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Talk:Atreyu

Create Marc Article
i want to create marc article but when you search for marc McKnight it redirects here —Preceding unsigned comment added by DanTorresROCKS (talk • contribs) 04:15, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Preview
Has anybody got a preview of one of atreyu's songs to put on the article? Kingalex1st (talk) 17:37, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

How can you find a preview of a song? Can you make one? If its okay to make one, I can do it and try to post it on hereJtMoto6 (talk) 02:55, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

deathcore
How come on one of they're albums pages the genre says deathcore and i just want to find out how they are before i change itJakeellsonator (talk) 13:28, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Their older stuff, from Suicide Note, was far more dark in the form of its lyrics that fits the deathcore genre. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.4.90.142 (talk) 07:48, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Lyrics don't classify them as deathcore. The album, or any other album, have no death metal influences in there. Deathcore is clearly defined as death metal with metalcore influences. Lyrics have nothing to do with that.--Kevinlovesyou (talk) 16:43, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

For right now, I have removed the deathcore link from their Suicide Notes Butterfly Kisses album information. If you are able to bring some sort of evidence proving that they are deathcore, then just simply place the deathcore link back with a reference backing it up. Otherwise I will keep removing it. WE NEED EVIDENCE.--Kevinlovesyou (talk) 16:47, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Genre
Should they still be called metalcore after their last album? —Preceding unsigned comment added by ThickerThanWater19 (talk • contribs) 05:12, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Definitely. While there was a ton of experimentation with other genres on their latest release, there was still metalcore on there. What else would we call them? They are known as a metalcore band more than anything else. We also can't be general and call them a 'metal' band because metalcore and post-hardcore are both punk genres, whereas the only metal genre they have is metalcore. If anything we would have to call them a punk band, which I still don't find accurate. James25402 (talk) 13:26, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Yes they are still considered metalcore. Otherwise we would have to label them as metal like James25402 just said. But metal is to broad. Metalcore is more accurate, or we can just label them alternative metal. That also seems suitable. Listening to the album can also help. The first song, Doomsday, Becoming the Bull, Can't Happen Here, The Squeeze, and others are clearly metalcore. This is more than half the album, which makes the album metalcore--Kevinlovesyou (talk) 16:52, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

 * To be honest it needs two tags, one which is Metalcore for their earlier EP's and releases, and Faggotstream, for their mainstream album, lead losers and paper dicks

ok thats just redicules and immature, wikipedia (and no one else) is interested in you opinion. as the above comment says, most of Lead Sails Paper Anchor is still Metalcore, just because Falling Down and Slow Burn are Hard Rock, it doesn't mean the rest of the album is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.51.160.84 (talk) 09:14, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

What? I am sorry to hear you disagree, but we can't just label it metalcore ( but Falling down and Slow Burn don't qualify). The genre depends on the album in its entirety. Where are not labeling songs individually, but the entire album as one. Come up with a better, more "suitable" name for the sound of this album okay! The album can actually be considered metalcore because the majority of the album falls into that category. --Kevinlovesyou (talk) 05:46, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

You misunderstand me, I was annoyed at the above comment. Its not as far off as people insist, if u liten to the albums in progression the screaming in slowly reduced as they moved foreward. This album still contains Metalcore as a primary genre although they have ventured into others as well. Alt Metal and Hard Rock do come to mind, but the spite for this album annoys the hell out of me. The growth of the guitars is outstanding but the fact that screaming is reduced is the only basis people use to classify the album, it rubbish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.176.217.87 (talk) 04:30, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Singles
I dnt remember you give elove a bad name being released as a single and i cant find any mention of atreyu even having a song called two weeks. should be changed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.180.149.98 (talk) 12:14, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

misquote
'“We started as a heavy metal band,” says lead vocalist Alex Varkatzas' ; this is wrong, the actual quote is; “We started as a heavy hardcore band,” says lead vocalist Alex Varkatzas" This needs to be changed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.245.148.53 (talk) 12:10, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Post - Hardcore and Hard Rock
I've noticed these genre is being constently added and removed from this page (Post-Hardcore particually). From the reviews i've seen, Metalcore is definatly the overiding genre in describing the bands sound, and most of there more recent efforts are refered to as Alt Metal or Hard Rock mixed with occsional returns to Metalcore.

From memory I think I've seen them described as post-hardcore elsewhere once or twice although I can't remember where.

I'd say Metalcore / Alternative Metal is probly the best genres to have in the info box.

That being said Post-Harcore and Hard Rock aren't unreasonalbe. Perhaps a style section could be added indicating influence from these genres as well as change in sound on Lead Sails Paper Anchor and slight change on Death-Grip on Yesterday rather than adding them to the info box. Any thoughts? Ducky610 (talk) 02:50, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I am at lose as to why the genre has been changed again without it being sourced or disscused! Can we have some disscusion instead of post-hardcore being added and removed at will? 220.245.148.53 (talk) 11:10, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Post-hardcore as a genre
Can someone please stop removing post-hardcore as a genre when I add it. I think that Atreyu are post-hardcore in their later releases, and their style of metalcore is far more hardcore punk influenced than other metalcore bands eg Killswitch Engage. Therefore I think that Post-hardcore should be one of their genres. I wont remove Metalcore or Alternative metal, I just think it should be added —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.209.127.142 (talk) 22:14, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

key word, "I Think". find sources for it and it can stay, until it is sourced, it is going to be removed. To be honest I agree with you about them being alot closer to Harcore punk than other metalcore bands. But just about every source I've seen calls then Metalcore with there newer albums mostly called alt metal or hard rock as well (alt metal being sourced to allmusic) so thats how it stays unless other sources are found Ducky610 (talk) 22:19, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Good point. I'll look for some sources then. Fair enough. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.209.127.142 (talk) 20:11, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

ehh The image for this page has gone, and its generally messed up, can anyone fix it, because i dont know how to —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.209.127.142 (talk) 20:22, 10 November 2009 (UTC) Don't worry, fixed it, but does anyone know how to add quotes? Could u tell me what to do? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.209.127.142 (talk) 20:28, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Fixed that as well, sorry about that--90.209.127.142 (talk) 20:34, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Whoever is undoing my change, please don't. Ive provided the sources, so why are you changing it. I will just undo your change every time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.209.127.142 (talk) 20:38, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

alex varkatzas
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ALEX VARKATZAS

Biography: Alex Varkatzas (born January 17, 1982 in Orange County, California) is the vocalist/throat singer for the Metalcore band Atreyu. He is half Greek and his real first name is "Ektor" which is a family name. He has a large number of tattoos, many of which are based on Japanese imagery. He currently lives in Orange County, only a few blocks away from the houses of Offspring vocalist/guitarist Dexter Holland and Avenged Sevenfold vocalist M. Shadows. Also, he is a health and fitness fanatic and he does not drink alcohol, although he used to be somewhat of an alcoholic. Most of their album, A Death-Grip on Yesterday, is based on the struggles he went through quitting his drinking habit. sex:male age:28 birthday:January 12,1982 astrology sighn:capricorn —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephy23xo (talk • contribs) 17:43, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Reunion paragraph
The lines regarding the band ending their hiatus in spring or summer of 2012 is speculative at best. Even if the YouTube link were a suitable source, which it isn't, Miguel states that they will "probably" reunite at that time. Probably is not an official announcement of any reunion. It's speculation and therefore does not warrant inclusion, per WP:CRYSTAL. When an official announcement is made, via an independent source, it should then be added. Otherwise, it does not belong. NJZombie (talk) 05:46, 14 January 2012 (UTC)

Once again we encounter more of Wikipedia's dumb ass guidelines for writing informatively. Even though the YouTube video DOES contain Travis Miguel saying that the band will 'probably' get back together during the spring or summer and is openly expressing that it's just wishful thinking and a valid update, Wikipedia still wants to be a hard-ass and prefer not to allow valid information to be included on the page. I've made up in my mind that the way things are going on this site, poor Jimmy Wales will never gain enough funding to avoid resorting to advertising. It's sad, but all these idiotic guidelines for 'being informative' turn people away from contributing to a potentially trustworthy website. "When an official announcement is made, via an independent source, it should then be added. Otherwise, it does not belong." Too bad Wikipedia is too ignorant to realize that one of the band members themselves is the best independent source you can ask for. But whatever. Chose to blatantly ignore truth and considerably relevant facts and, I promise, by the end of the year, Wikipedia will have ads up the ass. I'm done contributing to a website that nit-picks legitimate information because it doesn't consider YouTube a "suitable source". What's ironic is, currently Wikipedia itself is considered the most unreliable source on the internet. Now isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? Thanks for shunning contributors who actually consider truth relevant and informative. You're doomed to failure. Let it sink in. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.30.222.96 (talk) 13:58, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

 * How could an actual band member be the best independent source? Being in the band is the exact opposite of an independent source. The goal of Wikipedia is not truth, but verifiability. A YouTube video of a band member saying they will "probably" get back together is hardly a reliable source. The video features a band member speculating on something that might happen and does not feature any sort of actual announcement. Whether you like them or not, Wikipedia has guidelines that need to be followed. Threatening to leave the site, especially when you continue making edits after said threat, doesn't change the rules. For all the people the rules are apparently turning away, there seem to be plenty that have stuck around who also follow the rules. NJZombie (talk) 02:19, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Are you listening to yourself? You're not very bright. If you ask Travis Miguel I'm sure he'll verify it. Idiot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.30.222.96 (talk) 19:23, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

 * It's simple. Your edits were not acceptable under the criteria required. Finding Travis Miguel and asking him in person is not a way to prove your point. I suggest reading up on the subject at WP:RELIABLE. Any further edits that do not follow these guidelines will be removed as well. When done with that, read up on personal attacks at WP:CIVIL. Further attacks against any Wikipedia user can possibly lead to being prevented from using the site at all, at which point, you won't have to worry about what's acceptable and what isn't. NJZombie (talk) 20:33, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Links Updated
I deleted dead links and added live ones. The original official band site has lapsed to the original licenser. I included Myspace along with Facebook and Twitter, mostly due to the lack of a "dedicated" band site (not unusual these days, though), but Facebook and Twitter are only ones that get regular updates, Myspace about a year stale, could/should be dropped? Also included Roadrunner Records band page, I don't believe that violates any copyright provision, but please remove if so. YouTube Channel includes official videos, so I consider that relevant and an historical record. Lastly, the Brazil site may be a fan site. I don't speak/read Portuguese, so I'm not sure. Anyone with that expertise, please check it out and remove if a fan site. I find it hard to believe they would drop the US site, but keep the Brazil one, unless they just forgot about it, or their term is different for that site - it's also one that hasn't been updated in a year or so. Hollywood Records no longer lists Atreyu on its start page and I could find no link, fwiw Stealthmouse (talk) 17:19, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Requested move 5 February 2016

 * 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. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Move. We have a rough but clear consensus that the band is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC over the character it's named after. The dab page will be deleted. Cúchullain t/ c 18:45, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

– There are only two subjects with this name; the band, and a character from Neverending Story. However, the character does not have an individual article, and should therefore be included as a top note on the Atreyu page, which is quite clearly the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC in my opinion. Sock  ( tock talk)  15:19, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Atreyu (band) → Atreyu
 * Atreyu → Atreyu (disambiguation)
 * Support Classic example of a primary topic.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 19:20, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment. stats.grok.se doesn't seem to be working (haven't used it for a while), but they take their name from The Neverending Story so undecided on WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Zarcadia (talk) 20:29, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Support per above.  ONR (talk)  21:41, 5 February 2016 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Old Naval Rooftops (talk • contribs)
 * Comment the target page Atreyu was merged to the list of characters article in 2007. Per WP:CWW the edit history will need to be preserverd. I suggest severing the edit history at November 2007 and moving that to Atreyu (character) since from 2004 to 2007 it was about the character, thus was not a disambiguation page back then. -- 70.51.200.135 (talk) 00:36, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment the edit history for the character is now located at -- 70.51.200.135 (talk) 15:55, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose   book references are almost all to the Atreyu (character) article before it was merged, not to Atreyu (band). I can't see any way to get round this. Merging the character article doesn't make the character not a better claimant for majority subject than the band which the article states is named after the character, as presumably is the defunct Italian timeshare company which briefly sponsored Hellas Verona F.C.. If there's a "primary topic" (there isn't) it's the book/film character. In ictu oculi (talk) 09:24, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Oppose per In ictu oculi. If anything, Atreyu should be a redirect to the section in the novel article (same as Atreju) which should have a hatnote to Atreyu (band), and the disambiguation page deleted (WP:TWODABS). But that's not been proposed. Ivanvector 🍁 (talk) 22:10, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Support - Band is primary topic here. Meatsgains (talk) 23:04, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

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

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WOW! just wow! A band named after a character from the NEVER ENDING STORY!!! WOW!!! JUST WOW!!! So original! NOT!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.167.26.50 (talk) 09:19, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

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Västergötlands storregemente

Västergötlands storregemente or Landsregementet i Västergötland (Västergötland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Västergötland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s.

History
Raised in Götaland from smaller units of 500 men called fänikor, more specifically from the provinces of Västergötland and Dalsland and the counties of Skaraborg and Älvsborg, in 1613 and counting 3,000 men. The grand regiment was in turn organized into three field regiments (fältregementen) and a cavalry regiment, thus actually being more like a brigade in spite of the name.

The regiment did not take part in any campaign during its short lifetime. The grand regiments of Sweden where reorganized during the early 1620s to consist of three field regiments, each of eight companies of 150 men, thus making the total number 3,600 soldiers per grand regiment. It is unsure whether or not the cavalry regiment was included in the total number.

Between 1621 and 1624, the regiment was split into four smaller regiments, Skaraborg Regiment, Älvsborg Regiment, Västergötland-Dalsland Regiment and Västergötland Cavalry Regiment.

Campaigns

 * None.

Organization
Before being split, the regiment was organized as follows:

 * 1:a fältregementet (1st Field Regiment)
 * 5 companies from Skaraborg County
 * 3 companies from Älvsborg County
 * 2:a fältregementet (2nd Field Regiment)
 * 5 companies from Älvsborg County
 * 3 companies from Skaraborg County
 * 3:e fältregementet (3rd Field Regiment)
 * 4 companies from Älvsborg County
 * 4 companies from Dalsland
 * Kavalleriregementet (Cavalry Regiment)
 * 8 companies from Västergötland

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Talk:Truck

Environmental impact section out-of-date, needs update
The article states "Trucks contribute to air, noise, and water pollution similarly to automobiles. Trucks may[vague] emit lower air pollution emissions than cars per equivalent vehicle mass, although the absolute level per vehicle distance traveled is higher, and diesel exhaust is especially dangerous for health." This is badly out of date, given the many changes to after-treatments in the ten years since the references cited. Can someone look into re-writing this based on the latest data? Sedimentary (talk) 17:01, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

 * I have added a couple of sentences to the "engines and motors" section but yes more update is needed about environmental impact. I am not an expert and am not watching this article so if you or anyone else has the latest data please go ahead.Chidgk1 (talk) 11:08, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Have updated Chidgk1 (talk) 18:49, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Max Weight UK
44 tonnes might be the normal weight limit, but its not uncommon to see STGO (Special Types General Orders) plated lorries on the road and their weight limits are much higher https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-types-enforcement-guide/special-types-enforcement-guide

Cat 1 is 46,000Kgs Max Cat 2 is 80,000Kgs Max Cat 3 is 150,000Kgs Max — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.56.14 (talk) 22:18, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

"Trcuk" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Trcuk. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 May 17 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. -- Tamzin (she/they, no pref.) | o toki tawa mi. 01:05, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

confusing relation "EU" and other EU-countries listed
At "EU", please add that it's not a country and that is's the general EU-guideline, especially because of the countries below (Finland, Ireland, Sweden). You can also add the Netherlands as deviation from the EU-rule as following: 3 axles: 26 tons and 12m. with one trailer: 50t and 16.5m (while EU is 40t). Max. comination: 60t and 25.25m. (source is online code of law of the Dutch government: https://wetten.overheid.nl/jci1.3:c:BWBR0025798&hoofdstuk=5&afdeling=18&paragraaf=1&sub-paragraaf=A&artikel=5.18.11&z=2011-01-01&g=2011-01-01) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:A461:9746:1:1D65:E6F4:1EEB:46B7 (talk) 15:56, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 January 2022
Please change

Mannesmann Mulag lorry at Finlayson factory in Tampere, Finland in 1921

to

Mannesmann Mulag truck at Finlayson factory in Tampere, Finland in 1921

In line with MOS:ARTCON, only one form of English should be used in this article, so "lorry" shouldn't appear except in places that discuss the terminology itself. The title itself is "truck" rather than "lorry", and "lorry" doesn't appear anywhere else in the article, except the introduction, the "Etymology" section, and some of the references. 122.150.71.249 (talk) 04:38, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅; also fixed some grammar. Graham 87 05:50, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 November 2023
Shedload (talk) 22:41, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

On Truck page,Shedload (talk) 22:41, 24 November 2023 (UTC) picture of 1931 Truck listed as Ford. It is actually a Foden built in Cheshire England.
 * ✅ RudolfRed (talk) 01:36, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Box Truck
Box trucks ("tilts" in the UK) have walls and a roof, making an enclosed load space. The rear has doors for unloading; a side door is sometimes fitted. The above description is incorrect. A tilt (in the UK) is a canvas cover for the back of a vehicle, often used on LandRovers. Full tilt covers whole vehicle, or there is 3/4, 1/2 tilts. Shedload (talk) 22:57, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've removed mention of the term "tilts" from that section. Graham87 (talk) 02:54, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Max truck length in Sweden incorrect
Correct max length of truck in Sweden is 34.5 meters since Dec 1 2023. Proof links:

Swedish: https://www.trailer.se/artikel/langre-kombinationer-tillats-i-sverige-fran-1-december

English:

https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/monster-trucks-hit-swedens-roads https://trans.info/en/34-metre-long-vehicle-sets-to-be-allowed-on-swedish-roads-from-december-370257 https://blog.vbg.eu/en/hct-1-december

Please, correct this in the article if you can. 84.47.190.74 (talk) 15:33, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note and especially the refs; I've updated it. Graham87 (talk) 18:20, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

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46th (North Midland) Division

The 46th (North Midland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force, that saw service in the First World War. At the outbreak of the war, the 46th Division was commanded by Major-General Hon. E.J. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley. Originally called the North Midland Division, it was redesignated as the 46th Division in May 1915.

Formation
The Territorial Force (TF) was formed on 1 April 1908 following the enactment of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw.7, c.9) which combined and re-organised the old Volunteer Force, the Honourable Artillery Company and the Yeomanry. On formation, the TF contained 14 infantry divisions and 14 mounted yeomanry brigades. One of the divisions was the North Midland Division.

The North Midland Division was created by combining two existing Volunteer Infantry brigades, the Staffordshire Brigade and the North Midland Brigade. The Staffordshire Brigade was composed of battalions of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment). The North Midland Brigade was split into two, one, the Lincoln and Leicester Brigade, composed of battalions of the Lincolnshire and Leicestershire Regiments, the other, the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Brigade, comprising the four TF battalions of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (later the Sherwood Foresters). In peacetime, the divisional headquarters was in Lichfield.

History
The North Midland Division was sent to France in February 1915 and served on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. On 12 May 1915 the division was numbered 46th (North Midland) Division and the brigades were also numbered. During the Battle of Loos the 46th Division was decimated in an attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt on 13 October 1915.

It was later involved in the Battle of the Somme in July 1916, where in the opening phase as part of VII Corps, the southernmost corps of the British Third Army, the Division took part in the diversionary attack at Gommecourt on the first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, which was a catastrophic failure resulting in heavy losses.

The event dogged the division afterwards with a poor reputation until 29 September 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive, when it re-established its name at the Battle of St. Quentin Canal where, utilising life-belts and collapsible boats, it crossed the formidable obstacle of the canal and used scaling ladders to surmount the steep gradient of the opposite bank and captured multiple fortified machine-gun posts.

The total losses for the Division between February 1915 and 11 November 1918 were: Officers, 275 killed, 1,104 wounded and 123 missing; Other Ranks, 3,475 killed, 21,285 wounded and 3,307 missing.

During the war, it served in the First, Second, Third and Fifth Armies, and in the I, II, III, V, VII, XI, XIII, XIV, XVII and XVIII Corps.

Order of battle
During the war, the composition of the division was as follows:

 * 137th (Staffordshire) Brigade
 * 1/5th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
 * 1/6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment
 * 1/5th Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) (disbanded January 1918)
 * 1/6th Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment)
 * 4th Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool) (from November to December 1915)
 * 1/4th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (joined and left November 1915)
 * 1/4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) (joined and left November 1915)
 * 137th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (formed 7 March 1916, moved to 46th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps 28 February 1918)
 * 137th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 2 March 1916)

 * 138th (Lincoln and Leicester) Brigade
 * 1/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment (left January 1918)
 * 1/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
 * 1/4th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
 * 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
 * 138th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (formed 22 February 1916, moved to 46th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps 28 February 1918)
 * 138th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 2 March 1916)

 * 139th (Sherwood Foresters) Brigade
 * 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
 * 1/6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
 * 1/7th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (disbanded January 1918)
 * 1/8th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
 * 1/4th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (joined and left November 1915)
 * 1/3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) (joined and left November 1915)
 * 139th Machine Gun Company, Machine Gun Corps (formed 16 February 1916, moved to 46th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps 26 February 1918)
 * 139th Trench Mortar Battery (formed 9 March 1916)

 * Mounted Troops
 * B Squadron, 1/1st Yorkshire Hussars (joined at Luton, left 5 May 1916)
 * North Midland Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps (formed 11 November 1914, left 9 May 1916)

 * Artillery :
 * I North Midland Brigade, RFA (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Lincolnshire Batteries, and I North Midland Brigade Ammunition Column) (numbered CCXXX Bde on 13 May 1916)
 * II North Midland Brigade, RFA (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Staffordshire Batteries, and II North Midland Brigade Ammunition Column) (numbered CCXXXI Bde on 13 May 1916)
 * III North Midland Brigade, RFA (4th, 5th, and 6th Staffordshire Batteries, and III North Midland Brigade Ammunition Column) (numbered CCXXXII Bde on 13 May 1916; left 3 January 1917)
 * IV North Midland (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA (1st and 2nd Derbyshire Batteries, and IV North Midland (H) Brigade Ammunition Column) (numbered CCXXXIII Bde on 13 May 1916; broken up 29 August 1916)
 * North Midland (Staffordshire) Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (until 18 April 1915)
 * 46th Divisional Trench Mortar Brigade, RFA
 * V.46 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery (joined 20 June 1916; absorbed partly by X and Y and partly by I Corps HTM Bty on 3 February 1918)
 * X.46 Medium Trench Mortar Battery (joined 9 March 1916)
 * Y.46 Medium Trench Mortar Battery (formed 17 March 1916)
 * Z.46 Medium Trench Mortar Battery (formed 17 March 1916; absorbed by X and Y on 3 February 1918)
 * North Midland Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA (formed before embarkation, later numbered 46th; absorbed brigade ammunition columns 22 May 1916)

 * Engineers
 * North Midland Divisional Engineers (later numbered 46th)
 * 1/1st North Midland Field Company, Royal Engineers (served with 28th Division from 26 December 1914 to 6 April 1915; later numbered 465th Field Company)
 * 1/2nd North Midland Field Company, RE (later numbered 466th Field Company)
 * 57th Field Company, RE (joined from 3rd Division 7 April, left 10 July 1915)
 * 2/1st North Midland Field Company, RE (joined 10 July 1915, later numbered 468th Field Company)
 * North Midland Signal Company, RE (later numbered 46th Signal Company)

 * Pioneers :
 * 1/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment

 * Machine Guns
 * 46th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (formed on 28 February 1918)
 * 137th Company, MGC (moved from 137th Brigade)
 * 138th Company, MGC (moved from 138th Brigade)
 * 139th Company, MGC (moved from 139th Brigade)
 * 178th Company, MGC (joined on 28 March 1917)

 * Medical Services
 * 1st North Midland Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
 * 2nd North Midland Field Ambulance, RAMC
 * 3rd North Midland Field Ambulance, RAMC
 * 17th Sanitary Section (joined 4 March 1915; left 21 March 1917)
 * North Midland Divisional Ambulance Workshop, Army Service Corps (joined 4 March 1915, later numbered 46th, moved to Divisional Train 6 April 1916)
 * 1st North Midland Mobile Veterinary Section, Army Veterinary Corps

 * Transport
 * North Midland Divisional Train, ASC (later numbered 46th)
 * 451st Horse Transport Company, ASC
 * 452nd HT Company, ASC
 * 453rd HT Company, ASC
 * 454th HT Company, ASC

 * Labour
 * 240th Divisional Employment Company, Labour Corps (formed 25 June 1917)

Postwar
The Territorial Force was disbanded after the war. It was reformed as the Territorial Army in 1920 as was the 46th Division. However, the 46th Division was disbanded in 1936, the headquarters was converted into 2nd Anti-Aircraft Division and several of its infantry battalions into AA units. Most of the remainder of 46th Division's units were sent to other divisions, mainly the 49th (West Riding).

Commanders
The following officers commanded the division at various times:

Victoria Cross recipients

 * Lance Corporal William Coltman, 1/6th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment
 * Lieutenant John Barrett, 1/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
 * Captain John Green Royal Army Medical Corps, attached 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
 * Sergeant William Johnson, 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
 * Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Vann, 1/6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
 * Captain Geoffrey Vickers, 1/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion, Sherwood Foresters

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Laughing Gas (film)

Laughing Gas is the title of several American short films (1907, 1914 starring Charlie Chaplin, 1915, 1920) whose plot revolves around real or would-be dentists.

Plot
The plot is that of a black woman going to the dentist for a toothache and being given laughing gas. On her way walking home, and in other situations, she can't stop laughing, and everyone she meets "catches" the laughter from her, including a vendor and police officers.

Cast

 * Edward Boulden
 * Mr. La Montte
 * Bertha Regustus ... Mandy Brown
 * Mr. Sullivan

Cast

 * Jimmy Aubrey ... Heinie
 * Walter Kendig ... Louie

1920 film
A film directed by Tom Buckingham.

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Arthur Lehman Goodhart

Arthur Lehman Goodhart (1 March 1891 – 10 November 1978) was an American-born academic jurist and lawyer; he was Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Oxford, 1931–51, when he was also a Fellow of University College, Oxford. He was the first American to be the Master of an Oxford college, and was a significant benefactor to the college.

Early life and education
Arthur Goodhart was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the youngest of three children born to Harriet "Hattie" (née Lehman) and Philip Julius Goodhart. His siblings were Howard Lehman Goodhart and Helen Goodhart Altschul (married to Frank Altschul). His maternal grandfather was Mayer Lehman, one of three brothers who co-founded the investment banking firm Lehman Brothers. Goodhart was educated at the Hotchkiss School, Yale University and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Yale, he was an editor of campus humor magazine The Yale Record. After returning to the United States, he practised law until World War I. Following the war, he started to pursue an academic career in law, initially at Cambridge University and later at Oxford University where he became Professor of Jurisprudence and subsequently the Master of University College. He was editor of the Law Quarterly Review for fifty years.

Career

Rejected for service with British forces in World War I, in 1914, Goodhart became a member of the U.S. forces when the U.S. joined the war in 1917; he became counsel to the U.S. mission to Poland, in 1919.

Goodhart was called to the bar by the Inner Temple 1919, and became a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and university lecturer in jurisprudence; he edited the Cambridge Law Journal, 1921–5, and the Law Quarterly Review, 1926. In 1931 he moved to Oxford to become professor of jurisprudence. During WWII, he helped Giles Alington as coordinator of the wartime Short Leave Courses at Balliol College, Oxford. He gave up that chair when he became Master of University College, Oxford, 1951–63. Subsequently, he was an Honorary Fellow of the college until his death in 1978. In 1952 he delivered the Hamlyn Lectures.

As a member of the Law Revision Committee, Goodhart helped to promote improvements in various branches of the law.

Personal life
Arthur Goodhart was married to Cecily Goodhart (née Carter), a devout Anglican. They had three children: Sir Philip Goodhart; William Goodhart, Lord Goodhart of Youlbury; and Charles Goodhart (after whom Goodhart's law is named).

Legacy
Students during Goodhart's Mastership of University College included Bob Hawke, matriculated 1953, who was later Prime Minister of Australia.

The Goodhart Quad and the Goodhart Building (to the east, overlooking the quad and used for student accommodation) at University College, Oxford, off Logic Lane, are named in his memory. The largest lecture theatre in the Sir David Williams Building, which houses the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge, is also named "The Arthur Goodhart Lecture Theatre" after him. Cecily's Court, a small open area containing a fountain, located between the Goodhart Building and 83–85 High Street, is named in memory of Goodhart's wife.

Honours and titles

 * 1938 Honorary bencher, Lincoln's Inn
 * 1943, King's Counsel
 * 1948, Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). As a US citizen, an honorary knighthood, and name not prefixed "Sir"
 * 1952, Fellow of the British Academy
 * He received honorary degrees from twenty universities
 * Honorary Fellow, Trinity College, Cambridge
 * Honorary Fellow, University College, Oxford

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Bell D-188A

The Bell D-188A (unofficial military designations XF-109/XF3L) was a proposed eight-engine Mach 2–capable vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tiltjet fighter that never proceeded past the mock-up stage.

Development
In 1955, Bell Aircraft was requested by both the USAF and the US Navy to develop a VTOL/STOVL supersonic, all-weather fighter-bomber and defence interceptor. The project was highly ambitious and was designed to fulfill a multitude of roles for two different services. The aircraft was designated the Model 2000, and was offered in two different versions – the D-188 for the Navy and the D-188A for the Air Force. Bell had rather optimistically called the Navy version the XF3L-1 and the Air Force version the XF-109, although neither of these designations were official. In 1959, Bell teamed with Convair to form a joint weapon systems management team in order to push the XF-109 program. On 5 December 1960, Bell publicly showed off the design as the XF-109 – the Air Force version, as the Navy had lost interest the year earlier, however in the spring of 1961, the US Air Force canceled the program and no examples were built.

Designation
The military designations were not official and were speculative on the part of Bell. The Navy's XF3L-1 was not assigned, but would have been the D-188's designation had the aircraft been built, as this was the next in the US Navy's number series. The Air Force XF-109 designation had previously been assigned to a proposed Convair F-106B variant, however, had subsequently been left blank and Bell assumed – if the D-188A had been built – that this would have been assigned to the aircraft. Many reference works refer to the D-188A by its assumed experimental series number, but in fact the XF-109 designator was never assigned.

Design
The aircraft was unconventional, and consisted of a long, thin, area ruled fuselage with a large fin and all-moving stabilators in the tail. The single seat cockpit was in the extreme nose and the small-span wing was mounted high on the fuselage. At the ends of each wing were pods that contained two turbojets each. These pods were designed to swivel through an arc of 100° (horizontal to 10° past vertical) to allow for both horizontal and vertical flight. To take off vertically, the pods were rotated to direct the engine's thrust downward, while for horizontal flight the pods were rotated back to the horizontal. The pods were capable of directing thrust slightly forward as well for enhanced landing maneuvers. In addition to the four wing engines, four engines were also mounted in the fuselage – two in the rear directed out of two separate tail ducts, and two liftjets directly aft of the cockpit and positioned vertically to aid in VTOL operation, exhausting out of two ventral ducts. The D-188A featured an engine bleed system to assist in vertical lift and maneuvering. Bleed air from the fuselage engine compressors would have been directed to a pair of thrusters in the nose and two more in the tail to aid in pitch, roll and yaw movements.

Armament would have consisted of two 20mm cannon in the fuselage, an internal weapons bay and eight wing hard points for missiles and other ordnance.

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Smålands storregemente

Smålands storregemente or Landsregementet i Småland (Småland Grand Regiment, Regiment of the Land in Småland) was one of the nine grand regiments organized by Gustavus Adolphus in the late 1610s and split into smaller regiments in the 1620s.

History
Raised in Götaland from smaller units of 500 men called fänikor, more specifically from the province of Småland and the counties of Kalmar and Kronoberg, in 1616 and counting 3,000 men. The regiment had seven fänikor and 2,478 men in 1618 under the command of Herman Wrangel. The grand regiment was in turn organized into three field regiments (fältregementen) and a cavalry regiment, thus actually being more like a brigade in spite of the name.

The regiment did not take part in any campaign during its short lifetime. The grand regiments of Sweden where reorganized during the early 1620s to consist of three field regiments, each of eight companies of 150 men, thus making the total number 3,600 soldiers per grand regiment. It is unsure whether or not the cavalry regiment was included in the total number.

In 1623, the regiment was split into three smaller regiments, Kronoberg Regiment, Kalmar Regiment and Småland Cavalry Regiment.

Campaigns

 * None.

Organization
Before being split, the regiment was organized as follows:

 * 1:a fältregementet (1st Field Regiment)
 * 8 companies from Kalmar County
 * 2:a fältregementet (2nd Field Regiment)
 * 8 companies from Kronoberg County
 * 3:e fältregementet (3rd Field Regiment)
 * 4 companies from Kalmar County
 * 4 companies from Kronoberg County
 * Kavalleriregementet (Cavalry Regiment)
 * 8 companies from Småland

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Brian Ching

Brian Ching (born May 24, 1978) is an American former professional soccer player who played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national team for eight years.

Ching's professional career began when he was the 16th pick overall by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft, making him the first Gonzaga player and the first player from his native Hawaii selected in the MLS draft. After winning the U.S. Open Cup with Los Angeles, Ching was released from the team and played with the second division Seattle Sounders. He returned to first division soccer when the San Jose Earthquakes acquired him in the 2003 MLS supplemental draft. He won an MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield with the Earthquakes, collected the MLS Comeback Player of the Year Award, the MLS Golden Boot, and was named to the MLS Best XI.

In 2006, Ching relocated to Houston when the Earthquakes became the Houston Dynamo. He led the team to back-to-back MLS Cup Championships in 2006 and 2007 and four MLS finals overall. A six-time MLS All-Star, Ching retired from professional soccer in 2013 as Houston Dynamo's all-time leading scorer.

Ching made his international debut May 26, 2003, becoming the first Hawaiian-born player to represent the United States. He became the first Hawaiian to be named to the U.S. roster for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, although he did not see any playing time. His only international silverware is the 2007 Gold Cup. Off the field, Ching is a pillar in the Houston community where he is partnered with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for underprivileged families in the Houston area through fundraising efforts under his program "The House that Ching Built".

Early life
Ching lost his father, Francis, to cancer on December 25, 1992, when he was 14 years old. Stephanie Whalen, Ching's mother, raised him and his two brothers as a single parent. Ching did not play soccer until he was seven years old, agreeing to only if his mother would coach.

Ching attended Kamehameha Schools Kapālama High School in Honolulu and played in the soccer team in his junior and senior year. He was named as the Interscholastic League of Honolulu's MVP during his senior year with 14 goals and six assists. His junior year he was a second team All-ILH selection.

During his last year of high school Ching played with the Honolulu Bulls Soccer Club, a club team, and traveled to tournaments on the mainland where he was noticed by the Gonzaga coaching staff. He went on to play for the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's soccer program under head coach Einar Thorarinsson, whom Ching credits "for believing in him and providing him the skills to grow and mature to be able to compete at the next level."

During his collegiate career, Ching played for the Spokane Shadow of the Premier Development Soccer League (where Gonzaga coach Einar Thorarinsson was also the coach of the Shadow) and set a total of 21 goals during his stint in the 1998 and 1999 seasons. Ching was named the PDSL rookie of the year in 1998.

Collegiate career
Ching joined the Bulldogs for the 1996 season, and as a freshman played in 18 matches with five starts. He finished second on the team in scoring with 12 points on three goals and six assists. As a sophomore, he appeared in 16 matches with 14 starts and was second on the team behind West Coast Conference Player of the Year and teammate Jeff McAllister with 10 goals and 23 points, ranking fifth in the WCC in both categories. The 10 goals were second on the all-time Gonzaga single-season list and his 23 points were third on the all-time GU list. He earned All-WCC second-team honors.

His junior season was cut short by a knee injury suffered in the season opener, then re-injured in the next match, and received a medical redshirt year. Ching missed the entire 1998 season after surgery to repair injured meniscus in right knee.

The injury bug continued to plague Ching in the summer of 1999 when he was kicked in the cheek and eye while playing for the Spokane Shadow of the USL, the injury requiring surgery. Despite that injury, Ching was ready for the Bulldogs season opener and went on to start 17 of 18 matches. He scored 13 goals and had 8 assists for 34 points. The 13 goals were third on the all-time GU single-season list, the 34 points second. He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–2 tie against 11th-ranked Washington Huskies, got the insurance goal in a 3–1 victory over 7th-ranked Stanford and had a pair of goals against 4th-ranked University of San Diego in 4–2 home victory. He earned All-WCC first-team honors.

His final season of 2000, Ching missed three matches with an injury but still scored eight goals and recorded 22 points. He was named All-WCC first team and earned All-Far West Region first-team honors. Ching finished his Gonzaga career with 34 goals, which still ties him third on the all-time GU list, and his 23 assists are a Gonzaga career record. Ching's 91 career points are still tied for second on the Gonzaga charts. With Ching, the Bulldogs were back-to-back co-champions of the West Coast Conference in 1997 and 1998. Ching majored in accounting.

Los Angeles Galaxy (2001) and Seattle Sounders (2001–2002)
Ching began his professional career when the Los Angeles Galaxy drafted him as the 16th overall pick of the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. Los Angeles chose midfielder Brian Mullan and forward Isaias Bardales Jr. in the first round, 9th and 11th respectively, before picking Ching with their fourth pick in the second round. Ching was the first ever Hawaiian selected in the MLS draft.

Ching joined a roster that included U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame players Cobi Jones, Alexi Lalas, and Paul Caligiuri, Mexico's top World Cup scorer Luis Hernández, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Ezra Hendrickson, Danny Califf, Kevin Hartman and was coached by Sigi Schmid. Ching wore the number 9 jersey with Los Angeles. Ching made his MLS debut against San Jose on April 7, 2001, as a member of the starting lineup. During the 2001 season, Ching appeared in eight games (starting one) and recorded one goal and one assist.

Ching started and played the full match in his U.S. Open Cup debut, a 5–0 victory over the Nashville Metros at Titan Stadium on June 27, 2001, in the second round. Ching went the full 90 again in Los Angeles' 3–1 victory over the Seattle Sounders Select where he provided the assist to Isaias Bardales' 81st-minute goal, the Galaxy's third of the match. Those would be Ching's only appearances in the 2001 tournament as the Los Angeles Galaxy went on to win their first U.S. Open Cup trophy in franchise history.

Ching made his MLS Cup Playoffs debut in a 4–1 loss in Game 2 of the quarterfinals against the New York-New Jersey MetroStars on September 27, 2001, after coming on as an 88th minute substitution for Cobi Jones. Ching appeared for a second time in the playoffs in the Galaxy's 1–0 overtime win in Game 2 of the MLS semifinal series against the Chicago Fire on October 14, 2001, entering the game in the 91st minute for Sasha Victorine. The Galaxy advanced to the 2001 MLS Cup final and tied 1–1 with the San Jose Earthquakes in regulation before Dwayne De Rosario's golden goal in the 96th minute ended the match.

After signing Carlos Ruiz, the Galaxy waived Ching on February 13, 2002, to comply with the MLS roster limits. One month later, he signed with the Seattle Sounders of the A-League where scored four goals and provided one assist in seven games the previous year when he was on loan from Los Angeles. Ching finished the 2002 season second in the A-League in scoring with 16 goals and eight assists, and was selected as a member of the A-League All-League first team.

San Jose Earthquakes (2003–2005)
The first time the Earthquakes coaching staff got a good look at Brian Ching was facing him in the July 17, 2002, third round match of the U.S. Open Cup when San Jose defeated the Seattle Sounders 4–3 after sudden death extra time. Kinnear, assistant coach at the time, and head coach Frank Yallop were impressed with how Ching matched up with Earthquakes defender Eddie Robinson, considered one of the best defenders in MLS at the time. Ching began training with the Earthquakes the following January. On February 11, 2003, San Jose traded Devin Barclay to D.C. United in exchange for the first overall pick in the 2003 MLS supplemental draft and on February 28, 2013, they used that pick to draft Ching.

Ching made his official Earthquakes debut in Guatemala City on March 16, 2003, playing a full match in a 4–2 Champions' Cup loss to C.S.D. Municipal. He played his first Earthquakes home game in the second leg against Municipal where he scored the first goal in the 35th minute. Ching made his first Earthquakes start in the MLS regular season on April 12, 2003, at Colorado Rapids and scored 53 seconds into the game. He would miss five games due to a right hamstring strain before returning to the starting lineup to score two goals for his first multi-goal game in MLS on July 2, 2003, at the MetroStars. He played 90 minutes in his first encounter against his old club Seattle Sounders on August 5 but the 1–0 loss eliminated San Jose from the 2003 Open Cup.

Ching left the August 16, 2003, game at New England Revolution with a ruptured right Achilles tendon. He underwent surgery on August 19 and missed the rest of the 2003 season as the San Jose Earthquakes went on to win the 2003 MLS Cup. Ching scored a then-career-high six goals and two assists during 2003. He was named to the MLS Team of the Week for April 12 and May 3, 2003.

Ching returned from injury in the 2004 Champions' Cup as a sub in both legs against eventual champion L.D. Alajuelense. Ching made his first start of the season on May 1 vs. D.C. United. Ching finished with a career-high 12 goals in MLS, sharing the MLS Golden Boot with Eddie Johnson. He was named to the MLS Best XI and recognized as the MLS Comeback Player of the Year. He also finished as the Earthquakes scoring champion and Most Valuable Player for the 2004 season.

In 2005, Ching scored seven goals in 16 games and tallied a career-high five assists in MLS play. He registered a goal or an assist in five straight games before missing 15 matches with a hamstring injury. He ended the regular season having recorded a goal or assist in six straight games. The San Jose Earthquakes finished the 2005 season with the best regular season record, clinching the Supporters' Shield. After the most successful regular season in team history with an 18–4–10 record and 64 points, the Earthquakes were placed on hiatus on December 15, 2005, with the franchise moving to Houston.

Houston Dynamo (2006–2013)
Along with the rest of his Earthquakes teammates, Ching moved to Houston for the 2006 season. He scored four goals in Houston's first-ever game on April 2, 2006, against the Colorado Rapids, becoming the seventh player in MLS history to score four goals in a single game. Ching found out he had been selected to U.S. world cup team on May 2 and celebrated with a game-deciding goal the following MLS fixture, May 6, against rival club FC Dallas. Ching missed six MLS games while he was with the U.S. national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. His bicycle kick on September 30 vs. D.C. United, which would later be awarded the MLS Goal of the Year Award, was the deciding goal in a 1–0 win that secured Houston's first ever MLS playoff spot.

In the 2006 MLS Cup Playoffs, Ching scored the series-winning goal with a header in stoppage time of the 2–0 win vs. Chivas USA in the second leg of the Western Conference semifinals. He was named MVP of the MLS Cup 2006 after scoring the tying goal in the 114th minute, less than one minute after New England Revolution had taken a 1–0 lead, and scoring the winning penalty kick in the penalty kick shootout.

In 2007, Ching ended the season tied for the team lead with seven goals despite missing 10 games entirely due to injuries and national-team call-ups. He contributed in the 2007 MLS Cup Playoffs with two playoff goals but sat out the 2007 MLS Cup final after straining his calf in the Western Conference final. He led Houston's comeback from a 2–0 aggregate deficit in the second leg of the Western Conference semifinal vs. FC Dallas on November 2, setting up Stuart Holden's goal in the 67th minute and then scoring himself from a Dwayne De Rosario through ball in the 72nd minute to tie the series. In extra time, of that game, he scored from close range in the 97th minute to give Houston the lead for good.

Ching was a staple in the Dynamo lineup during international competition. In the 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup he set up the series-winning goal against Puntarenas F.C. when his header hit the post and Kelly Gray scored on the rebound. Ching scored the opening goal in the semifinal first leg vs. C.F. Pachuca on March 15, heading in a Craig Waibel cross. In the semifinal second leg at Estadio Hidalgo on April 5, he set up the first Houston goal by keeping the ball in on the sideline, leading to Brian Mullan's goal and later scored in the 79th minute to give Houston a 4–3 aggregate lead before Pachuca rallied to win in extra time. Ching also participated in the 2007 Superliga, playing in all three group stage matches. He set up goal just 11 seconds into match vs. Monarcas Morelia on July 29, passing to Joseph Ngwenya for the fastest goal in Dynamo history. Ching scored the only goal in 1–0 win vs. D.C. United on August 1 and hit the post with the fourth penalty kick in the Dynamo's semifinal shootout loss vs. Pachuca on August 14.

During the 2008 season, Ching established team and personal records with 13 goals in the regular season and five assists in 25 games. Ching ranked fifth in the league in goals. In the team's second visit to San Jose since relocating to Houston, Ching scored a game-tying goal in second half and celebrated by pointing to the Dynamo crest in front of San Jose fans. In the final CONCACAF Champions' Cup he set up two of Houston's three goals in the quarterfinal second leg vs. CSD Municipal. In the 2008 Superliga he appeared in three games, starting the semifinal vs. Pachuca and the championship game at New England Revolution. In the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League, Ching appeared as a substitute at San Francisco F.C. and started vs. C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo, scoring the game's only goal to help Dynamo reach the quarterfinals.

Ching's performance during the 2009 season earned him Dynamo's Golden Boot for the third straight year with eight goals and three assists. He became seventh Dynamo player to make 100th starts for the club in all competitions and assisted on Cam Weaver's game-tying goal in the 80th minute of a 2–1 loss at Columbus Crew on September 13. In the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League Ching played all 90 minutes of both legs of the quarterfinal series vs. C.F. Atlante. He appeared in five games of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, making three starts. In the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs, he netted the game-winning goal in 95th minute of a 1–0 overtime win vs. Seattle, swiveling to volley a shot into the left side netting for his 50th Dynamo goal in all competitions.

Ching ran into disciplinary trouble during the 2009 campaign. In July 2009, Ching was fined $500 by MLS for his comments regarding the officiating of the Dynamo's 2–1 loss to Seattle Sounders FC (a game Ching did not play in due to participation in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup). On his Twitter page, Ching referred to the referee as "a joke" and "a cheat" for calling a Fredy Montero shot cleared off the line a goal. Ching scored the opening goal from a Brad Davis free kick in 3–2 win vs. Real Salt Lake on August 19 but was ejected in the 82nd minute for hard foul, the first red card in the 162 games of his MLS career. He was ejected again in next MLS game, a 0–0 tie vs. Los Angeles Galaxy on October 18, for raising his hand to the face of an opponent.

In 2010, Ching shrugged off injuries and national team disappointment to score seven goals and add three assists in 20 games, making 16 starts, to win the team's Golden Boot for the fourth straight year. His August 21 bicycle kick against Chicago was named ESPNSoccernet.com's MLS Goal of the Year and Dynamo Goal of the Year. He took over as the Dynamo team captain after the retirement of Wade Barrett. He was named as Don Garber's Commissioner's Pick for the 2010 MLS All-Star Game in Houston, a game where he came on as second-half substitute and scored with a header to cut the deficit to 2-1 vs. Manchester United F.C. The Dynamo missed the playoffs in 2010.

Ching was limited to 1,242 minutes in 20 appearances due to injury in 2011, the lowest minute total of his Houston career, but still tied for team lead with five goals. He started all four matches the Dynamo took part in the 2011 MLS Cup Playoffs, scoring a goal and adding an assist, to help lead the Dynamo back to the MLS Cup final. He started and set up the game-winning goal with left-footed through ball in 2–1 first-leg win at Philadelphia Union and scored the game-winning goal with header from a Brad Davis free kick in a 1–0 win the second-leg, scoring the final MLS goal at Robertson Stadium. Ching started the Eastern Conference championship match at Sporting Kansas City and closed the night by hoisting the trophy as team captain after the 2–0 win. He made his second career start in an MLS Cup final at Los Angeles, who denied the Dynamo the title with a narrow 1–0 victory.

Montreal Impact, return to Houston and retirement (2011–2013)
Ching was left exposed by Houston in the 2011 MLS expansion draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact less than a week after playing in the MLS Cup final. Ching was traded back to Houston on February 16, 2012, for a first-round draft pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, after training with Montreal for about a month, coincidentally playing a preseason game against the Houston Dynamo.

Ching started opening day on for the Dynamo for the sixth time in seven years and nearly scored at Chivas USA when his first-touch volley off a long cross from Brad Davis hit inside of post and caromed away for near goal. Ching made his 200th MLS appearance (136th with Dynamo) in 3–1 loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on June 10. Ching made his 150th Dynamo start in all competitions against D.C. United on April 28, the 4th Dynamo to reach this milestone. Ching drew and converted a penalty in the 83rd minute on June 30 vs. Philadelphia, his second goal of the year and first at BBVA Compass Stadium. The goal against Philadelphia was his 20th career game-winning goal. He would go on to set a career-high with 30 games in 2012 regular season, tying his career-high of five assists.

Ching signed a deal in early 2013 to return to the Dynamo as a player-coach and later announced his retirement effective at the end of the 2013 season. Ching officially announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2013 Major League Soccer season on September 24, 2013, although he played his final professional minutes in a 4–1 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Sunday, September 8, 2013. He made two more appearances on the match day squad, his last being in a CONCACAF Champions League game on September 25, 2013, but was an unused substitution.

Ching did not feature in the Dynamo's 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs run as he was not called up to the matchday squad for any of the playoff games. The Dynamo were eliminated by Sporting Kansas City in the Eastern Conference championship game on November 23, 2013, thus bringing an official end to Ching's 12-year MLS career.

International career
Although having a Chinese background, and being contacted by the Chinese Football Association to play for the Chinese team, Ching still earned his first cap with the U.S. national team on May 26, 2003, as a substitute in a friendly match against Wales at Spartan Stadium (home stadium of Ching's club at the time, San Jose Earthquakes). He is the first Hawaiian and the second Chinese-American (after Mark Chung) to play for the United States. Ching scored his first international goal, an equalizer in the 88th minute, in a World Cup qualifier 1–1 tie against Jamaica in Kingston on August 18, 2004.

On May 2, 2006, Ching was named to the U.S. men's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany but did not make an appearance in the tournament.

He scored a goal in a 2–0 US CONCACAF Gold Cup victory over Trinidad and Tobago on June 9, 2007. He drew a penalty in the box of the second half of the Gold Cup Final against Mexico. Landon Donovan converted the penalty, tying the game at one. The USA won 2–1 after Benny Feilhaber's game winner.

Ching was called in to the USA side to face Barbados in the first round of CONCACAF World cup Qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. He then scored two goals in the US team's largest victory ever, 8–0.

On May 11, 2010, Ching was named to the preliminary U.S. men's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa but did not make the final 23-man roster.

Club
Note that:
 * Cells marked with an em dash (—) indicate the player did not participate in that competition because the club did not qualify, was eliminated, or the player was no longer with the club before the start of the competition.
 * In competitions where the player has zero appearances, the club qualified and played in that competition and the player was registered and eligible to play. Player did not appear due to injury or was not selected by the coach.

International goals

 * Scores and results list United States' goal tally first

Management career
The Houston Dynamo re-signed Ching in March 2013 to serve as a player/coach in this his last year playing. Under his last contract with the MLS club, Ching served the title of assistant coach.

On December 23, 2013, the Houston Dash named Ching as the inaugural managing director the NWSL franchise. Ching manages the day-to-day duties on both the business and technical sides under the supervision of Dash and Dynamo team president Chris Canetti. The role shares similar responsibilities as the general manager tag, with the addition of branding Ching as "the face of the team" so that he can gin up sales and awareness by making himself publicly available as the face of the organization. While his focus will be primarily with the Dash, Ching will also advise Canetti and head coach Dominic Kinnear as needed on the technical side with the Dynamo.

Managerial statistics
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Testimonial match
On September 24, 2013, the Houston Dynamo and Dynamo Charities announced a Brian Ching Testimonial Match to celebrate the career of the retiring forward, with proceeds from the match to benefit Ching's charitable initiative, The House That Ching Built. The match, which took place on December 13, 2013, featured historical Dynamo players as well as Ching's old teammates from other MLS clubs and the U.S. national team. Ching's Orange Team won 6–4 and Ching scored five goals to close the curtain on his career.

Club
LA Galaxy
 * U.S. Open Cup: 2001
 * MLS Western Conference Championship: 2001

Seattle Sounders
 * A-League Commissioner's Cup: 2002

San Jose Earthquakes
 * MLS Cup: 2003
 * MLS Supporters Shield: 2005
 * MLS Western Conference Championship: 2003

Houston Dynamo
 * MLS Cup: 2006, 2007
 * MLS Western Conference Championship: 2006, 2007
 * MLS Eastern Conference Championship: 2011, 2012

International
United States
 * CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2007; runner-up: 2009

Individual

 * MLS All-Star (6): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
 * MLS Best XI (1): 2004
 * MLS Comeback Player of the Year (1): 2004
 * MLS Golden Boot (1): 2004
 * MLS Goal of the Year (1): 2006
 * A-League All-League First Team (1): 2002
 * USL PDL Rookie of the Year (1): 1998
 * MLS Cup MVP (1): 2006
 * San Jose Earthquakes MVP (1): 2004
 * Houston Dynamo MVP (1): 2008
 * Houston Dynamo Golden Boot (3): 2008, 2009, 2010
 * Houston Dynamo Humanitarian of the Year (2): 2010, 2013
 * West Coast Conference Hall Of Honor: 2011

Ching's Champions
Each fall since 2012, Ching and Kroger honored members of the Houston community who were chosen as "Ching's Champions." The Ching's Champions initiative was started by Ching and Kroger as a way to pay tribute to those members of the Houston community who perform selfless acts for others. Each of the winners gets to take part in a shopping spree with Ching at a Houston-area Kroger.

Eight champions were selected in 2012 from the group of nominees and each winner received a Ching's Champions medal and a four-minute shopping spree at Kroger. The 2012 winners collected over $7,700 worth of groceries. In 2013, the five "champions" were able to secure over $9,000 of groceries and merchandise during the 250-second shopping spree.

The House that Ching Built
In 2009, Ching made a commitment to give back to his adopted community by raising money to build an affordable home through Houston Habitat for Humanity. With the support of Dynamo Charities and MLS W.O.R.K.S., Ching has raised $75,000 to sponsor the build through personal appearances, events, individual giving and corporate partnerships.

The funds raised exceeded Ching's initial goal and allowed Houston Habitat to upgrade the home with green features, including solar panels and a solar hot water heater through a grant from Green Mountain Energy. The Milby Park build was completed in 2010 and welcomed the Urbano family with a home dedication in May 2011.

Along with the announcement of the testimonial match to be played in honor of his retirement at the end of the 2013 season, Ching committed to fundraise $85,000 to build a "green" house for another local Houston family in need. Almost half of the donations for the 2013 project were provided by Dynamo owners Anschutz Entertainment Group, Brenner Sports & Entertainment and Golden Boy Sports & Entertainment.

Endorsements
On March 8, 2012, BBVA Compass announced Ching as their social-media ambassador to promote causes important to Ching, his team and the bank. Among other things like charity work and appearances, Ching uses Facebook and Twitter to encourage his followers to contribute to "Building a Better Houston", BBVA Compass' community-service initiative with the Dynamo.

PLEX is the performance center of Ching and other athletes like fellow Dynamo alumni Stuart Holden, NFL quarterback and Katy product Andy Dalton, and NFL defensive end Julius Peppers.

PUMA was the official match boots provider for Ching. As one of PUMA's sponsored Major League Soccer players, Ching kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2011 in limited-edition Project Pink v1.11 boots, showing support for his female counterparts during the Dynamo's home game on October 1 versus the Chicago Fire.

Television
Ching hosted his own sports segment on KHOU, "Kickin' It with Brian Ching", on which he offered up advice on everything soccer from becoming a professional soccer player to befriending the StairMaster."

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Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall (born 9 July 1941) is a former Swedish modern pentathlete who caused the disqualification of the Swedish team at the 1968 Summer Olympics for alcohol use.

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Liljenwall was the first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug use, following the introduction of anti-doping regulations by the International Olympic Committee in 1967. Liljenwall reportedly had "two beers" to calm his nerves before the pistol shooting event. The Swedish team eventually had to return their bronze medals.

Alcohol was not on the list of restricted substances released by the International Olympic Committee for the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Liljenwall also participated in the 1964 and 1972 Olympics. In 1964 he finished 11th individually and fourth with the team, and in 1972 he placed 25th and fifth, respectively.

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