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CHOZ-FM

CHOZ-FM (94.7 MHz) is a Canadian radio station based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Its main St. John's transmitter broadcasts at 94.7 MHz, with additional transmitters located throughout the island. The station, known as OZ FM, is one of the various media properties of the Stirling family; this includes local television station CJON-DT.

History
CHOZ launched on June 15, 1977 on 93.9 FM, soon after Geoff Stirling sold his interest in what is now CJYQ. It was originally a full-time rock station known as The New Radio OZ, The Rock Of The Rock!. It eventually transitioned into a CHR/Classic Rock hybrid format under the OZ FM brand; nonetheless, it kept The Rock Of The Rock! slogan. On August 1, 1984, CHOZ was approved to move to 94.7 FM. The station's success was driven largely by the strength of its morning show, The Dawn Patrol, hosted by Randy Snow, Deborah Birmingham and Larry Jay. In the summer of 2003, Snow left the Dawn Patrol to join CKIX-FM to host his own morning show. His replacement was Brian O'Connell, who left VOCM to join CHOZ.

By 2004, CHOZ began shifting towards hot adult contemporary, with slogans like "More Music, More Variety" and "Newfoundland's #1 FM Station".

In April 2007, O'Connell took over as station manager for the OZ FM Network and host of the daily Electric Lunch program. Then, O'Connell left CHOZ and now works with Stingray Radio. Paul Kinsman was O'Connell's on air replacement, joining longtime Dawn Patrol veterans Birmingham and Jay.

On August 17, 2009, CHOZ changed its format to active rock.

On January 2, 2012, CHOZ flipped back to hot AC, with a new slogan "Today's Best Music". This ended the use of their longtime slogan "The Rock of the Rock!". The station also resurrected their longtime heart and rainbow logo that was used from the late 1980s to 2007. The following month, the station surfaced on the Mediabase Canadian hot AC panel.

In August 2012, Kinsman and Jay left the Dawn Patrol, which was renamed The Morning Rush and featured a new host, Robert Shawn, alongside the only remaining original host Birmingham. In January 2013, the pair were joined by their former behind the scenes producer, Laura Woodworth. Birmingham left the station in January 2014 and her replacement on the Morning Rush was Stephanie O'Brien, previously with VOCM-FM. Woodworth left the station in November 2014.

In July 2015, Shawn switched shifts with afternoon/evening host Stephen Lethbridge. The Morning Rush was then renamed The OZ FM Rush. In December of the same year, Weekend announcer Hugh Campbell joined the Rush. In December 2016, O'Brien went on maternity leave. Shannell Lewis co-hosted the Rush until O'Brien's return in February 2018.

On August 26, 2019, Snow returned to CHOZ after 16 years with CKIX-FM, As a result, the OZ FM Rush became The Morning Jam with Snow joining O'Brien as the new host, replacing Lethbridge and Campbell. In addition, CHOZ tweaked its format to playing a mix of hits from the 1990s to today, much like many other hot AC stations. The station previously had a top 40-leaning playlist. CHOZ became known as Newfoundland’s Music Mix, The New OZ FM.

In May 2020, the station started to drop the "new" from their moniker. By August 2020, the "new" was removed completely.

On September 1, 2023, CHOZ parted ways with Snow and O'Brien. The Morning Jam relaunched as OZ Mornings with former morning co-hosts Lethbridge and Campbell. The station shifted back to its former CHR/Classic Rock format and signature slogan "The Rock of the Rock!". In October 2023, CJON reporter Marykate O'Neill joined OZ Mornings.

Controversy
In January 2011, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council admonished CHOZ for playing the unedited version of Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing", following a complaint from a listener that stated that the song contained the word "faggot", a slur for a homosexual person. Even though the song has won numerous awards and has been played countless times on Canadian radio, the CBSC felt that the unedited version has become unacceptable for airplay, as the term "faggot", which was once an acceptable term, has since become an unacceptable slur. In response to the ruling, at least two stations, CIRK-FM in Edmonton, Alberta and CFRQ-FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia, played the unedited version of Money for Nothing repeatedly for one hour out of protest. On January 21, 2011, the CRTC asked the CBSC for a review on the ban, in response to the public outcry against the CBSC's actions; the regulator requested the CBSC to appoint a nationwide panel to review the case, as the decision on the ban was reviewed by a regional panel for the Maritimes and Newfoundland.

On August 31, the CBSC found the slur to be inappropriate; however, due to considerations in regard to its use in context, the CBSC has left it up to the stations to decide whether or not to censor the song. Most of the CBSC panelists thought the slur was inappropriate, but it was used only in a satirical, non-hateful manner.

Transmitters
CJMY and CKMY were previously known as CKCV-FM and CHOS-FM respectively, up to at least 2002. The changes were apparently made to reserve appropriate call signs for My FM, Newfoundland Broadcasting's proposal for a second FM service, which went before the CRTC later that same year. The licence in question eventually went to a different company as CKSJ-FM.

In 1997, CHOZ added a rebroadcaster at Stockholm, Saskatchewan with the callsign CFZY-FM; the low-powered repeater is locally owned by Jody Herperger. The station was decommissioned in 2007.

In 1998, CHOZ added a rebroadcaster at Kuujjuaq, Quebec on 98.3 with the callsign VF2321, owned by Société Kuujjuamiut.

On November 30, 2012, the stations rebroadcaster at Red Rocks, CKSS-FM 96.9 had closed. This transmitter served the Port aux Basques area. The station has cited the age of the tower and the costs of the upkeep. CHOZ, however, announced plans to reactivate it from another location, pending approval from the CRTC. As of 2018, CRTC approval has never been granted. CHOZ also originally planned to also temporarily close CIOS on the same day, but had second thoughts in doing so, and opted to keep it open from the same location instead. The application to move the CIOS transmitter to a new location has been approved on November 8, 2013.

On September 15, 2015, the CRTC approved a new transmitter for a new CHOZ rebroadcaster in Gander, CFAZ-FM 97.7, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 2,800 watts (effective height of antenna above average terrain of 137.4 metres). The new transmitter would resolve coverage problems within the Gander area from its Grand Falls-Windsor outlet CKMY, which offered fringe reception in Gander. CFAZ began broadcasting on August 9, 2016.

CHOZ is simulcast across Canada on Bell Satellite TV channel 951, locally on Rogers Cable channel 925, and in the St. John's area on subchannel 21.2 of CJON-DT.

On December 5, 2023, the CRTC approved an application by Newfoundland Broadcasting Company Ltd, to delete the rebroadcasting transmitters CIOZ-FM 96.3 Marystown, CJOZ-FM 92.1 Bonavista and CFAZ-FM 97.7 Gander from the licence. CJOZ went off the air on January 2, 2024 at noon. CFAZ shut down as of May 1, 2024. CIOZ left the air as of July 8, 2024.

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Itchen College

Itchen Sixth Form College (also known as Itchen College) is a mixed sixth form college in Bitterne, Southampton, Hampshire, England. It was established in 1906 and was originally a mixed secondary school, it later became Itchen Grammar School under the reforms of the Butler Education Act. It became its present state following further reform in the 1980s.

Itchen Pupil Teacher's Centre
Itchen College opened on 6 October 1906 as a Pupil Teacher's Centre in Raymond Lodge, Bridge Road, Woolston. It later moved to the first floor of Porchester Road Elementary School (which later became Woolston Secondary School for Boys), Woolston, in 1916.

Pupils started at the centre at age 13 and took the Cambridge Junior Local Examination after completing a two-year course. If they passed the exam, they could go on to become pupil teachers before moving on to teacher training college.

The first permanent Principal of the centre was Edith North, who held the position until 1916. She was succeeded by Miss G.V. Cook, who remained Headmistress until 1918, when she was promoted to a larger school in East London. A temporary Headmistress, Mrs Macrae-Gibson, took over until it was decided that a Headmaster should be appointed. The person appointed was Mr F.J. Hemmings, in 1919.

Expansion and move to Middle Road
In 1908, the local Board of Education called for improved secondary education facilities. A report titled 'Woolston New Secondary School' was drafted up by the Director of Education, recommending a school to accommodate 170 children.

Plans for a new building on a larger site were then drawn up, but financial difficulties meant that the land at Middle Road (the college's current site) was not bought until 1912. The land was rough and covered with gorse, bracken, and blackberry bushes, and World War I broke out before work could start to clear it.

The plans for a new school were shelved during the war and it wasn't until 1919 that they were reconsidered. Work at erecting temporary structures to house the new influx of post-war students was slow, however, and the centre couldn't relocate until 1921.

By this time, the centre had 228 students on roll and was full to capacity, having to turn students away due to lack of room.

Itchen Secondary School
In 1921, Itchen Pupil Teacher's Centre became Itchen Coeducational Secondary School, moving into temporary huts on the current Middle Road site.

The foundation stone for the present building in Middle Road was laid in December 1925, but the school wasn't finished until 1938.

The temporary buildings consisted of: a science laboratory; a workshop for woodwork and metalwork; a housecraft room; an assembly room that doubled as art and physics rooms; two staff rooms; and a Headmaster's room. The school had to keep using four rooms at the Porchester Road School, as the temporary buildings at Middle Road couldn't accommodate the large number of pupils. If pupils or staff needed to travel from one end of the school to another, it was a journey of one and a half miles.

In 1919, Mr Hemmings started an annual 'prize distribution' and 'speech day'. This took place every July, and is still a tradition that the current Itchen College does today with their annual 'Celebration Event'.

Mr Hemmings was transferred to Taunton's School in 1924 and was replaced in 1925 by Mr. E. Cotemann, with the role named as 'principal'.

December 1930 fire
Building work to complete the permanent buildings had all but stopped and in 1929 the Board of Education considered the move to complete them and improve the inadequate temporary facilities. However, before the completion plans had been drawn up, fire broke out on 8 December 1930. The Assembly Hall and Art room were completely destroyed, but the temporary huts escaped relatively unscathed. A temporary hall was put up quickly by the Board, but support for new facilities at Itchen languished and was given to two other secondary schools who were deemed to have a greater need for them - King Edward VI School, and the Girls' Grammar School.

Improvements to facilities
In 1934, Itchen Secondary School was given four new permanent classrooms and the temporary huts were finally replaced with a permanent structure. Principal Cotemann was still fighting for plans to be approved, demanding a gymnasium in 1935. The Board agreed in 1936 and, in 1937, work not only started on the gymnasium, but also on an entire new West Wing. This included an assembly hall (including stage), gymnasium, dining room and kitchen. An additional art room, craft room, Prefect's room, library, and senior mistresses' room were added shortly after.

Work on the school was finally completed in 1938, thirteen years after it began.

World War II
When World War II broke out in 1939, the government's plans to evacuate children from danger areas to safer parts of the country were put into effect. Because of Southampton's location on the south coast and its status as a large port city, it was an important target for the Luftwaffe (see Southampton Blitz). Because of this risk, the city's children were among those covered by the government's plans.

On 1 September 1939, half of Itchen Secondary School's 520 pupils evacuated, the school combining with Andover Grammar School. Upon arrival, staff and senior boys dug air raid shelters before settling into life outside of Southampton.

Andover Grammar School had their lessons in the mornings while Itchen carried out theirs in the afternoon and evenings, generally between 13:30 and 17:30, and allowed alternate Saturday mornings off. This schedule posed difficulties for the students, as classrooms were full of stale air and they had to conduct lessons using gas lamps with blackout curtains up at the windows.

Finding accommodation was also difficult. Andover was also housing refugees from London so the town rapidly filled up. School staff had to undertake fire-watching duties.

Itchen's new buildings were put to use during the war, being turned into an A.R.P. Post and Casualty Station with medical services. In 1940, French troops who had escaped Dunkirk, were given tea and sandwiches by the WRVS through the window of the Domestic Science room. A British restaurant was later established in the school's dining hall.

Itchen Secondary School's evacuation ended in December 1944 with the pupils returning to the Southampton site after spending 16 terms studying at Andover.

Post World War II
Upon returning to the Southampton site, Itchen Secondary School had more problems to face. Many staff members had left or retired during the war and some of the school buildings were still occupied. The A.R.P. Post and Casualty Station with medical services remained in the gymnasium until 1948, and the British Restaurant remained until sometime after that.

The exterior of the school had suffered damage. The metal railings surrounding the grounds had been removed for scrap-iron during the war effort and the field and cricket pitch had been damaged. All attempts to repair the field and cricket pitch kept failing, as without fencing, people repeatedly trampled and ruined the new turf that had been laid. Eventually the field and cricket pitch were repaired to their pre-war condition.

There was an influx of students post-war, with pupil numbers doubling, mostly due to the Butler Education Act in 1944, which abolished grammar school fees in order to provide secondary school education for all.

Itchen Grammar School
Itchen Secondary School became a Grammar School in 1946 in order to accommodate the rising pupil numbers.

There were attempts to make the always coeducational school single-sex (girls only) during the 1950s but both the school and the Old Issonians Association were opposed to the idea. In 1956, Charles Thompson (Headmaster of Itchen Grammar School 1950–1971) wrote: “The school’s greatest source of strength is to be found in the fact that it is coeducational. From the earliest days of the secondary school, when coeducation was far less common than it is now, social activities involving both boys and girls were a readily accepted feature of the school.”

Itchen Grammar School thrived under Charles Thompson's twenty-one years of leadership and some of the reforms he implemented at the school were: banning the use of the cane; abolishing single-sex staff rooms; building the school swimming pool and observatory; and replacing the ‘temporary’ huts. The swimming pool was built using money raised during the 1956 Jubilee Celebrations and was the first school swimming pool in Southampton. With the huts demolished, long-awaited science laboratories were built in 1964, improving teaching as well as student satisfaction. These reforms and extensions brought Itchen Grammar School up to then-current standards.

The largest extension – designed by architects Messr Richard Sheppard, Robson and Partners of London - saw all classrooms moved to the first and second floors, with the open-plan student areas on the ground floor, opening up to the playing fields. New facilities within the extension included: science laboratories; needlework and housecraft rooms; and geography classrooms with a terrace that linked them to the observatory on the roof.

Itchen Sixth Form College
In 1966 there was debate in the Southampton Education Committee about turning to a comprehensive education system. The Committee favoured the introduction of Sixth Form Colleges and three were selected as initial options for Southampton: Richard Taunton's Grammar School; the Girl's Grammar School; and Itchen Grammar School, the latter being the only coeducational Sixth Form College in Southampton.

Philip Vennis was appointed as Principal of the new Itchen Sixth Form College in 1971 and remained until his retirement in 1988. He was a strong advocate for open access, stating:
 * “the position is that pupils can transfer from neighbourhood comprehensives without any formal requirements, the only condition being that the student himself wishes to pursue full time education beyond sixteen and is prepared to apply himself; what matters is the degree of motivation on the part of the students; this is of the greatest importance for future success, and more so than any measure of intelligence or academic attainment, whether eleven plus or sixteen plus.”

This ideology forms part of the present-day mission at Itchen Sixth Form College, providing inclusive further education for all.

Students are mainly from areas of Southampton, east of the River Itchen and along the M27 corridor towards Fareham. The college's extensive runs an extensive bus service, and is close enough to Sholing Railway Station to allowi access from all over Hampshire. International students make up 10% of the total student body.

Full-time students study a wide range of courses including vocational, GCSEs, BTECs, and A Levels. A large number of subjects are supported by the college's Academy of Sport, High Performance Academy (for gifted and talented students), and the recently launched Creative Arts Academy, which offers specialised training and extra opportunities for students to further their skills through extra-curricular classes and trips. The college also offers a range of Adult Education courses.

The college was inspected in 2017 and in 2018 and on both occasions judged as Requiring Improvement.

Academy of Sport
The college's Academy of Sport offers expert coaching in:
 * Golf
 * Rugby
 * Netball
 * Basketball
 * Hockey
 * Badminton
 * Football (including a football development programme run by the Chelsea Football Club Foundation ).

Creative Arts Academy
Newly launched in 2015, the Creative Arts Academy provides students on creative courses with extra support and opportunities to enhance their skills. Students who are part of this academy have access to work placements in the Creative Industries, trips to both national and international destinations (for example, New York City ), and help putting together a creative portfolio ready for when they enter the workplace.

Courses included within the Creative Arts Academy are:
 * Art and Design subjects
 * Film Studies
 * Journalism
 * Media Studies
 * Performing Arts subjects

High Performance Academy
The High Performance Academy is for students who have been identified as gifted and talented by their previous school. It provides tailored support for students wanting to achieve the highest grades in their A Levels.

To be eligible, students need to have an average GCSE score of 6.5. They can also be referred to the academy by their teachers when they reach Itchen College.

The five elements to the High Performance Academy are: Students in the High Performance Academy have gone on to secure places at universities all over the world, including Oxbridge.
 * A taught programme
 * Learning mentors
 * Higher Education+ programme
 * Extra-curricular activities
 * Extended project qualification (EPQ)

International Students
International students are offered English as a Foreign Language courses; they stay with police-checked local families, and are referred to as Homestays.

Adult Education
Despite being primarily for 16-19-year-old school leavers, Itchen Sixth Form College offers adult education classes for students over 19. These include: Access to Higher Education; teacher training courses; English, Maths, and Science courses; Accountancy qualifications; and Childcare, Health and Social Care courses.

Itchen Radio

Itchen Sixth Form College runs an award-winning in-house radio station called Itchen Radio. It broadcasts once a week through local Southampton radio station Unity 101.

The radio station is run by a team of 15 students, with the group changing every academic year, on media and journalism courses and has been broadcasting for ten years. Its unofficial mascot is a black horse.

On air at least three times a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday ), regular shows include: Half Time Oranges (sports news); international music; interviews with members of staff, politicians, and local celebrities (e.g. Matt Le Tissier ); and discussions about current affairs.

Clubs and societies
There are a range of clubs and societies.

Current clubs include:
 * Bands and Music groups
 * Singing groups
 * Dance groups
 * Creative Writing club
 * Book club
 * Itchen Radio
 * Fitness and sports clubs
 * Climbing club
 * Christian Union club
 * Film club
 * News@Itchen (student newsletter, made by students for students)
 * Itchen Student Union (ISU).

ICoN magazine

Published every academic term, the Itchen College News (ICoN) magazine features articles about the achievements and successes of Itchen College's students, as well as news about what is coming up for Itchen over the following months.

Old Issonians Association
In 1920, Itchen Pupil Teacher's Centre headmaster Mr Hemmings started up the 'Old Students Association'. It was formed for alumni to keep in touch with the centre and was ideally supposed to allow them to continue to participate with the centre.

It wasn't until after World War II that the 'Old Students Association' became active. Renamed the 'Old Issonians Association' by Principal Cotemann after the evacuation ended, the name was taken from the school's then current initials ('I.S.S. - Itchen Secondary School).

The Association became active with sporting (in particular football and hockey), dramatic, and social activities for past pupils. In 1939 the association had had over a hundred members and this reached over 300 post-1945. The number continued to soar and in 1956, during the Jubilee celebrations, membership reached 600.

Unfortunately, with the college becoming a sixth form, membership began to fall into decline. By 1980 it had dwindled to just 100 alumni.

As of 2005, the Old Issonians Association website only lists 5 members and states that the Association "is likely to be winding up due to lack of interest." With the website not having been updated since 2005, it is assumed that the Old Issonians Association is no longer running.

Itchen Secondary School

 * Melita Norwood, Communist spy

Itchen Grammar School

 * Roy Dommett, United Kingdom Chief Missile Scientist
 * Graham Ovenden, artist
 * William Whitlock, politician

Itchen Sixth Form College

 * Jeremy Sochan - Small Forward for the San Antonio Spurs
 * Aaron Martin, footballer for Exeter City
 * Jodie Brett, footballer for Brighton & Hove Albion
 * Millie Farrow, footballer for Reading
 * Laura Rafferty, footballer for Southampton FC
 * Kelly Simm, British artistic gymnast
 * Lucy Quinn, footballer for Birmingham City
 * Roger Whiteside, Chief Executive since 2013 of Greggs
 * Atlanta Primus, Jamaican international footballer

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Agam Darshi

Agamdeep Darshi is an English-Canadian-American actress.

Early life
She was born in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, to Sikh parents of Indian Punjabi descent. At a very young age she and her family moved to Canada. She grew up in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, San Jose and Vancouver. At the age of 14 she left home and moved to Calgary, to pursue a career of acting. Darshi studied Theatre and Fine Arts at the University of Calgary and earned a degree in photography.

Career
Darshi has made appearances in over twenty-five television productions along with appearing in over a dozen films. She is best known for her roles in Tru Calling, Dead Zone, The L-Word, and as Laura in the horror film Final Destination 3. She appeared in a recurring role on the Canadian teen-drama television series renegadepress.com. From 2009 to 2011, Darshi appeared in the television series Sanctuary. She was part of the main cast in seasons two and three and had a recurring role in season four.

Darshi is also a producer, director, writer, screenwriter, playwright, artist, and graphic designer. At the 2013 Leo Awards, she won Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture for her role in the feature Crimes of Mike Recket. Along with fellow South Asian actress Patricia Isaac, she co-founded the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF). She has also appeared as Ruby Shivani in season 2 of TV serial You Me Her.

In January 2021, she began principal photography on her directorial debut film, titled Donkeyhead, in Regina, Saskatchewan. The film, in which Darshi also played the lead character, premiered at the 2021 Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival.

Personal life
She is married to Juan Riedinger and they have twin sons.

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Illinois Route 127

Illinois Route 127 is a north–south highway in central and southern Illinois. Its southern terminus is at Illinois Route 3 near Olive Branch and its northern terminus at Interstate 55, along with the southern terminus of Illinois Route 48 in Raymond. This is a distance of 167.53 mi.

Route description
Illinois 127 parallels U.S. Route 51 for its entire length. U.S. 51 is generally a few miles to the east of Illinois 127, though they never cross. After leaving Alexander County, the route passes through each of the next seven county seats.

Illinois 127 overlaps Illinois Route 146 near Jonesboro, Illinois Route 149 in Murphysboro, Illinois Route 13 from Pinckneyville to Murphysboro, U.S. Route 50 in Carlyle, Illinois Route 140 near Greenville, Illinois Route 16 in Hillsboro and wrong-way with Illinois 48 at its northern terminus. (Illinois 48 is a northbound route at the same time Illinois 127 is marked southbound).

History
SBI Route 127 originally ran from Raymond to Carlyle. In 1937 it was extended to Nashville, replacing Route 153. By 1939 it had been extended to Pinckneyville. In 1944, it was extended west to U.S. Route 66, and south to its current terminus.

A section of Illinois Route 127 south of Carbondale has been designated as the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail by the Illinois state legislature, in commemoration of the region's importance to the Illinois wine industry.

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Tallgrass Prairie Preserve

The Joseph H. Williams Tallgrass Prairie Preserve, in Osage County, Oklahoma near Foraker, Oklahoma, is the largest protected tract of tallgrass prairie in the world. Managed by The Nature Conservancy, the preserve contains 39650 acre owned by the Conservancy and another 6000 acre leased in what was the original tallgrass region of the Great Plains that stretched from Texas to Manitoba.

Description
The preserve is located at the southern end of the Flint Hills, also known as the Osage Hills. The rocky, rolling prairie stretches from northern Kansas into Oklahoma. Exposed limestone formations make cultivation difficult, and thus the Flint Hills have survived much as they were when they were a hunting ground for area tribes such as the Wichita, Osage, and Kaw. The region is called “The Osage” by Oklahomans, referring to the name of the Native American nation occupying this territory and to the county named for them. Pilots call The Osage the “Black Hole” when flying over it at night because it is so lightly populated.

The preserve is bisected by the well-timbered Salt Creek and its tributaries. The eastern portion of the preserve is in the Cross Timbers, a north-south running belt of tangled oak forests that were a major impediment to early travelers heading west. About 10 percent of the preserve is forested and the remainder is tallgrass prairie; the grasses of several species here can grow 10 ft tall.

The tallgrass prairie owes its existence to fire, whether caused by lightning or manmade. Without fire, the prairie quickly becomes brushland. The Native Americans were aware of this and burned the prairie regularly to nurture new growth of succulent grasses and to kill invasive trees and shrubs. The Nature Conservancy has continued this practice with a process called “patch burning,” in which about one-third of the prairie is burned each year. This process has proven beneficial not only in providing grazing for bison and cattle, but also for the habitat of the threatened greater prairie chickens, which also inhabit the preserve in small numbers.

Bison are the most prominent attraction of the preserve. Bison are rounded up each fall and the excess numbers sold. Cattle are grazed on 11000 acre. The preserve supports 755 plant species, many unique to the tallgrass prairie, and more than 300 bird species. Forest trees include several species of oak, cottonwoods, ash, red cedar, elm, sycamore, and others.

The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is on what used to be the Osage Indian Reservation. When forced to agree to household allotments of communal land, the Osage retained sub-surface mineral rights on all their former lands. Members of the nation have had what are known as Osage headrights to a portion of this communal resource and are paid a portion of leasing revenues for mineral production. In the early 20th century, the discovery of petroleum on their land made the Osage the richest people per capita in the world in the 1920s and 1930s. But they were subject to harassment, manipulation, fraud and murder in what was known as a 'Reign of Terror' as whites tried to gain control of family members' headrights. While oil production has declined, there are still more than 100 producing oil wells on the preserve, among which the bison graze.

The preserve is home to numerous interesting invertebrates species. In addition to the many species of butterflies and moths that feed and host on the flowering plant biodiversity found there, the prairie mole cricket (Gryllotalpa major) is a rare insect species found on the preserve. Males congregate in leks in large numbers in the spring months (April–May) to produce loud choruses from calling burrows to attract flying females. In the summer months, the preserve serves as habitat for the endangered American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus), which plays an important role in nutrient cycling.

History
Prior to its purchase by the Nature Conservancy in 1989, much of the preserve was within the boundaries of the Barnard Ranch; it had been part of the Chapman-Barnard ranch of 100000 acre. The foreman of the Chapman-Barnard ranch, Ben Johnson Sr. was a rodeo champion. His son, also a rodeo champion, was Ben Johnson Jr., an actor who appeared in more than 300 movies and won an Oscar for his role in The Last Picture Show.

In 1993, Oklahoma oilman Kenneth Adams donated 300 bison to the preserve. By 2000, the herd had increased to 1,200. The herd now numbers more than 2,500 and grazes 21000 acre of mostly open range.

Visiting and recreation
Pawhuska, Oklahoma, is the nearest large town. The Osage Nation has its headquarters here. The preserve may also be entered near Foraker, Oklahoma, and Hewins, Kansas. The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is open every day from dawn to dusk. There is no admission charge.

The headquarters of the Chapman-Barnard ranch has been converted into a visitor center with restrooms and the restored bunkhouse in which the cowboys lived. The main building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NR 01000208). Oklahoma State University has a research station near the visitor center.

Near Salt Creek are two hiking trails. One is a short nature trail; the other is a 2-mile (3 km) trail that climbs to overlooks over the creek and through the riparian forest. Frequently, bison are seen just across the fence that separates the hiking area from grazing areas. White-tailed deer are abundant in the wooded areas.

The principal activity for the 10,000 visitors who annually come to the preserve is driving the many dirt roads to observe the numerous bison. Often hundreds of bison may be seen near – and sometimes blocking – the roads. Scenic turnouts along the roads provide broad vistas of the rolling prairie, emerald green in spring, tall and brown in fall, and dotted with wildflowers in the summer.

Noted Osage author John Joseph Mathews had a small cabin in the Osage Hills, The Blackjacks, where he did much of his writing. At his request, he was buried near his cabin. About 2014 the Nature Conservancy of Oklahoma bought the plot including his cabin and gravesite, and have added it to the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve. The cabin will be preserved and the public will be allowed limited access.

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Karin Beier

Karin Beier (born 1965 in Cologne) is a German theatre director.

After studying English in Cologne, Karin Beier moved into theatre. She established an English language theatre and staged Shakespeare plays in their source language. Theatres began to grow in popularity, and she became the director of the Düsseldorf Theatre. Here she was able to display her first professional theatre production. In Düsseldorf she studied under Iraqi director David Mouchtar-Samorai.

After her 1994 production of Romeo and Juliet she was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen and granted an award by the leading German theater magazine Theater heute. The following year she directed productions at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Munich Kammerspiele, and the Burgtheater in Vienna.

In 2004 and 2005 she directed at the Nibelungen-Festival in Worms, performing Christian Friedrich Hebbel's 1861 play Nibelungen.

Since 2007 Beier was the director of the main playhouse in Cologne (Schauspiel Köln). On January 11, 2013 Beier said goodbye before her move to the Deutsches Schauspielhaus, with her last production of an antique drama, The Trojan Women by Euripides. It was based on the work of Jean-Paul Sartre.

Literature
Interview with Karin Beier in: Vivien Gröning, Kirsten Sass: WOMAN@WORK Wege nach dem Abi – Wie FRAU heute Karriere macht. 22 Interviews mit erfolgreichen Frauen. Renningen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8169-3237-6.

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Hemorrhage
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User talk:Djdaedalus/ArchiveJuly2007

I'm pretty sure you're right, that a sphere is mentioned in the list of destruction in Phlebas (I actually assumed it was a Dyson Sphere when I read that, but after reading Windward it would make sense for it to be an Air Sphere), but there's no indication anywhere that spheres are specifically Culture habitats. I think... Evercat 17:58, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
While your points about the Shoe Event Horizon were completely accurate, I didn't feel it warranted a mention on the main page about the Guide only because, by the admission in your own text, it only REALLY appeared in the radio series (and was cut down for the second novel). Thus I've moved the text to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) page, in the Trivia section, where I think it makes a better fit. The bit about the towels makes sense on the main page, since it's in EVERY version. The shoe event horizon isn't. --JohnDBuell Talk 01:56, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Delete tag on Iadipaolitarianism
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Ray Davies
Hi, thanks for your contribution to this page. Unfortunately we can't include people's personal observations or experiences so I had to remove it (see WP:NOR). Thanks Arniep 18:47, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Vorkosigan Saga Inconsistencies
I have nominated the afore mentioned article for deletion. Yes, this will be the second attempt at deletion. This is nothing personal, a few editors feel that this article falls under NOR policy, and no attempt has been made to merge this with anything related since the last discussion. xompanthy 23:08, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Since the page is quite interesting and nicely written, I'm have placed it on my webspace, at http://netwood.net/usr/jessw/Vorkosigan_Saga_Inconsistencies.html. I'll take it down if you would prefer to host it elsewhere. Thanks for putting it under the GFDL. JesseW, the juggling janitor 09:31, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

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Isaac Asimov
I'm glad to see I'm not the only one creating articles on Asimov's stories. There sure are a lot of them. I should note that it isn't necessary to list them in the "science fiction story" category, since that page already includes a link to the "short stories by Isaac Asimov" page. Johnny Pez 10:03, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject Novels
Hi seeing your interest in books and novels, I was wondering if you might like to get envolved with our growing (revitalised) WikiProject. There is plenty of scope for influencing things and making your contribution count. We are about establishing standards for Novel based articles and writing articles that meet our own and others high standards, and to improve Wikipedia's diet of articles on Fiction books, otherwise called Novels. Please be very welcome. :: Kevinalewis  :  (Talk Page) / (Desk)  16:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

 * The work you are doing on the Garner novels easily justifies joining - there are no clear obligations and you can be kept in touch with developments. Many members appear to sign up and leave wiki altogether! Anyway I'll leave it with you. :: Kevinalewis  :  (Talk Page) / (Desk)  16:52, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
I'm intrigued as to where you got the information regarding train operations on "Laal Ratty" from? As a reasonably frequent visitor to the railway since the early 1980's, I can't ever recollect a time when the railway operated using physical "tablets" to ensure safe operation.

Just interested as to where the information came from--Slipdigby 19:34, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

 * No worries, just wondered for my own sanity! You should try and get up to Ravenglass sometime, it's changed a fair bit in the past 30 years but is still a great day out!--Slipdigby 14:42, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

M'Beth
Re: this edit. Book? Film? Poem? Any chance of a source? AndyJones 12:34, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

The Owl Service
Hi, I don't really think it's worth creating a page for "I've Seen a Ghost" as most people will probably want to read the complete chapter written by Peter Plummer rather than a synopsis. But do let me know if you have any other suggestions for topics that people may be interested in that I can add to "The Owl Service" entry. (The page number you asked for is 114 by the way) I also have "The Making of the Owl Service" and have just added a couple of quotations from that. Avalon69 15:28, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Ruby lasers
I will dig up the reference in MIAHM which talks about the laser guns. I had never thought about it that way. I suspect that your statement may need to be adjust4ed to put the possibility of it being financing, and the ruby theory, on an equal footing, but let's look at the book first.--Wehwalt 20:51, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

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Waldo (short story)
Thank you for your interest in editing Heinlein topics. However, when you gutted the Waldo article to create the Waldo (short story) article, you thereby cut off the old edit history from the article. Gutting an article and putting into another article is generally not the way to do a rename, which is the net effect you wanted to accomplish. I agree with the intention to rename it, but It is far better to do an actual rename (Help:Moving a page). I will now attempt to restore the article and then do the move. It may take a little time, so don't be alarmed. Hu 00:10, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Response: see your talk page. Djdaedalus 00:25, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

I have saved your edits, and initiated the moves, but since the second page was already created, it gets in the way of the move. So I have posted a request for an Admin to do the critical steps: Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Help needed in the middle of a page move Hu 03:16, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

 * The move has been completed (by an Admin). Thank you for your patience and thank you for your edits. Hu 07:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

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Spike Milligan
Someone has removed your paragraph beginning: "According to the first volume of his war memoirs, Milligan was almost press ganged into the Royal Air Force Regiment. ...". I thought you might like to know :-) (do you have a more precise reference for the story?) --AGoon 18:15, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

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Arthur C Clarke short stories
The stories themselves are legitimate topics for articles, and although the articles are a bit sparse, they don't actually constitute pure advertising and so are not legitimate targets for speedy deletion. Simply remove the spammy link and replace it with a better one. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 21:52, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Pothole fact tag
I notice that a while ago you removed the fact tag from from the "world's largest" statement at the end of pothole, yet I didn't see any reference added for such a substantial claim. Am I missing something? ENeville 16:06, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

I turned the statement into a link to Archbald, Pennsylvania. That's a reference in my book. Djdaedalus 18:44, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

I understand. I guess I was thinking that a claim of superlativeness merits a specific citation, which I don't see at Archbald, Pennsylvania either, unless it's been edited out. Is there an external reference we could cite for the "world's largest pothole" statement? ENeville 21:33, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, I can't help you. This was probably a drive-by on my part, not something I changed because I'm an expert or something. You can always change it to "one of the largest known" or some such. Djdaedalus 22:35, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Not being an expert on potholes myself, I think I'll leave the statement but put the fact tag immediately after "world's largest", since it could be true, AFAIK. I originally put the tag at the end of the sentence for neatness of text, but I guess with many different people editing, it's more important to get the tag adjacent to the point of relevance. Cheers. ENeville 04:07, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

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Arthur Clarke: Action on your note to Tinkoo
I updated two articles today for the first time since your note, after going over the style manual: Expedition to Earth gets a note explaining the title story, & Richter 10 gets plot summary.

Can you have a look & let me know if things are still out of tune? Thank you.

Tinkoo. June 3, 2007.

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You added a rationale, but the use of the image appears to be purely decorative, and thus not eligible for fair use. I have tagged the article with a different tag; you should resolve the situation or the image may be deleted. — Carl (CBM · talk) 16:48, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * That would apply if the image were a secondary one. It is currently the only one, and it is in the infobox which has a field specifically put there for images of book covers.  If this image is not valid under fair use, no other image used similarly is valid either.  That takes in just about every image used by Novels Wikiproject. Djdaedalus 17:03, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I believe that you are correct. I have inquired several places, and the response I see is that nonfree images that are only decorative are not permitted. This is a shift from former practice where most books had a cover image. This is briefly described at the section on cover art at WP:NONFREE. I have asked for clarification here. — Carl (CBM · talk) 17:31, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I disagree, these images are being used for identificational purposes and not just for decoration (as if there was anything wrong with that) the key is for the item being discussed to be illustrated, and not used elsewhere where it isn't being discussed. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  09:39, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

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Congrats on your edit there; it removed a lot of the worst POV. Thanks Theone00 11:56, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

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Native Village of Afognak

The Native Village of Afognak is a federally recognized Alutiiq Alaska Native tribal entity, originally native to the island of Afognak.

Earthquake and relocation
The Good Friday earthquake of 1964 resulted in the relocation of surviving members of the village of Ag’waneq on the island of Afognak. A new village, Port Lions (named for the Lions Club who helped construct it), was constructed to house the tribe, but many moved on to Kodiak or elsewhere in the United States or Canada.

History
The history of the Alutiiq goes back more than 7,500 years in the Kodiak Archipelago, but during the late 18th century, the Russian-American Company pressed many of the men of the islands in the area into service hunting otter. This mistreatment and a smallpox epidemic in 1837 lead to increased protections from Russia and the imposition of a system of legislated villages, one of which was Afognak.

The village of Afognak was actually a combination of two former villages known simply as Russian Town and Aleut Town, formed through continual contact between the two groups.

Alaska purchase and statehood
Many Native traditions were cast aside in 1867 when Alaska was purchased by the United States.

During the period from the purchase of Alaska through its becoming a state in 1959 and until the earthquake in 1964, the quality of life was much lower for the Village of Afognak. Commercial fishing interfered with local sustenance and employment conditions were often far less than ideal.

Government recognition
In 1971 the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act resulted in the formation of thirteen regional corporations and a number of "Native Village Corporations" which were recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs as tribal entities. The Native Village of Afognak is one such officially designated tribe. The regional Alaska Native Corporation is Koniag, Inc. Many members of the Native Village of Afognak also hold shares in one of the region's village corporations, Afognak Native Corporation. Koniag, Inc. and Afognak Native Corporation are distinct legal entities.

Tribal council
The tribal council of the Native Village of Afognak consists of seven elected members who sit for three year terms. The council is the official governing body of the tribe as well as managing cultural and land resources and preserving the cultural traditions of the Alutiiq.

Archeology
In 1994, the Afognak Native Corporation began to build tourism by involving visitors in the archaeological excavation of the old Afognak island village of Ag’waneq in a program called "Dig Afognak". In 1998 the Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a grant to fund the collection and preservation of historic and prehistoric data from the dig and from interviews with Elders of the community.

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Nathan Huff Miller II
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The result of the debate was Delete. Redwolf24 07:01, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Delete no google hits, looks like a vanity page, would be a userfy, but it's by an anon IP. -- Etacar11   03:08, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Can we temporarily userfy it anyway? Seems like a regular wikiworker, if it's the same person. Barring that, Delete.--DNicholls 03:27, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * How do you userfy if the creator is an anon? -- Etacar11   03:30, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Sprawling, rambling vanity. Unfortunately makes a claim to notability in the last paragraph, so IMO it can't be speedied under CSD A7. android  79  03:33, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete vanity. --TheMidnighters 03:36, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete vanity. Why do people go to all that effort (even Wikilinking it) without reading the guidance first? Right there in the box at the top of the page... -Splash 04:57, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as clear and present vanity. --FCYTravis 08:04, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Just a shame it can't be speedied. Agentsoo 09:52, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, it's tosh james gibbon  14:59, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn vanity. JamesBurns 08:55, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, non-notable vanity. Hall Monitor 17:22, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

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The Millard Fillmore Gang
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The result of the debate was Delete. Redwolf24 07:03, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Non-notable high school clique. Gazpacho 03:08, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete No Google results for "Millard Fillmore Gang" and the concept of a gang dedicated to the memory of President Millard Fillmore seems implausible. Capitalistroadster 03:20, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non-notable nonsense -Harmil 03:47, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable, and they don't even link to their supposed avatar, Millard Fillmore. He'd be pissed! Hamster Sandwich 03:49, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-verifiable, almost patent nonsense. --DrTorstenHenning 08:57, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. But maybe one for BJAODN? Raised a giggle in a few places. Agentsoo 09:54, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Bogus hoax vanity nonsense. --Wetman 09:55, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, though with a heavy heart. Am I the only one who absolutely loves the idea of a gang inspired by Millard Fillmore? RidG (talk) 18:04, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn/joke. -- Etacar11   23:45, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete in agreement with CR and HS. As an Upstate New Yorker, I hoped for better than this.  From the article, commenting on the former gang's dissolution:  "The only way Millard Fillmore would have wanted power [to shift hands] would be through unfortunate death."  The closest that we can come is deletion.  Barno 00:17, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete notability not established. JamesBurns 08:55, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
 * BJAODN. This one's great. --Idont Havaname 18:46, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Agree with Idont. BJAODN. -- Pc13 18:52, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

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Siegfried Matthus

Siegfried Matthus (13 April 1934 – 27 August 2021) was a German composer, conductor, and festival founder and manager. Some of his operas, such as Judith, were premiered at the Komische Oper Berlin in East Berlin. In 1991, he founded the chamber opera festival Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg and directed it until 2018. In 2005, he composed a Te Deum for the reopening of the Dresden Frauenkirche. Matthus is considered one of Germany's most often performed contemporary composers.

Biography
Matthus was born in Mallenuppen (now in Ozyorsky District), East Prussia. His father was a farmer and played for entertainment and dancing. His father made sure that the son received piano lessons. In 1944, his parents fled with him to Läsikow in the Ruppin district. Matthus attended secondary school in Rheinsberg, followed by studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin. After graduating, he continued his studies in composition with Rudolf Wagner-Régeny and Hanns Eisler, and was shortly thereafter made the youngest composer in residence in the history of the Komische Oper Berlin by Walter Felsenstein.

Stage works
Matthus composed more than a dozen stage works. The opera Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke (Cornet Christoph Rilke's song of love and death ) after Rainer Maria Rilke was completed in 1983, first performed in Dresden in 1985, and performed also by the Glyndebourne Touring Opera in 1993. The opera Graf Mirabeau (1987–88) is set during the French Revolution. It was commissioned for the 200th anniversary of Bastille Day and enjoyed simultaneous productions in both East and West Germany as well as Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and France. The opera was recorded by the Berlin State Opera. Other opera recordings include his Old Testament-based "opera vision" Judith (1984) by Komische Oper Berlin and Der letzte Schuss with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2003 he composed music for both a ballet and an opera adaptation of Michael Ende's The Neverending Story.

Orchestral music
Matthus was a prolific composer of works for orchestra as well as chamber and recital compositions. In 1979, Responso, a four-movement symphony was played by the Dresdner Staatskapelle in front of the UN in New York City with a worldwide broadcast. He enjoyed a close working relationship with conductor Kurt Masur who presented many world premieres of his music. Masur also conducted what Matthus called "the commission of my life", a Te Deum for the reopening of the Dresden Frauenkirche after restoration, broadcast live on 11 November 2005. His works are featured on more than twenty recordings by several of Germany's leading symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles. His 1975 Cello Concerto and his Second Symphony were recorded in 1978 by cellist Josef Schwab and the orchestra of the Komische Oper, conducted by the composer. A reviewer described the works as "deeply honest, uncompromising though highly communicative". For the occasion of his 70th birthday in 2004, a recording combined three concertos with orchestra recorded earlier with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken: the 1982 Concerto for Trumpet and Percussion, the 1994 Manhattan Concerto, and Der Wald (The forest), a 1984 percussion concerto. On 25 January 2009, Leon Botstein conducted Responso at the Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, with the American Symphony Orchestra.

Festival
In 1991, Matthus founded the Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg festival. He was its artistic director until 2018. He was an honorary citizen of Rheinsberg.

Personal life
Since 1957, Matthus was married to the singer Helga Matthus. They had a son, Frank Matthus (born 1964), and lived in Stolzenhagen (Wandlitz), part of Wandlitz, near Berlin. Matthus died in his home on 27 August 2021 at the age of 87 after a protracted illness.

Compositions
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Matthus composed more than 600 works. His oeuvre includes 14 operas, over 60 large orchestral works, numerous chamber music, ballet scenes and film music.

Opera

 * 1960–63 Lazarillo von Tormes
 * 1966/67 Der letzte Schuss (The Last Shot)
 * 1971 Noch einen Löffel Gift, Liebling? (Another Spoonful of Poison, Darling?) (Comic crime opera by Peter Hacks after the comedy Risky Marriage by Saul O'Hara)
 * 1972–74 Omphale (text by Hacks)
 * 1974 Mario the Magician
 * 1983/84 Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke (Cornet Christoph Rilke's song of love and death ) (text after Rainer Maria Rilke)
 * 1982–84 Judith (after the play by Friedrich Hebbel)
 * 1987/88 Graf Mirabeau
 * 1990 "Judith" American Premiere at the Santa Fe Opera
 * 1990/91 Desdemona und ihre Schwestern (Desdemona and her Sisters) (text after Christine Brückner)
 * 1998 Farinelli oder die Macht des Gesanges (Farinelli or The Power of Singing)
 * 1998/99 Kronprinz Friedrich (libretto by Thomas Höft)
 * 2003 Die unendliche Geschichte (after Michael Ende's The Neverending Story commissioned by the Department for Culture of Rhineland-Palatinate, libretto by Anton Perrey)
 * 2007: Cosima, reconstruction of an opera fragment by Friedrich Nietzsche
 * 2019: Effi Briest, after the novel by Theodor Fontane commissioned by Staatstheater Cottbus, to a libretto by Frank Matthus

Awards

 * 1972 and 1984 National Prize of the GDR, 2nd class
 * 1979 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
 * 1984 honorary citizen of the city of Rheinsberg
 * 1995/96 Prize of the International Theater Institute Berlin
 * 1998 Prize of the Association of German Critics
 * 2000 Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
 * 2007 Renaming of the new event hall in the port village of Rheinsberg to the "Siegfried-Matthus-Arena"
 * 2014 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Happy Wiki-ing.
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 * Yep, just 13. 2 1/2 weeks from, actually. And so far only the first chapter of Stargems is done. I did that much for an end-of-year homeschool project, and my mother had the idea of extending and publishing it. ^_^ Link 03:59, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

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This page needs to differentiate itself from the Japanese Friendship Garden in San Diego, CA, which I believe predates it by decades. The link should be "Japanese Friendship Garden (San Jose, CA)".

 * Disambiguation is only added when necessary. I believe there are other "Japanese Friendship Garden"s as well. However, until you or someone else starts writing those articles, this can stay here. Thanks. Niteowlneils 15:01, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

It is necessary. I know of at least one page "Takeo Uesugi" that links to the "Japanese Friendship Garden" and is linking to the incorrect page because this title is usurping the link. Since the other garden predates this one it should be the primary link anyway. It does not make sense that you are saying that because this page is the only one if its kind that it should continue to refer to itself incorrectly. There is nothing right about providing misleading, essentially wrong information.
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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 17 discus throwers from nine nations competed. The event was won by Rudolf Bauer of Hungary, the nation's first victory in the men's discus throw (in its first appearance in the event). František Janda-Suk gave Bohemia its first medal in the event, also in that nation's first appearance. Richard Sheldon's bronze put the United States in the top three for the second consecutive Games.

Background
This was the second appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The top two men from 1896, Robert Garrett of the United States and Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos of Greece, returned to competition. The third-place man, Sotirios Versis of Greece, was entered but did not start.

Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary each made their debut in the men's discus throw. All six of the nations that competed in 1896 returned in 1900: Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece, Sweden, and the United States.

Competition format
There event was described as having two rounds, but was more similar to the modern divided final (with first "round" results carried over). The format of the competition is unclear; it appears that each thrower received three throws and the finalists received three more. The top five throwers in the qualifying round qualified for the final. The throwing area was a 2.50 metre square instead of a circle. The landing area was unusually narrow ("basically a lane through two rows of trees"), causing difficulties in making legal throws.

Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

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With the world now familiar with the discus, the Olympic record of 1896 was not a meaningful distance; every thrower who made a legal mark surpassed that distance. Rudolf Bauer set a new Olympic record with 36.04 metres.

Results
All throwers competed in the qualifying round, with the top five moving on to the final. The defending champion, Garrett, kept hitting the trees with his discus, and did not achieve a legal mark. The top five throwers received additional throws on the second day. No positions changed during the final, despite the leader not being able to improve upon his qualifying marks. Throw sequences are not known. Von Lubowiecki missed the qualifying round but was permitted to throw on the second day; he did not achieve a top-five result.


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Frank Henenlotter

Frank Henenlotter (born August 29, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter and film historian. He is known primarily for directing horror comedies, especially Basket Case (1982), Brain Damage (1988), and Frankenhooker (1990).

Despite being known as a horror filmmaker, Henenlotter has expressed a preference for being classified as an "exploitation" filmmaker, stating in 2010: "I never felt that I made 'horror films'. I always felt that I made exploitation films. Exploitation films have an attitude more than anything – an attitude that you don't find with mainstream Hollywood productions. They're a little ruder, a little raunchier, they deal with material people don't usually touch on, whether it's sex or drugs or rock and roll."

Early life
Henenlotter was born in New York City in 1950. In a 1982 interview with Fangoria, Henenlotter recalled 1946's Valley of the Zombies as being the first film he remembers seeing, which he watched on television around 1958. He also remembered seeing The Wolf Man (1941) on TV at an early age, as well as The Tingler (1959) in a theater at age nine. Around age 14, Henenlotter began making films on 8 mm.

Career
Henenlotter's films were inspired by the exploitation and sexploitation films he loved, such as those that played on 42nd Street in New York City in the 1960s and 1970s. His first 16 mm short film, The Slash of the Knife, was completed in 1972. It was at one point intended to be screened alongside a midnight showing of Pink Flamingos in New York, but this plan was abandoned due to the former reportedly being deemed too offensive (later speaking to Fangoria, Henenlotter stated, "Can you imagine a film too offensive to play with Pink Flamingos?").

During the production of Slash of the Knife, Henenlotter met producer Edgar Ievins, and the two eventually collaborated on an unrealized film project titled Ooze. Henenlotter recalled, "We tried to get the money for Ooze and couldn't, so I just wrote a film that could be made for far less money. Right out in front, I wrote a film that was designed to be made for a low, low budget." The resulting screenplay of Henenlotter's first feature film, Basket Case, was written by Henenlotter as he walked around Times Square, which he called a "seedy, wonderful atmosphere." Although shot on 16 mm film on a budget of about US$35,000, it was blown up to 35 mm for its original theatrical release in 1982, and despite receiving mixed reviews upon release, Basket Case has since become considered a cult film.

Hiatus and return
Following Basket Case 3: The Progeny, Henenlotter became deeply involved in the release slate of the specialty video releasing outfit Something Weird Video; he has also been instrumental in rescuing many low-budget sexploitation and exploitation films from being destroyed, including the camp classic The Curious Dr. Humpp (1971). Many of these works have been released under Something Weird's specialty logo "Frank Henenlotter's Sexy Shockers."

During the 16 years following Basket Case 3, a number of Henenlotter feature projects came close to production, including "Sick in the Head," Henenlotter's first script collaboration with R.A. the Rugged Man, at one point scheduled to be produced under the aegis of Fangoria magazine; but, coincident with the general economic downturn, financing evaporated. Henenlotter has also noted the conflicts he had with producers over the film, who caused Henenlotter to exit the project after urging him to re-edit his script to be "more like Saw." R.A. subsequently was able to find a new deal and very modest financing through his music industry contacts, so Bad Biology was conceived to be shot for an extremely low budget, for extremely limited, unrated theatrical play, and subsequent video release. Right before production was to begin, Henenlotter was notified of a cancer diagnosis. He elected to persist with the production while receiving radiation treatment. Though only attendees at film festivals and special film events have had the opportunity to see the film (shot on traditional 35mm at Henenlotter's insistence) projected in a theater, Henenlotter claims the low budget, independent financing and the decision to forgo the ratings process allowed him a level of freedom he has been missing since his earliest films. Bad Biology was scheduled for video release in January 2010 by Media Blasters. Henenlotter appeared as himself in the documentary film Herschell Gordon Lewis – The Godfather of Gore and narrated the film on the 2010 FanTasia. In issue #304 Frank and comic artist Joshua Emerick started the Basket Case comic strip for Fangoria. The three panel strip runs in each issue.

Henenlotter appeared in the 2013 documentary film Rewind This!, about the impact of VHS on the film industry and home video. He also appeared with the film's director, Josh Johnson, when it screened at film festivals such as the Telluride Horror Show. In 2014, he directed Chasing Banksy, which was screened with a visit of Henenlotter at New York City Forbidden Planet.

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