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User:Zorgon

I enjoy viewing Wikipedia for much information, and I try to contibute as much as I can. I personally give my thanks to the creators of Wikipedia and anyone who has contributed to it.

My real name is Zebulun Benbrook, and I reside in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. I attend Classen SAS. I will graduate in 2009. I have been a Wikipedian since April 22nd, 2005, which means I have been a Wikipedian for over two years. I have over 500 Wikipedia Edits. I am not very active during the school year, due to school work, but during breaks I am usually more active.

Major Accomplishments
Created Tato before I had an account. I then went on to create an account and created Imperial Inner Circle. Over the course of my Wikipedia career, I've made minor edits here and there, but some of my major edits were New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets and Drew Bledsoe.

I have recently created an article for Lancelot Braithwaite.

Major Events I've Updated
Champ Baileys second longest interception in the playoffs, also the longest without a touchdown.

The 2006 Indianapolis 500, updating Sam Hornish Jr. and Indianapolis 500 year by year.

The results of the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery.

Current Projects
I am always working on National Basketball Association and National Football League articles, and am part of WikiProject National Basketball Association, and WikiProject National Football League.

The page that is currently at the top of my priority list is Eduardo Najera.

Important Dates
March 5th is my Birthday.

April 22nd is my Wikiversary.

My Sports Teams
Golden State Warriors

Dallas Cowboys (Or, More Specifically, Drew Bledsoe.)

New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets

Toronto Blue Jays

Detroit Red Wings

Chicago Rush

Oklahoma Sooners

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Knightley

Knightley may refer to:

People

 * Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet (1781–1864), English politician, father of Rainald
 * Charles Knightley (born 1972), English cricketer
 * John Knightley (disambiguation), multiple people
 * John Knightley (MP), English politician
 * Louisa Knightley (1842–1913), British Anglican and women's rights activist, wife of Rainald
 * Lucy Knightley (1742–1791), English politician
 * Keira Knightley (born 1985), English actress
 * Philip Knightley, English politician
 * Phillip Knightley (1929–2016), Australian journalist
 * Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (1819–1895), English politician
 * Richard Knightley (1533–1615), English politician
 * Steve Knightley (born 1954), English singer-songwriter and musician
 * Thomas Knightley (1824–1905), English architect
 * Valentine Knightley (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Valentine Knightley (died 1618), English politician and landowner
 * Will Knightley (born 1946), English actor, father of Keira
 * William Knightley-Smith (1932–1962), English cricketer

Fictional characters

 * George Knightley, the hero of Jane Austen's novel Emma

Places

 * Knightley, Staffordshire, a hamlet in England.

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Talk:Tooheys Brewery

Distributed in USA anymore?
I remember Tooheys rather fondly from when I first became old enough to drink many years ago, especially for its giant (to me) cans and its memorable slogan, "Up your Tooheys!" I was rather surprised to see it entirely supplanted, at least in this small corner of the world, by Foster's and wonder if it is anywhere in the states anymore or if all distribution agreements have now lapsed, which seems to be a rather commond development in the world of beer. Rlquall 03:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Changes 2007-10-13 to 14
This is my first substantive edit to an established page, so I hope I haven't messed up.

Added some detail to the History section to reflect information on the Lion Nathan and Tooheys New websites. When I came to this article it said the Bond takeover was 1984, but Lion Nathan's site currently says 1985. Does anybody have evidence that it may have been '84 rather than '85?

Similarly the wikipedia article only said J.T. Toohey obtained his license and started brewing; but other sources mention both Toohey brothers. Anyone know if the license was in one or both names?

Previous text: Tooheys dates from 1869, when John Thomas Toohey (an Irish immigrant from Melbourne) obtained his brewing license and commenced brewing Tooheys Old in a purchased brewery at the present day Darling Harbour area of Sydney. Tooheys New site: Tooheys was founded by two brothers: John Thomas Toohey and James Matthew Toohey. The sons of Irish immigrants who went on to run pubs in Melbourne (The Limerick Arms and then The Great Britian), the Tooheys [sic] brothers moved to Sydney in the 1860's with the aim of carrying on the family business. So were they immigrants, or the sons of immigrants?

Will add Red, Blue and Gold to the list of beers shortly. I have a bottle at home with the old-style Tooheys Red label. Hopefully I might upload a photo later. It reads [punctuation added]: Tooheys Brewery RED BITTER. 750 mL. 5c at collection depots when sold in SA. Beer brewed and bottled in Australia. Tooheys Pty Limited, 29 Nyrang Street Lidcombe NSW 2141 Australia. 4.2% alc/vol. Approx. 2.5 standard drinks. For consumer information 1800 308 388. [UPN 9 311890 595806] Label printed in red, green, black and gold on white paper; features stag's head graphic.

Red Bitter etc. are no longer branded "Tooheys", but AFAIK they are still brewed at Tooheys Brewery (need to check this).

Pelagic 16:56, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Follow-up
I checked the packaging for Red, Gold, Blue and it says they still are brewed by Tooheys Pty Ltd ("or other related companies under license").

The statement about Tooheys-brand hopped-LME (liquid malt extract) being produced by Canterbury Brewery is taken from the product packaging, and can be confirmed at any major supermarket in NSW. The packaging references www.tooheysbrewing.com.au, but this URL redirects to the Brew Lion site (http://brewlion.lionshop.com.au/).

Re-reading the quote about the Toohey brothers, it's ambiguous whether they were Melbourne publicans, or their parents were. (I always assumed the former.)

Portraits of James Toohey (http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/PhotoSearchItemDetail.asp?M=0&B=11874834&SE=1) and John Thomas Toohey (http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/PhotoSearchItemDetail.asp?M=0&B=11874833&SE=1) can be viewed on the National Archives of Australia web site. NAA claims reproduction rights over the digitised versions of these images, so unfortunately they can't be copied to Wikipedia. I found these by searching on Picture Australia, www.pictureaustralia.org.

Advertising
Man, there so need to be some mentions of the ads for this beer. The one with the trebuchet and the rain of beer and the one with the flailing tube guys filled with air with the Tom Jones song. I hate beer but the advertising is brilliant. Gemfyre (talk) 01:42, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

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Hahn Ultra Crisp GF Beer
What has happened to the supply of Hahn Ultra Crisp GF beer? 2001:8003:C93F:B400:8DB6:943E:7193:6321 (talk) 08:26, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Move to Lidcombe - when?
The article claims "In 1955, the brewery moved west to Lidcombe" and cites Ref 3 - Tooheys Breweries official website.

Yet if you click on Our History it says "In the early 1970s, the workers packed their bags, headed up Parramatta Road and landed at the shiny new Tooheys Brewery in Lidcombe"

Out by twenty years - almost as bad as my watch. 58.110.44.246 (talk) 08:09, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

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UWSP

UWSP is an abbreviation of:

 * United Wa State Party, a Burmese political organization
 * University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, a public university in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
 * University of Warwick Science Park, a university-based science park in the United Kingdom

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Talk:Falling Up (band)

"Recreation of deleted article"?
Why was this article deleted in the first place? Was it before the band released a CD with a decently major Christian record label? (Also, see Falling Up (album).) --Idont Havaname 03:40, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Note for those years from now who are looking back at this - Votes for deletion/Falling Up (band) was the original VFD. The article was created yesterday and accidentally speedy deleted as a recreation of a deleted article. --SPUI (talk) 23:11, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Merge
This should probably be merged with Falling Up, as the band and the album are closely related. I have tagged this article with a merge tag; if you disagree, please discuss here. Apologies if I lose interest in this; I guess I'm somewhat of a policy wanker, and have made this specific problem of VFD/VFU my current crusade. Now that it's over, I hope others will come in to deal with whether this should be merged, so I can go back to transportation-related stuff. --SPUI (talk) 23:11, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * They should not be merged. The album and the band are different - The album is by a band called Digby, not Falling Up. JamesBurns 04:09, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Argh, my bad. Now I have to find out why this article is gone AGAIN. --SPUI (talk) 11:51, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Falling Up (band)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_Up_%28band%29 was deleted by a VFD apparently around April 9th, unknown to me. I never knew a falling up band article had ever been created, and I wrote an entirely new one. The main reason given for the band to be deleted was that they had made only one CD independantly and were therefore non-notable, whereas in reality they were signed on to BEC recordings, a major Christian label that also produces for big Christian Contemporary names like Jeremy Camp, Kutless. (Take a look at http://www.becrecordings.com/front.php). As well, there is a precedent for single-album Christian Contemporary bands on the wikipedia--for example, Casting crowns. To summarize My article was different from the article deleted and should, at the least, get a separate VFD. The reason for the VFD (independant release and therefore non-notability) was untrue since they were signed on to BEC. Please put my article back :) -Cookiemobsta

 * Agreed that a separate VFD is needed if it wasn't a re-creation of the old one. Can an admin verify this? --SPUI (talk) 23:19, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Undelete. The first version (that went through VfD) simply stated that Falling Up was a Christian rock band and then listed its members. Comments in the VfD mentioned the lack of notability. The latest version, while a stub, is more informative and offers at least a basis for notability. I don't know enough about the labels to make a call on that basis, but I wouldn't consider this version a recreation of the deleted article. SWAdair | Talk 05:47, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep deleted. VfU is not to be used to try to get VfD votes redone. RickK 21:30, Apr 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Unless the article is a re-creation, rather than a new article that was created, deletion policy clearly states that it must be separately VFDed. This at the very least prevents me from writing a substub that says "Stephen King was a man. He was not a dragon-man." and taking it through VFD, and then using that as a rationale to delete any article on Stephen King. You've done this before and you're doing it again. Please stop trolling. That has to be what you're doing, as you've been informed before that the deletion policy clearly protects articles like this.
 * Is there some way for both the old and new revisions to be undeleted temporarily? Like a full history undeletion rather than just the most recent article? It would be nice to verify that in fact the two articles were different. --SPUI (talk) 21:40, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh, by the way, this VFU is not for trying to redo the VFD. It's for trying to undo what seems to be an improper (though possibly well-intentioned) speedy. --SPUI (talk) 22:13, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak undelete. They are listed on allmusic.com but have no written entry. Gamaliel 22:18, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * For the record, this reason may be invalid, since it treats this like another VFD on the subject. The main issue here is whether the recent speedy was valid. According to the nominator, it was not the same article; good faith is the only thing to go by here, until we have some other evidence either way. --SPUI (talk) 22:31, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * By the way, making my vote clear - undelete unless we have evidence that the two articles were the same. --SPUI (talk) 22:36, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I have undeleted my original deletion. I sincerely apologize to Cookiemobsta for the confusion. I gave improper weight to the given speedy reason of VFD recreation and did a hasty and insufficient scan of the content without properly comparing the two versions. I will be more careful in the future. -  BanyanTree 22:56, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * And I have redeleted it. It is entirely inappropriate to undelete an article and remove it from this page one day after it was listed here.  Give it the complete five day treatment it is supposed to have.  RickK 04:28, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Undelete - an article is only considered a reincarnation subject to speedy deletion if it is the same (or substantially so) to the article that was VFD'd. Since this article was different, according to several posters, it should have gone through the standard VFD process, not been speedied. Firebug 04:48, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * It's exactly the same article. The only difference has to do with how extensive the verbiage is.  The original VfD had to do with notability, not about whether or not the article was skimpy.  There were three delete votes, no keeps, and all three had to do with the band's notability, not about the size of the article.  RickK 05:31, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * I urge you to reread deletion policy, and stop second-guessing the policy when it doesn't jive with your view of things. --SPUI (talk) 11:54, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Please point to the deletion policy which allows an article to be recreated after VfD, to be listed for one day on VfU, to be recreated after being on VfU for one day, to have its listing be deleted from VfU after being here for one day, and not being listed on VfD after having been recreated, in violation of the policy on this very page? RickK 19:28, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * The article was not recreated. The listing was removed because the article was speedied in error, and the deleter fixed his error. --SPUI (talk) 21:34, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * What do you mean, the article was not recreated? You mean that the VfD was for an article that never existed?  Or that once the VfD had passed its time, it was never deleted?  Sorry, the history proves otherwise.  The article was not speedied in error, it is Wikipedia policy to delete recreations of articles which have been voted for deletion.  RickK 23:12, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * The article was created anew, as a different article. It was not a recreation because it was not the same article. --SPUI (talk) 23:30, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Undelete. From looking at the old article and the new one, they're very clearly different.  Additionally, BanyanTree has admitted it was a mistake to delete it.  Unfortunately his attempt at rectifying the situation has been held up.  Even if you wanted to look at the old VFD, the delete votes were because the article didn't establish notability and the new article does that.  CryptoDerk 23:50, Apr 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * They are not clearly different. They are about the exact same band.  The original VfD was about the band's notability, not about how well the article was written.  RickK 04:11, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Please step back for one moment and read the policies. The articles are different. The band is not, but the deletion policy pertains to the article, not the subject. --SPUI (talk) 04:43, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * The content of the article is different, period. What the article refers to is the same thing, but the content is different. "Notability not established" seems to me as if it refers to the article itself. If they had said "not notable" then I would have taken it to refer to the band itself.  Anyway, I've asked Radiant just to be sure. CryptoDerk 04:46, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, thanks for that. Whenever I vote "notability not established", I would be willing to reconsider it if/when additional facts come up. WP:MUSIC comes to mind. Given that it is under heavy debate here whether the new and old articles are different, I'd be willing to take it on good faith and take the new article to VfD for re-evaluation. Thus, undelete. Radiant_* 08:04, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

*Undelete. Based upon what I have read, this article has significantly changed and improved, enough so that it should be undeleted to have a second chance to experience further organic growth and expansion. (This is a vote in support for undeletion on an undeletion-related page.) --GRider\talk 23:15, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)  GRider is forbidden to vote on deletion matters as a result of an arbcomm ruling. RickK 23:41, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Just a note - I have posted an RFC on RickK about these and other similar actions. --SPUI (talk) 00:31, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * RfC because you don't know how to follow policy? I refuse to participate.  RickK 04:11, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Deleted, while the author may argue it is a different article, it is still the same band and the same reasons to delete it remain the same. I was the person responsible for the original nomination - the band is not notable, they have produced only one album on an independent label. The consensus was to delete. JamesBurns 04:54, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Undelete. I have read Radiant's comment, and the VfD debate. I agree that "Notability not established" is different from "not notable". If the rewritten article establishes notability, it should not be speedy deleted as a recreation, and deserves a second go on VfD. Sjakkalle 13:23, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Speedy Undeleted. It was improperly speedied, so I have undone the error. Take it to VfD if you want it gone, this isn't the same article as before. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 23:23, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * And speedy deleted once again. Quit undeleting articles out of process.  The article can only be undeleted once this vote has been completed.  RickK 23:38, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)

 * The old and new article are at Requests for comment/RickK for all to see. --SPUI (talk) 23:25, 25 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Undelete. RickK, is it that time of the month or something? Or did you forget that Wikipedia is first and foremost an encyclopedia ("A comprehensive reference work containing articles on a wide range of subjects or on numerous aspects of a particular field, usually arranged alphabetically"), not a medium for you to show off your ability (and misplaced willingness) to follow rules to the letter. When it's convenient for you, of course... ugen 64 02:05, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Undelete. Shouldn't have been deleted. The sooner this process ends, the better. What does it serve except to stir up hostility? Rick, please reconsider and just let it go.Grace Note 03:30, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I'll let it go on April 27, after the appropriate 5 day VfU vote time has passed. RickK 04:06, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Fine. No one can prevent you from creating and sustaining a focus of hostility, resentment and flaming. I'm just really disappointed that a user of such good standing feels that any of that helps build an encyclopaedia.Grace Note 06:42, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm not the one throwing RfC's and nasty personal attacks around. RickK 06:55, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)

 * WP:POINT. We can all see its contents in its last two incarnations at RickK's RFC, we can all see that they're about the same band, and we can all see that the most recent one still wouldn't have a snowflake's chance in a frying pan of surviving VFD, since it doesn't come within miles of satisfying WP:NMG.  We can leave it on VFD and/or VFU for months in various slightly differing incarnations recreated by various slightly differing sockpuppets if you like, which would, I'm sure, please the band members, both of their fans, and maybe even the radical inclusionists.  I submit, however, that this article is precisely the reason why we have speedy deletion criterion G4.  Keep deleted. Korath (Talk) 04:47, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * It is absolutely insane, the only difference between the old article and the new article is that the author has bothered to write their names out on full and the albums tracks in full. It does not change the notability of the band. This is going to set a bad precedent in future if it passes - any article that is speedied can simply be resucitated by just changing the length of a person's or object's name and the author argue that it is a new article. JamesBurns 06:31, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * What the motherfucking hell are you talking about? Go to Requests for comment/RickK. The old one was just a single line and a list of names. The new one has a paragraph at the beginning about the band and a track listing. Stop trolling and choke on autofellatio. --SPUI (talk) 06:37, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Damn, SPUI, are you off your meds? You have gone completely over the edge.  RickK 06:58, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Hah, I bet you thought that was a personal attack too when you typed it. --SPUI (talk) 07:53, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Well I consider calling someone a troll and telling someone to choke on autofellatio a personal attack. You need to read No personal attacks. It still doesnt detract from the argument that it is exactly the same band - the argument for its deletion hasnt changed at all. JamesBurns 04:14, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Undelete - Come on guys, this is getting beyond the point of being simply sad. I worry that this kind of silliness is going to embarass all concerned in the future. If Falling Up aren't notable enough to engage your interest - please feel free to abstain from all of the following actions:
 * Reading the article
 * Editing the article
 * Recommending the article to friends
 * Using the article as an indicator of the general quality of Wikipedia
 * and most importantly
 * caring whether or not the article exists.

nsh 06:47, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)

 * Undelete because (a) the article is entirely unrelated to the old one and therefore not a re-creation, (b) the new version of the article establishes notability, (c) I've heard of Falling Up and (d) hey -- two people wrote articles on the band independently -- this sure isn't your typical article on a one-week-old vanity band that no one has heard of. Wiwaxia 07:11, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep deleted. The article is almost identical, VfD procedure was followed, no irregularities have been shown.  It was listed for the correct period, there were no keep votes and it was properly deleted.  In my opinion this article was properly deleted and attempt to recreate this article should be summarily deleted. No evidence has been presented to suggest that undeleting this article would make Wikipedia better. On Dante's recreations, I cite WP:POINT and will now redelete. I consider what has gone on here to be a serious abuse of process. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 15:06, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * On Tony's "citation" above, I cite No personal attacks and await an apology. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 17:58, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * I freely apologise for any offence given (See User talk:Dante Alighieri and, for what provoked it, User talk:Tony Sidaway) but still contend that the deliberate recreation of an article already speedied by an administrator as a recreation, is an abuse of process. We can legitimately disagree on whether this is the case without attacking one another.  I contend that it is essential to the deletion process that no administrator should ever feel comfortable about recreating an article in these circumstances when we all know that the right place for recreations is VfU, where we all get to discuss things out in the open. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 21:28, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I apologize for misunderstanding Tony's previous statement. I took offense to what I believed was being said, not what Tony meant. My position is that the VfU process is not being circumvented, but is inappropriate in this situation, seeing as how the article in question was improperly speedy deleted. It is standard procedure when an article is improperly speedy deleted to recreate the article so that it can go through the proper VfD procedure. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 22:46, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Undelete, notable band, valid article. Grue 17:18, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Deleted, not noteworthy. Not valid article for a VfU, imho. -- RyanFreisling @ 17:29, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment It has been claimed that the current article gives information that makes the band more notable. I think it's a reasonable assumption--why else would anyone add the information?  But the earlier article claimed that they'd made a CD, whereas the current article makes it plain that it was a demo CD.  On the other hand, the current article says they signed to a record label., and yes, they did sign to a record label,  the one that also signed Kutless. Does this make them as notable as Kutless? Their website contains messages such as "2.18.05 hey the Xtour has begun and it is going good!" and "4.06.05 if you have missed us at shows lately, it's because we have not been playing any."  What happened in the intervening six weeks?  The only other tour on their website apparently involved quite a few church gigs alongside a number of other bands. How would these guys fare under the Notability and music guidelines of WikiProject Music?  On the other hand, I don't want to go overboard.  The Beatles played in Hamburg for months on end and didn't really get anywhere.  I suppose mostly I'm annoyed that, in my opinion, this article was recreated after it was deleted, and while the VfU process was in progress.  It looks to me as if there is not sufficient respect for the deletion process and the undeletion process, and this has produced an unwanted deletion war.  We don't need that kind of thing if we can all agree to use VfD and VfU, and abide by policy on speedying of recreations, without quibbles. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 22:03, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. The individual who "recreated" the article is not the same person who wrote the initial article. This should quiet the assertions that somehow the "same" user recreated the "same" article in order to circumvent the previous deletion vote. (see User talk:Cookiemobsta for details). --Dante Alighieri | Talk 22:53, Apr 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment Agreed. This is about an article on the same group, with the same name, but created by a different person.  The author of the initial article has changed.  Do we have consensus for restoration of the article in this form? --Tony Sidaway|Talk 23:24, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Well... if the SD was legit, we can't undelete it until tomorrow anyway and we don't need consensus, just a majority. If the SD wasn't legit, the article should be undeleted immediately and consensus here is irrelevant. IMO, what we should be discussing is whether or not the SD was in line with policy. There is such a discussion taking place here if people care to be involved. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 00:05, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)

 * UNDELETE -Deserves a rewrite by Cookiemobster.--Jondel 04:36, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Second VfD
The result of relisting this article on VfD was to keep. See Votes for deletion/Falling Up (band) for a record. Postdlf 07:19, 9 May 2005 (UTC)

Jessy Ribordy Page
I figured that this page is probably the best place to dump this suggestion. Thinking at this point it would be plausible to create a page for Jessy Ribordy, frontman for Falling Up. At this point, he's the frontman for Falling Up, The River Empires, and The Gloomcatcher, as well as having been actively involved with A Dream Too Late, and is currently producing the upcoming album for Becoming an Archer. Just thought I'd throw this idea out there, and see if it garners enough support. Maktesh (talk) 05:01, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bigdaikon

 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. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 02:05, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

Bigdaikon
A non-notable forum, completely unencyclopædic and the article seems to be used as a message board, too. DO'Иeil 03:41, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)

Delete for the same reason mention above. --DuKot 03:43, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Abuse of Wikipedia. Tssk, tssk. -- 8^D gab 04:01, 2005 Apr 22 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not encyclopedic. Jayjg (talk) 05:17, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Just... just because. Weird stuff. Master Thief Garrett 07:43, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Ugh. The rolling eyes mean I can't believe somebody would think that this possibly belongs in an encyclopedia.  Delete.  RickK 20:53, Apr 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Uh...right. My eyes didn't roll so much as cross.  Delete "strange canoes in bay with wings." - Lucky 6.9 21:46, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete NN Dsmdgold 20:12, Apr 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete: Non encyclapedic, also did anyone get the impression that although it's a website about Japan it seems to be an extremely racist one?Deathawk 03:38, 26 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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Cornus walteri

Cornus walteri, also called Walter's dogwood, is a deciduous shrub or small tree 8–16 m tall, native to eastern Asia in Korea and much of China from Liaoning to Yunnan.

Cornus walteri has opposite, simple leaves, 5–12 cm long. The flowers are produced in inflorescences 6–8 cm diameter, each flower individually small and whitish. The flowering is in spring, after it leafs out. The fruit is a round, reddish-purple "drupaceous berry", 2.5-3.5 cm diameter.

It is closely related to the European common dogwood (C. sanguinea).

title: Cornus walteri


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Gjakova or Đakovica (Gjakova or Gjakovë; Ђаковица, Đakovica;) is a city and municipality in western Kosovo. It is also the administrative centre of the homonymous district. The municipality's population is estimated at 150,000 (2007). The city is located at 42.39°N, 20.43°W.

Name
There are a number of theories concerning the name of the town: that it derives from the Serbian word đak (pupil) from earlier d(i)jak; that it is named after one of the large land-owners of the area, Jak Vula - Jakova - Gjakova - (Serb Djakovica); or that it derives from the Albanian word for "blood" (gjak).

It is also plausible to conclude that the Albanian name for the town, 'Gjakova'  may in fact represent an Albanized version of otherwise  south slavonic (possibly Serbian) genitive case 'Jakova', as in  "(zemlja) Jakova", meaning "(the land) of Jak", Jak allegedly being an Albanian landlord who gave up his land to enable to establishment of the town of Gjakova.

Demography
Before 1999. in the city lived 61 400 citizens. Albanians made up 89% of population, Serbs 4% and the other national minorities 7%. Those are data records by OESC. After 1999, due to various reasons, primarly due to their ethnicity the Serbs were forced out of the area.

Balkan Wars
Đakovica has been mentioned as a city that suffered greatly from the Serbian-Montenegrin army during the Balkan Wars. The New York Times reported in 1912, citing Austro-Hungarian sources, that people on the gallows hung on both sides of the road, and that the way to Đakovica became a "gallows alley." In the region of Đakovica, Montenegrin police-military formation Royal Gendarmerie Corps (Kraljevski žandarmerijski kor), known as krilaši, committed much abuse and violence against the non-Christian population.

In Đakovica, Serbian priests carried out violent conversion of Albanian Catholics to Serbian Orthodox faith. Vienna Neue Freie Presse (20 March 1913) reports that Orthodox priest with the help of military force convert 300 Đakovica Catholics in the Orthodox faith, and that franciscan Pater Angelus, who refused to renounce his faith, was tortured and then killed with bayonets.

Kosovo War
The town was badly affected by the war, suffering great physical destruction and large-scale human losses and human rights abuses.

Yugoslav units were stationed in and near the town in two barracks due to the risk of an attack by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) from across the border in Albania. The KLA were attacked on several occasions by NATO forces. In one incident, NATO aircraft misidentified a convoy of Albanian refugees and attacked it.

Actions on the ground had a devastating effect on the town. According to the ICTY, OSCE, and international human rights organizations, about 75% of the population was forcibly expelled from the town by Serbian police and paramilitaries as well as Yugoslav forces, while many civilians were killed in the process. Large areas of the town were destroyed, chiefly through arson and looting but also in the course of localised fighting between government security forces and members of the KLA. The actions of the government forces in Đakovica formed a major part of the United Nations war crimes indictment of the then-President Slobodan Milošević. The number of missing people from the municipality is among the highest in all of Kosovo, numbering over 300. In the course of the current year several dozen corpses have been identified and returned to their families, though the number is relatively small compared to the figures of those who are still missing. As a result, any reference to the return of the former Kosovo Serb population remains highly sensitive.

Most of the Albanian population returned following the end of the war. In 2001 free democratic elections were held, with a majority won by LDK. Thousands of new stores were rebuilt and opened. Qarshia e Madhe is a good example where hundreds of stores were destroyed during the war; in 2001 as many were rebuilt as they had been before the war. New television and radio media were launched such as Radio Gjakova, Radio Pandora, Radio Amadeus, and TV Syri. Local businesses set up manufacturing enterprises such as the IMN brick factory was one of these. Businesses are now booming, with aid from foreign organizations, and their activities are based mainly on free market trade.

Geography and population
The municipality covers an area of 521 km², including the town of Đakovica and 84 villages. As of October 2007, the population is estimated to be of approximately 150,000 people, out of which 90,000 (60%) live in the town and 60,000 (40%) reside in the surrounding villages. The Kosovo Albanians constitute about 95% of the population (69% citizens from Đakovica and 31% Kosovo Villagers), while some 7060 Muslims by nationality, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians making up ca. 4.7% represent the main minority communities.

According to OSCE estimations, before the Kosovo War of 1999 the municipality had a population of about 145,000, of which 93% were Kosovo Albanians and 7% non-majority communities, including some 3,000 Kosovo Serbs, who mostly lived in the main town.

Sport
Apart from being a culture and educative center of Kosovo, Đakovica is also known as a sports center. The best example of this is the fact of having 38 clubs, which compete in all leagues over Kosovo. Đakovica's most successful team is KF Vëllaznimi which has won 9 titles of Kosovar Superliga, and 4 Kosovo Cups. "Shani Nushi" is the city's sports hall, which has a capacity of 3500 seats, while Đakovica's City Stadium has a capacity of 6000 (2000 seats).

Celebrities and famous figures of Gjakova origin

 * Aleksandar Tijanić, Journalist and current Serbian national TV director
 * Ali Podrimja, Well known poet and writer
 * Avni Mula, Famous Albanian singer, composer and musician
 * Bajram Curri, Politician and Albanian activist
 * Besnik Hasi, Former Albanian football player
 * Božidar Delić, Retired general of the Yugoslav Army
 * Emin Duraku, Albanian and Yugoslav partisan
 * Fadil Hoxha, Member of the Federal Presidency of Yugoslavia and recipient of the People's Hero of Yugoslavia award
 * Ismet Peja, Singer
 * Lorik Cana, Albanian football player
 * Luan Krasniqi, Former German Heavyweight and European Heavyweight boxing champion
 * Miodrag Vlahović, Montenegrin Ambassador to the United States
 * Mahmut Bakalli, 5th President of the League of Communists of Kosovo

Notes and references
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References:

Category:Populated places in Kosovo Category:Municipalities of Kosovo

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Military Police of São Paulo State

The Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State Military Police) is a military law enforcement agency (Military Police (Brazil)) of in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the largest state police force in the country, with over 100,000 personnel in its ranks, in several battalions throughout the state as well as within the Greater São Paulo region (Grande São Paulo) which itself comprises 40 cities and towns.

It should not be confused with the Military Police of the Armed Forces, which are the Army Police (Brazil) (Polícia do Exército), the Air Force Police (Polícia da Aeronáutica) and the Police Company of the Naval Battalion (Companhia de Polícia do Batalhão Naval).

In Brazil, State Military Police Officers are considered military personnel by the Brazilian constitution, however, they perform police duties among civilian populations. In certain cases, they can also act as reserve forces for the Brazilian Army.

Under the United Nations, in cooperation with the Brazilian Army, the Military Police of São Paulo State has served in Angola, Mozambique, East-Timor, Sudan, and Haiti.

Mission and organization
Its primary function is to perform the patrolling of public places such as city streets, state highways and forests in the entire state and also authority escorting, intelligence and reconnaissance (P2) and crime prevention duties. São Paulo Fire Fighters belongs to PMESP and are equally structured as a state police organization.

The PMESP is further divided into specialized units as follows:

 * Police Cavalry Regiment "July 9th" is one of the most traditional Units of the Military Police of São Paulo State. Actually, it dates from the origins of the militia in the State, because when the Permanent Municipal Guard was created, on December 15, 1831, by the Brigadier Rafael Tobias de Aguiar, thirty men were designated for making up a "Cavalry Section". Nowadays, the Regiment "July 9th" is a special organ of execution, under the Command of Conflict Policing, aiming at preserving the public order in the whole state territory, in Rural and Urban Special Actions, as well as controlling tumults. Helping with the activities of Social and Cultural Communication, by means of the Fanfare Band, of the Horseback Riding School, of the Carrousel, of the Center of Horse therapy, of the Equestrian Sport and, mainly, of the Preventive Ostensible Policing with horses.
 * 1°BPChq ROTA – Nowadays it is subordinated to the Shock Policing Command, having, as its main mission, the control of civil commotions and urban contra-guerrilla. Furthermore, the Unit executes the ostensible motorized patrolling denominated " ROTA " (Ostensive Patrols Tobias de Aguiar), seeking for the prevention and the repression of criminality in support to the Battalions of Area, saturating the areas of larger criminal rates. The ROTA is a tactical force that makes versatility, flexibility and strong reaction capacity possible. It's a reserve troop of the General Command of the Military Police of São Paulo State.
 * 2°BPChq Anchieta – The 2nd Battalion of Shock Troops has the following missions: Control of Civil Commotions; Policing in Sports Areas; Policing during Artistic and cultural Events; ROCAM (Ostensible Patrol with Motorcycles).
 * 3°BPChq Humaitá – Policing by foot and with vehicles, inspecting prisons, vehicles carrying valuable things, parades, military and funereal honors.
 * 4°BPChq Operações Especiais –
 * Commandos and Special Operations - Operations in high-complexity environments such as rural, forest, mountain and cavernous areas, as well as favelas and combat diving; escorting of valuable armaments.
 * Group of Special Tactical Actions – occurrences with hostages and bomb disposal.
 * 5°BPChq Canil;- K-9 Unit
 * Fire Brigade of PMESP – The creation of the Fire Brigade in São Paulo is dated March 10, 1880, as consequence of the disastrous fire on February 15 of that year, which destroyed the library and the file of the College of Law located then in the San Francisco Convent, at a traditional square in São Paulo City. Thus, in an incipient way, a long and difficult path had begun and it was by the spirit of sacrifice, by courage, by heroism and by the will of helping other people, examples of dedication and professionalism that crown the history of this Centennial Corporation, whose most important objective is to preserve life, property and the environment.
 * São Paulo Highway Patrol – Traffic Highway Policing is executed on state highways to instruct the users to follow the traffic rules and regulations based on international standards highway security. It consists of the execution of inspection services, patrolling and traffic control, comprehending the following activities: policing in traffic lights, attending traffic occurrences, policing in special events, solemnities, escorting during dignitaries' visits, popular celebrations, sports competitions on streets, instructing students, escorting vehicles and drivers. The Highway Policing is managed for 5 battalions distributed alongside São Paulo Stadual Highways.
 * GRPAe João Negrão – The Military Police of São Paulo State, the pioneer of the aviation in Brazil during the first decade of the last century, has contributed with important services to the society of São Paulo State and to the rest of the country in the use of its aircraft until the thirties, when it was extinct. With the evolution and development of the City of São Paulo, the largest and most important metropolis of South America, an increase and rising of the criminality has occurred, and the use of high technology in order to provide safety to society is necessary. Thus, the Military Police incorporated an agile, efficient and effective equipment for combating criminality: the helicopter "Eagle Uno", which had the mission to support the PM in all its activities. The date was August 15, 1984, and Aerial Radiopatrol Grouping was officially created. Their mandate is to uphold criminal law and enforce peace and order in the 247,000 km2 (95408 sq mi) of state territory, as well as to provide security to the state Governor and his family as well as state government buildings. They have at their disposal several helicopters such as the Helibras HB-350 Esquilo under the Águia (eagle) codename.

History

The police force was founded by Brigadier General Rafael Tobias de Aguiar on December 15, 1831, originally as the São Paulo Municipal Imperial Guard. The MPSP of today was raised in 1935 as a result of its involvement in the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932.

Pistols

 * Taurus RT827S in .38SPL This weapon has been retired since January 2011, and the complete substitution by the .40 pistols has been completed in March 2011.
 * Taurus PT24/7 PRO LS in .40
 * Taurus PT101 in .40
 * Taurus PT640 - Subcompact pistol for concealed carry while on intelligence duties.
 * Glock G22 (.40SW) in substitution for Taurus pistols since 2019

Shotguns

 * Remington 870
 * Pump CBC 12
 * Benelli M4

Submachine guns

 * B&T APC40 PRO
 * Beretta M12 (under the name model of Beretta M972 in Brazil)
 * H&K MP5SD3
 * H&K MP5A2
 * TAURUS/FAMAE .40

Carbines

 * FAMAE CT-30
 * Colt M4A1

Assault rifles

 * IMBEL IA2
 * Colt M16A2

 * FN FAL
 * FN SCAR

Sniper Rifles

 * SSG M1
 * FN Model 30-11
 * IMBEL AGLC
 * AR10A4 Super SASS used by ROTA, GATE and COE
 * HK PSG1
 * Barrett M82 (used to defend maximum security prisional facilities from helicopters that may attempt to extract inmates)

Machine Guns

 * IWI Negev - in use since 2020 for special operations

Notable officers
Conte Lopes, now a political representative, was a commanding officer (ranked as captain) behind the famous ROTA units in the 1970s and 1980s.

Cel. Ubiratan Guimarães, the commanding officer of the police operation resulting in the Carandiru massacre, was a high-ranked officer in the PMESP ranks (ranked as colonel).

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I removed the NPOV tag from the article because no discussion had been brought here (as the NPOV tag itself specifies should happen) to explain the reasoning behind it. Furthermore, since the only edit to this article in 7 months had been the placement of the tag itself, it doesn't seem like its neutrality is being disputed very much. To allay the concern raised in the edit summary for the placement of the NPOV tag—that it spoke of God acting—I added the qualification that this is from the Biblical account, even though God's reaction is already provided with an inline citation from the Old Testament. If someone still has neutrality concerns over the article, I ask that they please elucidate them here when placing the NPOV tag. Binabik80 03:43, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

There are still a few little phrases that would raise questions about neutrality in my mind. (For instance "and all too successfully" in the third paragraph.)

Thank you, though, for the helpful article; I found it very useful.

"banish the worship of Yahweh out of the land"
That Manasseh tried to do this is doubtful, as Yahweh was considered the supreme and national god even in the pagan version of Judean religion (as attested on the inscriptions of Kuntillet 'Ajrud, Khirbet el-Qom, and Bet-Lei). Easton's material is good for reference, but should not be included verbatim; this particular article betrays a gross misunderstanding of the context of Judean paganism.--Rob117 02:16, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

For some nice informations about the advances under the rule of Manasseh - contrary to the Biblical version - see Finkelstein/Silberman: David and Solomon, The Free Press, 2006.--charlandes 15:56, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

"Date Inconsistencies"
I'm confused by how the two reigning periods given both fall about 10 years short of the stated length of his reign -- 55 years. If the reign lasted 55 years, how were these dates arrived at?

Reference to Zephaniah??
Why does the text of the article use the first verse in Zephaniah as support that Menashe was son of Hezekiah and Hefzibah when THAT source does nothing to prove that but it IS explicitly stated in the last verse of Kings 20 and the first verse in Kings 21?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1017:B81B:B15C:A913:901A:7AFF:5F99 (talk) 00:10, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

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Nissan Cima

The Nissan Cima (Japanese: 日産・シーマ) is a luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by Nissan across five generations for the Japanese market — and for three generations as the Infiniti Q45 internationally.

The Cima nameplate derived from Spanish for "summit" or "top." Earlier generations featured a hood ornament with an image of an acanthus leaf that gave the Nissan Laurel its name. The acanthus leaf was commonly used by classical Greeks to make a wreath for use as a crown — notable, as the Cima's chief competitor in the Japanese Domestic market was the Toyota Crown.

The Cima in its first two generations was a more luxurious and larger version of the Cedric and Gloria, with the Cima sharing its V8 engine with the earlier flagship President, Nissan's competitor with the Toyota Century. The Cima was introduced in 1988, based on an elongated Cedric/Gloria chassis. With its sales success, about 64,000 units sold the first year and 120,000 in four years, the Cima became a symbol of the "bubble economy".

The Cedric Cima was marketed at Nissan Store, while the Gloria Cima was marketed at Nissan Prince Stores. Later generations of the Cima shared the same platform as the President, with the Cima being a shorter version, thereby allowing Nissan to continue offering the Cima at Nissan Prince Store locations. The last three Cima generations were marketed in the United States as the Infiniti Q45. The Q45 was discontinued after 2006, however the Cima and the President continued in production until August 2010, leaving the Fuga to become the flagship for the Infiniti line. April 2012, the Cima nameplate was resurrected, and resumed "flagship" status in Japan as a longer wheelbase version of the Fuga Hybrid.

In January 2021, Nissan considered canceling the Cima again, with production being halted at the end of 2020. The Nissan Japan website still listed it as available for new orders with a hybrid powertrain only, in three trim levels. According to the Nissan Factory website at Tochigi, Cima production was started up again in October 2021, only to be discontinued for the third and final time in 2022.

First generation (Y31; 1988)

Up until 1989, the Japanese tax bracket dictated a division point at the car being 4700 mm long, 1700 mm wide, with a 2-liter engine. Both the Cedric/Gloria and its arch-rival, the Toyota Crown were stretched to this very limit, with a larger engine version also available. The bigger versions received larger bumpers to take advantage of the absence of exterior dimension restrictions, but were still somewhat of a half measure as the bodywork itself remained narrow. Nissan had already begun updating the executive limousine President which would début October 1989 as an all new model, and the availability of the Laurel and Cefiro that shared a chassis with the Skyline. When the Gloria was introduced by Prince in 1959, before Nissan acquired them in 1966, the Gloria was a stretched wheelbase version of the Prince Skyline. When the Cedric was introduced in 1960, it also was a stretched wheelbase version of the Nissan Bluebird.

When rumors came that Toyota was developing a larger, wider extension of the Crown, called the 4000 Royal Saloon G, Nissan acted hastily to add a full-sized version of the Cedric and Gloria. Nissan, however, was unable to get the wider version ready for the narrow version's launch in June 1987, because the all-new Y31 Cedric and Gloria had just been introduced. Nissan announced the intent to introduce the Cima September 2, 1987, followed by the debut at the Tokyo Motor Show Oct 29, 1987 alongside the MID4-II with sales beginning January 1988. The half-year gap in development, however, brought about many changes in design. An all new performance enhanced Cedric and Gloria, called the Gran Turismo, had also just been introduced so the Cima sought to improve on the Gran Turismo and bring it to market quickly. Nissan was also undergoing a full technological update of all their products under the Project 901 and the Cima benefited.

The Y31 Cima is available with a 200 PS VG30DE or a 255 PS turbocharged VG30DET. The turbocharged version was especially popular in the booming Japanese Bubble Era economy, leading the Japanese media to coin the term "the Cima phenomenon". 36,400 Cimas were sold in the first year, with the first generation selling a combined 129,000 units. The Cedric Cima was sold at dealerships Nissan Store where the Laurel could be found in Japan, and the Gloria Cima was sold at Nissan dealerships Nissan Prince that sold the Skyline.

The Cima was manufactured exclusively as a 4-door hardtop, with no B-pillar between the front and rear side glass windows, the same body style used with the previous generation Cedric and Gloria hardtops. The interior was very lavish using genuine lacquer wood inserts throughout the interior and the upholstery was a choice between Connolly leather or a silk-wool combination, shared later with the President.

The Cima was positioned for private ownership, sharing many luxury features from the executive limousine President, which was popular with private-hire car service and corporate company car roles. It was offered as the Type I Limited, the Type II-S or Type II Limited AV with the turbocharged engine and a interactive CRT-display for climate and sound system functions provided by Fujitsu Ten and a Sony CD changer, with the Type III with all optional equipment as standard. The CRT display also had satellite controls located on a stationary center hub while the steering wheel rotated around it, providing stereo and cruise control buttons on the hub regardless of where the steering wheel was positioned. There was an optionally available cellular phone installed in the armrest console and the center hub was available with cellphone buttons to dial numbers, connect or disconnect calls.

The suspension was shared with the Cedric and Gloria, using MacPherson struts for the front wheels and conventional shock absorbers and coil springs for the rear wheels, combined with Semi-trailing arm for all wheels. The MacPherson struts were optionally installed with internal air chambers on the top-level Type III.

The approach to a luxurious, personal car drew many appearances to the Nissan Leopard GT coupe, which also had these lavish features, along with the Laurel which was a very popular luxury hardtop sedan sharing a chassis with the Skyline.

Japanese actress Kazue Ito had originally purchased this generation at the age of 24 and continued to own and drive the car. While the car had accumulated more than 250000 km, Nissan offered to restore and replace all worn out parts without cost to her. The process took about 8 months from April 2021 and completed on December 7 of the same year. The car was presented at the Nissan Ginza showroom in Tokyo to Ito, and it was also announced in a Nissan press release on the same date, which coincided with her birthday. The total cost of the restoration is said to have exceeded the cost of the original Cima, which was ¥5 million in 1990, or US$44,000.

Second generation (Y32; 1991)

Following the Y32 Cedric/Gloria's June 1991 launch, the Cima was redesigned and introduced in August 1991. The car is simply known as the Cima, and was a premium trim package at Nissan Prince Store locations alongside the Skyline, Gloria and Infiniti Q45. Later in the year, Toyota launched the independent Crown Majesta competing with the sport-oriented trim levels. The collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble resulted in lower sales for either car, compared to Nissan's previous Y31 model. The Cima also competed for sales in this elevated luxury segment with the Toyota Aristo.

Initially the Cima was only available with the VH41DE series V8, a short-stroke version of the VH45DE used in the President, the 3.0 L VG30DET turbo V6 was offered to provide a rewarding feeling of torque when accelerating, which was popular with the previous generation, and a reduced yearly road tax obligation. This luxurious feeling of acceleration was in contrast to the reality of driving in Japan, once it's realized that urban two-way streets are usually zoned at 40 km/h or less, as mentioned in the article Speed limits in Japan.

Its appearance was said to reflect a more British appearance, both inside and out while sharing visual cues to the President. An analog clock, found on most US-spec Infiniti during the same time period, also appeared in this vehicle. AWD was also added to the options list. Due to softening sales as a result of the bubble economy collapse, the interior color choices were limited to black or gray, with elm wood inserts and black or gray leather or wool upholstery, or tan interior with contrasting leather or wool upholstery with cherry wood inserts. The trim package names Type III, Type II and Type I continued.

September 1992, the Cima Type II Limited S-Four using the ATTESA E-TS drivetrain was added to the options list, mated to the V8 engine. It produced 270 PS at 6000 rpm and 371 Nm of torque at 4400 rpm. The suspension initially used Semi-trailing arm suspension for all wheels, then shared the Multi-link suspension used by the President and Skyline (R32). The adjustable air suspension introduced in the previous generation was replaced with the hydraulic Full-Active Suspension that was available on the US-spec Q45 and President.

For 1993, the Cima was an alternative for private ownership to the shorter 2880 mm wheelbase President JS which was exclusive to Nissan Store locations, while remaining more upscale and longer to the Gloria with a 2760 mm wheelbase.

Third generation (Y33; 1996)

The all-new Cima was inveiled June 1996 following the introduction of the all-new, shorter wheelbase, Cedric and Gloria twins. The trim package names changed to a European-style alphanumeric format, adding the engine displacement as a part of the name. They were the 41LX, 41LV, 41L, 30LV, 30L, with the performance "Grand Touring" series, starting with the 41TR-X, 30TR, 30T grades, that added aerodynamic appearance parts and the ATTESA E-TS AWD drivetrain upgrade for vehicles installed with a V8. The top trim package 41LX and the 41LV also included a VIP package that added car service, chauffeur-driven features. For 1997 the AWD was added to the 41LV and added the "S-Four" badge.

Unlike the previous, JDM only models, the third-generation Cima was also marketed overseas—as the second generation Infiniti Q45. Instead of the VH45DE V8 engine, which remained exclusive to the President, Nissan carried over the VH41DE V8 and the VQ30DET turbo V6 due to reduced yearly road tax obligation from the previous generation.

August of 1997, the Japanese market Nissan Infiniti Q45 ended, and the Cima became the de facto replacement. Both the Japanese Q45 and the Cima were both sold at Nissan Prince Store locations, and the Q45 was slightly more expensive due to its similarity to the President, which was exclusive to Nissan Store locations. This was also the same year Nissan introduced a telematics in-car navigation system instead of sending CD or DVD based map updates called Compass Link.

In 1999, the Cima was exclusive to reorganized Nissan JDM Nissan Red Stage dealerships, while the President was now exclusive to Nissan Blue Stage locations. AWD was still offered in Japan only and it was the first car marketed in Japan with side airbags as standard equipment. As this generation was now sold at Nissan Red Stage dealerships next to the Skyline, the Cima was given a performance-car appearance to capitalize on the popularity of the Skyline called "Grand Touring".

In 1999, the Cima became the first Nissan with laser adaptive cruise control.

Fourth generation (F50; 2001)
The fourth-generation Cima arrived in January 2001, early in the Nissan Revival Plan. The Cima features an updated version of the President platform, with an updated rear suspension and revised exterior and interior styling. Known for its unique 7-reflector headlights, the Cima was marketed in the US as the Infiniti Q45. This model continued to be Nissan's rival to the Crown Majesta, and also competed for customers for three years with the Japan only Mitsubishi Proudia, however Mitsubishi chose to use front wheel drive.

The VK45DD direct-injection V8 features in the Japanese Cima, alongside the VQ30DET, both producing 280 PS, and the ATTESA E-TS AWD drivetrain upgrade option continued for vehicles installed with a V8. The V8 in the Infiniti version produces 340 hp. A Bose sound system was offered in June 2002. The trim package names carried over from the previous generation, using the engine displacement. They were 450VIP, 450XV Limited, 450XV, 450XL and 300G for rear wheel drive, and 450VIP Four or the 450X Four that continued to used the ATTESA E-TS drivetrain system.

February 2002, the Compass Link navigation system was upgraded and renamed CarWings and was standard on all grades.

The Cima 450XV Limited was the first vehicle internationally to offer Lane departure warning system by using CCD Cameras that identify painted lines on the road and notify the driver if the vehicle has crossed over the line without using a turn signal indicator. For August of 2003 Nissan offered Intelligent Brake Asist, Front Seat Emergency Brake Sensing Pre-Crash Seatbelt, and Active AFS, which automatically switched between low and high-beam modes while using xenon headlights.

A left-hand drive version of this generation was offered for sale in China at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2003. Due to tightening emissions restrictions, the turbocharged vehicle was no longer offered on the V6 engine starting July 2005. The Q45 was no longer exported to the US after MY 2006. This generation of the Cima is very similar to the President.

In August 2010, Nissan stopped production of both the Cima and President, which shared their chassis. The company's analysis noted that both models would require significant safety upgrades to comply with the latest safety regulations, while sales could not support the associated redevelopment costs. The Fuga thus became Nissan's flagship.

When the Fuga assumed the role as flagship sedan of Nissan Japan August 2010, it became the first time that Nissan didn't sell a premium luxury V8 sedan in Japan since 1964; the Fuga's North American cousin, the Infiniti M56, is offered with a V8 engine shared with the Infiniti QX56.

Fifth generation (Y51; 2012)

Nissan revived the Cima nameplate as the long wheelbase version of the Fuga Hybrid. Instead of a V8 engine, the HGY51 Cima is a hybrid sedan equipped with the 3.5L V6 hybrid VQ engine with maximum power of 225 kW at 6800 rpm and maximum torque of 350 Nm at 5000 rpm with an advanced ‘HM34’ electric motor with maximum power output of 50 kW and maximum torque of 270 Nm and high-output lithium-ion battery with a quick charge/discharge function. It also comes with Nissan's "Intelligent Dual Clutch Control", a one-motor two-clutch parallel hybrid system, that offers direct response, superb driving feel and low fuel consumption. Sales of this flagship hybrid sedan in Japan began May 21, 2012. It is a resurrection of a 1960s and 1970s styling trend called "coke bottle styling".

The reintroduction of the Cima to Japanese customers was done to offer an alternative to Toyota's limousines called the Century and the S210 series Crown Majesta which the Cima is now the direct alternative.

On April 16, 2014, it was announced that the current Cima will be offered in North America as the Infiniti Q70L beginning with the 2015 model year. A few Cimas were exported to other Asian countries such as Singapore by parallel import.

In 2022, production of the Cima, along with the Fuga, concluded, with no plans for a successor for either model. The car service and executive limousine duties was now offered on the Nissan Elgrand VIP.

Mitsubishi Dignity
From April 26, 2012, until November 30, 2016, Mitsubishi Motors sold a rebadged version of the HGY51 Cima under the Dignity nameplate. Aside from badging and some minor details, the Dignity was identical to the Cima.

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Unary
what about those unary people who believe people can only be of one sex? 157.211.134.108 (talk) 11:44, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

"Enbian" listed at Redirects for discussion
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Criticism
Please revert section of criticism. And punish DanielRigal  for deleting scientific criticism. Firstly, it is not some "guy". Secondly, what is the argument that this is a single critical voice? Based on what Wikipedia rules did DanielRigal think up that one is not enough? Please revert and punish the vandal. Pawel.jamiolkowski (talk) 00:28, 21 May 2024 (UTC) The framing of it as a "criticism" section and overall approach promoting it above are clearly non-starters, but for future reference, the source is this academic article, readable in full, here. Generally, we have treated these sorts of articles in the humanities as WP:PRIMARY sources equivalent to single studies in science, with little or no weight on topics like this where secondary sources should exist. I haven't read it, but the source is clearly taking a queer theory perspective and probably isn't an attack on non-binary people in particular, but a questioning of our culture's way of categorizing gender overall. Of course, numerous opinions along those general lines exist. Crossroads -talk- 16:19, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * The revert of your edit is standard at Wikipedia. First, see WP:CRIT. Second, the views of a particular person belong in an article on that person, such as at Kadji Amin. If there is no such article, and if WP:SECONDARY sources have not highlighted the views, they should be removed per WP:UNDUE. Johnuniq (talk) 00:47, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, I read. So please explain, why some articles have Criticism section, for example Islam ? Why can Islam be criticized, but non-binary gender cannot? Hypocrisy? Pawel.jamiolkowski (talk) 12:56, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * If you are here to criticise an article subject then you do not understand how to edit an encyclopaedia. When we cover a topic we cover all notable aspects of it, including notable criticisms of it. We cover criticism but we do not not ourselves criticise. That's WP:NPOV. There is not a topic on this earth that doesn't have at least a few haters. I'm sure that if you looked hard enough you could find a few non-notable people who hate watercress, walruses and wheelbarrows but it would not be appropriate to cover their non-notable opinions in the articles on those subjects. DanielRigal (talk) 18:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Great, now please answer why one can criticise Islam and cannot non-binarity. So far, I have not received an answer to this. Pawel.jamiolkowski (talk) 19:23, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * We have talked about the inclusion of a criticism section years ago. What exactly is there to criticize?CycoMa1 (talk) 18:27, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Here's a link to the most recent discussion of a criticism section that I can find in the archives. Funcrunch (talk) 19:29, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * But that discussion is out of date because it is claimed that there is no scientific literature questioning non-binary. I just provided such literature from 2022. And this is not the only criticism and more and more will appear. There's not much to it, because "non-binary" is a new creation. Pawel.jamiolkowski (talk) 20:28, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I want to pipe in and say that an editor with the same name as the OP added a section on rationalwiki identical to the one reverted. Ioe bidome (talk) 19:39, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) Adding a criticism section to an article about non-binary gender makes about as much sense as adding a criticism section to articles like "African-American" or "man"
 * 2) The "criticism" was just the opinions of one guy.
 * 3) Islam and non-binary are not comparable. One is a gender identity while the other is a religion that has been used to justify homophobia and transphobia. Ioe bidome (talk) 13:22, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I thought you're a vandal on "RationalWiki", but now I see you're really funny. Funny guy. Pawel.jamiolkowski (talk) 15:49, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I thought you're a vandal on "RationalWiki", but now I see you're really funny. Funny guy. Pawel.jamiolkowski (talk) 15:49, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Xenogender flag?
So Xenogender redirects to Non-binary_gender. What do others think of adding Xenogender flag to Non-binary gender? EarthFurst (talk) 20:23, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
 * It would need reliable secondary sources indicating that the community meaningfully uses this flag. Crossroads -talk- 22:14, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

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'Ubayd Allah ibn Bakhtishu

Abu Sa'id 'Ubayd Allah ibn Bakhtishu (980–1058), also spelled Bukhtishu, Bukhtyashu, and Bakhtshooa in many texts, was an 11th-century Syriac physician, descendant of Bakhtshooa Gondishapoori. He spoke the Syriac language. He lived in Mayyāfāriqīn.

He was the last representative of the Bukhtyashu family of Nestorian Christian physicians, who emigrated from Jundishapur to Baghdad in 765. He authored Reminder of the Homestayer, which deals with the philosophical terms used in medicine, and a treatise on lovesickness. He also authored the Book on the Characteristics of Animals and Their Properties and the Usefulness of Their Organs, which covers works by Aristotle, Hippocrates, Galen, Dioscorides, and ʿĪsā ibn ʿAlī, as well as Manafi' al-Hayawan (Ms M. 500).

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User talk:Zealander

New Zealand
Hi, I live in New Zealand, and would like to know why you chose your name, and would like to retire here in my country. If you ever come to live or visit, i'd be happy to show you around. --Dafing 00:34, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

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Hi, I saw that you uploaded basaev.jpg on the Russian wikipedia. Could you give me a source for that? As I would like to use it on the Dutch wikipedia too.--Hardscarf 20:00, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Could you give me a reason why it would be PD if it is on one of these websites? Do they provide this image for free? As I read: Copyright © 2005 Grani.ru and ©1999-2002 "PRAVDA.Ru". Hovever on pravda.ru I do read 'When reproducing our materials in whole or in part, reference to PRAVDA.Ru should be made.' Perhaps this could be regarded as Fair-use, but not PD, I suspect. But if Russian legislation (or chechen separationists/wahabist regulations ;)) provide options to regard it as PD then please give me a written mention/licence template/proof of this, otherwise the dutch wikipedia won't accept it.--Hardscarf 09:26, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Portal:Russia
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Auschwitz
Hi there; thank you for your absolutely correct edit on this aricle. I do note that you had to take two bites at it. If, in your edit summary, when you insert the phrase "rv", it is helpful if you say to which prior edit you are reverting. In this case it was maine, which is clean. Sometimes, as in this article, multiple vandals attack concurrently, and it is important to ensure that all attacks, not just some, are reverted. Indicating which article you have gone back to helps future editors to keep the article vanda-free. Happy wikying.--Anthony.bradbury 20:25, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Putin
No problem. Although I should note I am not a fan of Putin either.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 01:03, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Me neither. :) It's the POV that drives me crazy. --Zealander 01:11, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

* Scientific investigations at Loch Ness
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History of New York City (prehistory–1664)

The history of New York City has been influenced by the prehistoric geological formation during the last glacial period of the territory that is today New York City. The area was shortly inhabited by the Lenape; after initial European exploration in the 17th century, the Dutch established New Amsterdam in 1624. In 1664, the British conquered the area and renamed it New York.

Lenape settlement
According to archaeological digs, the first humans arrived in the region as early as 9,000 years ago. However, the area was abandoned, perhaps as a result of the local extinction of many large game species that were a source of food for the first settlers due to the warming climate of the area.

A second wave of inhabitants entered the region approximately 3,000 years ago and left behind more advanced hunting implements such as bows and arrows. The remains of approximately 8,000 such early encampments have been found throughout the city. The region has probably remained continually inhabited from that time.

By the time of the arrival of Europeans, the Lenape were cultivating fields of vegetation through the slash and burn technique. This extended the productive life of planted fields. They also harvested vast quantities of fish and shellfish from the bays of the area and, in southern New Jersey, harvested clams year-round. The success of these methods allowed the inhabitants to maintain a larger population than nomadic hunter-gatherers elsewhere could support. Scholars have estimated that at the time of European settlement, there may have been about 15,000 Lenape total in approximately 80 settlement sites around much of the New York City area alone. In 1524, Lenape in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor, who called the area New Angoulême to honor his patron, King Francis I of France.

Dutch colonization
In 1613, the Dutch established a trading post on the western shore of Manhattan Island. Juan Rodrigues was the first documented non-native to live on Manhattan Island.

In 1614 the New Netherland company was established, and consequently they settled a second fur trading post in what is today Albany, called Fort Nassau. It was not until 1623, however, that the Dutch interests in the area were other than commercial, and under the auspices of the newly formed Dutch West India Company they built Fort Amsterdam in 1624, a crude fortification that stood on the location of the present Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House on Bowling Green. The fort was designed mainly to protect the company's trading operations further upriver from attack by other European powers. Within a year, a small settlement, called New Amsterdam had grown around the fort, with a population that included mostly the garrison of company troops, as well as a contingent of Walloon, French and Flemish Huguenot families who were brought in primarily to farm the nearby land of lower Manhattan and supply the company operations with food. Sarah Rapelje (b.1625) was the first European born in the future New York City. Later in 1626, Peter Minuit purchased Manhattan Island and Staten Island from native people in exchange for trade goods.

The Dutch took heavy advantage of the Indigenous reliance on wampum as a trading medium by exchanging European-made metal tools for beaver pelts. By using such tools, the Indigenous greatly increased the rate of production of wampum, debasing its value for trade. Lenape men abandoned hunting and fishing for food in favor of beaver trapping. Moreover, the Dutch began manufacturing their own wampum in order to further dominate the trading network among themselves and the Indigenous (a practice undertaken by the settlers in New England as well). As a result of this increase, beavers were largely trapped out in the Five Boroughs within two decades, leaving the Lenape largely dependent on the Dutch. As a result, the Indigenous population declined drastically throughout the 17th century through a combination of disease, starvation, and outward migration.

As the beaver trade shifted to Upstate New York, New Amsterdam became an increasingly important trading hub for the coast of North America. Since New Netherland was a trading operation and not viewed as colonization enterprise for transplanting Dutch culture, the directors of New Netherland were largely unconcerned with the ethnic and racial balance of the community. The economic activity brought in a wide variety of ethnic groups to the fledgling city during the 17th century, including Spanish, Jews, and Africans, some of them as slaves.

The Dutch origins can still be seen in many names in New York City, such as Coney Island (from "Konijnen Eiland" – Dutch for "Rabbit Island"), Bowery from bouwerij (modern Dutch boerderij = "farm"), Brooklyn (from Breukelen), Harlem from Haarlem (formalized in 1658 as Nieuw Haarlem), Greenwich Village (from Greenwijck, meaning "pine wood quarter"), Flushing (from Vlissingen) and Staten Island (from "Staaten Eylandt").

Willem Kieft became director general in 1638 but five years later was embroiled in Kieft's War against the Indigenous. The Pavonia Massacre, across the Hudson River in present-day Jersey City resulted in the death of eighty Indigenous in February 1643. Following the massacre, eleven Algonquian tribes joined forces and nearly defeated the Dutch. Holland sent additional forces to the aid of Kieft, which took part in the overwhelming defeat of the Indigenous, leading to a peace treaty on August 29, 1645, to end the war.

Manhattan Island was in some measure self-selected as a future metropolis by its extraordinary natural harbor formed by New York Bay (actually the drowned lower river valley of the Hudson River, enclosed by glacial moraines), the East River (actually a tidal strait) and the Hudson River, all of which are confluent at the southern tip, from which all later development spread. Also of prime importance was the presence of deep fresh water aquifers near the southern tip, especially the Collect Pond, and an unusually varied geography ranging from marshland to large outcrops of Manhattan schist, a hard metamorphic rock that is ideal for foundations of large buildings.

English conquest
In 1664, British ships entered Gravesend Bay in modern Brooklyn, and troops marched to capture the ferry across the East River to the city, with minimal resistance: the governor at the time, Peter Stuyvesant, was unpopular with the residents of the city. Articles of Capitulation 1664 were drawn up, the Dutch West India Company's colors were struck on September 8, 1664, and the soldiers of the garrison marched to the East River for the trip home to the Netherlands. The date of 1664 appeared on New York City's corporate seal until 1975, when the date was changed to 1625 to reflect the year of Dutch incorporation as a city and to incidentally allow New York to celebrate its 350th anniversary just 11 years after its 300th.

The British renamed the colony New York, after the king's brother James, Duke of York and on June 12, 1665, appointed Thomas Willett the first of the mayors of New York. The city grew northward, remaining the largest and most important city in the colony of New York.


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Talk:List of United States senators from South Carolina

Class Distinction
What is the basis of the distinction between Class 3 and Class 2 Senators? DJ Silverfish 03:49, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I was curious myself about this matter, once upon a time. The U.S. Constitution itself is what defines electoral groups of Senators [1]. ~ Ross (ElCharismo) 15:45, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Andrew Butler
The page for Andrew Butler links to this page, saying he was a senator from '46-'57, yet he is conspicuously absent. Is there a reason for this, or should he be added? 72.94.136.48 (talk) 03:41, 10 April 2008 (UTC)


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Ruby Starr

Ruby Starr, born Constance Henrietta Mierzwiak (November 30, 1949 – January 14, 1995), was an American rock singer and recording artist who attained national prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, notably for her work with Black Oak Arkansas.

Childhood and early career
Constance was born in Toledo, Ohio, to parents Richard Joseph "Dick" Mierzwiak and Henrietta. Her siblings were Richard Jr., and Suzanne Bonita. Known as "Connie" to her family, Starr began to perform professionally by the age of nine, singing country music.

Recording artist
She made her first record at the age of 10 under the stage name Connie Little. Her first band was Connie and the Blu-Beats. She left school at 16 to join the Downtowners. She then joined the Blue Grange Ramblers.

She joined the band 'Ruby Jones' in 1969. In 1971 they were signed to Curtom Records and recorded their first album, Ruby Jones. Shortly after that album's release, Black Oak Arkansas lead vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum was partying after a concert in Evansville, Indiana, at a club called the Golden Record, where she was performing. He asked her on the spot to join the band. At this point she assumed the stage name of "Ruby Starr".

Starr toured with Black Oak Arkansas for several years at the height of their success. She was featured in their 1973 Top 30 single "Jim Dandy (To The Rescue)". In 1974, she began touring on her own again as 'Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost' (members: Gary Levin, Marius Penczner, David Mayo, and Joel Williams) and released an eponymous album in 1975, on Capitol Records. Her second album, Scene Stealer, also on Capitol Records, was released in 1976. During this time she continued to open for Black Oak Arkansas and other acts such as Black Sabbath, and Edgar Winter Group. Starr also toured with Blackfoot from 1977 to 1978. Her third and last album for Capitol, Smoky Places, was released in 1977.

By the late 1970s, Starr had made Milwaukee, Wisconsin her home town and was a popular act in clubs in the region. By the early 1980s, Starr had formed a new band called 'Grey-Star' by joining with a band that performed in and around Mayville, Wisconsin called 'Lucy Grey', featuring Dave "Mud Slide" Gruenewaldt on drums. They issued several recordings which included 1981's Grey-Star and 1983's Telephone Sex. Starr formed her final road band, 'Henrietta Kahn', in the late 1980s.

British band Sons of Liberty recorded a track on their Aces and Eights album appropriately called "Ruby Starr".

Las Vegas period
In the early 1990s, Starr quit the road and moved to Las Vegas, playing at casino/hotels on the Strip such as the Riviera and the Stardust as well as local clubs. During this period, The Ruby Star Band also performed as the opening act for Kansas, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and April Wine. Shortly after she was chosen to perform in the "Country Legends" show at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, she learned she had cancer.

Death
After being diagnosed with lung cancer and a brain tumor, Starr returned home to her family in Toledo, where she died at age 45.

Albums

 * Ruby Jones (by the group 'Ruby Jones') (Curtom 1971)
 * Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost (Capitol 1975; Cabal Records, 2023 Remaster)
 * Scene Stealer (Capitol 1976; Cabal Records, 2023 Remaster)
 * Smokey Places (Capitol 1977; Cabal Records, 2023 Remaster)
 * Grey-Star (by Grey-Star featuring Ruby Starr) (Emotion Records, 1981)
 * Toledo's Best Rock (Pacer Records, 1981) various artists compilation album by WIOT-FM "FM 104" from Toledo OH; featuring one track, "Hear It On The Radio" by Ruby Jones
 * Telephone Sex (by Grey-Star featuring Ruby Starr) (Emotion Records, 1983)
 * Stone Junkie (Sequel, 2000) (reissue of the Ruby Jones album)
 * The Lost Tapes (The Legacy Edition) (Cabal Records, 2022)
 * The Lost Tapes (The Bonus Tracks) [LP only release] (Cabal Records, 2022)
 * The Early Years 1961-1969 (Cabal Records, 2023) (as Connie Little; reissue of all her 45rpm singles)
 * Ruby Starr: The Curtom Sessions 1971 (Cabal Records, 2023) (another reissue of the Ruby Jones album)
 * Alive In '75 (Live From Winterland) (Cabal Records, 2023)
 * Live From Long Beach (The Mike Millard Recordings) (Cabal Records, 2023)
 * Absolutely Ruby (The Valentine EP) (Cabal Records, 2023)
 * Stealin' The Show (Rare Live and Demo Recordings 1980-1991) (Cabal Records, 2023)
 * The Cabal Collection, vol. 1 (Cabal Records, 2023)
 * A Very Cabal Christmas, vol. 1 (Cabal Records, 2023)

With Black Oak Arkansas

 * High on the Hog (Atco, 1973)
 * Street Party (Atco, 1974)
 * Balls of Fire (MCA, 1976)
 * 10 Yr Overnight Success (MCA, 1976)
 * King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Black Oak Arkansas (King Biscuit Flower Hour/BMG, 1998) recorded 1976
 * Hot and Nasty (The Best of Black Oak Arkansas) (Atlantic/WEA [UK], 1974) - note: single LP with 12 tracks
 * The Best of Black Oak Arkansas (Atco, 1977)
 * Hot & Nasty: The Best of Black Oak Arkansas (Rhino Records, 1992)
 *  'Hot And Nasty' And Other Hits (Flashback/Rhino, 1997)
 * The Definitive Rock Collection (Atlantic/Rhino, 2006) 2-CD set

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Enrique

Enrique is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin.

Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dutch), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese). Common nicknames of Enrique are Kiki, Kiko, Kike, Rick, Ricky, and Quique.

Enrique is also a surname. A variant surname is Enriquez (son of Enrique).

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Enrique of Malacca (fl. 1511–1521), Malay slave who may have been the first person to travel around the world
 * Enrique Aguirre (born 1979), Argentine athlete
 * Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934–1996), Mexican actor
 * Enrique Bolaños (1928–2021), President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007
 * Enrique Bunbury (born 1967), Spanish singer and band member of Heroes Del Silencio
 * Enrique Campos (born 1961), Venezuelan road bicycle racer
 * Enrique Castillo (born 1949), American actor
 * Enrique Escalante (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player
 * Enrique de la Fuente (born 1975), Spanish volleyball player
 * Enrique Gil (born 1992), Filipino actor, dancer, and commercial model
 * Enrique Granados (1867–1916), Spanish pianist and classical composer
 * Enrique Hermitte (1871–1955), Argentine geologist
 * Enrique Hernández (baseball) (born 1991), Puerto Rican baseball player
 * Enrique Iglesias (born 1975), Spanish singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist and actor
 * Enrique V. Iglesias (born 1930), Uruguayan-Spanish economist
 * Enrique Ika (c. 1859–after 1900), Rapa Nui leader
 * Enrique Lores (born 1964/65), Spanish business executive, CEO of HP Inc
 * Enrique Fernando Ortiz Moruno (born 1977), Spanish football player
 * Enrique Maciel, Argentine composer and musician
 * Enrique "Ricky" Martin (born 1971), Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, actor, author, record producer, and humanitarian
 * Enrique Martín (disambiguation), several people
 * Enrique López Pérez (born 1991), Spanish tennis player
 * Enrique Peña Nieto (born 1966), 57th President of Mexico
 * Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901–1952), Spanish playwright
 * Enrique Ruiz (born 1967), Spanish basketball player
 * Enrique van Rysselberghe Herrera (born 1976), Chilean politician
 * Enrique Sabari (born 1965), Cuban weightlifter
 * Enrique Santamarina (1870–1937), Argentine politician
 * Enrique Fuentes Quintana (1924–2007), Spanish politician and economist
 * Enrique González (disambiguation), several people
 * Quique Sánchez Flores (born 1965), Spanish football coach
 * Enrique Murciano (born 1973), Cuban-American actor (Without A Trace)
 * Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009), Ecuadorian writer
 * Enrique Vera Ibáñez (born 1954), Mexican/Swedish race walker
 * Enrique Vicente Hernández (born 1945), Spanish football player
 * Enrique Yáñez (1908–1990), Mexican architect
 * Enrique Zóbel de Ayala (1877–1943), Spanish Filipino businessman
 * Enrique Zobel (1927–2004), Filipino businessman and polo player
 * Enriquillo (fl. 16th cen.), Taino resistance leader also known as Enrique

Surname

 * Carlos Enrique (born 1963), Argentine footballer
 * Fernando Enrique (canoeist) (born 1998), Cuban sprint canoeist
 * Fernando Enrique (footballer) (born 1985), Argentine midfielder
 * Héctor Enrique (born 1962), Argentine footballer
 * José Enrique (footballer) (born 1986), Spanish footballer
 * Klaus Enrique (born 1975), Mexican-German sculptor and photographer
 * Marcos Enrique (born 1999), Argentine footballer
 * Ramiro Enrique (born 2001), Argentine footballer
 * Roberto Enrique, American actor and singer-songwriter
 * Sergi Enrique (born 1987), Spanish field hockey player

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Talk:Appreciation

Definition
Shouldn't the definiteion of this word also include appreciation in the sense having an appreciation for art, or placing value on an object, person or idea outside of the context of accounting? Does anyone know how to calculate appreciation? If you do could you post teh formula.

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 03:46, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

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 * ''' I'm 2402:E000:604:CA27:0:0:0:1 (talk) 09:46, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

eh
is this different from capital gain? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.170.59.138 (talk) 16:43, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Propose change to disambiguation page
This article currently adds nothing to the financial information available within this encyclopedia; even though capital appreciation has previously been merged into it, there is nothing here worth merging elsewhere. Lots of the incoming links are from subjects unrelated to finance. I propose that it should become a disambiguation page covering upward revaluation of fixed assets, negative Depreciation (currency) i.e. favourable movement in exchange rate, increase in stock valuation or Bond valuation, gratitude, and art criticism. – Fayenatic (talk) 14:29, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry. Today this article was critical to helping to copyedit a PhD. I would like to express my appreciation Logically I can see this is puzzling but until some one has actually written an articlc on another sort of Appreciation, it should stay as it is. Review in two years.--ClemRutter (talk) 15:31, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Been there, done that with Wikipedia...! But please can you explain what was helpful about this article; in particular, could it not still be found if this was made into a list of the above links with one-line explanations? – Fayenatic (talk) 15:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

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Category:Local government in Hertfordshire

The English county of Hertfordshire is divided into ten local government districts.


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Ronald Sharp

Ronald William Sharp  (8 August 1929 – 21 July 2021) was an Australian organ builder. He was awarded the Silver Jubilee Medal (1977) and the British Empire Medal (1980).

Sharp was born in Kogarah, son of merchant seaman William Sharp and his wife Florence Sharp, née Dumpleton, a dressmaker. His father died sometime around 1936. He was taught to play piano by a grandmother.

Sharp was self-taught and built his first organ in 1960. He specialised in mechanical, tracker action instruments, and was responsible for re-introducing mechanical action to Australia after it had been out of fashion for many years due to the convenience of electrical action. His tracker action baroque organs are particularly famous. Although sometimes criticised as having a unique and characteristic tonal design, rather than an authentic "organ" tone, this tone has come to be much appreciated by some authorities and players.

Notable organs

 * Sydney Opera House Grand Organbelieved to be the largest mechanical-action organ in the world. It boasts a grand 5 manuals and 131 speaking stops, 4 stops more than Sydney's other notably large organ, the Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ. It is 16 m high, 13 m wide, a total of 8 m deep and weighs 37.5 t. The four largest pipes of the Prinzipal 32' hang on the rear wall and weigh an additional 6 tonnes. Its format, such as the stop and manual names, like most of his other constructions, are German in nature. Sharp was recommended to be the organ builder for this job by the English organist and organ consultant, Peter Hurford. Hurford's admiration for him had been won by the construction of the Knox Grammar School's organ on which Hurford had made a recording. Many people doubted that such a huge pipe organ, as proposed by Sharp, particularly one using mechanical key action, could be built by him – or anybody. Controversy raged throughout the construction years, until finally Sharp’s magnum opus was completed, at a cost of A$1.2 million, under the supervision of the NSW Department of Public Works, which was also responsible for supervising construction of the Sydney Opera House. The Department handed over the completed instrument to the Opera House Trust on 30 May 1979 and the opening recital was on 7 June 1979.
 * Knox Grammar School organlocated within the War Memorial Chapel. Well known throughout Australia and the world by its many recordings some of which, as mentioned above, performed by English Organist Peter Hurford. This instrument has the distinction of being the first major modern mechanical action organ in the country. It is a Classical style organ, with 3 manuals, 31 speaking stops, 1 coupler, opened in 1965.
 * Ormond College Organaltered from his design in 1992 and no longer regarded as an authentic Sharp.
 * Perth Concert Hall organopened in January 1973 along with the Concert Hall however at the time only the front pipes had been installed. It possesses mechanical key action and electric stop action. It contains 3000 pipes of which 66 are visible from the auditorium. It is regarded as his second-largest concert organ after the Sydney Opera House.
 * St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney organlocated in the triforium above the chancel intended as a two manual sixteen stop choir organ but never completed. Construction began in 1960 and was discontinued in 1971 with only two pedal stops (16' and 4') and fourteen manual stops installed. The current choir organ was completed by Orgues Létourneau in 1999 and is located in the Western Transept Gallery. It has 3 manuals and 46 speaking stops. Whilst it was made by French organ builders it was designated by the Organist at that time, Peter Kneeshaw, to be an English style organ suitable for accompanying the choir. Whereas the Whitehouse organ in the Southern Gallery was intended to be replaced with a much larger French style organ containing many more speaking stops for the solo recitals. This organ, however, was not installed in the end as the original intent was, due to unforeseeable complications. In spite of this, the choir organ is still quite an impressive instrument in its own right and is quite suitable for teaching lessons and small recitals on top of accompanying the choir. This was his first commission as an organ builder.
 * A small practice organ in the home of Norman Johnston, 1964.
 * Wollongong Town Halla notable instrument within the Australian Orgelbewegung. It, alongside the Knox Grammar School organ and the King's School in Parramatta, stand as a turning point for the movement. It was a great success by Ronald Sharp. Unlike many Continental and North American Organ builders at the time, who were producing organs often of an excessively shrill tone colour, Sharp was able to impart a singing and refined tone to this and many other magnificent instruments that he built. It possesses two manuals and pedal with mechanical action with 22 speaking stops and completed in 1968.
 * St John the Baptist Church, Reida two manual and pedal mechanical action organ. Its case, a joy to behold, is constructed from Western Australian jarrah, and the front burnished pipes are 75% tin. St John's is Canberra's oldest church. In addition to this, this organ was Ronald Sharp's last major instrument.
 * Canberra School of Musica one-manual seven stop portable organ.

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David William Smith

David William Smith (born December 30, 1938) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 representing the southwestern riding of Lambton.

Background
Smith was educated at Ridgetown Agricultural School, and worked as a farmer before entering political life.

Politics
He served as reeve of Plympton Township, and was Warden of Lambton County in 1983.

He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Bob Boyd by 860 votes in the southwestern riding of Lambton. He was re-elected with an increased majority in the 1987 election. During his time in the legislature, Smith served as a backbench supporter of David Peterson's government.

Shortly after his election in 1985, Smith was appointed to a committee to study funding for Roman Catholic schools. During one session in July 1985, he made some controversial remarks where he appeared to support some of the views of holocaust denier James Keegstra. After the meeting he told reporters that he did not know whether Keegstra was right or wrong in denying the mass murder of Jews during the Second World War. He later resigned from the committee. David Peterson distanced himself from the comments in a letter to the Canadian Jewish Congress in which he called Smith's remarks unconscionable. Roger Pazey, a rabbi in Sarnia said that Smith's remarks were naive. Pazey said, "[Smith] is a little naive and doesn't really know much about the general background of the Jewish people." Smith later recanted his remarks.

The Liberals were defeated by the New Democratic Party in the 1990 provincial election, and Smith finished third against NDP candidate Ellen MacKinnon in his bid for re-election.

title: David William Smith