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Talk:Deinonychosauria

I wonder whether there should be a redirection of deinonychosaurs to this page. See this article for more information. And this is one type under this name. Neuquenraptor argentinus gathima 03:22, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Deinonychosaur should be a redirect to this, yes. The term is derived from Deinonychus, so there is no confusion possible. Phlebas 10:33, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Parvorder/Infraorder
This is listed as an infraorder on various deinonychosaur pages, but according to this page it is a parvorder below the infraorder Coelurosauria (which is also what I always remembered). Has there been a classification overhaul regarding this group that lists it as a seperate theropod infraorder besides Coelurosauria? Jerkov (talk) 11:15, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for catching that. looks like somebody changed it and nobody reverted. Dinoguy2 (talk) 17:02, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

"Switchblade-like claw" phrase in opening paragraph
How is a claw like a switchblade specifically? The meaning this phrase implies is contradicted by the section below which discusses their function. The claws of this type of creature did not swing open or extend with a spring action, nor were they cutting instruments. Comparing them to any type of pocket knife is misleading. I am therefore altering it to 'sickle shaped claw' for consistency. SrJoben (talk) 17:45, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Is this clasification valid
this year alone, Hartman stated Deinonychosauria as valid and the article was peer reviewed https://peerj.com/articles/7247/, so what do you think, I am a little skeptical but still--Bubblesorg (talk) 16:47, 30 September 2019 (UTC) Oh yeah and he states this article also https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02515-y--Bubblesorg (talk) 16:48, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * This usage is correct because Troodontidae is closer to Dromaeosauridae than to birds in their tree. 2001:569:7CF0:9300:A47E:5CD:254B:F95 (talk) 17:04, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Wikiped is in desperate need of an update to Lori phylogeny (especially surrounding the switch to Unenlagiidae), it's simply that nobody has gotten around to it yet.  Luso titan  (Talk | Contributions) 21:44, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Should we switch the redirect? --Bubblesorg (talk) 16:45, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

"wings" - correct terminology?
I've never read that "raptor" arms are referred to as 'wings' before - I thought that was restricted to the birds - feathered (or not), they were not appendages for flying (or swimming), so shouldn't it just be referred to as an 'arm'? 50.111.54.42 (talk) 13:29, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
 * A bit late but wings are arms. Many birds can't fly are still said to have wings, while some deinonychosaurs appear to have flown.Kiwi Rex (talk) 01:49, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

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Bagnell Dam

Bagnell Dam (informally, the Osage Dam ) impounds the Osage River in the U.S. state of Missouri, creating the Lake of the Ozarks. The dam is located in the city of Lakeside in Miller County, near the Camden-Miller County line. The 148 foot tall concrete gravity dam was built by the Union Electric Company (now Ameren) to generate hydroelectric power at its Osage Powerplant. It is 2543 ft long, including a 520 ft long spillway and a 511 ft long power station. The facility with eight generators has a maximum capacity of 215 megawatts. The dam provides power to 42,000 homes.

The dam also creates Bagnell Dam Boulevard (formerly US 54 Business Route), a narrow two-lane highway connecting the nearby Bagnell Dam Strip with Lakeland and US 54. The dam is named for the nearby town of Bagnell, Missouri, which was named for William Bagnell, who platted the town in 1883.

History
Construction on the dam started in 1929 and was completed in 1931. The resulting reservoir, the Lake of the Ozarks, has a surface area of 55000 acre, over 1150 mi of shoreline, and stretches 94 mi from end to end. At the time of construction, it was the largest man-made lake in United States and one of the largest in the world. Its construction virtually ended commercial traffic on the upper river.

The concept of a hydro-electric power plant on the Osage River was first introduced by a Kansas City developer as early as 1912. Ralph Street managed to put together the funding to construct a dam across the Osage River. He began building roads, railroads, and the support structures necessary to begin construction of a dam that would impound a much smaller lake than what is now known as Lake of the Ozarks. Sometime in the mid-1920s, Street's funding dried up, and he had to abandon the idea of the first hydroelectric power plant on the Osage River.

Union Electric Power and Light stepped in with engineering firm Stone & Webster from Boston, Massachusetts. It designed and constructed Bagnell Dam along the Osage River. Many thought the $30 million project would be a disaster after the stock market crash of 1929, but it was completed. Employment during the lengthy construction proved to be a boost to many families in the area, as well as the hundreds of workers attracted from other areas of the country. The construction of Bagnell Dam was completed and Lake of the Ozarks was a full reservoir in less than two years.

The stock market crash of 1929, which precipitated the Great Depression, occurred just months after construction on Bagnell Dam began. The project employed thousands of laborers, providing a large economic boost to the rural area around the dam and to the state as a whole at a time when jobs were scarce.

The associated Union Electric Administration Building-Lakeside was constructed in 1930. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, with a boundary increase of associated property in 2011.

Structural updates
In the 1980s, 277 post-tensioned anchors were installed in the dam's structure in order to help hold the monument into the surrounding bedrock. In 2017, a major structural project began to add a new series of anchors and concrete on the downstream side of the dam. Slated to take approximately eighteen months, the project added 66 million pounds of concrete to the dam's structure and cost $52 million. From September 7, 2021 (the day after Labor Day) to April 27, 2022, the bridge went through a rehabilitation project. During construction, the deck was closed to all traffic. Despite this, the road is still narrow. It was supposed to be completed in December 2021 but issues were found during the project. The structure on top was in much poorer condition causing more work to be needed and an 18-ton weight limit was posted once the bridge reopened to traffic. It finally reopened on April 27, 2022.

Floodgates
Construction of the dam allowed for 13 floodgates, as called for in the original design. Only 12 floodgates were installed, and the thirteenth spillway opening is walled shut with concrete. The engineers calculated that 12 floodgates provided a sufficient safety margin.

In response to the 2019 Midwestern U.S. floods, the dam's floodgates were completely open.

Taum Sauk pumped storage plant
Ameren remotely operates the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant from its control room at Bagnell Dam.

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Barrackpore

Barrackpore (also known as Barrackpur) is a city and a municipality on the northern fringe of Kolkata and situated in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The area is covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). It is the administrative headquarters of the Barrackpore subdivision.

Etymology
The name Barrackpore may have originated from the English word barracks, as it was the site of the first cantonment of the British East India Company. Alternatively, the Ain-i-Akbari suggests that the name comes from "Barbakpur". Manasa Vijay, written by Bipradas Pipilai, refers to Talpukur (a place in Barrackpore) as "Charnak".

History
The earliest references to the Barrackpore region are found in the writings of the Greek navigators, geographers, chronicles and historians of the 1st century BC to the 3rd century AD. These authors generally referred to the country of a people variously called the Gangaridai (also Gangaridae or Gandaritai). By the 15th and 16th centuries, Chanak and the other towns in the region had become populous river towns. The Statistical Account of Bengal by W.W.Hunter mentions the towns and villages of this subdivision on the banks of the Hooghly river as chief trading and marketing centres: "On The Hugli- Calcutta, the chief seat of commerce in India. Baranagar, Dakhineswar, Agarpara, Panihati, Sukchar- Khardah, Barrackpur, Nawabganj, Ichapore, Shyam Nagar, Naihati and Halisahar contain large bazaars for sale of miscellaneous goods."

Under the Mughal Empire, Bengal was divided into Circars, or administrative subunits, each of which was ruled over by a Mahal. The name "Barbuckpur", another name for Barrackpore, is associated with a Mahal in the Ain-e-Akbari. From the 17th century, the area was ruled over by a line of Zamindars based in Nona Chandanpukur, Barrackpore.

The first British barrack or cantonment in India was built in the town in 1772. After the British crown assumed direct control of India, the sprawling Government House and the Government Estate were built in Barrackpore to provide the viceroy with a suburban residence 15 mi outside of Calcutta.

Two rebellions against British authority took place in Barrackpore in the 19th century. The first of these was Barrackpore Mutiny of 1824, led by Sepoy Bindee Tiwary. In this rebellion, 47th Bengal Native Infantry refused to board boats to cross the sea for various reasons including social taboo "kala pani" to Burma in the First Anglo-Burmese War. The mutiny was suppressed by loyal Indian sepoys under the command of their British officers. In 1857, Barrackpore was the scene of an incident that some credit with starting the Indian Rebellion of 1857: an Indian soldier, Mangal Pandey, attacked his British commander, and was subsequently court-martialed. His regiment was disbanded, an action which offended a number of sepoys and is considered to have contributed to the anger that fuelled the rebellion. In order to commemorate his actions, a park named 'Sahid Mangal Pandey Udyan' was opened in the serenity of river Hoogly. The Army cantonment of Barrackpore also houses another significant historical landscape called the RCTC area, now populated by the defence quarters.

Zoo
Asia's first zoo was established at Barrackpore. The zoo was built by Lord Wellesley in the 19th century. There is an aviary built in magnificent Gothic architecture.The zoo had animals such as the African donkey, tiger, bear, bison, leopard, mouse deer, kangaroos, monkeys and various species of birds.

Lord Wellesley felt the need of making a detailed description of the animals in Asia. This was primarily because the Europeans were mostly ignorant when it came to the category of Indian animals. He started working on the first Natural Research Center in Asia, the 'National Heritage of India'. Various animals were required to be collected. Barrackpore Zoo was built to store these animals and birds. Until 1804, ₹2,791 was invested in the cost of maintenance of these animals and birds.

Until 1802 and 1803, then only three zoos were open to the general public around the world. The first in Vienna (1765) ,the second in Madrid (1775), the third in Paris (1795). Even the 'Zoological Society of London' was not yet formed (to be formed in 1826). London Zoo was still a long way off, having started in 1828, and was still 43 years late for the general public. Subjects do not have access to the royal zoo. It is surprising to think that at such a time sixteen miles north of Calcutta, Barrackpore, the first zoo in India, the first in Asia and probably the fourth in the world, opened to the general public. This revolutionary work in the history of naturalism in the world was done by an enterprising man of the East India Company, the Governor General of India, Lord Richard Wellesley, the first Marquess Wellesley.

Later due to decrease in funds by East India Company to run the zoo, the birds, animal (like elephant and tigers) were distributed into kings of Princely states.

Barrackpore park
Between 1798–1805, Lord Wellesley was the Governor of Kolkata and he created a picturesque garden on the banks of the Ganges in Barrackpore spreading across 1006 bighas of land. This garden is today, called Laat Bagan or Mangal Pandey Park.Right next to this garden, he built a gigantic house which resembled no less than a castle. Later, this house was named Barrackpore Government House. It was called Country House by British. It also had hospital at that time. For transport he made road from Barrackpore to Shyambazar, now known as B.T.Road.

Geography
Barrackpore is bounded by North Barrackpur and Jaffarpur to the north, Mohanpur, Chak Kanthalia, Ruiya and Patulia to the east, Titagarh to the south, and the Hooghly and Barrackpur Cantonment to the west.

Background
Historically, the town was a military and administrative center under British rule and was the scene of several acts of rebellion against Britain during the 19th century. The oldest cantonment in India and the Police Training Academy in West Bengal are both located in Barrackpore. Barrackpore is also the seat for the Sub-Divisional Court of North 24 Parganas District in West Bengal. It was also one of the earliest known places in India, where the sport of cricket was introduced and played during the Colonial era.

Location
96% of the population of Barrackpore subdivision (presented in the maps alongside) live in urban areas. In 2011, it had a density of population of 10,967 per km2. The subdivision has 16 municipalities and 24 census towns.

For most of the cities/ towns information regarding density of population is available in the Infobox. Population data is not available for neighbourhoods. It is available for the entire Municipal area and thereafter ward-wise.

All places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map.

Barrackpore is bounded by North Barrackpur and Jafarpur on the north, Mohanpur, Chak Kanthalia, Ruiya and Patulia on the east, Titagarh on the south, and the Hooghly and Barrackpur Cantonment on the west.

Police station
Barrackpore and Titagarh police station under Barrackpore Police Commissionerate has jurisdiction over Barrackpore Municipal area.

Post Offices
Barrackpore Head Post Office is one of the two Head Post Offices of Barrackpore Division (formerly known as North Presidency Division) of North 24 Parganas district. It is a delivery post office, with PIN 700120. Other post offices with the same PIN are Monirampur, Nayapally, Orderly Bazar, Vivekananda Math, Barrackpore Bazar, Barrackpore Government Housing and Ghoshpara Road.

Sewli Telenipara is a delivery branch post office, with PIN 700121 in the Barrackpore Division of North 24 Parganas district. Other post offices with the same PIN are Nilganj Bazaar Sub Post Office, Beraberia BO and Suryapur BO.

Anandapuri is a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700122 in the Barrackpore Division of North 24 Parganas district. Other post offices having the same PIN are Nonachandanpukur (delivery office) and Jafarpur.

Barrackpore RS is a non-delivery sub post office, with PIN 700123 in the Barrackpore Division of North 24 Parganas district. Other post offices having the same PIN are Panpara and Talpukur (delivery office).

Population
As per the 2011 Census of India, Barrackpore had a total population of 152,783, of which 78,349 (51%) were males and 74,434 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 11,786. The total number of literates in Barrackpore was 125,144 (88.76% of the population over 6 years).

, Barrackpore had a population of 144,331. Men constitute 53% of the population and women 47%. Barrackpore has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The majority of the population is Bengali and Hindu.

Kolkata Urban Agglomeration
The following Municipalities, Census Towns and other locations in Barrackpore subdivision were part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in the 2011 census: Kanchrapara (M), Jetia (CT), Halisahar (M), Balibhara (CT), Naihati (M), Bhatpara (M), Kaugachhi (CT), Garshyamnagar (CT), Garulia (M), Ichhapur Defence Estate (CT), North Barrackpur (M), Barrackpur Cantonment (CB), Barrackpore (M), Jafarpur (CT), Ruiya (CT), Titagarh (M), Khardaha (M), Bandipur (CT), Panihati (M), Muragachha (CT) New Barrackpore (M), Chandpur (CT), Talbandha (CT), Patulia (CT), Kamarhati (M), Baranagar (M), South Dumdum (M), North Dumdum (M), Dum Dum (M), Noapara (CT), Babanpur (CT), Teghari (CT), Nanna (OG), Chakla (OG), Srotribati (OG) and Panpur (OG).

Infrastructure
As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Barrackpore Municipal city covered an area of 10.61 km2. Amongst the civic amenities it had 172.63 km of roads and open drains. Amongst the medical facilities It had 40 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities It had 62 primary schools, 12 middle schools, 1 secondary school, 11 senior secondary schools and 3 non-formal education centres. Amongst the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 old age home, 6 auditorium/ community halls, 2 public libraries and 6 reading rooms. Amongst the commodities manufactured were cottage industry and confectionery items. It had 11 bank branches.

See also Cities and towns in Barrackpore subdivision

Road
Barrackpore Trunk Road (B.T. Road) (part of both SH 1 and SH 2) connects Barrackpore Chiria More with Shyambazar. Ghoshpara Road connects Barrackpore railway station area with Kanchrapara and goes on to link with the adjacent district of Nadia. Surendranath Banerjee Road connects Manirampore with Barrackpore railway station area via Barrackpore Chiria More. Barrackpore-Barasat Road (part of SH 2) starts at Lalkuthi and goes up to Barasat via Nilganj. Many buses ply along these roads. Barrackpore Rail Overbridge was opened in 2013 at Lalkuthi to make transport-communication easier and smoother.

Bus routes

 * 78 Esplanade — Barrackpore
 * 81 Barasat — Fishery Gate
 * 81/1 Barasat — Rajchandrapur
 * 85 Kanchrapara — Barrackpore Court
 * MM5 Habra — Barrackpore Court

CSTC Bus

 * S11 Esplanade - Nilganj Depot
 * S32 Howrah Station — Barrackpore Dhobi Ghat
 * S34B Barasat State University — Barrackpore Dhobi Ghat
 * S34C Nagerbazar - Barasat State University
 * E32 Howrah Station - Nilganj Depot
 * AC20 Santragachi - Barrackpore Dhobi Ghat

CTC Bus

 * C28 Howrah Station - Barrackpore Dhobi Ghat
 * C29 Barasat - Barrackpore Mistry Ghat
 * C50 Howrah Station - Shyamnagar
 * C51 Naihati — Nabanna
 * D24 Barrackpore — Jagulia
 * D25 Barrackpore - Ranaghat
 * D27 Naihati - Jadavpur
 * E59 Naihati - Digha

Bus Routes without Numbers

 * Barasat - Kamalpur
 * Naihati - Egra
 * Salap - Barrackpore
 * Howrah Station - Barrackpore
 * Dhulagarh- Barrackpore

SBSTC Routes

 * Haldia - Barrackpore
 * Naihati - Digha
 * Kanchrapara - Digha
 * Barrackpore - Durgapur
 * Kalyani - Digha
 * Barrackpore - Digha

Railways
Barrackpore has been serviced by rail since 1862. It takes about 35–40 minutes by suburban train to reach Barrackpore railway station from Sealdah Station. The Sealdah-Ranaghat Line runs through this city and connects to Howrah, Kolkata, Budge Budge, Kalyani, Ranaghat, Krishnanagar, Shantipur, Gede, Bandel, Burdwan, and Katwa. It is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system. Former Rail Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the extension of Metro Rail project to Barrackpore (Kolkata Metro Line 5) which was later shelved infinitely. The Barrackpore Racecourse railway station was constructed in 1927 for race special train. This railway station is now abandoned and used by the Indian army only.

Ferry
There are three Ferry ghats in Barrackpore. Barrackpore Ferry Ghat links to Jugal Adhya Ferry Ghat across the Hooghly River in Serampore. Babaji Ghat at Monirampore links to Chatra Char Poisar Ghat at Serampore and Dui Poisar Ghat links to Sheoraphuli Ghat.

Air
Barrackpore Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Barrackpore. It is one of the oldest stations in the IAF, operating transport units. One of the Mi-17 squadrons is based here. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Dum Dum, Kolkata is the nearest airport.

Education

Notable schools include in St.Augustine's Day School Barrackpore include, Barrackpore Government High School, JDS Public School, Panpur ,Adamas International School and Army Public School.

Among the colleges located in Barrackpore are Barrackpore Rastraguru Surendranath College and Mahadevananda Mahavidyalaya. The area also has two engineering colleges, St. Mary's Technical Campus Kolkata being affiliated to AICTE.Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibers, Its only research institute on jute & allied fibres crops in India.

Healthcare
Medical facilities available in Barrackpore are B.N. Bose Subdivisional Hospital (with 200 beds), Barrackpore Cantonment Hospital (with 48 beds), Barrackpore Police Case Hospital (with 6 beds) and Police Brigade Hospital (with 120 beds). Amongst the private medical facilities are Barrackpore Multispeciality Hospital, Sarada Seva Sadan, Panacea Nursing Home, Nehru Memorial Techno Global Hospital, Barrackpore City Hospital, Barrackpore Medical Research Center, Disha Eye Hospital and Disha Cataract and Refractive Surgi Centre, Prova Eye Foundation.

Notable People

 * Mangal Pandey
 * Surendranath Banerjee
 * M. J. Akbar
 * Ritwick Chakraborty

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Simpson and Delilah

"Simpson and Delilah" is the second episode of the second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on October 18, 1990. In the episode, Homer uses the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's medical insurance plan to buy Dimoxinil (a parody of Minoxidil), a miracle hair growth formula. When Homer's bald head sprouts a full mane of hair, he is promoted at work and hires a secretary named Karl. The episode was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Rich Moore, and guest starred Harvey Fierstein as Karl.

Plot
Homer uses Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's medical insurance plan to pay for a hair restoring drug worth $1,000, although the plan doesn't actually cover the Dimoxinil treatment, because he's sick of being laughed at and overlooked because of his baldness. After applying the drug, he wakes up the next day with a full head of hair. Mr. Burns scans the security monitors to find someone to promote to the "token" position of junior executive. Mistaking Homer for a young, unspoiled go-getter, Mr. Burns promotes him.

When Homer has trouble finding a secretary who is not a seductive young woman, a man named Karl persuades Homer to hire him. Karl soon proves indispensable to Homer. When he forgets his own wedding anniversary, Karl hires a singing telegram service to serenade Marge with "You Are So Beautiful".

At an executive board meeting, Homer comes up with a way to increase worker productivity. After this, workplace safety improves and accidents decrease, and Smithers' correct observation that is due to Homer no longer being in a position to cause problems is mocked and dismissed by Mr. Burns. Homer spends his paycheck on home improvements and plans to give the kids what they always wanted, and when Marge is concerned he should save for a rainy day, Homer dismisses it by telling her that the good times are here to stay.

After Homer receives the key to the executive washroom, Smithers is angry that he is now in Burns's good graces while Smithers's loyal service is forgotten. Smithers attempts to get Homer fired for committing insurance fraud, but Karl takes the blame and is fired instead. Homer is nervous about giving a speech at the plant, and discovers Bart has spilled and ruined the contents of the miracle hair drug. Homer tells his son that he's caused a lot of damage and worst of all that "baldness is hereditary."

The next day, Homer loses all his hair, as he had to keep applying the drug on his head. Before the meeting, Karl appears with a prepared speech for Homer and reassures him that all his accomplishments were due to his will and effort, not his hair. Homer gives his speech, but the audience refuses to take him seriously because he has no hair and walks out on him. Burns gives Homer his old job back, sympathizing with him having male pattern baldness like Burns does.

At home that night, Marge insists that Homer's old "dead end" job as a safety inspector has always provided for the family and the kids will get over having less than their friends. When Homer is worried about his baldness making him ugly to Marge, she sings "You Are So Beautiful" to him.

Production

Homer's hair product Dimoxinil is a spoof on a similar product, Minoxidil, which fascinated the writers. The production staff tried to give Homer a new hairstyle in each scene after he grows hair, which started with his long hair, then changed into a 1970s small afro, then a close-cropped 1950s haircut, and finally a moussed 1980s hairdo with a small ponytail. Homer's final look was inspired by the television series Miami Vice. The character Karl was played by openly gay actor Harvey Fierstein. Groening had originally intended to design Karl to look like Fierstein, who objected to the idea because he felt he did not "look like gay people, how they're supposed to look." Fierstein suggested that the character be made "blond, and tall, and gorgeous, and skinny, and [given] a beautiful place to live."

In contrast to Albert Brooks, Dustin Hoffman, and Michael Jackson, who did not allow their real names to be used (Brooks later did), Fierstein was one of the very few early guest stars who was not embarrassed or reluctant to be associated with the show and welcomed his name in the credits.

The episode features a kiss between Homer and Karl, which occurred a decade prior to US television's first real man-on-man kiss on Dawson's Creek. In the episode, Karl is implied to be homosexual; creator Matt Groening says that when people began asking "was he gay?" the day after the episode aired, his response was "he's whatever you want him to be." However, Groening points out, "he does kiss Homer: He does give him a nice pat on the butt" which is "beyond [what] any other cartoon" had done at the time.

Karl was originally supposed to return for a cameo appearance in the season 14 episode "Three Gays of the Condo". In the script, Homer was thrown out of the house by Marge, and encountered Karl. The purpose of the appearance was to introduce a gay couple that Homer would live with. Fierstein however felt that "the script was a lot of very clever gay jokes, and there just wasn't that Simpsons twist" and turned the role down.

Cultural references
The episode's title is a play on the biblical story of Samson, an Israelite judge with superhuman strength. All of his power was lost when his long hair was cut, similar to what happens to Homer when he loses his hair again. In the Bible, Delilah is Samson's lover, who betrays him by ordering a servant to cut his hair in his sleep and turns him over to Philistine lords.

Dimoxinil is an obvious play on Minoxidil, which at the time of this episode was much more costly and not available over the counter.

The scene in which Homer is running through town after he got his hair is a reference to the film It's a Wonderful Life. The scene in which Homer receives the key to the executive washroom is a reference to the movie Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

When Homer meets Mr. Burns in the executive washroom, Burns shows his admiration for German World War II General Erwin Rommel, saying he watched a documentary on the DuMont Television Network about the 'Desert Fox' the night before. Burns exclaims "now there was a man who could get things done!"

The classical music heard in the executive washroom scene is from French composer Claude Debussy's string quartet in G minor.

Reception
During the second season, The Simpsons aired Thursdays at 8p.m. on Fox, the same time as The Cosby Show on NBC. The supposed "Bill vs. Bart" rivalry had been heavily hyped by the media. The first airing of "Simpson and Delilah" had a 16.2 rating and 25% share, while The Cosby Show had an 18.5 rating. However, viewer-wise, The Simpsons won with 29.9 million viewers. It is one of the highest-rated episodes of The Simpsons. "Bart Gets an 'F', the season premiere and episode that aired the week before, averaged an 18.4 Nielsen rating, had 29% of the audience and was watched by an estimated 33.6 million viewers.

This episode was placed twenty-third on Entertainment Weekly's top 25 The Simpsons episodes list. The Daily Telegraph characterized the episode as one of "The 10 Best Simpsons TV Episodes."

Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer, named it his favorite episode of the show together with "Lisa's Substitute" and "Homer the Heretic". When The Simpsons began streaming on Disney+ in 2019, former Simpsons writer and executive producer Bill Oakley named this one of the best classic Simpsons episodes to watch on the service.

Harvey Fierstein is number two on TV Guide's "All-time Favorite Guest Voices." Entertainment Weekly named Fierstein's role as Karl as one of the sixteen best guest appearances on The Simpsons. Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, praised Fierstein's performance, saying the episode was "brought to life by the superb character of Karl, helped no doubt by Harvey Fierstein's unique vocal drawl."

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Stubby

Stubby may refer to:
 * Stubby (nickname), a list of people with the nickname
 * Stubby Kaye, stage name of American comic actor born Bernard Katzin (1918-1997)
 * Sergeant Stubby, a decorated war dog from World War I
 * WGHR (college radio), an American radio station formerly called WSTB and nicknamed "Stubby"
 * Stubby bottle, a short beer bottle
 * Fimpen (UK title Stubby), a Swedish 1974 film directed by Bo Widerberg
 * Stubby, a member of the Yule lads

Stubbies may refer to:
 * Stubbies (brand), an Australian clothing brand, best known for their men's shorts
 * Stubbies (surfing), a surf competition at Burleigh Heads, Queensland, from 1977 to 1988

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Talk:Irregular

This duplicates irregular military
I can't see having an article with the title "irregular". A whole lot of things can be irregular besides military, such as irregular galaxies, irregular verbs, irregular heartbeats, irregular polygons, irregular terrain, irregular procedures, irregular intervals, irregular orbits, and even the Irregular Webcomic!

Unless someone has a better idea, I'm going to merge this article into irregular military, and make irregular a disambiguation.

-- A D Monroe III 03:29, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Recreated as disambiguation
I changed this article to be a disambiguation. The term irregular is used loosely used in many fields, and most fields don't have an article for their meaning of irregular. This makes for a messy page. If anyone has any better ideas, go for it. -- A D Monroe III 17:15, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Presta valve

The Presta valve (also French valve (FV) or Sclaverand valve) is a type of tire valve commonly found on high pressure bicycle inner tubes and is commonly used on tubeless setups. It consists of an outer valve stem and an inner valve body. A lock nut to secure the stem at the wheel rim and a valve cap may also be present.

Name
The  Sclaverand valve was invented by Frenchman Etienne Sclaverand and is often referred to as the French valve. Today it is also known as Presta valve. Presta or presto stands in the Romance languages for "fast, hurry, immediately".

Description
The outer valve stem is manufactured in various lengths to cater for the different depths of the wheel or rim. It is recommended the valve stem is to be at least 10 mm longer than the rim is deep to allow adequate room for the bicycle pump to be attached. It has a narrower diameter of 6 mm, compared to Dunlop and Schrader valves, measuring 8 mm. The weakest point of a bicycle rim is usually the hole for the valve stem. The smaller hole for a Presta valve makes it possible to have extremely narrow wheels while maintaining sufficient strength in the wheel.

The air pressure in an inflated tire holds the inner valve body shut. A small screw and captive nut on the top of the valve body permits the valve to be screwed shut and ensures that it remains tightly closed.

The nut must be unscrewed to permit airflow in either direction. The screw remains captive on the valve body even when unscrewed fully; it is tightened again after the tire is inflated and the pump removed. The valve cap protects the valve body, keeps dirt and mud out of the mechanism, and also prevents the valve from damaging the tube when it is rolled for storage, but is not necessary to prevent pressure loss.

The holes in rims sized for Presta valves can be enlarged to accommodate the wider Schrader valves, which can structurally weaken the rim. Conversely, when a Presta valve is fitted into the larger Schrader rim hole, grommets or reducers are sometimes used to take up the extra space.

The standard Presta valve has an external thread. An adapter can be fitted onto this external thread to permit the Presta valve to be connected to a pump with a Schrader chuck. The same adapter, because of a coincidence of thread sizes, may be able to convert a Schrader pump into one that can connect to flexible adapters of either kind.

Removable valve cores
Unlike Schrader valves, not all Presta valves have removable cores.

Presta valves with removable cores may be used with a tubeless setup to add sealant through the valve. Sealant may also be added by pouring it directly into the tire.

Valve extenders
Valve extenders can be used to lengthen shorter Presta valves to accommodate deeper and thicker rims, such as those on aerodynamic race wheels. There are two variants of valve extenders depending on whether the Presta core is removable.

Threading
The valve threads for Presta valves follow the ISO 4570 standard. The external threads at the tip of both "threaded" and "unthreaded" Presta valves are 5V2 (#12-24TPI), which measures out to 5.2×1.058 mm, the same thread size as the tip of a Dunlop valve. The external threads on the main body of "threaded" Presta valves are 6V1, which measures 6×0.80 mm.

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Talk:Eduardo V. Manalo

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Because of their length, the previous discussions on this page have been archived. If further archiving is needed, see How to archive a talk page.

Previous discussions:

 * Archive 1 (Feb 26 2005 to Nov 19 2005)
 * Archive 2 (Next to start):

why is the spouse changed to his father? Is this an allusion to the verse you will be married to the one who made you? Just curious -mg

Manalo helped found AsCII?
"He contributed to the founding of an organization within the INC called The Association of Christians in Information Technology(AsCII), an organization consisting of INC members in the Information Technology field who perform computer-related assistance to the church."

Anybody have a source to who actually founded the organization, and how INC is involved? I checked the latest version of the site, and I couldn't find anything about how it started. Although the layout is new, and some of the content still says coming soon. I'll be checking on it from time to time. --LBMixPro<Sp e ak 00:42, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I was able to find something which states that INC leaders were involved in it. --LBMixPro<Sp e ak 09:44, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

POV Violations
I'm not sure who wrote it first here, but I think the following are POV violations: 1. One supposedly a "member" saying they were "encouraged" to join the rally 2. A person saying he is a member is too dubious (or obviously) quoted to discredit the article 3. The quotes relate more to the Iglesia ni Cristo article rather than this (Eduardo Manalo) article

Forgive me if I'm being such a newbie here, but I think somebody here has an agenda against the Iglesia ni Cristo.

RasterBlaster 05:40, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for bringing up the issue, those are valid points. The CNN article states that the person is a member of INC. It would be a different story if the source wrote "A person claiming to be an INC member", but it doesn't and stating otherwise on this article is speculation. I've always thought of that section to be more for the polictics section of the INC article. The only way its relevant here is Manalo's alleged involvement. But the way that paragraph is written makes the whole section sloppy. It presents a "on one hand it's this, and they say it's this, but on the other hand..." form of writing, which may become confusing or distracting from the main point. It should be cleaned up a bit --LBMixPro <Sp e ak o n 07:05, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir, I have good reason to believe that you are a sockpuppet of User:Emico, who has been prohibited from editing this or any other Iglesia ni Cristo related article.--Ironbrew 05:31, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know what "reason" you have to believe that, but you have no right to vandalize my user page, or everybody else's, just because you feel like doing so. RasterBlaster 20:22, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Bye, Emico--Ironbrew 05:24, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * You have been warned. RasterBlaster (talk) 19:45, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
 * What are you going to do about it? You're not fooling anyone.--Ironbrew (talk) 22:57, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Lead section
Just a short note regarding my recent edit to the lead sentences. To make it more consistent, I've decided to edit it such that:

 * 1) the first sentence contains information about Eduardo Manalo's current position alone, without referring to him assuming the next-higer post in an acting capacity (see next item); and
 * 2) attach the information regarding Ka Erdy's death to the next sentence. Why? Because this information is found in the news report I cited. In case you haven't read it, this is how the ABS-CBN news goes:

 * In a sense, the change of leadership is actually a misnomer since Manalo’s son, Eduardo “Ka Eddie Boy,” 54, is expected to carry the torch and the family legacy.

 * The elder Manalo himself assumed as executive minister of the INC also after the death of his father, Felix, who founded the religious organization on July 27, 1914.

 * Sources close to the inner circle of Ka Erdie say the late religious leader had been grooming the younger Manalo for years, just like what Felix did to his son a generation ago.

 * Eduardo has been the INC’s deputy executive minister, or the "pangalawang tagapamahalang pangkalahatan," and his assumption as his father’s successor will be just a formality, says an INC member.

(Note to new editors/casual visitors: There's no need to quote this in toto in the article itself as it's already linked via references.)

Comments, reactions...feel free to say them here now, let's discuss. Thanks. --- Tito Pao (talk) 04:31, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michal Zalewski

 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 KEEP. —Korath (Talk) 13:26, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)

Michal Zalewski
Possible vanity page. Psychonaut 03:32, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment from me. Michal is better known by his nickname ("lcamtuf"). This returns 21k Google hits, almost all noteworthy.
 * Keep, 9700 Google hits ("Michal Zalewski" + "hacker"), notable enough for me. Megan1967 03:45, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. Let's read just what it is that he's notable for, then. As it stands, the article doesn't tell me how he's notable (incidentally, another VfD tells us that his book isn't actually published yet), though it does suggest that he might be. -- Hoary 04:54, 2005 Feb 26 (UTC)
 * Then I would suggest expanding the article to include more details. Megan1967 06:39, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Clusty digs up some relevant looking hits as well. Keep and expand. Mgm|(talk) 22:21, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * A well-known computer security researcher. Keep. cesarb 23:29, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. A number of google hits on major computer-related websites and a mention on a book publisher's site. Authors are notable.—Brim 16:58, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Silence on the Wire

 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 MERGE and REDIRECT to Michal Zalewski. —Korath (Talk) 13:28, Mar 4, 2005 (UTC)

Silence on the Wire
Article on a book that hasn't even been published yet. In my observation, most unpublished books that end up on VfD are deleted; a book can't generally be considered notable until it's had a chance to be read and receives a reaction from the public. Psychonaut 03:33, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Michal Zalewski if he survives Vfd, then split out if its successful. Books by notable authors are automatically encyclopedic material, regardless of quality/reception. Kappa 10:40, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Michal Zalewski as suggested by Kappa. Mgm|(talk) 22:23, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Michal Zalewski. Megan1967 05:03, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Kebnekajse

Kebnekajse is a Swedish band that was most active during the 1970s after its members left the Mecki Mark Men. The band was greatly influenced by both traditional Swedish folk music and African music. The name is taken from Kebnekaise, the highest mountain in Sweden. The spelling of the band name was originally the correct spelling of the mountain, but for the last two albums (Kebnekajse and Idioten), it was changed it to the present spelling.

The band categorised itself as progressive rock but, at the time in Sweden, progressiveness was a political rather than a musical concept.

The band uses guitar, violin, congas, drums, bass and other instruments. Kebnekajse played a variety of styles starting from hard rock, but moved to folk music, symphonic rock and jazz fusion. With the 2009 album, the band returned to progressive folk.

Members

 * Current members
 * Kenny Håkansson – guitar, vocals (1971–1977, 2001–present)
 * Pelle Ekman – drums, vocals (1971–1977, 2001–present)
 * Hassan Bah – percussion, vocals (1972–1978, 2001–present)
 * Mats Glenngård – electric violin, guitar, mandolin, vocals (1972–1978, 2001–present)
 * Göran Lagerberg – bass, guitar, vocals (1972–1975, 2001–present)

 * Former members
 * Rolf Scherrer – guitar (1971–1973)
 * Bella Linnarsson – bass (1971–1972)
 * Ingemar Böcker – guitar (1972–1975, 2001–2006)
 * Pelle Lindström – guitar, harmonica (1972–1975, 2001–2004)
 * Gunnar Andersson – drums (1972–1974)
 * Pelle Holm – drums, vocals (1977–1978)
 * Per Lejring – keyboard (1977–1978)
 * Thomas Netzler – bass, drums, vocals (1972–1978, 2001–2023)

Discography

 * Resa mot okänt mål (1971) (Journey to an unknown destination)
 * Kebnekajse II (1973)
 * Kebnekajse III (1975)
 * Ljus från Afrika (1976) (Lights from Africa)
 * Elefanten (1976) (The elephant)
 * Vi drar vidare (1978) (We press on)
 * Electric Mountain (1993) – compilation album
 * Resa mot okänt mål (2001) – remastered
 * Kebnekajse (2009)
 * Idioten (2011)
 * Aventure (2012)

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Third Street Light Rail Project

The Third Street Light Rail Project was the construction project that expanded the Muni Metro system in San Francisco, California, linking downtown San Francisco to the historically underserved southeastern neighborhoods of Bayview-Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley along the eastern side of the city. Construction was finished in late 2006, non-revenue weekend service began on January 13, 2007, and full service began on April 7, 2007. The new service, as the T Third Street Metro line, replaced the 15 Third bus line, which ran south from the Caltrain Depot at 4th and King streets, along Third Street and Bayshore Boulevard to the southeastern neighborhoods.

History
In 1993, the San Francisco Municipal Railway published the Bayshore Transit Study, which offered the following seven goals:
 * 1) Improve transit service to, from and within the Bayshore corridor (decrease transit times and improve ridership)
 * 2) Facilitate economic development in the area (stimulate new development and employment)
 * 3) Enhance the area's environment (air quality and visual improvements)
 * 4) Enhanced current and planned City & regional transportation (connections to other modes of transportation)
 * 5) Implement a cost-effective and financially feasible system (minimize operating and capital costs)
 * 6) Implement project as soon as possible
 * 7) Implement an equitable system (bringing transit service to citywide levels)

The Bayshore Transit Study presented nine alternatives (including a "do nothing" alternative) ranging from building a trolley coach to expanding the MUNI Metro light rail system. In the two alternative light rail routes proposed, rail service would be extended south to Caltrain's Bayshore Station along Third Street from the Financial District. Potential future extensions studied included lines along Hunter's Point, in Little Hollywood (to Candlestick Park), and along Bayshore and Geneva to the Balboa Park station.

The project was initially budgeted at $667 million. As of July 2006, the budget increased by $120 million.

Route
The T Third starts at Chinatown station, and runs through the Central Subway to the Caltrain Depot at 4th and King streets, then along Third Street. The 15-Third bus line was eliminated and the 8-Bayshore bus line was extended to replace the 15 in areas not served by the metro extension, including City College and Fisherman's Wharf.

The extension was supposed to connect directly to the Bayshore Caltrain Station when the station was in San Francisco County. However, as part of Caltrain's 2004 CTX project, Caltrain relocated the Bayshore Station to San Mateo County without informing Muni. To complicate matters, this connection has been plagued by cost and design issues. As a result, the southern end of the line terminates at the Sunnydale Station on Bayshore Boulevard for the time being.

Features
18 new stations were built along the line. They consist of either island platforms between the tracks or side platforms, with elevated platform heights to allow level boarding with the internal train stairs raised, similar to the ones used by the N Judah along the Embarcadero.

As part of the project, the entire Third Street corridor was repaved and received new streetlights. Additionally, palm trees were planted, sidewalks reconstructed and the pavement on 3rd Street repaved. Stations along the route have a distinctive marquee pole with a sculpture or mobile.

Light rail vehicles (LRVs) operate in an exclusive right-of-way in the center of the street along most of the line to bypass vehicular congestion and increase speed along the line. LRVs operate in mixed flow traffic at the 4th Street Bridge (the bridge does not have enough room for LRV exclusive right-of-way) and in a 10 block segment (from Kirkwood/La Salle stop through Revere/Shafter) in the Bayview business district to maintain parking on both sides of the street for customers of local businesses.

In addition, transit signal priority has been implemented along the entire corridor. The goal is to allow LRVs to have a green light at every intersection so they can travel from station to station without stopping.

Further expansion
The Third Street Light Rail Project is the first part of a multi-phase plan to expand the Muni Metro system. The second phase, known as the Central Subway, removed the need for the T Third to share tracks with N Judah north of 4th and King. T Third was routed to new tracks extending north from the Caltrain depot at 4th and King above ground to a new station at 4th and Brannan, then proceeds underground with intermediate stops at the new stations Yerba Buena/Moscone station and Union Square/Market Street station before terminating at Chinatown station at Stockton and Washington Streets. In addition, the second phase includes short turn service via the new Mission Bay Loop, which was completed in 2019 at a cost of $10.2 million. This improves service to Chase Center. T Third trains began through-running into the Central Subway on January 7, 2023.

In early March 2009, media and community groups proposed that as the Central Subway is being built, plans should be drawn up to extend the T Third past Chinatown through North Beach and Fisherman's Wharf neighborhoods, passing Pier 39, potentially using an old steam railroad line underneath Fort Mason and ending up at The Presidio. These plans were presented in October 2014 as a third phase (northern extension to Fisherman's Wharf) and a conceptual fourth phase (extension west to the Presidio). Formal planning for a Central Subway extension was kicked off in late 2018 with several community meetings, and an Alternatives Study is underway with a projected completion in late 2019.

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Stephen Langdon

Stephen, Steven or Steve Langdon may refer to:

 * Stephen Herbert Langdon (1876–1937), American-born British Assyriologist
 * Steven W. Langdon (born 1946), Canadian politician and economist
 * Steve J. Langdon (born 1948), American anthropologist
 * Steve Langdon (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian former ice-hockey player with the Boston Bruins
 * Stephen Langdon, the Abbot of Tavistock in 1362

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Albrook

Albrook may refer to the following entities in Panama:

 * Albrook (Panama Metro), a Panama City Metro station
 * Albrook Air Force Station, a former U.S. Air Force base near Panama Canal
 * Albrook (area), a complex of buildings formerly part of the airbase; see International Maritime University of Panama
 * Albrook Mall, Panama City
 * Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport, west of Panama City
 * Albrook Massacre, the execution of military officers following a failed coup

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Rhode Island Route 2

Route 2 is a 33.6 mi state highway in Rhode Island, that runs from U.S. Route 1 in Charlestown to US 1 in Providence.

Route description

Route 2 starts at US 1 in Charlestown, which is also the southern terminus of Route 112. Route 2 and Route 112 continue north, and Route 2 splits off to the northeast before intersecting with Route 138. Continuing in a northeast direction, Route 2 has a short concurrency with Route 102 in North Kingstown. It then turns to the north and parallels Route 4 until reaching Interstate 95. Route 2 passes the eastern terminus of Route 3 before reaching an interchange with Interstate 295. It continues through downtown Cranston and has interchanges with Route 37 and Route 10 before reaching its northern terminus at US 1 slightly inside the city line of Providence. Route 2 is a heavily traveled highway in Cranston and Warwick as it is a major commercial corridor.

History

By 1939, Route 2 was paved with concrete between the split from Route 112 and Route 12. It had short overlaps with Route 117 and Route 5, both of which have been eliminated with interchanges.

For a brief time during the construction of the Route 10 freeway, Route 2 left Reservoir Avenue in Cranston and turned north onto the current Route 10 freeway, ending at the Olneyville exit.

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User talk:Lakerdonald

lakerdonald is cool
hey man you're cool keep it up --Lakerdonald 15:21, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

WP:U
Feel free to read over WP:U if you're bored, you should figure it out eventually. ;-) Can't sleep, clown will eat me 02:38, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yeah I know what the word means, but it's not like his name was "semen" or something like that. I guess what you and I find offensive differ. Whatev --Lakerdonald 02:44, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Question from my talk page
I was following the usual procedure, with warning templates that gradually got more stern. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 03:05, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Comment from blocking admin
The attacks mentioned by Cordesat on AN are this, this (also see edit summary), this. I don't see anything particularly strange about the third, but the first two are pretty clear-cut. See WP:AN for details. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  18:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Also insulting Jimbo was a seriously bad move.  Game over, I think.  Guy (Help!) 21:00, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Smegma was hardly an attack, I was just commenting. As to, I don't see how me restoring my userpage after it being cleared is an attack. And how is *disagreeing* with Jimmy Wales tantamount to insulting him? -- 23:10, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Canadian social credit movement

What the heck IS the Social Credit Movement? This article is terrible...it doesn't explain the movement or it's platform at all.--74.120.133.109 20:44, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Good article. Ground 03:41, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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User:L-Bit

Kia Ora.

Here are some reminders I have set for me:

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Heaven & Earth (1993 film)

Heaven & Earth is a 1993 American biographical war drama film written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Haing S. Ngor, Joan Chen, and Hiep Thi Le. It is the third and final film in Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, following Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989).

The film was based on the books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, both authored by Le Ly Hayslip about her experiences during and after the Vietnam War. It received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box office.

Plot
Le Ly is a girl growing up in a Vietnamese village. Her life changes when communist insurgents show up in the village to defend against the forces of France and then the United States. During the American involvement, Le Ly is captured and tortured by South Vietnamese troops who suspect she is a spy for the North, and later raped by the Viet Cong because they suspect that she is a traitor to the North. After the rape, her relationship with her village is destroyed, and she and her family are forced to move.

Her family moves to Saigon and she is employed by a family there. The master of the household misleads her into believing that he genuinely cares for her, and she falls for him and gets pregnant by him. The master's wife becomes enraged and Le Ly's whole family is forced to move back to their former province. There she meets Steve Butler, a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. When she first meets him she is not interested in a boyfriend or marriage, having been through so much suffering. Steve falls for Le Ly and treats her very well, making a big difference in her life while in Vietnam.

The two leave Vietnam and move to San Diego. Their life together begins well, but years of killing in the war have taken their toll on Steve, who becomes uncontrollably violent. The relationship falters, despite Le Ly's attempts to reconcile with Steve. After an impassioned plea by Le Ly for Steve to come back to her, he commits suicide. Many years following this tragic experience, Le Ly returns to Vietnam with her sons. She briefly reunites with her eldest's father who she introduces his son to, and he tearfully embraces his son. She then takes her sons to her former village to meet her family and shows them where she came from.

Cast

 * Hiep Thi Le as Le Ly
 * Joan Chen as Mama
 * Haing S. Ngor as Papa
 * Tommy Lee Jones as Steve Butler
 * Thuan K. Nguyen as Uncle Luc
 * Dustin Nguyen as Sau
 * Vinh Dang as Bon
 * Mai Le Ho as Hai
 * Dale Dye as Larry
 * Debbie Reynolds as Eugenia
 * Conchata Ferrell as Bernice
 * Michael Paul Chan as Interrogator
 * Robert John Burke as G.I. Paul
 * Tim Guinee as Young Sergeant (as Timothy Guinee)
 * Timothy Carhart as Big Mike
 * Annie McEnroe as Dinner Guest #1
 * Marianne Muellerleile as Dinner Guest #2
 * Marshall Bell as Dinner Guest #3
 * Jeffrey Jones as Minister (uncredited)
 * Donal Logue as Red (uncredited)

Theatrical release
Heaven & Earth opened in 63 theaters on December 25, 1993. Its widespread release date was January 7, 1994, at which date it was playing in 781 theaters.

Reception
The film received mixed reviews, in contrast to Stone's previous two Vietnam War films. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 43% of critics gave the film a positive review based on a sample of 21 reviews, with an average score of 5.2/10. The site's consensus states: "Heaven & Earth is a well-intentioned glimpse into an underrepresented perspective on Vietnam, but Oliver Stone's solemn storytelling keeps audiences at a fatal distance from Hiep Thi Le's enigmatic heroine." Desson Howe of The Washington Post called the script "structurally clunky" and complained that the film "lacks a poetic center." James Berardinelli noted that the film "lacks much of the narrative strength" of Stone's other Vietnam films, particularly once Jones's character appears. Berardinelli also complained that flashbacks and voiceovers are overdone, although he did praise Stone for "a number of memorable camera shots." Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun Times gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of a possible four, praising the film for focusing on a woman's perspective and adding how Stone "loves big subjects and approaches them fearlessly."

Handpicked by Stone, actress Hiep Thi Le's performance received mixed reviews. Ebert called her performance "extraordinary", and Desson Howe complimented her "authentic presence." James Berardinelli, however, called her "adequate, but not peerless" and noted that the emotional scenes reveal "the limits of her acting ability."

Box office
Heaven & Earth opened in 63 theaters and, for its opening weekend, earned $379,807. For its widespread release, it played in 781 theaters and, for the weekend, earned $1,703,179. The film has had gross domestic receipts of $5,864,949 on a budget of $33 million, making it a box office failure.

Music
The music, by composer Kitarō, won the 1993 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

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Talk:Social Credit Party of Canada

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To explain: describing the western Socred base as "socially conservative populists" is more insightful, and more accurate, than calling them "conservative-populists". CJCurrie 03:43, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * We really need a logo for them. -- Earl Andrew - talk 21:06, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

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Fairclough

Fairclough is a surname. A variant form is Faircloth. Notable people with the surname include:

 * Adam Fairclough, British historian of the United States
 * Anna Fairclough (born 1957), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
 * Arthur Fairclough (manager) (born 1873), Soccer manager
 * Arthur Bradfield Fairclough (1896–1968), Canadian First World War flying ace
 * Ben Fairclough (born 1989), English soccer player
 * Chris Fairclough (born 1964), soccer player
 * David Fairclough (born 1957), Liverpool footballer in the 1970s
 * Dennis Fairclough, Computing & Networking professor
 * Ellen Fairclough (1905–2004), first female member of the Canadian Cabinet
 * Eric Fairclough, Canadian politician
 * Leonard Fairclough (1853–1927), English stonemason
 * founder of Leonard Fairclough & Son, a construction firm
 * Les Fairclough (1902–1951), English professional rugby league player
 * Lora Fairclough (born 1970), English professional golfer
 * Mick Fairclough (born 1952), Irish professional soccer player
 * Norman Fairclough (born 1941), linguist
 * Paul Fairclough (born 1950), soccer manager
 * Percy Fairclough (1858–1947), English amateur footballer
 * Peter Fairclough (cricketer) (1887–1952), English cricketer
 * Peter Fairclough (footballer) (1893–1953), English footballer
 * Richard Fairclough (divine) (1621–1682), nonconformist divine
 * Samuel Fairclough (1594–1677), English nonconformist divine
 * Wilfred Fairclough (1907–1996), English artist, engraver and printmaker.

Fictional characters

 * Len Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street
 * Rita Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street
 * Stanley Fairclough, character in the soap opera Coronation Street

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The Wedge (surfing)

The Wedge is a spot located at the extreme southeast end of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, California known for its large waves that makes it a popular spot for surfing and bodysurfing. The Wedge is located at the intersection of the beach and the man-made jetty that forms the breakwater on the western side of Newport harbor entrance. When a south or south/southwest swell is running in the right size and direction, the Wedge can produce waves up to 30 ft high.

The waves
The waves are a by-product of alterations to the rock jetty on the west side of the Newport Harbor entrance undertaken during the 1930s. When conditions are right, and a wave approaches the shore at the proper angle (most generally a south swell), an approaching wave will reflect off the jetty creating a second wave. The reflected wave meets up with the following wave of the set and forms a peak, and this pattern can repeat for several following waves as well. If the reflected and incoming waves align the resulting wave is bigger than either alone due to constructive interference. This occurs very rapidly and forms waves in a very unpredictable and "unstable" pattern, so that no two waves are alike and the exact breaking point is difficult to predict even for an experienced surfer.

Although this condition primarily occurs with large, south swells, it can also occur, with considerably lesser frequency, during "normal" conditions. During a south or south/southwest swell of the right size and aligned in the swell window, the Wedge can produce huge waves up to 30 ft high.

In addition, the beach at the Wedge is very steeply shaped sand, resulting in what is known as shore break and a very strong backwash which often drags people back into the surf. The backwash itself frequently creates another, outgoing wave, which can hit an incoming wave or surfer with enormous force. With the combined effect of the unpredictability of where the incoming waves will break, and the strength of the backwash, the resulting wave action can be highly unpredictable and therefore both exciting as well as very dangerous. The combination of danger, along with the chance to get pitted (enclosed in the tube, barrel, or "pit" of a wave), draws many to surf the Wedge.

The Wedge breaks largest when intense Southern Hemisphere storms or large tropical cyclones send their long period energy from the south-southwest direction, primarily during the summer and fall months.

History

The formation of the surfing spot known as the Wedge was a by-product of alterations to the Newport Harbor, which were completed and re-dedicated on May 23, 1936. Before those renovations and extensions of the West Jetty wall, the Newport Harbor was the premier surfing spot on the entire west coast of North America. However, while the Newport Harbor was popular with surfers, it was also at that time a tragic place to be for boaters and swimmers alike, especially during big swells.

In 1926, George Rogers Jr., a 15-year-old with polio, drowned in the Newport Harbor as his boat capsized amidst the heavy waves. As a result of polio, George Rogers Jr. was reliant on leg braces, and due to the weight of his heavy iron leg braces, his body sank to the bottom of the harbor and was never found. To prevent such a tragedy from happening again to boaters or swimmers, the boy's father, George Rogers Sr., a successful southern California road builder, was motivated to sell his business and focus his remaining years of life on seeking local and federal funding to alter the Newport Harbor. From 1926 to 1936 George Rogers Sr. campaigned to raise funds. Despite the scarcity of money during the Great Depression, Rogers Sr., helped raise approximately $2 million in federal aid and local bond funds.

A month following the re-dedication of the improved Newport Harbor entrance, George Rogers Sr. had a heart attack while on his boat as he entered the harbor entrance. He died at approximately the same location his son died, ten years earlier. In 2014 the documentary, The Wedge: Dynasty, Tragedy, Legacy, aired on PBS SoCaL, recounting these events.

Popular culture
In the early to mid-1950s The Wedge was known locally as "102 Beach," where teens held frequent evening beach parties at which Brew 102, a popular (and inexpensive) Southern California beer from the Maier Brewing Co. was liberally consumed. The Wedge makes an appearance in Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer. Balboa is mentioned in the opening song to seminal 1963 surfing movie "Beach Party".

Legendary surf music guitarist Dick Dale memorialized the Wedge in an eponymous song on the 1963 album, Checkered Flag. Pop punk band All Time Low also mentions the Wedge in their song "Let It Roll" from their 2007 album, "So Wrong, It's Right".

John Wayne attended USC in the 1920s, where he played on the Trojans football team. "While still playing football, Wayne went to the Wedge for a bodysurfing session and wound up — as so many others do — getting injured at the famously fast and heavy spot. Because he could no longer play football, he lost his athletic scholarship. And without funds, he had to drop out of USC. After leaving school, Wayne went to work at the studios, beginning with a summer gig in a prop department."

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The Wedge (Canadian TV series)

The Wedge is a defunct Canadian television series devoted to indie and alternative music, which aired on Canadian music TV station MuchMusic from 1992 to 2014.

The program, which debuted in 1992 as a Monday to Friday half-hour series, was originally hosted by Simon Evans. In 1995, Sook-Yin Lee became the host, and remained with the program until her departure from MuchMusic in 2001. At this time, with alternative rock having undergone a commercial decline, the program was reduced to a weekly airing on Friday evenings. The program had no permanent host for the next decade, serving primarily as a continuous "videoflow", although musicians occasionally appeared as guest hosts of a special episode. By 2010, it had been relegated to airing only at 3 a.m.

On January 26, 2011, The Wedge was re-launched at a new 10 p.m. timeslot. The format was expanded from just music videos to include live performances, interviews, and panel discussions. The show's new host was Damian Abraham, lead singer of the Toronto-based, Polaris Music Prize-winning hardcore punk band Fucked Up.

The program's cancellation was announced in 2014, as part of significant staffing and production cutbacks at Bell Media.

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