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John Smith (comics writer)

John Smith (born 1967) is a British comic book writer best known for his work on the weekly anthology 2000 AD and its spin-off title Crisis, particularly the Indigo Prime, Devlin Waugh and New Statesmen serials.

Career
Smith's earliest published work appeared in the DC Thomson's science fiction comic Starblazer in the mid-1980s. Soon after, he became a regular contributor for 2000 AD and followed up with the political superhero serial New Statesmen for 2000 AD's spin-off title Crisis.

Many of Smith's series created for 2000 AD shared the same continuity under the umbrella of Indigo Prime, a multi-dimensional organisation that policed reality, recruiting recently dead people as its agents. The original run of Indigo Prime stories ended with "Killing Time", in which agents Winwood and Cord pursued a demon that had hitched a ride on a Victorian time machine, one of the legitimate passengers of which turned out to be Jack the Ripper. Other contributions to 2000 AD include Revere, a post-apocalyptic occult story with art by Simon Harrison, and Firekind, an anthropological science fiction story involving alien cultures and dragons, illustrated by Paul Marshall. Perhaps the best-known character created by Smith is Devlin Waugh, a flamboyantly gay exorcist, assassin, and vampire working for the Vatican of the future, co-created with artist Sean Phillips and published in 2000 AD's sister title Judge Dredd Megazine. In addition to his own creations, Smith has also contributed stories for the long-running serials Rogue Trooper and Judge Dredd.

Smith has also briefly worked in the American market. For DC Comics, he wrote an issue of Hellblazer and an 8-part mini-series Scarab, which began life as a revamp of Doctor Fate. In the early 2000s, Smith wrote a run of Vampirella comics for Harris.

The Smithiverse
Examples of John Smith's cross-referencing of characters throughout his oeuvre include:
 * Renegade Indigo Prime agents Fervent and Lobe originally appeared in Tyranny Rex. Although, at that point, Indigo Prime had only appeared in a single Future Shocks installment, "A Change of Scenery", Smith stated he always considered the stories taking place in the same world: "They were both part of the same tailor-made Universe. That was intended right from the start."
 * Characters from Pussyfoot 5 originally appeared in Devlin Waugh.
 * The character Mr. Cheetl originally appeared in Firekind, while Mr. Vathek, another member of the Chadarisq-Khan species, appears in Pussyfoot 5.
 * Two members of Indigo Prime, Dazzler and Creed, appear in Scarab #7. "By that time I was probably just so sick of the thing I thought – 'Fuck it. I'll rip off my own story' – and stuck in Indigo Prime as a lazy way out."
 * Winwood and Cord appear in the last few pages of Dead Eyes, uploading Danny's soul into a cloned body after the human race in his home universe (Reality 377) are killed.

Style and influences
Smith's work, told in an elliptic, fractured narrative style reminiscent of Iain Sinclair or the cut-up technique of William S. Burroughs, is characterised by intricate, sometimes obscure plots and an interest in taboos and the occult.

Other notable influences include Michael Moorcock, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Alan Moore and Noël Coward.

UK publishers

 * Starblazer (anthology, DC Thomson):
 * "Head Hunter" (with Segura, in #163, 1985)
 * "Timeslay" (with Enrique Alcatena, in #168, 1986)
 * 2000 AD (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion):
 * Tharg's Future Shocks:
 * The Best of Tharg's Future Shocks (tpb, 160 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-905437-81-1) includes:
 * "Time Enough to Tell" (with Barry Kitson, in #473, 1986)
 * "Video" (with Geoff Senior, in #478, 1986)
 * "A Change of Scenery" (with Nik Williams, in #490, 1986)
 * "No Exit" (with Simon Harrison, in #559, 1988)
 * "One Man's Meat" (with Massimo Belardinelli, in #563, 1988)
 * "The Osmotic Man" (with Horacio Lalia, in #605, 1988)
 * "Opening Moves" (with Mick Austin, in #629, 1989)
 * "Earthsong" (with Steve Parkhouse, in #1480, 2006)
 * Tyranny Rex:
 * "In His Image" (with Steve Dillon, in #566–558, 1988)
 * "Under Foreign Skies" (with Steve Dillon, in #582–584, 1988)
 * "Untitled" (with Steve Dillon, in Sci-Fi Special '88, 1988)
 * "Soft Bodies" (co-written by Smith and Chris Standley, art by Will Simpson, in #595–598 and 604, 1988)
 * "Systems of Romance" (with Doug Braithwaite, in Sci-Fi Special '89, 1989)
 * "Untitled" (with Steve Sampson, in Winter Special '89, 1989)
 * "Shadowground" (prose story with illustrations by Duncan Fegredo, in Annual '91, 1990)
 * "Touched by the Hand of Brendan" (prose story with illustrations by Mark Buckingham, in Sci-Fi Special '91, 1991)
 * "A Twist in the Tale" (prose story with illustrations by Paul Marshall, in Sci-Fi Special '93, 1993)
 * "Bitter Fruit" (with Paul Marshall, in Yearbook '94, 1993)
 * "Deus Ex Machina" (with Mark Buckingham (#852–855), Paul Marshall and Richard Elson (#877–880), in #852–859 and 873–880, 1993–1994)
 * "The Comeback" (with Steve Yeowell, in #1395–1399, 2004)
 * Rogue Trooper: "Cinnabar" (with Steve Dillon, in #624–630 and 633–635, 1989) collected in Rogue Trooper: Tales of Nu-Earth Volume 4 (tpb, 288 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-781-08230-8)
 * Inside Moves (with Chris Weston, in #631, 1989)
 * Order of the Beast (with Dave D'Antiquis, in #632, 1989)
 * Indigo Prime:
 * The Complete Indigo Prime (tpb, 168 pages, DC Comics, 2005, ISBN 1-904265-42-1) collects:
 * "Fervent and Lobe: The Issigri Variations" (with Mike Hadley, in #642–649, 1989)
 * "Indigo Prime" (with Chris Weston, in #678, 1989)
 * "Winwood and Cord: Downtime" (with Chris Weston, in #680–681, 1990)
 * "Fegredo and Brecht: How the Land Died" (with Chris Weston, in #682, 1990)
 * "Fervent and Lobe: Holiday on Ice" (with Mike Hadley, in Winter Special '90, 1990)
 * "Almaranda: Solstice" (with Mike Hadley, in #720–721, 1991)
 * "Winwood and Cord: Killing Time" (with Chris Weston, in #735–744, 1991)
 * "Requiem" (prose story with illustrations by Chris Weston, in Sci-Fi Special '90, 1990)
 * "Weird Vibes" (prose story with illustrations by Pauline Doyle, in Yearbook '93, 1992)
 * "The Loa in the Machine" (prose story with illustrations by Mick Austin, in Winter Special '92, 1992)
 * Indigo Prime: Anthropocalypse (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-7810-8111-5) includes:
 * "Everything and More" (with Edmund Bagwell, in #1750–1753, 2011)
 * "Anthropocalypse" (with Edmund Bagwell, in #1756–1763, 2011)
 * "Perfect Day" (with Lee Carter, in #1880–1887, 2014)
 * "A Dying Art, Parts 1 and 2 (of 9)" (with Lee Carter, in #2050–2051, 2017)
 * The storyline was continued and finished by Kek-W.
 * Danzig's Inferno (with Sean Phillips, in #718–719, 1991)
 * Rogue Trooper (Friday):
 * "Hollow Town" (with Simon Coleby, in Sci-Fi Special '91, 1991)
 * "Enfleshings" (with Chris Weston, in Yearbook '93, 1992)
 * "Shock Tactics" (with Chris Weston and Mike Hadley, in Sci-Fi Special '93, 1993)
 * Revere (with Simon Harrison, in #744–749, 809–814 and 867–872, 1991; 1992; 1993–1994)
 * Doctor Sin: "The Strange Case of the Wyndham Demon" (with John Burns, in Action Special, 1992)
 * Tales from Beyond Science (with Rian Hughes, in #778–779, 1992) collected in Tales from Beyond Science (hc, 88 pages, Image, 2012, ISBN 1-60706-471-5)
 * Robo-Hunter: "Something for the Weekend, Sir?" (with Chris Weston, in Sci-Fi Special '92, 1992) collected in Robo-Hunter: The Droid Files Volume 2 (tpb, 400 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-906-73543-3)
 * Tales from Mega-City One: "Animal House" (prose story with illustrations by Chris Weston, in Sci-Fi Special '92, 1992)
 * Firekind (with Paul Marshall, in #828–840, 1993)
 * Slaughterbowl (with Paul Peart, in #842–849, 1993)
 * Judge Dredd:
 * "Hate Inc." (with Manuel Benet Blanes, in Judge Dredd Mega-Special #6, 1993) collected in Judge Dredd: The Restricted Files Volume 3 (tpb, 288 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-9079-9221-9)
 * "Roadkill" (with Peter Doherty, in #856–858, 1993) collected in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 20 (tpb, 320 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-7810-8141-7)
 * "Darkside" (with Paul Marshall, in #1017–1028, 1996–1997) collected in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 25 (tpb, 320 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-78108-331-2)
 * Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 32 (tpb, 304 pages, 2018, ISBN 1-7810-8661-3) includes:
 * "Survivor Type" (with Simon Davis, in #1190, 2000)
 * "New Model Phoord" (with Paul Marshall, in #1197–1199, 2000)
 * "Meatmonger " (with Siku, in #1365–1370, 2003) collected in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 38 (tpb, 256 pages, 2021, ISBN 1-78108-941-8)
 * "Jumped" (with Simon Fraser, in #1491–1494, 2006)
 * Strontium Dogs: "Fast Breeder" (prose story with illustrations by Pauline Doyle, in Sci-Fi Special '94, 1994)
 * Vector 13 (Series 5): "Case Three: Graven Images" (with Cliff Robinson, in #1064, 1997)
 * Pulp Sci-Fi: "Feast of Skin" (with Chris Weston, in #1163, 1999)
 * Pussyfoot 5:
 * "Fast Breeder" (with Nigel Raynor, in #1184–1188, 2000)
 * "Alien Sex Fiend!" (with Steve Yeowell, in #1251–1256, 2001)
 * A Love Like Blood (with Frazer Irving, in #1243–1249, 2001) collected in Storming Heaven: The Frazer Irving Collection (tpb, 144 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-904265-77-4)
 * Leatherjack (with Paul Marshall, in #1450–1467, 2005) collected as Leatherjack (tpb, 128 pages, 2007, ISBN 1-905437-31-5)
 * Dead Eyes (with Lee Carter, in #1577–1588, 2008) collected in Indigo Prime: Anthropocalypse (tpb, 160 pages, 2013, ISBN 1-7810-8111-5)
 * Cradlegrave (with Edmund Bagwell, in #1633–1644, 2009) collected as Cradlegrave (tpb, 96 pages, 2011, ISBN 1-907992-46-4)
 * Tharg's Terror Tales:
 * "Blackspot" (with Edmund Bagwell, in #1801, 2012)
 * "Night Shifts" (with Peter Doherty, in #1957, 2015)
 * Crisis (anthology, Fleetway):
 * New Statesmen (with Jim Baikie, Sean Phillips (#5–6, 13–14) and Duncan Fegredo (#7–8), in #1–14 and 28, 1988–1989)
 * The serial was first reprinted as an American format 5-issue limited series titled New Statesmen (1989)
 * Collected as The Complete New Statesmen (tpb, 240 pages, 1990, ISBN 1-85386-217-7)
 * Straitgate (with Sean Phillips, in #50–53, 1990)
 * Judge Dredd Annual '91: "Tales from Mega-City One: Resyko" (prose story with illustrations by Sean Phillips, Fleetway, 1990)
 * Revolver Romance Special: "Still Life" (with Sean Phillips, anthology, Fleetway, 1991)
 * The Comic Relief Comic (among other writers and artists, one-shot, Fleetway, 1991)
 * Judge Dredd Megazine (anthology, Fleetway/Rebellion):
 * Strange Cases: "Skin Games" (with John Hicklenton, in #17, 1992)
 * Devlin Waugh:
 * Devlin Waugh: Swimming in Blood (tpb, 288 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-7810-8228-6) collects:
 * "Swimming in Blood" (with Sean Phillips, in vol. 2 #1–9, 1992)
 * A Judge Dredd story featuring Devlin Waugh:
 * "Brief Encounter" (with Sean Phillips, in vol. 2 #26, 1993)
 * 2000 AD: Judge Dredd Mega-Special #6: "A Love Like Blood" (prose story with illustrations by Sean Phillips, 1993)
 * Several long-form installments originally published in Judge Dredd Megazine's sister title 2000 AD:
 * "Chasing Herod" (with Steve Yeowell, in #1149–1157, 1999)
 * "Reign of Frogs" (with Steve Yeowell, in #1158–1167, 1999)
 * "Sirius Rising" (with Steve Yeowell, in #1168–1173, 1999)
 * "Mouthful of Dust" (with Michael Gaydos, in vol. 3 #72–73, 2000–2001)
 * Devlin Waugh: Red Tide (tpb, 224 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-7810-8344-4) collects:
 * 2000 AD: Judge Dredd Yearbook '94: "Body and Soul" (prose story with illustrations by Sean Phillips, 1993)
 * "Red Tide" (with Colin MacNeil, in #201–213, 2003)
 * Another Judge Dredd story featuring Devlin Waugh:
 * "Bite Fight!" (with John Burns, in #224–225, 2004)
 * "Vile Bodies" (with Colin MacNeil, in #227, 2005)
 * "All Hell" (with Colin MacNeil, in #231–235 and 237, 2005)
 * "Innocence and Experience" (with Peter Doherty, in #253–256, 2007)
 * Judge Dredd:
 * Judge Dredd: Heavy Metal Dredd (tpb, 128 pages, 2009, ISBN 1-9054-3796-X) includes:
 * "Mort Rifkind Rises Again" (with John Hicklenton, in vol. 2 #23, 1993)
 * "The Big Hit" (with John Hicklenton, in vol. 2 #24, 1993)
 * "Monkey Beat" (with John Hicklenton, in vol. 2 #34–35, 1993)
 * Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 19 (tpb, 320 pages, 2012, ISBN 1-9079-9296-0) includes:
 * "The Jigsaw Murders" (with Xuasus, in vol. 2 #27–29, 1993)
 * "Ladonna Fever" (with David Millgate, in vol. 2 #30, 1993)
 * Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 24 (tpb, 320 pages, 2015, ISBN 1-7810-8339-8) includes:
 * "The Ballad of Cindy Crawlskin" (with Ashley Sanders, in vol. 3 #12, 1995)
 * "Killing Grounds" (with Dean Ormston, in vol. 3 #13, 1996)
 * "Mondo Simp" (with Paul Marshall, in vol. 3 #15–16, 1996)
 * "Fetish" (with Siku, in vol. 3 #26–30, 1997) collected in Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files Volume 26 (tpb, 320 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-7810-8431-9)
 * "Old Wounds" (with Peter Doherty, in #287–288, 2009)
 * Judge Karyn: "Skin Games" (with Ashley Wood, in vol. 3 #8, 1995)
 * Holocaust 12 (co-written by Smith and Chris Standley):
 * "Skyfall" (with Jim Murray, in vol. 3 #20–23, 1996)
 * "Storm Warning" (with Clint Langley, in vol. 3 #29–33, 1997)
 * Tales from the Black Museum:
 * "Burn!" (with Adrian Salmon, in #247, 2006)
 * "Feeders and Eaters" (with Vince Locke, in #250, 2006)
 * Strange and Darke (with Colin MacNeil, in #319–323, 2012) collected in Brit-Cit Noir (tpb, 96 pages, 2016, ISBN 1-7810-8414-9)
 * Red Stains: "Passion" (short prose story for the horror anthology, 144 pages, Creation Books, 1992, ISBN 1-871592-08-9)

US publishers

 * Tales of Terror #11: "Perfect Vision" (with Carol Lay, anthology, Eclipse, 1987)
 * DC Comics:
 * Hellblazer #51: "Counting to Ten" (with Sean Phillips, 1992) collected in John Constantine, Hellblazer Volume 6 (tpb, 400 pages, Vertigo, 2013, ISBN 1-4012-4043-7)
 * Scarab #1–8 (with Scot Eaton, Vertigo, 1993–1994)
 * Marvel:
 * Ultraforce vol. 2 #2: "The Phoenix Resurrection: Red Shift, Part 7" (with Rob Haynes, co-feature, Malibu, 1995)
 * X-Men Unlimited #35: "Triptych" (with David Finch, anthology, 2002) collected in New X-Men Companion (tpb, 432 pages, 2019, ISBN 1-3029-1841-9)
 * Vampirella vol. 2 (Harris):
 * "Fear of Mirrors" (with Mike Mayhew, in #4–6, 2001–2002) collected in Vampirella Masters Series Volume 3: Mark Millar (tpb, 144 pages, Dynamite, 2011, ISBN 1-6069-0195-8)
 * "Hungry Ghosts" (with Dawn Brown, in #7–10, 2002)
 * "Pantha" (with Mark Texeira, co-feature in #7–10, 2002) collected in Vampirella Presents: Tales of Pantha (tpb, 128 pages, 2006, ISBN 0-910692-89-0)
 * "Wilding Sanction, Parts 1 and 2 (of 4)" (with Mike Mayhew (#11) and Manuel García (#12), in #11–12, 2002)
 * The storyline was continued and finished by Ben Raab.
 * "Blood and Roses" (with Javier Pina, in #19–21, 2003)

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The Most Beautiful

The Most Beautiful (一番美しく) is a 1944 Japanese drama and propaganda film written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The semidocumentary film follows a group of female volunteer workers at an optics factory during the Second World War, during which the film was produced.

Plot
Set during World War II, the film depicts the struggle of female volunteer workers to meet production targets at a precision optics factory in Hiratsuka. They drive themselves, individually and collectively, to exceed the targets set for them by the factory directors. The factory directors push the girls to be their best for their country. The girls live in a dormitory, and every day they march and sing songs about Japan's greatness while on the way to work. They live away from their parents but are happy to do so to serve their country. Every morning before work, they pledge that they will be loyal to Japan and will work to destroy the U.S. and Britain. There are encouraging signs posted everywhere about working hard for one's country in the factory. One of the girls gets sick and has to stay home, making her incredibly upset about missing work and cries because of the tremendous guilt she feels. She begs not to be sent home because she wants to keep working. Later on, a girl falls off the roof and gets badly injured. Yet she says she is delighted that she did not harm her hands and will come to work on crutches. Their productivity decreases, the girls know their reputation is at stake, and they must work harder. One of the girls says that "one can't improve productivity without improving one's character." Watanabe's mother gets sick, her dad writes that under no circumstance should she come home, and her mother wants her to keep working, saying that her job is too important to leave. Near the end of the film, one of the girls gets a high temperature and tries to ignore it because she does not want to get sent home or stop working. Later on, Watanabe accidentally misplaces a lens and spends the entire night looking for it, she is worried her mistake will cost a soldier their life. The film ends with Watanabe's mom dying and her father telling her to stay at work. The factory directors ask her to go home. She refuses to go and cries while continuing her work.

Cast

 * Takashi Shimura as Chief Goro Ishida
 * Soji Kiyokawa as Soichi Yoshikawa
 * Ichiro Sugai as Ken Sanada
 * Takako Irie as Noriko Mizushima
 * Sayuri Tanima as Yuriko Tanimura
 * Sachiko Ozaki as Sachiko Yamazaki
 * Asako Suzuki as Asako Suzumura
 * Haruko Toyama as Masako Koyama
 * Yoko Yaguchi as Tsuru Watanabe

Production
According to Stephen Prince, Akira Kurosawa had been chosen by the navy to direct an action film about Zero fighter planes. But by 1943, he thought it unlikely that the navy would spare planes for a film as it was becoming clear that Japan would lose the war. So Kurosawa made this "patriotic morale booster" instead. The director shot The Most Beautiful with a "semidocumentary approach." It was filmed on-location at the Nippon Kogaku factory in Hiratsuka, where he had the actresses live, work, and form a fife and drum corps.

Actress Yoko Yaguchi clashed over the alleged ways Kurosawa treated the actors. However, the pair found a connection, despite these clashes, and married in 1945. Although Prince writes that Kurosawa later chastised himself for doing so little to resist Japan's descent into militarism, the director also remarked that, of all his films, The Most Beautiful was dearest to him.

Reissues
The Criterion Collection has released The Most Beautiful on DVD in North America as part of two 2009 Kurosawa-centered box sets; The First Films of Akira Kurosawa, the 23rd entry in their Eclipse series, and AK 100: 25 Films by Akira Kurosawa.

Critical reception
Paul Anderer of Columbia University has commented on the subtext of the film having been released during the war years for Japan. Anderer said, "It is as if Kurosawa himself were in this lineup (of directors under state scrutiny), frozen inside wartime, when any significant movement or resistance to the authority would be stillborn. Surrounded by a censorship apparatus far more resourceful and intimidating, he would later claim, than anything the American Occupation threw his way, he had few thematic or tonal options: historical tributes to Japanese spiritual and martial values (like Sanshiro Sugata and its weaker sequel), or patriotic odes to factory production and sacrificial domesticity (e.g., The Most Beautiful, 1944)".

Critics like Stephen Prince, Kurosawa translator Audie Bock, and historian David Conrad have argued that what is most striking about The Most Beautiful and Kurosawa's other wartime productions is the extent to which they complicate and even undercut the government's desired message. The Most Beautiful "dutifully praises sacrifice but shrouds it in an air of futility" by focusing on "the individual emotional costs of war."

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Hi! My name is Matt Fisher. I was born July 1, 1987 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. I joined Wikipedia in April 2005, though I have used it since November 2002 as an anonymous user. While I am a student in a program in college, here are some political issues I specialize in:
 * Fighting urban sprawl
 * Supporting public transit (particularly urban rail transit; I am not absolutely against buses, just misuse of 'em)
 * Bringing Wal-Mart to justice

Also of note: I am actually a non-practicing Christian, affiliated with the United Church of Canada. (I still think that government has no business in religion, and I will not want to see Canada become a theocracy.)

I should emphasize that this page is to be undergoing some renovations, which I have already started. One thing I point out is that I believe my use of userboxes lately has been quite liberal. I mean, sure, it's fun to do it, but what the fuck do I know? I support a true Democrat, Ned Lamont, over Softie-crat Joe Lieberman in the Senate election in Connecticut, and in the Senate election in Pennsylvania, I support Bob Casey, Jr. over "Tricky" Rick Santorum. (My play on Richard Nixon's nickname for Santorum used.) Oh, and "Softie-crat" is my nickname for Joe Lieberman, because I think he and much of the Democratic Leadership Council are too much of softie-types on right-wing Republicans!

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Mineral acid

A mineral acid (or inorganic acid) is an acid derived from one or more inorganic compounds, as opposed to organic acids which are acidic, organic compounds. All mineral acids form hydrogen ions and the conjugate base when dissolved in water.

Characteristics
Commonly used mineral acids are sulfuric acid (H2SO4), hydrochloric acid (HCl) and nitric acid (HNO3); these are also known as bench acids. Mineral acids range from superacids (such as perchloric acid) to very weak ones (such as boric acid). Mineral acids tend to be very soluble in water and insoluble in organic solvents.

Mineral acids are used in many sectors of the chemical industry as feedstocks for the synthesis of other chemicals, both organic and inorganic. Large quantities of these acids – especially sulfuric acid, nitric acid, and hydrochloric acid – are manufactured for commercial use in large plants.

Mineral acids are also used directly for their corrosive properties. For example, a dilute solution of hydrochloric acid is used for removing the deposits from the inside of boilers, with precautions taken to prevent the corrosion of the boiler by the acid. This process is known as descaling.

Examples

 * Hydrochloric acid HCl
 * Nitric acid HNO3
 * Phosphoric acid H3PO4
 * Sulfuric acid H2SO4
 * Boric acid H3BO3
 * Hydrofluoric acid HF
 * Hydrobromic acid HBr
 * Perchloric acid HClO4
 * Hydroiodic acid HI

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Kanishka Casket

The Kanishka casket or Kanishka reliquary, is a Buddhist reliquary made in gilded copper, and dated to the first year of the reign of the Kushan emperor Kanishka, in 127 CE. It is now in the Peshawar Museum in the historic city of Peshawar, Pakistan.

History and description
It was discovered in a deposit chamber under the monumental Kanishka stupa (described by Chinese pilgrims in the 7th century as the tallest stupa in all India), during the archeological excavations in 1908-1909 in Shah-ji-Dheri on the outskirts of Peshawar. It is said to have contained three bone fragments of the Buddha, which were forwarded to Burma by the British following the excavation, where they still remain.

The casket is today at the Peshawar Museum, and a copy is in the British Museum. The casket is dedicated in Kharoshthi. The inscription reads:

Originally it was believed, that the text is signed by the maker, a Greek artist named Agesilas, who oversaw work at Kanishka's stupas (caitya), confirming the direct involvement of Greeks with Buddhist realizations at such a late date: "The servant (dasa) Agisalaos, the superintendent of works at the vihara of Kanishka in the monastery of Mahasena" ("dasa agisala nava-karmi ana*kaniskasa vihara mahasenasa sangharame"). However, a recent cleaning of the casket had shown that the old reading was not accurate. Instead, the name is to be read agnisala, which is the refectory of the monastery.

The lid of the casket shows the Buddha on lotus pedestal, and worshipped by Indra and Brahma.

The edge of the lid is decorated by a frieze of flying geese, or hamsa, symbolizing the travel of departing souls and the removal from samsara. Some of the geese have a wreath of victory in their beak.

The body of the casket represents a Kushan monarch, probably Kanishka in person, with the Iranian Sun god and Moon god at his side. On the sides are two images of a seated Buddha, worshiped a royal figures, possibly a bodhisattava.

A garland, supported by cherubs goes around the scene in typical Hellenistic style.

The relics themselves were forwarded to Burma by the British in 1910 in order to safeguard them. They are today visible in Mandalay. The three fragments of bone are believed to be true relics of Gautama Buddha.

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The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1969 film)

The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a 1969 neo noir film starring Adam West as Johnny Cain, a nightclub owner and former freelance adventurer who is forced out of retirement when a crime syndicate boss is murdered in his nightclub and investigations lead into unexpected areas. It was the final film of director Francis D. Lyon and United Pictures Corporation.

The film co-stars Nancy Kwan, Nehemiah Persoff, Robert Alda, Patricia Smith, David Brian, and noted jazz musician Buddy Greco as nightclub entertainer Albert "Lucky" Jones. The melodramatic promotional tagline of The Girl Who Knew Too Much was: "You have to be crazy or in love — to take on the syndicate!"

The film was intended to be a vehicle for Adam West to escape his Batman stereotype by playing a cynical, hard-edged tough guy. The movie's dialogue is typified by a scene between West's Cain and the boozy Mrs. Grinaldi played by Smith:

 * Mrs. Grinaldi: "And what do you do for a living, Mr. Cain?"
 * Cain: "I kill people, Mrs. Grinaldi."

The Girl Who Knew Too Much was not a box office success in theatrical release, but became a staple of late-night showings on WCBS-TV and other television stations in the early 1970s. It then disappeared for decades and was in danger of becoming a lost film. However, it finally appeared in a home video release that came on May 28, 2013, on Blu-ray and DVD.

Cast

 * Adam West as Johnny Cain
 * Nancy Kwan as Revel Drue
 * Nehemiah Persoff as Lieutenant Miles Crawford
 * Buddy Greco as Lucky Jones
 * Robert Alda as Kenneth Allardice
 * David Brian as Had Dixon
 * Patricia Smith as Tricia Grinaldi
 * Weaver Levy as Wong See
 * John Napier as Danny Deshea
 * Lisa Todd as Sugar Sweet

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Malabathrum

Malabathrum, malabathron, or malobathrum is the name used in classical and medieval texts for certain cinnamon-like aromatic plant leaves and an ointment prepared from those leaves. Cinnamomum tamala (sometimes given as Cinnamomum tejpata), grown most commonly in the eastern Himalayas, but also in the Western Ghats, is thought to be a notable source of these leaves, although other species of Cinnamomum and even plants in other genera may have been used. In ancient Greece and Rome, the leaves were used to prepare a fragrant oil, called oleum malabathri, and were therefore valuable.

History
Malabathrum is mentioned in the first century Greek text Periplus Maris Erythraei and sourced to a people called 'Sêsatai', identified with Kirradai (Kirata) of Ptolemy. Though malabathrum was a product of Northeast India, it was rarely traded by the western traders at the mouth of the Ganges (which is much closer to the source) but at southwestern Indian ports of Muziris/Nelcynda. It is mentioned in the Periplus that some people collected the green leaves after the Sêsatai in the northeast prepared them and carried them to the ports of trade. In the language of Kerala, Malayalam, the plant is called vazhana. It is also known as edana in Malayalam. The name malabathrum is used in mediaeval texts to describe the dried leaves of a number of trees of the genus Cinnamomum, which were thought to have medicinal properties.

The Greeks used kásia (cassia) or malabathron to flavour wine, with absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). Malabathrum leaves (folia) were used in cooking and for distilling an oil used in a caraway-sauce for oysters by the Roman gourmet Gaius Gavius Apicius. Malabathrum is among the spices that, according to Apicius, any good kitchen should contain.

Malabathrum from Egypt (Dioscorides I, 63) was based on beef fat and contained cinnamon, as well; one pound cost 300 denarii.

Etymology
The word "malabathrum" is the Hellenization of the Sanskrit word tamālapattram (तमालपत्त्रम्), literally meaning "dark-tree leaves", with the ta being mistaken for the Greek definite article.

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I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

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Washington, DC meetups in June

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 * On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
 * Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
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The Great American Wiknic and other events in July

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!

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Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.
 * Show the Internet who is the better editor.
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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon
The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room. When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

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Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups
Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:49, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
 * A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
 * Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
 * Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
 * Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
 * Get dinner and drinks with fellow Wikipedians! 6 PM
 * Sunday, September 21: Laurel History Edit-a-Thon
 * Local history for Wikipedia! 10:15 AM – 4 PM
 * Saturday, September 27 – Sunday, September 28: Please RSVP for the Open Government WikiHack at Eventbrite by clicking on the link. The National Archives and Records Administration and Wikimedia DC are teaming up to come up with solutions that help integrate government data into Wikipedia. 10:30 AM – 5 PM each day

The wonderful annual meeting! And more!

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

Also coming up we have the Human Origins edit-a-thon on October 17 and the WikiSalon on October 22. Hope to see you at our upcoming events!

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End-of-the-year meetups

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You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

You are also invited to our WikiSalon on Thursday, December 18 at 7 PM.

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Museum hacks and museum edits
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Upcoming events:

 * February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
 * February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
 * February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!
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Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

 * Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
 * Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
 * Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
 * Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

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Editing for Women's History in March
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I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

 * Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
 * Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
 * An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.
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 * Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
 * In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!
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 * Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
 * Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.
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 * Friday, March 27: She Blinded Me with Science, Part III – 10 AM to 4 PM
 * Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!
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Upcoming attractions in DC
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Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

 * Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
 * See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia
 * Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm
 * Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.
 * Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
 * Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
 * Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
 * An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

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February events and meetups in DC
Greetings from  Wikimedia DC !

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:
 * On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
 * On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
 * On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
 * On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.  In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

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 * On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
 * On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
 * On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

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Some Might Say

"Some Might Say" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. It was released as the first single on 24 April 1995 by Creation from their second studio album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995). The song was written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. "Some Might Say" provided Oasis with their first number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in Finland, Iceland, Ireland and Sweden. The song is also the last to feature all five original members, as the drummer Tony McCarroll was fired shortly after the song's release.

The single release was also named an EP in the Stop the Clocks booklet. It is thus one of the only Oasis singles to officially be also categorised an extended play.

Background
The track was inspired by the song "Fuzzy" by Grant Lee Buffalo. It was the last Oasis track to feature original drummer Tony McCarroll, who was asked to leave the band before the main recording sessions for (What's the Story) Morning Glory? when tensions arose between McCarroll and Noel Gallagher. The rest of the tracks on the album feature his replacement, Alan White, on drums. Oasis performed the song on two episodes of Top of the Pops, the first being McCarroll's final performance with the band and the second being White's first.

Demo
"Some Might Say" was one of three songs from (What's the Story) Morning Glory? for which Noel Gallagher recorded a demo (the others being "She's Electric" and "Hey Now"). He recorded it with producer Owen Morris, who was at the time in Wales recording The Verve's A Northern Soul album; Noel used The Verve's equipment in the studio, playing guitar, the bass and the drums himself. However, no bits from the demo were eventually used in the album version; Noel played the demo to the band who then re-recorded everything, speeding up the tempo. The demo version of the song lasts 6:33 while the final version is 5:26 long.

Noel Gallagher says he prefers the demo version of "Some Might Say" to the final version, describing the demo as "dirtier and sleazier" than the Oasis version which is "more Britpop". The demo version was later released as a bonus track on the Japanese CD single.

Single artwork
The sleeve artwork was created by Brian Cannon of Microdot. It shot on the disused platform of Cromford railway station in Derbyshire, England. The concept was based on the lyrics, "... standin' at the station, in need of education in the rain"; education being required to learn the station was, at the time, disused.

It features Cannon's father with a 'sink wheelbarrow' full of fish, from the lyrics, "The sink is full of fishes". His mother with mop. Carla Knox, barmaid of his local pub. The silverware on the Knox's head is a play on the lyric, "She's got dirty dishes on her brain." Liam Gallagher can be seen on the bridge whilst Noel can be viewed with a watering can. Matthew Sankey, Cannon's aide, plays a homeless man, a reference to the lyrics "... the man who cannot shine" and "... the man who lives in hell". Cannon considers the art to be his favourite of all the Oasis sleeves he designed.

Critical reception
David Stubbs from Melody Maker named the song Single of the Week, writing, "'Some Might Say' is Oasis' best yet. Initially, like some, I thought Oasis were merely Mancunian chancers keeping The Stone Roses' seat warm but now I'm utterly hooked on those hooks. This just climbs and climbs and then the way that note just hangs there in the final crescendo and trails off, onward and upward, all the way to heaven...aahhh!!"

Promotional video
The planned promo video for the song was cancelled due to Liam not turning up for the shoot. Instead, a makeshift video was created using footage from the "Cigarettes & Alcohol", US "Supersonic" and UK "Whatever" videos. Noel Gallagher gave the Gibson Les Paul guitar he plays in the music video to Gerry Mckay, Gallagher's doppelgänger in the official Oasis tribute band, No Way Sis.

Track information
In an interview promoting the compilation album Stop the Clocks, Noel stated "Some Might Say" is the "archetypical Oasis song" and "defines what Oasis is". He added "Some Might Say"'s B-side, "Acquiesce", was also the song that defined Oasis. In the 2003 documentary Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop, journalist Jon Savage recalls watching Oasis perform "Some Might Say" for the first time on Top of the Pops with tears in his eyes as he believed it marked a turning point in British culture, coinciding with the May local elections where the then-Conservative Government of John Major were trounced in the local elections.

"Some Might Say" was the 31st-biggest-selling single of 1995 in the UK. It has sold over 458,000 copies the UK as of April 2015. There is a banner at Etihad Stadium that reads "Some might say we will find a brighter day" in reference to a line of the song.

Track listings
All songs are written by Noel Gallagher except where noted.

United Kingdom

 * CD single (CRESCD 204)
 * 1) "Some Might Say"
 * 2) "Talk Tonight"
 * 3) "Acquiesce"
 * 4) "Headshrinker"

 * 7-inch and cassette single (CRE 204, CRECS 204)
 * 1) "Some Might Say"
 * 2) "Talk Tonight"

 * 12-inch single (CRE 204T)
 * A1. "Some Might Say"
 * B1. "Talk Tonight"
 * B2. "Acquiesce"

Australia

 * CD single (HES 664059 2)
 * 1) "Some Might Say"
 * 2) "Listen Up"
 * 3) "Bring It On Down" (live)

Japan

 * CD single (ESCA 6251)
 * 1) "Some Might Say" – 5:27
 * 2) "Talk Tonight" – 4:21
 * 3) "Acquiesce" – 4:24
 * 4) "Headshrinker" – 4:39
 * 5) "Some Might Say" (demo) – 6:47
 * 6) "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (Lennon–McCartney) – 2:16

B-sides
All of the single's B-sides were included in The Masterplan album. "Talk Tonight", is one of many acoustic B-side tracks sung by Noel. It was inspired by the near-breakup of the band in Los Angeles in autumn 1994, when Noel walked out without telling anyone and headed for San Francisco. Noel was inspired to write the song after he met a girl while in San Francisco and talked to her for hours about his troubles with the band and life. "Acquiesce" was released as part of the Stop the Clocks EP in promotion of their compilation album, Stop the Clocks.

Personnel

 * Liam Gallagher – vocals, tambourine
 * Noel Gallagher – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Paul Arthurs – rhythm guitar
 * Paul McGuigan – bass
 * Tony McCarroll – drums and percussion

Appearances in other media

 * "Some Might Say" is a playable track in both Guitar Hero World Tour and the European version of Guitar Hero: On Tour. The song, as it appears on Guitar Hero, is the full version without the early fade from the album edit, which is not available on any other official or promotional Oasis release.
 * It is played in an episode of Jonathan Creek, "The Reconstituted Corpse".

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Anthony F. DePalma

Anthony F. DePalma (October 12, 1904 – April 6, 2005) was an orthopedic surgeon and professor at Thomas Jefferson University, as well as the founder of the orthopedic department at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. DePalma was a commander in the US Navy during World War II, an author of numerous medical manuscripts and textbooks, and the creator and first editor-in-chief of the medical journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

Early life and career
Anthony F. DePalma was born October 12, 1904, in Philadelphia to Italian immigrant parents from Alberona, Province of Foggia. He attended Central High School, studied for his bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1929. After graduating, he worked a two-year internship at Philadelphia General Hospital, then got a job as assistant surgeon at the Coaldale State Hospital in Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In the summer of 1932, he began serving a residency as a preceptor at the New Jersey Orthopedic Hospital in Orange. He received board certification in 1939 and was appointed to the hospital's staff.

DePalma volunteered for military service in 1942 and served first at the Parris Island Naval Hospital in South Carolina, then on the hospital combat ship USS Rixey as chief orthopedic surgeon. In addition to evacuating casualties to New Zealand, his ship saw service in Guam, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa. He was reassigned to the Naval Hospital Philadelphia in 1945, then discharged in 1946, having reached the rank of commander.

After his discharge, he returned to Jefferson, joining their Department of Orthopedic Surgery and later being promoted to department chair and third James Edwards Professor of Orthopedic Surgery in 1950, succeeding James R. Martin in the role. During his time there, he established a Ph.D in anatomy, worked in an off-campus private practice, established an orthopedic research department, and wrote over 70 manuscripts and five acclaimed medical textbooks – Surgery of the Shoulder (1950, three editions), Diseases of the Knee (1954), Degenerative Changes in the Sternoclavicular and Acromioclavicular Joints in Various Decades (1957), The Management of Fractures and Dislocations (1959, two editions), and The Intervertebral Disc (1970, co-authored with Richard H. Rothman) – which have been translated into several other languages. He established the orthopedic journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, for which he was the editor-in-chief from 1953 to 1966, and taught overseas in the Dominican Republic in 1957, Japan in 1961, and in South Vietnam in 1962 during the Vietnam War. He retired from Jefferson the first time in 1970 and moved to Pompano Beach, Florida, but was invited by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to head their new Orthopedic Department in January 1971. He stayed there for five years and trained thirty residents in that time. After, he retired again and moved back to Pompano Beach in 1976.

DePalma received numerous honors from Jefferson, including an Alumni Achievement Award and an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in 1975, and the Dean's Medal of Honor in 1988. Jefferson's class of 1962 commissioned a portrait which hangs in the school, and he is the namesake of an auditorium. Another portrait was commissioned by the Orthopedic Alumni Society of New Jersey in 1988.

DePalma came out of retirement ten years later, taking the Florida state medical exam and opening a solo orthopedic practice in Fort Lauderdale in 1977, which he ran until 1983. The next year, he was rehired by Jefferson to teach orthopedic-radiological sessions for radiology residents, commuting to Philadelphia twice a month and teaching for eight day courses. He retired for the second and final time in January 1989.

Personal life and death
DePalma was married twice. His first wife, Vivienne Muti, to whom he was married for 36 years, died in 1997. He was married to his second wife, Gertrude "Trudy" McGowan DePalma, for 34 years, having met her as an operating room nurse in 1953. She survived him along with his two sons, Barton and the filmmaker Brian De Palma, and four grandchildren.

He spent his retirement writing several novels, including some medical mysteries, which went unpublished at the time of his death. He did not show his novels to Brian, saying he would "steal my ideas and make them into movies."

DePalma died April 6, 2005, of congestive heart failure at North Broward Hospital near his home in Pompano Beach. He was 100 years old. His funeral was held April 9 at Assumption Catholic Church in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida.

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Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/1 hit wonders

Category:1 hit wonders
Bad idea. Categories should be immediately verifiable through objective criteria. Something as subjective as classifying one hit wonders is better handled in list articles, such as One-hit wonders in the United States, One-hit wonders in Canada, and One-hit wonders in the UK. Rhobite 04:40, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * At a minimum, the category is named poorly (1 vs. one). Different people have different criteria for what would be considered a "one-hit wonder", so I agree that lists are probably better - although I'm not entirely convinced we really need even that.  Delete the category, move anything that's not already listed to the apporpriate lists.  --Azkar 05:14, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Azkar. And note that several related articles (e.g. 0-hit, 1.5-hit and 2-hit wonders) are currently under heavy fire on VfD, so if there are cats for them we should get rid of those too. Radiant_* 10:22, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I'm not sure how much more objective you can get: "Do they have exactly one hit, or not?"  However, it probably does belong in a list.  -Kbdank71 14:49, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * The definition of a hit is rather arbitrary and subjective. --SPUI (talk) 03:47, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * There is a $417load of one hit wonders in this whole whopping world! I think we should keep it. --TheSamurai 03:43, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, ambiguous and not universal (eg pop stars who are one-hit wonders in the US but megastars in the UK). -Sean Curtin 03:58, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Postdlf 05:11, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Better dealt with in lists. -- Lochaber 09:15, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)


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Talk:Personalism

Old talk
Why the ? Is there a particular connection between Methodists and personalist philosophy? Some other pages I've looked at suggest most but not all personalists are theists, but I've seen no suggestion of such a connection. -- Jim Henry
 * Personalism, particularly the theistic type developed by Bowne and others, was a major force in early 20th century American Methodism. Personalist theologians dominated Boston School of Theology, a major Methodist school in the era, and personalist philosophy dominated the entire denomination until about the 1960s, when evangelicalism and traditional liberalism began their "reigns". Now, perhaps personalism is also appropriate in other categories, but it is certainly of great historic import in Methodism. KHM03 01:18, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Herman Van Rompuy
Hi, why do you not accept Herman Van Rompuy as a notable personalist? He defines it publicly as his way of life, makes research, gives conference on it and is a notable person. What else? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.177.58.109 (talk) 11:01, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Animals?
Are any other animals considered "persons" for the sake of Personalism? —Ashley Y 03:04, 2005 Apr 30 (UTC)
 * Not sure what you mean...are you asking if animals such as dogs, cats, horses, lions, whatever, are considered "persons" in personalist philosophy? If so, then I don't know.  Perhaps there are some personalist philosophers/theologians who have made that connection.  I really don't know for sure.  KHM03 12:44, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Non-theistic Personalism?
I've recently become a personalist. I've written a short article about personalism on my website, but I want to add some links. However, I'm also a non-theist and a libertarian. Unfortunately, most of the websites and books that I found covered personalism alongside Christianity and communitarianism. Where can I find a website or book that covers just the metaphysics of personalism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.216.37.31 (talk) 00:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yahoo! Answers and similar services may be of assistance to you. Right here, we're supposed to discuss how to make a WP article better. Wurdnurd (talk) 16:53, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

I have edited the article with lots of information since you asked those questions 2 years ago. As you can see there are many types of personalism now mentioned in the article. There is atheistic personalism of John M. E. Mctaggart or pantheistic personalism of William Stern both alternatives to the usual theistic personalism. If you want a book which covers all of this have a read of the book Personalism: a critical introduction By Rufus Burrow. It lists many types of personalism. When i get time i may add some more types of personalism to the article, the book is a great reference. 86.10.119.131 (talk) 13:55, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Christian personalism
Christian personalism, as developed particularly by Karol Wojtyla, deserves a section here. I have put it after Emmanuel Mounier’s Personalism.Unimpeder (talk) 14:53, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

"History of Personality" strays off topic
This encyclopaedic article defining Personalism needs to focus on actual Personalists and actual Personalist points of the view. The idea that Personalism descended from this long line of philosophical reasoning did not fall out of the sky. A Personalist drew these connections between philosophers through history. Show that. Except as an influence on actual Personalists, it is off-topic to simply list Philosophers who did not identify as Personalists and who had nothing to do with Personalism directly, and not even explain how their thinking relates to Personalism. I am going to remove this section. If you wish to cannibalize parts of it, please add them under a description of an actual Personalist who was influenced by these philosophers, but also explain how they were influenced and what exactly it became. Otherwise, this section is not only original research, but only hypothetically connected to the topic. 66.192.33.51 (talk) 20:12, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

I agree that the history section seems like it's pulled from someone's (uncited!) history of personalism without much of the narrative which would make it relevant. I think virtually the entire history section should be removed. This article should only contain self-identified personalists, although it can obviously mention in that context the philosophical traditions from which they derived their beliefs. Sondra.kinsey (talk) 16:05, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Sourcing needs improvement
Hello, I am reviewing the sourcing of the section "Notable personalists". Many of those inserted have no associated source to prove that they adhere to personalism of one form or another. Furthermore, not even their articles hint at this! So for the likes of Edith Stein and Martin Luther King, Jr., I have removed them from the rolls, and I shall insist on solid sourcing for future additions here. 2600:8800:1880:91E:5604:A6FF:FE38:4B26 (talk) 21:18, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

The article is mainly about monohumanocentricity, not personocentricity
Not all persons are humans. The term person is a hypernym. You claim: "Personalism is an intellectual stance that emphasizes the importance of human persons."

Some Christians occupy the definitions of crucial nouns, to hide the personocentricity of god himself; thus they avoid to analyze if personhood:
 * 1) (personhood) is one out of many other natural phenomena; a process
 * 2) (personhood) has more fundamental components (for example memories); thus the person as a whole isn't outmost fundamental being not a simple (philosophy)
 * 3) (personhood) has anything to do with cosmomechanics (how the universe works)
 * 4) (personhood) can evolve without an environment; other persons, object and interactions (god cannot exist metalogically because didn't brew social awareness within an environment; theists respond neurotically without being analytical; their fallacies belong to them, not to god or to a book (we are responsible for our reasoning; no other person or book is an excuse for our personal fallacies)

Persons or human persons
"Personalism is an intellectual stance that emphasizes the importance of human persons" Many personalists give much importance to the fact that God is personal (or, in the case of Christian faith, three persons). They emphasize the importance of the "personhood", not only human persons. In this sense, I think the introductory sentence of this article is not correct. I am considering changing it, and making some changes in the article that reflect this fact. --2001:B011:1003:3504:519F:84AA:20DC:E74C (talk) 03:31, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

They claim:

 * personalism = (h)umanocentricity
 * hypernymous personalism = avoid subject

Most Muslim countries have a different approach. Immediate execution. Allah doesn't have a face, is not human; but still is a person (emotions, ideas, speech, teaching, killing etc.). Islam is anti-Islamic, because the notion of personhood requires thought and empathy which in turn require many components (not a simple (philosophy). Islam supposedly promotes the mereologically pure ideas. A true Muslim, is strictly and atheist. Strictly! Yes, Islam is closer to mereological purity (if they allow you to think and don't murder you.)

Personocentricity (a theistic bias)

 * 1) the belief that at least one person created and controls the universe
 * 2) the belief that any action inside the universe serves a planned purpose which fulfils the urges of persons (of god or other persons)
 * 3) the belief that personhood (and the criteria of personhood) are metalogically and mereologically superior and rigorously logical than the fields of physics
 * 4) the belief that personhood might occur in the precosmic nothingness, without an environment, other persons or interactions

 * (pseudo-entry/sub-entry) the belief that the opinions and the emotions of persons dictate facts, and that measurement and non-emotional and non-personocentric mathematical theories are unimportant

 * criteria of personhood ➡ make page because it is a field of study

 * Cosmological personocracy (cosmopersonocracy) is more descriptive. It is also the ultimate hypernym of personocentricity/personocentrality/personocentrism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:587:411E:3700:64EF:167C:54A9:7E40 (talk) 10:19, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Valentin Tomberg
The writings of Valentin Tomberg on this topic are worth a look and may be worthy of some reference. His magnum opus, "Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey Into Christian Hermeticsm" is a truly extraordinary book. Not only has it been a blessing to thousands of Christians– Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox alike –it has generally been met with great enthusiasm by readers outside (and on the margins) of the institutional church, as well. And with apparent links to at least two of the last three Popes (to John Paul II via Hans Urs von Balthasar; and to Benedict XVI via Robert Spaemann), it has also generated some very positive reviews among high-ranking clerics and churchmen (a forward by Balthasar appears in the English edition and one by Spaemann in the German edition; Fr. Thomas Keating also gave it a very positive review). Here are some relevant excerpts:

". . . can we do without nominalism? No, for nominalism is a vision of the world consisting of individual, unique and irreplaceable beings. It is a vision of the world as a great community of entities, instead of a world of laws, principles and ideas. It is the vision of a world where Father, Son and Holy Spirit, true and living persons, united by the eternal bonds of paternity, filiality and fraternity, reign —surrounded by Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, Angels, human beings and beings of Nature, visible and invisible. How can one say, with all sincerity of the heart, in prayer addressed to the Father in heaven: "Hallowed be thy name", without believing that it is the unique and holy name of a living being —unique and holy, and not a designation for the supreme idea or the "first cause" or the "absolute principle"? Can one love an invisible world of impersonal "first causes", a world populated by laws and principles? If general intellectual knowledge of the world as such (i.e. science) and as the work of God (i.e. philosophy) is not possible without idealistic realism, intuitive individual knowledge —through love —of particular beings (i.e. mysticism, gnosis and magic) is no more so without realistic nominalism.

Now, one can neither embrace idealistic realism or realistic nominalism without reserve, nor dispense with one or the other. For love (which demands realistic nominalism) as well as the intellect (which demands idealistic realism) are structural faculties of human nature. Human nature itself is realist, in so far as thought is concerned, and it is nominalist, in so far as social communion or love is concerned."

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"Are laws, principles and ideas therefore not real?

They are certainly real, but their reality is not that of an existence separate from beings, i.e. that of metaphysical entities populating a world or plane —a world of laws, principles and ideas—proper to themselves. The spiritual world is not a world of laws, principles and ideas; it is a world of spiritual beings —human souls, Angels, Archangels, Principalities, Powers, Virtues, Dominions, Thrones, Cherubim, Seraphim and the Holy Trinity: the Holy Spirit, the Son and the Father.

What, then, is the reality of laws, principles and ideas?

It is in their structural kinship — spiritual, psychic and corporeal. All beings manifest a universal kinship and bear witness to their common origin and their common archetype. Now, this common archetype — that the Cabbala calls "Adam Kadmon"— is the law, the principle and idea of all beings. "The image and likeness of God" in Adam is the law by virtue of which God "let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth" (Genesis i, 26). Adam is the law, the principle and the idea of all the beings of Nature, because he is their prototype-synthesis.

Realism is right when it affirms the reality of universals, for they are the structural features of the archetype for all particular beings. Also, nominalism is right when it teaches that there are no other realities in the world than individual beings and that universals are not to be found amongst these beings.

Hermeticism regards the Logos who became man as the archetypal universal become the perfect particular being. The controversy between realism and nominalism does not exist for Christian Hermeticism.

~ "Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism", Letter 9, "The Hermit", page 207, 209

http://tarothermeneutics.com/tarotliterature/MOTT/Meditations-on-the-Tarot.pdf

https://corjesusacratissimum.org/2013/12/meditations-on-the-tarot-and-the-vatican/

https://www.alpheus.org/html/articles/esoteric_history/Wojtyla&Tarot.htm

Hazratio (talk) 14:38, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

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I am concerned about the username you have chosen. It seems to have been chosen in order to intimidate inexperienced Wikipedia editors. If so, it is in violation of Wikipedia's username policy. Please consider creating a new account with a less confusing name. If you continue to edit with this account, I will report it as an inappropriate username on Requests for comment. It will be reviewed by administrators, who may take disciplinary action. FreplySpang (talk) 05:34, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

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