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Matapedia River

The Matapedia River (Rivière Matapédia) is a river in the Matapedia Valley in the province of Quebec, Canada. It runs on 65 km from Matapedia Lake down to the village of Matapédia where it empties into the left bank of Restigouche River on the provincial border of New Brunswick.

This freshwater course forms a natural border between the administrative regions of Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The river is a North South divide in the Notre Dame Mountains that characterize the relief of the Gaspé Peninsula. The Matapedia River basin drains an area of about 3900 km. Matapedia River is often called the  Salmon Capital .

From the South side of Matapedia Lake and going to the South, the route 132 along the river goes on its entire length by the East bank.

The Canadian National Railway passes South of Matapedia Lake continues on the West bank of the river in Causapscal where the bridge at South of the village made the railway cross on the East bank. The track then continues South on 8.5 km; then passes again in the West Bank via the railway bridge located at 1.1 km North of the confluence of the creek Doyle. The railway then rest on the West bank up to the railway bridge at the confluence of the Rivière du Moulin (Matapedia River). From there, the last railway segment passes through the Eastern shore, up to the confluence of the Matapedia River.

Course
Matapedia Lake becomes Matapedia River at Amqui, where it is a meander river for a distance of approximately 15 km. It widens into an elongated lake 1 kilometre wide and 7 km long at Lac-au-Saumon before narrowing back to a river below the dam in the village of Causapscal. There, it joins with a major tributary, the Causapscal River, forming a pool that is renowned for its Atlantic salmon. From there, the river continues on until the New Brunswick border, where it empties into the Restigouche River.

The Lake Matapedia (length: 22.0 km; height: 158 m) is the head of water of the Matapedia River. This water plan 38 km is located in the municipality Matapedia Lake, in Notre Dame Mountains. Its mouth is located in the Southeast to the height of a covered bridge.

The mouth of the Lake Matapedia is located at:
 * 87.0 km Northwest from the confluence of the Matapedia River;
 * 39.7 km Southeast of South Coastal Gulf of Saint Lawrence;
 * 42.8 km South of the bridge route 132 that spans on the Matane River.

From the mouth of the Matapedia Lake, Matapedia River flows over 87.7 km as follow:

Higher Courses of the river(segment of 28.5 km)

 * 3.9 km to the Southeast, up to the bridge of the city of Amqui of route 195;
 * 8.1 km to the Southeast, up to the highway bridge;
 * 1.6 km to the Southeast, with a detour to the Northeast to the Northwest shore of Salmon Lake (Matapédia);
 * 5.0 km to the Southeast, crossing the Salmon Lake (Matapédia) on its full length;
 * 9.9 km to the Southeast, to the confluence of the Causapscal River (from the Northeast) which is located on the South side of the village of Causapscal.

Lower course of the river (segment of 59.2 km)

 * 6.3 km to the South, up to the highway bridge;
 * 6.8 km to the South, up to the highway bridge from the village of Sainte-Florence;
 * 3.8 km Southward up to the boundary of the Assemetquagan (township);
 * 8.1 km to the south in Assemetquagan (township), up to the highway bridge from the village of Routhierville;
 * 6.8 km Southward, up to the confluence of the Milnikek River (from the West);
 * 7.8 km to the Southeast, up to the limit of the Restigouche (township) (East side of the Matapedia River);
 * 0.7 km to the South, up to the confluence of the Assemetquagan River and the boundary of the Matapedia (township);
 * 1.9 km to the South, up to the confluence of the Rivière du Moulin (Matapedia River) (from the West);
 * 6.3 km to the Southeast, up to the confluence of the Clark Creek (from the North);
 * 2.2 km to the Southeast, up to the bridge of the village of Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia;
 * 8.5 km to the Southeast, up to the confluence of the river

The confluence of the Matapedia River flows on the north bank of the Restigouche River. This confluence is located at:
 * 19.0 km West of the bridge in Campbellton, New Brunswick, at the confluence of the Restigouche River;
 * 8.6 km Northeast of the confluence of the Patapédia River.

Etymology
Its name may derive from the Mi'kmaq word matapegiag, meaning "river junction", from the parts mata (junction) and pegiag (river), referring to the Matapédia River that crosses the town just before its confluence with the Restigouche River. Another source from the late nineteenth century indicates that the Mi'kmaq named the area Magabegeak which means "roughly flowing". It has also been spelled many different ways over time such as Matapediach, Madapeguia , Matapeguia , Matapediac, Matakpediack, Madapeguia, Metapedia, or Matapediac.

History
During the river's most productive and fertile years (generally considered to be between 1890 and 1960), it was a destination for the wealthy and famous from around the world, including Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, American presidents Nixon and Carter, British royalty, and numerous Hollywood stars.

Economy
The Matapedia is a world-renowned Atlantic salmon fishing river and was given the title "The Fishing Capital of the World" due to the abundance of large, healthy, bright salmon. The Atlantic salmon is mainly a fly fishing only, "catch and release" species; and salmon fishing in this area is highly regulated by the Province of Quebec, with special daily permits and licenses required. It is recommended to inquire in the village of Matapedia for information on permits and guides. Public waters are available to anglers in the upper portions of the river. Limited-access salmon fishing, generally with outfitters or guides to the most productive salmon pools is made available to the public via a special annual lottery. There are still many private fishing camps on the banks of the lower river, such as Cold Springs, Glen Emma, Runnymeade Lodge, Restigouche Salmon Club and the Tobique, most of them owned by businessmen and large corporations.

Municipalities on watercourse
Matapédia River crosses the territory of these Quebec municipalities:

 * Amqui (taking his source in Matapédia Lake)
 * Lac-au-Saumon (where the river crosses lac au Saumon (Matapédia))
 * Causapscal
 * Sainte-Florence
 * Routhierville
 * Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia
 * Matapédia (where the river empties in Restigouche River)

List of salmon pools
The river exceeded its target for salmon management in 2018, and in July 2018 the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks announced that in August anglers could keep their catch of one large salmon 63 cm or longer in the Gros Mécatina, Napetipi, Saint-Paul, Vieux Fort and Matapedia rivers.

From downstream to upstream, from the Restigouche River to Lac au Saumon (Matapédia).

Area 1:

 * Lower Lawlor: also called simply Lawlor. His name has existed since at least 1978 and is in honour of Jack Lawlor and his family who lived before the pit.
 * Du Pont
 * Delaney: this name which is existing at least since 1982, is in honour of the Delaney family which includes Jim Delaney, who was a guard at Restigouche Salmon Fishing Club.
 * The Islands: this name is existing since at least 1982 because the salmon pit is located in the middle of three islands.
 * Duncan Hole: This name is used since at least 1978. The English term Hole means that the pit has a significant depth.
 * Haley's: Haley also called in French. This name has been used since at least 1982 and is in honor of the Haley family.
 * Lawlor's Rock: Rock literally Lawlor. His name is from the time of Bard fishing camp in the years 1940 and is in honor of the family of Jack Lawlor who lived on the Matapedia River.
 * Cheuter's
 * Pot Hole: this name existed since at least 1982. The English term jar means that the pit is small.
 * Ryan's: Ryan is a French patronym. This name has been used since at least 1978 and is due to the fact that the pit is located just upstream of the Ryan Creek.
 * Home
 * Railroad: literally rail, this existing name exist since at least 1978 due to the presence of a railway bridge over the river at this point.
 * Lower Alexander
 * Indian Brook
 * Gilmour Creek
 * Ted's Rock
 * Prentise
 * Lyons
 * Mann's
 * Gulch
 * Habersham
 * McKiel's
 * Clark's Brook
 * Home Pool
 * Bowl
 * Three Islands: also known in French "Les Trois Iles". This name existed since at least 1978 and is due to the fact that the pit is in the middle of three islands.
 * Jim's Rock
 * Millstream
 * Station
 * Foot of Island
 * Lower Fraser
 * Home Fraser Pool
 * Upper Fraser
 * Mirror
 * Glover's Rock
 * Gates of Hell
 * Rock Angus
 * Assemetquagan
 * Railroad

Area 2:
 * Falls
 * Richard
 * The Rocky
 * Low Murdock
 * Murdock
 * Whælock
 * Johreon
 * Stephenson
 * Glen Emma
 * Home
 * Kennedy
 * Pass Island
 * Milnikek
 * De l'Orme
 * Source
 * Shed Lower
 * Bogan
 * The Shed
 * Hugis
 * Low McNeil's
 * McNeil's
 * Edgar

Area 3:
 * Brown's
 * The Dog Island
 * Covered Bridge
 * At Omer
 * Alice
 * Fraser
 * Caswell
 * Rock French
 * Cullen
 * Rock Lepage
 * Nameless
 * Low Water
 * At Salmon
 * Monnick
 * Beautiful shoreline
 * Pont-Beaurivage
 * Florence
 * Low Adams
 * Upper Adams
 * The page
 * Pont du Chemin de Fer
 * Stream Lajoie
 * Grosse Roche
 * Low Matalik
 * Matalik
 * Heppel
 * Wyer's
 * Blais
 * Pont-Laforce
 * Douglas
 * Bend the Devil
 * Wainwright
 * Peter's
 * On-the-Pierre-à-Luc
 * Elbow Alac
 * Station
 * Home
 * Forks

Area 4:
 * Princess Louise
 * Sir Allan
 * Alice
 * Simgerly
 * Three Islands
 * Barrage

 File: PecheurSaumonRiviereMatapedia.JPG|Salmon Fisherman File: RiviereMatapadiaLesfourches.jpg|Salmon Fishermen on the pit "The Forks" (Les Fourches)

In popular culture
The river provided the name and inspiration for the title track of the album Matapédia by Quebec singer-songwriters Kate and Anna McGarrigle.

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Katharine Houghton

Katharine Houghton (born Katharine Houghton Grant; March 10, 1945) is an American actress and playwright. She portrayed Joanna "Joey" Drayton, a white woman who brings home her black fiancé to meet her parents, in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Katharine Hepburn, who played the mother of Houghton's character in the film, was Houghton's aunt. She is also known for her role as Kanna, Katara and Sokka's grandmother in the film The Last Airbender (2010).

Early life
Houghton was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the second child of Marion Hepburn and Ellsworth Grant. Houghton was named after her maternal grandmother, Connecticut suffragist and reformer Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn.

She attended Kingswood-Oxford School and Sarah Lawrence College, where she majored in philosophy. Partially influenced by her aunt actress Katharine Hepburn, she pursued acting as a way to help alleviate her osteoarthritis. During her junior year, she began appearing in summer stock theater. In 1965, she made her Broadway debut in A Very Rich Woman and appeared in minor television roles.

Acting
Houghton made her film debut in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) as the daughter Joanna Drayton opposite Sidney Poitier. She auditioned for the role and believed that her aunt, who was also appearing in the film, was influential in her casting. During filming, the film's director Stanley Kramer decided her character was appearing too articulate and intelligent. He decided instead to have her character portrayed as an ordinary and sweet girl. Arthur D. Murphy, the chief film critic for Variety, praised Houghton's performance, writing she is "an attractive, talented girl who is off to a running start." Because of the interracial kiss depicted in the film, Houghton and Kramer received hate mail and death threats.

Following Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), Houghton became typecast as the woman in interracial relationships. However, Houghton decided to leave behind her Hollywood career due to lackluster scripts. "I turned down these projects and returned to the theater," she explained. "It was fate. I went on to play Hedda and Nora and Nina and Kate." Since then, she has appeared in leading roles in over 60 productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in regional theatres throughout the United States. In 1970, she won the Theatre World Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway play A Scent of Flowers (written by James Saunders). She returned to film acting in the 1988 comedy-drama Mr. North.

Houghton has presented lectures at venues across the country including the 2001 Fall Concert & Lectures Series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at The Cosmopolitan Club. She lectured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art again in June 2008, presenting "Saucy Gamine, Reluctant Penitent, and Glorious Victor", a review of her aunt's career in Hollywood as reflected in three of her films.

Writing
Houghton has also worked as playwright, and by 1990, she had written nine Off-Broadway and regional productions. In 1975, Houghton wrote a children's story, "The Wizard's Daughter", which is collected in the book Two Beastly Tales, illustrated by Joan Patchen. The second story in the book is written by John Grant, Houghton's elder brother. During the early 1980s, she wrote and starred in a one-woman show To Heaven in a Swing, detailing Louisa May Alcott's life with her Transcendentalist father, Amos Bronson Alcott.

She also co-wrote a one-act play titled Buddha, exploring a psychological power struggle between a man and a woman. The play was subsequently published in The Best Short Plays of 1988–1989. Her musical Bookends premiered at the New Jersey Repertory Company on July 19, 2007. It is loosely inspired by rare book dealers Leona Rostenberg and Madeleine Stern, whom Houghton had met while researching Alcott. The musical's lyrics were composed by Dianne Adams and James McDowell. It received rave notices, and garnered the theater the highest box office sales in their 11-year history. Since then, it has twice been part of The York Theatre's Developmental Reading Series.

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Plagiarism?
Is this entry a plagiarism of the link below, or the other way round?

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Hildasay

 * I think this is a wikipedia mirror site. --MacRusgail 00:16, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

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Manchester Central Mosque

Manchester Central Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre (also known as “Victoria Park Mosque”) is a mosque in Manchester, England. Sometimes referred to as Jamia Mosque, it is situated in the middle of Victoria Park, Manchester close to the Curry Mile. It plays a key role in Manchester's Muslim community. Imam and Khateeb Hafiz Mueen ud Din Akhtar and Qari Hafiz Javed Akhtar are leaders of the mosque, but left in 2018. Qari Javed also leads taraweeh prayers in Ramadan.

The Victoria Park Mosque began as two adjacent houses, one owned by the Syrian Textile Merchants operating in Manchester since the early 1900s, and the other owned by the mainly Indian community living in the nearby areas of Rusholme and Longsight.

In 1971, the Jamiat-ul-Muslimeen, Manchester, commenced work on a purpose-built mosque in Victoria Park and the two houses were demolished and the "new look" Mosque took its current form. Several expansions and modifications have taken place over the years.

This mosque acts according to the teachings of the Barelwi sect of the Indian subcontinent. Subcontinent.

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Sendhil Mullainathan

Sendhil Mullainathan (born c. 1973) is an American professor of Computation and Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the author of Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much (with Eldar Shafir). He was hired with tenure by Harvard in 2004 after having spent six years at MIT.

Mullainathan is a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" and conducts research on development economics, behavioral economics, and corporate finance. He is co-founder of Ideas 42, a non-profit organization that uses behavioral science to help solve social problems, and J-PAL, the MIT Poverty Action Lab and has made extensive academic contributions through the National Bureau of Economic Research and has also worked in government at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In May 2018, he moved from Harvard to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, becoming the George C. Tiao Faculty Fellow. In November 2018, he received the Infosys Prize (in Social Sciences category), one of the highest monetary awards in India that recognize excellence in science and research, for his contributions to the field of economics, especially behavioral economics.

Early life and career
Born in a small farming village in Tamil Nadu, India, Mullainathan moved to the Los Angeles area in 1980. His father studied and later worked in aerospace engineering. As security clearance laws in the US aerospace industry were tightened in the 1980s, his father lost his job. His parents subsequently operated a video store.

He received his B.A. in computer science, mathematics, and economics from Cornell University in 1993 and he completed his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University 1993–1998.

Research contributions
He has made substantial contributions to the field of behavioral economics as well as innovative additions to the literature on development topics, such as discrimination, corruption, and corporate governance. According to IDEAS/RePEc, he ranked 185th in September 2018 in terms of research among 54 233 registered economists (i.e, among the top 0.4%).

His 2013 "Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function" published in Science, compared farmers' performance on intelligence tests in the bleak and stressful days before harvest, to the period of abundance following the sale of produce. Remarkably, the same farmer shows diminished cognitive performance before harvest, when poor, compared with after harvest, when rich. The controlled study found that the stress associated with poverty impeded other behaviors.

As a research associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, he produced numerous papers that link behavioral science and economics. The 2002 paper "Do Cigarette Taxes Make Smokers Happier", written together with Jonathan Gruber, found an improvement in smokers' psychological state when cigarette taxes were hiked to provide disincentive to buy cigarettes.

A December 2007 paper studies corruption in obtaining driving licenses in Delhi. On the average, individuals pay about twice the official amount to obtain a license and very few take the legally required driving test, resulting in many unqualified but licensed drivers. The magnitude of distortions in the allocation of licenses increases with citizens' willing to pay for licenses. The results support the view that corruption does not only transfer from citizens to bureaucrats but also distorts allocation. The paper also shows that partial anti-corruption measures have only a limited impact because players in this system adapt to the new environment. Specifically, a ban on agents at one regional transport office is associated with a high percentage of unqualified drivers overcoming the residency requirement and obtaining licenses at other license offices.

The 2004 study used a simple technique to measure labor market discrimination by switching the names at the top of resumes. Controlling for other factors, Mullainathan and his co-authors found that applications with white sounding names attained 50% more callbacks. The experiment provides convincing evidence of implicit discrimination in hiring practices.

In collaboration with Marianne Bertrand, Mullainathan published a series of papers scrutinizing executive compensation. The studies explain that increasing financial reward for CEO performance is a more complicated matter than incentive. Factors may enable CEOs to gain from luck, manipulating committees (the Skimming Model) and decreased sector competition.

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Dandi, Navsari

Dandi is a village in the Jalalpore taluka, Navsari District, Gujarat, India.

Location
It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the city of Navsari.

Salt March
The village got into worldwide prominence in 1930, when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the destination for the Salt March. He marched from Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) to Dandi (Navsari) with some of his followers to protest against the imposition of a tax on salt by the British Raj. Thousands of people participated, travelling on foot for 24 days from Ahmedabad to Dandi.

The Government of India initiated plans to develop the Sabarmati-Dandi stretch as a tourist hub. In 2019 the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial to commemorate the Salt March of the Indian Independence Movement was opened in the village.

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Talk:Posthumous execution

Attainder of Oliver Cromwell, &c.
The method of "execution" of Oliver Cromwell differs from that given in the Cromwell article. Specifically, the latter says he was draw and quartered. I don't know which is true.

 * Sorted. It looks like the Oliver Cromwell article was changed after this article was created, because the information under each of the subheadings was taken from the articles of the respective people in each case. -- Graham  ☺ | Talk 22:14, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Sources on the excution of Oliver Cromwell: --PBS 13:31, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Journal of the House of Commons Tuesday, 4th December, 1660
 * House of Commons Thursday, 6th December, 1660
 * House of Lords Journal Volume 11 7 December 1660

Can somebody give us a source for Richard III? There are various accounts of what happened to his body e.g. it was thrown into a ditch, but this is the first I have come across of the claim that it was formally executed. PatGallacher 10:52, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes certainly. It is actually written in stone (literally) in two places in Leicester: firstly at the site of the original church where he was first buried, and secondly next to the Bow Bridge from where his body was thrown and landed up in the river.  I may be able to provide a written reference (like in a book and everything) but that'll involve a trip to Leicester itself. -- Francs2000 [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px|  ]] 13:59, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Relevance of matter on scientific disposition of cadavers
The whole front end of the article is about the use of bodies for research which is hugely incidental. The exhumation and trying of corpses for crimes putatively committed during their former lives may be taking "due process" and revenge to a new level, while giving the show trial its most extreme form, but it has very, very little to do with research on dead bodies. The latter may show changing views on the offensiveness of disrespecting/disinterring bodies, but, in context, it wholly displaces any article content about the topic of the article, that is, posthumous execution in general. As it is, it looks like someone accidentally dropped part of another article here. The front end of the article should be removed and replaced with some appropriate text or even nothing at all--it would certainly be less confusing and make the article better. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.24.243.60 (talk) 02:20, 7 January 2007 (UTC).

 * It is very relevant. It was not uncommon for people in England to plead guilty to another capital offense which still end in their execution, because it would mean that their bodies would not be dissected. It shows that posthumous executions that were carried out in Christian Europe were until relatively recently perceived by many as punishment that could have real consequences after death.  It helps to explain the motives of those who carried out such executions, which by todays point of view seem nothing but macabre. --PBS 21:27, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I've trimmed it down to the relevant sentences and moved the extra padding to Resurrection of the dead. And none of the cited references related to posthumous execution. jnestorius(talk) 17:58, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Alexander Peden
If a source can be found it might be worth mentioning his brush with Posthumous execution.Geni (talk) 12:20, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Abusing a Corpse immediately after death
A posthumous execution implies some amount of time between death and execution and some formal process for ordering the execution from my perspective. If you beat someone to death and then, in your enthusiasm, keep going for awhile that is something different. Accordingly, I removed the following two examples: RevelationDirect (talk) 04:02, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
 * In 1945, the body of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was lynched, hung (upside down), kicked in the head by passers-by, and shot several times after his execution by a firing squad.
 * In 1990, the Liberian leader Samuel Doe was overthrown, tortured and executed. His captors dismembered his body and then ate him.

Example of Li Linfu
The article Li Linfu states that he was never exhumed and executed, but only punished before his funeral by having his titles removed, etc. I have changed the entry on this page to reflect his biography, but I now think it may not fall into this category at all. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 01:51, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

Not all desecrations are posthumous executions
Execution implies an official act. For example the "execution" of Cromwell's corps.

Adding a simple desecration of a corps is not an example of posthumous execution. For example mobs desecrating bodies and soviet soldiers desecrating Blucher's corps are not posthumous executions. -- PBS (talk) 16:24, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

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WinPlus

WinPlus, originally Plus, was a cross-platform clone of the HyperCard application that enabled users to run HyperCard stacks on Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows and OS/2 Presentation Manager.

Originally the application was developed by Format Software GmbH (Cologne, Germany) to overcome deficits of Hypercard. It was released for the Mac in 1989, distributed by Olduvai, aimed at HyperCard power-users. Plus could run HyperCard stacks directly, and did so slightly faster than HyperCard itself. However, it also added many new features. Among the many "wish list" features were document-like resizable and scrollable windows, 8-bit color support, and the ability to display and work with graphics files stored externally. Plus did not, however, provide for pull-down menu support or allow stacks to be compiled into stand-alone applications, features of the competing Supercard.

Plus was purchased by Spinnaker Software and began the process of porting the system to Presentation Manager (OS/2) and Microsoft Windows. These versions used the same file format as the original, meaning it was the only HyperCard clone of the era that allowed a single stack to be used on all supported platforms. The system was later purchased by the newly formed ObjectPlus in early 1994, dropping the Mac and OS/2 versions and releasing the greatly updated WinPlus 3.0 in 1994, and 3.1 in 1995. By this time, the product was being referred to as a multimedia system, a niche market that most of the HyperCard-like systems had targeted.

WinPlus was also licensed by Oracle as the basis for Oracle Card, later known as Oracle Media Objects when the "card" terminology came to be frowned upon. It was first introduced in 1991 as part of "Oracle for Windows", which included a full suite of client/server software and a variety of their existing database client-side interface programs (text based). Version 1.1 followed at the Oracle Developers and Integrators conference in 1992, followed shortly thereafter by the Mac version. The system was later re-purposed as the front-end for a database-hosted media system for interactive TV, changing the name to Oracle Media Objects. This project went nowhere, and Media Objects disappeared in the late 1990s.

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Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy

Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy are Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters who debuted on The Quick Draw McGraw Show and appeared in their own segment. The segments centered on the misadventures of a dachshund father-and-son team. Doggie Daddy (voiced by Doug Young with a Brooklyn accent, based on a Jimmy Durante impersonation) tried to do the best he could at raising his rambunctious son Augie (voiced by Daws Butler). The characters have made appearances outside of their series, including in their own video game and in Yogi's Ark Lark and its spin-off series.

Summary
The segments centered around the misadventures of a dachshund father-and-son team. Doggie Daddy (voiced by Doug Young  ) tried to do the best he could at raising his rambunctious son Augie (voiced by Daws Butler). Augie, who loved his father, would often refer to him as "dear old Dad". Their mutual admiration included Daddy gently chiding, "Augie, my son, my son", when he would disappoint his father; and when his son would say or do something that inspired pride, Daddy would turn to the audience and say with a grin, "Dat's my boy who said dat!"

The segments and characters were similar to the Spike and Tyke cartoons William Hanna and Joseph Barbera produced during their theatrical animation careers at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the 1940s and 1950s.

Theme song
A 45 rpm record released at the height of the show's popularity featured the show's theme song. The lyrics included this chorus:

An instrumental version of the song was used as the introductory theme to each cartoon.

Augie Doggie
Augie is a highly spirited pup who is motivated by ambition and the desire to make his father proud. He is typically seen wearing only a green shirt. Possessing some knowledge in science and the ability to converse with animals, Augie would often capitalize upon his father's foibles. In the series Jellystone!, Augie is depicted as female.

Doggie Daddy
The smooth-talking Doggie Daddy attempts to provide strict parental guidance to Augie, often to Augie's displeasure. Doggie Daddy is usually depicted wearing only a purple collar. Despite his strictness, Doggie Daddy has a warm personality and typically acquiesces to his son's wishes. Doug Young voiced Doggie Daddy as a Jimmy Durante impersonation.

In other languages

 * Ogi i Dogi
 * Bibo Pai e Bobi Filho
 * Canuto y Canito
 * Tatino e Papino / Tatino e Tatone
 * オギーとダディー (Augie and Daddy)
 * Jappy et Pappy Toutou
 * Pik Haukku ja Isioo Haukku
 * Augie i Daddy
 * Alík a psí taťka
 * Pit und Pitty

Later appearances

 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy appeared in Yogi's Ark Lark, its spin-off series Yogi's Gang, Laff-A-Lympics, and Yogi's Treasure Hunt. John Stephenson voiced Doggie Daddy in those appearances since Doug Young was first caring for his ailing wife at the time. They also appeared in Casper's First Christmas, Yogi's First Christmas, Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper, and Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose.
 * Doggie Daddy appears in The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound.
 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy appear in the "Fender Bender 500" segment of Wake, Rattle, and Roll. They drive a doghouse-modeled monster truck called the Lucky Trucky.
 * Auggie Doggie and Doggie Daddy appear in Yo Yogi!, respectively voiced by John Stephenson and Patric Zimmerman. The former is the owner of the Jellystone Mall while the latter is his heir.
 * Doggie Daddy makes a cameo appearance in the Family Guy episode "Brothers & Sisters".
 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy make a cameo appearance in the Web Premiere Toons short "Law and Doggie".
 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy make a cameo appearance in the Super Bowl XLVI commercial "Everyone".
 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy appear in Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, respectively voiced by Chris Edgerly and Maurice LaMarche.
 * Doggie Daddy makes a cameo appearance in the I Am Weasel episode "I Am My Lifetime".
 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy appear in DC Comics' The Snagglepuss Chronicles.
 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy appear in DC Comics' Deathstroke/Yogi Bear Special #1 as captured animals alongside other Hanna-Barbera characters.
 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy make a cameo appearance in the Animaniacs segment "Suffragette City".
 * Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy appear in Jellystone!, respectively voiced by Georgie Kidder and C.H. Greenblatt. This version of Augie is female and was created through a deal Doggie Daddy made with a sea hag, while Doggie Daddy is highly overprotective and cannot stand to be away from her.
 * Doggie Daddy makes a cameo appearance in the Teen Titans Go! episode "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary".

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A video game featuring and named for the characters was released in 1991 for the Commodore 64.

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List of railroads in Washington, D.C.

The following railroads operate or once operated in the District of Columbia.

Freight

 * CSX Transportation (CSXT)

Passenger

 * Amtrak (AMTK)

Commuter

 * MARC Train (MARC)
 * Virginia Railway Express (VREX)
 * Washington Metro

Electric

 * Alexandria, Barcroft and Washington Transit Company
 * Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad
 * Baltimore and Ocean City Railway
 * Baltimore and Washington Transit Company
 * Brightwood Railway
 * Capital Traction Company
 * Capital Transit Company
 * Capitol, North O Street and South Washington Railway
 * City and Suburban Railway
 * Columbia Railway
 * Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway
 * Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
 * Metropolitan Railroad
 * Rock Creek Railway
 * Tennallytown and Rockville Railroad
 * Washington and Georgetown Railroad
 * Washington and Glen Echo Railroad
 * Washington and Great Falls Electric Railway
 * Washington and Old Dominion Railway
 * Washington and Rockville Railway
 * Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad
 * Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway
 * Washington, Berwyn and Laurel Electric Railway
 * Washington Interurban Railway
 * Washington Railway and Electric Company
 * Washington, Spa Springs and Gretta Railroad
 * Washington Traction and Electric Company
 * Washington–Virginia Railway
 * Washington, Woodside and Forest Glen Railway and Power Company

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Talk:Oasis (band)

source for over 70 million records sold figure? I think they sold less than 20 million
Oasis only had one album that went beyond platinum status, morning glory (about 8 million). Unless you are the rolling stones release albums every few years over decades, how does a band with THREE full length studio albums and a couple compilations, live albums, sell over 70 million? The number doesn’t make sense. Until there is a legit source Im changing it based on world sales and RIAA certification. Shhsbavavaa (talk) 21:33, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

apparently they had about three albums after right here, which sold significantly less than their 90s releases. figure is still absurd. Shhsbavavaa (talk) 21:35, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Influences reference
Reference 113 claims that 'Nirvana' among other bands influenced Oasis...as you click the link, the SPIN magazine review NEVER mentions this. Please, delete. 177.245.202.183 (talk) 02:22, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thanks for the research. Binksternet (talk) 04:27, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Regards from Mexico. Good work! thank you. 2806:261:481:801B:51B2:6C7F:1AF2:4C01 (talk) 16:34, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Reunion? False
The band has a super low probability of reuniting. I HIGHLY doubt that they’d actually come back in 2 years’ time 2603:8001:2E07:2D00:1542:78A1:1792:2502 (talk) 22:08, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

Oasis' worldwide sales records
Is it true that Oasis has sold over 90 million records worldwide? If so, then Oasis should be added to the list of best-selling music artists worldwide. 2601:407:4181:4260:8C55:D86C:6B6E:B6CE (talk) 00:39, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Since Oasis selling over 90 million records worldwide was proven wrong, what about Oasis selling over 70 or 75 million records worldwide, as said by two different sources? I think people who look at this article (like me) are very confused about this. Does anyone know how to erase this confusion over this issue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:407:4181:4260:810F:EF24:92C8:AAA6 (talk) 01:56, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

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Wat Pho

Wat Pho (วัดโพธิ์, ), also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand. It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan (วัดพระเชตุพนวิมลมังคลารามราชวรมหาวิหาร; ). The more commonly known name, Wat Pho, is a contraction of its older name, Wat Photaram (วัดโพธาราม; ).

The temple is first on the list of six temples in Thailand classed as the highest grade of the first-class royal temples. It is associated with King Rama I who rebuilt the temple complex on an earlier temple site. It became his main temple and is where some of his ashes are enshrined. The temple was later expanded and extensively renovated by Rama III. The temple complex houses the largest collection of Buddha images in Thailand, including a 46 m long huge reclining Buddha. The temple is considered the earliest centre for public education in Thailand, and the illustrations and inscriptions placed in the temple for public instructions has been recognised by UNESCO in its Memory of the World Programme. It houses a school of Thai medicine, and is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage which is still taught and practiced at the temple.

History

Wat Pho is one of Bangkok's oldest temples. It existed before Bangkok was established as the capital by King Rama I. It was originally named Wat Photaram or Podharam, from which the name Wat Pho is derived. The name refers to the monastery of the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, India where Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment. The date of the construction of the old temple and its founder are unknown, but it is thought to have been built or expanded during the reign of King Phetracha (1688–1703). The southern section of Wat Pho used to be occupied by part of a French Star fort that was demolished by King Phetracha after the 1688 Siege of Bangkok.

After the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767 to the Burmese, King Taksin moved the capital to Thonburi where he located his palace beside Wat Arun on the opposite side of the Chao Phraya River from Wat Pho. The proximity of Wat Pho to this royal palace elevated it to the status of a wat luang ('royal monastery').

In 1782, King Rama I moved the capital from Thonburi across the river to Bangkok and built the Grand Palace adjacent to Wat Pho. In 1788, he ordered the construction and renovation at the old temple site of Wat Pho, which had by then become dilapidated. The site, which was marshy and uneven, was drained and filled in before construction began. During its construction, Rama I also initiated a project to remove Buddha images from abandoned temples in Ayutthaya, Sukhothai, and various other sites in Thailand, and many of these retrieved Buddha images were then kept at Wat Pho. These include the remnants of an enormous Buddha image from Ayuthaya's Wat Phra Si Sanphet destroyed by the Burmese in 1767, and these were incorporated into a chedi in the complex. The rebuilding took over seven years to complete. In 1801, twelve years after work began, the new temple complex was renamed Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklavas in reference to the vihara of Jetavana, and it became the main temple for Rama I.

The complex underwent significant changes over the next two centuries, particularly during the reign of Rama III (1824-1851). In 1832, King Rama III began renovating and enlarging the temple complex, a process that took 16 years and seven months to complete. The ground of the temple complex was expanded to 56 rai, and most of the structures now present in Wat Pho were either built or rebuilt during this period, including the Chapel of the Reclining Buddha. He also turned the temple complex into a public center of learning by decorating the walls of the buildings with diagrams and inscriptions on various subjects. The inscriptions were written by about 50 people from the court of Rama III and learned monks led by Supreme Patriarch Prince Paramanuchitchinorot (1790-1853), the abbot of Wat Pho, a Buddhist scholar, historian and poet. On 21 February 2008, these marble illustrations and inscriptions was registered in the Memory of the World Programme launched by UNESCO to promote, preserve and propagate the wisdom of the world heritage. Wat Pho is regarded as Thailand's first university and a center for traditional Thai massage. It served as a medical teaching center in the mid-19th century before the advent of modern medicine, and the temple remains a center for traditional medicine today where a private school for Thai medicine founded in 1957 still operates.

The name of the complex was changed again to Wat Phra Chetuphon Vimolmangklararm during the reign of King Rama IV. Apart from the construction of a fourth great chedi and minor modifications by Rama IV, there had been no significant changes to Wat Pho since. Repair work, however, is a continuing process, often funded by devotees of the temple. The temple was restored again in 1982 before the Bangkok Bicentennial Celebration.

The temple complex

Wat Pho is one of the largest and oldest wats in Bangkok covering an area of 50 rai or 80,000 square metres. It is home to more than one thousand Buddha images, as well as one of the largest single Buddha images at 46 m in length. The Wat Pho complex consists of two walled compounds bisected by Chetuphon Road running in the east–west direction. The larger northern walled compound, the phutthawat, is open to visitors and contains the finest buildings dedicated to the Buddha, including the bot with its four directional viharn, and the temple housing the reclining Buddha. The southern compound, the sankhawat, contains the residential quarters of the monks and a school. The perimeter wall of the main temple complex has sixteen gates, two of which serve as entrances for the public (one on Chetuphon Road, the other near the northwest corner).

The temple grounds contain four great chedis, 91 small chedis, two belfries, a bot (central shrine), a number of viharas (halls) and various buildings such as pavilions, as well as gardens and a small temple museum. Architecturally the chedis and buildings in the complex are different in style and sizes. A number of large Chinese statues, some of which depict Europeans, are also found in the complex guarding the gates of the perimeter walls as well as other gates in the compound. These stone statues were originally imported as ballast on ships trading with China.

Wat Pho was also intended to serve as a place of education for the general public. To this end a pictorial encyclopedia was engraved on granite slabs covering eight subject areas: history, medicine, health, custom, literature, proverbs, lexicography, and the Buddhist religion. These plaques, inscribed with texts and illustrations on medicine, Thai traditional massage, and other subjects, are placed around the temple, for example, within the Sala Rai or satellite open pavilions. Dotted around the complex are 24 small rock gardens (khao mor) illustrating rock formations of Thailand, and one, called the Contorting Hermit Hill, contains some statues showing methods of massage and yoga positions. There are also drawings of constellations on the wall of the library, inscriptions on local administration, as well as paintings of folk tales and animal husbandry.

Phra Ubosot

Phra Ubosot (Phra Uposatha) or bot is the ordination hall, the main hall used for performing Buddhist rituals, and the most sacred building of the complex. It was constructed by King Rama I in the Ayuthaya-style, and later enlarged and reconstructed in the Rattanakosin-style by Rama III. The bot was dedicated in 1791, before the rebuilding of Wat Pho was completed. This building is raised on a marble platform, and the ubosot lies in the center of courtyard enclosed by a double cloister (Phra Rabiang).

Inside the ubosot is a gold and crystal three-tiered pedestal topped with a gilded Buddha made of a gold-copper alloy, and over the statue is a nine-tiered umbrella representing the authority of Thailand. The Buddha image, known as Phra Buddha Theva Patimakorn and thought to be from the Ayutthaya period, was moved here by Rama I from Wat Sala Si Na (now called Wat Khuhasawan) in Thonburi. Rama IV later placed some ashes of Rama I under the pedestal of the Buddha image so that the public may pay homage to both Rama I and the Buddha at the same time. There are also ten images of Buddha's disciples in the hall: Moggalana is to the left of Buddha and Sariputta to the right, with eight Arahants below.

The exterior balustrade surrounding the main hall has around 150 depictions in stone of the epic, Ramakien, the ultimate message of which is transcendence from secular to spiritual dimensions. The stone panels were recovered from a temple in Ayuthaya. The ubosot is enclosed by a low wall called kamphaeng kaew, which is punctuated by gateways guarded by mythological lions, as well as eight structures that house bai sema, stone markers that delineate the sacred space of the bot.

 * Phra Rabiang - This double cloister contains around 400 images of Buddha from northern Thailand selected out of the 1,200 originally brought by King Rama I. Of these Buddha images, 150 are on the inner side of the double cloister, another 244 images are on the outer side. These Buddha figures, some standing and some seated, are evenly mounted on matching gilded pedestals. These images are from different periods in Siamese history, such as the Chiangsaen, Sukhothai, U-Thong, and Ayutthaya eras, but they were renovated by Rama I and covered with stucco and gold leaves to make them look similar.

The Phra Rabiang is intersected by four viharns. The viharn in the east contains an eight metre tall standing Buddha, the Buddha Lokanatha, originally from Ayutthaya. In its antechamber is Buddha Maravichai, sitting under a bodhi tree, originally from Sawankhalok of the late-Sukhothai period. The one on the west has a seated Buddha sheltered by a naga, the Buddha Chinnasri, while the Buddha on the south, the Buddha Chinnaraja, has five disciples seated in front listening to his first sermon. Both Buddhas in the south and west viharns were brought from Sukhothai by Rama I. The Buddha in the north viharn, called Buddha Palilai, was cast in the reign of Rama I. The viharn on the west contains a small museum.

 * Phra Prang - There are four towers, or phra prang, at each corner of the courtyard around the bot. Each of the towers is tiled with marble and contains four Khmer-style statues which are the guardian divinities of the Four Cardinal Points.

Phra Maha Chedi Si Rajakarn
This is a group of four large stupas, each 42 metres high. These four chedis are dedicated to the first four Chakri kings. The first, in green mosaic tiles, was constructed by Rama I to house the remnants of the great Buddha from Ayuthaya, which was scorched to remove its gold covering by the Burmese. Two more were built by Rama III, one in white tiles to hold the ashes of his father Rama II, another in yellow for himself. A fourth in blue was built by Rama IV who then enclosed the four chedis leaving no space for more to be built.

Viharn Phranorn
The viharn or wihan contains the reclining Buddha and was constructed in the reign of Rama III emulating the Ayutthaya style. The interior is decorated with panels of mural.

Adjacent to this building is a small raised garden (Missakawan Park) with a Chinese-style pavilion; the centre piece of the garden is a bodhi tree which was propagated from the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree in Sri Lanka that is believed to have originally came from a tree in India where Buddha sat while awaiting enlightenment.

Phra Mondop
Phra Mondop or the ho trai is the Scripture Hall containing a small library of Buddhist scriptures. The building is not generally open to the public as the scriptures, which are inscribed on palm leaves, need to be kept in a controlled environment for preservation. The library was built by King Rama III. Guarding its entrance are figures called Yak Wat Pho ('Wat Pho's Giants') placed in niches beside the gates. Around Phra Mondop are three pavilions with mural paintings of the beginning of Ramayana.

Other structures

 * Phra Chedi Rai - Outside the Phra Rabiang cloisters are dotted many smaller chedis, called Phra Chedi Rai. Seventy-one of these small chedis were built by Rama III, each five metres in height. There are also four groups of five chedis that shared a single base built by Rama I, one on each corner outside the cloister. The 71 chedis of smaller size contain the ashes of the royal family, and 20 slightly larger ones clustered in groups of five contain the relics of Buddha.

 * Sala Karn Parien - This hall is next to the Phra Mondop at the southwest corner of the compound, and is thought to date from the Ayutthaya period. It serves as a learning and meditation hall. The building contains the original Buddha image from the bot which was moved here to make way for the Buddha image currently in the bot. Next to it is a garden called The Crocodile Pond.
 * Sala Rai - There are 16 satellite pavilions, most of them placed around the edge of the compound, and murals depicting the life of Buddha may be found in some of these. Two of these are the medical pavilions between Phra Maha Chedi Si Ratchakarn and the main chapel. The north medicine pavilion contains Thai traditional massage inscriptions with 32 drawings of massage positions on the walls while the one to the south has a collection of inscriptions on guardian angel that protects the newborn.
 * Phra Viharn Kod - This is the gallery which consists of four viharas, one on each corner outside the Phra Rabiang.
 * Tamnak Wasukri - Also called the poet's house, this is the former residence of Prince Patriarch Paramanuchitchinorot, a scholar, historian and poet. The house was a gift from his nephew Rama III. This building is in the living quarters of the monks in the southern compound and is open once a year on his birthday.

Reclining Buddha

The wat and the reclining Buddha (Phra Buddhasaiyas, พระพุทธไสยาสน์) were built by Rama III in 1832. The image of the reclining Buddha represents the entry of Buddha into Nirvana and the end of all reincarnations. The posture of the image is referred to as sihasaiyas, the posture of a sleeping or reclining lion. The figure is 15 m high and 46 m long, and it is one of the largest Buddha statues in Thailand.

The figure has a brick core, which was modelled and shaped with plaster, then gilded. The right arm of the Buddha supports the head with tight curls, which rests on two box-pillows encrusted with glass mosaics. The soles of the feet of the Buddha are 3 m high and 4.5 m long, and inlaid with mother-of-pearl. They are each divided into 108 arranged panels, displaying the auspicious symbols by which Buddha can be identified, such as flowers, dancers, white elephants, tigers, and altar accessories. At the center of each foot is a circle representing a chakra or 'energy point'. There are 108 bronze bowls in the corridor representing the 108 auspicious characters of Buddha. Visitors may drop coins in these bowls as it is believed to bring good fortune, and it also helps the monks to maintain the wat.

Although the reclining Buddha is not a pilgrimage destination, it remains an object of popular piety. An annual celebration for the reclining Buddha is held around the time of the Siamese Songkran or New Year in April, which also helps raise funds for the upkeep of Wat Pho.

Thai massage
The temple is considered the first public university of Thailand, teaching students in the fields of religion, science, and literature through murals and sculptures. A school for traditional medicine and massage was established at the temple in 1955, and now offers four courses in Thai medicine: Thai pharmacy, Thai medical practice, Thai midwifery, and Thai massage. This, the Wat Pho Thai Traditional Medical and Massage School, is the first school of Thai medicine approved by the Thai Ministry of Education, and one of the earliest massage schools. It remains the national headquarters and the center of education of traditional Thai medicine and massage to this day. Courses on Thai massage are held in Wat Pho, and these may last a few weeks to a year. Two pavilions at the eastern edge of the Wat Pho compound are used as classrooms for practising Thai traditional massage and herbal massage, and visitors can receive massage treatment here for a fee. The Thai massage or Nuad Thai taught at Wat Pho has been included in UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Wat Pho has trained more than 200,000 massage therapists who practice in 145 countries.

There are many medical inscriptions and illustrations placed in various buildings around the temple complex, some of which serve as instructions for Thai massage therapists, particularly those in the north medical pavilion. They were inscribed by scholars during the reign of King Rama III. Among these are 60 inscribed plaques, 30 each for the front and back of human body, showing pressure points used in traditional Thai massage. These therapeutic points and energy pathways, known as sen, with explanations given on the walls next to the plaques.

Site plan
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AMEE may refer to:
 * Africa, Middle East, and Eastern Europe
 * Association for Medical Education In Europe
 * Autonomous Mapping Evaluation and Evasion, a robot in the 2000 film Red Planet
 * Avoiding Mass Extinctions Engine in climate change
 * Amee (singer), a Vietnamese singer belonging to St.319 Entertainment

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Curtains (John Frusciante album)

Curtains is the seventh solo album by American musician John Frusciante, released on February 1, 2005 on Record Collection. The album is primarily an acoustic album, in contrast to his previous album, A Sphere in the Heart of Silence, a mostly electronic collaboration with Josh Klinghoffer. According to Frusciante, the album was recorded in his living room: "It was just me sitting on a pillow, on my living room floor, with my back leaning against the couch."

The album features contributions from Autolux drummer Carla Azar, upright bassist Ken Wild, and The Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López, with Frusciante noting, "Carla from the band Autolux plays drums. I loved having a feminine energy. My friend Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of the Mars Volta played some guitar. He and I do these solos together where we're using the same amp at the same time."

A video was released for "The Past Recedes".

The vinyl edition of the record saw a repressing from Record Collection on December 11, 2012. These reissued records are 180 gram and come with a download of choice between MP3 and WAV formats of the album.

The album cover is reproduced from 17th-century painting "Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld" by the Flemish painter Jan Brueghel the Younger.

Personnel

 * John Frusciante – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, electric bass, melodica, piano, string ensemble, mellotron, synthesizer, treatments, producer, design
 * Omar Rodríguez-López – lead guitar on "Lever Pulled", joined lead guitar with Frusciante on "Anne"
 * Carla Azar – drums
 * Ken Wild – double bass

 * Production
 * Didier Martín - production
 * Ryan Hewitt – engineer, mixing
 * Chris Holmes – additional mixing
 * Bernie Grundman – mastering
 * Lola Montes – photography
 * Mike Piscitelli – design
 * Dave Lee – equipment technician

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F/X

F/X (also known as or subtitled Murder by Illusion) is a 1986 American action thriller film directed by Robert Mandel, written by Gregory Fleeman and Robert T. Megginson, and starring Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora, Cliff De Young, and Angela Bassett in her film debut. The film follows a special effects expert who is hired by the U.S. Department of Justice to stage the murder of a mobster about to enter the Witness Protection Program, but complications arise when he is targeted for murder himself; meanwhile, an NYPD detective becomes suspicious of the circumstances of the case.

The film was released to positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, earning $20.6 million on a $10 million budget. A sequel, F/X2: The Deadly Art of Illusion, was released in 1991. A spinoff television series, F/X: The Series, was produced from 1996 to 1998.

Plot
Movie special effects expert Roland "Rollie" Tyler is hired by the Department of Justice to stage the murder of Mafia informant Nicholas DeFranco. DeFranco is set to testify against his former Mafia bosses and go into witness protection, but the DoJ is afraid he will be killed before the trial. Rollie rigs a gun with blanks and gives DeFranco a rig with radio transmitters and fake blood packs to simulate bullet hits. The DoJ supervisor on the case, Edward Mason, asks Rollie to be the "assassin" wearing a disguise. He is paid $30,000 and assured by Mason that he is "100% protected".

During the preparation, Lipton, the DoJ agent in charge, handles Rollie's gun. DeFranco wears Rollie's rig to an Italian restaurant and the public "assassination" goes flawlessly. Rollie is picked up by Lipton, but he tries to shoot Rollie. In the struggle for Lipton's gun, the driver is killed and the car crashes, allowing Rollie to escape. He contacts Mason, who is shocked by Lipton's actions and instructs him to wait for other agents to take him to a safe location; however, another man thought to be Rollie is killed by the agents, proving that Mason is trying to kill him too. Rollie retreats to his girlfriend Ellen's apartment, but she is killed the next morning by a sniper, whom Rollie kills in a fight.

NYPD homicide detective Leo McCarthy investigates the deaths of Ellen and the sniper and realizes it is connected to DeFranco, whom he has been pursuing for years. He discovers that the assassination was faked and that Mason planned it. When he is suspended by his captain for his reckless methods, McCarthy manages to steal his captain's badge and gun.

Using an elaborate phone setup, Rollie lures Lipton out in the open and kidnaps him in his official car, taking him on a rough ride in the trunk to get Mason's address out of him. After stealing his van from an impound with the help of his assistant and evading police, Rollie goes to Mason's mansion where, using his special effects expertise, he defeats Mason's guards; McCarthy follows and alerts the New York State Police.

Mason and DeFranco realize Rollie has found them. DeFranco shoots out several windows in Mason's study and Rollie falls through one of the windows, appearing to be dead. Mason and DeFranco try to leave the house when a helicopter arrives, but DeFranco is shocked by a rigged metal screen door, disrupting his pacemaker. Before he dies of heart failure, Mason takes from him a key to a Swiss safe deposit box containing the funds DeFranco stole from the Mafia.

Mason prepares to escape, but is surprised by Rollie, who holds him at gunpoint with an Uzi. Mason tries to bribe Rollie by giving him the key, proposing that they split the money, but Rollie refuses and puts his gun down. Mason picks up the gun and demands the key back, but Rollie reveals the gun is empty and has Krazy Glue on its grip, before shoving Mason out of the mansion toward the police, who misinterpret his actions as a threat and fatally shoot him.

Rollie fakes his death and is taken to the morgue, where he is confronted by McCarthy. The film ends with Rollie impersonating DeFranco at the bank in Geneva and retrieving the $15 million in Mafia funds, which he shares with McCarthy.

Cast

 * Bryan Brown as Roland "Rollie" Tyler
 * Brian Dennehy as Detective Leo McCarthy
 * Diane Venora as Ellen
 * Cliff De Young as Martin Lipton
 * Mason Adams as Colonel Edward Mason
 * Jerry Orbach as Nicholas DeFranco
 * Joe Grifasi as Mickey
 * Trey Wilson as Lieutenant Murdoch
 * Tom Noonan as Varrick
 * Josie de Guzman as Marisa Velez
 * M'el Dowd as Miss Joyce Lehman
 * Roscoe Orman as Captain Wallenger
 * Martha Gehman as Andy
 * Angela Bassett as TV Reporter

Production
The unsolicited screenplay was written by two novice writers, actor Gregory Fleeman and documentarian Robert T. Megginson. Producer Jack Wiener read their script, which was submitted as a low-budget television movie, and felt that it should be made into a theatrical release. Wiener and his co-producer Dodi Fayed hired Robert Mandel, an Off-Broadway director. They did not want to hire an action director, but instead wanted a director who would bring a realistic touch to the film and make the audience care about the main character having been impressed with Mandel's direction of actors in Independence Day. Mandel accepted the job because he wanted to dispel the perception that he was a "soft, arty director". Initially he was not impressed with the film's screenplay, which he felt was not well-crafted but felt that it provided for "a lot of action and a lot of things I did not have under my belt". In preparation for the film's action sequences, Mandel studied chase scenes from Bullitt and The French Connection. To pull off the film's special effects, the producers hired John Stears, who had worked on the first eight James Bond films and shared a special effects Academy Award for Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.

Principal photography began in the spring of 1985 in New York City, with additional filming taking place in nearby Orange, New Jersey and Rye, New York. Production was completed on July 6, 1985, in Geneva, Switzerland.

A preview screening in the San Fernando Valley produced some of the best statistics Orion Pictures had seen in some time. A week before its release, a film industry screening was very successful, as was its premiere at the United States Film Festival (later known as the Sundance Film Festival).

Release
While F/X performed well at the box office, grossing over $20 million in North America (well over its $10 million budget), executives at Orion Pictures, which financed and distributed the film, felt that it could have performed even better with a different title. One executive claimed that no one understood what the title meant, but they accepted it because it was what the producers wanted. Wiener admitted that they thought that the two letters together would be "provocative" like MASH and admitted that they had made a mistake.

Reception
F/X holds an 89% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 27 critics. The site's consensus states; "Smart, twisty, and perfectly cast, the effects-assisted neo-noir F/X reminds viewers that a well-told story is the most special effect of all."

Vincent Canby praised the look of the film in his review for The New York Times, writing, "the movie, which looks as if it had been made on an A-picture budget, has a lot of the zest one associates with special-effects-filled B-pictures". Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four:This movie takes a lot of delight in being more psychologically complex than it has to be. It contains fights and shootouts and big chase scenes, but they're all firmly centered on who the characters are and what they mean to one another. In his review for The Globe and Mail, Jay Scott wrote, "F/X is simply out to give a good time, which it does superbly". Paul Attanasio in his review for The Washington Post praised Brian Dennehy's performance: Dennehy brings magic to the rolehe's large, and he enlarges it. With his sly eyes and little can opener of a nose, his shoulders a yard wide, his hair massing in gray curls behind his ears, he dances through the movie like a mastodon in toe shoes. In his review for The Sunday Times, George Perry praised the film's premise as a "nice idea, but the effects themselves are merely ingenious when they might have been spectacular". Sheila Benson wrote in her review for the Los Angeles Times: Where F/X floats above the crowd are in its performances; in the perfection of Miroslav Ondricek's photography, Mel Bourne's production design, John Stears' effects and Terry Rawlings' crisp, succinct editing; in the virtually unpredictable twists and turns of its plot, and in the sheer joy of watching a hero use his skill and his wits to solve a problem.

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Aeroplan

Aeroplan is the frequent-flyer program owned by Air Canada, Canada's flag carrier. The Aeroplan program was created in July 1984 by Air Canada as an incentive program for its frequent flyer customers. In 2002 it was spun off as a separate corporate entity and eventually sold to Aimia. On May 11, 2017, Air Canada announced it plans to launch a new loyalty program to replace the Aeroplan program in 2020. On August 21, 2018, Air Canada, along with TD, CIBC and Visa, agreed to acquire Aeroplan from Aimia for CA$450 million in cash. There are approximately 5 million active members in the program. On August 11, 2020, Air Canada released details about its new loyalty program, which was a relaunch of Aeroplan.

In recent years, Aeroplan has evolved into a loyalty marketing program with retail partners such as Home Hardware, Birks and Nestlé Canada. Aeroplan is also used by Air Creebec, Canadian North, Calm Air, and First Air. Internally, Aeroplan has deployed the MicroStrategy platform for business intelligence reporting and analytics for its personnel to analyze member information, track purchasing patterns, identify profiles of loyal members, and align its loyalty program with members' preferences.

Many Aeroplan members collect miles via credit cards. Credit cards were originally allocated to CIBC and Diners Club/enRoute, but were later offered to AMEX Bank of Canada, while Diners Club withdrew from the program. (The contract with CIBC expired at the end of 2013, and Aimia began a new partnership for credit cards with Toronto-Dominion Bank as the primary issuer, with CIBC relegated to a secondary role of January 1, 2014. )

In 2012, approximately 2.3 million rewards were issued to members, including more than 1.6 million flights on Air Canada or other Star Alliance carriers, which offer travel to more than 1,000 destinations worldwide.

Corporate history
When it was created in 1984, Aeroplan's operations were fully integrated with those of Air Canada. In 2002, Aeroplan was spun off as a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada.

In June 2005, Air Canada's parent company, ACE Aviation Holdings, sold 12.5% of Aeroplan for $250 million through an initial public offering, thereby creating the world's first publicly traded loyalty program, Aeroplan Income Fund, at a valuation of $2 billion.

On December 20, 2007, Aeroplan Income Fund acquired Loyalty Management Group, a loyalty marketing and customer-driven insight and analysis business that owns and operates Nectar, the UK's leading coalition loyalty program.

On May 28, 2008, ACE Aviation Holdings disposed of its remaining holdings in the fund for $438 million. As such, the Aeroplan program was no longer under direct control of Air Canada.

The corporate name was changed to Aimia in order to "reflect the fact that the program has grown and diversified into a comprehensive customer loyalty program with hundreds of participating retailers."

In November 2018, Aimia signed a definitive agreement with Air Canada to sell Aeroplan back to Air Canada for $450M in cash. This means Air Canada successfully sold Aeroplan for a combined $688 million, and repurchased it 10 years later for $450 million, for a profit of $238 million before expenses or inflation adjustments. Accounting for inflation yields a sale price of $832.2 in 2018 dollars, resulting in a profit of $382M before expenses.

Competition
Aeroplan faces competition from many sources, including other airline reward programs (even within Star Alliance), various bank-affiliated credit card loyalty plans, and the Air Miles program.

Mileage expiration
Aeroplan points expire if the member has no account activity for a period of 18 months. In the past, Aeroplan had a policy where all miles would expire after seven years, even if there was continued activity in the account. This policy has since been cancelled as of June 27, 2013.

Class action lawsuit
When miles expire, Aeroplan offers to restore the miles for a fee of $30 plus $0.01 per mile, which in some instances has resulted in charges of several thousand dollars for high-mileage members. Members have argued that Aeroplan had already been paid for the miles through the selling partner by virtue of the retail pricing and by fees charged for certain collector credit cards. As a result, on many blogs, members were upset that their miles had been emptied from their accounts.

As Aeroplan refused to give the miles back, a class action lawsuit was launched by Montreal lawyer Owen Falquero of Merchant Law Group LLP.

On August 3, 2009, the Quebec Superior Court granted authorization to launch a class-action lawsuit challenging Groupe Aeroplan Inc.'s practice of cancelling points accumulated in its loyalty program. The motion, obtained by Montreal lawyer Owen Falquero of Merchant Law Group LLP, was filed on behalf of about seven plaintiffs across Canada; however, thousands of petitioners have registered for membership in the class. The motion was filed formally on behalf of Noella Neale of Port Coquitlam, BC, a single mother whose 150,000 points were annulled by Aeroplan because she had not made a contribution or a redemption in her account for one year, a period during which she had fallen ill. Those points fell victim to Aeroplan's rules, under which the company erases points in an account that has been dormant for 12 months. In a telephone interview, Neale said she had been going to pay for her daughter's trip to New Zealand—her graduation gift—until she tried to pay from her account and saw that it had been emptied. Aeroplan spokeswoman JoAnne Hayes declined to comment on the issue because it is now before the courts. In a statement, Aeroplan noted, "no class action has yet been filed. This motion is the first procedural step before any such action can be instituted." The company stated, "petitioners (are) seek(ing) court permission to sue Aeroplan on behalf of program members in Canada to obtain reinstatement of expired miles, reimbursement of any amounts already expended by Aeroplan members to reinstate their expired miles, $50 in compensatory damages and an undetermined amount in exemplary damages on behalf of each class member, all in relation to changes made to the Aeroplan program concerning accumulation and expiry of Aeroplan Miles as announced Oct. 16th, 2006." But Aeroplan stressed that it "is of the view that there are good grounds for opposing the motion for authorization and will vigorously defend any class action, should one be authorized by the court." Neale said, "I felt like they stole from me." "If the bank took my money like that, it would be theft. I earned those points. They belong to me, and (Aeroplan) has no right to take them away from me." The lawsuit was settled in August 2018.

Status Levels
Prior to Air Canada's acquisition and relaunch of the program in 2020, Aeroplan rewarded users with status levels upon reaching a particular level of points accumulation in a given year. This program was called Aeroplan Distinction. The levels were Aeroplan Silver, Aeroplan Black, and Aeroplan Diamond, requiring 25,000, 50,000, and 100,000 miles, respectively. Most points qualified for these levels, including those from credit card spending and actual flying, but excluded points from credit card sign up bonuses, prizes, etc. At higher levels, members were rewarded with less expensive flight redemptions, priority access to call centers, and status matching with other rewards/loyalty programs.

The Aeroplan status program was a different program from the Air Canada Altitude rewards program, which grants status and rewards while dealing with Air Canada directly. With Aeroplan back in the Air Canada fold, the Silver/Black/Diamond status program was eliminated for a refreshed Altitude rewards program.

Earn miles

 * 1) Earn Aeroplan Miles with Air Canada: For travel on flights within Canada and between Canada and the continental United States (including Hawaii), 25% of miles flown are earned for Tango Class, 100% of miles flown are earned for Tango Plus and Executive Class Lowest, and 150% of miles flown are earned for Executive Class Flexible. For travel on flights for all other destinations worldwide, 100% of miles flown are earned for Tango Plus, 125% for Executive Class Lowest, and 150% for Executive Class Flexible.
 * 2) Earn Aeroplan Miles when booking from AirCanada.com: Earn up to 1 Aeroplan Mile for every dollar spent when you purchase an eligible ticket at AirCanada.com (Canadian and US edition only). Earn 1 Aeroplan mile for every 3 dollars spent when you purchase an eligible Flight Pass at AirCanada.com (Canadian and US edition only).
 * 3) Other partners: Aeroplan miles can be earned and used to redeem flights from Air Canada and partner airlines. Air Canada is part of the Star Alliance, a group of 28 airlines that co-operate to expand the offerings of each individual airline. Awards are redeemable on any one of these airlines. Each flight is allocated a certain number of "award seats" available to be used for award redemption. There are also travel and retail partners who award Aeroplan miles for being a customer of their services.

Buy miles
Since May 2020, Air Canada allows to purchase or gift Aeroplan miles. Until then, buying miles was only available when booking flight rewards, which remains the same.

Fully integrated airline partners

 * 🇨🇦 Air Canada
 * 🇨🇦 Air Canada Express
 * 🇨🇦 Air Canada Rouge

Star Alliance partner airlines

 * 🇬🇷 Aegean Airlines
 * Air China
 * 🇮🇹 Air Dolomiti
 * 🇮🇳 Air India
 * 🇳🇿 Air New Zealand
 * 🇯🇵 All Nippon Airways (ANA)
 * 🇰🇷 Asiana Airlines
 * 🇦🇹 Austrian Airlines
 * 🇨🇴 Avianca
 * 🇧🇪 Brussels Airlines
 * 🇵🇦 Copa Airlines
 * 🇭🇷 Croatia Airlines
 * 🇪🇬 Egyptair
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopian Airlines
 * 🇹🇼 EVA Air
 * 🇵🇱 LOT Polish Airlines
 * 🇩🇪 Lufthansa
 * 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)
 * Shenzhen Airlines
 * 🇸🇬 Singapore Airlines
 * 🇿🇦 South African Airways
 * 🇨🇭 Swiss International Air Lines
 * 🇵🇹 TAP Air Portugal
 * 🇹🇭 Thai Airways International
 * 🇹🇷 Turkish Airlines
 * 🇺🇸 United Airlines

Source:

Other partners

 * 🇮🇪 Aer Lingus
 * 🇨🇦 Air Creebec
 * 🇲🇺 Air Mauritius
 * 🇷🇸 Air Serbia
 * 🇧🇷 Azul Brazilian Airlines
 * Bamboo Airways
 * 🇨🇦 Calm Air
 * 🇨🇦 Canadian North
 * 🇭🇰 Cathay Pacific
 * 🇨🇦 Central Mountain Air
 * 🇩🇪 Discover Airlines
 * Emirates
 * Etihad Airways
 * 🇩🇪 Eurowings
 * 🇧🇷 GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes
 * 🇧🇭 Gulf Air
 * 🇨🇳 Juneyao Air
 * 🇱🇧 Middle East Airlines
 * 🇬🇷 Olympic Air
 * 🇴🇲 Oman Air
 * 🇨🇦 PAL Airlines
 * 🇱🇰 SriLankan Airlines
 * 🇹🇷 SunExpress
 * 🇦🇺 Virgin Australia
 * 🇮🇳 Vistara

Source:

Former partners

 * 🇲🇽 Aeromar

June 2013 announcements
On June 27, 2013, it was announced that Aimia had signed a conditional agreement with Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) to become a credit-card partner as of January 1, 2014, and that Aimia would seek to terminate its decades-long relationship with CIBC. After the announcement, Aimia's stock rose by 11 percent.

In response, CIBC suggested that Aimia was attempting to nullify CIBC's right of first refusal. CIBC had already been hinting that it was dissatisfied with its arrangement with Aeroplan and might start its own loyalty program.

Aimia's conditional deal with TD would last ten years and involve an up-front payment of $100 million. Aimia said that CIBC had until August 9, 2013, to exercise its right of first refusal by matching the terms of the proposed TD contract.

In another announcement, Aimia cancelled Aeroplan's "seven-year mileage redemption policy". The policy had originally come into effect at the beginning of 2007, and provided that all miles would expire if unused after seven years, with the accumulated mileage of all customers as of January 1, 2007, expiring at the end of 2013. Aimia CEO Rupert Duchesne told Bloomberg news service that people had been worried there would be a run on Aimia's cash flow in 2013, but cancelling the seven-year expiration policy removes that worry.

In addition, on June 27, Aeroplan announced the launch of Distinction, a tiered recognition program that rewards top accumulating members based on total Aeroplan Miles earned across all coalition partners, with preferential mileage levels for redemption, bonus mile offers, and exclusive privileges. Benefits begin as of January 1, 2014, and include three status levels based on a member's total eligible mileage accumulation during the calendar year: dSilver (25,000 miles), dBlack (50,000 miles), and dDiamond (100,000 miles).

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Talk:RollerCoaster Tycoon

Removed
I removed the following section from the article:
 * ==Objectives==

 * Objectives for the RCT games include:
 * # of guests by October, Year # with a park rating of @ least 600
 * Park Value of (depends on which currency you can use) # by October, Year #
 * # of guests without dropping 700 in park value
 * Complete 5 roller coasters with excitement rating @ least #.##
 * Have fun! (Do whatever you want!)

It's poorly written and the last bullet is POV. If someone wants to take a shot at rewriting it, please do so. I think it'd be a nice addition to the article, but is just too hard to decifer in its current state. — Frecklefoot | Talk 17:36, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)

 * It is indeed. I may re-write it soon. • Thorpe • 18:57, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Let me note that the list is almost the exact wordings of the scenario objectives in the game, and I can see what it tries to say. Also note that the last objective, although looked like out of place, is very true. (The last scenario, Mega Park, which can only be unlocked when all other pervious scenario are finished, has exactly this objective, according to the game. It serves as an award to all who win the game) --Lemontea 03:39, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Scoots, etc.
These idiots won't stop linking to those sites. If it persists, would banning them be out of the question?--DooMDrat 10:27, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't understand why you keep reverting back. NewElement is one of the largest RCT communities on the web. If you insist on keeping RCT2.com, which I think should also be up, then NewElement should be there as well. For users searching this section, both are clearly relevant if they are looking for a place to meet other players. Instead of bithching about me adding a link, try and start a relevant discussion next time. --Scoots

 * I would also like to add that the game name is RollerCoaster Tycoon, and not Roller Coaster Tycoon, therefore websites with the game name in it and whatnot should not have a space between roller and coaster, unless they are referring to the actual ride itself.

 * What about RCT (Abbreviation of the game's name)? Would that work?--Luigi-San 2:35, Jul 28, 2009

Errors erronious
I think the Errors section is wrong. I've been using RCT under Windows XP for years and never had any of the problems described. Is there some external verification for it? — Frecklefoot | Talk 19:00, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * From official site: The latest version of RollerCoaster Tycoon is V1.08.187. Rollercoaster Tycoon can now be played under Microsoft Windows 2000. I rewrote the section as well.--DooM Drat 11:34, Jun 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * When I tried to install RCT on XP, it didn't work until I got the patch, so that section is most definately right. — GurraJG 18:41, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Page spacing
The page looks crowded without those line spacing breaks just to fix image placement, especially at and after the RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 section. We could just use those  html tags to make the spaces without leaving huge gaps in the editing section, so it wouldn't be as crowded. --FlyingPenguins 06:30, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I just fixed most spacing issues, but it still looks pretty bad. What really needs to happen is to have the entries for RC2 and RC3 spun off into articles themselves.  When the entries were first added, they were too small to be complete articles.  But now, with all the content (text and images), I think they'd be better as separate articles, where we'd have more placement and formatting options.   — Frecklefoot | Talk 19:41, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree with you, Frecklefoot. The article(s) should be like it was several months before, with a summary of RCT2 & RCT3 on the main RCT article, and a link to their separate articles. Still, I think that the RCT2 & RCT3 should be expanded sometime. --FlyingPenguins 06:19, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, well I made them into separate articles but they were merged into one article. --  Thorpe  talk 12:10, 25 September 2005 (UTC)
 * So are we or are we not going to split the articles? I really think that we should. --FlyingPenguins 19:43, 9 October 2005 (UTC)

Maybe it should separated into several articles, all 3 games? 213.190.42.88 15:11, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

 * That is what we are deciding. Unfortunately, no one replied anymore. --FlyingPenguins 18:17, 30 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I've re-written the whole thing. Hopefully it shouldn't need splitting, now. Run! 17:51, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

RCT3 Controversy
In regards to the small paragraph:

"Some people did, however, defend Frontier Developments' work on the game by pointing out that Chris Sawyer rarely participated in or listened to the community, and saying that he would've most likely kept the game 2D, such as Rollercoaster Tycoon 2."

I was an avid fan of the series; played the game since RCT1 was in it's demo stage and visited many RCT communities. I can say that many of the fans, although they would have liked to see the game go 3D, felt that it would take away any appeal from the original game. Most wanted the game to stay in its 2D, isometric view. With the conversion to 3D, the game lost many fans.

I'm just not sure if that paragraph is valid. It's not really backed up by anything. Saying that Chris Sawyer didn't listen to the fans is kind of... awry. If the fans wanted the game to stay in 2D, then why would Chris need to listen to them?

I guess my point isn't backed up either, but you'll just have to trust me on this one.

 * It's a weasel word (WP:AWW) in any case, so it should be removed. -- Run!  10:47, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, to be honest the game developers did listen back when i was a moderator on the Official Atari forums in 2004/2005. They did listen to us gamers, we were not ignored by far. --BC 02:14, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Category
Why is this in Category:Transport infrastructure computer and video games? --  BANG   !  02:16, 13 February 2007

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Board game
If the books are mentioned why is the Rollercoaster Tycoon board game not mentioned? Surely it is just as relevant? 82.40.132.163 (talk) 09:23, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

Requested Move
Should this be moved to RollerCoaster Tycoon (Series) and the other page to the current name of this one? It makes more sense for this to be named "Series" so the one that says (Game) can be moved here. It's mostly how all the other series go on the Wiki. I wanted to get the OK before doing so.  Starfox Roy  |guestbook|  23:43, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

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Duplicated link
The Atari forum source is listed in the references section twice (as reference #2 and #4). This linking needs to be fixed so that it limits to only the first link of this source. trainfan01 19:14, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Still a trilogy?
With the release of RCT3D, there are technically no longer just three games in the series, though the opening paragraph calls it a trilogy. Should this be changed?

Musicmaster890 (talk) 18:54, 18 August 2013 (UTC)

European release for Switch
Has it been released on Switch in Europe? Nintendo Life claims that the game has been released today, but there's no mention of it on Nintendo of Europe's release schedule. JamminBen also claims that it wasn't released on November 29th. Would someone back me or him up please? Zacharyalejandro (talk) 21:19, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 November 2019
The original price of RCT when it was released in 1999 was not $5.99. It was $39.99. In the LA Times Article linked below, the price of the game at release is at the end of the article. Please update the article to reflect the true price.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-07-fi-45067-story.html 206.219.255.152 (talk) 20:44, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅, but 39.99 was standard for the day, so this shouldn't even be mentioned in the first place. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 20:52, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Editing locked
Can editing be unlocked for this page? There are many grammatical errors in the Legacy section. Slusho815 (talk) 18:38, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I think this would be ok, we have a fair number of eyes on this particular article, but defer to you. -- ferret (talk) 20:13, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * It doesn't even look like the page is protected. Is it simply missing the template up top? ~ Dissident93 (talk) 20:33, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes, top icon is just missing. It's protected till April. -- ferret (talk) 20:34, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Unlocked. Please watch out for any edits from sockpuppets of the banned long-term vandal, . All such edits should be reverted on sight. --Yamla (talk) 20:48, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

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Reclining Buddha

A reclining Buddha is an image that represents Buddha lying down and is a major iconographic theme in Buddhist art. It represents the historical Buddha during his last illness, about to enter the parinirvana. He is lying on his right side, his head resting on a cushion or relying on his right elbow, supporting his head with his hand.

This pattern seems to have emerged at the same time as other representations of the Buddha in the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara.

In Thai art
For Thai Buddha attitudes (ปางพระพุทธรูป; parang Phra phut ta roupe), the reclining Buddha (ปางไสยาสน์; paang sai yat) can refer to three different episodes, whilst the attribute of each remains unclear.
 * Nirvana attitude (ปางปรินิพพาน; paang pari nipphan)
 * Teaching the Rahu Asurin attitude (ปางโปรดอสุรินทราหู; paang proad asurin tra rahu)
 * Sleeping attitude (ปางทรงพระสุบิน; paang song phra subin)

Notable examples
Burma:
 * Winsein Tawya Buddha (Mawlamyaing) - 182.9 m
 * Thanboddhay Pagoda (Monywa) - 101 m
 * Myathalyaung Buddha (Bago) - 82 m
 * Lawka Tharahpu Buddha (Dawei) - 73.6 m
 * Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple (Yangon) - 66 m
 * Shwethalyaung Buddha (Bago) - 54.8 m
 * Manuha Temple (Bagan)
 * Phowintaung, near Monywa

Cambodia:
 * West side of the Baphuon in Angkor
 * Monolithic Buddha of the Phnom Kulen (lying on his left side)
 * Golden gilded Buddha on Sambok Mountain in Kratié Province (on his right side)

China
 * Dafo Temple, Zhangye

Pakistan: India:
 * Bhamala Stupa contains a statue carbon dated to be 1,800 years old, making it the oldest reclining Buddha in the world.
 * Cave #26 of Ajanta

Indonesia:
 * Maha Vihara Mojopahit, Trowulan, East Java.

Japan
 * Kongōbu-ji at Mount Kōya.
 * Nanzo-in, in Fukuoka Prefecture - 41 m

Malaysia:
 * Wat Chayamangkalaram in Pulau Tikus, Penang
 * Sam Poh Tong Temple in Ipoh, Perak
 * Wat Phothivihan in Tumpat, Kelantan

Sri Lanka:
 * Dambulla
 * Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa (12th century)

Tajikistan:
 * Buddha in Nirvana of Ajina-Tepa (13 meters long), on display in the National Museum in Dushanbe

Thailand:
 * Wat Dhammachaksemaram in Nakhon Ratchasima - 13 m the reclining Buddha of the 7th century in Dvaravati style coming from Muang Sema
 * Wat Khun Inthapramun in Ang Thong - 50 m an ancient temple that was constructed during the Sukhothai period
 * Wat Lokkayasutha in Ayutthaya- 29 m the biggest reclining Buddha in Ayuttaya
 * Wat Pa Mok Worawihan in Ang Thong - 23 m The reclining Buddha image was constructed during the Sukhothai period
 * Wat Pho of Bangkok - 46 m
 * Wat Phra Kaeo in Kamphaeng Phet (15th century)
 * Wat Phra Si Iriyabot in Kamphaeng Phet The 15th century temple with Buddha statues in four postures-walking, sitting, standing and reclining in the Sukhothai artistic style
 * Wat Wichian Bamrung in Phetchabun - 50 m

United States
 * Chua Linh-Son Buddhist Temple in Santa Fe, Texas

Vietnam:
 * Hội Khánh Temple, Thủ Dầu Một, Bình Dương

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Talk:Open-mid central rounded vowel

the link to the sound sample points back to the page, instead of a .wav-file

X SAMPA?
What is the X-SAMPA of this vowel? The article wrongly states that it's 3 but 3 is actually the unrounded version.65.102.39.177 19:58, 12 March 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.102.39.177 (talk • contribs)

 * No, it says the X-Sampa is 3\. The slash makes all the difference.  Æµ§œš¹ [aɪm ˈfɻɛ̃ⁿdˡi] 05:06, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

ɞ and ɔ̈ are the same?
I don't about anyone else, but to me [ɞ] and [ɔ̈] are not the same. [ɔ̈] would represent a phone somewhere in between [ɞ] and [ɔ]. If [ɞ] and [ɔ̈] were the same phone, what would be the purpose of diacritics?

Accentman (talk) 09:41, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
 * <> is a fairly new symbol, so works that are a little older tended to represent that sound with <>. Nowadays, it's less likely that they would represent the same sound, though I wouldn't be completely surprised if it still happened. — Æµ§œš¹  [ãːɱ ˈfɹ̠ˤʷɪ̃ə̃nlɪ]  13:53, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

 * It just seems a bit like OR to me, which I thought was a no-no here.
 * Accentman (talk) 10:50, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I suppose it technically is, though it's a pretty minor issue that many experts would agree on. — Æµ§œš¹  [ãːɱ ˈfɹ̠ˤʷɪ̃ə̃nlɪ] 14:26, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Sound
Is there any recording of this vowel? Where might one find an example of it? — Knyȝt (talk) 10:03, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes there is, and it should have been included in the infobox automatically. I can't figure out why that didn't happen, but I've added it manually now. JudahH (talk) 23:25, 27 January 2015 (UTC)

title: Talk:Open-mid central rounded vowel