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Avram Grant

Avraham "Avram" Grant (אברהם "אברם" גרנט; born Avraham Granat; May 6, 1955) is an Israeli professional football manager who currently manages the Zambia national football team. He has spent the majority of his career coaching and managing in Israel, winning a number of national league and cup victories with different teams, and also managing the Israel national team for four years. Grant moved to England in 2006 to become technical director of Portsmouth before being appointed director of football at Chelsea in July 2007. Two months later, in September 2007, following the departure of José Mourinho, Grant was appointed as Chelsea's manager. Despite steering the team into the Champions League and League Cup finals, as well as contesting the Premier League title to the last day, his contract was terminated at the end of the season.

Grant returned to Portsmouth as director of football in October 2009, and was made manager the following month. After the club's relegation to the Football League Championship Grant resigned and, in June 2010, was appointed as manager of West Ham United, a role he held up until May 2011, when he was sacked after the club was relegated to the Football League Championship.

After one championship season managing Partizan Belgrade and one season as the technical director for Thai club BEC Tero Sasana, Grant was appointed coach of the Ghana national football team in 2014. He stepped down from the position after a defeat in the semi-finals of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

In January 2018, Grant moved to India to join the Indian Super League side NorthEast United as a technical advisor, a day after the team head coach João de Deus was sacked due to a poor start.

Biography
Avraham Granat was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. His father, Meir Granat, was born into a devout Orthodox Jewish family in Mława, Poland. Meir's family fled to the Soviet Union in 1941, during the Holocaust; there they were exiled to Kolyma, Siberia, where most of the family died. In a 2008 interview his father recalled burying his grandfather, Avraham Granat—after whom Grant was named—with his own hands. After being repatriated to Poland after the war's end in 1945, Meir emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) in violation of the policy of that time, and was arrested and detained in Cyprus. He ultimately settled in Petah Tikva, where he and Grant's mother Aliza Nisan, an Iraqi-Jewish immigrant to Israel, met.

Grant shortened his surname from Granat in the late 1980s. He was married to Israeli television personality Tzufit Grant. They have a son and a daughter. The couple have announced they split up in September 2014.

In October 2009, Grant's father died aged 82 from complications following surgery to remove a kidney stone. Grant had flown to Israel and was by his side.

On 20 February 2008, Chelsea Football Club announced that Grant had received anti-Semitic death threats from unknown sources. One of the packages sent to Grant's home was said to have contained a white powder that, after investigation, proved to be harmless.

On 4 February 2010, it was reported that Grant was facing police questioning over an incident on 18 December 2009 at a Thai brothel in Horton Heath, Hampshire.

On 13 June 2016, following extensive research into his father's Polish-Jewish heritage, Avram Grant received his Polish passport from the Polish Embassy in London. - His Polish passport has his name written as Abraham Grant.

Israel
Grant's professional coaching career started at age 18, in 1972, as youth coach of his home-town team, Hapoel Petah Tikva. In 1986, after a 14-year spell in this job, he was promoted to first team coach, leading the club to two Toto Cup victories, in 1990 and 1991, thus bringing Hapoel Petah Tikva back to the top of Israeli football after nearly 25 years. During this era Petah Tikva fought regularly for the championship against Shlomo Scharf's Maccabi Haifa. In his last season in Petah Tikva, Grant lost both the championship and the Israel State Cup within 3 days to Maccabi Haifa, in a chain of events which is commonly known in Israel as "the Double robbery". The next year the club won its first major title in 30 years, by winning its second-ever Israeli Cup.

The following season Grant moved to coach Maccabi Tel Aviv winning Liga Leumit (then the top division) in his first season with them, with a 13-point advantage over the second place team. Maccabi Tel Aviv lost out closely in the final of the Israeli Cup and was thus denied a historic double. The cup was won by Maccabi Tel Aviv under Grant's control, however, in 1994, followed with another championship in 1995.

Following this, Grant moved to Hapoel Haifa for what has been described as a short and unsuccessful spell, finishing fourth in the Israeli championship. Grant returned to Maccabi Tel Aviv between 1997 and 2000, although this period was less successful than his previous one at the club, winning just the Toto Cup in 1999.

Grant moved to Maccabi Haifa in 2000, where he coached until 2002. There, he led the team to great success, winning the Israeli Premier League in 2001 and 2002, as well as the Toto Cup in 2002, whilst narrowly missing out on the Israeli Cup, to miss winning the treble. In 2001 the club participated in the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League competition against the Finnish team FC Haka. Despite winning both legs (1–0 and 4–0) with an aggregate score of 5–0 the club did not progress further. The use of Walid Badir as a substitute in the final ten minutes of the second leg while under suspension caused disqualification on the grounds of "culpable negligence" and FC Haka proceeded to the next round against Liverpool.

Israeli national team
After leaving Haifa in 2002, Grant became the youngest team coach of Israel, replacing the former Denmark coach Richard Møller Nielsen. The team participated in Group 1 of the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying round but finished third and so did not take part in the finals in Portugal.

Although not qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, Israel finished third in their qualifying group behind winners France and runners-up Switzerland. Israel missed on qualification to the finals, despite remaining undefeated in the group with four wins and six draws.

Management style
Grant is known in Israel for giving a chance to young players in almost every club he coached, such as Alon Hazan and goalkeeper Raffi Cohen at Petah Tikva, Avi Nimni and Itzik Zohar at Maccabi Tel Aviv, Gal Alberman in the Israeli team, and many more. Grant famously did not include Israeli star Eyal Berkovic in the national squad during 2005, saying he wanted to create "a younger team", but, nonetheless, retaining 34-year-old Avi Nimni. In 2007, Berkovic described the way Grant became Chelsea's manager as "disgusting" and "disrespectful". Another known critic of Grant in Israel is Shlomo Scharf, who was Israel's coach during most of the 1990s.

Grant, as is also the case with another coach from Petah Tikva, past Israel coach Dror Kashtan, is considered one of the most successful Israeli coaches. He has a reputation of a lucky winner in Israel, which caused the invention of the frequently used humorous term 'Hatachat shel Avram'. This means 'Avram's Ass', a reference to the allegedly large amount of luck Grant enjoyed during the 2006 World Cup campaign.

Congolese forward Lomana LuaLua, presently with Blackpool of the English Premier League, stated that it was Grant's encouragement and emotional support that kept him from ending his career after the loss of his son Yoshuha to pneumonia. Grant was director of football at Portsmouth during LuaLua's stint at the club.

England
In October 2005, Grant announced that he would step down from the national team as his contract was due to expire in June of the following year. Subsequently, he took up the position of Technical Director at Portsmouth in June 2006, overseeing Harry Redknapp's side.

Chelsea

A personal friend of Roman Abramovich, on 8 July 2007 Avram Grant was appointed Director of Football at Chelsea FC. After the departure of José Mourinho from Chelsea on 20 September 2007, Grant was assigned the manager's role, with Steve Clarke, and later Henk ten Cate (on 11 October 2007) as his assistants, and becoming the first Israeli to manage an English football club.

When he took the helm at Chelsea, Grant did not hold the required top-flight coaching certification from UEFA. In fact, he had never received the lower-level coaching certifications from UEFA for "B" and "A" level coaching in Europe. Many Chelsea fans did not take well to Grant's appointment. They protested Mourinho's departure, holding banners at games, which read "Mourinho – The Special One", and chanting Mourinho's name. Chelsea stated that some of the protests directed towards Grant constituted abuse of a racist nature. Bruce Buck, chairman of Chelsea, claimed they had received points of view which are racist and anti-semitic. Buck stated: "[This] unfairly smears the reputation of the vast majority of the Chelsea fans who rightly do not want to be associated with such activity." . However, many Chelsea fans felt their objections against Grant being appointed as the team's manager are justified, citing his "lack of expertise at the highest levels of football" and Grant's lack of a formal UEFA qualification as manager.

Several unnamed Chelsea players were quoted as saying Grant's methods were "25 years behind the times" and "Chelsea deserve a bigger coach than him. Grant does not have the quality to coach a team like this. When we play big opponents we will suffer because of him." At least one of Grant's staff told friends that they considered leaving the club.

Grant faced his first game only 3 days after taking up the manager's role, losing 2–0 to Manchester United on 24 September. At his first UEFA Champions League match as a coach (with Chelsea and in general) he led Chelsea to a 2–1 away win over Valencia, replicating one of Mourinho's most celebrated wins. Chelsea went on to register a 16-game unbeaten run under Grant, including beating Manchester City 6–0 in one of Chelsea's biggest wins. Subsequently, Grant was offered and signed a four-year contract with Chelsea in December 2007.

In January 2008, Nicolas Anelka from Bolton Wanderers, Branislav Ivanović from Lokomotiv Moscow, and Franco Di Santo from Audax Italiano were added to Grant's Chelsea squad.

In February, Chelsea reached the 2008 League Cup Final, their first competition final under Grant's management. They lost 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on 24 February, with an extra time winner from centre-back Jonathan Woodgate. On 8 March, at Barnsley, Chelsea were eliminated from the FA Cup 1–0. On 23 March, Grant secured his first win against one of the other big four clubs when Chelsea came from behind after two substitutions that were ridiculed by Chelsea fans to beat Arsenal 2–1. On 26 April, Grant got his second big win when Chelsea beat Manchester United 2–1, to move Chelsea into second place in the Premier League level on points with first place Manchester United with two games remaining in the season. They eventually finished the season in second place, as the team had done the previous year.

Grant was chosen as Premier League Manager of the Month in April in his first season as Chelsea's manager.

On 30 April 2008, Grant's Chelsea beat Liverpool 3–2 (4–3 on aggregate) to advance to the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, something they failed to achieve under former manager José Mourinho. Chelsea drew 1–1 with Manchester United in the final, only to lose out on the European Cup in a penalty shootout which United won 6–5. In the heavy rain, John Terry slipped on his team's fifth penalty, clipping the ball off the post and wide. Had he scored, Chelsea would have won the tournament.

Three days later, at around 6 pm on 24 May 2008, Chelsea announced in a statement on its website that Grant's contract had been terminated with immediate effect. Grant later revealed that he turned down the opportunity to return to the club in his former role as director of football. Just as his predecessor José Mourinho had done, Grant completed his period as Chelsea manager without losing a single home game in the Premier League.

Portsmouth
On 7 October 2009, Grant returned to Portsmouth as their new Director of football, following the purchase of the club by Ali al-Faraj. On 26 November 2009, following the release of Paul Hart, Grant was confirmed as the new manager of the club. His first game as manager was a 4–1 defeat at home to Manchester United on 28 November 2009. This was followed by a 4–2 home defeat to Aston Villa in the League Cup. His first win with Pompey arrived in the Premier League on 5 December 2009, with a 2–0 win over Burnley Following this he led Portsmouth to a 2–0 win over Liverpool to bring his new side level on points at the foot of the table. Although Portsmouth went into administration in March 2010 and had nine points deducted as a result (contributing to their eventual relegation in bottom place), Grant oversaw a run to the FA Cup final which saw them narrowly beaten by his old club Chelsea at Wembley Stadium. On 20 May 2010, Grant resigned as the manager of Portsmouth. He announced his decision to leave in an open letter to fans on the club's website, stating that "it was the hardest decision I have ever had to make". He went on to say that Portsmouth's fans had brought tears to his eyes with their loyalty, devotion and passion for the club.

West Ham United

On 3 June 2010, Grant signed a four-year deal with West Ham subject to a work permit which was secured on 8 June. Grant said: "I am proud and honoured to be the manager of West Ham. It will be an exciting challenge and I'm ready to do my best". On 5 June 2010, Thomas Hitzlsperger became Grant's first signing at the club on a free transfer. At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, Grant led West Ham to its worst-ever start in the Premier League. Their first point being gained on 18 September with Grant unable to take charge of the team for a game at Stoke City in respect to his Jewish holy day, Yom Kippur and assistant coach Paul Groves, Kevin Keen and assistant manager Željko Petrović taking charge of the game.

A dismal start to the 2010–11 season saw Grant come under fire after the Hammers had won just two Premier League games by the end of November and stood bottom of the table. However, there was some much needed cause for celebration on 30 November 2010 when his side beat Manchester United 4–0 in the Football League Cup quarter-final. West Ham became the first side to beat Sir Alex Ferguson's team in any competition this season, and were semi-finalists in the competition for the first time since the 1989–90 season.

However, the dismissal of Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce on 13 December 2010 was followed by media reports that West Ham were on the verge of dismissing Grant and offering Allardyce his job. Indeed, it was reported Grant was handed an unusual ultimatum: win one of the next three games or face losing his job.

A 3–1 win at Fulham on Boxing Day—West Ham's first away win of the season—appeared to ease the pressure on Grant, as did a 2–0 home win over fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers on New Year's Day, which lifted the Hammers out of the relegation zone. However, a 5–0 defeat at Newcastle United on 5 January put Grant's position in further doubt as the Hammers slid back to the bottom of the table. The pressure became intense with another defeat on 15 January, as many media sources reported that Martin O'Neill would replace him as manager, only to later find that O'Neill ruled himself out of the job.

West Ham won only seven Premier League games, under Grant, from 37 played in a season where they won more cup games than league fixtures. During an away game to Wigan Athletic on 15 May 2011 (a match which West Ham had to win to have any chance of avoiding relegation) a plane flew over the ground trailing a banner reading "Avram Grant – Millwall legend", a sarcastic reference to West Ham's fierce local rivalry with Millwall. West Ham lost 3–2 ensuring their relegation from the Premier League. Grant was sacked that day, hours after the end of the match.

Partizan Belgrade
On 13 January 2012, Partizan Belgrade's board of directors announced in an official statement to the public that Avram Grant was named the new manager of the club. As Grant was set to have his first match as manager of Partizan in a friendly match against Sepahan Isfahan, the friendly match was cancelled because Grant is Israeli. This was due to the fact that the Iranian government does not recognise Israel as a country and refers to its government as the 'Zionist regime'. Grant's response was:

"I never mixed politics with sports, I had worked with many (Muslims) while I was in England, and I made friends with many of them."

After guiding Partizan to their fifth consecutive Serbian championship, Grant resigned on 14 May 2012, making use of the release clause in his 18-month contract.

Ghana
On 27 November 2014, Grant was appointed as coach of the Ghana national football team. At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, he led Ghana to the final, where they were beaten on a penalty shoot-out by Ivory Coast, ending the tournament as runners-up.

On 2 February 2017, Grant resigned as the coach of Ghana after finishing fourth in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, losing against Cameroon in the semi-final and Burkina Faso in the third place play-off.

NorthEast United
Grant joined Indian Super League side NorthEast United FC as a technical advisor on 4 January 2018 and later became the head coach. Under him, NorthEast won their first home match of the season. Under him, NorthEast scored their first hat-trick. He is also the first head coach from an Asian country in the history of Indian Super League.

Zambia
On 22 December 2022, Grant was unveiled as the new manager of the Zambia national football team after signing a two-year deal.

Honours
Hapoel Petah Tikva
 * Toto Cup Leumit: 1989–90, 1990–91

Maccabi Tel Aviv
 * Liga Leumit: 1991–92, 1994–95
 * Israel State Cup: 1993–94
 * Toto Cup Leumit: 1992–93, 1998–99

Maccabi Haifa
 * Israeli Premier League: 2000–01, 2001–02
 * Toto Cup Al: 2001–02

Chelsea
 * Football League Cup runner-up: 2007–08
 * UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2007–08

Partizan Belgrade
 * Serbian SuperLiga: 2011–12

Individual
 * Premier League Manager of the Month: April 2008

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Avraham Fried

Avraham Shabsi Hakohen Friedman (אברהם שבתי הכהן פרידמן, born March 22, 1959) better known by his stage name, Avraham Fried, is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox Jewish community.

Career
Fried was encouraged towards a music career by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the rebbe of Lubavitch, Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum, Mordechai Ben David and producer Sheya Mendlowitz. Fried began his career with the release of his first album No Jew Will Be Left Behind in 1981. The title song was composed by Yossi Green and the song "Kel Hahodaos" was written by Rabbi Baruch Chait of Kol Salonika & The Rabbis' Sons. Music by the Zimriah Orchestra, arranged by Marty Lewinter. Fried went on to collaborate with Sheya Mendlowitz and Yossi Green on eight albums. Green is credited with some of Fried's biggest hits, including "Aderaba", "Tanya", and "Didoh Bei". Fried also collaborated most notably with arranger Moshe Laufer over the years, but worked with a number of other arrangers including Marty Lewinter, Yisroel Lamm (the Neginah Orchestra), Suki Berry, Mona Rosenblum, Hershel Lebovits, Yaron Gershovsky, and others.

Avremel, as many of his friends call him had appeared as a guest soloist on the Amudai Shaish Orchestra's Kol Sason V'kol Simcha - Wedding Album in 1981. During that same year he appeared as special guest star on Suki With a Touch of Ding II - Wedding Album. He also appeared as an adult soloist on the Amudai Shaish Boys Choir's third album (their second double album), in 1982. He also sang on a number of all-star cast albums produced by Suki & Ding.

In summer 2009, Fried made a concert tour in Israel where he introduced Israeli singer and composer Chanan Yovel and featured the songs "Rak T'filla" ("רק תפילה") and "U'Nesane Tokef" ("ונתנה תוקף").

Musical style
His music is mostly categorized as pop Jewish music, similar to Mordechai Ben David and tends to integrate many styles of popular music, including pop, rock and jazz, with Jewish lyrics and themes. He also has a few "cantor" style songs on most of his albums, as well as many songs written in Yiddish.

Family background
Fried's grandfather, Rabbi Meir Yisroel Isser Friedman, was the head of the Bobov Eitz Chaim Yeshiva in Krenitz, a renowned halakhist, and a Hasid of the Rebbe of Bluzhov. After World War II he resided in Crown Heights for many years, before moving to Borough Park, Brooklyn. His father, Yaakov Moshe Friedman, OBM, was originally a Hasid of Bobov, and worked as an administrator at the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights for 40 years.

Fried is the youngest of eight children of the Friedman family. He has five brothers and two sisters. Fried and his siblings were all educated in Lubavitcher institutions, becoming Lubavitcher Hasidim. His brothers are all involved in Chabad outreach; his brother, Rabbi Manis Friedman, is an author, lecturer and shaliach (emissary) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Benzion and Eliyahu are shlichim in Overland Park, Kansas, and Safed, Israel, respectively. Yossi works at the Kehot Publication Society and Shlomo at Lubavitch Youth Organization. Two sisters, Feige Green in Florida and Ita Marcus in California, are also engaged in outreach.

His nephews include Jewish singers Benny Friedman (son of Manis), Eli Marcus & Shmuel and Bentzi Marcus (sons of Ita) of 8th Day, and Simche Friedman (son of Eliyahu).

Fried and his wife have six children and they live in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He is a Kohen.

Charity appearances
Fried has appeared several times in the annual A Time for Music HASC concert to benefit HASC (Hebrew Academy for Special Children), an organization that provides Jewish children with disabilities the chance to live a normal lifestyle. He most recently appeared in the 37th HASC concert, which took place at NJPAC in New Jersey on January 7, 2024. Avraham was the headline performer along with Mordechai Ben David and others at the Ohel [Organization] concerts in Madison Square Garden during the late 1990's.

Discography

 * No Jew Will Be Left Behind (1981)
 * The Time is Now (1982)
 * Forever One (1983)
 * Melaveh Malka with Avraham Fried (1984)
 * Goodbye Golus (1985)
 * Around the Year Volume 2 (1986)
 * The Good Old Days (1986)
 * We Are Ready (1988)
 * Around the Year Volume 3 (1989)
 * Aderaba (1991)
 * Yiddish Gems Volume 1 (1992)
 * Shtar Hatnoim (1993)
 * Yiddish Gems Volume 2 (1994)
 * Brocha V'Hatzlocha (1995)
 * Im Eshkachech Yerushalayim (2 CD's) (1996)
 * Hupp Cossack! (1996)
 * Hebrew Gems Volume 1 (1997)
 * Hebrew Gems Volume 2 (1997)
 * All the Best (compilation of songs on Suki & Ding Albums) (1997)
 * Chazak! (1997)
 * The Baal Shem Tov's Song (1998)
 * My Fellow Jew - Yochid V'rabim (2001)
 * Avraham Fried Live! (2 CD's) (2001)
 * Avinu Malkeinu (2003)
 * Bein Kach U'vein Kach (2006)
 * My Father's Zemiros - The Zemiros of R' Yaakov Moshe Friedman (2008)
 * Yankel Yankel (2009)
 * 30 Hits, One Collection (compilation album) (3 CD's) (2009)
 * Live In Israel (2 CD's) (2009)
 * Keep Climbing (2012)
 * Ah Mechayeh! (2013)
 * Bring the House Down (2016)
 * Kama Tov Shenifgashnu - The Israeli Album (2017)
 * Project Relax with Avraham Fried (2020)
 * Project Relax with Avraham Fried 2 (2022)

Other solos and singles

 * 1971: Eliyohu Hanovee & V'hu Rachum (child solos) [part of Eli Lipsker albums]
 * 1971:V'nikeisi (child solo) [part of S'dei Chemed International Vol. 1] (also heard on Goodbye Golus)
 * 1972: Hakshiva (child solo) [part of Pirchei sings Al Chomosayich]
 * 1976: V'hi Sheamdah (solo) [part of Nichoach vol. 8]
 * 1980: A Moment of Meditation (Arukah M'eretz Midah) & Gam Ki Eileich (singles) [part of Amudai Shaish Wedding Album] (first promo for the Jewish music scene)
 * 1981: V'hu K'chasan & Asher Bara/Chaim Shetehei Banu (singles) [part of Suki with a Touch of Ding 2; re-released as The Greatest Wedding Collection 2]
 * 1981: Hodu Lahashem & Bo'ee V'shalom (solos) [part of Kol Naim Choir Sings the Best of Chaim Banet] (as Avraham Friedman)
 * 1982: Shuvi Nafshi, Habot'chim, Pikudei & Mi Ho'ish (solos) [part of Amudai Shaish Boys Choir Volume 3]
 * 1983: Al Kein Tzion (single) [part of Yerushalayim All-Star Cast]
 * 1985: His'halelu, Stoliner Niggun, & Hashem's the World (singles) [part of Torah All-Star Cast]
 * 1984: Pikudei Hashem & Ki L'cha Tov (singles) [part of Simcha All-Star Cast]
 * 1986: [Album] Zelig Lider sings Sholom Aleichem (background vocals)
 * 1987: Kol Rina & Keili Atah (singles) [part of Hallel All-Star Cast]
 * 1987: Prok Yas Anach & Racheim B'chasdecha (solos) [part of MBD and Friends]
 * 1987: You're Never Alone, Yiboneh, & Hisoriri (solos) [part of Holyland's Greatest Hits, re-released as You're Never Alone]
 * 2002: Aleh Katan Sheli (single)
 * 2003: Moriah (single) [part of Mona 4]
 * 2005: Ani Choshev Aleichem (single)
 * 2007: Galei (single) [part of Afikoman (Oorah)]
 * 2008: Ma Oshiv (single) [part of Harei Yehudah]
 * 2008: Ge'ulah Sheleimah (single) [part of Kosher L'Pesach Bagels (Oorah)]
 * 2008: Hesech Hada'as (solo) [part of The 8th Note]
 * 2009: Rak T'filla (single)
 * 2009: Haazinu (solo/single)
 * 2009: The Song of Miracles (single)
 * 2010: Ki Hirbeisa (single)
 * 2010: Kinor (single) [part of Shmorg 2 (Oorah)]
 * 2010: Bar Yochai (single) [part of Kdai R' Shimon Bar Yochai - Teem Productions]
 * 2010: Hu Yivneh Bayis (single) [part of Hamenagnim, Fried and Friends]
 * 2011: Kama Tov Shenifgashnu (single)
 * 2014: Racheim (single) [part of Shir]
 * 2014: Oid Oid Oid (single) [part of The 2nd Dance 2]
 * 2015: Boruch Haba (single) [part of 6 All New Songs]
 * 2015: Ptach Libcha (solo/single)
 * 2015: Greit Zich (single)
 * 2016: Riboin Ho'olomim (single)
 * 2016: V'zakeinu (single) [part of Shabbat HaMalka 3]
 * 2016: Ata V'chartonu & Kad Yasvun (singles) [part of Shir 2]
 * 2016: Shuva Hashem (single) [part of Tzamah 3]
 * 2017: Maher (single)
 * 2017: Al Hasela (single) [part of Tzamah 4]
 * 2017: The Beinoni, Arba Bavos & Nyeh Zhuritze (singles) [part of The Nigunim]
 * 2018: Pikudei Hashem (single)
 * 2018: Mizmor L'soda (single) [part of Matana Tova]
 * 2019: Aba (single)
 * 2020: OhToToh (single)
 * 2023: B'korov Mamash (single)

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José María Jiménez

Jose María Jiménez Sastre (6 February 1971 – 6 December 2003) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. During his career he excelled as a climber, winning numerous mountain stages. His nickname was El Chava.

Career
After a four month spell as a stagiaire (trainee), Jiménez turned professional at the beginning of the 1993 season with the Spanish team Banesto which he would be a part of for the rest of his career. In his first year, his teammates included Tour de France champions Pedro Delgado and Miguel Induráin. Even at an early point in his career, Jiménez was considered a potential successor of Induráin.

Vuelta a España
Jiménez was particularly successful in the Vuelta a España, winning nine stages in total, the points classification in 2001 and the mountains classification in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001. His four triumphs in the mountains classification of the Vuelta places him behind only José Luis Laguía as the rider with the most wins in the competition in the history of the race.

His best year in the Vuelta was 1998. Here, he took the overall lead for the first time in his career after winning stage 6. However, he acknowledged that the individual time trial on stage 9 would inevitably cost him the lead, as this was a weakness of his. As expected, Jiménez found himself just over three minutes down on his Banesto teammate Abraham Olano after the time trial. But Jiménez then won stages 10, 11 and 16, before finally taking back the overall lead from Olano with just two stages remaining. However, the following stage was another time trial in which he lost 2.50 to Olano and consequently the overall victory. Kelme rider Fernando Escartín also bested Jiménez by enough to knock him down into 3rd place overall, his final placing. Jiménez would never again lead the Vuelta. His second best overall performance was in 1999, in which he was 5th. Prior to that he was 12th in 1996 and 21st in 1997. He concluded his Vuelta career with three stage wins on his way to 17th place overall in 2001.

Other races
Of other noteworthy results, Jiménez won the Spanish National Road Race Championships in 1997 and secured overall victories in the 2000 Volta a Catalunya and in the Vuelta a La Rioja in both 1994 and 1997. He also competed in both of the other Grand Tours, the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia. After a modest Giro d'Italia debut with 26th place in 1995, he was appointed leader of his Banesto team for the 1999 race and started off well by finishing 2nd after Marco Pantani on stage 8. However, a time trial and then a disastrous stage 14 followed, during which he lost over 20 minutes, making him drop to 38th overall. He eventually finished 33rd overall, never to return to the race.

He had more luck in his Tour de France starts, finishing 8th overall in 1997 after a consistent performance which included four top 10 results on individual stages. He also challenged for stage wins in the 2000 edition, managing 3rd on the mountainous stage 10 and 2nd on stage 15, only beaten by Marco Pantani. Nonetheless, he finished 23rd overall, some 52 minutes down on winner Lance Armstrong.

Style
Both on and off the bike, Jiménez was, with only a few exceptions, too erratic to ride consistently in stage races.

"'He was a rider in the old style. When things went well, they went very well. When things didn't go well, they didn't go at all. He lost a lot due to reasons beyond his work, leaving cycling like that... all of the sudden.'"

He often attacked without considering the consequences, which however sometimes resulted in spectacular wins in the toughest mountain stages. A particularly memorable instance of this occurred during stage eight of the 1999 Vuelta a España. Jiménez attacked the 23% gradient of the Angliru in rain and fog to catch Pavel Tonkov's long solo break at the line and take the stage in a two-man sprint. As he crossed the line, he did not have the energy for the victory pose. It was the first time in the history of the race that the Angliru was used. However, he would subsequently pay for his attacking style in the next stage, where he would often lose by 10 or more minutes.

Death
Jiménez received psychological treatment for depression, and retired from professional cycling in 2002, at which point he got married. He died of a heart attack in a psychiatric hospital in Madrid at the age of 32, in December 2003.

Spanish cyclist Carlos Sastre is Jiménez's brother-in-law. He dedicated his victory in the 2008 Tour de France to Jiménez.

Major results

 * 1992
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Circuito Montañés

 * 1993
 * 3rd Subida al Naranco
 * 5th Subida a Urkiola

 * 1994
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta a La Rioja
 * 1st Stage 2a
 * 1st Subida a Urkiola
 * 3rd Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia
 * 10th Subida al Naranco

 * 1995
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Colorado Classic
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Ibrahim al-Mawsili

 Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm al-Mawṣilī (أبو إسحاق إبراهيم الموصلي; 742–804) was an Arab musician of Persian origin who was among the greatest composers of the early Abbasid period. After Arab and Persian musical training in Ray, he was called to the Abbasid capital of Baghdad where he served under three successive Abbasid caliphs: Al-Mahdi, Al-Hadi and Harun al-Rashid. He became particularly close with the latter and emerged as the leading musician of his time. He championed the conservative school of Arab music against progressives such as Ibn Jami. His son and student Ishaq al-Mawsili would succeed him as the leader of the conservative tradition and his other pupils included the musicians Mukhariq, Zalzal and Ziryab. He appears in numerous stories of One Thousand and One Nights.

Life and career
Born in Kufa, in his early years his parents died and he was trained by an uncle. After a year he went to Rayy, where he met an ambassador of the caliph al-Mansur, who enabled him to come to Basra and take singing lessons. Singing, not study, attracted him, and at the age of twenty-three he fled to Mosul, where he joined a band of wild youths. His fame as a singer spread, and the caliph al-Mahdi brought him to the court. There he remained a favorite under al-Hadi, while Harun al-Rashid kept him always with him until his death, when he ordered his son al-Ma'mun to say the prayer over his corpse.

He had many pupils, chief among them his son Ishaq al-Mawsili, the freedman slave Mukhariq, the lutenist Zalzal, as well as the musician Ziryab.

See the Preface to Ahlwardt's Abu Nowas (Greifswald, 1861), pp. 13–18, and the many stories of his life in the Kitab al-Aghani, V. 2-49.

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The album was originally composed in New York City where Manos Hatzidakis was living since 1966. The lyrics are in English.

In 1993 the album was re-released with new lyrics in Greek, which were written by Nikos Gatsos and performed by Aliki Kagialoglou.

In 2005 an adaptation of the album by the Greek band Raining Pleasure was released.

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Somdej Toh

Somdet To (1788–1872; B.E. 2331–2415), known formally as Somdet Phra Buddhacarya (To Brahmaramsi) (สมเด็จพระพุฒาจารย์ (โต พฺรหฺมรํสี); ), was one of the most famous Buddhist monks during Thailand's Rattanakosin period and continues to be the most widely known saintly monk in Thailand. He is revered for spiritual powers and his amulets are sought after. His images and statues are some of the most popular religious icons in Bangkok.

Biography
Somdet To was born in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, the illegitimate son of King Rama II. He studied the Buddhist scriptures of the Pāli Canon with several Buddhist masters. After becoming a well-known monk, he became the preceptor for Prince Mongkut, later King Rama IV, when Mongkut became a monk. During Rama IV's reign Somdet To was given the ceremonial name Somdet Phra Buddhacarya (To Brahmaramsi – Buddh[a]charya meaning teacher (acharya) of Buddhism) by the King and used to be one of his trusted advisers, having left a lot of teaching stories around him and the King.

He was noted for the skill of his preaching and his use of Thai poetry to reflect the beauty of Buddhism, and for making amulets called Somdej. The amulets were blessed by himself and other respected monks in Thailand. He also appears in many versions of the story of the ghost Mae Nak Phra Khanong, and he is said to be the one to finally subdue her. Somdet To also wrote the Jinapanjara, a protective magical incantation which is widely chanted and used by Thais.

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Wat Luang Phor Toh in Sikhio Town features a golden statue representing Somdet To.

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Erika Metzger

Erika Metzger was a German international table tennis player.

Table tennis career
She lived in Berlin. In 1929 she and Mona Rüster won the first place medal for Germany in doubles in the Table Tennis World Championships. Leading up to this win, Metzger won the 1927 International German Championships. She would control the first-place position in the German rankings in both 1928 and 1929.

Her three World Championship medals included a gold medal in the doubles with Mona Rüster at the 1929 World Table Tennis Championships. She also won two English Open titles.

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 * Table Tennis World Championships
 * 1928 in Stockholm: 2nd place singles, 2nd place mixed doubles with Daniel Pecsi (HUN). Quarterfinal doubles
 * 1929 in Budapest: 1st place doubles with Mona Rüster (DE), Quarterfinal singles, quarterfinal mixed
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PicoBlaze

PicoBlaze is the designation of a series of three free soft processor cores from Xilinx for use in their FPGA and CPLD products. They are based on an 8-bit RISC architecture and can reach speeds up to 100 MIPS on the Virtex 4 FPGA's family. The processors have an 8-bit address and data port for access to a wide range of peripherals. The license of the cores allows their free use, albeit only on Xilinx devices, and they come with development tools. Third-party tools are available from Mediatronix and others. Also PacoBlaze, a behavioral and device independent implementation of the cores exists and is released under the BSD License. The PauloBlaze is an open source VHDL implementation under the Apache License.

The PicoBlaze design was originally named KCPSM which stands for "Constant(K) Coded Programmable State Machine" (formerly "Ken Chapman's PSM"). Ken Chapman was the Xilinx systems designer who devised and implemented the microcontroller.

Instantiation
When instantiating a PicoBlaze microprocessor in VHDL, the respective KCPSM component name must be used. For example, for a PicoBlaze3 processor:

Performance
All instructions execute in two clock cycles, making performance of the core instruction set deterministic. Interrupt response is not more than five clock cycles. As a resource optimization, it is possible for two PicoBlaze cores to share the same 1k x 18 instruction PROM, taking advantage of the dual-ported implementation of this block on Xilinx FPGAs.

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Xilinx documents the PicoBlaze as requiring just 96 FPGA slices. The small implementation size is achieved in part through a fairly rigid separation of the instruction sequencing side (program counter, call-return stack, implied stack pointer, and interrupt enable bit) from the execution side (ALU, register file, scratchpad RAM, Z/C status bits). The only information which flows from the compute side to the sequencing side are the zero and carry ALU status bits, when tested by the conditional JUMP and CALL instructions. It is not possible to implement computed jumps or function pointers. The only information which flows from the sequencing side to the execution side are operand fields: destination register (4 bits), ALU opcode (six bits), optional source register (4 bits), optional 8-bit immediate value/port-address, optional 6-bit scratchpad address. There is no mechanism to inspect the value of the stack pointer, the contents of the 31-entry stack, the interrupt enable bit, or the contents of program memory.

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Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose may refer to:
 * "Honeysuckle Rose" (song), a 1928 jazz standard by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf
 * Honeysuckle Rose (film), a 1980 American musical drama starring Willie Nelson, Amy Irving, and Dyan Cannon
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Talk:Laodicea on the Lycus

= Comments =

The name of this article?
Was previously Laodicea ad Lycum has been moved to Laodicea on the Lycus. I'm not sure what the convention is, but how should this article be named. 'Laodicea on the Lycus' is not what this city is called in English - it would simply be called 'Laodicea'. We obviously need some form of disambig, as there are other cities of this name mentioned at Laodicea. But how notable are they - should this article occupy that space and the disambig that is there be moved to Laodicea (disambiguation)? Alternatively should we rename this article Laodicea (Phrygia) - or something like? Any opinions? --Doc (?) 13:23, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * This is the standard means of disambiguation among modern historians of the Hellenistic period, and is the English form: to translate the Greek epithet, not into Latin, but into English (where that can be done conveniently; Alexandria Eschate is sometimes an exception). Observe, for example, that Seleucia on the Tigris is so called in her article, and when the article requires disambiguation, as it eventually will, it should be moved to the full form.

 * As for links to this article, there are three; all now single redirects. Septentrionalis 13:47, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * It is possible that this article could stay at Laodicea, since the others all have modern names: Latakia, Beirut, Nihavend - but I would deprecate this, as an invitation to bad links. Of these, Laodicea in Syria was much the largest, as the port of Antioch. (The Loeb puncuates Strabo so as to make "Laodicea on the sea" a description, not a proper name; Pausanias calls them simply Laodiceans - I think if Laodicea is not the dab, the Syrian city should have it.) Septentrionalis 15:34, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * OK, having heard your reasons, and accepting your info that this is a standard dab among historians (I guess that was my main question), I'm happy to leave it as it now stands. Thanks for taking the time to explain it. --Doc (?) 16:53, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

"Neither cold nor hot"
I don't where this should go in the article, but the name "Laodicea" has a metaphorical usage which derives from Revelation 3:14-16. It is sometimes used to refer to Christians or congregations which are no longer zealous for the faith. Should there be a "cultural significance" section to mention this fact, and does it belong here or on a disambiguation page? --User:Mdbates

 * I think we have it covered at Laodicean Church. --Doc ask?  19:56, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Further observations on 'Neither cold nor hot'

The message throughout Revelation is largely symbolic (Rev 1:1). However, when Jesus conveyed these prophecies to the Apostle John, he gave specific messages to seven of the congregations located in Asia Minor, namely, Ephesus, Sardis, Smyrna, Philadelphia, Pergamum, Thyatira and, of course, Laodicea. Without a doubt, these seven congregations understood Christ's messages to them. The message to Laodicea was especially caustic and biting to the congregation and they knew it's import.

Laodicea lay along one of the major trade routes of the Roman Empire. Imports from the east via the Black Sea to the Dardenelles, along with trade with the western provinces of Rome made Laodicea one of the wealthiest cities in the Roman Empire. Besides a great accumulation of wealth, the Laodiceans also prided themselves in a lucrative textile industry, along with being the leader of eye medications for the Empire.

Revelation 3: 14 - 18 shows Christ's disapproval of this congregation. The appearance of being 1) wealthy, 2) a leader in textile production and 3) a leader in ointments for the eyes was well known throughout Asia Minor. The 17th verse of Revelation, Chapter 3 reads, "Because you say, 'I am rich and have acquired riches and do not need anything at all', but you do not know that you are miserable and pitiable and poor and blind and naked". shows that the Laodicean congregation was in reality poor, naked and blind, despite it's worldly prominence. Verse 18 reads, "I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire that you may become rich, and white outer garments that you may become dressed and that the shame of your nakedness may not become manifested, and eyesalve to rub in your eyes that you may see."

So this was a message by Christ instructing the Laodiceans to correct their way of thinking in regard to their pursuit of material things vs their original purpose which, of course, was the pursuit of spiritual things. Their continued pursuits in materialism and wealth far exceeded the more important spiritual requirements, i.e., the spreading of the good news throughout the region which was supposed to be their main objective.

There is more meaning to the message to the Laodicean congregation in verses 15 and 16: "'I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or else hot. So because you are lukewarm and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth.'" Anyone who lived in this region knew that the water brought to Laodicea via the aquaducts was not the best in the area. The water was not refreshing, it was lukewarm and full of minerals like iron and calcium. So fellow Christians from other congregations who associated with the Laodiceans could readily identify the problems that this congregation had. Christ had laid it bare for all to see. Bill

Titular see
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Hi. Your second version of your edit to Laodicea on the Lycus is better than your first one, but

(a) there was a reason why the first writer wrote "remains a titular see". Do you know how long Laodicea on the Lycus has been a titular see? When was it first a titular see, and, following that, was it ever not a titular see? That information will determine the best verb for the sentence; and

(b) there is no need to join the clauses with "and". Using "and" before "has been vacant" is slightly ambiguous because there are so many nouns before it. One must remember, or figure out, that the subject of "has been vacant" is all the way back at the beginning of the sentence. The semi-colon and new subject avoid that ambiguity. Also, when one uses "and" to connect two clauses, it makes the two clauses equal in value/emphasis. In this case, the second clause saying that the bishopric has been vacant is, I think, slightly less important than the first clause. Using a semi-colon avoids placing emphasis on that last clause.

Also, using "bishopric" at the beginning of the sentence is confusing. Which is it, a bishopric or a titular see? If they are synonyms, then they ought to be placed next to each other, as appositives, with one given as a synonym for the other. CorinneSD (talk) 00:44, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * a) The see became a titular see when it ceased to be a residential one. It didn't remain a titular one.  It hadn't been a titular see before.  Titular sees are real episcopal sees that no longer have a residential bishop.  Originally, conquest by non-Christians was the reason for the absence of a bishop in such sees, which is why such sees used to be referred to as bishoprics in partibus infidelium (in the areas of the infidels, i.e. of the non-Christians).  Ever since the Catholic Church decided in the 1960s to cease appointing Westerners as titular bishops of Eastern sees, it has used as titular sees also those in countries that have not been militarily taken over by non-Christian armies.  (But of course a genuine titular see can only be one that has actually been a bishopric.)
 * b) I disagree with your grammatical analysis of the use of "and" in the sentence, "The bishopric has become a titular see of the Catholic Church, called Laodicensis in Phrygia, and has been vacant since 1968". The only nominative-case noun in the not over-long sentence is "the bishopric". But I have no objection to rephrasing the sentence.  It has much greater need of other retouches.  The bishopric has become a titular see available also for the Eastern Orthodox Church, not for the Catholic Church alone.  And the post-Vatican-II vacancy concerns only the Catholic Church's use of it as a titular see.  As a residential see, it has been vacant much longer.  These faults persist in the present wording because you objected to my changing it.
 * c) Bishopric and (episcopal) see are synonyms. Whether it is still residential or reduced to titular status, a bishopric is still a bishopric/see.  Esoglou (talk) 07:57, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I guess my confusion yesterday had to do with the word "bishopric". Not only did I not know what a bishopric was, I had not seen that word used in the article before that. I still don't see it used before that in the section "Christian Laodicea". (I also read the article Episcopal see, following the link at see (at the beg. of the section) and did not see the word "bishopric" once.) To me, I was still reading an article about a town or city. I did not realize that the topic had changed to an institution within the city (unless the entire city is the bishopric, in which case I think that should be mentioned somewhere for the average reader like me). Obviously, I am not as knowledgeable about the topic as you are. I am interested in the topic and happy to learn more (and thank you for the explanation you gave). I think your plan to work on the sentence so that it makes the entire situation clear and includes more details is excellent. I look forward to reading the changes.
 * I wanted to ask you about another statement in the same section. It appears at the beginning of the second paragraph:

 * "The first bishops attributed to the See of Laodicea are very uncertain..." The text goes on to name quite a few bishops and even says that 24 (or 25?) others are also known. If so many are known and can be named, why are they "very uncertain"? Am I missing something?

 * The reason I read this article in the first place, a few weeks ago, is because I was trying to figure out which Laodicea (there are three, I believe) is the one where Marcus Aurelius and his troops stopped on their way to Cappadocia (see the article on Marcus Aurelius). I think it is probably this one because it is the largest of the three, but I cannot be certain. I was trying to find something definitive that would support disambiguating "Laocidea" in the Marcus Aurelius article. Perhaps you could help with that.CorinneSD (talk) 21:56, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Of the several Laodiceas that have Wikipedia articles, the one that Lucius wintered at was certainly Laodicea in Syria. He was sent to the Antioch area with a view to a campaign against Parthia (east of Syria) and because "a rebellion was brewing in Syria".  For a luxury lover the nearby seaside town of Laodicea in Syria was the place to winter, certainly not the Laodicea in mountainous Phrygia far away in western Asia Minor.  I leave it to you to disambiguate the word in the Marcus Aurelius article.
 * With your consent I will revise the paragraph in this article. The statement, "The first bishops attributed to the See of Laodicea are very uncertain", suggests that someone may simply have taken two names mentioned in the Letter to the Colossians and one mentioned in the Third Letter of John and turned them into the first three bishops of Laodicea!  That's what makes very uncertain their attribution to the see or bishopric of Laodicea.  Esoglou (talk) 11:09, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I seem to have mixed up details of the article; it has been a few months since I worked on the Marcus Aurelius article and I was going by memory. It was not Marcus Aurelius but rather Lucius Verus who "wintered at Laodicea" on his way to Syria to fight in the Parthian war. So, as you said, a Laodicea in Syria makes more sense than a Laodicea in Turkey. But I notice that there are two Laodiceas in Syria on the disambiguation page. I guess it is the one by the sea, "...Mare". If you will confirm that it is that Laodicea I will make the edit in Marcus Aurelius.CorinneSD (talk) 01:05, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

 * I just read your revision of the section "Christianity in Laodicea". It is definitely an improvement. Most of it is quite clear now. There is just one sentence, however, that I find both too long and unclear (perhaps if it were clearer, the length would not be as much of a problem). Perhaps it is clear to you because you are so familiar with the topic, but it seems wordy and confusing to me. Here is the sentence:

 * "The Epistle to the Colossians mentions Laodicea in passing,[16] sends greetings also from a certain Epaphras from Colossae, who worked hard for the Christians of the three Phrygian cities of Colossae, Laodicea and Hierapolis,[17] asks that greetings be sent to the Christians in Laodicea[18] and asks that the letter itself be read publicly also at Laodicea and that a letter addressed to the Laodiceans be read publicly at Colossae.[19]"

 * I would like to propose a few changes, but first I have to ask you whether it would be correct to say that the Apostle Paul wrote the Epistle to the Colossians. I would like to change the subject from the Epistle to the Apostle Paul, or just Paul. Then all the verbs will be the actions of a person rather than a letter. I would also like to break this up into two sentences:

 * "In the Epistle to the Colossians, Paul mentions Laodicea in passing and sends greetings also from a certain Epaphras from Colossae, who had worked hard for the Christians of the three Phrygian cities of Colossae, Laodicea and Hierapolis. Paul also asks that greetings be sent to the Christians in Laodicea, that the letter itself be read publicly also at Laodicea, and further that a different letter addressed to the Laodiceans be read publicly at Colossae."

 * If Paul is not used as the subject of the sentence then I would recommend using passive voice for the phrase following the subject (the Epistle):

 * "The Epistle to the Colossians, in which Laodicea is mentioned only in passing, sends greetings also from a certain Epaphras from Colossae, who......Hierapolis. The letter asks that greetings be sent to the Christians in Laodicea, that the letter itself be read publicly also at Laodicea, and further that a different letter addressed to Laodiceans be read publicly at Colossae."

 * Both alternatives avoid using the verb "asks" twice. The question is which subject makes more sense.CorinneSD (talk) 01:36, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
 * It is disputed whether the letter really is by the Apostle Paul. The letter has a passing mention of Laodicea at one point but does not mention Laodicea "only" in passing.  I've divided the sentence into three.
 * Since you have not disambiguated the mention of a Laodicea in the Marcus Aurelius article, I have done so. Esoglou (talk) 07:44, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

 * I've made a few small edits to make the sentences clearer and more concise. I have two questions:

 * 1) I don't think the second sentence in the first paragraph is really necessary (even though there is a reference from the Bible there). The sentence is: "The Epistle to the Colossians mentions Laodicea as one of the communities of concern for the writer." It is clear from what follows that Laodicea is mentioned in the letter and that it is of concern to the writer. This is already a rather long and wordy section. I think all of the sentence but the name of the Epistle to the Colossians can be left out.
 * 2) Later in the section, I think in the second paragraph, there is an "open-parenthesis" without its corresponding "close-parenthesis". It starts with a link to Colossians. Since I'm not sure where the end of the parenthetical information is, perhaps you could fix that.CorinneSD (talk) 21:15, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
 * (As you see, I have closed the parenthesis.)
 * So, would you simply ignore the mention of Laodicea in Col 2:1 ("I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face") and say nothing of it? Esoglou (talk) 09:00, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Does "how great a struggle I have for you" mean "how hard I have been working on your behalf" or "how great my concern for you is"? Also, is this quite early in the Epistle? If it is, I will use the adverb "first" in a revision of that sentence.CorinneSD (talk) 15:51, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Look at how translators understand the phrase (here is a selection) and follow at least some of them. Or look up some published commentary on it. Don't depend on a fellow editor of Wikipedia.  The citation "Col 2:1" indicates that the phrase comes at the beginning of the second of the four chapters of the letter, in other words, at the beginning of the second quarter.  Would you call that "quite early in the Epistle"?  A serious editor like you surely wants to read the whole letter, so as to understand the context of anything said about it.  Go ahead.  It won't take long.  Esoglou (talk) 20:42, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

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Due to the mass casualty potential of an aviation emergency, the speed with which emergency response equipment and personnel arrive at the scene of the emergency is of paramount importance. Their arrival and initial mission to secure the aircraft against all hazards, particularly fire, increases the survivability of the passengers and crew on board. Airport firefighters have advanced training in the application of firefighting foams, dry chemical and clean agents used to extinguish burning aviation fuel in and around an aircraft in order to maintain a path for evacuating passengers to exit the fire hazard area. Further, should fire either be encountered in the cabin or extend there from an external fire, the ARFF responders must work to control/extinguish these fires as well.

Primary to the hazard mitigation and safe evacuation of ambulatory passengers is the need to perform rescue operations. Passengers unable to extricate themselves must be removed from the aircraft and provided medical care. This process is extremely labor-intensive, requiring both firefighters and support personnel. Due to the nature of a mass casualty incident, rescue workers employ triage to classify the victims and direct their efforts where they can maximize survival.

Subsequent to the emergency being declared under control, the ARFF function reverts to one of protecting the scene, eliminating any peripheral or slowly evolving hazards and assisting to preserve the scene for investigators.

In 2016, an Emirati fire fighter died from burns when trying to fight the fire in the Emirates Flight 521 crash. The man was the only fatality.

Due to the rarity of aircraft fires, firefighters often have other usual duties such as luggage loaders or security guards, which they have to abandon at fire alarms.

Apparatus

Specialized fire apparatus are required for the ARFF function, the design of which is predicated on many factors but primarily: speed, water-carrying capacity, off-road performance, and agent discharge rates. Since an accident could occur anywhere on or off airport property, sufficient water and other agents must be carried to contain the fire to allow for the best possibility of extinguishment, maximum possibility for evacuation and/or until additional resources arrive on the scene.

Personal protective equipment
Due to the intense radiant heat generated by burning fuels, firefighters wear protective ensembles that are coated with a silvered material to reflect heat away from their bodies, called a fire proximity suit. They also must wear self-contained breathing apparatus to provide a source of clean air, enabling them to work in the presence of smoke or other super-heated gases, such as when making entry into the burning cabin of an aircraft.

ARFF in the United States

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandates ARFF operations at all U.S. airports that serve scheduled passenger air carriers. These are the only civilian fire protection services that are specifically regulated by any governmental entity. Military bases may have their own ARFF services with specialized duties and training.

Airports required to have ARFF services are inspected at least annually by the FAA for compliance with FAR, Part 139. Military ARFF operations must meet the mission requirements for their individual branch of the service.

In many cases the FAA will perform the investigatory duties after an incident, but in instances where significant injuries or any fatal accident the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate and the ARFF contingent will assist where needed.

Airport index
An index is assigned to each FAA Part 139 certificate holder based on a combination of the air carrier aircraft length and the average number of daily departures. If the longest air carrier aircraft at the airport has five or more average daily departures, the matching index is used. If the longest aircraft has less than five average daily departures, the next lower index is used. That index determines the required number of ARFF vehicles and required amount of extinguishing agents.

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Western Alliance

Western Alliance may refer to:
 * NATO, an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
 * Western Alliance Bancorporation, a bank holding company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona

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Roosevelt Campobello International Park

Roosevelt Campobello International Park preserves the house and surrounding landscape of the summer retreat of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt and their family. It is located on the southern tip of Campobello Island in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, and is connected to the mainland by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bridge, at Lubec, Maine in the United States.

The cottage, built in the Shingle Style and completed in 1897, was designed by Willard T. Sears. It was given as a wedding present to Franklin and Eleanor in 1908, by Franklin's mother Sara Roosevelt. In August 1921, 39-year-old Roosevelt, who would go on to become the 32nd President of the United States, was stricken by a severe paralytic illness, believed to be polio at the time, leaving him permanently paralyzed from the waist down. FDR was no longer able to stay at the "beloved island", but he sailed there in 1933 and visited briefly in 1936 and 1939. Eleanor Roosevelt loved the cool summer weather and visited many times with her children and friends. Armand Hammer acquired the cottage in 1952. After Eleanor's death in 1962, Hammer deeded the property to the governments of the U.S. and Canada. In 1964, they created the 2800 acre International Park.

Description
In addition to the 19th century vacation cottage, related outbuildings, gardens, and hiking trails, Roosevelt Campobello International Park has a visitor centre with a gift shop and a small bilingual display on the open Canada–United States border.

Administrative history
The park, a US Government Agency and a Canadian Government Corporation, is owned by the governments of Canada and the United States, and is administered by the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission. The Commission was created by international treaty signed by Governor General Georges Vanier, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, and President Lyndon B. Johnson on January 22, 1964. The park was established on July 7, 1964. Both countries provide equal financial support to the park. It is an affiliated area of Parks Canada and of the U.S. National Park Service.

According to the treaty, Canada and US share equally "in the costs of development, operation, and maintenance"; the Park is jointly managed and staffed.

The Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission consists of charter members and alternates: a chairperson and three board members from each country, as well as three Alternate Commissioners from both the US and Canada. The US President appoints the US members of the Commission, while the Canadian Governor in Council appoints the Canadian members. In September 2020, the Canadian government was seeking applicants for two vacant RCIP positions on the Commission. The positions are unpaid, but the Canadian government states that "members may be paid reasonable per diem and travel expenses by the Commission".

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User:Ferretgames

I'm Ferret, but someone already took that when I registered so I'll use my secondary username here (which was my personal homepage till Hostonce screwed me).

I'm called Fiona, 18 19, living in sunny England. Well it is today, but it probably wont be by the time you read this.

Wikipedia is the best website in the whole wide werld, but I should edit pages more often.

Things I lvoe

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 * Pokémon
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 * Industrial music
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Pages I created

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Pages I'm working on

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Mordechai Ben David

Mordechai Werdyger (born April 16, 1951) is an American Israeli Chasidic Jewish singer and songwriter who is popular in the Orthodox Jewish community. He is the son of cantor David Werdyger and uses the stage name Mordechai Ben David (מרדכי בן דוד) or its initials, MBD. He is known as the "King of Jewish Music" and has released over 40 albums while performing internationally. He has headlined at charity concerts—including those of the HASC and Ohel. On February 27, 2022, he was inducted with the inaugural class of the Jewish Music Hall of Fame.

Genre
Werdyger began his musical career in the early 1970s, a time when Hazzanut was the main source of recorded music in Jewish Orthodox circles, with very few solo singer performers. Werdyger was inspired by Bentzion Shenker and Shlomo Carlebach, who had started a genre rooted in Hasidic and American folk song in the early 1960s.

Werdyger followed after his father David, and chose the name Mordechai Ben David (Mordechai Son of David) as his stage name to honor him. In contrast to his father, who recorded classic Hasidic niggunim (melodies) with cantorial vocals and classical instruments, Mordechai blended traditional Hasidic singing with modern and popular music techniques. He was encouraged in this by Rabbi Chaim Zanvl Abramowitz, the Ribnitzer rebbe.

Many of Werydger's lyrics are based on Hebrew prayer, biblical passages, and Jewish religious poetry, known as Zemiros. Other songs, composed in English, Yiddish, and Modern Hebrew, carry religious themes such as the sanctity of Shabbos and the yearning for Moshiach. His recordings include traditional Chasidic melodies of Eastern European folk-style alongside more modern jazz, pop, and rock music. Werdyger worked with composers and arrangers including Yisroel Lamm of the Neginah Orchestra and Mona Rosenblum, as well as Suki Berry, Moshe Laufer and Yossi Green, Boruch Chait and Abie Rotenberg, Hershel Lebovits and Nachman Klein. He has also collaborated with musicians including Yaron Gershovsky (director of the Manhattan Transfer), Daniel Freiberg and Ken Burgess.

Werdyger was a soloist on a number of his late father David Werdyger's albums. He has also appeared on albums produced and sung by his son Yeedle Werdyger, and brother Mendy Werdyger. He has appeared on a number of "All Star Cast" albums produced by Suki & Ding, Gideon Levine, and Avi Fischoff.

Together with producer Sheya Mendlowitz, he produced Avraham Fried's first solo album, entitled "No Jew Will Be Left Behind" in 1981. That same year, Sheya was involved with two of Mordechai's releases: "Mordechai Ben David Live" (his first live album) and "Memories", which was written in memory of his mother. This album also featured a number of songs composed by Yerachmiel Begun of the Toronto and Miami Boys Choirs. Over the following next few years, Sheya and Mordechai jointly produced a number of hit albums together, including: his "MBD & Friends" (1987), "Mostly Horas" (1987), "Yisroel Lamm & The Philharmonic Experience" (1988), and "25 Years of Jewish Music" (1988). Sheya Mendlowitz went on to produce Mordechai's "Simen Tov - Keitzad" (single album) (1989), and "The Double Album" (1990).

Music and politics
Some of Werdyger's songs have carried political messages.

In 1984 and 1985, MBD's songs "Hold On" and "Let My People Go" focused on the Jewish refusenik plight behind the Soviet Iron Curtain. While "Hold On" expresses hope, "Let My People Go" specifically calls for "support and pressure" to free Anatoly Natan Sharansky and Ida Nudel from Soviet captivity.

In 1986 MBD's quasi-rock beat "Jerusalem Is Not For Sale" spearheaded the Haredi opposition to Mormon missionary practice in Jerusalem. The lyrics included such phrases as: "You better run for your life, back to Utah overnight, before the mountain top opens wide to swallow you inside."

"The wars, the pain, brought masses returning, back to their roots more than ever. The leftists fiercely fighting truth, dampening the sparks still burning. So wake up my friend, this is the very end, the arrows are pointing our way!" 1994's "Yerushalayim We Will Never Leave You", recorded in Hebrew and English, protested the intent of dividing Jerusalem under the Oslo I Accord.

MBD released a single track in 1996, named "Chevron Always And Forever" (heb. חברון מאז ולתמיד), protesting proposed Israeli concessions over Hebron under the Oslo II Interim Agreement.

In 1999, on a track sung in Hebrew, "Ad Matay" (heb.עד מתי), written by Chaim Walder, Werdyger took on tensions between Israeli secular and religious parties. This dramatic composition expressed a heart-wrenching cry against internal hatred and takes an indirect shot at anti-religious politicians Yossi Sarid (Meretz) and Tommy Lapid (Shinui) by rhyming their surnames into a phrase depicting "the flame of hatred [lapid lit flame] which leaves no remnants [sarid lit remnant]".

In 2010, MBD re-wrote his famous English song "Unity", expressing protest of alleged Federal injustice to Sholom Rubashkin in his widely publicized case in the U.S. The song, renamed "Unity For Justice", was performed by MBD together with Avraham Fried and forty famous Jewish singers. An HD Video recording was publicized on a petition website as well as the social network.

Family
His father, David Werdyger, was a hazzan (cantor) and Holocaust survivor originally from Kraków. His brother, Mendy, is also a Jewish singer and owner of the Jewish record label Aderet Records and its retail store in Boro Park, Brooklyn. His son, Yeedle, and nephew, Yisroel Werdyger (Mendy's son), are also Jewish singers.

His wife, Esther, is the daughter and sister of hazzanim. His brother-in-law Ari Klein is a cantor who has recorded several albums. His cousin, Shmilu Rosenberg of Canada released two albums in the 1980s.

In April 2017, Werdyger wrote and released a song titled "Boee Besholom" dedicated to the marriage of his granddaughter. The song was sung at the wedding by Werdyger and Lipa Schmeltzer who was one of the guests.

He records in his private studio in Sea Gate, Brooklyn.

His single "Yachad Shivtei Yisrael" was composed in honor of the 2012 Siyum HaShas.

A single composed for the Days of Awe, "Nekom", was released in 2015.

In June 2017 he released the album Tzeaka including soloists Motty Steimetz and Nussi Fuchs.

Werdyger does not sing at mixed concerts.

Song adaptations
A few of his songs are adaptations of well-known, non-Jewish songs.

 * "Hinei Lo Yanum" on Hineni (1974) is an adaptation of "Mamy Blue", originally composed by veteran French songwriter Hubert Giraud in 1970. In May 1971, Alain Milhaud, a French record producer based in Spain, acquired the song for Pop-Tops.
 * "Shir Hashalom" on his Neshama-Soul album (1975) is an adaptation from Bobby Vinton's "My Melody of Love".
 * "Blow the Shofer" on Moshiach is Coming Soon (1980) is an adaptation of Salvatore Adamo's "Tombe La Neige".
 * "Lichtiger Shabbos" on Just One Shabbos (1982) [retitled "Yiddish" on Solid MBD (1993)] is an adaptation of "Close Every Door To Me", from the musical theater production Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
 * "Kumt Aheim" on Jerusalem: Not For Sale (1986), commonly referred to as "Yidden" and retitled as such for the CD release, uses the music of "Dschinghis Khan" (English: Genghis Khan), from the German band Dschinghis Khan.
 * "Father Dear" on Yerushalayim Our Home (1988) [retitled "Daddy Dear" on The English Collection (1998)] uses music from the song "Little Boy and the Old Man", written by singer-songwriter Wayne Shanklin.

In addition, "V'chol Ma'aminim", from his album of the same name, was an adaptation of "Tov Lehodos", an earlier song by Shlomo Carlebach.

Solo albums

 * Mordechai Ben David Werdyger Sings Original Chassidic Nigunim (1973)
 * Hineni (1974)
 * Neshama Soul (1975)
 * I'd Rather Pray and Sing (1977)
 * V'chol Ma'aminim - Songs of Yomim Noraim (1978)
 * Moshiach Is Coming Soon (1980)
 * Mordechai Ben David Live (1981)
 * Memories (1981)
 * Ich Hob Gevart (I Have Waited) (1982)
 * Just One Shabbos (1982)
 * Around the Year Vol. 1 (1983)
 * Hold On (1984)
 * Let My People Go (1985)
 * Jerusalem Not For Sale (1986)
 * MBD and Friends (1987)
 * Jerusalem Our Home - Lekovod Yom Tov (1988)
 * Siman Tov / Kaitzad (single) (1989)
 * The Double Album (1990)
 * Solid MBD (1990)
 * Live in Yerushalayim (1991)
 * Moshiach, Moshiach, Moshiach (1992)
 * Tomid B'Simcha - Always Happy (1994)
 * Once Upon a Niggun (1996)
 * Chevron - Always & Forever (single) (1996)
 * Ein Od Milvado (1997)
 * The English Collection (1998)
 * We Are One (1999)
 * Maaminim (2001)
 * Kumzits (2003)
 * Nachamu Ami (2004)
 * Oorah (single) (2005)
 * Efshar Letaken (2006)
 * Yiddish Collection (2007)
 * Anovim Anovim (single) (2008)
 * Oorah (single) (2008)
 * Levado - Mishpacha (single) (2008)
 * Kulam Ahuvim (2009)
 * Platinum Collection (2009)
 * Kisufim (2011)
 * Omdos Hoyu (single) (2012)
 * Yachad Shivtei Yisrael (single) (2012)
 * Afofuni (single) (2013)
 * Nekom (single) (2015)
 * Tzeaka (2017)
 * Kdei Rabi Shimon (single) (2019)
 * Day (single) (2020)
 * Le'shana Haba'a Benei Chorin (single) (2021)
 * Forever/Lanetzach (single) (2022)
 * Hashpuois (2022)

On his father David Werdyger's albums

 * L'dovid Mizmor "Songs of David" (1960) (Credited as Marc)
 * Gerer Melava Malka Melodies (1963)
 * Skulaner Nigunim - Oidchu Hashem (1968)
 * Melodies of Camp Kol-Ree-Nah (1969)
 * Chassidic Nigunim (1971)
 * Skulaner Nigunim 2 (1977)
 * Melitzer Oneg Shabbos 2 (1979)
 * Boyaner Nigunim - Yismechu Bemalchuscha (1980)
 * Sadegurer Nigunim (1981) (Mordechai Ben David Orchestra)
 * Satmerer Nigunim (1981)
 * Father & Sons Biglal Avos (1984)
 * Esso Einai El Hehorim (1985)
 * A Shabbos with David Werdyger (1990)

Collaborations

 * Jewish Education Program [JEP], Vol. 4 Someday We Will All Be Together (1979)
 * Jerusalem (1983)
 * Simcha (1984)
 * Torah (1985)
 * Hallel (1987)
 * 25 Years of Jewish Music (1988)
 * The Bentching Tape (1993)
 * Yeedle, Together (1993)
 * 3 Generations - Yom Shekulo Shabbos (1993)
 * Special Moments With Mordechai Ben David, Mendy, & Yeedle Werdyger - The Wedding Album (1995)
 * Yeedle, Laasos Retzon Avicha (1995)
 * Best of the Best 1 (1996)
 * Solid Gold Volume 1 (1997)
 * Solid Gold Volume 2 (1998)
 * Lev Vanefesh II (1998)
 * Mona 3 (1998)
 * Solid Gold Volume 3 (1999)
 * Hameshorerim (1999)
 * Ken Burgess, I'll Never Walk Alone in the Desert (2000)
 * All Star Collection (2000)
 * The Vocal Version (2001)
 * Best of the Best 2 (2002)
 * Yeedle, IV (2002)
 * Mona, Mona 4 (2003)
 * Sheves Achim, Shabbos In Mezibuz (2004)
 * Ken Burgess, Melech (2005)
 * Brand New (2005)
 * Shabbos With the Werdygers 1 (2006)
 * Yeedle, Lev Echad (2008)
 * Hameorerim (2008)
 * The 8th Note (2008)
 * Shabbos With the Werdygers 2 (2010)
 * Lipa Schmeltzer, Meimka Dlipa: From the Depth of My Heart (2010)
 * Miami Boys Choir, Light Up the Nights & Greatest Dance Hits (2010)
 * Big Time - Alter Heim - Then & Now (2011)
 * Yeedle, A Verdige Yid (2013)
 * Shir (2014)
 * Shir 2 (2016)
 * Lev El Haneshama (2019)
 * All Star - Teniyos (2022)
 * Ata Zocher (Single) - MBD & Ishay Ribo (2023)

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Orkoiyot

The Orkoiyot (pl. Orkoiik) occupied a sacred and special role within the Nandi and Kipsigis people of Kenya. He held the dual roles of King spiritual and military leader, and had the authority to make decisions regarding security particularly the waging of war. Notable Orkoiik include Kimnyole Arap Turukat, Koitalel Arap Samoei and Barsirian Arap Manyei.

Etymology
The origin of the word is unknown though Huntingford (1927) speculates that the word orkoiyot derives from two words "ooo" (big ) and "koot"(house) hence the big house. It's also speculated that it means 'or,' signifying 'road' or 'way,' and 'koi' denotes 'long,' thus translating to 'long road/way.'

The word predates the office it would represent among the Nandi as evinced by its presence in other Kalenjin communities e.g. Kony (orkōan, orkōandet) and Suk (werkoiyon). It was originally applied to a class of wizards who were perceived to be of a benevolent nature and were thus tolerated and were distinct from ponik, a class of wizards who were perceived to only be evil. Huntingford (1972) notes that the men-folk of the Kamwaike oret were the traditional orkoiik in Nandi before the Masai family of Kapuso took the pre-eminence from them.

Origins
The office that the Orkoiyot held was referred to as the Orkoinotet and was established among the Nandi by Kipsegun, a Segelai Maasai. The abilities that distinguished an Orkoiyot were hereditary and thus the office passed on to his son Arap Kipsegun though their dynasty was short-lived and ended with the son.

The second dynasty was founded through a woman named Moki chebo Cheplabot, the wife of a Maasai Laibon who fled during a war with the Nandi while pregnant. She later bore two sons, Kopokoii and Barsapotwa, while hiding in caves near Keben in the Mogobich Valley. Moki and her sons, the former who would become the first Orkoiyot of the second and last dynasty, were captured and adopted into the Talai clan. The Talai are a widespread Kalenjin clan and among the Nandi are aligned with the Lion Totem.

Genealogical table
The Orkoinotet lasted for over fifty years and went through a period of a dual administration during the time of Arap Kipsegun and Kopokoii until the former was ousted.

Administrative structure of the Nandi
The Orkoiik were recognized across Nandi as being at the head of the governance system. They did not however play a large role in the affairs of everyday life; which were handled by the Kiruogik, heads of the districts and direct representatives of the people.

Kiruogik
The Kiruogindet (pl. Kiruogik) was spokesman or counselor chosen by the people in each district (pororiet). They were responsible to the Orkoiyot through the Maotiot for the good governance of their respective districts and the enrollment of troops in time of war.

Maotik
The Orkoiyot appointed one Maotiot (pl. Maotik) in each district to represent the Orkoiyot at the district level.

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Achahoish

Achahoish (Achadh a’ Chòis) is a village on the west coast of Knapdale in the Scottish council area of Argyll and Bute. In 1882, Wilson's The Gazetter of Scotland described Achahoish as a "...hamlet at the head of Loch Killisport. It has a post office...".

Achahoish recently benefited from the government's PPP funding and received a new primary school with two classrooms catering for the 20 local children from the small villages and hamlets in the area. The school opened in the summer of 2005.

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Talk:Mike Yates

Why was my edit reverted? On Sergeant Benton's page they have his full name, why not here?--213.122.163.46 13:25, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't think it's ever been conclusively established on screen that Mike is short for Michael. I could be wrong. John Benton, however, has been established. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 13:33, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, yes, if you count "Wartime" as "on screen". Isn't that the source for "John Benton"?

 * Also, while I support the reversion on the grounds of accuracy to on-screen canon, what else would Mike be short for? Michel? Michaelangelo? Micro-brain? :^) —Josiah Rowe 23:17, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * He could have simply been named 'Mike'. My dad's given name is Tony, for example, but the bank are always sending him letters addressed to 'Mr Anthony Hayes', presumably thinking they're being polite... Angmering 23:41, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Fair enough! —Josiah Rowe 00:19, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Yeah, Paul beat me to that. :) And just to add, Wartime aside, at least there's a basis for mentioning it. If you want to take "John" out of the lead paragraph, but leave it in the later paragraph. I'm not objecting. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 00:30, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Done. —Josiah Rowe 01:00, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Michael was verified as his name in the Past Doctor Adventures book Deep Blue so it could be mentioned later on like on Sergeant Benton's page.--GingerM 16:21, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

List of appearances
Like the entries for Sergeant Benton and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, the list of appearances for Mike Yates may be incomplete, because I don't have access to all the short story collections and comics, so I can't confirm whether an appearance by "UNIT" includes Yates or not. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 20:18, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Doesn't a Brigadier Yates appear in New Series 1 in teh episode involving the pig crashed into the Palace of Westminster? There is a short news report showing senior military and inteligence firues entering No. 10, and either the newsreader or the doctor points out a Brigadier Yates of UNIT. He is then killed along with everyone else who attended the meeting.

Recall U.N.I.T.: The Great T-Bag Mystery
You haven’t mentioned the stage-play "Recall U.N.I.T.", which Richard Franklin wrote and staged in Edinburgh, with John Levene as Benton, the voice of Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier, and John Scott Martin as the chief Dalek... Jock123 (talk) 14:08, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

"...was dressed up to go on a date with Mike..."
I'm not sure how to add a citation for the dialogue instead being "dolled up to go on a night on the town with Mike Yates", which doesn't necessarily imply a date, beyond the line being mildly famous among the fandom. BoomboxTestarossa (talk) 10:03, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

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Pages Worked On

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Hiroshi Shimizu

Hiroshi Shimizu may refer to:
 * Hiroshi Shimizu (director) (1903–1966), Japanese film director
 * Hiroshi Shimizu (director born 1964), Japanese film director, 1998 Toronto International Film Festival
 * Hiroshi Shimizu (professor), professor at Keio University, project leader of Eliica
 * Hiroshi Shimizu (professor), professor at Waseda Universitya

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Streaming organism

 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. -Splash 22:56, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Streaming organism
Appears to be OR linked to Wisdom of the Body, also on AfD. Could possibly be some salvageable info for other articles in there, but biology is not one of my strong points. the wub  "?/!"  13:27, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Chunitaku 14:04, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * commentWhy do you think that this should be deleted?" Roodog2k (talk) 16:41, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * verify that this is notable and/or not a crackpot slant of another accepted theory Roodog2k (talk) 16:41, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Original research. Only references provided in the article are to a website, http://www.what-is-cancer.com/, developed by Gershom Zajicek, MD. The site presents a nontraditional medical theory which as of 2005 does not have any widespread acceptance. A Google search on sites that link to www.what-is-cancer.com yields only 75 hits, only 18 of which are displayed, most of which are internal links within the site. The site's link entitled Recent papers does not refer to peer-reviewed print papers in medical journals, but to pages within the site itself. Dpbsmith (talk) 18:38, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment Online search of the Proquest Research Library shows no hits for "non-linear medicine" and no hits for "Gershom Zajicek". This database indexes about 2000 research publications, which means that it is not all that comprehensive but does cover all the big guns like Science, Nature, JAMA Dpbsmith (talk) 18:41, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Comment Entrez Pubmed search for "Gershom Zajicek" shows only one hit, for "Prophylactic administration of topical glutamine enhances the capability of the rat colon to resist inflammatory damage." See below, I stand corrected. Dpbsmith (talk) 20:37, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Original research and non-notable crackpottery.  Thanks to those who researched this. Quale 05:58, 3 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment The search in PubMed under the name of Zajicek G yields 180 references of which about 40 are on streaming in various organs

 * It does.
 * Most of the most relevant papers were published in Medical Hypotheses. This journal is published by the well-known publisher Elseviers, and has an editor, but describes itself as follows:
 * "Medical Hypotheses takes a deliberately different approach to peer review. Most contemporary practice tends to discriminate against radical ideas that conflict with current theory and practice. Medical Hypotheses will publish radical ideas, so long as they are coherent and clearly expressed. Furthermore, traditional peer review can oblige authors to distort their true views to satisfy referees, and so diminish authorial responsibility and accountability. In Medical Hypotheses, the authors' responsibility for the integrity, precision and accuracy of their work is paramount. The editor sees his role as a 'chooser', not a 'changer': choosing to publish what are judged to be the best papers from those submitted. Papers in Medical Hypotheses take a standard scientific form in terms of style, structure and referencing. The journal therefore constitutes a bridge between cutting-edge theory and the mainstream of medical and scientific communication, which ideas must eventually enter if they are to be critiqued and tested against observations."
 * Our ban on "original research" is usually taken to apply to material which has not been published outside Wikipedia. I would describe this as material that has been published, and has been been published in a "medical journal," one significant enough to be indexed by PubMed... but a rather odd "medical journal." I think it is accurate to say that it is not peer-reviewed. "Medical Hypotheses" seems to be intentionally set up for the exposure of not-yet-accepted theories. If so, that material would not yet be ready for inclusion in an encyclopedia.
 * My "delete" vote stands—but on shakier ground. Dpbsmith (talk)

Comment Nearly all publications on streaming organs were published in peer reviewed journals here are some data on the streaming liver

Dig. Dis. Sci. 1 publication Liver 8 publications Gastroenterology 2 publications Gentlemen, it seems to me that your arguments are not serious. The Streaming Organism theory is based on reliable experiments which were published in peer reviewed journals. You may not like it which does not mean that you may censor it. Such an act would undermine the free spirit of Wikipedia. Prof. Gershom Zajicek M.D.
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