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Chad Reed

Chad Mark Reed (born 15 March 1982, in Kurri Kurri, Australia) is an Australian motocross and supercross racer. He is a two-time AMA Supercross 450cc champion, a one-time AMA Motocross 450cc champion, record holder for the most main event starts in AMA Supercross history with 265 starts, as well as podium finishes with 132.

Amateur career
As a child, Chad owned a horse named Fern. After his cousin Craig Anderson started riding a bike, Chad discovered his interest in motorcycles and decided to trade in his horse in place for his first bike - a Yamaha PW50. The family soon purchased a small property located just outside of Kurri Kurri. The 25-acre property was overgrown with thick bushland and was yet to even have a house or electricity on the land. The family went to the property to clear the tea tree shrubs by hand at any spare chance they could find, which resulted in the family home being built along with several tracks for Chad to practice on.

Chad's family supported him along the way in his early years of competition. Without fail, weekend after weekend, his Dad Mark, his Mom Robyn, and his younger brother Troy, spent the majority of their time traveling around Australia so that Chad could compete against the rest of the country. Chad was often dubbed the 'underdog', but that was certainly something that would change in the future. Honing in on his skills on 80cc bikes, Chad's amateur career started to take off in 1997 when he took the top spot at the Australian Junior Championship.

1998-2000
Reed formally began his professional career in Australia in 1998. He emerged from the Australian junior ranks to compete in the then-premier 250cc class, bypassing the traditional stepping stone of 125cc racing. Reed was immediately competitive in both motocross and supercross, winning the Australian 250cc Supercross Championship in 1999 and 2000.

2007
Reed revisited his home in Australia to race the Raymond Terrace, round 4, of the Australian Motocross series. He beat Daniel Reardon with a 1-1 performance, providing Reardon with international notoriety for holding Reed off for a significant portion of the races.

2008
In 2008 Reed was responsible for developing and partially funding the new Australian Supercross Championships, dubbed Super-X. He also competed in the series and dominated all but one race to take the Australian Supercross Championship. Reed won 6 out of the 7 races.

2009
Chad Reed, aboard his new Monster Energy Kawasaki KX-450F, won 4 out of the 7 rounds of the series. Reed won the championship by beating Daniel Reardon by 23 points. This is Reed's fourth Australian Supercross Championship.

2010
Reed raced the first round of the 2010 Super X series held at Energy Australia Stadium, Newcastle on a Honda sponsored by Vodafone. Reed won the event beating Americans Josh Hansen and Justin Brayton who finished in second and third respectively.

2001
Reed travelled to Europe in 2001 to compete in the FIM World 250ccc Motocross Championships, riding for Jan DeGroot's factory Kawasaki team. Reed was a revelation aboard his KX250, winning the Grand Prix of Lierop (Netherlands) and eventually finishing the year second to multi-time World Champion Mickaël Pichon. He is the first Australian to win a world 250cc GP race.

2002
Reed moved to the US in 2002 and picked up a ride with Yamaha of Troy. Reed won all but two Supercross races that season to win the 125cc East Coast Supercross championship.

Reed won his first and only 125cc National victory at Mount Morris, PA, and finished the third season behind James Stewart Jr. and Branden Jesseman.

Reed's first-ever SX race was in San Diego, California.

2003
Reed moved to the 250cc class in 2003 riding for Factory Yamaha. In his rookie 250cc Supercross season Reed finished second to chief rival Ricky Carmichael, losing the title by only 7 points to Carmichael despite winning 8 races to Carmichael's 7.

Reed finished his first 250cc Motocross season a distant third behind Carmichael and Kevin Windham.

2004
In 2004 Reed won the 2004 AMA 250cc Supercross series, battling with Kevin Windham, Michael Byrne, and Tim Ferry with Reed earning 10 victories for the season.

Reed finished 2nd to Carmichael in that year's motocross season.

2005
2005 marked the entry of James Stewart to the 250cc class alongside Reed and Carmichael. Each scored multiple wins. Carmichael won the championship with 7 wins, Reed was in 2nd with 5 wins, and Stewart was in 3rd with 3 wins.

2006
In 2006, despite suffering a level three shoulder separation mid-season, Reed remained highly competitive. His injury, however, hindered his ability to compete at his highest level. In the final event of the season, Reed and Carmichael were tied for the points lead, resulting in the closest AMA Supercross championship in history. Reed secured third place that night, while Carmichael took second place, resulting in Reed narrowly losing the 2006 AMA Supercross title to Carmichael by only two points. Throughout the season, Reed won two races. Reed's shoulder injury resurfaced, causing him to withdraw from the Nationals after the Millville round, where he had held second place.

2007
In 2007 Reed announced his plans to leave the factory Yamaha team to form his own private team, similar to Jeremy McGrath in the past. Obtaining support from Yamaha, The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Thor, and Nike, even brought in McGrath's former team manager Larry Brooks to spearhead the new effort, dubbed L&M Racing. Reed took 1 win for the season and finished 2nd in the title chase to James Stewart Jr.

2008
In 2008 Reed won 9 out of 14 races in the AMA Supercross season to edge out Kevin Windham and win the AMA Supercross title for the second time. This was a season full of great battles with Reed duking it out against Davi Millsaps, Kevin Windham, and Josh Hill for race wins, with Reed, in the end, winning the championship by 13 points over Kevin Windham.

2009
Reed joined team Rockstar Makita Suzuki for the 2009 season. Reed battled hard with his rival James Stewart Jr. during the 2009 AMA Supercross championship, with the pair coming to blows on more than one occasion. He narrowly lost the title to Stewart by 4 points. Reed won 3 races this season.

Reed elected to race the 2009 motocross season after a 2-year hiatus. He won the AMA Motocross Championship at round ten, out of the 12-round series. He also won the Monster Energy Triple Crown Championship during the motocross season. He won 5 out of the 12 races in this season.

2010
For the 2010 season, Reed joined new teammate Ryan Villopoto riding the KX-450F for the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team. Reed failed to finish during the round one final due to a collision with another racer's footpeg, breaking spokes in his front wheel. During round two he collided with James Stewart Jr. in the final, breaking his hand which resulted in another DNF. Reed returned to race round 13 of the Supercross series, and despite having a bad start, Reed finished fourth. Chad Reed withdrew from the competition stating he has Epstein-Barr virus. In an open letter published on his website, Reed admits that becoming a new dad and also the death of his close personal friend Andrew McFarlane may be reasons people look to for his poor performance.

2011
After racing & winning the first round of Super X in Newcastle, Australia in October, Reed returned to the US to test various bikes and teams searching for a suitable 2011 team structure. Reed embraced social media using Twitter to publish hints as to the likely brand of bike and apparel that he would be using in the 2011 AMA Supercross series. Failing negotiations with established teams, Reed decided to create his own team, TwoTwo Motorsports, aboard a Honda CRF450R, with support from Honda, Bel-Ray, Shift and many other sponsors. The 2011 season had been a 5-way battle between Reed, Ryan Villopoto, James Stewart Jr., Ryan Dungey, and Trey Canard. It came down to the final race in Las Vegas between Ryan Villopoto, Reed, and Ryan Dungey. Reed won the Las Vegas race but lost the championship by 4 points to Ryan Villopoto. Reed was presented with the "2011 Rock Hard - Ride Hard Bret Michaels Supercross Award." at Vegas for his great work starting a new team and still finishing 2nd in the championship.

2012
While competing at the seventh round of the 2012 AMA Supercross series in Dallas Texas and going in an Epic Battle with Ryan Villopoto, Reed crashed and sustained numerous injuries including his left knee. The most serious of the injuries required surgery for a torn ACL. Consequently, Reed was forced to drop out of the 2012 title chase while sitting second in overall championship points.

2013
After the long hiatus, Reed returned to racing with his new bike and a new sponsor, Discount Tire, but he kept his TwoTwo Motorsports Honda. While battling with Ryan Villopoto, Davi Millsaps, Ryan Dungey, Trey Canard, and Justin Barcia, Reed struggled to ride hard and pass for the lead. On 23 March 2013, after the race in Toronto, Canada Reed announced that he underwent knee surgery on Tuesday, and missed one round of competition in Houston, Texas. He came back to Minneapolis to race, however, in the Main Event in Seattle. Reed crashed in the first corner, where he tweaked his right arm. He came back to Salt Lake City, but had problems with his engine, putting him in the LCQ. In the Main Event in Salt Lake City, he was lapped by the leaders Ryan Villopoto, Davi Millsaps, and Ryan Dungey on Lap 16, and finished in 10th Place.

2014
After a disappointing 2013 season, finishing twice on the podium, one in Anaheim 2, and the other in St. Louis, Reed returned to racing. He switched brands from Honda to Kawasaki, but he continued to ride for his team TwoTwo Motorsports and for Discount Tire. Throughout the season, Reed continued to struggle and ride a new bike. He finished 3rd in the Season Opener in Anaheim. He got back up passed Ken Roczen for 2nd place and then James Stewart Jr. for the lead, won the 3rd round in Anaheim 2, and got back up leading all 20 laps and won the 5th Round in Anaheim 3. While competing at Round 6 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Reed crashed hard in the whoops on the Final Lap after clipping Ken Roczen's rear wheel as he tried to take over 3rd place and then suffered a shoulder injury. He tried to race in Arlington, Texas during qualifying practice and his shoulder is getting worse due to a broken collarbone. Consequently, Reed was forced to drop out the remainder of the 10 rounds of the 2014 AMA Supercross Series while sitting second in overall championship points. In the Lucas Oil MX Series, he finished around 10th overall in the points and won 2 holeshots.

2015
In 2015 Chad Reed would see one of his most disappointing professional seasons earning one win in the Supercross Championship along with 2 podium finishes. He would withdraw from the AMA Motocross championship midway through the season due to motocross competing sponsorship reasons. He would later announce the folding of his TwoTwo Motorsports Team which was founded in 2011. Reed would later announce that he would be riding a Yamaha for the continuation of the 15' Season and the 2015 Monster Energy Cup.

2016
In 2016, Reed competed in the 2016 AMA Monster Energy Supercross Championship with Factory Yamaha. His sponsors include Yamaha Motor Corporation, Monster Energy, Yamalube, Chaparral Motorsports, Yamaha Financial Services, Oakley Motorsports, and Pro Circuit.

2018
Chad Reed obtained the world record for the most career Monster Energy Supercross main event starts ever.

2019
On 2 February, He finished Top Five (5th place) at the AMA Monster Energy Supercross in San Diego, CA. On 23 February, Reed finished on the podium in 3rd in the AMA Monster Energy Supercross in Detroit, MI, Increasing his record of most all-time AMA Supercross podiums to 132. On 23 March, He crashed at the start of the main event during the Seattle, WA supercross event. He sustained multiple injuries including a broken scapula, 8 rib fractures, and a collapsed lung ending his 2019 Supercross season.

2020
In the previous year, Reed had announced that 2020 would be his last season. Midway through the year after the break caused by COVID-19, Reed switched from Honda to KTM. His best finish in 2020 was a 10th at the finale.

Sponsorships
Reed has ridden for a variety of sponsors over his career, including: Yamaha Motor Company, Husqvarna, Monster Energy, Red Bull, Oakley Motorsports, Fox Racing, Shift, Discount Tire, Boost Mobile, Pro Circuit, 360 Fly Camera, and Penrite Oil Company.

Recognition

 * 1997 Australian Junior Motocross Champion
 * 1999 Australian Supercross Champion
 * 2000 Australian Supercross Champion
 * 2001 Motocross of Nations (Belgium) - Race 2 (125/250), 1st Place
 * 2002 AMA Eastern Regional Supercross Champion
 * 2003 U.S Open Champion
 * 2003 FIM World Supercross GP Champion
 * 2004 U.S Open Champion
 * 2004 AMA Supercross Champion
 * 2005 X-Games Supermoto - Bronze Medal
 * 2007 King of Bercy Supercross Champion
 * 2007 Motocross of Nations (USA) - Race 1 (MX1/MX2), 2nd Place
 * 2008 AMA/FIM World Supercross Champion
 * 2008 Australian Supercross Champion
 * 2009 Monster Energy Triple Crown Motocross Champion
 * 2009 AMA National Pro Motocross Champion
 * 2009 Motocross of Nations (Italy) - Race 1 (MX1/MX2), 2nd Place
 * 2009 AMA Athlete of the Year
 * 2009 Australian Supercross Champion
 * 2011 Motocross of Nations (France) - Race 1 (MX1/MX2), 1st Place
 * 2016 AUS-X Open Champion
 * 2018 The Ironman of Supercross (Most AMA Supercross Starts Record)
 * 2018 SX-Open Champion
 * 2018 FIM Oceania Supercross Champion

Honours
On 13 June 2011, Reed was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia for service to motorsports as a professional supercross motorcycle rider at national and international levels, and to the community.

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 * U2 (he:U2)

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ProgPower USA

ProgPower USA is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the United States since 2001. Its upcoming edition, ProgPower USA XXII is scheduled to take place on September 6-9, 2023. The festival's band selection process focuses on quality over quantity. In addition to the emphasis on the power and progressive metal genres, the festival has branched out into other genres with the inclusion of the "oddball" slot that does not fit the normal motif. ProgPower USA gives bands that have never performed in the States a chance to perform in the country. The festival has been described as a cultural experience for fans with autograph signing sessions, guest appearances, reunions, and meet-and-greets. The festival has hosted over 70 bands' USA debuts including Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, Nightwish, and Stratovarius.

History
ProgPower USA began in 2001. The very first festival was February 23–24, 2001, in Lansing, Illinois, just outside Chicago, at J.J. Kelley's. The subsequent events have been held in Atlanta, Georgia, at Center Stage Atlanta (formerly Earthlink Live).

Festival founder and promoter, Glenn Harveston's notion of ProgPower USA began over dinner among friends after attending the Powermad festival in Baltimore, Maryland. As the festival progressed, the roster scope diversified with the intent of reaching a larger fan base. The brand's international success is based upon an unofficial partnership with ProgPower Europe. The festival overcame early hardship from an attendance perspective due to the tragic events of September 11 at ProgPower II and flourished with multiple sell-outs over the next 13 years.

In the program for ProgPower XIX (as well as repeated posts on social media), Glenn announced ProgPower XXV (in 2025) will be his final year of the festival.

ProgPower XXI is notorious for being delayed twice by the COVID-19 pandemic and being the first edition to be held in June.

February 2001
ProgPower USA I was held at J.J. Kelley's in Lansing, Illinois, on February 23–24, 2001.

November 2001
ProgPower USA II was held at Center Stage (then called Earthlink Live) in Atlanta, Georgia on November 9 & 10, 2001.

2002
ProgPower USA III was held at Center Stage (then called Earthlink Live) in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 15–16, 2002

The ProgPower USA III Pre-Show Party was held Thursday November 14, 2002, at The Riviera Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Pre-Show Party

2003
ProgPower USA IV was held on September 5–6, 2003, at Center Stage (then called Earthlink Live) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The ProgPower USA IV Pre-Show Party was held September 4, 2003, at The Riviera Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Pre-Show Party

2004
ProgPower USA V took place on September 17–18, 2004, at Center Stage Atlanta (then called Earthlink Live) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Showcase took place on Thursday September 16, 2004, at The Eleven50 Club.
 * Showcase

2005
ProgPower USA VI took place on September 16–17, 2005 at Center Stage Atlanta (then called Earthlink Live) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Showcase took place on Thursday September 15, 2005, at The Loft (above Center Stage) in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Showcase

2006
ProgPower USA VII took place on September 15–16, 2006 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Showcase took place on Thursday September 14, 2006, at The Loft (above Center Stage) in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Showcase

2007
ProgPower USA VIII took place on October 5–6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

The All Star Jam was a collaboration of members of various bands who performed throughout the weekend playing familiar classic metal songs.

The Showcase took place on Thursday October 4, 2007, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. From 2007 forward all Showcases (now called the Kick-Off) take place at the main Center Stage theater.
 * Showcase

2008
ProgPower USA IX took place on September 26–27, 2008 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

This Kick-Off for this year was billed as the Hellish Rock World Tour as Manticora, Gamma Ray and Helloween were on tour at the time and used the Showcase date as a regular tour stop. This event took place in the main Center Stage theater on Thursday September 25, 2008.
 * Kick-Off

The first Mid-Week Mayhem at ProgPower USA was held at The Loft (above Center Stage on Wednesday September 24, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Mid-Week Mayhem

2009
ProgPower USA X took place on September 11–12, 2009 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Kick-Off took place on Thursday September 10, 2009, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Kick-Off

2010
ProgPower USA XI took place on September 10–11, 2010 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Kick-Off took place on Thursday September 9, 2010, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Kick-Off

The Mid-Week Mayhem took place on Wednesday September 8, 2010, at The Loft at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Mid-Week Mayhem

2011
ProgPower USA XII took place on September 16–17, 2011 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Kick-Off took place on Thursday September 15, 2011, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Kick-Off

The Mid-Week Mayhem took place on Wednesday September 14, 2010, at The Loft at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Mid-Week mayhem

 * Evergrey (Acoustic) followed by metal karaoke.

2012
ProgPower USA XIII took place on September 14–15, 2012, at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Instead of a Kick-Off and Mid-Week Mayhem, Nightwish and Kamelot performed Wednesday and Thursday night before the festival, September 12–13, 2012.

2013
ProgPower USA XIV took place on September 6–7, 2013, at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Kick-Off took place on Thursday September 5, 2013, at Center Stage) in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Kick-Off

The Mid-Week Mayhem took place on Wednesday September 4, 2013, at The Loft at Center Stage) in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Mid-week Mayhem

2014
ProgPower USA XV took place on September 12–13, 2014, at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Kick-Off took place on Thursday September 11, 2014, at Center Stage) in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Kick-Off

The Mid-Week Mayhem took place on Wednesday September 10, 2014.
 * Mid-Week Mayhem

2015
ProgPower USA XVI took place on September 11–12, 2015, at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Kick-Off took place on Thursday September 10, 2015, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Kick-Off

The Mid-Week Mayhem took place on Wednesday September 9, 2015, at The Loft at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Mid-Week Mayhem

2016
ProgPower USA XVII took place on September 7–10, 2016, at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Starting in 2016, ProgPower USA became a full four-day event. The Mid-Week Mayhem (Wednesday) and Kick-Off (Thursday) shows are now known as Days 1 and 2 respectively of the new format, while the traditional ProgPower USA Friday and Saturday shows are now Days 3 and 4 respectively.

Days 1 and 2 (September 7–8, 2016) took place at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. Day 2 (Thursday show) was called the Promoter's Pick night. There were four bands per day.
 * Days 1 & 2

Days 3 and 4 (September 9–10, 2016) took place at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia. These days are considered to be main event with six bands per day.
 * Days 3 & 4

2017
ProgPower USA XVIII took place on September 6–9, 2017 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Days 1 and 2 took place on September 6–7, 2017, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, with four bands on Wednesday and five bands on Thursday.
 * Days 1 & 2

Days 3 and 4 took place on September 8–9, 2017, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, with six bands per day.
 * Days 3 & 4

2018
ProgPower USA XIX took place on September 5–8, 2018 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Days 1 and 2 took place on September 5–6, 2018 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, with four bands per day.
 * Days 1 & 2

Days 3 and 4 took place on September 7–8, 2018 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, with six bands per day.
 * Days 3 & 4

2019
ProgPower USA XX took place on September 4–7, 2019 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Days 1 and 2 took place on September 4–5, 2019 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, with four bands per day.
 * Days 1 & 2

Days 3 and 4 took place on September 6–7, 2019 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, with six bands per day.
 * Days 3 & 4

2022
ProgPower USA XXI took place on June 1–4, 2022, at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Days 1 and 2 took place on June 1–2, 2022, at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Days 1 & 2

Days 3 and 4 took place on June 3–4, 2022 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Days 3 & 4

2023
ProgPower USA XXII took place on September 6-9, 2023 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Days 1 and 2 took place on September 6-7, 2023 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Days 1 & 2

Days 3 and 4 took place on September 8-9, 2023 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Days 3 & 4

2024
ProgPower USA XXIII is scheduled to take on September 4-7, 2024 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Days 1 and 2 are scheduled to take place on September 4-5, 2024 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Days 1 & 2

Days 3 and 4 are scheduled to take place on September 6-7, 2024 at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * Days 3 & 4

2020–2021
ProgPower USA XXI was originally scheduled to take place on September 9–12, 2020 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed. This was announced on May 22, 2020.

The rescheduled dates for ProgPower USA XXI were to take place on September 8–11, 2021 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed again.

Photo galleries

 * Ahola, Esa. ProgPower USA. Web. November 28, 2013.
 * Thomas, Allen Ross. ProgPower USA. Web. November 28, 2013.
 * Schmidt, Stephen. ProgPower USA. Web. November 28, 2013.

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ProgPower Europe

ProgPower Europe (formerly ProgPower) is a progressive metal festival held annually in the Netherlands since 1999. Notable headliners have included Sons of Apollo, Evergrey, and Caligula's Horse.

History
The beginnings of ProgPower Europe started in November 1998 by René Janssen (mostly known from his activities for the Dutch Progressive Rock Pages) decided the time had come for a special event in the progressive metal scene. So he started looking around for other prog metal fans who would be willing to organise a festival with him. The first ProgPower Europe took place in November 1999 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands. All the follow on events have taken place at Sjiwa in Baarlo, Netherlands.

ProgPower Europe Specials
Some special performances were given at ProgPower Europe:

 * In 2008 Wolverine played both on Saturday 4 October and on Sunday 5 October. On Saturday they played the same set they played 10 years before when they were headlining the first ProgPower festival. On Sunday they played their regular 2008 set.
 * In 2009 Evergrey surprised everybody with an acoustic set during the diner break.
 * In 2012 Persefone played Thursday night before ProgPower Europe in memory of Mikko Laine, who died in a truck accident the year before. Mikko Laine was the guitarplayer in the Finnish band Sole Remedy.
 * In 2013 Damian Wilson was doing an acoustic set and standup show (!). He also jumped on a table outside the venue during a break playing acoustic guitar and sing-a-long songs with the ProgPower family.
 * In 2014 Pain of Salvation played the whole of Remedy Lane, in addition to a regular set.

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Soldier Creek Wilderness

Soldier Creek Wilderness is located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Created by an act of Congress in 1986, the wilderness is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and covers an area of 7,794 acres (31.54 km2) within the Pine Ridge section of the Nebraska National Forest. The wilderness experienced a large wildfire in 1989, which destroyed almost 90 percent of the ponderosa pine forest, which today is slowly rebounding. The Bald eagle can be found here, as can white-tailed deer, mule deer, bobcats, coyotes and numerous other mammals. The region, which was originally established as a timber reservation for nearby Fort Robinson, was utilized by the U.S. Cavalry from the late 19th century through World War II for its excellent horse pastures along Soldier Creek. A series of trails pass two windmills that are still functioning, even though they are not maintained and are over 100 years old. A popular destination for horseback riding, the wilderness is the larger of the two federally-designated wilderness areas in Nebraska. U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles, including bicycles. Although camping and fishing are allowed with a proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining, in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act. Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting (in season).

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Idriss Ndélé Moussa

Idriss Ndélé Moussa Yayami (17 April 1959, Faya-Largeau – 20 May 2013, N'Djamena) was a Chadian dental surgeon, academic and politician. He was the president of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament from 2009 to 2012. He became president on 29 May 2009. The other leading contenders for the presidency were Sawadogo Lassane and Mostefa Abdelaziz El-Gendy. Moussa received a majority of votes of the members of the Pan-African Parliament.

Early life
A dental surgeon by profession, Moussa served as assistant professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of N'Djamena. He was married and had six children.

Moussa held several leadership positions within the National Assembly of Chad, and served for several years in the Pan-African Parliament.

He also served as Secretary General of the Conseil Supérieur de Transition (CST), which acted as a provisional parliament from the National Sovereign Conference in Chad. He was a member of the African Union mission to observe the parliamentary elections in Mauritius in 2005, member of the PAP mission to observe the general elections in Zimbabwe in 2008, and Head of the PAP mission to observe the parliamentary elections in Angola in 2008.

He died on 20 May 2013 in a car accident in N'Djamena.

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Bagley-class destroyer

The Bagley class of eight destroyers was built for the United States Navy. They were part of a series of USN destroyers limited to 1,500 tons standard displacement by the London Naval Treaty and built in the 1930s. All eight ships were ordered and laid down in 1935 and subsequently completed in 1937. Their layout was based on the concurrently-built Gridley class destroyer design and was similar to the Benham class as well; all three classes were notable for including sixteen 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, the heaviest torpedo armament ever on US destroyers. They retained the fuel-efficient power plants of the Mahan-class destroyers, and thus had a slightly lower speed than the Gridleys. However, they had the extended range of the Mahans, 1400 nmi farther than the Gridleys. The Bagley class destroyers were readily distinguished visually by the prominent external trunking of the boiler uptakes around their single stack.

All eight Bagley-class destroyers were present at the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. They all served in the Pacific during World War II, with Jarvis, Blue, and Henley lost in combat. In 1944 Mugford suffered extensive damage from a kamikaze hit that put her out of combat for six months. Ralph Talbot later received a kamikaze hit off Okinawa. After the war, Bagley, Helm, and Patterson were decommissioned in 1945 and scrapped in 1947. Mugford and Ralph Talbot, still in commission, were targets during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini atoll in 1946. Contaminated by radiation, they were scuttled off Kwajalein in 1948.

Design
The eight Bagleys were part of a series of three classes with similar characteristics laid down 1935-1937. The other two were the Gridley class (4 ships) and the Benham class (10 ships). All three featured four 5 in dual purpose guns (anti-surface and anti-aircraft) and sixteen 21 in torpedo tubes in four quadruple mounts as built, the largest number of torpedo tubes on any US destroyers. Although all had only one stack, they differed primarily in their machinery. The Bagleys were a Navy design that duplicated the machinery of the preceding long-range Mahan class; this led to their prominent boiler uptakes around the single stack that were their main recognition feature. The Gridleys were designed by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company with advanced high-pressure boilers (also built by Bethlehem) but turbines generally similar to the earlier Farragut class, which limited their range. The Benhams were a Gibbs & Cox design with another new boiler design that allowed a reduction from four boilers to three, with an efficient turbine arrangement resembling the Mahans'.

Engineering
The Bagleys' propulsion plant repeated that of the Mahans. Steam pressure was 400 psi, superheated to 700 °F. Features that improved fuel economy included boiler economizers, double reduction gearing, and cruising turbines. The ships' range was 6940 nmi at 12 kn, 1400 nmi farther than the Gridleys. The engines developed 47,191 shp on Bagley's trials. The main turbines were manufactured by General Electric. Each main turbine was divided into a high-pressure (HP) and a low-pressure (LP) turbine feeding into a common reduction gear to drive a shaft, in a similar manner to the machinery illustrated at the following reference. Steam from the boilers was supplied to the HP turbine, which exhausted to the LP turbine, which exhausted to a condenser. The cruising turbines were geared to the HP turbines and could be engaged or disengaged as needed; at low speeds they were operated in series with the HP turbines to improve the efficiency of the overall turbine arrangement, thus improving fuel economy.

Armament
The Bagleys had the same armament as the Gridleys and Benhams: four 5 in dual purpose guns (anti-surface and anti-aircraft (AA)) in single mounts and sixteen 21 in torpedo tubes in quadruple mounts. The class was initially equipped with the Mark 11 torpedo or Mark 12 torpedo, which were replaced by the Mark 15 torpedo beginning in 1938. This was the heaviest armament in torpedoes ever on US destroyers. Compared with the Mahans, they sacrificed one gun for four additional torpedo tubes. It was suggested that these ships could use "curved ahead fire", using the adjustable post-launch gyro angle of their torpedoes to launch a sixteen-torpedo spread ahead of the ship. One reason for the heavy destroyer torpedo armament was that, alone among the major navies, the last nine of the seventeen US Treaty cruisers built in the 1920s and 1930s lacked torpedoes; eventually all of the US Treaty cruisers' torpedoes were removed in 1941 in favor of additional heavy AA guns.

As with most other US destroyers of this period, the 5-inch guns featured all-angle power loading and were director controlled, making them as effective as the technology allowed against aircraft. By late 1942, radio proximity fuses (VT fuses) made them much more effective. As in the last two Mahans, the two forward 5-inch guns were in enclosed mounts, while the aft guns were open. However, in common with all US surface combatants in the 1930s, the light AA armament was weak; only four .50 caliber machine guns (12.7 mm) were equipped. It was apparently felt that the heavy AA armament would shoot down most incoming aircraft in all situations, but the attack on Pearl Harbor showed that this was not true. The Bagleys' weak AA armament was partially remedied after Pearl Harbor by replacing the machine guns with one twin 40 mm Bofors (1.6 in) mount and six 20 mm Oerlikon cannon (0.8 in). While most American destroyers had some or all torpedo tubes replaced by light AA guns during World War II, the Bagleys did not.

As with their contemporaries, the Bagleys' anti-submarine warfare (ASW) armament started with two depth charge racks aft. Photographs show that these were augmented during World War II by four K-gun depth charge throwers on at least some ships.

Service
All eight Bagley-class destroyers were present at the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, comprising Destroyer Squadron Four. They all served in the Pacific during World War II, with Jarvis, Blue, and Henley lost in combat. In 1944 Mugford suffered extensive damage from a kamikaze hit that put her out of combat for six months. The remaining four Bagleys continued to operate as Destroyer Squadron Six, with Ralph Talbot receiving a kamikaze hit off Okinawa. Bagley accepted the surrender of Japanese forces on Marcus Island. Bagley, Helm, and Patterson were decommissioned in 1945 and scrapped in 1947. Mugford and Ralph Talbot, still in commission, were targets during the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests at Bikini atoll in 1946. Contaminated by radiation, they were scuttled off Kwajalein in 1948.

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ProgPower

ProgPower is the name of four progressive and power metal festivals:

 * ProgPower Europe (formerly called ProgPower), held in the Netherlands since 1999
 * ProgPower USA, held in the United States since 2001
 * ProgPower UK, held in the United Kingdom in 2006 and 2007
 * ProgPower Scandinavia, held in Denmark in 2007 and 2008

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Pius XI High School

Pius XI High School is a private Catholic high school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Its enrollment is approximately 900.

History
Pius XI High School, named in honor of Pope Pius XI, was founded in 1929. Originally it offered only the first three years of high school. Thus, the first graduation occurred in 1937, when the first senior class was added to the school. Enrollment grew from a class of eight in 1937 to over 2,000 students throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Current enrollment is approximately 730 students.

The original four-story school building was constructed in 1949, with a two-story addition, for six stories total, completed in 1957. Additional classroom space, library space, science laboratories and general renovations were completed in 1998, and a field house was annexed in 2004. The original gymnasium has been remodeled into an auditorium, which was completed in the 2012-2013 school year.

Academics
Pius offers almost 200 courses, more than any other school in the state, including almost 20 advanced placement, honors and accelerated courses. In recent years, Pius XI High School has twice been named a National Blue Ribbon School. Pius has more national board-certified teachers than any other private school in Wisconsin.

In 2007, several fine arts and English students were awarded 24 Gold and 16 Silver Key awards, some for portfolios from the National Scholastic Art & Writing Competition. In addition, several students have recently won awards and scholarships from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and the Wisconsin Regional ARTS Competition. Its students continue to receive awards for fine art. The Theater and English departments co-produced the Metro Milwaukee Young Playwrights Competition in 2005 and 2006 before the project was tabled.

The newest academic department is engineering, which offers a certified program called "Project Lead the Way" that prepares students for college engineering programs and allows them to earn college credit while in high school.

Schedules
Instead of homerooms, Pius has TAC (Teacher Advisor Contact) rooms, a mixture of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Each TAC is headed by a staff member called a "TAC teacher" that offers guidance to its TAC students. Pius has a modular scheduling system consisting of sixteen "Mods" of 22 minutes each, with 4 minutes between mods. Most classes are 2 mods long, making them a total of 48 minutes long (2 mods of 22 minutes, plus 4 minutes in between that are spent in class.). Courses meet two, three, or four times per week and last from 22 minutes to 90 minutes. This system provides flexibility in the frequency and duration of individual courses, and approximates the scheduling systems used by colleges and universities.

Student government
The Pius XI High School Student Forum is responsible for bringing student concerns to the administrative level, bringing administrative opinions, decisions, views and ideas to the student body, to solve or assist in the solving of school-wide problems and to act in the interest of the Pius XI community. The Forum is guided by a constitution that is renewed with each new set of representatives, board representatives and officers. The president of the Forum is elected to the position by the representatives at-large and the vice-president is nominated by the president and moderator, subject to approval of the Student Forum.

Athletics
Pius XI is a member of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association and participates in the Woodland Conference. The male athletic teams play under the name "Popes", while the females are referred to as the "Lady Popes". For one season Pius XI Popes Football team was renamed the "Storm", after which the name "Popes" was brought back permanently. Despite the papal nickname, no visual imagery that alludes to the Pope is used at sporting events. The team had an unofficial mascot of the "Sugar Bear," alluding to an advertisement from the 1960s. The "Sugar Bear" was absent from sporting events from 2004-2008 but made its triumphant return to the sidelines in 2009. It has been Pius' unofficial mascot for over 50 years. In 2010 the Lady Popes won their first WIAA Basketball State Championship.

The Popes and the Lady Popes Basketball teams were the last two teams to win the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association (WISAA) boys' and girls' state basketball championships. The boys' basketball team finished with a school record of 24-1 and #1 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's state and area polls. The girls had 18 conference championships in as many years and 12 state titles.

Notable alumni

 * Matt Adamczyk, Wisconsin politician and businessman
 * Paul Cebar, singer-songwriter
 * James T. Flynn, 40th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
 * Mike Jurewicz, professional baseball player
 * Alan Kulwicki, 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
 * Michael Maize, motion picture and television actor
 * Andrew Mozina, professor of English at Kalamazoo College
 * Keith Nosbusch, CEO of Rockwell Automation
 * Richard E. Pabst, Wisconsin State Representative
 * Cheryl Pawelski, record producer (Omnivore Recordings)
 * Sergio Pettis, professional mixed martial artist
 * Janet Protasiewicz, Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
 * Adam Stockhausen, Oscar-winning production designer

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God Hates Japan

God Hates Japan (神は日本を憎んでる, Kami wa Nihon wo Nikunderu, in Japanese) is a 2001 novel by Douglas Coupland. It was released solely in Japan and has little English text in it. The book was published by Kadokawa Shoten and illustrated by Michael Howatson.

The story focuses on characters lost in the malaise that swept Japanese culture after the economic downturn in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It also depicts the way some of these characters lived in the shadow of the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway.

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Wallan

Wallan, traditionally known as Wallan Wallan (large circular place of water), is a town in Victoria, 45 km north of Melbourne's Central Business District. The town sits at the southern end of the large and diverse Shire of Mitchell which extends from the northern fringes of Melbourne into the farming country of north-central Victoria and the lower Goulburn Valley. The township flanks the Hume Freeway and is set against the backdrop of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2021 census it had a population 15,004.

Overview
The fastest growing town and now the largest town in the Mitchell Shire, Wallan is a link between the city and rural towns such as Kilmore, Broadford and Seymour. 15 kilometres to the north is a turnoff to Strath Creek which leads through the Valley of a Thousand Hills.

History
A Wallan Wallan Post Office opened on 1 April 1858. A Wallan Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 October 1873, later renamed as Wallan Wallan East and closing in 1992.

The first and only surviving store was begun by Hugh and Margaret Sinclair about 1860 with their 2-storey residence. In 1867 Thomas O'Dwyer began a store where the Wallan Hotel now stands. He converted the store to the Woodmans Arms Hotel in 1883. George Wallder and John Kyle supplied meat to the township. The first church erected in Wallan was a wooden building that cost 71 pounds and was opened by the Methodist residents in 1865. Wallan became part of the preaching circuit in 1864 and the following year the modest chapel was built.

In the past, Wallan was a small village with only a few houses and a shop. Until 1997 this was a private farm, however it has now been developed as a residential estate with a golf course running through the middle.

The Wellington Square Shopping Centre, opened in 2004, includes many corporate franchise businesses (mainly Victoria's biggest supermarket chain Safeway), creating competition for the already existing Coles Supermarket across the road.

In 2009, Wallan was used as a relief centre for those from surrounding towns affected by the Black Saturday fires.

Education
Wallan offers both primary and secondary education. Wallan Primary School (est.1857) and Wallan Secondary College (est.2006). Catholic education can be sourced in the nearby town of Kilmore through Saint Patricks Primary and Assumption College Kilmore, and private education through The Kilmore International School (y3-y12) teaching the IB diploma (Permanently closed in January 2023 ). Childcare and Kindergarten programs in Wallan are offered by multiple private childcare centres and the Mitchell Shire Kindergarten (operating within Wallan Primary School grounds).

Transport

Wallan station is well connected with the V/Line train network on the Seymour line. Mitchell Shire also operates a town to station connecting bus service for peak hour commuters. There is a bus service from Barmah that serves Wallan to Southern Cross station.

Parks
Wallan has parks in prominent locations, and within estates. It also has a small water park (running mainly in the warmer months) located in the town centre at Hadfield park, this is a large adventure playground with a small splash area and ample picnic spaces including sheltered seating with bbq facilities. There are very limited recreational facilities in the town. Walkways have been improved in recent years with re-vegetation of wetland areas along Watson st and storm water mitigation ponds around Wallara Waters.

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Ngarindo Milengar is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Chad.

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Alpha Epsilon Phi

Alpha Epsilon Phi (ΑΕΦ or AEPhi) is an American sorority and a member of the National Panhellenic Conference. It was the second Jewish sorority formed in the United States.

History
Alpha Epsilon Phi was established at Barnard College in New York City on October 24, 1909. Its founders were seven Jewish women: Helen Phillips, Ida Beck, Rose Gerstein, Augustina "Tina" Hess, Lee Reiss, Rose Salmowitz, and Stella Strauss. Their goal was to foster lifelong friendship and sisterhood in academics, social involvement, and community service, while providing a "home away from home" for the sorority's members.

In 1951, the sorority joined the National Panhellenic Conference and celebrated its centennial at Barnard College in 2009.

Symbols
The columns of Alpha Epsilon Phi were added seven years after the sorority's founding, in 1916. They wanted to create a simple insignia, as opposed to a more elaborate crest like that of other Greek letter organizations. The three columns Α, Ε, and Φ represent faculty approval, student esteem, and sorority fidelity, respectively.

During the 1977 National Convention, after a suggestion put forward by the Alpha Kappa Chapter at Miami University, the sorority adopted the giraffe as its official mascot. The giraffe was selected because it stands the tallest and has the largest heart of all land mammals.

Activities
Alpha Epsilon Phi currently has 43 active collegiate chapters across the United States and Canada. Alumna groups exist across the United States and hold events to celebrate their Founder's Day, to socialize, and to interact with other local pan-hellenic alumnae groups.

The sorority also has a magazine to chronicle news relevant to the organization. First published in November 1917 as Alpha Epsilon Phi Quarterly, the title was changed to Columns in the late 1920s. Columns is published twice a year, in the fall and spring. It is sent to college students, alumnae volunteers, donors, subscribers, inter-fraternal partners, and friends of Alpha Epsilon Phi. Fraternity and sorority professionals, and vice presidents of student affairs on campuses with Alpha Epsilon Phi chapters also receive the magazine. Families contribute to Columns to support philanthropic events and activities for current members, alumnae, family members, and friends across the United States.

Notable members

 * Barbara Barrie (Omega) – actress; (Barney Miller)
 * Marilyn Beck (Xi) – Hollywood columnist and author
 * Carol Lynn Blum (Alpha Eta) – 1965 Miss Florida, third runner up Miss America 1966
 * Lillian Copeland (Xi) – Olympic Gold and Silver medalist in discus; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
 * Miriam Freund-Rosenthal (Zeta) – Jewish-American civic leader
 * Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Kappa) – Supreme Court Justice
 * Elizabeth Glaser (Sigma) – AIDS activist and co-founder of The Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation
 * Nancy Goodman Brinker (Mu) – Founder of the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research; appointed in 2001 as Ambassador to Hungary
 * Bonnie Glick (Kappa) – politician, diplomat, and businesswoman
 * Erica Hill (Alpha Chi) – CNN anchor
 * Randi Kaye (Alpha Chi) – reporter and CNN anchor
 * Bessie Margolin (Epsilon) – former U.S. Department of Labor attorney
 * Stacey Nuveman (Phi) – Gold medalist for Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
 * Dayssi Olarte de Kanavos (Kappa) – socialite, philanthropist, real estate executive
 * Charlotte Rae (Omicron) – actress; (Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life)
 * Nan Rich (Alpha Tau) – former member of the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate
 * Judith Resnik (Alpha Nu) – 2nd woman American astronaut and first Jewish woman in space
 * Dinah Shore (Chi) – singer, actress and talk show host
 * Annette Strauss (Omega) – former mayor of Dallas
 * Carmen Warschaw (Phi) – California philanthropist and politician
 * Lauren Weisberger (Kappa) – author; (The Devil Wears Prada)
 * Harriett Woods (Pi) – former Lt. Governor of Missouri

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User talk:Duran

Please Help!
I see that you actively help out on Wikipedia, that's great! I am asking for your help on the improvement and collaboration of the article Queen's University. It has been nominated for the Article Improvement Drive and needs votes! You can vote through the Talk:Queen's University. Your help would be awesome, and ask me for help anytime!!

P.S. Feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. --Speedystickd 22:45, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

About Market
I did the actions I proposed. I urge you to remove your Market proposal from WP:AID and nominate Marketplace. --Dijxtra 22:22, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

COTW
Would you be willing to support my nominee for WP:COTW. The article is Invasion which is an important term for military knowledge. The current article however isn't at the same standard as the term is in modern and historic warfare though. If you'll be willing to support, I'll be greatful. Thanks 00:45, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

COTW Project
You voted for Invasion, this week's Collaboration of the week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 18:33, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

AID
If you have time, please take a look at my concerns about the Article Improvement Drive nomination of Cold War posted here. Thanks. 172 23:22, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

COTW Project
You voted for Male and Female, this week's Collaborations of the week. Please come and help them become featured-standard articles. -- King of Hearts | (talk) 23:12, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Luxor
Regarding deleting the Four thousand years of tourism section, I believe the article you specified it was a copyvio of actually copied it from Wikipedia. I compared from the history of the article on Wikipedia and I see the date of buzzle.com article is 7-31-05 or 8/2/05

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-31-2005-73999.asp

Duran 11:15, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

 * I noticed that about the date, too, but compare the [ May 30, 2004] revision of Tourism in Luxor, which is the original source of that text on Wikipedia, and actually contains the byline "By Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis". If buzzle.com were going to plagiarize from us, I hardly think they would copy that line.

 * Possibly the buzzle.com article has been "reprinted", and appeared there earlier? Or, perhaps User:194.79.100.109 who originally posted the text here actually is Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis?  dbenbenn | talk 16:27, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Invasion
I just want to let you know that Invasion which you voted for as a COTW is now being considered for a featured article. Leave your input at Featured article candidates/Invasion. RENTA FOR LET?  03:55, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Since your lonely check out my classic rock survey. You might like to participate. RENTA [[Image:FraiseFruitPhoto.jpg|25px]] FOR LET?

New Sports Wiki
Hey Duran, me and a couple of buddies started this new sport-wiki, http://www.armchairgm.com, which combines blogs, news, voting, with the power of Mediawiki's (Wikipedia's) wiki engine.

I noticed that you are a Yanks and Jets fan, so I thought you would be interested. When you have the chance, check out the site. We would love for you to join our community.

--Awrigh01 04:13, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Nutrition is Science Collaboration of the Week
Hi, you voted for this article, and it won. Maybe you can help to improve it... See you there! - Samsara contrib talk 13:51, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Latin America won!
Joyous | Talk 18:26, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

COTW Project
You voted for Fourteen Points, this week's Collaboration of the week. Please come and help it become a featured-standard article. - Davodd 23:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

You helped choose this week's WP:AID winner
- Davodd 05:43, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

You helped choose this week's WP:AID winner
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You helped choose as this week's WP:AID winner
Davodd 17:05, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject South Park
I have thought of creating a WikiProject for South Park since it is now near its' 10th anniversary and has more articles than ever. I feel we could all do the following things through this project: I have seen your South Park fan template and wondered if you were interested in joining. If so reply to my talk page and I'll get back to you as quick as I can. Thanks, Mr. Garrison
 * Cleanup any short/poorly written/unformatted articles
 * Merge/lengthen the many character articles
 * Improve the South Park main page

You helped choose Environmentalism as this week's WP:AID winner
AzaBot 18:31, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

You helped choose Islam as this week's WP:AID winner
Dev920(Mind voting here?) 15:18, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

You helped choose Rosetta Stone as this week's WP:AID winner
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Lang Lang River

The Lang Lang River is a perennial river of the Western Port catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

Location and features
The Lang Lang River rises in the Strzelecki Ranges in the East Poowong valley, north of the town of. The river flows generally northwest, then west, joined by one minor tributary, before reaching its river mouth and emptying into the Western Port, near the town of Lang Lang. The river descends approximately 26 m over its 10 km course.

The river is fairly slow running and does flood occasionally with resultant disruptions to major roads like the South Gippsland Highway and Westernport Road and it can often leave residents stranded in nearby town Lang Lang.

Etymology
The exact origin of the name Lang Lang is debated.

One explanation is that it derives from the Aboriginal Boonwurrung language, in which there are two names for the river recorded: Lang Lang Berin, meaning "stones" or "stony"; and Porbin yaluk, meaning "flowing creek or river".

Other sources claim the river and town are named in honour of an early settler in region, called Lang.

title: Lang Lang River