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Albéric Magnard

Lucien Denis Gabriel Albéric Magnard (9 June 1865 – 3 September 1914) was a French composer, sometimes referred to as a "French Bruckner", though there are significant differences between the two composers. Magnard became a national hero in 1914 when he refused to surrender his property to German invaders and died defending it.

Biography
Magnard was born in Paris, the son of Francis Magnard, a bestselling author and editor of Le Figaro. Albéric could have chosen to live the comfortable life that his family's wealth afforded him, but he disliked being called "fils du Figaro" and decided to make a career for himself in music, based entirely on his own talent and without any help from family connections. After military service and graduating from law school, he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied counterpoint with Théodore Dubois and went to the classes of Jules Massenet. There he met Vincent d'Indy, with whom he studied fugue and orchestration for four years, writing his first two Symphonies under d'Indy's tutelage. Magnard dedicated his Symphony No. 1 to d'Indy; and the two men always respected each other, despite their marked political differences (Magnard was pro-Dreyfus).

Francis Magnard did what he could to support Albéric's career while trying to respect his son's wish to make it on his own. This included publicity in Le Figaro. With the death of his father in 1894, Albéric Magnard's grief was complicated by his simultaneous gratitude to and annoyance with his father.

In 1896, Magnard married Julie Creton, became a counterpoint tutor at the Schola Cantorum (recently founded by d'Indy) and wrote his Symphony No. 3 in B-flat minor.

Death
In 1914, at the beginning of World War I, Magnard sent his wife and two daughters to a safe hiding place while he stayed behind to guard the estate of "Manoir de Fontaines" at Baron, Oise. When German soldiers trespassed on the property, Magnard fired at them, killing one soldier, and they fired back before setting the house on fire. It is believed that Magnard died in the fire, although his body could not be identified in the ruins. The fire destroyed all of Magnard's unpublished scores, including the orchestral score of his early opera Yolande, the orchestral score of Guercoeur (the piano reduction had been published, and the orchestral score of the second act was extant), and a more recent song cycle. Guy Ropartz, who had led a concert performance of the third act of Guercoeur at Nancy in February 1908, would subsequently reconstruct from memory the orchestration of the acts that had been lost in the fire, and the Paris Opéra gave the work a belated world premiere in 1931.

Music
Magnard's primary musical influences were contemporary French composers, particularly César Franck. Although he devoted much of his compositional efforts towards opera, nowadays he is probably best known for his four symphonies, certain passages of which demonstrate a more Germanic influence, foreshadowing the music of Gustav Mahler. His use of fugue and incorporation of chorale, together with the grandeur of expression in his mature orchestral works, have caused him to be called a "French Bruckner". Although Bruckner used cyclical forms long before d'Indy "trademarked" the concept to César Franck's name, Magnard's handling of cyclical form is more Franckian than Brucknerian. In his operas, Magnard used Richard Wagner's leitmotiv technique.

Magnard's whole musical output numbers a total of just 22 opus numbers. Along with the symphonies and operas are a handful of chamber works including a single string quartet, a quintet for piano and winds, a piano trio, a violin sonata (in G, opus 13), and a cello sonata (in A, opus 20). A few more were published posthumously, including the Quatre poèmes en musique, four songs for baritone and piano.

Selected works

 * Trois Pièces pour piano, Op. 1
 * Suite dans le style ancien, Op. 2, for orchestra
 * Six Poèmes, Op. 3, for voice and piano: 1. "À elle"; 2. "Invocation"; 3. "Le Rhin allemand"; 4. "Nocturne"; 5. "Ad fontem"; 6. "Au poète"
 * Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4 (1890)
 * Yolande, Op. 5, opera (1888–1891)
 * Symphony No. 2 in E, Op. 6 (1893)
 * Promenades, Op. 7, for piano (1894)
 * Quintet in D minor, Op. 8, for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon
 * Chant funèbre, Op. 9 (1895)
 * Overture, Op. 10 (1895)
 * Symphony No. 3 in B-flat minor, Op. 11 (1896)
 * Guercoeur, Op. 12, opera (1897–1900)
 * Sonata in G, Op. 13, for violin and piano (1903)
 * Hymne à la justice, Op. 14 (1903)
 * Quatre Poèmes, for baritone and piano, Op. 15 (1903)
 * String Quartet in E minor, Op. 16 (1904)
 * Hymne a Venus, Op. 17 (1906)
 * Trio in F minor, Op. 18, for piano trio (1905)
 * Bérénice, Op. 19, opera (1905–1909)
 * Sonata in A major, Op. 20, for cello and piano (1912)
 * Symphony No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 21 (1913)
 * Douze Poèmes, Op. 22
 * En Dieu mon espérance
 * À Henriette

Selected recordings
Albéric Magnard, La Musique de chambre, Timpani Records, 4 CDs (Oct. 2014)
 * CD 1: Violin Sonata in G major, Cello Sonata in A major
 * CD 2: Piano Trio in F minor, Piano Quintet in D minor (for piano and wind instruments)
 * CD 3: String Quartet in E minor
 * CD 4: (spoken word; discussion in French of works with music excerpts between Harry Halbreich and Stéphane Topakian)

The four symphonies have been recorded by:
 * The Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, conducted by Michel Plasson (EMI Classics, 1983/1987/1989)
 * The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jean-Ives Ossonce (Hyperion, 1997)
 * The Malmö Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Sanderling (BIS Records, 2000)
 * The Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Fabrice Bollon (Naxos Records, 2019/2020)

The shorter orchestral works (Suite d'orchestre, op. 2, Chant funèbre, op. 9, Ouverture, op. 10, Hymne à la justice, op. 14, Hymne à Vénus, op. 17) are on Timpani 1C1171 (2010, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Mark Stringer) and on Naxos 8.574084 (2020, Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Fabrice Bollon).

A complete recording of Guercœur was released by EMI Angel/Pathé Marconi in 1990. It features Hildegard Behrens, Nadine Denize, José van Dam, and Gary Lakes, with the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse conducted by Michel Plasson.

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Asian carp

Asian carp is a grouping of fishes commonly used to mean silver, bighead carp, white and black amur, which are regarded invasive in the United States. These four species, also known as copi, are native to China where they are collectively known as qing cao lian yong (青草鲢鳙) or si da jia yu (四大家鱼, "Big Four domesticated fish") and are farmed for food.

Asian carp and related fish

 * H. molitrix – silver carp, silverfin, lian
 * H. nobilis – bighead carp, yong
 * Ct. idella – grass carp, white amur, cao
 * M. piceus – black carp, black amur, qing

Other Cyprinoidei fish farmed in China
Common carp, amur carp and crucian carp are also common food fishes in China and elsewhere. Goldfish, though, are cultivated mainly as pet fish.

 * C. carpio – common carp
 * C. rubrofuscus – Amur carp
 * C. auratus – goldfish
 * C. carasius – crucian carp, crucian
 * C. molitorella – dace, mud carp
 * M. amblycephala – blunt snout bream, Wuchang bream

Characteristics
These four fish have been cultivated in aquaculture in China for over 1,000 years.

Bighead and silver carp are the most important fish, worldwide, in terms of total aquaculture production.

Asian carp are big fish, with black amur adults grow as big as 33 lbs (15 kg) in average, with the biggest one weighing 150 lbs (70 kg).

Bighead and silver carp are able to breed and produce offspring.

Jumping of silver carp

Silver carp are easily frightened by boats, which cause them to leap between 2.5 - 3.0 m into the air, and numerous boaters have been severely injured by collisions with the fish. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "reported injuries include cuts from fins, black eyes, broken bones, back injuries, and concussions". This behavior has sometimes been attributed to the very similar bighead carp, but these do not normally jump when frightened. Catching jumping carp in nets has become part of the Redneck Fishing Tournament in Bath, Illinois.

Recreational fishing

The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), and black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) as well as common carp (Cyprinus carpio) are popular targets for recreational fisherman in the Midwest, despite their status of being an invasive species. These species are unique because of their ability to be caught with the traditional fishing technique of using a fishing rod, reel and a hook. Other invasive carp species – the Silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) are not traditionally caught on rod and reel because they feed on plankton, therefore they do not bite on baited hooks or lures.

As food
Asian carp have been a popular food fish in Asia for thousands of years. In North America, the various Asian carp are often lumped with the common carp and seen as undesirable trash fish because of the unpopularity of common carp as food in this region. Furthermore, even the common carp, which was introduced to North America from Europe in the 17th century, are important food fish outside North America.

The pearly white flesh — though complicated by intermuscular bones — has a mild taste. The filter-feeding silver and bighead carp have much lower heavy metal contamination (such as mercury) than most other fish because they are algivorous primary consumers that do not eat other aquatic invertebrates or fishes and therefore are the least impacted by biomagnification.

A famous dish in Hangzhou called Xi Hu cu yu, traditionally made of white amur, is a dish of controversial flavor.

Copi is available in restaurants in Illinois, Arizona and Washington, DC.; in 7 fish markets in Illinois and Tennessee; and through 7 fish distributors in Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Maryland and Wisconsin.

Pet food
There are companies making pet food using silver carp in the US and Canada.

As ornamental fish
Yuquan, one of the well-known scenic spots in Hangzhou, has a large fish pond alive with hundreds of fish of various colors. As of 2022, many of the fish there are black amur, with additional bighead carp, nishikigoi, sharpbelly and white amur. A three-character inscription, Yu Le Guo, meaning "fish's paradise", is set above one end of the pond in the calligraphy of a famous gentry-scholar of the late Ming Dynasty named Dong Qichang.

Environmental impact
Some species of Asian carp cause harm when they are introduced to new environments. The black carp feeds on native mussels and snails, some of which are already endangered. Grass carp can alter the food webs of a new environment by altering the communities of plants, invertebrates, and fish. Silver carp feed on the plankton necessary for larval fish and native mussels.

Bighead and silver carp feed by filtering plankton from the water. The extremely high abundance of bighead and silver carp has caused great concern because of the potential for competition with native species for food and living space. Because of their filter-feeding habits, they are difficult to capture by normal angling methods.

History
In the late 19th century, the common carp was distributed widely throughout the United States by the United States Fish Commission as a foodfish. In the 1970s, fish farmers in mostly southern states began importing Asian carp from China to help clean their commercial ponds. The rise in the populations of bighead and silver carp has been dramatic where they are established in the Mississippi River basin.

Because of their prominence, and because they were imported to the United States much later than other carp native to Asia, the term "Asian carp" is often used with the intended meaning of only grass, black, silver, and bighead carp. In the U.S., Asian carp are considered to be invasive species. Of the Asian carp introduced to the United States, only two (crucian and black carp) are not known to be firmly established. Crucian carp is probably extirpated. Since 2003, however, several adults, fertile black carp have been captured from the Atchafalaya and other rivers connected to the Mississippi River. Dr. Leo Nico, in the book Black carp: Biological Synopsis and Risk Assessment of an Introduced Fish, reports that black carp are probably established in the United States. In South Florida, the local water management district actually stocks the canals with sterilized grass carp to control the hydrilla plant, which tends to block the locks and drainage valves used to control water flow from the Everglades.

Distribution
Bighead, silver, and grass carp are known to be well-established in the Mississippi River basin (including tributaries), where they at times reach extremely high numbers, especially in the case of the bighead and silver carp. Bighead, silver, and grass carp have been captured in that watershed from Louisiana to South Dakota, Minnesota, and Ohio. Grass carp are also established in at least one other watershed, in Texas, and may be established elsewhere.

Grass carp have been captured in all of the Great Lakes except Lake Superior, but so far, no evidence indicates a reproducing population. No silver carp or black carp have yet been found in any of the Great Lakes. Common carp are abundant throughout the Great Lakes.

A few bighead and grass carp have been captured in Canada's portions of the Great Lakes, but no Asian carp (other than common carp) is known to be established in Canada at this time. Concerns exist that the silver carp may spread into Cypress Hills in Alberta and Saskatchewan through Battle Creek, the Frenchman River, and other rivers flowing south out of the hills into the Milk River. Ontario does not have Asian carp yet and has used the provincial Invasive Species Act to prohibit their import.

In Mexico, grass carp have been established for many years in at least two river systems, where they are considered invasive, but no other Asian carp are known to have been introduced.

Field actions

These fish are thought to be highly detrimental to the environment in parts of the United States. Because of these concerns, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service convened stakeholders to develop a national plan for the management and control of invasive Asian carp (referring to bighead, silver, black, and grass carp). The plan was accepted by the National Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force in the fall of 2007.

As of 2016, efforts were being made to reintroduce alligator gar between Tennessee and Illinois as part of an effort to control Asian carp.

In 2019 the Kentucky declared "War on Carp" and started to use electro-fishing and sonic devices to remove 5 million pounds of Asian carp from Lake Barkley and Kentucky Lake.

Electro-fishing has become an extensive technique in population management of Asian carp throughout the Midwest's river systems. It involves the use of electric waves that stun (non-lethally) the invasive fish at the surface of the water, where fisherman can then corral them into net and remove from the ecosystem. Electro-fishing is also safe for the native species of fish that cohabit the waters where it is implemented, because they avoid the electro-fishing boats by diving deeper into the water column, where as the carp jump near the surface, getting stunned in the process.

There have been conclusive results that have proven electro-fishing to be an effective and efficient way to manage the Asian carp invasion in Midwestern waterways. A typical electro-fishing boat can shock 100 carp per minute of fishing utilizing 110-500 volts of electricity, the fish captured are then humanely killed, and used as food or fertilizer for crops. However, the technique has sparked questions about potential negative impacts that it may have on the rivers' ecosystems. If electro-fishing boats go over spawning grounds for native fish, it could potentially cause harm to fish embryos.

Branding
In June 2022, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced a campaign to rebrand Asian carp as Copi, which is a clipping of "copious", referring to the large amount of the fish in the US. This branding work was completed in 2022 by Span. The Copi renaming is a part of a Federal and state initiative to get the public to eat the invasive fish, decrease its numbers in Midwestern waterways, and prevent its introduction to the Great Lakes.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) is funding the Copi rebrand of Asian carp.

Success of the Copi rebrand of the invasive fish will be measured using pounds of removal as the key metric. Removal was projected to total 6,000,000 lbs at launch of the Copi rebrand, and increase to 12,000,000 in the first year following. Removal at 2 months from launch exceeded 10,000,000 lbs, on pace to beat year 1 projections.

Legislation
The Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011 was introduced to require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation, such as electric barriers, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins. The act provided 30 days for the Secretary of the Army to begin a study on the best means of implementing a hydrological separation of the Great Lakes to prevent the introduction of Asian carp. The study requirements included researching techniques that prevented the spread of carp from flooding, wastewater and storm water infrastructure, waterway safety operations, and barge and recreational traffic.

In 2012, the U.S. Senate and House introduced new bills aimed at combating the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes by expediting some items of the Stop Asian Carp Act of 2011. The legislation provides direction to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete their study within 18 months on how to separate the Great Lakes from the Mississippi watersheds.

The Water Resources Development Act of 2020 was passed by Congress to provide $25 million to efforts against the invasive species in the Tennessee and Cumberland river basins.

In April 2023, a new, extensive plan was created by the Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee to launch over 50 projects to combat the growing Asian carp invasion in the Great Lakes region of the Midwest. The committee is partnering with a collaboration of 26 U.S. and Canadian federal, state, provincial, tribal, regional and local agencies to work on new technologies and strategies to implement against Asian carp spreading to the Great Lakes.

The 2023 Invasive Carp Action Plan includes the following:

 * The Brandon Road Project, led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prevent carp from entering the Great Lakes by establishing structural and non-structural control measures in Will County, Illinois.
 * The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is working with the committee to upgrade sections of the earthen berm at Little Killbuck Creek, Ohio. This location contains a hydraulic connection between the Mississippi River and the Lake Eire water sheds when the water is high. This projects aims to close this aquatic pathway for the invasive species of carp, and further prevent their spreading into Lake Erie.
 * Operating electric dispersal barriers in the Chicago Area Waterway System, to include the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal that connects to Lake Michigan.
 * The U.S. army Corps of Engineers will also conduct experiments with new technologies in underwater acoustics and carbon dioxide deterrent barriers to prevent the migration of invasive carp into the Great Lakes region.
 * The Department of Natural Resources will also organize commercial fishing of the invasive carp species in the upper Illinois River to reduce the population and the risk of upstream expansion northbound.

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Talk:Albèric Magnard

I don't know if there is any need for this redirect, it might not be as useful as the redirect at Alberic Magnard, but I thought to put it in for the sake of completeness. Dmetric 22:53, 26 May 2004 (UTC)

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Wikipedia talk:Multilingual statistics/Archive

=Archive for Multilingual statistics discussion page (pre-2004)=

Is there a special reason why the stats of the English Wikipedia is not listed? giskart 11:42 Jan 16, 2003 (UTC)

 * It originally treated them newfangled ferrin Wikipedias as a separate lump. Feel free to add back stats for the one with the language of a small island nation off the coast of a peninsula on the western edge of Asia. ;) --Brion

Could someone list the statistics of how many articles are crosslinked to other languages? Also, it would be interesting to know which articles are in the most languages, etc. --Chuck SMITH

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Somebody please check my math: I added the total number of articles on the Jan 11 row and got 37,033 articles. I also calculated the number of articles that have been added since Jan 12 of last year and got 32,921 articles. It is important that these numbers are correct since I used them as the basis for an edit to our 2003 Press Release. --mav

 * I count 37,072 articles in total on Jan 11. Even with the two recently added wikis (fi & ko) subtracted it yields 37,041 articles. Total number of articles on Jan 12 2002 was 3,767, giving an increase of 33,305 articles. Would you perhaps like an up-to-date list? -Scipius 17:10 Jan 18, 2003 (UTC)

 * Good. I wasn't that far off - thanks for checking that for me. Yes, if possible, it would be nice to have more up-to-date numbers. --mav

Hey! The Swedes may feel a little indignant with the phrase - "Swedish (Suomi)". After all, it was Sweden that had been dominating Finland. Kpjas 18:41 Jan 25, 2003 (UTC)

Hi, Some Wikipedia (at least the "fr") still used the comma method to choose if an article is to be included or not in the total count. So may be the phrase should reworded ? Yann

 * As far as I know the French wiki uses the same counting method as all other Phase III wikis, or is there something different about it? Some smaller non-converted wikis are still forced to use the comma method, but I think it's clear that eventually (right, Brion? ;)) all wikis will be converted and the comma method will be history. -Scipius 21:04 Feb 16, 2003 (UTC)

 * we are obviously not sure at all about that. So unsure someone recently hunted the missing commas in all articles, ie, he added commas in all stubs that count as articles to be sure no articles (even ridiculously short) would be missing in the count. That is how the french self-reference is now stating we are a place where we hunts for commas :-)

bs.wikipedia is missing from the table although they have now 14 articles. Could someone remedy this for next time?

 * Done. I've furthermore added the Croatian and Serbian wikis to the inactive, but converted list and placed a bit more info at their Main Pages. -Scipius 21:04 Feb 16, 2003 (UTC)

In the recent update of stats, the question regarding inclusion of Volapük and Swahili Wikipedias was raised since these have barely started to put up content. I'd like to mention that these two Wikipedias have had some visits and interest shown. The starting process may be slow now, but in comparison to the Interlingua Wikipedia which was very slow then gained incredible speed just lately can vouch for the fact that having stats on these languages can encourage user communities to get up and go make articles.

Also if I could bring this up, the Galego Wikipedia has had good progress of late and I would like to see it included in the stats as well.

Jay B. 2003/4/18

 * The problem is that they do not appear to have real encyclopedic content, which disqualifies them IMO. The situation is even worse for the Swahili wiki as it appears that the dictionary entries it does have seem to have been copied from the copyrighted site linked on the front page. The Volapük wiki appears closer and I'm sure it can be added in some future update, provided we see some more encyclopedic content added.

 * As for recognition, this is partly why I mentioned them and I hope the note and this discussion will spur on any contributors to make some genuine encyclopedic entries. As for the Galician wiki, look more closely, I added it during the last update ;) -Scipius 20:59 Apr 20, 2003 (UTC)

Malayalam Wikipedia has around 10 articles. Would you consider including this? ~Vinodmp 17 May, 2003

 * Certainly, though I can't read a thing (it's mostly ????), it looks like it has some encyclopedic content and a usable front page. I'll add it in the next update next week, if no-one else does so before me. Thanks for the alert. -Scipius 20:20 18 May 2003 (UTC)

Isn't it time for an update of the statistics now? Den fjättrade ankan 16:21 21 Jul 2003 (UTC)

 * Have fun! --mav

Welsh Wikipedia has around 60 articles and 7 contributors now (though things like translating the GNU FDL are slowing it down a bit!). Would you consider including it in the stats? -- Arwel 22:04, 29 Jul 2003 (UTC)

 * Done. But thers is only 25 valid pages, according to the Special:Statistics page for the Welsh Wikipedia. Den fjättrade ankan 21:49, 31 Jul 2003 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Looking at the "All Pages" display I'd say there are currently 28 pages which aren't to do with Wikipedia or User pages. Arwel 22:17, 31 Jul 2003 (UTC)

How is the average growth calculated? By adding all the growths of the Wikipedias together and then divising by the number, or by adding the number of articles of all the Wikipedias and calculating this numbers growth? --denny vrandecic 22:49, Oct 19, 2003 (UTC)

 * Average growth is calculated by adding the number of articles of all Wikipedias together, and then calculating the growth of this number. Of course, growth is not calculated by adding the growths of the Wikipedias together and dividing the number. This is due to the fact that average growth is meant to represent the speed at which the entire Wikipedia project grows.

Ronline, 19 Oct 2003

 * good. :) --denny vrandecic 15:03, Oct 26, 2003 (UTC)

Is it possible to have a multilingual comparison in terms of the total amount of information, in the number of symbols? Andres 20:36, 21 Oct 2003 (UTC)

 * There are stats concerning number of words,database size, etc, in the "new" stats run on Erik Zachte's servers. These aren't particularly up to date or accurate, but have good figures.

Ronline, 19 Oct 2003

 * Thanks a lot. Andres 01:41, 25 Oct 2003 (UTC)

 * The stats are on the Wikipedia server at, and are (usually) updated weekly. I haven't had any complaints about their accuracy/bug reports in months. If someone spots a mistake I will be happy to hear it (Ronline?). The stats on my server are for testing only. Erik Zachte 13:43, 25 Oct 2003 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure the "50 recently active wikipedians" section is accurate. Wikipedians by number of edits was last updated on August 8 and claims, for example, that mav had 43533 edits, whereas the stats page says he only has 32512. Angela 16:02, Oct 25, 2003 (UTC)

 * This has been brought up before. It is a matter of definition of what to count. So actually it is a bug in the documentation :) I will add a description of what I count specifically, which is only namespace zero edits (as opposed to the online counter). In less technical terms this means only edits on real articles/redirects, not on discussion pages, image upload pages and what have you. Thanks for reminding me. Erik Zachte 17:05, 25 Oct 2003 (UTC)

 * Erik - I didn't mean to say that there were bugs with the stats. All I meant was that they weren't as frequently updated as the Article count stats (which are updated every 2-3 days) and also that, in terms of accuracy, articles are only given to the nearest thousand after they pass the 1000 mark. For example, if an encyclopedia has 1200 articles and moves up to 1400, it's still quoted as having "1 K" articles. Other than that, they are great for seeing database size, etc,but for actual article count, I think it's better to use the more simple stats on this page. By the way, I have reviewed the Romanian stats page and it's in order. I think it's ready to be put up off the testing server. Cheers, Ronline

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How can I update this paragraph for Nov. 2003? ^^ Dod1 16:23, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)


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Heimberg

Heimberg may refer to:

In Germany

 * Heimberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony-Anhalt
 * Heimberg, Baden-Württemberg, in the municipality of Niederstetten, Baden-Württemberg
 * Heimberg (Deuerling), in the municipality of Regensburg, Bavaria
 * Heimberg (Fischach), in the municipality of Augsburg, Bavaria
 * Heimberg (Irschenberg), in the municipality of Miesbach, Bavaria
 * Heimberg (Oberbergkirchen), in the municipality of Mühldorf, Bavaria

In other countries

 * Heimberg, Switzerland, in the Canton of Bern
 * Heimberg, Austria, in Haag, Lower Austria

People with the surname

 * Alex Heimberg, also known as Miss Understood, New York drag queen
 * Lothar Heimberg, an early member of the band Scorpions
 * Michelle Heimberg (born 2000), Swiss diver
 * Murray Heimberg, American medical scientist

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Steyr IWS 2000

The Steyr IWS 2000 is an Austrian single-shot bolt-action anti-materiel rifle produced by Steyr Mannlicher. IWS stands for Infantry Weapon System. Unlike other anti-tank rifle designs, it has a smoothbore barrel. This facilitates higher projectile velocities and allows a longer barrel service life, but the lack of gyroscopic spin-stabilization requires the projectile to have aerodynamic stabilizing fins instead. The IWS is chambered in a 15.2×169 mm armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot cartridge, and is the first man-portable rifle to use this type of ammunition.

The first variant of the weapon was the proposed AMR 5075 (AMR standing for anti-materiel rifle). It was to fire the same type of ammunition as the IWS 2000 and to use a 5-round detachable box magazine. However, that version did not pass the proposal stage.

Design
The weapon is based on a 9+3/4 in long recoil mechanism. This mechanism, usually found in shotguns, helps manage the heavy recoil forces of the 15.2 mm Steyr APFSDS round due to its damping effect that allows for force distribution over a longer period of time. Another unusual feature of this weapon is the movement of the barrel. After firing, the barrel recoils into a shock-absorbing hydro-pneumatic sleeve much like those found on a LG 1 Mark II 105 mm Howitzer. The IWS 2000 also uses a multi-baffle muzzle brake to distribute muzzle energy and further reduce recoil, similar to that used on the D-30 2A18M 122 mm towed howitzer. The entire rifle body is made up of a combination of high-tension plastics and superlight polymers to increase manageability and cut down on weight. The smoothbore barrel is easily detached and packed away for increased mobility. The APFSDS round is inserted from the side of the weapon, much like with usual single-shot rifles.

Ammunition
The projectile is a 20-gram, 15.2 mm fin-stabilized discarding-sabot type with armor-piercing capability which the IWS 2000 was specifically designed to fire only. It contains a dart-shaped penetrator of either tungsten carbide or depleted uranium, capable of piercing 40 mm of rolled homogeneous armor at a range of 1,000 m, as well as causing secondary fragmentation. The cartridge consists of a plastic case, a steel head, and a plastic sabot shell around the penetrator, and has a maximum diameter of 26 millimeters, at its base. The complete projectile assembly with its four sabot segments weighs 35 grams.

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User:Dirk Gently

I guess I should put something here so that it's not all ugly-red in my signature. Well, this is it. --Dirk Gently 23:00, 26 May 2004 (UTC)

Nice id. Themissinglint 03:56, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks --Dirk Gently 03:00:21, 2005-08-10 (UTC)

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Chris Kenner

Christophe Kenner (December 25, 1929 – January 25, 1976) was an American, New Orleans-based R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, "I Like It Like That" and "Land of 1000 Dances", which became staples in the repertoires of many other musicians.

Biography
Born on Christmas Day, in the farming community of Kenner, Louisiana, upriver from New Orleans, Kenner sang gospel music with his church choir. He moved to New Orleans when he was in his teens, to work as a stevedore.

In 1955 he made his first recordings, for a small label, Baton Records, without success. In 1957, he recorded his "Sick and Tired" for Imperial Records. Kenner's recording reached No. 13 on the Billboard R&B chart. Fats Domino covered it the next year, and his version became a hit on the pop chart. "Rocket to the Moon" and "Life Is Just a Struggle", both cut for Ron Records, were other notable songs Kenner recorded in this period.

Moving to another New Orleans label, Instant (which initially was called 'Valiant' before they discovered the name was already in use), he began to work with the pianist and arranger Allen Toussaint. In 1961, this collaboration produced "I Like It Like That", his biggest and first pop hit, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (covered in 1965 by the Dave Clark Five), and "Something You Got" (covered by Wilson Pickett, Alvin Robinson, the Ramsey Lewis Trio, Johnny Rivers, Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown, and Earl Grant, Fats Domino, Bobby Womack, the Moody Blues, the Searchers, the American Breed, Fairport Convention, Bruce Springsteen, Them, and Jimi Hendrix). "I Like It Like That" sold over one million copies, was nominated for a Grammy Award, and was awarded a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America.

In 1963 he released his most enduring song, "Land of 1000 Dances", based on an old spiritual. Kenner's version reached No. 77 on the pop chart in 1963. It was later covered by various artists, including Cannibal & the Headhunters, Fats Domino, Thee Midniters, Wilson Pickett, the Action, and Patti Smith. Kenner continued to record for Instant and for other small local labels, including many of his lesser-known songs from the 1960s, such as "My Wife", "Packing Up" and "They Took My Money". He released an album, Land of 1000 Dances, on Atlantic Records in 1966; it was reissued on CD by Collectors' Choice in 2007.

Kenner's career was affected by his unpredictable behavior – he drank and spent heavily, and he sometimes missed shows or forgot the words to his songs. He continued to record until 1968, with diminishing success. In 1968, Kenner was convicted of unlawful sex with a minor and spent three years in Louisiana's Angola prison.

Kenner died from a heart attack in 1976, at the age of 46, triggered by alcoholism.

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Höchstetten

There are several municipalities and communities that have the name Höchstetten:

 * Höchstetten, Germany, in the municipality of Ansbach, Bavaria
 * Höchstetten, Switzerland, in the Canton of Bern

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Talk:National Park

Please do not revert this page. It is highly unlikely that anyone typing "National Park" into the article box is looking for a small town in New Jersey. If they are, I have added a disambiguation header to national park. I have also recieved consensus on #wikipedia for this change.

It is even less likely that someone typing "National Park" into the article box is looking for "national park". anthony (see warning) 23:13, 26 May 2004 (UTC)

[15:59] There's currently 3 links to National Park. All of them refer to the subject "national park", none to National Park NJ. The nature of these links (all are outside the main namespace, one of them is doing so while quoting a normal namespace article) makes one suspect that someone has been disambiguating it.

Fix the three links if they are wrong. There is no reason for national park to be capitalised, unless it is referring to the city. anthony (see warning)

 * I disagree. For one, many editors capitalize "National Park" as a part of a title, which would result in a link pointing to this page. Also, there's no telling if people will capitalize entries that in their article box. Well, for a compromise, what about a disambig header on National Park, New Jersey pointing to National park, and vice versa? -- Slowking Man 03:12, May 27, 2004 (UTC)

 * I've added the sentence "Despite its name, National Park is not a national park." as the second sentence of the "National Park, New Jersey" article. I think that reads much more cleanly than a disambiguation notice, and accomplishes the same effect.  I see no reason for a disambig header on national park.  That editors commonly miscapitalise "national park" doesn't seem justification to point a redirect to the wrong page.  Keeping that sentence as the second on the city page is justifiable though, because it fits in there anyway. anthony (see warning) 10:03, 27 May 2004 (UTC)

 * Well, I don't really know whether the disambig header should be on national park. I didn't add it, so I'll just leave it alone. Other than that, it looks fine; if someone mistakenly goes to the city article, the header should point him to the right place. Glad we could work it out. :)

 * I don't think it's worked out at all. This should be a disambiguation page as it was once before. Most people who come here are looking for information on National parks, but some are looking for the town of National Park, New Jersey. Surely that's what a disambiguation page is for? If it must be a redirect, make it to the most common usage, which is as part of the title of a National Park, not the town. The current redirect is US-centric. Andrewa 01:26, 31 May 2004 (UTC)

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Talk:Miscibility

fully miscible
Several pages reference the term, but the definition is not easily directed to on Wikipedia. 150.135.93.62 (talk) 18:12, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

dicdef
Looks like a dicdef? Should it be moved to Wikitionary? Krik 23:04, 26 May 2004 (UTC)
 * It would probably be fine if there was more scientific description and more examples, going into detail. In other words: It's a stub. Gadriel 03:58, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
 * Looks like it has expanded enough to make this obsolete.RJFJR 23:49, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

improve?
This is kind of a mouth full:

In aldehydes and ketones the hydrogen bond makes greatcheese can form with a lone pair of electrons on the carbonyl oxygen atom.

Can we find a simpler example? RJFJR 23:49, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

Err
How is this different from Miscibility?

--Scott 19:43, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Good question. DMacks 16:58, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Move to Miscibility?

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the . Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

I think that the actual noun that should be described here is "miscibility", since "miscible" is simply an adjective. You wouldn't have a page for "soluble", but a page for "solubility", right? -- Guitarmankev1(TALK) 02:11, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

 * It's not that much of a high traffic page, so I'll just go ahead and do it. Hmm, there's already a wiki page Miscibility which redirects to here. So how do we do fix this? I don't know the policy. I'm pretty sure I read something saying not to copy+paste it. Millancad 05:29, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The current Miscible was a result of a merger of the old Miscible and Miscibility pages. I stand by my comment at the time about he what to call the resulting merged page. I listed it to get others' input and eventual admin action. DMacks 18:22, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I support the move. Reginmund 22:08, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Support per WP:ADJECTIVE. —  AjaxSmack   03:59, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Naming conventions (adjectives) reads in part It is recommended that adjectives be redirected to nouns. Talk:Miscibility backs this up; Perhaps we could even close this discussion as an uncontroversial move request. Andrewa 09:54, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the . Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. --Stemonitis 18:23, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Temperature Dependence
Fails to fully address temperature dependence of miscibility. Component fluids (e.g., oil and water) may become completely miscible at a high enough temperature called the "consolute point." The mixture exhibits interesting critical behavior at the consolute point. This is not mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rcruise (talk • contribs) 13:47, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Category
Currently, this page is in Category:Chemical properties. However, to my knowledge, miscibility is a physical property. It appears that Category:Physical properties would not be appropriate. That being said, shouldn't the page be removed from the current category (and ideally, moved to a more appropriate one)? PaplooTheEwok (talk) 03:07, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Butanone - why?
Not a SME, but I wonder why butanone was the chosen example. Wouldn't Sodium Chloride be equally acceptable, since its the best known (chemically) solid material known to mankind? Bcwilmot 08:14, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Metal Behavior (Mott #)
This is a quote from the abstract of 'Immiscibilty in Liquid Metal Systems', JMS, 1968, available at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00550987 as PDF. Depending on the detail desired, the Mott # math (claimed correct immiscibilty prediction of 85%) from the abstract, or further details from the paper could be included to give a quick way to say "are these two metals immiscible?" which is 1st order useful to a person reading about immiscible metals.

The original Hildebrand formula was based on a solubility parameter, δ, and the atomic volume, V, and immiscibility was predicted between two liquids if 1/2(V A+V B) (δ A−δ B)2>2RT Mott introduced a correction term in this expression to allow for the difference in electronegativity (χ A−χ B) between the two component elements and defined a Mott number, 12(VA+VB) (δA−δB)2−2RT23060 (χA+χB)2, where T is the melting point, in degrees absolute, of the more refractory metal. It was postulated that if the calculated Mott number for a given binary alloy system was greater than the number of bonds that could be formed, the two metals would be immiscible in the liquid state. In an earlier paper, the Mott number was compared with the lower Pauling valency of the two elements and when this is applied to 1401 known alloy systems, the overall agreement is 85% compared with 59.9% conforming to the simple Hildebrand rule. 172.56.4.181 (talk) 22:58, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Miscibility and solubility?
There seems to be very little coordination between this topic and Solubility?

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Brendan Morrison

Brendan Morrison (born August 15, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Washington Capitals, Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks.

Morrison was selected 39th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Devils after a season in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL); he had won rookie of the year honours for the Interior Conference as a member of the Penticton Panthers. Following his draft, he joined the college ice hockey ranks with the Michigan Wolverines of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). During his four-year collegiate career, he was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player while leading the Wolverines to a national championship in 1996 and won the Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA's player of the year in 1997.

Turning professional in 1997–98, Morrison was named to the American Hockey League (AHL) All-Rookie Team as a member of the Albany River Rats. He played his rookie season in the NHL the following season with the New Jersey Devils before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks in March 2000. He played seven full seasons with the Canucks, which included a club-record 534 consecutive regular season games played. As a member of the team's "West Coast Express" line (alongside Markus Näslund and Todd Bertuzzi), Morrison enjoyed the most successful years of his career, posting three consecutive 60-point seasons. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played one season with Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elite League. Beginning in 2008, he played stints with the Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars and Washington Capitals before joining the Calgary Flames in 2010.

Internationally, Morrison has competed for Canada in three World Championships, winning gold in 2004 and silver in 2005.

Amateur career (1992–97)
Morrison played one season with the Penticton Panthers of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (BCJHL) in 1992–93, recording 94 points (35 goals and 59 assists) over 56 games. He ranked second in team scoring, behind Marcel Sakáč, and was awarded the Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy as the Interior Conference's rookie of the year. In the off-season, Morrison was selected by the New Jersey Devils 39th overall in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Upon being drafted, he joined the Michigan Wolverines of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). He had also been approached by the Denver Pioneers and the Maine Black Bears to join their school teams, but ultimately chose Michigan. Registering 48 points (20 goals and 28 assists) over 38 games as a freshman, Morrison was named the CCHA Rookie of the Year for the 1993–94 season. He played on a line with fellow freshman Jason Botterill; the two played together throughout their college career. In the 1994 playoffs, he helped the Wolverines to a CCHA championship. Playing in his sophomore year (1994–95), Morrison improved to 76 points (23 goals and 43 assists) over 39 games and received his first of three consecutive CCHA First Team All-Star selections.

With 72 points over 45 games in 1995–96, Morrison received his first of back-to-back CCHA Player of the Year awards. He added 15 points in seven postseason games to capture his second CCHA championship with the Wolverines. Advancing to the 1996 NCAA Tournament, Michigan advanced to the final against the Colorado College Tigers. Morrison scored the championship-winning goal 3:35 into overtime to win the game 3–2. It was the Wolverines' first national title in 32 years. Michigan's championship-winning team that year included five future NHL players—Morrison, Botterill, Blake Sloan, John Madden, Marty Turco and Bill Muckalt. In addition to receiving NCAA Tournament MVP honours, Morrison was named to the NCAA West Regional and NCAA All-Tournament Teams.

Morrison was named team captain in his senior year. He totalled college personal bests that season of 31 goals, 57 assists and 88 points over 43 games, culminating in a Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA's most outstanding player; Morrison had been a finalist for the award the previous two years. The Wolverines repeated as CCHA champions, but lost to the Boston University Terriers in the NCAA semifinal. Morrison completed his four-year college career as the Wolverines' all-time points leader with 284, surpassing Denny Felsner. His points total also ranked seventh all-time among NCAA players.

New Jersey Devils (1997–2000)
Prior to the Devils' training camp, Morrison was signed by the team to a multi-year contract on September 9, 1997. He was seen as an unlikely candidate to secure a roster spot with the Devils; ahead of Morrison on the depth chart were numerous centres, including Doug Gilmour, Bobby Holík and Petr Sýkora. As such, he played the majority of the 1997–98 season in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Devils' minor league affiliate, the Albany River Rats. He scored 35 goals and 84 points over 72 games in the AHL, ranking first in team scoring and eighth in the League overall. He finished second among League rookies in scoring, eight points behind Daniel Brière of the Springfield Falcons, and was named to the AHL All-Rookie Team. His AHL season included a five-goal game against the Hartford Wolfpack on April 1, 1998; two of his goals came short handed into an empty net, as part of a 5–2 Albany win. The feat was one goal shy of the AHL's single-game record.

Morrison also made his NHL debut during the 1997–98 season. He was called up to the Devils in December 1997 as a replacement for winger John MacLean, who had been informally suspended by General Manager Lou Lamoriello after requesting to be traded. Playing in his first NHL game on December 4, 1997, Morrison scored against goaltender Tom Barrasso in a 4–0 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He received a second call-up in April 1998. Competing in 11 NHL games, he finished the season with five goals and four assists.

The following season, he secured a full-time roster spot with the Devils. With Doug Gilmour having left the team as a free agent in the 1998 off-season, Morrison was expected to help fill the void at centre. His 46 points (13 goals and 33 assists) over 76 games finished second among NHL rookies behind Milan Hejduk of the Colorado Avalanche. He ranked fifth in Calder Memorial Trophy voting as the League's rookie of the year with one first-place ballot (the award was given to the Avalanche's Chris Drury).

Becoming a restricted free agent in the off-season, Morrison was given a one-year qualifying offer with a reported value of approximately US$500,000. With the Devils unwilling to increase their offer, he left in September 1999 for Třebíč, Czech Republic, where fellow Devils restricted free agent Patrik Eliáš was also holding out. While overseas, Morrison and Eliáš played for Czech teams SK Horácká Slavia Třebíč and HC Pardubice as they waited for contract negotiations to resume. Morrison was pointless in two games with Třebíč and recorded seven points in five games with Pardubice. On October 24, 1999, Morrison and Eliáš agreed to new contracts with the Devils. After recording 26 points over 44 games with the Devils, Morrison was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on March 14, 2000, alongside centre Denis Pederson, in exchange for winger Alexander Mogilny. Both Morrison and Pederson were struggling offensively and were unhappy with their roles on the team.

Vancouver Canucks (2000–08)
Morrison finished the 1999–2000 season with nine points in 12 games with the Canucks for a combined total of 35 points in 56 games. In the off-season, he re-signed with the Canucks. Playing in his first full season with the Canucks in 2000–01, Morrison improved to 54 points (16 goals and 38 assists) over 82 games. He helped the team reach the postseason for the first time since 1996, as Vancouver secured the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference. Facing the Colorado Avalanche in the first round, the Canucks were swept in four games. Morrison scored his first NHL playoff goal during the series and finished with three points in four games.

The 2001–02 campaign marked the beginning of what was widely considered to be the most effective line combination in the NHL for several years. During a game on January 9, 2002, Morrison replaced Andrew Cassels as the centreman on the team's first line with wingers Markus Näslund and Todd Bertuzzi. He went on to record his three best statistical seasons in the NHL while playing with the two wingers. The latter two finished second and third in NHL scoring in 2001–02, while Morrison tallied 23 goals and 67 points over 82 games. Morrison's playmaking ability complemented his wingers' goal-scoring prowess. Together, they were known for playing a fast and entertaining style; as a result, head coach Marc Crawford implemented a highly-offensive coaching strategy. The trio were dubbed the "West Coast Express," named after Vancouver's commuter rail service of the same name.

Despite finishing as the NHL's top-scoring team, the Canucks entered the 2002 playoffs as the eighth seed in the West for the second consecutive season. Facing the Detroit Red Wings in the opening round, they were eliminated in six games. Morrison notched two assists during the series. After initially failing to come to terms on a new contract with the Canucks in the off-season, Morrison filed for arbitration. He won his hearing and was awarded a two-year, US$4.6 million contract on August 3, 2002, more than doubling his previous year's salary of US$775,000.

The following season, Morrison recorded career-highs with 25 goals, 46 assists, and 71 points in 82 games. He ranked 26th in NHL point-scoring, while Näslund and Bertuzzi finished second and fifth, respectively. He helped the Canucks come within a point of the Northwest Division title, entering the 2003 playoffs as the fourth seed in the West. After eliminating the St. Louis Blues in the opening round, they were defeated by the Minnesota Wild in a seven-game second round series. Morrison had a career-high four goals, seven assists and 11 points over 14 postseason games.

In 2003–04, Morrison registered 22 goals and 60 points over 82 games as all members of the Canucks' top line experienced declines in offensive production. Bertuzzi was replaced on Morrison's wing after he was suspended indefinitely by the NHL for sucker punching Steve Moore in a game against Colorado in March 2004; he was replaced on the Canucks' top line by Matt Cooke. Nonetheless, the Canucks won their first-ever Northwest Division title and went into the 2004 playoffs as the West's third seed. Facing elimination in game six of the opening round against the Calgary Flames, Morrison scored there minutes into the contest's third overtime session to force a seventh game. Having skated from the corner boards with the puck, Morrison stickhandled across the net and scored past Calgary goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. The Canucks were then eliminated in Game 7; Morrison finished the playoff season with five points. Becoming a restricted free agent in the off-season, he filed for salary arbitration against the Canucks for the second time in two years. Both sides managed to avoid their hearing by agreeing to a one-year deal on July 27, 2004. In lieu of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Morrison went overseas to play in the Swedish Elite League, signing with Linköpings HC on September 15, 2004. With 44 points (16 goals and 29 assists) over 45 games, he ranked second in team scoring (behind Kristian Huselius) and sixth in League scoring. After finishing with the second-best regular season in the SEL, Linköping was eliminated in the first round by Södertälje SK.

With NHL play set to resume the next season, Morrison re-signed with the Canucks at US$9.6 million over three years. He suffered a torn labrum in his hip in December 2005, but chose to play through the injury. He finished the season with 19 goals and 56 points over 82 games in 2005–06, as the Canucks failed to qualify for the playoffs. Head Coach Marc Crawford recalled that by the end of the season, the line of Morrison, Bertuzzi and Näslund had been surpassed as the top unit by Daniel and Henrik Sedin. In the off-season, Morrison underwent surgery for his hip injury and missed two months of workout and conditioning while recovering. Also in the summer, Bertuzzi was traded to the Florida Panthers, marking the end of the West Coast Express line.

Morrison's hip continued to hinder his play in 2006–07, contributing to a slow start early in the season. Later in the campaign, he set a Canucks record for consecutive regular season games played (colloquially known as an "ironman streak"); he had not missed a contest since arriving to the team from New Jersey. Playing against the Los Angeles Kings on February 22, 2007, he surpassed Trevor Linden's old club record of 482 consecutive games played (his overall streak was at 491 games, including eight contests played with the Devils prior to his trade). Three days later, he became the League's active ironman when Avalanche defenceman Kārlis Skrastiņš was forced to miss a game with a knee injury. Skrastiņš had played in 495 consecutive games, while Morrison had 492 at the time. Offensively, Morrison finished the year with his sixth consecutive 50-point season in the NHL with 20 goals and 31 assists over 82 games. The Canucks returned to the postseason and advanced to the second round, where they were eliminated by the Anaheim Ducks. Morrison recorded 4 points in 12 playoff games.

Morrison began the 2007–08 season with a minor wrist injury suffered during a game during the pre-season; he chose to play through the injury for months. He extended his ironman streak to 542 games before opting for wrist surgery on December 12, 2007. The streak, which had begun on February 27, 2000 with the Devils, was the 11th longest in NHL history, 404 games short of Doug Jarvis' NHL record. Morrison was succeeded as the league's active ironman by Flames defenceman Cory Sarich, who had played in 419 consecutive games at the time of Morrison's injury. Morrison's Canucks record of 534 consecutive games played was later surpassed by Henrik Sedin on December 26, 2011 (the game in which Sedin tied the record was played between the Canucks and Morrison's Calgary Flames). After undergoing wrist surgery in December 2007, Morrison returned to the Canucks lineup in February 2008, having missed 38 games. The following month, Morrison tore the ACL in his right knee during a game on March 28, forcing him to miss the remaining four contests of the regular season. He underwent knee surgery 10 days later. Limited to 39 games due to his injuries, Morrison recorded nine goals and 25 points in 2007–08. The Canucks finished out of the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

Becoming an unrestricted free agent in the off-season, Morrison ended his career with the Canucks ninth overall on the team's all-time scoring list with 393 points in 543 games.

Post-Vancouver (2008–2012)
Morrison signed with the Anaheim Ducks to a one-year, US$2.75 million contract on July 7, 2008. He had received interest from as many as nine NHL teams, including the Canucks, who offered a one-year, US$1.9 million deal prior to Morrison's free agency. Morrison scored his first goal as a Duck on November 7 in a 5–2 loss to the Dallas Stars. While it was hoped he could be a replacement for Andy McDonald as the team's second-line centre, Morrison struggled in his short tenure with the Ducks. He was relegated to the fourth line and made a healthy scratch at various points in the season. It was proposed by the media that he was not yet playing at full capacity on account of his off-season knee surgery. With 22 points in 62 games, he was waived by the Ducks leading up to the NHL trade deadline on March 3, 2009. He was claimed the following day by the Dallas Stars. He scored his first goal with the Stars on March 12, the game-winner in a 3–2 contest against the Carolina Hurricanes. Morrison's 2008–09 total of 31 points between the Ducks and Stars was the lowest output of his career (not including the previous season's injury-shortened campaign and his 11-game 1997–98 season). In the off-season, he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Washington Capitals to a one-year, US$1.5 million contract on July 10, 2009. He registered his first goal as a Capital in the team's home opener, a 6–4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, on October 3, 2009. In the final two months of the season, Morrison missed six games due to a leg injury. He finished the campaign with 42 points in 74 games with the Capitals, his highest total in three years. Returning in time for the 2010 playoffs, he registered one assists in five games as the top-seeded Capitals were eliminated by the Montreal Canadiens in the first round.

Becoming an unrestricted free agent for the third consecutive year in July 2010, Morrison did not initially receive any offers. As a result, he accepted a tryout with the Vancouver Canucks and attended the team's training camp in Penticton, British Columbia. At the conclusion of the pre-season, the Canucks offered Morrison a two-way contract, which he turned down. The following day, on October 4, 2010, Morrison was signed by the Calgary Flames to a one-year, one-way contract worth US$725,000. The Flames had signed Morrison in lieu of numerous injuries at the centre position on their roster. He scored his first goal as a Flame on October 16 in a 5–3 win against the Edmonton Oilers. After recording 43 points in 66 games, Morrison suffered a season-ending injury in March 2011. He hurt his left knee in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks when opposing defenceman Niklas Hjalmarsson pinned him against the end-boards. At the time of the injury, Morrison was leading the Flames with a plus-minus rating of +13 while centring the team's top line with Jarome Iginla and Alex Tanguay. On July 15, 2011, Morrison came to terms with the Flames on a one-year deal worth US$1.25 million.

On January 27, 2012, Morrison was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenceman Brian Connelly. At season's end, he has not played an NHL game since.

International play
Morrison debuted with the Canadian national team at the 2000 IIHF World Championship in Saint Petersburg. He was joined on the team by four other Canucks—Todd Bertuzzi, Adrian Aucoin, Ed Jovanovski and Peter Schaefer. Scoring a goal and three assists over seven games, he helped Canada reach the bronze medal game, where they were defeated 2–1 by Finland. Morrison ranked sixth in team point-scoring and tied for first with Aucoin with a plus-minus rating of +7.

Four years later, Morrison was selected again to the Canadian team for the 2004 IIHF World Championship in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. He was one of two Canucks players on the roster, alongside Matt Cooke. In the gold medal game, Morrison registered an assist, helping Canada to a 5–3 win over Sweden. With seven points in nine games, Morrison ranked third in team scoring, behind Dany Heatley and Daniel Brière.

Morrison made his second consecutive tournament appearance at the 2005 IIHF World Championship in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria. He was named to the team alongside Canucks teammate Ed Jovanovski. Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, all NHL players were available to participate as there was no timing conflict with the Stanley Cup playoffs. Reaching the gold medal game for the second consecutive year, Canada was shut-out by the Czech Republic, 3–0. Morrison ranked third on the team in goal-scoring with four; he had no assists.

Several months later, Morrison was invited to Canada's Olympic Orientation Camp in August 2005—a part of the selection process for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was a late addition, replacing Mario Lemieux, who chose not to attend due to commitments with his club team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Morrison was not chosen to the final roster.

Personal life
Morrison was born in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, to Ron and Deborah Morrison. He has a sister named Jennifer. His parents had moved to Pitt Meadows from Windsor, Ontario, in the 1970s. Ron coached his son on minor hockey teams, before Morrison moved away from home at age 17 to play junior hockey in Penticton.

Morrison and his wife Erin have one son, Brayden, and three daughters, Makenna, Kailyn and Taylor. During his career with the Vancouver Canucks, Morrison resided year-round with his family in Coquitlam, British Columbia. He spent a year living with his family in Newport Beach, California, during his stint with the Anaheim Ducks.

Morrison currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. Since retirement, he has ventured into business with Geoff Sanderson establishing a company called Breakaway Matting Inc.

He currently hosts a fishing and adventure show, Reel West Coast, on CHEK TV-DT and YouTube. On the show he is often joined by former Vancouver Canucks and other NHL players.

Records

 * Michigan Wolverines' all-time points leader – 284 (surpassed Denny Felsner)

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Carlos Hernández (infielder)

Carlos Eduardo Hernández (born December 12, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter who played for the Houston Astros (1999) and Seattle Mariners (2000). In 2005, he hit .321 and stole 39 bases for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. In 2006, he hit .280 with 32 stolen bases for Long Island.

Hernández was a .133 career hitter with one RBI and no home runs in 18 games.

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Sigebert

Sigebert (which means roughly "magnificent victory"), also spelled Sigibert, Sigobert, Sigeberht, or Siegeberht, is the name of:

Frankish and Anglo-Saxon kings

 * Sigobert the Lame (died c. 509), a king of the Franks
 * Sigebert I, King of Austrasia (reigned 561–575)
 * Sigebert II, King of Austrasia and Burgundy (reigned 613)
 * Sigebert III, King of Austrasia (reigned 634–656)
 * Sigeberht the Little, King of Essex (reigned 623?–653)
 * Sigeberht the Good, a king of Essex (reigned c. 653–660)
 * Sigeberht of East Anglia, saint and a king of the East Angles (reigned c. 629–c. 634)
 * Sigeberht of Wessex, King of Wessex (reigned 756–757)

Others

 * Sigebert of Gembloux (c. 1030–1112), Belgian medieval author and historian
 * Sigebert Buckley (c. 1520–probably 1610), Benedictine monk in England
 * Sigebert IV, fictitious son of the Merovingian king Dagobert II

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Homberg

Homberg may refer to:

Germany

 * Homberg (Efze), administrative seat of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse
 * Homberg (Ohm), in the district of Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse
 * Homberg, Westerwaldkreis, in the district of Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
 * Homberg, Kusel, in the district of Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate
 * Homberg (Ratingen), in Ratingen
 * Homberg (Duisburg), in Duisburg
 * Hömberg, municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate
 * Homberg (Hinterland), mountain of Hesse

Switzerland

 * Homberg, Switzerland, in the Canton of Bern

People with the surname

 * Wilhelm Homberg (1652–1715), Dutch chemist
 * Herz Homberg (1749–1841), Austrian educator and writer
 * Octave Homberg (1876–1941), French diplomat
 * House of Homberg (medieval Switzerland)

title: Homberg