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Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon is an American crime drama television series that originally ran from November 24, 1981, to September 16, 1989. The series was broadcast on CBS, and starred Gerald McRaney and Jameson Parker as two disparate brothers who operate a two-person detective agency in San Diego, California.

Premise
The show revolves around the decisively polar-opposite Simon brothers, Rick (McRaney) and Andrew Jackson/"A.J." (Parker). Together, the brothers run a private investigator agency in San Diego, California, during the 1980s. Their contrasting approaches to investigations and subsequent personality conflicts provide much of the drama and comedy in each week's episode. The brothers have genuine love for one another as well as intense loyalty and will go to great lengths to protect one another.

Rick is a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran with an earthy, plain-speaking personality and a penchant for cowboy boots, denim, and pickup trucks. He lives on a boat in his brother A.J.'s yard. In contrast, A.J. is a college graduate with a polished, preppy look and a taste for classic cars. A.J. is a practicing Catholic while Rick is not, and though A.J. is a stickler for rules in life and at work, Rick is more of a free spirit with street smarts. Their odd couple style differences extend even to their cars, with Rick's Dodge Power Wagon used in one episode ("Love, Christy" (Season 1, Episode 2)) to crush the engine of a car contrasting with A.J.'s 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible and customized Camaros (Chevrolet Camaro Z28 and 1968 Chevrolet Camaro RS) in the two-part episode, "Pirate's Key".

Although Rick is a few years older than A.J., McRaney and Parker were both born in 1947 and have only a three-month age difference.

Main

 * Gerald McRaney as Rick Simon
 * Jameson Parker as A.J. Simon
 * Mary Carver as Cecilia Simon, the brothers' mother
 * Eddie Barth as Myron Fowler (seasons 1–2), A.J.'s ex-boss and their more successful competitor
 * Jeannie Wilson as Janet Fowler (season 1–2, regular; seasons 3 and 6, guest), Myron's daughter. She works for her father, attends law school and helps the Simons from time to time, much to her father's annoyance. During season two, she works as an assistant D.A.
 * Tim Reid as Lieutenant Marcel Proust "Downtown" Brown (seasons 3–6), the Simons' friend in the police department
 * Joan McMurtrey as Lieutenant Abigail Marsh (seasons 7–8)

Recurring

 * Daphne Reid as reporter Temple Hill (1983–1987)
 * Scott Murphy as Police Officer Nixon (1984–1988)
 * Donna Jepsen as Officer Susie Jepsen (1985–1989)
 * Marlowe, their pet dog

Development
The original 1978 television pilot, called Pirate's Key, was set in Florida. When CBS picked up the show, the characters' home was changed from Florida to San Diego, California, where the show was filmed for the first season. Due to the production costs and low ratings, filming and production moved to Los Angeles, although the show continued to be set in San Diego for the course of its eight-year run on CBS.

The series was created by executive producer Philip DeGuere, who credited his inspirations to a request from a CBS executive to create something like a modern "Butch and Sundance", and a spec pilot DeGuere had recently read about a divorced husband and wife detective team written by Bob Shayne, whom DeGuere hired to write during the first two seasons. Shayne continued to write episodes for the series during its run, and together, they went on to create the CBS series Whiz Kids.

Original run
Simon & Simon was almost canceled in 1982 due to low ratings. However, at DeGuere and Shayne's request, CBS decided to give the series another chance by moving it to Thursday nights at 9 p.m., following Magnum, P.I. The new season began with a two-hour cross-over episode with a story that began on the already popular Magnum and continued on (the mostly unknown) Simon & Simon, in an attempt to carry Magnum's audience over to Simon & Simon. (see below) The effort worked, and the show's ratings quickly rose; it became a hit in that slot and continued to draw ratings for the next several seasons. Simon and Simon's peak years in the ratings were seasons 2–4, where it landed at no. 7, no. 5 and no. 7 respectively. In September 1984, The Cosby Show premiered in the 8 p.m. time slot against "Magnum" and was an immediate ratings hit and also substantially increased the ratings of the following NBC comedy shows, such as Cheers airing at 9 p.m. against "Simon & Simon". "Simon & Simon" fell to 29th in the 85–86 season and never recovered.

Simon & Simon moved to Saturday nights late in its run, and the ratings dropped considerably. CBS only committed to a 13-episode season for the fall of 1988 but cancelled the series with two episodes left unaired, including the series finale. That episode did not air until the show entered syndication.

Theme music
For the first season, the song "Best of Friends", composed by Linda Creed and Barry De Vorzon and performed by the Thrasher Brothers, served as the series' theme song. More specifically, the instrumental version of "Best of Friends" appeared at the beginning of each episode (and short clips of the instrumental version occasionally appeared within episodes, even after the first season), while the lyrical version appeared at the conclusion of each episode.

At the beginning of the second season, the second and more recognizable instrumental theme song, composed by Barry De Vorzon (who had previously composed the theme to the 1970s police drama, S.W.A.T.) and Michael Towers, was introduced. The theme consists primarily of an electric bottle-slide guitar lead with a saxophone interlude and remained until the last episode of the final season.

Both theme songs had extended versions released; the Thrasher Brothers in 1982, and De Vorzon/Towers's version in 1984.

Crossover with Magnum, P.I.
The episode "Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend" concludes a crossover that begins on the Magnum, P.I. episode "Ki'is Don't Lie", wherein Higgins helps the Simons track the woman with stolen Hawaiian artifacts to Latin America. For repeat and syndication purposes, a second conclusion was also shot, wherein the fleeing villain is caught, allowing the Magnum episode to be wrapped up and the episode to be rerun as a "stand alone" episode. Consequently, the Simon & Simon concluding hour, "Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend", did not appear in reruns for many years, nor did the original broadcast version of "Ki'Is Don't Lie". Both original versions have since been released on DVD.

Additionally, A.J. Simon appeared on the Whiz Kids episode "Deadly Access". In return, the Whiz Kids characters Richie Adler, Hamilton Parker, Jeremy Saldino, Alice Parker, and Irene Adler appeared on the Simon & Simon episode "Fly the Alibi Skies" the following night.

Home media
On October 10, 2006, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season of Simon & Simon on DVD in Region 1. Due to poor sales, no subsequent seasons were immediately released, because of the synthesized background music scores, where it had entirely replaced the original music scores, due to music licensing issues.

In Fall 2008, Shout! Factory announced that they had acquired the distribution rights through an agreement with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. They subsequently released seasons 2–8 on DVD, with seasons 5-8 originally released as Shout! exclusives.

Season 5 was re-released as a general retail release on May 9, 2017. Season 6 was re-released in general retail on September 19, 2017. Season 7 was re-released on November 14, 2017, Season 8 was re-released on December 12, 2017.

Mill Creek Entertainment released two "best-of" collections of Simon & Simon. On January 18, 2011, they released Simon & Simon – The Best of Season Two, while on July 19, 2011 they released Simon & Simon – The Best of Season Three.

In Region 4, Madman Entertainment released Season 1 on DVD in Australia on July 6, 2011.

♦- Shout! Factory Exclusives title, sold exclusively through Shout's online store

Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again (1995)
In this reunion movie, which premiered on February 23, 1995 some years have passed, and a now divorced A.J. (whose ex-wife is Janet Fowler from original series) works in Seattle as an attorney. Rick stops by to visit en route to delivering an expensive yacht. The trouble starts when the yacht, with Rick and A.J.'s mother Cecilia on board, is hijacked.

The Greatest Event in Television History (2012)
The Greatest Event in Television History premiered on Adult Swim, on October 12, 2012. Hosted by Jeff Probst, the program went behind the scenes during the making of a shot-for-shot remake of the Simon & Simon opening sequence with Adam Scott and Jon Hamm in the roles of A.J. and Rick, respectively. The special also featured the appearances of Paul Rudd, Gus van Sant, Megan Mullally, Paul Scheer, and Kathryn Hahn.

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The Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era.

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Area codes 619 and 858

Area codes 619 and 858 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for most of San Diego County in the U.S. state of California. Area code 619 was created by a split of area code 714 in 1982. In 1999, a part of the 619 numbering plan area was assigned area code 858 in northwest San Diego County. In 2019, the area code boundary between 619 and 858 was eliminated, creating an overlay complex with the two area codes.

History
When the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) devised the first nationwide telephone numbering plan for Operator Toll Dialing in 1947, California was divided into three numbering plan areas, which were reorganized geographically in 1950. The first area code split became necessary in 1951, when most of the southern and eastern portion, including San Diego and most of Orange County, was assigned area code 714. In 1982, 714 was split and almost all of the southernmost portion of California, from San Diego to the Nevada border received area code 619, the first new area code in California since 1959, when 707 was added.

On March 23, 1997, most of outer northern San Diego County, desert areas and geographical areas in southeastern California were removed from the numbering plan area by a split for area code 760.

On June 30, 1998, the NANPA approved a request by the California Public Utilities Commission for a two-phase three-way split of 619 such that the first phase would introduce the new 858 area code to northwest San Diego County on June 12, 1999, after which the southern and eastern parts of the county would be split off into a new 935 area code on June 10, 2000, leaving the remaining portion of 619 to serve almost exclusively the city of San Diego. However, after the 858 phase of the split, popular and political opposition throughout the country regarding the large number of area code splits being scheduled forced the NANPA to implement 1000-block number pooling, which effectively extended the life of the remaining portion of 619, and the 935 phase of the split was cancelled.

In response to projections that 619 would exhaust its central office prefixes in March 2019, the California Public Utilities Commission approved a relief plan that eliminated the 619/858 boundary, turning 619 and 858 into overlay area codes for all of the inner portion of San Diego County. This change took effect in June 2018; at that time, ten-digit local calling became mandatory. At the time, 858 was not projected to exhaust for at least thirty years, despite North County's continued growth. Under the most recent projections, San Diego will not need relief until 2043.

Service area
The service area includes the following cities and communities:

 * 4S Ranch
 * Alpine
 * Bonita
 * Bostonia
 * Boulevard
 * Campo
 * Carmel Mountain Ranch
 * Carmel Valley
 * Casa de Oro-Mount Helix
 * Chula Vista
 * Clairemont
 * Coronado
 * Crest
 * Del Mar
 * Descanso
 * Dulzura
 * El Cajon
 * Granite Hills
 * Harbison Canyon
 * Imperial Beach
 * Jacumba
 * Jamul
 * Kearny Mesa
 * La Jolla
 * La Mesa
 * La Presa
 * Lakeside
 * Lemon Grove
 * Lincoln Acres
 * Linda Vista
 * Miramar
 * Mira Mesa
 * Mission Beach
 * Mount Laguna
 * National City
 * Ocean Beach
 * Pacific Beach
 * Pine Valley
 * Potrero
 * Poway
 * Rancho Bernardo
 * Rancho Peñasquitos
 * Rancho San Diego
 * Rancho Santa Fe
 * Sabre Springs
 * San Diego
 * Santee
 * San Ysidro
 * Scripps Ranch
 * Serra Mesa
 * Solana Beach
 * Sorrento Valley
 * Spring Valley
 * Tecate
 * Tierrasanta
 * University City
 * Winter Gardens

Communities that are mostly or entirely within the City of San Diego

Incorporated cities within San Diego County

In popular culture
Professional wrestler and San Diego native Rey Mysterio named his finishing move "The 619" after the area code. A DVD featuring him is titled Rey Mysterio: 619. His entrance theme is called "Booyaka 619" and is performed by fellow San Diego natives P.O.D.

Football player Reggie Bush explained why he painted the number 619 into his eyeblack during games: "When I do that, it's my way of keeping myself humble, of representing my hometown and letting them know I'm not going to forget where I came from."

The switch of 619 to 858 was referenced in the song "Area Code" by Steve Poltz.

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Roseburg Forest Products

Roseburg Forest Products is a privately owned wood–products company based in Springfield, Oregon. Founded in 1936, the company had approximately 3,000 employees and revenues of nearly US$1 billion in 2012. Roseburg Forest Products operates mills throughout Western Oregon, and continues to be held by the founding Ford family.

History
The company was founded by Kenneth W. Ford in 1936 as Roseburg Lumber in Roseburg, Oregon. In the early 1980s it was renamed to Roseburg Forest Products. It sold off about 45000 acre of timberlands to Sierra Pacific Industries in Northern California.

In 2010, the company had about 3,000 employees and annual revenues of about $840 million.

In 2012, revenues were about $991 million, and with approximately 3,000 employees making it the fifth largest private company in Oregon.

In August 2014, Roseburg Forest Products received an investment from United Fund Advisors of $10 million.

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Walcha

Walcha can refer to
 * Walcha, New South Wales, a town in northeastern New South Wales, Australia
 * Walcha Shire, a local government area including the town
 * Helmut Walcha (1907–1991), a German organist

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Distressed personality type

Distressed personality type, or "type D" individuals, tend to suppress powerful negative emotions as a means of coping with stressful events or situations. These individuals suppress feelings of anger or sorrow even when they are in an environment that is supportive of emotional expression, such as suppressing anger when clearly justified, or refusing to cry at a funeral. The type D individual tends to be anxious, irritable, insecure, and uncomfortable with strangers. These types of people are constantly experiencing and anticipating negative emotions, which results in their being more tense and inhibited around others.

History
The type D personality was defined in the 1990s, describing individuals who experience feelings of negativity, depression, anxiety, stress, chronic anger, and loneliness. The distressed personality type is also prone to pessimism, low self-esteem, and difficulty making personal connections with others. It is thought that about 20% of otherwise-healthy Americans fall under this category.

In 1996, Dr. Denollet reported a longitudinal study of 286 men and women who had enrolled in a cardiac rehabilitation program. At the beginning of the program, each participant filled out a questionnaire in order to determine whether they fell under the type D pattern. Eight years later, researchers tracked down the participants in order to find out who had died, and who was still alive. Among those who had been classified as type D, 27% had died; meanwhile only 7% of the non-Ds had died. The majority of these deaths were due to heart disease or stroke. Since this study, the type D personality subtype has been thought to be associated with early death, increased risk for developing cardiovascular problems, poorer response to proven treatments for heart disease, and increased chances of sudden cardiac arrest.

Diagnostic criteria
A 14-question scale is used to determine whether an individual can be categorized as having a type D personality type. This scale, the D-Scale 14, aims to measure negativity as well as social inhibition. Each of the 14 items on the scale is rated according to a 5 point Likert scale, from 0 to 4 (false to true). Individuals who score high (above a 10) on both negativity and social inhibition can be classified as type D.

This questionnaire was developed based on the idea that individuals who score high on negative affectivity are dysphoric and have a negative view of self. They are also prone to more somatic symptoms, and focus more on negative situations and stimuli. Scoring high on social inhibition means that these individuals tend to avoid the potential 'dangers' involved in social interactions, such as disapproval. Generally speaking, social situations tend to make type D individuals feel inhibited, tense, uncomfortable, and insecure.

Health risks
A wide variety of health risks are associated with type D personalities, primarily due to the fact that they seem to lead to a more highly activated immune system and therefore, more inflammation. This increase in inflammation can often lead to damaged blood vessels throughout the heart and body. Type D individuals have also been found to have higher blood pressure than normal, as well as an exaggerated response to stress, both physiological and psychological.

Among the health issues commonly associated with this personality subtype are depressive and anxiety symptoms, as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. Additionally, type Ds are might have a predisposition to social phobia, panic disorder, and even the development of avoidant personality disorder.

According to Dr. Denollet, what most likely links poor health outcomes to the type D personality subtype is the distinctly high level of stress associated with it. Unlike other personality types who like to vent, type Ds social inhibition leaves them with no such outlet for their stress. This pent-up stress causes high cortisol levels, which, in turn, can lead to high blood pressure as well as chronic, artery-damaging inflammation. It is worth noting that another possible explanation for this correlation is that type Ds likely also suffer from depression, anxiety, and poor social connections, each of which has been linked with poor health and heart disease.

Cardiovascular complications
Both type D dimensions (negative affectivity and social inhibition) are associated with a stress-induced increase in cortisol release. High levels of cortisol are thought to be the mediating factor in the association between this personality type and the increased risk for coronary heart disease.

Additionally, the inhibition of emotions that characterizes type D personality types is strongly associated with higher cardiovascular reactivity, lower cardiovascular recovery, lower heart rate variability, carotid atherosclerosis, incidence of coronary heart disease, and cardiac mortality. The correlation between emotional suppression and cardiovascular complications has been observed in numerous different studies, including one that involved patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation. In this study, deaths from cardiac causes were increased by a factor of four in those with type D personality, even after controlling for conventional risk factors.

Another study, conducted by Appels et al, investigated the effect of type D behavior on sudden cardiac death. This study involved interviewing the next-of-kin of the sudden cardiac death victims to determine whether they were type D or not. Patients scoring high on negative affectivity and social inhibition (the two dimensions of the type D personality subtype) were found to be seven times more likely to suffer sudden cardiac death.

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Category:Pliocene

The Pliocene epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era.

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USS Isherwood

Two ships of United States Navy were named USS Isherwood in honor of Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Isherwood.

 * USS Isherwood (DD-284), was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1930
 * USS Isherwood (DD-520), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, commissioned in 1943, decommissioned in 1961 and transferred to the Peruvian Navy as Guise (DD-72)

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Talk:The Malloreon

WAY too many refs
This article has way too many ref links. Life? Poison? Purpose? I mean, come on! Maybe some things, but not so many. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.214.180.171 (talk) 02:44, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Someone actually linked the word three, if you can believe that. --203.5.70.1 (talk) 07:49, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Cleanup!
A tentative outline of my plans for this article (and consequently of various associated articles): Better ideas? Assistance? -- Perey 06:21, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Synopses of the overall plot and the individual books.
 * A (brief!) note on criticisms of the series (including repetitiveness and inconsistency).
 * Move out the characters to a separate list for the whole saga (probably Characters in The Belgariad, adopting the disputed-but-de-facto convention for naming articles about the setting.
 * More articles summarising the setting (Places in The Belgariad is probably as good a title as any for an overview of geography and political boundaries).
 * Consistent formatting: I think bold for series and italics for books should work, for a start (thus The Belgariad and The Malloreon, but Pawn of Prophecy or Belgarath the Sorcerer).

Your post seems to have been made quite while ago, but being a fan of the works of Eddings I would like to help firm up the articles. So if your still around and want to work together on it...

Disciples
I dunno who keeps throwing all these random people into the Disciples box. Garion, Poledra, and definitely Ce'Nedra have never been Aldur's disciples. 68.225.242.19 03:29, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Belgarion is definately a disciple, the others aren't. PresN 18:44, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Belgarion is definately, Ce'Nedra is not, if anything she might now be a disciple of Ul, Poledra I would say is, while not outwardly stated it is implied. Haplopeart 16:04, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

All throughtout Polgara the Sorceress, Polgara mentions that Aldur called to Poledra the same way he did the others. So Poledra is certainally worthly of the title disicple. Ce'Nedra on the other hand is not.Wild ste 20:58, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Sadi
Not sure who decided that Ussa and Sadi were the same person, but this is wrong. Ussa was Sadi's predecessor. What happened to him is not known.

No, Ussa is an alias used by Sadi, similar to those used by Silk in his dealings. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.233.25.155 (talk) 02:25, 28 November 2008 (UTC)

Images
It's not unique to this page, but why are only the US covers shown? In addition, the country field in the info boxes... I assume that refers to the authors country of origin, if not, what does it refer to, since the book is available outside the US (with better looking covers). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.214.102.144 (talk) 14:36, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Images again
Why is it necessary to show book covers at all? How does this use meet the requirements of WP:NFCC ("Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding.")? Angus McLellan (Talk) 01:53, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * We went through an IFD on these a few months ago: Files_for_deletion/2009_July_23. Dreadstar  ☥  02:00, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

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Yass

Yass may refer to:

People

 * Catherine Yass (born 1963), painter
 * Jeff Yass (born 1956), options trader, managing director and one of the five founders of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna International

Places

 * Yass, New South Wales, a town in Australia
 * Municipality of Yass, original local government for the town until 1980
 * Yass Valley Council, a local government area (shire) in New South Wales since 2004
 * Yass Valley Way, the main road through Yass that was part of the Hume Highway before a bypass was constructed in the 1990s
 * Yass River, a river in the state of New South Wales, Australia

Other uses

 * Yass (software), a genomic local alignment tool
 * Yass (music), a style of Polish jazz music from the 1980s and 1990s
 * Yas (slang), a form of the word "yes" in LGBT slang

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Ivoryton, Connecticut

Ivoryton is one of three villages in Essex, Connecticut in Middlesex County. Ivoryton Historic District, the historic district in the village, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 2014.

The Ivoryton Playhouse, which is separately listed on the Register, is located within the district.

History and historic district
Ivoryton is roughly bounded by Main Street, North Main Street, Oak Street, Blake Street, Summit Street, Park Road, and Comstock Avenue. The area is known as a "well-preserved example of a nineteenth-century company town" and a world center of the ivory industry.

The area became industrialized when Comstock, Cheney & Company, an ivory import business founded by Samuel Merritt Comstock, an Ivoryton native, and his partner George A. Cheney in the 1860s was founded there. The district was one of several industrial areas in the Connecticut River Valley established during the late nineteenth century, and is also historically significant as a center for immigrants from Sweden, Germany, Italy, and Poland, who lived in worker housing areas throughout Ivoryton.

Pratt, Read & Company was located just a few miles away from Comstock, Cheney & Company along the Connecticut River, and these two largest American ivory manufacturers "commanded a monopoly on all ivory production in the United States." The area thrived between 1860 and 1938, and at its height the area employed and housed up to 600 workers. The National Register of Historical Places states:

 * "The historic district consists of early Colonial structures representing the agrarian village before its industrial transformation, mid- to late-nineteenth-century ivory processing and manufacturing buildings, high-style Victorian homes for company executives, modest vernacular homes and tenements for factory workers, and public buildings such as churches, a post office, company store, library, and a town meeting hall. Although some of the factory buildings have been demolished, the industry-defining bleach houses are gone, many houses have been remodeled, and the village itself sustained damage in a flood in 1982, Ivoryton's historic character remains intact as an example of a planned community not unlike more formalized 'company towns' in an industry unique to the Connecticut River Valley. The period of significance ranges from the construction of earliest known extant building (Joseph Parker Homestead; ca. 1719) to the divestment of company-owned housing in 1938."

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Woo! Nice article man! --Alxt 06:23, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! You are the first person to praise me for any work I've done on Wikipedia! :D YourNickname 06:29, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Taree (disambiguation)

Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia

Taree may also refer to:

 * City of Greater Taree, a former local government area
 * Taree Airport (IATA: TRO, ICAO: YTRE)
 * Taree railway station
 * "Taree" (song), a 2012 song by American rock band Soundgarden

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Arborea

Arborea is a town and comune in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, whose economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea).

History
Arborea was built by the fascist government of Italy in the 1920s, after the draining of the marshes which covered the area. The village was populated by families, mostly composed of peasants, who came from the regions of Veneto and Friuli in north-eastern Italy.

Name
Arborea is named after, and lies within, the medieval Giudicato of Arborea, which had its capital, at various periods, in nearby Tharros and Oristano. The town was originally named Villaggio Mussolini (with which it was inaugurated on 29 October 1928) by the fascist government in honor of the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Less than two years later, the name was revised to Mussolinia di Sardegna ("Mussolinia of Sardinia", to distinguish the town from Mussolinia di Sicilia, now Santo Pietro in the commune of Caltagirone, Province of Catania). The current name was adopted after World War II.

Twin towns

 * 🇮🇹 Mortegliano, Italy
 * 🇮🇹 Sermoneta, Italy
 * 🇮🇹 Zevio, Italy
 * 🇮🇹 Villorba, Italy

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Curps is unfamiliar with colleges, their attitudes, aspirations, and personalities and therefore has neither the knowledge nor the appropriate familiarty to comment on what has become a national sensation in Rufio and the Lost Boys.

What is your point in informing me of this? Do you have some authority, or are you just a busybody? googuse 05:06, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)

Curps,

You may not believe I am who I say I am, but you could easily call me (I have provided my number) or go to the University of Waterloo website and look up my profile which states that I am a PL/I expert.

Now what are you prepared to show me to verify that YOU are indeed legitamite?

Dr. Bill Wilson Software Engineering University of Waterloo

 * I don't doubt that there may be a PL/I expert by the name you use, just like there is a "Frederick P. Brooks". But I doubt you are him. Your credibility is not enhanced by posting absurd messages like the one below, using a slightly different University of Waterloo anonymous IP.

 * No doubt you are students enjoying a prank. I have now posted to Administrators' noticeboard, you can make your case there if you wish. -- Curps 20:43, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Okay Curps, I certainly did NOT post the message from Brooks. Believe it or not, there are multiple terminals at the University of Waterloo, and a great deal of intelligent people (who know the correct pronounciation of PL/I) to use them.

 * As for the message you posted on my talk page, yes my network admins know who I am. Do you honestly think they would block my IP because of a dispute on Wikipedia, especially one where I am obviously right?

 * I will leave your incorrect pronounciation of PL/I on wikipedia. I was trying to give people the benefit of my knowledge and experience, but quite frankly I have better things to do than argue with a bunch of kids who have no grasp of the history of software engineering.

 * I would suggest that you are more open-minded in the future and less arrogant.

 * Dr. Bill Wilson
 * Software Engineering
 * University of Waterloo

--- Dear Sir,

We of the PL/I development community are severely hurt by your recent attacks on the integrity of this language. We fully back Dr. Bill Wilson and his associates in their quest to restore the proper pronunciation of (Pee-ell-eye).

The first incident of mispronunciation occured at the hands of one, who, in the year of our lord 1966 decided to corrupt the initial spelling of the language to PL-One. He was helped in this cause by several associates, and they, together, have ruined the once-proud name of Bill Wilson, the original designer of this language.

Please, to restore balance to the universe, we beseech you to stop your attacks on this language.

Sincerely,

Dr. Frederick P. Brooks Jr.

 * A bit over the top. Can you sign the next message as Wilma Flintstone? -- Curps 20:24, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

--- Curps,

I do not like what you insinuated in your last message to me. Please refrain from personal attacks, we both have the same goal - to make the wiki as accurate as possible.

Now your own reference states "pee el eye", which confirms what I have been saying for the past 30 years. Unless you are one of the orginal designers of PL/I, I suggest you leave the wiki as it is.

Dr. Bill Wilson Software Engineering University of Waterloo

 * The reference I cited (c2.com) is a wiki, and it originally said "PL one", but was edited (sometime since the last Google cache snapshot) to say the opposite. Regardless, there are many other references to "PL one", including the borland.com ref I gave in the PL/I edit history. -- Curps 20:50, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

--- Curps,

Stop changing my PL/I entry. I've been programming in PL/I probably since before you were born. If you really have issue with me, call me at 416-727-0195.

Dr. Bill Wilson Software Engineering University of Waterloo

 * This was the first message posted, other messages above were added in reverse chronological order (none of them timestamped). At the time the above message was posted, I had reverted the PL/I page once, with a polite inquiry in the edit summary: I never programmed in it, but always heard it called "PL one"... can you cite a reference for "PL eye"?. The above was an unusually aggressive response ("stop changing my entry") to a single revert, and subsequent messages (above) were considerably more odd. -- Curps 20:55, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

---

Curps,

Stop changing my PL/I entry. I've been programming in PL/I probably since before you were born. If you really have issue with me, call me at 416-727-0195.

Dr. Bill Wilson Software Engineering University of Waterloo

QUIT REMOVING MY ARTICLES CURPS

GREG ERICSON FREEPRESSINTERNATIONAL.COM WINGOVER

when will they learn curps?

The moon
Please see User_talk:Egil.

Indefinite
I know constant recreation is annoying, but I don't think the blocking policy allows permanent blocks for that. Could you lower the block to a simple 24 hours for User:Greenstatehombre and User:Greshambakerman. I'd be more than happy to help blocking them with increased lengths if the behaviour continues. Mgm|(talk) 16:43, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)

 * Since these are obviously sockpuppets, there's no actual harm done in blocking them indefinitely, but since you insist, I've unblocked them. -- Curps 21:03, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks, I recommend some friendly notices to remind them about the recreation of previously deleted vfd material. If they still don't engage in discussion and keep at it, you've got my support. Have you got undeniable proof these are sockpuppets? - Mgm|(talk) 22:29, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, their one and only contribution in each case was to re-create Schluegenkopf with the exact same content that had been VfD'd and then re-created and speedy deleted a few times. Strong circumstantial, basically. That content is now at User:Schluegenkopf.  Anyways, it's not really worth debating, not an emergency.  -- Curps 22:44, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

yes lol you are right Nomorecorruptcops 05:00, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

PHP
How long is the spambot protection on PHP likely to last? Thanks. --Ctz 17:08, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I removed the protection just now. I believe the spambot is still out there, but people will just have to keep reverting I guess.  There are certain domains that the spambot uses that haven't been approved for adding to the spam blacklist, so the spambot will just keep using them. See Spam blacklist under "BEGIN RUSSIAN SPAM SECTION"; some of the domains there are commented out or only partially blacklisted.  The bot can't be blocked by IP blocking, because it just uses different anon IPs every time.  It can't be blocked except by blocking the entire top-level domain (eg, spb.su) because it just uses a different free subdomain every time.  Unfortunately it seems a handful of legitimate sites that we (or other Wikipedias) have external links to also use some of these same top-level domains. -- Curps 21:03, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

"Pelican Shit" Googlebomber is back!!!!!
Check out User:Fishtail (talk • contribs) He needs to be blocked. - Stevey7788 21:56, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes. Thanks for the notification. -- Curps 22:45, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

ISO codes for flag templates
Why? They aren't as common as the IOC codes that were in place prior. Who uses DNK for Denmark??? And CHE for Switzerland? Not that many people speak Latin! Earl Andrew 06:22, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * See User_talk:Aris_Katsaris. After full reflection, probably the only solution is fully spelled-out templates, like Template:CROATIA, etc.  This is pretty much foolproof, which is important since any fool can edit Wikipedia.  It also avoids conflicts like "IND" already being taken and not being available for India.  Also there are many cases where sub-national entities participate in international affairs, but don't have either an ISO 3166-1 code or an IOC code, for instance we'd need a Template:QUEBEC for Francophonie, etc. -- Curps 06:33, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Ok, thanks for the link. I will also fix my image post thing. I was ignorant of the + thingy, I never use it myself. - Earl Andrew 06:35, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * What's your point? The flags also make it much longer. Plus, who wants to type out People's Republic of China all the time? - Earl Andrew 06:50, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * How about we create our own codes, for wikipedia? I suggest 5 letter codes because of the India problem. And, I already created Canada's provinces earlier today for adoption in various curling articles. (They are 30px though) - Earl Andrew 07:03, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * I sincerely doubt that there would be reversions. And any sort of code will have to be looked up anyways. - Earl Andrew 07:10, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Related issue: Can we agree on some page for collecting all the existing flag templates, so we can look them up easily? I had a hard time guessing the proper code before and the changes didn't help. Rl 20:04, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Either ISO 3166-1 or List of IOC country codes or some invented codes, or a combination of all three. -- Curps 05:14, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Maybe we should change the IOC and ISO pages to actually display the flags created so far!? Rl
 * Well, go ahead if you like. I'd rather wait for some wider input on naming standards for the flag templates. -- Curps 20:05, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Fine with me, I'm not in a hurry. Rl 20:09, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Protected page subsections
Hi, why did you get rid of the "Protected against article re-creation vandalism" section in Protected page? I (and a number of other people) thought it was really useful; it allows us to separate out the non-articles that we don't need to unprotect quickly, from the real articles we do need to be judicious about protecting, so I put this subsection back. Noel (talk) 14:52, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Your Editing
Hi, I just wanted to thank you for your editing. Cheers! Astrowob 04:34, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

WP:RM and block compression
Hey there. Thanks for the input about move requests at WP:RM. Just to let you know about the block compression problems: we can work around them for now, moving the destination out of the way and flagging it with template:pending deletion or template:pending merge (if there is a significant history). This allows the redirect left behind to be removed, and thus the move performed. Not ideal but it works for now - I've done it for a few of them (and they are listed at the "History mergers" section of WP:RM). Cheers, violet/riga (t) 00:10, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * OK thanks. That's a useful way to get around the problem, I made use of it. -- Curps 01:13, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wikipædia and other main page changes
I hardly see the vowel change in "Wikipædia" as impairing the "basic functionality"; I really thought that it was one of the cutest and least-potentially-harmful changes. I understand that we might not want to change the bars at the top of the screen, but I don't think there's anything wrong with having some fun. April Fool's Day is a widely celebrated and understood day in the English-speaking world, particularly on the internet. -- Creidieki 06:35, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Pope John Paul II
That wasn't funny. There are pranks and there are meanspiritedness, and that went over the line. RickK 08:06, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

Check this out. RickK 08:10, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

 * That was an anon, not me. See . -- Curps 08:16, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * That's really weird. When I look at the history, it shows it as you making that vandalism, and that link was to the page which said so, but when I click on the link, it shows otherwise.  Some sort of history glitch, I guess.  Sorry.  RickK 20:11, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

Vandalize?
What on earth are you talking about? Exactly how have I been "vandalizing" around, according to you, so as to merit being quickly threatened with a ban? I have made three edits: at Pope John Paul II, to delete the reporting of an event located in the future as if it had already happened (midday April 1st has not yet happened, so you just cannot yet report that by midday April 1st the media had said such and such, because doing so is telling an obvious lie), and then to delete that obviously false information again after having been restored by another anonymous user; and finally, at Chlamydia trachomatis, to link three terms in the definition. You seem to have a very particular concept of vandalizing, and do not seem to think twice before threatening to ban. 213.37.6.122 08:22, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * See your talk page re Pope John Paul II. -- Curps 08:37, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Even if the deletion of "His Holiness Pope John Paul II né" hadn't been inadvertent (it was, check in the history page that the previous edit upon which I made my first one did not contain it, and my second edit was merely a revert to my previous one), don't you think it would be really undeserved to qualify it as "vandalizing"? (if you take that for vandalizing, then what do you call the blanking a page or inserting abuse?). Also, note that (a) that information was not lost (everywhere else in the page, including the title, it's clearly stated that Karol Wojtyla is Pope John Paul II), and (b) some people consider that to start an article with authority titles such as "His Holiness" and "Her Majesty" is POV because those titles do not apply for people who are not under or do not recognize that person's authority. OTOH, what I was intending to delete (which should have been clear from the comments to the edits) was the sentence "By mid-day on 1 April, it was widely reported that the Pope had suffered a heart attack and cardiocirculatory collapse", i.e. the sentence as a whole not just the words "cardiocirculatory collapse". Now, that sentence, as a whole, is false because it is telling about the future (that something—whatever—was widely reported by midday April 1st) as if it were the past; it's not my fault if whoever wrote the sentence got the time wrong, the sentence as it was was an obvious lie (regardless of whether Woytila suffered a cardiocirculatory collapse or not) and that's why I deleted it. Besides, I didn't delete the link to the CNN report, and "cardiocirculatory collapse" is implied in "heart attack" which remained there in the next sentence. 213.37.6.122 09:17, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Abdullah Ocalan
Re reverted, material incorporated in both pages, Abdullah Ocalan and Kurdistan Workers Party. Since its reusable text template is aproporate. --Cool Cat My Talk 11:45, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) You are welcome to put it on a templates for deletation, please check how I am using it. --Cool Cat My Talk 11:50, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Why are you reverting my edits constantly? Can you explain your behavior? --Cool Cat My Talk 11:57, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC) Do you realise some of your edits are vandal like? --Cool Cat My Talk 12:01, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Ok, since you want unnecesary burocracy... Lets clutter wikipedia moves... and template suggestions... --Cool Cat My Talk 12:23, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Southern Kurdistan
I've been disenfranchised :-( — Davenbelle 13:49, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

The templates
Did you delete the templares? Please put them where they were as I need them to argue my point. Can you restore the templates? --Cool Cat My Talk 00:46, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Hi, I saw you in the history of some of User:Coolcat's template experiments; I've reworked what he was doing as subpages in his user space; there's a discussion on my talk page and I adjusted his notice on the village pump. The timeline is still a template and I thought I should give you a heads-up; it's still used by Kurdistan Workers Party which I'm not going to touch for now. — Davenbelle 09:52, Apr 3, 2005 (UTC)

 * Coolcat,
 * Sorry for not replying sooner, I took a wikibreak. No, I didn't delete your templates; I reverted the pages that used them as per my previous messages, but did not delete the templates themselves.  Looking at the delete log, I see they have been moved to User:Coolcat/Abdullah Öcalan and User:Coolcat/External links by User:MacGyverMagic. -- Curps 23:13, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

My adminship
Hi Curps, Thank you for your vote in my nomination. Your support means a lot to me and I look forward to helping out as an admin. Cheers,  BanyanTree 03:38, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Lysithea
See my User talk:Urhixidur page for the infamous Lysithea picture mystery - solved!

Urhixidur 01:49, 2005 Apr 5 (UTC)

Chinese SVO vs. SOV
Hi Curps,

I noticed you made an old edit to Subject Verb Object with the comment "omit Chinese: not clearcut SVO vs. SOV (see for instance Li & Thompson)." However, I did some Google searching and found a paper that cites Li & Thompson and says Mandarin is SVO, which contradicts this claim. The only thing closest to the claim I could find was this, in which it says:
 * The verb ba was grammaticalized to a preposition to produce a construction of the form S prep O V (Li and Thompson 1974).

However the ba preposition is generally regarded as a coverb due to the serial verb construction feature of Chinese, so the sentence actually still retains its SVO word order.

I don't have the actual Li & Thompson source that you cite, but I couldn't find a single source through Google that claims Chinese is SOV. All sources seem to point that its SVO. Do you have any comments? There's currently a discussion going on at Talk:Chinese language about this (which is how I ended up finding your edit), so you can answer there if you like.

Thanks! --Umofomia 07:24, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Welcome
Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. 141.154.234.84 13:22, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you were just trying to experiment, then use the sandbox instead. Thank you. 141.154.234.84 17:40, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. 141.154.234.84 21:20, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. 151.203.219.83 17:35, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Okay. If you legitimize Power violence because there happen to be a few scattered web pages, then you should have no problem if I post an article calling you a pedophile because I threw up some Geocities page that says so. 151.203.219.83 17:40, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Very well! The pedophile article will go up. VfD it if you want! 141.154.233.44 14:24, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * As before, see Talk:Power violence, or the comments in the "Hoaxes?" section below. -- Curps 17:57, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I have seen that. What you are saying is that an article is immune from speedy deletion if there happens to be another random website floating around that substantiates the article. 141.154.233.44 18:25, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * To be speedily deleted, an article has to meet one of the criteria mentioned at Criteria for speedy deletion. Speedy deletion is applicable only in limited cases, other cases go to Votes for deletion. I'm not making any of this up on my own, it's just Wikipedia policy: see Deletion policy.

 * Please go ahead and read the pages linked to in the previous paragraph. No, seriously, read them.

 * The place to debate your claim that it's a hoax, or your claim that only a small handful of websites use this term, is Votes for deletion, not here. For what it's worth, I've done some basic Google research that leads me to disbelieve both claims.

 * You have never explained your refusal to use the standard Votes for deletion procedure. That procedure takes one week, from start to finish.  Of course the outcome may not be to your liking.

 * -- Curps 19:55, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Hoaxes ?
I'm afraid your comment was a bit cryptic. A hoax article intended to be a hoax (as opposed to reporting on a hoax) is a speedy delete. An article about a hoax definitely isn't. If there was a particularly borderline call I made, please let me know. Generally, I either rely on the CSD page or, if I'm doing new page patrol, try to only hit those that are clearcut. Needless to say, we all keep things that ought to go and cut things that ought to be deliberated from time to time, and I'm sure I've done so, but, until we get a solution to the overwhelming of VfD and CSD, we may have to put up with mistakes like that. Geogre 18:54, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Deleting that article is not a mistake. No-one, and I mean no-one, has cited an authority acknowledging power violence as a legitimate music genre. 141.154.234.84 21:19, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Take it to Votes for deletion (you might want to try signing up for an account first, since anonymous IPs don't have much credibility in Votes for deletion). You were invited to do so months ago, but failed to do so.

 * There are established procedures for trying to get a page deleted, which you are not following, despite previous discussion months ago. There are certain limited criteria for speedy deletion (see Criteria for speedy deletion, and this does not fit any of them. Sometimes admins liberally interpret "patent nonsense" to delete obvious hoaxes, but this is not an obvious hoax, in fact minimal due-diligence searching on Google leads me to believe that it is not a hoax at all.

 * It's not clear what you mean by "legitimate" musical genre. Inclusion in Wikipedia is not an endorsement, or a popularity contest, and has nothing to do with musical tastes. In general, if a topic is minimally "encyclopedic", it gets included. I don't listen to that kind of music and never heard of it before I noticed the article in the speedy-deletion category listing.  Regardless, it is simply not a speedy-deletion candidate (again, see Criteria for speedy deletion) and your repeated attempts to inappropriately nominate it have crossed the line into vandalism.

 * You can go to Votes for deletion and carefully read the instructions for nominating a page, and follow them. Read Deletion policy and take your case to the wider Wikipedia community.

 * -- Curps 23:08, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

template notice
I did not necessarily make a judgment as to whether the topic was encyclopedic, it was just fairly obvious that the article, though, is merely a dicdef. So I was under the impression that that means it should be deleted, unless it is fixed. Please tell me where I have gone wrong.--Dmcdevit 02:05, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I'll defer to your expertise, sorry to trouble you. But if what you say is true, and dicdef should never be an (official) reason to speedy delete, why does Template:Deletetranswikied exist at all? It seems misleading (or at least it misled me).--Dmcdevit 02:26, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Flag templates
I made more comments to Village_pump_%28news%29. 🇺🇸 USA

(SEWilco 08:20, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC))

Please stop vandal
Please stop vandal Lysy which erases discussion's commentaries and calls other users "vandales" in Lithuania and Vilnius pages! How long will this hooliganism continue??? Please block him after 3 changes (regarding the rules)!!! He usualy does 10 changes per day. Antituteišas

no sign of protection
Please return the sign of protection to Lithuania page. I see you afraid of public opinion that Lithuania page is protected from Lithuanians. Antituteišas

 * I'm not sure what you're referring to. That page has not been edited since being protected. -- Curps 17:25, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

larsie
hey there, i hope everything with thet stealth vandalism stuff has been solved. obviously myself the real user of my account had nothing to do with it. is there any way i can get any reference to that junk deleted from my history pages? as it is an obvious scar on my otherwise good name from here on. i don't want it to affect me in the future. i can confidantly say that anything of the sort will not happen again as i have changed my account information (except user name) and have taken further steps to keep my information private and i no longer share my pc. --Larsie 21:52, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

"China"/"PRC" vs. "mainland China" for page titles
Following the long discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese) regarding proper titling of Mainland China-related topics, polls for each single case has now been started here. Please come and join the discussion, and cast your vote. Thank you. — Instantnood 12:50, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Cheers mate. It seems people don't like my Barnstar, --SqueakBox 01:09, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC) and thanks again, --SqueakBox 21:39, Apr 11, 2005 (UTC)

Creedmoor
Creedmoor is also the name of a psychiatric hospital in Queens, New York.

Fact! www.omh.state.ny.us

5 bucks says our vandal is operating from there. Heh. Rl 21:35, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Heh, indeed. -- Curps 21:41, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

GB: Graphic Britain
I was in the process of submitting the article under the title GB: Graphic Britain. I'm not sure whether yourself or the user who submitted it for speedy deletion actually read my summary/discussion page, but it clearly explained this. The action taken has not benefited Wikipedia or myself. RSieradzki 00:47, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Asteroid
hello Curps, some news about Minor Planets. 46514 (1977JA) now has the name LASSWITZ (Curd Lasswitz famous german author of science fiction) If you like please add this news in the list of minor planets in the wiki article HANS-EMIL SCHUSTER thanks Desertsky  April 11th 2005

 * OK, it's done (and the Kurd Lasswitz article too). -- Curps 08:42, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

perfect an rapid as always, thanks, more news soon, latest in two month we will have one planet more, knind regards Desertsky

hi Curps, ref un-named planets Richard West: there is quite a lot, Richard is retired since about three weeks, difficult to get him; maybe on travel ?? Him and Lutz Schmadel I have asked about two months ago to give more information to wiki; thats all I can do; anyhow latest in July I will have more news about planets (two of mine in the making) Naming gets difficult now: only 100 objects are allowed per two month and only two per individual,

see you Desertsky  April 12th 2005

Down the memory hole
I could have sworn I posted a copy of that comment myself to my own userspace, under that title. Posting it to Wikipediaspace may have been an overreaction, but as I said the first time I recreated the page, I simply could no longer remember if I had put that comment there, or something else -- or if there was something there already which I edited. My involvement in the project has spread to a number of pages -- I really have to look at my watchlist and contribs to see what I've done.

Whether I created the page, whatever the content, I don't see matters half as much as how the deletion was handled. If we begin to act in trivial matters with suspect method, it is a short step to substantial issues with suspect method, and this I abhor.

If Netoholic moved the offending page, I really don't see how he obliterated history or removed the automatic temporary redirect. Who helped him with that? Can you find out? You may be aware that ArbCom has temporarily enjoined Netoholic from some types of reversions; judging by the log times you Frazzydee showed me, his actions may have violated that injunction. If he had assistance in kicking sand over his tracks, I think that's a serious matter. Don't you? — Xiongtalk 22:54, 2005 Apr 11 (UTC)

 * If a page is deleted, it no longer shows up in your contributions list or your watchlist.

 * From investigating the history of the deleted page (this is available for perusal by admins), I see that:

 * 03:17 UTC, April 10 2005: You created Down the memory hole, with edit summary perhaps one copy will survive on the system
 * 03:36 UTC, April 10 2005: User:Netoholic moved Down the memory hole to your user space at User:Xiong/Down the memory hole, and put a "speedy deletion" notice (Template:Deletebecause) on the resulting redirect, citing the page move (I believe he is not an admin, and cannot delete pages himself).
 * 15:59 UTC: Admin User:Mel Etitis acted on the "speedy deletion" notice and deleted the redirection page. Note the pages with a "speedy deletion" notice automatically get added to Category:Candidates for speedy deletion, for attention by admins.
 * 19:54 UTC: You recreated the page by adding content with edit summary: what was here? maybe nobody knows
 * 22:17 UTC: Netoholic again added the "speedy deletion" notice to the newly created page, again citing as reason the move to your user space.
 * 00:29 UTC, April 11 2005: While going through Category:Candidates for speedy deletion, I noticed the page and deleted it, but left a message on your talk page at the same time, alerting you about it.
 * 07:19 UTC: You recreated the page by adding content with edit summary: more orwellian games
 * 08:26 UTC: Netoholic again added the "speedy deletion" notice to the newly created page, again citing as reason the move to your user space.
 * 09:47 UTC: Mel Etitis again acted on the "speedy deletion notice" and deleted the page.

 * I think moving the page to your user space was proper: any registered user can do a move, as long as it is not page-move vandalism, and given your edit summary (perhaps one copy will survive on the system) I think you knew at the time that the content didn't really belong in Wikipedia: namespace. Perhaps Netoholic notifying you of the move might have been courteous, but if the page was put on your watchlist when you created it, it would remain on your watchlist even after the move, under its new name.

 * Regarding Village pump (policy), I don't know what may have happened there. Is it possible you simply clicked on "Show preview" rather than on "Save page", and failed to save it?  That has happened to me a few times.  It is currently impossible for any admin to delete any single version out of the history of the Village pump (policy) page... under normal circumstances, this could be done in a cumbersome way, by deleting the page and then selectively restoring only desired versions.  However, 1) this would leave a trace, as the deleted versions would still be available for perusal by admins, and I see no such deleted versions in the history of that page, and 2) number 1 above can't even be done at the moment, because this page and many others on Wikipedia cannot currently be deleted at all, even temporarily, due to technical issues involving a software bug in the most recent Wikimedia software (the "block compression" problem).

 * So it is beyond any admin's ability to send any contributions of yours to Village pump (policy) down the memory hole. Conceivably, a developer could do it, but from my personal experience most developers don't get involved all that much in editing or editing disputes.

 * -- Curps 01:36, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to pull up that detailed record. I can tolerate most things, but not being kept in the dark.

I wrote quite a few words in reply before deciding most of it was unimportant. I don't really care that the page was moved or deleted; I've recovered from my understandable attack of paranoia -- "just because they're out to get you doesn't mean you're not paranoid" It's on the Pump and {divbox} is no longer under attack.

I think nothing you did was wrong, and although I want to talk with Mel Etitis, I don't think he acted in bad faith either. I want to know why he speedied a temporary redirect that is put there to prevent the sort of confusion I experienced -- the now-you-see-it-now-you-don't slight of hand -- but I'll warrant he just took Nh's {db|moved} at face value. You speedied too, but you noticed me; which notice I just failed to notice.

Leaving aside all of that, I want your opinion on this, specifically: The record shows that Netoholic moved the page, then speedied it 3 times. Is this a direct violation of Requests_for_arbitration/Netoholic_2? — Xiong 熊 talk 03:05, 2005 Apr 12 (UTC)

Merging fragmented discussion (including this entire section) into User:Xiong/Metahole. You may want to delete the merged content. — Xiong 熊 talk 04:39, 2005 Apr 12 (UTC)

from Lithuania
May be you remove all personal attacks on Lithuanians as well? See: Talk: Vilnius We very "hope". Antituteišas

Continuing vandalism
Piotrus is vandalising Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth text. Antituteišas

personal attackes
Please remove personal attackes of Piotrus in Talk: Vilnius. Živinbudas

Thanks
Thanks for protecting the Oliver North page. --Holdek (talk)  06:01, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)

Pashtuns
I am keep writing in Pashtun Talk Page regarding Pashtuns Tribes list but couldn't find any solution or reply from any body. Thanks taking part in this matter.

Haider 13:33, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks!
Hey Curps, thanks for dealing with all that vandalism, especially on my user page! I had already gone to bed. Cheers, T IMBO  ( T A L K )  17:58, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Page protection
Please protect Pelican Shit from creation also. -- Stevey7788 04:36, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

redundant protected edit on Ward Churchill
Hey Curps, the sentence you added at the bottom of the intro to the protected article Ward Churchill is redundant, at the very top we already state his claim of native american heritage is disputed. I posted other suggestions on the talk page what do you think? One of the suggestions was about how the 9/11 essay controversy is the primary controversy yet the article doesn't summarize it in the intro while at the same time the article does describe the discrediting controversies in some detail in the intro (plagiarism, can't prove native american heritage). I think these discrepancies should be fixed. zen master   T  22:16, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * but shouldn't we be summarizing the 9/11 essay controversy in the intro, not just the discrediting controversies? Why don't you think we should summarize the 9/11 essay controversy in the intro at all? It's too redundant to mention the heritage controversy twice in the intro, it should be removed from the very top since you want it at the bottom to be a part of the discrediting controversies. zen master    T  22:37, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Saying Churchill didn't think the 9/11 victims were innocent kind of quotes him out of context, read his response statement on the controversy. Churchill basically was saying if the U.S. delivers death and destruction around the world we not only can't feign innocence when it is returned, but also the U.S. financial centers may be contributing to that death and destruction around the world.  Churchill compares the 9/11 attacks to the U.S. Military's usage of "collateral damage" when civilian areas are hit around the world. Perhaps we should quote from Churchill's response statement in the intro so clarity is as pristine as possible? zen master    T  22:51, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Do you really think it's appropriate to be editing the article after you protected it? RickK 23:47, Apr 15, 2005 (UTC)

 * Probably not, in hindsight. I just wanted to create something of a compromise version, since there were a couple of valid elements in the other version that seemed to have been reverted away in the flurry of edits. Anyways, the editing is at Ward Churchill/Temp now. -- Curps 00:00, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Yep, I think that is the best solution. -- Viajero 11:48, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Umpqua Community College

Umpqua Community College (UCC) is a public community college near Roseburg, Oregon. The college has sixteen campus buildings located on 100 acre bordering the North Umpqua River. The campus also features a track, tennis courts, and an outdoor pool. In 2009, a vineyard was added to the campus. About 3,300 full-time students and 16,000 part-time students attend UCC. Umpqua Community College serves the greater Douglas County region with the exception of Reedsport and its immediate area along the Oregon Coast.

History
In the late 1950s, interested community members formed a committee, sponsored by the American Association of University Women, to explore the idea of establishing a community college in Douglas County. After visiting other campuses, the group wrote a report, and in 1960 the Chamber of Commerce formed an Education Committee with Wayne Crooch as its chair. In February 1960, the Roseburg School Board was asked to approve a program of lower-division college courses. The request was approved and an agreement was established with Southern Oregon College (now Southern Oregon University) and the Oregon University System. Harry Jacoby, assistant Superintendent of the Roseburg School District, was named coordinator of the project.

The first college courses were offered in 1961. Classes were first held in rented facilities in Roseburg. The cost was $5 per term and $11 per credit.

After meeting the legal requirements for forming a college district, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education ordered establishment of the proposed district on December 11, 1962. Voters supported formation of the district by voting 3,190 "yes" and 825 "no" on March 30, 1964. The same election also established the first seven-member board of directors. At the first board meeting on April 2, 1964, Ralph Snyder was appointed registrar and Harry Jacoby was hired as the first president of the college.

The land for the campus, 98.5 acre of pasture land along a bend in the North Umpqua River, was donated by Elton and Ruth Jackson. The board accepted the site in February 1965. College construction was funded by a serial levy passed in May 1965 and a bond issue passed in 1968. Additional financing came from interest earnings, state funding, and federal grants. Classes were first held on "Phase I" of the new campus in Fall 1967.

The Athletics department was established in 1967 and joined the Oregon Community College Athletic Association (now the Northwest Athletic Conference) for competition with its first sport, men's basketball. Today, the athletics department offers baseball, men's and women's basketball, cross country, esports, obstacle course racing (the only junior college to offer scholarship competition in obstacle course racing), women's soccer, track and field, women's volleyball, and men's and women's wrestling

In September 2010, the school started construction on a $6.7 million viticulture and enology education facility that became the home of the school's Southern Oregon Wine Institute. Opened in 2012, the 22,000 square-foot building was named the Danny Lang Teaching, Learning and Event Center. The winemaking facility has the capacity to produce roughly 3,000 cases and features a gravity flow crush pad and temperature controlled cellar. SOWI also boasts of its "incubator program" which helps startup wineries reduce substantial upfront costs by leasing out space and equipment. On October 1, 2015, a mass shooting occurred on the school campus. Ten people, including the gunman, a 26-year-old UCC student, were killed; seven to nine others were wounded. The shooter killed himself following a brief gun battle with police.

UCC's campus added the Bonnie J. Ford Health, Nursing & Science Center in September 2016. The 35,000 square foot center replaced UCC's decades old science building. The building features state of the art labs and classrooms and industry standard simulation floors to give UCC's Nursing and Dental Assisting students the closest on-the-job experience possible.

UCC also houses the Paul Morgan Observatory, designed and built by UCC professor Paul Morgan in 2016 as part of the beginning astronomy program and community outreach. It provides onsite and online viewings of the Sun and night sky and is the only public observatory in Southern Oregon and the only all-digital observatory in the Pacific Northwest.

In March 2018, Tapʰòytʰaʼ Hall was added to the UCC campus. Replacing the previous Snyder Hall, Tapʰòytʰaʼ is an upgraded classroom, office and study building that has received award recognition by the Portland chapter of the American Institute of Architects for its design. The name Tapʰòytʰaʼ (pronounced duh-POY-tuh) translates as "be blessed and to prosper" in the Takelma language which was spoken by the local indigenous Latgawa, Takelma and Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians.

Students interested in pursuing automotive, welding, and apprenticeship technologies have access to the latest technology and educational resources since the renovation of UCC's Lockwood Hall in 2021.

UCC is one of the 17 member colleges of the Oregon Community College Association. UCC offers a wide variety of associate degrees and certifications; including non-credit licensure, GEDs, and community education classes. As an Oregon public community college, many associate degrees earned by students are also transfer degrees. These transfer degrees allow students to transfer to one of Oregon's 7 public universities as a junior in an undergraduate program. Additionally, UCC has developed specialized articulation partnerships with some 4-year universities including Oregon State University, Southern Oregon University, and Bushnell University.

Notable alumni

 * Bruce Hanna, American politician and businessman, served as a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Co-speaker of the House for the 2011–2012 session.
 * Hyrum Harris, New Zealand professional basketball player for the Hawke's Bay Hawks of the National Basketball League.
 * Zachary Holland, Track & Field athlete and current junior college record holder for the men's javelin. Set at the 2022 NWAC championships. 80.61m | 264–5. Also had two top 10 finishes at USATF national championships (9th at the 2021 USA Olympic trials, 8th at the 2022 USA National Championships)
 * Gary Leif, American politician and businessman, served as a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives.
 * Alek Skarlatos, one of three Americans who tackled the perpetrator of the attempted Thalys train attack in France in 2015.
 * Tamina Snuka, American professional wrestler, former WWE women's tag team champion.
 * ZZ Ward, Billboard charts number 1 Blues Albums charting American singer-songwriter.

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Octopus (Gentle Giant album)

Octopus is the fourth studio album by British progressive rock band Gentle Giant, released in 1972. It was the band's last album with founding member Phil Shulman and the first with new drummer John Weathers, who would remain with the band until their dissolution in 1980. Octopus remains a highly regarded example of the progressive rock genre and is generally considered to represent the start of the band's peak period.

Production
Octopus was allegedly named by Phil Shulman's wife Roberta as a pun on "octo opus" (eight musical works, reflecting the album's eight tracks). In 2004, Ray Shulman commented "(Octopus) was probably our best album, with the exception, perhaps of Acquiring the Taste. We started with the idea of writing a song about each member of the band. Having a concept in mind was a good starting point for writing. I don't know why, but despite the impact of The Who's Tommy and Quadrophenia, almost overnight concept albums were suddenly perceived as rather naff and pretentious".

Musical style and themes
The album maintained Gentle Giant's trademark of broad and challenging integrated styles. One of the highlights was the intricate madrigal-styled vocal workout "Knots". The album's lyrics are generally based on literature and philosophy: "The Advent of Panurge" is inspired by the books of Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais; "A Cry for Everyone" is inspired by the work and beliefs of the French-Algerian writer Albert Camus, while the song "Knots" is inspired by the book Knots by the Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing.

Releases
On 30 October 2015, a Steven Wilson remix was released on CD/Blu-ray via the band's Alucard label. Three tracks (1, 2 & 5) could not be discretely remixed since one multi-track reel was missing. Instead, those three tracks were upmixed to 5.1 surround using the Penteo surround software. The remaining five tracks were remixed to 5.1 by Steven Wilson.

Cover
The UK release by Vertigo featured art by Roger Dean. Dean's logo appears inside the lyrics booklet.

US and Canadian releases were released by Columbia and used a different cover by Charles White. Early versions of this cover were die-cut into a jar shape.

Critical reception
Later reviews about the album have remained positive. AllMusic have declared that Octopus is "an album that has withstood the test of time a lot better than anyone might have expected."

In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came #16 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". In The 100 Greatest Prog Albums Of All Time, by ProgMagazine, Octopus stands at number 65.

In 2013, progressive death metal band Witherscape covered the track "A Cry for Everyone", and issued it for release on their The Inheritance album.

The 2015 reissue of the album, mixed by Steven Wilson, entered the BBC Rock Chart at No. 34.

Personnel

 * Gentle Giant
 * Gary Green - electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8), percussion
 * Kerry Minnear - piano (tracks 1-5, 7, 8), Hammond organ (tracks 1-5, 7, 8), Minimoog (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8), electric piano (tracks 2, 4, 8), Mellotron (tracks 2, 7, 8), Clavinet (track 1, 4), regal (track 6), vibraphone (tracks 4, 8), cello (tracks 2, 6), percussion, lead vocals (tracks 1, 4 and 7), backing vocals
 * Derek Shulman - lead vocals (tracks 1-4, 8), alto saxophone (track 5)
 * Phil Shulman - trumpet (tracks 1, 2), tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 5), baritone saxophone (track 4), mellophone (track 7), lead vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6 and 8), backing vocals
 * Ray Shulman - bass guitar, violin (tracks 2, 5, 6), viola (track 6), electric violin (tracks 4, 8), acoustic guitar (track 6), percussion, backing vocals
 * John Weathers - drums (tracks 1-5, 7, 8), bongos (tracks 3, 8), varispeed cymbal (tracks 4, 8), xylophone (tracks 4, 6)

Production
 * Gentle Giant - Production
 * Martin Rushent - Engineering
 * Cliff Morris - Mastering
 * Geoff Young - Tape operator
 * Murray Krugman - Over-all American Supervision

Design
 * John Berg - Cover concept & design
 * Fluid Drive - Art
 * Charles White III - Illustration
 * Kenny Kneitel - Design
 * Michael Doret - Lettering

Literature

 * (Conference journal. Analysis of the song Knots)

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Mercury Colony Park

The Mercury Colony Park is an American luxury full-size station wagon that was marketed by the Mercury division of Ford Motor Company between 1957 and 1991. Distinguished by its simulated wood-grain paneling, the Colony Park was marketed as either the premium-trim or the sole full-size station wagon offering of the division. Following the 1960 demise of Edsel, full-size Mercury vehicles shared bodywork with Ford; the Colony Park served as the counterpart of the Ford Country Squire through 1991.

Serving as the flagship, and more exclusive, station wagon series of the Ford Motor Company — as the Lincoln division has not offered a factory-produced station wagon — the Colony Park was marketed against the similar Chrysler Town & Country prior to its 1979 downsizing, and GM's Buick Estate and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, each also offering external (simulated) woodgrain trim. During the mid-1950s and '60s, the Mercury Commuter was briefly offered as a lower-priced alternative to the Colony Park without the simulated woodgrain appearance, but lost sales to the very similar Ford Country Sedan and Ford Ranch Wagon and was cancelled in 1968, leaving the Colony Park as the only Mercury station wagon. In 1976, American Motors Corporation introduced the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, with similar passenger accommodation, luxury standard equipment and a simulated woodgrain appearance built on a dedicated chassis.

Through the late 1980s, demand for full-size station wagons declined as consumer interests shifted towards minivans and four-door SUVs. As the Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis underwent a major redesign for the 1992 model year, the two model lines dropped the station wagon body from the lineup. Up to the 2010 closure of the Mercury brand, the Colony Park was not directly replaced.

First generation (1957–1958)
For 1957, the Mercury model line underwent major revisions. Instead of sharing bodies with trim distinguishing each division, Edsel and Mercury would share the chassis and powertrain (an all-new line of V8 engines), with each model line having different wheelbases and completely distinct exterior panels.

Another change involved the branding of station wagons, involving both Ford and Mercury. Split away from the Monterey model line, Mercury introduced three new station wagons as a separate model line for 1957, positioning the Mercury brand as a luxury alternative to the Chrysler Town & Country and the Buick Estate. Two-door and four-door station wagons were sold as a base-trim Mercury Commuter and mid-price Mercury Voyager; the top-trim wood-grained Mercury Colony Park was sold with four doors only. To distinguish itself from Ford (and Edsel), all Mercury station wagons were given hardtop rooflines. Marketed as the flagship of the Mercury station wagon model line, the Colony Park was trimmed and shared a chassis with the similar Mercury Turnpike Cruiser, positioned above the Monterey. The 1957 Colony Park also offered a rear window that retracted into the tailgate, which was not offered on Ford-branded station wagons until 1961. The interior featured several comfort and convenience features, like an electric clock, vinyl upholstery, full passenger compartment carpeting, chrome window surround moldings, rear side vent windows, and simulated mahogany grain vinyl body side trim with simulated maple trim panels as standard features, while a padded dash was optional. The Colony Park was listed with a retail price of US$3,677 ($0 in dollars ) and 7,386 were manufactured.

Sharing its powertrain with the Montclair and the Turnpike Cruiser, the 1957 Colony Park was fitted with a 368 cubic-inch Lincoln Y-Block V8. For 1958, the Y-block was replaced by two "MEL" V8s. The standard engine was a 383 cubic-inch V8, with a 430 cubic-inch V8 available as an option; a "Super Marauder" triple two-barrel carburetor option for the 430 was the first American mass production engine rated at 400 hp.

For 1957, Mercury offered mechanically activated pushbutton transmission controls in response to the Chrysler TorqueFlite pushbutton controls introduced in 1956. The Mercury control buttons initially offered five buttons and was called "Keyboard Control", with a long button on top labeled "Drive" and four smaller buttons below labeled "Brake"; "Neutral Start", which would allow the engine to start with the ignition key; "Hill Control" and "Reverse", with later versions separating the "Drive" button to "Performance" and "Cruising" for 1958 and relabeled as "Multi-Drive". A separate push/pull lever was included below the control buttons labeled "Park", which would lock out the control buttons until the Park button was pulled to release it. The control panel was located to the left of the steering wheel.

All Mercury station wagons were produced with hardtop rooflines, while Ford station wagons did not offer that body style feature. The standard equipment offered on the Colony Park included cloth and vinyl upholstery, fully carpeted floors, electric clock, chrome window surround moldings, full length bodyside stainless steel trim, wheel openings and rocker panel molding, lower rear quarter trim, power steering, power brakes, and 14" wheels. Optional equipment included a heater and defroster; air conditioning; signal-seeking radio; tinted glass; a choice of 4-way power front seat or the "Seat-O-Matic", which offered a rudimentary memory setting for the power front seat; an available third row seat; power windows; dual exhaust; and whitewall tires. The station wagon simulated woodgrain appearance continued, with mahogany with maple trim.

Second generation (1959–1960)

For the 1959 model year, the Mercury Colony Park was now combined with all station wagons, called the "Country Cruiser" series, with the Commuter, Voyager and Colony Park as gradual trim packages. Following the introduction of the 1958 Mercury Park Lane, the Colony Park (and the rest of the Mercury line) extended its wheelbase to 126.0 in. Originally intended to share a chassis with the premium Edsel Corsair and Edsel Citation as the Edsel wagons were Ford-based, including the woodgrain Edsel Bermuda, the Mercury division was left with its own chassis for 1959 when Edsel was abruptly cancelled due to underwhelming sales and market acceptance. Also, the Colony Park shared its 322 hp Marauder V8 with the Montclair and Monterey. The 1959 Colony Park was listed with a retail price of US$3,932 ($0 in dollars ) and manufactured 5,929, making surviving examples somewhat rare.

For 1960, the 430 V8 made its return. In place of the 400 hp Super Marauder triple-carburetor version, a single 4-barrel carburetor was fitted, reducing output down to 310 hp; this engine was shared with Lincoln, Continental, and the Ford Thunderbird so as to accommodate towing a camping trailer, which saw a rise in popularity. As with the previous generation, both engines were paired with the Merc-O-Matic 3-speed automatic transmission, but the previous keyboard control was discontinued and used a steering column gear selector lever.

Third generation (1961–1964)
Following the closure of the Edsel division during the 1960 model year, Ford product planners scrambled to build to a better business case for both Lincoln and Mercury divisions. To decrease its production costs, Mercury ended its use of a division-specific chassis and streamlined its product range, with full-size sedans reduced largely to the Monterey. Mercury station wagon nameplates remained the same, with the Commuter differentiated from the Colony Park by its lack of wood-grain trim and higher level of optional equipment as standard. In following with the compact Mercury Comet, all full-size 1961 Mercury lines began production using Ford bodywork and chassis. Now sharing its roofline with the Ford Country Squire, the Colony Park moved from sharing its interior trim from the Montclair to the Monterey.

Though the 1961 redesign of the Mercury product line was not intended as downsizing, the transition between the model years marked a significant decrease in exterior dimensions. From 1960 to 1961, the Mercury Colony Park shed approximately five inches in length, six inches in wheelbase, and approximately 500 pounds of curb weight. The Colony Park remained the luxury level Mercury vehicle, with many optional items included with the listed retail price of US$3,118 ($0 in dollars ) and selling 7,887 examples.

In place of the 430 MEL V8, Mercury fitted the Colony Park with three separate V8 engines. A 292 Y-Block V8 was the standard engine for 1961 and 1962, with 352 and 390 FE V8s as options. In 1963, the 390 became the standard engine. For the first time, 3- and 4-speed manual transmissions were offered in the Colony Park, with the 3-speed Merc-O-Matic as an option.

Fourth generation (1965–1968)
For 1965, Ford redesigned its entire full-size sedan and station wagon product line, including the Mercury Colony Park, and was once again separated as its own model line with the mid-level Commuter without the simulated mahogany wood trim. While retaining a body-on-frame chassis, the leaf-spring rear suspension was replaced by a coil-spring live rear axle configuration; through several design changes, the basic layout would be retained through the final Crown Victoria, produced in 2011. While the Colony Park retained its roofline alongside the Ford Country Squire, it adopted the slab-sided design language taken on by Mercury sedans, heavily influenced by the exterior of the Lincoln Continental. The 1965 version was listed at US$3,364 ($0 in dollars ) and 4,213 were manufactured.

Through this generation, Mercury would make several design changes. For 1966, the rear tailgate was updated, marking the debut of the two-way "Magic Doorgate" shared with all other Ford and Mercury station wagons; the design allowed the tailgate to fold down as a tailgate as well as swing out to the driver's side as a door. For 1967, passenger capacity was expanded, as sideways-facing third-row seats were added as an option. To increase ventilation for the rear of the vehicle, the Colony Park introduced fresh-air ventilation through channels integrated into the D pillar, allowing ventilation if the rear window was retracted, and when the rear window was up, the airflow would be used to keep the rear window clear in inclement weather.

The Colony Park underwent two exterior revisions, in 1967 and 1968, following Lincoln Continental styling updates; redesigns were made to the simulated wood paneling, where the entire side of the body was covered and eliminated the tapered appearance on the front fender. For 1967 and 1968, the Mercury Park Lane coupe and convertible featured the same simulated wood paneling as the Colony Park as an option package. Called "yacht deck paneling" by Mercury, the option was rarely ordered and was discontinued as the Park Lane was replaced by the Mercury Marquis.

For 1965, the 390 V8 was the sole engine. In 1966, Mercury added two additional FE V8s, a 330 hp 410 "Marauder" V8 and a 345 hp 428 "Super Marauder" V8. For 1968, the 410 was dropped, replaced by a 315 hp version of the 390 V8.

Fifth generation (1969–1978)

Alongside a redesign for the 1969 model year, Ford integrated its station wagon product lines of both Ford and Mercury brands within the nameplates of their sedan counterparts. For the Colony Park, this change made it part of the Mercury Marquis model line. In contrast to the Marquis sedan, the Colony Park was based on the 121.0 in wheelbase of the Ford Country Squire and the Ford LTD, and only the Colony Park had concealed headlight covers and the simulated woodgrain body panels, while the Monterey station wagon, which was very similar, did not. This was done to position the Colony Park and Marquis as visually similar to the 1969 Lincoln Continental and the Mark III. The 1969 Colony Park was listed at US$4,457 ($0 in dollars) and 25,604 were made. The Colony Park and Monterey station wagons were the senior level vehicles to the slightly shorter Mercury Montego station wagons, which did also offer the simulated woodgrain appearance.

This generation introduced covered headlights, which were deployed using a vacuum canister system that kept the doors down when a vacuum condition existed in the lines, provided by the engine when it was running. If a loss of vacuum occurred, the doors would retract up so that the headlights were usable if the system should fail. The Magic Doorgate was reworked so that it could swing outward like a conventional door without having to roll the window down, while the glass had to be retracted when opened downwards as a tailgate.

Coinciding with the addition of 5-mph bumpers, Ford and Mercury station wagons underwent a major redesign for 1973, including a completely new roofline. In place of the framed doors, the station wagons were marketed as "pillarless hardtops"; though the roof was fitted with slim B-pillars, the doors were fitted with frameless door glass, a revival of an appearance offered from 1957 to 1960.

Although slightly narrower than the 1959–1960 generation by 0.4 in, this generation of the Colony Park would be the longest and heaviest station wagon ever sold by Mercury. Due to its nearly 5000 lb curb weight, the standard engine was a 400 cubic-inch V8 with a 429 cubic-inch V8 as an option; in 1972, the 429 was replaced by a 460 cubic-inch V8 sourced from Lincoln. For the 1978 model year, a 351 Windsor V8 became standard (outside of California and high-altitude areas), with the 400 and 460 as options. However, most surviving examples are equipped with one of the two larger V8 engines, as they were far more popular, with the 351 proving to have little fuel-economy gains.

Approximately 7,850,000 full-size Fords and Mercurys were sold over 1969–1978. This makes it the second-best selling Ford automobile platform after the Ford Model T.

Sixth generation (1979–1991)
For 1979, Ford redesigned its full-size sedan and station wagons; the Ford Panther platform brought Ford in line with the downsizing introduced by the 1977 General Motors B-body full-size cars. To remain competitive (in terms of size and fuel economy) with the Buick Estate and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser (1978 marked the end of the full-size Chrysler Town & Country station wagon), Ford made extensive changes to its full-size station wagons. In terms of size, the 1979 Colony Park shed over 11 inches in length, 6.6 inches in wheelbase, 0.4 inches in width, and had lost slightly over 1,000 lbs in weight (in comparison to its 1978 predecessor). Though technically smaller than the "intermediate" Montego/Cougar station wagon, the Colony Park reduced its cargo-carrying capability only slightly over the 1978 Colony Park. As before, 8-passenger seating remained standard equipment.

In a revision of the Mercury product range, the Colony Park was moved to the Grand Marquis model line, the flagship of the Mercury brand. Effectively, it placed the Colony Park above its Country Squire counterpart in terms of trim; as well, this decision cleared room for a Marquis station wagon without woodgrain trim.

In the interest of fuel economy, the Mercury Colony Park underwent an extensive revision of its powertrain lineup. Although V8 power remained in place, the 400 and 460 V8 engines were removed from all Ford cars, with the Colony Park sharing the 302 Windsor V8 with the Mercury Monarch; the previous base 351 Windsor V8 was offered as an option. For 1981, Ford and Mercury underwent the powertrain revisions of the 1980 Lincoln Continental. The 302 V8 was given fuel injection (now marketed in metric as a "5.0 L"), with both engines paired to the 4-speed AOD overdrive transmission, the first of its type in an American full-size car. For 1982, the fuel-injected "5.0" V8 became the sole engine offering in all Mercury full-size cars. During 1986, the carbureted 5.8 L V8 returned as an option; examples specified with this engine are rare.

This generation of Colony Park would see few substantial changes during its thirteen-year lifespan. For 1983, it became the sole full-size Mercury wagon, as the previous year's 'base' Marquis wagon was no longer offered as a full-size model. For 1984, the non-woodgrain Grand Marquis (previously Marquis) station wagon was dropped, leaving the Colony Park as the sole version. For 1987, Mercury brought the Colony Park in line with the Sable and Topaz by introducing GS and LS trim levels.

After nine years with only detail changes to the body and trim, the Colony Park received a major update alongside the Grand Marquis for 1988. From the windshield forward, a more aerodynamic front end better integrated the fenders, grille, headlights, and bumpers. Inside, the front seats were modernized. For 1990, as part of an addition of a driver's side airbag, the entire instrument panel and dashboard received a redesign; all outboard seats received 3-point seatbelts. 1991 was the final shortened model year for the Colony Park, with production ending in December 1990.

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Tathra

Tathra may refer to:
 * Tathra, New South Wales, an Australian town
 * Tathra National Park, a national park in Western Australia
 * Tathra (insect), a genus of crickets in the subfamily Phalangopsinae

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USS John Rodgers

Three ships of the United States Navy have been USS John Rodgers for John Rodgers, his son, John Rodgers and his great grandson, John Rodgers.

 * USS John Rodgers (1917), was a lighthouse tender and part of the Lighthouse Service run by the Navy from 1917 to 1919
 * USS John Rodgers (DD-574), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946
 * USS John Rodgers (DD-983), was a Spruance-class destroyer, commissioned in 1979 and decommissioned in 1998

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Category:Eocene

The Eocene Epoch, the middle  during the  of the Cenozoic Era.

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Talk:Snork

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what sort of animal is a snork based on?

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wilhelm von Opel

 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. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 05:38, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

Wilhelm von Opel
Just because his dad is notable doesn't mean that he is. Merge? Grutness|hello? 06:31, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC) As rewritten, I change my original nomination to a keep. looks much more reasonable now. Grutness|hello? 12:13, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, I'd say. I mean, unless he did anything major of his own accord, why talk about him? Does the George Bush Jr. article talk about his non-noteworthy siblings/children? No. If anything, Mrs. Opel would be more noteworthy... Master Thief Garrett 06:38, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC) Keep as rewritten. Master Thief Garrett 06:59, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as it is now. If notable, someone will create good page. Pavel Vozenilek 09:43, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I've rewritten. A quick Google search demonstrates that he is notable in his own right. His dad founded the company but Wilhelm is the one who got them making cars. (What was noteworthy about his wife? Please add it to the article.) FreplySpang (talk) 19:22, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * oops, nothing was notable about Mrs. Opel at all! I was just saying that as an example. If this man was non-noteworthy, then his mother would be *slightly* more noteworthy by being the Mrs. of a big man. Sorry if that was ambiguous. The rewrite is good, so I will change my vote. Master Thief Garrett 06:59, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as rewritten. Notable. Megan1967 06:27, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * keep this now please Yuckfoo 00:55, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep rewritten article as Notable. N-Mantalk 20:35, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable German carmaker. Well done, Freply Spang, for the rewrite. Capitalistroadster 03:58, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I advise that people start copyediting articles BEFORE they nominate them to VfD. Kingturtle 07:23, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, and I agree with KT. Maggie311 09:19, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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Perth Immigration Detention Centre

Perth Immigration Detention Centre was opened in 1981 and is located near the domestic terminal of Perth Airport, Western Australia.

The Perth IDC contained both a detention centre and residential housing for families. In 2009 it was managed by G4S, a private company, but it is managed by the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

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Category:Miocene

The Miocene epoch, of the during the Cenozoic Era.

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Talk:Vitalism (philosophy)

Wouldn't a better disambig tag be say Vitalism (Jainism), say? Vitalism is a philosophical concept, so the current scheme is rather confusing. Alai 06:35, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Someone created an article with the name you suggest, so I will redirect this one to the main philosophical concept. --Blainster 22:25, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

title: Talk:Vitalism (philosophy)