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Talk:Bohemian Grove

Alex Jones
Hey, someone needs to fix the line about how Alex Jones "successfully made it out with documented evidence". Obviously written from a conspiracy point of view. The only thing this is evidence of is already known about.--207.216.77.201 (talk) 20:07, 7 June 2009 (UTC) Known about by few, judging by some of the people on this talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Astronautant (talk • contribs) 00:15, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Censorship by Binksternet
I am reporting censorship by user Binksternet. You can read about this censorship here. In fact, this user has been found guilty of this censorship twice. Apparently, Binksternet does not understand that s/he does not own Wikipedia, that it is a COLLABORATIVE project. Instead, s/he seems to be trying to DICTATE it's content. Sicjedi (talk) 23:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

 * There are several reasons I removed that text. It's wrong, it's undue weight per WP:WEIGHT and it's a deprecated repository of text per Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources.
 * Wrong. The text was poorly transcribed by Alex Jones in his video. He mishears "fairy unguents" as "carrion", probably because his microphone rustled at the wrong time and because the distance from the ceremony. 'Fairy un-' rhymes with "carrion"... and the last syllable of '-guents' was pronounced softly at that performance, masked by the shitty microphone situation. The correct text changes very slightly from year to year; it appears each year in historic Bohemian club publications such as:
 * Bohemian Club. Ceremony of the Cremation of Care, July 27, 1918
 * Bromley, George T.; Frederick Somers; Bohemian Club. The Cremation of Care Fifty-third Celebration, 1933
 * Field, Charles Kellogg; Bohemian Club. The Cremation of Care. "On the Occasion of the Sixty-seventh Consecutive Performance of the Cremation of Care, the Ritual Now in Use is Published by the Club for Its Members with the Introductory Review of the Evolution of the Ceremonial." 1947
 * Field, Palmer; Bohemian Club. The Cremation of Care: A History Exhumed and Dusted Off by Palmer Field. "Upon the Occasion of the 74th Consecutive Performance, July 18, 1953"
 * Garnett, Porter, The Bohemian Jinks: A Treatise, 1908
 * Keeler, Charles Augustus; Wade C Hughan; Karen Melcher (frontispiece); Peter Rutledge Koch. A Service for the Cremation of Care, Lands End Press, 1989
 * Newhall, Almer M.; Bohemian Club. The Ceremony of the Cremation of Care, 1920
 * Swinnerton, James G.; Bohemian Club. The Cremation of Care. "Fiftieth anniversary of the cremation of care." 1930
 * Undue Weight. The text pulls the attention more toward the Cremation of Care when the article is about the Bohemian Grove.
 * Not repository. The text should be uploaded to its own new webpage at Wikisource. That venue is where full transcriptions are to be hosted. Naturally, if you put the Jones version up, I'll follow it with one or more official versions. Binksternet (talk) 23:53, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

the Owl Statue
Binksternet deleted an old photo I found because the date I thought it was 1912 when I uploaded it but apparently the statue was built in the 1920s. I think the photo would add to the article, what do others think? Itabletboy (talk) 15:07, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

 * I like the photo, and I think it should be in the article. However, you uploaded it without proper sourcing, just like you uploaded two other photos to Commons. I believe you got it from an internet site, but for the Commons, you will have to find the original source of the photo, and name it. Once you do that, you will likely find that the source is not old enough to make the photo public domain because of age. One alternative is to upload the photo just on the English-language Wikipedia, and to write up a non-free use rationale. You can see one of those in place at the image File:Harvey Hancock at Bohemian Grove 1967.jpeg, where it was not free, but its use has been rationalized for the two articles it appears in. By the way, the statue is the "Owl Shrine" from Haig Patigian, not Moloch or whatever fanciful ideas came from Alex Jones. Binksternet (talk) 15:25, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, and after a slight review, I see that you are also correct that the statue is not supposed to be Moloch at all, that was the name on the image in error I think. Itabletboy (talk) 15:39, 21 March 2010 (UTC) I will try to do a proper image upload later on and thanks again. Itabletboy (talk) 15:40, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

 * I have added a photo of the statue and surrounding area that I took. I marked it as free use, but now I am not sure it qualifies.  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Owl_Shrine.jpg Aarkwilde (talk) 18:29, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

 * I don't see why your image would not be free use. Looks okay to me, except that the nearby ferns are speeding by and blurry, and your Hawaiian shirt shows in the car's rear view mirror. The Owl is not very well featured but its placement is. Maybe I'll crop the photo to trim the mirror. Binksternet (talk) 18:59, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

I believe the owl statue alluded to the old proposed site for the bohemians club. The project was called the Owel's Nest and was to be constructed in what is current day San Carlos, Californai. However, due to local disapproval, the project was abandon and the current site of Bohemian grove was deiced. This being said, even though the statue may not have been an artifact from the founding era, the depiction of an owl may be explained by the original project's name.

This is a particular area of interest for me and I have done some research on the topic as my family and I live in one of the original retreats for the bohemian club. The building was built by Nathaniel J. Brittan and was used to entertain his fellow mates in the 1870's. Much of this information is available on the following websites:

http://www.inconspicuoustruth.com/#!__political-main/bohemian-club http://www.cityofsancarlos.org/visitors/history_of_san_carlos/san_carlos_in_the_1800.asp http://www.noehill.com/sanmateo/nat1994001500.asp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.180.233.78 (talk) 21:32, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

 * There is some misinformation mixed in with the accurate facts. First off, Nathaniel J. Brittan joined the Bohemian Club on February 3, 1874, two years after its founding in April 1872, so he cannot be a founding member. Second, Brittan's offer to host the club at his house could never have been seriously considered by the club, since they were looking for much larger acreage—a couple of thousand acres. I believe you may have reversed the significance of "Owl's Nest" with the owl mascot... The club's mascot was made the owl "at an early date", certainly by December 1874 when the new mascot was reported in the Overland Monthly: "Scientific notes". With Brittan being a fairly new member having little clout at that time, I doubt he was able to push for the owl as mascot based on his San Carlos building project. Brittan is never mentioned in Bohemian Club history documents as having anything to do with the owl mascot, nor is he mentioned as offering a San Carlos alternative location for the Grove encampment. Binksternet (talk) 22:54, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

Uninhibited behavior
I added a subsection on this aspect which it seems to me is oneof,if not, the most notable aspect of the event. Itabletboy (talk) 15:36, 21 March 2010 (UTC) I did not try to put inflammatory info from the source but I do wonder whether we should include the allegations of homosexual undertones somewhere in the article (as allegations) ? Itabletboy (talk) 15:42, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Nobody alleges homosexual 'undertones', they allege homosexual activity. There are indeed homosexual men in the Bohemian Club, a few, just as there are homosexual men who have not joined the club. The way I read the story, some of the ones in the club have sex at the Bohemian Grove, which allows for the concept that most do not. So what? Some of the heterosexual club members go outside the Grove and pay hookers for sex, female prostitutes they meet at the nearby Northwood Golf Club lounge and elsewhere. Most homo- and hetero- Grovers do not hunt for sex while they hang out at the camp, as far as I can tell. Club members who seek sex while they are at the Grove are in the minority. The difference between the two groups of sex-seeking clubbers is that one group must go outside the camp to find women, and the other group may go outside to find men, or may not, by choice. This is not big news, in my mind. I don't think it is a major issue of the Bohemian Grove exactly, I think it is an issue of the Bohemian Club, if anything. Did you know club men can spend the night at the Bohemian Club all year long if they want to, and they spend maybe three weeks at the Grove? Some 94–95% of the chances for club men to have sex with each other would be happening at the Club in the city, not the Grove in the country.

 * Speaking of alleged homosexual activity, I am giving notice of intent to post some links quoting former Pres. Richard Nixon on that point, and linking to audio of him in his own words. There seems to be some support for it, so I'll make the edit here shortly.96.59.162.50 (talk) 03:07, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

 * If peeing on trees is what you think is important, explain why. Weiss says it is "the most gloried-in" part of hanging out at the camp—the freedom to piss anywhere, or not quite anywhere, as he explains later in the article. The club men and their guests 'glory' in the activity, but so do hunters and hikers in the woods, farmers in their fields, fishermen, sailors, explorers... a lot of men urinate in nature when they get the chance. Binksternet (talk) 16:15, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

 * I'm relying on our notability policy. Re: "homosexual undertones": I'm just reading the Weiss article for the first time and he does say in his description of the Cremation of Care ( I'll make up an acronym COC ) that "Vaguely homosexual undertones suffused this spectacle, as they do much of ritualized life in the Grove". I don't really think we're supposed to make judgments as to what's important but rather to include content relative to what the RS's think is important,i.e. notable and Weiss does clearly state that he thought the peeing and other uninhibited behavior is especially important to this group and I'd say it deserves a subsection at least.

 * This paragraph in Weiss's report clearly states,I think, that the uninhibited behavior is the most notable aspect of the Bohemian Grove which is the title of this article.

"You know you are inside the Bohemian Grove when you come down a trail in the woods and hear piano music from amid a group of tents and then round a bend to see a man with a beer in one hand and his penis in the other, urinating into the bushes. This is the most gloried-in ritual of the encampment, the freedom of powerful men to pee wherever they like, a right the club has invoked when trying to fight government anti-sex discrimination efforts and one curtailed only when it comes to a few popular redwoods just outside the Dining Circle. Tacked to one of these haplessly postprandial trees is a sign conveying the fairy-dust mixture of boyishness and courtliness that envelops the encampment." Itabletboy (talk) 20:03, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Brad Meltzer attempted infiltration
I deleted a paragraph discussing the attempted infiltration by Brad Meltzer and a Decoded film crew in which the on-air talent and two crew persons were turned away from the main entrance and then the two crew persons were arrested trespassing from the river, with Meltzer escaping security. It's an unbelievably lame story, not worthy of the name "journalism", but the History Channel aired it anyway. Journalist Zennie Abraham, the CEO of Sports Business Simulations, blogged about it at SF Gate, calling it "embarrassingly bad and devoid of any real information" and that the Decoded episode "decoded nothing".

I deleted it because the episode was not the subject of mainstream media commentary: it was not important enough. Abraham's blog is not a good enough source, not mainstream enough. Binksternet (talk) 20:33, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Bias
This article clearly has a strong bias to hint towards nefarious activities occurring at this camp. It needs to be rewritten. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.121.190.215 (talk) 02:47, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * One change that could be done is eliminating Bilderberg Group from the See Also section... unrelated, merely CT thought Sailingfanblues (talk) 02:48, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
 * quick follow-up, I went ahead and removed Bilderberg, S1, Trilateral Commission, and World Economic Forum b/c their inclusion really felt like 'I think this means something...' conspiracy theory nonsense. They are unmentioned anywhere else in the article, probably b/c if they were it would rely on unreliable sourcing and they are more think tank/discussion groups than recreational retreats (even if they all involve important members of our society.) Please feel free to discuss below. Sailingfanblues (talk) 02:54, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

This article doesn't have enough documentation of the nefarious activities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Astronautant (talk • contribs) 23:47, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Quote Section
Why is there a quote section on this page? I feel like I'm reading IMDB. If these quotes are so important, why are they not integrated into the text in general? Thoughts on removing this? (And for the record, I still think they should be nixed even though they are all negative, anti-conspiracy theory quotes...) Sailingfanblues (talk) 02:59, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

 * I was never a fan of this section. Binksternet (talk) 13:20, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

 * All in favor of deleting? Perhaps 3 days of conversation/dissent? Sailingfanblues (talk) 15:55, 19 August 2011 (UTC)

Infiltration Section
This section is way too long and features unnecessary summaries of multiple Alex Jones films. I think it could be pruned with more concise references to the notable Spy infiltration and the less important conspiracy theorist attempts. (Moreover, is there not a better term than infiltration? If so many people have done it, the word makes these attempts seem more arduous than they must actually have been.) Also, I'm not sure where to move it to, but the Teddy Bear's Picnic/Harry Shearer film note does not make sense where it is... it's a parody, not an infiltration. Thoughts on what to do about this? Sailingfanblues (talk) 18:57, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

Does the article not have enough references to the "notable" Spy documentation? It honestly is filled with it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Astronautant (talk • contribs) 23:56, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

I've re-written the infiltration section and moved it to a new section regarding security overall. I removed parts which seemed biased and attempted to present only news-worthy infiltration. I did my best to keep a neutral point of view, but I am open to any criticism of my efforts. ([User:brianhama|brianhama])

What about the irony of calling it "bohemian"?
Surely this deserves a mention. Bohemians are those who choose poverty and outsider status for the sake of art and integrity to one's non-materialistic ideals. The name of this group is either radically redifining what bohemianism is to incorporate major portions of its antethesis, or is thoroughly ironic. I'm not yet familiar enough with Wikipedia's rules, & I expect making such a comment in the article will be deleted as possibly inappropriate. I can provide some references on the definition of bohemianism (e.g. Among the Bohemians by Virginia Nicholson). Question to more experienced Wikipedia editors: Is such material entirely out of place in this article, or could it be used? If so, any tips? Deluno (talk) 03:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

 * Some of what you are looking for is already in the Bohemianism article. The connection is that wandering newspaper reporters in America during the American Civil War took to calling themselves Bohemians. (We would call them war correspondents today.) A few years later in San Francisco, some newspapermen who were starting a new men's club settled upon the already familiar term "bohemian". Later Bo Clubbers were wealthy men-about-town rather than ink-stained newsies, so the club's use of the term "bohemian" drifted away from previous definitions. Several of the club members have taken a go at the issue, notably George Sterling who wrote that poverty, youth and radicalism were essential to the true definition of bohemian, but none of these elements were present in the upper crust of the Bohemian Club. Binksternet (talk) 04:15, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

 * I agree that the name seems ironic nowadays. Of course, any potentially controversial additions to the article should be based on (and cite) reliable sources. —Stepheng3 (talk) 01:13, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

 * I don't think that it's as ironic as you're making it out to be. First, because there were bohemians in the club from the beginning -- artists, poets and so forth.  I wouldn't say that poverty is a requirement for bohemianism; I could cite many bohemians who were born with, or even made their own money.  But as to the BC: surely Joaquin Miller, Bret Harte, Henry George, Ambrose Bierce and Jack London (all early or founding members) could be described as "bohemians". Bricology (talk) 18:54, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

"See also"
In the section "See also", there is a link to the wiki about the Pacific-Union Club, with this justification: "An elite San Francisco-based club whose membership interlinks with the Bohemian Club and Grove." I think this is nonsensical. Yes, some of the members of the P-U are Bohemians and some Bohemians also belong to the P-U, but it's nowhere near a majority of either, and many Bohemians also belong to other "elite San Francisco-based clubs" such as the St. Francis Yacht Club, so should we also link to those clubs? I don't see why. I'll give it a week or two for others to argue for it staying. If no one does, I'll just remove it. Bricology (talk) 18:31, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

 * The P-U Club link should stay but the justification should go. Binksternet (talk) 19:43, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

 * That's not the way it works, Binksternet. The way it works is that you need to provide justification for why it should stay, not just declare it to be so.  The fact is that the majority of P-U Club members live in the SF area.  The majority of Bohemians do not.  There are are no formal ties between the Bohemian and P-U Clubs. Indeed, there aren't even any informal ties beyond the fact that many people in the SF area belong to multiple clubs. One could just as easily claim that the Olympic Club, the St. Francis Yacht Club or the San Francisco Golf Club "interlink with the Bohemian Club and Grove".  It's nonsensical, and the onus is upon the editor who added it to justify its inclusion. Bricology (talk) 05:06, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

 * The "See also" area is for articles on related subjects that have not been mentioned in the article body. Certainly the Pacific-Union Club and the St. Francis Yacht Club are also San Francisco-based exclusive clubs, as is the Family Club. Other clubs that are known for exclusivity and are also popularly thought of as sources of conspiracy are in the "See also" section. This does not mean that the P-U Club is known for conspiracy; it is not. It is simply local to Bohemian and also exclusive. Binksternet (talk) 14:38, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

 * The crux of the matter is that the justification for the "see also" is based upon the claim that the P-U club "membership interlinks with the Bohemian Club and Grove". This is simply not true, nor has the editor who added it made anything like a case for it being true. Without that claim being substantiated, there's no more reason to have the P-U listed in the "see also" section than to have the St. Francis or any other local club listed there. It's irrelevant to the article. Again: the onus is upon those who add things to justify their addition, not upon me (or any other skeptical editor) to suggest that they be removed for irrelevancy or lack of objective sources. Furthermore, you wrote "This does not mean that the P-U Club is known for conspiracy; it is not." Where did that come from?! No one suggested (least of all I, who know very well otherwise) that any conspiracy is involved with the P-U. Finally, you wrote "It is simply local to Bohemian and also exclusive." So is the Town & Country. So is the SF Golf Club. So are a dozen other "local" and "exclusive" clubs. But they aren't listed here; the P-U is. And it's worth pointing out that the P-U and BC do not have reciprocity with each other, which further refutes the notion of their memberships "interlinking". Try again. Bricology (talk) 08:14, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * You are conflating my defense of the listing of P-U with the notion that I am defending the text following the wikilink. I would remove all text from the See also section except for wikilinks. Binksternet (talk) 08:35, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Arguments can be made for the other 3 clubs being listed, as they all have verifiable, formal connections to the BC. The Belizean Grove was explicitly patterned upon the BC, and the Family was formed by members kicked out of the BC. Rancheros Visitadores is a bit more tenuous, but since it was founded by BC members in good standing, I won't argue for or against its inclusion. The P-U, however, is entirely a coincidental connection; it's simply one of a dozen other exclusive clubs located in San Francisco, any one or more of which could just as logically be listed. Consequently, I've removed it from the list. Bricology (talk) 07:05, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Bill Clinton
Was later shown to be an attendee. Mabye someone should look into this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.190.249.75 (talk) 07:20, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

 * Shown? Show me. Binksternet (talk) 07:28, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

it was in this newstatesman article http://newstatesman.com/node/148638 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.190.249.75 (talk) 07:47, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

 * So what do you want to say in this article about Bill Clinton possibly attending? You would have a tough time saying which year it was since the source gives no details. You could not say whose guest he was nor whether he stopped in for a few hours or for a few weeks.
 * The best you could do is to say that such and such a reporter in the New Statesman wrote that Clinton flew to Sonoma County airport to visit the Grove. That's all there is in the source. You cannot present it as a fact, the only fact is that a reporter reported it.
 * You know, a lot of people have attended, even Democrat presidents. I heard Jimmy Carter give a lunchtime speech there. He joked about being the only Democrat in the place, and got a good laugh. Binksternet (talk) 08:05, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Infiltrations rewrite
3rd paragraph resubmit)

Jones' follow-up film, The Order of Death,[25] documents events in July of 2005 wherein an employee, Chris Jones (no relation), smuggled out videotape of the Owl Shrine, even venturing inside the hollow statue.[26] He also got footage of effigies, the lakeside, and select camps; as well as a membership list. The film also included footage of the protest organized by the Bohemian Grove Action Network that took place outside of the Grove on Bohemian Highway where it seemed a majority engaged in an "occult counter-ritual" known as the Resurrection of Care, supposedly a counter-ritual against the Cremation of Care. In 2012, Chris Jones released more of his footage direct to YouTube entitled, "Deeper Inside Bohemian Grove." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StlhOlztQNw) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CCE5:D220:5D6B:876C:F3B2:5259 (talk) 06:18, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

 * Why would we want to post a link to the youtube video? Binksternet (talk) 14:12, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

Removal of reference?
Why would someone want to remove the attribution of the "weaving spiders come not here" quote (Shakespeare) which I added? Puzzled. Midnightmuse (talk) 21:52, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

 * That's the Club motto, not the Grove motto. The attribution of the quote appears at the Bohemian Club article: "a line taken from Act 2, Scene 2, of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream." At the Bohemian Grove itself, the motto is only interesting as far as it is followed or ignored. Binksternet (talk) 02:19, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

 * I added the attribution in the first place because this article (still) says: 'The Club motto is "Weaving Spiders Come Not Here," which implies that outside concerns and business deals are to be left outside.' ...It sounded to me like the person interpreting the motto didn't understand its meaning in context and maybe didn't know it was Shakespeare either. Why would you delete the attribution, yet leave in the entire line quoting the Club-not-Grove's motto and its unsupported interpretation? Midnightmuse (talk) 09:42, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

This interpretation is taken from the Peter Martin Phillips paper. Binksternet (talk) 14:49, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * To be clear, I assume we are talking about this reversion from July 2012. I continue to think that club-specific facts should be featured at the Bohemian Club article while this article should carry only those facts pertaining to the Grove, with just enough club context to provide understanding. The Shakespeare context is not needed here, as there is nothing about a men's gathering among redwood trees which compares to a charm spoken by fairies to protect their Queen Titania while she is sleeping. That context is not even needed at the club article, where it says only "The club motto is "Weaving Spiders Come Not Here", a line taken from Act 2, Scene 2, of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The club motto implies that outside concerns and business deals are to be left outside. When gathered in groups, Bohemians usually adhere to the injunction, though discussion of business often occurs between pairs of members."

2016 Re-emergence after Cibolo Ranch Death of Scalia
Seems that the sister organization spawned from this club to Scalia's would be worthy of section.--Wikipietime (talk) 17:52, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Open Vandalism by bullies, perhaps long-time editors?..
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bohemian_Grove&diff=767465083&oldid=767326546

Editor claims not reliable sources: Of the 4 sources cites, 2 were the President in his own voice (reliable). One was wikiquote (which we hope is reliable, since it is a part of Wikipedia). The 4th source might or might not be reliable, but that is moot, as we see clear bullying to suppress truth.

Editor "neutrality" is clearly not neutral. Stand down or else face edit war, which you can not win.96.59.131.65 (talk) 02:40, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Besides, this was discussed it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bohemian_Grove#Uninhibited_behaior above and no dissent ensued = some modicum of consensus. Let's talk about it - with more than just the bully and myself = invitation for other input.96.59.131.65 (talk) 02:42, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Request for Comment: Giving "Peace" a 2nd chance
A few days ago, I made some edits to this article, after having discussed it in 'Talk' here, and seeing no objections, I made the edit (or series of edits, as there were typos, etc., but I'll count them as one edit for simplicity). My edit was "reverted" by User:Neutrality, in this edit (when my IP address was | 96.59.162.50). After a few days or so, I noticed this, and I reverted his edit, and reported this to one of the notice boards, using a new IP address (my ISP is dynamic and randomly changes). You can see where I reported it | here, using this IP: 96.59.131.65. On 02:58, 26 February 2017, I was blocked by another admin here for supposedly disruptive editing. [Other than the one mistake that I think I made below - wrongly using a 'report incident to administrators board' - without speaking to Mr. Neutrality first, I can't see the problem. Both us us reverted once, and not only did I not violate the "3 revert" rule, I wasn't even planning on it. I was hoping to Request Comment & Feedback from the admin board, where I posted a complaint, seeking unbiased 3rd parties to weigh in.]

While I think that I had not edited disruptively, I do admit that I think that I may have wrongly used that notice board to report the bad revert by Neutrality, because I think the rules required me to try and talk it out several times, and then report it only if that failed. (So, I'm admitting that I may have made a mistake, but other than that, I don't see what I did to deserve getting blocked.) The block was for 31 hours.

I complained to a friend, and as he owed me a favor, I was able to convince him to speak to this point. While "sockpupptet" behavior (me using a 2nd IP) is against the rules, I did not do this. However, getting another person speak for you is also sometimes against the rules. My friend's IP was | 47.192.18.128 that day, and apparently he protested that I was mistreated, and got blocked himself. In this edit, he explained that it was not against the rules for him to be my "proxy" or "spokesperson" if the edit was productive, verifiable, and there were independent reasons (which there were: he felt I was mistreated). But he was blocked, also for 31 hours.

As I said, I edited under 96.59.162.50 (on Feb 24, 2017) and under 96.59.131.65 (on Feb 26, 2017). My friend edited under 47.192.18.128 (on Feb 27, 2017). And, it appears today, that I'm editing under 96.59.138.30 today (01 Mar, 2017).

As I said, I was wrongly accused of using multiple IP addresses, and the proxy was permissible for the exceptions mentioned above, but I will admit that this is a "gray" area, and just to be fair and demonstrate "Wikipedia Good Faith," a chief guideline, here, I'll pretend that I was guilty of "multiple IP" addresses, and accept the 31-hour block. However, the last block on any IP address with which I had any influence in editing was way back on "04:27, 27 February 2017" according to the block logs. Even that is over two days (48 hours) ago, so I waited the "extra time" to demonstrate good faith. (I'm not perfect, ok, but I have good faith.)

Moving on, assuming I want to edit in good faith, I'm not sure what I should do differently now (e.g., what did I, or my friend, do wrong last time?). Perhaps we were hasty to use various "report" or "notice" boards (three different "report incident" boards were used by my count) initially, and perhaps we should have sought help from "request for comment" pages. '''If that was the problems, please tell me. I can't read minds, and I'm doing my best here.'''

BACK STORY: I was called on the phone by a friend, claiming the government was covering up "Bohemian Grove" mischief, and he gave me one example, with Nixon claiming some deviant behavior. I Googled it, but found it was missing from Wikipedia, and he claimed Wikipedia was in on the alleged coverup. So, I told him that I felt he was wrong, but just to prove him wrong, I offered to add it to the article. (He does not know how to use Wikipedia, and this was not his idea: All he did was complain.) I attempted to edit it and got reverted and blocked! I, in turn, asked for help from a third person, and the same thing happened to him, and he left, probably not to return any time soon, due to the difficulty and apparent mistreatment. (Apparent, as I am expressing an opinion that I think he was mistreated by failure to apply the proxy exception.)

But anyhow, we all make mistakes. (I admitted to a mistake above, and I make many mistakes, so I am not perfect.) So, I'm posting a request for comment here, asking what is wrong with the 4 sources I cited. If I was wrong, why was this not reverted in the Wikiquote page, which basically said the same thing as the 'edit' that I added? If, however, the Wikiquote page is allowed to stand (and not have that section deleted), then what is the problem with my proposal to copy their edit, here, word-for-word?

I will add: My first friend also alleged all kinds of weird things at the Bohemian Grove, such as lynchings of African Americans (he is Black, but I am not), and I found credible sources to add it, and was thinking of accepting his argument that this was a significant portion of American History. But I decided against because, while lynchings of ANYONE are horribly evil, nonetheless, this was not newsworthy for the 'grove', since lynchings (and worse) occurred all around the country (especially in the South). But, if any other editor wants to add that (with documented sources), I'm ok with it.

I may post this question on an actual "request for comment" page, but anyhow, I'm asking for feedback on the talk page before I proceed any further, assuming that this is the proper protocol for seeking to make an edit. Please tell me what I or my second friend did that was inappropriate, and also, please suggest a proper solution, with the proper protocol. I'm not perfect, but please assume good faith, ok? Thank you.96.59.138.30 (talk) 05:30, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

 * Notes to self: The initial reverting editor, Neutrality, suggested See WP:RS, WP:RSN in his edit comments. I also found Requests_for_comment and Third_opinion as possible places to resolve disputes, but one of them, RfC, says: "Before using the RfC process to get opinions from outside editors, it's often faster and more effective to thoroughly discuss the matter with any other parties on the related talk page. Editors are normally expected to make a reasonable attempt at working out their disputes before seeking help from others. If you are able to come to a consensus or have your questions answered through discussion with other editors, then there is no need to start an RfC," and the other, 3rd-opinion page, one says: "Before making a request here, be sure that the issue has been thoroughly discussed on the article talk page. 3O is only for assistance in resolving disagreements that have come to a standstill. If no agreement can be reached on the talk page and only two editors are involved, follow the directions below to list the dispute. Otherwise, please follow other methods in the dispute resolution process such as the dispute resolution noticeboard or request for comment. 3O is usually flexible by allowing a few exceptions, like those involving mainly two editors with an extra editor having minimal participation. Further guidance is available in | Third Opinion frequently asked questions." NOTE: It seems appropriate for us to try and talk it out among ourselves before bothering outsiders, and spending valuable time & focus resources. So, I'll wait, and assume that 3 of my 4 sources were valid, or, in worst case scenario, I simply copy what was done on Wikiquote, here, as it is OK there. While it's hard to search the tapes at the source they list, nonetheless, independent sources, which I also cited, verify the accuracy of the official Presidential Tape website, as accurate.96.59.138.30 (talk) 05:42, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

 * Neo-Nazi websites (like "The Daily Stormer") are, obviously, not reliable sources. It's astonishing that this needs to be explained to you. If you have the time and energy to write a huge wall of text, you should have the time and energy to read our policies and guidelines. Also, wikis and other user-generated content are not reliable either; see WP:CIRCULAR. Neutralitytalk 05:53, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * OK, thank you for replying. I did not know anything about The_Daily_Stormer being Nazi-related, but now that you point this out, I agree. (Technically, this source could still be used: "However, reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject." Identifying_reliable_sources But, as it's controversial, I'm OK with it being left off. Using a Nazi or possibly-prejudiced source is a bad taste, so I do not object here.)

 * Also, I took a look at WP:CIRCULAR, and I think you are right: I did not know that Wikipedia thought of itself as unreliable. It is correct to ask editors to cite to the actual source that Wikiquote had cited (if it is reliable), so I will look into that.

 * But of the two audio tapes of The President, in his own voice? What is wrong with them? That may look like "original research," but it is not: It's not trying to "argue" for some conclusion, but rather reports a fact, and is, itself, a fact. And, even if both of those videos are Identifying_reliable_sources, the exception above would certainly apply. (I don't see why not.) In fact, here is the guideline allowing those "unknown" Youtube users (2 different users) to be used:

 * "However, audio, video, and multimedia materials that have been recorded then broadcast, distributed, or archived by a reputable party may also meet the necessary criteria to be considered reliable sources. Like text sources, media sources must be produced by a reliable third party and be properly cited. Additionally, an archived copy of the media must exist. It is convenient, but by no means necessary, for the archived copy to be accessible via the Internet." Identifying_reliable_sources

 * Moreover, Youtube gets the thumbs up here: "There is no blanket ban on linking to user-submitted video sites through external links or when citing sources. However, such links must abide by various policies and guidelines. Links should be carefully and individually evaluated for inclusion." Video_links There is a note on copyright, but I think the president's old tapes are, by now, in the public domain. (Plus, you can't copyright the president's governmental tapes, as the government is owned by the people. Not like, say, a private news agency, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc.)

 * OK, so the rules (and common sense) say the Nazi-link is out, and Wikiquote is out too, but the 2 videos (and possibly things cited by Wikiquote) are in. Besides, I know it's hard to find the archives copy on the link provided by Wikiquote, but: "...an archived copy of the media must exist. It is convenient, but by no means necessary, for the archived copy to be accessible via the Internet." Identifying_reliable_sources So, I will remove the 2 bad links you identified, use the 2 good ones I kept, and look at both the stuff Wikiquote cites, as well as scour the Internet for more reliable (and less controversial) sources. Does this sound good? Thanks for replying.96.59.138.30 (talk) 06:21, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

 * Notes to self: http://www.azquotes.com/quote/633466 looksgood to cite Nixon. Whoah!! I hit the motherload: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-11-07/news/9911070165_1_oval-office-tapes-nixon-john-d-ehrlichman/2 is "Nixon On Tape Expounds On Welfare And Homosexuality," November 07, 1999|By James Warren, at the Chicago Tribune. Maybe Vox_(website)? http://www.vox.com/2015/10/8/9464035/dick-nixon-first-person VOX says it is on: "But consider this from May 13, 1971," not the June date cited in Wikiquote. Time to check sources further before adding anything: "The Confessions of @dick_nixon," by Justin Sherin on October 8, 2015, VOX — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.59.138.30 (talk) 06:31, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * The Chicago Sun-Times lists "May 13, 1971" as the date: https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20090224/281762740160123 (Chicago Sun-Times, 24 Feb 2009, "Nixon's views on gays come as no surprise: Throws around slurs liberally in recording with his top aide" This agrees with VOX, so I take that date, and reject the Wikiquote date. Maybe I fix Wikiquote's date later? CNN says May 13, 1971 http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0002/05/cg.00.html CNN by Capital Gang, "Bill Bennett Discusses the Results of the New Hampshire Primary," Aired February 5, 2000. OK, enough good cites exist to fix this without controversial sources.96.59.138.30 (talk) 06:42, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * RESOLVED - I'm not sure, but it looks like my last edit on the article was OK. (If not, we can talk about it.) So, it looks like this is probably resolved (mostly or totally). Thank you for your patience, fellow-editors.96.59.138.30 (talk) 08:25, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

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"A two-week, three-weekend encampment"
How should it possibly comprise only two weeks but three weekends??? This does not make sense to me. Hoping for your intellectual support--Mocht (talk) 09:29, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

 * Fifteen or sixteen days long, starting on a Friday night or Saturday morning, ending on a Sunday afternoon. Binksternet (talk) 16:02, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

 * Okay, thanks a lot! But in this case, it shouldn't be called "a two-week encampment", right?--Mocht (talk) 19:44, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

 * It's described in many sources as a two-week encampment. Nobody calls it 15 or 16 days. Binksternet (talk) 20:37, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

 * And still it is confusing IMHO to speak of a two-week event if it lasts longer than that...--Mocht (talk) 19:04, 12 December 2017 (UTC)

Pop Culture References
Track 3 of Ab-Soul's Control System album is called Bohemian Grove and features the phrase "got me harder than sneaking a bitch in Bohemian Grove" referring to the general "men only" policy.

Luganda
Luganda 41.210.146.231 (talk) 10:52, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Clarence Thomas
Hey, someone should consider adding the allegations published today by ProPublica regarding Justice Thomas and the Koch brothers at Bohemian Grove?

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus 76.147.5.101 (talk) 06:04, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Controversies
I dont think that the only 2 controversies to come out of Bohemian Grove are it being a boys' club and logging. Dunno might be wrong though 2A02:85F:E858:51C3:BD46:CA7E:9E7F:7A0F (talk) 18:45, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

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Aniello Falcone

Aniello Falcone or Ancillo Falcone  (15 November 1600 – 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter, active in Naples and noted for his painted depictions of battle scenes.

Biography
Born in Naples to a tradesman, he showed his artistic tendency at an early age. He first received some instruction from a relative, before becoming a pupil of José de Ribera.

He is best known for his battle scenes, their subjects taken from both biblical and secular history, and was nicknamed L'Oracolo delle Battaglie. He gained an international reputation; his works attracted the attention of the Flemish dealer and collector Gaspar Roomer, who sold his work across Europe, and he was one of the artists commissioned by Philip IV of Spain to paint a series of scenes from ancient Roman history for the Buen Retiro palace. He also painted various religious subjects such as the signed and dated Rest on the Flight to Egypt of 1641 (Naples Cathedral) and his frescoes for the chapel of Sant' Agata In S. Paolo Maggiore, Naples of around the same time.

The attribution of his battle scenes is complicated by the similarity of those of his pupil Andrea di Leone, with which they have often been confused.

During the insurrection against Spanish rule led by Masaniello in 1647, he resolved to be bloodily avenged for the death, at the hands of two Spaniards, of a nephew and of a pupil in the school of art which he had established in Naples. Salvator Rosa, Carlo Coppola, among others, and he formed an armed band called the Compagnia della Morte ("Company of Death").

When the revolt was crushed, Falcone and Rosa made off to Rome, where Borgognone noticed the works of Falcone, and became his friend, and a Frenchman induced him to go to France, where Louis XIV became one of his patrons. Ultimately Jean-Baptiste Colbert obtained permission for the painter to return to Naples, where he died during the plague of 1656.

Two of his battle pieces are preserved in the Louvre and in the Naples museum; he painted a portrait of Masaniello, and engraved a few plates. His pupils included Salvator Rosa and Carlo Coppola, Domenico Gargiulo (known as Micco Spadaro), Paolo Porpora and Andrea di Lione.

Additional sources

 * Pierluigi Leone De Castris, Aniello Falcone, the Velàzquez of Naples, Elio de Rosa editor, 2022

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Turnout

Turnout may refer to:
 * Turnout (ballet), a rotation of the leg which comes from the hips, causing the knee and foot to turn outward, away from the center of the body
 * Turnout (film), a British film
 * Voter turnout, the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election
 * A lay-by, turnout or pullout
 * a place to pull off a road for parking
 * a rest area
 * A passing place, turnout or pullout, a spot on a single track road where vehicles can pull over to let others pass
 * Railroad switch (US), turnout or set of points, a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one railway track to another
 * Coach (carriage) or carriage together with the horses, harness and attendants
 * Bunker gear or turnout gear, the protective gear worn by firefighters

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Anton Reinhard Falck

Anton Reinhard Falck (19 March 1777 in Utrecht – 16 March 1843 in Brussels) was a Dutch statesman.

He studied at the University of Leiden, and entered the Dutch diplomat service, being appointed to the legation at Madrid, Spain. Under King Louis Napoleon he was secretary-general for foreign affairs, but resigned from office due to the annexation of the Batavian Republic of France. He took a leading part in the revolt of 1813 against French domination, and was instrumental in the organization of the new kingdom of the Netherlands by drafting the Eight Articles of London which laid the foundation.

As minister of education under William I he reorganized the universities Ghent, Leuven and Liège, and the Royal Academy of Brussels. Side by side with his activities in education he directed the departments of trade and the colonies.

In the Netherlands Falck was called the king's 'good genius', but William I tired of his counsels and he was superseded by Van Maanen. He was an ambassador in London when the disturbances of 1830 convinced him of the necessity of the separation of Belgium from the Netherlands. He consequently resigned from his post and lived in close retirement until 1839, when he became the first Dutch minister at the Belgian court. He died at Brussels on 16 March 1843. Besides some historical works he left a correspondence of considerable political interest.

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Kaikōura

Kaikōura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, located on State Highway 1, 180 km north of Christchurch. The town has an estimated permanent resident population of (as of ). Kaikōura is the seat of the territorial authority of the Kaikōura District, which is part of the Canterbury region.

The infrastructure of Kaikōura was heavily damaged in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, with one of the two deaths near the town. The bay and surrounding region were uplifted by as much as 2 m. In 2023, Kaikōura was named as one of the "most beautiful small towns in the world".

Early Māori history
Māori have long been resident in Kaikōura and archaeological evidence of moa bones indicates that they hunted moa there. After the moa numbers declined, Kaikōura was still an attractive place to live because of its abundance of sea food. The Māori iwi Ngāi Tahu have been resident in the Kaikōura area since at least 1670. Numerous pā sites are located around Kaikōura. The numbers vary between 14 and 40.

Captain James Cook saw Kaikōura in 1770 but did not land there. He reported seeing four double hulled canoes approaching HMS Endeavour containing 57 Māori.

In 1827–1828, Kaikōura was the site of the battle of Niho Maaka, between musket-armed Ngāti Toa (led by Te Rauparaha) and the Ngāti Kurī people of Ngāi Tahu. Several hundred Ngāi Tahu were killed or captured. Ngāi Tahu were surprised by the Ngāti Toa raiding party, as they were expecting a visit from the Ngāti Kahungunu sub-tribe Tū-te-pākihi-rangi, with whom they were friends. Only those Ngāti Kurī who fled to the hills survived. The name of the battle comes from a threat made by Rerewaka, one of the Kaikōura chiefs, who said he would slit Te Rauparaha's belly with a shark tooth (niho maaka) if he came south.

Whaling stations
A whaling station was first established by Robert Fyffe in 1842 at Kaikōura. The Fyffe family was the first European family to settle in Kaikōura. John Guard and his family joined Fyffe sometime between 1844 and 1846. 40 men were employed at the whaling station initially. In 1845, he purchased a second whaling station at South Bay. This second whaling station (Fyffe's Village) became the commercial centre of Kaikōura until 1867. Fyffe diversified into shipping and farming due to the decline in whale numbers. The Marlborough Express newspaper commented in 1866 that "whales seemed to have abandoned coming to Kaikōura". The whaling stations continued until 1922.

Mount Fyffe owes its name to the Fyffe family. The cottage that the Fyffe family lived in, built in 1842, still stands. The area surrounding the house, including Avoca Point, has been listed as a Historic Area by Heritage New Zealand. The construction of the cottage is unusual in that the supporting foundations of the house are made of whalebone.

European settlement
The New Zealand government purchased land north of Kaikōura from Ngāti Toa in 1847. This was challenged by Ngāi Tahu who said that Ngāti Toa had no right to sell land that did not belong to them. In 1857, the New Zealand Government made an offer for land between the Ashley and Waiau Uwha rivers for 200 pounds which was signed by Ngāi Tahu. Other land deals were completed in the area leaving small reserves for local Māori. These reserves were reduced after 1900 when the New Zealand government compulsorily acquired further land for the proposed railway and "scenic" purposes.

From the 1850s, land that had been acquired was sold to European settlers who most often started sheep farms in the area. Many small blocks were sold around the Kaikōura Peninsula and in the 1870s roads and bridges were built. A small wharf was completed in 1863. The Inland Kaikōura Road to Rotherham was completed by 1888. The road that became State Highway 1 was started in the 1890s across the Hundalee Hills with bridges across the rivers completed in 1914.

A total of 59 Norfolk pines were planted from 1900 along the Esplanade. These now have "protected trees" status from the Kaikōura District Council.

20th century
The population increased as a result of the extensive works required to build the railway in 1935. In December 1945, the Christchurch to Picton railway line was officially opened at Kaikōura. 5000 people came out to celebrate the occasion. The population fell slightly after the railway was completed.

Between 1945 and 1960, over-fishing led to a decline in the crayfish numbers.

In 1962 the roll-on/roll-off car ferry between Wellington and Picton increased travel between the North and South Islands, bringing more visitors to Kaikōura. There was only one motel (with 40 beds) prior to 1962.

There are reports that between 1963 and 1964, 248 sperm whales in Kaikoura waters were killed during the last of the whaling activity in New Zealand.

Kaikōura struggled economically during the 1970s. In 1975 there were 304 motel beds and a further 500 camp ground beds and hotel beds. The Marlborough Regional Development Council noted that there was investment in accommodation but not in tourist attractions at this time.

By 1975 the decline in crayfish numbers had extended to other fish species. In 1975 there were 97 registered fishing vessels operating out of Kaikōura.

The restructuring of the economy following the election of the Labour government in 1984 also affected Kaikōura adversely. Farm incomes dropped. Public sector employment was affected badly. There were 170 jobs lost in a town of 3000.

In 1985 a group of local Kaikōura people established a tourist centre, and began promoting Kaikōura as a tourist destination. The focus at that stage was on the walking opportunities and the scenery.

Whale-watching was established as a tourist venture in Kaikōura in 1987. Local Māori leaders were concerned about local unemployment, and mortgaged their houses to buy a 6.7 m boat to start up a whale watching business to see the local sperm whales. In the first year of business, 3000 tourists took the opportunity to see whales. This has greatly expanded to more than 100,000 per annum.

2016 Kaikōura earthquake
On 14 November 2016, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the South Island just after midnight. It left two people dead (one near the town and one in the adjacent Hurunui District) and triggered a small tsunami. One thousand tourists and hundreds of residents were stranded in Kaikōura after the earthquake cut off train and vehicle access. New Zealand Air Force helicopters ferried many people out of Kaikoura initially with the New Zealand navy sending HMNZS Canterbury to ferry many hundreds of tourists out.

1700 construction workers completed two million man hours to repair the quake-damaged route along State Highway 1 after the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. It reopened on 15 December 2017. The repairs included fixing almost 200 km of damaged road and a similar length of railway line. The repairs cost NZ$1.1 billion.

Geography
The stretch of coastline stretching roughly between the mouths of the Conway and Waiau Toa / Clarence Rivers is generally known as the Kaikōura coast. This coast is unusual for the South Island east coast, as there is very little coastal plain, with the Seaward Kaikōura Range, a branch of the Southern Alps, rising straight from the ocean.

The town of Kaikōura has the Seaward Kaikōuras as a backdrop. One of the walking tracks for visitors is the Mt. Fyffe track, which winds up Mt. Fyffe, and gives a panoramic view of the Kaikōura peninsula from the summit.

The Kaikōura Peninsula extends into the sea south of the town, and the resulting upwelling currents bring an abundance of marine life from the depths of the nearby Hikurangi Trench. The town owes its origin to this effect, since it developed as a centre for the whaling industry. The name Kaikōura means 'meal of crayfish' (kai – food/meal, kōura – crayfish) and the crayfish industry still plays a role in the economy of the region. However Kaikōura has now become a popular tourist destination, mainly for whale watching and swimming with or near dolphins.

Governance
The town is the seat of the territorial authority of the Kaikōura District, which is part of the Canterbury region. Local governance for Kaikōura is provided by the Kaikōura District Council (Ko te kaunihera ā rohe o Kaikōura). The council consists of a mayor and seven councillors. Elections for positions on the council are held every three years in conjunction with nationwide local elections. Kaikōura was the first local authority in the Southern Hemisphere to achieve recognition by the EarthCheck Community Standard.

For national elections, Kaikōura is part of the Kaikōura electorate. Stuart Smith of the National Party was the current member of parliament after the 2020 election.

Demographics
Kaikōura is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a small urban area and covers 9.28 km2. It had an estimated population of as of  with a population density of  people per km2.

Kaikōura had a population of 2,223 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 213 people (10.6%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 21 people (1.0%) since the 2006 census. There were 873 households, comprising 1,107 males and 1,116 females, giving a sex ratio of 0.99 males per female. The median age was 47.7 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 318 people (14.3%) aged under 15 years, 354 (15.9%) aged 15 to 29, 981 (44.1%) aged 30 to 64, and 573 (25.8%) aged 65 or older.

Ethnicities were 83.3% European/Pākehā, 19.6% Māori, 0.8% Pasifika, 5.0% Asian, and 3.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity.

The percentage of people born overseas was 18.2, compared with 27.1% nationally.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 48.2% had no religion, 40.6% were Christian, 1.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 0.3% were Hindu, 0.3% were Muslim, 0.5% were Buddhist and 2.0% had other religions.

Of those at least 15 years old, 231 (12.1%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 447 (23.5%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $30,200, compared with $31,800 nationally. 189 people (9.9%) earned over $70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 969 (50.9%) people were employed full-time, 315 (16.5%) were part-time, and 30 (1.6%) were unemployed.

Economy
In 2020, the GDP of the Kaikōura District was $232 million, with an annual growth for the region of 1.6%. Tourism is a major contributor to the economy of the district. There was a significant downturn in visitors caused by 2016 earthquake, with the COVID-19 pandemic creating a further impact in 2020–21. However, by 2024, tourism activity in the town had rebounded.

Tourism contributed $57 million to total GDP in Kaikoura District in 2020, and was the top overall category, contributing 24.8% of district GDP. In 2023, tourism provided 27.6% of jobs in Kaikōura District in 2023, with accommodation and food services representing another 18.5%.

In addition to ecotourism activities in the town such as whale, seal and bird watching, further tourism opportunities are under development. These include applications for accreditation of the town and surrounding area as a dark sy reserve, and the construction of a cycleway from Picton to Kaikōura that will be known as the Whale Trail.

Culture
In Māori mythology, Kaikōura Peninsula (Te Taumanu-o-te-waka-a-Māui) was the seat where Māui sat when he fished the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) up from the depths of the sea.

The tangata whenua of Kaikōura and all of the Kaikōura District are Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu, and they hold customary tribal authority over this entire area (rohe). Takahanga Marae, a marae (tribal meeting ground) of Ngāi Tahu and its Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura branch, is located in Kaikōura. The current marae building was opened in 2001. It includes the Maru Kaitatea wharenui (meeting house). Cliff Whiting was one of many Māori and Pākehā artists who contributed carving and artworks for the wharenui.

Biodiversity
The economy of the town now has a significant reliance on the visitors who come to experience the biodiversity of the local region, particularly the ocean. The Kaikōura canyon is a submarine canyon located southwest of the Kaikōura Peninsula. It is a southern branch of the Hikurangi Trench that extends northwards up the New Zealand east coast. The canyon has been described as a "bio-diversity hotspot", where upwelling of currents from the deep ocean provide feeding grounds along the Kaikōura coast for a diverse range of seabirds and marine mammals.

An incorporated society, Te Korowai o Te Tai o Marokura, Kaikōura Coastal Marine Guardians (Te Korowai) was formed in 2005 to develop use and protection strategies and actions for the Kaikōura coast. The work of the society led to the passing of the Kaikōura (Te Tai o Marokura) Marine Management Act in August 2014. This Act established the Kaikōura marine management area, including a new marine reserve, sanctuaries and protections for whales and fur seals, and established new fishing regulations. It also recognised taiapure (traditional Māori fishing grounds which include areas of special cultural or spiritual significance).

Hikurangi Marine Reserve
The Hikurangi Marine Reserve is a marine reserve off the Kaikōura coast, covering an area of 10,416 ha south of the township, and including part of the Kaikōura canyon. The reserve was established in 2014, and is the largest and deepest marine reserve adjacent to any of New Zealand's three main islands. No fishing, harvesting or mining is allowed in the reserve.

Kaikōura whale sanctuary
The Kaikōura (Te Tai o Marokura) Marine Management Act 2014 established the Te Rohe o Te Whānau Puha Whale Sanctuary covering 4686 km2, and extending 45 km north and south of the Kaikōura peninsula and 56 km out to sea, to provide additional protection for marine mammals in this area.

Marine mammals
A wide variety of marine mammals can be seen in the Kaikōura region, including whales, dolphins, and New Zealand fur seals. The Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978 provides legal protection for these animals, and regulations set conditions that govern human behaviour in the vicinity of marine mammals. Permits are required for commercial tourist operations associated with marine mammals.

Whales
Whale watching is a popular tourist attraction for Kaikōura, and is an important contributor to the local economy. Sperm whales can be observed all year, typically around 23 km offshore, but sometimes closer to shore. Humpback whales are often seen in June and July during their winter migration, and orca can be seen from December to March.

Dolphins
Several species of dolphin can be seen in the waters off Kaikōura, including Dusky dolphins, and the endangered Hector's dolphin.

Seabirds
New Zealand has an unusually high diversity of shags, penguins, petrels and albatross species, leading to claims that the country is the "seabird capital of the world". Some of these seabird species are in significant decline, and many are critically endangered. Notable seabirds that are seen off Kaikōura include:
 * fourteen species of albatross: Wandering, Antipodean, Northern royal, Southern royal, Black-browed, Campbell, White-capped, Salvin's, Chatham, Buller's, Atlantic yellow-nosed, Indian yellow-nosed, Light-mantled, Sooty
 * ten species of petrel: Cook's, Grey-faced, Cape, Black, White-chinned, Westland, Grey, White-headed, Mottled, Soft-plumaged
 * seven species of shearwater: Buller's, Sooty, Hutton's, Fluttering, Short-tailed, Flesh-footed, Pink-footed
 * four species of skua: Arctic, Pomarine, Long-tailed, Brown
 * four species of storm petrel: White-faced, Wilson's, Grey-backed, Black-bellied
 * four species of penguin:Little, Yellow-eyed, Erect-crested, Chinstrap
 * two species of giant petrel: Southern Giant Petrel, Northern Giant Petrel

Other notable seabirds observed off Kaikōura include: Antarctic fulmar, Fairy Prion, Grey Phalarope, Black-billed gull, Arctic tern, Black-fronted tern and Common diving petrel. Also regularly seen are Pied shags, Little shag, Spotted shag, Australasian gannet, Southern black-backed gull, Red-billed gull, White-fronted tern.

From a local conservation perspective, particularly notable seabirds in the Kaikōura region include the Hutton's shearwater, the Red-billed gull, and the Little penguin.

Hutton's shearwater
The Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni) or Kaikōura tītī is an endangered seabird in the family Procellariidae. It is found in waters around Australia and New Zealand but it only breeds in the Seaward Kaikōura Range in New Zealand. It is the only seabird in the world that breeds in an alpine environment. Nests have been found at elevations from 1200 to 1800metres. The Kowhai Valley and Shearwater Stream Important Bird Area contains the only two remaining alpine breeding colonies. An artificial colony was established in a protected area on the Kaikōura peninsula as a conservation measure, after six other colonies were wiped out by feral pigs. The birds fly at night, but can become disoriented by bright lights. Fledglings are particularly vulnerable, and can crash-land on roads in the town. They are usually unable to take off again, making them vulnerable to being run over by vehicles or succumbing to predation by dogs or cats. Conservation organisations in Kaikōura rescue stranded birds for later release, and advocate for reduced lighting.

Red-billed gull
The Red-billed gull also known as tarāpunga, is native to New Zealand. The Kaikōura peninsula has one of the three largest breeding colonies of these gulls, but the local population is in significant decline. In contrast, there has been an increase in the population of Red-billed gulls at the breeding colony at Otago Peninsula, where there is control of mammalian predators.

Little penguin
The Little penguin or kororā is found along the Kaikōura coastline. These birds are vulnerable to becoming entangled in fishing nets, and while on land are vulnerable to vehicle impact and predation by rats and domestic dogs. In a recent survey of 75km of Kaikōura coastline, the only breeding colony located was in fragmented areas around the southern part of the Kaikōura peninsula.

Banded dotterel
The double-banded plover, known in New Zealand as the banded dotterel or pohowera, is a species of bird in the plover family that nests on stony beaches around the Kaikōura peninsula and South Bay. The species is listed as Nationally Vulnerable. Breeding success of banded dotterels at Kaikōura has been severely affected by predation from cats. A community-driven action plan is being developed to protect the habitat of nesting shorebirds at South Bay, with support from Environment Canterbury, Kaikōura District Council, University of Canterbury and Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura.

Dark-sky reserve
A new initiative was launched in 2022 to work towards recognition as an international dark-sky reserve in the Kaikōura area. The intention was to reduce the problems that lighting causes for Hutton's shearwaters. The Kaikōura District Council had already modified streetlighting, to reduce the risk to the birds. In April 2022, the Mayor of Kaikōura said that the dark-sky reserve initiative had the full support of the council, and would be a boost to tourist numbers, especially during the winter period. In 2024, the Kaikōura Dark Sky Trust submitted a plan change request to the District Council, seeking changes to council regulations about lighting. The trust announced that they would apply to DarkSky International for dark sky community status for the town, and dark sky sanctuary status for the Kaikōura District.

Infrastructure
The rebuild after the 2016 earthquake replaced or upgraded many of Kaikoura District Council's assets. These included replacing the oldest water mains built in the 1920s and many roads. This has left Kaikōura better placed financially in 2021 than many councils, as they do not have to replace these in the next 30 years as part of their long term planning.

Hospital
Funding was announced in 2013 to rebuild the 100 year old Kaikoura Hospital. It was completed in April 2016. The new building provides space for general practice, physiotherapy, dental, optometry as well as maternity, radiology and medical/trauma stabilisation and resuscitation facilities. It cost $13.4 million to complete.

Kaikōura Civic Centre
The Kaikōura Civic Centre was completed in 2016. It has a distinctive large "cray pot" on the outside of the building which represents Kaikōura's connection to the sea. It contains offices for the Kaikōura District Council, Kaikōura Library and Kaikōura Museum. A third floor was approved by the Kaikōura District Council in 2011 and the cost rose which led to complaints from rate payers and submissions to the Long Term Plan in 2012 requesting restraint in spending. Long term, finances for the Kaikōura District Council have been suggested to be tenuous.

Hotel
A $35 million 4.5 star hotel was due to open in September 2021, but work was delayed due to the loss of international tourists because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected to have 118 bedrooms and provide economic stimulus to Kaikōura.

Road transport
State Highway 1 passes through the town.

Air
Kaikōura also has a small sealed airstrip located 6 km south of the main centre. Kaikoura Airport is mainly used for whale spotting tourist flights but it can also be used by small private and charter flights. It previously had return flights to Wellington and Christchurch operated by Sounds Air. A new service to Wellington has since been started with Air Kaikoura.

Rail
Kaikōura is served by the Main North Line, the northern section of the South Island Main Trunk Railway. The line opened north of Kaikōura on 13 March 1944, while the line south of the town opened on 15 December 1945, the latter completing the full line Christchurch to Picton.

Kaikōura is served by the Coastal Pacific long-distance passenger train, formerly called the TranzCoastal, which connected the town with Christchurch to the south, Picton and the Cook Strait ferries to the north. Kaikoura Station was the last station in New Zealand to have a refreshment room for passengers, which closed in 1988 when the Coastal Pacific Express (former name for the TranzCoastal) introduced on-board refreshments.

Freight trains also pass through the town, mainly carrying freight between the marshalling yards at Middleton in Christchurch and the Interislander rail ferries at Picton.

The Main North Line (Picton to Christchurch, passing through Kaikōura) suffered damage in the November 2016 earthquake and was closed for repairs, re-opening to freight traffic on 15 September 2017. The Coastal Pacific resumed running once all repairs were completed in mid 2018.

Education
The Kaikōura District has one secondary school, Kaikōura High School, and four primary schools: Hāpuku School, Kaikōura Primary School, Kaikoura Suburban School and St Joseph's School.

Newspapers
The main newspapers for Kaikōura are the Wednesday weekly Kaikoura Star and Monday to Friday late morning daily The Marlborough Express. The early morning Monday-Saturday Christchurch based daily The Press is also available. These papers are all owned by Fairfax New Zealand

Radio
Kaikōura has three locally transmitted radio stations on FM. These are More FM Marlborough (formerly Sounds FM) broadcast from Blenheim during the day and Auckland at night, Blue FM which is a locally broadcast Kaikōura station, and Tahu FM broadcast from Christchurch. Non local transmissions of the following stations can be received: The Breeze (Wellington AM/FM), Radio New Zealand National (Wellington AM/FM), ZM (Wellington and Christchurch FM), Radio Hauraki (Christchurch).

Mayfair Theatre
The Mayfair Theatre is an art deco building on the Esplanade that was first opened in 1935 as a venue for cinema and concerts. In 1985, the building was put up for sale and by 1986, it had been purchased for the town as a result of a community fundraising initiative.

The building was damaged beyond repair in the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, but community fundraising efforts resulted in the construction of a new cinema and performance venue on the site, retaining the 1934 art deco façade. After a $3.6 million restoration project, the building was re-opened in November 2020 as the Mayfair Arts and Culture Centre Te Whare Toi ō Kaikōura. As well as two movie screens, it has space for art exhibitions.

Swimming pool
The Kaikōura swimming pool on the Esplanade was badly damaged in the 2016 earthquake, leaving Kaikōura without a public pool for five years. A charitable trust was established to raise funds to build a replacement pool. Funding of $3.7million was raised for the build, with the Kaikōura District Council contributing $1million, COVID Recovery Fund contributing $1million and the Kaikōura Community Op Shop contributing $100,000. The Kaikōura Aquatic Centre opened in November 2021. It includes a 25m x 12m lap pool, a smaller pool for learners and a toddler pool.

Horse racing
The Kaikōura race course is located on Bay Parade at South Bay and is administered by the Kaikōura Trotting Club. The club was first established in 1914 with the first Kaikōura Trotting Cup won by a horse called Kintail owned by Albert Edgar and trained by Billie Honeybone. In 2021, the Kaikōura Trotting Cup weekend, normally held in early November was transferred to Addington Raceway in Christchurch due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Golf course
The Kaikōura golf club was established in 1911 with 39 members joining during the first season. The first nine-hole course was located at the South Bay Domain. In 1935, The course moved to a new 9 hole course with a club house near the Kowhai River. In 1958 three extra holes were added. and in 1960 a further three holes were added. In 1963 the course was extended again to 18 holes. The Koura Bay golf resort just to the north of Kaikōura has a nine-hole golf course.

Notable people
Notable people from Kaikōura include:
 * Pat Boot – middle-distance runner who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and at the 1938 British Empire Games, winning gold and bronze medals at the latter.
 * Thomas Cooke – posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry at the Battle of Pozières during the First World War.
 * Aston Greathead – artist
 * Ted Howard – conservationist
 * Trevor Howse – Ngāi Tahu leader and researcher
 * Ronald Jorgensen – one of the perpetrators of the Bassett Road machine gun murders in 1963
 * Ailsa McGilvary – bird conservationist, and photographer
 * Bert Sandos – rower who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games, where he won two medals, and at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
 * Mark Solomon – Māori leader, kaiwhakahaere (chairperson) of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, chair of the Canterbury District Health Board
 * Julie Syme – community service leader
 * Melville Syme – community service leader
 * Ian Walker – long serving Chief Fire Officer of the Kaikōura volunteer fire brigade
 * Cora Wilding – physiotherapist noted for her advocacy of outdoor activities and children's health camps in the 1930s
 * John Wood – diplomat and a former chancellor of the University of Canterbury

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Tour d'Afrique

Tour d'Afrique is one of the longest bicycle expeditions in the world. It is organised by TDA Global Cycling, a Canadian company based in Toronto. It runs each year from January to May, from Cairo to Cape Town. The participants are expedition riders who cover each day at their own pace, stopping in the villages and roadside cafes. There are about 20 rest days. The organisers prepare three meals every day and transport tents and other equipment the riders need for the night stops.

The 2003 Tour d'Afrique set a Guinness World Record for fastest crossing of Africa by bicycle and this was achieved by nine participants of the race, Michael Kennedy, Chris Evans, Dave Genders (all from the United Kingdom), Paul Reynaert (Belgium), Jeremy Wex, Steve Topham, Scotty Robinson, Andrew Griffin (all from Canada) and Sascha Hartl (Austria). The 2008 Tour d'Afrique did not cross Kenya due to the political situation and reported violence.

The race component of the Tour d'Afrique was suspended after 2017, with the event continuing as an annual cycling expedition.

Literature
Hardy Grüne: Tour d'Afrique: 12 000 Kilometer Radrennen von Kairo nach Kapstadt, 2011

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Worshipful Company of Cordwainers

The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Cordwainers were workers in fine leather; the Company gets its name from "cordwain" (cordovan), the white leather produced from goatskin in Cordova, Spain. All fine leather makers, including Girdlers and Glovers, were originally classified as cordwainers; however, the term eventually came to refer only to fine leather footwear, including boots.

The Cordwainers' Company, which received the right to regulate City trade in 1272, obtained a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1439. The status of the Company as a trade association has lessened over the years; the Company is now, as are most other Livery Companies, a charitable body. Other leather-linked Livery Companies, which enjoy close relations with the Cordwainers include the Curriers, Leathersellers, Saddlers, Girdlers and Glovers.

The Company ranks twenty-seventh in the order of precedence of Livery Companies and is the highest ranked one without its own Livery Hall. The Company's motto is Corio et Arte, Latin for Leather and Art.

The livery hall of the Cordwainers, Cordwainers' Hall, though rebuilt several times, stood at the same site near St. Paul's Churchyard from 1316 until its final destruction in the London blitz in 1941. The livery hall was not rebuilt after the war. However, a window was removed from the hall for safekeeping in 1939. Thus surviving the destruction of the hall in 1941, it was re-installed in the Holy Sepulchre church in London in 1973.

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Worshipful Company of Glovers

The Worshipful Company of Glovers is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London. Glovers separated from the Cordwainers to form their own organisation in 1349 and received a Royal Charter of incorporation in 1639. The company is, as are most other Livery Companies, a charitable organisation, but it still retains close links to its original trade.

The Company ranks 62nd in the order of precedence of Livery Companies. They are a member of the 'Leathery Group' of Livery Companies, along with the Leathersellers, Coachmakers & Coach Harness Makers, Cordwainers, Curriers, Girdlers, Loriners, Saddlers, and Pattenmakers.

The company's motto is True Hearts and Warm Hands.

History
Glovers, along with Girdlers were originally classified as Cordwainers, but separated to form their own 'mistery' (trade or craft) organisation in 1349 when the bye-laws were recorded by the City Authorities. Five years later, the articles and ordinances of a separate faith-focussed 'Fraternity of the Craft of Glovers' were recorded before the Commissary of London (an ecclesiastical official appointed by the Bishop of London).

By the end of the 15th century, the traders and merchants in London were in general prospering much more than the makers of things, and hence wealth and influence accrued much more to the mercantile companies than the crafts. Following a decline in numbers beyond the point of sustainability, the Glovers first merged with the Pursers (another small leathercraft company) in 1498 and then the much larger Leathersellers in 1502.

After much internal dispute and protracted efforts to separate from the Leathersellers, the Glovers became independent again under a Royal Charter of incorporation from King Charles I in 1638, followed by having their ordinances accepted by the Court of Aldermen in 1644 and finally having their status confirmed as a livery company in 1680.

Royal links are still maintained; for example, the Company presented Princess Elizabeth with 30 pairs of gloves in a casket on the occasion of her marriage. The company has previously formally presented the Sovereign with a glove upon his or her coronation, however King Charles lll used the glove presented to his grandfather King George Vl by the Company in 1937.

In the 17th century the focus of the company was very much on the control and governance of the trade, in particular the 'search' (inspection) of tawed leather (a process also known as alum tanning, that is still used for gloves and cricket balls ) to ensure the quality of raw materials, and that those making gloves in London should have served an approved apprenticeship in the trade.

In the 18th century the Glovers produced three Lord Mayors: John Barnard (1737; he translated to the more prestigious Grocers Company just prior to becoming Lord Mayor), John Burnell (1787, the oldest Lord Mayor ever), and Sir John Anderson (1797). By the late 18th century the glove trade in London had declined and become a free for all, and the company had lost almost all connection with the trade. Between 1773 and 1804 only three of the members were described as glovers, and the professions of the masters from 1770 to 1780 were linen draper, oylman, tobacconist, sugar maker, jeweller and wine merchant.

The Company nearly became extinct for a second time in the late 19th century, with the low point being 1880 to 1885 when George Hibbert appears to have been the sole member of the court and re-elected himself as Master each year. Many livery companies were struggling to survive at this time (and several did not), as they were widely perceived to be an anachronism serving no useful function, divorced from the real commerce of the country. The appointment of Sir Homewood Crawford (Solicitor to the Corporation of London) as Master in 1886 started a turnaround in the Company's fortunes (as it did at the Fan makers), with the assistance of Benjamin Scott (City Chamberlain). He was able to obtain an inspeximus granted by Queen Victoria in 1898, confirming the original Stuart charter.

The hall was acquired in the mid 17th Century and was sited near Beech Lane in the area now covered by the Barbican Centre, but was increasingly used for religious purposes in the 18th century, including by the Wesleyans for at least 1739 to 1762. It was disposed of in the late 18th century when the company was in financial difficulties and were transacting their business at the George and Vulture Tavern, Lombard Street.

The coat of arms was first granted in 1464, and the supporters were added in 1986. The arms are “on a field of six pieces Sable and Argent three Rams salient armed and unguled Or” and feature sheep, which provided much of the raw material for gloves. The supporters are a male apprentice of the Glovers' Company, and a Sempster (a sewing woman) dressed circa 1638.

Charitable Giving
The Charity Projects Committee (CPC) administers the Glovers' charitable donations. Around 50 charities are supported, the largest group of which are homeless charities and hospices who receive gloves for warmth, clinical needs and catering purposes. Other glove donations include gardening gloves to help with mental and physical therapy, cryotherapy gloves for patients undergoing cancer treatment at Portsmouth Hospital and protective gloves for charity led emergency services such as London's Air Ambulance. The CPC offers student bursaries and grants to selected schools and colleges and supports community projects in areas of need, including The Winch which provides after-school clubs and holiday schemes for children in Campden. A significant recent initiative is the provision of myoelectric prosthetic hands from Open Bionics for children and adults who would not otherwise be able to access them.

The Glove Collection Trust
The Trust was established in 1993 as a charity to "advance public education in the historical, social, and artistic value of gloves". In 2003 the Company gifted its collection of about 250 items to the Trust. The core of this was the collection of mainly 17th and 18th century gloves bequeathed to the company by the artist Robert Spence in 1964. The trustees have subsequently expanded the Glove Collection to approximately 2,300 items that can be viewed on the Trust's dedicated website. A prominent contributor to this expansion was Past Assistant Douglas Sweet, who spent 30 years making acquisitions. The Trust published an illustrated booklet containing twenty notable gloves to commemorate his work. The collection is now held in the care of the Fashion Museum, Bath. The Trust periodically lends items for display at other museums, UK and overseas.

Glove Trade Activity
In the first half of the 20th Century the Company had little connection with the glove trade, so other trade associations were formed: The National Association of Glove Manufacturers in 1941, and the Glove Guild of Great Britain (representing importers wholesalers and retailers) in 1965. However, the early 1980s recession and the rise in far eastern imports caused the bulk of the membership of both organisations to cease trading, and the Company facilitated a merger in 1998 to form the British Glove Association (BGA), with the Immediate Past Master Michael Down as the First President, Past Master Roderick Morriss as the second, and Past Master John Spanner as the third (and last). The number of gloves made in the UK continued to reduce in the 2000s, and at the AGM in 2010 it was agreed that the BGA would be dissolved, with the Company inheriting the small remaining funds and the Glove Trade Committee some of the activities such as lobbying on behalf of the industry, and the student glove design competition which continues to this day.

Whilst traditional glove making has largely moved offshore there are still specialist UK companies engaged in the design, development, importation and distribution of technical, military, medical and industrial gloves as well as fashion companies making or distributing dress gloves in the UK and for export markets. The Company maintains links with glove makers and importers including Dents (fashion gloves), Southcombe Gloves (fashion, technical and sports gloves), Bennett Safetywear (safety gloves), BM Polyco (rubber and PVC gloves).

The Glovers run an annual "Golden Glove Award for Innovation". This was won in 2022 by the British Equestrian Federation. Student glove design and safety poster design competitions are also run annually to encourage practical and innovative glove design, and an awareness of hand protection in an industrial environment. The 2024 glove design competition had two categories: a Glasto Glove (for any music artist who has ever played at Glastonbury), or an Aesthetic Prosthetic (a prosthetic hand design that reworks function and form to a new artistic level). The competitions are sponsored by The Glovers Company and the winners in all categories receive cash prizes, which are presented at a formal luncheon in a City of London Livery Hall.

Affiliations
The Worshipful Company of Glovers, like many other Livery Companies, has forged links with units of the Armed Forces. Specifically:

 * THE ARTISTS RIFLES - The connection was formed in 1955 when the then Commanding Officer was a member of the company. The Artists have provided a small Guard of Honour at the Glovers' annual dinner.
 * HMS ARTFUL - The Company became affiliated to HMS Cumberland in 1999 but this frigate was decommissioned in 2011. Since then, it has become affiliated to a new nuclear powered Astute Class submarine, HMS Artful, which was fitted out at Barrow in Furness. She was officially named in September 2013 at a ceremony attended by several Glovers.
 * 296 (STOKE NEWINGTON) SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE AIR CADETS - The Glovers were affiliated to 444 (Shoreditch) Squadron Royal Air Force cadets who were disbanded in 2021.The Glovers then became affiliated to this Cadet Squadron on 2 February 2022. The cadets of 296 had previously formed a carpet guard at the Glovers annual Banquet in 2021 and assisted on the Glovers float at the Lord Mayors show in the same year.
 * ST JOHN AMBULANCE 467 BARNET CADETS - The Company became affiliated to this Cadet Association in 2014.

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Health Sciences North

Health Sciences North is a teaching hospital in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. HSN offers a variety of programs and services, with regional programs in the areas of cardiac care, oncology, nephrology, trauma and rehabilitation. Patients visit HSN from a wide geographic area across northeastern Ontario.

History
HSN was formed through the amalgamation of three separate hospitals in 2010. The city formerly had three community hospitals: Sudbury General (completed in 1950), Sudbury Memorial (completed in 1956), and Laurentian Hospital (completed in 1975), and one mental health and community service facility, Sudbury Algoma Hospital. The three officially amalgamated in 1997 to form one corporation, the Hôpital Régional de Sudbury Regional Hospital (HRSRH), but remained a multi-site facility. In 2000, the construction of the new one-site hospital began and was completed in 2010.

In October 2012, the new one-site hospital was renamed "Health Sciences North" as it evolved into an academic research centre, as well as a hospital. In 2013, HSN implemented a new strategic plan that focused on delivering patient-centred care, research, teaching and learning in northeastern Ontario and beyond.

Services
Health Sciences North offers a variety of programs and services, with regional programs in the areas of cardiac care, oncology, nephrology, trauma and rehabilitation. HSN's patients visit from a wide area across northeastern Ontario.

HSN employs 3,898 people, 270 physicians and has 586 volunteers - it is the single largest employer in Sudbury. In a typical year the hospital sees 328,207 outpatients and 61,540 people in the emergency department, and admits 22,633 people.

Services include:
 * Critical care
 * Intensive care unit
 * Respiratory
 * Cardiac care
 * Cardiac rehabilitation services
 * Emergency and ambulatory care
 * General medicine
 * Gastroenterology
 * Haematology
 * Infectious diseases
 * Stroke
 * Medicine and rehabilitation
 * Acquired brain injury
 * Intensive rehabilitation and outpatient rehabilitation
 * Chiropody
 * Regional Cancer Program
 * Community Oncology Clinic Network
 * Dental oncology
 * Genetics
 * Preventative oncology and screening
 * Supportive care
 * Cancer research
 * Diagnostic services
 * Diagnostic imaging
 * Laboratory services
 * Pharmacy services
 * Cytogenetics
 * Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
 * X-ray computed tomography (CT or CAT scan)
 * Ultrasound
 * Mammography
 * Family and child
 * Perinatal/labour and delivery
 * Paediatrics
 * Children's Treatment Centre
 * Domestic violence/sexual assault treatment program
 * Mental health and addiction
 * Seniors and rural outreach
 * Counseling and treatment
 * Crisis services
 * Developmental clinical services
 * Surgical
 * Orthopedics
 * Ophthalmology
 * Neurosurgery
 * Urology
 * Cardiac surgery
 * Gynaecology
 * General surgery
 * Thoracic surgery
 * Otolaryngology (ENT)

Abduction incident
On November 1, 2007, a Kirkland Lake woman, Brenda Batisse, abducted a newborn baby girl from the SRH's St. Joseph's Health Care Centre site shortly before 1 p.m. The hospital immediately went into lock-down and a province-wide AMBER Alert was issued. All highways leading out of the city were roadblocked. Batisse had already passed a roadblock location. She was subsequently arrested at her home in Kirkland Lake at 8:30 p.m., and the baby was returned to her mother unharmed.

Batisse, an Anishinaabe who had been physically, sexually and emotionally abused by several relatives throughout her childhood, had no prior criminal record and an extenuating mental health background. According to trial testimony, Batisse abducted the baby because her own pregnancy ended in a miscarriage shortly after she was physically assaulted in the summer of 2007, and she feared that her boyfriend would leave her if he found out.

Batisse was eventually sentenced to five years in prison for the abduction. On February 5, 2009, the Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled that the sentence was not consistent with the principles established by the Supreme Court of Canada around the sentencing of First Nations offenders, and reduced her sentence from five to 2.5 years.

Computer virus
On January 16, 2019, Sudbury's Health Sciences North was hit by a computer virus that was affecting the medical records system, which is also used by 24 hospitals located in the north east region. As a preventive measure, systems at HSN were put on downtime, successfully avoiding dissemination of the virus. The other hospitals were not necessarily infected, but were impacted as a result.

Heliport
The hospital is equipped with a rooftop heliport.

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