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# Ruud van Hemert

Ruud van Hemert (29 October 1938 – 5 July 2012) was a Dutch film director known especially for (dark) comedy. In the 1970s he helped produce and direct TV shows on VPRO before starting a career as a film director.

## Biography

Ruud van Hemert was the son of television producer Willy van Hemert, and followed in his father's footsteps, making two television films for the VPRO, TV-Eiland (1965), and Pepijn op wieletjes ("a children's film for and about naughty children" conceived by Hans Andreus, followed by a few other children's shows, with Harrie Geelen. A breakthrough was the (stylistically experimental) documentary Oranje Vrijstaat, which had controversial politician Roel van Duijn as a central figure. His career took off when he cooperated with Wim T. Schippers, Gied Jaspars, and Wim van der Linden on such shows as De Fred Hachéshow (1971), Barend is weer bezig (1972–1973), and Van Oekel's Discohoek (1974), a series of TV shows that are credited with changing Dutch television forever by destroying it as a medium for serious and proper programming.
Van Hemert was already 46 when he made his debut as a film director in 1984 with the film Schatjes! ("Darlings"), one of the biggest box-office hits in Dutch cinema. In Schatjes!, a dark family comedy, guerrilla warfare between disturbed parents (Peter Faber and Geert de Jong [nl]) and their disruptive children leads to chaos and mayhem (at the end of the film, the parents are buried, in their car, under a layer of asphalt); the film drew 1.5 million visitors (some 10% of the Dutch population), making it one of the most successful Dutch films ever. Van Hemert followed up with a sequel in 1986, Mama is boos! [nl] ("Momma is angry"), another commercial success with 2 million tickets sold. Variety noted that while the anti-bourgeois mentality of the TV shows he did for the VPRO was maintained in the films, van Hemert himself said he was influenced more strongly by Hollywood cinema. Dutch films of the period were generally influenced by Hollywood; other "Hollands Hollywood" productions were Dick Maas's De Lift (1983) and Flodder (1986).
1988's Honneponnetje, a follow-up to Schatjes! and Mama is boos, was not well received by critics—it was "no more than a thousandfold-retold wet dream from a frustrated teenager". His career did not fare well during the 1990s, when he was unable to get financing for his scripts. He built a house in Spain and taught acting. He returned, with some success, in 2001 with I Love You Too, based on a novel by Ronald Giphart (141,257 visitors), and in 2004 his last film, Feestje! [nl] (77,399 visitors). His career, however, went downhill. He wrote about his frustrations with the film industry in a book called Bruut, and retired to Spain. In 2008 he survived prostate cancer, but in 2011 he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of throat cancer and he died the year after, at the house of friends in Wapserveen.

## Selected filmography

* Schatjes! (1984)
* Mama is boos! [nl] (1986)
* Honneponnetje (1988)
* I Love You Too (2001)
* Love Trap (2004)
# 1949 Thomas Cup

The 1949 Thomas Cup was the inaugural tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world.
The tournament was originally planned for 1941–1942 (badminton seasons in the northern hemisphere traditionally ran from the autumn of one calendar year to the spring of the next), but was delayed when World War II exploded across the continents. Sir George's dream was finally realized in 1948-1949 when ten national teams participated in the first Thomas Cup competition.

## Qualification

Three qualifying zones were established: Pan America, Europe, and the Pacific; though Malaya (now Malaysia and Singapore) was the only Pacific zone participant. In a format that would last until 1984, all ties (matches between nations) would consist of nine individual matches; the victorious nation needing to win at least five of these contests. The top two singles player of each side faced both of the top two players for the opposite side, accounting for four matches. A fifth singles match took place between the third ranked singles players for each team. Finally, two doubles pairings for each side played both of the doubles pairings of the opposite side, accounting for four more matches. Each tie was normally contested over two days, four matches on the first day and five on the next. The United States and Denmark won their respective zone qualifications and thus joined Malaya for the inter-zone ties.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
| Pacific Zone | – | – | 1 | Malaya |
| American Zone | 5 – 13 December 1948 | Toronto Pasadena, CA | 1 | United States |
| European Zone | 3 November 1948 – 21 January 1949 | Copenhagen Ilford Leicester | 1 | Denmark |
| Total | Total | Total | 3 | |

## Knockout stage

The inter-zone ties were held in the United Kingdom. As the tournament used a knockout system, rather than a round-robin system, Denmark was given a bye in the first round. Malaya defeated the USA 6–3 in a highly competitive match played in Glasgow, Scotland (none of the players on either side had ever seen any of the players on the other side play before). Of note, this tie marked the first of only three ever matches between the USA's Dave Freeman and Malaya's Wong Peng Soon the two greatest singles players of the early post-war period. In the final round held in Preston, England, Malaya beat Denmark 8–1 and became the first nation to win a Thomas Cup.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 21 February 1949 – Glasgow | 21 February 1949 – Glasgow |
| Malaya | 6 |
| Malaya | 6 | 25 February 1949 – Preston | 25 February 1949 – Preston |
| United States | 3 | 25 February 1949 – Preston | 25 February 1949 – Preston |
| United States | 3 | Malaya | 8 |
| | | Denmark | 1 |
| Bye | | Denmark | 1 |
| Denmark | | | |

### Semi-finals

* 21 February 1949 (1949-2-21) 22 February 1949 (1949-2-22)
| Malaya | 6–3 | United States |
| Report |||
* Kelvin Hall, Glasgow

### Final

* 25 February 1949 (1949-2-25) 26 February 1949 (1949-2-26)
| Malaya | 8–1 | Denmark |
| Report |||
* Queen's Hall, Preston
* 1949 Thomas Cup winner
* Malaya First title
# 2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary

The 2004 Delaware Democratic presidential primary was held on February 3, 2004 as part of the 2004 United States Democratic presidential primaries. Frontrunner John Kerry easily won the primary while Senator Joe Lieberman came second.
As the primary approached Joe Lieberman said that victory in the Delaware primary was required in order for his campaign to continue. He had visited the state four times and got the endorsement of Democratic senator Thomas R. Carper. After his defeat in the primary Lieberman withdrew from the race for the nomination.
Exit polls showed that over half of voters who took part in the primary said they were 'angry' with the administration of George W. Bush and over 80% said they opposed the decision to go to war with Iraq.

## Polling

| Candidate | 29 January 2004 |
| John Kerry | 27% |
| Joe Lieberman | 16% |
| Howard Dean | 14% |
| John Edwards | 9% |
| Wesley Clark | 8% |
| Dennis Kucinich | 1% |
| Al Sharpton | 1% |
Source: Delaware - 2004 Presidential Polls

## Results

| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Potential National delegates |
| John Kerry | 16,787 | 50.43 | 14 |
| Joe Lieberman | 3,706 | 11.13 | 0 |
| John Edwards | 3,674 | 11.04 | 0 |
| Howard Dean | 3,462 | 10.40 | 0 |
| Wesley Clark | 3,165 | 9.51 | 0 |
| Al Sharpton | 1,888 | 5.67 | 1 |
| Dennis Kucinich | 344 | 1.03 | 0 |
| Richard Gephardt | 187 | 0.56 | 0 |
| Lyndon LaRouche | 78 | 0.23 | 0 |
Source: 2004 Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results - Delaware
# 2008 Delaware Republican presidential primary

The 2008 Delaware Republican presidential primary was held on February 5 (Super Tuesday). A total of 18 delegates were selected. The Delaware Republican Party rallied behind John McCain, and he was the declared winner of the primary election after successfully taking all three Delaware counties. McCain was followed by Mitt Romney in second and then by Mike Huckabee in third.

## Candidates

* Mike Huckabee
* John McCain
* Ron Paul
* Mitt Romney
Candidates Rudy Giuliani, Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, and Tom Tancredo had dropped out of the presidential race before the Delaware primary.

## Results

100% of precincts reporting :
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
| John McCain | 22,626 | 45.04% | 18 |
| Mitt Romney | 16,344 | 32.53% | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee | 7,706 | 15.34% | 0 |
| Ron Paul | 2,131 | 4.24% | 0 |
| Rudy Giuliani* | 1,255 | 2.5% | 0 |
| Tom Tancredo* | 175 | 0.35% | 0 |
| Total | 50,237 | 100% | 18 |
*Candidate withdrew before primary

## Analysis

McCain was the expected favorite in the 2008 primary among the Republican candidates; his campaign was led by Delaware's only House representative, Rep. Michael N. Castle.
In Delaware, 27,412 of the 102,455 registered Republicans voted in the election, resulting in a 26.76% turn-out rate.

## Winners of Previous Primaries

* 2000: George W. Bush
* 1996: Steve Forbes
# Hypnotised (Coldplay song)

"Hypnotised" is a song by British rock band Coldplay from their EP Kaleidoscope (2017). It was released by Parlophone on 2 March 2017 as an excerpt from the EP instead of a single. The track was written by all four members of the band, while production was handled by Rik Simpson and Bill Rahko. A lyric video directed by Mary Wigmore came out on the same day. In June 2017, Brian Eno created an app available on iOS and Android devices to be played alongside the song to enhance it. The song was then followed by the release of "All I Can Think About Is You" and "Aliens", with the latter being a charity single.

## Personnel

Coldplay
* Guy Berryman – bass guitar
* Jonny Buckland – lead guitar
* Will Champion – drums, backing vocals, programming
* Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, keyboards
Production
* Rik Simpson – production
* Bill Rahko – production

## Charts

| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 81 |
| France (SNEP) | 185 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 100 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 52 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) | 1 |
| Scotland (OCC) | 37 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | 16 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 45 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 70 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) | 12 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) | 8 |
# Szczepan Skomra

Szczepan Stanisław Skomra (born 12 August 1949 in Wysoka) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 6348 votes in 7 Chełm district as a candidate from the Democratic Left Alliance list.
He was also a member of Sejm 1993-1997, Sejm 1997-2001, and Sejm 2001-2005.
# Omar Rekik

Omar Rekik (Arabic: عمر رقيق; born 20 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Tunisia national team internationally.

## Early life

Born in Helmond, Netherlands to a Tunisian father and a Dutch mother, Rekik was part of several big European clubs during his youth career, following his brother Karim from Feyenoord to Manchester City, then PSV and Marseille, before joining Hertha Berlin in 2017. However, their careers eventually split during the 2020–21 season, as Omar was transferred from the Bundesliga side to Arsenal in January 2021, while Karim joined Spanish side Sevilla a few months earlier.

## Club career

On 31 January 2023, Rekik joined Wigan Athletic in the EFL Championship on loan until the end of the season. On 1 September 2023, he re-joined Wigan Athletic in EFL League One on a short-term loan deal until January 2024.
On 2 February 2024, Rekik moved on a new loan to Servette in Switzerland, with an option to buy.

## International career

While his brother Karim was already capped for the senior Netherlands national team, Omar was first selected in the Tunisia under-21 selection in October 2018, aged just 16, before joining the Netherlands under-18 a month later.
Rekik eventually decided to join the Tunisia national team in May 2021, as he was selected by Mondher Kebaier along with other young players such as Hannibal Mejbri. He made his international senior debut on 15 June 2021, starting as a midfielder in a 1–0 friendly win against Mali.

## Career statistics

    As of 22 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hertha BSC II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nordost | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Arsenal | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Servette | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
* 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
# Waman Ch'arpa (Abancay-Grau)

Waman Ch'arpa (Quechua waman falcon or variable hawk, ch'arpa gold nugget, Hispanicized spelling Huamancharpa) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 metres (15,092 ft) high. It is located in the Apurímac Region, Abancay Province, Lambrama District, and in the Grau Province, Curpahuasi District. It lies west of the lakes named Chinaqucha and Urququcha.
# James Eto'o

James Armel Eto'o Eyenga (born 19 November 2000) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Sofia.

## Club career

On 23 September 2021, Eto'o signed with Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv, coming from Boulogne. In April 2023, he extended his contract with the club.

## International career

In April 2022, Cameroonian mеdia reported that Eto'o is in the extended list of players for Cameroon national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

## Career statistics

    As of 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Nantes II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Boulogne II | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Boulogne | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| Boulogne | 2021–22 | Championnat National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Boulogne | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Botev Plovdiv II | 2021–22 | Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Botev Plovdiv II | 2022–23 | Second League | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Botev Plovdiv II | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2021–22 | First League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2022–23 | First League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2023–24 | First League | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 1 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2024–25 | First League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Botev Plovdiv | Total | Total | 85 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 3 |
| CSKA Sofia | 2024–25 | First League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 138 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 3 |

## Honours

Botev Plovdiv
* Bulgarian Cup: 2023–24
# Easton's Bible Dictionary

The Illustrated Bible Dictionary, better known as Easton's Bible Dictionary, is a reference work on topics related to the Christian Bible, compiled by Matthew George Easton. The first edition was published in 1893, and a revised edition was published the following year. The most popular edition, however, was the third, published by Thomas Nelson in 1897, three years after Easton's death. The last contains nearly 4,000 entries relating to the Bible. Many of the entries in Easton's are encyclopedic in nature, although there are also short dictionary-type entries.
Because of its age, it is now a public domain resource.
# E (Epik High album)

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[e] is the sixth official album released in September 2009 and the third major album release of that year by Korean hip-hop group Epik High. The two other albums released in 2009 are Map the Soul and Remixing the Human Soul, an electronica-inspired remix compilation album with labelmates Planet Shiver. Like Map the Soul before it, [e] includes a complimentary mini-book along with the actual audio CDs. The 74 page mini-book contains song lyrics, interviews, photographs, and various production notes from the artists themselves.
[e] contains two discs of Hip hop musical experimentation in various genres. Genres experimented include electro-hop, dance-pop, classical music, acoustic rock, and traditional Korean trot music. The album's themes are divided separately into two discs. Disc 1, entitled [e]motion, contains tracks dealing with personal themes and is relatively less mainstream friendly compared to the second disc. Disc 2, conversely entitled [e]nergy, contains radio-friendly tracks, such as the lead single "따라해(Wannabe)(ft. Mellow)."
Notable guest artists on this release include frequent collaborator and Map the Soul labelmate MYK, Korean American emcee Kero One, battle rapper Dumbfoundead, Rakka (from Dilated Peoples), underground rap prodigy Dok2, and electronica group Planet Shiver.
# P. Mahalingam

P. Mahalingam, also known as V. P. Nagaimaali is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Kilvelur constituency. He represents the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party.

## Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | V. P. Nagaimaali | 67,988 | 47.85% | +35.88 |
| | PMK | S. Vadivel Ravanan | 51,003 | 35.89% | +33.98 |
| | NTK | S. Ponelavazhaki | 15,173 | 10.68% | +9.55 |
| | MNM | G. Sidhu | 2,906 | 2.05% | New |
| | AMMK | M. Neethimohan | 2,503 | 1.76% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 896 | 0.63% | −0.13 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,985 | 11.95% | 4.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,099 | 79.52% | −4.88% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 378 | 0.27% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 178,686 | | |
| | CPI(M) gain from DMK | CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | 2.90% | |
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | U. Mathivanan | 61,999 | 44.95% | −3.44 |
| | AIADMK | N. Meena | 51,829 | 37.58% | New |
| | CPI(M) | V. P. Nagaimaali | 16,499 | 11.96% | −37.03 |
| | PMK | A. Vanitha | 2,637 | 1.91% | New |
| | NTK | G. Palanivel | 1,553 | 1.13% | New |
| | BJP | S. Kumar | 1,142 | 0.83% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,049 | 0.76% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,170 | 7.37% | 6.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,929 | 84.40% | −1.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,415 | | |
| | DMK gain from CPI(M) | DMK gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -4.04% | |
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kilvelur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | V. P. Nagaimaali | 59,402 | 48.99% | New |
| | DMK | U. Mathivanan | 58,678 | 48.39% | New |
| | Independent | G. Devaki | 1,487 | 1.23% | New |
| | BSP | J. Shajahan | 743 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 724 | 0.60% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 121,254 | 85.88% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,185 | | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |
# Ek Tara

Ek Tara is a 2015 Indian musical drama Marathi-language language film directed by Avadhoot Gupte. The film released on 30 Jan 2015. It stars Santosh Juvekar and Tejaswini Pandit in lead. It is Santosh Juvekar's third film with Avadhoot Gupte after Zenda and Morya.

## Cast

* Santosh Juvekar as Dyaneshwar Lokhande "Mauli"
* Tejaswini Pandit as Urja
* Urmila Nibalkar as Chatura
* Sagar Karande as Vithu
* Amol Gupte as Chhota Shaukat
* Mangesh Desai as Sadaba
* Abhedya Gupte as Omkar Lokhande, child artist
* Raiees Lashkaria as Urja’s Boss
* Sunil Tawade as Amar Thite, sarpanch
* Chaitanya Chandratre as Amogh
* Santosh Mayekar as Padmbhushan Gattamvar
* Maadhav Deochake

## Soundtrack

The lyrics for the film are penned by Guru Thakur, Avadhoot Gupte with music composed by Avadhoot Gupte.

### Track listing
## Reception

The film has received positive reviews. Times of India's Mihir Bhanage gave film 3 stars saying, " the film is good to watch and can be put on your weekend watch list.".
# Electric Island, Acoustic Sea

Electric Island, Acoustic Sea is a collaborative studio album by Grammy Award-winning musicians Tak Matsumoto (Japanese guitarist of B'z fame) and Daniel Ho (American multi-instrumentalist). The album debuted at #7 on the Oricon weekly album chart and at #6 on the Billboard Japan album chart. "Island of Peace" and "Rain" are re-recordings of songs previously released in Matsumoto's 2014 solo album New Horizon.

## Personnel

* Tak Matsumoto – electric guitar, arrangement on tracks 2, 6–11
* Daniel Ho – vocals on "Faithfully"; 12-string guitar on "Soaring on Dreams"; rhythm guitar on "Soaring on Dreams" and "Magokoro (True Heart)"; acoustic guitar on tracks 5, 8, 7, 9 and 12; bass on tracks 1, 4, 5 and 6; sanshin on "Fujiyama Highway"; Ukulele on "Fujiyama Highway" and "Sunny Tuesday"; tenor & soprano ukulele on "Island of Peace"; piano on tracks 1, 3, 4, 10 and 11; keyboard on tracks 1, 3 and 4; electric piano on "Omotesando"; triangle on "Infinite Escapade"; cymbal on "Infinite Escapade"; udu on "Sunny Tuesday" and "Rain"; uriuri on "Sunny Tuesday"; ipu heke on tracks 6, 10 and 11; shaker on "Sunny Tuesday" and "Rain"; Chinese cymbal on "Adrenaline UP!"; caxixi on "Island of Peace"; cha-cha on "Island of Peace" and "Rain"; talking drum, bongos, China cymbal and wood rattle on "Island of Peace"; arrangement on tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10–12

### Session members

* Steve Billman – bass on tracks 2-7 and 9, fretless bass on "Magokoro (True Heart)"
* Barry Sparks – bass on "Rain"
* David Enos – wood bass on "Island of Peace"
* Randy Drake – drums on tracks 1-4 and 6–9; taiko on tracks 2, 7, 8 and 11; agogô on "Fujiyama Highway"; güiro and tambourine on "Fujiyama Highway"
* Hiroko Ishikawa with Lime Ladies Orchestra – strings on "Island of Peace"
* Dana Xue – cello on "Magokoro (True Heart)" and "Adrenaline UP!"
* June Kuramoto – koto on tracks 2, 4, 8 and 11
* Hideyuki Terachi – arrangement on tracks 2, 7 and 9