Pines are trees in the genus Pinus (), in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.

Etymology

The modern English name pine derives from Latin pinus by way of French pin; similar names are used in other Romance languages. In the past (pre-19th century) they were often known as fir, from Old Norse fyrre, by way of Middle English firre. The Old Norse name is still used for pines in some modern north European languages, in Danish, fyr, in Norwegian fura/fure/furu, Swedish, furu, and Föhre in German, but in modern English, fir is now restricted to Fir (Abies) and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga'').

Taxonomy, nomenclature & codification

Pines are divided into three subgenera, based on cone, seed and leaf characters:

Pinus subg. Ducampopinus, the foxtail or pinyon group

Pinus subg. Pinus, the yellow or hard pine group

Pinus subg. Strobus, the white or soft pine group

Distribution

(Pinus hwangshanensis), Anhui, China]]

Pines are native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. In Eurasia, they range from the Canary Islands, Iberian Peninsula and Scotland east to the Russian Far East, and in the Philippines, north to just over 70°N in Norway, Finland and Sweden (Scots Pine) and eastern Siberia (Siberian Dwarf Pine), and south to northernmost Africa, the Himalaya and Southeast Asia, with one species (Sumatran Pine) just crossing the Equator in Sumatra to 2°S. In North America, they range from 66°N in Canada (Jack Pine and Red Pine), south to 12°N in Nicaragua (Caribbean Pine). The highest diversity in the genus occurs in Mexico and California.

Pines have been introduced in subtropical and temperate portions of the Southern Hemisphere, including Chile, Brazil, South Africa, Tanzania, Australia, Argentina and New Zealand, where they are grown widely as a source of timber. A number of these introduced species have become invasive, threatening native ecosystems.

Morphology

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Pines are evergreen, resinous trees (or rarely shrubs) growing 3–80 m tall, with the majority of species reaching 15–45 m tall. The smallest are Siberian Dwarf Pine and Potosi Pinyon, and the tallest is a 268.35-foot (81.79-meter) tall Ponderosa Pine located in southern Oregon's Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.

The bark of most pines is thick and scaly, but some species have thin, flaking bark. The branches are produced in regular "pseudo whorls", actually a very tight spiral but appearing like a ring of branches arising from the same point. Many pines are uninodal, producing just one such whorl of branches each year, from buds at the tip of the year's new shoot, but others are multinodal, producing two or more whorls of branches per year. The spiral growth of branches, needles, and cone scales are arranged in Fibonacci number ratios. The new spring shoots are sometimes called "candles"; they are covered in brown or whitish bud scales and point upward at first, then later turn green and spread outward. These "candles" offer foresters a means to evaluate fertility of the soil and vigour of the trees.

Pines are long-lived, typically reaching ages of 100–1,000 years, some even more. The longest-lived is the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva, one individual of which, at around 4,800 years old, is one of the world's oldest living organisms.

Foliage

(Pinus sylvestris)]]

Pines have four types of leaf:

Seed leaves (cotyledons) on seedlings, borne in a whorl of 4–24.

Juvenile leaves, which follow immediately on seedlings and young plants, 2–6 cm long, single, green or often blue-green, and arranged spirally on the shoot. These are produced for six months to five years, rarely longer.

Scale leaves, similar to bud scales, small, brown and non-photosynthetic, and arranged spirally like the juvenile leaves.

Needles, the adult leaves, which are green (photosynthetic), bundled in clusters (fascicles) of 1–6, commonly 2–5, needles together, each fascicle produced from a small bud on a dwarf shoot in the axil of a scale leaf. These bud scales often remain on the fascicle as a basal sheath. The needles persist for 1.5–40 years, depending on species. If a shoot is damaged (e.g. eaten by an animal), the needle fascicles just below the damage will generate a bud which can then replace the lost leaves.

Cones

Pines are mostly monoecious, having the male and female cones on the same tree, though a few species are sub-dioecious with individuals predominantly, but not wholly, single-sex. The male cones are small, typically 1–5 cm long, and only present for a short period (usually in spring, though autumn in a few pines), falling as soon as they have shed their pollen. The female cones take 1.5–3 years (depending on species) to mature after pollination, with actual fertilization delayed one year. At maturity the female cones are 3–60 cm long. Each cone has numerous spirally arranged scales, with two seeds on each fertile scale; the scales at the base and tip of the cone are small and sterile, without seeds. The seeds are mostly small and winged, and are anemophilous (wind-dispersed), but some are larger and have only a vestigial wing, and are bird-dispersed (see below). At maturity, the cones usually open to release the seeds, but in some of the bird-dispersed species (e.g. Whitebark Pine), the seeds are only released by the bird breaking the cones open. In others, the fire climax pines (e.g. Monterey Pine, Pond Pine), the seeds are stored in closed ("serotinous") cones for many years until a forest fire kills the parent tree; the cones are also opened by the heat and the stored seeds are then released in huge numbers to re-populate the burnt ground.

Ecology

in a European Black Pine (Pinus nigra) woodland, Portugal]]

Pines grow well in acid soils, some also on calcareous soils; most require good soil drainage, preferring sandy soils, but a few (e.g. Lodgepole Pine) will tolerate poorly drained wet soils. A few are able to sprout after forest fires (e.g. Canary Island Pine). Some species of pines (e.g. Bishop Pine) need fire to regenerate, and their populations slowly decline under fire suppression regimes. Several species are adapted to extreme conditions imposed by elevation and latitude (e.g. Siberian Dwarf Pine, Mountain Pine, Whitebark Pine and the bristlecone pines). The pinyon pines and a number of others, notably Turkish Pine and Gray Pine, are particularly well adapted to growth in hot, dry semi-desert climates.

The seeds are commonly eaten by birds and squirrels. Some birds, notably the Spotted Nutcracker, Clark's Nutcracker and Pinyon Jay, are of importance in distributing pine seeds to new areas. Pine needles are sometimes eaten by some Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) species (see list of Lepidoptera that feed on pines), the Symphytan species Pine sawfly, and goats.

Uses

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Pines are among the most commercially important of tree species, valued for their timber and wood pulp throughout the world. In temperate and tropical regions, they are fast-growing softwoods that will grow in relatively dense stands, their acidic decaying needles inhibiting the sprouting of competing hardwoods. Commercial pines are grown in plantations for timber that is denser, more resinous, and therefore more durable than spruce (Picea). Pine wood is widely used in high-value carpentry items such as furniture, window frames, paneling, floors and roofing, and the resin of some species is an important source of turpentine.

Many pine species make attractive ornamental plantings for parks and larger gardens, with a variety of dwarf cultivars being suitable for smaller spaces. Pines are also commercially grown and harvested for Christmas trees. Pine cones, the largest and most durable of all conifer cones are craft favorites. Pine boughs, appreciated especially in wintertime for their pleasant smell and greenery, are popularly cut for decorations. A number of species are attacked by nematodes, causing pine wilt disease, which can kill some quickly. Pine needles are also used for making decorative articles like baskets, trays, pots, etc. This Native American skill is now being replicated across world. Pine needle handicrafts are made in the US, Canada, Mexico, Nicaragua and India. Pine needles serve as food for various Lepidoptera. See List of Lepidoptera which feed on Pines.

Because pines have no insect or decay resistant qualities after logging, they are generally recommended for construction purposes as indoor use only (ex. indoor drywall framing). This wood left outside can not be expected to last more than 12–18 months depending on the type of climate it is exposed to. It is commonly referred to by several different names which include North American timber, SPF (spruce, pine, fir) and whitewood.

Food uses

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Some species have large seeds, called pine nuts, that are harvested and sold for cooking and baking.

The soft, moist, white inner bark (cambium) found clinging to the woody outer bark is edible and very high in vitamins A and C. It can be eaten raw in slices as a snack or dried and ground up into a powder for use as a thickener in stews, soups, and other foods, such as Finnish pine bark bread (pettuleipä). Adirondack Indians got their name from the Mohawk Indian word atirú:taks, meaning "tree eaters".

A tea made by steeping young, green pine needles in boiling water (known as "tallstrunt" in Sweden) is high in vitamins A and C.

See also

Pine barrens

Pine-cypress forest

Christmas tree

Notes

References

Farjon, A. 1984, 2nd edition 2005. Pines. E. J. Brill, Leiden. ISBN 90-04-13916-8

Little, E. L., Jr., and Critchfield, W. B. 1969. Subdivisions of the Genus Pinus (Pines). US Department of Agriculture Misc. Publ. 1144 (Superintendent of Documents Number: A 1.38:1144).

Richardson, D. M. (ed.). 1998. Ecology and Biogeography of Pinus. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 530 p. ISBN 0-521-55176-5

Sulavik, Stephen B. 2007. Adirondack; Of Indians and Mountains, 1535-1838. Purple Mountain Press, Fleischmanns, NY. 244 p. ISBN 1930098790 ISBN 978-1930098794

Mirov, N. T. 1967. The Genus Pinus. Ronald Press, New York (out of print).

Classification of pines

Gymnosperm Database - Pinus

Bibliography

Philips, Roger. Trees of North America and Europe, Random House, Inc., New York ISBN 0-394-50259-0, 1979.

External links

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Caption	Pine at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait following a screening of Star Trek, April 11, 2009
Name	Chris Pine
Birthname	Christopher Whitelaw Pine
Birth date	August 26, 1980
Birth place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Yearsactive	2003–present

Christopher Whitelaw "Chris" Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He has appeared in the romantic comedies (2004) and Just My Luck (2006), as well as the action films Smokin' Aces (2007) and Unstoppable (2010). In 2009, he portrayed James T. Kirk in the film Star Trek.

Early life

Pine was born in Los Angeles, California. His father, Robert Pine, is an actor who appeared in CHiPs as Sergeant Joseph Getraer, and his mother, Gwynne Gilford, is a former actress who is now a practicing psychotherapist. He has an older sister, Katie. His maternal grandmother, Anne Gwynne (née Marguerite Gwynne Trice), was a Hollywood actress, and his maternal grandfather, Max M. Gilford (born Max Goldfarb), was an attorney who was elected president of the Hollywood Bar Association. Pine is of Welsh and Jewish descent on his mother's side. He has stated in an interview, "I definitely have a spiritual outlook... I am not a religious guy, I am probably agnostic".

Pine attended Oakwood School for high school and received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002. He also studied English at the University of Leeds in England for one year. After graduation, he studied at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. In 2004, he appeared in Why Germany?, a short film, and in . Pine played the love interest of Anne Hathaway's character in the film, Nicholas Devereaux, which was released in August of that year to a strong box office. In 2005, Pine appeared in an episode of the series Six Feet Under, as well as in Confession, an independent film that was released directly to video, and The Bulls, another short film.

Pine appeared in the made-for-television film Surrender, Dorothy which aired in early 2006. He also played Jake Hardin in the American film Just My Luck, a romantic comedy in which he starred opposite Lindsay Lohan, who played Ashley Albright. The film was released on May 12, 2006. Later that year, Pine appeared in the comedy Blind Dating and in the action film Smokin' Aces. In 2007, he starred opposite Scott Wolf in the Los Angeles production of Neil LaBute's play Fat Pig, winning positive reviews for his depiction of a competitive, alpha-male friend. to accept the part of James T. Kirk in the 2009 Star Trek film, which was released to critical and viewer acclaim in May of that year. That same month, he made a brief appearance promoting the film on Saturday Night Live, with co-stars Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy. During the rest of summer 2009, he appeared in the Los Angeles production of the Beau Willimon play Farragut North. In September 2009, his film Carriers was released (after being filmed in 2007). His other 2009 roles included (voice work only) and the independent film Small Town Saturday Night. Pine appeared in the Los Angeles production of the black comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore during the summer of 2010, for which he won the LA Drama Critics Circle Award, and at the MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010.

Pine was rumored to be the leading man in the 2011 Green Lantern film, but the role eventually went to Ryan Reynolds.

In the fall of 2009, Pine began filming the Tony Scott-directed and Mark Bomback-written action film Unstoppable, which was released in November 2010. In the film, he played a young train conductor who helped a veteran railroad engineer (Denzel Washington) stop an unmanned, half-mile-long runaway freight train carrying toxic liquids and poisonous gases from wiping out a nearby city.

Upcoming roles

Pine filmed the romantic comedy This Means War, with Reese Witherspoon and Tom Hardy, during the fall of 2010, in Vancouver. This Means War is scheduled for release in February 2012. Pine will also co-star with Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde and Michelle Pfeiffer in the family drama Welcome to People, filming in early 2011.

In 2009, Pine was in talks to team up with director D. J. Caruso on the film The Art of Making Money. On October 13, 2009, Paramount Pictures confirmed that Pine is also in talks to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in a reboot of Tom Clancy's novels. He would be the fourth actor to play Jack Ryan, after Alec Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October), Harrison Ford (Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger) and Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears).

Pine will voice Jack Frost in DreamWorks Animation's Rise of the Guardians, which is scheduled to be released in November 2012.

Pine is set to reprise his role of Captain James T. Kirk in the next J. J. Abrams Star Trek film, due out on June 29, 2012.

Filmography

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2003 | ER | Levine | Episode: "A Thousand Cranes" |- | 2003 | | Lonnie Grandy | Episode: "Hazel Park" |- | 2003 | | Tommy Chandler | Episode: "Extreme" |- | 2004 | Why Germany? | Chris | |- | 2004 | | Nicholas Devereaux | |- | 2005 | American Dreams | Joey Tremain | Episode: "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" |- | 2005 | Confession | Luther Scott | |- | 2005 | Six Feet Under | Young Sam | Episode: "" |- | 2005 | | Jason | |- | 2006 | Surrender Dorothy | Shawn | TV film |- | 2006 | Just My Luck | Jake Hardin | |- | 2006 | Blind Dating | Danny | |- | 2006 | Smokin' Aces | Darwin Tremor | |- | 2008 | Bottle Shock | Bo Barrett | |- | 2009 | Star Trek | James T. Kirk | |- | 2009 | Carriers | Brian | |- | 2009 | Beyond All Boundaries | Hanson Baldwin — New York Times Military Editor / Sgt. Bill Reed | (voice) |- | 2010 | Small Town Saturday Night | Rhett Ryan | |- | 2010 | | Dave | (voice) |- | 2010 | Unstoppable | Will Colson | |- | 2012 | This Means War | | in production |- | 2012 | Star Trek Sequel | James T. Kirk

| in production |- | 2012 | Rise of the Guardians | Jack Frost | in production |- |}

References

External links

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Name	Zachary Quinto
Caption	Quinto at the 2009 premiere of Love the Beast
Birthname	Zachary John Quinto
Birthdate	June 02, 1977
Birthplace	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Occupation	Actor
Yearsactive	2000–present
Website	http://www.zacharyquinto.com/

Zachary John Quinto (born June 2, 1977) is an American actor primarily known for playing Sylar on Heroes and Spock in the 2009 film Star Trek.

Early life

Quinto, who is of half-Italian and half-Irish descent, was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Green Tree, Pennsylvania, with his mother Margo and his brother Joe. His father, John, who was a barber, died of cancer when Quinto was 7 years old. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1995, where he participated in their musicals and won the Gene Kelly Award for Best Supporting Actor, and then attended Carnegie Mellon University's School of Drama, from which he graduated in 1999.

Career

Quinto first appeared on television in the short-lived television series The Others, and appeared as a guest star on shows including , Touched by an Angel, Charmed, Six Feet Under, Lizzie McGuire, and L.A. Dragnet. In 2003, he landed a recurring role as computer expert Adam Kaufman on the Fox series 24; Quinto appeared in 23 episodes of the third season.

In 2006, Quinto played the role of Sasan, the haughty, bisexual Iranian-American best friend of Tori Spelling on her VH1 series So NoTORIous. Later that year, he joined the cast of Heroes as Gabriel Gray, better known as the serial killer Sylar.

His casting as a young Spock in the J. J. Abrams-directed reboot of the Star Trek film franchise was officially announced at the 2007 Comic-Con. Speaking alongside Leonard Nimoy at a press conference to promote the new Star Trek film, Quinto revealed that Nimoy had been given casting approval over who would play the role of the young Spock. "For me Leonard's involvement was only liberating, frankly," says Quinto. "I knew that he had approval over the actor that would play young Spock, so when I got the role I knew from the beginning it was with his blessing."

In a September 2008 interview, Star Trek director J. J. Abrams said of Quinto's performance as Spock: "Zachary brought a gravity and an incredible sense of humor, which is a wonderful combination because Spock's character is deceivingly complicated. The revelation for me watching the movie, when I finally got to watch the whole thing after working on sequences, was that he is extraordinary. He was doing things I didn't even realize while we were shooting – these amazing things to track his story."

Following Star Trek, he appeared in the comedy short Boutonniere (2009). It "...was a movie written and directed by my former landlady and friend [actress Coley Sohn]. She called up and said, 'Would you do me a favor and be in my short film?'"

Quinto has joined with Corey Moosa and Neal Dodson to form Before the Door Pictures. The company is working on projects in film, television, new media, and the graphic novel arena. It announced a three-book publishing deal with comic book publisher Archaia at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con. The first project from the partnership is expected to be a 100-page graphic novel called Mr. Murder is Dead, created by writer Victor Quinaz. It will be followed by the comic book series LUCID: A Matthew Dee Adventure written by writer/actor Michael McMillian.

Quinto's theatre experience includes roles in a variety of productions, including Much Ado About Nothing at the Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival and Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at the Old Globe Theatre. Baseline Studio Systems announced in January 2010 that Steven Spielberg may direct a biopic about George Gershwin, which is scheduled for release in 2012; 32-year-old American actor Zachary Quinto has been confirmed for the lead role. Opening October 29, 2010, Quinto plays the lead role of Louis Ironson in an Off-Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" at the Signature Theatre, New York, NY. He has modeled for magazines including GQ.

Film and television

;2000

The Others (episode "Unnamed") as Tony

;2001

Touched by an Angel (episode "When Sunny Gets Blue") as Mike

An American Town as Bennett

;2002

(episode "Anatomy of a Lye") as Mitchell Sullivan

Off Centre (episode "Diddler on the Roof") as Smudge

Lizzie McGuire (episode "Party Over Here") as Director

Haunted (episode "Grievous Angels") as Paul Kingsley

The Agency (episode "Air Lex") as Jay Lambert

;2003

Six Feet Under (episode "The Eye Inside") as Hip Student

Charmed (episode "Cat House") as Warlock

Miracles (episode "Battle at Shadow Ridge") as Messenger

24 (2003–2004) (23 episodes) as Adam Kaufman

;2004

Dragnet (episode "Frame of Mind") as Howard Simms

Hawaii (episode "No Man Is an Island") as Loomis

Joan of Arcadia (episode "P.O.V.") as Pretentious Filmmaker God

;2005

Blind Justice (episode "In Your Face") as Scott Collins

;2006

Crossing Jordan (episode "Code of Ethics") as Leo Fulton, Jr

Twins (episode "When I Move, You Move") as Jason

So NoTORIous (10 episodes) as Sasan

Heroes (2006–2010) (60 episodes) as Gabriel Gray/Sylar

;2008

Robot Chicken (episode "Bionic Cow") as Archimedes Q. Porter / Sylar (voice)

;2009

Star Trek as Spock

Boutonniere as Michael Paul David (short film)

Hostage: A Love Story as Gunman (short film)

;2010

Before After (short films)

;2011

Margin Call as Peter Sullivan

Girl Walks Into a Bar as Nick

What's Your Number? as Jack Jimmy Quinton

;2012

Untitled Star Trek sequel as Spock

Gay rights activism

Quinto is an active supporter of gay rights, acting in a one-night production of "Standing on Ceremony" at the El Portal Theatre (in support of same-sex marriage), appearing at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center’s annual gala and acting in a production of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later. He has also posted a video in support of the It Gets Better Project on YouTube, on the beforethedoor account.

Audiobooks

Quinto was the reader of the audiobook version of the 2009 novelization of Star Trek.

References

External links

Zachary Quinto on Twitter

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Name	Mackennitt, Loreena
Date of birth	February 17, 1957

Category:Canadian female singers Category:Canadian folk musicians Category:Celtic fusion musicians Category:Musicians from Manitoba Category:Canadian harpists Category:Canadian keyboardists Category:Canadian pianists Category:Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Canadian sopranos Category:Fast Folk artists Category:Warner Bros. Records artists Category:Canadian people of Irish descent Category:Canadian people of Scottish descent Category:People from Morden, Manitoba Category:People from Stratford, Ontario Category:Members of the Order of Canada Category:Members of the Order of Manitoba Category:1957 births Category:Living people

Name	Korpiklaani
Landscape	Yes
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Lahti, Finland
Genre	Folk metal
Years active	2003–present
Label	Nuclear BlastNapalm
Associated acts	Shaman, Finntroll, Crystalic
Url	www.korpiklaani.com
Current members	Jonne JärveläKalle "Cane" SavijärviJarkko AaltonenJuho KauppinenMatti "Matson" JohanssonJaakko "Hittavainen" Lemmetty

Korpiklaani (Finnish: ) is a folk metal band from Finland who were formerly known as Shaman.

Biography

While other folk metal bands began with metal before adding folk music, Korpiklaani started with folk music before turning metal. The roots of Korpiklaani can be traced back to a Sami folk music group under the name of Shamaani Duo, an "in house restaurant band" created by Jonne Järvelä in 1993. An album of folk music (Hunka Lunka) was released under this name before Järvelä relocated and formed a new band Shaman. The folk metal act Shaman was based on the folk music of Shamaani Duo. Jonne Järvelä credits his work with Finntroll as the catalyst for the shift in emphasis from folk to metal. Their song lyrics are often related to alcohol and partying.

According to Jonne Järvelä, Korpiklaani's music would be seen as "old people's music with heavy metal guitars" in Finland.

There has been some collaboration between Korpiklaani and Finntroll, as Samu Ruotsalainen of Finntroll provided session drums for their debut album Spirit of the Forest and Järvelä provided the yoiking for the title track of Finntroll's album Jaktens Tid.

There is also collaboration between Korpiklaani and the Finnish ethnic rock band Poropetra. Hittavainen from Korpiklaani also plays in Poropetra, and Juha Jyrkäs from Poropetra writes the Finnish lyrics on Korpiklaani albums using the Kalevala-metre. Jyrkäs has also played some kantele in two Korpiklaani songs, Kädet siipinä and Tuli kokko, under the pseudonym "Virva Holtiton".

Korpiklaani released a sixth studio album in the summer of 2009, titled Karkelo ("Party" in English).

They released their new album Ukon Wacka in early February 2011.

The name Korpiklaani means "Forest Clan" in the Finnish language. In spoken language "korpi" means dark old forest. In biology it refers to nutritious type of swamp which has trees.

Jonne Järvelä – vocals, guitar

Jaakko "Hittavainen" Lemmetty – violin, jouhikko and woodwinds

Kalle "Cane" Savijärvi – guitar (Voice of Wilderness and onwards)

Matti "Matson" Johansson – drums (Voice of Wilderness and onwards), also member of Falchion

Jarkko Aaltonen – bass (Tales Along This Road and onwards)

Juho Kauppinen – accordion (Tales Along This Road and onwards), also member of Falchion

Former members

Ali Määttä – percussion (pre-Tales Along This Road only)

Arto Tissari – bass (pre-Tales Along This Road only)

Toni "Honka" Honkanen – guitars (pre-Tales Along This Road only)

Samu Ruotsalainen (of Finntroll) – drums (Spirit of the Forest only)

Discography

Albums

Spirit of the Forest (2003)

Voice of Wilderness (2005)

Tales Along This Road (2006)

Tervaskanto (2007)

Korven Kuningas (2008)

Karkelo (2009)

Ukon Wacka (2011)

Singles

"Keep on Galloping" (2008)

"Vodka" (2009)

"Ukon Wacka" (2010)

References

External links

Official website

Korpiklaani at Napalm Records

Finntroll

Nordenvarg

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Gary Pine is a Jamaican singer best known for the vocals on several Bob Sinclar songs, including "Love Generation", "Shining from Heaven", "Miss Me", "Give a Lil' Love", and "Sound of Freedom".

He replaced Bob Marley as lead singer of the The Wailers. He has recently put out the album New Day Ryzin'.

He has an upcoming release entitled "Overtime" which is a collaboration with dance musician Marc Mysterio, who played the track on 14 February 2009 during an episode of BBC Radio 1's Judge Jules Global Warmup Radio Show.

References

External links

New Official Website  GaryNestaPine.com

Nestapine.com

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Name	Dirty Projectors
Landscape	yes
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Brooklyn, New York
Genre	Experimental music, indie rock
Years active	2002–present
Label	Domino Records Dead Oceans Marriage Records Western Vinyl States Rights Records
Url	http://www.dirtyprojectors.net/
Current members	Dave LongstrethNat BaldwinAmber CoffmanAngel DeradoorianHaley DekleBrian Mcomber
Past members	Rostam BatmanglijSam BernsteinAlex FarrillAdam ForknerWill GlassSpencer KingmanEzra KoenigCharlie LookerHank MillerJames SumnerSusanna WaicheJake Longstreth

Dirty Projectors are a Brooklyn-based experimental rock band led by Dave Longstreth. They have released seven full-length albums through 2010. The band currently consists of Longstreth, Amber Coffman (vocals, guitar), Angel Deradoorian (vocals, keyboard, samples, guitar, bass), Brian McOmber (drums), Nat Baldwin (bass), and Haley Dekle (vocals).

Biography

Longstreth's first album, The Graceful Fallen Mango, was released in 2002 under his own name and introduced his distinctive use of song arrangements and his combination of lo-fi and hi-fi production. The album was a project Longstreth began as a freshman while studying at Yale University. With the help of Adam Forkner of Yume Bitsu, Longstreth recorded and released The Glad Fact on the Western Vinyl label under the name "The Dirty Projectors." In 2005, the band released The Getty Address, a concept album about musician Don Henley that features extensive orchestral and choral accompaniment. The diverse, stripped-down New Attitude EP followed in 2006 and featured inklings of the band's later vocal interplay and guitar work.

In 2007, the band released Rise Above, an album of Black Flag songs as re-imagined from memory. The album introduced the band's distinctive contrast between Longstreth's vocals and the harmonies of Amber Coffman and Susanna Waiche, who was later replaced by Angel Deradoorian. In support of the album, the band performed songs for a Take-Away Show acoustic video session shot by Vincent Moon.

In April 2008, The Dirty Projectors signed with Domino Records, and the label announced the release of their next full-length album, Bitte Orca, for June 9, 2009. That year, the band also collaborated with David Byrne on the song "Knotty Pine" for the compilation album, Dark Was the Night produced by the Red Hot Organization. Byrne joined the Dirty Projectors onstage to perform this song, along with "Ambulance Man," another collaborative track not included on the compilation, at the "Dark Was the Night Live" concert at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on May 3, 2009. “Stillness Is the Move” was the first single released from "Bitte Orca", a West African - R&B; influenced hybrid, sung by Coffman. The song was inspired by the Wim Wenders film “Wings of Desire”.

On May 8, 2009, members of Dirty Projectors collaborated with Björk to perform an original composition by Longstreth, written for five voices and acoustic guitar, as part of a charity concert to benefit Housing Works, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing shelter for homeless men, women, and children suffering from AIDS. The concert was held at the Housing Works Bookstore & Café in downtown New York City.

The band was to release a new EP in September 2009 entitled Temecula Sunrise. While the EP was never released, two of its tracks, "Ascending Melody" and "Emblem of the World," were released as a free download single by the band in early 2010.

Amber Coffman was featured on "Hold On", a track from Rusko's debut album, OMG, released in June 2010 by Diplo's Mad Decent record label.

In June 2010, Dirty Projectors announced the release of Mount Wittenberg Orca, a digital-only EP with Björk. The album, based on the artists' previous collaboration in 2009, was released on June 30.

Dirty Projectors released an expanded edition of Bitte Orca on September 28, 2010. The double album included live performances, several B-sides, and a Bob Dylan cover.

Discography

References

External links

Dirty Projectors Domino Records page

Dirty Projectors Western Vinyl page

Useful Chamber - a Dirty Projectors resource

[ Dirty Projectors at Allmusic]

Dirty Projectors in concert on NPR Music

Dirty Projectors on Beyond Race Magazine (BRM).

Dead Oceans Page

Dirty Projectors & Björk on the Rob da Bank show

Category:2000s music groups Category:Alternative rock groups from New York Category:American indie rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 2002

Name	David Letterman
Caption	Speaking at the opening of the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute (September 2009)
Pseudonym	Earl Hofert
Birth name	David Michael Letterman
Birth date	April 12, 1947
Birth place	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Notable work	Host of Late Night with David Letterman (NBC)Host of Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Signature	David Letterman Autograph.svg

}} David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC. Only Letterman's friend and mentor Johnny Carson has had a longer late-night hosting career. was a florist; his mother Dorothy Letterman (née Hofert, now Dorothy Mengering), a Presbyterian church secretary of German descent, is an occasional figure on the show, usually at holidays and birthdays.

Letterman lived on the north side of Indianapolis (Broad Ripple area), not far from Speedway, IN, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he enjoyed collecting model cars, including racers. In 2000, he told an interviewer for Esquire that, while growing up, he admired his father's ability to tell jokes and be the life of the party. Harry Joseph Letterman survived a heart attack at age 36, when David was a young boy. The fear of losing his father was constantly with Letterman as he grew up. The elder Letterman died of a second heart attack at age 57.

Letterman attended his hometown's Broad Ripple High School at the same time as Marilyn Tucker Quayle (wife of the former Vice President) who lived nearby, and worked as a stock boy at the local Atlas supermarket. According to the Ball State Daily News, he originally had wanted to attend Indiana University, but his grades weren't good enough, so he decided to attend Ball State University, in Muncie, Indiana. He is a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, and he graduated from what was then the Department of Radio and Television, in 1969. A self-described average student, Letterman endowed a scholarship for what he called "C students" at Ball State.

Though he registered for the draft and passed his physical after graduating from College, he was not drafted for service in Vietnam due to receiving a draft lottery number of 352 (out of 365).

Letterman began his broadcasting career as an announcer and newscaster at the college's student-run radio station—WBST—a 10-watt campus station which now is part of Indiana public radio. He was fired for treating classical music with irreverence.

Letterman credits Paul Dixon—host of the Paul Dixon Show, a Cincinnati-based talk show also shown in Indianapolis while Letterman was growing up—for inspiring his choice of career: :"I was just out of college [in 1969], and I really didn't know what I wanted to do. And then all the sudden I saw him doing it [on TV]. And I thought: That's really what I want to do!"

Weatherman

Letterman began his career as a radio talk show host on WNTS (AM), and on Indianapolis television station WLWI (now called WTHR) as a local anchor and weatherman. He received some recognition for his unpredictable on-air behavior, which included congratulating a tropical storm for being upgraded to a hurricane and predicting hail stones "the size of canned hams." (To this day he occasionally gives out canned hams on his show). He would also occasionally report the weather and the day's very high and low temps for fictitious cities ("Eight inches of snow in Bingree and surrounding areas."). He also starred in a local kiddie show, made wisecracks as host of a late night TV show called "Freeze-Dried Movies" (he once acted out a scene from "Godzilla" using plastic dinosaurs), and hosted a talk show that aired early on Saturday mornings called "Clover Power," in which he interviewed 4-H members about their projects.

In 1971, Letterman appeared as a pit road reporter for ABC Sports' tape-delayed coverage of the Indianapolis 500.

Move to Los Angeles

In 1975, encouraged by his then-wife Michelle and several of his Sigma Chi fraternity brothers, Letterman moved to Los Angeles, California, with hope of becoming a comedy writer. He started off by writing material for comedian Jimmie Walker. He also began performing stand-up comedy at The Comedy Store, a famed comedy club and proving ground for young comics.

Letterman appeared in the summer of 1977 on the short-lived Starland Vocal Band Show. He has since joked about how fortunate he was that nobody would ever see his performance on the program (due to its low ratings).

Letterman had a stint as a cast member on Mary Tyler Moore's variety show, Mary; a guest appearance on Mork & Mindy (as a parody of EST leader Werner Erhard); and appearances on game shows such as The $20,000 Pyramid, The Gong Show, Password Plus and Liar's Club. He also hosted a 1977 pilot for a game show entitled The Riddlers that was never picked up. His dry, sarcastic humor caught the attention of scouts for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Letterman was soon a regular guest on the show. Letterman became a favorite of Carson's and was a regular guest host for the show beginning in 1978. Letterman personally credits Carson as the person who influenced his career the most.

NBC

Morning show

On June 23, 1980, Letterman was given his own morning comedy show on NBC, The David Letterman Show. It was originally 90 minutes long, but was shortened to 60 minutes in August. The show was a critical success, winning two Emmy Awards, but was a ratings disappointment and was canceled in October 1980.

Late Night with David Letterman

NBC kept Letterman under contract to try him in a different time slot. Late Night with David Letterman debuted February 1, 1982; the first guest on the first show was Bill Murray. The show ran Monday through Thursday at 12:30 a.m. Eastern Time, immediately following The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (a Friday night broadcast was added in June 1987). It was seen as being edgy and unpredictable, and soon developed a cult following (particularly among college students). Letterman's reputation as an interviewer was borne out in verbal sparring matches with Cher (who even called him an asshole on the show), Shirley MacLaine, Charles Grodin, and Madonna. The show also featured inventive comedy segments and running characters, in a style heavily influenced by the 1950s and '60s programs of Steve Allen. Although Ernie Kovacs is often cited as an influence on the show, Letterman has denied this. In the final months of his first stint as host of The Tonight Show, Leno beat Letterman in the ratings by a 1.3 million viewer margin (5.2 million to 3.9 million), and Nightline and The Late Show were virtually tied. Once O'Brien took over Tonight, however, Letterman closed the gap in the ratings. O'Brien initially drove the median age of Tonight Show viewers from 55 to 45, with most older viewers opting to watch The Late Show instead.

Following Leno's return to NBC's Tonight Show, however, Leno has regained his lead.

Letterman's shows have garnered both critical and industry praise, receiving 67 Emmy Award nominations, winning 12 times in his first 20 years in late night television. From 1993–2009, Letterman ranked higher than Leno in the annual Harris Poll of Nation's Favorite TV Personality 12 times. Leno was higher than Letterman on that poll three times during the same period, in 1998, 2007, and 2008.

Hosting the Academy Awards

On March 27, 1995, Letterman acted as the host for the 67th Academy Awards ceremony. Critics blasted Letterman for what they deemed a poor hosting of the Oscars, noting that his irreverent style undermined the traditional importance and glamor of the event. In a joke about their unusual names (inspired by a similar joke by Woody Allen), he started off by introducing Uma Thurman to Oprah Winfrey, and then the both of them to Keanu Reeves: "Oprah...Uma. Uma...Oprah," "Have you kids met Keanu?" This and many of his other jokes fell flat. Although Letterman attracted the highest ratings to the annual telecast since 1983, many felt that the bad publicity garnered by Letterman's hosting caused a decline in the Late Show's ratings.

Letterman recycled the apparent debacle into a long-running gag. On his first show after the Oscars, he joked, "Looking back, I had no idea that thing was being televised." He lampooned his stint in the following year, during Billy Crystal's opening Oscar skit, which also parodied the plane-crashing scenes from that year's chief nominated film, The English Patient.

For years afterward, Letterman recounted his hosting the Oscars, although the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continued to hold Letterman in high regard and it was rumored in 2008 that they had asked him to host the Oscars again. On September 7, 2010, he made an appearance on the premier of the 14th season of The View, and confirmed that he had been considered for hosting again.

Heart surgery hiatus

On January 14, 2000, a routine check-up revealed that an artery in Letterman's heart was severely constricted. He was rushed to emergency surgery for a quintuple bypass.

During the initial weeks of his recovery, reruns of the Late Show were shown and introduced by friends of Letterman including Drew Barrymore, including Dr. O. Wayne Isom and physician Louis Aronne, who frequently appears on the show. In a show of emotion, Letterman was nearly in tears as he thanked the health care team with the words "These are the people who saved my life!" The episode earned an Emmy nomination. For a number of episodes, Letterman continued to crack jokes about his bypass, including saying, "Bypass surgery: it's when doctors surgically create new blood flow to your heart. A bypass is what happened to me when I didn't get The Tonight Show! It's a whole different thing." In a later running gag he lobbied his home state of Indiana to rename the freeway circling Indianapolis (I-465) "The David Letterman Bypass." He also featured a montage of faux news coverage of his bypass surgery, which included a clip of Dave's heart for sale on the Home Shopping Network. Letterman became friends with his doctors and nurses. In 2008, a Rolling Stone interview stated "he hosted a doctor and nurse who'd helped perform the emergency quintuple-bypass heart surgery that saved his life in 2000. 'These are people who were complete strangers when they opened my chest,' he says. 'And now, eight years later, they're among my best friends.' "

Additionally, Letterman invited the band Foo Fighters to play "Everlong", introducing them as "my favorite band, playing my favorite song." During a later Foo Fighters appearance, Letterman said that Foo Fighters had been in the middle of a South American tour which they canceled to come play on his comeback episode.

Letterman again handed over the reins of the show to several guest hosts (including Bill Cosby, Brad Garrett, Elvis Costello, John McEnroe, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Bonnie Hunt, Luke Wilson and bandleader Paul Shaffer) in February 2003, when he was diagnosed with a severe case of shingles. Later that year, Letterman made regular use of guest hosts—including Tom Arnold and Kelsey Grammer—for new shows broadcast on Fridays. In March 2007, Adam Sandler—who had been scheduled to be the lead guest—served as a guest host while Letterman was ill with a stomach virus.

Re-signing with CBS

In March 2002, as Letterman's contract with CBS neared expiration, ABC offered him the time slot for long-running news program Nightline with Ted Koppel. Letterman was interested as he believed he could never match Leno's ratings at CBS due to weaker lead-ins from the network's late local news programs, but was reluctant to replace Koppel. Letterman addressed his decision to re-sign on the air, stating that he was content at CBS and that he had great respect for Koppel.

On December 4, 2006, CBS revealed that David Letterman signed a new contract to host The Late Show with David Letterman through the fall of 2010. "I'm thrilled to be continuing on at CBS," said Letterman. "At my age you really don't want to have to learn a new commute." Letterman further joked about the subject by pulling up his right pants leg, revealing a tattoo, presumably temporary, of the ABC logo.

"Thirteen years ago, David Letterman put CBS late night on the map and in the process became one of the defining icons of our network," said Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Corporation. "His presence on our air is an ongoing source of pride, and the creativity and imagination that the Late Show puts forth every night is an ongoing display of the highest quality entertainment. We are truly honored that one of the most revered and talented entertainers of our time will continue to call CBS 'home.'"

According to a 2007 article in Forbes magazine, Letterman earned $40 million a year. A 2009 article in The New York Times, however, said his salary was estimated at $32 million per year.

In June 2009, Letterman and CBS reached agreement to extend his contract to host The Late Show until August 2012. His previous contract had been set to expire in 2010. thus allowing his show to come back on air on January 2, 2008. On his first episode since being off air, he surprised the viewing audience with his newly grown beard, which signified solidarity with the strike. His beard was shaved off during the show on January 7, 2008.

Letterman and Carson

NBC's decision to select Jay Leno and not Letterman to succeed Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show was an embarrassment to Carson, who had all but promised the succession to Letterman. Letterman maintained a close relationship with Carson through his break with NBC. Three years after he left for CBS, HBO produced a made-for-television movie called The Late Shift, based on a book by New York Times reporter Bill Carter, chronicling the battle between Letterman and Leno for the coveted Tonight Show hosting spot. Letterman would mock the film for months afterward, specifically on how the actor playing him, John Michael Higgins, did not resemble him in the least. ("They took a guy who looked nothing like me and with make-up and special camera angles, turned him into a guy who looked nothing like me, with red hair.")

Carson later made a few cameo appearances as a guest on Letterman's show. Carson's final television appearance came May 13, 1994 on a Late Show episode taped in Los Angeles, when he made a surprise appearance during a 'Top 10 list' segment. The audience went wild as Letterman stood up and proudly invited Carson to sit at his desk. The applause was so protracted that Carson was unable to say anything, and he finally returned backstage as the applause continued (it was later explained that Carson had laryngitis, though Carson can be heard talking to Letterman during his appearance).

In early 2005, it was revealed that Carson still kept up with current events and late-night TV right up to his death that year, and that he occasionally sent jokes to Letterman, who used these jokes in his monologue; according to CBS senior vice president Peter Lassally (a onetime producer for both men), Carson got "a big kick out of it." Letterman would do a characteristic Johnny Carson golf swing after delivering one of Carson's jokes. In a tribute to Carson, all of the opening monologue jokes during the first show following Carson's death were written by Carson.

Lassally also claimed that Carson had always believed Letterman, not Leno, to be his "rightful successor." Letterman also frequently employs some of Carson's trademark bits on his show, including "Carnac the Magnificent" (with Paul Shaffer as Carnac), "Stump the Band" and the "Week in Review."

Letterman and Oprah Winfrey

On September 10, 2007, Letterman made his first appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He shared pictures of his son and live-in girlfriend. The so-called feud between Letterman and Winfrey apparently ended in 2005 when Winfrey appeared on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman on December 2, in an event Letterman jokingly referred to as "the Super Bowl of Love". Oprah had previously appeared on Letterman's show when he was hosting NBC's Late Night on May 2, 1989.

Winfrey and Letterman also appeared together in a Late Show promo that aired during CBS's coverage of Super Bowl XLI in February 2007, with the two sitting next to each other on the couch watching the game. Since the game was played between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears, the Indianapolis-born Letterman wears a Peyton Manning jersey, while Winfrey—who tapes her show in Chicago—is in a Brian Urlacher jersey. Three years later, during CBS's coverage of Super Bowl XLIV, the two appeared again, this time with Winfrey sitting on a couch between Letterman and Jay Leno. The appearance was Letterman's idea: Leno flew to New York City in an NBC corporate jet, sneaking into the Ed Sullivan Theater during the Late Show's February 4 taping wearing a disguise, meeting Winfrey and Letterman at a living room set created in the theater's balcony where they taped their promo.

Other projects

Worldwide Pants

Letterman started his own production company—Worldwide Pants Incorporated—which produced his show and several others, including Everybody Loves Raymond , The Late Late Show, and several critically acclaimed, but short-lived television series for Bonnie Hunt. Worldwide Pants also produced the dramedy program Ed, which aired on NBC from 2000–2004. It was Letterman's first association with NBC since he left the network in 1993. During Ed's run, the star, Tom Cavanagh, appeared as a guest on The Late Show several times.

In 2005, Worldwide Pants produced its first feature film, Strangers with Candy, which was a prequel to the Comedy Central TV series of the same title. In 2007, Worldwide Pants produced the ABC comedy series, Knights of Prosperity.

Worldwide Pants made significant news in December 2007 when it was announced that Letterman's company had independently negotiated its own contract with the Writers Guild of America, East, thus allowing Letterman, Craig Ferguson, and their writers to return to work, while the union continued its strike against production companies, networks and studios who had not reached an agreement.

Rahal Letterman Racing

Rahal Letterman Racing (RLR) is an auto racing team that currently races in the American Le Mans Series, and part-time in the Indy Racing League. It is co-owned by 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal and Letterman himself, and is based in Hilliard, Ohio. The team won the 2004 Indianapolis 500 with driver Buddy Rice. Letterman was a pit reporter for ABC in the 1971 Indianapolis 500. The $21 million, David Letterman Communication and Media Building opened for the 2007 Fall semester. It features state-of-the-art recording equipment and facilities. Thousands of Ball State students, faculty, and local residents welcomed Letterman back to Indiana. Letterman's emotional speech touched on his struggles as a college student and his late father, and also included the "top ten good things about having your name on a building."

Letterman received the honor for his dedication to the university throughout his career as a comedian. Letterman finished with, "If reasonable people can put my name on a $21 million building, anything is possible."

Letterman also received a Sagamore of the Wabash from Governor Mitch Daniels.

Record company

In late April 2010, several music industry websites reported that David Letterman started a record label named Clear Entertainment/C.E. Music and signed his first artist, Runner Runner. Lucy Walsh announced on her Myspace page that she has been signed by David Letterman and Clear Entertainment/C.E. Music and is working on her album.

Appearances in other media

Letterman appeared in issue 239 of the Marvel comic book The Avengers, in which the title characters are guests on Late Night. A parody of Letterman, named "David Endochrine," is gassed to death along with his bandleader named "Paul" and their audience in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns.

David also appears in The Simpsons, as himself in a couch gag when The Simpsons find themselves (and the couch) in "Late Night with David Letterman." Letterman provided vocals for the Warren Zevon song "Hit Somebody" from My Ride's Here, and provided the voice for Butt-head's father in the 1996 animated film, Beavis and Butt-head Do America. He also had a cameo in the feature film Cabin Boy, with Chris Elliott, who worked as a writer on Letterman's show. In this and other appearances, Letterman is listed in the credits as "Earl Hofert", the name of Letterman's maternal grandfather. He also appeared as himself in the Howard Stern biopic Private Parts as well as the 1999 Andy Kaufman biopic Man on the Moon, in a few episodes of Garry Shandling's 1990s TV series The Larry Sanders Show and in "The Abstinence", a 1996 episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. Letterman also appeared in the pilot episode of the short-lived 1986 series "Coach Toast".

Personal life

Marriages and long-term relationships

In 1969, Letterman married Michelle Cook; the marriage ended by divorce in 1977. He also had a long-term relationship with former head writer and producer on Late Night, Merrill Markoe. In fact, Markoe was the mind behind several Late Night staples, such as "Stupid Pet/Human Tricks".

Letterman has a son, Harry Joseph Letterman (born on November 3, 2003), with Regina Lasko. Harry is named after Letterman's father. In 2005, police discovered a plot to kidnap Harry Letterman and ransom him for $5 million. Kelly Frank, a house painter who had worked for Letterman, was charged in the conspiracy.

Letterman and Lasko, who had been together since 1986, wed during a quiet courthouse civil ceremony in Choteau, Montana, on March 19, 2009. Letterman announced the marriage during the taping of his March 23 show, shortly after congratulating Bruce Willis for getting married the previous week. Letterman told the audience he nearly missed the ceremony because his truck became stuck in mud two miles from their house. The family resides in North Salem, New York, on a estate.

Stalking incidents

Beginning in May 1988, Letterman was stalked by Margaret Mary Ray, a woman suffering from schizophrenia. Letterman occasionally referenced her in his show, although not by name. She committed suicide in 1998. Letterman publicly expressed sympathy upon her death.

Extortion attempt and revelation of affairs

On his October 1, 2009 show, Letterman announced that he had been the victim of an extortion attempt by someone threatening to reveal that he had had sex with several of his female employees. He confirmed the relationships.

Letterman stated that three weeks earlier (on September 9, 2009) someone had left a package in his car with material he said he would write into a screenplay and a book if Letterman did not pay him $2 million. Letterman said that he contacted the Manhattan District Attorney's office, ultimately cooperating with them to conduct a sting operation involving giving the man a phony check. The extortionist, Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, a producer of the CBS true crime journalism series 48 Hours, was subsequently arrested after trying to deposit the check. He was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury and pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted grand larceny on October 2, 2009.;

Stephanie Birkitt, one of Letterman's assistants who has been linked romantically to Letterman, had previously been a member of the CBS page program, and had worked as an intern for both Letterman's show and for 48 Hours before joining Letterman's staff. Birkitt had until recently lived with Halderman, who is alleged to have copied Birkitt's personal diary and to have used it, along with private emails, in the blackmail package.

On October 3, 2009, a former CBS employee, Holly Hester, announced that she and Letterman had engaged in a year-long "secret" affair in the early 1990s while she was his intern and a student at New York University.

In the days following the initial announcement of the affairs and the arrest, several prominent women, including Kathie Lee Gifford, co-host of NBC's Today Show, and NBC news anchor Ann Curry questioned whether Letterman's affairs with subordinates created an unfair working environment. A spokesman for Worldwide Pants said that the company's sexual harassment policy did not prohibit sexual relationships between managers and employees. According to business news reporter Eve Tahmincioglu, "CBS suppliers are supposed to follow the company's business conduct policies" and the CBS 2008 Business Conduct Statement states that "If a consenting romantic or sexual relationship between a supervisor and a direct or indirect subordinate should develop, CBS requires the supervisor to disclose this information to his or her Company's Human Resources Department..."

On October 5, 2009, Letterman devoted a segment of his show to a public apology to his wife and staff. Three days later, Worldwide Pants announced that Birkitt had been placed on a "paid leave of absence" from the Late Show. On October 15, CBS News announced that the company's Chief Investigative Correspondent, Armen Keteyian, had been assigned to conduct an "in-depth investigation" into Halderman's blackmail of Letterman.

Awards

In his capacities as either a writer, producer, performer, or as part of a writing team, David Letterman is among the most nominated people in Emmy Award history with 52 nominations, winning two Daytime Emmys and five Primetime Emmys since 1981. His nomination record is second only to producer Jac Venza, who holds the record for the most Emmy nominations for an individual (57). Letterman has been nominated every year since 1984, when he first appeared on late night television as the host of Late Night with David Letterman. Additionally, he has won four American Comedy Awards. Letterman was the first recipient of the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence at The Comedy Awards in 2011.

References

External links

David Letterman's Feb. 24, 1978 appearance on 90 Minutes Live

Official Late Show biography

1999 article on Letterman from Salon.com

Tape of Letterman announcing affairs/extortion attempt on Late Show

Category:1947 births Category:Living people Category:American people of German descent Category:American television talk show hosts Category:Ball State University alumni Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners Category:Emmy Award winners Category:Indianapolis, Indiana television anchors Category:Indy Racing League owners Category:People from Indianapolis, Indiana Category:Weather presenters

Name	Bob Sinclar
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth name	Christophe Le Friant
Alias	The Mighty Bop, Reminiscence Quartet, Yellow Productions
Born	May 10, 1969
Origin	Douarnenez, France
Instrument	Turntables
Genre	French house
Occupation	Producer, DJ
Years active	1986–present
Label	Yellow ProductionsMinistry of Sound Australia
Associated acts	Africanism All Stars
Url	www.bobsinclar.com

Bob Sinclar, commonly mistaken as "Sinclair" (born Christophe Le Friant, 10 May 1969 in Douarnenez, France) is a French record producer, House music DJ, remixer and owner of the label Yellow Productions.

Career history

Sinclar started DJing in 1986, when he was 17 years old, specialising in funk and hip-hop music, named "Chris The French Kiss". His first club hit was "Gym Tonic", which was co-produced by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk, featuring vocals illegally taken from a Jane Fonda fitness tape.

Le Friant is known for popularising the "French touch" of house music with heavy use of sampled and filtered disco strings. His track "I Feel For You", a tribute to French musician Cerrone, from his second album Champs Elysées, hit #9 in the UK Top 40. On track "Darlin'", he worked with vocalist James "D-Train" Williams.

Le Friant has also worked under other pseudonyms. Under the aliases The Mighty Bop and Reminiscence Quartet, he has dabbled in hip-hop and acid jazz. He also created the Africanism project, where an ensemble of artists produce house music with a combination of Latin, jazz, African and tribal flavours.

In 2005, he scored a worldwide hit with the single "Love Generation", that reached #1 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Mexico. The song was a huge success throughout Europe, peaking #2 in Netherlands and it stayed 39 weeks in the Belgian Ultratop Singles chart. It made the top fifteen in several other countries such as Argentina, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

It became one of the official anthems for the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany. The follow-up hit was "World, Hold On", that features Steve Edwards and also managed to chart in the top ten in most European countries. "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" followed on 22 August 2006. The remix of "World, Hold on" by E-Smoove was nominated for a Grammy in 2007 in the category of Remixed Recording. Also, "World, Hold On" topped in Billboard's as Number One Hot Dance Club Play Single of 2006, beating Madonna and Christina Aguilera. The fourth single of the album Western Dream, called "Tennessee" was supposed to be released in April 2007, but has been cancelled due to the rumour of a new album being released.

On May 21 2007, he released the Soundz of Freedom album. The remix of "Rock This Party" reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. His latest album, Born in 69, was released on 7 May 2009. The first single of the album is Lala Song.

In 2010, Bob Sinclar released Made In Jamaïca. The album contains two additional new songs "I Wanna" featuring Shaggy and "Rainbow of Love", and also features his best greatest hits such as "Love Generation", "Give A Lil' Love" among others but in a reggae musical style. The album is nominated for "Best Reggae Album" for the 53rd Grammy Awards. This is Bob Sinclar's second Grammy nomination.

Trivia

He chose his pseudo in tribute to Bob Saint-Clar, the hero of the film Le Magnifique, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Discography

Singles

; as The Mighty Bop

1994 "Les Jazz Electroniques EP"

1995 "Messe Pour Les Temps"

1996 "Ult Violett Sounds EP"

1998 "Feelin' Good"

2002 "I Go Crazy"

2003 "Lady", with Duncan Roy

; as Africanism

2000 "Bisou Sucré"

2000 "Do It", with Eddie Amador

2001 "Kazet"

2002 "Viel Ou La"

2004 "Amour Kéfé"

2004 "Kalimbo"

2004 "Steel Storm", with Ladysmith Black Mambazo

2005 "Summer Moon", with David Guetta

2006 "Hard", with The Hard Boys

2007 "Meu Carnaval", with Rolando Faria

; as Bob Sinclar : ''most tracks are co-produced by Cutee B

1996 "A Space Funk Project"

1996 "A Space Funk Project II"

1997 "Eu Só Quero um Xodó", with Salomé de Bahia

1998 "Gym Tonic", with Thomas Bangalter

1998 "My Only Love", with Lee Genesis — #56 UK

1998 "Super Funky Brake's Vol. I"

1998 "The Ghetto"

1998 "Ultimate Funk"

2000 "I Feel for You", with Cerrone's Angels — #9 UK, #33 ITA

2000 "Darlin'", with James "D. Train" Williams — #46 UK

2000 "Greetings from Champs Elysées EP" — #125 UK

2001 "Freedom", with Gene Van Buren — #79 UK

2001 "Ich Rocke"

2001 "Save Our Soul"

2002 "The Beat Goes On", with Linda Lee Hopkins — #33 UK

2003 "Kiss My Eyes", with Camille Lefort — #67 UK, #22 US Hot Dance Club Play

2003 "Prego", with Eddie Amador

2003 "Slave Nation"

2004 "Sexy Dancer", with Cerrone's Angels

2004 "Wonderful World", with Ron Carroll

2004 "You Could Be My Lover", with Linda Lee Hopkins

2005 "Love Generation", with Gary Pine — #1 US Hot Dance Club Play Singles, #2 NL, #3 FR, #3 ITA, #1 AUS, #1 GER, #12 UK, #8 RU, #1 CZ, #11 US Hot Dance Airplay

2006 "Generación del Amor" (Spanish Version) — #1 ESP

2006 "World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)", with Steve Edwards — #1 ESP, #1 US Hot Dance Club Play Singles, #2 FR, #4 RU, #5 NL, #8 CZ, #9 UK, #10 US Hot Dance Airplay, #19 AUS, #48 US Pop Airplay

2006 "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)", with Dollarman and Big Ali — #2 US Hot Dance Club Play, #3 FR, #3 UK, #11 CZ, #7 AUS

2007 "Tennessee", with Farell Lennon — #21 ITA, #27 CZ

2007 "Everybody Movin'", with Ron Carroll — #3 GER, #1 ESP

2007 "Give a Lil' Love" — #10 ITA , #19 PL, #27 ESP

2007 "Sound of Freedom", with Gary Pine and Dollarman — #14 UK, #1 UK Indie, #24 CZ

2007 "What I Want", with Fireball #52 UK

2007 "Together", with Steve Edwards — #63 PL, #4 ROM

2008 "4 Minutes" (Space Funk Remix)

2008 "W.W.W. (What a Wonderful World)", with Axwell, The Chicago Superstars & Ron Carroll

2008 "New New New", with Cutee B, Dollarman & Big Ali

2009 "Lala Song", with Wonder Mike & Master Gee from Sugarhill Gang — #6 ITA

2009 "Love You No More", with Shabba Ranks

2010 "I Wanna", with Shaggy & Sahara (Andrea and Costi Ionita)

2010 "Tik Tok", with Sean Paul

2010 "Rainbow of Love", with Ben Onono

2011 "Far l'amore", with Raffaella Carrà — #7 ITA

Hit singles

{|class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2"|Single !align="center" colspan="10"|Chart positions !align="center" rowspan="2"|Album |- !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|UK !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|MEX !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|SPA !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|FRA !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|ITA !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|AUS !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|GER !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|NL !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|BEL !align="center" valign="middle" width="40"|Europe |- |rowspan=1 align="center" valign="middle"|1999 |align="left" valign="middle"|"My Only Love" (featuring Lee Genesis) |align="center" valign="middle"|56 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|78 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" |Paradise |- |rowspan=1 align="center" valign="middle"|2000 |align="left" valign="middle"|"I Feel for You" |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|44 |align="center" valign="middle"|33 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|94 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" rowspan=2|Champs Elysées |- |rowspan=1 align="center" valign="middle"|2001 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Darlin'" (featuring vs. Cutee B., James "D-Train" Williams) |align="center" valign="middle"|46 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|40 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |rowspan=2 align="center" valign="middle"|2003 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Kiss My Eyes" |align="center" valign="middle"|67 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|34 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|17 |align="center" valign="middle"|67 |align="center" rowspan=2|III |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"The Beat Goes On" |align="center" valign="middle"|33 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|22 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|25 |align="center" valign="middle"|32 |- |rowspan=1 align="center" valign="middle"|2005 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Love Generation" (featuring Gary Pine) |align="center" valign="middle"|12 |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" rowspan=7|Western Dream |- |rowspan=3 align="center" valign="middle"|2006 |align="left" valign="middle"|"World, Hold On (Children of the Sky)" (featuring Steve Edwards) |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|19 |align="center" valign="middle"|19 |align="center" valign="middle"|5 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|4 |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Hard" (with The Hard Boys) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|27 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" (featuring Cutee B, Dollarman and Big Ali) |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|11 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|18 |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |- |rowspan=8 align="center" valign="middle"|2007 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Tennessee" (featuring Farrell Lennon) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|21 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|25 |align="center" valign="middle"|104 |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Everybody Movin'" (featuring Ron Carroll and Mz Toni) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Give a Lil' Love" (featuring Duane Harden and Gary Pine) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|2 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|18 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|86 |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Sound of Freedom" (featuring Cutee B., Gary Pine and Dollarman) |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|4 |align="center" valign="middle"|3 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|29 |align="center" valign="middle"|22 |align="center" valign="middle"|44 |align="center" valign="middle"|11 |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|20 |align="center"|Soundz of Freedom |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Meu Carnaval" (presents Africanism, featuring Rolando Faria) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|11 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="left"|non album single |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Together" (featuring Steve Edwards) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|4 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|7 |align="center" valign="middle"|21 |align="center" valign="middle"|90 |align="left"|Soundz of Freedom |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"The Rhythm of the Night" (vs Habakus Whistle, featuring Corona) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|13 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="left"|non album single |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"What I Want" (pres. Fireball) |align="center" valign="middle"|52 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|6 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|7 |align="center" valign="middle"|8 |align="center" valign="middle"|34 |align="left"|Soundz of Freedom |- |rowspan=1 align="center" valign="middle"|2008 |align="left" valign="middle"|"What a Wonderful World" (vs Axwell, The Chicago Superstars and Ron Carroll) |align="center" valign="middle"|48 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|1 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|47 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|12 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" rowspan=3|Born in 69 |- |rowspan=2 align="center" valign="middle"|2009 |align="left" valign="middle"|"Lala Song" (with Wonder Mike and Master Gee from Sugarhill Gang) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|11 |align="center" valign="middle"|5 |align="center" valign="middle"|10 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|5 |align="center" valign="middle"|9 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Love You No More" (featuring Shabba Ranks) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |- |rowspan=2 align="center" valign="middle"|2010 |align="left" valign="middle"|"I Wanna" (featuring Shaggy and Sahara) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|87 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|24 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="left"|Made In Jamaïca |- |align="left" valign="middle"|"Tik Tok" (featuring Sean Paul) |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="center" valign="middle"|37 |align="center" valign="middle"|50 |align="center" valign="middle"|18 |align="center" valign="middle"|- |align="left"| |- |}

Albums

; as Bob Sinclar

1998 Paradise

2000 Champs Elysées

2001 Cerrone by Bob Sinclar (Compilation of Cerrone remixes)

2003 III

2004 Enjoy

2005 In The House (Various Artists Mix CD)

2006 Western Dream

2007 Soundz of Freedom

2007 Bob Sinclar: Live at the Playboy Mansion

2008 ''Dancefloor FG Winter 2008 (Mixed by Bob Sinclar)

2008 DJ Bob Sinclar 08

2009 Born in 69

2010 Made in Jamaica

; as The Mighty Bop (with Alain Ho)

1995 La Vague Sensorielle

1995 The Mighty Bop Meets DJ Cam & La Funk Mob, with DJ Cam and La Funk Mob

1996 Autres Voix, Autres Blues

2000 Spin My Hits

2002 The Mighty Bop

; as Reminiscence Quartet (with Alain Ho and Sébastien Tellier)

1994 Ritmo Brasileiro

1995 Psycodelico

1999 More Psycodelico

; as Yellow Productions (with Alain Ho and Cutee B.)

1994 A Finest Fusion Of Black Tempo

; as Africanism (see all members on discogs.com)

2001 Africanism Allstars Vol. I, as Africanism

2004 Africanism Allstars Vol. II, as Africanism

2005 Africanism Allstars Vol. III, as Africanism

2006 Africanism Allstars Vol. IV, as Africanism

See also

List of number-one dance hits (United States)

List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

External links

; Main sites

Bob Sinclar — official site

Bob Sinclar — Twitter official site

Bob Sinclar — MySpace official site

Bob Sinclar discography at Discogs

; Interviews & features

Interview with Bob Sinclar

Bob Sinclar on The Mag

Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:People from Douarnenez Category:French house musicians Category:Club DJs Category:French DJs Category:Remixers