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Wrong name
This article's name is incorrect. The convention is to pick one name (perhaps Mitsubishi Pajero Sport) and then redirect the others to this article. This title is too long and unlikely to ever be typed. I will handle the rename unless anyone disagrees. --SFoskett 00:45, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)

 * Mmm... no, don't see a problem. The same can be done for Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero/Shogun. Wanna do that also, or can I? And I didn't expect people to type this when I've changed things to this page, I expected them to type one of the Pajero's names, and it would redirect here (a sort of politically correct compromise). Pajero Sport is the name more used worldwide, but Challenger was used on the home market. --Pc13 07:42, 2005 Jun 6 (UTC)

 * Done. --SFoskett 15:27, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)

The outlander will also be built in bangladesh
Can anyone add more info about the seccond generation outlander? Because Mitsubishi has said that production of the pajero sport has already started.

http://asiancorrespondent.com/62307/mitsubishi-starts-production-sales-of-pajero-suvs-in-bangladesh/

http://paultan.org/2011/08/09/mitsubishi-pajero-sport-production-begins-in-bangladesh/ 180.149.7.150 (talk) 10:45, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Outlander is not successor
The Outlander is not the successor to the Challenger because the Challenger is STILL in production! It is still being built & sold as of 2006, and no official announcement has been made regarding its discontinuation. Besides, they are two completely different types of vehicles. I'm going to remove references to the Outlander. Davez621 14:12, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The Challenger is still in production, but it's no longer sold in Japan. In fact, the Airtrek/Outlander debuted in Japan after the Challenger left the market. A similar situation happened in the US, where the Montero Sport left the market after being concurrent for a year. The Pajero Sport will be gone from Europe by the end of the year. Adding to that, the second-gen Outlander will have the same size as the Challenger/Pajero Sport, but will offer more comfort and more modern engines. The Challenger will remain only in markets such as South America and Southeast Asia, where novelty isn't an issue and affordable price (as well as some actual offroad abilities) are necessary. But the Endeavor is definitely not the Challenger's successor. It's marketed above the Pajero/Montero, while the Challenger was below. --Pc13 16:59, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It is still built in Japan though. The fact that it isn't sold there is irrelevant.  Many models are built in Japan but are exclusively exported to other countries.  The Challenger continues to be sold here in Australia, and New Zealand.  The Challenger is priced from A$39,990, while the Outlander is A$29,990.  I cannot see how the Outlander could be any kind of successor Davez621 11:50, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Not the first one, the second one. The first one didn't have a V6 engine or a Diesel. --Pc13 21:21, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The second generation will still have a 4 cylinder engine on the base model. Also, the diesel is not offered in all countries, both in the Outlander and Challenger.  For example here in Australia, there has never been a diesel Challenger, and the new Outlander is not expected to be offered with diesel, at least not initially. Davez621 15:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Let me try and get more technical: Mitsubishi Challenger, wheelbase 272.5 cm, length 460 cm, width 177.5 cm, height 173 cm. Mitsubishi Outlander, wheelbase 267 cm, length 464 cm, width 180 cm, height 168 cm. See? Similar sizes. And what does size tells about segment placement? Besides, it doesn't say anywhere in the article that the Outlander replaces the Challenger in Australia, or in South America (in fact, I doubt the Outlander will be sold in South America). However, you can bet that if the Australian Outlander Mk.II keeps the same V6 as the American Outlander Mk. II, the Challenger is out of the market and left for developing nations only. --Pc13 22:56, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * You can quote figures all you like, but size alone does not determine what segment a vehicle is in. According to your logic, the new Outlander is in the same segment as a BMW X5 since they are almost the same dimensions!! (X5: 4660mm long, 1840mm wide).  As I have already mentioned, price is probably equally as important as size in determining what class a vehicle is in, and the Outlander is significantly cheaper than the Challenger.  There is still a large demand for serious off-road 4WDs here in Australia, which the Outlander clearly is not.  The Challenger suits that role much better, since it is a real 'truck'. Davez621 10:46, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, but the X5 has V8 engines, which the Outlander doesn't. And the Outlander Mk.II has a V6, just like the Challenger. The fact that the Outlander is based on the Lancer's chassis doesn't matter (the Toyota Highlander is car-based and is the replacement of the 1990s Toyota 4-Runner/HiLux Surf, which was truck-based - even though there is a current larger V8-powered 4-Runner/HiLux Surf). Neither does the fact there is a demand for truck-based SUVs in Australia based on price point alone. FWIW, the Pajero Mk.II is still sold in Spain, France and Germany. Does that mean the Pajero Mk.III wasn't its replacement? In the end, I ask you this. If the Challenger/Pajero Sport stopped being sold in Japan in 2003, in the USA in 2004, and in Europe in 2006, what is its replacement in these markets? --Pc13 11:19, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Engines don't determine vehicle classes either. Both the Toyota Yaris and Mercedes E-Class come with 4-cylinder engines - does that mean they're in the same class?  And you are wrong again - the Highlander (Kluger here in Australia) is a new vehicle - it is Toyotas 2nd 'crossover' wagon sitting above the RAV4.  It did not replace anything.  In the US, the 4Runner continues to be sold and has a 4.0L V6 standard.  Here in Australia (and the rest of the world, basically), the Toyota LandCruiser Prado is its equivalent, and arguably the successor to the old 4Runner.  I am curious as to what country you are in.  To answer your last question, we may see the real successor to the Challenger in the form of a short-wheelbase Pajero due out later in the year.  Meanwhile, a long(er?)-wheelbase Pajero will continue on. Davez621 14:27, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * What on Earth are you talking about? Both the Pajero Sport and the Outlander MKII have a 3.0L V6, didn't you know? Do you even read any sort of international motoring news? I know full well what a Kluger/Highlander is. I can tell you that the RAV4 sits on the place of the Blizzard, the Kluger (Highlander) and Harrier (Lexus RX) both replace the old HiLux Surf (4Runner). The 4Runner name was even dropped for a few years, and only returned in the current incarnation. The car is now in the same market segment as the Land Cruiser KZJ120 (Prado to you), as they share the chassis, entire engine range, and transmissions. And here in Europe we never stopped having SWB Pajeros, even when we had the Pajero Sport and now the Outlander. It is not and has never been a cheap version of the LWB Pajero, and has always been an important part of the lineup. You can't use the Australian auto market (a very idiosincratic market, from my observation) as standard for the rest of the world (and I follow what goes on in Europe, North America, Japan and South Korea, Australia and Brazil). If the Pajero Sport is not available in most of the industrialized world, and if the Outlander has the same dimensions and the same engine displacement, than the Outlander replaces the Pajero Sport in the Mitsubishi lineup. It's that simple. --Pc13 15:17, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No its not that simple! The Highlander did not replace the 4Runner, period.  The Prado replaced the 4Runner in 1996, as it filled the gap of being the smaller 4WD that sat below the Land Cruiser in the line-up.  In North America, it was never replaced, as they still have a 4Runner.  So the Highlander did not replace anything.  (There is also a model called the Toyota Fortuner sold in some Asian countries and South Africa, which is really the *true* 4Runner successor, as it shares the most in common with the HiLux pickup).  You are just speculating about the Outlander.  The Challenger is a mid-size, while the Outlander is a compact SUV. Dont' bring size or engine power into it.  The Challenger is old and often a new 'lower' model will be the same size as an older outgoing model in a higher class/segment.  The Challenger competes with vehicles like the Toyota Prado and Nissan Pathfinder.  The Outlander does not, and will not.  It competes with vehicles like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CRV.  Completely different segments.  And until the Challenger ceases production you can't say that it is replaced by anything.  Like I said, just speculation.  Even supposing they stopped selling the Challenger, how do you know that Mitsubishi won't replace it eventually?  You're jumping to conclusions.  Just wait and see what happens to the Challenger before making claims like that.  Davez621 16:13, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * There you are, applying Australian market specificities to the rest of the world again. The Prado didn't replace the 4Runner. The Prado replaced the Land Cruiser KDJ90. The 4Runner was always smaller than any version of the Land Cruiser. And the Toyota Fortuner was made specifically for developing nations. It isn't available in Japan, Europe or North America. In Europe, the 4Runner's place was taken by the RAV4. When the Mitsubishi Challenger was introduced, there were very few car-based SUVs. So it was not yet normal for a "civilized" SUV to have a single-frame chassis. The truth is, in most markets, the end of the Challenger/Pajero Sport left a vacuum, which is being filled by another "civilized" SUV, the Outlander, which just happens to have a single-frame chassis, instead of a ladder chassis, a configuration now increasingly reserved for cars that need actual offroad abilities. By your reasoning, the Ford Mondeo wasn't a replacement for the Sierra, because it was FWD instead of RWD. And whether it remains available in some markets is besides the point. Many cars have stayed in developing countries years after being gone from their own markets, such as the VW Beetle (gone from Europe in 1981, built in Mexico until 2005), Renault 5 (replaced by a new model in 1984, still built in Iran), Fiat Uno (gone in 1991, they still have it in South America), VW Santana (replaced by the first Passat-named sedan in Europe in 1987, still available in Brazil and China) or Peugeot 504 (finally written off in 1983, but produced for years in Argentina until 1999, and still available in Africa). What's more, the Challenger was never the Land Cruiser's competitor. That has always been the Pajero. The Pajero MKI was about the same size, and with similar engine choices as the Land Cruiser 70. When the Land Cruiser 90 grew in size, so did the Pajero MKII. --Pc13 22:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The Prado filled the gap left by the 4Runner, which is exactly the same argument you are using for the Outlander. But lets leave Toyota out of this.  I might be slightly biased towards the Australian market but as I am in Australia I have to be (We don't have Ford Sierras here either so I don't get the Mondeo analogy).  You on the other hand are clearly biased towards the European market, when in fact SUVs do not sell in huge numbers in Europe, making it somewhat of an unimportant market.  Like I said, the Challenger competed (and still competes) against mid-sized 6-cylinder SUVs.  Therefore, any 'successor' to the Challenger must fill the gap left by it and compete in the same segment.  The successor can't be in the class below it, as is the case with the Outlander.  The successor needs to be alot bigger than the Challenger was/is, not the same size.  Everything else has moved up in size - the new Pathfinder for instance is huge.  Are you suggesting the Outlander competes with it in any way??  Davez621 11:56, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * See what happens when you don't do research? Otherwise you would know that 4x4 vehicles are now 7.5% of the European market, with nearly 14.5 million vehicles sold in Europe in 2005, and salves have consistently risen since 1998. Your lack of knowledge on the variety of certain automotive lineups only betrays the limited availability of automobiles in Australia. Otherwise you would know the Land Cruiser Prado SWB is the replacement of the Land Cruiser 90 SWB, which is the replacement of the Land Cruiser 70 SWB. And that the Toyota 4Runner was always beneath it in the market segment, both in Europe and Japan. And you would know that the current Pathfinder has moved into a market segment that was solely the domain of the Patrol GR (a car that is getting old, and that Nissan is making no move whatsoever to replace), putting it in between the Pajero Sport and Pajero (the base model Pajero Sport is 8,000€ cheaper than the base model Pathfinder - that's a difference of 13,500 A$ - and the deluxe Pathfinder is only 5,000€ - 8,500 A$ - away from the deluxe Pajero). And you would have noticed that the Outlander MKII is getting a 162 kW 3.0L V6 engine, which is more powerful than the Challenger's 136 kW 3.0L V6, that the Outlander MKII has a third row of seats, which is missing from the Challenger. You would know all this, if you actually bothered to read any automotive news from other countries other than Australia. The increasigly old Challenger/Pajero Sport has already left two of the three most important world automotive markets (Japan and North America), and is getting ready to leave Europe, remaining available only in countries where the price difference between the more luxurious Outlander and the outdated Challenger/Pajero Sport tips the balance in favour of practicality, affordability and offroad ability, instead of comfort and modularity, which is what these three markets want, but they can get it from the Outlander, and not the Challenger. --Pc13 14:50, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Interesting file - did someone forget to tell Spain about SUVs? So I take it you're in Belgium?  I suggest you look up the definition of the word 'succeed'.  The one we're looking for is this - "To come after someone/something, to follow in time".  Therefore, the successor to the Challenger must come *after* it.  This is the point I've been trying to stress.  The Outlander was already introduced 3 years ago.  Outlander mk2 will replace Outlander mk1.  Regarding your comment above about the Endeavor, I thought I should point out that it *is* marketed below the Montero.  It sells for US$26k, while the Montero is US$36k!  You are misinformed. Davez621 09:28, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No, I'm in Portugal. SUVs don't sell well here (unless they're deluxe SUVs), but pickup trucks do. The message I'm trying to pass across here is this: The Mitsubishi Challenger/Pajero Sport won't exist in the three largest markets anymore. Starting from 2007, there will be no car in Japan or Europe between the Outlander and the Pajero, and no car in North America between the Outlander and the Endeavor. The Outlander is getting an upgrade in cabin space, equipment and engine size, to cover the space left by the Challenger's disappearance. It will be "Montero iO --> Outlander --> Pajero" in Europe and Japan, and "Outlander --> Endeavor" in North America. The Mitsubishi Challenger/Pajero Sport remains only in countries that need cheap all-terrain vehicles, like Australia, Southeast Asia or South America. Just because a model remains in some markets alongside its replacement (or even without the replacement), doesn't mean it wasn't effectively replaced in the rest of the world. --Pc13 11:20, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Months after this discussion, I'd like to chime in and support User:Davez621. The infobox is a very limited way of conveying information, and I don't think it's encyclopedic to say in black and white that the Outlander replaced the Challenger. It may have filled a gap in the price lists in certain markets when the Challenger was discontinued (e.g. North America), but to state it's a replacement is just inaccurate. The Focus "replaced" the Escort, i.e. production of one was halted, and production of the other began. I can think of four reasons the Outlander wasn't a like-for-like replacement:
 * 1) The Outlander isn't the same kind of vehicle (a car-based compact crossover SUV as opposed to a mid-size SUV with a ladder frame chassis). Especially in places like Australia where they actually care about off-road performance, the Outlander can't replace the Challenger.
 * 2) There's such an extended overlap, with the Challenger still available in many countries, the Outlander available in others, and both vehicles available in yet more markets (e.g. right here in the UK).
 * 3) The "replacement" Outlander was only available with a 2.4L I4, while the outgoing Challenger was a 3.0 V6 or a TD.
 * 4) They seem to be miles apart on the US price lists. According to Auto.consumerguide, a 2004 Montero Sport was $24-28k, while a 2005 Outlander was $18-25k. Same in the UK - a new Outlander is £17-19k, a Shogun Sport is £18-24k.

I'm going to delete the successor data from the infobox (and the Outlander page's infobox) unless someone comes up with a compelling reason to keep them. All external sources seem to show that one did not "replace" the other. --DeLarge 09:08, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Thank you so much for supporting my argument. Since this debate took place, a few things have changed and some have come to light.  The Challenger was in fact discontinued in Australia at the end of 2006.  However, Mitsubishi have indicated that a new, Triton-based ladder-frame SUV will come onto the market in the middle of 2009, which will be the TRUE Challenger successor.  It will be priced in between the Outlander and Pajero, and will (presumably) include both V6 and diesel powerplants.Davez621 (talk) 23:19, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Fairly late to state, but in south America (as i know of Brasil and Argentina etc its the Pajero Sport and not Montero as mentioned in the article)Kongkit (talk) 07:44, 4 February 2011 (UTC)KongkitKongkit (talk) 07:44, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

More Montero Sport Info
While introduced in 1997, it replaced the low-end Montero LS trim, and while introduced in North America, it was designed to compete with the Toyota 4Runner. That would be blamed, since Mitsubishi never had a RAV4 rival up until 2003, since the Outlander's introduction. Montero Sport was 181.1 (about similar to the current Toyota RAV4), Outlander was 179. The 4Runner would mostly compete with a Montero also. By the time the Highlander arrived for 2001, it would challenge the Montero Sport. Just to know this, Outlander replaces Montero Sport with 2003-04 overlapping, and Endeavor replaces Montero with 2004-06 overlapping. -- Bull-Doser 01:45, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Second Generation
Mitsubishi press didn't say the new Challenger is based on Triton platform. Only the blogger self assume. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.51.102.121 (talk) 03:26, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Mitsubishi said it's based on a ladder-frame chassis, like the Triton. The previous Challenger shared its chassis with the Triton. Mitsubishi may not have explicitly said it's based on the Triton, but they didn't say it isn't either. Have you any reason to doubt that it's the same platform? Paultan.org is sufficiently established to be a reasonably reliable source. The article not only mentions that it's the same chassis, the actual title was "New Mitsubishi Pajero Sport based on Triton platform". Given that we can source the claim to a verifiable reliable source, can you provide any evidence to dispute it?

 * Before replying, consider this. You think he assumed it. Can you demonstrate that he did not, in fact, ask a question to a Mitsubishi employee? --DeLarge (talk) 09:27, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

Did Mitsubishi said ladder-frame chassis of Mitsubishi Triton? no, they just said on ladder-frame. The car is not officially launch by Mitsubishi yet, how he could ask and get so many detail more than what Mitsubishi press could give?

Only because the facial look is same doesn't mean the chassis would be the same. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.54.24.134 (talk) 20:56, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

 * No-one is here to convince you if you don't believe they're the same platform; you're entitled to your opinion. However, you are not allowed to remove cited sources unless you can provide any evidence that they are inaccurate. Until you do that there is nothing to argue. --DeLarge (talk) 23:21, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

ok Delarge, you keep repeating revise to Paultan version. Are you linked to him? Anyway i found a new article from Mitsubishi his own and claimed its based on 'a new ladder frame' and never said Triton. So could you agree now? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.51.60.238 (talk) 21:51, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

 * Because Paultan source is currently reliable unless you can prove that it's not which you haven't. Please stop your disruption and prove that the source is not reliable and why the source your adding is reliable. Bidgee (talk) 02:59, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Again...my source is based on autoblog(the biggest automotive blog in the world) and bkkauto blog(also a automobile magazine in Thailand). Isn't it better than paultan who are a personal blogger who are bias comment toward some manufacture in his blog and that copy paste from other website and blog? Do you really read all the things what had i edit and where are the source from?

And i do some update about the first generation of the car as well. The production cease in Thai together with Strada, again with source!

Isn't it now enough to convict you my source and information is more reliable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.51.56.123 (talk) 03:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

 * Neither of the blogs you refer to contradict PaulTan.org. PaulTan merely gives more information about the chassis. Further, I find it rather eye-opening that you'd dispute the legitimacy of a webiste (paultan.org) with an Alexa ranking of c.15,000 in favour of bkkautos, which has a ranking of 288,000.
 * More to the point, your reversions restored bad English, erroneous grammar, and out-of-date information. Please stop using the revert button so indiscriminately. Please also note that you are edit warring without consensus with two editors. Further disruption can lead to the article being semi-protected. --DeLarge (talk) 13:50, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

what a lame excuse, so you count the magazine website is less reliable huh? so count that mitsubishi press website also have less visitor! how about autoblog? point it here that it have less visitor than paultan. Could you?

how about the information that i added that the first generation is stopped being production? and i edit it with the source with those reliable website, did you really take a look? and you claim it an outdated information?

wikipedia is becoming more like rubbish with people like you who simply think your own idea is always better without checking the source and find out the real news and information.

so what if my english have problem, your american or british english is so different than my origin thailand english. what is the fuss? if you think my english is not up to standard you can edit it.

wikipedia is not yours, even this page is created by you so what? this page still doesn't have a ownership. our contributions is to share the truth and real information to all and together, not the false information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.48.104.87 (talk) 23:43, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

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Rename?
As the "Challenger" name is no longer used, I suggest the page to be renamed to "Mitsubishi Pajero Sport", as it's the most used name today.114.5.146.135 (talk) 10:40, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

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Since the semi-finals were introduced, Lithuania again came last with Laura and the Lovers and "Little by Little". The following year, the Lithuanian broadcaster Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija (LRT) sent LT United to the 2006 contest with the football chant-like song "We Are the Winners". They took Lithuania to the final for the first time since 2002, coming sixth in the final with 162 points, Lithuania's best placing as of 2024.

The following year Lithuania automatically qualified for the final; however, 4Fun could not replicate LT United's success, coming 21st with only 28 points, 12 of which came from Ireland. In 2008, Jeronimas Milius failed to reach the final, coming 16th out of 19 competing nations in the second semi-final.

Lithuania threatened to boycott the 2009 contest "if Russia continues to showcase power and ignores international law." The statement was made in reaction to Russia's actions in the 2008 South Ossetia war. Culture Minister Jonas Jučas stated that it was too early to discuss the boycott since "spontaneous decisions might aggravate the efforts of diplomats" and thus make the situation worse. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Lithuania qualified from the semi-finals and received 23 points in the final, placing them 23rd.

2010s
LRT announced in December 2009 that, due to a lack of necessary funds, Lithuania would formally withdraw from the 2010 Contest. However, in the event that the necessary funds of 300,000 litas (€90,000) were found, the broadcaster announced that they would attempt to continue the country's participation. Ultimately, private company TEO LT provided the necessary funding and Lithuania participated in Oslo.

In 2011, Lithuania was represented by Evelina Sašenko with the song "C'est ma vie". The song successfully qualified from the first semi-final, placing 5th with 81 points. In the grand final, Lithuania finished in 19th place with 63 points.

In 2012, Lithuania qualified for the final with Donny Montell and his song "Love Is Blind", placing 3rd with 104 points. They eventually finished 14th in the Grand Final.

In 2013, Lithuania qualified to the final with "Something" by Andrius Pojavis, placing 9th in the first semi-final with 53 points. In the final, he ended in 22nd place with 17 points.

In 2014, Vilija didn't qualify for the final, finishing 11th out of 15 entrants in the second semi-final, scoring 36 points.

In 2015, Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila represented Lithuania with the song "This Time". The duo qualified from the second semi-final, finishing 7th, and ultimately placed 18th in the grand final with 30 points.

In 2016, Donny Montell returned to the contest and achieved Lithuania's best result of the decade, finishing ninth with "I've Been Waiting for This Night".

In 2017, Lithuania was represented by Fusedmarc with the song "Rain of Revolution". The song failed to qualify for the grand final, finishing 17th in the second semi-final with 42 points.

In 2018, Ieva Zasimauskaitė achieved Lithuania's fifth top 15 result, finishing 12th with "When We're Old".

In 2019, Jurij Veklenko represented Lithuania with the song "Run with the Lions". He competed in the second semi-final, placing 11th with 93 points, which was not sufficient to advance to the grand final.

2020s
In 2021, Lithuania qualified for the final with the song "Discoteque" by The Roop, placing 4th in the first semi-final with 203 points. In the final, The Roop reached 8th place with 220 points, thereby achieving Lithuania's second-best result to date. The Roop was previously chosen to represent the country in the later-cancelled 2020 edition with "On Fire".

In 2022, Monika Liu performed her song "Sentimentai" in Lithuanian, which marked the second appearance of the language in the contest, and the first one since 1994. The song qualified from the semi-final.

In 2023, Monika Linkytė represented Lithuania for a second time with the song "Stay". She finished 11th in the grand final with 127 points.

In 2024, Lithuania was represented by Silvester Belt with the song "Luktelk". Silvester Belt was selected through the new national final, Eurovizija.LT, and finished 14th in the grand final with 90 points.

Delegation members
Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.

Jury members
A five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals is made up for every participating country for the semi-finals and Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own country's contribution. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting. The modern incarnation of jury voting was introduced beginning with the.

Commentators and spokespersons
LRT usually broadcasts all shows in Lithuania on LRT televizija and on LRT radijas as well as online via the broadcaster's website lrt.lt. For the show's broadcast on LRT several commentators have provided comment on the contest in the local language. Darius Užkuraitis was Eurovision commentator in Lithuania as many as 19 times. He was replaced by Ramūnas Zilnys in 2021. At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.

Stage directors
The appointed stage directors are responsible for directing the country's live performance, for camerawork and for the visuals used.

Conductors
Tomas Leiburas was the only Lithuanian conductor in Eurovision as he conducted their 1994 entry.


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Naziniggers

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Naziniggers
In the absence of any claim to notability, this is likely to be either trolling or advertising. Delete --Rlandmann 00:47, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete advertising. Fire Star 00:50, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Advertising--1pezguy 00:54, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, alexa rank of 385,768, Wikipedia is not a directory of porn sites. --nixie 00:55, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete advertising -CunningLinguist 01:02, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Not advertising -- The article doesn't protray website in a positive light, and doesn't try to convince the reader to go there. It's like saying the page on Microsoft, or any other company, is advertising. This article also might be useful to anyone who wants to verify if this website exists without going there. Kayeff 01:11, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * User's first edit.

 * Delete. WP is not a web directory. Gamaliel 01:12, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. For more reasons than I can spend time writing here. DJ Clayworth 01:15, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep The entry, judging by the lack of any tone of solicitation, is most certainly not an advertisement. While Wikipedia is not a web directory, the article is notable for the exceptional subject matter presented and its retainment merits special attention in this light.205.188.117.65 01:16, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)]]
 * Keep not advertising. Knowledge of this site even for those who do not wish to view it is essential to the full internet experience.70.107.182.175 01:54, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. It is advertising unless you cite third party references to verify that it is noteworthy beyond the average porn site. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 01:56, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Hehe. "Knowledge of this site is essential to the full internet experience". At least you made me laugh out loud.... But, sorry: Delete. Though, maybe you could use that slogan in a TV-commercial for the site, or something? ;-). Shanes 02:02, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable trollcruft. Antandrus (talk)  02:04, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I don't feel this is notable. -- Barfooz  (talk)  02:09, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable, not encyclopedic. Wikipedia is not a web directory.Tobycat 04:11, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. No notability. DS1953 04:33, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia isn't a web directory, however, this could be incorporated into Shock_Site, or something to that effect. Conradrock 05:28, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Is it even notable enough to merit THAT MUCH? The first time I ever even heard about this site was this VfD entry, I had at least heard about some of the other shock sites in that article -CunningLinguist 06:35, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia isn't a directory of shocking pornography. I know WP:NOT doesn't say that, but it should! A Man In Black 05:28, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable, and the article lacks any useful content whatsoever besides the URL. Maybe if there was some media controversy or anything, but there isn't. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 06:19, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Ranks too low on Alexa, little content besides the obvious. Maybe a merge into shock site is appropriate, but this is not noteworthy enough to stay on its own. Mgm|(talk) 09:56, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable. JamesBurns 10:29, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Nazinigger? Anybody else see this as completelly innapropriate?--192.139.27.18 15:56, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Fener

redirect
This district is called Fener now, I think there should be an entry for Fener that redirects to here or vice versa.
 * This article should definately be titled Fener, as it is the current name! Bertilvidet 21:43, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. --Benne ['bɛnə] (talk) 18:10, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Euphemisms need to go
"The Fener district was home to most of the Greeks who remained in the city" is hardly the end of it. The Patriarch certainly didn't relocate out of Hagia Sophia by choice; it's highly dubious the majority of the Greek population relocated for the wide streets and clean air, either. Otoh, the enforced ghettoization of the Greeks needs to be sourced reputably in English in order to avoid the normal edit-warring slugfests one typically encounters in the Balkan articles. Anyone have sth handy?

The Golden Horn article suffers from similar issues. — LlywelynII  06:15, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

The princes in Moldova and Wallachia
... should never be called "hospodars." The original term is "voievozi" (sg. "voivod") or better yet, in plain English "princes." You may also phrase it as "rulers of [...]" 99.192.51.212 (talk) 02:31, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

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List of amphibians of Minnesota

List of Minnesota amphibians lists all of the salamanders, frogs, and toads found in Minnesota.

Salamanders
There are eight species of salamanders in Minnesota.

Frogs
There are eleven species of frogs in Minnesota.

Toads
There are three species of toads in Minnesota.

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Ernie Russell

Ernest Russell (October 21, 1883 – February 23, 1963) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, and played for the Montreal HC and Montreal Wanderers in the early 1900s. Russell was the offensive star of the Wanderers that won the Stanley Cup in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910. He once scored a hat-trick in five consecutive games. Russell was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965.

Career
Russell started out his senior hockey career with the Montreal Hockey Club, an off-shoot of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, in the CAHL in 1904–05. He also played football with the Montreal Football Club, also under the M.A.A.A. organization, as a half back.

Russell moved to the Montreal Wanderers of the ECAHA for the 1906 ECAHA season, alongside his Montreal HC teammate Ernie "Moose" Johnson, and in his first season with the club the Wanderers won the Stanley Cup after defeating the Ottawa Senators 12-10 (9-1, 3-9) on March 14 and 17, 1906 with Russell scoring four goals in the first game.

The Wanderers replicated their Stanley Cup winning feat during the 1906–07 season, defeating the Kenora Thistles 12-9 (7-2, 5-6) in Winnipeg on March 23 and 25, with Russell scoring five of his team's goals. During the regular season he had led the ECAHA in scoring with 43 goals in nine games.

Prior to the 1907–08 season there were talks about Russell rejoining the Montreal Hockey Club, but he stayed with the Montreal Wanderers instead of going back to his former club, with the result that the M.A.A.A. organization expelled him from their ranks, which meant that he could no longer play football with the Montreal Football Club. With the Wanderers he won his third consecutive Stanley Cup honors after the team defeated the Winnipeg Maple Leafs 20-8 (11-5, 9-3) on March 10 and 12, and the Toronto Professionals of the OPHL 6-4 on March 14, with Russell scoring 11 of his team's 26 goals.

Russell did not play during the 1908–09 season, but he was back with the Wanderers at the end of the 1910 NHA season, and on March 12, 1910 he won his fourth Stanley Cup with the team after it defeated the Berlin Dutchmen of the OPHL 7-3, with Russell scoring four of his team's goals.

Russel played four seasons in the NHA with the Wanderers and retired after the 1913–14 season.

Playing style
Russell played as a centre forward with a primary task of scoring goals. The Ottawa Citizen in March 1908, giving brief sketches on the players on the Montreal Wanderers, noted that Russell's value to his team had been his scoring, and also pointed out that "right in front of the nets there is scarcely a more dangerous forward in the game." The Ottawa Citizen gave further compliments on his "good eye" and "strong wrist" and stated that he could "keep control under difficult conditions."

Awards and achievements

 * Stanley Cup – 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910
 * ECAHA leading scorer – 1906–07

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Manresa State Beach

Manresa State Beach is a state-protected beach on Monterey Bay near Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, California. Manresa State Beach has two different State owned and operated facilities associated with it: Manresa Main State Beach, and Manresa Uplands State Beach and Campground.

It is operated by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The 138 acre site was established as a California State Beach in 1948.

Manresa Main State Beach hosts the junior lifeguard program which teaching lifesaving, fitness and water safety to children.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aryan Terrorism

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Aryan Terrorism
Question of notability CunningLinguist 00:49, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge in to Nokturnal Mortum DirectorStratton 02:06, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment I'd agree if I thought there was content to merge. The three sentences of Aryan Terrorism fail to provide any facts.  The first sentence states that it is a project, but fails to describe it further.  The second sentence is purely POV.  The third sentence is a pointless crystal ball statement.Tobycat 04:19, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry forgot the tag "merge if this is even real" DirectorStratton 09:11, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete because there is no real content here. Even if there were, it would be non-notable given the minor notability of the band it's linked to.  '"Aryan Terrorism" is a real topic, but the content here has nothing to do with it.Tobycat 04:19, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete / Merge, not that there's anything to merge. IF anything of substance is added, perhaps create a specific section in Nokturnal Mortum under the name Aryan Terrorism. -- Consumed Crustacean | Talk | 06:22, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing to merge. El_C 22:10, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. -- Silversmith Hewwo 19:36, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Origin of the Oak Ridges Moraine

The Oak Ridges Moraine is a geological landform that runs east-west across south central Ontario, Canada. It developed about 12,000 years ago, during the Wisconsin glaciation in North America. A complex ridge of sedimentary material, the moraine is known to have partially developed under water. The Niagara Escarpment played a key role in forming the moraine in that it acted as a dam for glacial meltwater trapped between it and two ice lobes.

In order to understand the process by which the moraine formed, it is necessary to understand the physical geography in which it currently exists (that is, its physiography), and the layers of sediments found within it (the stratigraphy of the moraine).

Regional physiography
The Oak Ridges Moraine consists of four elevated, wedge-shaped structures; from west to east, they are:

 * The Albion Hills wedge,
 * the Uxbridge wedge,
 * the Pontypool wedge, and
 * the Rice Lake wedge.

These wedges are separated by narrow east to west ridges, and formed via sedimentation. The hummocky terrain, small elevated plains and narrow ridges suggest that its formation is of glacial origin.

The moraine is nearly bisected in the east; the Rice Lake wedge is isolated from the three western wedges since the moraine is absent directly south of Rice Lake.

Four primary geophysical structures are intimately tied to the formative processes of the Oak Ridges Moraine:

 * the Niagara Escarpment to the west
 * drumlinized uplands in the north, with extensions south of the Oak Ridges Moraine
 * wide, flat-floored valleys, primarily in the north
 * low-relief plains in the south.

Niagara Escarpment
The western margin of the moraine is delineated by the Niagara Escarpment, a prominent cuesta that was fundamental to the development of the moraine. The escarpment's channels provided a route for drainage of ice-marginal meltwater; the channel system was eroded into the cuesta, and along its exposed eastern facing. Meltwater drained southwest and northeast along these corridors during the formation of the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Niagara Escarpment probably controlled regional water levels throughout the formation of the moraine.

Peterborough drumlin field
The Peterborough drumlin field is a large physiographic feature to the north of the Oak Ridges Moraine. It has a northeast to southwest orientation, and is cut by a network of deep valleys with wide, flat floors. The valleys are steep-sided, and have a branching pattern. The valley floors also exhibit inset eskers. The feature also extends south of the moraine.

Stratigraphy
The Oak Ridges Moraine consists of numerous layers of sedimentary material, for some of which the origin is unknown. The base of the moraine touches bedrock; "it is not clear if the bedrock valley itself was sculpted by a subglacial meltwater event, or was of a preglacial fluvial origin, or was possibly a combination of both." (Davies and Holysh, 2004, pg 27-5) Above the bedrock are the Lower Sediments (as styled by the Geological Survey of Canada), consisting of diamict and fine-grained glaciolacustrine sediments at its base, and an upper sandy aquifer layer. (Davies and Holysh, 2004, pg 27-5). Overlaying this is a thick sequence of Newmarket Till, a sandy loam sedimentary layer common in the area.

Each wedge exhibits different characteristics and sedimentary patterns, thus displaying many incongruities and depositional unconformities. The Rice Lake wedge, for instance, achieves a peak of 180 m above sea level, with a 20 m layer of shallow surface Oak Ridges Moraine sediments, underlain by the Newmarket Till. The other wedges, which peak at up to 335 m, have thicker and more varied surficial deposits, and the Newmarket Till lies deeper below the surface. Moreover, the sedimentary deposits are underlain by Halton Till on these wedges, which is not present in the Rice Lake wedge.

Thus, from top to bottom, the stratigraphy of the moraine is:

 * Oak Ridges Moraine sediments
 * Halton Till (not present at Rice Lake)
 * Channel sediments
 * Newmarket Till
 * Lower sediments (sandy aquifer above, diamict and glaciolacustrine units below)
 * Bedrock

Formation of the moraine
The most accepted theory of the development of the Oak Ridges Moraine is that proposed by Barnett et al. (1998). "Moraine development is highlighted in four stages and evolved rapidly from a glaciofluvial-dominated core to flanking glaciolacustrine-dominated wedge sediments." (Barnett et al., 1998, pg 1160)

The four distinct stages of the model are:

 * 1) subglacial sedimentation,
 * 2) subaqueous fan sedimentation,
 * 3) fan to delta sedimentation, and
 * 4) ice-marginal sedimentation.

However, the process by which each of these stages occurred has not been fully investigated, and is not completely understood.

Pre-formative history
During the Late Wisconsinan period, the central part of Ontario was under thick ice. An east-west fissure split the ice sheet at the western periphery of the Oak Ridges Moraine, creating the Simcoe ice lobe to the north, and the Ontario lobe to the south.

Moreover, the ice sheet's constant retreat created fractures where it met and scoured the bedrock. These fractures allowed the development of sub-glacial rivers (adj. glaciofluvial) and lakes (adj. glaciolacustrine).

With constant exposure to the sun, the surface of the ice sheet continued to melt; the meltwater flowed from high points to the north- and south-east, and from the Niagara Escarpment to the west, into the cavity created by the fissure. The fast-flowing meltwater rapidly eroded the surface of the cavity, and created channels beneath the surface of the ice.

Subglacial sedimentation
The meltwater eventually created a network of subglacial channels; many subglacial cavities also formed throughout the ice in the region. The sediment-laden meltwater travelled along these channels, increasingly depositing material in the cavities, and in the channels as the flow waned.

The channel fills along the core of the Oak Ridges Moraine are primarily coarse to fine, though the channel bases exhibit a thick sequence of coarse sediments.

Moreover, analysis of eskers within the deep valleys to the north of the moraine show that they tend to broaden to form gravel sheets. Accordingly, the "sedimentological data support the interpretation that the underfit valleys are tunnel channels eroded and filled with high-velocity. perhaps subglacial, meltwater." (Barnett et al., 1998, pg 1161)

Fan to delta sedimentation
The sedimentary deposits characteristic of this stage were lateral to, and overlying the deposits from the previous stage. Moreover, "[fan] sedimentation in this stage is distal to primary sediment input sources and occurs in a large ice-controlled lake." (Barnett et al., 1998, pg 1162) The most prominent process throughout this stage is the transition from fan to fan delta, and hence to deltaic sedimentation patterns, with extensive deposition of fine sand and silt rhythmites.

Because of the continued erosional effects of the rapidly flowing meltwater, a passage opened on the Niagara Escarpment, creating a channel to the Campbellville outlet. The opening of the outlet allowed significant water discharge from the area, causing the transition from a glaciolacustrine fan sedimentation (from the glacial lake filling the original cavity) to deltaic sedimentation. Additionally, observations demonstrate that the Uxbridge wedge, which sits at an elevation of 335 m, was produced by an ice-confined sedimentation pattern in a lake which water level was controlled by the Campbellville outlet.

Ice-marginal sedimentation
In the Humber River basin, "interbedded glaciolacustrine stratified sediments and massive to bedded diamicton" occurs in the upper deposition layers (Barnett et al., 1998, pg 1162). Some of these were deposited ice-marginally. In the east, deposition predominantly focused along the glacial margin, for example at the Palgrave Moraine.

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Gus Frerotte

Gustave Joseph Frerotte (born July 31, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tulsa.

Frerotte, who was selected to the 1997 Pro Bowl while with the Redskins. He also played for the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and St. Louis Rams.

Early years
Frerotte attended Ford City High School in Ford City, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. In high school, he was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball. Frerotte graduated in 1989.

He played with Denny Harriger on the school’s baseball team in 1987 and helped lead the team to a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship in 1987. He was later named to the Ford City Hall of Fame.

Frerotte is the cousin of Mitch Frerotte, an offensive lineman who played for the Buffalo Bills during the 1990s.

College career
At the University of Tulsa, he started eight games as a redshirt freshman in 1990 after quarterback T.J. Rubley was injured, starting his first career game at Oklahoma. He finished his college career as the school’s second-ranked all-time passer at the time, behind Rubley. During his collegiate career, he threw for 5,480 yards and 32 touchdowns on 432-of-860 passing. His 2,871 passing yards as a senior were the most by a Tulsa quarterback in 28 years. As a sophomore, Frerotte also handled punting duties for the team and averaged 35.5 yards per punt.

As an undergraduate, he joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.

Washington Redskins
Frerotte was selected in the seventh round of the 1994 NFL Draft with the 197th overall pick by the Washington Redskins; earlier in the same draft, the Redskins had selected Heath Shuler with their first-round pick (third overall). Frerotte was not even the backup quarterback in the first game of the 1994 season, which saw John Friesz have most of the snaps besides Shuler. In the eighth week of the season, due to Shuler’s sprained ankle injury, Frerotte became the starter for the game versus the Indianapolis Colts as decided by head coach Norv Turner. He went 17-of-32 for 226 yards with two touchdowns as Washington won 41–27. He started the next three games (each losses) before being inactive the rest of the year. Shuler was nabbed as the starter for the 1995 season but Frerotte would take over not long after, starting 11 games.

During his Pro Bowl season in 1996, Frerotte passed for 3,453 yards (6th best in NFL and his career high), also ranking 9th in pass completions, finishing the year completing 270 of 470 passes. Frerotte also ranked 3rd in the league in average yards per pass completion (12.3). Frerotte had led the league in that category the season before (13.8 yards per completion), his first as a steady starter (16 games, 11 starts), finishing that year with 199 completions in 396 attempts for 2,751 yards with 13 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

In November 1997, Frerotte sprained his neck by ramming his head into a padded cement wall during a touchdown celebration in a 7–7 tie against the New York Giants on ESPN Sunday Night Football. Frerotte’s season would end after breaking his hip against St. Louis in the Week 13 game on November 30, 1997. Turner stated a need for "consistency [and] accuracy" after the 1997 season that was not helped by a slow start in training camp the following year. Frerotte started the opening game of the 1998 season and went 8-of-12 for 93 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions while suffering a sore shoulder before being benched by Turner for Trent Green. He didn’t play for the next four games before being put in against Philadelphia for over a dozen passes. He then started against the Vikings and went 10-of-26 for 117 yards with an interception before being benched again for Green. He never saw the field for Washington again.

Detroit Lions
In 1999, he played for the Detroit Lions, where he backed up Charlie Batch. Frerotte wound up starting for the Lions in the playoffs while Batch was out with injuries; the Lions lost in the Wild Card round to the Redskins, Frerotte’s former team, 27–13.

The 1999 season statistically was one of Frerotte’s best, posting a career-high 60.2% completion percentage (4th best in NFL) and an 83.6 passer rating (9th best in NFL and best of Frerotte’s career when starting six or more games). He also finished in the NFL Top 10 for Highest Average Yards per Pass Attempt at 6.88 (9th in NFL) and Passing Yards per Game at 235.2 (8th in NFL). Frerotte’s best game of the season came vs Chicago (11/25/99), completing a career best (up to this point) 29 completions for 309 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, a key role in a narrow 21–17 win. The following week Frerotte again played well, this time facing his former team, helping Detroit beat Washington 33–17 completing 21 of 32 passes for 280 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. Frerotte established a then career high 375 yards, completing 24 of 39 passes again with two touchdowns and no interceptions in a losing effort vs Arizona on 11/14/99.

Denver Broncos
In 2000, Gus was a backup for the Denver Broncos. After Brian Griese was injured, he led the Broncos to the playoffs. The team lost in the opening round to the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. He remained the Broncos' backup until the 2001 NFL season was over.

Playing in 10 games (6 starts) subbing for the injured Griese, Frerotte led Denver to four wins in his six starts, finishing the season with a 59.8% completion percentage (2nd best of career in a season with 6 or more starts), passing for 1,776 yards with nine touchdowns and eight interceptions. Frerotte finished 4th in the league in Average Yards Per Pass Completion (12.9) and 10th in Average Yards Per Pass Attempt (6.88).

Among his more notable performances, Frerotte quarterbacked a wild 38-37 win over division rival San Diego on November 19, overcoming 4 interceptions and a lost fumble by passing for a career-high 462 yards and 5 touchdowns. He was far more efficient in wins over New Orleans on 12/03/00 (11 completions in 16 attempts for 201 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions) and in the regular season finale vs San Francisco on 12/23/00 (18 completions in 29 attempts for 205 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions). At one stretch Denver scored at least 38 points in three consecutive games with Frerotte starting at quarterback (11/19/00 vs San Diego, 11/25/00 vs Seattle, 12/03/00 vs New Orleans).

Cincinnati Bengals
He joined the Cincinnati Bengals in 2002, winning the starting job before losing the position after three games to Jon Kitna under the soon-to-be-fired coach Dick LeBeau.

2003–2007: Vikings, Dolphins, and Rams
In 2003 and 2004, Frerotte backed up Daunte Culpepper for the Minnesota Vikings, and served as the team’s holder on field goals. He won both games as a temporary starter for the team in 2003.

Frerotte earned the Miami Dolphins starting job in 2005. He started 15 games, guiding the Dolphins to a 9–6 record, throwing for 18 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, completing 52% of his passes and finished the season with a 71.9 quarterback rating. He then joined the St. Louis Rams as back-up to Marc Bulger. St. Louis cut Frerotte after two seasons with the team on February 28, 2008.

Second stint with Vikings
On April 1, 2008, he returned to the Vikings, signing a two-year, $3.75 million deal. He was Tarvaris Jackson’s backup for the first two games of the year. On September 17, 2008, he was named the starter for the rest of the 2008 season by head coach Brad Childress. Frerotte led the Vikings to an 8–3 record before suffering a back injury, which reinstated Jackson as the starter.

On November 30, 2008, Frerotte tied the NFL record for the longest pass from scrimmage by throwing a 99-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian against the Chicago Bears.

Frerotte had expressed interest in being the starting quarterback for the Vikings for the 2009 NFL season, but was released on February 27, 2009, after the team traded for quarterback Sage Rosenfels. The Vikings ultimately signed Brett Favre to be their starter.

After retirement
By December 2010, Frerotte was working for GAIMPlan Consulting which helps high school athletes select a college. On January 19, 2011, Frerotte announced he would be taking over as head coach at John Burroughs School in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. His teams were runners up in the state championship game in 2011 and 2012. In 2017, Frerotte joined Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based startup RC21X as the Vice President of Brain Health Initiatives. The company developed a cloud-based tool to monitor brain performance. Frerotte also serves as a brand ambassador for the firm.

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Talk:Bao'an, Shenzhen

Someone has twice posted an interlanguage link to the Chinese wiki article for Bao'an, Guangdong Province, to this article. The help is appreciated but that is not the same Bao'an; this one is in Shaanxi Province, that one is in Guangdong far to the south-east. Thanks! ~ Dpr 00:50, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Correct pinyin
Does this name need the apostrophe? I can't see any mistakes that someone could make with "Baoan" if they knew pinyin. DTOx 14:55, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No. -- Миборо в ский 22:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. --Babel fish (talk) 15:35, 8 May 2021 (UTC)

Out of date
That crime report is from *2005* !! I work in Bao'An and haven't been kidnapped yet. The Shenzhen Police have a really big presence in BA and crime has dropped significantly since 2005. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.61.131.150 (talk) 12:50, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

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Serphin R. Maltese

Serphin R. Maltese (born December 7, 1932) is an American attorney and retired politician from the state of New York. A onetime chairman of the Conservative Party of New York, Maltese served as a state senator from District 15 from 1989 through 2008.

Early life
Maltese, an Italian-American, was born in the neighborhood of Corona in the borough of Queens. In 1951, he graduated from Stuyvesant High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Manhattan College in 1958 and an LL.B. and a J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law. He is a Korean War veteran.

Career
Maltese has served as a Queens Assistant District Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Queens Homicide Bureau.

In 1984, Maltese ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives from central Queens. The seat was being vacated by Geraldine Ferraro, who was chosen to run for Vice President on the Democratic ticket with Walter Mondale. Maltese was defeated by Democrat Thomas J. Manton.

Maltese served as chairman of the Conservative Party of New York from 1986 to 1988.

Maltese represented New York's 15th State Senate District, located in Queens, from 1989 to 2008. He was elected as a Conservative for his first two terms, at most times with endorsement by the Republican and Right to Life parties. He became a Republican in 1990, and continued to win re-election in a district that normally favored Democrats. In 2006, Maltese was nearly defeated, narrowly beating Democrat Albert Baldeo by 894 votes. In 2008, Maltese was soundly defeated by New York City Councilman Joseph Addabbo, Jr. as the Democrats took control of the State Senate.

During his Senate career, Maltese sponsored 239 bills that became law.

Community involvement
As of February 2019, Maltese served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Christ The King Regional High School, an independent Catholic high school in Middle Village, Queens.

Personal life
Maltese is married to portrait painter Constance Del Vecchio; they have two children and several grandchildren.

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Cello Concerto No. 9 (Boccherini)

Luigi Boccherini's Cello Concerto No. 9 in B-flat Major, G. 482, was written in either the late 1760s or early 1770s. Boccherini, a talented cellist, composed twelve concertos for his instrument. In 1895 German cellist Friedrich Grützmacher chose this concerto to be arranged to fit the style of a Romantic virtuoso concerto, and in this form, widely heard, it bears only a tenuous resemblance to the original manuscript.

The Boccherini Ninth Cello Concerto has long been an integral part of standard cello instruction, because of creeping use of the full 4+ octave range of the cello, rather than large jumps between different finger positions.

Grützmacher merged Boccherini's Ninth Cello Concerto with other Boccherini Cello Concertos. Besides the extensive cuts in the outer movements, Grützmacher decided to rid the Concerto of its original second movement, replacing it with that of the Seventh Cello Concerto (in G Major, G.480). The Fourth Cello Concerto (In C Major, G.477) makes an appearance in bars 40-46 of the first movement, and in bars 85-96 and 151-163 of the Rondo, borrowing from the respective movements. The arpeggios of the Fifth Cello Concerto's (in D Major, G478) first movement are featured in their minor form in bars 47-53 of the first movement. Grützmacher also took the liberty of writing his own cadenzas. Despite all the changes, this Concerto holds up as one of Boccherini's best-known works.

Pablo Casals, Pierre Fournier, Janos Starker, and Jacqueline du Pré all made recordings of the Grützmacher version of the Concerto. Maurice Gendron and Yo-Yo Ma have made recordings of the original work. The two works are distinguished by their origin: Original vs. ''arr. Grützmacher''.

Movements

 * I. Allegro moderato
 * II. Andante grazioso (Original)
 * II. Adagio (non troppo) (Grützmacher)
 * III. Rondo. (Allegro)

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Jack Ruttan

John Douglas Ruttan (April 5, 1889 – January 7, 1973) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey player and coach. Ruttan played for the Winnipeg Hockey Club and was a member of the 1913 Allan Cup championship team. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963.

Playing career
Ruttan played juvenile hockey with the Winnipeg Armstrong's Point hockey team that won the Winnipeg juvenile championship of 1906. He switched to the Rustler club the following season which won the 1907 juvenile championship. The following season, Ruttan entered St. John's College (known today as the University of Manitoba and its team won the Manitoba University Hockey League championship. Ruttan moved up to senior hockey in 1909 and played for the Manitoba Varsity hockey team which won the championship of the Winnipeg Senior Hockey League in 1911. Ruttan moved on to play for the Winnipeg Hockey Club in 1912. That season Winnipeg won the Allan Cup as senior hockey champions of Canada.

Ruttan had served in the Canadian militia for five years prior to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914: three years with the 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers, and two with the 34th Fort Garry Horse. In April 1915, he enlisted with the 10th Regiment, Canadian Mounted Rifles. Promoted to captain, he did not serve on the front lines due to several health issues, including pharyngitis, appendicitis, anemia, and a duodenal ulcer.

Sent back to Canada in 1917, Ruttan helped organize the Winnipeg Military Hockey League for the 1917–18 season. Established to help the war effort, the three teams used names from recent battles: Somme, Vimy, and Ypres. Ruttan played one game with the Somme team, his last competitive match. In 1919, Ruttan became an ice hockey coach for the Winnipeg Hockey Club. From 1920 until 1922, he refereed in the Winnipeg League. Ruttan coached a season of the University of Manitoba in 1923–24.

Awards and achievements

 * Allan Cup Championship (1913)
 * Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1963
 * Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

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Talk:Emetophilia

Roman Vomiting Myth
This line "after the commonly-supposed (but mistaken) belief in the frequent induction of vomiting at Roman feasts" seems to be off base considering it links to a Wiki page that states, "While Romans on rare occasions did practice vomiting after meals, the conflation of vomitorium with actual vomiting is a recent invention." In other words, it's the use of the vomitorium for vomiting that is the mistaken belief, not that in certain circumstances the Romans vomited intentionally after feasting. So I'm for altering the text. 75.19.34.215 (talk) 02:57, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

WTF? This article needs an expert in what? Some guy with a degree in erotic vomiting?!

This article is in desperate need of attention. Adiemus 15:24, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Does anyone else think that this page needs to be completely re-written? It almost wholly includes unsubstantiated claims, generalities being discussed as fact, and all with no direct references for some of the most specific claims. I'm referring to the "different levels" of emetophilia, the sections about emetophobics, celebrities, the "bumper crop of vomit scenes", etc. In addition, the article is poorly written.

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I agree. I have rewritten and actually made it shorter. Some stuff was redundant and the stuff about celebrities was stupid and assumed we think about them in the first place. On the other hand, encyclopedias aren't SUPPOSED to cite all their sources, right? We are sort of supposed to take them on trust. I have removed the first link at the end, alt.fondle.vomit, which is out of date. The third link was to a bona fide heterosexual emetophile site. I've added a further one to a bona fide, text-only, no-images gay emetophile site.

Not controversial
I removed the controversial tag, as I see nothing controversial about this article, and I see no controversy in the talk page. --Xyzzyplugh 18:17, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

I don't know what "Jason C. Livingston, Vomiting Gets Me Hot" is. It's not available online or even cited anywhere else online. I'm thinking it's a prank.

That article was in some fetish magazine or something. Mr. Livingston has appeared on various shock-jock radio shows, and (I believe) Jerry Springer, showcasing his desire to have attractive women vomit on him. He also used to pester me (I'm a female emetophile) to get together with him, but I refused; furthermore, he has quoted some of my emetophilic writing without attribution, trying to pass it off as his own.

The newsgroup alt.fondle.vomit still exists, but it is very nearly dormant.

I used to have a website of my own dealing with emetophilia, but my internet provider discovered (after it had been there for several years) that it contained "adult content", and threaten to cancel my account. The site still exists, but all the written material has been removed, and it only contains audio recordings - which, for some reason, my provider doesn't consider offensive. --acelightning 05:00, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Wow, you sure sound like a winner to me.

What happened?
This article used to have at least some information, but now there's none! That "buildup, spasm, relief" description seemed pretty accurate. Why'd it get scrapped? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geepaws (talk • contribs) 23:36, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Medal of Honor flag.png

Image:Medal of Honor Flag with Gold Fringe.svg
This flag, which is something that I made recently, is probably one of the best flag illustrations that I have ever seen on Wikipedia. The qaulity of the image is better than what I have seen, and better than the quality that I replaced a few days ago. The image is currently used on the Medal of Honor article and was created, as mentioned earlier, by User:Zscout370.

 * Nominate and support. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:57, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, graphically very dull — Oska 07:07, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, graphically very basic. --Chris 73 Talk 11:54, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. I don't think images of flags are striking or informative enough to be featured. A photograph, however, might be. Mgm|(talk) 20:36, Jun 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Far too small, far too boring. ed g2s  •  talk  23:52, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. As above. -- Silversmith Hewwo 08:54, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose simply because the resolution is too low. Might consider supporting if width were 2400 or more.  dbenbenn | talk 14:20, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Romania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its debut in, and has placed in the top ten six times. Its best results were achieved with "Let Me Try" by Luminița Anghel and Sistem in, and "Playing with Fire" by Paula Seling and Ovi in , who both finished in third place. The Romanian participant broadcaster in the contest is Televiziunea Română (TVR), which select its entrant with Selecția Națională, a song contest organised every year since 1993 –except for –.

In, the year before its first appearance, Romania attempted to debut in the contest, but came last in the qualifying round. After successfully joining the following year, poor placements followed until 2002, resulting in several relegations. This changed with the introduction of semi-finals to the contest in 2004, after which Romania reached the final 14 times, failing to qualify from the semi-finals in, , , and , the latter finishing with no points.

Contest history
Televiziunea Română (TVR) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1 January 1993, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It has participated in the contest representing Romania since its in 1994. Before becoming a member of the EBU, TVR had broadcast the contest several times during the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s.

TVR unsuccessfully attempted to debut in the, selecting "Nu pleca" by Dida Drăgan for the qualifying round Kvalifikacija za Millstreet (Preselection for Millstreet); Drăgan came in last place. A non-qualification was also achieved in when there was a qualifying round for all countries excluding hosts Norway. The Eurovision site does not count either year in Romania's list of appearances. The country's first official participation occurred in with "Dincolo de nori" by Dan Bittman placing 21st in the contest's final. The following years saw similar low placements and non-participations in, , , and.

Romania's first top ten result was achieved in, when "Tell Me Why" by Monica Anghel and Marcel Pavel finished ninth. The country placed within the top 20 every year from to, claiming third place in  with "Let Me Try" by Luminița Anghel and Sistem. this remains Romania's best result in the contest, alongside "Playing with Fire" by Paula Seling and Ovi in, which also finished third. Since 2010, the country's only other top ten placement was in, when "Yodel It!" by Ilinca and Alex Florea reached seventh place. was TVR's first year to significantly invest in a performance; the costs for the use of graphics and special effects during the show for "On a Sunday" by Ester Peony amounted to 100,000 euros. Romania had previously introduced the first-ever use of overlays at Eurovision in.

Romania has participated in the contest 23 times, having qualified for the final 14 times since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, failing to qualify in, , , and. In 2016, the EBU suspended TVR from all its member services due to the repeated non-payment of debts and the threat of insolvency. This in turn disqualified their 2016 entry, "Moment of Silence" by Ovidiu Anton, from participating in the contest. Although TVR had selected "Alcohol You" by Roxen to be performed in, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Roxen was internally selected for 2021 nonetheless, performing "Amnesia". After failing to qualify for the final in four out of its latest five participations, Romania opted not to take part in the.

Selection process and accolades
Since 1993, TVR organises Selecția Națională, a song contest which has been taking place every year except for 2021, to select its entry for Eurovision. The winner of the first edition was chosen by 1100 households in the country. Since then, several voting procedures have been used, often combining televoting with the votes of a jury panel. The selection of the winner either occurred during one show, or through a varying amount of semi-finals. For the first time, a part of Romania's entry was determined internally in 2020. Roxen was selected by TVR out of exclusive partner Global Records's roster, and was appointed five songs for a jury and the public to choose from. The broadcaster and the label also collaborated the following year for the internal selection of Roxen and her entry.

In, Nico and Vlad won Romania's first and only Marcel Bezençon Award for "Pe-o margine de lume", in the Composer Award category, and Sanda received the infamous Barbara Dex Award in. A number of Romania's Eurovision entries have experienced commercial success over the years. While "Let Me Try" reached number nine on the Romanian Top 100, 's "Tornerò" by Mihai Trăistariu peaked within the top ten in Finland and Greece. Elena's "The Balkan Girls" topped the Romanian chart in, and similar success was attained by Mandinga's "Zaleilah" in , obtaining number two in the country's Airplay 100 ranking and a Gold certification for digital downloads exceeding 10,000 copies in Romania. "Llámame", the nation's 2022 entry, also peaked atop the charts in Romania.

Heads of delegation
Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers and backing vocalists, among others.

Stage directors
The appointed stage directors are responsible for directing the country's live performance, for camerawork and for the visuals used.

Jury members
A five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals is made up for every participating country for the semi-finals and final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own country's contribution. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting.

Commentators and spokespersons
For the show's broadcast on TVR, various commentators and dual commentators have been hired throughout the years, with Leonard Miron notably having done the job on seven occasions. At Eurovision, after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite their respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.

Conductors
In contests where an orchestra was provided, a conductor was required to lead the musicians during each country's performance. Broadcasters were able to provide their own conductors, or could call upon the services of the conductor appointed by the host broadcaster. For 1993's Kvalifikacija za Millstreet pre-selection round, George Natsis conducted the Romanian entry. In 1994 and 1998, Irish host conductor Noel Kelehan and Romanian conductor Adrian Romcescu – also the composer of "Eu cred" – were hired, respectively.

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Queen Elizabeth Park, British Columbia

Queen Elizabeth Park is a 130-acre municipal park located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is located on top of Little Mountain approximately 125 m above sea level and is the location of former basalt quarries dug in the beginning of the twentieth century to provide materials for roads in the city.

History
Before European settlement, the park was an old-growth forest and a spawning ground for salmon. Grey wolves, elk and bears would frequent the area. The settler population which began in earnest in the 1870s exterminated the grey wolves, elk and bears, chopped down all the old growth forest and paved over the salmon creeks. The salmon creeks that extend from Queen Elizabeth to False Creek do still exist today, however, they have been paved over.

In 1936, the BC Tulip Association suggested the creation of sunken gardens within the old quarries to the city's park board. By the end of that decade, the site had been turned over to the Vancouver Park Board for park and recreation purposes. The park was dedicated by King George VI and his consort, Queen Elizabeth (the mother of Queen Elizabeth II) during their visit to Vancouver in 1939, as King and Queen of Canada. From that time, Park staff incrementally transformed the overgrown hillsides into Canada's first civic arboretum, with a generous donation from the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. The popular quarry gardens were designed by Park Board Deputy Superintendent Bill Livingstone and were unveiled in the early 1960s.

Prentice Bloedel's gift of $1.25 million funded the open reservoirs and built the country's first geodesic conservatory, which is surrounded by covered walkways, lighted fountains and a sculpture, Henry Moore's Knife Edge Two Piece 1962–65. The Bloedel Floral Conservatory opened on December 6, 1969 amidst much jubilation. Its enclosed tropical garden houses 500 exotic plants and flowers and more than a hundred free-flying tropical birds.

Attractions
There are several other attractions in the park including:
 * Arboretum
 * Celebration Pavilion
 * Bloedel Floral Conservatory
 * Fountains/Plaza
 * Quarry Gardens
 * Painters' Corner
 * Sculpture

Several episodes of the long running TV show Stargate SG-1 were filmed there.

Activities
Activities at Queen Elizabeth Park include:
 * Pitch and putt golf course
 * Little Mountain disc golf course
 * Tennis courts
 * Lawn bowling club
 * Tai Chi
 * Jogging

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Tessie (EP)

Tessie is an EP by Dropkick Murphys released in 2004. It features two covers of the official anthem of the Boston Red Sox, "Tessie". Among the songs included on the CD, only "The Burden (live on WBCN)" and "Tessie (Old Timey Baseball Version)" appear exclusively on this release. "Fields of Athenry" was previously released on Blackout, "Nutty", the song most associated with the Boston Bruins ice hockey team, which is also known as "Nutrocker", was released later on Singles Collection, Volume 2, a rarities compilation album and "Tessie" was a bonus track on their next album, The Warrior's Code, which also included a studio recorded version of "The Burden". The music video for "Tessie" is included on the enhanced portion of this EP.

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List of reptiles of Minnesota

Thirty species of reptiles have been recorded in the US state of Minnesota, including 17 species of snakes, eleven species of turtle, and three species of lizard. Of those 31 species, two (Blanding's turtle and the wood turtle) have been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with another 20 listed as least concern and nine have not been evaluated.

Minnesota does not have an official state reptile. However, the Blanding's turtle was proposed as the reptile of the state in 1998 and 1999.

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Glo Worm

Glo Worm is a stuffed toy for young children, designed by Hasbro's Playskool division, and made in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Introduced in 1982, the plush, pajamaed worm body contained a battery-powered device that when squeezed would light up the toy's vinyl head from within, creating a soft glow.The original toy, upon release, was such a success that Hasbro released a new Musical Glo Worm and Glo Bug in 1984, and a Glo Butterfly in 1985. A series of story books, night lights, videos and other merchandise was also produced until the early 1990s. However, in late 2005, the product was criticized for harming children; its plastic head was softened with phthalates, which can be dangerous if swallowed by children. The Glo Worm is still made today, although with an updated appearance.

Glo Friends
Playskool expanded its brand of "Glo" toys made of soft vinyl that glowed, and released The Glo Friends animated series in 1986.

American fast food chain Wendy's released a series of Glo Friends soft vinyl toys as a promotion in 1989.

In collaboration with Playskool, toy company PlayMonster expanded the Glo Friends with Wigglebug in 2022.

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