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TSS

TSS may refer to:

Organizations

 * Tanglin Secondary School, a government secondary school in Clementi, Singapore
 * The Southport School, Anglican day and boarding school on Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
 * Tinana State School, a public primary school in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
 * Thornhill Secondary School, in Canada
 * Tideway Scullers School, a rowing club in London, England
 * Telangana Sports School, a sports school in Hyderabad, India
 * Times Square Stores, a US retail department store chain
 * Technical Services Staff, a component of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
 * TV Shinhiroshima, a TV station in Japan
 * Total System Services, Inc. (NYSE symbol)
 * Ton Steine Scherben, a German rock band

Retail

 * Times Square Stores, a defunct American department store also branded as "TSS"

Science and technology

 * Tiangong Space Station, a permanently crewed space station constructed by China.
 * Traffic Separation Scheme, a traffic-management route-system ruled by the International Maritime Organization
 * TSS-1, Tethered Satellite System-1, a 1990s joint space experiment program between Italy and USA flying a space tether
 * TSS-1R, reflight of the Tethered Satellite System mission
 * Tromsø Satellite Station, a satellite earth station located in Tromsø, Norway
 * Toxic shock syndrome, a potentially fatal illness caused by a bacterial toxin
 * Transcription start site, the starting point of the process of creating a complementary RNA copy of a sequence of DNA
 * TSS (operating system), an early time-sharing operating system on the IBM System/360 Model 67 and System/370
 * Task State Segment, a special structure on x86-based computers which holds information about a task
 * Total sum of squares, a quantity that appears as part of a standard way of presenting results
 * Total suspended solids, a water quality measurement
 * TATSU Signing Server, an Apple server which controls whether iOS versions can be restored to
 * Trusted Platform Module (TCG Software Stack), a software stack by TCG that allows interaction with a TPM
 * Texas Supernova Search, a program to search for new supernovae and other astronomical transients

Transport

 * Tsing Shan Tsuen stop, Hong Kong (MTR station code TSS)
 * Trans Semanggi Suroboyo in Surabaya, Indonesia
 * Twin-screw steamer, a steam-powered vessel with two screw propellers

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Moncton East (electoral district, 1974–2014)

Moncton East (Moncton-Est) was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to 2007, it has been held by only two individuals both of whom served as Premier of New Brunswick. Ray Frenette, a Liberal who served as premier from 1997 to 1998, represented the district from its creation for the 1974 election until he resigned in 1998. Bernard Lord, a Progressive Conservative who served as premier from 1999 to 2006, won the seat in a by-election after Frenette's resignation until his own resignation on January 31, 2007. Its last MLA, Liberal Chris Collins, was elected in a by-election to replace Lord.

The district was abolished at the 2013 redistribution, however a new district by the same name was created out of a minority of its territory and population.

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Moncton South (electoral district)

Moncton South (Moncton-Sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It occupies the southern portion of the city of Moncton.

It was created in 1973 out of the multi-member district of Moncton as Moncton West. It 1994, its boundaries were changed losing much of its northern part to Moncton Crescent while it also expanded to the east and, as a result, its name was changed to Moncton South. In 2006, it lost much of the territory it had gained to the east and was returned to its original name of Moncton West. In 2013 it expanded eastward again, taking in downtown Moncton, and was again renamed Moncton South.

On 17 April 2007, the MLA for the district at the time, Joan MacAlpine-Stiles crossed the floor from the Progressive Conservatives to sit as a Liberal, along with her husband, Wally Stiles, who was the MLA for Petitcodiac.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

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York North (New Brunswick provincial electoral district)

York North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 1973 out of the old two member district of York by taking those parts of York County outside the city of Fredericton and north of the Saint John River. The districts boundaries were significantly altered in 1994 — losing the villages of Nackawic, Millville and surrounding communities — and its name was changed to Mactaquac as a result. In 2006, its boundaries were restored to nearly its original configuration and though the Electoral Boundaries Commission did not recommend a name change, the legislature later decided to revert it to its original name as well.


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Falcata

The falcata is a type of sword typical of pre-Roman Iberia. The falcata was used to great effect for warfare in the ancient Iberian peninsula, and is firmly associated with the southern Iberian tribes, among other ancient peoples of Hispania. It was highly prized by the ancient general Hannibal, who equipped Carthaginian troops with it during the Second Punic War.

Name
It is unknown which name ancient Iberians gave to the weapon. Falcata is neither a native name nor one used in classical sources, but a 19th century term coined by historian Fernando Fulgosio to describe the shape of its blade. The term derivates from Latin falcatus, meaning literally "falcon-shaped". Classical vocabulary did have a sword named ensis falcatus, but it was apparently meant to be either a falx or a harpe. In any case, the name caught on very quickly and is now firmly entrenched in the scholarly literature.

Shape
The falcata has a single-edged blade that pitches forward towards the point, the edge being concave near the hilt, but convex near the point. This shape distributes the weight in such a way that the falcata is capable of delivering a blow with the momentum of an axe, while maintaining the longer cutting edge of a sword, as well as the facility to thrust. The grip is typically hook-shaped, the end often stylized in the shape of a horse or a bird. There is often a thin chain connecting the hooked butt of the handle with the hilt. Though almost identical to the Greek kopis, the falcata is distinguished by the sharpened false edge in the second half of its length.

Origin
Some have posited that the falcata was derived from the sickle-shaped knives of the Iron Age; which coincides with their ritual use. Some speculate it was introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the Celts, along with iron working. There are several historians who believe that the falcata's origin is coincident to the Greek kopis without deriving from it. However, the extent of profound Hellenistic influence both west and east, Greek trade ports like Emporion (modern Empuries) from the 8th century BCE along the east coast of Iberia, the unequivocal archeological record of the kopis predating the falcata by centuries, as well as the utterly anomalous inward "recurve" configuration across the entire world history of blades heavily argues for the Greek origin and influence.

Quality and manufacture
Roman armies in the Second Punic War and later, during the Conquest of Hispania, were surprised by the quality of the weapons used by Iberian mercenaries and warriors. The overall quality of the falcata came not only from the shape, but also from the quality of the iron. It is said that steel plates were buried in the ground for two to three years, corroding the weaker steel from them, but this is technically nonsensical as the higher carbon content of the 'better' steel makes it more vulnerable to chemical corrosion. The technique of joining layers of steel in a fire-welding process in a forge was a standard procedure.

Ornamental and liturgical uses

In the early times of the tribes in Iberia, its use was more ornamental and liturgical than military. Highly decorated falcata have been found in tombs, for example the Falcata de Almedinilla. The scarcity of the falcata during early times was due to the expense and scarcity of iron in the region.

In ancient texts
Since "falcata" is not a term used in Classical Latin, it is difficult to tell when, or even if, it is being referred to in ancient literature. There is, however, one passage that is generally agreed to refer to this type of sword, in Seneca's De Beneficiis 5.24:

A veteran who had been a bit too rough with his neighbors was pleading his case before Julius Caesar. "Do you remember," he said, "Imperator, how you twisted your ankle near Sucro?" When Caesar said he did remember: "Then you certainly remember that when you were lying to rest under a tree that was casting just a tiny shadow, in a very tough terrain with just that one lonely tree sticking out, one of your men laid out his cloak for you?"

Caesar said "Why shouldn't I remember, even if I was exhausted? Because I was unable to walk I couldn't go to the nearby spring, and I would have been willing to crawl there on hands and knees, if it were not for a good soldier, a brave industrious chap, hadn't brought me water in his helmet?" to which the man replied,

"Then, Imperator, you could recognize that man, or that helmet?" Caesar answered that he couldn't recognize the helmet, but certainly the man, and added, a bit irritated I think, "And you certainly are not him!" "It's not surprising," said the man, "that you do not recognize me, Caesar; for when that happened I was whole. Afterwards, at Munda my eye was gouged out, and my skull smashed in. Nor would you recognize that helmet if you saw it: it was split by a Hispanian sword (machaera Hispana)."

Polybius also calls Iberian swords machaera, possibly referring to the falcata given its similarities to the Greek makhaira. However, he also employs this name for the straight swords used by the Gauls and even the Romans themselves. The additional fact that other tribes from Hispania also used straight swords, which were later to inspire the Roman gladius, obscures the differentiation of their respective names.

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Saint John East

Saint John East (Saint-Jean-Est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

The riding was created in the 1973 redistribution and was called East Saint John. The riding was created from the two member district of Saint John East, which was divided into this riding and Saint John-Fundy. Under the 1994 redistribution the riding was largely unchanged, losing some territory to Saint John-Fundy while gaining other small parts from Saint John-Fundy and Saint John Park. It was renamed Saint John Champlain as parts of the City of Saint John known locally as East Saint John had been moved out of the district. In 2006, the district boundaries were again changed, losing some territory to adjacent districts but taking in all of what is known as East Saint John; as a result, its name was changed to Saint John East. At the 2013 redistribution, the riding was altered significantly with nearly half of its population moving to the north to join Saint John Portland, being replaced by territory gained from the abolished district of Saint John-Fundy.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Gary Keating resigned on October 14, 2014, just 22 days after being elected. Keating was never sworn in.

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Miramichi-Bay du Vin

Miramichi-Bay du Vin (Miramichi-Baie-du-Vin) was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

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Edward Dow

Edward Ingo Dow (September 13, 1904 – December 23, 1992) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1962, from 1966 to 1968, and from 1968 to 1969.

The son of George Dow and Eleanor Mary Ingo, he was born in Pilot Mound, Manitoba. Dow moved with his family to British Columbia, later moving to Boissevain, Manitoba in 1915, where he became a prominent businessman in the community. Along with his father, he operated George Dow and Sons Mill, and later the Cockshutt farm implement business. In 1927, he married Dorothy Grace Taylor. Edward Dow served as mayor of Boissevain from 1946 to 1968.

He ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1949 federal election as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada, but lost to Progressive Conservative J. Arthur Ross by 613 votes. He was expected to campaign for Brandon—Souris in the 1953 federal election, but unexpectedly declined the nomination.

Dow ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election, but lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Errick French Willis by over 1,000 votes in the southern riding of Turtle Mountain. He did not run in the 1959 election, but took the Turtle Mountain seat in a by-election on November 26, 1959, following Willis's resignation to accept the office of Lieutenant Governor. This by-election occurred at a time when the Progressive Conservative Party was dominant both federally and provincially, and Dow was only able to defeat his PC opponent Robert Cawston Aitkens by 106 votes.

The Progressive Conservative Party won a second consecutive majority government in the 1962 provincial election, and Dow lost to PC candidate Peter I. McDonald by over 800 votes. He recovered the seat in the 1966 election, however, defeating McDonald by only five votes out of about 5,000 cast.

These results were later overturned, and the seat was declared vacant on January 30, 1968. On March 4, Dow narrowly defeated PC challenger Allan Rose to capture the seat a third time. His return to office was short-lived, however. The Liberals lost much of their rural support base in the 1969 provincial election, and Dow lost his seat to PC candidate Earl McKellar by over 1,000 votes in the redistributed riding of Souris—Killarney.

He died in Killarney at the age of 88.

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Grand Lake (electoral district)

Grand Lake was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

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Memramcook-Tantramar

Memramcook-Tantramar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

It was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution and first used in the 1974 election as Tantramar. It went largely unchanged in both the 1994 redistribution and 2006 redistribution, even though it was well below the allowable population variance in the latter. In 2006, the electoral boundaries commission ruled that the district was an exceptional case, as it was surrounded by water and the province of Nova Scotia to the south and west, and to predominantly francophone areas to the north and east that would become significant minorities were they added to the district. The 2013 boundaries commission refused to persist the exception and added the francophone village of Memramcook from the former riding of Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe to the district. This change is the subject of a constitutional challenge by francophone activists.

Following the 2023 redistribution, the riding will be renamed Tantramar.

This was the first seat to elect a New Democrat to the legislature, in 1982.

Memramcook-Tantramar

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Madawaska-la-Vallée

Madawaska-la-Vallée was a provincial electoral district which elected one member to the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in the 1994 redrawing of electoral boundaries and dissolved in 2006. It was used in the 1995, 1999 and 2003 elections. Its only MLA was Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick representation Percy Mockler, now a member of the Senate of Canada.

In 1994, the district was created largely by merging the districts of Madawaska Centre and Madawaska South. In 2006, most of the district was merged with Restigouche West to form Restigouche-la-Vallée.

Election results
* This was a new riding created largely out of a merger of the former ridings of Madawaska Centre and Madawaska South, the former of which was held by Clavette, a Liberal and the latter of which was held by Mockler, a Progressive Conservative.

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User:Ansbachdragoner

Ansbachdragoner currently resides north of Sydney Australia.

I've an interest in the Second World War, particularly the lesser known actions of the Eastern Front. Also, European history, basically from Karl der Große to Gustavus Adolphus thru to the Seven Year's War, Franco-Prussian War and World Wars I and II.

The nickname comes from the Ansbach-Bayreuth dragoon regiment which saved Frederick the Great at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg, 4 June 1745. Their charge resulted in the capture of 2,500 Austrian troops and 67 regimental flags.

I think i'll take a break from the WWII articles, which seem to be quite controversial. I've recently been working on some Napoleonic articles. I want to work my way through the 1809 Danube Campaign. I've already completed the Battle of Teugen-Hausen and am working on the La Grande Armée article along with User:R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine). Oh, and i'm also a Goon.

And Laura is the cutest, coolest girl in the world!!

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11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division Nordland, 13 Vendémiaire, 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen, 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), 22nd SS Volunteer Cavalry Division Maria Theresia, 4th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Brigade Nederland, 5th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Wallonien, 6th SS Volunteer Sturmbrigade Langemarck, 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen, Abteilung, ABC Asia Pacific, Aufklärungsabteilung, Army Group D, Battle of Debrecen, Battle of Narva - Battle for the Narva Bridgehead (1944), Battle of Narva - Battle of the Tannenbergstellung (1944), Battle of Teugen-Hausen, Brandenburgers, Eduard Deisenhofer, Ernst Barkmann, Fallschirm-Panzer Division 1 Hermann Göring, Felix Steiner, Franz Bäke, French Revolutionary Army, Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, Fritz von Scholz, Fritz Witt, Gebirgsjäger, Georg Lindemann, German 1001 Nights Kampfgruppe, German 503rd Heavy Panzer Detachment, German 509th Heavy Panzer Detachment, German Fifth Panzer Army, German Fourth Panzer Army, German III Corps, German Panzer Division Müncheberg, German XLVIII Panzer Corps, German XXXIX Panzer Corps, Götz von Berlichingen,  Großdeutschland Division, Hans-Valentin Hube, Hubert-Erwin Meierdress, Hungarian Third Army, Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz, I SS Panzer Corps, II SS Panzer Corps, III SS (Germanic) Panzer Corps, IV SS Panzer Corps, IX Waffen Alpine Corps of the SS (Croatian), Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket, Kaminski Brigade, Kampfgruppe, Kessel (cauldron), Kriegsschule Kurt Meyer (Panzermeyer), Lady Anne Farquharson-MacKintosh, Louis Friant, Lucius Afranius (consul), Lvov-Sandomierz Operation, Operation Konrad, PaK 36, Pakfront, Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle, Panzerkeil, Panzertruppenschule I, Panzertruppenschule II, Panzertruppenschule Kama, Panzerwaffe, Polish 28th Infantry Division, Prussian Dragoon Regiment Number 5 Bayreuth Dragoons, Reichsarbeitsdienst, Sixth SS Panzer Army, SS Division (motorised) Wiking, SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers, SS-Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger, SS Volunteer Grenadier Brigade Landstorm Nederland, Sweden during World War II, Z Special Unit,

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Moncton North (electoral district)

Moncton North (Moncton-Nord) was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

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Victoria-La Vallée

Victoria-La Vallée is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

History
It was created in 1973 as Grand Falls. Though its boundaries were unchanged in 1994, the name was changed to Grand Falls Region to reflect the fact that the district included not only the Town of Grand Falls but also the communities of Drummond and Saint-André. The district underwent only slight boundary changes in 2006 but the name was again changed to the less unusual and more easily bilingual Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André.

In the 2013 redistribution the riding expanded significantly as it was nearly 30% underpopulated. It moved south taking in parts of Victoria County north of the Aroostook River and north taking in the areas around and including the Town of St-Leonard.

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Remote Automated Weather Station

The Remote Automatic Weather Stations (RAWS) system is a network of automated weather stations run by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and monitored by the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), mainly to observe potential wildfire conditions.

Unlike the automated airport weather stations which are located at significant airports, RAWS stations are often located in remote areas, particularly in national forests. Because of this, they usually are not connected to the electrical grid, but rather have their own solar panels, and a battery to store power for overnight reporting. Some instead run on a generator. In both cases, data important to operating the station itself, such as battery voltage or fuel level, is often included in the hourly reports.

Also because of the remote locations, most communicate with a modem via telephone, or via a VSAT connection to a GOES satellite.

In this regard, they are similar to mesonets and may be mesonets if the distance between stations (spatial resolution) is sufficiently dense. They often lack the consistently high-quality data needed for use in numerical weather prediction and climatology, however. Road Weather Information System (RWIS) may likewise be self-powered and located in remote areas.

Portable RAWS
There are times when a portable weather station is required, such as planned ignitions, wildfires, and other projects where there is a need to collect and share weather information. Portable stations may also be referred to as "quick deploy" or QD, and this should be indicated within the name of the station to allow proper interpretation of the collected data.

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Restigouche West

Restigouche West (Restigouche-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was used from 1974 through 2003, when it was split between the ridings of Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre. The riding was re-established in the 2013 electoral redistribution from parts of Dalhousie-Restigouche East, Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and will be contested again beginning in the 2014 general election.

This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts from Bloc voting. Prior to its creation, it had been part of the Restigouche County district which returned three members. The riding, which was not changed in the 1994 redistribution, was made up of the part of Restigouche County that lies west of the Campbellton area. It included two incorporated municipalities: Saint-Quentin and Kedgwick.

It was merged with Madawaska-la-Vallée to form the new district of Restigouche-la-Vallée in the 2006 redistribution.

Following the 2013 electoral redistribution it was re-established, though its territory now stretches much further east into Restigouche County, and now includes all of Restigouche County except for the Campbellton-Dalhousie area and the town of Belledune.

In the 1987 election, when the New Brunswick Liberal Party won every seat, this was the closest contest. The riding was won by a margin of 17 votes.

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Matt Shirvington

Matt Shirvington (born 25 October 1978) is an Australian former athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002. Shirvington is the third fastest Australian sprinter of all time. He qualified for the 100m semi-finals in Sydney 2000, finishing 5th.

Shirvington is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program Sunrise alongside Natalie Barr.

Athletics
Shirvington generally competed in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay events, finding the most success in the 100m sprint. He competed in the 2000 Olympic Games, the Athletics World Championships from 1999 to 2007 and the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2006.

From 1998 Shirvington claimed five consecutive Australian national titles for the 100m sprint event. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, he broke the Australian national 100m record, finishing fourth in the final with a time of 10.03 seconds. Shirvington held the record until Patrick Johnson recorded 9.93 seconds in 2003. He also featured in two World Indoor Championships 60m finals.

Seven Network
In 2004, Shirvington was a contestant in the first series of Dancing with the Stars and in 2005 was a presenter and reporter on Beyond Tomorrow.

In July 2020, Shirvington joined the Seven Network as weekend sport presenter on Seven News Sydney, replacing Jim Wilson. He also was a fill-in host and sports presenter on Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show.

On 1 February 2021, Shirvington started hosting the competition series Holey Moley, and on 7 March 2021 he started hosting the competition series Ultimate Tag.

In January 2022, Seven Network announced that Shirvington will join as a host on Sydney Weekender, replacing the long running host Mike Whitney.

In July 2022, Shirvington was part of the commentary team for the network's coverage of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

In June 2023, the Seven Network announced that Shirvington will permanently replace David Koch as the co-host of Sunrise, having filled in for him regularly on Fridays in recent months. He commenced on Monday 12 June and then he began working at Sunrise full time.

Sky News Australia and Foxtel
In June 2010, Shirvington joined Sky News Australia as a sports presenter. In 2013, Matt was announced as the new host of the Fox Sports NRL coverage and joined The Back Page as a co-host. In 2014, he co-hosted the ASTRA Awards with Shaynna Blaze. Shirvington has previously been the host of Friday Night Football on Fox League.

Other
In 2009, Matt had a cameo and one line in the third episode of 30 Seconds.

Shirvington appeared in a guest role on the Australian version of The Biggest Loser in 2010.

In 2024, he made a cameo in Home And Away

St George Illawarra Dragons
In the 2012 NRL pre-season, Shirvington was appointed a sprint training coach for the St George Illawarra Dragons despite being a fan of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
In the 2016 NRL pre-season, Shirvington signed up as a Sea Eagles member and recorded a video message encouraging other Manly supporters to either renew their membership or to sign up. Shirvington also regularly promotes the Sea Eagles via social media.

Personal life
Raised in Davidson, a suburb of Sydney, Shirvington has also lived in London. He attended St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School in Davidson. He has also been a National Ambassador for CanTeen, an Australian support organisation for young children living with cancer.

Shirvington is married to author Jessica Shirvington. They have two daughters, and a son. They live in, New South Wales.

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Kent North (electoral district)

Kent North (Kent-Nord) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

The district was established in the 1973 redistribution which saw New Brunswick move from a system of plurality-at-large voting (with multi-member ridings) to a first-past-the-post voting system (with single-member ridings). It took the northern third of the former three-member district for Kent County. In the 1994 redistribution, it added the Rogersville area from Northumberland County and was renamed Rogersville-Kouchibouguac. In the 2006 redistribution, it lost minor territory to Kent, but it regained that territory in 2013 as well as additional territory in the Five Rivers and Elsipogtog areas. Following the 2013 changes, it returned to its original name of Kent North.

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Miramichi Bay-Neguac

Miramichi Bay-Neguac (Baie-de-Miramichi-Neguac) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was formerly known more simply as Miramichi Bay. The riding was created from part of the multi-member Northumberland riding, and was first contested in 1974. At the 2013 boundary adjustment, the riding moved western and inland taking in the northeast parts of the City of Miramichi and rural areas to the north and west of the city.

The riding's previous representative in the Legislative Assembly was Carmel Robichaud of the Liberal Party. Roger Duguay, leader of the New Democratic Party from 2007 to 2010, was that party's candidate in Miramichi Bay-Neguac in the 2006 provincial election.

Lisa Harris of the Liberal Party was elected in the September 2014 provincial election.

Miramichi Bay-Neguac

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Tracadie-Sheila (electoral district)

Tracadie-Sheila is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It is centred on the town of Tracadie-Sheila and is 95% French speaking.

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Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou

Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was previously named Shippagan-les-Îles from 1974 to 1995 and Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou from 1995 to 2014. Its boundaries were largely unchanged from its creation until the 2013 redistribution extended it inland to the Pokemouche area, taken from Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur.

Following the 2023 redistribution, the riding will be renamed Shippagan-Les-Îles.

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Villa Urquiza

Villa Urquiza is a barrio or neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located between the barrios of Villa Pueyrredón, Belgrano, Villa Ortúzar, Coghlan, Saavedra and Agronomía. Its limits are the streets and avenues Constituyentes, Crisólogo Larralde, Galván, Núñez, Tronador, Roosevelt, Rómulo S. Naón and La Pampa.

It is a residential neighborhood with both old houses and apartment buildings, quiet streets and a few crowded, high-traffic avenues. It has several parks that make it very pleasant. During the summer, it is not uncommon to see neighbors comfortably sitting on chairs on the sidewalk, chatting with each other.

It is also home of several institutions of importance to the Buenos Aires culture, such as the tango and milonga ballrooms Sunderland and Club Sin Rumbo, Argentine rock pioneer Litto Nebbia's Melopea Records, and the winner of three in a row futsal metropolitan tournaments, Club Pinocho.

History
The founder of Villa Urquiza was Francisco Seeber, who was a soldier in the War of the Triple Alliance against Paraguay. Seeber was also Mayor of Buenos Aires between 1889 and 1890, merchant and president of the Buenos Aires Western Railway. In its beginnings, the barrio was composed of three small neighborhoods called Villa Catalinas, Villa Mazzini and Villa Modelo.

The neighborhoods were situated on top of highlands, almost 40 meters (130 feet) above sea level. At the time, Francisco Seeber owned a company downtown called "Muelle de las Catalinas" (Catalinas Wharfs), located at the time on very low ground. He bought land in the former area with the intent of hauling soil to Catalinas for land reclamation. The workers that had worked on the project were mostly from the Province of Entre Ríos, and in 1901, they successfully petitioned for the neighborhood to be named after their provincial hero, Justo José de Urquiza.

Villa Urquiza has been served by the Mitre Railway Line since 1902. Work began on a Buenos Aires Metro Line B extension into Villa Urquiza in 2010, helping increase the neighborhood's appeal as a bedroom community for downtown-bound commuters. The extension was finished in 2013 and now serves as the last stop of the B line.

Day of the neighborhood: October 2

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Fundy-River Valley (electoral district)

Fundy-River Valley was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was established in the 1994 redistribution as Grand Bay-Westfield and, though its boundaries were not changed much in 2006, it was decided to change its name to Fundy-River Valley to better reflect that it includes much more than the town of Grand Bay-Westfield but the Maces Bay area on the Fundy Shore as well as the river valley up to Evandale and Welsford.

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Pudtol

Pudtol, officially the Municipality of Pudtol, (Ili ti Pudtol; Bayan ng Pudtol), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,491 people.

History
Pudtol, taken from Luna, was created as a municipal district on December 3, 1956 through executive order no. 217.

Prior to its creation, Pudtol was once the center of the Spanish mission in the entire province of Apayao and served as the center of Catholicism in the province.

Pudtol consisted of the last remaining territories of the municipal district of Tauit (the first sub-provincial capital of Apayao), which was abolished on January 21, 1936 through EO No. 13 and annexed as a single barrio to Luna. Tauit also comprised the present-day municipalities of Luna, Santa Marcela, Flora, and some parts of Lasam, Allacapan, and Pamplona, Cagayan.

Barangays Aga, Cacalaggan, Malibang and Mataguisi are comprised by then-Barrio Tawit, Tauit's seat of government.

On March 31, 1959, Pudtol was converted into a municipality by virtue of executive order no. 335. It became the first regular municipality in the entire Sub-Province of Apayao.

On June 22, 1963, via Republic Act No. 3672, several barrios and sitios were separated from Pudtol and constituted into the newly created municipality of Flora.

Tauit
Tauit (later spelled as Tawit), is an Isneg settlement along the lower Apayao-Abulug River. It was a former municipal district and served as Apayao's first sub-provincial capital from July 13, 1907 until the capital was moved to Kabugao on August 01, 1915 by virtue of Executive Order No. 45 signed by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison. It had been existed by the time of creation of the sub-province of Apayao.

Tauit is said to be the forerunner of the present-day Pudtol. Its seat of government at Barrio Tawit was later divided into four barangays in the municipality.

In 1913, a band of Isneg attacked Tauit, as they were infuriated by the large number of Ilocano settling in the territory under the protection of the local government.

In 1926, Allacapan was founded as its municipal district. In July 01, 1927, the area was separated from Tauit and was organized into an independent one with the same name by virtue of EO No. 68. It was ceded to the province of Cagayan in 1928.

In 1929, a separate municipal district taken from Tauit, Macatel (later renamed Luna through a resolution), was organized through EO No. 200.

Difficulties in transportation led to the decision to abandon Tauit as a municipal district and to be represented by Luna.

Tauit was abolished through EO No. 13, issued on January 21, 1936 and effective February 1, with remaining territories annexed as a single barrio to Luna. These territories were established as the municipal district of Pudtol upon its creation on December 3, 1956 through EO No. 217.

Parts of the territories of Pudtol and Luna were later established as the municipalities of Flora and Santa Marcela; meanwhile, Tauit also comprised some parts of Lasam and Pamplona, Cagayan. At present, remnants of Tauit are located in northeastern Apayao and in few parts of Cagayan.

Geography
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 411.371 km2 constituting NaN% of the 4,413.35 km2 total area of Apayao.

Barangays
Pudtol is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate
The municipality falls under the Coronas type III climate where dry and wet season is not very much pronounced. Dry season is usually observed from the months of February to July while wet season is felt during the months of August to January. However, there are cases when rainy season occurs early and happens towards the end of May.

Demographics
In the 2020 census, Pudtol had a population of 15,491. The population density was undefined PD/km2.

Local government
Pudtol, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Apayao, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

List of Mayors of Pudtol
From the time Pudtol was established as a distinct and independent municipality, its governance has been entrusted to a Chief Executive, either appointed or elected.

The following are the list of elected or appointed mayors of Pudtol.

List of Vice-Mayors of Pudtol
The following are the list of elected or appointed vice-mayors of Pudtol.

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Petitcodiac (electoral district)

Petitcodiac was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

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York (provincial electoral district, 1995–2014)

York was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada in the southwestern portion of the province. It was created in 1995 from a large part of the former York South and a small part of York North.


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Santa Marcela, Apayao

Santa Marcela, officially the Municipality of Santa Marcela (Ili ti Santa Marcela; Bayan ng Santa Marcela), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,317 people.

Santa Marcela was created into an independent municipality on June 17, 1967, when several barrios were separated from Luna and Flora and constituted into the newly created town.

Geography
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 196.32 km2 constituting NaN% of the 4,413.35 km2 total area of Apayao.

Barangays
Santa Marcela is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics
In the 2020 census, Santa Marcela had a population of 13,317. The population density was undefined PD/km2.

Local government
Santa Marcela, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Apayao, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

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Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston

Madawaska Les Lacs-Edmundston is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

The district was established in 1973 as Madawaska les Lacs when New Brunswick moved from a system of bloc voting to the first past the post electoral system. It had previously been a part of the Madawaska County electoral district which returned three members.

It the 1994 electoral redistribution, it added parts of the old district of Madawaska Centre and it underwent only very minor boundary changes in 2006.

In 2013, it added more of the city of Edmundston to its boundaries and was renamed.

It was formerly one of the safest francophone seats in New Brunswick for the Progressive Conservatives. It was held by the PCs in every election since it was created except for the 1987 election (in which the Liberals won every seat) and the 1991 election (in which the PCs won only 3 seats and the main opposition was the conservative Confederation of Regions Party which opposed official status for the French language). Recently, it has elected Liberal MLAs. Its current MLA is Francine Landry of the Liberal Party.

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Talk:Enlightenment in Spain

Did Britain devastated Spain New World empire during the Anglo-Spanish war (1727-1729)?
Reading the text I understand that Britain devastate spanish empire in America and prevent the gold shipments:

Britain elected to devastate Spain's New World empire and her gold shipments, hoping to prevent Philip from buying the Austrians into intervention; the plan succeeded

But the Wikipedia article about that war did not mention anything like that!. Indeed it says:

''Britain had tried to use its naval power early in the dispute, by blockading Porto Bello in Panama but the attempt proved a disaster, in which 4,000 men were lost to disease. The main objective of the blockade had been to prevent Spanish galleons leaving and sailing for Spain, but the blockaders failed to do this - and eventually withdrew.''

What plan succeed? the devastation (like article seems to suggest) or the Treaty of Hannover to prevent Austrian aid? (No irony here, it's a real question!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bornava (talk • contribs) 09:27, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Suggestion
Wow, the article is great, as early as now, somebody should suggest giving this article featured article status. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.138.180.34 (talk) 03:37, 20 April 2005 (UTC)

Title
Why is this article titled "Enlightenment in Spain" rather than "Bourbon Spain"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.4.96.75 (talk) 02:57, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
 * That is a very good question, except that there is no good answer. This should be moved to Bourbon Spain or some similar dynastic/political category. Vague periods are for discussing vague concepts like art styles and culture; they're not for dealing with specific regimes. — Llywelyn II   14:17, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Somewhat problematic. Bourbon monarchs in Spain ruled from 1700 to 1808, from 1813 to 1868, from 1874 to 1931, and from 1975 to the present. The dynasty has long outlived the Enlightenment era. An article on Bourbon Spain would likely have a scope from the final year of the 17th century to the 21st century. Dimadick (talk) 22:12, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

This article should be retitled "Bourbon Spain", the standard designation in the scholarly literature for this period. Obviously readers can be brought to this page by redirects, but I view it best to have WP articles be titled so that a redirect is not so necessary. Amuseclio (talk) 00:22, 21 May 2018 (UTC)Amuseclio

 * The section on the intellectual Enlightenment in Spain should remain the with this current article. All the material on the Bourbon monarchs needs to be in an article entitled "Bourbon Spain." Amuseclio (talk) 00:29, 21 May 2018 (UTC)Amuseclio

Q
Can anyone who watches this page direct me to a relatively brief, in English, but authoritative account of when, how and why the Mesta collapsed? Thanks, Slrubenstein  |  Talk 00:53, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Proposed Article split
I have written in the talk section twice about the problem with this article. It is called "Enlightenment in Spain," but the first section of it is largely political history of the Bourbon monarchs through Ferdinand VII. I propose that section be made a separate article "History of Spain, 1700-1810." There is already an article History of Spain (1810–73). In my view 1810 is a somewhat awkward date to start that article, given the complicated history between 1808 and 1814. The section section of the article here deals with ideas and practices of the Enlightenment, which is what the focus of the article should be in my assessment. I would like community input on this proposal. Amuseclio (talk) 17:15, 21 July 2020 (UTC)Amuseclio

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Saint John Harbour (electoral district)

Saint John Harbour (Saint-Jean-Havre) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was represented from its creation for the 1995 election until October 13, 2005 by Elizabeth Weir, the leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick from 1988 to September 25, 2005. Liberal Ed Doherty had then taken the spot by winning a by-election on November 14, 2005 and was re-elected in the 2006 general election.

It was most recently represented by PC Arlene Dunn who was first elected in the 2020 general election, and who resigned on February 8, 2024. The seat is expected to remain vacant until the 2024 general election.

Prior to the New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1994, the district had moderately different boundaries. In that year it was split in two, with part being merged with Saint John South to form this current Saint John Harbour district, while the other half of the former Harbour district became a part of Saint John Lancaster.

The riding name refers to Saint John Harbour, which the district contains.

Redistribution changes

This district was created in the early 1990s using all of the district of Saint John South and a small portion of the old Saint John Harbour district, resulting in some confusion as most of what had been known as Saint John Harbour became a part of Saint John Portland.

In the 2006 redistribution it underwent only minor changes.

2006 election
Liberal Ed Doherty faced NDP candidate Dan Robichaud, whom he had run against in the 2005 by-election, as well as Conservative candidate Idee Inyangudor, an aide to a member of the cabinet and David Raymond Amos.

2005 by-election
Elizabeth Weir, who had held this riding since its creation, resigned on October 13, 2005 and Premier of New Brunswick Bernard Lord called a by-election for the riding on October 15. The by-election was held on November 14, 2005 and was from the outset thought to be a close race between Lord's Progressive Conservatives and the Liberals with Weir's New Democrats unlikely to be able to compete without her personal popularity, particularly against the large organizations the other parties were likely to bring into the riding from around the province.

In the end the Liberals won the race in a landslide, more than doubling their vote over the previous election, with an absolute majority of 55% in a race with four candidates. Bernard Lord placed his reputation on the line, according to pundits, due to his choice of a high-profile candidate and his announcing over $50 million in spending over the course of the four-week campaign. As a result, many viewed this election as a huge blow to Lord's leadership and that it, along with two years of opinion polling showing Lord's PCs trailing the Liberals, the beginning of the end of his government.

The by-election also had immediate province-wide repercussions, bringing the standings in the legislature to 27 government, 27 opposition and the speaker. These standings would mean that the absence of one government member - even if he or she did not vote with the opposition - could defeat the government.

Timeline

 * October 13, 2005 - Elizabeth Weir resigns from the seat to accept the post of President and CEO of the new Energy Efficiency and Conservation Agency.
 * October 14, 2005 - Michelle Hooton announces she will be a candidate for the Progressive Conservatives in the by-election.
 * October 15, 2005 - The Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives both hold their conventions, which were previously scheduled. Bernard Lord, the premier and leader of the PCs, drops the writ at his convention.
 * October 17, 2005 - Hooton is acclaimed as PC candidate.
 * October 18, 2005 - Dr. Ed Doherty is acclaimed as Liberal candidate.
 * October 20, 2005:
 * Glen Jardine files papers to run as an independent.
 * Dan Robichaud is elected as New Democratic Party candidate in a three-way race, though only 19 people voted at his nominating meeting.
 * October 21, 2005 - The Liberals announce their platform for the by-election, promising to invest $50 million in and around the riding if they win the next general election. The Liberals highlight that the majority of this money would come from federal funding which is available but Lord has refused to accept based on the conditions attached thereto.  They argue that Lord is putting politics ahead of people.
 * November 1, 2005 - An all candidates debate is co-hosted by Rogers Cable and the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal newspaper, Independent Glen Jardine does not participate due to his late announcement as a candidate. The debate is televised twice, once on each of the two following days.
 * November 8, 2005 - An all candidates debate is held live on popular radio talk show Talk of the Town on CFBC. All four candidates participate.
 * November 9, 2005 - Michelle Hooton unveils her platform. Unlike the Liberal candidate, she does this individually.  Where the Liberals promised what they would do with Doherty as a part of their team, Hooton promised what she would try to change from within the government if she was elected.  She promised to change the government's position on nursing home payments, powers of municipalities in dealing with slum landlords, harbour cleanup, the St. Joseph's Hospital and affordable housing caps.  She also pledged to build a new justice complex, a skateboard park, several community police stations and focus on waterfront development.
 * November 11, 2005 - A Telegraph Journal / Corporate Research Associates poll reveals a runaway lead for Doherty. The poll shows Doherty at 31%, Hooton at 10%, Robichaud at 9% and Jardine at 1% with 34% undecided.  Undecided voters were asked if they were leaning toward any candidate and, with leaning voters factored in, the result was Doherty 53%, Hooton 20%, Robichaud 19% and Jardine 2%.
 * November 14, 2005 - Ed Doherty wins the election in a landslide. He takes the stage to read his victory speech at 9:05 local time (1 hour, 5 minutes after the polls have closed) to announce Michelle Hooton has conceded to him.  As of his announcement, he is ahead of Hooton by more than a 2 to 1 margin.

Earlier results (1995-2003)
* This was a new riding created out of a merger of the whole of the electoral district of Saint John South and a part of the former district of Saint John Harbour. Weir was the incumbent from Saint John South.

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Kent South

Kent South (Kent-Sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

It was originally created in 1973 with the southern third of Kent County, centred primarily around the town of Bouctouche. It was largely unchanged in the 1994 redistribution. In 2006 it lost the Bouctouche area to Kent. In the 2013 redistribution its northern half was merged with the southern half of Kent, causing it to regain Bouctouche and add several rural areas to its north, but lose much the extreme southern part of Kent County around Cocagne.

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Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala

Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala (born March 4, 1977) is a former American football fullback who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Steelers.

Early life
Fuamatu-Ma'afala was born and raised in Kalihi, Hawaii. He grew up in the island of Oahu's most notorious housing project known for murders, gangs, and illegal drug activities, Mayor Wrights Housing. He utilized his athletic abilities as a means of staying away from negative influences. He attended Princess Ka'iulani Elementary School and Central Intermediate School.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu. As a senior, he rushed for 883 yards on just 93 carries (9.5 yards per car. avg.). He was selected as MVP honors, and helped lead his team to its ninth consecutive state championship.

Freshman (1995)
At the University of Utah in 1995, Fuamatu-Ma'afala was named Freshman of the Year in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) after rushing for 834 yards and nine touchdowns for the Utes.

Sophomore (1996)
In 1996, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed for 982 yards on 168 carries and nine touchdowns, and he made 10 receptions for 80 yards, to finish fourth on the team in receiving, while appearing in only eight games for the Utes.

The 1996 season opened with three consecutive road games. During the season opening loss at the Utah State Aggies, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball 14 times for 49 yards. He also recorded two receptions for 17 yards. Utah went on to win the next seven consecutive games. Against the Stanford Cardinal, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball 21 times for 64 yards and a three-yard touchdown. During the game at the SMU Mustangs, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball 21 times for 92 yards. In the home opener against the Fresno State Bulldogs, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball 29 times for 169 yards. Against the Kansas Jayhawks, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball 17 times for 103 yards and two touchdowns. In the game against the UTEP Miners, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball 28 times for a season high 236 yards, and three touchdowns, while recording two receptions for 23 yards. The 236 rushing yards was the second-highest single-game total in school history (Eddie Johnson rushed for 248 yards in a game in 1984). During the win over the TCU Horned Frogs, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball 20 times for 182 yards and two touchdowns, one a career long 70 yards. On October 18, 1996, the day before the Utes victory over Tulsa, Fuamatu-Ma'afala underwent knee surgery, and missed the next three games, returning to play in the regular season finale against the BYU Cougars. Against the Cougars, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball 18 times for 87 yards and one touchdown. Two days after Christmas in the Copper Bowl loss to the Wisconsin Badgers, he carried the ball only four times for five yards before suffering a sprained ankle in the first quarter of play. For his efforts, he was named First-team All-WAC.

Junior (1997)
In 1997, Fuamatu-Ma'afala had somewhat of a down season, due to being hampered most of the season by an injured left ankle, and a strained hamstring. He rushed for only 814 yard on 154 carries and four touchdowns, which was good enough for second best on the team, behind Juan Johnson, and 12th in the WAC. He also finished seventh on the team in receiving with four receptions for 39 yards and one touchdown. Fuamatu-Ma'afala, was however named All-WAC (Mountain Division) Honorable Mention.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Fuamatu-Ma'afala was selected in the sixth round (178th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In 1998, Fuamatu-Ma'afala played in 12 games for the Steelers. In his rookie season, he carried the ball seven times for 30 yards and two touchdowns, he also made nine receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown.

In 1999, Fuamatu-Ma'afala appeared in only nine games. On the season, he rushed the ball one time for four yards, and had zero receptions. His lone carry of the season came against the first meeting of the season between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals.

In 2000, Fuamatu-Ma'afala played in seven games for the Steelers. In his seven games he carried the ball 21 times for 149 yards and one touchdown. He also had 11 receptions for 107 yards. Fuamatu-Ma'afala did not play until week three, and did not play again after week eight.

In his first appearance of the season during week three's loss to the Cleveland Browns, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball twice for 22 yards, and also recorded two receptions for eight yards. In the week four loss to the Tennessee Titans, he carried the ball four times for 21 yards, and also recorded three receptions for 36 yards. During the Steelers week five win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball seven times for 51 yards and one touchdown. He also had two receptions for 39 yards. In the week six victory over the New York Jets, he had seven carries for 35 yard, and also recorded two touchdowns for 23 yards. During the week seven win over the Bengals, Fuamatu-Ma'afala recorded two receptions for one yard. In his final appearance of the season, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball one time for 20 yards.

In 2001, Fuamatu-Ma'afala had the best season of his professional career. He appeared in all 16 games for Pittsburgh. On the season, he rushed the ball 120 times, for 453 yards, and three touchdowns. He also had 16 receptions for 127 yards and one touchdown.

In the season opening loss to the Jaguars, Fuamatu-Ma'afala recorded one reception for seven yards. During a week three win over the Buffalo Bills, he carried the ball one time for a 22-yard touchdown, and two receptions for two yards. Fuamatu-Ma'afala missed the next two games, returning for the Steelers win over the Titans. During the win, he carried the ball three times for nine yards. In the Steelers loss to the Ravens, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball three times for three yards, and also recorded two receptions for eight yards. During the week nine win over the Cleveland Browns, he carried the ball one time for -1 yard. In a week 10 victory over the Jaguars, Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran the ball one time for one yard. During the week 11 rematch win over the Titans, he carried the ball one time for one yard. In a week 12 victory over the Minnesota Vikings, Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran the ball 12 times for 74 yards. During the week 13 win over the Jets, he rushed the ball 21 times for 50 yards for one touchdown, and also recorded one reception for -8 yards. In the week 14 win in Baltimore, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball nine times for 15 yards, and recorded one reception for zero yards. During the win over the Detroit Lions, he had his best game of the season, running the ball 26 times for 126 yards, and recorded two receptions for 53 yards. In a loss in Cincinnati, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball 25 times for 55 yards, and recorded five receptions for 50 yards and one touchdown. In the season finale against the Browns, he recorded 17 carries for 98 yards and one touchdown. He also recorded two receptions for 15 yards.

In 2002, his last season in Pittsburgh, Fuamatu-Ma'afala played in only eight games. On the season he carried the ball 23 times for 115 yards. He also recorded two receptions for 12 yards.

In the season opening loss to the New England Patriots, Fuamatu-Ma'afala recorded one reception for six yards. He missed the next game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Fuamatu-Ma'afala returned to play in the week four win over the Cleveland Browns, carrying the ball five times for 20 yards. He missed the next two weeks, returning to play in weeks seven and eight. During week seven against the Indianapolis Colts, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball two times for 25 yards. In week eight against the Baltimore Ravens, he rushed the ball eight times for 21 yards. Fuamatu-Ma'afala missed the next eight weeks, returning to play in the season finale against the Ravens. In the season finale he ran the ball eight times for 49 yards, and recorded one reception for six yards.

During the Steelers AFC Wild Card 36-33 win against the Browns, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball twice for four yards, including the go-ahead touchdown with 53 seconds remaining, he also recorded two receptions for 20 yards. In the AFC Divisional Championship loss to the Titans, he recorded one reception for five yards.

On particular occasions when he was involved in a crucial play, Chris Berman would often parody the Isaac Hayes classic "Theme From Shaft" by saying "He's a Bad Ma'afala!" on the highlight show NFL Primetime. This would be followed by Tom Jackson saying "shut your mouth!" like the 1971 hit.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala was released by the Steelers on August 31, 2003.

Jacksonville Jaguars
On September 3, 2003, Fuamatu-Ma’afala was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

In 2003, Fuamatu-Ma'afala appeared in 13 games for the Jaguars. For the season, he carried the ball 35 times for 144 yards and one touchdown. He also recorded one reception for two yards.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala missed the season opener against the Carolina Panthers. He made his season debut during week two against the Buffalo Bills, however he did not record a stat until week five against the San Diego Chargers. During week five against the Chargers, Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran the ball six times for 30 yards. In week six against the Miami Dolphins, he carried the ball three times for 11 yards. In a week eight loss to the Tennessee Titans, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball one time for six yards, and recorded one reception for two yards. During a week nine victory in Baltimore, he carried the ball four times for 24 yards. In the week 10 win over the Colts, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball four times for 11 yards. During a week 11 loss to the Titans, he ran the ball nine times for 40 yards. In the Steelers week 12 loss to the New York Jets, he carried the ball twice for two yards. During the week 13 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Fuamatu-Ma'afala rushed the ball once for five yards. Fuamatu-Ma'afala did not play the next two weeks, against the Houston Texans, and the New England Patriots. He did return to play in the last two games of the season. During a week 16 win over the New Orleans Saints, Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran the ball five times for 15 yards. In the season finale he played but did not record a stat.

In 2004, his seventh and final season in the National Football League, Fuamatu-Ma'afala appeared in only seven games. He carried the ball 20 times for 69 yards, and one touchdown. He also recorded four receptions for 19 yards.

In his final season in the NFL, Fuamatu-Ma'afala missed the first four weeks of the season, making his season debut during a week five loss in San Diego. Against the Chargers, he carried the ball four times for six yards and one touchdown, he also recorded three receptions for 20 yards. In a week six win over the Kansas City Chiefs, he recorded one reception for -1 yard. Fuamatu-Ma'afala was out the next three games, against the Colts, Texans and Detroit Lions. He returned during a week 11 loss to the Tennessee Titans, where he carried the ball three times for 12 yards. In the week 12 loss against the Minnesota Vikings, Fuamatu-Ma'afala ran the ball twice for two yards. During a week 13 loss to his former team, the Steelers, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball six times for 20 yards. He missed the next two games, to return in time for week 16. In the week 16 shut out loss to the Texans, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball four times for 25 yards. During the season finale against the Oakland Raiders, and the last regular season game of his career, Fuamatu-Ma'afala carried the ball once for four yards.

Personal life
Fuamatu-Ma'afala is the uncle of Abu Ma'afala, who played at Cal.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala currently resides in Honolulu, and works with Army Youth Sports, coaching and organizing sports events for children of military personnel and playing Racquetball with local enthusiasts.

He would be cheered by Steeler Fans with a "Fu'ing" which to the casual listener may sound like booing. But what the fans did was simply shout the first syllable of his last name, creating a "Fuuuuuuuuuuu" sound. This started with Myron Cope's calling of Chris "Foo" when he would go on the field.

ESPN personality Stuart Scott often referred to Fumatu-Ma'afala as "a bad Ma'afala" when featuring one of his highlights.

In order to be a positive role model for youth throughout Hawaii and serve the community, Fuamatu-Ma'afala holds an annual sports clinic for youth to improve on their basic athletic abilities and works in other ways to help teens choose positive activities.

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Carleton (New Brunswick provincial electoral district, 1995–2014)

Carleton was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

This district contained most of northern portions of Carleton. It was created in the 1994 electoral redistribution out of Carleton North and most of Carleton Centre. It was considered one of the safest seats in the province for the Progressive Conservatives, having elected a representative of that party since its creation, including in the 1995 election when the PCs won only 6 of 55 seats.

The district was slightly altered in the 2006 redistribution when it lost small amounts of territory to the Victoria-Tobique district.

The district was abolished in the 2013 redistribution. However, a new substantially different district named Carleton was created using less than half of its population and a majority of the population of the old Woodstock district.

It was held by Dale Graham of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party since its creation.

Former district
A multi-member district, which was also considered a conservative stronghold, existed here prior to 1973. For more information on this district, see Carleton (1834-1974 electoral district).


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Chuck Missler

Charles W. Missler (May 28, 1934 – May 1, 2018) was an American author, evangelical Christian, Bible teacher, engineer, and businessman.

Business career
Missler graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1956 and received a Master's degree in Engineering from UCLA. He worked for several years in the aerospace and computer industries. He joined the Ford Motor Company in 1963. Missler joined Western Digital as chairman and chief executive in June 1977 and became the largest shareholder of Western Digital.

In 1983, Missler became the chairman and chief executive of Helionetics, Inc., another technology company. He left Helionetics in 1984 "to pursue other opportunities in the high-technology field." In August 1985, Helionetics sued Missler, alleging a conflict of interest, claiming that after Missler and other Helionetics executives had decided not to purchase a small defense electronics maker, that same company was purchased by an investment corporation in which Missler held a controlling interest. The suit was settled when Missler's firm agreed to pay Helionetics $1.6 million.

In 1989, he headed the Phoenix Group International, a former Colorado real estate company that entered the high-tech industry to sell personal computers to Russian schools. Phoenix filed for bankruptcy protection in 1990 when the deal did not develop as anticipated, due to a subsidiary being found to have no experience with computers.

Ministry
After the Phoenix deal collapsed, Missler started an online ministry, Koinonia House, and became known as a prominent Christian Zionist and speaker on the subject of Bible prophecy.

A Los Angeles Times article reported that Missler and co-author Hal Lindsey had plagiarized a portion of Miami University Professor Edwin Yamauchi's 1982 book Foes from the Northern Frontier in their own 1992 book The Magog Factor. Hal Lindsey's manager Paul Krikac said Missler had written the passages in question, but conceded that Lindsey is responsible for the overall manuscript: "His (Lindsey's) butt is on the line." After the missed attribution was acknowledged by Missler, book shipments to bookstores were discontinued and all of the authors' proceeds donated to a ministry. Missler was later accused of plagiarism of New Age writer Michael Talbot's 1992 book The Holographic Universe in his 1999 book Cosmic Codes: Messages from the Edge of Eternity. Missler also acknowledged this as missed attribution and apologized publicly. He said a correction would be inserted in all unsold copies and the book itself updated in subsequent printings. Missler donated all of the author's proceeds from the book to a ministry.

Due to his experience with technology, Missler was a figurehead in bringing the "Year Two Thousand Bug" (a.k.a. "Y2K bug") to the attention of the Christian community. In 1998, he coauthored a book with John Ankerberg investigating whether America would survive the crises to be caused, he claimed, by embedded computer chips that would malfunction on what they would calculate as year zero.

Personal life and death
Missler was married to Nancy Missler. They had two sons and two daughters. Nancy died of cancer on November 11, 2015.

Missler died at his home in Reporoa, New Zealand, in 2018.

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VMA-223

Marine Attack Squadron 223 (VMA-223) is a United States Marine Corps fixed wing attack squadron that consists of McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (V/STOL) jets. The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW). The squadron uses "Stone" as its radio callsign.

Mission
Marine Attack Squadron (VMA)-223 is one of four AV-8B Harrier squadrons assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Its mission is to provide offensive air support, armed reconnaissance, and air-defense for Marine expeditionary forces.

World War II

Marine Fighter Squadron 223 (VMF-223) was commissioned on 1 May 1942 at Marine Corps Air Station Ewa, Oahu, Hawaii. The "Bulldogs" first operational aircraft was the Brewster F2A Buffalo. They left Hawaii for combat equipped with the Grumman F4F Wildcat. VMA-223 became the first fighter squadron committed to combat during the Battle of Guadalcanal when they landed at Henderson Field on 20 August 1942. Upon arriving, the squadron became part of the Cactus Air Force and for the next two months slugged it out with Japanese pilots, based out of Rabaul, for control of the skies over Guadalcanal. VMF-223 departed the island on 13 October 1942 having accounted for 83 enemy aircraft shot down including that of Japanese ace Junichi Sasai. The two leading aces in the squadron were the commanding officer, Major John L. Smith, with nineteen confirmed shoot downs and Marion E. Carl who was credited with sixteen. Smith was to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism and Captain Carl would earn the first of his two Navy Crosses for these actions. These victories would come at the cost of six pilots killed and six wounded, and only eight Wildcats still operational.

After being equipped with the new Vought F4U Corsair, the "Bulldogs" continued to fight in such places as the Philippines and Okinawa. Two Presidential Unit Citations were awarded and affixed to the squadron's battle colors during the war. Following transfer from Marine Corps Air Station El Toro to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in 1948, VMA-223 became a carrier squadron. The squadron deployed to the Mediterranean Sea in 1949 aboard USS Leyte (CV-32).

The "Bulldogs" entered the Jet Age in July 1950, receiving their first jet aircraft, the Grumman F9F Panther. In August 1957, the squadron was equipped with the North American FJ-4B Fury. A relatively short time later in January 1961, the Fury was replaced by the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk.

Vietnam War
In December 1965, the "Bulldogs" once again were called upon for combat duty in the Far East, this time at Chu Lai, South Vietnam. Supporting allied ground forces, they flew more than 32,000 flight hours. In May 1967, the squadron flew a record 1,234 combat sorties, by far the greatest monthly total for any attack squadron operating in Vietnam. In February 1970, after nearly 5½ years in the Far East, the "Bulldogs" were reassigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and returned to MCAS El Toro.

Post Vietnam & 1990s
In May 1975, the squadron received the new A-4M Skyhawk aircraft. During July 1976, VMA-223 transferred from MCAS Yuma to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. During August 1977, VMA-223 returned from Japan and joined the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, stationed at Cherry Point, North Carolina. During the late 1970s until transition in 1987 VMA-223 flew the A-4M Skyhawk. VMA-223 operated the last production A-4M aircraft painted in a special commemorative paint scheme with the flags of all nations who had operated the A-4 Skyhawk on the sides of the fuselage of the aircraft. In October 1987, VMA-223 transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II.

VMA-223 Harriers carry the distinctive 'rising sun' rudder pattern as an homage to the squadron's history in World War II. In 1989 the a portion of the squadron deployed aboard USS Nassau (LHA-4) attached to HMM-264 for a 6-month deployment. They visited Italy, Spain, Portugal, Monaco, France, Israel and other countries.

March 1990 marked the second Sixth Fleet Deployment for the "Bulldogs" aboard USS Saipan (LHA-2) in support of the 22 MEU. This detachment participated in Operation Sharp Edge, flying armed combat air patrol missions in support of the non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO) over Liberia. In January 1991, the "Bulldogs" deployed a six-plane detachment to Naval Station Rota, Spain for operations in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. The Bulldogs briefly occupied the decks of the USS Nassau and the Iwo Jima. The detachment remained at Rota through February, training with Spanish Forces.

Global War on Terror
VMA-223 flew combat missions over Afghanistan in the beginning phases of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001–2002. In January 2003, the squadron deployed on board USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) as part of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2nd MEB). After arriving in the Northern Persian Gulf it cross-decked to USS Bataan (LHD-5) and began flying combat missions in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. During this time, the squadron surpassed 50,000 mishap-free flight hours.

VMA-223 deployed to Iraq late in the summer of 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During a combat mission over Iraq on 10 February 2006 the squadron surpassed the 60,000 Class A mishap-free hours mark. This milestone is even more impressive considering the maintenance and safety issues associated with the AV-8B aircraft. Starting in October 2011, to April 2012 VMA-223 was deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Future plans and current aircraft flown
VMA-223 still operates the AV-8B Harrier II, with plans to retire it in 2027 and replace it with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

Squadron aces
In USN and USMC aviation squadrons, a flying ace or fighter ace is a naval aviator or naval flight officer credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The following Marines from VMA-223 have been credited with more than five victories:

In the media

 * Two Harriers from VMA-223 and their pilots were used in the 1994 film True Lies.
 * Two AV-8B Harriers from VMA-223 were utilized in the flyover of the NASCAR race in Bristol, Tennessee on 21 August 2010.

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My name is Stephen Crawford, I live in Northeastern Ohio, I am an 18 year old student.

I'm new on Wikipedia, editing that is. I always love to read interesting articles here.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Outer Heaven

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was keep. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 03:43, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Outer Heaven
Wholly non-notable article about a video game. Deletionist 03:43, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I suspect bad-faith nomination due to the nominator's user ID. Only two edits so far. Sock check? Firebug 03:46, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC) (Update: It appears that the user has approximately 50 edits, not two.)
 * You must not have looked at my contributions correctly. Please vote on the merits of this article, which is about some minor part of a fictional game which is clearly non-notable.  Deletionist 03:49, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Personally I would like to know what Deletionist's main account actually is. Such user names smell faintly of WP:POINT. Radiant_* 09:21, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Additionally, note that Deletionist has just been blocked indefinitely. Radiant_* 11:25, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge. Cannot see that this warrants an article. -- Egil 03:49, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, too big to merge comfortably. It would be nice to be able to mark it as a sub-page, so random page users wouldn't be troubled by it. Kappa 03:56, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, too big, but only the 1st paragraph is even slightly encyclopedic IMO. Delete or Merge in that order. Marblespire 04:20, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Kappa--disagree with Marblespire on this one. Meelar (talk) 05:27, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with a Metal Gear article. Not really that notable to warrant a seperate article. Megan1967 05:50, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge per Megan. Radiant_* 09:21, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree with Megan, if you cut out the section about how its referenced in other metal gears and just merge it with metal gear this isn't really a difficult merge--nixie 14:08, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 17:42, Apr 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Condense and merge, as per Megan --Carnildo 22:31, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, stands on its own, but it needs cleanup. Merge if you must. -Casito⇝Talk 00:11, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. While I can understand Deletionist's reasoning (although, I do suspect his motives too, considering his username) for wanting to delete the article, I think there's still potential for this article. Outer Heaven is an integral place in the Metal Gear games which is referred alot in the later games for it to be simply merged with the Metal Gear (video game) article. There's entries for less significant video game characters and keyterms, yet I don't see anybody deleting them.
 * keep it please Yuckfoo 01:02, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * keep --EisenKnoechel 13:47, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. Can't see why delete it. It's a good complement for the Metal Gear article, but I don't think it should be merged, as the majority of the other units referred on the article (Cobra Unit, Dead Cell, Foxhound, etc) have their own page.
 * 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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Talk:Habib Bourguiba

Indeed, a poor translation from the original French
Bourguiba was an illustrious figure in Tunisian politics for decades. He is surely deserving of a properly re-written English version of this marginally rendered translation. This is not a machine translation, which would have been far more garbled, but was probably translated by an astute native French speaker into English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.92.8.220 (talk) 02:01, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

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What the heck does

Suppression of the “Waqf frozen propert”

mean?
 * I'm not entirely sure. Some parts of the article appear to be Babelfishy French translation products (e.g. "a strict lecture" where "a strict reading" is almost certainly meant), but the "Waqf frozen property" bit is probably just as opaque in French as in English. --Haruo (talk) 02:26, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Bourguiba1.jpg
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Chronology

 * About
 * Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia then as the first president of Tunisia. Wikipedia
 * Born: August 3, 1903, Monastir, Tunisia
 * Died: April 6, 2000, Monastir, Tunisia
 * Spouse: Wassila Ben Ammar (m. 1962–1986), Moufida Bourguiba (m. 1927–1961)
 * Children: Habib Bourguiba Jr., Hajer Bourguiba
 * Previous offices: President of Tunisia (1957–1987), MORE
 * Party: Socialist Destourian Party
 * Presidential terms: July 25, 1957 – November 7, 1987, July 25, 1957 – November 8, 1959
 * - looks to me that the  dates in the last line are not correct 198.96.187.2 (talk) 22:42, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

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Brother Ali

Ali Douglas Newman (born Jason Douglas Newman, July 30, 1977), better known by his stage name Brother Ali, is an American rapper, community activist, and member of the Rhymesayers Entertainment hip hop collective. He has released seven albums, four EPs, and a number of singles and collaborations.

Early life
Ali was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He has albinism, a disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes. He moved with his family to Michigan for a few years and then settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1992. He attended Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minnesota.

Ali is Caucasian (white American), but he has spoken of feeling more accepted by Black classmates than white ones: "It's not like black kids didn't make fun of me, but it was different. It wasn't done in a way to exclude me. It wasn't done in a way to make me feel like not even a human being, not even a person." He could relate to them because they were also judged by their skin color.

Ali began rapping at age eight. He has stated that he was influenced by hip-hop culture at a very early age. In an interview with Huck magazine, he stated "Ever since I was a little kid, I've always been into hip-hop. I started beatboxing when I was about seven years old. Eventually, that led to me falling in love with the words." He has named Rakim, Chuck D, and KRS-One as early influences.

Television
On August 13, 2007, Brother Ali appeared on The Late Late Show and performed his single "Uncle Sam Goddamn" from The Undisputed Truth. On October 19, 2007, Ali appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and performed "Take Me Home" from The Undisputed Truth. On December 16, 2009, Ali appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and was featured with late night band The Roots.

Podcasts
On July 24, 2013, Brother Ali appeared on the Maximum Fun podcast Judge John Hodgman as an "Expert Witness".

On April 4, 2017, he appeared on The Combat Jack Show: "The Brother Ali Episode" and on October 19, 2017, on BuzzFeed's See Something Say Something podcast.

On April 5, 2018, he appeared on Max Fun's Heat Rocks podcast.

On Jan 1, 2023, he appeared on The Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast.

Films
Ali appeared in Sacha Jenkins' 2018 documentary Word is Bond.

Personal life
Ali has a son, Faheem, from his first marriage. He is very private about his family and loved ones. His music frequently addresses his role as a father, parent, and husband. The song "Real As Can Be" off his 2009 EP The Truth Is Here refers to the impending birth of his daughter, and on the song "Fresh Air", which is on his 2009 album Us, he goes on to say "Just got married last year/ treated so good that it ain't even fair/ already got a boy, now the baby girl's here/ Bought us a house like the Berenstain Bears."

Ali often makes fun of the media's constant urge to mention his albinism in the first lines of their reviews or newspaper articles. He is also legally blind, a condition which is caused by his albinism.

In an article titled "The Art of Mourning in America", Brother Ali said his favorite food is sweet potato pie. The interview was conducted during the month of Ramadan and Ali performed a freestyle: "Lifelong starvation, every month is Ramadan / Walk in the crib and I'm surprised that the power's on."

Religion
Ali converted to Islam at age 15 and followed Imam Warith Deen Mohammed. During this time, Ali was selected to join a group of students on a Malaysian study tour, in which they explored ways that a more liberal Islamic society could peacefully coexist with different religions.

Ali credits his conversion to Islam to KRS-One, whom he met during a lecture at age 13 at a local Minnesotan university. When asked about his faith, Ali stated, "KRS-ONE was actually the one who told me I should read Malcolm X. He assigned The Autobiography of Malcolm X to me; I read it, and that's what led to me becoming a Muslim."

Activism
Many of Brother Ali's themes of social justice are incorporated into his lyrics, though he also takes part in activism outside of the music. He primarily focuses on themes of racial inequality, slavery, and critiquing the United States government, though overarching themes of hope, acceptance, and rising from sorrow are also often present. Much attention was garnered through Ali's album The Undisputed Truth, as it heavily criticized much about the United States' political system. After the music video for "Uncle Sam Goddamn" was released in 2007, it quickly gained much attention, and shortly after, the United States Department of Homeland Security froze a money transfer to his record label.

In 2012, Ali was arrested along with thirty-seven others while occupying the home of a Minneapolis resident to fight the house's foreclosure. The goal of the protesters was to block the eviction of the family through their assembly and occupancy, but they were unsuccessful. Ali ended up using his celebrity as a platform to discuss these events, and bring them to the attention of his audience.

Ali deals heavily with the notion of privilege. He stated in an interview with Yes! magazine that "The best definition of privilege I've heard is anything you don't have to wrestle with, that you don't have to think about." Ali feels a certain obligation to act politically, as he is unwilling to sit aside after experiencing all he has. He states, "I feel like that's my job, and I feel like within the last few years I fully woke up to that, found the courage to understand that, and stepped out like that."

While performing at a concert in 2015, Brother Ali endorsed Bernie Sanders for president of the United States, as a candidate in the upcoming 2016 presidential election. He praised Sanders for saying "Black lives matter" at a presidential debate, a reference to the social movement. In November 2019, Brother Ali performed at a Bernie Sanders rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, alongside Representative Ilhan Omar.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Constructing school science lab equipment/archive1

 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 transwiki. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 21:45, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

Constructing school science lab equipment
This article, and all articles listed, would seem like clean candidates for Wikibooks. These are recipies and clearly do not belong in the encyclopedia. Interwiki. -- Egil 03:45, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, they seem to be "how-to's". Interwiki as appropriate. Kappa 03:58, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Interwiki Vegaswikian 04:20, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Interwiki. Megan1967 05:51, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * There's a brand new Wikibook on the How-tos bookshelf at Wikibooks entitled Constructing school science lab equipment. You may want to explicitly nominate these articles for deletion:
 * Cell holder (now a book chapter at Constructing school science lab equipment/Cell holder)
 * Bulb holder (now a book chapter at Constructing school science lab equipment/Bulb holder)
 * Simple switches (now a book chapter at Constructing school science lab equipment/Simple switches)
 * Hydraulics demonstration (now a book chapter at Constructing school science lab equipment/Hydraulics demonstration)
 * Graticule slides (now a book chapter at Constructing school science lab equipment/Graticule slides)
 * Apparatus for demonstrating osmosis (now a book chapter at Constructing school science lab equipment/Apparatus for demonstrating osmosis)
 * Making Charles' law tubes (now a book chapter at Constructing school science lab equipment/Making Charles' law tubes)
 * I'm unable to transwiki the relevant images to Commons. I leave that task to another editor.  You may want to consider these articles, which I did not transwiki because they weren't obviously "how to build a" articles like the others, and need more detailed individual consideration on their own merits:
 * Demo periscope
 * I moved the how-to section of Periscope over to Constructing school science lab equipment/Demo periscope -- Egil 07:27, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Bell jar model lung
 * I moved it to Wikibooks as well, and put it on vfd. If someone objects, one can always leave the Constructing school science lab equipment/Bell jar model lung as is, and revert the original article and rewrite. -- Egil 07:27, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * You may want to look at these articles, too:
 * School biology experiments and demonstrations
 * School chemistry experiments and demonstrations
 * School physics experiments and demonstrations
 * Please discuss the disposition of this article here, in the encyclopaedia. My opinion is delete, by the way. Uncle G 15:09, 2005 Apr 20 (UTC)
 * Weak delete this article (and probably all of the listed articles), with second preference for merge to a better-titled parent article, after transwikification; Wikipedia is not a collection of how-to guides. Science lab equipment is an encyclopedic topic (history, basic usage, etc) but construction techniques for every type of experiment and demonstration aren't.  Wikibooks is the more appropriate place for this content.  Barno 20:33, 20 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.