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Ben Clymer

Ben Andrew Clymer (born April 11, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals. He also played college hockey at the University of Minnesota.

Playing career
Clymer was drafted 27th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He attended and played hockey for Bloomington Jefferson High School and the University of Minnesota. Clymer left school in 1998 to take advantage of a loophole in the NHL CBA which would allow him to become an unrestricted free agent if he was to play one year in the WHL. In this pursuit he joined the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League in 1998–1999 in played 70 games posting 56 points.

Clymer made his NHL debut with the Tampa Bay Lightning the following season (1999), and was part of the 2004 Stanley Cup Championship team. During the NHL lockout, Clymer played with Swiss team EHC Biel in the second Swiss division.

After the lockout, Clymer returned to the NHL, signing a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals on August 8, 2005. The following year he was re-signed to a three-year contract, however spent the final year of his contract in the AHL with the Hershey Bears.

For the 2008–09 season, Clymer left the NHL and signed with the Minsk of the KHL. That season Clymer was named an All-Star and played in the KHL's All-Star game outdoor in Moscow's Red Square. Clymer scored a goal and was a member of the victorious "Team Jagr". Following that season Clymer signed a one-year contract with ERC Ingolstadt.

An integral part of Ingolstadt's defense during the 2009–10 season, Clymer scored 32 points in 37 games before he was again on the move within Europe, signing with HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A.

Clymer, failed to appear for Lugano in a NLA after suffering a season ending knee injury in training camp. He then returned to Ingolstadt on a one-year contract on May 14, 2011. However, unable to satisfactorily recover from his lingering knee injury, Clymer announced his retirement just over a month later on June 30, 2011.

Post career
Following Clymer's retirement, Clymer enrolled back at the University of Minnesota, and was admitted to the Carlson School of Management where he received a degree in Finance. During his retirement Clymer also broke into the broadcast world. In 2009 Clymer was hired by Channel 45 to cover the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. Clymer has continued to annually cover the State High School Tournament for Channel 45 and has also been hired by Fox Sports North to cover Minnesota Golden Gopher and Minnesota Wild games. On September 16, 2013 it was announced that Clymer had joined the Big Ten Network as a college hockey analyst.

Personal life
Clymer has a degree in Finance. He is married.

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James Craik

James Craik (c. 1727—6 February 1814) was Physician General (precursor of the Surgeon General) of the United States Army, as well as George Washington's personal physician and close friend.

Education and emigration to America
Born on the estate of Arbigland in the parish of Kirkbean, County of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, Craik was the illegitimate son of William Craik, 1703 -1798, an agricultural pioneer and landowner. His half-sister, Helen, writes that he was about six years old at the time of his father's marriage in 1733. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh, then joined the British Army after graduation and served as an army surgeon in the West Indies until 1751. Craik then opened up a private medical practice in Norfolk, Virginia, and shortly thereafter relocated to Winchester, Virginia.

French and Indian War career
On 7 March 1754, Craik resumed his military career, accepting a commission as a surgeon in Colonel Joshua Fry's Virginia Provincial Regiment. While with this force, he became good friends with George Washington, at that time a lieutenant colonel in the regiment. Craik saw a great deal of action in various battles of the French and Indian War. He fought at the Battle of the Great Meadows and participated in the surrender of Fort Necessity, then accompanied General Edward Braddock on Braddock's unsuccessful attempt to recapture the region in 1755, treating Braddock's ultimately fatal wounds. Craik then served under Washington in actions in Virginia and Maryland, during various engagements with Indians.

Between the wars
After the war's end, Craik opened another medical practice at Port Tobacco, Maryland, and on 13 November 1760, he married Mariamne Ewell at her family's estate, Bel Air, located in Prince William County, Virginia. Marriamne would later become the great-aunt of Richard S. Ewell. They had six sons and three daughters. In 1760, he moved to Charles County, Maryland, where in 1765, he built La Grange near La Plata, Maryland. In both 1770 and 1784, he went on surveying expeditions with Washington, examining military claims in Pennsylvania and what is now West Virginia.

Revolutionary War career
With the outbreak of hostilities during the American Revolution, Craik joined the Revolutionary forces. He served as an army surgeon, ultimately advancing to the second-highest post in army medicine. Craik warned Washington about the plots of the Conway Cabal, and treated the wounds of General Hugh Mercer at the Battle of Princeton and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette at the Battle of Brandywine. Mercer died of his wounds, but La Fayette was more fortunate.

At the conclusion of the war, Craik was admitted as an original member of The Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland.

Washington persuaded him to move his practice to Alexandria, Virginia, where he built his house Vaucluse, where he later died. He also had a town house at 117 South Fairfax Street, 209 Prince Street, and then 210 Duke Street.

Washington summoned Craik out of private practice in 1798 in connection with the Quasi-War against France, installing him as Physician General of the Army on 19 June of that year. After the conclusion of hostilities, Craik mustered out on 15 June 1800.

His grandson, who was named after him, would build his house Elm Grove, later renamed the Craik-Patton House, on a tract of land awarded to Dr. Craik as payment for his service in the Revolutionary War. The town of James Craik, Córdoba Province, Argentina is named after him.

At Washington's death
As Washington's personal physician, Craik was one of three doctors to attend on him during his final illness on 14 December 1799. Washington complained of respiratory distress, described by Craik as "cynanche trachealis". When Washington proved unable to swallow medicines orally, Craik and the other two physicians (Dr. Elisha C. Dick and Dr. Gustavus Richard Brown) treated his condition with bloodletting, the application of various poultices, and a rectal solution of calomel and tartar. Washington's condition continued to deteriorate, but Craik and Brown decided against Dick's suggestion of a tracheotomy (which might have been lifesaving, but likely would have spread the infection and caused sepsis), and Washington died at 10:10 p.m. Brown and Craik co-published an account of their treatment in December 1800.

Craik died in Alexandria in 1814; he is buried in the graveyard of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House in that city.

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Talk:Eugène Sue

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The article takes a rather negative view of Eugene Sue's work. Presumably, Sue's reputation was not high with critics when the 11th edition of EB came out. It would be nice to have a more modern reassessment. His most famous work, The Wandering Jew, is 1,350 pages long and was very popular during its day. There might be something of value in the work to sustain an interest over that large a number of pages.

I noticed that the URL has spaces in it and i mean the %s, if someone were to replace those with a _ that would be fine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.91.245.120 (talk) 06:38, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

¶ I, for one, would be Very appreciative if someone would undertake to provide summaries of Sue's many novels. They are numerous and most of them seem to spread over more than one volume, so a short account of their plots and characters would be much appreciated. Sussmanbern (talk) 18:28, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Would be nice of someone would write a modern article on this author. Parroting hundred year old encyclopedias doesn't lend an air of credibility to Wikipedia in general. 108.52.66.178 (talk) 21:50, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

Maurice Joly
Does anyone have any more specific information about the alleged parallels between Sue and Joly? I mean, something similar to the way that people have lined up lists of passages from the DIALOGUES and the PROTOCOLS and shown that clear parallels exist. Is there some similar work done showing a list of parallels from something which Sue wrote and Joly's play? i read through volume 3 of THE MYSTERIES OF A PEOPLE or THE HISTORY OF A PROLETARIAN FAMILY DOWN THROUGH THE AGES and nothing stood out immediately as parallel with the text in Joly's DIALOGUES. Does anyone have more specific information on what Joly is alleged to have copied from Sue and from which text by Sue? Simply citing THE MYSTERIES OF A PEOPLE isn't specific enough because that in itself is a huge 3-volume work, where each individual volume is itself pretty large. It's also been published in the format of about 21 separate smaller books. There is even a significantly smaller version published in 3 volumes under the title THE RIVAL RACES or THE SONS OF JOEL. That smaller version certainly does not have any passages which spring out as naturally parallel with Joly. I've read it completely. I've only read volume 3 of the full edition, because I assumed that the volume which had material relating to the French Revolution would be most likely to have been the one which Joly allegedly cribbed from. But I didn't notice any natural parallels in the text that could be made with the DIALOGUES. Sue has written other books. THE WANDERING JEW contained Jesuit conspiracies in a way which did remind me in a general sense of the PROTOCOLS, but with that book also I didn't find anything which stood out as parallel passages duplicated in the DIALOGUES. Does anyone really have specific information on which work of Sue's Joly is alleged to have cribbed from and what are the listings of passages which in each author's work that can be invoked to argue such? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.86.226.13 (talk) 01:45, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

No. Having read the entire thing in English (and this was the long version), I can state that I did not find anything that closely resembled what Eco wrote in Foucault's Pendulum. This was a shame because I did really want to find it. My guess is that Eco was doing what forgers do in reverse, instead of stealing forgotten works and passing them off as modern, Eco falsely attributed a forgotten text in order to disprove a forgery - i.e. he created a counter myth; in one way it is a pretty funny thing to do, and I would give him credit for it had he kept it in a work of fiction. Claiming it in a lecture and in an essay though is something different. However, on the other hand, the way to kill a myth is not through muddying the waters, but rather through strict honesty. The protocols were forged, stolen from Joly, end of story. Confusing the matter by bringing in Sue adds nothing to the story, and could, actually backfire because those idiots who want to believe in the protocols can pass over Joly and claim that Sue wasn't a source, since this I believe true, it would give the bigots one thing to be truthful about.

Removed the claim of plagiarism from this document. There is nothing in Joly that plagiarized Sue, even Eco doesn't make that great of a claim, and such a claim undermines the fact that the protocols of zion DID steal from Joly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.79.125.70 (talk) 22:38, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

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Erik Cole

Erik Thomas Cole (born November 6, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. Originally drafted by the Hurricanes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, Cole played 15 seasons in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars and Detroit Red Wings.

Amateur
Early in his career, Cole played high school ice hockey for the Oswego Buccaneers in his hometown of Oswego, New York. He played 48 games for the Buccaneers during the 1996-7 USHL season, scoring 30 goals and 34 assists for 64 points.

Cole then attended Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, where he played college hockey for the Golden Knights ice hockey team in the NCAA's ECAC conference. At the end of his first season, the Carolina Hurricanes selected him 71st overall in the third round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Cole would play two more collegiate seasons with the Golden Knights, departing in 2000.

Professional
In the 2001–02 season, his rookie year, Cole scored six goals during the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs. Additionally, he was one-third of the "BBC Line," which also featured Bates Battaglia and Rod Brind'Amour, during the Hurricanes' Stanley Cup run in 2002.

On December 19, 2005, Cole was chosen to represent Team USA ice hockey for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was named alongside fellow Clarkson University alumnus Craig Conroy, then of the Calgary Flames. He also represented Team USA the next year at the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Moscow.

On March 4, 2006, Cole suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck after getting hit by Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik. The injury kept him out of the lineup until Game 6 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, where the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in Game 7 over the Edmonton Oilers. On November 12, 2007, Cole went head-first into Florida Panthers goaltender Tomáš Vokoun; he was face down on the ice for over five minutes and was escorted off the ice via stretcher. It was a neck injury but not serious, and he traveled with the team to Tampa Bay.

Cole was the first player in the NHL to ever be awarded two penalty shots in the same game. On July 1, 2008, Cole was acquired by the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Joni Pitkänen. On January 14, 2009, Cole, as a member of the Oilers, recorded his fifth NHL hat-trick against the Washington Capitals on goaltender José Théodore. Cole set an unofficial NHL record in the Fastest Skater event by skating around the entire ice at Rexall Place with a time of 13.117 seconds.

On March 4, 2009, Cole was traded back to Carolina in exchange for Patrick O'Sullivan and a second-round draft pick; O'Sullivan was traded to Carolina for Justin Williams and second-round pick earlier that day. On July 1, 2009, the Hurricanes signed Cole to a two-year, $5.8 million contract, which paid $2.8 million in 2009–10 and $3 million in 2010–11). On December 5, 2009, Cole scored his sixth career hat-trick against the Vancouver Canucks in Raleigh. The second goal went off the skate of former Clarkson University teammate, and then-Canuck, Willie Mitchell. Cole scored the third goal on an empty-net after goaltender Andrew Raycroft was pulled in favor for an extra attacker in the last minute of play.

On July 1, 2011, Cole signed a four-year, $18 million contract as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens. Cole wore jersey number 72 for the Canadiens. During his first season with the Canadiens in 2011–12, Cole set career highs with 35 goals and 61 points. On March 23, 2012, Cole scored a natural hat-trick just 5:41 into a game against the Ottawa Senators, setting a Canadiens record for the quickest hat-trick from the start of a game.

On February 26, 2013, during the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, after a slow start offensively, Cole was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Michael Ryder and a third-round draft pick in 2013. In 28 games with Dallas, Cole would record six goals and one assist as the Stars would miss the 2013 playoffs.

On March 1, 2015, the Stars traded Cole to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Mattias Bäckman, Mattias Janmark-Nylén and a second-round draft pick in 2015. On April 8, it was announced that Cole would miss the remainder of the season with a spinal contusion he suffered on March 24 in a game against the Arizona Coyotes.

On September 20, 2017, Cole signed a one-day contract with the Carolina Hurricanes and subsequently announced his retirement from the NHL

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Jeff Cowan

Jeff Cowan (born September 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Cowan was a left winger and played 434 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2019, he was named the interim head coach of the Saint John Sea Dogs, a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League team.

Playing career
After coming out of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, Cowan was not drafted in the NHL Entry Draft; he was signed by the Calgary Flames on October 2, 1995. He would play for the Flames' minor league affiliates (the Roanoke Express of the ECHL and the Saint John Flames of the AHL) for the next few years, before making Calgary's roster in the 1999–2000 NHL season. He would play for the Flames for two seasons before being traded with Kurtis Foster to the Atlanta Thrashers for Petr Buzek on December 18, 2001.

In 2003–04, his third season with the Thrashers, Cowan was enjoying a career year, scoring 9 goals and 24 points through 58 games. However, he was once again traded on March 9, 2004, to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Kip Brennan. He finished the season with a career-high 11 goals, 16 assists and 27 points.

On December 30, 2006, the Kings placed Cowan on waivers and was subsequently claimed by the Vancouver Canucks. Towards the end of his first season with Vancouver, Cowan rose to brief prominence, scoring an unexpected 6 goals in 4 games. During that span, a bra was thrown on the ice after his second goal of the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, coining the moniker "Cowan the Bra-barian". The unique celebration was popularized among fans and in response, the entire Canucks team signed a bra that was auctioned to raise money for breast cancer research.

As the Canucks entered the playoffs as the third seed, Cowan scored the first playoff goal of his NHL career in game one of the second round against the Anaheim Ducks. The following game, he scored the game-winning overtime goal to tie the series 1-1. Vancouver was, however, defeated in five games by Anaheim.

Before the start of the 2007–08 season, Cowan was re-signed by the Canucks to a two-year, $1.45-million contract extension. However, Cowan failed to build on the momentum he had drawn the previous campaign. He was injured early in the season, suffering a strained hip flexor on October 13, 2007, following a fight with the Oilers' Zack Stortini. Shortly after he returned, he was re-injured in a December 9 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, separating his shoulder on a hit from enforcer Georges Laraque. Cowan finished the season with just 1 assist in 46 games. Shortly before the 2008–09 season, he was put on waivers and cleared. Instead of being assigned to the Canucks' AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, he was sent to the Peoria Rivermen as the Moose had already met their five NHL veteran maximum. On April 30, 2009, Cowan was recalled from Peoria for the Canucks' 2009 playoff run.

On August 20, 2009, Cowan signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Sabres. While not featuring with the Sabres, Cowan was assigned and played the 2009–10 season, with the Portland Pirates of the AHL. He appeared in 62 games, recording a professional high of 18 goals.

As an unsigned free agent over the summer, on December 17, 2010, Cowan belatedly signed a professional try-out contract with the Toronto Marlies of the AHL, later agreeing to a standard contract for the remainder of the 2010–11 season. On August 12, 2011, Cowan concluded his NHL career by signing his first contract abroad in Europe on a one-year contract to play with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL.

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The Millionaire Next Door

The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy (ISBN 0-671-01520-6) is a 1996 book by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko. The book is a compilation of research done by the two authors in the profiles of American millionaires.

The authors compare the behaviour of those they call "UAWs" (Under Accumulators of Wealth) and those who are "PAWs" (Prodigious Accumulators of Wealth). Their findings, that millionaires are disproportionately clustered in middle-class and blue-collar neighborhoods and not in more affluent or white-collar communities, came as a surprise to the authors who anticipated the contrary. Stanley and Danko's book explains why, noting that high-income white-collar professionals are more likely to devote their income to luxury goods or status items, thus neglecting savings and investments.

UAWs versus PAWs
Under Accumulator of Wealth (UAW) is a name coined by the authors used to represent individuals who have a low net wealth compared to their income. A doctor earning $250,000 per year could be considered an "Under Accumulator of Wealth" if their net worth is low relative to lifetime earnings. Take for example a 50-year-old doctor earning $250,000. According to the authors' formula he should be saving 10% yearly and should have about $1.25 million in net worth (50*250,000*10%). If their net worth is lower, they are an "Under Accumulator". The UAW style is based more on consumption of income rather than on the method of saving income.

A Prodigious Accumulator of Wealth (PAW) is the reciprocal of the more common UAW, accumulating usually well over one tenth of the product of the individual's age and their realized pretax income.

The authors define an Average Accumulator of Wealth (AAW) as having a net worth equal to one-tenth their age multiplied by their current annual income from all sources. E.g., a 50-year-old person who over the past twelve months earned employment income of $45,000 and investment income of $5,000 should have an expected net worth of $250,000. An "Under Accumulator of Wealth (UAW)" would have half that amount, and a "Prodigious Accumulator of Wealth (PAW)" would have two times. This metric has been criticized since, for example, a 20-year-old making $50k a year should have a net worth of $100k to be considered an "average accumulator of wealth". That makes little sense since it would take a new graduate years of strong savings and investments to accumulate that amount. Critics further argue that formula fails to take into account compounding interest; younger people up to age 45 or so will generally have much less as a percentage of income than older wealth accumulators due to compounded growth.

Most of the millionaire households that they profiled did not have the extravagant lifestyles that most people would assume. This finding is backed up by surveys indicating how little these millionaire households have spent on such things as cars, watches, clothing, and other luxury products/services. Most importantly, the book gives a list of reasons for why these people managed to accumulate so much wealth (the top one being that "They live below their means"). The authors make a distinction between the 'Balance Sheet Affluent' (those with actual wealth, or high-net-worth) and the 'Income Affluent' (those with a high income, but little actual wealth, or low net-worth).

Spend less than you earn
Anyone who spends more than they earn will fail to increase their net worth.

Avoid buying status objects or leading a status lifestyle
Buying or leasing brand-new, expensive imported vehicles is poor value. Buying status objects such as branded consumer goods is a never-ending cycle of depreciating assets. Even when you get a good deal on premium items, if you choose to replace them frequently, the older items hold no value and have become a sunk cost. Living in a status neighbourhood is not only poor value, but you will feel the need to keep buying status objects to keep up with your neighbours, who are mostly UAWs. The authors make the point that Hyperconsumers must realize more income to afford luxury items and become more vulnerable to inflation and income tax.

PAWs are willing to take financial risk if it is worth the reward
PAWs are not misers who put every penny under their mattress. They invest their money for good returns, and will consider riskier investments if they're worth the reward. Many put money not only in the stock market, but invest in private businesses and venture capital.

Family and Generational Wealth
The authors also make the observation that UAWs tend to have children who require an influx of their parents' money in order to afford the lifestyle that they expect for themselves, and that they are less likely to have been taught about money, budgeting and investing by their parents.

The authors talked about the seven most common traits that showed up among those that have accumulated wealth. Those common traits are the following; high income, low expenses, frugal, wealthy, breaking even (Spartan), spender, broke, and breaking even (Lavish).

On generational wealth the authors stressed the following: the first generation to have arrived in America usually works hard, saves prodigiously, owns a small business, lives in or near that business, and passes on his wealth to his kids frugally. The next group usually works in their parent's business, but may move on. They tend to spend more lavishly and save less. The next or 3rd generation, may have sold the business already and may have already spent all the accumulated wealth. Finally the 4th generation is not hard Working at all, spends crazily and has little. Many are literally broke and nothing like their great grand parents. This is known as Generational Wealth Destruction, and is a main tenet in the authors work.

Spending tomorrow's cash today
The most prominent idea shared by UAWs and American society in general is "spending tomorrow's cash today". This is the leading cause of debt and a lack of net worth in the UAW category. This contradicts the common belief of a PAW: "save today's cash for tomorrow". Many UAWs do plan, under certain conditions (such as a rise in income), to use investment strategies to accumulate wealth; however, most don't actually use investment strategies to accumulate wealth once the initial conditions are met. For example, Under Accumulators of Wealth will promise to start investing once they have earned ten percent more in annual income. Unfortunately when most receive that extra ten percent of income, there isn't an investment made. These claims and ideas usually branch off an initial belief that a lack of wealth can simply be solved by an increase in income. Even among those that do invest money, most invest only because they have an excess of income. Between 2001 and 2004, the median family income dropped 2.3% and in response, the percentage of families who owned investment stocks fell by 3.3% showing that investments are only made in times of excess.

"Better Than" theory
The "Better Than" theory is one of the main reasons many UAWs don't hold true to their promise to invest after a rise in income. The theory is that the UAW's "necessity" for that income will also rise in response to the risen income level. Most UAWs are possessed by possessions. According to a study conducted by Yale and stated in The Millionaire Next Door, individuals measure the level of their success through comparison to nearest neighbors and/or closest relatives. Therefore, as the level of income rises, so will their desire to outperform those that they compare themselves to.

"Better Off" theory
In addition to the "Better Than" theory, there is a "Better Off" theory. This theory suggests that those UAWs who grow up in a poor family and land a high-income career have a tendency to feel the need to be "better off" than their parents. To a UAW, "better off" implies a larger house, a respectable degree, a foreign luxury car, a boat, and a club membership. A hypothetical example is provided in The Millionaire Next Door to explain this concept. Teddy Friend is a typical UAW that grew up in a poor family but was still exposed to a rich lifestyle at school. He saw "rich kids" and decided that one day he would be "better off" than his poor parents. Sure enough, when Mr. Friend reached a high income level, he indulged himself in possessions. He bought a large home along with a foreign luxury car. According to most UAWs, he lives a very comfortable lifestyle. He lives a very comfortable lifestyle in terms of possessions, but in terms of financial security, Mr. Friend's lifestyle is uncomfortable.

Money: a renewable resource
Another belief that UAWs have is that "money is the most easily renewable resource". This belief usually is another leading cause for UAW's consumption and investment habits. Money is more easily spent now than it is saved. In America it is easier to generate a high income than it is to accumulate wealth.

Spending habits
When it comes to spending habits, UAWs are everything but frugal. A typical UAW tends to live in luxury, style, and above all, comfort. Not all UAWs fit these characteristics. A $50,000-a-year janitor can be more of a PAW than a $700,000-a-year doctor. The spending habits that UAWs have are a direct effect of the “Better Than” theory.

Million dollar choices
Some of the financial choices that UAWs make are considered to be “million dollar choices” because if the choice hadn't been made, the UAW would have in excess of a million dollars. One example of a million dollar choice is to smoke. Smokers and drinkers tend to be UAWs because instead of building net worth, they spend their income to purchase alcohol or cigarettes. Another hypothetical example given in The Millionaire Next Door explains how a small purchase of cigarettes over a long period of time can accumulate a large sum of money. Mr. Friend's poor parents were smokers and drinkers. They smoked at least three packs of cigarettes a day during the week. Three packs a day over 46 years translated into a sum of money that exceeded the value of their home by $33,000. Even more extraordinary, if the Friends had invested and reinvested that money over a 46-year period, the portfolio would have exceeded $2 million. The value of a small amount of money over a long period of time is amazing. A UAW makes choices that, although financially insignificant at the present value, have a very significant future value. Choices such as drinking two cases of beer a week, smoking several packs of cigarettes a day, and buying large amounts of unnecessary food and objects are some examples of typical UAW choices. These choices are not necessarily large financial purchases right now, but over a long period of time, the opportunity cost of that money is very expensive.

Car shopping habits
According to the authors, a common UAW drives a current model car, purchased new, and may have financed it on credit. PAWs rarely purchase new model cars and are less likely to own foreign or luxury vehicles. An example from the book details a UAW that spent roughly 60 hours researching, negotiating and purchasing a new car. In the end, while the car was purchased "near dealer cost," in the long run the UAW's time and money could have been more efficiently spent creating wealth rather than collecting possessions notorious for depreciating in value. The authors contrast the story with a PAW who decided that the pride of owning a brand new car wasn't worth the $20,000 price difference.

Investing strategies
The difference between UAWs and PAWs is wealth. Wealth is usually obtained through investment strategies that maximize unrealized (nontaxable) income and minimizes realized (taxable) income. UAWs tend to spend more time on purchasing a car than on looking at appreciating investments. Appreciating investments such as a 401k or an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) constitute tax-deferred growth and produce an unrealized income for the individual holder. Some UAWs do hold a 401k or an IRA but with a low portfolio value. UAWs usually have the belief that in order to comply with the “Better Than” or “Better Off” theories, they need to maximize realized income. Maximized realized income minimizes unrealized income, increases taxes paid, and produces low portfolio values. Certainly there are some UAWs that invest in the stock market and are very active traders, but most don't. Active traders move from stock to stock to try to maximize capital gains on investments based on daily fluctuations of the stock market. This investment strategy is very risky, but has potential for some enormous capital gains. UAWs also are more prone to being swindled out of money from cold callers. Cold callers, usually brokers who in fact know very little about the stock market, target high income earning families and persuade them into purchasing investments with them. Doctors and lawyers are especially susceptible. A vulnerability to cold callers can subject individuals to lose trust in the stock market and eventually become a UAW. Then there are UAWs that have relatively low risk tolerance for investments. Twenty percent of UAWs keep most of their cash in cash/near cash accounts (investment accounts such as a bank accounts that have low interest rates, high liquidity, and are federally insured) so that they can have quick access to cash when consumption habits rise. Then there are some UAWs who have considerable knowledge of the specific market of a company or type of investment, but do not utilize that knowledge to their advantage. The Millionaire Next Door uses Mr. Willis as an example. He is a six-figure, very successful executive for Walmart. He has been employed there for 10 years, during which the company has been explosively growing. Stock prices have shot up in this 10-year period of time. During this enormous growth period, Mr. Willis bought zero shares of the company he worked for, although he had firsthand knowledge of its success. A characteristic that determines if the individual is a UAW is their belief about investing. A UAW will usually state the following about investing: “it’s hopeless,” or “I never have the time needed to make it pay off,” or “we have never made so much… but the more we earn, the less we seem to accumulate.” Other remarks might include, “Our careers take up all of our time,” or “I don’t have 20 hours a week to fool around with my money”. A UAW does not spend a considerable amount of time evaluating their investment strategies. On average, they'll invest only 4.6 hours a month evaluating their investment portfolios. This is about 83% less than the amount of time a PAW allocates to financial planning. Minimal time dedicated to financial planning is a leading indicator of a UAW.

Educational and career choices
Although UAWs exist in all career fields and have obtained different levels of education, some professions are more likely to lead to a UAW lifestyle. Doctors, physicians, lawyers, and dentists are among the top professions with a high UAW concentration of individuals. The individuals in these professions are twice as likely to be a UAW than a PAW. There are two reasons for these findings. First, because these professions require advanced degrees, individuals get a delayed start in the accumulation race. Most of the income during these educational pursuits is used to fund tuition, housing, and student loans rather than investment. The second reason is that American society has prescribed a lifestyle to these professions. Doctors are expected to live in an upscale neighborhood with multiple cars, a boat, and other luxury items. Their lives become a high consumption lifestyle to fulfill the “Better Than” theory.

Correlation between income and wealth
With doctors having a high propensity to be a UAW as evidence, there is an indirect relationship between the level of income an individual earns and the net wealth that one accumulates. Doctors have a reasonably high level of income; therefore, it is more likely that doctors have relatively low amounts of net worth. The same holds true for those that have lower levels of income. They are more likely to accumulate more in relation to their level of income. Of course, there are those who are an exception to the rule on both sides of the spectrum. Mr. Friend's parents were poor, but they lived a high consumption lifestyle leading them to be UAWs.

Children of UAWs
When children are brought up in a high consumption, UAW lifestyle, they are more likely to become UAWs themselves. More often than not, the children of high income UAWs become more devout believers in the UAW system than their parents. The children grow accustomed to extreme luxury and believe that they too must possess the same luxury as their parents, even if their income is much less. It is an extreme manifestation of the “Better Off” theory. On the other hand, PAWs may also produce UAW offspring. If the Friends had invested the money they had been consuming, they would have been considered PAWs; however, the standard of living that their son, Mr. Friend, grew up in would have been diminished. Mr. Friend would have felt an even higher desire to be “better off” than his parents were. He may still have been a UAW regardless of whether his parents were UAWs or PAWs.

Economic Outpatient Care
Economic Outpatient Care (EOC) is a term used to express when an affluent parent provides money to an adult child. Besides offspring observations resulting in UAW children, EOC is a contributing factor to the passing on of the UAW belief. Offspring who receive EOC have 98% of the annual income compared to their counterparts who are not recipients of EOC. In comparison, they also have 57% of the net worth. EOC gives recipients a false sense of financial security. For this reason they purchase homes in upscale neighborhoods that exceed the recommended value according to their incomes. Thirty percent of American families live in homes valued at $300,000, yet only earn an annual income of $60,000. These homes then demand nice cars for the driveway, nice furniture for the living room, and a nice plasma TV to complement the furniture. These offspring also purchase and consume the EOC rather than invest it. If a dose of EOC is given on a regular basis, the EOC can actually be absorbed into the individual's perceived annual income. Expenditures are then calculated with the anticipation of a regularly scheduled dose of EOC.

America: the ultimate UAW
The average American is a UAW, with an annual income of $32,000, a total net worth of $36,000, and a realized income value that is about 90% of their total net worth. The government draws the poverty line based on income, and society determines a family's well-being based on their level of earned income. Income is a poor indicator of well-being. On the other hand, wealth is a good indicator of the financial independency or financial dependency of individuals. Unfortunately society has an almost unlimited number of ways to consume income and limited ways to save income; therefore, individuals are more prone to spend than save. That eventually results in an adoption of a UAW lifestyle.

Criticism
Nassim Nicholas Taleb criticised the premise of the book on the basis of two instances of survivorship bias: that there is no mention of the accumulators who have accumulated underperforming assets, and that the United States had just gone through the greatest bull market in its history at the time of the book's publication. He suggested that the authors should lower the net worth of the observed millionaires to compensate for the effect of the unobserved losers, and to consider the fate of accumulators following prolonged periods of recession such as in 1982 or 1935.

Related publications

 * 1) Marketing to the Affluent (1988)
 * 2) Selling to the Affluent (1991)
 * 3) Networking with the Affluent (1993)
 * 4) The Millionaire Next Door (1996, 2010)
 * 5) The Millionaire Mind (2000)
 * 6) Millionaire Women Next Door (2004)
 * 7) Stop Acting Rich (2009)

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Jassen Cullimore

Jassen Andrew Cullimore (born December 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Cullimore grew up in Port Dover, Ontario playing the majority of his minor hockey with the Clippers of the OMHA. He played Jr.C. hockey at age 14 for the Caledonia Corvairs and then played as a 15-year-old with the Simcoe Storm Jr.C. club in 1987-88. After being drafted in the third round of the 1988 OHL draft by the Peterborough Petes, Cullimore spent the majority of the 1988-89 season with the Peterborough Road Runners of the Metro Jr.B. Hockey League (OHA).

Playing career
Cullimore was drafted with the 29th pick of the second round of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. In 1996, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Donald Brashear. He was later claimed on waivers by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1998, where he played until 2004 when he signed a free agent deal with the Chicago Blackhawks after winning the Stanley Cup with Tampa. He remained in Chicago until June 2007, where he was traded back to Montreal in exchange for Sergei Samsonov and Tony Salmelainen. He was released by Montreal soon after. After failing to make the Detroit Red Wings roster during a pre-season tryout in 2007, he signed a free agent deal with Florida. Cullimore then became an unrestricted free agent after the Florida Panthers decided not to re-sign him. He re-signed a one-year deal at the start of the 2008–2009 season with the Florida Panthers.

On February 17, 2010, Cullimore signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, and was assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. Cullimore was called up to Chicago on October 15, 2010.

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Scott Rosenberg

Scott Rosenberg (born April 24, 1963) is an American screenwriter, film producer, and actor.

Life and career
Rosenberg was born in Needham, Massachusetts, to a Jewish family. After high school graduation in 1981, he attended Boston University, from which he received his bachelor's degree in 1985. He earned his MFA from UCLA. While at UCLA, he had entered a screenwriting contest, in which he came in third place, and as a result, signed with his first agent. His big break came when producer Joel Silver bought his script, "Love Lies Bleeding", and he wrote an episode for the television show, Tales from the Crypt. His screenwriting credits include major motion pictures such as Con Air and Gone in 60 Seconds.

During production of the film Domestic Disturbance in April 2001, Rosenberg was arrested along with actor Vince Vaughn after a bar brawl in Wilmington, North Carolina. The scuffle broke out at the Firebelly Lounge, where actor Steve Buscemi had been stabbed in the face, throat, and arm.

On Beautiful Girls, 1996, starring Timothy Hutton, Matt Dillon, and Uma Thurman:"It was the worst winter ever in this small hometown. Snow plows were coming by, and I was just tired of writing these movies with people getting shot and killed. So I said, 'There is more action going on in my hometown with my friends dealing with the fact that they can't deal with turning 30 or with commitment' – all that became Beautiful Girls."In October 2015, Rosenberg was brought in to rewrite Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with his writing partner Jeff Pinkner. In February 2018, Rosenberg, Pinkner and director Jake Kasdan were expected to return to the film's sequel.

Scott has two children, Bowie and Sawyer, with his partner Langley Perer.

Film
Uncredited revisions
 * Armageddon (1998)
 * The General's Daughter (1999)
 * Domestic Disturbance (2001)
 * Spider-Man (2002)
 * Runaway Jury (2003)
 * Pain & Gain (2013)
 * Kristy (2014)

Unproduced screenplays
 * The Black Ice (1992)
 * The Ten (1996)
 * Johnny Diamond (1997)
 * Bad Moon Rising (1997) - Later published as a graphic novel.
 * The Sentinel (2003) - Remake of the 1977 film of the same name.
 * Lets Get Harry (2003) - Remake of the 1986 film of the same name.
 * And So it Goes (2003)
 * Bit Players (2003)
 * The Dirty Dozen (2006) - Remake of the 1967 film of the same name.
 * Already Dead (2007)
 * The Hauntrepreneur (2011)
 * Grasshopper Jungle (2014)

Special thanks
 * Wonderland (2003)
 * Cloverfield (2008)
 * Closing Time (2010) (Short film)

Television
TV films

TV series

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Tim Krul

Timothy Michael Krul (born 3 April 1988) is a Dutch professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for  club Luton Town.

Krul's career began at youth clubs RAS and ADO Den Haag before moving to Newcastle United in 2005. At Newcastle, he made his debut in the UEFA Cup, securing a clean sheet in his first game. He signed a new four-year contract with Newcastle in 2007 and had loan spells at Falkirk and Carlisle United. His return to Newcastle saw him rise from backup to first-choice goalkeeper. He won awards and received a new contract. He had loans to Ajax and AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands, providing him with first-team football as he recovered from injury. In 2017, Krul joined Brighton & Hove Albion on loan before signing permanently. His career continued at Norwich City, where he was named the club's Player of the Season and won the EFL Championship twice.

Krul represented the Netherlands at every level since 2002. He made his debut for the full national team in July 2011 and was part of the team that came third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, playing in the quarter-final penalty shootout win against Costa Rica.

Newcastle United
Krul began his career at hometown club RAS and later local Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag. He joined Premier League club Newcastle United in the summer of 2005 on a three-year deal after failing to sign professional terms. ADO demanded a compensation fee and objected to the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC). The DRC denied the claim and ADO took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). CAS ruled in February 2007 in favour of ADO, ordering Newcastle to pay €220,000 as compensation for the transfer.

Following an injury to Newcastle's first-choice goalkeeper Shay Given, Krul appeared on the bench as back-up to second-choice Steve Harper. Krul made his Newcastle debut in the UEFA Cup on 2 November 2006 against Palermo. His debut was well-received; he displayed his shot-stopping abilities, saving efforts from Giuseppe Biava and David Di Michele and recording a clean sheet in the process.

He was injured during the warm-up prior to the second leg tie against Palermo and then aggravated that injury in the warm-up before a game against Watford. He required two cartilage operations as a result, keeping him out of action for almost six months. He returned to action in April 2007.

On 13 June 2007, he signed a new four-year contract with Newcastle. In the same month, he was part of the Dutch Under-21 squad that won the European Championships and also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Falkirk (loan)
On 3 August 2007, Krul joined Scottish side Falkirk on loan, originally until 1 January 2008 though it was later extended until the end of the season after a number of impressive performances. The following day he made his debut for Falkirk and kept a clean sheet as the team won 4–0 against Gretna. Falkirk initially wanted to sign him on a permanent deal but it was refused by Newcastle.

In the two games immediately following his debut, he conceded four goals against Celtic and seven goals against Rangers at Ibrox. Krul was sent off for the first time in his professional career on 2 January 2008 after reacting badly to an opponent's challenge. Shortly afterwards, he suffered a dislocated shoulder during a Scottish Cup defeat against Aberdeen and missed the rest of the season.

Carlisle United (loan)
On 21 November 2008, Krul joined Carlisle United on a one-month loan from Newcastle to replace Ben Alnwick, who had rejoined Tottenham Hotspur. The loan deal was extended for a further month in December with Krul returning to Newcastle in January.

Return to Newcastle

Krul returned to Newcastle as backup to first choice Steve Harper. He made his senior league debut on 8 August 2009 in the opening Football League Championship game of the season away to West Bromwich Albion, coming on as a half time substitute for the injured Harper. Following this match, The Guardian called him "an excellent reserve goalkeeper". He later played the full Football League Cup match against Huddersfield Town on 26 August 2009, which Newcastle won 4–3. Krul also started the 2–0 League Cup defeat to Peterborough. Against Swansea City on 28 November, he again came on to replace the injured Steve Harper. On 2 January, he played in the FA Cup Third Round tie against Plymouth Argyle, the game ending 0–0. He then played in the replay at St James' Park on 13 January, a 3–0 victory. Krul started his first league game for Newcastle on 2 May 2010, the last day of the Championship campaign, against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road and kept a clean sheet. In July 2010, Krul signed a new four-year contract with Newcastle.

Krul made his Premier League debut for Newcastle on 18 September 2010 against Everton at Goodison Park, coming on as a substitute in the 35th minute for the injured Steve Harper in a match that ended in a 1–0 win for the Magpies. He made his first Premier League start on 26 September against Stoke City at St James' Park. He then played against Manchester City in a 2–1 loss, Wigan Athletic in a 2–2 draw and in the 2–1 away win to West Ham United, before starting in his first Tyne-Wear derby, Newcastle winning 5–1, and a 1–0 away win at Arsenal a week later.

Following his good performances, Alan Pardew gave him more chances. He eventually became first choice and Harper was sent on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion. He started the 2011–12 season well, keeping clean sheets in the first two matches of the season against Arsenal and Sunderland. On 3 December 2011, Krul made his 50th Newcastle appearance against Chelsea. He saved a Frank Lampard penalty and made several other impressive saves, although Newcastle went on to lose the game 3–0. On 3 March 2012, Krul signed a new five-year contract at Newcastle United. Krul then went on to play in the away game against Arsenal, which Newcastle lost 2–1. During the match, fellow Dutchman Robin van Persie accused Krul of wasting time throughout the match and taunted Krul after the match had ended. The row continued into the tunnel and the two players had to be separated. Although he received criticism from Arsenal player Jack Wilshere, teammate James Perch defended Krul, believing van Persie "out of order". At the end of the season, Krul received Toon Talk's Newcastle United Player of the Year award.

In the summer before the 2012–13 Premier League, Krul was given the number 1 jersey, with Steve Harper receiving number 37. Krul started the first three matches of the season before suffering an elbow injury whilst on international duty. After seven weeks off, Krul returned to training. Krul made his return in the Tyne–Wear derby on 21 October 2012, a 1–1 draw. He injured his ankle during a Europa League match in the Round of 32 against Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv which ruled him out for five weeks. In the Tyne–Wear derby on 14 April 2013, Krul suffered a dislocated shoulder on 57th minutes after he landed awkwardly after punching away an Adam Johnson free-kick. After surgery on his dislocated shoulder, Krul was ruled out for the rest of the 2012–13 season.

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Krul made his first appearance since his ankle injury in a friendly match against Rangers. In November, Krul made some impressive displays, conceding just two goals and keeping clean sheets against Tottenham, where he made a total of 14 saves during the match ), and Chelsea. His impressive displays earned him November's Premier League Player of the Month. Krul's performance was praised by Newcastle United goalkeeping legend Pavel Srníček and manager Alan Pardew.

Krul sustained an ankle injury in training before Newcastle's match with West Ham United and was ruled out for up to six weeks with the injury. Krul returned in his side's 2–0 defeat to Chelsea.

Return to the Netherlands
On 25 August 2016, Krul signed a one-year contract extension at Newcastle United before joining Ajax on a season-long loan deal to provide him with top-tier first-team football as he continued his recovery from injury. That deal was cut short, Krul only playing six games for the club's reserve side, and, in January 2017, he joined fellow Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar on loan for the rest of the season.

Brighton & Hove Albion
On 31 August 2017, Krul signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a season-long loan, reuniting him with former Newcastle manager Chris Hughton. On 19 September, he made his debut for the club in an EFL Cup third round tie against AFC Bournemouth. The following day, he signed a permanent deal with Brighton, ending his twelve-year association with Newcastle. At the end of the season, Krul left the club.

Norwich City
Krul signed for Championship club Norwich City on 24 July 2018 on a two-year contract. He signed a new three-year contract in June 2019. Krul was named Norwich City's Player of the Season in the club's 2019–20 campaign, making him only the fifth ever different goalkeeper to win the Barry Butler memorial trophy.

Krul remained Norwich's starting keeper for the 2020–21 season. He would suffer a hamstring injury in November in a game against Stoke City, being replaced by Michael McGovern. He proceeded to miss a number of games between then and the end of January, with McGovern or Daniel Barden deputising, but eventually regained his place as Norwich won the Championship and promotion back to the Premier League.

Krul was once again the first choice goalkeeper for the 2021–22 season but Norwich now had Angus Gunn as an alternative. After a run of poor results, Krul was absent from two games in December with Gunn played instead. Krul would regain his place for the next two games, only to suffer a late injury in a game against Everton. He would be out of the side until March, retaining his place as Norwich were relegated back to the Championship at the first attempt.

The following season would again see Krul start as first choice but his days as Norwich's No.1 were drawing to an end. Following a 3–2 home defeat by Preston North End, Krul was replaced by Gunn in the starting line-up. He was restored to the side by new manager David Wagner for his first game in charge, ironically against Preston, with Norwich winning the game 4–0. This was to be short-lived however, and Krul made his final appearance for Norwich two games later, in a 3–0 defeat to Burnley.

Luton Town
On 17 August 2023, Krul signed for Premier League club Luton Town with an undisclosed contract length.

International career

Krul represented the Netherlands national team at U17 level at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. He represented the U21s at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and was a regular in the side for the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualifying campaign.

On 4 June 2011, Krul made the starting eleven for the Netherlands in a friendly against Brazil, his first cap at senior level. He went on to keep a clean sheet, pulling off a string of decent saves in a 0–0 draw. He played his second match for the international team four days later against Uruguay in a 3–4 penalty shoot-out loss, the match having finished 1–1 after 90 minutes. He was called up to the Netherlands UEFA Euro 2012 squad but did not make any appearances. In new coach Louis van Gaal's first competitive game in charge against Turkey in Amsterdam, Krul was selected as starting goalkeeper, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 win for the Oranje.

In June 2014, Krul was included in the Netherlands' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. In the quarter-final against Costa Rica, he was brought on by Louis van Gaal as a 120th-minute substitute for the penalty shootout. He saved two of the five penalties he faced as the Netherlands won 4–3. This was the first time in the history of the World Cup that a goalkeeper was sent on as a substitute solely for a penalty shoot-out.

Honours
Norwich City
 * EFL Championship: 2018–19, 2020–21

Netherlands U17
 * UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2005
 * FIFA U-17 World Championship third place: 2005

Netherlands U21
 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2007

Netherlands
 * FIFA World Cup third place: 2014

Individual
 * Newcastle United Player of the Year: 2011–12
 * Premier League Player of the Month: November 2013
 * Norwich City Player of the Season: 2019–20
 * PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 Championship

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USS Henley (DD-391)

USS Henley (DD-391), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Robert Henley, an officer in the United States Navy during the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War.

History
The second Henley (DD-391) was launched 12 January 1937 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Miss Beryl Henley Joslin, a collateral descendant of Captain Robert Henley; and commissioned 14 August 1937.

After shakedown in the Pacific and Hawaiian waters, Henley joined the Pacific Battle Force, Destroyer Division 11, at San Diego 12 September 1938. She departed San Diego 14 April 1941 to join the Fleet at Pearl Harbor. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941, Henley was moored in East Loch with battle stations manned, a green sailor having sounded General Quarters instead of Quarters for Muster. This fortunate mistake gave Henley under the command of Lieutenant Francis Edward Fleck, Jr., the opportunity to fire the first destroyer shots as the initial wave of enemy planes swooped in. A bomb exploded 150 yards off her port bow as she slipped her chain from the buoy, and, as she cleared, she received a signal that a submarine was in the harbor. Henley maneuvered through the smoke, fire, and confusion and sped out of the channel. Her gunners shot down one dive bomber with her .50 cal. guns and shared credit for another. Conned by Fleck—both her commanding officer and executive officer were ashore when the attack began—Henley dropped depth charges on a sonar contact, possibly a midget submarine, outside the harbor, and continued to blaze away at the enemy with her guns. In the following weeks Henley operated with the task forces to reinforce Wake Island and conducted patrol for the protection of Midway and convoy lanes.

Henley carried out convoy and antisubmarine duty, primarily in Australian waters. On 11 May 1942 she rescued the survivors of the USS Neosho (AO-23) and USS Sims (DD-409), sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea. She departed for Wellington 22 July 1942 to escort transports to Guadalcanal. As American forces stormed ashore in the Solomons 7 August, Henley patrolled on an ASW station, coming under fire from enemy planes but suffering no casualties and assisting in shooting down two in the process. As the fierce struggle for Guadalcanal raged, the destroyer remained in the area to screen ships bringing up supplies and reinforcements until 29 August. Henley then set course south, and remained in Australian and New Guinea waters until September 1943 on plane guard, convoy duty, and antisubmarine patrol.

Fate
When Australian troops established a beachhead at Finschafen, New Guinea, 21 September 1943, Henley formed a part of their protective screen. Attacked by 10 Japanese torpedo bombers, she claimed to have shot down 3 and assisted in downing 3 others in a fierce half-hour engagement. However, the valiant ship's wartime career, begun in the chaos at Pearl Harbor, was drawing to a close. On 3 October 1943 Henley was steaming with Reid and Smith on an offensive sweep off Finschafen when her skipper sighted two torpedoes fired by the submarine Ro-108 heading for her. Split-second maneuvering permitted Henley to evade those two torpedoes; but a third was immediately sighted, closing too fast and too near to be avoided. Henley was struck on the port side, with the torpedo exploding in the number 1 fire-room, destroying her boilers, breaking her keel, and displacing her bow about 30 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the ship.

At 18:29, with all her crew having abandoned ship, Henley went down, stern first. Her companion DD's searched for the sub, then returned to rescue Henley's survivors, who had lashed their life-rafts together and were using flashlights as signals. Eighteen officers and 225 men were rescued, with 1 officer and 14 men missing.

Honors
Henley earned four battle stars for her participation in World War II.

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Hokuto Bank

The Hokuto Bank (株式会社北都銀行) is a Japanese bank that is headquartered in Akita, Akita prefecture. The bulk of the bank's business is in Akita prefecture, although it does operate branches in regional cities such as Morioka and Sendai, as well as a branch in Tokyo. The bank's largest stakeholder is the Yamagata Prefecture-based FIDEA Holdings Co., Ltd, which currently controls 100 percent of the company stock.

Profile

 * Deposit Balance: Approximately 1.114 trillion yen
 * Employees: 1,177
 * Branches: 82 (79 domestic, 3 overseas)
 * SWIFT code: HOKBJPJT
 * President: Eikichi Saito (from June 2008)
 * Membership: Regional Banks Association of Japan

History
The forerunner to the Hokuto Bank was the Masuda Bank, established in Yokote, Akita Prefecture in 1895. Although the Masuda Bank merged with several other banks throughout the first half of the 1900s, it changed its name to its present form in 1993 when it merged with the Akita Akebono Bank. At the time of the merger, the name Komachi Bank was floated as a possible name, but was ultimately turned down in favor of the current form. The bank has gradually diversified its range of financial services, and began to offer insurance in 2002. In the early 2000s, the Hokuto Bank was involved numerous scandals, including embezzlement charges. This prompted the Japanese Financial Services Agency to request a plan to improve its governance. As a result, the Hokuto Bank has launched a series of initiatives, entitled Believe and, more recently, Breakthrough, to improve its governance.

Hokuto Bank SC
Hokuto Bank Soccer Club (北都銀行サッカー部) is a Japanese football club based in Akita Prefecture. They play in the Tohoku Soccer League. Their team colour is yellow.

Honours

 * Tohoku Soccer League D2 North:
 * Champions (2): 2000, 2002
 * Akita Prefecture League:
 * Champions (5): 1999, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016

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Just wondering about the subject of your email to me. - CobaltBlueTony 21:07, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

last JW edit
The last edit seemed childish and supercilious. Taken seriously, JWs stipulate that they cannot say what, if anything, will be standing after Armageddon. But it's an unnecesary point. - CobaltBlueTony 17:58, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree. I didn't put that in but took it out. Dtbrown 18:54, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Call for a vote
Please register your vote on the topic at Mediator is damaged? Thanks, SteveMc 19:50, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Reverting JW Main Article
I noticed in the history page of the JW main article that vandalism has increased quite a lot in the last few days. I just wanted to make sure that you are aware of the Three Revert Rule. Recently after such a spate of vandalism on the Controversies article we had an editor blocked because he inadvertently reverted the article more than three times in one day due to consistent vandal attacks. Please be aware that if you have already reverted the article three times during a 24 hour period, you may have to ask another editor to revert the vandalism or face a possible block. I will try to keep an eye on it also but I am not here all that often. Perhaps you could get some of the other regular editors to Watchlist and revert also.

Alternatively, if the article is facing heavy vandalism you can request it to be semi-protected for a period. This seems to be working well for the Controversies article. (Semi-protected means that those not logged on or those with an account less than 4 days old cannot edit the article). The amount of vandalism does have to be pretty constant for them to protect the article though. Just thought you might want to know. Lucy 04:39, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Where to put blood related paragraph
Where do you suggest that the paragraph you deleted is put? Is the Jehovah's Witnesses and governments section or page appropriate?

Quote: "The Jehovah's Witnesses are often at odds with medical and medicolegal doctrine because of their no-transfusion stance. For example, throughout Australia there is legislation allowing for children (those under 18) to receive blood transfusion without the consent of the child or his/her parents, if a doctor considers it to be necessary."

It seems relevant somewhere if it is sourced or course. Ansell 07:43, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

I've added a note about this on the talk page. Dtbrown 08:17, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Blood transfusions
I put my paragraph into the Jehovah's Witnesses and blood page instead. The correct citation in Australian Guide to Legal Citation format is:
 * See, eg, Human Tissue Act 1982 (Vic) s 24.

wow, quite the list
Thats pretty extensive. I'm not sure where it would go exactly, but we'll figure it out. :) nice work. josh  buddy talk 07:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Yeah. I decided to cut it back some as it was really way too long. If you think it needs further trimming, go for it! Dtbrown 15:27, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Franz sound clip
Did you listen to the clip? He does not say what the comment says he does. The link should be replaced or removed.George 17:36, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I saw what you put in for comment and it looks appropriate.George 19:34, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Your user page
Ever think of adding something to your user page so it isn't always a red link ? Even just a  # REDIRECT  User talk:Dtbrown   would keep my eye from twitching. ;-< Just a thought. :-) - CobaltBlueTony 20:03, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Deity of Christ
According to the Scott Foresman Advanced Dictionary 1983 it says under deity: 1 one of the gods worshiped by a people or a tribe;god or goddess. 2 divine nature; being a god 3the Deity  JW do accept that Jesus was and is divine. He has divine nature and is considered "a god" thus the definition applies to Jesus. However number 3 would not apply. Hope that helps. Johanneum 20:38, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Suggestion on Jehovah's Witnesses page
In the light of past and possible future abuse and vandalism, I'd just like to suggest locking this topic once it has been confirmed that all information is unbiased and correct for the purpose of ensuring reliable, accurate information. Also, under the "Critical Views" section where it mentions Raymond Franz's views, please be careful in the wording not to pass his claims as truth - as they are indeed biased. Lastly, I'd just like to sincerely commend those who have spent the time in making sure the JW page is completely accurate. Keep up the good work. --Shaun77 04:53, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Primary source quote removal
Can you please explain why you removed the quote from Organized to Do Jehovah's Will on the JWs and the UN page? That quote is not favorable nor opposed to the JW position on organizational attachments, it is the JW position on organizational attachments. It should be on that page. Respectfully, Evident 19:41, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Sure. I already did that here As it was worded it seemed to be off topic. As I said I'm open to others' views. Dtbrown 20:26, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
Hello from a fellow Eastern Catholic! I'm fed up of the article being at the current name. There's no corresponding Latin Rite Catholic Church article, so it's entirely unfair. I know I'm preaching to the converted here, but is there anything we can do about it? --InfernoXV 15:38, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Same here. The proper term is "Eastern Catholic Churches." That's what they call themselves, and that's how the Pope currently refers to them.  Let's revisit this issue. Majoreditor 01:40, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

comment on my talk page
The content was one of sound and realistic advice (which after careful consideration have elected to follow) rather than instruction. The letter is private, and as such it would not be appropriate for me to share it with an audience for whom it was never intended. If you want to get the writing department's stand on this, I recommend writing to them and ask them what their views are. - CobaltBlueTony 02:42, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * You said :
 * You say you contacted other JW Wikipedians about this communication from WT headquarters besides Summer Song. How many JW editors did you contact about this? How many have stopped editing here? Why did you feel the need to encourage other JW editors not to edit JW articles?

 * When Jesus was haled before the Romans, he kept silent. Why?  It's not that he didn't know the answer; it's that the truth was already before them and they chose not to accept it, no matter how well-meaning they might have appeared.  Certainly he could have talked his way out of his execution.  He could have used supernatural means, or he could have masterfully argued his case.  It was not simply a matter of prophecy.  Individuals had the knowledge and freedom of choice to participate in his execution, or refuse.  Many Jews did not condone the actions of their leaders.

 * Jehovah's Witnesses have done much to make sure people know who they are and what they believe. They offer themslves actively to people who honestly wish to know more.  Opposers and naysayers are everywhere, and it is not a useful exercise to try to answer every challenge; at people's doors, if they want to debate us, we almost always walk away.  Wikipedia will always be a forum for constant challenge wherein "newcomers" can repeatedly edit incorrectly or inaccurately the same misinformation into the articles, requiring someone or a number of people to be everpresent to re-argue reality again and again.  This is not a valuable use of my time.  The accurate information was added; opposers wish to nitpick and draw out this procedure far beyond its useful study, and Wikipedia is perfect for them to do so.  If you're looking for accurate information about what we believe, just ask us. - CobaltBlueTony 05:16, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Sometimes the reality of a situation dictates a course of action that strays, even widely, from the direction for which we were hoping. I still have a lot of hope for Wikipedia and this process, but I do think that some subjects should only have qualified editors working on them, and that Wikipedia should organize a consortium of scholars who can oversee a relatively simple streamlined process to bring people in.  I don't think that anonymity has any value to academic progress. - CobaltBlueTony 14:50, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

 * I don't actually expect you to grasp what opposers are because you don't have personal experiences involving them. Our shared experiences and my own personal experiences, along with the Bible's description of those who oppose Jehovah, give us a much different picture than could be perceived from those on the outside.

 * Your wording, specifically "I am still dismayed at the advice ... that JW Wikipedians should not edit JW articles," and "hopefully, some JW editors will have the courage to continue", concerns me, because it suggests that you still see our "leadership" as more dictatorial and that we do not really follow in our minds and hearts the Scriptural reasonings offered by them at all.  We have made the choice not to edit anymore because the logic and Scriptural reasoning makes sense to us.  It is a matter of courage, not to keep rebuffing every single lie, but to respond to the right kinds of misinformation under the right circumstances.  Taking only most appropriate action when necessary, and not 'striking our blows so as to be hitting the air,' takes courage, and strong faith in Jehovah. - CobaltBlueTony 04:27, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Hmm
I wonder if it was a good idea to put that thing on the JW talk page. I would say that there are probably many JWs who would look at the page, without necessarily knowing about this latest instruction. Upon seeing it, they are likely to, as a result, shut out yet another source of information that would cause them to question their beliefs. BenC7 04:49, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Title
Some said that "Jehovah's Witness literature" would be more grammatically correct. But if I am wrong, just revert it. I am not a native english speaker, U know. Summer Song 17:03, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

comment moved from user page
-- are you a Jehovah's Witness? - —Preceding unsigned comment added by 219.109.235.241 (talk • contribs) 22:55, January 2, 2007

Contact me via "email this user" to discuss this if you'd like. Dtbrown 04:11, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Bethel
I would request a language and grammar check on this section. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_structure_of_Jehovah%27s_Witnesses#Bethel Thanks. Summer Song 22:05, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

compromise
Dtbrown I appreciate you stand. I think it is ridiculous to imply that JW are not Christian. We can debate whether they are a sect,cult, denomination, but to debate whether they are Christian is hard for me to fathom. Again we can debate whether they are true Christians but that is where a true POV can come in. Besides the EB does call them a "Protestant denomination"  So I don't see why this page should compromise to one person's personal believe who probably is using a Sock Puppet.

Also thank you for changing my editions on blood to be more appropriate. Please keep the following in mind-Witness do not require meat to be kosher which requires more work. Jews take it to an extreme where as Witnesses believe in the principle of respect and that every tiny little drop doesn't have to be gone. Besides Fish has some blood in it and it is not bleed but eaten. See the Watchtower June 15, 2004 p.23 Par. 15

Johanneum 23:29, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Pyramid
DTbrown I am scratching my head. Some time ago I copied parts of the book and am looking at the copies. Great Pyramid Passages Volume 2 is the same as what I have but I do not understand what is going on with the first volume. The Title page is the same including the edition, except for the Publisher being Marshall Brothers, LTD London 2 Crane Court, Fleet Street, E.C. 4 1923. I have what says, "Section I"   Under which it has "THE MEASURMENTS OF THE GREAT PYRAMID"  Then it starts out with,  " Following the labours of Professor John Greaves in 1637, and Colonel Howard Vyse two hundred years later in 1837, the celebrated astronomer, Professer C. Piazzi Smyth,was the first to employ, in a .....   The paragraphs are also numbered strarting with 2 and so forth.  #2 starts off by saying, " Later, in 1881, the eminent Egyptologist,Professor (now Sir) W. M. Flinders Petrie, also worked ......

The link above had "Chapters" in it. This has no "chapters" but Sections. Let me know if you figure this one out before I do. Dumbfounded Johanneum 21:42, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

I think I have it. At  IT appears to me that they only have Volume 1 and not the other 2 volumes. Though they link the one as volume 2 I am pretty sure that it is actually Part 2 of Volume 1. Anotherwords they do not have Volume 2 or 3. See if you can find it elsewhere.Johanneum 05:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Eastern Catholics: "Churches" vs "Rites"
Hi. The discussion on proper name of the article Eastern Rite Catholic Churches is once again active. I and other editors have offered facts showing that Popes John Paul II and Benedict refer to them as churches, not rites, and that the Vatican institution charged with the matter also uses the term churches. I know that this has been a tedious issue, but we would appreciate having your renewed participation. Please see Talk:Eastern Rite Catholic Churches. Thanks, Majoreditor 13:55, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Good news. We finally got the article's name changed.  Thanks for your help. Majoreditor 05:05, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I included the link to http://www.evangelicalbible.com/jw.htm because it goes right to the heart of the central difference between Jehovah Witnesses and all other Christian churches. It is certainly not inclusive of all JW beliefs, but a succinct article that is clear and well presented.

Jehovah's Witnesses
Response

Gaelic Knight is not a vandal but has a great interest in forwarding correct and accurate information for the benefit of all in an unbiased manner. To edit controversies and then be hailed as a vandel is silly to say the least due to the actual nature of controvercial articles which will most naturally be edited by opposing viewpoints. Gaelic Knight appologises though for edits and sees the futility of editing articles on Jehovah's Witnesses which are so blatently overseen and edited by those with hidden agendas against accurate dissemination of facts about Jehovah's Witnesses.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Gaelic_Knight" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaelic Knight (talk • contribs)

 * why do my edits keep getting deleted? and Jehovahs Witness are not Christians.Mstare88 13:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

talk
if there are any JW's out there please visit my talk page and discuss why you belive thses things. I am a Protestent and would enjoy discussing these things with you. i would like to know more about JW's and maybe we can find common ground on some things. as well a maybe point out were either one of us may be wrong. please reply.Mstare88 15:33, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

escatology
WHy do you feel explaining the exact reasons for the dates arrived at by classical scholars and JW's are POV? I was trying to show that JW's don't agree with the accepted chrononlgy and even gave the exact sources which you removed. George 13:22, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

I understand the facts Dave, however the Bible does not say "Jesus is God". It does however say the length of the exile was 70 years. In three books it says 70 years. Bringing up the fact that in order to make the two harmonize, beleif that the 70 years statements are symbolic is common. I believe it should be presented that way as this is the actual fact of the matter. Why do you not want Parker and Dubenstein mentioned? George 17:50, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

RE: your comment on my talk page
Please see the Talk Page for Jehovah's Witnesses for a more in-depth explanation of why including a POV term and an unsourced assertion that many or some (weasel words) Vhristian groups find their teachings heretical. Such Criticism has a place in the article and it is not in the opening paragraph. If you wish to include such accusations, find the reliable source that states it and add the cite and the quote to the controversy section. I won't object. Just be specific and try to avoid stating facts not backed up by cites and try to avoid using indeterminate subjects in sentences such as "some" and 'many". Those are considedered weasel words and will usually get reverted quickly.LiPollis 00:32, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * In answer to your question, I am guessing now that perhaps you are not familiar with wikipedia's standards for citing facts? it's pretty simple and I'll try and help you if you find a source but don't know how to list it properly in the article.  The deal is this - encyclopedia's are collections of facts from first and secondary sources such as books, magazines, newspapers, published lectures, transcripts of radio shows or TV shows etc., etc.  That makes Wikipedia and all encyclopdias tertiary sources.  All facts asserted must be referenced.  A writer may not simply say "Some writers say this" without providing a citation within the article that references the book, article, lecture, transcript, sacred publication etc, where you snagged that fact from.  It is often the habit of some religious editors to slag all over religious groups they are in confluct with by adding uncited assertions of criticism or unsourced accusations of heresy.  It gets pretty nasty at times and it's not behavior confined to the young and enthusiastic. I believe now that was not your intention.  However, I bet you can now see how it may look that way, right?

 * If you want to include a quote from a reliable source (see WP:RS for a description of what a reliable source is), you need to first find the publication where the quote or assertion can be found and then include a link to it in wikimarkup within the text. I wish I could type out how to do the markup here but if I do, it will just show up as a footnote.  Let me know when you find your links and I'll try and help you formulate some text and inline citations, how's that?  Will that help out?  Just leave me a note on my talk page with the sentence you are thinking of including and the link to the source and I'll see what we can work up.LiPollis 01:20, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

August 2007
Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Jehovah's Witnesses. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. ''These sources are hardly reliable. Additionally, you should probably be discussing this on talk and come to a consensus first. Thanks!'' Gscshoyru 15:16, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Edits on Jehovah's Witnesses Page
I just wanted to ask about your edits to the Jehovah's Witnesses page. Why would you remove Apocalypse Delayed by M.J. Penton which is the only work on the history of JWs published by a University Press in print? The other item which I had restored (which had been on the page for nearly two years until it was removed last month with no edit summary) is an important work by a former member of the Witnesses' Governing Body.

I did post a query on talk on the propriety of inserting a theological interpretation of the Witnesses history into the main section of the article. Should an encyclopedia suggest that the Witnesses as a movement have been around since Biblical times? That is their theological view (and as such could fit into the Beliefs and Practices section), but there are no secular sources which identify the Jehovah's Witness movement before the days of Russell and Barbour in the 1870s.

I also do not understand the comparison to "jew watch" in your edit summary. These sites can not be compared to anti-semitic propaganda. Should not the article present all viewpoints, including critical ones, in the other sites section? Or, are only positive sites permitted?

The other links edit is not as important to me as the idea that Wikipedia should present the JW theological interpretation of their history as fact and the removal of standard sources on the JWs such as Apocaylpse Delayed and Crisis of Conscience. Dtbrown 15:35, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Perhaps I was overzealous a bit... I've had to deal with some serious POV vandalism on this page, and "adding back links" sorta alerted me that it might be the same thing again. It is, too, at least to some degree... no matter how you put it, sites such as this: does not belong. These sites are certainly analogous to "jew watch" sites. Why? Because it's discussing the religion as an evil cult, and discusses how to convert them away from the evil teachings... etc. As already stated by others on your talk page, these are not reliable sources (WP:RI), and do not belong as a source on wikipedia. I'd really suggest you actually talk to people who understand this better than I before making changes, ok? Thanks. Gscshoyru 15:47, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I'll differ with you on the "other links" section, but I'll not make a point of it for now. If you check and the logs for long before that, you'll see that Professor Penton's book Apocalypse Delayed and Crisis of Conscience were on the page then and for long before then. They were removed in the past couple of months with no edit summary or discussion on the Talk Page. If you check my user contributions you will see that I used to be heavily involved with editing the page until about May and I took a breather until recently. I see no reason why Penton and Franz' works should not be recognized for their importance to studies on the JWs. Can I restore those? Dtbrown 15:54, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I have no idea what they are, but I hope they aren't anything like the websites. Also, page history has nothing to do with whether page information is good or not, and should have no bearing on any decisions of page content... but I digress. If it's a legit academic paper, be my guest. Gscshoyru 15:57, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Thank you. I have restored them. Dtbrown 16:04, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Ok. I would, however, mention this on the talk page and discuss this with those who know better than I, because I really am not sure if what you're doing is right or not. Ok? Gscshoyru 16:07, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

yo
I'll post a quick how-to on the JW talk page sometime tonight. Duffer 03:19, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Faithful and Descret Slave
I would like to hear if you have any opinions on the topic I started here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Faithful_and_Discreet_Slave#The_role_of_the_class_as_a_whole Summer Song 18:54, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

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| Nontrinitarianism
Hello, I hope this works, I thought it would be the quickest way to contact you. I am currently involved in a "discussion" on the talk page of | Nontrinitarianism and would appreciate some support from people who believe in the article as I am encountering interferance from a (obvously biased) Trinitarian. If you have the time, and/or know anyone with input, please help. GabrielVelasquez (talk) 19:37, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

NWT sub-user page
Dtbrown: I have created a sub-user page to continue editing the article on the NWT while it is protected.

You may or may not know the current circumstance of dispute. If you are aware of this, it is understandable that you have not offered public comment, and I am neither asking that you do so nor that you continue refraining. But, if you want, any feedback on my page set up for continuing the work of improving this article would be appreciated. You understand Wikipedia policy, and have demonstrated a competent perspective on appropriate presentation and verification. Despite my intention of working to improve this article, we both know feedback you offer on this sub-user page could be construed one way or another regarding the current dispute. Hence, if you decline my invitation it is understandable. Regardless, whether you like it or hate it, perhaps something in my editing will offer ideas for later editing to improve the Wikipedia article.--Marvin Shilmer (talk) 19:57, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

HELP
Can you HELP me? Please see this. Mikhailov Kusserow (talk) 07:32, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Beth Sarim
Thank you for the throrough work being done at this article. -BatteryIncluded (talk) 15:21, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I am blown away by the quality of your research and editorial skills. Unbelievable! Good job. BatteryIncluded (talk) 22:13, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

 * Rutheford's wife's house: . BatteryIncluded (talk) 22:33, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

 * You could request a Good Article (GA) rating from the WikiProject Christianity/Assessment at: . Cheers. BatteryIncluded (talk) 19:08, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Jehovah's Witnesses project
I have started a discussion regarding the content wikipedia has regarding the Jehovah's Witnesses at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Jehovah's Witnesses. Seeing that you are listed as a member of that project, I would appreciate any responses to the material there you would like to make. Thank you. John Carter (talk) 14:39, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

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Hermann Berens

Hermann Berens (7 April 1826 in Hamburg – 9 May 1880 in Stockholm) was a German-born Swedish Romantic composer famous mainly for his piano music, some of which is included in the Royal Conservatory of Music's Syllabus.

He was the son of a flute player from Germany. One of his popular pieces is Study in A minor, Op. 61, No. 32.

In 2006, the Trio ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen recorded Berens's three string trios, Op. 85, and the recording was released by the Intim Musik label (a Swedish company) in 2007. The booklet enclosed with the recording includes a detailed biographical note on the composer.

In 1999, Ars Amata Zurich recorded a CD (SUISA 25.818) that contains Berens's String Trio in C minor, Op.86 No.2.

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