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Patch may refer to:

Computing[link]

• Patch (computing), fix for a software program
• Patch (Unix), UNIX utility
• Patch, a 3-D Bézier curve used in computer graphics, or a primitive in some 3-D software packages
• Patch Media of AOL

Electronics[link]

• Patch antenna, rectangular Microstrip Antenna is a radio antenna constructed from a single metal patch suspended over a ground plane.
• Autopatch or phone patch, used in amateur radio to access an outgoing connection
• Patch (synthesizer), sound setting for musical synthesizers
• Patch cable, electrical or optical cable used to connect devices for signal routing
• Swede Patch 2000, guitar/synthesizer hybrid made by Hagström

Geography and landscape[link]

• Patch, California, community in Kern County
• Patch and mosaic, a relatively homogeneous area that differs from its surroundings in Landscape ecology
• A small garden where fruit or vegetables are grown (e.g., pumpkin patch)

Music[link]

• "Patches", 1962 ballad sung by Dickey Lee
• "Patches", 1970 hit record for Chairmen of the Board, later covered by Clarence Carter

People[link]

• Alexander Patch (1889–1945), general of US Army in World War II
• Harry Patch (1898–2009), British veteran of World War I
• Patch Adams, a.k.a. Hunter Adams (born 1945), founder of the Gesundheit! Institute
• Patch, a.k.a. Steve Johnson (Days of our Lives), fictional character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Patch, fictional character from The Tribe played by Morgan Palmer-Hubbard

Science and medicine[link]

• Dermal patch, adhesive patch to administer medication to the skin
• Transdermal patch, adhesive patch to administer medication into the bloodstream via the skin
  • Nicotine patch, transdermal patch that releases nicotine into the body
  • Contraceptive patch, transdermal patch that releases contraceptive
• Patch (dermatology), large discolored section of skin
• Patch butterflies, certain brush-footed butterflies in the genus Chlosyne

Textiles[link]

• Embroidered patch, embroidered design applied to clothing by organizations or individuals
• Eyepatch, used in the treatment of eye disorders, or for aesthetic purposes in covering an injured or missing eye
• Shoulder patch, or Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (United States Army), various types of insignia used for military identification
• IR patch, a specialized patch for military Combat Identification.
• Gang patch, identifying insignia used by street gangs
• Patch, a staple of 18th century women's fashion; small pieces of silk, velvet, taffeta, or even leather applied to the face with an adhesive.

Other uses[link]

• Patch, the practice of compulsory figures in figure skating, as each skater is assigned their own "patch" of ice

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Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams
Adams in Anaheim, California, May 15, 2008
Born	(1945-05-28) May 28, 1945 (age 67) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Nationality	United States
Education	M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Alma mater	George Washington University
Home town	Arlington, Virginia
Spouse	Linda Edquist (1975–98; divorced)
Children	Atomic Zagnut Adams Lars Zig Edquist Adams

Hunter Doherty "Patch" Adams (born May 28, 1945, in Washington, D.C.) is an American physician, social activist, citizen diplomat and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute in 1971. Each year he organizes a group of volunteers from around the world to travel to various countries where they dress as clowns in an effort to bring humor to orphans, patients, and other people.^[1]

Adams is currently based in Urbana, Illinois. In collaboration with the institute, he promotes an alternative health care model, not funded by insurance policies.^[1]

Early life[link]

Adams had a difficult childhood. His father, an officer in the United States Army, had fought in Korea, and died while stationed in Germany when Adams was still a teenager.^[1] After his father's death, Adams returned to the United States with his mother and brother. Upon his return, Adams has stated that he encountered institutional injustice which made him a target for bullies at school. As a result, Adams was unhappy and became actively suicidal. After being hospitalized three times in one year for wanting to end his life, he decided "you don't kill yourself; you make revolution."^{[citation needed]}

Early career[link]

After graduating (1963) from Wakefield High School,^[2] Adams completed pre-med coursework at the George Washington University. He began medical school without an undergraduate degree, and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia) in 1971. In the late 1960s one of his closest friends (a man, not a woman as depicted in the Patch Adams film) was murdered. Convinced of the powerful connection between environment and wellness, he believes the health of an individual cannot be separated from the health of the family, community, and the world. While working in an adolescent clinic at MCV, in his final year of med school, he met Linda Edquist, a fellow VCU student who volunteered in the clinic. Soon after graduation, Patch, Linda, and friends founded the Gesundheit! Institute (originally known to many as the Zanies), which ran as a free community hospital for 12 years.

Adams and Edquist married in 1975 and had two sons, Atomic Zagnut "Zag" Adams and Lars Zig Edquist Adams. The couple divorced in 1998.^[3]

Gesundheit! Institute[link]

A revamped Gesundheit! Institute, envisioned as a free, full-scale hospital and health care eco-community, is planned on 316 acres (128 ha) in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Its goal is to integrate a traditional hospital with alternative medicine, with the organization developing educational programs in sustainable systems design targeted to medical students and the general public.

Since the 1990s Adams has supported the Ithaca Health Alliance (IHA),^[4] founded as the Ithaca Health Fund (IHF) by Paul Glover. In January 2006 IHA launched the Ithaca Free Clinic, bringing to life key aspects of Adams' vision. Adams has also given strong praise to Health Democracy, Glover's book written and published the same year.

In October 2007, Adams and the Gesundheit Board unveiled its campaign to raise $1 million towards building a Teaching Center and Clinic on its land in West Virginia. The Center and Clinic will enable Gesundheit to see patients and teach health care design.

Adams urges medical students to develop compassionate connections with their patients. His prescription for this kind of care relies on humor and play, which he sees as essential to physical and emotional health. Ultimately, Adams wants the Gesundheit! Institute to open a 40-bed hospital in rural West Virginia that offers free, holistic care to anyone who wants it.^[5]

Adams was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award on January 29, 1997.^[6]

In 2008, Adams agreed to become honorary chair of the "International Association for the Advancement of Creative Maladjustment" or IAACM. In a number of his speeches and essays, Martin Luther King, Jr. had called for such an IAACM, but none was ever created. MindFreedom International, a nonprofit coalition that Gesundheit! belongs to as a sponsor group, launched the IAACM to support "creative maladjustment" and social change.^[7]

In media[link]

The 1998 film Patch Adams was based on Adams' life and views on medicine. Adams has criticized the film, saying it eschewed an accurate representation of his beliefs in favor of commercial viability. He said that out of all aspects of his life and activism, the film portrayed him merely as a funny doctor.^[8] Patch Adams also said of Robin Williams in an interview, "He made $21 million for four months of pretending to be me, in a very simplistic version, and did not give $10 to my free hospital. Patch Adams, the person, would have, if I had Robin's money, given all $21 million to a free hospital in a country where 80 million cannot get care."^[9]

However, in another interview, Adams did clarify that he did not hate Williams^[10], and Williams has actively supported St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for several years.^[11]

As a speaker, Dr. Adams travels around the globe lecturing about his medicine methods. ^[12].

Bibliography[link]

• Adams, Patch; Maureen Mylander (1998). Gesundheit! : bringing good health to you, the medical system, and society through physician service, complementary therapies, humor, and joy. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press. ISBN 978-0-89281-781-8. http://lccn.loc.gov/99187488. Retrieved 2008-12-16. 
• Adams, Patch; Maureen Mylander (1993). Gesundheit! : bringing good health to you, the medical system, and society through physician service, complementary therapies, humor, and joy. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press. ISBN 978-0-89281-442-8. http://lccn.loc.gov/92007008. Retrieved 2008-12-16. 
• Adams, Patch; Maureen Mylander (1998). Gesundheit! [sound recording]. Los Angeles, California: NewStar Media. ISBN 978-0-7871-1828-0. http://lccn.loc.gov/00717433. Retrieved 2008-12-16.  4 sound cassettes (ca. 6 hr.) : digitally mastered, Dolby processed.
• Adams, Patch (1998). House calls. cartoons by Jerry Van Amerongen. San Francisco, California: Robert D. Reed Publishers. ISBN 978-1-885003-18-8. http://lccn.loc.gov/98034266. Retrieved 2008-12-16. 
• Bourque, Judith (1999). The real Patch Adams (videorecording) / a film by Judith Bourque. Oley, PA: Bullfrog Films. ISBN 978-1-56029-811-3. http://lccn.loc.gov/2003389123. Retrieved 2008-12-16.  1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
• Graham, John (1999). It’s up to us. foreword by Patch Adams. Langley, Washington: Giraffe Project. ISBN 978-1-893805-00-2. http://lccn.loc.gov/99097193. Retrieved 2008-12-16. 

References[link]

External links[link]

	Biography portal
	United States portal
	Medicine portal

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• Official website
• Patch Adams at the Internet Movie Database

Jim Noir is the stage name of Alan Roberts, an English singer-songwriter from Davyhulme, Greater Manchester. Noir's stage moniker is in homage to Vic Reeves, whose real name is Jim Moir. He has released two albums to date, 2005's Tower of Love and 2008's self titled LP. Tower of Love and all of the preceding EPs were self-recorded at Noir's parents' home in the suburb of Davyhulme in Manchester.

Noir's music has been described as psychedelic pop electronica with simplistic, often repetitive lyrics. Noir is a multi-instrumentalist, playing all the instruments on his work.^[1] However, he uses a band at performances.

He played at the 2006 and 2008 South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas and is currently signed to Seattle-based indie label Barsuk Records in the States, and Manchester label My Dad Recordings in the UK.

Noir released the single "My Patch" in the UK on 1 May 2006.

Jim Noir's second album, Jim Noir was released on 14 April 2008, and Noir announced via MySpace blog that his currently unnamed third album was complete as of 14 March 2009.^[2]

On 17 November 2010, Jim Noir released a new six-track EP titled Zooper Dooper.

Commercial and pop-culture appearances[link]

Several of Noir's songs have been featured on television programs or adapted for commercials.

• On the TV series Grey's Anatomy, the song "I Me You I'm Your" was featured on episode "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and was also included on the Season 2 soundtrack. The show has also featured the songs "My Patch" and "Tell Me What to Do" in other episodes.
• In 2006 Adidas used a remix of "Eanie Meany" for their World Cup advertising (Josè +10, second part). The song begins, "If you don't give my football back, I'm gonna get my dad on you."^[3]
• Ginsters used "My Patch" for an ad campaign in the UK in 2006 and 2007.
• For the 2007 holiday season, Target featured a commercial in which an adaptation of Noir's song "My Patch" is playing while windows in a large Advent calendar open and close. The original lyrics, "If you ever step on my patch / I'll bring you down, I'll bring you down" were modified. In the commercial, A different singer sings "Holidays are times of magic / We're counting down, we're counting down".^[4]
• The BBC Radio 4 panel game The Unbelievable Truth uses the opening bars of 'My Patch' as its theme song.
• 'My Patch' was used in a trailer for the PlayStation 3 video game LittleBigPlanet which was shown at the E3 games conference, and also as a main track in the full game. It can be heard in various levels.
• On the TV Series Life, the song Don't You Worry was used on episode 218 and Happy Day Today was used on 208.
• 'Don't You Worry' was used in the movie The September Issue
• The opening bars of "My Patch" featured in an episode of Totally Jodie Marsh: Who'll Take Her Up the Aisle?

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Tower of Love (12 December 2005) My Dad Recordings
• Jim Noir (7 April 2008) My Dad Recordings
• Zooper Dooper (16 November 2010)

Singles and EPs[link]

• Eanie Meany EP (2004)
• My Patch EP (2005)
• A Quiet Man EP (2005)
• The Key of C (2006)
• My Patch (re-issue) (2006) No.65 UK
• Eanie Meany (re-issue) (2006) No.67 UK
• All Right EP (2007)
• What U Gonna Do (2008)

Noir Club releases[link]

Every month, a new EP or demo album is given away for free through the official Jim Noir newsletter Noir Club.

• Melody Junction (December 2010)
• Super Hooper Dookie Bay by The Dook (January 2011)
• Early Learnings 98 - 05 Part I (February 2011)
• Early Learnings 98 - 05 Part II (March 2011)
• Early Learnings 98 - 05 Part III' (April 2011)
• Pieces of Bob (May 2011)
• Rainbuns and Blank Ends (June 2011)
• Special Features Of A Camel (July 2011)
• The Cheese of Jims Command (August 2011)
• Intermission (September 2011)
• Timepiece (October 2011)
• Light End At The (November 2011)
• For Nearby Devil (December 2011)
• Jim and the Beep Seals Live At Electric Picnic 2006 (December 2011)
• Helicopters Left (January 2012)
• The End (February 2012)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Jim Noir at Barsuk Recordings
• My Dad Recordings
• Jim Noir on Myspace

Cliff Bleszinski
Bleszinski at the Gears of War 2 launch event in Universal City Walk Los Angeles in 2008
Born	Clifford Michael Bleszinski (1975-02-12) February 12, 1975 (age 37) North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
Other names	CliffyB, Dude Huge
Occupation	Game designer
Employer	Epic Games
Website
http://www.cliffyb.com

Clifford Michael Bleszinski (born February 12, 1975) is the design director for the game development company Epic Games in Cary, North Carolina. He is most famous for his continuing hand in the development of the Unreal franchise, especially 1999's Unreal Tournament, and the Gears of War franchise. He cites Shigeru Miyamoto as his biggest influence.^[1]

Personal Life[link]

One of his brothers is Tyler Bleszinski, a sports blogger who founded Athletics Nation and Vox Media.

On his website, Bleszinski often shares his thoughts and feelings on the world, American culture, gaming, and life in general. He is occasionally cited for his charitable nature, as when helping fans get jobs in the industry. Bleszinski also lists his interests on his 1UP.com page, citing Donnie Darko and 21 Grams amongst his favorite films, with Choke and Stupid White Men as some of his favorite books.^[2]

Bleszinski's first game was The Palace of Deceit: Dragon's Plight, a 1991 pixel-hunting adventure game for Windows. He is also known for the games Dare to Dream and Jazz Jackrabbit. In 2006, he served as lead game designer on the game Gears of War for the Xbox 360. Bleszinski will be an executive producer on the upcoming Gears of War movie.

Despite the extensive amount of weapons that Bleszinski incorporates into each of his games, he had no experience with a machine gun prior to a guest spot on The Jace Hall Show.^[3]

According to Bleszinski's MySpace page and his website, he lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.^[4]

The nickname "CliffyB" was given to him derogatorily by "some jock kid" when he was a shy teenager; he then took it and developed a tougher persona around it.^[5] In 2008, he expressed a desire to retire the CliffyB moniker, saying it's "time to grow up a bit".^[6]

Credits[link]

Video games[link]

• Gears of War 3 (2011), Microsoft Game Studios^[7]
• Bulletstorm (2011), Electronic Arts
• Lost Planet 2 (2010), CE Europe Ltd.^[7]
• Fat Princess (2009), Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.^[7]
• Shadow Complex (2009), Microsoft Game Studios^[7]
• Gears of War 2 (2008), Microsoft Game Studios^[7]
• Unreal Tournament III (2007), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.^[7]
• Gears of War (2006), Microsoft Game Studios^[7]
• Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (2005), Ubisoft, Inc.^[7]
• Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict (2005), Midway Home Entertainment, Inc.^[7]
• Unreal Tournament 2004 (2004), Atari, Inc.^[7]
• Devastation (2003), HD Interactive B.V.^[7]
• Unreal II: The Awakening (2003), Infogrames, Inc.^[7]
• Jazz Jackrabbit (2002), Jaleco Entertainment, Inc.^[7]
• Unreal Championship (2002), Infogrames, Inc.^[7]
• Unreal Tournament 2003 (2002), Infogrames, Inc.^[7]
• Unreal Tournament (Game of the Year Edition) (2000), Infogrames, Inc.^[7]
• Jazz Jackrabbit 2: The Secret Files (1999), Gathering, Project Two Interactive BV^[7]
• Tyrian 2000 (1999), XSIV Games^[7]
• Unreal Tournament (1999), GT Interactive Software Corp.^[7]
• Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (1998), Gathering, Project Two Interactive BV^[7]
• Unreal, GT Interactive Software Corp.^[7]
• Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995 (1995), Epic MegaGames, Inc.^[7]
• Tyrian (1995), Epic MegaGames, Inc.^[7]
• Jazz Jackrabbit (1994), Epic MegaGames, Inc.^[7]
• Jazz Jackrabbit CD-ROM (1994), Epic MegaGames, Inc.^[7]
• Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1994 (1994), Epic MegaGames, Inc.^[7]
• Dare to Dream Volume One: In a Darkened Room (1993), Epic MegaGames, Inc.^[7]
• The Palace of Deceit: the Dragon's Plight (1992), Game Syndicate Productions^[7]

Filmography[link]

Jake and Amir (Note: He played himself) Stay Alive (consultant)

Cliff Bleszinski has also been featured in many of Mega64's online skits^[8]

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Bissell, Tom. "The Grammar of Fun." New Yorker, November 3, 2008.

External links[link]

• Cliff Bleszinski on Twitter
• Personal website
• Cliff Bleszinski's profile at MobyGames
• Page On 1UP.com
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Gears of War... Article about Bleszinski's GDC2007 presentation "Designing Gears of War: Iteration Wins"
• GameSpot Video Interview with CliffyB
• Gears of War 3 debuts on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon