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W. Graham Claytor Jr.

William Graham Claytor Jr. (March 14, 1912 – May 14, 1994) was an American attorney, United States Navy officer, and railroad, transportation and defense administrator for the United States government, working under the administrations of three US presidents.

He is remembered for his actions as the commanding officer of the destroyer escort USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368) during World War II, which helped to save 316 lives during the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) tragedy. Over 30 years later, Claytor's moderate actions on behalf of the rights of female and gay service personnel as Secretary of the Navy were considered progressive for the time. He is also credited with a distinguished transportation career, including ten years as president of the Southern Railway and 11 years as the head of Amtrak, guiding the passenger railroad through a particularly difficult period in its history. He was named the Virginian of the Year in 1977.

Early life and career
Claytor was born in Roanoke, Virginia on March 14, 1912, and grew up in both Virginia and Philadelphia. He was the son of Gertrude Harris Boatwright Claytor, a lyric poet, and W. Graham Claytor (1886–1971), who was vice-president of Appalachian Power.

Claytor graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1933. He then graduated from Harvard Law School summa cum laude in 1936. He then clerked for Learned Hand, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He then moved to Washington, D.C., to become law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Louis Brandeis before joining the prestigious Washington law firm Covington and Burling.

World War II — USS Indianapolis tragedy
In 1940, soon after the start of World War II, 28-year-old Claytor attempted to enlist, but was initially rejected by the United States Navy as being too old. He finally joined under a special provision, based upon his previous experience in sports boating. He was assigned to the Pacific Theater.

Late in the war, Claytor became commanding officer of the destroyer escort USS Cecil J. Doyle (DE-368) on patrol in the Pacific Ocean. In August 1945, Claytor sped without orders to investigate reports of men floating in the water. As Cecil J. Doyle approached the area at night, Claytor turned the ship's searchlights on the water and straight up on low clouds, lighting up the night, despite the risk of exposing his ship to possible attack by Japanese submarines. These actions facilitated the rescue of the survivors of the sunken cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35).

Indianapolis had been on a secret mission and, due to a communications error, had not been reported as overdue (or missing). An estimated 900 men survived the sinking, but spent days floating in life jackets trying to fight off sharks. While only 316 were rescued out of a crew of 1199 who were aboard Indianapolis, Claytor's actions were widely credited by survivors with preventing an even greater loss of life.

Legal practice and Southern Railway
After World War II, he resumed practice of law in Washington, D.C. He became an officer of the Southern Railway in 1963, serving as president from 1967 to 1977. Notwithstanding his legal background, Claytor was known as an "operations" man, often riding the company's trains, monitoring and questioning performance. In contrast to his predecessor, D. William Brosnan, Claytor was an "employee's President," often chatting with the crews of the trains on which he rode, actively soliciting their suggestions on how to make the railroad run better. He carried this attitude with him during his later service as the President of Amtrak.

U.S. Government service
Claytor served as the Secretary of the Navy under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. He is credited with leading the United States Navy into its first recognition of women's right to serve on ships and of rights of gays to leave the service without criminal records. His positions were considered by activists to be progressive for the time, leading to further progress years later in these controversial issues.

In 1979, he was appointed to the position of Deputy Secretary of Defense. General Colin Powell served as his military assistant.

In the summer of 1979, he took a brief leave from the Defense Department to serve as Acting Secretary of Transportation in President Carter's Cabinet. His service at the Transportation Department bridged the tenures of Secretary Brock Adams and Secretary Neil Goldschmidt.

Amtrak
In 1982, Claytor came out of retirement to lead Amtrak. He was recruited and strongly supported by John H. Riley, an attorney who was also the head of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the Reagan Administration from 1983 to 1989.

Claytor maintained a good relationship with the U.S. Congress during his 11 years in the position. Within 7 years of being under Claytor's leadership, Amtrak was generating enough money to cover 72 percent of its $1.7 billion operating budget by 1989, up from 48 percent in 1981. This was achieved mainly through vigorous cost-cutting and aggressive marketing. He is credited with bringing political and operational stability to the nation's passenger train network, keeping the railroad functioning properly despite repeated attempts by the administrations of Ronald Reagan and his successor George H. W. Bush to eliminate its funding.

Claytor retired from Amtrak in 1993.

Legacy and heritage
Claytor was named the Virginian of the Year in 1977. In 1989, he was named Railroader of the Year by Railway Age magazine.

He was the brother of Robert B. Claytor, who became president of Norfolk and Western Railway in 1981 and was the first chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern after it was formed by merger with the Southern Railway System in 1982. Robert B. Claytor is best remembered by many railfans for reactivating Norfolk and Western Railway's steam program, which rebuilt steam locomotives Class J 611 and Class A 1218 at the Roanoke Shops at Roanoke, Virginia, and operated excursion trips. Claytor Jr. would occasionally take the throttle as engineer with his brother on the steam excursions.

Claytor died on May 14, 1994.

At Amtrak's Washington, DC Union Station a passenger concourse was renamed "Claytor Concourse" in his honor.

"The Claytor Brothers: Virginians Building America's Railroad" is a semi-permanent exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Happy Nation

Happy Nation is the debut studio album by Swedish pop group Ace of Base. It was initially released in Denmark on 2 November 1992 by Mega Records. During development of the record, the group was heavily influenced by a Jamaican reggae band residing in a nearby studio. For a release in North America, Japan and some Latin American countries, the album was retitled The Sign with a heavily revised track listing and three new tracks. To coincide with this, Happy Nation was reissued with the new tracks in other territories as Happy Nation (U.S. Version). In 1995, Guinness Book of World Records named the LP the best-selling debut studio effort in music history, at more than 19 million copies sold worldwide. By 1998, Happy Nation/The Sign had sold approximately 21 million units including 9 million in the US alone. Happy Nation/The Sign is one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Background and release
Speaking with Music & Media magazine about the album, Metronome Records managing director Albert Slendebroek said of the album:

"Everything was being driven by grunge or techno, then suddenly these people arrived and did something which was completely different and happy and simple. I just think they write brilliant pop tunes and it hit a nerve at the time. (...) I think they've developed their own style. If you listen to the radio and you hear a record, you immediately recognise that it's Ace of Base."

Following its initial release in Denmark in November 1992, Happy Nation was gradually released across Europe throughout 1993; first in Norway in January, then in Sweden and Germany in February, and in the UK in June. It would also be released in Africa, and Latin America, and reached the number one position in at least 10 countries.

Happy Nation (U.S. Version) came on 22 November 1993 to coincide with the album's release in North America under the title The Sign. This edition included the new tracks "The Sign", "Living in Danger", and the Tina Turner cover "Don't Turn Around", along with a remix of "Waiting for Magic" and a version of "Voulez-Vous Danser" with revised vocals. It also included the new track "Hear Me Calling", which did not appear on The Sign. The songs "Münchhausen (Just Chaos)" and "Dimension of Depth" from the original album were removed altogether. The new version of the album was released in the UK on 14 March 1994, and climbed to number 1 on the UK Albums Chart on 26 June, beating the number 21 peak of the original release.

In 2016, Russian label Mirumir released an "Ultimate Edition" on vinyl containing the original track list from the 1992 release, the additional tracks from The Sign/Happy Nation (U.S. Version) releases and the iTunes bonuses from the three releases.

Critical reception
Alan Jones from Music Week viewed it as a "diverse but largely dance-orientated album. It includes more gentle reggae stuff but also some techno and house." He felt that "nothing here compares favourably" with "All That She Wants", "though if the right tracks are picked and remixed there are more hits."

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 * undefined signifies a co-producer
 * undefined signifies re-editing
 * undefined signifies rap lyrics
 * undefined signifies pre-production
 * undefined signifies a remixer

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User talk:Sam Spade/ - archive/Februar 2005 2

newcomer
Hello Sam, (btw: great nickname!) :-) Thanks for the welcome and for the really interesting links. I plan to contribute mostly to the Italian wikipedia, but I could do some minimal contribution to the English version as well, and I appreciate your help. bye --Andrea.gf 17:40, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the note, glad to have you!

 * (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 21:56, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Dnagod again
In what sense did Dnagod express an expert, verifiable POV? SlimVirgin 22:38, Feb 12, 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm not saying he did, I am speaking generally, about things like prometheism. There are alot of crazy people, and alot of crazy theories, but we should give them each their day in court. Let the references and the the neutral presentation allow the reader to decide for themselves. Thats the intellectually honest thing to do. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 22:42, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

If you want to argue that, you'll have to seek a change in Wikipedia policy, because the two backbone policies are NPOV and no original research. These say that we're an encyclopedia, not a research institute, not a newspaper. We report published views; views already in the public domain, with no original research (which includes no new analysis or synthesis of views already published) from editors; and though significant-minority views are welcomed, views held by a tiny minority "have no place in Wikipedia" according to Jimbo. The article on prometheism was written, I believe, by Dnagod, and was a copyvio from his own website. I could set up a website today - slimvirginism.net - with a discussion group for my friends, and a membership list, and tomorrow could create an article about slimvirginism, and go around inserting links to my website. And you'd have to support that to be consistent. That's a reductio ad absurdum, by the way. SlimVirgin 23:02, Feb 12, 2005 (UTC)

Well, I'm frankly unconvinced that Dnagod wrote that website, and/or that prometheism is not noteworthy on its own. Besides, he's banned indefinately, so stuff he writes isn't original research anymore. Also, if he owns the site, it surely isn't a copyvio. Maybe we should contact the sites owners, and ask them if they mind their material being copy-pasted here like that ;) (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 23:06, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia Hierarchy Copy
Just to keep you informed, I copied your 24 Jan '05 description of the Wiki Hierarchy to my tajk page for its insight and my future reference. Please let me know if you have a problem with my doing so. hydnjo talk 23:14, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Well thats neat. I have no problem with that at all, but I have to say I'm curious as to where you came from and how you took a recent interest in me. What can you tell me about yourself? (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 23:36, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I was just poking around and following some controvertial stuff when I came across either Mgm or Netoholic (I forget which) trying to get you to stop using a template for your signature. I was interested because I wanted to understand their's and your position so that I would do the proper thing myself. Anyway, as I was looking at your talk page I noticed your commentary about the Wiki heirarchy, a well thought out description I thought, so I copied it to my talk page for my own reference. I hope you don't mind but if you do, I'll get rid of it. hydnjo talk 01:47, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Heck no, just curious is all. If you like a bit of controversy, you might want to look into the WP:AMA. Our job is to look out for users having problems, and try to ensure they are treated fairly, and have the wikipedia policies and ins and outs explained to them. If you have any trouble, it’s a good place to go, and if you'd like to lend a hand, our co-ordinator is eager for new members. Glad to meet you, and keep in touch, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 08:16, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Edits
I am privileged indeed to be your 19,000th. SlimVirgin 02:35, Feb 13, 2005 (UTC)

Template:British Royal Family - IMPORTANT
Just to let you know that I vandalised the above template at 8:17 server time and it is now. If this is the admin efficiency rate no wonder this is such a crap place. I'm a previous user who left after being insulted and abused, and look what the place is still like.--212.100.250.215 08:25, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Well thats interesting... Since your obviously a creative a thoughtful person, how about you create an account, and hire me on as your advocate? I'd be glad to help protect you from abuse. Cheers, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 08:32, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Or how about you get you apostrophes right? See this website.

 * I don't see as how the 2 are mutually exclusive. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 08:39, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * They're not. But being able to write is officially more important.

 * Excuse me, hope you don't mind my commenting as this seems the most appropriate place. Sam says: "Since your obviously a creative a thoughtful person, how about you create an account, and hire me on as your advocate? I'd be glad to help protect you from abuse." I may not obviously a creative and thoughtful person but nonetheless I am creative and thoughtful. I'd like to hire you as my advocate. Please go to the Talk Sollog pages and see the abuse heaped on me as people like Wyss maintain I am Sollog and thus feel justified in continually calling me a liar, a pornographer etc etc etc. Also look on my Talk Page and see where an ADMINISTRATOR has been disrespectful by saying (I quote) 'I am not your fucking monkey'. I just want to know about the Edit/Conflict stuff - and it would be nice to see some consistent treatment from some 'respected' people and not be absued all the time. Thank you The Number 01:02, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the thanks
I revert stuff all the time. But you're the first to thank me for it. I appreciate it.

Actually, thinking about it, there is one thing you can help me with. Find out if my 1090 edits in almost 3 months without anyone leaving any messages on my talk page (except the standard welcome template) is some kind of a record? ;-) Shanes 10:48, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, I think it’s a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand it’s a compliment, since you didn't annoy anyone enough to get them to comment about it. On the other hand, since most of your edits involve reverting vandalism and editing obscure bio's (from what I can tell from my cursory glance at your contributions history), you probably haven’t had the opportunity to get noticed by many users. If you'd like to interact more, I'd suggest having a look at some of the policy pages, and places like WP:RfC, Current polls, Collaboration of the week, Help desk, Village pump etc... I also highly recommend reading the Wikipedia Signpost, its a great way to learn more about what’s going on. If your really interested in what the movers and shakers are up to, have a look @ the Mailing lists, especially Wiki-EN-l where Jimbo spends most of his time. Hope I've been a bit of service, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 11:08, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * You didn't answer my question, but never mind. I'll just say it's a record until someone proves otherwise. And thanks for the links. I thought I had learned my ways around wikipedia and knew about everything, but I honestly had never noticed or read about the Wikipedia Signpost before. Looks very nice and really filling a void. It's on my watchlist now. Thanks. Obscure bio's? Hmmm... well, maybe. But they're not obscure to me. That's why I edit them ;-). Shanes 11:46, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

(Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 13:36, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

WT:AN
WT:AN is only for discussion about how to organize the noticeboard. Any discussion about the listing you mention should be on WP:AN/I. Noel (talk) 15:06, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * How about if I Reply here, and then place a link to here on your talk page? Or if you don't like that, we can always copy and paste. Not that I have alot to say anyhow, other than thank you for your helpful input :). (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 15:14, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * As to the former, I have no definite response; what you did worked fine, as you can see. As to the latter, you're welcome. Noel (talk) 15:22, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

A Request for Assistance re. You
User:El C has placed a request for assistance about what he calls a long-standing dispute with you. Thought you ought to know. Wally 03:59, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Would you like to take the case? I am willing to have mediation, or whatever else within reason, particularly if the advocate who takes him up (assuming anyone does) is focused on reconciliation / conflict resolution, rather than escalation. Cheers, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 12:23, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * I see that you've already noted that El_C has asked you to stop posting on his talk page, and I'll just reiterate it for the record. Anything you'd like passed on I can send along. I think mediation (assuming they have their... offal together) would be the best way to fix this up. Also, I'm going to ask El_C to hold off on posting on the pages in question for a little bit. If you could do the same as well, I'd be much obliged. Wally 04:32, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Rodger, I've already been avoiding Talk:Socialism, Talk:Racialism, and his talk page already. I assume these are the pages your refering to? (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 16:13, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Deletion
They have put a deletion on my Classical definition of republic. I will not even vote. I ask that you don't either. Let it be deleted.WHEELER 18:35, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

This is a laugh. It is the only article with over 70 footnotes with a huge bibliography and they want to delete it. Good. This is all a joke. Gravitas is a virtue sadly missing today.WHEELER 18:48, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Free content. My Ass. This is a Marxist controled encyclopaedia. What doesn't fit Marxist scholarship and assent gets deleted. I have now three major articles deleted; National Socialism, Cultural imprinting on politics, and now Classical definition of republic. Yes, this is a "Controlled" encyclopaedia. Information will be scrubbed. We are the Borg. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated into the Herd. You will comply. We are the Borg.WHEELER 19:35, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

And they deleted the only articles that have references to them. See, what counts for "academic scholarship" these days. This is sad commentary on them. See, what real research unveils and what crappy research is in America today. That information has to be Marxized before it gets accepted.WHEELER 19:38, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

What the hell did I make a Bibliography for if this is original research? I must be stupid.WHEELER 19:45, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I almost completely agree. The wiki has extreme POV problems, and the NPOV policy is a joke. The main reason for these problems is that Consensus is ill defined, w most assuming it means majoritocracy. This results in polls and votes where the vast majority of the participants are POV extremists, often w no history of editing the article, and recently often emailed by a POV "party boss" w a long list of those certain to agree w the party line. All the while, the out of touch "cabal" (as if they were aware enough to earn such a title) sits idly gossiping and coddling one another on the Mailing list. Sometimes I wonder why I bother, but I love encyclopedias and studies, so as long as I don't let frustration get the better of me, this is still a rewarding and informative hobby. Policy change is necessary however, if this encyclopedia is to earn the respect even of its own editors, much less the general public. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 20:12, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Article to be deleted
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti_christ is just plain wrong. It seems obvious to me it's simply some religious nut trying to get his review accross. Furthermore, there's already a fine article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-christ.

I tagged the article with NPOV, and I think it ought to be deleted entirely, but I don't know how to do so.

Joshdick 18:42, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)

 * Looks like that page you were describing has already been deleted, but I turned it into a redirect. Cheers, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 20:15, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Human
Hi, Sam. I'm afraid you are going to have to open up a discussion before moving the image/taxobox since their standing position resulted from considerable polling and discussion. Tom Haws 21:33, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)

 * That sucks, thanks for the heads up. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 21:36, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Anti-globalization
What do you think? I think that User:TDC is going overboard by launching personal attacks and failing to attribute criticism to critics (but he's right on the fact that we should probably have Oriana Fallaci's opinion). David.Monniaux 09:03, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Absolutely, we agree completely. The situation is a mess, and needs to be contained before it explodes into a massive waste of time and energy. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 09:07, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thank you SAM!
Thank you for the kind welcome, I look forward to doing some sensible editing. Time permitting ;o)

--Deli-Eshek 21:46, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Righteous, glad to have ya! (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 23:43, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Having trouble
I am having trouble. It seems now that a certain user doesn't want links to the classical republic as an external link. Here is his comments: WHEELER 18:24, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

If an article is deleted it should not be linked to off site. - SimonP 18:02, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC) VfD seems to have decided that either the topic does not belong in the encyclopedia, or that that particular version of the article does not belong. Either way an external link to the same content does not seem advisable. - SimonP 18:15, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:WHEELER"

 * Wow, thats awful, I'll look into it. If you have a list of articles he's removing it from, I'll be happy to revert once a day forever. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 20:28, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * I have no real opinion on whether the page should be deleted, but as a matter of general principle it is not a good precedent to circumvent VfD decisions in this manner. - SimonP 22:11, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * This is not circumvention, it is compromise. The article is deleted, and the reader has access to it. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 22:34, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Nazism
I've placed a note on my talk page regarding my position on this now. - Ta bu shi da yu 01:44, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I saw, but the key thing is in not blocking people based on POV. I find alot of stuff offensive (atheism is basically the worst thing I can conceive of, for example), but I would never block someone based on POV. If you really hate them that much, just keep a sharp eye, and eventually they'll probably slip up. If not, were probably better off having them, since they hold up under scrutiny. Cheers, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 01:49, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Misc and reply
Yeah, I know. The process worked as they got blocked for a different reason (I personally think that such hateful views should be blocked on site, but that's why I won't deal with issues on Nazism any more). I think atheism is wrong too, incidently, as I'm a Christian (though one who's beginning to have some serious doubts - though not intellectually, just through anger).

Getting off topic a little, can you help us out with some of the CD articles? I'm going through and removing all the unsourced text and attempting to NPOV the articles. Any help you can give would be great! Are you interested in helping with The Two Babylons, btw?

One last thing: what happened on IRC? I hang out there quite a bit and I had no idea you had been treated badly! - Ta bu shi da yu 02:02, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * I have gone on #wikipedia a handful of times, and have been flamed, or told that I was not going to receive any assistance. Not every experience has been bad, but many have, and I feel #wikipedia should be better moderated, and more focused on helping.

 * On the subject of wrongful ideologies, the wiki has a few self-announced satanists, and huge numbers of communists and homosexuals and anarchists, each of which is offensive to some user or another, I am certain. Frankly I'd be ok w a known criminal editing, so long as they didn't violate policy.

 * As far as anger, are you referring to The problem of evil? If so, there are a number of answers to that, at least one of which would likely give you comfort.

 * I'll look into The Two Babylons, but I tend to avoid music articles, since they have terrific problems with NPOV, and it’s hard to describe a sound, or sometimes even what genre the artists is in without sounding POV. I wrote most of Hank III tho, so its not like I'm incapable.

 * Hmmm... my anger is one of feeling isolated. However, this is not rational, it comes more from not being able to deal with getting depressed. The problem of evil (without having looked at the article) is that humans are sinful, and humans need God, as there is no other way out.
 * The Two Babylons is a pamphlet by Alexander Hislop, by the way (not a song!). CheeseDreams used it to try to prove several points on various Christian articles, so I decided to write an article describing her favourite source. In a nutshell, it's a tract by an Anglican minister (in the 1800s) that claimed that the Roman Catholic church was the "new Babylon" of Revelation. It uses lots of dodgy "facts" and jumps to many conclusions. I was hoping you could help me by reading it and documenting what it says in an NPOV fashion so that if anyone refers to it again we can note the issues with the document. It seems to be a favourite polemic amongst those against the RC church and those against Christianity. While I don't agree with many of the practices of the RC church, this document is not a good source and it's best to have info on it so others can read it and understand what Hislop said. I was hoping that you could assist me with it: it's not easy to read!
 * As for IRC, bummer :( if you do go online and I'm there, I'll make sure you are treated with respect. I'm sorry that you got flamed!
 * Onthe subject of being flamed: I've been known to go off the handle sometimes... however I usually realise what I've done and have to apologise. Hence I try not to go off the handle :-) Also, I try not to engage in personal attacks. I try to only engage people's arguments! - Ta bu shi da yu 13:26, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Focusing on the argument rather than the person is better in so many ways, and I'm very glad to hear you emphasize that. Not only is it logical, but it promotes a better environment. Of course some users are complete expletives, but engaging in ugliness with them only serves to make good users uncomfortable, and encourage yet more flaming. When everybody starts fires, everybody gets burned. Besides, sometimes the person we get mad at is generally a good person, and is confused, or just having an off day. In my experience most conflicts are based on misunderstandings, rather than genuine disagreements. For a present example of the ugliness of ad hominems, see Talk:Anarchism.

As far as isolation, are you a member of a church? Either way, I think the best way to get closer to God and feel him in your life is altruism, Commensalism, and mutualism. Community and kindness, basically. If you look at any of the major religions, they all emphasize kindness to ones family, friends and neighbors, as well as strangers. I think that, and learning, is what God really wants us to be doing in this life. Learning to love, and loving to learn, thats my motto :).

Cheese dreams has been a big stress to a number of users, and I find some of the ideas they insist on promoting extremely offensive. That said, I think I can be quite neutral in proofreading The Two Babylons. What I've read so far seems rather silly. While there are actually alot of Roman pagan and European pagan links with Roman Catholicism, some very valid criticism about the manner in which Christianity changed when it became roman, and alot to be said about the manner in which european pagans were forced, or tricked into converting, ties w babylonian paganism strike me as absurd. The evidence used in that tract couldn't be less solid, and it strikes me that the fellow who wrote it had done little if any research of any substance. Frankluy he reminds me of an 18th centuray Jack Chick ;)

(Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 15:45, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Sam, where do you think Jack Chick gets his ideas from? That is the document that gave him his ideas! - Ta bu shi da yu 12:08, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Ah, ok, well that makes alot of sense. I've been a big Jack Chick "fan" (as in I love to read and share his tracts, but I suspect they are the result of insanity) for years. The wild thing is that their still being given out. I had a job at a call center a few years ago, and I saw this pretty young black girl was reading a chick tract. I asked her where she got it, and she said they give them out at chucrh all the time ;) The thing is tho, the most popular ones are also the most agreeable, and the extreme and shocking tracts are less commonly seen, at least as far as I know. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 12:16, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome
I am steadily working through the huge list of helpful links that you provided. It is a very handy introduction. --Theo (Talk) 20:38, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Um, your signature is broken or something. The talk page links to a talk page other than yours. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 20:47, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

In need of Advocate
Thanks for heads up. I got your message about the Members Association. I think I do need assistance. There seems to be a gang that has already formed around me and visions of the Star Chamber are in my head. What do I do?Keetoowah 02:39, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * I suggest you present a brief summary of your case @ AMA Requests for Assistance, making sure to include relevant links. (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 11:49, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Humble Thanks!
Thank you for welcoming me, John. See you around! --StuffedTurkey 23:59, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * OK, but the names not John ;) (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 00:57, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Dembski
Hi. Yes, I've been teaching philosophy here for about twenty years (it feels like a lifetime). I read your message on my Talk page after I'd responded on Talk:William A. Dembski (after a frustrating three Edit Conflicts in a row — I just couldn't seem to get a word in edgeways). I think that by the time I managed to add my comment it was superfluous, but that's the way it goes. Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 00:14, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I don't type perfectly, so I go back and corect mistakes. My appologies, (Sam Spade | talk | contributions) 00:57, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Your welcome message
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The Sign

The Sign can refer to:
 * The Sign (Ace of Base album), an alternate name for the Ace of Base album Happy Nation
 * "The Sign" (song), a 1993 hit from this album
 * The Sign (Crystal Lake album), the third studio album by Japanese metalcore band Crystal Lake
 * "The Sign" (Bluey), an episode of the Australian animated TV series Bluey
 * "The Sign" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of the American TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * "The Sign", a song by Lizzo from her fourth studio album Special

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St. Mary Magdalene's Church

St. Mary Magdalene's Church may refer to:

Canada

 * St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Mayne Island, British Columbia
 * Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto), Ontario

Czech Republic

 * St. Mary Magdalene Church, Karlovy Vary

Estonia

 * Saint Magdalene Church, Ruhnu, in Ruhnu Island, Estonia

France

 * Sainte-Madeleine, Strasbourg
 * La Madeleine, Paris
 * Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Rennes-le-Château
 * Abbey of la Madaleine, Vézelay
 * Basilica of St. Mary Magdalene, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

Hungary

 * Church of Mary Magdalene, Budapest

Israel

 * Church of Mary Magdalene, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem

Italy

 * Santa Maria Maddalena (disambiguation)

Latvia

 * St. Mary Magdalene's Church, Riga

Lebanon

 * Saint Mary Magdalene Church, North Lebanon

Malta

 * St Mary Magdalene Chapel, Dingli
 * St. Mary Magdalene Chapel, Madliena
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Valletta

Philippines

 * St. Mary Magdalene Church (Kawit), Cavite
 * Saint Mary Magdalene Parish Church (Pililla, Rizal)
 * Santa Maria Magdalena Parish Church, Magdalena, Laguna

Poland

 * Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Tarnobrzeg
 * St Mary Magdalene Church, Wrocław

Spain

 * Santa María Magdalena, Córdoba
 * Iglesia de la Magdalena, Toledo
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Tudela

Sweden

 * Maria Magdalena Church, Stockholm

Ukraine

 * Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Lviv
 * Church of Mary Magdalene, Mariupol

Bedfordshire

 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Melchbourne

Buckinghamshire

 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Willen
 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Boveney

Cambridgeshire

 * St Mary Magdalene Church, Ickleton

Cheshire

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Alsager

Cornwall

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Launceston

Cumbria

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Broughton-in-Furness
 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Gilsland

Devon

 * Mary Magdalene, Chulmleigh

Durham

 * St Mary Magdalene Church, Hart

East Sussex

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Bexhill-on-Sea
 * St Mary Magdalen's Church, Brighton
 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, St Leonards-on-Sea

Gloucestershire

 * St Mary Magdalene Church, Elmstone Hardwicke

Hampshire

 * Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, New Milton

Herefordshire

 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Stretton Sugwas

Hertfordshire

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Caldecote
 * Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, Great Offley

Kent

 * Priory of St. Mary Magdalene, or Tonbridge Priory, Tonbridge

Lancashire

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Clitheroe

Leicestershire

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Stapleford

Lincolnshire

 * St Mary Magdalene, Bailgate, Lincoln

London

 * St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey
 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, East Ham
 * St Mary Magdalene, Enfield
 * St Mary Magdalene Church, Holloway Road
 * St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street
 * St Mary Magdalen Roman Catholic Church, Mortlake
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, North Ockendon
 * St Mary Magdalene, Paddington
 * St Mary Magdalene, Richmond
 * St Mary Magdalene Woolwich

Norfolk

 * St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham

Nottinghamshire

 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Hucknall
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Keyworth
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sutton-in-Ashfield

Oxfordshire

 * St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxford

Rutland

 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Essendine

Shropshire

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Battlefield

Somerset

 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Barwick
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Chewton Mendip
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Clatworthy
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Cricket Malherbie
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Ditcheat
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Great Elm
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Sparkford
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Stocklinch
 * St Mary Magdalene, Taunton
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Upton Noble
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winsford
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Withiel Florey
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Wookey Hole

Suffolk

 * Mary Magdalen, Ipswich

Warwickshire

 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Tanworth-in-Arden

West Sussex

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Bolney
 * St. Mary Magdalene and St. Denis Church, Midhurst
 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Lyminster
 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Tortington

Wiltshire

 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Winterbourne Monkton

Worcestershire

 * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Croome D'Abitot

Yorkshire

 * St Mary Magdalene, Campsall
 * St John and St Mary Magdalene Church, Goldthorpe
 * St Mary Magdalene, Yarm
 * Chapel of St Mary Magdalen, Ripon
 * Church of St Mary Magdalene, Whitgift

United States

 * St. Mary Magdalene Church (Homestead, Pennsylvania), Homestead, Pennsylvania
 * St. Mary Magdalen Church (Altamonte Springs, FL), Altamonte Springs, Florida

title: St. Mary Magdalene's Church


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Talk:Towel Day

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Copyrighted excerpt
The quotation from chapter three of HGTTG may be an "excessively long copyrighted excerpt" and may not satisfy the requirements of WP:FAIR. Walter Siegmund (talk) 11:19, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I disagree. Look up the definition of excessive and you will notice it's not excessive. The article only uses a mere two paragraphs, short ones too, compared to approx. 300 pages of text the novel has. It's less than 0,1% of the copyrighted work and thus I don't think excessive is the right word for it, I'd rather say it's exactly what WP:FAIR specifies... --SoWhy Talk 11:57, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * As already noticed, it's an extremely small quote in the context of the HHGTTG. I also like to look at the series as a whole, which makes the quote less than 1/800 of the whole works.
 * --KOJV (talk) 21:09, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Origin
I immediately noticed something was funny about the Clyde quote. Browsing the history I found that a troll by the name Dr. Richard Squires has added an extension to the last sentence of the quote. See the difference here. That extension was not written by Clyde.

I also deleted the addition "seminal" that someone added to "Adams' work" since I find this to be a negative attribute - even though it may just as well be interpreted as a positive one - cause I got the idea that Wikipedia wants to stay neutral, non-reflecting and without putting value and opinion into the articles; I believe these features to come with the idea of wanting to be encyclopedic.

 * What do you find negative in "which are highly original and influential; more loosely: important, central to the development or understanding of a subject." which is the meaning of seminal when referring to books and other works.MidlandLinda (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:52, 25 May 2010 (UTC).

A tribute
To Douglas Adams As a tribute to your brilliance in radio, movie, and books, I carry a towel with me today, even though I get strange looks. Though you're not on Earth with us anymore, in the hearts of your fans, you'll always exist. So Doug, if you are reading this, please know that you are missed. RIP Note: If this not an appropriate place for this, feel free to remove it.Stormcloud22 (talk) 01:32, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Quote?
I am aware of the above conversation about whether the quote is too long to be fair use in terms of copyright, but IMHO it is incomplete. The section quoted starts with "Partly..." and then stops, without completing the thought which continues:

"More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with."

I think perhaps this should be added at the end, but I am worried about the copyright discussion being brought up again. Crito2161 (talk) 15:26, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

Towel day tweets

 * "fought giant ogres, pursue exotic philosophies, take tea with weird gods and rescue beautiful monsters from ravening princesses"
 * "the past isn't a fiction designed to account for the discrepancy between my immediate physical sensations and my state of mind?"
 * "Oh Zarquon, oh heavens,I've been found. I've been rescued..." // "Well," said one of the officials, "you've been found at least."
 * Theta-active compounds so powerful that a teaspoonful could irradiate a whole planet. "I'm glad I'm not a planet," muttered Zaphod
 * "Have you much experience of computers?" "No," he said. Arthur bought the Apple anyway.
 * Thats what I got, a face drop. Give me 8 years, I said. I hope being 30 doesnt come back into fashion or Ive wasted a lot of money
 * "Course there was a number on the ticket, it was a bloody raffle ticket wasn't it?"
 * "One of them showed some horrible green scaly reptilian figure ranting and raving about the Single Transferable Vote system."
 * "That's right!" agreed Majikthise. "You'll have a national Philosopher's strike on your hands!"
 * "On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
 * Theta-active compounds so powerful that a teaspoonful could irradiate a whole planet. "I'm glad I'm not a planet," muttered Zaphod.
 * "They've garble warble fashes!" cried Slartibartfast, still waving at them.
 * I'd like to say it is a great pleasure, honour + privilege for me, but I cant because my lying circuits are all out of commission
 * The best way of dealing with a Silastic Armorfiend was to put him into a room of his own ... he would simply beat himself up.
 * It is one hell of a party. It is also one hell of a thing to get hit by in the small of the back.
 * "I beg your minuscule pardon?" roared Thor
 * "I come in peace," it said, adding after a long moment of further grinding, "take me to your Lizard."
 * "They are afflicted with a certain lassitude. They're just finding it hard to get behind the job. They lack oomph."
 * "I've been pestered by squirrels all night," said Arthur. "They keep on trying to give me magazines and stuff."
 * What's that strange thing you British play? Cricket? Self-loathing? Parliamentary democracy! The rules just kind of got there....
 * Curiously enough, though he didn't know it, he was also a direct male-line descendant of Genghis Khan.
 * "every single person in the Galaxy had 2.4 legs and owned a hyena"
 * "Being a sheep startled by a flying saucer was indistinguishable from the feeling of being a sheep startled by anything else"
 * The slogan was a elaborate pun in Lingua Centauri which was incomprehensible in any other language and pointless at a spaceport.
 * "History is an illusion caused by the passing of time and that time is an illusion caused by the passing of history."
 * it is easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all
 * "Prehistoric towel discovered in lava flow. Was God a Marks and Spencer sales assistant?"
 * "Not with a politician's chance in a truth telling competition"
 * It was showing a commercial for some brand of toothpaste that would apparently make you feel free if you used it.
 * "They eat nachos which they say they can't get. They do a lot of coke and are very wonderful about a whole range of things."
 * Hold stick near centre of its length. Moisten pointed end in mouth,insert in tooth space, blunt end next to gum. Use in-out motion
 * "This bowl was brought to you by the Campaign to Save the Humans. We bid you farewell."
 * ...with awe, pride, enthusiasm, affection, admiration, regret, jealousy, resentment, in fact most of the better known emotions.
 * Some people say that the lizards are the best thing that ever happened to them. Theyre completely wrong, but someones got to say it
 * "Now, let us bow our heads in payment," intoned the voice.
 * You suspect that if there's any truth it's that the entire multidimensional infinity of the Universe is run by a bunch of maniacs.

 * Does this section add to the discussion necessary to build the Wikipedia article? --Wally Tharg (talk) 11:58, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

My apologies
Apparently, somebody from this IP Address has been vandalizing the Towel Day page.

I've been trying to teach the kids, and get other staff to teach the kids, about responsible internet usage. We are a school, though. It's an uphill battle with some of the little %#$#@$&s.

Again, my apologies. 216.73.66.34 (talk) 19:06, 13 October 2009 (UTC) (User - Weaponofmassinstruction when logged in)

 * No problem, it's good to see young people taking an interest ... hope some of them grow to be Wikipedia contributors. --Wally Tharg (talk) 11:58, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Frood redirects here, but why?
Thanks. Imagine Reason (talk) 21:05, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Neither can I - Redirects to HHGTTH now as does Hoopy ...lɘɘяɘM яɘɫƨɐƮ 12:28, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

10th Towel Day
Article from the UK newspaper The Guardian noting that today is the 10th anniversary of the first towel day. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/may/25/towel-day-douglas-adams Should anybody need an additional source. Drappel (talk) 16:10, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

 * Barbecue sauce, perhaps? --Wally Tharg (talk) 11:58, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

Why the 25th May?
This article fails to say why it is celebrated on this particular day, other than the fact that the first one was proposed 2 weeks after DNA's untimely death. Has anyone proposed that it be celebrated on 11 May or even 11 March? Both would be more logical. (Unfortunately I don't have the information necessary to make a good edit.) --Wally Tharg (talk) 11:58, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

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effects of COVID on Towel Day
overlooked in 2020 & 2021; presumed resumption in 2022; Howard from NYC (talk) 14:04, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Towel Day 2051
historians in 50 years will shake their heads at our odd ball interests Howard from NYC (talk) 14:04, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

not allowed to provide requested citation
Attempting to update the citation needed for the online petition that was created to ask Google to create a Doodle in honor of Towel Day. Attempting to refer to the Internet Archive page of the actual petition at the time, errors out due to the Web site in question (Petition Online, long since defunct) being blacklisted. Is there a way to resolve this Catch-22

petition online dot com/towelday/petition.html Macslacker (talk) 06:11, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
 * , you can request whitelisting for a specific URL at a blacklisted domain here. But if the petition just existed, and no reliable and independent source saw fit to comment on or discuss it, I would question whether it's really worth mentioning at all. Seraphimblade Talk to me 06:27, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

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Norman Dello Joio

Norman Dello Joio  (January 24, 1913 – July 24, 2008) was an American composer active for over half a century. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957.

Life
Dello Joio was born in New York City to Italian immigrants. He began his musical career as organist and choir director at the Star of the Sea Church on City Island in New York at age 14. His father, Casimiro Dello Joio, was an organist, pianist, part-time composer, and vocal coach and coached many opera stars from the Metropolitan Opera. He taught Norman piano starting at the age of four. In his teens, Norman began studying organ with his godfather, Pietro Yon, who was the organist at Saint Patrick's Cathedral. In 1939, he received a scholarship to the Juilliard School, where he studied composition with Bernard Wagenaar.

While he was a student, he worked as organist at St. Anne's Church, but he soon decided that he didn't want to make his living as an organist. In 1941, he began studying with Paul Hindemith, who encouraged him to follow his own lyrical bent, rather than sacrificing it to atonal systems.

He received numerous awards and much recognition. He was a prolific composer in a variety of genres, but is perhaps best known for his choral music. Perhaps Dello Joio's best known work in the wind ensemble form is his Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn, which was composed for the Michigan State University Wind Ensemble and has been performed thousands of times internationally. Dello Joio also wrote several pieces for high school and professional string orchestra, including the difficult piece Choreography: Three Dances for String Orchestra. In 1948, he became associated with the dancer Martha Graham, for whom he wrote several works, including Diversion of Angels and Seraphic Dialogue, a recomposition for chamber orchestra of his Symphony: The Triumph of Saint Joan.

He won the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his Meditations on Ecclesiastes; first performed at the Juilliard School on April 20, 1956. His Variations, Chaconne and Finale won the New York Critics Circle Award in 1948. It is a full-orchestra expansion of the theme and variations in the first movement of his Piano Sonata No. 3.

In 1965, Dello Joio received the Emmy Award for the "most outstanding music written for television in the 1964–1965 Season" for his score to the 1964 NBC television special The Louvre. The composer created a five-movement suite for wind band entitled Scenes from The Louvre. The suite was commissioned by Baldwin-Wallace College for their symphonic band, and was premiered on March 13, 1966 with the composer conducting.

He taught at Sarah Lawrence College from 1944 to 1950, and at the Mannes College of Music. He also served as professor and dean at Boston University's College of Fine Arts. In 1978, he retired and moved to Long Island. He donated his personal archive of manuscripts and papers to the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Despite infirmities, Dello Joio remained active as a composer until his final years, continuing to produce chamber, choral, and even orchestral music. He died in his sleep on July 24, 2008 at the age of 95 at his home in East Hampton, New York.

He had one daughter, performer, teacher and speaker coach, Victoria Dello Joio, and two sons, composer Justin Dello Joio and equestrian Norman Dello Joio.

Musical analysis
Dello Joio's early works already reveal certain characteristics of his style. He liked to use traditional early music chants as a cantus firmus with richly contrapuntal settings. Gregorian melodies and jazzy rhythms are blended in a creatively spontaneous texture.

One use of his music is his score for choreographer Martha Graham's Diversion of Angels.

Catalogue of works
1937 (Began studies at Juilliard in the fall) 1938 1939 1940 1941 (finished studies at Juilliard; attended Tanglewood, studying with Paul Hindemith) 1942 (completed independent study with Paul Hindemith) 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003
 * Ballad of Thomas Jefferson for voice (words by Louis Lerman; publ. Weaner-Levant 1943)
 * Quartet for four bassoons (unpublished, now lost)
 * Sonata [#1] for Violin and Piano (unpublished, now lost)
 * Sonata for Cello and Piano (unpublished, "Sonatina" manuscript in New York Public Library)
 * Trio for piano, violin and cello (unpublished, now lost) Winner of the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Award
 * Colloquy for violin and piano (unpublished, manuscript in New York Public Library)
 * Sonata [#2] for violin and piano (unpublished, now lost)
 * Chicago for mixed chorus a cappella (text by Carl Sandburg; unpublished, manuscript is in New York Public Library)
 * Concertino for flute and strings (unpublished, manuscript in New York Public Library and at Juilliard library) [Broadcast from the Eastman School of Music in 1953 of movements 2 & 3] [historical rehearsal radio broadcast on WNYC with the composer talking includes a run-through of all 3 movements]
 * "Gone" for voice and piano (unpublished, manuscript in New York Public Library, poem by Carl Sandburg)
 * "Joy" for voice and piano (unpublished, manuscript in New York Public Library, poem by Carl Sandburg)
 * "Mill Doors" for voice and piano (text by Carl Sandburg; publ. Carl Fischer, 1948) [included in Three Songs 1948]
 * Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (unpublished, now lost)
 * Ballad for string orchestra (unpublished, manuscript lost?)
 * Concertino (in Stilo Classico) for piano and orchestra (unpublished, manuscript lost?) [Radio recording from WYNC archives from 1947 American Music Festival]
 * Sinfonietta for orchestra (G. Schirmer or unpublished? Manuscript in New York Public Library) [Used in a four-hand reduction for ballet "Prairie"]
 * Suite for piano (publ. G. Schirmer 1945) [Performance by Debra Torok]
 * Trio for clarinet, French horn and bassoon (unpublished, now lost) [Recording from WYNC archives, probably 1941]
 * Concerto for Two Pianos and orchestra (unpublished, manuscript in New York Public Libirary)
 * The Duke of Sacramento, ballet for two pianos (unpublished; manuscript in the New York Public Library) [An excerpt became the Rhumba for two pianos]
 * Prairie, ballet for two pianos (unpublished, manuscript lost?) [reduction of Sinfonietta from orchestra]
 * Spoon River, incidental music for piano (unpublished, manuscript?)
 * Vigil Strange for mixed chorus and piano (four hands) (text by Walt Whitman; publ. Weaner-Levant 1943)
 * Fantasia on a Gregorian Theme for violin and piano (publ. Carl Fischer 1949) [theme title is Ite Missa Est]
 * Magnificat for orchestra (publ. Carl Fischer 1944) Town Hall Composition Award, 1943 [Radio broadcast recording with NBC Symphony at 1944 Music Critic's Circle Awards]
 * Greentree Thoroughbred, documentary film score (music and film are missing and presumed lost)
 * The Mystic Trumpeter, for mixed SSAATTBB chorus, soprano, and French horn (text adapted from Walt Whitman; publ. G. Schirmer 1945)
 * Prelude to a Young Dancer, for piano (publ. G. Schirmer 1946) [performance by Debra Torok]
 * Prelude: To a Young Musician for piano (publ. G. Schirmer 1945) [Performance by Debra Torok]
 * Sextet for three recorders (or Woodwind Trio) and string trio (publ. Hargail Music Press 1944)
 * Sonata No. 1 for piano (publ. Hargail Music Press 1947) [Performance by Sidney Foster]
 * Sonata No. 2 for piano (publ. G. Schirmer 1948) [Recording by Jorge Bolet]
 * To a Lone Sentry, for orchestra (publ. G. Schirmer 1945)
 * Concert Music for orchestra (publ. Carl Fischer 1949)
 * Concertino for harmonica and orchestra (unpublished, manuscript score and parts in New York Public Library)
 * Duo Concertante for two pianos (unpublished, manuscript in New York Public Library)
 * Duo Concertato for cello and piano (publ. G. Schirmer 1949)
 * Fanfare for Victor and the Oklahoma Symphony for orchestral brass (manuscript in the New York Public Library)
 * Rhumba, for Two Pianos (unpublished; holograph in the Juilliard library) [arranged excerpt from The Duke of Sacramento]
 * Trio for flute, cello, and piano (publ. Carl Fischer 1948) [Performance by the George Crumb Trio]
 * Concerto for harp and orchestra (publ. Carl Fischer 1946) [1947 recording with Edward Vito]
 * On Stage, ballet score for orchestra (publ. G. Schirmer)
 * Suite from "On Stage" for two pianos, or orchestra,
 * Symphony for Voices and Orchestra (text "Western Star" by Stephen Vincent Benét) [withdrawn 1952, reworked into Song of Affirmation] [live recording of Carnegie Hall debut performance]
 * A Fable for mixed chorus and piano (Text: The Mouse That Gnawed the Oak Tree Down by Vachel Lindsay; publ. Carl Fischer 1947) [Performance by Estherville High School Varsity Chorus]
 * A Jubilant Song for mixed (or women's or men's chorus) and piano (now also orchestra or band), (Text by Walt Whitman; publ. G. Schirmer) [Later incorporated into As of A Dream] [Performance by the Quad City Choral Arts, John Hurty conducting]
 * New Born for voice (text: Lenore Marshall; publ. Carl Fischer 1948) [included in Three Songs 1948] [performance by Lila Deis]
 * Nocturne in F-sharp for piano (publ. Carl Fischer 1950; first performance 1949) [Performance by Debra Torok]
 * Nocturne in E for piano (publ. Carl Fischer 1950) [Performance by Debra Torok]
 * "There Is a Lady Sweet and Kind" for voice and piano (text by anonymous Elizabethan; publ. Carl Fischer 1948) [one of Three Songs, publ. 1950 Carl Fischer] [Recording by Cesare Valletti]
 * Ricercari [original title: Tre Ricercare] for piano and orchestra (publ. Carl Fischer) [Recording by Germaine Smadja]
 * The Assassination: Two Fates Discuss a Human Problem, for voice and piano (text adapted from Robert Hillyer; publ. Carl Fischer 1949) [one of Three Songs, publ. 1950 Carl Fischer] [Recording by Kevin Maynor]
 * Lament, for voice and piano (text by Chidiock Tichborne, written on the eve of the poet's execution; publ. Carl Fischer 1949) [one of Three Songs, publ. 1950 Carl Fischer]
 * Madrigal, for mixed chorus and piano (text by Christina Rossetti; Publ. Carl Fischer)
 * Sonata No. 3 for piano (publ. Carl Fischer 1948) [partially a reworking of the orchestral Variations, Chaconne and Finale] [Performance by Tanya Stambuk]
 * Variations, Chaconne and Finale for orchestra [aka Symphonic Dances] (publ. Carl Fischer 1950) [Now also band version] Winner of New York Music Critics Circle Award [reworked into portions of the Piano Sonata No. 3] [Recording by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra]
 * Serenade for orchestra [concert version of Martha Graham ballet "Diversion of Angels"] (publ. Carl Fischer 1953) [Recording by Edvard Tchivzhel and the Atlantic Sinfonietta]
 * Six Love Songs for voice and piano (texts: J. Addington Symonds "Eyebright"; John Suckling "Why so pale and wan, fond lover?"; Robert Browning "Meeting at Night"; Stark Young "The Dying Nightingale"; Arthur Symons "All Things Leave Me"; and Elizabeth Barrett Browning "How Do I Love Thee?"; publ. Carl Fischer 1954)
 * Variations and Capriccio for violin and piano (publ. Carl Fischer 1949) [Recording with William Steck, violin]
 * Concertante for clarinet and orchestra (or piano) (commissioned by Big Band clarinetist Artie Shaw; publ. Carl Fischer 1955); Shaw premiered the work with the Chautauqua (NY) Symphony on 23 July 1949, Franco Autori conducting. [Recording with Robert Alemany, clarinet]
 * Diversion of Angels ballet score for small orchestra [Video of Martha Graham Ballet Company performing the ballet]
 * The Triumph of Joan, opera in 3 Acts [school version – withdrawn; musical themes reworked into Triumph of St. Joan Symphony]
 * The Bluebird for mixed chorus and piano (text: Joseph Machlis; publ. Carl Fischer 1952) [Performance by the John Alexander Singers] [Main theme from this used again in the opening movement of the Triumph of St. Joan Symphony]
 * A Psalm of David for mixed chorus, strings, brass, and percussion [also version with woodwinds instead of chorus; and version for chorus and band] (text: Psalm 51; publ. Carl Fischer 1951) [Performance of final 10 minutes by the 2002 Texas All-State Choir]
 * Epigraph for orchestra (publ. Carl Fischer 1953) [Recording by the Vienna Symphony]
 * The Triumph of Saint Joan Symphony for orchestra (publ. 1952) [music taken from withdrawn 1950 opera; also used in a reduced orchestration for Martha Graham ballet "Seraphic Dialogues" in 1955] [Performance by Boston Modern Orchestra Project]  [Shares a theme that is also used in the Bluebird]
 * Aria and Toccata for two pianos (publ. Carl Fischer 1955) [Recording by Rosi and Toni Grunschlag]
 * New York Profiles for orchestra [partially transcribed for band much later as City Profiles] (Publ. Carl Fischer) [Recording by the Orchestra Society of La Jola, Nikolai Sokoloff conducting]
 * Song of the Open Road for mixed chorus, trumpet, and piano (text adapted from Walt Whitman; publ. Carl Fischer 1953) [Performance by the New Jersey All-State Chorus, Helen Stanley, conductor]
 * The Ruby, opera in one act (from William Gibson short story; publ. Ricordi rental 1955)
 * Song of Affirmation for mixed chorus, soprano, narrator, and orchestra (text: adapted from the poem Western Start by Stephen Vincent Benet; publ. Carl Fischer) [reworked version of the withdrawn Symphony for Voices and Orchestra] [Performance with Indianapolis Symphony]
 * The Tall Kentuckian, incidental music for soloists, chorus, and orchestra (publ. Carl Fischer)
 * Somebody's Coming for mixed chorus and piano [from The Tall Kentuckian]
 * Sweet Sunny for mixed chorus and piano (publ. 1954) [from The Tall Kentuckian]
 * Adieu, Mignonne, When You Are Gone for women's chorus and piano (Text: Owen Meredith; publ. Carl Fischer 1955)
 * The Lamentation of Saul for baritone, flute, oboe, clarinet, viola, and piano [also version for full orchestra] (text: adapted from D.H. Lawrence; publ. Carl Fischer 1970) [1958 recording in original chamber setting with baritone it was written for, Leonard Warren]
 * The Listeners for voice and piano (text: Walter de la Mare; publ. Carl Fischer 1960) [Recording by William Parker]
 * The Trial at Rouen, opera in two acts (publ. Ricordi; premiered on NBC television in 1956)
 * Air Power, television score for orchestra; symphonic suite for orchestra (Publ. C. Fischer) [10-minute excerpt of recording by Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra]
 * Hush Thee, Princeling (Lullaby for the Christ Child), Church Hymn for Unison chorus and organ, or SATB chorus and opt. organ (Publ. in American Hymns Old and New, Columbia University Press, 1980) [Performance by the TENET Vocal Artists]
 * Meditations on Ecclesiastes for string orchestra [Jose Limon ballet title "There is a Time"] (Publ. Carl Fischer) Pulitzer Prize, 1957. [Recording by the Philharmonia Orchestra, David Amos, conductor]
 * Ballad of the Seven Lively Arts (Profile of a Composer) [formerly "Big City" from Air Power], for Piano and Orchestra (publ Carl Fischer) Written specifically for TV anthology series ("Seven Lively Arts"), an episode of which was titled "Profile of a Composer" and was all about him. [Performance with composer at the piano]
 * Here is New York, television score for episode of "Seven Lively Arts" (unpublished? Suite published by Carl Fischer) [used some themes from New York Profiles]
 * O Sing unto the Lord (Psalm 98) for male TTBB chorus and organ (commissioned by Yale Univ.; publ. Carl Fischer 1959) [Performance by the Langsford Men's Chorus, Steve SeGraves conductor]
 * To Saint Cecilia for mixed chorus and brass (text based on John Dryden's "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day"; publ. Carl Fischer) [Performance by Columbia University]
 * The Triumph of Saint Joan, opera in two acts (publ. Deshon) [revised Trial at Rouen with 3 additional sections; this final version unavailable?] Winner of New York Music Critics Circle Award 1960
 * Un Sonetto di Petrarca for voice (publ. E.B. Marks 1964)
 * A Christmas Carol for voice and piano (or for SATB and 4-hand Piano, 1967) (Text: G.K. Chesterton; Publ. E.B. Marks) [Performance by the South Suburban Chorale, Albert Jackson conducting]
 * Anthony and Cleopatra, incidental music for small orchestra (Carl Fischer)
 * Kamikaze (score for TV documentary)
 * Prayers of Cardinal Newman for mixed chorus and organ (text from Roman Latin, translated by Cardinal Newman; publ. Carl Fischer 1962)
 * Vanity Fair, television score (for a novel by William Thackeray; unpublished, manuscript in New York Public Library)
 * Blood Moon, opera in three acts (unpublished)
 * Fantasy and Variations for piano and orchestra (commissioned by Baldwin Piano as part of their centenary; publ. Carl Fischer 1963) [Recording of Lorin Hollander, piano, and the Boston Symphony]
 * The Holy Infant's Lullaby for voice (also for mixed or women's chorus) and piano (or orchestra), (publ. 1962 [from The Saintmaker's Christmas Eve] [Recording by the Kansas City Chorale, Charles Bruffy conducting]
 * The Saintmaker's Christmas Eve, television score (publ. Ricordi rental)
 * The Smashing of the Reich (score for TV documentary)
 * Bright Star (Light of the World) for voice and piano (or 2-part or mixed chorus and piano) (publ. 1968) [from Blood Moon, incorporated into Christmas Music, 1968] [Recording by Desiree Goyette]
 * Christmas Music for mixed chorus and orchestra (also for chorus and piano, or piano four hands alone) (Publ. E.B. Marks 1968) [arrangements of original and traditional carols] [Recording by Debra Turok and Marylène Dosse]
 * Family Album for piano four hands (Dedicated to the composer's family; Publ. E.B. Marks) [Recording by Debra Turok and Marylène Dosse]
 * Three Songs of Adieu for voice and piano (texts by Arthur Symons, John Addington Symonds; publ. E.B. Marks) [Recording by Lisa Delan]
 * Time of Decision, television score (unpublished, manuscript in New York Public Library) [excerpt later published as Man From Independence]
 * Colloquies for violin and piano (publ. 1964 E.B. Marks)
 * Espionage (TV series, episode 3)
 * Night Song for piano (publ. 1965 by E.B. Marks in piano collection "American Composers of Today") [Later incorporated as movement 4 of Lyric Pieces for the Young]
 * Song's End for female chorus and piano (text by John Payne; publ. E.B. Marks 1964)
 * Variants on a Medieval Tune for band (publ. E.B. Marks) [Tune is In dulci jubilo; also included in The Louvre score for TV, and given further variations in band Colonial Ballads; orchestral Colonial Variants and finally in Reflections on an Ancient Hymn; also in movements 4 & 5 in the piano Diversions] [Recording by Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell conducting]
 * From Every Horizon, film score (unpublished film score for World's Fair film—now lost?); version for band, 1965 (Publ. E.B. Marks) [Recording by the Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp conducting]
 * The Louvre, television score (publ. E.B. Marks?) Winner of Emmy Award [1964 TV Special "Golden Prison" about the Louvre with Dello Joio's score]
 * Suite for the Young for piano (publ. E.B. Marks)
 * Three Songs of Chopin for orchestra (also for two or four voice chorus with piano or orchestra; also for voice and piano) (publ. E.B. Marks)
 * Laudation for organ (Publ. E.B. Marks) [Live performance by Mikhail Mishchenko from St. Petersburg, Russia]
 * Mass of the Bread of Life (unpublished; undated manuscript in New York Public Library; "To the memory of Pope John XXII" who died in 1963)
 * Questions and Answers, duet for children (voice and piano) (unpublished; manuscript in New York Public Library)
 * Scenes from "The Louvre" for band (publ. E.B. Marks 1966) [elaboration on themes used in The Louvre television score] [Recording by America's Band in Blue]
 * Antiphonal Fantasy on a Theme of Vincenzo Albrici, for organ, brass, and strings (Publ. E.B. Marks) [new treatment on theme first used in The Louvre television score and again in Scenes from the Louvre]
 * Five Images for piano four hands (version for orchestra, 1967; publ. E.B. Marks) [One movement orchestrated for band as The Dancing Sergeant] [Recording by Debra Turok and Marylène Dosse]
 * Man from Independence, for orchestra (orig. publ. E.B. Marks, later publ. Hal Leonard, now out of print) [originally included in Adventures for Orchestra, a program album: including works of 20 composers (compiled and arranged by Philip Gordon), published by Marks Music/Belwin Mills] [music from the pilot episode of planned documentary series Time of Decision; title refers to President Truman]
 * Songs of Walt Whitman for mixed chorus and orchestra or piano (text based on poems of Walt Whitman; publ. E.B. Marks) [Performance by the Crane School of Music Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, 1970]
 * Air for Strings, for string orchestra (publ. E.B. Marks) [Performance by UW Oshkosh Orchestra]
 * America and Americans (TV Score; NBC documentary based on writings of John Steinbeck; aired 12/3/67)
 * Proud Music of the Storm, for mixed chorus, brass, and organ (text by Walt Whitman, publ. E.B. Marks) [Commissioned for opening of new building at Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music]
 * Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn, for band (Publ. E.B. Marks) [reworked as orchestral Homage to Haydn] [Recording by the Air Force Band of the Rockies, Major Philip Chevallard conducting]
 * Heloise and Abelard [Martha Graham alternate title "Time of Snow"], ballet for Orchestra and baritone voice (publ. E.B. Marks) [Later excerpted in version for band as Songs of Abelard]
 * Years of the Modern, for mixed chorus, brass, and percussion (text adapted from Walt Whitman; publ. E.B. Marks)
 * Bagatelles for harp (Commissioned for the 1969 International Harp Competition; Publ. E.B. Marks) [Recording by Yolanda Kondonassis]
 * Capriccio on the Interval of a Second for piano [Commissioned for Van Cliburn International Piano Competition](Publ. E.B. Marks) [Recording by Debra Torok]
 * Homage to Haydn for orchestra [orchestral re-working of band Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn] (Publ. E.B. Marks) [Recording with Louisville Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin conducting]
 * Mass [#1] for mixed chorus, brass, and organ (St. Mary's College commission; Publ. E.B. Marks, 1970)
 * Note Left on a Doorstep for voice and piano (text by Lily Peter, publ. E.B. Marks)
 * Songs of Abelard, for baritone solo and band (publ. E.B. Marks) [excerpt from Heloise and Abelard transcribed for band] [Recording by Univ of Central Oklahoma, Brian Lamb conducting]
 * Evocations, for mixed chorus and orchestra (or piano or band) (text: Richard Hovey "Promise of Spring"; Robert Hillyer "Visitants at Night"; publ. E.B. Marks)
 * Variation on Happy Birthday, for Eugene Ormandy (113th Anniversary concert) [one of 20 composers to contribute a variation in honor of Ormandy] (manuscript in Univ. of Penn. Van Pelt Library)
 * All Is Still, monodrama for tenor solo and chamber ensemble (unpublished) [based on letter from Leopold Mozart to his son; text by William Blake]
 * Choreography, Three Dances for string orchestra (Publ. 1972 by E.B. Marks) [Performance by Garland High School String Orchestra]
 * Lyric Pieces for the Young for piano (E.B. Marks) [incorporates Night Song, first published in 1965 in the piano collection "American Composers of Today"]
 * Come to Me, My Love for mixed chorus and piano (or orchestra), (text by Christina Rossetti; publ. E.B. Marks 1973) [Performance by the Atlanta Master Chorale]
 * Concertante for Wind Instruments for band (publ. E.B. Marks 1973) [Shares a musical theme with the last movement "Scherzo" of The Developing Flutist] [Recording by the Keystone Wind Ensemble]
 * The Developing Flutist, suite for flute and piano (Publ. E.B. Marks) [shares musical material with band Concertante from the same year]
 * Of Crows and Clusters for mixed chorus and piano (text Two Old Crows by Vachel Lindsay; publ. E.B. Marks) [Performance by the Red Robe Choir, Robert Boucher conducting]
 * Psalm of Peace for mixed chorus, trumpet, French horn, and organ (text from the Psalms; publ. E.B. Marks)
 * Leisure for mixed chorus and piano (publ. AMP 1975)
 * Lyric Fantasies for viola and string orchestra (or string quintet) (publ. AMP 1975) [reworked as final ballet for Martha Graham "Exaltation of Larks", concert title Lyric Dances]
 * The Poet's Song for mixed chorus and piano (text by Alfred Lord Tennyson; publ. AMP 1974) [lyrical theme also used in middle movement of Satiric Dances]
 * Stage Parodies for piano-four hands (publ. AMP 1975) [music from Actor, Writer and Dancer movements also used in the 3 movements of Satiric Dances; both originating from incidental music to Aristophanes' play Thezmorphoriazousae] [Recording by Debra Turok and Marylène Dosse]
 * Three Essays for clarinet and piano [2nd mvt. is same middle movement as Developing Flutist] (Publ. E.B. Marks)
 * Thezmophoriazousae, incidental music for soloists, chorus and orchestra (unpublished) [selections used in Stage Parodies and Satiric Dances]
 * Diversions, a set of five pieces for piano (Publ. E.B. Marks) [organ transcription is titled Five Lyric Pieces; movement 2 Arietta orchestrated for strings; movement 3 Caccia orchestrated for younger band; movements 4 & 5 use In Dulci Jubilo]
 * Five Lyric Pieces for the Young Organist [organ transcription of Diversions; movement 5 Giga later published separately as In Dulci Jubilo] (Publ. E.B. Marks)
 * Mass [#2] in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary for cantor, congregation, mixed choir, and organ (optional brass) (Publ. AMP)
 * Mass [#3] in Honor of the Eucharist for cantor, congregation, mixed choir, brass, organ, and strings (publ. AMP 1976)
 * Notes from Tom Paine for mixed chorus and piano (JCPenney Bicentennial commission; text from Thomas Paine; publ. AMP) 1975
 * Satiric Dances for a Comedy by Aristophanes for band (Commissioned for bicentennial of Battles of Lexington & Concord, April 19, 1775, the start of Revolutionary War; publ. AMP) [music also found in Stage Parodies; both originating from incidental music to Thezmorphoriazousae; lyrical theme of middle movement previously used in Poet's Song] [Performance by the Philharmonic Winds of Singapore]
 * Colonial Ballads for band (publ. AMP 1979) [Additional band variations on In dulci jubilo, also used in band Variations on a Medieval Theme; orchestral Colonial Variants and finally orchestral Reflections on an Ancient Hymn; theme first used in The Louvre TV score]
 * Colonial Variants for orchestra (publ. AMP 1978) [13 variations based on In dulci jubilo, also used in band Variations on a Medieval Theme; Colonial Ballads and finally in orchestral Reflections on an Ancient Hymn] [Performance by Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra]
 * Songs of Remembrance for baritone voice and orchestra (text: John Hall Wheelock; publ. AMP 1979) [Recording of premiere performance with baritone Allan Wagner and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy]
 * Southern Echoes for orchestra (written for a consortium of 20 southeastern U.S. orchestras; publ. AMP)
 * Lyric Dances [Martha Graham ballet title: Exaltation of Larks] for Chamber Orchestra (or piano) [reworking of Lyric Fantasies] [Recording by Edvard Tchizvhel and the Atlantic Sinfonietta]
 * Arietta for string orchestra (E.B. Marks) [orchestration of movement 2 of Diversions]
 * Caccia for band, 1978 [transcription of movement 3 of Diversions] (Publ. E.B. Marks) [Recording by Rutgers Wind Ensemble]
 * As of a Dream for Narrator, Soloists, Optional Dancers, Mixed Chorus, and Orchestra (text adapted from Walt Whitman; publ. AMP 1983) [includes Jubilant Song]
 * The Dancing Sergeant for Band [transcription from Five Images]
 * Hymns Without Words for Mixed Chorus and Orchestra (or piano) (publ. AMP 1981)
 * The Psalmist's Meditation for Mixed Chorus and Piano (text from the Psalms; publ. AMP 1981) [Performance by the IU Conductor's Chorus]
 * Salute to Scarlatti for Piano or Harpsichord (publ. AMP 1980)
 * Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (publ. AMP 1980) [Recording by Jouko Harjanne]
 * Concert Variants for Piano (publ. Schirmer, 1983) [transcription of Ballabili]
 * Ballabili, Dances for Orchestra (publ. by Merion/Presser, 1983) [transcribed for piano as Concert Variants]
 * Dreamers, for SATB div. and Piano (text by the composer; publ. E.B. Marks, 2001) [Performance by the Sunday Night Singers at the California Choral Directors Association conference]
 * Love Songs at Parting for Mixed Chorus and Piano (publ. Schirmer, 1984)
 * Reflections On An Original Christmas Tune, for Woodwind Quintet (publ. Schirmer, 1985)
 * Aria and Roulade, for Concert Band (publ. Schirmer) [reworked for strings as Easthampton Sketches]
 * Easthampton Sketches, for String Orchestra (publ. Schirmer, 1984) [String version of Aria and Roulade]
 * I Dreamed of a City Invincible for Chorus, baritone and soprano solos, and Piano/Organ (publ. Schirmer, 1985)
 * Song at Springtide, for Piano Four Hands (publ. Schirmer, 1984)
 * The Vigil, for Chorus, Brass, and Percussion (publ. Carl Fischer)
 * Introduction and Fantasies On a Chorale Tune, for Piano (publ. Schirmer) [reworked as orchestral Variants on a Bach Chorale] [Performance by Debra Torok]
 * Variants on a Bach Chorale [Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir], for orchestra (publ. Theodore Presser, 1990) [re-working of Introduction and Fantasies on a Chorale Tune]
 * Nativity for Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra (publ. Schirmer)
 * Short Intervallic Etudes (for Well-Tempered Pianists) (publ. Schirmer) [Performance by Debra Torok]
 * Sing a Song Universal, for SATB chorus and piano (publ. Schirmer)
 * Taxes, for Voice and Piano [from The Nativity] (publ. Schirmer)
 * A Proclamation "Let Us Sing a New Song", for SATB Chorus and Band (or Piano) (publ. Presser)
 * Metaphrase on Lines from Shakespeare, for Concert Band (publ. Merion/Presser)
 * The Quest, for SATB and Piano (publ. Presser)
 * Fantasies On An Original Theme, for Concert Band (publ. Presser) [publisher recording]
 * A Memory, for TTBB Chorus and Piano (publ. Presser)
 * Songs of Memory, for SATB Chorus and Piano (publ. Presser) Movements published separately: The Oak Tree, Love Song, My City
 * Reflections On An Ancient Hymn, for Chamber Orchestra (publ. 1998 by Carl Fischer) [Ancient hymn is In Dulci Jubilo which Dello Joio used previously for variations in Variants on a Medieval Tune; Colonial Ballads; Colonial Variants; the tune also appears TV score The Louvre, and in Scenes from the Louvre; one last setting was made for organ in 2000]
 * Divertimento for chamber orchestra (publ. Presser)
 * A Lyrical Movement, for String Orchestra (publ. Presser)
 * In Dulci Jubilo (setting for organ in Augsburg organ library, publ. 2000) [Giga movement from Five Lyric Pieces for Organ (Diversions), published separately as In Dulci Jubilo] [Performance by Bryan Dunnewald, St. Mark's Church, Philadelphia]
 * Lyrical Interludes, for String Quartet (publ. Presser)
 * Simple Sketches, for piano (publ. E.B. Marks) [Performance by Debra Torok]
 * Two Songs Without Words, for piano (publ. 2001 by Carl Fischer in "Masters of Today", a piano collection of works for young pianists by American Composers) [Performance by Debra Torok]
 * Passing Strangers for Choir (publ. E.B. Marks) [Performance by the APU Chamber Singers]
 * City Profiles for band (not published?) [Transcription of some movements of New York Profiles. Performance by the Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp conducting]

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Talk:Tamborim

Link?
Removed link cause it refers to a shop, the other too but i did not find other sources and I left it. Do you think you should remove it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.141.121.245 (talk) 23:48, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

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Removed the reference to maracatu as the tamborim is never used in maracatu. Mona-Lynn 14:40, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I have never seen or heard tamborins in Maracatu, but I've read about it, so I added it, but I'm not really sure.

What is virado? I thought the turning of the tamborim while playing samba is called 'cajatera'; just curious. Thanks, Stuart

I believe "virado" means "turned around", as in maracatu de baque virado ("maracatu of the turned-around beat").

MusicScience (talk) 18:38, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

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Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti

Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (4 December 1735, Vienna – 17 February 1805, Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist and zoologist of Italian origin.

Laurenti is considered the auctor of the class Reptilia (reptiles) through his authorship of Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena (1768) on the poisonous function of reptiles and amphibians. This was an important book in herpetology, defining thirty genera of reptiles; Carl Linnaeus's 10th edition of Systema Naturae in 1758 defined only ten genera. Specimen Medicum contains a description of the blind salamander (amphibian): Proteus anguinus, purportedly collected from cave waters in Slovenia (or possibly western Croatia); this description represented one of the first published accounts of a cave animal in the western world, although Proteus anguinus was not recognized as a cave animal at the time.

In the past, Laurenti's authorship of his work has been doubted several times and attributed to the Hungarian scientist Jacob Joseph Winterl, but without substantive evidence.

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Hans Snook

Hans Roger Snook (born 26 May 1948) is a British businessman, best known for his time as the founder (with Graham Howe) and chief executive of British mobile phone company Orange.

Early life
He was born to a German mother and a British father, and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he went to the University of British Columbia.

Career
He then began a career in hotel management, which led him to Calgary for six years. In 1983, he set off on a round-the-world trip, which was cut short when he arrived in Hong Kong and became chief executive of a wireless paging business (which subsequently became part of the Hutchison Whampoa Group). In 1992 Snook was despatched to the UK where he closed Hutchison's Rabbit CT2 phone network and directed efforts to developing the UK's fourth mobile phone network.

On 28 April 1994, Orange was launched. Within five years the company had developed an enviable reputation as well as a growing international presence.

In October 1999, Mannesmann of Germany purchased Orange plc, in a failed attempt to challenge Vodafone as the world's leading mobile phone company. This set off a chain of events which resulted in France Télécom taking ownership of Orange, and in 2001 Snook stepped down as a special advisor to Orange. His public involvement since then in the UK telecoms industry was as chairman of Carphone Warehouse between 2002 and 2005. On stepping down from this post he was appointed non-executive chairman of Monstermob Group plc, the ringtone company.

From 2002, Snook was a director of The Diagnostic Clinic Ltd, providing health screening linked to alternative medicine, and its parent company The Integrated Health Consultancy Limited. Both companies entered liquidation in 2012 with aggregate debts of £8.6 million, of which £7.2m was owed to Snook.

Personal life
Hans is divorced from his first wife Etta Lai Yee Lau. He is now married to Helen Seward. They live in Marbella.

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Robert B. Claytor

Robert Buckner Claytor (February 27, 1922 – April 9, 1993) was an American railroad administrator. He became President of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1981 and was instrumental in the merger of the Southern Railway and the Norfolk & Western in 1982. He was the first chairman and CEO of the new Norfolk Southern, and is credited with locating the headquarters of the Fortune 500 company in Norfolk, Virginia, within sight of the massive coal pier at Lambert's Point on the Elizabeth River at Hampton Roads. Robert B. Claytor is best remembered by many railfans for continuing the Southern's steam program, which went on to rebuild steam locomotives J class No. 611 and A class No. 1218 and operated excursion trips. He occasionally took the helm as engineer with his brother, W. Graham Claytor Jr., who had been president of Southern Railway (U.S.) and later, CEO of Amtrak.

He was the son of W. Graham Claytor (1886-1971), who as vice president of Appalachian Power Company supervised the construction of the dam and creation of a 4,500 acre (18 km2), 21 mile (34 km) long lake on the New River at Claytor Lake State Park in Virginia, and of Gertrude Harris Boatwright Claytor, a poet. One of his brothers, W. Graham Claytor Jr. (1912-1994), was president of the Southern Railway from 1967 to 1977, a United States Deputy Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1979 under President Jimmy Carter, an acting U.S. Secretary of Transportation in the cabinet of President Carter in 1979, and president of Amtrak from 1982 until 1993.

Robert B. Claytor died of cancer on April 9, 1993, at his home in Norfolk.

"The Claytor Brothers: Virginians Building America's Railroad" is a semi-permanent exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Laurenti

Laurenti is a surname. It may refer to:

People

 * Adolfo Laurenti (1856-1944), Italian sculptor
 * Camillo Laurenti (1861–1938), Italian cardinal
 * Cesare Laurenti (engineer), Italian designer of submarines influencing HMS Swordfish (1916)
 * Cesare Laurenti (painter) (1854–1936), Italian artist
 * Donato Laurenti (died 1584), Roman Catholic Bishop of Ariano and then Bishop of Minori
 * Fabien Laurenti (born 1983), French footballer
 * Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735-1805), Austrian naturalist and zoologist of Italian origin
 * Laurentius Laurenti (1660–1772), German hymnwriter
 * Lodovico Filippo Laurenti (1693–1757), Italian composer
 * Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735–1805), Austrian naturalist of Italian origin
 * Mariano Laurenti (1929–2022), Italian film director
 * Silvio Laurenti Rosa (1892-1965), Italian film director

Fictional character

 * Commissario Proteo Laurenti, protagonist in a series of crime novels by Veit Heinichen

Biology

 * Aphaenops laurenti, species of beetle in the subfamily Trechinae
 * Astylosternus laurenti, species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae
 * Boophis laurenti, species of frog in the family Mantellidae
 * Chironius laurenti, species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae
 * Hyperolius laurenti, species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae
 * Idia laurenti, species of litter moth of the family Erebidae

Other uses

 * Champagne Laurenti, champagne producer from Les Riceys/France
 * Fiat-Laurenti, two classes of Japanese Type L submarine

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Computational cybernetics

Computational cybernetics is the integration of cybernetics and computational intelligence techniques. Though the term Cybernetics entered the technical lexicon in the 1940s and 1950s, it was first used informally as a popular noun in the 1960s, when it became associated with computers, robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Science fiction.

The initial promise of cybernetics was that it would revolutionise the mathematical biologies (a blanket term that includes some kinds of AI) by its use of closed loop semantics rather than open loop mathematics to describe and control living systems and biological process behaviours. It is fair to say that this idealistic program goal remains generally unrealised. While ‘philosophical’ treatments of cybernetics are common, especially in the biosciences, computational cybernetics has failed to gain traction in mainstream engineering and graduate education. This makes its specific achievements all the more remarkable. Feldman and Dyer (independently) discovered the true mechanism of somatic motor governance. This theory, called ‘equilibrium point theory’ by Feldman [1], and ‘neocybernetics’ by Dyer [2] debunks the concept of efference copy completely.

While Cybernetics is primarily concerned with the study of control systems, computational cybernetics focuses on their automatic (complex, autonomic, flexible, adaptive) operation. Furthermore, computational cybernetics covers not only mechanical, but biological (living), social and economical systems. To achieve this goal, it uses research from the fields of communication theory, signal processing, information technology, control theory, the theory of adaptive systems, the theory of complex systems (game theory, and operational research).

IEEE, a professional organization for the advancement of technology, has organized two international conferences focusing on computational cybernetics in 2008 and 2013.

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