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NBA Live 2005

NBA Live 2005 is the 2004 installment of the NBA Live sports video game series. The game was developed by EA Canada and released in 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Microsoft Windows.

Gameplay

 * EA Sports Freestyle Air. This mode allows the game player to become an offensive force with new style dunks, user controlled tip-ins, and more.
 * NBA All-Star Weekend. This mode allows the game player to play in the NBA All-Star Weekend, year-after-year, in Dynasty mode or go right to the Weekend in features on the main menu page. NBA All-Star Weekend includes the Rookie vs Sophomore game, the NBA All-Star game, the Slam Dunk competition and the 3 point competition.
 * Create-A-Player. In this mode, gamers can create their own player and can customize the looks, shoes, and the college attended of the fictitious created player.

Reception
By July 2006, the PlayStation 2 version of NBA Live 2005 had sold 1.6 million copies and earned $54 million in the United States. Next Generation ranked it as the 24th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of NBA Live console games released in the 2000s reached 8 million units in the United States by July 2006.

The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 2 version a score of 32 out of 40.

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NBA Live 2000

NBA Live 2000 is the 2000 installment of the NBA Live video game series. The cover features Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs. The game was developed by EA Sports and released in 1999. Don Poier is the play-by-play announcer with Reggie Theus on color commentary. The game features Michael Jordan in his first official appearance in the series. The PC version of the game introduced EA's "Face in the Game" feature, allowing players to use custom facial photographs on created players. It was also the final NBA Live game released for Nintendo 64. NBA Live 2000 is followed by NBA Live 2001. A cancelled Game Boy Color version was in development by Handheld Games for THQ, but it was scrapped during testing.

Features

 * Take on Legendary NBA Players: All-Star teams from each of five past decades. Play with the Legends 1-on-1 or 5-on-5.
 * Play with Michael Jordan: Go 1-on-1 in a street court duel or play him on a Legends team.
 * Enhanced Player Animations: New in-game speech; hear on-court player reactions. High fives, knuckle touches and more.
 * Deeper Franchise Mode: Full NBA draft and total team management.
 * Face in the game: Download your, or any face onto a player model and play with the pros. Create a whole team of you and your friends.

Reception
The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to video game review aggregator GameRankings. Rob Smolka of NextGen said of the PlayStation version, "This is as good as a basketball game gets on the PlayStation." In Japan, where the same console version was ported and published by Electronic Arts Square on February 24, 2000, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.

Brett Alan Weiss of AllGame gave the PlayStation version four-and-a-half stars out of five, calling it "the most complete and most fun basketball game to ever grace the PlayStation." However, Anthony Baize of the same website gave the Nintendo 64 version three-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "NBA Live 2000 is probably the best basketball simulation to hit the N64 in the late 1990s. If you like hard-driving basketball action, then NBA Live 2000 is a game you want in your collection." William Abner of Computer Games Strategy Plus gave the same PC version four stars out of five, saying, "NBA Live 2000 is a fun basketball game even with the quirks. If you are a fan of the NBA Live series then Live 2000 is a must buy." Martin Kitts of N64 Magazine gave the N64 version 65%, saying, "Dedicated Michael Jordan fans will lap it up but NBA Live 2000 isn't the basketball game for the rest of us."

The Rookie of GamePro said of the N64 version, "While its not the most perfect hoops game in the world, it still offers the gameplay goods to satisfy any fan of the sport." iBot said of the same console version, "Most of the innovations are good [...] but the graphical weaknesses and the useless Arcade mode make NBA Live 2000 seem like there's room at the top for another hoops title to take the crown on Nintendo 64." Andrew S. Bub said of the PC version, "All the new modes, the improved graphics, and the fantastic gameplay make NBA Live 2000 worth the extra cash." Uncle Dust stated in one review, "With all of the players and then some, terrific control, very solid graphics, and tight game play, NBA Live 2000 for the PlayStation is at the top of its division, much better than N64 counterpart and solid competition for any hoops title on any system." The Enforcer said that the same console version "continues the series' tradition of excellence, giving games all they could want in a basketball title with its stellar graphics, fast frame rate, and ungodly roster of all-time greats."

Computer Games Strategy Plus, Computer Gaming World, and PC Gamer US nominated the PC version for their 1999 "Sports Game of the Year" (CGSP, CGW) and "Best Sports Game" (PCGUS) awards, all of which ultimately went to High Heat Baseball 2000. The staff of CGSP called it "Trash-talking hoops action of the finest blend. What it lacks in subtlety it makes up for in its Airness--as in Jordan"; and PCGUS' staff wrote, "the on-court play is the best in the business thanks to a major improvement of the computer AI, and the franchise mode is as much fun as the actual gameplay." It was also nominated for CNET Gamecenters "Best Sports Game" award, which lost to NHL 2000; and for the "Sports Game of the Year" award at GameSpots Best & Worst of 1999 Awards, which went to High Heat Baseball 2000.

Said PC version alone sold 73,101 units by April 2000.

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I'm from Norway.

Main favorite artists: Europe, a-ha, Roxette, Metallica, Michael Jackson.

Favorite video game franchises: Tekken, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter.

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Postage stamps and postal history of Kuwait

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Kuwait.

Early posts
The postal history of Kuwait begins around 1775, when the East India Company began an overland desert camel service from the head of the Persian Gulf to Aleppo and Constantinople as an alternative to slower sea travel around the Arabian Peninsula. This service operated until 1795.

Treaty with the British
After the treaty with the British in 1899, the consul's office handled mail, using stamps sent from Bushire, and forwarding mail to Bushire or putting it on passing ships. The first dedicated post office opened on 21 January 1915, and used stamps of India. From 1 August 1921 to April 1941 the office was administered from nearby Basra in Iraq. From 1 April 1923, Indian stamp were issued with "KUWAIT" overprints; this practice continued for many years.

In 1941 the post office was temporarily closed for about a month because of the Anglo-French invasion of Iraq (during which time mail was carried by diplomatic bag through London), then re-opened under Indian administration. Owing to wartime exigencies, the office used un-overprinted Indian stamps until 1945, when a new set of Indian stamps was overprinted. This phase came to an end with Indian independence; Kuwait was administered by Pakistan in 1947 and 1948, then by the British government directly from 1 April 1948.

Under British administration, British stamps were overprinted with values in annas and rupees. Unusually, the overprint was applied to all British stamps issued during this period, both regular and commemorative issues.

In 1957, the currency was decimalised, 100 naye paise (np) to a rupee, which necessitated a fresh set of overprints. These were to be the last stamps issued by the British.

Kuwaiti control
In anticipation of their coming independence, the Kuwaitis took over postal administration on 31 January 1959. A first set of Kuwaiti stamps had already gone into production, with 5np and 10np values depicting Sheik 'Abd Allah III al-Salim al-Sabah, and a 40np value showing a dhow, being used on local mail in 1958. The full set of 13 values went on sale 1 February 1959, and included additional scenes of oil-related activities.

Independence
As part of independence in 1961, the government established the Kuwaiti dinar as its currency and reissued the 1959 stamps in the new values, also adding some new designs, for a total of 18 values, ranging from 1 fils to 3 dinars.

Subsequently, Kuwaiti stamp issues followed a pattern typical of many Arab countries, with designs tending to incorporate a fair amount of text, in both English and Arabic. The usual inscription reads "STATE OF KUWAIT". Definitive series included a natural-color portrait framed in silver in 1964, a portrait of Sheik Sabah in 1969, and a 32-stamp series in 1977 depicting popular games.

Kuwaiti issues came to an abrupt end with the 1990 invasion by Iraq. Iraqi stamps were used in the country until early 1991, at which point the regular Kuwaiti stamp program resumed.

References and sources

 * References

 * Sources
 * Scott catalog
 * Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
 * Encyclopaedia of Postal Authorities


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Godlike (song)

"Godlike" is a song by industrial rock band KMFDM.

Background
According to KMFDM frontman Sascha Konietzko, the song made its debut during KMFDM's 1990 tour with industrial metal band Ministry, being based on the lyrics by Patti Smith. When Koneitzko's bandmate En Esch, who had been singing the song live, was injured during a fire, Konietzko had to use new lyrics, as he didn't know the original words. He translated a German spoken word piece the band had been using at their live shows into English, and used the translation as the new lyrics.

After the tour, the band recorded a version for their album Naïve with a group of performers from other Wax Trax! Records bands. Later, Konietzko re-recorded a more electronic version for the single.

The track heavily features a sampled guitar riff from "Angel of Death" by Californian thrash metal band Slayer. This sample is looped from the beginning of "Godlike" and is heard almost continuously throughout the track. The same riff has been sampled by many other artists including Public Enemy for their track "She Watch Channel Zero".

Release
"Godlike" was originally released as a single in 1990. In 2008, KMFDM Records re-released it as a 7" vinyl single, limited to 250 copies. On September 14, 2010, Godlike 2010, including new mixes of the song, was released, commemorating the single's 20th anniversary.

Reception
"Godlike" was ranked No. 8 on COMA Music Magazine's 101 Greatest Industrial Songs of All Time.

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Vibraimage
Please do AfD Vibraimage. I'll second it. Besides the lack of notability, the article suffers from COI issues. -- Shunpiker 07:41, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Discussion moved to Talk:Vibraimage Anthony Appleyard 07:47, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
I would like to know what part of the article, do you think seems like advertisement, so that i can try to change it. I think it has only information relevant to the institute The source of almost all the information in the article is the institute website. Please mark those points as well which you think should be referenced. I am currently a student of the institute, so i can tell u that, i have made my sincere efforts to keep the article as true as possible. Although there might some points which may not be available as reference from any web-based source but can be verified from the institute. So please guide me to help it make better. --Sarafankit 18:22, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Thank you for your comment. It's great that you wish to improve the article.  A few pointers for you.  The use of adjectives should be kept to a minimum, unless they are quotes from independent third parties.  For example, under 'Academics': "The institution has an excellent scholastic atmosphere which helps the students in achieving great heights in the pursuit of academic accomplishments..."  This is an assertion.  How do we know this?  If this was a referenced quote from someone then it would be fine to include, but it isn't, so it should be deleted.  Similarly, under infrastructure the article says: "The institute has a beautiful campus of about 214 acres..."  Who thinks it's beautiful?  The last sentence of that paragraph about the richness of the flora and fauna should be sufficient.  It is a fact and not an opinion and thus is acceptable.  If much of the article is taken from the website, be careful that it isn't a copyright violation.  If it is, the entire article can be deleted.  Good luck with your changes, I'll look forward to seeing them. Maustrauser 23:26, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Thank you for your response. I will work on the aspects you have mentioned. Regarding the source of information, i meant all the information is available on the website and it wasnt directly copied from it, the information is not in consolidated form on the website.--Sarafankit 07:30, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I have cleaned up the article, please have a look at it and let me know all specific points you want to be clarified. If you are satisfied with the cleanup please remove the tags.--Sarafankit 09:53, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Tags removed. Good work.  A pleasure working with you. Maustrauser 10:13, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks, same here.--Sarafankit 10:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Sergio Calligaris
Hi, I wrote in the talk page of the article in question but was not sure whether it was the right place so I tried here as well! I am sorry that what I wrote sounded an advertisement: of course it was not my intention to make it sound like that! As for the adjectives being used (and the lack of references you pointed out), I thought the the external links under the various headings were enough. Could you please indicate me ways to improve the article? Thank you for your patience. Aquilante74
 * G'day. I'm delighted that you wish to improve the article.  A few tips to start with.  Remove all the adjectives unless they can be cited.  For example, in the first para we discover he is "world-famous".  Who says?  I reckon he may be famous amongst pianists, but he's not known in Rwanda or the Tasmanian town of Strachan.  WP is a world encyclopaedia so it has to be written from a world perspective and with a neutral point of view.  Further we find that he studied with "Renowned masters."  If they are renowned it is surprising so few of them have entries in WP.  Later we here his style is characterized by "sheer brilliance" and "detailed attention".  Who says?  Why should we believe them?  All these statements, if they are to remain need to be footnoted.  It is not acceptable to require the reader to simply go and read other reviews in the external links.

 * A bigger concern is that nearly all the information seems to be taken from Calligaris' own website: http://calligaris.carisch.it/scalen/bioen.htm This is going close to a copyright violation but also raises questions about the material's veracity.  The best sources are from independent third parties and not from the subject of the article.  With regard to the adjectives noted above, as the material mostly comes from his website it seems that it is Calligaris who is calling himself "world famous" and "renowned."  This doesn't look good.  Your best bet is to find external reviews and comments and use those, rather than Calligaris own website.  Do check how notable he really is before putting lots of effort into this bio.  He only receives fewer than 1300 google hits and thus may not even meet WP:Notability standards. Maustrauser 23:44, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi Maustrauser! Thank you for your helpful and detailed reply. I know understand much better where your concerns lie and how to address them. They all make sense. I will be undertaking this over the next couple of weeks (I am very close to complete my PhD and have my mind on other things also!); so if you could remain a little patient and do not classify the article for speed-deletion I would be very grateful. In the meantime, thank you again, best wishes Alessandra 12:28, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

 * No problems. Good luck with the PhD! Maustrauser 12:34, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

Reverts on Adam shepherd
If you just keep reverting his edits without telling him why in comments, or on his talk page, he's just going to keep doing it. At least if there are warnings on the talk page, there will be a history of this behaviour for other editors to see. NipokNek 12:19, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Quite right. Just sometimes I get sick and tired of vandals wasting my time and therefore I couldn't be bothered.  I think I'll just go to bed. Maustrauser 12:22, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Maybe this can help?
If you change those Jon Hammond tags to copyvios for "http://www.jonhammondband.com/bio.html", it's a lot harder to argue with than a Spam tag. NipokNek 12:46, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Thank you! He's creating them faster than I can tag 'em.  Goodnight! Maustrauser 12:47, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

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Who's who?
Ha ha ha. And this led me to various other silliness: this page suggests that one might keep an eye on crap pretenders to the "Who's Who" title. -- Hoary 09:04, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Aren't they impressive! I was most impressed... as you can tell by the article. Maustrauser 09:13, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

pregnancy
I see you're a regular editor of Pregnancy, so I thought I'd bug you for a 2nd opinion. Shouldn't there be a disambiguation link at the top of the article for Knocked Up to pregnancy, something along the lines of 'Knocked up is also slang for ..' or am I wrong? Cornell Rockey 15:49, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Quite right! I've put one in.  Cheers Maustrauser 21:22, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

 * And I got a more specific disambiguation template in there. If you want a list of them in the future, you can find them here: Template_messages/General.  Happy wikipedia-ing. Cornell Rockey 22:14, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Much better than mine. Thanks so much.  There are many useful templates around here and half the time I can't find them when I want them.  Much obliged for the link.  Cheers Maustrauser 22:42, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

evolution userbox
I've got them on a sub-page; check here > User:Cornellrockey/Userboxes. The text in the evolution one is self modified (you can change it yourself it yourself) based upon a userbox I stole from someone else's userpage after the German solution was put in to place. Best of luck. Cornell Rockey 03:44, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks very much. I like it as it is so I won't change it. Maustrauser 04:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Moose (drinking game)
Hi, please see the new comments in the AFD. Thanks --AW 16:21, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

question
Why did you immediately delete my recent contribution to the Count of St Germain page, which given the duration of the post, you didn't even have time to verify, and which does not appear to be a bot? You suggest that the deletion be discussed on the "talk" page, but you left no message there. Are you some kind of Count of St Germain protector? What is your alleged justification? Saudade7 10:52, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Nope. Just that the link added nothing more than was already in the WP article and it was unreferenced and uncited as per WP:EL.Maustrauser 11:37, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Another Question
So, if you are not using a bot, how do you *personally* make so many corrections all day long? I looked at your contributions and they are constant and occur approx every 3 minutes, and yet all the edits are marked m instead of b. And the alacrity of those edits suggests that you get some kind of feed as to where people are adding things so you can get there and check it out right away. How do you do that without a bot? And if you are using a bot why is it m and not b?

I won't add my link again. I thought it added something new after looking at what was there, but I have lot of other things I should be doing! Personally, I don't know how you can still have functioning eyeballs if you are really on here as much as you appear to be!

thanks, Saudade7 12:07, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes it's a worry. I suffer from WP addiction.  I don't use a bot.  I'm a fast reader.  It also becomes easy after a while spotting vandalism in the RC pages where most of my edits come from.  Cheers Maustrauser 21:27, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Kothay
FYI: User:Jobart removed your speedy delete tag from the Kothay article. He's busy editing it right now so I'm going to wait an hour and I'll watch the article to see if it becomes "notable", if not then I'll re-tag it. Thomas Dzubin Talk 13:17, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks for that. Much obliged.  I'm off to bed! Maustrauser 13:26, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately he has made it sound even more like a Myspace entry. And keeps removing my tags for speedy delete as well. Stui 16:59, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Morning comes and it is solved! Thanks for the work! Maustrauser 22:08, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Talk page archive
Hello, I believe you mistakenly created your talk page archive in the main space by putting paranthesis around it. I have moved it to User talk:Maustrauser/Archives2, I hope you don't mind. - Running On  Brains  07:41, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Oh dear. What a stupid blunder.  Thanks so much for fixing it for me! Maustrauser 09:23, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Metro Standings
Hello, I am the builder of the page as well as the starter. I noticed your question of notability and context this afternoon. I just started the article. The league in question was over 50 year old and became a famous junior A league in Ontario... I will expand and source it as I go. All information on the article is from reliable sources and they will be listed. The importance of this league is that is now 50% of the current provincial league and that it was a famous league in the Toronto area that actually Wayne Gretzky, Ken Dryden, Bryan Gionta, Mike Danton... ...etc... ... got their start in.

I realize it looks a little patchy at the top, but that is because I got a guy helping me that is very new to wikipedia that hasn't fully grasped the esthetics required for "Good Article" Status. Any questions, just throw them on my talk page. Have a good day. DMighton 19:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I shall enjoy reading it as it progresses. The top was the bit that got me.  I couldn't even work out which country we were talking about until I got right down the article. Maustrauser 21:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Yeah... I don't think I explained the thesis very well initially... I was more-or-less focusing on the hours of stat crunching and charting I had to do... and then NCAA Watcher started throwing partial stats from past years in... and it looks sloppy... I will attempt to clean that up a bit though. DMighton 21:53, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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your question to me
Welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to have a problem with another user cited as T.J. Morgan with reference to Metropolitan Registries. Please read WP policies before making attacks or allegations. You also state that the Better Business Bureau is not a legitimate source of information. Why? Maustrauser 21:40, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Amanda11"

The above message- Dear Maustrauser, Thank you for the time you have taken to respond to my request. I am just learning how Wikipedia Works. I did submit the same question and was told that I should work through the the following and I will do so:

However, since article content is not controlled by a central authority, we do not resolve editing disputes via email. Instead, please follow the steps outlined at . These steps are designed to help you work with other editors and to draw upon the help of the wider community.

In response to your questions I will work wp policies regarding the problems I am having, which was not in any way meant to be an attack or allegation. As far as the BBB Report, I can give you a little background. I was asking that the link not be allowed because the BBB states in their policies they do not allow links without their consent. We are working with the BBB to have them revise their statements and hopefully become a working partner with them. We have 75,000 active members at MWW and less than a 1% complaint ratio. We realize that all complaints are unacceptable but we have a perfect record in resolving every complaint. So I please ask for your help and do let me know what I can do to not have our company listed in this area. I would like to further discuss the networking oportunities we do provide for all our members, as well as future plans we have in place to add value to membership.

Regards,

Amanda

 * Thank you Amanda for commenting. Please be aware that you do not need to copy material from one page to another.  As I left a message on your page I will automatically be told when it has been updated.  It's best to have a discussion on only one page.  Perhaps we should make it this one as you have moved material across.  As you appear to be intimately involved with MWW then your editing of articles about MWW should be informed by WP:COI.  WP works on the basis of "no original research" and thus any comment on WP must be attributable to a reputable third party.  As far as I can tell the NY BBB is a reputable third party and thus the links from WP pages to BBB are legitimate.

 * I was unable to find on the MWW a reference saying that their website should not be linked to. Perhaps you can tell me the web reference to that.  Regardless, anything published on the internet is fair game to be linked to.  If they don't want it linked then they shouldn't publish!  May I suggest that your best recourse is to work with BBB to resolve the problems.  Then the WP article can be updated to indicate the change in status.  I'd also caution you to not add material about 'networking opportunities' and 'future plans' as they will be construed as a breach of WP:COI and WP:Advertising. Maustrauser 01:10, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

My apologies again I am very much trying to follow the rules and I made changes on the original page. I will talk directly on this page in the future. I am not debating the value of the BBB. MWW is working directly with the BBB to rectify the report. What I am stating is the following:

CBBB Terms & Conditions state that a link to the BBB must first be approved.

2.	The CBBB may consider and approve in its sole discretion other link requests from the following types of organizations: o	commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources such as Chambers of Commerce, American Automobile Association, AARP and Consumers Union; o	dot.com community sites; o	associations or other groups representing charities, including charity giving sites, o	online directory distributors; o	internet portals; o	accounting, law and consulting firms whose primary clients are businesses; and o	educational institutions and trade associations.

see BBB terms bbb.org/about/terms.asp and a full explanation regarding permission to link.

Thank you for your help in this matter.

I also saw a statement that had MWW listed as a vanity publication. You stated not according to the BBB. However the BBB lists MWW as a Professional Organization.

 * Thank you for your response. I have now gone and read the BBB terms.  Frankly, I think they are a joke.  They must be dreaming if they think that they can stop people linking to their pages.  The only way not to have people linking is not to publish the material.  I have no control over what links people put into articles and I personally believe that if the link provides context or evidence for a claim made on WP then it is valid.  If BBB wishes to do anything about stopping WP from linking to it then it will have to do something about it itself.  I'd also hazard to say that WP is a 'news service' and thus meets criteria 1 of its terms.

 * I personally know nothing about MWW. If you don't believe it is a vanity publication then remove it from the article.  Be Bold.  Some editor may well put it back and then your best bet is to debate it with them on the article's talk page or on their talk page.  I can't recall what originally started our correspondence (I do many edits per day).  I suspect I reverted one of your deletions.  I tend to do that when the deletion is made without any attempt at a good explanation of why the deletion was made or if it looks like the person is trying to whitewash a bad report.  I suggest that you put a comment on the talk page of the relevant article along the following lines: "I intend to delete XXX from the article as it YYY.  Does anyone have any concerns with this?  I'll delete it in three days time so if you have any concerns, just report them on this page and we can discuss it."  That way, you avoid what is called a 'revert war', you follow due process, you look professional and the discussion is done in good faith.  Not many people use this approach and then they end up in messy edit wars and complaints.  Good luck Maustrauser 22:27, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Hello Again Maustrauser, I thought somewhere in here I had said that I changed another article before reading what you had written, if I didn't I meant to & I do apologize. You had let me know specifically that I had a vested interest & therefor I should not be making statements. I do respect that. So yes, out of frustration you saw what looked like an ad, which was my way of giving a full explanation of what we at MWW would describe of our company. So yes of course remove the ad,(although I'd love it if you didn't, ha ha) I am starting to learn each time I log on a little more of the how to's in Wikipedia. Thank You for that.

 * G'day Cindi (you like changing names!) Advertisement removed! Maustrauser 03:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Next, even though you do not agree with the BBB on their policy, I do have a legitimate claim on that end. Can I remove the link w/out any further changes at this point? I will debate the rest when I learn Wikipedia's practices much better. Although I would like the opportunity to submit documentation to you that proves our membership packages start at $69.

 * Feel free to remove the link. Some other editor might put it back though!  The best place to 'prove' things is on the talk page of the relevant article (the talk page is actually called 'discussion' but we all call them talk pages).  We are currently writing this discussion on my 'talk page'.  Maustrauser 03:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

In the next week or so, the BBB will be changes the report, we are in the middle of negotiations with them. If I then show you supporting evidence that we have a good report with the BBB will you allow me to remove the statement?

 * I guess the question is, does MWW 'sell' entries in biographical publicatons without rigorous analysis of the credentials of the applicants? I can't answer that.  I have had to rely on the BBB report.  I imagine I know how you will answer that.  If your view is that the statement is inaccurate then of course you should remove it.  If, it is an accurate statement, then removing it would be an incorrect thing to do.  Frankly I don't care if MWW has 'problems' with BBB.  I'm only interested in knowing if MWW 'sells' biographical entries.  If I find evidence that it does and isn't rigorous in its screening, then I'm likely to put it back. Maustrauser 03:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

And my last question to you is I do not understand this statement "I intend to delete XXX from the article as it YYY" What do you mean by this?

 * I meant by this that before deleting things, you should put a statement on the talk page saying something like: "I intend to delete the reference to MWW from the article as it is an inaccurate portrayal of MWWs activities. I will delete it after two days.  If you disagree with me doing this, then please give me your reasons here."  By doing this other editors won't consider you a vandal.Maustrauser 03:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

I know that I have frustrated you some so just bear with me a short time longer and hopefully I will disappear, never to bother you again. Ha Ha.

 * No problem. We all have to learn.  It's been a pleasure discussing these things with you. Maustrauser 03:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Again Thank you for your understanding and patients, Cyndi

temporary reply
temporary reply can be found on my user page Respectfully, BenedictX 02:53, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

American Biographical Institute
Amanda11 21:38, 21 February 2007 (UTC)I believe here the comment about MWW should be removed. We have no affiliation with the American Biological Institute.

 * Hi Amanda. See my earlier comment above about how to go about deletions so as to avoid conflict.  Maustrauser 22:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Calligaris: the work begins!
Dear Maustrauser, I have finally been able to start on the article. By the way, thank you very much for your "good luck" in relation to my PhD: YES! I handed it in and now it only a question of time before the viva. Yuppie! Anyway, let's talk about "serious" matters now. I have started cleaning the article from the many adjectives. I hope it now sounds more acceptable. However, I know that there is still a lot of work to do: one of this is about referencing. Here I got a slight problem and would be very grateful to have your input. Problem 1): there is one information that I gained from the composer directly:  "In his youth he had been a pupil of Luis Angel Machado who, in turn, had been personal assistant to Paul Hindemith." Since Machado is a minor figure, so to speak, in composition, there may even be a question of whether quoting him or not. Should I put a footnote like "personal communication" or something similar?

Problem 2: in a passage like the following, where I list the characteristics of his music: "the vivid opposition between "elegiac" and "flamboyant and wild" themes; a dramatic use of rhythm; a disciplined and, at the same time, extremely complex master of counterpoint; the adoption of "classical" composing forms (see, just as an example, the use of form in the Prelude, choral, double fugue and finale op. 19)",

should I put a footnote for each review (or more than one) where these features are being discussed?

Problem 3: you pointed out that not many of his teachers have an entry in WP. Apart from Jorge Fanelli, however, all other are listed in the Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (Jorge Fanelli is mentioned in Calligaris' entry in the same work). Shall I put a reference to the Baker's (or to other dictionaries) for each of them (or at least for the ones without an entry in WP?)?

I am sure these will not be the only questions from me to you, but they would make a good start for me! I also hope I am not over-stretching your patience! A rileggerci presto, Alessandra 16:09, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Congratulations on your submission. A great achievement.  Let's hope that the examiners aren't too rough!  To business.  Whilst Pers comm is quite acceptable in PhDs etc, where original research is encouraged, WP has a policy of NO original research.  So I think you had best delete that bit - unless you can find a third party who has said it.  As for problem 2, you definitely need to reference such statements, otherwise it sounds as though you are making them up.  Problem 3.  Easily solved.  Write the articles for them!  Now you are not working on your PhD, you will have heaps of time!  :  )   But do reference where you get the data.  Any more questions, do ask.  Best wishes, Maustrauser 10:52, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Party article
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Some of your recent edits have been considered unhelpful or unconstructive and have been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. User:  Hdt83  |  Talk/Chat  01:25, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * NOTE: Sorry, that was a bad revert unfortunately. From this edit difference http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Party&diff=next&oldid=110450716 it appeared you had added nonsense but then I double checked the history and found out that it was part of the article. I changed it back. Sorry about that! User:  Hdt83  |  Talk/Chat  01:35, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
 * No problems. Easy to do! Maustrauser 01:39, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

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The problem with several different lists of judges, is that the names sometimes get spelled differently for the same judge on two or more lists. I try to catch this when it happens. Alas, this one slipped through. Sorry to bother you, but I don't know what else to do. Respectfully, BenedictX 02:46, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

 * No worries. But I'm not sure what your question is. Maustrauser 23:27, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

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The word "heritage" always makes me feel queasy, but something about the statement "2007 COO Walt Sorensen Selected for the 2007-08 Heritage Who's Who's publication" in Business Resource Center SLC looked as if it might be something of unintended amusement value to you. Have you heard of this one? -- Hoary 23:01, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
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BenedictX and judge stubs
Hi Maustrauser. What is your opinion on 1) BenedictX's many stubs about judges generated by collating info from several Wikipedia articles into one place and 2) Rebecca deleting them? I know it was a week or two ago, but I only just found them. --Scott Davis Talk 10:00, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I liked your comment on his user page. I suggested to BenedictX that he read WP policies before getting to work on the stubs.  He did rather late and I think that he was frustrated with finding out WP had a bunch of policies related to what he was doing.  I do feel that Rebecca was a bit harsh with him.  I hope he reads your comments and returns.  He was very thorough. Maustrauser 10:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

 * My thoughts too. I hope Rebecca answers my comments to her at user talk:Rebecca, and maybe we can reinstate the articles. --Scott Davis Talk 12:38, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

LoF/AMM
Looks good; in fact the vandals would probably like the bit about the medal being awarded for attending meetings. I found out a bit more about the medal with a google search. Archie Kalokerinos was also given it at the same time as Dettman. I don't know anything about these guys, but it looks like the AMM gives their controvesial work some sort of official credibility. I can't imagine a right wing paramilitary group is really qualified to evaluate scientific research and bestow prestige on anyone. I'll try and add some more when I get a chance, though it might not be for a while. Cheers, Bobanny 01:07, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes, good old Archie. His WP bio mentioned the AMM for a little while and then it was edited out.  I haven't worried about putting it back as it seems to mislead people rather than enlighten them!  Don't work too hard!  I'm trying to have a bit of a WP break, but it's strangely addictive. Maustrauser 01:33, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

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Dear Maustrauser, hope you are well and not too "wikibonded". I also hope I will not aggravate your condition with my comments.

I tried to justify most of "my" statements (and especially those who could be subjected to criticism) by listing the relevant source. Hope you find it more acceptable now. But then of course, as it is in the custom of people like me who suffer from an instict of "over-explaining" everything, I overdid it and now I have some footnotes like the one on Loesser, Leschetitzy and Agosti that are more stub articles than footnotes and therefore need to be sorted out. But for me the important thing, at this stage, was simply to have the "advertisement tag" removed (I know it was fair, bu I didn't like it very much to be honest! :).

I also hope that the other tag about references can go now (about references I made a bit of a mess because I consulted the two version of Slonimsky on different days in different libraries; once I manage to retrieve both I will decide which one to set forth as THE Slonimsky's reference. I also miss other three references but I could not find the works in the libraries - and that's outrageous because we're talking about reference works - and do not want to quote stuff that I do not check personally).

Anyway, hope you don't have an headache at this point of my message?? I will carry on improving the article and perhaps adding a few stubs on the other people mentioned here and there, so every suggestion for future (and present!!) improvement is more than welcome. Take care of yourself, have a great day and....thanks for your patience. Alessandra 12:59, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Dear Alessandra — damn fine work. I have removed all the tags.  You can never have enough references in my view.  It buttresses your article against attack.  I have made one minor and one not-so-minor change that I'd like to explain.  Firstly, I moved your quote and improved its layout to after the intro.  The intro should always remain short, sharp and to the point.  I think it looks better just after the intro.  Secondly, I removed reference to the International Biographical Centre award of Musician of the Year (or century or decade).  IBC is a vanity press and as main contributor to the IBC article, I can say it only makes Calligaris look like an idiot. which is not what he is.  I think you can let his achievements stand as they are without claiming an IBC affiliation for him.  Anyone can get an IBC award, if they ask.

 * Great work and I look forward to reading your other articles as you write them. With best wishes, Maustrauser 22:01, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Uao! I feel flattered! Thank you for removing the tags and for your recent improvements to the article, which sound very sensible. I did not know about IBC, and whilst I am grateful that you removed the reference for Callig., I am starting thinking that I may get one for myself! Should still choose the award though :) Anyway, thank you again and hope to read you at some other point. Have a good day. Alessandra

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Hello

On March 15, you removed my post for the TCIA under Arborist Organizations in the Arborist article. Why? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jhughestcia (talk • contribs) 19:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC).

 * As explained in the edit summary, your addition read like the only people reading WP were North Americans. This is an international collaboration.  It also sound like an advertisment for the organization rather than a dispassionate statement.  If you think it is really necessary, place it under its own US-based heading, rather than implying that the data applies to the entire world.  Thanks. Maustrauser 03:46, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

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CM 2007 04 01

 * Hello. Having reviewed my edit, I simply removed your reference to a Japanese website.  As this version of WP is the English version, a Japanese website is not appropriate.  I have looked at your new changes and I can't understand why you are listing who wrote the preface.  Frankly, who cares?  It adds unhelpful information to the article.  I'd remove the preface info. Cheers, Maustrauser 10:21, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Please don't remove the preface information. It is indeed very useful to know that this author's books have been prefaced by many of the most famous poets of this time. How many weiters have been prefaced by Senghor? This is very useful information for anybody studying seriously literature. Cheers,

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Talk:Paper cut

Surprisingly Acute?
- It refers to the pain, not the damage done.

The word 'acute' refers to time scale, not painfulness. Paper cuts can often take a few seconds or minutes to start hurting, so they are not surprisingly acute at all. If anything they are surprisingly delayed.78.109.178.67 (talk) 17:08, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

The bit about a liquid bandage seems a bit out of place (a bit of advertising maybe?) Normal management of a paper cut is conservative, ie just leave it and it will heal on its own.78.109.178.67 (talk) 17:08, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Image
Somebody crop that image. It should only show the finger with the cut, not that next frame with the bacon strip bandage whatnot. 24.15.197.87 (talk) 03:58, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * done --WakiMiko (talk) 03:58, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

This page is near-orphaned
I think that a few more links to this page are in order (all the current ones are mislabeled links to the Linken Park song, or links from a meta-page).

healing time of paper cuts
A recent one felt like it healed in a mere hour or two. Does this seem accurate? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thelazyleo (talk • contribs) 23:40, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I think the time depends, but there's no reliable source to confirm this.--68.34.228.147 (talk) 23:59, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Start Class
This article kind of looks like a start class article. Anyone with me? 70.171.224.249 (talk) 20:13, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, agreed 82.28.45.206 (talk) 22:22, 11 October 2010 (UTC)

Unfortunately I will rate is 'Stub' as there is no reliable sources or other details!  Komchi ✉☆ 01:12, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Agree, there's almost no research on this ubiquitous injury. One periodical is interesting, certainly not a medical source to any degree. I found that the National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation does refer to paper cuts as a potential portal of entry. I included as they arguably are an authority but please revert if you think this is way too weak. Chickpecking (talk) 21:44, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

What does this mean?
I just don't understand the current last sentence: "The same principle can be applied to performers that stand on blades." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.40.46.110 (talk) 13:51, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

 * Read the context "The random orientation of collagen fibers in skin provides the ability to withstand pinpoint forces. However, skin does not have the same strength against shearing forces and is easily cut." -- 70.58.92.168 (talk) 17:59, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

 * This sentence seems a bit irrelevant. This is an article about paper cut, not acrobatic performers. I suggest that this sentence be deleted.--68.34.228.147 (talk) 00:00, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

References to case reports
I reverted recent revision as case reports are permissible to use in exceptional circumstances, and these were used to show some medical relevance more than to establish a causal link i.e. people with paper cuts have a 30% increased risk in getting cellulitis. For now we should leave them in unless there is good reason to remove them. Chickpecking (talk) 03:28, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Primary research is unreliable, and in any case would be undue without secondary coverage to establish due weight. If no other publication is mentioning this why should Wikipedia? We must write at the tertiary, not the secondary level. (Add: oh, so you've decided to edit war - I've raised a query at WT:MED.) Alexbrn (talk) 03:34, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

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Drive My Car (song)

"Drive My Car" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney, with lyrical contributions from John Lennon. It was first released on the band's 1965 album Rubber Soul as the opening track. The song later appeared in North America on the Yesterday and Today collection, again to open the record, as the track had been dropped from the American version of Rubber Soul.

Lyrics
A woman tells the song's male narrator that she is going to be a famous movie star, and she offers him the opportunity to be her chauffeur, adding: "and maybe I'll love you". When he objects that his "prospects [are] good", she retorts, "Working for peanuts is all very fine/But I can show you a better time." When he agrees to her proposal, she admits, "I got no car and it's breakin' my heart/But I've found a driver and that's a start." According to McCartney, "'Drive my car' was an old blues euphemism for sex". This expression was more common in the pre-automatic shift era of automobiles.

Composition
When McCartney arrived at Lennon's Weybridge home for a writing session, he had the tune in his head, but "the lyrics were disastrous, and I knew it." The chorus began, "You can buy me diamond rings", a cliché they had used twice before, in "Can't Buy Me Love" and "I Feel Fine" (as well as in the discarded "If You've Got Trouble"). Lennon dismissed the lyrics as "crap" and "too soft". They decided to rewrite the lyrics and after some difficulty – McCartney said it was "one of the stickiest" writing sessions – they settled on the "drive my car" theme (which Bob Spitz credits to Lennon) and the rest of the lyrics flowed easily from that.

It has been suggested that the song also refers to the relationship between Cilla Black and her then boyfriend Bobby Willis (whom she later married). Black was both a friend of the Beatles and a protégée of Brian Epstein. As the TV mini-series Cilla revealed, Willis was also offered a recording contract by Epstein, but Black objected, saying that she was the "star" and Willis was to be the road manager who would "drive my car".

Recording
"Drive My Car" was recorded on 13 October 1965 during the Beatles' first recording session to extend past midnight. McCartney worked closely with George Harrison on the basic rhythm track, the pair playing, in author Ian MacDonald's description, "similar riffing lines on bass and low guitar", respectively, as per Harrison's suggestion. Harrison had been listening to Otis Redding's "Respect" at the time and, as a result of this influence, "Drive My Car" contains more bottom end than previous Beatles recordings, mimicking the bass-heavy sound captured in Redding's Memphis studio; as Ian MacDonald points out, the bassline appears to be directly derived from the bassline of Redding's version of "Respect". Author Robert Rodriguez describes the track as an "overt R&B workout" and a rare example of the Beatles demonstrating their admiration of Stax and Motown artists on the mostly folk rock-oriented Rubber Soul.

McCartney sang the main vocal part, giving it an energetic push that journalist Richie Unterberger calls "a commanding... hard rock vocal". The vocal rides above a simple two-chord funk riff in the verse, and a much more complex chorus containing piano-driven jazz-style key modulations. McCartney overdubbed both the piano part and the slide guitar solo. The song opens with a bluesy riff played on two electric guitars, before the bass enters. This opening section was also overdubbed onto the basic track. According to musicologist Walter Everett, it provides an ametrical and "off-balance" introduction, "with its blue notes presaging what is to come".

Personnel
According to Walter Everett, except where noted:
 * Paul McCartney – lead vocal, bass guitar, piano, slide guitar
 * John Lennon – lead vocal, tambourine
 * George Harrison – harmony vocal, lead guitar
 * Ringo Starr – drums, cowbell

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Alan Duff

Alan Duff (born 26 October 1950) is a New Zealand novelist and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the author of the novel Once Were Warriors (1990), which was made into a film of the same name in 1994.

Biography
Alan Duff was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, the son of forestry scientist Gowan Duff (1910–1995), known as Pat, and Hinau Josephine Duff (née Raimona), known as Kuia, of Ngāti Rangitihi and Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent, and grandson of writer Oliver Duff (1883–1967). He was born and raised in a State housing area in Rotorua. Oliver Duff was a writer and foundation editor of the New Zealand Listener, and Duff inherited his grandfather's love of literature.

Duff's parents separated when he was 10, and Duff moved in with a Māori uncle and aunt at Whakarewarewa. He wrote at some length about his troubled childhood in his 1999 memoir, Out of the Mist and the Steam. Many of these experiences informed his novel Once Were Warriors.

Duff was expelled from his school Rotorua Boys' High School and ran away from home, ending up as a State ward at Hamilton Boys' Home. Later he lived with another uncle, anthropologist Roger Duff, and went back to school at Christchurch Boys' High School. At 15 he was sentenced to a term in Waikeria Borstal for assault and breaking and entering.

After leaving school, Duff worked as an installer of sheet metal insulation and sang in a band. He had a partner, with whom he had two children.

In the late 1970s, Duff lived in England. He worked as an installer of sheet metal insulation, then as a barman and bar manager. However, he then again migrated to a criminal life, and in 1979 was sentenced to 19 months in jail. While in England, Duff had a partner, Paula, and daughter, Katea. Duff began writing full-time in 1985 and had Once Were Warriors published in 1990.

Writing
Duff began to write full-time in 1985. He tried writing a thriller as his first novel, but it was rejected. He burned the manuscript and started writing Once Were Warriors (1990), which had an immediate and great impact. The novel is written in juxtaposed interior monologues, making its style stand out from other works. It was winner of the PEN Best First Book Award, was runner-up in the Goodman Fielder Wattie Award, and was made into the award-winning film of the same name in 1994.

One Night Out Stealing, appeared in 1991 and was shortlisted in the 1992 Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards.

Duff was awarded the Frank Sargeson Fellowship in 1991, and began writing a weekly—later bi-weekly – column for The Evening Post, syndicated to eight other newspapers. In this, and in his 1993 analysis, Māori: The Crisis and the Challenge, he has developed his ideas on the failures of Māoridom, castigating both the traditional leadership and the radical movement for dwelling on the injustices of the past and expecting others to resolve them, instead of encouraging Māori to get on and help themselves. The blame for Māori underperformance he puts squarely back on Māori, for not making the most of the opportunities given them.

State Ward started as a series of episodes on radio in 1993 and was published as a novella in 1994.

The Duffy Books in Homes scheme, co-founded in 1995 by Duff and Christine Fernyhough, with commercial sponsorship and government support, aims to alleviate poverty and illiteracy by providing low-cost books to underprivileged children, thus encouraging them to read. In its first year alone it put about 180,000 new books in the hands of about 38,000 children. By 2008, the scheme delivered 5 million books to schools around New Zealand.

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1996), the sequel to Once Were Warriors, was the winner of the fiction section of the 1997 Montana Book Awards and was also made into a film What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? in 1999. Two Sides of the Moon was published in 1998. Duff wrote his own memoir, Out of the Mist and the Steam, in 1999. His first novel to be set outside of New Zealand is Szabad (2001). Inspired by the stories of people Duff met during his several trips to Hungary, the story takes place in Budapest during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Jake's Long Shadow (2002) is the third volume in Duff's Once Were Warriors trilogy. In 2003 Once Were Warriors was brought to the stage across New Zealand as a musical drama.

Duff regularly writes for the New Zealand Herald.

Personal life
In September 2007, he was arrested while speeding near Taupō. On 30 March 2008, he appeared in the Taupō District Court at a defended hearing and was represented by prominent barrister Antony Shaw. Duff pled not guilty to failing to remain at a scene after being stopped, failing to stop for police and two charges of resisting police. He was also allegedly abusive and uncooperative. During the alleged incident, he was stopped and then took off. After a pursuit, he allegedly swung a policewoman around by the handcuffs as she was attempting to restrain him. The charges were later dismissed by the Taupō District Court, Judge McGuire saying: "the result however, is that I am left uneasy over whether police prosecutorial power was used wisely and fairly in this instance...". However a high court judge subsequently ruled that the judge erred and police could detain a driver while carrying out checks, although he did not require that the charges be relaid.

In the 1995 New Year Honours, Duff was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to literature.

On 16 June 2011, Duff declared himself bankrupt, owing creditors NZ$3.6 million. As of March 2013, he was living in France and visiting New Zealand several times a year.

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