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Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2005 October 7

Category:U.S. territorial disputes to Category:United States boundary disputes

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The result of the debate was Merge both to Category:Territorial disputes of the United States. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:37, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Same thing, as far as I can tell. The latter being the much more populated category. TexasAndroid 21:03, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge Bhoeble 12:58, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge both to Category:Territorial disputes of the United States. "Territorial" is better, as disputes over islands, e.g., might not necessarily by well characterized as "boundary disputes". Boundary dispute currently redirects to territorial dispute, as well. siafu 04:24, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge to Category:Territorial disputes of the United States. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))
 * Merge to Category:Territorial disputes of the United States. Although, most of these are disputes between U.S. states and between the U.S. and other countries, as one might think at first glance. older≠wiser  01:03, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Twin to Category:Twins

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The result of the debate was Merge. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:35, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Proper pluralization. TexasAndroid 18:26, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and delete per nominator. -- Rick Block (talk) 17:39, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge. I think this should be a speedy. siafu 04:27, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: If one twin becomes famous, is proper usage?  (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))
 * Yes. Although such a person is an individual "twin", the category includes many such people - hence, "twins". -- Rick Block (talk) 02:01, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge as nominated. (SEWilco 04:11, 12 October 2005 (UTC))
 * I may be wrong, but I would personally expect Category:Twins to contain articles that discuss both members of a set of twins in a single article, like the Olsen twins or Tegan and Sara. I think it unnecessarily trivial to categorize people as twins if only one of the twins actually has a Wikipedia article. Bearcat 02:41, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

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Category:LGBHAT Wikipedians

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:30, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

If the one below covers "almost" everyone, this one closes the last loophole. The "A" is for Asexual. Make it go away, please. TexasAndroid 16:51, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per category below. CalJW 04:15, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 16:13, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. No argument. siafu 04:28, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as it approaches . (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:LGBHT Wikipedians

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:32, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Looks to me to be a WP:POINT violation. Someone had a problem with the existance of Category:LGBT Wikipedians, and so created a parallel category adding H for Heterosexual to the list. Even if it's not a WP:POINT violation, it's meaningless, as is covers almost everyone. TexasAndroid 16:49, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete This whole "Wikipedian" categorisation system is self-indulgent. Wikipedians aren't important, it is Wikipedia that matters. CalJW 04:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 16:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. No argument. siafu 04:29, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: Meaningless under several meanings of "meaning" and "less". (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))
 * Delete, please. Gerrit CUTEDH 12:44, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

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Category:User:Yar Kramer/Category! D:

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:31, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Personal category. Do we really want users to start categorizing their subpages? - TexasAndroid 16:45, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete unencylopedic, not a useful cat. ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  20:32, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Wikipedia is not a webspace provider. CalJW 04:15, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy. Let's not let this take up any more cycles than it already has. siafu 04:31, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:User skimboarder-1

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:32, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Empty category. Hard to judge what this was supposed to be for. TexasAndroid 16:38, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Seems to have been created for users who are experts in skimboarding. The *-1 part parallels the language levels. Aecis 22:45, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Utah Entrepreneur

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:27, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Empty category. Appears to have been a vanity/spam article in category form before being blanked several weeks back. TexasAndroid 16:31, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Bhoeble 13:17, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Capitalization, pluralization, population, justification. siafu 04:33, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: If there appear enough articles it becomes needed it can reappear with proper naming. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:Toledoans to Category:People from Toledo, Ohio

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The result of the debate was Keep. - Rick Block (talk) 16:22, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

For the sake of consitency and clarity. Ezeu 14:51, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. If we're referring to cities like Chicago as Chicago, Illinois in article titles, then this is a no-brainer. siafu 04:37, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename per convention. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))
 * I hate to pick nits, but the consensus on "people from city" categories has actually been evolving in the opposite direction. "People from city" was the original form, but most such categories were moved specifically by a CfD vote to the adjectival form. See Category:American people by city, which is predominantly in the "Toledoans"/"Fresnans"/"Chicagoans" form. So this vote is actually going against the established consensus. Keep or provide a better reason why we should arbitrarily reverse a convention that's actually been hammered out by CfD itself. Bearcat 02:25, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. the people from categories are for states, the conventions for cities are those stated by Bearcat. ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  07:26, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Australasian rugby league competitions to Category:Oceanian rugby league competitions

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The result of the debate was Rename. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:19, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

The parent category went through cfr a while back, and is now Category:Oceanian rugby league. This category therefore needs renamed to restore consitency. Grinner 14:34, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. Many of the competitions that would be in this category aren't in Australasia. Grutness...  wha?  05:48, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. Consistancy is always vital.GordyB 13:37, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. Consistency is always vital. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:Ontario academics

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:15, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Overspecific cat, Canadian academics is fine. People move around too much for this to be a useful category. Fawcett5 12:41, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. No argument. siafu 04:47, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for now, if applicable articles grow something can then appear. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:Ontario writers

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The result of the debate was Rename to Category:Writers of Ontario. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:14, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Overspecific cat, Canadian writers is fine. People move around too much for this to be a useful category. Fawcett5 12:41, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename to Category:Writers of Ontario and move the writers from the above (Category:Ontario academics) to this one. siafu 04:50, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename to ; proper add of cat always OK. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))
 * There seems to be a general (although not universal) consensus in favour of province-specific or state-specific subcategories for cultural groupings such as writers or musicians. I don't personally favour it unless there's a very specific reason to view the provincial/state culture as a distinct phenomenon in its own right, and not just a geographically-defined subset of the nationwide cultural norm. (Frex, there isn't a definable culture of "Ontario writers" that's distinct in any meaningful way from the culture of "Manitoba writers", but there is a definable and unique culture of "Quebec writers".) So...while my personal preference would be for the delete, as long as Wikipedia consensus is favouring this type of grouping I have to vote for the rename on the grounds that there's no valid reason for Ontario to be treated differently than any U.S state which already has its own subcategory in Category:Writers by state. Bearcat 02:05, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Hehe, wow, now that's a vote :) ∞ Who ? ¿ ?  07:14, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Rivers in the Isle of Wight to Category:Rivers on the Isle of Wight

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The result of the debate was Rename. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:10, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

All other IoW related categories refer to things on the island - rename to. Grutness...  wha?  08:47, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename as proposed. CalJW 04:16, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. No argument. siafu 17:59, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename: Wight on. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))
 * errgggh. Grutness...  wha?

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Category:Seiken Densetsu Monster

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:08, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Delete - miscapitalized and useless; contained only one article that was placed into another parent category. Hibana 03:40, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: Whatever. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:Museums in Czech Republic to category:Museums in the Czech Republic

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The result of the debate was Rename. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:07, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Rename category:Museums in the Czech Republic as per conventional style. CalJW 03:29, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Rename - Darwinek 15:39, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename per convention. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:Towns parts in the Czech Republic to Category:Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic

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The result of the debate was Rename. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:06, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

Clear enough, but not the ideal choice of category name. It only contained one article when I came across it, but there are some Prague neighbourhoods that could be added, and I expect there is further room for expansion. Rename category:Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic. CalJW 03:03, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename as per nom TexasAndroid 11:25, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. No argument. siafu 18:11, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename but isn't spelling "Neighborhoods" more common in this Wikipedia? (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))
 * Perhaps, but that isn't relevant. American and Commonwealth English have equal status, and it is a near certainty that it is British English that is taught in the Czech Republic. CalJW 08:56, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Do you have proof of that, or just another assumption? British English would seem to have far less value in a Europe increasingly self-enwrapped in postmodern American culture and customs, political disagreements notwithstanding. 12.73.198.178 02:46, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Towns in the Czech Republic to Category:Cities and towns in the Czech Republic

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The result of the debate was Rename. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:04, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

The Czech Republic is another country where there is no official distinction between cities and towns in seems. This category includes everything from Prague down. In this situation normal practice is to rename to avoid confusion. So
 * rename category:Cities and towns in the Czech Republic. CalJW 02:46, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename as per nom TexasAndroid 11:24, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename - Darwinek 15:39, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. No argument. siafu 18:23, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename per nom. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:Actors and actresses appearing on Arrested Development

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 07:03, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

We don't need this category - there's a good list of guest stars on Arrested Development (TV series). Also if every actor had a category for every show they guest starred on, well.. it would be a lot of categories. Rhobite 00:29, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

Oh there is no way I'm letting you delete this I worked long and hard to edit every single page and I don't need my work being destroyed. Only shows that have a strong following should be mentioned. I think that this is a very well known show just doesn't have the audience but to delete this work I did which included going through everything is rediculous Jack Cox 00:35, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Jack, please see Ownership of articles. Also, when you edit, it says "If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, do not submit it."  You've already agreed to submit to this kind of group review iof your work. Jdavidb (talk) 00:47, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete. We cannot have a category for every show and/or every actor.  Just think how unweildy articles would be for each actor, each show, and each movie!  And there's no sense doing such categories for some of them, and even if we went that route we could never establish standards for which ones were notable enough to have categories.  Also, please see the CFD for Category:Hilary Duff movies. Jdavidb (talk) 00:53, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Strong Keep: While we cannot have a category for every show and or actor. This show is still one of the best known around and though it suffers from Low Ratings it is still a cultural phenomenom. I'm arguing here why the O.C. which is watched by just as many people as Arrested Development is given the ability to have it's own category yet a show like this cannot. Jack Cox 00:58, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I'd like to see a source for your assertions that this show is one of the best known around and that it is a cultural phenomenon. Jdavidb (talk) 01:41, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * What is "the O.C."? Could you please link to the article?  I do not believe any show should have a category. Jdavidb (talk) 01:42, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm saying that the show is watched by at least 7 million people. It's a show that has a lot of celebrity guest-stars on it. It has won Emmy Awards while shows like The O.C. have not yet the O.C. has it's own category. It's not a cultural phenomenon, but any show that has gotten high profile guest stars like Charlize Theron, Liza Minelli, Richard Simmons, Jim Cramer which says on his article that he has technically entered "Pop Culture" now. That's why I say it's a phenom. This show is going to have a cult following. Just like Family Guy. Jack Cox 02:20, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I still don't know what the O.C. is. Jdavidb (talk) 02:35, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Don't you think that perhaps that suggests you really aren't in a position to judge the standing of televisions shows? I'm British and I don't even have a television, but I still know what the O.C. is! CalJW 02:40, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Did you miss the part where I said no show should have a category? Jdavidb (talk) 16:21, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I have no problem with Category:The O.C. or Category:Arrested Development (TV series). Nor is there anything wrong with Category:Arrested Development characters or Category:The O.C. characters. But we're not talking about those categories - I have a problem with putting actors in a category simply because they did a brief appearance on a TV show. The O.C. has no comparable category to Category:Actors and actresses appearing on Arrested Development. This nomination isn't a personal reflection on you or your work, and I'm a big fan of the show. I just don't think this category is necessary or beneficial. Rhobite 02:42, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep But these categories should only be for main cast I should think. CalJW 02:40, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete I don't think we really want Actor in Show categories. TexasAndroid 11:27, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete As per reasons already cited. Category:Regular cast of Arrested Development (or similar better-named cat) would be acceptable in my opinion. Valiantis 13:03, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, I've thought again. I don't even believe a "Regular Cast" cat is appropriate (nor the suggestion that the existing cat be used only for the regular cast). One of the main purposes of a category is to group people/places/things which have something in common but which won't already be interlinked by a common page in the article space. The articles on the regular cast will all presumably link to Arrested Development (TV series) which is the perfect place to list the regular cast, a category for regular cast will just duplicate content that can be held in the article on the TV show. Valiantis 16:01, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

 * A weak Keep - With some shows, like The Simpsons or Saturday Night Live, guest stars are a big part of the show and deserve some mention. Arrested Development is on the border of this, but as long as the work's already been done, we might as well keep it. MK2 03:36, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Ridiculously granular category. With the Simpsons, at least, there's a certain status attached to guesting on the show -- Tony Blair has said that it's the only thing he's ever done which has drawn comment from his kids -- but this is just another sitcom. --Calton | Talk 23:30, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as overcategorization. I'm even suspicious of the Simpsons category, but this is clear. -Hapsiainen 15:42, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. This would be better as a list. siafu 18:29, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete unless we develop a Seven Degrees From Bart Simpson policy. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Category:Theory of Communism

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The result of the debate was Delete. ∞ Who ? ¿ ? 06:59, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

There was only one article in this category and it was better suited to be in the Communism category anyway. Since there are no longer any articles in this category, it is not needed and therefore should be deleted. Solarusdude 19:06, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. No argument. siafu 18:32, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete in practice. (SEWilco 19:52, 10 October 2005 (UTC))

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Renze, Xingtai

Renze District formerly, Renxian, is a district in the southwest of Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai. It has a land area of 431 km2 and a population of 300,000. Its postal code is 055150. The county seat is located in Rencheng Town.

Administrative divisions
Renze consists of 3 towns and 5 townships.

Towns:
 * Rencheng (任城镇), Xingjiawan (邢家湾镇), Xindian (辛店镇)

Townships:
 * Luozhuang Township (骆庄乡), Tiankou Township (天口乡), Datun Township (大屯乡), Yongfuzhuang Township (永福庄乡), Xigucheng Township (固城乡)

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Miranda Lambert

Miranda Leigh Lambert (born November 10, 1983) is an American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place on the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition which aired on the USA Network. Outside her solo career, she is a member of the Pistol Annies, a group she formed in 2011 alongside Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. Lambert has been honored by the Grammy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards. Lambert has been honored with more Academy of Country Music Awards than any artist in history and was named by the Chicago Tribune as the "greatest country music artist of all time" in 2019.

Lambert's second and major-label debut album Kerosene (2005) was certified Platinum in the United States and produced the singles "Me and Charlie Talking", "Bring Me Down", "Kerosene" and "New Strings". All four singles reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. Her second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, was released in early 2007. Three of its singles ("Famous in a Small Town", "Gunpowder & Lead" and "More Like Her") peaked within the top 20 on the country songs chart, with "Gunpowder & Lead" becoming her first top 10 entry in July 2008. Her third album, Revolution, was released in September 2009. Two of its songs – "The House That Built Me" and "Heart Like Mine" – topped the Hot Country Songs chart.

2011's Four the Record included the singles "Baggage Claim", "Over You", "Fastest Girl in Town", "Mama's Broken Heart" and "All Kinds of Kinds". Lambert released her fifth album, Platinum, in 2014. The record won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album, and the album's lead single "Automatic" reached the top five on the Country charts. Her sixth studio album, The Weight of These Wings, was released on November 18, 2016, and subsequently certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her seventh studio album, Wildcard, was released on November 1, 2019, and went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Album in early 2021. Three singles from the album ("It All Comes out in the Wash", "Bluebird", "Settling Down") reached the top 20 of the country music charts, and the album's second official single "Bluebird" became Lambert's first song to top the Billboard Country Airplay Chart as a solo artist since 2012.

She later collaborated with singer-songwriters Jon Randall and Jack Ingram for the album The Marfa Tapes, departing from her usual sound and opting for an acoustic, stripped-back feel. It was released on May 7, 2021 to acclaim from critics. Lambert released her eighth solo album Palomino on April 29, 2022. The same year she was listed on 100 Most Influential People by Time.

Early life
Miranda Leigh Lambert was born November 10, 1983, to Rick and Bev (née Hughes) Lambert in Longview, Texas, and was raised in Lindale, Texas. She was named after her great-grandmother, Lucy Miranda. She has one younger brother.

Her parents met while Bev was attending camp at Southern Methodist University and Rick was an on-campus undercover narcotics officer, and they got together a few years later. Rick is a former Dallas police officer who played in a country-rock group called Contraband in the 1970s. Rick and Bev later became private detectives and even worked on the high-profile case of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. After the oil crisis dampened the economy in Texas, her family lost everything.

After the downturn, things got better and her parents began a faith-based ministry and offered their home as a shelter for the victims of domestic violence and their children. Miranda has said that this experience fueled her music and that her song "Gunpowder & Lead" is a reflection of that.

While still in high school, Lambert made her professional singing debut with "The Texas Pride Band". She also fronted the house band at the Reo Palm Isle in Longview, Texas, a long-running venue that had presented legends such as Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson, and the place where Brooks & Dunn started out as the house band.

2000–2003: Career beginnings, self-titled debut album, and Nashville Star
At 16, Lambert appeared on the Johnnie High Country Music Revue in Arlington, Texas, the same talent show that had helped launch the career of LeAnn Rimes. Lambert then acquired a recording session in Nashville, Tennessee, but left the studio after she became frustrated with the "pop" type of music presented to her. She went back to Texas in 2000 and asked her father to teach her how to play guitar, so she could write her own songs. In 2001, she released her self-titled debut album which consisted of 10 tracks.

In 2002, Dusty Meador hired Lambert to perform at Tye Phelps' country music restaurant and venue Love and War in Texas. Lambert continued to perform around the Texas Music Scene opening for Cooder Graw, Kevin Fowler, and Jack Ingram. In 2003, she auditioned for the talent competition Nashville Star, where she earned a third-place finish behind Buddy Jewell and John Arthur Martinez. During her 9-week stay on Nashville Star, Lambert caught the attention of the show's judge and Sony Music executive, Tracy Gershon, who later convinced the label to sign her.

2004–2008: Kerosene and Crazy Ex- Girlfriend
On September 15, 2003, she signed with Epic Records. Her debut single, "Me and Charlie Talking", co-written by her father and Heather Little, was released in summer of 2004 as the lead single to her debut album, titled Kerosene. The album comprised 12 songs, 11 of which she wrote or co-wrote. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts, and eventually gained a Platinum certification by the RIAA for shipments of over one million copies, selling more than 930,000 copies up to July 2008. Overall, the album produced four Top 40 singles on the Billboard country charts, including the title track which was a Top 20 hit. Lambert also toured with Keith Urban and George Strait in early 2006. In 2007, she toured with Dierks Bentley and Toby Keith.

Lambert's second album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, was released on May 1, 2007. She wrote eight of the album's 11 tracks, including its four singles. Much of the track "Gunpowder & Lead", the album's third single and her highest-charting single, was written while she was taking a concealed-carry handgun class in her home town. Fady Joudah of The New Yorker said the album proved "she has talent and charisma on a par with Dolly Parton, another blond beauty who was once underestimated."

In 2005, at the 40th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Lambert won the CoverGirl "Fresh Face of Country Music Award". She was also nominated for the Country Music Association's Horizon Award in 2005; in 2007, Lambert also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her single "Kerosene". She also won the Top New Female Vocalist award at the 2007 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards. At the 2008 ACM (Academy of Country Music) Awards, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend won Album of the Year.

2009–2011: Revolution
Lambert released her third album, Revolution, on September 29, 2009. She co-wrote 11 of the album's 15 tracks; the album also includes co-writes from Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton.

Revolution received significant critical praise on its release. At Metacritic the album received an average score of 85, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim". The album also received positive reviews from Rolling Stone, Boston Globe and Slant Magazine. Entertainment Weekly called the release "the best mainstream-country album so far this year".

Lambert debuted her new single, "Dead Flowers", at the 44th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 5, 2009. It was released on May 4, 2009, and was a minor Top 40 hit on the charts. The album's second single, "White Liar", was released on August 17, 2009, and debuted at No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In February 2010, "White Liar" became Lambert's first Top Five hit, reaching a peak of No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

The House That Built Me, the album's third single, was released on March 8, 2010, and became a No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It stayed there for four weeks, and received platinum certification from the RIAA on July 8, 2010. "Only Prettier" followed as the album's fourth single in July 2010, and its accompanying music video went viral. The music video for "Only Prettier" featured cameo appearances by fellow country artists Kellie Pickler, Laura Bell Bundy, and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum. In December 2010, "Only Prettier" reached a peak of number 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, giving Lambert her seventh Top 20 hit. "Heart Like Mine" was released in January 2011 as the fifth and final single from Revolution. It became Lambert's second Number One hit on the country charts for the chart dated May 28, 2011.

In promotion of Revolution, Lambert launched a headlining tour; Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars in March 2010, with stops in 22 cities and a performance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.

On September 1, 2010, it was announced that Lambert had received a record-setting 9 CMA award nominations. She performed at the 44th Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 10, 2010. She won the CMA Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, and her Revolution won Album of the Year. Lambert and Sheryl Crow performed "Coal Miner's Daughter" as a tribute to country legend Loretta Lynn who also entered the stage to join them and finished the song with Crow and Lambert as backup. Later that night, Lynn presented the Female Vocalist of the Year CMA award to Lambert. On February 13, 2011, Lambert won a Grammy Award in the Best Female Country Vocal Performance category for "The House That Built Me".

2011–2013: Four the Record and the Pistol Annies

On April 4, 2011, during the taping of the Academy of Country Music's 'Girls' Night Out' television special in Las Vegas, Lambert debuted her new project, girl group Pistol Annies. The group consists of Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley. They released their single, "Hell on Heels", in May 2011, and released their debut album, Hell on Heels, on August 23, 2011, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's country chart. Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker said the trio "is good enough to recall those transcendent moments of vocal harmony the Dixie Chicks used to hit every few months".

Lambert's fourth studio album, Four the Record, was released on November 1, 2011; her first album for RCA Nashville, after Sony Music Nashville announced a corporate restructuring. Four the Record produced five singles: "Baggage Claim", "Over You", "Fastest Girl in Town", "Mama's Broken Heart" and "All Kinds of Kinds". "Over You", which Lambert and Shelton co-wrote, reached number 1 in early 2012.

On February 8, 2012, Lambert made her acting debut on NBC's long-running legal drama, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in an episode titled "Father's Shadow". Lambert later told CMT News she was a big fan of the show: "I never wanted to act. I still don't. I don't want to be an actress. I just wanted to be on that show mainly so I could be a groupie [for their autographs]."

Late in 2012, Lambert appeared on Shelton's Christmas album Cheers, It's Christmas, to which she contributed guest vocals on a version of "Jingle Bell Rock". The soundtrack was released on October 2, 2012. On October 23, 2012, Lambert and Dierks Bentley announced the co-headlined 33-show Locked & Reloaded Tour, which began on January 17, 2013.

On May 7, 2013, a second Pistol Annies album, Annie Up, was released. This album produced the group's first country chart entry with "Hush Hush". The Pistol Annies are also one of many acts featured on Blake Shelton's 2013 single "Boys 'Round Here", which went to number 1 on Country Airplay. They had previously accompanied Shelton on a rendition of "Blue Christmas" on Cheers, It's Christmas.

2014–2015: Platinum
"Automatic", the lead single from Lambert's fifth studio album, Platinum, was released on February 5, 2014, to praise from music critics. The album, containing 16 songs, was released on June 3, 2014. The album's second single, "Somethin' Bad", is a duet with Carrie Underwood and was debuted on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on May 18. The album's third single, "Little Red Wagon", was released to country radio on January 12, 2015. The album's fourth single, "Smokin' and Drinkin'" released to country radio on June 22, 2015.

2016–2018: The Weight of These Wings and third Pistol Annies album
In March 2016, Lambert made her first ever performances outside the US and Canada as one of the headliners of C2C: Country to Country, Europe's biggest country music festival, which saw Lambert play in England, Scotland and Ireland alongside Dwight Yoakam, Thomas Rhett and Ashley Monroe. On July 18, 2016, Lambert released "Vice" to country radio and digital outlets. Written by Lambert, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, it was her first song released since Platinum. In September, Lambert announced her sixth studio album, The Weight of These Wings, which was released on November 18, 2016. She was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country", a mashup track of "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "On the Road Again" and "I Will Always Love You" which celebrated 50 years of the CMA Awards. Shortly after the release of The Weight of These Wings, the Highway Vagabond Tour was announced and began on January 24, 2017. These were Lambert's first live shows since she was put on mandatory vocal rest and was forced to cancel her Keeper of the Flame Tour in 2016. The tour visited the US, Canada and were her first solo shows in Europe, seeing her return to England, Ireland, Scotland and, for the first time, the Netherlands.

After promotion and touring for The Weight of These Wings ended, the Pistol Annies reformed and released their third studio album Interstate Gospel on November 2, 2018, which subsequently reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart.

2019–2020: Wildcard
Lambert announced that the lead-off single from her seventh studio album would be "It All Comes Out in the Wash", which was released on July 18, 2019. The song was co-written by Lambert with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose ("Love Junkies") and produced by Jay Joyce, marking the first time she had worked with the producer. The song was released alongside "Locomotive", another track intended for the upcoming album that she had previously debuted on the CMA Music Festival in June 2019. Two other tracks—"Mess with My Head" and "Bluebird"—were also previewed ahead of the album in August 2019.

Lambert's seventh studio album, Wildcard, was released on November 1, 2019. In promotion of the album, Lambert announced the 27-date Wildcard Tour, which was set to begin on January 16, 2020, and run through May 9, 2020, but which had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several solo acoustic live performances of "Bluebird" premiered on her Instagram and YouTube channels during this time, and she performed the song at the belated and socially-distanced 2020 ACMs, at which she won an award for Music Event of the Year for her collaboration with other female country artists, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love".

On the chart dated August 1, 2020, "Bluebird" became Lambert's first number 1 single on the Billboard Country Airplay chart as a solo artist since 2012's "Over You", and her fifth career number 1 on the chart. "Bluebird" was also a critical success, nominated for three CMA awards, two Grammy Awards, and three ACM awards, winning the CMA Award for Best Music Video.

"Settling Down" was released as the third official single from Wildcard on September 21, 2020, and Lambert performed the song live at the 2020 CMAs with just two guitarists backing. As of May 10, 2021, the song had reached the top 10 of both the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and the Billboard Country Airplay Chart, making it her 14th career top 10 hit on the Country Airplay Chart and her 16th on the Hot Country Songs Chart.

The album Wildcard went on to be nominated for both ACM and CMA Album of the Year, and won the 2021 Grammy for the Best Country Album on 15 March. She performed "Bluebird" at the awards ceremony.

2021–2022: The Marfa Tapes and Pistol Annies Christmas Album
Lambert hinted at an upcoming project with longtime friends and collaborators Jon Randall and Jack Ingram via her social media accounts on March 2, 2021, before announcing their upcoming collaborative acoustic record The Marfa Tapes in the following days, to be released on May 7. The tracklist was announced, with Lambert's previously recorded songs "Tin Man" and "Tequila Does" both set to be featured on the album, and the first new song In His Arms was premiered with a video on March 5. The album was recorded in Marfa, Texas towards the end of 2020 with just two microphones and two acoustic guitars, and was said to have an unpolished feel, with one-take recordings retaining mistakes and snapshots of conversations between the three, and the sound of the campfire and the desert in the background. It would contain 15 songs the three singer-songwriters had written together over a period of six years, beginning in July 2015.

In His Arms was performed live by Lambert, Randall and Ingram at the 2021 ACM Awards, and at the awards show Lambert also performed "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" with Elle King, and she also stood in last-minute for Chris Stapleton's wife Morgane Stapleton to sing harmony on Stapleton's performance of Maggie's Song.

The new recording of "Tin Man", alongside previously unheard tracks "Am I Right or Amarillo" and "Geraldene" were also pre-released before the album's release on May 7, and the trio performed "Geraldene" live on The Ellen Show later in the month. Around this time, Miranda Lambert replied to a comment regarding her band the Pistol Annies in the comments section of her Instagram post, fuelling speculation that a new Pistol Annies project might be in the works for 2021. Lambert subsequently revealed that she "didn't do much in the beginning of 2020. [She] just sort of enjoyed the break... And then in the last six months or so [she] kind of worked overtime to make up for lost time", and that an upcoming solo record was therefore in the works. She commented in the same article that she was considering re-recording several tracks from The Marfa Tapes for this record, including "In His Arms" and "Geraldene", and potentially other personal favourites, such as "Waxahachie".

The trio announced that alongside the record, they would be released 'The Marfa Tapes' film on Lambert's Facebook page to be available for 24 hours from May 8, which would feature acoustic performances from the record alongside interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from the recording process of the album.

The Marfa Tapes album was released to critical acclaim on May 7, with critics applauding Lambert's musical risk-taking and the simple but effective songwriting. Pitchfork commented, "Somewhere between a demo collection, a live album with no audience, and a lo-fi left turn, this music is a joy to hear, like a vacation on record", and Variety questioned whether this might even be Lambert's best record so far, "And like her bigger, broader sounding albums, she gives as good as she gets, quietly, while sounding as grand as if she had a studio band's excess at work." The film premiered on Lambert's Facebook page on May 8, featuring original songs not previously seen and not included on The Marfa Tapes, the first of which was "Tornado" — co-written by Lambert, Randall and Ingram — and also a Lambert solo-written piece, "They've Closed Down the Honky-Tonks".

In the week following the album's release, the trio performed lead single "In His Arms" once more, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

On October 15, she released the lead single from her upcoming studio album, "If I Was A Cowboy", on October 15. The song's first video was uploaded to YouTube on October 15, and a later official video was uploaded to YouTube on January 12, 2022. The single has been a moderate hit on the country singles charts, so far reaching the top 20 of both the Country Airplay Chart and the Hot Country Songs Chart.

The Pistol Annies announced the release of their first Christmas album, Hell of a Holiday, which was released October 22, 2021. It contains 10 original songs, a cover of Merle Haggard's "If We Make It Through December", popular Christmas classic "Sleigh Ride", and traditional New Year's song "Auld Lang Syne". The album was well-received for its original content, and Billboard praised their cover of "If We Make It Through December" as "One of the most striking moments on Hell of a Holiday". They performed many of the songs and discussed the album on December 15's "The Pistol Annies Hell of a Holiday Special", which was made available on Facebook.

On December 30, 2021, Lambert released "Y'all Means All" in support of the LGBTQ community. The song was used in the trailer for the sixth season of Queer Eye. In March 2022 she won Entertainer of the Year at the American Country Music Awards.

2022–present: Palomino, and label change
Lambert and Elle King's 2021 collaboration "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" was certified platinum in February, and the two performed the song together at the Ryman Auditorium on Feb 28th to celebrate. The single has so far reached the top 10 of the country charts.

Lambert released a teaser for a new song titled "Strange" ahead of the ACM Awards, which were held on March 7 in Vegas. She was nominated for 5 awards, marking her record-breaking 16th nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year, and she won Video of the Year for "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)", and as well as the top prize of the night, Entertainer of the Year, for the first time in her career. This brings her tally of total ACM Awards won to 37, the most of all time, and also meant that she is eligible for the ACM's rare and coveted Triple Crown Award.

On March 10, Lambert released "Strange" alongside a video on her YouTube channel, and announced her ninth solo studio album, Palomino, which was released on April 29. The album includes "If I Was a Cowboy" and "Strange", alongside three re-recorded tracks from her 2021 Marfa Tapes album with Jon Randall and Jack Ingram: "Geraldene", "In His Arms", and "Waxahachie".

Lambert headlined Europe's largest country music festival, C2C: Country 2 Country, from March 11–13, 2022, marking her first performances in the UK/Europe since her headlining tour there in 2017. She performed two songs from Palomino live for the first time ever at her London show on March 11, her single "If I Was a Cowboy" and "Actin' Up".

In March 2023, Lambert announced that she was leaving Sony Music Nashville after nineteen years.

In April 2024, Lambert announced that she had signed a joint deal with Republic Records and Big Loud, with the latter set to handle country radio promotion and marketing. She also announced the first single under the new contract, "Wranglers", which was released on May 3, 2024. It serves as the lead single to her tenth studio album which will be released later this year. Promotional single "Dammit Randy" was released on June 28, 2024, a song she co-wrote with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin.

Endorsements and business ventures
In 2009, Lambert and two other singers became the new faces of Cotton Inc.'s revived "The Touch, The Feel of Cotton" campaign. She has appeared in ads to promote cotton, and the website features a free download of the full version of her song, "Fabric of My Life".

In December 2014, Lambert's line of shoes and boots were released at DSW. In November 2014, Lambert's partnership with Chrysler's Ram trucks was announced. Under the partnership, Ram gave Lambert a customized 1500 Laramie Longhorn which she auctioned off, with proceeds going to Lambert's Muttnation Foundation which betters the lives for shelter animals.

In May 2021, Lambert became the first female artist to open her own bar in the Lower Broadway entertainment district of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Named Casa Rosa (Spanish for "Pink House") and opened in partnership with TC Restaurant Group, the 17,400-square-foot Tex-Mex-themed establishment features live music on three of its four stories, plus a rooftop bar, and is decked out in mostly pink decor and various memorabilia from Lambert's career (including the giant birdcage from the "Bluebird" music video). At the bar's opening night party on May 25, 2021, Lambert performed a duet of "Summer Nights" from Grease with her husband Brendan McLoughlin, amidst a star-studded lineup of performances from other country singers.

Lambert also has her own clothing line titled Idyllwind, a brand of wine with the Red 55 Winery imprint, and owns The Pink Pistol boutique in her hometown of Lindale, Texas.

MuttNation Foundation
In 2009, Lambert opened MuttNation Foundation, with her mother, Bev. The organization focuses on rescue animals and shelters, and Lambert has been vocal about the cause being very close to her heart. The core issues MuttNation works on are:

 * Adoption drives – held by Lambert at her concerts, CMA music awards, and the Grand Ole Opry
 * Fill the little red wagon – donation drives
 * Special circumstances – emergency disaster relief or instances of hoarding
 * Cause for the Paws – annual fundraising concerts
 * Mutts Across America – provides funds and support to shelters in all 50 US states.
 * Ran's Animal Care Express – pet transports
 * Mutt March – an annual 5k with proceeds going to MuttNation causes

In 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey's devastation, MuttNation rescued dozens of animals as a part of its emergency/natural disasters objective.

In 2014, Lambert opened Redemption Ranch, a shelter in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, her adopted home town where she lived with Shelton.

To support the foundation, Lambert released a line of pet products in 2019 that are sold inside Tractor Supply Company stores.

In September 2022, MuttNation partnered with Greater Good Charities via the global nonprofit's GOODS Program to provide 2 million pet meals to help families going through economic challenges to stay with their beloved pets.

Personal life
In 2006, Lambert began dating singer Blake Shelton. They got engaged in May 2010 and were married on May 14, 2011, at the Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, Texas. On July 20, 2015, the couple announced that they were divorcing after four years of marriage.

In December 2015, it was confirmed that Lambert was dating R&B singer Anderson East; they met at Nashville's Live on the Green Music Festival in September of that year. In 2016, Lambert paid $3.4 million for a 400-plus acre farm, with three residences, near Primm Springs, Tennessee. In April 2018, it was confirmed that Lambert and East had broken up months earlier after two years of dating. Lambert started dating Turnpike Troubadours frontman Evan Felker in February 2018. His estranged wife, Staci, has alleged that he left her suddenly to be with Lambert. They broke up in August 2018.

On February 16, 2019, Lambert announced on social media that she married New York City Police Department Officer Brendan McLoughlin on January 26, 2019, in Davidson County, Tennessee.

Lambert has nine tattoos of various objects and symbols, and the word "tumbleweed." In October 2018, she added a queen of hearts tattoo on her forearm.

Discography
Studio albums
 * Kerosene (2005)
 * Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2007)
 * Revolution (2009)
 * Four the Record (2011)
 * Platinum (2014)
 * The Weight of These Wings (2016)
 * Wildcard (2019)
 * Palomino (2022)

with Pistol Annies
 * Hell on Heels (2011)
 * Annie Up (2013)
 * Interstate Gospel (2018)
 * Hell of a Holiday (2021)

Collaborative albums
 * The Marfa Tapes (with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall) (2021)

Awards
In April 2018, Lambert won the ACM Award for Female Vocalist of the Year for the ninth consecutive year, surpassing Reba McEntire as the most awarded in the category in 2017. In November 2015 she became the first woman to have won the Country Music Association Awards' Album of the Year twice. She has won three Grammy Awards out of 27 nominations. and was the ninth female artist in the show's history to win Entertainer of the Year at the 2022 ACM Awards.

Tours
Headlining
 * Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour (2010)
 * CMT on Tour: Miranda Lambert Revolution (2010)
 * Miranda Lambert: Revolution Tour (2011)
 * On Fire Tour (2012)
 * Platinum Tour (2014–2016)
 * Certified Platinum Tour (2015)
 * Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour (2015)
 * Keeper of the Flame Tour (2016)
 * Highway Vagabond Tour (2017)
 * Livin' Like Hippies Tour (2018)
 * Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour (2019)
 * Wildcard Tour (2020)

Co-headlining
 * Locked and Loaded Tour with Dierks Bentley (2007)
 * Miranda Lambert & Blake Shelton Co-Headlining Tour (2008)
 * Locked and Reloaded Tour with Dierks Bentley (2013)
 * The Bandwagon Tour with Little Big Town (2018, 2022)
 * Rock the Country Tour with Kid Rock and Jason Aldean (2024)

Opening
 * Free and Easy Summer Tour with Dierks Bentley (2006)
 * Hookin' Up and Hangin' Out Tour with Toby Keith (2007)
 * George Strait 2008 Arena Tour (2008)
 * Sun City Carnival Tour with Kenny Chesney (2009)
 * American Saturday Night Tour with Brad Paisley (2010)
 * Virtual Reality Tour with Brad Paisley at Wrigley Field June 9 (2012)
 * Night Train Tour with Jason Aldean at Fenway Park July 12 & 13 (2013)
 * Spread the Love Tour with Kenny Chesney (2016)

Residencies

 * Velvet Rodeo (2022–2023)

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Kip Brennan

Kip Brennan (born August 27, 1980) is a Canadian former professional hockey enforcer. Brennan played for the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career
Kip Brennan played in the OHL with the Windsor Spitfires and Sudbury Wolves from 1996–2001. He led the Wolves in penalty minutes for the 1999–2000 season with 228 regular season PIM and 67 playoff PIM. In 2001, he split time with the Lowell Lock Monsters, of the AHL, and the Sudbury Wolves, OHL. The 2001–2002 season would give Kip his first taste of the NHL. He skated in 4 games for the LA Kings and picked up 22 PIM. For the remainder of the season he played for the Manchester Monarchs, the AHL affiliate for the Los Angeles Kings. He led the team in PIM with 269.

In 2002–03 and 2003–04, he was back and forth between the Kings and Monarchs. Kip again led the Monarchs with 198 PIM for the 2002–03 season. On December 27, 2003, the NHL suspended Brennan for 10 games without pay during a game against the San Jose Sharks. Brennan had returned to the ice after officials had ejected him for roughing an opponent. The suspension cost him about $25,000. He also played for the Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL for 5 games during the 2003–04 season. 2004–05, he played exclusively for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, leading the team in PIM with 267 during the regular season and 105 PIM in the playoffs. 2005–06, he played for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL, and the Portland Pirates, AHL.

He briefly attended the Dallas Stars training camp in September 2006. Then for the 2006–07 season, Kip skated 1 game for the Toronto Marlies in the AHL, 11 games for the Long Beach Ice Dogs in the ECHL, and then finished the season with the Hershey Bears. He then signed with the New York Islanders, playing 3 games with the team, spending most of the season with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

Brennan then signed with HIFK in Finland's SM-liiga, but on 16 December 2008, he left the team and returned to Hershey Bears.

On November 11, 2013, Brennan returned to Russia to sign a one-year contract with Saryarka Karaganda of the Higher Hockey League. In 10 games Brennan totalled 35 penalty minutes in helping Karaganda advance to the post-season.

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Fleming's right-hand rule

In electromagnetism, Fleming's right-hand rule (for generators) shows the direction of induced current when a conductor attached to a circuit moves in a magnetic field. It can be used to determine the direction of current in a generator's windings.

When a conductor such as a wire attached to a circuit moves through a magnetic field, an electric current is induced in the wire due to Faraday's law of induction. The current in the wire can have two possible directions. Fleming's right-hand rule gives which direction the current flows.

The right hand is held with the thumb, index finger and middle finger mutually perpendicular to each other (at right angles), as shown in the diagram.

 * The thumb is pointed in the direction of the motion of the conductor relative to the magnetic field.
 * The first finger is pointed in the direction of the magnetic field. By convention, it's the direction from North to South magnetic pole.
 * Then the second finger represents the direction of the induced or generated current within the conductor (from + to −, the terminal with lower electric potential to the terminal with higher electric potential, as in a voltage source)

The bolded letters in the directions above give a mnemonic way to remember the order. Another mnemonic for remembering the rule is the initialism "FBI", standing for Force (or otherwise motion), B the symbol for the magnetic field, and I the symbol for current. The subsequent letters correspond to subsequent fingers, counting from the top: thumb → F; first finger → B; second finger → I.

There is also a Fleming's left-hand rule (for electric motors). The appropriately handed rule can be recalled from the letter "g", which is in "right" and "generator".

These mnemonics are named after British engineer John Ambrose Fleming, who invented them.

An equivalent version of Fleming's right-hand rule is the left-hand palm rule.

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Eve's Plum

Eve's Plum was an American New York City-based rock band, active in the 1990s. The band was fronted by Colleen Fitzpatrick, who was later known by the stage name Vitamin C. Eve's Plum released two albums and seven singles on 550 Music/Epic Records, before breaking up in 1998.

Formation
In 1991, Ben Kotch who played drums, and his twin brother Michael who played guitar, had been looking to start a band and needed a singer and bassist. Michael Kotch met Colleen Fitzpatrick while both were in school at New York University, she became the group's singer and together they formed the group Eve's Plum. Chris Giammalvo joined the band on bass guitar. He would later be replaced on bass by Theo Mack in 1994.

550/Epic releases
Eve's Plum toured independently throughout 1991 and 1992. The band signed a recording contract with Sony Records in 1992. Their debut album, Envy, was produced by Roger Greenawalt and released in 1993. The group's debut album failed to chart on the Billboard 200. A "demonstration" version of the single in CD format was also released to radio stations that contained an additional song, "Twist It" that was not on the album - as well as the songs "Blue" and "Envy" from the album. The band's second single "Die Like Someone", also failed to make an impact. The album's third single, "I Want It All", became the only single of their career to chart. It spent one week on the Modern Rock Chart at number 30. It was also featured in the film The Next Karate Kid. In 1994, Eve's Plum released the I Want It All Alive EP. The EP was a limited release. That same year Chris Giammalvo left the band and was replaced by Theo Mack on bass.

In 1995, Eve's Plum recorded the single "Eye", for the soundtrack to the film Higher Learning. The band also appeared in the film performing the song during the carnival scene. The group's second album, Cherry Alive, was released in September 1995. The first single released from the album was called "Jesus Loves You (Not As Much As I Do)". The single failed to chart. Although three more singles were released from Cherry Alive to radio: "Wishing the Day Away", "Cherry Alive", and "Fairy Princess", none of the singles were successful for the band and 550 Music dropped the group in 1996. Shortly before being dropped by their label the band, after wrapping a promotional tour for Cherry Alive, returned to their home of NYC to write new songs for what would have been their third album. In the summer of 1996 they wrote a few new songs and performed a show in Albany, New York. The show was recorded, and released as Eve's Plum Live in Albany. However, it is extremely rare and it is unknown if any surviving copies still exist.

There are a few songs which were performed live but didn't make it to a studio album, such as "Ride with You" (which was supposed to be on Cherry Alive), "Lost in Space" (recorded for a compilation), "Ice Cream", "The Way You Look", "So What", and "Twist It" (released as a B-side).

Break up and post Eve's Plum
They continued to perform after being dropped by their label. A cover version of "Save a Prayer", on Mojo Records' 1997 The Duran Duran Tribute Album, was their final released recording.

Colleen Fitzpatrick has had commercial success with a solo career under the name Vitamin C. Michael Kotch, who married Fitzpatrick in 2004, went on to play in the band Ruth Ruth. Benjamin Kotch went on to drum for The World/Inferno Friendship Society from 1997 to 2007. Chris Giammalvo joined Madder Rose in 1997 and played on their last two albums. Theo Mack went on to become a sound man, touring with various bands.

Band members

 * Colleen Fitzpatrick — vocals
 * Michael Kotch — guitars
 * Benjamin Kotch — drums
 * Chris Giammalvo — bass (1991–1994)
 * Theo Mack — bass (1994–1998)

Discography
Albums

Singles

 * 1 denotes singles that had music videos filmed.
 * 2 denotes singles that were only promotional.

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Jack Farr

Colonel Jack Farr is a former Army officer specializing in military intelligence, who was deployed to camp Camp Delta at the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. USA Today reported that Farr was in charge of all interrogations, at Guantanamo. The Washington Times reported "investigators hoped that by formally charging Col. Farr, they might obtain information from him about breaches of security in which he or others may have been involved."

Colonel Farr was the fourth serviceman charged with violating security procedures at Guantanamo detention base. The others were Captain James Yee, a Muslim chaplain, and Ahmed F. Mehalba, Arabic translators. Observers noted that although Farr faced similar charges to Yess, Yee spent months in solitary confinement, while Farr was not incarcerated.

Farr was charged with "wrongfully transporting classified material without the proper security container on or around October 11", and lying to investigators.

Because Farr did not represent a "flight risk" he was not arrested or suspended. In contrast to Farr, Yee and Ahmad were held in solitary confinement. In 2009 the Senate Armed Service Committee published a report entitled "Inquiry Into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody". That report quoted an email exchange between Farr, and Major James Rogers that described how sleep deprivation was used on subject's undergoing interrogation. The memo described how, after moving individuals from one cell to another, every half-hour, for extended periods, so that they were deprived of sleep and were disoriented, "the fun begins again..."

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Solanum nelsonii

Solanum nelsonii (often misspelled Solanum nelsoni), common names pōpolo and Nelson's horsenettle, is a partially woody sprawling shrub-like perennial plant in the family Solanaceae, part of the Solanum or nightshade genus. This poisonous plant is endemic to the Pacific Islands. It grows low in coastal sites in coral rubble to pure sand.

Solanum nelsonii was listed as an endangered species wherever found by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on September 30, 2016. Pōpolo is used in restoration projects around the state of Hawaii and the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

Nelson's horsenettle was first described by Michel Félix Dunal. The scientific name Solanum nelsonii has also – invalidly – been given to two other species of nightshade:
 * S. nelsonii of Zipp. based on Span. is the S. violaceum described by Ortega.
 * S. nelsonii of Correll is S. oxycarpum.

Several varieties of Nelson's horsenettle have been described, but they are not usually considered valid anymore:
 * Solanum nelsonii var. acuminatum F.Br. in Christophersen & Caum
 * Not to be confused with S. acuminatum as described by Ruiz & Pavón Jiménez.

 * Solanum nelsonii var. caumii F.Br. In Christophersen & Caum
 * Solanum nelsonii var. intermedium F.Br. in Christophersen & Caum
 * Not to be confused with S. intermedium as described by Otto Sendtner in C.F.P. von Martius.

 * Solanum nelsonii var. thomasiifolium Seem.
 * Not to be confused with S. thomasiifolium.

 * Solanum nelsonii var. typicum F.Br. in Christophersen & Caum
 * Solanum nelsonii var. vadosum H.St.John

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File:BAPsFilmPoster.jpg

Summary
Office movie poster of the film B.A.P.S.

Fair use in B.A.P.S.
Though this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws because:
 * 1) It's a low resolution copy of a Film Poster / VHS or DVD Cover.
 * 2) It doesn't limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the film in any way, in fact, it may encourage sales.
 * 3) Because of the low resolution, copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the artwork/image.
 * 4) The image is itself a subject of discussion in the article or used in the infobox thereof.
 * 5) The image  is significant because it was used to promoted a notable film.

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Talk:Melvin B. Tolson

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does anyone know where to find a link to tolson's work? specifically i am looking for excerpts from or the entire _libretto for the republic of liberia_. that may be the most important under read poem of the 20th century...

Melvin Tolson is buried in summitt woods cemetery in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He is not buried in Langston ,Oklahoma. I know this because he is buried next to my mother-in-law Olivia Jordan( who attended wiley college and taught at langston University when Tolson was there  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.68.42.186 (talk) 14:40, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

His headstone in SUMMIT VIEW CEMETERY (please note correct name) in Guthrie, OK, indicates that he was born on 4 February 1900, not "6 February 1898" as shown on the page. To wit, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22444454/melvin-beaunorus-tolson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.10.210.230 (talk) 20:37, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Many of the references in this article point to non-existent pages. Lesliet (talk) 18:38, 8 January 2012 (UTC)lesliet

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Is it true, as depicted in the film The Great Debaters, that Tolson was, at least for some time during his life, a communist and labor organizer? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 23:23, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

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List of Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known by various alternative titles) is an American adult animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The show is about the surreal adventures and antics of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, who live together as roommates in a neighborhood in the suburbs next door to a human named Carl Brutananadilewski.

An early version of the pilot episode originally aired months prior to the launch of Adult Swim on Cartoon Network unannounced on December 30, 2000. It later made its debut on Adult Swim on September 2, 2001, and ended on August 30, 2015, with a total of 139 episodes, over the course of eleven seasons. An episode titled "Boston" was scheduled to air during the fifth season, but was pulled to avoid further controversy surrounding the 2007 Boston Mooninite panic, and has never aired or formally released to the public legally in any format. In most seasons several episodes aired outside of their production order.

The series was created by Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, who wrote and directed every episode, and provided the voices of several characters. The series was inspired by the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Baffler Meal", which was not produced until after Aqua Teen Hunger Force premiered and did not air until 2003. Seasons 8–11 were each given a different alternative title, as a running gag from series creators, who wanted to try to change things in the series. Each alternatively titled season features different theme music from various composers.

On April 13, 2007, a feature film based on the series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, premiered in theaters, marking the first time an original Adult Swim series was adapted into a feature-length film. A second film, entitled Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm, was released direct-to-video on November 8, 2022, and later Max on February 8, 2023.

The series also airs in syndication outside the United States and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media, including on-demand streaming.

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A549 cell

A549 cells are adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells, and constitute a cell line that was first developed in 1972 by D. J. Giard, et al. through the removal and culturing of cancerous lung tissue in the explanted tumor of a 58-year-old caucasian male. The cells are used as models for the study of lung cancer and the development of drug therapies against it.

Characteristics
A549 cells, as found in the lung tissue of their origin, are squamous and responsible for the diffusion of some substances, such as water and electrolytes, across alveoli. If A549 cells are cultured in vitro, they grow as a monolayer; adherent or attaching to the culture flask. The cells are able to synthesize lecithin and contain high levels of unsaturated fatty acids, which are important to maintain membrane phospholipids. A549 cells are widely used as a type II pulmonary epithelial cell model for drug metabolism and as a transfection host. When grown for a sufficiently long time in cell culture, A549 cells may begin to differentiate, as signaled by the presence of multilamellar bodies.

Usage
A549 cells have served as models of alveolar Type II pulmonary epithelium, finding utility in research examining the metabolic processing of lung tissue and possible mechanisms of drug delivery to the tissue. In context of lung cancer drug development, the cells have served as testing grounds for novel drugs - such as paclitaxel, docetaxel, and bevacizumab - both in vitro and in vivo through cell culture and xenografting, respectively. Single-cell tracking of A549 has enabled the elaboration of pedigree-tree profiles and demonstrate correlations in behavior among sister cells and their descendants. Such observations of correlations can be used as proxy measurements to identify cellular stress and inheritance as a response to drug treatment. A549 has also been employed in viral research and associated protein expression changes as a consequence of viral infection. Although A549 is a cancer cell line, it has also been studied for its response to tuberculosis, specifically the production of chemokines as it is induced by the invading bacteria.

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Pierre Yergeau

Pierre Yergeau (born October 4, 1957) is a Canadian novelist, who was a three-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction. He received a Mention spéciale from the Organisation internationale de la francophonie in 2006 for his novel La Cité des vents, the Prix Ringuet in 2005 for his novel Les amours perdues, and the Prix Hervé Foulon for L'Écrivain public in 2019. He also received the Prix du Signet d'Or for his first book, Tu attends la neige, Léonard?

He received Governor General's nominations at the 1993 Governor General's Awards for Tu attends la neige, Léonard?, at the 2002 Governor General's Awards for La désertion, and at the 2006 Governor General's Awards for La Cité des vents.

Born in Abitibi, Quebec, Yergeau was educated at Concordia University and the Université de Montréal.

His play on the famous French Writer Colette, Le Vent respire pour toi, was played by the comedian Macha Limonchik during the Festiva international de la littératurel at the Outremont Theatre in 2023.

He has published a book of poems, La théorie de l'existence, at the Éditions du Noroît on his wife who died in december 2020 from breast cancer.

Yergeau lives in Italy with his dog.

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Steve Priestley

Steve Priestley is a British disc jockey, who used to work for Magic 105.4 in London.

Career
He first came to prominence in the early 1990s as the voice over for an ITV programme on Saturdays called Movies, Games and Videos. The show overviewed games, movies and videos and started life as Movies, Movies, Movies.

In 1993, he joined BRMB in Birmingham, where he presented a regular show and was part of the line up for five years. While working at the station, he also became a stand-in presenter for the Network Chart whenever its presenter, Neil Fox was away. In addition to this, he also did two stints at Fox FM in Oxford before moving to Magic.

He originally presented Magic 105.4's weekend afternoon show, before taking over the drivetime show, replacing Graham Dene who left the station in September 2007 to join rival 102.2 Smooth Radio as its new breakfast presenter. From early 2009 he took over the station's weekend breakfast show. He also covered for Neil Fox on Magic's breakfast show whenever Fox is away. He left Magic in 2009. He then worked for Hallam FM, 96.3 Radio Aire and 96.9 Viking FM presenting Sunday to Thursday late nights. He left in March 2013.

Steve covered Smooth East Midlands drivetime in April 2017.

From 2017 up until its 2020 demise, Priestley was a network presenter for The Breeze (radio network), a network of Soft AC radio stations in the South West and East of England.

As of 1 September 2020, Priestley is hosting the regional afternoon show for Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire.

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Pope Simeon II of Alexandria

Pope Simeon II of Alexandria, 51st Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

This saint was the son of Orthodox Christian parents of the nobles of Alexandria, Egypt. He nursed the milk of the faith from his childhood and he learned the doctrines of the church. He chose for himself the monastic life, so he went to the desert of Scetes. He became a monk in the cell of his predecessor James, the Patriarch. He dwelt with Pope James for many years during which he exhausted his body by strenuous ascetic life, and many worships.

When Mark II became a Patriarch, he requested St. Simeon from his spiritual father Pope James for what was known of his good reputation and his sound judgement. He stayed with Pope Mark II until his departure. When Pope James, his spiritual father, became patriarch, he kept St. Simeon II with him and he benefitted from him often. When Pope James departed, the bishops, priests, and elders unanimously agreed with a spiritual unity to bring forward this father for what they had seen of him (as to righteousness and Orthodox Faith) during his stay with the two Patriarchs who proceeded him. They seized him, bound him and ordained him a Patriarch. He pursued an angelic life, which was well-pleasing to the Lord. And, as God wished to repose him, he did not stay on the throne but for five and a half months and departed in peace.

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Facing Identification Mark

The Facing Identification Mark, or FIM, is a bar code designed by the United States Postal Service to assist in the automated processing of mail. The FIM is a set of vertical bars printed on the envelope or postcard near the upper edge, just to the left of the postage area (the area where the postage stamp or its equivalent is placed). The FIM is intended for use primarily on preprinted envelopes and postcards and is applied by the company printing the envelopes or postcards, not by the USPS.

The FIM is a nine-bit code consisting of ones (vertical bars) and zeroes (blank spaces). The following five codes are in use:

 * FIM A: || |  || (110010011)
 * FIM B: | || || | (101101101)
 * FIM C: || | | || (110101011)
 * FIM D: ||| | ||| (111010111)
 * FIM E: | |  | | (101000101)

All defined FIMs start and end with a bar, and are palindromic, reading the same forward and backward. Thus, there are only 16 possible FIMs, 11 if the current limits of at most 3 consecutive bars or spaces are maintained.

The FIM allows the proper facing of mail for cancellation. It also identifies the manner in which postage is paid (e.g., business reply mail or Information Based Indicia (IBI) postage) and whether that business reply mail has a barcode, typically an Intelligent Mail Barcode or the older POSTNET barcode. If the barcode is present, the mail can be sent directly to a sorter.

The five codes have the following uses:

 * FIM A is used for mail bearing regular postage and an Intelligent Mail Barcode. It is commonly used by preprinted courtesy reply mail and metered reply mail, but may be applied to any mail to speed delivery.
 * FIM B is used for business reply mail without a preprinted barcode. Because this costs more than barcoded mail, it is rarely used.
 * FIM C is used for business reply mail with a preprinted Intelligent Mail Barcode.
 * FIM D is used only with IBI postage.
 * FIM E is used to mark Share Mail, where the Intelligent Mail Barcode is used as postage.

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