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The Marginated Tortoise is the largest European tortoise, reaching a weight of up to 5 kg (11 pounds) and a length of 35 cm (14 inches). Its shell is oblong and has a notable thickness around the middle of the body. The posterior end of the shell has a saw-like formation, flanged outward like a bell. The carapace of adult specimens is almost completely black, with yellow highlights. The ventral shell is lighter coloured and has pairs of triangular markings with the points facing the rear of the animal. The front sides of the limbs are covered with large scales. In old female specimens, the rear flaps of the underside of the plastron are somewhat moveable. The tail is notable for a lengthwise marking and for an undivided carapace over the tail. Males have a longer tail, which is thicker at the base than the females. Their underside is more strongly indented. Males are also often larger than the females. The females lay their hard-shelled spherical eggs in the soil in May and June. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 5, 2004

The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. The Eidgenossenschaft of the Swiss, as the confederacy was called, began as an alliance between the communities of the valleys in the central Alps to facilitate the management of common interests such as free trade and to ensure the peace along the important trade routes through the mountains. In the late Middle Ages, this region belonged to the Holy Roman Empire, and because of its strategic importance the Hohenstaufen emperors had granted it reichsfrei status in the early 13th century. As reichsfrei regions, the cantons (or regions) of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden were under the direct authority of the emperor without any intermediate liege lords and thus were relatively autonomous. With the rise of the Habsburg dynasty, the kings and dukes of Habsburg sought to extend their influence over this region and to bring it under their rule, and as a consequence, a conflict ensued between the Habsburgs and these mountain communities who tried to defend their privileged status as reichsfrei regions. The three founding cantons were joined in the early 14th century by the city states of Lucerne, Zürich, and Berne, and they managed to defeat Habsburg armies on several occasions. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 6, 2004

The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine known exposed formations, all visible in Zion National Park in Utah, United States, and representing about 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation. Part of the Grand Staircase, the formations exposed in the Zion and Kolob area were deposited in several different environments that range from warm shallow seas, streams, and lakes to large deserts and dry near-shore environments. Subsequent uplift of the Colorado Plateaus exposed these sediments to erosion by swifter streams that preferentially cut through weaker rocks and jointed formations. Much later, lava flows and cinder cones covered parts of the Zion area. Zion National Park is situated on an elevated plateau that consists of sedimentary formations that dip very gently to the east. This means that the oldest strata are exposed along the Virgin River in the Zion Canyon part of the park and the youngest are exposed in the Kolob Canyons section. The plateau is bounded on the east by the Sevier Fault Zone, and on the west by the Hurricane Fault Zone. Weathering and erosion along north-trending faults and fractures influence the pattern of landscape features associated with canyons in this stream-incised plateau region. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 8, 2004

A bishōjo game or girl game is a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive anime girls. Although nearly all bishōjo games involve romantic or sex appeal of some kind, they may or may not be pornographic. Bishōjo games are a uniquely Japanese phenomenon: they have virtually no parallel in the American or European video game industries. They form a sizeable fraction of the Japanese market: the most popular have sold over a million copies, and they make up the majority of offline PC games in Japan. Nevertheless, because of real or perceived cultural differences, few have been translated and no major mass-market release has yet been attempted outside of East Asia. Thus bishōjo games remain by far the least known of the major video game genres outside of Japan. Notable subgenres of bishōjo games are ren'ai games (often called "dating sims") and H games (often called "hentai games"). (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 9, 2004

Paragraph 175 (known formally as §175 StGB) was a provision of the German Criminal Code from May 15, 1871 to March 10, 1994, which made male homosexual sex a crime. The statute was amended numerous times. Nazi Germany greatly exacerbated its severity in 1935. East Germany reverted to the old version of the law in 1950, limited its effect to sex with youths under 18 in 1968, and abolished it entirely in 1988. West Germany retained the Nazi-era statute until 1969, when it was limited to "qualified cases"; it was further attenuated in 1973 and finally revoked entirely after German reunification in 1994. In some of its forms, the law also addressed zoophilia. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 10, 2004

The Saturn V was a multistage liquid-fuel expendable rocket used by NASA's Apollo and Skylab programs. It was the largest production model of the Saturn family of rockets, although larger models were theorised. The rocket was designed under the direction of Wernher von Braun and Arthur Rudolph at the Marshall Space Flight Center, with the lead contractors being The Boeing Company, North American Aviation, Douglas Aircraft Company and IBM. Thirteen Saturn V rockets were launched from 1967 to 1973, with a perfect launch record. (Although Apollo 6 and Apollo 13 did lose engines, the onboard computers were able to compensate.) The main payloads of the rocket were the Apollo spacecraft which carried the NASA astronauts to the Moon. It also launched the Skylab space station. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 11, 2004

The National Flag of the Republic of China is a well-known symbol of the Republic of China (ROC), which since 1949 has been based on Taiwan. It is commonly referred to in Chinese as Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth to reflect its physical appearance. This design was first used in China by the Nationalist Party of China in 1917 and made the official flag of the ROC in 1928. The current use of the flag is controversial due to the contentious political status of Taiwan. Its use is opposed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) because it suggests the continued existence of the ROC, which the PRC regards as defunct and to have been succeeded by the PRC in the Communist revolution. Within Taiwan, the flag is embraced as a symbol by Chinese reunification supporters as a historical link with mainland China and shunned by Taiwan independence supporters for mainly the same reasons. Though it is commonly known in English as the flag of Taiwan (as the ROC is often referred to as "Taiwan"), this term is not commonly used in Chinese as some of the current symbolism and controversy can only be understood if one realizes that it is not officially the "flag of Taiwan" but of a Republic that only acquired Taiwan in 1945 and moved its government there in 1949. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 12, 2004

Victoria was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. Her reign lasted more than sixty-three years—longer than any other British monarch. As well as being Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, she was also the first monarch to use the title Empress of India. The reign of Victoria was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. The Victorian Era was at the height of the Industrial Revolution, a period of great social, economic, and technological change in the United Kingdom. Victoria was the last monarch of the House of Hanover; her successor belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 13, 2004

Dr. Noam Chomsky is an Institute Professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and creator of the Chomsky hierarchy, a classification of formal languages. His works in generative linguistics contributed significantly to the decline of behaviorism and led to the advancement of the cognitive sciences. Outside of his linguistic work, Chomsky is also widely known for his radical left-wing political views, and his criticism of the foreign policy of the United States government. Chomsky describes himself as a libertarian socialist and a supporter of anarcho-syndicalism. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 14, 2004

The Abbey Theatre, also known as the National Theatre of Ireland, is located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on December 27, 1904 and, despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has continued to stage performances more or less continuously to the present day. The Abbey was the first state-subsidised theatre in the English-speaking world; from 1925 onwards it has received an annual subsidy from the Irish Free State. In its early years, the theatre was closely associated with the writers of the Celtic revival, many of whom were involved in its foundation and most of whom had plays staged there. The Abbey served as a nursery for many of the leading Irish playwrights and actors of the 20th century. In addition, through its extensive programme of touring abroad and its high visibility to foreign, particularly North American, audiences, it has become an important part of the Irish tourist industry. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 15, 2004

In microeconomic theory, the partial equilibrium supply and demand economic model originally developed by Alfred Marshall attempts to describe, explain, and predict the price and quantity of goods sold in competitive markets. It is one of the most fundamental models, widely used as a basic building block in a wide range of more detailed economic models and theories. The theory of supply and demand is important in the functioning of a market economy in that it explains the mechanism by which many resource allocation decisions are made. In general, the theory claims that where goods are traded in a market at a price where consumers demand more goods than firms are prepared to supply, this shortage will tend to increase the price of the goods. Those consumers that are prepared to pay more will bid up the market price. Conversely, prices will tend to fall when the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded. This price/quantity adjustment mechanism causes the market to approach an equilibrium point, a point at which there is no longer any impetus to change. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 16, 2004

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series, produced by the BBC and concerning the adventures of a mysterious time travelling adventurer known only as "The Doctor". It is also the title of a 1996 television movie featuring the same character. The programme is a significant part of British popular culture, widely recognised for its creative storytelling, use of innovative music which was produced by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, and low-budget special effects. The show has become a cult television favourite on par with Star Trek, and has influenced generations of British genre television writers, many of whom grew up watching the series. In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, Doctor Who was placed third. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 7, 2004

Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture originally designed by the Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Today, any building which adheres to the rules of architecture to which Palladio subscribed is described as Palladian. This architectural style can be traced as it spread from the early 16th century in the Veneto, across Europe to buildings designed by Thomas Jefferson in North America in the late 18th century. The built and published works of Palladio follow the rules of the Roman architect Vitruvius and his later disciples, such as Leone Battista Alberti who all adhered to the classical Roman principles of architecture, as opposed to the rich ornamentation of the Renaissance. Buildings which are truly Palladian are rare, and all in Italy. They include Villa Capra and Villa Foscari and many churches in the Veneto. To explain fully the term Palladian as used outside of Italy one must first understand true Palladian as designed by the master architect (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 17, 2004

A soda can stove is a homemade, ultra-light backpacking stove. The simple design is made entirely from soda pop cans and burns denatured alcohol. Countless variations exist. Pepsi cans are often used because they have a bottom shape that lends itself to securing the stove's inner wall. The stove weighs 0.4 oz (10 g) and will boil two cups of water in five minutes with two tablespoons of fuel. Total weight, including a windscreen/stand can be less than one ounce (30 g). Due to the low weight compared to commercial stoves and their fuel canisters, backpackers can save about one pound (450 g) of pack weight with this stove. This advantage may be lost on very long hiking trips, however, because the stove is less efficient and requires more fuel, especially when cooking for more than one person. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 18, 2004

The Cathedral of Magdeburg was the first gothic cathedral in Germany, and is the tallest cathedral in what is now eastern Germany with a height of 104 m. The cathedral is in Magdeburg, the capital city of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and is also home to the grave of Otto I the Great. The first church built in 937 at the location of the current cathedral was an abbey called St. Maurice, dedicated to Saint Maurice. The current cathedral was constructed over the period of 300 years starting from 1209, and the completion of the steeples took place only in 1520. Despite being repeatedly looted, the Cathedral of Magdeburg is rich in art, ranging from antiques to modern art. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 19, 2004

Newark is a city located in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an industrial city ten miles (16 km) west of New York City. Its location on the Atlantic coast, at the mouth of the Passaic River has helped make its port facility, Port Newark, the major container shipping port for New York Harbor. It is the home of Newark Liberty International Airport (formerly Newark Airport), which was the first airport to serve the New York metropolitan area. The City of Newark is presently governed under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 20, 2004

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an atypical form of pneumonia. It first appeared in November 2002 in Guangdong Province, China. SARS is now believed to be caused by the SARS virus. Around 10% of infected people die. After the People's Republic of China suppressed news of the outbreak both internally and abroad, the disease spread rapidly, reaching neighboring Hong Kong and Vietnam in late February 2003, and then to other countries via international travellers. The last case in this outbreak occurred in June, 2003. In the outbreak, SARS caused 8,069 cases of disease and 775 deaths. There have also been speculations that SARS is a man-made disease - see SARS conspiracy theory. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 21, 2004

Free will is the philosophical doctrine that our choices are, ultimately, "up to us." Consequently, an unfree action must be somehow "up to" something else. The phrase "up to us" is vague and, just like free will itself, admits of a variety of interpretations. Determinism holds that each state of affairs is necessitated (determined) by the states of affairs that preceded it. Indeterminism holds that determinism is false, and that there are events which are not entirely determined by previous states of affairs. The idea of determinism is sometimes illustrated by the story of Laplace's demon, who knows all the facts about the past and present and all the natural laws that govern our world, and uses this knowledge to foresee the future, down to every detail. Some philosophers hold that determinism is at odds with free will, a doctrine known as incompatibilism. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 22, 2004

In the Holy Roman Empire, the prince-electors were the members of the electoral college, having the function of electing the king of Germany before his accession as the next emperor. During and after the fifteenth century they often merely made formal what was in fact a dynastic succession. Formally, they elected a King of the Romans, who became Holy Roman Emperor only when crowned by the pope. Charles V was the last to be actually crowned; all of his successors were merely "Emperors-Elect." Electors were among the princes of the Empire, but they had several privileges (in addition to electoral ones) which were disallowed to their non-electoral brethren. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 23, 2004

Duran Duran is a pop music group, notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. They were part of the new wave music explosion in the early 1980s, as well as a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the United States. They are still often identified as an Eighties band despite continuous recording and evolution over their twenty-five year history. The band has sold over 70 million records, and has had eighteen singles in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and twenty-nine in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 24, 2004

Homo floresiensis is a newly described species in the genus Homo, remarkable for its small body, small brain, and recent survival. It is thought to have been contemporaneous with modern humans on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. One sub-fossil skeleton, dated at 18,000 years old, is largely complete except for arm bones which may yet be found. It was discovered in deposits in Liang Bua Cave, Flores, in 2003. Also here, parts of six other individuals, all diminutive, have been recovered as well as similarly small stone tools from horizons ranging from 94,000 to 13,000 years ago. The discoverers have called members of the diminutive species hobbits, after J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional race of roughly the same height. In the island's mythology there were common references to Ebu Gogo, a small furry man, even into the 19th century. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 25, 2004

The Shroud of Turin is a linen cloth bearing the image of a man who appears to have been physically traumatized in a manner consistent with crucifixion. It is presently kept in the royal chapel of the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. Some believe it is the cloth that covered Jesus when he was placed in his tomb and that his image was somehow recorded on its fibers. Skeptics contend it is a medieval hoax or forgery. It is the subject of intense debate among some scientists, believers, historians and writers regarding where, when and how the shroud and its image were created. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 26, 2004

The Battle of the Somme was one of the largest battles of World War I, with more than one million casualties. The British and French forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 25 mile (40 km) front north and south of the River Somme in northern France. One purpose of the battle was to draw German forces away from the battle of Verdun; however, by its end the losses on the Somme had exceeded those at Verdun. The battle is best remembered for its first day, July 1, 1916, on which the British suffered 57,470 casualties, making it the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army. As horrific as the battle of the Somme is in British memory, it also had a staggering impact on the German army; one officer famously describing it as "the muddy grave of the German field army." By the end of the battle the British had learnt many lessons in modern warfare while the Germans had suffered irreparable losses. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 27, 2004

Niagara Falls is a group of massive waterfalls located on the Niagara River in eastern North America, on the border between the United States and Canada. The Falls comprises three separate waterfalls: Horseshoe Falls (sometimes called Canadian Falls); American Falls; and the smaller, adjacent Bridal Veil Falls. While not exceptionally high, Niagara Falls is very wide, and is by far the most voluminous waterfall in North America. Since its first sighting by European settlers, Niagara Falls has become widely known not just for its beauty, but also as a source of hydroelectric power and as a challenging project for environmental preservation. A popular tourist site for over a century, the Falls are shared between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, New York and Niagara Falls, Ontario. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 29, 2004

Turquoise is an opaque, hydrated, blue-to-green copper aluminium phosphate mineral. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been enjoyed as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique hue. In recent times turquoise—like most other opaque gems—has had its popularity undermined by the introduction of treatments, imitations, and synthetics onto the market, some difficult to detect even by experts. The word "turquoise" is very old and of uncertain origin, derived from the French pierre turquoise, meaning "Turkish stone." This is thought to have arisen from a misconception: turquoise does not occur in Turkey but was traded there, and the gem became associated with the country in the West. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 30, 2004

Max Weber was a German political economist and sociologist who is considered one of the founders of the modern study of sociology and public administration. His major works deal with sociology of religion and government, but he also wrote much in the field of economics. His most recognized work is his essay The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, which began his work in the sociology of religion. Weber argued that religion was one of the primary reasons for the different development paths of the cultures of the Occident and the Orient. In his other famous work, Politics as a Vocation, Weber defined the state as an entity which possesses a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force, a definition that became pivotal to the study of modern Western political science. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 31, 2004

A planetary nebula is an astronomical object consisting of a roughly spherical glowing shell of gas formed by certain types of stars at the end of their lives. They are in fact unrelated to planets: the name originates from a supposed similarity in appearance to giant planets. They are a short-lived phenomenon, lasting a few thousand years of a typical stellar lifetime of several billion years. About 1,500 are known to exist in our galaxy. Planetary nebulae are important objects in astronomy because they play a crucial role in the chemical evolution of the galaxy, returning material to the interstellar medium which has been enriched in heavy elements by nucleosynthesis. In recent years, Hubble Space Telescope images have revealed many planetary nebulae to have extremely complex and varied morphologies. The mechanisms which produce such a wide variety of shapes and features are not yet well understood. (more...)

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Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 28, 2004

The House of Lords is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Commons. The House of Lords is an unelected body, consisting of senior clerics of the Church of England (the "Lords Spiritual"), as well as certain members of the Peerage (the "Lords Temporal"). Lords Spiritual serve as long as they continue to occupy their ecclesiastical positions, but Lords Temporal serve for life. Members of the House of Lords are known as "Lords of Parliament". The House of Lords evolved at some point during the fourteenth century and has been in almost continuous existence since. It was abolished in 1649 by the revolutionary government that came to power during the English Civil War, but was restored in 1660. The House of Lords (the "Upper House") was once more powerful than the elected House of Commons (the "Lower House"). Since the nineteenth century, however, the powers of the House of Lords have been steadily declining; now, the Upper House is far weaker than its parliamentary counterpart. Under the Parliament Act 1911, most legislation passed by the House of Commons can be delayed, but cannot be rejected, by the House of Lords. (more...)

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State of Westmoreland

The State of Westmoreland was a proposed self-proclaimed state that would have seceded from Pennsylvania in 1784, after the Congress of the Confederation had ruled that the territory belonged to Pennsylvania rather than Connecticut.

Yankee-Pennamite Wars
Both Pennsylvania and Connecticut claimed ownership of the lands between 41° N and 42° N, and this gave rise to a series of land-conflicts collectively referred to as the Yankee-Pennamite Wars (intermittently from 1769 to 1799). By the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War, the states had made conflicting land grants in the region and independently organized it politically. Connecticut created a County of Westmoreland, with a representative seated in its assembly from the Connecticut-settled Wyoming Valley, while Pennsylvania included the settled regions in its Northumberland County. The Congress of the Confederation was asked to decide on the legal owner.

With the Decree of Trenton on December 30, 1782, the confederation government officially decided that the region belonged to Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania ruled that the Connecticut settlers ("Yankees") were not citizens of the Commonwealth, could not vote, and were to give up their property claims.

In May 1784, Pennsylvania armed men force-marched the Connecticut settlers away from the valley. In November, they returned with a greater force and captured and destroyed Fort Dickinson. With that victory, Captain John Franklin proposed that a new state separate from both Connecticut and Pennsylvania be created, to be called Westmoreland.

Compromise
To avoid further armed conflict, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reversed its earlier decision about the Connecticut/Yankee settlers. It agreed that Yankee property claims that predated the Decree of Trenton should be honored, with compensation in the form of fresh grants being awarded to those holding conflicting Pennsylvania claims. Most Connecticut Yankees accepted the proposed compromise, part of which involved separating a sizable part of Northumberland County to organize a new county.

On September 23, 1786, the Pennsylvania General Assembly created Luzerne County, named for the French minister the Chevalier de la Luzerne. This newly organized county encompassed a large area; Lackawanna, Wyoming, Susquehanna, and part of Bradford counties were later formed from its territory. While this compromise brought an end to the proposed state, political discord among residents associated with the land conflict continued into the 19th century.

Note that both Westmoreland County, Connecticut, and the proposed State of Westmoreland are unrelated to the current Westmoreland County (located in southwestern Pennsylvania). It was created by an Act of the Assembly and approved on February 26, 1773 by Governor of Pennsylvania Richard Penn.

Connecticut, having lost control of the Wyoming Valley, held back in compensation an equivalent 120-mile strip of territory from its release of western land claims, starting at the Pennsylvania border, and this section of NE Ohio is now known as the Western Reserve.

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List of governors of the Windward Islands

This is a list of viceroys in the British Windward Islands. The colony of the Windward Islands was created in 1833 and consisted of Grenada, Barbados (to 1885), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tobago (to 1889), St. Lucia (from 1838), and Dominica (from 1940). The Governor of Barbados was also the Governor of the Windward Islands, until Barbados became an independent colony in 1885. After this, a Governor of the Windward Islands was appointed with a seat in Grenada.


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Can someone find a home for Allen Jakovich in this article? It's an orphan at the moment, and while I remember the guy, I don't know enough to be able to fit him in here. Ambi 09:21, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I don't think he was an important enough player to merit a mention in the text. I suppose he could be a "related article". Adam 12:39, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Some of the dates in the club's history are anachronistic. (2003 and 1997). Can somebody find the actual dates and correct it? --134.173.166.158 22:35, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

The article was subtly vandalised in July (dates and names changed etc), and no-one has spotted it until now. I have reverted to the last pre-vandalism version. This has erased some subsequent legitimate edits, but that can't be helped. The vandal User:143.238.221.167 has also vandalised other AFL club articles. I don't know if these have been fixed. Why are the member numbers and the approximate for 2005 different?

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Club Jumpers
I've removed the image of the jumpers because both of them have been changed for the 2008 season. The home one has a 150 years logo added below the red yoke, and the clash has been changed completely. Can anyone find an image, or separate images, of the 2008 uniforms? Morstar (talk) 10:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

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Club Song
One of you redlegs should go add a section on the tune of the club song and whatnot, keeping in line with the other pages...or at least two of the other pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Comradeash (talk • contribs) 15:19, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

150 years logo
The demons have a special logo for their 150 year celebrations. This should be uploaded into this article. --Rulesfan 01:28, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

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Prominent fans
Does anyone else think that the "Prominent fans" section is a little long? Perhaps a rethink of how prominent someone should be in order to make the list could be in order, and not simply listing everyone who has ever mentioned they support the Dees and who has a wikipedia page of their own.... Jason A. Recliner (talk) 05:03, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

I think remove it all together or have only 10-12 names, there already is an article about prominent fans of all the clubs on here I think. - JM

Found year - 1858 or 1859
Whether or not someone individually believes that MFC was founded in 1859, the club itself recognises that it was founded in 1858. Therefore, I think that the year 1858 should be used as the actual founding year, unless a proper citation can be produced. Morstar (talk) 08:54, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

 * Fair enough. The Herald issue of Monday 16 May 1859 carries a news item about a meeting [on Saturday 14 May 1859] "held to form a football club." The committee is listed and includes JB Thompson as Secretary. In advertisements published the next Saturday [21 May] he is identified as Secretary of the Melbourne Football Club. The club's first annual meeting was held on 27 April 1860, ads and reports on it being published in The Herald and The Argus issues of 27 & 28 April 1860.

RossRSmith (talk) 09:16, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I don't want to argue about when the club was actually formed and whatever. I want to mention that the text in the article introduction says "In 2008 the club celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of its founding members". There is proof that this meeting occured in August 1858. Therefore, even if the club was founded in 1859, that is not relevant to the context. Morstar (talk) 13:45, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Therein lies the issue I think. How can a club hold a meeting of founding members months prior to it actually being founded ?
 * There may have been a meeting of another organization in August 1858, but that relates to that body, not the MFC.
 * RossRSmith (talk) 14:36, 28 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Why do so many Demons supporters still believe that it is the oldest club in the world when it isnt? What is so painful about admitting that many of footballs founders played older versions of football in England? American football, Aussie Rules, Association Football and Rugby all have an ancient pedigree going back many centuries in Europe.
 * Firstly, the existence of older versions of football doesn't necessarily mean organised sporting clubs. Secondly, if they're that much older, how would 1858 vs 1859 change anything about being the oldest football club?

Need the early 90's demons shield logo  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dee533 (talk • contribs) 06:50, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

I understand the argument between whether the club was established/founded in 1858 or 1859, however, considering there was a court case that ruled in favour of the club being established/founded in 1858 (in STOP DELETING NEW LOGO! section) then the article should represent that. I would say a legal case outcome would take precedence over an opinion. Flickerd (talk) 14:55, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
 * The sources you listed - Wills 1858 letter and the MFC history book by Lynda Carroll cite no evidence whatsoever in favour of 1858, and The Footballer 1875 publication is many years after the foundation date and is in error. —Preceding unsigned comment added by RossRSmith (talk • contribs) 10:55, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
 * These were the sources used by the AFL and Melbourne which won the case to rule in favour of the club being established in 1858... I'm sorry, but you need to accept that this court case is above opinion and your research, a lot of people would have done research about this and you have actually lost a court case regarding this fact. The case rules out any ambiguity as to when the club was established, all the logos and everything related to Melbourne says the club was established in 1858 and this page needs to reflect that. I am also going to include the court case as a reference, because as previously stated, it should be and is the deciding factor. Flickerd (talk) 04:12, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
 * I also accept that the club didn't play until 1859, which I have stated in the history section, however, the actual establishment of the club was 1858, and I will keep referring back to the court case as the deciding factor. It appears you have a differing opinion of what establishment means, which was evident in the case, but this court case is a 3rd party intervention with no bias and has decided on an outcome. I am hoping you can now accept this, even though we disagree, there is a 3rd opinion without bias which has clarified the situation. (I also haven't added any new or different evidence to the case so the fact the case was 2 years ago doesn't make it irrelevant). Flickerd (talk) 04:32, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

150 Heroes
the link for "bob Corbett" links to a canadian politician that the real bob corbett.

I do not know how to fix this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.220.194.83 (talk) 09:14, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

New logo
Melbourne released a new logo today, making the logo currently on the page obselete. Could someone who knows something about free images (or whatever they are) please get an image of the new logo and put in on the page? Jenks24 (talk) 12:15, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Correction - the new emblem will be "officially" launched some time in November, so I guess it's not really necessary until then, but it would be useful for someone to have the logo by then. Jenks24 (talk) 12:55, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

STOP DELETING NEW LOGO!
It's legit, stop deleting it! The new Melbourne logo has been deleted like three times in a row now! Please, stop deleting it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bombrars (talk • contribs) 12:05, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

The logo is not legit ! It has not yet been approved by the trademark authorities. All legal processes it has to go through will not be completed for some months yet. RossRSmith (talk) 12:46, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes it is! It is on the AFL site and the Melbourne site, look for yourself! http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx134/Jay4P/wdd.jpg?t=1290062338 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bombrars (talk • contribs) 06:30, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it is on the AFL and Melbourne websites, but as Ross says, it is not fully legal yet. Anyway, what's the rush? Jenks24 (talk) 17:16, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Okay, this has gone on long enough! There is no denying that it is their official logo, it is on their website, it is on their guernsey, it is behind the coach during post-game conferences, this is their logo, stop deleting it! This article is not reliable if it has an outdated logo on it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bombrars (talk • contribs) 17:49, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The article is still reliable, whatever logo is used. But to get to your main point, the logo has not been approved by the trademark authorities so Wikipedia shouldn't be using it. The AFL and Melbourne shouldn't be using it either, but just because they are doing something incorrect that does not make it ok for Wikipedia to do the same. I don't why you are in such a rush about this. Just wait a little while (Ross says it will all be approved soonish and I believe him) and then we can put the new logo in the article. It's great that you are so passionate about improving Wikipedia, but perhaps your enthusiasm could be better directed? Also, two quick notes: the logo is not being deleted, simply removed from the article (this is a difference) and please remember to sign your posts using the four tildes. Cheers, Jenks24 (talk) 00:35, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

It is pretty funny this still hasn't been changed, it's been their logo for over a year now, it's on the Australian national trademark website too. --58.175.43.116 (talk) 09:22, 19 November 2011 (UTC)
 * The application to register the new logo was more or less completed a few weeks ago. I'm disappointed that the decision went against me, especially given the evidence I lodged in favour of 1859 as against 1858. However, you can read the outcome here http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/ATMO/2012/20.html
 * RossRSmith (talk) 07:06, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

Why exactly were you against the logo, and what were you trying to achieve by making it a court case? (Bombrars (talk) 07:12, 1 April 2012 (UTC))

Link with cricket club
The article doesn't mention that it is now the football section of the MCC. Is this a matter of debate? Hack (talk) 05:24, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
 * It's a tricky issue. No doubt the article should mention the relationship, but my understanding is that it's not quite as simple as just being a section of the MCC – especially considering that the current relationship is in no way analogous to the other sporting sections of the MCC. That said, if you can find any RSs discussing it (shouldn't be too hard to find in The Age archives), then I would certainly encourage you to add the info to the article, which, to be honest, is in very poor shape and can use all the referenced info it can get. Jenks24 (talk) 09:27, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
 * From the MCC site: "In 2009, the Melbourne Football Club once again became a Sporting Section of the Melbourne Cricket Club.". From the MFC site: "The Melbourne Football Club (MFC) is an official Sporting Section of the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC)". I'll try and find some media coverage but that seems pretty clearcut. Hack (talk) 11:41, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

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Talk:Skitching

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From the random pages. [[User:Poccil|Peter O. (Talk)]] 05:33, Aug 7, 2004 (UTC) moved from main page
 * Keep. At the very least, a somewhat useful stub. I revised it to bring it more in-line with guidelines. The name should probably be verified, however. --Slowking Man 09:21, Aug 7, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep: A particularly stupid pastime that does exist. See this Google search, (there are even some pictures for you). TPK 11:48, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep: Still, Wikipedia does seem to be one-stop shopping for ways to, as one reviewer said, win the Darwin Awards.  The practice is common, sort of, and the term is widespread, so we keep. Geogre 12:12, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * If we keep it, then it should go to the Wiktionary under "skitch." Wikipedia is not a dictionary.  However, I'd rather not have this neologism anywhere; it's just a stupid (NPOV my foot; it really is stupid) practice with 1,940 google hits, the first few of which describe how a yound Canadian named Daniel Peterson died doing it.  How...encyclopedic.  --Ardonik 05:30, 2004 Aug 8 (UTC)
 * neologism, slang, dicdef... sounds like a regional (Canadian?) thing. Delete after transwikify-ing, unless someone comes up with evidience of, say, a National Skitching Championships ("Sponsored by the Federation of Untertakers") or something. --Ianb 22:47, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Possible move to Wiktionary. It is actually a common word/occurrence relating to anyone who lives in a high-traffic area (usually the city) and rides a bicycle, skateboard, or rollerblades. I can't think of an appropriate way to make it fit for an entry of encyclopedic content, but it definitely is a valid entry for a dictionary as slang. So keep, but strongly consider moving. Skyler 03:12, Aug 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * The practice has been around since the invention of the bicycle. This, however, is a neologism. Delete. Consider offering it to Wiktionary. Rossami 13:59, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * The term is not THAT new a neologism; I recall it being used in multiple Tony Hawk Playstation games, so I suspect it's in fair currency in the skateboarding scene and others. —Morven 01:09, Aug 11, 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Not a Neologism, not a Canadian regionalism; I used the term (and performed the act) as a child in '70s New York. I know of people who've used the term (and performed the act) in Chicago, Minnesota, Philly & more, over the past 50 years. Freddiefreelance (talk) 21:46, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

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 * Regardless of where it belongs, why on earth is the snow or ice variant mentioned as the primary? None of the pop culture references mention anything about skitching without a skateboard or bike (okay, and hoverboard). These should be flipped at least, or the ice skitching might be removed altogether unless evidence of it existing can be proved.

"(B or not B) is true" is _not_ information

 * The skitched vehicle can either be aware of their load or unaware.
 * When the skitcher is discovered by a previously unaware driver, the driver's reaction is sometimes negative, sometimes positive.

The expression "well, duh" is the first that comes to mind in reaction to these revelations 195.8.88.197 23:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

 * While (B or not B) is not information, I get the impression from these sentences that neither situation is typical. If generally skitchers had some kind of "code" where they let the drivers know ahead of time, that would be notable - for example, I think that in Locksport there is a cultural proscription against picking locks that don't belong to you. It can be useful information to say that there is no general rule - though it might be better to reword these examples to illustrate that they are saying that neither option is the general case. 24.7.67.75 (talk) 04:10, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Skitching Ski/hitching. Not skate, bike hitching or otherwise
Ski/hitching (skitching) on a tube would be called tubing behind a car. A bike grabbing the side of a car in NYC surely wouldn't be ski/hitching (skitching) due to the absence of snow. Roller blades and Skateboards surely wouldn't be able to ski/hitch (skitch) either.

No skateboard, bike, rollerblade, inner tube, sled or any other variant people seem to want to include should be associated with this activity/sport. I have lived in both Colorado and Rhode Island in the 70s/80s. All of the skaters/roller bladers I hung out with in both places never called hitching a ride on a car Skitching. It was simply hitching a ride. I knew people from all over the US who skated and traveled all over for demos. I first heard the term skitching in the 90s when I worked in Boston. It was a common term for grabbing a car in the Winter and getting dragged. I grew up skating and read Thrasher and other magazines. I watched many skater movies as well. They all showed kids grabbing the side or rear of a car. Never was the term skitching used.

Skitching is absolutely specific. It's a stupid, way to have some fun with no sled, tube, skateboard........That's what makes it so unique. Your feet are the skis. I'm sure people ski/hitch "skitch" wherever there is snow and pavement all over the world. Seems like a NewEngland term and should be honored on Wikipedia. I'm sure the term is used outside NewEngland as well since the originators have dispersed and now have skitchers of their own.

Snow boarding isn't called skiing on one wide ski. Roller blading isn't called roller skating. Snowboarding on pavement would surely have its own term if it became popular and wouldn't include snow in its title (tarboarding). I hope this helps illustrate my point. Lumping all forms of hitching onto a car under the term skitching doesn't allow each variant to have its own specific classification and slanders the term skitching altogether. There are no other "forms" of skitching. Barefoot water skiing is the closest thing to skitching there is and is called barefoot water skiing I think. Maybe someone will eventually call it water skitching- which would actually be acceptable in my opinion.

I welcome anyone who wishes to revise, edit, and return skitching to its origins and true meaning, even if it shrinks to a paragraph or two of info. No "other forms of skitching" PLEASE!

69.207.161.88 (talk) 19:44, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Skitching app
http://evernote.com/skitch/ will definitely lead a lot more people to the definition of skitching, so sorting out the term's true meaning is extremely time sensitive. Maybe the app is in violation already for using this term to label their product. 69.207.161.88 (talk) 20:21, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

Origin of term
I grew up in Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec, and we called it "skitching" -- and I did it -- in the late 1960s. I'm sorry, the section on origins assigning it to Laconia, New Hampshire is completely WP:OR. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 03:29, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

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In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways (Les Enfants du capitaine Grant) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–68. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Édouard Riou. In 1876, it was republished by George Routledge & Sons as a three volume set titled A Voyage Round The World. The three volumes were subtitled South America, Australia, and New Zealand. As often with Verne, English translations have appeared under different names; another edition has the overall title Captain Grant's Children and has two volumes subtitled The Mysterious Document and Among the Cannibals.

Plot summary
The book tells the story of the quest for Captain Grant of the Britannia. After finding a bottle the captain had cast into the ocean after the Britannia is shipwrecked, Lord and Lady Glenarvan of Scotland contact Mary and Robert, the young daughter and son of Captain Grant, through an announcement in a newspaper. The government refuses to launch a rescue expedition, but Lord and Lady Glenarvan, moved by the children's condition, decide to do it by themselves. The main difficulty is that the coordinates of the wreckage are mostly erased, and only the latitude (37 degrees) is known; thus, the expedition would have to circumnavigate the 37th parallel south. The bottle was retrieved from a shark's stomach, so it is impossible to trace its origin by the currents. Remaining clues consist of a few words in three languages. They are re-interpreted several times throughout the novel to make various destinations seem likely like Chile, Argentina, Southern Tip of Australia, at some times New Zealand and even the northernmost part of Antarctica (to which they never sailed).

Lord Glenarvan makes it his quest to find Grant; together with his wife, Grant's children and the crew of his yacht, the Duncan, they set off for South America. An unexpected passenger in the form of French geographer Jacques Paganel (he missed his steamer to India by accidentally boarding the Duncan) joins the search. They explore Patagonia, Tristan da Cunha Island, Amsterdam Island, and Australia (a pretext to describe the flora, fauna, and geography of numerous places to the audience).

There, they find a former quartermaster of the Britannia, Ayrton, who proposes to lead them to the site of the wreckage. However, Ayrton is a traitor, who was not present during the loss of the Britannia, but was abandoned in Australia after a failed attempt to seize control of the ship to practice piracy. He tries to take control of the Duncan, but by sheer luck, this attempt also fails. However the Glenarvans, the Grant children, Paganel and some sailors are left in Australia, and mistakenly believing that the Duncan is lost, they sail to Auckland, New Zealand, from where they want to come back to Europe. When their ship is wrecked south of Auckland on the New Zealand coast, they are captured by a Māori tribe, but luckily manage to escape and board a ship that they discover, to their astonishment, to be the Duncan.

Ayrton, made a prisoner, offers to trade his knowledge of Captain Grant in exchange for being abandoned on a desert island instead of being surrendered to the British authorities. The Duncan sets sail for Tabor Island, which, by sheer luck, turns out to be Captain Grant's shelter. They leave Ayrton in his place to live among the beasts and regain his humanity.

Ayrton reappears in Verne's later novel, L'Île mystérieuse (The Mysterious Island, 1874).

Adaptations

 * 1877: Los sobrinos del capitán Grant ("Captain Grant's nephew and niece"), a three-act, spectacular Spanish zarzuela by Manuel Fernández Caballero to a text by Miguel Ramos Carrión.
 * 1914: Les enfants du capitaine Grant, a French silent film and the last film Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset worked on before his untimely death.
 * 1936: The Children of Captain Grant (Дети капитана Гранта, Deti kapitana Granta), Soviet Union, directed by Vladimir Vajnshtok and starring Nikolai Cherkasov, film score composed by Isaak Dunayevsky. The film was released in the United States as Captain Grant's Children. (see ).
 * 1962: In Search of the Castaways, United States, a film directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Maurice Chevalier, Hayley Mills, and George Sanders. Songs by the Sherman Brothers were: "Castaway", "Enjoy It!", "Let's Climb", "Merci Beaucoup". (see ).
 * 1985: In Search of Captain Grant (В поисках капитана Гранта, V poiskakh kapitana Granta, Децата на капитан Грант), Bulgaria and the Soviet Union, a TV miniseries directed by Stanislav Govorukhin and starring Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr., Lembit Ulfsak, Aleksandr Abdulov, Kosta Tsonev, and Anya Pencheva.

Maps
3 Maps Showing The Duncan's crew's search in Chile, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.

title: In Search of the Castaways


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NEP

NEP or Nep may refer to:

Organizations

 * NEP Group, Inc., a US-based television production company
 * NHK Enterprises, a commercial subsidiary of Japanese public broadcaster NHK
 * National Election Pool, a consortium of US news organizations
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Somerset Maugham Award

The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each year by the Society of Authors. Set up by William Somerset Maugham in 1947 the awards enable young writers to enrich their work by gaining experience in foreign countries. The awards go to writers under the age of 35 with works published in the year before the award; the work can be either non-fiction, fiction or poetry.

Since 1964 multiple winners have usually been chosen in the same year. In 1975 and in 2012 the award was not given.

title: Somerset Maugham Award


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South Pacific Television

South Pacific Television (SPTV) was a television channel in New Zealand, which operated between 1976 and 1980.

History
The channel, then known as TV2, first went to air on 30 June 1975. It was the second national government television channel to be established in the country that year, after Television One went to air on 1 April, replacing the former New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation's TV service.

In its first week, the network held New Zealand's first Telethon in aid of the St John Ambulance. It raised $593,878.

The channel could only be picked up in Auckland and Christchurch when it first went to air, but it was limited in Christchurch due to a faulty transmitter. It was another three months before the Waikato and Bay of Plenty got coverage and by late November, the channel was available in Wellington before spreading throughout the rest of the country.

In December 1976, TV2 was rebranded as South Pacific Television (SPTV) to distinguish itself from the former NZBC channel. It also reduced confusion in Auckland and Dunedin where Television One broadcast on channel 2 (TV2 broadcast on channel 4 in both centres).

In 1977, broadcasting hours were cut on both channels and as a result SPTV lost 16 hours of broadcast time a week, forcing the channel to begin its daily broadcasts at 3pm (except weekends, where SPTV opened transmission at midday).

Channel funding was cut for Television One and handed over to SPTV in a move that bewildered some over at Television One. The effects of the cuts saw programme output on SPTV increase.

Fate
It was decided in 1979 by the National Government that the channels would be amalgamated under an administration which would end the competition that reared its head in 1975.

SPTV's final day of transmissions was 15 February 1980. The final programme was a two-hour farewell special, and the channel closed down at 12:15am on the morning of 16 February.

The next day, 16 February 1980, Television One and SPTV were dissolved and became Television One and Television Two, under the newly formed Television New Zealand (TVNZ). A number of SPTV's programmes moved across to the new networks.

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 * 🇺🇸 Clutch Cargo
 * 🇬🇧 Dominic
 * 🇬🇧 Doctor Who
 * 🇺🇸 The Flintstones
 * 🇬🇧 Michael Bentine's Potty Time
 * 🇺🇸 The New Fred and Barney Show
 * 🇺🇸 The Quick Draw McGraw Show
 * 🇬🇧 Rainbow
 * 🇬🇧 Rogue's Rock
 * 🇨🇦 The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo

Comedy

 * 🇺🇸 Alice
 * 🇺🇸 The Bob Newhart Show
 * 🇺🇸 The Brady Bunch
 * 🇬🇧 Dave Allen at Large
 * 🇬🇧 Doctor at Large
 * 🇬🇧 Get Some In!
 * 🇺🇸 Eight Is Enough
 * 🇺🇸 Fantasy Island
 * 🇺🇸 Gidget
 * 🇬🇧 The Goodies
 * 🇬🇧 The Liver Birds
 * 🇺🇸 The Love Boat
 * 🇬🇧 The Mike and Bernie Show
 * 🇬🇧 Mixed Blessings
 * 🇺🇸 My Three Sons
 * 🇬🇧 Odd Man Out
 * 🇬🇧 Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt
 * 🇬🇧 Please Sir!
 * 🇬🇧 Porridge
 * 🇺🇸 Soap
 * 🇬🇧 The Stanley Baxter Moving Picture Show
 * 🇬🇧 Sykes
 * 🇺🇸 Taxi
 * 🇺🇸 The Tony Randall Show
 * 🇺🇸 Welcome Back, Kotter

Drama

 * 🇦🇺 Against the Wind
 * 🇬🇧 All Creatures Great and Small
 * 🇬🇧 The Brothers
 * 🇬🇧 Clayhanger
 * 🇺🇸 Dan August
 * 🇬🇧 Danger UXB
 * 🇺🇸 The Duchess of Duke Street
 * 🇺🇸 Emergency One
 * 🇺🇸 Family (1976 TV series)
 * 🇺🇸 Fantasy Island
 * 🇺🇸 Hawaii Five-O
 * 🇺🇸 The High Chaparral
 * 🇺🇸 Kojak
 * 🇺🇸 The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
 * 🇺🇸 Little House on the Prairie
 * 🇺🇸 Man from Atlantis
 * 🇬🇧 New Scotland Yard
 * 🇬🇧 The Persuaders!
 * 🇬🇧 The Professionals
 * 🇺🇸 The Rookies
 * 🇺🇸 Search for Tomorrow
 * 🇬🇧 Softly, Softly: Taskforce
 * 🇬🇧 Spearhead
 * 🇺🇸 Spencer's Pilots
 * 🇦🇺 The Sullivans
 * 🇬🇧 Spearhead
 * 🇬🇧 Within These Walls
 * 🇺🇸 The Wild Wild West
 * 🇺🇸 Wonder Woman

Entertainment

 * 🇺🇸 Dinah!
 * 🇬🇧 The Tom O'Connor Show

Factual

 * 🇺🇸 The Incredible World of Adventure
 * 🇺🇸 Wild Kingdom

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Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)

Bethnal Green and Bow was a constituency in Greater London, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2010 until its abolition for the 2024 general election by Rushanara Ali of the Labour Party.

Under the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the majority of the constituency was incorporated into the re-established seat of Bethnal Green and Stepney, with Bow being included in the newly created constituency of Stratford and Bow.

Boundaries
Following a review of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets which became effective in May 2014, the contents (but not the boundaries) of the constituency were changed to:
 * Weavers, Spitalfields and Banglatown, Whitechapel, St. Peter's, Bethnal Green, Stepney Green, St. Dunstan's, Bow West, Bow East.

History of boundaries
The 1974–83 constituency comprised the then London Borough of Tower Hamlets wards of Bethnal Green Central, Bethnal Green East, Bethnal Green North, Bethnal Green South, Bethnal Green West, Bow North, Bow South, Bromley, Holy Trinity, and Spitalfields.

Between the 1983 and 1997 general elections, the equivalent seat was Bethnal Green and Stepney.

The Tower Hamlets wards of Blackwall and Cubitt Town, Bromley-by-Bow, East India and Lansbury, Limehouse, Mile End East, Millwall, St Katherine's, Wapping, and Shadwell were before 2010 under the national Boundary Commission for England review which identified a need for London representation changes based on electorate estimates moved to the new constituency of Poplar and Limehouse. In this review a name change to "Tower Hamlets North" was publicly consulted on and rejected.

From 2010 to 2014, the seat had electoral wards:

 * Bethnal Green North, Bethnal Green South, Bow East, Bow West, Mile End and Globe Town, St Dunstan's and Stepney Green, Spitalfields including Brick Lane, Weavers, and Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Constituency profile
The seat was centred on the northern part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It included much of the traditional East End. The seat has a large Muslim community – one of the largest proportion of Muslim voters in the country. Whereas the seat has many small conservation areas, it measures overall as among the poorest by income in London and is one of the most ethnically diverse, there is no majority ethnic group — large ethnic groups are British Bangladeshi, White British, other White European and Black British.

Workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 higher than the national average of 3.8%, at 6% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

Political history
Bethnal Green and Bow is, based on results in local and national elections, traditionally a very safe Labour seat, its predecessor seats being held by Labour since prior to World War II. However, the 2005 Respect victory in this constituency bucked that trend when the electorate voted for expelled Labour MP, George Galloway, generally considered to be far-left, who mounted a campaign focussed on two seats (see Poplar and Shoreditch and see, as to council representation, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets).

1970s–1994
In 1974 the Bethnal Green constituency was abolished. A new seat was created with the strict official name of Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green and Bow. However the London Borough prefix is not commonly used for seats in the 1974–1983 redistribution.

The 1974–1983 constituency was a safe Labour seat, with the Liberal Party in a distant second place. Ian Mikardo, a well known back bench Labour MP, represented the area in this period.

Between 1983 and 1997, most of the present constituency formed the seat of Bethnal Green and Stepney.

The borough of Tower Hamlets has a reputation for being a bastion of radical politics, historically with a minority of Communists on its council and more recently with Respect forming the largest opponents to the quite frequent large Labour majorities on the council level. Before a recent revival, the Conservative Party were absent from the council from 1931 until 2006 – and all of its revival has been in the two riverside wards which does not apply to any of this seat. The Liberal Party remained the main challengers to Labour in the Bethnal Green area but the loss of Percy Harris as Bethnal Green South West MP and eventually as London County Councillor too (despite a temporary comeback in 1946) put them out of the running in Parliamentary elections until a Liberal revival began in Bow in the late 1970s. Tower Hamlets was the only London Borough to have had seats held by the Communist Party of Great Britain; they lost their last seats in 1971. Between 1945 and 1950, Mile End provided the CPGB with one of its two parliamentary seats, being represented by Phil Piratin. Two Communists also won seats on the London County council (LCC) in 1947.

Between 1986 and 1994, the Liberal Democrats controlled Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, this proved a successful but controversial period. The delivery of major infrastructure projects, including many schools and school housing projects, was balanced by alleged corruption.

1997–2010
At the 1997 general election, there was a swing of 5% to the Conservative Party at a time when the national trend was a landslide swing against them. Bethnal Green and Bow was one of only two Labour-held constituencies to have any sort of pro-Conservative swing. Broadsheets and local newspapers ascribed this unusual result to problems over the selection of a Labour candidate, following the retirement of Peter Shore. Oona King, who won the selection, was not well known and many in the local area would have preferred a candidate from a Bangladeshi background. However the leading Bangladeshi candidates in the local Labour Party were excluded from the selection. The only other constituency to have a pro-Conservative swing was Bradford West, who similarly had selected a Sikh rather than a Muslim candidate.

Following British participation in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, an action deeply unpopular with the Muslim community in the constituency but nevertheless supported by King, the newly formed Respect Party gained support. They topped the poll in Tower Hamlets in the 2004 European Parliamentary elections and subsequently won their first local council seat at a by-election. In the 2005 general election, the seat was a narrow victory for ex-Labour MP George Galloway, one of Respect's leading figures. Respect also won seats at the 2006 local council elections although its performance was not as strong as many observers believed it could have been.

Galloway attracted criticism for lack of attendance at Parliament, especially when he appeared on Celebrity Big Brother. He said that he had not missed any crucial votes, and that the best way for him to advance the interests of his constituents was by general campaigning. Galloway had always said that he only intended to stay in the seat for one parliament, and in 2010 stood for the neighbouring constituency of Poplar and Limehouse. However, he lost to the Labour incumbent Jim Fitzpatrick.

2010 general election
In September 2007, the Respect Party selected Abjol Miah, the leader of the Respect Group on Tower Hamlets Council, as their candidate to replace George Galloway in Bethnal Green and Bow. Miah had worked in the local area as a radio presenter, drugs worker and martial arts trainer. The Labour Party selected Rushanara Ali, an Oxford graduate and then-charity worker for the Young Foundation who had previously worked as Parliamentary Assistant to the constituency's former Labour MP, Oona King. Ajmal Masroor, a television presenter on political debates and an imam, was the Liberal Democrat candidate. Zakir Khan was selected by the Conservative Party from an open primary. He was the head of Public Affairs for the Canary Wharf Group based in Tower Hamlets, and a former sports manager.

The election result was a clear win for Labour, this constituency being one of only three that Labour had gained at the 2010 general election, and represented a major setback for Respect (which thereby lost its sole seat in Parliament). Ali won with 21,784 votes (42.9%, up 8.4% for Labour); Masroor came in second with 10,210 (20.1%, up 7.8% for the Liberal Democrats); Miah received 8,532 votes, 16.8% of the total, representing a 19.8% fall in the Respect vote; and Khan received 7,071 (13.9%, a 2.0% increase in the Conservative vote). However, George Galloway did not contest re-election as MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, instead contesting Poplar and Limehouse. He finished in third place there, behind the Conservatives and Labour; but went on to win the Bradford West constituency at a by-election held on 29 March 2012.

Demography
The 2011 census recorded a population of 125,351 people. The constituency has recently become one of the most ethnically diverse areas in the UK, 3.11% of the population were of mixed race, the largest non-mixed ethnic group was white at 41.9 per cent of the population (and of the total: 33.6% of British ethnicity), the second largest ethnic group was Bangladeshi which formed 33.4 per cent of the population, other Asians 6.59 per cent (comprises British Indians, British Pakistanis and other Asians), those of Black race constituted 4.9 per cent (see British African-Caribbean community), Chinese 1.81 per cent, and other ethnic groups, including Arab heritage 2.24 per cent. Statistics from the census recorded 35.4 per cent of people are Muslims, among the highest ten seats by Muslim proportion of the population in the UK.

In 2001 the largest two groups were in the same order, but constituted 46.4% and 35.7% of the population, respectively.


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Thermal Emission Imaging System

The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) is a camera on board the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter. It images Mars in the visible and infrared parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in order to determine the thermal properties of the surface and to refine the distribution of minerals on the surface of Mars as determined by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES). Additionally, it helps scientists to understand how the mineralogy of Mars relates to its landforms, and it can be used to search for thermal hotspots in the Martian subsurface.

THEMIS is managed from the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University and was built by the Santa Barbara Remote Sensing division of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The instrument is named after Themis, the goddess of justice in ancient Greek mythology.

Infrared camera
THEMIS detects thermal infrared energy emitted by the Martian surface at nine different wavelengths. Eight of these have wavelengths between 6 and 13 micrometers, an ideal region of the infrared spectrum to determine thermal energy patterns characteristic of silicate minerals. The ninth band is at 14.9 micrometers and is used to monitor the Martian atmosphere. The shortest infrared wavelength, at 6.78 micrometers, is measured twice in two bands to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. THEMIS is therefore a 10-band instrument that detects nine different wavelengths.

The absorption spectrum measured by THEMIS contains two kinds of information: temperature and emissivity. The temperature contribution to the measurement dominates the spectrum unless the data is corrected. In effect, a THEMIS infrared image taken during the day will look much like a shaded relief map, with slopes facing the sun being bright (hot) and shaded areas being dark (cold). In a THEMIS image taken at night, however, thermophysical properties of the surface can be inferred, such as temperature differences due to the materials' grain size (thermal inertia).

The effect of temperature can be removed from THEMIS infrared data by dividing the image by a black body curve. The resulting energy pattern is an emissivity spectrum characteristic of the specific minerals (or other things) found on the surface. The presence of minerals such as carbonates, silicates, hydroxides, sulfates, amorphous silica, oxides, and phosphates can be determined from THEMIS measurements.

In particular, this multi-spectral method allows researchers to detect the presence of minerals that form in water and to understand those minerals in their geological context.

The THEMIS infrared camera was designed to be used in conjunction with data from the Thermal Emission Spectrometer (TES), a similar instrument on Mars Global Surveyor. While THEMIS has a very high spatial resolution (100 m) with a low spectral resolution of only 10 bands between 6 and 15 micrometers, TES has a low spatial resolution (3×6 km) with very high spectral resolution of 143 bands between 5 and 50 micrometers.

The instrument's approach provides data on localized deposits associated with volcanoes, hydrothermal processes, and the alteration of minerals by surface and/or subsurface water.

The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), an Earth orbiting instrument on the Terra spacecraft, has used a similar approach to map the distribution of minerals on Earth. Variations in the thermal infrared false-color image are due to differences in the minerals that make up rocks and soil.

Discovery of a variety of rocks
THEMIS found a wide range of igneous rocks and minerals. Some of the rocks were low-silica basalts, high silica dacite, olivine basalts, ultramafic (picritic) basalts, and quartz-bearing granitoid rocks. The olivine basalts were present in a variety of locations, such as on crater floors and in some canyon wall layers. The mineral olivine is important because it is common in more primitive magmas from the mantle and it weathers quickly when moisture is present. So, if olivine is present, the climate must have been dry since the time that olivine was exposed. Quartz-bearing rocks were found in the central uplifts in craters. Rocks in the central uplifts were probably once buried several kilometers beneath the surface, but raised by the impact process. Rocks of dacite composition show that, within magma chambers, fractional crystallization occurred. In this process, some minerals form crystals, then settle to the bottom of the chamber. Having a variety of rocks increases the chances that some useful/valuable minerals may be found on Mars.

Visible camera
THEMIS has a visible imaging camera that acquires data in five spectral bands, takes images with a spatial resolution of 18 m (59'), and can resolve objects about the size of a semi-trailer. This resolution is intermediate between large-scale images from the Viking Orbiters (150 to 300 meters per pixel) and the high-resolution images from the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on board Mars Global Surveyor (1.5 to 3 meters per pixel). Visible images from THEMIS are usually close to 20 km wide (12 miles).

The THEMIS visible camera's stated purpose is to determine the geological record of past liquid and volcanic environments on Mars. Additionally, this dataset can be used in conjunction with the infrared data to identify potential landing sites for future Mars missions.

Specifications
The Thermal Emission Imaging System weighs 11.2 kilograms (24.7 lb), is 54.5 x 37 x 28.6 cm (21.5 x 14.6 x 11.3 in) and runs on 14 watts of electrical power.

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Ossola

The Ossola (, also Valle Ossola or Val d’Ossola) is an area of Italy situated to the north of Lago Maggiore. It lies within the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Its principal river is the Toce, and its most important town Domodossola.

Etymology
There are many etymological claims as to the origins of the name Ossola. The most likely is from the Celtic "hoch hill", which means "high lands". The German name for the valley is Eschental ("valley of the ash trees").

Geography
Ossola is composed of one main valley (the Ossola proper) and seven side valleys: Anzasca, Antrona, Bognanco, Divedro, Antigorio, Formazza, Isorno and Vigezzo.

It is surrounded by the Pennine Alps on the western side and by the Lepontine Alps on the northern and eastern sides.

The main towns are Domodossola, Villadossola, Crevoladossola, Ornavasso and Mergozzo.

Ossola’s highest elevation is the Nordend, a peak of the Monte Rosa Massif, which is also the highest peak of Piedmont. Excluding the Monte Rosa's peaks, other important mountains are the Pizzo d'Andolla, the Monte Leone, the Corno Cieco and, in the lower part of the valley, the Monte Capezzone and the Monte Massone.

It is home to the Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park, Alta Valle Antrona Natural Park and also includes parts of the Val Grande National Park, Italy’s largest wilderness area.

Republic of Ossola

In 1944, with the Allies of World War II still stuck south of the Apennines and Benito Mussolini's Italian Social Republic controlling all of Northern Italy, the Italian partisans staged an uprising behind German lines, led by the Committee of National Liberation of Upper Italy. This rebellion led to the establishment of a number of provisional partisan governments throughout Northern Italy, of which the Free Republic of Ossola was the most prominent. It received official recognition from Switzerland and from Allied consulates in Switzerland. Within a few weeks, German reinforcements had crushed the uprising, and the area's liberation had to wait until the final offensives of 1945.

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Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)

Gone in 60 Seconds (also known as Gone in Sixty Seconds) is a 2000 American action heist film starring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Christopher Eccleston, Robert Duvall, Vinnie Jones, Delroy Lindo, Chi McBride, and Will Patton. The film was directed by Dominic Sena, written by Scott Rosenberg, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film is a loose remake of the 1974 H. B. Halicki film of the same name.

The film was shot throughout Los Angeles and Long Beach, California. It was released on June 9, 2000, by Buena Vista Pictures (through its Touchstone Pictures label). Upon release, Gone in 60 Seconds received generally negative reviews from critics, with criticism for its writing, its direction, as well as the acting and the action sequences. Despite the critical response, the film grossed $237 million against an estimated production budget of $90 million.

Plot
Car thief Kip Raines works with his gang to steal 50 high-end cars for Raymond Calitri, a British gangster in Long Beach, California. After stealing a Porsche 996 from a showroom, Kip unwittingly leads the police to his crew's warehouse, forcing the thieves to flee. Detectives Castlebeck and Drycoff impound the stolen cars and open an investigation. Atley Jackson, Calitri's associate, reaches out to Kip's brother Randall "Memphis" Raines, a notorious but reformed car thief. Memphis meets with Calitri, who has kidnapped Kip and plans to kill him in a car crusher. Memphis agrees to steal the 50 cars within 72 hours, and Kip is released; Calitri warns that if the cars are not delivered on time, Kip will be killed.

Memphis visits his mentor Otto Halliwell and they assemble a crew of old associates: Donny Astricky, now a driving instructor; Sphinx, a mute mortician; and Sara "Sway" Wayland, a mechanic and bartender. Kip and his crew volunteer to help, and the group tracks down the cars, giving each a code name; Memphis insists on saving a 1967 Ford Shelby GT500, dubbed "Eleanor"—which he has attempted to steal before—for last. While scouting the cars, he and Kip narrowly avoid being killed by a rival gang. Hoping to deliver the cars before they can be traced, the crew plans to steal every car in one night.

Castlebeck and Drycoff learn that Kip bribed a Mercedes dealership employee to order laser-cut transponder keys, enabling the detectives to stakeout the Mercedes cars on the crew's list. A member of Kip's crew impulsively steals a Cadillac Eldorado not on the list, and the crew discovers a stash of heroin in the trunk. Castlebeck arrives, forcing the crew to distract him while they dispose of the drugs. He leaves, having ascertained that the heist is happening that night.

The crew sets their heist in motion, stealing the various cars and delivering them to Atley on the docks. As they prepare to use the transponder keys to steal the Mercedes cars, Memphis spots Castlebeck and Drycoff watching from a surveillance van. Abandoning the cars under surveillance, the crew breaks into the police impound lot, distracting the guard and stealing the Mercedes cars originally stolen by Kip's crew; the plan is hampered temporarily when Otto's dog eats, and eventually passes, the keys. Memphis and Sway rekindle their past romance while stealing a Lamborghini Diablo. Castlebeck and Drycoff return to the warehouse seized from Kip's crew. Having found pieces of a broken blacklight lamp, the detectives discover the crew's list of 50 cars written in UV-sensitive paint. With too many cars to track, Castlebeck focuses on the Shelby GT500, knowing Memphis will steal it last, and determines its location. When the crew steals a Cadillac Escalade, security is alerted, and a member of Kip's crew is injured. Memphis steals Eleanor just as the detectives arrive and leads police on a chase through the city and into a shipyard. Reaching the Vincent Thomas Bridge, blocked by an accident, Memphis jumps Eleanor off the ramp of a tow truck and lands on the other side, evading Castlebeck, Drycoff, LAPD, and CHP that had surrounded him.

Memphis arrives at Calitri's junkyard 12 minutes late, and Calitri refuses to accept the slightly damaged Shelby, ordering his men to crush the car and kill Memphis. Kip and Atley use the junkyard crane to knock out the henchmen, and an armed Calitri pursues Memphis into the warehouse as the detectives arrive. Calitri prepares to shoot Castlebeck, but Memphis kicks Calitri over a railing to his death. A grateful Castlebeck lets Memphis go free, and Memphis tells him where to find the container ship full of stolen cars.

The crew celebrates with a barbecue, and Kip reveals that he has bought Memphis a dilapidated 1967 Shelby GT500 which Memphis also calls "Eleanor", which Otto promises to restore. Memphis invites Sway on a ride, but the car breaks down just as they drive away.

Cars featured
The 50 cars, stolen in the film, are listed below. They are listed in the same order as seen in the film; by year and model, along with their respective codenames.

Production

In 1995, Denice Shakarian Halicki entered into a license contract to produce the remake with Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer. Filming began in 1999, with Halicki as Executive Producer.

The film's trailer was narrated by Melissa Disney. The film is widely credited as one of the first major movies to employ a female trailer voice.

Soundtrack
A soundtrack containing a blend of rock, electronic, and hip hop music was released on June 6, 2000 by the Island Def Jam Music Group. It peaked at no. 69 on the Billboard 200.

An album containing only Trevor Rabin's instrumental music for the film was also released in 2000 (subtitled "Original Motion Picture Score").

Box office
Gone in 60 Seconds premiered on June 9, 2000. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $25.3 million from 3,006 US theaters, ranking number one at the box office, beating Mission: Impossible 2. By the end of the film's theatrical run, it had grossed $101.6 million domestically and $135.6 million internationally, comprising a total gross revenue for the film of $237.2 million worldwide.

Due to its high production and marketing costs, it is estimated the film lost the studio about $90 million, although due to Hollywood accounting, Disney wrote it down as a $212 million loss.

Critical reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 25% out of 138 reviews gave the film a positive review with an average rating of 4.40/10. However, the movie garners a 77% audience rating from more than 250,000 reviews, making the movie a fan favorite and cult classic. The website's critical consensus reads: "Even though Oscar-bearers Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, and Robert Duvall came aboard for this project, the quality of Gone in 60 Seconds is disappointingly low. The plot line is nonsensical, and even the promised car-chase scenes are boring". The average viewer rating is overwhelmingly positive in comparison to the professional critics. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B+ on an A+ to F scale.

At the 2000 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, the film won the awards for Worst Screenplay for a Film That Grossed over $100 Million Using Hollywood Math, and Most Intrusive Musical Score. Angelina Jolie received a nomination for Worst On-Screen Hairstyle but lost to John Travolta and Forest Whitaker for Battlefield Earth.

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