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Nuclear Assault

Nuclear Assault was an American thrash metal band formed in New York City in 1984. Part of the mid-to-late 1980s thrash metal movement, they were one of the main bands of the genre to emerge from the East Coast along with Overkill, Whiplash, Toxik, Carnivore, and Anthrax, the last of which was co-founded by Nuclear Assault bassist Dan Lilker, who left Anthrax shortly after the release of their first album. Nuclear Assault released five full-length albums and toured relentlessly throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, and broke up in 1995. The band reunited briefly in 1997, and permanently from 2001 to 2008 and again from 2011 to 2022.

Nuclear Assault has released six studio albums to date, in addition to two live albums, four EPs and one compilation album. Their most successful records are Survive (1988) and Handle with Care (1989), which peaked at Nos. 145 and 126 on the Billboard 200 chart, respectively. Other than four new songs in 2015 on the EP Pounder, the band did not release any more full-length studio albums after 2005's Third World Genocide, and continued to perform live sporadically over the following years before calling it quits once again in 2022.

Early career (1984–1985)
After the release of Anthrax's debut album Fistful of Metal, bassist Dan Lilker, a founding member of the group, was fired by the band. He decided to pursue a more aggressive style of music and formed Nuclear Assault with guitarist-vocalist John Connelly, who had been involved in an early version of Anthrax. They were joined by guitarist Mike Bogush and drummer Scott Duboys (later of Cities, Cycle Sluts from Hell and Warrior Soul). They then recorded the first of two demos, which included the songs "Stranded in Hell", "The Plague", and "Hang the Pope".

The group's first live performance was at the Union Jack in South River, New Jersey, in late 1984. Bogush was later replaced by Anthony Bramante. Bramante's first live performance with the group was at L'Amour in Brooklyn, New York, in April 1985. Shortly after the performance, Duboys left the band and was replaced by drummer Glenn Evans formerly of New Jersey-based band T.T. Quick.

First three albums and rise to fame (1986–1990)
The second demo Live Suffer Die was recorded and the band began touring the United States consistently. The band signed a multi-album contract with Combat Records and recorded the Game Over album in April 1986, released to critical acclaim later that year. Game Over was followed by an extended play called The Plague, which was released to coincide with a 1987 European tour with Agent Steel and Atomkraft. Later, feeling constrained by their contract with Combat, the band signed with I.R.S. Records and recorded Survive in 1988. The album reached number 145 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and Nuclear Assault set off on a 180-day world tour in the United States and Europe; first as an opening act for Slayer and later headlining with British group Acid Reign as a support act. The next album, 1989's Handle with Care, would see the band at their commercial peak, hitting the U.S. chart at number 126, and peaking in the UK Albums Chart at No. 60, with more touring, including a trip to Japan and a U.S. tour opening for Testament and Savatage. The band released their first live album, Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, in 1990, but internal troubles were causing problems for the band.

Two more albums, departure of Lilker and split (1991–1995)
Constant touring and recording was taking its toll on the band, and there was a rumor that the band might split. The recording of Out of Order was problematic as all four members were in the process of making solo projects. Lead songwriter Connelly was conspicuously absent from the recording process. He only sang on five of the songs and played the guitar on one ("Quocustodiat" was his only full writing credit), leaving Evans and Lilker to do most of the recording alone. Out of Order was poorly received, and during the subsequent tour in 1991–1992, there was some line-up shuffling – Connelly moved to vocals only for a time with second guitarist Dave DiPietro joining in 1992. Founding member Lilker departed to concentrate on Brutal Truth and longtime guitarist Bramante followed by the end of the year.

Undaunted, Connolly, Evans and DiPietro recorded Something Wicked for IRS/EMI in 1993 with new bassist Scott Metaxas, the title track featuring in the film Warlock: The Armageddon. Reviews again were somewhat unfavorable, as Nuclear Assault struggled to adapt to a less thrash-friendly music scene. After touring Europe and the US for much of 1993 the band returned with a new line up of Dave Spitz on bass and a returning Bramante, joining Connelly and Evans for more North American touring before slowly coming to a halt in early 1995.The band contributed their take on Die Hard for a Venom tribute album in 1995 before calling it a day.

Nuclear Assault's classic lineup later reunited for one concert in 1997 (put on by Eric Paone of Candy Striper Death Orgy in New Hampshire) then, two more shows the following year with Eric Paone on bass guitar in New England before parting ways a second time.

Nuclear Assault in the 21st century (2000–2022)
The classic lineup reformed once again in 2002 to perform at the Metal Meltdown and Wacken festivals and subsequently recorded a live album entitled Alive Again, Bramante leaving for the last time and adding guitarist Eric Burke in time for several European tours, first with Testament and Death Angel, and then with Exodus and Agent Steel both in 2003. A new studio album entitled Third World Genocide followed in 2005, with yet more touring, including a South American tour with Death Angel. and a headlining European tour. The band released the Louder, Faster, Harder DVD before more US touring in 2006.

From 2007 to 2012 Nuclear Assault occasionally played shows, returning to Japan and South America along with a guest appearance at the Maryland Deathfest and at the Metal Merchants Festival in Oslo, Norway, in January 2011.

In 2013, it was announced that Nuclear Assault was working on a new album, which was due for release in 2015. They instead released an EP on June 1, 2015, titled Pounder, which featured "four killer old-school thrash" songs written by Dan Lilker and John Connelly. The band embarked on the "Final Assault" tour to support the EP in 2015-2016. By 2022, however, Nuclear Assault had continued to perform live sporadically, mostly in South America as well as both the East Coast and West Coast of the United States.

On November 20, 2022, Nuclear Assault announced on social media that they had once again called it quits.

Members

 * Official Members
 * John Connelly – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1984–1995, 1997–1998, 2001–2008, 2011–2022)
 * Dan Lilker – bass, backing vocals (1984–1992, 1997–1998, 2001–2008, 2011–2022)
 * Glenn Evans – drums (1984–1995, 1997–1998, 2001–2008, 2011–2022)
 * Anthony Bramante – lead guitar (1984–1992, 2001–2002)
 * Dave DiPietro – lead guitar (1992–1995)
 * Scott Metaxas – bass, backing vocals (1992–1995)
 * Eric Burke – lead guitar (2002–2005, 2013–2022)
 * Scott Harrington – lead guitar (2005–2008, 2011–2013)

 * Touring musicians
 * Eric Paone – bass (1998)
 * Nicholas Barker – drums (2015)
 * Andrew (Drew) Verstraete – drums (2019-2022)

Studio albums

 * 1986: Game Over
 * 1988: Survive
 * 1989: Handle with Care
 * 1991: Out of Order
 * 1993: Something Wicked
 * 2005: Third World Genocide

EPs

 * 1986: Brain Death
 * 1987: The Plague
 * 1988: Good Times, Bad Times
 * 2015: Pounder

Live albums

 * 1992: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon
 * 2003: Alive Again

Compilations

 * 1997: Assault & Battery

Demos

 * 1984: Nuclear Assault demo
 * 1985: Live, Suffer, Die

VHS/DVDs

 * 1990: Handle With Care European Tour '89 (VHS)
 * 1991: Radiation Sickness (VHS, re-released on DVD in 2007)
 * 2006: Louder Harder Faster DVD

Music videos

 * Brainwashed (1988)
 * Critical Mass (1989)
 * Trail of Tears (1989)
 * Something Wicked (1993)
 * Behind Glass Walls (1995) (Never Released)
 * Price of Freedom (2005)
 * Long Haired Asshole (2005)

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First Nations Bank of Canada

First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) (La Banque des Premières Nations du Canada) is the first Canadian chartered bank to be independently controlled by Indigenous shareholders. FNBC is a Schedule 1 Federally Regulated Bank in accordance with the Bank Act and received its charter on 19 November 1996. The bank headquarters are located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

As of 2014, Indigenous Canadian groups own 80 percent of the bank.

History
It began as a venture initiated by First Nations in Saskatchewan and was established in 1996 as a strategic alliance of the Saskatchewan Indian Equity Foundation, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, now the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (a First Nations organisation), and TD Bank. The first branch opened in Saskatoon. A ceremony was held in Toronto in 1996 to celebrate the bank's launch. The bank focuses on commercial customers in markets dominated by Indigenous peoples, including Indigenous businesses, Indigenous governments and organizations, and non-Indigenous businesses serving Indigenous markets.

The bank also has a growing volume of personal loans and mortgages primarily focused in its growing branch network of nine full service branches and eight community banking centres in markets with significant numbers of Indigenous peoples.

At the end of 2009, the First Nations Bank had lent $160.2 million, with assets totalling $266.5 million. The profit increased from 2008 to 2009 from 8,000 to 157,000 dollars. In 2010, the bank reported an income of $10.2 million.

The bank officially de-coupled from TD Bank in 2012. The two banks had entered into a seven-year partnership starting in 2007.

The bank is majority owned by 78 Indigenous shareholders that hold, in aggregate, over 80% ownership interest in the shares of the bank.

Services
FNBC offers services focused on Indigenous and non-Indigenous customers:
 * Deposit accounts
 * Investments
 * Commercial Loans
 * Mortgages
 * Micro Loans
 * Cash Management
 * Credit Products
 * ABM access

Operations
Corporate Offices:
 * Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Head Office

FNBC Branches:
 * Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (1997)
 * Cree Nation of Chisasibi, Quebec (1998)
 * Walpole Island First Nation, Ontario (1999)
 * Winnipeg, Manitoba (2003)
 * Whitehorse, Yukon (2007)
 * Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan (2008)
 * Iqaluit, Nunavut (2010)
 * Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (2014)
 * Enoch Cree Nation, Alberta (2019)

Community Banking Centres:
 * Buffalo River Dene Nation, Saskatchewan (2000)
 * Cree Nation of Nemaska, Quebec (2003)
 * Baker Lake, Nunavut (2014)
 * Pond Inlet, Nunavut (2014)
 * Kugluktuk, Nunavut (2015)
 * Pangnirtung, Nunavut (2018)
 * Arviat, Nunavut (2019)
 * Whapmagoostui, Quebec (2019)

Membership
FNBC is a member of the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) and registered member with the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC), a federal agency insuring deposits at all of Canada's chartered banks. It is also a member of:

 * Interac
 * VISA International
 * Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
 * Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
 * Payments Canada
 * THE EXCHANGE Network

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1998 Major League Soccer season

The 1998 Major League Soccer season was the third season of Major League Soccer. It was also the 86th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States, and the 20th with a national first-division league.

The Chicago Fire and Miami Fusion played their inaugural seasons as the league's first two expansion teams.

The NY/NJ MetroStars dropped the New York/New Jersey from their name and rebranded as just MetroStars, with no city, state or regional name attached to it.

The regular season began on March 15, and concluded on September 27. The MLS Cup Playoffs began on September 30, and concluded with MLS Cup on October 25. Chicago became the first expansion team to win MLS Cup and the first to win it in its inaugural season.

Season format
The season began on March 15 and concluded with MLS Cup on October 25. The 12 teams were split evenly into two conferences. Each team played 32 games that were evenly divided between home and away. Each team played every other team in their conference four times, for a total of 20 games. The remaining schedule consisted of two games against each team from the opposite conference.

The top four teams from each conference qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The conference semifinals and finals were played as a best-of-three series, and the winners advanced to MLS Cup. In all rounds, draws were broken by penalty shootout if necessary. The away goals rule was not used in any round.

The team with the most points in the regular season was awarded the MLS Supporters' Shield and qualified automatically for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. Additionally, the winner of MLS Cup, and the runner-up, also qualified for the Champions' Cup.

Bracket

 * The ties were a best of three series.

Conference semifinals
Eastern Conference

 * D.C. United advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

 * Columbus Crew advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

Western Conference

 * Los Angeles Galaxy advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

 * Chicago Fire advance 2–0, to the Conference Finals.

Conference finals
Eastern Conference

 * D.C. United advance 2–1, to MLS Cup

Western Conference

 * Chicago Fire advance 2–0, to MLS Cup

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Ernst Jandl

Ernst Jandl (1 August 1925 – 9 June 2000) was an Austrian writer, poet, and translator. He became known for his experimental lyric, mainly sound poems (Sprechgedichte) in the tradition of concrete and visual poetic forms.

Poetry
Influenced by Dada he started to write experimental poetry, first published in the journal Neue Wege ("New Ways") in 1952.

He was the life partner of Friederike Mayröcker. In 1973 he co-founded the Grazer Autorenversammlung in Graz, became its vice president in 1975 and was its president from 1983 to 1987.

His poems are characterized by German language word play, often at the level of single characters or phonemes. For example, his famous univocalic poem "ottos mops" (in English, "otto's pug") uses only the vowel "o". Of course, poems like this cannot easily be translated into other languages.

Most of his poems are better heard than read. His lectures were always known as very impressive events, because of the particular way he pronounced his poems. Poems like "schtzngrmm" (his version of the word "Schützengraben" which describes the trenches of the World War I) can be understood only if read correctly. It is an experimental poem in which he tells the sounds of war only with combinations of letters, which sound like gunfires or detonating missiles.

He translated Gertrude Stein, Robert Creeley's The Island, and John Cage's Silence.

Some other of his best-known poems are "lichtung" (also known as "lechts & rinks" [sic], in English "light & reft") and "kneiernzuck".

An example of a short poem, written in English:

three wives i never remember my second wife i never remember my third wife i always remember what i always remember ain't ever even had a first wife

Awards

 * 1969: Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden with Friederike Mayröcker for "Five Men"
 * 1974: Georg-Trakl-Preis (see Georg Trakl)
 * 1976: Literature Prize of the City of Vienna
 * 1978: Austrian Prize for Literature
 * 1980: Mülheim Dramatists Prize
 * 1982: Anton Wildgans Prize
 * 1982: Manuscripts Prize of Styria
 * 1984: Georg Büchner Prize (see Georg Büchner)
 * 1984: Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature
 * 1985: Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik
 * 1986: Gold Medal of Vienna
 * 1987: Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humour
 * 1988: German Cabaret Award
 * 1989: Frankfurt Hörspielpreis
 * 1990: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
 * 1990: Peter-Huchel-Preis
 * 1993: Kleist Prize
 * 1995: Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis (see Friedrich Hölderlin)
 * 1995: Medal of the Province of Styria
 * 1996: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria

Poems

 * "Ottos Mops" 20 November 1963
 * "Laut und Luise" 1966
 * "sprechblasen" 1968
 * "der künstliche baum" 1970
 * "idyllen" 1989
 * "Aus dem wirklichen Leben" 1999
 * Reft and Light (Providence, RI: Burning Deck, 2000); translated from the German by various American poets, ISBN 1-886224-34-X

Books

 * lechts und rinks. gedichte, statements, peppermints; Luchterhand, ISBN 3-630-62043-4, in a poor translation: "light and reft. poems, statements, peppermints"
 * laut und luise; Luchterhand, ISBN 3-630-62030-2
 * Interpretationen, Gedichte von Ernst Jandl; Reclam, ISBN 3-15-017519-4
 * ernst jandl, aus dem wirklichen Leben: gedichte und prosa, with 66 drawings by Hans Ticha, Büchergilde Gutenberg 2000, ISBN 3-7632-4970-2

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Equatorial Guinea national football team

The Equatorial Guinea national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Guinea Ecuatorial) represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international football and is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations on four occasions, the first two times as hosts (in 2012 and 2015). They finished in fourth place in 2015, and reached the quarter-finals in 2012 and 2021.

History
Equatorial Guinea played its first match on 23 May 1975 against China in a friendly, losing 6–2. They did not play another game until the 1985 UDEAC Cup in December 1985. They were drawn in a group against the hosts Congo and Central African Republic. They lost 5–0 to the Congo on 9 December and then earned their first draw by drawing 1–1 against the Central African Republic on 14 December. On 16 December, they played a play-off for fifth place against Chad, and lost 3–2 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.

Equatorial Guinea would come in fourth in the 1987 UDEAC Cup, losing on penalties in the third place match to Gabon, even though they only scored one goal throughout the tournament in a 1–1 draw against Chad. They also drew 0–0 against Cameroon. On their next attempt, they got sixth place after losing on penalties against the Central African Republic. The next time Equatorial Guinea played the Central African Republic, in 1999, they won, 4–2. It was Equatorial Guinea's first win.

In the late 2000s, the FEGUIFUT, along with the Gabonese Federation, announced a bid to host the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, against other African nations' bids, including Angola, Libya and Nigeria. Equatorial Guinea and Gabon won the right to host the games, and two new stadiums were built in Equatorial Guinea: Estadio de Bata in Bata and Estadio de Malabo in Malabo.

The first game in the 2012 African Cup of Nations was also Equatorial Guinea's first participation in a major international tournament, and resulted in a historic 1–0 win over Libya on 21 January 2012 in the opening game of the tournament. An 87th-minute strike from former Real Madrid winger Javier Balboa earned the victory. In the next game, they secured the qualification for the quarter-finals by beating Senegal 2–1, and finished second in their group after losing 0–1 to Zambia. They progressed to the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by the tournament's runners-up Ivory Coast, losing 3–0 with goals from Didier Drogba and Yaya Touré. Various national side players were praised due to their performances in the tournament, including Javier Balboa, Randy, Ben Konaté and Rui, the latter a part of the Team of the Tournament.

Three years after that Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea organized solely the 2015 edition, but this time, to replace Morocco, the original host. In the opener, they drew 1–1 against Congo, with Emilio Nsue scoring first. In the second game, they managed to play out a 0–0 draw with Burkina Faso, the runners-up of the previous edition. With these two results, the Nzalang Nacional had to win against its classic rival Gabon in the third match in order to qualify for the quarter-finals. Equatorial Guinea won 2–0 with goals from Javier Balboa (a penalty kick) and Ibán. As Group A's runner-up, the Equatoguinean national team then defeated Tunisia 2–1 with two goals from Balboa, the first being a penalty kick in the final moments of the regular time, and the second was in extra time. In the semi-final, however, they lost 0–3 to Ghana, and in the match for third place, drew 0–0 against DR Congo, ultimately losing 2–4 on penalties. The country finished the tournament in fourth place, being its best international participation to date and helping it reach a historical 49th position in the FIFA rankings.

2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Equatorial Guinea failed to qualify for 2017 and 2019 editions of the African Cup of Nations. Likewise, the team had also didn't qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. During the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, they were grouped in group J along with powerhouse Tunisia, 2019 AFCON participant Tanzania and North African bedfellow Libya. The Nzalang Nacional performed poorly in their first two games, losing both with one goal margin to Tanzania away and Tunisia at home, and it appeared that Equatorial Guinea would just end up failing as usual as the team had never qualified throughout regular qualification outside hosting the competition twice.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic led all AFCON qualification suspended until late 2020, when it resumed as Equatorial Guinea faced up against a rising spirit Libyan side that aimed to qualify for the first time since 2012. Despite this, Equatorial Guinea produced an outstanding comeback against Libya in Egypt, beating Libya 3–2 with two late goals by Pedro Obiang and Salomón Obama from being led 1–2 until injury times. The Nzalang Nacional later hosted the same opponent at home, and like their game in Cairo, the Equatorial Guineans won again, 1–0, by virtual goal from Iban Salvador. After beating Tanzania 1–0 on home soil, Equatorial Guinea managed a historic feat, a regular qualification for the first time ever in its history.

During AFCON 2021, the National Thunder were drawn in group E, alongside Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Algeria. Equatorial Guinea lost their opening match against Ivory Coast, but produced one of the tournament's surprised when they defeated trophy holders Algeria in their second match. In their final match of the group, they defeated Sierra Leone and qualified for the round of 16, coming in second in the group, after Ivory Coast.

In the round of 16, Equatorial Guinea was drawn against Mali, the winners of group F. The game ended in a goalless draw after 120 minutes and went to deciding penalties, where the Nzalang Nacional won the shoot-out 6–5 thanks to the heroics of goalkeeper Jesús Owono, who saved two of the shots. This meant that the national team qualified for the quarter finals of AFCON for the third time in their history and the first one advancing from the round of 16. They subsequently lost to eventual champions Senegal, 3-1.

Naturalised players controversy
In recent years, Equatorial Guinea has courted controversy by recruiting foreign players and giving them citizenship despite having little or no ties to the country. In 2009, South African journalist and FIFA archivist Mark Gleeson wrote that it was undermining the integrity of African football.

In late 2005, and at the request of Ruslán Obiang Nsue, a son of President Teodoro Obiang, Brazilian coach Antônio Dumas recruited several Brazilian players to represent the Equatorial Guinea but the CAF and FIFA turned a blind eye, despite complaints from other nations.

In 2012, having lost the first leg of a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification round 4–0 to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea recruited nine Brazilian players to help overturn the deficit for the second leg. The team did manage to win the match 2–1, but it was not enough to overturn the aggregate and Equatorial Guinea were eliminated. DR Congo head coach Claude Le Roy complained that the Equatorial Guinea were acting like the "United Nations of football".

Before the arrival of new coach Andoni Goikoetxea to Malabo, in March 2013, the Equatoguinean board made the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Cape Verde and again called-up nine Brazilian players. In May 2013, they joined Colombian-born, Equatorian-based Jimmy Bermúdez, whom was going to be paid €3,000 for each match he played.

During the 2015 qualifiers, in the games played against Mauritania, the Nzalang Nacional lost 1–0 away and won 3–0 in Malabo, qualifying to the next round to face Uganda. However, the Mauritanian Football Federation submitted a complaint to CAF about the inclusion of ineligible players by Equatorial Guinea (some with fake passports and false names), resulting in the expulsion of the Equatorial Guinean team, based on the particular situation of Thierry Fidjeu, while the cases of the other players remained under investigation.

Emilio Nsue, who had played for Spanish youth national teams from 2005 to 2011, played two matches of Equatorial Guinea in 2013. A few months later, FIFA declared him ineligible for that match and for the return fixture, awarding both games to Cape Verde by a 3–0 scoreline. Nsue did not gain Equatoguinean nationality until after playing official matches for Spain and the Equatoguinean Football Federation did not ask FIFA for permission to switch allegiances. Nsue continued to play for Equatorial Guinea despite FIFA declaring his ineligibility, including the 2015, 2021, and 2023 editions of the African Cup of Nations. In June 2024, FIFA judges ruled that Nsue was never eligible to play for Equatorial Guinea throughout his entire career.

Home stadium
Equatorial Guinea's home stadium is Estadio de Malabo in the same name city. It can hold up to 15,250 people. Equatorial Guinea played there when they hosted the Afcon 2012 and they played against eventual winners Zambia and runners-up, the Ivory Coast. They also played in the newly constructed Estadio de Bata, where won both their games against Libya and Senegal.

Kit and colours
Equatorial Guinea wears a red and white uniform. The kit manufacturer is Erreà. When they play in Equatorial Guinea, they wear a solid red jersey and matching shorts with white stripes. The number, FEGUIFUT logo, and Erreà logo are located on the chest. The socks are red with white at the top. When Equatorial Guinea is away, they wear all white shirt with blue stripes.

Tunisia
The rivalry with Tunisia is unique over the fact that these meetings are more recent and used to be regarded as unimportant, but the root fuelling this rivalry occurred during the quarter-finals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, in which the Tunisians got a string of unfair decisions from the referee, which caused the team to lose to the Equatorial Guinean hosts 2–1, fuelled widespread rage and anger among Tunisian players and fans. Ever since, Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea have found themselves surprisingly in confrontation of numerous recent tournament qualifications, started with the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification where Tunisia won both fixtures, albeit by one goal margin. However, despite Tunisia's domination, Equatorial Guinea have proven to be increasingly stern in later qualifications, having managed to defeat Tunisia at home in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. Both national teams are again scheduled to face each other at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Gabon
Equatorial Guinea classic rival is its neighbor Gabon. Disputed territories are a main cause in this rivalry. Their first recognized match was on 18 December 1987 and it ended in a 4-3 win for Gabon via penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw. After five loses over the next 15 years, Equatorial Guinea would earn its first win on 8 June 2003, a 2-1 at home, during the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. This result is among the most celebrated Equatorial Guinea matches ever by local fans. They also had a notable 2-0 victory over Gabon at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, which allowed them to pass the group stage, eliminating Gabon in the process.

Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Coaching history

 * Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

 * 🇪🇸 Manuel Sanchís Martínez (1980)
 * 🇪🇸 Julio Raúl González (1989–1990)
 * 🇬🇶 Pedro Mabale (1998)
 * 🇪🇸 Jesús Martín Dorta (1999)
 * 🇪🇸 Raúl Eduardo Rodríguez (2000)
 * 🇬🇶 Juan Carlos Bueriberi Echuaca (2000)
 * 🇬🇶 Francisco Nsi Nchama (2002)
 * 🇪🇸 Jesús Martín Dorta (2003)
 * 🇪🇸 Óscar Engonga (2003)
 * 🇩🇿 Adel Amrouche (2004)
 * 🇧🇷 Antônio Dumas (2004–2006)
 * 🇪🇸 Quique Setién (2006)
 * 🇧🇷 Jordan de Freitas (2007–2008)
 * 🇪🇸 Vicente Engonga (2008–2009)
 * 🇵🇾 Carlos Diarte (2009–2010)
 * 🇬🇶 Casto Nopo (2010)
 * 🇫🇷 Henri Michel (2010)
 * 🇬🇶 Casto Nopo (2011)
 * 🇧🇷 Gílson Paulo (2012)
 * 🇪🇸 Andoni Goikoetxea (2013–2014)
 * 🇦🇷 Esteban Becker (2015–2017)
 * 🇬🇶 Casto Nopo (2017)
 * 🇫🇷 Franck Dumas (2017–2018)
 * 🇬🇶 Casto Nopo (2018)
 * 🇪🇸 Ángel López (2018–2019)
 * 🇬🇶 Casto Nopo (2019)
 * 🇪🇸 Dani Guindos (2019)
 * 🇫🇷 Sébastien Migné (2019–2020)
 * 🇬🇶 Juan Michá & 🇬🇶 Casto Nopo (2020)
 * 🇬🇶 Juan Michá (2021–present)

Coaches of local-based national team

 * 🇬🇶 Rodolfo Bodipo (2017–2018)
 * 🇬🇶 Antonio Pancho (2019)
 * 🇬🇶 Felipe Esono (2019–present)

Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Tunisia and Malawi on 5 and 10 June 2024, respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 10 June 2024 after the match against Malawi.

Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent.

INJ Withdrew due to injury

PRE Preliminary squad

RET Retired from the national team

SUS Serving suspension

WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Previous squads

 * Africa Cup of Nations
 * 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squad
 * 2015 Africa Cup of Nations squad
 * 2021 Africa Cup of Nations squad

Records

 * Players in bold are still active with Equatorial Guinea.

Honours

 * CEMAC Cup: 1
 * 2006


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Shaivism or Saivism is one of the four most widely followed sects of Hinduism, which reveres Shiva as the Supreme Being.

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IPCC Second Assessment Report

The Second Assessment Report (SAR) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in 1995, is an assessment of the then available scientific and socio-economic information on climate change. The report was split into four parts: a synthesis to help interpret UNFCCC article 2, The Science of Climate Change (Working Group I), Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change (WG II), Economic and Social Dimensions of Climate Change (WG III). Each of the last three parts was completed by a separate Working Group (WG), and each has a Summary for Policymakers (SPM) that represents a consensus of national representatives.

The SPM of the WG I report contains the following statements: Greenhouse gas concentrations have continued to increase; anthropogenic aerosols tend to produce negative radiative forcings; climate has changed over the past century (air temperature has increased by between 0.3 and 0.6 °C since the late 19th century; this estimate has not significantly changed since the 1990 report); The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate (considerable progress since the 1990 report in distinguishing between natural and anthropogenic influences on climate, because of: including aerosols; coupled models; pattern-based studies). Climate is expected to continue to change in the future (increasing realism of simulations increases confidence; important uncertainties remain but are taken into account in the range of model projections). Finally, the report stated that there were still many uncertainties (estimates of future emissions and biogeochemical cycling; models; instrument data for model testing, assessment of variability, and detection studies).

Overview
The Second Assessment Report, titled Climate Change 1995, consists of reports from each of the three Working Groups, and a Synthesis Report:

 * Report of Working Group I: The Science of Climate Change.
 * Report of Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation of Climate Change: Scientific-Technical Analyses.
 * Report of Working Group III: Economic and Social Dimensions of Climate Change.
 * The "Full Report", consisting of Synthesis of Scientific-Technical Information Relevant to Interpreting Article 2 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Summaries for Policymakers from the three Working Group reports.

These reports were prepared by over two thousand experts, and "contain the factual basis of the issue of climate change, gleaned from available expert literature and further carefully reviewed by experts and governments."

The Synthesis Report gave its purpose as providing the scientific, technical and socio-economic information for determining "what concentrations of greenhouse gases might be regarded as "dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system" and the charting of a future which allows for economic development which is sustainable."

Conclusions
Working Group I, dealing with the scientific aspects of climate, stated that "carbon dioxide remains the most important contributor to anthropogenic forcing of climate change; projections of future global mean temperature change and sea level rise confirm the potential for human activities to alter the Earth's climate to an extent unprecedented in human history; and the long time-scales governing both the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the response of the climate system to those accumulations, means that many important aspects of climate change are effectively irreversible."

Working Group I subsequently characterized its reports in the First and Second Assessments as progressing from an understanding that the greenhouse effect is well understood, greenhouse gases are increasing (due largely to human activity), and therefore should lead to significant global warming (though lack of understanding limited specific regional predictions), to a greater understanding (despite continuing uncertainties) that global warming continues and is most likely due to human activity, and that very substantial cuts in emissions would be required to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations.

Working Group II assessed whether the range of plausible impacts of global warming constitutes dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system, while Working Group III provided information to help countries "take decisions they believe are most appropriate for their specific circumstances".

Chapter 8: Detection of Climate Change and Attribution of Causes
In the IPCC process, a "convening lead author" for each chapter worked with other lead authors and contributing authors to agree the structure of the chapter, and assign teams of scientists to write each section of the chapter, producing a draft which was subject to acceptance by the whole author group. Participating governments then provided review comments on the draft, incorporated into the assessment which was presented to seek acceptance at a plenary session of the IPCC.

The IPCC chairman Bert Bolin had difficulty finding a convening lead author for Chapter 8. After delays, Benjamin D. Santer who was doing postdoctoral research on the topic was persuaded to take on the task. Twenty participants from various countries met at the initial meeting in Livermore, California, in August 1994 to identify the scientific topic areas, and discussion continued by email. At the first drafting session (in Sigtuna, Sweden, in October) Santer persuaded the others that the chapter should discuss observational and model uncertainties, though these were also covered in other chapters. The "zeroth" draft was then sent out for peer review to scientific topic experts, all the chapter authors and lead authors of other chapters. Their responses were incorporated in the second drafting session in March 1995 at Brighton. In May the entire draft Working Group I report as well as the summary for policymakers was submitted for full "country review" by participating governments, to provide comments for incorporation at the third drafting session at Asheville, North Carolina, in July. Because of the delayed timing, Santer did not receive government comments for this meeting, some did not arrive until the plenary meeting in November.

The Chapter 8 draft report put together on 5 October had an Executive Summary of the evidence, and after various qualifications, said "Taken together, these results point towards a human influence on climate." Governments at the November plenary meeting in Madrid demanded changes to how this was worded in the Summary for Policymakers, after extended discussions Bolin suggested the adjective "discernible" and this was agreed. The approved Summary for Policymakers includes a section headed "The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate", setting out progress in detection and attribution studies, cautioning that "Our ability to quantify the human influence on global climate is currently limited because the expected signal is still emerging from the noise of natural variability, and because there are uncertainties in key factors." Santer was subsequently required by the IPCC to bring the rest of the chapter into compliance with this wording. The summary at the start of the accepted version of the chapter stated that "these results indicate that the observed trend in global mean temperature over the past 100 years is unlikely to be entirely natural in origin. More importantly, there is evidence of an emerging pattern of climate response to forcings by greenhouse gases and sulphate aerosols in the observed climate record. Taken together, these results point towards a human influence on global climate." The final paragraph in the chapter stated "The body of statistical evidence in Chapter 8, when examined in the context of our physical understanding of the climate system, now points to a discernible human influence on global climate." An introductory preface to the SAR written by IPCC chairman Bolin and his co-chairs John T. Houghton and L. Gylvan Meira Filho highlighted "that observations suggest 'a discernible human influence on global climate', one of the key findings of this report, adds an important new dimension to discussion of the climate issue."

Prior to the publication of the Second Assessment Report, the industry group Global Climate Coalition distributed a report entitled "The IPCC: Institutionalized Scientific Cleansing" to reporters, US Congressmen, and scientists, which said that Santer had altered the text, after acceptance by the Working Group, and without approval of the authors, to strike content characterizing the uncertainty of the science. Three weeks later, and a week after the Second Assessment Report was released, the Global Climate Coalition was echoed in a letter published in The Wall Street Journal from the retired condensed matter physicist and former president of the US National Academy of Sciences, Frederick Seitz, chair of the George C. Marshall Institute and Science and Environmental Policy Project, but not a climatologist. In this letter, Seitz alleged that Santer had perpetrated "a disturbing corruption of the peer-review process." Seitz criticized the conclusions of Chapter 8, and wrote that "key changes were made after the scientists had met and accepted what they thought was the final peer-reviewed version", deleting "hints of the skepticism" he attributed to other unnamed scientists.

The position of the lead author of Chapter 8, Benjamin D. Santer, was supported by fellow IPCC authors and senior figures of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). The presidents of the AMS and UCAR stated that there was a "systematic effort by some individuals to undermine and discredit the scientific process that has led many scientists working on understanding climate to conclude that there is a very real possibility that humans are modifying Earth's climate on a global scale."

Other rebuttals of Seitz's comments include a 1997 paper by Paul Edwards and IPCC author Stephen Schneider, and a 2007 complaint to the UK broadcast regulator Ofcom about the television programme, "The Great Global Warming Swindle". The 2007 complaint includes a rebuttal of Seitz's claims by the former IPCC chairman, Bert Bolin.

Debate over value of a statistical life
One of the controversies of the Second Assessment Working Group III report is the economic valuation of human life, which is used in monetized (i.e., converted into US dollar values) estimates of climate change impacts. Often in these monetized estimates, the health risks of climate change are valued so that they are "consistent" with valuations of other health risks. There are a wide range of views on monetized estimates of climate change impacts. For example: The strengths and weaknesses of monetized estimates are discussed in the SAR and later IPCC assessments.
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In the preparation of the SAR, disagreement arose over the Working Group III Summary for Policymakers (SPM). The SPM is written by a group of IPCC authors, who then discuss the draft with government delegates from all of the UNFCCC Parties (i.e., delegates from most of the world's governments). The economic valuation of human life (referred to by economists as the "value of statistical life") was viewed by some governments (such as India) as suggesting that people living in poor countries are worth less than people living in rich countries. David Pearce, who was a lead author of the relevant chapter of the SAR, officially dissented on the SPM. According to Pearce: "The relevant chapter [of the Report] values of statistical life based on actual studies in different countries ... What the authors of Chapter 6 did not accept, and still do not accept, was the call from a few [government] delegates for a common valuation based on the highest number for willingness to pay."

In other words, a few government delegates wanted "statistical lives" in poor countries to be valued at the same level as "statistical lives" in rich countries. IPCC author Michael Grubb later commented: "Many of us think that the governments were basically right. The metric [used by Pearce] makes sense for determining how a given government might make tradeoffs between its own internal projects. But the same logic fails when the issue is one of damage inflicted by some countries on others: why should the deaths inflicted by the big emitters—principally the industrialised countries—be valued differently according to the wealth of the victims' countries?"

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Talk:Acute liver failure

stub?
shouldn't this be a stub? --Steven Fruitsmaak 16:46, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it should be deleted. Fulminant liver failure = acute liver failure is not at all the same as chronic liver failure.  The article is completely mixed up in management and needs an entire rewrite.  It's on my list of things to do. -- Samir धर्म  06:54, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

I have more of a questiong than a responce I was wandering how many acetominophen would one person have to consum in a twenty four hour period to cause acute liver failure, the reason that I am asking is my younger sister died at the age of 26 due to acute liver failure and it was not something that she was even aware that she had. She had went into the hospital with the flu so she thought. She was admitted with a high grade fever. So inturn that start giving her a acetominaphen to bring down her fever that did not work so that tried and asprin. Three days later that called the family in and had told us that her liver was failing due to acetominphen toxicity. I was wander how much does one person have to comsume for that two happen. So if anyone reads this and know the answer please e-mail your responce to maroonhead@aol.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.116.171.58 (talk) 06:58, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

I know
Fully agree with Samir's assessment. Will be fleshing this out when cirrhosis looks better.

- MELD has an excessive false-positive rate when using it to screen candidates for OLT.

Stop me when I get too engrossed. JFW | T@lk  14:13, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Image
Desperately need some images especially to illustrate pathological changes. Only free image I could find was this Marburgh infection which do not show all findings.--Countincr ( T@lk ) 03:21, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Epidemiology
1600 cases in the USA annually. Most common cause is acetaminophen - JFW |  T@lk  21:33, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Lancet
Useful review: JFW |  T@lk  08:32, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

 * AASLD position statement: JFW |  T@lk  08:35, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

 * Bernal and Wendon are now in NEJM as well: 10.1056/NEJMra1208937 JFW | T@lk  14:05, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

The AGA has updated their guidance 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.12.026 JFW | T@lk  21:05, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Healing
Unless I'm Wolverine, I hope people know either they are misdiagnosed or have a body of a god. Funny thing is the liver actually regenerates and postings this wiki is just perpetuating many myths with does not help some who is dying. How about about the truth? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.251.234.185 (talk) 21:09, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Please stop spreading nonsense. TylerDurden8823 (talk) 15:28, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Lancet
Once again reviewed 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31894-X JFW | T@lk  14:40, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

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The Baltimore Consort

The Baltimore Consort is a musical ensemble that performs a wide variety of early music, Renaissance music and music from later periods. They began in 1980 as a group specializing in music of the Elizabethan period, but soon expanded their repertoire to include Scottish music, broadside ballads, and Italian, French, and other European music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Their music bridges the genres of classical and folk music.

History
The Baltimore Consort was founded by Roger Harmon and Mindy Rosenfeld in 1980. Harmon formerly had taught lute at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland. They performed together for ten years before releasing their first album for Dorian Recordings, a collection of Scottish music called On the Banks of Helicon. By the time of that recording the ensemble consisted of Custer LaRue (soprano), Ronn McFarlane (lute), Mary Anne Ballard (viols, fiddle), Larry Lipkis (bass viol, recorder), Chris Norman (flutes, bagpipes, bodhran), Howard Bass (bandora), and Mark Cudek (cittern, bass viol). Norman was replaced in 2003 by Mindy Rosenfeld, founding member of the original 1980 group whom he had replaced in 1987, and LaRue began an indefinite leave of absence in 2004, at which time countertenor José Lemos began performing with the group, joined in 2005 by soprano Danielle Svonavec.

The group has recorded some 15 albums for Dorian, including a Christmas album, Bright Day Star, and a collection of bawdy songs with the a capella quartet called the Merry Companions, The Art of the Bawdy Song and a 2007 instrumental compilation, Gut, Wind and Wire. Their various recordings also cover a number of the Child ballads.

Discography

 * On The Banks of Helicon (1990)
 * Watkins Ale (1990)
 * La Rocque 'n' Roll (1993)
 * The Art of the Bawdy Song (1993)
 * Custer LaRue Sings 'The Daemon Lover' with The Baltimore Consort (1993)
 * Bright Day Star (1994)
 * A Trip to Killburn (1996)
 * Tunes from the Attic (1997)
 * The Ladyes Delight (1998)
 * The Mad Buckgoat (1999)
 * Shakespeare's Music (2001)
 * Amazing Grace (2001)
 * Adew Dundee (2003)
 * The Best of the Baltimore Consort (2003)
 * Gut, Wind and Wire; Instruments of the Baltimore Consort (2007)
 * The Baltimore Consort Live in Concert (2008)
 * Adio Espana: Romances, Villancicos, and Improvisations from Spain, circa 1550 (2009)
 * The Food of Love: Songs, Dances, and Fancies for Shakespeare (2019)

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List of NATO country codes

This is a list of heritage NATO country codes. Up to and including the seventh edition of STANAG 1059, these were two-letter codes (digrams). The eighth edition, promulgated 19 February 2004, and effective 1 April 2004, replaced all codes with new ones based on the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes. Additional codes cover gaps in the ISO coverage, deal with imaginary countries used for exercise purposes, and designate large geographical groupings and water bodies (ranging from oceans to rivers). It consists of two-letter codes for geographical entities, four-letter codes for subdivisions, and lists the ISO three-letter codes for reference. The digrams match the FIPS 10-4 codes with a few exceptions.

The ninth edition's ratification draft was published on 6 July 2005, with a reply deadline of 6 October 2005. It replaces all two- and four-letter codes with ISO or ISO-like three- and six-letter codes. It is intended as a transitional standard: once all NATO nations have updated their information systems, a tenth edition will be published.

For diplomatic reasons, the country that is now known as North Macedonia was designated as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for a number of years and received a temporary code, FY/FYR, explicitly different from the ISO one, which was 3166 MKD. Since its name change following the 2018 Prespa agreement with Greece, the country is identified with the MK digram and the MKD trigram, but on car license plates, they must be changed to NM or NMK.

The Republic of Palau is also often indicated (at least in the United States) as PW.

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Crawler-transporter

The crawler-transporters, formally known as the Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities, are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport launch vehicles from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39. They were originally used to transport the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets during the Apollo, Skylab and Apollo–Soyuz programs. They were then used to transport Space Shuttles from 1981 to 2011. The crawler-transporters carry vehicles on the mobile launcher platforms used by NASA, and after each launch return to the pad to take the platform back to the VAB.

The two crawler-transporters were designed and built by Marion Power Shovel Company using some components designed and built by Rockwell International at a cost of US$14 million (US$128.5 million in 2022) each. Upon its construction, the crawler-transporter became the largest self-powered land vehicle in the world until it was beaten in 2013 with the production of the ultraheavy XGC88000 crawler crane. While other vehicles such as bucket-wheel excavators like Bagger 288, dragline excavators like Big Muskie and power shovels like The Captain are significantly larger, they are powered by external sources.

The two crawler-transporters were added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 2000.

Specifications

The crawler-transporter has a mass of 2721 tonne and has eight tracks, two on each corner. Each track has 57 shoes, and each shoe weighs 1984 lb. The vehicle measures 131 by. The height from ground level to the platform is adjustable from 20 to 26 ft, and each side can be raised and lowered independently of the other. The crawler uses a laser guidance system and a leveling system to keep the Mobile Launcher Platform level within 10 minutes of arc (0.16 degrees; about 1 ft at the top of the Saturn V), while moving up the 5 percent grade to the launch site. A separate laser docking system provides pinpoint accuracy when the crawler-transporter and Mobile Launch Platform are positioned in the VAB or at the launch pad. A team of nearly 30 engineers, technicians and drivers operate the vehicle, centered on an internal control room, and the crawler is driven from two control cabs located at either end. Before the launch the crawler-transporter is removed.

The crawlers were overhauled in 2003 with upgrades to the Motor Control Center, which houses the switchgear and electrical controls of all of major systems on board; a new engine and pump ventilation system; new diesel engine radiators; and replacement of the two driver cabs on each vehicle (one on each end). As of 2003, each crawler had 16 traction motors, powered by four 1341 hp generators, in turn driven by two 2750 hp V16 ALCO 251C diesel engines. Two 1006 hp generators, driven by two 1065 hp engines, were used for jacking, steering, lighting, and ventilating. Two 201 hp generators were also available to power the Mobile Launcher Platform. The crawler's tanks held 5000 USgal of diesel fuel, and it burned 125.7 USgal/mi. Due to their age and the need to support the heavier Space Launch System and its launch tower, in 2012–2014 the crawlers were undergoing an upgrade involving "new engines, new exhausts, new brakes, new hydraulics, new computers"; CT-2 was further upgraded in 2014–2016 to increase its lifting capacity from 12 to 18 e6lb.

The crawlers traveled along the 5535 and 6828 m Crawlerways, to LC-39A and LC-39B, respectively, at a maximum speed of 1 mph loaded, or 2 mph unloaded. The average trip time from the VAB along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39 is about five hours. Each Crawlerway is 7 ft deep and covered with Alabama and Tennessee river rock for its low friction properties to reduce the possibility of sparks. In 2000, NASA unearthed and restored an Apollo-era segment of the Crawlerway to provide access to High Bay 2 in the VAB in order to provide protection from a hurricane for up to three Shuttles at the same time.

Kennedy Space Center has been using the same two crawlers since their initial delivery in 1965. They are now nicknamed "Hans and Franz", after the parodic Austrian body-builder characters on Saturday Night Live, played by Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon. In their lifetime, they have traveled more than 3400 mi, about the same driving distance as from Miami to Seattle.

Crawler-Transporter 2
NASA currently plans to use crawler-transporter 2 to transport the Space Launch System with the Orion spacecraft atop it from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B for the Artemis missions. Early in 2016, NASA finished upgrading crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) to a "Super Crawler" for use in the Artemis program. NASA performed a rollout of the Artemis 1 Space Launch System and Orion on March 17, 2022 for the first Wet Dress Rehearsal, and the rollout for launch, which launched in November 2022. The rollout for the WDR, marked the first time one of the crawler transporters rolled a launch vehicle to the launch pad since STS-135.

Crawler-Transporter 1
NASA had originally planned for crawler-transporter 1 to be used by commercial launch vehicles. In April 2016, then Orbital ATK, now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, and NASA entered negotiations for the lease of CT-1 and one of the four Vehicle Assembly Building bays. Northrop Grumman planned to use CT-1 to transport their OmegA from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B. OmegA was cancelled in September of 2020 after Northrop Grumman lost the National Security Space Launch contract to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX.

Appearances in popular culture
The crawler-transporters have featured in television and movies. In a 2007 season three episode of Dirty Jobs, host Mike Rowe helps workers maintain a crawler-transporter and takes the vehicle for a short drive. The crawler was also seen in the 1995 film Apollo 13, the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon and the 2019 film Apollo 11. Similar vehicles also appeared in the 2013 film Pacific Rim.

In the 2009 Fallout 3 video game add-on pack "Broken Steel", the US government survivors, The Enclave, have a mobile base built on and into a heavily modified crawler. In Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, various units are called "crawlers" and feature chassis based on the crawler-transporters. In Asphalt 8: Airborne, three crawler-transporters drive over the space center French Guiana track.

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Hatzi

Hatzi- or Chatzi- (Χατζη-) is a prefix of Greek family names. It derives from the Turkish word 'Hacı' which ultimately derives from the Arabic Hajji, a name for someone who has successfully completed a pilgrimage.

In Orthodox Christianity, the prefix is added when someone had committed the pilgrimage to Jerusalem. For example, if the name was Giannis, the name would then be Hatzigiannis after the journey.

In Islam, the prefix is added before the name. For example, Ibrahim Kaya would become Hajji Ibrahim Kaya.

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Talk:Hermione Granger

White not black
No matter what the attention-seeking author says, her Hermione is a white, pale woman, not a black woman with frizzy black hair. Having a "white face" does in fact render you caucasian, as people with high does of melanin in their skin (a black woman) would retain the colour in the skin. Numerous mentions also say "pink in the face" or like a "half a panda" when bruised. Mentioning fan art is totally pointless and misleading, as it holds no canonical weight. However, all official illustrations of Hermione in HP media depict her as white (including Rowling's own). She also clearly isn't oriental either. 2.98.183.194 (talk) 09:25, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

 * It's important to recognize that artistic interpretation allows for diverse representations of characters. While the author's vision may be influential, individual readers may form their own mental images. Embracing various interpretations enriches the narrative experience and fosters inclusivity within the fan community. Ultimately, the essence of Hermione's character transcends physical attributes, emphasizing her intelligence, courage, and loyalty, which remain universal regardless of visual depictions. Fox Guardian (talk) 07:22, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Should a list of Hermione's relatives be included in the template?
Hi! I have noticed that in pages like Ron Weasley and Ginny Weasley, a full list of their relatives is included in the template. I tried to add a list to Hermione's template, but the edit was reverted. Do you guys think Hermione's template should have a list of relatives? Thanks! CallieCrewmanAuthor (talk) 15:12, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

 * @HeyElliott @Facu-el Millo @Osh33m @Ernsanchez00 I've seen you guys edit on this page; what do you say about this matter? Don't feel pressured to respond if you don't want to. CallieCrewmanAuthor (talk) 21:12, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The reversion was correct. We are meant to include relevant relationships, not all relationships we can name, and we must also try to be concise if we can. Hermione is married with Ron for the epilogue only and her "in-law" relationship with all the Weasleys isn't depicted in the films or books. Besides, this is all implied already by including Ron as her husband. Those other articles you bring up, Ron Weasley and Ginny Weasley, also have too many unnecessary relationships, such as including James and Lily Potter as Ginnys' father and mother-in-law when they died before she was even born. I wouldn't include their nephews and nieces either for similar reasons. The only one of these in-law family relationships I would keep is maybe Harry as Ron's brother-in-law as that plays a more relevant role in the later books and films. For Hermione, only the husband and children is enough. The only reason Ron and Ginny include so many family members is because they have a lot of siblings. —El Millo (talk) 17:35, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 June 2024
Delaram1111 (talk) 13:52, 21 June 2024 (UTC) In this page you must change Hermione Granger's spouse to Harry Potter because the author J.K Rowling said that she made a mistake and this must change.
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Charliehdb (talk) 17:46, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hi folks! I just wanted to let you know that I'm doing a copyedit of this page. I might do the whole page, or I might not. I'm defining copyediting as:

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User talk:Drew roe

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Book of Mormon and Bible
Drew, I wonder if you could provide the source which you obtained the image which you uploaded today? It lacks source citation, and images on Wikipedia must be verifiably non-copyrighted or public-domain. I certainly think the picture adds a bit to the article Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but to prevent its deletion by administrators, we need a source. If you did obtain it from a copyrighted source (e.g. just off some random webpage), perhaps you could take a similar picture with a digital camera? That picture would be copyright to you, and if you uploaded it, Wikipedia would be glad to use it. The reason I ask is because there is no source cited and I've found at least a few web pages which use the same image. You can leave me a response on My talk page at your convenience. Keep up the good edits! --ABQCat 05:43, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Drew, yeah, that's where I suspected it had been obtained. I put the image up for copyright review - I think it's pretty likely that administrators will delete it in a week from Wikipedia.  Like I mentioned, would it be possible for you to take a picture yourself or have a friend take one?  It is useful to have this picture in the article.  As I said before, keep up the good work.  If you've got questions about copyrights on images (what can you use, what can't you use, etc), you can look at Copyrights.  --ABQCat 06:07, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Baptist
Drew, I attended Baptist churches my entire life, but have little clue about some of the links in the External links section on Baptist. I've noticed that over time it's getting longer and longer, and including more and more sites which are associated with Baptists, but don't know anything about most of them. I'd like to remove the ones which are least notable (to make the impact of the links left a bit greater), and could use some help. The 2 criteria I think I have for the links is 1) mentioned in the article or 2) notable in their own right and SHOULD be mentioned in the article. Could you take a look at the list of links and let me know what you think? --ABQCat 01:36, 15 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Talk:Keith Levene

That's a joke!
Any more-knowledgeable-than-I PiL fans wanna have a go at fixing this?
 * keith levene. (julian keith levene) same initials as the man he founded public image ltd (p.i.l) with, john k lydon.pils first groundbreaking and best guitarist.levene did what learning guitarists are supposed to, practice, practice ,practice.he virtually re wrote the guitar manual, deliberatley incorpating suuposed"misstakes" in his chords to see if they could become valid.lydon still rates him as the best guitarists he has ever known and worked with."he made a guitar do things that wasnt meant to be possible" keith played on the first four albums before a row over a mix of this is not a love song seen levene leave the band in 1983.the band lost some substance with the departure of wobble and his dub deep bass shrills but, once levene left the band became in my opinion ordinary and un original.stripped bare of any original guitaring etc.if lydon was the face keith was the sound. it became the johnny rotten cabaret band.keith released some solo material himself which didnt really have the same impace then dissapeared for a while before re surfacing some three/four years ago. he now attempts a sole product called murder global   www.murderglobal.com  he has released a solo ep under this name but has been very quiet again of late with murder global and the website has remained dead for three years.he can still be contacted there.sudden bursts of news is followed by months of slilence. thats keith!rumours of a pil reformation still creep out but as yet nothing seems planned.pil was rottens best band.where the nihilsm of the sex pistols seemed to be the end of something pil was a beginning.  mark william worth.     6 jan 2005.

John K. Lydon? That's a joke! (194.149.241.3)

Apart from that. It's pretty accurate. Wwwhatsup (talk) 02:25, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Keith was born in Finsbury Park. He confirmed this on his official Twitter account on November 1st, 2013. https://twitter.com/missingchannel — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.112.61 (talk) 12:51, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Spelling
For future editors' reference, his last name is spelled Levene (not Levine). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 02:50, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Sex Pistols template
Someone added the Sex Pistols template. I've removed it as this article isn't directly relevant to that subject. Public Image Ltd is listed in the template, but Keith Levene isn't, so I don't think it's appropriate for this article. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 14:35, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

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Adrian Sherwood
Keith's work with Sherwood is worth mentioning. Wwwhatsup (talk) 02:25, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

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Edit wars/Advertising/Information check
I noticed a frequent edit war by this user, who do I notify to discuss the this? I'm not an admin, is there a way to notify one so we can discuss if these edits herehere, and here are relevant to encyclopedic articles. Thank you!Chanyeol Hyung82 ☎ 20:16, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry I didn't notice this before. That account now seems to be blocked. I gave them the links to the Wikimedia Foundation's attorneys contact page if they want to discuss the matter with them. EnPassant (talk) 20:12, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

Verifying Edits Edit Wars|2019
The inputs included in these contributions or specifically this edit here, is it acceptable for this encyclopedian article? Is there also a way to send a report if users Kathleen M. Bonczyk and Johnnyrottens for investigation as possible "sockpuppetry" accounts? Thanks again. Chanyeol Hyung82 ☎ 09:45, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Definitely not acceptable, . I've removed it from the article history and blocked the Johnnyrottens account as an obvious sock/meat puppet of the blocked editor Kathleen M. Bonczyk. I've also semi-protected the article from edits from new accounts and unregistered users. -- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 20:30, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Death
Is there a reliable source for this? Mark and inwardly digest (talk) 16:58, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Math genius at work
"...when in 1976 and aged 16..." The guy was born in 1957, now do the math! -- 2003:E5:1700:F950:155E:E34B:70C6:9891 (talk) 13:20, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

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List of Ulysses characters

This is a list of characters from Ulysses by James Joyce.

Principal characters

 * Leopold Bloom is a protagonist and hero in Joyce's Ulysses. His peregrinations and encounters in Dublin on 16 June 1904 mirror, on a more mundane and intimate scale, those of Ulysses/Odysseus in Homer's epic poem the Odyssey. The character was inspired by James Joyce's close friend, Aron Ettore Schmitz (Italo Svevo), author of Zeno's Conscience.
 * Molly Bloom, the wife of main character Leopold Bloom, she roughly corresponds to Penelope in the Odyssey. The major difference between Molly and Penelope is that while Penelope is eternally faithful, Molly is not.
 * Stephen Dedalus is James Joyce's literary alter ego, appearing as the protagonist and antihero of his first, semi-autobiographical novel of artistic existence A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and an important character in Joyce's Ulysses. Stephen Dedalus appears in Ulysses as the character who corresponds to Telemachus; less overtly, he embodies aspects of Hamlet. He is the protagonist of the first three chapters. Subsequently, Leopold Bloom is introduced, and Stephen's interactions with Bloom and his wife, Molly, form much of the final chapters' substance.

Other characters

 * Almidano Artifoni, an opera singer.
 * Mrs. Yelverton Barry has been described as "one of the fantasized sadistic women of 'Circe who accuse Bloom in the courtroom scene of having made sexual advances—in her case, of writing to her claiming to have observed her "peerless globes" in the Theatre Royal, and offered to send her a work of fiction by a Monsieur Paul de Kock. She also features as a character in the play, Ulysses in Nighttown.
 * Mrs. Bellingham is one of the fantasized sadistic women of the "Circe" chapter who accuse Bloom in the courtroom scene of having made sexual advances—in her case, of sending her a letter asking her to "commit adultery at the earliest possible opportunity". She also features as a character in the play, Ulysses in Nighttown, and was played by Bernadette McKenna and Maire Ni Ghrainne at the Abbey Theatre.
 * Richard Best is a character based on Celtic scholar Richard Irvine Best. Best was an acquaintance of J. M. Synge and Joyce. Best was depicted as one of the characters in the National Library scene in Episode 9 "Scylla and Charybdis". Best was known to have disapproved of Joyce's characterisation of him.
 * Milly Bloom is Molly and Leopold's fifteen-year-old daughter, who does not actually appear in Ulysses other than through verbal recollections and letters. The Blooms send Milly to live in Mullingar and learn photography. She is dating Alec Bannon in Mullingar.
 * Edy Boardman – a prostitute.
 * Blazes Boylan is the manager for Molly Bloom's upcoming concert in Belfast. Boylan is well known and well liked around town, but comes across as a rather sleazy individual, especially regarding his attitudes toward women. Boylan has become interested in Molly, and they have an affair during the novel.
 * Josie Breen is a former love interest of Leopold. He encounters her in Dublin, and then later in the "Nighttown" sequence where Bloom re-lives his affection for her. Josie's husband Denis is something of a laughingstock and is in poor mental health.
 * Denis Breen is the husband of Josie Breen and is a figure of fun. A person unknown sent him a postcard with "U.p: up" written on it and he seeks to take a libel action for ten thousand pounds. Leopold states that Josie's marriage to Denis was a case of "beauty and the beast".
 * Cissy, Jacky, and Tommy Caffrey: Cissy Caffrey is a friend of Gerty MacDowell and encounters Bloom on Sandymount Strand. She appears again in the "Nighttown" sequence, apparently as a lady of the night.  Jacky and Tommy are her two younger brothers who she is minding at Sandymount.
 * Nurse Callan is a nurse at the National Maternity Hospital. She is described as a "virgin" and attends to a local woman, Mina Purefoy.  She is described as brushing a Dr. O'Hare's coat attentively.
 * Private Carr – a British soldier.
 * The Citizen is an old Irish nationalist with xenophobic and anti-semitic views who engages in an argument with Leopold in Barney Kiernan's pub, ultimately throwing a biscuit tin at him. "The Citizen" is an important figure in the "Cyclops" episode of the novel. The character has been described as having characteristics not only of the mythological Cyclops but also of the Irish epic figure Finn McCool. "The Citizen" is, in part, a satirical portrait of Irish nationalist (and Gaelic Athletic Association founder) Michael Cusack and Joyce's portrayal operates to expose what one critic called the "xenophobic ideologies of radical Celticists".
 * Martha Clifford is a correspondent with Leopold Bloom, who according to some scholars is a pseudonymous identity for over a half a dozen other characters.
 * Bella Cohen is the brothel-mistress in the "Nighttown" sequence, and has a large and mannish appearance. She has a son in an Oxford college.
 * Private Compton is a British soldier who wanders around Nighttown with Private Carr, eventually encountering Stephen Dedalus. At Compton's urging, Carr eventually assaults Dedalus.
 * Father John Conmee, a Jesuit priest.
 * Punch Costello is a medical student who we first encounter singing a bawdy song in the National Maternity Hospital. He is told by nurse Quigley to be quiet.  He later appears as "Dr" Punch Costello in the medical examination of Leopold Bloom and pronounces, anti-Semitically, that the "fetor judaicus" is palpable from Bloom.
 * Myles Crawford is the Editor of the Evening Telegraph, and refuses to honour an agreement entered into with Leopold Bloom and Alexander Keyes regarding an advertisement for the "House of Keyes".
 * Martin Cunningham is a friend of Leopold and accompanies him in the carriage to Paddy Dignam's funeral and thereafter to Kiernan's pub. There he kindly facilitates Bloom's escape from the Citizen, and to visit Dignam's widow.
 * Garrett Deasy is the headmaster in the school where Stephen Dedalus teaches and is pompous and opinionated. He writes a self-important letter to the evening newspaper which Dedalus helps get published, on the subject of foot-and-mouth disease.
 * Dilly, Katey, Boody, and Maggy Dedalus are sisters of Stephen Dedalus.
 * May Golding Dedalus is the mother of Stephen Dedalus. Stephen, a non-believer, refuses to pray at her deathbed and in consequence, thoughts of May haunt him later in the novel.  She states, "I was once the beautiful May Golding" (her maiden name). In the 1967 film of Ulysses, the American director americanizes this as "May Golding Dedalus", an anachronism which does not appear in the book, where European conventions are observed.
 * Simon Dedalus is the father of Stephen Dedalus. His character is largely based on Joyce's own father, John Stanislaus Joyce. Simon is a passionate Irish nationalist and supporter of Charles Stewart Parnell, facilitating his financial success within Dublin society in Stephens' earlier years. But with the political "fall from grace" of Parnell, he and his family also fall on hard times. Simon has lost his wife but has continued to maintain an air of respectability within Dublin's "drinking society" where he is known for his wit and singing ability but is unable to provide support for his two daughters. His and Stephen's paths cross several times during the course of the book but the two never meet.  Simon briefly mentions concern for Stephen, who is now living on his own and supporting himself, but Stephen feels only the need to escape what remains of his disintegrating family.  The novel presents Bloom as Stephen's metaphoric and symbolic father.
 * Patrick "Paddy" Dignam – Leopold Bloom attends his funeral from the family home to Glasnevin Cemetery in the chapter Hades. He is survived by Mrs. Dignam and their son Patrick Aloysius "Patsy" Dignam. The Dignams live at number 9, Newbridge Avenue, Sandymount. As he dies in a drunken stupor, he is considered Joyce's analog of Elpenor, who died in similar circumstances and who greeted his friend Odysseus.
 * Mrs. Dignam, and Patrick Dignam, Jr.
 * Dr. Dixon
 * Ben Dollard
 * Bob Doran is a drunk in Kiernan's pub and together with The Citizen creates an unpleasant atmosphere for Leopold Bloom ultimately resulting in The Citizen throwing a biscuit tin at Bloom. Doran is one of the main characters in “The Boarding House” in Dubliners, where he is apparently conned into marrying the daughter of the boarding house owner.
 * Mary Driscoll is a maid who was fired by Molly Bloom who was jealous of Leopold's interest in her. She appears in both Leopold and Molly's streams of consciousness later in the novel.
 * Miss Dunne is Blazes Boylan's secretary
 * John Eglinton
 * Lieutenant Gardner is a British soldier and a former lover of Molly Bloom and in her soliloquy at the end of the novel, Molly recalls fondling him "to keep him from doing worse". Gardner, who served in the 8th Battalion of the 2nd East Lancashire Regiment, was killed in the Boer War.
 * Richie, Sara (Sally), and Walter Goulding
 * Haines is an English student who comes to visit Buck Mulligan and Stephen Dedalus in the Martello Tower in Sandymount. Haines is somewhat anti-semitic in attitude and is in Ireland to study Irish culture.
 * Zoe Higgins is a namesake of Leopold's mother and is a worker in Bella Cohen's brothel. She plays an important role in the "Nighttown" sequence of the novel.  She is the first to lure Bloom into the brothel and later steals his potato and dances with Stephen Dedalus.
 * John Hooper was an Irish nationalist, journalist, politician and MP in the House of Commons. As a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party he represented South-East Cork from 1885 to 1889. He is mentioned when a matrimonial gift of a stuffed owl given by "alderman Hooper" is described along with a number of items sitting on a mantelpiece.
 * Joe Hynes
 * Corny Kelleher – an undertaker's employee who rejects Leopold's request for assistance for Stephen Dedalus who was injured in a fight with Private Carr.
 * Mina Kennedy and Lydia Douce
 * Barney Kiernan is the owner of a public house where Leopold Bloom comes to meet Martin Cunningham, and where he has an altercation with the anti-semitic character, The Citizen.
 * Ned Lambert a friend of Simon Dedalus from Cork. He attends the funeral in "Hades" and appears in the news paper offices in "Aeolus" and later in St. Mary's Abbey in "Wandering Rocks" and the pub in "Cyclops".
 * Lenehan a bowsie (lowlife) and freelance journalist who appears in the "Aeolus", "The Wandering Rocks" "Sirens", "Cyclops", "Oxen of the Sun" and "Circe" episodes and is a central character in Two Gallants chapter of Dubliners.
 * Vincent Lynch is a somewhat treacherous friend of Stephen Dedalus, who is present in the National Maternity Hospital in the "Oxen of the Sun" chapter. In "Circe", he is impatient with Dedalus' drunkenness and abandons Dedalus after leaving Bella Cohen's establishment, having helped spend Dedalus' money.
 * Bantam Lyons is a Dubliner who misunderstands Leopold Bloom's reference to throwing away a newspaper as being a tip for a horse called Throwaway. He later shares this tip with fellow gamblers.
 * Thomas W. Lyster
 * Gerty MacDowell is a woman in her early twenties with a limp, who lets Bloom see her undergarments on Sandymount Strand. She appears again in the "Nighttown" sequence as a lady of the night.
 * professor MacHugh an employee at the newspaper. According to Ellmann this is Hugh MacNeil a scholar who used to regually visit the Evening Telegraph offices.
 * Madden is introduced in the novel as a medical student, though he later appears as "Dr." Madden in the medical examination of Leopold Bloom where he states that "In the interest of coming generations I suggest that the parts affected should be preserved in spirits of wine in the national teratological museum".
 * John Henry Menton based on the real John Henry Mentin, he is a practising solicitor and attends Paddy Dignam's funeral. He is offhand with Leopold, presumably because of his former love interest in Molly Bloom. Denis Breen attends upon him for advice on a proposed libel action.
 * Buck Mulligan – appears most prominently in episode 1 (Telemachus), and is the subject of the novel's famous first sentence: Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
 * City Councillor Nannetti
 * J. J. O’Molloy local lawyer that is deemed to be having money troubles.
 * Jack Power travels with Leopold Bloom to Paddy Dignam's funeral, and gauchely discusses suicide, unaware that Bloom's father has killed himself. He is later present in Barney Kiernan's pub for an altercation between Bloom and The Citizen.
 * Kitty Ricketts – a worker in Bella Cohen's brothel. and is a lover of another character, Lynch, being almost caught in the bushes with him by Father Conmee. She is thin in appearance and dresses with upwardly mobile aspirations.
 * George William Russell (A.E.) who wrote with the pseudonym Æ (sometimes written AE or A.E.), was an Irish writer, editor, critic, poet, artistic painter and Irish nationalist. His first book of poems, Homeward: Songs by the Way (1894), established him in what was known as the Irish Literary Revival, where Æ met the young James Joyce in 1902 and introduced him to other Irish literary figures, including William Butler Yeats. He appears as a character in the "Scylla and Charybdis" episode, where he dismisses Stephen's theories on Shakespeare. His collected poems was published in 1913, with a second edition in 1926.
 * Cyril Sargent is a pupil of Stephen Dedalus and is an uncertain and mediocre student, reminding Dedalus of his own childhood and uncertainties.
 * Florry Talbot is a worker in Bella Cohen's brothel. She plays an important role in the "Nighttown" sequence of the novel and is an overweight presence in the premises. She is concerned about the possible end of the world.
 * Mrs. Mervyn Talboys is one of the fantasized sadistic women of "Circe" who accuse Bloom in the courtroom scene of having made sexual advances—in her case, of sending her an obscene postcard and urging her to soil the correspondence "in an unspeakable manner". Talboys announces that she will horsewhip Bloom: "To dare address me! I'll flog him black and blue in the public streets". She also features as a character in the play, Ulysses in Nighttown, having been played by Kathleen Barrington and Maire O'Neill at the Abbey Theatre.

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Talk:Duboce Triangle, San Francisco

"Duboce" needs pronunciation key
Like many names in San Francisco, the local pronunciations are worth documenting. DouglasHeld (talk) 17:09, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Is Mint Hill part of the triangle?
User:Trick said
 * I haven't corrected anything but I don't think Mint Hill is really the same neighborhood. Duboce Triangle is really primarily west of Church St. I've heard Mint Hill used as a real estate industry pseudonym for Lower Haight. - Trick 07:01, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

So what is the end of the Market/Castro/Waller triangle that lies east of Church St. called? It seems like there is no such thing as an "official" neighborhood definition in S.F. Or at least the borders are really blurry.

The city website has a pulldown box listing neighborhoods, which then highlight a map - it puts most of Duboce Triangle in "Castro/Upper Market", with the blocks north of Duboce in in "Western Addition". But neither of these seem right. Residents of the 'pointy end' of the triangle can't agree on exactly what to call it. It doesn't feel like Lower Haight - the blocks around the Mint definitely have a different character. It's not really The Castro, and its on the wrong side of Market to be Mission District. The blocks east of Buchanan St. get mail from the Hayes Valley neighboorhood Association, but no one living there would call it Hayes Valley. Sarcastic residents call it "Safeway Hill". One website calls it "TriBeSa" for "TRiangle BEhind SAfeway". But most people seem to use Mint Hill or Duboce Triangle interchangably.

Real estate agents use whatever nearby name sounds best. I've seen The Tenderloin called Nob Hill in real estate listings, and the blocks north of Alamo Square called Pacific Heights, Panhandle, USF, and Japantown. --Key45 20:42, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I've added a section to reflect what the SF Association of Realtors considers the boundaries of Duboce Triangle to be -- simply put, Duboce/Market/Castro. And it's actually a triangle -- imagine that! (Frankly, I think the DTNA is cheating by including the park. But hey, I still send them my check.) According to SFAR, Mint Hill *isn't* in the triangle, but the Safeway is. *shrug*. To SFAR's discredit, they call all of the Lower Haight "Hayes Valley". Puh-leeze. Anyway... My favorite name for the area is "The Upper Safeway". :) --tgeller 09:58, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Mint Hill sounds best if a resident insists. But there are a lot of areas in the city that could be considered "inter-neighborhood" — lying between two or more named neighborhoods. For example, the area north of Haight Street between the Lower and Upper Haights is across from Buena Vista Heights, but really doesn't fit any category. On the boundaries of DT, I don't mind including Duboce Park in the Triangle (and many of the nicest houses bounding the park), but as soon as you get into the poorer, round-down looking areas, it should be clear you're in my 'hood, the Lower Haight :) MrRedwood 22:44, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Minor point, Duboce triangle is not a sunny neighborhood.
The article states it is a sunny neighborhood, the afternoon fog roles in more often than not here in Duboce Triangle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 1durphul (talk • contribs) 04:03, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

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Provincial superior

A provincial superior is an officer of a religious institute (including religious orders) acting under the institute's Superior General. A provincial superior exercises general supervision over all the members of that institute in a territorial division of the order called a province, which is similar to, but not to be confused with, an ecclesiastical province. Instead, the province under a provincial superior is one made up of particular churches or dioceses under the supervision of a Metropolitan Bishop. The division of a religious institute into provinces is generally along geographical lines and may consist of one or more countries, or of only a part of a country. There may be, however, one or more houses of one province situated within the physical territory of another since the jurisdiction over the individual religious is personal, rather than territorial. The title of the office is often abbreviated to Provincial.

Among the friars and Third Order Religious Sisters of the Augustinian, Carmelite and Dominican orders, the title "Prior Provincial" or Prioress Provincial is generally used. The Friars Minor, in contrast, use the title "Minister Provincial", in line with their emphasis on living as brothers to one another.

History
The old orders had no provincial superiors; even when the monasteries were united to form congregations, the arch-abbot of each congregation was in the position of a superior general whose powers were limited to particular cases, almost like the powers of a metropolitan archbishop over the dioceses of his suffragans. Provincial superiors are found in the institutes of more recent formation, which began with the mendicant orders. The Holy See hesitated for a long time before allowing the division of congregations with simple vows, especially congregations of women, into different provinces as a regular institution, and some congregations have no such division.

The provincial superior is ordinarily elected by the Provincial Chapter, subject to confirmation by the Superior General or the General Chapter, depending on the regulations of the particular groups (in the Society of Jesus he is directly appointed by the Father General). The "Regulations" (Normae) of 18 June 1901, vest the appointment of the provincial in the general council. The provincial superior is never elected for life, but ordinarily for three or six years. In religious orders with clerics, he is a regular prelate, and has the rank of ordinary with quasi-episcopal jurisdiction. In religious institutes whether of men or of women, the provincial superior appoints the regular confessors, calls together the Provincial Chapter, presides over its deliberations, and takes care that the orders of the General Chapter and the Superior General are properly carried out. The provincial superior is an ex officio member of the chapter. The principal duty of the provincial superior is to make regular visitations of the houses of the province in the name of the General and to report to the latter on all the religious and the property of the order; authority over the various houses and local superiors differs in different orders. The provincial superior has, in many cases, the right of appointment to the less important offices. For institutes of men, at the end of his term of office, the provincial is bound, according to the Constitution "Nuper" of Innocent XII (23 December 1697), to prove that he has complied with all the precepts of that decree concerning Masses; if he fails to do so, he loses his right to be elected and to vote in the general chapter.

Politics
A unique case was eastern Paraguay, where the Spanish colonial authorities allowed the Jesuit missionaries to establish both the Catholic faith and a unique, humane regime for the local Guarani Indian tribes, making their provincial superior the governor of the first autonomous Indian reserve, known as the (Jesuit) Misiones or Reducciones, until 1667, ten years after a Guarani rebellion against increased abuse by the regular colonial authorities: the territory lost its status and was divided up between Spain (then under the viceroyalty of la Plata, previously part of Upper Peru) and Portugal (Brazil).

List of notable provincial superiors

 * Society of Jesus
 * Brazil: José de Anchieta
 * Brazil: Manoel da Nóbrega
 * Philippines: James T. G. Hayes
 * Argentina: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis
 * Order of Preachers
 * Albertus Magnus
 * Franciscans
 * Augustine of Alfeld

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