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PBS North Carolina

The University of North Carolina Center for Public Media, branded on-air as PBS North Carolina or commonly PBS NC, is a public television network serving the state of North Carolina. It is operated by the University of North Carolina system, which holds the licenses for all but one of the thirteen PBS member television stations licensed in the state—WTVI (channel 42) in Charlotte is owned by Central Piedmont Community College. The broadcast signals of the twelve television stations cover almost all of the state, as well as parts of Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The network's operations are located at the UNC Center for Public Television at Research Triangle Park between Raleigh and Durham.

History
WUNC-TV in Chapel Hill, the state network's flagship station, first signed on the air on January 8, 1955, as the second non-commercial educational television station located south of Washington, D.C.—one day after Cheaha, Alabama–licensed WCIQ-TV. Over the next twelve years, four more satellite stations signed on. WUND-TV in Edenton (originally WUNB-TV, licensed to Columbia) was the first of these satellites to debut on September 10, 1965, followed by the launches of WUNE-TV in Linville, WUNF-TV in Asheville, and WUNG-TV in Concord—all on September 11, 1967, and WUNJ-TV in Wilmington on June 4, 1971. This was supplemented with a network of translator stations in the Appalachian Mountains that also allowed the network's programming to reach across the entire state.

Five additional satellites debuted afterward: WUNK-TV in Greenville in May 1972, WUNL-TV in Winston-Salem in February 1973, WUNM-TV in Jacksonville in November 1982, WUNP-TV in Roanoke Rapids in October 1986, and WUNU-TV in Lumberton in September 1996. The state network's youngest station, WUNW in Canton, signed on in July 2010 to replace a translator that had served the area since the 1980s. The state network was branded on-air as North Carolina Public Television from 1979 to the mid-1990s, when it rebranded itself as University of North Carolina Television. It simplified the brand name to UNC-TV later in the 1990s; it had previously used that brand for most of the 1970s. On January 12, 2021, in recognition of PBS' growing online content delivery, the state network rebranded itself as "PBS North Carolina," while continuing to acknowledge its ties to the university system as being "Powered by the UNC System".

Programming
The state network produces many programs of local interest, including the weeknightly public affairs program North Carolina Now, Our State, Carolina Outdoor Journal, Exploring North Carolina, North Carolina Bookwatch with D. G. Martin, and special programs about the state's history and culture. It also produces The Woodwright's Shop, Growing a Greener World, The Zula Patrol, and Song of the Mountains for national distribution. In addition to PBS and American Public Television programs and local productions, the station also runs programming from the United Kingdom, including "Britcoms" on Saturday evenings and the soap opera EastEnders on Sunday evenings. In the 1990s, UNC-TV introduced "Read-A-Roo," a kangaroo used as the mascot for the network's children's programming. PBS North Carolina airs its own public affairs programming on Sunday mornings.

Stations
PBS NC operates twelve stations that relay its programming across the entire state as well as into portions of Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Each station's callsign consists of "UN" for the University of North Carolina, followed by a letter assigned sequentially in the order in which it was activated, except for the first station.

Subchannels
PBS NC's current over-the-air digital configuration, which is multiplexed among three subchannels, was introduced on September 25, 2008. On that date, UNC-TV revised its subchannel lineup on its stations, reducing the number of channels to three: UNC-TV (the main channel of each station, which now carries high definition programming), and the standard definition-only services UNC-KD and UNC-EX ("The Explorer Channel"). UNC-TV HD and UNC-EX are also available to DirecTV customers with MPEG4-compatible receivers. Prior to February 1, 2016, Time Warner Cable customers also received UNC-MX (described as "an eclectic mix of programming for adults") in standard definition; the North Carolina Channel has since replaced UNC-MX on Time Warner Cable systems. Prior to November 1, 2009, the third subchannel was named UNC-NC.

This configuration is used for WUNC, WUND, WUNF, WUNG, WUNJ, WUNK, WUNL, and WUNU:

An alternate configuration is used for WUNE, WUNM, WUNP, and WUNW. The original purpose for this was to obtain must-carry status for UNC-KD since those are secondary stations in their respective markets. On June 15, 2010, UNC-KD switched subchannels with UNC-EX on the four stations previously mentioned, which transferred UNC-KD's must-carry status to UNC-EX.

Subscribers of Charter Spectrum, the major cable provider in the state, have direct-fiber optic versions of each of PBS North Carolina's networks rather than an antenna feed of their local station, as Spectrum forerunner company Time Warner Cable built out a direct connection to PBS NC's studios at the RTP, a connection inherited by Spectrum parent Charter Communications when it merged with Time Warner Cable in 2016.

Cable providers with a direct fiber optic link to UNC-TV (including Spectrum) formerly had exclusivity in carrying UNC-MX (formerly UNC-ED) on their digital tiers. UNC-MX featured a mix of how-to and public affairs programs, along with encore presentations of programs originally broadcast on main UNC-TV service. On February 1, 2016, UNC-MX was renamed UNC-NC "The North Carolina Channel" and was added over-the-air on DT-4, allowing full access to the service by over-the-air and non-Spectrum viewers. On July 2, 2016, UNC-KD was rebranded as ROOTLE.

Prior to September 25, 2008, UNC-TV formerly operated four digital channels: in addition to the main signal on the primary channel, the second digital subchannel of each station carried UNC-HD (which carried PBS and regional programming in high-definition), the third subchannel carried UNC-KD (which carried children's programs), the fourth subchannel carried UNC-ED (an educational television service) and the fifth subchannel carried UNC-NC (centering on North Carolina public affairs and original local productions). Due to bandwidth limitations at the time, the over-the-air feed of UNC-HD was only available between 8-11 p.m., during which UNC-ED and UNC-NC ceased transmission in the interim. Cable systems with a direct fiber link to UNC-TV facilities aired all five channels on a 24-hour schedule.

On April 16, 2018, WRAY-TV and WLXI were merged onto WUNC's spectrum, after parent company Tri-State Christian Television (TCT) sold the stations' individual bandwidth in the 2016 FCC incentive auction. WUNC is the only station in the 12-station network that has a channel sharing agreement.

Analog-to-digital conversion
UNC-TV's stations ended regular programming on their analog signals on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital channel allocations pre- and post-transition are as follows:

All channels retained their original numbering for display to viewers via PSIP.

UNC-TV opted not to join other broadcasters in the Wilmington market in an early switch to digital-only broadcasts on September 8, 2008, nine months ahead of the national transition deadline. Following that date, WUNJ-TV became only full-power station in Wilmington that continued to broadcast an analog signal until the national digital transition on June 12, 2009.

As part of the SAFER Act, WUND and WUNF kept its analog signal on the air until July 12 (for WUND) and June 26 (for WUNF) to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the National Association of Broadcasters.

ATSC 3.0
On March 22, 2021, WUNC-TV began broadcasting in ATSC 3.0, with a 1080p stream (virtual channel 4.11) on Capitol Broadcasting Company's host station WARZ-CD (now WNGT-CD). On June 29, 2021, WUNK-TV was converted to ATSC 3.0 with all sub-channels included. While a simulcast of WUNK-TV is shared on WUNM-TV, areas outside WUNM-TV are covered by other nearby network stations, thus the conversion did not result in any loss of over-the-air PBS service.

Translators
PBS NC operates 19 translators. Each translator is assigned to the license of a parent PBS NC full-power station, all of which simulcast the same network signal. Two directly repeat WUNC-TV, two directly repeat WUNE-TV, two directly repeat WUNG-TV, three directly repeat WUNL-TV, and 10 directly repeat WUNF-TV.

The 17 mountain-based translators serve as low-power, limited-area repeaters that bring the network's signal to towns in deep mountain valleys where the parent signal is blocked by the surrounding terrain. The translators of WUNC-TV act as digital replacement translators serving the few areas of the Triangle where WUNC-TV lost over-the-air coverage during the analog-digital conversion in 2009.

The following digital replacement translators rebroadcast WUNC-TV:
 * Raleigh: WUNC-DRT
 * Oxford: WUNC-DRT

The following translators rebroadcast WUNE-TV:
 * Marion: W22FB-D
 * Bat Cave: W29FE-D

The following translators rebroadcast WUNF-TV:
 * Franklin (Wine Spring Bald): W19DB-D
 * Andrews, etc.: W20EK-D
 * Canton, etc.: W28EE-D
 * Hayesville: W29DE-D
 * Murphy: W31AN-D
 * Franklin (Cowee Bald): W31DH-D
 * Black Mountain: W33EH-D
 * Highlands: W35CK-D
 * Burnsville: W35CO-D

The following translators rebroadcast WUNG-TV:
 * Tryon: W16DZ-D
 * Jefferson: W30EF-D
 * Spruce Pine: W31DI-D

The following translators rebroadcast WUNL-TV:
 * Sparta: W15EF-D
 * Boone: W27EK-D
 * Zionville: W30CS-D

The licenses for translators in Bakersville (W42AX-D), Brevard (W19DD-D), Bryson City (W46AX-D), Cashiers (W42DF-D) and Cullowhee (W47DM-D) were surrendered to the Federal Communications Commission and cancelled on October 27, 2021. These were replaced with a distributed transmission system using the channel 27 frequency of WUNW.

Cable and satellite carriage
PBS NC is carried on all cable television providers in North Carolina. In Georgia, Kinetic TV carries WUNF in Blairsville. In South Carolina, Charter Spectrum carries WUNF in Greenville and Spartanburg, and WUNJ in Conway and Myrtle Beach. In Tennessee, Charter Spectrum carries WUNE and SkyBest TV carries WUNL, in Mountain City. In Virginia, WUND is carried by Cox Communications and Xfinity in the southern portion of the Hampton Roads market, WUNL is carried by Chatmoss Cablevision and Xfinity in Danville, and WUNP is carried on Xfinity in South Boston and South Hill.

On AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, and Dish Network, WUNC-TV, WUNG, WUNL, WUNF, WUND, WUNJ, and WUNU are carried on the respective local feeds for the Research Triangle, Charlotte, the Piedmont Triad, Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville, Hampton Roads, Wilmington, and Florence/Myrtle Beach markets. In previous years, WUNL has also been carried on the Roanoke DirecTV feed; the Piedmont Triad market includes portions of western Virginia.

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An essay on the origin of some emoticons, delete--nixie 01:50, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Advertisement/vanity band page. Delete Demi T/C 01:51, 2005 Apr 16 (UTC)
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WUND

WUND may refer to:

 * WUND-FM, a radio station (88.9 FM) licensed to Manteo, North Carolina, United States, an FM transmitter of North Carolina Public Radio
 * WUND-TV, a television station (channel 29, virtual 2) licensed to Edenton, North Carolina, United States, a transmitter of UNC-TV

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The Medway Poets

The Medway Poets were founded in Medway, Kent, in 1979. They were an English punk based poetry performance group and later formed the core of the first Stuckists Art Group. The members were Miriam Carney, Billy Childish, Robert Earl, Bill Lewis, Sexton Ming, Charles Thomson and Alan Denman. Others associated with the group include Philip Absolon, Sanchia Lewis and Tracey Emin. Most members also practised other art forms including music and painting.

History
The origin of The Medway Poets was a series of readings called "Outcrowd" staged by Bill Lewis and Rob Earl from 1975 on the bank of the River Medway in Maidstone, Kent, in the Lamb Inn, later called Drake's Crab and Oyster House, at 9 Fair Meadow. These led on to readings promoted by a Medway College lecturer, Alan Denman, in the York Tavern & Railway Inn in Chatham, which brought The Medway Poets together, inspired by a fusion of the then-new Punk subculture and a historical reference to Berlin cabaret. Lewis named the group.

Alan Denman was a founding member, but the group stabilised to Miriam Carney, Billy Childish, Rob Earl, Bill Lewis, Sexton Ming and Charles Thomson. Others who read with the group included Philip Absolon and Sanchia Lewis (no relation to Bill Lewis).

The Medway Poets' appearances included pubs like The Three Daws at 6 Town Pier in Gravesend and colleges, sometimes with punk groups, as well as the Kent Literature Festival and the 1981 international Cambridge Poetry Festival. There were, however, personality clashes within The Medway Poets, particularly between Childish and Thomson, who said, "There was friction between us, especially when he started heckling my poetry reading and I threatened to ban him from a forthcoming TV documentary." However, a Television South (TVS) documentary on the group in 1982 brought them to a wider regional audience.

According to Billy Childish:
 * Me & Charles were at war from 1979 until 1999. He even threatened having bouncers on the doors of Medway Poet’s readings to keep me out. There were two camps in the Medway Poets from day one - me & Sexton versus everyone else. Bill came down on our side in the end. Rob Earl would have been with me & Sexton, but he wasn’t on the scene so much.

Thomson has also said this period was "an incredibly pressured and creative time and established the basis on which we are still working." He described the performances:

Bill Lewis jumped on a chair, threw his arms wide (at least once hitting his head on the ceiling). Billy sprayed his poems over anyone too close to him and drank whiskey excessively. Miriam told the world about her vagina. Rob and I did a joint performance posing, with little difficulty, as deranged, self-obsessed writers. Sexton finally introduced us to his girlfriend, Mildred, who turned out to be a wig on a wadge of newspaper on the end of an iron pipe. She liked his poems. Thomson was "a very amusing poet, who avoided 'rant' and 'rap', conveying skip-along, punked up rhyming couplets – a Sir John Betjeman on speed – hilariously accompanied by props, sounds, music."

After the Television South (TVS) programme, reunions were increasingly intermittent. An LP The Medway Poets was released on Hangman Records in 1988 with guest readers including Tracey Emin and Victor Templar. There was virtually no group activity during the early 1990s. In 1998, Lewis, Childish and Thomson discussed by phone a possible Medway Poets anthology. On 28 January 1999 Thomson suggested to Childish that they relaunch the group with an art agenda as the Stuckists, a name which Thomson had derived from a Childish poem, which quoted Emin's insult that Childish was "Stuck! Stuck! Stuck!" for his pursuit of painting, as well as his style of music and poetry. Bill and Sanchia Lewis (no relation), Ming and Absolon were also founder members.

The original group name still appeared occasionally, and in 2000, it was advertised on Ming's website that "Sexton and 3 other Medway Poets will be reading at the next Stuckism Show" on 20 May at the Metropole Arts Centre at The Leas, in Folkestone, Kent.

Publications
The members of The Medway Poets published their work and that of others prolifically with imprints such as Victoria Press, Phyroid Press, Lazerwolf, Hangman and Cheapo. The early publications of the group were mostly xeroxed and stapled publications, and are now sought after. The Power House And Other Plays by Sexton Ming (The Phyroid Press, Chatham, 1980) is now selling for £50 as "First Edition. Very scarce and early piece from one of the founding members ... A near fine in stapled wrappers."

Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin was a local art student, who did a foundation year at the Medway College of Design in Rochester (now the University of the Creative Arts), and became associated with the Stuckism group through her then-boyfriend, Childish. In 1995, during an interview in the Minky Manky show catalogue by Carl Freedman, when asked, "Which person do you think has had the greatest influence on your life?" She replied, "Uhmm... It's not a person really. It was more a time, going to Maidstone College of Art, hanging around with Billy Childish, living by the River Medway."

She took part in some of the later poetry performances. On one such occasion at the Gravesend Adult Education Centre, in the Victoria Centre on Darnley Road, she walked onto the stage in a mac. After a period of indecision, Emin removed it to reveal a pink basque and stockings, and read out poems by Childish, who in the meantime had quickly fled from the room.

Her first book of writing was "'edited' into reasonable shape" by (Bill) Lewis, printed by Thomson and published by Childish as Six Turkish Tales (Hangman 1987).

Anthologies
This list is incomplete
 * 1980: The Medway Poets (Cheapo Publications)
 * 1980s: Fracture Clinic (Bill Lewis)

Imprints
This list is incomplete
 * Cheapo Press
 * Phyroid Press
 * Lazerwolf
 * Hangman
 * Victoria Press

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Absynthe Magazine
Tagged as unencyclopedic, this article is about an alternate student paper for a college campus. Zzyzx11 | Talk 01:53, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable. Dsmdgold 01:57, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * average circulation of 1000 copies ... sounds NN to me. del BigFatDave 02:30, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable. Megan1967 03:29, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --Spinboy 04:21, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Trent University. --Spinboy 00:25, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden (known as the Des Moines Botanical Center until 2013) is a 12 acre botanical garden located near downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States, on the east bank of the Des Moines River and north of I-235.

History
Interest in a Des Moines botanical center began in 1929. A city greenhouse was acquired on the west side of the river in 1939, which served the city as a production and display greenhouse until the Botanical Center was completed in 1979. From 2004 to December 31, 2012, the facility was operated on behalf of the city by Des Moines Water Works. On January 2, 2013, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden opened for the first time as a nonprofit organization under the leadership of president and CEO Stephanie Jutila and the governance of the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Board of Directors. The institution is undergoing a dynamic renewal funded by a successful capital campaign to raise $12.6 million for the Phase I expansion of the outdoor gardens and improvements to the existing conservatory and building.

The conservatory has over a 1,200 different taxa from around the world in artistic settings designed to explore, explain and celebrate the majesty of the plant world. Future outdoor gardens, designed by the Chicago-based landscape architect Doug Hoerr, will include a new rose garden, entrance garden, nearly 0.5-acre water garden, maple allée, belvedere overlooking the Des Moines River, celebration lawn and walled perennial border, conifer and gravel garden, a hillside garden, and an annual and bulb parterre. These gardens reflect the institution's commitment to developing gardens as forms of public art. The gardens will feature rich annual color designs conceived around artistic concepts inspired from music, history, art and pop culture, using plants as the ingredients for exhibitions.

From 1986 until the mid-2000s, the Botanical Center was a used as a Do It Yourself venue for the Des Moines Underground, Punk and Hardcore Music scene. Countless national touring acts such as Henry Rollins, Scream, Saint Vitus, Regional and Local bands played shows for all ages in the rental halls there. Often these bands and their fans had no other venue open to them in the area and for that reason the Botanical Center provided a much needed space for the music scene.

According to a contest on the WHO Radio Van & Bonnie morning show on June 21, 2011, the dome is constructed of 665 plexiglass panels.

In September 2020, CEO Stephanie Jutila resigned and was succeeded by Kim Perez in March 2021.

What's New
The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is more than a dome, it’s the connection point between plants, people and the natural world. It’s a place where you can be who you are, do the things you love and spend time with the people who matter most. A place where anyone can explore, create, connect, and find their true nature. This urban oasis, located in downtown Des Moines, is a nonprofit that keeps growing because of the support of its members and volunteers. Sumer Happy Hours are schedule friendly Tuesdays 10am-7pm; Wednesday through Friday 10am to 5pm; Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4pm. Find out more at dmbotanicalgarden.com.

Dining and events
The Trellis Café open for lunch is located inside the Botanical Center with its entrance accessible under the dome through the gardens.

Various events occur at the Botanical Center including a summer concert series which starts in June.

No matter the season, the Botanical Garden provides a range of fun, signature events and classes in an always friendly climate.

March 2021 planned improvements
In March 2021, the Botanical Center revealed its plans for the development of an additional 7 acre which will include improved connections to both I-235 and the riverfront, an additional exterior entrance to the Trellis Café, a willow garden near the river with water and sand areas for children and families to enjoy, a River Cafe with edible fruit and vegetables planted nearby, restrooms, an amphitheater located in natural topography with a dry garden overlooking the amphitheater, and an elevated pathway through a canopy of trees in the rolling hills of the heavily wooded space.

Nearby recreational trails
Located between the Botanical Center and the Des Moines River in the greater Des Moines trails system, the Neil Smith Trail and the John Pat Dorian Trail connect just north of the Botanical Center along the eastside of the Des Moines River. Portions of these trails may be underwater when the Des Moines River is 13 ft above flood stage between the Saylorville Dam and downtown Des Moines.

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Restructured steak

Restructured steak is a catch-all term to describe a class of imitation beef steaks made from smaller pieces of beef fused together by a binding agent. Its development started from the 1970s. Restructured steak is sometimes made using cheaper cuts of beef such as the hind quarter or fore quarter of beef.

Allowed food-grade agents include:
 * Sodium chloride (table salt) and phosphate salts. Salt can prevent microbiological growth and make myosin-type proteins more soluble. The allowed amount of phosphate in end products is 0.5% in the United States. It increases the emulsification of fat.
 * Animal blood plasma
 * Alginate: Sodium alginate forms an adhesive gel in the presence of Ca2+ ion.
 * Transglutaminase: an enzyme that helps the forming of cross-binding proteins.

Problems
Oxidation and food poisoning are the two most serious issues generally associated with restructured steak. To reduce the risk of food poisoning, restructured steaks should always be cooked until well-done.

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BIPPI
Tagged as unencyclopedic, this article looks more like an ad for a political interest group. Zzyzx11 | Talk 02:01, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Catherine Matthews
Tagged as unencyclopedic, there is nothing here that is significant about this person. Zzyzx11 | Talk 02:03, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * If she really went on an international lecture tour there is, but this is almost certainly a hoax. Only relevant Google hits for "Catherine Matthews" and suffrage, suffragette or lecture is Wikipedia. Delete. Samaritan 15:31, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Christa Worthington

Christa Worthington (December 23, 1956 – January 6, 2002) was a United States fashion writer who worked for Women's Wear Daily, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, and The New York Times. She was also a co-author of several books on fashion.

Worthington was stabbed to death at her home in Truro, Massachusetts (on Cape Cod). Her body was found on January 6, 2002, with her two-year-old daughter, Ava, clinging to it. The child was unharmed.

On April 15, 2005, a local garbage collector, Christopher McCowen, was arrested and charged with her rape and murder. On November 16, 2006, he was found guilty in Barnstable Superior Court of first-degree murder, rape and burglary, and sentenced to life without parole. In January 2008, a hearing was held due to three jurors' separate allegations that racism was involved in the deliberations. In December 2010, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied an appeal for a new trial.

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Braid station

Braid is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located near the intersect of Braid Street and Brunette Avenue in the Brunette Creek neighbourhood of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Positioned near the Coquitlam border, the station is a major transfer point for bus routes serving the Tri-City area.

History
The station was built in 2002 as part of the original Millennium Line project. Before the first phase of the line was completed, a short spur from Columbia station was opened in eastern New Westminster, as a test track; Braid station was the temporary terminus of this spur until the line to Commercial–Broadway station was completed.

In 2016, SkyTrain service was reconfigured in anticipation of the opening of the Evergreen Extension; as a result, the Millennium Line service was discontinued at Braid station. Since October 22, 2016, Braid has been served by an Expo Line branch with service between Waterfront and Production Way–University stations.

Structure and design
Braid, like all stations constructed as part of the original Millennium Line route, has a unique design. Artwork at the station features wooden timbers inside the platform level, and pavers with inspirational words that imply positive things installed into the station lobby floor. The architecture firms Francl Architecture and Stantec Architecture were responsible for designing the station.

Entrances
Braid is served by a single entrance located at the south end of the station. Vehicular access to the entrance is available via an access road connected to Rousseau Street.

Transit connections
This station is a major transfer point for TransLink bus routes serving the northeast sector of the Metro Vancouver; these buses serve Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and New Westminster. There is a convenience store located at the ground level. The SkyTrain station is located geographically within fare zone 2. However, as of October 5, 2015, no additional fare is required in switching from bus to SkyTrain and vice versa.

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WNDU-TV

WNDU-TV (channel 16) is a television station in South Bend, Indiana, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Elkhart-licensed Heroes & Icons affiliate WSJV (channel 28). The two stations share studios on the campus of WNDU-TV's founding owner the University of Notre Dame along State Road 933 on South Bend's north side; WNDU-TV's transmitter is located southeast of the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds on the city's south side.

The station's studios also house production facilities for the syndicated agricultural news programs AgDay and U.S. Farm Report, the former of which is broadcast locally by WNDU-TV; WNDU-TV's weather department provides the forecasts seen on those shows.

History
The station first signed on the air on July 15, 1955, originally broadcasting on UHF channel 46. WNDU-TV was owned by the Michiana Television Corporation, a subsidiary of the University of Notre Dame. The station took its call letters from WNDU radio (1490 AM and 92.9 FM, now WNDV-FM), which were also owned by the university until 1998. However, like its radio sisters, it operated as a full-fledged commercial station rather than a non-profit public broadcaster (which is standard, and much like fellow NBC affiliate KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri, was and still is; after WNDU-TV was sold, this left KOMU and WVUA-CD/WVUA in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the only commercial TV stations owned by a university). On September 29, 1957, to much fanfare, WNDU-TV moved to UHF channel 16. The station immediately took the NBC affiliation from WSJV (channel 28) and has been with the network ever since. WNDU-TV's early broadcast schedule included programs like Romper Room and the first local telecast of a Notre Dame football game. WNDU aired the children's program Sesame Street from 1970 until February 1974, when non-commercial PBS member station WNIT (channel 34) signed on the air. From 1967 to 1986, WNDU aired Beyond Our Control, a locally produced sketch comedy program, which was presented as part of the station's involvement in the Junior Achievement program.

The studio at State Road 933 and Dorr Road opened in 1982.

On October 18, 1995, as a result of the affiliation changes in the South Bend market, WSJV switched to Fox (it disaffiliated from Fox in 2016 and is now a primary Heroes & Icons-affiliated station) and W58BT signed on as an ABC affiliate; it eventually became WBND. WNDU was one of the two stations that retained its network affiliation (the other was WSBT-TV, which retained its affiliation with CBS).

On November 24, 2005, the University of Notre Dame entered into an agreement to sell the station to Gray Television for $85 million in an all-cash deal, with the university placing the money received from the sale in an endowment. The sale closed on March 5, 2006, after which the Federal Communications Commission granted Gray a cross-ownership waiver for WNDU and Goshen-based newspaper The Goshen News. This was necessary because the FCC prohibits the common ownership of a newspaper and a television station in the same market (Gray eventually spun off the Times and four other newspapers the following year into a new company called Triple Crown Media, which was subsequently merged with Host Communications). WNDU-TV was named station of the year by the Indiana Broadcasters Association for 2015 and 2016.

In September 2015, Gray Television announced that it would purchase Schurz Communications for $442.5 million; Schurz had owned WSBT-TV since it began broadcasting in December 1952. Despite WSBT-TV's higher ratings, Gray kept WNDU and sold WSBT-TV to expedite approval of the deal; on October 1, 2015, Gray announced that WSBT-TV would be swapped to Sinclair Broadcast Group for WLUC-TV in Marquette, Michigan. The FCC approved the sale on February 12, 2016; the transaction would be completed four days later.

On February 1, 2021, Gray Television announced its intent to purchase Quincy Media, owner of Heroes & Icons affiliate WSJV, for $925 million in a cash transaction. As WSJV is lower ranked than the top four stations in ratings in the South Bend market, Gray sought a failing station waiver to permit common ownership of both WSJV and WNDU-TV. The sale was completed on August 2.

Programming
As an NBC affiliate, WNDU-TV is the home station for the network's broadcast of Notre Dame football home games. It produces and airs its own pregame show, Countdown to Kickoff, which airs prior to every Notre Dame football home game broadcast on NBC. The station also airs reruns of Inside Notre Dame Football and Inside Notre Dame Basketball, a review show of Notre Dame athletic teams that is produced by Fighting Irish Media at the University of Notre Dame.

Due to an increased focus on news programming, WNDU-TV made room for a three-hour Saturday morning newscast in 1994, by airing NBC's teen-oriented program block TNBC in early hours of Saturday and Sunday mornings to fulfill E/I guidelines. WNDU currently airs the network's The More You Know programming block for two of the three hours on Saturday with the final hour airing on Sundays at 7 a.m. In addition, the station's primary channel preempts the Saturday edition of Today for its Saturday morning newscast with the program airing on its second digital subchannel instead; the primary channel airs the Sunday edition of Today on a one-hour delay in order to accommodate its Sunday morning newscast. Prior to its move to Peacock on September 12, 2022, WNDU aired the soap opera Days of Our Lives one hour later than most NBC affiliates at 2 p.m. local time.

Programming controversies
Under Notre Dame's ownership, WNDU opted not to air certain NBC programs out of concerns over inappropriate content. Such shows included the animated series God, the Devil and Bob (for content offensive to the religious values of the university) and the American version of the British sitcom Coupling (due to the program's sexual content). The latter series instead aired on WSBT-DT2, then South Bend's UPN affiliate, on Thursday nights after UPN programming. Neither show was renewed for a second season. The station also aired the Notre Dame commencement address of President Barack Obama in full on May 17, 2009 (four years after the university sold the station), in lieu of the first half of a Stanley Cup Playoff game.

News operation
WNDU-TV broadcasts a total of $38 1/2$ hours of local newscasts each week (with $6 1/2$ hours each weekday, four hours on Saturdays and two hours on Sundays). WNDU-TV used a helicopter for its news-gathering purposes from the 1980s through 2006.

On April 21, 2010, starting with its noon newscast, WNDU became the second television station in the South Bend market (behind WSBT-TV) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition.

On September 4, 2018, WNDU debuted a 4 p.m. newscast.

, there were twelve people on the news team and five on the weather team, in addition to there being a sports journalist team.

Notable former on-air staff

 * Tom Rinaldi – reporter (1993–1996; now with Fox Sports)
 * Hannah Storm – early 1980s while at Notre Dame until about 1984; also, last anchor of The Early Show on CBS, now with ESPN's SportsCenter
 * Anne Thompson – 1979–1983 (Now with NBC News as chief environmental affairs correspondent; Catholic Church and environmental and economic issues)

Subchannels
The station's signal is multiplexed:

WNDU's second digital subchannel formerly carried a standard-definition simulcast of the station's main channel (with limited programming substitutions for shows preempted on the main channel for local programming); the subchannel became affiliated with Antenna TV on July 1, 2013.

Analog-to-digital conversion
WNDU-TV discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over UHF channel 16 on February 17, 2009, the original target date on which full-power television stations in the United States were to transition from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate (which was later pushed back to June 12, 2009). The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 42, using virtual channel 16.

As part of the SAFER Act, WNDU-TV kept its analog signal on the air until March 3 at 7 p.m. to inform viewers of the digital television transition through a loop of public service announcements from the National Association of Broadcasters.

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 * del ad BigFatDave 02:34, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete ad. Mindmatrix 14:40, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Australian Army Training Team Vietnam

The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) was a specialist unit of military advisors of the Australian Army that operated during the Vietnam War. Raised in 1962, the unit was formed solely for service as part of Australia's contribution to the war, providing training and assistance to South Vietnamese forces. Initially numbering only approximately 30 men, the size of the unit grew several times over the following years as the Australian commitment to South Vietnam gradually grew, with the unit's strength peaking at 227 in November 1970. Members of the team worked individually or in small groups, operating throughout the country from the far south to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the north. Later they were concentrated in Phước Tuy Province as Australian forces prepared to withdraw from Vietnam. It is believed to be the most decorated Australian unit to serve in Vietnam; its members received over 100 decorations, including four Victoria Crosses, during its existence. The unit was withdrawn from South Vietnam on 18 December 1972 and was disbanded in Australia on 16 February 1973. A total of 1,009 men served with the unit over a period of ten years, consisting of 998 Australians and 11 New Zealanders.

Formation
The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) was raised in 1962 and initially consisted of approximately 30 officers and warrant officers and was tasked to train and advise units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) as part of the existing US advisory effort controlled by Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), and later United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV). Most of the advisors were career officers and senior NCOs, with the majority from the infantry, SAS or Commandos, although there were a number of signalers, engineers and other specialist corps represented. They were hand picked for the task and were considered experts in counter-revolutionary warfare and jungle operations, with many having served in the Malayan Emergency. Due to the nature of service as a combat advisor personnel serving with the AATTV were all mature and experienced soldiers, with an average age of 35.

The Australian government's decision to raise the force was announced on 24 May 1962 and shortly afterwards personnel began concentrating at the Intelligence Centre at Mosman, New South Wales. After initial induction training, the team moved to the Jungle Training Centre at Kokoda Barracks, in Canungra, Queensland, for field training. Initially, the unit was designated the "Australian Army Component – Vietnam" on 1 July 1962, and then the "Australian Army Training Component", but on 12 July 1962, the unit was redesignated the "Australian Army Training Team Vietnam". This was soon abbreviated to "The Team". At the conclusion of pre-deployment training, the 30 advisors departed Australia from Mascot, New South Wales, aboard a Qantas charter flight on 29 July 1962. The unit's first commanding officer, Colonel Ted Serong, arrived in Saigon on 31 July – the date that is mistakenly considered the unit's "birthday" – and the main body arrived three days later. Serong would later be seconded, and in one capacity or another would remain in Vietnam until the Fall of Saigon in April 1975, serving as a senior advisor to both the US and South Vietnamese governments.

Operations
On arrival, the unit joined a large group of US advisors and were dispersed across South Vietnam in small groups. Three groups were dispatched to South Vietnam's northern provinces, training members of the ARVN at the National Training Centre at Dong Da near Phu Bai Combat Base and South Vietnamese Regional Forces (RF) at Hiep Khanh northwest of Huế, while a fourth was based at the Ranger Training Centre at Dục Mỹ Camp near Nha Trang in the south; a headquarters was established in Saigon. The groups began training the Vietnamese in barracks, providing instruction in "jungle warfare techniques and technical areas such as signals and engineering". The jungle-warfare methods practiced by the AATTV emphasised patrolling and contact drills which taught soldiers to react automatically in battle with the aim of providing them with an advantage over an enemy which was reliant on command. Initially, the team was prevented from actively taking part in combat operations, and while this restriction was later lifted, until this occurred, the advisors deployed on operations as observers only.

Over time the role and of the AATTV changed, and in addition to training, individuals would often command units, advise South Vietnamese personnel and officials, serve as staff on headquarters and determine policy. On 1 June 1963, Sergeant William Francis Hacking became the AATTV's first casualty when he was accidentally killed while on duty. In late 1963 members of the team were redeployed into combat advisory roles, with two officers and eight NCOs working with Special Forces teams involved in counter-insurgency operations by February 1964. In mid-1964, the restriction on the AATTV advisors taking part in combat operations was lifted. The first advisor officially killed in action was Warrant Officer Class Two Kevin Conway at the Battle of Nam Dong on 6 July 1964. With the war escalating the AATTV increased, first to 60 in June and then to approximately 100 personnel – 15 officers and 85 warrant officers – by December. Soon its area of operations stretched from the far south to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) forming the border between North Vietnam and South Vietnam in the north.

After June 1964, members of the team were involved in many combat operations, often leading formations of Vietnamese soldiers. Some advisors worked with regular ARVN units and formations – at first mainly infantry, but after 1967 artillery and cavalry units as well – while others, such as Captain Barry Petersen, worked with the Montagnard hill tribes in conjunction with US Special Forces (USSF). A few were attached to Provincial Reconnaissance Units with whom they became involved in the controversial Phoenix Program run by the US Central Intelligence Agency, which was designed to target the Vietcong infrastructure through infiltration, arrest and assassination. Others were attached to the all-Vietnamese RF and Popular Forces and the National Field Police Force, or served with the USSF Mobile Strike Force. Members of the AATTV served tours of duty of between 12 and 18 months in Vietnam.

In mid-1965, Australia's involvement in the war increased as the government committed a full infantry battalion, the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. By mid 1966 Australia's contributions had expanded, resulting the formation of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF), operating in its own area of operations in Phước Tuy Province, which was in the III Corps Tactical Zone (III CTZ). But despite the concentration of Australian forces, the AATTV members remained dispersed, often serving with only one other advisor, either Australian or American. Unlike 1 ATF, the majority of team members were deployed in I CTZ and the Central Highlands, where the fighting was often of a higher tempo and more protracted. Thus, due to its small size and widespread area of operations, it was rare for the entire AATTV to be in the same place at the same time; this usually occurred only on ANZAC Day – the only other occasion the whole unit paraded together was when it received the Meritorious Unit Commendation from COMUSMACV on 30 September 1970.

From October 1970 a small group of New Zealanders, consisting of one officer and four SNCOs, were attached to the AATTV. That year, as the Australians, New Zealanders, and Americans prepared to withdraw, a process of Vietnamization began, and the AATTV established a jungle training centre in Phuoc Tuy Province. Some members of the AATTV also served in Mobile Advisory and Training Teams (MATTs) operating within Phuoc Tuy Province at this time. In November 1970, the unit's strength peaked at 227, at which time the team was expanded with an intake of corporals. In 1971, the 1 ATF combat units were withdrawn and the AATTV reverted to their original role of training only. As the final 1 ATF units left the country in early 1972 the AATTV, having been reduced to around 70 personnel, remained in Phuoc Tuy to provide training and advisory assistance to the ARVN and to training Cambodian soldiers of the Force Armée Nationale Khmère (FANK). The last Australians left Vietnam in mid-December 1972 – the AATTV left on 18 December – following the election of the Whitlam Labor government. The AATTV had the longest tour of duty of any Australian unit in Vietnam, serving a total of ten years, four months and sixteen days. The unit also had the distinction of being the first Australian unit committed to Vietnam and the last to be withdrawn.

Disbandment
The unit was disbanded in Australia on 16 February 1973. The AATTV was Australia's most decorated unit of the war, including all four Victoria Crosses awarded during the conflict (awarded to Warrant Officer Class Two Kevin Wheatley, Major Peter Badcoe, Warrant Officer Class Two Rayene Simpson and Warrant Officer Class Two Keith Payne respectively). The unit also received the United States Army Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm Unit Citation. Individuals who served with the 5th Special Forces Group between 1 November 1966 and 31 January 1968 are also entitled to wear the United States Army Presidential Unit Citation. The Valorous Unit Award was also awarded to B-20, 1st Mobile Strike Force Battalion for service between 3–11 April 1970 and a few members of the AATTV are also entitled to this award.

Members of the AATTV received many decorations for their service and the unit "gained the distinction of being probably the mostly highly decorated unit for its size in the Australian Army". According to the Australian War Memorial, AATTV personnel received the following decorations: four Victoria Crosses, two Distinguished Service Orders, three Officers of the Order of the British Empire, six Members of the Order of the British Empire, six Military Crosses, 20 Distinguished Conduct Medals, 15 Military Medals, four British Empire Medals, four Queen's Commendations for Brave Conduct and 49 Mentions in Despatches. In addition, 245 US and 369 South Vietnamese awards were bestowed on unit members and the unit itself also received two unit citations. Because of the nature of the AATTV's work in Vietnam, all members, regardless of their corps, were awarded the Infantry Combat Badge.

Over the course of its service, a total of 1,009 men served with the unit, consisting of 998 Australians and 11 New Zealanders. Many men served multiple tours over the ten years of the unit's existence. During the 10 years that the unit was deployed to Vietnam, it lost 33 personnel killed and 122 wounded. These members are commemorated by a memorial at Kokoda Barracks at Canungra, Queensland. In 2002, the AATTV's badge and an Australian flag were included on a memorial unveiled in North Carolina, in the United States, dedicated to US special forces that served during the war. The unit was "one of the first groups of foreign soldiers to be honoured on a US war memorial". In October 2004, the Australian Army training contingent in Iraq was renamed the "Australian Army Training Team Iraq" in honour of the AATTV.

Unit badge
Although initially the intention was that the AATTV would wear Australian uniforms in order to ensure that Australia's contribution was clearly identifiable, due to infrequent resupply AATTV personnel often wore a mixture of uniforms and equipment drawn from a variety of nations including Australia, Britain, the US, and South Vietnam. In 1966, the AATTV's commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Milner, decided that the unit and its far-flung members needed an identifying unit badge. Warrant Officer Class Two Laurie Nicholson, who had been temporarily attached to AATTV HQ, was instructed by Milner to come up with designs for his consideration. This instruction included no guidelines except that the design had to include the motto Persevere.

Nicholson developed a design that incorporated symbolism representing various facets of the AATTV's service in Vietnam including the Australian advisory relationship with South Vietnam, the co-operative relationship with the USMACV, and the people of South Vietnam to whom Australia was providing military support in their fight against communism. To represent the environment, a green background was chosen. For the nexus with the Republic of Vietnam, the red and yellow colours of their national flag were chosen, and for America, the badge was shaped as a shield similar to that of the US MACV badge. Inspiration for the symbol representing the South Vietnamese people was provided by a crossbow – a weapon which was as iconic in Vietnam as the boomerang was in Australia – which an AATTV member, who had been serving with the Nung tribal people, had left at the unit's headquarters for safe keeping. These symbols of the indigenous peoples of the two nations were chosen to represent all of the peoples of each nation. The AATTV initials were imprinted on the boomerang at the head of the badge and the motto Persevere on a scroll at the base of the badge. Both texts were in red whilst the boomerang and scroll were in yellow.

On the shield version, the AATTV unit name on the boomerang was in block higher case text and the motto on the scroll was in heraldic higher case. On unit correspondence, all text was displayed in block higher case. As the boomerang is a ready-to-use weapon, the crossbow was presented loaded so that both symbolised the AATTV and the ARVN as being ready for action. Each item on the badge, each colour, each item of text and the shape of the shield, in combination, are symbolic of Australia's military traditions, the individual Australian soldier's reputation in combat and, in particular, the AATTV's record of valour. Ironically the crossbow was not a symbol of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, but a weapon used by the Montagnard and banned by President Ngo Dinh Diem in 1955.

In 1967 Commander Australian Forces Vietnam authorised the patch to be worn on the right shoulder of field uniform as a "theatre-specific" item. An initial batch was subsequently produced using unit funds in Japan, and then later locally in Vietnam. In October 1969 the badge was officially confirmed as a catalogue item, and in September 1969 it was subsequently approved as an item of dress which could be issue at public expense. In 1970 a metallic version of the badge became available, and was worn on a unique "rifle green" beret which was adopted in an attempt to standardise the uniform of members of the team. Produced locally in Vietnam of low quality pressed brass, it was allowed to dull to a dark patina. The beret and badge were initially authorised for wear only in Vietnam, but this decision was later changed by an Army Headquarters Dress Committee authorisation in July 1971 allowing them to be worn by AATTV members in Australia while posted to the unit. In 2012 the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General David Morrison, officially recognised the AATTV unit badge.

Commanders
The following officers commanded the AATTV:
 * Colonel F.P. Serong (1962–65);
 * Colonel O.D. Jackson (1965);
 * Lieutenant Colonel A.V. Preece (1965);
 * Lieutenant Colonel R.G.P. St V. McNamara (1965–66);
 * Lieutenant Colonel A.J. Milner (1966–67);
 * Lieutenant Colonel M.T. Tripp (1967–68);
 * Lieutenant Colonel R.L. Burnard (1968–69);
 * Lieutenant Colonel R.D.F. Lloyd (1969–70);
 * Colonel J.A. Clark (1970–71);
 * Colonel G.J. Leary (1971);
 * Lieutenant Colonel J.D. Stewart (1971–72);
 * Lieutenant Colonel K.H. Kirkland (1972); and
 * Lieutenant Colonel P.T. Johnston (1972–73).

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Fat Chicks in Party Hats
Webcruft, alexa rank 144 080, un-encyclopedic, delete--nixie 02:08, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * NN, and just plain silly. delete BigFatDave 02:37, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, website promo. Megan1967 03:33, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Promo by whom? The website hasn't been updated for years. --Aranae 04:57, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * The entire article discusses the website, whether it be updated or not the language of it is what I would regard as "promotional". Megan1967 07:24, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Seanbaby. It shouldn't be a seperate article not that notable but it is popular with the video game fans community. --Anonymous Cow 03:35, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Notable humor site. If the link to Seanbaby can be confirmed, then merge. Klonimus 07:24, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, the same phone number is the whois contact for this site and seanbaby.com. Merge. Samaritan 16:07, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep This website had quite a following, spawned imitators, and was written up in a few major media outlets. It also led to a number of discussions about intellectual property on the web, the security of posting personal photos publicly, and the legal responsibility of hosting companies for content on their servers.  It's as noteworthy as just about anything else in Category:Comedy websites except for the huge sites like the onion.  This site was big and still has some followers.  Why don't we delete every article about TV shows that only lasted a few years while we're at it?  What's more noteworthy than large following, historical significance, discussion spawning, and recognized by big media? --Aranae 04:57, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * KeeptodayKeeptomorrowKeepforever!!! This young man shall be Prime Minister of Mexico one day. Axeattack 05:01, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Mexico doesn't have a Prime Minister. This is a new User whose first edits were today.  RickK 06:39, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete un-encyclopedic. Vegaswikian 05:46, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Lupin 06:16, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn. RickK 06:39, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable. How come I find myself suddenly agreeing with RickK on VfD-issues? Sjakkalle 09:23, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge or keep once-notable humor site. Kappa 12:20, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I just updated the site in hopes of convincing people to switch their votes to keep. --Aranae 18:11, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. -Sean Curtin 23:18, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable. Mikkalai 01:47, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notorious website. The "Reviews and references" provides more than enough evidence of notability. Gamaliel 06:45, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep--pretty good article, and the mentions in major media and such push it over the bar for me. Meelar (talk) 16:39, Apr 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep anyone who wants this deleted is made of ham.  ShadowyCabal
 * Keep, looks like notable. Grue 19:56, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, seems somewhat notable to me. — flamingspinach | (talk) 01:45, 2005 Apr 18 (UTC)
 * Keep, but article can be improved jiy 08:38, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, NN. Lots of humor sites on the web anyway, and WP:WIN a web guide. Radiant_* 13:48, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Very notable site.--Badlydrawnjeff 20:14, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. At one point, a pretty well-known humor site. Thunderbunny 22:42, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable at all. Save the bandwith. Mcfly85 06:25, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with and redirect to Seanbaby. DS 13:28, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Mission Kashmir

Mission Kashmir is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff, Preity Zinta, and Sonali Kulkarni. It deals with terrorism and the tragedy of children suffering from war.

Mission Kashmir follows a young boy Altaaf Khan, who gets adopted by a police chief as his police team accidentally kills Altaaf's entire family. After finding out, he seeks revenge and becomes a terrorist. Rated R in the United States due to violence, the film was screened at the Stockholm International Film Festival and released theatrically in India and worldwide on 27 October 2000 during the Diwali festival.

The film clashed with Aditya Chopra's musical romance Mohabbatein which starred Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles. Nevertheless, it was a critical and commercial success with global revenues of inr 433000000, emerging as the 3rd highest-grossing Hindi film of 2000. It won the Filmfare Award for Best Action and had similarities with Roshan's another 2000 film Fiza, in which he also played a terrorist.

Plot
Inayat Khan is the Senior Superintendent of Police of Srinagar, Kashmir. His young son Irfaan dies from an accident following doctors' refusal to treat him due to the fatwa instigated by wanted terrorist Malik Ul Khan, forbidding doctors to treat policemen and their families. Inayat swears revenge. His team kills Malik and his men, but a bystander couple dies in the crossfire, leaving their son Altaaf as the sole survivor. Inayat's wife Neelima convinces him to adopt the traumatized boy but he fears Altaaf might seek vengeance if he learns the truth. This fear indeed comes true. After an unsuccessful attempt on Inayat's life, the boy runs away and is found and brought up by a terrorist group led by Hilal Kohistani, who brainwashes him to become a terrorist.

Ten years later, Hilal is assigned "Mission Kashmir," a plan that involves killing the Indian Prime Minister. He encourages Altaaf to target Inayat, now an Inspector General, for his family's death. Altaaf visits his childhood friend and television personality Sufiya Parvez and, though he falls in love with her, uses her to try and blow up the TV tower of Srinagar, according to the plan. He makes another unsuccessful attempt on Inayat's life, which results in him becoming a wanted criminal.

Sufiya learns of his true occupation and breaks off their relationship. Altaaf makes another attempt on Inayat by planting a bomb in his briefcase. Neelima falls victim to it by accident, to the devastation of Inayat and Altaaf. Inayat learns that the true 'Mission Kashmir' is to launch missiles on local places of Hindu and Muslim worship to escalate Hindu-Muslim conflict, thereby dividing Kashmir and turning it into a war zone. The assassination of the Prime Minister was a decoy. Hilal kept the true plot a secret from Altaaf for he fears that Altaaf would not support it and tells his men to kill him if he doesn't consent.

Inayat and his men capture Hilal. Inayat offers a deal: allowing Hilal to continue with Mission Kashmir in exchange for killing Altaaf to avenge Neelima's death. As they reach the hideouts, Altaaf beats up a weary Inayat, who reveals to him the true goal of Mission Kashmir. Hilal orders him to shoot Inayat, who is willing to accept his fate after expressing his love for Altaaf.

Altaaf struggles but remembers Neelima and decides to put his revenge aside to aid Inayat. He kills Hilal and redeems himself by destroying the missile launchers and killing the terrorists, thus saving the shrines. When he gets shot, Inayat rescues him.

The plans of Mission Kashmir are revealed to the public by the media, and Kashmiri police find and shoot the terrorist sponsor. Altaaf wakes up from a pleasant dream and reconciles with Sufiya and Inayat, accepting the latter as his father again after years.

Cast

 * Sanjay Dutt as IG Inayat Khan
 * Hrithik Roshan as Altaaf Khan
 * Preity Zinta as Sufiya Parvez
 * Sonali Kulkarni as Neelima Khan
 * Jackie Shroff as Hilal Kohistani
 * Puru Raaj Kumar as Malikul Khan
 * Abhay Chopra as Avinash Mattoo
 * Vineet Sharma as Gurdeep Singh
 * Rajendra Gupta as Chief Secretary
 * Ashok Banthia as Sharafat
 * Mohsin Memon as Young Altaaf
 * Heenaa Biswas as Young Sufia
 * Yogin Soni as Irfaan Khan
 * Rohit Dua as Guru
 * Suchita Trivedi as Dr. Akhtar's wife
 * Ram Awana as Zuber
 * Papa Pencho as Himself
 * Manoj Mishra as Koisha

Production
Due to the tight security in Kashmir, in late 1999, when the lead actor Hrithik Roshan arrived on location to start shooting Mission Kashmir, his debut film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000) had not yet released, so no one recognized his face. Arriving for the first day of the shoot in Srinagar dressed as a Kashmiri militant, which he portrays in the film, the security guards on location thought Hrithik really was Kashmiri – because of his fair skin and light coloring, and refused to allow him on set. Shortly thereafter, on 14 January 2000, Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai turned him a superstar overnight, and his face was instantly recognized everywhere.

Critical reception
Saisuresh Sivaswamy from Rediff wrote, "This is a story from the director's heart, not his head, and the sincerity comes across in frame after frame." Giving the film 4 out of 5 stars, N. K. Deoshi of apunkachoice.com wrote, "Beneath all the drama that goes on in the movie there lurks the aspiration to get across to people the message of what actually people of Kashmir are going through." Savitha Padmanabhan of The Hindu stated, "Mission Kashmir might have its faults but it is definitely a cut above the rest of the commercial Hindi films that have been made on terrorism." She also praised the cast's performances and the film's production value. Film journal Screen praised the performances, but further wrote, "Chopra makes a sincere effort in his latest film Mission Kashmir to bring to the fore, the turmoil in the valley. But one feels disappointed, all the same, that there is very little of Kashmiriyat in the story, which is more of a personal conflict between the victim of a police shoot-out and a police officer." Suman Tarafdar of Filmfare panned the film for its lack of "serious look at the issue". Vinayak Chakravorty of Hindustan Times, however, rated the film 3.5 stars, calling it "a good show" and praising Dutt's performance as "perfect". Jitendra Kothari of India Today praised the film as "a gripping film on a trenchantly topical issue, avoiding apportioning blame by intermingling strains of loss and guilt."

Music
The soundtrack of the film contains seven songs. The music is conducted by the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, performing separately. Ehsaan Noorani composed three songs, while Shankar Mahadevan and Loy Mendonsa composed two songs each.

According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1.5million units sold, the film's soundtrack album was the year's third highest-selling. The song "Bumbro" was recreated as "Bumbro" for the film Notebook (2019).

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Hidden Lake Gardens

Hidden Lake Gardens colloquially known as Hidden Lake 755 acre, is a botanical garden and an arboretum operated by Michigan State University situated in the Irish Hills of southeast Michigan. The Gardens are known for their large collection of native and nonnative trees, shrubs and flowers. HLG was given to Michigan State University by Harry Fee in 1945. Today it is visited by nearly 45,000 people annually. One facet of the Hidden Lake Gardens mission is "To preserve an undeveloped area of the scenic Irish Hills, providing a place of beauty and inspiration for public enjoyment."

History
Hidden Lake Gardens began with Harry Fee, an Adrian businessman, purchased 200 acre of land surrounding the "Hidden Lake" upon his retirement in 1926. He began with the intent to farm, but after realizing the land was not suitable for agriculture, he began to grow nursery stock instead. Fee decided that he did not want to compete with local nurseries during the Great Depression, so he began planting his trees and shrubs on the property. Fee sought to create picturesque landscape scenes, embellishing on the natural environment of his property to create a “series of pictures.” In 1945, Harry Fee would donate Hidden Lake Gardens to Michigan State University, and his generous Financial endowment continues to develop the gardens with additional land acquisitions, building construction, and educational programs and visitor services.

Arboretum
A large portion of Hidden Lake Gardens has been planted as an arboretum - a collection of trees and shrubs. Here visitors can view a wide variety of flowering crabapples, beeches, lindens, maples, oaks, lilacs and other trees and shrubs. A large collection of conifers is also included.

Harper Collection of Rare & Dwarf Conifers
This collection contains approximately 600 specimens of conifers. Selected cultivars of pines, firs, spruces, larches, hemlocks, false cypress, arborvitae and junipers are displayed in a 5 acre garden setting. These rare conifers and slow growing cultivars are labeled so that they can be easily identified. Justin (Chub) Harper donated the collection to Hidden Lake Gardens in 1980 and Jack Wikle worked to establish the conifer collection at Hidden Lake Gardens.

Hosta Hillside
Situated along the shore of Hidden Lake, the hillside garden provides the perfect shaded setting for hosta. More than 700 cultivars are displayed here showing off the wide variety of foliage colors, textures, and sizes of hosta that are available. Other shade loving plants are intermingled with hosta along the cascading stream and pond. Daffodils provide an early spring display of flowers. In 1995 the garden was officially named and dedicated as the Ralph H. (Herb) and Dorothy Benedict Hosta Hillside.

Conservatory
The conservatory complex consists of more than 8000 sqft of gardens under glass. It inspires visitors year-round with its tropical dome, arid dome, and temperate house displaying plants of ornamental and economic value from all around the world. Palm trees, bananas, bird-of-paradise, cactus, succulents, orchids, gardenia, and hibiscus thrive here. The adjoining lathhouse provides a shaded outdoor environment for ferns, begonias, caladiums and other plants from late May into October.

Bonsai Collection and Courtyard

The Bonsai Courtyard of HLG is one of the largest collection of Bonsai on display in the Midwest, the collection was created in honor of and tended to by acclaimed bonsai expert Jack Wikle. The trees in the collection range from 40 to 100 years old, and many are native Michigan tree species, including maple, larch and tamarack. Around 20 of the Bonsai in the collection are displayed in the courtyard each season from May - October. The bonsai in the garden, are displayed on benches, giving the visitor an eye-to-eye view. The Elsie MacCready Memorial Bonsai Collection Endowment helps support the Bonsai collection.

Demonstration Garden
This area demonstrates how plants can be combined in attractive groupings. Annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses, conifers, flowering trees and shrubs are displayed here. The new award-winning All-America Selections of flowering annuals are also planted in this area. Summer and early autumn provide an abundance of blossoms but no matter what time of year, this garden offers something of interest in each season.

Hidden Lake & Pond
A large portion of Hidden Lake Gardens remains as undeveloped natural areas. An auto road and six miles (10 km) of marked hiking trails allow visitors to explore the property which consists of oak-hickory forests, open fields, glacial kettleholes, and wetland areas. Wildflowers abound in spring and autumn brings fall foliage colors. White-tail deer, wild turkey, many songbirds and other wildlife can be seen on the property.

More than six miles (10 km) of marked hiking trails provide access to the woodland area, meadows, and the glacial kettlehole.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lady Chadwick

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was delete. — Xezbeth 20:09, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)

Lady Chadwick
Delete - Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. Wacko Woods, indeed. FreplySpang (talk) 02:12, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Yes, "film first released in the USA on December 31, 2006" says it all. -- Mwanner 02:34, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable. Website does not appear to be working. Megan1967 03:37, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Mindmatrix 14:40, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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Up Records

Up Records was a Seattle based independent record label founded in 1994 by Chris Takino and Rich Jensen. Some of the label's best-known artists were 764-HERO, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Quasi and Tad.

Chris Takino died of leukemia in 2000. The label was owned and managed by his partner Pete Ritchey until it was licensed to Sub Pop about 2018. The last update to the Up Records website was in 2007.

Discography

 * UP000 Various Artists - Up Records Sampler 7"
 * UP001 Violent Green - You Make Me Wish I Had a Gun 7"
 * UP002 Juned - So White 7"
 * UP003 Mike Johnson - 100% Off 7"
 * UP004 Butterfly Train - Blame Weight 7"
 * UP005 Butterfly Train - Building Distrust From Trust CD/LP
 * UP006 Built To Spill - There's Nothing Wrong With Love CD/LP/CS
 * UP007 Juned - Juned CD/LP
 * UP008 Mike Johnson - Where Am I? CD/LP/CS
 * UP009 Oswald Five-O - Blue TV 7"
 * UP010 Violent Green - Eros CD/LP/CS
 * UP011 Land of the Loops - Multi Family Garage Sale 7"
 * UP012 Hush Harbor - Hush Harbor CD/10"
 * UP013 Caustic Resin - Yeah 7"
 * UP014 Various Artists - Stacked Up! CD
 * UP015 Built To Spill - Distopian Dream Girl 7"
 * UP016 Juned - Possum 7"
 * UP017 Caustic Resin - Fly Me To The Moon CD/2xLP
 * UP018 Built To Spill / Caustic Resin CD/10"
 * UP019 Incredible Force of Junior - Blue Cheer 7"
 * UP020 Land of the Loops - Bundle of Joy CD/2xLP
 * UP021 Butterfly Train - Distorted Retarded Peculiar CD
 * UP022 Rick Sabo - Three Four 7"
 * UP023 Mocket - Pearl Drop 7"
 * UP024 Juned - Every Night For You CD/LP
 * UP025 The Pastels - Mobile Safari CD/LP
 * UP026 Incredible Force of Junior - Let the World Fall Apart CD/LP
 * UP027 Modest Mouse - This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About CD/2xLP
 * UP028 764-Hero - High School Poetry 7"
 * UP029 Stinky Fire Engine - Giant 7"
 * UP031 Land of the Loops - Refried Treats CD/12"
 * UP032 Satisfact - The Unwanted Sounds of Satisfact CD/LP
 * UP033 Built To Spill - Perfect From Now On 2xLP
 * UP034 Violent Green - From Cycles of Heat CD
 * UP035 Modest Mouse - Interstate 8 CD
 * UP036 764-Hero - Salt Sinks, Sugar Floats CD/LP
 * UP037 Hot White Noon - Gutted End 7"
 * UP038 The Pastels - Unfair Kind of Fame CD/2x7"
 * UP039 Duster - Transmission, Flux 7"
 * UP040 Quasi - R&B Transmogrification CD
 * UP041 The Pastels - Illumination CD/LP
 * UP043 Dina Martina - Christmas With Dina Martina 7"
 * UP044 Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West CD/2xLP
 * UP045 Various Artists - Up In Orbit! CD
 * UP046 764-Hero - We're Solids CD
 * UP047 Modest Mouse - Other People's Lives 7"
 * UP048 Karp - Prisonshake 7"
 * UP049 Jana McCall - Self Titled CD
 * UP050 Duster - Stratosphere CD/LP
 * UP051 Small Stars - It's Getting Late 7"
 * UP052 Sick Bees - Push 7"
 * UP053 The Need - w/ Joe Preston & DJ Zena 10"
 * UP054 Quasi - Featuring "Birds" CD/2xLP
 * UP055 Tad - Oppenheimer's Pretty Nightmare 7"
 * UP056 Violent Green - Hangovers In The Ancient World CD/LP
 * UP057 Mike Johnson - I Feel Alright CD/LP
 * UP058 Modest Mouse/764-Hero - Whenever You See Fit CD/12"
 * UP059 Dina Martina - The President's Day Song 7"
 * UP060 Various Artists - Up Next CD
 * UP061 764-Hero - Get Here and Stay CD/LP
 * UP062 Tiffany Anders - Running From Noplace to Nowhere CD
 * UP063 Brent Arnold - Sweetness/Perversion 7"
 * UP064 The Microphones - Bass Drum Dream 7"
 * UP065 The Pastels - Illuminati CD
 * UP066 The Pastels - One Wild Moment 12"
 * UP067 The Dark Fantastic - Self Titled CD
 * UP069 Built To Spill - Keep it Like a Secret LP
 * UP071 Octant - Shock-No-Par CD/LP
 * UP072 Quasi - Field Studies CD/2xLP
 * UP073 Modest Mouse - Building Nothing Out Of Something CD/LP
 * UP074 Land of the Loops - Hurry Up and Wait CD
 * UP075 Duster - 1975 CD/LP
 * UP076 764-Hero - Garrison 7"
 * UP077 The Black Heart Procession - A 3 Song Recording EP CD/12"
 * UP078 Dina Martina - The Holiday Album CD
 * UP079 Up Records and Slabco: US Compilation CD
 * UP080 Land of the Loops - Puttering About a Small Land CD/2xLP
 * UP081 Sick Bees - My Pleasure CD
 * UP082 Polar Goldie Cats - Polar Night Stress CD
 * UP083 Built To Spill - Live 2xLP
 * UP085 The Concretes - Boy You Better Run Now CD/LP
 * UP086 764-Hero - Weekends of Sound CD/LP
 * UP088 Octant - Car Alarms and Crickets CD/LP
 * UP089 Enemymine - The Ice In Me CD/LP
 * UP090 Modest Mouse - Night On the Sun 12"
 * UP091 Duster - Contemporary Movement CD/LP
 * UP092 Land of the Loops vs. Buckminster Fuzeboard - Single Girl Summer Home flexi-7"
 * UP093 Tiffany Anders - Funny Cry Happy Gift CD/LP
 * UP094 Jana McCall - Slumber CD
 * UP095 The Dark Fantastic - Goodbye Crooked Scar CD/LP
 * UP096 Built To Spill - Ancient Melodies of the Future LP
 * UP098 Caustic Resin - Keep On Truckin' CD
 * UP099 Doug Martsch - Now You Know LP
 * UP100 Mike Johnson - What Would You Do CD
 * UP101 Brent Arnold & The Spheres - Last Boat CD
 * UP102 Sick Bees - The Marina Album CD
 * UP103 Up Records 10th Anniversary DVD
 * UP104 Helvetia - The Clever North Wind CD
 * UP105 Mike Johnson - Gone Out Of Your Mind CD
 * UP106 Polar Goldie Cats - Feral Phantasms CD

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Talk:Sonique (media player)

Sonique 0.7
I thought sonique i believe .7 or so was the greatest. With an interface that you could interact with and the lack of generic windows. I think I heard of it from ZDtv. Ha. Too bad it seemed to go down hill from there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by X1987x (talk • contribs) 02:19, 16 April 2005

 * I still use it (v1.96) :P Harteex 17:54, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

That is partially correct, since the use of the "audioEnlightenment MP3 decoding engine" Soinque was dead for me, it was more CPU consuming that WinAmp 2, The Stardust Engine was fast with low CPU usage... The last good one was Sonique 1.30, from 1.50 the CPU hungry audioenlightment was used and I left Sonique in favor of WinAmp... That was a sad day for me.--FaustoLG (talk) 23:03, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

made by aliens
I saw someone wrote made by aliens after Media Science and then someone reverted. I don't really remember this perfectly but AFAIK Media Science had that as a slogan. Harteex 00:41, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

We used the "Made by aliens" tag line as a "in-joke" because many of the dev team were actually foreign (to america) so the "aliens" tied in.

tonymillion 08:26 Jan 30 2012 —Preceding undated comment added 08:27, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

windowless???
"windowless"? it doesn't look windowless to me. maybe it doesn't have your generic Windows XP title bar and so on, but those are still windows, aren't they? A windowless program would surely be something commandline, or a background service - lovechild 15:05, 6th March 2006 (BST)

 * It doesn't use pop-up windows to use settings, edit playlist, etc. GeorgeTsiros 09:41, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Sonique MP3 was dead?!?!
I don't know why the development of Sonique MP3 did stop. It was the best mp3 player that already existed. Ezequiel. ezequiel.padilha@yazaki.com.br —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.131.8.21 (talk • contribs) 18:08, 26 May 2006

 * If Sonique had been a physical product I would have drenched it in lighter fluid and burned it. I always assumed that it stopped because the developers got back on their meds. I have never before, and probably never will again, experience the same degree of immediate, visceral revulsion to any software package that I felt with Sonique.
 * Aside from its horrible instability dealing with routine, everday tasks, it was a huge eyesore. I absolutely hated its "anything goes" free-form interface. A music player is meant to be heard, not seen. I don't want some gigantic, blinking, throbbing, amorphous blob taking up 25% of my screen just so I can listen to music.
 * I especially don't want to have to deal with a multitude of nested, sliding, whirring panels in order to configure its basic options. What the hell is wrong with standard Windows UI elements? You don't configure your player every single day, there is no need to spend hours designing a "cool" interface just so you can set file associations and the like.
 * It's really too bad that Nullsoft took a hint from Sonique and implemented their own version of free-form skins. Or, maybe not. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise. It's possible that with Winamp offering everything Sonique could, as well as its more functional, classic style, Sonique had no reason to exist. Good riddance. Plushpuffin 22:37, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Meh. I actually still think the default Sonique skin is one of the best freeform skins ever written, not that this is a great accolade. Chris Cunningham 18:34, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Have you ever tried to double-click on the interface? I'm sure you would have liked the mini player it would then turn into. 83.160.172.189 (talk) 20:34, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

 * Was dead when they changed to the audioEnlightenment MP3 decoding engine and stopped using the old and reliable Stardust. audioEnlightenment caused crashes a lot and I ended using Winamp and then I started using Zune(thanks to WP7), the Stardust MP3 decoding engine was fast and light, I even compared CPU usage, it beat Winamp because it was light... I couldn't go back to 0.7 (I think this version was the last one with Stardust) but I couldn't find it anywhere.--FaustoLG (talk) 06:46, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

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Mamasutra sample "a capella"?
I just listened to the file, and verified my memory that the sample mp3 is not a capella. There are percussion and sax at least, in addition to the vocals. - Jack Vermicelli 98.243.84.182 (talk) 20:09, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

Summary is wrong
Given that I am Tony Million - Al-riaz and myself were never "hired", I merged my company with Media Science in an all stock transaction and was never an official employee until after the purchase by Lycos. Secondly Alriaz was the initial funder/co-founder & CEO of Sonique, again he was never hired. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.238.153.20 (talk) 08:23, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/April 25, 2005

The Kinks, a British Invasion pop/rock band, were formed in London in 1963 by Dave Davies and Peter Quaife. Their early incarnation as rebellious three-chord rockers provided a template for punk, and their later albums (particularly The Village Green Preservation Society) are frequently cited by underground musicians and music fans as an apogee of pop songwriting. The band never gained the same degree of popularity as their peers, in part because legal problems prevented them from touring in America throughout most of the late 1960s, but also due to Davies' disdain for popular muscial trends in his songwriting. Nevertheless, the Kinks are one of the most influential British Invasion acts, and maintain a rabidly loyal fan base.

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Would this be useful?
I found this interesting news article from the associated press: Neb. sheriff candidate's nine of hearts beats opponent's six of spades, likely winning him job. I thought it might be a fun thing to add, but then again, it might also border on spam/trivia. If someone else thinks this is worthwhile enough to add, let me know. --Tea with toast (talk) 02:02, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Archbishop Iakovos of America

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http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Iakovos_%28Coucouzis%29_of_America I am not sure of the liscensing restrictions of Orthodox Wiki, however it states that those pictures are in the public domain and, granted, there might be a POV issue but I think it could be some help. gren 02:20, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Plagiarism
Most of this article as it currently stands seems to be a direct cut-and-paste from here: http://www.goarch.org/en/archbishop/iakovos/biography.asp  --Preost 21:03, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)

Dead
It should be pointed out that the Archibishop died recently. 68.100.106.83 03:30, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * What, the dates at the very beginning don't give it away? --Preost 11:54, Apr 17, 2005 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: page not moved. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 16:57, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Archbishop Iakovos of America → Iakovos (Koukouzis) — To start removing the honours of religious officials that are not the head of a given denomination. As noted in WP:NCP additional qualifiers (such as "King", "Saint", "Dr.") should not be used. WP:NCWC permits titular prefixes for Eastern Orthodox Metropolitans, Archbishops and Bishops, which is obviously in conflict with WP:NCP. the issue is currently being resolved here, and currently no opposition exists with removing the prefixes so long as the individual is not the head of an autocephalous church. The religious name is first, followed by the family name in brackets. It appears to be the common practice, although I have no personal opinion on the matter and am open to suggestions. My focus is the removal of the titular prefixes. Labattblueboy (talk) 05:38, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Archbishop Michael of America → Michael (Konstantinides)
 * Archbishop Demetrios of America → Demetrios (Trakatellis)
 * Archbishop Spyridon of America → Spyridon (Papageorge)
 * Archbishop Yurij (Kalistchuk) → Yurij (Kalistchuk)
 * Archbishop Jovan VI of Ohrid → Jovan VI of Ohrid
 * Metropolitan Michael Khoroshy → Michael (Khoroshy)
 * Metropolitan Wasyly → Wasyly (Fedak)
 * Archbishop Damaskinos of Jaffa → Damaskinos of Jaffa
 * Metropolitan Constantine → Theodore (Buggan)
 * Metropolitan Ilarion (Ivan Ohienko) → Ilarion (Ivan Ohienko)
 * Metropolitan John (Stinka) → John (Stinka)
 * Metropolitan Mykhayil → Mykhayil (Champion)
 * Metropolitan Mefodiy (Kudryakov) → Mefodiy (Kudryakov)
 * Metropolitan Vasyl (Lypkivsky) → Vasyl (Lypkivsky)
 * Oppose In what sense is this bizarre formula "the common practice"? Certainly not WP rules. We should use Michael Konstantinides or Michael Konstantinides (bishop) etc. Johnbod (talk) 14:55, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
 * As odd as it sounds, I've found that the suggested naming formula is the common disambiguation method for eastern religious offcials, although you are entirely correct that no guidelines exist for the naming method. This being said, I would not be necessarily opposed to your suggested method, I just think it should be consistent.--Labattblueboy (talk) 16:07, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Oppose and closing (casting vote): the last comment was 16 days ago. Likely far more people know Archbishop Michael of America by that he is an archbishop than know his birth surname, and similarly with the other names. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 16:57, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
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Ishikari River

The Ishikari River (石狩川), at 268 km long, is the third longest in Japan and the longest in Hokkaidō. The river drains an area of 14330 km2, making it the second largest in Japan, with a total discharge of around 14.8 km3 per year.

It originates from Mount Ishikari in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group and flows through Asahikawa and Sapporo. Major tributaries of the river include the Chūbetsu, Uryū, Sorachi and Toyohira rivers. Until 40,000 years ago, it flowed into the Pacific Ocean near Tomakomai. Lava from the volcanic Shikotsu mountains dammed the river and moved its mouth to the Ishikari Bay.

The name of the river is derived from the Ainu for "make(s) itself go round about something" (i-si-kari < kari meaning "(to be a) circle, round, loop; spin, turn, go around, go back and forth," si- "reflexive prefix, itself, oneself," and i- "it, something, an impersonal third person object marking prefix, middle voice inflection prefix), i.e. "winding (river)." As it suggests, the river once meandered in the Ishikari Plain and was as long as the Shinano River, the longest river in Japan. Extensive construction and cultivation projects over the centuries have shortened the Ishikari by approximately 100 kilometres, and have also led to the formation of numerous oxbow lakes (三日月湖) in the plain as a result of the river changing its course.

The landscape and human activities along the Ishikari River, especially the hard life of tenant farmers, are described in the novel 'The Absentee Landlord' published in 1929 by the Japanese writer Takiji Kobayashi.

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Marshall Herskovitz

Marshall Schreiber Herskovitz (born February 23, 1952) is an American film director, writer, and producer, and currently the President Emeritus of the Producers Guild of America. Among his productions are Traffic, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and I Am Sam. Herskovitz has directed two feature films, Jack the Bear and Dangerous Beauty. Herskovitz was a creator and executive producer of the television shows thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, and Once and Again, and also wrote and directed several episodes of all three series.

Life and career
Herskovitz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Frieda (née Schreiber) and Alexander Herskovitz. His family is Jewish.

He was married to screenwriter Susan Shilliday from 1981 to 1993. They have two daughters.

Herskovitz married Landry Major in 2015.

Herskovitz has long been "one of the film industry's most active and passionate environmentalists." He serves on the advisory board of The Climate Mobilization, a grassroots advocacy group calling for a national economic mobilization against climate change on the scale of the home front during World War II, with the goal of 100% clean energy and net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

Awards
Thirtysomething won numerous Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama series in 1988. That year it also won Outstanding Writing in a Drama series for an episode that Herskovitz co-wrote with Paul Haggis. The show also received the Best Drama Series award at the Golden Globes that year. Herskovitz himself was honored by both the Writers Guild and Directors Guild for his work on the series.

Traffic was nominated for Best Picture at the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001.

Once and Again was nominated for Best Drama Series of 1999 at the Golden Globes.

Filmography
Executive producer
 * Lone Star State of Mind (2002)
 * Defiance (2008)
 * About Alex (2014)
 * Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014)

Other credits

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