text:
Barry Gordon

Barry Gordon (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and political talk show host. He was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, having served from 1988 to 1995. He is perhaps best known as the original voice of Donatello and Bebop in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.

Early life
Gordon was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Gordon is Jewish. His stepfather, Bob Manning, was a crooner of popular love songs in the 1940s and 1950s, most known for his rendition of Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You".

Childhood career
Gordon began performing at age three; in his television debut, he won second place on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour singing Johnnie Ray's "Cry". At six, Gordon recorded "Nuttin' for Christmas". He was the youngest performer to hit a pre-Hot 100 Billboard chart when that song hit No. 6 in 1955. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The next year, he charted his second and final single "Rock Around Mother Goose". In circa 1956, Bill Haley recorded a private demo recording "Six Year Olds Can Rock and Roll". He begins the recording (released in 1990) by dedicating it to Barry Gordon.

As a child actor, Gordon also appeared on The Jackie Gleason Show, The Jack Benny Program, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, The Danny Thomas Show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Star Time with Benny Goodman. Gordon was cast as Humberto in an episode of the sitcom Sally, starring Joan Caulfield, and as Chopper in Leave It to Beaver (episode 119: "Beaver's House Guest"). Gordon guest starred on the sitcoms The Ann Sothern Show and Dennis the Menace.

In 1962, he played the part of the childhood version of "Patient" in Pressure Point. At 13, Gordon began a career on Broadway as Nick in Herb Gardner's A Thousand Clowns, a role for which he earned a Tony Award nomination. He later reprised that role in the film version opposite Jason Robards and Martin Balsam in 1965. The film gave him "introducing" billing, but he had actually been in several films already, most notably his actual film debut in 1956's The Girl Can't Help It as a newspaper boy in which he uttered the line after seeing Jayne Mansfield: "If that's a girl, I don't know what my sister is."

Adult roles
As a teen, Gordon starred alongside Sid Caesar and Vera Miles in the 1967 comedy-horror film The Spirit Is Willing. In the 1970s, Gordon appeared in the Barney Miller spin-off Fish, starring Abe Vigoda, and from 1973 to 1974 was a regular on The New Dick Van Dyke Show. He also played a waiter in "Horror in the Heights", a 1974 episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. In 1976, he appeared in an episode of The Practice.

Character actor
Primarily as a character actor, Gordon became a familiar face in numerous feature films and television series. In the last two seasons of the sitcom Archie Bunker's Place, Gordon had the recurring role of Gary Rabinowitz, Archie's Jewish attorney and love interest of Barbara Lee "Billie" Bunker (played by Denise Miller). Gordon also had notable guest-starring roles on Barney Miller as an embezzler, on Fish as a social worker, on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as a Ferengi businessman, and on Star Trek: Voyager as Ardon Broht, an alien publisher. More recently, he appeared as the Rabbi in Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Voice work
Gordon worked extensively as a voice actor. His most notable voice roles were Donatello and Bebop in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and as Jake "Razor" Clawson in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993). Gordon's voice was also featured in other animated series, mostly Hanna-Barbera shows such as Jabberjaw (as Clamhead), Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! (as Captain Marvel Jr.), Meatballs & Spaghetti (as bassist Clyde), Pac-Man (as Inky), Mighty Orbots (as Robert Simmons), Pole Position, The Jetsons, The Smurfs, The Adventures of the American Rabbit (as the titular character), Superman, Snorks (as Junior Wetworth), Gravedale High (as Reggie Moonshroud), Space Cats, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (as Englebert Newton), Darkwing Duck (as Dr. Fossil), Tom & Jerry Kids and its spin-off Droopy, Master Detective, Batman: The Animated Series (as the Penguin's henchman Sheldrake), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Timon & Pumbaa, Fantastic Max, and The Pirates of Dark Water. Gordon also provided the voice of "Quicky" the Nesquik Bunny in television commercials for Nestlé.

In May 2009, Gordon played the Cocker Spaniel in the Webkinz Pet of the Month Music Video for May 2009. He reprised the roles as the original Donatello and Bebop in three seasons of Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

On April 20, 2022, it was revealed that Gordon would reprise his role as Donatello for the video game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. This marks the first time that he would play Donatello for a video game and his first video game role in general.

Other pursuits
In his mid-30s, Gordon returned to school; he graduated summa cum laude as a political science major from California State University, Los Angeles and went on to Loyola Law School, receiving his J.D. in 1991.

Gordon became the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, holding the office for seven years.

In 1998, Gordon was the Democratic Party nominee for the United States Congress from the Pasadena, California area. He was defeated by Republican Party incumbent James Rogan.

In 2004, when the local Air America Radio affiliate in Los Angeles went off the air, for a then-unspecified period of time, Gordon started a live, call-in progressive political talk show on Pasadena's public-access television cable TV channel 56. It continues to be cablecast and webcast live

In 2005, Gordon hosted a weekly radio talk show heard on KRLA in Los Angeles, California.

In 2006 and early 2007, Gordon hosted Barry Gordon from Left Field, a weekly talk show broadcast throughout the 25th largest U.S. radio market—the San Bernardino/Riverside region of Southern California—on KCAA Radio in Loma Linda, California. With live streams and podcast archives, the show was notable for featuring nationally known guests, including senators, congressmen, bestselling authors, and entertainment figures.

Since 2007, Gordon has taught courses in politics and the media at the California State University, Los Angeles.

In 2008, Gordon debuted his daily Internet talk show Left Talk on BlogTalkRadio.

Personal life
Gordon married Sally Julin; the marriage ended in a divorce. He married Gail Schaper in 1993. They have two children.

Film

 * The Girl Can't Help It (1956) - Barry the Paperboy
 * Cinderfella (1960) - Young Fella
 * Hands of a Stranger (1962) - Skeet
 * Pressure Point (1962) - Boy Patient
 * A Thousand Clowns (1965) - Nick Burns
 * The Spirit Is Willing (1967) - Steve Powell
 * Double-Stop (1968) - Art Student
 * Out of It (1969) - Paul
 * Love at First Bite (1979) - Flashlight Vendor
 * Gallavants (1984) - Edil, Bok, Gank (voices)
 * The Adventures of the American Rabbit (1986) - American Rabbit, Rob, Punk Jackal (voices)
 * Body Slam (1986) - Sheldon Brockmeister
 * Repairs (1987) - Lew the Studio Exex
 * Grüne Wüste (1999) - Alex
 * Losing Control (2011) - Frank

Television

 * The Jack Benny Program (1954–1961) - Child Jack Benny, Harry Johnson
 * The Danny Thomas Show (1956) - Herbie
 * Sally (1957) - Humberto
 * The Ann Sothern Show (1958) - Donald Carpenter
 * General Electric Theater (1959) - Etienne
 * Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1959) - Tommy
 * Start Time (1959) - Larry
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 20: "The Day of the Bullet") - Ignace 'Iggy' Kovacs
 * Philip Marlowe (1960) - Jamie
 * Leave It to Beaver (1960) - Chopper Cooper
 * Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 6 Episode 4: "The Contest for Aaron Gold") - Aaron Gold
 * Dennis the Menace (1960) - Buzzy Hanson
 * Thriller (1961) - Slip-Slip
 * The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1961) - Pepe
 * Dr. Kildare (1961) - Billy Hoffman
 * Arrest and Trial (1963) - Bobby Randolph
 * Summer Playhouse (1964) - Kid
 * The Smothers Brothers Show (1966) - Lester
 * Love, American Style (1969) - Bill
 * The Don Rickles Show (1972) - Conrad Musk
 * The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1973–1974) - Dennis Whitehead
 * Mannix (1974) - Todd Corvin
 * Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) - Barry the Waiter
 * The Bob Crane Show (1975) - Gordon
 * Good Heavens (1976) - Harold
 * Jabberjaw (1976) - Clamhead (voice)
 * The Practice (1976) - Dr. Byron Fisk
 * Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–1979) - Additional voices
 * Fish (1977–1978) - Charlie Harrison
 * The Incredible Hulk (1979) - Harold Milburn
 * Supertrain (1979) - Billy
 * Barney Miller (1979–1982) - David Fingler, Stanley Fine
 * Three's Company (1980) - Gilbert Larwin
 * Mr. & Mrs. Dracula (1980) - Cousin Anton
 * Good Time Harry (1980) - Stan
 * I'm a Big Girl Now (1981) - Jerry
 * The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! (1981) - Freddy Freeman / Captain Marvel Jr. (voice)
 * Warp Speed (1981) - David Ingalls
 * Time Warp (1981) - M.U.D. (voice)
 * The Perfect Woman (1981) - Emo
 * Archie Bunker's Place (1981–1983) - Gary Rabinowitz
 * Christmas Comes to Pac-Land (1982) - Inky (voice)
 * Meatballs & Spaghetti (1982–1983) - Clyde (voice)
 * Pac-Man (1982–1983) - Inky (voice)
 * Mighty Orbots (1984) - Robert Simmons (voice)
 * Gallavants (1984) - Edil, Bok, Gauk (voice)
 * Pole Position (1984) - Additional voices
 * Snorks (1984–1988) - Junior Wetworth (voice)
 * The Jetsons (1985) - Tiny Terror, Betting Machine, Lenny Lase, Mechanic, Sneak (voices)
 * The Smurfs (1985) - The Gamemaster, Additional voices
 * Stark: Mirror Image (1986) - Lee Vogel
 * Throb (1987) - Josh
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996) - Donatello, Bebop, Additional voices
 * Superman (1988) - Additional voices
 * CBS Summer Playhouse (1988) - Newton Hobbs
 * A Family for Joe (1990) - Roger Hightower
 * His & Hers (1990) - Bruno Chernak
 * Gravedale High (1990) - Reggie Moonshroud (voice)
 * Darkwing Duck (1991) - Dr. Fossil (voice)
 * Space Cats (1991) - Incidental characters (voices)
 * A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1991) - Englebert Newton (voice)
 * Civil Wars (1992–1993) - Mel Wittnauer
 * Tom & Jerry Kids (1992) - Additional voices
 * Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) - Nava
 * L.A. Law (1993–1994) - Seth Shumay
 * Droopy, Master Detective (1993) - Additional voices
 * Batman: The Animated Series (1993) - Sheldrake (voice)
 * SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994) - Jake "Razor" Clawson, Evil Razor (voices)
 * NYPD Blue (1994–2000) - Preston Ross, Dr. Berger, Philip Fox
 * Empty Nest (1995) - Earl
 * The Pink Panther (1995) - Bongo Cereal Founder (voice)
 * Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997) - Nerdy Monster, Korbutokov (voices)
 * Over the Top (1997) - Marty
 * Caroline in the City (1998) - Rabbi Katz
 * Arli$ (1999) - Doctor
 * The Hughleys (1999–2000) - The Judge
 * Star Trek: Voyager (2001) - Arden Broht
 * Becker (2002) - Mr. Levin
 * Dragnet (2003) - Alan Sperry
 * Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004–2005) - Rabbi
 * Brothers & Sisters (2011) - Rabbi
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017) - '87 Donatello, '87 Bebop (voices)
 * Forked Up (2015) - Mr. Goodman
 * NewsRap (2018–2019) - Host

Video games

 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Donatello, Bebop
 * Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway - Donatello
 * Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Donatello

title: Barry Gordon


text:
Gloucester City

Gloucester City may refer to:

 * Gloucester City A.F.C., an English football club
 * Gloucester City, New Jersey, a city in the United States
 * Gloucester, Ontario, a former city in Ontario, amalgamated into the City of Ottawa in 2001

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

title: Gloucester City


text:
Haddon Township

Haddon Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:

 * Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
 * Haddon Township, New Jersey

title: Haddon Township


text:
Gütersloh

Gütersloh is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the area of Westphalia and the administrative region of Detmold. Gütersloh is the administrative centre for a district of the same name and has a population of 100,194 people.

Geography
Gütersloh lies in the Emssandebene, south-west of the Teutoburg Forest and on the north-eastern edge of the Westphalian Basin and has no significant points of elevation. The city's lowest point is 64 m above sea level on the river Ems near the Princess Royal Barracks and the highest point is 105 m above sea level in the eastern township of Friedrichsdorf.

The border to Rheda-Wiedenbrück extends as part of the Rhedaer Forest, a large wooded area with predominantly conifers. The river Dalke flows through the city from east to west, crossing close to the Stadt Park as well as the city centre and river Ems.

Gütersloh railway station is on the Hamm–Minden line.

History
The then-official district of Gütersloh included the city of the same name. It also included seven other municipalities: Avenwedde, Ebbesloh, Friedrichsdorf, Hollen, Isselhorst, Niehorst and Spexard; which existed until 1969 and were incorporated as part of the 1969 North Rhine-Westphalian municipal reform. Currently, all of them are now municipal sub-division units within Gütersloh's borders.

Mayor
The current mayor of Gütersloh is Norbert Morkes, elected in September 2020. He ran on behalf of the voter group Bürger für Gütersloh (Citizens for Gütersloh, BfGT). The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, with a runoff held on 27 September, and the results were as follows:

! rowspan=2 colspan=2| Candidate ! rowspan=2| Party ! colspan=2| First round ! colspan=2| Second round ! Votes ! % ! Votes ! % ! colspan=3| Valid votes ! 38,123 ! 98.8 ! 30,282 ! 98.6 ! colspan=3| Invalid votes ! 499 ! 1.3 ! 431 ! 1.4 ! colspan=3| Total ! 38,622 ! 100.0 ! 30,713 ! 100.0 ! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout ! 80,552 ! 48.0 ! 80,540 ! 38.1
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Henning Schulz
 * align=left| Christian Democratic Union
 * 13,772
 * 36.1
 * 12,761
 * 42.1
 * align=left| Norbert Morkes
 * align=left| Citizens for Gütersloh
 * 9,580
 * 25.1
 * 17,521
 * 57.9
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Gitte Trostmann
 * align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens
 * 8,124
 * 21.3
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Volker Richter
 * align=left| Social Democratic Party
 * 5,836
 * 15.3
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Manfred Reese
 * align=left| The Left
 * 811
 * 2.1
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Manfred Reese
 * align=left| The Left
 * 811
 * 2.1
 * 2.1
 * colspan=7| Source: City of Gütersloh (1st round, 2nd round)
 * }
 * }

City council
The Gütersloh city council governs the city alongside the Mayor. The most recent city council election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows:

! colspan=2| Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- ! colspan=2| Valid votes ! 38,055 ! 98.7 ! ! ! ! colspan=2| Invalid votes ! 510 ! 1.3 ! ! ! ! colspan=2| Total ! 38,565 ! 100.0 ! ! 56 ! 4 ! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout ! 80,555 ! 47.9 ! 2.5 ! !
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
 * 11,521
 * 30.3
 * 8.1
 * 17
 * 3
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne)
 * 9,379
 * 24.7
 * 13.3
 * 14
 * 8
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD)
 * 7,370
 * 19.4
 * 8.7
 * 11
 * 4
 * align=left| Citizens for Gütersloh (BfGT)
 * 4,955
 * 13.0
 * 2.0
 * 7
 * 1
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Alternative for Germany (AfD)
 * 1,757
 * 4.6
 * New
 * 3
 * New
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| Free Democratic Party (FDP)
 * 1,227
 * 2.2
 * 0.4
 * 2
 * 1
 * bgcolor=|
 * align=left| The Left (Die Linke)
 * 986
 * 2.6
 * 2.2
 * 1
 * 1
 * align=left| Independent Voters' Association (UWG)
 * 849
 * 2.2
 * 0.6
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * align=left| Independent Voters' Association (UWG)
 * 849
 * 2.2
 * 0.6
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * 1
 * colspan=7| Source: City of Gütersloh
 * }
 * }

Major industries
Gütersloh is an industrial city; inside the ring road is the city centre, which contains a variety of shops and department stores. Gütersloh is best known for Bertelsmann (a media company with 11,300 workers in the district) and Miele (an appliance manufacturer with 5,000 workers). There are 5,000 other small and medium enterprises in Gütersloh. Those companies have 46,000 workers. The most important areas are:
 * media: Bertelsmann
 * software: Reply Deutschland
 * metal working: Miele, Westaflex, Hermann-Sewerin.
 * food: Mestemacher (baked goods, Pumpernickel), Campina GmbH (Dairy), Marten, Vogt & Wolf (meat, sausages), Gehring-Bunte (drinks)

Recreational amenities
Gütersloh has four parks: The Stadtpark und Botanischer Garten Gütersloh contains a duck pond, a botanical garden, and many paths bordered by mature trees. It was built 1908–09 next to the river Dalke. The Mohns Park contains a paddling pool, an adventure playground area, a minigolf area, some sports fields and a hockey field can be used for ice hockey too. Since 1949 there is an amphitheater with 1,100 seats. The name comes from the owner, Frederike Mohn, from whom the town bought the park in 1937. There is also the small Riegerpark (named after the Rieger nursery) and the park of the LWL-clinic (built 1911–14, with many listed buildings and a small deer park).

Swimmers are accommodated amply in Gütersloh with no fewer than four pools, both indoor and outdoor, the large outdoor pool has an Olympic-size pool, diving boards and sunbathing space, while the original indoor pool has the usual sauna and steam rooms.

The Stadtmuseum Gütersloh (Gütersloh Town Museum) features exhibits on Gütersloh's local history as well as the history of medicine and industry.

Regular events
In the second half of March, the Gütersloher Frühling (Gütersloh's Spring) is a festive celebration of springtime horticulture. Local garden centers, nurseries and flower shops present their savvy. During the langenachtderkunst ("long night of the arts") in May or June, museums and art galleries have longer opening hours, and the Straßenzauber ("street magic"), where you can see antique cars and all types of new cars. On Pentecost, there is a wine festival while at the market place is the Pentecost funfair.

Over the whole summer there are many concerts shown on the open air stage in the Mohns Park. In the Radrennen über Wasser (Bikerace over the Water), bikers have to drive over a course of planks over a boating pond without falling in the water. At „Gütersloh für Genießer" ("Gütersloh for gourmets"), many restaurants present haute cuisine open air. At "Gütersloh International", many foreign musicians and folk dancers present a mixed program in front of the municipal hall. In August bands and stand-up comedians show their program for free on the Dreiecksplatz.

At the end of September begins the Michaelis-funfair. Every two years there is also a pageant where many clubs present themselves. In October, there is Schinkenmarkt ("ham market"), where you can buy ham not just from Westphalia. Traditionally the year ends with a Christmas market on the Berliner Platz.

There are many Schützenvereine, Gütersloher Schützengesellschaft exists since 1832.

There are always many Easter fires on Easter Saturday.

Sports
In 2006 there were 95 clubs with 25,000 members in Gütersloh. There are 24 sports fields and 39 sports halls (arenas and gyms), of which 11 are bigger than 22 × 45 meters. There are also three open-air baths and two indoor swimming pools.

Football
The oldest Westphalian football club, the Gymnasial-Spielverein Gütersloh, was founded in 1878 at the Evangelisch Stiftisches Gymnasium.

FC Gütersloh 2000 (FCG) had a spell in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga from 1996 to 1999 before being relegated and dissolved by a court due to an overwhelming debt of 7 million DM. The club was re-established in 2000. The women's team plays as FSV Gütersloh 2009 in the 2. Bundesliga while the men's team plays in the Oberliga Westfalen, the fifth league. The FSV Gütersloh 2009 organizes the Gütersloher Hallenmasters, Germany's biggest international cup for U17-teams. There is also the Strenge-Cup, one of the biggest cups in Ostwestfalen-Lippe for teenagers.

A great event in the history of Gütersloh was the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Being an official training area, the Heidewaldstadion was used three times by the Portugal national football team. Up to 5,000 fans came to watch the games on the biggest video screen in Ostwestfalen-Lippe in front of the town hall. Gütersloh was one of the very few towns in Germany where the FIFA World Cup Trophy was shown. Many people also had a job-related connection to the World Cup, because many articles like books, magazines or posters were produced in Gütersloh by Bertelsmann.

Twin towns – sister cities
Gütersloh is twinned with:
 * 🏴 Broxtowe, England, United Kingdom (1978)
 * 🇫🇷 Châteauroux, France (1977)
 * 🇸🇪 Falun, Sweden (1994)
 * 🇵🇱 Grudziądz, Poland (1989)
 * 🇷🇺 Rzhev, Russia (2009)

Military
During World War One there was a prisoner of war camp at Gütersloh which included British army prisoners from the capture of Ecoust in France.

RAF Gütersloh
A Royal Air Force station in Gütersloh was home of RAF Squadrons 2 and 4, which flew Hawker Hunter photo reconnaissance aircraft, then 19 and 92 Sqn, which flew Lightnings, and later 3 and 4, which flew the distinctive VSTOL Harrier. They were supported by 18 Squadron operating Chinook Helicopters and 230 Squadron, which flew Puma Helicopters. There were also personnel at the station from the RAF Regiment who provided Rapier ground to air missile support. It was the most easterly of Nato's airbases during the Cold War.

The station was originally built for the Luftwaffe who flew Junkers bombers from the station and the runway was extended during this period using the labour of Soviet prisoners of war, a memorial to whom now stands near Junkers Farm, a farm building that was later used as a Scout hut within the station's perimeter fence. The farm building is now condemned, and the scouts use a larger building on Mansergh Barracks instead, but the scouts still use the area near the building during the summer, and the memorial is still mentioned on camps. RAF Gütersloh closed in 1993.

Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh
The British Army took over RAF Gütersloh in 1993 and renamed it Princess Royal Barracks, Gütersloh. It housed regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps, Army Air Corps and 114 Provost Company, Royal Military Police.

Mansergh Barracks, Gütersloh
There was a second barracks in Gütersloh is called Mansergh Barracks, which was on the opposite side of town to the main camp. Mansergh Barracks was on the Verler Strasse near Spexard, it held a British secondary school called King's School and a primary school called Haig School for the armed forces. Mansergh Barracks was home to 40 Field Regiment, then 47 Field Regiment and finally, 26th Regiment Royal Artillery. During the time of the RAF base on the opposite side of town, there was also 10 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers (Harrier Support Squadron) and one Royal Army Ordnance Corps company which changed its name from 1 OFP to 1CTOC and finally 61 Ordnance Company. The Royal Engineers left when the Harrier Squadrons left Gutersloh and 61 Ordnance Company was amalgamated into the Royal Logistics Corps in 1993. The last British soldiers left Gütersloh in September 2019.

Notable people

 * Johann Bernhard Wilbrand (1779–1846), anatomist, naturalist, proponent of Naturphilosophie
 * Carl Bertelsmann (1791–1850), businessman, publisher, founder of Bertelsmann
 * Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen (1833–1910), pathologist
 * Adolph Louis Luetgert (1845–1899), Chicago businessman, infamous in the United States
 * Theodor Rumpel (1862–1923), surgeon who described the Rumpel-Leede sign
 * Carl Miele (1869–1938), businessman, co-founder of Miele
 * Ludwig Müller (1883–1945), theologian, leader of the German Christians movement
 * Hanns-Heinrich Lohmann (1911–1995), SS-officer
 * Hubert Schiffer (1915–1982), survivor of the atomic bomb "Little Boy" in Hiroshima
 * Reinhard Mohn (1921–2009), owner of Bertelsmann
 * Hans Werner Henze (1926–2012), composer
 * Kurt-Christian Stier (1926–2016), violinist and concertmaster
 * Rudolf Miele (1929–2004), entrepreneur, acting partner in Miele, and grandson of the founder Carl Miele
 * Holger Bertrand Flöttmann (born 1946), neurologist, psychiatrist and psychotherapist
 * Monika Heinold (born 1958), politician
 * Diana Amft (born 1975), film and television actress
 * Simon Gosejohann (born 1976), comedian, TV presenter and actor
 * Anna-Maria Zimmermann (born 1988), singer
 * Alice Weidel (born 1979), politician (AfD)
 * Engin Baytar (born 1983), professional footballer

Arameans in Gütersloh

In Gütersloh there are approximately 10,000 Arameans. It has the largest number of Arameans of any other towns in Germany. In 2010, 100 companies in Gütersloh were run by Arameans.

Three football clubs play in local leagues: Tur Abdin Gütersloh, Aramäer Gütersloh and St. Gabriel Gütersloh.

Gütersloh's nicknames
In local media, "Dalkestadt" is often used. An older nickname is "Nazareth" or "little Nazareth" because the Protestants in the 19th century were very religious. In Low German, the city is called Gütsel. The younger inhabitants often call it "G-Town" or (jocularly) Lülaloh.

Food and drink
The cuisine in Gütersloh is mostly influenced by the traditional and substantial Westphalian way of cooking. A typical dish would be pumpernickel (a heavy, sweet rye bread), served with Westphalian ham.

Also popular is the Pickert, a potato dish made of grated potatoes, flour, milk, eggs, currants and yeast. The recipe dates back to 1900 and it is still served in restaurants today.

Regional beverages include the Steinhäger gin, made in the nearby community of Steinhagen, the bitter Schroeders Boonekamp and the special brews created in the Gütersloher brewery.

title: Gütersloh


text: User talk:208.40.129.66

title: User talk:208.40.129.66


text: User talk:64.136.162.46

title: User talk:64.136.162.46


text:
User talk:Haleyjd

Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~ ~ ~. Four tildes (~ ~ ) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! - Fredrik | talk 17:44, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * How to edit a page
 * Editing tutorial
 * Picture tutorial
 * How to write a great article
 * Naming conventions
 * Manual of Style

title: User talk:Haleyjd


text:
Avenue Grounds

Avenue Grounds was a baseball field located in Cincinnati, USA. Also known as Brighton Park and Cincinnati Baseball Park, the ground was home to the Cincinnati Reds baseball club from April 25, 1876, to August 27, 1879. The ballpark featured a grandstand that could seat up to 3,000 fans. It was approximately 2 mi north of the Union Grounds, where the original professional team from the area, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, played, and was approximately 4 mi from the heart of the city, so horse-drawn streetcars and trains were a popular way to travel to the park. The ballpark had first opened in 1875, and would continue to be used for various types of amateur sports until at least the mid-1890s. The major league club of 1876–1879 played poorly, and actually dropped out of the league after the 1879 season ended. The club revived for 1880, and relocated to the Bank Street Grounds.

Location
Little is known about this ballpark, as even its location is somewhat sketchy. Contemporary atlases indicate the "Base Ball Grounds" was about two short blocks west of Spring Grove Avenue, bounded on the south by Alabama Avenue, on the west by Mill Creek, on the north by the imaginary line extending from Monmouth Street, and on the immediate east by the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad tracks. It was a block north of the stockyards, and was straight west of the Cincinnati Work House, which was on the northeast corner of Alabama and Colerain, and which served as the jail.

The Cincinnati Enquirer for July 13, 1875, page 4, reported on the planned new ballpark: "Eight acres (the old Union Grounds contained about four) have been leased north of the Stock Yards and west of the Marietta Railroad, which road will build a station at this point and carry passengers the round trip for 15 cents. $12,000 will be spent in fitting up the grounds with a seating capacity of 7,000, and making them the finest in the country in every way." (Local newspapers in the 19th century often termed any new ballpark as "the finest in the country.")

Available Sanborn insurance maps do not have detail for the location.

After the ballpark's days as a major league venue were over, it continued to be used for amateur baseball and for other events such as soccer and trapshooting. The Enquirer's final mention of the ballpark, by then routinely being called the "old" Avenue Grounds, came on September 4, 1896, p.10, announcing an upcoming amateur ball game.

Although some sources have stated that the ballpark site became the amusement park called Chester Park, that park was located a couple of miles farther northeast on Spring Grove Avenue, T-d into by Mitchell Avenue. Recently the property near the Avenue Grounds site had been occupied by Hilshire Farms and Kahn's, at 3241 Spring Grove. As of 2016, that site was a vacant lot. The approximate actual site of the ballpark is occupied by railroad yards.

Ballpark amenities
Admission onto the grounds cost 50 cents, which was lowered to 10 cents after the fifth inning. The ballpark featured such cuisine as hard-boiled eggs, ham sandwiches, and mineral water. Lemon peel-and-water drinks also sold for 10 cents. There was a special section named the "Little Dukes", for those who wanted to sit near the bar. It also has the claim to Fame for holding the first Major League Ladies' Day, in 1876.

title: Avenue Grounds


text:
Orlunda radio transmitter

The Orlunda longwave transmitter was a longwave broadcast facility in central Sweden which broadcast Sveriges Radio Programme 1 from 1962 to 1991. The facility is currently in use as a museum.

Planning and construction
The Swedish Telecom Administration Board and its technical department, Televerket, had begun plans for an upgraded longwave transmitter to serve central Sweden as early as the 1940s. The original facility, located in central Motala, was both antiquated and poorly situated; the transmitter was inefficient and staff were needed on site to operate it day and night, and signal fading occurred as close as 80 kilometres away. After numerous studies it was determined that a site east of the town of Vadstena would provide a clear signal to the surrounding area. Construction began in 1958; engineer Folke Strandén designed a ring antenna system consisting of a central mast surrounded by five antennas, to be connected to two 300 kW Compagnie Français Thomson Houston (CFTH) transmitters. The station itself was built underground in a windowless concrete bunker with 1.5-metre thick walls designed to survive a Soviet air attack. The bunker would host the power supply, transmitters, transformers, and a V-12 diesel engine to be used as a backup generator. All cables leading to and from the facility were likewise buried underground.

Technical specifications
The two transmitters could be used either independently or together, and featured a CFTH specialty, steam-cooled tubes called "Vapotrones". They had a power efficiency of 66%.

The antenna system was designed to produce a ground wave intended to prevent interference with distant transmitters on the same frequency. The transmitter also broadcast a signal at a 40° angle; this did not affect reception, but its effect on distant stations is unknown. Programs were sent to the facility by telephone cable and were amplified before transmission. The centre antenna, 250 metres in height, was located near the station and the secondary antennas, 200 metres each in height, were arranged in a ring surrounding the station; each secondary antenna was 630 metres from the centre antenna and 630 metres from its neighbours.

Construction was completed in 1961 and the station was officially inaugurated by HRH Prince Bertil in May of that year. The station began broadcasting in 1962, after the necessary tests and adjustments had been conducted.

Operations
The station originally broadcast Programme 1 of Sveriges Radio, the Swedish national broadcaster, on 191 kHz. Its improved coverage and higher power provided a better signal to hundreds of thousands of listeners in central Sweden. The station was also audible in northern Sweden at night.

Some Swedes complained that it was a mistake to build an expensive longwave facility financed by license fees when the more enjoyable FM radio was gaining in popularity. Critics pointed out that many FM stations could be built for the cost of one longwave station. Televerket responded by stating that the Orlunda station was required because many of its listeners did not yet own FM receivers. However, despite Televerket's insistence on the importance of AM broadcasting, it introduced an FM network only a few years later; the Orlunda facility was the last longwave transmitter and the second-last AM transmitter (Sölvesborg was the last) built by Televerket.

Problems
Soon after the station entered service, the East German international station Stimme der DDR commenced broadcasting on 185 kHz, interfering with reception at longer distances. After several complaints, the East German government moved the station's frequency to decrease interference.

On 12 July 1970 the station's central antenna was struck by lightning, cutting off a stay, setting an oil-filled stay insulator on fire, and crushing the base insulator. This caused the central antenna to collapse over the bunker, destroying the antenna but causing little damage to the sturdily-built bunker; only a crack in the ceiling was visible from the inside entrance. Power was lowered to 150 kW while the feeders were reconnected to the five ring antennas. The central mast was never rebuilt. When the feeders were rebuilt the power was raised again to 300 kW, but lowered again in the 1970s to 100 kW after the 1973 and 1979 oil crises. This cut listenership as it increased maintenance costs; Televerket made plans to improve Sweden's AM radio network with five new 600 kW mediumwave transmitters and replacing Orlunda with new longwave facilities on the island of Gotland and at Mora. This would have improved coverage of northern Sweden and the Swedish speaking areas of Finland, but the plan never reached fruition.

Sveriges Radio later introduced processed sound to increase sound quality, but this had the effect of the modulation transformer almost reaching its alarm limit.

The end
In 1986 the station's frequency was changed to 189 kHz to meet international standards proposed at the 1979 Geneva World Administrative Radio Conference. A rubidium oscillator was installed to stabilize the carrier. In 1987 three of the five remaining antennas were demolished as part of a military anti-sabotage exercise conducted by the Swedish Army's Life Regiment Hussars (K 3), of which some recorded sequences can be seen in the 1987 military educational film Förebudet (sv). The transmitter beam was later changed on the two remaining antennas to improve reception in Copenhagen and Helsinki without decreasing reception in Oslo.

Televerket conducted a survey in 1989 to gauge listenership, which revealed that only 200 people tuned in regularly. A request for 3 million Swedish krona in additional funding for transmitter maintenance was denied by the Swedish government in 1991, and it was decided shortly thereafter that the station would be shut down on 30 November of that year. Listeners had six months advance notice of the closure. The last broadcast featured a special program ending with the Swedish national anthem.

In 1994 and 1995 the two remaining antennas were dismantled.

Today
Everything remains at the station today except for the antennas and the V12 diesel engine. It is currently operated as a private museum which may be visited by prior appointment. The lands surrounding the station were sold back to their original owners.

title: Orlunda radio transmitter


text:
Sam Totman

Ian Samuel Totman is an English-born New Zealand musician best known as guitarist and main songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce.

Early life
Totman was born in England and grew up mainly in New Zealand. He moved back to England around age 22 because England's music scene offered numerous shows to attend every week—an option he did not have in geographically isolated New Zealand. He began playing classical guitar at the age of nine—receiving formal training for several years.

Career
Totman was part of the black power metal band Demoniac—which also featured his future DragonForce bandmate Herman Li. During his time with Demoniac Totman was referred to as Heimdall (the Norse God of vigilance). Demoniac struggled to achieve any real fame outside of Australasia despite releasing three albums and relocating to London, UK. Demoniac split sometime in late 1999 shortly after the album The Fire and the Wind was released. Most of the members went on to form power metal band DragonHeart which later became known as DragonForce. Keyboardist Steve Williams and bassist Steve Scott left Dragonheart to form Power Quest with whom Totman recorded on their demo as well as their first album Wings of Forever. Totman also provided guest instrumentation on the band's following album Neverworld.

As the main songwriter for DragonForce, Totman has written both the music and lyrics for a majority of DragonForce's discography.

Playing Style
Totman is known for his use of double handed tapping, extensive whammy bar usage, alternate picking, rapid staccato and legato scale runs, sweeping, and many other shred-guitar techniques; both in solo parts and in harmony with fellow guitarist Herman Li. Like Li, he uses many of the said techniques to emulate video game music and sounds.

title: Sam Totman


text: User talk:204.184.160.238

title: User talk:204.184.160.238


text:
Adrián Beltré

Adrián Beltré Pérez (born April 7, 1979) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman. During his career, Beltré played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen of all time.

Originally signed as an amateur free agent, Beltré made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1998 at age 19. He batted and threw right-handed. Beltré hit a major league-leading 48 home runs while playing for the Dodgers in 2004, was the team MVP of the Red Sox in 2010, played in the 2011 World Series as a member of the Rangers, and tied for the major league lead in hits in 2013. On September 19, 2014, Beltré surpassed Vladimir Guerrero as the all-time MLB leader for hits by a Dominican player, a record since broken by Albert Pujols in 2019. On July 30, 2017, he became the 31st player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits and the first Dominican player to achieve that milestone. Beltré retired following the 2018 season with 3,166 career hits, 477 home runs, and 1,707 runs batted in. He hit for the cycle three times in his career (2008, 2012, 2015), making him one of six players to do so in MLB history.

Having played 21 major league seasons and won the Rawlings Gold Glove Award five times, Beltré is notable for his defensive prowess and career longevity as well as his power hitting. He played in four MLB All-Star Games and won the Silver Slugger Award four times. Upon his retirement, Beltré was the only third baseman in history with both 3,000 career hits and 400 home runs. According to Baseball Reference, Beltré is also the third baseman with the third-highest WAR all time. He retired as the all-time leader amongst third basemen in career hits and RBIs, and ranked third in home runs amongst third basemen. He is also the fifth major-leaguer to have hit at least 100 home runs for three different teams. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2024.

Early life
Beltré was born on April 7, 1979, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He attended Liceo Máximo Gómez High School.

While working out at Campo Las Palmas in 1994, a Los Angeles Dodgers facility — one of the first of its kind for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team in the Dominican Republic — Beltré was spotted by scouts Ralph Avila and Pablo Peguero. Though only 15 years old and weighing 130 lbs, Beltré featured a quick swing and live throwing arm. On the insistence of Avila and Peguero, the Dodgers signed him in July 1994 with a $23,000 signing bonus.

Los Angeles Dodgers (1998–2004)
Beltré was a highly touted prospect when he began his major league career. After being called up to the majors from the then-Dodgers' double-A affiliate San Antonio Missions, Beltré made his major league debut on June 24, 1998, starting at third base in the first game of an interleague series against the Anaheim Angels. At the time, he was the youngest player in the National League (NL). During his first at-bat, Beltré hit a two-out run batted in (RBI) double off Angels starter Chuck Finley into left field to score Paul Konerko from second base to tie the game. Beltré hit his first home run six days later against Texas Rangers starter Rick Helling. At the end of the 1998 season, Beltré finished with 13 errors at third base while batting .215 with seven home runs.

At one point in the spring training prior to the start of the 1999 season, Beltré's agent, Scott Boras, commented to him that "he couldn't believe" his relatively rapid ascent to the majors and handling of "such a difficult position like third base" at age 20. Beltré replied that he was 19 years old, not 20. Boras then realized that Beltré's date of birth in the Dodgers' records was incorrect and indicated the same to the team, but, that if they were to correct the mistake by compensating Beltré for signing him at younger than MLB's allowable age, they would no longer pursue the issue. Team personnel at Las Palmas denied Boras' assertion. As a result, Boras and Beltré went public. Boras convinced Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig to investigate the Dodgers, and Major League Baseball suspended their scouting operations in the Dominican Republic for one year, as well as Avila and Peguero. Dodgers general manager Fred Claire, whom MLB did not contact during their investigation, publicly expressed surprise and that he was unaware of the incident. Selig awarded Beltré $48,500 in damages.

In 2004, Beltré had a breakout season in which he established a number of career highs, including leading MLB with 48 home runs. Other career highs included batting .334, 200 hits, 121 RBI, 104 runs scored, .629 slugging percentage, and a then-career high 32 doubles. He finished second in voting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) and was honored with his first career Silver Slugger Award and the Babe Ruth Home Run Award.

Seattle Mariners (2005–2009)
The Seattle Mariners signed Beltré as a free agent before the 2005 season to a five-year, $64 million deal. Regressing to his pre-2004 form, he batted just .255 with 19 home runs and 87 RBI. Manager Mike Hargrove did not give up hope on Beltré, saying, "I think it's a season that, personally, he's disappointed in. I think it was a year that he will improve on the longer he's here and the longer he's in the American League."

After Beltré had batted .167 through April 10, Ted Miller of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote that he might become one of the Mariners' greatest busts. By June 5, 2006, Beltré's batting average was slowly improving, from .109 on April 16 to .236 at that time. After he had hit his first home run in April and his second later that month, Beltré's hitting began to improve.

On July 23, 2006, against the Boston Red Sox, Beltré hit an inside-the-park home run, the first one ever in Safeco Field history.

Though it was not a great season for Beltré, it was statistically his best as a Mariner. He hit .276 and had 26 home runs, 99 RBI, and 41 doubles. He also was honored with a Fielding Bible Award for being the top MLB defensive third baseman during the year.

The 2007 season was not one of Beltré's better defensive years statistically. He tied with Brandon Inge for the AL lead in errors by a third baseman, with 18, but ranked second in the league in assists, total chances, and range factor. He was charged with the lowest fielding percentage of all third basemen in the league at .958. In spite of leading third basemen in errors, Beltré was selected for his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award, becoming the first Mariners third baseman to win the award.

On September 1, 2008, Beltré hit for the cycle, at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, becoming the fourth Mariner to do so. Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew hit for the cycle that day as well, the first time two players had done so since 1920. He won his second Fielding Bible Award for his defense that year.

Beltré's decision not to wear a cup despite playing third base has been well-documented. This came back to hurt him on August 12, 2009, when he took a hard ground ball to the groin. Although he stayed in for the remainder of the 14-inning victory, he was put on the DL after suffering bleeding in one of his testicles. In his first game after returning from the DL, teammate Ken Griffey Jr. conspired with those responsible for the Safeco Field public address system to have Beltré's at-bat intro music be the opening march from The Nutcracker Suite.

Beltré declared free agency on November 5, 2009.

Boston Red Sox (2010)
On January 7, 2010, Beltré signed a one-year, $9 million deal with the Boston Red Sox. The contract had a $5 million player option for 2011 with a $1 million buyout.

While Beltré's career before coming to the Red Sox had been regarded as somewhat disappointing, he hit .321 with 28 homers and 49 doubles in 2010, benefiting from the hitter-friendly Fenway Park. Beltré led the Red Sox in batting average and tied David Ortiz for the team lead in RBIs (102). He finished the year with 189 hits in 589 at-bats and 84 runs scored. Beltré led the Majors in doubles with 49 (also a career-high). He also finished fourth in the AL in batting average, and was fifth in the AL in total bases (326) and slugging percentage (.553). He also had two stolen bases on the year, and finished ninth in the MVP voting.

Texas Rangers (2011–2018)
On January 5, 2011, Beltré signed a five-year (2011–15), $80 million contract with the Texas Rangers. He played with the Rangers for eight years until his retirement from baseball in 2018. Beltré's statistics improved when he was in his thirties. While he had previously played in ballparks in Los Angeles and Seattle that are known for being unfavorable to hitters, the Rangers' ballpark was known as a hitter-friendly environment. The Wall Street Journal described Beltré's Rangers tenure as "nothing short of brilliant".

2011
Beltré was on the 2011 American League All-Star team. On July 22, Beltré strained his hamstring and was also placed on the DL. On September 4, he hit a line single to right against the Red Sox for his 2,000th career hit. On September 11, Beltré hit two home runs, including the 300th of his career, against the Oakland Athletics. He was named the AL Player of the Month for September.

In 2011, Beltré batted .296 with 32 home runs, fifth in the AL. He was third in the American League in slugging percentage (.561), sixth in RBIs (105), and ninth in OPS (.892). The Fielding Bible staff estimated that he saved 17 runs on defense in 2011.

On October 4, 2011, in Game 4 of the ALDS against the Tampa Bay Rays, Beltré became the sixth player—the first in a Division Series—to hit three home runs in a Major League playoff game.

Beltré played in the 2011 World Series with the Rangers. He added a fourth playoff home run in Game 5 of the 2011 World Series when he went down to one knee chasing an outside curve ball from Chris Carpenter. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Rangers in seven games.

More recognition was bestowed on Beltré for his defense. On November 1, 2011, he was honored with his third Gold Glove Award and first by a Ranger third baseman since Buddy Bell's six-year run from 1979 to 1984. He also won his third Fielding Bible Award. On November 2, 2011, he was awarded the Silver Slugger Award.

2012
Once again voted to the All-Star Game on July 1, 2012, Beltré was named a starter. He joined teammates Josh Hamilton and Mike Napoli on the All-Star team. It was Beltré's third All-Star Game and third in a row dating back to 2010 with the Boston Red Sox.

In the August 22, 2012, game against the Baltimore Orioles, Beltré hit three home runs in his first three at-bats, including two in the same inning. He joined Pablo Sandoval, Albert Pujols, George Brett, Reggie Jackson and Babe Ruth as the only players to hit a three-homer game in both the regular season and the postseason. On August 24, he hit for the cycle for the second time in his career. Both of his cycles came at Rangers Ballpark. With his first coming as a member of the Mariners, it was the first time in MLB history that a player had hit for the cycle more than once at the same stadium. He joined Joe DiMaggio as the only two players in big league history to have a three-homer game and a cycle in the same week. For his efforts, Beltré was named the AL Player of the Week for August 20–26. During the seven games he hit .433 (13-for-30) with three doubles, one triple, five home runs, nine RBI and seven runs scored. He had the highest slugging percentage (1.100) in the majors, the most total bases (33), was tied for first in hits and home runs, and tied for second in RBI.

After the season, more defensive accolades followed Beltré. He won his second consecutive Fielding Bible Award and fourth overall. He was also honored with the Gold Glove Award for the season on October 30, and second Platinum Glove Award. Wilson Sporting Goods honored him as one of their Defensive Players of the Year; in that year the award was established.

2013
The Rangers organization named Beltré the team captain in 2013.

On July 8, 2013, Beltré was named the American League Player of the Week for July 1–7. He batted .478 (11-for-23) with four home runs, two doubles and five RBI in six games. He led the American League in home runs, slugging (1.087), OPS (1.607), total bases (25), and extra-base hits (six) while producing the fourth-highest batting average. Beltré hit safely in all six games with two or more hits four times. He had the 24th multi-homer game of his career with a pair of home runs on July 4 against Seattle.

Maintaining his strong hitting throughout July, Beltré was named the American League Player of the Month, his fourth career monthly award. He batted .369 with four doubles, nine homers, 19 RBI and 13 runs scored over 26 games. He tied for the major league lead with both Alfonso Soriano, in home runs, and Torii Hunter, in total bases (69). Beltré also finished among the AL leaders in slugging percentage (second, .670), hits (tied for second, 38), extra-base hits (tied for fourth, 13), RBI (tied for fifth) and batting average (sixth). He capped off the month with a walk-off home run to lead the Rangers past the Angels on July 31, the seventh walk-off home run of his career, and first with Texas. It was his third monthly award with Texas, making him one of seven players to win multiple times with the Rangers, including Josh Hamilton (four), Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez (both with three), Iván Rodríguez, Juan González and Rubén Sierra (two each).

For the 2013 season, Beltré played in 161 games and totaled a .315 average, 30 homers, 92 RBI and .509 SLG. He led the American League with 199 hits and was fourth in batting average and fifth in total bases (321). He also made the top-10 in games played, slugging percentage and home runs. In the AL MVP voting, he was tied for seventh place. The Dallas–Fort Worth chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America named Beltré the Texas Rangers Player of the Year.

2014
On May 7, 2014, while facing Jorge de la Rosa of the Colorado Rockies, Beltré hit his 100th home run as a member of the Rangers, becoming only the fifth player in Major League history to hit 100 home runs with three teams. He joined Darrell Evans, Reggie Jackson, Alex Rodriguez, and Jim Thome.

On June 24, 2014, Beltré singled off Drew Smyly of the Detroit Tigers for his 2,500th career hit, and the first hit of a 4-for-4 game.

On September 18, Beltré singled off Sonny Gray in the first inning for his 2,591st hit, surpassing Vladimir Guerrero as the all-time hit leader among Dominican-born players.

Beltré finished the 2014 season batting .324 – his highest average since 2004 – with 19 home runs and 77 RBI in 148 games.

2015
In February 2015, the Rangers picked up Beltré's option, which would have become guaranteed if he had reached 586 plate appearances in the 2015 season.

While playing the Cleveland Indians on May 15, 2015, Beltré hit his 400th home run on a sinker from Bruce Chen. He became the 52nd player in MLB history to reach that plateau, and the fourth to do so while playing at least 75 percent of his games at third base.

Enduring a torn ligament in his left thumb over the last three months of the season, Beltré had surgery to repair it immediately after the season ended.

On August 3, 2015, Beltré hit for the cycle with hits in each of the first, second, third, and fifth innings against the Houston Astros at Globe Life Park in Arlington in a 12–9 win. It was his third career cycle, second as a Ranger, and third at Globe Life, the Rangers' home park, making him the only player ever to hit three cycles in one stadium. He became the first Rangers player to hit for multiple cycles. The first player in 82 years to hit for a third cycle, he became the fourth player to do so and tied the major league record for total career cycles, joining Long John Reilly, Bob Meusel and Babe Herman.

The Phi Delta Theta fraternity presented Beltré with the 2014 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award on September 17, 2015, making him the first Rangers player to win the award. He had contributed significantly to humanitarian acts in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex such as Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, Texas Rangers RBI program, the I Love Baseball program, which operates in the Dominican Republic, the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, as well as the foundations established by a number of major league players.

During the last week of the season, and the Rangers' run towards the AL West championship, Beltré batted .448 with two home runs and 13 RBI. He also went 2-4 with a home in the final game of the season to help the Rangers advance to their sixth AL West title. He finished the season with 18 home runs, 83 RBI, 163 hits, and .287 average.

2016
On April 15, 2016, Beltré and the Rangers agreed to a two-year, $36 million contract extension that would cover the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Valued at $18 million each for both seasons, the extension prevented Beltré from becoming a free agent at the end of the season.

Displaying a drop to one knee, Beltré hit a home run on a curve ball from Jesse Hahn of Oakland on May 17. In a May 29 game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Beltré hit a two-run home run off Juan Nicasio to give him 1,501 career RBI, making him the 54th player to reach the milestone, and the fourth third baseman. On July 2, 2016, Beltré became the 28th player all time to amass 10,000 career at-bats. On July 23, 2016, he became the 36th player all time to record 11,000 career plate appearances. Two days later, he hit the walk-off home run, the ninth of his career, against the Athletics in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 7−6 win.

On August 24, 2016, Beltré, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds, hit a go-ahead two-out double for his 2,900th career hit and led the Rangers to a 6–5 win. With this hit, Beltré became the 39th player in Major League history to reach the milestone.

Beltré would once again show his signature home run knee drop after hitting a solo shot in the second inning in a game against the Houston Astros on September 13, 2016. His 30th of the season, it was the first time he reached the mark since 2013 and fifth in his career. Ten days later, his two-run home run in the eighth inning against the Athletics aided the Rangers in clinching the American League West division crown for the second year in a row and the seventh in franchise history. He also reached 100 RBI for the first time since 2012, and the fifth time in his career. He was selected as the American League Gold Glove winner at third base, the fifth of his career.

2017
Beltré began the 2017 season on the 10-day disabled list; he had injured his right leg near the end of spring training.

On July 4, Beltré hit his 600th career double, becoming the 17th player all-time to reach that milestone. On July 7, Beltré became the 21st player to amass 5,000 career total bases. On July 26, Beltré was ejected by umpire Gerry Davis; in a game against the Miami Marlins, Davis asked Beltré, who was the next scheduled batter, to move closer to the on-deck circle. Beltré responded by picking up the edge of the logo that marked the on-deck circle and moving it closer to where he had been standing, which prompted Davis to eject him.

Beltré collected his 3,000th hit with a double into left field against Wade Miley of the Baltimore Orioles on July 30, 2017, making him the 31st player to reach this milestone and the first Dominican born player to accomplish it.

Beltré played in only 94 games in 2017 due to hamstring and calf problems.

2018
Prior to the start of the 2018 season, the Rangers signed Bartolo Colón, giving them the only two active players with at least 20 seasons in the major leagues. On April 5, 2018, Beltré doubled in the second inning versus the Oakland Athletics to pass Rod Carew as the all-time Latin-American hits leader.

On June 13, 2018, Beltré hit a double that gave him 3,090 career hits; this made him the all-time leader in hits by a player not born in the United States.

On November 20, 2018, Beltré announced his retirement.

Career statistics
In 2,933 games over 21 seasons, Beltré posted a .286 batting average with 3,166 hits, 477 home runs, 1,707 RBI, 121 stolen bases, 1,524 runs, 636 doubles, a .339 on-base percentage, a .480 slugging percentage, and a .960 fielding percentage. In 28 postseason games, he hit .261 (29-for-111) with five home runs and 11 RBI.

Playing style and reputation
Beltré is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen of all time. Having played 21 major league seasons and won five Gold Gloves, he was notable for his longevity and his fielding ability as well as his power hitting.

Beltré's signature home run swing included a drop to one knee when connecting with a breaking ball, particularly notable during Game 5 of the 2011 World Series in an at bat against Cardinals ace pitcher Chris Carpenter.

Beltré's defensive style was somewhat unorthodox. Rangers manager Ron Washington remarked that Beltré fielded ground balls incorrectly by stopping before catching the ball and relying very little on the positioning of his feet in throwing the ball to first base. Beltré explained that his arm was so strong that early in his career he was making many throwing errors; by planting his feet, he was able to improve his accuracy despite his lack of proper foot positioning.

Another major league manager, Joe Maddon, compared the unique style of Beltré's defensive play to Ozzie Smith’s "flair at shortstop," Stan Musial’s "coiled batting stance" and the way Steve Carlton wrapped his left wrist before releasing a slider. Commented Maddon further on Beltré's defense, "There’s a lot of guys that did things unique to them that weren’t out of the Spalding Guide. They did things you wouldn’t teach, and if somebody else tried to do it, they would not be very good.” Commented Rangers bench coach Steve Buechele, "He's not your most conventional third baseman, he does things his own way and has developed his own style over his career but there's something to be said for his hand-eye coordination and his hands. It's remarkable what he does. ... He's a super smart player, knows where to position himself."

Beltré was known for the sense of playfulness and joy that he exhibited on the field. He had a routine with Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus on pop flies where both men put their arms up to catch the ball. During a game against the Red Sox on June 26, 2016, Sandy León hit a foul ball which landed in the first row in the stands, just out of Beltré's reach. However, instead of returning immediately to the infield, he reached very close to the ball in a motion, pretending as if he were going to take it away from the fan who caught León's foul ball.

Beltré was also known for his dislike of anyone touching the top of his head. Before the game where he recorded his 3,000th hit, he let his teammates touch his head. Much to his dismay, the act turned into a game, inducing repeat offenders such as his infield partner Andrus. Beltré also disliked Gatorade showers. After a game in which he hit a grand slam that provided the decisive runs in a 5–2 win over the Athletics on August 15, 2016, he took a broom from the groundskeepers closet and began combing an area of infield dirt. Still, Rougned Odor trotted to Beltré carrying a bucket filled with Gatorade, and in his attempt to drench Beltré, missed him with the launch of the column of the liquid.

Awards and accomplishments

 * Awards
 * All-World Baseball Classic Team (2006)
 * 4× Fielding Bible Award at third base (2006, 2008, 2011, 2012)
 * Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (2014)
 * 4× MLB All-Star (2010–12, 2014)
 * 4× MLB Player of the Month (September 2004, September 2011, September 2012, July 2013)
 * 6× MLB Player of the Week (August 27, 2000; June 27, 2004; August 26, 2012; July 7, 2013; October 4, 2015; July 30, 2017)
 * 2× Rawlings American League Platinum Glove Award (2011, 2012)
 * 5× Rawlings Gold Glove Award at third base (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016)
 * 4× Silver Slugger Award at third base (2004, 2010, 2011, 2014)
 * 4× Texas Rangers Player of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016)
 * Thomas A. Yawkey Award (Boston Red Sox team MVP) (2010)
 * Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award for the Texas Rangers (2012)

 * Selected MLB accomplishments
 * First player from the Dominican Republic to reach 3,000 hits.
 * Played 2,933 major league games; upon his retirement, this was the 14th-highest total in Major League history.
 * Retired as the only third baseman in history with both 3,000 career hits and 400 homers.
 * Retired as the all-time leader amongst third basemen in career hits and RBIs, and ranked third in home runs behind Mike Schmidt (548) and Eddie Mathews (512).
 * One of five players to hit 100 home runs with three teams.
 * Holds the MLB record for hitting for the cycles accomplished in the same stadium (3 at Globe Life Park in Arlington).
 * Tied MLB record as fourth player to hit for the cycle three times.
 * Sixth player with a three-home-run game in both the postseason (October 4, 2011) and regular season (August 22, 2012).
 * Second player with both a three-home-run game (August 22, 2012) and a cycle (August 24, 2012) within the same week.
 * Had his number 29 retired by the Texas Rangers in 2019.

Post-playing career
On June 5, 2023, Beltré was named the honorary general manager for the Karachi Monarchs of the Baseball United league for their inaugural season.

Beltré served as the manager for the American League team in the 2024 All-Star Futures Game.

Charitable and humanitarian work
Beltré has contributed to humanitarian activities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex such as the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, Texas Rangers RBI program, the I Love Baseball program, which operates in the Dominican Republic, and the Baseball Tomorrow Fund. He has donated to Dave Valle's Esperanza International as well as foundations established by other major-league players, including Robinson Chirinos, Eddie Guardado, Joakim Soria and Michael Young.

Personal life
Beltré and his wife Sandra have three children. He is good friends with former Mariners teammate Félix Hernández, and the two have often had friendly exchanges on the field while facing each other.

title: Adrián Beltré


text:
Dreamscape (1984 film)

Dreamscape is a 1984 American dark science-fiction adventure film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by David Loughery, with Chuck Russell and Ruben co-writing. It stars Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer.

Plot
Alex Gardner is a psychic who has been using his talents solely for personal gain, which mainly consists of gambling and womanizing. When he was 19 years old, Alex had been the prime subject of a scientific research project documenting his psychic ability but, in the midst of the study, he disappeared.

After running afoul of a local gangster and extortionist named Snead, Alex evades two of Snead's thugs by allowing himself to be taken by two men: Finch and Babcock, who identify themselves as representing an academic institution. At the institution, Alex is reunited with his former mentor, Dr. Paul Novotny, who is now involved in government-funded psychic research. Novotny, aided by fellow scientist Dr. Jane DeVries, has developed a technique that allows psychics to voluntarily link with the minds of others by projecting themselves into the subconscious during REM sleep. Novotny equates the original idea for the dreamscape project to the practice of the Senoi natives of Malaysia, who believe the dream world is just as real as reality. The project was intended for clinical use to diagnose and treat sleep disorders, particularly nightmares; but it has been hijacked by Bob Blair, a powerful government agent. Novotny convinces Alex to join the program in order to investigate Blair's intentions. Alex gains experience with the technique by helping a man who is worried about his wife's infidelity and by treating a young boy named Buddy, who is plagued with nightmares so terrible that a previous psychic lost his sanity trying to help him. Buddy's nightmare involves a large sinister "snake-man".

Alex and Jane's growing infatuation culminates with Alex sneaking into Jane's dream to have sex with her, though she protests when she wakes up. He does this without technological aid, which no one else has been able to achieve. With the help of novelist Charlie Prince, who has been covertly investigating the project for a new book, Alex learns that Blair intends to use the dream-linking technique for assassination, as people who die in their dreams also die in the real world.

Blair murders Prince and Novotny to silence them. The President of the United States is admitted as a patient due to recurring nightmares. Blair assigns Tommy Ray Glatman, a mentally unstable psychic who murdered his own father, to enter the president's nightmare and assassinate him. Blair considers the president's nightmares about nuclear holocaust as a sign of political weakness, which he deems a liability in the upcoming negotiations for nuclear disarmament.

Following Alex's escape from a car with Blair and his goons, Alex flees on a motorcycle and ends up at the racetrack where Snead's thugs work. He makes a deal with them to call five winners at the racetrack, in exchange for their distracting Blair's goons as he escapes back to the institution, with Jane letting him sneak in. He discovers Novotny's dead body and forces one of Blair's goons to tell him about the plan to kill the President. Alex projects himself into the president's dream— a nightmare of a post nuclear war wasteland— to try to protect him. After a fight in which Tommy rips out a train conductor's heart, Tommy attempts to incite a mutant-mob against the president, and battles Alex in the form of the snake-man from Buddy's dream. Alex assumes the appearance of Tommy's murdered father in order to distract him, allowing the President to impale him with a spear. The president is grateful to Alex but reluctant to confront Blair, who wields considerable political power. To protect himself and Jane, Alex enters Blair's dream and kills him before Blair can retaliate.

Jane and Alex later board a train to Louisville, Kentucky, intent on making their previous dream encounter a reality. They are surprised to meet the ticket collector from Jane's dream, but they decide to ignore it and keep on.

Cast

 * Dennis Quaid as Alex Gardner, a psychic, Jane's love interest and Paul's former student.
 * Max von Sydow as Paul Novotny, a scientist and Alex's former mentor.
 * Christopher Plummer as Bob Blair
 * Kate Capshaw as Jane DeVries, a scientist and Alex's love interest.
 * David Patrick Kelly as Tommy Ray Glatman
 * George Wendt as Charlie Prince
 * Eddie Albert as The President
 * Chris Mulkey as Gary Finch
 * Larry Gelman as Mr. Webber
 * Cory Yothers as Buddy
 * Redmond Gleeson as Snead, gangster and extortionist.
 * Eric Gold as Tommy Ray's father
 * Peter Jason as Roy Babcock
 * Jana Taylor as Mrs. Webber

Production
According to author Roger Zelazny, the film developed from an initial outline that he wrote in 1981, based in part upon his novella "He Who Shapes" and 1966 novel The Dream Master. He was not involved in the project after 20th Century Fox bought his outline. Because he did not write the film treatment or the script, his name does not appear in the credits; assertions that he removed his name from the credits are unfounded. The music score is by French composer Maurice Jarre.

Principal photography began 3 February 1983 in Los Angeles, CA. Locations included Union Station, Los Angeles, Los Alamitos Race Course, Los Alamitos, CA, and the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA.

Reception and legacy
Dreamscape was released on August 15, 1984. The film was a box office success grossing 12.1 million dollars on a 6 million dollar budget. This was the second film released to movie theaters that was rated PG-13 under then-new MPAA ratings guidelines, following Red Dawn, which had come out five days prior. The film was released on DVD on June 6, 2000, January 4, 2005, and April 7, 2015.

Dreamscape has a 79% 'Fresh' rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 33 critics, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The critics consensus reads, "Dreamscape mixes several genres—horror, sci-fi, action - and always maintains a sense of adventure and humor". On Metacritic - which assigns a weighted mean score - the film has a score of 63 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

The film was also spoofed on RiffTrax by comedians Janet Varney and Cole Stratton on June 19, 2015.

title: Dreamscape (1984 film)


text:
Molina (surname)

Molina is a Spanish occupational surname. Molina is Latin for 'mill' and is derived from another Latin word, mola ('millstone'). The surname originated from the early Middle Ages, referring to a person who operates a mill or a millstone. Other Spanish surnames, like Molinero (literally: 'miller'), have also originated in the work and management of a mill. Spanish municipalities like Molina de Segura (Murcia) or Molina de Aragón (Castilla-La Mancha) still nowadays include millstones or mill blades in their respective coats of arms (cf. coat of arms of Molina de Segura and Coats of arms of Molina de Aragón).

A bloodline of Molinas, in the Christian Kingdom of Castile, originated from ennoblement when Manrique Pérez de Lara, of the House of Lara, in April 1154 issued a fuero to the town of Molina, nowadays called Molina de Aragón.

A

 * Alfonso Quiñónez Molina (1874–1950), President of El Salvador twice 1918–1927
 * Alfred Molina (born 1953), English actor
 * Alvaro de Molina (born 1957), American banker, chief financial officer of Bank of America Corporation
 * Ángel Molina Galano (1889-1936), Spanish officer
 * Ángela Molina (born 1955), Spanish actress
 * Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 1956), Spanish writer and member of the Royal Spanish Academy
 * Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar (1625–1710), viceroy of New Spain 1664–1673
 * Antonio Tejero Molina (born 1932), Spanish Lieutenant-Colonel who attempted a coup d'état
 * Arturo Armando Molina (1927–2021), President of El Salvador 1972–1977

B

 * Bengie Molina (born 1974), Puerto Rican baseball player

C

 * Carmen Molina (1920–1998), Mexican actress
 * Clarissa Molina (born 1991), Miss Dominican Republic and Top 10 Miss Universe 2015

D

 * Dafne Molina (born 1982), Mexican beauty pageant titleholder
 * Delfina Molina y Vedia (1879–1961), Argentine chemist, writer, teacher, painter, and singer
 * Dominga Lucía Molina (1949-), Argentine activist

E

 * Edward C. Molina (1877–1964), American teletraffic engineer
 * Enrique Molina (actor) (1943–2021), Cuban actor
 * Enrique Molina Sobrino (contemporary), wealthy Mexican businessman, sued for fraud by the Mexican government
 * Enrique Molina (athlete) (born 1968), Spanish middle-distance runner

F

 * Florencio Molina Campos (1891–1959), Argentine painter
 * Franklin Molina (born 1984), Venezuelan road cyclist
 * Fray Alonzo de Molina (1513 or 1514 – 1579 or 1585), author of a classic Nahuatl-Spanish Vocabulario

G

 * Gerardo Molina (1906–1991), Colombian writer, politician, and academic
 * Gloria Molina (1948–2023), American politician, chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
 * Guillermo Molina (baseball) (1909–1997), American baseball player
 * Gustavo Molina (born 1982), Venezuelan baseball player

H

 * Hector Garcia-Molina (1954–2019), American engineering professor, member of the Board of Directors of Oracle Corporation
 * Hilda Molina (born 1942), Cuban neurosurgeon and dissident
 * Hugo Antonio Laviada Molina (born 1961), Mexican politician

I

 * Infanta Maria Francisca, Countess of Molina (1800–1834), Portuguese infanta daughter of King John VI of Portugal
 * Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), son of King Charles IV of Spain, Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain
 * Ivan Molina (born 1946), Colombian tennis player
 * Agent Isabella Molina, an undercover cop in "Rush Hour 2"

J

 * Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) (1934–2009), Spanish movie actor, screenwriter, and director
 * Jason Molina (1974–2013), American indie rock musician
 * Jennifer Molina (born 1981), Mexican female footballer
 * John John Molina (Juan Molina) (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer
 * John Molina, Jr. (born 1982), American boxer
 * Jorge Molina (born 1966), Cuban film director
 * Jorge Molina (born 1982), Spanish footballer
 * José Angel Molina (born 1958), Puerto Rican boxer
 * José Antonio Molina Rosito (1926–2012), Honduran botanist (Ant.Molina)
 * José Molina (born 1975), Puerto Rican baseball player
 * José Domingo Molina Gómez (1896–1969), interim President of Argentina 1955
 * José Francisco Molina (born 1970), Spanish football player
 * Juan Francisco de Molina (1779–1878), First President of Independent Honduras
 * Juan Ignacio Molina (1740–1829), Chilean priest and naturalist
 * Juan Manuel Molina (born 1979), Spanish race walker
 * Juana Molina (born 1962), Argentine singer, songwriter, and actress
 * Justo Páez Molina (1902–1969), Argentine politician, Governor of Córdoba 1963–1966

K

 * Kim Molina (born 1991), Filipino actress

L

 * Laura Molina (badminton) (contemporary), Spanish badminton player
 * Laura Molina (born 1957), American artist
 * Lauren Molina (born 1981), American actress, singer, songwriter
 * Luis de Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian
 * Luis Molina (boxer) (1938–2013), American boxer
 * Luis Molina (rugby player) (born 1959), Argentine rugby union player
 * Luis Manuel Molina (born 1959), Cuban musician, composer and broadcaster
 * Luis Molina (baseball) (born 1974), Nicaraguan baseball coach
 * Luis Pedro Molina (born 1977), Guatemalan football goalkeeper
 * Luis Molina (athlete) (born 1988), Argentine athlete

M

 * Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (1877–1944), first or second president of the Philippines
 * Mariana Molina (born 1990), Brazilian actress
 * Mario J. Molina (1943–2020), Mexican Nobel Prize recipient in chemistry
 * Marquis de Molina (1803–1867), Spanish politician and government minister
 * Mauricio Molina (golfer) (born 1966), Argentine golfer
 * Mauricio Molina (born 1980), Colombian football player

N

 * Nahuel Molina (born 1997), Argentine football player

O

 * Olivia Molina (singer) (born 1946), German-Mexican singer
 * Olivia Molina (actress) (born 1980), Spanish actress

P

 * Pedro X. Molina (born 1976), Nicaraguan caricaturist
 * Pilar Molina Llorente (born 1943), Spanish writer

R

 * Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Molina (1891–1961), dictator of the Dominican Republic 1930–1961
 * Rafael Molina Sánchez (1841–1900), Spanish matador
 * Ralph Molina (born 1943), American rock drummer
 * Raúl De Molina (born 1959), Cuban television celebrity on Univision
 * Remigio Molina (born 1970), Argentine Olympic boxer
 * Romain Molina (born 1991), French investigative reporter
 * Rolando Molina (born 1971), El Salvadoran-American actor

S

 * Scott Molina (born 1960), American championship triathlete

T

 * Tinti Molina (1873–1961), American baseball player
 * Tirso de Molina (1571–1648), Spanish dramatist and poet

Y

 * Yadier Molina (born 1982), Puerto Rican baseball player

Fictional characters

 * Carmen Molina, supporting character in Breaking Bad
 * Domingo "Krazy-8" Molina, supporting character in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

title: Molina (surname)


text:
Kingsport (disambiguation)

Kingsport is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. "Kingsport" may also refer to:

 * Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area, a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area
 * Kingsport Mets, a minor league baseball team based in Kingsport, Tennessee
 * Kingsport, Nova Scotia, a village in Nova Scotia
 * USNS Kingsport (T-AG 164), a US Navy ship
 * Kingsport (Lovecraft), a fictional town in the writings of H. P. Lovecraft

title: Kingsport (disambiguation)


text:
Mae Hong Son

Mae Hong Son (แม่ฮ่องสอน, ) is a town (thesaban mueang) in north-west Thailand, capital of Mae Hong Son Province. It is in the Shan Hills, near the border with Burma along the banks of the River Pai. As of 2018, the town had 7,066 inhabitants. The town covers the tambon Chong Kham of the Mueang Mae Hong Son district. Mae Hong Son is 883 km north of Bangkok and 251 km northwest of Chiang Mai.

History
The territory of Mae Hong Son Province was formerly part of Mawkmai State, one of the Shan States which had been founded in 1767 by Hsai Khiao, hailing from a noble family of Chiang Mai.

As a result of the Anglo-Siamese Boundary Commission of 1892-93 Mae Hong Son district was ceded to Siam, but the adjacent Möngmaü and Mehsakun trans-Salween districts— also claimed by Siam as territories located on the eastern side of the Salween River— were kept as part of British Burma.

Climate
Mae Hong Son has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are dry and warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 38.7 °C. The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. Mae Hong Son holds the highest temperature ever recorded in Thailand when 44.6 °C was observed on 28 April 2016.

Transportation
Mae Hong Son can be reached by car or bus from Chiang Mai by the Mae Hong Son loop. The town is also serviced by the Mae Hong Son Airport. It is also home to the only commercial Diesel power station in Thailand. The station has only a very small capacity of 4.40 MW (4,400 kW). It seems like it was placed here because of the remote location of the town.

Tourism
The town has some tourist infrastructure, including many guesthouses and several internet cafes. It also has a vegetarian restaurant near the main market.

It is a popular jumping-off point for tours to visit hill tribe villages, caves, and waterfalls in the area. There are also some hot springs nearby.

"Thung Dok Bua Tong" in Amphoe Khun Yuam, where the fields of wild sunflowers bloom and cover the hills during the month of November, is best reached from Mae Hong Son and lies some 80 km away.

title: Mae Hong Son


text:
Narathiwat

Narathiwat (นราธิวาส, ) is a town (thesaban mueang) in southern Thailand and capital of Narathiwat Province. The town is in the Mueang Narathiwat District and was established in 1936. As of 2008, the population was 40,521. It lies 1,141 km south of Bangkok.

Geography
Narathiwat is on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula, by the Gulf of Thailand. The Bang Nara River flows through the town. The immediate vicinity of the town is flat or gently rolling, but there are hills both to the west and south.

Climate
Narathiwat has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). Since Narathiwat is very close to the equator, there is little change in temperature during the year. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but there is a drier season from February to April, and rainfall is particularly heavy in November and December.

Transportation
Route 42, to the north, connects the town to Pattani and then to the Phet Kasem Road (Route 4), which connects to Bangkok. Routes 4055 and 4056 lead south-west, in succession, to the Malaysia–Thailand border at Su-ngai Kolok, while Route 4084 leads south to Tak Bai and then east via Route 4057 to Su-ngai Kolok.

The town is served by Narathiwat Airport, 13 km to the north.

title: Narathiwat


text:
Martingale (collar)

A martingale is a type of dog collar that provides more control over the animal without the choking effect of a slip collar.

Martingale dog collars are also known as greyhound, whippet or humane choke collars. The martingale dog collar was designed for sighthounds because their necks are larger than their heads and they can often slip out of buckle collars. These collars have gained popularity among owners of other breeds in the recent past with many trainers now recommending them instead of choke chains or buckle collars.

A martingale collar is made with two loops. The larger loop is slipped onto the dog's neck and a lead is then clipped to the smaller loop. When the dog tries to pull, the tension on the lead pulls the small loop taut, which makes the large loop smaller and tighter on the neck, thus preventing escape. Properly fitted, the collar will be comfortably loose whenever the dog is not pulling against the leash.

title: Martingale (collar)


text:
USAS (application)

The USAS application suite is a series of diverse and relatively complex mainframe applications written for the Unisys 1100-series, 2200-series, and Clearpath IX environments. These applications are generally intended for use in the airline, transportation, and hospitality industries.

Older USAS applications such as USAS*RES (Reservations System) or USAS*FDC (Flight Data Control) were written originally in Fortran, but elements of various applications were also written in COBOL, Unisys 1100/2200 assembly language (ASM or MASM), and the LINC 4GL.

USAS application mainly developed for Airlines business use. There were many applications in USAS suite. Check-In, Reservation, Cargo operations are the main suites. Lufthansa IT systems plays a major role in developing USAS suite.

Most (if not all) USAS applications are written as text-based online transaction systems which are designed for low overhead and fast response times. The environment most commonly used is HVTIP (short for High-Volume TIP).

The original USAS applications such as USAS*RES (Reservation System), USAS*CGO (Cargo Application) was written in the early 70s and were adapted in different forms in varying degrees of customization.

With recent advancements in computing technology however, the USAS line of products is slowly diminishing and is being replaced (especially in the Airline industry) with other open source front-end products.

"USAS" was originally an acronym for Univac Standard Airline Systems, but the product line is now referred to simply as "USAS".

Current Users

 * Unisys Cargo Hosting Services, Minneapolis :: Delta Cargo, Air Canada Cargo
 * Air Iberia
 * Travel Sky, China
 * Amadeus
 * NorthWest (cargo)
 * Cathay Pacific
 * Qantas Airways
 * Air India

title: USAS (application)


text:
Bank Street Grounds

The Bank Street Grounds was a baseball park located in Cincinnati. The park was home to three major league baseball teams. The National League Cincinnati Stars club in 1880, the current Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1882 to 1883 and the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association in 1884. It succeeded the Avenue Grounds as the home site for professional ball in the Queen City.

National League
A new National League entry, the Cincinnati Stars, formed for the 1880 season, but the new franchise was short-lived. The club was expelled from the league for selling beer and renting out its ballpark on Sundays, violating its self-instituted "blue law", the club was disbanded.

American Association
A new Reds franchise was formed as an American Association club in 1882. This club is the same Reds team that exists today. The AA had no such rules against Sunday play or beer sales. Indeed, the American Association was known informally as "the beer and whiskey league".

According to Lee Allen, Cincinnati writer and eventual director of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Worcester club had been especially instrumental in having the Reds expelled after 1880. In his 1948 book, The Cincinnati Reds, Allen took some satisfaction in pointing out that when the Reds re-formed in 1882, it was the same year that Worcester's days as a major league franchise, as well as its influence, came to an end.

The Reds won the inaugural season of the AA, and as such participated in a World Series, of sorts, with the NL champions, the Chicago White Stockings. The exhibition Series was informally arranged, and ended after two games with each team having won one. Both games were staged at the Bank Street Grounds, or "Bank-Street Grounds" as the local papers stylized it.

Union Association
In 1884, a former prominent member of the Reds front-office, a man named Justus Thorner, invested in the new Union Association club. He secured the Bank Street Grounds for his team, and the Reds had to look elsewhere. (Allen, p. 29-30). The Reds eventually settled on a site three blocks south, an asymmetrical lot bounded by McLean, York, Findlay and Western, opening the site that would eventually become Crosley Field, the home of the Reds until partway into the 1970 season.

During the 1884 season, the ballpark was dubbed Union Athletic Park in the local newspapers.

Although the Union Association was dominated by the St. Louis Maroons, the Cincinnati Unions or "Outlaw Reds" had a strong club that could hold its own against the Maroons, and drew well at the gate, eroding the "real" Reds' fan base. However, the "Onion League" folded after just one season.

Back to the National League
The Reds moved from the American Association to the National League for the 1890 season. A year later, some legal issues arose over the sale of the club to a new owner, and the rights to Cincinnati Park (as the ancestor to Crosley Field was then known) were part of that litigation. To hedge their bets, the new owners turned their attention to the Bank Street Grounds property and secured a lease on the lot.(Cincinnati Enquirer, March 19, 1891, p.2) Once the legal issues were settled, the Reds opted to stay at Findlay and Western.

In the fall of 1893, the Reds had decided to build a new grandstand. (Cincinnati Enquirer, November 3, 1893, p.2) On December 5, the Enquirer reported that the Reds had designed a new "League Park" to be built on the old Bank Street site. The Enquirer for December 19 had an architect's drawing of the new design, and reported that whether to build it at Findlay and Western or at Bank Street would be decided very soon. Ultimately the Reds again decided to stick with Findlay and Western, and Bank Street was done with professional baseball.

During the summers of 1886 through 1891, the property was used by the local chapter of the Order of Cincinnatus, who staged plays there.

Location
The ballpark was located northwest of the intersection of Bank Street and McLean Avenue, just three blocks north on McLean from the future site of Crosley Field. Its location has typically been described as "the foot of Bank Street." Contemporary maps which include a rough diagram of the ballpark clarify its location and orientation: Bank Street (south, third base); houses and McLean Avenue transitioning to Spring Grove Avenue (southeast, home plate); Duck Street (southwest, left and center fields); McDermott Street (northwest, center and right fields); houses and Western Avenue (northeast, first base). Once the park was abandoned, Dolph Street was run through the property to extend to Bank, paralleling Western.

Many of the streets in that part of the city have since been renamed, rerouted, or eliminated. The original location can be inferred from the remaining streets. In current terms, the site is northwest of the point where Bank Street turns from an east-west street to a north-south street (the former McLean Avenue). The ballpark site is now occupied by a parking lot for the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority ("SORTA") and CSX Transportation.

title: Bank Street Grounds


text: User talk:82.201.187.136

title: User talk:82.201.187.136


text:
Talk:Copa CONMEBOL

"It hasn't been taken seriously by big teams [...]"
In reality it's not only that less important teams used to play the competition. The big teams did play the competition several times, but they usually preferred to send their reserve squads (eg: by reserve squds I mean the players that usually didn't play the national league competition). São Paulo in 1994 was the biggest example of this policy and they were surprisingly successul as they eventually won the title.PMLF 17:49, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Copa Conmebol
As a matter of fact, only São Paulo, in 1994, among all teams, used reserve squads in this Competition. But in 1994 São Paulo was also playing the "Libertadores da América", the most important South-American competition, since São Paulo was the 1993 champion. That´s the reason why São Paulo opted for his second team. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EDF (talk • contribs) 21:58, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Concepción clubs
Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción and Deportes Concepción are not the same club. It was Deportes Concepción that reached 1999 Copa CONMEBOL semifinals, not Universidad de Concepción. In the Spanish-language Wikipedia there is one article for each club:

 * Corporación Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción
 * Deportes Concepción

I fixed the wikilink to reflect what I wrote above. Carioca 03:08, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Oops, sorry. My mistake. —Lesfer (talk/@) 03:11, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Copa Conmebol
Look at the winning teams of the cup (Sao Paulo, Santos, Botafogo, Atlético Mineiro, Rosario Central) and the runners up (Olimpia, Peñarol, Independiante Santa Fe) and tell me: ¿Are they little teams?... And let´s see the participants in a few editons of this cup: América de Cali, Barcelona de Ecuador, Corinthians, Gremio, Palmeiras, Colo Colo, Vasco da Gama, San Lorenzo, Universidad de Chile, and the list continues... Mmmmmm... The person who says that the cup was played by little teams and not the bigger continent´s teams doesn´t know anything about football.

Bye. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.122.75.87 (talk) 22:42, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 1 one external link on Copa CONMEBOL. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150505105944/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1940490/ to http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1940490/

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 14:08, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Copa CONMEBOL. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club%3D1940490/
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110530133940/http://www.clublanus.com/futbol/profesional/historia to http://www.clublanus.com/futbol/profesional/historia

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 22:44, 12 August 2017 (UTC)

title: Talk:Copa CONMEBOL


text: Category:London Underground

title: Category:London Underground


text: User talk:213.150.178.90

title: User talk:213.150.178.90


text:
Dovestone Reservoir

Dove Stone Reservoir lies at the convergence of the valleys of the Greenfield and Chew Brooks above the village of Greenfield, on Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the reservoir is on the western edge of the Peak District National Park. It supplies drinking water to the surrounding area and is a tourist attraction, providing several walks amongst picturesque landscapes.

History
John Platt of Oldham built a Neo-Gothic mansion at Ashway Gap on the south side of the valley in 1850. It was used as a shooting lodge but after his brother James's death in a shooting accident on the moor above it, the house was left empty. The house was later acquired by the Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield Waterworks Joint Committee. Boundary stones demarcating the extent of the estate are located at intervals along the footpaths along the south side of the reservoir. During World War I the waterworks board offered the house for use as a hospital. It was demolished in 1981.

On the northern end of Dove Stone Moss, above the Ashway Gap, the Ashway Stone is a memorial to James Platt, MP for Oldham, who was killed by an accidental discharge of the gun of Josiah Radcliffe, the Mayor of Oldham.

The reservoir scheme in the Greenfield Valley and Chew Valley by the Ashton-Under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Dukinfield Waterworks Joint Committee commenced in 1870. The scheme was completed with Dove Stone Reservoir in 1968 to collect water from the surrounding moorland. The main contractor was A.E. Farr (Civil Engineers) of Westbury, Wiltshire. Its construction was opposed by local mill owners, who claimed that damming the river would cut off their water supply. As a result, a tunnel was built higher up in the hillside to bypass the reservoir.

During a visit in 1981 to attend the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga visited Dove Stone Reservoir. To commemorate the visit, a carved stone has been set into the dam wall of the Yeoman Hey Reservoir.

In December 2015, a man who travelled from London to Manchester and walked to a location close to the reservoir, died on the Chew Track. The unknown individual was initially nicknamed "Neil Dovestones" by pathologists, until he was identified as David Lytton in January 2017.

Geography
The reservoir lies at the convergence of the valleys of the Greenfield and Chew Brooks above Greenfield in the north west edge of the Peak District's Dark Peak area. It is the lowest and largest of three reservoirs in the Greenfield Valley. Above it are the Yeoman Hey, built in 1880, and Greenfield Reservoirs. Chew Reservoir is in the upper Chew Valley and at 1,600 ft above sea level was the highest reservoir in the British Isles when it was built in 1914. The reservoirs are surrounded by moorland and, above the valley, high rocky outcrops.

The A635 road to Holmfirth passes to the west and north of the reservoirs.

Dam

The Ashton under Lyne, Stalybridge & Dukinfield Joint Committee obtained an Act of Parliament in 1958 enabling it to build the reservoir. The committee engaged G.H. Hill & Sons as engineers and the contractor was A. E. Farr & Company. J.B. Blayney was employed as landscape architect as required by the Act. Work started in 1960 and was finished in October 1966.

The dam's earth embankment is 38 metres high and 550 metres in length. It is 4.25 metres wide at the crest and is 183 metres at the widest point at its base. A concrete cutoff in a 23 metre deep trench makes a seal between the foundations and the earthworks preventing leaks. Above the concrete cutoff is the clay core. Dove Stone is possibly the last large dam to be built in Britain with a conventional puddle clay core. The volume of the dam is 34,000 cubic metres.

The dam wall does not have a traditional spillway to control water height but discharges into a tunnel under the side of the valley, via a large bell-mouth drop-shaft overflow in one corner, a feature not normally seen on Pennine dams which usually have masonry spillways.

On the dam wall near the drop shaft is an ingeniously designed emergency overflow consisting of three metal troughs that when full tip water over a wall where it runs across the road and back into the river below. The emergency overflow is activated if a flash flood of approximately two metres of water occurs.

Recreation
Access to the reservoir is via the A635 road to the pay and display car parks. There are toilets at Binn Green and at the main car park. The Peak District Park Ranger Service maintains an office next to the main car park and rangers patrol the reservoirs and park at weekends.

The reservoirs and surrounding moorland attract walkers and hikers. Joggers compete in a race every Friday evening in the summer months. The path around Dove Stone is well maintained, gravelled and relatively flat. Leading off its circular path are paths to Chew Reservoir, towards the car park at Binn Green and along the Greenfield Valley past the Yeoman Hey and Greenfield Reservoirs. Dovestone Sailing Club uses the reservoir. The Chew Valley is a gritstone climbing area visited by climbers and boulderers

Started in 1999, the "Life for a Life" plantation allows people to pay to have a tree planted in the name of a loved one. More than 700 trees have been planted.

In 2010, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds established an interest in the area, and decided to manage the surrounding moorland and woodland, in association with United Utilities.

The Peak District Boundary Walk runs along the path on the dam's embankment.

title: Dovestone Reservoir