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Carlton Mellick III

Carlton Mellick III (born July 2, 1977) is an American author currently residing in Portland, Oregon. He is best known as one of the leading authors in the Bizarro movement in underground literature.

Mellick's work has been described as a combination of trashy schlock sci-fi/horror and postmodern literary art. His novels explore surreal versions of earth in contemporary society and imagined futures, commonly focusing on social absurdities and satire.

Background
Carlton Mellick III started writing at the age of ten and completed twelve novels by the age of eighteen. Only one of these early novels, Electric Jesus Corpse, ever made it to print. Mellick attended Clarion West in 2008, where he studied under such authors as Chuck Palahniuk, Cory Doctorow, Connie Willis, Paul Park, and Mary Rosenblum.

He is best known for his first novel Satan Burger, which was translated into Russian and published by Ultra Culture in 2005. It was part of a four book series called Brave New World, which also featured Virtual Light by William Gibson, City Come A Walkin by John Shirley, and Tea from an Empty Cup by Pat Cadigan.

In the late 1990s, he formed a collective for offbeat authors which included D. Harlan Wilson, Kevin L. Donihe, Vincent Sakowski, among others, and the publishing company Eraserhead Press. This scene evolved into the Bizarro fiction movement in 2005.

Novels

 * Satan Burger (2001)
 * Electric Jesus Corpse (2002)
 * Punk Land (2005) – sequel to Satan Burger ISBN 0976249847
 * Warrior Wolf Women of the Wasteland (2009)
 * Zombies and Shit (2010)
 * Tumor Fruit (2012)
 * Quicksand House (2013)
 * Hungry Bug (2014)
 * Clownfellas (2015)
 * Bio Melt (2015)

Novellas

 * Razor Wire Pubic Hair (2003)
 * Teeth and Tongue Landscape (2003)
 * The Steel Breakfast Era (2003)
 * The Baby Jesus Butt Plug: A Fairytale (2004)
 * Fishyfleshed (2004)
 * The Menstruating Mall (2005)
 * Ocean Of Lard (w. Kevin L. Donihe 2005)
 * Sex and Death in Television Town (2006)
 * Sea of the Patchwork Cats (2006)
 * The Haunted Vagina (2006)
 * War Slut (2006)
 * Sausagey Santa (2007)
 * Ugly Heaven, Beautiful Hell (2007)
 * Ultra Fuckers (2008)
 * Adolf in Wonderland (2008)
 * Cybernetrix (2008)
 * The Egg Man (2008)
 * Apeshit (2008)
 * The Faggiest Vampire (2009)
 * The Cannibals of Candyland (2009)
 * The Kobold Wizard's Dildo of Enlightenment +2 (2010)
 * Crab Town (2011)
 * The Morbidly Obese Ninja (2011)
 * I Knocked Up Satan's Daughter (2011)
 * Armadillo Fists (2011)
 * The Handsome Squirm (2012)
 * Kill Ball (2012)
 * Cuddly Holocaust (2013)
 * Village of the Mermaids (2013)
 * Clusterfuck (2013)
 * The Tick People (2014)
 * Sweet Story (2014)
 * As She Stabbed Me Gently in the Face (2015)
 * Every Time We Meet at the Dairy Queen, Your Whole Fucking Face Explodes (2016)
 * The Terrible Thing That Happens (2016)
 * Exercise Bike (2017)
 * Spider Bunny (2017)
 * The Big Meat (2017)
 * Parasite Milk (2017)
 * Stacking Doll (2018)
 * Neverday (2018)
 * The Boy with the Chainsaw Heart (2018)
 * Mouse Trap (2019)
 * Snuggle Club (2020)
 * The Bad Box (2020)
 * Full Metal Octopus (2021)
 * Goblins on the Other Side (2022)
 * The Girl with the Barbed Wire Hair (2022)
 * You Always Try to Kill Me in Your Dreams (2023)
 * Glass Children (2023)
 * Why I Married a Clown Girl From the Dimension of Death (2023)

Collections

 * Sunset with a Beard (2000/2010)
 * Barbarian Beast Bitches of the Badlands (2011)
 * Fantastic Orgy (2011)
 * Hammer Wives (2013)

Selected short fiction

 * Hamburger Clock – The Dream Zone (magazine) (2001)
 * Porno in August – Random Acts of Weirdness, reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (2002)
 * God on Television – Falling From the Sky (2007)
 * The Immortal – The Flash (2007)
 * City Hobgoblins – Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by The Fall (2007)
 * Candy Coated – Vice Magazine (December, 2008)
 * Simple Machines – The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction #2 (2009)
 * Lemon Knives n Cockroaches – Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead
 * War Pig – Werewolves and Shapeshifters: Encounters with the Beast Within
 * Stupid Fucking Reason to Sell Your Soul – Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed (2011)
 * Red World – Chapbook, edited by Chatham University MFA candidate Matthew Humphrey (2012)

As editor

 * Christmas on Crack (2010) – with stories by Jordan Krall, Jeff Burk, Andrew Goldfarb, Kevin L. Donihe, Edmund Colell, Cameron Pierce and Kirsten Alene, and Kevin Shamel

Controversy
The novel Satan Burger earned a degree of notoriety in 2005 when Jared Armstrong of Girdwood, Alaska was incarcerated. The charges, giving/showing indecent material to a minor, were dismissed by the prosecutor four months later. The Alaska Court found that the arrest and approximately 15 search warrants executed by the Anchorage Police Department for dissemination of the novel Satan Burger were illegal. A Federal Civil Rights suit brought by Armstrong against the lead Detective Gerard Asselin under Title 42 §1983 U.S.C was dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2013.

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Canon EOS 5D

The Canon  EOS 5D is a 12.7 megapixel digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera body produced by Canon. The EOS 5D was announced by Canon on 22 August 2005, and at the time was priced above the EOS 20D but below the EOS-1D Mark II and EOS-1Ds Mark II in Canon's EOS digital SLR series. The camera accepts EF lens mount lenses.

The EOS 5D is notable for being the first full-frame DSLR camera with a standard body size (as opposed to the taller, double-grip "professional" camera body style). It is also notable for its price, suggested at US$3299 without lens, which set a significant new low price point for full-frame DSLRs; its only full-frame competition at the time was the Canon 1Ds Mark II, which cost more than twice as much.

On 17 September 2008, Canon announced the camera's successor, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Sensor and image processing
The 5D has a DIGIC II processor and a 35.8 x 23.9 mm full-frame CMOS sensor with 13.3 million pixels (12.7 megapixel effective) and a pixel density of 1.5 megapixels per square centimetre. ISO speeds from 100 to 1600 are provided, adjustable in 1/3 steps (ISO can be expanded to L: 50 or H: 3200 with a menu function). The ISO 50 setting reduces dynamic range by a stop in the highlights.

Autofocus and metering
The 5D has nine autofocus points (plus six "invisible assist AF points" available only during continuous-focus tracking) arranged in a horizontal diamond pattern. The AF system was a minor upgrade to the one on the 20D. The camera uses TTL 35-zone SPC metering with four variations (evaluative, center-weighted, partial, spot) and exposure compensation of −2 EV to +2 EV in steps of 1/3 EV.E-TTL II flash metering is provided.

Shutter
The shutter is rated to 100,000 shots, and is capable of speeds up to 1/8000 sec, with a flash sync speed of 1/200 sec.

Ergonomics
The 5D is very similar in design to the 20D, and most of the controls are identical or nearly so. Differences include:
 * A much larger and brighter pentaprism viewfinder with approx. 96% coverage. This arrangement, borrowed from the 1D range, omits the pop-up flash of the consumer range.
 * A larger, 230,000 pixel, 2.5" (63 mm) colour TFT liquid-crystal monitor

Speed
The 5D can shoot up to 3 frames per second, with a buffer that can store up to 60 frames in large JPEG mode, and up to 17 frames in RAW.

Physical dimensions

 * Size (LxHxW): 152 x 113 x 75 mm (6.0 x 4.4 x 2.9 in)
 * Weight (body only w/battery): 895 g

File numbering
The 5D is the first prosumer Canon DSLR where 9,999 images are stored to one folder (which was exclusive to the EOS-1D series), unlike its predecessors where 100 images are stored.

Software
The package includes the following software:
 * Digital Photo Professional
 * ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser
 * PhotoStitch
 * EOS Utility
 * Picture Style Editor

The EOS 5D is compatible with Magic Lantern firmware (old versions only).

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You Rock My World

"You Rock My World" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his tenth and final studio album, Invincible (2001). It was released as the lead single from the album on August 22, 2001, by Epic Records.

"You Rock My World" peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was Jackson's last top-10 song in the United States in his lifetime; the posthumously released "Love Never Felt So Good" peaked at number nine in 2014. The chart position of "You Rock My World"' was attained solely on airplay alone, as no commercial single was initially issued in the United States. The track reached number one in France, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, and Spain. It also peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 44th Grammy Awards.

As part of promotion for "You Rock My World", a music video was released. The video, which is thirteen-and-a-half minutes long, was directed by Paul Hunter and features Chris Tucker, Marlon Brando, and Michael Madsen. In the video, Jackson and Tucker portray men who are trying to gain a woman's affection. The video has been compared to Jackson's previous videos "Smooth Criminal" and "The Way You Make Me Feel".

"You Rock My World" was performed only twice by Jackson: at Madison Square Garden in New York City at concerts on September 7 and 10, 2001, to celebrate Jackson's career as a solo artist. Footage of the performance was shown in the two-hour CBS television special titled Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration.

Background
"You Rock My World" was recorded by Michael Jackson for his studio album, Invincible (2001). The song was co-written and composed by Michael Jackson with Rodney "Darkchild" Jenkins and produced by Jackson and Jerkins. "You Rock My World" was officially released as the lead single from the album in mid-August 2001, by Epic Records. Prior to the single's official release it had been leaked to two New York radio stations on Friday, August 17. Immediately after the song's radio airplay the radio stations had received "a herd of [radio] callers asking for more." "You Rock My World" was first played on WTJM at 6 p.m., with WKTU airing the song 45 minutes later. Both stations had played the single every two hours until around 6 p.m. The following Saturday, Jackson's record label, Epic Records, called the program director for both stations, Frankie Blue, who was also a friend of Jackson, and asked him to stop. Blue later recalled, "They informed me of the dangers of playing a song too early." He refused to say how the song came into his possession.

Composition
"You Rock My World" is credited as being an uptempo post-disco and R&B song with vocal harmonies. The song is played in the time signature of common time in the key E minor, with Jackson's vocal range spanning from the tonal nodes of D3 to G5. "You Rock My World" has a moderate tempo of 95 beats per minute. The chord progression in the song is Em7–Am7–D–Em7. The song's composition has been compared to Jackson's previous material with Quincy Jones from the 1970s and 1980s as well as the disco-theme from Jackson's 1979 single "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". Chris Tucker voices the vocal introduction of the song, while all the instruments heard on the track were played by Jackson and Rodney Jerkins. Lyrically, the song's lyrics are about being in love, as well as the effect that it can have, as evident in the opening line: "My life will never be the same, 'cause, girl, you came and changed the way I walk, the way I talk; I cannot explain".

Critical reception
Praise was mainly directed at the song's composition, while dissatisfaction towards the song was expressed by critics because they felt that the track was not Jackson's best material. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic listed "You Rock My World" as being a highlight for the Invincible album. Reviewer Andrew Hamilton, also of AllMusic, stated that, "If anybody other than Michael Jackson had released 'You Rock My World' with the tons of publicity and promotion it was accorded, it would have slam dunked the charts and been a multiple award winner. It sold well and got play everywhere, but too many critics panned the song and the album it came from as not being good enough for an artist on Jackson's level." Hamilton commented that people should "give Michael credit" because he was able to maintain a respectable career as a recording artist over the years of his later career.

James Hunter of Rolling Stone praised the song's vocal rhythms as being "finely sculpted" and "exquisite". He noted that the song shows similarities to Jackson's previous material with Quincy Jones. Mark Beaumont, a writer for NME, described the song as being a "disco classic". Catherine Halaby of Yale Daily News stated that the song "showcases the best of 'classic Michael'", and described the song as being "funky, catchy, upbeat, not too creepy". "You Rock My World" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 44th Grammy Awards, but it lost the award to James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight". It was Jackson's first Grammy nomination since 1997, for his single "Earth Song", and his first nomination in that category since 1995.

Chart performance
"You Rock My World" was commercially successful, generally charting within the top 10 on music charts worldwide. The song was one of Jackson's last hit singles in the United States in the final years of his career. "You Rock My World" charted in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 2001. The following week, the song charted at its peak position, number 10. It became Jackson's highest-charting single since his 1995 number-one single, "You Are Not Alone". "You Rock My World" also charted at number seven and thirteen on Billboard's Pop chart and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs respectively. Notably, these chart positions were attained based on airplay alone, as no commercial single was issued in the United States. Fred Bronson, Billboard's chart expert at the time, remarked, "Certainly, if a commercial single had been available, it would have peaked higher – perhaps even at no. 1". The song also peaked at number two on the Canadian Singles Chart.

"You Rock My World" debuted on the United Kingdom Singles Chart at number two, which was its peak position in the country, on October 20. The song remained within the top 20 on the chart for four consecutive weeks, and remained within the top 100 for 15 consecutive weeks from October 20, 2001, to January 26, 2002. "You Rock My World" debuted on the French Singles Chart on October 13, 2001, at number one. The song remained at number one on the chart for three consecutive weeks, and remained within the top 20 for 10 consecutive weeks. The song debuted on the Dutch Singles Charts at number four on October 20, and the following week, charted at its peak position, number two. "You Rock My World" debuted on the Finnish Singles Chart on the 41st week of 2001, at its peak position, number two. After three weeks, the song fell off the charts.

The song debuted at its peak position, number two, in Norway in the 42nd second week of 2001. The song remained on the chart for six consecutive weeks, charting within the top 20. "You Rock My World" entered New Zealand charts on September 16, at number 31. After seven weeks, the song charted at its peak position, number 13, and remained on the chart for 12 weeks in 2001. "You Rock My World" debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at its peak position, number four. After the song charted within the top 50 for five consecutive weeks, it fell off the chart, and re-entered two weeks later at number 37, and fell off the chart for the second time on January 6, 2002. "You Rock My World" debuted on the Italian Singles Chart on November 11, at its peak position number three, and remained within the top 10 for four weeks in 2001. The song peaked at number two and four on the Belgium Flanders and Walonia charts in 2001. On the Austrian Singles Chart, the song debuted at its peak position, number nine, on October 21, and it remained on the chart for a total of eight weeks.

After Jackson's death in June 2009, "You Rock My World" re-entered music charts worldwide and re-entered Billboard charts for the first time in almost eight years. The song also peaked at number 62 on Billboard's Digital Songs chart on July 11, 2009. The song re-entered the United Kingdom Singles Chart on July 4, charting at number 97. The following week, the song charted at its peak position, number 60, and charted out of the top 100 after spending three weeks on the chart. "You Rock My World" re-entered the Australian Singles Chart for the third time on July 19, at number 50. The song remained on the chart for only one week.

Promotion
In late August 2001, Jackson and Sony Music began a promotional campaign for "You Rock My World". As part of promotion for the single, as well as the album, Jackson made a public appearance by celebrating his 43rd birthday—one day late—by presiding over the NASDAQ market opening ceremony in Times Square on Thursday morning, on August 30, 2001. Jackson only performed "You Rock My World" twice. The only performances of "You Rock My World" was during two concerts in early September 2001, which was to celebrate Jackson's 30th year as solo artist, at Madison Square Garden. Tucker, who is part of the song's dialogue and video, was part of the live performance. Footage of the second concert on September 10 was shown in a two-hour television special, titled Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, which was aired on CBS in November of the same year.

Music video
The music video for "You Rock My World" was directed by Paul Hunter and produced by Rubin Mendoza. The video was filmed from August 13 to 21, 2001, in Los Angeles, California, and was also released in 2001. The video, which is over thirteen minutes long, was described as being a short film. The dance performed during the video consists of fragments from the canceled "Dangerous" music video.

The video consists of Jackson's and Tucker's characters trying to gain the affection of a woman (Kishaya Dudley) by subsequently following her around the neighborhood. Ultimately, a fight breaks out between Jackson and the gang members in a bar, who are ordered by their leader (Michael Madsen) to get rid of Jackson. Jackson, who had begun to perform before the woman, walks up the stage where his backup dancers have arrived. The gang leader causes a disruption by smashing a bottle across the counter, one of the gang members (Billy Drago) proceeds to taunt Jackson, challenging him. A dance scene begins, as a man lights his lighter and one of the gang members uses a knife on Jackson, but Jackson tosses him down. Jackson then punches him in the face, who knocks over a lamp, starting a fire. As the fire spreads, Jackson screams for Tucker, who had been dancing to the song, and he knocks out some of the gang members. During the escape, the woman who met Jackson approaches him outside the bar. The two share a kiss, and Tucker quickly rolls in with a low rider, signaling for Jackson and his new lover to escape, leaving the bar which is consumed in flames.

The video for "You Rock My World" was thought to be the last music video to feature any participation from Jackson before the video for "One More Chance" was unearthed (his following videos would consist of archive footage of himself and others).

The video has been compared to Jackson's previous 1980s music videos for his singles "Smooth Criminal" (which also was inspired by The Band Wagon), "Bad" and "The Way You Make Me Feel", all from his 1987 studio album, Bad. In the video, Jackson can be seen wearing a blazer and his traditional hat. The video features appearances from Marlon Brando, Michael Madsen and Billy Drago.

The video won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Music Video at the award show's 2002 ceremony. In several instances in the video, Tucker's character makes several references to previous songs by Michael Jackson, such as "Beat It", "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", "The Girl Is Mine", "Bad", "Dangerous" and "Billie Jean".

The short version of the music video appears on Number Ones, and the long version appears on Michael Jackson's Vision.

Remix
A remix of the song produced by the Trackmasters was included on Jay-Z's 2003 S. Carter Collection mixtape.

Live performances
"You Rock My World" was performed twice live during the 30th anniversary concerts, which took place in late 2001. In the second concert, he was joined by Usher and Chris Tucker at the end, who danced with him. The song was set to be performed in his This Is It concerts on certain days replacing "The Way You Make Me Feel".

Personnel

 * Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Darkchild
 * Produced and all musical instruments performed by Michael Jackson and Rodney Jerkins
 * Lead and background vocals by Michael Jackson
 * Intro by Chris Tucker and Michael Jackson
 * Recorded by Brad Gilderman, Rodney Jerkins, Jean-Marie Horvat, Dexter Simmons and Stuart Brawley
 * Digital editing by Harvey Mason Jr. and Stuart Brawley
 * Mixed by Bruce Swedien, Lyndell Fraser and Rodney Jerkins
 * Starring Michael Jackson, Chris Tucker, Marlon Brando, Michael Madsen, Billy Drago, introducing Kishaya Dudley
 * Directed by Paul Hunter

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McGolrick Park

Monsignor McGolrick Park is located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in New York City, between Driggs Avenue to the south, Russell Street to the west, Nassau Avenue to the north, and Monitor Street to the east.

History
The land for the park was acquired by the city in 1889 and the park was open by 1891. It was originally named Winthrop Park after an assemblyman, Col. Winthrop Jones, who acquired the land for purchase and who happened to be the son of the Parks Commissioner. Jones died in 1890, shortly after the park's creation. In 1941 the park was renamed for Monsignor Edward J. McGolrick (1857-1938), the longtime pastor of nearby St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church. Winthrop Jones had had no children, and so left no family in Greenpoint to oppose the renaming of the park he had helped establish. The park was used as a setting in the 2018 film, An Interview with God.

Features
The classical brick and limestone Shelter Pavilion was built in 1910 by Helmle and Huberty. It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1966 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was rehabilitated in 1985 when founder of Friends of McGolrick Park and at the time Greenpoint Community Coalition Leader Patricia Tambakis seen the decay (graffiti, broken bottles and litter) of the park while visiting with her child. She and other moms and members of the community started a petition to have the Pavillion renovated.They planted flowers and shrubs etc. She applied for grants in order to restore and preserve the park so that everyone could enjoy the green space again.

West of the pavilion stands a bronze winged victory figure created by Carl Augustus Heber in 1923. The monument honors the 150 residents of Greenpoint, Brooklyn who fought in World War I. The statue depicts a female allegorical figure, holding aloft a modified laurel, a symbol of victory, and in her right hand supporting a large palm frond, a symbol of peace. The granite pedestal is inscribed with the names of battle sites in France. The monument was commissioned at a cost of $7,300 by the Greenpoint Memorial Association.

The Monitor and the Merrimac is a sculpture by Antonio de Filippo, which commemorates the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack. The USS Monitor was built nearby at the Continental Iron Works in Greenpoint and outfitted at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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Tanamera – Lion of Singapore

Tanamera – Lion of Singapore is a 1989 Australian drama serial which is a co-production between Central Independent television and Grundy in 1989.

Plot
The lives of two leading families of Singapore, the Dexters and the Soongs, become intertwined when John Dexter falls in love with Julie Soong. Action takes place between the years 1935 and 1948.

The series is based on the novel, Tanamera by Noel Barber. Tanamera is the name of the house built by Grandpa Jack, the patriarch of the Dexter family. Tanamera is derived from Tanah Merah, Malay for Red Earth. The grounds of the huge Tanamera bungalow consisted largely of red soil.

Cast

 * Christopher Bowen as John Dexter
 * Khym Lam as Julie Soong
 * Anthony Calf as Tim Dexter
 * Gary Sweet as Tony
 * John Jarratt as Neil Forbes
 * Anne-Louise Lambert as Irene
 * Penne Hackforth-Jones as Mama Jack
 * Ed Devereaux as Grandpa Jack
 * Tushka Bergen as Natasha
 * Lewis Fiander as Papa Jack
 * Bruce Spence as Hammond
 * Bryan Marshall
 * Betty Lucas as Lady Bradshaw
 * Wallas Eaton as Shelton Thomas
 * Darren Yap as Paul
 * Robert Coleby as Bonnard
 * Anthony Wong as Miki

Broadcast
The series was first shown in the United Kingdom, and from April 1989, Albania, Finland, New Zealand and America as well.

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User:Superzerocool

Hi everyone,

I'm from Chile and I'm a newbie in the English language, but I edit many interwikis in the Spanish edition.

The reason I'm editing many articles in the es and en wiki is to make the best interwikis as possible.

See u soon, and make your comments, please, in my talk. (I will respond to you faster on the Spanish edition.)

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Jacques Rousseau (painter)

Jacques Rousseau (4 June 1630 – 16 December 1693) was a French painter.

Biography
A member of a Huguenot family, Rousseau was born at Paris.

He was noted as a painter of trompe-l'œil, decorative landscapes and classic ruins, somewhat in the style of Canaletto, but without his delicacy of touch; he appears also to have been influenced by Nicolas Poussin and Gaspard Dughet.

While young Rousseau went to Rome, where he spent some years in painting the ancient ruins, together with the surrounding landscapes. He thus formed his style, which was artificial and conventionally decorative. His colouring for the most part is unpleasing, partly owing to his violent treatment of skies with crude blues and orange, and his chiaroscuro usually is much exaggerated. On his return to Paris he soon became distinguished as a painter, and was employed to decorate walls at the Hôtel Lambert and for Louis XIV and Philippe d'Orleans, at the Château de Saint-Cloud, Palace of Versailles, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Château de Marly and other locations (all destroyed except two at Versailles). He was admitted a member of the Académie de Peinture et de Sculpture on 2 September 1662, but on the revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685, he was obliged to take refuge in Switzerland and Holland, and his name was struck off the Academy roll.

In 1690 he was invited to England by the duke of Montague, who employed him, together with other French painters, to paint the walls of his palace, Montague House (on the site of which is now the British Museum). Rousseau was also employed to paint architectural subjects and landscapes in the palace of Hampton Court, where many of his decorative panels still exist. He spent the latter part of his life in London, where he died in 1693.

Examples of his work are in the British Museum, Windsor Castle, Boughton House (Northants) and Aston Hall (Birmingham).

Besides being a painter in oil and fresco Rousseau was an etcher of some ability; many etchings by his hand from the works of the Annibale Caracci and from his own designs still exist; they are vigorous, though coarse in execution. He was influenced by the painter Herman van Swanevelt, whose sister he married.

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Enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique

Enzyme multiplied immunoassay technique (EMIT) is a common method for qualitative and quantitative determination of therapeutic and recreational drugs and certain proteins in serum and urine.

It is an immunoassay in which a drug or metabolite in the sample competes with a drug/metabolite labelled with an enzyme, to bind to an antibody. The more drug there is in the sample, the more free enzyme there will be, and the increased enzyme activity causes a change in color.

Determination of drug levels in serum is particularly important when the difference in the concentrations needed to produce a therapeutic effect and adverse side reactions (the therapeutic window) is small. EMIT therapeutic drug monitoring tests provide accurate information about the concentration of such drugs such as immunosuppressant drugs and some antibiotics.

EMIT urine assays for drugs such as cannabinoids, morphine, and amphetamine are designed to detect the drug itself or a metabolite of the drug present in a concentration above a pre-specified minimum detection cutoff limit. In the U.S., the cutoff limits must be set in accordance with Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs that were developed by SAMHSA (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). The setting of reasonable cutoff limits help reduce false positive results that occur from assay limitations. Because of the social and legal consequences, a positive test result must be confirmed by an alternative method, usually Gas Chromatography/Mass spectrometry. As an example the SAMHSA cutoffs for cannabinoids are 50 ng/ml for the immunoassay and 15 ng/ml as confirmed by GC/MS. Immunoassays that do not conform with SAMHSA, featuring a cutoff of 20 ng/ml, have been shown to produce false positives from passive inhalation of marijuana smoke.

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A kitten for you!
See you in Wikimania!!!! :D

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Wikimania Stories Project
My name is Victor Grigas and I'm a Storyteller at the Wikimedia Foundation. We're exploring new ways to explain why Wikipedia is so special and we’ve started a Wikipedia Stories Project, where we’re chronicling the inspiring stories of the Wikipedia community, especially editors and active contributors in the movement like you. I'll be traveling to Wikimania next month to collect stories for our 2011 Fundraiser. While there I'd love the chance to meet with you and hear your thoughts about Wikipedia. We’ll have a schedule of available times for you to sign up if you’re interested, but right now, we’d like to make the initial contact to gauge your interest. Please let me know by emailing me at vgrigas@wikimedia.org or responding on my talk page.

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Invitation to events in June and July: bot, script, template, and Gadget makers wanted
I invite you to the yearly Berlin hackathon, 1-3 June. Registration is now open. If you need financial assistance or help with visa or hotel, then please register by May 1st and mention it in the registration form.

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Johnny Wactor
Hello, Superzerocool.

Can you translate this paragraph and add it at the bottom section in es:Johnny Wactor? His funeral was held on June 16, 2024, and it has not been added in the Spanish Wikipedia article yet.

« Johnny Wactor's funeral was held at the Summerville Baptist Church in Summerville, South Carolina, on June 16, 2024, three weeks after he was killed. The three men remain at large. »

And can you add "Categoría:Actores de voz de Estados Unidos" and "Categoría:Asesinatos sin resolver" in the bottom of the article, because the three men are still not caught nor have been identified?

Yours sincerely, 31.200.10.63 (talk) 10:17, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

 * Thank you very much. 31.200.10.63 (talk) 14:51, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

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Donald Manes

Donald R. Manes (, ; January 18, 1934 – March 13, 1986) was a Democratic Party politician from New York City. He served as borough president of the New York City borough of Queens from 1971 until just before his suicide while under suspicion of corruption in 1986.

Career
Manes was born in Brooklyn, where he graduated from Erasmus Hall High School. He briefly attended New York University before earning a degree in business administration from Hofstra University. In 1957, he received his LL.B. from Brooklyn Law School. He moved to Queens with his family as a teenager.

Following his admission to the New York bar, Manes was employed as a Queens County assistant district attorney under the aegis of Frank D. O'Connor, later serving as an associate counsel to New York State Assembly member Moses M. Weinstein during his successful battle to become the legislative body's majority leader in 1965. That same year, he was elected to the New York City Council, becoming the youngest member of its Queens delegation from a Jamaica Estates-based district. He ultimately ascended to the chair of the Council's Housing Committee and emerged as a protégé of influential Councilman Matthew Troy, a strident opponent of then-Mayor John Lindsay who became chair of the Queens Democratic Party in 1971.

Elected to his final role at the behest of Troy when he was 37, Manes was the youngest borough president in Queens history. During his tenure, Manes transformed his position from a mid-level policymaking role (although the borough presidents held influential seats on the now-defunct New York City Board of Estimate, incumbents generally served as proxies for county party leaders) into a more proactive political job, capitalizing on Queens's historic lack of a robust Democratic political machine in the mold of Manhattan's Tammany Hall or the storied clubhouse scenes in Brooklyn and the Bronx. In 1974, Mayor Abe Beame worked with Manes to arrange Troy’s ouster as Queens Democratic leader, with Manes assuming the role for the remainder of his life. Troy had angered Manes when he supported Howard J. Samuels against eventual incumbent Hugh Carey in the 1974 Democratic gubernatorial primary. Manes was re-elected four more times through the turn of the decade, also serving as a delegate to the 1980 Democratic National Convention during this period.

His popularity plummeted in late 1985, when he was criticized over two of his pet projects. He wanted to build a Grand Prix auto racetrack in Queens's largest public park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, where the 1939 New York World's Fair and the 1964 New York World's Fair had been held. Community leaders denigrated the idea, and it became the first major project of his that was opposed. Also that year, Manes worked to build a domed football-baseball stadium in the park, but it was opposed by local businessmen in the Flushing area. When Queens couldn't secure a football franchise, the plan died.

One of his biggest controversies came in late 1985, when Manes wanted to wire the borough for cable television. Manes rejected a proposal by the Queens-based Orth-O-Vision company to place cable lines in the borough, and instead awarded contracts to mega-companies Warner Communications and Time-Life, as well as a cable firm owned by former Manhattan borough president Percy Sutton. Local residents were outraged that he passed over a local firm for large national companies.

Downfall and suicide
Shortly after his inauguration for a fifth term, Manes attended a dinner party for the new Israeli consul at Borough Hall in Kew Gardens on January 9, 1986. He left in his own car and was followed by his chauffeur up Queens Boulevard. He was later found in his car in the early morning hours of January 10; his wrists were slit and he was bleeding profusely. He initially claimed that two men had carjacked and attacked him, but later recanted the statement, saying he had attempted suicide.

In the following weeks, it was alleged that Manes had used political appointments and favors as the source of large kickback schemes involving personal bureaucratic fiefdoms, most notably the New York City Parking Violations Bureau. In 1978, Manes installed a friend, Geoffrey Lindenauer, who later cooperated with prosecutors, as the deputy head of the Parking Violations Bureau. With Manes’ help, Lindenauer steered collections of parking fines to a company that paid the two bribes of up to $2,500 per month by 1982. Later in 1982, Manes, Lindenauer and Bronx Democratic Party leader Stanley M. Friedman each received shares in a company called Citisource, which won a city contract to develop a handheld parking ticket computer. Manes also accepted bribes from SRS, a company also involved in parking ticket collections, whose owner also cooperated with authorities. Columnist Jimmy Breslin published a story on January 23, 1986 in which the head of a third parking collections company confessed to paying $36,000 in bribes to Manes.

Zoning and cable TV franchises were being investigated, and some of Manes' appointees and associates were indicted or forced to resign. Manes' deputy Claire Shulman was installed as acting Borough President on January 28 and he formally resigned on February 11.

The scandal became nationwide news and a continuing top story in New York City. Manes, now facing the prospect of indictment on corruption charges, stayed in seclusion until March. On the night of March 13, he took a phone call from his psychiatrist, who discussed additional care with Manes (and his wife on an extension phone upstairs). Shortly before 10 p.m. the psychiatrist was called away from the phone and, while on hold, Manes reached into a kitchen drawer, pulled out a large kitchen knife and plunged the eight-inch blade into his heart. His daughter screamed for her mother, who came down to find Manes on the floor in a pool of blood. Marlene Manes pulled the knife from his heart as their daughter frantically called 911. Donald Manes was pronounced dead at the scene.

Less than three years later, on November 17, 1988, Morton Manes, Donald Manes' twin brother, attempted suicide in the same manner. He died of a heart attack at the age of 70 in May 2004.

Manes was buried at Mt. Ararat Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York. Manes' successor, Claire Shulman, served as Borough President until 2002.

Popular culture

 * A loosely fictionalized version of the scandal served as the basis for the film City Hall (1996).
 * Also based on the true scandal is the original pilot episode of the television series Law & Order called "Everybody's Favorite Bagman".
 * Manes' suicide and dealings with attorney Michael Dowd are both referenced on a news broadcast in the opening of the 2023 film Bones and All.

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William F. Cassidy

William F. Cassidy (August 28, 1908 near Nome, Alaska – March 31, 2002) was a commanding officer in the United States Army during and after World War II.

Military career
Cassidy won an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated in 1931, after which he attended the University of Iowa, where he received a MS degree in Mechanics and Hydraulics. After graduation he was commissioned in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. He served as assistant to the District Engineer in Portland, Oregon; commanded an engineer company at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and oversaw military construction projects in Hawaii. During World War II Cassidy commanded engineer troops specializing in airfield construction in England, North Africa, and Italy. He was Deputy Chief, then Chief, War Plans (later Operations and Training) Division, Office of the Chief of Engineers, in 1944–47. At the outbreak of the Korean War, he was ordered to Japan where he was responsible for engineer supply. He served as South Pacific Division Engineer from 1955 to 1958 and was the senior logistics advisor to the Republic of Korea Army in 1958–59. Cassidy was the Corps' Director of Civil Works from September 1959 to March 1962 and was then appointed Deputy Chief of Engineers. On March 1, 1963, he became the Commanding General of the Army Engineer Center and Fort Belvoir and Commandant of the Army Engineer School. Cassidy became Chief of Engineers on July 1, 1965.

Awards and decorations
Cassidy received the Distinguished Service Medal for his service as Chief of Engineers. Other military decorations included the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star and the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation.

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Personal life
Cassidy met Helen Robinson, an art teacher in Ames, Iowa, while he taught ROTC there. They were married in 1939. They had two daughters, Anne and Mary.

Cassidy died in Florida at age 93. He was survived by his wife, daughters, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

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Samuil Marshak

Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (Самуил Яковлевич Маршак; 3 November 1887 – 4 July 1964) was a Soviet writer of Belarusian Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of William Shakespeare, English poetry (including poems for children), and poetry from other languages. Maxim Gorky proclaimed Marshak to be "the founder of Russia's (Soviet) children's literature".

Early years
Marshak was born to a Jewish family on 3 November 1887 in Voronezh. His father was a foreman at a soap-making plant. He had a good home education and later studied at the gymnasium (secondary school) of Ostrogozhsk, a suburb of Voronezh. He started to write poetry during his childhood years in Voronezh.

Marshak grew up with 2 brothers and 3 sisters. His older brother- Moisey (1885—1944) became an economist. His older sister- Susanna (1889—1985) became Schwartz after marriage. His younger brother - Ilya (who wrote under the pseudonym M. Ilin) (1896—1953) became a chemical engineer and a popular science writer. His younger sister Liliya (who wrote as Elena Ilina) (1901—1964) also became Soviet author. Finally, his youngest sister- Yudif' (1893—?) was pianist and a memoire writer.

In 1902, the Marshak family moved to Saint Petersburg. There was a complication: as a Jew, Marshak could not legally live outside the Pale of Settlement, thus he could not attend school while living in the city. Philanthropist and scholar Baron David Günzburg took an interest in Marshak and introduced him to the influential critic Vladimir Stasov. Stasov was so impressed by the schoolboy's literary talent that he arranged an exception from the Pale laws for Samuil and his family. He also introduced Marshak to Maxim Gorky and Feodor Chaliapin.

In 1904, Samuil was diagnosed with tuberculosis and could no longer continue to live in the cold climate of Saint Petersburg. Maxim Gorky arranged for Samuil to live with his family in the Black Sea resort town of Yalta in Crimea (1904–1907). Gorky and Chaliapin also paid for his education and therapy. However, he spent much of this period in Kerch also in Crimea, living with the Fremerman family.

Young poet, philosopher and translator
In 1904, he published his first works in the magazine Jewish Life and in the mid- to late 1900s, Marshak created a body of Zionist verse, some of which appeared in such periodicals as Young Judea. In 1907 he returned to Saint Petersburg and subsequently published numerous works in the popular magazine Satyricon.

Marshak failed to gain admission at a university in Russia due to 'political insecurity' and earned his living giving lessons and writing for magazines. From his first trip to the Middle East he brought back many impressions, poems and a beautiful wife.

In 1912 he moved to England and studied philosophy at the University of London. He fell in love with English culture and with poetry written in English. In his senior year at the university, he published his translations of the poems written by William Blake, Robert Burns and William Wordsworth, published in Russia. His 1913 visit to an experimental "free" school in Wales (led by the Tolstoyan Philip Oyler) is noted as the event that sparked his professional interest in children.

Shortly before World War I, in 1914, he returned to Russia and devoted himself to translation.

Children's poetry
In 1914 Marshak and his wife worked with children of Jewish refugees in Voronezh. The death of Marshak's young daughter in 1915 directed him toward children's literature. In 1920 he moved to Yekaterinodar (now Krasnodar) to head the province's orphanages and it was there that he and a group of enthusiasts, including Yelena Vasilyeva, organized Children's town that included a children's theater, library, and studios. For this theater, he co-wrote plays that later became the book Theater for Children.

In 1922, Marshak moved back to what was then Petrograd to become the head of the Children's Literature Studio. He published the following works at the Raduga (Радуга; in English, "rainbow") publishing house: Детки в клетке (Kids in a cage), Пожар (Fire) 1923, Сказка о глупом мышонке (The Tale of a Silly Mouse), Синяя птица (Blue bird), Цирк (Circus), Мороженое (Ice Cream), Вчера и сегодня» (Yesterday and today) 1925, Багаж (Luggage) 1926, Пудель (Poodle), Почта (Post Office) 1927, and Вот какой рассеянный (What an absent-minded guy) 1930.

Marshak had a prolific career in children's literature. Soviet critic Viktor Shklovsky wrote that "Samuil Marshak understood that many new writers would appear in the new Soviet republic. He stood at the door of literature, a benevolent angel, armed not with a sword or with a pencil, but with words on work and inspiration." Marshak's contributions to the field of children's literature was not just limited to his own writings. In 1924, he became the head of the children's branch of the state publishing house Gosizdat (GIZ), a position he held for over a decade. Through his role as editor, Marshak attracted some of Russia's best writers to try their hand at writing for children, including Evgeny Schwartz and OBERIU member Daniil Kharms.

Translations
Among his Russian translations there are William Shakespeare's sonnets and songs from Shakespeare's plays, The Merry Wives of Windsor (together with Mikhail Morozov, who translated prosaic scenes), poems of Robert Burns, William Blake, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, William Wordsworth, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Robert Louis Stevenson, W. B. Yeats, Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, T. S. Eliot, A. A. Milne, English and Scottish folk ballads, poems from Nursery rhymes. Besides English poetry, he translated poems of Heinrich Heine, Sándor Petőfi, Gianni Rodari and Hovhannes Tumanyan.

His main work in this area is translation of Shakespeare's sonnets (1948). This translation has enjoyed great success over the years. Some Shakespeare sonnets in Marshak's translation have been set to music (in classical style by Dmitry Kabalevsky, in pop style by Tikhon Khrennikov, Mikael Tariverdiev, Alla Pugacheva and others, even in rock style — Cruise). His translations are considered classics in Russia. But many of Marshak's poetic translations became so entrenched in Russian culture, that it was often quipped that he was not so much a translator as a co-author.

Later years
In 1937 Marshak moved to Moscow, where he worked on children's books and translations. Composer Galina Konstantinovna Smirnova set some of his work to music. During World War II, he published satires against the Nazis. After the war he continued to publish children's books including: Разноцветная книга (Multicolored book) 1948, Круглый год (All year round) 1948, Тихая сказка (A Quiet tale) 1956, etc.

In the last years of his life, he wrote aphoristic verses that he named lyrical epigrams. They were published in his last book, Selected Lyrics (Избранная Лирика) in 1963. He also published three tale plays: The Twelve Months 1943, Afraid of Troubles - Cannot Have Luck 1962, and Smart Things 1964.

Although not widely known, in the Soviet era, Marshak was on a (political) razor's edge and barely escaped death in 1937. His name was often mentioned in the documents of the eliminated Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee. However, the process of the committee ended in August 1952 (12 executed and 98 subjected to repression) and Marshak was not accused.

Samuil Marshak died on 4 July 1964 and was buried in Moscow in Novodevichy Cemetery. He survived by one son Immanuil Marshak (1917—1977), a physicist. His other son and daughter did survive till adulthood.

Honours and awards

 * Four Stalin Prizes:
 * second class (1942) – a poetic text to posters and cartoons
 * second class (1946) – for the play-tale "Twelve Months" (1943)
 * second class (1949) – translations of sonnets by William Shakespeare
 * first class (1951) – a collection of "Verses for Children"

 * Lenin Prize (1963) – for the book "Selected poetry for children" (1962) and children's books: "A quiet tale", "Big pocket", "The Adventure of the road", "Calm down", "From one to ten", "Vaks Blob", "Who can find a ring", "Merry journey from A to Z".
 * Two Orders of Lenin, incl 1939
 * Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (1945)
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour
 * Honorary president of Robert Burns World Federation (1960)
 * In 2012, his books were included in an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art

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Butterflies (Michael Jackson song)

"Butterflies" is a song by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson. It was written and composed by Andre Harris and Marsha Ambrosius, and produced by Jackson and Harris. The track appears on Jackson's tenth studio album, Invincible (2001). The song also appeared in The Ultimate Collection (2004). "Butterflies" is a midtempo ballad. The single received generally positive reviews from music critics; some music reviewers described the song as being one of the best songs on Invincible while others felt that it was a "decent track".

The song was only released in the United States to radio airplay. It peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100, and also charting at number two and thirty-six, respectively, on alternative Billboard charts in 2001 and 2002. There was no music video released for the song.

Background and development
"Butterflies" was recorded by Michael Jackson in 2001 for his tenth studio album, Invincible, which was released the same year. The song was written by Andre Harris and Marsha Ambrosius, who is one half of the London bred neo-soul act Floetry, and was produced by Jackson and Harris. Jackson first met Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart, who is also a member of Floetry, through John McClain, who is DreamWorks's senior urban executive and Jackson's manager. Stewart said she was surprised that Jackson invited her and Ambrosius to a studio and asked for their input on the recording of the track. She recalled in an interview with Launch magazine, "It was incredible because he asked, he continually asked, 'Marsh, what's the next harmony? Girls, does this sound right? What do you think? Is this what you were looking for?' He was so open".

When Ambrosius first met Jackson, it took a few minutes to calm down. She recalled to the same publication Stewart was interviewed by, "To begin with, I was kinda shook. Because you don't realize how you're going to feel until you're put in that situation. I had the tears in my eyes and got kinda nervous. But as I got into it, I realized it was work, it was a job. I had to vocally conduct a legend." Harris commented on the single, "He's showing you, I'm still the Michael Jackson that did 'Billie Jean' and 'Rock with You' because 'Butterflies' really falls along those lines." Unlike the previous single released from Invincible, a music video was not made to promote the song.

Composition
"Butterflies" is a midtempo love ballad song with groove musical influences. Vaughn Watson of the Providence Journal noted that the track is a "velvety old-school soul ballad" with "elegiac horn riffs" and "simple '70s-style David Ruffin soul." Stephen Thomas Erlewine, a writer for AllMusic noted that "Butterflies" had "Bacharach-styled horns." Lonell Broadnax, Jr., a contributing writer to the Daily Helmsman Online felt that "Butterflies" is a soulful song which takes Jackson back to his "rhythm and blues roots". Ben Rayer of the Toronto Star felt that the song had a "oozy slow jam". "Butterflies" is written in the time signature of common time. Throughout the song Jackson's vocal range spans from E♭3 to F5. The track is played in the key of A♭ major. "Butterflies" has a moderately slowly tempo and its metronome is ninety-two beats per minute.

Critical response
The track received generally positive reviews from music critics. Ken Barnes of USA Today described the song as being a "hopelessly sappy ballad oozing with fuzzy sentiments. I'd say it's more like caterpillars." Frank Kogan of The Village Voice, citing the lyrics, "I would give you anything baby, just make my dreams come true/Oh baby you give me butterflies" wrote "so, would he give her, like, caterpillars in exchange? birds?" and added that what grabs his attention about a song like "Butterflies" is not the "melody but the weirdly ringing wrench-against-faucet clang on the backbeat." Christie Leo of the New Straits Times gave the track a more positive review, calling the song a "luxuriant" ballad. Pop music critic Robert Hilburn, writing for the Los Angeles Times, described "Butterflies", and another song from Invincible ("Speechless"), as being "as woefully generic as their titles". A journalist of the same publication felt that track was about romantic "jitters". Darryl Frierson of University Wire felt that songs like "Butterflies" can set the "mood for any romantic interlude". Joel Rubinoff of The Record said that "Butterflies" was one of the "only good songs" from Invincible, while a writer for The Atlanta Journal cited the song as being a "decent track".

A writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution viewed "Butterflies" as being "laid-back". Mark Anthony Neal of PopMatters wrote in his music review for Jackson's 2002 album, entitled Love Songs, that in song's such as "Butterflies", it shows the "essence" of Jackson's "genius has been in the boy's uncanny ability to perform, even the mundane, outside of the box." Elliot Sylvester of The Independent felt that ballads on Invincible such as "Speechless and "Butterflies" are "almost to a formulaic fault." Chicago Tribune rock music critic Greg Kot said that Jackson is not "convincing as the vulnerable ladies' man on drippy ballads" such as "Butterflies". Stephen Thomas Erlewine, a writer for Allmusic, commented that Invincible was "highlighted" by "lovely ballads" such as "Break of Dawn" and "Butterflies". David Browne of Entertainment Weekly wrote in his review for Invincible that, "The ballads are a squishy bunch with glaringly banal lyrics, pleasantries like 'Butterflies' and 'Break of Dawn' that could emanate from just about" anyone. A journalist for The Philadelphia Inquirer called the track "gorgeous" and Bomani Jones of Salon.com called "Butterflies" a "sparkling" track. Ben Rayer of the Toronto Star wrote that Jackson "fares best" on "Butterflies".

Catherine Halaby of the Yale Daily News said that songs on the album like "Heaven Can Wait", "Butterflies", and "You Are My Life" "fulfill the quota for sugary ballads". Jon Pareles, writing for The New York Times, said that tracks on Invincible like "Butterflies"' and "Don't Walk Away" are "melting love ballads". Pareles noted in his review for the album that songs on it are recurring themes present on Jackson's albums, such as love ballads, as well as tracks pertaining to making the world a better place. Tim Perzyk of the Duke Chronicle wrote, "By the time 'Butterflies' spins on track seven, it's unclear why Michael didn't record a collaborative boxed set with Mariah Carey, whose 'Heartbreaker,' 'Breakdown' and 'Butterfly' would fit quite nicely" into Jackson's Invincible album. Pop music critic Craid Seymour of the Buffalo News wrote that "another winning tune" on the album is the "dreamy 'Butterflies,' which flows along at a groovy midtempo pace." Kevin C. Johnson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch described "Butterflies" as being about the "feeling that special someone gives him." Music critics writing for the South Florida Sun Sentinel said that the track shows the "shy, loving, gentle side" of Jackson.

Chart performance
"Butterflies" entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early November 2001, at number sixty. The single eventually peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending January 26, 2002. The track also charted within the top ten, peaking at number two, on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on January 26, 2002; the song was held from the top position from Ja Rule and Ashanti's "Always on Time" 2001 single. In 2002, "Butterflies" also peaked at number thirty-six on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart. The track, which was released as a promotional single internationally, did not chart on any music charts outside of the United States. The song was Jackson's last hit single in the United States in the final years of his career.

Track listings

 * Promo CD single (Epic ESK 54863)
 * 1) "Butterflies" (album version) – 4:40

 * Butterflies (Track Masters remix)
 * A1. "Butterflies" (master mix) (featuring Eve) – 3:47
 * A2. "Butterflies" (Michael a cappella) – 2:13
 * B1. "Butterflies" (Eve a cappella) (featuring Eve) – 3:47
 * B2. "Butterflies" (master mix instrumental) – 3:47

Credits and personnel

 * Written and composed by Andre Harris and Marsha Ambrosius
 * Produced by Michael Jackson and Andre Harris
 * Lead vocal by Michael Jackson
 * Background vocals by Michael Jackson and Marsha Ambrosius
 * All musical instruments performed by Andre Harris
 * Horns by Norman Jeff Bradshaw and Matt Cappy
 * Recorded by Andre Harris and Bruce Swedien
 * Assistant engineering by Vidal Davis
 * Mixed by Bruce Swedien

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Eastern states of Australia

The eastern states of Australia are the states adjoining the east continental coastline of Australia. These are the mainland states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, and the island state of Tasmania. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory, while not states, are also included. On some occasions, the southern state of South Australia is also included in this grouping due to its economic ties with the eastern states.

Regardless of which definition is used, the eastern states include the great majority of the Australian population. They contain the federal capital Canberra and Australia's three largest cities Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (all capitals of the respective east coast states). Of the 19 Australian cities with populations over 100,000 in 2021, 16 were located in the eastern states under the restricted definition (17 if including South Australia), which includes the two non-capital cities with a population over 500,000: Gold Coast, Queensland and Newcastle, New South Wales. In terms of climate, the area is dominated by a humid subtropical zone, with some tropical (Queensland) and oceanic climate (Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, New South Wales) zones. In most situations, the eastern states are defined as those who use Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), and that is the definition that this article will adhere to, unless noted.

Divisions between the east and west
There is only one major railway line linking the eastern states to Western Australia, the Trans-Australian Railway, which opened in 1917.

There is only one major highway linking the eastern states to Western Australia, the Eyre Highway which opened in 1942.

Since the 1980s, various governments have proposed building a high-speed rail in Australia. However, this rail would only connect the eastern states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Adelaide has often been included in the proposal and former Greens leader Bob Brown once said that a high speed rail connecting Perth was inevitable.

In 2015 international visitors in Australia spent $24.1 billion. The eastern states and territory made $20.5 billion of that total, or 85%. Likewise, the eastern states collected 8,588,000 (85%) individual visits to a state over that year, out of a possible 10,133,000.

Population
The combined population of Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania is 19,484,100, or 81% of Australia's population. These five states and territory cover 2,829,463 km2, or 37% of Australia's total land area.

Cities
Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) or Significant Urban Areas (SUA), with a population of over 30,000, from north to south:

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The Mommies (comedy duo)

The Mommies is the name of an American female former comedy duo whose comedic trademark was their real-life tales of suburban life, domestication, family, marriage and other odds and ends.

The duo consisted of Marilyn Kentz and Caryl Kristensen, who met as neighbors in Petaluma, California in the late 1980s. It was their family and friends that convinced them that they should take a chance and start an act because they had a knack for comedy. Their act caught the attention of NBC, who saw potential in the team after one of the executives caught their performance on a TV show. They eventually signed a contract for a television show with NBC. The duo later hosted a talk show on ABC.

Since 2009, Kristensen has been chief operating officer of a video interview service, while Kentz returned to stand-up in 2014.

TV series
In 1993 they landed their first major starring roles in The Mommies, a series loosely based on their family life and experiences as suburban neighbors in Petaluma, California. The series ran on NBC for two seasons, with 38 episodes made. It was produced by Paramount Network Television.

Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends
In 1996 the duo returned to TV with a daytime talk show called Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends. The show was produced by Viacom Productions (now CBS Media Ventures) and aired on ABC for one year before being replaced by The View in 1997.

The Mommies: A Musical Blog
Kentz and Kristensen contributed lyrics to a musical called The Mommies: A Musical Blog, which is advertised as a "90-minute party of laughter (and a few tears) that will remind you of all the reasons you became a mommie!" It premiered in Orlando, Florida in 2011. There have been no entries on the show's blog since September of that year.

Other works
In addition to acting and writing, they are also worked with various causes from breast cancer awareness to parental rights. The duo also appeared in TV commercials for Palmolive liquid dish detergent.

Marilyn Kentz
Kentz was born in Santa Rosa, California, in 1948. She performed solo as a stand-up. In May 2014 she performed her first show since the death of her husband on April 25, 2014, entitled "Will I Ever Wear a Bikini Again?" She lives in Berkeley, California.

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Empress Genmei

Empress Genmei (元明天皇), also known as Empress Genmyō, was the 43rd monarch of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Genmei's reign spanned the years 707 through 715.

In the history of Japan, Genmei was the fourth of eight women to take on the role of empress regnant. The three female monarchs before Genmei were Suiko, Kōgyoku/Saimei, and Jitō. The four women sovereigns reigning after Genmei were Genshō, Kōken/Shōtoku, Meishō, and Go-Sakuramachi.

Traditional narrative
Before her ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, her personal name (imina) was Abe-hime.

Empress Genmei was the fourth daughter of Emperor Tenji; and she was a younger sister of Empress Jitō by a different mother. Her mother, Mei-no-Iratsume (also known as Soga-hime), was a daughter of Udaijin Soga-no-Kura-no-Yamada-no-Ishikawa-no-Maro (also known as Soga Yamada-no Ō-omi).

Events of Genmei's life
Genmei became the consort (nyōgo) of Crown Prince Kusakabe no Miko, who was the son of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō. After the death of their son Emperor Monmu in 707, she acceded to the throne. At least one account suggests that she accepted the role of empress because Emperor Monmu felt his young son, her grandson, was still too young to withstand the pressures which attend becoming emperor.

After Empress Genmei transferred the seat of her government to Nara, this mountain location remained the capital throughout the succeeding seven reigns. In a sense, the years of the Nara period developed into one of the more significant consequences of her comparatively short reign.
 * July 18, 707 (Keiun 4, 15th day of the 6th month): In the 11th year of Monmu-tennō's reign (文武天皇十一年), the emperor died; and the succession (senso) was received by the emperor's mother, who held the throne in trust for her young grandson. Shortly thereafter, Empress Genmei is said to have acceded to the throne (sokui).
 * 707 (Keiun 4): Deposits of copper were reported to have been found in Chichibu in Musashi Province in the region which includes modern day Tokyo;
 * 708 (Keiun 5):, The era name was about to be changed to mark the accession of Empress Genmei; but the choice of Wadō as the new nengō for this new reign became a way to mark the welcome discovery of copper. The Japanese word for copper is dō (銅); and since this was indigenous copper, the "wa" (the ancient Chinese term for Japan) could be combined with the "dō" (copper) to create a new composite term – "wadō" – meaning "Japanese copper."
 * May 5, 708 (Wadō 1, 11th day of the 4th month): A sample of the newly discovered Musashi copper from was presented in Genmei's Court where it was formally acknowledged as "Japanese" copper; and a mint was established in Ōmi Province.
 * 708 (Wadō 1, 3rd month): Fuijwara no Fuhito was named Minister of the Right (Udaijin) . Isonokami no Maro was Minister of the Left (Sadaijin).
 * 709 (Wadō 2, 3rd month): There was an uprising against governmental authority in Mutsu Province and in Echigo Province. Troops were promptly dispatched to subdue the revolt.
 * 709 (Wadō 2, 5th month): Ambassadors arrived from Silla, bringing an offer of tribute. He visited Fujiwara no Fuhito to prepare the way for further visits.
 * 710 (Wadō 3, 3rd month): Empress Genmei established her official residence in Nara. In the last years of the Mommu's reign, the extensive preparations for this projected move had begun; but the work could not be completed before the late-emperor's death.  Shortly after the nengō was changed to Wadō, an Imperial Rescript was issued concerning the establishment of a new capital at the Heijō-kyō at Nara in Yamato Province. It had been customary since ancient times for the capital to be moved with the beginning of each new reign. However, Emperor Mommu decided not to move the capital, preferring instead to stay at the Fujiwara Palace which had been established by Empress Jitō. Empress Genmei's palace was named Nara-no-miya.
 * 711 (Wadō 4, 3rd month): The Kojiki was published in three volumes. This work presented a history of Japan from a mythological period of god-rulers up through the 28th day of the 1st month of the fifth year of Empress Suiko's reign (597). Emperor Tenmu failed to bring the work to completion before his death in 686. Empress Genmei, along with other court officials, deserve credit for continuing to patronize and encourage the mammoth project.
 * 712 (Wadō 5): The Mutsu Province was separated from Dewa Province.
 * 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month): Tanba Province was separated from Tango Province; Mimasaka Province was divided from Bizen Province; and Hyūga Province was divided from Ōsumi Province.
 * 713 (Wadō 6): The compilation of Fudoki was begun with the imprimatur of an Imperial decree; and copies of the census of the provinces of Izumo, Harima, Hitachi and two other provinces still exist. This work was intended to describe all provinces, cities, mountains, rivers, valleys and plains. It is intended to become a catalog of the plants, trees, birds, and mammals of Japan. It also intended to contain information about all of the remarkable events which, from ancient times to the present, have happened in the country.
 * 713 (Wadō 6): The road which traverses Mino Province and Shinano Province was widened to accommodate travelers; and the road was widened in the Kiso District of modern Nagano Prefecture.

Genmei had initially planned to remain on the throne until her grandson might reach maturity. However, in 715, Genmei did abdicate in favor of Mommu's older sister who then became known as Empress Genshō. Genshō was eventually succeeded by her nephew, who then became known as Emperor Shōmu.

 * 715 (Wadō 8): Genmei abdicates in favor of her daughter, Empress Genshō.

The Empress reigned for eight years. Although there were seven other reigning empresses, their successors were most often selected from amongst the males of the paternal Imperial bloodline, which is why some conservative scholars argue that the women's reigns were temporary and that male-only succession tradition must be maintained in the 21st century. Empress Genmei, who was followed on the throne by her daughter, remains the sole exception to this conventional argument.

After abdicating, she was known as Daijō-tennō; and she was only the second woman after Empress Jitō to claim this title. Genmei lived in retirement for seven years until her death at the age of 61 in December 721.

The actual site of Genmei's grave is known. This empress is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) in Narazaka-cho, Nara City which has been designated by the Imperial Household Agency as Genmei's mausoleum. The "mountain shape" misasagi was named Nahoyama-no-higashi no misasagi.

Poetry
The Man'yōshū includes a poem written said to be composed by Empress Genmei in 708 (Wadō 1) – and this anthology also includes a reply created by one of the ladies of her court::
 * Listen to the sounds of the warriors' elbow-guards;
 * Our captain must be ranging the shields to drill the troops.
 * – Genmei-tennō

 * Reply:
 * Be not concerned, O my Sovereign;
 * Am I not here,
 * I, whom the ancestral gods endowed with life,
 * Next of kin to yourself?
 * – Minabe-hime

Kugyō
Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras.

In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time. These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career. During Genmei's reign, this apex of the Daijō-kan included:
 * Daijō-daijin, Prince Hozumi.
 * Sadaijin, Isonokami no Maro (石上麻呂). 708–717
 * Udaijin, Fujiwara no Fuhito (藤原不比等). 708–720
 * Naidaijin
 * Dainagon

Spouse and children
Empress Genmei was born to Emperor Tenji and his concubine, Soga no Mei-no-iratsume, who held the rank of Hin (Beauty). She initially was named Princess Abe (阿閇皇女). She had an elder sister by the same mother: Princess Minabe.

Princess Abe married Prince Kusakabe, her eldest half-sister's son, and had issues: two daughters among which the eldest would become Empress Gensho and one son who would ascend the throne as Emperor Monmu.
 * Husband: Prince Kusakabe (草壁皇子, d. 10 May 689), son of Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jitō
 * First Daughter: Princess Hidaka (氷高皇女) later Empress Gensho
 * First Son: Prince Karu (珂瑠/軽) later Emperor Monmu
 * Second Daughter: Imperial Princess Kibi (吉備内親王, 686–729) married Prince Nagaya

Eras of Genmei's reign
The years of Genmei's reign are more specifically identified by more than one era name or nengō.
 * Keiun             (704–708)
 * Wadō   (708–715)
 * Reiki (715–717)

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User:Schoen/Indirect discourse

In grammar, indirect discourse (Latin: oratio obliqua) is a means of reporting in a sentence, without quotation, the substance of a statement, thought, belief, perception, or question attributed to someone. Many languages possess some facility for doing so. For example:

 * Mary says that indirect discourse is a common feature of human languages.

 * John thinks lexicography was a romantic profession in the nineteenth century.

 * The ancient Greeks knew that the Earth was round.

 * Sarah asked whether I had ever visited the Supreme Court.

Each of these sentences reports on someone's sentiment, statement, or question, without directly quoting it. The person to whom each statement or question might or might not have expressed the sentiment in those words. (By contrast, the use of quotation would imply that the sentiment had been expressed using the exact words under quotation.)

Indirect discourse in Latin
Latin grammar can express indirect statements and indirect questions. An indirect statement or question can serve in the place of the direct object of a verb related to thought or communication.

An indirect statement is expressed by changing the case of the subject noun phrase from nominative to accusative and by replacing the main verb with an infinitive (without changing its voice or tense).

 * Ego amo libertatem.

 * Dicit me amare libertatem.

 * Rex dedit omnibus leges.

 * Credo regem dedisse omnibus leges.

 * Videbimus permulta cras.

 * Speras nos videturus esse permulta cras.

 * Tertium non datur.

 * Docuit philosophus tertium non dari.

 * In Senatu imperator interfectus est.

 * Audivi imperatorem in Senatu interfectum esse.

In the case of predication via a copula (typically esse), it is also necessary to change the case of the predicate adjective or noun phrase from nominative to accusative.

 * Ego sum felix.

 * Dicit me esse felicem.

An indirect question is expressed by changing the mood of the main verb from indicative to subjunctive. It is normally appropriate to retain the word that introduces the question.

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USS Nansemond

USS Nansemond may refer to:

 * USS Nansemond (1862) was a side wheel steamer in commission from 1863 to 1865 that served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
 * USS Nansemond (ID-1395) was a transport that served during World War I from 1917 until 1919.
 * USS Nansemond County (LST-1064), ex-USS LST-1064, a tank landing ship in commission from 1945 to 1946 that served towards the end of World War II.

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User talk:Kram3r

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Talk:Vic Rattlehead

Singles
I know for a fact that Vic is also featured on Megadeth singles. Should these be mentioned?--BlueGlowGuardian 03:44, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Sure, why not. AEriksson 06:20, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure why that's necessary. Vic has also appeared on countless T-shirts, posters, promotional materials, etc. The one notable exception may be the Megadeth comics that came out in the Cryptic Writing era. Those included an artist that isn't currently listed. Was it Justiniano? 69.208.81.230 12:30, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

I meant just the singles that he is featured on because they are recorded materials as well as the albums, and by the way, I have no information on the comic books but I believe they would be a great addition. Do you have any info? --BlueGlowGuardian 12:28, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Combat Records "incorrect version"
Could someone expand why the combat records is an "incorrect version" ? -- ( ☺ drini ♫ | ☎ ) 05:34, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Added a para about that, and sourced it. See what you think. Nae'blis 02:34, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thanks everyone for adding and clarifying the article I started :-D

As for the comics and shirts and singles, I have info on the comics and can scan anything (I have the first editions of all the comics) I know for a fact that Justiniano did at least 2 covers of the comic.

Again, thank you guys! I even learned some new things now :-D

- adrian

Needs more pictures
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See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
Nothing in this article refers to this concept. I always thought when it came to Vic Rattlehead that the connection was quite obvious.--Jeff79 (talk) 08:07, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

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Butte Creek

Butte Creek may refer to:
 * Helltown, California or Butte Creek, an unincorporated community in Butte County, California
 * Butte Creek (Butte County, California), a Sacramento River tributary
 * Butte Creek (Siskiyou County, California), a Klamath River tributary
 * Butte Creek (Oregon), a Pudding River tributary

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It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown

It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown is the 27th prime-time animated musical television special based upon the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on CBS on April 16, 1984.

The special is presented as an original musical which features parodies of the early-1980s breakdancing craze, MTV, the films Saturday Night Fever, Flashdance, and Footloose, and a number of popular top 40 hit songs of the early 1980s. The program takes the form of a musical, presenting a series of different vignettes instead of a strong unifying plot.

Plot
After Snoopy defeats Peppermint Patty at football, he celebrates with a dance party ("Flashbeagle").

At school, Peppermint Patty leads her gym class in a workout ("Peppermint Patty's PE Program (I'm in Shape)")

Charlie Brown and Sally host a party, where everyone begins a game of "Simon Says" until Lucy takes charge from 5 ("Lucy Says"). Afterwards, the kids dance to a song about Pig-Pen ("Pigpen Hoedown").

The next morning, Snoopy is sleeping when Charlie Brown berates him for oversleeping while others work.

Later that day, Snoopy decides on an outfit for a night on the town and heads to a discothèque with Franklin, where his dance moves are met with acclaim from the other club-goers ("Flashbeagle (1st Reprise)"). When he heads home exhausted from his performance, Charlie Brown takes notice and can't believe what his dog has done and become.

The next morning, Sally takes a groggy Snoopy to school for Show and Tell. After 5 talks about his pet chameleon, Sally's turn comes, but Snoopy is still exhausted. However, 5 berates Snoopy for just sitting there asleep. He changes all of that by turning on his boom box, causing Snoopy to awaken and dance, and the children gradually join in ("Flashbeagle (2nd Reprise)").

Charlie Brown tells Sally that he plans to lecture Snoopy on his behavior. Sally disagrees because, thanks to Snoopy, she got an "A" for the first time for Show and Tell.

Voice cast
Frieda Rich, Franklin and Pig-Pen appear but are silent.
 * Brett Johnson and Brad Kesten as Charlie Brown
 * Kevin Brando as Charlie Brown’s singing voice
 * Brett Johnson also voiced 555 95472
 * Stacy Ferguson as Sally Brown
 * Jeremy Schoenberg as Linus van Pelt
 * David T. Wagner as Linus' singing voice
 * Heather Stoneman as Lucy van Pelt
 * Jessie Lee Smith as Lucy's singing voice
 * Gary Goren as Schroeder/Tommy, the kid
 * Gini Holtzman as Peppermint Patty
 * Keri Houlihan as Marcie
 * Bill Melendez as Snoopy/Woodstock

Production
After seeing Flashdance, Schulz decided to draw a parody-tribute to what he saw with Snoopy performing as the "flashdancer", sporting the same dance outfit worn by Jennifer Beals; in a November 29, 1983, comic strip that later led to the idea of turning it into an animated TV special.

Bill Melendez explained that the dancing Snoopy in the club scene was done by rotoscoping where the character is drawn over live-action pictures. Flashdance stunt dancer Marine Jahan was chosen to perform routines to provide Snoopy's moves. The animators rotoscoped pictures of Jahan to Snoopy.

Schulz's 12 year old daughter Jill was said to have inspired the "She's in Shape" sequence when Schulz drew images.

The special's cast would go on to provide the voices on the second season of The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show, save for Gary Golen, who would be replaced by Danny Colby.

Soundtrack
A soundtrack was issued on Disneyland Records under the "Charlie Brown Records" banner (like the earlier "Read-Along" records Disney issued for Peanuts) featuring songs from this special. Half of the other songs later appeared on the 1985 documentary It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown. Songs were written by Ed Bogas and Desirée Goyette; Goyette sings on the album, alongside Joey Scarbury of "Believe It or Not" fame. The album was produced by Bogas, Goyette, Lee Mendelson and Jymn Magon. Bill Meyers, best known for his work on Earth, Wind & Fire's hit "Let's Groove", did the horn arrangements on some of the songs.

Side One:
 * 1) "Flashbeagle" *
 * 2) "Pigpen Hoedown" *
 * 3) "Don't Give Up, Charlie Brown" **
 * 4) "Peppermint Patty's PE Program (I'm in Shape)" *
 * 5) "Snoopy" *

Side Two:
 * 1) "Someday, Charlie Brown" **
 * 2) "Let's Have a Party" ^
 * 3) "Lucy Says" *
 * 4) "Woodstock" **
 * 5) "Snoopy's Big Debut" ** (sung by Robert Towers as Snoopy)

 * * - From It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown
 * ** - From It's Your 20th Television Anniversary, Charlie Brown
 * ^ - Theme from The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show; this version was later used for the second season in 1985

Home media
The special was released on VHS in 1988 by Hi-Tops Video, Again On March 9, 1994, on The Snoopy Double Feature V. 2 along with "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown" from Paramount Home Video, And on DVD by Warner Home Video as a bonus feature to Snoopy's Reunion on April 7, 2009. In 2017, it was released on 4K Blu-ray as a part of the Peanuts Holiday Collection.

Critical reception
Mick Martin and Marsha Porter of the Video Movie Guide disliked the special as they compared it to the 1983's R-rated movie Flashdance and blamed Charles M. Schulz for his approval to it. They gave it one out of five stars while considering it as "the series' lowest point".

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Nido Qubein

Nido Qubein is a Lebanese American businessman. He has been the president of High Point University since 2005. He is the chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company, and sits on the boards of several other companies.

Early life and education
Nidal Qubein was born on August 21, 1948 in Jordan, to a Lebanese mother and a Jordanian father. The youngest of five children, he is a member of the prominent Christian Qubain family. Qubein's uncle, Najib, was the first bishop of the Diocese of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

His father died when Qubein was six, and he was mostly raised by his mother, a seamstress. He was educated at St. George's School, Jerusalem, before moving to the United States in 1966 to receive a college education at Mount Olive College. His two elder brothers attended Duke University. Qubein claims that he chose to attend Mount Olive because its name reminded him of the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. Qubein transferred to High Point University, where he graduated in 1970. He went on to receive a Master of Science in business education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Bryan School of Business & Economics in 1973.

Business and educational career
Qubein started a newsletter aimed at Christian program directors, Adventures with Youth, soon after he arrived in the US, and eventually became a highly sought-after motivational speaker and corporate consultant. Qubein is the founder and chairman emeritus of the National Speakers Association Foundation. He has served as chairman of the Great Harvest Bread Company since 2001 and sits on the board of directors of BB&T (now Truist Financial), La-Z-Boy Corporation, and nThrive.

In 2005, Qubein was named President of High Point University, where he has presided over a rapid expansion of the school. Qubein is a major donor to High Point, having committed $10 million to the university, and is also one of the highest-paid university presidents in the United States, collecting a salary of $2.9 million per annum in 2013.

Personal life
Qubein's wife, Mariana, is an alumnus of High Point University. The couple has four children, and nine grandchildren.

Honors
In 2000, Qubein was inducted into the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. In 1999, Qubein was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Bryan School of Business & Economics. In 2000, Toastmasters International awarded him their Golden Gavel Medal. He was awarded the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations' Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters in humanities degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2012, he was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution Americanism Medal.

In early 2017, High Point University announced that it would name its new basketball arena and conference center for Qubein and his wife, Mariana. Construction on the new facility started in 2018 and opened in September 2021.

Broadcasts
Beginning in January 2012, UNCTV began airing High Point University Presents A Conversation with... series. The hour-long segments feature Qubein interviewing prominent leaders and innovators.

In 2015, the Biography Channel aired Nido Qubein: A Life of Success and Significance.

A new interview series premiered in 2021 called “Side by Side with Nido Qubein”. The hour long discussion show airs on PBS NC.

Publications
Qubein has written 11 books, including How To Communicate Like A Pro and Stairway to Success: The Complete Blueprint for Personal and Professional Achievement.

The September 2012 issue of Success magazine featured Qubein discussing his role as president of High Point University. The story chronicles Qubein's leadership of the school since taking the helm in 2005.

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Walter K. Wilson Jr.

Walter King Wilson Jr. (August 26, 1906 – December 6, 1985), was an officer of the United States Army with the rank of lieutenant general. He is most noted as a Chief of Engineers during 1961–65. He was the son of Major General Walter K. Wilson Sr.

Biography
He was born at Fort Barrancas, Florida, the son of artillery officer and World War II Major General Walter K. Wilson Sr. (1880–1954). He graduated from West Point in 1929 and was commissioned in the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

While on maneuvers with Company A, 7th Engineers in a remote part of Fort Benning, Georgia on the night of May 9-10, 1932, Second Lieutenants Wilson and Stephen R. Hanmer (USMA Class of 1931) came to the aid of a private in their company who had been bitten in the leg by a rattlesnake. The two officers took turns drawing contaminated blood from the wound while arrangements were made to transport the injured soldier ten miles to the base hospital. Wilson and Hanmer were later awarded the Soldier's Medal in 1934 for their part in saving the private's life. Like Wilson, Hanmer also went on to become a general officer in the Corps of Engineers.

Wilson attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1932 to 1933, earning a B.S. degree in civil engineering in May 1933. He then attended the Army Engineer School at Fort Humphreys, Virginia from 1933 to 1934, completing the company officer's course in June 1934. From August 1934 to June 1938, Wilson was an instructor in the Department of Civil and Military Engineering at West Point. He then attended the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas from 1938 to 1939, graduating in June 1939.

Promoted to captain in June 1939, Wilson commanded a company of the 3rd Engineers at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii from July 1939 to February 1941. He returned to the Command and General Staff School from 1941 to 1942, graduating in August 1942. With the onset of World War II, Wilson received temporary promotions to major, lieutenant colonel and then colonel. From December 1942 to May 1943, he commanded the 79th Engineer Combat Regiment at Camp Phillips, Kansas. In 1943, Wilson attended the Army-Navy Staff College, graduating in September 1943.

From 1943 to 1945, Wilson served as Deputy Engineer-in-Chief with the South East Asia Command at New Delhi, India, and Kandy, Ceylon. Receiving a temporary promotion to brigadier general in February 1945, he became Commanding General, Advance Section, U.S. Forces, China Burma India Theater, and Chief of Staff of the Chinese Army in India. Later, he commanded Intermediate and Base Sections and consolidated all three, commanding all ground forces remaining in the theater.

After the war, Wilson was District Engineer in St. Paul, Minnesota (1946–49), and Mobile, Alabama (1949–52), and then South Atlantic (1952–53) and Mediterranean Division Engineer (1953–55).

He assumed command of the 18th Engineer Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, in 1955.

He served as Deputy Chief of Engineers for Construction from 1956 to 1960. Wilson was commanding general of the Army Engineer Center and Fort Belvoir and commandant of the Army Engineer School in 1960–61.

Wilson's military honors included a Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, a Soldier's Medal and membership in the French Legion of Honor.

Wilson retired as Chief of Engineers on June 30, 1965, and died on December 6, 1985, in Mobile, Alabama. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery beside his wife and parents.

Wilson was part of a military family. His younger brother John Newton Wilson (1913–1944) was a lieutenant colonel who was killed in the Battle of Normandy. His son Walter King Wilson III (1937–2008) also served in the Engineer Corps and reached the rank of colonel.

The General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge on I-65 near Mobile, Alabama was named in his honor.

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Jolly balance

The Jolly balance is an instrument for determining specific gravities. Invented by the German physicist Philipp von Jolly in 1864, it consists of a spring fastened at the top to a movable arm. At the lower end, the spring is provided with two small pans, one suspended beneath the other. The lower pan is kept immersed to the same depth in water, while the other one hangs in the air. On the upright stand behind the spring is a mirror on which is engraved or painted a scale of equal parts. The specific gravity of an object, typically a solid, is determined by noting how much the spring lengthens when the object is resting in the upper pan in air ($$w$$), and then when the object is moved to the lower pan and immersed in water ($$w'$$). The specific gravity is $$\frac{w}{(w - w')}$$.

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Sergey Makovsky

Sergey Konstantinovich Makovsky (Серге́й Константинович Маковский; 1877–1962) was a Russian Empire poet, art critic, and organiser of many exhibitions of modern art.

Makovsky was the son of the painter Konstantin Makovsky.

Makovsky became a leader of a Russian Renaissance in art, organising exhibitions of modern art and writing for several periodicals about new movements in the visual arts, architecture and poetry. From 1909 to 1917 he edited and published the Appolon arts magazine in Saint Petersburg. He also wrote about the significance of Russian Christian icons and in 1914 began a periodical on this subject.

After the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia, Makovsky went into exile. He continued to publish in Russian his poems and studies of art. In 1955, Makovsky published in Russian a memoir, 'Portraits of contemporaries.

title: Sergey Makovsky