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Welcome to the Monkey House

Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of 25 short stories written by Kurt Vonnegut, published by Delacorte in August 1968. The stories range from wartime epics to futuristic thrillers, given with satire and Vonnegut's unique edge. The stories are often intertwined and convey the same underlying messages on human nature and mid-twentieth century society.

Contents

 * "Where I Live" (Venture- Traveler's World, October 1964)
 * "Harrison Bergeron" (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, October 1961)
 * "Who Am I This Time?" (The Saturday Evening Post, 16 December 1961)
 * "Welcome to the Monkey House" (Playboy, January 1968)
 * "Long Walk to Forever" (Ladies' Home Journal, August 1960)
 * "The Foster Portfolio" (Collier's Magazine, 8 September 1951)
 * "Miss Temptation" (The Saturday Evening Post, April 21, 1956)
 * "All the King's Horses" (Collier's Magazine, 10 Feb 1951)
 * "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" (Collier's Magazine, 14 March 1953)
 * "New Dictionary" (The New York Times, October 1966)
 * "Next Door" (Cosmopolitan, April 1955)
 * "More Stately Mansions" (Collier's Magazine, 22 December 1951)
 * "The Hyannis Port Story" (Set to be published in The Saturday Evening Post, it was removed when John F Kennedy was assassinated)
 * "D.P." (Ladies' Home Journal, August 1953)
 * "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" (Collier's Magazine, 11 February 1950)
 * "The Euphio Question" (Collier's Magazine, 12 May 1951)
 * "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son" (Ladies' Home Journal, July 1962)
 * "Deer in the Works" (Esquire, April 1955)
 * "The Lie" (The Saturday Evening Post 24 February 1962)
 * "Unready to Wear" (Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1953)
 * "The Kid Nobody Could Handle" (The Saturday Evening Post, 24 September 1955)
 * "The Manned Missiles" (Cosmopolitan, July 1958)
 * "EPICAC" (Collier's Magazine, 25 November 1950)
 * "Adam" (Cosmopolitan, April 1954)
 * "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1954)

The story "Der Arme Dolmetscher" is listed in the book's copyright notice as being included in this collection, but it was ultimately omitted, and does not appear in any edition of Welcome To The Monkey House. It does appear in Vonnegut's later collection Bagombo Snuff Box.

Adaptations in other media
In 1970, Christopher Sergel adapted the collection of stories into a play, also called Welcome to the Monkey House. The play was staged at Carolina Actors Studio Theatre in 2010. In 1991, a short-lived television series titled Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House aired on the United States Showtime channel. It was based on Vonnegut's stories and hosted by Vonnegut himself.

"Who Am I This Time?" was made into a 53-minute television movie in 1982 starring Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon and directed by Jonathan Demme.

The story "D.P." has been adapted to screen twice. Vonnegut co-wrote the first adaptation, "Auf Wiedersehen", which aired on October 5, 1958, as part of the Ronald Reagan-hosted television anthology series General Electric Theater. The episode starred Sammy Davis Jr. The second adaptation, "Displaced Person", aired on May 6, 1985, as part of the television anthology series American Playhouse, meeting with critical success. The episode was directed by Alan Bridges and starred Stan Shaw, and won an Emmy for "Outstanding Children's program" for its producers, including Barry Levinson.

References in popular culture

 * "Happiness By The Kilowatt", a song by Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire, makes several references to "The Euphio Question".
 * The Philadelphia-area based hardcore/post-hardcore band This Day Forward included a mostly instrumental song called "Euphio Question" on their 2003 release In Response.
 * American hardcore band Snapcase has a song titled "Harrison Bergeron" on their 1997 album Progression Through Unlearning.
 * American rock band The Dandy Warhols's fourth studio album is called Welcome to the Monkey House.

Other short story collections

 * This collection includes all but one of the twelve stories in Vonnegut's previous short story collection Canary in a Cat House, published in 1961.
 * Other short stories Vonnegut wrote during the same time period are collected in a second anthology, Bagombo Snuff Box, published in 1999.

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Pournelle chart

The Pournelle chart, developed by Jerry Pournelle in his 1963 political science Ph.D. dissertation, is a two-dimensional coordinate system which can be used to distinguish political ideologies. It is similar to the political compass and the Nolan Chart in that it is a two-dimensional chart, but the axes of the Pournelle chart are different from those of other systems. The two axes are as follows:

 * The x-axis, "Attitude toward the State" (labeled statism), refers to a political philosophy's attitude toward the state and centralized government. The farthest right is "state worship" and the farthest left represents the state as the "ultimate evil", preferring individual freedom.
 * The y-axis, "Attitude toward planned social progress" (labeled rationalism), refers to the extent which a political philosophy is compatible with the idea that social problems can be solved by the use of reason. The top indicates complete confidence in planned social progress and the bottom represents skepticism of such methods, often considering them as naively utopian. Those at the top of the axis would tend to discard a traditional custom if they do not understand what purpose it serves (considering it antiquated and probably useless), while those at the bottom would tend to keep the custom (considering it time-tested and probably useful).

Pournelle arranged American liberalism, socialism, and communism, in the upper right-hand quadrant of high state control and high rationalism. Conservatism, fascism, and Nazism are placed in the lower right hand quadrant of high state control and low rationalism. Classical anarchists are in the lower left hand corner of low state control and low rationalism. Libertarians (including anarcho-capitalists) and Objectivists are placed in the upper left-hand corner of low state control and high rationalism. Each diagonal axis contains natural political allies.

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Slip knot

The slip knot is a stopper knot which is easily undone by pulling the tail (working end). The slip knot is related to the running knot, which will release when the standing end is pulled. Both knots are identical and are composed of a slipped overhand knot, where a bight allows the knot to be released by pulling on an end; the working end for a slip knot, and the standing end for a running knot. The slip knot is used as a starting point for crochet and knitting.

"The slip knot is a stopper knot that may be spilled or slipped instantly by pulling on the end to withdraw a loop. There is but one knot entitled to the name; any others having a similar feature are merely "slipped" knots."

- The Ashley Book of Knots

Standard creation
"The slip knot is closely related to the overhand knot, the difference between the two being in the treatment of the end. In the former the end is doubled before it is finally tucked. To untie, all that is required is a smart pull on the end of the rope, which withdraws the loop and causes the knot to spill instantly. A slip knot may be tied in the bight as readily as in the end, but the load must be on the standing part of the knot only. It is used wherever the necessity to cast off suddenly may arise."

- The Ashley Book of Knots

The slip knot is formed by first creating a loop in the shape of a "p". Place a hand or hook through the loophole and grab a bight on the working end. Draw this bight through the first loop. Seat the knot and pull the bight until a small loop is created.

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Talk:Church Slavonic

Old talk
zdravstvuyte, Monedula, et. al!

and, please excuse the latin letters!

This is a fascinating article!

But, it also raises some fascinating questions!

So, tell us, Did this Church Slavonic Language (CSL) completely displace the Old Church Slavonic (OCS) that the Russians recieved from Kiev? If so, when? Did the two exist simultaneously--always?--never?--for a while?

 * The change was rather gradual, and the Church Slavonic changed considerably through the centuries. So Old Church Slavonic and modern Church Slavonic never coexisted, but rather the former gradually changed into the latter. — Monedula 22:54, 24 May 2004 (UTC)

Scholars find several modern variants of OCS due its spread. Isn't this CSL the Russian recension of OCS--called "CSL" in Russia?

 * Yes, this article is about the Russian recension of CSL (not OSC!), although there have been many others recensions of CSL. — Monedula 22:54, 24 May 2004 (UTC)

Did CSL EVOLVE into Russian? Even if it continued say, in worship once a distinct Russian was evident? And if it was, wouldn't it be a kind of proto-Russian, as opposed to the original language of the East Slavs/Rus' in general ("Rusian/Old Ruthenian/Old Russian")? And when did these events occur?

 * No, CSL did NOT evolve into Russian. CSL is a South Slavic language, whereas Russian and Old Russian are East Slavic languages — so there are quite characteristic differences between them. — Monedula 22:54, 24 May 2004 (UTC)

And when did OCS and CSL cease to be generally intelligible to the average Russian speaker?

Let us know!

Spasiba! Genyo 17:16, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Pronounciation
I trimmed the following phrase until clarification, because as it was, it is very confusing for non-Russian speakers.

 * The letter е [je] is never pronounced as ё [jo]. Compare Church Slavonic and Russian words: небо/нёбо, одежда/одёжа.

Two things are mixed into one basket here. Therefore an untrained person when reading a church text has an urge to read priidyom instead of priidem. (note: I hope Monedula will add Cyrillics in the above examples (and removes this note).) Mikkalai 18:51, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)
 * 1) First, the lazy Soviet orthography introduced a habit to omit the diacritic in the ё [jo] turning it into е [je]; e.g., Khrushchev is in fact Khrushchyov, Chebyshev is Chebyshov, and (probably no one remembers this) Brezhnev was Brezhnyov when he was politruk during WWII. (Probably to misguide imperialist spies, as it was done with Baikonur Cosmodrome :-).)
 * 2) Second, in the course of evolution Russian phonetics was changed by replacing unstressed word endings with je into stressed endings with jo; e.g., priidem ((we) will come) -> pridyom, but the latter is "lazily" written as pridem.

 * The fact is, the Church Slavonic language was not a widely spoken language — it was tought in schools, and students were urged to pronounce words exactly as they are written. So Church Slavonic pronunciation has its own tradition. — Monedula 23:10, 24 May 2004 (UTC)

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Church Slavonic was also used as a liturgical and literary language in other orthodox countries - Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria and Macedonia - until it was replaced by national languages.

You are probably confusing Old Church Slavonic and Church Slavonic. Mikkalai

 * No, it was correct. Old Church Slavonic as such ceased to exist in the 11th century.  After that, all its variations and descendants are called simply Church Slavonic. — Monedula 23:10, 24 May 2004 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I was not careful in reading the sentence: I didn't pay attention to the word "literary " . But IMO it is still incorrect in a sense that it is NOT completely replaced as a liturgical. But I don't know to what extent it is used in Russian church. Can you clarify the discussed phrase in this respect? Mikkalai 23:31, 24 May 2004 (UTC)

Yes, you're right, Church Slavonic partially remained as a liturgical language. I'm from Poland. I don't really know how about the current liturgical use in other countries. I only know that in the Polish Orthodox Church the basic liturgical language is Polish. Nevertheless, some religious songs (sung during religious ceremonies) are in Church Slavonic, so Church Slavonic is still used by orthodox people in Poland. One of my friends is orthodox, I can ask her for more details, if you'd like me to. Boraczek 08:50, 25 May 2004 (UTC)

Slavic/Slavonic
I returned the article to "Slavonic" from "Slavic". I have never heard this language called "Church Slavic" in English. Every single standard (print) reference I have ever seen, every Orthodox priest I have ever spoken to, every Uniate clergyman and cantor I know -- and there have been several of the latter in my family -- call it "Slavonic". The edit comment for the original change was incorrect in this context anyway. "Slavonic" as the name for this language is never taken as referring to the region in Croatia. TCC (talk) (contribs) 00:57, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

 * In the academy, this is a matter of British vs. American usage, with the former preferring "Slavonic" and the latter "Slavic". If the article is written according to American orthography and punctuation norms, it should be at "Slavic". Yes, in some eccesiastical contexts you'll see "Slavonic", but I'd prefer the article focus on the linguistic aspects, not liturgical use. CRCulver 01:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I wish that had been made clear in the original edit summary instead of what was said. I generally don't touch issues of English/American orthography. Given that, if you want to put it back I won't argue. TCC (talk) (contribs) 01:14, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Wait, I read that backward. I'm in America, born and raised here. If it's called something in academic circles other than what it's called everywhere else in the English-speaking world, I have to admit it's news to me. TCC (talk) (contribs) 01:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Sorry to edit this yet again, but I note the article appears to use British orthography otherwise. Although neither style is preferred over the other in Wikipedia, it is preferred that usage be consistent within a single article. TCC (talk) (contribs) 01:19, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Comprehensibility?
How comprehensible are the words of e.g. a Slavonic Liturgy for a modern Slav who has not specifically studied Slavonic? -- 85.182.126.186 23:33, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree, this is an important and interesting question. Would a person who speaks e.g. Russian be able to understand Church Slavonic? Maybe someone could provide a few sample phrases in Russian and Church Slavonic so that we could get an impression of how strong the differences are? Joreberg (talk) 11:05, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Well, when I began studying Slavonic studies in 1967 (University of Graz, Austria) I had do as much Russian as Old Church Slavonic, and each language helped to understand the other. There are, however, lexical and syntactical differences which will prevent a Russian native speaker from fully understandig a Church Slavonic text. Therefore a prayer book (Molitvy i pesnopenia pravoslavnogo molitvoslova, Sankt Peterburg, 1912, reprint Moskva, 1994) gives all prayers, also those to be said privatley, in Church Slavonic (as the really appropriate language to speak to God) with a parallel Russian version. The editor explains, "There is a great number of confessions (prayers) whose meaning will be grasped by the listeners only roughly, but in detail will be explained by everone in his own way and sometimes completely wrong." (Epilogue, p. 338.) --86.33.238.74 (talk) 10:28, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

To me as a native Bulgarian the Church Slavonic language looks like some form of archaic Bulgarian language, something that old people would have used in olden days. So I have no trouble to understand 90% of the meaning of the sentences and 95% of the common words, provided that these are not church "terminology". 92.247.53.89 (talk) 21:34, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Further work
Note that Church Slavonic does not mean Russian Church Slavonic, and it certainly does not mean Orthodoxy+Cyrillic. The fact that Russian Church Slavonic eventually came to supersede basically all the other local Orthodox Church Slavonic norms does not invalidate their individual centuries-old development, tradition and attested corpus. It would be advisable to separate individual Church Slavonic traditions in the L3 ===X recension=== sections, and if they grow too large, create individual articles like Russian Church Slavonic, Bulgarian Church Slavonic etc. --Ivan Štambuk (talk) 08:11, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

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The article in its current state is largely a mess (also refer to Ivan Štambuk's statement above). The way it is written, it largely refers to the currently extant Russian Church Slavonic, rather than to the range of historical recensions that collectively form Church Slavonic. I would suggest moving the body of the article to a new page called Russian Church Slavonic, and moving the body of the Church Slavonic subsection in Old Church Slavonic here and possibly expanding it. In the absence of any reasonable objections, I hope to have the time to do that in the course of next week. Any interested parties, please holler and give your opinion. VMORO 10:04, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

етеръ
The article describes "етеръ" replaced by "нѣкій" as an example of an ancient pronoun replaced with a newer one. However, this part is not about pronouns, and "етеръ" looks very much like a loanword from Greek (ἕτερος). - Anonimski (talk) 17:28, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

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Giovanni Antonio Scopoli

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Austrian Empire".

Biography
Scopoli was born at Cavalese in the Val di Fiemme, belonging to the Bishopric of Trent (today's Trentino), son of Francesco Antonio, military commissioner, and Claudia Caterina Gramola (1699-1791), a painter from a patrician family from Trentino. He obtained a degree in medicine at University of Innsbruck, and practised as a doctor in Cavalese and Venice. Much of his time was spent in the Alps, collecting plants and insects, of which he made outstanding collections.

He spent two years as private secretary to the bishop of Seckau, and then was appointed in 1754 as physician of the mercury mines in Idrija, a small town in the Habsburg realm, remaining there until 1769. In 1761, he published De Hydroargyro Idriensi Tentamina on the symptoms of mercury poisoning among mercury miners.

Scopoli spent time studying the local natural history, publishing Flora Carniolica (1760) as well as a major work on the insects of Carniola, Entomologia Carniolica (1763). He also published a series of Anni Historico-Naturales (1769–1772), which included first descriptions of birds from various collections.

In 1769, Scopoli was appointed a professor of chemistry and metallurgy at Mining Academy at Schemnitz (now Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia), and in 1777 transferred to the University of Pavia. He became a bitter rival of Lazzaro Spallanzani, who was accused of stealing specimens from the Pavia museum. Spallanzani was tried and the prolonged trial resulted in acquittal. Shortly thereafter, Scopoli died of a stroke. His last work was Deliciae Flora et Fauna Insubricae (1786–1788), which included scientific names for birds and mammals in northwestern Italy described by Pierre Sonnerat in the accounts of his voyages.

Scopoli corresponded with Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations of modern taxonomy. Scopoli communicated all of his research, findings, and descriptions (for example of the olm and the dormouse, two little animals hitherto unknown to Linnaeus). Linnaeus greatly respected him and showed great interest in his work. Because of a great distance, they never met.

Scopoli is frequently mentioned by Gilbert White in his The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.

Works

 * Flora Carniolica (1760): a flora of Carniola, part of modern-day Slovenia
 * : A revised second edition of the first elaborate description of the flora of Carniola, undertaken when Scopoli lived in Idrija. It has 66 plates engraved by J. F. Rein after original drawings by Scopoli. Whereas the unillustrated first edition of 1760 of 600 pages had no binary names for the plant species, this edition has binary names and is written in the Linnaean tradition in all other respects as well.
 * De Hydroargyro Idriensi Tentamina (1761): a medical work on the symptoms of mercury poisoning among miners.
 * Entomologia Carniolica. Vienna: Trattner. (1763): a major work on entomology containing many descriptions of new species.
 * Joh. Ant. Scopoli der Arzneywissenschaft Doktors, Ihro... Majest. Cameralphysici in der Bergstadt Idria ... Einleitung zur Kenntniß und Gebrauch der Foßilien, Hartknoch4031. Göttingen: Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Riga (1769). In German. Doctoral Thesis.
 * Anni Historico-Naturales (1769–1772): This work included descriptions of new birds.
 * Introductio ad historiam naturalem, sistens genera lapidum, plantarum et animalium hactenus detecta, caracteribus essentialibus donata, in tribus divisa, subinde ad leges naturae. Prague. (1777): masterwork of natural history describing world genera and species.
 * Fundamenta Botanica Praelectionibus publicis accomodata. Papiae, S. Salvatoris (1783): A botanical classic with ten engraved plates each depicting ten to sixteen exact drawings.
 * With Pierre Joseph Macquer, Dizionario di chimica del Sig. Pietro Giuseppe Macquer … Tradotto dal francese e corredato di note e di nuovi articoli... Pavia: printed at the Monastery of San Salvatore for G. Bianchi (1783–1784): The chemist Joseph Macquer's Dictionnaire de chymie, the first dictionary of theoretical and general chemistry was written it in haste and concerned about his reputation, Macquer published it anonymously in 1766. Its huge success prompted the preparation of a revised second edition (1778). Then Scopoli translated and extensively augmented it. A second edition of the translated work, without further additions was published in Venice in 1784–1785.
 * Deliciae Flora et Fauna Insubricae Ticini (1786–1788): an account including new descriptions of the birds and mammals collected by Pierre Sonnerat on his voyages.
 * Fundamenta Botanica Praelectionibus publicis accomodata. Papiae, S. Salvatoris (1783): A botanical classic with ten engraved plates each depicting ten to sixteen exact drawings.
 * With Pierre Joseph Macquer, Dizionario di chimica del Sig. Pietro Giuseppe Macquer … Tradotto dal francese e corredato di note e di nuovi articoli... Pavia: printed at the Monastery of San Salvatore for G. Bianchi (1783–1784): The chemist Joseph Macquer's Dictionnaire de chymie, the first dictionary of theoretical and general chemistry was written it in haste and concerned about his reputation, Macquer published it anonymously in 1766. Its huge success prompted the preparation of a revised second edition (1778). Then Scopoli translated and extensively augmented it. A second edition of the translated work, without further additions was published in Venice in 1784–1785.
 * Deliciae Flora et Fauna Insubricae Ticini (1786–1788): an account including new descriptions of the birds and mammals collected by Pierre Sonnerat on his voyages.

Some taxa named by Scopoli

 * Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) Greater White-fronted Goose
 * Oxyura leucocephala (Scopoli, 1769) White-headed Duck
 * Calonectris diomedea  (Scopoli, 1769) Scopoli's Shearwater
 * Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) Squacco Heron
 * Porzana parva (Scopoli, 1769) Little Crake
 * Charadrius dubius (Scopoli, 1786) Little Ringed Plover
 * Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) Western Barn Owl
 * Athene noctua  (Scopoli, 1769) Little Owl
 * Ptyonoprogne rupestris  (Scopoli, 1769) Eurasian Crag Martin
 * Prunella collaris  (Scopoli, 1769) Alpine Accentor
 * Emberiza melanocephala  Scopoli, 1769 Black-headed Bunting
 * Psittacula krameri  (Scopoli, 1769) Rose-ringed Parakeet
 * Emerita (genus) 1777, mole crab, sand crab, sand bug (Hippidae), East Pacific sandy seashores
 * Battus (genus) 1777, Swallowtail butterfly (Papilionidae), South America
 * Rhagonycha fulva 1763, soldier beetle (Cantharidae), Europe
 * Cucujus cinnaberinus 1763, flat bark beetle (Cucujidae), Europe
 * Osmoderma eremita 1763, hermit beetle (Scarabaeidae), Europe
 * Sargus bipunctatus 1763, soldier fly species (Diptera), Europe
 * Bombus pascuorum 1763, bumblebee species (Hymenoptera), Europe
 * Aphis fabae 1763, bean aphid (Hemiptera), Worldwide
 * Proboscidea (Order, invalid) 1763, thrips, cicadas, Hemiptera: major grouping in Entomologia Carniolica
 * Amanita caesarea 1772, Caesar's mushroom (edible and highly prized)
 * Laccaria laccata 1772, deceiver mushroom
 * Caudata (Order, invalid), salamanders: clade as major grouping of Amphibians
 * Dolichovespula sylvestris 1763, tree wasp, Europe and Asia

Some taxa dedicated to Scopoli

 * Scopolia, a genus of plants, and the alkaloid scopolamine isolated from such plants
 * Scopolia, a genus of moths
 * Cerambyx scopolii  (Fuessly, 1775), a longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae), Europe
 * Dorcadion scopolii (Herbst, 1784), a longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae), Europe
 * Scops owl

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Lawn darts

Lawn darts (also known as Javelin darts, jarts, lawn jarts, or yard darts) is a lawn game for two players or teams. A lawn dart set usually includes four large darts and two targets. The game play and objective are similar to those of both horseshoes and darts. The darts are typically 12 inches (30 cm) in length with a weighted metal or plastic tip on one end and three plastic fins on a rod at the other end. The darts are intended to be tossed underhand toward a horizontal ground target, where the weighted end hits first and sticks into the ground. The target is typically a plastic ring, and landing anywhere within the ring scores a point.

Starting in the late twentieth century, the safety of metal-tipped lawn darts was called into question in several countries. After thousands of injuries and at least three children's deaths were attributed to lawn darts, the sharp-pointed darts were banned for sale in the United States and Canada. They are still legal in the European Union.

Rules
The game may be played with standard or Handly Cup rules. Either variation can be played one-on-one or by teams of two. In the team versions, the players stand with one member from each team at each end (they should be sure to stand well back when the other side is throwing) and toss the darts to a target about 35 ft away (with variation based on the players' skill and the location of the game).

In standard game play, points are scored when a dart lands in the target area. Usually if players from both teams land darts in the target, the scores cancel each other; for example, if Team A lands two darts in the target area and Team B lands one, Team A would get one point and Team B would get zero. Some versions of lawn darts include a smaller bullseye ring for additional points.

With the Handly Cup style, scores are based on darts in the ring plus darts closer to the ring than any of the opposing team's darts. Darts landing inside the ring, or "ringers", are worth three points each, and can be canceled by darts thrown by opponents that also land in the ring. Any dart that is closer to, but outside, the ring than any other dart thrown by the opposing team is worth one point. This means that if neither team managed to place a dart into the ring, but Team A landed two darts closer than did any of Team B's darts, Team A would score two points. If Team A landed one dart in the ring, and one dart closer than any of Team B's darts, Team A would score four points. If both teams land darts in the ring, it is impossible for a dart outside the ring to score any points, as it is farther from the ring than the opposing team's dart that is inside. If Team A and Team B each land a dart inside the ring, and Team A also lands a dart outside the ring but closer to the ring than Team B's other dart, neither team would score any points for the round. Handly Cup style matches are typically played by teams of two, with the pairs alternating until one team's total score is 21 or more. For a point to count, the dart must stick into the ground.

Safety and bans in the U.S. and Canada
In 1970, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified sharp-pointed lawn darts as a "mechanical hazard," a designation which prohibited the sale of lawn darts, unless the darts satisfied three requirements: (1) Be packaged with specified warning label that advised of the potential for serious injury and cautioned parents to keep the product out of the reach of children, (2) Include instructions on usage with warnings to avoid use when other persons or animals are within the field of play, and (3) Not be sold in toy stores or toy departments. The Consumers Union and the Children's Foundation petitioned the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), a different agency, to go further, asking that HEW use the emergency provisions of the Child Protection and Toy Safety Act of 1969 to ban outright, in addition to several other toys, "outdoor games with 13‐inch pointed darts weighing more than five ounces each." When HEW refused, Consumers Union sued, seeking a judicial order instructing HEW to enact the ban; on December 18, 1970, a federal judge held in favor of HEW.

On April 5, 1987, seven-year-old Michelle Snow was killed by a lawn dart thrown by one of her brothers' playmates in the backyard of their home in Riverside, California, when the dart penetrated her skull and caused massive brain trauma. The darts had been purchased as part of a set of several different lawn games and were stored in the garage, never having been played before the incident occurred. Snow's father David began to advocate for a ban on lawn darts, claiming that there was no way to keep children from accessing lawn darts short of a full ban, and, partly as a result of Snow's lobbying, on December 19, 1988, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission introduced an outright ban on lawn darts in the U.S. In the previous eight years, 6,100 Americans had visited hospital emergency rooms as the result of lawn-dart accidents. Of that total, 81% were 15 or younger, and half were 10 or younger. During the week when the commission voted to ban the product, an 11-year-old girl in Tennessee was hit by a lawn dart and fell into a coma. In 1997, the CPSC issued a reminder on the ban after a 7 year-old boy in Elkhart, Indiana was injured by a dart in an old lawn dart set, which had pierced his skull, and warned parents to dispose of old sets.

In Canada, lawn darts caused at least 55 serious injuries. They were banned for sale in the country from July 1989. The sale of second-hand lawn darts is also illegal under the Hazardous Products Act. Since then, alternatives have surfaced that are available for sale in Canada and are made of plastic. As of 2024, a modified, safer version of lawn darts with a blunt-tip design may be purchased in the United States.

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Took out "he moved the trump card Strength from number 8 to number 11" because Crowley followed the traditional order; it was Waite who exchanged Strength and Justice, and only the RWS and some of those who follow it have Strenght at 8 and Justice at 11. AlexR 16:52, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC) I have a copy of this deck, and Lust (strength) is card eight and Adjustment (justice) card eleven. This is because when removing the trumps from the deck when they correspond to a planet, you can lay out the remainder in order and they will correspond directly to the zodiac. inevitably, someone will flag this as original research, although I severely doubt anyone else hasn't discovered this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.53.251.171 (talk) 19:51, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

 * The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn has exchanged the cards in the cipher manuscript. Waite accepted the exchange. 79.183.162.183 (talk) 07:34, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Stubs and NPOV?
Umm, why? This is a real Tarot deck that verifiably exists. Whether or not you believe in the reliability of Tarot readings is beside the point - this isn't an article about the truth or falsity of Tarot readings, but about the existence, history and traits of one particular deck. So why the fantasy stub? And for that matter, why the astrology stub? Although both are methods of divination, they are far from identical. Lokicarbis 14:29, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)

The big update
I hope the new information is both pertinent and accurate; the one thing I am a little unsure of is the use of the Æ character, as it is not present in the deck's instructions or on the card (the Æon) itself. I hope I haven't appeared to take a side in the VIII/XI numbering debate, as I really don't have an opinion on the matter. Ataru 01:28, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Thoth deck usage
Just curious, does anyone else use this deck? The Thoth Tarot is my first tarot deck and was just wondering if anyone has had some experience with it. Most people I have spoken to about tarot decks use the Rider-Waite deck or different stylized decks.--Lzygenius 12:31, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Many people do use it, but the Wikipedia is not really a good place to discuss this. I suggest you have a look at aeclectic and especially its forum . Of course there are also many other websites out there where you can find people who work with the Thoth, but I personally like the forum there best. -- AlexR 16:02, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Those look like good sources.--Lzygenius 14:49, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I have 25+ years of experience with Thoth Deck and more than that on the subject of Aleister Crowley. You're perfectly welcome to contact Me on FB if You have questions. You'll find Me on FB under "Daimeon Mac Aleister". My FB is completely public, so We don't have to be friends for You to message Me. Daimeon Mac Aleister (talk) 18:31, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

External Link: How do you pronounce the name of the Thoth deck? The Solution is here.
This links to a page of questionable accuracy and value. I suggest that pronunciation be included into the article header as typical of other wikipedia articles rather than linking to an external page just for a pronunciation guide. (Already there) Also, as no one really is sure how the ancient Egyptians pronounced "ḏḥwty", can we find a better link to the pronunciation of "Thoth" as use as used by Crowley? Or at least the Greeks' "Θωθ" (Thōth or Theut)? (Not really relevant to this case) Or remove this link altogether? Bingo - It doesn't stick. (talk) 18:58, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I'm cutting it. If someone wants it back, we can discuss. - It doesn't stick. (talk) 04:55, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

This is Joan Cole (author of http://www.lelandra.com/tarotbook/courtcorres.htm) which you cite in this wikipedia article. You show the Typical to Thoth correspondence as RW King=Thoth Knight, which is backwards. It is NOT what the page you cite as evidence for your point says. The correspondence my page argues for is RW King=Thoth Prince. I'll let the page make the argument as to why. It may be that Thelema in general does not agree with my argument, which is fine, but I'm just pointing out that my article does not support your contention. Over and Out... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.147.2.118 (talk) 14:38, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Your site is not liked to argue any particular point or argument, but is only given as an External Link, suggested further reading if you will. However, upon further review, it doesn't really seem pertinent here in this article. As such I'll be cutting it. If anyone cares to reinclude it, perhaps it can be inserted in such a way as to be relevant. - It doesn't stick. (talk) 21:51, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I suggest regarding Joan Cole's comment as valid due to the rampant discussion and confusion over the court cards (while the above site is understandably original research, keep reading). See this Llewellyn sourced article: http://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/387 . I think it's as close to academic as we can get on the subject. It too presents the King as the Son, not the Father, because of Mathers' symbolism in developing tarot. This means Thoth Prince = RWS King. -- Earth Sprite ∞ 20:01, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

I say [θɔθ] and have never heard [toʊt]. Not ever. -- Evertype·✆ 01:16, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Image(s) of card(s) to page?
Does someone have a deck and could add a picture or two to the page? If not, I am willing to buy a set. I'm not sure about copyright restrictions on the cards, but perhaps notes included with a deck would mention, or we can ask at Media copyright questions. - Paul2520 (talk) 18:52, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

 * I've ordered a set. Picture(s) to come once it arrives. - Paul2520 (talk) 17:13, 28 February 2016 (UTC)

 * I added an image of the box cover to the article. Now that I have a set, I'm tempted to add a picture(s) of the cards, but my investigation suggests that this would violate copyright. But at least I have a set now! - Paul2520 (talk) 18:13, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

There exists a digital rendition of Thoth Deck that is in the public domain and is not subject to copywrite therefore You may use whichever images You Will to. If You would like to have a copy just message Me on FB and I will issue You a link to My Google Drive so that You can download a copy. You'll find My FB under "Daimeon Mac Aleister". My FB is completely public so We don't have to be friends for You to be able to message Me. Daimeon Mac Aleister (talk) 19:05, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Reliable sources?
Anyone aware of reliable sources that cover tarot? I was considering adding citations to this article but I figure the vast majority of sites that cover tarot would not be verifiable in terms of wiki standards. Madbrad200 (talk)

The reference for The Book of Thoth that indicates p308 is bogus. The book associated with that ISBN only goes to page 287. This book is a great resource for understanding the Thoth tarot and I imagine it's the only definitive work considering Crowley wrote it. Lon Milo DuQuette wrote Understanding Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot, Weiser Books, 2003 but I can't say anything about it other than Crowley had nothing to do with it. Not sure what other books are out there. MK011235813 (talk) 22:06, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Picture of a Cat
The article shows a picture of a cat near what is supposed to be Thoth Tarot cards.

Why can't we show artwork from the late 30's here on Wikipedia? There are hundreds of examples of art from this period without any controversy?

If nobody objects, I'll digitize my deck and put all the cards up here in the article. 108.200.234.93 (talk) 01:16, 1 January 2020 (UTC)

References and Citations
I've added a "Conservation" section, however, the new citations don't jive, stylistically speaking, with the pre-existing "References". Please advise. Also, why has Wikipedia blacklisted www.lashtal.com? Seems like an authoritative website on things relating to O.T.O/Crowley. Blind Donkey (talk) 02:51, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Talk:Major Arcana
A request to lowercase the terms Major Arcana and Minor Arcana has been underway for awhlle and may interest editors here. Randy Kryn (talk) 16:57, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Important Thoth Taro Deck information that needs to be Added
This article is a VERY brief sumerization. For example, It needs more about the history of Its' printing. Such as Its' multiple printing history, James Wassermans' (R.I.P.) contributions to the digitalization improvements that He made, information about the boarder and things like that. Other examples of What needs to be explained are Why Aleister Crowley referred to it using the Egyptian God of Thoth. There needs to be explained What type of style of painting Harris used (i.e., Whatever the name of the trend of the style of painting behind allot of the cards) that constitutes the netting effect behind the images and that that particular style of painting never caught on. I'm a 25+ year veteran of the use of Thoth Deck and I find this article still leaves ALLOT to be desired. Daimeon Mac Aleister (talk) 18:17, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

EDIT NEEDED: Court Cards
The current wiki page has the traditional Knight matched with Crowley's Prince, and the traditional King with Crowley's Prince. It should be the King matched with Crowley's Knight, and the Knight with Crowley's Prince. This is referenced in Crowley's Book of Thoth (I don't have my copy handy at the moment for page numbers), and can additionally be found in the small 'instruction booklet' that usually comes with the tarot deck.

I'm not very tech savvy when it comes to editing web pages and so couldn't figure out how to edit the citation and link it to the extant Book of Thoth reference. I thought here may be a good place to communicate this so it's at least out there if someone wants to make the change while I slowly try to figure out how citations work. Seltsamsmaragd (talk) 01:14, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

 * I agree on the problem. I updated the page with the citation from The Book of Thoth. Wang's text did line them up correctly, but the explanation in The Book of Thoth is more complete. Fkberthold (talk) 19:14, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Don't change Tzaddi and Heh attributions
Hi, there is a long misunderstanding about the Thoth Tarot and Crowley's tarot attributions. See my reddit posts as they deal with it precisely. Please do your own drawing of the double loop in the zodiac before editing the wiki. Comments are welcome. https://www.reddit.com/r/thelema/comments/lox4dc/tzaddi_is_not_the_star_not_implemented_in_thoth/ https://www.reddit.com/r/thelema/comments/lqkdnb/tzaddi_is_not_the_star_duquette_thoth_tarot_fail/ Akisviete (talk) 21:12, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

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He, She and It

He, She, and It (retitled Body of Glass in the United Kingdom) is a 1991 cyberpunk novel by Marge Piercy. It won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1993. The novel's setting is post-apocalyptic America and follows a romance between a human woman and a cyborg created to protect her community from corporate raiders. The novel also interweaves a secondary narrative of the creation of a golem in 17th century Prague. Like Piercy's earlier novel Woman on the Edge of Time (1976), He, She, and It also examines themes such as gender roles, political economy, and environmentalism. In the mid-twenty-first century, Norika (formerly North America) is a toxic wasteland. Dominated by powerful corporations known as "multis," the region includes environmental domes, independent "free towns," and the chaotic "Glop," where most Norikans live in violent, polluted conditions ruled by gangs and warlords.

Plot summary
The story of He, She and It takes place in North America in the year 2059. The economic and political power is held by a few multis—huge multinational enterprises with their own social hierarchies, that are able to produce an affluent society. However, the main part of the population lives in the glop outside of the multis' enclaves within an environment that has mainly been destroyed. There, life is dominated by poverty, gang wars, and the law of the strongest. An exception to this is the so-called free towns that are able to sell their technologies to the multis but remain autonomous. Communication is handled via a network that allows the participants to project themselves into Cyberspace.

When the protagonist, Shira, loses custody of her son Ari to her ex-husband Josh, she returns from her multi, Yakamura-Stichen (Y-S), to her hometown Tikva (Hope in Hebrew) - a Jewish freetown. There, she starts working on the socialisation of the cyborg Yod (the tenth letter in Hebrew and a symbol for God in Kabbalah), who has been created illegally by Avram to protect the city. Yod is the tenth cyborg (a robot with human appearance and programmed human characteristics) in a row of previously failed experiments whose programming has partially been completed by Malkah, Shira's grandmother. Shira and Yod build up a (sexual) relationship between them and Shira's childhood sweetheart Gadi, Avram's son, also comes back to Tikva, due to his banishment for sleeping with a young girl. During the time when Malkah is working on a chimaera (security software) to protect the city from an online attack, she is attacked by Y-S, but Yod is able to stop the attack.

Eventually, Y-S invites Shira to a new custody hearing for her son. Shira, accompanied by Yod, Yod's mother, Riva, and Nili (a biotechnologically enhanced woman from nuclear-devastated Israel), attends. The situation escalates into violence, resulting in casualties among the Y-S delegation and Riva. In response, Shira, Malkah, and Yod decide to infiltrate the Y-S network base successfully, obtaining personnel files that unveil a conspiracy against Shira and Tikva.

In the next phase, Shira, Yod, Nili, and Gadi enter the Glop, connecting with an underground group where they discover Riva alive and involved in resistance activities. Venturing into the Y-S enclave in Nebraska, they aim to kidnap Ari, resulting in Yod killing Josh. Back in Tikva, Shira's family experiences a brief respite before Y-S invites them to a net meeting, demanding Yod for its technology. Avram agrees, hoping to create another cyborg, but Yod ensures that his self-destruction causes a simultaneous explosion in Avram's lab. Avram perishes, and with his notes destroyed, the creation of another cyborg becomes impossible.

Finally, Malkah leaves Tikva with Nili to visit a secret town in post-nuclear holocaust Israel and to profit from the possible biotechnological enhancements. Shira is integrated into Tikva's society further. When she discovers copies of the notes concerning Yod, she initially plans on recreating Yod, but ultimately she respects his wishes and destroys them.

The main plot is interwoven with a story Malkah tells Yod that deals with Rabbi Judah Loew who Malkah depicts as her ancestor living in the ghetto of Prague around 1600. To protect the Jewish community from the Christian mob, Loew uses the knowledge of Kabbalah to create the golem Joseph from clay. His granddaughter Chava, a highly educated woman, teaches Joseph to read and write. Joseph successfully protects the ghetto and begins to think of himself as human and makes a plea for his right to a human existence. However, when the pogrom climate calms down, Loew returns Joseph to clay. The two stories are mutually illuminating, both asking what it means to be human, both from the perspective of man-made life, and that of those who love artificial lives.

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Jacques Cartier Bridge

The Jacques Cartier Bridge (pont Jacques-Cartier) is a steel truss cantilever bridge crossing the Saint Lawrence River from Montreal Island, Montreal, Quebec, to the south shore at Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. The bridge crosses Saint Helen's Island in the centre of the river, where offramps allow access to the Parc Jean-Drapeau and La Ronde amusement park.

Originally named the Montreal Harbour Bridge (pont du Havre), it was renamed in 1934 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Jacques Cartier's first voyage up the St. Lawrence River.

The five-lane highway bridge is 3,425.6 m in length, including the approach viaducts. There are approximately 35.8 million vehicle crossings annually, making it the third busiest bridge in Canada, the first being Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge, just a few kilometres (miles) upstream. The second busiest bridge in Canada overall is the Port Mann Bridge in Metro Vancouver (connecting Surrey to Coquitlam).

Together with the Champlain Bridge, it is administered by the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI), a Canadian Crown Corporation which reports to Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada.

Planning
Discussions began as early as 1874 about the construction of a new bridge to alleviate the congestion on Victoria Bridge, which was then a rail-only bridge, the wintertime ice bridge and the ferries used to connect the city to its south shore. The decision to build the bridge was made official in 1924. The bridge was designed by engineer Philip Louis Pratley.

Construction
Construction was undertaken by the Dominion Bridge Company starting in 1925. On August 9, 1926 the cornerstone was laid, integrated into the pillar at the corner of Notre Dame Street and Saint Antoine Street, opposite the Pied-du-Courant Prison. The cornerstone contains a capsule with 59 items reflecting the year in which construction began. The bridge was constructed of steel at a cost of C$23 million, and the work lasted two and a half years.

The groundbreaking was held on May 26, 1925. Construction began immediately and the cornerstone was laid on August 9, 1926 on Pillar No. 26. The superstructure was built between September 1926 and September 1929. 33,267 tons of steel were needed for its construction. The work was completed about a year and a half ahead of schedule, without disrupting river traffic.

It opened to traffic on May 14, 1930, however the inauguration ceremony took place a few days later, on May 24. The bridge was inaugurated as the "Harbour Bridge" but was renamed "Jacques Cartier Bridge" in 1934, following a petition from citizens to honour the French-Breton explorer who described and mapped the St. Lawrence River valley in 1534.

Modifications
The bridge was originally designed as a road, tramway, and pedestrian bridge. The original bridge had three lanes of road traffic and two sidewalks. Space in each direction was left free for the possible installation of two tramway lines. Tramway tracks were installed but never used. A parallel empty space used to exist to the right of the roadway in each direction, through which the bridge's girders could be seen.

The roadway was expanded by an additional traffic lane on the east side in 1956 and the west side in 1959 to include the space allocated to the tramway tracks, adding an extra lane of traffic in each direction and bringing the total capacity of the bridge to five lanes. The two sidewalks were outside the bridge proper.

To accommodate large ships using the new St. Lawrence Seaway, the span over the east channel of the river (the Warren truss) was raised an additional 80 ft (to 120 ft) in 1957 and 1958. Traffic flow over the bridge was uninterrupted by this construction, through the installation of two Bailey bridges.

Originally, the bridge was constructed with only one ramp to Saint Helen's Island, located on the western side of the bridge. In 1961, a second ramp was built on the east side to prevent cars traveling to Montreal from having to cross the path of those heading toward Longueuil, a major source of accidents.

During 2001 and 2002 the entire deck of the bridge was replaced. The sidewalks were also widened to a width of 8 ft, and the sidewalk on the western side of the bridge was made a bike path.

In 2004, the bridge authority installed a suicide prevention barrier. Until then the bridge saw an average of 10 suicides a year.

There are four 3-metre high finials, at the four high-points of the bridge, as architectural ornaments. Their shape resembles the Eiffel Tower without being a replica.

Inspiration
A bust of Jacques Cartier is located at the exit leading to Île Sainte-Hélène and was donated by France. The bridge follows the general design concept of the Quebec Bridge. It was, in turn, one of the design influences for the Story Bridge, in Brisbane, Australia, which was completed in 1940. Its imposing steel structure of its main section most likely inspired the designers of J. C. Van Horne Bridge spanning the Restigouche River between Campbellton, New Brunswick and Pointe-à-la-Croix, Quebec. This bridge was not built until 1958.

Toll
The structure was a toll bridge from its opening until 1962 and a toll plaza was located on the southern approach. The toll plaza area now houses the offices of the corporation that owns and operates the structure and the nearby Champlain Bridge. Tokens were issued for part of the period that tolls were collected. Toll booths were abolished in 1962.

The original toll rates were as follows:
 * Pedestrian: 15¢
 * Cyclist: 15¢
 * Motorcyclist: 25¢
 * Automobile (for the vehicle and its driver): 25¢
 * Additional passenger: 15¢
 * Bus: 80¢ to $1.00 (depending on class of bus)
 * Truck: 25¢ to $1.50 (depending on the class of the truck)
 * Oil tank: 60¢
 * Animals: 3¢ to 15¢ per animal (depending on the species)
 * Wheelbarrow: 15¢
 * Free for children under 5 years old.

"The crooked bridge"
From the beginning of its use, the Jacques Cartier Bridge was nicknamed "the crooked bridge" because of a curve at the entrance to Montreal. It was designed to avoid the land of soap factory-owner Hector Barsalou, who refused the amount the city offered him for his land.

Another curve in the middle of the bridge at the height of Île Sainte-Hélène is due to the positioning of the pillars. The pillars were built according to the direction of the stream of the river in a different axis of the streets to the North approach on the island of Montreal.

The existence of these curves has been a predominant factor in many accidents that have led to changes in signage on the bridge over the years.

Traffic
The bridge has five traffic lanes, two of which are directional and one reversible for rush hour traffic and two sidewalks on each side for pedestrians and cyclists. It is also known for its famous Craig curve, a curve on the side of Montreal that once created many accidents because of its small radius and zero tilt. This deficiency was corrected in the early 2000s by raising the west side of the deck creating a slight tilt making it easier to take the curve.

The bridge is the continuation of Highway 134 and is connected to the multiplex formed by Highway 20 and the René-Lévesque Highway via an interchange. It continues on the South Shore in a short motorway section of Highway 134, which ends at an interchange with roads 112 and 116, before becoming boulevard Taschereau.

On the Island of Montreal, the bridge connects to De Lorimier Avenue East and Papineau Avenue West.

It is estimated that up to 115,000 vehicles use it per day, for an annual average of 34.7 million vehicles.

Maintenance
Over the last twenty years, major ongoing renovation programs have been completed, including painting and deck replacement to preserve the integrity of the structure and to ensure a safe passage for users. In 2016, a rebuilding cycle was completed for almost all pillars.

JCCBI, the structure's responsible manager, is carrying out a structural steel reinforcement program dating back to 1920, in order to extend the life span of the bridge. Specifically, some steel ribs and reinforcing plates have been replaced and reinforced.

Disruptions
This bridge has been shut down several times due to several protesters who have individually climbed on the superstructure of the bridge or on a sign in the Longueuil side of the bridge. Two of them were from the Fathers for Justice group, while a third claimed he was part of the group. Recently, a man wearing a Canadian flag climbed the structure of the bridge. Most of the protests led to massive traffic congestion during rush hour. Recently, the pedestrian paths were modified with the installation of round metal fences all around in both directions, to disallow climbing of the superstructure and discourage potential suicide jumpers, the two main problems associated with pedestrian traffic on the bridge.

"Living Connections", the lighting of the Jacques Cartier Bridge
To mark both the 150th anniversary of Canada and the 375th anniversary of Montreal, the bridge was refitted in 2017 with new decorative lights. The project, "Living Connections" was designed and installed over a period of 3 years by Montreal-based Moment Factory in collaboration with other local partners (Réalisations Inc. Montreal, Ambiances Design Productions, ATOMIC3, Éclairage Public/ Ombrages, Lucion Média and UDO Design). Project management was provided by JCCBI. The system, which allows for varying colors and animation, is scheduled to remain active until 2027. The interior lighting network changes with the passing of seasons, while the exterior lighting network uses big data, translated in real time to feed LED lighting networks on the outsides of the bridge superstructure, making the structure the first "connected" bridge in the world. Réalisations Inc. Montreal is responsible for the idea of using big data as a modulator of the bridge lighting program, as well as the design and production of the custom software and training of on-site operators to bring this concept to life.

Fifty-three types of data pertaining to Montreal, across eleven categories, are tracked to feed the bridge's lighting systems, included but not limited to; weather, traffic, noise and activity on social media. The bridge is then invaded by luminous movements in the colours of the most discussed topics of the day by the Montreal media: society (red), environment (green), technology (light blue), business (gray), sports (blue), institutions (pink), culture (purple). The systems track this data using physical capture systems such as sensors and cameras as well as through hashtags and keywords on online platforms. More information on how data is interpreted and expressed in light, and the systems used to do so, can be found on the Réalisations  website.

The bridge is part of the cycle of the seasons thanks to a chromatic calendar of 365 colours. Day after day, it is transformed, progressively from the spring energizing green, to the radiant summer orange, to the voluptuous autumn red and the icy blue of winter. The bridge also gives the pulse of Montreal life in real time. The intensity, speed and density of light movements are fueled by the mention of Montreal on Twitter.

The first lighting up of the bridge occurred on May 17, 2017, the same day associated with the founding of Montreal in 1642 and officially kicking off the festivities for the 375th anniversary.

Lighting of the Jacques Cartier Bridge in Numbers

 * 15,650 tonnes: weight of bridge superstructure
 * 10,000 fastening systems: to secure the luminaires on the steel supports fixed to the bridge
 * 10.4 km: cabling needed for bridge lighting for data transfer and power supply
 * 2,807 luminaires: a combination of projectors and strips bathes the steel superstructure in colourful ambience light that changes in accordance to the effervescence of the metropolis.
 * More than 200 participants: from all professional backgrounds contributed to the project (creatives, engineers, designers, project managers, programmers, rope access technicians, electricians, steel erectors, traffic officers, etc.).

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Again, welcome! - UtherSRG 17:01, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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User talk:CoStef

Welcome
Hello, welcome to Wikipedia.

You might find these links helpful in creating new pages or helping with the above tasks: How to edit a page, How to write a great article, Naming conventions, Manual of Style. You should read our policies at some point too.

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Again, welcome! Chris Roy 17:02, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Image:Thermi_-_2004-07-26_-_73.JPG listed for deletion
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User talk:Timo~enwiki

Wikifying Or Disambiguation?
Hey Timo, i just wanted to help you out with your question, which i think Ausir may have helped you with. i wasn't sure if you meant how to make a disambiguation page (example: saturnian (disambiguation)) or wikify. Here are some links that might help you out:

 * Naming Conventions
 * Disambiguation
 * Wikipedia's Tutorial
 * Merging and Moving Pages

i hope these links could have been of some help. They helped me quite a bit. -- flipjargendy 19:01, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

User Talk Pages
Incase you did it without knowing, everyone has a talk page. If you go to someones user page and click "discuss this page" you will be at someone's talk page. This is where you can post messages to specific users (or wikipedians). Good luck and have fun :-) -- flipjargendy 21:36, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * P.S. To sign your name easily just type (~~~) for just your name and (~~~~) for your name and a timestamp.

Wikilinks
Please, use wikilinks etc. See: How to edit a page. The articles need to be linked to each other. Ausir 21:34, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Welcome
Hi! Welcome to Wikipedia! — If you haven't already seen it, I've modified your article Warp core. We have this special redirection mechanism to redirect from one page title to another. — Timwi 23:25, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

UoB
Hi Tim, saw your articles and I just wondered whether Aston Webb is as ropey away from the glitzy entrance as when I last worked at the Uni back in 2001?

--Pete Richardson 15:19, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)

 * Er, well I'm a student there at the moment, and being a Computer Science student I don't go into Aston Webb much, so I wouldnt really know to be honest!

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Proposed deletion of Warp core breach
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Warp core breach, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the  notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

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Unreferenced BLPs
Hello Timo! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created  is tagged as an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to ensure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. If you were to bring this article up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current Category:All_unreferenced_BLPs article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the unreferencedBLP tag. Here is the article:

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 06:25, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Jonathan Weaver -

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Timo. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Timo~enwiki that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name. If you think you might own all of the accounts with this name and this message is in error, please visit Special:MergeAccount to check and attach all of your accounts to prevent them from being renamed.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 03:06, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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ArbCom elections are now open!
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Proposed deletion of List of inline hockey clubs

The article List of inline hockey clubs has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
 * Trivial and non-notable. Fails WP:GNG. Also see WP:SPORTCRIT. Only primary sources which do not demonstrate notability. Full of redlinks and broken templates. Created as part of a large swath of pages by a single user who has since left.

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Nomination of List of Dream Team characters for deletion
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User talk:JubeJube

Welcome
Hello, welcome to Wikipedia.

You might find these links helpful in creating new pages or helping with the above tasks: How to edit a page, How to write a great article, Naming conventions, Manual of Style. You should read our policies at some point too.

If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump, or ask me on my talk page. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!
 * You can introduce yourself on the new users page.
 * If you made any edits before you got an account, you might be interested in assigning those to your username.
 * You can sign your name using three tildes, like this: . If you use four, you can add a datestamp too.
 * If you ever think a page or image should be deleted, please list it at the votes for deletion page. There is also a votes for undeletion page if you want to retrieve something that you think should not have been deleted.

Again, welcome! Chris Roy 17:03, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your note on the new user log. Hope you enjoy your time here. Isomorphic 22:31, 15 Mar 2004 (UTC)

File:Fingerthimble.jpg listed for deletion
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