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The Eternal Dagger

The Eternal Dagger is a top-down role-playing video game published by Strategic Simulations in 1987. It is a sequel to Wizard's Crown from 1986. Demons from another dimension are invading the world, and the only item that can seal the portal is the titular dagger. Players can transfer their characters over from Wizard's Crown, minus whatever magical items they had on them.

Reception
SSI sold 18,471 copies of The Eternal Dagger in North America.

Computer Gaming World's Scorpia in 1987 described the gameplay as very similar to that of its predecessor, with a few changed spells and in-battle options. She praised the use of a single character to represent the party, but disliked dungeon combat because of the extra step of maneuvering party members into attack positions. Scorpia also felt the game did not have the same balance as the previous, with magic being a much more effective option overall. She also found combat to be more difficult, with wide discrepancies between the "quick combat" option and tactical combat, and monsters that generally take much longer to kill. Scorpia also criticized the new fatigue, which decreases weapon skill as party members go without rest, for lengthening travel time and slowing down the game. She concluded that The Eternal Dagger was not of the same quality as its predecessor, and recommended patience when playing the game. In 1993 Scorpia reiterated that The Eternal Dagger was "not as good as the previous game" and, despite the "interesting plot idea, this game is only for the patient".

In his column for ANALOG Computing, Steve Panak criticized the game's "overly complex and poorly designed setup procedure and difficult-to-use command structure", but stated that the time needed to finish the game and its predecessor "is 50 hours well spent indeed". The game was reviewed in 1988 in Dragon #129 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the game 1$1/2$ out of 5 stars.

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Jumpin', Jumpin'

"Jumpin', Jumpin' is a song by American group Destiny's Child for their second studio album, The Writing's on the Wall (1999). The song was co-written and co-produced by group member Beyoncé Knowles and Chad Elliott, with additional writing from Rufus Moore and production assistance from Jovonn Alexander. It was released as the fourth and final single from The Writing's on the Wall on July 14, 2000, by Columbia Records.

"Jumpin', Jumpin became a commercial success, peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and within the top ten in Australia, Canada, Iceland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Critically acclaimed, the song was ranked at number 232 on Pitchfork's "Top 500 Songs of the 2000s".

Background
Producer Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliott received a phone call from Columbia Records A&R Teresa LaBarbera Whites, who wanted him to meet "this great group in Houston" prior to the release of their debut album. He flew to Houston and met for dinner with the group (Destiny's Child) and their manager Mathew Knowles, but was unable to send any productions in time for their album. Elliott, alongside co-writer Rufus Moore and co-producer Jovonn Alexander, subsequently sent a disc of written tracks for potential inclusion on their second album. Elliott was compiling beats for his own rap project at the time, and accidentally sent one of his beats (with no lyrics attached) on the same disc. Beyoncé heard the song, began writing to it, and Mathew Knowles sent a rough draft to Elliott, who was impressed with the melodic, syncopated-rap delivery, and the "democratic" message addressed to both men and women. The completed product would secure a placement on blockbuster album The Writing's on the Wall alongside another co-written Elliott song ("If You Leave"), and would ultimately become Elliott's highest-peaking and highest-selling song in multiple global markets, as well as the first song that Beyoncé received a co-production credit.

Composition
Musically, "Jumpin', Jumpin is an up-beat pop and R&B styled dance track with influences of melodic rap. During the duration of the record, Knowles sings in rap-like style, something she is notable for doing in Destiny's Child as well later on in her solo career.  Sheet music for the song shows the key of E major with a tempo of 92 beats per minute. Meanwhile, the song's chords alternate between C♯m and G♯, while the vocals span one and a half octaves, from D♯3 to G♯4.

Commercial performance
"Jumpin', Jumpin peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 on August 19, 2000, becoming Destiny's Child's fourth top-ten hit, and remained at the position for five non-consecutive weeks. The song peaked at number one on the Hot 100 Airplay for seven consecutive weeks, becoming one of the biggest radio hits of 2000 and the group's second longest run atop the chart behind "Independent Women Part I", which reigned for nine consecutive weeks. Though the song did not reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100, it spent 16 weeks within the top ten, longer than both previous number-one hits "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name", as well as any of the songs that prevented it from reaching the top of the chart.

In the United Kingdom, "Jumpin', Jumpin was a top-five hit and sold over 195,000 copies. It also achieved success when it charted at number two in Australia. In the Netherlands, "Jumpin', Jumpin peaked at number ten on the Dutch Single Top 100, spending a total of 14 weeks on the chart.

Music video
The video for "Jumpin', Jumpin was directed by Joseph Kahn, who previously worked with the group on the video for "Say My Name".

The video starts with a timelapse of a city to from day to night while cutting into close-up shots of the group members putting on lipstick and nail-polish. Destiny's Child are at home, getting prepared and dressed up for a night out at the club. Kelly Rowland is seen sitting on a couch while Farrah Franklin is seen getting her dress zipped up by Michelle Williams. There's also scenes of guys getting ready to go to the club, with one being a first-person view of someone shaving their face. Throughout the video, the camera moves in a shaky manner, like if it was jumping. After the first chorus, the group get into a car with Beyoncé behind the wheel and drive to their destination. They pass a group of guys in a car, who pull a u-turn and follow them until they meet them at a red-light. They challenge them to a car race in which Destiny's Child ultimately win. They arrive at the club during the "bounce" interlude and perform choreography with the camera moving as the song lyrics say. During this part, there's also a fisheye lens effect where Beyoncé is seen getting down close to. The video ends with the group dancing with other people on the dance floor.

It premiered on music video stations such as BET, MTV, and VH1 on the week ending June 12, 2000. A video for the So So Def remix began airing on BET on the week ending on July 17, 2000. This was the final music video to feature Farrah Franklin. The original music video is available on the video compilation Video Anthology, while the "So So Def Remix" is available on the video compilation The Platinum's on the Wall.

Remixes
Two official urban remixes for this song exist. The Nitro remix features rapper Mr. Nitro and the So So Def remix features Lil' Bow Wow, Da Brat, and Jermaine Dupri; a music video was filmed for the latter.

The "Azza's Remix" of "Jumpin', Jumpin contains newly recorded vocals. Along with the WNBA version that was made to promote the 2000 WNBA All-Star Game, these versions are the only songs from The Writing's on the Wall that feature Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams.

Track listings
US and Canadian maxi-CD single
 * 1) "Jumpin', Jumpin (album version) – 3:47
 * 2) "Jumpin', Jumpin (So So Def remix clean version featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, and Lil Bow Wow) – 3:45
 * 3) "Jumpin', Jumpin (Maurice's Jumpin' Retro mix) – 8:20
 * 4) "Jumpin', Jumpin (Azza's remix) – 5:15
 * 5) "Upside Down" (live from "VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross") – 4:09

US 2×12-inch single
 * A1. "Jumpin', Jumpin (Maurice's Jumpin' Retro mix) – 8:20
 * A2. "Jumpin', Jumpin (Azza's remix) – 5:15
 * B1. "Jumpin', Jumpin (Digital Black N Groove club mix) – 7:50
 * B2. "Upside Down" (live from "VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross") – 4:09
 * C1. "Jumpin', Jumpin (album version) – 3:47
 * C2. "Jumpin', Jumpin (So So Def remix clean version featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, and Lil Bow Wow) – 3:45
 * C3. "Jumpin', Jumpin (remix featuring Mr. Nitro) – 4:26
 * C4. "Jumpin', Jumpin (album version instrumental) – 3:47
 * D1. "Jumpin', Jumpin (So So Def remix instrumental) – 3:45
 * D2. "Jumpin', Jumpin (remix featuring Mr. Nitro instrumental) – 4:26
 * D3. "Jumpin', Jumpin (album version a cappella) – 3:47
 * D4. "Jumpin', Jumpin (So So Def remix a cappella) – 3:40

Australian and New Zealand CD single
 * 1) "Jumpin', Jumpin
 * 2) "Say My Name" (Timbaland remix)
 * 3) "Say My Name" (Maurice's Last Days of Disco Millennium mix)
 * 4) "Say My Name" (Daddy D remix with rap)
 * 5) "Say My Name" (Digital Black & Groove Club mix)

UK CD1
 * 1) "Jumpin', Jumpin (album version) – 3:47
 * 2) "Jumpin', Jumpin (Azza's remix) – 5:15
 * 3) "Upside Down" (live from "VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross") – 4:09

UK CD2
 * 1) "Jumpin', Jumpin (Maurice's radio mix) – 4:05
 * 2) "Say My Name" (Maurice's Last Days of Disco Millennium mix) – 7:35
 * 3) "Bills, Bills, Bills" (Maurice's Xclusive Livegig mix) – 7:33

UK cassette single
 * 1) "Jumpin', Jumpin (album version) – 3:47
 * 2) "Jumpin', Jumpin (So So Def remix clean version featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, and Lil Bow Wow) – 3:45

European CD1
 * 1) "Jumpin', Jumpin (album version) – 3:47
 * 2) "Upside Down" (live from "VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross") – 4:09

European CD2
 * 1) "Jumpin', Jumpin (album version) – 3:47
 * 2) "Jumpin', Jumpin (So So Def remix clean version featuring Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, and Lil Bow Wow) – 3:45
 * 3) "Upside Down" (live from "VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross") – 4:09
 * 4) "Jumpin', Jumpin (Maurice's radio mix) – 4:05

Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from The Writing's on the Wall album booklet.

Studios
 * Recorded at 353 Studio (New York City) and 24/7 Studio (Houston, Texas)
 * Mixed at Sony Studios (New York City)

Personnel

 * Rufus Moore – writing
 * Chad Elliott – writing, production, mixing
 * Beyoncé Knowles – writing, production
 * Byron Rittenhouse – male voice
 * Jovonn Alexander – production
 * David Donaldson – engineering
 * Andre DeBourg – engineering
 * Charles Alexander – engineering

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Pratt knot

The Pratt knot is a method of tying a necktie. It is also known as the Shelby knot. The knot was created by Jerry Pratt, an employee of the US Chamber of Commerce in the late 1950s. It was popularized as the Shelby knot after then 92-year-old Pratt taught it in 1986 to television reporter Don Shelby who he felt had been tying his tie poorly on the air. Shelby then refined the Pratt knot with local clothier Kingford Bavender and wore it on the air with a spread collar where it stood out and attracted attention for its symmetry and trim precision.

The knot is a variation on the Nicky knot. Both the Pratt and Nicky knots are tied inside out, though only the Nicky knot is self-releasing. Before its popularization in a 1989 New York Times article, the knot was unknown within the fashion world and not recorded in the tie industry's standard reference guide of the time, Getting Knotted – 188 Knots for Necks by Davide Mosconi and Riccardo Villarosa in Milan, Italy.

The Pratt knot uses less length than the half-Windsor or Windsor knots, and so is well suited to shorter ties or taller men. Unlike the four-in-hand knot, the Pratt method produces a symmetrical knot. It is of medium thickness.

Using notation from and according to The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie, the knot is tied
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Gas Food Lodging

Gas Food Lodging is a 1992 American drama film written and directed by Allison Anders, based on the novel Don't Look and It Won't Hurt by Richard Peck. Starring Brooke Adams, Ione Skye, and Fairuza Balk, the film follows a waitress trying to find romance while raising two daughters in a trailer park in a small desert town in New Mexico.

Gas Food Lodging premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1992, where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, and was screened at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 24, 1992, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 10, 1992, to critical acclaim. At the 8th Independent Spirit Awards, Balk won for Best Female Lead, while the film earned nominations in four other categories, Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay for Anders, and Best Supporting Female for Adams.

Plot
Nora, a waitress with two teenage daughters, struggles to raise them in a trailer park as a single parent after her husband abandons the family. After repeatedly skipping school to go on dates, Trudi, the elder daughter, quits school and gets a job as a waitress alongside her mother. Meanwhile, the younger daughter, Shade, spends most of her time watching the movies of Mexican film star Elvia Rivero and dreams of finding a boyfriend for her mother.

After being dumped by the boy she was seeing, Trudi meets Dank, a British petrologist, at the restaurant where she's working. They eventually sleep together, and she tells him that her promiscuity is caused by the fact that she lost her virginity in a gang rape perpetrated by local boys she knew. Returning home the following night, her mother tells her that she has one month to find a new home.

Shade tries to seduce Darius, her friend, by dressing up in a wig and costume à la Olivia Newton-John, Darius's supposed dream girl, at her sister's suggestion. After her seduction attempt fails, presumably because he is gay, she runs into Javier, the local projectionist, who teases her over her outfit before giving her a ride home on his bike. Afterwards she sets her mother up on a date with Raymond, a married man who was revealed earlier in the film to be having an intermittent affair with her mother. As they do not want to reveal their connection to the eavesdropping Shade, they make wry conversation where Raymond claims to work as a gravedigger and Nora as a brain surgeon.

Trudi discovers she is pregnant with Dank's child, but when he fails to return from an expedition, decides to go to Dallas and give up her child for adoption rather than have an abortion. While Trudi is away, Nora begins an affair with Hamlet Humphrey, a man who installs satellite dishes, while the girls' biological father, John, reappears.

Shade falls in love with Javier and tries to reconnect with her father. Initially disturbed by Hamlet Humphrey, she warms to him after he reveals that he is familiar with the movies of Elvia Rivero and compares Nora to her.

Shade goes to Dallas with her mother and Hamlet for the birth of Trudi's baby. After giving birth to a daughter, Trudi tells Shade that she'll be staying in the city, as their home holds too many bad memories for her. On their way home, Shade spots a sign advertising day-glo rocks like the one Dank gave her sister. She goes to confront Dank but instead learns that he was killed in an accident while looking for rocks. Walking off into the desert, Shade realizes that Dank always loved Trudi and vows to eventually tell her what happened.

Cast

 * Brooke Adams as Nora
 * Ione Skye as Trudi
 * Fairuza Balk as Shade
 * Robert Knepper as Dank
 * David Lansbury as Hamlet (David Landsbury)
 * Chris Mulkey as Raymond
 * Donovan Leitch as Darius
 * Julie Condra as Tanya
 * Jacob Vargas as Javier
 * Laurie O'Brien as Thelma
 * Adam Biesk as Brett
 * James Brolin as John Evans
 * J Mascis as Cecil

In addition, Adams' daughter, Josie Lynne, appears as Trudi at 2 years; Skye and Leitch are real life siblings.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack for Gas Food Lodging was released by Elektra Records containing 28 tracks. J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. contributed many of the tracks and also made a cameo at the end of the film, as the guy who explains what happened to Dank.

Reception
Hal Hinson of The Washington Post wrote that "It's a great movie about making do."

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that "there are subtly etched characters, effortlessly fine performances, and a moving story that is not easily forgotten."

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 82% based on 17 reviews.

Home media
Gas Food Lodging was released on DVD region 1 in the United States and Canada on September 23, 2003 via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment It was again made available in region 1 as part of the Sony Choice Collection on April 3, 2012.

The film was made available for the first time on Blu-ray format in the U.S. and Canada via the Sony Choice Collection on April 4, 2017. The set contains the 1080p transfer, 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio and English SDH subtitles and no special features.

In November 2018, the Arrow Films subsidiary, Arrow Academy, released a special edition Blu-ray of the film featuring a remastered 1080p transfer and the original uncompressed 2.0 audio, as well as several new special features.

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It's not even an article on "little-used web slang", it's tantamount to commercial advertising, based on the content. Please don't do that. Dysprosia 06:38, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

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purpose of this page?
Right now this page seems to contain rather less information on numerical quadrature than does numerical analysis. I suppose someone has a plan to fix that? Unless it goes into significantly more detail than numerical analysis does, the page has no real function and should be deleted. --Trovatore 06:37, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Whoops, I redirected the page before I saw that there is something written here. Anyway, it seems silly to me to have separate pages at numerical quadrature and numerical integration on the same subject, so that's why I created the redirect. -- Jitse Niesen (talk) 17:37, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I think you did the right thing. --Trovatore 06:25, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

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Tripura University

Tripura University is a central university, the main public government university of Tripura, India.

History
Higher education in Tripura has its beginning with Maharaja Bir Bikram College (MBBC), the first-degree college in the state, established in 1947, and affiliate to Calcutta University (CU). This was followed by Ramkrishna Mahavidyalaya in 1950, Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar College formerly known as Belonia College in 1964 and Ramthakur College in 1967, all affiliated to CU. No postgraduate college existed in Tripura, until in 1967 the University Grants Commission (UGC) sanctioned a post-graduate wing of CU, named Calcutta University Post graduate Centre (CUPGC), established in 1985. In 1987 Tripura University was established through the Tripura University Act, on the grounds of CUPGC.

In 2007 Tripura University was elevated to a central university under the Tripura University Act, 2006. Sudip Bandopadhya was appointed the first chancellor and Arunoday Saha as first vice-chancellor (VC). Saha was followed by Anjan Kumar Ghosh, followed by Vijaykumar Laxmikantrao Dharurkar who was appointed the third VC in July 2018. In September 2019, Dharurkar resigned from his position under corruption allegations and replaced with acting VC Sangram Sinha. Sinha was replaced with acting VC Mahesh Kumar Singh in January 2020, who filled up the position until August 2020, when Ganga Prasad Prasain was appointed VC.

Location
The campus of Tripura University is situated at Suryamaninagar, 10 km away from the city centre of Agartala.

Affiliated colleges
Notable affiliated colleges include:
 * Ambedkar College
 * Dasaratha Deb Memorial College
 * Sachin Deb Barman Memorial Govt. Music College, Lichubagan
 * Government Degree College, Dharmanagar
 * Government Degree College, Kamalpur
 * Government Degree College, Khumulwng
 * Government Degree College, Teliamura
 * Government Degree College, Gandacharra
 * Government Degree College, Longtharai Valley
 * Holy Cross College, Agartala
 * Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar College, Belonia
 * Kabi Nazrul Mahavidyalaya, Sonamura
 * Michael Madhusudan Dutta College
 * Netaji Subhash Mahavidyalaya, Udaipur
 * Rabindranath Thakur Mahavidyalaya
 * Ramthakur College, Agartala
 * Ramkrishna Mahabhidyalay, Kailashar
 * Tripura Institute of Technology, Narsingarh
 * Tripura State Academy of Tribal Culture
 * Women's College, Agartala
 * Tripura Medical College, Hapaina
 * Agartala Government Medical College, Kunjaban

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Iny or INY may refer to:
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 * I ♥ NY, the basis of a tourism campaign by the city of New York
 * Julie Iny, an American activist and author
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Corpus Christi School

Corpus Christi School may refer to:

 * Corpus Christi School (Hobart) in Tasmania, Australia
 * Corpus Christi School (Ottawa), Ontario, Canada
 * Pallikoodam, an experimental school in India formerly known as Corpus Christi School
 * Corpus Christi School in New York City - see Corpus Christi Church (New York City)
 * Corpus Christi School (Cagayan de Oro City), in Mindanao, Philippines, one of cagayan de Oro's high schools

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Brett Tomko

Brett Daniel Tomko (born April 7, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals.

Early life and high school
Tomko was born in Euclid, Ohio, but moved to southern California when he was three years old. He attended El Dorado High School in Placentia, California, and was a letter winner in basketball and baseball. El Dorado has since retired his #20 uniform number. Tomko was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 20th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.

College career
Tomko attended college at Mt. San Antonio College (Walnut, California) in 1994. He then transferred to Florida Southern College for one season in 1995. At Florida Southern, Tomko led the team to the NCAA Division II National Championship against Georgia College. He went 15–2 with a 1.35 ERA and struck out 154 batters in 126.3 innings that season, with opponents hitting just .180 against him. He pitched two complete game shutouts in the Championship Series, including one in the final game, earning him the Tournament's "outstanding player" award. In addition, he won both the NCAA Division II Pitcher and Player of the Year Awards by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

In 2014, the NCAA Division II Pitcher of the Year Award was renamed the Brett Tomko Award in his honor. His uniform number, #35, has since been retired by Florida Southern.

Cincinnati Reds
In 1995, he was drafted in the second round by the Cincinnati Reds and signed with the Reds on June 28, 1995. He moved quickly through the Reds minor league system, debuting for the Charleston AlleyCats in Single-A that same year and pitching to a 1.89 ERA in nine games. In 1996, Baseball America named him the Reds' fifth best prospect. He moved to Double-A with the Chattanooga Lookouts and held a 3.88 ERA with 164 strikeouts in 157.2 innings. In 1997, Tomko was considered the Reds' top prospect by Baseball America. He moved up to Triple-A, pitching to a 2.95 ERA in 10 starts for the Indianapolis Indians, before getting called up to the Major Leagues.

Tomko made his Major League debut against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 27, 1997. He pitched six innings and gave up two runs while taking the loss in the Reds 2–1 defeat. He got his first victory in his next start on June 6, against the New York Mets. He pitched six innings, gave up one run and struck out seven, while also driving in the go-ahead run for his first MLB hit, in the Reds 5–2 victory. That year, Tomko finished with an 11–7 record and a 3.43 ERA in 126 innings. He was third on the team in Wins Above Replacement (WAR) with 3.0. He ultimately finished 7th in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year award.

Tomko followed up on his rookie season by going 13–12 with a 4.44 ERA while leading the team with 210.2 innings in 1998. In 1999, Tomko left spring training as the Reds no. 3 starter. However, he was briefly demoted to the minors after allowing 23 earned runs on 32 hits in his first five starts. He finished the year with a 4.92 ERA in 172 innings, finishing the season out in the bullpen.

Seattle Mariners
On February 10, 2000, Tomko was traded to the Seattle Mariners, along with Antonio Pérez, Jake Meyer, and Mike Cameron, for Ken Griffey Jr. He did not make the team out of spring training that year, due to dealing with a sore Achilles tendon. Tomko finally made his Mariners debut on April 22, allowing one run on four hits while striking out seven in six innings of work. In June, he was placed on the disabled list with a shoulder injury. When he returned, Tomko was used out of the bullpen for the rest of the season.

Tomko's 2001 season started off poorly after pitching to a 5.97 ERA in nine appearances in the rotation and bullpen. He was demoted to Triple-A on May 20. Tomko threw a no-hitter for the Tacoma Rainiers on July 3. During his time in Tacoma, he learned to throw a sinker. When rosters expanded in September, he asked to stay with the team during their playoff push, rather than return to the majors. He did not return to the Mariners until September 14.

San Diego Padres
On December 11, 2001, the Mariners traded Tomko (along with Ramón Vázquez, Tom Lampkin and cash) to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Wascar Serrano, Alex Arias and Ben Davis. He returned to the starting rotation for the 2002 season, making 32 starts and pitching to a 4.49 ERA in 204.1 innings.

St. Louis Cardinals
On December 15, 2002, He was traded again, almost exactly a year later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Wodnicki and Luther Hackman. Tomko manage to win 13 games in his only season in St. Louis, despite a 5.28 ERA in 202.2 innings of work. He also led the National League in hits and earned runs allowed.

San Francisco Giants
He signed with the San Francisco Giants as a free agent prior to the 2004 season. The deal included an option for the 2005 season as well. The first few months of the season went poorly for Tomko. He pitched to a 5.86 ERA in 12 starts through June 7, when he left in the fifth inning with an injury. He was later placed on the disabled list with elbow inflammation. After returning on June 24, he managed a 3.09 ERA in 128 innings to finish out the year. On August 26, he pitched a complete game shutout against the Florida Marlins. Tomko had a similar 2005 season, compiling a 4.48 ERA in 190.2 innings.

Los Angeles Dodgers
On December 21,, he agreed to a two-year contract worth a reported $8.7 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tomko pitched to a 5.12 ERA in 15 starts for the Dodgers in 2005 before hitting the disabled list with an oblique injury. When he returned in late July, he was relegated to the bullpen for the rest of the season. He managed a 3.64 ERA in 29.2 innings as a late-inning reliever.

In 2007, he pitched both as a starter and a reliever during the season. He had a 5.80 ERA in 104 innings for the Dodgers. On August 24, he was designated for assignment. During his time with the Dodgers, Tomko's poor pitching and propensity to give up home runs led to Dodger fans giving him the nickname "Bombko".

San Diego Padres (second stint)
After being released by the Dodgers, he signed with the San Diego Padres on September 4, 2007. Because of when he signed with the team, Tomko was ineligible for the playoffs. He allowed 14 runs on 25 hits in 27.1 innings between the bullpen and rotation down the stretch.

Tomko started the last game of the season, with the Padres needing a win to clinch the National League Wild Card. He ultimately surrendered five runs in 4.1 innings in what was an eventual 11–6 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. This resulted in the 2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game against the Colorado Rockies, which the Padres lost in 13 innings.

Kansas City Royals
On January 20, 2008, Tomko signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Kansas City Royals. He pitched to a 4.81 ERA in 60.1 innings as a starter and reliever. On June 12, 2008, the Royals designated Tomko for assignment.

San Diego Padres (third stint)
On June 27, after being released by the Royals, Tomko once again signed with the San Diego Padres. He pitched in just two games before hitting the disabled list with an elbow strain. Tomko was activated on August 19, but was ultimately released on September 1.

New York Yankees
On February 13, 2009, the New York Yankees signed Tomko to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. He began the season with Triple-A Scranton as a reliever but was called up by the Yankees on May 9. Tomko allowed 12 runs on 19 hits across 15 appearances out of the Yankees bullpen. Tomko was designated for assignment on July 21 to make room on the roster for Sergio Mitre. He was given his out right release on July 29. Tomko criticized the Yankees for not using him enough, despite his excellent spring training and minor league numbers, and said his 5.25 ERA was due to a lack of use.

Oakland Athletics
On August 4, he then signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics and was assigned to Triple-A. On August 17, 2009, Tomko defeated the Yankees in his first start for Oakland. Tomko got his 100th career win, however he injured his arm during the game. He missed the rest of the season after he was diagnosed with nerve damage.

He re-signed with Oakland during the offseason and the entire 2010 season rehabbing with the Sacramento River Cats.

Texas Rangers
On February 19, 2011, the Texas Rangers signed Tomko to a minor league contract with no invitation to spring training. On April 20, the Rangers purchased his contract from the minors and called him up. He allowed nine runs on 15 hits across eight appearances for the Rangers before he was outrighted to Triple-A on May 27. After the 2011 season, he elected for free agency.

Cincinnati Reds (second stint)
On February 19, 2012, Tomko signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds worth $480,000. He was on the minor league disabled list for the month of June and most of July with a shoulder injury. Tomko was 0–6 with a 3.78 ERA in 12 starts with Triple-A Louisville. On August 2, 2012, he was released by the Reds.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Tomko signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 14, 2012. He was assigned to the Double-A Mobile BayBears. On August 24, Tomko was called up to Triple-A and helped the Reno Aces capture the 2012 Pacific Coast League championship.

York Revolution
In March 2013, Tomko signed a contract with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

He retired in August chance to complete scout and player development school with the Kansas City Royals organization in the hopes of catching on as a professional coach or scout.

Kansas City Royals (second stint)
In November 2013, Tomko signed with Leones del Eascogido in the Dominican Professional Baseball League. Thanks to a strong performance, he had half a dozen MLB teams interested in signing him. On March 14, 2014, Tomko agreed to a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. On June 3, Tomko was released by the Royals.

Colorado Rockies
Tomko signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies on June 10, 2014. He maintained a 5.85 ERA in 10 starts for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

Post-Playing Career
In 2016, Tomko played for the Kansas Stars, a team of former Major League players formed by Nate Robertson and Adam LaRoche to participate in the National Baseball Congress World Series. He returned for the 2017 tournament, which the Stars won. Tomko pitched in the 2019 Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown.

In 2022, Tomko joined USA Baseball and served as a pitching coach for the 16U/17U National Team Development Program. He worked in the same capacity for the 13U/14U Athlete Development Program in 2023.

Personal life
Tomko married Playboy Playmate Julia Schultz (February 1998) in November 2003, and they have twin boys.

Tomko is an artist. As of 2017, he was training with famous sports artist Opie Otterstad.

In 1970, Tomko's father won a contest to name the new NBA expansion team based on Cleveland. Out of over 11,000 entries in The Plain Dealer, the name Cleveland Cavaliers was picked. His entry described the name Cavaliers as "a group of daring, fearless men whose life's pact was never surrender, no matter what the odds."

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Merge. with Catherine O'Leary - Mrdie 06:42, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * This afd nomination was orphaned. Listing now.  Redirect both to Great Chicago Fire. —Cryptic (talk) 18:41, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Great Chicago Fire.  freshgavin TALK  02:08, 20 October 2005 (UTC)
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Alixandra (born October 14 in Ontario, Canada) is a Wikipedia user. She lives with her many pets, which include 1 dog, 3 cats, 1 rabbit, 2 hamsters, 1 fish, and a sister named Frau-Frau.

Alixandra has black hair and very dark brown eyes. She's 5'7, but wishes she was taller. She currently has two tattoos, and no piercings.

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Survivor (Destiny's Child song)

"Survivor" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for their third studio album of the same title (2001). It was written and composed by group member Beyoncé, Anthony Dent, and Mathew Knowles. "Survivor" was inspired by a joke that a radio station had made about the fact that three members had already left the group, comparing the band to the reality game show Survivor. Beyoncé was inspired to take the negative comment and turn it into a positive by writing a song out of it. The song was released as the lead single from Survivor on March 6, 2001, by Columbia Records. It marked the first single released by the trio of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams.

"Survivor" was a commercial success, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in Ireland, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Critically acclaimed, the song won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards (2002). Its accompanying music video won the 2001 MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video, while the song also won a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo. In 2017, Billboard ranked the song at number 40 on their list "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time". Additionally, BET named it the tenth best song of the 2000s.

Background and development
"Survivor" was written by Anthony Dent, Destiny's Child band member Beyoncé Knowles and her father Mathew, while production was helmed by Dent and Beyoncé. The lyrics address the hardships that the band experienced in 2000, when original members LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett split from Knowles and Kelly Rowland, and were replaced by Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. Soon afterwards Franklin was also dismissed from the group, leading to more well-publicized personnel changes. According to Knowles, the group was publicly compared to the reality series Survivor, which inspired her to "write us out of all that negativity."

Dent initially envisioned his instrumental track to be recorded by rapper Lil' Kim, before Beyoncé used it to pen the lyrics, melody and vocal arrangement for "Survivor." Much of the song was written during a flight to the next city while Destiny's Child was opening for singer Christina Aguilera during her Christina Aguilera in Concert tour. Knowles later elaborated on the process: "I wrote it quickly because I was frustrated. For me, it was all about what survival means for women, and how hard it is to be one when there are people out there who are trying to bring you down." She further commented on its concept in an interview with MTV in which she stated that "Survivor" was "basically about surviving different situations. Everyone in this world that I know, they've survived something, and I know the song is definitely inspirational. It really makes you feel strong and it really makes you feel like you can survive anything."

Recording of the song took place at the SugarHill Studios in Houston, Texas in late 2000. "Survivor" was the first song from its parent album to be recorded. In a promotional 2001 interview with Billboard, Williams commented on the recording process: "Words can't describe how we felt when we recorded that song. Some of us were crying, others were jumping up and down [...] We prayed before that session, and the energy in that session was so high –— the room was heated." The chanting of the word "what!" in the chorus was Mathew Knowles' contribution to the song and added late into the recording of the "Survivor" after he had walked into the session while the band was recording and felt that a chanting part would suggest audience participation. The group debuted the song live during their RodeoHouston concert on February 18, 2001.

Composition
The song is performed in the key of G♯ minor, with a tempo of 81 beats per minute in common time. In the harmonic minor scale, it follows a chord progression of G♯m–C♯m7–D♯, and the group's vocals span an octave and a half, from G♯3 to C♯5.

Critical reception
Billboard critic Chuck Taylor noted that "Survivor" was "careful not to stray from the well-established formula that has made Destiny's Child the pop act du jour – a skittish stop- and-start beat, the puissant vocals of co-songwriter/producer Beyoncé Knowles, and a lyric about life in the victory lane when mankind does you wrong." In 2017 Billboard also named the song #40 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "Survivor" was "painfully labored, stuttering over a halting melody that Beyoncé Knowles breathlessly pushes to absolutely nowhere, working it so hard that it's difficult to listen."

Commercial performance
"Survivor" debuted at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the group's second highest-debuting single to date, behind "Lose My Breath" at number 30. It quickly ascended through the chart, reaching its peak of number two within a month, remaining at the position for seven consecutive weeks. The song was not released on physical formats until after its airplay had peaked; it topped the Billboard Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for eight weeks. It also peaked at number five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single stayed atop the Hot 100 Airplay chart for five consecutive weeks and peaked at number three on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. Its DVD edition peaked at number nine on the US Top Music Videos chart.

In the United Kingdom, "Survivor" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, selling 104,000 copies in its first week. It had sold 260,000 copies by the end of 2001, and has sold over 832,000 copies as of April 2021. It also topped the charts in Ireland and the Netherlands, while peaking at number two in Canada and number three in New Zealand.

Music video
An accompanying music video for "Survivor" was directed by Darren Grant and filmed in various locations throughout Los Angeles County, California on January 27–29, 2001. The clip is styled in the sense of three survivors living on an uninhabited island. It also shows a brief prelude to how the trio got shipwrecked. Following their shipwreck, they uncover an island where they change clothes and walk into a waterfall leading to a deserted temple where it transforms into a dance break. It storms on through the dance bridge and the prelude of the shipwreck. After this, a helicopter starts buzzing leading to where the members are racing out of the island for their escape. External shots in the video were filmed at Point Dume State Beach on the coast of Malibu as well as the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden in Arcadia, with the rest of the sequences being filmed at the Los Angeles Center Studios.

The final video premiered on MTV's making of docu series Making the Video on March 6, 2001. One of Destiny's Child's "most difficult videos" to film due to the unseasonal weather conditions in California in late January 2001, the band was reportedly "sick for days" after shooting beach scenes in their skimpy outfits. The "Survivor" music video was later released on DVD with a live performance of "Independent Women Part I" at the 2001 Brit Awards on May 15, 2001. The release was a standard full-frame transfer that preserved the original aspect ratio of the video, with an English soundtrack rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. It was featured on the DualDisc edition of their greatest hits album #1's (2005), on the international edition of Survivor (2001) as an enhanced video, on the Walmart-exclusive DVD titled Fan Pack (2004), and on Destiny's Child Video Anthology (2013). Director Cary Joji Fukunaga got his start in the film industry as a camera production assistant on the video.

Controversy
Former group members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson filed a lawsuit against Knowles, Rowland, and former manager Mathew Knowles; they claimed some of the lyrics in "Survivor", such as "You thought I wouldn't sell without you/sold nine million", violated a previous agreement that prevented either party from insulting the other.

Track listings

 * US and Canadian CD single (44K 79566)
 * 1) "Survivor" (remix extended version featuring Da Brat) – 4:24
 * 2) "Survivor" (Calderone club mix) – 9:26
 * 3) "Survivor" (Calderone Drum Dub mix) – 6:45
 * 4) "Survivor" (CB200 Club Anthem mix) – 6:20
 * 5) "Survivor" (Azza'z soul remix) – 4:30

 * US 7-inch single (38 079582)
 * A. "Survivor – 4:14
 * B. "Survivor" (featuring Da Brat) – 4:24

 * US 12-inch single (44 79566)
 * A1. "Survivor" (Calderone club mix) – 9:26
 * A2. "Survivor" (Calderone Drum Dub mix) – 6:45
 * B1. "Survivor" (CB200 Club Anthem mix) – 6:20
 * B2. "Survivor" (remix extended version featuring Da Brat) – 4:24
 * B3. "Survivor" (Azza'z soul remix) – 4:30

 * US DVD single (38D 79588)
 * 1) "Survivor"
 * 2) "Independent Women Part I" (live at The Brits 2001)

 * European CD single (COL 670749 1)
 * 1) "Survivor" (album version)
 * 2) "Survivor" (Azza'z soul remix radio edit)

 * UK CD1 (671173 2)
 * 1) "Survivor" (album version) – 4:14
 * 2) "Survivor" (Azza'z soul remix radio edit) – 3:56
 * 3) "Survivor" (Victor Calderone club mix) – 9:26

 * UK CD2 (671173 5)
 * 1) "Survivor" (Jaimeson full vocal remix) – 6:19
 * 2) "Independent Women Part 1" (live at The Brits 2001) – 3:52
 * 3) "So Good" (Maurice's soul remix) – 7:35
 * 4) "Independent Women Part 1" (live at The Brits 2001 video version)

 * UK cassette single (671173 4)
 * 1) "Survivor" (album version) – 4:14
 * 2) "Survivor" (Maurice's Soul Survivor mix) – 7:51

 * Australian CD single (670780.2)
 * 1) "Survivor" (album version)
 * 2) "So Good" (Maurice's soul remix)
 * 3) "So Good" (Digital Black-N-Groove club mix)
 * 4) "Independent Women Part I" (Joe Smooth 200 Proof 2 Step Mix)

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Survivor.

 * Rich Balmer – assistant engineer
 * Kerren Berz – strings
 * Orlando Calzada – engineer
 * Anthony Dent – engineer, producer, writer
 * Beyoncé Knowles – producer, vocals, writer

 * Mathew Knowles – executive producer, writer
 * Redd – keyboards
 * Kelly Rowland – vocals
 * Brian Springer – engineer
 * Michelle Williams – vocals

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Corpus Christi High School

Corpus Christi High School may refer to:

 * Corpus Christi Catholic High School, Wollongong in Australia
 * Corpus Christi Catholic Secondary School in Burlington, Ontario
 * Corpus Christi Roman Catholic High School, Cardiff in the United Kingdom
 * Pallikoodam School in Kottayam, India (formerly called Corpus Christi High School)
 * Roy Miller High School in Corpus Christi, Texas (formerly called Corpus Christi High School)

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All the Shah's Men

All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror is a book written by American journalist Stephen Kinzer. The book discusses the 1953 Iranian coup d'état backed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in which Mohammed Mossadegh, Iran's democratically elected prime minister, was overthrown by Islamists supported by American and British agents (chief among them Kermit Roosevelt) and royalists loyal to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Summary
In 1933 Reza Shah signed a deal selling Iranian oil extraction rights to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Though Iran was officially neutral at the start of World War II, its monarch was friendly towards the Axis. Following the 1941 Allied Invasion of Iran, Reza Shah was forced to abdicate in favour of his son Mohammad Reza Shah, who upheld the oil agreement with APOC, which by then had been renamed the "Anglo-Iranian Oil Company". When the first democratically elected parliament and prime minister in Iran took power in 1950 they planned to seize the oil assets in Iran that had been developed by the British, violating the still running oil contract with British Petroleum. The British government followed to court in the Hague's International Court, but the Court did not rule, as it did not have jurisdiction. Britain reacted by blockading the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, halting Iran's trade and economy. At this point Mohammad Reza Shah escaped Iran and took refugee in the West and the whole power went into hands of the elected government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh.

The US was concerned that Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was seeking help from the local superpower, the Soviet Union, against Britain. The Eisenhower administration agreed with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's government to restore the pro-Western Shah to power. In the summer of 1953, the CIA and Britain's MI6 arranged a coup in Tehran. Mossadegh was successfully overthrown and spent the rest of his life on his country estate under house arrest, and Iran remained a staunch Cold War ally of the West. After more than 20 years of the Shah's rule, there was a bloody revolution in 1979 and brought into power an Islamic republic, which has ruled ever since.

Regarding US policy as it developed towards Iran in the early 1950s, the book portrays it as having been variously driven by the fear of annoying the British, an attempt to be an honest broker, or an effort to stop the spread of Communism. The fact, stated at the end of the book, that US companies were granted the majority of the oil concessions from the Shah's government after the coup, does not feature significantly in the earlier part of the narrative.

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Taumarunui High School

Taumarunui High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in Taumarunui, New Zealand. There are approximately 300 students.

The school was originally located in the township.

The school's colours are navy blue and gold.

Notable alumni

 * Prof. James L. Beck – Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology.
 * Prof. John C. Butcher – Honorary Research Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Auckland.
 * Ben Fouhy, world champion kayaker.
 * Marc and Todd Hunter from the band Dragon.
 * Ivan Mercep, 2008 recipient of the New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal.
 * Jenny Ludlam – actress.

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User talk:Pasanj

Hey, put some info here - Nirmalsuki 05:31, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

Lot of reference sites in the world have active links to [wikipedia.org] as their main reference tool. Eg. - curiousminds.co.uk

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/How to chat up a girl

How to chat up a girl

 * Delete um--let's see--is it "WP is not a technical manual"? well, something like that anyway. --Trovatore 06:46, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete, this has come up on Wikibooks once before and has been defeated. Dysprosia 06:46, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Deleted, junk. silsor 06:49, 11 October 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Jon Nödtveidt

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Jon was born in 1975, not fucking 1974 and these guys no nothing of Dissection, his friend didn't fucking shock him to death, he tried to run and was shot in the back the head.

Why did he kill the guy?

 * Because he was a crazy. I've heard that his suicide note said "I'm going away for a long time, I'm going to Transylvania." Whether that's true or not I do know, but I DO know he was a nutjob. --Stovaa Drakon 11:17, 01 November 2006 (GMT)
 * Every real true evil black metal band has a killer, so... ;)
 * Edit: See Bård Faust, Dissection (band) has TWO killers and they both killed homosexuals ! --pankkake 20:37, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Nödveidt didn't ---kill--- anyone. He was convicted as an ACCESSORY to the murder, which means that he simply stood by while his friend shocked the guy to death with a taser, and didn't bother to report the crime. I'm not condoning what he did, but this is a common misconception.--Baltech22 20:37, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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Bård Eithun isn't a part of Dissection. He was meant to be for a short while, or at least they were testing the idea. Second of all, the murder victim wasn't chocked to death. He was put to a tazer or similar, true, but that was in purpose to knock him out for a while, which failed. The cause of death was (2 I think) gunshots. Jon's friend was blamed for the actual shooting, and that was the story.

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How was Jon involved in grindcore (it's in the genre list)? This seems erroneous to me; Dissection definitely doesn't sound like grindcore. 70.122.73.97 (talk) 08:08, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The introduction says that he was in a grindcore band called Terror, but this is so minor, that I will remove it from the genres in the infobox. Erzsébet Báthory(talk 13:29, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

http://www.dissection.nu/
This site is not valid: http://www.dissection.nu/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.21.183.210 (talk) 18:11, 18 December 2010 (UTC)

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Edmonton Investors Group

The Edmonton Investors Group Limited Partnership (EIGLP) was the limited partnership that owned the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League and the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League. With more than thirty individual shareholders, EIGLP was the largest ownership group in the NHL. Among the four North American major sports leagues, only the Green Bay Packers have a larger ownership group.

The EIG were the key players for keeping the Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada long term by purchasing the team from then-owner Peter Pocklington for 107 million ($ in Canadian dollars) and preventing the team from being moved by being purchased for US$90 million ($ in  American dollars) or C$127 million ($ in  Canadian dollars).

Pre-Edmonton Investors Group
In the mid-1990s, Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington was in a precarious financial situation. Pocklington's main creditor, the Alberta Treasury Branches, were demanding repayment of millions of dollars' worth of loans that ATB had made to Pocklington in the 1980s and early 1990s. The once-popular Pocklington had a strained relationship with Edmontonians due in part to his decision to trade Wayne Gretzky as well as his other business and political dealings. As a result, attendance at Northlands Coliseum had declined – partly due to the team's declining on-ice fortunes but also due to personal animosity towards the owner.

This animosity hindered a 1996 season ticket drive that was needed to keep the team in Edmonton. It was largely due to the perseverance of future EIG partner Cal Nichols, that the Friends of the Oilers ticket drive ultimately expanded the season ticket base from a dismal 6,200 to over 13,400, enough to secure the team's future for the short term. However, it was increasingly obvious that Pocklington would not be around for the long term. In early 1997, Pocklington announced his intention to sell up to 45% of the team on the stock market. Pressure from ATB forced him to abandon this plan and put the team up for sale.

When the Oilers were put up for sale, many doubted whether a local ownership could be found and believed the proud franchise would be re-located to an American city as had happened with the teams in Quebec City in 1995 and Winnipeg in 1996. In 1997, the population of the Edmonton metropolitan area was still under one million, a figure viewed by many fans to be the minimum base a North American major sports team needs to be financially viable. With the only other former World Hockey Association team in Hartford re-locating in 1997, many analysts predicted that the "domino effect" would be completed in 1998 with the Oilers' move.

However, the terms of Pocklington's lease at what was then known as the Edmonton Coliseum prevented him from unilaterally moving the team or selling it to someone who intended to move it. It stipulated that an ownership group willing to keep the team in Edmonton would have six weeks from the time any such intention was declared to purchase the team for US$70 million. In addition, the ATB is a crown corporation owned by the Alberta government, though they treated the matter as non-political. While Alberta Premier Ralph Klein wanted to keep the Oilers in the capital, he was wary of a series of scandals involving favouritism at the ATB that had plagued his predecessor, Don Getty, in the 1980s. Klein was unwilling to make any move that might have been perceived by voters as government subsidization of a hockey club that paid multimillion-dollar salaries. However, when Klein's hometown Calgary Flames encountered financial difficulties in 2000, he immediately moved to assist them by creating a province-wide lottery.

Cal Nichols looks for investors
Nichols, a prominent businessman in his own right, immediately began putting together an ownership group. At the time, the Albertan economy—driven by the oilpatch—was still recovering from price crashes in the 1980s and 1990s. Most Albertan investors preferred to commit their money to the re-emerging oilpatch, not a "small-market" hockey team. With no single Albertan magnate willing to commit C$100 million to purchase the team, Nichols instead decided to secure smaller investments from a larger number of investors to make up the aggregate total. Lenders were willing to finance 40% of the purchase price, meaning Nichols needed to come up with about C$60 million. Nichols had about C$35 million in investments when an offer of US$85 million (C$120 million) came from a buyer who wanted to move the team to Houston.

The Oilers' sale attracted interest in from several American cities, and as Nichols was assembling a group of local investors, an offer of US$85 million (C$120 million) came from Leslie Alexander, a Houston-based businessman and an owner of the National Basketball Association's Houston Rockets. Houston, whose application for an expansion team rejected by the league, was (and still is) the largest U.S. city without an NHL franchise. Alexander's original offer was to keep the team in Edmonton on the condition that the lease be terminated, attendance remained at acceptable levels, a local ownership group was eventually found and an expansion team be granted to Alexander in Houston. The Edmonton City Council rejected these terms, believing they gave Alexander too much discretion to move the Oilers to Texas. The city believed the lease they negotiated with Pocklington was still the best chance they had of keeping the team in Edmonton in the long term. Alexander then offered the ATB (which had the team in receivership by then) US$85 million (C$120 million) to purchase the team and move it to Houston, and submitted a US$5 million (C$7 million) deposit. Nichols was given until March 13, 1998 to match the deposit and commit to purchasing the team for US$70 million (C$100 million), or the lease would be automatically terminated and the team would move.

Nichols was eventually able to assemble a group of 38 local investors. As the deadline neared, the Edmonton Investors Group (EIG) decided to commit to the purchase by matching Alexander's deposit with a down payment of US$5 million (C$7 million). The remainder of the US$70 million (C$100 million) was paid to ATB 40 days later. On May 5, 1998, the NHL approved the sale and the EIG officially become the NHL owners. Although major sporting leagues generally frown upon large ownership groups controlling franchises, the NHL decided to forego putting a team in Houston and allow the Oilers' sale to EIG to proceed as they did not want to lose any more Canadian teams – this would have put their lucrative Canadian television contracts in jeopardy.

The Edmonton Investors Group Ltd. is mainly a local ownership group, but includes a few business people from outside the city as well. The Oilers sale even drew interest from Calgary-born comic book creator Todd McFarlane, creator of the famous Spawn character. McFarlane and artist Brent Ashe later designed the Oilers’ third jersey.

The Oilers' new owners have maintained good relations with fans. As a result, fans in Edmonton backed the league-imposed lockout of 2004–05, which wiped out an entire season, and came back after the lockout was settled. In the 2005–06 NHL season, the Oilers sold out every home game except one, where a computer glitch prevented the release of several hundred tickets.

Following a successful 2005–06 season which saw the Oilers fall one win short of winning the Stanley Cup and a boom in the Albertan economy, fan support reached its highest levels. A waiting list for season ticket buyers, unheard of during the days of Pocklington's ownership, was put in place after the owners were compelled to cap the number of season tickets sold. The team has also announced that a lottery will be held for the right to purchase multi-game packages at Rexall Place.

Daryl Katz purchase offers and sale
In the 2006–07 NHL season the Oilers sold out every home game for the first time, despite missing the playoffs by a substantial margin. The ownership group then reportedly received a C$145 million ($ in dollars) offer from local billionaire Daryl Katz for the franchise, although Nichols subsequently said the team was not for sale. Daryl Katz upped the offer to C$150 million ($ in dollars), but was turned down again.

On August 7, Daryl Katz made a third offer for the team of C$185 million ($ in dollars). Cal Nichols, spokesman for the EIG, said it amounted to a hostile takeover, and had caused divisions within the EIG.

On December 13, 2007 Daryl Katz submitted a fourth formal offer to the EIG to buy the franchise. The offer was C$188 million ($ in dollars) to the EIG shareholders, plus another $100 million towards the building of a new arena in downtown Edmonton, as well as a new state of the art training facility located at the University of Alberta. Cal Nichols indicated that he would accept the offer for his share of the team, but that the EIG had to have the owners of 2/3 of the shares agree to the proposal. Cal Nichols resigned as chairman of the board of directors for the EIG on December 14, 2007. Assuming the position of chairman of the board was Bill Butler, a minority shareholder & real estate developer. The EIG met to decide on the bid January 21, 2008.

Before the January 21st meeting there were rumours of a rival or plan B offer led by Gary Gregg, Bill Butler, Brian Nilsson and Jakob Ambrosius. These rumours were confirmed on January 23, as the rival faction would match the Katz offer either by soliciting new shareholders or taking a loan from Scotiabank using the hockey club as collateral.

As reported on The Team 1260 on January 24, 2008 as well as in the Edmonton Journal on January 25, 3 more directors of the Edmonton Investors Group stepped down. Ron Hodgson, Neal Allen & Brian Hryniuk have resigned adding speculation that they may have accepted the Katz offer as well. The updated price per share is C$20,687 ($0 in dollars) and sources close to Daryl Katz said he may be willing to close the deal only having 60% of the 7,492.5 EIG shares.

On June 18, 2008 it was reported that the sale of the Edmonton Oilers was approved to Daryl Katz for a reported C$200 million ($ in dollars).

Shareholders
The ownership of the EIG was as follows (investors on the board of directors in BOLD):

*Purchased shares of Dick Colf in 2002 **Inherited shares of Wally Kuchar (1925-2004) in 2004 ***Sold shares to EIG in 2003

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Monkey and the Hunter

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

The result of the debate was Keep Tito xd (?!?) 03:30, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

The Monkey and the Hunter
This looks like an article created just for a high school physics thought experiment. silsor 06:47, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I've revamped it, keeping little besides the title and the external links. It looks respectable to me now, though not particularly inspired.   Anville 10:45, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The topic of the article still isn't worthy of an encyclopedia entry. silsor 17:54, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, thanks Anville. Kappa 16:20, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Anville 16:49, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep pleasant rewrite. Jesse 18:54, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, much better. - C HAIRBOY (☎) 19:30, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep now an interesting little article thanks to Anville. Capitalistroadster 00:13, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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Manseren Manggoendi

Manseren Manggoendi or Manseren Manggundi is a mythical hero, originating from the Numfor-Biak region of Papua, Indonesia. Manseren Manggoendi's purpose is to recreate the world. His return will be preceded by the prophet Konor, who will announce his arrival.

title: Manseren Manggoendi