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Congrats!!!
I am aware that you don't know me, but I just thought I'd congratulate you on your 3 year anniversary of being here! JaredW 19:48, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Wikipedia has one of the best communities on the 'net. -- goatasaur 22:35, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Prof. Carlos Nemer
Carlos Nemer Carlos Nemer (1965, Espírito Santo, Brasil) is a university professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ) in Industrial Engineering Department (DEI) and at Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Professor Nemer holds three undergraduate degrees: Civil Engineering major in Environmental Science (Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro-PUC-RJ), Architecture and Urban Design (Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo-Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-FAU-UFRJ) and Law/Environmental law (Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro-PUC-RJ). He also has two graduate degrees: Master of Science in Systems engineering from Instituto Militar de Engenharia-IME (dissertation topic: a linear programming model related to fleet planing process including a field application for the brazilian truck transportation industry) and a MBA in Corporate Finance at Fundação Getulio Vargas-FGV-RJ. His fields of expertise include: His personal interests are soccer playing (he pushes for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Flamengo Football Club)), Chess, Greek Mythology and Science Fiction.
 * Economic system Engineering;
 * Financial Engineering;
 * Corporate_Finance;
 * Project Finance;
 * Enterprise Application Integration (EAI);
 * Computer Systems applied to Industrial Engineering'';
 * Environmental Science;
 * Organizational Innovation.

 * I'll keep that in mind. goatasaur 02:24, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

answering to you my name is Carlos Vieira (you wanted me to sign...) --- (geting ready for Carnival and the world cup which will ours for the sixtieth time ! take care.

Vandalism
My friend and I have been trying to fix the "Lawrence North" article because at least one person (Fizzlestick) has been vandalizing the site with rude material. Unfortunately, you sent a warning to my friend for making these fixes. My friend is ip address 128.211.215.78 and I am ip address 12.208.100.117. Just wanted to let you know. Thanks so much. 12.208.100.117 04:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Apologies, I thought I saw continued vandalism in your edits. User:Fizzlestick is the culprit here but at least one other anon IP was vandalizing the Lawrence North High School article.  -- goatasaur 04:39, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting the vandalism on the Sago Mine page. --Beth Wellington 22:17, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Happy to help! -- goatasaur

I'd just like to say thanks for your swift rolling back of the totally unneccesary recent edits made to Swansea University Computer Society. Thanks very much! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Welshbyte (talk • contribs)

 * Also no problem. Vandalism is quick to fix. -- goatasaur 22:27, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

My RFA
Hi, thanks for participating in my RfA discussion. Unfortunately, my fellow Wikipedians have decided at this time that I am not suitable to take on this additional responsibility, as the RfA failed with a result of 66/27/5 (71.0% support). If you voted in support of my request, thank you! If you decided to oppose me at this time, then I hope that if I do choose to reapply in the future, the effort I will make in the meantime to improve and expand my contributions to Wikipedia may persuade you to reconsider your position. All the best, Proto t c 10:28, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Seward Collins
Hi, Goatasuar! Say, I saw that you were on the people who worked on the Seward Collins entry. I'm the Michael Tucker that referenced at the end of the text and I'm trying to find out whoever it was that wrote the piece. I'd love to share notes with the only other person I've ever heard of who had an interest in "poor Sewie" as his friends called. Would you be the source?--Mjt57 13:13, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Sorry, not me. -- goatasaur 03:01, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

"deep" reverts
''Please be careful when reverting articles and give preference to editing the appropriate section and only reverting in cases of clear vandalism. Your reverting of the Harry Potter article caused a corrected piece of information to become un-corrected. Thanks! -- goatasaur 21:13, 7 April 2006 (UTC)''

 * Thank you, and my bad. Just what "corrected" information was uncorrected?  We were engaged in reverting disallowed and unauthoritative speculation on the release dates (until it was clear that this would result in a reversion war with those insane fanatics who insisted on being the first to post a rumored "target release date" as a "confirmed release date", in spite of much discussion and attempted administrative corrections).  The mob mentality ruled after a few hours, and the administrators and veterans took a wait-and-see position, rather than constantly reverting and counselling the rabid fanatics not to post unverifiable information. --T-dot 15:29, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * PS - I reviewed my reversions - the other material that was removed in reversion was a rather non-NPOV "Criticism" section added without any explanation by an anonymous IP address editor - stating essentially that "some fans of the LOTR and Narnia fantasy genre feel that the Harry Potter series is inferior..." (paraphrased) and went on to cite numerous examples to illustrate the point. This information is hardly startling - comparing classic Tolkien and Lewis literature to contemporary Rowling material - but it is completely irrelevant to the HP article.  It smelled like a 9th grade book report on comparisons of English Literature.  But OK fine. --T-dot 15:53, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * It wasn't anything major, just a date that had been fixed regarding one of the books. -- goatasaur 23:22, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

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Reference Desk -- Archive

This page is deprecated, while you're welcome to answer questions here please don't ask questions here

See also: current, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

This is for current/recent unanswered questions. When the page becomes too large, archive the older questions at 2024 or other appropriate page.

Autonomous data acquisition
How about this area of technology? What's the current breakthroughs and limitations? I can imagine little devices say, collecting data on the environment, sending it to the internet when there's a problem, and having someone inspect the location based on the analysis of this data. What other developments are there right now? --HappyCamper 04:51, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It depends on what kind of data you want to collect and when you want to set off the alarm, and the actual implementation depends on what program you use with what sensor. Any more details would help Ben (talk) 17:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * See smart dust. Wnt (talk) 15:53, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Wireless sensor network may be along the lines of the OP.--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:39, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Beertables
Hi@ All, does somebody know who has invented "Beertables" and when? I'm not sure about the correct translation, but you could simply take a look at Biergarnitur. You could also answer into the diskussion page at the Article in english. greets --84.154.161.166 20:29, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Um...cave men, most likely. Possibly primates or some other smart nonhuman. ¦ Reisio 20:37, 2005 August 2 (UTC)

 * Um.. this wasn't a joke, somebody must have invented it, even if it was in ancient times. --84.154.160.62 07:28, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't understand — it looks like an ordinary picnic table to me. What's the difference between a beertable and a simple table with benches? I don't know what the earliest recorded usage of a table is, but I expect they go back before recorded history. Hence Reiso's comment. — Asbestos | Talk  10:17, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * A Beertable is much easier to store and transport, because you can fold the Tablelegs. And the Table legs are made of metal, so perhapps they weren't invented so early... --84.154.160.62 10:21, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Ah, a foldable table. I doubt you'll be able to find out who invented a foldable table, either, but if you get much more specific and ask something like "Who was the first person to mass-produce a foldable table of these relative dimensions?" or want patent information or something, maybe that can be found. ¦ Reisio 10:57, 2005 August 3 (UTC)

 * This could all be useful, too. It would be very nice, if you could provide some Informations. Such Tables also used at the Oktoberfest, like this I think these "Beertables" are a bit special foldable Tables also used in Beergardens... --84.154.160.62 11:31, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Note: The same discussion is taking place in German at de:Wikipedia:Auskunft with some links and more chances for success. — Sebastian (talk) 17:58, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

 * The German Talk is not as useful as this talk :-( I hoped somebody here could help... --84.154.160.62 20:51, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Could somebody help? --84.154.166.197 22:02, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I would bet on the Romans. They developed quite a bit of portable equipment for camp use, such as the cot similar to the one now used by the US Army.  Gadget850 22:28, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
 * [] It seems the Egyptians had them far before the Romans.--Canoe1967 (talk) 04:44, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

The stadium used by Real Santa Barbara
Does anyone out there know the stadium that was used by Real Santa Barbara of the American Professional Soccer League in 1990? I want to say that they used Harder Stadium, but I'm not sure. Thank you. --fpo 15:56, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * La Playa Stadium. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Real-Santa-Barbara/143649569030784#!/photo.php?fbid=143650259030715&set=a.143650222364052.29691.143649569030784&type=3&theater --Canoe1967 (talk) 04:52, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Information on artist Jeane C Clover
Last name may be Claver. Any information about this artist would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Sabrina Scholten
 * Jean Claverie (born 1946)? http://www.askart.com/AskART/artist.aspx?artist=11204514&searchtype=SUMMARY --Canoe1967 (talk) 04:58, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

How do you convert Theora video to WMV, AVI, or MPG using MPlayer on Windows?
Relevant forum thread:. --pile0nadestalk 00:09, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Best take your question to one of the best forums for video, forum.doom9.net. But first try the FAQ! at www.doom9.net, www.videohelp.com
 * Comparison of video converters, but I don't think the list is complete. I don't think MPlayer can convert.--Canoe1967 (talk) 05:04, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

roster of Barons and Montgomery Climbers on Aug. 18, 1910
i have the names of ed greminger,jimmy hart,arch persons and ike rockenfeld that played for montogmery in 1909-11 i also have thier tobbaco cards from the dates of that first team game racincollectible@aol.com  jason

We believe that a friend of ours who has passed away played in the first game, his name was Jud Dailey, if the data is available please e-mail a copy to our address wlhudson@mindspring.com
 * You could try an email to the Barons, baronsATbarons.com (replace AT with @) they may have the roster or know where you can go to find it.--Canoe1967 (talk) 05:59, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Microsoft Jet
Need some help on Microsoft Jet Database Engine: I have tried quite hard to see what locking mechanism this used. I need to know if it uses read and write locks, and whether it uses Strict two-phase locking (was asked on FAC). - Ta bu shi da yu 05:22, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Michael Cohl
Does anyone have any contact information for Toronto concert promoter Michael Cohl or his company? Mwalcoff 19:56, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Relationships
I am looking for information on couples in sexual relationships who both have the HIV virus and how they are dealing with it. how it has changed them and how it has changed their outlooks towards each other and their lives.

 * There was a BBC article recently on a dating agency in India for HIV+ singles to meet each other. Trollderella 15:57, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Their relation would largely colored by whether one partner gave the disease to the other, or they met after contracting the disease.

Pronunciation of "kanesema"
Hello. I would very much like to know the correct pronunciation of the Burmese term for second washing: kanesema. I have been studying about gem mining.

Thank you so much for your help. Alison Watt

 * FYI, I've made mention of your question on the Burmese language talk page. ¦ Reisio 01:40, 2005 August 12 (UTC)

Thank you. I will wait and see if they answer. Alison Watt

Artist's Oil Colors over Shellac
Have an ornate mirror frame (see enclosure), with inner border for future painting. The frame is basswood, gesso (whiting & rabbit skin glue) approx 4 coats, then water gilded. The (not gilded) inner border is gesso that has been sanded smooth, then a coat of 1 1/2# shellac, sanded smooth, then another coat of same shellac...then sanded smooth once again. The remaining shellac layers are quite thin.

Note: The "shellac" product used was actually Zinsser Seal Coat properly thinned to reach 1 1/2# cut. Specific info rel. the Zinsser product is at:

http://www.zinsser.com/pdf/TDB/SealCoatTDB.pdf

Any particular caution or further suggestion(s) you might provide in order to use any (Professional) Artist Oil paints.... over the gesso/shellac inner border area?

Ed McKamey

I contacted 11 other possible sources of an answer to above question. Should you be interested in the consensus, "It is ok to use artist's oil colors over DEWAXED type of shellac, and assure that the shellac surface is clean & sanded dull (eg. 220 grit), to allow oil paint to adher. Enough said!
 * FYI

College life statistics
does anyone have a good source for reliable college polling statistics and rankings like those at Princeton Review? ie, different categories for ranking less quantitative stats. I know US News and World Report used to have a pretty good page of quality of life polls for us universities that I cited a few years ago, but now PR is the only good one I can find. Leppy 05:44, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Belacan
Could someone familiar with South-east Asian cuisine please take a look at the article and my questions at Talk:Belacan? Thank you. Lupo 10:51, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

IPA symbols for Leintwardine
I have added Leintwardine to List of names in English with non-intuitive pronunciations, but I don't know how to write the IPA symbols. Can someone help out? It's pronounced like the words lent+word+dine, as against the more obvious line-t-ward-dean. — PhilHibbs | talk 15:10, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Done. --Angr/undefined 22:27, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2002 Halflings
I was wondering if anyone knew what the character names are for this set. It is a Dungeons and Dragons Advanced 1980 edition. 2002 Halflings. Thank you

 * Character Names are both personal and arbitrary, but a few guide lines exist as to the choice of names for charcter names for this race. The guides suggest that they be single names that are neither ordinary and not common words.

Dungeons and Dragaons Advanced 1980 edition is usually referred to as AD&D 2ED. Copies of the Player Handbook can be had for as little as 50 cents at used bookstores.

 * Character Naming

Baseball
Who hit the most pop-flies in the 2002 major league baseball season? --benbrill

All three online MLB statistic sources struck out.

 * Major League Baseball Statistics and History
 * Statistics - The Official Site of Major League Baseball
 * Baseball Stats 101 by Baseball Almanac

Windows XP & IR Control
Does anyone know where I can find a program for Windows XP which can receive the infrared commands sent to my infrared port (by a TV remote, for example), store them, and later on output them? Like control my TV with my laptop? There's many for the Palm/Pocket PC but not for Windows XP (most of the ones I find are for outdated win95 systems).

-- Logan

These devices are quite common and cheap since XP Media Center came out. The software for it may work on plain XP. There is also the device at www.irtrans.com. As for using the built in IRDA, I don't know of any software for it, but I believe it is unlikely. IRDA can send/receive up to 4 million bits per second, with each bit being an even shorter pulse of light. A normal IR remote sends a few hundred bits per second. They also use different methods of communication. Boot into your BIOS however, under integrated peripherals, check UART emulation, see if there is a setting for HP/ASK IR or some such, it is a more compatible setting for remotes, and there is a greater chance of software being possible. Also check to see if there's a plugin for IRDA at www.irassistant.com

Gun Maker W.H. Brown
Looking for information on a Flintlock gun maker named W.H. Brown. He may have lived in eastern TN, or some where across the appalachian area of the US. Would like to know when and where he lived, and basic information about the guns he made. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 * The gun history here may help ... more history here where it say its use on both side of the Atlantic Ocean in the 18th century. On eBay they sold an american one that dated back in 1806.
 * Known W. H. Brown on find a grave are (though none is a gunmaker) :
 * William H. Brown.
 * William Harry Brown.
 * William Henry Browne.
 * Or look at the choices of Brown's in this search W. H. Brown. Though none fits the description. 24.201.116.26 17:43, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

hydro-cracker
I would like to find out how many hydro-crackers are at present in operation around the world? Jo

Hi, maybe this can help you: http://bsap.org/history.html

Greek in the Koran
Do you happen to know if any Greek words are in the Koran and if they are in what suras might they be found? Also, you might concider making an article concerning foreign words in the Koran.

Major Vivion de Valera
The rank of Major does not exist in the Irish army, where the equivalent rank in Commandant. So where did Vivion de Valera get the rank of Major? I understand he was in the Irish army during the Emergencey (WW2). Incidentally, it is interesting to note that he was always referred to as Major rather than Doctor (as in PhD). He probably is refered as major because the rank does not existent in most countries, for a reader to understand his milary service it is help full his rank. The rank of comadant would confuse most not familar with Irish rank structure, since combdant can reffer to any possiton of authorty, for all the reader knows he could be a NCO ir a general. By translating his rank to major, it is easier for reader to understand his military.

Babe Ruth Or Honus Wanger
Did either Babe Ruth or Honus Wagner ever play ball for the town of Bulger PA. ? I do not belive babe ruth did, he played for the oreos the sox and the yankees.

European Cup & Champions Leauge.
Could you please clarify, if possible, the following questions!
 * 1) How many Republic of Ireland players have won a European Cup or Champions League meadal?
 * 2) Who are they?
 * 3) And if a team wins the Champions League how many medals are awarded and what is the criteria for the allocation?

alchemy
I would like to have some information about the House of alchimist, located in Valdenogher, Belluno, Italy Tankyou Emilio

LA CASA MUSEO SI TROVA A VALDENOGHER DI TAMBRE.E' POSSIBILE PRENOTARE LA VISITA AL N. TEL 3208565344 (ORIANA)

Lapping Proces Possible On Aluminium Extrusions ?
I will like to know how effectively one can do Lapping / diamond polishing etc. like smooth surface finish ( to obtain mirror finish to the extruded aluminium slab / surface ) process on Aluminium extrusions / ingots. The surface may not be perfectly parallel and still we want to do surface finishing process on one side.We want to achieve @10 to 20 nM finish on the surface. Kindly inform me a process to achieve this much surface roughness.

Here is an aluminum polishing kit.

And a article on aluminum polishing:

I suggest you look for a powdered coatings shop in your area.

--Artoftransformation 11:42, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Citytv Edmonton through the internet
I am interested in getting CKEC through the internet, because I live in another province and my cable provider doesn't have rights to that channel. I don't have money to invest in a satelite dish, which is the only way I could get the channel on TV. Can anyone guide me with regards to how to obtain access through the internet, and which website I should visit to set it up?

Salouah
 * Most TV stations avoid online feeds. They are in a legal battle in Cannada now to keep ISPs from having the right to 'stream' them. Many radio stations have online feeds, but I have never seen a TV one. Most TV websites to have video files you can watch, mostly news though. http://video.citytv.com/video/home/0/ --Canoe1967 (talk) 06:43, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Phrase history: "You are here" --->
Dear Wikipedia Folks,

On which map was the phrase "You are here" first used and who created it? I have seen that phrase, usually with a little arrow pointing to a spot, placed on everything from a photo of a spiral galaxy to a timeline of dinosaurs. I can remember it as far back as the early 1980s. Also, is it at all related to the much earlier phrase "we are here, we are here, we are here!" yelled by the character's in Dr Seuss' Horton Hears a Who?

Thank You, Tanja

 * I've always had the impression it started on actual maps. When you go to a big mall, or a theme park, they'll often provide you with a map, or mount several on boards throughout. That isn't much use if you don't know where you are in the first place, so they show you. That has, for as long as I've been alive (born in 1987) always been a You Are Here arrow. That's the only practical use I've ever seen them put to, so I always assumed that was their original purpose. 70.243.46.200 17:23, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I've got nothing better. I recall seeing the usage in the late 1970's, but have no documentation. A patient person might consult a newspaper comics historian for the first reference to "you are here" in a gag to set a boundary for when it first showed up.
 * You could try the emails on this site. They may have the answer or be curiuos about it if they don't. http://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/index.html --Canoe1967 (talk) 06:28, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

The magazine Skiing in its Jan 1974 issue on page 98 mentions "…complete maps at each intersection, each with a 'you are here' designation." This in reference Parc du Mont Ste.-Anne and Station Forestiere de Duchesnay.

Need info on French Artist: Henri Cheriot (spelling?)
I am a real estate agent in Orlando, Florida. I have a client whose house was built in 1923 on Lake Gatlin. A French Artist named Henri Cheriot or Chariot, lived there at some point. There a sculptures by him used as architectural detail throughout the house (Chimney, Small Unicorn on wall). His initials are engraved on the fireplace. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jeannie Clarke

 * If it is a contemporary artist you are looking for then it may be Henri Chariot. I can find little information about him on the web, though he is listed here(second entry.)

 * There seems to be only one Henry Chariot in New York so you might want to give that a try.

My friend Henri Chariot is most probably the person you're looking for. He is an artist, painted and sculpted everywhere he lived. He easily would have decorated a house with sculptures. He has learned a living for years as a carpenter. I don't know how old your query is. I'm answering it in December 2010. Henri currently lives in Brooklyn, though I haven't talked to him in a couple of years.

military rank insignias request
Good afternoon, My name is Richard Ruotolo and I am a freelance graphic artist working out of upstate New York. I am working on a project with Jim Slavin, Coordinator of Military Projects for Excelsior College in Albany, NY 12203, phone 518-464-8650. I am in search of military insignia in vector format (illustrator files if possible, eps or ai files) or high res tiff images for 4 military groups 1) Army 2) Navy 3) Airforce 4) Marines

I was given this site by Jim Slavin. I noticed you have a few gif and png files, but am in need of these symbols/insignias in vector format to be used for a background image on a printed recruitment/informative publication. This is what was requested of Jim Slavin. Could you help send me these files and or point to a page where I may access these or assist me in any other way possible?

Also at this time, do you have access to any hi-res military photography as well. To my understanding, Excelsior College is having a hard time tracking down hi-res updated usable photography for printed recruitment publications. I'm hoping we can work together on this one. Thank you.

NOTE: email file size can not exceed 4mb

Have a great day!

I am new at this. If you go to this web-site, they list and show the pictures of military insigna for all four branches. The site is: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theservices/a/rankchart.htm

Hope this helps.

--Person Who Wants to Help

Book List about OMNI for Ft.W.Mus. of Sci.
Sharon Murray is in charge of creating a new display about out Museum's OMNI theater. I have technical info. Are their any books available on this wonderful technology: history, future plans; anything.

Chinese hair locket
What do you know about Chinese artifacts, about 100 or so years old and a little newer and a little older, with Taoist and Confucian motifs, that are receptacles for the hair of loved ones (perhaps living, perhaps dead—I'm not sure which)? The examples I have are sometimes anthropomorphic and sometimes vases. They are made of pot metal, silver alloys, or enameled pot metal. Thank you.

Suzy Parker & Highland Park, NJ
Having very much admired the late actress and model Suzy Parker, I was rather surprised to read in the entry under her name that she was raised and educated in Highland Park, New Jersey.

I am from Highland Park and would have been in school about ten years after her. I should be very pleased to think that she was living there at the same time as I, but I should very much like to know whether there was, in fact, any connection between my old home town and this wonderful actress.

Thank you.

Harold Taylor

University of Georgia traditions
Does the University of Georgia have any traditions? The article on UGA does not really go in depth on student life or student/faculty/alumni traditions.

 * A number of those related to fall sports are mentioned here, including "Uga", the Redcoat Band, "Silver Britches", and the ringing of the Chapel Bell.

Filibusters in Canada
What is the longest filibuster recorded in Canadian history by a single speaker? --HappyCamper 01:05, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I believe it would have occured during the Great Flag Debate, during Pearsons PM, and John Diefenbaker as the oppostion leader.

("Diefenbaker and his traditionalist lieutenants mounted a filibuster.")

 * From what I remember my parents said, both Canadian citizens, Diefenbaker carried on for days himself, and they took turns for months. My Great Great Grand Uncle, was an MP during McKenzie King era, told stroies to my grandfather about long debates, but nothing close to what went on during the great flag debate.

 * I will be able to find out how long his filibuster lasted, and report it here.

Cha Cha
Is there somebody who was famous for performing the cha cha? Also, what do people wear when performing this dance? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.7.190.131 (talk • contribs) 2005-09-07 04:14:03 PDT

" The English dance teacher Pierre Lavelle visited Cuba in 1952 and found a form of rumba being performed with extra steps: the slow step of the basic pattern is replaced with the triple step (cha-cha-cha chasse). He taught these steps as a separate dance which came to be known as Cha-cha-cha, or the Cha-Cha."

--Artoftransformation 11:49, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Off the top of my head, I would say the most famous cha-cha artist was Tito Puente.

LIST OF OTHER BACKWARD CASTS EXCLUDING SC/ST
SIR CAN U PLEASE TELL ME THE LIST OF OTHER BACKWARD CASTS EXCLUDING SC/ST OR PLEASE TELL ME WHERE TO REFER.

MAIL ME BACK: address removed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.2.69.181 (talk • contribs) 2005-09-07 04:29:47 PDT

Conversion of Winamp skins
Is there a way to convert Winamp skins to Windows Media Player skins? I've tried using the wa2wmp.exe program (in the Windows Media bonus pack), which supposedly converts WSZ files, but I haven't had any luck with it. --Dynamite Eleven 03:32, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

Reaction effects of strong base to aqueous Gyloxal (ethandial)
Gyloxal (ethanedial)-C2H2O2- as 40% in water is listed as acidic (pH = 2.1-2.7)from the JT Baker MSDS. Why is this aldehyde acidic in aqueous solution?? What chemical changes would occur by neutralizing the solution to pH=6.0-8.0 with NaOH?? Would it become a carboxylate, sodium salt?? 64.154.26.251 22:33, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

WP:VP
Why is Village pump called Village pump? Borisblue 14:44, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

Because it is a virtual watering hole, like a drinking fountain to gather around. (And the picture of the place, is a well/watering hole) --Artoftransformation 11:45, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Chemical Reaction of Sodium Carbonate Dissolving Oil Stain
I would appreciate if someone with a chemistry background could help me. I plan to do a science fair project where I will dissolve just sodium carbonate (washing soda) in hot water to remove an olive oil stain from cotton fabric. No other detergents or laundry boosters will be added and the water is soft and the sodium carbonate will not have to worry with "neutralizing" the magnesium and calcium deposits, etc. I plan to use different amounts of the sodium carbonate to see if a larger amount will dissolve the stain faster.

My dilemna is that per my research via the internet, science dictionaries and even "Wikipedia's" archives, I could not get an explanaation on the chemical process. I do not have access to university libraries and the public library is limited in their science/chemistry information. Either none was offered or advanced for my purposes. I have had some chemistry, but will not have a complete chemistry unit until next year in 10th grade.

Per my research, several scenarios should occur:

1) the sodium carbonate should create an emulsion that will list  the stain from the fabric;

2) this process is the result of hydrolysis; and

3) a mild saponification could occur and convert the stain into "soap."

Your input and help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

--Scott

 * First thing, I'm just a student studying chemistry, but anyway here is the outline of the chemical process involved.

 * The order in your list is wrong, actually it is 2,3,1(or 3,2,1? not sure on the hydrolysis).

 * Firstly, sodium carbonate dissolve in water to give alkaline solution

$$\mbox{Na}_2\mbox{CO}_3+\mbox{H}_2\mbox{O}\to2\mbox{Na}^++\mbox{HCO}_3^-+\mbox{OH}^-$$ , because of prescence of Na+ and OH- ions.

 * Then, when given extra energy(e.g. by heating or using hot water as in your case), saponification occurs, in which the triester is changed into glycerol and soap.

 * Finally, the soap emulsify the oil left. The hydrocarbon chain dissolve in the oil well, while the ion part dissolve in the water. Water molecules attract the ion part and thus the oil stain is lifted off the surface. Then the droplets can't come together again due to repulsion between ions of the soap.
 * --Lemontea 15:09, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

single phase and three phase compressors
can you convert a three phase compressor to a single phase? Or what size compressor would you need to run a cooler that is 17 x 11 feet?

The term "single phase" and "Three phase" refer to the windings of the motors themselves. a three phase motor relies on all three phases of the windings to rotate the motor armature one complete revoluton. So in answer to your first question, no you cannot convert a three phase compressor into a single phase compressor unless it is a semi-hermetic(bolted together) compressor. However in order to change a three phase semi-hermetic you would have to replace the motor windings and armature into a single phase and this is not cost effective. and for your other question, a 17 x 11 ft cooler would need at least a one ton cooling unit ( that is if it is a cooler not a freezer) and that determination is climate sensative in colder climates where the cooler walls are outside will probably need less cooling. This calculation is best to be left to a professional that can bid your specific situation and determine amount of btu's needed and heat gain for the space. --snoopy612 p.s. here's a article that may assist in understanding single to three phase. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-phase_electric_power as for your other question search -Refrigeration.

Xvid DVD player help
I bought a divx-certified DVD player that says it supports mp4 + xvid, but when i try to play any of my videos, they get really jittery and pixellated -- at some points it runs at about 1/1000th speed and the screen consists of 10 big coloured pixels. I burnt them onto high-quality (Magmedia, Verbatim) DVD+Rs at 2x. They are unscratched, and play fine on my PC; but they had similar errors on the other XviD player I tried.

What can I do to make them watchable?

--- Probably, when you make the videos ensure that you don't use GMC, or packed video. You can fix the packed video problem easily, but GMC can only be fixed with a reencode. Another solution is sometimes, a special keypress on the player. Look up the player at www.videohelp.com, check out the special keypresses and compatibility ratings. If there's no info, use the divxtest cd version 2, http://www.divxtest.com/sommaire.php3?lang=en. It has videos you try to play and if one doesn't play then you know what the problem is. Then you have to find a software which lets you control that feature and turn it off. A good list at www.videohelp.com/tools, under encoding or converters or transcoding, or all in one or backup etc.

Capri Sun info
hello my name is maile all and i was just wondering how i can contact Capri Sun. you can contact me at (email removed) thank you for your time, maile Try eight hundred dash two two seven dash seven four seven eight. thank you for your time, maile

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Hapkido
Who knows, which variants of Hapkido exist and where are the differences?-- Rhingdrache 17:04, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Picture help
During the 1991 Gulf War the battleship USS Wisconsin launched an RQ-2 Pioneer Unmanned aerial vehicle over Faylaka Island. The Iraqi troops heard the drones aproach and surrendered to it, choosing to be POWs over KIAs. Given that the event was widely reported I would have expected to find a picture online, but I haven't found anything. Anyone out there have any ideas on where else I might be able to find such a photo? TomStar81 00:19, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

power electronics
Hi, I would like to know about power diodes. How they differ from conventional diode, basic structure of power diode&also it's I-V characteristics.

Thanks, 61.1.81.71 13:24, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

--I suspect you will find a very good answer in the whitepapers section of a diode manufacturer, like www.diodes.com, it may be a little technical. In general, a diode is formed by the interface of a P and N type material. A power diode probably includes a heatsink, and materials that work well under heat, but the basic process is the same.

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Controller configuration code for Unreal Tournament 2004
I am looking to find a controller configuration code for unreal tournament 2004. Ive searched all the Atari and Unreal forum pages and tried just about everything they have to offer. ive changed the User (Type:configuration settings)file like 4 times and nothing seems to work. what is happening is that i have a playstation 2 controller hooked up through the USB port on my computer. and the left joystick works but the right one does not. the right joystick is "suppose to" look left right up and down. the left one moves your charecter. and in order to play that particular game i need to be able to look around. so I am wondering what line of code on the joystick part of the USER file i am leaving out or adding in the wrong place. please help me!!! Thank you, Boggled Gamer

Did Germany make use any shotguns during WWII?
I think the question explains it's self fine Deuxhero 00:29, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Is that, ...Germany make use of....Germany make or use.....Germany make AND use....70.187.219.134 21:43, 5 April 2007 (UTC)


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Whistler Blackcomb

Whistler Blackcomb is a ski resort located in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. By many measures, it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. It features the Peak 2 Peak Gondola for moving between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains at the top. With its capacity, Whistler Blackcomb is a busy ski resort, often surpassing two million visitors a year.

Whistler was originally conceived as part of a bid to win the 1968 Winter Olympics. Although the bid failed, construction started anyway and the resort opened for the first time in January 1966. Blackcomb Mountain, originally a separate entity, opened for business in December 1980. The two resorts underwent a period of intense rivalry through the 1980s and 1990s, with constant upgrades and improvements that were unseen at other resorts. By the mid-1990s, the area was repeatedly named the best resort in many skiing magazines. Intrawest, the BC real estate firm that developed Blackcomb, purchased Whistler in 1997 and fully merged operations in 2003.

Whistler Blackcomb was the centrepiece of a renewed bid on the part of nearby Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, which they won in July 2003. Whistler Blackcomb hosted the alpine skiing events, including the men's and women's Olympic and Paralympic alpine skiing disciplines of downhill, Super-G, slalom, giant slalom and super combined. In contrast with Cypress Mountain – which hosted the freestyle skiing and all snowboard events, and was plagued with a lack of fresh, natural snow during the Olympics – Whistler Blackcomb had the second-highest snowfall on record with 1,432 cm (over 14 metres) by the end of the 2009-10 season.

Over the next decade, Intrawest expanded by purchasing additional ski resorts across North America, before expanding into golf and other resorts as well. Whistler Village, widely recognized for its livable design, formed the basis of similar Tyrolian-inspired developments at their expanding series of resorts, as well as other resorts that hired Intrawest to build similar developments on their behalf. In 2010, Intrawest sold off much of its 75% interest in Whistler Blackcomb Resort via a public share offering.

In August 2016, the American company Vail Resorts bought Whistler Blackcomb Holdings for $1.39 billion. Nippon Cable's minority interest in Whistler Blackcomb Resort has continued throughout the ownership changes, by way of ownership of a 25% interest of the Whistler and Blackcomb partnerships.

Description
The ski areas at Whistler and Blackcomb are situated on two ridge-lines running roughly northwest to southeast. The two are separated by a deep valley with Fitzsimmons Creek running along the valley floor. The main base area at Whistler Village is located on the northwest end of this valley, where Fitzsimmons Creek flows into the larger Green River, which forms a floodplain running north–south just to the west of the village area. The Sea-to-Sky Highway runs along the Green River valley. The ski runs generally run northwest towards the village area, or into the valley area between the two ridges. A small number of runs are located on the south side of the Whistler ridge, where they run to the Creekside Base area, some distance south of the main Whistler Village.

Whistler Mountain is the basis of the southern of the two ridges, on the right when looking at the Whistler-Blackcomb ski area from Whistler Village. It has a summit elevation of 2184 m. The total vertical drop is 1530 m and 4757 acre skiable inbound terrain. Whistler is served by a total of 19 lifts; 2 gondolas, 5 high-speed detachable quad chair lifts, 4 high-speed detachable sixpack chair lifts, 2 fixed grip triple chair lifts, 1 T-bar (called T-bars but parallel T-Bar was removed however towers and stations still mostly stand) and 7 carpet lifts. It also hosts the drive station for the Peak 2 Peak Gondola connecting it with Blackcomb mountain to the north. There are 4 on-hill restaurants, as well as a children's ski school. It is served by two base areas: Whistler Creek also known as creekside, the original base on its southwest flank, and Whistler Village on its northwest flank.

Blackcomb Mountain is the northern ridge, on the left when viewed from the village. It has a lift-serviced elevation of 2240 m at the top of the 7th Heaven chair – Blackcomb Mountain itself is higher at 2440 m, but unlike Whistler, the peak is not lift-served. Blackcomb has a higher skiable vertical, at 1565 m, but less in-bound skiing area at 3414 acre. It is served by 15 lifts; 2 gondolas, 6 high-speed quads, 1 fixed-grip triple and 7 surface lifts (1 T-Bar and 5 carpet lifts), as well as the end-station for the Peak 2 Peak. Blackcomb is the location of the world-famous "Couloir Extreme" run, which is one of the top ten steep in-bound runs in the world, according to Skiing Magazine. Originally called the Saudan Couloir by local skiers even before it was part of the ski area, the company eventually had to drop the name when extreme skier Sylvain Saudan complained about the unauthorised use of his name.

The two previously separate ski areas of Whistler and Blackcomb were integrated into one operation in 1997 after Intrawest merged with Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation. Ticketing, pass, and access control systems for the two ski areas were fully integrated in 2003. Together, Whistler and Blackcomb form the largest ski area in North America at 8171 acre. Either mountain alone would be in the top-five in terms of size.

The mountains are accessed via four gondolas and one high-speed eight pack: Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola, Whistler Mountain Village Gondola, and Fitzsimmons Express in the village; the Blackcomb Gondola in Blackcomb Base/Upper Village; and the Whistler Creekside Gondola to the south in the Creekside area. The primary skiing terrain starts about one-third up the mountains. Ski-outs to the valley are usually possible during the months of December through April. The mid- and upper- areas are serviced by 10 high-speed detachable chairs and 5 fixed-grip lifts made by Lift Engineering, Doppelmayr and Poma. Two T-bars service the Horstman Glacier and the Whistler alpine regions and take skiers to the entrance to Blackcomb Glacier. The overall lift capacity, 65,507 skiers per hour, is the greatest in North America.

Before 2008 the only connection between the two mountains was via the village. The opening of the Peak 2 Peak Gondola on 12 December 2008 connected the two mountains at approximately 1,800 m. The lift has a total length of 4.4 km and the longest unsupported span for a lift of its kind in the world at 3.02 km while also having the highest ground clearance for a lift of its kind, 436 m above the valley floor.

Whistler Village, which is part of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, a geo-political entity not directly associated with the resort company's operation, is situated at the base of the Whistler Mountain Village Gondola and Blackcomb Excalibur Gondola. The village incorporates community services, shops, entertainment venues, restaurants, bars, hotels, condominiums and vacation properties. The village is 675 m above sea level, and is located 137 km from Vancouver International Airport.

Early visitors
The valley area between Whistler and Blackcomb was first surveyed and documented in 1858 by Hudson's Bay men looking for an alternate route into the Cariboo area further north. Although little-used at the time, the route would later become one of the many paths used during the Gold Rush at the turn of the century. Known as the Pemberton Trail, the route followed a path similar to the Sea-to-Sky Highway, leading past the Whistler area to the present day town of Pemberton. In the 1860s British Naval surveyors named the mountain "London Mountain," but it soon garnered the nickname "Whistler" because of the shrill whistle made by the Western Hoary Marmots who lived among the rocks. Four lakes paralleled the route of Trail, the highest then being known as Summit Lake. However, there was another Summit Lake in BC, and in 1910 the name was changed to its current form, Alta Lake.

One of the first permanent residents in the Alta Lake area was trapper John Millar, who set up a cabin next to the trail just south of the base of the mountain. During a trip to sell furs in Vancouver in 1911, Millar stopped at the Horseshoe Bar & Grill for dinner. The cook was Alex Philip from Maine, and Millar invited Philip to join him for dinner. Millar was a storyteller, and during the conversations that followed, he invited Philip to visit the Alta area. Alex and his wife Myrtle visited what was then known as Summit Lake several times over the next few years, and in 1913 they purchased 10 acre of land on the northwest corner of Alta Lake for $700.

Rainbow Lodge and other early resorts
By 1914, the Philip's Rainbow Lodge fishing resort was completed with four bedrooms, a large living/dining area and a kitchen. The resort was named for the Rainbow trout that were the main attraction of the resort. That same year, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) reached the lake, from Squamish. Executives of the PGE suggested the Lodge host fishermen from Vancouver, which was now less than two days away (from three or more) via steamship to Squamish and then the PGE to Alta Lake. A standard rate of $2 for a week was applied, and the very first group arrived with 25 people. The resort was a hit. Millar left when the railway arrived, looking to get further away from civilization.

Building followed demand, and over time the lodge grew to include an additional 45 buildings (cabins, tennis courts, general store, post office) and could accommodate 100 people. It became the most popular west coast resort for 30 years. The Philips operated the Lodge until 1948 when they sold it to Alec and Audrey Greenwood. The main Lodge burnt down in 1977, but today the area has been preserved as Rainbow Park. The Philips both remained in the valley until their deaths. Alex died in 1968 at the age of 86, and Myrtle died in 1986 at the age of 95.

Following the successful launch of Rainbow Lodge, several other tourist resorts set up in the valley. Russell Anderson Jordan opened the Alta Lake Hotel which burned down in 1930, and replaced it with Jordan's Lodge on nearby Nita Lake. Bert and Agnes Harrop built Harrop's Point in the 1920s. This became the Cypress Lodge in 1945 under its then-owner Dick Fairhurst, who built new cabins and a main lodge in the early 1960s. In 1972 the property was purchased by the Canadian Youth Hostel Association and it remained the Whistler Hostel until it was closed in 2010 when the association (now Hosteling International) opened a new, larger hostel. The original building is still standing today, home to the point artists centre and the Whistler sailing club. Cecilia and John Mansell moved to Alta Lake in 1945 and built the Hillcrest Lodge near today's Lakeside Park on Alta Lake. They sold it in 1965 to the Mason Family and others who operated it as Mount Whistler Lodge for skiers. The main lodge was burnt in a fire practice by the fire department in 1986.

There was some commercial use of the London Mountain area as well. Logging had been carried out for some time, but the arrival of the railway in 1914 made this much more profitable and for several years there were a few sizable mills and lumber operations: The Barrs at Parkhurst Mill on Green Lake (to the north), and the Gebharts with the Rainbow Lumber Company on Alta Lake. The fur trade remained for some time, later supplanted by a mink and marten farm. Jimmy Fitzsimmons ran a prospecting support company, which led to mining surveys up Fitzsimmons Valley. The shafts can still be found on the Singing Pass trail.

Olympic dreams
In 1960 the Canadian Olympic Association visited the west coast looking for potential sites for a future 1968 Winter Olympics. They initially looked at a site on Diamond Head just north of Squamish, which was already developed to the extent of a single chairlift. However, they concluded that the area simply couldn't be developed properly, "it just wasn't the right terrain for a world-class resort." Franz Wilhelmsen, a local businessman who had married into the Seagram family, had already come to the same conclusions when he had been scouting areas for a new ski resort. He met with the COA and convinced them to look further north in the London Mountain area, "And they were impressed."

Encouraged by their positive reviews, Wilhelmsen organized the Garibaldi Olympic Development Association (GODA) to make a formal bid. At this time there was no road, no electricity, and no piped water or sewer in Alta Lake. Their bid for the Olympics was unsurprisingly rejected, and the Canadian bid was given to Calgary, who came in a close second place to Grenoble. Undaunted, Wilhelmsen decided to press ahead with development of a resort.

In 1962 the Garibaldi Lifts Limited was formed with Franz Wilhelmsen as president. It had two main objectives, to finance and supervise required land/business studies, and to erect and operate ski lifts on London Mountain. The company had little experience in ski operations, so they hired Willy Schaeffler, a well known developer, to help them. Schaeffler proved as enthusiastic about London Mountain as COA and GODA had been. Schaeffler returned and wrote a good feasibility study about the Alta area, which had no mining claims.

From 1962 to 1965 Garibaldi Lifts raised funds and began development of the ski area on the south side of the mountain. The government agreed that they would set aside a 56 acre plot at the base of the mountain for Garibaldi Lifts to buy, and agreed to bring the highway to the base of the mountain if they could raise enough money. By 1965 they had reached their goal of raising $800,000 and started planning for development. However, they were not happy with the name, and on August 27, 1965, London Mountain officially became Whistler Mountain.

By 1965 the Provincial Government had completed a narrow gravel road from Vancouver. Electricity arrived the same year with the installation of a substation along the lines from Bridge River. Everything was in place, and the Alta area became a hive of development. GODA made a bid for the 1972 Winter Olympics, but Banff won again and eventually lost to Japan.

Whistler opens
By the fall of 1965 the ski area featured a four-person gondola to the mountain's mid-station, a double chairlift to the alpine tree line (the Red Chair), and two T-bars, all provided by GMD Mueller. In addition, a day lodge was constructed and six ski runs cut into the hill. Whistler officially opened for skiing for the first time on January 15, 1966. The new mountain won instant acclaim for its vertical drop, good snow conditions, and huge alpine area. The only problem at the time was the road, it was a dirt logging track, which was only plowed on Saturday, to the detriment of Friday travelers.

With real infrastructure in place, in 1968 GODA made another bid for the 1976 Winter Olympics, and this time the joint Vancouver/Garibaldi won the Canadian nomination. However, in 1970 when Montreal won the voting for the 1976 Summer Olympics, Vancouver/Garibaldi was removed from further consideration and the games eventually went to Denver, Colorado. In a stunning turn of events, Denver turned down the games after winning the bidding. The games were then offered to the other North American entry, Vancouver/Garibaldi, but political turmoil due to the recent change in government led to their bid being withdrawn as well, and in desperation the IOC returned the games to Innsbruck for a second time in a row.

The gravel road was paved to Whistler in 1966, and on to Pemberton in 1969. The Blue and Green chairlifts were added in 1970, providing access to additional terrain. In 1972 these were joined by the Olive and Orange chairlifts. A parallel lift to the Green Chair to alleviate crowds came in 1974, and the Little Red Chair came in 1978. The Roundhouse, an on-mountain lodge and restaurant, was completed in 1980. This new lodge provided respite for cold skiers who had survived the long ride up on the Red Chair.

Whistler Village
In 1974 the provincial New Democratic Party of British Columbia was interested in developing tourism and took a number of steps affecting Whistler. At the time, the Alta Lake area was overdeveloped, so the government instituted a development freeze while they studied the problem. The only solution was to continue development in another location. They quickly decided to focus on the table between Whistler and Blackcomb, about 4 km to the north of the existing facilities on Alta Lake. At that time this was the site of the Alta Lake dump, and the remains of a Volkswagen Van are still buried under the modern village.

In 1975 the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) was formed, the first Resort Municipality in Canada and also the first place in British Columbia since Canadian prohibition where bars were allowed to be open on Sunday. The act also created the Whistler Village Land Company who would oversee all development of the new Whistler Village. In 1977 the provincial government named Al Raine the Provincial Ski Area Co-ordinator, in charge of expanding BC's skiing capabilities. Raine was previously National Coach for the Canadian Women's Ski Team, and was married to famous Canadian skier Nancy Greene. Raine saw the potential in developing Blackcomb Mountain, then part of the Garibaldi Provincial Park, and joined the Whistler city council. The Blackcomb area was currently zoned for logging, but Raine and Greene successfully lobbied the government to remove the zoning and allow development as a ski area.

In 1977 the Municipality hired Sutcliffe Griggs Moodie Development Consultants to design a layout for Whistler Village's development. However, their design was considered too conventional and allowed too much car traffic. Raine recommended Eldon Beck, who had been the primary designer at Vail, celebrated for its layout. Beck's designs included a pedestrian Main Street Village Stroll and an elevated covered walkway system, limiting all vehicles to the outside of the developed area. To this day the village retains this basic design in spite of dramatic expansions, and has won worldwide acclaim in architecture circles.

In January 1978, 53 acre of crown land were given to the Whistler municipality to develop the town centre. The first sod for the village was turned on August 18, 1978, by first Mayor Pat Carleton. By 1979 many amenities were in place, including Municipal Hall, Fire Hall, Health Care Centre, and Elementary School. Phase 1 expansion included 11 parcels in the modern Village Square area, including the Whistler Conference Centre, a variety of hotels, restaurants, grocery store, hardware store, etc. An enormous underground garage was built to support all of the buildings in the area, completed before any construction could start above it. The first hotel, the Blackcomb Lodge, anchors the Village Square area to this day.

Blackcomb opens

In 1978 a call for bids was issued to develop Blackcomb for skiing. The bidding to develop Blackcomb was contested by two companies, the Aspen Skiing Company, and the newly formed Blackcomb Skiing Enterprises (BSE). Aspen, having recently developed the Fortress Mountain Resort in Alberta, won the contest. A new company, Fortress Mountain Resorts, was formed with a 50–50 partnership between Aspen and the Business Development Bank of Canada. The new competition, paid for partially by tax dollars, was not initially appreciated by Whistler.

Initial development of the mountain included four triple chairlifts (later named Cruiser, Stoker, Catskinner and Fitzsimmons) and one double chairlift, all supplied by Lift Engineering (Yan Lifts). The double chair was installed on the lower Gear Jammer run where the tube park is located today and was used as a beginner chair at a reduced speed. This area was also the first area to get permanent underground snow making pipes supplying snow making guns up the south side of the run. At the time the lifts were referred to only by number.

Blackcomb opened for skiing on December 6, 1980, along with the newly constructed village. To ensure guests could continue to easily access Whistler from the new village, Whistler added three Yan triple chairlifts for the same season; the Village, Olympic, and Black Chairs which met up with the top of the Orange chair at the top of the men's downhill course. Whistler's original base at Alta Lake began to be referred to as Whistler Creek, or Creekside, after the creek that runs through the area.

Competition and buildout
Throughout the 1980s the two ski areas competed strongly for ticket sales among the village visitors, which led to a rapid buildout of new lifts that opened new areas and improved ride times.

In 1982, "Chair 6" (later rebranded Jersey Cream) opened in the Horstman Creek drainage on Blackcomb. Whistler cut new trails along the northern flank of the mountain. In 1983 Blackcomb acquired a used T-Bar from Fortress Mountain and installed it on a south-facing slope, in full view of Whistler Mountain. This 7th lift was coined the Seventh Heaven T-Bar and gave access to high alpine and glaciated terrain. It also gave Blackcomb the highest lift-serviced vertical drop of any ski area in North America, with the top of the lift at 7348 ft. Blackcomb promoted themselves as the "Mile High Mountain".

Whistler responded in 1986 with the opening of the Peak Chair to the summit of Whistler Mountain at 7160 ft, acquiring a Poma triple chairlift from the closed Pikes Peak ski area in Colorado. Although not as high as Seventh Heaven, this lift opened up Whistler Mountain's alpine terrain, and allowed access to the Harmony Bowl area. The new terrain made Whistler the largest alpine ski area in North America.

Skiers could buy a Blackcomb pass, a Whistler pass, or a Dual Mountain pass. Locals loved when tourists would ask "Where is Dual Mountain?"

Intrawest buys Blackcomb

In 1986, Blackcomb's assets and real estate rights were bought by fledgling real estate developer Intrawest. Intrawest was an early developer of timeshare listings, and saw the potential in developing the ski resort with condominium assets as a timeshare destination.

Intrawest immediately carried out massive upgrades on Blackcomb. They started by moving the Seventh Heaven T-Bar across the ridge to the Horstman Glacier, still running up to the peak, and supplemented it with the Showcase T-Bar to service Blackcomb Glacier. Doppelmayr replaced Seventh Heaven in its original alignment with a high-speed quad chairlift, and built two additional high-speed quads, Wizard and Solar Coaster, which cut the ride time from the base area to Rendezvous from 45 minutes to 15. The Rendezvous Restaurant was renamed Base 2 and the moniker moved to the restaurant at the top of Solar Coaster and Catskinner.

Renewed competition
In response to Blackcomb Mountain's construction of three high-speed quads, Whistler Mountain undertook one of the biggest ski-lift construction projects ever realized in Canada at the time, the construction of the Whistler Express Gondola. Carrying passengers 1157 m vertically and 5 km horizontally over 63 support towers, the lift opened on November 24, 1988. In 1990 Whistler began upgrading its aging fleet of fixed grip chairlifts with the addition of its first high-speed quad chairlift. The Green Chair Express, which replaced the two Green Chairs, was built by Lift Engineering (Yan), and substantially cut long lift queues in the Green area of the mountain. A year later, Whistler Mountain replaced three double chairlifts and the original Creekside gondola with two high-speed quad chairlifts, the Quicksilver Express and Redline Express lifts, also built by Lift Engineering. In 1994, the Blue Chair was removed and replaced with a Poma high speed quad named the Harmony Express, providing access to Little Whistler Peak.

In 1994, Blackcomb made what would be its last major lift expansion until 2018 with the replacement of the lower mountain triple chairlifts. Stoker was replaced with a high speed quad in a longer alignment known as the Excelerator Express, while Fitzsimmons and Cruiser were replaced with the two-stage Excalibur Gondola, running from Whistler Village to the base of Excelerator with a mid-station near the top of the former Fitzsimmons lift. The second is dubbed by some as the "gondola to nowhere" since it does not connect with any restaurant or access additional terrain. However, in combination with Excelerator, it allowed rapid access to Blackcomb for Whistler Village traffic, who previously had to take three or four chairlifts to Rendezvous (Fitzsimmons, Stoker, Cruiser, and Jersey Cream, with 3 of those being slower chairs; or Fitzsimmons, Wizard and Solar Coaster). Excelerator also opened up a vast area of intermediate-difficulty terrain to the left of Solar Coaster and below Jersey Cream that was previously neglected and under-utilized, because skiers who traveled those slopes frequently had to go all the way to the bottom of the mountain, which was over-skied and icy.

This competition had driven development of the two mountains at a rate no other resorts could come close to matching. In 1992, Snow Country Magazine voted Whistler the Number One Ski Resort in North America. Similar No. 1 rankings quickly followed from other major magazines, and between 1992 and 2000 it won No. 1 ranking from one of the major magazines every year. In 1996, it became the only resort in history to be simultaneously named No. 1 by Snow Country, SKI and Skiing magazines.

Intrawest buys Whistler

In 1997, the Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation was also bought out by Intrawest.

Like their expansion on Blackcomb, Intrawest immediately started a major build-out on Whistler. Following a deadly accident on Quicksilver in December 1995, all three of Whistler's Yan high speed quads were replaced. A new Creekside Gondola was constructed by Poma for the 1996-1997 season to replace Quicksilver. In 1997, Doppelmayr constructed new high speed quads to replace the Redline and Greenline chairs, respectively named the Big Red Express and Emerald Express. These lifts received new terminals and chairs, but reused the predecessor lifts' towers. The original Roundhouse was demolished and a new lodge built in its place. Around this time Intrawest began marketing the two mountains as one large ski area under the name "Whistler-Blackcomb". On April 20, 1999, Whistler Blackcomb became the first North American ski resort to top 2 million skier visits in one season.

1998 saw the replacement of the Peak Chair with a high-speed quad. The original Peak Chair was renamed Franz's Chair and moved parallel to Big Red with a return station approximately halfway up Big Red's lift line. Franz's runs primarily in early and late season, when lower altitudes are not well covered. In 1999, the Black Chair was replaced with a high speed quad, the Garbanzo Express, running on a longer alignment starting next to the Whistler Village Gondola's midstation that eliminated the need for guests skiing this terrain to ride the Olympic Chair. The Fitzsimmons Express was added in 2000, following the line of the long-gone Village Chair and roughly paralleling the lower part of the gondola. The top of Fitzsimmons and the bottom of Garbanzo are co-located in the Village Gondola Olympic station area, providing extra lift capacity from the Whistler Village to the top of the mid-mountain zone in addition to the gondola itself. It was the second lift with the Fitszimmons name, the original lift being a triple chairlift replaced by Stage 1 of the Excalibur Gondola in 1994.

Starting in 2000, Intrawest started redeveloping the Creekside area with new village layout. Throughout, Intrawest also extensively developed the summertime attractions, notably golf and mountain biking. Today, Whistler Blackcomb averages 2 million visitors during the ski season, but another 2.5 during the summer.

Whistler Blackcomb's 2006/2007 season saw Doppelmayr construct the Symphony Express, a high speed quad that begins towards the bottom of the Symphony Amphitheater and carries riders to the top of Piccolo. One of the original names suggested for this lift was Piccolo Express.

A more ambitious upgrade was the Peak 2 Peak Gondola, opened to provide a direct connection between the Roundhouse on Whistler and Rendezvous on Blackcomb. Peak-to-Peak opened for the first time on December 12, 2008, but low snowfall meant it was rockbound at the time. The first summer operation day was June 6, 2009.

Renewed Olympic bid

As Whistler Blackcomb continued to win awards – eight consecutive by 2000 – the resort formed the basis of a renewed Olympics bid, this time for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Calgary also bid for the Canadian entry, as their equipment from the 1988 Winter Olympics was already in place and allowed them to offer a low-cost bid, as did Quebec City, which lost the 2002 bid. Calgary was eliminated in close voting on November 21, 1998, and Vancouver-Whistler won the second round of voting on December 3. In IOC voting Pyeongchang, South Korea won the initial round, which eliminated Salzburg, but in the second round on July 2, 2003, they won every one of Salzburg's supporters and bested Pyeongchang 56–53.

Reorganization
In 2006 Intrawest was purchased by the alternative asset management firm, Fortress Investment Group. Three weeks before the opening of the 2010 Olympics, Fortress failed to make payment on its loan used to buy out Intrawest. This caused its creditors to force Intrawest to divest itself of several of its resort holdings in 2009 and 2010 which included a partial sale of Whistler Blackcomb, in order to reduce its debt load. This was achieved through a public offering of shares of Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 2010. The net outcome of the reorganization is that Whistler Blackcomb Holdings is the managing partner and controls 75% of the partnerships which own the assets of Whistler Blackcomb. The remaining 25% of the partnerships are owned by Nippon Cable. Intrawest sold its remaining 24% stake in Whistler Blackcomb to KSL Capital Partners in 2012.

2010 Olympic Games
For the 2010 Winter Olympics, Whistler hosted the alpine skiing events. The men's skiing took place on the Dave Murray Downhill course, while women's skiing took place on a new course, which started on Wild Card, cut across Jimmy's Joker to Franz's Run and connected at the bottom of the Dave Murray Downhill. In order to serve the spectators and judges who needed to travel only to the timing area a short distance above the Creekside base, a temporary high-speed quad was built by Doppelmayr, known as the Timing Flats Express, in the Creekside base. This alleviated demand on the Creekside Gondola and other lifts that served the starting areas, much higher up the mountain. After the Olympics, it was dismantled and sold to Sunshine Village, Alberta and replaced the Strawberry chair.

In preparation for the Games, Google Maps launched a Google Maps Street View partnership with Whistler to map out the various Olympic venues and many of the ski runs there. The imagery was taken with cameras mounted on the back of snowmobiles and included panoramas from the Dave Murray Downhill run to the peak of Whistler and to the top of 7th Heaven.

Blackcomb hosted the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at The Whistler Sliding Centre. Whistler Olympic Park hosted Olympic and Paralympic biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined and ski jumping, some distance to the south of the Creekside area in the Callaghan Valley.

The British Columbia government paid $600 million for major upgrades to the Sea-to-Sky Highway, which carried the majority of visitors to the alpine sites.

Notable accomplishments for Whistler athletes in the 2010 Olympic Games: Ashleigh McIvor won the first gold ever in Ski Cross, an inaugural Olympic event; Maëlle Ricker won gold in Snowboard Cross; Siblings Mike and Britt Janyk competed in alpine skiing events on the mountain they grew up skiing; Ski cross athlete Julia Murray, daughter of Dave Murray, competed in her first of likely many Olympic Games.

2010s
Summer 2010 had two lift construction projects at Creekside Base. The Timing Flats Express, used for passenger transport for the games, was removed and rebuilt as the Strawberry Express at Banff Sunshine in Alberta. The second project was the construction of the Kadenwood Gondola, providing access to the Kadenwood Estate Homes from the Creekside base. Built by Doppelmayr-CTEC, it is a pulse gondola with 8 passenger cabins in two groups of 2.

Whistler Blackcomb announced plans on January 18, 2013, regarding plans for two high-speed detachable chairlift installations for the 2013–2014 season. The Harmony Express on Whistler was replaced with a high speed six pack constructed by Doppelmayr, upgrading its capacity from 2,400 to 3,600 persons per hour. The original lift was reinstalled in the Crystal Ridge zone of Blackcomb and renamed the Crystal Ridge Express, replacing the triple chairlift that had previously served this area. While the Crystal Ridge Express ends at the same location as that of the removed triple at Crystal Hut, it starts lower down the mountain on the Blackcomb Glacier Road near the base of Rock n' Roll. The lift line had been cut many years prior in anticipation of construction, and allows for the runs in this area to be lapped without needing to return to Excelerator.

In 2014, new 8 person cabins were bought to upgrade the Whistler Village Gondola, the existing cabins having been in service since 1988. Sigma, a subsidiary of Leitner-Poma who originally installed the lift, were contracted to produce the new cabins.

In May 2015, Whistler Blackcomb announced that both mountains would be declared smoke-free environments, President and CEO Dave Brownlie was quoted as saying "We have made the decision...to preserve the pristine alpine environment our guests come here for,". He continued to highlight a need for a safer workplace for employees and experience for guests, "We also recognize as a leader in the outdoor adventure and wellness industry and as the largest employer in the Whistler community, we have a responsibility to our guests and staff to provide a safe and healthy environment for work and play. We believe implementing this new policy aligns with this goal."

In April 2016, a $345-million three-phase development plan, named 'Renaissance,' was announced by the mountain, described as the "largest and most exciting investment in the Company's history." On-mountain improvements to skiing and snowboard activities included a replacement of the Magic Chair with a new high-speed lift and the addition of night skiing in the same area during phase one. Additionally, during phase two and three, the Franz, Catskinner, and Olympic chairs would be replaced with new high speed lifts, a new gondola would be constructed from Creekside Base on Whistler Mountain, two new chairlifts would be added in Bagel and Khyber Bowls, and two new high speed lifts would replace Wizard and Solar Coaster. The Renaissance developments reflect many of the proposals included in the resort master plan updated at the end of 2013.

Additional projects part of Renaissance include a 163,000-square-foot water park with water slides, a mountain roller coaster, a suspension bridge atop Whistler Mountain's peak, expansion of Whistler Mountain Bike Park, new parking facilities and housing developments, a new 'Blackcomb Grind' hiking trail, and a revitalization of Blackcomb's base. The start of this project will be subject to government approval and the renegotiation of the company's master development agreements and negotiation of a proposed business partnership with local First Nations. Once approval is granted, Phase One projects and expansions will take two years to construct.

On August 8, 2016, it was announced that Whistler Blackcomb Holdings, which owned 75% of the Whistler and Blackcomb partnerships, would be sold to Vail Resorts of Colorado for C$1.4 billion, which also saw the addition of the resort to the Epic Pass.

For 2018, Doppelmayr carried out two major lift projects. On Blackcomb, the aging Wizard and Solar Coaster high speed quads were replaced with a two-stage ten passenger gondola, with a midway turn station near where the previous lifts met. Like the Whistler Village and Excalibur Gondolas, the two segments can be operated as one continuous lift or as two separate lifts. On Whistler, the Emerald Express was replaced with a high speed six pack, and similar to Harmony five years earlier, the original lift was relocated to Blackcomb to replace Catskinner. The Catskinner Express runs on a modified alignment compared to its predecessor, starting below the Magic Castle whereas the triple started at the base of the Nintendo Terrain Park.

2020s
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Whistler was forced to close for the remainder of the ski season. Vail gave refunds to anyone who booked a trip during the closing time. However, the 2020–2021 season was in operation. To comply with provincial safety protocols, masks and social distancing were mandated in crowded spaces to reduce transmission of the disease. Except for a brief closure in March 2021, operations remained like this for the rest of the season. The 2021–2022 season saw similar rules in the resort.

In 2020, the Horstman T-bar was closed down and dismantled as the glacier it was built on receded. However, glacier skiing is still an activity during the summer, only in the upper regions with the Showcase T-bar.

For the 2022-2023 winter season, as part of Vail's Epic Lift Upgrade project, Doppelmayr replaced the Creekside Gondola and the Big Red Express, upgrading them to a ten-passenger gondola and a high speed six pack chair respectively. The new Creekside Gondola increased its lift capacity by 35% and the new Big Red 6 increased its lift capacity by 30%. In May 2022, the old cabins and chairs of the two lifts were put on sale and were sold for charity. Since the Creekside Gondola is also a mountain biking lift in the summer, during construction, bikers were allowed to bring their bikes in the Whistler Village Gondola cabins and the Garbanzo Express opened earlier. However, due to shipping delays, the Creekside Gondola and Big Red 6 were only completed in December 2022. From the start of the 2022-2023 winter season before the opening of the two new lifts, shuttle buses transported guests from the Creekside area to the main village.

The 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons will have seen the resort install two high speed chairlifts from Doppelmayr that had originally been manufactured for installation at Park City Mountain Resort, both of which replaced older high speed quads. 2023 saw the replacement of Fitzsimmons with a high speed eight pack, while 2024 will see the replacement of Jersey Cream with a high speed six pack.

Major events

 * 2010 Winter Olympics
 * FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2001
 * FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2005
 * FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – 1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2008
 * FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup – 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

Summer lifts
The resort also features many unnamed magic carpet lifts, scattered primarily around beginner areas.

===Terrain aspects ===
 * North: 55%
 * West: 40%
 * East: 2%
 * South: 3%

Whistler Mountain Bike Park

The Whistler Mountain Bike Park celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2008. Having consistently grown since its inception, it sees an average of 100,000 bikers each summer.

The Whistler Mountain Bike Park uses the Fitzsimmons 8 and Garbanzo quad lifts, as well as the Whistler Village Gondola and Creekside Gondola to shuttle bikers to around midstation, at 1,200 m. The park has 47+ trails for all skill levels totaling 250 km + of trails. There are smooth trails with gentle banked corners for beginners, steep twisty trails for intermediates, tight trails with jumps and stunts for advanced riders, and challenging trails with giant jumps, drops, and root-strewn terrain for the experts.

During the summer, Fitzsimmons 8 and Garbanzo are used for bike hauls, with select chairs having their seats replaced with a bike rack. These racks fit four bikes, three in grooves and one on a hook on the side of the chair. The bikers then get on the next chair which is a normal passenger carrier.

The bike park has three zones: the Fitzsimmons Zone (the lower zone), the Garbanzo Zone (the upper zone) and the Creekside Zone. All riders take either the Village Gondola or Fitzsimmons 8 to the Olympic Station area. Then intermediate and advanced riders can take Garbanzo up further to the Garbanzo zone. Garbanzo riders can then return to midstation or Whistler Village, the base of the bike park. The Creekside Zone can be accessed via the Creekside Gondola or by riding through the Garbanzo Zone. From the top of Garbanzo to the village is an 1100 m vertical descent; eclipsed only by the descent from the top gondola station or the top of the Peak Chair, the highest accessible point on the mountain. "A-Line" is the most well-known track. The Boneyard Slopestyle Course is part of the Fitzsimmons Zone and is located at the very bottom of the bike park, visible from the base of Whistler Mountain. The Boneyard features a collection of high-intermediate and advanced slopestyle features, including drops, dirt jumps, and more.

Each summer since 2004, the park hosts Crankworx, the largest annual freeride mountain biking competition in North America. Another major competition, Harvest Huckfest, was held there each fall from 2002 to 2008.

Whistler Blackcomb's Tube Park
For the 2005–06 ski season, Blackcomb Mountain opened the Tube Park to allow for recreational tubing at the resort. The tube park is located at Base II alongside the Village Run.

Quicksilver Express grip failure, December 23, 1995
The lift operator on the Quicksilver lift pressed the button to make a routine stop, to allow a fallen skier to get out of the way of the unloading ramp. Instead, the emergency brake activated, sending shockwaves down the cable. Grips on at least two of the chairs slipped, and caused chairs to slide down the cable and slam into each other. In all, eight were injured, and two were killed in one of the worst ski lift accidents in North America. The lift's manufacturer, Lift Engineering/Yan, entered bankruptcy after the incident in July 1996. The cause was found to be a design fault in the Yan detachable grip. The Quicksilver lift was removed and replaced by the first Creekside Gondola. The other two Yan high speed quads on Whistler, Greenline and Redline, were replaced with Doppelmayr high speed quads the year after that, with all new terminals, grips and chairs, and renamed as the Emerald Express and Big Red Express respectively.

Excalibur Gondola collapse, December 16, 2008
The Excalibur gondola had a major malfunction on December 16, 2008, when the upper portion of one of the lift towers detached and collapsed, causing several of the gondola cabins to drop near to the ground, leaving 53 people trapped on the lower section of the lift line. Firefighters rescued passengers from a cabin dangling over Fitzsimmons Creek, and from another gondola that landed on a bus shelter. The third cabin had crashed into the trees, narrowly missing a condominium. Twelve people suffered minor injuries. According to Whistler-Blackcomb, a joint in the tower separated due to the buildup of ice from water that had seeped into the tower. The undamaged upper half of the lift running from Blackcomb's Base 2 was reopened on Saturday December 20. After repairs were made to the collapsed tower, the whole lift was back in service on Wednesday December 24.

Harmony Express grip failure, February 18, 2009
The lift operations team on Harmony had been experiencing some problems with the lift during the day of Wednesday, February 18, 2009. That night, a grooming machine operator found a chair had fallen from the lift at Tower 11.

At the tops of the lift towers are a series of wheels known as sheaves, or sheave trains as there are almost always more than one in a row. Towers typically have two sheave trains, one for the uphill-moving side of the cable loop, and one for the downhill side. Upon inspection the next morning, maintenance crews discovered that the sheave train on the downhill side of tower 11 had failed, and that the sheave had turned into the path of a chair and forced it off the cable. The cause was later determined to be a failed bolt, and all of the bolts were replaced.

The lift reopened on Sunday, February 22, 2009. The affected chair No. 37 was temporarily removed from operation; it has since been replaced.

Whistler T-Bars summer maintenance incident, August 31, 2009
On Monday, August 31, 2009, two Lift Maintenance employees were injured when the lift began to move, after being given the go-ahead while a maintenance person was safety-harnessed to the tower. The person remained attached to both the tower and the maintenance carrier while the second employee was secured to the carrier. The safety harness ended up pulling so hard on the maintenance carrier, the carrier became detached from the cable and dropped to the rocky ground below, severely injuring the worker in it. The employee hanging from the tower only received bruises.

Big Red Express bolt failure, December 6, 2009
On Sunday, December 6, 2009, at 8:55 am, a passenger aboard Big Red noticed that a sheave train had broken off Tower 31 and had fallen to the ground. They immediately notified the lift operator at the top terminal (2 towers away) and Whistler Blackcomb Lift Maintenance department. As a result, the lift was run at a low speed to evacuate all passengers. All passengers were finally off the lift just before 10 am. The lift was closed down for the day, repaired, and back in operation Monday, December 7.

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I have a question about NP-complete problems. (There are a couple of small articles on this, but their names seem to be rapidly mobile lately, try searching.) OK, so 3-SAT is NP-complete. That's where you have to satisfy clauses that are the OR of three different variables, each possibly negated. How about if the clauses are the XOR of three variables. How about if the clauses are Majority function of three variables, each possibly negated. (That is 2 or 3 out of 3 must be true). How about if exactly one must be true, etc. added August 20. This problem is left as an exercise by the reader :) Seriously, most of them are probably NP-complete, some aren't. To prove a particular problem as NP-complete, you need to prove it's in NP (which should be trivial as they are restricted instances of SAT and thus in NP), and then transform another NP-complete problem into that problem (so, for instance, show that you can transform any instance of OR 3-SAT into XOR 3-SAT).  --User:Robert Merkel

What are the largest moons in the solar system? A few are larger than Mercury, no? (Posted Sept. 4.) -- See moon for a list of those bigger than Pluto.

What exactly is going on on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange? Stock exchange and New York Stock Exchange do not yet contain an answer. (Posted Sept. 17.)

Today, a lot of moaning, gnashing of teeth, and beating of breasts.

Doesn't that happen every day?

I've added a little more of a description of the trading floor to New York Stock Exchange. It'd be nice if someone could clarify some other things, though, e.g: 1) What powers the NYSE employee has over the stock she's managing, and 2) How the traders actually on the NYSE floor connect back to people that invest without physically going to NYSE. --Ryguasu 08:56 Dec 26, 2002 (UTC)

I would like to know what kind of work the prisonsers in Auschwitz II Birkenau (those that were not gassed on arrival) had to do on a daily basis. AxelBoldt 11:54 Sep 2, 2002 (PDT)

Axel, I can recommend that you read Primo Levi's first hand accounts in The Truce (Published in the US as Survival in Auschwitz). user:sjc

20020912 I would like the history behind the Canadian expression "Canuck". I'm also interesed in the etymology behind the word itself, Cheers, Lars.

 * The ultimate origin of the word is disputed, but some of the more likely possibilities are explained on this web page: http://www3.telus.net/dmarchak/candef.htm. Having read several web pages on the subject, I chose this one as being the most convincing.  --Heron

Here's a question that any encyclopedia worth its salt must answer: why do dogs eat other dogs' poop? This has been bothering me for a long time. As an exercise to the reader (writer!): you must find an appropriate place to answer this question in the encyclopedia. Cuisine? Most people don't consider dog poop cuisine, though some dogs might. Dog? Too general. Dog cuisine? Too easily confused with certain East Asian dishes. Perhaps canine ethology, but I don't even know if that is regarded as a field. So! Creativity and research are needed! (Posted Jan. 11, 2001.) Because dogs are morons. Next question? (Indeed! :-)  But what explains this moronic behavior?)  The real answer is apparently "several possible reasons, including copying their mother, copying their owner, or just because they like the taste". Full study of the issue at Coprophagia in the Canine  Wasn't Coprophagia an album by The Who?  I found the study, now someone else can write the damned article! :)  (Grand, so now we know where to put the article: coprophagia!) Because some dog owners like to let their dogs lick their face!

What is potential difference? All I remember from school is something about electricity being compared to the height of rivers & speed of water flow, which (as I recall) left everyone more confused than ever. -- Tarquin 01:36 Aug 27, 2002 (PDT)

Potential difference is a pedantic term for what normal people call a voltage. Since a voltage can only be measured across two points, the statement that "the voltage of point X is Y volts" is meaningless unless you know what point the measurement was relative to. As an engineer I was taught that it is better to say "the potential difference between point X and point Z is Y volts".

In normal parlance, people say things like "the mains voltage in the UK is (nominally) 240 volts", which everybody understands to mean that, if you put an ac voltmeter across the live and neutral wires, the meter will read (nominally) 240 volts. The context makes it clear that points X and Z are the live and neutral wires.

Another reason to distinguish "potential difference" from "voltage" is that the latter term implies that we are using the SI unit of volts. If somebody one day replaced the SI system with another, then the volt would become obsolete, and "potential difference" would be measured in fnuts or whatever.

A similar contrast exists between "current" and "amperage". Physicists and pedants prefer the term "current" because it's general, but engineers and real people sometimes talk about "amperage" because amperes are what appear on most current-measuring instruments. If amperes were one day replaced by gzorts then ammeters would have to be renamed gzortmeters, but the word "current" could still be used.

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I agree, with you, Heron. I prefer the Sino-Japanese term for voltage, which, I believe literally means "electricity pressure".

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 * Thank you :-) I'd better rephrase the question: why is voltage / PD or fnuttage ;-) measured across two points? What does voltage actually measure, in real terms?

 * It's the energy per electron. If you have a battery which gives you a higher voltage, then every electron moving between the poles of the battery will be able to do more work (like giving you a brighter lamp). If you multiply the number of electrons per second that flow (that is the current = amperage) with the voltage (= energy per electron), you get the energy per second, which we call power or wattage.

 * If you think of electric circuits as flowing water, then voltage is akin to the pressure difference between two points. In the case of a water circuit, you could measure it by connecting the two points with a pipe which has an elastic membrane in its middle, so that no water can actually flow through. The extend to which the membrane is stretched by the water is a measure for the "voltage". AxelBoldt 11:53 Sep 2, 2002 (PDT)

 * Thank you Axel. I didn't know the amount of work per electron could change. -- Tarquin

 * Another electricity question for the voltage page: when a battery runs down, which measurable quantities decrease? Does a household battery which is labelled, say 5 volts actually produce less once it has been used -- Tarquin

 * A battery can be modelled as a perfect voltage source (i.e. one that can supply infinite current) in series with a resistor. The voltage source depends on the chemistry of the battery, not on whether it is empty or full.  When a battery runs down, the value of the fictional resistor, called the internal resistance, increases (ask a chemist why: it's something to do with electrolysis).  When the battery is connected to a load (e.g. a light bulb), which has its own resistance, the resulting voltage across the load depends on the ratio of the battery's internal resistance to the resistance of the load.  When the battery is fresh, its internal resistance is low, so the voltage across the load is almost equal to that of the battery's internal voltage source.  As the battery runs down and its internal resistance increases, the proportion of its internal voltage that gets through the internal resistance to appear at the load gets smaller, so the battery's ability to deliver power to the load decreases.  Eventually, the battery's resistance gets higher than even the very high resistance of a voltmeter, so the meter reads a voltage lower than the battery's internal voltage.

 * To answer your question, the directly measurable quantity that decreases is the voltage across a given load. If you connect a fixed load, say a 100 ohm resistor, across a battery, then you can calculate, using ratios, the internal resistance of the battery.   You could then compare this with the internal resistance of a fresh battery.  Measuring the voltage of a battery with no load (called its open-circuit voltage) tells you very little about its state of charge.  If your household battery is labelled 5V, then when new it should produce 5V whether on-load or open-circuit.  As it runs down, its on-load voltage will decrease, but its open-circuit voltage will stay at 5V until the battery is completely knackered.  At this point the voltage will appear to drop suddenly, because the battery is no longer able to drive the tiny current that your voltmeter needs to make its measurement.

 * By the way, wouldn't this be more appropriate to the "battery" article than the "voltage" article?

 * --Heron

 * Probably better on battery, yes. Thank you. -- Tarquin

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