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Talk:Razorlight

More info on their newest album
According to their official website "HTTP://WWW.RAZORLIGHT.CO.UK" they have named producers Lillywhite and Dave McCracken as helping them produce their new album. Johnny said, and I quote, "the album will have a city energy". I don't know if this is the right section of the site to post news like this (as I literally joined Wiki today) but I figured it was useful info. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vialobe (talk • contribs) 12:14, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

Rusty Bradshaw
Who the f*** is Rusty Bradshaw, and how is he related to the band? Why would him raping a girl make a useful addition to an encyclopedia article about the band? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.199.174.149 (talk) 13:03, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

"Eddie McKeon"
I noticed someone put Eddie McKeon up on here. He played a few tours with razorlight, but i dont think he's an actual member of the band. Is he still playing with razorlight???? he was a really good guitarist!! dunno where the backing vocals bit came in>>>.

Vandalised
I think this article has been vandalised. can someone review the edit history and restore it? i dont know how to --Sparkelman11 (talk) 11:23, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

'Controversy' mk II
I've removed the following from the 'controversy' section:

'Although the band is predominantly associated with its lead singer Johnny Borrell, its most successful release so far has been the single 'America' which was written by the drummer Andy Burrows.'

The song was co-written with Burrows (as the article itself confirms), the success of the single is not colossal in comparison to previous releases ('Somewhere Else' reached number two in the UK charts) and none of this is controversial.

'Controversy'
I removed references to Razorlight 'stealing' ideas from British Sea Power and The Libertines. There were no citations and the case against Razorlight amounted to:

1) British Sea Power sometimes put plastic trees on stage; so do Razorlight.

2) The lead singers of these two bands dress in a similar fashion.

3) The Libertines first album had a title that began with the word 'Up'; the same is true of Razorlight's first album.

4) The titles of both bands second albums were eponymous.

Even if all this is true it hardly amounts to grand larceny and is not noteworthy enough for inclusion in an encyclopedia. - 23/10.06

Indie Genre?
Razorlight are clearly on a major label, the Indie genre classification is very highly questionable. In the interests of NPOV, and presenting all views (instead of trying a rational one, like say: the BBC has to), I propose a compromise: clarifying that they are in the style of Indie Rock (as an artist connection at least), while clearing up any confusion that might lead readers to believe they are on an independent label by specifying which labels are major labels that they are signed to. I will go ahead with this change now. Any thoughts? -VirianFlux

 * I personaly think that defining a music genre by whether a band are or are not signed to a major label is absurd, same with defining it by being "alternative", without saying what exactly they are alternative to, and that they are in fact part of the mainstream. Music should not be about who owns who, it should be about what or how you are playing. Pixies played folk and surf influenced punk rock... i think that's a pretty precise definition of what the did/do... if you say they were/are an "indie" band my answer would be "yes, but i asked about their music not their contractual situation with a major label", same with Razorlight. Only British and Americans can came up with this stupid market oriented genre definitions. Maybe this is a discussion that would be more appropriate for another articule... but i just want to say that the only genre definitions that i consider correct for this band are Post-punk revival and/or Garage rock/Garage rock revival. To hell with poverty! September 20, 20:29

 * You haven't made it clear what your position is on clarifying the indie genre confusion by adding a major label clarification. Wikipedia entries are best left to decribing factual infomation such as if a label is major or not, or the date something happend. This is easy to fact check and cite sources. Either way, someone has changed the article without discussing it in here, the article will have to be locked if this continues.
 * Found out the change was probably part of an innocent infobox update!

well saves the day are major label but they are still "Indie rock" - THRICE 34
 * how can they possibly be 'indie' when they've never been signed to anything but a major label? It either means music of any style released on independent labels or it means absolutely nothing. Or are we saying 'indie rock' is rock music for anyone who won't have anything to do with 'headbangers'? Is it 'rock' that the NME tells you is OK to like? Musical snobbery.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.194.13.221 (talk) 00:42, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Underground?
I don't see how they're underground - They've had 3 Top 20 hits in the UK.

What the hell?
Why is this page filled with content about Keane? Does anybody know how to change this back to Razorlight content? I don't know how to do it. Somebody was messing with this page, methinks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.101.6.212 (talk) 16:10, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

Never mind, it was just done.

Pop genre
I would not consider Razorlight to be classified as a pop act. Although they sound poppy, there not a pop band. Their genre should be reverted back to indie rock and post-punk revival. Eastpaw 19 Dec 2006 (UTC)

Surely its a bit of a discrepancy that both Razorlight's albums are classified 'Indie rock', yet the band is classified as 'indie pop' and 'twee pop'?

Terrible page
page is a mess needs redone, i removed a section about razorlight being a teeny bopper band, compared to s-club and take that, with fans aged 8-16..... ridiculous —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.156.38.248 (talk) 16:51, 1 March 2007 (UTC).
 * That was vandalism, and I thank you for removing it. However whilst improvements are needed, I don't think this article is terrible. If there are any improvements you want to make, feel free to be bold and make them yourself. -- Mark ( Talk ) 19:39, 1 March 2007 (UTC).

Artist Box
I've been unable to revert. For some reason someone messed with the artist box. Help? Doc Strange 19:26, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've sorted it. Adamsprrw changed 'Infobox musical artist' to 'Infobox musical Artist' for some reason. Mark  ( Talk ) 20:07, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Anglo-Swedish?
I know they have two Swedish members in the band, but surely they are still and English band, and count themselves as such?

There are many bands with members from outside the country they are formed in, and are not counted (see U2 etc).

I would think they are still very much a English band, and should be referenced as such. Eastlygod 09:57, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

I do not know if I really agree. Last year (2006) Razorlight were on tour in Germany as an openig act for Swedish band Mando Diao. While Mando Diao are barely know in the UK they are a big band in Germany. A third Swedish band was involved in this tour (i forgot the name). Swedish music and litterature does surprisingly well in German markets. The inclusion of Razorlight on this tour was clearly to sell them as partly a Swedish band. VsanoJ 15:19, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I think half the band being Swedish is enough to deserve that reference - especially as it seems like Carl joined the band purely because he knew Bjorn, having never played bass before.--MartinUK (talk) 10:02, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

"Razorlight are an Anglo-Swedish indie rock band formed in 2002. They are primarily known in their home country" - I imagine their home country is considered to be Britain, but someone who doesn't know Razorlight would find it ambiguous. Maybe someone who knows more about their fame in Sweden could change the comment accordingly. Jammycaketin (talk) 11:12, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Trivia Rubbish
I am removing this this "The crowd was not pleased. The cheek." That has no place here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.136.107.139 (talk) 21:37, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Trivia

 * On Up All Night, Johnny Borrell recorded a phone number into the track "Vice", which was rumoured to be his personal phone number
 * Razorlight take their name from the make of the padlock, that was worn by Sid Vicious
 * Famous fans of the band include, Bobcat Goldthwait, Daniel Radcliffe,Colleen Shannon, Dolph Lundgren, Jenny McCarthy, Jamie Gillis, Corey Haim, Matthew Saunders, Sebastian Fox and Doug Bradley. McCarthy stated, in a recent interview with The Toronto Star, "I try and see them every time they come and play in Los Angeles. They really are better than The Beatles."
 * The MTV2 show Gonzo featured a skit featuring the song 'America', with guests sat on the couch listening to the song trying not to laugh out loud at the lyrics.
 * The song 'America', written by Andy Burrows, is widely assumed to be a vain attempt to help the band crack the lucrative US market - though its focus is (ironically) mediocrity in the UK media.
 * Razorlight's 'Somewhere Else' was recently voted the third worst lyrics in pop by listeners of Marc Riley's Music Show on BBC6 BBC NEWS Article
 * They have appeared at Live8 and Live Earth. At the latter Johnny Borrell appeared without his trademark white jeans and t-shirt, replacing them with black ones.
 * Razorlight (minus Johnny Borrell) recorded a song to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "With A Little Help From My Friends". This featured Andy Burrows on vocals, mirroring the way Ringo Starr sung vocals on The Beatles' original.
 * Razorlight were mentioned in NME magazine in August 2007 as having "the smallest crowd for a headliner in Reading and Leeds festival history", after most of the crowd leaving after Kings of Leon

Razorlight arms tour start was wrong
someone had the new razorlight tour starting on the wrong date it actualy started on the 10th not the 11th at exeter university trust me i was there —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.173.209.82 (talk) 00:33, 16 November 2008 (UTC) razorlight are awesome —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.153.95.195 (talk) 18:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

What does this mean?
"They are primarily known in their home countries, having topped the charts with the 2006 single America and its parent self-titled album, their second."

They are primary known in England and Sweden having topped the charts in America?! Wlwwybrn (talk) 12:20, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

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Jēran

Jera (also Jeran, Jeraz, Yera) is the conventional name of the j-rune of the Elder Futhark, from a reconstructed Common Germanic stem jēra- meaning "harvest, (good) year".

The corresponding letter of the Gothic alphabet is Gothic, named 𐌾𐌴𐍂 (jēr), also expressing /j/. The Elder Futhark rune gives rise to the Anglo-Frisian, named gēr , and  , named ior, and to the Younger Futhark  ár rune , which stands for , as the  phoneme disappears in late Proto-Norse.

Note that also can be a variation of dotted Isaz used for ; e.g. in Dalecarlian runes.

Name
The reconstructed Common Germanic name jēran is the origin of English year (Old English ġēar). In contrast to the modern word, it had a meaning of "season" and specifically "harvest", and hence "plenty, prosperity".

The Germanic word is cognate with Greek ὧρος (horos) "year" (and ὥρα (hora) "season", whence hour), Old East Slavic ꙗра (jara) "spring" and with the -or- in Latin hōrnus "of this year" (from *hōjōrō),  as well as  Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬭𐬆 (yārə) "year", all from a PIE stem .

Elder Futhark
The derivation of the rune is uncertain; it may have been adapted from the classical Latin alphabet's G, ("C (ᚲ) with stroke"), or it may be a Germanic innovation. The letter in any case appears from the very earliest runic inscriptions, figuring on the Vimose comb inscription, harja.

As the only rune of the Elder Futhark which was not connected, its evolution was the most thorough transformation of all runes, and it was to have numerous graphical variants. In the later period of the Elder Futhark, during the 5th to 6th centuries, connected variants appear, and these are the ones that give rise to the derivations in Anglo-Saxon (as ᛄ ger and ᛡ ior) and Scandinavian (as ᛅ ár) traditions.

Gothic jer
The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌾 (j), named jēr, which is also based on the shape of the Elder Futhark rune. This is an exception, shared with urus, due to the fact that neither the Latin nor the Greek alphabets at the time of the introduction of the Gothic one had graphemes corresponding to the distinction of j and w from i and u.

Anglo-Saxon runes
The rune in the futhorc is continued as gēr, with its epigraphical variant, and its manuscript variant (which does appear at least once epigraphically, on the Brandon Pin). Manuscripts also record an ior rune with the shape of, but its authenticity is questionable.

Younger Futhark
During the 6th and 7th centuries, the initial j in *jāra was lost in Proto-Norse, which also changed the sound value of the rune from /j/ to an /a/ phoneme. The rune was then written as a vertical staff with a horizontal stroke in the centre, usually transliterated as A, with majuscule, to distinguish it from the ansuz rune, a.

During the last phase of the Elder Futhark, the jēra-rune came to be written as a vertical staff with two slanting strokes in the form of an X in its centre. As the form of the rune had changed considerably, an older 7th century form of the rune was assumed by the s-rune. When the n-rune had stabilized in its form during the 6th and 7th centuries, its vertical stroke slanted towards the right, which made it possible to simplify the jēra-rune by having only one vertical stroke that slanted towards the left, giving the ár-rune of the classic Younger Futhark (note however, that the earliest YF inscriptions, such as the Ribe skull fragment, still retain the earlier X-shape). Since a simpler form of the rune was taken by the /a/ phoneme, the older cross form of the rune now came to be used for the /h/ phoneme.

The development of the Jēran rune from the earliest open form was not known before the discovery of the Kylver Stone in 1903, which has an entire elder futhark inscription on it. Therefore, the interpretation of the golden horns of Gallehus was slightly wrong before 1903, as it was believed this rune form could be an early form of the Ingwaz rune. The second word on the horns was thus interpreted as holtingaz rather than holtijaz.

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Talk:Pan Africanist Congress of Azania

Search index
Not really sure what to say here, but this article, when on a google search page, comes with a (1) after it, as though it is a copy. Anyone know why this is/how to fix it? 220.239.67.153 (talk) 11:14, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

Portrayal of PAC in negative light
It is pity that this website decide to portrait the PAC very negative light. The PAC has proud supporters across the country. The PAC programme had its own programme from inception, which did not have anything to do with ANC programme. The people of South Africa have not been ready for the programme of PAC but aware that ultimate Pan Africanism as represented by the PAC is only way. Sbusiso Xaba - xabas@webmail.co.za

Sure Susiso. But I think the recent changes have been somewhat of an improvement. Izwe Lethu.

 * PAC is a racist anti-white and pro-black African organization, founded as a revolutionary and genocidal terrorist faction. It is hardly surprising that it should be represented in a negative light.Royalcourtier (talk) 23:40, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

Founder
Does anyone know who founded the Pan Africanist Congress in 1959?

If I remember right it was Robert Sobukwe Shizzel 19:55, 31 May 2006 (UTC) if i still recall it was Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe,and we as youth of PAC, we salute him because to us he is a hero nd that should be respected by many of ANC members —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.21.32.225 (talk) 14:37, 30 August 2010 (UTC) thats definectly Sobukweuser:Bobe(CUT) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.21.32.225 (talk) 14:52, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Removal of links
I've reverted the revisions of User:Michael Fisher because of the bulk removal of links from the article. There were some other subsequent changes that are now unfortunately also reverted by this change. Feel free to restore those changes (if I feel energetic I will also try to untangle this), but please don't remove the links as they are fundamental to Wikipedia. Zaian 22:32, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

This article was leaning a bit towards propagandism
The Pan Africanist Congress historically has been as uncritically vilified as the African National Congress has been uncritically praised. It thus is important to keep as the issues as free of ideology as possible. Terms such as "coup" (as in a "coup" by David Sibeko) or "Maoist-Leballoist faction" without any background information should be avoided.

What would be of interest is to start a discussion here of why the PAC was not able to attain power in South Africa while the ANC was able to. Any takers? Michael Fisher 20:50, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

The PAC didn't succeed because it was too extreme and violent for most black South Africans, and, needless to say, completely opposed by white South Africans. Shizzel 19:55, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I'd say it was because the ideology of the party had been shown to be ideologically bankrupt by the disasterous experience of Nkrumah in Ghana etc. It was most fortunate that South Africans did not fall for its base and primitive populism as it would surely have taken the country on the road to ruin.

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Considering that the PAC's flag is under copyright it might be prudent to create a substitute for infoboxes like what was done for Hezbollah, the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks and the Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement. Charles Essie (talk) 15:46, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

Center Left
The party is on record as being against multi-racialism and has stated explicitly that they are black supremacists. This is not the traditional understanding of "center" in politics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 102.222.181.174 (talk) 15:39, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

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Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti

Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (born in Watford in 1968 or 1969 ) is a British Sikh writer who has written extensively for stage, screen and radio. Her play Behzti (Dishonour) was cancelled by the Birmingham Rep after protests against the play by Sikhs turned violent and alleged death threats forced Bhatti to go into hiding.

Life
Bhatti's first play, Behsharam (Shameless), received criticism from the Sikh community when it opened in 2001.

In 2005, Behzti won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for the best English language play written by a woman.

In 2010, her follow-up to Behzti titled Behud (Beyond Belief) was co-produced by Soho Theatre and Coventry Belgrade and was shortlisted for the John Whiting Award.

In 2014, Khandan (Family) opened to sell-out audiences at the Birmingham Rep and the Royal Court Theatre.

In June 2014, her first anthology of plays, Plays One (ISBN 9781783191307), was published by Oberon Books.

She is now working on a stage commission for the National Theatre. Bhatti also regularly writes for The Archers, the Radio 4 drama serial.

Awards

 * 2003 Nominated for the Race in the Media Award by the Commission for Racial Equality in the radio music/entertainment category for North East South West.
 * Asian Women of Achievement awards, nominated twice
 * 2005 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, a US-based award of $10,000 made annually to the best English language play by a woman, for Behzti.
 * 2010 Behud (Beyond Belief) nominated for the John Whiting Award

Plays

 * Soho Theatre, London 2001
 * Behzti The Door, Birmingham Rep, Birmingham, UK 2005
 * Come to Where I'm From,, Listen to the Podcast at Painesplough
 * Soho Theatre, London 2010
 * Londonee, Mukul and Ghetto Tigers and Lifeguard Productions
 * Two Old Ladies, Leicester Haymarket 2000
 * Fourteen (2014), Watford Palace Theatre commissioned 'Fourteen' after Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti wrote a short play for 'Come To Where I'm From' in 2010, co-produced by Watford Palace Theatre and Paines Plough
 * Khandan (Family) (2014),  A Royal Court Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre Co-production
 * "A Kind of People" (2019). Premiered at the Royal Court Theatre London.

Radio, films, teleplays

 * Heart of Darkness (Feb 2013), Stone, BBC Radio 4
 * The Archers (2012), BBC Radio 4
 * Everywhere and Nowhere, feature film, 2011
 * Dead Meat, half-hour film produced by Channel 4 as part of the Dogma TV season
 * Stitched Up, Commissioned Series for BBC1
 * Honour, single Film for BBC2
 * The Cleaner, hour-long film for BBC1
 * Lipstick and Nails, police drama for Great Meadow Productions
 * Pound Shop Boys, originally commissioned by October Films/Film Council/Scottish Screen and developed through PAL
 * Airport 2000, Leicester Haymarket / Riverside Studios
 * An Enemy of the People, 2010, hour-long episode for BBC World Service
 * Fourteen Units a Week, 2010, From Fact to Fiction, BBC Radio 4
 * Mera Des (My Country), BBC Radio 3
 * My Lithuanian Lady, BBC World Service
 * Westway, over thirty episodes – 1999-2001 – of the BBC World Service Radio Drama Series
 * Eastenders, BBC 1, nine episodes – 2001-04

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Talk:Art Porter Jr.

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According to the orbituary the boating accident happened at the Kratha Taek reservoir. According to the base article from Wikinfo it was in Sai Yok. The problem is: there are no other references in the web to a Kratha Taek reservoir. As romanization of Thai names is a pain, there are often many different spellings for the same thing, it's of course possible that Kratha Taek is just an usual spelling. However, there are only two big reservoirs in the Kanchanaburi province - Khao Laem and Sri Nagarind are both unlikely to be spelled that way, and both are not in Sai Yok, but in other districts. andy 13:03, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Finally I can find it - the Thai name is ห้วยกระทะแตก (Huai Kratha Taek), and with an average volume of 1.277 km³ it's a rather small reservoir, that's why it was impossible to find with english sources. It is located in Tambon Si Mongkhon in Amphoe Sai Yok. Though I still cannot find a map actually pointing the location at least the information is verified now. andy 11:19, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

 * The place is called ห้วยกระทะทอง (Huai Kratha Thong) or ห้วยกระทะแตก (Huai Kratha Taek) or วังน้ำเขียว (Wang Nam Kiew), in ตำบลศรีมงคล (Tambon Si Mongkhon), it is somewhere in the upper-left of this map. 2T (talk) 09:45, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

 * On Google Maps, it is displayed as "Huai Katha Taek". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.37.29.177 (talk) 18:53, 29 November 2017 (UTC)

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Talk:Interstate 19

Only town?
The statement "Nogales, Mexico is the only town to have the same name as its U.S. counterpart." would be incorrect, unless you clarify by adding "on the US-Mexico border". Niagara Falls, Ontario has the same name as its US counterpart, Niagara Falls, New York.

Only Town? Revisited
Another same name pair exists on the US/Mexico border. This is Tecate, CA and Tecate, BC. Tecate, CA is very small but exists. It is about 30 miles east of San Diego and Tijuana.

ADOT & Metrication
Exactly which person or what office at ADOT is the source of the information posted as to why I-19 has metric signing? RCMoeur, 22:42 MST 25 Mar 2006
 * I am 90% sure that information comes from the same Daily Star article which announced that the Tucson district wanted to change I-19 back to English-unit signs. The link given for this article no longer works, but I recall reading it at the time, and it included a short backgrounder on I-19 metric signs.  So the ultimate source for the "part of the 'metric push'" claim is probably a PAO in the Tucson district.  Beyond this, the origins of metric signing on I-19 are shrouded in mystery.  I don't know who decided that metric signing should be tested on Interstates, or how I-19 was chosen as the test bed.  I do know, however, that the 1970's was a very active period of experimentation in metric signing, with Caltrans developing sign specs for dual-unit signs (some of which are still standing), Ohio DOT putting up metric distance signs (of the general format "Columbus"/"150 KILOMETERS") for select major cities, etc.  Argatlam (talk) 14:37, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Were metric speed limits ever posted?
I had often heard that in the 1970s the speed limit signs in I-19 were posted in km/hr, leading to the inevitable confusion of half-soused drivers returning from carousing in Nogales. Is this true? The article says that distances were posted in metric but not speeds; was this always so? ==ILike2BeAnonymous 00:14, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, speed limit signs on I-19 have never been posted in km/hr. I was not able to find any information about this being the case. I also used to live in Tucson and I never heard about that being the case. Nebular110 22:23, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

 * As I added to the main article, the 1980 signing plan included design details for metric speed signs. But there is additional information.  The speed signs appear on pages in the plan set which were (at the time) generally reserved for standard sign designs, and had standard sign codes with (M) (for "metric") suffixes.  This implies that the sign designs were also part of the then-current edition of the Arizona DOT Manual of Approved Signs.  Also, in the construction plans the speed limit sign was not cancelled out, although the advisory speed signs were.  This suggests that the metric speed limit signs were installed as provided for in the contract, and it was finaled out, but the metric speed limit signs were changed out by ADOT forces soon after installation either because they were confusing motorists or because there were problems with enforceability.  (Regarding motorist confusion and enforceability, however, it has to be noted that all of the speed signs had explicit units, rendered as "km/h" below the circle having the limit value.)  Argatlam (talk) 14:44, 21 February 2009 (UTC)

Assessment
The article's RD is pretty lacking when it comes to interstates. It needs to be expanded before it's at B. CL — 05:36, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Map is washed out and lacks detail
The map showing the Interstate is washed-out, lacking contrast. It also lacks detail showing the highway. It needs to be replaced or edited with one that is more readable and possibly giving more detailed information. Rapparee71 (talk) 06:55, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Second shortest after i-97?
According to the government, I-19 is the fourth shortest: Are I-73 and I-99 not considered "primary" routes? --Rfsmit (talk) 00:33, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) I-73, 12.27 miles, Emery to Greensboro, North Carolina
 * 2) I-97, 17.62 miles, Annapolis to Baltimore, Maryland
 * 3) I-99, 53.00 miles, Bedford to Bald Eagle, Pennsylvania
 * 4) I-19, 63.35 miles, Nogales to Tucson, Arizona
 * 5) I-66, 74.80 miles, Strasburg, Virginia to Washington, D.C.

Pending Changes
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User:Preaky

I'm Preaky. My interests include television, film, and the Middle East, especially Israel.

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The Tom Thomson Mystery

The Tom Thomson Mystery is a book by Canadian judge William T. Little. It was published in 1970 by McGraw-Hill Ryerson.

Tom Thomson is regarded by some as Canada's most famous painter. He died in July 1917, drowning in Canoe Lake in Ontario's Algonquin Park, and was buried there. Two days later, his family sent an undertaker to exhume the body and send it back for re-burial in Leith, Ontario. In October 1956, Little and some friends decided to dig up Thomson's original burial place at Canoe Lake.

The book tells the story of Thomson's life and the discovery made by Little and his friends.

Little's book is one of several that raised the mystery of Tom Thomson’s death to public prominence in the late 1960s/early 1970s.

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Kime-no-kata

Kime no kata (極の形) is a series of self-defense oriented katas in judo. Kime no kata, also known as Shinken Shobu no Kata (真剣勝負の形), was developed at the Kodokan around 1888. The series is composed of 8 techniques from a kneeling posture (idori waza), and 12 techniques from a standing position (tachi waza). Both sets of techniques contain defenses for both armed and empty-handed attacks.

Kneeling techniques (idori waza)

 * 1) Ryote-dori (両手取)
 * 2) Tsukkake (突掛)
 * 3) Suri-age (摺上)
 * 4) Yoko-uchi (横打)
 * 5) Ushiro-dori (後取)
 * 6) Tsukkomi (突込)
 * 7) Kiri-komi (切込)
 * 8) Yoko-tsuki (横突)

Standing techniques (tachi waza)

 * 1) Ryote-dori (両手取)
 * 2) Sode-tori (袖取)
 * 3) Tsukkake (突掛)
 * 4) Tsuki-age (突上)
 * 5) Suri-age (摺上)
 * 6) Yoko-uchi (横打)
 * 7) Ke-age (蹴上)
 * 8) Ushiro-dori (後取)
 * 9) Tsuki-komi (突込)
 * 10) Kiri-komi (切込)
 * 11) Nuki-kake (抜掛)
 * 12) Kiri-oroshi (切下)

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Cordel literature

Cordel literature (from the Portuguese term, literatura de cordel, literally “string literature”, ) are popular and inexpensively printed booklets or pamphlets containing folk novels, poems and songs. They are produced and sold in street markets and by street vendors in Brazil, mainly in the Northeast. They are so named because they are hung from strings to display them to potential customers, and the word for rope in Portuguese is corda, from which the term cordel is derived.

History
Cordel literature forms one of the least altered continuations of the Western traditions of popular literature, such as chapbooks, and popular prints. Its history dates back to the 16th century, when the printing of oral reports became popularized in the Renaissance. This genre derives from the papel volante tradition of Portugal, a literary genre also found in Spain during the 18th and 19th centuries, and offered readers a wide array of topics, from basic instruction to political tracts. The name comes from the way the leaflets were traditionally displayed for sale, hung on ropes, twine or string in Portugal. It remains a popular literary form in Brazil. In the Northeastern region of Brazil, the name was adopted, but the leaflet may or may not be displayed on string. Some poems are illustrated with woodcuts, also used on the covers. The most common stanzas are those of ten, eight or six verses. The authors, or cordelistas, recite these verses in a melodious and cadenced way, accompanied by a musical instrument named viola. Readings or declamations of these verses are performed to win over potential buyers. In 1988, the Academia Brasileira de Literatura de Cordel (ABLC) [Brazilian Academy of Cordel Literature] was founded in Rio de Janeiro in order to bring together the exponents of this Brazilian literary genre.

According to the poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade it is one of the purest manifestations of the inventive spirit, the sense of humor and the critical capacity of Brazilians from the interior and of the humblest backgrounds.

Form

Usually produced in black and white, in quarto format, cordel chapbooks are usually illustrated with woodcuts. Often both the author or poet's and the woodcut artist's names will appear in the credits of the book. Two expressive woodcutters are Adir Botelho and José Francisco Borges, whose woodcuts have been exhibited in the Louvre and the Smithsonian.

The cordel literature found its zenith in the decades of 1920s and 1930s, with the popular legend created by the cangaceiros of Lampião, a band of outlaws and bandolier bandits who terrorized the region for almost 20 years. The War of Canudos, a military conflict in the state of Bahia, 1896–1897, has been also a frequent theme of cordel literature, due to its epic dimensions and importance for the history of the Northeast backlands.

Cordel literature can still be found in the Northeastern Brazilian states, most notably in Pernambuco, Paraíba and Ceará.

Authors
Some of the main authors from the past are Leandro Gomes de Barros (1865–1918) and João Martins de Athayde (1880–1959).

Today some Cordel Literature authors as Marcelo Soares, Davi Teixeira, Meca Moreco and Altair Leal are keeping this popular expression alive. Those writers and other authors are helping to show the importance of popular art to Brazil and to the world.

There are a lot of not-well-known cordel authors in Brazil, although there are still chapbooks that tell widely known old tales, even reinvented, in a new context. See as an example a masterpiece of the past decades: A Chegada de Lampião no Inferno (The Arrival of Lampião in Hell) by José Pacheco, as well as today's A Chegada de Lula no Inferno (The Arrival of Lula in Hell); besides "classics," living folk poetry say to us much both about cordel and its strong roots in the everyday life of the people and its place in Brazilian culture as a whole.

Digital libraries dedicated to cordel literature
Source:

 * Collection Lira Popular (University of Chile)
 * CBDRS - Catálogo y Biblioteca Digital de Relaciones de Sucesos (University of Coruña)
 * Comedias Sueltas USA
 * Corpus de Literatura Oral (University of Jaén)
 * Untangling the cordel (University of Geneva)
 * Fons especials (University of Lleida)
 * Fundation Joaquín Díaz
 * Impresos Populares Iberoamericanos - IPI (UNAM)
 * The Bibliothèque Virtuelle Cordel (University of Poitiers)
 * Literatura de cordel y teatro en España (1675-1825)
 * Literatura Oral y Tradiciones Populares (National library of Chile)
 * Mapping Pliegos (Catholic University of Valencia, Library T. Navarro Tomás, CSIC, Cambridge University)
 * Romanços - Imatgeria Popular (Calaix - Generalitat de Catalunya)
 * Spanish Chapbooks (Cambridge University Digital Library - CUDL)

Association and other resources

 * Literatura de Cordel: Web Resources (Rio de Janeiro Office, Library of Congress)
 * Biblioteca Cordel On-Line
 * Tesoros Trading Company reprint of New York Times article about Jose Borges
 * Academia Brasileira de Literatura de Cordel
 * Literatura de Cordel do Brasil

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User talk:Lucidity

West Africa changes
Hey Lucidity,

In addition to responding over at West Africa, I wanted to add a quick note here as well. I do really appreciate your chiming in with your concerns over the regional definition, but I hope that, as Mark suggests, you'll consider talking things over with people a little more before making such changes in the future. There have been a lot of people working on that article, and though I know you probably didn't intend it to come across that way, the fact that you accidentally deleted everyone else's new contributions in making your changes comes off as a little disrespectful. While I'm all for being bold, on articles that have gotten a lot of recent attention, it can be good to discuss things briefly on the talk page before making fundamental changes; it allows us to come to a consensus that can work well for everyone.

Anyway, I see that you've deleted some notes like this in the past, and while you're welcome to delete this one as well, I hope that you will take it at least a bit to heart. All that being said, it's a pleasure to run into another Africa editor, even if we're in temporary disagreement! I hope I'll see you around again, --Dvyost 16:09, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

 * 1. So, am I to believe that making an honest change with full disclosure as to why with source cited is somehow disrespectful? You're interpretation of disrespect is a very bizarre construal indeed.

 * 2. If you're for bold changes, then don't be so upset by them. Despite saying you're 'for bold changes', the truth of the matter is, you're not.

 * 3. Unfortunately, consensus amongst laymen doesn't amount to knowledge, and that's a major problem with wikipedia... A few authors, usually with no accredited background in the subject matter they are writing and from a very narrow demographic somehow believe that if they come to a consensus after 'talking it over', then the problem is somehow resolved and common opinion magically morphs into fact. The fact of the matter is that this is not how knowledge gains integrity. Such consensus opinions, as in science, are generally only tenable amongst well-respected, highly-trained professionals with sufficient career background in their area of focus to make their two-cents worth its salt. If 3 wikipedians decide that the world is flat, that doesn't make it so, though they may then write an unreliable article into wikipedia. The bottom line is that wikipedia is generally only as good as the credible sources that it can regurgitate its content from; this is the unfortunate but frank reality of the project, so when it diverges from doing so, it becomes more of a blog than a reference source with integrity.

 * 4. Lastly, and tragically the worst part of wikipedia is the level of attachment that regular wikipedians develop for their contributions. Progressive changes all-too-often trigger posting wars and pleas for gradual, change based on dialogue and emotional sensitivity. However, there are three equally valid methods of contributing to the content on wikipedia: 'change it', 'talk about it', or 'talk about it and change it'. No one way is better or worse than the next, they are merely methods. Yet, due to the level of content attachment exhibited by many wikipedians, 'talk about it' is #1, 'talk about it and change it' #2, and 'change it'--a distant #3--becomes so depreciated that whenever some other contributor employs does so, the original poster goes on the defensive and starts advising the new contributor on proper protocols and whatnot, rather than just speaking to the merits of the content itself.

 * So, thanks but no thanks for the advice; I'm not looking for friends nor to make enemies, and I have no intention of becoming a wikipedian, though I may post on occasion.

 * Actually, let me offer you my apologies; I had been dealing with a lot of hurricane-related business here in Louisiana that day and really was in no condition to post here at all. In mentioning "disrespect," a word I'm already embarrassed to see in my post, I was referring not so much to your change of the definition of West Africa as to your deletion of the History, Culture, Reference, and External links sections, but that doesn't excuse my bitchy tone.

 * I agree with you wholeheartedly that we should work from scholarly sources wherever possible rather than a "consensus of laymen"; at the moment, we're trying to assemble as many scholarly definitions and see what the most common defintions are. I think dicussing the merits of the content, as you suggest, would do the article a lot of good, and we've got that discussion going already over on article Talk.

 * And seriously, thanks again for calling me out on the unsourced nature of some of this; I was working to get part of it up as fast as possible for the Collaboration of the Week and on looking over Brian Smithson's list of reference sources that he just put up, I think you're right that Cameroon should be included. Best wishes.  --Dvyost 14:45, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Just a quick note, Dvyost, to say I genuinely appreciate your reply here. Apology accepted, and, truly, I did make a blunder in unintentionally deleting those other pages. I look forward to getting to the bottom of the regionalization issue though, and, in doing so, making some posts on the talk pages. I've already done a lot of background reading, but need to summarize it in a way to further the collaboration. Again, thanks for your reply... hopefully, we can all figure this challenging issues out together to improve these pages.
 * Also, what you're doing in Louisiana is truly admirable. I wish you and your efforts the best; there are so many out there needing a helping hand right now. Take care.
 * Lucidity 01:43, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

 * No worries! I'll look forward to seeing you again on Central Africa or some of the other upcoming collaborations--though I suspect the Africa COTW is quickly going to become defunct.  Best wishes  --Dvyost 20:26, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Page moving
Don't move pages by copying and pasting please. Thank you! 209.214.141.24 15:51, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * This user is either an idiot or daft; he continues to revert a documented correction. Lucidity 20:59, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Moving Wings of a Butterfly
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits are considered vandalism, and if you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the work of others. Thank you. Please do not move pages anymore by simply copy-and-pasting. There are other ways to do it, and you will be reverted if you continue this disruptive behavior. — Moe Epsilon  01:50 September 15 '06
 * Look, this is getting absurd. Clearly, this individual is incapable of reading comments or digesting their content. What I have done should not be misconstrued as 'copy and paste'; I am correcting an erroneous article. I own this album; my correction is unquestionably the offical name of the song. Moe Epsilon's obstinance is unsettling in its lack of mental engagement. shocking, simply shocking Lucidity 18:29, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

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Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)

Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan (, د افغانستان د عامې روغتیا وزارت) is the ministry of the government of Afghanistan which deals with matters concerning the health of Afghanistan's population. the acting minister of Health was Dr. Wahid Majrooh until Taliban Takeover of Kabul. The Ministry of Public Health provides an annual report to inform the public of advancements in Afghanistan's health sector.

The ministry
Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan the Ministry of Health, along with the World Health Organization and other technical partners and donors reconstructed the health sector. At the time, at least 70% of the Afghan population was dependent on health services provided by the international community. Almost six million Afghans had no or very little access to medical care. In addition, 50 of the country's 330 districts had no health facilities whatsoever.

The goal of the ministry is to develop the health sector to improve the health of the people of Afghanistan, especially women and children, through implementing the basic package of health services (BPHS) and the essential package of hospital services (EPHS) as the standard, agreed-upon minimum of health care to be provided at each level of the health system. It wants to reduce the high levels of mortality and morbidity by:
 * 1) Improving access to quality emergency and routine reproductive and child health services,
 * 2) Increasing the coverage and quality of services to prevent and treat communicable diseases and malnutrition among children and adults
 * 3) Strengthening institutional development and management at central and provincial levels to ensure the effective and cost-efficient delivery of quality health services and
 * 4) Further developing the capacity of health personnel to manage and better deliver quality health services.

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Udav-1 anti-submarine system

The UDAV-1 system is a Russian ship-borne Anti-submarine weapon system. The weapon fires a number of different types of rockets, which in addition to attacking submarines provide a multi-layer defense against torpedoes and frogmen. The system operates in conjunction with the ship's sonar.

The system consists of:
 * A KT-153 remotely controlled multi-barrel automated rocket launcher with indirect elevation/traverse stabilization;
 * 111SG depth-charge rockets with HE warhead and impact-time fuse to engage underwater targets;
 * 111SZ mine-laying rockets with hydro-acoustic proximity fuse for remote mining of a water area to make a barrier for incoming torpedoes;
 * 111SO decoy rockets to divert homing torpedoes from the surface ship by creating false acoustic target;
 * fire control devices;
 * an ammunition loading device;
 * ground support equipment.

Specifications

 * Number of barrels: 10
 * Number of rockets (including reloads): 40-60
 * Effective range: 3,000 meters
 * Effective dept: 600 meters
 * Firing modes: single, salvo
 * Rocket caliber: 300 mm
 * Rocket length: 2,200 mm
 * Reaction time: 15 seconds
 * Intercept probability (salvo): 0.9 vs. torpedoes, 0.76 vs. homing torpedoes

Ship deployment

 * Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier
 * Kirov-class battlecruiser
 * Udaloy-class destroyer

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Talk:Burton, Lincolnshire

Distance
Er... 3 km /= 5 miles. 5 km ~= 3 miles though, did you mean that? Joe D (t) 13:25, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Name?
The OS and the ONS say that the village is called "Burton by Lincoln"; it is the civil parish that is just called Burton. So imo the lead needs to be revised to say something like Burton is a civil parish in in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. Its principal settlement is the village of Burton by Lincoln, etc. Comments? --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 09:18, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

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Orchestra pit

An orchestra pit is an area in a theatre (usually located in a lowered area in front of the stage) in which musicians perform. The orchestra plays mostly out of sight in the pit, rather than on the stage as for a concert, when providing music for forms of theatre that require it (such as opera and ballet) or when incidental music is required. The conductor or director typically stands at the front of the orchestra pit facing the stage.

Construction
In an orchestra pit, the walls are specially designed to provide good acoustics, ensuring that the sound of the orchestra flows through the entire venue without overwhelming the performance on stage. Many orchestra pits are also designed to feed back reasonably low decibel levels, allowing musicians to work without fears of hearing damage. Typically, a small platform in the pit accommodates the conductor, so that they can be seen by all of the musicians, who may be seated on chairs or on bleachers.

A lift mechanism for the pit can usually be lowered all the way to a storage space under the stage, or halfway to floor level, or all the way up, level with the stage. When lowered all the way, the lift can be filled with equipment or props from underneath the stage and then raised and unloaded on stage. The pit can be raised so it is level with the floor of the audience seats to accommodate more seating. This is common when the stage is being used for a rock show and the pit area is wanted for standing room. When the pit is raised all the way up, level with the stage, it can be used as part of the stage to give more room for larger shows. A lift gives the theatre much more flexibility and ability to adapt to different events that it hosts.

An orchestra pit does not have to be located directly in front of the stage, either, although many patrons expect to see the orchestra performing in front of the stage; when an orchestra pit is elsewhere in the theatres, the conductor's movements may be broadcast on monitors visible from the stage, so that actors can follow cues.

History
Earlier in theatre history from 1500–1650, the orchestra pit was also called the yard, and it served as a lower level that lower-class members of the audience would stand on to watch the show. It was generally very crowded, and it was difficult to see the full stage. The amount of space in the yard varied with different stages. Everyone else would sit in the normal seating where the whole stage was visible. Since then, the orchestra pit has been changed and enhanced to work better with modern theatre.

Uses
Sometimes, when an opera or musical is being performed in the theatre and there is a need for live music, the orchestra pit will be lowered all the way down and the musicians will play down in the pit in front of the stage. This way, the director of the orchestra is able to see what is happening on stage and has a better feel for when to start and stop the music. Sometimes, there may be precise cues that the director must give for certain sound effects, and it is crucial that they are done at the right time. Having the orchestra play in the pit creates the problem of a lack of space, and the sound quality can suffer as instruments bleed into other instruments' microphones when musicians are seated close together.

Before the 19th century, the conductor stood at the stage edge, facing the audience and orchestra, with their back towards the onstage performers, as shown in the Palais Garnier orchestra pit plan. During the late 19th century, the typical conductor location changed: now, the conductor stands in front of the first row of audience, with his back to the audience, facing the orchestra and facing the performers onstage.

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Talk:World Poker Tour

Comments
Trying to understand the reason why particular revisions/additions are reverted. None of the contributions I've made are inaccurate or promotional (SPAM) - they all pertain to the goals and objectives of WPT. Thoughts and clarifications would be appreciated.

 * First their is a consitent styling to the wording of links that is used in the Wikipedia, and also in these related poker articles. That is why "Official site" is used, to be consistent.  Second, multiple links to the same website are unnecessary and rather pointless. One link to the wpt site and one link to the chipleaders site are fine contributions.  Beyond that we don't need to duplicate the internal navigation of those sites in this article. Third, assuming the previous anonmous edits were yours, you had tracking/referal code on the links, which is never going to fly. 2005 21:17, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Question for wikipedians: how can the WPT continue to exist as an sponsored entity that does not _directly_ generate revenue for the performers (the players). What I mean is, the prize pool is generated solely off of entry fees, and yet the Travel Channel and others must be making a killing off the advertising. How long and under what circumstances can the status quo hold?

- WPT sells its TV rights to Travel Channel as a studio. It signed a 5 year deal with Travel that is worth $40 million USD. Also, WPT owns and retains the right of the TV show for its distribution in foreign territories. World Poker Tour is playing in over 100 regions around the world.

signed 21:27 Shanghai time 22 Dec 2004

2005
Its better to have the discussion here than in the edit notes. You should be ashamed of editing work in the name of impartiality when your lack of expertise is what makes you see it that way. If you have specific knowledge to contradict someone's "editorializing" you can go ahead and edit it. Short of this specific knowledge, you are just antagonizing content providers and showing off your ignorance.

In this case, Erick Lidgren and Howard Lederer are NOT two-time winners this year, they were in past years. If 2005 is comparing past season's wins to this season's wins he is deluding himself: it is _much_ harder to win multiple tourneys now that the number of entrants has swelled across the poker competitive landscape. This is common knowledge to anyone who keeps up-to-date with current goings-on. Negreanu's emergence from the pack is a major developing poker story this year--it would be fair to say that he has displaced Gus Hansen as the poker-worlds "it" figure. To put this in perspective, Negreanu has now won more than _twice_ as much on the WPT as money list #2 Gus Hansen, whom this article calls a "legend". Calling him the WPT's "new star" is the kind modest understatement that is appropriate for this encyclopedia entry.

signed 20:34 Shanghai time 23 Dec 2004

 * I agree that Negreanu's been doing pretty good this year. I don't agree with your last line, though.  I'm not sure what the WPT Walk of Fame has to do with Negreanu.  I've put him further up in the article with other poker players, and made a mention of his recent achievements. Hopefully this will satisfy you both... CryptoDerk 15:09, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)

 * Of course that is where Daniel's name belongs, further up the article in a correct context. He has nothing to do with the Walk of Fame at this point, if he or anybody else is ever inducted in the future, they too should be mentioned. 2005

Prizemoney
Who is writing these articles? Where is the mention of prize money to the winner ?

Live commentary
At least some of World Poker Tour is commented live. This is proven in the coverage of season three's WPT Mirage Poker Showdown. After winning a pot from Gabe Kaplan with an all-in reraise, Jim Minnesota Slim Meehan says "I heard Mike (Mike Sexton) on the mic, he said 'Jim bet all his chips, if he loses this pot, he's out of the tournament.' I thought 'Holy mother of God, can I bet a little less?" In other words, Jim heard Mike Sexton during the tournament, after he bet and before the pot was decided. Similar events have occurred before, with Doyle Brunson replying during the tournament about what he heard said by the commentators. Un focused  17:13, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I think that a lot of the "fluff" commentary that Sexton and Van Patten do is post-production, but I've seen players react to commentary before when watching WPT on TV, so some of it is definitely live. Willbyr 19:41, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

 * You are wrong. And you really shouldn't have made that revert (though 2005 switched it back). Mike and Vince are there, commenting on the events, live at every WPT event. BUT THEY NEVER GET TO KNOW OR SEE THE HOLE CARDS UNTIL POST PRODUCTION. What is "Aired" on television is a mix of the two. This is standard practice for television editing and has nothing to do with poker. However, the STATE GAMING REGULATIONS where MANY (but not all) WPT events are played PROHIBIT someone from observing these "camera" devices during play. However, the WPT hole card commentary is the same no matter where they go, it's all done in post. BUT YES it is true you can, in certain episodes see Mike and Vince chatting live with the players etc. but NEVER EVER about their hole cards (because Mike and Vince don't know them!!) - Abscissa 05:25, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Notes about poker tourneys
In the article, it states that "all other competitors" win a portion of the prize pool. It's my understanding that this is not 100% correct, as only the top (n) competitors place in the money, depending on the # of entrants. The article should be edited accordingly, or maybe it could state that all the players who make the final table for a televised WPT event earn money. Willbyr 19:41, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Comment vs. Commentate
HTH. HAND.

comment |ˈkämˌent| noun
 * a remark expressing an opinion or reaction : you asked for comments on the new proposals.
 * discussion, esp. of a critical nature, of an issue or event : the plans were not sent to the council for comment.
 * an indirect expression of the views of the creator of an artistic work : their second single is a comment on the commercial nature of raves.
 * an explanatory note in a book or other written text.
 * archaic a written explanation or commentary.
 * Computing a piece of specially tagged text placed within a program to help other users to understand it, which the computer ignores when running the program. verb [ trans. ] express (an opinion or reaction) : the review commented that the book was agreeably written | [ intrans. ] the company would not comment on the venture | “He's an independent soul,” she commented.
 * [ trans. ] Computing place a piece of specially tagged explanatory text within (a program) to assist other users.
 * Computing turn (part of a program) into a comment so that the computer ignores it when running the program : you could try commenting out that line. PHRASES no comment used in refusing to answer a question, esp. in a sensitive situation. DERIVATIVES commenter noun

commentate |ˈkämənˌtāt| verb [ intrans. ]
 * report on an event as it occurs, esp. for a news or sports broadcast; provide a commentary. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: back-formation from commentator

- Abscissa 00:42, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Seasons (Results) Pages
Please add the dates, specifically the years to the various articles. Thanks.
 * Why don't you? Essexmutant 16:55, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Sexton Quote
"We just wing everything. We have no scripts, we have nothing, I mean honestly, that's the truth. A little secret for your viewers now. But in truth, any time players are looking at their down cards we can't see those down cards while we're sitting in the booth. We actually go back to post, and edit, and do the show all over again where we can see the cards, and just like we're seeing it for the first time. But it's against gaming regulations for us to be allowed to see the cards while the event is happening live. They way they mix it up and put it all together on the World Poker Tour it looks like it's happening on the spot." - Mike Sexton in "Holdem & Foldem: The World of Poker" mini documentary. - Abscissa 23:51, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Are you suggesting we put this on the content page? 23:28, 4 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.181.160.60 (talk)

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Poker Is Not A Sport
I know that some people want to make the case for poker being a sport. It isn't. There are no physical skills or talents required for poker beyond handling poker chips. A man who is over 70 and who weighs over 250 pounds (Doyle Brunson) is still competitive in poker. Mikevegas40 (talk) 05:11, 19 October 2008 (UTC) ___________________________________________________________________________________

The word "sport" has 14 definitions. SO which definition are you referring to???

sport /spɔrt, spoʊrt/ noun 1. an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc. 2. a particular form of this, especially in the out of doors. 3. diversion; recreation; pleasant pastime. 4. jest; fun; mirth; pleasantry: What he said in sport was taken seriously. 5. mockery; ridicule; derision: They made sport of him. 6. an object of derision; laughingstock. 7. something treated lightly or tossed about like a plaything. 8. something or someone subject to the whims or vicissitudes of fate, circumstances, etc. 9. a sportsman. 10. Informal. a person who behaves in a sportsmanlike, fair, or admirable manner; an accommodating person: He was a sport and took his defeat well. 11. Informal. a person who is interested in sports as an occasion for gambling; gambler. 12. Informal. a flashy person; one who wears showy clothes, affects smart manners, pursues pleasurable pastimes, or the like; a bon vivant. 13. Biology. an organism or part that shows an unusual or singular deviation from the normal or parent type; mutation. 14. Obsolete. amorous dalliance.

only definitions #1 and #2 refer to athletics.

Definition #3 refers to games that are not athletics and #11 specifically refers to gambling.

Athletics is sporting that requires physicality.

Gaming is sporting that requires intellect.

Both are sports.

Both require skills. The best will win consistently and the worst will lose consistently.

Both require strategy.

Both require stamina and endurance (one physical, the other mental)

Both require focus and concentration.

Both require knowledge of your opponent and anticipation of what their next move will be and the best way to beat them.

Both require a sense of competition, fair play and a desire to win.

If successful both can earn you a lot of money in the modern world

People refuse to admit that sports don't involve luck too. What about when the wind carries a baseball that would have been caught out of the park? What about when a referee doesn't see a flagrant foul committed against a player which then results in the other team scoring. Those are both examples of luck in sports.

Face it. Like it or not, poker is a sport.

Most titles
Most titles is in the infobox but World Championships are not. When someone wins more than one World Championship will that be added to the infobox? Mobile mundo (talk) 22:28, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Has anyone collected prize money ive been waiting 3 months
Has anyone collected prize money ive been waiting 3 months 2601:8C4:4300:D330:59DF:7354:28BF:DF5 (talk) 02:48, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

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Talk:Alexander Murray (1816–1884)

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His image is available at, Lower Left. Should be cut out and included here. I'll do it soon unless someone else beats me to it. Jinian 13:28, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Flawed dates exist
The article relates that he died in 1884, then says that he sailed to Russia in 1886-87. I cannot find the facts in New International Encyclopedia because he is not listed in it. GhostofSuperslum 06:00, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

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Insh Marshes

Insh Marshes are an area of floodplain of the River Spey between Kingussie and Kincraig in Badenoch and Strathspey, Highland, Scotland. The marshes are said to be one of the most important wetlands in Europe. They lie at altitude of approximately 240 to 220 m above sea level, and form one of the largest areas of floodplain mire and fen vegetation in Scotland.

The marshes cover around 11 km2, and hold a number of conservation designations. 7 km2 of the area is owned and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and forms a national nature reserve. The RSPB have laid out several waymarked trails, and provided two bird hides to allow visitors to appreciate the area and its birdlife.

Flora and fauna
The marshes are dominated by sedge plants, with the boreal species string sedge and water sedge being present. The site is one of only two in Britain for string sedge (the other being Loch Naver at Altnaharra). It also supports many other flowering plants including least water-lily, awlwort, cowbane and shady horsetail.

Many rare wetland invertebrates can be found at Insh Marshes, including various species of flies, beetles and moths. It is the only site in Britain at which the spider Wabasso replicatus has been identified. Other notable invertebrate species present include the aquatic beetle Donacia aquatica, the fly Tipula marginella, the horse-fly Hybomitra lurida and the snipe-fly Thereva inornata. The birch woodlands above the marshes are home to several moth species, including Rannoch sprawler and cousin german. In October 2014, a species of insect called Molanna angustata, a type of caddisfly that inhabits Wales and England up to the Lake District and Yorkshire was identified here. Genevieve Dalley, a RSPB Scotland trainee ecologist discovered and identified two males caught in a moth trap at the marshes near Kingussie: the species had not previously been recorded in Scotland.

Arctic charr spawn along the River Spey and its side-streams, and the area provides an ideal habitat for otter.

The Insh Marshes are most noted for the many species of birds that breed here each summer. Breeding species include osprey, ducks such as Eurasian wigeon, shoveler and goldeneye, and waders including redshank, snipe, curlew and lapwing. The marshes also receive winter visitors including greylag geese from Iceland and up 200 whooper swans.

Conservation designations
In addition to being a national nature reserve (NNR), the marshes hold several other conservation designations. The marshes, together with a stretch of the River Spey, form a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) entitled "River Spey - Insh Marshes", that covers just under 1160 ha. The area of the SSSI is also designated as both a Special Protection Area (SPA) and a Special Area of Conservation under the Natura 2000 programme, as well as being a listed site under the Ramsar Convention.

The Insh Marshes national nature reserve is classified as a Category IV protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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Santa Claus rally

A Santa Claus rally is a calendar effect that involves a rise in stock prices during the last 5 trading days in December and the first 2 trading days in the following January., According to the 2019 Stock Trader's Almanac, the stock market has risen 1.3% on average during the 7 trading days in question since both 1950 and 1969. Over the 7 trading days in question, stock prices have historically risen 76% of the time, which is far more than the average performance over a 7-day period.

However, in the weeks prior to Christmas, stock prices have not gone up more than at other times of the year.

The Santa Claus rally was first recorded by Yale Hirsch in his Stock Trader's Almanac in 1972.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has performed better in years following holiday seasons in which the Santa Claus rally does not materialize.

Causes
There is no generally accepted explanation for the phenomenon. The rally is sometimes attributed to the following:

 * Increased investor purchases in anticipation of the January effect
 * Lighter volume due to holiday vacations makes it easier to move the market higher
 * A slow down in tax-loss harvesting that depresses prices at the beginning of December
 * Short sellers / pessimistic investors tend to take vacations around the holidays

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North Antrim

North Antrim may refer to:

 * The northern part of County Antrim
 * North Antrim (Assembly constituency)
 * North Antrim (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
 * North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)

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Regulation of science

The regulation of science refers to use of law, or other ruling, by academic or governmental bodies to allow or restrict science from performing certain practices, or researching certain scientific areas.

Science could be regulated by legislation if areas are seen as harmful, immoral, or dangerous. For these reasons science regulation may be closely related to religion, culture and society.

Science regulation is often a bioethical issue related to practices such as abortion and euthanasia, and areas of research such as stem-cell research and cloning synthetic biology.

Biomedical research
Unjust events such as the St. Louis tragedy or the Tuskegee syphilis experiment have prompted regulations in biomedical research. Over the years, regulations have been extended to encompass animal welfare and research misconduct. The federal government also monitors the production and sale of the results of biomedical research such as drugs and biopharmaceuticals. The FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services oversee the implementation of these regulations.

The Dickey–Wicker Amendment prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using appropriated funds for the creation of human embryos for research purposes or for research in which human embryos are destroyed.

Human subject research
The issue of experimentation on human subjects gained prominence after World War II and the revelation of atrocities committed in the name of science. In the United States, the 1962 Kefauver-Harris amendments to the FDA included for the first time a requirement for informed consent of participants. In 1966, a policy statement by the U.S Surgeon General required that all human subject research go through independent prior review. The National Research Act of 1974 institutionalized this review process by requiring that research centers establish Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).

Universities, hospitals, and other research institutions set up these IRBs to review all the research done at the institution. These boards, generally composed of both scientific peers from the institution and lay persons, are tasked with assessing the risks and benefits associated with the use of human subjects, in addition to the adequacy of the protection and consent of the participants. The IRBs can approve research proposals, make modifications, or disapprove them entirely. Research projects cannot receive federal funding without approval from an IRB. Noncompliance can also induce sanctions from the institution, such as revoked access to facilities and subjects, suspension, and dismissal.

The National Research Act of 1974 also set up the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, which produced the Belmont Report (Report on Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research) in 1979. This report established a moral framework for the regulation of research involving human subjects.

Animal welfare
The Animal Welfare Act of 1966 sets standards of treatment of animals in research experiments. It requires all research facilities to register with the USDA and allows officials to conduct unannounced facility inspections. The Health Research Extension Act of 1985 requires that all research facilities using animals establish Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) to evaluate twice a year the institutions' activities involving animals. The IACUCs report to the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare annually.

Research misconduct
The Health Research Extension Act of 1985 led to the establishment of the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) within the Department of Health and Human Services. ORI is responsible for reviewing research misconduct allegations and developing policies to improve the responsible conduct of research.

Commercialization
Two divisions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are in charge of monitoring the production and sale of drugs. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) is responsible for reviewing new drug applications and requires clinical trials as proof of effectiveness. The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is responsible for implementing federal regulations of biopharmaceuticals such as vaccines, blood components, gene therapies, etc. They approve new drugs on the basis of safety and effectiveness, and issue licenses, which allow companies to market their products.

Nuclear energy research
Nuclear energy is historically linked to issues of national security. From 1942 to 1946, nuclear research was controlled by the military, which conducted research in secrecy. In 1946, the Atomic Energy Act handed over control to civilians, although the government retained a tight monopoly over nuclear energy. The 1954 amendment to this act enabled private industry to pursue non-military applications of nuclear research.

The Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 established the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in charge of licensing and safety. The Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents raised concerns and public apprehension over the safety of nuclear power. As a result, the NRC strengthened safety regulations for nuclear power plants.

Teaching
Science education is a controversial subject in the United States. Several states banned the teaching of evolution in the 20th century, most notably the state of Tennessee with the Butler Act of 1925. It was followed by the Scopes Trial, in which the state of Tennessee accused Scopes, a high school teacher, of teaching evolution. Although he was found guilty and fined, the trial showed declining public support for Fundamentalists. The Scopes Trial had an important impact in the larger creation versus evolution debate. In the following decades, the term "evolution" was omitted in many biology textbooks, even when the text discusses it. These bans on teaching evolution were overturned by a Supreme Court ruling in Epperson v. Arkansas in 1968. Since 2001, there has been a resurgence of anti-evolution bills, one of which, the Louisiana Science Education Act, was passed. This Act allows public schools to use supplementary material that is critical of the scientific theories such as evolution and global warming in science classrooms.

The U.S. government and state legislatures have also enacted regulations promoting science education. The National Defense Education Act of 1958 was passed soon after the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1 and linked education with issues of national security. This law provided funding for scholarships and science programs. In 2013, 26 state governments worked together to produce the Next Generation Science Standards, which sets expectations for K–12 science education.

International regulations
The Nuremberg Code was written as part of the trials of Nazi doctors after World War II. It introduced ten ethical principles regarding human experimentation, the first of which requires informed consent from human subjects. It also states that experimentation on humans must be necessary to society, be preceded by studies on animals, and protect subjects from injury, disability and death. The Nuremberg Code was very influential in shaping regulations of scientific research across the world. For example, the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 was developed by the World Medical Association and establishes ethical principles for the medical community.

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Talk:CEB Inc.

Untitled
This first section read much more like corporate ad-copy doublespeak than good encyclopedia english. Anyone care to whip some of it into shape? signed 21:35 Shanghai time 22 Dec 2004
 * Yeah, I agree it has that tone, although the info is accurate. How might it be improved? Nathanlarson32767 13:43, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * OK, I added some stuff to balance it. Nathanlarson32767 16:19, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Updates
This company has been growing pretty rapidly, so some info may be changing (e.g. the number of programs or membership numbers). I have added footnotes so that readers can more easily see how old the info is. Nathanlarson32767 18:04, 22 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * You can prefix statements with As of 2005 (or whenever) that may become dated. --68.198.246.166 01:58, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

It has been growing rapidly but it is getting an uneven reputation around town. Away from the glossy ad copy of the sort posted here, there are some issues worth considering. The downside of a network based subscription service is that the research is not replicable. So much for being a "think tank". Its a magazine subscription scam dressed up with a few ivy leagers. Some former employees liken it to a sort of cult with a boiler room aspect. A weird place with a high burnout rate66.160.73.18 19:33, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Contributions
What's with the new 'contributions' section? Are the philanthropic ambitions of every company appropriate for an encyclopedia? HTH98 -- why was this added? Alan Thomas 20:17, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Public relations, presumably. Obuibo Mbstpo (talk) 21:06, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

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The result of the move request was: not moved. Jenks24 (talk) 14:24, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

The Corporate Executive Board Company → CEB (The Corporate Executive Board Company) – This company changed its official name to CEB. http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2012/09/05/corporate-executive-board-now.html --Relisted. Armbrust The Homunculus 06:58, 30 May 2014 (UTC)  64.215.239.106 (talk) 20:30, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

 * Oppose. No valid rationale for the move in terms of WP:AT (which numerous notices urge editors to read before requesting page moves) and an appallingly bad suggested new title. WP:Official names would also be a good reading suggestion. Andrewa (talk) 06:18, 8 June 2014 (UTC)
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Created new page to be CEB, Inc., since Corporate Executive Board changed their name in May 2015. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-corporate-executive-board-company-now-ceb-inc-300088953.html 18:21, 5 June 2015 User:Jobo829(sign unsigned)

Lede section
The lede section doesn't seem to me to explain clearly what the company actually does " CEB's offerings align to functional and industry roles, and primarily focus its research with major corporate functions, Finance, Financial Services, Government, Human Resources, Information Technology, Innovation and Strategy, Legal, Risk and Compliance, Marketing and Communications, Procurement and Operations, and Sales and Service" This just sounds liuke a lot of marketing puffery! Can anybody simplify this? Theroadislong (talk) 21:27, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Huacas

" Huacas are said to be holy and places." What does this mean? -- Vivacissamamente

 * Doesn't matter, I just redirected this to Huaca a better article on the same subject. --Zenyu 17:41, Dec 22, 2004 (UTC)

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Bernadette Chirac

Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chirac ( Chodron de Courcel; born 18 May 1933) is a French politician and the widow of the former president Jacques Chirac.

She and Chirac met as students at Sciences Po, and were married on 16 March 1956. They had two daughters: Laurence (born 4 March 1958, deceased 14 April 2016) and Claude Chirac (born 6 December 1962). A former Vietnamese refugee, Anh Dao Traxel, is a foster daughter of Bernadette and Jacques Chirac.

Since 2001, Bernadette has been the patron of Opération Pièces Jaunes, a charity that helps children in French hospitals by collecting small donations. On 3 September 2007, she became the president of the "Fondation Claude-Pompidou" (Claude Pompidou Foundation), following the death of Claude Pompidou, a former First Lady of France.

She was involved in her husband's successful 1995 presidential campaign and her personal popularity saw her play an important role as First Lady in her husband's reelection in 2002. She was also a councillor in Corrèze, the couple's home département.

Early life and education
Born in Paris on 18 May 1933, Bernadette Thérèse Marie Chodron de Courcel was the daughter of Jean-Louis Chodron de Courcel (1907–1985), sales director of Emaux de Briare Inc., and Marguerite de Brondeau d'Urtières (1910–2000). She was the oldest of three children: her sister Catherine was born in 1946 and her brother Jérôme in 1948.

Her family were devout Catholics and she received a strict upbringing from her mother. Her father was called up in 1939 and imprisoned in Germany until the end of the Second World War. In June 1940, she and her mother fled to Lot-et-Garonne, where she attended the Sainte-Marthe school in Agen. From 1941 to 1943, after the occupation of the zone libre, they fled again to Gien in the Loiret. There she attended Sainte-Marie-des-Fleurs-et-des-Fruits school until the return of her father in 1945. The family settled in the sixth arrondissement of Paris. She went to the Paris Institute of Political Studies in 1950 where she met and married her future husband. Like most women at the time, upon marrying, she did not take her degree.

Political career

 * 1971: Elected to the municipal council of Sarran (Department of Corrèze).
 * 1977: Aide to the mayor of Sarran.
 * 1979: Elected to the Departmental council of Corrèze and subsequently re-elected in March 1985, March 1992, March 1998, March 2004, March 2011 and again September 2011.
 * 1990: Founder and president of the "Association le Pont Neuf" designed to promote exchanges between young French people and young people from Asia.
 * 1991: President of an International Dance Festival.
 * 1994: President of the "Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris-Hôpitaux de France", a charitable foundation aiming to improve the day-to-day lives of the children and the elderly who have been hospitalised. She was also patron of Opération Pièces Jaunes, an annual fundraising campaign to improve conditions in children's hospitals.

Later life
In 2001, Bernadette Chirac participated in a series of transcribed interviews with the conservative journalist Patrick de Carolis. These were published in a book called Conversation, which sold 350,000 copies in its first year of publication.

She appeared in public for the last time in summer 2018. Following her husband's death in 2019, she attended a private service at St. Louis Cathedral at Les Invalides, but was not present at the funeral mass held at the Church of Saint Sulpice in Paris.

Immediate family

 * Father: Jean Chodron de Courcel (1907–1985), sales director. Studied at Eton followed by Cambridge University.
 * Mother: Marguerite–Marie de Brondeau d'Urtières (1910–2000)
 * Paternal grandfather: Robert Chodron de Courcel, diplomat and landowner.
 * Paternal great grandfather: George Chodron de Courcel (1840–1904), naval officer.

Nobility of Bernadette Chirac
Bernadette Chirac was born into the Chodron de Courcel family, an old aristocratic family of public servants, from the Trois-Évêchés. Her family includes military officers, goldsmiths, lawyers, diplomats and industrialists. They would become owners through marriages of factories in Gien and Briare, in the Loiret, which were famed for their porcelain and enamel mosaics. Like many old French families, Bernadette Chirac has several European royal families among her ancestors. In 1852, a decree by Napoleon III authorized the addition of Courcel, one of the family's properties, to their name. In 1867, Napoleon III made Alphonse Chodron de Courcel a hereditary baron for services rendered to the State.

Honours

 * Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg Knight of the Legion of Honour (🇫🇷 France)
 * Den kongelige norske fortjenstorden storkors stripe.svg Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (🇳🇴 Norway)
 * POL Order Uśmiechu BAR.svg Knight of the Order of the Smile (🇵🇱 Poland)
 * ROU Order of the Star of Romania 1999 GOfficer BAR.svg Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Romania (🇷🇴 Romania)
 * Medal Pushkin rib.png Medal of Pushkin (🇷🇺 Russia)
 * MaltaBali.png Grand Cross of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta ( Sovereign Military Order of Malta)
 * ESP Charles III Order GC.svg Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (🇪🇸 Spain)
 * TN Order Merit Rib.png Grand Cordon of the National Order of Merit of Tunisia (🇹🇳 Tunisia)

Filmography

 * La Conquête, a Xavier Durringer movie, which recounts the presidential campaign of the Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy en 2007, Bernadette Chirac is played by the actress Michèle Moretti.
 * La Dernière Campagne, 2013 TV movie directed by Bernard Stora which recounts the presidential campaign of 2012, Bernadette Chirac is played by the actress Martine Chevallier.
 * Madâme, le film, a John Paul Lepers' documentary, 2005.
 * La Rupture (2013), a Laurent Heynemann movie, Bernadette Chirac is played by the actress Estelle Skornik.
 * Bernadette (2023), a film by Léa Domenach focusing on her during Jacques Chirac's presidential term, Bernadette Chirac is played by the actress Catherine Deneuve.

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Leola

Leola may refer to:

Places

 * Leola, Arkansas
 * Leola, Pennsylvania
 * Leola, South Dakota
 * Leola, Wisconsin

People with the given name

 * Leola Brody (1922–1997), American baseball player
 * Leola Isabel Freeman (1900–1989), American artist and gallery owner
 * Leola Hall (1881–1930), American architect
 * Leola Neal (1911–1995), Canadian psychologist
 * Leola C. Robinson-Simpson (born 1944), American politician

Fiction

 * Leola Staunton, a character in Robertson Davies' novel Fifth Business

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Lilly

Lilly may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * Lilly (film), a 1958 Malayalam film
 * Lilly (album), by Antonello Venditti, 1975
 * "Lilly", a song by Moby, from his 2005 album Hotel Ambient
 * "Lilly", a song by Pink Martini from the 2004 album Hang On Little Tomato
 * Lilly the Witch, or Lilly in the UK, an animated TV show
 * The Lilly (poem), a 1794 poem by William Blake

People and fictional characters

 * Lilly (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
 * Lilly (surname), a list of people
 * Lilly K, pseudonym of American dancer and YouTuber Lilliana Ketchman (born 2008)

France

 * Lilly, Eure, a commune

United States

 * Lilly, Georgia, a city
 * Lilly Historic District
 * Lilly, Missouri, an unincorporated community
 * Lilly, Pennsylvania, a borough
 * Lilly, Virginia, an unincorporated community
 * Lilly, West Virginia, a ghost town

Other uses

 * Eli Lilly and Company, an American pharmaceutical corporation
 * Lilly Prize (disambiguation)
 * Swallow (1779 EIC packet), a packet ship purchased by the Royal Navy and renamed Lilly

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Limestone Township

Limestone Township may refer to:

 * Limestone Township, Franklin County, Arkansas, in Franklin County, Arkansas
 * Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
 * Limestone Township, Peoria County, Illinois
 * Limestone Township, Jewell County, Kansas
 * Limestone Township, Alger County, Michigan
 * Limestone Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota
 * Limestone Township, Buncombe County, North Carolina, in Buncombe County, North Carolina
 * Limestone Township, Duplin County, North Carolina, in Duplin County, North Carolina
 * Limestone Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania
 * Limestone Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
 * Limestone Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania
 * Limestone Township, Union County, Pennsylvania
 * Limestone Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania

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Lincolnville

Lincolnville may refer to:

Places

 * Canada
 * Lincolnville, York Region, Ontario, a community in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
 * Lincolnville, Nova Scotia

 * United States
 * Lincolnville Historic District, a U.S. Historic District located in St. Augustine, Florida
 * Lincolnville, Indiana
 * Lincolnville, Kansas
 * Lincolnville, Maine
 * Lincolnville, Pennsylvania
 * Lincolnville, South Carolina
 * Australia
 * a neighbourhood with a closed post office within the Melbourne suburb of Keilor East, Victoria

title: Lincolnville


text:
Long Grove

Long Grove may refer to a place in the United States:

 * Long Grove, Illinois
 * Long Grove, Iowa

title: Long Grove


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title: Category:337 deaths