journalisms after writing a few articles in cyling magazines about his races. Since that early start he has reported on ten [[Olympics]] and 33 Tours. He is well known for his '‘Liggettisms’' which are often colorful expressions about the riders or racing conditions with often literary overtones. He now lives in [[Bayford, England]]

Example Liggettisms

* He's dancing on his pedals in a most immodest way!
* He climbs like an angel!
* He's wearing the mask of pain.
* He's crazy. He's always been crazy. And what on EARTH is he doing?
* This is a pedigree group of men, they are holding on by the skin of their shorts.

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Phil Liggett

2005-07-12T13:44:23Z

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Phil Liggett

2005-07-12T13:43:01Z

Reflex Reaction: Created article

'''Phil Liggett''' is a sports [[journalist]] and [[commentator]] on the [[Outdoor Life Network]] for the [[Tour de France]]. He is likely the most popular English-speaking cycling commentator. A He is a former amateur cyclist and received a contract in 1967 but instead of turning pro he saw a future in sports journalisms after writing a few articles in cyling magazines about his races. Since that early start he has reported on ten [[Olympics]] and 33 Tours. He is well known for his '‘Liggettisms’' which are often colorful expressions about the riders or racing conditions with often literary overtones. He now lives in [[Bayford, England]]

Example Liggettisms

* He's dancing on his pedals in a most immodest way!
* He climbs like an angel!
* He's wearing the mask of pain.
* He's crazy. He's always been crazy. And what on EARTH is he doing?
* This is a pedigree group of men, they are holding on by the skin of their shorts.

Miller-Test

2005-07-06T20:52:08Z

Reflex Reaction: Removed external links to (relatively) unknown critics. One link was dead and the other was old

The '''Miller test''' is the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]]'s test for determining whether speech or expression can be labelled [[obscene]], in which case it is not protected by the [[First Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]] and can be prohibited.

The Miller test was developed in the [[1973]] case ''[[Miller v. California]]''. It has three parts:

*Whether the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the [[prurient]] interest,
*Whether the work depicts/describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable state law,
*Whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious [[literary]], [[artistic]], political, or scientific value.

The third condition is also known as the ''SLAPS test''. The work is considered obscene only if all three conditions are satisfied.

For legal scholars, several issues are important. One is that the test allows for community standards rather than a national standard. What offends the average person in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] may differ from what offends the average person in [[San Francisco]]. The relevant community, however, is not defined.

Another important issue is that Miller asks for an interpretation of what the "average" person finds offensive, rather than what the more sensitive persons in the community are offended by, as obscenity was defined by the previous test, the [[Hicklin test]], stemming from the English precedent.

Because it allows for community standards and demands "serious" value, some worried that this test would make it easier to suppress speech and expression. They pointed out that it replaced a stricter test asking whether the speech or expression was "utterly without redeeming social value"--a much tougher standard than "serious" value. As used, however, the test generally makes it difficult to outlaw any form of expression. Even [[pornography]], with the exception of [[child pornography]], is argued to have some artistic or literary value.

Some critics of obscenity law, argue that the existence of Miller proves that federal obscenity laws are in fact not defined, and thus unenforceable and legally dubious.

In practice, pornography showing genitalia and sexual acts is not normally obscene according to the Miller test. For instance, in [[2000]] a jury took only a few minutes to clear Larry Peterman, ''Movie Buffs'' video store owner in [[Provo, Utah]], which had often boasted of being one of the most conservative counties in the US. Researchers had shown that guests at the local [[Marriott]] [[hotel]] were disproportionately large consumers of [[pay-per-view]] [[pornographic]] material, obtaining far more material that way than the store was distributing [http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/23/technology/23PORN.html?ex=1069736400&en=57fa1d3549a43013&ei=5070][http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/commercial-alert/2000/000042.html].

The advent of the [[internet]] has made this definition more difficult to maintain; as material published on a [[web server]] in one place can be read by a person residing anywhere else where there is a computer with internet access, there is a question as to which jurisdiction should apply. The pending case ''[[United States of America v. Extreme Associates]]'' includes some content delivered purely over the Internet and may clarify the situation. This case includes a video called ''Forced Entry'', which includes depictions of [[rape]], [[murder]], suffocation, beatings and urination in sexual contexts. Each of the components when considered alone, is not uncommon in sexual fantasy (murder probably being the least common) and, except for murder, feature routinely in sexual activities of varying proportions of the US population. Since part of the Miller purpose was to consider the effect on the members of the community who would see the material for sale on the street it's unclear how material which goes directly from a vendor to a residence and is never seen by the community will be judged.

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Local H

2005-07-05T17:33:31Z

Reflex Reaction: DAB

'''Local H''' is an [[Indie rock|indie]] and [[Punk rock|punk]] duo, formed by [[Scott Lucas]] (guitar/vocals) and [[Joe Daniels]] (drums). The two began playing together in their [[Illinois]] high school in [[1987]]. After failed attempts at recruiting a [[bassist]], Lucas took the novel approach of adding bass [[pickup (music)|pickups]] to his [[Electric_guitar|electric guitar]].

Local H's first album, ''[[Ham Fisted]]'', was released in [[1995]] to rather medicore reviews. Their [[1996]] album, ''[[As Good as Dead]]'', contained the popular single "Bound for the Floor" and was certified [[Gold_album|gold]]. The [[1998]] followup, ''[[Pack Up the Cats]]'', spawned the single "All the Kids Are Right". Unfortunately, the album's chances of success were stifled when their label, [[Polygram]], merged with [[Universal_Music|Universal]] and the album was all but forgotten during the transition.

The band took a hiatus of several years, during which Daniels left the band. Lucas recruited a new drummer, [[Brian St. Clair]] formerly of [[Triple Fast Action]], in [[2000]]. The two released their fourth album, ''[[Here Comes the Zoo]]'', in [[2002]] under the Palm Pictures record label. An EP, ''[[No Fun]]'', followed in 2003 and ''[[Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?]]'' was released in April 2004 to mixed reviews.

Local H is currently managed by former [[Triple Fast Action]] member [[Wes Kidd]] for [[Silent Partner Management]].

==Line-up==
*[[Scott Lucas]] (guitar/vocals)
*[[Brian St. Clair]] (drums)
*[[Joe Daniels]] (drums, former member)

==Discography==
<table border="2">
</tr>
<tr>
<td>'''Year'''</td>
<td>'''Title'''</td>
<td>'''Label'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1995]]</td>
<td>''[[Ham Fisted]]''</td>
<td>Polygram</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1996]]</td>
<td>''[[As Good as Dead]]''</td>
<td>Polygram</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[1998]]</td>
<td>''[[Pack Up the Cats]]''</td>
<td>[[Island Records|Island]]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[2002]]</td>
<td>''[[Here Comes the Zoo]]''</td>
<td>Palm</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[2003]]</td>
<td>''[[The No Fun]] (EP)''</td>
<td>Thick</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[2004]]</td>
<td>''[[Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?]]''</td>
<td>Studio E</td>
</tr>
</table>

==See also==
*[[List of alternative music artists]]
*[[List of musicians in the second wave of punk music]]

== Singles ==

==External links==
*[http://www.localh.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70404111844271995&sql=Bqtamqjoyojaa All Music Guide entry for Local H]
*[http://www.studioerecords.com/ Studio E Records]

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Kaliber 30 mm

2005-06-17T19:21:43Z

Reflex Reaction: /* Usage */ Changed from AAAV to EFV to reflect name change

[[Image:30mm-rounds.jpg|thumb|right|30 mm rounds]]

The '''30 mm Caliber''' is a standard size of [[heavy machine gun]] (specifically [[Autocannon|autocannon]]) [[ammunition]] used by [[NATO]] forces. The round itself has a length in the range of 8 to 12 inches (200 to 305 mm) while the projectile is ranges from 4 to 6 inches (100 to 150 mm).
==Usage==
Unlike its cousin the [[25 mm caliber|25 mm round]], the 30 mm is not typically an [[Anti-personnel weapon|anti-personnel]] round. Instead, the 30 mm round is generally either an anti-material or anti-armor round. It is capable of taking out targets ranging from [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armored vehicles]] and [[Tank|Main Battle Tanks]] to fortified [[bunker]]s.
[[Image:30mm-DU-penetrator.gif|thumb|200px|right|The [[Depleted uranium ammunition|DU]] penetrator of a 30 mm round]]

The [[United States armed forces|U. S. Military]] uses 30 mm weapons in their [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], [[AH-64 Apache]], [[LAV-25]], [[Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle|EFV]], and as a standard ship-based munition in the upcoming [[Mark 46]] [[autocannon]].

==30 mm caliber weapons==
*the [[United States|American]] [[Hughes M230]]
*the [[United States|American]] [[GAU-8 Avenger]]
*the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Rarden]] High velocity gun
*the [[France|French]] [[GIAT Industries|GIAT]] [[Giat M781|M781]] autocannon
*the [[Germany|German]] [[Mauser]] [[RMK-30]] recoilless cannon
*the [[Russia|Russian]] [[GSch-301]]
*the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Oerlikon]] [[Oerlikon KCB|KCB]]
==Types of 30 mm ammunition==
30 mm [[ammunition]] generally comes in three varieties: [[Armor-piercing shot and shell|Armor Piercing]], [[High explosive]], and Training rounds. Armor Piercing and High Explosive [[Cartridge (weaponry)|cartridge]]s usually also possess [[Incendiary device|incendiary]] characteristics.

==See also==
*[[25 mm caliber]]
*[[Caliber]]
*[[5.56 mm caliber]]
*[[7.62 mm caliber]]
*[[.50 BMG]]
*[[List of cartridges (weaponry), pistol and rifle]]
==External links==
*[http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/30mm.htm FAS: 30 mm Ammunition]
*[http://www.atk.com/international/precision/descriptions/products/GunSys/30mmChainGun.htm ATK Products: M230]
*[http://www.atk.com/international/precision/descriptions/products/GunSys/30mmChainGunLF.htm ATK Products: M230LF]
*[http://www.pmulcahy.com/autocannons/french_autocannons.html French Autocannons]

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