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Zadonshchina

Zadonshchina (Задонщина; could be translated as "the region beyond the Don River") is a Russian literary monument of the late 14th century, which tells of the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380.

Redactions and the Prototext
Zadonshina exists in 2 redactions:

 * Short redaction in one extant copy from Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (KB) copied by the monk Efrosin (Russian: Ефросин). Possibly he himself abridged the tale; The second part of the battle is not described in this version. This is the oldest extant copy. It dates back to the end of the 15th century.
 * Expanded redaction in three major extant and two incomplete copies. The major copies are: the Synodal copy, Undolsky’s copy and the copy of the State History Museum (Museum). Undolsky’s copy and the Museum copy stem from the same prototext. Undolsky’s copy is the most complete, however this one as well as all others have many mistakes, pointing at the insufficient understanding of the text by the copiers.

It is not clear what the original text was. Some scholars assert that the extant copies do not all go back to the same prototext. Many publications of Zadonshchina were composed by adding up excerpts from different copies.

Date of creation
Some Russian historians, including Mikhail Tikhomirov, believe that Zadonshchina was written between 1383 and 1393. Some manuscripts mention that 160 years had passed since the Battle of the Kalka River, which happened in 1223. At the same time, there is a mention of a Bulgarian city Tyrnov (contemporary Veliko Tarnovo), which in 1393 was taken by the Turks and could not be mentioned as Orthodox until the 19th century.

Authorship
One of the hypotheses is that the author of Zadonshchina was a certain Sofonii (Russian: Софоний) from Ryazan’. His name as the author of the text is mentioned in the KB copy and in the Synodal copy. Sofonii was probably one of the courtsmen of Volodimir Ondreevich, a cousin of Dmitry Ivanovich, the protagonist of Zadonshchina. Soviet/Russian textological research has shown that Sofonii is alluded to in all other copies of Zadonshchina as an author of a preceding work about the Battle of Kulikovo and hence is not the author of the text in question, but rather of a prototext on this subject, and that the actual author of Zadonshchina used that text in creating his work.

Composition
The text can poetically and thematically be divided into 3 parts:

 * introduction (references to the past, historical background)
 * “lament” (gathering of the hosts, 1st battle and the defeat, wives lamenting their fallen husbands)
 * “praise” (second battle and praise to the princes)

Contents and message
Zadonshchina presents a detailed description of the Battle of Kulikovo against the Tatars led by Mamai. The leader of the Muscovy hosts was prince Dmitry Ivanovich (entered in history as Dmitry Donskoy, Дмитрий Донской). The story propagates the importance of the unification of Russian principalities in order to defeat the common enemy – the Golden Horde. This epic also reflects the rise of the Moscow principality and stresses that the Muscovy princes were successors to the Kievan princes.

Zadonshchina and The Tale of Igor's Campaign
A French Slavist André Mazon and later a Soviet/Russian historian A. A. Zimin proposed that, The Tale of Igor's Campaign was written based on poetic images and ideas from Zadonshchina. They proposed that The Tale of Igor's Campaign was not an Old Russian text, but an 18th-century forgery. Indeed, the view of the Igor' Tale as a late forgery certainly implies that it is imitation of Zadonshchina, as the two texts are undoubtedly related. This approach is criticized by linguists, notably Roman Jakobson and Andrey Zaliznyak who show that the language of the Igor's Tale is far more archaic, and that the passages in Zadonshchina allegedly borrowed from the Tale differ from the rest of the work by linguistic criteria (whereas in the Tale no such distinction can be drawn).

Translation
The English translation can be found in Medieval Russia's Epics, Chronicles and Tales by S. Zenskovsky (New York: Meridian, 1974).

Other sources on the Battle of Kulikovo
1. Chronicles (Simeonovskaya, Novgorodskaya, Sofiyskaya)

2. The Word of Mamay's Defeat (Russian: Сказание о Мамаевом побоище, Skazaniie o Mamaevom poboishche)

3. The Word on the Life and Death of Dmitry Ivanovich (Слово о житии и преставлении Дмитрия Ивановича, Slovo o zhitii i o prestavlenii Dmitriia Ivanovicha)

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Talk:Wind farm

"Nearshore" vs. "Offshore" -- a distinction without a difference?
The article currently (October 2010) contains both a "Nearshore" subsection and an "Offshore" subsection. It makes the attempt to distinguish between "Nearshore turbine installations ... on land within three kilometres of a shoreline or, on water within ten kilometres of land." while stating that "Offshore wind development zones are generally considered to be ten kilometers or more from land." Neither claim is sourced, despite being fact-tagged for over a year now.

 * 1) Is this distinction common in the industry?
 * 2) Is this a distinction worth making in the Wikipedia encyclopedia article?
 * 3) Even if a consensus for 1) and 2) are 'yes', is it a distinction that should be made by different article subsections, as opposed to merely mentioning the distinction in the text of a single paragraph?

My thoughts: on 1), I don't know.  re 2), definitely not unless the distinction is supported by verifiable and sourced information. on 3), I would think not.

What do other editors think? If no objection, or if no citation is provided for the distinction from a reliable source, I will make some changes to tone down the emphasis after a week or two. Cheers. N2e (talk) 13:18, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I think this could be revised. There is a distinction in the industry between deep-water wind power that needs floating foundations, as opposed to shallow-water installations that can rest directly on the seabed. But this is more a function of water depth than distance offshore. So, perhaps this is the disctinction we should be describing here. --Wtshymanski (talk) 13:38, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Good job, N2e. I had the same "itch" about that term since around the same time you posted the above topic. Glad to see it sorted. Cheers, Reh  man  12:06, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

The distinction is used in the industry, but perhaps it has not been represented in mainstream media. The distinction seems to refer to whether the transformer is located offshore or onshore, and water depth (offshore is water deep enough for common ships, nearshore is water too shallow for ships). Both aspects impact cost, and thereby feasibility, and in an edge-case, whether the project happens or not. I think the notability corresponds to a few sentences, perhaps a table column. I don't see it being sorted anywhere? TGCP (talk) 12:56, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

How do you install a megawatt?
From the second paragraph of the lead: "For example, the Gansu Wind Farm in China has over 5,000 MW installed with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020." This sounds very odd: megawatts aren't installed, wind turbines are. Megawatts are generated by wind turbines. So are we saying the Gansu Wind Farm generates over 5,000 MW with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020? Or does Gansu Wind Farm have over 5,000 turbines installed with a goal of 20,000 turbines by 2020? Or what? Aɴɢʀ (talk) 15:48, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * It's a common way of describing capacity. All power plants have varying output, some more varying than others, but the technical capacity remains the same once installed. Also, turbines have very different sizes, so capacity is a better measure of plant size (a plant being a number of turbines). TGCP (talk) 20:16, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
 * OK, but the language is still confusing. I'm changing it to "the Gansu Wind Farm in China has a capacity of over 5,000 MW with a goal of 20,000 MW by 2020." And MW should be linked there rather than in the next sentence. Aɴɢʀ (talk) 09:49, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

What constitutes a single wind farm ?
There are different ways of defining a wind farm. The list in this article includes Jaisalmer Wind Park but not Gansu Wind Farm which is noted in the lede. Neither is mentioned in this PT list which fails to define what a wind farm is and is not, but it seems to show a single entity owning/operating the park. That single entity has two or more companies as owners, but in principle, the wind farm has a single owner. However the same could be said for Gansu, owned by Chinese government power companies. The London Array has two substations and six cables to land. All parks are built in stages with presumably several substations and grid connections, so that adds to the confusion.

We are having the same discussion over at List_of_offshore_wind_farms.

So I guess my question is; should we define a single wind farm as turbines in the same area having one owner ? Or what? TGCP (talk) 09:32, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

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Criticism section seems heavily biased
The whole section looks like a defence of wind farms, intended to refute criticism of them. It starts off categorising all opposition to wind farms as based on a "not in my back yard" mentality. After mentioning bird mortality concerns, it follows with "Deaths by collision with wind turbines must also be compared with alternatives, for example one company reported 20 eagle deaths by wind turbines and 232 by power lines for coal plants" as though it's the article's responsibility to refute this criticism. This happens again regarding noise level concerns, with the statement "however this has not been supported by reliable peer-reviewed research", which is sourced to a publication by the Canadian Wind Energy Association, whose website says it "is the voice of Canada’s wind energy industry, actively promoting the responsible and sustainable growth of wind energy". Not exactly a neutral source! The human health doesn't even bother to start off by stating the criticism; it immediately begins with "A 2007 report by the U.S. National Research Council noted that noise produced by wind turbines is generally not a major concern for humans beyond a half-mile or so" again as though the purpose of the article is to defend wind farms against their critics. Colonial Overlord (talk) 05:16, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
 * There were some unsubstantiated claims of damaging as well as lack of damaging effects, and these should be cleared out, leaving only the scientific research. TGCP (talk) 14:10, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia has a requirement of due weight. Thus, criticism must have a presence proportional to its weight, not too much and not too little, giving balance to its purpose of describing the subject in a fair manner. As such, the Criticism section might be a bit large, but I guess we can live with that, however it is cumbersome and somewhat clumsy - the wording that offends you I see mostly as just clumsyness. Some subsections point to further articles describing that area better.
 * As for the "peer-reviewed research", it is a meta study by independent scientists in fields not related to wind power, collecting the present knowledge of of scientific literature. As such it has significant scientific value, unrelated to AWEA / CanWEA. Should there be other peer-reviewed scientific research on the subject, please submit it for inclusion in this article. TGCP (talk) 14:39, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

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Overlap with other articles such as wind power
I suspect some stuff is in the wrong place (for example countries should not be here?) or duplicated. If it was just me I would use more excerpts but I know some people don't like them. So do you think there is a problem of info in wrong wind articles or duplicated? If so any ideas how to solve? Chidgk1 (talk) 09:05, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

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Greatest Hits '93–'03

Greatest Hits '93–'03 is the first compilation album by 311. It was released on June 8, 2004, on Volcano Entertainment.

Track listing

 * 1) "Down" (from 311) – 2:51
 * 2) "Flowing" (from Soundsystem) – 3:10
 * 3) "All Mixed Up" (from 311) – 2:59
 * 4) "Amber" (from From Chaos) – 3:27
 * 5) "Come Original" (from Soundsystem) – 3:39
 * 6) "Beautiful Disaster" (from Transistor) – 3:58
 * 7) "Creatures (For a While)" (from Evolver) – 4:23
 * 8) "Do You Right" (from Music) – 4:17
 * 9) "I'll Be Here Awhile" (from From Chaos) – 3:26
 * 10) "You Wouldn't Believe" (from From Chaos) – 3:41
 * 11) "Transistor" (from Transistor) – 3:01
 * 12) "Don't Stay Home" (from 311) – 2:42
 * 13) "Homebrew" (from Grassroots) (remixed by Chad Sexton) – 3:03
 * 14) "Beyond the Gray Sky" (from Evolver) – 4:14
 * 15) "Love Song" (cover of The Cure, from the 50 First Dates soundtrack) – 3:26
 * 16) "How Do You Feel?" (previously unreleased) – 3:02
 * 17) "First Straw" (previously unreleased) – 2:57

Personnel

 * Nick Hexum – vocals, guitar
 * Tim Mahoney – guitar
 * SA Martinez – vocals, DJ
 * P-Nut – bass
 * Chad Sexton – drums

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Joseph-Alfred Serret

Joseph-Alfred Serret (August 30, 1819 – March 2, 1885) was a French mathematician who was born in Paris, France, and died in Versailles, France.

Books by J.-A. Serret

 * Traité de trigonométrie (Gautier-Villars, 1880)
 * Cours de calcul differentiel et integral t. 1 (Gauthier-Villars, 1900)
 * Cours de calcul differentiel et integral t. 2 (Gauthier-Villars, 1900)
 * Cours d'algèbre supérieure. Tome I (Gauthier-Villars, 1877)
 * Cours d'algèbre supérieure. Tome II (Gauthier-Villars, 1879)

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Martin, Kent

Martin is a hamlet north-east of Dover in the county of Kent in England. The nearby village of Martin Mill is situated on the railway between Dover and Deal. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Langdon.

It has a pub, The Lantern (refurbished in 2016), that is the main focal point. East Langdon Cricket Club has its base in Martin.

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Lincolnshire Wolds

The Lincolnshire Wolds are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which run roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary in the north-west to the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens in the south-east. A large part of the Wolds are a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and form the highest land in eastern England between Yorkshire and Kent.

Geology
The Wolds are formed largely from a series of pure marine limestones formed during the Cretaceous period, known collectively as the Chalk Group. The chalk overlies a series of other sedimentary strata of late Jurassic/early Cretaceous age. The strata dip gently to the east and form a scarp which runs southeast from Barton upon Humber via Caistor before it loses its identity north of Spilsby. To the north of the Humber Gap, the same formations continue as the Yorkshire Wolds. The rock succession in stratigraphic order i.e. youngest/uppermost first, is this:
 * White Chalk Subgroup
 * Burnham Chalk formation
 * Welton Chalk Formation
 * Grey Chalk Subgroup
 * Ferriby Chalk Formation
 * Hunstanton Chalk Formation

The thin Hunstanton Chalk and the Ferriby Chalk formations form much of the west facing Wolds scarp but it is the overlying Welton Chalk Formation which forms the greater part of the easterly dip-slopes with the Ferriby Chalk extensively exposed within the dry dip-slope valleys. The Burnham Chalk Formation forms an indistinct secondary scarp to the east of the main scarp between Barton and Louth. In the north between South Ferriby and Grasby, the lower part of the scarp is formed from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation. A series of other rock layers intervene from the Caistor area southwards, uppermost of which are the green-brown Carstones:

Lower/early Cretaceous Upper/late Jurassic
 * Carstone Formation (sandstone)
 * Roach Formation (interbedded mudstone and limestone) (present from Stenigot southwards)
 * Tealby Formation (mudstone - but including the 'Tealby Limestone Member')
 * Claxby Ironstone Formation
 * Spilsby Sandstone Formation
 * Kimmeridge Clay Formation

The numerous dry valleys cut into the dip-slope are typically floored by head, locally derived clay, silt, sand and gravel. The western valleys were created during recent glacial periods through the action of water over frozen ground whilst many in the east represent subglacial drainage. During the last ice age (Devensian), ice encroached upon the Wolds from the northeast and entered the Humber gap from the east but did not cover the Wolds, hence there is no Devensian age glacial till on these hills. However, an earlier ice age left extensive spreads of till across the central and southern areas. Sections of the main scarp, notably at Saxby All Saints and between Nettleton and Walesby have been subject to landslip.

Geography
The Wolds comprise a series of low hills incised by characteristic dry open valleys.

The Lincolnshire Wolds can be divided into four distinct areas:
 * 1) the main area of chalk hills in the north,
 * 2) the north west scarp,
 * 3) an area of ridges and valleys in the south west,
 * 4) the claylands in the south east.

The Red Hill nature reserve near the village of Goulceby is notable for the unusual red colour of its soil and underlying chalk.

Wolds Top is the highest point in the whole of Lincolnshire and is marked by a trig point just north of the village of Normanby le Wold, at approximately 551 ft above sea level.

Other hills include:
 * Castcliffe Hill - - 456 ft
 * Gaumer Hill - - 423 ft
 * Hoe Hill - - 417 ft
 * Meagram Top - - 190 ft
 * Miles Cross Hill
 * Tetford Hill - - 466 ft
 * Warden Hill - - 371 ft

The Wolds provide views across the flat Fens and salt marshes of Lindsey and Holland: it is possible, from various points on the Wolds, to see all of the larger structures in the north and east of the county: the Belmont mast, Boston Stump, Grimsby Dock Tower, the Humber Bridge, Lincoln Cathedral, St James' Church in Louth (known locally as the 'Cathedral of the Wolds', though it holds only parish church status), the radar station near Normanby, Tattershall Castle and the wind turbines on the coast near Mablethorpe.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The Lincolnshire Wolds were designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1973, and are managed as such by the Lincolnshire Wolds Countryside Service.

The Wolds AONB covers 560 square kilometres, while the Countryside Service recognises a wider Lincolnshire Wolds Character/Natural Area which incorporates the AONB and the neighbouring areas of the (geographical) Wolds to the north and south.

The Wolds AONB cuts across the council boundaries of Lincolnshire County Council, East Lindsey District Council, West Lindsey District Council and North East Lincolnshire Council. The boundaries of the AONB are marked by tourist signs incorporating stylized hills and trees, placed on roads leading into the area.

People and places
The Wolds are sparsely populated and have a rural character. They are 'ringed' by several small market towns that lie around their edge:
 * Alford
 * Horncastle, billed on tourist signs as the "gateway to the Wolds", lies just outside the south end of the AONB
 * Louth
 * Market Rasen
 * Caistor
 * Spilsby

Many of the place-names in the Wolds indicate a strong Viking influence in the area's history. There is also an abundance of mediaeval 'lost villages' – settlements abandoned due to changes in land use, soil exhaustion and disease.

Several notable roads and paths run over the Wolds. Caistor High Street, the path of a Roman road and now the route of the B1225, runs from Caistor to Baumber near Horncastle. The ancient Bluestone Heath Road follows the course of an ancient drove road from west to east across the Wolds, and several "A" roads also run through the AONB.

The Wolds are now promoted as a tourist destination: the area's connection with Tennyson (who was born in Somersby) is being exploited, and farmers are being encouraged to diversify into the tourism industry. The roads of the Wolds are particularly popular with motorcyclists, and the area is home to Cadwell Park, one of the UK's top race circuits.

The area is also popular with walkers: the Viking Way long-distance footpath runs from Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire across the Lincolnshire Wolds and into Rutland, and there is a youth hostel in the middle of the Wolds at Woody's Top near the village of Tetford.

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Martin Mill

Martin Mill is a village in east Kent, England. It takes its name from the nearby village of Martin. Martin Mill railway station is on the Dover to Deal railway line. The population of the village was, similarly to Martin, included in the civil parish of Langdon.

The windmill which gives Martin Mill its name was operating commercially until about 1923 when Sydney Hogben, the owner and former operator, removed the sails. This caused outrage in the community. The remaining structure was demolished in the 1960s.

History
The original Martin Mill railway was constructed and operated by Pearson & Son in 1897 for the construction of the Admiralty harbour. The line was laid to standard gauge from Martin Mill station and needed very little earth works until it reached the cliffs where terraces with a gradient of about 1 in 25 were cut into the cliff face to form a switch back path down to the harbour. The line was in use until completion of the harbour and eventually dismantled in 1937 after the intention of using it as a passenger line failed.

Martin Mill Military Railway
During the second world war the line was relaid again to standard gauge following the original course to a point north of Fan Bay Battery, from there two new lines where laid eastwards either side of the Dover to St Margaret's road and both terminating at St Margaret's. The northern line supplied the 14 inch Mk VII naval-type guns "Winnie" and "Pooh", and was also laid with two curved firing spurs for the 13.5" rail mounted guns "Gladiator", "Scene Shifter", and "Piece Maker".

The railway guns were 13.5 inch ex-naval guns on World War I-type mountings; "Scene Shifter" recycled the name and carriage from a former 14 inch railway gun, the other carriages were left over from a World War I 18 inch railway howitzer programme. These had a maximum elevation of 39 deg, traverse was by using the guns on a curved spur with the degrees marked along the tracks, a large arrow was mounted on the guns' bogies to line up with the marks. Recoil was absorbed by special brakes acting on the wheels. "Boche Buster", an 18-inch howitzer on a former World War I 14 inch railway gun carriage, was deployed in November 1943. Maintenance and barrel changing was carried out at the disused Stone Hall Colliery sidings Lydden.

The southernmost line had a curved firing spur close to Fan Bay. The line then continued to Wanston battery where two spurs where laid in front of the guns "Clem" and "Jane" for barrel changing. The barrels being transported by rail to Woolwich Arsenal where they were re-sleeved. There was also a short bypass loop north of the line. The line continued passing South Foreland battery to the 13.5" hypervelocity gun "Bruce" and would also have served St Margaret's Battery.

The line was entirely worked by diesel-electric shunting locomotives requisitioned from the LMS (London Midland Scottish) and SR (Southern Railway), three from the SR and six from the LMS the smoke from a steam locomotive being visible above the cliffs would have given the guns positions away. The LMS locomotives being a long way from home were on an exchange basis if a locomotive failed it was immediately replaced from LMS stock, repaired at Derby works and worked on the LMS until required again. The SR locomotives, being on home turf, were quickly repaired at Ashford works. As the locomotives shared the same English Electric diesel engines it is probable minor engine repairs for the LMS locos could be carried out at Ashford. Whilst on the MMMR the locomotives were stabled at the shed in Martin Mill station Yard.

The line was again lifted just after the end of the war.

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Alan Walters

Sir Alan Arthur Walters (17 June 1926 – 3 January 2009) was a British economist who was best known as the Chief Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher from 1981 to 1983 and (after his return from the United States) again for five months in 1989.

Early life
Walters was born in Leicester. His father was a Communist and a grocer who sold goods from a van. He failed his 11-Plus and attended Alderman Newton's School in Leicester, leaving at fifteen to work as a machine operator in a shoe factory. During World War II, he was called up and joined the British Army as a private.

Academic career
Walters studied statistics at University College Leicester and then went to Nuffield College, Oxford, where he took an MA in economics. On leaving Nuffield in 1951, he took up a post to teach statistics at Birmingham University, later becoming professor of econometrics and statistics there in the early 1960s. He was one of the first British economists to argue that money was "of considerable importance" to economic activity, a view that became more widespread during "the Great Inflation" of the 1970s. He argued forcefully that Britain should maintain strict monetary targets, and that the money supply should not be manipulated for political reasons.

In 1968–70 he was a member of the Commission on the Third London Airport (the "Roskill Commission").

After serving as a professor at the London School of Economics from 1968 to 1976, where he was Sir Ernest Cassel Professor of Economics, Walters became an economic adviser to the World Bank and a professor in the Economics Department at The Johns Hopkins University.

One of his most important contributions to economic theory was to demonstrate empirically that, for many industries, the costs at the high-scale end of the long-run cost curve is essentially constant or even declining. This was established in his article "Production and Cost Functions: An Econometric Survey", published by the journal Econometrica.

Political career
In 1981, he was asked to become an economic adviser to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (who was elected in the 1979 general election), and advised on that year's budget, in which taxes were increased during a recession. This policy produced much criticism and was associated with rioting and high unemployment, but it has been claimed that it enabled the sustained economic growth of the 1990s. He left this role in 1983 to join the American Enterprise Institute and at least some aspects of monetarist policies were publicly repudiated by Thatcher in 1985. He did, however, return to advise Thatcher in 1989, but his differences with the policies of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Nigel Lawson, led to the resignation of both men on 26 October 1989.

Walters supported the controversial and ill-fated Community Charge (referred to as the "poll tax"). He opposed the similarly ill-fated policy of entry into the European Monetary System. In 1997, he stood as the Referendum Party candidate for the safe Conservative seat of the Cities of London and Westminster achieving 3% of the vote.

Personal life
In 1975, Walters married Margaret Patricia Wilson, known as Paddie. He had a daughter by a previous marriage to Audrey Claxton. He was knighted in the Queen's 1983 Birthday Honours List.

He was an accomplished pianist, enjoying playing the works of Chopin and Beethoven. He also collected Thai porcelain and was a keen tennis player.

Walters was vice-chairman and Director of AIG Trading Group, Inc.

Towards the end of his life, he suffered from Parkinson's disease. He died aged 82 at his home on 3 January 2009 after a short illness. Upon hearing of his death, Thatcher described him as "radical, fearless" and the "finest of friends".

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Talk:Personal Choice Party

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Would it be accurate to say that this is a libertarian party? --Delirium 14:42, Oct 14, 2004 (UTC)

It looks pretty much identical to me, but independent of the LP. Anyone know more? Tualha 06:01, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)

what type of party is the personal choice party? is it a ideological, single issue, economic protest, splinter party or combination?

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The links dont work. --Mats33 (talk) 15:01, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

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Talk:Zahed Gilani

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The transliterations introduced by Emily Zilch are not very helpful and, in light of the PERSIAN language, phonetically wrong! Her transliteration is ARABIC and does not apply here, as we are lining out Persian History in a Persian context. Proper Persian phonetics do pronounce the "L" in the Arabic article "Al", as opposed to Arabic pronunciation, which swallows it. "Fatima" is pronounced Fatemeh in Persian (and nor Fat_i_me!) The pronunciation Issue is very nicely lined out in Wikipedia Article Zahed Some Native Persian speaker (Ruzbeh?) please find a solution to the ensuing mess!

In oder to save readers from increasing confusion, the above mentioned accents have been finally deleted. While these accents could serve the knowledgeable reader as pronunciation guides, ensuing inconsistencies due to leanings toward Arabic pronunciation, disturb the historical PERSIAN context, as Persian (Farsi) native speakers have a differing phonetic approach of Arab names!

im zahed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.208.50.160 (talk) 09:02, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

zahed@cellzcom.co.za —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.208.50.160 (talk) 09:04, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Lahijan or Lankaran?
So is the tomb in Lahijan or Lankaran? The article says both and the picture is from Lankaran AZ but there is also a tomb in Lahijan IR. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cPcHsfsKBY Lahijan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77pSGaU_xpM Lankaran — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.211.69.169 (talk) 06:00, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

CLEAN UP REQUIRED - Reference to Lankaran with regard to Sheikh Zahed Gilani is not factual (if not downright silly!)
THIS is clearly and provenly the TOMB location and PHOTO, as it had been prior to an amateur exchanging it:

https://www.google.com/search?q=zahed+gilani+tomb&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1it_- 35fwAhVB1BoKHRX7CdgQ_AUoAnoECAIQBA&biw=1344&bih=699

https://www.facebook.com/ZAHEDI.Family

https://www.facebook.com/ZAHEDI.Family/photos/a.151857841622622/151857854955954

Zahed Gilani spent all his life in Lahijan/Gilan and is buried there. The Safavid Shahs, descending from Zahed Gilani through his daughter have maintained the Lahijan Tomb at Sheikhanvar Village for some 250 years.

No sense in entring the nonsense about LANKARAN, and posting an obscure photo of some unrelated building on the ZAHED GILANI page!!!

Someone sensible please revert to original photo and check on the farfetched assertion that MINORSKY, of all experts should have made the reference about Lankaran. The referenced source ISLAMIC ENCYCLPEDIA has obviously merely confused the original factual reference to LAHIDJAN!!!

A check of the purported Islamic Encyclpedia reveals that THERE his DEATH is mentioned to have taken place in Siavarud a part of Lahijan district: https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/ibrahim-zahid-i-geylani The false assertions to Lankaran are entirely baseless and no references, even, can be found anywhere! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pantherarosa (talk • contribs) 18:36, April 24, 2021 (UTC)

 * Google searches are not reliable sources. Nor are Facebook pages. I'm making no comment on the reliability of islamansiklopedisi.org.tr but, at first glance, it appears to be an online encyclopedia. Encyclopedias are not RS. —  The Hand That Feeds You :Bite 20:26, 12 May 2021 (UTC)

The references to the previously correct post are in the history of this article. All that is required is reversion to a previous, longstanding well referenced version, that depicted an image of the Zahed Gilani Shrine near Lahijan. Someone competent needs to do this. I am not able, due to confinement to a sickbed for past 5 years. Having a previous record of editing, as can be easily veryfied, I can only dictate my posts here to a friendly soul, not familar with editing or signing off properly.Pantherarosa (talk) 15:39, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Obvious mixup of geographic location (LAHIJAN vs. Lankaran)
Quite obviously someone mistook the Iranian city of LAHIJAN for Lankaran, which is located in the present day Republic of Azerbaijan. While there are countless scientific references to LAHIJAN as the place of Zahed Gilani's shrine/tomb, nowhere at all is Lankaran cited by anybody, but the editor who falsly claims that Minorsky (a respected expert historian)had made a mention to this effect. The photo depicting an edifice allegedly situated in Lankaran needs to be reverted to the original photo, which had been posted on this page since 2004, depicting the famous shrine of Sheykh Zahed Gilani in Lahijan. On Google Maps the shrine is quoted with precise ccordinates: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sheikh+Zahed+Gilani's+Shrine/@37.2017385,50.0441731,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3f8ab56ccd7d5e5d:0xa6aeb29705a2672e!8m2!3d37.2017342!4d50.0463618 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pantherarosa (talk • contribs) 14:33, May 13, 2021 (UTC)

 * , please remember to sign your posts by typing four tildes at the end, like this: ~ . That way we know who we're talking to.
 * Again, Google is not a reliable source. You need an actual citation for the change you want made. —  The Hand That Feeds You :Bite 14:24, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

HandThatFeeds, I merely offer the geographic coordinates, regardless of Google, The location is scientifically established, renowned experts on Safavid Iran, such as Savory, Minorsky, Falsafi, Gronke have written precisely on the subject. Any people familiar with the subject merely laugh, seeing amateurs spamming Wikipedia. I actually checked the History of the article and took note of the previously wellfounded and referenced portrayal. Wikipedia looses luster by the day, unfortunately, due to lack of competent supervision of data entry and editing. Any nonsense seems to go... with clueless folks fooling around, sort of "blind leading the blind" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.5.190.191 (talk • contribs) 16:27, May 15, 2021 (UTC)
 * You forgot to log in, and forgot to sign, and are apparently not listening. Until you have a source, we aren't doing this. We don't care what you think of Wikipedia. —  The Hand That Feeds You :Bite 20:57, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

For good order's sake, THIS is not me posting. I do, however, agree with some of the statements made here. I have been an ardent editor, as can be easily seen in my contributions list and am certaily an unwavering fan of Wikipedia, despite the occasional hickupps Pantherarosa (talk) 15:44, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

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Eat Your Face

Eat Your Face is the eighth album by the Huntington Beach, California punk rock band Guttermouth, released in 2004 by Epitaph Records and Volcom Entertainment. It was hailed as a "return to form" after the stylistic experimentations of 2002's Gusto, going back to the band's tried-and-true style of fast, abrasive punk rock with tongue-in-cheek humor and sarcastic lyrics. The album marked a period of transition for the band, whose founding guitarist Eric Davis had left the group early in 2004 and been replaced by Donald Horne. It was also their only album with bassist Kevin Clark, and their last with longtime drummer Ty Smith. Lyrically it retained the band’s sense of biting sarcasm and expressed dissatisfaction with the U.S. electoral system and the current state of punk rock in the mainstream, amongst other topics.

In the summer of 2004 Guttermouth embarked on the Vans Warped Tour in support of Eat Your Face. However, the band's outrageous behavior and propensity for stirring up controversy soon led to problems on the tour. Singer Mark Adkins would often openly insult other acts from onstage, and the band members mocked the anti-Republican agenda of many of the tour's performers by selling T-shirts and displaying banners that proclaimed support for President George W. Bush. After several weeks the band abruptly left the tour, causing many rumors to circulate online and in the music press as to the reasons behind their departure, some claiming that they had been ejected and others that they had been asked to leave. Eventually Adkins issued a statement admitting that the band had left the tour voluntarily, due in part to his distaste for the political atmosphere surrounding it.

Eat Your Face was released jointly by Epitaph Records and Volcom Entertainment. It would be the band's final recording for Epitaph, as they would move fully to Volcom for their next album, 2006's Shave the Planet.

Track listing
All songs written by Guttermouth
 * 1) "Party of Two (Your Table is Ready)" - 2:53
 * 2) "Surf's Up Asshole" - 3:15
 * 3) "Octopus Hairpiece" - 2:19
 * 4) "Wasted Lives" - 2:10
 * 5) "The Next Faux Mohican" - 2:42
 * 6) "Season" - 1:58
 * 7) "Second DUI" - 2:31
 * 8) "My Neighbor's Baby" - 2:54
 * 9) "Guadalahabra (The La Habra Spirit)" - 2:33
 * 10) "NRAA" - 1:59
 * 11) "I Read it on a Bathroom Wall in Reno" - 1:52
 * 12) "Ticket to Quebec" - 1:11
 * 13) "Hot Dog to the Head (A Hot Dog is a Food Not a Penis So Get it Right or Pay the Price)" - 11:45

Performers

 * Mark Adkins - vocals
 * Scott Sheldon - guitar
 * Donald "Don" Horne - guitar
 * Kevin Clark - bass guitar
 * William Tyler "Ty" Smith - drums

Album information

 * Record label: Epitaph Records
 * Recorded at Criterion Studios and Harcourt Studios April 5–10, 2004
 * Produced by Scott Sheldon and Donald Horne
 * Engineered by Brent
 * Engineered by Brent, Scott Sheldon, and Donald Horne
 * Mastered by Gene Grimaldi at Oasis Mastering

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Sarabhai (crater)

Sarabhai is a small, circular, bowl-shaped crater on the Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast quadrant of the Moon. The formation is relatively isolated, being located to the northeast of the crater Bessel. It lies along a wrinkle ridge designated the Dorsum Azara.

This crater was named after Indian astrophysicist Vikram Sarabhai in 1973, considered the Father of the Indian Space Programme. It was previously identified as Bessel A.

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User:Ajmiller

I am a Clinical Psychologist based in the South West of England, working with the Devon Partnership NHS Trust, and Plymouth and Exeter Universities. I have professional interests in Critical Psychology, and understandings about Social Inequalities and its impact on mental health. Clinically this relates to Gender-related power processes such as domestic violence and sexual abuse. I am also interested in understanding Men's mental health issues from this perspective, and have contributed to the literature in this field. I am keen to develop emancipatory ways of working to support user centrality and empowerment such as with the 'Hearing Voices'movement and more user-friendly psychosis and Early Intervention services generally. This is the up-side to being at home with flu. Surely wouldnt have done this otherwise! Jinko 14:46, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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Lincoln Imp

The Lincoln Imp is a grotesque on a wall inside Lincoln Cathedral, England, and it has become the symbol of the city of Lincoln. The carving is situated high on the north side of the Angel Choir and is not conspicuous. The Angel Choir was built between 1250 and 1280, so the carving must date from then. It became well known in the late nineteenth century, and its associated folk tales are an elaboration of earlier traditions involving the devil hiding from wind inside the cathedral, the devil looking at Lincoln with malicious envy, and stone sculptures (at Lincoln Cathedral or Lincoln College, Oxford) said to represent either theme.

History
A 1780 guide to early English sculpture by John Carter had a section on "Antiquities from Lincoln". It made no mention of the imp but had an illustration of "A Sculpture projecting over the angle of a Turret of the South Porch of the Cathedral. 'Tis called by the inhabitants, the 'Devil on the Witch's back, looking over Lincoln'." Guides to the cathedral published in 1837 and 1856 also mentioned this exterior sculpture, and made no mention of the imp. An 1869 book by Richard John King did mention the imp carving, though not by nickname. "The grotesque below the second corbel on the north side (counting from the east—it is in the retro-choir) represents an elf with large ears, and may perhaps be regarded as illustrating the mediaeval folk-lore."

The nickname "Lincoln Imp" arose some time before 1897, when it featured in a pamphlet by Arnold Frost (real name G. T. Hemsley ), containing his poem "The Ballad of the Wind, the Devil and Lincoln Minster". Frost said it was based on an "old Lincolnshire legend" that had "not hitherto appeared in print". He said it had been told to him "some five or six years ago by a North Lincolnshire man, sixty years of age, who, as a boy, had heard his father relate it." Frost summarised the legend:

“The coming of Bishop Remigius to Lincoln made the devil very angry, for up to that time he had had it all his own way in the town and district. The devil tried his utmost to turn him from his purpose of building a Cathedral, but without success. At last in desperation — the Minster then nearing its completion — the devil waylaid the bishop at the south-western corner of the building and tried to kill him. But the good prelate in his extremity called for aid upon the Blessed Virgin Mary — to whom the Church was to be dedicated — whereupon, the Blessed Virgin sent a mighty rushing wind, which, catching the devil, so hustled and buffeted him, that he slipped inside the Church for safety, where he has been ever since, nor dare he come out, knowing that the wind awaits his return in order to make an end of him.”

The legend made no mention of a stone carving. That was Frost’s own addition, in the last part of his poem:

The bishop we know died long ago. The wind still waits, nor will he go Till he has a chance of beating his foe; But the devil hopp'd up without a limp. And at once took shape as the “Lincoln Imp.” And there he sits a'top of the column, And grins at the people who gaze so solemn; Moreover, he mocks at the wind below. And says, “you may wait till doomsday, O !”

Frost was aware of a problem of chronology: the imp carving was made two centuries after Remigius founded the cathedral. He wrote in a footnote: “it is natural to suppose the devil would shift his quarters from time to time, choosing with each remove the most beautiful portion of the Cathedral as his particular stall!”

Frost’s introduction to the poem gave two other legends from published sources, linking the devil with Lincoln Cathedral (but not the imp). One ran as follows:

“The wind and the devil being on a friendly tour, [they] arrived at Lincoln Minster, where the latter addressed his friend thus, ‘just wait outside here whilst I go in and have a chat with my friends the Dean and Canons.’ ‘All right,’ said the wind, and he has been waiting there ever since!”

The other was a story about a proverbial expression, “looking as the devil over Lincoln”. It meant to regard something or someone with malicious envy, and can be dated at least as far back as 1562 (“Like as the diuel lookt oer Lincolne”). The expression was well known, used by writers including Pope, Swift and Scott. It was illustrated by George Cruikshank as a man with a grotesque expression.

Lincoln Cathedral stands in an exposed position, vulnerable to high winds, and its tall wood and timber spire was “blown down during a tempest in January 1547-8”. Seen as the work of a spiteful devil, this would explain both traditions. In a book published in 1748, Daniel Defoe wrote, “The Middle or Rood Tower is the highest in the whole Kingdom, and when the Spire was standing on it, it must, in Proportion to the Height of the Tower, have exceeded that of old St. Paul's, which was 520 Feet. The Monks were so proud of this Structure, that they would have it, that the Devil looked upon it with an envious Eye; whence the Proverb of a Man who looks invidious and malignant, He looks as the Devil over Lincoln.”

Another explanation for the proverb linked it with a sculpture at Lincoln College, Oxford. Thomas Fuller discussed this in his Worthies of England (1662). “Some fetch the original of this Proverb from a stone picture of the Devil, which doth (or lately did) over-look Lincoln College… [however] it is conceived of more antiquity… [and] related originally to the Cathedral Church in Lincoln.” In Fuller’s view, the sculpture at Oxford had simply come to be seen as a humorous embodiment of the existing proverb.

Frost was not aware of this history when he wrote his poem, but said he learned some of it while his pamphlet was in press, causing him to release a second edition, with a new introduction, five months later. There he wrote of “the notorious attempt made by ‘Oxford men’ to appropriate one more good thing from the City of Lincoln, namely, the cult of the ‘Lincoln Imp’.” He quoted Fuller as evidence against the “Oxford plagiarists” and provided “two other versions of the legend… from two widely different sources.” He did not specify what the sources were, but said “there is every reason to believe them genuine [though] neither version can boast a Lincolnshire origin.” One of them involved two imps rather than one, thus connecting the Angel Choir carving with the “devil on the witch’s back” sculpture at the south porch, and linking both with the theme of the wind:

"The wind, one day, brought two imps to view the new Minster at Lincoln. Both imps were greatly impressed with the magnitude and beauty of the structure, and one of them, smitten by a fatal curiosity, slipped inside the building to see what was going on. His temerity, however, cost him dear, for he was so petrified with astonishment at the wonderful things he both saw and heard, that his heart became as stone within him, and he remained rooted to the ground. The other imp, full of grief at the loss of his brother, flew madly round about the minster, seeking in vain for the lost one. At length, being wearied out, he alighted, quite unwittingly, upon the shoulders of a certain witch, and was also, and in like manner, instantly turned to stone! But the wind still haunts the Minster precincts waiting their return, now hopelessly disconsolate ! and now raging with fury !"

The other related to the “devil over Lincoln” theme:

“When the Minster was nearing its completion, the devil, who had narrowly and jealously watched the good bishop's proceedings, at once took up his position as over-lord, saying with a grim smile, as he looked over Lincoln, "Ah! my good friend, all this is mine!"

Frost produced a third edition of his pamphlet in June 1898, and in the same year his version of the imp legend was given far wider currency by being reproduced in ‘’The Magic of the Horseshoe’’ by the American writer Robert Means Lawrence.

An 1898 cathedral guidebook by A.F. Kendrick called the Lincoln Imp a “delightfully grotesque little specimen of ugliness” and “a characteristic record of the exuberant fancy of our mediaeval artists.” Kendrick also mentioned the south porch carving, calling it “an imp on the back of a witch”, plus another exterior sculpture that locals connected with the same tradition, above the south-east chapel next to St Hugh’s. “The gable of this chapel is worthy of notice. At the head of its tall central lancet is a grotesque figure, commonly pointed out as the ‘Devil looking over Lincoln’.”

The growing popularity of the Lincoln Imp led to a copy being installed at Oxford in 1899, replacing Lincoln College’s earlier claimant that had become damaged. The imp became famous in the early twentieth century as a good-luck charm after a wealthy local jeweller, James Ward Usher, secured sole rights to use its image on merchandise for a period of time. This was met by scepticism in some quarters, as shown by a letter to the magazine Notes and Queries, quoted in a 1908 book on Lincolnshire folklore:

“A friend of mine informs me that, according to a ladies' fashion paper which she was reading not long ago, a trinket in the form of 'the Lincoln Imp' will prevent its wearer losing things. I am anxious to know whether this superstition has been made to order. It does not seem probable that it is veritable folk-lore, as no evidence is yet forthcoming that the quaint figure in the Minster which is known as ' the Imp' was originally intended to represent the devil, or till recent days had any connexion with the devil-legend of the city or other traditionary beliefs.”

Folk tales
Modern folk tales about the Lincoln Imp are mostly variations on the traditions described in the previous section. Reproduced in newspapers, tourist guides and websites, they are often presented as ancient legends, but lack definite pre-20th century sources. Visit Lincoln (a not for profit community interest company that sponsors tourism and investment ) gives the story as follows: Legend has it that one day the Devil was in a frolicsome mood, and sent two naughty creatures to cause mischief on Earth. After allegedly stopping at Chesterfield, twisting the spire of St Mary and All Saints Church, the two imps went to Lincoln to wreak havoc in the city's Cathedral. Upon arriving, the naughty imps went inside the cathedral and started to cause mayhem, knocking over the Dean, smashing the stained glass windows and destroying the lights. In a bid to put a stop to their antics, an angel was sent to warn the imps off causing any more chaos.

One of the imps hid underneath a table, whilst the other started throwing stones and rocks at the Angel in a final act of defiance - "Stop me if you can!" it cheekily retorted. In a moment of anger, the Angel turned the Imp to stone. He has remained in the same spot ever since, sitting cross-legged on top of the pillar overlooking the Angel Choir – a constant reminder of how good will always triumph over evil. Ever wondered why it's so windy outside the Cathedral? That's thought to be caused by the second Imp, waiting for his friend to return!

Head to Lincoln Cathedral and see the petrified Lincoln Imp high up for yourself - there's a spotlight to help you if you give in! You’ll also find imps across the city too: on door knockers, in gift shops and even in the nickname of the local football team - the Red Imps. The Lincoln Cathedral shop sells a Lincoln Imp keyring, and the cathedral website tells this story: One day, according to a very old legend, the Devil sent his imps out to play, and the wind blew two of them all the way to Lincoln. At first they were so awestruck by the splendour of the Cathedral that they were afraid to enter. But soon, one imp plucked up courage, flew into the Cathedral where he tried to trip up the Lord Bishop, and to knock down the Dean, and teased the Vergers and Choir. When he started to break windows the Angels told him to stop his wicked doings; he cheekily replied "Stop me if you can!" Whereupon he was at once turned into stone, and made to sit for evermore in a cleft in the Angel Choir.

The Lincoln Imp is the best known of all the grotesque carved figures in the Cathedral. Its half human, half animal form was probably meant to represent the devil – a popular theme for sculptors of the thirteenth century. The stone figure of the Imp is about 12 inches high, and sits cross-legged high up between two arches on the north side of the Choir.

There is also a "Grimsby Imp" story, a variation of the two-imp story originally told by Arnold Frost in 1898, but with the second character relocated to a different Lincolnshire church, Grimsby Minster. The Grimsby Imp has been spoken about since at least 2017 when it was mentioned by Paul Martin on the television show Flog It! "Everywhere you look, here, in Grimsby Minster, there's something to see. Little delights, little treats. Now, here in the south aisle, I've spotted something I want to show you. He's a little imp, he's known as the Grimsby Imp, and he's more than likely a stonemason's joke, and he's right up there. The figure is supporting the weight of the tower on his back like Atlas carrying the globe. Now, it's thought, legend has it, that he was one of two imps that escaped from Lincoln Cathedral, he found his way here, caused lots of mischief, was found out by the angels and turned into stone. But I've got another theory. I think it reflects the pride of the master stonemason, whose skills underpin the whole building. This has been here for centuries. It's going to remain here for many more centuries to come. I love it, absolutely love it." In May 2021 an item in Grimsby Live, "The truth behind Grimsby's very own legendary imp", further expanded the story to include the twisted spire of Chesterfield Parish Church. It said a vicar at Grimsby Minster "has a more logical and historical explanation for the figure suggesting one of the craftsmen who built the Minster carved the figure of a man bending over supporting the church." In September 2021 North East Lincolnshire Council announced that Grimsby Minster was to be part of the "Lincoln Imp Trail", involving 32 painted sculptures inspired by the Lincoln Imp placed at various sites around Lincolnshire in a venture organised by the Lincoln Business Improvement Group. Grimsby Minster website makes no mention of the imp.

Lincoln College, Oxford
An 1899 reproduction of the Lincoln Imp also overlooked the Front Quad of Lincoln College, Oxford until 2000 when it was transferred to the bar (Deep Hall) and another Imp was erected in the traditional position above the entrance to Hall.

This has given rise to a traditional Oxford expression: 'to look on someone like the Imp looks over Lincoln' (a variant of the older proverb discussed above) as well as giving rise to the title of the college's undergraduate newspaper: The Lincoln Imp. The Lincoln Imp is also the mascot of the college boat club, an image of which is used to decorate the oars and jerseys of the men's 1st VIII.

Wider use of the image
The Lincoln example is by far the best-known example. James Ward Usher, local businessman and philanthropist, obtained sole rights to use the image of the Lincoln Imp on jewellery, in the late 19th century, a venture which contributed greatly to his fame and wealth.

Lincoln City Football Club are nicknamed 'The Imps'. An image of the Lincoln Imp appears on their crest, and 'Poacher the Imp' serves as club mascot. The Lincoln Imp also lends its name to the Gibraltar club Lincoln Red Imps F.C., and Lincoln Hockey Club share the nickname and crest design of their footballing counterparts.

The Lincoln Imp is the badge of No. LXI Squadron RAF.

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Balboa (lunar crater)

Balboa is a lunar impact crater that is located near the western limb of the Moon. Due to foreshortening, the crater appears highly oval when viewed from the Earth. In actuality, however, the formation is relatively circular. It is comparable in size to the crater Dalton, located just to the southwest. The eastern rim of Balboa lies just to the west of the Oceanus Procellarum.

The rim of Balboa is worn and eroded, with the most intact sections along the eastern and western edges. The crater interior has been flooded with basaltic lava in the past, and the system is marked with rilles, particularly near the northern edge.

Balboa A is a well-formed impact crater located just to the southeast of Balboa, with a sharp, notched rim and an irregular interior. Its diameter is only somewhat smaller than Dalton directly to the west.

Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Balboa.

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Longgang, Shenzhen

Longgang District is one of the nine districts of Shenzhen, Guangdong. It is located in northeastern Shenzhen. With an area of 682.87 km2, Longgang District is one of the largest districts by area in Guangdong province. The population of the district is 3,979,037 (2020).

History
Longgang was established as a district on January 1, 1993. Archaeologists discovered antiques which dated back 7, 000 years ago in Xiantouling of Longgang District.

Economy

 * Huawei is headquartered in Longgang District.
 * China South International Industrial Materials City (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Education
Colleges and universities: K-12 schools operated by the Shenzhen Municipal government include:
 * Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
 * Shenzhen MSU-BIT University
 * Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology
 * Shenzhen No. 3 Senior High School (深圳市第三高级中学) Senior High School Division - Central District
 * Shenzhen High School of Science (深圳科学高中) - Bantian Subdistrict
 * Shenzhen Institute of Technology (深圳技师学院) - Wulian Community, Longcheng Subdistrict
 * Shenzhen Sports School (深圳体育运动学校)
 * Shenzhen Yuanping Special Education School (深圳元平特殊教育学校) - Buji Subdistrict

District schools:
 * Longcheng High School

Tourist attractions

 * Longgang museum of Hakka culture
 * Beaches

Most of the beaches are in Dapeng New District.

 * Ju Diao Sha 桔钓沙
 * Dong Chong 东冲
 * Xi Chong 西冲

Rivers

 * Egongling River

Shenzhen Metro
Longgang is currently served by five metro lines operated by Shenzhen Metro:

 * - Buji, Mumianwan, Dafen, Danzhutou, Liuyue, Tangkeng, Henggang, Yonghu, He'ao, Universiade  , Ailian, Jixiang, Longcheng Square, Nanlian, Shuanglong
 * - Wuhe, Bantian, Yangmei, Shangshuijing, Xiashuijing, Changlong, Buji , Baigelong
 * - Yabao, Nankeng, Guangyayuan, Wuhe, Bantian North, Bei'er Road, Huawei, Gangtou, Xuexiang, Gankeng, Liangmao Hill, Shanglilang, Mugu, Huanancheng, Hehua, Pinghu, Shuangyong Street
 * - Buji, Shiyaling, Liuyue North, Silian, Aobei, Universiade  , Zhangbei, Nanyue, Baolong
 * - Universiade, Universiade Center, Longcheng Park, Huanggekeng, Yuyuan, Huilongpu, Shangjing, Shengping, Longyuan, Shuanglong , Xintangwei, Longdong, Baolong Tongle

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Ben Lyon

Ben Lyon (February 6, 1901 – March 22, 1979) was an American film actor and a studio executive at 20th Century-Fox who later acted in British radio, films and TV.

Early life and career
Lyon was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Alvine W. (Wiseberg) and Ben Lyon, a travelling salesman. His family was Jewish. Lyon entered films in 1918 after a successful appearance on Broadway opposite Jeanne Eagels. He attracted attention in the highly successful film Flaming Youth (1923) and steadily developed into a leading man. He was successfully paired with some of the leading actresses of the silent era, including Pola Negri, Gloria Swanson, Colleen Moore, Barbara La Marr, Viola Dana, Anna Q. Nilsson, Mary Astor and Blanche Sweet. In 1925, a writer for Photoplay wrote of him, "Girls, Ben Lyon looks harmless but we have reliable information that he's irresistible, so watch your step. Besides he's a mighty fine actor and if the ladies must fall in love with him he can't help it."

He had success as an actor in the 1930 film Hell's Angels. The film was a major success and brought Jean Harlow to prominence, but Lyon's performance as a heroic World War I aviator was also highly regarded. For the next decade he was constantly in demand, but his popularity began to wane by the early 1940s. By the mid 1940s he was working for 20th Century-Fox. On July 17, 1946, he met a young aspiring actress named Norma Jeane Dougherty. After his first meeting with her, he stated that she was "Jean Harlow all over again!" He organized a color screen test for the actress, renamed her, and finally signed her as Marilyn Monroe to her first studio contract.

During World War II, when the United States was still neutral, Lyon and his wife, actress Bebe Daniels, settled in London. The couple, along with the comedian Vic Oliver, starred in the radio series Hi, Gang!, which ran from 1940 to 1949. Hi Gang was succeeded in 1950 by Life with the Lyons, which also featured their real-life son Richard and daughter Barbara, and spawned a couple of theatrical films as well as a television series on BBC and independent television from 1954 until 1960. Bebe Daniels had top billing in these series, similar to the concurrent American show starring married couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in March 1963, when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the BBC Television Theatre.

Military service
Lyon served as a pilot in the 322nd Pursuit Squadron in the early 1930s. During World War II he served as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Air Forces Special Services.

Personal life and death
Lyon married actress Bebe Daniels in June 1930. They had two children, daughter Barbara in 1931 and an adopted son Richard. In an issue of the contemporary magazine Radio Pictorial, Bebe explained how she saw Richard peering through the railings at a London orphanage and instantly thought "A brother for Barbara". Daniels suffered a severe stroke in 1963 and withdrew from public life. She suffered a second stroke in late 1970. She died at the couple's London home in March 1971.

On April 1, 1972, Lyon married the actress Marian Nixon, whom he had known since the 1920s. They remained married until his death. She died five years later, also at age 78.

On March 22, 1979, Lyon and his second wife, Marian Nixon, were vacationing together on the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship near Honolulu, Hawaii, when Lyon suffered a fatal heart attack. He was 78 years old. His body was cremated and is interred in the Chapel Columbarium at Hollywood Forever Cemetery next to his first wife, Bebe Daniels.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ben Lyon has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1724 Vine Street.

A biography, Bebe and Ben, was written by Jill Allgood, a personal friend who worked with them at the BBC.

Allgood lived with Bebe and Ben Lyon for many years in their large apartment at Dolphin Square, London. Bebe and Ben Lyon were the godparent to Jill Allgood's niece, Suzanne Allgood.

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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in astronomy, astrophysics and related fields. It publishes original research in two formats: papers (of any length) and letters (limited to five pages). MNRAS publishes more articles per year than any other astronomy journal.

The learned society journal has been in continuous existence since 1827 and became online only in 2020. It operates as a partnership between the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), who select and peer-review the contents, and Oxford University Press (OUP), who publish and market the journal. Despite its name, MNRAS is no longer monthly, nor does it carry the notices of the RAS. In 2024 MNRAS became a purely gold open access journal.

History
The first issue of MNRAS was published on 9 February 1827 as Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society of London and it has been in continuous publication ever since. It took its current name from the second volume, after the Astronomical Society of London became the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Until 1960 it carried the monthly notices of the RAS, at which time these were transferred to the newly established Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1960–1996) and then to its successor journal Astronomy & Geophysics (since 1997). Until 1965, MNRAS was published in-house by the society; from 1965 to 2012 it was published by Blackwell Publishing (later part of Wiley-Blackwell) on behalf of the RAS. From 2013, MNRAS is published by Oxford University Press (OUP).

The journal is no longer monthly, with thirty-six issues a year divided into nine volumes. The Letters section had originally appeared on pink paper in the print edition, but moved online only in the early 2000s. Print publication ceased after the April 2020 volume, during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the journal becoming online-only.

Content
MNRAS publishes peer-reviewed articles on original research in astronomy and astrophysics. Two sorts of article are carried by MNRAS: papers, which can be of any length, and letters, which are published more quickly but are limited to five pages in length. Editorial control of the journal is exercised by the RAS through an editorial board of professional astronomers;, the editor-in-chief has been David Flower (University of Durham).

In 2022 MNRAS published 3441 articles, more than any other astronomy journal.

Open access
In January 2024 MNRAS became a gold open access journal, making all articles free to read online as soon as they are published, under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence. There are no subscription fees for readers, instead the costs of publication are met by an article processing charge (APC) on the authors. , the APCs are £2310 for a standard article and £1100 for a letter; RAS Fellows receive a 20% discount on these fees. In many cases the APCs are paid for by a read and publish agreement between the author's institution and OUP, and authors based in developing countries are entitled to an APC waiver. If an author is not from a developing country but is unable to pay the APC, MNRAS provides partial or full waivers on a case-by-case basis.

Former policy
Prior to 2024, MNRAS used a combination of green open access, delayed open access (36 months) and optional hybrid open access. There were no fees for authors, from the founding of the journal in 1927 until the end of 2023, with all costs of publications being met by subscriptions. Green open access was encouraged through self-archiving by authors on personal webpages, in institutional repositories, and on the arXiv preprint server. Fellows of the RAS were provided with free online access to the RAS journals as part of their membership benefits.

Editors-in-chief
The following persons have served as Editor-in-Chief (formerly titled Managing Editor or simply Editor):
 * David Flower (2012–present)
 * Robert Carswell (2008–2012)
 * Andy Fabian (1994–2008)
 * John Shakeshaft (?–1994)
 * Roger Tayler (1979 –?)
 * Function performed by the Secretaries of the RAS Council (1881 –1979)
 * Arthur Cayley (1874–1881)
 * Richard Proctor (1872–1874)
 * Arthur Cayley (1860–1872)
 * Robert Grant (?–1881)
 * Richard Sheepshanks

Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in: • Academic Search

• Advanced Polymers Abstracts

• Aerospace & High Technology Database

• Astrophysics Data System

• Ceramic Abstracts

• Computer & Information Systems Abstracts

• CSA Civil Engineering Abstracts (ProQuest)

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• CSA Technology Research Database

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• International Aerospace Abstracts & Database

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Nathan L. Bachman

Nathan Lynn Bachman (August 2, 1878 – April 23, 1937) was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1933 until his death. He was a member of the Democratic Party.

Biography
Bachman was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His father was Dr. Jonathan W. Bachman, Confederate veteran and former pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga. He attended several colleges, including the former Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee (the predecessor institution to the current Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee; the campus is the current setting of Austin Peay State University), Central University in Richmond, Kentucky (now merged with Centre College in Danville, Kentucky), and Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He then returned home, attending the Chattanooga College of Law (then the law school of the former University of Chattanooga, now the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) before actually graduating from the law school of the University of Virginia in 1903. He began the practice of law in Chattanooga that same year.

Bachman was Chattanooga city attorney from 1906 to 1908 and circuit court judge from 1912 to 1918. In 1918 he became an associate justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, resigning in 1924 to run for the U.S. Senate. His 1924 campaign was unsuccessful and he returned to the practice of law.

However, on February 28, 1933, Bachman was appointed to the United States Senate by governor of Tennessee Hill McAlister to the unexpired term of Senator Cordell Hull, who had resigned to accept the appointment of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the office of Secretary of State. In November, 1934, Bachman was elected to the balance of Hull's unexpired term. He completed the term to which Hull had been elected and was subsequently elected to a full term in his own right in 1936. He died in Washington, D.C., the next spring after having served less than four months of that term.

Bachman was a prominent leader in the Masonic fraternity in Chattanooga, including the Knights Templar Commandery # 14. He was also an active Civitan.

Death
Driver died from a heart attack in Washington, D.C., on April 27, 1937 (age 58 years). He is interred at Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The "Bachman Tubes"
The Bachman Tubes are highway tunnels on U.S. Highways 41/76 through Missionary Ridge connecting Chattanooga with the adjacent town of East Ridge, which are named in his father's honor.

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A Journey Beyond the Three Seas

A Journey Beyond the Three Seas (Хожение за три моря) is a Russian travelogue in the form of travel notes, made by Afanasy Nikitin, a merchant from Tver, during his journey to the Indian subcontinent in 1466–1472.

A Journey Beyond the Three Seas was the first Russian literary work to depict a strictly commercial, non-religious trip. Prior texts were pilgrimage texts, which depicted travel to holy sites and were more standardized, dry and conventional. The author visited the Caucasus, Persia, India and the Crimea. However, most of the notes are dedicated to India, its political structure, trade, agriculture, customs and ceremonies. The work is full of lyrical digressions and autobiographic passages. There is a strong individual, authorial presence. Its last page is in Turkic and broken Arabic; these are, in fact, typical Muslim prayers, indicating that Nikitin might have converted to Islam while he was in India, although his lapse from Christianity bothered him as he mentions several times in the text.

On the other hand Nikitin consistently prays to Blessed Virgin Mary as Theotokos, Christian Orthodox Saints, tries to observe Christian rites, and so on. The author did not make his way back to his native land; he died on the trip home. In 1475, the manuscript made its way to Moscow into the hands of a government official by the name of Vasili Mamyrev. Later on, it was incorporated into the annalistic code of 1489, the Sofia Second Chronicle and the Lvov Chronicle.

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Hey, I noticed you did some reformatting on some of the knot pages. Unfortunately, it looks like you've used a template from one of the old-style pages instead of using the new style. The proper template to use is the one at the beginning of Talk:Knots. - sik0fewl 06:37, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Whoops sorry, didn't know that! Pardon my ignorance! I changed them cos some of the formatting wasn't standard... Some had them in headers, other had them in the stated format... Maybe you could search through and change them too. Sorry again! =] 12:41, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * That's okay. The knot pages are really a mess right now (three different formats I think), so at least somebody was *trying* to do something about it :) I reverted most of your edits where you changed it from the right way (or semi-right) to a wrong way, but I left the wrong->wrong conversions the same. - sik0fewl 16:47, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Hm, okay, I managed to convert some of those with the categories as headers to the format specified in Talk:Knot =] - Fiveless 02:34, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)

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Hi - I've noted that you have been adding infoboxes to a few mineral pages. Great - that is a project of mine that keeps getting delayed. You are welcome to join in the WikiProject Rocks and Minerals page and its talk. Also note the WikiProject Rocks and Minerals/Worklist for a list of those minerals done and those to do. I added your hematite, Uraninite, and Pyrolusite to the done list - means they have infoboxes. Thanks -Vsmith 16:50, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * =] Thanks! I'll hold the joining but I'll probably just add occassionally, when I'm bored around wikipedia! fiveless 10:30, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)

Wikifun round 4
Hi, I noticed that you competed in a previous round, so I just wanted to tell you that Round 4 of the Wikifun trivia quiz is now running... -- Eugene van der Pijll 22:36, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Hello
A fellow Singaporean here. I was a Christian and know the lifestyle of the Christians very well. I highly respect what you have written, but like the Buddhist, I have the language facts put up, having the intention to elaborate the lifestyles of the people who adhere to different religions. Buddhist Chinese, if you roam around the HDB flats, you can see how they place altars and the dialects they speak. The westernized Christians, on the other hand, is mainly westernized and speak English. Christianity in Singapore is brought by the Europeans, not by the Asians. Only Westernized Asians convert and will, unavoidably, adopt English as their first language, even on the time of their conversion. Look into it, and please reply before removing the languages spoken in Christian households. Thanks a lot, User:Chan Han Xiang
 * Hm, okay, maybe I was a bit too enthusiastic in removing some sections of the article, but I think my main motivation was that the use of language in the artical was a bit too general and liberally used, so I guess I had to make do with removing it. I've seen your edits on the Singaporean Chinese page, and I'm fine with them, and I think they're pretty good in keeping the facts yet not using it in a fashion that sounds too general (like it did before my edits). Thanks for the comments, and sorry for any offence caused by my edits. =] - fiveless 12:40, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)

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We do have an article on pangrams, though! - Nunh-huh 22:49, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Oops haha, I must've been a bit dazed at the time I was searching. :P Heh, thanks! fiveless 05:05, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC)

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Please put templates like that only are useful to editors, on talk pages (the only exception I can think of would be the different stub templates). This is to Avoid self references as much as possible and make our content more useful to third party users. Thank you. :) --mav 08:49, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Um, I'm not exactly very clear on this policy, but could you explain it to me in further detail? I didn't really understand what the avoid self reference page was trying to say... - fiveless 10:32, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)

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You may be interested to know that there are several fellow editors in Singapore within the Wikipedian community. :) - Mailer Diablo 13:01, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Announcing Round 5...
Round 5 is up. Good luck. -- AllyUnion (talk) 11:07, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

RI wiki Orientaion and OBS camp edits
24 April 2005: To Fiveless: Re: RI wiki: I think the removal of some content on the OBS and orientation camps was a little excessive. Dont think they really violate the NPOV. But whether to restore those parts still is your decision,
 * I guess it may have been a bit too excessive (I was a bit irritated by the npov tag there that day), but those comments I removed were POVed to some extent, but do feel free to reinstate them, I have no qualms with them being there, except that they may seem to some like opinions, thanks for commenting though! - fiveless 15:06, Apr 30, 2005 (UTC)

Wikifun Round 9
Is now open to play. See WP:WF. -- AllyUnion (talk) 11:03, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Hello, you created this image if I understand correctly. I presume that it was released under the GFDL, and has tagged the image accordingly. Please confirm or correct this. — Sverdrup 21:05, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Hey, yup it was under GFDL. :) - fiveless 04:58, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)

Wikifun
Hi, I've noticed you've taken part in Wikifun before.

Just to let you know, Round 11 begins today at 0900 GMT. Dmn 04:27, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikifun round 12
This is to invite you to participate in the next game of Wikifun.

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WORK FOR YOU
No, actually I just wanted you to help resolve a particular edit dispute over at the Raffles Junior College article. Seems User:Icecold1 is hell-bent on adding POV and excessive information about Shu-Min and Annabel Chong to the article. Would also like opinions on how to integrate the Shu-Min incident into the article. See you on the talk page! - ryan  d  07:12, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Sup, how was council retreat? Anyway, drop by the RJC talk page again if you're free and vote in the quick straw poll that I started - I want to determine that consensus is indeed in favour of Shu-min not remaining on the article. Polling being evil aside, I have no idea how to deal with "careful consideration, dissection and eventual synthesis of each side's arguments" when one side includes a stubborn troll who refuses to discuss issues calmly and rationally. - ryan  d  11:49, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

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Hello, could you upload svg versions of your pictures, too? It would be much less work to translate it. :) --David Jaša (talk) 22:32, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Japanese Mythology
You were the one who added this on the disambiguation page for Ri: "Ri (monster), an aquatic creature in Japanese mythology described as a mix between a human and a jellyfish"

Right? If it was, I was wondering exactly where you took that from. I am unable to find any mention of a human-jellyfish hybrid in japanese legend, anywhere. Could you please add a source to the statement, or even help begin the article for it?

Thank you. 65.34.6.249 (talk) 19:14, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

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Proposed Image Deletion
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Merger discussion for Swan Hill
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