OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Born into the 90's

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Born into the 90's is R. Kelly's collaboration album with his group Public Announcement. Released in January 1992, the album became an R&B hit with the success of singles such as "She's Got That Vibe" (the album's biggest hit in the UK, at No. 3), "Dedicated", and Kelly's first two No. 1 R&B hits: "Honey Love", and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr. DJ)". "Honey Love" topped the Billboard R&B Singles chart for two weeks, while "She's Got That Vibe" and "Slow Dance (Hey Mr DJ)" hit the Top 40 respectively. By June 1992, Born into the 90's was eventually certified platinum and picked up an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Single ("Honey Love"). R. Kelly separated from the group before he began recording his next album.

## Personnel

* Timmy Allen – programming
* Pete Christensen – assistant engineer
* Michael Clark – producer
* Rick "SL8" Cruz – engineer, assistant engineer
* Gary "Bump City" Daniels – programming (Tatum & West)
* Jose Fernandez – programming
* Georgette Franklin – background vocals
* Marcus Geeter – grooming
* Stephen George – producer
* Karen Gordon – background vocals
* Joe Grant – photography
* Barry Hankerson – executive producer
* Gerard Julien – engineer, assistant engineer
* R. Kelly – vocals, background vocals, producer, keyboards, drum programming, mixing
* Steven Levy – engineer, assistant engineer
* Doug Michael – engineer, assistant engineer
* Mr. Lee – arranger, programming, producer, vocals, mixing
* Peter Mokran – engineer, mixing
* Tim Nitz – engineer
* Cirland Noel – engineer
* Tim Nutz – assistant engineer
* Herb Powers – mastering
* Michael Schlesinger – engineer, mixing
* Dana Stovall – background vocals
* Allan Byrd Tatum – programming, background vocals
* Chris Trevett – engineer, mixing
* Tom Vercillo – programming, engineer, mixing
* Bobby West – keyboards
* Danny Wilensky – saxophone
* Wayne Williams – producer
* Nicole Wilson – background vocals

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
# Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club

Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club are a first-class cricket team based in Moratuwa, southwestern Sri Lanka. Their home ground is De Soysa Stadium.

## History

The club's name derives from its close association with St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa, whose students are known as Sebastianites. The club played several first-class and List A matches at the college ground.
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club competed in the first-class Premier Trophy for 20 seasons from 1990–91 to 2009–10. They played 184 matches, for 38 wins, 50 losses and 96 draws. In the same period they played 87 List A matches, with 37 wins, 42 losses, one tie and seven matches where a result could not be achieved. They played first-class cricket again during the Premier Trophy Tier B tournament in the 2019–20 season.

## Records
### Partnership records

* 1st – 171 BCMS Mendis & SK Silva
* 2nd – 247 TM Dilshan & GG Ranga Yasalal
* 3rd – 308 SN Wijesinghe & RHS Silva
* 4th – 203 MMDNRG Perera & KHRK Fernando
* 5th – 181* BCMS Mendis & MMDNRG Perera
* 6th – 131 SHSMK Silva & KADJ Siriwardene
* 7th – 140 KHRK Fernando & KADM Fernando
* 8th – 149 WJM Fernando & KADM Fernando
* 9th – 164 BCMS Mendis & D Seneviratne
* 10th – 92 MPA Cooray & WJM Fernando

## Notable people

* Charuka Kahagalla (born 1988), left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler
# Seeduwa Raddoluwa Cricket Club

Seeduwa Raddoluwa was a first-class cricket club based in Seeduwa, Sri Lanka. In 2011, the team was renamed Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club.

## History

Seeduwa Raddoluwa joined the revamped Sri Lankan first-class competition in the 2008–09 season, becoming the 32nd team to take part in the competition. They played in the 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.
They played 27 matches, with 11 wins, 6 losses and 10 draws.

## Team records

* Highest team total - 391 vs Police Sports Club, 2009–10
* Best innings bowling figures - TMUS Karunaratne 7/146 vs Singha, 2009–10
* Highest individual score - WWP Taraka 127 vs Police Sports Club, 2008–09
* Partnership records -
* 1st - 81 SD Jayathilake & TMUS Karunaratne vs PSC, Colombo (PPS), 2009–10
* 2nd - 68* TMUS Karunaratne & WKG Dilruk vs SLAF, Colombo (AF), 2009–10
* 3rd - 170 HG Kumara & KM Fernando vs Navy, Colombo, 2009–10
* 4th - 102 WBH Samarawickrame & TMUS Karunaratne vs Navy, Welisara, 2009–10
* 5th - 132 TMUS Karunaratne & KM Fernando vs PSC, Colombo (PPS), 2009–10
* 6th - 151 WBH Samarawickrame & DGR Dhammika vs BRC, Colombo, 2008–09
* 7th - 104 HG Kumara & AVS Nikethana vs BRC, Colombo, 2009–10
* 8th - 72 DGR Dhammika & WKG Dilruk vs Saracens, Colombo (RSC), 2008–09
* 8th - 72 WKG Dilruk & HG Kumara vs SLAF, Colombo, 2008–09
* 9th - 61 JDM de Silva & KMP Kumara vs LCC, Colombo, 2009–10
* 10th - 55 WBH Samarawickrame & WKG Dilruk vs Seb, Katunayake-FTZ, 2008/09
# Western Province cricket team (Sri Lanka)

Western Province cricket team was a team that represented the Western Province of Sri Lanka in domestic first-class cricket in the Inter-Provincial Cricket Tournament. Western Province played three first-class matches in 1990, four in 2003–04, and three in 2004–05.
# Vrba (Tutin)

Vrba is a village in the municipality of Tutin, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 196 people (a small decline since the 1990s). Over 90% of them are Bosniaks.
# 2016 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships

The 2016 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships (or 2016 World Long Distance MR Championships), was the 13th edition of the global Mountain running competition, World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association and was held in Podbrdo, Slovenia on 18 June 2016.

## Results
### Men individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Alessandro Rambaldini | Italy | 3:44:52 |
| | Marco de Gasperi | Italy | 3:46:12 |
| | Mitja Kosovelj | Slovenia | 3:46:33 |
| 4. | Tom Owens | United Kingdom | 3:49:34 |
| 5. | Benedikt Hoffmann | Germany | 3:50:42 |
| 6. | Ricky Lightfoot | United Kingdom | 3:53:30 |
| 7. | Marcin Swierc | Poland | 3:53:32 |
| 8. | Lukas Naegele | Germany | 3:53:48 |
| 9. | Andrew Davies | United Kingdom | 3:54:39 |
| 10. | Milan Janata | Czech Republic | 3:54:43 |
| 11. | Mario Mendoza [Wikidata] | United States | 3:59:58 |
| 12. | Karl Gray | United Kingdom | 4:00:19 |
| 13. | Viorel Palici | Romania | 4:00:29 |
| 14. | Fabio Ruga | Italy | 4:01:15 |
| 15. | Matt Shryock | United States | 4:01:28 |
| 16. | Robert Hope | United Kingdom | 4:01:59 |
| 17. | Robert Gruber | Austria | 4:05:12 |
| 18. | Bartosz Gorczyca | Poland | 4:11:08 |
| 19. | Gasper Bregar | Slovenia | 4:11:28 |
| 20. | Marco Zanoni | Italy | 4:12:24 |

### Men team

| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| | Italy | Alessandro Rambaldini, Marco de Gasperi, Fabio Ruga | 11:32:19 |
| | United Kingdom | Tom Owens, Ricky Lightfoot, Andrew Davies | 11:37:43 |
| | Germany | Benedikt Hoffmann, Lukas Naegele, Thomas Kühlmann | 11:56:57 |
| 4. | United States | Mario Mendoza [Wikidata], Matt Shryock, Peter Maksimow | 12:11:11 |

### Women individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Annie Conway | United Kingdom | 4:29:01 |
| | Antonella Confortola | Italy | 4:29:58 |
| | Lucija Krkoc | Slovenia | 4:30:43 |
| 4. | Francesca Iachemet | Italy | 4:37:37 |
| 5. | Nicolette Griffionen | South Africa | 4:39:16 |
| 6. | Karin Freitag | Austria | 4:39:54 |
| 7. | Katharina Zipser | Austria | 4:40:09 |
| 8. | Megan Kimmel | United States | 4:40:28 |
| 9. | Debora Cardone | Italy | 4:40:43 |
| 10. | Jana Bratina | Slovenia | 4:40:47 |
| 11. | Katerina Matrasova | Czech Republic | 4:43:27 |
| 12. | Annie Jean | Canada | 4:44:48 |
| 13. | Anita Ortiz | United States | 4:44:57 |
| 14. | Victoria Wilkinson | United Kingdom | 4:45:33 |
| 15. | Tina Fischl | Germany | 4:47:26 |
| 16. | Ajda Radinja | Slovenia | 4:48:21 |
| 17. | Ana Cufer | Slovenia | 4:48:38 |
| 18. | Helen Berry | United Kingdom | 4:49:28 |
| 19. | Barbara Bani | Italy | 4:51:30 |
| 20. | Marianne Hogan | Canada | 4:52:08 |

### Women team

| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time |
| | Italy | Antonella Confortola, Francesca Iachemet, Debora Cardone | 13:48:18 |
| | Slovenia | Lucija Krkoc, Jana Bratina, Ajda Radinja | 13:59:51 |
| | United Kingdom | Annie Conway, Victoria Wilkinson, Helen Berry | 14:04:02 |
| 4. | United States | Megan Kimmel, Anita Ortiz, Kristina Pattison | 14:24:59 |
# Methylorubrum

Methylorubrum is a genus of bacteria from the family Methylobacteriaceae. The taxonomic validity of Methylorubrum is debated.
In 2018, 11 Methylobacterium species, including Methylobacterium extorquens, were transferred to Methylorubrum. This emendation mostly relied on the 16S rRNA gene phylogeny. In 2021 and 2022, two studies based on phylogenomic and phenotypic data independently pointed the lack of support for Methylorubrum as a distinct genus, calling for its abandonment and the reinstatement of the former Methylobacterium taxonomy. In 2025, despite controversy, and its emendation back to the original Methylobacterium taxonomy, Methylorubrum was still a valid genus name in some databases like NCBI and in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature.
# Linwu County

Linwu County (simplified Chinese: 临武县; traditional Chinese: 臨武縣; pinyin: Línwǔ Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chenzhou.
Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the southwest of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county is bordered to the north by Guiyang and Jiahe Counties, to the northeast by Beihu District, to the east by Yizhang County, to the south by Lianzhou City of Guangdong, and to the west by Lanshan County. Linwu County covers an area of 1,383.06 km$^2$ (534.00 sq mi). As of 2015, it had a registered population of 397,200 and a resident population of 399,900. The county has nine towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Shunfeng Town (舜峰镇).

## Administrative divisions
### 9 towns

* Chujiang (楚江镇)
* Fenshi (汾市镇)
* Huaxiang (香花镇)
* Jinjiang (金江镇)
* Maishi (麦市镇)
* Nanqiang (南强镇)
* Shuidong (水东镇)
* Shunfeng (舜峰镇)
* Wushui (武水镇)

### 3 townships

* Huatang (花塘乡)
* Wanshui (万水乡)
* Zhennan (镇南乡)

### 1 ethnic township

* Yao Xishan (西山瑶族乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Linwu, elevation 292 m (958 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.6 (88.9) | 33.1 (91.6) | 34.8 (94.6) | 36.6 (97.9) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.2 (102.6) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.4 (97.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.1 (52.0) | 14.0 (57.2) | 17.4 (63.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 30.2 (86.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.3 (90.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 24.8 (76.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 23.0 (73.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.6 (67.3) | 14.3 (57.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 18.3 (64.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.5 (43.7) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 10.5 (50.9) | 5.4 (41.7) | 14.9 (58.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −3.1 (26.4) | −2.0 (28.4) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 12.7 (54.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | −2.0 (28.4) | −5.5 (22.1) | −5.5 (22.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72.2 (2.84) | 73.8 (2.91) | 147.9 (5.82) | 180.7 (7.11) | 216.7 (8.53) | 255.6 (10.06) | 135.8 (5.35) | 141.7 (5.58) | 74.2 (2.92) | 60.7 (2.39) | 71.6 (2.82) | 55.4 (2.18) | 1,486.3 (58.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.1 | 13.6 | 18.7 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 18.4 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 158.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 75.0 | 70.1 | 68.9 | 100.3 | 127.8 | 147.5 | 231.4 | 202.7 | 163.4 | 153.3 | 128.5 | 110.5 | 1,579.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 22 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 43 | 40 | 34 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
# Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts

The Secretary of Health and Human Services of Massachusetts is the head of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and serves as an advisor to the Governor of Massachusetts. Its current Secretary is Kathleen E. Walsh, who has been serving since January 25, 2023.

## Duties

It oversees 12 agencies and MassHealth, with a combined budget of US$24 billion and 22,000 public employees, as of 2021.

### Agencies

* Department of Children & Families
* Department of Developmental Services
* Department of Elder Affairs
* Department of Mental Health
* Department of Public Health
* Department of Transitional Assistance
* Department of Veterans' Services
* Department of Youth Services
* Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
* Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
* Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
* MassHealth
* Office of Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights
* Office of Human Resources
* Office for Refugees & Immigrants
* Soldiers' Home in Chelsea
* Soldiers' Home in Holyoke
# Żurawlów

Żurawlów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabowiec, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Zamość and 80 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

## Chevron protest

In the summer of 2013, Żurawlów became the site of a protest against the American oil company Chevron, as activists identifying as "Occupy Chevron" occupied an oil field near the town where Chevron planned to drill an exploratory well for shale gas.
# Sanna av Skarði

Sanna av Skarði (born Súsanna Kathrina Jacobsen, April 19, 1876 – February 12, 1978) was a Faroese educator.

## Early life

Sanna av Skarði was born in Tórshavn, the daughter of Jacob Jacobsen and Elsebeth Jacobsen née Djonesen. In 1901 she married Símun av Skarði, who co-founded the Faroese Folk High School (Faroese: Føroya Fólkaháskúli) together with Rasmus Rasmussen in Klaksvík in 1899.

## Career

She taught alongside her husband at the school.

## Personal life

Sanna and Símun were the parents of the journalist Sigrið av Skarði Joensen (1908–1975) and the linguist Jóhannes av Skarði [Wikidata] (1911–1999). She died in Tórshavn at the age of 101.

## Commemoration

In 2000, she was featured on a Faroese stamp together with her sister-in-law Anna Suffía Rasmussen. Aside from Ruth Smith's self-portrait, this was the first Faroese postage stamp depicting prominent women.
# Kidist Hailu Degaffe

Kidist Hailu Degaffe (born 1969) is an Ethiopian contemporary artist and women's rights activist.

## Biography

Degaffe was born in 1969 in Ethiopia. She was educated at Addis Ababa University, graduating with a degree in English and Literature. She moved to Switzerland in 2009.
Degaffe has exhibited internationally, with a solo show at Galerie Basta in Lausanne, Switzerland. She has also had works shown in group exhibitions, including at the Galerie Kleiner Prinz in Baden-Baden, Germany, and the Skoto Gallery in New York, United States. Her works are held in the collections of the National Museum of Ethiopia and the Gallery Brulhart in Switzerland.
She raises awareness through her painting about issues of early marriage and obstetric fistulas on the African continent. Her painting style is to use quick brush movements.

## Awards

* Médaille d’Honneur, Talents des Arts d’Aujourd’hui 2011, France
* Special Prize, International Postage Stamp Design Contest, 2008, Republic of Korea
* Certificate of recognition, the National Museum of Ethiopia, 2006
* Certificate of Appreciation, USAID, I.O.M., 2005
* Letter of recommendation, Embassy of Japan, 2008, Addis Ababa
* Letter of recommendation, Embassy of the State of Palestine, 2006
* Certificate of recognition, Ministry of Transport & Communication, 2007, Ethiopia
# IPSC Sri Lanka

IPSC Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
# Israel Shooting Federation

The Israel Shooting Federation (התאחדות הקליעה בישראל) is the Israeli association for shooting sports affiliated to the International Shooting Sport Federation and the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
# Marianas Practical Shooting Association

The Marianas Practical Shooting Association (MPSA) is a Guamanian association for practical shooting.

## History

Formerly the Guam Shooting Sports Federation (GSSF) had existed since the 1970s, which held practical shooting competitions and an annual Steel Challenge speed-shooting championships on the islands.
In 2001, Guam and Micronesia were provisionally accepted as members of the IPSC, In addition to civilian sport and recreation, GSSF has also hosted matches for law enforcement officers. In 2010, GSSF worked on putting together a team to represent Guam in the Pacific Games and 2012 Olympics.
In 2016, the Marianas Practical Shooting Association (MPSA) initially formed before being formally founded in 2017, and has since represented Guam in several international practical shooting competitions. From 2017, the Marianas Practical Shooting Association took on the IPSC representation on the islands. Steel Challenge shooting on the island has since been hosted by the separate organization Guam United Alpha Marksman Club which is affiliated with Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA).
# Masjid Kassim

Masjid Kassim (Jawi: مسجد قاسم; Kassim Mosque) is a mosque located at both Joo Chiat and Kembangan within the Bedok planning area and residential town in the East Region, Singapore. It was first built in the 1920s under a waqf scheme, before being rebuilt as a larger mosque in 1999. The mosque shares land with the Wisma Indah, a commercial hub.

## History

The mosque is named for Ahna Mohammed Kassim Bin Ally Mohammed, a Muslim merchant who donated land he owned in 1921 as a waqf for the construction of a mosque. The land was the mosque was built on was known as the Wakaf Kassim. In 1991, plans were made to rebuild the mosque into a larger and more modern structure. The reconstruction, directed by architectural firm AWP Architects with help from major architects on the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque, was started in 1996 and completed a year later in July 1999. In the same year, the Wisma Indah commercial building was opened directly next to the mosque on the Wakaf Kassim land.
In 2020, the mosque was upgraded with new ceiling fans and prayer mats. Currently, the mosque is also a place where celebrations related to Islam, like the Mawlid, are held.

## Wisma Indah

Opened in 1999, the Wisma Indah building that was erected directly next to Masjid Kassim is a commercial hub that contains various stores and Islamic institutions.

## Architecture

The general architectural style of Masjid Kassim is urban and modernized, while trying to emulate the traditional Islamic architecture. The facade of the mosque was designed by architectural firm AWP Architects, who also used nature-based elements like stone and copper in the construction. Additionally, senior architects who worked on the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque assisted in designing the structure. The mosque can hold 2,000 worshippers in its prayer hall.
# Sanober Kabir

Sanober Kabir is an Indian former actress and singer. A member of the Murad–Rai-Aman family of Bollywood, she is best known for her dancer numbers.

## Career

Sanober Kabir made her debut in Sawan Kumar Tak's Mother 98, starring Rekha. After acting in few Bollywood films, Kabir shifted her focus on television and appeared in the soap operas Tum Bin Jaoon Kahaan, Arzoo Hai Tu and Karishma. She then turned to singing and launched her remix album "Bombshell Babe". The tune from the album "Meri Beri Ke Ber Mat Todo" was a huge hit.

## Music videos

| Year | Album | Song | Singer |
| 2003 | The Return Of Kaanta Mix | Meri Beri Ke Ber | Sanober |
| 2005 | Bombshell Babes | Kaan Mein Jhumka | Sanober |
| 2005 | DJ Hot Remix Volume 4 | Kaan Mein Jhumka | Sonu Nigam & Kalpana |
| 2006 | Sanober & The Masti Express | Soniye Dil Nahi Lagda Tere Bina | Sanober |
* Bollywood portal

## Personal life

Kabir was born to Sabiha and NS Kabir. Her mother Sabiha is a former Bollywood fashion designer, and brother Faruk Kabir is a film director. Actor Murad was her maternal grandfather while actor Raza Murad is Sanober's maternal uncle and actress Sonam is her cousin.
Sanober married model-actor Rajeev Singh, the winner of 2001's Manhunt International, in 2010. She gave birth to their son, Fateh Singh, in May 2014.
# Butch Van Artsdalen

Charles M. Van Artsdalen (January 31, 1941 – July 18, 1979) was a surfer. He moved to La Jolla, California, from his birthplace of Norfolk, Virginia, at age 14. Van Artsdalen is best known as a pioneer of surfing 25-foot waves at such North Shore locations as Waimea Bay and Sunset Beach; and tube riding in Hawaii during the early 1960-1970s. A member of the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team, he appeared in several surf movies and remained a fixture of the international surfing community until his death from alcohol-related illness in 1979.
Van Artsdalen's athletic prowess was first noted in the years he attended La Jolla High School where he earned varsity letter in baseball, basketball, and football. He began surfing at the age of fourteen, and chose to continue in the sport because of its unstructured freedom when compared to the discipline of conventional professional sports. While in La Jolla, Van Artsdalen became part of a well-known surfing group at Windansea Beach. He moved to Hawaii after graduating from high school to begin his professional career.
The challenging waves of Oahu's North Shore soon became Van Artsdalen's home. He was among the first to master the powerful, hollow waves at Ehukai Beach known as the Banzai Pipeline. This, along with his reputation for riding switchfoot in the large surf at Waimea Bay, earned him the nickname "Mr. Pipeline."
Because of his talents, Van Artsdalen was featured in several early surf films by Dale Davis and Bruce Brown, the most notable of which was The Endless Summer. Van Artsdalen received onscreen credit in one of William Asher's "surfploitation" comedies, Muscle Beach Party, starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. He was recruited by artist and talent scout Michael Dormer to American International Pictures for auditions, but a violent temper precluded a film career.
In 1964, Van Artsdalen was ranked among the world's best surfers by the Surfer Magazine Surfer Poll. A year later he was invited to join the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team, becoming a global ambassador for wave riding and making appearances at shopping centers and promotional events.
As surfing evolved during the late 1960s from heavier, more cumbersome longboards to lighter, shorter boards, Van Artsdalen's reputation was gradually eclipsed by a new generation of tube riders such as Gerry Lopez and Rory Russell. Still, he remained at Banzai Pipeline, working as a lifeguard in his later years. In 1969 Van Artsdalen won the 34th Annual Stone Steps Invitational Surf Contest at Stone Steps in Leucadia, California. Surfing had grown in popularity by that point, and Van Artsdalen felt the purity of the sport was being spoiled by posers. He frequently succumbed to binge drinking, and died of alcohol-related causes in 1979. The only family authenticated Butch Van Artsdalen surfboard made since Butch’s passing is made by Bill Shrosbree.