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Alive II

***Alive II*** is the second live album by the American rock band Kiss. It was released on November 28, 1977. There are five new, studio tracks.

## Track listing

All credits adapted from the original release.

## Notes

- Tracks 1–8, 11, 13 and 15 recorded at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 26–28, 1977
- Tracks 9, 10 and 16–20 recorded at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, September 13–16, 1977 and Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
- Tracks 12, 14 recorded at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, April 2, 1977

## Personnel

**Kiss**
- Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar; all guitars, bass guitar (20)
- Gene Simmons – vocals, bass guitar; rhythm guitar (18)
- Peter Criss – drums, vocals
- Ace Frehley – lead guitar, vocals; all guitars, bass guitar (19)

**Additional musicians**
- Eddie Balandas – introduction
- Bob Kulick – lead guitar (16–18)

**Technical**
- Eddie Kramer – producer, engineer, mixing
- Kiss – producer
- Corky Stasiak – co-engineer (16–20)
- Neil Dorfsman – assistant engineer
- George Marino – mastering
- Mirage, Inc. – album photographs
- Richard Arens – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Julius Baum – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Fin Costello – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Len DeLessio – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Bob Gruen – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Andrew Kent – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Barry LeVine – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Robert Markelitz – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Neal Preston – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Chip Rock – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Raeanne Rubenstein – "The Evolution of Kiss" photography
- Dennis Woloch – design

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## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Alive II
- **type**: Live album
- **artist**: Kiss (band), Kiss
- **recorded**: April 2 and August 26–28, 1977 (live)
September 13–16, 1977 (studio)
- **venue**: The Forum (Inglewood, California), The Forum, Inglewood, CA
Capitol Theatre (Passaic, New Jersey), Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
Nippon Budokan, Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
- **studio**: Electric Lady Studios, Electric Lady, New York City
- **genre**: *Hard rock
*Heavy metal music, heavy metal
- **label**: Casablanca Records, Casablanca
- **producer**: Eddie Kramer, Kiss
- **prev title**: Love Gun
- **prev year**: 1977
- **next title**: Double Platinum (Kiss album), Double Platinum
- **next year**: 1978
Gene Simmons (album)

***Gene Simmons*** is a solo album by Gene Simmons, the bass player of the American hard rock/heavy metal band, Kiss. It was released on September 18, 1978, as one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Gene Simmons
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Gene Simmons
- **released**: September 18, 1978
- **recorded**: The Manor Studio, The Manor, Oxfordshire, England,
Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, Blue Rock Studio, New York City, February-July 1978
- **genre**: Rock music, Rock
- **length**: 38:58
- **language**: English
- **label**: Casablanca Records, Casablanca
- **producer**: Gene Simmons, Sean Delaney (musician), Sean Delaney
- **chronology**: Gene Simmons
- **next title**: Asshole (album), Asshole
(2004)
Paul Stanley (album)

***Paul Stanley*** is a solo album from the guitarist of the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on September 18, 1978, as one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss.

## Track listing

- Tonight You Belong To Me
- Move On
- Ain't Quite Right
- Wouldn't You Like To Know Me
- Take Me Away (Together As One)
- It's Alright
- Hold Me, Touch Me (Think Of Me When We're Apart)
- Love In Chains
- Goodbye
Ace Frehley (album)

***Ace Frehley*** is the first solo album from Ace Frehley, the guitarist of the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on September 18, 1978, as one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss. The album was rated 4 out of 5 stars by AllMusic. They said "Of the four Kiss solo albums released simultaneously in 1978, the best of the bunch is guitarist Ace Frehley's".

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Ace Frehley
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Ace Frehley
- **released**: September 18, 1978
- **recorded**: February – July 1978, Plaza Sound Studios, New York, N.Y., the Mansion, Sharon, Connecticut
- **genre**: Hard rock, Heavy metal music, heavy metal
- **length**: 36:38
- **language**: English language, English
- **label**: Casablanca Records, Casablanca
- **producer**: Eddie Kramer, Ace Frehley
- **next title**: Frehley's Comet (album), Frehley's Comet
- **next year**: 1987
Peter Criss (album)

***Peter Criss*** is a solo album from the drummer of the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on September 18, 1978, as one of four solo albums released by the members of Kiss.

## Track listing

- I'm Gonna Love You
- You Matter To Me
- Tossin' And Turnin'
- Don't You Let Me Down
- That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes
- Easy Thing
- Rock Me, Baby
- Kiss The Girl Goodbye
- Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll
- I Can't Stop The Rain
Pop Rocks

**Pop Rocks** are a kind of candy with carbonation added to make a "popping" feeling in the mouth of the person eating them.

## How do they pop?

The candy pops and fizzes because it contains bubbles of carbon dioxide under high pressure. When you melt the candy shell, the carbon dioxide escapes with a pop. When Pop Rocks® are made, the hot candy syrup is mixed with carbon dioxide gas under high pressure (600 pounds per square inch).

## Other websites

- Images of US patent 4289794 for Pop Rocks  from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Pop Rocks: The Inside Story of America's Revolutionary Candy, book detailing the story of Pop Rocks development to Pop Rocks today
- How do Pop Rocks candy work?, an article from HowStuffWorks that explains how pop rocks candy is manufactured and also has links to the original patent
Dynasty (album)

***Dynasty*** is a studio album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on May 23, 1979.

## Track listing

- I Was Made For Lovin' You
- 2,000 Man
- Sure Know Something
- Dirty Livin'
- Charisma
- Magic Touch
- Hard Times
- X-Ray Eyes
- Save Your Love
Master of the Queen's Music

**Master of the King's Music** (or **Master of the Queen's Music** when the United Kingdom has a queen) is a post in the Royal Household of the King or Queen of the United Kingdom. It is the title given to one chosen composer of classical music Only one person holds the title at any one time.  It is very similar to the post of Poet Laureate which is for a poet.

The Master of the King's Music is  Judith Weir.  Instead of being appointed for life, she was appointed for a ten-year term like her predecessor, starting March 2014.  The change was to give more composers the opportunity to serve.

The Master of the King's Music has the job of composing music for special royal occasions such as anniversaries, marriages and funerals, and for special ceremonies.

The title was created in 1626 by Charles I.  It was spelt **Master of the King's Musick** and was always spelt that way until the time of Sir Edward Elgar who was Master from 1924 to 1934.

Holders of the post have been:

- Nicholas Lanier (1625-1649 and 1660-1666)
- Louis Grabu (1666-1674)
- Nicholas Staggins (1674-1700)
- John Eccles (1700-1735)
- Maurice Greene (1735-1755)
- William Boyce (1755-1779)
- John Stanley (1779-1786)
- William Parsons (1786-1817)
- William Shield (1817-1829)
- Christian Kramer (1829-1834)
- Franz Cramer (1834-1848)
- George Frederick Anderson (1848-1870)
- Sir William George Cusins (1870-1893)
- Professor Sir Walter Parratt, KCVO (1893-1924)
- Sir Edward Elgar, Bt OM GCVO (1924-1934)
- Sir Henry Walford Davies, KCVO OBE (1934-1941)
- Sir Arnold Bax, KCVO (1942-1952)
- Sir Arthur Bliss, CH KCVO (1953-1975)
- Malcolm Williamson, CBE AO (1975-2003)
- Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE (2004-2014)
- Judith Weir, CBE (2014-
Unmasked

***Unmasked*** is a studio album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on May 20, 1980.

## Track listing

- Is That You
- Shandi
- Talk To Me
- Naked City
- What Makes The World Go 'Round
- Tomorrow
- Two Sides Of The Coin
- She's So European
- Easy As It Seems
- Torpedo Girl
- You're All That I Want
Music from "The Elder"

***Music from "The Elder"*** is a concept album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on November 10, 1981.

## Track listing

- "Fanfare"
- "Just a Boy"
- "Odyssey"
- "Only You"
- "Under the Rose"
- "Dark Light"
- "A World Without Heroes"
- "The Oath"
- "Mr. Blackwell"
- "I"
Cross-platform software

**Cross-platform software** is a type of software that can run on many different operating systems or computer architectures.  Together, the combination of an operating system and computer architecture is commonly referred to as a _platform_.

Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, BlackBerry, Linux and Android are five different types of well-known platforms.

Cross-Platform Development is very crucial towards marketing business over different platforms. Nowadays, there are multiple platforms for the customer base to surf the internet. A website has a particular pixel and differs in height and width that may not locate the different screen sizes. With the help of cross-platform development, a developer creates the website to mold to any screen size.

Developing an application for multiple platforms is very complex, as it needs high-tech backend work to make the app run on different platforms. With the wide range of OS, mainly iOS and Android, the application needs to be developed. However, with a cross-platform, both iOS and Android can install and run the application. It means the business is targeting the world market for enhanced revenues.
Palm

The word **palm** can mean:
- The central region of the human hand
- Palm reading, a form of telling the future by looking at the lines and structure of the human hand
- Palm (unit), a unit of length
- Different plants: Arecaceae (Palm trees), Cycadaceae (Sago palm), Heliconiaceae (Travellers palm)
- Palm wine, a drink made from the sap of a palm
- A palm branch, a branch of a palm, as a symbol for various things
- Palm, Inc., a maker of portable computers
- Palm OS, an operating system made by Palm, Inc.
Cycas

***Cycas*** is a genus of plants. It is the only living genus remaining in the Cycadaceae family. Cycads were common plants when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, but are rare today.

Over 100 species are known. Probably the best-known of these is _Cycas revoluta_, the Sago Palm. The generic name comes from Greek _kykas_ and means "palm tree". The plant is not a true palm, however.

_Cycas_ is native to the Old World; most species are around the equatorial regions. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia including the Philippines with 6 species (4 of which are endemic), eastern Africa (including Madagascar), northern Australia, Polynesia, and Micronesia. Australia has 26 species, while the Indo-Chinese area has about 30. The northernmost species (_C. revoluta_) is found at 31°N in southern Japan. The southernmost (_C. megacarpa_) is found at 26°S in southeast Queensland, Australia.

The plants have often been considered to be a living fossil. The earliest fossils of the genus _Cycas_ appear in the Cainozoic, but _Cycas_-like fossils occur well into the Mesozoic. Phylogenetic studies have shown that Cycadaceae is the sister-group to all other living cycads.

## Other websites

- Cycad Pages: _Cycas_
- Singh R. & Radha P. 2006. _Cycas annaikalensis_, a new species of _Cycas_ from the Malabar Coast, Western Ghats, India. _Brittonia_ **58** (2): 119-123.
Heliconia

**Heliconia** is a genus of flowering plants. They are native tropical South America, as well as the Pacific Ocean Islands west to Indonesia. There are between 100 and 200 species in the genus. Other common names include **lobster-claw**, **wild plantain** and **false bird-of-paradise**.

The plants have very decorative flowers. For this reason they are often sold decorative plants.
Screenplay

A **screenplay** or script is the written instruction about what happens in a play, movie or television program. The screenplay for a movie has everything that happens in the movie. It includes the plot, the dialogue and actions of the characters, and instructions for editing.  The person who writes the screenplay is called a screenwriter. A screenplay for television is called a **teleplay**.  The script is usually slightly changed or things will be added or subtracted as the directors and producers decide.
Pope Gregory VII

**Pope Gregory VII** (; 1020–May 25, 1085), born **Hildebrand** (Italian: _Ildebrando di Soana_), was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 158th Pope from April 22, 1073 until he died in 1085.

## Early life

Hildebrand was born in Sovana in Tuscany.  As a youth, he became a Benedictine monk.

In Rome, Hildebrand became the chaplain of Pope Gregory VI.  When Gregory VI abdicated and went into in exile in Germany, Hildebrand went with him.

## Cardinal

Pope Leo IX raised Hildebrand to the rank of Cardinal in 1049.

## Pope

Cardinal Hildebrand was elected pope on April 22, 1073; and he chose to be called Gregory.

Pope Gregory was involved in Italian and European political disputes.

### After his death

Pope Gregory died an exile in Salerno. His last words were: "I have loved justice and hated iniquity; therefore, I [now] die in exile." ("_Dilexi iustitiam et odivi iniquitatem propterea morior in exilio_")..

Gregory was recognized as a saint in 1728..

## Related pages

- List of popes

## Other websites

- "Gregory VII"/Gregory_VII), _Encyclopædia Britannica_, 1911
- Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Ildebrando

## Infobox (christian leader)

- **type**: pope
- **name**: Gregory VII
- **image**: Gregor7 g.jpg
- **birth name**: Ildebrando di Soana
- **birth date**: 1020
- **birth place**: Sovana, Italy
- **death place**: Salerno
- **term start**: April 22, 1073
- **term end**: May 25, 1085
- **predecessor**: Pope Alexander II
- **successor**: Pope Victor III
- **other**: Gregory
Excommunication

**Excommunication** is a religious act used to take off or suspend membership in a religious community.

The word literally means _out of communion_, or _no longer in communion_.  In some churches, excommunication includes the belief that the person who was exocommunicated is going to Hell. Sometimes punishment  _follow_ excommunication; these include being banned, shunning, and shaming, depending on the group's religion or religious community.

## Related pages

- Takfiri

## References

- _Encyclopedia of American Religions_, by J. Gordon Melton
- Ludlow, Daniel H. ed, _Encyclopedia of Mormonism_, Macmillan Publishing, 1992.

## Other websites

- De Fide, a non-profit association, uses Canon Law to defend the Roman Catholic Church from Heresy by filing lawsuits in Ecclesiastical Court, seeking the excommunication of impenitent offenders.
- _Excommunication, the Ban, Church Discipline and Avoidance_ (from Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online)
- Catholic Encyclopaedia on excommunication
- The two sides of excommunication
- Episcopal Church of America excommunication
Helen Clark

**Helen Elizabeth Clark** (born 26 February 1950) was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from December 1999 to November 2008. She is was later the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 2009 to 2017. In 2006, she was ranked by _Forbes_ magazine as the 20th most powerful woman in the world.

Clark is a member of the of Global Commission for the Economy and Climate.

## Early life

Clark grew up the eldest of four daughters from a Waikato farming family. Her mother, Margaret, worked as a primary school teacher and her father, George, was a farmer who supported the National Party during the 1981 election.

Clark studied at the University of Auckland, where she graduated with a MA (Honours) in 1974. Her thesis research focused on rural political behavior and representation.

## Infobox (_officeholder)

- **name**: The Rt. Hon. Helen Clark
- **image**: Helen Clark.jpg
- **caption**: The Rt. Hon. Helen Clark in 1999
- **order**: 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand
- **term start**: 5 December 1999
- **term end**: 19 November 2008
- **predecessor**: Jenny Shipley
- **successor**: John Key
- **deputy**: Jim Anderton (1999 – 2002)

- **order2**: 27th Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand), Leader of the Opposition
- **term start2**: 1 December 1993
- **term end2**: 5 December 1999
- **predecessor2**: Mike Moore
- **successor2**: Jenny Shipley
- **order3**: 11th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
- **term start3**: 8 August 1989
- **term end3**: 2 November 1990
- **primeminister3**: Geoffrey Palmer (politician), Geoffrey Palmer (1989 – 1990)
Mike Moore (1990)
- **predecessor3**: Geoffrey Palmer
- **successor3**: Don McKinnon
- **birth place**: Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand
- **spouse**: Peter Davis (New Zealand), Peter Davis (m. 1981)
- **profession**: Lecturer
- **party**: New Zealand Labour Party, Labour
- **constituency**: Mount Albert, New Zealand, Mount Albert, since 1981
Scalable Vector Graphics

**Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)** are a type of two dimensional picture that work on vectors, rather than pixels. This means they can become bigger or smaller without losing any quality or becoming blurry. SVG is based on XML and created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

## History

The W3C published SVG in September 2001. As of 2018 SVG is widely supported in all modern browsers.

The normal Filename extension is _.svg_ and the MIME-Type is `image/svg+xml`.

## Structure

SVG uses Extensible Markup Language (XML). So it has a definition of the document type.

## Difference between bitmap and vector images

This image shows the difference between bitmap and vector
images. The vector image can be scaled forever, while the bitmap can not.

## Other websites

- VectorMagic Online raster to SVG converter
Creatures of the Night

***Creatures of the Night*** is a studio album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on October 13, 1982.

## Track listing

- Creatures of the Night
- Saint and Sinner
- Keep Me Comin'
- Rock and Roll Hell
- Danger
- I Love It Loud
- I Still Love You
- Killer
- War Machine

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Creatures of the Night
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Kiss (band), Kiss
- **released**: October 13, 1982
- **recorded**: July – September 1982 at Record Plant, The Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, California
- **genre**: Hard rock, Heavy metal music, heavy metal
- **length**: 38:47
- **language**: English language, English
- **label**: Casablanca Records, Casablanca
- **producer**: Michael James Jackson, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons
- **prev title**: Music from "The Elder"
- **prev year**: 1981
- **next title**: Lick It Up
- **next year**: 1983
Full communion

**Full communion** is a term used in Christian ecclesiology to describe relations between two distinct Christian communities or Churches that recognise that each other shares the same communion and the same essential doctrines. That does not mean that there would be no differences at all between them.

The meaning of full communion is different in, on the one hand, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian theology, and, on the other hand, in the theology of other Western Christians.

- The Roman Catholic Church (which follows the so-called Latin Rite) is in full communion with the Chaldean Catholic Church, for example. The Chaldean Catholic Church follows the East Syrian tradition. In other words: Both churches celebrate mass differently, but they agree completely on all ideas.
- The Roman Catholic Church is in partial communion with the Protestant Churches. There are many things both Churches agree on; but in some things they are different; As an example: a Catholic priest can forgive sins; a Protestant priest cannot.

- All the Eastern Orthodox Churches are in full communion
- All the Oriental Orthodox Churches are in full communion
- All the Churches in the Union of Utrecht are in full communion with the Anglican Church

## Related pages

- Communion (Christian)
Queue area

A **queue** is a line of people standing behind one another who are waiting for something.  The person at the front of the queue will have his turn next, then the next person and so on.  When someone comes to join the queue they have to go to the back of the queue and wait until it is their turn.  Sometimes people try to "jump the queue" or "push in".  They are usually told off and have to go to the back of the queue.

The word "queue" comes from the French word for "tail", but when talking about a queue of people in English it is pronounced "kyoo" (like "Kew" in "Kew Gardens").  The word "queue" can be a noun ("Please stand in the queue") or a verb ("Please queue over there").

A queue may also be a queue of vehicles waiting to get passed something or to go in somewhere.

People may queue to be served in a shop, or queue for a bus or taxi or to go into something like a museum.  Queueing is much better than pushing one's way in.

Sometimes, in places where a lot of people are queueing, there may be a system of numbered tickets.  When someone arrives, they take a number and wait until their number is shown on a display board.  This system is often used in banks, doctor's surgeries, passport offices, etc.

People waiting in a queue are not always standing around.  There may be people who, for example, are waiting to have an operation, but they have to wait "in a queue" until one day they receive a letter from the hospital telling them when to come in for their operation.

Russians often make jokes about queues because, in the days of the Soviet Union, there was not much in the shops.  When a shop had a delivery there would suddenly be a long queue of people.  People joined a queue even if they did not know what the queue was for.  If they bought something they did not want they could always sell it.

Perhaps the most famous queue in Britain is the queue for promenade tickets (standing places) at the BBC Proms.  People enjoy chatting to one another in the queue.  The people who are at the front of the queue can have the first choice of where to stand for the concert.  The word queue does not have any word families, however, it has many synonyms. Some of these are: Chain, line, row, and series. It only has two antonyms, and they are disorder and disorganized.
Ecclesia (Church)

**Ecclesia** (or **Ekklesia**) in Christian theology means both: a particular body of faithful people, and the whole body of the faithful. Latin _ecclesia_, from Greek _ekklesia,_ where the word is a compound of two segments: "ek", a preposition meaning "out of", and a verb, "kaleo", signifying "to call" - together, literally, "to call out". That usage soon disappeared and was replaced with "assembly, congregation, council", or "convocation".

## Christian understanding of 'Church'

If one speaks of the whole body of Christian faithful, then there are included not only the members of the Church who are alive on earth but all who were members of the church before. Some churches therefore describe the Church as being composed of the _Church Militant_ (Christians on Earth) and the _Church Triumphant_ (Christians in Heaven). In Catholic theology, there is also the _Church Suffering_ (Christians still in purgatory).

The Christian family, the most basic unit of Church life, is sometimes called the domestic Church.

Finally, 'The Church' may sometimes be used, especially in Catholic theology, to speak of those who exercise the office of teaching and ruling the faithful, the _Ecclesia Docens_, or again (more rarely) the governed as distinguished from their pastors, the _Ecclesia Discens_.

## Related pages

- Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Eastern Orthodox Church

## Other websites

- Vatican II, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium
- The church Alive!
- Ekklesia.co.uk
- Ekklesia.us
- Ecclesia.gr
- Reflections on the Church  by Reid Monaghan
Renewable resource

A **renewable resource** is a resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally. Renewable energy almost never runs out, for example: solar energy is powered by heat from the sun and never runs out. Other examples include oxygen, geothermal power, fresh water, solar energy and biomass.

Gasoline, coal, natural gas, diesel, plastics and other fossil fuels are not renewable. They take millions of years to be made, and cannot be renewed in a human’s, or even a nation's lifetime. Ways have been developed to make biodegradable plastic and bio diesel and other fuels from renewable resources such as corn, sugar cane, soybeans and canola.

Renewable resource harvesting and use typically do not produce pollution or contribute to global warming. The use of renewable resources and energy sources is increasing worldwide, with certain nations, such as Bhutan, and US states, such as California, beginning to rely entirely on renewable energy. From 2008 to 2012, the U.S. doubled renewable generation from wind, solar, and geothermal sources. America and Britain are now home to some of the largest wind and solar farms in the world. There are also things called human resource where human’s waste is turned into energy. There are many other resources such as water power. Renewable resources are basically the opposite of non-renewable resources.

## Related pages

- Sustainable development

## Other websites

- Alternative Fuels - Beginner's tutorial on using alternative fuels in a diesel engine
Derek Taylor

**Derek Taylor** (7 May 1932 – 7 September 1997) was an English journalist and author. He spent most of his career covering popular music and celebrity news. He had a long association with rock band The Beatles, serving at different times as their . He was also a  to The Beatles manager Brian Epstein, and co-wrote a  with guitarist George Harrison.

In the mid-1960s, Taylor lived with his family in Los Angeles, California, and had his own  agency. His clients included The Byrds and The Beach Boys. He also gave Harry Nilsson's career a boost, when he sent copies of Nilsson's album _Pandemonium Shadow Show_ to important members of the music industry, including the Beatles. Taylor died of cancer on 7 September 1997.

## Infobox (writer)

- **name**: Derek Taylor
- **birth place**: Liverpool, England, UK
- **death place**: Sudbury, Suffolk, England, UK
- **occupation**: Novelist, writer
- **nationality**: United Kingdom, British
- **notableworks**: _A Cellarful of Noise_
_I Me Mine_
Diuretic

A **diuretic** is a type of chemical substance that increases production of urine. This substance is either in a herb (such as dandelions), or it has been separated and made into a drug. Diuretics increase the amount of urine that is secreted from the body. Diuretics are used as a treatment for heart failure, liver cirrhosis, hypertension and certain problems with the kidneys. Diuretics are often abused by people suffering form bulimia nervosa as a way to lose weight.

Well-known substances that have diuretic properties are tea,coffee and alcohol.

## Other websites

- Diagram at mmi.mcgill.ca
- Diagram at cvpharmacology.com
The Byrds

**The Byrds** were a popular folk rock band, from California. Their members included Jim McGuinn (who later changed his name to Roger), David Crosby, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke. Later band members included Gram Parsons, Clarence White, and Gene Parsons.

The Byrds pioneered folk rock, a blend of folk music with rock and roll. Many of their songs were remakes of Bob Dylan's songs, such as "Mr. Tambourine Man", which was their first hit in 1965. They recorded a bright, uplifting version of "Turn, Turn, Turn", which had been adapted by Pete Seeger from Ecclesiastes in the Bible. Other songs were written by band members.

The Byrds recorded "So You Wanna Be a Rock'N'Roll Star?" about the Monkees, not liking the star-making machinery that made the Monkees famous overnight. McGuinn later said the song was about the pop music business, not the Monkees.  They softened their opinions, though, once they'd met the band and saw they had real talent. Members of the Byrds played on Monkees recording sessions, and the later band Crosby, Stills & Nash was formed partly from meetings at Peter Tork's house.

One Byrds song, "You Showed Me", became a hit for The Turtles late in 1968. The Byrds's lineup changed many times, and after the last new lineup disbanded in 1972, the original members reunited to record an album, titled _Byrds_.

## Discography

- _Mr. Tambourine Man_ (1965)
- _Turn! Turn! Turn!_ (1965)
- _Fifth Dimension_ (1966)
- _Younger Than Yesterday_ (1967)
- _The Notorious Byrd Brothers_ (1968)
- _Sweetheart of the Rodeo_ (1968)
- _Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde_ (1969)
- _Ballad of Easy Rider_ (1969)
- _(Untitled)_ (1970)
- _Byrdmaniax_ (1971)
- _Farther Along_ (1971)
- _Byrds_ (1973)

## Other websites

- Hear the Byrds on the Pop Chronicles, 1969.

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: The Byrds
- **background**: group_or_band
- **img**: The Byrds (1970).jpg
- **img capt**: The Byrds in 1970
- **years active**: 1964–1973; 1989-1991; 2000
- **origin**: Los Angeles, California, United States
- **genre**: Folk rock, country rock, psychedelic rock, pop music
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **past members**: Roger McGuinn
Gene Clark
David Crosby
Chris Hillman
Michael Clarke (musician), Michael Clarke
Kevin Kelley
Gram Parsons
Clarence White
Gene Parsons
John York
Skip Battin
John Guerin
- **url**: [http://www.byrds.com/ www.byrds.com]
Meningitis

**Meningitis** is an infection of certain membranes and tissues of the nervous system. Those are called meninges (singular: meninx). Their function is to protect the central nervous system. Most often, this infection is caused by microorganisms, like viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites. The most common cause of meningitis are viruses, followed by bacteria. Meningitis is a life-threatening condition. It affects all age groups.

Some kinds of meningitis are very easy to spread. For this reason, in certain countries, like Germany, doctors have to tell the authorities that someone might have meningitis.

## Signs of meningitis

Some signs  of meningitis can be: high fever, sometimes with chills; very strong headache; nauseas and vomiting; drowsiness or confusion; twitching; sleepiness; sore throat; delirium (especially in children); seizures; and stiff neck (in less than 50% of the cases, but may be a telltale sign).

## Types

The two main forms of meningitis are bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis. In bacterial meningitis, most patients die without treatment, whereas in viral meningitis most patients get better on their own. Herpes virus meningitis may respond to an antiviral drug.

## Related pages

- Encephalitis, the inflammation (swelling) of the brain

## Other websites

- WHO: Meningococcal meningitis
- Merck Manual: Central nervous system infections
- Vaccination information from the NHS, UK
- CDC: Meningococcal disease
- CNN Health Library, Meningitis
- Information on Meningitis UK and the charity's search for a vaccine
- Information from the Meningitis Trust
- Information from the Meningitis Trust in New Zealand
Mental confusion

**Mental confusion** (often simply called **confusion**) is a symptom. People suffering from it have problems finding their way around in the world. They have troubles remembering who they are, where they are, or what time (or day of the week) it is. Additionally, they may have trouble remembering things or memorizing new things. This may be linked to problems focusing their attention. Confusion can also be a sign of someone being sick with various illnesses when it's coupled with things like fever, chills, or exhaustion.

## Medical causes of confusion

Confusion can be caused by many different medical problems.

There are both acute and chronic causes of confusion.

### Acute causes of confusion

Acute causes of confusion usually come on suddenly, and doctors may be able to fix some of them.

In medicine, the acronym _AEIOU-TIPS_ is used to remember the most common causes of confusion that comes on suddenly (over hours or days, not years):
- **A**lcohol (being drunk) or **A**cidosis (having too much acid in the blood, which poisons the body)
- **E**nvironmental causes (like being very cold) or **E**pilepsy (being confused after a seizure)
- **I**nfection (like meningitis, an infection of the brain's lining)
- **O**verdose (taking too much medicine or too many illegal drugs)
- **U**remia (poisons building up in the blood because of kidney problems) or **U**nderdose (not taking enough prescribed medicine)
- **T**rauma (injury, especially to the head)
- **I**nsulin (confusion because of a blood sugar emergency - blood sugar is either too low or much too high)
- **P**sychogenic (when mental illness causes confusion)
- **S**troke (when not enough blood and oxygen gets part of the brain)

Confusion can also happen when the brain is not getting enough blood and oxygen.  For example, this can happen because of:
- Low blood pressure (when the heart is not pumping hard enough to get blood and oxygen to the brain)
- If the heart is beating too slow, or too fast, or not regularly (making the heart unable to get blood and oxygen up to the brain)
- A breathing problem that makes it impossible to get enough oxygen into the body (like a bad asthma attack, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)). COPD can also cause a related mental disorder called Depression (mental illness)

### Chronic causes of confusion

Chronic causes of confusion usually come on less suddenly and last for a long time (months or years).  For example:
- Dementia or Alzheimer's disease can cause a person to be confused most of the time, or all of the time
- Traumatic brain injury, or any other kind of damage to the brain
- A brain tumor

## Infobox (symptom)

- **name**: Mental confusion
- **medlineplus**: 003205
- **meshid**: D003221
Lick It Up

***Lick It Up*** is a studio album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on September 18, 1983.

## Track listing

- Exciter
- Not For The Innocent
- Lick It Up
- Young And Wasted
- Gimme More
- All Hell's Breakin' Loose
- A Million To One
- Fits Like A Glove
- Dance All Over Your Face
- And On The 8th Day

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Lick It Up
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Kiss (band), Kiss
- **released**: September 18, 1983
- **recorded**: July – August 1983 at Right Track Studios, Record Plant, Record Plant Studios, New York City
- **genre**: Heavy metal music, Heavy metal, Hard rock, Glam metal
- **length**: 41:27
- **language**: English language, English
- **label**: Mercury Records, Mercury
Casablanca Records, Casablanca
- **producer**: Michael James Jackson, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
- **prev title**: Creatures of the Night
- **prev year**: 1982
- **next title**: Animalize
- **next year**: 1984
Wesleyan University

**Wesleyan University** is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. It was founded by Methodist leaders and the people of Middletown in 1831. The university was the first college or university to be named after John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Wesleyan is one of the three small New England colleges that make up the "Little Three" (or the "Little Ivies"): the others are Amherst and Williams Colleges.

## History

Wesleyan was founded as an all-male Methodist college in 1831. In 1872 it became one of the first American colleges to let female students attend. Some of Wesleyan's male alumni did not think that letting women go to the school was a good thing. They believed that it made Wesleyan look bad. Wesleyan stopped letting women got there and from 1912 to 1970 Wesleyan operated as an all-male college. Wesleyan began letting women attend again in 1970. At that time many females had gone to the all-female Connecticut College in nearby New London, Connecticut.

## Other websites

- Wesleyan University
- Virtual Wesleyan  - An award-winning, interactive guide to Wesleyan University
- The Wesleyan Connection  - Official newsletter of the university administration
- Wesleyan Student Assembly
Ben 10

***Ben 10*** is an American animated television series created by Man of Action Studios. The first episode was shown on December 27, 2005 on Cartoon Network. The main character, Ben Tennyson, is a ten-years old boy who can turn himself into many different aliens including 10 original aliens. Ben and his rival girl cousin named Gwen are on summer with their grandpa, Max Tennyson. The main villains are Vilgax, Kevin Levin and occasionally Charmcaster and the Forever Knights.

## Infobox (television)

- **image**: Ben_10_reboot_logo.png
- **creator**: Man of Action Studios, Man of Action
- **voices**: Tara Strong
- **theme music composer**: Andy Sturmer
- **opentheme**: "Ben 10",
- **endtheme**: "Ben 10"
- **composer**: Andy Sturmer
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **network**: Cartoon Network
- **company**: Cartoon Network Studios
Wang Film Productions (animation services)
- **num seasons**: 23
- **num episodes**: 357
- **list episodes**: List of Ben 10 episodes
- **runtime**: 22 minutes
- **last aired**: present
Karol Szymanowski

**Karol Maciej Szymanowski** (6 October 1882 - 29 March 1937) was a Polish composer. Next to Frederic Chopin, Karol was Poland's most famous composer. He is one of the greatest Polish composers of the first half of the 20th century.

## Early life

Szymanowski was born on his family's estate in Tymoszówka in what is today Ukraine. He studied in Berlin and Warsaw.

## Music

His music can be divided into three phases.

Early works before World War I showed his repertoire for the works of Frederic Chopin, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss.

The second phase is influenced by the Orient and Mediterranean cultures. His music during this phase resulted in many of his best known compositions.

The third phase began in 1921. It has much that is similar to Polish folk themes. This work defined Polish themed music and is thought to include his greatest works. Initially, his music was not well accepted in Poland.

### Works

The works of Szymanowski include four symphonies, two violin concertos, the operas _Hagith_ and _King Roger_, the ballet-pantomime _Harnasie_, the oratorio _Stabat Mater_, as well as many piano, violin, vocal and choral compositions. His most popular works was his ballet _Harnasie_ and opera _King Roger_. "Harnasie" was first shown in Prague and later shown at the Paris Opera. It was received with acclamation and enthusiasm,  both by critics and the public. Health and financial problems brought his work to an end in 1934. Szymanowski died after a short stay in a sanatorium in Lausanne, Switzerland.

- Karol Szymanowski's "Stabat Mater". Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra. Thomas Dausgaard, conductor. Live concert.

## Death

He died of tuberculosis in Lausanne, Switzerland on 28 March 1937. He was buried on 7 April 1937 at the cemetery for the Polish nobles, in Pauline in Krakow.
Animalize

***Animalize*** is a studio album by the American hard rock/heavy metal band Kiss. It was released on September 13, 1984.

## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Animalize
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Kiss (band), Kiss
- **released**: September 13, 1984
- **recorded**: May - July 1984 at Right Track Studios, New York City
- **genre**: Hard rock, glam metal, Heavy metal music, heavy metal
- **length**: 35:42
- **language**: English language, English
- **label**: Mercury Records, Mercury
Vertigo Records, Vertigo (Europe)
Casablanca Records (Japan)
- **producer**: Paul Stanley
- **prev title**: Lick It Up
- **prev year**: 1983
- **next title**: Asylum (album), Asylum
- **next year**: 1985
Eubie Blake

**Eubie Blake** (February 7, 1883 or 1887 - February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer. There is some confusion about his birth date. During the latter part of his life he had said that he was born in 1883. However, recently released documents - the 1900 United States census, his World War 1 draft card, his Social Security registration and his passport registration - all say that he was born in 1887. People saying they were born earlier than they actually were ("back dating") was common with musicians from that time. Jelly Roll Morton is another well known example of this. Blake also said that he composed his "Charleston Rag" in 1899. If this was true, he would have been 12 years old at the time. There is no evidence he was composing at that age or at that time. People who study ragtime believe this may be another case of "backdating". Blake was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
Television director

A **television director** directs the activities involved in making a television program. He or she is part of a television crew. A television director is different from a movie director. In television the producer usually has creative control. In movies, the director has creative control. Most television directors specialize in directing one type of television program.

## Duties

A television director has a complex job that includes approving scripts, setting up camera shots, laying out scenes and deciding on lighting. The director is responsible for directing of live broadcasts, filming programs, post-production editing and mixing. A director also supervises the technical crew.

A director's duties can be very different depending on the type of program. For example a drama recorded in a studio is different from a live event outside the studio. In a dramatic arts production, the television director's job can be similar to that of a movie director. A director gives cues to actors and directs the camera placement and movement. Often, in a television series, different directors will work on different episodes.

## Related pages

- Producer
- Screenwriter
- Television presenter
- Television producer

## Other websites

- Television Director at The Museum of Broadcast Communications
Roseanne

***Roseanne*** is an American television sitcom. It was shown on ABC from 1988 to 1997. It stars comedian Roseanne Barr. The series is about a working-class family living in fictional city of Lanford, Illinois. For many years, _Roseanne_ was more truthful than other series of the time in how it showed family life. They dealt with tough subjects, for example poverty, alcoholism, narcotics, sex, first menstrual periods, masturbation, obesity, feminism, domestic violence, nudity and homosexuality. Another important thing in the series was Roseanne's control in raising her children. Her husband Dan (John Goodman) felt as though he had no say in their house. _Roseanne_ was important for women because it was one of the first series to put an overweight, powerful, yet smart woman as the main character.

The series had very high viewing figures from its start. It spent its first six seasons in the top five of the Nielsen ratings. During the seventh season the series dropped some in ratings, but still stayed in the top 10 of the Nielsen ratings. However, during its ninth, and final season, the show's ratings dropped much and had fallen out of the top thirty.

Season 10 aired from March 27–May 22, 2018. On March 30, an eleventh season was ordered.

However, on May 29, 2018, the show was cancelled by ABC after Barr tweeted a message about Valerie Jarrett (an aide to President Barack Obama) that was viewed as racist.  Barr wrote:

Comedienne and actress Wanda Sykes, a consulting producer of the reboot, resigned before the show's cancellation due to the tweet.

## Infobox (television)

- **runtime**: approx. 22 minutes (per episode)
- **creator**: Matt Williams (TV), Matt Williams
- **starring**: Roseanne Barr
John Goodman
Laurie Metcalf
Sara Gilbert
Lecy Goranson (1988–92, 1995–96, 2018)
Michael Fishman
Sarah Chalke (1993-1995, 1996-1997)
Natalie West (1988-1992)
- **country**: United States
- **network**: American Broadcasting Company, ABC
- **num episodes**: 231
- **num seasons**: 10
Veronica Mars

***Veronica Mars*** is an American teen drama/mystery-neo-noir series set in Southern California. It was first shown on UPN on September 22, 2004. The series was shown for its first two seasons on the UPN before moving to The CW Television Network on October 3, 2006. The show stars Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars: a student who also works as a private investigator with the help of her detective father. The series is said to be "a little bit Buffy and a little bit Bogart",. The series has murder mystery, high school and college drama with sarcasm and strange humor.

The show starts with Veronica and her friends in high school. It follows them to college in later seasons of the series.

## Infobox (television)

- **runtime**: approx. 42 minutes
- **creator**: Rob Thomas (writer), Rob Thomas
- **starring**: Kristen Bell
Jason Dohring
Percy Daggs III
Ryan Hansen
Julie Gonzalo
Chris Lowell
Tina Majorino
Francis Capra
Enrico Colantoni
- **narrated**: Kristen Bell <small>(as Veronica Mars (character), Veronica Mars)</small>
- **opentheme**: "We Used to Be Friends" by The Dandy Warhols
- **country**: United States
- **network**: UPN (2004-2006)
The CW Television Network, The CW (2006-)
Game Gear

The  is a handheld video game system made by the Sega Corporation. It was released in Japan in 1990, and then released later in Europe, the United States and Australia.

The Game Gear has a colour screen, a speaker, and needs six AA batteries (for 4 hours of play-time) to run. It is bigger and costs more money than the Nintendo Game Boy. It also uses more electric power than the Game Boy, so the Game Gear's batteries must be replaced more often.

There are special add-ons for the Game Gear, such as a TV-Tuner that allows people to watch television on it. Also, many video games released on Sega Master System would also be re-released as ports for Game Gear, like, The Jungle Book, Mortal Kombat.

## References

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