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Beauchamp

Beauchamp may refer to:

Surname

 * Alphonse de Beauchamp, French historian
 * Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor (1894-1921), South African airman
 * Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick (d. 1449)
 * Antony Beauchamp (1918–1957), British photographer
 * Beauchamp, stage name sometimes used by French actor Edmond Beauchamp
 * Bianca Beauchamp, Canadian fetish model
 * Sir Brograve Beauchamp, Conservative Member of Parliament for Walthamstow East from 1931 to 1945
 * Christine Beauchamp, American businesswoman
 * Christine Beauchamp (pseudonym), case study patient
 * D. D. Beauchamp (1908–1969), American screenwriter
 * David J. Beauchamp (born 1940), American politician
 * Sir Edward Beauchamp, Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Lowestoft from 1906 to 1922
 * Lady Evelyn Beauchamp, one of the first people in modern times to enter the tomb of Tutenkhamun
 * Fleurette Beauchamp-Huppé, Canadian pianist, soprano and teacher
 * Frances Estill Beauchamp (1860-1923), American temperance activist, social reformer, lecturer
 * Frank Beauchamp, owner of coalmines in the Somerset coalfield
 * George Beauchamp, American inventor of musical instruments and co-founder of Rickenbacker
 * George Beauchamp (sailor), Titanic survivor
 * Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick (d. 1315)
 * Henry Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (1425-1445)
 * Jereboam O. Beauchamp, American lawyer and murderer
 * Jim Beauchamp, American major league baseball player and major league baseball coach (1939-2007)
 * Joan Beauchamp, prominent suffragette and co-founder of the Communist Party of Great Britain
 * Joe Beauchamp (1944–2020), American football player
 * John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Warwick
 * John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Somerset
 * John Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Beauchamp of Somerset
 * John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp of Somerset
 * John Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp (fifth creation)
 * John Beauchamp (Plymouth Company), influential member of the Plymouth Company
 * Josh Beauchamp, dancer, singer and member of international pop group Now United
 * Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp, the birth name of writer Katherine Mansfield
 * Kay Beauchamp, leading member of Communist Party of Great Britain and co-founder of the Daily Worker, later the Morning Star newspaper
 * Line Beauchamp, Canadian politician, Quebec provincial cabinet minister
 * MarJon Beauchamp (born 2000), American basketball player
 * Mary Elizabeth Beauchamp (1825–1903), British-American educator, author
 * Michael Beauchamp, Australian international soccer player, defender
 * Noah Beauchamp, American blacksmith and murderer
 * Paul Marais de Beauchamp (1883–1977), French zoologist
 * Pierre Beauchamp (1631-1705), French baroque choreographer, dancer and composer
 * Pierre-François Godard de Beauchamps (1689-1761), French playwright, theater historian and libertine novelist
 * Reginald E. Beauchamp, American sculptor (1910-2000)
 * Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (1382-1439)
 * Richard Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Beauchamp (1435–1502/3)
 * Scott Thomas Beauchamp, American soldier, see Scott Thomas Beauchamp controversy
 * Thomas Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick (d. 1369)
 * Thomas Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick (c. 1339–1401)
 * Tom Beauchamp, American philosopher and bioethicist
 * Walter de Beauchamp (disambiguation), multiple people
 * William Martin Beauchamp (1830–1925), American ethnologist and clergyman
 * William de Beauchamp (of Elmley), (c1105–c1170), Anglo-Norman baron and sheriff
 * William de Beauchamp (1185) (c.1185–1260), English judge and High Sheriff
 * William (III) de Beauchamp, Anglo-Norman baron and sheriff
 * William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick (1237–1298), English nobleman and soldier
 * William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny (c.1343–1411), English peer

Families

 * Family name of the Earls and Duke of Warwick, first creation (1268-1492)
 * Family name of several creations of Barons Beauchamp
 * Family name of the Barons Bergavenny, second creation (1392-1447), and Earl of Worcester, third creation (1420-1422)
 * Family name of Beauchamp, Baron St Amand
 * Family name of the Barons of Bedford, of the first creation
 * Earl Beauchamp, a title held by the Lygon family
 * Viscount Beauchamp, a subsidiary title of the Marquess of Hertford, second creation
 * Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, a subsidiary title of the Duke of Somerset, first creation
 * Beauchamp baronets

Given name

 * Beauchamp Bagenal, an Irish rake from Bagenalstown, County Carlow
 * Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester, a British admiral
 * Beauchamp Duff, a Scottish officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of India during World War I
 * Beauchamp Tower, English inventor and railway engineer
 * James Beauchamp Clark, or Champ Clark, a prominent American politician

England

 * Acton Beauchamp, a village in Herefordshire
 * Beauchamp Place, a shopping street in the Knightsbridge area of London
 * Beauchamp Roding, a village in Essex
 * Compton Beauchamp, a village in Oxfordshire
 * Drayton Beauchamp, a village in Buckinghamshire
 * Hatch Beauchamp, a village in Somerset
 * Kibworth Beauchamp, a village in Leicestershire
 * Naunton Beauchamp, a village in Worcestershire
 * Shelsley Beauchamp, a village in Worcestershire
 * Shepton Beauchamp, a village in Somerset

France

 * Montigny–Beauchamp station, on the Paris Metro
 * Beauchamp, Val-d'Oise, in the Val-d'Oise département

Other uses

 * Beauchamp College, a further education community college in Oadby, United Kingdom
 * Beauchamp House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Westover, Maryland, USA

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Badwater Basin

Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, noted as the lowest point in North America and the United States, with a depth of 282 ft below sea level. Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, is only 84.6 mi to the northwest.

The site itself consists of a small spring-fed pool of "bad water" next to the road in a sink; the accumulated salts of the surrounding basin make it undrinkable, thus giving it the name. The pool does have animal and plant life, including pickleweed, aquatic insects, and the Badwater snail.

Badwater Crater, the lowest place on the planet Mars, is named after the basin due to their similarities. Adjacent to the pool, where water is not always present at the surface, repeated freeze–thaw and evaporation cycles gradually push the thin salt crust into hexagonal shapes.

The pool is not the lowest point of the basin: the lowest point (which is only slightly lower) is several miles to the west and varies in position, depending on rainfall and evaporation patterns. The salt flats are hazardous to traverse (in many cases being only a thin white crust over mud), and so the sign marking the low point is at the pool instead. The basin was considered the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere until the discovery of Laguna del Carbón in Argentina at −344 ft.

Geography
At Badwater Basin, significant rainstorms flood the valley bottom periodically, covering the salt pan with a thin sheet of standing water. Newly formed lakes do not last long though, because the 1.9 in of average rainfall is overwhelmed by a 150 in annual evaporation rate. This is the greatest evaporation potential in the United States, meaning that a 3.8 m lake could dry up in a single year. When the basin is flooded, some of the salt is dissolved; it is redeposited as clean crystals when the water evaporates.

A popular site for tourists is the sign marking "sea level" on the cliff above the Badwater Basin. Similar to Owens Lake, it is characterized by a deep bed of unconsolidated valley fill from which the salt crust emerges.

History
The current best understanding of the area's geological history is that the entire region between the Colorado River in the east and Baja California in the southwest (and bordered by various uplifts and mountains around the west-northwest-northern perimeters) has seen numerous cycles since at least the start of the Pleistocene (and perhaps up to 3 Ma). In these cycles, pluvial lakes of varying size have come and gone in a complex cycle, mainly tied to changing climate patterns (particularly, glaciation during the numerous recent Ice Age cycles), but also influenced by the progressive depositing of alluvial plains and deltas by the Colorado River, as can also be seen in the case of the Salton Sea. These alternate with periodic water body breakthroughs and rearrangements due to erosion and the proximity of the San Andreas Fault. This process has resulted in a high number of evaporating and reforming endorheic lakes throughout the Quaternary Period in the area, with an intertwined history of various larger bodies of water subsuming smaller ones during water table maxima and the subsequent splitting and disappearance thereof during the evaporative part of the cycles. Although these local cycles are now somewhat modified by human presence, their legacy persists; despite appearances much to the contrary, Death Valley actually sits atop one of the largest aquifers in the world.

Throughout the Quaternary's wetter spans, streams running from nearby mountains filled Death Valley, creating Lake Manly, which during its greatest extents was approximately 80 mi (130 km) long and up to 600 ft (180 m) deep. Numerous evaporation cycles and a lack of outflow caused an increasing hypersalinity, typical for endorheic bodies of water. Over time, this hypersalinization, combined with sporadic rainfall and occasional aquifer intrusion, has resulted in periods of "briny soup", or salty pools, on the lowest parts of Death Valley's floor. Salts (95% table salt – NaCl) began to crystallize, coating the surface with the thick crust, ranging from 3 to 60 in, now observable at the basin floor.

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Talk:Webinar

From VfD:

It appears to be a recognised term (435,000 hits on google can't all be wrong), but the question remains, is it really encyclopedic? -- Graham ☺ | Talk 15:32, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Currently a dicdef, but could be expanded (think history, pros and cons, etc). Keep and cleanup. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 16:50, 2004 Jul 26 (UTC)
 * Listed for deletion less than three hours after creation. Give this stub a chance to grow. (If it's still a stub in 3 months, I'll change my vote.) Rossami 23:46, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: I waited until the last day of voting. There is some discussion in it, now, but it still strikes me as a nonce word.  The currency of the term is questionable to me. Geogre 12:33, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * (weak) Keep, for now. The term is annoying, but that's just too bad for me.  -- WOT 21:01, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)

end moved discussion

I find the mostly negative reaction to this entry fascinating. I came across the term in an email, didn't know what it meant, and finding it missing from Wikipedia, googled it. I then realized I had participated in two such seminars (dry as sun struck bone I might add), so I added the term. When I saw the votes for deletion, I tried to flesh it out a little, and believe me, couldn't care less if the entry is killed, just do not understand the criteria by which such things are judged. With all the gobbledygook like the Harry Potter lexicon on Wikipedia, it seems strange. Is it because it is an obviously slick coinage, too commercial, too new, (too boring!) or something else? --Jimaginator

Maybe it should be merged into web conferencing. Nurg 8 July 2005 02:03 (UTC)

"A webinar is 'live' in the sense that information is conveyed according to an agenda, with a starting and ending time." This seems dubious. Surely 'live' means real-time or synchronous or the like. Nurg 8 July 2005 02:03 (UTC)

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Badwater, California

Badwater is a locale in Inyo County, California. It is located in Death Valley 7 mi northeast of Bennetts Well. It lies along a drainge channel adjacent to the west side of the Black Mountains.

Badwater has never had a permanent population, though there is a 1946 report of a campsite at Badwater.

Badwater is also known for being the start of the Badwater Ultramarathon, billed as the toughest foot race on the planet.

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Talk:U.S. Route 14

Alternate Routes
Why are there two Alternate US 14s? The one in South Dakota looks like its shorter than the one in Wyoming. --Patricknoddy 15:32, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)User:Patricknoddy User talk:Patricknoddy 11:30 July 26, 2004 (EDT)

14A in Wyoming is the old 14. It is now a scenic route in the summer. It closes in the winter and is not plowed. It goes over the Bighorns and I suppose it continues in use because of the scenery and the general lack of roads over the mountains. I think in SD you are thinking of US 16A which is a scenic route in the Black Hills — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:601:A080:2C80:547B:6EC1:C067:402 (talk) 17:58, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Other Highways
Why in Rochester, Minnesota does U.S. 14 come with U.S. 52 and with U.S. 63 and then in Owatonna, Minnesota with Interstate 35 and then in Brookings, South Dakota with Interstate 29? --Patricknoddy 15:40, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)User:Patricknoddy User talk:Patricknoddy 11:37 July 26, 2004 (EDT)

 * Are you asking why Rochester doesn't have a direct connection to an Interstate? I couldn't say. Maybe because Hormel is in Austin and "won the war" with Spam?  ;-)  If you're talking routing, I'm not entirely sure about the historic routes of Highway 14 in Rochester itself, but it used to run along what are today's Country Club Rd./Olmsted County 34 and Dodge County 34 from at least Olmsted County 22/W. Circle Dr. on the east end.  The 4-lane divided highway was built in the 1970s and had reached Byron by the time I was born (1978).  Today, you can get to County 34 by continuing west from where 14 meets U.S. 52 where 14 becomes Salem Rd.  If you stay on the road, it becomes W. Circle Dr.  County 34 used to run straight west parallel to U.S. 14 as Frontage Rd in Byron, but Byron tried to build a commercial/industrial park in the 1990s and changed the routing so it now wiggles north a bit.  The old crossing between County 34 and Frontage Rd is removed now, so people wishing to cross need to take 10th Ave SE instead.  While I'm at it, I'll say that the bypass around Dodge Center is recent (2000s decade).—Mulad (talk) 18:57, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

 * US Highways and Interstates are numbered in a grid pattern; even numbers are east–west and odd numbers are north–south. For US routes, higher numbers are to the south and west and the opposite is true for interstates.  That being said, US 14 and US 63, as well as I-35 and I-90 fit into their grids perfectly.  US 52, on the other hand, is a diagonal route (it runs from North Dakota to South Carolina), so it is the anomaly here. —Fredddie™ 21:53, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Historic Termini
Why was Philip, South Dakota the original West Termini and Winona, Minnesota the original East Termini? When there's no section that says Historic Termini. --Patricknoddy 15:45, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)User:Patricknoddy User talk:Patricknoddy 11:43 July 26, 2004 (EDT)

Pierre, South Dakota
Why is U.S. 14 one of only 2 national routes that serve Pierre, South Dakota the capital of South Dakota? --Patricknoddy 15:50, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)User:Patricknoddy User talk:Patricknoddy 11:47 July 26, 2004 (EDT)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chesapeake Bay Bears

Chesapeake Bay Bears: an unnotable local social club for hirsute gays. Apparently added by East-r Br-dford because East-r Br-dford had himself been a member, and desired to "beef" up his own vanity page with links. -- orthogonal 15:35, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete. This is not noteworthy. There are many other gay support groups that do not get an article. - Mark 15:43, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Swami says we will be seeing more of these pages soon. Geogre 17:23, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Wikipedia is not a What's On guide. Ianb 18:55, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete unless evidence of notability is given. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:56, 2004 Jul 26 (UTC)
 * Delete : An article derived from a controversial self-promoter, and the membership is too small (no pun intended), so it's non-notable. Geogre 12:36, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * While I appreciate Geogre's zeal, I still don't think that justifies voting twice. :) -- orthogonal 17:30, 31 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * D'oh! I figured I'd just cut out the step of creating the fake name for the sock puppet and just vote 2-3 times in my own name.  People should imagine that the second came from User:Temporary and this one from User:Bobisbob. :-) Geogre 19:56, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)


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User:Lance6Wins

6 six! and not just six, six in a row.

Lance Armstrong set three records for the Tour de France this year:
 * 1) most wins by a single individual
 * 2) most consecutive wins by a single individual
 * 3) oldest rider to win (have to check this one....reported on radio today that at 32 Lance is the oldest person to win.)

He is not the oldest. Joop Zoetemelk was 33 1/2 years old when he won 1980 TdF. Though, I'm not sure he was the oldest.

Wikipedia Policy Decision Requests for arbitration/Lance6wins

Findings of Fact

 * Lance6wins in his edits to articles which concern the Israeli-Palestinian conflict takes a partisan perspective somewhat similar to that taken by the commentator Daniel Pipes.
 * Accepted 7-0'

Remedies

 * Lance6wins is banned from editing Wikipedia articles which concern the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
 * Accepted 7-0

To be conservative at 20 is heartless and to be a liberal at 60 is plain idiocy. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) quoted by Lance6Wins

Yasser Arafat: Wikipedia stands alone in accepting the view that Arafat was born outside of Egypt. New York Times, Reuters, Nobel Prize committee, all say Egypt Cairo. Factually Disputed on the page? Lance6Wins 18:17, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Page changed to match Nobel Prize Committee, Reuters, New York Times, first hand accounts and official Egyptian documents. Lance6Wins 19:33, 12 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Suicide bombing: a section is marked "Factually disputed"  What is disputed? Added a question to the talk page. Lance6Wins 16:58, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Israeli_West_Bank_barrier HistoryBuffEr add totally disputed. request to provide specific addressable items Lance6Wins 20:22, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * On October 25th, HistoryBuffEr was asked to provide specific items, that may be addressed by the Wikipedia community, which he believes are factually incorrect. HistoryBuffEr has declined to do so during the intervening two weeks. Remove totallydisputed till specific, addressable items are cited. Lance6Wins 11:22, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Alberuni adds to the Talk page pointers to some material he would like to see integrated. Declines to do so himself.  Lance6Wins 18:23, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Operation Defensive Shield: remove NPOV tag on 10/26/2004 unless discussion resumes. Hiatus of one month.
 * Alberuni claims Jenin Massacre, provide him quotes from AI, HRW, and BBC demonstrating the contrary. Lance6Wins 20:22, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Please cite specific items that are NPOV. If the article is NPOV, lets improve it by editing the specific items.  Ten days since last call for specific items.  Jenin Massacre allegations demonstrated to be false.  New item required. Lance6Wins 11:26, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Alberuni (November 8) adds to the Talk page pointers to some material he would like to see integrated. Declines to do so himself.  Lance6Wins 18:23, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Two state solution: remove redirect to Binational solution on 10/21/2004 unless objections logged on discussion page. Binational solution is actually a one state solution. Done. Now we need to write the article. Lance6Wins 20:24, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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James Chance and the Contortions

James Chance and the Contortions (initially known simply as Contortions, a spin-off group is called James White and the Blacks) was a musical group led by saxophonist and vocalist James Chance, formed in 1977. They were a central act of New York City's downtown no wave music scene in the late 1970s, and were featured on the influential compilation No New York (1978).

Recording history
Their first recording, credited solely as Contortions, was on the 1978 compilation, No New York, produced by Brian Eno. The following year, two albums were issued almost simultaneously on ZE Records; Buy and Off White under the moniker James White and the Blacks. The same musicians recorded both records, though none are credited on the album covers. The Contortions appeared in Rosa von Praunheim's film Das Todesmagazin in 1979.

In 2016, Chance released his first single with his original Contortions band in nearly 30 years, entitled "Melt Yourself Down". A music video for the single was directed, filmed and animated by 19 year old Dylan Greenberg and is considered the first Contortions music video to make significant use of dramatic digital effects, such as Chance's face being manipulated to appear as if it were melting.

Band members
Original Contortions guitarist Pat Place went on to found the group Bush Tetras. Bass player George Scott played with Lydia Lunch and Michael Paumgarten in 8-Eyed Spy. Shortly thereafter, guitarist Jody Harris formed Raybeats with Don Christensen, George Scott III and Pat Irwin. Keyboardist Adele Bertei formed the Bloods, after which she released a solo record, Little Lives, in 1988. In 1979 George Scott toured with John Cale, as documented on the album Sabotage Live. Scott died of a heroin overdose on August 5, 1980. Steven Kramer played organ and percussion in the second incarnation of the Contortions in 1979–80, and later led the Twin Cities MN funk/polka band The Wallets. Some of the members of James White and the Blacks, notably Joseph Bowie, separated from Chance and formed the band Defunkt.

On November 30, 2010, James Chance, Pat Place, Don Christensen, Jody Harris, Adele Bertei, and Robert Aaron reunited as James Chance and the Contortions at Le Poisson Rouge for a single performance. Robert Aaron was not an original member but frequently collaborated with Chance.

James Chance died on June 18, 2024 at the age of 71.

Discography

 * No New York (1978) (compilation contribution, as Contortions)
 * Buy (1979) (as Contortions)
 * Live aux Bains Douches (1980)
 * Live in New York (1981)
 * Soul Exorcism (1991)
 * Lost Chance (1995)
 * Molotov Cocktail Lounge (Enemy, 1996)
 * White Cannibal (2000)
 * The Flesh is Weak (2016)

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Sue Perkins

Susan Elizabeth Perkins (born 22 September 1969) is an English actress, broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in Mel and Sue, she progressed into radio and television presenting, notably of The Great British Bake Off (2010–2016), Insert Name Here (2016–2019) and Just a Minute (since 2021) on BBC Radio 4.

Early life and education
Perkins was born on 22 September 1969 in Croydon, London, where she grew up with her two younger siblings, and her parents. Her father worked for a local car dealership and her mother was employed as a secretary. She was educated at Croham Hurst School, a nearby independent school for girls in South Croydon, at the same time as television presenter Susanna Reid.

She later studied English at New Hall (now Murray Edwards College) at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 1991 with a 2:2. While at Cambridge, she was a member of the Footlights, where she met Mel Giedroyc. She was Footlights president during the academic year 1990–91.

Mel and Sue
Perkins and creative partner Mel Giedroyc took their first steps into television under the name Mel and Sue. The duo began to gain success and were short-listed for the Daily Express Best Newcomers award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1993. After a few years writing for French & Saunders (and occasionally appearing on their BBC series), they co-hosted a lunchtime show on Channel 4 entitled Light Lunch, and an early evening version, Late Lunch, which ran from March 1997 to February 1998.

In January 2015, Giedroyc and Perkins began hosting their own daytime chat show on ITV called Mel and Sue. In August 2015, it was announced that Mel and Sue had been cancelled by ITV. On 23 July 2017, it was confirmed that they would host a new version of The Generation Game for BBC One.

Television
In 2002, Perkins appeared on the second UK series of Celebrity Big Brother in aid of four charities, Centrepoint, National Missing Persons Helpline, Rethink and Samaritans. During the series, she interacted with series winner Mark Owen from Take That, and TV presenter Les Dennis. Perkins was evicted from the house on Day 9.

She provided the voice for Messenger Bird in Dinotopia, produced for Hallmark Entertainment.

In 2003, Perkins joined Channel 4 morning television programme RI:SE. In the same year, Perkins also provided additional written material for BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.

Perkins has appeared on several BBC shows including Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, QI, Room 101, Celebrity Weakest Link, Question Time and Newsnight. She has made appearances as a field reporter for Armando Iannucci vehicle The Saturday Night Armistice.

Perkins hosted the second series of Good Evening, Rockall, a short-lived, news-oriented panel game shown on BBC Choice. In 2006, she appeared in BBC Four's vocabulary quiz show Never Mind the Full Stops. She was also a team captain on ITV's Win, Lose or Draw Late. During the same decade she made appearances on Celebrity MasterChef, Celebrity Poker and News Knight with Sir Trevor McDonald.

In April 2007, she participated in the television series, Edwardian Supersize Me for the BBC. She was joined by food critic Giles Coren. The series focused on spending a week eating the equivalent of a wealthy Edwardian couple's food, whilst wearing period clothing.

Following the series, Perkins and Coren were commissioned to present a new series called, The Supersizers Go.... The premise of "Edwardian Supersize Me" was replicated and focused on other periods throughout history.

In the first episode, they survived for a week on Second World War rations. It was re-commissioned for a second episode, Perkins and Coren covered the English Restoration period. The third episode covered the Victorian period, the fourth the 1970s, the fifth the Elizabethan period and the sixth the Regency period.

In August and September 2008, Perkins appeared in the reality television series Maestro on BBC Two. During the series, a group of eight celebrities attempted (until eliminated) to learn to conduct orchestral, choral and operatic music. During the series, Perkins conducted three pieces, two of them with soprano soloist Lesley Garrett. Perkins won the series. In 2008, Perkins narrated the series ....And Proud on Virgin 1.

Perkins appeared in a second "Supersizers" series called The Supersizers Eat... with Giles Coren which aired on BBC Two in June and July 2009. In September and October 2009 she hosted the Channel 4 panel game The Big Food Fight.

She then gave a televised lecture for the Royal Television Society. Entitled "Wit's End? British Comedy at the Crossroads", the lecture focused on the state of British comedy. The presentation was broadcast on BBC Two.

In March 2010, Perkins appeared in a three part mini-series on BBC Two, A Band for Britain, in which she attempted to revive the fortunes of the Dinnington Colliery Band.

In 2010, Perkins and Coren presented Giles and Sue Live the Good Life, a celebration of the 1970s BBC series The Good Life, where they were challenged to live a self-sufficient lifestyle.

Later that year, Perkins was joined by Mel Giedroyc to present The Great British Bake Off, a cookery competition with each episode looking at a different aspect of baking. They co-hosted the series for seven seasons. In September 2016, Love Productions announced that a three-year deal had been agreed to broadcast the show on Channel 4 instead of the BBC from 2017. Perkins and Giedroyc announced that they would not be continuing with Bake Off on its new network. Mary Berry announced she was also leaving Bake Off on the same day that fellow-judge Paul Hollywood separately announced he would be staying with the show.

Perkins narrated the 2011 game show Don't Scare the Hare. In October 2011, she presented a series on BBC Two called All Roads Lead Home. It featured Perkins learning how to use nature as a navigation tool. She was joined on the series by Alison Steadman and Stephen Mangan.

On 30 December 2011, she presented and performed Mrs Dickens's Family Christmas, a 60-minute documentary for BBC Two that examined the marriage of Charles Dickens through the eyes of his wife, Catherine.

Periodically, she has presented The Culture Show, including its broadcast from the Edinburgh Festival in August 2012. During that broadcast she interviewed Nile Rodgers, a member of the American disco-pop music group Chic.

In 2011, Perkins featured in the BBC travel adventure show World's Most Dangerous Roads: Alaska. She and Charley Boorman, her companion for the trip, drove the Dalton Highway. She then appeared with Liza Tarbuck in Series 2 Episode 2 of World's Most Dangerous Roads: Ho Chi Minh Trail, shown in 2012, driving in Vietnam and Laos. In November 2014 she returned to South-East Asia, travelling from the Mekong delta up to Tibet in The Mekong River with Sue Perkins, produced by Indus Films for the BBC. In September 2015, she presented a one-off show Kolkata with Sue Perkins on BBC One.

On 26 February 2013, the first episode of Perkins's self-penned sitcom, Heading Out, was broadcast. It was produced by Red Production Company and Square Peg TV. Perkins also portrayed the show's lead, Sara.

From 4 August 2014, she presented Cooks' Questions on More4.

Perkins was a team captain on the second and third series of What the Dickens?, hosted by Sandi Toksvig on Sky Arts.

In 2016, she began hosting the BBC Two panel show Insert Name Here and was a commentator on the BBC game show Can't Touch This. She co-presented The Big Spell, a weekly game show for Sky1 alongside Joe Lycett and Moira Stuart.

In September 2019 she presented Japan with Sue Perkins, a two part BBC travel series about life in Japan.

In 2021, she participated in the second series of The Masked Singer as "Dragon" and finished in fifth place.

In 2022, Perkins hosted and starred in the TV series Perfectly Legal.

Beginning in September 2023, Perkins appeared as a contestant on the 16th series of Taskmaster. She finished fourth.

Conducting
Following her success in Maestro in 2008, Perkins guest-conducted the London Gay Symphony Orchestra on 11 October 2009, at St Anne's Church Garden in Soho. She conducted two pieces, the Simpsons Theme by Danny Elfman, and the William Tell Overture by Rossini, the latter for the first time.

As part of A Band for Britain, Perkins conducted the Dinnington Colliery Band at the DW Stadium playing the National Anthem for a Four Nations rugby match, and also conducted them together with the Grimethorpe Colliery Band at Sheffield City Hall.

Perkins again conducted the BBC Concert Orchestra at the first Comedy Prom at the Royal Albert Hall during the 2011 Prom season.

Perkins is associate conductor for the Orion Orchestra, a London-based orchestra consisting of students and graduated of the Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Radio
Perkins is a panel member on Radio 4's The News Quiz and has made regular appearances on Radio 2's It's Been a Bad Week. She was also a frequent panellist on another popular Radio 4 show, Just a Minute: in the 2012 television version, she appeared in four out of the 10 episodes (more than any other panellist except Paul Merton, who appeared in all 10) and won on all four occasions. After original Just a Minute host Nicholas Parsons died in 2020, Perkins was part of the roster of guest hosts for the series, and in July 2021, she was announced as the new permanent host, starting with the 87th season.

She was the chairman of Radio 4's The 99p Challenge until the show finished in 2004. Perkins appeared every day in the last half-hour of Mark Radcliffe's afternoon radio show on Radio 2, when he sat in for Steve Wright.

Between 2006 and 2007, Perkins was a panellist on a Radio 4 show, The Personality Test, a quiz show about the host, presented by a different host each week. Past hosts include Gyles Brandreth and Rick Wakeman, and other panellists include Robin Ince, Lucy Porter and Will Smith. She also provided the voiceovers at the start and end of each programme.

Perkins is a regular cast member of Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!.

Perkins presented a Radio 4 documentary on the Lake District's competition the "World's Biggest Liar", which she won.

In December 2008, she was a guest on Private Passions, the biographical music discussion programme on BBC Radio 3.

Perkins was also chairman of the Radio 4 panel game Dilemma, in which four humorous guests discussed moral conundrums she provided for them. The first series ran for six episodes on Sunday evenings from 13 November to 18 December 2011. Another series of this programme ran in February 2013.

On 9 July 2017 Perkins was the guest celebrity on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

In February 2020, she began presenting a 6.30 pm comedy series on BBC Radio 4 called Nature Table, taking a humorous look at the natural world, recorded at ZSL London Zoo.

Books
Perkins was a judge for the 2009 Man Booker Prize.

Her memoir, Spectacles, was published in October 2015. In October 2018, she released an autobiographical travel book East of Croydon: Blunderings Through India and South East Asia, which was shortlisted in the 'Autobiography of the Year' category at the 2018 National Book Awards.

Edinburgh Festival appearances
Perkins has performed two stand-up comedy solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Spectacle Wearer of the Year 2006 in 2005, and The Disappointing Second Show in 2006.

Personal life
In August 2012, Perkins appeared on Tatler's list of high-profile lesbians in London. She was outed as a lesbian in 2002 by her ex-girlfriend Rhona Cameron during Cameron's appearance on ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Perkins has said that "being a lesbian is only about the 47th most interesting thing about me".

In April 2015, Perkins was the victim of online harassment on Twitter after oddsmakers made her the favourite to fill the vacancy on the BBC's Top Gear programme left by the departure of Jeremy Clarkson, despite Perkins saying that rumours about her imminent appointment to the show were "fabricated". She temporarily quit the social media site, but returned in August 2015.

In September 2015, Perkins revealed that she was diagnosed with prolactinoma, which is a benign growth on her pituitary gland. She had received the diagnosis eight years previously. The side effects prevent her from having children.

Perkins was brought up as a Roman Catholic. She lives between North London and Penzance, Cornwall. Between 2014 and 2021, she was in a relationship with TV presenter Anna Richardson.

Perkins has both English and German ancestry including a great-grandmother who was an ethnic German from what is now Lithuania.

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Duryea

Duryea may refer to:

 * Duryea (surname)
 * Duryea Motor Wagon Company, first American automobile company
 * Duryea, Pennsylvania, a borough in Luzerne County

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Duryea Motor Wagon Company

The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, established in 1895 in Springfield, Massachusetts, was the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles.

History
Founded by Charles Duryea and his brother Frank, the company built the Duryea Motor Wagon, a one-cylinder four-horsepower car, first demonstrated on September 21, 1893, in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Taylor Street in Metro Center. It is considered the first successful gas-engine vehicle built in the U.S. In 1895, a second Duryea (built in 1894), driven by Frank, won the Chicago Times Herald race in Chicago on a snowy Thanksgiving day. He traveled 54 miles (87 km) at an average speed of 7.5 mph (12 km/h), marking the first U.S. auto race in which any entrants finished. That same year, the brothers began commercial production, with thirteen cars sold by the end of 1896. Their first ten production vehicles were the first automobiles sold in the United States. Banking on the idea that future racing successes would propel their market share, the brothers entered two vehicles in Britain's London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. Frank placed first and beat out the nearest competition by 75 minutes.

The brothers went their separate ways by the end of the century, over a dispute for financing that would have required moving the company to Detroit. Frank helped produce the Stevens-Duryea (at gun maker Stevens) until 1927, while Charles produced Duryea vehicles as late as 1917. Based in Reading, Pennsylvania, it was not uncommon for residents to see him motoring a brand new automobile from City Park out to Mount Penn, using the switchback road as a final test of durability and refinement.

Charles Duryea moved to Reading in February 1900. By 1901, Duryea and Sternbergh incorporated the Duryea Power Company "for the manufacture of iron, steel, bath, any metal or wood or both, including automobiles, motors, propellers, and part of either." By March 1902, after overcoming difficulties procuring factory space, and a devastating flood of the Schuylkill River, Duryea was manufacturing one three-wheel, three-cylinder, gasoline-powered automobile each week. Most buyers were doctors, who enjoyed the power, reliability, and heady 20 mile-an-hour top speed of his vehicles.

By 1905, Duryea's fifty workers were manufacturing sixty cars a year, including the four-wheel Phaeton, which soon sold for $1,600. Duryea's automobiles were a success, but a dispute among the company's partners led to collapse of the business in 1907. Undaunted, Charles Duryea designed a new automobile with significant design innovations, including a two-cylinder, air-cooled engine, which he named the "Buggyaut." Manufactured in a garage at 32 Carpenter St., the Buggyaut was an inexpensive auto with large wheels designed for rural markets and unpaved roads. To make the car affordable, Duryea introduced a simple body design, mounted on the side bars of the chassis, in usual buggy fashion, that made the Buggyaut light and easy riding. The two-passenger model, complete with a top, sold for only $700, but the Buggyaut never achieved the success that he had envisioned. In 1914, Duryea closed the garage and left Reading.

In 1916, eight years after Henry Ford introduced his Model T, Duryea made another attempt to produce his own "car for the people." With financing from Keyser Fry of Reading, he created the Duryea GEM, a cross between an automobile and a motorcycle, with a newly designed engine and suspension. Advertised as the "Biggest Idea in the History of the Motor Car and the Last Word in Automobile Construction," the Duryea GEM combined the comfort and stability of an automobile with the simplicity, handling, and economy of a motorcycle. It was also extremely affordable, costing only $250 and boasting an impressive 65 miles of driving per gallon of gasoline. Once again, however, lack of funding forced Duryea to drop the project, with only six being thought to have been built. The GEM was the last automobile built by Charles Duryea.

Although Charles did discuss with Frank Duryea the building of the first commercially successful American automobile, Frank was the actual builder during their collaboration. He did correspond with his brother Charles regarding what did and did not work in the design. Charles left Springfield in 1892 before construction began. This was documented in transcripts during the Selden Patent trial.

Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles in Boyertown, Pennsylvania hosts an annual Duryea Day Antique and Classic Car Show, which features an extensive collection of automobiles manufactured in southeastern Pennsylvania in the early 20th century. Since 1951, the SCCA has sponsored a biannual "Duryea Hillclimb" race in Reading which traces Charles' original test route.

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Philip Curtis

Lieutenant Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis VC (7 July 1926 – 23 April 1951) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Curtis was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions during the Battle of Imjin in the Korean War.

Military career
Curtis was born in Devonport in Devon, the only child of John Curtis, a labourer, and his wife, Florence Richards. As a teenager he served as a volunteer ARP warden. In 1944 he joined the British Army, but did not go overseas. On 3 May 1946 he was commissioned into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry as a second lieutenant, before being demobilised in 1948 and placed on the reserve of officers.

After the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, Curtis was recalled to active service and joined A company, 1st Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment in Korea in March 1951. In late April 1951, A company was given the task of defending Castle Hill, a feature south of Imjin River, over which the Chinese were expected to attack, but isolated from the rest of the battalion. This was when the following deed took place for which Curtis, a 24-year-old lieutenant, was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Imjin.

On 22/23 April 1951 near the Imjin River, Korea, during a heavy enemy attack, No. 1 platoon under the command of Lieutenant Curtis, was ordered to carry out a counter-attack which was initially successful, but was eventually held up by heavy fire and grenades. The lieutenant then ordered some of his men to give covering fire while he himself rushed the main position of resistance. In this charge he was severely wounded but he insisted on making a second attempt. While making another desperate charge he was killed when within a few yards of his objective after throwing a grenade which destroyed the enemy position immediately after.

Anthony Farrar-Hockley, adjutant of the Glosters at Imjin River, witnessed Lieutenant Curtis' gallant deed, a desperate counterattack to regain a key position lost to the Chinese advance. At sunrise a Chinese attack was repulsed, but the British position was untenable. Below is part of Farrar-Hockley's account.

"Phil is called to the telephone at this moment; Pat's voice sounds in his ear.

'Phil, at the present rate of casualties we can't hold on unless we get the Castle Site back. Their machine-guns up there completely dominate your platoon and most of Terry's. We shall never stop their advance until we hold that ground again.'

Phil looks over the edge of the trench at the Castle Site, two hundred yards away, as Pat continues talking, giving him the instructions for the counter attack. They talk for a minute or so; there is not much more to be said when an instruction is given to assault with a handful of tired men across open ground. Everyone knows it is vital: everyone knows it is appallingly dangerous. The only details to be fixed are the arrangements for supporting fire; and, though A Company's Gunners [sic] are dead, Ronnie will support them from D Company's hill. Behind, the machine-gunners will ensure that they are not engaged from the open eastern flank. Phil gathers his tiny assault party together. It is time, they rise from the ground and move forward to the barbed wire that once protected the rear of John's platoon. Already two men are hit and Papworth, the Medical Corporal, is attending to them. They are through the wire safely – safely! – when the machine-gun in the bunker begins to fire. Phil is badly wounded: he drops to the ground. They drag him back through the wire somehow and seek what little cover there is as it creeps across their front. The machine-gun stops, content now it has driven them back; waiting for a better target when they move into the open again. 'It's all right, sir,' says someone to Phil. 'The Medical Corporal's been sent for. He'll be here any minute.'

Phil raises himself from the ground, rests on a friendly shoulder, then climbs by a great effort on to one knee.

'We must take the Castle Site,' he says; and gets up to take it. The others beg him to wait until his wounds are tended. One man places a hand on his side. 'Just wait until Papworth has seen you, sir–'

But Phil has gone: gone to the wire, gone through the wire, gone towards the bunker. The other come out behind him, their eyes all on him. And suddenly it seems as if, for a few breathless moments, the whole of the remainder of that field of battle is still and silent, watching amazed, the lone figure that runs so painfully forward to the bunker holding the approach to the Castle Site: one tiny figure, throwing grenades, firing a pistol, set to take Castle Hill.

Perhaps he will make it – in spite of his wounds, in spite of the odds – perhaps this act of supreme gallantry may, by its sheer audacity, succeed. But the machine-gun in the bunker fires into him: he staggers, falls, and is dead instantly; the grenade he threw a second before his death explodes after it in the mouth of the bunker. The machine-gun does not fire on three of Phil's platoon who run forward to pick him up; it does not fire again through the battle: it is destroyed; the muzzle blown away, the crew dead."

Curtis is buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea.

The medal
The VC investiture took place on 6 July 1954. Since Curtis's wife Joan had died before the Korean War, the investiture was attended by his mother, his seven-year-old daughter Susan and his mother-in-law, Beatrice Hayes.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum in Bodmin, Cornwall.

Citation
The War Office, 1st December 1953:

The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the posthumous award of the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant Philip Kenneth Edward Curtis (365680), The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached The Gloucestershire Regiment, in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea.

During the first phase of the Battle of the Imjin River on the night of 22nd/23rd April 1951, "A" Company, 1 Glosters, was heavily attacked by a large enemy force. By dawn on 23rd April, the enemy had secured a footing on the 'Castle Hill' site in very close proximity to No. 2 Platoon's position. The Company Commander ordered No. 1 Platoon, under the command of Lieutenant CURTIS, to carry out a counter-attack with a view to dislodging the enemy from the position. Under the covering of medium machine guns, the counterattack, gallantly led by Lieutenant CURTIS, gained initial success but was eventually held up by heavy fire and grenades. Enemy from just below the crest of the hill were rushed to reinforce the position and a fierce fire-fight developed, grenades also being freely used by both sides in this close quarter engagement. Lieutenant CURTIS ordered some of his men to give him covering fire while he himself rushed the main position of resistance; in this charge Lieutenant CURTIS was severely wounded by a grenade. Several of his men crawled out and pulled him back under cover but, recovering himself, Lieutenant CURTIS insisted on making a second attempt. Breaking free from the men who wished to restrain him, he made another desperate charge, hurling grenades as he went, but was killed by a burst of fire when within a few yards of his objective.

Although the immediate objective of this counter-attack was not achieved, it had yet a great effect on the subsequent course of the battle; for although the enemy had gained a footing on a position vital to the defence of the whole Company area, this success had resulted in such furious reaction that they made no further effort to exploit their success in this immediate area; had they done so, the eventual withdrawal of the Company might well have proved impossible.

Lieutenant CURTIS's conduct was magnificent throughout this bitter battle.

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Oldsmobile Curved Dash

The gasoline-powered Oldsmobile Model R, also known as the Curved Dash Oldsmobile, is credited as being the first mass-produced automobile, meaning that it was built on an assembly line using interchangeable parts. It was introduced by the Oldsmobile company in 1901 and produced through 1903; 425 were produced the first year, 2,500 in 1902, and over 19,000 were built in all. When General Motors assumed operations from Ransom E. Olds on November 12, 1908, GM introduced the Oldsmobile Model 20, which was the 1908 Buick Model 10 with a stretched wheelbase and minor exterior changes.

Features and price
It was a runabout model, could seat two passengers, and sold for US$650. While competitive, due to high volume, and priced below the US$850 two-seat Ford Model C "Doctor's Car", it was more expensive than the Western 1905 Gale Model A roadster at US$500. The Black sold for $375, and the Success for US$250. It was built as a city car for short distance driving, while the larger Model S could carry four passengers and could travel longer distances.

The flat-mounted, water-cooled, single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced 5 hp, relying on a brass gravity feed carburetor. The transmission was a semiautomatic design with two forward speeds and one reverse. The low-speed forward and reverse gear system is a planetary type (epicyclic). The car weighed 850 lb and used Concord springs. It had a top speed of 20 mph.

The car's success was partially by accident; in 1901, a fire destroyed a number of other prototypes before they could be approved for production, leaving the Curved Dash as the only one intact. As workers were attempting to move the prototypes out of the burning building, they were only successful at rescuing one prototype, the Model R Curved Dash.

Models
In 1904, the Model R was replaced by the Model 6C, which had a larger 1,931 cc engine; in addition, drum brakes replaced the band brake. After 2,234 copies, the 6C model was discontinued in December 1904.

In 1905, the Model B was introduced with more improvements. The engine received improved cooling and a new flywheel, and the handbrake now worked on the differential instead of the gearbox. The leaf spring suspension was modified so that the reinforced axles were connected to all spring elements. In 1906, the car received celluloid side window curtains. The dashboard was also offered with an upright position, called the Straight Dash, and approximately 6,500 Model B were manufactured, and the Model F was introduced in 1907, again with mechanical improvements.

The Model B also saw a limited production Touring Sedan with a novel entry approach called the Side Entrance Touring Sedan where passengers would enter from the middle of the car. The engine was a 4257 cc two cylinder horizontally opposed engine installed underneath the passenger compartment that powered the rear wheels, and the transmission was a two-speed planetary gearbox. Sales were not successful and it was cancelled by 1906.

Oldsmobile Pirate Beach Racer
In 1902, Mr. Olds modified a Model R and essentially stripped it down to an engine, a single seat, and a radiator, and connected the solid front and rear axles on semi-elliptic leaf springs, which then supported the engine, transmission and passenger. He raced it at Florida's Ormond Beach in 1902 and 1903, where his driver Horace Thomas drove the Pirate to a record speed of 54.38 mph.

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George Selden

George Selden may refer to:
 * George B. Selden (1846–1922), American inventor
 * George Selden (author) (1929–1989), American children's writer

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User talk:Jimbo Wales/Boston

Question
Can someone give me an approximate time they expect this thing to start? →Raul654 15:52, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)

Question #2
Can someone give me an idea of how long this meetup is going to last? IE, what time we'll be dispersing? →Raul654 16:34, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)

Starting time at 1:00 PM?
I'm suggesting that we start at 1:00, because Jimbo said "...Saturday afternoon would be a good time for most people, I think. Afternoon is best because it gives people in the region time to drive back home."

Please indicate if 1:00 is acceptable or not. BCorr | Брайен 16:15, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)

1:00 is acceptable:

 * BCorr | Брайен
 * Acegikmo1 16:25, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * →Raul654 16:31, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * I fear I am going to address you as "Raul" if we meet. Acegikmo1 16:46, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Someone needs to bring nametags :) →Raul654 16:56, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * Strike that. I picked some nametags up today. Now, my train gets into South-Boston station at 11:10 AM. So I have two hours to kill in Boston. Someone want to recommend something? →Raul654 02:54, Jul 27, 2004 (UTC)
 * The MIT Museum opens at noon on Saturday, and is 6 minutes from Central Sq. and 12 from the S&S by foot... BCorr | Брайен 18:30, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * And two minutes from my dorm by foot, and I get in free with one free guest.... moink 20:10, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me :). You want to meet up there? →Raul654 20:15, Jul 28, 2004 (UTC)
 * Taking this to your talk page... moink 20:22, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * moink 01:38, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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Duryea Motor Wagon

The Duryea Motor Wagon was among the first standardized automobiles and among the first powered by gasoline. Fifteen examples were built by the Duryea Motor Wagon Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts, between 1893 and 1896. Their enterprise followed the first commercially available automobile which was patented by Karl Benz on January 29, 1886, and put into production in 1888.

To construct the first Duryea Motor Wagon, the brothers had purchased a used horse-drawn buggy for $70 and then installed a 4 hp, single cylinder gasoline engine. The car had a friction transmission, spray carburetor, and low tension ignition. It was road-tested again on 10 November, when the newspaper The Springfield Republican made the announcement. The car was put into storage in 1894 and stayed there until 1920 when it was rescued by Inglis M. Uppercu and presented to the United States National Museum. The Duryea Motor Wagon remained in production until 1917.

The Duryea brothers entered their horseless carriage in many shows and races. The Duryea Motor Wagon carriage won first place in the first-ever American automobile race, the Times-Herald race, in 1896. The Duryeas also won first and second place in the Cosmopolitan Race on Decoration Day, 1896 in New York City. On November 14, 1896, they joined the Procession/Race from London to Brighton England.

Davidson-Duryea Gun Carriage

The Duryea was used as the basis of the Davidson-Duryea car of 1898, which has the distinction of being the first American armored car. The car, which was photographed by the Chicago Tribune, was adapted from the commercial passenger model by installing a forward-firing M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun operated by the front passenger. It featured an armored shield between the front wheel and steering tiller. The conversion was devised by inventor Major (later Colonel) R.P. Davidson, of the Illinois National Guard, then commandant of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, Highland Park, Illinois.

The First Duryea

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User talk:80.202.25.161

Great work on 'research chemical' my stub is now a masterpiece

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Norwich Airport

Norwich Airport is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, 2.5 mi north of the city of Norwich. In 2023, Norwich Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in East Anglia.

Norwich Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. Along with a long history of flights to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via KLM Cityhopper, it offers flights to various destinations in the United Kingdom and Europe. Besides the commercial flights, charter operators also operate from Norwich. Bristow Helicopters, DanCopter, and Babcock Mission Critical Services Offshore fly crews to North Sea gas and oil rigs, and SaxonAir operates executive, private aircraft and helicopter charter flights.

The airport was established on the aerodrome site of RAF Horsham St Faith, a former Royal Air Force station in the early 1970s, under the ownership of the local authorities. It was later sold into private ownership.

History
The first Norwich Airport was created as a former First World War aerodrome on Mousehold Heath, on what is now the Heartsease housing estate. It opened in 1933, and was used by Boulton & Paul for aircraft test flying and other recreational activities. This aerodrome fell into disuse in the early part of the Second World War.

RAF Horsham St Faith
The current site, formerly known as Royal Air Force Station Horsham St Faith, or more commonly RAF Horsham St Faith, was first developed in 1939, and officially opened on June 1, 1940, as a Royal Air Force (RAF) bomber station. In September 1942, Horsham St. Faith was made available to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) for use by the Eighth Air Force. The USAAF designated the airfield as Station 123 (HF).

The airfield was subsequently transferred to RAF Fighter Command on 10 July 1945, when it was occupied by four Gloster Meteor Squadrons. RAF Horsham St. Faith was a front-line RAF station for many years, and its squadrons participated in many post-war exercises. The station was deactivated on August 1, 1963.

Civil airport
The Royal Air Force left Horsham on 24 March 1967. Over the following two years, the major part of the airfield and buildings were sold to Norwich City Council and Norfolk County Council, a small part being retained by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Norwich Airport Limited, under joint ownership of the county and city councils, developed the modern day Norwich International Airport, with the main terminal opening in 1988. In 1971, the airport began operations with charter flights, with airline Air Anglia creating a base at the airfield, offering flights all over north-western Europe. Their route to Amsterdam is still operated today with KLM Cityhopper.

Most of the World War II buildings used by the USAAF and RAF remain, although converted for a variety of purposes. Two of the five large pre-war hangars are still being used for aircraft maintenance. One of the other three has been converted into an aviation academy, the remaining two have been converted for commercial use by Air Livery and KLM UK Engineering. The original military control tower still exists, although the top has been restored and a new tower has been built adjacent to the present main runway. Other wartime buildings now form part of the Norwich Airport Industrial Estate (owned by the county and city councils) and are intermingled with many newer structures. Adjacent to the airport terminal building opened by the Queen Mother, there is a memorial display relating to the USAAF, consisting of photographs, paintings, and a plaque commemorating the American use of the airfield.

The northern environs of airport also features the private City of Norwich Aviation Museum, by the control tower, commemorating the airfield's history as a military airfield and development as a civil airport through the years, with many civil and military aircraft on display - many of which served from the aerodrome at some point in their lifetime.

The former RAF single persons accommodation blocks situated towards Old Catton were until 1993 used by the University of East Anglia as accommodation for students; known to students as 'Fifers Lane' halls, these have since been demolished and the site redeveloped as housing. The remaining MoD property; airmen's married quarters, continued to be used for nearby RAF stations (RAF Coltishall and RAF Neatishead), but due to the closure and / or reduction in size of these stations, the housing has been sold to private buyers.

Whilst most runways and taxiways from the military airfield remain, only one runway is primarily used; to avoid takeoffs and landings over built-up areas: Runway 09/27, which was extended eastwards by the RAF in 1956 to 1841 m long. The 04/22 runway is no longer used for takeoffs or landings, but is used for parking and taxiing of aircraft.

In 1999, the new corporate identity was launched as Norwich International Airport, kept until April 2017.

In March 2004, the city and county councils sold 80.1% of Norwich Airport Limited to Omniport, whilst retaining the remaining 19.9%. Omniport has also acquired 100% of Norwich Airport Travel Limited (the separate travel agency located within the airport passenger terminal). Following the sale to Omniport, the airport became one of the UK hubs for budget airline Flybe, and the number of flights and destinations served increased. In 2005, a £3.5 million terminal expansion programme began.

In 2009, during filming of the BBC show Top Gear, operations from the airport appeared to be disrupted when a caravan, adapted into an airship and flown by James May, drifted overhead the airport, infringing its controlled airspace. In reality, the event occurred after much pre-planning between the airport authorities and the BBC; and scenes showing the airship in the airfield boundary were actually filmed after it had lifted off from the airfield to satisfy the requirements of the film crew. In 2007, the airport introduced its Airport Development Fee (ADF). All passengers over 16 years old departing from the airport pay a fee of £10.

In 2014, the airport was sold by the majority stakeholders of Omniport to the Rigby Group, who integrated the airport as part of Regional & City Airports in April 2017.

Recent developments
Norwich International Airport announced in 2015 that four new routes were being considered for Department for Transport (DfT) funding. The routes being considered included: Dublin Airport (Flybe, double daily return weekdays, single return weekends), Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (Flybe, daily return), Newcastle Airport (Links Air, double daily weekday return), and Exeter Airport (Flybe, daily return). Links Air proposed a start date of 1 September 2016, but the airline was put into liquidation. In November 2015, it was announced that bids for routes to Newcastle and Exeter had been successful, with the inaugural flight to the latter on 24 March 2016, operated by Flybe. Flybe also confirmed plans to operate summer sun and winter ski routes from Norwich Airport as part of a five-year deal with the Regional & City Airports (RCA) group. From May 2016, one of Flybe's Embraer ERJ-195 aircraft began operating multi-weekly flights from Norwich to Alicante and Málaga.

In 2016, an engine test facility opened on site. The KLM UK Engineering Academy opened on 18 April 2017.

On 6 July 2017, Managing Director Richard Pace announced a 30 year vision to treble passenger numbers at the airport. The plans include raising annual passenger numbers to 930,000 by 2030, and 1.4 million by 2045, forging new routes to Paris Charles de Gaulle and Dublin to boost the choice of worldwide destinations and constructing a 100 acre business park for both aviation and non-aviation companies; it was originally frozen by investors in 2015 waiting for the new Northern Distributor Road to be completed. Further plans include extending Runway 27/09 by 500 m, and building new taxiways to boost capacity and allow larger aircraft to operate to the airport. Another 10 year ambition was seeking permission to allow flights to fly until up to 01:30 (currently, the curfew is put in place at 23:00, with the airport placing charges for any arrivals after 21:30) for four nights a week. Pace says the new Broadland Northway (NDR) is "unlocking the potential for the site to generate growth for the region and the airport", and "the masterplan sets out the vision for the future development of Norwich Airport and its continued vital role in supporting our region’s economy".

On 10 November 2017, a discussion between the airport, Norwich City Council, Broadland District Council, and Norfolk County Council took place on the possible relocation of the Mile Cross Recycling Centre in Norwich, whose contract was to end in 2021. County Hall put aside £2.75m in funding for the new centre, which was approved in February. The move was floated due to Norfolk County Council wanting to integrate its highway maintenance, fleet vehicle storage, park and ride and a strategic salt store into one location, called the Norwich Depot Hub. This would have been located north of the airport, near the new Northern Distributor Road, which the Council claimed would offer easier access than to the current site in the city; however, this was scrapped when councillors were told it would not make enough savings to justify the outlay. A new site has been identified north of the Broadland Northway (near its junction with the A140), which is jointly owned by the City Council and County Hall, whilst negotiations are underway with the private owner of the land required for an access road.

A refurbishment of the passenger terminal commenced in April 2018, to be completed in Spring 2019, increasing the number of retail shops and dining options for passengers. The airport also invested in upgrade and refurbishment works to the executive lounge at the airport, completed in May 2018.

Flybe announced in April 2019 that they would be ending jet flights from Norwich Airport as of winter 2019/20 due to them returning their Embraer 195 aircraft back to the lessors.

In July 2019, Norfolk County Council and Norwich City Council sold their remaining 19.9% stake in the airport to Regional and City Airports.

In December 2023 Ryanair announced they would start operating from the airport for the very first time. 3 new routes were announced to Alicante, Faro and Malta for the summer 2024 season with flights starting on 1 April 2024. The airport hopes to further develop its partnership with Ryanair in the future.

In May 2024 just 6 weeks after launch of operations at Norwich, Ryanair confirmed that Alicante would continue a 2x weekly for the Winter 24/25 season making it a year round destination at Norwich once again.

Runway and apron
The airport has one operational runway (designated 09/27), 1841 m in length. A smaller 1285 m runway (designated 04/22) was closed in 2006, and is now used as a taxiway (south of Runway 09/27) and parking area for decommissioned aircraft (north of Runway 09/27). The airport apron has nine parking stands for commercial aircraft.

Tenants
Operators based at Norwich are CHC Scotia, Bristow Helicopters, NHV Helicopters, SaxonAir Charter & SaxonAir Flight Support, and the East Anglian Air Ambulance.

Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled services to and from Norwich:

Accidents and incidents

 * On 12 December 1973, a Dassault Falcon 20 of Fred. Olsen Airtransport suffered a bird strike on takeoff from Runway 27. Both engines failed, and the aircraft made an emergency landing in a field.  All three crew members were injured, but the passengers sustained no injuries.  The aircraft was written off.
 * On 25 October 1974, a Cessna 310 dived into the ground while on final approach, killing the pilot. The Cessna's nose pitched down and the wings rolled over; the loss of control was caused by the uncommanded retraction of the starboard flap, caused by the failure of the drive mechanism.

Statistics
2022 CAA statistical data for Norwich Airport revealed a total aircraft movement count of 15,291, giving an average rate of 42 movements per day. Total passenger numbers for 2022 were recorded as 319,040.

Bus
Konectbus operates the 501 Norwich Park and Ride service, connecting the airport terminal with Norwich city centre, six days a week (excluding Sundays), up to every 15 minutes.

Konectbus also operates route 35, "Canary Konect" which travels between The Nest and Carrow Park (for Carrow Road) via the Airport Terminal, Aylsham Road, Anglia Square, Tombland (For Norwich Cathedral and the City Centre), Prince of Wales Road and the railway station. This service runs up to every 60 mins, seven days a week.

Konectbus routes 512 and 515, Sanders Coaches Routes 43, X40, 44A, and X44, and First Eastern Counties route 37 all operate from within a ten-minute walk of the terminal.

Road
Norwich Airport is situated adjacent to the A140 Cromer Road which runs from Ipswich, through Norwich and on to the seaside town of Cromer; this also provides easy road access to Norwich city centre. The entrance to the airport is around 3 mi from the city centre. The A1270 Broadland Northway (also known as the Norwich Northern Distributor Road or NDR) links the airport to the A47 to Lowestoft in the east and Fakenham in the west, as well as Norwich itself.

Rail
The nearest station is Norwich railway station approximately 4 mi away.

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Talk:U.S. Route 16

One Anymore?
Is there a U.S. 16 anymore? If there is its probably be state routes by the time I'm out of 5th grade because I'm only in 2nd grade right now. --Patricknoddy 15:56, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)User:Patricknoddy User talk:Patricknoddy 11:54 July 26, 2004 (EDT)

M-16
This is just idle speculation at this point, but it may be worth something. M-16 (Michigan highway) "coincidentally" became US 16 in 1926. But in the 1925 plan, the Milwaukee-Detroit route was US 18. Between then and the final 1926 plan, it was changed to US 16, which was to end at Milwuakee. I'm thinking this was more than coincidence. --SPUI (T - C) 02:18, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Incidentally, Cascade Rd. from Fulton to the Beltline (the 1936 routing) in Grand Rapids is labelled as US-16 on Google Maps and the 16 shields were still up when I lived there (-2003) --Jnik (talk) 06:58, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Distance Calculation
Just as an FYI I calculated the distance of the route using ArcGIS 9 which tabulates the length of the route as 515 miles. This does not include the concurrency with I-90 between exits 128 and 153 (25 miles) which I added to the 515 to arrive at the 540 mile figure. If anyone else has a documented length, please correct it. Stratosphere 04:53, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Major intersections
Can someone, with access to the sources, re-figure the mileposts? I think some of these are wrong, or they are using the mileposts of concurrent designations. The table should list what the distance is along US 16 itself is, or it should provide some explanation for a few of the anomalies. Namely, in Wyoming, how does a highway run 100.75&nbso;miles to get from the western terminus to the junction with US 310, then intersect US 14 some hundred miles farther away (MP 204.05) and backtrack to MP 199.27 for the WYO 36 junction? Please help correct this.  Imzadi 1979  →   18:36, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

 * Wyoming's log points make no sense whatsoever. They don't appear to continue along concurrencies and seem to reset after them (and sometimes randomly, maybe). I think what I managed to figure out was that the first 100 miles are U.S. 20, then they switch to those of WYO 789 (going backwards since 789 is north-south). I think Worland is where U.S. 16's own mileposts begin. Beyond that I couldn't decipher it, and the data doesn't actually indicate what highway's mileposts are being used and by the time I finished I was too sick of WYODOT's esoteric mess to care to figure out the rest and add which highway I thought the mileposts might be for. Hopefully someone familiar with the area can shed some light on this. --Sable232 (talk) 23:53, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

 * Ideally, someone would figure the simple arithmetic to calculate what US 16's MPs should be. It's not original research to add or subtract to figure that the MPs would be if they were continuously logged or marked for just the one highway itself. It's more confusing in an article on US 16 to be listing several other highways' MPs, and it's only worse to have the table cluttered with multiple sets of additional numbers or footnoting to clarify what numbers correspond to what highway.  Imzadi 1979  →   00:14, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

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Extension of Route 16 through South Dakota???
I see it in the lead, but nowhere else. Is there a reference for this? Thanks! Hanyou23 (talk) 09:12, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

 * @Hanyou23 considering both of those locations are recreation areas along the Missouri River and none of the three ballot initiatives in South Dakota in 2022 were about roads at all, it's a good troll job. It's embarrassing that it took this long to find it. –Fredddie™ 03:30, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

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Benz Velo

The Benz Velo was one of the first cars, introduced by Carl Benz in 1894 as the followup to the Patent Motorwagen. 67 Benz Velos were built in 1894 and 134 in 1895. The early Velo had a 1L 1.5 hp engine, and later a 3 hp engine giving a top speed of 12 mph. The Velo was officially introduced by Karl Benz as the Velocipede, and became the world's first standardized serial production car. The Velocipede remained in production between 1894 and 1902, with a final count of over 1,200 produced.

Preceding events
Carl Benz patented the world's first stationary, static Internal combustion engine. His patent created a great demand for his vehicles, forcing Benz to move his operations in 1886 to a new factory on Waldhofstrasse in Mannheim (operating until 1908). Benz had appointed a Board of Management to help aid his growing company. The appointees suggested to Benz that he should create a less-expensive automobile suitable for mass production. In response, Benz engineered a two-passenger automobile with a 3 hp engine, which he called the Victoria. That model could reach a top speed of 11 mph, and utilized a pivotal front-axle operated by a roller-chained tiller for steering. 85 units of the Victoria were produced. Improving on those designs, Benz created his Benz Velo.

Following automobiles
The Velo also inspired numerous copies, including Marshall (later Belsize) in Manchester, Star (Wolverhampton), and Arnold (Paddock Wood, of which only twelve were built). Benz's Velo was particularly popular in France, where a Parisian bicycle manufacturer by the name of Émile Roger had been building Benz engines under license from Karl Benz. Roger began building Benz automobiles as well, and as a result, a majority of Benz automobiles were sold in France initially. Many British Inventors also used Benz's patents and automobiles as starting points for their own innovations. Frederick W. Lanchester, of Birmingham, built a four-wheeled petrol-driven automobile, similar to units previously designed by Benz, which had utilized an electric starter (an adaption first seen in the Benz Velo).

A Velo was the first car introduced to South Africa, where it was demonstrated to then President Paul Kruger on 4 January 1897.

The first automobile race
Karl Benz's Velo participated in the world's first automobile race. A Parisian daily newspaper, by the name of Le Petit Journal, organized the race. The editors of Le Petit intended to display horseless carriages as a viable means of transportation. Rather than fastest time, the automobiles would be judged on whether they were safe and cost effective to operate. It took place in 1894, starting in Paris and ending in Rouen. The winners of the Paris-Rouen race were Panhard & Levassor (Panhard) and Peugeot, both French manufacturers using Benz internal combustion engines. The Velo placed fifth overall in Le Petit's race. Benz had proven with this race that his engines and his automobiles were not only attainable but also safe and reliable to operate. Eventually, manufacturers began optimizing automobile design for racing. In addition to promoting Benz and his automobiles, the Paris-Rouen race gave birth to modern Motorsport, which now includes the likes of Formula One.

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Norwich Airport (disambiguation)

Norwich Airport may refer to:

 * Norwich Airport in Norwich, Norfolk, England
 * RAF Horsham St Faith, the military airport which existed on the site of Norwich Airport prior to 1963
 * Norwich Lt. Warren Eaton Airport in Norwich, New York, United States
 * Norwich Airport (Kansas) in Norwich, Kansas, United States

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U.S. Route 151

U.S. Highway 151 (US 151) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of Iowa and Wisconsin. The southern terminus for US 151 is at a junction with Interstate 80 (I-80) in Iowa County, Iowa, and its northern terminus is at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The route, from south to north follows a northeasterly path through the two states.

US 151 is an important corridor which connects Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin with an expressway (except for a segment about ten miles where it uses arterial roads instead in Madison, Wisconsin).

Approximately 7 mi south of Dubuque, Iowa, US 151 joins with US 61. The two highways share a route from there to Dickeyville, Wisconsin. 5 mi south of Dubuque, US 61/US 151 joins with US 52 and shares a route with US 52 until it veers south in Key West.

In Wisconsin, US 61/US 151 joins with Wisconsin Highway 35 (WIS 35) about 1 mi north of the Iowa–Wisconsin border. At Dickeyville, US 151 splits off and heads northeast to Platteville. US 61/WIS 35 continues north. US 151 later joins with US 18 near Dodgeville. The two highways share a route all the way to Madison.

Iowa
US 151 begins at exit 225 along I-80 in rural Iowa County north of Williamsburg. The highway heads to the north and intersects US 6 outside of Homestead, Iowa. US 151 turns east onto US 6 and the two routes run concurrently for about 2 mi until US 6 splits to the east at Homestead. US 151 continues to the north and crosses the Iowa River on its way to Amana, the main village of the Amana Colonies and the eastern end of Iowa Highway 220 (Iowa 220). The road clips the southeastern corner of Benton County, Iowa at Walford and it turns to the northeast toward Fairfax. When it reaches the US 30 / US 218 freeway in Cedar Rapids, US 151 turns east onto the highway while US 151 Business continues northeast on Williams Boulevard SW. The freeway is dotted with interchanges providing access to southern Cedar Rapids, most importantly Edgewood Road SW, I-380, and C Street SW. Just east of the Cedar River, US 151 exits from US 30, which continues east toward Clinton.

The route splits from the other roads and continues toward Dubuque as an expressway. This 65 mi stretch crosses many major rivers including both the Wapsipinicon and the Maquoketa. The road eventually goes into the Driftless Area where it meets up with US 61 around the Dubuque Regional Airport. US 52 briefly joins the two routes, concurrently, for two miles south of Dubuque. The combined road then heads into the state of Wisconsin.

Dubuque to Madison
US 61/US 151 crosses the Mississippi River into Wisconsin via the Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge from Dubuque, Iowa and passes through a cut in the river ridge before turning northward to the western terminus of WIS 11 after 1 mi of due east travel. WIS 35 and the Great River Road join the route at that interchange, heading north. The highway at this point is limited access highway with two lanes in each direction. The northward trek of the route passes through mixed residential and farmland as it crosses Badger Road and merges with Eagle Point Road. Eagle Point road merges with US 151 from the left side of the road. The limited access portion ends at this interchange. Another pair of half diamond interchanges connect the highway with County Trunk Highway HHH (CTH-HHH) and CTH-H as it bypasses Kieler to the northwest. At Dickeyville, US 61, WIS 35 and the Great River Road route exit north off of US 151 into town. US 151 passes Dickeyville to the east and descends into a valley cut northeast of the village, paralleling the Little Platte River and Blockhouse Creek within the valley for a 1 mi stretch before climbing back onto the ridge top on the other side of the valley. US 151 then approaches Platteville and enters a section of limited access at CTH-D (US 151 Business). The limited access stretch ends after three interchanges 6 mi to the east. The last of the interchanges is WIS 126/CTH-G with access to Belmont. The route turns northeastward from this point, crosses the Cottage Inn Branch and begins the first of several descents into valleys, two of which are prior to passing Mineral Point and another two while passing the city.

The highway is limited access between the two interchanges that provide access to Mineral Point: CTH-O and WIS 23. WIS 23 joins US 151 heading northbound at that point until the first interchange at Dodgeville. This interchange begins another short stretch of freeway to the point where US 18 joins the route. US 18/US 151 heads eastbound past that interchange.

The section of expressway past Dodgeville follows the former Chicago and North Western Railroad, passing through rolling hills populated with farmland mixed with small woodlands. The highway passes Ridgeway and Barneveld. Access to Ridgeway is by an interchange and a surface intersection with a short business route on CTH-HHH. The interchange was previously an intersection; however, it was announced in 2011 that the first intersection would be closed, and an exit would be constructed, due to the numerous fatal accidents that happen at the intersection each year. The new interchange on the western end of town opened in late 2018. Access to Barneveld is at an interchange with CTH-ID and an at-grade intersection with CTH-K. CTH-ID parallels US 18/US 151 for the entire stretch between Barneveld and Mount Horeb. A section of freeway begins at WIS 78 and ends at the other end of CTH-ID as the highway bypasses Mount Horeb just to the south of the city's passing residential subdivisions. A mix of grade separation and level intersections cross the winding highway as it continues eastward until the interchange with CTH-MV (Verona Avenue) begins a section of freeway that bypasses Verona to the south. This section provides access to four interchanges including the two endpoints of CTH-MV. The freeway continues into Fitchburg and provides access to two interchanges at CTH-PD (McKee Road) and Williamsburg Way. The freeway then ends. The road continues as an urban multilane highway known as Verona Road as it enters Madison. Verona Road passes through a residential and commercial area on the Southwest Side of Madison. US 18 and US 151 merge east on the West Beltline Highway—joining US 12 and US 14.

Madison metropolitan area
The four US Highways run concurrently for about 3 mi to Park Street. Until 2007 the concurrency had a at grade railroad crossing with the same line that the highway followed between Dodgeville and Madison. At this interchange, US 14 turns south off the beltline towards Oregon, and US 151 turns north and into central Madison on South Park Street. It crosses the same railroad corridor and passes Monona Bay to the west along South Park Street. US 151 turns northeast onto West Washington Avenue for about 1500 ft then follows Proudfit Street and North Shore Drive—paralleling the Monona Bay shore—and turns north onto John Nolen Drive. The street passes under the Monona Terrace Convention Center as it passes to the south and east of downtown Madison. US 151 turns northwest onto South Blair Street for three city blocks to East Washington Avenue—where it turns northeast and follows East Washington Avenue, bisecting the Madison Isthmus, and leading out of the city to the east. The western terminus of WIS 30 meets US 151 about 3 mi northeast of the South Blair Street turn, and US 51 crosses US 151 1 mi further northeast.

Madison to Fond du Lac
At a cloverleaf interchange with I-39/I-90/I-94, a section of freeway begins and continues along US 151 northeast through commercial zones into residential areas. A highway bypass was constructed north and west of Sun Prairie, but so much commercial and residential development subsequently happened to the north and west of the bypass that the route essentially divides Sun Prairie in half. The route now has four interchanges with highways and streets in Sun Prairie. After Sun Prairie, US 151 passes through farmland, heading toward Columbus. The highway bypasses the city via a partial beltline to the north and east, completely clearing the city. WIS 16 and WIS 60 crosses under US 151 about midway along the Columbus bypass. US 151 becomes an expressway with level intersections after the interchange with WIS 73 at the end of the bypass portion. The route becomes a freeway at Beaver Dam, bypassing the city to the southeast. The route follows the edge of residential zones of the city before passing an industrial area at the northeastern end of the bypass. Within this freeway section exists a level WSOR railroad crossing just after the CTH-E (East Burnett Street) underpass. US 151 crosses at-grade intersections after the interchange with CTH-A northeast of Beaver Dam and encounters one more freeway section at Waupun, bypassing the city to the east. The Waupun bypass also includes a level railroad crossing halfway between the CTH-M and WIS 26 interchanges. The four-lane expressway of US 151 continues east, bypassing Fond du Lac to the south and east. This expressway provides a mixture of at-grade intersections and grade-separated interchanges at I-41/US& 41 and WIS 23. WisDOT currently is studying changes to two sections of US 151. The first study would preserve the Fond du Lac Bypass from I-41 to WIS 23, with the ultimate goal being freeway conversion. The second study is examining freeway conversions to the route from WIS 73 in Columbus to WIS 49 in Waupun.

Fond du Lac to Manitowoc
The multi-lane section of US 151 ends after turning north away from Fond du Lac and the route follows the east shore of Lake Winnebago for about half the length of the shoreline. US 151 then turns east at the intersection with WIS 55 and follows two-lane surface roads and briefly running concurrently with WIS 32 and WIS 57 in Chilton. The roadway passes through farmland throughout this section until it picks up WIS 42 just outside of Manitowoc and ends at I-43 while WIS 42 continues east into Manitowoc.

History
US 151 was one of the original U.S. Highways from 1926. At the time, it only ran from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to Madison, where it terminated at Western Avenue and Main Street. In 1934, the highway was extended southwest to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, incorporating the full length of former U.S. Highway 118 (Dodgeville to Dickeyville) and part of former U.S. Highway 161 (Dubuque to Cedar Rapids; US 161 from Cedar Rapids south to Keokuk became US 218). At the time, the southern end of the route was at Williams Blvd SW and 16th Ave SW, what was then US 30 and US 218. In the 1940s, the highway was extended northeast to Manitowoc.

Illinois
In 1969, the Eagle Point Bridge, which connected US 151 and US 61 with Wisconsin, was closed, and those highways were rerouted over the Julien Dubuque Bridge with US 20 from Dubuque to East Dubuque, Illinois. The route then followed Illinois Route 35 and WIS 35 north to what is now the current highway. In 1982, the Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge opened, the old Eagle Point Bridge was demolished, and US 151 and US 61 were rerouted onto the new bridge. This is the only instance of US 61 and US 151 entering Illinois.

Routings
In 1981, the southern terminus of the highway was extended once again when the US 30 bypass was built. The southern terminus was at the US 151 and 30 interchange. By 1986, the main US 151 was rerouted onto state highway 13 and US 30 to bypass Cedar Rapids. The previous route through Cedar Rapids was renamed US 151 Business (though the official state designation for it is Iowa 922). Finally, in 1989, US 151 was extended to its current southern end at exit 225 along I-80. This extension followed the old route of Iowa 149. As a result, US 151 became the main route through the Amana Colonies.

US 151's northern terminus was changed in 2022 to end at I-43 instead of in downtown Manitowoc where WIS 42 traveled through before being rerouted onto I-43 in 1980.

Related routes

 * U.S. Route 51

title: U.S. Route 151