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Triple M Newcastle

102.9 Triple M Newcastle (call sign: 2KKO) is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounds. It broadcasts at 102.9 megahertz on the FM band from its studios in Newcastle. It is owned by Southern Cross Austereo.

History
The station commenced operations on 1 August 1931 as 2KO, based in the Newcastle suburb of KOtara, hence the call-sign. Founded by Allen Fairhall, 2KO was licensed to The Newcastle Broadcasting Company. The station broadcast on 1415 kHz with a transmission strength of 25 watts. The station launched from the backyard of a resident's home, with the licensee's dining room being the only studio the station had at the time. Programs ran from 7 to 10 p.m., later moving into daytime programming. Ten minutes of ad time was sold during the week, selling around 15 pounds ($30 today) of revenue for the station. Chief Engineer was K. N. Greenhalgh AMIRE. Studio & Production Manager was 2KO Chief Announcer Harold Pickhover. Advertising & Merchandising Manager was Keith F. Winser F.O.A.

Two years later in 1933, the station moved its AM transmitter to Sandgate, and was operated from several locations including 72 Hunter Street, Newcastle until January 1937, when new studios and offices in the heart of Newcastle in the CML Building at 110 Hunter Street. In its time on the AM band, the station had its power increased twice, first to 2,000 watts, and then to 5,000 watts, using a directional aerial system.

In the days before television, peak listening time was around 8pm, but with television arriving in the country in the late 1950s, the station had to change formats to survive the new medium. This was even more the case when 2KO's owners at the time, United Broadcasting Company (who also owned Sydney's 2UE), itself owned by the local Lamb family, was part of the consortium that brought television to Newcastle, launching NBN Television on channel 3 in 1962.

These changes led to 2KO becoming a Top 40 music radio station. This took the audience by storm, and helped re-established radio as the personal medium.

Until 1978 there was a 10 kHz gap between radio stations. However, the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 changed this to a 9 kHz gap, thus allowing more stations on the AM band. Therefore, on 23 November 1978, most Australian stations changed their frequencies and 2K0 went from 1410 kHz to 1413 kHz.

In May 1988, 2KO moved to facilities at 252 Pacific Highway, Charlestown. KOFM / NXFM use MAESTRO for music play out & Automation after network programs until live assist.

On 12 October 1992, 2KO converted to the FM band, changing its callsign to 2KKO, and branding itself as KOFM 102.9. Four years later, on 22 January 1996, the parent company of KOFM (and of NXFM), Radio Newcastle Pty Ltd, was purchased by Austereo. A few more years later, Austereo sold 50% to RG Capital, whose stake in the station then transferred in 2004 to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, upon the purchase of RG Capital's stations. In April 2011 Southern Cross Media bought out Austereo giving Southern Cross Media full ownership of KOFM.

In late June 2017, the station again moved but this time to state of the art facilities in 18 Honeysuckle Drive.

On 9 November 2018, KOFM was renamed to Triple M Newcastle.

On air line-up
Monday-Friday

 * Tanya & Steve 6:00am–9:00am
 * JR 9:00am–1:00pm
 * Sarah 1:00pm-3:00pm
 * The Marty Sheargold Show 3:00pm–4:00pm
 * The Rush Hour with Gus, Jude & Wendell 4:00pm–6:00pm
 * Tanya & Steve Catchup 6:00pm–7:00pm
 * Nights with Dave Gleeson 7:00pm–10:00pm
 * Triple M Aussie with Matty O 10:00pm–Midnight
 * Night Shift with Luke Bona Midnight–5:30am
 * Triple M NRL (March–October)

Weekends
 * Weekend Agenda with Nicky and Franky 6:00am–9:00am (Saturday)
 * Triple M NRL (March–October)
 * All Newcastle Knights games
 * Weekend announcers and panel operators include John Piva, Daniel Dimmock, Mark Sales and Nicky Ainley.
 * The Range with Lee Kernaghan 7:00am–9:00am (Sunday)
 * The Great Australian Doorstep with Spida & Sheree Everitt 6:00am–7:00am (Sunday)
 * Triple M Aussie with Matty O 10:00pm–Midnight (Saturday & Sunday)

News
 * News Director: David Dollin
 * News Presenters: Dan Flegg, Hannah Sly, Madeline Larson, Hamish Finlay

Rugby League coverage
Following Broadcast Operations Group's decision not to carry the Continuous Call Team from 2GB in Sydney, and therefore, ruling that rival 2HD could not carry Newcastle Knights games, KOFM picked up the program (and rights to Knights games), beginning 2006. KOFM also poached long time 2HD commentator Gary Harley to continue his role as commentator on Knights games until dismissal early 2014. Triple M no longer carries 2GB's coverage anymore due to Triple M Sydney's successful bid for NRL broadcast rights (but will broadcast Knights games with local content).

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María Julia Mantilla

María Julia "Maju" Mantilla García (born 10 July 1984) is a Peruvian actress, dancer, model, teacher, and beauty queen who won Miss World 2004 in China.

Early life
Born in Trujillo, Mantilla is the youngest of the seven sons of Olmedo Lucio Mantilla Mayer and the youngest of Elvia Elizabeth García Linares two daughters. She was studying to become a high school teacher and planned to start a second degree in Tourism. One of her dreams was to own an online tourism company to promote her native town and country all over the world. Her city, Trujillo, is a mixture of colonial and pre-Columbian architecture.

In 2001, Mantilla became the Peruvian national champion of Triathlon and Pentathlon, and was elected national athlete of the year. She is a professional dancer in The Marinera, a typical local dance. With a group of ladies, she developed a program in Trujillo to give breakfast to hundreds of children in poor areas. She is a professional dancer.

Miss Peru
In 2004, she was Miss La Libertad and won the right to represent Peru in the Miss World contest and was one of the major favorites in the run-up to the pageant, which was decided by a global television/telephone/online vote. Popularly known in her country as "Maju" Mantilla, her aunt María Julia Mantilla Mayer was Miss Peru 1969.

Miss World 2004
On 4 December 2004, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, she was crowned Miss World 2004 by the winner from the year before, Rosanna Davison of Ireland, becoming the second winner from Peru since Madeline Hartog-Bel in 1967. She was also crowned Miss World Americas.

Mantilla was a record breaker for Peru during the competition, and was among the semifinalists in three fast track events. In Miss World Sports, she tied for third place with Kenisha Thom of Trinidad and Tobago. In Miss World Talent, she was among the Top 25 semifinalists with a traditional Peruvian dance, The Marinera Norteña. And finally, in Contestants' Choice, she placed second runner-up.

Claudia Cruz of Dominican Republic and Nancy Randall of the United States were the first and second runners-up, respectively. Other contestants who made it into the final five were 20-year-old Karla Bautista of the Philippines, and 19-year-old Katarzyna Borowicz of Poland.

During her reign, Mantilla performed a variety of duties focused on fundraising for charitable organizations. She traveled to Indonesia, Russia, Peru, United States, Czech Republic, China, Tibet, Ireland, United Kingdom and many other countries during her reign.

On 10 December 2005, she crowned her successor, Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland.

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Dessalines (disambiguation)

Dessalines can refer to:

 * Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a general and statesman of Haiti.
 * La Dessalinienne, the national anthem of Haiti named in his honor.
 * Arrondissement of Dessalines, a Haitian arrondissement in the Artibonite Department
 * Dessalines, a town in the arrondissement of the same name
 * Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny, a French naturalist.

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Talk:Lichtenstein's hartebeest

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Can we get a picture that IS NOT the things butt...? —Preceding unsigned comment added by T ConX (talk • contribs) 9 December 2004

 * It's an okay picture. There's another one here if anyone feels like asking for it. I don't think it's a high priority though. Richard001 (talk) 02:15, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

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Hit106.9 Newcastle

Hit106.9 (call sign: 2XXX) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, on a frequency of 106.9 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network.

History
Hit106.9's history can be traced back to Singleton radio station 2SI, owned by Alex Mather (VK2JZ) and the Singleton Argus newspaper which never went to air. The licence was obtained by Hunter River Broadcasters Pty Ltd and changed to 2HR. The station launched on 30 August 1937. Shareholders included the Singleton Argus and the Robinson Family. Three years later, the station was moved to Maitland, with transmitter at Lochinvar.

In those days, 2HR operated on 680 kHz with 300 watts of power, and was affiliated with the Macquarie Broadcasting Network. Programs were originated locally between 6:30 am and 6:30 pm, before taking the Macquarie feed at 6:30 pm.

In the 1950s, 2HR was relocated to Newcastle, with its transmitter located in Bolwarra. Station manager Ken Robinson was a former Australian Army officer, and his identification number had the letters NX. Therefore, the station was given the callsign 2NX, and a new frequency at 1360 kHz.

In 1971, 2NX's owners Hunter Broadcasters were purchased by the Catholic Broadcasting Company, owned by the Catholic Church. 2NX programming still was relayed to 2NM overnight during this time, and was identified as 2NXNM.

In the early 1990s, the Catholic Church sold 2NX to Radio Newcastle, which was later taken over by Austereo, and then sold a 50% stake to RG Capital (which was taken over by Macquarie Bank). 2NX was granted a license to convert to FM in the 1990s and moved to 106.9 MHz, branding itself originally as X107, before changing to NXFM. In April 2011 Southern Cross Media bought out Austereo giving Southern Cross Media full ownership of NXFM.

On 15 December 2016, NXFM became known as hit106.9 in Southern Cross Austereo's mass re-branding of its regional radio network.

Hit 106.9 are a sponsor of local A-League team the Newcastle Jets.

Current On-Air Schedule
Weekdays:
 * Jess & Ducko 6:00am to 9:00am
 * Seany B 9:00am to 1:00pm
 * Pez 1:00pm to 3:00pm
 * Carrie & Tommy 3:00pm to 6:00pm
 * Hughesy, Ed & Erin 6:00pm to 7:00pm
 * Jimmy & Nath 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Saturdays:
 * Various Announcers 9:00am to 7:00pm
 * Saturday Night Party Playlist 7:00pm to 12:00am

Sundays:
 * Various Announcers 9:00am to 7:00pm
 * Australian Music 7:00pm to 12:00am

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Stansted Mountfitchet

Stansted Mountfitchet is an English village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, near the Hertfordshire border, 35 mi north of London. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 5,533, increasing to 6,011 at the 2011 census. By the 2021 census it had increased to 8621. The village is served by Stansted Mountfitchet railway station.

Stansted Mountfitchet is situated in north-west Essex near the Hertfordshire border and 3 miles (5 km) north of Bishop's Stortford. Stansted Airport is 2 mi from the village. The village has three primary schools (Bentfield Primary School, St Mary's (C of E) Primary School and Magna Carta Primary Academy) and one high school which was renamed the Forest Hall School in September, 2013.

History
Stansted was a Saxon settlement (the name means 'stony place' in Anglo-Saxon) that predates the Norman conquest. In the 1086 Domesday Book, Stansted was in the ancient hundred of Uttlesford. It was one of many villages and manors controlled by the powerful Robert Gernon de Montfichet (from Montfiquet in Calvados, Normandy). His elder son was William de Montfichet. By 1290, Stansted began to be referred to as Stansted Mountfitchet to differentiate it from Stansted, Kent. A small remnant of his castle remains, around which a reconstruction of an early Norman castle has been built. Believed to have been fortified originally in the Iron Age, and subsequently by the Romans and Vikings, construction of the Norman castle began in 1066. Lord Mountfitchet is also considered the 11th century builder of Montfichet's Tower in London.

St Mary the Virgin's Church, built in the 1120s, is a redundant church under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The brick west tower was added in 1692. A chapel of ease dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist was built in 1889 nearer the centre of the village and is now the village church. Stansted Hall was built in 1871 by William Fuller Maitland (d. 1876).

Landmarks
Other village attractions include the House on the Hill Toy Museum, which its owners claim "is the largest toy museum in the World". Located next to Mountfitchet Castle and Norman Village of 1066, both attractions are owned by Alan Goldsmith. The museum opened in 1991 and holds over 80,000 toys, mostly from the 1950s to the 1990s. A working windmill built in 1787 is in the village, and is open to the public once a month.

During the Second World War, the US Air Force constructed an airfield near the village. After the war ended, it was subsequently taken over by the government and developed as a commercial airport. Today, London Stansted Airport is accessible by road from Junction 8 of the M11 motorway, near Bishop's Stortford and direct by train from London Liverpool Street.

Economy
In March 2013, Stansted Mountfitchet was named as the UK's fourth most internet-friendly town. The Google eTown Awards recognise the top places where businesses are most actively embracing the web and Stansted's high ranking reflects the increased use of the internet to spur economic growth. The results put Stansted in fourth place behind Richmond, in third, Edinburgh, in second, and Stratford upon Avon, which took the top spot.

Titan Airways has its head office in Enterprise House on the property of Stansted Airport. Several defunct airlines had their head offices on the Stansted property. AirUK (later KLM uk) had its head office in Stansted House. Buzz had its head office in Endeavour House. AB Airlines had its head office in Enterprise House. Lloyd International Airways had its head office at Lloyd House. Go Fly had its head office at Enterprise House.

Until it merged with Lastminute.com in 2006, Travelocity.co.uk had its headquarters in Stansted Mountfitchet and employed around 60 Essex and Hertfordshire locals. The office closed in the early part of 2006 and Travelocity.co.uk formally came under the umbrella of Lastminute.com, who has offices in London and Woking, Surrey.

Sport and leisure
Non-League football club Stansted F.C. (winners of the FA Vase in 1983-84) play at the Hargrave Park sports ground in the village and there is also a cricket club based at the ground.

Notable people

 * Actor James Frain was raised in Stansted Mountfitchet.
 * Munroe Bergdorf, model and activist.
 * Kate Johnson, novelist, was raised in Stansted Mountfitchet.

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Talk:Christophe Moreau

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Can someone sort out the biography please?

 * Needs more on his involvement in the Armstrong affair. I don't know anything about cycling, and that small text was so POV that I just deleted it. --Shanel 03:06, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I also removed the link to his rider's page. It no longer works.--Shanel 03:08, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the cleanup. The obscure reference to the Armstrong affair is due to User:82.224.88.52, who made an incorrect extrapolation based on a French article.  There are probably still a few pages which this user modified and still contain the incorrect extrapolation.  Julius.kusuma 14:44, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks too for the cleanup difficult to do my myself because I'm not english-mother-tongued. BTW, my extrapolation below was actually an interpolation not from a French but actually from a... Belgian ;-))) newspaper. 82.224.88.52 09:11, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

2005 (Crédit Agricole)

 * 11th overall-Tour de France
 * During few days the following month, Moreau was wrongly accused in the Armstrong affair being positive alongside with Zulle and Olano. BTW, he was indeed fourth in the Prologue (first stage) in Tour de France 1999 but les règlements de l'UCI obligent le gagnant à se présenter à ce contrôle, mais les autres ne sont pas forcément ses suivants immédiats, Zülle (très apathique, nous semble-t-il, pour quelqu'un qui apprend que celui qui l'a battu, au classement final du Tour de France quand même, usait de substances interdites améliorant la performance), Olano et Boardman en l'occurrence. not among the four people tested because Boardman (fifth) as well as Lance Armstrong and the two others were tested but not Christophe.

Does this belong in the article
...However, in the big tours and the classics, he generally did not fight for the win. In their joint interview, retired French rider Laurent Jalabert and Spanish team manager Manolo Saiz both accused Moreau of being an overpaid but underachieving racer, whose entire season usually revolves around trying to be the highest-placed Frenchman on the Tour de France General Classification.

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Keith F. Otterbein

Dr. Keith F. Otterbein (1936–2015 ) was an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University at Buffalo (SUNYAB), in the United States.

Dr. Otterbein was a past president of the Human Relations Area Files and a frequent contributor to cross-cultural research, primarily in warfare related topics.

Otterbein is the author of How War Began (2004), in which he explored the origins of warfare in human society.

He died on June 17, 2015, at age 79.

Books

 * The Andros Islanders: A Study of Family Organization in the Bahamas, Lawrence, University of Kansas Press, 1966
 * The Evolution of War: A Cross-Cultural Study, HRAF Press, New Haven, 1970 (3rd Ed. 1989)
 * Comparative Cultural Analysis: An Introduction to Anthropology, New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972 (2nd Ed. 1977)
 * Changing House Types in Long Bay Cays: The Evolution of Folk Housing in an Out Island Bahamian Community, HRAFlex Book No. SW1 001, New Haven, Human Relations Area Files Press, 1986
 * The Ultimate Coercive Sanction: A Cross Cultural Study of Capital Punishment, New Haven, Human Relations Area Files Press, 1986
 * How War Began, 2004, Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 2004
 * The Anthropology of War, Long Grove, Waveland Press, 2009

Articles

 * The Evolution of Zulu Warfare, 1964, Kansas Journal of Sociology.
 * Internal War: A Cross-Cultural Study, 1968, American Anthropologist.
 * Higi Armed Combat, 1978, Southwestern Journal of Anthropology.
 * Killing of Captured Enemies: A Cross-Cultural Study, 2000 Current Anthropology.

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Talk:Dimebag Darrell

Racism
Dimebag Darrell was a known racist, and someone who is seen in videos beign a racist and was known for flying a confederate flag. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/w3d56g/dimebag_darrell_refuses_to_sign_guitar_unless_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Pantera/comments/icdni5/was_dimebag_darrel_racist/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.21.9.14 (talk) 10:12, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Date of Death
The date of death for Darrell Abbott was Wednesday 8 December 2004. This can be verified by dozens of news articles. Stop changing the date to 9 December 2004. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.107.254 (talk) 04:37, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

William Grim
I entered some information about the article written by William Grim and referenced it to the article hosted on www.maximummetal.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.111.11.82 (talk) 09:37, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

ok... it was deleted with no explanation I feel that seeming as it is an article on dimebags death it should be included in this article about Dimebag, I would also like to know why the other thing I added was removed which was adding that 'aesthetics of hate' the song by machine head is about the aforementioned article because, well it is and is not actually about dimebag —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.108.112.156 (talk) 23:15, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Rita Haney
nope she sure wasnt,the were neighbors as kids and 'longtime friends' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.46.49.98 (talk) 19:05, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

They were never married but were together almost since they first met each other and she has taken his name. Her name is Rita Haney-Abbot. I find this site incredibly irksome. It's worse than a book encylopedia, imformation is ommitted when the majority dislikes it or doesn't consider it worthy info. Rita IS worthy info! She was with Dime all of his life and til the end of it. This is like Matt Heafy being a Kelly Clarkson fan, it was up there and cited but his fanboys didn't like the truth. Grow up and accept this pillar of knowledge between your thighs of ignorance. Add Rita and leave her. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.3.5.132 (talk) 20:29, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

yep,i agree,i just wanted to say they werent 'leagally married',its obvioius to the real fans what there relationship was,i dont think anybody is disputing that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.46.49.98 (talk) 19:05, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Dimebag Murdered
Yeah, that's what I've been reading..what a loss to the metal world. Another band member dead, too Someone walked onto stage & started shooting....he's also dead 5 dead, 2 injured---1 critical  You can read article updated 45 min ago.....nbc4i.com

He's gone, I'm near Detroit and the cops were talking about it on the police bands.

its a sad truth and a realety that we all have to face up to

this is the shocking video report of that night, please note this is quite shocking

Local news story
http://www.nbc4i.com/news/3983630/detail.html

(It's true.)

RIP

I cant believe hes dead, Its incredible, We will never forget him. I believe either bob zilla or pat lachman died with him, since they are close on stage.

Suggestions on messageboards that it's a publicity stunt, though I'm unconvinced TBH. It seems unlikely so many news agencies would be fooled

This really needs a revert. It currently contains a bio of Dave Mustaine Tom k&e 13:55, 9 Dec 2004 (UTC)

dimebag is an isperation to the way that i play, i own the dean dime o flage model and it rocks.

bobzilla couldent have been killed since he was a guest at namm 2007 and there has been allot of storys about pat making a new band!

i do beleve that 3 other pepole were killed but i think that it would be obseen to just decide that it was any of the band members!

if you hear anything about vinnies or pats new bands could u post it on here or e mail me at j_talbot05@hotmail.co.uk

Not just Dimebag was killed
Is the death of the two audience members any less important? I suppose it doesen't matter if you die and your not famous. Only stars get into heaven. Sorry Dimebag, you deserved better.
 * I hope it's clear that Wikipedia is a work of reference, and the other individuals, though their deaths were just as tragic, are not notable for individual inclusion. Wikipedia is not a general obituary file. --Dhartung | Talk 14:06, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * You might want to note tho that Nathan Bray (one othe audience members who got shot) ran to the stage after Dimebag fell and tried to perform CPR, and got also shot. A martyr. // Gargaj 13:00, 2004 Dec 12 (UTC)

Photos of those involved in the shooting
Pix have been posted on the NBC website. I don't know what restrictions are on use of these images, but here are the links:

Nathan Gale http://images.ibsys.com/2004/1209/3984911_200X150.jpg (this is a photo from 'myspace',if you search for 'nathan gale' this will be the 10th result,he has no friends except 'tom' and the last login is Jul 5, 2006 2:26 PM ,very doubtfull that it was/is his account since it was accessed afetr his death.know what i mean?) Officer James D. Niggemeyer http://images.ibsys.com/2004/1209/3985007_200X150.jpg

Erin Halk http://images.ibsys.com/2004/1209/3985283_200X150.jpg

TimothyPilgrim 20:28, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

 * These are wire service images or digitizations and are not republishable under the Wikipedia license terms. They should not be used in the article. --Dhartung | Talk 14:07, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Killer dead too?
Didn't a police officer shoot and kill the gunman? If so, how is his picture posted above? Something is wrong

The police officer did shoot and kill the gunman...if you think about it, his picture was taken before that happened.

Yes, the killer was killed. The picture was taken beforehand

Yep, blew the motherfucker's head off! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.206.201.28 (talk) 03:08, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

vinnie paul
Was he the hostage or the gunman? The article is unclear, and I don't want to edit it since I have no clue myself.GregNorc|[[User talk:GregNorc|Talk]]

Vinnie Paul *may* have been the hostage, but I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else.

Obvioulsy Vinnie Paul, being a band member and already on-stage was not the gunman, plus the gunman is NAMED in the article. Selphie 11:12, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)**

For the record, Vinne Paul is Darrell's brother

Please find a source that the hostage was Vinnie Paul. Saying "the hostage may or may not have been Vinnie Paul" is just pointless. Saying "some sources report that the hostage was Vinnie Paul" is okay if you can give a source, but so far I have found zero newspaper articles saying that was the case, but I've found a few that specifically say "audience member hostage". — [[User:Flamurai|flamuraiTM]] 12:34, Dec 21, 2004 (UTC)

I can't remember where said it - its been over a week since i read it but it ws eitehr nbc4i in America or the BBC. or it might have been someone else!! Selphie 12:50, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC) **

 * There were reports at first that another band member was killed, and most of the speculation was that it was Vinnie Paul. In the end, it seems Vinnie was escorted off the stage before any harm could come to him.  Possibly due to Jeff Thompson's efforts.  No one else in the band was harmed.  Early reports may have suggested otherwise. THe hostage was an audience member. MrHate 23:50, Dec 22, 2004 (UTC)

How the hell could Vinnie be the gunman?? Its like saying Steven Hawkings was the gunman..! Hail DIMEBAG DARRELL

Vinnie Paul was not the hostage. John "Kat" Brooks was

John Lennon
Does it really matter that it was the anniversary of John Lennon's death? I mean, I know he was important and everything but there's probably nothing in it other than coincidence.

Selphie 11:09, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)**

You're right. It's distracting and has nothing to do with this tragedy. I'm deleting it. --JamesB3 12:26, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * I included it because it's an interesting piece of information that IS related. Both incidents were the murder, no, more like execution, of a highly respected musician because of a derranged person. They were both targeted, not killed in a random fashion, and on the same date. I'm re-including it. TimothyPilgrim 14:46, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)

I don't want to get into any kind of spat of deleting and reverting...I still don't think the item fits, but my main problem was the wording of the article implied there was a deliberate connection between the 2 murders. I changed the wording of your revision to make sure people know there was no connection beyond the date. --JamesB3 15:31, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * I'm cool with that. TimothyPilgrim 18:05, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)

 * It's a notable coincidence (e.g. music magazines and websites will in future mark Dec. 8 for both persons). But it's awkward and distracting inline, so I moved it to a footnote following the style in Footnote. --Dhartung | Talk 14:02, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I don't think the date of Lennon's death is even relevent. Dimebag was killed on the anniversary of lots of things. As there is no connection, I feel it should be removed. Sanguinus 20:04, 11 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * There is a connection: both musicians were murdered by fans. That's rare enough that it merits inclusion. --Dhartung | Talk 19:57, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * I think we should mention that it was on the same day as the Lennon murder. Dimebag's assailant may have chosen the day because of its significance. The Columbine High School massacre article contains speculation about why April 20th was chosen, yet there is no evidence that the date was chosen for any particular reason. Kingturtle 20:57, 12 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * I agree with TimothyPilgrim and Kingturtle's reasons about why the coincidence of dates should be mentioned in this article. What is the purpose of the Note 1 and "#fn_1_back" anchor currently preceeding this sentence?  ~leif ☺ HELO 19:40, Dec 16, 2004 (UTC)

 * The note (although I didn't put it there, I can't sort it myself) should actually refer to the last sentance, that is an extra piece of information saying John Lennonn was killed o nte same day also. It's not a major piece of information relating to this article now, is it?

 * The bit of information concerning the anniversary of John Lennon's death is slightly relavent, but is only incidental to the main article. The footnote approach was in keeping with Wikipedia style, however, since some people object, I am going to try a whole new approach.

 * that looks pretty good Selphie 09:28, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC) **

 * What happened to Darrell and Lennon is related. They were both musicians, murdered by deranged "fans" and on the same day. The Lennon connection should be included. (Same with putting Darrell's connection on Lennon's wiki bio).

 * Who is this john lemmonn you speak of?
 * John Lennon — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.216.148.65 (talk) 11:47, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

The Iconoclast
"William Grim, a conservative writer for The Iconoclast, made an article applauding Abbott's death and spoke negatively about heavy metal and its "sub-human" followers. This was immediately met with criticism, not only from the heavy metal community, but from outsiders."

I think this little editorial comment at the end is a little inappropriate, as well as unencyclopaedic. Especially considering the article in question was in fact, a satire... not the malicious document from hell that everyone seems to be making it out to be.

(1/3): Actually, I and others who've looked at the site think that the author meant what he wrote - that he was using humor to make a point AGAINST heavy metal.

look, the article is obviously a parody -- and furthermore this kind of thing wouldn't be encyclopedic information anyway... nobody looking for information on "dimebag darrell" would be enriched in any way by reading this. so i'm deleting it.--Bangadrian 03:11, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Sure, I can buy the non-encyclopedic argument. Just saying that just because it's humorous doesn't mean its message wasn't intended.

I don't think it should be included, but I do want to say that it most certainly was not satire. They guy is just a dick. BrainRotMenacer 09:20, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Musical influences
Musical influences are listed twice in this article Pogue 06:28, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC) William Grim is obviously some sort of uneducated bafoon. Ridiculing Dimebag Darrel's death is not only immoral, but down right Disgusting! Dimebag Darrel was not only a monumental influence on heavy metal, but on all the people he touched and inspired. He was a true musician and his music will live on forever for the sole reason that he was a tremendous musician and a inspiring human being.

Anyone else remember Dime talking about Blues Saraceno as a major influence? Abbott mentioned this in a Guitar for the Practicing Musician article circa 1995. It seems like this should be included in musical influences--Dime wore a plaid patch tattoo in honor of the guy.

quote: "... and later influenced guitar idols such as Joe Satriani." What nonsense is that?? It´s wishful thinking or spin to me. This needs to be removed!!--84.203.1.127 00:20, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Too Much Focus On Killing
I've noticed that the section on Dimebag Darrell's killing is easily the largest. This doesn't seem right to me.

I realise there are separate pages about Pantera and Damageoplan, but I still think the page should be mostly about his life and music.

Why ? maybe cause the shooting was a massive and hard shock for the metal community, and even if wikipedia musn't be an emotional encyclopedia, it is necessary to show how people react to learning this (really) bad news. (sorry for my poor english, i'm working on it) [Klem] 90.5.31.134 18:19, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Musicians of the Political Right stub
Could someone please verify this? Thanks, --Danteferno 23:07, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't really think it belongs. Muya 03:00, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Dean Guitars
Dean is not out of buisiness...

YEAH I HAVE ONE

 * They were. 64.90.217.245 03:17, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

 * yea,but not anymore(and their cst service is horrid) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.46.49.98 (talk) 19:17, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Guitar Tuning- too much credit given to Dimebag
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath was tuning his guitar down to C# as early as 1971 when recording the 'Master of Reality' album, which gave him his doom-laden guitar sound. I don't think its fair to promote Dimebag as popularising this practice, Iommi has been far more influential than Dimebag in the rock world. Listen to 'Into the Void'- heavy as hell! Pantera covered a couple of Sabbath tracks, which highlights that band's influence.

Good point. I'm rewording it. --Rp81 17:47, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Roger Caron
A Google search reveals Roger Caron to be a gun nut who actually thinks it's appropriate to bring legal firearms to metal shows. The possibility of accident at a show as rowdy as this one is extraordinary, and most people wouldn't go to concerts (especially metal concerts, for God's sake) if other attendees were carrying. The paragraph he (or some other bozo) included is disgusting, irrelevant, and totally wrong, and guess what I just did to it? SluggoOne 18:40, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Your delete is inconsistent with the NPOV. Gale's rampage was ended when Niggemeyer brought a legal firearm into the show and used it lawfully - the Franklin County grand jury cited in the article commended him. Clearly the prohibition on illegal firearms didn't work in this case - only the bad guy had one until police arrived. The deleted paragraph was factual and cited it's sources - you deleted it because you wanted to censor ideas that conflict with your own. Why suppress cited facts? Caron's disarmament is an important part of the course of events and one that unfortunately has been omitted or suppressed from traditional media outlets. :Marknoble 19:27, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

1) "Helplessly" adds a completely biased POV. 2) Niggemeyer didn't prove the "no firearms rule" was a bad idea, because he only attended the show after Gale started shooting. Had he attended the show as a fan instead of an on-duty police officer, he would not have been allowed to bring in his police-issue shotgun; hence, Caron was not unfairly treated compared to Niggemeyer, as you seen to imply. 3) Again, it's worth pointing out that the only firsthand source of the paragraph is Caron himself, who honestly thinks it appropriate to bring firearms to metal concerts. Nobody who was there backs up his claim that he could have killed Gale, and his amateur gun enthusiast nature seems to work against that claim.

Let's play a game. It's called "Every time one of us notices our changes reversed, we'll reverse them again." SluggoOne 16:43, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

1) Could he help? Nope.  Why?  He had been disarmed.  The comment adds no bias.  Omitting any mention of the facts and censoring them *does* introduce bias.

2) I never said Niggemeyer had anything to do with "no firearms". I did point out that when a good guy with a gun arrived, the attack was abruptly ended.  If the good guy already there had been armed, the death/injury toll may have been reduced.  Shotguns are not allowed under CCW law, nor are they a good firearm for use in crowds, so it's silly to even suggest that Niggemeyer would have brought it with him off-duty.  Had Niggemeyer carried his sidearm concealed in an off-duty capacity, he would have been breaking the law - so while Caron was treated equally, banning either of them from carrying wouldn't have reduced the casualties.

3) Dispatch reporter Goodenow confirmed Carons story as required by the Dispatch editorial staff. Your assertions that the only source is Caron and that nobody backs his claim are baseless and unsupported.  I am aware of others who were there that night and assert that Caron was indeed physically in a position that he may have been able to intervene.  I also know that the state does not issue CHL licenses to people who cannot demonstrate proficiency with a firearm.  There's no such thing as an "amateur gun enthusiast", so that can't possibly be a factor.

Rather than get into a reversion war, why not use the talk page to develop a line or two that accurately represents the fact in a way that you feel is unbiased? Marknoble 13:43, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

I think a lot of the issue here is not whether Caron was where he was - there seems to be adequate sources to support that - but the contention that he could have prevented the incident. Personally, without a much better source, I don't think the paragraph as it was is warranted, especially as it uses emotive words like "helpless". Marknoble's right, though - try to develop a compromise rather than just reverting each other. Perhaps make light of the controversy. --Scott Wilson 18:28, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

To clarify, I'm not asserting that Caron could have prevented the incident, only that an opportunity to lessen the magnitude of the carnage was prevented. Caron was there and had the training to intervene if only the law hadn't disarmed him. Marknoble 15:03, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

But do you have a source that says that? Otherwise, it's original research. --Scott Wilson 12:53, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

A source that says that Caron was trained to intervene? In order to obtain a CCW license in Ohio, all applicants must "physically demonstrate competency" before a license is issued. The Dispatch verified that Caron was licensed. Do we need a source on Officer Niggemeyer's training too? Marknoble 21:42, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if this is even still an issue, but the only reason I can see to include a statement about Roger Caron is to promote the idea that guns should be allowed in concerts, which has no place in this article.--LifeEnemy 13:10, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

remaining silent throughout the shooting
According to the external link at the bottom of the page this is incorrect, as it states;

"Gale reportedly pinned Brooks to the floor and the stage technician said that he could feel the gun pressed against head, while the attacker shouted "Don't move, don't move." " 67.5.159.173 05:40, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * So correct it. 71.252.220.32 12:24, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Why is it neccecery to include whatever criticism people had on his technichal abillities???

Back of the head?
This page says Gale was shot in the back of the head, Nathan Gale says he was shot in the face and cites a Behind the Music episode (which isn't easy to check, and sounds bogus since BTM isn't the kind of show normally playing unedited footage of people getting shot).

Can anyone verify either, or should that aspect simply be edited out? Riotgear 09:09, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I have a question about this too, the article says not only was he shot in the back of his head but that it happened five times. Five rounds at point blank range could very well destroy dis head. Keep in mind when a gun is fired it ejects hot gas, usually as a flame called a muzzle flash. This not only causes burns but also has a concussive force associated that increases as with the caliber. Without getting too gory, if that is true then there isn't any way possible for a nurse in the audience to give him CPR. One needs a mouth to receive mouth to mouth, which is what the P in CPR means. (Cardio = Heart Pulmonary = Lungs Resuscitation = you perform those functions for a victim by doing chest compressions and breathing into their lungs for those who don't want to link.)
 * I think this article out to be changed to describe events closer to described on Nathan Gale. Since he was on stage, in the middle of a set, it's easy to imagine him being shot in the face. Given the environment (most concerts aren't well lit, fans occasionally rush the stage, and he was probably busy performing) I doubt Dimebag turned around as a reaction to the gun, he probably didn't know what was going on if he got the first bullet. Also, and more importantly, the Gale article seems well referenced. Anynobody 11:54, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

origin of nickname
The article should explain how he got his nickname. The name is somewhat confusing b/c from what I understand Darrell was neither a pothead nor a dealer.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 23:48, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

You understand dimebag was never a pothead? oh boy

Hail the Leaf!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.65.136.162 (talk) 00:10, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

I think its still a good idea to add where his nickname came from. It says that it used to be "Diamond Darrell" and then changed it to dimebag in the early 90s. Was this to get away from the "glam" metal image or what? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.134.236.56 (talk) 19:40, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

i dont know how he got it either,but 'Diamond Darrell' is the credit on the 'cowboys from hell' cd —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.46.49.98 (talk) 19:23, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

 * i think hes called dimebag cuz as a kid he could only afford to buy pot ten bucks at a time (a dimebag)♠♦Д narchistPig♥♣ (talk) 06:01, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Technical Abilities
The article criticizes Dimebag for showing little technical knowledge in some areas...unfairly I think. Here's a vid of him playing all sorts of stuff even before Pantera hit it big...if you can play Spanish Fly, you have _amazing_ tapping ability, which is something the article criticizes him for. Anyway, something to think about.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbehbt_yLpo

Technical Abilites
I deleted a paragraph here about some of the "criticism" he recieves for not using certain technical abilities. This does strike me as appropriate Encyclopedia information to compare his technical ability to other guitarists and state random people's opinions, such as how some of his solos are "filler". This just does not belong here. I left the other stuff though like his unique tuning, because it outlines a style of guitar playing he utilized and embodies actual information rather than a bunch of random opinions. Of course, the rest of this section could be disputed as well, but that's up to the rest of you. I just deleted what I thought wasn't necessary.

 * I suppose the writer had in mind, though I haven't read the piece in some time, the people that tout Dimebag as the greatest guitarist to have ever lived. Though he was a good guitarist, this is simply not true. But I don't see how it's necessary to include the idea that there were Pantera songs that had solos for the sake of having solos. That's pretty common in metal, or rock music of any kind. 68.107.196.211 18:28, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Dimebags solo's were incredibly inventive. I loved them and would never consider them filler. Portillo (talk) 10:12, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

song
was there a song written about dimebags death that praised the murderer, i saw it somewhere but am unsure if it was a credible source as to add it here

A/B'd?
"According to an interview with Dino Cazares then of Fear Factory Dime told him that during the recording of Reinventing the Steel he A/B'd his guitar tone with Dino's (incidentally during the making of Fear Factory's Demanufacture Cazares A/B'd his guitar tone against that of Vulgar Display of Power)."

What does A/B'd mean? I doubt I'm the only one clueless as to what it means. BrainRotMenacer 05:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree. It should be removed unless someone can define.

Musicmanship
This section looks copied from somewhere. It states, "These and another contest prize, his first Randall Amplifier, are the 2 staples of his style and sound." Using the present tense. Also, it already has a cite needed tag on this section. Unless we can get some references for this section soon, and then tidy up the wording, I suggest we delete it. I know Dime had stated on many occasions that his Dean and Randall are his main sound, but before his death he switched to Krank amps. I have seen videos with Dime talking and stating these facts on Youtube. If I can use these as sources, I'll make the changes myself. If we can merge this into other parts of the article, that would be much cleaner. 172.141.126.112 05:01, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Washburn Dimebag Models
Anyone know where to find information on Dimebags Washburn models?

Rock walk
The article says that Dimebag Darrell's name is on the Rock Walk. Well .... I don't see any sources for that, and the RockWalk.com site shows many names ... but not his!

Can anyone verify this? Angel Of Wisdom 21:51, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

yes sir i can..and i will...enjoy

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/video_news/vinnie_paul_ace_zakk_ian_king_all_show_for_dimebag_rockwalk_induction.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.46.49.98 (talk) 19:32, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Tributes to Abbott
I recently discover the band "Crucified Barbara"[] , they made a song in their first album called "I need a Cowboy from Hell", I think there could be a link with the Pantera's fifth album "Cowboy from Hell"[] (kind a coincidence, isn't it ?), and the album was released only few months after the shooting. I think we could add it, that's only 1 line about a tribute, not a whole "fan" paragraph. [Klem] 90.5.31.134 18:19, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

disrespecting the dime/with that respecting him
personally in my opionoin anyone who deletes or puts false info on the page is disrespecting dimebag darrell. and a wasy it seems scott ian from anthrax pays tribute bye dyin his goatie red —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.174.60.122 (talk) 04:22, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Janick Gers as an influence?
I can understand Adrian Smith and Dave Murray (of Iron Maiden) being influential to Dime. But Janick Gers? He has only been in Maiden since 1990, by which time Pantera had released Cowboys From Hell, and his style had been pretty much established (although it changed over the next few albums, Janick could hardly be considered responsible.) Unless Dimebag was a huge Gillan fan while Janick was in the band, Janick hadn't done a whole lot of notable guitar work before joining Maiden. Is it possible that someone read that Dimebag was influenced by Iron Maiden and thought "let's just put all of the guitarists in there" without realizing it? Matt d84 (talk) 17:48, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Funeral and burial
There's a lot in VH-1's About the Music Pantera show on the attendees, party, Eddie Van Halen putting his famed guitar in the coffin, etc. This could be added to the article, if someone has the tape or more details. 70.124.89.184 (talk) 00:09, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't explicitly say that Gale was killed
Unless I'm missing something, the "Death" section doesn't actually say that Niggemeyer's shots proved fatal. Maybe that's obvious to people who know the situation, or who know guns, but a lot of readers won't.

(Incidentally, also in that section, in the absence of mind-reading how do we know that Gale didn't see Niggemeyer? Surely the best we can say is that he didn't react as though he had.) 81.158.2.229 (talk) 23:57, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Ignorance.
I just saw the Pantera: Behind the Music on VH1 and came to Dimebag's page for more information. What an artist.

In any case, I'm disturbed by the editing of the neutralizing officer's name to include variations of the word 'nigger,' which has been emphacized and, in some cases, bolded. I admittedly don't know much about this topic, but I highly doubt its integrity as a result. I've never posted a comment on Wikipedia before, but I suggest someone fix this immediately.

Good day.

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Tribute songs.
How is Hatebreed's Last Breath a tribute song when it was written seven years before he died? 75.179.3.77 (talk) 04:01, 16 December 2008 (UTC) Exactly why I removed any uncited tribute listings. Provide a citation if you want to add a tribute song. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.131.125.50 (talk) 20:49, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

Birth Date
His Birthdate is August 20th. I have visited the gravesite at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington to confirm this. Someone please change it to the correct date. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zammy63 (talk • contribs) 21:59, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
 * You are right. Some people seem to find it funny changing dates around, but it has been fixed now. Erzsébet Báthory(talk 23:48, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

20th August, 1966 - 8th December, 2004 202.65.136.162 (talk) 00:16, 31 May 2011 (UTC)Dean

January 2010 issue of Revolver Magazine
''The January 2010 issue of Revolver Magazine is loaded with interviews from the remaining band members of Pantera on Dimebag and creating Vulgar Display Of Power. It also comes loaded with Pantera memorabilia and rare photos from the Pantera vault.''

Am I the only one who thinks this passage, with the repeated use of "loaded," sounds more like an ad for the magazine than an objective encyclopedia description? Jaltcoh (talk) 02:46, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism in the Early Years section?
It seems as if theres a fair amount of vandalism in the Early Years section here (one comment including the phrase "Gay Camp").

Megadeth - was he invited or did he just audition?
I'm not the expert but I thought he simply auditioned for the band and was not formally invited as a member. Could someone maybe come up with a citation for that? UselessToRemain (talk) 12:46, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Nope, he was called up by Dave Mustaine after Dave heard Power Metal in '88. Dave was pretty impressed with his playing and wanted him to join Megadeth, but Dimebag said he wouldnt join without Vinnie Paul. Dave already had Nick Menza on drums so he had no use for Vinnie Paul. Dimebag bragged about it for a few weeks around people who came by and talked to him in the clubs. The only thing i mentioned that was ever released to the public about this was what Dave said in the Behind the Music for Pantera. That being said, IMO Megadeth wouldve sounded damn ridiculous with Dimebag, and im glad he stuck with Pantera.

Bad place to put this sentence....
This is placed right after the article mentions that Gale was met shotgun pellets: "Two fans administered CPR until paramedics arrived, but were unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at the scene."

I think this is a bad place to mention this. Who were the fans adminerstering CPR on? Darrell or others? I doubt they would do CPR on Gale but again this sentence is said right after it mentions his face getting shot. Heyfunboy (talk) 04:18, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

John Lennon
I have re-added the fact that this shooting happened on the same day as John Lennon's, but in 2004. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.214.63 (talk) 05:49, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

 * : Sorry my mistake it was either John Lennon's birthday or assassination. John Lennon's assassination is December 2nd, his birthday was December 8th.  Just the John Lennon note of significance re-added please can we have a vote or at least a small talk about this.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.214.63 (talk) 23:52, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

Rounds of ammunition citation
This dispute has NRA written all over it. Here you go. http://www.policeone.com/investigations/articles/120109-Ohio-police-release-report-on-chaotic-concert-murder/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.202.209.64 (talk) 20:21, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

2015 grave vandalism
reverted my edits claiming that the February 28, 2015 grave vandalism is a hoax. This incident has been published on several reputable news sites. Thoughts? --Jax 0677 (talk) 23:42, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

 * You wrote into the article that you know it's been declared a hoax, after having co-hoaxed everyone, which is part of exactly why Wikipedia is not a news site. In addition to the fact that this would have been a factoid at best, and totally irrelevant to the subject's notability, and hence unencyclopedic.  And you ignored the fact that I just cited WP:NOTNEWS.  Everything about this was incorrect.  You should understand basic policy and encyclopedic concepts before making decisions, as several people have tried to tell you on your Talk page. — Smuckola (Email) (Talk) 23:48, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

 * Oppose Inclusion - per WP:UNDUE. It's excessive to list off the events of a day or two, of which is irrelevant to their actual music too, and give it its own section, for a band who's career spans decades. It warrants a sentence in the history section at most, and that's if some better sources can be found. Many currently are pretty bad. (I wrote this more in regards to the Pantera page, where I saw of this discussion, but the same points apy here as well.)  Sergecross73   msg me  15:59, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * The whole point is that there weren't events. It's all a hoax. — Smuckola (Email) (Talk) 23:13, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, even a hoax itself is an "event" of sorts. Anyways, what I was presenting was merely a best case scenario for Jax's content, a sentence mention if it really turned out to be this big media story. I ultimately don't think it should be included at all, at either article. Sergecross73   msg me  01:00, 2 March 2015 (UTC)

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where's Washburn??
To clarify: granted, DD loved Dean guitars. So far as I can determine, at the time the company effectively went belly-up, in the early 1990s, DD owned exactly three Deans -- no source I can find says any were DD signature models.

The brand was resurrected by Armadillo Music in the late 1990s, but (far as I can find) the new Deans were imports, NOT USA builds. In any case, by then Darrell had signed with Washburn Guitars, a relationship that lasted 1995-2004, and produced at least a dozen signature models and variants, including the made-in-Chicago (well, probably Mundelein) Dime 3.

Per Blue Book, ''In 2000, Zelinsky came back to work for Dean. ... In summer 2008, Zelinsky resigned from Dean for a second time.'' In the interim, Dean Guitars courted Dime back to the fold, possibly discussing realization of DD's own designs. Dime's contract with Washburn expired 2004, and soon thereafter he was murdered. I've yet to establish that DD ever laid hands on a completed USA-made signature Dean before his death -- that would certainly be notable!!

Since Darrell's death, Dean has trotted out one "Dimebag" after another. It's sometimes claimed that one or the other was based on DD's designs... or maybe some sketches that were found in his personal files... or a doodle he once made on a Denny's napkin while waiting for coffee. There's little (or no) proof that Darrell ever actually intended any of these to be made into guitars, or would have signed off on them.

(FWIW, I'm glad his family is making a few bucks while it can, but that Dean Guitars is so happily profiting from it, likely more than the family, strikes me as ghoulish, and NOT in a fun way.) Weeb Dingle (talk) 00:20, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

 * Furthermore, Dean Guitars shut down its USA shop in 1986.

 * And the company was sold in 1990 to Tropical Music, owned by Oscar Medros. Armadillo bought it in 1995. Weeb Dingle (talk) 00:20, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Relatives
Should we mention that his second-cousin is David Murray, who is better known as The 8-Bit Guy? He mentions this in one of his videos (specifically https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJmhM3-uq4Y around the 4:25 mark)... RingtailedFox • Talk • Contribs 04:38, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Dimebag and redirection
I get the desire to redirect searches for Dimebag here. But shouldn't there also be a wikipedia entry for what a dimebag is (other than a link to the Wiki for the American's episode titled Dimebag). A Dimebag was a $10 bag of pot. Not sure such a thing really exists any more, but it was basically when we as teenagers would mostly buy growing up in the 80s. Scape $10 together and buy a dimebag. That amount, in 1985, adjusted for inflation now would be about $25. Which is what we paid for a 1/4 bag then. a $25 bag of pot. Basically twice the size. But at the time we were teenagers and didn't get scales and weights. Once we did, (in the late 80s/early 90s) a dimebag remained a small bag of pot, good enough for a couple of joints and to get you through a concert) but a 1/4 bag became a 1/4 ounce, ie: 7 grams. Price seemed to go up and they started selling.  But the Dimebag was always a small bag of pot.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Countertop (talk • contribs) 18:21, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Unexplained changes
Hi, you have made the same changes to the article without explanation twice. (At first, simply restoring your own month-old revision of the article with Twinkle.) This is WP:Edit warring, and should be avoided. Can you give an explanation for the changes you are proposing? Hrodvarsson (talk) 19:07, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, most of them are just copyedits though..? And a deletion of a citation which is trivial and not really necessary. FMSky (talk) 19:44, 21 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Most of the original edits were copy edits that were reverted when you restored an old version of the article, yes. You then removed "songwriter" from the article without explanation; this is not a copy edit. You need to provide a reason why that description should be removed. You also re-added a redundant template which I removed with an explanation last month. You should give a reason why that template should be there, or undo your own reversion of that edit. Hrodvarsson (talk) 19:59, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

First guitar
The article has long described Darrell's first guitar as a Hondo. 194.125.37.215 recently changed it to Hohner. I edited to remove all mention of the brand name, as the cited source does not appear to mention any. For the record, I'm looking at the Google Books preview of Black Tooth Grin. On page 10, I see "Jerry bought Darrell a Les Paul copy and a Pignose amp for his birthday". No mention of Hondo or Hohner here, or anywhere in the book if Google's "Search in this Book" can be believed. Firefangledfeathers 19:55, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

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Suffragette Sessions

In 1998, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls initiated the Suffragette Sessions Tour, a loose amalgamation of female artists that Ray described as "a socialist experiment in rock and roll--no hierarchy, no boundaries."

The participants included Gail Ann Dorsey, Lisa Germano, Lourdes Pérez, Kate Schellenbach, Jane Siberry, Jean Smith, Josephine Wiggs and Thalia Zedek.

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Richard Dembo

 Richard Dembo (24 May 1948 – 11 November 2004) was a French director and screenwriter.

Dembo achieved worldwide recognition with his first film: La diagonale du fou, which received an Oscar in 1984 for best foreign film, as well as other numerous awards (César, Prix Louis Delluc). Michel Piccoli starred in the film as a Jewish citizen of the USSR.

In 1993, Dembo directed L'instinct de l'ange with Hélène Vincent, Jean-Louis Trintignant, François Cluzet und Lambert Wilson. After a long pause, during which he directed no films, Dembo directed his last film Nina's House.

On 11 November 2004, Dembo unexpectedly died in Paris under the symptoms of an intestinal obstruction. He was buried in Israel.

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Astrogliosis

Astrogliosis (also known as astrocytosis or referred to as reactive astrogliosis) is an abnormal increase in the number of astrocytes due to the destruction of nearby neurons from central nervous system (CNS) trauma, infection, ischemia, stroke, autoimmune responses or neurodegenerative disease. In healthy neural tissue, astrocytes play critical roles in energy provision, regulation of blood flow, homeostasis of extracellular fluid, homeostasis of ions and transmitters, regulation of synapse function and synaptic remodeling. Astrogliosis changes the molecular expression and morphology of astrocytes, in response to infection for example, in severe cases causing glial scar formation that may inhibit axon regeneration.

Causes
Reactive astrogliosis is a spectrum of changes in astrocytes that occur in response to all forms of CNS injury and disease. Changes due to reactive astrogliosis vary with the severity of the CNS insult along a graduated continuum of progressive alterations in molecular expression, progressive cellular hypertrophy, proliferation and scar formation.

Insults to neurons in the central nervous system caused by infection, trauma, ischemia, stroke, recurring seizures, autoimmune responses, or other neurodegenerative diseases may cause reactive astrocytes.

When the astrogliosis is pathological itself, instead of a normal response to a pathological problem, it is referred to as astrocytopathy.

Functions and effects
Reactive astrocytes may benefit or harm surrounding neural and non-neural cells. They undergo a series of changes that may alter astrocyte activities through gain or loss of functions lending to neural protection and repair, glial scarring, and regulation of CNS inflammation.

Neural protection and repair
Proliferating reactive astrocytes are critical to scar formation and function to reduce the spread and persistence of inflammatory cells, to maintain the repair of the blood–brain barrier (BBB), to decrease tissue damage and lesion size, and to decrease neuronal loss and demyelination.

Reactive astrocytes defend against oxidative stress through glutathione production and have the responsibility of protecting CNS cells from NH4+ toxicity. They protect CNS cells and tissue through various methods, such as uptake of potentially excitotoxic glutamate, adenosine release, and degradation of amyloid β peptides. The repair of a disruption in the blood brain barrier is also facilitated by reactive astrocytes by their direct endfeet (characteristic structure of astrocytes) interaction with blood vessel walls that induce blood brain barrier properties.

They have also been shown to reduce vasogenic edema after trauma, stroke, or obstructive hydrocephalus.

Scar formation
Proliferating reactive scar-forming astrocytes are consistently found along borders between healthy tissues and pockets of damaged tissue and inflammatory cells. This is usually found after a rapid, locally triggered inflammatory response to acute traumatic injury in the spinal cord and brain. In its extreme form, reactive astrogliosis can lead to the appearance of newly proliferated astrocytes and scar formation in response to severe tissue damage or inflammation.

Molecular triggers that lead to this scar formation include epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), endothelin 1 and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Mature astrocytes can re-enter the cell cycle and proliferate during scar formation. Some proliferating reactive astrocytes can derive from NG2 progenitor cells in the local parenchyma from ependymal cell progenitors after injury or stroke. There are also multipotent progenitors in subependymal tissue that express glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and generate progeny cells that migrate towards sites of injury after trauma or stroke.

Regulation of inflammation
Reactive astrocytes are related to the normal function of astrocytes. Astrocytes are involved in the complex regulation of CNS inflammation that is likely to be context-dependent and regulated by multimodal extra- and intracellular signaling events. They have the capacity to make different types of molecules with either pro- or anti-inflammatory potential in response to different types of stimulation. Astrocytes interact extensively with microglia and play a key role in CNS inflammation. Reactive astrocytes can then lead to abnormal function of astrocytes and affect their regulation and response to inflammation.

Pertaining to anti-inflammatory effects, reactive scar-forming astrocytes help reduce the spread of inflammatory cells during locally initiated inflammatory responses to traumatic injury or during peripherally-initiated adaptive immune responses. In regard to pro-inflammatory potential, certain molecules in astrocytes are associated with an increase in inflammation after traumatic injury.

At early stages after insults, astrocytes not only activate inflammation, but also form potent cell migration barriers over time. These barriers mark areas where intense inflammation is needed and restrict the spread of inflammatory cells and infectious agents to nearby healthy tissue. CNS injury responses have favored mechanisms that keep small injuries uninfected. Inhibition of the migration of inflammatory cells and infectious agents have led to the accidental byproduct of axon regeneration inhibition, owing to the redundancy between migration cues across cell types.

Biological mechanisms
Changes resulting from astrogliosis are regulated in a context-specific manner by specific signaling events that have the potential to modify both the nature and degree of these changes. Under different conditions of stimulation, astrocytes can produce intercellular effector molecules that alter the expression of molecules in cellular activities of cell structure, energy metabolism, intracellular signaling, and membrane transporters and pumps. Reactive astrocytes respond according to different signals and impact neuronal function. Molecular mediators are released by neurons, microglia, oligodendrocyte lineage cells, endothelia, leukocytes, and other astrocytes in the CNS tissue in response to insults ranging from subtle cellular perturbations to intense tissue injury. The resulting effects can range from blood flow regulation to provision of energy to synaptic function and neural plasticity.

Signaling molecules
Few of the known signaling molecules and their effects are understood in the context of reactive astrocytes responding to different degrees of insult.

Upregulation of GFAP, which is induced by FGF, TGFB, and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), is a classic marker for reactive gliosis. Axon regeneration does not occur in areas with an increase in GFAP and vimentin. Paradoxically, an increase in GFAP production is also specific to the minimization of the lesion size and reduction in the risk for autoimmune encephalomyelitis and stroke.

Transporters and channels
The presence of astrocyte glutamate transporters is associated with a reduced number of seizures and diminished neurodegeneration whereas the astrocyte gap junction protein Cx43 contributes to the neuroprotective effect of preconditioning to hypoxia. In addition, AQP4, an astrocyte water channel, plays a crucial role in cytotoxic edema and aggravate outcome after stroke.

Neurological pathologies
Loss or disturbance of functions normally performed by astrocytes or reactive astrocytes during the process of reactive astrogliosis has the potential to underlie neural dysfunction and pathology in various conditions including trauma, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and others. Some of the examples are as follows:

 * Autoimmune destruction of astrocyte endfeet that contact and envelop blood vessels is associated with CNS inflammation and a form of multiple sclerosis
 * Rasmussen's syndrome autoantibody destruction of astrocytes causes seizures
 * In Alexander's disease, a dominant, gain-of-function mutation of the gene encoding GFAP is associated with macro-encephalopathy, seizures, psychomotor disturbances, and premature death.
 * In a familial form of amyotropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a dominant gain-of-function mutation of the gene encoding superoxide dismutase (SOD) leads to production of reactive astrocytes of molecules that are toxic to motor neurons.

Reactive astrocytes may also be stimulated by specific signaling cascades to gain detrimental effects such as the following:
 * Exacerbation of inflammation via cytokine production
 * Production and release of neurotoxic levels of reactive oxygen species
 * Release of potentially excitotoxic glutamate
 * The potential contribution to seizure genesis
 * Compromise of blood–brain barrier function as a result of vascular endothelial growth factor production
 * Cytotoxic edema during trauma and stroke through AQP4 overactivity
 * Potential for chronic cytokine activation of astrocytes to contribute to chronic pain

Reactive astrocytes have the potential to promote neural toxicity via the generation cytotoxic molecules such as nitric oxide radicals and other reactive oxygen species, which may damage nearby neurons. Reactive astrocytes may also promote secondary degeneration after CNS injury.

Novel therapeutic techniques
Due to the destructive effects of astrogliosis, which include altered molecular expression, release of inflammatory factors, astrocyte proliferation and neuronal dysfunction, researchers are currently searching for new ways to treat astrogliosis and neurodegenerative diseases. Various studies have shown the role of astrocytes in diseases such as Alzheimer's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson's, and Huntington's. The inflammation caused by reactive astrogliosis augments many of these neurological diseases. Current studies are researching the possible benefits of inhibiting the inflammation caused by reactive gliosis in order to reduce its neurotoxic effects.

Neurotrophins are currently being researched as possible drugs for neuronal protection, as they have been shown to restore neuronal function. For example, a few studies have used nerve growth factors to regain some cholinergic function in patients with Alzheimer's.

Anti-gliosis function of BB14
One specific drug candidate is BB14, which is a nerve growth factor-like peptide that acts as a TrkA agonist. BB14 was shown to reduce reactive astrogliosis following peripheral nerve injuries in rats by acting on DRG and PC12 cell differentiation. Although further research is needed, BB14 has the potential to treat a variety neurological diseases. Further research of neurotrophins could potentially lead to the development of a highly selective, potent, and small neurotrophin that targets reactive gliosis to alleviate some neurodegenerative diseases.

Regulatory function of TGFB
TGFB is a regulatory molecule involved in proteoglycan production. This production is increased in the presence of bFGF or Interleukin 1. An anti-TGFβ antibody may potentially reduce GFAP upregulation after CNS injuries, promoting axonal regeneration.

Ethidium bromide treatment
Injection of ethidium bromide kills all CNS glia (oligodendrocytes and astrocytes), but leaves axons, blood vessels, and macrophages unaffected. This provides an environment conducive to axonal regeneration for about four days. After four days, CNS glia reinvade the area of injection and axonal regeneration is consequently inhibited. This method has been shown to reduce glial scarring following CNS trauma.

Metalloprotinease activity
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells and C6 glioma cells produce metalloproteinase, which is shown to inactivate a type of inhibitory proteoglycan secreted by Schwann cells. Consequently, increased metalloproteinase in the environment around axons may facilitate axonal regeneration via degradation of inhibitory molecules due to increased proteolytic activity.

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Wanganui River

The Wanganui River is in the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows northwest for 55 km from its headwaters in the Southern Alps, entering the Tasman Sea near Lake Ianthe, 40 km southwest of Hokitika.

After heavy rain in January 2013 the flooded river partially washed away the single-lane road bridge that carries, closing the only through road on the West Coast.

Gravel buildup has gradually raised the riverbed, and in 2021 the West Coast Regional Council planned to elevate stopbanks by 1 m at a cost of $5.7 million to protect neighbouring farmland from flooding. Farmers protested the rates rise that would be needed to pay back this 30-year loan, and suggested the Department of Conservation should contribute.

In March 2023, the river broke through a hole in the stopbank on the north side, and caused significant flooding damage to several farms.

In April 2023, a river engineer briefed local farmers, and outlined the history of development of stop banks on the river. In 1948, the river had a wide and natural braided river course. However, over a period of 60 years, stop banks were constructed along the original river bed to create pasture land. The result was that the river became increasing constrained, taking up only half of the area it previously occupied. The consequence is that the rate of aggradation has doubled. In the area 7 km downstream of the State Highway 6 bridge, the river now sits above the flood plain. The location where the river broke through the stop banks earlier in 2023 was the normal river bed in the 1960s. Construction of stop banks to narrow the river channel has also increased the gradient of the river bed, and increased the velocity of water flowing against the stop banks. Climate variability is producing more intense storms, and combined with the other factors, is increasing the threat of future breaches.

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