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Featured article: November 12, 2007 The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal took place November 12 – November 15, 1942, and was the decisive battle in a series of naval battles that took place between Allied (primarily U.S.) and Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands. The battle consisted of a sequence of combined air and sea engagements spread over four days, most of them in the vicinity of Guadalcanal. All of the engagements were directly related to a single effort by the Japanese to reinforce their land forces on Guadalcanal, and are all therefore considered to be different parts of the same battle. In two extremely destructive nighttime surface warship engagements, both adversaries lost numerous ships. Also, U.S. daytime air attacks over several days sank or damaged several Japanese warships and transport ships. The sum of these engagements was that the U.S. was successful in turning back Japan's last major attempt to dislodge Allied forces from their positions on Guadalcanal and nearby Tulagi. Thus, the battle resulted in a significant strategic victory for the U.S. and its allies. (more...) Recently featured: Bobcat – Rings of Jupiter – Montreal Screwjob

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Featured sound An example of a singer reading shape notes, this shows how a trained shape note singer would have the music to "Star of the East" marked up in the shape note tradition's modified solfege. (file info)

Featured picture: January 12, 2008 Full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the earth from the sun, and when the three celestial bodies are aligned as closely as possible to a straight line. At this time, as seen by viewers on earth, the hemisphere of the moon that is facing the earth (the near side) is fully illuminated by the sun and appears round. Only during a full moon is the opposite hemisphere of the moon, which is not visible from earth (the far side), completely unilluminated. Photo credit: Luc Viatour Recently featured: Cirsium arvense – SS American Star – White-crowned Sparrow

Featured list: List of New Jersey Devils head coaches

This is a list of New Jersey Devils head coaches. There have been 14 head coaches of the New Jersey Devils since the team moved to New Jersey for the 1982–83 NHL season. Tom McVie, Larry Robinson and Lou Lamoriello have each had two tenures as coach. Three different coaches have led the team to victory in the Stanley Cup Finals: Jacques Lemaire in 1995, Robinson in 2000, and Pat Burns in 2003. Coaches Key # Number of coaches Nat Nationality GC Games coached W Wins = L Losses T Ties (no longer applicable after the 2005–06 NHL season) OT Overtime losses (includes shootout losses after 2005–06) PTS Points Win% Winning percentage Name is engraved on the Stanley Cup (G) Denotes Goaltending coach Note: This list does not include data from the Kansas City Scouts and the Colorado Rockies. Statistics correct through the 2008–09 season. # Name Nat Dates Regular season Playoffs Assistants GC W L T OT PTS Win% GC W L Name Nat Dates 1 Bill MacMillan June 30, 1982–November 22, 1983 100 19 67 14 — 52 .260 — Marshall Johnston June 30, 1982–November 22, 1983 2 Tom McVie November 22, 1983–May 31, 1984 60 15 38 7 — 37 .308 — None 3 Doug Carpenter May 31, 1984–January 26, 1988 290 100 166 24 — 224 .386 — Lou Vairo May 31, 1984–May 6, 1986 Ron Smith August 6, 1986–January 26, 1988 Bob Hoffmeyer September 17, 1986–May 25, 1989 Bob Bellemore (G) October 5, 1987–August 20, 1990 4 Jim Schoenfeld January 26, 1988–November 6, 1989 124 50 59 15 — 115 .464 20 11 9 Bob Hoffmeyer September 17, 1986–May 25, 1989 Doug McKay February 4, 1988–May 25, 1989 John Cunniff May 31, 1989–November 6, 1989 Bob Bellemore (G) October 5, 1987–August 20, 1990 See full list...

Featured topic: National Basketball Association awards

| discuss | book | report 18 articles National Basketball Association awards NBA Champions Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Bill Russell Finals Most Valuable Player Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Executive of the Year IBM Award J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Most Improved Player Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Sportsmanship Award All-Defensive Team All-NBA Team All-Rookie Team

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