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Whosyourjudas (talk) 02:08, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * How did I find you? I saw one of your edits on Recent Changes, and your talk page link was red (i.e. blank), so I guessed you hadn't been welcomed yet.  You hadn't been, so I did.  Again, welcome.  On to gmail: Most (but I don't think all) gmail accounts get invites; if you have any then you should see a link on the left side of your screen after you login to gmail that says "Invite # friends to Gmail".  Click it and you should get an invite form.  Good luck.  Regards, Whosyourjudas (talk) 02:19, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC).

Re Gender role: I've replaced the content. The content is pertinent and relevant to the article, but have removed the link. If you don't like how it's worded, I invite you to reword it, instead of removing the content completely. Dysprosia 09:44, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * The article version you quoted me is obviously vandalism. This does not mean that the concept is an offensive one, though. The concept does exist outside of Wikipedia, and should thus be mentioned. Like I mentioned above, if you think that the way that Gender role deals with the SNAG concept is not NPOV, then you are quite free, welcome, and invited to make it NPOV. Dysprosia 02:26, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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 * 1) Sample config file for win32 NetHack
 * 2) A '#' at the beginning of a line means the rest of the line is a comment.
 * 3) Some options MUST be set in this file, other options can be toggled while
 * 4) playing.  For a list of options available see the  file.
 * 5) To change the configuration, comment out the unwanted lines, and
 * 6) uncomment the configuration you want.
 * 1) To change the configuration, comment out the unwanted lines, and
 * 2) uncomment the configuration you want.

TILESET=name:Small tiles,file:gltile16.png TILESET=name:Big tiles,file:gltile32.png,transparent TILESET=name:Big 3D tiles,file:gltile64.png,transparent,pseudo3D OPTIONS=tiles:Big tiles
 * 1) *** Tilesets provided for use by plug-in window interfaces.

 * 1) *** OPTIONS ***
 * 2) Use the TTY (console) window interface instead of the default GUI interface.
 * 3) Note: This has no effect if you are using a plug-in window interface, such
 * 4) as gtkhack.
 * 5) OPTIONS=windowtype:tty
 * 1) OPTIONS=windowtype:tty

OPTIONS=IBMGraphics
 * 1) Use the IBM character set rather than just plain ascii characters
 * 2) for tty window-port.

 * 1) Keyboard handling
 * 2) Different keyboard handlers can be loaded.
 * 3) Default is nhdefkey.dll but you can override that.
 * 4) Ray Chason's keyboard handler
 * 5) OPTIONS=altkeyhandler:nhraykey.dll
 * 6) NetHack 3.4.0 keyboard handling
 * 7) OPTIONS=altkeyhandler:nh340key.dll
 * 1) OPTIONS=altkeyhandler:nh340key.dll

OPTIONS=dogname:Lupus,catname:Leona,fruit:mango OPTIONS=horsename:Sum Manus OPTIONS=autopickup,pickup_types:$"=/ OPTIONS=showscore, showexp, showweight, invweight, autoquiver, showdmg OPTIONS=disclose:+i +a +v +g +c OPTIONS=time,number_pad:2,lit_corridor OPTIONS=map_mode:tiles,scroll_margin:5
 * 1) *** Personal Preferences ***
 * 2) Some options to set personal preferences.  Uncomment and change these to
 * 3) suit your personal preference.  If several people are to use the same
 * 4) configuration, options like these should not be set.
 * 5) OPTIONS=name:Janet,role:Valkyrie,race:Human,gender:female,align:lawful
 * 1) OPTIONS=name:Janet,role:Valkyrie,race:Human,gender:female,align:lawful
 * 1) OPTIONS=packorder:")[%?+/=!(*0_`
 * 2) OPTIONS=scores:10 top/2 around/own
 * 3) OPTIONS=nolegacy,noverbose
 * 4) OPTIONS=menustyle:traditional
 * 1) General options.  You might also set "silent" so as not to attract
 * 2) the boss's attention.
 * 3) number_pad option can have an optional value of 0 (off), 1 (on),
 * 4) or 2(on,legacy-mode) which causes 5='g', alt-5='G', alt-0='I'
 * 1) number_pad option can have an optional value of 0 (off), 1 (on),
 * 2) or 2(on,legacy-mode) which causes 5='g', alt-5='G', alt-0='I'
 * 1) If you want to get rid of 'use "r." to read...' use:
 * 2) OPTIONS=suppress_alert:0.0.7
 * 3) Note: the rest_on_space in the next line may not be
 * 4)       appropriate for a beginning NetHack player, since
 * 5)       it could result in use of a turn unintentionally.
 * 6)       If you're new to NetHack, leave it commented it out.
 * 7) OPTIONS=rest_on_space
 * 8) Set some options to control graphical window-port (these will
 * 9) be safely and silently ignored by the tty port)
 * 10) Map window settings
 * 11) possible map_mode options include: tiles|ascii4x6|ascii6x8|ascii8x8|ascii16x8|
 * 12)                                    ascii7x12|ascii8x12|ascii16x12|ascii12x16|
 * 13)                                    ascii10x18|fit_to_screen
 * 1) Map window settings
 * 2) possible map_mode options include: tiles|ascii4x6|ascii6x8|ascii8x8|ascii16x8|
 * 3)                                    ascii7x12|ascii8x12|ascii16x12|ascii12x16|
 * 4)                                    ascii10x18|fit_to_screen

 * 1) The 32x32 tiles
 * 2) OPTIONS=tile_file:tiles32.bmp,tile_width:32,tile_height:32

OPTIONS=font_message:Arial,font_size_message:9,align_message:bottom
 * 1) Message window settings

OPTIONS=font_menu:Arial,font_size_menu:9
 * 1) Menu settings

OPTIONS=font_text:Courier New,font_size_text:9
 * 1) Text settings

OPTIONS=font_status:Courier New,font_size_status:9
 * 1) Status window settings

OPTIONS=hilite_pet,!toptenwin
 * 1) Other
 * 1) OPTIONS=!splash_screen,player_selection:prompts

 * 1) Status/message window colors
 * 2) Possible color options include:
 * 3) six digit hexadecimal RGB color value ("#8F8F8F"), black, red, green, brown,
 * 4) blue, magenta, cyan, gray (or grey), orange, brightgreen, yellow, brightblue,
 * 5) brightmagenta, brightcyan, white, trueblack, purple, silver, maroon, fuchsia,
 * 6) lime, olive, navy, teal, aqua, activeborder, activecaption, appworkspace,
 * 7) background, btnface, btnshadow, btntext, captiontext, graytext, highlight,
 * 8) highlighttext, inactiveborder, inactivecaption, menu, menutext, scrollbar,
 * 9) window, windowframe, windowtext.
 * 10) OPTIONS=windowcolors:status windowtext/window message windowtext/window

 * 1) *** LOCATIONS ***
 * 2) IMPORTANT: If you change any of these locations, the directories they
 * 3) point at must exist.  NetHack will not create them for you.
 * 4) HACKDIR is the default location for everything.
 * 5) Note: On Windows HACKDIR defaults to the location
 * 6)       of the NetHack.exe or NetHackw.exe file so
 * 7)       setting HACKDIR below to override that is
 * 8)       not usually necessary or recommended.
 * 9) HACKDIR=c:\games\nethack
 * 10) The location that level files in progress are stored (default=HACKDIR, writeable)
 * 11) LEVELDIR=c:\nethack\levels
 * 12) The location where saved games are kept (default=HACKDIR, writeable)
 * 13) SAVEDIR=c:\nethack\save
 * 14) The location that bones files are kept (default=HACKDIR, writeable)
 * 15) BONESDIR=c:\nethack\save
 * 16) The location that file synchronization locks are stored (default=HACKDIR, writeable)
 * 17) LOCKDIR=c:\nethack\levels
 * 18) The location that a record of game aborts and self-diagnosed game problems
 * 19) is kept (default=HACKDIR, writeable)
 * 20) TROUBLEDIR=c:\nethack\trouble
 * 1) The location that file synchronization locks are stored (default=HACKDIR, writeable)
 * 2) LOCKDIR=c:\nethack\levels
 * 3) The location that a record of game aborts and self-diagnosed game problems
 * 4) is kept (default=HACKDIR, writeable)
 * 5) TROUBLEDIR=c:\nethack\trouble
 * 1) TROUBLEDIR=c:\nethack\trouble

 * 1) Finnish keyboards might need these modifications uncommented.
 * 2) For  \, @, $, [, |
 * 3) OPTIONS=subkeyvalue:171/92
 * 4) OPTIONS=subkeyvalue:178/64
 * 5) OPTIONS=subkeyvalue:180/36
 * 6) OPTIONS=subkeyvalue:184/91
 * 7) OPTIONS=subkeyvalue:188/124

 * 1) *** CHARACTER GRAPHICS ***
 * 2) See the on-line help or the Guidebook for which symbols are in which
 * 3) positions.
 * 4) If you merely set the IBMgraphics option as above, NetHack will use IBM
 * 5) extended ASCII for dungeon characters.  If you don't like the selections,
 * 6) you can make up your own via these graphics options, but you should still
 * 7) set IBMgraphics if you are using IBM graphics characters to get the correct
 * 8) processing.
 * 9) An example using the IBM graphics character set:
 * 10) DUNGEON= 032 179 196 218 191 192 217 197 193 194 \
 * 11) 	  180 195 249 239 239 254 254 240 241 249 \
 * 12) 	  177 177 060 062 060 062 220 124 190 035 \
 * 13) 	  244 247 249 247 042 042 186 205 046 035 \
 * 14) 	  247
 * 15) TRAPS=   094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 \
 * 16) 	  094 094 094 094 232 232 232 157 094 094 \
 * 17) 	  094 094
 * 18) EFFECTS= 179 196 092 047 042 033 041 040	   \
 * 19) 	  048 035 064 042			   \
 * 20) 	  047 045 092 058 058 092 045 047	   \
 * 21) 	  047 045 092 058 032 058 092 045 047
 * 22) Some alternatives:
 * 23) DUNGEON= 032 186 205 201 187 200 188 206 202 203 \
 * 24) 	  185 204 249 239 239 254 254 240 241 249 \
 * 25) 	  177 177 060 062 060 062 095 124 092 035 \
 * 26) 	  244 247 249 247 042 042 179 196 046 035 \
 * 27) 	  247
 * 28) TRAPS=   094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 \
 * 29) 	  094 094 094 094 094 034 094 094 094 094 \
 * 30) 	  094 094
 * 1) Some alternatives:
 * 2) DUNGEON= 032 186 205 201 187 200 188 206 202 203 \
 * 3) 	  185 204 249 239 239 254 254 240 241 249 \
 * 4) 	  177 177 060 062 060 062 095 124 092 035 \
 * 5) 	  244 247 249 247 042 042 179 196 046 035 \
 * 6) 	  247
 * 7) TRAPS=   094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 \
 * 8) 	  094 094 094 094 094 034 094 094 094 094 \
 * 9) 	  094 094
 * 1) 	  094 094

 * 1) Here is a recommendation sent in by Michael Feir
 * 2) for use by blind NetHack players.
 * 3) DUNGEON= 032 124 045 124 124 124 124 045 045 045 \
 * 4)          124 124 046 045 124 043 043 046 035 035 \
 * 5)          060 062 060 062 095 092 035 126 126 126 \
 * 6)          126 042 042 035 035 032 035 126
 * 7) TRAPS=   094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 \
 * 8)          094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 094 \
 * 9)          094 094
 * 10) EFFECTS= 124 095 092 047 042 033 041 040         \
 * 11)          048 035 064 042                         \
 * 12)          047 045 092 058 058 092 045 047         \
 * 13)          047 045 092 058 032 058 092 045 047  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.118.182.229 (talk) 23:59, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) EFFECTS= 124 095 092 047 042 033 041 040         \
 * 2)          048 035 064 042                         \
 * 3)          047 045 092 058 058 092 045 047         \
 * 4)          047 045 092 058 032 058 092 045 047  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.118.182.229 (talk) 23:59, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

// Deck file for Magic Workstation (http://www.magicworkstation.com)

// Lands 1 [10E] Quicksand 1 [10E] Treetop Village 11 [10E] Plains (3) 1 [10E] Faerie Conclave 1 [10E] Forbidding Watchtower 1 [SHM] Mystic Gate 1 [MOR] Mutavault 1 [10E] Brushland 1 [EVE] Flooded Grove 1 [10E] Adarkar Wastes 1 [10E] Yavimaya Coast 1 [10E] Terramorphic Expanse 8 [10E] Island (3) 1 [ALA] Seaside Citadel 8 [LRW] Forest (1) 1 [SHM] Reflecting Pool 1 [ALA] Bant Panorama 1 [SHM] Wooded Bastion

// Creatures 1 [10E] Birds of Paradise 1 [LRW] Goldmeadow Harrier 1 [EVE] Figure of Destiny 1 [ALA] Knight of the White Orchid 1 [ALA] Knight of the Skyward Eye 1 [EVE] Talara's Battalion 1 [EVE] Shorecrasher Mimic 1 [ALA] Steward of Valeron 1 [ALA] Deft Duelist 1 [ALA] Jhessian Infiltrator 1 [SHM] Thistledown Duo 1 [10E] Troll Ascetic 1 [EVE] Stillmoon Cavalier 1 [SHM] Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers 1 [ALA] Qasali Ambusher 1 [SHM] Kitchen Finks 1 [ALA] Rhox War Monk 1 [10E] Windborn Muse 1 [MOR] Chameleon Colossus 1 [LRW] Galepowder Mage 1 [EVE] Glen Elendra Archmage 1 [LRW] Sower of Temptation 1 [LRW] Garruk Wildspeaker 1 [ALA] Elspeth, Knight-Errant 1 [LRW] Ajani Goldmane 1 [SHM] Wilt-Leaf Liege 1 [ALA] Stoic Angel 1 [ALA] Rafiq of the Many 1 [SHM] Thistledown Liege 1 [EVE] Archon of Justice 1 [SHM] Godhead of Awe 1 [ALA] Mycoloth 1 [10E] Razormane Masticore 1 [ALA] Battlegrace Angel 1 [LRW] Mulldrifter

// Spells 1 [10E] Hail of Arrows 1 [LRW] Broken Ambitions 1 [10E] Condemn 1 [ALA] Sigil Blessing 1 [MOR] Negate 1 [10E] Telling Time 1 [MOR] Deglamer 1 [10E] Aggressive Urge 1 [ALA] Call to Heel 1 [ALA] Courier's Capsule 1 [MOR] Disperse 1 [MOR] Earthbrawn 1 [ALA] Hindering Light 1 [10E] Pariah 1 [ALA] Bant Charm 1 [10E] Glorious Anthem 1 [ALA] Gift of the Gargantuan 1 [ALA] Oblivion Ring 1 [SHM] Savor the Moment 1 [EVE] Snakeform 1 [ALA] Angelic Benediction 1 [LRW] Cryptic Command 1 [SHM] AEthertow

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Revision to Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire and Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri articles
I noticed that you have revised either Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri or Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire.

I intend to revise those articles following the WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines. There are more details on the discussion pages of those articles. I'd be interested in any comments you have. It would be best if your comments were on the discussion pages of the two articles.

Thank you.

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Luberon

The Luberon ( or ; Provençal: Leberon (classical norm) or Leberoun (Mistralian norm)) is a massif in central Provence in Southern France, part of the French Prealps. It has a maximum elevation of 1256 m and an area of about 600 km2. It is composed of three mountain ranges (from west to east): Lesser Luberon (Petit Luberon), Greater Luberon (Grand Luberon) and Eastern Luberon (Luberon oriental). The valleys north and south of them contain a number of towns and villages as well as agricultural land; the northern part is marked by the Calavon, while the southern part is characterised by the Durance.

The Luberon is often advertised under the name Lubéron (with an acute accent on top of the "e"); some dictionaries justify that the two spellings are interchangeable. The total number of inhabitants varies greatly between winter and summer, due to a massive influx of tourists during the warm season. It is a favourite destination for French high society and British and American visitors because of the pleasant and picturesque towns and villages, comfortable way of life, agricultural wealth, historical and cultural associations, as well as hiking trails. Samuel Beckett notably lived in Cave Bonelly, a vineyard near to Roussillon, during World War II.

In the last two decades the Luberon has become known in the English-speaking world especially through a series of books by British author Peter Mayle chronicling his life as an expatriate settled in the Luberon village of Ménerbes. These are titled A Year in Provence, Toujours Provence and Encore Provence. Another of Mayle's books, a novel set in the Luberon, was made into a film called A Good Year (2006) directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe and filmed in the region.

Flora and fauna
Luberon is particularly rich in biological diversity. There are known to be around 1,500 species of plants, accounting for 30% of the flora and fauna in France, 17,000 species and sub-species of insects with almost 2,300 species of Lepidoptera, or nearly 40% of species living in France, 341 species and subspecies of vertebrate wildlife, 135 species of birds and 21 species of bats or 70% of species present in France. Among the 1,500 different species of plants, there are 700 species and sub-species of higher plants and 200 species of lichens. Rich fossil deposits are also preserved here, documenting for example ancient species related to songbirds, as well as an ancestral pelican.

Nuclear facilities
The Force de frappe or French strategic nuclear arsenal used to be located on the Plateau d'Albion before being dismantled in the late 1980s. Now, the underground site where the missile controls were located is a public multidisciplinary laboratory of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, the Low Noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB) of Rustrel, Pays d'Apt.

In Vaucluse

 * Ansouis
 * Apt, small town near the eastern end of the Luberon valley
 * La Bastide-des-Jourdans
 * La Bastidonne
 * Beaumettes
 * Beaumont-de-Pertuis
 * Bonnieux
 * Buoux
 * Cabrières-d'Aigues
 * Cadenet
 * Caseneuve
 * Cavaillon, small town at the western entrance to the Luberon valley
 * Cheval-Blanc
 * Cucuron
 * Gargas
 * Gordes
 * Goult
 * Grambois
 * Joucas
 * Lacoste
 * Lagarde-d'Apt
 * Lauris
 * Lioux
 * Lourmarin
 * Maubec
 * Ménerbes
 * Mérindol
 * Mirabeau
 * Murs
 * Oppède
 * Pertuis
 * Peypin-d'Aigues
 * Puget
 * Puyvert
 * Robion
 * Roussillon
 * Rustrel
 * Saignon
 * Saint-Martin-de-Castillon
 * Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque
 * Saint-Pantaléon
 * Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
 * Sannes
 * Taillades
 * La Tour-d'Aigues
 * Vaugines
 * Viens
 * Villars
 * Villelaure
 * Vitrolles-en-Luberon

In Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

 * Aubenas-les-Alpes
 * La Brillanne
 * Céreste
 * Dauphin
 * Forcalquier
 * Limans
 * Lurs
 * Manosque
 * Montfuron
 * Montjustin
 * Niozelles
 * Oppedette
 * Pierrerue
 * Pierrevert
 * Reillanne
 * Revest-des-Brousses
 * Saint-Maime
 * Saint-Martin-les-Eaux
 * Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
 * Sainte-Tulle
 * Vachères
 * Villemus
 * Villeneuve
 * Volx

Golden triangle of Luberon

 * Bonnieux, village on the border between the Little and Big Luberon
 * Gordes, facing the Luberon, this village is considered the top of the Golden Triangle (the base being made by the Little Luberon mountains)
 * Goult, perched on a hill in the middle of the valley of the Luberon
 * Lacoste and the ancient castle of the uncle of "le Marquis de Sade"
 * Ménerbes
 * Oppède with its historic section perched on the hillside Oppède-le-Vieux
 * Roussillon, like Goult, perched on a hill within the Luberon valley

Southern Luberon

 * Lourmarin, village on the border between Little and Big Luberon
 * Cucuron
 * Pavillon de Galon

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/YPB

YPB was proposed for deletion. This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was DELETE. 5 votes to delete. Postdlf 01:58, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)

YPB
Nonsense. -- Graham ☺ | Talk 02:11, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC) This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like other '/delete' pages is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion or on the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.
 * Delete. Only a result was found by googling for "YPB" and "You Poor Bastard" together. --Andylkl 13:23, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Kiddie wiki. Neologism. Geogre 19:38, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete nonsence.--[[User:Plato|Comrade Nick @  )---^-- ]] 10:28, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete humor, the external reference is to a site with "humor" in it's title banner. Unless it can be shown to be widely used jargon, let's not add this to our repository of culture. We leave it here, and it WILL become widely used jargon.Pedant 00:00, 2004 Oct 24 (UTC)

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Practical joker

Practical joker, or Practical jokers may refer to:

 * Someone who plays a practical joke, setting up a situation to produce a humorous physical outcome at the expense of a target
 * "The Practical Joker", an episode of the animated television series Star Trek
 * Practical Jokers, a 1938 comedy short film
 * "The Practical Joker", an episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
 * "The Practical Joker", an episode of Zorro (1957 TV series)
 * "The Practical Joker", an episode of The Hathaways
 * "The Practical Joker", an episode of Deadly Games

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Vipsania Agrippina

Vipsania Agrippina (known – 20 AD) was the first wife of the Emperor Tiberius. She was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Attica, thus being a granddaughter of Titus Pomponius Atticus, the best friend of Cicero.

Biography
She was betrothed by Augustus and her father to Tiberius, the stepson of Augustus, before her first birthday. They were married around 19 BC. Their son Drusus Julius Caesar was born in 14 BC.

Despite Vipsania and Tiberius enjoying a happy marriage, Augustus ordered the two to divorce after the death of Vipsania's father, who was married to Augustus's daughter Julia the Elder. Even though Tiberius wished to remain with Vipsania and held disdain for Julia for her purported unfaithfulness, Augustus engaged him to Julia in order to link Tiberius's growing power to the Julian family. At the time of their divorce, Vipsania was pregnant with a second child, who did not survive.

Tiberius divorced Vipsania against his will in 11 BC (non sine magno angore animi ["not without great mental anguish"], according to Suetonius) and never ceased to rue his action. On one occasion Tiberius caught sight of Vipsania and followed her with an intent and tearful gaze. Precautions were taken to avoid further embarrassing meetings with her.

In 11 BC she married Gaius Asinius Gallus, a Senator and son of the famous orator Gaius Asinius Pollio. They had at least six sons and maybe one or more daughters. Vipsania Agrippina died in AD 20, a few days after the ovation of her son Drusus, which took place on 28 May.

Tiberius hated Gallus, not least because Gallus claimed that Drusus was his own son. In 30, at Tiberius' instigation, the Senate was to declare Gallus a public enemy. He died in prison in 33, of starvation.

Issue
Vipsania and Gallus' known sons were:

 * Gaius Asinius Pollio – Consul in 23; exiled as an accuser of a conspiracy and later was put to death on orders from Empress Valeria Messalina.
 * Marcus Asinius Agrippa – Consul in 25 and died in the end of 26. Tacitus describes him as "not unworthy of his ancestors". His son Marcus Asinius Marcellus was Consul in 54, at the time when the Emperor Claudius died.
 * Asinius Saloninus (possibly Gnaeus Asinius Saloninus, sometimes wrongly called Salonius) – died in 22. Tacitus describes him as an ‘eminent’ person. Saloninus was intended to marry one of the granddaughters of Emperor Tiberius.
 * Servius Asinius Celer – was consul suffectus in 38. From Emperor Caligula he purchased a fish at an enormous price. He is mentioned in the satire, by Seneca, The Pumpkinification of Claudius, where he is listed among the many people killed by that emperor; his death probably occurred sometime before mid-47. Asinius Celer seems to have had a daughter by the name of Asinia Agrippina, though her existence is obscure.
 * Asinius Gallus (possibly Lucius Asinius Gallus, sometimes wrongly called Gallo) – in 46 he conspired against Claudius and was forced to go into exile. Cassius Dio describes him as being "very small and ugly". Later rehabilitated, he became Consul in 62.
 * Gnaeus Asinius – his existence is recorded by the townsfolk of Puteoli, whose patron he was. Nothing else is known about him. It has been proposed that he have been identical with Asinius Saloninus or the foregoing Asinius Gallus but since Asinius Gallus seems to have been Lucius Asinius Gallus who became a Consul in 60, by exclusion of parts Gnaeus Asinius may be the Asinius Saloninus.
 * Besides their sons Vipsania and Gallus likely had at least one daughter, but possibly more. Pomponia Graecina was a distinguished lady married to Aulus Plautius, and appears to have been a daughter of a daughter of Vipsania. Plautius was a general in the conquest of Britain, which he received as a military ovation. Nero murdered their son, reportedly because Agrippina the Younger, mother of Nero, was in love with him and encouraged him to bid for the throne.

Tacitus states that Vipsania was the only one of Agrippa's children to die a natural death. She was one of the leading women of her time; and between 21 and 23, her son Drusus honored her memory with statues, coins and inscriptions.

Cultural depictions
Robert Graves' novel I, Claudius mentions Tiberius following Vipsania with his eyes after their divorce, referencing Suetonius (Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Tiberius, 7).

The television adaptation went somewhat further, the second episode included a fairly lengthy scene between Tiberius and Vipsania on the eve of her second marriage, with Tiberius upset and regretting their divorce. She was played by Sheila Ruskin.

Deadline announced in December 2022 that Vipsania would be depicted once more on television screens as part of Sky and MGM+’s second season of Domina, played by actress Joelle.

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Puck (Marvel Comics)

Puck is the codename of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The two characters are a father and daughter pair, who are both members of Alpha Flight, in the Marvel Universe.

Publication history
The first Puck debuted in Alpha Flight #1 (Aug 1983) and was created by John Byrne. He had intended for the original Puck to be a dwarf with no superhuman powers, merely great fighting and acrobatic skills; subsequent writer Bill Mantlo retconned Puck's small stature as being due to mystical influences. Byrne commented on this, stating, "Of course, [Mantlo] then went on to do the 'origin' of Puck, with the whole 'demon inside' thing being based, apparently, on the single reference Puck had made to being in constant pain, something which Bill failed to grasp was an effect of the condition — achondroplasty, called by name in the same issue that referenced the pain — which caused Puck's dwarfism." Byrne has also stated that Puck was based "very, very loosely on a friend who was short (but not as short as Puck) and occasionally bald, but never possessed by demons."

The second Puck debuted in Alpha Flight vol. 3 #1 and was created by Scott Lobdell and Clayton Henry.

Puck (Eugene Judd)
The first character to use the codename is a man whose real name is Eugene Milton Judd. He was born in 1914 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He spent years traveling the world as a soldier of fortune, working as an intelligence agent and bouncer, before becoming a professional adventurer and joining Alpha Flight.

Early in his career, Judd was hired to steal the Black Blade of Baghdad. The Blade imprisoned an ancient sorcerer called Black Raazer, and Judd accidentally freed him. Judd was able to trap Raazer using some ancient mysticism and the light from his own life force. This caused the 6'6" tall adventurer to shrink to about 3'6" in height, as the Black Blade had the ability to take life force from others, which caused a physical reduction in size. It has also granted him immortality. At some point, he became friends with the American playboy Dan Kane, otherwise known as Captain Terror. When Captain Terror was defeated in the Spanish Civil War by the 1930s El Aguila, a fellow hero fighting on the opposite side, he retired, but Puck fought El Aguila for revenge. He also formed a friendship with noted author Ernest Hemingway and became an accomplished bullfighter. He was paroled into Beta Flight and, eventually joining Alpha Flight, he adopted the codename "Puck."

Some details of his past remain unknown, hinted at in dialogue: the affair of the Brass Bishop, and some murders.

Puck was wounded by teammate Marrina and hospitalized. While recovering, he battled an illegal drug ring that was operating out of the hospital. Before long, he returned to active duty, and battled Omega Flight. Puck comforted Heather Hudson after James Hudson's presumed death. Puck then encountered the Sub-Mariner, and allied with the Sub-Mariner in battle against the Master.

Puck later journeyed to the realm of the Great Beasts alongside Alpha Flight, where they battled the Great Beasts. Puck encountered the Beyonder, and battled the Hulk during the events of Secret Wars II.

During his time with Alpha Flight, he encountered a new city deep in the Arctic Circle. There his team and the X-Men discovered a mystical wellspring. Several humans associated with the X-Men had gained vast powers via the wellspring. Puck was cured of his dwarfism by the well-intentioned Madelyne Pryor. He discovered a problem with walking because his center of balance was off. Later, the group discovered that the powers came at a price too high to bear, such as the loss of all creativity among all affected and the deaths of all mystics. This includes Puck's friend Shaman. The group splits along ideological lines, and both groups battle for some time before turning on the main threat. This turns out to be the trickster god Loki, who was eventually persuaded to remove all effects of the well, which unfortunately included Puck's new height. A thought balloon indicated that the pain associated with his dwarfism was now worse than ever.

Soon after, Puck's background was revealed, and he battled Black Raazer who temporarily freed himself from the prison of Puck's body. He told his teammates about his past, and then took Raazer back into his body once more. He had romantic interest in Heather Hudson, but she instead turned to their teammate Madison Jeffries. Puck later encountered the Avengers.

When Northstar and Aurora both fell deathly ill (him physically and her mentally), Alpha Flight took them to the site of the Firefountain that Loki previously used to grant powers and wishes. Loki led them to a dark fountain instead (emanating from a deep pit), and sent dark elves to attack them. During the resulting fight, Puck is knocked into the fountain. Raazer was freed from Puck's body, returning Puck to his normal size and actual age even as he fell to what should have been his death. Loki instead teleported Puck to Tibet, and decided to abandon his previous life. Later, Puck became embroiled in a battle between Tibet and mainland China. He fought the Dreamqueen alongside Alpha Flight and was captured by her as the rest of the team was sent elsewhere. After being tortured by the Dreamqueen for a time, he was rescued by Alpha Flight and taken to the hospital to heal the injuries the Dreamqueen inflicted. Shaman injects Puck with a serum derived from his own blood and the mutative properties of a formula created by the Master. The serum was designed to repair Puck's body, but it was from his dwarf state. It reshaped him into his dwarf form and gave him the power to harden his skin to near invulnerability. He rejoined Alpha Flight with his new power.

Later, during the events of the Infinity Crusade, Puck was brainwashed and taken by the cosmic powered villain the Goddess. He was paired up with the affected Spider-Man when an invasion force of free-minded superheroes plan to attack the Goddess' fortress. This specific pairing was intended to teach Spider-Man brutality in the face of his 'former' friends. Puck was swiftly taken out of the fight, defeated by Firestar. Due to the effects of the resulting clash, all brainwashed heroes were later freed.

Puck was brainwashed again by members of his own government, who desired to have an Alpha Flight completely under their control. Puck fought with this new team for a while and was one of the few to be relatively successful against the mental mind games.

Along with Major Mapleleaf, Puck II, Vindicator, and Shaman, Puck was among the Alpha Flight members to be apparently killed by The Collective. Only Sasquatch was confirmed to have survived.

When Wolverine has been trapped in Hell by unknown forces, Puck and an unknown person are seen there, with the unknown person claiming to just want to talk to Wolverine, but Puck planning on finding a way to get both Wolverine and himself out of hell. Puck tells Wolverine to fight through the pain he feels while being tortured, implying that it will make the devil look weak and cause an uprising in hell, thus giving them a chance to escape. After the Devil is beaten, Puck attempts to escape along with Wolverine, but falls from the walls of hell which he was scaling when another condemned one grabs his foot and yanks him off and back into the pit. Though he remains in Hell, he wins the scrum for the Devil's sword, thus making him the ruler of Hell, at least for the time being.

During the Fear Itself storyline, Puck was shown to have escaped from Hell when he arrives to rescue Guardian from Vindicator (who betrayed the team to Gary Cody and his newly elected Unity Party, later revealed to be under the control of the Master of the World) and stated that he had escaped from Hell after his fight with Ba'al.

It has been announced that Puck will be a member of the relaunched Uncanny X-Force team alongside Storm, Psylocke and Spiral.

When Elizabeth Twoyoungmen was introduced to Alpha Flight, Puck became her physics instructor. Much later at the time of a mass Wendigo outbreak, the two have become lovers.

As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel event, Puck appears as a member of the Alpha Flight space program.

Puck (Zuzha Yu)
Zuzha Yu was a mutant who worked at a bar near McGill University in Montreal and was supposedly the daughter of the original Puck. She agreed to join the reformed Alpha Flight after losing an arm-wrestling match with Walter Langkowski, alias Sasquatch.

At the end of the series it shows that she and Major Mapleleaf have children.

She was one of the members of Alpha Flight apparently killed by The Collective.

Powers and abilities
Originally, Puck had no superhuman powers, relying on his exceptional training and his amassed worldly knowledge. He was a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, capable of a mixture of various martial arts, street-fighting techniques, acrobatics and gymnastics. After a run-in with The Master of the World his body was subject to genetic manipulation of his cellular structure. His body tissues were condensed at a molecular level, causing his body to become akin to compressed rubber. His trademark attack is a cartwheeling motion. Spinning on his hands and feet at great speeds, he is able to slam into and knock down human-sized enemies with ease. He is also skilled in bullfighting. He has some knowledge of mysticism, enough to once trap Black Raazer, and the ability to put himself in a temporary deathlike trance state. Puck is about half the size of the average man. His condition causes him varying amounts of constant pain. Also, his aging has been stopped or vastly slowed; Judd resembles a man in his thirties. His right ear is misshapen, presumably due to an old injury (see cauliflower ear).

Zuzha had superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, agility, coordination, endurance, and could redirect kinetic energy. She was an excellent hand-to-hand combatant.

Earth X
In this alternate future, Puck is seen as one of the many heroes in the afterlife. They all rally to fight the forces of Mephisto and Thanos, in an attempt to stop their genocidal plans.

Marvel Zombies
In the Marvel Zombies comics set in the universe of Earth-2149 the zombified Alpha Flight attack the X-Men and are eventually killed by Magneto. Puck is pictured in the foreground of a large panel depicting Alpha Flight attacking the X-Men and Puck is apparently attacking Nightcrawler. Puck is destroyed moments later by Magneto.

Marvel Noir
Puck (Eugene Judd) is Captain Logan's first mate in X-Men Noir.

Television

 * The original Puck appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Repo Man", voiced by Don Francks.

Merchandise

 * In 1999, Toy Biz released an action figure of Puck in its Snowbird/Puck two-pack.
 * In 2013, Hasbro released an action figure of Puck in its Marvel Universe line (Wave 21).
 * In 2013, Puck was the BAF (Build a Figure) in a Wolverine Legends wave which was exclusive to Diamond.
 * In 2019, Puck was shown as part of a Marvel Legends Alpha Flight set, an Amazon exclusive, which also includes Vindicator, Shaman, Northstar, Aurora, and Snowbird. This figure is the complete version of the Build A Figure from 2013.

Video games

 * Puck appears as enemy in Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems.
 * Puck appears as a playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest.

Name

 * A letters page in Alpha Flight seemed to confirm that Judd is named after the Shakespearean character. However, in a FAQ dated 5/30/2006, John Byrne has stated that he is named after a hockey puck.

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Zach Thornton

Zach Thornton (born October 10, 1973) is an American former soccer player who is goalkeeping coach for Chicago Fire FC. A goalkeeper, he spent 16 seasons in Major League Soccer with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars (1996–97), Chicago Fire (1998–2006), Colorado Rapids (2007), New York Red Bulls (2008) and Chivas USA (2008–11). He was the starting goalkeeper for the Fire when it won MLS Cup '98 in its inaugural year. He, Chris Armas, and C. J. Brown are the only three Fire players to be a part of all six of the club's domestic championships from 1998 through 2006.

Youth and college
The youngest of four siblings, Thornton began playing soccer at age five and lacrosse a year later. His father Ernest, who had endured his share of injuries while playing football at Kentucky State College, had gently steered him away from the gridiron sport. Thornton was a three-sport star in soccer, lacrosse and basketball at The John Carroll School. He attended Essex Community College before completing his education at Loyola College in Maryland. At Loyola, he played both soccer and lacrosse, the latter as a third-team All-American. He was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 40th Anniversary Men's Soccer Team on September 1, 2020.

Professional
Thornton was selected in the 7th round (69th overall) by the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. With then-former U.S. national keeper and local star Tony Meola entrenched in Metro nets, Thornton played only six games during his first two seasons in MLS. In 1997, he played a few games on loan with the North Jersey Imperials of the USISL, whose starting goalie was future Metro and U.S. national teamer Tim Howard.

The Chicago Fire took Thornton in the 1997 MLS Expansion Draft, and his career took off. Beating out Mexican international Jorge Campos for the starting job, Zach lead the expansion Fire to that year's MLS Cup, and was named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year. He spent six years with the Fire, an automatic starter throughout his time there, and frequently at the top of MLS goalkeeping charts. In 2004, Thornton signed a six-month contract with Portuguese club Benfica. He didn't get a single first-team match with them, however, and re-signed with the Fire late in the MLS season. Thornton did not get any playing time, as his former backup Henry Ring had taken hold of the position in Thornton's absence. In 2005 Thornton reclaimed his spot in the Fire's net missing only a few matches due to injury.

Thornton was traded to Colorado Rapids on March 2, 2007, where he was a backup behind Bouna Coundoul during the 2007 season, before he was waived at the end of the year. He was subsequently picked up by New York Red Bulls as the team's reserve goalkeeper for 2008 behind Jon Conway.

Thornton was traded to Chivas USA on August 2, 2008. He and enjoyed an impressive first two seasons with the team, ultimately winning the 2009 Goalkeeper of the Year Award.

Thornton was injured during the 2011 season with Chivas USA and lost his starting role. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Thornton was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.

International
Thornton's first cap with the U.S. national team came in 1994 in a friendly against Jamaica. He backed up Kasey Keller at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Thornton wasn't able to translate his success in MLS to the international level, collecting only eight caps. On December 22, 2009, Thornton received another call up to play a friendly against Honduras on January 23.

Coaching career
Thornton returned to his alma mater as a part-time volunteer goalkeeping coach for the Loyola University Maryland men's soccer program on July 5, 2012. He was named to a similar position on a full-time basis for both the men's and women's programs at Elizabethtown College just over six weeks later on August 20. He was appointed Associate Head Coach with the Villanova University men's soccer program on January 17, 2013. In 2015 Thornton was hired as Goalkeeping Coach for MLS franchise D.C. United. Thornton was named goalkeeping coach for Houston Dynamo on January 13, 2022. Thornton joined Chicago Fire FC as goalkeeping coach in December 2022.

Honors
Chicago Fire
 * U.S. Open Cup: 1998, 2000, 2003
 * Major League Soccer Eastern Conference Championship: 2003
 * MLS Cup: 1998
 * Major League Soccer Supporters' Shield: 2003
 * Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship: 1998

Individual
 * MLS All-Star: 1998, 1999, 2000
 * MLS Goalkeeper of the Year: 1998, 2009
 * MLS Best XI: 1998, 2009
 * MLS Comeback Player of the Year: 2009

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Talk:Mahashivratri

It's out here : Maha Shivratri

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History of Thailand before 1768
Redundant article: content has been incorporated into Early history of Thailand, Sukhothai kingdom and Ayutthaya kingdom. (Redirecting is unnecessary, as no-one would search for this title). Markalexander100 02:21, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * Contains history of moved material, legally has to be kept. - SimonP 03:14, Oct 19, 2004 (UTC)
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Talk:Flat map

Wow. That single sentence went over my head like an airplane at 30 000 feet.--Lucky13pjn 02:23, Oct 19, 2004 (UTC)

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Talk:Delhi Times

POV
Removed this from article because it's very POV:
 * While there is hardly anything worthwile to read in this supplement, the sheer amount of sleaze and Page 3 hype & hoopla makes it something browsed by readers of all ages, despised by some, drooled over at by others.

 * Complete with color visual of girls and celebrities at Charity Shows and Kittie Parties, enriched with an array of advertisements ranging from lingerie to the mushrooming "Massage Parlours" in New Delhi, this paper quite truly mirrors the gradual and radical change in Delhi's culture fueled further with the new generation of BPO earners indulging in all the comforts their wallet can buy.

From User:Mukul actually from User:203.92.194.2  (sorry).

Whosyourjudas (talk) 02:24, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * Removed all POV comments. Does this article even need to exist? Should it be merged to be within The Times of India article? Rob 14:05, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Removed category
Hi, I've removed this page from the Category, Newspapers published in India as it already belongs to the category The Times of India, which is a subcategory of the first category. --Kunal (Talk) 19:55, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Bushitaka

The correct spelling is 'Bushitaka'. Is there any way to correct this?--Erin Clark 02:25, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Okay, just renamed it. --Erin Clark 17:31, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

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User talk:Mukul

Welcome
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and vote pages using three tildes, like this: ~ ~ ~. Four tildes (~ ~ ) produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
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Please remember Wikipedia's policy on neutrality. Your entry to Delhi Times does not fit this policy. Thanks. Sorry about that, you had just reverted an anonymous user's NPOV material that had been removed. My deepest apologies.

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Talk:ALU adder

If anyone is good with circuit-diagram software (such as Dia), these images could do with an update, especially so they can be PNG instead of JPG. The preformatted text should probably be converted to math markup, too. -- Wapcaplet 02:27, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Merge with adder (electronics)
I think this page should be merged with adder (electronics), so I'm adding a merge template to the article. Ckape 03:50, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Propogate carry
"To determine whether a bit pary will generate or propagate a carry, the following logic works:

G = A and B

P = A xor B"

Can someone check whether this is supposed to be "P = A xor B" or "P = A or B"?

 * Actually, both of them are correct. In some cases it works out better to use the xor and in some cases it works better to use or.  It's easier to make an or circuit than an xor circuit, but in some cases you want to ensure that you never have both P and G set.  -- ckape (talk) 22:02, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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The Nose (Gogol short story)

"The Nose" (Нос) is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol written during his time living in St. Petersburg. During this time, Gogol's works were primarily focused on the grotesque and absurd, with a romantic twist. Written between 1835 and 1836, "The Nose" tells the story of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. "The Nose" was originally published in The Contemporary, a literary journal owned by Alexander Pushkin. The use of a nose as the main source of conflict in the story could have been due to Gogol's own experience with an oddly shaped nose, which was often the subject of self-deprecating jokes in letters. The use of iconic landmarks in the story, as well as the sheer absurdity of the story, has made "The Nose" an important part of St. Petersburg's literary tradition.

"The Nose" is divided into three parts and tells the story of Collegiate Assessor ('Major') Kovalyov, who wakes up one morning without his nose. He later finds out that his nose has developed a life of its own, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of State Councillor. The short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued Russia after Peter the Great introduced the Table of Ranks. By allowing commoners to gain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a huge population was given the chance to move up in social status. This opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of Gogol's characters worked.

Plot
The story is divided into three parts:

Part one
On 25 March, the barber Ivan Yakovlevich finds out that his wife has made bread. During breakfast, he cuts a loaf in half and finds a nose in his bread. With horror, he recognizes this nose as that of one of his regular customers, Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov (known as 'Major Kovalyov'). Ivan's wife demands that Ivan remove the nose from her home, so he wraps it up in cloth and attempts to throw it off a bridge. He tries to get rid of the nose by throwing it into the Neva River, but he is caught by a police officer. Ivan attempts to bribe the police officer, but the officer refuses.

Part two
Major Kovalyov awakens to discover that his nose is missing. He grabs a mirror to see his face, and there is only a smooth, flat patch of skin in its place. He leaves his home to report the incident to the chief of police. On his way to the chief of police, Major Kovalyov sees his nose dressed in the uniform of a high-ranking official. His nose is already pretending to be a human. He chases his nose, who refuses to return to his face. Kovalyov becomes distracted by a pretty girl, and while he is not watching, the nose escapes. Kovalyov attempts to contact the chief of police, but he is not home. So he visits the newspaper office to place an advertisement about the loss of his nose, but is refused. He then speaks to a police inspector who also refuses to help. Finally, Kovalyov returns home. Kovalyov returns to his flat, where the police officer who caught Ivan returns the nose (which was apprehended at a coach station, trying to flee the city). Kovalyov's joy is cut short when he finds out that he is unable to reattach the nose, even with the help of a doctor. The next day, Kovalyov writes a letter to Madame Alexandra Grigorievna Podtochina, a woman who wants him to marry her daughter, and accuses her of stealing his nose; he believes that she has placed a curse on him for his fickleness toward her daughter. He writes to ask her to undo the spell, but she is confused by his letter, and reiterates her desire to have him marry her daughter. Her reply convinces him that she is innocent. In the city, rumours of the nose's activities have spread, and crowds gather in search of it.

Part three
On 7 April, Kovalyov wakes up with his nose reattached. He is carefully shaved by the barber and returns to his old habits of shopping and flirting with girls.

Characters

 * Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov – the main character of the story is a civil servant of average rank. He is obsessed with his rank, and one day, he wakes up to find his nose missing.
 * The Nose – this character is a body part that is personified in the story. By the way it is dressed, it seems to have achieved a higher rank of civil service than Kovalyov.
 * Ivan Yakovlevitch – this is the barber who finds the nose in his bread. He attempts to throw the nose into the river. When the nose is miraculously reattached to Kovalyov again, he comes to Ivan to get shaved.
 * Newspaper Advertising Clerk – this is who Kovalyov contacts to get an ad in the paper about his missing nose. When the newspaper advertising clerk first hears about the story, he is unable to understand what has happened. He rejects Kovalyov's ad because he believes that the ridiculousness of the story will make the newspaper look too sensational.
 * Madame Podtochina – the mother of the girl that Kovalyov has been flirting with for some time. He refuses to propose to her because he believes he can marry someone even better, so Madame Podtochina is constantly bothering him about marrying her daughter.
 * The doctor.
 * The Police officer - he returns the lost nose back to Kovalyov.

Olfactory perception
Some critics analyze the story literally instead of searching for symbolic significance. A literal interpretation suggests that Gogol's story is about the importance of olfactory perception, which is obscured in Western society by a focus on vision and appearance. This interpretation is consistent with Gogol's belief that the nose is the most important part of a person's anatomy. Major Kovalyov obsesses over his appearance, cleanliness and rank. His behavior reflects the influence of vision-oriented Western culture that emphasizes deodorization and hygiene. And yet he is deeply upset when he loses his nose, which shows that olfactory sensation is still important despite Western influence.

Society and class
Society and class played a very important role in determining one's life during the time of Gogol. With the introduction of the Table of Ranks by Peter the Great, a wholly new portion of the population was able to move up socially if it worked hard enough. In a society that was obsessed with status, people had to always look their best and prioritize their outside appearance. When Major Kovalyov sees his own nose dressed in the uniform of a higher-ranking official than himself, he is momentarily embarrassed and unable to approach the nose. Even within the context of a ridiculous scenario, feelings of inferiority and jealousy still manage to creep into Major Kovalyov's mind.

Identity
The theme of identity is highlighted by how the nose is both easy to identify and hard to identify at various points in the story. The barber notices the owner of the nose very quickly when he sees it. However, the nose is able to slip away from Kovalyov by disguising itself as a doctor. This back and forth between the identity of the nose emphasizes how Gogol's Petersburg valued outward appearance much more than one's true identity. Major Kovalyov is a minor official who acts like he is much higher ranking than he actually is. He refers to women as prostitutes and asks them to come to his apartment. His main objectives in life are to climb the table of ranks and marry well, but without his nose, he can do neither.

The supernatural
The supernatural also comes into play in this story. The nose is able to transform its size depending on what is needed to further the plot. Sometimes it is portrayed as the size of a common nose, while other times it is portrayed as the same size as a human. This strange ability plays into the absurdity of the story and adds to its comedic tone.

Style
Critics note that the story's title in Russian (Нос, "Nos") is the reverse of the Russian word for "dream" (Сон, "Son"). As the unreliable narrator himself notes, the story "contains much that is highly implausible", while an earlier version of the story ended with Kovalyov waking and realizing that the story was indeed a dream. Without the awakening, however, the story becomes a precursor of magical realism, as an unreal element is woven into a realistic narration. Critics also note the abrupt changes in the narrative that appear to them to be pieced together like fragments. The story line appears to have multiple branches to facilitate the nature of unpredictability as a theme in the story.

Major Kovalyov is a person with many inconsistencies and contradictions. Gogol uses this to highlight the "fractured identity of the main character." There is a significant imbalance on how Kovalyov views himself, and how the outside world perceives him. Rather than focusing on his inner appearance, all of his energy and thought goes towards maintaining his outward appearance. "The collegiate assessor’s private and public faces seem almost unrelated." This kind of portrayal of an average citizen of Saint Petersburg reflects Gogol's position as a transplant to the city, who views the social hierarchy of the city from an outside perspective.

At the end of the story, it appears that Gogol is talking directly to the reader. It is never explained why the Nose fell off in the first place, why it could talk, nor why it found itself reattached. By doing this, Gogol was playing on the assumptions of readers, who may happily seek absurd stories but at the same time still want a normal explanation.

Symbolism
In Russia, the nose has been host to a variety of proverbs that range from "torn off" (if it is too curious), "lifted up" (if you have a high opinion of yourself), or "hung up" (with obvious defeat and failure). By the 19th century, there has been an extensive literature in Russian prose dedicated to nose references. Critic V. V. Vinogradov believes the nose is not only a symbol of human personality, it is also a source of comedy and pathos in literature.

Some critics have equated the garbled language between Kovalyov's nose and the other characters in the story to mythological consciousness. Due to the situation the characters find themselves in, human qualities are transferred to natural objects and a mythological sense of perception pervades the characters' thoughts as opposed to the former modern man perception noted for its self-interest consciousness. The story juxtaposes the nose as a symbol of salvation for Major Kovalyov as opposed to a symbol of self-destruction for barber Ivan Yakovlevitch.

His nose serves as a symbol of his own snobbery and pretentious attitude. Once he loses his nose, his entire demeanor towards the world changes. His nose acts as the source of his own pride, and is what allows him to look down on everyone else. The loss of his nose represents a loss of his identity. Since his identity is primarily defined by his outward appearance, the loss of that appearance devastates him.

Inspiration and reception
As a literary theme, the nose had been treated by Russian authors at least ever since the translation, completed in 1807, of Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, in which the subject of noses is elaborately dealt with, especially in "Slawkenbergius's Tale". Noses, and even heads, which run about on their own, which disappear and then return, which are even baked in bread (as in Part I of Gogol's story), are to be found in Russian literature of the 1820s and 1830s. Out of these works, Gogol's is the most famous because it presents an absurd tale that not only serves as social commentary, but also as a comedic tale for all ages.

In A History of Russian Literature, the critic D.S. Mirsky writes: "The Nose is a piece of sheer play, almost sheer nonsense. In it more than anywhere else Gogol displays his extraordinary magic power of making great comic art out of nothing."

Ever since it was published, "The Nose" has intrigued critics with its absurd story and social commentary. The absurdity of the story creates a certain distance between the author and the reader, which provides an opportunity for readers to enjoy the comedic aspects of the story, but closer analysis allows readers to see that the story is a critique of their everyday lives.

Saint Petersburg landmarks
As a Petersburg tale, "The Nose" has many references to the city of Saint Petersburg, where the action of the story takes place.
 * Voznesensky Avenue: Ivan, the barber, lives on this street.
 * Isaakievsky Bridge: Ivan throws the nose into the river Neva from this bridge.
 * Sadovaya Street: Major Kovalyov lives on this street.
 * Nevsky Prospect: Major Kovalyov takes daily walks down this street.
 * Tavrichevsky Gardens: A rumor arises that the nose took to walking in these gardens
 * Gostiny Dvor: Major Kovalyov stops here, happily, after his nose returns to his face

Adaptations

 * Dmitri Shostakovich's opera The Nose, first performed in 1930, is based on this story.
 * A short film based on the story was made by Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker in 1963 and used pinscreen animation.
 * Another animated short film, made in 1966, directed by Mordicai Gerstein and narrated by Brother Theodore, shifted the story to Pittsburgh and changed the names (the barber is named "Theodore Schneider" and the nose-loser is named "Nathan Nasspigel").
 * Rolan Bykov directed a TV film adapted from the story in 1977. Andrei Amalrik's play "Nose! Nose? No-se!", like Gogol's short story, features a Major Kovalyov who wanders around St. Petersburg in search of his nose. The Kovalyov in Amalrik's play lives in a Marxist totalitarian society and is excessively concerned about his middle-class status.
 * Grammy-award-winning musical brothers Jason and Christophe Beck wrote and composed a musical titled "The Nose of Polton Worth" in 1990 based on this story, performed in Montreal and New Haven.
 * A play for radio based on the story was written by UK author Avanti Kumar and first produced and broadcast in Ireland by RTÉ in 1995.
 * In April 2002, the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Three Ivans, Two Aunts and an Overcoat broadcast an adaptation of the story starring Stephen Moore.
 * An album in Romanian, based on the story, was released by Ada Milea and Bogdan Burlăcianu in 2007.
 * A play based on the short story was written by Tom Swift and produced by The Performance Corporation in 2008.
 * The Fat Git Theatre Company performed their adaptation of the short story in 2011.
 * WMSE (91.7 FM in Milwaukee, WI) broadcast an adaptation by Wisconsin Hybrid Theater (Radio WHT) in 2011.
 * The Moscow Museum of Erotic Art put on an adaptation based on Vladimir Putin losing his genitalia to coincide with the 2012 presidential election.
 * Due to the popularity of Gogol's works in Russia and beyond, many cultural monuments to his works, including The Nose have been created.
 * A translated audio book version of the short story was published in Malayalam by Kathacafe in 2017.
 * In January 2020, Andrei Khrzhanovsky released the official adaptation of the short story, The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks, as a stop-motion animated film.

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1.	I believe that the sources currently being used for the article are reliable. These sources either come from reputable news sites, such as the BBC, or peer-reviewed academic journals. One issue with the sources is that there are only five of them. Considering how long The Nose has been in print, there should be more literature available to be used as sources. 2.	The topic is not sufficiently covered. The introduction needs to have additional information about the background of the work. There should be a section about the creation of the work as well covering things like the inspiration and writing process behind the story. The plot summary should be expanded with more details. There should be a section on the characters, and a short analysis of each. The structure of the story needs to have a section as well. There needs to be an entire section on the symbolism found in the story and a brief analysis of what each of the symbols means. Another section that should be added is themes. Major theme sin the story should be added here. The “Critical Assessment” portion of the article needs to be expanded to discuss the reception of the work. There also needs to be a section listing adaptations of this story into other mediums such as film. 3.	3. I believe that the topic is covered objectively because most of the information on the page is a summary on the plot of the story. The analysis portions of the article are very fair and balanced as well. 4.	I believe that the article is well organized in structure, but needs a lot of additional information to fill in missing gaps in information. There also needs to be additional analysis done. 5.	The grammar and style of the article are in line with other articles found on Wikipedia. 6.	There are not any accompany images, and several should be added to demonstrate the different interpretations of the story. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathan.lin.18 (talk • contribs) 22:26, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia Article Bibliography Blair, Clifford F. "Elements of Fantasy and Semiotic Code for Fractured Identity in Gogol’s “The Nose”." Perspectives Student Journal (n.d.): n. pag. BYU. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Bowman, Herbert E. "The Nose." The Slavic and East European Journal 31.76 (1952): 204-11. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Friedman, Paul. "The Nose: Some Psychological Reflections." American Imago 8.4 (1951): 337-51. ProQuest. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Hardy, James D., and Leonard Stanton. "Magical Realism in the Tales of Nikolai Gogol." (n.d.): n. pag. LSU. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Kelly, Michael R. "Restoring the Disfigured Human Image: A Gogolian Slap in the Face and Moral Responsibility." The Russian Review 68.2 (2009): 302-20. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Klymentiev, Maksym. "The Dark Side of "The Nose": The Paradigms of Olfactory Perception in Gogol''s "The Nose"" Canadian Slavonic Papers 51 (2009): 223-41. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Seifrid, Thomas. "Suspicison toward Narrative: The Nose and the Problem of Autonomy in Gogol's 'Nos'" The Russian Review 52.3 (1993): 382-96. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. <http://ry2ue4ek7d.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Suspicison+toward+Narrative%3A+The+Nose+and+the+Problem+of+Autonomy+in+Gogol%27s+%27Nos%27&rft.jtitle=The+Russian+Review%3A+An+American+Quarterly+Devoted+to+Russia+Past+and+Present&rft.au=Seifrid%2C+Thomas&rft.date=1993&rft.issn=1467-9434&rft.eissn=1467-9434&rft.volume=52&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=382&rft.externalDocID=R02904871¶mdict=en-US>.

Sicher, Efraim. "Dialogization and Laughter in the Dark, or How Gogol's Nose Was Made: Parody and Literary Evolution in Bachtin's Theory of the Novel." Elsevier 28.2 (1990): 211-33. Science Direct. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Spycher, Peter C. "N. V. Gogol's "The Nose": A Satirical Comic Fantasy Born of an Impotence Complex." The Slavic and East European Journal 7.4 (1963): 361-74. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Yasmeen, Shareefa, and Mizanur Rahman. "Nikolai Gogol’s The Nose: An Abstract Satire." SUST Journal of Social Sciences 22.2 (2014): 71-74. SUST. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathan.lin.18 (talk • contribs) 04:09, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

One of the themes of Nikolai Gogol’s short story “The Nose” is that of contradictions and inconsistencies. Gogol uses this element as a semiotic code to emphasize the fractured identity of the main character, This imbalance in Kovalyov’s personality is most apparent in the emphasis that he places on outward appearance. he nevertheless refuses to give his name out of pride, fearing that his worthy acquaintances may discover his uncomfortable situation. Yet he does not consider how anyone might be able to present him the nose without knowing who he is The collegiate assessor’s private and public faces seem almost unrelated. Collegiate Assessor Kovalev is an example of those corrupt officials who lives grandly in the society. He calls himself Major Kovalev, and in a grand manner addresses women as prostitutes and invites them to his home. What he does with his nose on he cannot do anymore except it. The Major has two main objectives—to get promotion and to marry well. Kovalev’s fake title ‘major’ shows his lack of dignity Kovalev’s nose is probably the symbol of his snobbish attitude with which he keeps himself high. This man is neither big in his profession nor in his manners, but this does not reflect because seemingly he carries on a different identity. And the fake identity he can keep only with his nose on As a literary theme, the nose had been treated by Russian authors at least ever since the translation, completed in 1807, of Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, in which the subject of noses is elaborately dealt with, especially in 'Slawkenbergius's Tale'. Noses, and even heads, which run about on their own, which disappear and then re? turn, which are even baked in bread (as in Part I of Gogol"s story), are to be found in Russian literature of the 1820's and 1830's.9

He is the world's slave and the world's darling. His objectives in life are chiefly two?to win promotion and to marry 'well'. All the major's characteristics conduce to turning him into an epitome?the typical man of ambition, with all the hackneyed attitudes that belong to the world of appearance, whose creature he is. Although required to move through the thin air of purest fantasy, he is the very embodiment of a moral type. He is a major not only without a nose, but without any face at all. Nikolai s shortale"TheNose"hasbaffled criticseversinceit Gogol" literary in in 1836. all theorieasnd were appeared print Practically literary approaches triedon thetextto yieldsome meaningout of its patentlack of logic and the touchstonfeor of sense,making story generations literary common the scholar — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathan.lin.18 (talk • contribs) 00:01, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Outline Lead Section – I plan on lengthening this section, which will give it more background information on the story, and gives a few details about Gogol as well to place the story within the context of his larger body of work regarding Petersburg. I have added the following section. "The Nose" is divided into three parts and tells the story of a Collegiate Assessor who wakes up without his nose. He later finds out that his nose has developed a life of his own, and may have even surpassed the Collegiate Assessor in social rank. The short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued Russia, after Peter the Great introduced the table of ranks. By allowing commoners to gain hereditary nobility through service to the state, an entire population was given the chance to move up in social status. This opportunity, however, also gave way to incredibly bloated bureaucracies, in which many of Gogol's characters work.

Plot – I plan on extending this section as well to make the plot summary more in-depth and add more details about what happens in the story. I have added the following sections. Ivan's wife demands that Ivan remove the nose from her home, so he wraps it up in cloth and attempts to throw it off a bridge. He tries to get rid of it by throwing it in the Neva River, but he is caught by a police officer. Ivan attempts to bribe the police officer, but the officer refuses. On the way to the chief of police, Major Kovalyov sees his nose dressed in the uniform of a high-ranking official. Kovalyov becomes distracted by a pretty girl that arrives at the Cathedral, and while he is not watching, the nose escapes. Kovalyov attempts to contact the chief of police, but he is not home, so he visits the newspaper office to place an ad about the loss of his nose, but is refused. He then speaks to a police inspector who also refuses to help. Finally, Kovalyov returns home. Kovalyov returns to his flat, where the police officer who caught Ivan finds him and returns the nose (which he caught at a coach station, trying to flee the city). The next day, Kovalyov writes a letter to Madam Podtochina Grigorievna, a woman who wants him to marry her daughter, and accuses her of stealing his nose; he believes that she has placed a curse on him for his fickleness toward her daughter. He writes to ask her to undo the spell, but she misinterprets the letter as a proposal to her daughter. Her reply convinces him that she is innocent.

Characters – I plan on adding a section that lists the major characters in the story and giving a short description of their role in the story. I have added the following sections. Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov - the main character of the story is a civil servant with an average rank. He is obsessed with his rank, and one day, we wakes up to find his nose missing. The Nose - this character is a body part that is personified in the story. By the way it is dressed, it seems to have achieved a higher rank of civil service than Kovalyov, himself. Ivan Yakovlevitch - he is the barber who finds the nose in his bread. He attempts to throw out the nose into the river. When the nose is miraculously reattached to Kovalyov again, he comes to Ivan to get shaved. Newspaper Advertising Clerk - he is who Kovalyov contacts to get an ad in the paper about his missing nose. When the newspaper advertising clerk first hears about the story, he is unable to understand what has happened. He rejects Kovalyov's ad because he believes that the ridiculousness of the story will make the newspaper look too sensational. Madame Podtochina - she is the mother of the girl that Kovalyov has been flirting with for some time. He refuses to propose to her because he believes he can marry someone even better, so Madame Pottochina is constantly bugging him about marrying her daughter.

Analysis – This section will be lengthened to add additional insights about the story and will have information from a larger pool of resources. I will be adding the following information to mostly analysis sections, but some parts may also be added to other sections of the article. One of the themes of Nikolai Gogol’s short story “The Nose” is that of contradictions and inconsistencies. Gogol uses this element as a semiotic code to emphasize the fractured identity of the main character. This imbalance in Kovalyov’s personality is most apparent in the emphasis that he places on outward appearance. He nevertheless refuses to give his name out of pride, fearing that his worthy acquaintances may discover his uncomfortable situation. Yet he does not consider how anyone might be able to present him the nose without knowing who he is. The collegiate assessor’s private and public faces seem almost unrelated. Collegiate Assessor Kovalev is an example of those corrupt officials who lives grandly in the society. He calls himself Major Kovalev, and in a grand manner addresses women as prostitutes and invites them to his home. What he does with his nose on he cannot do anymore except it. The Major has two main objectives—to get promotion and to marry well. Kovalev’s fake title ‘major’ shows his lack of dignity. Kovalev’s nose is probably the symbol of his snobbish attitude with which he keeps himself high. This man is neither big in his profession nor in his manners, but this does not reflect because seemingly he carries on a different identity. As a literary theme, the nose had been treated by Russian authors at least ever since the translation, completed in 1807, of Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy, in which the subject of noses is elaborately dealt with, especially in 'Slawkenbergius's Tale'. Noses, and even heads, which run about on their own, which disappear and then re? turn, which are even baked in bread (as in Part I of Gogol"s story), are to be found in Russian literature of the 1820's and 1830's. He is the world's slave and the world's darling. His objectives in life are chiefly to win promotion and to marry 'well'. All the major's characteristics conduce to turning him into an epitome of the typical man of ambition, with all the hackneyed attitudes that belong to the world of appearance, whose creature he is. Although required to move through the thin air of purest fantasy, he is the very embodiment of a moral type. He is a major not only without a nose, but without any face at all. Nikolai’s short tale "The Nose” has baffled critics ever since 1836.

Themes – This section will be added to feature some of the major themes of the story, and each of these themes will be further elaborated on. Other, more symbolic ways of interpreting this text reveal commentary on society and class, identity, and the supernatural. Society and class played a very important role in determining one's life during the time of Gogol.[5] With the introduction of the Table of Ranks by Peter the Great, a whole new portion of the population was able to move up socially if they worked hard enough. In a society that was obese with status, people had to always look their best and prioritize their outside appearance. When Major Kovalev sees his own nose dressed in the uniform of a higher ranking official than himself, he is momentarily embarrassed and unable to approach the nose. Even within the context of a ridiculous scenario, feelings of inferiority and jealousy still manage to creep into Major Kovalev's mind.[5] The theme if identity also plays into this story, and is highlighted by how the nose is both easy to identify and hard to identify at various points in the story.[6] The barber notices the owner of the nose very quickly when he sees it. However, the nose is able to slip away from Kovalev by disguising itself as a doctor. This back and forth between the identity of the nose further emphasizes how Gogol's Petersburg valued outward appearance much more than one's true identity. The supernatural also comes into play in this story. The nose is able to transform its size depending on what is needed to further the plot.[5] Sometimes, it is portrayed as the size of a common nose, while other times, it is portrayed as the same size as a human. This strange ability plays into the absurdity of the story and adds to the comedic tone.

Symbolism – This section will be added to compile a lost of major symbols in the story and how they are relevant to the social commentary in the story. The most important symbols that will be discussed is the nose.

Critical Assessment - This section will be lengthened to add addition critical assessments to the existing one. It has been difficult finding more critical assessments of the story. Many of the existing critiques of the story are very similar and do not provide significant unique insight.

Adaptations – This section will also be lengthened to incorporate the additional adaptions that are not already listed. Some of the adaptations I will be listing include newer performances of the story as a play. They will be in a list that lists any important deviations from the original story.

References – This section will be lengthened to account for the additional works that are being cited. I will be adding the following citations. Blair, Clifford F. "Elements of Fantasy and Semiotic Code for Fractured Identity in Gogol’s “The Nose”." Perspectives Student Journal (n.d.): n. pag. BYU. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. .

Bowman, Herbert E. "The Nose." The Slavic and East European Journal 31.76 (1952): 204-11. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. . Friedman, Paul. "The Nose: Some Psychological Reflections." American Imago 8.4 (1951): 337-51. ProQuest. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. . Hardy, James D., and Leonard Stanton. "Magical Realism in the Tales of Nikolai Gogol." (n.d.): n. pag. LSU. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. . Kelly, Michael R. "Restoring the Disfigured Human Image: A Gogolian Slap in the Face and Moral Responsibility." The Russian Review 68.2 (2009): 302-20. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. . Klymentiev, Maksym. "The Dark Side of "The Nose": The Paradigms of Olfactory Perception in Gogol''s "The Nose"" Canadian Slavonic Papers 51 (2009): 223-41. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. . Seifrid, Thomas. "Suspicison toward Narrative: The Nose and the Problem of Autonomy in Gogol's 'Nos'" The Russian Review 52.3 (1993): 382-96. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. <http://ry2ue4ek7d.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Suspicison+toward+Narrative%3A+The+Nose+and+the+Problem+of+Autonomy+in+Gogol%27s+%27Nos%27&rft.jtitle=The+Russian+Review%3A+An+American+Quarterly+Devoted+to+Russia+Past+and+Present&rft.au=Seifrid%2C+Thomas&rft.date=1993&rft.issn=1467-9434&rft.eissn=1467-9434&rft.volume=52&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=382&rft.externalDocID=R02904871¶mdict=en-US>. Sicher, Efraim. "Dialogization and Laughter in the Dark, or How Gogol's Nose Was Made: Parody and Literary Evolution in Bachtin's Theory of the Novel." Elsevier 28.2 (1990): 211-33. Science Direct. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. . Spycher, Peter C. "N. V. Gogol's "The Nose": A Satirical Comic Fantasy Born of an Impotence Complex." The Slavic and East European Journal 7.4 (1963): 361-74. JSTOR. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/305434?seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents>. Yasmeen, Shareefa, and Mizanur Rahman. "Nikolai Gogol’s The Nose: An Abstract Satire." SUST Journal of Social Sciences 22.2 (2014): 71-74. SUST. Web. 6 Feb. 2016. <http://sustjournals.org/uploads/archive/0e121e140062e77c90edb2e501464643.pdf>.

External Links – This section will be lengthened to account for more related topics to this story. I will be adding links to different translations of the story, as well as links to more information about Gogol. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nathan.lin.18 (talk • contribs) 23:12, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

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This sentence doesnt make sense
"His behavior reflects the influence of vision-oriented Western culture that emphasizes deodorization and hygiene"

Deodorization doesn't really pair well with being influenced by a vision-oriented culture, like it's basically saying the opposite..?

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Bee-Line Bus System

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History
The system was founded on May 1, 1978, by the then Westchester County Department of Transportation to consolidate the bus system with thirteen private bus companies and has been given control over the buses, fare structure, routes, and services. By the 1980s, the bus system had an identity problem in who was providing the service. On May 19, 1987, WCDOT officially named the bus service "The Bee-Line System" with a 'bee-in-flight' mascot drawn by cartoonist Jack Davis.

The Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation currently contracts out to two private bus companies to provide service in Westchester County and the surrounding counties: Yonkers-based Liberty Lines Transit, Inc., the main company that either bought out or obtained franchises from the other twelve bus companies over the years, operates buses on all but three bus routes; and Cortlandt Manor-based P.T.L.A. Enterprise, Inc., a small company that operates buses on routes 16, 18, and 31.

Scope of service
Most Bee-Line routes operate seven days a week. There is no service county-wide on two days of the calendar year, Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November), and Christmas (December 25).

Within Westchester
The system's 64 routes are mostly concentrated in the more urban southern portion of the county, with the cities of Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Yonkers receiving a high frequency of service. White Plains, the county seat and most centrally located city, is a major transportation hub with many routes converging on the city's TransCenter.

Service in the northern portion of Westchester is sparse and is concentrated near slightly populated areas such as Mount Kisco, Ossining, or Peekskill. Areas such as Lewisboro, North Salem, and Pound Ridge receive paratransit service only. During the school year, special bus routes also operate. All but the county's smallest, most rural communities have at least rush hour service.

Outside Westchester
Because Westchester County borders on the New York City borough of the Bronx, many of the Bee-Line's routes operate into the Bronx, offering Westchester residents connections to MTA New York City Transit buses and subways; at least one Bee-Line route connects to each subway route serving the Bronx. The Bee-Line System also operates an express route, the BxM4C from White Plains, Greenburgh, Hartsdale, Scarsdale, and Yonkers along Central Park Avenue to Fifth Avenue in Manhattan (return trips operate on Madison Avenue within Manhattan).

Bee-Line operates mostly closed-door service in the Bronx (local service is not provided solely for travel within the Bronx; appropriate MTA Regional Bus Operations service must be used instead). The only exceptions are:
 * Routes 40, 41, 42 and 43, which run along White Plains Road north of the Wakefield – 241st Street subway terminal;
 * Route 45, which serves the Pelham Bay Park subway terminal, the Pelham Bay and Split Rock Golf Course, and the Bartow-Pell Mansion;
 * Route 54, which runs on Mundy Lane along the Bronx/Mount Vernon border, since no other bus routes travel entirely through these areas;
 * Routes 60 and 61, which run along US Route 1 (East Fordham and Boston roads in the Bronx).

In addition, Route 12 briefly enters Greenwich, Connecticut along King Street, in which it makes stops in Greenwich and Rye Brook, New York along the New York/Connecticut border; Route 16 briefly enters Putnam County to serve the Mahopac Village Centre; and Route 77 enters Putnam County to serve the US Route 6 corridor between Mahopac and Carmel.

Fares
All fares require exact change or MetroCard. All transfers are free with payment of fare. Dollar bills are not accepted on any Bee-Line System buses.

Bee-Line Bus started accepting MetroCard on April 1, 2007. The fare for the BxM4C went down from $7 to $5. The regular fare was $2 for MetroCard, and $1.75 if paid in cash. Dollar bills, passports, and ticket books were no longer accepted for fare payment after this date. MetroCard Vans made stops on heavily used routes to help people get ready for the MetroCard. On July 23, 2019, it was announced that the Bee-Line bus fare system on all buses would be upgraded to the OMNY fare system in 2021–2022, replacing the MetroCard. The Westchester County Department of Transportation states that "OMNY is targeted for introduction on the Bee-Line Bus System beginning in 2022 at the earliest." OMNY hasn't been installed as of 2023, but is expected to be installed in late 2023 to early 2024. MetroCard will continue to be accepted by New York City Transit subways and buses and Bee-Line service until 2024, enabling Bee-Line passengers to have the option of using MetroCard or OMNY during the transition phase. By 2024, MetroCard will be discontinued and all Bee-Line passengers will then use OMNY. The Reduced-Fare MetroCard Program will also be converted over to OMNY."

For certain periods during the summer and winter of 2022, the buses were fare-free. As of the summer of 2023, buses are fare free until Labor Day 2023.

Active fleet
This roster only lists buses and shuttle vans used in fixed route service. Paratransit vehicles are not listed. All buses are wheelchair accessible.

Future fleet
In February 2020, it was announced that Westchester County's Bee-Line Bus fleet would be expanding with 78 hybrid-electric 60-foot buses (all delivered by summer 2020), 106 hybrid-electric 40-foot buses and two 40-foot battery-electric buses – all built by New Flyer Industries – under a plan to have the entire transit bus fleet running on either fully electric or diesel-electric hybrid technology by 2025. As of July 2020, 106 40-foot diesel-electric buses and two 40-foot battery-electric are planned to be delivered between 2021 and 2025. Four 35-foot battery-electric buses are also planned to be delivered, totaling 6 battery-electric buses by 2025.

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