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User talk:Duncan.france

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Talk/User-Pages
On your userpage, you get to write about yourself. It is your face to the world. Your talkpage is where people leave you messages and you respond to them. You drop other people notes on their talkpages.

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— Ŭalabio 06:32, 2005 Feb 10 (UTC)

Please advise how to type exponents eg 10 the power 2 (instead of 100)

 * 10 ² < / s u p > = 10²

 * ¿Why do not you write about your self here? Contact people on their talkpages and they will contact you on your talk page.  This conversation should take place on your talkpage.

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— Ŭalabio 06:44, 2005 Feb 10 (UTC)

¡You got this user/talk-page–thing down now!
¡You got this user/talk-page–thing down now! Oh, by the way, some of your links do not work because of case:

Some programmers believe that it is cool to have "Dog" and "dog" be different, in case they ever need the distinction, which they never do. They made WikiPedia casesensitive; "Scientific notation" and "Scientific Notation" are different. If I did it, I would make it casepreseving, but caseinsensitive:

Some things have a proper case like "pH". Casepreserving would mean thet the article would be called "pH". Caseinsensitive means that searches and links could be either "ph" or "Ph" or "pH" or "PH" and still work.

Unfortunately, WikiPedia is currently is casesensitive, so you have to be careful with the links. Most of the red links on your userpage just in the wrong case. Hopefully, the programmers will make WikiPedia caseinsensitive, but in the meantime, WikiPedia is casesensitive.

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Plate tectonics
Create your article first and then we can see if it warrants a link from Plate tectonics. A paragraph that simply links to an empty "red" link is not warranted.

You'd probably prefer to work on it at first in your own user space, like User:Duncan.france/Article name because articles created in the general article area (ie, anything that doesn't begin with "User:") can be subject to a vote for deletion, so it might make sense to polish your critique page before trying to move it to the general article area.

Some articles that describe non-mainstream theories are present in Wikipedia, such as Non-standard cosmology and Apollo moon landing hoax accusations. But Wikipedia has an official policy of No Original Research, so your article would be unlikely to survive if it was just your personal theory... you'd probably have to demonstrate that this alternative theory is notable in some sense and cite outside references that mention it.

-- Curps 05:14, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I have just completed an article: "Vesicular texture". In it I cross-referenced to "Vesicle: a small cavity in an aphanitic or glassy igneous rock, formed by the expansion of a bubble of gas or steam during the solidification of the rock."

As you will see, clicking on vesicle takes one to the biological defintion. What is needed is a disambiguation page. How does one create such a page?
 * Vesicle (disambiguation) has been created, as well as a stub for Vesicle (geology). I updated the Vesicular texture article to link to Vesicle (geology). In addition, all pre-existing articles that linked to Vesicle now link directly to the appropriate article (either Vesicle (geology) or Vesicle (biology)) Jared81 08:06, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

PS. I note that this new question is attached to 'Plate Tectonics'. How does one create a separate question? Though on second thoughts, does one need to?

I edited your article User:Duncan.france/PT EA slightly... you can create subsections that appear in the table of contents by using ==  ===   ====  headers for various levels.

I'm not sure what you can do about figure captions for non-existent images.

My original advice still stands, though. You should read:
 * No original research
 * What Wikipedia is not
 * Neutral point of view
 * Verifiability

Your work reads like an article that would be submitted to a scholary journal... but Wikipedia aims to be an encyclopedia, not a scholarly journal. It's a secondary source, not a primary source of information. Information in Wikipedia should be verifiable from a wide variety of sources. Yes, this means that Wikipedia content largely follows mainstream or majority consensus views.

My personal belief is that, despite the work you have put into it, if you moved your article into the main article namespace it would be nominated under Votes for deletion, under the "No original research" policy... in fact, nothing personal, but I myself might do so. Also, once it was in the main article namespace, anyone would be free to edit it, completely changing your text... there is no individual ownership of articles on Wikipedia.

Since most Wikipedia users and contributors do believe that plate tectonics is a valid theory, the result might not be to your liking. For example, your very first sentence ("There are major facts that refute the theory of plate tectonics in the forms accepted by its supporters") would run afoul of the Neutral point of view policy.

If you still wish to move the article into the public arena (main article namespace), you can do so by
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Single origin
Hi Duncan -- Image:Human mtDNA migration.png is simply based on http://mitomap.org/ (direct link: ). The letters are based on single mitochondrial markers, I just copied them, but you are of course welcome to collect more information. The double arrow is there on the original map. I suppose it corresponds to bidirectional gene flow over the Arctic these past few millennia (Eskimos), but I don't know, I'm really just giving the mitomap data. regards, dab (ᛏ) 07:31, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry! I just realized the bidirectional arrow is not on the map at all! my mistake, I will correct that, thanks for pointing it out. dab (ᛏ) 13:43, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Co-operation on the Conversion of units article?
Hi Duncan,

I noticed you think it would be a good idea to convert the lists on conversion of units to alphabetical order and it is obviously an arduous task.... but not for a computer! And you are in luck for I am a computer programmer. In fact, I bet I can reorder all those charts in just an hour or two a few minutes once I have the code written. What I can't really do is finish it off. This is where the co-operation comes in. If I made each of those tables alphabetical would you put the finishing touches on them? Notice how meter is at the top of the length chart? This is common among the charts but some do it differently. If I simply alphabatize them that won't be the cast case. I'm hopping you would be willing to fill in the gaps? Let me know what you think. Triddle 05:25, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

Hi Triddle,

By all means, I would like to 'co-operate' on this, but I am not sure how I would 'fill the gaps'. Feel free to let me know, and I will almost certainly say 'Yes'!! Duncan.france 23:15, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

New Zealand
Hello, Duncan. I noticed you adding an external link to an iwi map that I've linked to on (and used as one of the bases of my table of iwi there). Out of interest I skimmed your last few hundred contributions. Productive 7 months, eh? Dipping into all sorts of things, as I do when I have a "spare" hour; but strong hint of NZ, so you may be interested in New Zealand Wikipedians' notice board.

Kia ora! Robin Patterson 01:22:02, 2005-08-24 (UTC)

Infinity
Dear Dr. France,

please do not restore your claim that "infinity is not a number". Discuss on the talk page. --Trovatore 19:43, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
 * P.S. I have explained the revert at Talk:Infinity; you can discuss the matter there. --Trovatore 19:49, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

World Population Clock
Tagged for speedy deletion as consisting only of external links, and having no context. Hard to disagree really! Please feel free to include this topic in the US Census Bureau article, or work up something a bit longer. Just zis Guy you know? 12:58, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Current Events
At first I was going to simply warn you about putting nonsense on current events, but Im going to assume good faith. I hope that you simply misread the news article, but further edits like this will not be tolerated. KI 22:32, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

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Survey Request
Hi,

I need your help. I am working on a research project at Boston College, studying creation of medical information on Wikipedia. You are being contacted, because you have been identified as an important contributor to one or more articles.

Would you will be willing to answer a few questions about your experience? We've done considerable background research, but we would also like to gather the insight of the actual editors. Details about the project can be found at the user page of the project leader, geraldckane. Survey questions can be found at geraldckane/medsurvey. Your privacy and confidentiality will be strictly protected!

The questions should only take a few minutes. I hope you will be willing to complete the survey, as we do value your insight. Please do not hesitate to contact me or Professor Kane if you have any questions.

Thank You, Sam4bc (talk) 22:47, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Quantum nondemolition measurement
I expanded the article you requested on Quantum nondemolition measurement and would appreciate your comments. Njerseyguy (talk) 16:44, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs
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Inadequate 'Source' info for "Yang Quyun portrait.jpg"
I am just learning how to load images. In fact I realised this lack (of source info) and loaded another .jpg correctly, i.e. with the info required (and incidentally with a more appropriate size at the same time. So, the first image in question should be deleted.Duncan.france (talk)

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About Timeline of Late Anti-Qing Rebellions
Hi Duncan.france! Could you possibly give the URL of the article in the SCMP this is from? I'll have a crack at converting the table from HTML to wiki-markup.--Shirt58 (talk) 09:54, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Hi Shirt58   Unfortunately, I haven't managed to find a webpage that covers the 'Timeline'. I got the bulk of the text from hard-copy of the Sunday Morning Post, Hong Kong, 9 October 2011, (as in my reference). Incidentally, I then added the Yeung Kui-wan, etc. info. Duncan.france (talk) 03:46, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Goodness, people still read actual newspapers?!? Oh well. Thanks for the reply!--Shirt58 (talk) 09:30, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Yeung Ku-wan : YKW Statue in Xiamen YHO.jpg
Hi, I see you reverted the missing image link to back into Yeung Ku-wan but you haven't fixed the issue. The image was deleted from commons 07:33, 26 September 2013 (No permission). I looked for another image of the statue and could not find one in en.wikipedia, commons or other 'free' image sources. Do you have a copy? If you do maybe add to en.wikipedia under 'fair use' - if not there is no reason to just have a dead link showing nothing. Cheers KylieTastic (talk) 12:47, 12 October 2013 (UTC)

= Above image= Will try again as soon as possible. I find all this 'copyright' business very confusing. I have sent 'permission' from the author. Hopefully that will do the trick!

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Dave Feickert Whanganui Wikipedia group
Dear Duncan, I knew Dave, he was one of my coffeeshop friends from my early days in Whanganui, he instigated several forum in Whanganui which brought together people from many different sectors. I have started an article for Dave so we have him as a Notable person from Whanganui. Belatedly, I should have done this a long time ago but Whanganui wheels can be slow!!!

I have made only a brief start, would you like to tell me if you had anything planned for Wikipedia? Rod Trott told me of your article earlier this week and I want it to be used correctly with the references. Riverviewhouse (talk) 02:22, 28 May 2015 (UTC) Jane

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 * It is so very long since I uploaded this file!!! Don't know when I uploaded it.   As far as I can see it has been already deleted.  So, I cannot fulfil your suggestions.  I guess I will have to start again but obtain the permssion e-mail from the owner prior to that.   That is always difficult as he is Chinese and his command of English is not what it might be (or needs to be!).

 * Frankly, I find all this rather frustrating as the object is thoroughly in the public domain, i.e. in Happy Valley cemetery in Hong Kong, which is open to the public!!! Duncan.france (talk) 05:25, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

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Incept
Hi Duncan. I think your recent edit to Strood was an improvement, but I'm afraid your edit comment is inaccurate. "Incept" has three distinct meanings: See Merriam-Webster and the OED for details.
 * 1) (transitive) to undertake, to begin
 * 2) (intransitive) (Cambridge University only) to obtain a higher degree, and hence be able to begin a profession
 * 3) (transitive) to ingest at a cellular level.

BTW, your old web page you link to on your user page (here) just times out.

Regards, Martin of Sheffield (talk) 08:38, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

 * Thanks for your fuller definition(s) of 'incept' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Duncan.france. I note that none suits the previous usage - that I replaced by 'began'.

 * re. 'my' page that times out: As it times out I am not sure what is involved and consequently what to do about it. If you are a thorough 'denizen' of Wikipedia, perhaps you could contact the requisite Wikipedia 'authority' so this problem can be rectified.}}
 * (Above reply moved from User talk:Martin of Sheffield to here to keep the thread in one place)

 * Does not "to begin" suit the usage? Regardless, a simple "begin" is clearer to the vast majority of users.  The page that doesn't load is http://www.france.u-net.com which is not a Wikipedia page, and therefore couldn't be fixed by any WP "authority".  You need to contact u-net.com to rectify the situation.  The error message is The connection has timed out.  The server at www.france.u-net.com is taking too long to respond.  Regards, Martin of Sheffield (talk) 07:45, 27 September 2019 (UTC)

"Vesicle disambiguation" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Quentin L. Kopp

Quentin Lewis Kopp (born August 11, 1928) is an American attorney and politician. He served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in the California State Senate. Kopp ran unsuccessfully for mayor of San Francisco in 1979 against Dianne Feinstein. Kopp advocated for the extension of BART to SFO which was completed in 2003.

Early life and education
Kopp was born in 1928 in Syracuse, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in 1949 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1952.

Career
After graduating from law school, Kopp joined the United States Air Force and was stationed at the McClellan Air Force Base during the Korean War. During his military service, Kopp was assigned to the United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations and United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps. After his discharge from the Air Force in 1954, he worked as an attorney for the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. He joined Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in 1955 and established his own practice in 1958.

San Francisco politics
Kopp was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1971 and served until 1986, representing the West Portal neighborhood. In 1979, Kopp ran for mayor against Dianne Feinstein, but lost in a runoff election. This election also featured Jello Biafra (singer for the punk band Dead Kennedys). In 1986, Kopp ran for California State Senate as an independent in a heavily Democratic district straddling southern San Francisco and northern San Mateo counties. Republican distaste for the Democratic nominee (then Assemblyman Lou Papan) led them to financially support Kopp, who went on to win by one percentage point. He won reelection in 1990 and 1994. Term limits prevented Kopp from seeking reelection in 1998. In 1998, Republican then-Governor Pete Wilson appointed Kopp to a judgeship in San Mateo County. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 2004.

California State Senate
During his time in the California State Senate and afterward, Kopp, together with Mike Nevin, helped push through the BART extension to San Francisco International Airport with an airport station. In 1994, Kopp qualified an advisory ballot measure in San Francisco, Measure I, which advocated for a station inside the International Terminal. This resulted in the BART extension being built as a triangle, with the vertices being the San Bruno station at Tanforan Shopping Center, and not on the Caltrain Right-of-Way, Millbrae (Caltrain terminal) and SFO International Terminal. To get to all the stations on the extension, the BART train has to reverse at least once. The alternative rejected by Kopp was single station at San Bruno, California where the SFO People mover, BART and Caltrain would share a common station. The extension of the SFO People Mover across to the station was to be paid for as part of the traffic mitigation for the new international terminal.

California High Speed Rail Authority
Kopp served as a member of the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA). As chairman, he worked to lead statewide efforts to develop an 800-mile high speed train network linking northern and southern California with fast, reliable, and environmentally friendly trains capable of traveling at up to 220 mph. To help fund the project, Kopp led efforts to pass Proposition 1A in November 2008, a $9.95 billion bond that has created the momentum that has led to the project receiving billions in federal funds.

On January 28, 2009, without informing the CHSRA board, and without any vote, Kopp sent a list on Rail Authority letterhead to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein of "projects that CHSRA has identified...which can currently be commenced." The list omitted any requests for funds for two shovel ready projects: The Anaheim Station and Transbay Terminal extension in San Francisco, which would also serve as a key connection for transit riders arriving from the East Bay, following the decision to align the rail line through the South Bay and Pacheco Pass rather than the East Bay and Altamont Pass. Both the Anaheim Station and Transbay terminal projects had environmental review work completed based on input from the Authority.

At the March 5, 2009 board meeting of the Rail Authority in Sacramento, when it became clear that another rail authority board member had obtained a copy of Kopp's letter, Kopp tried to hastily cure the record. He departed from the Board's meeting agenda and attempted to conduct an ad hoc vote of those board members in attendance regarding a project list which was never provided to the public and without any advance notice, a maneuver that the Train Riders Association of California (TRAC) considers a clear and egregious violation of the Brown Act.

Later life
Interstate 380 in San Mateo County, a short, urban freeway connector, was renamed the Quentin L. Kopp Freeway in 1998. The road was previously named the Portola Freeway by California's State Legislature, indirectly after Gaspar de Portolà. In February 2016, Kopp sent a letter to NPR correspondent Tamara Keith, in which he described greetings exchanged between herself and fellow NPR host Audie Cornish as reminiscent of a "moronic schoolgirl". Keith posted two photos of the letter on her Twitter on March 8, 2016.

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Aemilius Asper

Aemilius Asper, Latin grammarian, possibly lived in the 1st century AD or late 2nd century AD.

Works
Aemilius Asper wrote commentaries on Terence, Sallust and Virgil dealing with content and form, and including parallels with other authors. Numerous fragments of the commentary on Virgil show that as both critic and commentator he possessed good judgment and taste. They are printed in Keil, Probi in Vergilii Bucolica Commentarius (1848); see also Suringar, Historia Critica Scholiastarum Latinum (1834); Grafenhan, Geschichte der klassischen Philologie im Alterthum, iv (1843–1850).

Two short grammatical treatises, extant under the name of Asper, and of very little value, have nothing to do with the commentator, but belong to a much later date; the time of Priscian (6th century). Both are printed in Keil, Grammatici Latini.

Aelius Donatus is thought to have borrowed freely from Asper.

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Talk:Shibuya Station

Intergalatic
Does anyone know if the "indoor scenes" from the Beastie Boys Intergalactic were shot here? I'm referring to the open indoor area with prominent "flower" shaped pillars framing the ceiling. Maury 00:04, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Looks like the west side of Shinjuku station to me. DAJF 00:38, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

I believe you mean terminus for "terminal station."

"Tokyu Tokyu Toyoko line" sounds most redundant. Shouldn't that be just Tokyu Toyoko line?

Tokyu owns the line, and it's name is the Tokyu-Toyoko line. The Tokyu Tokyu-Toyoko Line sounds weird, but it could be considered correct. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.215.110.114 (talk) 04:02, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Fukutoshinsen extension has opened.
Anybody have details on whether the old Tokyu Toyoko platforms are being abandoned entirely, or what the situation is? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dogcow (talk • contribs) 10:57, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

photo
the current photo, showing a dreary bit of the hachiko exit in the rain has got to be one of the least representative and least aesthetically pleasing photos of the area i have ever seen. surely somebody has a better one that better represents the station given that a photo is taken then roughly once ever microsecond. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.8.134.144 (talk) 20:00, 9 March 2016 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jewish ethnocentrism/Summary

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Talk:Toike Oike

I like the Toike as much as any other Engineering alumnus, but shouldn't this article be in something closer to the dry "NPoV" style Wikipedia requests? There's still room for the cheer in an "example" section, and by all means link Adam's article, but as it stands this doesn't seem to be a good stylistic fit with the rest of Wikipedia.--Christopher Thomas 06:02, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC) (9T9+PEY)

 * I cleaned it up a bit...but I'm not sure this really merits a separate article. Maybe it should be redirected to University of Toronto Engineering Society. Adam Bishop 18:50, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I think this page would be more appropriate as an article about The Toike Oike newspaper. Jackmaninov 18:31, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

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Organ shoes

Organ shoes are shoes worn by organists designed to facilitate playing of the organ pedal keyboard. Since organ shoes are worn only at the organ, the use of special footwear also avoids picking up grit or grime that could scar or stain the pedal keys.

Description
Organ shoes are typically as narrow as comfortably possible to prevent accidental playing of more than one pedal key at a time. They usually have both leather soles and leather heels that are glued into place (rather than stitched) which allow the organist to slide the feet along and across the pedals easily.

The soles should be thin enough to feel the pedal key surfaces reasonably easily, but sufficiently stiff for solid and secure playing contact with the pedal keys. Organ shoes typically have a slightly higher heel of about one inch to ease playing with the heel and to allow non adjacent notes to be played at once by one foot.

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User talk:Christopher Thomas

Hello. Please check your e-mail – you've got mail!
Sorry I do not mean to waste anyone's time I Just want to know more about the email please. Cause I don't understand what it is about. Xulu Ayanda (talk) 11:11, 22 March 2019 (UTC)

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San Francisco Board of Supervisors

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body within the government of the City and County of San Francisco in the U.S. state of California.

Government and politics
The City and County of San Francisco is a consolidated city-county, being simultaneously a charter city and charter county with a consolidated government, a status it has had since 1856. Since it is the only such consolidation in California, it is therefore the only California city with a mayor who is also the county executive, and a county board of supervisors that also acts as the city council.

Whereas the overall annual budget of the city and county is about $9 billion as of 2016, various legal restrictions and voter-imposed set-asides mean that the Board of Supervisors can allocate only about $20 million directly without constraints, according to its president's chief of staff.

Salaries
Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are paid $140,148 per year.

Election
There are 11 members of the Board of Supervisors, each representing a geographic district (see below). The current board president is Aaron Peskin, who represents District 3.

How the Board of Supervisors should be elected has been a matter of contention in recent San Francisco history. Throughout the United States, almost all cities and counties with populations in excess of 200,000 divide the jurisdiction into electoral districts to achieve a geographical distribution of members from across the community. But San Francisco, notwithstanding a population of over 700,000, was often an exception.

Prior to 1977 and again from 1980 through 2000, the Board of Supervisors was chosen in at-large elections, with all candidates appearing together on the ballot. The person who received the most votes was elected President of the Board of Supervisors, and the next four or five (depending on how many seats were up for election) were elected to seats on the board. District elections were enacted by Proposition T in November 1976. The first district-based elections in 1977 resulted in a radical change to the composition of the Board, including the election of Harvey Milk, only the third openly gay or lesbian individual (and the first gay man) elected to public office in the United States. (Previously in 1961, José Sarria's run for the Board had made him the first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States. ) Following the assassinations of Supervisor Milk and Mayor George Moscone a year later by former Supervisor Dan White, district elections were deemed divisive and San Francisco returned to at-large elections until the current system was implemented in 2000. District elections were repealed by Proposition A in August 1980 by a vote of 50.58% Yes to 49.42% No. An attempt was made to reinstate district elections in November 1980 with Proposition N but it failed by a vote of 48.42% Yes to 51.58% No. District elections were reinstated by Proposition G in November 1996, taking effect in 2000 with a November runoff. Runoffs were eliminated and replaced with instant-runoff voting with Proposition A in March 2002, taking effect in 2004. Under the current system, supervisors are elected district to four-year terms. The City Charter provides a term limit of two successive four-year terms and requires supervisors to be out of office for four years after the expiration of their second successive term before rejoining the Board, through election or appointment, again. A partial term counts as a full term if the supervisor is appointed and/or elected to serve more than two years of it.

The terms are staggered so that only half the 11-member board is elected every two years, thereby providing continuity. Supervisors representing odd-numbered districts are elected every fourth year counted from 2000. Supervisors representing even-numbered districts were elected to transitional two-year terms in 2000, thereafter to be elected every fourth year beginning 2002. Terms of office begin on the January 8 following the regular election for each seat. Each supervisor is required to live in their district, and although elections are held on a non-partisan basis without party labels on the ballot, as of 2018 all 11 supervisors are known to be members of the Democratic Party. The most recent supervisorial elections were held on November 8, 2022. The President of the Board of Supervisors, under the new system, is elected by the members of the Board from among their number. This is typically done at the first meeting of the new session commencing after the general election, or when a vacancy in the office arises.

Districts
Members of the Board of Supervisors are elected from 11 single-member districts. The districts cover the following neighborhoods, approximately.

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Talk:Slipware

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02-09-05 Started this page too, as part of my work on the pottery tree. Advice and comments are welcome. -W (an anon) logged in as WBardwin on 02-17-05.

Body insread of clay
I don't understand your changes and as you have exchanged clay (the material) by body (the form it comes in) in every single instance, whether appropriate or not, I think they're wrong. Also you have deleted the one and only link to the clay article, which is certainly wrong. Axel Berger 11:52, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello Axel,

The change from clay to body was made to better describe the material, and not ‘the form it comes in’. Clay is a group of minerals whilst body is the material from which pottery is formed. Although clays will be found in body formulations other minerals will be also. I will modify the article so this is better explained

Regards, Andy

I understand. But admitting that English is not my first language I have read several books on the subject in it and the raw material that pottery is made of (after some tempering mostly) was always called clay. So the distiction will at least need more explaining for a general readership. Axel Berger 14:42, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Guten tag Axel, Thank you for the prompt response. I do not think the issue is your language skills, your English is much better than my German! It is poorly explained in some books, or perhaps even misunderstood, that pottery is not made from clay alone. Not only is 'clay body' the correct, and recognised, term but its use should help distinguish it from clay

Regards, Andy

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Safi, Malta

Safi (Ħal Safi) is a village in the Southern Region of Malta, bordering Żurrieq and Kirkop. It has a population of 2,126 people as of March 2014.

The formation of the village, as known today, goes back to the Punic-Roman period: the Ta' Ġawhar Tower, a round Punic-Roman tower in the village, was probably built at the time of the Punic Wars. The village of Ħal Safi is surrounded by four other major villages. Farmers and peasants used to interact on their way back home from work. After a niche was erected, people began to settle, a new village started to form and expanded over the years.

In 1417, the village was already recorded as being named Ħal Safi. According to 1419 records of the Standing Army (id-Dejma), between eighty and ninety people were considered as village residents. The job occupations of the period were based on primary economic functions, mainly rearing animals and agriculture.

The origin of the village's name is uncertain. Some historians believe that the name derived from the pure (safi) air of the area, others insist it is due to its similarity to the City of Safi in Morocco, and others say since none of the residents were contaminated during an epidemic infection that hit vast zones in Malta. The coat-of-arms, a horizontal light-blue stripe on a silver background, and the motto, Sine Macula, emphasize the meaning of the village.

Declaration of the village as a parish
For several years Ħal Safi formed part of Bir Miftuħ. However, the residents were not happy with this, mostly because of the distance between the two villages. Instead they wished to at least form part of Żurrieq, which was much nearer. In 1575 when Monsignor Pietro Dusina visited Ħal Safi, the residents put their wish forward, but nothing came out of it.

At last, in 1592, Bishop Gargallo decided to separate Ħal Safi, Imqabba and Ħal Kirkop from Bir Miftuħ. He amalgamated the three villages into one Parish. Father Carl Taliana from Luqa was appointed as its Parish Priest. Ħal Safi residents were still not satisfied because they had to walk long distances when visiting the church dedicated to Saint James at Ħal Kirkop for the celebration of sacraments such as Holy Communion and Funerals.

When Ħal Safi residents got to know that a new church was going to be built at Ħal Kirkop, they were not keen on donating money for the project.

In 1598, a delegation of twelve men from Ħal Safi paid a visit to Bishop Gargallo. In the name of all Ħal Safi residents, they filed a petition requesting that the village of two hundred and ten residents become a Parish. This time the Bishop accepted their request. So, in April 1598, a contract to this effect was drawn up in front of Notary Debono.

According to the agreement, Ħal Safi residents had to pay the Parish Priest an annual sum of money, precisely on the feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul. The administration of this new Parish was assigned to Dun Gwann Mizzi. After three months, Dun Gwann Mizzi was appointed Parish Priest of Imqabba. Dun Mattew Xiriha was put in his stead on a temporary basis.

In those years, there were five chapels in Ħal Safi. The largest one, which was dedicated to Saint Paul, was chosen to serve as the Parish Church. As a commemoration of the foundation of the Parish, a church bell was bought. An image of Saint Peter and another one of Saint Paul together with the following inscription "Sancte Paule Ora Pro Nobis" were engraved in it. The other four chapels were dedicated to: St. Agatha, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, and two to the Birth of the Virgin Mary. The only one still in existence is that dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, which was re-built in 1761.

Feast
Back in 1575, a small feast in honour of Saint Paul was already being celebrated in church. Then, in 1725, external celebrations were added on. A procession with the relic of St. Paul was first held in 1732. In 1840, a statue of St. Paul, sculptured in wood by Xandru Farrugia of Zejtun, was introduced and paraded during the procession. That year, feast celebrations were organised to their very best. These included ground fireworks, petards, band services and liturgical ceremonies. From that year onwards, band services became a fixed contribution and in 1874 a stage was constructed purposely for the band. Since feast celebrations were expanding year after year, a feast club (St. Paul's Club) was set up in 1929 to help with the feast's organization.

Four outstanding feasts were celebrated in 1960, in 1984, in 1998 and in 2008. The first one commemorated the arrival of Saint Paul on our island; the one celebrated in 1984 commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Consegration of Ħal Safi Parish Church; the third one commemorated the 400th anniversary of Ħal Safi Parish, whilst the fourth commemorated "Is-Sena Pawlina". Pilgrimages, sermons, choir participation, band services and fireworks were organised to commemorate each anniversary.

Up till the year 1959, the feast in honour of St. Paul was held on 25 January. From 1960 onwards, mainly due to January’s bad weather, this feast was diverted to the last Sunday of August.

In the year 1971, a new feast hymn was composed by Mro. A. Muscat Azzopardi to lyrics written by Paul Callus. Then in 1981, another hymn was written, this time by J. Zerafa and composed by Mro. E. Bugeja. A major hymn called "Is-Sejha", written by Paul Callus and composed by Mro. Ray Sciberras, came into being in 2002.

When Fr. Michael Agius took up office as Parish Priest, feast activities rapidly increased. On the initiative of Saint Paul’s Club, two band marches were added to the programme - one on Friday evenings and another on Sunday mornings. Moreover, persons in charge of fireworks organized another band march on Sunday night, right after the procession. Likewise, decorations, such as lights and banners, in preparation for this religious feast were also increased especially in several roads and in the main square.

The day following the feast of Saint Paul is considered a holiday by all the residents. The majority of them go on the ‘xalata’ to Armier where they spend the day on the beach.

Culture
In the past, the most common job occupied by Ħal Safi residents was in the agriculture sector. Others were soldiers employed by the Standing Army. Some others were sailors, builders, stonemasons, white-washers and quite a number of residents were street hawkers.

Soon after the Second World War, many farmers left their fields to join the government sector. Nowadays, the work force is vaster and includes employees in the government sector, private sector, dry docks, factories. In addition, one can find several self-employed persons and contractors. Lately, the trend has changed and the number of University qualified people is always increasing earning high-profile jobs such as doctors, lawyers, teachers, accountants and management personnel. Farming is now mostly done as part-time and to some extent more as a hobby than as a means of making a living.

By the end of the Second World War, the street lanterns and the drinking fountains became obsolete, and instead, improved services such as electricity, sewage, postage mail, telecommunication, water and other services were introduced. In 1962, the construction of a new and modern school was initiated to replace the one situated in St. Paul’s Street.

In the 80’s a playing field adjacent to the school was inaugurated, later refurbished with synthetic turf in 2000. In 1986, a public health clinic started to operate in Saint George Street. Moreover, the number of houses and consequently the number of residents is always increasing. In fact, from latest statistics, the population of Ħal Safi has reached one thousand and eight hundred persons. Furthermore, the number of retail outlets multiplied in the last few years. The most two common surnames in the village are Busuttil and Zammit.

The climax of the social life is the celebration of the village festa, celebrated through the last week of August. The patron Saint of Ħal Safi is St. Paul. Like most villages, Ħal Safi residents had nobody representing them in central government. Since 1994, Ħal Safi has had its own Local Council which contributed in no small way to increasing the number of projects created for the benefit of Ħal Safi residents, prominently Neil Eric Zammit.

There are few social clubs which happen to be frequented by the locals in the early evening hours. Passing through Ħal Safi one can remark the lack of social activity where the empty tranquil roads are often associated to a Gozitan village. St. Paul's Band (L-Għaqda Mużikali San Pawl) was formed in 1989, and it falls under the auspices of St. Paul's Club, Ħal Safi.

Zones in Ħal Safi

 * Il-Għadir
 * Misraħ Ħlantun
 * Ta' Amparell
 * Tal-Karwija
 * Tal-Ibraġ
 * Ta' Mnejqiet
 * Ta' Sant' Agata
 * Wara l-Ġnien

Ħal Safi's roads
The village roads can be divided into two: the old ones, which formed part of the old village and the newly constructed ones. The older ones were all named after various saints, but the more recent ones were named using several other criteria. The main roads are:
 * Misraħ San Ġużepp (St Joseph Square)
 * Misraħ tal-Knisja (Church Square)
 * Sqaq San Mikiel (St. Michael Alley)
 * Sqaq San Pawl (St. Paul Alley)
 * Triq Ananija (Ananias Road)
 * Triq Dun Guzepp Caruana (Rev. Joseph Caruana Street)
 * Triq Dun Karm Vella (Rev. Carmel Vella Street)
 * Triq il-Biedja (Agriculture Street)
 * Triq il-Kuccard (Honey Buzzard Road)
 * Triq il-Kaccaturi (Hunters Road)
 * Triq il-Kenn (Sheltered Road)
 * Triq in-Nassaba (Trappers Road)
 * Triq il-Palma (Palm Street)
 * Triq is-Summien (Quail Street)
 * Triq l-Iskola (School Street)
 * Triq iż-Żurrieq (Żurrieq Road)
 * Triq San Ġorġ (St. George Street)
 * Triq San Ġwann (St. John Road)
 * Triq San Pawl (St. Paul Street)
 * Triq San Tumas (St. Thomas Street)
 * Triq Santa Marija (St. Mary Street)
 * Triq Salvu Cauchi
 * Triq Ta' Gawhar (Ta' Gawhar Road)

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Hans Asper

Hans Asper (c. 1499 – 21 March 1571) was a Swiss painter best known for his portraits.

Life
Asper was born in c. 1499 in Zürich, where he lived his entire life. Nothing is known of him until 1526, when he married the daughter of Ludwig Nöggi, a master carpenter who sat in the city council, and Asper himself was a citizen of some standing, being elected to the Great Council in 1545. He is thought to have studied with Hans Leu the Younger, in Zürich, and appears to have received early influence in portrait painting from the works of Hans Holbein the Younger. His first artworks date from 1531, with possibly the most well-known portrait of Swiss reformator Huldrych Zwingli, painted with oil on parchment. In the same year Asper painted the interiors of some of Zürich's government buildings, being at the time the official painter to the city.

He painted in a variety of styles, and is particularly known for his studies of flowers and fruit. Many of his works are lost. Notable works include portraits of Huldrych Zwingli and Zwingli's daughter Regula Gwalter, which came into the ownership of the public library of Zürich. Asper is also believed to have provided the illustrations for Conrad Gesner's Historia Animalium.

Asper had a medal struck in his honor, but died in poverty in 1571. Two of his eleven children, Hans Rudolf Asper and Rudolf Asper, were also painters.

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KSAT

KSAT may refer to:

 * Kongsberg Satellite Services
 * Krueger School of Applied Technologies, a magnet program of the Krueger Middle School, San Antonio, Texas, United States
 * KSAT (satellite), developed by Kagoshima University, Japan
 * KSAT-TV, a television station (channel 12, virtual 12) licensed to San Antonio, Texas, United States
 * San Antonio International Airport, Texas, United States (by ICAO airport code)
 * Ksat, shorthand for saturated hydraulic conductivity
 * Korean SAT Test, College Scholastic Ability Test

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Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme

Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme is a 1986 autobiography that features the memoirs of Mary Wilson, one of the founding members of Motown singing trio The Supremes. It was a New York Times Best Seller for months, and remains one of the best-selling rock-and-roll autobiographies of all time. The title of the book is a reference to Dreamgirls, a 1981 Broadway musical loosely based on the lives and careers of the Supremes. Dreamgirl covers the Diana Ross-led years of the group. In 1990 Wilson penned a follow-up entitled Supreme Faith: Someday We'll Be Together that covers Wilson's life since 1970. Both books and a new afterword were included in a combined volume titled Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme in 2000.

History
The book covers the story of Wilson's life from her childhood, to meeting Florence Ballard and Diana Ross and forming the Primettes (later The Supremes), to the group's later international success and personal conflicts in the 1960s, Ballard's replacement with Cindy Birdsong in 1967, the development of Ross as a solo act, and Ross' split from the group in 1969–1970. Dreamgirl was dedicated to Wilson's family and "to the memory of Florence 'Blondie' Ballard", whose post-Supremes years are also covered in the book.

According to J. Randy Taraborrelli's 2007 biography, Diana Ross – A Biography, Wilson approached Ross in 1986 to discuss the book; however, Ross reportedly snubbed Wilson upon learning that the book presented her in a negative light. Because the book contained much unknown information about Ross' alleged diva-ish behavior onstage and off, some people jokingly referred to the book as "Diana Dearest" (this name was inspired by Christina Crawford's memoir Mommie Dearest).

In 1990, Supreme Faith: Someday We'll Be Together, co-authored by Patricia Romanowski, was released. It covers The "New Supremes"-era of the 1970s in which Wilson was the only remaining original Supreme left in the girl group. The "New Supremes" period included Wilson and Birdsong from the 1960s, and new additions to the lineup, including Jean Terrell, Lynda Laurence, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Greene. The book also covers Wilson's marriage and divorce to Pedro Ferrer, the births of her three children, and her solo career in the 1980s.

In January 2000, the two books were released together as Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme, and included an afterword which covered Wilson's life during the 1990s, including her unsuccessful legal battle for the Supremes trademark and the tragic death of her youngest son.

Versions

 * Wilson, Mary (1986). Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme. New York: St. Martin's Press.
 * Wilson, Mary and Romanowski, Patricia (1990). Supreme Faith: Someday We'll Be Together. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-016290-2
 * Wilson, Mary and Romanowski, Patricia (1986, 1990, 1999). Dreamgirl & Supreme Faith: My Life as a Supreme. New York: Cooper Square Publishers. ISBN 0-8154-1000-X.

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Talk:Bassoon

French bassoon
I think we should do as the French do, and treat the "basson" and the "fagotto" as different instruments with different ranges and timbres. Any violinist that can play period music can play it on a modern instrument. I think this also ties into the article about the instruments' high ranges. 2603:7000:D03A:5895:61C9:CE16:5785:DDE0 (talk) 23:25, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

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Welcome
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100 things about me list: wikify
I may be wrong but I think you have the wrong user lol  Jaberwocky6669 June 30, 2005 02:51 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bad movie warning signs

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. -- AllyUnion (talk) 08:51, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Bad movie warning signs
Original research. Neutralitytalk 06:19, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - inherently incapable of being NPOV. D AVODD  06:35, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. The only objective thing in it is the bit about skipping critic screening, but really that just applies to reliably predict that critics will pan the movie, not that the movie itself is in any objective way "bad".  If there's some article somewhere on film criticism, that could be mentioned there.  The rest is irredeemibly POV.  Postdlf 07:01, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Unencyclopedic, original research, inherently POV                                        , etc. etc. etc. Szyslak 08:39, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Echo all the above comments. I can think of great films that break all of these rules. But I must admit I do have an odd taste in films. Delete. Mgm|(talk) 08:53, Feb 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, mildly amusing fluff, mostly original research and anecdote. Wyss 20:32, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Especially since the category it's in is linked from Unusual articles. There is a feature article currently in the Christian Science Monitor about Unusual articles. Zanimum 00:19, 2005 Feb 11 (according to history Uncle G 18:30, 2005 Feb 11 (UTC))
 * I'd like to know where Original research article warning signs is. Delete. Uncle G 18:30, 2005 Feb 11 (UTC)
 * Delete. Many reasons, all discussed above. Carrp | Talk 04:12, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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North Sydney Oval

North Sydney Oval is a multi-use sporting facility in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, owned and operated by North Sydney Council. First used as a cricket ground in 1867, it is also used for Australian rules football, rugby league, rugby union and soccer.

Development
The first cricket pitch was laid on 6 December 1867, making it one of the oldest cricket grounds in Australia. A simple pavilion overlooking the cricket ground was the first structure at the oval, built in 1879 and replaced in 1909. This was replaced by another pavilion which in turn was replaced by what is now the Duncan Thompson Stand in 1929.

The venue was renovated in 1931 due to complaints that the surface was 'like concrete' and that the ground was liable to cause serious injury to players. Nonetheless, as late as the 1980s, the ground was sometimes referred to as "Concrete Park". In 1935, the timber fence was replaced by a high brick wall and concrete terrace seating 1,200 people was built.

Major renovations were undertaken in the 1980s. The old grandstand was named after North Sydney Bears player Duncan Thompson. New stands were built and named after cricketers Bill O'Reilly, Charlie Macartney and Mollie Dive. In 1983, the venerable Bob Stand was moved to North Sydney Oval from the Sydney Cricket Ground. The hill became known as the Doug Walters Stand. Drainage and irrigation systems were installed and the pitch was re-laid in 1989.

In 1992, the oval won a Sydney Cricket Association award for "Ground of the Year".

North Sydney Oval first trialed the technology in 1998, when cricket wicket technology was in its early stages. Since then, the technology has improved substantially and is used by many premier sporting stadiums including Sydney Showground Stadium, Adelaide Oval and the MCG.

In 2015 it was announced that North Sydney Oval would be receiving an upgrade. The upgrades will continue until the year 2019/2020.

Rugby league
North Sydney Oval has been the home ground of the North Sydney Bears since their inception in 1908. The first top grade rugby league match to be played at the oval came in round 1 of the 1910 NSWRL season where North Sydney defeated Glebe 13-9 in front of 3000 spectators. The club currently plays in the NSW Cup and still attracts spectators to home games at the oval. Only two grounds have hosted more first grade rugby league matches.

In 2004, South Sydney experimented with playing two home games at the ground. The first match between Souths and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles attracted 14,855 spectators.

Legendary North Sydney, New South Wales and Australian winger Ken Irvine, who played 176 games and scored 633 points for the Bears (171 tries, 59 goals and 1 field goal) between 1958 and 1970 before transferring to Manly from 1971–73 before retiring, has the scoreboard at the oval named in his honour.

The last first grade game North Sydney played here was on August 22, 1999 against Melbourne. North Sydney won the match 24-20. The last first grade game played at the oval was on May 21, 2005 when South Sydney played a home match here against the New Zealand Warriors. The Warriors went on to win the game 34-16. As part of the Central Coast Bears' bid to enter the NRL in 2006, North Sydney planned to play one home game a year against Manly if their bid was successful.

In 2018, North Sydney Oval hosted the inaugural State of Origin women's match where New South Wales defeated Queensland 16-10. Also in 2018, North Sydney Oval was featured in a Channel 9 game for the first time since 1999 when Norths played against the Western Suburbs Magpies.

On 21 June 2019, North Sydney Oval hosted the State of Origin women's match for the second year running with a crowd of 10,515 in attendance as New South Wales defeated Queensland 14-4. In 2022, North Sydney were looking to re-enter the NRL as the 18th team. The bid would propose having some games being played at North Sydney Oval as part of the licence being awarded.

Cricket
The New South Wales Blues cricket team play regular Sheffield Shield, Ryobi Cup and Twenty20 Cricket matches at the Oval. The oval hosted the final of the inaugural Twenty20 domestic knock-out cup competition between NSW Blues and Victorian Bushrangers. It also plays home to the North Sydney Grade club. The ground was the host for 6 group matches and the final of the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup.

It has hosted 5 women's test matches, with Australia playing England there in 1957/58, 1968/69 and 1991/92, 2017 (which was also the first even day-night Women's Test match) and India in 1990/91 and 12 one day internationals. New South Wales have played 3 first class matches there and 21 List A one-day games.

In September and October 2013 Sydney will host the 2013–14 Ryobi One-Day Cup. North Sydney Oval was chosen as one of the host venues along with Bankstown, Hurstville, Drummoyne ovals and the Blacktown AFL/Cricket Stadium, with North Sydney and Bankstown being the two venues used for nationally broadcast games on Channel 9 and on their HD station GEM. North Sydney will host seven games of the 20 game tournament, including the playoff for 3rd and 4th on 24 October and the final to be played on 27 October.

Rugby union
Rugby union has been played at the St Leonards Park complex since the late 1890s with the North Shore Football Club (known as the 'Pirates') playing matches there. In 1900 North Shore merged with the Wallaroos club to form Northern Suburbs Rugby Club and has had North Sydney Oval as their home ground ever since, playing all their home games in the Shute Shield at the ground.

The stadium was also briefly home to the Sydney Fleet during the short lived (single season) Australian Rugby Championship. With the elimination of this competition, Rugby events at the oval are limited to Northern Suburbs home games and promotional activities held by the Australian Rugby Union such as Wallaby 'Fan Days' and open training sessions.

Soccer
North Sydney Oval was the home ground for Northern Spirit FC (now known as GHFA Spirit FC), a now defunct club of the defunct Australian National Soccer League. In its inaugural season in 1998, an average of 15,000 spectators attended Northern Spirit FC games at North Sydney Oval including 18,985 for their first game against Sydney Olympic FC. It is generally accepted that North Sydney Oval is a poor venue for football. The ground is hard and compacted to cater for cricket, and for many months there is a cricket pitch in the middle of the ground. Northern Spirit FC paid to have a removable cricket pitch installed, but the ongoing costs of this were prohibitive. Northern Spirit also obtained government funding for half of the new lighting installed, while NSFC paid the other half. This was a major success for the club as before the new permanent lighting was installed, the older lighting was not bright enough to allow television broadcasts of night games. For 2 years Northern Spirit had hired a large amount of lighting for each game to get around the problem.

In August 2013, it was announced that Hyundai A-League side Central Coast Mariners will host a community round match against New Zealand side Wellington Phoenix at the oval on 19 December. This will be the first time an A-League match will be played at North Sydney Oval since it superseded the National Soccer League as the top Australian league in football.

In June 2014 the Mariners announced their intention to play at least one home game per season at North Sydney Oval, starting with their Round 10 fixture against Melbourne Victory.

Australian rules
The Australian Football League club, Sydney Swans, has played a number of matches at the oval against both Sydney Football League opposition and an annual exhibition match against fellow AFL team Essendon.

In 2005 the Sydney Swans played a pre-season friendly match against Essendon in front of a crowd of 9,654.

In the 2006 match, a full strength Essendon (89) defeated the young outfit of the reigning premiers (71) in front of a crowd of 8,461.

In 2007, the Collingwood replaced Essendon in what has become a regular pre-season friendly against the Swans over the past five years. In the 2007 match held on Friday 16 February, Sydney (66) defeated Collingwood (51) in front of a crowd of 9,560.

On 27 August 2022, the venue hosted its first AFL/AFLW premiership match when played  in round one of AFL Women's season seven; with an attendance of 8,264, it set a new record for a standalone women's fixture in New South Wales.

Sunset cinema
Since 2003, North Sydney Oval has been used during evenings in January and February as a venue for outdoor cinema on an inflatable screen.

Women's Test centuries
Three WTest centuries have been scored at the venue.

Women's One Day International centuries
Four WODI centuries have been scored at the venue.

Women's T20 International centuries
Four WT20I centuries has been scored at the venue.

Women's One Day International centuries
One WODI century has been scored at the venue.

Women's Test five-wicket hauls
There are two WTest five-wicket hauls that have been taken at this venue.

Women's One Day International five-wicket hauls
There is one WODI five-wicket haul that has been taken at this venue.

Women's T20 International five-wicket hauls
One WT20I five-wicket haul has been taken at this venue.

title: North Sydney Oval