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Projekt Revolution

Projekt Revolution was a music festival hosted by Linkin Park, bringing artists of various genres of music together. Linkin Park started Projekt Revolution in the year 2002 with just one stage. Then, in 2004, they announced the Revolution Stage (Second Stage) where the smaller bands/artists would perform.

2002
2002 brought Linkin Park the idea to plan the Projekt Revolution Tour series, and the series began in that year. They thought it was part festival tour, part concert tour, part national tour. It is the first of the Projekt Revolution Tour Series. For this edition, Linkin Park was supporting their debut album, Hybrid Theory. It was also one of the shortest of the PR Series.
 * Main Stage
 * Linkin Park
 * Cypress Hill
 * Adema
 * DJ Z-Trip (Except the first two shows)

Setlist

2003
The 2003 Projekt Revolution Tour, was the shortest of the PR tour series until the 2011 edition. This marked the first of two Projekt Revolutions in support of Linkin Park's second album, Meteora.
 * Main Stage
 * Linkin Park
 * Mudvayne
 * Xzibit
 * Blindside
 * Cold (July dates only)
 * Revis (last two dates only)

Setlist

2004
The Projekt Revolution 2004 Tour's Stage has a big bit change. It was divided into the Main Stage and Revolution stages, while its set stays connected. The 2004 PR Tour was the longest of the Projekt Revolution Tour series. This was also Korn's last tour to feature their full original lineup with original guitarist Brian Welch, who leaves the band in February the following year until his return in 2013. Jonathan Davis of Korn would come out on "One Step Closer" to sing the reanimated part of the song.
 * Main Stage
 * Linkin Park
 * Korn
 * Snoop Dogg
 * The Used
 * Less Than Jake (except the Dallas show due to one of the band members being sick. Ghostface Killah replaced them on the main stage)
 * Revolution Stage
 * Ghostface Killah with P.A.W.N. LASERS / Louis Capet XXVI
 * Funeral for a Friend (except shows from 27 to 30 August due to Reading and Leeds Festivals)
 * downset.
 * M.O.P. (except the first show due to travel plans)
 * Mike V. and The Rats (select shows)
 * No Warning (from 24 July to 13 August)
 * Instruction (from 14 to 28 August)
 * Autopilot Off (from 30 August to 5 September)

Setlist

2007
For 2007, Linkin Park decided to make the tour ostensibly "green" by donating $1 of every ticket to American Forests through their charity Music for Relief and using biodiesel on a majority of their buses, eliminating an estimated 350 tons of carbon emissions. There were also informative booths that showed concert goers how to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.

It was revealed in Revolver magazine that Muse was in the list of bands Linkin Park had picked but couldn't join Projekt Revolution as they had other commitments to deal with.

On August 22, 2007, MySpace.com streamed the concert live, allowing MySpace users to watch the concert for free from their performance at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan. The event was hosted by Matt Pinfield.

Linkin Park sold their performance from the 2007 PR tour at the merchandise booth. Each CD came with a blank disc and a special code that allowed fans to download and burn that specific Linkin Park performance from the venue it was purchased at. The price of purchase for the CD was $11.00. It was sold at every venue except for Jones Beach in Wantagh, NY due to disagreements with the venue wanting a portion of the CD sales. In October 2013, Linkin Park revealed that they will relaunch Projekt Revolution in 2014; it is on the list for To-Come.

Setlist
 * Main Stage
 * Linkin Park
 * My Chemical Romance
 * Taking Back Sunday
 * HIM
 * Placebo
 * Julien-K
 * Revolution Stage
 * Mindless Self Indulgence
 * Saosin
 * The Bled
 * Styles of Beyond
 * Madina Lake (missed shows from 10 to 13 August due to Summer Sonic 2007)
 * Art of Chaos (Winner of the Battle of the Bands selected to 7 dates on the tour from 28 July to 5 August)

2008
This was the first time the tour was also outside of North America. Their performance in Milton Keynes was announced months beforehand, which made it highly anticipated amongst fans waiting to attend. Jay-Z came out and performed a modified "Numb/Encore" and "Jigga What/Faint" with the band. This show turned out to be the biggest capacity Projekt Revolution to date. Camera operators obtaining interviews revealed intentions for a DVD, which has been confirmed by Mike Shinoda to be a CD/DVD set on November 25, 2008. Shinoda posted on the band's online forum that anyone 18 or older can submit a title for the live CD/DVD which will later be turned into a poll for fans to vote for their favorite. Concerning the release date, Shinoda stated "we will be releasing it in a DVD/CD combo pack as soon as we can get it done".

Europe:

Setlist
 * June 21, 2008 – Reitstadion Riem, Munich, Germany
 * Linkin Park
 * HIM
 * N*E*R*D
 * The Used
 * The Blackout

 * June 27, 2008 – Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
 * Linkin Park
 * HIM
 * N*E*R*D

 * June 28, 2008 – LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
 * Linkin Park
 * HIM
 * N*E*R*D
 * The Used
 * The Bravery
 * Innerpartysystem

Setlist
 * June 29, 2008 – National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England
 * Linkin Park
 * Jay-Z
 * Pendulum
 * N*E*R*D
 * Enter Shikari
 * The Bravery
 * Innerpartysystem

US:

 * Main Stage:
 * Linkin Park
 * Chris Cornell (of Soundgarden)
 * The Bravery
 * Busta Rhymes (left the tour – See Controversy during 2008 Tour)
 * Ashes Divide
 * Street Drum Corps (originally opened the Revolution Stage but were moved to the main stage)
 * Revolution Stage:
 * Atreyu
 * 10 Years
 * Hawthorne Heights
 * Armor for Sleep

Linkin Park changed the set-lists up a little bit, giving new intros and outros to a few songs and playing "We Made It" every show, until Busta Rhymes left the tour. Chris Cornell also collaborated with the band by singing on "Crawling". Also Chester Bennington performed "Hunger Strike" with Cornell. Street Drum Corps also performed a few songs with the band. On the two dates in Ohio, local band State Your Cause was asked to open the Revolution Stage.

Controversy during 2008 tour
During the Projekt Revolution Tour of 2008, Busta Rhymes was announced to have left the tour after only eleven days due to "complicated business matters", amidst rumors he had been removed from the lineup after an alleged backstage confrontation with Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda. Shinoda later posted on his blog that he and the rest of his band were disappointed to see Rhymes leave, implying that the rumour was false. Busta actually left the tour due to an argument with his now former label Interscope Records. Since he left the label, he no longer had support to be on the tour.

2011
This was the shortest Projekt Revolution to date, with only four shows in Europe. This tour was done by Linkin Park, Dredg and Middle Class Rut
 * June 16, 2011 – Kaisaniemi Park, Helsinki, Finland with Die Antwoord
 * June 18, 2011 – Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany with Guano Apes and Anberlin
 * June 19, 2011 – Hessentagsarena, Oberursel, Germany with Anberlin and Die Antwoord
 * June 25, 2011 – Messegelände München Riem, Munich, Germany with Guano Apes and Anberlin

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Talk:James Hardie Industries

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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/leaky-homes-mega-lawsuit-doctor-rot-warned-years-ago-about-aussie-companys-cladding/7XOKIEEO46CDJVSYQTSY2EVTOE/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newzild (talk • contribs) 06:02, 17 May 2021 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jason K. Resch

Vanity. And I do mean vanity. RickK 06:34, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)
 * comment: how about Global Communications Network LLC too?
 * Hang on a moment. I am "the most visionary mind in 21st-century computer programming.". Delete this imposter. --Ianb 07:08, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete vain vanity. SWAdair | Talk  10:00, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, as described above. Andris 12:14, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete- and I concur with the comment- I'm listing GCN as well. -FZ 12:41, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: No, I am the most visionary!  I don't even program:  that's just how visionary I am!  I have plenty of visions for programs other people should do, though.  (Vanity.  Delete this and its little dog, too.) Geogre 13:03, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. And I would say delete Global Communications Network LLC as well, as suggested above, unless it can be cleaned up in some way. That article reads as POV and an advertisement. This article is simply vanity. Skyler 02:23, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete and merge with Idiot bin. Holy cow! Red link! You mean we don't have a place for stuff like this? How about starting with this article? Denni ☯ 02:52, 2004 Aug 14 (UTC)
 * Delete already -- BJAODN is waiting! Tregoweth 18:40, Aug 14, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete He's all of 21 years old. A little young for "most visionary mind" status. --LeeHunter 18:43, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)


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Howick, South Africa

Howick is a town located in the UMngeni Local Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The town is 1050 m above sea level, and about 88 kilometres from the port city of Durban. It experiences warm summers and cool, dry winters. A snappy chill descends upon Howick when snow falls on the nearby Drakensberg. The town is located on the N3 freeway, connecting it with the rest of South Africa.

The town is the location of Howick Falls, which is a large waterfall that occurs when the Umgeni River falls 95 metres (311 feet) over dolerite cliffs on its way to the Indian Ocean. The waterfall was known as kwaNogqaza or "The Place of the Tall One" by the original Zulu inhabitants. There are several other waterfalls in the vicinity and all of them have claimed human lives. Near Howick are Cascade Falls (25 m) and Shelter Falls (37 m), while Karkloof Falls (105 m) is 16 km to the east.

There are also a number of schools in Howick, including Howick High School.

History
During the 1840s colonisers moving north from Pietermaritzburg crossed the Umgeni River just west of present-day Howick at the Alleman's Drift. In 1849, the Wesleyan Missionary James Archbell bought three farms above the northern bank of the Umgeni River. Title deeds of the original plots simply named the area "The Village on the Umgeni Waterfall". In 1850, the river crossing was moved to the dangerous but more convenient spot at the top of the Falls. This was less than 200 m from where the river plunged over the cliff's edge. It was a treacherous spot, and many travellers and wagons were swept over the falls. With the increase in traffic to the north, the Government decided to establish a village at the crossing, and purchased part of James Archbell's farm. In November 1850, a proclamation appeared in the Natal Government Gazette, offering 36 village allotments on the Umgeni Waterfall Drift for sale. This marked the beginning of the town. In choosing a name for the new town, Government officials decided to honour their Secretary of State for the Colonies in London. He was Earl Grey, and had recently acquired the title of Lord Howick. The name derived from his ancestral home of Howick Hall in Northumberland, England. Two other towns were named "Howick" at the same time: one in New Zealand, and the other in Ontario, Canada.

Howick is possibly the location of the first crewed flight in the world. Evidence exists that a John Goodman Household flew a self made glider in 1871 and again in 1875 on the outskirts of Howick, close to Karkloof. The actual distance flown and altitude achieved differs from source to source (some sources say the distance was 80 m) but what can be verified is that the distance flown was further, and the duration also longer, than either of the flights made by Lilienthal or the Wright brothers. Today there exists a memorial to Household's achievement at Curry's Post, also a small distance outside Howick.

The Umgeni Valley Ranch or Nature Reserve was established in the 1970s on the then outskirts of Howick by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA). The nature reserve consists largely of the deep valley cut by the Mngeni River below the Howick Falls into the surrounding sandstone. WESSA reintroduced game into the area, such as zebra and wildebeest, and established a number of huts for overnight accommodation.

In December 1996 Nelson Mandela was awarded "The Freedom of Howick". This followed his arrest some 34 years before, on 5 August 1962, on the main Durban-Johannesburg road, as it was then — more particularly, between Howick and Lidgetton West. The previously small plaque commemorating the event has since been revamped into a fully operational Mandela Monument with a museum and large bust sculpture of Nelson Mandela, only fully distinguished when viewed from the end of the path from the museum towards the sculpture. The sculpture was created by Marco Cianfanelli and is constructed of steel beams of between 6.5 and 9.5 m in length. The annual Mandela day marathon takes place in Imbali, Pietermaritzburg and finishes at the Mandela capture site in Howick.

In recent years Howick has expanded significantly following the establishment of a number of major retirement villages, such as Amberfield, Amberglen, Amber Valley, Amber Ridge, BrandonsField and Amber Lakes, that flank the Karkloof Falls Road.

Notable people

 * Mabhuti Khanyeza – Former South Africa national football team player & soccer coach
 * Anthony Ardington – Former first-class cricketer with Oxford University & businessman
 * Harry Preston (writer) – Author, Hollywood screenwriter. Grew up in Howick

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Talk:Hardened Gentoo

removed the bit about mutual exclusivity, all but the MAC work together which he notes at the bottom. Bob8436 20:06, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Article justification
Does this article even need to exist? Maybe put it up for deletion. --KneeLess 06:35, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Sure it does. Hardened Gentoo is a fairly major subproject of Gentoo, an important distro. If it bugs you, put a stub up. -- Maru Dubshinki
 * This article also catalogs the various technologies used by Hardened Gentoo. Midnightcomm
 * Defently not. It would clutter the main Gentoo article.  It dose not need to be there.  And the Hardened Gentoo Project is fairly major, and this article should be expanded.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.7.157.169 (talk) 09:51, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * 8 years later: still unreferenced, so redirected to main article. . .Mean as custard (talk) 13:14, 6 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Hardened Gentoo isn't the same thing as Gentoo Linux and the redirect target Gentoo Linux doesn't even mention Hardened Genotoo. I think it's not an appropriate redirect target. Perhaps deletion or merging is more appropriate. -- intgr [talk] 01:00, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Recent Headline: Linux distro hacked on GitHub, “all code considered compromised” 29 JUN 2018 by Paul Ducklin

"Data breaches are always bad news, and this one is peculiarly bad. Gentoo, a popular distribution of Linux, has had its GitHub repository hacked." https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/06/29/linux-distro-hacked-on-github-all-code-considered-compromised Maybe I'm wrong, but I think we're going to see some new articles about Hardened Gentoo vs Gentoo after this security breach. After all, it has serious implications for all Linux distribution s and their security, which had been fairly lax considering the potential spread of damage. Also, the original nomination for deletion is problematic, because it introduces a possibility for "political" favoritism for certain linux distributions (or subsets of distros. Or, taking the terminology of the founder of the Free Software Movement, Richard Stallman, combinations of the GNU/Linux kernel GNU/Linux naming controversy) and GNU software and or "Open Source" software. I'm making a not so subtle point here. I'm not accusing the Kneeless or anyone else here of ulterior motives. But this is a sticky subject, and as time goes by, there are, to an increasing degree, secondary financial incentives for promoting certain distros over others, or as in this case, demoting the importance of one. If we're going to do this, a thorough survey of the notability of comparable linux distros is going to have to be explicitly made. Have "hardened" kernel versions of other distros be deleted, or kept, on similar grounds? Articles of variant kernels merged with their respective distros? On the basis of number of downloads, media/publication mentions or references, influence on code such as SELinux? I'm not basing these questions on Wikipedia notability guidelines, just common sense fairness and prevention of future abuse.Cuvtixo (talk) 04:23, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

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Disputed Accuracy
Not sure if this is accurate in July 2018 as Gentoo seem to have backed out of a hardened Kernel ... which may not be the same thing as this article. My favouriate distro lookup site does not seem to mention this as a distro. It is it time to get this cleaned up of get the thing deleted or to a redirect to a one liner on the Gentoo article.Djm-leighpark (talk) 18:21, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

References not in Article
Google scholar shows a few references … issues regarding grsecurity are some others. Djm-leighpark (talk) 03:12, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Introducing Linux Distros pp 253-272 ( Gentoo Linux ) - Jose Dieguez Castro - isbn:978-1-4842-1393-3
 * https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/27/grsecurity/
 * https://www.admin-magazin.de/News/Grsecurity-hat-genug (Ok .. a pr but relevant and consistent with other sources )
 * https://www.admin-magazin.de/News/Gentoo-stellt-Grsecurity-Kernel-ein

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Israelites (song)

"Israelites" is a song written by Desmond Dekker and Leslie Kong that became a hit for Dekker's group, Desmond Dekker & the Aces, reaching the top of the charts in numerous countries in 1969. Sung in Jamaican Patois, some of the song's lyrics were not readily understood by many British and American listeners at the time of its release. Despite this, the single was the first UK reggae #1 and among the first to reach the US top ten (peaking at #9). It combined the Rastafarian religion with rude boy concerns, to make what has been described by Allmusic as a "timeless masterpiece that knew no boundaries".

Origin and lyrics
Originally issued in Jamaica as "Poor Me Israelites", it remains the best known Jamaican reggae hit to reach the United States Hot 100's top 10, and was written almost two years after Dekker first made his mark with the rude boy song "007 (Shanty Town)". Dekker composed the song after overhearing an argument: "I was walking in the park, eating popcorn. I heard a couple arguing about money. She was saying she needs money and he was saying the work he was doing was not giving him enough. I related to those things and began to sing a little song: 'You get up in the morning and you're slaving for bread.' By the time I got home, it was complete." The title has been the source of speculation, but most settle on the Rastafarian Movement's association with the Twelve Tribes of Israel. In the 1960s, Jamaican Rastafarians were largely marginalized as "cultish" and ostracized from the larger society, including by the more conservative Christian church in Kingston. Destitute ("slaving for bread") and unkempt ("Shirt dem a-tear up, trousers a-gone"), some Rastafarians were tempted to a life of crime ("I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde"). The song is a lament of this condition.

Musical structure
The vocal melody is syncopated and centred on the tone of B flat. The chords of the guitar accompaniment are played on the offbeat and move through the tonic chord [B flat], the subdominant [E flat], the dominant [F], and the occasional [D flat], viz, [B flat] - [E flat] - [F] - [B flat] - [D flat]. It was one of the first reggae songs to become an international hit, despite Dekker's strong Jamaican accent which made his lyrics difficult for many listeners to understand outside of Jamaica.

Impact
Despite "Israelites" being recorded and released in 1968, the Uni 45 discography shows its copyright as 1969. In June 1969, the record reached the Top Ten in the United States, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "Israelites" hit #1 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Jamaica and West Germany.

"Israelites" brought a Jamaican beat to the British top 40 for the first time since Dekker's #14 hit "007 (Shanty Town)" in 1967.

The disc was released in the UK in March 1969 and was #1 for one week, selling over 250,000 copies. A global million sales was reported in June 1969.

Follow-up and reissues
Dekker had two more UK Top 10 hits over the next year, "It Miek" and his cover of Jimmy Cliff's song "You Can Get It If You Really Want".

Dekker recorded on the Pyramid record label, and when its catalogue was acquired by Cactus Records in 1975, "Israelites" was re-issued in a first-time stereo mix. Just over six years after the original release, the song again reached a Top Ten position in the United Kingdom.

In 1980, Dekker released a new recording of the song on UK label Stiff Records, performed in an uptempo Two Tone style. It was taken from an album of similar re-recordings of his old hits, Black & Dekker.

Appearance in other media
The song has appeared in numerous movies and television programs, including the soundtracks of the 1989 American film Drugstore Cowboy and the 2010 British film Made in Dagenham.

On November 3, 2019, "Israelites" was prominently featured in the third episode of HBO's Watchmen. Potentially because of this usage, the song charted again, entering the Billboard Digital Reggae Song Sales Chart at #2.

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Talk:Taipan

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I also think this page should be parted into 2 different pages; one for taipan in general and the second for the coastal taipan alone containing more information only about this particular snake. User:TT100 19:15, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Does anyone think that the content of this article might be better off if it was moved to the individual species' articles? This article on the genus is starting to contain more and more info on the species it contains. Smacdonald (talk) 04:36, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The book I have (Living Snakes of the World) does not mention Oxyuranus microlepidotus but rather Parademansia microlepidotus (Smooth-scaled snake) which lives in New South Wales and Queensland. RedWolf 06:41, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)

Parademansia was the old designation before is was properly researched and published in the same genus as the coastal Taipan which also has a cousin in Papua Euc (talk) 23:28, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

After reading this article, I have some questions. What regions of Australia are Taipans found? Where are Coastal Taipan found? Where are the 'Fierce Snake's found? What is their habitat? How many offspring do they have? How often? What times of year? -- CraigKeogh 06:28, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Coastal From from Cape York South Along the coast to perhaps new south wales mostly along the coast. Inland mainly in Cooper Creek and Diamantina basins on the Queensland SA border. Fierce snake = Oxyuranus Microlepidota and from one who spends time in the area - they are. Euc (talk) 23:28, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

This site from the University of Melbourne explains that Taipans are not docile at all, and are in fact quite aggressive. The site also says that the range of the Taipan is from Darwin to Brisbane, mainly along the coast.

I can confirm that [at least the inland] taipans are or can be extremely aggressive. They have a reputation among the locals west of Cairns (north east coast of Australia) for attacking both animals and humans seemingly without reason. I've only ever seen an inland taipan once, and it was in captivity. As soon as we walked into the room, the young snake (maybe 6 months old, about half a metre long and very thin) immediately began striking in our direction, smashing its head over and over into the wall of the glass box, we could see venom poo sliding down the side of the glass and it didn't stop until we left the room. The guy who owned/looked after the snakes said if you stay in there long enough, it will eventually injure itself to the point of bleeding. I've seen coastal taipans a few times in the wild, and while they've never attacked me they also never fled or attempted to hide like most other snakes. Rather they simply watched me to see what I'd do next. Since I was usually at least an hour from any medical help I've always left the area immediately. --Abhi Beckert 08:51, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Can I make a special plea please for clarification of the last para of the introductory section? The first sentence reads inter alia "The coastal taipan (O. scutellatus) is among the third-most venomous land snake in the world ..." - a mess that presumably is the result of multiple edits as you subject experts wrestle with the technical details. The final sentence is "The coastal taipan is often considered to be one of the deadliest species in the world."; a sentence that would be redundant if the first could be fixed. Happy to tidy the english but have no idea what would be least contentious way to express this snake's 'venomous-ness'. Ellayhere (talk) 14:06, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Pic
Is it possible to get a picture on Wiki. Mike.

Hi Mike, If you would like to upload an image, you have to sign up first. It is very easy and, of course, free. We would really appreciate your image. Thanks --liquidGhoul 14:41, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I might be able to organize a picture, I know someone who has many snakes in captivity, and he had a young inland taipan last time I visited (over a year ago). Abhi Beckert 08:40, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello, I just uploaded a picture of an Inland Taipan into this page. I took this photgraph while on holiday in Australia. The specimen was on display at the Manly Beach Aquarium near Sydney, and this was as close as they would let me get.--Merkurix 16:05, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Diet
It is NOT specialised to feed on rodents - not unless they got specialised in 200 years, which is about as long as rodents have been in Australia since Europeans introduced them. What did they eat before that?

They are rodent feeders, especially the inland taipan. Australia has an awful lot of native rodents. Australia's not just about marsupials. We have about 196 placental mammals, including native rodents, bats and marine mammals. Smacdonald 04:27, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Some fallacies in this discussion
I have just read some incorrect information posted as truth.

"Parademansia microlepidota" is old taxonomy. It has since been classified as been a Taipan (Oxyuranus). It occurs in North Eastern SA, North Western NSW and South Western QLD. It is not believed to occur in NT. There are very old, possibly incorrect records of them occuring near the junction of the Murray/Darling river.

Whilst Coastal Taipans are not "docile", they are not an agressive species. No snake is. Coastal Taipans are highly intelligent animals and when provoked, can move with lighting speed and amazing accuracy. They are by far the most dangerous species for a snake handler to work with. In the bush, they will normally be gone without a trace if there is any disturabance.

Abhi Beckert, I suggest you learn more about herpetology before posting. There are no Inland Taipans west of Cairns.

The reason the young Inland Taipan was striking was because it was feeling vulnerable. You would, too, if you were locked in an enclosure. Small pythons will do the same thing. The liquid on the glass would have been saliva. The amount of venom a juvenile Inland Taipan produces (less than 1mg) wouldn't be noticeable.

Taipans are specialised mammal feeders, mainly rodents. Before white man settled, they would prey solely on native animals, now they have a wider selection.
 * This was the only page which Abhi Becket posted, I doubt he/she is still contributing to Wikipedia. If you find any wrong information in the articles (not the talk pages), please change them to the correct info. Thankyou for setting everything straight. --liquidGhoul 08:20, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I cannot find any information to support that the LD50 scale for venom toxicity is not equally applicable to humans. Due to the dubious authenticity of the statement in the article, I think it should be removed. At the very least it needs a source. Puff Of Hot Air (talk) 11:19, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

 * How do you think this would be tested? We can't exactly go around killing humans. What makes you think that mice react the same way as humans do to snake venom? The LD50 is calculated using mice, and this page should certainly make reference to that fact, and suggest that readers interpret the results with caution when extrapolating to humans. Inland taipans are certainly adapted to eat rodents, so there's every reason to think (but admittedly no proof) that their venom is especially effective against rodents. I've put the statement back in and provided a reference for the possibility of a murine bias in inland taipan LD50 results, and a reference for a species of snake that exhibits a taxa-specific increase in venom toxicity. Let me know what you think. Smacdonald (talk) 09:24, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I would assume that toxicity tests could be carried out on primates (or some other animal) which would reveal whether there is a murine bias, and perhaps the extent (the LD50 test does not require mice, although I grant that this is almost invariably the case). Mostly I was just trying to get a reference for this information. In response to your question; I'm not trying to claim that you can extrapolate from mice to men. I did, however, think that it was a stretch to claim that because a snakes diet primarily consists of rodents that its venom was specifically targeted to such. In essence, my complaint is that we should not be adding information about potential murine bias unless there is direct citable evidence to suggest such (not that I don't believe that this is probably the case). I cannot easily check your references. If it refers to the Taipan's venom being particularly deadly to rodents (or a general tendency of the venom of snakes that target rodents to be particularly deadly to rodents), the murine bias comment should stay. If this is not the case, then the comment should really be removed until a source can be found that does indicate that the venom of the Taipan is particularly deadly to mice. Assuming that we leave the article as is, there is another problem. These two lines overlap: "The LD50 figures cannot be directly compared with toxicity in humans, however, as there is considerable variation in results from species to species and a host of environmental variables can further impact the results[4]." and "Calculated LD50 values might not be applicable to non-mammalian species, and may even be inaccurate for mammals other than mice and other rodents."  One of these two lines should go. Puff Of Hot Air (talk) 14:01, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Just to add, primarily what I am trying to do here is to ensure that we do not violate the Wikipedia rule No original research.Puff Of Hot Air (talk) 14:05, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Primate testing with death as an end point is virtually impossible to do nowadays as far as I'm aware (in Australia, at least). I'll summarise the two references for you and you can let me know what you think. Mackessy et al (2006) said that brown tree snakes switch from eating lizards to birds as they get older. This change in diet is accompanied by a change in the toxicity of their venom, with young snakes having venom that is more toxic to lizards than adult snakes. The researchers also found that the snake's venom was not very effective against mice (i.e., you'd need a greater quantity of venom to kill a mouse than to kill a gecko or bird). Wilson (2004) simply states that there may be a murine bias in the venom of the inland taipan. It's a widely held thought, but there's no direct evidence from research done on this snake species. If Wikipedia has a rule that says an article can't contain realistic ideas that aren't confirmed, then we should get rid of it. It's certainly not breaking the 'no original research' concept because it hasn't been researched. Smacdonald (talk) 23:48, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I found the information related to this issue, and have added a reference. I have removed the comments on murine bias, as I can find no reference to this in relation to the taipan, or snake venom in general. If a reference can be found, please feel free to put it back! Puff Of Hot Air (talk) 08:47, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

From the original reference, the LD50 of the Coastal Taipan is NOT THE most toxic in the world even to mice. LD50 for Coastal Taipan given as .013 mg/kg but Pseudonaja textilis given as .01 making it quite a bit more toxic. The reference to the new species also contains the toxicity of the longer known. It was Thomas, Séan; Griessel, Eugene. "LD50 Scores for Various Snakes." December 1999. but even this supports the fact that inland, common brown (Pseudonaja textilis) then coastal is the correct order for LD50 in mice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Euc (talk • contribs) 00:33, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

"I cannot find any information to support that the LD50 scale for venom toxicity is not equally applicable to humans" - This is the wrong argument: unless there is evidence to the contrary it is not known whether it is equally applicable or not and therefore it is valid to raise doubt both about whether it is and about whether it isn't. AlexFekken (talk) 07:37, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Change to toxicity scale
From the original reference, the LD50 of the Coastal Taipan is NOT THE most toxic in the world even to mice. LD50 for Coastal Taipan given as .013 mg/kg but Pseudonaja textilis given as .01 making it quite a bit more toxic. The reference to the new species (Ox. temporalis) also contains the toxicity of the longer known species. Closeup pictures on the way in a few days.

It was Thomas, Séan; Griessel, Eugene. "LD50 Scores for Various Snakes." December 1999. but even this supports the fact that inland, common brown (Pseudonaja textilis) then coastal is the correct order for LD50 in mice. Euc (talk) 00:36, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Red Tanami Taipan
Can somebody knowledgeable here look at Red Tanami Taipan, listed as Oxyuranus carotherensis? It's an article with no references, created by a new editor, and this page doesn't mention the species. Does anyone know anything about it? Rigadoun (talk) 06:18, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

 * I've added a taxobox and a fact tag to the first paragraph where a few things were mentioned which could use citation. Also added an expert request to the head of the article. Bob the Wikipedian (talk • contribs) 01:57, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Improvement?
This article actually says very little about the snake other than the effects of its venom on humans who are bitten by it. I wonder if any herpetologists might fill in some informatio describing the animal in and of itself? Its evolution, life cycle, reproduction, diet, preferred habitats, etc. As it is now its more a lurid web page and less an encyclopedia article. Larry Dunn (talk) 21:49, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Western Desert Taipan
This media report refers to the identification of a Western desert Taipan only the fifth collection of the species very little detail size 1m+ location of collection Great Victoria Desert in WA. Gnangarra 08:38, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

"Taxonomy"
"Oxyuranus microlepidotus T" - What does the T mean? 68.156.95.34 (talk) 08:43, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

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Can a taipan kill a 100 people in 10 seconds? 102.220.210.61 (talk) 14:21, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
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POV rant, article title has nothing to do with article, original research. Choose one. RickK 06:42, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)
 * hmmm, so many choices, so little time, yet only one conclusion: Delete. Indrian 07:01, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)
 * Total POV, doubtlessly covered better in other articles, although the title is at least slightly related. Delete. -RedWordSmith 07:17, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not encyclopedic. Kim Bruning 07:22, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, for all the reasons stated above. But some of this material should be somewhere, because it is (in rough and ready form) standard critique of the oversimplified free market as presented in simple economics text books. Any ideas where the salvageable stuff could go, anyone? seglea 07:35, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Completely POV and needs to go, the sooner the better. Deb 11:48, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete POV rant. I saw nothing worth salvaging. Rossami 12:13, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Original research. Some articles are more unequal than others. Geogre 13:04, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Deleting this proletariat page is just a knee-jerk reaction by those who control the means of production. DELETE away!!!!!  ;-)  Terrapin 20:41, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Heh. I like the way that economists are actually the ones who profit the most from free markets. Delete. Lacrimosus 21:18, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. This sounds like basic Neo-Marxism to me. It is non-encyclopedic, ranting, and POV. There is actually no original research involved and nothing needs to be salvaged from it. Any concepts involved in this rant can be explained and articulated much better by any topic having to do with Marxism or Proletariatism. Plus, as a liberal economist ("free-trade economist"), I simply find it insulting and annoying. Skyler 02:39, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * Redir to Equality to deter reappearance. Davodd 08:57, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * Good idea. I agree with that. All content should be deleted, though, as there is nothing of value to be merged. Skyler 11:54, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete and quickly. Nothing but a personal rant. --LeeHunter 18:48, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)


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Arthur Robinson

Arthur Robinson may refer to:

 * A. N. R. Robinson (Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, 1926–2014), Prime Minister and President of Trinidad and Tobago
 * Arthur Robinson (Australian politician) (1872–1945)
 * Arthur Robinson, character in 55 Days at Peking

United States

 * Art Robinson (born 1942), American biochemist and Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives
 * Arthur G. Robinson (born 1936), American bridge player
 * Arthur H. Robinson (1915–2004), American geographer and cartographer
 * Arthur J. Robinson (1943–2018), known as Mr. Okra, fruit vendor
 * Arthur P. Robinson (1879–1944), American football coach and businessman
 * Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881–1961), American politician from the state of Indiana
 * Arthur Neal Robinson (1886–1958), architect in Atlanta, Georgia

Europe

 * Arthur Robinson (anatomist) (1862–1948), British anatomist
 * Arthur Robinson (cricketer, born 1855) (1855–1913), English cricketer for Gloucestershire
 * Arthur Robinson (civil servant) (1876–1950), English civil servant
 * Arthur Robinson (Irish cricketer) (1899–1937), Irish cricketer
 * Arthur Robinson (cricketer, born 1946) (born 1946), English cricketer for Yorkshire
 * Arthur W. Robinson (1880–?), English cricketer
 * Arthur Leyland Robinson (1888–1959), British physician
 * Arthur Robinson (rugby union) (1865–1948), rugby union footballer of the 1890s for England, and Blackheath F.C.

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Master of Fine Arts

A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management  or arts administration. It is a graduate degree that typically requires two to three years of postgraduate study after a bachelor's degree, though the term of study varies by country or university. Coursework is primarily of an applied or performing nature, with the program often culminating in a thesis exhibition or performance. The first university to admit students to the degree of Master of Fine Arts was the University of Iowa in 1940.

Requirements
A candidate for an MFA typically holds a bachelor's degree prior to admission, but many institutions do not require that the candidate's undergraduate major conform with their proposed path of study in the MFA program. Admissions requirements often consist of a sample portfolio of artworks or a performance audition.

Comparison with related degrees
The Master of Fine Arts differs from the Master of Arts in that the MFA, while still an academic program, centers-on professional artistic practice in the particular field, whereas programs leading to the MA usually center on the scholarly, academic, or critical study of the field. Additionally, in the United States, an MFA is typically recognized as a terminal degree for practitioners of visual art, design, dance, photography, theatre, film/video, new media, and creative writing—meaning that it is considered the highest degree in its field, qualifying an individual to become a professor at the university level in these disciplines.

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The beach at Narrabeen - one of the best surfing beaches in Sydney - is actually divided into two (Narrabeen and North Narrabeen) by a sizable inlet opening into Narrabeen Lagoon. What makes it particularly great is structure of the lagoon opening, generating a continuous rip that takes surfers to the back of the line up - personally my favourite surfing spot in Narrabeen
 * I removed this text and replaced it with "North Narrabeen beach is commonly used for surfing competitions." My complaints with the original sentence: many Sydney beaches are as good as North Narrabeen; the two beaches mentioned are not divided by anything, let alone the lagoon entrance; and there are three beaches in one continuous stretch (the two mentioned, plus Collaroy).  -- Gavin Sinclair

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Holy door

A Holy Door (Porta Sancta) is traditionally an entrance portal located within the Papal major basilicas in Rome. The doors are normally sealed by mortar and cement from the inside so that they cannot be opened. They are ceremoniously opened during Jubilee years designated by the Pope, for pilgrims who enter through those doors may piously gain the plenary indulgences attached with the Jubilee year celebrations.

In October 2015, Pope Francis expanded the tradition by having each Roman Catholic diocese throughout the world designate one or more local Holy Doors during the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, so that Catholics could gain the plenary indulgences granted during the Jubilee year without having to travel to Rome.

History
Pope Boniface VIII began the tradition of the Holy Year, known as a Jubilee, in 1300 and the Catholic Church has celebrated them every 25 years or so ever since. A major part of the Holy Year for Catholics is a pilgrimage to Rome and the ritual passing over the threshold of the holy door to symbolise the passing into the presence of God. At the same time, remission of the temporal punishment for the pilgrims' sins is granted, known as an indulgence.

One of the earliest accounts of the Holy Year dates back to a Spanish historian, traveler and pilgrim called Pedro Tafur in 1437. Tafur connects the Jubilee indulgence with the right of sanctuary for those who had escaped persecution. He also noted its existence in pagan times for all who crossed the threshold of the Puerta Tarpea previously upon the site of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran. Accordingly, at the request of Emperor Constantine I, Pope Sylvester I published a Papal Bull proclaiming the same immunity from punishment for Christian sinners who took sanctuary there. The privilege, however, was quickly abused and at some point was even commercialised resulting in popes consequently ordering the door to be sealed with a wall, only to be unsealed during Jubilee years. The wall was destroyed and the door opened once in a hundred years. This was later reduced to fifty years and now "opened at the will of the Pope".

In 1450, the Florentine merchant Giovanni Rucellai of Viterbo cites that the first Jubilee door was opened in 1423 under the pontificate of Pope Martin V.

Rucellai, who lived at the time also speaks of the five doors of the Lateran basilica:

"One of which is always walled up except during the Jubilee year, when it is broken down at Christmas when the Jubilee commences. The devotion which the populace has for the bricks and mortar of which it is composed is such that at the unwalling, the fragments are immediately carried off by the crowd, and the foreigners take them home as so many sacred relics ... Out of devotion every one who gains the indulgence passes through that door, which is walled up again as soon as the Jubilee is ended."

Pope Alexander VI expanded the rite of the Jubilee year of 1500 by opening other doors in Saint Peter's Basilica, Basilica of Saint Mary Major, and the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls. This jubilee year began on Christmas and ended on the Feast of the Epiphany 1501. During the reign of Pope John VII the holy doors were opened every 33 years, reflecting the number of years attributed to the lifespan of Jesus Christ. This was later amended to 50 years in commemoration of the Hebrew custom of Jubilees and later changed to a centenary or at any time at the will of the reigning Pontiff.

Between 1500 and 1974, the entrance portal was barricaded by a solid wall, not an actual door. The popes themselves began the ritual destruction of these walls followed by masons who completed the actual task demolishing it. This describes a rite that has nearly always supplied the principal subject depicted upon the long series of Jubilee medals issued by the numerous Popes who have opened and closed the holy door at the beginning and end of each Jubilee year. Each of the four basilicas has its own holy door.

After closing the Holy Year on Christmas day 1950 Pope Pius XII replaced the wooden doors installed by Pope Benedict XIV in 1748, which had begun to fall into disrepair, with the 16-panelled bronze doors (modelled by Vico Consorti and cast by Ferdinando Marinelli Artistic Foundry) that are seen today.

Symbolism
In John 10:9, Jesus is quoted as saying, "I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved." In Luke 11:9 is found, "And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." Revelations 3:20 says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, (then) I will enter his house and dine with him, and he with me." Dom Albert Hammenstede O.S.B. noted that Porter was one of the minor orders. Herbert Thurston suggests that "the symbolism of this ceremony may also have been influenced by the old idea of seeking sanctuary".

In the papal bull, Incarnationis mysterium of 29 November 1998, Pope John Paul II formally announced the Great Jubilee of 2000 saying that the Holy Door "evokes the passage from sin to grace". The Holy Door represents "a ritual expression of conversion".

"A Holy Door ... is a visual symbol of internal renewal, which begins with the willing desire to make peace with God, reconcile with your neighbors, restore in yourself everything that has been damaged in the past, and reshape your heart through conversion."

After the Second Vatican Council
In 1975, Pope Paul VI, in light of the modernising changes of the Second Vatican Council revised the rite by removing the use of trowel and ornate bricks at the closing rite.

Pope John Paul II further simplified the ceremony for the Great Jubilee of 2000 for safety reasons; previously, debris had fallen on Pope Paul VI while striking down the door. Workers had removed the concrete before the ceremony of the opening of the door so that the Pope only had to push on the doors with his hands. The holy door of St. Peter's Basilica was opened by the Pope on 24 December 1999 while the doors of St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major were opened on 25 December and 1 January, respectively. Breaking with tradition, the Pope opened both of these personally, rather than delegating this to a cardinal. The doors of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls were opened in an ecumenical ceremony on 18 January, first day of the World Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by the Pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury and a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarch. The door in St. Peter's was closed on 6 January 2001, with the others being closed one day earlier.

Until the Great Jubilee of 2000, the Pope knocked upon the door three times with a silver hammer, singing the versicle "Open unto me the gates of justice".

Above the holy door in St. Peter's are marble memorial plates commemorating the last two times that the door has been opened. Since John Paul II and Francis held the last two Jubilees, both plates indicate that they opened and closed the door.

Holy Year of Mercy
In announcing the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy Pope Francis declared, "The Holy Door will become a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and instills hope." On 8 December 2015, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of Mercy in the Basilica of St. Peter, marking the official start of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. A few days later, he presided at the opening of the Holy Door at the Archbasilica of St John Lateran. The Holy Door at St Paul's Outside the Walls was opened by the Archpriest of that Basilica, Cardinal James Harvey. Pope Francis later opened the Holy Door at St Mary Major and at the Caritas center near Rome's central train station.

Francis broke with tradition in removing the necessity of traveling to Rome. In October 2015, a temporal privilege was extended by Pope Francis through the Papal bull of Indiction, "Misericordiae Vultus" for an ordinary bishop to designate his own Holy Door for the purpose of the "Jubilee Year of Mercy". Holy Doors were to be designated in every diocese throughout the world, and could be located at the diocesan Cathedral or at other popular church shrines. On 29 November 2015, prior to the official 8 December start of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame in Bangui, Central African Republic. Holy Doors were subsequently opened in 40 different countries around the world, including locations such as Westminster Cathedral, Prinknash Abbey in Gloucestershire, and St. Paul's Basilica in Toronto.

Other Holy Doors canonically designated by the Holy See
The following is a list of Holy Doors designated in perpetuity by the Holy See.

 * Pope Alexander III granted this privilege to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain by pontifical decree through his papal bull Regis Æterni on 25 July 1178, the Feast of Saint James, principal patron of Spaniards.
 * Pope Benedict XVI granted the privilege of opening a holy door to the Sanctuary of Saint John Vianney, Cure of Ars, in Formans, France in July 2007 for the 150th memorial death anniversary of Saint John Vianney.
 * Pope Benedict XVI granted a holy door to the Pontifical University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines on 21 December 2010, to honour the university's 400th anniversary in 2011.
 * Pope Francis gave the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in the city of Quebec, Canada, the privilege of opening a Holy Door on 8 December 2013 to mark its Jubilee Year as the first Catholic parish in North America north of Mexico, celebrating the 350th anniversary since its foundation on 11 July 1666.

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Fictional
I did some categorization fixup here. The ultimate goal is, that everything fictional will end up in subcategories of Category:Fictional, but not real life entities, like books, movies, authors and actors. See Category_talk:Fictional. Pjacobi 06:57, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Perhaps brian herberts canon should be seperated and marked?
Just a thought, the stuff is really awful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.13.206.93 (talk • contribs) 02:05, April 27, 2006

 * For the record, Frank Herbert works/references are differentiated from those of Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson in the individual articles, as applicable. TAnthony 04:39, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

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Giorgos Mitsikostas

Giorgos Mitsikostas (Γιώργος Μητσικώστας) (born 12 October 1968) is a famous Greek comedic impressionist in Greece.

Biography
He started his professional career by impersonating Greek public figures, mainly sports people (e.g. famous sportscaster Giannis Diakogiannis and Filippas Sirigos) and politicians (prime ministers Konstantinos Karamanlis and Andreas Papandreou) on radio satiric shows on FM Radio station "Athens 98.4". The name of his show had the -completely- random title, "The conspirators of the night, in the conspiracy of the patsas" (Greek: Οι συνωμότες της νύχτας, στη συνωμοσία του πατσά), in which his co-presenator was, the later well-known TV presenter, Nikos Evaggelatos.

But he was doing amateur radio shows some time before as university student (in the Buness Management department of AUEB) on college radio. His debut on TV was in 1990. Since then he has been on many Greek channels, and afterwards started to impersonate actors, singers and journalists as well, and changed the form of his shows. All of the titles of his shows are a word play, usually with his name.

It is said that sometimes when a Greek celebrity called a restaurant or a hotel to book a seat, the persons on the other end of the line thought it was Mitsikostas making pranks. Mitsikostas has admitted he has done such things in the past.

There is a famous political anecdote concerning the Greek politician and former prime minister of Greece for many years Andreas Papandreou, who upon first hearing the then mostly unknown Mitsikostas imitating him on the radio having a conversation with leader of the then opposition and also former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis, called his minister, alarmed about a scam being raised against his party by imposters.

Mitsikostas also impersonates sports people from Greece. Such persons include Giorgos Georgiou, Kostas Karamanlis, Vassilios Tsiartas, Giorgos Karagounis, Nikos Alefantos, Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Dušan Bajević, Kostas Kazakos, Sakis Rouvas, Vassilis Leventis, Antonios Nikopolidis, Sotiris Ninis, Dimitris Ververelis, Adonis Georgiades, Lakis Lazopoulos, Andreas Mikroutsikos,  and  Alexis Kougias.

TV shows

 * Pitsi Pitsi me to Mitsi - Πίτσι Πίτσι με το Μίτσι ('chit-chat with Mitsi') on Mega Channel - 1992
 * FTISTOUS - Φτύστους (both 'spit them' and 'identical' in Greek) on Alpha TV (a Greek version of Spitting Image with puppets) - 1994
 * TRELLAS - Τρελλάς (a mixture of 'Hellas' and the Greek word for 'folly' on Alpha TV - 1995
 * Tatsi-mitsi-kosta - Τάτσι-μίτσι-κόστα on ANT1 - 1996
 * MitsiHosta - Μιτσι Χώστα (a wordplay roughly meaning 'Bash them, MitsiKosta') on Alter Channel (2001–2006)
 * The Da Mitsi Code - Κώδικας Ντα Μήτσι (2006–2007)
 * O Giorgos Sfirikse - Ο Γιώργος Σφύριξε (2008–2009)
 * Mitsi Show on Epsilon TV (2013–2014)
 * The Mitsi Show on ERT1 (2018)
 * Mitsi Var on Action 24 (2023-present)

Sources and external links

 * Official site
 * at retrodb.gr
 * at retrodb.gr

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Bean weevil

The bean weevils or seed beetles are a subfamily (Bruchinae) of beetles, now placed in the family Chrysomelidae, though they have historically been treated as a separate family. They are granivores, and typically infest various kinds of seeds or beans, living most of their lives inside a single seed. The subfamily includes about 1,650 species and are found worldwide.

Bean weevils are generally compact and oval in shape, with small heads somewhat bent under. Sizes range from 1 to 22 mm for some tropical species. Colors are usually black or brown, often with mottled patterns. Although their mandibles may be elongated, they do not have the long snouts characteristic of true weevils.

Adults deposit eggs on seeds, then the larvae chew their way into the seed. When ready to pupate, the larvae typically cut an exit hole, then return to their feeding chamber. Adult weevils have a habit of feigning death and dropping from a plant when disturbed.

Host plants tend to be legumes, but species will also be found in Convolvulaceae, Arecaceae, and Malvaceae, and several species are considered pests.

One characteristic of the beetles which can be seen in the photo is that the elytra are short, not quite reaching the tip of the abdomen.

Several species are native to Great Britain, but there are also records of several introduced species from stored products in warehouses and dwellings, although these species cannot proliferate outside of heated buildings in that climate.

Genera
This list of genera uses the new classification, treating the bean weevils as a subfamily with six extant tribes, eight or nine subtribes, and one extinct tribe. The former names and ranks for the tribes and subtribes under the old classification, treating the been weevils as a family, are given in parentheses (except for Myanmaropini, which was established only for the new classification).

 * Tribe Amblycerini Bridwell, 1932 (= Subfamily Amblycerinae)
 * Subtribe Amblycerina Bridwell, 1932 (= Tribe Amblycerini)
 * Amblycerus Thunberg, 1815
 * Subtribe Spermophagina Borowiec, 1987 (= Tribe Spermophagini)
 * Spermophagus Schoenherr, 1833
 * Zabrotes Horn, 1885
 * Tribe Bruchini Latreille, 1802 (= Subfamily Bruchinae)
 * Subtribe Acanthoscelidina Bridwell, 1946 (= Tribe Acanthoscelidini)
 * Abutiloneus Bridwell, 1946
 * Acanthoscelides Schilsky, 1905
 * Algarobius Bridwell, 1946
 * Althaeus Bridwell, 1946
 * Bonaerius Bridwell, 1952
 * Caryedes Hummel, 1827
 * Cosmobruchus Bridwell, 1931
 * Ctenocolum Kingsolver & Whitehead, 1974
 * Dahlibruchus Bridwell, 1931
 * Gibbobruchus Pic, 1913
 * Lithraeus Bridwell, 1952
 * Margaritabruchus Romero & Johnson, 2001
 * Meibomeus Bridwell, 1946
 * Megasennius Whitehead & Kingsolver, 1975
 * Merobruchus Bridwell, 1946
 * Mimosestes Bridwell, 1946
 * Neltumius Bridwell, 1946
 * Neobruchidius Johnson & Romero, 2006
 * Palpibruchus Borowiec, 1987
 * Pectinibruchus Kingsolver, 1967
 * Penthobruchus Kingsolver, 1973
 * Pseudopachymerina Zacher, 1952
 * Pygiopachymerus Pic, 1911
 * Rhipibruchus Bridwell, 1932
 * Scutobruchus Kingsolver, 1968
 * Sennius Bridwell, 1946
 * Spatulobruchus Borowiec, 1987
 * Stator Bridwell, 1946
 * Stylantheus Bridwell, 1946
 * Subtribe Bruchidiina Bridwell, 1946 (= Tribe Bruchidiini)
 * Acanthobruchidius Borowiec, 1980
 * Borowiecus Anton, 1994
 * Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905
 * Callosobruchus Pic, 1902
 * Conicobruchus Decelle, 1951
 * Decellebruchus Borowiec, 1987
 * Horridobruchus Borowiec, 1984
 * Kingsolverius Borowiec, 1987
 * Megabruchidius Borowiec, 1984
 * Palaeoacanthoscelides Borowiec, 1985
 * Parasulcobruchus Anton, 1999
 * Pygobruchidius Pic, 1951
 * Salviabruchus Decelle, 1982
 * Specularius Bridwell, 1938
 * Sulcobruchus Chûjô, 1937
 * Tuberculobruchus Decelle, 1951
 * Subtribe Bruchina Latreille, 1802 (= Tribe Bruchini)
 * Bruchus Linnaeus, 1767
 * Subtribe Megacerina Bridwell, 1946 (= Tribe Megacerini)
 * Megacerus Fåhraeus, 1839
 * Tribe Eubaptini Bridwell, 1932 (= Subfamily Eubaptinae)
 * Eubaptus Lacordaire, 1945
 * Tribe Kytorhinini Bridwell, 1832 (= Subfamily Kytorhininae)
 * Kytorhinus Fischer von Waldheim, 1809
 * Tribe Pachymerini Bridwell, 1929 (= Subfamily Pachymerinae)
 * Subtribe Caryedontina Bridwell, 1929 (= Tribe Caryedontini)
 * Aforedon Decelle, 1965
 * Caryedon Schoenherr, 1823
 * Caryotrypes Decelle, 1968
 * Exoctenophorus Decelle, 1968
 * Mimocaryedon Decelle, 1968
 * Subtribe Caryopemina Bridwell, 1929 (= Tribe Caryomepini)
 * Caryopemon Jekel, 1855
 * Diedobruchus Pic, 1913
 * Protocaryopemon Borowiec, 1987
 * Subtribe Pachymerina Bridwell, 1929 (= Tribe Pachymerini)
 * Butiobruchus Prevett, 1966
 * Caryobruchus Bridwell, 1929
 * Caryoborus Schoenherr, 1833
 * Pachymerus Thunberg, 1805
 * †Mesopachymerus Poinar, 2005 Canadian amber, Campanian
 * Tribe Rhaebini Chapuis, 1874 (= Subfamily Rhaebinae)
 * Rhaebus Fischer von Waldheim, 1824
 * Tribe †Myanmaropini Legalov et al., 2020
 * †Myanmarops Legalov et al., 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian

title: Bean weevil