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Kansas City Comets (1979–1991)

The Kansas City Comets were a professional indoor soccer team based for most of its existence in Kansas City, Missouri. They played in the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL; later the Major Soccer League) from 1979–1991, when they folded. They played their home games in Kemper Arena.

The team originated as the Detroit Lightning, which joined the MISL as an expansion team in the 1979–1980 season. After a year in Detroit the team relocated to San Francisco, California, becoming the San Francisco Fog. They moved to Kansas City in 1981, where they remained for ten years. In Kansas City the team went to the league playoffs seven times, advancing to the division finals three times.

History
In 1979 the Major Indoor Soccer League placed an expansion franchise in Detroit, Michigan. The team, then known as the Detroit Lightning, failed to make the playoffs, and at the end of the season were purchased by entrepreneur David Schoenstadt, later the founder of Discovery Zone. Schoenstadt relocated the team to San Francisco, California, where they were renamed the San Francisco Fog. They again failed to make the playoffs in the 1980–1981 season, and Schoenstadt moved the team once more, this time to Kansas City, Missouri, rebranding them the Kansas City Comets.

The Comets failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 1981–1982 season, but were thereafter consistent playoff contenders, making a total of seven playoff appearances in ten seasons. They advanced to the quarterfinals in 1985, the division semifinals in 1987, and the division finals in 1988, 1990, and 1991. They had enjoyed a strong attendance in their early years, but ticket sales declined later in their run, dropping from an average high of 15,786 in the 1983–1984 season to a low of 7,103 in the 1990–1991 season. Though they finished second in the league in their last two seasons of operations, the Comets could not withstand the drop in revenue, and folded at the end of the 1990–1991 season.

The Comets were followed the next season by the Kansas City Attack of the National Professional Soccer League; this team was known as the "Kansas City Comets" from 2001–2005. In 2010 the Missouri Comets, based in nearby Independence, joined the new Major Indoor Soccer League, carrying on the legacy of the original Comets.

Stars and fan favorites included Enzo Di Pede, Billy Gazonas, Gino Schiraldi, Greg Makowski, Victor Petroni, Jan Goossens, Damir Haramina, Kia, Dale Mitchell, Alan Mayer, Zoran Savic, Jim Schwab, Gordon Hill, Tasso Koutsoukos, Manny Schwartz, David Doyle, Barry Wallace, Tim Clark, Elson Seale, Yilmaz Orhan, and Ty Keough as well as coaches Pat McBride and Rick Benben.

Ownership

 * Dr. David Schoenstadt (1979–87)
 * Kansas City Comets, Inc. (1987–91)

Staff

 * Dick Berg General manager
 * Peter Simon Public Relations Director
 * Brad Jacobs Marketing Director
 * Tim Leiweke – General Manager (1981–84) President (1986–88)

Head coaches

 * 🇺🇸 Terry Fisher (1979–80)
 * 🇺🇸 Johnny Moore (1980–81)
 * 🇺🇸 Luis Dabo (1981) 2 Wins 7 Losses
 * 🇺🇸 Pat McBride (1981–84) 63 Wins 80 Losses (Postseason: 2 Wins 5 Losses/No Series Wins, 2 Series Losses)
 * 🇺🇸 Rick Benben (1984–87) 47 Wins 57 Losses (Postseason: 2 Wins 3 Losses/1  Series Win, 1 Series Loss)
 * Niki Nikolic (1987-Interim) 1 Win 3 Losses
 * Dave Clements (1987–91) 124 Wins 111 Losses (Postseason: 18 wins 16 Losses/3 Series Wins, 4 Series Losses)

Assistants

 * 🇺🇸 Johnny Moore (1981)
 * 🇺🇸 Tony Simoes (1981–82)
 * 🇺🇸 Rick Benben (1982–84)
 * 🇺🇸 Billy Gazonas (1984–86)
 * Niki Nikolic (1986–87)
 * Tony Glavin (1988–89)

Honors
Rookie of the Year
 * 1986: Dave Boncek
 * 1988: David Doyle

Coach of the Year
 * 1983: Pat McBride

Kansas City Comets

 * 🇨🇱 Marco Antonio Abascal (1981–82) 7 Apps 1 Goal  0 Assists
 * 🏴 Laurie Abrahams (1985–86) 55 Apps 38 Goals  35 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Tom Alioto (1982–1984) 26 Apps 1 Goal  6 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Gary Amlong (1981–1983) 68 Apps 9 Goals  15 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Ed Anibal (1989–90) 38 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Chad Ashton (1990–91) 44 Apps 9 Goals  11 Assists
 * 🏴 John Bain (1986–87) 43 Apps 26 Goals  27 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Mike Bakic (1981–82) 20 Apps 10 Goals  4 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Boris Bandov (1983–1985) 34 Apps  1 Goal  6 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Nebo Bandovic (1989–90) 5 Apps  0 Goals  0 Assists
 * Petar Baralic (1984–85) 17 Apps 5 Goals  6 Assists
 * Porfirio Armando Betancourt (1987–88) 48 Apps 5 Goals  8 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 David Boncek (1985–1990) 230 Apps 36 Goals  21 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Barney Boyce (1981–82) 3 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Bob Bozada (1982–83) 22 Apps 1 Goal  1 Assist
 * 🇺🇸 David Brcic (1989) GK-16 Apps 8 wins  8 losses
 * 🇺🇸 Cliff Brown (1983–84) GK-4 Apps 1 Win  2 Losses
 * Jens Busk (1986–87) 13 Apps 1 Goal  4 Assists
 * 🏴 David Butler (1981–82) 15 Apps 8 Goals  5 Assists
 * 🇦🇷 Cacho (1986–1988) 40 Apps 10 Goals  8 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Charlie Carey (1982–83; 1984–85) 92 Apps 36 Goals  19 Assists
 * 🇭🇹 Gerald "Magic" Celestin (1981–82) 12 Apps 2 Goals  1 Assist
 * John Cerin (1985) 3 Apps 1 Goal  0 Assists
 * 🇹🇷 Engin Cinar (1981–82) 1 App 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Tim Clark (1982–1987) 191 Apps 20 Goals  38 Assists
 * 🏴 Gary Collier (1987) 25 Apps 0 Goals  1 Assist
 * 🇮🇹 Graziano Cornolo (1983–84) 26 Apps 5 Goals  3 Assists
 * 🏴 Stan Cummins (1988–89) 48 Apps 6 Goals  15 Assists
 * 🇧🇷 Val DeSouza (1981–82) 48 Apps 12 Goals  8 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 🇦🇷 Angelo DiBernardo (1985–86) 48 Apps 22 Goals  17 Assists
 * Zoran Dimitrijević (1986) 8 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Enzo Di Pede (1981–1986) GK-114 Apps 39 Wins  65 Losses
 * 🇩🇪 John Dolinsky (1981–82) 20 Apps 4 Goals  5 Assists
 * 🏴 Mike Dowler (1989–1991) GK 57 Apps 29 Wins  26 Losses
 * 🇮🇪 David Doyle (1987–1991) 132 Apps 79 Goals  38 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Duke (1989–1991) 71 Apps 2 Goals  2 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Ted Eck (1988–1991) 100 Apps 38 Goals  26 Assists
 * 🇨🇱 Jorge Espinoza (1986–87) 47 Apps  7 Goals  3 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Charlie Fajkus (1984–1987) 120 Apps 57 Goals  49 Assists
 * 🇧🇷 Ivair Ferreira (1981–82) 14 Apps 5 Goals  3 Assists
 * 🇦🇷 Miguel Filardo (1981–82) 7 Apps 2 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Joe Filla (1981–1983) 40 Apps 3 Goals  6 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Iain Fraser (1986–91) 206 Apps  19 Goals  31 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Mark Frederickson (1981–1985) 153 Apps 38 Goals  33 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Keith Fulk (1985–86) 13 Apps 0 Goals  2 Assists
 * 🏴 Keith Furphy (1985–86) 29 Apps 22 Goals  17 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Scott Gaither (1990–91) 1 App 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇦🇷 Pedro Gano (1981–82) 7 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Billy Gazonas (1982–1984) 55 Apps 9 Goals  13 Assists
 * 🏴 George Gibbs (1981–82) 7 Apps 0 Goals  2 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Ed Gettemeier (1986–1989) GK-51 Apps 21 Wins  31 Losses
 * Tony Glavin (1988–89; 1990–91) 29 Apps 4 Goals  4 Assists
 * Jan Goossens (1986–1991) 227 Apps 221 Goals  237 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Jim Gorsek (1989–1991) GK-48 Apps 27 Wins  19 Losses
 * Gerry Gray (1989–90) 12 Apps 3 Goals  6 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Warren Green (1981–82) 1 App 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Charley Greene (1986–1988) 93 Apps 21 Goals  20 Assists
 * 🏴 Clive Griffiths (1981–1985) 112 Apps 2 Goals  20 Assists
 * 🇮🇸 Albert Guðmundsson (1982–83) 11 Apps 1 Goal  1 Assist
 * Winston Hackett (1981–82) 8 Apps 2 Goals  2 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Handlan (1981–1985) 129 Apps 15 Goals  17 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Damir Haramina (1985–1989) 143 Apps 111 Goals  65 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 John Hayes (1983–84) 41 Apps 12 Goals  12 Assists
 * 🏴 Gordon Hill (1983–84) 49 Apps 50 Goals  28 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Austin Hudson (1981–82) 2 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Hundelt (1987–88) 20 Apps 3 Goals  4 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Kevin Hundelt (1988–1991) 143 Apps 43 Goals  30 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Greg Ion (1988–1990) 99 Apps 48 Goals 33 Assists
 * 🇳🇬 Emilio John (1981–82) 7 Apps 2 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇨🇲 Michel Kaham (1986) 7 Apps 0 Goals  1 Assist
 * 🇺🇸 Tom Kain (1986–1991) 129 Apps 12 Goals  14 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Kenny (1988–89) 46 Apps 4 Goals  5 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Ty Keough (1985–86) 41 Apps 2 Goals  1 Assist
 * 🇺🇸 John Klein (1990–91) 34 Apps 4 Goals  10 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Tasso Koutsoukos (1983–86, 1987–88) 180 Apps 98 Goals  84 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Jeff Kraft (1987) 1 App 1 Goal  1 Assist
 * 🇺🇸 Art Kramer (1981–82) 15 Apps 7 Goals  4 Assists
 * Jorgen Kristensen (1986–87) 17 Apps 5 Goals  10 Assists
 * 🏴 Stuart Lee (1982–83; 1985–86) 82 Apps 39 Goals  27 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Mark Liveric (1984–85) 9 Apps  3 Goals  5 Assists
 * Duncan MacEwan (1986–87) 25 Apps 3 Goals  1 Assist
 * 🇺🇸 Greg Makowski (1982–1985) 136 Apps 65 Goals  83 Assists
 * 🏴 Nick Mangione (1981-1985) 28 Apps 9 Goals  4 Assists
 * 🇦🇷 Patricio Margetic (1986–87) 69 Apps 36 Goals  48 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Mark Mathews (1990–91) 14 Apps 1 Goal  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Arnie Mausser (1985) GK-1 App 1 Win  0 Losses
 * 🇺🇸 Alan Mayer (1985–1989) GK-116 Apps 56 Wins  55 Losses
 * 🇺🇸 Billy McKeon (1982–84) 20 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * Doug McLagan (1989–1991) 67 Apps 12 Goals  10 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Keith Meyer (1986) 15 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Dale Mitchell (1985–90) 248 Apps 212 Goals  147 Assists
 * Johnny Moore (1981) 1 Apps 1 Goal  0 Assists
 * Louie Nanchoff (1987) 27 Apps 14 Goals  16 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Doug Neely (1989–1991) 95 Apps 18 Goals  21 Assists
 * Johan Neeskens (1985–86) 27 Apps 1 Goal  2 Assists
 * Niki Nikolic (1984) 6 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇮🇹 Pat Occhiuto (1981–82) 15 Apps 0 Goals  1 Assist
 * 🇳🇬 Damian Ogunsuyi (1981–82) 10 Apps 5 Goals  4 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Mike O'Mara (1981) 9 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇨🇾 Yilmaz Orhan (1981–1983; 1986) 76 Apps 63 Goals  40 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Steve Pecher (1984–85) 54 Apps 6 Goals  16 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Paul Peschisolido (1990–91) 43 Apps 24 Goals  11 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Victor Petroni (1981–83) GK-44 Apps 21 Wins  18 Losses
 * Iubo Petrovic (1981–82) 25 Apps 15 Goals  18 Assists
 * 🇳🇬 Ben Popoola (1981–82) 25 Apps 11 Goals  7 Assists
 * Frank Rasmussen (1987–88) 21 Apps 1 Goal  5 Assists
 * 🇧🇷 Claudio Rocha (1981–82) 9 Apps 3 Goals  2 Assists
 * Kim Roentved (1987–1991) 158 Apps 57 Goals  82 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Emilio Romero (1981–82) 17 Apps 5 Goals  5 Assists
 * 🏴 Owen Rose (1981–82) 11 Apps 0 Goals  1 Assist
 * Edmond Rugova (1986–87) 14 Apps 1 Goal  1 Assist
 * 🇦🇷 Carlos Salguero (1981–82; 1984–86) 86 Apps 38 Goals  30 Assists (Deceased)
 * 🇺🇸 Len Salvemini (1981–82) 42 Apps 6 Goals  15 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Dave Sarachan (1981–82) 11 Apps 3 Goals  0 Assists
 * Zoran Savic (1981–1884) 110 Apps 70 Goals  44 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 Gino Schiraldi (1981–1991) 389 Apps 75 Goals  82 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Larry Schmidgall (1981–82) 16 Apps 3 Goals  1 Assist
 * 🇺🇸 Ray Schnettgoecke (1981–82) 5 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Jim Schwab (1985–1988; 1990–91) 116 Apps 15 Goals  20 Assists
 * 🇮🇱 Manny Schwartz (1983–1986) GK-54 Apps 24 Wins  31 Losses
 * 🇺🇸 Elson Seale (1982–1985) 117 Apps 56 Goals  40 Assists
 * 🇧🇷 Silvio (1981–82) 3 Apps 0 Goals  2 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Tony Simoes (1981–82) 3 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Rick Snyder (1990–91) 15 Apps 0 Goals  1 Assist
 * 🇺🇸 Craig Stahl (1981–1984) 36 Apps 10 Goals  5 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Shane Steadman (1988–89) 3 Apps 1 Goal  0 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 John Stremlau (1983–84) 39 Apps 9 Goals  9 Assists
 * 🇮🇱 Benny Tabak (1984–85) 44 Apps 18 Goals  16 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Jim Tietjens (1983–84) GK-7 Apps 2 Wins  4 Losses
 * 🇺🇸 Larry Tukis (1988) GK-1 App 0 Wins  1 Loss
 * 🇺🇸 Tim Twellman (1983–1986) 88 Apps 11 Goals  26 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Tim Tyma (1981–82) 4 Apps 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇨🇦 🏴 Carl Valentine (1990–91) 48 Apps 27 Goals  26 Assists
 * 🇺🇸 Greg Villa (1982–83) 51 Apps 26 Goals  17 Assists
 * 🏴 Barry Wallace (1987–1990) 107 Apps 50 Goals  39 Assists (Deceased)
 * Tonnie Wareman (1987–88) 23 Apps 5 Goals  5 Assists
 * Martin Zimmerman (1986) 1 App 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * Mickey Zivaljevic (1983–84) 1 App 0 Goals  0 Assists
 * 🇮🇷 Kia Zolgharnain (1987–90) 104 Apps 66 Goals  37 Assists

San Francisco Fog

 * San Francisco Fog Roster
 * The Year in American Soccer – 1981
 * Fog logo

Kansas City Comets

 * Kansas City Comets
 * MISL history

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Ham hock

A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot (trotter), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone.

Uses
Since this piece generally consists of much skin, tendons and ligaments, it requires long cooking through stewing or braising to be made palatable. The cut of meat can be cooked with greens and other vegetables or in flavorful sauces. It is often added to soups, such as pea and ham soup, with the meat being added to the soup prior to serving. It can also be added to savoury pies. The meat of particularly meaty hocks may be removed and served as is. Ham hocks, like hog jowls (pigs' cheeks), add a distinctive flavor to various dishes. This is particularly true for collard greens, mustard greens, cabbage, green beans and navy beans.

Ham hocks are essential ingredients for the distinct flavor in soul food and other forms of American Southern country cooking. In the Appalachian Mountains, it is common to add ham hocks along with chopped onion and spices to pots of pinto beans to make the meal more hearty. In the Mid-Atlantic States, in rural regions settled by the Pennsylvania Dutch, hocks are a commonly used ingredient for making a kind of meat loaf called scrapple. Eisbein is the name of the joint in north German, and at the same time the name of a dish of roasted ham hock, called Schweinshaxe in Bavaria, Stelze in Austria and Wädli in Switzerland. The dish is very popular in Poland, using this cut. The dish is also popular in the Czech Republic, where it is most popular in Ostrava, close to the Polish border. It is the most popular dish in Polish-Czech Silesia, where it is served in a soup made from sauerkraut called Golonka (Czech: Vepřové koleno). Ham hocks are also popular when boiled with escarole, more commonly called endives, in Italian-American cuisine. Fläsklägg med rotmos is a Swedish dish consisting of cured ham hocks and a mash of rutabaga and potatoes, served with sweet mustard. In Canada, and particularly Montreal, ham hocks are referred to as "pigs' knuckles" and are served in bistros and taverns with baked beans. In northern Italy ham hocks are referred to as stinco, and is often served roast whole with sauerkraut.

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Cow hitch

The cow hitch, also called the lark's head, is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object. The cow hitch comprises a pair of single hitches tied in opposing directions, as compared to the clove hitch in which the single hitches are tied in the same direction. It has several variations and is known under a variety of names. It can be tied either with the end of the rope or with a bight.

History
A simple and useful knotted structure, the cow hitch has been known since at least the first century when described by Greek physician Heraklas in a monograph on surgical knots and slings. Known under a variety of names, this knot has been used both on land and at sea. The common alternate name "lark's head" is attributed to Tom Bowling (pseudonym) in the 1866 work The Book of Knots which is presumed to have been adapted from a French manuscript; lark's head is a literal translation of the French name for the knot, tête d'alouette.

Variations
The underlying cow hitch structure can be formed and used in a variety of ways. These variations are differentiated by method used to form the knot and the way in which it is loaded. In particular, the knot can be formed with an end of the rope, in a closed loop or strap, or a combination of these two in which it is tied with the end and then formed into a loop by securing the free end to the standing part. Although certain names tend to be historically associated with a particular variations, real-world naming is not necessarily consistent between various users and applications.

With the end
When tied using the end of a rope, such as when securing an animal's lead to a vertical post or stake, this knot was said to be more resistant to loosening than the clove hitch as the animal wanders around the post. In general, however, this single-ended form of the cow hitch is less stable compared to the variations in which both ends are loaded.

In a closed loop or strap
This form is commonly known as a strap hitch or girth hitch, the latter term being common among climbers. It is the method commonly used to attach luggage tags which have a pre-tied loop of string or elastic. This form is also often used to connect loop-ended lanyards to handheld electronic equipment, since it can be tied without access to the ends of the fastening loop.

With the end, then secured into a loop
When tied by threading the end and then the end is secured to the standing part, the knot is known as a bale sling hitch.

Tatting
The craft of tatting is composed primarily of lark's head knots over carrier threads. A lark's head is called a double stitch in tatting.

Friendship bracelets
In the context of friendship bracelets, the lark's head is called the reverse knot or the forward backward knot or the backward forward knot if the author is being directionally specific for instructional purposes.

Cableman's hitch
Another application for the cow hitch is in the handling of large electric power cable in surface mines. Known colloquially as a "Cableman's hitch", it is also used to attach loops of cable to the back of a pick-up truck during a shovel move. As the cable can weigh upwards of 22 pounds per foot and 3–4 loops of cable can be attached to one length of rope, a clove hitch's shearing force would damage the cable jacket. The Cableman's hitch puts the strain onto the hitch crossing over the two running ends of the rope.

Products that use cow hitch knots

 * The Nintendo Wiimote, for securing the strap to the Wiimote
 * Some Mobile phones accessory use this knot to secure themselves to the phones
 * Textile/Rubber Bands attached to the Zip Pullers is usually tied with Cow Hitch, usually to reduce the size of the Puller.

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Liverpool Salvage Corps

Liverpool Salvage Corps was a service in Liverpool, England, founded and maintained by fire insurers, whose aim was to reduce the loss and damage caused by fires, to help mitigate the effects of fire and of fire-fighting and to salvage both premises and goods affected by fire. It was founded in 1842 and operated until April 1984, when its functions were transferred to the Merseyside Fire Brigade. Similar salvage corps also operated in London and Glasgow.

Origin
The industrial and commercial revolution of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries saw a considerable rise in the prosperity of the port of Liverpool. Warehouses, sheds and storage yards were being hurriedly built and filled with goods that came into the port from all over the world. Tobacco, sugar and cotton were arriving daily and with no regulation and poor warehousing practices fire began to become an ever-increasing problem.

Liverpool had already lost its town hall in 1795 to a serious fire and following an exceptionally large blaze at Lancelot Hey in 1833, in which numerous warehouses and homes were destroyed, a private parliamentary bill was successfully enacted to establish a Fire Brigade in Liverpool. This brigade was to be part of the Liverpool City Police Force and became operational in 1836 (London took another 24 years before it had the "London Fire Engine Establishment" - an insurance organisation). Even though the City now had an efficient Fire Brigade fire losses continued at a high level.

In the early hours of Friday 23 September 1842 a fire started in a "dry salters yard" in Crompton Street in the heart of Liverpool's Dockland. A strong wind blowing from the sea fanned the flames towards the next property - an oil and varnish mill. The newly formed fire brigade stood no chance of halting the fire once it reached the 1000 barrels of turpentine, and by dawn 9 bonded warehouses, 5 free warehouses, 7 large storage sheds, a cooperage, several timber yards, and numerous stables and 16 cottages were completely destroyed. 1 fireman and 3 labourers lost their lives.

The bulk of the financial loss had to be born by the fire insurance companies and at today’s prices ran into many millions of pounds. Within days of the fire a Committee, comprising the Secretary of the Liverpool Fire Office and the agents of the Royal, Phoenix, Sun and North British insurance companies met and resolved that a salvage brigade be established. Similar corps were established in London in 1865 and Glasgow 1873.

Operation of the Salvage Corps
The Liverpool Salvage Corps had three distinct areas of operational service.

Before a fire
The original Salvage Committee established a set of rules and regulations for all warehouses and sheds seeking to do business in the Liverpool area and who wanted to buy insurance cover. These rules set out in minute detail how premises were to be constructed, maintained and managed. Each building was given a classification which dictated what goods were allowed to be stored therein. Fire prevention and minimising the spread of fire were of paramount importance. Each registered premises was inspected in detail every year against the original classification and was randomly visited 2 or 3 times a week to make sure storage and housekeeping was of a high standard. All warehouse keepers had to be registered with the Liverpool Salvage Corps and licensed by the City Council. By these rules and regulations a great deal of order and organisation was brought to Liverpool's warehousing industry and in return for cooperating the warehouse owners enjoyed a preferential rate of insurance.

After the fire
Cotton was the largest and most important trade in Liverpool Docks which handled half of Britain's cotton imports by 1800, and 90 percent by 1830. The Liverpool Salvage Corps operated the largest cotton recovery plant in the United Kingdom. Cotton has a very high salvage potential. In the hands of experts as much as 80% of even a badly burned bale of cotton can be recovered and sold for a similar value to that of the original cotton. Liverpool Salvage Corps returned many millions of pounds to the insurance companies from its work as salvors.

During the fire
Safety considerations dictated that Liverpool Salvage Corps personnel wore uniforms and helmets similar to those of Local Authority Fire-fighters, although it was sufficiently different to make the Corps crews easily identifiable on the fire ground.

Salvage tenders were not front-line fire fighting and rescue vehicles. Their function and equipment was to prevent avoidable damage from fire fighting operations. Most major fires are extinguished using water and it is this that can result in extensive damage. A modern fire appliance can deliver many tons of water onto a fire in a very short period of time. Huge savings can be made by expert crews who have been trained in loss prevention measures and can prioritise their actions based on commercial knowledge. Speed is of the essence if unnecessary damage is to be avoided, which was why Salvage Tenders were painted red and used claxons - it is pointless turning up to a fire when all the damage has already occurred.

Ranks
The ranks of Liverpool Salvage Corps were an altered version of regular Fire Brigade/Fire Service Ranks.

End
The Liverpool Salvage Corps ceased to exist in May 1984 after 142 years.

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Template for parallel versions
Hello! I've created Template:Parallel version to standardize the text placed on parallel versions of pages, since I was unable to find a template that fit that purpose. I wanted a link to the template placed in the "Parallel versions" section of the guide, but I deferred to requesting it on this talk page since I'd rather ask here first given the chance that the edit might be contested because I'm not an administrator. Please tell me if there's anything of concern that might prevent the addition of a link to that template on the section, or for general concerns regarding the template. Thanks! Chlod (say hi!) 14:39, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, sounds good. Feel free to add it to this project page in whatever way you like. Graham 87 08:13, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Is merging sandbox edits to the main article possible?
I've been doing large article transformations in my sandbox but when I put teh content into the main article as with The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, or Die Hard, among others, the edit history just shows me making one huge edit to the article and not the hundreds I've done in my sandbox. And if I delete the sandbox pages those edits are gone. Is it possible to merge my history in there or is it not possible with completely different articles? Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 20:03, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

 * @User:Darkwarriorblake: Although it technically is possible, an administrator is unlikely to histmerge hundreds of edits to your sandbox onto an article. This massively inflates the article revision count and makes it harder to navigate page edit history without good reason, as it is not required to retain edit summaries when copying edits, only the authors of the edit/s (and if you are the sole author, additional attribution is no longer required). If you really wanted to retain all of the revision information and edit summaries for those sandbox edits, moving the sandbox to draftspace and redirecting it to the article would work better. Since draftspace redirects are not deleted, the history is preserved and you can link to the draft's history (e.g. using Special:PageHistory) when making the "one big edit" on the article. Chlod (say hi!) 20:14, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks Chlod Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 20:15, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Indeed, though to be honest I don't think moving user sandbox history to draftspace is really necessary, as it's not really what draftspace is for (it's more for working on new articles or article rescues) and userspace redirects are just as safe from deletion as those in draftspace. This is especially true in your case, where I see per your edit stats that you rewrite each article in a user subpage (which is the best way for attribution). The only minor attribution problem I can think of from having a sandbox in userspace would occur if your username is changed, but that's relatively uncommon and it's usually easy to figure out the intended page. Graham 87  07:17, 16 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah I'm not likely to change my username at this point. Thanks for the info Graham87! Darkwarriorblake / SEXY ACTION TALK PAGE! 11:10, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Can't cut and paste or copy and paste anymore
Recently, I lost the ability to archive my old messages and add templates to the backs of articles. When I scan messages and templates and what not, to move and remove them, once I get to the blank pages I want to add them to, the icon that usually contains the "paste" command isn't there anymore. And from what I've read, this isn't just a problem on Wikipedia. Reddit users have also been having this problem. ---User:DanTD (talk) 22:56, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
 * This is completely the wrong place for this question; ttry the technical village pump. Graham 87 03:07, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 12 February 2023

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 14:47, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Fixing cut-and-paste moves → History merging – The primary shortcut that I and many other people use to link to this page, WP:HISTMERGE, almost has an EGG-like quality wherein the reader is suddenly pointed to a subpage of the administrators guide, and instructions for how to fix cut/paste pagemoves. Granted, the lead does a good job of explaining why history mergers (and splits) are necessary and still serves as a useful jumping-off point (and much better than the related CWW section); my issue is largely with the title, as it is just not intuitive (even for me, who has been using HISTMERGE for ages now). I am open to suggestion or thoughts on alternate new destinations; I'm more concerned about a more-accurate/helpful title. Primefac (talk) 06:27, 12 February 2023 (UTC) — Relisting.  ❯❯❯  Raydann  (Talk)   07:41, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Support at least reverting the bold move back in November 2015 that made this into a subpage in the first place. Looking at that previous November 2015 version when it was moved, the "Instructions for tagging a page for history merging" section had already existed back then, giving instructions to non-admins about the History merge and Db-copypaste tags. I really do not have a preference whether to move the page back to the original How to fix cut-and-paste moves title or the History merging redirect. Zzyzx11 (talk) 07:39, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Relisting comment: So far there is support for this move; however I am relisting this RM to generate more community input as this is a big one, and also to distinguish which title would be better, History merging or How to fix cut-and-paste moves or something else.  ❯❯❯  Raydann  (Talk)   07:41, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Support per nom. Current is unwieldy. The proposed is concise. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 07:41, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Support merge to proposed title. Chlod (say hi!) 14:30, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

same name
this article same name merge Amirusman6700 (talk) 14:10, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * , please be more specific. Primefac (talk) 14:38, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Thoughts on improving the page
Some thoughts about how to improve the explanation to make it easier to understand were raised in this discussion. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 20:40, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
 * A new section has been added, just threw it together with what I thought were the main issues I see on a regular basis. More than happy to have feedback or even an overhaul if necessary, but I figured this was a good way to get the ball rolling. Primefac (talk) 11:50, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that Primefac. I also added a paragraph about a month ago if anyone would like to double check it. – Novem Linguae (talk) 12:33, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

"can be a pain"
, I get that the phab ticket has been closed and the same-timestamp issue has been fixed, but I'm not really sure what you mean by ...doing so can easily be a pain - why is it a pain? What are the steps to resolve? Can we just say "the bug has been fixed and it's now possible"? Primefac (talk) 15:04, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm not Pppery,but I agree that separating edits (especially really old ones) using Special:MergeHistory would be a rather tedious process ... if I understand correctly it'd involve moving all the edits up to a certain point to another title and then moving the edits you weren't trying to separate back, so only the separated edit is moved and nothing else. A revision move feature would be infinitely easier and I for one would be much more inclined to use it. Graham87 (talk) 10:51, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Oh, for what it's worth I'm not doubting that it is a pain (having not needed to split same-timestamp revisions since this fix), just saying that the wording isn't exactly what I would expect. Primefac (talk) 10:53, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Is this a bit better? Graham87 (talk) 15:48, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yeah, Graham87 basically covered what I was going for better than I did. My point was to make it technically possible somehow, and Special:MergeHistory seemed like an easier target at the time for whatever reason. In any event I have no objection to whatever rewordings others want to make. * Pppery * it has begun... 00:09, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Draft question
Had a wee query as I don't think this is a cut and paste move but a draft was created for 2024–25 Celtic F.C. season at Draft:2024–25 Celtic F.C. season whilst a redirect was in place. Should these be history merged as some content is the same but some different? Any help appreciated. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 13:01, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The short answer to your question is no. History merging is only required for attribution purposes; two people independently writing on the same subject in different places is not an attribution/copyright issue, so there is no need to merge the histories of the page. Primefac (talk) 13:03, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the quick response. I'm fairly certain the experienced editor who removed the redirect will have been aware of the draft which is disappointing. That makes things quite simple though. Thanks again, Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 13:38, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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Kevin Gryboski

Kevin John Gryboski (born November 15, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and former head coach of Wilkes University's baseball team.

High school career
At Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Gryboski was a two-sport star in both baseball and basketball. In baseball, he was an All-Conference All-Star pick.

College career
Gryboski pitched for Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Professional career
Gryboski was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 16th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.

Gryboski, a right-handed pitcher, was acquired by the Atlanta Braves in January 2002 and traded to the Texas Rangers in July for minor league pitcher Matt Lorenzo. Gryboski was known as "Groundball" Gryboski while playing with the Braves; this came from his ability to get batters to ground into double plays.

He was once suspended by the Texas Rangers for "inappropriate actions" following a confrontation with an umpire.

Coaching
In 2018, Gryboski became of head coach of the Wilkes University Colonels baseball team.

Personal life
Along with pitching with the Wilkes Colonels, Gryboski also helps every year with the Wilkes baseball clinic for 6-12 year olds, where he teaches them the fundamentals of pitching. Gryboski is married to Leah and they have two children: KJ and Kaylee.

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Talk:Eight-cell stage

Small stub already covered on Cleavage (embryo) shall merge. --Iztwoz (talk) 18:30, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Untitled
Can this really be expanded? Somebody should VFD it if not.

Question
Is there a policy for minimum size of an article? Memenen 21:40, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * It could most certainly be expanded but I don't have the knowledge to do so. Someone will probably come along eventually and it's not doing any harm until then, so... Seans Potato Business 14:31, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

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Category:Means

Means are useful in statistics, geometry and analysis. See mean for a general discussion.

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Sturm Café

Sturm Café is an electronic body music band from Gävle, Sweden.

Music made by Sturm Café provided the soundtrack of the movie.

Band members

 * Jonatan Löfstedt - vocals, music
 * Gustav Jansson - music, live keyboards & drums

Occasional band members / collaborators

 * Pehr-Anders Stockenberg - live drums (2007–2009)
 * Oskar Gullstrand - videoprojections, art work, music videos (2002–2006)
 * Björn Andersson - live keys (2003)
 * Joakim Mohlund - guest vocals on "Schweiss Bier und Stahl", live keyboards and drums
 * Slim Vic - credited as remixer on "So Seelisch, So Schön!" 2CD version.
 * Chinese Theatre - credited as remixer on "So Seelisch, So Schön!" 2CD version
 * Patrik Linderstam - visuals, graphic design

History
Sturm Café was founded by the two teenage boys Gustav (born 1985) and Jonatan (born 1985) in 2001 under the name The Xenophobian Alliance. They released a couple of demo cassette tapes which were handed out to close friends. The instrumentation was a cheap digital synth with an Atari for sequencing and an analog 4 channel portable studio the quality of the songs were low but charming.

Later on in 2002 they bought some analogue synthesizers and a digital portable studio and the music started to spread through mp3.com. At this time, the name of the band had been changed to Sturm Café. The name was suggested by Gustav's father. The music had moved to a definite EBM:ish approach with minimalistic analogue basslines, monotonous drum machines and chanting vocals in German.

This eventually led to some live gigs in early 2003. Now people started to talk and the success was a fact when they performed live at Sweden's biggest open air alternative music festival, Arvika Festival, in the summer of 2004. Later that year, they signed a contract with the record label Progress Productions.

One year later, the album So Seelisch, So Schön! was released and climbed to position 75 on the Swedish official album sell chart. That autumn, Jonatan moved to Poland for medicine studies. Sturm Café was put on halt. However, Jonatan moved back to Sweden the next year and the work with the band could continue.

Instrumentation

 * Sequential Circuits Pro-One
 * Korg Poly-800
 * ARP Odyssey
 * Moog Prodigy
 * MicroKORG
 * Novation DrumStation
 * Novation Bass Station
 * Roland TR-505
 * Yamaha RX11
 * Atari Mega 4
 * Akai S900
 * Akai S3000
 * Korg N1R
 * DOD Graphic Equaliser R-815A
 * EKS Cyclone Multistage Processor
 * Korg D1600
 * Yamaha AW16G
 * Tama Techstar TS-306 Electronic Voice Module
 * Yamaha Dx7s
 * Yamaha Tx81z

Discography

 * So Seelisch, So Schön! CD/2CD (2005)
 * Tot CDM (2008)
 * Koka Kola Freiheit 7" (2010)
 * Rarities 2xCD (2013)
 * Europa! CD & 2x12" (2015)
 * Es Geht CD, 12" & MC (2017)
 * So Seelisch, So Schön! Reissue CD & 12" (2019)
 * Europa! Second press CD (2019)
 * Fernes Land CD, 12" & MC (2021)
 * Der Löwe aus dem Norden CD & MC (2022)
 * Zeitgeist CD, 12" & MC (2023)

Compilations

 * APE Produkt #3 CDR (contributing track: "Regimegegner") (2003)
 * Electronic Compilation CD-R (contributing track: "In Meinem Griff" + "Radiosüchtig")'' (2004)
 * Interbreeding III: Xenophobic 2CD (contributing track: "In Meinem Griff" + "Mr.T") (2004)
 * ElectriXmas 2004 CD (contributing track: "Ein Mann Und Sein Bart") (2004)
 * Born / Evolve / Progress vol.1 CD (contributing track: "Stiefelfabrik" + "Schweiss Bier und Stahl") (2005)
 * Hymns of Steel CD (contributing track: "Schweiss Bier und Stahl") (2006)
 * Sonic Seducer Cold Hands Seduction Vol. 56 2CD (contributing track: "Die Wahrheit") (2006)
 * Infacted vol.3 CD (contributing track: "Radiosüchtig") (2006)
 * Born / Evolve / Progress vol.2 CD (contributing track: "Weltliches Leben") (2007)
 * Mortal Decay 2CD-R (contributing track: "Der Grosse Schwein (Terror Punk Syndicate Remix)") (2007)
 * Infected vol.4 2CD (contributing track: "Tot (Terror Punk Syndicate Remix)") (2008)
 * Machines Against Hunger 2CD (contributing track: "1/15") (2008)
 * Nacht Der Maschinen VolumeTwo CD (contributing track: "Ich Spekuliere") (2008)
 * 5 Years Of Progress - 2004-2009 CD (contributing track: "Der Löwe Ist Zurück") (2009)
 * EBM Collection Vol.1 12" (contributing track: "Der Löwe Ist Zurück") (2009)
 * Swedish EBM - The Collection CD (contributing track: "Scheissnormal") (2010)
 * Nacht Der Maschinen Volume Three (contributing track: "Der Löwe Ist Zurück") (2011)
 * Electronic Body Matrix 1 (contributing track: "Die Wahrheit") (2011)
 * Doppelhertz Vol. 2 (contributing track: "Sicherheit") (2011)

Complete tour history

 * Klubb Volga, Sweden Stockholm, April 23, 2003
 * Club Absynth, Sweden Gävle, May 30, 2003
 * Kungen, Sweden Sandviken, July 18, 2003
 * Valhall, Sweden Falun, July 20, 2003
 * Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, December 13, 2003
 * Electrobash #2, Sweden Uppsala, January 23, 2004
 * Adrenalinfestival, Sweden Sundsvall, January 31, 2004
 * Club Spacelab, Sweden Gothenburg, February 6, 2004
 * Club Absynth, Sweden Gävle, March 11, 2004
 * Kungen, Sweden Sandviken, April 3, 2004
 * More Than A Party '04, Sweden Uppsala, April 11, 2004
 * Vogon Variety, Sweden Malmö, May 8, 2004
 * Plasticity, Sweden Gothenburg, July 9, 2004
 * Arvikafestival, Sweden Arvika, July 15, 2004
 * Electronic Wonders, Sweden Oskarshamn, October 30, 2004
 * Bodybeats, Germany Berlin, November 13, 2004
 * Beatclub, Germany Dessau, November 20, 2004
 * Club Harrow Road, Sweden Örebro, December 3, 2004
 * ElectriXmas, Sweden Lund, December 11, 2004
 * Allhuset, Sweden Stockholm, December 17, 2004
 * Club Spacelab, Sweden Gothenburg, February 4, 2005
 * Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, March 18, 2005
 * Sticky Fingers, Sweden Gothenburg, November 4, 2005
 * Nuclear Nation, Sweden Linköping, November 5, 2005
 * Neostalgia, Sweden Malmö, February 4, 2006
 * Allhuset, Sweden Stockholm, February 11, 2006
 * SAMA, Sweden Gothenburg, April 14, 2006
 * Der Bunker, Sweden Gothenburg, July 28, 2006
 * Beatclub, Germany Dessau, September 9, 2006
 * Klubb Lakritz, Sweden Norrköping, November 24, 2006
 * Das Boot, Baltic Sea December 8, 2006
 * Sus Fel Nap, Hungary Budapest, January 19, 2007
 * Tech Noir, Sweden Stockholm, January 27, 2007
 * Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, February 23, 2007
 * Die Villa, Germany Leipzig, April 7, 2007
 * Club Undercut, Sweden Lund, May 3, 2007
 * Void Spring Festival, Sweden Kalmar, May 5, 2007
 * Club Hellfire, Norway Trondheim, June 9, 2007
 * Club Maiden, Norway Oslo, June 10, 2007
 * Familientreffen III, Germany Sandersleben, August 4, 2007
 * Club Radium, Sweden Karlstad, November 2, 2007
 * Beatclub, Germany Dessau, March 23, 2008
 * Club Arkham, Finland Turku, November 21, 2008
 * Club Lagerhof, Germany Leipzig, December 6, 2008
 * Musikens Hus, Sweden Gothenburg, May 16, 2009
 * Familientreffen V, Germany Sandersleben, July 24, 2009
 * Bodytåget, Sweden Stockholm, March 6, 2010
 * Klubb Kalabalik, Sweden Växjö, March 20, 2010
 * Traffic Club, Italy Rome, April 3, 2010
 * Salzmanns Factory, Germany Kassel, July 10, 2010
 * Collapsed City Festival, Poland Szczecin, October 31, 2010
 * Belgian Independent Music Festival, Belgium Antwerp, December 18, 2010
 * Holdeplassen, Norway Trondheim, March 19, 2011
 * Beatclub, Germany Dessau, March 26, 2011
 * Bodyfest, Sweden Stockholm, October 1, 2011
 * Neostalgia, Sweden Malmö, March 24, 2012
 * Kulttempel, Germany Oberhausen, September 7, 2012
 * EBM Music Club, Germany Cologne, February 23, 2013
 * Familientreffen IX, Germany Sandersleben, July 5, 2013
 * Kafka Club, Belgium Antwerp, September 13, 2013
 * Summer Stomp, Germany Kassel, September 14, 2013
 * Club Sputnik, Sweden Jönköping, April 26, 2014
 * Electronic Summer, Sweden Gothenburg, August 29, 2015
 * EBM Music Club, Germany Cologne, September 19, 2015
 * Bodyfest, Sweden Stockholm, October 23, 2015
 * El Baile de Mascaras Episodio XIV, Mexico Mexico City, October 30, 2015
 * El Real Under, Mexico Mexico City, October 31, 2015
 * Beatclub, Germany Dessau, December 31, 2015
 * El Calabozo, Peru Lima, August 6, 2016
 * VII. E-Only Festival, Germany Leipzig, February 18, 2017
 * Kalabalik På Tyrolen, Sweden Alvesta, August 26, 2017
 * 12. NCN Festival, Germany Deutzen, September 8, 2017
 * Soho Stage, Germany Augsburg, September 9, 2017
 * Stiefel Fest, Germany Oberhausen, November 3, 2017
 * Blasphemous Beats, Germany Hamburg, November 4, 2017
 * Progress 13, Sweden Gothenburg, November 18, 2017
 * Wave Gotik Treffen, Germany Leipzig, May 20, 2018
 * Sticky Fingers, Sweden Gothenburg, September 14, 2018
 * Klubb Död, Sweden Stockholm, December 1, 2018
 * Replugged, Austria Vienna, March 30, 2019
 * Subkultfestivalen 2019, Sweden Trollhättan, June 15, 2019
 * Celebrata Hindrheimr 2019, Norway Trondheim, July 6, 2019
 * Nuclear Nation, Sweden Linköping, October 12, 2019
 * EBM Night, Switzerland Zürich, November 9, 2019
 * Bimfest XVII, Belgium Sint-Niklaas, December 14, 2019
 * Vardagsrumfestival, Sweden Staffanstorp, February 1, 2020
 * The Place, Russia Saint Petersburg, February 22, 2020
 * Alibi, Russia Moscow, February 23, 2020
 * Klubb Berlin, Sweden Umeå, March 12, 2022
 * Barbros Brygga Sweden Karlstad, March 25, 2022
 * Musikens Hus, Sweden Göteborg, March 26, 2022
 * Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, April 23, 2022
 * WGT EBM Warm Up Day 1, Germany Leipzig, July 9, 2022
 * WGT EBM Warm Up Day 2, Germany Leipzig, July 10, 2022
 * Subkultfestivalen 2022, Sweden Vänersborg, July 9, 2022
 * Amphi Festival, Germany Cologne, July 24, 2022
 * Lygten Station, Denmark Copenhagen, September 9, 2022
 * Charles Dickens, Sweden Helsingborg, September 10, 2022
 * Schattenwelt Festival 2022, Austria Vienna, October 8, 2022
 * Klubb Död, Sweden Stockholm, November 19, 2022
 * Kulttempel, Germany Oberhausen, January 20, 2023
 * Der Cult, Germany Nuremberg, March 11, 2023
 * Darkest Night, Belgium Retie, April 23, 2023
 * Familientreffen, Germany Sandersleben, July 8, 2023
 * Summer Stomp, Germany Kassel, September 23, 2023
 * Musikhuset, Sweden Gävle, October 7, 2023
 * Alternativfesten, Sweden Sandviken, November 11, 2023
 * Musikens Hus, Sweden Göteborg, November 25, 2023
 * E-Tropolis Festival, Germany Oberhausen, March 2, 2024
 * WGT EBM Warm Up, Germany Leipzig, May 16, 2024

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arbutus Middle School

Arbutus Middle School was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was DELETE. 13 votes to delete, 2 votes to keep. Postdlf 05:13, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Arbutus Middle School
Non-notable. — Dan | Talk 23:38, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unless you can say something about the school other than its location that isn't true of every other school, it's not notable.  Postdlf 23:44, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * I'll second that. Delete as nothing more than contact info.  Non-notable and non-encyclopedic as well. - Lucky 6.9 23:45, 20 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * delete Wyllium 01:19, 2004 Oct 21 (UTC)
 * Delete: Nothing here. Geogre 01:29, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete all of the above Primary, Secondary and High schools. Agree with User Vina above.  Alren 03:40, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC).
 * Delete. Not notable. --Improv 17:42, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable. Gamaliel 20:39, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable. Mandel 08:45, Oct 22, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Jayjg 16:45, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * D Chris 03:06, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable, no potential to become encyclopedic. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith (talk)]] 22:47, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. NeoJustin 04:16 Oct 24, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep - factual, verifiable entry. Mark Richards 19:43, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep this. Schools are notable. Notability is not a deletion criteria. Intrigue 21:17, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Indrian 21:18, Oct 25, 2004 (UTC)
 * [NOTE: page has been changed, more about school]

This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like other '/delete' pages is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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Merseytravel

Merseytravel is the passenger transport executive, responsible for the coordination of public transport in the Liverpool City Region in North West England. Merseytravel was established on 1 December 1969 as the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive. From 1 April 2014, with the creation of the Liverpool City Region, Merseytravel expanded its area of operation from the metropolitan county of Merseyside to also include the Borough of Halton.

On 19 July 2024, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announced it would be renamed Transport for Liverpool City Region (TfLCR) to help fall in line with Transport for London and Transport for Greater Manchester. A new crest and flag for the organisation would take place in late 2024, although the actual date of the rename has not been confirmed.

Governance
The Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority and Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive were established as a result of the Transport Act 1968. The authority, which was responsible for transport strategy and policy, included representatives from 18 different councils. The executive was responsible for day-to-day operation of transport services. In 1974, when the transport organisation's boundaries were made co-extensive with the new metropolitan county of Merseyside which was formally created by the Local Government Act 1972, the authority was composed of 23 councillors of the new Merseyside County Council.

When the metropolitan county councils were abolished by the Local Government Act 1985, new structures had to be created. A new joint board - again called The Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority - was created. It was later renamed the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority and composed 18 councillors assembled from Merseyside's five districts: Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral. On 1 April 2014, the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority was abolished and reformed as the Merseytravel Committee of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The transport authority area is extended to include the whole of the Liverpool City Region, which comprises Merseyside and the Borough of Halton.

In May 2021, mayor Steve Rotherham set out a plan for all trains, buses and ferries to become an integrated transport system under Merseytravel, owned by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.

Merseyrail Northern and Wirral lines
As a result of the privatisation of British Rail, the Northern and Wirral lines of the local Merseyrail rail network were brought together as the Mersey Rail Electrics passenger franchise, that was privatised on 19 January 1997. Under the original privatisation legislation of 1993, PTEs were co-signatories of franchise agreements covering their areas. The first train operating company (TOC) awarded the franchise contract was MTL, originally the operating arm of the PTE, but privatised itself in 1985. It traded under the Merseyrail Electrics brand, but after MTL was sold to Arriva, the company was rebranded Arriva Trains Merseyside from 27 April 2001.

When the franchise came up for renewal, reflecting the exclusive nature of the two lines - being largely isolated from the rest of the National Rail network and with no through passenger services to/from outside the Merseyrail network, the decision was taken to remove it from the national framework and bring it into local control. As a result, using the Merseyrail Electrics Network Order 2002 the Secretary of State for Transport exempted the system from being designated as a railway franchise under the privatisation legislation (the Railways Act 1993). This allowed the PTE to contract out the lines themselves, which it did with Merseyrail operated by Serco-Abellio commencing a 25-year contract on 20 July 2003.

Unlike most rolling stock that is owned by private sector rolling stock companies, Merseytravel will outright own the Class 777 fleet, operated by Merseyrail. The current Class 507 and Class 508 fleets are owned by Angel Trains and leased to Merseyrail.

Merseytravel City line
A third line, the City line, also historically branded as Merseyrail under British Rail, was also privatised under the 1993 Act, but as part of the much larger North West Regional Railways (NWRR) franchise. On 2 March 1997, North Western Trains, later rebranded First North Western, commenced operating the franchise. Some Class 142 units were repainted in Merseytravel's yellow livery. This line was not included in the 2003 exemption given to the other two lines, and so it has continued as part of the government-administered rail franchise system, although the role of PTEs in the franchising process has altered due by the 2005 Railways Act. From 11 December 2004, the NWRR franchise was merged into a new Northern franchise and operated by Northern Rail. The Merseyrail Class 142 units were repainted into Northern Rail livery. On 1 April 2016, the franchise was taken over by Arriva Rail North.

Bus services
Prior to the Transport Act 1985, which nationally mandated the deregulation and privatisation of bus services in 1986 throughout England except Greater London, it operated a large proportion of the bus services on Merseyside, under the Merseyside Transport brand. It had taken over the municipally provided bus operations of Liverpool, Birkenhead and Wallasey county borough corporations in 1970, and expanded to cover the county borough municipal corporation areas and bus services of St Helens and Southport in 1974. The PTE also extensively co-ordinated and joint operated bus services on Merseyside with National Bus Company subsidiaries Crosville and Ribble. These were both longer distance services coming into Merseyside from Cheshire and Lancashire along with Crosville and Ribble services operated in Sefton, Liverpool and the Wirral only. The PTE also had significant involvement in the operation of Crosville and Ribble garages on Merseyside too. Similar arrangements also existed with Lancashire United Transport/Greater Manchester Transport and Warrington Borough Transport from services connecting Merseyside with Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire.

After deregulation, the Merseyside Transport operations were branded as Merseybus, and were subsequently privatised as MTL. The previous co-ordination of Merseyside's bus network disappeared as Crosville, Ribble now known as North Western and Greater Manchester's GM Buses became competitors of Merseybus along with new entrants like CMT Buses, Fareway, Halton Transport, Liverbus, Liverlne, PMT's Red Rider, Village Group, and other smaller operators. Merseyside's popular bus corridors became a hot-bed of intense competition with less lucrative services ignored and in some cases disappearing. Ultimately things settled down in the mid-1990s with Merseybus parent company MTL took over a number of the new entrants, some disappearing and North Western now owned by Arriva the remainder. In 2000 MTL was bought by Arriva and is now part of an enlarged Arriva North West. However Arriva was required by the Monopolies & Mergers Commission to divest some of its Liverpool operations; which are now operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire. There are also smaller Merseyside operators like Cumfybus and HTL Buses.

Today, Merseytravel is also responsible for providing bus services which are considered socially necessary but are not profitable, these are operated by other operators, using a best value tendering system. Fares are presently subsidised at levels lower than local commercial services.

Ferries and tunnels
Merseytravel owns and operates the Mersey Ferry service between Liverpool Pier Head, Seacombe in Wallasey and Woodside in Birkenhead. The fleet consists of two vessels: Royal Iris of the Mersey and Snowdrop.

There are three transport tunnels under the River Mersey. The passenger transport executive is responsible for the two road vehicular tunnels under the River Mersey, one connecting Birkenhead to Liverpool city centre, the other, Wallasey, to the centre of Liverpool, and consequently it controls the Mersey Tunnels Police. The tunnel to, and from, Birkenhead is the Queensway Tunnel, and the Wallasey, the Kingsway Tunnel. Merseyrail also runs through a railway tunnel under the river connecting central Liverpool and Birkenhead, which was the first transport tunnel under the Mersey to be built, in the nineteenth century.

Non-transport ventures
Merseytravel, through Mersey Ferries, owns the Liverpool tourist attraction The Beatles Story, a museum dedicated to The Beatles located on Royal Albert Dock.

Future projects
Neil Scales, the former chief executive and director general of Merseytravel, in his 2011 presentation "Growing the Railways on Merseyside", outlined future projects that Merseytravel may be involved in:
 * Electrification of Kirkby - Headbolt Lane, Bidston - Wrexham sections
 * St Helens Junction, and Bootle - Aintree branch
 * Further electrification between Hunts Cross - Warrington - Manchester, Headbolt Lane - Wigan and Ormskirk - Preston
 * Liverpool F.C. football stadium access from the Bootle branch
 * Re-investment in the Burscough Curves, linking Southport to Ormskirk and Preston
 * Third rail electrification between Helsby and Ellesmere Port, (see Ellesmere Port to Warrington Line)

Merseytravel have also stated their support to linking Liverpool to the High Speed 2 network with a directly connected, brand new, twin-track line.

In September 2017, a report was compiled into the reopening of Liverpool St James railway station which concluded that the reopening of the station would be highly beneficial.

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority announced in August 2019 that they were planning on using £172million of funding on several major transport projects. These included:
 * A new railway station at Headbolt Lane, Kirkby
 * Re-opening St James railway station, Liverpool
 * Purchasing two low carbon Mersey ferries to replace the current aging fleet

Ticketing
Merseytravel are responsible for the management of local, reduced cost, integrated ticketing systems, and as part of this issue the ITSO-compatible MetroCard smartcard, on to which certain local travel passes are loaded. They are also the body responsible in the Liverpool City Region for providing and funding concessionary travel for the elderly and disabled, through the English National Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme. For those not at the present Pension age, but over the former applicable ages of 60 and 65, for men and women respectively, Merseytravel are funded to operate a localised version of the scheme.

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Mike Hampton

Michael William Hampton, Jr. (born September 9, 1972) is an American former professional baseball player. Hampton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1993 through 2010. He pitched for the Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks. He was the bullpen coach for the Mariners before resigning on July 9, 2017.

Hampton is a two-time MLB All-Star. He won five Silver Slugger Awards and a Gold Glove Award. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2000 National League Championship Series, and he pitched in the 2000 World Series for the Mets.

Early life
Hampton was born in Brooksville, Florida, when his father, Mike Hampton Sr., was 19 and his mother, Joan, was 16. He was the oldest of three children. Hampton was raised in Homosassa, Florida, and attended Crystal River High School.

In high school, Hampton was recruited to play college football as a defensive back at Notre Dame, Miami and Florida State.

Seattle Mariners
Hampton was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the sixth round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft. He made his Major League debut in 1993. After the season, he was traded to the Houston Astros with Mike Felder for Eric Anthony.

Houston Astros
Hampton became a starter for Houston in 1995, and kept his ERA under 4.00 for every season he was with the Astros. In 1999, Hampton had his best year, finishing with a 22–4 record, best in the National League, and a 2.90 ERA. He picked up his first of five Silver Slugger Awards and narrowly finished second in National League Cy Young Award voting to Randy Johnson. That season, Hampton batted .311 (23 for 74).

New York Mets
Entering the final year of his contract, Hampton was dealt to the New York Mets. He went 15–10 with a 3.12 ERA and helped the Mets reach the postseason. With two wins and no earned runs in two starts, Hampton was named the MVP of the 2000 NLCS. Hampton received a loss in his only World Series appearance.

Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies signed Hampton to an eight-year, $121 million contract on December 9, 2000. It was the largest contract in baseball history at the time, although it would quickly be passed by Alex Rodríguez's ten-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers only two days later. Hampton once claimed that he had chosen to move to Colorado because of "the school system", a statement that is often derisively referenced by sportswriters. The Rockies hoped Hampton, who had been one of the best pitchers in the league over the past few seasons, would be able to succeed in the tough pitching conditions of Coors Field.

Hampton went 14–13 with a 5.41 ERA in 2001, often succumbing to control problems. The next season, 2002, Hampton went 7–15 with his ERA climbing to a league-high 6.15 and batters hitting .313 off of him. Hampton hit ten home runs and had a .300+ batting average over two seasons.

His best all-around offensive season came in 2001 with the Colorado Rockies, when he would hit .291 with seven home runs. The next year he hit three home runs and batted .344. From 1999 to 2003, Hampton would go on to win five consecutive Silver Slugger Awards.

Atlanta Braves
In November 2002, Hampton was traded to the Florida Marlins, then to the Atlanta Braves. Hampton won 14 games and got his ERA back down to 3.84 in 2003. Hampton won the Gold Glove Award for pitchers in 2003, the only player other than Greg Maddux to win the award for that position from 1990 to 2008. He overcame a slow start in 2004 by winning 10 of his last 11 decisions and helping to propel the Braves to another division championship.

Hampton's 2005 season was limited heavily by injuries. He went 5–3 in twelve starts, but was lost for the rest of the season with an elbow injury on August 19, 2005. Hampton had Tommy John surgery on September 25, 2005, and missed the entire 2006 season rehabbing.

The Braves were hoping for Hampton to be ready to rejoin the rotation in time for the start of the 2007 season. The rehab was on schedule until Hampton tore his oblique muscle on March 7, 2007, which was to sideline him until at least May. Soon after, the Braves signed Mark Redman to be a left-handed starting pitcher for them in case Hampton was not able to return to action soon. After Hampton threw a bullpen session on April 8, the Braves shut Hampton down due to recurring elbow pain and said that he would see Dr. David Altchek, who had performed his Tommy John surgery in 2005. The next day, it was announced after having another left elbow procedure, that Hampton would miss the entire 2007 season.

Hampton began a rehab assignment on November 22, 2007, for Navojoa of the Mexican Winter League. In the first inning, he attempted to make a play on a comebacker and left during warmups before the second inning, feeling discomfort in his hamstring. The rest of his rehab was left in doubt.

However, Hampton reported to "Camp Roger" on time in late January. He threw off the mound for Bobby Cox and Roger McDowell, both of whom were impressed with Hampton's steady progress. Hampton arrived a day before pitchers and catchers were due to report at Lake Buena Vista. He ran sprints, played catch with teammates,continued to pitch off the mound, threw to live batters: Mark Kotsay, Tim Hudson, and Corky Miller.

On April 3, 2008, Hampton was scheduled to make his long-anticipated return to the Braves rotation in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. While warming up, however, Hampton strained his left pectoral muscle, and was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

On July 26, 2008, Hampton made his first major league start since August 2005 against the Philadelphia Phillies. However, he was soon injured again, and finished the season with only 13 appearances. His final 2008 stats included a 3–4 record and a 4.85 ERA.

Return to Astros
On December 3, 2008, Hampton signed a 1-year contract worth $2 million with the Houston Astros. Hampton could have earned another $2 million in performance-based incentives.

Hampton chose to wear uniform #11 in his return to Houston to honor his old friend, longtime Astro catcher Brad Ausmus. His #10 that he wore during his first stint with Houston was being worn by Miguel Tejada. He pitched in the number four spot behind Brian Moehler.

On September 15, 2009, Hampton underwent full rotator cuff surgery to repair a tear and was expected to miss the entire 2010 season.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Despite initially being expected to miss the whole season, on August 21, 2010, Mike Hampton signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He returned to the major leagues with the Diamondbacks, throwing $4 1/3$ innings in ten appearances.

After the season, Hampton re-signed with Arizona to a minor league deal for 2011. On March 26, 2011, Hampton announced his retirement from baseball.

Hitting stats
In 423 games over 16 seasons, Hampton posted a .246 batting average (178-for-725) with 97 runs, 22 doubles, 5 triples, 16 home runs, 79 RBI, 47 walks and a .356 slugging percentage. In 11 postseason games, Hampton batted .250 (5-for-20) with 1 run and 1 RBI.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization
In 2013, Hampton was named the pitching coach for the Arkansas Travelers, the AA affiliate for the Angels, joining manager Tim Bogar, who was his teammate for the Astros from 1997 to 1999. Hampton was not retained as coach after the 2013 season.

Seattle Mariners
After 2 years off from coaching, he was hired to be the bullpen coach for the Mariners, the team he played for his rookie year. He joined former Astros teammates Scott Servais (1994–95) and the aforementioned Tim Bogar on the coaching staff. He resigned on July 9, 2017.

Awards and accomplishments

 * 2-time All-Star (1999, 2001)
 * 2000 NLCS MVP
 * Led NL in winning percentage (.8462, 1999)
 * Became the first pitcher ever to win the Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award in the same season (2003). The Gold Glove also snapped then-Atlanta teammate Greg Maddux's streak of 13 consecutive Gold Gloves. Hampton was the only National League pitcher other than Maddux to win a Gold Glove during Maddux's career from 1989 and onward.
 * Hampton holds the record for most Silver Slugger awards for a pitcher, with five.

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Films of Germany. Films should be divided by political era in the relevant sub categories. For all German-language films, see Category:German-language films.

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Inglemoor High School

Inglemoor High School is a public high school located in Kenmore, Washington, United States. In 2022, the student population was approximately 1,550 students in grades 9–12. Starting from the 2017 school year, the school accommodates 9th grade as well. Inglemoor's feeder schools are Kenmore Middle School and Northshore Middle School, and Arrowhead, Kenmore, Lockwood, Moorlands, Shelton View, and Woodmoor Elementary Schools. In addition, Inglemoor accepts waivers due to the popularity of its International Baccalaureate program.

Academics
Newsweek has ranked Inglemoor in the top two percent of US high schools and has named Inglemoor as one of the "Best American High Schools." Students at Inglemoor have an average reading proficiency of 88.7% and a math proficiency of 75.2%. Inglemoor students consistently score higher than the average district and state student. The adjusted 4-year cohort graduation rate for the class of 2013 was 94.7%, whereas Northshore School District's corresponding rate is 89.6% and Washington State's is 76.0%. In 2007, Inglemoor was honored as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School, one of only 238 public schools nationwide to be honored, for its consistently high performance in reading and math.

Of the 522 graduates from Inglemoor's class of 2013, 82% are reported as going to college. Of these college bound graduates, 42% are going to a public 4-year school in Washington, 5% to a private 4-year school in Washington, 32% to a public 2-year school in Washington, 0-1% in a private 2-year school in Washington, and 21% to out of state schools (8% public 4-year, 11% private 4-year, 2% public 2-year, 0-1% private 2-year). Compared to Northshore School District, Inglemoor's class 2013 has a higher percentage of students going to college (82% vs. 77%). Of 2013 graduates across Washington State, 62% were enrolled in postsecondary education. Graduates of Inglemoor's class of 2013 are disproportionally enrolled in public 4-year Washington schools (42% vs. 31% statewide).

Demographics
As of October 2013, 63.8% of Inglemoor students identified as White, 18.0% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 17.5% as Asian, 10.2% as Hispanic/Latino of any race, 5.3% as two or more races, 2.3% as Black/African American, 0.5% as Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, and 0.4% as American Indian/Alaskan Native. As of 2011, 69.7% of Inglemoor students identify as White, 15.2% as Asian, 8.2% as Hispanic/Latino of Any Race, 1.9% as African American/Black, 0.7% as Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 0.6% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 3.8% as Two or More Races.

In the Northshore School District where Inglemoor is located, the median household income is at $235,102 compared to a state median of $72,098. The median home value is $410,375, compared to a state median of $160,737. As of May 2014, 15.2% of the student population takes part in the Free or Reduced Price Meals program, compared to 17.3% in Northshore School District, and 45.9% in Washington State as a whole.

International Baccalaureate
Led by Chris McQueen, Amy Monaghan, and Elizabeth Lund, Inglemoor High School has offered the International Baccalaureate program since 1997. As of 2011, it is one of eighteen high schools in Washington State to offer the IB program, and its IB program is considered the largest in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, 21% of IB diploma students were from Inglemoor. From the years 1999 to 2012 the IB diploma pass rate at Inglemoor was 91% in comparison to the world average of 78%.

Athletics
Inglemoor's sports teams play in the KingCo 4A conference, and in many cases use Pop Keeney Stadium, located in Bothell, Washington, as their home field.

The girls' swim and dive team has earned four state championships.

Inglemoor participates in a range of sports, including:
 * Baseball
 * Badminton
 * Boys' and girls' basketball
 * Bowling
 * Crew
 * Cross country
 * Football
 * Boys' and girls' golf
 * Gymnastics
 * Boys' and girls' soccer
 * Boys' and girls' swim and dive
 * Boys' and girls' tennis
 * Track and field
 * Volleyball
 * Boys' and girls' water polo
 * Wrestling

Music
Inglemoor is known for its music program. Its marching band has won many different awards, and its Wind Ensemble is nationally known, playing at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in April 2015 along with the Inglemoor Orchestra. The marching band performs during football season, with halftime shows consisting of the high-step marching style, highly influenced by the University of Washington's Husky Marching Band. During the boys' and girls' basketball season the program supports each team with pep bands. In the Vancouver Heritage Festival of 2017, five of Inglemoor's instrumental groups and three vocal groups all won First Place Gold in their respective categories, sweeping all of the sections they entered in. From about September 2020 to early 2022, Northshore School district built a new concert hall called Northshore Concert hall. This addition to the school adds a large concert hall with about 750 seats and additional classroom and instructional areas for the students in the music program.

Theater
The Drama club includes both a theater team and an improv team. The club does two to three plays or musicals per year, and four to five improv performances. The Improv and Drama clubs perform either at the theater located at Inglemoor High School or at the Northshore Performing Arts Center located at Bothell High School.

DECA
Inglemoor's DECA Chapter was ranked number one in the world for several years until 2016 when they ranked 10th at DECA's International Career Development Conference. In 2011, Inglemoor qualified 40 competitors for international competition and saw 25 members attain top 10 or higher honors, including four international champions and five-second place winners in three events.

Notable alumni

 * D.D. Acholonu  - Houston Texans and Montreal Alouettes linebacker
 * Anthony Arena - professional soccer player for the Houston Dynamo.
 * Michael Dahlquist - musician in the band Silkworm
 * Korel Engin - gold medal basketball player
 * Jamie Finch - professional soccer player for the Carolina RailHawks.
 * Jeff Gove - professional golfer
 * Bobby Jenks - Boston Red Sox setup man
 * Blake Lewis - American Idol finalist
 * Alyssa London - Miss Alaska USA 2017
 * Evan Meek - Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher
 * Deanna Mustard - voice actress, notably Princess Daisy in the Super Mario video games
 * Terry Rennaker - former linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks
 * Sabzi - musician
 * Charissa Thompson - Fox Sports personality
 * Steve Fossen - Heart band Roger Fisher - Heart band
 * Nat Puff - Online comedian and musician by the stage name Left at London

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Lothar von Trotha

General Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha (3 July 1848 – 31 March 1920) was a German military commander during the European new colonial era. As a brigade commander of the East Asian Expedition Corps, he was involved in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion in Qing China, commanding troops which made up the German contribution to the Eight-Nation Alliance. He later served as governor of German South West Africa and Commander in Chief of its colonial forces, in which role he suppressed a native rebellion during the Herero Wars. He was widely condemned for his brutality in the Herero Wars, particularly for his role in the genocide that led to the near-extermination of the Namaqua Khoikhoi and the Herero.

Family
Lothar von Trotha belonged to a prominent Saxon noble family. He was married twice; on 15 October 1872 he married Bertha Neumann, who died in 1905.

On 19 May 1912, following his retirement from the service, he married Lucy Goldstein-Brinckmann (1881–1958), a second marriage for both. Lucy came from a Frankfurt Jewish family which had converted to Christianity. Trotha had two sons, who died without known descendants.

Career
Born in Magdeburg, the capital of the Province of Saxony, Trotha joined the Prussian Army in 1865 and fought in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars, for which he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class. He married Bertha Neumann on 15 October 1872.

He was commander of the Lauenburgisches Jäger Bataillon Nr. 9 for two years in Ratzeburg before he was deployed to Africa in 1894.

In 1894 Trotha was appointed commander of the colonial forces in German East Africa and was ruthlessly successful in suppressing uprisings there, including the Wahehe Rebellion. While temporarily posted to Imperial China as Brigade Commander of the East Asian Expedition Corps, he was involved in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion. On 3 May 1904 he was appointed Commander in Chief of German South West Africa and was directed to crush the native Herero rebellion.

Genocide of Herero and Namaqua

Trotha arrived in South West Africa on 11 June 1904, when the war against the Herero had been raging for five months. The German command up to that time had minimal success against the Herero guerrilla tactics. Initially, he too suffered losses. In October 1904 General von Trotha devised a new battle plan to end the uprisings by the Herero. At the Battle of Waterberg, he issued orders to encircle the Herero on three sides so that the only escape route was into the waterless Omaheke-Steppe, a western arm of the Kalahari Desert. The Herero fled into the desert and Trotha ordered his troops to poison water holes, erect guard posts along a 150-mile line and shoot on sight any Herero, be they man, woman or child, who attempted to escape. To make his attitude to the Herero absolutely clear, Trotha then issued the Vernichtungsbefehl, or extermination order: I, the great general of the German soldiers, send this letter to the Hereros. The Hereros are German subjects no longer. They have killed, stolen, cut off the ears and other parts of the body of wounded soldiers, and now are too cowardly to want to fight any longer. I announce to the people that whoever hands me one of the chiefs shall receive 1,000 marks, and 5,000 marks for Samuel Maherero. The Herero nation must now leave the country. If it refuses, I shall compel it to do so with the 'long tube' (cannon). Any Herero found inside the German frontier, with or without a gun or cattle, will be executed. I shall spare neither women nor children. I shall give the order to drive them away and fire on them. Such are my words to the Herero people.

He further gave orders that: This proclamation is to be read to the troops at roll-call, with the addition that the unit that catches a captain will also receive the appropriate reward, and that the shooting at women and children is to be understood as shooting above their heads, so as to force them to run [away]. I assume absolutely that this proclamation will result in taking no more male prisoners, but will not degenerate into atrocities against women and children. The latter will run away if one shoots at them a couple of times. The troops will remain conscious of the good reputation of the German soldier.

Trotha defended his policies later in his life. "It was and is my policy to use force with terrorism and even brutality." An undisclosed German soldier was reported to have said of the massacres "...the death rattle of the dying and the shrieks of the mad...they echo in the sublime stillness of infinity." Trotha's tactics were in marked distinction to that of the Herero leaders, who were, in the main, careful to ensure that only soldiers were attacked.

Trotha's methods caused public outcry which led the Imperial Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow to ask William II, German Emperor, to relieve Trotha of his command. This, however, was too late to help the Herero, as the few survivors had been herded into concentration camps and used as labour for German businesses, where many died of overwork, malnutrition or disease. Prior to the uprisings, there were estimated to be 80,000 Herero. The 1911 census records 15,000.

Trotha's troops also routed the Nama. On 22 April 1905 he sent a message to the Nama, suggesting they surrender, and mentioning the fate of the Herero. "The Nama who chooses not to surrender and lets himself be seen in German territory will be shot, until all are exterminated. Those who, at the start of the rebellion, committed murder against whites or have commanded that whites be murdered have, by law, forfeited their lives. As for the few not defeated, it will fare with them as it fared with the Herero, who in their blindness also believed that they could make war successfully on the powerful German Emperor and the great German people. I ask you, where are the Herero today?"

Approximately 10,000 Nama died during the fighting, the remaining 9,000 were confined to concentration camps.

On 2 November 1905, Trotha was awarded the Pour le Mérite for his services in Africa. 17 days later, Lothar von Trotha returned to Germany, and was retired in the next year. In 1910 he was given the character of a General of the Infantry. Trotha died of typhoid fever (bilious fever) on 31 March 1920 in Bonn.

Legacy
In 1933, the Nazi authorities had named a street in Munich as "von Trotha Straße". In 2006 the Munich city council officially decided to change the name of this street to "Herero Straße" in honour of the general's victims.

Otjiwarongo, Namibia has a street named after von Trotha, since "long before independence". In 2016, calls to rename this street surfaced, and the municipality promised to initiate the renaming in 2017.

As General von Trotha has no living descendants, some of his distant relations traveled to Omaruru in October 2007 by invitation of the local Herero chiefs and publicly apologised for his actions. Wolf-Thilo von Trotha, a member of the family, said, "We, the von Trotha family, are deeply ashamed of the terrible events that took place 100 years ago. Human rights were grossly abused that time."

On 16 August 2004 the German government under Gerhard Schröder officially apologized for the genocide, but rejected calls to pay reparations to the descendants of the Herero and Nama. "We Germans accept our historic and moral responsibility and the guilt incurred by Germans at that time," said Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Germany's development aid minister. In addition, she admitted the massacres were equivalent to genocide. The two countries have generally had a good relationship since and Germany has tailored economic and political packages for the people of Namibia.

In May 2021, the German government officially recognized the genocide and agreed to pay €1.1 billion over 30 years to fund projects in communities that were impacted by the genocide.

The 2023 survival horror video game Ad Infinitum features a semi-fictionalized Trotha, although differing in name: Lother von Schmidt. This version also had a son, Karl, and two grandsons, Johannes and Paul, the latter of whom is the game's protagonist. His roles in the Boxer Rebellion and the Herero Wars are mentioned, including part of his infamous declaration to the Herero.

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