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The Hakkenden

The Hakkenden (THE 八犬伝), also known as The Legend of the Dog Warriors: The Hakkenden, is an OVA series by AIC in two sequences, the second subtitled The Hakkenden: A New Saga (THE 八犬伝 新章). The anime is based on the epic novel Nansō Satomi Hakkenden written by Kyokutei Bakin during the latter half of the Edo period. At 106 volumes, the novel bears the distinction of being the longest novel in classic Japanese literature.

The Hakkenden is most known for its unique approach to animation, switching between several distinct visual styles throughout the duration of the series (sometimes even several times within the same episode). In addition, the series is also noted for its heavy use of symbolic imagery and themes, allowing the series to straddle the line between animation and art.

It is also known for introducing a modern perspective to a literary classic, since outdated, morally ambiguous concepts such as feudal loyalty and devotion are closely scrutinized and re-examined during many of the conflicts in the story. "The" at the front of the title is not a formality of translation, but a part of the title written in English, perhaps chosen by the series' writers to deliberately convey that sense of modernity.

Overview
The story takes place during the beginning of the Sengoku Jidai in Awa, a tiny province that is currently a part of modern-day Chiba Prefecture. Fuse, princess of the Awa-based Satomi clan, spiritually gives birth to eight warriors who are scattered across different areas of the region. Because the spiritual father of these warriors was a demonically-possessed dog, these warriors came to be known as the Hakkenshi (八犬士), with hak (八), or hachi, meaning "eight", the ken (犬) meaning "dog", and the shi (士) meaning "warrior". (The word "den" (伝) at the end of the title means "legend", so the title of the series can be translated as "The Legend of the Eight Dogs".)

Throughout the series, each dog warrior recognizes the other through three distinguishing features: a family name starting with the word "inu" (meaning dog), a birthmark in the shape of a peony (the emblem of the Satomi clan) and a bead containing a kanji character that reflects eight of the fundamental virtues of Confucianism. They are:
 * kō (孝) - filial piety; devotion
 * gi (義) - duty and obligation, but it can also be translated as righteousness
 * chū (忠) - loyalty
 * shin (信) - faith
 * tei (悌) - brotherhood; brotherly affection
 * jin (仁) - sympathy and benevolence, but note that, according to Confucianism, "jin" is also the greatest and most perfect virtue of all. It should come as no surprise that the bearer of this bead also happens to be the most powerful warrior of the eight.
 * chi (知) - wisdom
 * rei (礼) - courtesy, but this can also be translated as proper form, i.e. an extensive knowledge and proper observation of tradition and manners

Note that this is the order in which the beads appear in the story. The hierarchy of these virtues in order of importance to Confucian philosophy are: jin, gi, rei, chi, chū, shin, kō, tei.

Plotwise, the series can be divided into three parts: the Prologue, the Search, and the Resolution. The Prologue presents events that occur before the birth of the dog warriors and encompasses the majority of episode 1, although numerous Prologue events are also shown throughout the series in flashback. The Search consists of the episodes prior to the warriors' final assembly (episodes 2-11), and the Resolution shows the final climactic battle fought by the Hakkenshi in the name of the Satomi clan.

The Hakkenshi
Throughout the novel, the Hakkenshi undergo numerous changes in class, location, and status, which would often result in a name change. Because of the abridged nature of the OVA series, two characters in particular underwent name changes with little explanation for those unfamiliar with the novel.

Note: each warrior's "given name" contains the kanji character on their corresponding bead. In Shino's case, for instance, the kanji for "taka" in "Moritaka" is also the "kō" on his bead.
 * Inuzuka Shino Moritaka (犬塚 信乃 戍孝) - Bears the "kō" bead of filial piety; his birthmark is on his right arm. His father bore the responsibility of returning the Murasame sword to the Ashikaga Shogun, but before doing so, committed seppuku in protest of the local feudal lord, thereby transferring the heavy responsibility onto Shino's shoulders.
 * Inukawa Sōsuke Yoshitō (犬川 荘助 義任) - Bears the "gi" bead of duty; his birthmark is on his left arm. At the age of 7, his father was forced to commit seppuku after criticizing the Ashikaga Shogun, and his mother perished from the cold winter during the resulting pilgrimage from Izu. This left him under the cruel parentage of Hikiroku and Kamezasa, who gave him the undignified name of "Gakuzo" and forced him into indentured servitude to pay back the debt of his mother's funeral.
 * Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo (犬山 道節 忠與) - Bears the "chū" bead of loyalty; his birthmark is on his left shoulder. His father was killed by rival lord Uesugi Sadamasa, making him hell-bent on revenge for the sake of his clan. In addition, he is Hamaji's half-brother. His mother was assassinated by Hamaji's biological mother (his father's second concubine), who became jealous due to her inability to bear a male heir. Particularly during the beginning of the series, Dōsetsu is ruthless, selfish, and a reckless loose cannon in the group.
 * Inukai Genpachi Nobumichi (犬飼 現八 信道) - Bears the "shin" bead of faith; his birthmark is on his left cheek, underneath his left eye. The stereotypical "crazed enforcer" of the group, he is introduced as an inmate in the Shogun's prison, most likely jailed for his uncontrollable behavior (or perhaps just his sharp tongue). He is allowed a chance to win back his original post if he is successful in killing Shino. Compared to the plot exposition of most of the other major characters, not much of his origin is revealed or even implied during the series.
 * Inuta Kobungo Yasuyori (犬田 小文吾 悌順) - Bears the "tei" bead of brotherhood. Kobungo has been friends with Genpachi for several years prior. He is of large stature, but silent demeanor - a stark contrast from his darker past, when he would succumb to fits of alcohol-induced rage and random violence. His father's death was the unfortunate result of just such a brawl, causing his nature to become passive and non-confrontational.
 * Inue Shimbei Masashi (犬江 親兵衛 仁) - Bears the "jin" bead of benevolence. He is Kobungo's nephew, and was originally known as Inue Daihachi. Following the skirmish at the Shogun's palace, Shino is given refuge at Kobungo's inn, but Kobungo's brother-in-law (Daihachi's father) offers to turn Shino over to the authorities in return for a reward that would help keep his family afloat. Kobungo refuses to sacrifice Shino, and a fight ensues, resulting in the deaths of Daihachi's parents. Kobungo takes it upon himself to raise the child along with Genpachi and Shino, but sometime after the group temporarily splits up, a vision of Princess Fuse and Yatsufusa appears. Telling Kobungo that the child will be safe under their care, he willingly hands Daihachi over to be raised in an otherworldly realm. Some time later, the child returns, fully grown, extremely powerful, and with the new name of Inue Shimbei.
 * Inuzaka Keno Tanetomo (犬阪 毛野 胤智) - Bears the "chi" bead of wisdom. When he was a child, a local feudal lord murdered Keno's father in an attempt to obtain the two legendary flutes in his possession, but was only able to find one of them after the incident. The other had been presumed lost. Since then, Keno has sought to regain both flutes and has also plotted an elaborate revenge against the family that killed his father. He is a celebrated flautist and dancer, but is disguised as a female under the pseudonym of "Asakeno", which is most likely a means of evading suspicion of his ultimate intent.
 * Inumura Daikaku Masanori (犬村 大角 礼儀) - Bears the "rei" bead of courtesy; his birthmark is on his buttocks, much to his embarrassment. He is first introduced in the story as Kakutarō, son of Akaiwa Ikkaku, a talented swordsman who, unbeknownst to everyone in the village, was demonically possessed by an evil cat spirit many years ago. Kakutarō's wife Hinaginu was given the "rei" bead as a keepsake memento, but swallowed it down when Kakutarō's stepmother demanded that she relinquish it. Since that incident, Hinaginu's stomach bulged, as if pregnant, sparking talk of an affair with another man. When confronted by Akaiwa about her "unborn child", she mortally stabbed herself in the stomach with a knife to prove to everyone that she wasn't pregnant. Meanwhile, the cat spirit's possession of Akaiwa had advanced rapidly, forcing Kakutarō to execute his own father. With no one else left in his life, he renames himself Daikaku and joins the others.

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Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Melissadolbeer

From one sock to another
(cur) (last) 19:37, 14 July 2005 -Ril- (→From one sock to another)

(cur) (last) 19:08, 14 July 2005 Doc glasgow (→From one sock to another - OK, but ....)

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(cur) (last) 18:29, 14 July 2005 Doc glasgow (→From one sock to another - BTW)

(cur) (last) 17:40, 14 July 2005 -Ril- (→My username)

(cur) (last) 17:39, 14 July 2005 -Ril- (→My username)

(cur) (last) 17:36, 14 July 2005 Doc glasgow (From one sock to another)

(cur) (last) 17:35, 14 July 2005 John Barleycorn (My username)

Ril Your so busted —Preceding unsigned comment added by Teenangel (talk • contribs) 13:39, 15 July 2005

 * The above addition (which was unsigned) was created by User:Teenangel, another probable sockpuppet of Melissadolbeer.
 * Note; Doc and I had a conversation about being sockpuppets specifically because Melissadolbeer had made the absurd suggestion, and we thought it amusing. It should also be noted that Melissadolbeer has also accused me of being User:Wetman, a well respected, and long-standing Wikipedian. This is merely because Wetman agreed with me that there was no merit to the article bar a few elements which should have been (and were) merged elsewhere.     19:46, 15 July 2005 (UTC)


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Benjamin Thompson (disambiguation)

Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814) was an American-born British physicist and inventor.

Benjamin Thompson may also refer to:

Entertainment

 * Ben Thompson (actor) (born 1992), in Coronation Street
 * Benjamin Thompson (dramatist), English dramatist
 * Ben Thompson, author of Badass (book) and the Guts & Glory (book series)

Politics

 * Benjamin Thompson (politician) (1798–1852), US congressman from Massachusetts
 * Bennie Thompson (born 1948), US congressman from Mississippi
 * Ben Thompson (Canadian politician) (1924–1998), lawyer and Progressive Conservative party member

Sports

 * Ben Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1973) (born 1973), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
 * Ben Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1978) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
 * Ben Thompson (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), English footballer for Millwall
 * Ben Thompson (footballer, born 2002), Welsh footballer
 * Benjamin Thompson (cricketer) (born 1980), former English cricketer

Other

 * Benjamin Thompson (farmer) (1806–1890), main benefactor of the University of New Hampshire
 * Ben Thompson (lawman) (1843–1884), Texas gunfighter and marshal of Austin
 * Benjamin Thompson (architect) (1918–2002), American architect and founder of Design Research
 * Ben Thompson (analyst), American business, technology, and media analyst

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Louis Johnson (bassist)

Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015) was an American bass guitarist. Johnson was best known for his work with the group the Brothers Johnson and his session playing on several hit albums of the 1970s and 1980s, including the best-selling album of all time, Michael Jackson's Thriller.

His signature sound came from the Music Man StingRay bass guitar, which Leo Fender made for him, and from his slapping technique. He is ranked number 38 on Bass Player magazine's list of "the 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".

Biography
His work appears on many well-known records by prominent artists. Johnson played on Michael Jackson's albums Off the Wall, Thriller and Dangerous, and hit songs "Billie Jean" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". He also played on George Benson's Give Me the Night. He was one of three bassists on Herb Alpert's 1979 album Rise, which included its top-10, Grammy-winning disco/jazz title-track. Due to his distinctive style, Johnson was nicknamed "Thunder-Thumbs". His slap bass playing arrived soon after Larry Graham brought it into the mainstream, and both are considered the "grandfathers" of slap-bass playing.

His slap bass lines figure prominently in his work with Stanley Clarke on the Time Exposure album, his work with Grover Washington, Jr. (Hydra), George Duke (Guardian of the Light, Thief in the Night), Jeffrey Osborne (Jeffrey Osborne, and Stay with Me Tonight). The bass line for Michael McDonald's "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" has been sampled as a backing track for dozens of rap songs. An example of his thumb playing can be heard on the Earl Klugh song "Kiko". Without any plucking at all, Johnson sets a complicated funky bass line using a combination of counterpoint slapping with right hand using right thumb, counterpoint with left hand middle finger as a mute technique, called a slap choke, thus creating a percussive sound like drums, adding to the bass notes. His style incorporated more funk plucks in combination with his thumping, which along with the Music Man StingRay sound gives a very funky, unique sound. He was the bassist on Earl Klugh's 1976 jazz/pop album Living inside Your Love and 1977 jazz/pop album Finger Paintings, as well as Quincy Jones' 1975 Mellow Madness.

Johnson also worked with Andrae Crouch, Angela Bofill, Aretha Franklin, Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Björk, Dave Grusin, David Diggs, Deniece Williams, Donna Summer, Donn Thomas, Gábor Szabó, Herbie Hancock, Hiroshima, Irene Cara, the Jacksons, James Ingram, Karen Carpenter, Kent Jordan, Kenny Loggins, Leon Haywood, Lesley Gore, Makoto Izumitani, Natalie Cole, Paul McCartney, Peabo Bryson, Peggy Lee, Phil Collins, Pointer Sisters, Rene & Angela, the Ritz, Rufus, Sérgio Mendes, Side Effect, Sister Sledge, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Sweet Comfort Band, Temptations, Toshiki Kadomatsu and The Supremes.

Death
Louis Johnson died on May 21, 2015, at the age of 60. The cause of death was esophageal bleeding.

Collaborations
With Aretha Franklin
 * Aretha (Arista Records, 1980)
 * Love All the Hurt Away (Arista Records, 1981)
 * Jump to It (Arista Records, 1982)
 * Who's Zoomin' Who? (Arista Records, 1985)
 * Through the Storm (Arista Records, 1989)

With Billy Preston
 * Music Is My Life (A&M Records, 1972)
 * Pressin' On (Motown, 1982)

With Deniece Williams
 * I'm So Proud (Columbia Records, 1983)

With George Benson
 * Give Me the Night (Warner Bros. Records, 1980)

With Michael McDonald
 * If That's What It Takes (Warner Bros. Records, 1982)

With Peabo Bryson
 * Straight from the Heart (Elektra Records, 1984)

With John Mellencamp
 * Uh-huh (Riva Records, 1983)

With Barbra Streisand
 * Till I Loved You (CBS Records, 1988)

With Jeffrey Osborne
 * Jeffrey Osborne (A&M Records, 1982)
 * Stay with Me Tonight (A&M Records, 1983)
 * Don't Stop (A&M Records, 1984)

With Betty Wright
 * Wright Back At You (Epic Records, 1983)

With Michael Jackson
 * Off the Wall (Epic Records, 1979)
 * Thriller (Epic Records, 1982)
 * Dangerous (Epic Records, 1991)

With Irene Cara
 * Carasmatic (Elektra Records, 1987)

With Patti Austin
 * Every Home Should Have One (Qwest Records, 1981)

With Bill Withers
 * Making Music (Columbia Records, 1975)

With Donna Summer
 * Donna Summer (Geffen, 1982)

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User talk:Vaxalon

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Talk:!mpact Comics

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The name of the imprint was not "!mpact". The logo designer made the initial I look like an exclamation point, but in plain text, it was spelled "Impact". Tverbeek 17:39, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

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Decipium

Decipium was the proposed name for a new chemical element isolated by Marc Delafontaine from the mineral samarskite. He published his discovery in 1878 and later published a follow-up paper in 1881.

Decipium was considered to be in the cerium group of rare earths.

In 1880, spectral analysis proved that decipium had a high samarium content. It is now believed that Delafontaine's decipium sample was a mixture of samarium with traces of other rare earth elements.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Feral Calf

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Fetus-X kept, Monkey Day deleted, everything else smerged. humblefool®Deletion Reform 00:18, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Feral Calf and associated other entries

 * Feral Calf, Casey Sorrow, Eric Millikin, and Fetus-X are all webcomic entries created by anonymous IPs User:207.179.100.190 and User:68.248.28.159. Monkey Day is another entry created by the former anonIP, and its entire content is "Monkey Day is an annual celebration of monkeys and primates on December 14th," plus two external links (both of which go to pages created and solely maintained by Casey Sorrow)
 * Feral Calf receives 139 Google hits (the first few of which, at least, do correspond to the webcomic), Casey Sorrow gets 3730 (the first few pages of which, at least, correspond to the artist), Fetus-X receives 6,050, and Eric Millikin receives 6,010. I doubt that Feral Calf is notable for a webcomic, and I vote delete on it.  Fetus-X, on the other hand, is somewhat notable, I feel (I, at least, used to read it), but I'm not certain: I vote weak keep.  Eric Millikin, for creating Fetus-X, may be notable, but I suggest that his article be merged into Fetus-X, and redirected there.  Casey Sorrow may be notable as an artist on Fetus-X, but I don't think he qualifies for notability under Feral Calf.  for Monkey Day, as a non-notable, fan-created holiday, I vote Delete. jglc | t | c 17:40, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep Fetus-X, Delete the rest. Fetus-X is notable, the rest are not. Nifboy 01:31, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. It was very confusing to list all five of these articles together.  At least three VFDs (Feral Calf/Casey Sorrow; Fetus-X/Eric Millikin; Monkey Day) should have been made for these only tangentially related items.  Quite possibly, five would have been even more appropriate.  Dcarrano 01:48, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all. Monkey Day for being a holiday observed by very few; Sorrow and Millikin because even if their comics were notable, it would be sufficient to list their names there; and Feral Calf and Fetus-X for being non-notable.  Feral Calf is easy: no Alexa, 11 comics in archive.  Fetus-X is tougher because it has a somewhat larger, albeit not huge, archive (it's numbered strangely, so I didn't count exactly how many), and the article does have some outside links/comments.  But with Alexa #335,262, I really don't see it.  Dcarrano 01:48, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all per Dcarrano. Xoloz 16:31, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete the lot of them. -Aranel (" Sarah ") 23:26, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Fetus-X for reasons already give by Nifboy and jglc, merge and redirect Eric Millikin's article with the Fetus-x article, Delete the rest. Dragonfiend  00:41, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all per Dcarrano. JamesBurns 02:00, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

I vote "keep", because I can see that the only reason this article has got a lot of "delete" nominations is because it is about controversial subjects (fetuses, sex, politics) and it is about a controversial comics scripter, who American Christians, Catholics and many similar people do not like.

I am surprised that not more people listed above have the brains to be able to spot this, and instead put down pathetic reasons such as "non-notable" (a really stupid term, by the way, Wiki creators. As are some of your other bureaucratic neologisms.)

If I am researching comics or web comics, I naturally expect there to be extensive articles about anyone of note on the scene, such as Millikin - and his best-known comics. If Wikipedia deletes these entries, Wikipedia. is even stupider than I previously thought it was.

No, I don't like you guys, have never LIKED you. But you're free - that's the great thing - and constantly updated. Still. I frequently wish you'd get hacked. Especially when I see totally LAME attemps at censorship such as all the above. [User: Liz. OH - and BTW - what right have YOU people got to a) log people's I.P. addresses and b) publish them on the Web? None, I would bet.] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.159.104.65 (talk • contribs) 18:09, 22 July 2005 Note: User's only post

 * Comment: Let me just note that "non-notable," as a search term, receives 15,700 hits on google. Out of the first two pages of results, only two hits are from wikipedia. jglc | t | c 18:56, 22 July 2005 (UTC)


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2005 NHL entry draft

The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. Originally scheduled to be held on June 25, the 2004–05 NHL lockout led to the draft being postponed to July 30.

Special procedures were required to determine the order of picks, because the previous season had been cancelled due to the lockout. The first overall pick was won in a lottery by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who selected Sidney Crosby.

As of 2023, the remaining active players in the NHL from this draft are Sidney Crosby, Anze Kopitar, T. J. Oshie, Kris Letang, James Neal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Jack Johnson, Marc Staal, Ryan Reaves, Jonathan Quick, and Alex Stalock.

Venue
The draft was originally scheduled to be held on June 25, hosted by the Ottawa Senators at the Corel Centre (their home rink). However, the 2004–05 NHL lockout was still ongoing, causing the draft to be postponed. The lockout ended on 22 July with the approval of a new NHL collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The CBA set the new date of the draft as 30 July. The Corel Centre was still available but could not be used on such short notice. The draft was instead held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. The Senators were compensated by hosting the 2008 draft instead.

As a result of the rearrangement, the draft was not open to the public, for the first time since 1980. Nor was it possible for large numbers of drafted players to attend: only the twenty highest prospects on the NHL Central Scouting rankings were present.

Procedures
The order of draft picks was usually determined by team performance in the previous season, with teams picking in the same order in each round (modified by any trading of draft picks). However, the lockout had led to the complete cancellation of the 2004–05 NHL season, so there were no final positions to base the draft order on. The new CBA modified the draft procedures accordingly.

The order of picks in the first round was determined by a weighted lottery. In the second round this order was reversed, so the team with the 30th pick would also receive the 31st pick, whilst the team with first overall pick would not pick again until the 60th pick (last pick in the second round). The order would continue alternating in each subsequent round, producing a 'snaking' order. Teams were permitted to trade their draft picks as usual, which led to some modifications to the order.

The new CBA reduced the draft length to seven rounds, compared to the nine rounds used previously. As a result, 230 players were selected.

Lottery
The lottery was held on July 22, the same day that the new CBA was approved. The top-rated prospect in this draft was Sidney Crosby, and it was widely assumed that he would be the first overall pick by whichever team won the lottery, so it became known colloquially as the 'Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes'.

Teams were weighted based on playoff appearances in the last three completed seasons (2001-02, 02-03 and 03-04), and first overall picks in the last four drafts (2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004). Three lottery balls each were assigned to teams which had not qualified for any of those playoffs and received no first overall picks in that period. Teams which had one playoff appearance or first overall pick in those years were given two lottery balls. All other teams received one lottery ball.

Three balls
 * Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins

Two balls
 * Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Atlanta Thrashers, Calgary Flames, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Phoenix Coyotes

One ball
 * Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals

This produced a total of 48 lottery balls. As a result, teams with three balls had a 6.3% chance of winning the lottery, two balls 4.2%, and one ball 2.1%. The Pittsburgh Penguins won the lottery and therefore the first overall pick. Further drawing of team names was used to determine the order of the remaining picks.

Round one

 * 1)  Atlanta's first-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 12 overall), a second-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
 * 2)  Atlanta's acquired first-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 16 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
 * Atlanta previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick and a seventh-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft along with this pick.
 * 1)  The Rangers' first-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 12 overall) to the Rangers in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 2)  Philadelphia's first-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 29 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to the Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
 * 3)  Colorado's first-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent two second-round picks (# 47 & # 52 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
 * 4)  Florida's first-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 20 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to Florida in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round two

 * 1)  Tampa Bay's second-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on August 16, 2004 that sent Václav Prospal to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.
 * 2)  Calgary's second-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on November 14, 2003 that sent Miikka Kiprusoff to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
 * 3)  Toronto's second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on March 3, 2004 that sent Brian Leetch and a conditional pick (a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft) to Toronto in exchange for Maxim Kondratyev, Jarkko Immonen, a first-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.  The conditions of the fourth-round pick are unknown.
 * 4)  The Rangers' acquired second-round pick went to Atlanta as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 12 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for a first-round pick (# 16 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * The Rangers previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent Vladimir Malakhov to Philadelphia in exchange for Rick Kozak and this pick.
 * 1)  Nashville's second-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on February 16, 2004 that sent Steve Sullivan to Nashville in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 2)  Phoenix's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent Derek Morris and Keith Ballard to Phoenix in exchange for Chris Gratton, Ossi Väänänen and this pick.
 * 3)  The Rangers' second-round pick went to Montreal as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a second-round pick (# 56 overall) and a third-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
 * 4)  Washington's second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick (# 52 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 5)  San Jose's second-round pick as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick (# 12 overall) and a seventh-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft along with this pick.
 * 6)  Washington's acquired second-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for a second-round pick (# 47 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2004 that sent Peter Bondra to Ottawa in exchange for Brooks Laich and this pick.
 * 1)  Montreal's second-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a second-round pick (# 45 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 2)  Philadelphia's acquired second-round pick went to Phoenix as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and a second-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for this pick.
 * Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 27, 2005 that sent Todd Fedoruk to Anaheim in exchange for this pick.
 * 1)  Los Angeles acquired this pick as compensation after Los Angeles could not sign their first-round pick in the 2001 Entry Draft, David Steckel.

Round three

 * 1)  Montreal's third-round pick went to the Rangers as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a second-round pick (# 45 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to the Rangers in exchange for a second-round pick (# 56 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 2)  Carolina's acquired third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 29, 2005 that sent Mike Commodore to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
 * Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Atlanta in exchange for this pick.
 * 1)  Vancouver's third-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Vancouver in exchange for this pick.
 * 2)  San Jose's third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
 * 3)  Buffalo's third-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a third-round pick (# 87 overall) and a fourth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
 * 4)  Washington's third-round pick went to Dallas as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Washington in exchange for this pick.
 * 5)  Carolina's acquired third-round pick went to Nashville as the result of a trade on July 29, 2005 that sent Andrew Hutchinson to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
 * Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2004 that sent a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for this pick.
 * 1)  Philadelphia's third-round pick went to Edmonton as the result of a trade on December 16, 2003 that sent Mike Comrie to Philadelphia in exchange for Jeff Woywitka, a first-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 2)  Calgary's third-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a third-round pick (# 74 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 3)  Philadelphia's acquired third-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a second-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * Philadelphia previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on on March 8, 2004 that sent Chris Therien to Dallas in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 1)  Tampa Bay's third-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004 that sent a fifth-round pick and two sixth-round picks (# 188 & 191) in the 2004 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick.

Round four

 * 1)  Dallas' fourth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004 that sent Jaroslav Svoboda to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
 * 2)  Minnesota's acquired fourth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent Todd White to Minnesota in exchange for this pick.
 * Minnesota previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 25, 2004 that sent Darby Hendrickson and an eight-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Colorado in exchange for this pick.
 * 1)  Calgary's fourth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a third-round pick (# 74 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to Calgary in exchange for a third-round pick (# 96 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 2)  St. Louis' fourth-round pick went to Ottawa as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004 that sent Patrick Lalime to St. Louis in exchange for this pick.
 * 3)  Carolina's acquired fourth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent Derrick Walser and a fourth-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to Carolina in exchange for this pick.
 * Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 9, 2004 that sent Ron Francis to Toronto in exchange for this pick.
 * 1)  Philadelphia's fourth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a second-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 2)  Nashville's fourth-round pick went to Florida as the result of a trade on July 27, 2005 that sent Darcy Hordichuk to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
 * 3)  Boston acquired this pick as compensation after Minnesota signed Group III free agent Brian Rolston on July 8, 2004.
 * 4)  The Islanders' fourth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on March 9, 2004 that sent Alexander Karpovtsev to the Islanders in exchange for this pick.
 * 5)  Buffalo's fourth-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent Brad Brown and a sixth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for this pick.
 * 6)  Calgary acquired this pick as compensation after Los Angeles signed Group III free agent Craig Conroy on July 6, 2004.
 * 7)  Los Angeles' fourth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on March 2, 2004 that sent Nathan Dempsey to Los Angeles in exchange for future considerations and this pick.
 * 8)  Boston's acquired fourth-round pick went to Washington as the result of a trade on March 4, 2004 that sent Michael Nylander to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft and future considerations (this pick).
 * Boston previously acquired this pick as compensation after the Rangers signed Group III free agent Michael Nylander on August 10, 2004.
 * 1)  Phoenix's acquired fourth-round pick went to Philadelphia as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a second-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Phoenix in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * Phoenix previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 6, 2004 that sent Radoslav Suchý and a sixth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for this pick.
 * 1)  Edmonton acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix signed Group III free agent Petr Nedvěd on July 6, 2004.
 * 2)  Anaheim's fourth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on February 21, 2004 that sent Martin Škoula to Anaheim in exchange for Kurt Sauer and this pick.

Round five

 * 1)  Carolina's fifth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on July 16, 2003 that sent Bob Boughner to Carolina in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 2)  Detroit acquired this pick as compensation after Ottawa signed Group III free agent Dominik Hašek on July 6, 2004.
 * 3)  Tampa Bay acquired this pick as compensation after Chicago signed Group III free agent Jassen Cullimore on July 22, 2004.
 * 4)  Detroit acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix signed Group III free agent Brett Hull on August 6, 2004.
 * 5)  San Jose acquired this pick as compensation after Colorado signed Group III free agent Vincent Damphousse on August 18, 2004.
 * 6)  San Jose's fifth-round pick went to Anaheim as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a sixth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft and a seventh-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
 * 7)  Carolina acquired this pick as compensation after Florida signed Group III free agent Sean Hill on July 15, 2004.
 * 8)  Dallas acquired this pick as compensation after New Jersey signed Group III free agent Richard Matvichuk on July 12, 2004.
 * 9)  San Jose acquired this pick as compensation after Phoenix signed Group III free agent Mike Ricci on July 9, 2004.
 * 10)  Colorado's fifth-round pick went to Carolina as the result of a trade on February 20, 2004 that sent Bob Boughner to Colorado in exchange for Chris Bahen, a third-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft and this pick.
 * 11)  Tampa Bay's fifth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a third-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Tampa Bay in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round six

 * 1)  Dallas' sixth-round pick went to Tampa Bay as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft to Dallas in exchange for this pick.
 * 2)  Calgary's sixth-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on February 24, 2004 that sent Ville Nieminen to Calgary in exchange for Jason Morgan and conditional draft pick in the 2005 Entry Draft (this pick).  The conditions of this draft pick are unknown.
 * 3)  Edmonton's sixth-round pick went to Colorado as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent Tom Gilbert to Edmonton in exchange for Tommy Salo and this pick.
 * 4)  St. Louis acquired this pick as compensation after Atlanta signed Group III free agent Scott Mellanby on July 26, 2004.
 * 5)  Phoenix sixth-round pick went to Columbus as the result of a trade on July 6, 2004 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for Radoslav Suchý and this pick.
 * 6)  Calgary acquired this pick as compensation after New Jersey signed Group III free agent Krzysztof Oliwa on July 15, 2004.
 * 7)  Minnesota's sixth-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 8, 2004 that sent a fourth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Minnesota in exchange for Brad Brown and this pick.
 * 8)  Anaheim's sixth-round pick went to San Jose as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a fifth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft to Anaheim in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft and this pick.

Round seven

 * 1)  The Islanders acquired this pick as compensation after Florida signed Group III free agent Alexander Karpovtsev on July 14, 2004.
 * 2)  Atlanta's seventh-round pick went to Chicago as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004 that sent Adam Berkhoel to Atlanta in exchange for future considerations (this pick).
 * 3)  San Jose's seventh-round pick as the result of a trade on July 30, 2005 that sent a first-round pick (# 8 overall) in the 2005 Entry Draft to San Jose in exchange for a first-round pick (# 12 overall) and a second-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft along with this pick.
 * 4)  Columbus' seventh-round pick went to Los Angeles as the result of a trade on June 27, 2004 that sent a ninth-round pick in the 2004 Entry Draft to Columbus in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft.  The eighth-round pick became a seventh-round pick (this pick) after the NHL eliminated the eighth and ninth rounds of the draft.
 * 5)  San Jose's seventh-round pick went to Buffalo as the result of a trade on March 9, 2004 that sent Curtis Brown and Andy Delmore to San Jose in exchange for Jeff Jillson and a ninth-round pick in the 2005 Entry Draft.  The ninth-round pick became a seventh-round pick (this pick) after the NHL eliminated the eighth and ninth rounds of the draft.
 * 6)  Toronto acquired this pick as compensation after Boston signed Group III free agent Tom Fitzgerald on July 28, 2004.
 * 7)  Montreal acquired this pick as compensation after New Jersey signed Group III free agent Darren Langdon on July 3, 2004.
 * 8)  Nashville acquired this pick as compensation after Vancouver signed Group III free agent Wade Flaherty on July 7, 2004.

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November 1989 tornado outbreak

A destructive tornado outbreak struck a wide swath of the Southern and Eastern United States as well as Canada on November 15 and 16, 1989. It produced at least 40 tornadoes and caused 30 deaths as a result of two deadly tornadoes. The most devastating event was the Huntsville, Alabama F4 tornado, which killed 21 on the afternoon of November 15. Nine more fatalities occurred at a single elementary school by an F1 tornado on November 16 in Newburgh, New York, although further survey revealed that this might have been a downburst instead. This outbreak also produced the most tornadoes in a single day in New Jersey, later tied on April 1, 2023. Several other significant tornadoes were reported across 15 states.

Meteorological Synopsis
Historically, tornadoes are relatively common in north Alabama, where Huntsville and Madison County are located. The region was affected by the April 3–4, 1974, Super Outbreak and records show that Madison County has had 25 tornadoes from 1950 through October 1989.

The Zone and Local Forecasts issued during the early morning, Tuesday, November 14, mentioned the possibility of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday. Subsequent forecasts and statements marked with increasing certainty the ominous nature of the events to come.

The National Severe Storms Forecast Center (NSSFC) issued a Public Severe Weather Outlook at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and highlighted the unusually strong potential for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes over the Tennessee Valley. The Birmingham Forecast Office followed with a Special Weather Statement at 10:50 a.m. with the headline, "MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER THREAT POISED FOR ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA!".

A Tornado Watch was in effect for Madison and adjacent counties from 12:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Soon after the issuance of the watch, emergency management officials, storm spotters and the NWS staff at Huntsville placed into effect a coordinated plan of action in accordance with established procedures. Beginning at 12:45 p.m., WSO Huntsville issued warnings for the west part of its county warning area as an intense squall line moved into northwest Alabama. Storm spotters reported large hail and intense straight-line wind associated with this squall line.

At the time the tornado struck Huntsville, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect for Madison County. That warning, issued at 4:13 p.m., was changed to a Tornado Warning at 4:35 p.m. based on a report relayed through the amateur radio spotter network of a tornado touchdown in the city. Critical weather information was disseminated over the NOAA Weather Wire Service (NWWS) and NWR and by many media outlets in Huntsville and adjacent areas providing the public with frequent weather updates on radio and "crawls" and live "cut-ins" on television. Links with spotter groups and emergency management and law enforcement officials worked well.

Huntsville, Alabama
On the afternoon of Wednesday, November 15, 1989, at 4:35 p.m. CST (21:35 UTC), a tornado struck the southern portion of the city of Huntsville, cutting a swath of destruction from southwest toward the northeast through a business section and a heavily populated residential area. A total of 21 people died as a result of the tornado and 463 were injured. Eighteen people died in the immediate aftermath of the tornado, with two other people dying in early December and another passing away in January from injuries sustained in the tornado. Total damage estimates were placed around $100 million.

The tornado struck during the beginning of rush hour and touched down initially on Redstone Arsenal and then moved into a business area crossing two major north–south highways. Twelve of the 21 deaths (57 percent) occurred in automobiles, a striking similarity to the 1979 tornado that struck Wichita Falls, Texas. In the Huntsville tornado, most of those killed in cars were in the process of performing normal tasks as opposed to seeking automobiles for safety.

As the thunderstorm moved into the southwest corner of Madison County at 4:15 p.m. (21:15 UTC), the staff on duty at the WSO at Huntsville International Airport observed a wall cloud and rain-free base with the thunderstorm. The wall cloud showed no signs of rotation and dissipated shortly after being spotted. Shortly after this, between 4:20 and 4:30 p.m. (21:20–21:30 UTC), meteorologists working for NASA on Redstone Arsenal observed a wall cloud and rain-free base with the thunderstorm as it moved across the southern portion of the Arsenal. Around 4:25 p.m. (21:25 UTC), they observed rotation in the wall cloud.

According to information shared with the National Weather Service by Duane Stiegler with Dr. Ted Fujita's group from the University of Chicago, the initial point of damage occurred one mile south-southwest of Madkin Mountain on Redstone Arsenal near the intersection of Fowler Road and Mills Road at around 4:30 p.m. (21:30 UTC). Trees were downed and some roof gutters damaged. From eyewitness accounts of the wall cloud, circulating air may have reached the ground without a visible funnel.

The tornado continued on a northeast track passing northeast of Building 5250 on the Arsenal, with little damage done to that building. The storm then moved into a sparsely developed area, but it did cause about $1 million in damage to Huntsville's garbage-burning plant which was nearing the end of construction. At this point, the tornado began to cross the old Huntsville Airport and a large portion of the adjacent municipal golf course. It was here that the tornado struck the Huntsville Police Academy, generating one of the first reports of the existence of the tornado. Two officers were injured at the Police Academy.

From the golf course, the tornado entered a business-filled and heavily populated area of Huntsville. The tornado crossed Memorial Parkway (US 231 and SR 53), a major north–south traffic artery. The tornado destroyed a number of shopping complexes, office buildings, churches, and much of the Waterford Square apartment complex as it slowly crossed Airport Road. It crossed Whitesburg Drive, another relatively major north–south highway. Nineteen of the twenty-one fatalities occurred in the area between the intersection of Airport Road and Memorial Parkway and the intersection of Airport Road and Whitesburg Drive. Eleven of the deaths occurred in automobiles, four in apartments, and four in commercial buildings.

From the intersection of Whitesburg Drive and Airport Road, the tornado moved up Garth Mountain, as it continued on a northeast course. This took the tornado into a heavily wooded section. As it crossed the top of Garth Mountain and moved down the east side, it struck Jones Valley Elementary School on Garth Road. Thirty-seven children, five teachers, and seven painters were in the school when the tornado struck, part of an extended daycare program conducted at the school. The lead teacher of the daycare program moved the children from the second floor of the school building into a small open area under the stairway on the first floor. This action, first suggested by the school principal as she left for the day, saved the lives of the children. One woman was killed in an automobile driving along Garth Road on the way to the school.

From the school, the tornado crossed Garth Road and moved across a portion of Jones Valley Subdivision, a development of well-constructed single family homes. The tornado severely damaged or destroyed a number of homes in the Jones Valley subdivision. It continued across Jones Valley before moving through a low gap between Round Top Mountain and Huntsville Mountain, passing just southeast of Monte Sano. The area from Huntsville Mountain to the end of the tornado path was mostly rural, with only scattered structures. However, the tornado continued to destroy or severely damage whatever structures it encountered.

The tornado topped the northern edge of Huntsville Mountain and moved down the east side, crossing US 431. It traveled through a valley in the vicinity of Dug Hill before moving up and over Chestnut Knob. From Chestnut Knob, the tornado traversed the Flint River valley referred to as Salty Bottoms, crossing the Flint River and US 72 one mile southeast of Brownsboro. It moved across the present-day location of Madison County High School (not built until 1999) and continued on an east-northeast track over Reed Mountain and Jasper Point to a small lake (known as Smith Lake) at the headwaters of the Killingsworth Cove Branch, a small creek which feeds into the Flint River. The tornado path ended at the southeast tip of the lake at 4:50 p.m. (21:50 UTC).

The total path length was 18.5 mi from the initial beginning on Redstone Arsenal to its end at Smith Lake. The damage path was generally about one-half mile wide; however, it reached nearly one mile in width in the Flint River/US 72 area.

Damage estimates
A summary of damage from reports gathered by the Huntsville Times included:
 * 259 homes destroyed; 130 homes with major damage; 148 homes with minor to moderate damage
 * 80 businesses destroyed; 8 businesses damaged
 * 3 churches heavily damaged
 * 2 schools destroyed
 * 10 public buildings destroyed or heavily damaged
 * $1.9 million in public utility damage

Monroe–Coldenham, New York
The East Coldenham Elementary School disaster was a deadly severe weather event that occurred on November 16, 1989, in Coldenham, New York, near the town of Newburgh, at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST (17:30 UTC), in which a suspected F1 tornado blew down a free-standing cafeteria wall, killing nine students and injuring 18 others. Though the event was officially recorded as a tornado, conclusive evidence from a survey by a team led by Ted Fujita and others indicates that it was a downburst instead.

Official records state that the F1 tornado touched down to the south in Monroe at approximately 12:31 p.m. EST (17:31 UTC), moving north for around 9 mi to the East Coldenham area. As the storm struck the elementary school, approximately 120 children were eating lunch in the school cafeteria. One of the walls collapsed onto numerous children, killing seven instantly and injuring at least 20. Two of the injured later died in hospitals. When the tornado began to hit the school, the principal and other staff began trying to move students into the hallways in the immediate seconds before the collapse. Roughly 200 state and local police, fire fighters, and ambulance workers converged on the school to provide assistance, along with 25 ambulances, several fire rescue vans, and a helicopter. The search and rescue operations were completed by 7:15 p.m. EST (00:15 UTC) that evening.

The disaster received a tremendous amount of national and international media coverage at the time of the tragedy because most major news media outlets were at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, just ten miles away, to cover the awarding of the Sylvanus Thayer Award to former President Ronald Reagan, and accordingly were on site within minutes.

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Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Computing/Early/20050715 LukeSurl

 * This was copied from Bot requests

Asteroids are rather dull things. There are also rather a lot of them. Wikipedia has a lot of articles like 315 Constantia which have quite extensive numerical data on orbits and the like but are also stubs.

If the idea is that stubs are an invite to expand an article with relevent information then the stubs here are no longer valid as all the relavent information is in the table (theres not a lot you can say about your average asteroid).

There are many asteroid stubs like this to manually remove the stub labels so I believe it prudent that a bot should be created to remove the stub label from all articles in Category:Asteroids and subcategories which contain the "minor planet" table.LukeSurl 18:35, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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 * Cleanup completed, ticket closed
 * Cleanup project uploaded to WikiProject help desk/cleanup/20050715 LukeSurl
 * Triddle has created a list of possible stubs and is going to go through the list manually
 * Triddle is currently researching this case.

Comments

 * This did not go as expected. My notes as copied from the cleanup project:

This is a list of each asteroid article with an asteroid stub tag on it. I am going off the presence of the standard Wikiproject table on the left hand side as a general indicator of stubness. However if there is minimal descriptive text I am leaving the stub tag in tact. For instance: stub - not a stub - not a stub. Scratch that. not a stub; anything much less than that, or if it is missing the table, is still a stub. I had no idea so much could be said about an asteroid.


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Hi. Welcome aboard. I thank you for the photograph of Tidel park that you'd uploaded to commons. Expecting more contributions from you.

You can also consider contributing to Tamil wikipedia. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 11:12, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

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Request for assistance with Indian English
Greetings,

I am a published author working on my second novel. There is a brief scene featuring a character speaking English with an Indian accent. I have been using the wikipedia entry on "Indian English" to help me write this section phonetically and idiomatically, but i'm sure I am making numerous naive and inaccurate representations. Would you be willing to take a look at the short section and provide feedback? It's about 6 sentences long.

Thank you for your time. You can reach me at juxtapozbliss@yahoo.com.

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Salem Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Salem Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 507 people in the township.

Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
 * Jennings Township, Van Wert County - north
 * Spencer Township, Allen County - northeast
 * Logan Township - east
 * Noble Township - south
 * Center Township, Mercer County - southwest
 * Union Township, Mercer County - west

No municipalities are located in Salem Township, although the unincorporated community of Kossuth lies in the township's east.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Salem Township has an area of 64.2 sqkm.

Name and history
It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.

Organized in 1836, the township was originally part of Mercer County and included portions of what are now Jennings Township in Van Wert County and Spencer Township in Allen County.

After the creation of Auglaize County in 1848, the remaining portions of Salem Township were joined with the northern portions of what was then Wayne Township in Mercer County.

The remaining southern portion of Mercer County's Wayne Township was organized as Noble Township as there was already a Wayne Township, one that had originally been a part of Allen County.

Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Public services
The township is split between Spencerville Local Schools and the Saint Marys City School District.

The northern section of the township is served by the Spencerville (45887) post office, with the southern section served by the Saint Marys (45884) and the Mendon (45862) post offices.

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