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Agrinio

Agrinio (Greek: Αγρίνιο, ; Latin: Agrinium) is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 89,691 inhabitants (2021) as well as the second largest city in Western Greece after Patras. It is the economic center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times. Ancient Agrinion was 3 km northeast of the present city; some walls and foundations of which have been excavated. In medieval times and until 1836, the city was known as Vrachori (Βραχώρι).

The majority of the local population was occupied for an important period of time in the tobacco industry, from the last decades of 19th till the end of the 20th century. Big tobacco companies were founded in the city, including the famous Papastratos, alongside Panagopoulos and Papapetrou. Agrinion is also agriculturally known for its production of Agrinion olives.

Antiquity
According to mythology, the ancient city of Agrinio (situated in the area of Megali Chora) was built by king Agrios, son of Portheus and a great-grandson of Aetolos (king of Plevron and Calydon) around 1600-1100 BC. The town, built near the banks of river Achelous (the natural border between Aetolia and Acarnania), was claimed by both states during ancient times. Agrinio became member of the Aetolian League and it was later destroyed by Cassander in 314 BC during the League's wars against the Kingdom of Macedonia.

Ottoman era
The city reappeared during the Ottoman period with the name Vrachori and apart from its Greek population it was also inhabited by many Turks (Muslims). In 1585 it was deserted during the revolt of Theodoros Migas. At the beginning of the 18th century, it became the administrative centre of Aetolia-Acarnania (then as the sanjak of Karleli), depended on the imperial harems. Vrachori participated in the Greek Revolution and was temporarily liberated, by an army group led by Alexakis Vlachopoulos, on June 11, 1821. In August 1822, while Reşid Mehmed Pasha's (Kütahi) troops were marching towards Vrachori, its citizens decided to burn and evacuate their city, following the strategy of scorched earth. The deserted city was recaptured by the Turks. The city was finally included in the borders of the newborn Greek state permanently in 1832 with the Treaty of Constantinople (July 9, 1832) and was renamed after its ancient name, Agrinion.

Modern era
In the years following the liberation, Agrinio went through an important growth and development, especially at the end of the 19th century and the dawn of the 20th. After the Greco-Turkish War and the Asia Minor Catastrophe, many refugees from Asia Minor (western Turkey) arrived in the city and settled in the district of Agios Konstantinos. At the same period there was an important internal immigration to Agrinio from the whole Aetolia-Acarnania region, along with immigration from the areas of Epirus and Evrytania.

During the Interwar period, in spite of economical crisis, works of infrastructure took place in the city, like the paving of streets and the installation of electricity, and a water tower was installed in 1930. At the same time excavations revealed the ancient city of Agrinion. Growth and prosperity returned after World War II and the Greek Civil War. This growth was boosted by the building of two major hydroelectric dam installations at Kremasta and Kastraki, on the north of the city. The tobacco industry and olive tree cultivation became the main income sources of the city.

Geology
The area, like nearly all of Greece is prone to earthquakes. On April 10, 2007, the city was struck by several earthquakes, with their epicenter located in the nearby Lake Trichonis on the southeast of the city. The first earthquake rumbled at around 2:20 AM, the second around 6:15 AM, three earthquakes shook at 10:13, 10:14 and 10:15 AM, and the last one at around 13:45 PM, they measured between 5.0 and 5.7 on the Richter scale. Residents reported that the buildings and its glasses were shaking and rumbling. Minor damages were reported without any victims.

Climate
The climate of Agrinio is Mediterranean (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification, with a large amount of rainfall during the winter, just as the rest of Western Greece, and high daytime temperatures during the relatively dry summer, sometimes over 40 °C.

Transportation
The main roads passing through Agrinio are the Greek National Road 5/E55 (Arta – Agrinio – Missolonghi) and the Greek National Road 38/E952 (Thermo – Agrinio – Karpenisi). Since 2009 the new Motorway 5 bypasses Agrinio to the west.

Agrinio's airport is located near the city, in the area of Dokimi. IATA code: AGQ, ICAO: LGAG. The airport hosts the Agrinion aeroclub Agrinion Aeroclub, website.

Municipality
The extended municipality of Agrinio was formed during the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 10 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
 * Agrinio
 * Angelokastro
 * Arakynthos
 * Makryneia
 * Neapoli
 * Panaitoliko
 * Parakampylia
 * Paravola
 * Stratos
 * Thestieis

The municipality has an area of 1229.330 km2, the municipal unit 162.728 km2.

Subdivisions
The municipal unit (former municipality) of Agrinio consists of the following communities:
 * Agios Konstantinos
 * Agios Nikolaos Trichonidos
 * Agrinio
 * Dokimi
 * Kalyvia
 * Kamaroula
 * Skoutesiada

The city of Agrinio consists of the main city and the outlying villages Agios Ioannis Riganas, Akropotamos, Bouzi, Giannouzi, Diamanteika, Eleftheria, Lefka, Liagkaiika, Pyrgi, Schinos and Strongylaiika.

City seal
The city's official seal includes a characteristic moment of the ancient Greek mythology. More specifically, the seal depicts Hercules fighting the river god Achelous. According to the myth, Hercules fought against the river god for the sake of Diianira, the princess of Calydon, which both of them wanted as a wife. Despite Achelous' transformations, Hercules managed to win the battle and married the princess. According to Strabo, the myth symbolises the struggle of ancient Aetolians to control the river's power with embankments, by which the river was confined to its bed and thus the area gained large tracts of land for cultivation.

Landmarks

 * The Archaeological Museum of Agrinion, located in the city center, at 1-2 Diamantis Street. website
 * The neoclassical buildings of the tobacco storehouses Papastratos and Papapetrou, which date from the early 20th century.
 * The Papastrateio Municipal Park.
 * The Papastratios Municipal Library.
 * The Dimokratias Square, the main square of the city.
 * The remains of the Church of the Holy Trinity of Mavrika (8th-9th century), situated at the banks of lake Lysimachia.
 * Lakes Trichonida and Lysimachia.
 * The ancient city of Stratos.
 * The gorge of Kleisoura, on the old national road, 15 km south of the city.
 * The hydroelectric dams of Kremasta, Kastraki and Stratos.

Mayors

 * Georgios Baibas (1899–1907)
 * Andreas Panagopoulos (1925–1934 and 1951–1952)
 * Dimitrios Votsis (1934–1941)
 * Anastasios Panagopoulos (1964–1967)
 * Stelios Tsitsimelis (1975–1986)
 * Giannis Vainas (1986–1994)
 * Thimios Sokos (1994–2006)
 * Pavlos Moscholios (2006–2014)
 * Georgios Papanastasiou (2014–present)

Famous citizens

 * Stratos Apostolakis (1964) – footballer
 * Petros Michos (1959) – footballer
 * Kostas Chatzopoulos (1868–1920) – poet
 * Christos Garoufalis (1959) – writer
 * Katia Gerou – actress
 * Panagiotis Danglis (1853–1924) – general and politician
 * Filipos Darlas (1983) – footballer
 * Maria Dimadi (1907–1944) – resistance fighter
 * Petros Fyssoun (1933) – actor
 * Panos Kaponis (Caponis) (1947) – poet & writer
 * Christos Kapralos (1909–1993) – artist
 * Michalis Kousis (1953–2005) – Marathon runner
 * Aristidis Moschos (1930–2001) – musician
 * Pythagoras Papastamatiou (1930–1979) – writer
 * Thodoros (1931–2018) – sculptor
 * Evangelos Papastratos (1910–1988) – industrialist and benefactor of Agrinio
 * Loukia Pistiola – actress
 * Yiannis Yfantis (1949) – poet
 * Kostis Maraveyas (1974) – singer and composer
 * Spiros and Eleni Tsiknia – Benefactors of Agrinio

Sporting teams

 * Panetolikos FC – Super League Greece
 * Gymnastiki Etairia Agriniou (G.E.A.)
 * A.O. Agriniou
 * Ionikos 80 Volleyball
 * Nautikos Omilos
 * Asteras Agriniou
 * PAO Agriniou
 * Panagriniakos

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International Union Of Mail Artists
The term union should be taken loosely, this is a (small) virtual organisation and not-notable if you ask me. -- Solitude 13:22, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete or merge and redirect to mail art. Entirely unknown otherwise and entirely unsearchable, with zero yield.  This article could be speedy deleted as a substub that tells you nothing at all, you know.  Look:  the article says IUMA stands for the International Union of Mail Artists.  I.e. you knew that if you searched by the term!  The only information in the article is when it was founded (1988) and the dude who did it.  How is that informative? What could be the use? Geogre 14:43, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Abstain. I think I've heard of them a few times. I'm not sure if they're notable. --Improv 18:23, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirectRedirect to mail art. The group is a "known quantity" in mail art, but its note could be best reflected by mention and merger in the mail art listing.Gurdonark 19:01, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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The Aero Boero 260AG is an Argentine agricultural aircraft that first flew in 1973. Despite the similarity in designation, it is completely different from and unrelated to the Aero Boero AB-260.

The 260AG is a low-wing monoplane with a single seat and fixed tailwheel undercarriage. Development commenced in 1971 as the AG.235/260, but various problems forced the project to stagnate and it was not revived until the 1990s.

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MCU may also refer to:

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 * Multi-chip unit, a system that contains the processing units of the VAX 9000 minicomputer
 * Multipoint control unit, a device used to bridge videoconferencing connections
 * Motor Control Unit, a Motor controller device or group of devices that can coordinate in a predetermined manner the performance of an electric motor.

Other uses in science and technology

 * Milk clotting units, a measure of enzyme activity
 * Mitochondrial calcium uniporter, a calcium channel in a human cell's mitochondria
 * Moisture cure polyurethane coatings, corrosion-resistant marine and protective coatings

Universities

 * Marine Corps University, U.S. Marine Corps military graduate school
 * Ming Chuan University, Taipei, Taiwan
 * Manila Central University, Caloocan, Philippines
 * Marymount California University, Palos Verdes, CA, USA
 * Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, a Buddhist university in Thailand with many monastics involved

Other organizations

 * Movement of Unitarian Communists (Movimento dei Comunisti Unitari), an Italian communist party
 * Modern Churchpeople's Union, an Anglican liberal theological organisation
 * Municipal Credit Union, in New York City
 * Marine Credit Union, in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Other uses

 * Montluçon – Guéret Airport, France (IATA airport code MCU)

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Kamov Ka-27

The Kamov Ka-27 (NATO reporting name 'Helix') is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy, and as of 2024 is in service in various countries including Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, China, South Korea, and India. Variants include the Ka-29 assault transport, the Ka-28 downgraded export version, and the Ka-32 for civilian use.

Design and development
The helicopter was developed for ferrying and anti-submarine warfare. Design work began in 1969 and the first prototype flew in 1973. It was intended to replace the decade-old Kamov Ka-25, and had to have identical or smaller external dimensions than its predecessor. Like other Kamov military helicopters it has coaxial rotors, removing the need for a tail rotor. In total, five prototypes and pre-series helicopters were built. Series production started at Kumertau in July 1979, and the new helicopter officially entered service with the Soviet Navy in April 1981.

The Ka-27 has a crew of three with a pilot and navigator both stationed in the cockpit, and a sonar operator seated behind them. It has a four-leg fixed landing gear. The Ka-27 is equipped with two lateral buoys, that can be inflated in the case of a forced landing on water.

The Ka-27PL anti-submarine version is equipped with a radar, and either a dipping sonar or a magnetic anomaly detector. It can also carry either up to 36 sonobuoys, or a torpedo, or between six and eight conventional depth charges, or a single nuclear one. Ka-27PLs generally operate in pairs as hunter-killer teams.

The Ka-27PS search and rescue helicopter can carry 12 folding seats or four stretchers in its cabin, and is equipped with a 300 kg winch. Its fuel capacity of 3450 L is greater than the 2940 L capacity of the Ka-27PL.

Ka-32 variants, e.g. the Klimov-powered Ka-32A11BC, have been certified for commercial operations throughout the world, notably in Canada and Europe. The Ka-32 has been certified for the newer Klimov VK-2500PS-02 engine.

Operational history
A Russian Navy Ka-27 helicopter from the Russian Udaloy-class destroyer Severomorsk conducted interoperability deck landing training on board the US command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20) on 22 July 2010.

Ka-32A11BC multipurpose helicopters have been successfully operated in Portugal for over five years. In 2006, Kamov won the tender for the supply of Ka-32A11BC firefighting helicopters, to replace Aérospatiale SA 330 Pumas.

Over 240 Ka-32 have been built as of 2019 and have been exported to more than 30 countries; South Korea operates some 60 Ka-32s. In the mid-1990s Russia offset debt to South Korea through supplies of weapons.

The Ka-32A11BC features a high power-to-weight ratio and ease of handling, owing to its coaxial rotor design. The rotors' diameters are not restricted by the presence of a tail rotor and associated tail boom; this facilitates maneuvering near obstacles and helps assure exceptional accuracy when hovering in heavy smoke and dust conditions. The Ka-32A11BC may be equipped with the Bambi Bucket suspended fire-fighting system of up to five tons capacity. The service life has been extended to up to 32,000 flight hours.

Since the 1990s, China has purchased the Ka-28 export version and Ka-31 radar warning version for the PLAN fleet. Ka-31 purchases were first revealed in 2010. It is believed that Chinese Ka-28s have been equipped with more enhanced avionics compared to Ka-28s exported to other countries.

In 2013, Russia tested the new Kamov Ka-27M with an active electronically scanned array radar. The basis of the modernization of the Ka-27M is installed on the helicopter airborne radar with an active phased array antenna FH-A. This radar is part of the command and tactical radar system that combines several other systems: acoustic, magnetometric, signals intelligence and radar. All the information on them is displayed on the display instrumentation.

Ka-32s are used for construction of transmission towers for overhead power lines, as it has somewhat higher lift capacity than the Vertol 107. In Canada, the Ka-32 is used for selective logging as it is able to lift selective species vertically.

In August 2013, a Kamov Ka-32, C-GKHL operating in Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada, experienced failure of one of its Klimov TV3-117BMA engines (manufactured by Motor Sich in Ukraine). The subsequent technical investigation indicated that there was poor quality control in the assembly of the compressor turbine, leading to failure of the complete unit after several compressor blades separated.

Ka-27s have been used by the Syrian Navy during the ongoing Syrian Civil War.

On 21 June 2024, a Ka-29 was reportedly shot down over Crimea, by a Russian Pantsir-S1, during a Ukrainian drone attack involving both air and naval drones, killing the crew of four.

Military

 * Ka-252: First prototype.
 * Ka-27K: Anti-submarine warfare prototype.
 * Ka-27PL: (Helix-A) Anti-submarine warfare helicopter.
 * Ka-27PS: (Helix-D) Search and rescue helicopter, ASW equipment removed and winch fitted.
 * Ka-27PV: Armed version of the Ka-27PS.
 * Ka-27M: The latest modification of the helicopter, equipped with radar and tactical command systems that include the following systems: acoustic sensors, magnetometric sensors, signals intelligence, and FH-A radar with active phased array antenna. The radar is mounted under the fuselage and provides all-around vision in the search and detection of surface, air, and ground targets. Serial upgrading of Ka-27Ms to the level of combatant helicopters was planned to begin in 2014. By the end of 2016, 46 Ka-27PLs had been scheduled for modernization, commissioned by the Russian Navy. The first eight serial Ka-27M were transferred in December 2016. Mass production approved in June 2017 and started in early 2018.  A new delivery of 5 helicopters arrived in October 2018.  Half of the fleet is modernized as of December 2018.
 * Ka-28: (Helix-A) Export version of the Ka-27PL.
 * Ka-29TB: (Helix-B) Assault transport armored helicopter, with accommodation for two pilots and 16 troops. 4 suspensions carry rockets, guns, bombs and anti-tank missiles. Production begun in the 1980s and over 60 were produced. Currently under re-activation and upgrade with changed engines and installed modern arms and electronics, among others.
 * Ka-31: Early-warning helicopter.

Civil

 * Ka-32A: Civil transport helicopter. Initial production version.
 * Ka-32A1: Fire fighting helicopter, equipped with a helicopter bucket.
 * Ka-32A2: Police version, equipped with two searchlights and a loudspeaker.
 * Ka-32A4: Special search and rescue, salvage and evacuation version.
 * Ka-32A7: Armed version developed from the Ka-27PS.
 * Ka-32A11BC: Canadian, Chinese, European-certified version with Klimov TV3-117MA engines and Glass Cockpit. Used by Pegasus Air Services, Indonesia.
 * Ka-32A12: Swiss-registered and approved version.
 * KA-32C: Little-known custom version.
 * Ka-32M: Projected development with 1839kW TV3-117VMA-SB3 engines. Probably replaced by the Ka-32-10 project.
 * Ka-32S: (Helix-C) Maritime utility transport, search and rescue helicopter, fitted with an undernose radar.
 * Ka-32T: (Helix-C) Utility transport helicopter, with accommodation for two crew and 16 passengers.
 * Ka-32K: Flying crane helicopter, fitted with a retractable gondola for a second pilot.

Military and government operators
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 * Algerian Air Force
 * Azerbaijani Air Forces
 * Ministry of Emergency Situations
 * People's Liberation Army Navy
 * Indian Navy
 * Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force
 * Serbian Police
 * Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
 * Indian Navy
 * Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force
 * Serbian Police
 * Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
 * Serbian Police
 * Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
 * Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
 * Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force

 * Portuguese Air Force (Received from the National Civil Protection Authority) All 6 Kamov Ka-32A11BC will be sent to Ukraine due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
 * Russian Naval Aviation
 * Border Service of Russia
 * Republic of Korea Air Force
 * Republic of Korea Coast Guard
 * National Fire Agency
 * Korea Forest Service (29 in service)
 * Korea National Park Service
 * Ministerio para la Transición Ecolológica y el Reto Demográfico
 * Syrian Air Force
 * Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation - 4 Ka-32A11BC variant.
 * Ukrainian Naval Aviation
 * Vietnam People's Air Force
 * Vietnam People's Navy
 * Yemeni Air Force
 * Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation - 4 Ka-32A11BC variant.
 * Ukrainian Naval Aviation
 * Vietnam People's Air Force
 * Vietnam People's Navy
 * Yemeni Air Force
 * Vietnam People's Navy
 * Yemeni Air Force
 * Yemeni Air Force

Civilian operators

 * Helicargo
 * Vancouver Island Helicopters
 * Helikorea
 * UB Air
 * UI Helijet
 * Heliswiss
 * Pegasus Air Services (Leased by BNPB) Ka-32A11BC variant.
 * Dimonim Air
 * Akagi Helicopter
 * BH Air
 * Pegasus Air Services (Leased by BNPB) Ka-32A11BC variant.
 * Dimonim Air
 * Akagi Helicopter
 * BH Air
 * Akagi Helicopter
 * BH Air
 * BH Air

Former operators

 * National Civil Protection Authority (6 Kamov Ka-32A11BC transferred to the Portuguese Air Force in February 2022)
 * Yugoslav Air Force
 * Yugoslav Air Force
 * Yugoslav Air Force

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Je t'aime John Wayne

Je t'aime John Wayne (2000) is a ten-minute short film parody directed by Toby MacDonald about a young man in London obsessed with imitating Jean-Paul Belmondo in the film Breathless, who in turn was pretending to be Humphrey Bogart. One of the film's writers, Luke Ponte, describes it as, "an Englishman who thinks he's a French man who thinks he's an American." It was distributed on DVD as part of the collection Cinema 16: British Short Films and in the U.S. as Cinema 16: European Short Films.

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Hilbert–Speiser theorem

In mathematics, the Hilbert–Speiser theorem is a result on cyclotomic fields, characterising those with a normal integral basis. More generally, it applies to any finite abelian extension of $Q$, which by the Kronecker–Weber theorem are isomorphic to subfields of cyclotomic fields.

 * Hilbert–Speiser Theorem. A finite abelian extension $K/Q$ has a normal integral basis if and only if it is tamely ramified over $Q$.

This is the condition that it should be a subfield of $Q(ζ_{n})$ where $n$ is a squarefree odd number. This result was introduced by  in his Zahlbericht and by.

In cases where the theorem states that a normal integral basis does exist, such a basis may be constructed by means of Gaussian periods. For example if we take $n$ a prime number $p > 2$, $Q(ζ_{p})$ has a normal integral basis consisting of all the $p$-th roots of unity other than $1$. For a field $K$ contained in it, the field trace can be used to construct such a basis in $K$ also (see the article on Gaussian periods). Then in the case of $n$ squarefree and odd, $Q(ζ_{n})$ is a compositum of subfields of this type for the primes $p$ dividing $n$ (this follows from a simple argument on ramification). This decomposition can be used to treat any of its subfields.

proved a converse to the Hilbert–Speiser theorem:

 * Each finite tamely ramified abelian extension $K$ of a fixed number field $J$ has a relative normal integral basis if and only if $J =Q$.

There is an elliptic analogue of the theorem proven by. It is now called the Srivastav-Taylor theorem.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ninjutsu Academy of Plymouth

Ninjutsu Academy of Plymouth
One dojo of many that teaches Bujinkan martial arts. Nothing indicates any notability outside the local area they reside. Delete. jni 13:34, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * There was an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies in which Jethro buys his way into the College of William and Mary, and Elly May enrolls in the College of Judo and Karate. AAR, delete.  Smerdis of Tlön 13:45, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: My favorite was when Jethro decides to be a knight errant and becomes Sir Jethro de Bodeen. A friend of mine joined the Society for Creative Anachronism in high school, and his mother said that he looked like Sir Jethro de Bodeen.  I'm with her.  As for this article, it's not very notable in its own right, so delete. Geogre 14:47, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete threadbare article (Plymouth? Plymouth where?) about non-notable school. Fire Star 16:06, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Useful stub. anthony (see warning) 15:57, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)


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Talk:Hearing Voices Movement

2004 and 2005 comments
Thanks for your message re suspected copyvio for this article. I am the original author - this is a sect from a fuller piece I wrote for 'Open Mind' and 'Asylum'. Not too clear why its been pulled? Or what I can do to remedy the situation. The quoted vio is not a work I am familiar with but probably draws on the same sources. I think my piece was properly referenced so not sure why this is a vio? Thanks Jinko 13:34, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * I added an introduction and performed some formating of the page. Please check for appropriate wording. Thanks. — RJH 20:43, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

This article could do with some headings. Ben Finn 22:06, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

INTERVOICE Online Discussion Forum
If you found the information about the hearing voices movement and the work of Marius Romme interesting and would like to know more you are cordially invited to join the INTERVOICE Online Community.

INTERVOICE is an international online community set up by Marius Romme and colleagues dedicated to sharing information about the work on the meaning of voices. The online community is a free mailing list which allows you to send email messages to other members of the community as well as to visit our website where you can also send and view messages.

The Online Community is intended to bring together people involved in the work of INTERVOICE (International Network for Training, Education and Research into Hearing Voices) and anyone else who has an interest in this subject.

The purpose of this forum is to encourage discussion and debate about the meaning of the voice hearing experience (auditory hallucinations) and to consider the latest work and research into this phenomenon. The Online Community is a place where:

• you can ask questions, find answers, and share ideas with other INTERVOICE members from around the world • you can find presentations and papers produced by members and others in different languages • you can find out the latest news from the national forums • you can find information about training events and conferences • you can find out about some of the other forums and websites on issues about hearing voices • you can read profiles about the work and interests of the INTERVOICE members • you can find more about INTERVOICE, it’s aims and objectives and plans for the future

Go to http://www.intervoiceonline.org/join.html

Paul Baker INTERVOICE

Yahoo Voice-Hearers Support Group: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/voice-hearers/

Voice-Hearers.com Support and Research Group: http://Voice-Hearers.com

DID/MPD Dissociative Disorders: http://dissociation.com

DID/MPD Support Group: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.support.dissociation

NYT Daniel Smith article
Can You Live With the Voices in Your Head? By DANIEL B. SMITH Published: March 25, 2007 - NYT "Daniel B. Smith is the author of “Muses, Madmen and Prophets: Rethinking the History, Science and Meaning of Auditory Hallucination,” just published by the Penguin Press and from which this article is in part adapted."

What percentage of people hear voices in their head, at some point in their life? What cultures have tolerated, supported, or even expected/celebrated hearing voices?-69.87.193.119 14:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Some Native American cultures do. It's considered quite normal to hear the voices of your departed loved ones, especially in the first few years after they have died. This is actually cited in one of the supplements to the DSM-IV concerning avoiding misdiagnosis due to cultural or religious differences. --Bluejay Young 12:38, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Significant neutrality issues
This article needs major changes. Except for the introduction, the whole thing reads like a position paper as opposed to a neutral encyclopedia article. It expresses only one position, which is that of a specific organization that has clearly controvertial views. Furthermore, the links and the talk page serve only to advertise the one viewpoint that is expressed in the article. It could almost be a brochure for INTERVOICE. Although the opinions are usually referenced (to the Hearing Voices movement), other viewpoints need inclusion. Consider the Wikipedia NPOV guidelines:

Minority views can receive attention on pages specifically devoted to them—Wikipedia is not a paper encyclopedia. But on such pages, though a view may be spelled out in great detail, it must make appropriate reference to the majority viewpoint, and must not reflect an attempt to rewrite majority-view content strictly from the perspective of the minority view.

Almost any reference to viewpoints other than that of the Hearing Voices movement is usually perjorative, factually questionable, and unreferenced. For example, the article seems to imply that schizophrenia and hearing voices are, in the eyes of psychiatry and modern medicine, one and the same. Many times it is stated that psychiatrists or society has such-and-such a view, e.g. that hearing voices indicates pathology. These are unreferenced, and so need to be deleted or carefully rewritten. "All editors and all sources have biases - what matters is how we combine them to create a neutral article."

The trick is to explain the hearing voices movement without mischaracterizing what others believe and without advocacy. Ivete (talk) 03:21, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Bias
This article is terrible. It's a piece of advocacy, not something that would pass as an encyclopedia entry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.232.75.237 (talk) 20:40, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

 * I agree. Additionally, the writing style uses roundabout language ("...can be said to have been started..."). It screams prevarication. Some folks, possibly the author(s) of the article, are using this discussion page to discuss the TOPIC, rather than the article -- and even to promote advocacy of a group or a forum. This is inappropriate. rowley (talk) 15:58, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

its probably just as bias as the psychosis and schizophrenia topics Earlypsychosis (talk) 09:24, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Acutally, now that I've had a good read - this is very bias, but does contain some good sources. Will start work on it Earlypsychosis (talk) 08:06, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Calling a Cat a Cat
Hearing voices, just like being sexually atracted by your own gender IS AN ILLNESS.

This DOES NOT MEAN that people suffering such an abnormality (Ah... what is ABnormal) should suffer from prejudice, diminished rights or whatever negative treatment (I am PRO same-sex-wedding legislation as it is now a fact in Belgium). But one must not put one's head in the sands either!

Wether 'People hearing voices' are schyzophrenic or suffer some other psychic condition is irrelevant here (Though it is not, of course, for patients or doctors).

But if you 'Hear voices', want sex with your own gender, believe you are Adolf Hitler.....you are definitely ill!

Just like when you limb your leg, have blood or sugar in your urine....

Wether or not it is desireable that this condition be treated remains to be seen (No, I do NOT advocate 'Treatment' of homo's or lesbi's though I DID treat one lesbian one time and she was the greatest 'Lay' of my life and now remains a very 'Close friend').

But saying that such people are 'Just different from others' such as 'Liberals' are different from 'Conservatives' is nothing else but deceivement! 81.246.141.127 (talk) 19:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

 * This is a ridiculous hate-filled screed without a shred of fact to it and it reads like a YouTube comment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pw33n (talk • contribs) 18:21, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

 * So, you're saying that gay people are ill, but that you are okay with them being ill? (And you speak disparagingly of "liberals"?) Setting aside the disconnect in thinking, the condescending tone, the equation of homosexuality with Adolf Hitler, etc., please remember that this discussion page is for discussion of the ARTICLE, not the topic. If you want to spout off about how sick gay people are, there are plenty of public forums where you can display your bias. Not here. Keep the discussion on target, please. rowley (talk)

Delete this article? Rewrite this article? At least take homosexuality out of this article? The voices tell me to do all three!!!
I'm not sure that you can equate hearing voices and homosexuality. Obviously, there are cases in which hearing voices poses a serious threat to the well-being of the person experiencing them, and the people around them. I don't think the same spectrum applies to homosexuality: you can't be so gay that it kills you. They stopped telling us that in the 80s.

The Bias section above also has considerable merit. If there's anybody who knows enough about this organization, objectively, to write a disinterested article on it, they should do so. At the very least, it needs modifications to the descriptions of the movement's views on psychiatry, which are definitely stated argumentatively.

I'm too tired to edit this article right now, but I'll check back in a couple weeks and do it if someone else hasn't.75.70.77.116 (talk) 06:52, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

 * I am thinking about a rewrite. I know of their work, but not enough to write much.  It would help if you logged on to make contributions.  Earlypsychosis (talk) 07:51, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

 * the reference to homosexuality is a reference to the inclusion of homosexuality in psychiatry manuals as a disorder. This wasnt recently, although I'm too young to know when it was removed from DSM. Earlypsychosis (talk) 07:59, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

homosexuality was removed from DSM in 1974 (within my lifetime!) Earlypsychosis (talk) 10:51, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

multiple issues
this article has merit but think that the issues are:

Earlypsychosis (talk) 08:16, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
 * very bias and antipsychiatry. the movement is about an alternative to mainstream psychiatry, but the article in not written from NPOV
 * poor use of references - written like an APA referencing style
 * needs copyediting

bias
This article is very one sided, and a lot of the sources do not appear reliable, eg. reference 10 contained in this article appears to be fabricated. First of all it is controversial - every study I have ever read suggest the majority of those with positive schizophrenic symptoms significantly improve with antipsychotic medication, and secondly there is no study written in 1999 with an author Romme that makes this claim (at least not on google scholar).

It also needs to be made clear that schizophrenia and voice hearing are very separate things.

I was quite concerned about the one sided nature of this article - until I read down to the advert. I really think wikipedia should reconsider hosting a biased article, based on unreliable sources, that then advertises a book. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.144.225.222 (talk) 15:27, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia now hosts adverts?
This article is nothing more than an advertisement. All it lacks is pictures of good-looking, highly successful people who all use Intervoice. All I see on their forums are masses of voice hearers who no longer take their meds and now believe the voices really are angels/demons/God/Hitler (yes I am a voice hearer).

Nice work intervoice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.145.253.103 (talk) 00:09, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Page revamp
This page is a mess. Tempted to nominate it for WP:NUKEANDPAVE, but will try my hand at editing first. Please discuss edits here. EvergreenFir (talk) 19:22, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Completely agree and trimmed down some of the worst parts. Still needs a lot more work. Editors connected to the topic should read WP:COI and WP:NPOV. GermanJoe (talk) 19:00, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

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Engineering Education Scheme

The Engineering Education Scheme is a scheme run in the United Kingdom by the Engineering Development Trust to promote the education of school students about engineering. It is part of the Royal Academy of Engineering's BEST programme.

The Engineering Education Scheme is an annual event which can run for over a year after the start. It begins with a launch day in September or October which are held in regional batches. By this point the schools will have selected their team(s) (normally made up of 4 students) who will take part. At the launch the team is put together with their company (for example Kodak or Ford, however one of the largest contributors is the Royal Navy) and their company gives them a real life challenge that they would otherwise be working on. They are also given presentations by the scheme's organisers as to exactly what they need to do. For the next 6 months the team works on the project. They get help from their teachers as well as visits from engineers from their companies who discuss their ideas with them. They may also visit the factory of their company. At the start of January the team will spend 3 days at a university having lectures from engineering professors and using the facilities to test their designs.

The scheme finishes at a 'Celebration and Assessment Day' where the teams show off their completed design at a stand along with their report which is usually about 40-80 pages long. They also give a presentation to the assessors. Often their design is actually used by the company who gave it to them. At the end of the event they are awarded a bronze, silver, gold or platinum award for their efforts. The platinum award is especially prestigious as it is awarded very infrequently. Students involved in the award often go on to read engineering at University, and the scheme is often a factor contributing to successful entry; due to the level of difficulty its completion is highly regarded by admissions tutors.

Actual examples of projects

 * "Design a bridge"
 * "Design a machine for rolling protective plastic over photographic film"
 * "Investigate and cost energy sources, including renewable for a new factory"
 * "Design and build a prototype of a device to measure the draught of a submarine"
 * "Design a wind turbine."

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List of Iranian ambassadors under President Khatami

This is a List of Iranian ambassadors under President Khatami:

 * Hamid Aboutalebi, Ambassador to Australia
 * Ali Ahani, Ambassador to Belgium
 * Mohammad Hossein Adeli, Ambassador to the United Kingdom
 * Mohammad Mehdi Akhoond Zadeh, Ambassador to Austria
 * Masoud Edrisi, Ambassador to the Lebanon
 * Pirouz Hosseini, Representative and Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency
 * Abdol Reza Faraji-rad, Ambassador to Norway
 * Mohammad Javad Faridzadeh, Ambassador to the Holy See
 * Ali Jazini, Representative to the Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States
 * Javad Kajouyan Fini, Ambassador to Finland
 * Hassan Tajik, Ambassador to Portugal
 * Hossein Kamalian, Ambassador to Yemen
 * Sadegh Kharazi, Ambassador to France
 * Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh, Ambassador to Venezuela
 * Morteza Mir-Heydari, Ambassador to Serbia and montenegro
 * Hamidreza Nikkar Esfahani, Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland
 * Mohammad Ghasem Mohebali, Ambassador to Malaysia
 * Esfandiar Omidbakhsh, Representative to the World Trade Organization
 * Mohsen Pakaein, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand
 * Abolfazl Rahnama Hazavei, Ambassador to Hungary
 * Hossein Sadeghi, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
 * Gholamreza Ansari, Ambassador to Russia
 * Hossein Talaei, Ambassador to South Korea
 * Abbas Talebi-far, Ambassador to Brunei
 * Seyed Kamal Sajjadi, Ambassador to Vietnam
 * Muhammad Hassan Akhtari, Ambassador to Syria
 * Abdollah Norouzi, Ambassador to Sweden
 * Fereydoun Verdinezhad, Ambassador to China
 * Siavash Zargar Yaghoubi, Ambassador to India
 * M. Javad Zarif, Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations
 * Bozorgmehr Ziaran, Ambassador to Netherlands
 * Ahmad Daniali, Ambassador to Denmark
 * Amir Hossein Zamaninia, Ambassador to Malaysia


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User:The bellman/temp

Victor Chang
headings:
 * murder of chang
 * media reaction to the murder
 * victor chang foundation

http://download2.wikimedia.org/tools/view_deleted_article.

List of Mexico radio programs
This is an incomplete list that is currently biased toward current and popular programming.

 * A nivel de cancha
 * Al calor de la noche
 * American Hits
 * Arte lírico W
 * Azúcar
 * Back in time
 * Beatlemanía
 * Beatles and friends
 * Bombazo al pasado
 * Cancha caliente
 * Cristo es la respuesta
 * Contacto informativo
 * De 1 a 3
 * Domingo antillano
 * El club de los Beatles
 * El club de la mujer
 * Espacio deportivo
 * Espacio para tu salud
 * Fox en vivo, Fox contigo
 * Free radio
 * Golden music
 * Grupo FM Noticias
 * Hoy por hoy
 * Imagen informativa
 * Juan Gabriel y sus invitados
 * La caverna
 * La medicina y el hombre
 * La máquina escondida
 * La mano peluda
 * La taquilla
 * La piedra angular
 * La hora nacional
 * Líderes de Opinión
 * Los amos del camino
 * Los rollos del sábado
 * Los trovadores
 * Lounge and Chillout
 * Malacatonche
 * Memorias Pulsar
 * MVS Noticias
 * Mi forma de sentir
 * Misa dominical
 * Monitor
 * Noticentro
 * Noche mágica
 * Noche latina
 * Noticiero Siglo XXI
 * Oldies
 * Panorama informativo
 * Palomitas
 * Pasión W
 * Programa X
 * RASA en la Noticia
 * Rectoría de la Divina Providencia
 * Salud hable mente W
 * Special music
 * Score 1210
 * Y usted qué opina?
 * Yo el poeta

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Ivans Xtc

ivansxtc is a 2000 British-American independent drama film co-written by Bernard Rose and Lisa Enos, produced by Enos and directed by Rose, the first of several Enos-Rose collaborations, including Snuff-Movie (2005), Kreutzer Sonata (2008) and Mr. Nice (2010). The film stars Danny Huston, Peter Weller, and Lisa Enos, with Rose and Enos' actual CAA agent, Adam Krentzmen, playing the role of fictional "Media Talent Agency" agent Barry Oaks. Other key roles include Morgan Walsh (Vukovic) as Lucy Lawrence, and SLC Punk director James Merendino as director Danny McTeague.

The story follows a Hollywood agent, Ivan Beckman (Huston), who must force a smile and carry on with business as usual with the agency's biggest client, Don West (Weller), in the face of a cancer diagnosis. The film, loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's 1886 novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich, was also inspired by the rise and fall of talent agent Jay Moloney.

Cast

 * Danny Huston as Ivan Beckman, a successful film agent working in Los Angeles
 * Peter Weller as Don West, Beckman's client
 * Lisa Enos as Charlotte White
 * James Merendino as Danny McTeague
 * Adam Krentzman as Barry Oaks
 * Sarah Danielle Madison as Naomi
 * Tiffani Thiessen as Marie Stein
 * Dan Ireland as Ted Zimblest
 * Lisa Henson as Margaret Mead
 * Hal Lieberman as Lloyd Hall
 * Valeria Golino as Constanza Vero
 * Angela Featherstone as Amanda Hill
 * Victoria Silvstedt as Melanie

Production
Filming took place in July 1999 in Sherman Oaks and Los Angeles, and was originally intended as a "Dogme 95" film in which the key collaborators (Enos, Rose, DP Ron Forstye, Production Coordinator Morgan Vukovic, etc.) would be credited as "The Filmmakers". It was shot at 60i fps on the Sony HDW-700A HD video format digital camera, which proved problematic for theatrical distribution.

Release
On its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, the film was ranked at #71, behind The Salton Sea, The Singles Ward and a re-release of Beauty and the Beast.

Reception
Ivans Xtc received mostly positive reviews. On film aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 77% rating, with an average score of 6.8/10, sampled from reviews from 30 critics. It scored a 67/100 (citing "generally favorable reviews") on Metacritic, based on reviews from 14 critics.

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Cleveland Crunch

The Cleveland Crunch is an American professional indoor soccer club located in Cleveland, Ohio.

Formed in 1989 as an expansion team in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), the Crunch played a total of 16 seasons in three separate leagues under two different names. The team played three seasons in the original MISL, later known as the Major Soccer League (MSL), before joining the rival National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1992. After nine seasons in the NPSL, the team joined a second incarnation of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) in 2001. In 2002, the team was rebranded the Cleveland Force in honor of the former team of the same name. After four seasons in the second MISL, the team folded in 2005.

The Cleveland Crunch franchise was revived in 2020. The team joined Major Arena Soccer League 2 for the 2021 season and then joined Major League Indoor Soccer for its 2023 season. This iteration of the Cleveland Crunch has won two league championships since returning to play.

Founding of the Cleveland Crunch
The original Cleveland Force team had folded on July 22, 1988. Akron businessmen George S. Hoffman and Stuart Lichter formed an ownership group; named Al Miller general manager; and named former Force star Kai Haaskivi player-coach. Miller and Haaskivi brought back many players who had been fan favorites during the Force's height of popularity in the mid-1980s. The Crunch's home arena was originally the Richfield Coliseum.

Near the end of the Crunch's first season, Miller engineered a trade that would help Cleveland make the championship finals in seven of the next 10 years. He sent veteran forward Paul Wright to the San Diego Sockers for Zoran Karic, a feisty forward who immediately hit it off with Cleveland star Hector Marinaro. Within weeks, they were dubbed the "Dynamic Duo" and together rewrote the scoring record books for the next decade.

Move to NPSL and Three Championships
In 1992 the Crunch joined the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) where it made a name for itself as a dominating soccer club, winning three championships in five seasons.

When the original MISL ceased operation in the summer of 1992, the Crunch, Baltimore and Wichita joined the rival NPSL as "expansion teams". All were permitted to keep only six players, then fill the rest of their rosters in an expansion draft of players made available by other NPSL teams.

The NPSL, in an effort to promote the sport in the United States, had a cap of two non-Americans allowed on a roster. Canadian-born Marinaro and Serbia native Karic filled that quota immediately. Besides Marinaro and Karic, holdovers from the MISL Crunch were midfielders Tommy Tanner and Andy Schmetzer, defender George Fernandez and young goalkeeper Otto Orf.

Orf had only a 14–32 record the previous three years with the club as backup to P.J. Johns. Before switching leagues, Miller had signed four-time NPSL goalkeeper of the year Jamie Swanner from the Canton Invaders. That contract was voided when the Crunch entered the NPSL. Swanner and several ex-Invaders signed as free agents with another expansion team, the Buffalo Blizzard. New Crunch coach Gary Hindley wanted Orf as his starter, citing the big keeper's strong throwing arm as an offensive weapon. He wanted Orf getting the ball to Marinaro and Karic with outlet passes at the team's new home, the CSU Convocation Center, where the playing surface was considerably smaller than at the Richfield Coliseum.

Orf became a 25-game winner, Marinaro and Karic shattered all scoring records, and Cleveland advanced to the league finals, where it lost to the Kansas City Attack, three games to two.

A year later, the Crunch finally broke through to win Cleveland's first championship in any pro sport in 30 years. Marinaro scored the dramatic game-winner in double overtime as Cleveland overcame a 15–10 deficit to defeat the visiting St. Louis Ambush, 17–15, to take the series, three games to one. The team went on to win two more championships, in the 1995-96 and 1998-99 seasons.

Lichter faded from view when the MISL folded and Hoffman became even more active as owner during the Crunch's almost yearly run to the finals. Hoffman eventually sold his interest to a Cleveland group headed by Richard Dietrich. Soon after, the NPSL reorganized itself as the new Major Indoor Soccer League in 2001. The team took on the old Cleveland Force name in 2002.

The Cleveland Crunch Returns
In 2020, a new ownership group announced it was reviving the Cleveland Crunch brand, after the team's 18-year hiatus, and returning professional indoor soccer to Cleveland.

The team joined the Major Arena Soccer League 2 (MASL 2) for the 2021 season. In its first season back, the team earned the Cleveland Crunch's fourth league title, defeating the Wichita Wings 11-6 to win the MASL 2 Championship.

For year three, the team moved to Major League Indoor Soccer (MLIS) and won its second championship since returning.

Team honors
MLIS League championships

 * 2024 MLIS Champions

MASL 2 League championships

 * 2021 MASL 2 Champions

NPSL League championships
 * 1993–94 NPSL Champions
 * 1995–96 NPSL Champions
 * 1998–99 NPSL Champions

Division titles (regular season)
 * 1990–91 MSL Eastern Division
 * 1994–95 NPSL American Division
 * 1995–96 NPSL American Division
 * 1996–97 NPSL Central Division
 * 1998–99 NPSL Central Division
 * 1999–00 NPSL Central Division
 * 2021-22 M2 Great Lake Division
 * 2023-24 MLIS 1st in the Division

Division/Conference titles (Playoffs)
 * 1991 MSL Eastern Division
 * 1993 NPSL American Division
 * 1994 NPSL American Division
 * 1996 NPSL American Division
 * 1997 NPSL American Conference
 * 1999 NPSL American Conference
 * 2000 NPSL American Conference

Individual honors
Most Valuable Player Award
 * 1992–93 Hector Marinaro
 * 1993–94 Zoran Karic
 * 1994–95 Hector Marinaro
 * 1995–96 Hector Marinaro (shared with Milwaukee's Victor Nogueira)
 * 1996–97 Hector Marinaro
 * 1998–99 Hector Marinaro
 * 1999–00 Hector Marinaro

Scoring Champions
 * 1991–92 Zoran Karic, 102 points in 37 games
 * 1992–93 Hector Marinaro, 248 points in 38 games
 * 1993–94 Zoran Karic, 267 points in 36 games
 * 1994–95 Hector Marinaro, 255 points in 32 games
 * 1995–96 Hector Marinaro, 247 points in 33 games
 * 1996–97 Hector Marinaro, 265 points in 36 games
 * 1997–98 Hector Marinaro, 212 points in 36 games
 * 1998–99 Hector Marinaro, 195 points in 34 games
 * 1999–00 Hector Marinaro, 231 points in 38 games
 * 2000–01 Hector Marinaro, 161 points in 34 games

All-Star Game MVP
 * 1993 game in Cleveland, Zoran Karic
 * 1995 game in Buffalo, Zoran Karic (shared with Kansas City's Brian Haynes)
 * 1999 game in Wichita, Zoran Karic
 * 2001 game in Buffalo, John Ball

Rookie of the Year Award
 * 1991–92 Tommy Tanner
 * 1994–95 Henry Gutierrez

All-Rookie Team
 * 1991–92 Tommy Tanner, 1st team
 * 1993–94 Troy Dayak, 2nd team
 * 1994–95 Scott Schweitzer, 1st team
 * 1994–95 Henry Gutierrez, 1st team
 * 1995–96 Todd Dusosky, 2nd team
 * 1996–97 John Ball, 1st team
 * 1997–98 Shawn Boney, 2nd team
 * 1997–98 Bo Simic, 2nd team
 * 2001–02 Marco Reda, 1st team
 * 2001–02 Justin Evans, 1st team

Head coaches

 * Kai Haaskivi (1989–90) 29–50, .367
 * Trevor Dawkins (1990–92) 40–25, .615; Playoffs: 8–11, .421
 * Gary Hindley (1992–95) 78–42, .650; Playoffs: 15–12, .555
 * Bruce Miller (1995-01) 149–87, .631; Playoffs: 27–18, .600
 * George Fernandez (2001) 3–5, .375
 * Mike Pilger (2001–02) 17–31, .354
 * Andy Schmetzer (2002–04) 33–38, .465; Playoffs: 0–2 .000
 * Omid Namazi (2004–05) 23–16, .590; Playoffs: 2–2 .500
 * Louis Kastelic (2020-22) 19-3 .864; Playoffs: 3-1 .750
 * Benny Dargle (2022-23) 9-3, .750; Playoffs: 2-1, .666
 * Antonio Manfut (2023-present) TBA; Playoffs: TBA

Arenas

 * Richfield Coliseum 1989–92
 * CSU Convocation Center 1992-05
 * Soccer Complex 2020-present
 * I-X Center select games 2022-23

Playoffs
1990–91  MSL Eastern Division Finals: Defeated Kansas City Comets, 4–3

MSL Championship Series: Lost to San Diego Sockers, 4–2

1991–92  MSL Semifinals: Lost to Dallas Sidekicks, 4–2

1992–93  NPSL American Division Semifinals: Defeated Buffalo Blizzard, 2–1

NPSL American Division Finals: Defeated Harrisburg Heat, 2–1

NPSL Championship Series: Lost to Kansas City Attack, 3–2

1993–94  NPSL American Division Semifinals: Defeated Buffalo Blizzard, 2–1

NPSL American Division Finals: Defeated Harrisburg Heat, 2–1

NPSL Championship Series: Defeated St. Louis Ambush, 3–1

1994–95  NPSL American Division Semifinals: Defeated Buffalo Blizzard, 2–1

NPSL American Division Finals: Lost to Harrisburg Heat, 3–0

1995–96  NPSL American Division Semifinals: Defeated Buffalo Blizzard, 2–1

NPSL American Division Finals: Defeated Baltimore Spirit, 3–1

NPSL Championship Series: Defeated Kansas City Attack, 4–2

1996–97  NPSL American Conference Semifinals: Defeated Baltimore Spirit, 2–1

NPSL American Conference Finals: Defeated Harrisburg Heat, 3–1

NPSL Championship Series: Lost to Kansas City Attack, 4–0

1997–98  NPSL American Conference Semifinals: Lost to Philadelphia Kixx, 2–0

1998–99  NPSL American Conference Semifinals: Defeated Montreal Impact, 2–1

NPSL American Conference Finals: Defeated Philadelphia Kixx, 2–0

NPSL Championship Series: Defeated St. Louis Ambush, 3–2

1999–2000  NPSL American Conference Semifinals: Defeated Montreal Impact, 2–0

NPSL American Conference Finals: Defeated Baltimore Blast, 2–0

NPSL Championship Series: Lost to Milwaukee Wave, 3–2

2002–03

MISL Eastern Conference Semifinals: Lost to Baltimore Blast 1–0

2003–04

MISL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Lost to Dallas Sidekicks 1–0

2004–05

MISL Semifinals: Defeated Philadelphia Kixx 2–0

MISL Finals: Lost to Milwaukee Wave 2–0

2020-21

MASL2 Semifinals: Defeated FC Amarillo Bombers 12–6

MASL2 Finals: Defeated Wichita Wings 11–6

2021-22

MASL2 Semifinals: Defeated Muskingun Risers 6-5

MASL2 Finals: Lost to San Diego Sockers2 4-7

2022-23

MLIS Wild Card: Defeated Chicago Mustangs 12-6

MLIS Semifinals: Lost to Omaha Kings 7-8

2023-24

MLIS Semifinals: Defeated Grand Rapids City FC 11-5 MLIS Fianls: Defeated Omaha Kings 9-4

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List of Iranian provincial governors under President Khatami

This is a list of Iranian provincial General-governors


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User:Resipsa

Just your run-of-the-mill Russian-speaking, technology-grokking law student.

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CherryOS

CherryOS was a PowerPC G4 processor emulator for x86 Microsoft Windows platforms, which allowed various Apple Inc. programs to be operated on Windows XP. Announced and made available for pre-orders on October 12, 2004, it was developed by Maui X-Stream (MXS), a startup company based in Lahaina, Hawaii and a subsidiary of Paradise Television. The program encountered a number of launch difficulties its first year, including a poorly-reviewed soft launch in October 2004, wherein Wired Magazine argued that CherryOS used code grafted directly from PearPC, an older open-source emulator. Lead developer Arben Kryeziu subsequently stated that PearPC had provided the inspiration for CherryOS, but "not the work, not the architecture. With their architecture I'd never get the speed."

After further development, CherryOS 1.0 was released in its final form on March 8, 2005, with support for CD, DVD, USB, FireWire, and Ethernet. It was described as automatically detecting "hardware and network connections" and allowing "for the use of virtually any OS X-ready application," including Safari and Mail. Estimated to be compatible with approximately 70 percent of PCs, MXS again fielded accusations that CherryOS 1.0 incorporated code from PearPC. MXS argued CherryOS was "absolutely not" a knockoff," and that though "certain generic code strings and screen verbiage used in Pear PC are also used in CherryOS... they are not proprietary to the Pear PC product." Shortly afterwards the creators of PearPC were reported to be "contemplating" litigation against Maui X-Stream, and on April 6, 2005, CherryOS was announced to be on hold. A day later, CherryOS announced that "due to overwhelming demand, Cherry open source project launches May 1, 2005."

Background and development
On October 12, 2004, the emulator CherryOS was announced by Maui X-Stream (MXS), a startup company based in Lahaina, Hawaii and a subsidiary of Paradise Television. At the time MXS was best known for developing software for video streaming, particularly their VX3 encoder. As a new emulator intended to allow Mac OS X to be utilized on x86 computer architecture, CherryOS was advertised as working on Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, with features such as allowing files to be dragged from PC to Mac, the creation of multiple profiles, and support for networking and sound. With development led by MXS employee and software developer Arben Kryeziu, CherryOS was made available for pre-order on the MXS website.

Some articles hailed CherryOS as a new potential competitor for programs such as MacWindows, while the Irish Times would later write that certain groups of consumers "were suspicious as to how a little-known Hawaii-based outfit... could suddenly do something that had evaded much larger firms." In explaining the suspicion, Ars Technica later noted that emulators by small developers like PearPC had reputations for working extremely slowly, meaning CherryOS's claim of operating 80 percent of the host PC's speed would have been "a major breakthrough" in the industry. When asked by the Star Bulletin, at this point Kryeziu denied any possibility that CherryOS would contain code from a rival program like Apple, MacWindows, Emulators.com, or PearPC,  stating that "our lawyers have looked at this and say we're in the clear. We wrote this from scratch and we're clean as a whistle."

According to the Star Bulletin, suspicions that CherryOS might be a hoax "were fanned" by glitches on the CherryOS home website, and three days after the site opened for pre-sales it crashed after taking 300,000 daily hits. MXS president Jim Kartes crediting the crash on both unexpected high traffic and Mac "purists" who had hacked and destroyed the servers, and though MXS continued to accept non-digital pre-orders,  by October 19 the CherryOS website was offline entirely as MXS switched to a new web host.

Pre-release version
Initially the company did not offer a trial version of CherryOS, citing concerns the code might be pirated. However, "as a direct result of the overwhelming response to our October 12 announcement," as of October 15 the company was readying a free beta version with a projected release date of November 25, 2004. On October 18, Kryeziu stated that a free public demo would be released within a week, and CherryOS was first registered to be trademarked in the United States on October 19, 2004. On October 19, however, Kryeziu withheld a timetable for the CherryOS release, stating the company had been pre-emptive in releasing the earlier "soft launch" version, and that CherryOS still had too many software bugs  to predict a release date. Wired News reviewed a pre-release version around this time, reporting on October 22 that an expert had found distinguishing "watermarks" from PearPC's source code in CherryOS. Moreover, the pre-release version was reviewed to run at the same slow speed as PearPC, though Wired noted "they've actually done some work on it. They've written a whole graphical interface that makes [PearPC] easier to use."

In response to the article, MXS stated that the edition tested by Wired had been a "very bad...premature version" that "is not CherryOS," and that one of the CherryOS programmers had since been fired for directly grafting elements of PearPC code into the release. A competing emulator, PearPC been released the year before under the GNU General Public License, which allows commercial products to use the software for profit under "certain conditions, such as acknowledging previous work." Kryeziu stated PearPC had provided the inspiration for CherryOS, but "not the work, not the architecture. With their architecture I'd never get the speed I got." He argued that some similarities between CherryOS and PearPC were a result of "the fact that they were designed to perform similar functions," and that "there are some functionalities that can only be done a certain way, and names are going to be similar or identical." Wired senior editor Leander Kahney posited that if the final CherryOS release did contain PearPC code, PearPC would be unlikely to sue Maui X-Stream for "a cut of any profits since open-source codes are protected more by an honor system than any legal basis." By October 22, Kryeziu stated to Wired that he'd been contacted by Apple Computer for an undisclosed reason that "wasn't bad."

CherryOS 1.0 release
After a delay, CherryOS 1.0 was released in its final form on March 8, 2005. Maui-X Stream initially offered a free copy for evaluation on its website,  with 14 boot allowances  and five free days per copy. According to MXS president Jim Kartes, within the first few days the free version was downloaded 100,000 times. Stated Kartes to the Mac Observer on March 8, 2005, "there has been a lot of misinformation about this product... I think we have proven those skeptics wrong." Initial reports of certain computers encountering slow speeds and glitches were explained by MXS as "expected," as "it's got bugs. That is why we're offering a free trial download. If it doesn't work, they shouldn't buy it.... we will use the testing of consumers to improve its stability and performance." Kartes extrapolated that after development, somewhere between "60% and 70% of all PC owners" would be able to use the CherryOS product. MXS announced plans to market CherryOS throughout the summer of 2005, but withheld specifics on when it would be released for sale.

BetaNews.com reviewed CherryOS upon its public release, arguing that there were again similarities between CherryOS and PearPC, including specific non-generic lines of code. Maui X-Stream president Jim Kartes denied that CherryOS had grafted in PearPC code, and on March 24, 2005, a spokesperson for CherryOS stated to the Irish Times that CherryOS 1.0 was "absolutely not" a knockoff of Pear PC, as "there are considerable differences between the two products: Both products emulate the Apple operating system but the similarity ends there." The spokesperson further explained that "certain generic code strings and screen verbiage used in Pear PC are also used in CherryOS. They are not proprietary to the Pear PC product. For example, Pear tops out at G3 emulation and CherryOS is the only stable G4 emulator on the market today. CherryOS uses multithreading architecture for speed and ease of use. Pear employs a step-by-step approach; CherryOS features a shared-drive emulator, a drag-and-drop option allows you to connect the Windows drive to a Mac environment and CherryOS is the only emulator to support sound." Kartes further stated that although PearPC introduced their code before CherryOS, that "doesn't give them a claim on certain technical aspects of our product."

On March 30, 2005, Ars Technica reported that the creators of PearPC were "contemplating" litigation against Maui X-Stream. On April 6, 2005, Cherry OS was announced by its developers to be on hold "until further notice." A day later, CherryOS announced on its website that it would no longer be a commercial product, and that "due to overwhelming demand, Cherry open source project launches May 1, 2005." The trademark for CherryOS was filed as abandoned as of June 21, 2006.

Overview
CherryOS was a PowerPC G4 processor emulator for x86 Microsoft Windows platforms. Originally written to work with Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, among other features Cherry OS purported to allow files to be dragged from PC to Mac, the creation of multiple profiles, support skins, and support for networking and sound. In October 2004, the program's developer announced CherryOS as having "full network capabilities" and "complete access to the host computer's hardware resources - hard drive, CPU, RAM, FireWire, USB, PCI, PCMCIA bus, Ethernet networking and modem." By October 21, 2004, the program was reported to be a 7 MB download with Velocity Engine included. At the time, MMX stated they were developing 3D acceleration for CherryOS.

The program was publicly released on March 8, 2005, with support for CD, DVD, USB, FireWire, and Ethernet. It was described as automatically detecting "hardware and network connections" and allowing "for the use of virtually any OS X-ready application,"  including Safari and Mail by Apple. Estimated to be compatible with approximately 70 percent of PCs, the CherryOS system required a Pentium 4 1.6 gigahertz (GHz) CPU or equivalent hardware and Windows XP, as well as 512 megabytes of memory and 3 gigabytes of hard drive space. After the initial March 8 release, speed of CherryOS 1.0 was reported to be variable. Karol McGuire of MXS stated that speed was depended on computer processor, as "a processor that has inadequate space on the hard drive or that runs at less than optimum operating speeds will not allow CherryOS to perform as designed." Following the public launch, the company announced that Kryeziu would be overseeing development on "sound support and network bridging, as well as improving speed." Kryeziu explained "we think we'll have the first two issues solved fairly soon. It's the type of product that will be continually updated as we go along. We think we can make it faster than it is right now, but this will take time."

Apple TOS
For its year in development, there was some question in the press as to the legality of CherryOS in relation to Apple's "Use and Restrictions" agreement, which only allows Apple programs to be used on a singular "Apple-labeled computer" at one time. The publication Ars Technica notes, however, that "a PPC emulator [like CherryOS or PearPC] isn't just for violating ToS agreements and bringing down the wrath of Apple Legal. It has legitimate uses too... you could use an emulator to run a PPC version of Linux on x86 hardware, and you could even use a P2P network to get that distribution of Linux, justifying two technologies with one rationalization." Despite this fact, the Irish Times pointed out that CherryOS was marketed exclusively to run Mac OSX, which it argued was "clear" violation of the OS X license agreement.

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The Word (TV series)

The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom.

Format
The show's presenters included Terry Christian, comedian Mark Lamarr, Dani Behr, Katie Puckrik, Jasmine Dotiwala, Alan Connor, Amanda de Cadenet and Huffty. Originally broadcast in the old Tube time slot of 6 pm Friday evenings, The Word's main live show was shifted to a late-night timeslot from 9 November 1990. The magazine format allowed for interviews, live music, features and even game shows. The flexible late-night format meant that guests could do just about anything to be controversial.

There was also an 'I'll do anything to be on television' section called "The Hopefuls" which ran for half of series 4 and half of series 5 in which people did generally repulsive things in order to get featured on the programme.

Production
The show was the brainchild of Charlie Parsons and Christian and was originally produced for series 1 and 2 by the production company 24 Hour Productions, which later became Planet 24.

Paul Ross was the series editor on series 3 and 4, and became executive producer for series 5. Jo Whiley worked as a researcher/band booker on series 2 and half of series 3 and is credited as having given Nirvana their historic and notorious first TV appearance.

The programme ran for five series from 1990 to 1995. From the start, there was considerable tabloid backlash against the show. In mid 2000, Channel 4 screened a short-running compilation series titled Best of The Word, which mostly featured music performances.

Tango sponsored the show in 1994.

Notable moments

 * Nirvana's international television debut performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", with Kurt Cobain declaring Courtney Love to be "the best fuck in the world."
 * Singer/guitarist Donita Sparks of L7 removing her jeans and underwear during a performance, the full-frontal nudity displayed when she drops her guitar being briefly broadcast.
 * The TV debut of Oasis playing "Supersonic".
 * Rage Against the Machine playing "Killing in the Name", resulting in a stage invasion with guitarist Tom Morello and singer Zack de la Rocha both being stopped from performing by the chaotic crowd.
 * Lynne Perrie, best known for her role as Ivy Tilsley in soap opera Coronation Street, performing a tuneless rendition of the Gloria Gaynor song "I Will Survive".
 * A very drunk Oliver Reed giving a barely coherent interview before performing "Wild Thing" by The Troggs with Ned's Atomic Dustbin."
 * Shabba Ranks advocating crucifixion of homosexuals, which met with universal condemnation including an onscreen retort from presenter Lamarr.

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Hong Kong Film Awards

The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies typically take place in April, and have mostly been held at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre since 1991. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, acting and cinematography. The awards are regarded as the Hong Kong equivalent of the Academy Awards.

The HKFA, incorporated into Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd. since December 1993, are currently managed by a board of directors, which consists of representatives from thirteen professional film bodies in Hong Kong. Voting on eligible films for the HKFA is conducted January through March every year and is open to all registered voters, which include local film workers as well as critics, and a selected group of adjudicators.

General rules
The Hong Kong Film Awards are open to all Hong Kong films which are longer than an hour and commercially released in Hong Kong within the previous calendar year. A film qualifies as a Hong Kong film if it satisfies two of the three criteria, namely: the film director is a Hong Kong resident, at least one film company is registered in Hong Kong, and at least six persons of the production crew are Hong Kong residents. Since 2002, the HKFA also feature a Best Asian Film category, which accepts non-Hong Kong films which are commercially released in Hong Kong.

In January each year, a first round of election, open to all registered voters and a selected group of 100 professional adjudicators, is held to determine the five nominees for each award category. In the rare case where there is a tie between two nominees within the top five slots, six nominees will be allowed. Nominations are usually announced in February, after which a second round of election is held to determine the winner. Voting in the second round is open to a group of 50 professional adjudicators, Executive Committee members of the HKFA, as well as members of the thirteen professional film bodies. Each voting group holds a percentage of the ultimate score for each nominee, and each film body holds a higher share in the categories associated with it.

Board of directors
The Board of Directors consists of representatives from thirteen professional film bodies in Hong Kong, listed below.
 * City Entertainment
 * Hong Kong Kowloon and New Territories Motion Picture Industry Association
 * Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild
 * Hong Kong Theatres Association
 * Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers
 * Hong Kong Movie Production Executives Association
 * Hong Kong Cinematography Lighting Association
 * Hong Kong Stuntman Association
 * Hong Kong Screen Writer's Guild
 * Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild
 * Hong Kong Film Arts Association
 * Hong Kong Society of Film Editors
 * Hong Kong Chamber of Films

Categories
The Hong Kong Film Awards currently feature 19 regular categories, listed below.

 * Best Film
 * Best Director
 * Best Screenplay
 * Best Actor
 * Best Actress
 * Best Supporting Actor
 * Best Supporting Actress
 * Best New Performer
 * Best New Director
 * Best Cinematography
 * Best Film Editing
 * Best Art Direction
 * Best Costume Make Up Design
 * Best Action Choreography
 * Best Original Film Score
 * Best Sound Design
 * Best Original Film Song
 * Best Visual Effects
 * Best Asian Chinese Language Film

Mosts

 * Most wins for a film: The Grandmaster — won 12 awards in 2014, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Costume & Make Up Design, Best Action Choreography, Best Sound Design and Best Original Film Score.
 * Most wins for Best Director: Ann Hui — awarded 6 times in 1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018.
 * Most wins for Best Actor: Tony Leung Chiu Wai — awarded 6 times in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2024.
 * Most wins for Best Actress: Maggie Cheung — awarded 5 times in 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998 and 2001.
 * Most wins for Best Supporting Actor: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Paul Chun, Anthony Wong Chau Sang, Liu Kai-Chi,  and Eric Tsang with 2 times each.
 * Most wins for Best Supporting Actress: Elaine Jin — awarded 4 times in 1987, 1988, 2016 and 2017.
 * Most nominations for a film: Bodyguards and Assassins — received 18 nominations in 2010 and won 8 including Best Film.
 * Most nominations for Best Director: Johnnie To — nominated 18 times between his first nomination in 1990 and his latest in 2017.
 * Most nominations for Best Actor: Lau Ching-wan — nominated 17 times between his first nomination in 1994 and his latest in 2023.
 * Most nominations for Best Actress: Sylvia Chang — nominated 12 times between her first nomination in 1983 and her latest in 2023.
 * Most nominations without win: Chin Ka-lok — nominated 14 times between his first nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1996 and his latest for Best Action Choreography in 2024, and not a single win.
 * Most consecutive wins in the same category: Arthur Wong, awarded Best Cinematography in 1998, 1999 and 2000; Kinson Tsang, awarded Best Sound Design in 2016, 2017 and 2018; Wu Lilu, awarded Best Costume Make Up Design in 2020, 2022 and 2023.

Firsts

 * First winner: Kara Hui — awarded Best Actress in the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards, making her the first recipient of the Hong Kong Film Awards.
 * First non-Hong Kong resident winner: Song Hongrong — born in Mainland China, awarded Best Art Direction in 1984.
 * First non-Hong Kong resident winner for Best Actor: Jet Li — born in Mainland China, awarded Best Actor in 2008 for his role in film The Warlords.
 * First non-Hong Kong resident winner for Best Actress: Siqin Gaowa — born in Mainland China, awarded Best Actress in 1985 for her role in film Homecoming.

Special

 * The films winning all 5 major awards (film, director, screenplay, actor, actress): Summer Snow by Ann Hui in 1996, and is succeeded by A Simple Life — also directed by Ann Hui in 2012.

Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures
To celebrate a century of Chinese cinema, the Hong Kong Film Awards unveiled a list of Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures (which in fact includes 103 films) during the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony on 27 March 2005. The list, selected by a panel of 101 filmmakers, critics and scholars, includes 24 films from Mainland China (11 from pre-1949 and 13 from post-1949), 61 from Hong Kong, 16 from Taiwan, and 2 co-productions.

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HKFA may refer to:

 * Hong Kong Film Award, an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong
 * Hong Kong Film Archive, located at 50 Lei King Road, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong
 * Hong Kong Football Association, the association football federation of Hong Kong, China

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