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Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Agentsoo

 * ''The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a request for adminship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it.

Agentsoo
final (0/5/4) ending 05:00, 1st August 2005 (UTC)

I've had this account for over a year and wrote a number of articles before that (e.g. Chasmosaurus). I have accrued close to 1400 edits, most minor, as I spend a lot of time proof-reading pages via the Random Article page, fixing typos, grammatical errors and vandalism as I go. I've also written a few more substantial articles, mainly on the subject of dinosaurs, music and Scrabble. I think I must have quite an esoteric edit history. The extra features available to admins, especially rollback, would be very helpful in my quest to make Wikipedia better one comma at a time! Agentsoo 18:30, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

Support

Oppose
 * 1) Oppose. Contributions list starts on 19th June 2004 (hence the over a year claim) but there were only 2 edits before 27 May 2005, talk-page got the welcome message on 28th May 2005 and first edit to own user page was on 30th May 2005. I reckon that's a presence of about 2 months. Apart from that, the single "sysop" chore cited doesn't need admin powers to do, or to complete. Has cast a total of 2 VfD votes and no other *fD at all. Has 3 User talk:, 22 Talk: and 62 Wikipedia: edits, which is too little interaction to judge. Does good enough article work, though substantially many edits are minor. However, this username has never edited Kentrosaurus (below) or Chasmosaurus above. EDIT: the finish date above has been set correctly, but the time appears to be chosen arbitrarily. -Splash 21:37, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
 * As I said myself, I edited those articles before I had an account. I have no way to prove that 213.122.72.220 is me, although I can prove (if absolutely necessary) that I own the account on Everything2.com with which I originally wrote them. There was a long gap after my first edits as I never saw much value in logging in, although evidently I have recently seen the error of my ways. My point re. sysops was that I don't mind doing the less glamorous tasks that Wikipedia requires - which includes minor edits, which again I said myself constitute the majority of the work I do. Nevertheless I am pleased that you bothered to check out my claims before voting - it reaffirms my faith in Wikipedia. Agentsoo 21:52, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose for now. He's only really been here for two months, as was already stated, and still has only 3 edits to User talk and less than 100 to WP:, so he hasn't really had much experience with admin tasks or interactions with other users (and hence with handling conflicts).  I would recommend waiting a few months and being renominated by an existing admin. --Idont Havaname 17:43, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Maybe I was premature in applying. IMHO the 'no big deal' line is a little misleading. I'll keep working away and hopefully someone will renominate me at a better time. Agentsoo 17:59, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose Ditto to everything Splash said. The fact that your edits are mostly minor works against you. The fact that you have numerous spelling errors in your nomination works against you. Ryan 06:17, July 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Numerous? I found one; "clearn" for "clean", obviously a typo. It's absurd for minor edits to count against me. If you look in my edit history, you'll see that the vast majority of work I do is clean-up. No, it's not exciting, but someone has to do it. Also, I already conceded that I applied too early so this vote doesn't really matter, but at least keep your criticism fair as the above voters did. Agentsoo 10:04, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I apologize for my hyperbole. However, you could have at least corrected the 'clearn' mistake. Don't worry, I did it for you. If you wish to brag about how all you do is clean-up, you might want to start with your nomination. Good luck to you in the future. Ryan 08:06, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * I thought it might look dishonest to fix the mistake while we were talking about it, but thanks for fixing it. Agentsoo 09:13, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
 * No problem. Sorry if I came off a bit rude. I've snapped at, like five nominees in the past three days. I need to chill. :( Ryan 09:22, July 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * People often come off sounding curt on here; it's a consequence of the medium I think. I don't take it personally. Agentsoo 11:03, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose. Sorry, but confuses policy with proposed policy, and has only really been editting for the last two months. I'll likely change my vote if good habits continue and Agentsoo shows a slightly better grasp of policy. --Scimitar parley 18:57, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose Don't think that he/she is experienced enough. Has only been really contributing for 2 months--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91  ($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|)  16:03, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Neutral
 * 1) Neutral. Participation in the double-redirect project indicates your dedication to Wikipedia and a certain willingness to do the tedious things administrators must sometimes do. However, "Almost all the things I do already probably count as sysop chores" and the lack of experience on VfD or vandalism reversion indicate confusion as to what an admin actually does. A total of 25 Talk: edits and 62 Wikipedia: edits also indicates that you have probably not been involved in much conflict – this is a good thing, but as Splash says this is "too little interaction to judge." It's my feeling that, although adminship ought to be "no big deal," applicants should already be doing the kinds of things that would naturally lead to an adminship. Since you appear to be a valuable contributor to article space and have had no history of vandalism or other unpleasantness, I will not vote to oppose, but until you get more experience doing admin-like things, I cannot vote to support. android  79  00:05, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Fair criticism. I will attempt to get more involved in VfD. Agentsoo 00:11, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Neutral for now. Would suggest a few more months of active wiki involvement. Other than that, I look forward to supporting you on a future date (as we can always use a responsible admin). Keep up the good work and happy editting! Sasquatch′↔T↔C 07:30, July 27, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Neutral I would support but the oppose claims are too strong. Please come back in a few months time. JuntungWu 14:58, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutral. Decent attitude, been here a little while at least.  Probably wouldn't benifit all that much from Admin capabilities, but then that probably doesn't matter much as I'd much rather candidate continued little fixes.  Also confuses proposed policy with normal policy...  Anyway, I've think you've learned what you needed to from this - come back next week or later with a good attitude and you've got my vote --RN 09:18, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Comments
 * I am reserving my judgement for now but I was just wondering why you consider fixing double redirects an admin chore? Its part of a WikiProject that anyone can contribute to (and in fact are encouraged too). Besides that, your edits look really good. If you could clarify this one thing, it would be great =) Sasquatch′↔T↔C 09:09, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * I was trying to show that I'm happy to do the boring-but-necessary tasks. Sorry for being unclear. Agentsoo 10:05, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thanks!Sasquatch′↔T↔C 07:30, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate
 * I think more edits, with variety, are essential for deciding any issue for nomination. I wish User:Agentsoo all the best, and would love to see him around on a continuous basis. --Bhadani 17:38, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
 * 1. What sysop chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with? (Please read the page about administrators and the administrators' reading list.)
 * A. I racked up hundreds of edits during the recent WikiProject to clean up double redirects, and I'd be happy to do that again. Almost all the things I do already probably count as sysop chores.
 * 2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikipedia, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?
 * A. Kentrosaurus was particularly pleasing, as I wrote it before I had any real idea how Wikipedia works. From that basis, numerous devoted Wikipedians wikified it in numerous ways and turned it into the rather good article it is today, all from the factual input of a newbie. Just how Wikipedia should work, I feel.
 * 3. Have you been in any conflicts over editing in the past or do you feel other users have caused you stress? How have you dealt with it and how will you deal with it in the future?
 * A. Perhaps surprisingly, no. Generally I find people here to be robust in their arguments but very reasonable and honest. We're all trying to achieve the same thing, after all.

 * The above adminship discussion is preserved as an archive of the discussion. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the talk page of either this nomination or the nominated user). No further edits should be made to this page.


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ECC (eikaiwa)

ECC Foreign Language Institute (ECC外語学院) is one of the major private English teaching companies or eikaiwa in Japan. It is part of the ECC group.

ECC (Education through Communication for the Community) is based in the Kansai region of Japan and also has many branches in the Chūbu and Kantō regions. As of March 2020 it has 188 Foreign Language Institute schools across Japan, as well as 24 Airline Institute schools and 12 Global Communication Senka locations. It has over 400 native English speakers as instructors.

In November 2013 it was reported that ECC had 379,267 students studying seven different languages: English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, and Spanish.

Teaching staff
A large proportion of the foreign instructors employed at ECC are recruited abroad. A large number of these are recruited in Canada, where regular recruiting sessions are held. Periodic recruiting sessions are held in Australia, the US, the UK and more recently in New Zealand.

Half of the average teacher's weekly schedule is composed of English lessons for children, with the remainder of the schedule made up of different types of adult lessons. Some teachers are also chosen to teach at businesses and universities. ECC does have limited voluntary overtime, mainly during the peak holiday periods when attendance is high.

Newly hired teachers receive two weeks of training before being placed in classes, though more training is required for those chosen to teach more challenging types of classes. There is also annual training for those who continue past their first contract.

ECC foreign instructors are not required to be qualified English teachers, hold any EFL qualifications or have any previous teaching experience.

School locations
As of February 2012, ECC has 171 schools located across Japan.

Kanto region; 62 schools: Tokyo prefecture; 32 schools. Kanagawa prefecture; 12 schools, Saitama prefecture; 8 schools, Chiba prefecture; 6 schools, Tochigi prefecture; 2 schools, Fukushima prefecture: 1 school, Ibaraki prefecture: 1 school.

Tokai region; 43 schools: Aichi prefecture; 34 schools, Mie prefecture; 3 schools, Gifu prefecture; 3 schools, Shizuoka prefecture; 3 schools.

Kansai region; 61 schools, Osaka prefecture; 27 schools, Hyogo prefecture; 15 schools, Kyoto prefecture; 8 schools, Nara prefecture; 7 schools, Shiga prefecture; 3 schools, Wakayama prefecture; 1 school.

Chugoku and Kyushu regions; 5 schools, Okayama prefecture; 1 school; Fukuoka prefecture; 2 schools, Hiroshima prefecture; 1 school, Miyazaki prefecture; 1 school

Instructor employment system

 * Full-time instructor
 * Instructors have a 5-day, 35-hour work week (both teaching/non-teaching hours included) schedule
 * One year contract
 * Base salary 271,500 yen per month
 * Approximately seven weeks of paid vacations per year:
 * One week in late April/early May
 * Two weeks in August
 * Two weeks in late December/early January
 * There are also at least five flexible days (ALPs) won by the ECC branch of the General Union.

Language instruction
The ECC Foreign Language Institute offers a range of diverse courses ranging from 1.5 year- olds' "Mini Kids" classes to adults' lessons. ECC also operates ECC Junior, which has thousands of small franchises nationwide, the majority operated by housewives who teach English to children from pre-school to junior high school levels. They also send teachers to kindergartens and pre-schools. ECC is a member of the Japan Association for the Promotion of Foreign Language Education (全国外国語教育振興協会).

When Alles Toza Gaigo Gakuin English-language school closed in 1998, ECC was one of three language school chains to provide free lessons under certain conditions to former students in the Kansai region.

Unions
There are several labor unions at ECC, including an in-house union that organizes certain categories of full-time staff members, and a branch of the General Union that organizes both foreign employees and some Japanese workers. The General Union belongs to the National Union of General Workers (NUGW), which is itself a member of the National Trade Union Council (Zenrokyo).

Establishment and improvements gained
The GU branch of ECC was declared on February 26, 1996. Since then the union has made achievements including English pay slips, flexible paid holidays, unemployment insurance, health and pension insurance, a toll-free number for Kinki district sub-teachers, improved emergency evacuation procedures, a pre-consultation agreement to consult with the union before making changes that affect union members, and mandatory training is now conducted during working hours (or else paid at overtime rates).

Moves towards permanent employment
From April 2013 teachers have the right to become seishain (permanent employees). Two employees (office staff) were promoted to seishain in 2013.

Collective agreement over contract renewal
On July 29, 2013, the GU and ECC signed a collective agreement that GU members would always have their contracts renewed unless there were exceptional circumstances.

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Talk:Naturmuseum Senckenberg

Free entrance
This page ( http://www.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=36 ) makes it seem like entry does have a cost. Tfine80 18:30, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

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WZZE

WZZE was an American Top 40 (CHR) radio station, which was located in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area. The station was broadcast via a transmitter located in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. WZZE featured a variety of disc jockeys who all had various shifts at the station itself.

The station ceased broadcasting in 2014 but did not inform the Federal Communications Commission of this until June 28, 2019, at which point its license was canceled on July 2, 2019.

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Pastaza

Pastaza may refer to:

 * Pastaza River of Ecuador and Peru
 * Pastaza Province, Ecuador

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Talk:Hockaday School

Untitled
Do you have a bio for Lindsley? It doesn't seem enough to just be a descendent of a president.

 * I agree. — Laura Scudder | Talk 16:44, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I removed her again. Unlike the Bush twins, she does not recieve any significant amount of media attention, and there's no claim to her having done something notable aside from be born a Roosevelt.  — Laura Scudder ☎ 18:03, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Naming
So, the article was recently moved to Hockaday School. I moved it back as the official name includes the article, and it seems to me that those associated with the school exclusively use "The Hockaday School" when not shortening all the way to "Hockaday". That combined with these google searches, which show 56.5k uses of "The Hockaday School" and probably 19.7k uses of "Hockaday School" by itself, make using the article seem to fit Naming conventions to me.

One test it fails is consistent capitalization of the article when used in a sentence, but I still feel like official name + never used without article by those in the know = use article in the title. But if people here agree it belongs at Hockaday School, I'll happily move it back. — Laura Scudder ☎ 20:08, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I'd probably suggest that it should be moved back. Per Wikipedia's naming conventions, one should generally avoid the in an article's name, unless it would also be capitalized in running text.  As has been noted above, that's not the case in this article.  While I think that it's fine to refer to it as "the Hockaday School" in the text, the article really should be located at Hockaday School (cf. other private schools' articles, like Dalton School). If there are no serious objections over the next week or so, I'll probably ask an admin to move it back over the redirect. Cheers! Esrever (klaT) 23:43, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I moved it back, since there was no disagreement here over the idea. Cheers! Esrever (klaT) 05:48, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Recent edits
I predate the Academic Research Center, so, while I suspect that the common name is ARC rather than LLARC, I don't know that. I do know that unless things have drastically changed, the mascot is the Killer Daisy, and it seems pretty unique and noteworthy to me. I also rather think that the "reputation for feminism" is a positive thing, although hard to verify. So far as the laptops are concerned, they're already discussed in the academics section, and so don't really belong in the description of the Middle and Upper School building. I also don't know that this aritcle needs to serve as a vehicle for advertising Smartboard ™ technology, whatever that is.

I am, however, happy to discuss all of these points in the hopes of reaching some sort of compromise text. — Laura Scudder ☎ 18:29, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Under the theory that our academic excellence is more important than the buildings that happens in, I've trimmed the Campus Highlights significantly, while still trying to retain the key facts of interest to prospectives. I also moved the section below Academics, although I had a hard time deciding where it belonged.  Oh well.  — Laura Scudder ☎ 17:21, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Is This An Advertisement?
This article seems to be an advertisement for The Hockaday School. At least once is the school referred to as 'our'. I hope some of the School owners aren't just writing out their website on this article.

ACAbrahams 18:55, 16 January 2007 (UTC)Alix

 * The article so far has been mostly written by alumnae and students, although there was a spate of edits by someone working for Hockaday that weren't as encyclopedic as they could've been. Unfortunately, articles on schools tend to swell with minutiae and get hard to keep track of.  Thanks for pointing out the "our", I hadn't caught that.  — Laura Scudder ☎ 15:33, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

No problem. Thanks for noticing my addition to the talk page.86.134.194.30 14:02, 3 February 2007 (UTC)Alix

Unsourced
So I've addressed all the citation neededs. Is there anything else needed now or shall I pull the refimprove? — Laura Scudder | talk 17:42, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Integration
Would really like to know about Hockaday's policies on admitting minorities. I have to assume it was a strictly segregated school and still is due to the fact that it's private and has always served the wealthy of Dallas. This article tells you NOTHING about the school's admitting policies AND whether there is any attempt at diversifying the school's population. Sorry folks, but to those of us who went to the Dallas public schools during integration, Hockaday was known as an exclusive boarding school for the Texan Tai-Pans who wanted their daughters to marry well. Not true? Then let's see it in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.51.145.197 (talk) 07:56, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

On the school's website, it states,

"The Hockaday School admits qualified students of any race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs."

You can also apply for financial aid, and I am very sorry to say that I do not agree with your statement. Thank you! Conceptual Psychology Definition (talk) 15:58, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

So which part don't you agree with? That the school is for the ultra-wealthy female offspring of Texans who can foot the bill? That it's segregated based on the fact that hardly anyone, black, white, green or blue can afford to go there? Sorry but that 13% who get a free ride just isn't a large enough figure to indicate that the school has changed any since I lived in Dallas back in 1975. That you'd be simple enough to parrot what the school says on its website as proof that it's integrated and enlightened (LOL!) shows an astonishing lack of critical thinking. I'd say you don't agree with what I said b/c you went there and are simply defending your alma mater. That or you're affiliated w/ the school in some capacity. Either way missy, you know damn well which side your bread is buttered on. LOL. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.138.93.160 (talk) 07:10, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

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User:Deltaromeo

I am Dan Rosen. I spend a great deal of time perusing Wikipedia, learning the things I should have learned in school. I'm particularly interested in Juche and hope to make some useful contributions now that I'm here. Stuff I've touched:

 * Flavor text
 * Zhajiang mian / Jajangmyeon

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Tigre

Tigre ("Tiger" in various languages), Tigres or El Tigre may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * Le Tigre, an American rock band
 * Le Tigre (album)
 * El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, a Nickelodeon animated TV series
 * El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (video game)
 * Il Tigre, internationally released as The Tiger and the Pussycat, a 1967 Italian comedy film

Military

 * Tigre, the French and Spanish name for the Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter
 * Spanish ship Tigre (1747), of the Spanish navy
 * French ship Tigre, a number of French navy ships
 * HMS Tigre, a number of Royal Navy ships

People

 * Tigre people, an ethnic group inhabiting Eritrea and Sudan
 * Tigre language
 * Le Tigre, a nickname of French statesman Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929)
 * El Tigre, a nickname of Colombian footballer Radamel Falcao (born 1986)
 * El Tigre Jr., ringname of Canadian professional wrestler Tyson Moody (born 1978)

Places

 * Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 * Tigre Partido
 * El Tigre Fault, a seismically active fault in Argentina
 * Tiger Island, or Tigre Island, Honduras
 * Tigre River, Peru
 * Tigre District, Loreto, Peru
 * Tigre River (Venezuela)
 * El Tigre, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
 * El Tigre Airport

Sports

 * Club Atlético Tigre, an Argentine sports club
 * Tigre Rugby Club, an Argentine rugby union club
 * Tigre, a nickname of Bolivian football club The Strongest
 * Tigres F.C., a professional Colombian football team
 * Tigres UANL, a Mexican football club
 * Tigres de Aragua, a Venezuelan baseball team
 * Tigres de Cartagena, a Colombian baseball team
 * Tigres de Quintana Roo, a Mexican baseball team
 * Tigres de Chinandega, a Nicaraguan baseball team
 * Tigres del Licey, a Dominican Republic baseball team

Other uses

 * Tigre (rifle), a Spanish copy of the Winchester Model 1892
 * Le Tigre (clothing brand), an American clothing brand
 * Tigre Club, now the Tigre Municipal Museum of Fine Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 * Tigre Hotel, a former hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 * El Tigre, a 1993 meteorite fall in Mexico

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Spyros disaster

The Spyros disaster was a major industrial disaster that occurred in Singapore on 12 October 1978, where the Greek tanker Spyros exploded at Jurong Shipyard, killing 76 people and injuring 69 others. It remains the worst accident, in terms of lives lost, in Singapore's post-war history. It is also Singapore's worst industrial accident.

Background
The Spyros was owned by Ulysses Tanker Corporation of Liberia and operated by International Operations, SA. The Liberian-registered vessel was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan in 1964 and was a steam turbine-driven tanker of 64,081 tons deadweight.

On 6 October 1978, the Spyros arrived in Singapore for a full special survey and general repairs at Jurong Shipyard. One of the items for repair was the replacement of the missing cover for the drip tray of the vent pipe leading from the aft starboard fuel oil tank.

Explosion
At around 2:15 p.m., Spyros exploded. The explosion occurred as about 150 workers returned to the engine and boiler rooms of the vessel after their lunch break for repair and cleaning work. A number of the ship's 32 crew were also on board.

The blast flung debris from the 35,600-tonne vessel as far as 100 metres (328 ft) away and started a flash fire that prevented dockside workers from rescuing those trapped inside the ship.

Rescue works
Minutes after the accident, an extensive rescue operation swung into action, involving the police, military and medical services. All hospitals were alerted to be on stand-by for casualties.

Rescue workers went into the ship's engine and boiler rooms to search for missing workers. Eight fire engines and ambulances rushed to the scene and after the fire was doused, more rescue workers poured into the ship to help the injured and remove the dead. The injured were ferried to hospital in ambulances and helicopters.

The general public responded with hundreds of people donating blood to victims.

Casualties
The wounded were ferried by ambulance and helicopter to Alexandra Hospital and Singapore General Hospital. Most of those hospitalised suffered serious burns, with their conditions described as critical. Others, including four firemen, were treated for inhalation of toxic gas and shock.

57 workers died on the day of the accident while 19 died due to their injuries in hospitals. Of the 76 deaths, 70 were male, six were female. 69 other workers were injured.

Causes of accident
An inquiry found that safety practices were ignored when repairs were carried out on the vessel. Sparks from the cutting torch used during repairs caused a fire, which ignited an explosive vapour mixture within the aft starboard bunker (fuel) tank of the vessel. The fuel tank had been contaminated by crude oil. The explosion ruptured the common bulkhead between the tank and the engine room, releasing the burning oil into the engine room and setting it on fire, killing the workers there instantly.

Impact
After the accident, greater safety consciousness in the shipbuilding and repairing industry was enforced.

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Pimpri

Pimpri is a neighbourhood in Pimpri Chinchwad in the northwestern city limits of Pune, India.

History
Earlier Pimpri was in under the kingdom of Raja Bhoj & the land of Pimpri has been fulfilled by The great king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. After Indian independence from the British in 1947. In 1955, Hindustan Antibiotics was set up in Pimpri with the cooperation of WHO and UNICEF with the social objective of providing affordable drugs throughout India. It was inaugurated by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 10 March 1954. Production began in 1955. The establishment of Hindustan Antibiotics in 1954 marked the beginning of industrial development in Pimpri.

Demographics
The main language spoken in the town is Marathi. It is a business hub in India famous for its clothing and eateries. Well versed with religious spots for all religions, Pimpri is an example of unity in diversity of the country and depicts a true Indian spirit. People are known for their helping hand and charity for various religious and other occasions. Mata Vaishnav Devi Temple, a replica of original in Katra is one of the most visited places. People from various parts of the country come to visit religious places by which Pimpri is surrounded. Langar is organised by various social groups on weekly / monthly / yearly basis. Cheti Chand Mela is celebrated with celebrities from Bollywood called upon. Pimpri also has historical schools, including Jai Hind School, Junior College Hindustan Antibiotics, and Dr. D. Y. Patil School and College. The neighbourhood also contains several hospitals, including YCM Hospital and D. Y. Patil Hospital.

Culture
Gurunanak Jayanti, Chalio, Bahrana Sahib, Navratra, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Diwali, Shiv Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti and Eid-e-Milad are celebrated with lot of rigor and joy, Dussehra is also one of the important festival. All industries are closed during that time.

Industries
There are many industries based in Pimpri. These include Tata Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Bajaj Auto, Force Motors, Eaton, Times of India, etc.

Transport
Pimpri is well connected by road, rail and air. The nearest airport is Pune Airport, with the Maharashtra government planning to set up a new airport near Chakan. Pune - Lonavla suburban local trains run through this area. The railway station for this area is Pimpri Railway Station. It has a State Transport Bus stand Pimpri-Chinchwad Bus Stand at Vallabhnagar. Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (formed by merger of PCMT and PMT) operates the public transport system in this area. The Maharashtra government has proposed metro connectivity to Pimpri under the Pune Metro project. A Rainbow BRTS system is also under expansion in this area.

PCMC
Pimpri comes under Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. This corporation is situated in Pimpri. It was established in 1982 covering an area of about 87 square kilometers.

Some primary schools and pre-primary schools affiliated to Maharashtra state board have been developed in this locality in the past few years. Many schools affiliated to national education boards ICSE and CBSE have been established within the area limits.

Schools

 * [[VIBGYOR Group of Schools|VIBGYOR Roots

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 * Global Indian International School
 * Nirmal Bethany High School and Junior College
 * Alphonsa High School

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I Want a Dog

I Want a Dog is a children's book written and illustrated by Dayal Kaur Khalsa, originally published by Tundra Books and Clarkson N. Potter in 1987. The cover painting of the original book, which was also featured in the film version, is based on Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. The book's main character was named after May Cutler, founder of its Canadian publisher, Tundra.

Plot synopsis
May wants a dog more than anything else in the world, and, at school, often imagines that everyone in her class are dogs too. But no matter how much she wants one, her parents often say no to the offer.

One day, May tries to show them her such determination by luring, with salami, a pack of ten dogs to her home. But her mother wants them returned, and some time later, May buys a puppy for her mother's birthday using all of her allowance. It does not work to plan, and that same evening, May's parents discuss the trials and tribulations of raising dogs as pets.

Still, as to May having a dog of her own, both of them object, and this leads to their daughter throwing her toys all over her room in outrage. It is not long before May sees one of her white rollerskates roll down the nearby staircase like a dog, which gives her an idea: along with a self-built training course, she can train that skate just like she would a real dog! Her school friends, hearing of her idea and amused at first, want to try walking it.

Another day, May arrives at the neighbourhood luncheonette to check out the newest comic books, leaving her skate outside. Little does she know that her "dog" is being interrogated by a real one! The latter runs away with it, and afterwards, May panics about its whereabouts. With her "try, try again" attitude, she is reunited with the skate by finding it nearby.

In time to come, May and the rollerskate become friends, and the craze as such is catching on with children all over her community. The biggest surprise of all, at the end of the story, is when she finally receives a real dog from her parents as a reward for her hard work.

Reception
Kirkus Reviews wrote "An excellent read-aloud, this tribute to undaunted independence might be even better for independent reading." while Publishers Weekly found "Bright, busy paintings and a sympathetic narrative depict canine-coveting May's solution to her parents' ban on pets." Books in Canada called it "delightfully outrageous".

Film version
The 2003 animated short based on the book was directed by Sheldon Cohen. Much of the animation and plot is faithful to Khalsa's original work. The songs in the film version are sung by indie singer-songwriter Neko Case.

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Talk:Albuquerque Academy

well done one of the best school stages in the state ...tell us a bit more ... alumni.... refs and pics. Be neutral! welcome Victuallers 22:57, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Do you have a reference for saying that Albuquerque Academy has the top SAT scores in the southwest?

Removed obsolete information, added a few statistics, inserted section on Charger/Sartan rivalry. Vontafeijos 05:24, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

We should add some information about student life, such as: hwo the school offers many student activities, etc. Also, we should clean up the table with the correct facts (I couldn't find them when I made it earlier.)

The campus is only 312 acres, right?

Also, a cool idea: should we display the sweet human 50? I think it would be really cool and also would show the campus atmosphere and setting. P-unit 06:32, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

 * P-unit, if you can find that photo, please feel free to add it. Vontafeijos 02:38, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Rivalry additions
Please keep in mind that the Rivalry section should not become overloaded with examples of what St. Pius High School has done to Albuquerque Academy or vice versa. I don't think that's a problem now, but any more examples and that's exactly what could happen. Vontafeijos 02:38, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

Verifiability
From Wikipedia's policy page on Verifiability

"The burden of evidence lies with the editor who has made the edit. Editors should therefore provide references. Any edit lacking a source may be removed. If you doubt the truthfulness of an unsourced statement, remove it to the talk page. Otherwise, just request a source."

I'm not going to remove every unsourced statement on AA's page, but they DO need to be cited to conform to Wikipedia policy. Please leave the citation flags in so people know what needs a citation. It would be even more constructive to find sources for these claims.

Thanks.

 * Very well. I will try to find sources for the facts you have flagged.  You should sign in, by the way, and sign your posts here with the four tildes.  -Vontafeijos 05:36, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

Citations still lacking
Many references have been provided and this article has certainly benefited from it. However, there are some residual issues, and we should try and fix them as best as possible.

From Guidelines of Schools:

"References — Provide verifiable sources of information about the school, that are independent of the school itself. This may include newspaper and magazine articles on the school. For private schools, an accreditation body or government source should be provided to show the organization is a legitimate school. An article should not rely solely on what its subject has to say about itself (as with any article in Wikipedia). If a resource is online (which is ideal) consider that potential it will go offline (newspaper's often allow free reading only for recent stories) and provide sufficient information that the story could still be found (author, publication, full article title, date, etc)."

The only fact with a fully compliant citation is the St. Pius incident. Every other citation is from AA itself, or is not fully and properly transcribed.

--Ryan Utt 22:20, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I would say that citations from The Albuquerque Academy Advocate are valid because it is published completely independent of official school opinions, administrator influence, or prior review. What appears in the publication is not approved by anyone in the administration, nor can they dictate what stories and angles are covered.

 * Highschool student newspapers generally don't meet Wikipedia criteria for verifiability so it doesn't matter if the AA Advocated is "independent" or not, but this is not the point. The major contention is that AA itself is used as the only source for multiple claims in the AA article.  This is against the guidelines for high schools and it should be changed.  Furthermore, the alledged citation of AAs literary magazine winning a "Lighthouse Award" doesn't actually identify an article and hence the claim is still uncited. --Ryan Utt 07:10, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Also, all citations include every piece of information available. If things like the exact date of publication or the author cannot be found, then they obviously cannot be included. Any style book will tell you that. This is the case for the Associated Press article on the St. Pius razor incident and the 2005 Tribune Lighthouse Award Winners publication. Those are considered to be correct citations since all the information isn't available. -Vontafeijos 06:57, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

 * You may have cited the articles as best as you can and hence they might be "correct" citations, but if you can't name a specific source then your claim doesn't pass the criteria for verifiability. If the "best" you can do is allude to some article alledgedly existing, then you're going to have to remove the claim.  Sorry.  --Ryan Utt 07:10, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I did name a specific source in all citations that adheres to the resource style for Wikipedia. None of the sources "allude" to a source; it just so happens that many of them are not online, which is perfectly acceptable, as you know. -Vontafeijos 16:07, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

 * A proper citation contains complete information about where the information came from so that the source can be checked independently. Your belief that anything less than a complete citation is sufficient is demonstratably false.  Please read Wikipedia's policy for Verifiability under the section "When Adding Information." Notice where it says: "add a full citation in the References section at the end of the page." --Ryan Utt 11:34, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

 * You're not listening. The citation is full and complete if all available information is present, which is the case for all citations present.  Which citations are you objecting to, incidentally? -Vontafeijos 16:38, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I understand what you are saying. You are saying that a citation is full and complete if all available information is present.  Incidentally, what you are saying is demonstratably wrong.  Reread the previous sentance s-l-o-w-l-y.  If you examine Verifiability under the section "When Adding Information" it tells you what is meant by "full citation": "Giving a full citation means that ... readers will know how to track down the original article."
 * Do you understand? --Ryan Utt 08:58, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

 * And how could a reader not locate the sources themselves? With the exception of the Lighthouse award citation (which you are welcome to fix if you can find a better source), all citations include the date of publication, the publication name, and the article title, which is more than enough information to find the article in question.
 * As Camerafiend stated below, if you still object to the citations, fix them, but do not remove them. An "incomplete" citation (if that is what it actually is) is better than no citation. -Vontafeijos 18:34, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

 * It's not my responsibility to fix your citations. I've stated my case before. If you're not going to make your work compliant with official policy, then I will make it consistent one way or the other.  --Ryan Utt 00:02, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Ryan, I understand what you are saying. Incidentally, I have come to the conclusion that you are demonstratably stupid.  Reevaluate your life C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y, hence, you shall find some verbose passive voice sentences including fictitious words.  You obviously do not meet the Wikipedia criteria for verifiability.  Do you understand?  Dyntyne 04:10, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Disparaging another's use of the passive voice might be quite the insult at AA, but it falls flat outside the shelter halls of private school.  Next time you should try something like  -- "Ryan, you're so stupid that you waste your time arguing about a wikipedia article that nobody will ever read aside from you and the grandiose students who authored it." Or, better yet, why don't you engage the actual substance of the debate?  If I'm so "demonstratably stupid" then why don't you demonstrate it by proving me wrong.  --Ryan Utt 07:03, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Ryan, Wikipedia has this thing called Be Bold. In other words, if you're not satisfied with the sources Vontafeijos has provided, do something constructive and look for the sources yourself instead of badgering him about it. Incidentally, the parts of the article you're griping about weren't even written by Vontafeijos, so he's doing you a favor by attempting to address your concerns. Camerafiend 00:39, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

The link to the New Mexico Department of Education was broken. Guidelines for Schools says "an accreditation body or government source should be provided to show the organization is a legitimate school" so it's critical that a new citation be found for at least one of the accrediation bodies. AA obviously is a legitimate school so this shouldn't be too hard, but I don't know much about private schools so I wouldn't know where to look. --Ryan Utt 08:06, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Contested Claims & References
The following claims are chronically uncited and are being move here to the talk page :

"Sale of the land over the years and careful management of the proceeds created a $200 million endowment which since then has grown, placing the Albuquerque Academy among the highest endowed secondary schools in the United States"

"The student population of the Academy ranks among the most diverse for independent schools throughout the country"

"Albuquerque Academy prides itself on its personal attention to its students with an 8:1 student/teacher ratio, but simply in terms of such tangibles as facilities and average SAT score, the school now ranks alongside such schools as St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas and the Kinkaid School in Houston."

The following reference is from a student newspaper and is not a credible source. It is being removed.

"Nelson, Robby (September 2002). ''X' Marks the spot: a rivalry since 1954'. The Albuquerque Academy Advocate."

The following reference is incomplete and is being moved here to the talk page until a full and complete citation can be given:

"High School Journalism Lighthouse Award Winners. 2005." --Ryan Utt 07:16, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Unfourtunately, you do not realize that any newspaper except for tablods are considered respectable sources for Wikipedia. 207.225.62.126 22:22, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Notable alumni
I'm doubting the notability of some of these so-called "notable alumni." In particular:

 * Greg Archuleta, "controversial Lobo football writer for the Albuquerque Journal."

 * Martin Chavez, "computer programmer and Wall Street broker, not to be confused with the Albuquerque Mayor of the same name."

 * Michael Robbins, "World Bank Consultant and PhD student at the University of Michigan."

As it stands, none of these entries sufficiently explain why the subject is notable. Credentials like "World Bank Consultant," "programmer and Wall Street broker," or "controversial Lobo football writer" do not constitute notability. If these people are to remain in the list, better evidence of notability needs to be provided.

Camerafiend 02:06, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Fair point. Let's be skeptical and get rid of those for now until notability can be established. -Vontafeijos 05:34, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Agreed. Of all of them, perhaps only Notah is notable. Ehusman 19:00, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree on many of these; I would give Chainey Umphrey the benefit of the doubt. I also added Brian Conrey, who is notable as the founding director of a significant institute. I'll go ahead and remove the others. -- Spireguy 23:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: the latest two additions (Cody Toppert and Chad Toppert), I would say that additions to this list should be limited to persons who are clearly notable, preferably already having Wikipedia articles about them. So I would delete Chad Toppert. Chainey Umphrey is also dubious, since he doesn't have an article either. So maybe it's time to delete his entry too. Comments? -- Spireguy (talk) 04:03, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Since there was no objection to the above proposal, I'm going to remove all of the entries under "Notable alumni" and "Notable current and former faculty" that don't have Wikipedia articles. I've copied the deleted material below in case we decide to put one or more of these entries back in.

Notable alumni

 * John Hyde, a man with schizophrenia, accused of fatally shooting five people, including two Albuquerque police officers, on August 18, 2005.
 * Joshua Cooper Ramo (Class of 1987), China Analyst for NBC during 2008 Beijing Olympics
 * Chad Toppert, current UNM Lobos basketball star
 * Albert Chainey Umphrey (Class of 1988), member of the 1996 U.S. Men's Gymnastics Olympic Team

Notable former and current faculty

 * Robert Murphy, noted lawyer and Government Teacher
 * Andrew Connors, Assistant Curator of the Smithsonian Museum and Art History Teacher
 * Charles Bergman, IBM Developer and History 10, Senior Humanities Teacher
 * Alan Vraspir, Winner of the 2009 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement Teachers
 * Ralph Figueroa, Former Wesleyan University admissions officer and main character of The Gatekeepers.

Objections? Comments? -- Spireguy (talk) 16:36, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Andrew is also the Curator of Art at the Albuquerque Museum, FYI —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.244.105.127 (talk) 20:37, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Umphrey is notable. Oly participation is enough for an article. And he is well known in his sport. Sort of a massive talent who never quite delivered (but still got to the Olys). TCO (talk) 01:17, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Various edits
I mainly focused on the history section, trying to make it more readable, tightening it up, and correcting some information. (E.g. I don't think the BLM ever had any role in the land swap, and the CABQ source confirms that it was in fact the Forest Service.) I also did some random cleanup on other sections, including the Bear Canyon subsection. Hope the edits are an improvement. Overall the article still needs more verifiable, independent citations, as mentioned by various folks above; that's a longer-term project. However for some noncontroversial facts I did cite the school as a source, as an interim measure. -- Spireguy 23:20, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Simms library
Hello 71.222.163.43---regarding the recent edits to the Simms Library subsection:
 * First, I don't think I was completely clear in my edit summary regarding the topographic map, sorry. The point I was trying to make was that "highest point" usually means "highest elevation". Since the campus is on a slope, ground level at the far east end of campus is quite a lot higher than it is at the library--to be precise, 130 feet higher, see the Topozone map. Unless the spire is over 130 feet tall, it's not the highest point on campus, even if it is the tallest structure. (Is it definitely taller than the ExEd tower?) So I'd like to change it back to "tallest structure" with a tag to note that even that claim really should be sourced. (Of course much of the article still needs better citations.)
 * Second, about "most iconic"; I see that you deleted the "weasel words", which is appropriate. But I still think the whole thing should go. Who says it is "most iconic"? That's quite a subjective statement, so it's dubious under neutral point of view, especially since it is unsourced. So I would like to delete the "most iconic" entirely unless/until a source is found for such a claim. Remember that the burden is on the editor putting in material, if it is at all controversial, to make sure that it is NPOV and verifiable.
 * Please respond to these comments; I won't make revisions right away. Thanks -- Spireguy 21:18, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Removed Diversity Day material
I removed the following:
 * The Academy devotes an entire day to diversity each year, called Diversity Day. (For two years, in 2007 and 2008, the day was split into two half days, and in 2011, this day will not be observed in order to accommodate the ISAS Fine Arts Festival) This day features a forum with music, dancing, skits, and video presentations; group activities on themes related to diversity; and a long row of booths featuring some of the Academy's many clubs, many offering food from different countries or ethnicities.

That material is now outdated since Diversity Day is being reconfigured as multiple shorter segments throughout the year. -- Spireguy (talk) 14:42, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

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hello keightoh. are you aware of a way i can change the capitalization of my username like you have? -- dr 18:36, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if there's an easy way to change it. It seems internally the system uses numerical IDs, so I'm sure some type of person can change it, but I don't know if they have to be a moderator, or like even a sysadmin, or like the developer of the thing. I'm not finding any articles in the metawiki either.  It seems you can create a nickname, which is what goes in your signature if you have one.  Apparently, according to http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_permissions#Requests_for_name_changes, you can get a new name from a bureaucrat.  I don't know how to find one of those!

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Rudolf Baumbach

Rudolf Baumbach (28 September 1840 – 21 September 1905) was a German poet.

Life
Born in Kranichfeld in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, the son of a local medical practitioner, he received his early schooling at the gymnasium of Meiningen, to which place his father had relocated. After studying natural science at Leipzig as a member of the German Student Corps Thuringia and in various other universities, he engaged as a private tutor, both independently and for families, in the Austrian towns of Graz, Brünn and Trieste.

In Trieste he published an Alpine legend, Zlatorog (1877), and songs of a journeyman apprentice, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (1878), both of which had many editions. Their success decided him to embark upon a literary career. During 1885, he returned to Meiningen, where he received the title of Hofrat, and was appointed ducal librarian. He remained in Meiningen for the twenty years until his death on 14 of September 1905.

Baumbach was a poet of the informal vagabond school and wrote, in imitation of his more famous compatriot, Joseph Viktor von Scheffel, many drinking songs, among which Die Lindenwirtin ("The Linden Hostess") has endeared him to many German students. But his real strength was for narrative verse, especially when he had the opportunity of describing the scenery and life of his native Thuringia. Special mention may be made of Frau Holde (1881), Spielmannslieder (1882), Von der Landstraße (1882), Thüringer Lieder (1891) and his prose, Sommermärchen ("Summer legends", 1881).

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The Closer

The Closer is an American police procedural television series starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief. A CIA-trained interrogator originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Brenda has a reputation as a closer—an interrogator who not only solves a case, but also obtains confessions that lead to convictions, thus "closing" the case. The series ran on TNT from June 13, 2005, to August 13, 2012.

The Closer was created by James Duff and the Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. On July 11, 2011, the series began its seventh and final season, having finished its sixth season as cable's highest-rated drama. The Closers final six episodes began airing on July 9, 2012, with its finale airing on August 13, 2012. Following the finale, The Closers spin-off, Major Crimes, premiered.

Episodes
Each episode of The Closer deals with an aspect of the Los Angeles culture as it interfaces with law enforcement in the megacity. The show deals with complex and subtle issues of public policy, ethics, personal integrity, and questions of good and evil. The rather large character ensemble explores the human condition, touching on individual faiths, traditional religious influences in the lives and communities of contemporary society, and the breakdown and dysfunction of family systems, work teaming, police violence, and government responsibility. The first season began with Brenda Leigh Johnson arriving at the LAPD to lead the Priority Murder Squad (PMS), quickly renamed Priority Homicide Division (PHD), a team that originally dealt solely with high-profile murder cases (seasons one to four).

During season four, an embarrassing tangle with the press over just what criteria make a homicide a priority allowed Brenda to manipulate circumstances so that the division was upgraded to a much larger major crimes division with a wider scope, though most plots still focused on homicides. Most importantly to the show's plotlines, Commander Taylor's role was also changed from "rival and in-house adversary" to that of "unambiguously loyal subordinate", so he was thereafter reporting directly to Brenda and noticeably helpful as he coordinated interaction between the MCD and other units.

Season five introduced Mary McDonnell as Captain Sharon Raydor of the Force Investigations Division. Raydor and Brenda start out as rivals, but gradually develop grudging respect for each other and form an uneasy alliance. McDonnell went on to star in The Closer's spin-off, Major Crimes.

During the final season, Brenda finds herself in civil legal difficulties as a result of the events in "War Zone" (season six, episode eight), and the LAPD concludes that a disloyal subordinate must be generating information leaks from within MCD. Taylor and Raydor take an active role in attempting to combat the leaker, and the legal matters do not reach a final resolution until the series' end, in the episode "The Last Word".

On December 10, 2010, TNT announced that the seventh season of The Closer, which began production in the spring of 2011, would be the last. The channel said that the decision to retire the show was made by Sedgwick. On January 30, 2011, it was announced that the final season would add six episodes to the usual 15-episode order, building toward the spin-off series, Major Crimes.

Characters
The cast consists largely of an ensemble of detectives who make up the LAPD's fictional Major Crimes Division. It is led by Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, played by Kyra Sedgwick. Some observers have noted strong similarities between Brenda and Jane Tennison, Helen Mirren's lead character in the British crime drama Prime Suspect, with an article in USA Today claiming The Closer to be "an unofficial Americanization" of the British drama. In interviews, Sedgwick has acknowledged that the show owes "a debt" to Prime Suspect and her admiration for that show and Mirren were factors that first interested her in the role.

Other main characters include Brenda's superior officer, Assistant Chief Will Pope (J. K. Simmons), Robbery-Homicide Division Commander Russell Taylor (Robert Gossett), and her FBI agent boyfriend-then-husband Fritz Howard (Jon Tenney). The remainder of the cast makes up Brenda's squad, each with expertise in a specific area, such as crime-scene investigation or gang activity. Gina Ravera was the only regular cast member to depart the series. She left the popular series after season four and before the start of season five. Her character, Detective Irene Daniels, was written as having been transferred to another division.

Mary McDonnell, a recurring cast member in seasons five and six, joined the cast full-time for season seven, continuing her role as Captain Sharon Raydor.

Main cast and characters

 * Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) deputy chief, Major Crimes Division. Originally a CIA-trained police detective from Atlanta, Georgia, she is the interrogation specialist Will Pope calls a "closer".
 * J. K. Simmons as Will Pope, LAPD assistant chief for operations, acting chief of police during season six and interim chief of police during season seven. His office is sometimes sarcastically referred to as "The Vatican".
 * Corey Reynolds as David Gabriel, LAPD sergeant, is a laterally appointed detective sergeant from season five onward.
 * Robert Gossett as Russell Taylor, LAPD captain, is initially assigned to Robbery-Homicide Division, promoted to commander in season two, and appointed LAPD interdepartmental liaison in season four.
 * G. W. Bailey as Louie Provenza, LAPD detective lieutenant, is second-in-command of MCD.
 * Tony Denison as Andy Flynn, LAPD detective lieutenant, is transferred from Robbery-Homicide to MCD during season one.
 * Jon Tenney as Fritz Howard, Senior Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is the FBI-LAPD liaison from season six onwards.
 * Michael Paul Chan as Michael Tao, LAPD detective lieutenant, is the scientific investigation specialist (regular: seasons 3–7; recurring: seasons 1–2)
 * Raymond Cruz as Julio Sanchez, LAPD detective, is the guns and gangs specialist (regular: seasons 3–7; recurring: seasons 1–2)
 * Gina Ravera as Irene Daniels, LAPD detective, is the forensic accounting specialist (regular: seasons 3–4; recurring: seasons 1–2)
 * Phillip P. Keene as Buzz Watson, LAPD civilian surveillance coordinator, handles video and audio tasks. (regular: seasons 4–7; recurring: seasons 1–3)
 * Mary McDonnell as Sharon Raydor, LAPD captain, Force Investigation Division, is also Women's Coordinator for the LAPD (regular: season 7; recurring: seasons 5–6)

Cultural impact
Both gender researchers and members of the media have claimed that the series "expanded the vocabulary of what is acceptable for women as seen through the lens of popular culture."

"'We've certainly seen women in powerful positions before,' says author and gender researcher Maddy Dychtwald, pointing out Angie Dickinson in 1974's Police Woman, and Cagney & Lacey from 1981. 'But those women were largely token in a sea of dominant males, and most important, strove to be like the men that surrounded them.' In contrast, Dychtwald says the former CIA-trained interrogator and Atlanta police detective played by Kyra Sedgwick, 'retains (and revels in) her femininity, keeps her composure, can handle the two 'sexist pigs' who bait her due to their jealousy and insecurities, and not lose her head.'"

Media experts also noted that the series helped redefine the place of basic cable channels alongside network programming:

"Beyond gently tweaking the popular image of women in power, 'The Closer' has helped redefine the power balance between basic cable and broadcast networks, says Fordham University media expert Paul Levinson. Just glance at the equal number of recent Emmy nominations for basic and premium cable shows is confirmation, he adds. Beyond that, says More Magazine Entertainment Director Kathy Heintzelman, the off-season placement—the show launched in the summer and continues to air its seasons in counterbalance to the traditional network schedule—has helped redefine viewing habits. 'It's helped people get used to the idea that summer is a time to watch original series on televisions,' she adds."

U.S. television ratings
The Closer's debut was watched by more than 7 million viewers according to Nielsen Media Research and was the top-rated premiere episode ever of any original scripted series on basic cable. The second- (8.28) and third-season (8.81) premieres broke the previous record. Viewer numbers (based on average total viewers per episode) of The Closer on TNT:

At the end of season three, The Closer became ad-supported cable's most-viewed scripted series of all time, ending the season with a live + same-day audience of 9.21 million viewers in 6.84 million households. The third-season finale holds the record for the largest live + 7-day audience for a single episode of an ad-supported cable series with 9.55 million viewers in 6.88 million households. Live + 7 day (DVR) data for the season reflect 30–40% audience growth in three key age-based demographic groups. Season four's premiere slipped slightly from the season-three opening, with live + same-day ratings showing a 3% decline in audience from the previous year's opener. For its Season Six premiere, on July 12, 2010, the show reached an estimated 7.66 million viewers.

Home media
Warner Home Video has released all seven seasons of The Closer on DVD in Region 1.

Awards and accolades
Until the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2011, Kyra Sedgwick had made history as being the only actress in the history of television to be nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award every year that the show aired in the eligibility period.

Syndication and streaming
The Closer is currently airing reruns on Lifetime, Start TV, and TNT. MyNetworkTV acquired the broadcast syndication rights to the series, premiering on September 30, 2015.

International distribution

 * Latin America: Space, TNT Series
 * 🇦🇱: TVSH
 * 🇦🇺: Nine Network, GEM
 * 🇦🇹: ORF, ATV
 * 🇧🇪: 2BE, VIJF, 13th Street
 * 🇧🇷: SBT, TNT Séries
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Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador

Burlington is an incorporated town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is a small fishing and lumbering community on Route 413 at the north side of the mouth of Green Bay. Burlington is located approximately 40 km from Baie Verte.

History
Burlington was once named Northwest Arm, and was permanently settled in the mid-19th century. The community was renamed in the early part of 1915 due to a mix-up in the mail service. After many residents complained that their mail was sent to another community with a similar name, the town leaders felt the need to have a name change. Out of three separate entries, 'Burlington' was chosen.

There was no large industry in the 19th century. The early settlers fished for cod and cleared land to grow potatoes, cabbage and small fruits. Keeping animals provided meat for the winter and milk and butter in season. Settlers built their own boats for fishing in Labrador, or they were employed by the inshore fishery. When mines opened at both Bett's Cove and Tilt Cove, some of the Burlington men went to both communities for work.

Logging pitprops for the United Kingdom were started in 1915 by a contractor named John Jennings. This industry was closed in 1918 when the sale of pitprops ended. Lumber camps opened in 1920, but closed during the Depression of the 1930s. In 1935, the Thistle family started cutting export wood. They remained a major economic force in Burlington for approximately 30 years. Camps later opened for the cutting of pulpwood and continued for about ten years. In 1969 pulpwood was again the main industry, shipped out by truck from Burlington.

Language
According to the 2021 census, 100% of Burlington's population speaks English, with the census also stating that 100% of the population only know how to speak English. Burlington and surrounding area has a distinct dialect that is still heard by many today, because of its English and Irish heritage.

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Burlington had a population of $304$ living in $119$ of its $135$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $314$. With a land area of 4.09 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable residents

 * Rex Goudie
 * Shaun Majumder

Towns and communities nearby

 * Middle Arm
 * Smith's Harbour
 * Baie Verte
 * Springdale
 * Kings Island

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The Krzyż za Zasługi dla ZHP ("Cross of Merit for the ZHP") is the highest decoration of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP). The order is awarded to members of the ZHP for heroic acts. It was established on 1 July 1965. The Order has three classes:


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Mike Quackenbush

Michael Spillane (born March 18, 1976) is an American podcaster, author, professional wrestling trainer, professional wrestling promoter, and semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Mike Quackenbush.

He has hosted several podcasts and video podcasts including The Grizzly Bear Egg Cafe, Chikara Podcast-A-Go-Go, Deep Blue Something, The Trending Show, Daddy on Board, Kayfabe 2.0, and Til We Make It. He is also the sole content contributor to Quackenbush on Camelot, a news resource for the goings-on at the dinner theater franchise Medieval Times and renaissance fairs. Quackenbush has written seven books including the two memoirs Headquarters (2001) and Secret Identity: Essays From Both My Lives (2004). Both memoirs were re-released as e-books for the Kindle in May 2010, and a few years later in 2017, he released 7 Keys to Becoming a Better Performer: A Book for Fellow Pro-Wrestlers. From 1998 to 2008, Quackenbush penned a regular column titled "From Bell To Bell" for The Wrestler magazine and "The International Report" for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, among other publishing credits.

In wrestling, Quackenbush is well known for being the promoter of Chikara and head trainer of its Wrestle Factory, a promotion and school he co-founded in 2002 with Reckless Youth. Quackenbush is also noted for his 25 year in-ring career on the independent wrestling circuit, during which he became a former NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion and CZW World Junior Heavyweight Champion. In 2016, Sports Illustrated included Quackenbush on their list of the Top 101 Wrestlers of All Time.

Early career
Quackenbush began taking bookings for multiple local independent companies, including PCW and SCW in late 1998. Growing up, Quackenbush idolized Japanese professional wrestler Jushin Thunder Liger and adopted the nickname "Lightning" in tribute to him. Entering the business untrained, Quackenbush received training from wrestler Ace Darling, who took Quackenbush in as his protege. In 1999, he was ranked #128 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in the annual PWI 500 as well as being named the June Flavour of the Month by the publication. Quackenbush eventually befriended independent wrestlers Reckless Youth and Don Montoya. They began teaming together as a trio, dubbed The Black T-Shirt Squad (abbreviated to The BTS), due to all three wearing black t-shirts in their wrestling attire, by fellow wrestlers, which eventually was used as their ring name. Quackenbush started taking most bookings with his fellow stablemates opposed to performing as a singles wrestler.

Combat Zone Wrestling (1999, 2004–2005)
Quackenbush first appeared in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) on June 19, 1999, at Down In Flames, where he defeated Reckless Youth and Ric Blade in the opening three-way dance. On May 14, 2005, he won CZW's Best of the Best 5 elimination tournament in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after defeating Arik Cannon, Claudio Castagnoli, B-Boy, Kevin Steen and Super Dragon. He also held the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship twice.

Chikara (2002–2020)
Quackenbush founded a professional wrestling school branded The Wrestle Factory in January 2002 along with Reckless Youth, where both men were appointed as head trainers for the school. They opened the promotion Chikara in May of the same year. At the inaugural show on May 25, 2002, Quackenbush teamed with fellow BTS stablemates Reckless Youth and Don Montoya in a match, where they defeated the Gold Bond Mafia (CM Punk, Colt Cabana and Chris Hero). On the last show of 2002 Quackenbush finished his first feud in Chikara, by pinning Mitch Ryder. The following year Quackenbush formed the SuperFriends tag team with Chris Hero and went the whole year undefeated. In 2004 Quackenbush teamed up with Team F.I.S.T. (Icarus and Gran Akuma) and started a feud with the Toxic Trio (Eddie Kingston, BlackJack Marciano and Jigsaw). The two teams faced each other on May 22, 2004, at Aniversario 3: Dodging the Sophomore Jinx, where Quackenbush and F.I.S.T. were victorious and as per stipulation of the match, Kingston and Marciano were shaved bald. In the spring of 2004 Quackenbush started disappearing from Chikara shows, just as Larry Sweeney's Sweet 'n' Sour International rose to prominence. He returned on October 30 during the first annual torneo cibernetico match at The Cibernetico Cometh under a mask and the ringname Spyrazul as a member of the Sweet 'n' Sour International. However, at the end of the match Spyrazul attacked his own team mates, removed his mask and walked out on Sweeney, who ended up being pinned by Jigsaw to end the match.

In March 2005 the Chikara Wrestle Factory assumed control of the Combat Zone Wrestling wrestling school. Quackenbush served as head trainer of the joint facility for the two year duration, until the schools separated in March 2007. Quackenbush re-formed his SuperFriends tag team with Chris Hero and together the two of them entered the 2005 Tag World Grand Prix. They would make it to the finals of the tournament, where they were defeated by AC/CC (Arik Cannon and Claudio Castagnoli), after Hero turned on Quackenbush. Together Hero, Castagnoli and Cannon would form the highly successful stable and later tag team The Kings of Wrestling, with whom Quackenbush, Reckless Youth and Jigsaw would feud with the rest of the year.

In late 2005 Quackenbush suffered a career-threatening back injury. He would make his in-ring return on March 18, 2006, at a Westside Xtreme Wrestling event, where he defeated Ares for the wXw World Heavyweight Championship. In his Chikara return on March 31, he would drop the title back to Ares. He then recruited Jigsaw and Shane Storm to help him battle the Kings of Wrestling, who had replaced Arik Cannon with Quackenbush's former partners Team F.I.S.T. Quackenbush set his sights on Chris Hero and defeated Gran Akuma and Icarus with his new finishing maneuver Quackendriver III. At the conclusion of the year Quackenbush, Storm and Jigsaw saved Claudio Castagnoli from a beatdown at the hands of his Kings of Wrestling partners.

2007 started with Quackenbush, Jigsaw and Storm defeating Team Canada (Jagged, Shane Matthews and Max Boyer), Team TNA (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Sonjay Dutt), Team Mucha Lucha (Lince Dorado, El Pantera and Sicodelico, Jr.) and finally Miyawaki, Yoshiaki Yago and Kudo to win the inaugural King of Trios tournament. The following month on March 25 Claudio Castagnoli defeated Quackenbush to win the right to represent Chikara in the first ever King of Europe Cup. That same month Chikara Podcast–A–Go–Go was launched. The weekly video podcast debuts a new episode every Monday night and is available through iTunes, YouTube and other online outlets.

On April 22, 2007, Quackenbush refereed a match between former partners Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli and counted the pinfall that forced Castagnoli to re-join the Kings of Wrestling. The following month Quackenbush faced Hero in a match two years in the making and defeated him after debuting a new submission maneuver, the Chikara Special.

Following the match, Quackenbush announced that since he knew Hero would never be able to break the Chikara Special, he would teach it and the counter to it to every tecnico wrestler on the Chikara roster. However, to Quackenbush's amazement it did not take long for Hero to break the hold and apply it himself in a match against Equinox. In order to find out who leaked the move, Quackenbush sent Tim Donst to infiltrate the rudo stable the Order of the Neo-Solar Temple, led by UltraMantis Black. Meanwhile, Quackenbush and Shane Storm gained three straight victories, which would give them the right to challenge for the Campeonatos de Parejas (Tag Team Championship), but on June 14, 2008, Donst returned from his assignment and informed Quackenbush that his partner Shane Storm had been the one who leaked the move to UltraMantis Black, who in turn taught it to Hero. Quackenbush attacked Storm, who would find new partners in Vin Gerard and Colin Delaney, while renaming himself Stigma.

On September 7, 2008, Jigsaw, who had unmasked himself while in Ring of Honor, returned to Chikara and saved Quackenbush and Donst from the UnStable. Quackenbush returned the favor the following month, but refused to re-form the team with Jigsaw until he put his mask back on. On December 14 at the season seven finale Quackenbush and Jigsaw, under a mask, defeated Stigma and Delaney in a tag team match. In early 2009 Quackenbush and Jigsaw gained three points, but were unable to defeat the Campeones de Parejas The Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian) on April 25. After May's anniversary shows Quackenbush decided to take some time off from in-ring competition in order to heal his injured back.

In 2010 Quackenbush became embroiled in a feud with Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (BDK), who had formed on the final show of 2009 and were threatening to take over Chikara, with its members quickly winning the Young Lions Cup, Campeonatos de Parejas and King of Trios, while also having one of its members as the Chikara Director of Fun. After UltraMantis Black declared that rudos and tecnicos would have to come together in order to stop BDK, Quackenbush announced on August 11 that he would join his seven man team facing BDK in the annual torneo cibernetico match on October 23. After defeating The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and BDK members Lince Dorado and Pinkie Sanchez, Quackenbush and Jigsaw were looking to get a shot at BDK's Claudio Castagnoli and Ares and their Campeonatos de Parejas. However, on August 27 Quackenbush and Jigsaw failed in their attempt at getting a third point by losing to BDK members Daizee Haze and Sara Del Rey, after some shady officiating from the stable's own referee Derek Sabato. The following day Quackenbush and Jigsaw restarted their march towards three points by defeating the House of Truth (Josh Raymond and Christian Abel). On September 18 they picked up their second point by defeating BDK's Lince Dorado and Tim Donst. On October 23 Quackenbush represented Chikara in the torneo cibernetico match, where the company's originals faced BDK. He managed to eliminate Tim Donst from the match after countering his Inverted Chikara Special into the original Chikara Special, but was immediately afterwards eliminated himself by BDK's Claudio Castagnoli. The following day Quackenbush and Jigsaw once again failed in their attempt at getting their third point in a match against BDK members Pinkie Sanchez and Tursas. This failure led to Quackenbush's and Jigsaw's former partner Stigma reminding them that he and Quackenbush still had the three points they had earned two and a half years earlier, but Quackenbush made it clear that he wanted to win the Campeonatos de Parejas with Jigsaw, not Stigma. On November 22 Quackenbush and Jigsaw competed in a four–way elimination match with Sara Del Rey and Daizee Haze, The Osirian Portal and F.I.S.T. (Icarus and Chuck Taylor) and after eliminating all three teams, finally earned the three points needed in order to challenge for the Campeonatos de Parejas. On December 12, 2010, at the season nine finale Reality is Relative Quackenbush and Jigsaw cashed in their points and defeated Ares and Castagnoli two falls to one to win the Campeonatos de Parejas for the first time. Quackenbush and Jigsaw made their first successful defense of the title on February 19, 2011, defeating The Batiri (Obariyon and Kodama). For the 2011 King of Trios, Quackenbush and Jigsaw formed a trio with Japanese joshi legend Manami Toyota, who had made her Chikara debut alongside Quackenbush the previous September, and on April 15 defeated Amazing Red, Joel Maximo and Wil Maximo in their first round match. The following day, the trio was eliminated from the tournament in the quarterfinal stage by Team Michinoku Pro (Dick Togo, Great Sasuke and Jinsei Shinzaki). On September 18, Quackenbush and Jigsaw lost the Campeonatos de Parejas to F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano) in their third defense. From May to October 2011, Quackenbush took part in 12 Large: Summit, a tournament used to determine the first ever Chikara Grand Champion. Quackenbush ended up winning his block of the tournament with a record of four wins and one loss to set up a final match with the winner of the other block, Eddie Kingston. On November 13 at Chikara's first internet pay-per-view, High Noon, Quackenbush was defeated by Kingston in a match to determine the first Chikara Grand Champion.

Beginning on February 26, 2012, Quackenbush began feuding with the new Gekido stable of 17, assailAnt, combatAnt, deviAnt and The Shard. assailAnt, combatAnt, deviAnt later revealed that they were former dropouts of the Chikara Wrestle Factory, while The Shard was a former training partner of Jigsaw and 17 revealed that he had modeled his career after Quackenbush's and claimed to be just as talented as him, but had never gotten recognized for it. The group announced that its intention was to expose Chikara's "dark underbelly". On June 2 at Chikara's second internet pay-per-view, Chikarasaurus Rex: How to Hatch a Dinosaur, Quackenbush, Eddie Kingston, Jigsaw, Green Ant and Soldier Ant defeated Gekido in a ten man tag team match, after which Quackenbush grabbed 17's hand and broke his fingers, sidelining him for nine weeks. On August 18, Quackenbush and 17 faced off in a tag team match, where Quackenbush and Jigsaw faced 17 and The Shard. Quackenbush lost the match, being disqualified for "excessive punishment" after hitting 17 with all four versions of his Quackendriver, ending 17's Chikara career in the process. Following the match, Jigsaw confronted Quackenbush about his new mean streak. Quackenbush later explained that he no longer needed to control his temper and play by the rules to maintain an image, since at High Noon Eddie Kingston had taken over his role as the face of Chikara. On September 14, Quackenbush entered the 2012 King of Trios, teaming with Jigsaw and Manami Toyota, just like the previous year. In their first round match, the trio defeated Gekido members combatAnt and deviAnt and Colony member Soldier Ant. After the match, Quackenbush continued his mean streak by attacking combatAnt, eliminating also him from Chikara. The following day, Quackenbush, Jigsaw and Toyota were eliminated from the tournament, after losing to Team Sendai Girls (Dash Chisako, Meiko Satomura and Sendai Sachiko). On November 18, Quackenbush set his sights on eliminating The Shard from Chikara, however, his attempt was stopped by Jigsaw, who superkicked his former Campeones de Parejas partner and then left the arena with The Shard. On December 2 at Chikara's third iPPV, Under the Hood, Quackenbush represented Chikara in an eight man tag team match, where they were defeated by Gekido, led by Jigsaw. Afterwards, Quackenbush made peace with assailAnt, who turned tecnico and jumped from Gekido to Chikara. On April 6, 2013, Quackenbush teamed with his idol Jushin Thunder Liger to defeat Jigsaw and The Shard in a main event tag team match. Following the event, Quackenbush took a hiatus from in-ring action to heal a tibia fracture suffered during the match and wrist and rib injuries suffered earlier. Quackenbush later claimed that he had no plans to return to the ring.

When Chikara returned from its one-year hiatus on May 25, 2014, with the You Only Live Twice iPPV, Quackenbush was revealed as the promotion's new Director of Fun. In May 2016, Quackenbush announced he was coming out of his retirement to take on Johnny Kidd in what was billed as Kidd's retirement match on May 28. The match, contested in eight three-minute rounds, ended in a 1–1 draw. Quackenbush wrestled another match on December 3, 2016, losing to Drew Gulak in Gulak's Chikara farewell match. Quackenbush's next match took place on April 1, 2017, when he was defeated by Zack Sabre Jr. On September 2, Quackenbush defeated Johnny Kidd in a British Rules match.

On June 24, 2020, Quackenbush announced that Chikara was shutting down and he was resigning as head trainer at the Wrestle Factory following accusations of both inappropriate language and misconduct were made against him and his team as part of the #SpeakingOut movement.

National Wrestling Alliance (2007–2010)
Quackenbush defeated Tiger Mask at the now defunct Fight Sports Midwest, to capture the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship on May 11, 2007. Throughout the match, Quackenbush unlaced and loosened Tiger Mask's mask, a major sign of disrespect amongst masked wrestlers. In the finish of the match Quackenbush completely pulled off his opponent's mask and used the distraction to pin him for the title. In a promo after the match, Quackenbush explained that he did everything to get the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship and that he was, in no way, proud of it. He said he viewed the belt as his ticket to Japan, as Japanese promotions had not booked him in any events. He has since defended the title in Chikara against the likes of Black Tiger and Akira Raijin. On November 6, 2010, Quackenbush lost the title to Craig Classic at Pro Wrestling Fusion's November Coming Fire pay-per-view, ending his reign at 1,275 days, the second longest reign in the title's history.

Ring of Honor (2007, 2008, 2009)
On April 27, 2007, Quackenbush made his debut for Ring of Honor, at The Battle of Saint Paul. Throughout the remainder of the year, he made multiple appearances, several times teaming with Jigsaw. He has competed against the likes of Claudio Castagnoli, Matt Sydal and Bryan Danielson. Although he did compete in one six man tag team match at Ring of Honor's Transform show on January 12, 2008, he did not compete in ROH again till March 2009 when he wrestled, and lost to, Bryan Danielson and Jerry Lynn in singles matches on March 20 and March 21, respectively.

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (2007)
In September 2007 Quackenbush won the 2007 Ted Petty Invitational held by Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South by defeating Billy Roc, Joey Ryan and Josh Abercrombie on his way to the finals where he eliminated both Claudio Castagnoli and Chuck Taylor to win the tournament. Quackenbush also captured the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship. Quackenbush made his debut in Japan for Michinoku Pro, defeating Shibaten in the village of Takazawa. He wrestled for the same company, the next night, defeating Rei. In a four way elimination match against Chris Hero, Eddie Kingston and Chuck Taylor, Quackenbush put his IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship and IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship on the line. Quackenbush was pinned by Chuck Taylor, thus capturing the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship. Eddie Kingston then pinned Quackenbush, capturing the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship.

Dragon Gate USA (2009–2011)
On July 25, 2009, Quackenbush appeared on Dragon Gate USA's first pay-per-view Enter the Dragon in an eight man tag team Chikara showcase match, where Quackenbush, Jigsaw, Fire Ant and Soldier Ant defeated Gran Akuma, Icarus, Amasis and Hallowicked. Following the match Quackenbush started a promo, which was interrupted by Yamato, who low-blowed him. Jigsaw and Gran Akuma ran to make the save, but Akuma turned on his fellow Chikara wrestlers and assisted Yamato in assaulting Quackenbush and Jigsaw. On September 6 at the second PPV titled Untouchable Quackenbush and Jigsaw defeated Yamato and Akuma. On November 28 at the third PPV Freedom Fight Quackenbush entered the tournament to crown the first Open the Freedom Gate Champion, but was eliminated in the first round in a four-way match with Jorge Rivera, Super Crazy and the winner of the match, Cima. On January 23, 2010, at the fourth PPV, Fearless, Quackenbush and Jigsaw defeated Cima and Super Crazy in a tag team match. At the two following shows, Open the Ultimate Gate and Mercury Rising, on March 26 and 27, Quackenbush and Jigsaw lost to Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Yokosuka and defeated The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) in tag team matches. On May 7 at Open the Northern Gate Quackenbush and Jigsaw defeated Kamikaze USA representatives Gran Akuma and Akira Tozawa in a tag team match and were then assaulted by their team mates Yamato and Shingo. At the following day's tapings of the Uprising pay-per-view, Quackenbush and Jigsaw were defeated by the team of Naruki Doi and PAC. After the match Quackenbush challenged Yamato to a tag team match, before he and Jigsaw were once again jumped by the members of Kamikaze USA. On July 24 at the tapings of the Enter the Dragon 2010 pay–per–view, Quackenbush, Jigsaw and Hallowicked teamed up with the Open the Dream Gate Champion Masato Yoshino to defeat Kamikaze USA's Yamato, Gran Akuma, Akira Tozawa and Jon Moxley in an eight man elimination tag team match. On September 25 at Untouchable 2010, Quackenbush competed in a three–way match, which was won by BxB Hulk and also included Akira Tozawa. The following day at Way of the Ronin, Quackenbush wrestled in a six–way match, which was won by Brodie Lee. On February 21, 2011, Dragon Gate USA announced that Quackenbush had decided to disband the Chikara Sekigun stable and take a leave of absence from the promotion in order to concentrate on defending his newly won Campeonatos de Parejas in Chikara.

WWE (2016, 2018)
On February 8, 2016, Quackenbush began work for WWE as a guest trainer and coach at their Orlando, Florida-based Performance Center. His role expanded to include production consultation for WWE's developmental brand, NXT.

In November 2018, Quackenbush returned to WWE's Performance Center, training with injured wrestler Alexa Bliss.

Other promotions and endeavors
Quackenbush has toured Canada, Mexico and several European countries during his career. In 2004, he briefly united six championships from three different countries (USA, Mexico and Germany) into the "I-Crown". During his 2000 hiatus from wrestling, Quackenbush wrote his novel Headquarters, produced a direct–to–video project called Crusaders and hosted an improv comedy show and jousting tournament. He returned to the ring in April 2000, after just two full months off.

On December 11, 2010, Quackenbush wrestled his idol Jushin Thunder Liger at a Jersey All Pro Wrestling event. In the end, Liger defeated Quackenbush to retain his JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship.

On February 2, 2013, at the inaugural National Pro Wrestling Day event, Quackenbush wrestled Colt Cabana on the afternoon show in a losing effort.

Wrestlers trained

 * Aleister Black
 * Alexa Bliss
 * Amasis
 * Andy Sumner
 * Angel de Fuego
 * Argus
 * Arik Cannon
 * Billy Avery
 * Blaster McMassive
 * Blaxstrom
 * Blind Rage
 * Boomer Hatfield
 * BLK Jeez
 * Branden O'Connor
 * Bryce Remsburg (referee)
 * Bullet Ant
 * Cajun Crawdad
 * Callux The Castigator
 * Caveman Chad
 * Chad Gable
 * Cheeseburger
 * Chris Dickinson
 * Christopher McGuckin
 * Claudio Castagnoli
 * Cliff Pettersson
 * Cornelius Crummels
 * Crossbones
 * Danjerhawk
 * Danny Havoc
 * Darkness Crabtree
 * Dasher Hatfield
 * Davey Lawless
 * Davey Vega
 * Devantes
 * DJ Skittlez
 * Dr. Cheung
 * Dragon Dragon
 * Dragonfly
 * Dave Segan
 * Drew Gulak/Soldier Ant
 * Eddie Kingston
 * Emil Sitoci
 * Escorpion Egipcio
 * Estonian ThunderFrog
 * Fire Ant/Orange Cassidy
 * Francis O'Connor
 * Frightmare
 * G-Raver
 * Gran Akuma
 * Green Ant (II)
 * Hallowicked
 * Hermit Crab
 * Icarus
 * Jack Bonza
 * Jack Marciano
 * Jakob Hammermeier
 * Jardi Frantz
 * Jet Jaghori
 * Jervis Cottonbelly/Kevin Condron
 * Jigsaw
 * Joker
 * Jon Barber (referee)
 * Kellan Thomas
 * Kobald
 * Kodama
 * Lance Steel
 * Larry Sweeney
 * Leslie Butterscotch
 * Lince Dorado
 * Lucky 13
 * Madison Eagles
 * Mark Angelosetti
 * Marshal T
 * Mason Hunter
 * Math Magician
 * Matt Makowski
 * Matt Novak
 * Medianoche
 * Molly McCoy
 * Mr. Zero
 * Niles Young
 * Obariyon
 * Ophidian
 * Ophidian (II)/The Whisper
 * Private Eye
 * Proletariat Boar Of Moldova
 * Qefka the Quiet
 * Razerhawk
 * Rorschach
 * Rory Gulak
 * Saturyne
 * Sebastian Dark
 * ShareCropper
 * Shynron
 * Silver Ant/Dieter VonSteigerwalt
 * Skeeter McCoy
 * Stigma
 * Sonny Defarge
 * Tengkwa
 * Terry Daniels
 * Thief Ant
 * Thumbtack Jack
 * Tim Donst
 * Travis Huckabee
 * Tursas
 * Tyler Murphy
 * Übergang
 * UltraMantis Black
 * Veronica Ticklefeather (valet)
 * Vin Gerard
 * Vries Kastelein
 * Wheeler Yuta
 * Wesley Croton
 * Worker Ant
 * Worker Ant (II)
 * "Z" Shooting Star Sick
 * Zenith

Championships and accomplishments

 * Alianza Universal Lucha Libre
 * AULL Intercontinental Lightweight Championship (2 times)
 * AULL Mexican Middleweight Championship (2 times)
 * Allied Powers Wrestling Federation
 * APWF Internet Championship (1 time)
 * Chikara
 * Campeonatos de Parejas (1 time) – with Jigsaw
 * King of Trios (2007) – with Jigsaw and Shane Storm
 * Combat Zone Wrestling
 * CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * Best of the Best V (2005)
 * Eastern Wrestling Federation
 * EWF Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Far North Wrestling
 * FNW Freeweight Championship (1 time)
 * Future Wrestling Alliance
 * FWA Championship (3 times)
 * International Pro Wrestling
 * IPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * IPW Hardcore Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Independent Wrestling Association Deep South
 * IWA Deep South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
 * IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Ted Petty Invitational (2007)
 * Independent Wrestling Union
 * IWU Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * National Wrestling Alliance
 * NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Northeast Wrestling
 * NEW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
 * PCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * PCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Inferno Kid and Boogie Woogie Brown
 * PCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Pat Shamrock (1) and Inferno Kid (1)
 * Pro Wrestling Entertainment
 * PWE Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * PWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Hallowicked
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI ranked him #128 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1999
 * PWI ranked him #441 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003
 * Steel City Wrestling
 * SCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * SCW Lord of the Dance Championship (1 time)
 * United States Championship Wrestling
 * USCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Westside Xtreme Wrestling
 * wXw World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * wXw World Lightweight Championship (1 time)

title: Mike Quackenbush


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