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Sublimis Deus

Sublimis Deus (English: The sublime God; erroneously cited as Sublimus Dei) is a Papal bull promulgated by Pope Paul III on June 2, 1537, which forbids the enslavement of the indigenous peoples of the Americas (called "Indians of the West and the South") and all other indigenous people who could be discovered later or previously known. It states that the Indians are fully rational human beings who have rights to freedom and property, even if they are heathen. Another related document is the ecclesiastical letter Pastorale officium, issued May 29, 1537, and usually seen as a companion document to Sublimis Deus.

There is still some controversy about how this bull is related to the documents known as Veritas ipsa, Unigenitus Deus and Pastorale officium (May 29, 1537). Alberto de la Hera believes that Veritas ipsa and Unigenitus Deus are simply other versions of Sublimis Deus, and not separate bulls. Joel Panzer sees Veritas ipsa as an earlier draft of Sublimis Deus.

In Sublimis Deus, Paul III declares the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be "truly men and that they are not only capable of understanding the Catholic Faith but, according to our information, they desire exceedingly to receive it", and denounces any idea to the contrary as directly inspired by the "enemy of the human race". He goes on to condemn their reduction to slavery in the strongest terms, declaring it null and void for any people known as well as any that could be discovered in the future, entitles their right to liberty and property, and concludes with a call for their evangelization.

The bull had a strong impact on the Valladolid debate. Its principles became part of New Laws issued by Charles V in Spain, although such laws were often ignored by the colonists and conquistadores themselves.

Background
With the realization that the Americas represented regions of the Earth of which the Europeans were not aware earlier, there arose intense speculation over the question whether the natives of these lands were true humans or not. Together with that went a debate over the (mis)treatment of these natives by the Conquistadores and colonists. The main impetus for Sublimis Deus was a council held by prominent Missionaries in Mexico in 1537, including Archbishop Juan de Zumárraga, Bartolomé de Las Casas and Bishop of Puebla Julián Garcés. They discussed the methods of converting the natives, especially the Franciscan practice of mass baptism. Basing a recommendation to the pope on Las Casas' treatise on how to convert the Indians, "De Unico Vocationis Modo", they sent a letter to Rome with Dominican friar named Bernardino de Minaya. In 1537, Minaya arrived in Rome and pleaded his case on behalf of the Indians.

In response, Paul issued Pastorale officium, a brief that declared automatic excommunication for anyone who failed to abide by the new ruling, on May 29, 1537. Though Pastorale officium was later annulled, Pope Paul III released Sublimis Deus days later on June 2, 1537. Michael Stogre notes that Sublimis Deus is not present in the Enchiridion, the authoritative compendium of official teachings of the Catholic Church, and that the executing brief for it (Pastorale officium) was annulled the following year, though this is not conclusive proof that Sublimis Deus itself was ever officially annulled. David Brion Davis asserts it was annulled due to a dispute with the Spanish crown. The Council of The West Indies and the Crown concluded that the documents broke their patronato rights and the Pope withdrew them, though they continued to circulate and be quoted by La Casas and others who supported Indian rights.

According to James E. Falkowski, Sublimis Deus had the effect of revoking Pope Alexander VI's bull Inter caetera but still leaving the colonizers the duty of converting the native people. Hans-Jürgen Prein observes the difficulty in reconciling these decrees with Inter caetera.

Gustavo Gutierrez describes Sublimis Deus as the most important papal document relating to the condition of native Indians and that it was addressed to all Christians. John Francis Maxwell notes that the bull did not change the traditional teaching that the enslavement of Indians was permissible if they were considered "enemies of Christendom" as this would be considered by the Church as a "just war". Stogre further argues that the Indian nations had every right to self-defense. Rodney Stark describes the bull as "magnificent" and believes the reason that, in his opinion, it has belatedly come to light is due to the neglect of Protestant historians. Toyin Faola asserts that the bull related to the native populations of the New World and did not condemn the transatlantic African slave trade stimulated by the Spanish monarchy and the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Barclayville

Barclayville is the capital and most populous settlement in Grand Kru County, located in southeastern Liberia about 10 miles inland from Picinicess. As of the 2008 national census, the population stood at 2,733. The Barclayville township straddles the banks of the Na River. Roads from Kanweaken to the northwest, Pleebo to the southeast, and to Picinicess and Grand Cess to the southeast, all intersect at Barclayville.

In March 2006 the United Nations reported completion of the Na River bridge at Barclayville, connecting the Kanweaken and Pleebo roads for the first time.

History
The modern jurisdiction of Barclayville was created by the administration of President Edwin Barclay in response to the last Kru Wars in the 1930s. As part of the effort to exert central government authority and diminish intertribal conflicts, which had produced devastation, he had four separate villages combined into one township. Until the creation of Barclayville, the constituent villages of Seetor and Kayken, which are occupied by rival chiefdoms, were in periodic conflict. The villages of Seetor, Kayeken and Wakpeken and their "suburbs" are on the northwest side of the Na river, while Topor is on the opposite south bank across from Wakpekan.

Despite the town's large size, most structures are traditional mud-and-stick homes. As of the mid-1980s, when the township was organized, few had running water or electricity. Kplio (a dialect of Grebo) is the primary language of the residents, but English is the official language of instruction in the schools.

The regional high school is in Barclayville, along with several public and private (Christian) schools for grades K-8. Many Christian religious denominations have churches and/or missions in Barclayville including Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, and a variety of other evangelical congregations. Most of population also follows local animist practices.

Prior to the Liberian Civil War, much of the male adult population were on government payroll employed as teachers, employees of the courts, or serving as government officials or civil service staff. Upland rice farming is the primary occupation of most adults.

Each village lays claim to large areas of communal land that extend several miles inland from the town. They carry out slash and burn farming, rotating to a new section of land every year in order to allow the soil to recover its fertility. Because of the distance from the villages to these outlying farms, it is common for the women and younger children to live on the farms during the growing season. There the women also establish vegetable gardens and plant cassava. Farming within Barclayville is limited as crops serve as fodder for the freely roaming livestock and fowl, including cows, sheep, goats and chickens.

In June 2005 the UN Integrated Regional Information Regional Network reported that the roads leading to Barclayville had decayed during the years of civil war and become overgrown by dense bush. They were impassable except by foot.

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 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was delete. Woohookitty 08:10, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Snn core
Wikipedia is not a crysatal ball, 15 Google hits, mostly subsites to this. Denni ☯ 22:46, 2005 August 28 (UTC)
 * Delete; author can move content to a main article about the mother company, if he's quick enough.   Paul Klenk 00:35, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete If anything, move content into a page about the main network as above. Rx StrangeLove 16:11, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. - choster 21:23, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Lao Che (Indiana Jones)

"nice try, Lao Che"
The categorization of Shanghai as a "myriad cesspool of vices and venoms" is a little over the top; I think the author is drawing too many comparisons between Shanghai of the thirties and Shanghai today. As for the expression "nice try, Lao Che" being customarily uttered by expatriots upon departure, I would have to disagree. Not once have I heard this uttered by anyone at any time, let alone enough to believe that it is a habit for anyone but perhaps the author. This final paragraph should be deleted. Paul

Agreed. -- Supermorff 12:37, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

I third. It was entertaining for me to read but in no way encyclopedic. Rufusgriffin 05:51, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Agree. It sounds like a joke. Lao Che isn't that well-known anyway. I'll go ahead and remove it then. Brutannica 00:27, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

I think it is pretty clear from the above discussion that consensus has been reached on the "nice try" Lao Che section, but some one continues to replace it. If anyone disagrees please discuss.Daniel J. Leivick 18:16, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

I had to change "survives the protagonist" because the way it's worded infers that Lao Che outlives Jones, which is incorrect. I put "survives interacting with the protagonist," but to me this is clunky and if you've got something better put 'er in. Also, some random IP re-inserted that hilariously bad paragraph so I took it back out. Rufusgriffin 05:08, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

I thought I would try and clear up why the "nice try Lao Che" paragraph is not acceptable. First it is uses a blatant POV characterization of Shanghai and secondly according to who ever wants to put it in the article, the only documentation of this phenomenon is there own experience which is original research. For these two reasons it is out of place on wikipedia. If it is very important for you to share your discover of the "nice try Lao Che" phenomenon perhaps a private web page dedicated to this topic would be more appropriate.Daniel J. Leivick 19:18, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

"too" Chinese?
How is Lao Che "too" Chinese? What does he specifically do that offends "critics" and makes his portrayal seem "racist"? He's only a stereotype in the sense that he's a Shanghai gangster. Were the filmmakers supposed to make him white or something?

two photos, 'realistic villain' paragraph
I guess there was a dumb edit war over whether there should be just one or two photos of Lao Che in this stub article. Is that really debatable?

Also, the paragraph about Lao Che being considered one of the first "realistic villains" in film, please give that a citation from a reputable critic or other source or I'm tempted to think the author of the line is not very familiar with the movies. A "villain" is almost by nature something unrealistic; individual people in real life do not fit into character molds. Also, if it's merely realistic that Lao Che gets away, there are lots of films where this happens, and Temple of Doom (1985) is very far from being the first. I generally saw no value in that whole paragraph so I removed it. If you have a disagreement on that assessment you can say so. Rufusgriffin 09:34, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I thought that this debate was settled some time ago but the paragraph about "realistic villians" has been re inserted twice. Please either explain your reasoning or stop reverting the deletion. Forgot to sign Daniel J. Leivick 01:06, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

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My appreciation to Honeyman for creating this article. Alf 22:48, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Cisco 79xx phones and SRTP
While I am no expert, I do know that the 7921 wireless phone from Cisco supports SRTP. That said, there may be other wired IP phones which also support the feature.

Link to 7921 http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7071/index.html

Blandmeat (talk) 21:06, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Deletion of the tables and of links
Those tables looked great, but they are doomed to be incomplete and are superfluous as of Comparison of VoIP software. In my eyes they were used as justify lots of linkspam. --Kgfleischmann (talk) 19:36, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Authentication
The RFC clearly stated the authentication tag is calculated over the entire header + payload. This wiki article suggests it's calculated over selected parts of the header + the payload. This may be true for some implementations, particularly those implementations which expect packet modification by mixers etc. However, shouldn't the Wiki page record the RFC description?

-- M.O'R —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.206.1.49 (talk) 16:14, 12 August 2009 (UTC)


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 * This page should be deleted. Content now moved to PowerVR (correctly written). This page is defunct. -- Tyagi 22:48, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

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Gridley J. F. Bryant

Gridley James Fox Bryant (August 29, 1816 – June 8, 1899), often referred to as G. J. F. Bryant, was a Boston architect, builder, and industrial engineer whose designs "dominated the profession of architecture in [Boston] and New England." One of the most influential architects in New England, he designed custom-made houses, government buildings, churches, schoolhouses, and private residences across the United States, and was popular among the Boston elite. His most notable designs are foundational buildings on numerous campuses across the northeastern United States, including Tufts College, Bates College, and Harvard College. One of the pioneers of modern architecture in America, he received the most commissions in New England during the height of his career. He is also the most commissioned architect in Boston history.

A native of Massachusetts, his early life was heavily influenced by his father's work in construction engineering. His father, Gridley Bryant, built the Granite Railway, the first publicly chartered railway in the U.S. The younger Bryant received no formal training in architecture but taught himself industrial engineering and construction analysis as well as building design. Bryant's first informal mentor was Alexander Parris, who introduced him to neoclassical design and Second Empire architectural templates. His self-started firm, Bryant & Associates, was one of the most selective and popular architectural firms in New England. Bryant designed institutions providing high personal or societal value, or when sufficient payment was made to him personally, oftentimes described as "ludicrously expensive". He was the first architect to be featured on London's The Builder. A record three of his designs were featured. Such publicity propelled him into the public eye and earned him expensive and large commissions.

Early life and education
Bryant was born to Maria Winship Fox and Gridley Bryant, noted railway pioneer, in Scituate, Massachusetts. In his youth the younger Bryant moved to Gardiner, Maine and attended the Gardiner Lyceum for his secondary education. He studied mathematics and engineering there before leaving joining his father's engineering office. Outside his secondary schools studies, he interned at local lithographers and artists to experiment with design and artistic manipulation.

Early career
Bryant's career started at a time when few architects gained prominence in his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, and he struggled to find commercial success in the profession. Accordingly, formal training and education in architecture was not available to him so his passion of building soon moved to him learn building design, and construction analysis at an early age all self-taught. Although the American Institute of Architects was beginning to establish itself it prompted aspiring architects to practice regulated construction and proper licensing, practices rejected by the young Bryant. Although never traveling abroad, Bryant read extensively on the architectural practices of Europe, specifically in London and Paris. The Second Empire architectural design, as seen in the Élysée Palace, played a key role in his later designs. He began informal training with fellow Boston architect Alexander Parris, who introduced him to neoclassical design and the use of Second Empire architectural templates. His training under Parris, grounded in neoclassicism, played an important role in his first building drafts. Working primarily as a student in his early days, he quickly a member of Parris' newly opened architectural firm at the corner of Court and Washington Streets. His first achievement was the design for the Broadway Savings Bank, South Boston, in the early 1830s.

Bryant flourished in an era of what Roger B. Reed calls "unregulated building," when "traditions of craftsmanship were being replaced by products of the machine age." He created a new template for the construction of buildings in New England. Early in his career, he faced competition from larger firms that sought to monopolize the design and construction of buildings in the greater Boston area. As a draftsman, he drew up minor additions and renovations to already established buildings in that city, and he struggled initially to find footing in the competitive field. At age twenty-one, amid an economic depression, he established his own architectural firm called Bryant and Associates.

Bryant & Associates
A common fault ascribed to Bryant is that he valued the art form of architecture over the commercial validity of his designs which proved to be counterproductive for his budding practice. With an understanding that a client's wishes should always come first when constructing and designing for them he, "frequently persuaded a client to spend more than he might have planned, in the interests of erecting a structure with greater aesthetic value to the community." Although his firm was relatively new and had start-up funds he worked and often collaborated with hundreds of draftsmen around the city. A notable trait of Bryant was due to the low level of economic validity to hire countless draftsmen to draw up buildings and their specification he wrote length and thoroughly detailed written specifications to describe how a building should be built. His firm utilized thousands of un-retained draftsmen throughout its life and contributed to the unprecedented amount of building being constructed throughout the United States. However, his designs specifically were reserved for high-value projects, meaning those with high personal value, societal value, or sufficiently large remuneration. Due to his firm being largely un-retained, he was able to provide guidance to his firm's operations while in other areas of the country, which contributed to increased financial success. He used the lithography he learned in secondary school to promote his firms and their projects to attract clients and donors. He was one of the first people in the city of Boston to use colored advertisements to promote his work, which contributed to even more financial success.

Collaborations
Bryant's firm attracted as partners noted architects such as Alexander Rice Esty, Edward H. Kendall, Albert Currier, Wilfred E. Mansur, Arthur Gilman and Louis P. Rogers. He worked with Albert Currier to construct the Adroscoggin County Courthouse and Jail, the largest courthouse-jail building in Maine at the time. He worked with Mansur to construct Aroostook County Courthouse and Jail, the largest courthouse complex in Maine, in 1859. In 1862, he worked with Gilman to design and eventually build Boston's Old City Hall, one of the first to be built in the French Second Empire style in the United States. In 1869 he collaborated with Rogers to construct Gloucester City Hall. He also did a few luxury private residences with John Hubbard Sturgis.

Early commissions
Bryant's only known commission in the American South is Thornbury, a plantation house built in the 1840s for Henry King Burgwyn in Northampton County, North Carolina.

Together with Arthur Gilman, Bryant's firm devised the gridiron street pattern of Boston's Back Bay, laid out starting in the late 1850s.

Bryant designed so many buildings that his practice in Boston was called the "Bryant Commission." His largest commissions were from municipal and state governments, in which he worked frequently with John Hubbard Sturgis, most notably on upscale projects in the 1860s. At this time Bryant was the most commissioned architect in New England. He is also the most commissioned architect in the history of Boston. He received many commercial commissions in Boston including the Massachusetts State House, and other projects in the city's commercial district. Although his projects demanded large commissions and incurred high construction costs, he traveled often to rural areas for promotional work, and designed many lower-priced buildings providing "high societal value." Most notable was Hathorn Hall at Bates College, Maine, which he designed and which he constructed in part by himself, resulting in a net loss to him. On the other hand, larger, wealthier educational institutions like Harvard College paid him top dollar for their administration buildings—for which he was often asked to give input in their construction as well.

Boston fire of 1872
During the Great Boston Fire of 1872, 152 of the 776 buildings destroyed had been designed by Bryant. As a measure of his reputation, he was commissioned to rebuild 110 of them.

Style and design
Although brick predominated in construction in Boston at the height of Bryant's work, he often used granite for increased stability. Accordingly, Bryant was a leading proponent of the Boston "Granite Style."

Many of Bryant's buildings showcase neoclassical entrances, for example Boston's Old City Hall. As an industrial engineer and architect in New England, Bryant participated in the Colonial Revival architecture movement. Consequently, his buildings include such features as cornice-embellished moldings and multi-plane windows. White pillars, a staple of neoclassical design, can be found in the entrances of many of his buildings, including residential.

Many of his collegiate buildings feature a mint-green bell tower, and building caps and tips. This practice can be traced to 18th-century Independence Hall, Philadelphia. Many of his college buildings are in the Georgian style, constructed with wood and clapboards, their columns made of timber, framed up and turned on an oversized lathe. Bryant also designed many campus buildings featuring a red brick exterior, designed in the Georgian style, showcasing red print doors and darkened ridge sides. Moreover, in all academic buildings Bryant produced, Gothic influence can be seen as well.

Death
Bryant died on June 8, 1899, in his townhouse in Boston, Massachusetts. He was survived by his wife, Louisa Bryant, whom he married on September 9, 1839. Upon his death his wife assembled all his books and drawings in his home study and burned down his house, as stipulated in his will.

Buildings designed or influenced by Bryant
For a full listing of Bryant's projects see Reed, pp. 177–198.
 * Bryant principal architect or architect, except where noted.
 * Italics = Building defunct.
 * NRHP = U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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List of Yukon Leaders of Opposition

This is a list of the Leaders of the Opposition of the Yukon Territory, Canada, since 1978 when responsible government was given to the territory. Prior to 1978 the territory had a legislature which had a largely advisory role and no political parties or government leader. Instead powers were invested in a governing Commissioner appointed by the federal government.

** In 1992, the Progressive Conservative Party in the Yukon changed its name to the Yukon Party.

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Uberto De Morpurgo

Uberto De Morpurgo (11 January 1896 – 26 February 1961) was an Italian tennis player.

Uberto De Morpurgo was born in Trieste when it was part of Austria, but became an Italian citizen when the city changed hands after World War I. His world rankings were ninth in 1928, tenth in 1929, and eighth in 1930. Bill Tilden ranked him 10th in the world in 1924, and 6th in 1929.

Tennis career
De Morpurgo was junior champion in Great Britain in 1911, and student champion in Paris in 1915. He was ranked as Italy's top tennis player in 1927, and again in 1929 through 1931. Tennis magazine called him "the Tilden of his country". De Morpurgo reached the semifinals of the 1930 French championships (beating Edgar Moon before losing to Henri Cochet).

He was named Italian Commissioner of Tennis by Benito Mussolini in 1929.

Olympics
De Morpurgo participated in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. He won his first four matches to reach the semifinal which he lost to eventual gold medal winner Vincent Richards in four sets. De Morpurgo won the bronze medal after a five-set victory in the play-off against Jean Borotra of France.

Davis Cup
De Morpurgo played on Italy's Davis Cup team each year from its inaugural year in 1922 through 1933. He won 39 singles matches and lost 14, while in doubles he was 16–10.

Playing style
De Morpurgo used a very fast serve on his first ball, and an exaggerated American Twist serve on the second serve which was of extreme contortion. His baseline game consisted of flat drives. He had an excellent net attack, owing to his great reach. His overhead, like his service, was hard but erratic.

Recognition
De Morpurgo, who was Jewish, was inducted as a member of the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Citation digest

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 * Peter Stringfellow (born October 17, 1940) is a multi-millionaire businessman and minor British celebrity. He owns the Stringfellows table-dancing clubs in London and Paris. A Conservative Party supporter, he claims to have slept with more than 3,000 women.
 * Stringfellow is frequently ridiculed by the British media for behaving and dressing in a manner which they say is too young for his years. His permanent bleached blond, mullet-styled hair is a particular target of satire. In 2003, he was voted one of the '100 Worst Britons' by television audiences."

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Krush Groove

Krush Groove is a 1985 American musical comedy-drama film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures that was written by Ralph Farquhar and directed by Michael Schultz (who also produced the movie, along with George Jackson and Doug McHenry). This film is loosely based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings and up-and-coming record producer Russell Simmons (renamed Russell Walker in the film), portrayed by Blair Underwood in his feature film debut. Simmons was the film's co-producer and story consultant; he also had a cameo in the film as a club owner named Crocket.

Plot
Russell Walker has signed all of the hottest acts to his Krush Groove record label, including Run-D.M.C., Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (Alonzo Brown), and Kurtis Blow. Rick Rubin produces their records. When Run-D.M.C. has a hit record and Russell doesn't have the money to press records, he borrows money from a street hustler. At the same time, Russell and his brother Run are both competing for the heart of R&B singer-percussionist Sheila E. Also appearing in the film are LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, New Edition, The Fat Boys and some of their songs, as well as others from Chaka Khan, Debbie Harry, and the Gap Band. Members of the R&B group Full Force also make a cameo in the film as bodyguards.

Cast
The following appeared as themselves, except where noted:
 * Blair Underwood as Russell Walker
 * Sheila E.
 * Rev Run as Run Walker
 * Run-DMC (Rev Run, Darryl McDaniels, Jam Master Jay)
 * The Fat Boys (Prince Markie Dee, Kool Rock Ski, The Human Beat Box)
 * Kurtis Blow
 * New Edition (Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell)
 * Beastie Boys
 * LL Cool J
 * Russell Simmons as Crocket
 * Richard Gant as Jay B.
 * Lisa Gay Hamilton as Iesha
 * Rick Rubin
 * Nayobe
 * Vicky Ruane as Girl Friday
 * Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (Andre Harrell and Alonzo Brown)
 * Brian "B-Fine" and Paul Anthony George of Full Force as Jay B.'s Bodyguards
 * Sal Abbatiello

Chris Rock appeared uncredited as a man standing next to a phone during the fight in the club. Kara Vallow appeared uncredited as a Hip Hop Dancer. Coati Mundi was seen as a record shop owner.

Differences between the film and reality
Krush Groove is based on the inception of the Def Jam Recordings label and the hardships that artists Run-D.M.C. and Russell Simmons faced to become successful. Simmons began his career trying to get his company Rush Management up and running. However, in the movie, he is shown as already being teamed up with producer Rick Rubin to form Def Jam, referred to as Krush Groove Records in the film. In reality, the label was started by Rubin in 1984 in his college dorm at New York University.

Larry Smith was the producer of Run-D.M.C.'s first two albums, despite them being credited to Rick Rubin, who produced the group's third album, Raising Hell.

Later on, the team was joined by its first popular teen sensation, LL Cool J, who plays a very small role in the movie at the age of 17. Playing himself, LL Cool J is discovered through his piece "I Can't Live without My Radio", which is performed at an audition in front of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Jam Master Jay, DMC and Rubin in the latter's apartment. In reality, LL Cool J was discovered in Rubin's apartment but not through an audition. While going through a box of demos, Beastie Boy Ad-Rock stumbled across LL's demo tape. With this, he produced a beat and co-wrote "I Need a Beat" with LL and Rubin, which launched both of their careers, which allowed the Def Jam label to take off. The song "I Can't Live without My Radio" was made for the movie as a way for LL Cool J to star in it. However, this song was also one of the hit songs on his debut album Radio. The Fat Boys were the first group to showcase a human beat box while rhyming. In the movie, the group originally referred to itself as the Disco Three. It was not until a scene in an Italian buffet, where the three boys took the phrase all you can eat to the next level by eating everything. When the group realized that they were really fat, they decided to give themselves the name Fat Boys. In reality, the name Fat Boys was suggested by the group's manager when he received a $350 hotel bill for extra breakfast ordered by the group on their European tour. As portrayed in the movie, the group was discovered through the Coca-Cola and Tin Pan Apple hip-hop contest at Radio City Music Hall, where the trio won the grand prize—a recording contract—but had entered the contest to win the second-place prize, a stereo set. The group perform their songs "Don't You Dog Me", "All You Can Eat", "Fat Boys", and "Pump it Up."

Throughout the movie, Sheila E. and Russell Simmons are romantically involved, which discouraged Run, who was always interested in her. In reality, Run did not like the concept of being disloyal to his brother, and the romance between him and Sheila was made up. Sheila E. made it into the film simply because they wanted a love interest, like in most films, and she recorded for Warner Bros. Records, the sister company of the film's distributor. In the movie. Sheila plays herself, a drummer and percussionist, in which she performs her songs "Holly Rock" and "A Love Bizarre". In addition, all of the money issues that Russell Simmons faced in funding the label by borrowing from loan sharks and friends is also false.

The movie was not made the way the artists desired, but with all the talent of that time and most of the members of the Def Jam and Rush Management family. The purpose of the movie, according to Russell Simmons, was to showcase the array of young talent emerging from New York's black music scene and depict its vibrancy.

Production
Krush Groove was filmed in The Bronx, Manhattan (including at least one scene in the Marble Hill projects) and Queens in 26 days in April 1985 at a cost of $3 million. Among the locations where the movie was shot was the famous Disco Fever, a popular club during the embryonic stages of hip hop that, by the time of the film, had fallen on some hard times. Disco Fever owner Sal Abbatiello expected the movie not only to turn the spotlight on the burgeoning hip-hop movement but also to "bring attention [back] to the club" and so agreed to have scenes shot there. Unfortunately, the attention surrounding the filming brought the scrutiny of the local authorities, who shut the club down for good on the last day of shooting for not having all the proper licenses and permits. There was also a scene shot in Shepard Hall of the historic City College of New York.

During an interview to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the film, Russell Simmons reflected on the legacy of Krush Groove and its place in hip-hop culture history. The film, Simmons said, is still recognizable not only for having brought together so many Def Jam stars at the time, but for also introducing new talent, such as LL Cool J. Cool J was so persistent during filming, showing up to shooting locations and performing freestyles, that producers ended up putting him in the final cut. This backdoor auditioning process became a staple of the production.

Reception
The movie received a mixed reception. The movie currently holds a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.

Soundtrack
Music from the Original Motion Picture Krush Groove (also called just Krush Groove Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album by various urban-oriented artists, which was released on Warner Bros. Records in 1985. The album peaked at number 79 on the Pop chart and number 14 on the R&B chart. The Krush Groove soundtrack was released on Warner Bros. Records in 1985 and featured songs from the movie. Only 1,000 copies of the album were ever pressed on compact disc. The film was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song for the song "All You Can Eat".

Track listing
Other songs appeared in the film but were not on the album soundtrack:

 * Autumn – "Kold Krush"
 * Run-D.M.C. – "King of Rock", "It's Like That", "Can You Rock It Like This", "You're Blind"
 * Fat Boys – "Don't You Dog Me", "Fat Boys", "Pump It Up (Let's Get Funky)"
 * Sheila E. – "A Love Bizarre"
 * UTFO – "Pick Up the Pace" (released as the B-side of "All You Can Eat" on Warner Bros. Records 28829)
 * Nayobe – "Please Don't Go"
 * New Edition – "My Secret"
 * Chad Elliot – "I Want You to Be My Girl"

Home media
The movie was released on VHS in 1986, then DVD in 2003. Among the special extras included on the DVD is commentary from Underwood, Schultz, and The Source magazine Senior Editor Brett Johnson, a theatrical trailer for the movie, and the Krush Groove All-Stars video "Krush Groovin'."

Other references
Krush Groove is referenced in the movie Dogma (1999) as being the subject of a bet between the two fallen angels, Bartleby and Loki, on whether it was going to be a bigger movie than E.T. (1982). Krush Groove is also referenced in the 1990 film House Party. Near the end of the film, Play mentions it was going to be on cable, and Bilal suggests they go to Play's house to watch it.

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Talk:Echoes (The Rapture album)

<^>v!!This album is connected!!v<^>
Isn't this album considered widely acclaimed or something? I mean, it's so good :P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.10.46.22 (talk) 20:21, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
 * All song titles serve as redirects to this album, have their own pages, or have been placed at the appropriate disambiguation pages.--Hraefen Talk 17:07, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

"House of Jealous Lovers" is a notorious single, one of the most talked about this decade. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.196.108.189 (talk) 00:23, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

The Rapture listened to a lot of PiL records I think
Does "Echoes" sound exactly like "Careering" by Public Image Ltd, or what? 12.180.151.11 (talk)

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List of Dutch musicians

A list of Dutch bands and artists of contemporary music. The bands and artists are either Dutch, of Dutch origin or contain Dutch members.

A

 * Thomas Acda (b. 1967): Dutch actor and singer
 * Sharon den Adel (b. 1974): Dutch singer and composer
 * Afrojack
 * Rob Agerbeek (b. 1937): Indonesian-born Dutch boogie-woogie and jazz pianist
 * Jan Akkerman (b. 1946): Dutch guitarist
 * Alain Clark
 * Willeke Alberti (b. 1945): Dutch singer and actress
 * Willy Alberti (1926–1985): Dutch singer, actor, and radio and TV personality
 * Ali B
 * Alice Deejay
 * Amber
 * Louis Andriessen
 * Angel-Eye
 * Anneke van Giersbergen
 * Anouk (b. 1975): Dutch singer
 * Armin van Buuren
 * André Rieu

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 * Ali B (b. 1981): Dutch rapper and comedian of Moroccan descent.
 * Baas B
 * George Baker
 * Cor Bakker
 * Jim Bakkum (b. 1987): Dutch singer and actor
 * Lou Bandy (1890–1959): Dutch singer and conferencier
 * Olav Basoski
 * Bassjackers
 * Blasterjaxx
 * Frans Bauer (b. 1973): Dutch singer of "het levenslied"
 * Han Bennink
 * Thomas Berge
 * Marco Blaauw
 * Blaudzun
 * Karin Bloemen
 * Scott Bloemendaal (1912–1964): Dutch Composer, music critic and essayist
 * Frank Boeijen (b. 1957): Dutch singer
 * Ferdi Bolland
 * Rob Bolland
 * Bonky (Onno Borgen)
 * Boris (b. 1980): Dutch singer, winner of Idols
 * Marco Borsato (b. 1966): Dutch singer
 * Stef Bos (b. 1961): Dutch singer, also sings in Afrikaans
 * Patty Brard (b. 1955): Indo (Dutch-Indonesian) entertainer as a TV personality and singer
 * Arjan Breukhoven (b. 1962): organist and choir conductor
 * Ria Brieffies
 * Willem Breuker
 * Corry Brokken (1932–2016): Dutch singer
 * Herman Brood (1946–2001): Dutch musician, painter and media personality
 * Brutus
 * Xander de Buisonjé
 * Marga Bult
 * Armin van Buuren (b. 1976): Dutch trance music producer and DJ

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C

 * Humphrey Campbell
 * Rudi Carrell (1934–2006): Dutch television entertainer and host of The Rudi Carrell Show
 * The Cats
 * Eddy Christiani
 * Alain Clark
 * Robbert van de Corput (otherwise known as Hardwell) DJ and producer
 * Ferry Corsten (b. 1973): Dutch trance music producer, DJ, and remixer
 * Jules de Corte (1924–1996): Blind singer-songwriter from the Netherlands
 * Gerard Cox
 * Ben Cramer

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D

 * Ellen ten Damme (b. 1967): Dutch actress and singer
 * Louis Davids
 * Def Rhymz (b. 1970): Dutch rapper
 * Esmée Denters
 * Bill van Dijk (b. 1947): Dutch singer and musical performer
 * Louis van Dijk (1941–2020): Dutch pianist
 * Sander Van Doorn (b. 1979): Dutch electro house DJ and record producer
 * Hans Dorrestijn (b. 1940): Dutch comedian
 * Wieteke van Dort (b. 1943): Dutch actress, comedian, singer, writer and artist
 * Tim Douwsma
 * Dorus
 * André van Duin (b. 1947): Dutch actor (in comedy and theatre), singer, writer and program creator
 * Candy Dulfer (b. 1969): Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist
 * Hans Dulfer (b. 1940): Dutch jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone
 * Willem Duyn
 * Dotan Dutch Singer-Songwriter
 * Duncan Laurence (b. 1994): Dutch singer-songwriter, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

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E

 * Polle Eduard
 * Eva Simons
 * EliZe (b. 1982): Dutch singer-songwriter
 * Les Esprits Animaux, Netherlands-based baroque orchestra

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F

 * Bobby Farrell (1949–2010): Dutch performer in the 1970s pop and disco group Boney M.
 * Fedde Le Grand
 * Firebeatz
 * René Froger (b. 1960): Dutch singer
 * Leo Fuld (1912–1997): Dutch singer who specialised in Yiddish songs
 * Laura Fygi (b. 1955): Dutch singer

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G

 * Tess Gaerthé (b. 1991): Dutch singer
 * Martijn Garritsen (AKA Martin Garrix), DJ known for his hit single "Animals"
 * Eelco Gelling
 * Glennis Grace (b. 1978): Dutch singer
 * Anneke Grönloh
 * Boudewijn de Groot (b. 1944): Dutch singer-songwriter
 * Angela Groothuizen

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H

 * Bernard Haitink
 * Tol Hansse
 * Wardt van der Harst a member of the EDM duo W&W
 * Esther Hart (b. 1970): Dutch singer
 * Barry Hay (b. 1948): Dutch vocalist with the group Golden Earring
 * André Hazes (1951–2004): Dutch singer of "het levenslied
 * Heintje
 * Misja Helsloot
 * Toon Hermans (1916–2000): Dutch comedian, singer and writer
 * Mathijs Heyligers (b. 1957): violinist and violin maker
 * Antonie Kamerling (1966–2010): Dutch television and film actor
 * Hind (b. 1984): Dutch singer
 * José Hoebee (b. 1954): Dutch pop female singer
 * Rob Hoeke
 * Barry Hughes
 * Henny Huisman (b. 1951): Dutch television presenter
 * Ilse Huizinga (b. 1966): Dutch jazz singer
 * De Hûnekop: Frisian rockband

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I

 * Imran Khan

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J

 * Pim Jacobs (1934–1996): Dutch jazz pianist and television presenter
 * Ruth Jacott
 * Marike Jager (b. 1979): Dutch singer, guitarist and composer
 * Floor Jansen
 * Ernst Jansz
 * Candee Jay
 * DJ Jean (b. 1968): Dutch disc jockey
 * Gerard Joling (b. 1960): Dutch singer and television presenter
 * Freek de Jonge (b. 1944): Dutch cabaret performer
 * Johnny Jordaan (1924–1989): Dutch folk singer
 * Tjibbe Joustra (b. 1951): Dutch artist of paintings, videoart, graphic design, soundscapes
 * Julian Jordan
 * Joost Klein: represented the Netherlands at Eurovision 2024.

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K

 * Jerney Kaagman
 * Pierre Kartner (b. 1935): Dutch musician also known as Father Abraham
 * Greetje Kauffeld (b. 1939): Dutch jazz singer and Schlager musician
 * Simon Keizer Nick & Simon
 * Kensington
 * Sharon Kips (b. 1983): Dutch singer
 * René Klijn
 * Tim Kliphuis (b. 1974): Dutch violinist
 * Peter Koelewijn (b. 1940): Dutch producer and songwriter, founding father of Dutch language rock and roll
 * Jean Koning
 * Lenny Kuhr (b. 1950): Dutch singer-songwriter
 * Wolter Kroes

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L

 * Natalie La Rose: singer, model
 * Wilma Landkroon (b. 1957): Dutch pop singer
 * Yuri Landman (b. 1973): Dutch experimental luthier and musicologist
 * Ilse De Lange
 * Lange Frans
 * Thé Lau
 * Duncan Laurence (b. 1994): Dutch singer-songwriter
 * Thijs van Leer (b. 1948): Dutch keyboardist, singer, composer, member of Focus
 * Paul de Leeuw (b. 1962): Dutch television comedian, singer and actor
 * Robbie van Leeuwen
 * Legowelt ( – ): Dutch electro musician
 * Heddy Lester (b. 1950): Dutch singer and actress
 * Liesbeth List (1941–2020): Dutch singer and chansonnier
 * Jamai Loman (b. 1986): Dutch singer, reality show winner
 * Robert Long (1943–2006): Dutch singer and television presenter
 * Huub van der Lubbe
 * Suzanna Lubrano (b. 1975): Cape Verdean Zouk singer based in Rotterdam
 * Arjen Anthony Lucassen (b. 1960): Dutch composer and musician
 * Erik van der Luijt (b. 1970): Dutch jazz pianist / keyboard player, arranger, composer, producer and band leader

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M

 * Maan (b. 1997): Dutch singer and actress
 * Maggie MacNeal (b. 1950)
 * Tom Manders
 * André Manuel (b. 1966): Dutch singer and performer
 * Maribelle
 * Marlayne (b. 1971): Dutch singer and television presenter
 * Martin Garrix
 * Maud (b. 1981): Dutch singer, reality show finalist
 * Guus Meeuwis (b. 1972): Dutch singer and songwriter
 * Meau (b. 2000): Dutch singer-songwriter
 * Miners of Muzo
 * Misha Mengelberg
 * Willem Mengelberg
 * Michelle (b. 1981): Dutch singer
 * CB Milton (b. 1968): Dutch Euro-house vocalist
 * Michael Moore
 * Irene Moors
 * Danny de Munk (b. 1970): Dutch actor, singer, musical actor and former child star
 * Harry Muskee

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Nielson (b. 1989): Dutch singer-songwriter
 * Noisia (b. 2002): Dutch Drum and Bass and Breaks
 * Normaal (b. 1974): Dutch rockband

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O

 * Jacob Obrecht
 * Trijntje Oosterhuis (b. 1973): Dutch pop and jazz singer
 * Wijnand Ott
 * Oliver Heldens

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P

 * Patricia Paay (b. 1949): Dutch model, singer, and commercial actress
 * Poldervokaal — Dutch vocal ensemble, formed in 1986

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R

 * Sandra Reemer
 * Carlo Resoort
 * Rita Reys (1924–2013): Dutch jazz singer
 * André Rieu (b. 1949 ): Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer
 * Edsilia Rombley (b. 1978): Dutch singer
 * Maarten van Roozendaal
 * Stochelo Rosenberg
 * Jan Rot
 * Nicky Romero
 * R3hab

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S

 * S10 (b. 2000): Dutch singer, rapper and songwriter
 * Harry Sacksioni (b. 1950): Dutch composer and guitar virtuoso
 * Daniël Sahuleka
 * Mathilde Santing
 * Peter Schaap
 * Marga Scheide (b. 1954): Dutch former model and singer
 * Nick Schilder Nick & Simon
 * Teddy Scholten (1926–2010): Dutch singer
 * Birgit Schuurman (b. 1977): Dutch rock singer and actress
 * Katja Schuurman (b. 1975): Dutch television and film actress, VJ, singer, and television personality
 * Milly Scott (b. 1933): Dutch singer and actress
 * Ramses Shaffy (1933–2009): Dutch singer, chansonnier, and actor
 * René Shuman (b. 1967): Dutch singer
 * Eva Simons
 * Sita
 * Jan Smit
 * Monique Smit
 * Wibi Soerjadi (b. 1970): Dutch internationally recognized concert pianist
 * Solex
 * Wim Sonneveld (1917–1974): Dutch cabaret artist and singer
 * Spinvis (Erik de Jong) (b. 1961): Dutch pop singer and musician
 * San Holo
 * Bonnie St. Claire
 * Ede Staal
 * De Staat
 * Thérèse Steinmetz
 * Robert Jan Stips
 * Suzanna Lubrano
 * Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

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T

 * Mieke Telkamp
 * Julian Thomas
 * Tiësto (b. 1969): trance DJ and electronic dance music producer
 * Mirjam Timmer (b. 1982): Dutch singer-songwriter
 * Ronnie Tober (b. 1945): Dutch-born singer
 * Lee Towers (b. 1946): Dutch singer

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V

 * Valensia (b. 1971): Dutch singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist
 * Ria Valk
 * Conny Vandenbos (1937–2002): Dutch singer
 * Vast Countenance
 * Herman van Veen (b. 1945): Dutch stage performer, actor, musician and singer/songwriter and author
 * Cees Veerman
 * Piet Veerman
 * Vengaboys
 * Venus Flytrap: Dutch indie rock band
 * Danny Vera (b. 1977): Dutch singer-songwriter and musician
 * Mariska Veres (1947–2006): Dutch lead singer of the rock group Shocking Blue
 * Vicetone
 * Ad Visser
 * Eefje de Visser
 * Hans Vonk
 * Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937–1987): Dutch singer-songwriter, poet, and actor
 * Henny Vrienten (b. 1948): Dutch composer of TV- and film-scores
 * Erwin de Vries

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W

 * Toni Willé (b. 1953): Dutch singer, songwriter
 * Edo de Waart
 * Linda Wagenmakers (b. 1975): Dutch singer
 * Nick van de Wall (AKA Afrojack) DJ and music producer
 * Albert West
 * Henk Westbroek (b. 1952): Dutch radio host, singer, songwriter and café owner
 * Danny Wolfers
 * Piter Wilkens (b. 1959): Dutch singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer
 * Henk Wijngaard (b. 1946): Dutch country singer

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 * Yes-R

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 * Zangeres zonder Naam

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Marion Zinderstein

Marion Hall Zinderstein (May 6, 1896 – August 14, 1980) also known by her married name Marion Jessup, and also known as Marion Jessup MacLure, was a tennis player from the United States. At the 1924 Paris Olympics, she won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event partnering Vincent Richards.

Career
Marion Zinderstein twice reached the singles finals of the U.S. National Championships. In 1919, she defeated reigning champion Molla Bjurstedt from Norway in the semifinals in straight sets and then lost to compatriot Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in the final, 1–6, 2–6. A year later, 1920, Bjurstedt avenged the previous year's semifinal defeat and Zinderstein suffered a heavy loss in the final, 3–6, 1–6.

In 1924, she became national singles indoor champion when she defeated Lillian Scharman, 6–2, 6–3, in the indoor tournament at Brookline, Massachusetts. She successfully defended the title in 1925, beating Anna Fuller Hubbard in the final.

In 1976, she was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal
Her parents were Charles Zinderstein (1866–1902) and Elizabeth Schmalz, both children of German immigrants. Her father and grandfather were in the silk milling business in Allentown, Pennsylvania. After her father's death, the family moved to West Newton, Massachusetts in 1912, where they lived on Prince Street. Marion married John Butler Jessup in 1921. After his death, she married Henry MacLure, whom she also survived. She had two children.

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No Quarter: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant Unledded

No Quarter is a live album by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, both formerly of English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released by Atlantic Records on 31 October 1994. The long-awaited reunion between Jimmy Page and Robert Plant occurred on a 90-minute "UnLedded" MTV project, recorded in Morocco, Wales and London.

The reunion event notably lacked the presence of bassist and keyboardist, John Paul Jones, thus deviating from a comprehensive band reunion. Jones remained uninformed of this reunion by his former bandmates. Subsequently, Jones conveyed his discontent regarding the decision of Plant and Page to christen the album after "No Quarter", a track predominantly attributed to his compositional prowess.

In addition to acoustic renditions, the album features a reworking of Led Zeppelin songs featuring a Moroccan string band and Egyptian orchestra supplementing a core group of rock and roll musicians, along with four Middle-Eastern and Moroccan-influenced songs: "City Don't Cry", "Yallah" (or "The Truth Explodes"), "Wonderful One", and "Wah Wah".

Several years later, Plant reflected on the collaboration very positively:

"The will and the eagerness with Unledded were fantastic and [Page] was really creative. Jimmy and I went in a room and it was back. His riffs were spectacular. To take it as far as we did, and the tour we did – it's one of the most ambitious and mind-altering experiences."

Legacy
In July 2014, Guitar World placed No Quarter on their "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list.

Track listing
For the tenth anniversary, the album was re-released with a different cover and altered track listing. "Thank You" was cut, "City Don't Cry" and "Wonderful One" appeared in substantially edited versions, and "The Rain Song" and "Wah Wah" were added. In addition, "Yallah" was retitled, and several other tracks had minor alterations to their running times. The new running order was as follows:

"Gallows Pole" and "Wonderful One" were released as singles.

All songs recorded in London except "City Don't Cry", "Wah Wah" and "Yallah" recorded in Morocco; "No Quarter", "It's Nobody's Fault but Mine" and "When the Levee Breaks" recorded in Wales.

DVD release
The tenth anniversary of the recording of the Unledded concerts was commemorated by a DVD release of additional songs, a bonus interview, a montage of images from Morocco, the band's performance of "Black Dog" for Dick Clark's American Music Awards and the music video for "Most High" from the Walking into Clarksdale album. The songs included on the DVD release not included on either CD release were "What Is and What Should Never Be" and "When the Levee Breaks". To compensate for their absence from the Live Aid DVD release, Plant and Page donated a portion of their proceeds to the Band Aid Trust.

DVD track listing

 * 1) "No Quarter" (Jones/Page/Plant)
 * 2) "Thank You"
 * 3) "What Is And What Should Never Be"
 * 4) "The Battle of Evermore"
 * 5) "Gallows Pole" (Traditional arr. Page/Plant)
 * 6) "Nobody's Fault but Mine"
 * 7) "City Don't Cry"
 * 8) "The Truth Explodes" (formerly known as "Yallah") (Page/Plant)
 * 9) "Wah Wah"
 * 10) "When the Levee Breaks"
 * 11) "Wonderful One"
 * 12) "Since I've Been Loving You" (Jones/Page/Plant)
 * 13) "The Rain Song"
 * 14) "That's the Way"
 * 15) "Four Sticks"
 * 16) "Friends"
 * 17) "Kashmir" (Page/Plant/Bonham)

Bonus material
 * "Black Dog" (performed at the ABC American Music Awards)
 * Moroccan Montage
 * "Most High" music video
 * Interview

Personnel
The songs were recorded in Marrakech, Morocco (spring 1994), on top of a waste tip at Aberllefenni quarries (17 August 1994), in a forest in Wales and in front of an invited audience at London Weekend Television studios over two nights in August, 1994.

 * Robert Plant – vocals
 * Jimmy Page – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin

Musicians in Marrakech (except on "Yallah")

 * Brahim El Balkani

 * Hassan El Arfaoui
 * El Mahjoub El Mathoun
 * Abdelkah Eddahmane

London and Wales band (except on "No Quarter", "Wonderful One')

 * Charlie Jones – bass guitar, percussion
 * Michael Lee – drums, percussion
 * Porl Thompson – guitar, banjo
 * Jim Sutherland – mandolin, bodhrán
 * Nigel Eaton – Hurdy-gurdy

 * Ed Shearmur – Hammond organ, orchestral arrangements for English and Egyptian Ensemble (London only)
 * Najma Akhtar – vocals (London only)

Egyptian Ensemble (London)

Percussion
 * Hossam Ramzy – doholla, musical director for Egyptian Ensemble
 * Ali Abdel Salem – duf, bendir
 * Farid Khashab – bendir, reque
 * Farouk El Safi – duf, bendir
 * Ibrahim Abdel Khaliq – bendir, mirwas, finger cymbals

Strings Also
 * Waeil Abu Bakr – soloist
 * Bahig Mikhaeel
 * Hanafi Soliman
 * Amin Abdel Azim
 * Bashir Abdel Aal – ney
 * Abdel Salam Kheir – oud

London Metropolitan Orchestra (London)

Violins
 * Rosemary Furniss
 * David Juritz
 * Rita Manning
 * Elizabeth Layton
 * Ian Humphries
 * Perry Montague-Mason
 * Mark Berrow
 * Pauline Lowbury
 * Clare Thompson
 * Jessica O'Leary
 * David Ogden
 * Peter Hanson
 * Jeremy Williams
 * Cathy Thompson
 * Ed Coxon
 * Anne Morlee
 * Harriet Davies

Violas
 * Andrew Brown
 * Rusen Gunes
 * Andrew Parker
 * Bill Hawkes
 * Nicholas Pendlebery
 * John Jezard
 * Janet Atkins

Celli
 * Caroline Dale
 * Cathy Giles
 * Stephen Milne
 * Ben Chappell
 * Jonathan Tunnel

Also
 * Sandy Lawson – didjeridu
 * Storme Watson – didjeridu

Production

 * Jimmy Page – producer
 * Robert Plant – producer
 * Mike Gregovich – engineer, mixing
 * Martin Meissonnier – percussion pre-production on "Yallah (The Truth Explodes)" and "Wonderful One"
 * Andy Earl – photography
 * Cally – design
 * Kevin Shirley – remixed stereo and surround sound for 2004 edition


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Philoctetes (Sophocles play)

Philoctetes (Φιλοκτήτης, Philoktētēs; English pronunciation:, stressed on the third syllable, -tet- ) is a play by Sophocles (Aeschylus and Euripides also each wrote a Philoctetes but theirs have not survived). The play was written during the Peloponnesian War. It is one of the seven extant tragedies by Sophocles. It was first performed at the City Dionysia in 409 BC, where it won first prize. The story takes place during the Trojan War (after the majority of the events of the Iliad, but before the Trojan Horse). It describes the attempt by Neoptolemus and Odysseus to bring the disabled Philoctetes, the master archer, back to Troy from the island of Lemnos.

Background
When Heracles was near his death, he wished to be burned on a funeral pyre while still alive. In the play Philoctetes, Sophocles references the myth in which no one but Philoctetes would light Heracles' funeral pyre, and in return for this favor Heracles gave Philoctetes his bow (seen in later texts, such as Ovid's Metamorphoses). Philoctetes left with the Greeks to participate in the Trojan War, but was bitten on the foot by a snake while walking on Chryse, a sacred ground. The bite caused him constant agony, and emitted a horrible smell. For this reason he was left by Odysseus and the Atreidai (sons of Atreus) on the desert island Lemnos.

Ten years pass, and the Greeks capture the Trojan seer Helenus, son of Priam. He foretells that they will need the master archer Philoctetes and the bow of Heracles to win the war. Odysseus sails back to Lemnos with Neoptolemus (son of Achilles) to get Philoctetes. The task is not easy, as Philoctetes bitterly hates Odysseus and the Greeks for leaving him there.

Synopsis
Sophocles' Philoctetes begins with their arrival on the island. Odysseus explains to Neoptolemus that he must perform a shameful action in order to garner future glory—to take Philoctetes by tricking him with a false story while Odysseus hides. Neoptolemus is portrayed as an honorable boy, and so it takes some persuading to get him to play this part. To gain Philoctetes' trust, Neoptolemus tricks Philoctetes into thinking he hates Odysseus as well. Neoptolemus does this by telling Philoctetes that Odysseus has his father's (Achilles) armor. He tells Philoctetes that this armor was his right by birth, and Odysseus would not give it up to him. After gaining Philoctetes' trust and offering him a ride home, Neoptolemus is allowed to look at the bow of Heracles.

Neoptolemus holds the bow while Philoctetes is going into an unbearable fit of pain in his foot. Feeling ashamed, Neoptolemus debates giving it back to him. Odysseus appears, and a series of arguments ensue. Eventually Neoptolemus' conscience gains the upper hand, and he returns the bow. After many threats made on both sides, Odysseus flees. Neoptolemus then tries to talk Philoctetes into coming to Troy by his own free will, but Philoctetes does not agree. In the end, Neoptolemus consents to take Philoctetes back to Greece, even though that will expose him to the anger of the army. This appears to be the conclusion of the play—however, as they are leaving, Heracles (now a deity) appears above them and tells Philoctetes that if he goes to Troy, he will be cured and the Greeks will win. Philoctetes willingly obeys him.

The play ends here. When Philoctetes later fights in Troy, his foot is healed, and he wins glory, killing many Trojans (including Paris).

Themes and ideas
The concept of having a moral high ground is a key aspect in this play. The play makes the spectator question what morality means to each person. Furthermore, the play makes one question the struggle between what is right for the individual versus what is right for the group. It is possible that this struggle is irreconcilable. More specifically, one can see this struggle by looking at what has happened to Philoctetes versus what the Greeks need.

Another theme is that of trauma. Philoctetes suffers wounds that do not heal. Furthermore, Philoctetes' suffering is now what defines him, yet Neoptolemus pretends not to know Philoctetes at first. In other words, Philoctetes' suffering should at least make him known, but it is as if his story is dead.

The Theatre of War Project
The story of Philoctetes, dealing with the wounded man and the interwoven relationships with others, has been frequently noted. In 2005 Bryan Doerries, writer and director, began a series of readings of the play in the New York City area, noting the reactions of the audience to the reading, especially related to the reactions of audience members to the interaction of the suffering soldier and the conflicted caregiver. The project revolves around presenting such readings, especially to audiences of medical professionals and students.

A number of readings were followed by a panel discussion about doctor-patient relationships, involving presenters in psychiatry, physicians, and military medical personnel.

The concept has also been extended to training of medical students, such as a presentation also in 2007 to the first year medical class at Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

In 2008, at a conference dedicated to finding new ways to help US Marines recover from post-traumatic stress and other disorders after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, four New York actors presented a dramatic reading from Philoctetes and Ajax.

Fictional adaptations

 * Philoctetes also figures in Les Aventures de Télémaque (1699) by François Fénelon.
 * The Cure at Troy by Seamus Heaney, based on Philoctetes
 * Neutral Ground by Tom Stoppard, loosely based on Philoctetes (as stated in the introduction to Stoppard's collected television plays).
 * The Man in the Maze by Robert Silverberg, a retelling of the play in a science fictional idiom.
 * Heracles' Bow (short story) by Madeline Miller
 * New Amsterdam (2018 TV series) season 2 episode 7 2019 episode Good Soldiers
 * Paradise by Kae Tempest, performed at the Royal National Theatre in London in 2021

Translations

 * Thomas Francklin, 1759 – verse: full text
 * Richard C. Jebb, 1904 – prose: full text
 * Francis Storr, 1912 – verse
 * Kathleen Freeman, 1948 – verse OCLC 10111365
 * E.F. Watling, 1953 - verse and prose
 * David Grene, 1957 – verse
 * Kenneth McLeish, 1979 – verse
 * Gregory McNamee, 1986 – prose: full text
 * Christopher Webber, 1989 – verse and prose
 * Desmond Egan, 1991 poetic prose
 * Seth L. Schein, 2003 – verse and prose
 * Carl Phillips, 2003
 * Ian C. Johnston, 2008 - verse: full text
 * George Theodoridis, 2009 – prose: full text
 * Bryan Doerries, 2014 – verse

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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (also known as Crocodile Dundee III) is a 2001 action comedy film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Paul Hogan. It is the sequel to Crocodile Dundee II (1988) and the third and final film of the Crocodile Dundee film series. Hogan and Linda Kozlowski reprise their roles as Michael "Crocodile" Dundee and Sue Charlton, respectively. The film was shot on location in Los Angeles and in Queensland. Actor Paul Hogan reported that the inspiration for the storyline came during a tour of Litomyšl, Czech Republic in 1993. It was released on 18 April 2001 in the United States. It grossed $39.4 million worldwide and received negative reviews from critics who called it an unnecessary sequel.

Plot
Michael "Crocodile" Dundee is living in the Australian outback with Sue Charlton and their young son Mikey. Crocodile hunting has been made illegal, and Mick is reduced to wrestling crocodiles for the entertainment of tourists. He has a rival in the business, another outback survivalist named Jacko. When an opportunity arises for Sue to become the Los Angeles bureau chief of a newspaper owned by her father, Mick and his family cross the Pacific to California.

In the United States, both Mick and his son have encounters with the locals, causing cross-cultural mishaps. Mick becomes an undercover amateur sleuth, helping to probe the mysterious death of his wife's predecessor at the newspaper, while Mikey attends a local school, where he quickly impresses his classmates and teacher with his outback survival skills. Because the case takes up so much of their time, Mick and Sue eventually call in Jacko to babysit their son; immediately, Jacko and Mikey's teacher become interested in each other.

It is revealed that the dead reporter had been investigating a film studio, which is about to make a sequel to the action film Lethal Agent, despite the title's commercial failure. Mick becomes suspicious when several paintings from Southern Europe are brought onto the set; although at first he suspects drug smuggling, the pictures themselves are revealed to be missing art from a museum in former Yugoslavia, thought lost in the recent civil wars. They are to appear in the film as mere props, to be publicly 'destroyed' in a scene in which they are set on fire, at which point they will have been exchanged for copies.

Attempting to secure one of the paintings as evidence, Mick, Sue, and Jacko run afoul of the studio director and his thugs. Using the studio's props and three lions used in filming to defeat the gangsters, Mick and Sue solve the case and return to Australia, where they are officially married.

Cast

 * Paul Hogan as Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee
 * Linda Kozlowski as Sue Charlton
 * Jere Burns as Arnan Rothman
 * Jonathan Banks as Miloš Drubnik
 * Alec Wilson as Jacko
 * Gerry Skilton as Nugget O'Cass
 * Steve Rackman as Donk
 * Serge Cockburn as Michael "Mikey" Dundee II / Michael Charlton
 * Aida Turturro as Jean Ferraro
 * Paul Rodriguez as Diego
 * Kaitlin Hopkins as Miss Mathis
 * Slim de Grey as Minister
 * Mike Tyson as Himself

Production
Matthew Berry, Eric Abrams and Paul Hogan had a dispute over the script.

Box office
The film grossed $7,759,103 at the box office in Australia. The film debuted in 4th place at the US box office behind Bridget Jones's Diary (which was #1 in its second weekend), Spy Kids and Along Came a Spider. It grossed $39 million worldwide, below the total gross of the previous two films. In a 2017 interview, comedian and actor Tom Green stated that the box office receipts for his film Freddy Got Fingered did not reflect the actual attendance, as he thinks that movie goers under the age of seventeen bought tickets to Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles and snuck into the theater showing his film.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 11% based on reviews from 80 critics. The site's consensus reads: "A sequel as unnecessary as it is belated, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles lacks virtually all of the easygoing humor and charm that delighted fans of the original". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37% based on reviews from 33 critics, indicating generally unfavorable reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2 out of 4 and wrote: "It may not be brilliant, but who would you rather your kids took as a role model: Crocodile Dundee, David Spade or Tom Green?", referring to the stars of contemporary theatrical releases Joe Dirt and Freddy Got Fingered, respectively. Variety called it "amiable rather than genuinely funny".

Accolades
The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Sequel but lost to Planet of the Apes.

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The Toll (band)

The Toll was a rock band from Columbus, Ohio active from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. It consisted of vocalist Brad Circone, guitarist Rick Silk, bassist Greg Bartram, and Brett Mayo on drums. Unusually, many of their songs incorporated spoken narratives. They had earned a reputation for their live performances and were signed to Geffen on the strength of a single show, although they had previously recorded a demo for Chrysalis.

The Toll's first album was titled The Price of Progression, and "Jonathan Toledo," which included one of the band's trademark narratives and clocked in at more than ten minutes, was the first single. It received rotation on MTV (including "120 Minutes") and for some time held the record as the longest non-Michael Jackson video ever played on the station. However, "Jonathan Toledo" failed to break the band, and the second single, "Soldier's Room," also went nowhere. The album was produced by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero, who engineered Guns N' Roses album, Appetite for Destruction.

Their second collection of songs, the concept album The Parable of Pariah, was rejected by Geffen, although several songs from it were re-recorded and included on their second album release, Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones. This record received almost no promotion from the label and did not do well, and Geffen dropped the band, which broke up soon afterward. The original studio demos from Parable of Pariah remain a fan favorite.

Album discography

 * The Price of Progression, 1988
 * Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones, 1991

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Suntec City

Suntec City is a major mixed-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core in Singapore, which combines a shopping mall, office buildings, and a convention centre. Construction began on 18 January 1992 and was completed on 22 July 1997.

Design
Suntec City was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects with emphasis on Chinese feng shui. The five buildings and the convention center are arranged so that they look like a left hand when viewed aerially. The Fountain of Wealth appears like a golden ring in the palm of the hand. As the fountain is made of bronze, it is believed that the balance of metal and water paves the way for success. Further, the specially selected Chinese name, 新达, means "new achievement".

History
On 17 December 1987, the Singapore government announced the building of a exhibition and convention centre in Marina Centre. The tender was put up by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and closed on 16 August 1988. Three companies submitted bids for the tender: Suntec City Development Pte Ltd, a joint bid by Kuok Ltd, Shangri-La Hotel, and UOL Investment Holdings, and Sino International Real Estate Agency Ltd. Suntec City Development was headed by Suntec Investment, a Singapore based investment company formed in 1986, consisting of Hong Kong tycoons such as Run Run Shaw, Li Ka-shing and Frank Tsao. Kuok Ltd was headed by Robert Kuok, a Malaysian billionaire and businessman. Sino International Real Estate Agency was headed by Ng Teng Fong, a Singaporean real estate tycoon.

In December 1988, it was announced that Suntec City Development won the bid and it had to finish constructing the Convention and Exhibition Centre within four and a half years while the remaining office blocks in ten years.

In mid July 2024, the sedan car crashed downwards & turned upside down into the Fountain of Wealth along Temasek Boulevard. The person who was seated nearby heard a “loud bang” when the incident occurred around 12:15am. The water fountain barricade appeared to be broken, and debris could be seen scattered on the fountain ground. The male car driver was conscious when he was taken to hospital and is being investigated for dangerous driving while a passenger suffered deep cuts & bone injuries. Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to a road traffic accident at 3 Temasek Boulevard around 12:20am.

Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre was officially opened on 30 August 1995. In 2004, the convention centre was renamed as Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre as part of a rebranding exercise. The convention centre has a total of 100000 sqm of space, over multiple levels.

During the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the convention centre hosted the boxing, fencing, handball, judo, taekwondo, and wrestling competitions.

The building was renovated from October 2012 to June 2013. The 18th edition of Wikimania, Wikimedia Movement's largest annual event, was held here from 15-19 August 2023.

Suntec City Mall
The Suntec City Mall is a shopping centre located within Suntec City. Opened in 1994 together with initial phases of the Suntec City development, it was the largest shopping centre in Singapore with 888000 sqft of retail space until the opening of VivoCity in 2006. It also offers a club house called the Suntec City Guild House located on the fifth storey.

The large mall boasts some 360 outlets spread over 4 floors in an L-shaped configuration. To help shoppers to navigate around the mall, it was divided into four zones, namely:

 * The West Wing, located on the lower floors of the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, offering high-end international labels targeted specifically at convention delegates and tourists. It reopened in June 2013.
 * The North Wing includes high end tenants, and alfresco dining outlets.
 * The Fountain Terrace is located around the Fountain of Wealth, and specialises in food and beverage outlets.
 * The East Wing at the north-eastern end of the mall is dedicated to entertainment, technology and lifestyle related tenants.

Office towers
The office towers comprise five buildings named Towers One through Five with four containing 45 stories and one 18 stories. The latter has 28000 sqft of net lettable floor area on each floor while the 45-storey towers consist of floor plates ranging from 10000 to 14000 sqft. In total, there are about 2.3 e6sqft of office space. Tower One to Four is 45-storey representing the 4 fingers and Tower 5 is 18-storey representing the thumb.

Suntec City Office Towers houses a number of foreign diplomatic/non-diplomatic missions that are resident in Singapore. the Embassy of Spain on the 39th floor of Tower 1, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office on the 34th floor of Tower 2, the Embassy of Rwanda on the 14th floor of Tower 3, the Embassy of Chile on the 24th floor of Tower 3, the Embassy of Qatar on the 41st floor of Tower 3, and the Taiwan Trade Center on the 9th floor of Tower 4.

Accolades
Suntec City was awarded two FIABCI Prix d' Excellence awards for excellence in all aspects of real estate development (Overall winner and Commercial / Retail winner) in 1999. Suntec has claimed other prizes, including the 1998 Tourism Award from the Singapore Tourism Board.

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Loser (film)

Loser is a 2000 American teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Heckerling. Starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari and Greg Kinnear, it is about a fish-out-of-water college student (Biggs) who falls for a classmate (Suvari), unaware she is in a relationship with their English teacher (Kinnear). The film, Heckerling's first after 1995's Clueless and a remake of the 1960 film The Apartment, was a box-office failure and received negative reviews.

Plot
Paul Tannek, a small-town, intelligent kid from the Midwest, is accepted into New York University on scholarship. Following his father's advice, he tries to gain friends by being polite and interested in others. However, his new roommates—Chris, Adam, and Noah —brand him a loser due to his polite manner, working class background, and determination for education. The trio concocts a false story to the housing administration about Paul's attitude. As a result, he is thrown out of the dorm and forced to live in a veterinary hospital. Later, after being banned from throwing parties in the dorm, the trio convinces Paul to let them party at the hospital.

Paul is attracted to classmate Dora Diamond, unaware of her affair with English professor Edward Alcott. Dora had been working as a waitress in a strip club to pay tuition before she was fired. Dora asks Alcott if she can temporarily live with him to save on commuting time. Alcott declines her request.

Paul invites Dora to a concert of Everclear, whom she was a fan of. The night of the date, Adam invites Dora to a party at the veterinary hospital where Paul stays. She accepts with the intention of leaving early. However, at the party, she is roofied by two different people and passes out. After the concert, Paul returns to the hospital to find a huge mess and an unresponsive Dora.

Rushing her to the hospital, Paul learns Alcott is Dora's emergency contact, and he tells Chris the following day without thinking. Alcott denies knowing Dora when contacted by emergency officials. As she recovers, Dora and Paul start to develop feelings for one another, though he notices Dora is still infatuated with Alcott.

Dora finds a new job and celebrates with Paul, but their celebration is cut short by Alcott, who has changed his mind about Dora living with him. Alcott reveals that Chris, Noah, and Adam are blackmailing him for passing grades, and he believes Paul is in on the scheme. After discovering roofies were involved at the party, Paul steals Noah's supply and replaces them with placebos. Paul visits Alcott's office to inquire about Dora and is given his final exam as a take-home test. Paul turns down the offer, jeopardizing his scholarship.

Dora overhears Paul on the phone with his father, talking about how much he misses her. Alcott then admits he learned that Paul had nothing to do with the blackmail but still intends to fail him. Realizing Paul is the one who truly loves her, Dora terminates her affair with Alcott, beginning a relationship with Paul. Afterward, Adam, Noah, and Chris' behavior get the better of them, and their lives plummet into failure. At the same time, Alcott is found out and sent to prison for having an affair with an underage student, and Paul and Dora remain happy in their relationship.

Music
The music was composed by David Kitay. No official soundtrack was ever released. These are the songs contained in the film:

Track listing
Michael Penn's song "No Myth", featured prominently in the final scene and during the credits, was not included in the soundtrack.

Box office
The film opened at number eight at the North American box office, making $6,008,611 in its opening weekend. The film generated a total of $15.6 million in the US. It failed further when released worldwide, grossing a total of just $2.7 million. The film did not break even on its production costs.

In a 2017 interview with The Ringer, director Amy Heckerling said the reason for the film's failure was the studio's insistence on a “watered down” PG-13 rating, even though Heckerling and the studio executives who greenlit the film intended for the movie to be an R-rated comedy.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 24% based on reviews from 96 critics, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The site's consensus states: "In the grand tradition of teen flicks, Loser comes across as another predictable and underwritten movie with nothing new to offer." On Metacritic, it has a 35% score based on reviews from 29 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.

Roger Ebert gives the film two stars out of four. He enjoyed the performance of Kinnear as well as the chemistry between the two leads, but found the film otherwise unremarkable.

Film critic James Berardinelli gave the film 3 out 4 stars, stating that the film was one of the "pleasant surprises" of the 2000 film season.

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Brad Divens

Brad Divens is an American rock musician. He was the bassist and lead vocalist for Souls at Zero, formerly known as Wrathchild America. His vocal style often draws comparisons to James Hetfield (Metallica). Previously, Divens played guitar with the Maryland band Kix on their Cool Kids album.

He has since worked as Front of House's sound engineer for acts such as Linkin Park, Cyndi Lauper, Garbage, HIM, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Mötley Crüe, Jane's Addiction, Enrique Iglesias, and most recently Disturbed.

Discography
Kix
 * Cool Kids (1983)

Wrathchild America Souls at Zero
 * Climbin' the Walls (1989)
 * 3-D (1991)
 * Souls at Zero (1993)
 * Six-T-Six (EP) (1994)
 * A Taste for the Perverse

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Mabool

Mabool: The Story of the Three Sons of Seven is the third full-length studio album by the Israeli metal band Orphaned Land. It was released on February 23, 2004 through Century Media Records. One limited edition version of the album has a bonus CD entitled The Calm Before the Flood containing live acoustic tracks, while another limited edition version was released by Profound Lore Records as a 2-LP album with alternate cover art in a clear wax case limited to only 500 copies. Two videos were made for the album, one for the song "Ocean Land" and the other for the song "Norra el Norra", and were the band's first music videos. Mabool is Orphaned Land's second concept album. "Mabool" (מבול) is the Hebrew word for "flood," and refers to the Genesis flood narrative from which the album's concept, the band's reinterpretation of Noah's Ark, is derived.

The album was made in a highly arranged fashion and took six years to be arranged, composed and produced and is therefore the main reason for the long wait between albums.

Synopsis
The album tells the story of three sons (angels) of the seventh (in the mythology the number seven refers to God). The seventh was divided into three, representing the divide of the Abrahamic religion into three main streams: Judaism, Islam and Christianity.

Each angel was given a power and representation. The first angel is Judaism; he is represented by a Star of David and his power is magic. The second angel is Islam; he is represented by a half of moon and his power was his strength. The third angel is Christianity; he is represented by the cross and his power is his wisdom.

God had forbidden the angels from reuniting because of fear of their strength. Ignoring the divine order, the angels united into one angel, who immediately got exiled from heaven to earth and was divided into three again, sentenced to fight each other until they can prove themselves and get back into heaven.

The angels then try to convince humanity to stop their sins and warn them of a coming flood as punishment if they do not. The album describes the journey of the three, their convincing, and in the end, their failure.

Reception
As of March 8, 2020, Mabool has a rating of 8.85 based on 738 votes on Metal Storm. This average ranks the album as the 4th best record of 2004 and the 96th best album of all time on Metal Storm.

Track listing

 * 1) "Birth of the Three (The Unification)" – 6:57
 * 2) "Ocean Land (The Revelation)" – 4:43
 * 3) "The Kiss of Babylon (The Sins)" – 7:23
 * 4) "A'salk" – 2:05
 * 5) "Halo Dies (The Wrath of God)" – 7:29
 * 6) "A Call to Awake (The Quest)" – 6:10
 * 7) "Building the Ark" – 5:02
 * 8) "Norra el Norra (Entering the Ark)" – 4:24
 * 9) "The Calm Before the Flood" – 4:25
 * 10) "Mabool (The Flood)" – 6:59
 * 11) "The Storm Still Rages Inside" – 9:20
 * 12) "Rainbow (The Resurrection)" – 3:01

The Calm Before the Flood track listing:
 * 1) "The Evil Urge" – 3:28
 * 2) "A Never Ending Way" – 3:14
 * 3) "Mercy" (Paradise Lost cover from One Second) – 3:46
 * 4) "The Beloved's Cry" – 6:42
 * 5) "The Orphaned's Medley" – 9:33

Band members

 * Kobi Farhi – vocals, backing vocals, death growls, chants, spoken reading
 * Yossi Saharon (Sasi) – lead guitar, clean guitars, acoustic guitars, classic guitars, saz, bouzouki, oud, solos on tracks 1, 5, 6, 7, and 11.
 * Matti Svatitzki – rhythm guitar, clean guitars, acoustic guitars, solos on tracks 2 and 5.
 * Uri Zelcha – bass, fretless bass
 * Eden Rabin – keyboards, synthesizers, piano

Session members and guest musicians

 * Avi Diamond – drums
 * Avi Agababa – percussion
 * Shlomit Levi – Yemenite female vocals

 * Oriental choir
 * David Sassi
 * Avi Ratzon
 * Yariv Malka
 * Kobi Farhi
 * Yossi Sassi
 * Eden Rabin
 * Erez Caspi

 * Moran ensemble
 * Tali Ketzef
 * Neta Gev
 * Neta Kirschenbaum
 * Michal Front
 * Yael Front
 * Naama Aharony
 * Reut Venforero
 * Noa Kalush
 * Liad Dahari
 * Rachel Reuven
 * Yair Goren
 * Yair Polishuk
 * Eden Rabin
 * Kobi Farhi
 * Yossi Sassi

Production and other

 * All music composed between the years 1997 and 2003 by Yossi Sassi, Matti Svatizki, Eden Rabin, Kobi Farhi, and Uri Zalcha (except song 8 – Egyptian Traditional).
 * Additional composition on songs 1, 5, 6, 10 by Sami Bachar.
 * Production management and arrangements by Kobi Farhi with the help of all Orphaned Land members.
 * Recording Engineer: Erez Caspi
 * Additional Recording Engineer: Simon Vinestock, Daniel Ya'ari
 * Assistant Engineer: Marselo David Kovalsky, Rafi Nahmias
 * "Moazin" (end of song 2) were sung and recorded secretly in Taj Mahal, India by Kobi Farhi.
 * Intro and Thunders were recorded by Kobi Farhi in India and Israel.

 * Concept and lyrics
 * Kobi Farhi and Alon Miasnikov
 * Additional lyrics by Eden Rabin
 * All Hebrew and Latin texts (songs 5, 7, 11) taken from the Book of Genesis (Flood Story).
 * Hebrew and Yemen texts (songs 3, 4) taken from Rabbi Shalom Shabazi's (1619–1720) poems and from "Halel" praising song (song 8).

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Ed Perlmutter

Edwin George Perlmutter (born May 1, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 7th congressional district from 2007 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, his district was located in the northern and western suburbs of the Denver metropolitan area. He previously served as the Colorado state senator from the 20th district from 1995 to 2003. On January 10, 2022, he announced he would not seek re-election in 2022.

Early life, education, and career
Perlmutter was born in Denver, the son of Alice Love (née Bristow) and Leonard Michael Perlmutter on May 1, 1953. His father was Jewish, the son of immigrants from Poland; his mother was Christian, and was of English and Irish descent. Perlmutter describes himself as a Christian. Perlmutter graduated from Jefferson High School in Edgewater, Colorado and went on to graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1975. He received his Juris Doctor at Colorado in 1978.

Colorado Senate
Perlmutter was a Colorado State Senator from 1995 to 2003. He was elected to two four-year terms to represent central Jefferson County as State Senator from 1995 to 2003—the first Democrat elected in the district in 30 years.

He has assisted numerous campaigns and in was co-chair of the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign in Colorado.

Committee assignments

 * Committee on Financial Services
 * Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy
 * Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
 * United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
 * Subcommittee on Energy
 * Subcommittee on Space
 * United States House Committee on Rules
 * Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress

Caucus memberships

 * New Democrat Coalition
 * Aerospace Caucus
 * Cannabis Caucus
 * Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
 * Equality Caucus
 * Labor Caucus
 * NASA Caucus
 * National Parks Caucus
 * National Wildlife Refuge Caucus
 * Olympic and Paralympic Caucus
 * Pro-Choice Caucus
 * Science and National Labs Caucus
 * Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus
 * Climate Solutions Caucus

Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act
Since 2013, Perlmutter and Rep. Denny Heck have introduced legislation to improve access to banking and financial services for cannabis businesses. Initially known as the Marijuana Business Access to Banking Act, it was rebranded as the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act in 2017. On September 25, 2019, the House of Representatives passed the SAFE Banking Act by a 321–103 vote, marking the first time that a standalone cannabis reform bill had passed either chamber of Congress.

2006
Perlmutter won the Democratic nomination for the 7th district by defeating former State Representative Peggy Lamm and college professor Herb Rubenstein, with 53% of the vote in the primary. State education chairman Rick O'Donnell was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Dave Chandler, a Green, was also a candidate.

The seat was held by Republican Bob Beauprez, who was reelected to a second term in 2004 with 55% of the vote, after winning his first term by only 121 votes. He left the seat at the end of the 2004–2006 term, having failed in his bid to become Governor of Colorado.

In late September, O'Donnell was put on the defensive when ads appeared noting that he had previously supported abolishing Social Security. A Survey USA poll soon after that showed Perlmutter with a 54 to 37 percent lead, although GOP consultants guessed that the support was "soft". An October 4 poll released by Zogby showed Perlmutter ahead of O'Donnell by 45-34 percent. Cook Political Report rating: Republican Toss Up. CQPolitics rating: No Clear Favorite.

In the end, Perlmutter (54%) soundly defeated O'Donnell (42%) for the congressional seat, helping Democrats to regain the majority in the U.S. House.

2008
Perlmutter won against Republican nominee John W. Lerew.

2010
Perlmutter defeated Republican nominee Ryan Frazier and Libertarian nominee Buck Bailey on November 2, 2010. The 7th Congressional district had been cited as a GOP target in 2010.

2012
Perlmutter defeated Republican nominee Joe Coors Jr. on November 6, 2012. Perlmutter's victory came despite new congressional boundaries that made his district 4 percent less Democratic. Perlmutter was ahead by 9 percentage points in Jefferson County, where 60 percent of the voters live. Perlmutter led Coors by 17 percentage points in Adams County, where 40 percent of the constituents in the newly drawn 7th district live.

2014
Perlmutter defeated Republican nominee Don Ytterberg in the 2014 general election. He won with 55.1% of the vote.

2016
Perlmutter defeated Republican nominee George Athanasopoulos and Libertarian nominee Martin L. Buchanan in the 2016 general election. He won with 55.18% of the vote.

2018
On April 9, 2017, Perlmutter announced his candidacy for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 election. On July 10, 2017, Perlmutter announced that he was dropping out of the gubernatorial race and would not seek reelection to his congressional seat. However, on August 21, 2017, he announced he had reversed his decision again and ran for reelection for his congressional seat. He defeated Republican nominee Mark Barrington, winning re-election with 60.42% of the vote.

2020
Perlmutter defeated Republican nominee Casper Stockham, Libertarian nominee Ken Biles, and Unity nominee Dave Olszta in the 2020 general election. He won with 59.1% of the vote.

Personal life
Perlmutter has three children. He and his first wife Deana divorced in 2008. In November 2010, Perlmutter married Nancy Henderson. His uncle was Denver real estate developer Jordon Perlmutter.

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Gan Ji

Gan Ji (died 200), rendered also as Yu Ji, was a Taoist priest who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. As a Taoist clergy, Gan Ji helped to cure the diseases of many people and saving lives. He was widely respected in Wu County and Kuaiji, this caused Sun Ce to be jealous of his fame and reputation among the people. He was eventually executed by Sun Ce under the pretext of confusing the people's heart.

Life
Gan Ji was from Langya Commandery (琅琊郡, present-day southeastern Shandong). He first lived in the East before travelling to Wu County and Kuaiji. When he lived there, he helped with the harvest, burned incense, read Taoist books and made talismans to treat diseases of the common people. Among the populace of Wu and Kuaiji, many were his disciples. Once, Sun Ce gathered his officers and officials at the top of the prefecture's tower while Gan Ji walked below the tower in a splendid attire and carrying a small case in his hand. Around two-thirds of Sun Ce's retainers left the meeting to pay their respect to Gan Ji; those in charge of the meeting couldn't stop them. Because of this incident, Sun Ce was furious and arrested Gan Ji.

Those that served under Gan Ji sent their wives to plead with Sun Ce's mother to have him saved. Lady Wu (wife of Sun Jian) told Sun Ce "Master Yu assists the army and provide good fortune, heal and save the officers and soldiers; do not kill him." However Sun Ce answered "This man is a sorcerer who can deceive and confuse the many, because of him the officers stopped caring for the rules between a sovereign and his ministers. Going as far as to ignore me to pay their respect to him. He must be killed."

When Sun Ce's officers heard of this, they sent letters to explain the situation and pleaded to save his life. Sun Ce told them "During ancient times, Zhang Jin was the governor of Jiao's Province yet he abandoned the common teaching, abolished the ancestral customs and laws so he could promote the Dao's evil precepts proclaiming it was to help others yet in the end he was killed by the southerners. This is the just result of his actions, all of you do not understand this. Now Yu Ji is already a dead man, don't waste paper and brush for this."

Finally, Sun Ce beheaded Gan Ji and had his head hung in the market. However, those who served under Gan Ji wouldn't believe that he was dead, only that his soul left his body and would continue to offer sacrifices and promote fortune.

According to the Book of Later Han, during the reign of Emperor Shun of Han ((r. undefined – undefined) 125–144), Gong Chong (宮崇), one of Gan Ji's disciples, submitted the Taiping Qingling Shu (太平清領書) to the emperor; although there is no certitude that this is the same Gan Ji.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Some believe that the character Yu Ji (于吉) in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a misspelling of Gan Ji. In the novel, Yu Ji wandered around the Jiangdong region, chatting with soldiers and civilians, making everyone believe that he was a magician and healer. The warlord of Jiangdong, Sun Ce, heard of Yu Ji's magic and grew suspicious of him, thinking that he was casting spells on people. Sun Ce accused Yu Ji of sorcery and had him executed after Yu Ji stated that he cured people of diseases for free. However, Yu Ji's spirit returned to haunt Sun Ce and eventually caused him to die from shock.

In popular culture
In the video games Dynasty Warriors 5 and 7, there is a stage based on Sun Ce's confrontation with Yu Ji, a fictional event. In the stage Sun Ce has to fight Yu Ji clones, as well as a Da Qiao and Sun Jian clone.

The 1983 Hong Kong film The Weird Man by the Shaw Brothers Studio is loosely based on the story of Yu Ji and Sun Ce. Yu Ji was put to death by Sun Ce and he later comes back as a ghost and wreaks havoc on Sun Ce for revenge by possessing his army and his wife. He also helped Sun Ce kill Xu Gong while killing Sun Ce in the process. In this film, he is seen as the hero while Sun Ce is portrayed as the anti-hero. The Weird Man was remade in 1993 as Ninja in Ancient China which also combined some concepts from another Shaw Brothers movie the Five Elements Ninjas.

A fictionalized version of Yu Ji appears as the central antagonist in the 2023 video game Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

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