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Liz Smith (actress)

Betty Smith (11 December 1921 – 24 December 2016), known by the stage name Liz Smith, was a  British character actress, known for her roles in BBC sitcoms, including as Annie Brandon in I Didn't Know You Cared (1975–1979), the sisters Bette and Belle in 2point4 Children (1991–1999), Letitia Cropley in The Vicar of Dibley (1994–1996) and Norma ("Nana") in The Royle Family (1998–2006). She also played Zillah in Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1984 film A Private Function.

Early life
Smith was born Betty Gleadle in 1921 in the Crosby area of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Her mother died when she was two. Her father walked out of her life shortly afterwards, when his new wife did not wish him to have any contact with his previous life. She was brought up by her widowed grandmother and attended Crosby Junior School and the Scunthorpe Modern and Day Commercial Schools in Cole Street. During the Second World War, she served in the Women's Royal Naval Service of the Royal Navy.

Early roles
In 1971, aged 49, she had a career breakthrough when she appeared as the downtrodden mother in Mike Leigh's film Bleak Moments:

"The moment that my life transformed was when I was standing in Hamleys one Christmas, flogging toys and I got a message from this young director named Mike Leigh. I was nearly 50 at the time, but he wanted a middle-aged woman to do improvisations. I went to an audition and I got the job of the mother in this improvised film – Bleak Moments, his first film – and it changed my life."

Smith starred in It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow, written by Bernard Kops and directed by John Goldschmidt, which depicted the real-life drama of the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster during World War II. A role in Hard Labour followed. After that she appeared in Emmerdale Farm (as Hilda Semple), Last of the Summer Wine, Bootsie and Snudge, Crown Court, I Didn't Know You Cared and The Sweeney. She also appeared as Madame Balls in The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), but her scenes were deleted and remained unseen until Trail of the Pink Panther in 1982. She was seen in Curse of the Pink Panther (1983), and later Son of the Pink Panther (1993) in the same role.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Smith appeared in many UK television programmes, including The Duchess of Duke Street, Within These Walls, In Loving Memory, The Gentle Touch, Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime, The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, One by One as Gran Turner and The Lenny Henry Show. In 1984, Liz Smith received a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the mother of Maggie Smith's character in A Private Function.

In 1980, Smith won a role in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End as Lady Philippa of Staines. She later appeared in the thriller, Apartment Zero, which was featured in the 1988 Sundance Film Festival. Smith played the role of one of two eccentric characters (the other is Dora Bryan) described by The Washington Post as two "... tea-and-crumpet gargoyle-featured spinsters who snoop the corridors." also had a part in Lovejoy 1eps

1990s
Smith started the 1990s by appearing in 2point4 Children (as "Aunt Belle" and "Bette"), Bottom, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Lovejoy. In 1994, she played the lead role in the Children's BBC series Pirates and the supporting role of Letitia Cropley for seven episodes in The Vicar of Dibley. In the 1996 Easter Special episode the character died.

In November 1995 she made a guest appearance in the BBC1 medical drama series Casualty. In 1996 she had a cameo appearance in the Mike Leigh film Secrets & Lies and in 1998 starred in the TV sitcom The Royle Family. This aired until 2000, but came back for a special episode in 2006 when her character, Nana, died. In the meantime, she had appeared in The Queen's Nose and The Bill. In 1999 Smith was featured in A Christmas Carol as Mrs Dilber. She portrayed that same character in the 1984 version and also appeared as Miss Lory in Alice in Wonderland.

2000s and 2010s
Smith continued to act until ill-health beset her in 2009, appearing in such TV programmes as Trial & Retribution V and Doctors. In 2005, she played Grandma Georgina in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and provided the voice of Mrs. Mulch in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, as well as small roles in Oliver Twist and Keeping Mum. In 2001, she appeared as herself in Lily Savage's Blankety Blank.

In 2006, Smith published her autobiography Our Betty and around the same time, moved to a retirement home in Hampstead, London. In 2007, she published a series of short stories entitled Jottings: Flights of Fancy and appeared in the Little Man Tate music video "This Must Be Love". On 5 December 2007, Smith won the Best Television Comedy Actress at the British Comedy Awards for her role in The Royle Family.

In 2006, she made a cameo appearance in Kenneth Branagh's film The Magic Flute, a version in English of the Mozart opera. However, her role did not require her to sing. She portrayed Old Papagena who, later on in the film, magically transforms into Young Papagena (played by soprano Silvia Moi) and marries the birdcatcher Papageno (played by baritone Benjamin Jay Davis).

In 2008, she starred in the first series of the period drama Lark Rise to Candleford. That same year she was a castaway on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and was in the film City of Ember, which was released in October 2008. In July 2009, she featured in a one-hour BBC Four documentary called Liz Smith's Summer Cruise, where she joined a group of like-minded individuals on a cruise from Croatia to Venice. That same month, having suffered a series of strokes a few months earlier, she announced her retirement from acting at the age of 87.

Smith was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.

In 2010, she took part in the BBC television programme The Young Ones, in which six celebrities in their 70s and 80s attempted to overcome some of the problems of ageing by harking back to the 1970s.

Personal life and death
In 1945, she married Jack Thomas, whom she met while on service in India. They had two children but divorced in 1959. Smith brought up her son and daughter on her own. She described this as an extremely difficult period in her life, as she struggled against financial problems and social disapproval of her status as a divorcée.

Smith died on 24 December 2016 at her home in Worthing, West Sussex, shortly after her 95th birthday. Shane Allen, controller of BBC comedy commissioning, said that Smith had "brilliantly captured the grandparent in everyone's family" as Nana in The Royle Family. Mike Leigh said "She was a complete breath of fresh air... she was not your bog standard middle-aged actress." The final episode of the lockdown edition of The Vicar of Dibley ended with a tribute just before the closing credits reading, "In loving memory of Liz, John, Emma and Roger", paying tribute to her and also three other deceased Dibley cast members (John Bluthal, Emma Chambers and Roger Lloyd-Pack).

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Alex Van Pelt

Gregory Alexander Van Pelt (born May 1, 1970) is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL primarily with the Buffalo Bills. Van Pelt previously served as an assistant coach for the Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Cleveland Browns.

College
Van Pelt attended the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a quarterback for the Panthers. When he graduated, Van Pelt held school passing records previously set by Dan Marino. His single-season mark of 3,163 passing yards in 1992 was broken in 2003 by Rod Rutherford.

 * 1989: 192/347 for 2,881 yards with 17 touchdowns vs 12 interceptions. Ran for 4 touchdowns.
 * 1990: 201/351 for 2,427 yards with 14 touchdowns vs 17 interceptions. Ran for 2 touchdowns.
 * 1991: 227/398 for 2,796 yards with 15 touchdowns vs 14 interceptions. Ran for 1 touchdown.
 * 1992: 245/407 for 3,163 yards with 20 touchdowns vs 17 interceptions.

Professional
Van Pelt was an eighth round draft pick of his hometown franchise Pittsburgh Steelers, but was released during training camp. Van Pelt spent three games with the Kansas City Chiefs late in the 1993 NFL season following a hamstring injury to Joe Montana. He was re-signed by the Chiefs prior to the 1994 NFL season, but was released during training camp. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills later in the 1994 season following a knee injury sustained by Jim Kelly and spent the remainder of his career as a backup with the Bills.

Van Pelt's first NFL win as a starter would come on November 2, 1997, against Dan Marino and the Miami Dolphins. In 2001, he started eight games, going 2–6, and playing well enough to justify a contract extension that would allow the Bills to release failed Doug Flutie successor Rob Johnson. Van Pelt would not start any games after 2001 due to a Bills trade with the New England Patriots for Drew Bledsoe, who became the full-time starting quarterback. Van Pelt remained with the team as Bledsoe's backup for the next two seasons before retiring.

In his eleven-year career, Van Pelt totaled 16 touchdowns and 24 interceptions on 477 pass attempts in 31 career appearances and 11 starts.

Broadcasting career
After retiring from football in 2004, Van Pelt was John Murphy's partner on Bills Radio Network broadcasts. He did color commentary for the radio broadcast of all Bills games until the 2005 season.

University at Buffalo
Van Pelt was a volunteer winter quarterbacks coach for the University at Buffalo in 2005.

Frankfurt Galaxy
Van Pelt was the quarterbacks coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe, the NFL's developmental league, in 2005, where he was responsible for all offensive play calling.

Buffalo Bills
On February 13, 2006, Van Pelt was hired by Buffalo Bills head coach Dick Jauron as offensive quality control coach. On January 16, 2008, the Bills promoted him to quarterbacks coach. On September 4, 2009, he was promoted again to offensive coordinator after Turk Schonert was fired.

On January 4, 2010, Van Pelt, along with the rest of the Bills coaching staff, was fired following a 6–10 season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Van Pelt was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the quarterbacks coach on February 1, 2010. When Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris was fired on January 2, 2012, the whole staff was let go as well.

Green Bay Packers
Van Pelt was hired by the Packers as the running backs coach on February 13, 2012. On February 7, 2014, Van Pelt was promoted to quarterbacks coach and his contract expired on January 3, 2018.

Cincinnati Bengals
On January 12, 2018, Van Pelt was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as their quarterbacks coach.

Cleveland Browns
On January 29, 2020, Van Pelt was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their offensive coordinator under head coach Kevin Stefanski. Stefanski missed the team's wild card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 10, 2021, and Van Pelt took over as offensive play caller for the game.

On February 26, 2023, Van Pelt added the role of quarterbacks coach to his title.

On January 17, 2024, Van Pelt was fired by the Browns following the team's 45-14 loss to the Houston Texans in the AFC playoffs.

New England Patriots
On February 1, 2024, Van Pelt was named the new offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots.

Personal life
Van Pelt lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife Brooke and their three children.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arenascape

Arenascape 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

Not notable. --fvw *  12:50, 2004 Dec 20 (UTC)
 * Delete. [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm|(talk)]] 12:54, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete - agreed. Cdc 17:15, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete: Looks like an ad. DCEdwards1966 20:06, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn cruft, possible ad. Wyss 23:53, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable. utcursch 08:48, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn, ad. Alphax (talk) 05:07, Dec 22, 2004 (UTC)

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Talk:Void coefficient

Magnox containment
Does Magnox have full containment or it is more like in RBMK type reactor?

 * Looks like it doesn't have a secondary containment building:   (but note that at least two are anti-nuclear activist sites).  But comparing them to RBMK is kind of like comparing apples and oranges.  This is not to say that they're safe, of course!  But they have rather different failure modes.  (Besides, the later RBMK, like the Chernobyl reactor actually did have partial secondary containment...)  Anyway, I'm still looking for some authoritative technical descriptions of a Magnox reactor, to see if they actually do have some analogous backup containment system. But I'm not too hopeful.
 * This should maybe go on Talk:Magnox reactor and ultimately on Magnox reactor itself. --Andrew 05:00, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)

 * Yes, there's a discussion at Talk:Magnox, and no, there's no secondary containment. Andrewa 18:24, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

BWR design
It is not at all clear what is meant by the discussion of BWRs under Reactor Design. The statement that BWRs "generally have a negative void coefficient" is true. However the remainder of the sentence ("but if these coefficients are too large, a stuck valve may lead to a rise in pressure, a liquefication of the coolant, and a drastic rise in temperature") seems confused or garbled. It's not clear what "stuck valve" means in this context -- stuck open? stuck closed? just does not move? -- I think the intended idea is something like: Sudden closure of a main steamline valve may ["will" during normal operation] lead to....; also "drastic rise in temperature" would more properly be "sudden rise in power level". My comment here is intended as a warning not accept this particular part of this entry as worded.--BoHawk 21:39, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Under the Explanation the following sentence is also misleading: "In boiling-water reactors with large negative void coefficients, a stuck steam valve means the pressure rises, the water begins to condense, and the thermal output rises until a pipe bursts or something melts." A key element of BWRs is pressure control. In a BWR after reaching normal operating pressure, as power level is increased, the steam flow is increased to maintain essentially constant pressure. This is done by automatic (or sometimes manual) positioning of turbine control and/or bypass valves. The sentence that I am challenging seems to be getting at a thought that loss of ability to open a valve to control pressure could lead to loss of pressure control; loss of pressure control could lead to pressure increase and consequent reduction of the voids in the core; reduction of voids will lead to power increase and more pressure increase and this will continue until something breaks. In a generalized sense, this is true; however, by design BWRs include safety valves to limit pressure increases and include scrams (to shutdown the reactor) on both high pressure and high power conditions.--BoHawk 21:39, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Ah. I put that sentence in, after reading an article by the CANDU people .  (It's the one referenced in the article).  More should certainly be said about the safety systems, I agree, but the point is that a large negative void coefficient can lead to instablility, just as a large positive one can.  (Reactors with positive void coefficients also have safety systems designed to deal with runaways, and they normally work fine.  But having a large coefficient makes them more necessary and more difficult to build; and sometimes they fail.)  If you'd care to elaborate, it sounds like you know more about the workings of BWRs than I do.  --Andrew 04:43, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)

 * I do have a lot of experience with design, operation and analysis of GE-designed BWRs. I may, if time allows, try to improve both this article and the one on Boiling Water Reactors (where I've already made a few changes).  The following are the best web sites that I currently know where one can find fairly detailed, and reliable information on BWR design:  http://book.nc.chalmers.se/KAPITEL/CH20NY3.PDF
 * http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/jrhee/me210/Table%20of%20Contents.pdf (on my browser this TOC links to the listed chapters -- to the entire document can be accessed from this page)
 * http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/designs/abwr/
 * I am grappling, somewhat with a concern on whether the Wikipedia is a useful document that is worth spending some time on or whether it is more likely to become a source of plausible, but not necessarily correct, information that could be inappopriately used. So, I added the links above to allow someone to go closer to the real technical sources.  (As an example of "plausible" but not really correct -- the current definition of "void coefficient" is plausible and sort-of OK, but not really right.  In more precise, but possibly-too-technical terms, the void coefficient is more properly described as a measure of the "reactivity" change caused by a change is void content or moderator density -- but, then you get into the issue of "what is reactivity"?)--BoHawk 21:39, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * That's great, I hope you do contribute. I wrote most of the current article, and it sounds like what's there isn't quite right.  I do hope I wasn't too misleading, but I hope you'll help improve the article - we could really use your help.  I haven't time just now to read those references, but I am curious, so I'll try to get to them soon.
 * As for your concerns about the reliability of Wikipedia, I understand them and can sympathize. In my experience, Wikipedia is generally as reliable and compendious as I would expect from a general-purpose encyclopedia, that is, not perfect, but good enough for non-specialists.  I think, from your description, that what's here now is not quite right but close enough to give a casual reader the correct idea; if you stick around, it can be correct.  My experience with the rest of Wikipedia is that it was clear when not to trust articles too much (i.e., written by a non-expert) and when to trust articles more; and there are many areas where it's very solid.
 * As for what to do about this definition, I'd suggest giving the right definition; if it's necessary to explain reactivity, well, just link to a not-yet-existent article or wait for someone to fill it in here. I'd stick those links at the bottom of the article, too, so people can find the real data once they've read the article.
 * I'll try to get to the article when I can, but if you'd like to work on it, better someone who really knows what they're doing! --Andrew 08:37, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)

Definition
I've started modifying this page some by expanding, and changing in one relatively important way, the basic definition. The "important" change is to get rid of the idea that void coefficient has to do with the rate of power change. It really has to do with the amount of power change. The rate of power change is related to the rate of change in void content, the magnitude of total reactivity change cause by the change in voids, and whether the total reactivity change is less than or greater than the reactivity tied up in the delayed neutron fraction. (I'm working from memory on this last statement, so my terminology may not be quite correct; but the issue is whether or not the amount of reactivity change is enough to cause the reactor to become prompt critical. I'll try to fix the terminology -- if incorrect -- later.)  If you feel that I am getting too technical here, let me know and I will try to use simpler terminology. My goal is to try to get roughly the right idea communicated to an average high school science student.--BoHawk 17:17, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Stability
The negative void coefficient of some of the reactors designed in the United States, such as the reactor in Three Mile Island and (if I'm not mistaken) SL-1, is taken by many people as something that makes both reactors inherently better, safer and "more stable" then Sovietic RBMK used in Chernobyl. But, obviously, this stability can't mean much, as the three reactors suffered serious incidents.

What good is this "stability" given by the negative void coefficient when the reactor can suffer meltdown anyway in the case of a LOCA? This is (if I'm not mistaken) what happened in TMI. What is the point of stressing this difference between the designs of these two USA reactors and the Sovietic one, when in the end they can all blow up anyway? This doesn't look like "stability" to me. -- NIC1138 (talk) 17:22, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Notice how Chernobyl exploded and TMI just melted down? There is a huge difference there and that is risk to the public. Sure, the core melted at TMI, but almost everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong and nobody outside of containment received anything more than an x-ray's worth of dose. The negative void coefficient doesn't necessarily mean stability, it means passive safety. Basically if all controls to the reactor are lost it will shut it self down. It is impossible to compare a melt down to what happened at Chernobyl. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.192.22.246 (talk) 20:10, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Some of the credit here must go to Edward Teller, who long suspected that positive void coefficients in a nuclear reactor were a Bad Thing from an engineering perspective and spent many years working behind the scenes making sure no such design was licensed for construction within the US. As you note, Chernobyl tragically proved that he was correct.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.41.40.24 (talk) 12:53, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Scope
This Page's introduction and explanation sections are grossly verbose and talk about topics such as reactivity in depth.

This page should stay in scope by only taking directly about the coefficient and it's effects.

The following excerpt, for example, can be found on the reactivity page and is absolutely not needed to describe void coefficient

"Reactivity, in the nuclear engineering sense (not to be confused with chemical reactivity), measures the degree of change in neutron multiplication in a reactor core. Reactivity is directly related to the tendency of the reactor core to change power level: if reactivity is positive, the core power tends to increase; if it is negative, the core power tends to decrease; if it is zero, the core power tends to remain stable. The reactivity of the core may be adjusted by the reactor control system in order to obtain a desired power level change (or to keep the same power level). It can be compared to the reaction of an automobile as conditions around it change (for instance, wind intensity and direction or road slope), and therefore the corresponding counter-measure that the driver applies to maintain road speed or execute a desired maneuver." Angelmarauder (talk) 06:49, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

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Antowain Smith

Antowain Drurell Smith (born March 14, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), most notably with the New England Patriots, with whom he won two Super Bowls, and the Buffalo Bills. At 6'2", 232 pounds, Smith's powerful running style made him an effective runner between the tackles.

High school career
Smith attended Stanhope Elmore High School in Millbrook, Alabama and played football only in his senior year.

College career
Smith worked in a factory for two years before enrolling at East Mississippi Junior College in 1993. At East Mississippi, Smith was a JUCO All-American running back. In 1995, Smith transferred to the University of Houston and played two seasons on the Houston Cougars football team at running back. In 21 games with Houston, Smith rushed for 1,847 yards and 19 touchdowns. Among records set by Smith include the longest touchdown in school history at 96 yards and six touchdowns in one game.

In his senior season, Smith rushed for 1,239 yards and 14 touchdowns, while also catching 28 passes for 201 yards and another score.

Professional career
Antowain Smith was drafted in the first round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. In his rookie season Smith ran for 840 yards and 8 touchdowns with also catching 28 passes. The next season Smith ran for 1,124 yards and again scored 8 times, although his yards per carry dropped from 4.3 to 3.7. Smith gained just 27 total yards in the Bills first round playoff loss in 1998. The next season was disappointing and saw Smith score 6 times while rushing for just 614 yards. He did manage to run for 79 yards and two scores in the Bill's first round playoff game but the Bills still lost to the Titans. Having fallen out of favor with the coaching staff Smith ran for just 354 yards and 4 touchdowns in 2000.

The next season Smith rejuvenated his professional career when he joined the New England Patriots. He ran for 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns in the regular season. He also ran for 204 yards in the playoffs as the Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI. The iconic moment of him being the first Patriot to run onto the field after Adam Vinatieri kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired is what Smith is remembered for the most in his career. Smith's numbers dropped off a bit in 2002 as he ran for 982 yards and 6 touchdowns. He did get more involved in the passing game however, and caught 31 balls including 2 touchdowns. 2003 was Smith's final season in New England and he managed just 642 yards, although he still led the team in rushing. His play improved in the playoffs that year as he ran for 252 yards and 2 scores as Smith and the Patriots won their second Super Bowl championship, Super Bowl XXXVIII.

Smith joined the Titans for 2004 and he ran for 509 yards. It was the only season in his career in which he failed to record a single 100 yard game. Smith played his final NFL season in 2005, with the New Orleans Saints, running for 659 yards and 3 scores. For his career Smith played in 131 games, running for 6,881 yards and 54 touchdowns, good for 50th and 44th on the all-time lists respectively.

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Cro-Mags

Cro-Mags are an American hardcore punk band from New York City. The band, which has a strong cult following, has released six studio albums, with the first two considered the most influential. With a Hare Krishna background, they were among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal.

In April 2019, founding member Harley Flanagan reached a settlement with former singer John Joseph and former drummer Mackie Jayson in which Flanagan would retain exclusive rights to the Cro-Mags name while Joseph and Jayson would move forward under the name, Cro-Mags "JM".

Early years (1980–1985)
How the Cro-Mags formed is disputed by the band's founding members. In Tony Rettman's 2014 book NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980-1990, guitarist Parris Mayhew states that the band formed after he had put up a number of posters around New York in search of band members, to which Flanagan responded. In the same book, other people involved in the New York hardcore scene suggest that the band formed under the name Mode of Ignorance, with an original lineup consisting of Dave Hahn on drums, Mayhew and Dave Stein on guitar, John Joseph on lead vocals and Flanagan on bass. During its early existence, the band went through frequent lineup changes. Mayhew explains that this was because "Harley would see some kid with a shaved head and think 'This kid is hard... let's bring him into the band.' Then I would end up tolerating some horrible, talentless person for however long it took Harley to realise that the guy had no talent". Joseph left the band soon after to live in Puerto Rico and then Hawaii, and was replaced by Eric Casanova. One Cro-Mags lineup from this time consisted of Flanagan on drums, Mayhew on guitar, Todd Youth on bass and Casanova on vocals. By the time the band played their first live performance, Youth had been replaced by Roger Miret, however soon after Casanova was kicked out of the band due to the birth of his son interfering with scheduling. By this time, Joseph had returned to New York and so rejoined as the band's vocalist. Youth briefly re-joined the band after Miret's departure, at the same time Robb "Nunzio" Ortiz joined as an additional guitarist. A few months later, the band changed their name to the Cro-Mags.

However, Flanagan claims in his 2016 autobiography Hard-Core: Life of My Own that he and Mayhew met in 1980 after being introduced by Paul Dordal, they began writing music together soon after and formed the band with vocalist Eric Casanova, who only performed with the band twice. Following this, they would go on hiatus as Flanagan went to California then Canada, during which time he wrote and recorded demos for the songs "Everybody's Gonna Die", "Don't Tread On Me", "By Myself" and "Do Unto Others". After returning to New York in 1983, he regrouped the band and he, Mayhew and Casanova began writing again, using his demo tracks as a basis.

Flanagan also claimed in a 2018 interview with Blabbermouth.net that he formed the Cro-Mags in 1980 with guitarist Dave Stein, drummer Dave Hahn and vocalist John Berry and that the band's first performance was at the Peppermint Lounge opening for the Stimulators the same year. He thought the band was not ready to debut using their real name, so instead performed as Disco Smoothy. After this performance, the group disbanded and in 1982–1983, Flanagan recorded four tracks in Songshop Studios in New York City with Denise Mercedes of the Stimulators, the tracks set to be released by Rat Cage Records but issues regarding management prevented the project to come to fruition. He then recruited Eric Casanova on vocals, before meeting Parris Mayhew in 1983, who then joined as guitarist, along with drummer Mackie Jayson. This final story by Flanagan is supported by John Joseph in his 2007 autobiography The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon, however Joseph instead states the band formed in 1981 and that he was the band's vocalist prior to Berry but left prior to the Peppermint Lounge performance because he thought the name they were performing under was not serious enough.

Rising popularity, lineup changes and breakup (1986–2002)
The band's debut album The Age of Quarrel was released in 1986, which was mostly written by Parris Mayhew and Flanagan, some songs being based on a four track demo that Flanagan had recorded solo in 1982 while on the West Coast. Joseph parted ways with the band again after The Age of Quarrel, leaving Flanagan to sing on the second Cro-Mags album, Best Wishes (1989), which had a more heavy metal-influenced sound. The next album, Alpha Omega (1992), saw the return of Joseph singing along with Flanagan. According to cofounder Parris Mayhew, he wrote most of the album with guitarist Rob Buckley. However, neither Mayhew or Buckley played on the actual recording, and the writing has been disputed by Flanagan and others. The Cro-Mags disbanded but later recorded the album with the return of Doug Holland and a new rhythm guitarist, Gabby Abularach.

The album, Near Death Experience was released in 1993, after which the group disbanded for several years. They began touring again in the late 1990s with Flanagan on vocals and bass and Mayhew returning to the fold. Eventually, the band released Revenge in 2000. For many fans, this album signified a return to the Cro-Mags' early hardcore roots. Many songs were comparable to those on The Age of Quarrel, although some featured a more melodic/punk rock style. The release of Revenge and its subsequent tour resulted in yet another break up, which caused lasting resentment between Mayhew and Flanagan. In 2001 Flanagan asked Joseph to join him once again, but the short-lived reunion ended in 2002.

Reunion and legal battle over name ownership (2008–2019)
In 2008, John Joseph and Jayson began playing shows under the Cro-Mags name with other established hardcore musicians such as Craig Setari from Sick of It All on bass and A.J. Novello from Leeway on guitar. In an October 2010 interview, Joseph revealed that they were planning to release a new album in 2011. This album never happened, as Joseph did not have the legal right to release music using the trademarked name Cro-Mags.

In 2018, Flanagan filed a federal trademark infringement against John Joseph and Mackie Jayson In Federal Court, in the Southern District of New York. In April 2019, Flanagan announced a settlement wherein he would own exclusive rights to the name Cro-Mags; simultaneously, Joseph announced his recognition of the settlement, and that he and his band would perform as the Cro-Mags JM, having been granted a limited license to use the name in this manner, beginning in August 2019. Later infringement by Joseph in 2022 resulted in a permanent injunction granted by the Federal District Court of the Southern District of New York. The rights to the Cro-Mags name now belong exclusively to Flanagan.

Cro-Mags today (2019–present)
On June 28, 2019, the Cro-Mags released their first new music in nineteen years, while heading into a 5-show run with the Misfits sharing three new songs "Don't Give In", "Drag You Under", and "No One's Victim", and toured in North America and Europe. The line-up consisted of Flanagan on bass and vocals, Abulurach on guitar, Rocky George on lead guitar and long time drummer Garry "G-Man" Sullivan on drums.

At the end of 2019, they released "From the Grave" featuring former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell on lead and slide guitar. A three-song 7-inch EP of the same name was released on December 6, 2019, in various colors and have the tracks "PTSD" and "Between Wars" included. The band was set to perform with Body Count in New York City on March 15 at Webster Hall. The show was postponed due to the COVID-19 virus. The band decided to live stream a free performance from SIR studios, one of the first bands to do so during the pandemic. On March 31, 2020, the band offered a free download of the track, "The Final Test" and announced the June 19 release date of their first studio album in twenty years, In the Beginning.

In July 2022, Flanagan announced that the Cro-Mags have been working on new material for their next album.

Members
Current Former
 * Harley Flanagan – bass (1981–1982, 1984–1996, 1999–2002, 2019–present), vocals (1982, 1987–1991, 1999–2002, 2019–present) , drums (1982–1984) , guitars (1982)
 * Dom DiBenedetto – rhythm guitar (2022–present)
 * Christian Lawrence – drums (2023–present)
 * Dave Sharpe – lead guitar (2023–present)
 * Dave Hahn – drums (1981)
 * Dave Stein – lead guitar (1981)
 * John Joseph – vocals (1981, 1984-1987, 1991-1999, 2002-2003, 2008-2019)
 * John Berry – vocals (1981)
 * Parris Mayhew – rhythm guitar (1983–1991, 1999–2001) ; lead guitar (1982–1984)
 * Eric Casanova – vocals (1983–1984)
 * Todd Youth – bass (1982–1983, 1984)
 * Roger Miret – bass (1983–1984)
 * Robb "Nunzio" Ortiz – lead guitar (1984)
 * Mackie Jayson – drums (1983–1986, 1996–1999, 2008–2019)
 * Doug Holland – lead guitar (1985–1989, 1991–1999, 2001) ; rhythm guitar (1995–1999, 2001)
 * Pete Hines – drums (1986–1989)
 * Dave di Censo – drums (1989–1995)
 * Rob Buckley – lead guitar (1989–1991, 1993–1995, 2001) ; rhythm guitar (1993–1995, 2001)
 * Gabby Abularach – rhythm guitar (1991–1995, 2019–2020)
 * A.J. Novello – guitars (1993-1994, 2001-2002, 2008–2019)
 * Rocky George – lead guitar (1999–2001, 2002–2003, 2019–2022) ; rhythm guitar (2002–2003)
 * Craig Setari – bass (2008–2019)
 * Joe Affe – rhythm guitar (2020–2022; touring 2019)
 * Garry "G-Man" Sullivan – drums (1999–2001, 2002–2003, 2019–2023)
 * Hector Guzman – lead guitar (2022–2023)

At various times during the 1990s and 2000s, Flanagan and Joseph simultaneously led separate versions of the Cro-Mags with completely different lineups. The groups billed themselves as Cro-Mag Jam, Street Justice, Age of Quarrel, FVK (Fearless Vampire Killers) or Cholo-Mags.

Timeline

Discography

 * The Age of Quarrel (1986)
 * Best Wishes (1989)
 * Alpha Omega (1992)
 * Near Death Experience (1993)
 * Revenge (2000)
 * In the Beginning (2020)

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Maximo: Ghosts to Glory

Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, known in Japan, Korea, Europe and Australia as Maximo (マキシモ), is a 3D hack and slash platform video game developed by Capcom for the PlayStation 2. The game is based on the Ghosts 'n Goblins universe and features original character designs by Japanese illustrator Susumu Matsushita. The game was followed by a sequel, Maximo vs. Army of Zin in 2003.

Gameplay
Maximo takes place in a dynamic, fully 3D world. The titular character is controlled by the player and can move freely within areas by running, jumping, crouching, and performing other various motions. Gameplay revolves around defeating large numbers of enemies, which can be accomplished by attacking with a sword and shield, and combos and special moves. Like in the Ghosts series, Maximo fights wearing armor. If he is hit, he will lose corresponding pieces of armor and eventually be reduced to wearing his boxer shorts, with another hit resulting in him losing a life. If Maximo loses all his lives, he can continue by giving Death Coins to the Grim Reaper. However, every time he loses all his lives, the required cost for a continue increases. The game features other elements that reference the Ghosts series, such as the ability to crush graves and Maximo turning into an animal after being hit by a spell.

The game features five major worlds: The Boneyard, The Great Dank, Graveyard of Ships, Realm of Spirit and Castle Maximo. Each world has four stages to complete and a boss battle. In a given world, it is mandatory for the player to enter the first stage, and then they can travel to a portal stage with entrances to other stages in that world. These portal stages offer options to save, travel to other worlds and buy health and food. Some enemies also appear in portal stages. After defeating each boss, the player can choose to either receive a health bonus, save the game, or receive a kiss from a rescued sorceress, with a special reward granted for getting kisses from all four sorceresses.

Plot
Maximo, a brave king, returns to his castle from the far off war to find his kingdom is falling with the sorceresses being imprisoned throughout. Worst of yet was that his once trusted advisor Achille has forced Queen Sophia to marry him. He attempts to rescue her from his clutches who has awoken the power of the underworld. However Achille proves too powerful and strikes down Maximo with one blast of his dark magic, killing him. Now floating in the underworld, Maximo is approached by Grim who reveals that Achille is drilling into the underworld to harvest souls, fueling his undead army. Feeling that he would be out of the job if there are no more dead, Grim makes a deal with Maximo to bring him back to life in exchange for stopping Achille's evil plans; sending him back to the earth in the process where his journey begins.

Development and release
Maximo is an attempt to merge the Ghosts 'n Goblins universe with illustrator Susumu Matsushita's manga artwork. The title was originally planned for Nintendo 64 but was delayed for several years and transferred to PlayStation 2.

The concept was created by Capcom Digital Studio head David Siller (creator of Crash Bandicoot and Aero the Acro-Bat) who wanted to bring back "old school" gameplay. The artistic team placed special emphasis on the design and rendering of the characters, as well as putting a great deal of work into the environmental effects. Siller also drew the level designs on paper in pencil and pen. The game's music, which varies from stage to stage, includes orchestrated remixes of the tracks found in Ghouls 'n Ghosts and Ghosts 'n Goblins, arranged by artists from Tommy Tallarico Studios.

Maximo was presented in E3 2001. It was released at the end of the same year in Japan and in early 2002 in the United States, Korea, and Europe.

The game was re-released on the budget labels Greatest Hits in North America and The Best in Japan on the PlayStation 2. It was also re-released on the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 in North America on October 4, 2011 and in Europe on February 15, 2012.

Reception
The game received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 31 out of 40.

The game achieved PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits status in the United States, selling more than 400,000 units in North America. IGN ranked Maximo at #6 on its list of the Top 10 Most Challenging PS2 Games of All Time, saying it was "a real test for true-blooded action-seekers." Complex’s Rich Knight named Maximo the 43rd best PlayStation 2 game, believing it successfully captured the spirit of Ghosts ‘n Goblins.

Sequel
A sequel titled Maximo vs. Army of Zin was released in 2003, also for the PlayStation 2. Leaked artworks confirmed that a third game began in production in 2004 but was eventually cancelled.

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Otto Strandman was no way Elder of State 25 January 1921 - 21 November 1922 - in this period this post was held by Konstantin Päts!
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In Estonian Wikipedia is mentioned also another Otto Strandman, swedish sculptor. Knows anybody from Sweden about the sculptor? --Civis 12:08, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

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Spiral (disambiguation)

A spiral is a curve which emanates from a central point, getting progressively farther away as it revolves around the point.

Spiral may also refer to:

Science, mathematics and art

 * Spiral galaxy, a type of galaxy in astronomy
 * Spiral Dynamics, a theory of human development
 * Spiral cleavage, a type of cleavage in embryonic development
 * Victoria and Albert Museum Spiral, a proposed (abandoned in 2004) controversial extension to the museum
 * Spiral (arts alliance), an African-American art collective
 * Spiral (publisher), a New Zealand women's publisher and art collective
 * Spiral model, a software development process

Transport

 * Spiral (railway), a technique employed by railways to ascend steep hills
 * Spiral bridge, a similar technique for roads
 * 9K114 Shturm, an anti-tank missile that is known under the NATO reporting name as AT-6 Spiral
 * Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105 Spiral, a Soviet spaceplane
 * Spiral dive, a type of generally undesirable and accidental descent manoeuvre in an aircraft

Film and television

 * Spiral (1978 film), a Polish film
 * Spiral (1998 film), a Japanese film
 * Uzumaki (film), or Spiral, a 2000 Japanese film
 * Spiral (2007 film), an American film
 * Spiral (2014 film), a Russian film
 * Spiral (2019 film), a Canadian film
 * Spiral (2020 film), a short film based on a true story
 * Spiral (2021 film), an American film, part of the Saw horror franchise
 * Spiral (TV series), English title of French thriller series Engrenages
 * Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, a 2002 Japanese anime series
 * "Spiral" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a 2001 TV series episode
 * "Spiral", 2010 television series episode of Haven (season 1)
 * "Spiral", 2015 episode of NCIS: Los Angeles (season 6)
 * Glen Coroner, a.k.a. Spiral, 2006 contestant in the UK Big Brother TV show
 * Spiral, a character from the television series Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

Books and comics

 * Spiral (Suzuki novel), a 1995 Japanese book in the Ring series
 * Spiral (comics), comic book character
 * Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning, a 2002 mystery anime and manga series
 * Spiral (Tunnels novel), 2011/12 novel by Roderick Gordon
 * Spiralis/Spiril, the Bokmål/Danish name for the Marsupilami
 * Uzumaki, a 1998 horror manga series

Music

 * Spiraling (band)

Albums

 * Spiral (Allison Crowe album), 2010
 * Spiral (Andrew Hill album), 1975
 * Spiral (Bobby Hutcherson album), 1979
 * Spiral (Darkside album), 2021
 * Spiral (Hiromi album), 2006
 * Spiral (Kenny Barron album), 1982
 * Spiral (Rezz album), 2021
 * Spiral (Vangelis album), 1977
 * Spirals (album), by Blood Has Been Shed, 2003

Songs and pieces

 * Spiral (Norman), a 2018 orchestral composition by Andrew Norman
 * Spiral (Stockhausen), a 1968 process-music composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen
 * "Spiral" (Arne Bendiksen song), the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest 1964 entry by Arne Joachim Bendiksen
 * "Spiral" (Paul McCartney song), from Working Classical, 1999
 * "Spiral" (Pendulum song), a 2003 song by Australian drum and bass group Pendulum
 * "Spiralling" (song), a 2008 song by Keane
 * Spiral, track four from John Coltrane's Giant Steps
 * "Spiral", track five from William Orbit's Hello Waveforms
 * "Spiral", a song by Godsmack from Awake
 * "Spiral", a single by 21 Savage for the 2021 movie Spiral
 * The Spiral, the official fan organization of Nine Inch Nails

Other

 * Spiral (bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton), a track near Nagano City, Japan used for the 1998 Winter Olympics
 * Spiral approach, a teaching technique
 * Spiral dance, a neo-pagan dance
 * Figure skating spirals, an element in figure skating
 * Spiral staircase, a type of stairway characterized by its spiral shape
 * SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information in Asian Languages
 * Spiral (batteries), a construnction type of cylindrical batteries
 * Spiral (dinghy), a type or class of sailing dinghy
 * Spiral (piercing), a thick spiral that is usually worn through the ear lobe
 * Spiral (building) in Tokyo
 * The Spiral (New York City), a New York City skyscraper designed by Bjarke Ingels Group
 * Spiral (football)

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Peace–Athabasca Delta

The Peace–Athabasca Delta, located in northeast Alberta, is the largest freshwater inland river delta in North America. It is located partially within the southeast corner of Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada's largest national park, and also spreads into the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, west and south of the historical community of Fort Chipewyan. The delta encompasses approximately 321200 ha, formed where the Peace and Athabasca rivers converge on the Slave River and Lake Athabasca. The delta region is designated a wetland of international importance and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The region is large enough that it is considered one of twenty distinct natural subregions of Alberta by the provincial government's Natural Regions Committee.

History
Land use and occupation by the first indigenous people in the area can be traced to the retreat of the glaciers. The descendants of the Cree and Chipewyan First Nations continue to carry on traditional fishing, hunting and trapping activities. It is "the longest standing tradition of native subsistence use." Based on excavations in the 1980s at the Peace Point and Lake One Dune (IgPc-9) sites, archaeologist Marc Stevenson argued that the area around Peace Point has been occupied by boreal forest-related and plains-related northern hunter-gatherer groups of people "at intervals over the last 7000-8000 years."

In 1922, Wood Buffalo National Park was established to protect the remnant population of bison that escaped the slaughter in the late 19th century. It became the world's largest herd of free roaming wood bison, currently estimated at more than 5,000. It is one of two known nesting sites of whooping cranes.

In the late 1960s, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam was constructed on the Peace River in northern British Columbia by BC Hydro, a major hydropower utility. Between 1968 and 1971, "after the construction and initial filling of the W.A.C. Bennett hydroelectric dam at the headwaters of the Peace River", the Peace–Athabasca delta experienced a "prolonged dry period" that turned some basins from aquatic into terrestrial ecosystems.

In 1974, a major flood occurred in the region and, when the spring water receded, the delta experienced a second prolonged dry period.

On 24 May 1982, the Peace–Athabasca Delta region was designated by the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. The Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, was created to "stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future". They recognize the "fundamental ecological functions of wetlands" that support a "characteristic flora and fauna, particularly waterfowl" and the economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value of wetlands. The reasons for this designation as internationally significant are,

""The Peace–Athabasca Delta is the largest boreal delta in the world and is relatively undisturbed by civilization. It is one of the most important waterfowl nesting and staging areas in North America and is the staging area for breeding ducks and geese on their way to the MacKenzie River lowlands, Arctic river deltas and Arctic islands. Up to 400 000 birds may use the Delta in the spring, with more than one million birds in the autumn. The site also contains the largest undisturbed grass and sedge meadows in North America which are the prime range for an estimated 10, 000 wood and plains buffalo Bison bison athabascae and Bison bison bison.""

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In 1983, Peace–Athabasca Delta was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the world's largest freshwater deltas, for its biological diversity and for the population of wild bison.

In 1986, Ducks Unlimited (Canada) and Alberta Energy and Natural Resources Fish and Wildlife Division proposed "the portion of the delta lying outside Wood Buffalo National Park, with the exception of the Chipewyan Indian Reserves, as a Wildlife Habitat Management Area.

By the 1990s, the National Water Research Institute was involved in a provincial-territorial-federal initiative, the Northern River Basins Study, and was conducting research on the hydro-climatology and ecology of the Peace–Athabasca Delta. They investigated potential impact on the delta's productivity and biodiversity if the climate were to change.

In the spring of 2006, BC Hydro dam managers released an agreed upon timed flow into the delta under appropriate hydrological and climatic conditions thereby increasing the magnitude of an ice-jam flood, producing the first major flood since c. 1986 and bringing restorative water to areas that had been dry since c.1986.

In June 2009, the Peace–Athabasca Delta Environmental Monitoring Program (PADEMP) held their first official meeting in Fort Smith with 17 groups participating, including federal, provincial and territorial governments and ten First Nations directly affected by the Peace–Athabasca Delta. PADEMP chair, Stuart Macmillan representing Parks Canada, observed that, "I think everybody realizes if we don’t do this now, we’re in danger of losing something very special in the delta. The rate of change is increasing so rapidly that we’ve got to get a handle on what’s going on." According to Chris Heron, the NWT Metis Nation representative of the PADEMP, the use of traditional knowledge to determine the ecological health of the Peace–Athabasca Delta and their findings will be investigated using western science.

Conservation
The marshes, lakes and mud flats of this area are an important habitat for waterfowl nesting and provides a staging area for migration.

The unique location and habitat of the Peace–Athabasca Delta region supports numerous species of waterbirds and is one of the most important places in North America for migrating waterbirds to rest, feed and breed.

Although all four major North American flyways, Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific, cross the Peace–Athabasca Delta, it is "probably the most significant to the Mississippi and Central flyways." In the spring, there can be up 400,000 migrating birds. In the fall, the number reaches one million. Species include ducks, geese, swans and the endangered whooping crane, which has its natural nesting place in the delta.

The grass and sedge meadows of this area also provide habitat for several thousand wood and plains bison.

Influence of Bennett Dam
In the late 1960s, the W.A.C. Bennett Dam was constructed on the Peace River in northern British Columbia by BC Hydro, a major hydropower utility. The impacts of the dam on the delta have been disputed. Initial drops in water levels were mitigated by the construction of three rock-fill weirs on the Chenal des Quatre Fourches, Revillon Coupé, and Rivière des Rochers, the first of which was later removed due to complaints from muskrat trappers. The weirs restored mean open-season water levels nearly to pre-regulation levels.

Critical to the delta are spring ice-jam floods that play a critical role in refilling perched basins and wetlands outside of the permanently connected channels and lakes. It has been claimed that the dam reduced ice-jam floods, but recent studies are not able to verify this claim. Sediment records were used to reconstruct the history of flooding for the past 300 years. Maximum flood frequency was seen to reach a maximum in the early 1900s and declined in the 1940s and 1950s prior to the construction of the dam. There were no major ice-jam floods between 1975 and 1995 and this could be a result of the dam. Major ice-jam floods occurred in 1996 and 1997. There have been similar prolonged periods lacking major flooding including 1813 to 1839 and 1705 to 1786.

Studies of the climate and ecology of the Peace–Athabasca Delta have been carried out to understand the effect of the dam on delta. It was found that the recent decades are neither the driest nor the wettest that the delta has experienced in the past three hundred years. The early 1900s were some of the wettest conditions experienced by the delta. During the early- to mid-1900s there was a general trend of drying. While the delta is drier today than it was in the early parts of the 1900s, there is no clear indication that the dam is responsible. The Peace–Athabasca Delta is still well within the range of naturally variability due to natural changes in climate seen within the past few centuries.

An ongoing lawsuit between BC Hydro and local First Nations bands relates to the effects of Bennett Dam on delta water levels and associated traditional lifestyles.

Waterways
The Birch River flows into Lake Claire, the largest lake completely in Alberta, which is an important part of the delta. Other water bodies located in the delta are Baril Lake, Mamawi Lake, Hilda Lake, Otter Lake, French Lake, Pair Lakes, Welstead Lake, Four Forks Lake, Galoot Lake, Pushup Lake, Jemis Lake, Richardson Lake, Flett Lake, Blanche Lake and Limon Lake.

Revillon Coupé, Rivière des Rochers and Chenal des Quatre Fourches are the main distributaries connecting Lake Athabasca and the point where Peace River flows into the Slave River. When the Peace River is in flood, the flow of these channels are reversed and water from the Peace flows into Lake Athabasca.

Other rivers draining the wetlands through the Peace–Athabasca Delta include Swift Current Creek, Carolyn Creek, Modere Creek, Steepbank River, McIvor River, Buckton Creek, Frog Creek, Sall River, Bolton Creek, Edra Creek, Peel Creek, Alice Creek, Mamawi Creek, Embarras River, Horse Island Creek, Chilloneys Creek, Claire River, Dempsey Creek, Baril River, Peltier Creek, Scow Channel, Powder Creek, and Revillon Coupe.

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Jonas Jennings

Jonas Duran Jennings (born November 21, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle that played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He has also played for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Georgia. Jennings is now director of player development for his alma mater, the University of Georgia. He was part of the Bulldogs' coaching staff that won the National Championship over Alabama in the 2021 season.

Buffalo Bills
Jennings was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft with the 95th overall pick.

In 2001, Jennings played 12 games, all of which he started at right tackle. In 2002, he moved to left tackle, starting all 15 games in which he appeared. After 11 games in 2003, Jennings was placed on injured reserve with a toe injury. His final season with the Bills was 2004, when he started and played in 14 games.

San Francisco 49ers
Jennings signed with the San Francisco 49ers on March 3, 2005.

In his first season in San Francisco, he started the first three games of the season before being placed on injured reserve.

During the 2006 season, started 13 games and missed three. During the season, he was named a co-captain along with teammates Alex Smith, Walt Harris, Bryant Young and Keith Lewis.

On October 4, 2007, Jonas Jennings took a leave of absence from the San Francisco 49ers to deal with 'private matters'. He was replaced by Adam Snyder for the week 5 game against the Baltimore Ravens. It was announced the week after that he would rejoin the team as the starter at LT, but during the next game against the New York Giants he split time with his backup Adam Snyder.

Jennings sustained a high ankle sprain in the second quarter of the 49ers' loss to the Giants on October 21 and missed the subsequent two games. On November 5 he was placed on Injured Reserve; coach Mike Nolan stated that Jennings was to undergo surgery to remove "loose bodies" in his ankle, effectively ending his 2007–2008 season.

The 49ers brought Jennings back for the 2008 NFL season but did not guarantee him a starting position. During the 2008 season Jennings continued his injury-stricken career as a 49er when he injured his right shoulder. Although he insisted on remaining on the sideline as an emergency backup, ultimately he was placed on injured reserve to undergo his 3rd shoulder surgery.

Jennings was released by the 49ers on March 27, 2009.

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Troy Vincent

Troy Darnell Vincent Sr. (born June 8, 1970 age 57 ) is an American sports executive and former football cornerback who played for the Miami Dolphins, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Dolphins as the seventh overall pick in the 1992 NFL draft. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023. On September 28, 2011, Vincent was named as one of the preliminary nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2012 in his first year of eligibility and each year since.

He was previously inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame for the Philadelphia Eagles and was entered into the Hall of Fame for the State of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin and Pennsbury High School.

Vincent is currently the executive vice president of football operations for the NFL.

Early life
Troy Vincent was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He spent his early childhood in east Trenton's Wilbur section, where he and his younger brother, Sam, were raised by their mother, Alma. His athletic interests at the time centered on basketball.

Alma moved the family to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, before Vincent's seventh-grade year. After a brief period in which Vincent returned to Trenton for his sophomore year, he returned to finish his secondary education at Pennsbury High School, where he was encouraged to try out for the football team and later starred for the Pennsbury Falcons. He also played recreationally with the Morrisville Little Bulldogs.

College career and education
Vincent enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1988. He played cornerback for the Wisconsin Badgers and emerged as an All-American in 1991 under coach Barry Alvarez.

By the time he entered the NFL draft in 1992, Vincent had set Badgers' all-time records for passes defended in a season (13) and career (31). He finished his collegiate stint with 192 tackles, four interceptions and three punts returned for touchdowns, and was named team captain and MVP in his final season. He was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2023.

Vincent studied urban planning and development at the University of Wisconsin. He completed his studies at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, graduating in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts.

He also holds executive education and advanced business certificates from several institutions, including Harvard, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania.

Miami Dolphins
Vincent was drafted by the Miami Dolphins out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison as the seventh pick in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft. He became the Dolphins' starting left cornerback, and helped the Dolphins reach the AFC Championship Game his rookie year. During his time in Miami, he intercepted 14 passes and was among the team leaders in tackles.

Philadelphia Eagles
Vincent signed with his hometown team the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996, where he spent eight more seasons. Vincent made five consecutive Pro Bowls from 1999 to 2003. In 2002, Vincent was the recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. In 2007 Vincent was named to the Philadelphia Eagles 75th Anniversary Team. Vincent announced the Philadelphia Eagles 2nd Round Draft Pick at the 2011 NFL draft.

Vincent shares the record for the longest interception in Eagles history against the Dallas Cowboys in 1996; after teammate James Willis intercepted Troy Aikman four yards into the end zone, he ran 14 yards before lateraling to Vincent, who returned the interception 90 yards for a 104-yard touchdown.

Buffalo Bills
Prior to the 2004 NFL season, Vincent signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills with the departure of cornerback Antoine Winfield. During his time in Buffalo, Vincent transitioned from the cornerback position, which he had played all his career, to free safety. In his first season as full-time safety in 2005, he had 66 tackles and a team-high four interceptions.

Vincent and starting strong safety Matt Bowen suffered injuries during the team's 2006 season opener. In order to clear a roster spot, the Bills placed him on injured reserve on September 10 as he was expected to miss up to two months. Once he was cleared to play, the Bills granted Vincent his release on October 13.

Washington Redskins
On October 16, Vincent signed a three-year contract with the Washington Redskins.

On November 5, 2006, against the rival Dallas Cowboys, Vincent recorded six tackles and had a crucial block on a 35-yard field goal attempt by kicker Mike Vanderjagt as time expired. The block, along with a 15-yard face mask penalty, allowed the Redskins to return the ball into field goal range for kicker Nick Novak and win the game 22–19 with no time. The improbable win is known as the "Hand of God" game.

On February 22, 2007, the Redskins released Vincent.

Career achievements
On November 22, 2017, Vincent was honored by the Big Ten Conference as the 2017 recipient of the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award. The annual award recognizes Big Ten football student-athletes who have garnered significant success in leadership roles following their academic and athletic careers. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on December 5, 2023.

Vincent was honored by Ebony Magazine at their February 4, 2017, Celebration of Champions Super Bowl event, where he received the Ebony Pathfinder Award.

Executive Vice President of Football Operations (2014-present)
Vincent was named the NFL's executive vice president of football operations in 2014, four years after joining the league office. His role includes oversight of game operations, officiating, on-field discipline, in-game analytics, personnel development and growth, policies and procedures related to NFL games, and other areas that affect the business of football. He also is involved in the league's inclusion initiatives, leading pipeline programs for coaches and front office executives of color.

As part of his role as the NFL's head of football operations, Vincent is a member of the American Football Coaches Association, an organization that represents coaches across the United States and is often consulted by the NCAA and the media regarding rule changes and developments occurring in college football, and serves as a non-voting member of the NFL's competition committee. In an October 24, 2017, feature article in The Root publication, Vincent discussed his role as "bridge-builder" in the ongoing debate about players taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem.

In the January 2018 issue of Monarch Magazine, Vincent talks about the "Game of Giving" and his commitment to American football. Vincent's leadership and impact on the game of football and social issues was detailed in Jarrett Bell's column in USA Today.

Flag Football Expansion and Advocacy
In 2022, Vincent and International Federation of American Football president Pierre Trochet were named co-chairs of Vision28, a group that lobbied for flag football's inclusion in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Their efforts led to the International Olympic Committee adding flag football to the LA Summer Games.

Vincent has also advocated for the expansion of flag football in the U.S., citing the demand created by a spike in participation among girls and young women. He has described flag as "football for all" due to the sport's greater accessibility for women, people with disabilities, and others to play in a non-contact format and earn opportunities such as college scholarships. Vincent has met with aspiring flag football players in high schools, introduced flag to U.S. colleges through a partnership with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, and published op-eds arguing for states such as California, New York and Colorado to approve flag football as a varsity sport statewide.

Deflategate Involvement
After the 2014 AFC Championship Game, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that 11 of the Patriots' 12 game footballs were underinflated by at least two pounds each.

Mortensen's report later turned out to be false, and according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Mortensen got his false info from NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent. Florio noted that it's "unclear" whether Vincent "deliberately lied" to Mortensen, however, Vincent was the one who handed out the initial four-game suspension to Brady in May 2015, suggesting a conflict of interest behind NFL walls as it investigated Brady.

Sr. Vice President of Player Engagement (2010-2014)
Vincent joined the NFL's league office in February 2010 as vice president of player development, leading support programs for players and their families, such as the Rookie Symposium and life skills initiatives. He was promoted to senior vice president of player engagement in 2013.

During his tenure as head of development and engagement, Vincent expanded the league's services, helping to launch programs such as NFL Total Wellness for current and former players. Vincent also started the peer-to-peer NFL Legends community and has been credited with recruiting hundreds of former NFL players as ambassadors for the league's various support initiatives.

Vincent estimated that monthly participation increased from "probably 200, 300 players" when he joined the NFL office to around 20,000 active and retired players by 2014.

NFLPA career
Vincent was president of the NFL Players Association from March 29, 2004, until March 18, 2008. He was replaced by Kevin Mawae. During his time with the Players Association, Vincent helped negotiate and implement three collective bargaining agreement extensions.

On February 26, 2009, the Players Association announced they were investigating whether during his tenure as president Vincent disclosed confidential personal and financial information about a number of player agents. It is alleged Vincent emailed this information to his longtime business partner Mark Magnum for the benefit of a financial services firm co-owned by the two men. However, the Associated Press uncovered no evidence to support the contention that Vincent, by forwarding an NFLPA e-mail to his business partner, used agents' personal information to build his financial services company.

NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program
While playing for the Buffalo Bills, Vincent approached the Wharton School with an idea to create educational programs to help fellow players prepare for life after football. This led to the formation of the NFL Business Management and Entrepreneurial Program led by Vincent and former NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw. Jason Wingard of the New York Daily News spoke to Vincent's vision and the need for those entering the NFL to prepare for retirement from football.

Community involvement and philanthropic efforts
Vincent has served on numerous boards over his career and served on the board of directors for the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and the State of New Jersey After 3 Program. He became the first active NFL player to serve on the National Board of Directors for Pop Warner Little Scholars Football.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness
A national advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, Vincent shared his family's own story of experiencing domestic violence in a February 19, 2017, guest editorial in the Naples Daily News prior to his February 20 keynote address at The Naples Shelter for Abused Women and Children's annual event. In multiple forums, Vincent has advocated for an end to domestic violence. He has also challenged men to "stand beside women as leaders in the fight against domestic violence and sexual assault."

In 2023, Troy Vincent and his wife Tommi Vincent, chair of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, launched the Vincent Commission in partnership with Niagara University to study and address gender-based violence. Vincent has been honored by organizations such as Womanspace, Women Against Abuse and the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation for his work to advance domestic violence awareness.

Love Thy Neighbor
Vincent and his family founded the Love Thy Neighbor Community Development and Opportunity Corporation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to fostering positive change in young people's lives through character, athletics and academics. Since its founding in Trenton, N.J., in the 1990s, Love Thy Neighbor has provided college scholarships and mentoring programs for high school students, and school supplies for elementary students in inner cities, among other initiatives.

Each year ahead of the Super Bowl, Love Thy Neighbor holds a virtual fundraiser and the "Vincent Country Safe Zone Activity Day" for students at an under-resourced elementary school in the game's host city. The seventh annual activity day in 2024, held at Matt Kelly Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada, included sports, games, food and resources. Students received free eye exams and glasses, health screenings, and haircuts provided by former NFL star Steven Jackson, co-founder of the Original Barber School in Las Vegas.

Other Community Involvement
The Vincent family donated funds to help restore a park in Trenton, N.J., where Troy Vincent played basketball growing up. The city later renamed the park in memory of his grandfather, Jefferson Vincent.

In 2011, Vincent returned to another one of the communities he grew up in; the Pennsbury School District in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His visit was in support of the Fuel Up To Play 60 program at Edgewood Elementary School. During this visit, Vincent spent time with the students, teachers, and parents.

Personal life
Vincent and his wife Tommi, a cousin to drag racer Antron Brown, have five children – three sons and two daughters. His son Taron Vincent is a defensive tackle who played college football at Ohio State and signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 2023.

Vincent is a Christian.

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Attributing Broadbent's filter model to William James (1890)
I'd like more details on this citation. I have created a searchable PDF of William James (1890) book, Principles of Psychology. I cannot see any phrases similar to a "multi-storage" or "multi-store" paradigm in James' book. Can we get a more specific citation that includes an edition and a page number? And perhaps the exact term used by James? Neurostudent (talk) 00:06, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

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Seems to me, this article is more for a specific Indology-related, than for a general type encyclopedia. The entries left open are surely to fit the standards of a dictionary. Should I remove it? Or start an Indopedia project?

I'm not sure about this article, but to do a bit of cleanup i added an image of a walking meditation and reordered a bit to fit a more article flow. Any more ideas on what can be done to this? (If not, I'll remove and cleanup tag soon) -- ∞Wirelain 05:32, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

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Fred Talbot

Frederick Wilson Talbot (born 17 December 1949) is a British former television presenter. He grew up in north west England.

Early life and teaching
Born in Edinburgh, Talbot grew up in north west England, where he attended North Cestrian Grammar School in Altrincham, Cheshire. In 1964 he was a founding member of the Altrincham and District Astronomical Society, with which he co-discovered a meteor shower, the June Lyrids in June 1966.

After teacher training in Gateshead in the late 1960s, he was employed to teach biology at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys until May 1984, when his schooling career came to "an abrupt end" following an indecent proposal he made to two pupils at his home.

Media career
In 1984, he began presenting for the regional news programme Granada Reports in North West England. Granada Television later commissioned Talbot to appear in a general educational science programme for children called The Final Frontier. He continued as a regular reporter for Granada Reports and became a weatherman for the ITV's This Morning in October 1988.

Until production of This Morning was moved from the Albert Dock, Liverpool, to London, Talbot presented weather reports from a large floating map of the UK and Ireland in the dock. He was required to jump across a gap to go back and forth between Britain and the island of Ireland. Crowds often gathered to watch his leap. On one occasion in 2004, a diver swam near the map to distract Talbot and on another a streaker swam naked up to the map and jumped on.

Talbot also presented several regional feature series for ITV Granada, including Locks and Quays and Wainwright Country before returning to weather presenting with Granada Reports in February 2009. He also contributed to the CITV science series Prove It! and guest presented weather forecasts for the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak.

Indecent assault convictions
In December 2012, Greater Manchester Police carried out a search of Talbot's home in Bowdon, when allegations first emerged of abuse at Altrincham Grammar School between the early 1970s and early 1980s. A day before the search, Talbot posted on his Twitter account that he was on a holiday cruise in the Atlantic Ocean.

He did not return to his role at ITV Granada upon his return to the UK, but he was not suspended.

In April 2013, police arrested Talbot, who refused to answer interview questions about allegations by men who claimed they had been abused as children. Following a re-arrest in December 2013, he was charged with ten historical sexual offences, followed by an eleventh charge for a further sexual assault in June 2014.

His trial began in January 2015, accused of abusing four former pupils at Altrincham Grammar School and a fifth schoolboy from the Newcastle area, during an annual holiday in the 1970s. He was defended by Suzanne Goddard QC. Witnesses included Stone Roses lead singer Ian Brown, a former pupil of Talbot's at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, who swore under oath that Talbot showed his class gay pornographic films. Evidence was also provided by Talbot's extensive diaries, which noted his sexual activity. On 13 February 2015, a jury at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester found Talbot guilty of indecent assault against two teenage boys at the school, and acquitted him of eight further charges. Immediately remanded in custody bearing in mind Talbot's "abuse of trust", sentencing was adjourned until 13 March 2015. With reporting restrictions lifted, it was noted that a number of similar complaints against Talbot had since been passed by police to the procurator fiscal about alleged offences said to have been committed in Scotland. During the trial, Talbot said he knew at fourteen that he was homosexual.

At Minshull Street Crown Court on 13 March 2015, Judge Timothy Mort sentenced Talbot to five years in prison. Talbot was told that he would serve at least two-and-a-half years in prison before being considered for release on licence.

Talbot appeared in a Scottish court on 11 March 2016, where he faced ten fresh charges of indecent assault dating from 1968 to 1981 and two charges of breach of the peace. He did not enter a plea during the hearing. In May 2017, Talbot was convicted of seven charges of indecent assault against boys that took place on trips to Scotland while he was a teacher at Altrincham Grammar. On 15 June 2017, he was sentenced to four years' imprisonment at Lanark Sheriff Court, to run from 14 August, after he had served half of his existing sentence for indecent assault. On 29 November 2017, Talbot was jailed for eight months for a further sexual assault, this time of a male over the age of 16, having admitted the offence at a previous hearing.

Talbot was released from prison in December 2019.

Awards
In 1998, Talbot was named Weatherman of the Year at the Annual International Weather Festival in Paris.

In 2007, Talbot was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Manchester Metropolitan University in recognition of bringing to a mass audience a better understanding of scientific and environmental issues.

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Janardana

Janardana (जनार्दन) is an epithet of Vishnu in the Puranas. Janardana means, “he who is the original abode and protector of all living beings”. His main shrine is the Janardanaswamy temple situated in Varkala

Literature
In the Mahabharata, Sanjaya uses this epithet of Vishnu to describe the latter's prowess to King Dhritarashtra: "You askest me repeatedly, O king, about the Pandavas for knowing their strength and weakness. Listen now to all that in brief. If the whole universe be placed on one scale and Janardana on the other, even then Janardana will outweigh the entire universe. Janardana, at his pleasure, can reduce the universe to ashes, but the entire universe is incapable of reducing Janardana to ashes. Wherever there is truthfulness, wherever virtue, wherever modesty, wherever simplicity, even there is Govinda. And thither where Krishna is, success must be. That soul of all creatures, most exalted of male beings, Janardana, guides, as if in sport, the entire earth, the firmament, and the heaven." In the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna invokes this epithet: "bhūyaḥ kathaya tṛptir hi śṛṇvato nāsti me'mṛtam"

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Fraudcast News

"Fraudcast News" is the twenty-second and final episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 23, 2004. Episode writer Don Payne, won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award, which honors works that focus on First Amendment issues, for his work on the episode.

Plot
Springfield holds a ceremony dedicating their newest national park, Geezer Rock, a rock formation which resembles the face of an old man in profile. As Lisa Simpson prepares to read a poem there at the behest of Mayor Quimby, Homer notices that there is a small tree growing in the eye of the rock. Fearing that it will destroy Geezer Rock over time, he rushes over and pulls it out. This causes Geezer Rock to fall apart, and everyone runs for their lives — except for Mr. Burns, who winds up in a landslide. Smithers is fearful he has lost Mr. Burns.

Lisa is saddened that no one ever heard her poem, and she publishes it on Marge's suggestion. Meanwhile, it turns out that Burns survived the horrible landslide through slithering his way out and subsisting on centipedes, insects and mole milk. However, Springfield's local news instead reports on the destruction of Geezer Rock and then labels Burns as being a hateful man nobody liked.

Lisa distributes the very first issue of her newspaper, The Red Dress Press, which is well received. She enlists the help of Bart, Milhouse Van Houten, Martin Prince, Nelson Muntz, and Ralph Wiggum among others, to publish her newspaper's second issue. Meanwhile, to improve his image after the landslide, Burns acquires all media outlets in Springfield except Lisa's newspaper. He even makes an episode of The Itchy & Scratchy Show promoting nuclear power. Later, Burns tries to bait Lisa with ponies in an attempt to acquire her newspaper, but she will not give up. Lisa is saddened when all the other employees of the newspaper leave her, but is relieved when Bart decides to stay and help Lisa publish more issues.

Burns gets back at Lisa by cutting off the Simpsons' power, so Lisa is forced to write her next issue through an old mimeograph that Principal Skinner used in Vietnam. Burns finally wins the war by interrogating Homer with a truth serum so he can damage Lisa's reputation; the following day's Springfield Shopper boasts the headline, "LISA’S A TOTAL WACKO, IMPLIES FATHER", and goes further by humiliating Milhouse's crush upon her. Lisa writes her final "I Give Up" edition and shuts down the Red Dress Press. Homer responds by creating his own newspaper, The Homer Times, with which he defends Lisa and her journalistic integrity, while many of the townspeople, inspired by Homer, also create their own newspapers to voice their individual opinions. Burns realizes that, while he succeeded in defeating Lisa and her journal, he cannot possibly buy out everyone nor stop people criticizing him. As a result, he is forced to acknowledge that no one besides Rupert Murdoch can truly control the whole media, and goes out on a shopping spree with Smithers for relief.

Reception
In its original airing, this episode was watched by 9.2 million viewers.

In addition to winning the Paul Selvin Award, Don Payne was also nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 57th Writers Guild of America Awards for his script to this episode.

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Confusion here
There is some confusion here: currently, there are two entries for this film. The first is listed here, obviously. The second is listed under "Night of the Dead." How does one go about removing one of these (or absorbing one into the other)? Perhaps someone who does know this process might want to do so. Personally, I vote for "Night of the Dead" being removed -- after all, the movie isn't called "Night of the Dead." Additionally, this action will require some changes elsewhere; links to the removed entry will have to be changed. --Altermoor 13:05, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Why was the Production Information removed? If you have a good reason for it, this is the place to air that. Otherwise, leave it alone. --Altermoor 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Is that the correct image for this film? It looks like a poster for the original, 1960s version to me, but I could easily be wrong. -Elizabennet 23:35, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

The following sentence from the article makes no sense: "Ben then spits his last cigarette out of his mouth and begins laughing at the irony of the news on the radio playing next to them that they have just now discovered that flesh-eating zombies have attached as the mass of undead bang on the door." Not sure what the "attached" bit is supposed to say. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.14.224.133 (talk) 23:47, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Plot vs spoiler
The plot contains unexpected differences between this and the earlier film. Therefore, having a heading named "plot" does not adequately foreshadow the spoilers revealed. This is why the spoiler tags are helpful and needed here. Johntex\talk 16:55, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Wouldn't someone reading the plot section expect to find information about the plot in that section? What else would he expect to find? --Tony Sidaway 17:28, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

 * The section title is quite clear that the section is about "plot". As someone else once remarked, it would be equally be bad to see "Technical details. Note: technical details follow." There's no need for a spoiler tag here. — Carl (CBM · talk) 19:50, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Partial rewrite
I don't know how much effort I'm going to put into continuing on this rewrite, but I've added a bit of sourced information. The sources that I added have additional information that can be added to the article. In particular, the review by Dave Kehr has some quite insightful comments about the film's themes, and this could be supplemented by a few of the other reviews. The Behind the Scenes book has a few more tidbits that I didn't bother to quote, such as casting. It also does a very brief survey of critical reception, and it states that Ebert in particular disliked the film because of its themes. Obviously, there's enough content here to support a decent "themes" section. I might get around to that if nobody else does. That long Los Angeles Times article about the film's production also has a few more bits that I didn't quote. Overall, I'm satisfied with what I got from it, but I wish there were more to say about the film's production. From what I've read, Savini has been outspoken about his troubles on the set, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find more interviews. I'm a bit tired of scouring Google right now, however. I'll see what I can dig up later. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:05, 9 February 2015 (UTC)


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User:Nile Hef

Hello, I'm Nile, a developer working for banks in London, and an archetypal geek. I've been reading Wikipedia for about a year, and contributing the occasional article on banking and finance (anonymously) for most of that time.

I was invited to the Wikipedians meet in Holborn in November 2004 by David Gerard, and was encouraged to register an identity and start contributing on a more regular basis. At last, I have the spare time to do so: I may even get around to writing those Microsoft '.msi' intaller files for WikiMedia.

Most of my contributions will still be on finance topics, with a particular focus on derivatives and risk. I comment on topics that I know about first-hand, and as a general principle I add information and explanations that you won't find by Googling: cut-and-paste rarely adds value and the original material is almost always better-informed and better written than my own efforts.

I can be contacted as Nile underscore Hef @ Yahoo.com

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