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Melody of Oblivion

The Melody of Oblivion (忘却の旋律) is a 2004 Japanese anime television series planned by Gainax and animated by J.C.Staff. The series originally aired between April 7, 2004, and September 21, 2004, on TBS.

Production
The Melody of Oblivion is a series rife with cultural references ranging from Zen archery and Bushido to the Bible's Book of Revelation, stories of Greek Mythology, and images from Borge's "The Garden of Forking Paths" can be seen in the series.

Melody of Oblivion's premise is that in the 20th century, humanity waged and lost a war against beings known only as the Monsters. In the 21st century, the Monsters rule the earth, but they have reconstructed society such that virtually no one born after the war ended is aware that it ever happened. Children are disappearing mysteriously. Only the Warriors of Melos are still fighting against the Monsters. The series focuses on Bocca, a teenager who chooses the path of the Warrior. In doing so, he gains the power to fight back at the horrors he sees, but it costs him his place in society.

Melos Warriors are the only ones who can see the ephemeral "Melody", personified as a girl who appears at important times and shows emotion but does not speak. The Melos, as they are also referred to, fight primarily with bows and arrows infused with the energies of their spirit (seemingly described in Italian words and phrases used in musical notation). The visible marks (Sacred Scars) that they employ in this infusion process appear as tattoos on their person.

The Melos Warriors are aided by devices called Aibar machines (could also be transliterated as Aiba-Machine), which are essentially futuristic motorcycles with many additional capabilities. ('Aiba' or 'Aibar' are transliterations for a word in Japanese meaning 'Favorite Horse.') The process of bonding a Warrior of Melos and an Aibar machine involves a symbolic naming of the bike by the one who is to ride it. Thereafter, the Aibar machine follows voice commands. All Aibar machines are at least minimally sentient, while some possess fully human-like intelligence. As such, they can function mostly or completely independently of their drivers when need be.

Opposing the Melos Warriors are the Monsters themselves and their human lackeys, the Monster Union. The former are always shown as normal looking human beings, however this is not what they truly look like. If a normal person (one who is not a Melos Warrior) looks at their true form, they will automatically transmogrify into a bizarre object (such as stone statues or puppets, but varying with whatever monster is being viewed.) It should also be noted that all the monsters mirror creatures of Greek Mythology, such as Horu, the first monster featured, who is referred to by Kurofune as a "disgusting cow" and is said to have been sealed in a labyrinth. This, along with the fact that a pair of bull horns and legs manifest when he is around, implies he is the legendary Minotaur. Several other featured monsters are Medusa, Hecate, Talos, and Pan. All monsters seem to have some control over reality itself and can only be killed by Melos Arrows.

The Monster Union, which is part Satanic cult and part ultra-fascist secret society, is composed of people who have been given power and authority in exchange for providing a steady supply of human sacrifices to their Monster overlords, and keeping the majority of humanity in the dark as to who holds the real power and what really goes on in the world. The process of imbuing Monster Union members with their powers leaves a visible mark on the body identical to a hot iron brand mark.

Monster Union leaders employ machines called robot-monsters in combat, but in contrast to the Melos Warriors, there is no standard design among these machines aside from the fact that all seem to be shaped like animals from the Chinese zodiac. The names of these robots are also in Chinese.

The contrast between the Monster Union members and the Melos Warriors is suggestive of the text in Revelations where it refers to people being marked by Heaven and being marked by Hell.

Melody of Oblivion has a very distinctive soundtrack featuring prominent virtuoso violin by Hijiri Kuwano and acoustic guitar solos and other classical-style music. The music was composed and arranged by Yoshikazu Suo and Hijiri Kuwano. The theme music is titled "The Spirit of Flamenco". There are also more disturbing synth and amplified guitar pieces during scenes of creeping horror. The show itself is also full of musical references, from the Melos Warriors' given names (Kurofune Ballad being the most obvious) to the Italian musical vocabulary which flashes on the Melos Warrior 'targeting interface' during battle (animato, con fuoco, passionato, energico, etc.).

Humans

 * Bocca Serenade (ボッカ・セレナーデ)
 * The main character. Brave, determined and equipped with a heart for adventure, Bocca is not your average school boy. In fact, he does badly in school and is disliked by his teachers. He eventually drops out to pursue his dreams of becoming a Melos Warrior, leaving behind the old and familiar, including his parents and brother. Bocca was a rebellious member of the archery club (the students are discouraged from using actual arrows since the monsters are trying to discourage the development of such skills) who longed to be a warrior to fight against the injustices he saw in the world.
 * The main character. Brave, determined and equipped with a heart for adventure, Bocca is not your average school boy. In fact, he does badly in school and is disliked by his teachers. He eventually drops out to pursue his dreams of becoming a Melos Warrior, leaving behind the old and familiar, including his parents and brother. Bocca was a rebellious member of the archery club (the students are discouraged from using actual arrows since the monsters are trying to discourage the development of such skills) who longed to be a warrior to fight against the injustices he saw in the world.

Although people classify monsters as myth and tell Bocca to stay away from the old man who loiters near his school, he befriends the old man named Tsunagi, who is actually a scientist. Bocca also worked part-time for him at his auto-shop. Bocca soon meets Sayoko who tells him she is looking for a warrior; hearing this gives Bocca new hope for what he wants to do in life. When the warrior Kurofune (the same warrior Sayoko was looking for) goes to see Tsunagi, Bocca learns that Tsunagi was the leading scientist of aibanetic technology and an ally of the warriors. Later that day Bocca witnessed a battle between Hor and Kurofune, which awoke the possibility to become a warrior within him. When Kurofune leaves to continue on with his journey, Bocca and Sayoko decide to go after him. The series then follows Bocca's journey as he sees the damage the monsters have done, learns of the humans who have pledged allegiance to them, meets other Melos Warriors and develops a romantic relationship with Sayoko. His Melos tattoo is on his left arm, and his Aibar machine is Elan Vital. His command for his Melos arrow is "Flush." His bow was originally the bow he used for the archery club, and when it got broken, it was replaced by the handle bars of his Ivermachine.

 * Sayoko Tsukinomori (月之森小夜子)
 * A girl who travels with Bocca to seek her love, Kurofune. She was given as a sacrifice to the monsters by her parents to improve her brother's chances of becoming a Monster Union agent.  Kurofune rescued her and she fell in love with him.  She ran away from the home Kurofune placed her in to chase after him.  On her wrists she wears the chains that bound her as a sacrifice and with them she can track Kurofune. They will point to wherever Kurofune is if she is lucky and there's nothing standing in the way of her and Kurofune. During the journey, Sayoko develops a relationship with Bocca.
 * A girl who travels with Bocca to seek her love, Kurofune. She was given as a sacrifice to the monsters by her parents to improve her brother's chances of becoming a Monster Union agent.  Kurofune rescued her and she fell in love with him.  She ran away from the home Kurofune placed her in to chase after him.  On her wrists she wears the chains that bound her as a sacrifice and with them she can track Kurofune. They will point to wherever Kurofune is if she is lucky and there's nothing standing in the way of her and Kurofune. During the journey, Sayoko develops a relationship with Bocca.

 * Although her identity as a runaway child is the first facet of her character that is introduced to viewers, Sayoko is better known as daring, sensitive girl who is ready to risk all for love. She also has pick-pocketing skills to rival a professional, which helps her survive and bring her to Bocca. They later become friends when she realize that Bocca is a Melos Warrior, and decides to follow him so that she can look for Kurofune, whom she is initially in love with. Around Sayoko's left wrist is a red chain that vibrates and pulls her in the direction of Kurofune when he uses his power.

Bocca says that Sayoko is a “girl who belong to a world of sunlight”, but despite being generally cheerful in disposition, Sayoko's past is marred by a dark truth. Her parents always loved her brother more than her. When her brother grew up, Sayoko was sacrificed to help her brother become a member of the Monster Union and Kurofune saved her from it. That was when Sayoko fell for him. Together, Bocca and Sayoko traverse many monster-controlled areas, delving into the monsters' network and hierarchy. Amidst the conflicts and chaos, Bocca and Sayoko grow closer and find that their fondness for each other had developed into something more than friendship.

 * Kurofune Ballad (黒船・バラード)
 * The first Melos Warrior to appear, and Bocca's inspiration. Instead of a bow, he wields a crossbow.  His aibar machine is Jaguar Sun. His Melos tattoo is on his left arm. His command for his Melos arrow is "Flush" (same as Bocca's.) He uses a bow gun.
 * The first Melos Warrior to appear, and Bocca's inspiration. Instead of a bow, he wields a crossbow.  His aibar machine is Jaguar Sun. His Melos tattoo is on his left arm. His command for his Melos arrow is "Flush" (same as Bocca's.) He uses a bow gun.

 * Toune Requiem (遠音・レクイエム)
 * A quiet girl who is proficient with the bow. One will think that all Melos Warrior who find out about their powers would embrace their identities immediately, but not Toune’s. She first appeared as someone who can fight monsters, produce a Singing Chord, and seems to know a great deal about Melos Warrior. All she seemingly lacks are the tattoo and an Aibar Machine. In her conversation with Bocca, Toune disclose her hatred for Melos Warriors, and despise what she calls the arrogance of those who ride on Aibar Machines.
 * A quiet girl who is proficient with the bow. One will think that all Melos Warrior who find out about their powers would embrace their identities immediately, but not Toune’s. She first appeared as someone who can fight monsters, produce a Singing Chord, and seems to know a great deal about Melos Warrior. All she seemingly lacks are the tattoo and an Aibar Machine. In her conversation with Bocca, Toune disclose her hatred for Melos Warriors, and despise what she calls the arrogance of those who ride on Aibar Machines.

However, it soon becomes clear that her hatred for the Melos is a veneer to protect her from the truth that she is unwilling to accept: The boy she is in love with, Sky Blue, is really an Aibar Machine. After overcoming this, she finally slips into her role of a Melos warrior and mounts Sky Blue to travel to other places. Her tattoo is hidden on inner thigh of her right leg, explaining why Bocca thought she was not a Melos Warrior at first. Her Aibar is Sky Blue, an earlier model of the Unicorn-series. His first appearance in the series portrayed him to be a devil by Millionaire Beaver. Her command for her Melos arrow is "Straight flush." Her bow is a wooden bow that she carries around.

 * Koko Ninna-Nanna (ココ・ニンナナンナ)
 * A very young and playful girl, a feisty girl with risqué humor packaged in a petite frame. She may be young for a Melos Warrior, but she is just as masterful and confident as the other Melos Warrior. Her last name is the Italian word for lullaby.
 * A very young and playful girl, a feisty girl with risqué humor packaged in a petite frame. She may be young for a Melos Warrior, but she is just as masterful and confident as the other Melos Warrior. Her last name is the Italian word for lullaby.

A Monster Union Agent kidnapped her from her parents in the toy section of a department store. She managed to escape before she could be sacrificed; however, to this day she cannot remember who her parents were or where she lived. She is accompanied by three Unicorn-series aibar machines: Hikari, Nick, and Kuron. They came together when Koko awakened them. She had wanted to free all of the Unicorn-series Aibar Machines, but had no chance to so she set these three free and gave them names. Together they form the armed theatrical group Chentauro. Upon meeting Bocca and his friends, fighting monsters and uncovering mysteries together, she was reunited with her father, the Prime Minister. Misadventure has it that they only come together when he was at the brink of death. Father and Daughter never get to know each other beyond physical appearance. Her Melos tattoo is on her right cheek. Her command for her Melos arrow is "Four card." Her bow is formed from a stick that she carries, which expands to a bow at her command.

 * Saburou Musashino, AKA Tsunagi (武蔵野 三郎/ツナギ)
 * An old man who owns a repair shop that Bocca worked at. Kurofune comes to him to have his aibar machine, Jaguar Sun, repaired.  When the authorities arrive after Kurofune fights Hor, Saburou flees and joins the armed theater group, Chentaruo (this is not known until later in the series in episode 8–10). When Bocca meets Saburou again, it is revealed Saburou was a scientist who helped in the development of Aibar Machines and the Metronome, the space fortress that gives the Aibar Machines the ability to fly, and was supposed to destroy all monsters.
 * An old man who owns a repair shop that Bocca worked at. Kurofune comes to him to have his aibar machine, Jaguar Sun, repaired.  When the authorities arrive after Kurofune fights Hor, Saburou flees and joins the armed theater group, Chentaruo (this is not known until later in the series in episode 8–10). When Bocca meets Saburou again, it is revealed Saburou was a scientist who helped in the development of Aibar Machines and the Metronome, the space fortress that gives the Aibar Machines the ability to fly, and was supposed to destroy all monsters.

 * The Melody of Oblivion (忘却の旋律)
 * A girl whose physical body is confined at an elusive area called the "Oblivion Playhouse" (also translated as "Melody Theatre"), but can project her image so Melos Warriors can see her. She guides and supports them, although her capacity for communication seems to be very limited. It is rumored among Melos Warriors that if her physical form can be located and resuscitated, she could unlock a power capable of wiping the Monsters off the face of the planet.
 * A girl whose physical body is confined at an elusive area called the "Oblivion Playhouse" (also translated as "Melody Theatre"), but can project her image so Melos Warriors can see her. She guides and supports them, although her capacity for communication seems to be very limited. It is rumored among Melos Warriors that if her physical form can be located and resuscitated, she could unlock a power capable of wiping the Monsters off the face of the planet.

Monsters

 * Horu / Minotaur
 * Horu is the first monster Bocca meets in Melody of Oblivion, and is also the most recurring monster in the series. He is said to have been sealed in a labyrinth, but claims that he was able to leave his prison when he discovered that everything "is all part of the labyrinth" He holds a long-standing grudge against Kurofune. Like all monsters, he has a broad, albeit nebulous, range of abilities. He is seen in the anime to warp space and time around him, teleport, and is known to cause the stars to vanish for periods of time. Whenever he is in the area, a pair of bullhorns is seen somewhere close. He is accompanied by a small "toy" bus that he implements in his attack by transforming it to life-size, making it grow the horns and legs of a bull, and ramming it into his opponent. (In the past, he was seen to use a similar attack with a Jeep in lieu of a bus.) He is often chewing cud, which, along with other elements of his design such as the bullhorns and labyrinth, is supposed to imply that he is the Minotaur of Greek Mythology. (In fact, the walls of the labyrinth he was trapped in have murals on them depicting the birth of the Minotaur. Also, another way to translate his name is Hol, a reference to Holstein cattle.) Horu is unique among monsters in that he gains sustenance by reverting to his true form (which is never seen on camera) and physically devouring the children who are sacrificed to him. This is excruciatingly (and eternally) painful for his victims because he constantly regurgitates and masticates them, as a cow does with its food. Those that see him in his true form immediately and irreversibly transform into puppets.
 * Horu is the first monster Bocca meets in Melody of Oblivion, and is also the most recurring monster in the series. He is said to have been sealed in a labyrinth, but claims that he was able to leave his prison when he discovered that everything "is all part of the labyrinth" He holds a long-standing grudge against Kurofune. Like all monsters, he has a broad, albeit nebulous, range of abilities. He is seen in the anime to warp space and time around him, teleport, and is known to cause the stars to vanish for periods of time. Whenever he is in the area, a pair of bullhorns is seen somewhere close. He is accompanied by a small "toy" bus that he implements in his attack by transforming it to life-size, making it grow the horns and legs of a bull, and ramming it into his opponent. (In the past, he was seen to use a similar attack with a Jeep in lieu of a bus.) He is often chewing cud, which, along with other elements of his design such as the bullhorns and labyrinth, is supposed to imply that he is the Minotaur of Greek Mythology. (In fact, the walls of the labyrinth he was trapped in have murals on them depicting the birth of the Minotaur. Also, another way to translate his name is Hol, a reference to Holstein cattle.) Horu is unique among monsters in that he gains sustenance by reverting to his true form (which is never seen on camera) and physically devouring the children who are sacrificed to him. This is excruciatingly (and eternally) painful for his victims because he constantly regurgitates and masticates them, as a cow does with its food. Those that see him in his true form immediately and irreversibly transform into puppets.

 * The Girl With Red Hair / Medusa:
 * The most childish and unpredictable of all the monsters featured. She appears as a young red-haired girl. Her transport of choice is a large cruise-liner called "The Hebihanabi," or "Snake Fireworks ship," that can move on land or sea, and is always accompanied by a thick fog. Her sacrifices are turned into stone statues through looking upon her true form, and are either kept in her onboard private collection, or used to decorate the cities under her command (she seems to have a preference for young and beautiful boys.) During one scene in the anime, bunch of snakes are scattered around after she throws her head at a mob of angry parents, implying that she is made out of snakes. One of her oddest features is that she is always accompanied by a servant whose voice is heard, but who never appears onscreen. Whether this servant is another monster or in fact an extension of her power is unknown. She was the monster that scouted out the Monster Union members Midnight Hiyoko and Millionaire Beaver, although she may have found others as well. Like all monsters, her powers are difficult to gauge, and she has an unquestionably evil nature. She is referred to as Medusa by other monsters, which goes along with the fact that she is associated with snakes, can petrify others at will and lastly, when she removed her head it was likely referencing the legend of when Perseus decapitated Medusa in combat, and later used her head (or rather her petrifying eyes) as a weapon. On top of that, The Monster king directly referred to her by the name, Medusa.
 * The most childish and unpredictable of all the monsters featured. She appears as a young red-haired girl. Her transport of choice is a large cruise-liner called "The Hebihanabi," or "Snake Fireworks ship," that can move on land or sea, and is always accompanied by a thick fog. Her sacrifices are turned into stone statues through looking upon her true form, and are either kept in her onboard private collection, or used to decorate the cities under her command (she seems to have a preference for young and beautiful boys.) During one scene in the anime, bunch of snakes are scattered around after she throws her head at a mob of angry parents, implying that she is made out of snakes. One of her oddest features is that she is always accompanied by a servant whose voice is heard, but who never appears onscreen. Whether this servant is another monster or in fact an extension of her power is unknown. She was the monster that scouted out the Monster Union members Midnight Hiyoko and Millionaire Beaver, although she may have found others as well. Like all monsters, her powers are difficult to gauge, and she has an unquestionably evil nature. She is referred to as Medusa by other monsters, which goes along with the fact that she is associated with snakes, can petrify others at will and lastly, when she removed her head it was likely referencing the legend of when Perseus decapitated Medusa in combat, and later used her head (or rather her petrifying eyes) as a weapon. On top of that, The Monster king directly referred to her by the name, Medusa.

 * Tamakorogashi / Hecate
 * Or "Ball-Roller" is the third most featured monster in the story, and seems to be the most calculating. She is the monster that is noted to be the one that scouted the union agent, Hustle Monkey. She appears in the form of a young woman with green hair held in pig-tails by bowling ball shaped hair clips. She is always accompanied by a ferocious looking black dog that acts like her guardian. This dog is probably a part of her true form. As her hair clips may indicate, she is fond of bowling and prefers to play in a bowling alley of her own creation that is made out of hearses. People who view her balls and pins are assaulted by visions of the people they have wronged. It is shown that she turns her sacrifices into bowling balls (she actually orders her sacrifices based on their weight, so that the ball's weight is more comfortable for her to throw), but it is unknown as to whether or not this also applies to the pins. The monster, Pan, called her, Hecate, when they met up at the Parthenon. This goes along with her dog since black dogs were regularly sacrificed to the Witch-Goddess.
 * Or "Ball-Roller" is the third most featured monster in the story, and seems to be the most calculating. She is the monster that is noted to be the one that scouted the union agent, Hustle Monkey. She appears in the form of a young woman with green hair held in pig-tails by bowling ball shaped hair clips. She is always accompanied by a ferocious looking black dog that acts like her guardian. This dog is probably a part of her true form. As her hair clips may indicate, she is fond of bowling and prefers to play in a bowling alley of her own creation that is made out of hearses. People who view her balls and pins are assaulted by visions of the people they have wronged. It is shown that she turns her sacrifices into bowling balls (she actually orders her sacrifices based on their weight, so that the ball's weight is more comfortable for her to throw), but it is unknown as to whether or not this also applies to the pins. The monster, Pan, called her, Hecate, when they met up at the Parthenon. This goes along with her dog since black dogs were regularly sacrificed to the Witch-Goddess.

 * Pan
 * Not much is known about him, the only information is that he is a boy who is wearing glasses and plays a flute. He seems to be interested in Medusa. Pan is a human with goat legs and horns.
 * Not much is known about him, the only information is that he is a boy who is wearing glasses and plays a flute. He seems to be interested in Medusa. Pan is a human with goat legs and horns.

 * Talos
 * Talos can only be seen once for a brief moment. Talos appears to look like a sumotori and he guards the Island of Monsters.

 * Monster King Solomon III aka Solo
 * The current Monster King, he is a former Melos warrior. After defeating the previous Monster King, the Melody of Oblivion told him that the monsters would attack the humans indiscriminately. And if every monster were to be defeated, then humans would turn into monsters. The only way to prevent it would be for Solo to take up the role of Monster King himself. He pleads with Bocca to join him as his equal, to help relieve the extreme loneliness of his position. Solomon goes so far as to offer Bocca half of the world to control if he would only join him. He keeps the Melody of Oblivion in chains at his palace on the Island of Monsters.  Solo is also riddled with guilt over what he has done to protect people.  He has the ability to instantly hypnotise humans and control them into doing what every Solo desires. He uses this ability to kill the Prime Minister of Japan.
 * The current Monster King, he is a former Melos warrior. After defeating the previous Monster King, the Melody of Oblivion told him that the monsters would attack the humans indiscriminately. And if every monster were to be defeated, then humans would turn into monsters. The only way to prevent it would be for Solo to take up the role of Monster King himself. He pleads with Bocca to join him as his equal, to help relieve the extreme loneliness of his position. Solomon goes so far as to offer Bocca half of the world to control if he would only join him. He keeps the Melody of Oblivion in chains at his palace on the Island of Monsters.  Solo is also riddled with guilt over what he has done to protect people.  He has the ability to instantly hypnotise humans and control them into doing what every Solo desires. He uses this ability to kill the Prime Minister of Japan.

Monster Union

 * Midnight Hiyoko
 * After having her home town's hot springs discovered as a fake and her sister stealing her boyfriend, she dedicates herself to the monster union. She causes her town to be under constant night, which makes it famous for 'A town without dawn, or always in dusk'. Her robot monster is a large flying rooster. Her real name is Keiko Hamasaki.
 * After having her home town's hot springs discovered as a fake and her sister stealing her boyfriend, she dedicates herself to the monster union. She causes her town to be under constant night, which makes it famous for 'A town without dawn, or always in dusk'. Her robot monster is a large flying rooster. Her real name is Keiko Hamasaki.

 * Millionaire Beaver
 * A childhood friend of Toune, she was recruited by Medusa while they were looking for Sky Blue, Toune's future Aiba Machine. She was jealous of Toune for being liked by Eichi instead of her, and after Toune's return fears he will run away with her. She is in charge of a dam that holds all of the tears of children saddened by adults. The tears are collected by robot rats, and are counted as a way determining which adults are eligible to be Monster Union members. Her robot monster is a giant rat, which is made out of a number of her robotic rats. She is defeated by Bocca when he learns the Singing Chord attack. Her real name is Miri Kanaya.
 * A childhood friend of Toune, she was recruited by Medusa while they were looking for Sky Blue, Toune's future Aiba Machine. She was jealous of Toune for being liked by Eichi instead of her, and after Toune's return fears he will run away with her. She is in charge of a dam that holds all of the tears of children saddened by adults. The tears are collected by robot rats, and are counted as a way determining which adults are eligible to be Monster Union members. Her robot monster is a giant rat, which is made out of a number of her robotic rats. She is defeated by Bocca when he learns the Singing Chord attack. Her real name is Miri Kanaya.

 * Wrench Monkey
 * He's in charged of a factory of making weapons for the Monster Union. He captures Sayoko as his special love. He gets the shivers when Hecate gets a little upset with him. He pilots a robot monkey as he fights the Warriors of Melos. He appear to have died as Engine One gets destroyed. His real name is Masaru Hashimoto.
 * He's in charged of a factory of making weapons for the Monster Union. He captures Sayoko as his special love. He gets the shivers when Hecate gets a little upset with him. He pilots a robot monkey as he fights the Warriors of Melos. He appear to have died as Engine One gets destroyed. His real name is Masaru Hashimoto.

 * Global Wildcat
 * Worked under Hol (Horu) on his mirage island shipping children to him, was defeated by Bocca whose Aiba Machine Elan Vital appeared to be immune to the Aibar Machine sealing attack Global Noise Cannon. His robot monster is a tiger.
 * Worked under Hol (Horu) on his mirage island shipping children to him, was defeated by Bocca whose Aiba Machine Elan Vital appeared to be immune to the Aibar Machine sealing attack Global Noise Cannon. His robot monster is a tiger.

 * Lucky Thoroughbred
 * The older brother of Sayoko. His robot monster is a horse.
 * The older brother of Sayoko. His robot monster is a horse.

 * Flying Bunny
 * Subordinate to Child Dragon, went to scope out Lucky Thoroughbred's tower and helped Sayoko escape. Fights with a carrot, and rides a carrot shaped flying surfboard. Her robot monster is apparently a giant cocktail waitress (larger version of herself).
 * Subordinate to Child Dragon, went to scope out Lucky Thoroughbred's tower and helped Sayoko escape. Fights with a carrot, and rides a carrot shaped flying surfboard. Her robot monster is apparently a giant cocktail waitress (larger version of herself).

 * Electric Sheep
 * Little is known about this boy's past, except he states his true self is dead in real life, and that he is in a dream in real life, after being rudely awoken by Koko he becomes angered and attacks her and the other Melos Warriors. His robot monster is a giant sheep's head, with thousands of 'electronic sheep', little white electrized balls, that join together to create a ring like shield around him.
 * Little is known about this boy's past, except he states his true self is dead in real life, and that he is in a dream in real life, after being rudely awoken by Koko he becomes angered and attacks her and the other Melos Warriors. His robot monster is a giant sheep's head, with thousands of 'electronic sheep', little white electrized balls, that join together to create a ring like shield around him.

 * Discount Uribou
 * Has some past with Toune, possible met her when she had run away from her home village. Her robot monster is based on pigs.
 * Has some past with Toune, possible met her when she had run away from her home village. Her robot monster is based on pigs.

 * Child Dragon
 * Leader of the Monster Union, he enjoys sock puppets. His robot monster is a pair of dragons.
 * Leader of the Monster Union, he enjoys sock puppets. His robot monster is a pair of dragons.

Aibar Machines

 * Elan Vital (Pegasus Series)
 * Bocca's machine. His human form can only be seen in Episode 14 and 24.
 * Bocca's machine. His human form can only be seen in Episode 14 and 24.

 * Sky Blue (Unicorn Series)
 * Tone's Aibar Machine. In human form, he's a soft-spoken young boy with blue, wavy hair.
 * Tone's Aibar Machine. In human form, he's a soft-spoken young boy with blue, wavy hair.

 * Kuron
 * First of the three machines frequently seen with Koko. In human form, he wears glasses.
 * First of the three machines frequently seen with Koko. In human form, he wears glasses.

 * Hikari
 * Second of the three machines frequently seen with Koko. In human form, he has blonde hair.
 * Second of the three machines frequently seen with Koko. In human form, he has blonde hair.

 * Nick
 * Third of the three machines frequently seen with Koko. In Human form, he is the one with the hood on always.
 * Third of the three machines frequently seen with Koko. In Human form, he is the one with the hood on always.

 * Jaguar Sun
 * Kurofune's machine. Jaguar Sun does not have a human form. It is last seen on Hol's mirage island, where it waits for Kurofune's return from the Labyrinth.

 * Mono 4
 * Rouge Aibar Machine. Waken up when Engine 2 docks with Mitronome.  In Human form, he has red hair.
 * Rouge Aibar Machine. Waken up when Engine 2 docks with Mitronome.  In Human form, he has red hair.

Episodes

 * Episode 1 - Meros Warrior:
 * Bocca Serenade, is unhappy with his high school life. He wants to become a warrior like the ones from the story told to him by Tsunagi. After failing a test, he is mocked for his skills with a bow and arrow by his teacher, who believes the arrows should be straight and true from the soul. His love interest, Elle, promises him a date if he passes the retest. Later, Bocca sees his parents bribing the teacher to ensure he will pass. He then returns to Tsunagi's shop, where he meets the warrior Kurofune Ballad, who fights against the monsters. Kurofune then begins to fight the monster Hor, who has just eaten a child.

 * Episode 2 - The Beginning of a Long School Break
 * Bocca has become a Meros Warrior, and Tsunagi gives the young warrior his own Aibar machine.
 * Left with more questions than answers when Tsunagi abandons him, Bocca once again encounters the pickpocket, Sayako. And the pair soon finds trouble in school. Hor appears again to eat Elle, the daughter of the local Monster Union Agent. After Kurofune and Bocca fight him off and destroy his bus, Hor retreats. Kurofune heads away with a warning not to follow him to Sayako. Bocca and Sayako then say goodbye to Elle and drive off on Bocca's Aibar.

 * Episode 3 - White Night Cape:
 * After going on their journey, Bokka and Sayako arrive in a town called "Bakuyagou", or "White Night Cape", where it's always dark, and morning never rises, making it a perfect place for tourist attractions.
 * It also seems like whenever the mysterious lighthouse shines red, no child appears on the streets, for they fear that their children would be killed by something. Bocca came to ask a knowledgeable lady about Melos Warriors.
 * Bocca also found himself saving a young girl, Kew, from a robot creature, who was conveniently a little sister of the owner of an inn, who allowed them to stay for the night, as a debt.
 * The two travelers knew there was something wrong with the city, since the residents didn't seem like they wanted to be saved or anything, even though there was something as dangerous as the robot creature.
 * What lies in store for them? What is wrong with White Night Cape?

 * Episode 4 - Monster Union:
 * Bocca finally learns that the robot creature he fought before was from the organization, Monster Union, who are humans who serve under the monsters, using the robot creatures as their weapons.
 * Keiko Hamasaki, the sister of Kew, and the owner of the inn, remembers her past, and is reminded of why she joined the Monster Union.
 * Later, the robot creature strikes again, and Bocca is faced with it again, giving Bocca a great surprise.

 * Episode 5 - The Voice Reaching Out to You:
 * Although knowing the problems of White Night Cape, Bocca continues to try and destroy the Monster Union robot creature.
 * Everyone in the town knows of his intentions, and sends Bocca into jail.
 * Sayako finds out that Kew knows about Keiko siding with the Monster Union, and saves Bocca from jail.
 * Even with Sayako's warning, Bocca still calls for his Aiba-Machine and tries to save Kew from her sister's hands.
 * The battle of Bocca vs. Midnight Fledgling begins.

 * Episode 6 - Pyramid Scheme Valley:
 * While following Kurofune, Bocca and Sayako encounter a dead end, but finds 'Nezumikoukoku', or 'Pyramid Scheme Valley', and also find a dam with a mural of a tear on it.
 * The duo goes to it, and find a beautiful boy with sky blue hair. They also meet up with the artist of the mural, Eichi Hikoyama, who seems to be hired by a woman named Miri Kanaya who owns the dam.
 * Miri also owns mice that gather tears around the world for her dam. Bocca and Sayako pass as art students for Eichi, and stay in the village.
 * The two find out from Eichi that the boy from the dam was neither Monster nor human, and people call him a demon, and despise him.
 * The next day, Sayako found a girl with a large jewel around her neck, and decided to try and steal it.
 * Meanwhile, another robot creature appears in the valley, of which Bocca quickly drives away.
 * While he tries to chase it, he encounters a whole bunch of mice, who attack him. With an odd sound, he realized he was saved by the girl Sayako met.
 * When she saw he was a Melos Warrior, she quickly drew her bow, and pointed an arrow at him. Exactly what's up with this place?

 * Episode 7 - Meigen:
 * Bocca learns that the girl who had aimed her arrow at him is named Tone. And she appears to hate Melos Warriors. He also learns that the technique that she uses to drive the "working mouse away" is a Melos technique.
 * However he notices that she has no stigmatic mark on her arm. On learning of Tone's return to the valley, Miri Kanaya becomes agitated and recalls back her earlier years, of how and why she joined the Monster Union.
 * The relationships between her, Tone, Eichi Hikoyama and the blue-eyed boy are also revealed.

 * Episode 8 - The Fated Road Afar:
 * Eichi completes the mural on the dam's wall, he tells Tone that the rest will be left to them before he leaves.
 * Miri under the orders of the Monster, rides her 'Rat Monster' for a final battle with Bocca. Bocca uses the "Crying Bow String" technique to defeat Miri.
 * The Dam is destroyed to reveal Eichi's final work. When Tone and Bocca part their ways, it is revealed that the blue eyed boy is Tone's Aibar machine.
 * Bocca also spots Tone's stigmatic mark on her thigh.

 * Episode 9 - Apeman Turn:
 * Bocca and Sayoko arrives at a huge industrial region. Sayoko befriends a strange girl by the name of Coco. Coco tells Sayoko that she is involved in a theatrical play nearby.
 * Bocca and Sayoko later meet up with a guy who offers Bocca a job as a security guard.
 * And while Bocca faces a team of saboteurs of the delivery truck that he is protecting, Sayoko is taken prisoner by the guy, who reveals himself to be a member of the Monster Union.
 * Bocca's bow is damaged during battle, but his Aibar machine provides him a more stronger bow. As the battle goes on, the saboteurs which includes Coco, realizes who Bocca is and stops the battle.
 * They show Bocca the contents in the truck and brings him to see someone he knows.

 * Episode 10 - Unicorn Series:
 * Bocca meets up with his old friend Tsunagi. Tsunagi tells to Bocca about the Space Fort named Mitranome, and about 'Engine One'.
 * The team intends to destroy Engine One, but Bocca wants to save Sayoko first.
 * The team then splits into two. Bocca, Coco and another team mate goes to save Sayoko.
 * The rest sets off to destroy Engine One.

 * Episode 11 - A Song You Still Don't Know About:
 * Bocca and the team successfully saves Sayoko. Sayoko reveals to them that there are still people in Engine One. They decide to try and save them too.
 * The Monster Union member is later defeated in battle, but reveals that the people aren't really 'humans' but have been turned into something better.
 * Tsunagi, in his attempt to destroy Engine One from the control station, finds a recording of someone he knew and had thought betrayed him. The recording reveals some surprises.
 * Bocca wants Tsunagi to leave the place with him before the whole place blows up, but Tsunagi insists on staying.
 * The team leaves without Tsunagi, and Engine One blows up.

 * Episode 12 - Maze Island:
 * In Bocca and Sayoko continuing search for Kurofune, they find Kurofune's Aibar machine, "Jaguar of the Sun". The Aibar machine reveals to them that Kurofune is on a very strange island.
 * They try to make their way to the island and end up in a cave with strange murals. Bocca then fights a Monster Union agent before proceeding towards the labyrinth.

 * Episode 13 - Kurofune:
 * In this labyrinth, where space and time can be curved or warped, Bocca is able to meet with the child sacrifice, Solo, as well as Kurofune.
 * Bocca witnesses the battle between Horu and Kurofune that happened in the past. Horu was defeated but was able to survive by hiding in the labyrinth because of the warped time.
 * Bocca parted ways with Kurofune and later got separated from Solo, so he wanders off by himself in the labyrinth. He encounters an adult Elle, who offers him a celebration if he will give her a lifeline. He refuses, stating that if he had chosen her he would never have begun his path as a Melos Warrier.

 * Episode 14 - The Entrance Called the Exit:
 * Bocca meets with Kei in the illusionary bus. They share thoughts about their dreams, and Bocca reveals his feelings for Sayoko.
 * He learns that Kei and all the rest of the children that Horu, the monster, has devoured are digested repeatedly. Bocca later finds himself back at the stadium facing Horu in battle.
 * Having faced that very same battle before, Bocca easily defeats Horu. Horu escapes to heal himself. Bocca and Kurofune meets once again, Bocca wants Kurofune to leave the maze, he tells him that Sayoko is waiting for him.
 * But Kurofune wants Bocca to leave instead and let him finish Horu himself. They both exchange 'arrow fire', and Bocca loses. Kurofune seeks out Horu, and finds him healed.
 * Kurofune tells Horu that he has already killed him and that he will never be able to leave the maze. Kurofune fires a bolt of arrow into the walls of the maze, and runs through the walls.
 * Bocca who was trapped in the maze finally escapes the maze and is pulled out of the sea waters onto a boat, into the waiting arms of Sayoko.
 * They learn that the island had sunk a long time ago.

 * Episode 15 - Fortune River:
 * Bocca and Sayoko arrives at a tourist spot. Sayoko's investigation into the place reveals that several tourists have gone missing there.
 * They spot the body of Tone's Aibar machine, Skyblue, the blue eyed boy, lying close to the waters. Bocca revives him with the aid of his Aibar machine.
 * They learn that Tone has been taken prisoner at a castle managed by a member of the Monster Union known as Lucky Thoroughbred. Skyblue suddenly warns them that they had been spotted and that the enemy was headed their way.
 * Flying Bunny, a girl in a bunny costume riding a flying board, arrives. Bocca, Sayoko and Skyblue are spotted by her. She goes on an aerial attack.
 * In the battle against Flying Bunny, Bocca's Aibar machine attempts to fly but is unsuccessful. Bocca successfully wounds Flying Bunny, and she retreats to the castle to heal herself.
 * She meets with Lucky Thoroughbred and they exchange some harsh words. Lucky Thoroughbred reveals his intent to set bombs all over the world and then visits his captive, Tone.
 * Skyblue meanwhile, meets up with another Airbar machine, the one who uses boomerangs as weapons. They fight each other. Sayoko meanwhile tries to kiss Bocca, but Bocca hesitates.
 * Sayoko learns why, she realizes that Melody is watching them. Sayoko runs off feeling hurt. She is suddenly greeted by Lucky Thoroughbred in his monster machine.
 * Sayoko however, looks more surprised than afraid. And instead calls him, "brother".

 * Episode 16 - Sayoko:
 * With Sayako and Toune trapped in the castle of Lucky Thoroughbred, Bocca and Koko sneak in to save both. While on the way in, the two get more than a bit comfortable with each other, and Coco tells her story to the boy.
 * Within the castle, a helpless Sayako is reminded of her old family, and of her brother's "achievement" to become a Monster Union agent. Meanwhile, the two Melos Warriors go separate ways.
 * Bocca eventually meets up with Lucky Thoroughbred, agreeing to a race with his robot monster over a lake of water, since if Bocca wins, his friends would be released.
 * At the same time, Koko in off saving Toune, when met up with Flying Bunny, where trouble starts to occur. What happen there? And can Bocca win the race with his flightless Aibar-Machine?

 * Episode 17 - Having wings even though one is not an angel:
 * Tone and Sayako are held hostage in the tower. And Coco and Bocca have gone in to rescue them.
 * However, Shuuma has explosives planted all over the castle and he will not hesitate to set them off.

 * Episode 18 - Tokyo Station:
 * Sayako receives a message to return home. But she wants to know where her relationship with Bocca is going first.
 * The Armed Theatrical Group arrives to search for 'Engine Two'.

 * Episode 19 - The War of the 20th Century:
 * The kidnapped prime minister is interrogated by the Armed Theatrical Group. The prime minister reveals his intended deal with the Monster Union.
 * He also mentions about his lost daughter. The origin of the new Monster King is also revealed.

 * Episode 20 - The Sun Is Calling Out to You:
 * Coco meets her dad finally. The warriors must defeat Electric Sheep.
 * And Bocca and Sayako may have to split.

 * Episode 21 - Area Out of Range:
 * The Meros warriors are on the Mahoroba and on a course to Mitranome.
 * But the space port is guarded by the monster union and they intend to stop them.

 * Episode 22 - Mitranome:
 * A new unicorn series is discovered in the ship, but he is not on the side of the Meros Warriors.
 * The battle in the Mitranome goes on.

 * Episode 23 - Like an Arrow that Pierced Through the World:
 * The Vinderlize intends to destroy the Mitranome.
 * Child Dragon utilises a weapon that can immobilise the Aibar Machines.
 * And the secret of Project Silent is revealed.

 * Episode 24 - And Yet, The Dawn of You Who Begins a Journey:
 * Bocca returns to Earth and finally meets the Monster King.
 * The Monster King reveals the secret about the Melody of Oblivion.

Theme songs

 * Opening
 * "Will" by Lisa Komine

 * Ending
 * "Tenohira no Hikari" (てのひらの光) by Minawo

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Suliko

Suliko (სულიკო, ) is a Georgian unisex name meaning "soul". It is also the title of a love poem written in 1895 by Akaki Tsereteli, which became widely known throughout the Soviet Union as a song performed with music composed by Varinka Tsereteli (in 1895). In that form it was often performed on radio during Joseph Stalin's rule, reputedly because it was his favorite. It was translated to and performed in multiple languages including Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, English, German, Basque, Chinese, and Hebrew.

Online performances
There are many online renditions of Suliko. The following are some that demonstrate the varying performance traditions surrounding this piece:
 * 1) Mdzlevari Ensemble
 * 2) Alexandrov Ensemble
 * 3) Large Academic Chorus of Mendeleev University
 * 4) Franco Tenelli (with English subtitles)
 * 5) N.Varshanidze,Ch.Surmanidze & Ensemble Batumi
 * 6) Adi Yacobi

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

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Talk:Stephen Glass

Sources?
Why is nothing referenced on this article? 71.61.208.156 02:47, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I think it's just lazyness, I've put this on my watch list just recently - I'm planning to add sources in the near future

21 not 27
According to Shattered Glass Glass only fabricated 21 articles, not 27. I have updated the article to reflect this.
 * According to the DVD version of Shattered Glass and many other articles that I have read, Stephen Glass did fabricate 27 articles. Therefore I changed it back. --BRO_co03 21:41, Apr 3, 2005 (UTC)

Maarten Verkiel
"Maarten Verkiel" a Dutch film director? I think not. A short wave radio show called "let's Talk About Things"????? A rudimentary fact check on Google would suggest that this last paragraph may well have been written by Mr Glass himself and I will accordingly remove"--81.19.57.130 11:44, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Copyright
Is this article copying this site or is it the other way around? Alakon 06:43, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
 * NM. I'm going to go with the latter, because there are several other examples (and yes, I agree that the "Let's talk about things" show is a fiction). Infringing: Correctly attributing GFDL:  Alakon

(feel free to delete this section if you feel I've answered my own question)

more info?
Is there any more information on this topic? If so it would be appreciated.

E.S.

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======================== The name Lane is introduced without any explanation of who Lane is. (Search the name Lane and read the paragraph.) M.A.S. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.4.35.180 (talk) 23:36, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Article links
Found a site that had "Don't you D.A.R.E.". Unfortunately, the link for "Cheap Suits" was broken. Vidor 13:14, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Found two more articles. The "Mrs. Colehill" article from Policy Review, complete with the fictional Mrs. Colehill, I linked to. I also found a copy of a 1997 TNR article, "Mount Vernon: Slavery Chic", on a message board. However, I did NOT link to that article, because I don't know if it was fake or not. It reads like it's fake, but the "A Tissue of Lies" website that I linked to in the article does not include the Mount Vernon piece amongst the fabricated Glass articles. I have been unable to find any other list of Glass articles that discriminates between those known to be faked and those believed to be real or still undetermined. If anyone can find such a list, I'd appreciate it.

And if anyone can find "Spring Breakdown" anywhere on the Internet, that would be awesome. Really wish that one was available, especially as it was so prominently featured in the movie, Shattered Glass. Vidor 12:47, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Added a paragraph recounting incidents before the "Hack Heaven" scandal where persons accused Glass of distortions. Also edited out the link provided by User 219.168.92.41, because it was a link to the "A Tissue of Lies" website, which I had already linked to in the "External Links" section. Vidor 15:08, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

A second link for "Hack Heaven", in case we ever lose the other one. Vidor 22:28, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Someone else
I remember learning in a class of a reporter, I think female, who did something similar- I think making up a story of an abused child... I seem to remember she claimed alter it wasn't "made up," but was rather an aggregate of several stories... could anyone point me to her? Cantras 08:52, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Janet_Cooke is who I believe you are refering to.--66.240.89.45 19:23, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

birthdate ambiguity
Born in 1974, and under the category "1972 Births"?

67.109.103.194 He was born in '72. I know because he was a year ahead of me at Penn. I have fixed the page.

Changed birthdate category again..

 * According to most sources, they describe Glass as being 25 years old when he was fired from TNR in 1998. Obviously, if his birthday had not yet occurred in that year when was to turn 26 it would make his birthday sometime past May in 1972.  1997-25=1972. Otherwise, if his birth month was before May he would've been born in 1973.

 * On Slate.com, an article written a week after Glass was fired it contains a qoute 'Colleagues describe Glass as an extraordinarily hard-working and personable 25-year-old who gladly pulled all-nighters to improve his pieces whenever his editors asked him to.'

 * I think this lends to the idea that the birthdate is 1972.

 * Both of these articles descrive Glass as 25 at the time of the incident.
 * http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3448446.html
 * http://www.slate.com/id/2074/ --Skeev 15:14, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

X-Man versus X-Men
I saw that someone edited the X-Man remark in the article to X-Men. After looking around online it seems like some of the sites that excerpt the article call out X-Man #1 and some call out X-Men #1. Since the 'Washington Scene' link under Furthur Reading appears to me a total reprint of the article rather than an clipped version like most other sites have I have to believe that it is correct as X-Man like it shows on that link. Does anyone else know for sure which was actually said in the TNR article? I'm going to change it back to X-Man for now based on the 'Washington Scene' link.--Skeev 13:48, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

it's really obvious Don't you D.A.R.E is faked, how could he fool so many people...

From lexisnexis it's "X-Man":
 * Ian Restil, a 15-year-old computer hacker who looks like an even more adolescent version of Bill Gates, is throwing a tantrum. "I want more money. I want a Miata. I want a trip to Disney World. I want X-Man comic book number one. I want a lifetime subscription to Playboy, and throw in Penthouse. Show me the money! Show me the money!" Over and over again, the boy, who is wearing a frayed Cal Ripken Jr. t-shirt, is shouting his demands. Across the table, executives from a California software firm called Jukt Micronics are listening--and trying ever so delicately to oblige. "Excuse me, sir," one of the suits says, tentatively, to the pimply teenager. "Excuse me. Pardon me for interrupting you, sir. We can arrange more money for you. Then, you can buy the comic book, and then, when you're of more, say, appropriate age, you can buy the car and pornographic magazines on your own."

And yes, the dare article is stunning not only for how over-the-top it is, but it looks like a drug education site actually reprints it without irony. Cool Hand Luke 04:47, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

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References?
I can't tell why, but someone stripped all the links out of the in-article references and put them in a "Further Reading" section at the bottom. This made that section excessively long. I have put the links used as references back where they should be, in the references themselves. Vidor (talk) 09:11, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Bar Membership
I don't know how one would cite this, but the attorney rolls for both California and New York are online, and he's not listed on either of them. Agent Cooper (talk) 00:35, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Why Jewish?
Why does this article say "Stephen Randall Glass grew up in a Jewish family....."? How does it help the article? Is it trying to establish his ethnicity? Or religious belief/adherence? Or what? How is it relevant?Moriori (talk) 22:18, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

 * Almost all jewish persons are noted as such throughout Wikipedia,

are you suggesting that all those references be removed?

 * Or only the ones where the subject was contemptable?

 * I saw the movie last night, very well done.

Broken link
The external link to "Slavery Chic" appears to be broken. Probably should be removed. I would do it, but I'm not familiar with editing the 'links' section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.19.180.67 (talk) 19:57, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

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

The result of the move request was: moved per request. Favonian (talk) 19:52, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Stephen Glass (reporter) → Stephen Glass – Primary topic. Replace the dab page with a hatnote. An apparently undiscussed move in May 2008 replaced the journalist as the primary topic with the footballer. Page views 69.8K 2.2K. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 20:28, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Support Definite primary topic. If the footballer ever gets a movie made about him, we can revisit. --BDD (talk) 18:24, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
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Status of Case?
This case was fully briefed as of March 2012, yet there has been no action by the Supreme Court as of May 2013, an extraordinary delay. What is the status of this matter?

Intro
Now that the issue of his entry to the bar in NY and California is resolved, it deserves an entry in the introduction (as it would have if it had gone the other way and he'd become an associate in the law firm, instead of a paralegal). I've summarized it and made the legal career a short second paragraph in the intro. Nathan  T 01:08, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

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stub tag
Please can you remove the stub tag from your user page as it interferes with stub sorting, if you want you can write it like this  - thanks. Bluemoose 14:31, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Mandelbrot
If you're still interested in a photo of Benoit Mandelbrot for that page, rather than an illustration of the famous M-brot set, you can go to his Yale University web site. Here: http://www.math.yale.edu/users/mandelbrot/photos.html --Christofurio 15:57, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

Higgs boson consensus vote
There is currently a vote on the Higgs boson talk page over whether or not to merge the pop culture references article with the main article. I noticed you've previously contributed to the debate, so your vote would be helpful in establishing a consensus (or, perhaps, a vote of "no consensus", in which case the problem will be referred to AfD). Thanks! -DMurphy 21:33, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Merge Vote on Ultraviolet map
Hi I was thinking about taking this whole merge discussion in an entirely different direction. Instead of merging the info on the poorly named Ultraviolet map into the unfocused The DHARMA Initiative. How about we expand on Silentplanet's idea and create sub sections on known Hatches?

Remember the "The DHARMA Initiative" article is supposed to focus on what it is. Adding more information to "the Swan" only shows that this hatch should be expanded upon in another article. The title of this article after all is not "The DHARMA Hatches." To me it looks like we should put in some information about what exactly the DHARMA Initiative is. We should give some history on it maybe include the information on the film and then some brief information about the hatches and what they are. Hatches that we know more about like "The Swan" should have its own page that would then contain information such as "the Map", "The Timer", etc... I think that this is a more reasonable solution and would also make it a more logical solution as an encyclopedia article. Please let me know what you think (in your talk page)! And if you do agree please note that on your merge vote! Thanks -- UKPhoenix79 06:09, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Pie Jesu
Regarding the Pie Jesu page, I apologize for the inaccuracies, but I did have what I thought was a decent source for it:

The page for Andrew Lloyd-Webber (and by the way, his surname is not "Webber", but Lloyd-Webber. While I realize that "Lloyd" can also be a given name, in this case the hyphen means it is part of the surname) had information at the time that I created the page that pretty much stated that he wrote it. I apologize if THAT page was incorrect, but that's no reason to delete ALL of the information I had on it.

For instance (this being my main concern), the statement that Charlotte Church, one of the world's most famous classical/gospel singers, had a performance of it on her best-selling debut album, Voice of an Angel. I have no idea why THAT was deleted, since it doesn't exactly make sense to delete it, as it's verifiable fact, and notable since she's very well-known for a classical artist, as is the album, which once again, was a best-seller. You stated that the entire article was "completely wrong" on the Talk page, yet that fact was NOT wrong, as it was indeed on her best-selling debut album. This is verifiable and verifiably easy to verify; just check out any online store that sells Voice of an Angel and has a track listing, and you'll see that it's on there.

Additionally, since it WAS part of Lloyd-Webber's Requiem Mass, why delete the basic information about when it was performed in that Requiem Mass? That doesn't make much sense, considering that you're therefore taking perfectly good, accurate information out of a stub, stubs being articles that above all else are the ones most in need of additional good, accurate information, especially when said information (e.g. that it was included in a Requiem Mass put together by Lloyd-Webber, who regardless of your or my opinion on him, is a very famous and popular composer with several best-selling songs and several extremely popular musicals) helps to establish notability.

In any case, I should note that one need not be a "classical composer" to compose a couple of classical pieces, and once again, that the Andrew Lloyd-Webber page stated at the time I created the Pie Jesu page that he composed that particular mass, which I assume was composed of classical/gospel music, yes? Hence my confusion, and my assumption that he composed Pie Jesu.

If he did not compose it, then I highly suggest you edit the Andrew Lloyd-Webber page so that it reflects that he a.) Merely combined older compositions with his own for the mass, or b.) did not compose any of the songs from the mass in question, whichever the case may be.

Thank you, however, for your interest in the page. Although you have removed some prefectly good information, you also have added/corrected some information (e.g. that Lloyd-Webber was not the one who composed the piece in question and that it was included in at least one other Requiem Mass) that I was originally not able to provide, for which I am glad.

I must confess, creating a page on a song I do not know much about (other than it was on Voice of an Angel) was difficult, and while I was kind of irked at a couple of the facets of your edit, I still am grateful that you've at least added some key information on it as well, information that will most likely prove invaluable in my quest to find more information on the piece and improve the page.

If you can track down how old the song is or who it was composed by, though, I will be a very happy camper! :) Regards, Runa27 02:28, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Hi! Replying here to your comment on my talk page.

 * "I'm sorry I was rude about the Pie Jesu article. :| The article was far from being "completely wrong" indeed, and I shouldn't have stated it like that." Apology most definitely accepted. :)

 * "I've searched throughout the net and I couldn't find the origin for the Pie Jesu. It seems not to be a part of the standard "Roman Mass", but still is referred much earlier by Fauré, and is related as one of the Requiem Mass parts in many websites." I had similar troubles trying to find it, although I did fin Fauré's, which dates to the late 19th century, so at least we know it's not any younger than 100+ years, at least in the form Fauré used it in.

 * "Of course, in Webber's Requiem, the song is his, but the words are not." We'll have to figure out how to include that, won't we? :) Have any idea where the words are from, or at least where they were used before Lloyd-Webber's version of the piece?

 * "About the delete request, I don't know who put that, indeed I'd be against deleting it one way or another." Apparently it failed to go through, since the AFD page was gone by the time I got there, and it had been more than five days without being deleted. I'm glad, because although info is hard to find on this thing, it's obviously a somewhat notable song and it certainly needs to go to a page that's actually about it, because before I created the page, searching for it on Wikipedia led to almost nothing other than a link to Andrew Lloyd-Webber's biographical page.

 * "The whole other information I took out was because I intended to edit, and then, internet got down... afterwards I've been into some trouble with time with work/college... In the end I forgot about the whole thing. Needless to say, Charlotte Church is noteworthy indeed and the article should mention her." Ah, I wondered how that managed to get taken out. Sometimes technology's annoying, eh? :P

 * "I'm still figuring out some rework, but I'll have to research more about the Pie Jesu. For example, I don't know if Church's version is a rendition of the Mass part or another song altogether, since it could really be the case. Still, it is, primarily "a part of the Requiem Mass". Perhaps it could even be merged to the Requiem article. But that's for another talk." Maybe what it needs to be is a disambig, since there's obviously multiple versions? At very least, by all means let's do a "See Also" directing the user to the Requiem article. :)

 * "Thanks for comprehending, and sorry again about it all. ;)" Quite all right! :) I'm glad we could reach and understanding, and I'm glad to have your very valuable input! Runa27 21:52, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

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I don't really see the point of having a disambiguation entry for something we don't acutally have an article for. IPSOS (talk) 10:27, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

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Crymych

Crymych is a village of around 800 inhabitants and a community (population 1,739) in the northeast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated approximately 800 ft above sea level at the eastern end of the Preseli Mountains, on the old Tenby to Cardigan turnpike road, now the A478.

The village developed around the former Crymmych Arms railway station on the now-closed Whitland to Cardigan Railway, nicknamed Cardi Bach (Little Cardi).

Crymych, which is twinned with Plomelin in Brittany, has an elected community council. The village has given its name to an electoral ward of Pembrokeshire that encompasses the villages of Crymych itself and Eglwyswrw. The community includes Hermon, Glandwr, Glogue and Llanfyrnach.

History
The name Crymych translates into English as crooked stream referring to the River Taf which rises in the high ground above the village and takes a sharp turn in the valley at the north end of the village.

Evidence of prehistoric occupation in the community is the Megalithic burial mound known as Crymych Wayside Barrow.

First mentioned in an account of the Cemais Hundreds of 1468, Crymych has for centuries been an area of livestock farming. Other than the Crymych Arms public house, which dates from at least 1861 but possibly as early as 1812, little existed at the spot before the extension of the Whitland and Taf Vale Railway to Crymych in 1874. The community then grew rapidly as a service and transport centre for the surrounding uplands, and acquired a reputation as the "Wild West of West Wales', reflected in the tongue-in-cheek appellation of Cowbois Crymych by which residents are sometimes known.

The village was sometimes referred to as Crymmych Arms, after the name of the station, for example in a report of an Eisteddfod in 1876.

The agricultural show was first held in 1909, and was equally successful in subsequent years. A regional livestock market existed in the village for many years; a new purpose-built site was developed north of the village, also accommodating a number of other traders.

Crymych War Memorial, which covers Eglwyswrw, Blaenffos, Llanfyrnach, Hermon and Glogue, records the names of 50 people who lost their lives in World War I and 17 in World War II.

Crymych Market Hall was opened in 1919; its present capacity is 500 (standing) or 250 (seated). It was built as a result of the formation of the Market Hall Company Ltd in 1911. During World War II it functioned as an evacuee centre, a shooting range for the Home Guard and a social centre for American troops stationed locally while they trained in the Preseli Mountains. In 1944 two Cardigan schoolboys were killed near Crymych by unexploded ordnance.

It was announced in July 2023 that the Crymych Arms, which had been closed for 18 months, was to be reopened following a community grant of £210,000 from the UK government.

Education
Crymych's status as "capital" of the Preselau was confirmed in 1958, when Ysgol y Preseli, a secondary school covering a wide district, was opened. In 1996, the school became Pembrokeshire's first Welsh-medium comprehensive school, and the number of pupils on its roll has doubled since its launch. In spite of a large influx of English immigrants to the area since the 1970s, Crymych retains a strong identity based on the Welsh language and Welsh culture.

Ysgol y Preseli has about 1,000 pupils. The school had a GCSE pass rate (based on 5 GCSEs, grades A-C) of 72% in 2002, according to Estyn. The corresponding figure in 2000 was 75%, which put it in 7th place in the country. It is consistently in the top 10% of secondary schools in Wales. It is also the best performing secondary school in Pembrokeshire.

Worship
Crymych stands at the meeting point of three (formerly Anglican) parishes: Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn to the north, Penrydd to the east and Llanfyrnach to the south. Of these, only Llanfyrnach parish (now Church in Wales) remains active.

The two chapels in the village are Antioch Welsh Independent Chapel, built in 1845 and restored in 1874 and 1927, and Seion Welsh Baptist Church, built in 1900.

Culture
Crymych and District Choir performs locally, nationally and internationally. Bois y Frenni is another local choir whose history dates from World War II. There is a thriving and successful youth activity group in Aelwyd Crymych whose activities range across the whole spectrum of the arts. Crymych is twinned with Plomelin in Brittany.

Sport
Crymych is home to Crymych RFC, a rugby union team formed in 1984 and a cricket club which fields sides in the third and sixth divisions of the Pembrokeshire Cricket League. "Ras Frenni" running road race (over 4 and 8 miles) was held for the 23rd time in July 2014.

Notable people

 * Daniel John Davies (1885–1970), an Independent minister and Welsh language poet from Pentre Galar
 * Claire Jones (born 1985), a Welsh harpist and Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales from 2007 to 2011
 * Rhodri Davies (born 1991), a Welsh rugby union player, scrum-half for the Dragons RFC
 * Garan and Ioan Croft (born 2001), amateur boxers, reside in the village

Other amenities
Aside from the livestock market, Crymych has a veterinary practice, fire and police stations, doctor's surgery, pharmacy, petrol station, post office and numerous other businesses, shops and trade premises.

Crymych Market Hall is used regularly for concerts, eisteddfodau, meetings, fairs and auctions.

A major redevelopment of the former market site, Bro Preseli, was completed in 2014 and includes accommodation for the elderly, a medical centre and a day centre serving the wider community. The complex is a joint venture between Pembrokeshire County Council, Hywel Dda Local Health Board and Family Housing Association Wales.

Since the closure of Crymych's railway station to passengers in 1962, and freight the following year, the nearest station has been at Clunderwen, 10 mi to the south. There are bus services to destinations in Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.

Nearby settlements and structures
There are 15 listed structures in Crymych community, including several places of worship.

To the southeast of Crymych, near the hamlet of Glandwr, is Lammas Ecovillage, a low-impact housing development. Other nearby settlements are Eglwyswen, Hermon, Pentre Galar and Hebron.

The Preseli TV and radio transmitting station is about 1.8 mi SSW of Crymych. The mast, being 235 m tall and on land which is 320 m above sea level, is visible from a long distance away on a clear day.

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Delyn

Delyn can refer to:

 * Delyn (district), a former district of Wales
 * Delyn (UK Parliament constituency), a constituency based on the district
 * Delyn (Senedd constituency), a constituency based on the district
 * Ezhimala, known in older times as Delyn, a hill in Kerala, India
 * Payyanur, also known as Delyn in older times after the nearby hill, a seaport in Kerala, India

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Michał Kazimierz "Rybeńko" Radziwiłł

Prince Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł (Mykolas Kazimieras Radvila, Міхал Казімер Радзівіл; 13 June 1702 – 15 May 1762) was a Lithuanian noble. A member of the aristocratic Radziwiłł family, he was frequently referred to by his idiolect Rybeńko (Рыбанька), to distinguish him from the other Michał Kazimierz Radziwiłł. Ordynat of Niasviž and Olyka, owner of Biržai, Dubingiai, Slutsk, Kopyła and Shumsk.

He was a koniuszy of Lithuania since 1728, Court Marshal of Lithuania since 1734, Field Hetman of Lithuania and castellan of Trakai (Troki) since 1737, castellan of Vilnius since 1742, voivode of Vilnius and Grand Hetman of Lithuania since 1744. Like his father, he was the starost of a number of towns, including Przemyśl, Bratslav, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Człuchów, Krzyczów, Ovruch, Nowy Targ, Parczew, Osiek and Kaunas.

On 23 April 1725 in Bilokrynytsia (pol. Biala Krynica) he married Urszula Franciszka Wiśniowiecka. Later married Anna Luiza Mycielska on 2 January 1754 in Lviv. Awarded with the Order of the White Eagle in August 1727.

The treatment of his medical problems included 56 bleedings, 30 applications of leeches, and 13 cuppings. These treatments have been described as illustrative demonstrations of medical interventions available to the wealthy at the time.

His former lover was Maria Karolina Sobieska, grand daughter of John III Sobieski.

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Battle Creek Yankees

The Michigan Battle Cats of the Midwest League became the Battle Creek Yankees for the 2003 season. In 2005, their affiliation with the New York Yankees ended. They became an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays known as the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays. The team played their home games in C.O. Brown Stadium in Battle Creek, Michigan.

Team history
In 2003, the Michigan Battle Cats dropped their affiliation with the Houston Astros and became an affiliate of the New York Yankees. Along with the change in affiliation came a change in name, as they became known as the Battle Creek Yankees. Their first half season began inauspiciously as they finished 33–35, placing fifth in the six-team Eastern Division. For the season's second half, they improved to a 40–29 record, but still finished in second place in the division, $3 1/2$ games behind the South Bend Silver Hawks. Despite not winning either half, they qualified for the three-round playoffs as a wildcard team. In the first round they beat the Fort Wayne Wizards two games to none. In the second round, however, they fell to the Lansing Lugnuts. First baseman Jason Drobiak hit .293 and led the league with 30 home runs. Pitcher José García went 9–8 with a 2.64 earned run average. The pitcher who would perhaps go on to the most success at the major league level, Manny Acosta, went 0–8 with a 6.64 earned run average and was released by the Yankees.

In 2004, the Battle Creek Yankees finished third in the first half with a 33–36 record. For the second half, they improved their record to 38–32, but they still finished in fourth place, two games behind, in a tight divisional race. They did not qualify for the playoffs. Outfielder Melky Cabrera hit .333 with no home runs in 42 games. Third baseman Eric Duncan hit .260 with 12 home runs. Catcher Omir Santos hit .240 with 2 home runs. Pitcher Tyler Clippard went 10–10 with a 3.44 earned run average and 145 strikeouts.

In September 2004, Battle Creek announced that it had signed a two-year player development contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Devil Rays were new to the Midwest League; the Battle Creek franchise was replacing Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League as Tampa Bay's low-A affiliate. With the announcement, it was obvious that the team's name would need to change, and later they became the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays.

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Yukta Mookhey

Yukta Inderlal Mookhey is an Indian civic activist and the winner of Miss World 1999 pageant. She is the fourth Indian woman to win Miss World and was previously crowned as Femina Miss India World in 1999. She is a former model and actress, and has worked in Hindi films.

Early life
Mookhey was born in Bangalore in a Sindhi family and was raised in Dubai until Mookhey was seven years of age. Her family moved back to Mumbai in June 1986. Her mother Aroona used to run a grooming saloon in Santa Cruz, Mumbai and her father, Inderlal Mookhey was a former Managing Director of a clothing company. After school, she studied zoology at the V. G. Vaze College in Mumbai. She has a diploma in computer sciences from Aptech and has studied Hindustani classical music for three years.

Femina Miss India
In 1999, Mookhey entered herself into the Femina Miss India contest, where she was shortlisted as a contestant. In the semifinal round during the grand finale, she was asked a question by judge Viv Richards - "How do you define a true sports person?", to which she answered:

"''I would define a true sports person as the one who welcomes defeat as well as success with a healthy attitude and with a smile.'"

Mookhey proceeded to the succeeding round, where all her fellow Top 5 delegates were asked the same question - “In the context of the recent controversy, if you were Chelsea Clinton, what is the single most important advice, you as a daughter would you give to your parents Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, and why?”, to which she answered:

"'If I was Chelsea Clinton, I would tell my parents that in the values that you have taught me, I still stand by you no matter what. And I hope we can set an example for the rest of the world to see what family values and ethics are all about. Thank you.'"

At the end of the event, she was crowned as Miss India World 1999 by the outgoing titleholder Annie Thomas, giving her the right to represent India at the Miss World 1999 contest.

Miss World
The 49th edition of the Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at Olympia, London and 93 delegates from around the world competed for the title. During the pageant's question and answer round, she was asked if she could be anyone in the world who would she want to be. Mookhey replied - “It would have to be Audrey Hepburn. It was her inner beauty, compassion and her aura. The calm that she had inside her reflected.”

At the end of the event, Mookhey was crowned as Miss World 1999 by her predecessor Linor Abargil from Israel. The first runner-up title was won by Martina Thorogood from Venezuela, followed by the second runner-up, Sonia Raciti of South Africa. Mookhey also won the Asia & Oceania's Queen of Beauty Award during the Miss World contest. Mookhey became the fourth woman from India to win Miss World after Reita Faria in 1966, Aishwarya Rai in 1994 and Diana Hayden in 1997.

Social works
After Mookhey's tenure as Miss World, she involved herself in various social and charitable causes. She has worked for the people affected by HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and thalassemia. Mookhey has pledged to donate her organs. In connection with this, she stated, “This step will benefit someone, once I leave this world”. She also works as an educationist and provides motivational counseling in various platforms. She partnered with an NGO to guide young girls from the slums, nudging them towards self-contemplation, understanding their needs and help them to become aware of their bodies, through counseling.

She has voiced against illegal child labour carried out in India's firecracker industries, which is an offence under the Indian law. She has also aided the people with hearing impairment, from marginalised and low-income segment of the society. She expressed - “I have spent my time learning the Indian sign language because I feel that hearing impaired people have so much latent creativity and are hampered only by their inability to communicate. I would like to help them by drawing attention to this issue.”

Mookhey is an environmental activist, and has participated in various clean drives and social movements to prevent deforestation. In 2018, she joined a campaign to prevent illegal tree cutting taking place at the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, to pave way for road and metro constructions. During the movement, she stated - “I don't see any reason behind constructing road and metro from the sanctuary. The metro can be constructed underground and the road can be made elsewhere. Humans are not capable of making of what ‘Mother Earth’ can do. So we are just asking to stop the works and also stop cutting the trees.” She also consigned a letter to the Pune Municipal Corporation's Heritage Cell, to include the bird sanctuary in the list of national heritage sites. Alt URL

She supports the Swachh Kalyani Nagar initiative in Pune, and had campaigned the households to process their waste effectively through segregation and recycling, ensuring minimum to zero garbage generation from individual societies.

Personal life
On 7 September 2008, Mookhey got engaged to Prince Tuli, a New York-based businessman and financial consultant at a ceremony held at the Grand Maratha in Mumbai. The marriage was held on 2 November 2008 in a traditional Sikh ceremony at a Nagpur Gurudwara followed by a reception. They have one son together.

Her brother Kanwal Mookhey is a businessman and is married to Indian television actress Karishma Randhawa.

In July 2013, Mookhey accused her husband and in-laws of subjecting her to domestic violence and harassment, and a FIR was registered under Section 498A (cruelty and harassment) and Section 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code. In June 2014, the couple obtained a consensual divorce.

Career
Mookhey entered the film industry in 2001 through the Tamil movie Poovellam Un Vasam, where she appeared in a song titled "Yukta Mookhey". She made her Hindi film debut with Pyaasa in 2002 starring with Aftab Shivdasani. The film proved to be a flop at the box office. Mookhey was cast in Market but had to drop out due to an injury. In 2003, she signed Kab Kyon Kahan and Hum Teeno, but both films where later shelved. She was later signed up for the 2004 release Insaaf: The Justice, but had to drop the project. In 2005, she acted in two films, Memsahab and Love in Japan. In 2006, she appeared in the music video for "Kathputali". In 2010, she acted in Odia film Swayamsiddha, where she played a Maoist named Swayamsiddha.

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Patrick Cregg

Patrick Anthony Cregg (born 21 February 1986) is an Irish football coach and former player, who is the manager of Brechin City. During his playing career he played for Arsenal, Falkirk, Hibernian, Greenock Morton, St Mirren, Bury, St Johnstone, Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick's Athletic, Forfar Athletic and Montrose. He also represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international levels.

Club career
Having come through the youth academies at Manchester United and Arsenal, Cregg started his senior career at Arsenal; his first senior appearance was in a 3–1 victory against Everton in the League Cup on 9 November 2004, as an 89th-minute substitute for Arturo Lupoli. In all he made three appearances, all of them being in the League Cup.

Cregg joined Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in January 2006 and made over 100 Scottish Premier League appearances for the club. He was released in the summer of 2009, having made his last appearance for the club in the 2009 Scottish Cup final.

After his release by Falkirk, Cregg signed for Hibernian. Cregg followed manager John Hughes in making the move. He left Hibs at the end of the season.

Cregg then played in a reserve team friendly match for Shamrock Rovers against Manchester United. Cregg then played as a trialist for Greenock Morton in a Scottish First Division match against Ross County on 25 September 2010. The Greenock Telegraph reported on 1 October 2010 that Cregg had turned down a contract offer from Morton to sign for their Renfrewshire derby rivals St Mirren. Cregg signed for the Paisley club, agreeing a contract until January 2011.

Cregg signed a one-year contract with Bury in August 2011. In May 2012, he was released by the club after being deemed surplus to requirements.

Cregg then played for St Johnstone as a trialist in July 2012 before agreeing a one-year contract with the club.

In August 2014, Cregg signed a contract until the end of the season with League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers. After two and a half seasons with Rovers, Cregg signed for Dublin rivals St Patrick's Athletic on 22 November 2016 on a one-year deal. On 31 January 2017 Cregg made his Pats debut in a 4–0 Leinster Senior Cup win over Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds. After half a season with Pats in which he was in and out of the team, Cregg requested to leave and came to a mutual agreement with the club to cancel his contract on 4 July 2017.

Cregg signed for Forfar Athletic on 13 August 2017. He was released from his contract on 31 January 2018.

He spent one full season at Montrose before retiring in August 2019 to take up a role as assistant manager of his old club St Patrick's Athletic, under new manager and former Arsenal & Falkirk teammate of Cregg's, Stephen O'Donnell.

International career
While he was at Arsenal, Cregg became a regular in the Republic of Ireland under-19 team. He later represented the Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team.

Coaching career
After serving as assistant manager under Stephen O'Donnell at both St Patrick's Athletic from 2019–2021 and at Dundalk until 2024, Cregg was awarded his first managerial role on 5 June 2024, when he was appointed manager of Highland League side Brechin City.

Honours
St Johnstone
 * Scottish Cup: 2013–14

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WMM

WMM may refer to:
 * Well-Manicured Man, a character in The X-Files
 * West Midlands Metro, a light-rail/tram system in West Midlands, England
 * Wide Mouth Mason, a Canadian blues-rock band
 * Windows Movie Maker, a video editing software package, and file format extension
 * Wi-Fi Multimedia or Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), a QoS implementation
 * Women Make Movies, an organization for women film-makers
 * World Magnetic Model, a digital model of the Earth's geomagnetic field
 * World Marathon Majors, championship style marathon competition

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