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Post-Vulgate Cycle

The Post-Vulgate Cycle, also known as the Post-Vulgate Arthuriad, the Post-Vulgate Roman du Graal (Romance of the Grail) or the Pseudo-Robert de Boron Cycle, is one of the major Old French prose cycles of Arthurian literature from the early 13th century. It is considered essentially a rewriting of the earlier and more popular Vulgate Cycle (also known as the Lancelot-Grail cycle), with much left out but also much added, including characters and scenes from the Prose Tristan. The cycle has not survived in any manuscript in its entirety and has been reconstructed from fragments in various languages.

History
The Post-Vulgate Cycle, written anonymously probably between 1230 and 1235 (different estimates of the beginning date) to 1240, is an attempt to create greater unity in the material, and to de-emphasise the secular love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere in favor of the Quest for the Holy Grail. It omits almost all of the Vulgate Cycle's Lancelot Proper section, making it much shorter than its source, and directly condemns everything but the spiritual life. It did not survive complete, but has been reconstructed from Old French, Castilian, Old Spanish, and Galician-Portuguese fragments. Earlier theories postulated that the so-called "pseudo-Boron" cycle, named so due to one manuscript's attribution of its original authorship to Robert de Boron, was either older than the Vulgate or derived from the same common and now lost source. The Post-Vulgate (or at least its Suite du Merlin section ) was also one of the most important sources of Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.

Branches
The work is divided into four parts, named similar to their corresponding Vulgate versions.

 * The Post-Vulgate Estoire del Saint Grail, which did not differ significantly from the Vulgate version. It tells the story of Joseph of Arimathea and his son Josephus, who brings the Holy Grail to Britain.

 * The Post-Vulgate Estoire de Merlin, which also bears but few changes from the Vulgate. It concerns Merlin and the early history of Arthur.
 * To this section is added the Post-Vulgate Suite du Merlin, also known as the Suite Post-Vulgate and the Huth-Merlin, the first major departure from the source material. It adds many adventures of Arthur and the early Knights of the Round Table, and includes details about Arthur's incestuous begetting of Mordred and receiving Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake that are not found in the Vulgate. The author added some relevant material from the Vulgate Lancelot Proper (otherwise missing from the Post-Vulgate Cycle) and the first version of the Prose Tristan to connect the events to the Queste section.

 * The Post-Vulgate Queste del Saint Graal. The Post-Vulgate Queste is very different in tone and content from the Vulgate version, but still describes the knights' search for the Holy Grail, which can only be achieved by the worthy knights Galahad, Percival, and Bors. Elements from the Prose Tristan are present, including the character Palamedes and King Mark's invasions of Arthur's realm.

 * The Post-Vulgate Mort Artu, concerning Arthur's death at the hands of his son Mordred and the collapse of his kingdom. It is based more closely on the Vulgate Mort but was abridged and rewritten with greater connectivity to the previous sections.

Modern editions
The first full English translation of the Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles were overseen by Norris J. Lacy.
 * Lacy, Norris J. (ed.). Lancelot-Grail: The OldThe Lady of the Lake French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation. New York: Garland.
 * Volume 4 of 5 (1 April 1995). ISBN 0-8153-0748-9: The Quest for the Holy Grail, The Death of Arthur, and The Post-Vulgate, Part I: The Merlin Continuation.
 * Volume 5 of 5 (1 May 1996). ISBN 0-8153-0757-8: The Post-Vulgate, Parts I-III: The Merlin Continuation (end), The Quest for the Holy Grail, The Death of Arthur, and Chapter Summaries and Index of Proper Names.
 * Lacy, Norris J. (ed.). The Lancelot-Grail Reader: Selections from the Medieval French Arthurian Cycle (2000). New York: Garland. ISBN 0-8153-3419-2
 * Lacy, Norris J. (ed.). Lancelot–Grail: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer.
 * Volume 8 of 10 (March 2010). ISBN 9781843842385: The Post-Vulgate Cycle: The Merlin Continuation.
 * Volume 9 of 10 (October 2010). ISBN 9781843842330: The Post-Vulgate Cycle: The Quest for the Holy Grail and The Death of Arthur.
 * Volume 10 of 10 (March 2010). ISBN 9781843842521: Chapter Summaries for the Vulgate and Post-Vulgate Cycles and Index of Proper Names.

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Sodastream (band)

Sodastream are an Australian folk rock duo consisting of Karl Smith on lead vocals and acoustic guitar; and Pete Cohen on double bass, bass guitar, piano and backing vocals; which formed in 1996 in Perth. They have toured Australia, United States, Europe and Japan and had national rotation on radio network, Triple J. Sodastream issued four studio albums, Looks Like a Russian (22 May 2000), The Hill for Company (3 September 2001), A Minor Revival (4 August 2003) and Reservations (22 May 2006) before disbanding in 2007. In 2011 the pair were both members of Lee Memorial and in 2013 reformed Sodastream.

History
Sodastream began in Perth in 1996, as a pop music group consisting of Peter Ronald Cohen on double bass, bass guitar, piano and backing vocals; Adam Johnson on drums and percussion; and Karl Stephen Smith (ex-Thermos Cardy) on lead vocals and acoustic guitar. In 1997 they recorded and released their debut extended play, Enjoy, on Aquamudvuv Records. The seven-track EP was produced by Anthony Frisina and Steve Elkin guested on piano for one track. Johnson left after the EP appeared but Cohen and Smith continued as a folk rock duo – without a regular drummer. Sarah Corbett of Come with a Smile described their work as "poignant words, elegant melodies, wavering voices, melancholy tones and understated instrumentation".

In late 1998 the pair relocated to Melbourne, where they recorded and released their second EP, Practical Footwear. This seven-track EP was co-produced by Jason Brown and Sodastream, drums were supplied by Dave Bower. The band signed with a range of independent labels including Australia's Trifekta Records, United Kingdom's Tugboat Records and United States' Drive-In Records. The US version of Practical Footwear was trimmed back to six tracks, which Allmusic's Mike DaRonco described as "dreary but mature folk-pop anthems" with "[n]othing uplifting or outgoing, but Sodastream's acoustic arrangements are pleasantly relaxing".

During March and April 1999 Sodastream undertook their first tour of Europe including shows in Netherlands and England. In October that year they returned to Netherlands to perform at the Crossing Border Festival. On 22 May 2000 Sodastream released their first album, Looks Like a Russian, on Trifekta with Gavin Tempany, Laurie Sinagra and the group co-producing; drums were supplied by Marty Brown (later in Art of Fighting). Corbett at Oz Music Project's website praised Smith's "captivating vocals ... [d]elicate, hushed and high pitched. Shy, sad and lonely" while Cohen provided a "calming atmosphere with spine-chilling strums from his double bass and haunting backing vocals". They toured Europe again and had their first shows in Australia outside Perth or Melbourne. Their material was broadcast by national radio network, Triple J.

On 3 September 2001 Sodastream released their second album, The Hill for Company, produced again by Sinagra, Tempany and the duo; with drums by Brown. Oz Music Project's Victoria Hannan noted "the aching and longing of a voice can make your heart skip a beat, the way a simple melody intertwined with the melancholy of a throbbing double bass accompaniment can make you swoon". Australian music journalist, Ed Nimmervoll, explained why The Hill for Company was his Album of the Week, "Karl Smith and his intimate vocals and acoustic guitar, and Pete Cohen with his supportive double bass. On record they add gentle colours and guest musicians – viola, trumpet and trombone, even drums – adding sophistication to what sounds so simple and raw, but without breaking the mood, or overshadowing the central all-important atmosphere. Slowly as you listen, entranced by the mood, the songs begin to shine through". The group undertook two more Australian tours and another tour of Europe.

Further European tours followed in both 2002 and 2003 including a live performance on Italian MTV, two national tours of Australia and then the band's first tour of Japan. On 4 August 2003 their third album, A Minor Revival, was issued. It was produced by Cohen and Smith with Brown (also on drums) and James Walker (aka Machine Translations) (also on lead guitar, slide guitar, keyboards and viola). Johnny Loftus of Allmusic found that the band "continues to fall comfortably in line with the indie twee establishment, it's also delivered another strong set of songs, this time around informed with plenty of hope". Liz Giuffre at Oz Music Project professed "[f]eaturing stunning arrangements of guitar, double bass, viola, trumpet and percussion, [the album] is sweet and seductive, a disk that swells and falls subtly under the tide of the pale male vocals".

From mid-March to early May 2004 Sodastream undertook their first US tour, with further tours of Europe (in May) and Australia (in August). In October of the following year they released another EP, Take Me with You When You Go; the seven tracks had been recorded from March to July by Cohen and Smith. Eliza Sarlos at Mess+Noise enthused "at once calming and intriguing, where the interplay between acoustic guitar, double bass and voice is immediately affecting ... they've still got the songs, the killer songs ...[they] have taken more risks, and in terms of expression ... narratives flourish with a development in both structure and music".

On 22 May 2006 they released their fourth studio album, Reservations, with Cohen and Smith producing. Drowned in Sound's Daniel Ross opined that the group had a "disgustingly brilliant knack of being able to make one simultaneously envious of their craft and sickened that they don't do more with it ... although rather obvious in their execution and the buttons they press, [they] can construct images of the poor, broken sod we probably all are anyway and chillingly shove it in your face under a blanket of sweetness". The album was supported by another European tour. In January 2007 the album was one of 25 finalists for the Australian Music Prize.

On 18 February 2007 the band announced their break-up, with their final show at Melbourne's East Brunswick Club on 2 March. An email from the band's website explained "[o]ur reasons are complex and many, but above all, it is out of respect to the music that we make that we have decided not to force a situation that could potentially damage our many happy memories of the journey thus far". According to Smith "we did Reservations and followed it up with a few big tours and then kind of fell in a heap, and that was it".

After disbandment Cohen was a member of the bands, Khancoban and then Luluc. From 2008 Smith fronted Lee Memorial, which issued an album, The Lives of Lee Memorial, in September 2009. It was recorded over the previous year with Tom Lyngcoln (also in The Nation Blue) on guitar, Laura MacFarlane on drums and vocals and Matt Bailey (ex-The Paradise Motel, Small Sips) on bass guitar. Back in 2006, Smith had guested on Small Sips' alternative country music album, The Morning Ripples. In 2011 Cohen rejoined with Smith in Lee Memorial. In January 2013, Sodastream announced their reformation, including performances in March and a proposed album of previously unreleased work and new material.

Studio albums

 * Looks Like a Russian CD (22 May 2000)
 * The Hill for Company CD (3 September 2001)
 * A Minor Revival LP/CD (4 August 2003)
 * Reservations LP/CD (22 May 2006)

Live albums

 * Concerto al Barchessone Vecchio 28 04 02 live CD (June 2004)

Extended plays

 * Enjoy CD EP (1997)
 * Practical Footwear CD EP (1998)
 * In Between Times CD EP (2001)
 * Take Me with You When You Go CD EP (3 October 2005)

Singles

 * "Turnstyle" 7" vinyl EP (1999)
 * "Homesleep" Singles Club 6 CD-single (2003)
 * "Constant Ships" promo only CD-single (2003)

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Talk:Otherworld (TV series)

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Does any one know who sung the song Rock and Roll will never die in the Espisode Rock and Roll suicide?

- Rick

Availability?
Does anyone know if this series is available on any form of home video (VHS or DVD) or even if there are illicit copies floating around on the net?
 * Please sign your comments. At the present time this series is not available on home video in North America. I can't speak to the "illicit" part of the question and we're not allowed to post such discussion here anyway. 23skidoo 23:40, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

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Thee Mighty Caesars

Thee Mighty Caesars were a Medway scene garage/punk group, formed by Billy Childish (vocals/guitar) in 1985 after the demise of The Milkshakes, alongside John Agnew (bass) and Graham Day (drums), who initially was still also in fellow Medway band The Prisoners.

Bruce Brand (ex-Pop Rivets/Milkshakes) later replaced Day, who formed his own band The Prime Movers with fellow Prisoner Allan Crockford and Wolf Howard (ex-Daggermen). Childish/Brand then formed new band Thee Headcoats.

Albums

 * Thee Mighty Caesars (1985)
 * Beware the Ides of the March (1985)
 * Thee Caesars of Trash (1986)
 * Acropolis Now (1986)
 * Wiseblood (1987)
 * John Lennon’s Corpse Revisited (1989)

Compilations

 * Live in Rome (1987) [studio recordings with overdubbed 'live' effects]
 * Don't Give Any Dinner to Henry Chinaski (1987) [demos]
 * Punk Rock Showcase (1987)
 * Thusly, thee Mighty Caesars (English Punk Rock Explosion) (1989) (U.S.)
 * Surely They Were the Sons of God (1989) (U.S.)
 * Caesars Remains (1992)
 * Caesars Pleasure (1994)

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Hugo Race

Hugo Justin Race (born 23 May 1963) is an Australian rock musician and record producer who had been based in Europe from 1989 to 2011. He was a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1983–85), and The Wreckery (1984–89) with Nick Barker and Robin Casinader. As from October 2013 he was simultaneously a member of Hugo Race and the True Spirit, Hugo Race Fatalists, and Dirtmusic. True Spirit have released 12 albums. Race returned to live in Australia in 2011.

Life and career
Hugo Justin Race was born in the early 1960s in Melbourne and grew up in an Anglo-Irish family. His father listened to musical theatre and classical music, his mother played piano, he has brothers and a sister. In 1978 he formed Dum Dum Fit as the lead vocalist and guitarist with Robin Casinader on keyboards. Two years later Race and Casinader formed Plays with Marionettes which also included Edward Clayton-Jones on guitar, organ, and vocals (ex-The Fabulous Marquises) and Nick Seymour on bass guitar.

Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described their sound as "aggravating style of jazzy no-wave noise", although they developed a local following on the "inner-city/Crystal Ballroom circuit". In 1982 they issued a shared single with their track, "Witchen Kopf", backed by a track from the group, People with Chairs up Their Noses. Another track, "Hellbelly", appeared on a various artists album, This Is Hot, in 1984. It was co-written by Race and Casinader, however by February 1984 the band had separated.

Late in 1983 Race on guitar joined Nick Cave on lead vocals (ex-The Birthday Party) in his new band, Nick Cave: Man or Myth?. By mid-1984 Cave's backing band were renamed The Bad Seeds and had issued their debut album, From Her to Eternity. The title track was co-written by Race and Cave with bandmates Barry Adamson, Blixa Bargeld, Mick Harvey, and Anita Lane. The group toured the United States, United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, during the European leg Clayton-Jones joined The Bad Seeds temporarily replacing Bargeld.

Late that year Race and Clayton-Jones returned to Melbourne to form The Wreckery, as a blues, rock band. By January 1985 the line up included Race, Casinder (also on drums), and Clayton-Jones with Tadeusz O'Biegly on bass guitar; and Charles Todd on saxophone and organ (ex-Wild Dog Rodeo, Cattletruck). McFarlane described the group as "inner-city angst kings [which] proffered a lurching brand of gutbucket St Kilda blues by way of the Mississippi delta. It was a fiery sound totally unique in Australia at the time". Race was described as "enigmatic, petulant ... whose bleak visions stabbed at the heart of the human condition".

The group recorded their debut five-track extended play, I Think this Town is Nervous, which was issued by Hot Records in December 1985. By that time O'Biegly had been replaced by Nick Barker on bass guitar (ex-Curse, Reptile Smile). Race wrote the majority of the group's material. They issued two studio albums, Here at Pains Insistence (August 1987) and Laying Down Law (October 1988), before they disbanded by mid-1989.

While a member of The Wreckery, in 1987, Race co-wrote the screen play for Ghosts… of the Civil Dead (December 1988), a feature film directed by John Hillcoat, which starred Cave and Dave Mason (of The Reels) in their debut acting roles. Back in 1986 Race had a minor role, Pierre, in Dogs in Space, which was directed by Richard Lowenstein and starred Michael Hutchence and Saskia Post. In 1988 Race had his own starring role as the titular character of Mack the Knife who is a "sociopath"; the film was released as In Too Deep (1989). The Canberra Times reviewer described Race's character as "a drifting crim plotting the next route to easy money" but felt that the film "degenerates into a collection of characters in search of an ending".

Also during 1987 Race, Barker and Casinader recorded as The True Spirit with guest musicians Bryan Colechin on bass guitar, John Murphy on percussion, and Chris Wilson on harmonica. A track, "Certified Fool", appeared on a various artists' album, Melbourne Stuff. The same recording sessions resulted in the debut album by Hugo Race & The True Spirit, Rue Morgue Blues, which appeared in June 1988 on the Rampant Records (for Australian market) and Normal Records (for German market). The album was engineered by John Phillips (of not drowning, waving) and produced by Race.

Late in 1989 Race relocated to Europe, initially to London then living in Berlin, Germany. In 1990 he issued Earls World under the moniker, The True Spirit. He was joined in the studio by Alex Hacke on guitar and slide guitar (of Einstürzende Neubauten); Chris Hughes on tabla (of Slub); John Molineux on harmonica; Rainer Lingk on banjo, guitar and bass guitar; and Thomas Wydler on drums (both of Die Haut). Race used a similar line up to record his next album, Second Revelator (1991), with additional work by former bandmate Harvey (of The Bad Seeds) on piano, organ, bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion and as producer.

To promote the album Race used The True Spirit line up of Casinader, Clayton-Jones, Colechin and Hughes (now on drums). They toured Australia in December 1991 and released the album there in January the next year on Survival Records. They toured Australia again in February 1993 and followed with another album, Spiritual Thirst. With Race in the studio were Colechin, Hughes, Molineux and Ralf Droge on trombone and keyboards; Race also produced the album.

In 1995 the group released Valley of Light on the German label, Glitterhouse and, in February the next year, on the Australian label, Roadshow Music. It included a cover version of Captain Beefheart's "Clear Spot". The album was co-produced by Race with Tony Cohen. The next album, Wet Dream, which appeared in June 1997, was described as "industrial-trance-blues", by UK magazine, Melody Maker. By 1998 Race was living in Italy, he toured Australia first as a solo artist and then at the end of the year with The True Spirit.

In 1999 Race set up his own production base, Helixed, which incorporated diverse side-projects including the Italian-based Sepiatone, an "atmospheric electronic/acoustic project" with Marta Collica (ex-Mice Vice); the Zürich-based, Transfargo (RecRec Music, Switzerland) with Dimitri de Perrot which issued an album, Mil Transit (2003); and a Sicilian-based multimedia project, Merola Matrix (Desvelos Records, Sardinia). He has also produced Italian artists such as Cesare Basile and Nove Rose. In January 2000 he worked with Australian singer, Mia Stone (ex-Stone Circus, Satellite) and her group, Michaela.

In 2001 Race issued a compilation 2× CD album, Long Time Ago, which contained material by The True Spirit from 1988 to 1999. He had a minor role as the Vampire Bass Player in Michael Rymer's film Queen of the Damned (February 2002). In 2007 he joined Chris Brokaw (ex-Codeine) and Chris Eckman to issue the album, Dirtmusic. In 2010 he formed Hugo Race Fatalists with Antonio Gramentieri and Diego Sapignoli from the Italian instrumental band, Sacri Cuori. They released two albums: Fatalists (Interbang/Gusstaff, 2010) and We Never Had Control (Interbang/Gusstaff, 2012). In 2011 he returned to live in Australia. As from October 2013 Race was simultaneously a member of Hugo Race and the True Spirit, Hugo Race Fatalists, and Dirtmusic.

Discography
Hugo Race is credited with: vocals, guitars (lead, rhythm, bass), sequencers, samplers, keyboards, saxophone, congas, Moog synthesiser, Hammond organ, producer.

 * The Wreckery
 * Yeh My People (1987)
 * Here at Pains Insistence (1987)
 * Laying Down Law (1988)
 * Past Imperfection (2008)

 * Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
 * From Her to Eternity (1984)
 * Kicking Against the Pricks (1986)
 * Tender Prey (1988)
 * Murder Ballads (1996)
 * The Best Of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (1998)
 * B-Sides & Rarities (2005)

 * Hugo Race & The True Spirit
 * Rue Morgue Blues (June 1988)
 * Earls World (1990)
 * Second Revelator (1991)
 * Spiritual Thirst (1993)
 * Valley of Light (1995)
 * Wet Dream (June 1997)
 * Chemical Wedding (1998)
 * Last Frontier (1999)
 * Long Time Ago (compilation album, 2001)
 * The Goldstreet Sessions (2003)
 * Live in Monaco (2004)
 * Ambuscado (2005)
 * Taoist Priests (2006)
 * 53rd State (2008)
 * Live In Wołów Jail (2009)
 * Live in Brussels (2015)
 * The Spirit (2015)
 * Starbirth/Stardeath (2020)

 * Solo
 * Stations of the Cross (Limited Release) (1994)
 * The Merola Matrix (2004)
 * Fatalists (2010)
 * Between Hemispheres (2011)
 * No But It's True (2012)
 * Dishee (2021)

 * DirtMusic
 * DirtMusic (2007)
 * In the Desert (Live) (2008)
 * BKO (2010)
 * Troubles (2013)
 * Lion City (2014)
 * Bu Bir Ruya (2018)

 * Sepiatone
 * In Sepiatone (2001)
 * Darksummer (2004)
 * Echoes On (2011)

 * Transfargo
 * Mil Transit (2003)

 * Hugo Race & Fatalists
 * We Never Had Control (2011)
 * Orphans - EP (2014)
 * 24 Hours to Nowhere (2016)
 * Taken by the Dream (2019)
 * Onceuponatimeinitaly  (2022)

 * Hugo Race & Michelangelo Russo
 * John Lee Hooker´s World Today (2017)
 * Catherine Graindorge & Hugo Race
 * Long Distance Operators (2017)

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Prime Minister of Nepal

The prime minister of Nepal (नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) is the head of government of Nepal. Together with their Council of Ministers, the prime minister exercises executive power in the country. The prime minister must enjoy the confidence in the Pratinidhi Sabha before being appointed by the president and shall resign if they are unable to retain the majority in the House.

The residence of the prime minister of Nepal is in Baluwatar, Kathmandu. The seat of the prime minister is Singha Darbar since the time of Chandra Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana. The incumbent prime minister is KP Sharma Oli of the CPN (UML), in office since 15 July 2024. He was appointed by the President Ram Chandra Poudel as per Article 76(2) of the Constitution of Nepal.

Introduction
The position of prime minister of Nepal (नेपालको प्रधानमन्त्री) in modern form was called by different names at different times of Nepalese history. At the time of the Shah dynasty, either Chautariya, Kaji, or Mulkajis (Chief Kajis) served the function of prime ministers Abhiman Singh Basnyat was first Mulkaji appointed by Bahadur Shah at 1785–1794 after that his nephew Kirtiman Singh Basnyat was appointed as Mulkaji from 1794 – 1801 September after that his younger brother Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat was appointed as Mulkaji in 1801–1803 and after that Damodar Pandey became Mulkaji till February 1803 – March 1804. In 1804, the position of Mukhtiyar was created by Rana Bahadur Shah which carried executive powers of nation. Mukhtiyar is formed from two words: Mukhya and Akhtiyar. Mukhya means Chief, and Akhtiyar means Authority. Altogether it means the "executive head of the state". Mukhtiyar held the position of executive head till adoption of title of prime minister in 1843 A.D.

The first Mukhtiyar to title himself as prime minister, as per the British convention, was the last Mukhtiyar Mathabar Singh Thapa. Mathabar Singh became Mukhtiyar as well as prime minister and Commander-In-Chief of the Nepalese army in November 1843 by the declaration of second queen of Rajendra, Queen Rajya Laxmi Devi. During the Rana dynasty, the position of prime minister was hereditary and the officeholder held additional titles — Maharaja of Lamjung and Kaski, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Nepal and Grand Master of the Royal Orders of Nepal.

Earliest Prime Ministers
Mukhtiyar Bhimsen Thapa was the first person to be referred to as prime minister by the British. Similarly, historian Chittaranjan Nepali writes that the first institution to hold all state powers was the position of Mukhtiyar which was established after King Rana Bahadur Shah returned to Nepal from Varanasi. However, historians believe that Kaji Damodar Pande was the first person to hold power as a prime minister as the modern system of administration originated in Nepal with the emergence of Damodar Pande. Damodar Pande was the most influential Kaji since the fall of regent Chautariya Bahadur Shah of Nepal from central power in April 1794 by his newly active nephew, King Rana Bahadur Shah.

During the minority of the King Girvan Yuddha, Damodar Pande took over the administration as Mulkaji, or prime minister (1799–1804), with complete control over administration and the power to conduct foreign affairs. He set a significant precedent for later Nepalese history, which has seen a recurring struggle for effective power between king and prime minister. The main policy of Damodar Pande was to protect the young king by keeping his unpredictable father in Banaras and to play off against each other the schemes of the retired king's wives. By 1804 this policy had failed. The former king engineered his return and took over as mukhtiyar.

1768–1806
The character of government in the Kingdom of Nepal was driven from consultative state organ of the previous Gorkha hill principality, known as Bharadar. These Bharadars were drawn from high caste and politically influential families. For instance Thar Ghar in previous Gorkha hill principality. The nobility of Gorkha was mainly based from Chhetri families and they had a strong presence in civil administration affairs. All of the prime ministers of Nepal between 1768 and 1950 were Chhetris with the exception of Ranga Nath Poudyal, being a Brahmin. Bharadars formed a consultative body in the kingdom for the most important functions of the state as counsellors, ministers and Diplomats. There was no single successful coalition government as court politics were driven from large factional rivalries, consecutive conspiracies and ostracization of opponent Bharadar families through assassination rather than legal expulsion. Another reason was the minority of the reigning King between 1777 and 1847 that led to establishment of anarchial rule. The government was stated to have controlled by regents, Mukhtiyars and alliance of political faction with strong fundamental support. At the end of the 18th century, the central politics was regularly dominated by two notable political factions; Thapas and Pandes. Per historians and contemporary writer Francis Hamilton, the government of Nepal comprised:

 * 2 Chautariyas
 * 4 Kajis
 * 4 Sirdar/Sardars
 * 2 Subedars
 * 1 Khazanchi
 * 1 Kapardar.

Per historian Dilli Raman Regmi, the states the government of Nepal were:
 * 4 Chautariyas
 * 4 Kajis
 * 4 Sirdar/Sardars. Later, the number varied after King Rana Bahadur Shah abdicated his throne to minor son in 1799.

Fall of Bahadur Shah and rise of Damodar Pande (1794–1804)
In 1794, King Rana Bahadur Shah came of age and his first act was to re-constitute the government such that his uncle, Prince Bahadur Shah of Nepal, had no official part to play. Rana Bahadur appointed Kirtiman Singh Basnyat as Chief (Mul) Kaji among the newly appointed four kajis though Damodar Pande was the most influential Kaji. Kirtiman had succeeded Abhiman Singh Basnyat as Chief Kaji while Prince Bahadur Shah was succeeded as Chief (Mul) Chautariya by Prince Ranodyot Shah, then heir apparent of King Rana Bahadur Shah. Kajis had held the administrative and executive powers of the nation after the fall of Chief Chautariya Prince Bahadur Shah in 1794. Later, Kirtiman Singh was secretly assassinated on 28 September 1801, by the supporters of Raj Rajeshwari Devi and his brother Bakhtawar Singh Basnyat, was then given the post of Chief (Mul) Kaji. During Bakhtawar's tenure as the Mul Kaji, on 28 October 1801, the Treaty of Commerce and Alliance was signed between Nepal and East India Company. Queen Rajrajeshwari was restored as regent of Nepal on 17 December 1802. On subsequent February, Damodar Pande was appointed by Queen Rajrajeshwari as Mulkaji (Chief Kaji) as a reward for establishing her regency.

[Damodar Pande] was the most influential Kaji since the fall of regent Chautariya Bahadur Shah of Nepal from central power in April 1794 by his newly active nephew, King Rana Bahadur Shah. By 1797, his relationship with his uncle, who was living a retired life, and who wanted to seek refuge in China on the pretext of meeting the new emperor, had deteriorated to the extent that he ordered his imprisonment on 19 February 1797 and his subsequent murder on 23 June 1797. Similarly, in mid-1795, he became infatuated with a Maithil Brahmin widow, Kantavati Jha, and married her on the oath of making their illegitimate half-caste son (as per the Hindu law of that time) the heir apparent, by excluding the legitimate heir Prince Ranodyot Shah who was born from his previous marriage with a high caste Chhetri, Queen Subarna Prabha Devi. Such acts earned Rana Bahadur notoriety both among courtiers and common people, especially among Brahmins. After the inevitable death of Kantavati, Rana Bahadur suffered a mental breakdown during which he lashed out by desecrating temples and cruelly punishing the attendant physicians and astrologers. He then renounced his ascetic life and attempted to re-assert his royal authority. This led to a direct conflict with almost all the courtiers who had pledged a holy oath of allegiance to the legitimate king Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah. This conflict eventually led to the establishment of a dual government and to an imminent civil war, with Damodar Pande leading the military force against the dissenting ex-king and his group. Since most of the military officers had sided with Damodar Pande, Rana Bahadur realized that his authority could not be re-established, and he was forced to flee to the British-controlled city of Varanasi in May 1800.

Fall of Damodar Pande and rise of Bhimsen Thapa (1804)
As soon as they received the news, Rana Bahadur and his group proceeded towards Kathmandu. Some troops were sent by Kathmandu Durbar to check their progress, but the troops changed their allegiance when they came face to face with the ex-King. Damodar Pande and his men were arrested at Thankot where they were waiting to greet the ex-King with state honors and take him into isolation. After Rana Bahadur's reinstatement to power, he started to extract vengeance on those who had tried to keep him in exile. He exiled Rajrajeshwari to Helambu, where she became a Buddhist nun, on the charge of siding with Damodar Pande and colluding with the British. Damodar Pande, along with his two eldest sons, who were completely innocent, was executed on 13 March 1804; similarly some members of his faction were tortured and executed without any due trial, while many others managed to escape to India. Rana Bahadur also punished those who did not help him while in exile. Among them was Prithvi Pal Sen, the king of Palpa, who was tricked into imprisonment, while his kingdom forcefully annexed. Subarnaprabha and her supporters were released and given a general pardon. Those who had helped Rana Bahadur to return to Kathmandu were lavished with rank, land, and wealth. Bhimsen Thapa was made a second kaji; Ranajit Pande, who was the father-in-law of Bhimsen's brother, was made the Mulkaji; Sher Bahadur Shah, Rana Bahadur's half-brother, was made the Mul Chautariya; while Rangnath Paudel was made the Raj Guru (royal spiritual preceptor).

After almost two-year, all of a sudden Rana Bahadur was made Mukhtiyar (chief authority) and Bhimsen tried to implement his schemes through Rana Bahadur. Bhimsen had also secretly learned of a plot to oust Rana Bahadur. Tribhuvan Khawas (Pradhan), a member of Sher Bahadur's faction, was imprisoned on the re-opened charges of conspiracy with the British that led to the Knox's mission, but for which pardon had already been doled out, and was ordered to be executed. Tribhuvan Khawas decided to reveal everyone that was involved in the dialogue with the British. Among those implicated was Sher Bahadur Shah. On the night of 25 April 1806, Rana Bahadur held a meeting at Tribhuvan Khawas's house with rest of the courtiers, during which he taunted and threatened to execute Sher Bahadur. At around 10 pm, Sher Bahadur in desperation drew a sword and killed Rana Bahadur Shah before being cut down by nearby courtiers, Bam Shah and Bal Narsingh Kunwar, also allies of Bhimsen. The assassination of Rana Bahadur Shah triggered a great massacre in Bhandarkhal (a royal garden east of Kathmandu Durbar) and at the bank of Bishnumati river. That very night member of Sher Bahadur's faction – Bidur Shah, Tribhuvan Khawas, and Narsingh Gurung – and even King Prithvipal Sen of Palpa, who was under house arrest in Patan Durbar, were swiftly rounded up and killed in Bhandarkhal. Bhimsen managed to kill everyone who did not agree with him or anyone who could potentially become a problem for him in the future. In this massacre that lasted for about two weeks, a total of ninety-three people (16 women and 77 men) died.

Almost one and half months before the massacre, upon Bhimsen's insistence, Rana Bahadur, then 31 years old, had married a 14-year-old girl named Tripurasundari on 7 March 1806, making her his fifth legitimate wife. Taking advantage of the political chaos, Bhimsen became the Mukhtiyar (1806–37), and Tripurasundari was given the title Lalita Tripurasundari and declared regent and Queen Mother (1806–32) of Girvan Yuddha Shah, who was himself 9 years old. Thus, Bhimsen became the first person outside the royal household to hold the position of the Mukhtiyar. All the other wives (except Subarnaprabha) and concubines of Rana Bahadur, along with their handmaidens, were forced to commit sati. Bhimsen obtained a royal mandate from Tripurasundari, given in the name of King Girvan, commanding all other courtiers to be obedient to him. Bhimsen further consolidated his power by disenfranchising the old courtiers from the central power by placing them as administrators of far-flung provinces of the country. The courtiers were instead replaced by his close relatives, who were mere yes-men. On the spot where Rana Bahadur Shah drew his last breath, Bhimsen later built a commemorative Shiva temple by the name Rana-Mukteshwar.

Thapadom and subsequent transition; 1806–1846
Bhimsen Thapa ruled for 31 years as Mukhtiyar and implemented large number of reforms in agriculture, forestry, trade and commerce, judiciary, military, communications, transportations, slavery, human trafficking and other social evils in his premiership. During Bhimsen Thapa's prime ministership, the Gurkha Empire had reached its greatest expanse from Sutlej river in the west to the Teesta river in the east. However, Nepal entered into a disastrous Anglo-Nepalese War with the East India Company lasting from 1814 to 1816, which was concluded with the Treaty of Sugauli, by which Nepal lost almost one-third of its land. It also led to the establishment of a permanent British Residency. The death of King Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah in 1816 before his maturity, and the immature age of his heir, King Rajendra Bikram Shah, coupled with the support from Queen Tripurasundari (the junior queen of Rana Bahadur Shah), allowed him to continue to remain in power even after Nepal's defeat in the Anglo-Nepalese War.

Rana regime; 1846–1951
The Rana regime, founded by Jung Bahadur Rana, began an autocratic and totalitarian rule.

Democratic rule and subsequent Panchayat rule; 1951–1990
Only a handful of Nepalese prime ministers have carried a democratic mandate. The first elected prime minister was B. P. Koirala, in 1959. After he was deposed and imprisoned in 1960, King Mahendra established the Panchayat system and the country did not have a democratic government until 1990.

Constitutional monarchy; 1990–2008
The country became a constitutional monarchy after the Jana Andolan(meaning People's movement).

Federal Democratic Republic; 2008–present
The monarchy was abolished on 28 May 2008 by the 1st Constituent Assembly, and the country was declared a federal democratic republic.

Powers
The prime minister has a more enhanced constitutional role than his counterparts in other parliamentary democracies. This is because Section 75 of the Constitution explicitly vests the executive power of the federal government in the Council of Ministers–of which the prime minister is the leader–not the president. In most other parliamentary republics, the president is at least the nominal chief executive, while being bound by convention to act on the advice of the cabinet. Per Section 76, the prime minister is the chairman of the Council of Ministers and thus exercises executive power collectively with the Council of Ministers.

Appointment
Under part 7, Article 76, of the Constitution, the president is required to appoint the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives as prime minister. If no party has a majority, the president is required to appoint an MP who has the support of a coalition of parties who between them have a majority in the chamber–in practice, the leader of the senior partner in such a coalition. If no majority coalition can be formed within 30 days of the final result of a parliamentary election, the president is required to appoint the leader of the largest party in the chamber. In the latter cases, the person appointed as prime minister must win a confidence vote within 30 days. However, if a confidence vote is unsuccessful, the president must appoint an MP who can demonstrate command the confidence of the House. In the event that no member can command the confidence of the House within 55 days of the announcement of the final results of the election, new elections must be held within six months.

Removal
The vacation process of the prime minister as per Section 77 (1) of 2015 Constitution of Nepal is as follows:

The prime minister shall cease to hold office in the following circumstances:

 * 1) If he/she tenders written resignation to the president,
 * 2) If a vote of confidence fails to be approved according to Article (100), or a motion of no confidence is passed,
 * 3) If he/she ceases to be a member of the House of Representatives,
 * 4) If he/she dies.

Furthermore, the Section 77 (3) states: If the prime minister ceases to hold the office according to clause (1), the same council of ministers shall continue to work until another council of ministers is constituted, provided that, in the case of the death of the prime minister, the senior most minister shall continue to act as prime minister until a new prime minister is appointed.

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The result of the debate was delete. -- Phroziac ( talk ) 18:50, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Amit K. Saiya
del vanity. mikka (t) 06:17, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete, as vanity. Peruvianllama 06:18, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. --Apyule 08:07, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, at least not notable now. --Bhadani 12:08, 12 October 2005 (UTC) boldfaced vote for clarity -- PacknCanes 17:08, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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 * Delete. Google turns up 3 hits, one of which is User:Hall Monitor's talk page. PacknCanes 17:08, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I have to keep it unanimous. This qualifies as vanity.  Though Mr. Siaya seems to have great potential, he does not appear to have accomplished anything of true note at this time.  I'd recommend he come back in a few years! el_amante 21:35, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as vanity of no particular note. My humble apologies to BD2412 for not catching this earlier on my talk page (just saw it now).  Hall Monitor 22:43, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Mabel Mercer

Original author's notes
I wrote this article to fill in a red link from my new article on Ada "Bricktop" Smith, owner of the Paris nightclub. The information in Mabel Mercer is almost entirely refactored from Mabel Mercer Foundation's Website. I have a request in to them for GFDL licensing of a few photos. I hope future editors can fill in more information here, and originate more new articles on American singers of this era. paul klenk talk 06:17, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Late Career Correction
According to the original source material at the Mabel Mercer Foundation website, at the time of her July 4, 1977 performance, Mabel Mercer had not performed in England for 41 years. The original opening sentence in this section of the article stated that she had not been performing for 41 years. As stated elsewhere in this article, she had been living and actively performing in New York City since World War 2. I corrected this. Bebill 18:04, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was delete. -- Phroziac ( talk ) 18:51, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Harmonie Research foundation
del vanity. mikka (t) 06:17, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete, also as vanity. Peruvianllama 06:19, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nom.    Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   10:41, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, as per above. --Bhadani 12:09, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
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Nice job
I have no idea how you do that voodoo that you do, but the addition of the timeline to the women in the Senate article was awesome. Thanks. jengod 06:18, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Jean Carnahan term of office
I reverted your edit to Jean Carnahan; Jim Talent assumed the remainder of Mel Carnahan's Senate term on November 25, 2002, after the results of the special Senate election had been certified. I think I may have b0rked the timeline on Women in the United States Senate, though. :( - jredmond 19:45, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Pennsylvania Senate Race
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User:U.DARE

HELP PLEASE PROFESSIONALS!

Hello, I am new to this 'virtual hotel' and if you would make a new article on how to help people such as myself. I have been using virtual hotels and virtual pet websites for just a little over a year and yet i dont understand this one. I have a few questions to ask okies here i go!

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Kathy Giusti

Kathy Giusti is a business leader and a healthcare disrupter. She is a two-time cancer survivor having been diagnosed with multiple myeloma and breast cancer. Kathy Co-Founded the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (the MMRF) where she was CEO and president for nearly two decades. She also co-chaired the Harvard Business School (HBS) Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator, which she helped found, as a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School.

Kathy is recognized as a pioneer in precision medicine, having seen its vast potential in oncology and other diseases. She uses her patient experience and business acumen to drive science faster with innovative business models across registries, big data, clinical trials, and venture. Kathy is a champion of patient engagement, encouraging each patient take initiative to optimize their own care.

Kathy has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the world. and ranked #19 on Fortune 's list of Worlds' 50 Greatest Leaders.

Early career
Kathy held executive positions with increasing responsibility in consumer marketing with Gillette/Procter & Gamble and in the pharmaceutical sector of the healthcare industry with Merck & Co. and G.D. Searle & Company (now Pfizer).

The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
In 1998, with her identical twin sister Karen Andrews, Kathy Founded the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (the MMRF). The MMRF’s mission is to accelerate a cure for each and every multiple myeloma patient.

As founder, president, CEO, and Chief Mission Officer Kathy has led the MMRF in establishing partnerships and collaborative research models in precision medicine including the Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC), the MMRF CoMMpass™ study, CureCloud, the Right Track, and the Myeloma Investment Fund.

Under Giusti the MMRF has raised more than $500 million to fund research, 15 drugs have been approved to treat multiple myeloma, and many clinical trials are underway. These efforts have accelerated the pace at which treatments are brought to patients and more than tripled patients' survival.

Harvard Business School (HBS)
Giusti joined the Harvard Business School faculty as Senior Fellow, Co-Chairing the HBS Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator, a $20 million endowed program provided by Robert Kraft and the Kraft Family Foundation.

The Kraft Accelerator has convened more than 300 leaders from throughout the healthcare and precision medicine ecosystem, from different disease states, and from the investment community. The Kraft Accelerator has identified and published best practices for accelerating cures and created The Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator Playbook for Cures.

Giusti has co-led the formation of the Kraft Accelerator Leadership Forum, a group of CEOs from disease-focused foundations working together to address the most important challenges, share best practices, and accelerate precision medicine models.

Diagnosis
In 1996, Kathy Giusti was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. When diagnosed, Giusti was 37 years old and was given three years to live. At the time of her diagnosis, there were no new treatments in the pipeline for multiple myeloma. In 2022, Kathy was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer as well.

Appointments
Kathy has been appointed to multiple positions and advisory boards, all with a focus on developing cures for cancer. These include:

 * National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB). Appointed by President George W. Bush. Served for six years during the Bush and Obama administrations.
 * Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Working Group, appointed by President Obama
 * Biden Cancer Initiative Advisory Committee and Biden Moonshot
 * National Institutes of Health All of US Research Program
 * Faster Cures Advisory Board Changemakers
 * Verily Advisory Board
 * IMS Board
 * EQRx Board

Recognition
Giusti has received numerous awards for her leadership:

 * Named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the world
 * Ranked #19 on Fortune 's list of Worlds' 50 Greatest Leaders
 * Recognized as 1 of 34 leaders changing healthcare by Fortune magazine
 * Named an Open Science Champion of Change by the White House
 * Presented the Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award
 * Received the Leadership in Personalized Medicine Award by the Personalized Medicine Coalition.
 * Presented the 2021 American Association for Cancer Research Distinguished Public Service Award
 * Named the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's Woman of the Year Award

In the Press
Kathy has been featured in multiple business, healthcare, and mainstream publications:

 * Kathy Giusti talks new book, 'Fatal to Fearless', Good Morning America
 * Twin Sister Caregivers Team Up to Fight Cancer and Help Millions Along the Way, AARP.org
 * I’ve Been Diagnosed With Two Different Cancers—This Is What I’ve Learned, Prevention.com
 * How to reduce racial disparities in cancer, TheHill.com
 * How One Woman Used Her Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis to Fuel the Search for a Cure, Health.com
 * Racial gaps persist in cancer care — here's how we can close them, TheHill.com
 * Colin Powell showed that even the bravest are vulnerable, CNN.com
 * 50 years later, women still lead the charge in the fight against cancer, The Hill
 * Warp Speed to cancer cures – COVID vaccine should be our model to save more lives, FOXNews.com
 * Reuters Digital Health: The broken healthcare system and what Covid showed us about how to fix it
 * What Covid can teach us about cancer, CNN.com
 * An Urgent Mission to Speed Progress Against Cancer, Wall Street Journal
 * She Was Given Three Years to Live. So She Transformed Cancer Research, Forbes.com
 * How One Family Faced Difficult Decisions About DNA Sequencing, Wall Street Journal
 * Kathy Giusti: Sharing Life Lessons From a Death Sentence, The New York Times
 * 4 Important Steps to Take After a Cancer Diagnosis, Time
 * These 3 Former Business Leaders are Disrupting Medicine, Fortune
 * The Money Chase: Harvard Business School, CNBC

Podcasts
Kathy has been invited to participate in multiple business, healthcare, and patient-focused podcasts:

 * What NOT to Do When Diagnosed With Cancer w/ Kathy Giusti, video conversation between Maria Menounos and Kathy Giusti, Heal Squad Podcast
 * She Beat Cancer Twice — Now She’s Out With a Must-Read Book for Anyone Battling the Disease, video conversation of Katie Couric and Kathy Giusti, Katie Couric
 * Managing Through Crisis: Why Urgency Can Bring Clarity, video of podcast with Harvard Business School’s Chief Marketing Officer, Brian Kenny
 * Everyone Talks to Liz Claman, Fox News Radio podcast
 * Better Together, Kathy Giusti on Better Together with Maria Menounos
 * WOW Podcast (Woman of the Week), PharmaVoice.com
 * No Limits with Rebecca Jarvis, Episode #44 with Kathy Giusti, Cancer Fighter and Health Care Revolutionary

Publications
Kathy has authored or co-authored multiple articles in business, consumer, and scientific publications:

 * Reducing Racial Disparities in Cancer Treatment Demands Collective Action, Harvard Business Review
 * Reducing Racial Disparities in Cancer Outcomes, Harvard Business Review
 * Addressing Demographic Disparities in Clinical Trials, Harvard Business Review
 * A New Playbook for Cure-Seeking Nonprofits, Journal of Precision Medicine
 * How Nonprofit Foundations Can Sustainably Fund Disease Research, Harvard Business Review
 * What It Takes to Lead a Disease Research Foundation, Harvard Business Review
 * How Medical Nonprofits Set Winning Strategy, Harvard Business Review[
 * One Obstacle to Curing Cancer: Patient Data Isn’t Shared, Harvard Business Review
 * What Cancer Researchers Can Learn from Direct-to-Consumer Companies, Harvard Business Review
 * Closing Knowledge Gaps to Optimize Patient Outcomes and Advance Precision Medicine, Cancer Journal
 * Understanding Differences in Critical Decisions in the Multiple Myeloma Patient Journey in the Era of Precision Medicine, American Journal of Hematology/Oncology

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Satoshi Tomiie

Satoshi Tomiie (富家 哲) is a Japanese DJ and record producer.

Biography
A lifelong student of jazz and classical piano, Satoshi had an influential impact from his very first record. His debut single ‘Tears’, which he co-produced in 1989 with Chicago's ‘Godfather of House’ Frankie Knuckles, was an instant club hit.

In the early 1990s, he toured and played keyboard for Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (of Yellow Magic Orchestra fame). His reputation for crafting meticulous club rhythms led to him remixing some of pop's biggest names including U2, Mariah Carey, Photek, Simply Red and David Bowie.

At the turn of the millennium, Satoshi introduced a new club sound via 2000's ‘Full Lick’ album. The long-player featured dark twisted electronic rhythms, haunting vocals, and hypnotic grooves.

Another source of house music renovation, Satoshi and Hector Romero's record label SAW Recordings has continued to refine the Chicago and New York City house blueprint over the last 10 years.

DJ mixes

 * Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 9 (2007)
 * Global Underground: Nu Breed 6 box set (July 22, 2002)
 * Cavo Paradiso

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Keiiti Aki

Keiiti Aki (安芸 敬一) was a Japanese-American professor of Geophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and then at the University of Southern California (USC), seismologist, author and mentor. He and Paul G. Richards coauthored "Quantitative Seismology: theory and methods".

Biography
Aki was born in Yokohama, Japan. He received his bachelor's degree in 1952 and doctoral degree in 1958, both from the University of Tokyo. Until 1960, he conducted research at that university's Earthquake Research Institute. He then did post-doctoral research at the Caltech Seismological Laboratory, where he worked with Frank Press.

Press invited Aki to join him at MIT in 1966. This second visit to the United States coincided with the 1966 Parkfield earthquake, noteworthy for its so-called coda waves, reverberations of seismic energy due to multiple scattering from subsurface inhomogeneities. Aki "developed a passion for using those waves to investigate Earth," according to Bill Ellsworth, Aki's former student who was later head of the USGS seismology group. "He came from Japan as a statistically oriented seismologist, but he was not afraid to transform himself."

Aki was very active in his field and was the president or chair of many organizations. He was the president of Seismological Section of the AGU, president of the Seismological Society of America, and Chair of the NAS Committee on Seismology. He was instrumental in the creation of the Southern California Earthquake Center, headquartered at the University of Southern California, in 1991, he having moved to USC from MIT in 1984.

In 1995, Aki moved to the seismically active island Réunion, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, where he continued to work until his death there in 2005. He sustained an injury to his brain from a fall while walking in the street on May 13; he fell into a coma and died on May 17. He left behind two sons (Shota and Zenta) and two daughters (Kajika and Uka).

Honors received

 * Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1973)
 * Election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1979)
 * Medal of Seismological Society of America (1986)
 * Thorarinsson Medal from the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (2000)
 * William Bowie Medal of the American Geophysical Union (2004)
 * Beno Gutenberg Medal of the European Geosciences Union (2005)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KISW Duck 1977-1980

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The result of the debate was merge to KISW-FM. Rob Church Talk 00:12, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

KISW Duck 1977-1980
del nonnotable. Verifiable? A whole zero google hits for "KISW dick" today (while wikipedia mirrors didn't pick it up). mikka (t) 17:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC) mikka (t) 06:23, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep notable, if verifiable. Kappa 09:38, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, "if". I failed to find a confirmation. mikka (t) 17:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete if the radio station has no article, otherwise merge and redirect. A mascot doesn't need a separate article. -- Kjkolb 14:30, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Suggect rename to KISW and make it a seed for the radio station article. KISW is the heavy metal rock station in Seattle, and has some degree of notability. — RJH 17:10, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Abstain. At some point someone will write a KISW-FM article, and this belongs in it.  Lean towards keep so that the text can be incorporated into that article when it's written.  (If doing so is against a policy that I missed somewhere, let me know and I'll change my vote.) PacknCanes 17:11, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * the policy is verifiability. It looks extremely suspicious to me that this duck is the most prominent member of KISW while leaving absolutely no traces on the 'net, including their own website, http://www.kisw.com/ . mikka (t) 17:51, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Stations don't put anything about their history on their website more often than not; see WKNR-AM for a station that does nothing to honor its (significant) history on its website. And if we're in the business of rejecting all AfDs for radio stations simply because they're radio stations, then eventually this station will get an article.  Barring a complete hoax (which this, admittedly, could be), I just hate to lose this writeup because it really could go into an article that hasn't been written yet.  Still abstaining; I won't be upset if it's deleted, but I don't think it should be necessarily. PacknCanes 19:38, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * You are not listening: verifiability is the major benchmark here. The anon author came and go. Why would we care about the fate of this opus of untraceable source more than s/he? mikka (t) 23:03, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Unverifiable. I'll change to a keep if someone manages to verify it. --Apyule 05:58, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, no original research (and if it can't be verified, that's exactly what it is). Proto t c 11:56, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * '''My name is Daniel O'Brien I protrayed the KISW Duck from 1977-80 and contributed this article. I am willing to verify any of the claims made in the article if necessary. My user name is artistdogboy --artistdogboy 21:02, 13 October 2005 (UTC)````
 * With all due respect, Sir, I would very much love to have your story here. Unfortunately there is a policy No original research, exsisting for serious reasons. Please provide sources of independent verification of the events you are describing. A good idea could be to ask the KISW webmaster to post your blog story at their site. I think my colleagues agree that this would count for an independent verification.  Also, if you could contribute to KISW (KISW-FM) article, your tale would have a much better standing. Thank you, mikka (t) 21:37, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * With all due respect, Mikka, someone who was the duck would be a primary source, a fine source for material. Doing their own writing would need vanity checks but isn't original research. The article "makes no analytic, synthetic, interpretive, or evaluative claims".  The intent of WP:NOR is to remove Wikipedia from publishing crank physics theories and not to dissuade people from writing about personal experience.
 * Merge and redirect to KISW, even if it is the only content on KISW. Putting it in the Category:Seattle will get some attention quickly. SchmuckyTheCat 23:03, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * and done, wow would that have been difficult for any of the previous commenters here? SchmuckyTheCat 23:12, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh we can merge things while they are on AFD now, I hadn't realized that. BTW Schmucky if you merge things, you are supposed to mention the article they came from in the summary. Kappa 23:30, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

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Rasmus B. Anderson

Rasmus Bjørn Anderson (January 12, 1846 – March 2, 1936) was an American author, professor, editor, businessman and diplomat. He brought to popular attention the fact that Viking explorers were the first Europeans to arrive in the New World and was the originator of Leif Erikson Day.

Life and career
Anderson was born in the Town of Albion in Dane County, Wisconsin and grew up in Koshkoning. His parents Bjørn Anderson Kvelve (1801–1850) and Abel Cathrine von Krogh (1809–1885) were immigrants from Sandeid / Vikedal in Ryfylke in the county of Rogaland, Norway. His mother also had Danish, Swedish, German, Dutch, and Flemish ancestry. His parents were part of a small band of Quaker sympathizers who organized a Norwegian emigration to America in 1836. His father died of cholera when Anderson was four years old.

Anderson was a graduate of Luther College and the University of Wisconsin. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1867 to 1883. While there, he was the founding head of the Department of Scandinavian Studies, the oldest such department in an American university. He also persuaded Norwegian violinist Ole Bull to give a concert for the benefit of a projected Norwegian language library at the university. Ole Bull subsequently paid Anderson's expenses for a trip to Norway to purchase books for the library.

Rasmus B. Anderson founded a publication company, the Norrœna Society, which focused on republishing translations of texts devoted to "the History and Romance of Northern Europe". Anderson was the author of a number of books with Scandinavian themes. He also did a series of translations from Scandinavian languages, most notably the writings of Norwegian novelist Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. From 1905 to 1907, Rasmus Anderson acted as editor-in-chief of the Norrœna Library.

From 1885 to 1889, Anderson served as the United States Ambassador to Denmark. After his return to the U.S. in 1889, he was editor (1898–1922) of the Norwegian language weekly, Amerika. He also served as president of the Wisconsin Life Insurance Co. from 1895 to 1922.

Anderson's book America Not Discovered by Columbus helped popularize the now familiar fact that Norse explorers were the first Europeans in the New World. Anderson was the originator of the movement to honor Leif Erikson with a holiday in the United States. Through efforts he started and led, Leif Erikson Day became an official observance in his native Wisconsin and other US states. Decades after Anderson's death, it first became a federal observance by presidential proclamation in 1964.

Personal life
In 1868, he married Bertha Karina Olson (1848–1922). They were the parents of five children. His wife died in 1922. Anderson spent the last years of his life in their home in Madison, where he died in 1936. He was buried at Lake Ripley Cemetery in Cambridge, Wisconsin.

Selected works

 * Julegave (1872)
 * "The Scandinavian Languages" (1873)
 * Den norske maalsag (1874)
 * America Not Discovered by Columbus (1874)
 * Norse Mythology (1875)
 * Viking Tales of the North (1877)
 * The Younger Edda (1880)
 * a translation of Dr. F. W. Horns "History of the Literature of the Scandinavian North" (1885)
 * Amerikas første Opdagelse (1886)
 * First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration, 1821–1840 (1895)
 * Bygdejævning (1903)
 * The Norse Discovery of America (1907)
 * Life Story of Rasmus B. Anderson (1915, with Albert O. Barton)
 * Cleng Peerson og sluppen "Restaurationen" (1925)
 * The Heimskringla or The Saga of the Norse Kings (1889, rev. 2nd ed. of Samuel Laing, The Norse Kings)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nuncyspungen

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The result of the debate was delete. Wikiacc (talk) 20:26, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Nuncyspungen
Band vanity - no notability mentioned Cnwb 06:29, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, seems to fail WP:MUSIC. --Apyule 08:09, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, bandcruft and AMG turns up no results (and nothing even remotely near that name, either). PacknCanes 17:14, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * It's a reference to Nancy Spungen. But it's an unlikely spelling mistake, so Delete. Jkelly 16:46, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Porkbusters

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The result of the debate was keep. Rob Church Talk 00:32, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Porkbusters
This seems to me like nothing more than a massive, blog-based astroturfing campaign. The only thing that linked here was the pork barrel article, though I had already removed the link while copy-editing the article, since it didn't seem to have any value at all and appeared to have been spammed by Porkbusters supporters. — HorsePunchKid → 龜  06:31, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep and Expand. Porkbusters has received widespread media coverage in its attempt to highlight wasteful spending by the US Government see  The effort was co-founded by Instapundit a leading blogger. Already 246,000 Google results for a campaign founded a month and a half ago is pretty impressive in my book.  This campaign highlights dissatisfaction by conservatives and libertarians over high levels of Government spending in recent years. Capitalistroadster 06:44, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep per Capitalistroadster. --badlydrawnjeff 13:52, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep per Capitalistroadster as this is a media covered phenomenon, though I'm tempted to AfD the blogcruft Capitalistroadster mentioned in his reason...--Isotope23 18:54, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * If you're referring to Instapundit, that's not blogcruft. It is one of the most widely-read blogs in the world is not hyperbole. a ndroid 79  03:00, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I was... and I was joking. Even I would not advocate deleting what is probably one of the 5 most widely read blogs on the internet. Guess I forgot my tags.  On a side note, it is interesting to read many of the votes here; I think the long term significance and effectiveness of Porkbusters is being vastly over-rated... but maybe I'm just cynical from too many years of following politics. --Isotope23 20:06, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Temporary Internet fame does not an encyclopedic article make. Please stop encouraging people to cram Wikipedia with publicity stunts. / Peter Isotalo 00:39, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: For the moment, I would suggest leaving it. It seems pretty notable, and several hundred thousand hits for a campaign that's been running for a just over a month is pretty impressive. If in a few months time all the hype dies down, and it proves itself to be nothing more than a fad, at that time I would advocate deletion, but for the time being, if I had to make a choice, I would say Keep. Saberwyn 05:10, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep This is a serious attempt to address a serious political and economic problem, and probably one of greater long term significance than, say, Cindy Sheehan. One of the strengths of Wikipedia is it's ability to address "flash topics." - Lawrence Person

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 *  Keep. "Massive blog-based astroturfing campaign?"  Isn't that a contradiction in terms?  The "porkbusters" effort isn't being pushed by a single organization or even party; it's an entirely voluntary and yes, grass-roots movement.  I could just as easily say that the Cindy Sheehan hysteria in August was a "massive media-based astroturfing campaign on behalf of a marginal band of leftie radicals."  That wouldn't give me the right to ban any mention of it from a public forum.
 * Keep TDC 17:29, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep for reasons already listed. --Viper Daimao 17:36, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep for reasons already listed. Additionally, it appears very likely that this campaign will mark a seismic shift in the country's approach to federal spending and earmarks for a particular district. As such, it will also be a seminal point in the growing influence of citizen journalism on public policy.
 * Strong KeepIt's a real issue - plenty of good reasons already given and Im not even a Yank or in the States. --Nick-in-South-Africa 17:52, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

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 * Strong Keep As long as the article maintains a NPOV, I see absolutely no reason to delete the article. Keithius 18:01, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep As long as the article maintains a NPOV, I see absolutely no reason to delete the article. Keithius 18:01, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Nothing could be more relevant 20 years in the future. A glimpse of how the people of America stood up against the underhanded dealings that hurt the American tax-payer (and for reasons listed) --theclanoneill 1:10, 13 October 2005 (CST)
 * Strong Keep "a seminal point in the growing influence of citizen journalism on public policy" - BINGO! Brendano 18:11, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong KeepThis is a big time project, and certainly, as noted above, has more impact that Cindy Sheehan. As a result of this project, there has already been committments to return almost $100,000,000 in specific cuts, while many more representatives have pledged to do the same. If this doesn't deserve notice, I don't know what does.
 * Strong Keep and Expand Porkbusters is notable now and has great potential to morph into a permanent political movement. If they succeed in getting offsets for Katrina relief, they'll deserve a permanent entry. If they fail, then perhaps in two or three years this entry should be deleted. Danlovejoy 18:51, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep whether or not ya like it, it's certainly notable. - C HAIRBOY (☎) 20:36, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep--this is a watershed movement in the blogosphere and the American conservative movement, and is therefore notable. Philip Taron 21:03, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep and Expand This effort has apparently already found some results; it is certainly significant enough for Wikipedia. gavindow 21:30, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - Seems obvious opposition to this is ideologically-based, contrary to Wikipedia's NPOV policy. Presently, there's no reason whatsoever to delete it.  If it comes to naught, it can always be removed when that becomes clear.  For now, though, it's news.  A better rewrite would be a good thing, though. Jdb1972 21:43, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep and Expand. A major political campaign conducted through the new media--what could be more worthy of an article on Wikipedia?--Amargo Scribe 21:57, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep as a nascent and important political movement with some very high profile sponsors. Jtmichcock 21:59, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep It could use some editing to make the overall appearence cleaner and have more information on what is involved with the 'movement' but there is no good reason to have the entry deleted other then politically motivation.
 * Strong Keep Disagreeing with a group of people does not make their efforts "blog-based astroturfing". More fundamentally, even if the phrase were accurate, it would not follow that the article should be deleted. The criticism is silly and shallow.
 * Strong Keep This is an example of a truly grassroots political phenomenon and will persist independent of what Wikipedia does.
 * Keep per Capitalistroadster. Greetings, Instapundit readers. Your enthusiasm is admirable, but please keep in mind that input from very new user accounts is routinely discounted on AfD – this policy is in place to combat the swarm of "one-issue voters," if you will, that shows up when one of the most popular blogs links to a particular discussion, for instance. As it stands now, this article is unlikely to be deleted. If you came here from Instapundit and just created a Wikipedia account, please consider not voting, as you will only complicate the closing out of this discussion by the administrator who does it. a ndroid 79  02:57, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep I am not a regular contributor to Wikipedia, but I have gotten into the habit of checking Wikipedia whenever I come across new terms such as this.  Perhaps when the movement is finished and the term is no longer floating around it would be appropriate to revisit the decision.
 * That's basically what I'm thinking. If it fizzles out and turns out to have been ineffective, it will presumably be less noteworthy. — HorsePunchKid → 龜  07:34, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Comment: I don't have nearly as much of a problem with it now that it doesn't just read like a content-free spamming attempt to make it sound more established than it is. I would withdraw the AfD if I didn't think it were already going to be kept anyway. My apologies to people who have taken offense at my wording, but I stand by it; if nothing else, we apparently have very different definitions. Thanks to the people who have helped turn it into a real article. — HorsePunchKid → 龜  03:36, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Emphatic Keep: Even if Porkbusters itself is a short-lived phenomenon (possible but not certain), it's emblematic of the way the new, grass-roots media works, in ephemeral fits and starts that occasionally catch and move mountains.  As such, it's useful.  Mitchberg 12:48, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I don't need to add anything, do I? — Sandstein 13:18, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep and Expand: Just as 9/11 caused some political realignments to take place, the Katrina rebuilding efforts are causing them as well. Anything that can get the Republican base aligned with Nancy Pelosi is worth a closer examination. The Monster 14:40, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Emphatic Keep: I would of course be pleased to see the entry kept, but that's up to the Wikipedia community. If it is kept, however, I'd ask that the URL for the main porkbusters page be corrected, as it has a typo now. The correct url is http://truthlaidbear.com/porkbusters. -N.Z. Bear
 * Fixed the typo. You are welcome to make any other improvements to the article, even while it is being considered for deletion, except for merging its content elsewhere or changing the article's name. a ndroid 79  14:59, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Also, you should consider putting a 301 "moved permanently" redirect in if you intend to make that URL canonical. This will help search engines realize that the .php version should not be used. I've done this many times on relatively high-traffic pages and never had any trouble with PageRank dropping or anything like that. — HorsePunchKid → 龜  16:44, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep: At least until history decides if this is the beginning of a movement, or a flash in the pan. At the very least, it's a nation-wide call for debate on the buying of votes by Congress.
 * Stong Keep: This is the start of a movement that is getting national media coverage. I believe that this will have its place in history as the end of the wall between the wants of government and those of private citizens. -lilbrocool  21:07, 14 October 2005

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Training Support Center Hampton Roads

Training Support Center Hampton Roads is, since 2004, the name of the facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, which was long-known as "FTC Dam Neck". It is the home of the Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic of the United States Navy.

Dam Neck Mills, U.S. Lifesaving Service
TSC Hampton Roads is located near the former town of Dam Neck Mills which was located in Princess Anne County (the former county is now part of the independent city of Virginia Beach). It was the site of the 19th century Dam Neck Mills Lifesaving Station of the United States Lifesaving Service, one of five spaced at intervals along the coast in Virginia from Cape Henry south to the border of North Carolina. The U.S. Lifesaving Service merged with other agencies to form the United States Coast Guard in 1915.

The area's lifesaving history along the coast line of the Graveyard of the Atlantic is commemorated at the Old Coast Guard Station Museum located in the 1903 Seatack Lifesaving Service Station (the next one north of the Dam Neck Mills station) at 24th street adjacent to the boardwalk of Virginia Beach. The Old Coast Guard Station Museum has artifacts from the 1891 shipwreck of the Dictator, displays of period lifesaving equipment, educational programs, and even an online "Tower Cam", offering Internet users a similar view to those of members of the Lifesaving crews had over 100 years ago.

World War II, FTC Dam Neck
The United States Navy acquired the property during World War II to train anti-aircraft gunners. Since that, the mission was expanded to include training of Combat Systems operators and maintenance technicians. One notable former tenant command was Naval Guided Missile School (NAVGMSCOL), which provided training for the Polaris, Poseidon, and Trident 1 Backfit submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) systems and various surface missile systems.

Current mission
In 2004, FTC Dam Neck was reorganized and renamed Training Support Center Hampton Roads, to align it with the U.S. Navy's "Revolution In Training". The actual training activity is the Center for Surface Combat Systems, which is headquartered in Dahlgren, Virginia. TSC Hampton Roads supports the training mission, as its name suggests.

Tenant commands
Other tenant commands currently at Dam Neck include the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU/NSWDG), Tactical Training Group Atlantic (TACTRAGRULANT), and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity (NSWCDD DNA). TSC Hampton Roads is also home to the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center (NMITC), which trains Marines and sailors in military intelligence.

Nearby, Dam Neck Annex is part of Naval Air Station Oceana.

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Life or Something Like It

Life or Something Like It is a 2002 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie) and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David Newman.

Plot
Lanie Kerrigan, a successful reporter for a Seattle television station, interviews a self-proclaimed prophet, Jack, to find out if he really can predict football scores. Instead, Prophet Jack not only predicts the football score, and that it will hail the next day, but also that Lanie will die in seven days, on the following Thursday. When his first two prophecies come true, Lanie panics and again meets with Jack to ask for another prophecy to test him again. Jack tells her that there will be a relatively significant earthquake in San Francisco at 9:06 am, which also happens. Now Lanie is convinced that she is going to die and is forced to reevaluate her life.

Lanie tries to find consolation in her famous baseball player boyfriend Cal Cooper and in her family, but there is little there. Her lifelong ambition of appearing on network television begins to look like a distant dream. In her desperation, she commits professional blunders but ends up finding support in an unlikely source: her archenemy, the cameraman Pete Scanlon, with whom she once had casual sex. He introduces her to a new approach to life: to live every moment of her life to the fullest and to do whatever she had always wanted to do. Lanie moves in with Pete for a day, and he introduces her to his son Tommy, who lives with his mother. They spend a whole day together with Tommy. That night Lanie and Pete sleep together for the second time. The next day Lanie receives an opportunity for a job she always dreamed of in New York. She asks Pete to come with her, but he declines, telling her that her appetite for success and fame will never end. Sadly, Lanie leaves for New York.

Pete meets Jack and tells him how wrong he is, as Lanie got the job which Jack foretold she would not get. However, Jack explains that he was right, as Lanie will never be able to get the job because she'll die before it begins. He also gives a prophecy of the death of a famous former baseball player in a plane crash. When Pete receives the news of the death of the baseball player, as foretold by Jack, he tries to call Lanie to warn her. He can't reach her, so he flies to New York.

Lanie - unconcerned with Jack's prophecy - interviews her idol, famous media personality Deborah Connors. Lanie realizes how petty the opening questions are and shares a heartfelt moment with Deborah live on air. The interview receives huge ratings. The network immediately offers her a position, but Lanie declines, realizing that she wants a life with Pete in Seattle.

As she leaves the studio, a police officer gets into a conflict with a man, who shoots a bullet into the air. Pete tries to warn Lanie from across the street, but she is shot in the crossfire. Lanie dies in the operating theatre but is revived. When she wakes up, Pete tells her that he has loved her since the first time he saw her, and Lanie tells him that she loves him too. Later, Pete, Lanie, and Tommy watch Cal's baseball game, while Lanie (in a voiceover) says that one part of her has died — the part that didn't know how to live a life.

Cast

 * Angelina Jolie as Lanie Kerrigan
 * Amy Esterle as 15-years-old Lanie Kerrigan (uncredited)
 * Marika Anuik as 10-years-old Lanie Kerrigan
 * Ashlyn Morgan Williams as 5-years-old Lanie Kerrigan
 * Edward Burns as Pete Scanlon
 * Tony Shalhoub as Prophet Jack
 * Christian Kane as Cal Cooper
 * James Gammon as Pat Kerrigan
 * Melissa Errico as Andrea
 * Stockard Channing as Deborah Connors
 * Lisa Thornhill as Gwen
 * Kasey Stevens as 5-years-old Gwen
 * Gregory Itzin as Dennis
 * Veena Sood as Doctor
 * Jesse James Rutherford as Tommy

Production
The majority of the movie was shot on location in Seattle, Washington, although portions were also filmed in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. The TV station in the movie, KQMO, was actually real-life Seattle TV station KOMO-TV (the KOMO logo was altered on the set of KOMO 4 News and on several of KOMO's news vehicles, in addition to a few mic flags).

Several KOMO personalities make cameo appearances; among them are longtime anchors Dan Lewis and Margo Myers (the latter moved to KIRO-TV in January 2005), weather anchor and Front Runners host Steve Pool, and weekend weather anchor Theron Zahn. Other KOMO personalities who made brief cameo appearances include People Helper John Sharify and reporter Michelle Esteban.

Additionally, Vancouver news anchors Pamela Martin and Jill Krop, at the time both employed with BCTV, appeared briefly in scenes shot in the BCTV studios.

Reception
The film received generally unfavorable reviews. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Life or Something Like It has an overall rating of 27% based on 121 reviews, with an average score of 4.5 out of 10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Though Jolie is appealing, Life or Something Like It is too contrived and predictable to convincingly convey its message of stopping to smell the roses." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 31 out of 100 based on 32 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Jolie's performance in the film earned her a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Actress.

Box office
The film was a commercial and financial loss, grossing only $16,872,671 against its $40,000,000 budget.

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