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"Dear Zilog Jones, Do you really think that your contribution

"There is a hole in the centre of the disc, usually used by a some form of clamp or clip device within the player to hold it in place and allow it to be rotated by a motor. The diameter of the hole is 15mm - coincidentally the same size as a Dutch 10 cent coin."

will add to the value of the CD article? Specifically, your remark regarding the fact that the diameter is 15 mm, which is the size of a Dutch coin. Why is this so important? Each and every size has been used somewhere, so it is not difficult to relate anything with anything. Is there something of historical relevance in this fact? If so, please add, otherwise this 'fact' can better be removed. Dsc 16:43, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)"

 * Someone mentioned earlier in the CD discussion page that the hole was based on the size of a dutch coin, but wasn't sure which one. And as you may know, Philips are a dutch company! AFAIK they had a lot of input with the design of the disc, especially since Sony and other Japanese companies were originally planning on using 30cm optical discs for audio. From what I know it was Philips who put forward the 12cm format, so it's likely they designed it.

 * Also, there was no mention of the hole in the centre before - the dimensions of it, or its purpose. I don't know if there truly is a relationship between the hole and a dutch 10 cent coin, but it's possible. --Zilog Jones 17:53, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The diameter of the center hole is irrelevant for Wikipedia. It has no effect on the playing time or other key parameters of the CD and DVD. The possible relationship with the Dutch coin is coincidental. In the same way as you did, I could write that CD's outer diameter, 12 cm, is the same as that of the Heineken beermat (coaster). And as you may know, Philips and Heineken are Dutch companies! So my conclusion, let us stop listing trivialties in wikipedia, so pls remove both your contributions regarding the center hole and the dutch coin. Dsc 05:46, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * OK, but the diameter and purpose of the hole is still relevant, just like the diameter of the disc itself and other physical parameters which were already mentioned. --Zilog Jones 20:55, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

OK. Could you explain why the hole diameter is relevant for wikipedia. As said the playing time is not affected by the choice of the diameter. The playing time (and thus capacity) is determined by the inner diameter program area, which equals 50 mm (more than three times larger than the inner hole diamter, 15 mm). Dsc 09:43, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hello, I want to mention that the size of the (pre Euro) Dutch 10 cent coin and the size of the CD hole is NOT coincidence. It is a fact that Philips used this size. And yes, I think it is important for Wikipedia, because it is historical, besides, it is an intresting fact, that alone is an reason to mention. Marius

Hello also, I would wish to add my sincere appreciation for the revealing insight of the correlation between the 15 mm CD center hole and the pre-Euro Dutch 10 cent coin. I have looked extensively for reasoning behind the 15mm CD hole size with no avail - until now. So, Thank You Zilog Jones for this truly unique and valuable 15mm CD hole size reasoning info. [I am new here] RW 23:23, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

DualDisc article needs your help!
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Could you please read this and give us your opinion. Possibly reverting the article if necessary.

Thanks

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DualDisc FAC
Hey Dsc. Thanks for all your feedback on the article. The nomination for Featured Article failed the first time around, but I have re-submitted it as an FAC. I was wondering if you'd consider supporting it? Cheers! --K1vsr (talk) 15:45, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

The matter of Dr. James R. Russell's article
Hi there. I wrote Professor/Dr. James R. Russell's article as he is indeed a world known scholar in his field and very notable. I checked that his colleague, Dr. Wheeler Thackston had an article, which he has since 2004. They are both in the same department at Harvard, and on comparable par. Dr. Russell's opus "Zoroastrianism in Armenia" is a major work published by Harvard University amongst other works of his. The article is not a vanity article and Dr. Russell who occupies the Mashtots Chair in Armenian Studies, at Harvard University, which is a very prestigious chair, is more than noteworthy. As much as Dr. Wheeler Thackston is. Dr. Russell's article is James R. Russell. Thanks for your attention. Please remove the warning from the article. Thanks. --- (Bob) Wikiklrsc 20:24, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Hi Dsc, I noticed you reverted me on James R. Russell with the edit comment "rm vandalism". My edit most certainly was not vandalism.  I looked at your comments and reviewed the article and agreed with Wikiklrsc that the banner was not needed.  I think it would be better to discuss this on the talk page rather than getting into any kind of dispute.  Perhaps you could expand on why you feel this is a vanity page there?  Thanks -- sannse (talk) 22:04, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

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 * Hello Alvonruff -- I've declined this immediate deletion request on grounds that this version is substantively improved from the deleted article. However, if you know of any further reliable sources for this author, such as book reviews in national newspapers, magazines or professional websites, then please do add them. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 00:39, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I have located and added eight review citations. Alvonruff (talk) 12:07, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Further, I think the three authors noted on this talk page that have been moved to draft might well prove to be notable if you were interested in continuing to work on them? I've just accepted P. M. Griffin; will make courtesy edits to the other two to put their expiry on hold for now. Regards, Espresso Addict (talk) 00:45, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I have located and added five more review citations to P.M. Griffin. Alvonruff (talk) 12:28, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Alvonruff. I've asked for a reconsideration of Nicholas Sansbury Smith (declined below); let's see what happens. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:58, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Not much luck, I fear. Nothing in policy prevents you from moving it into mainspace yourself, now that the sourcing is improved, but in the circumstances that would probably lead to it being nominated for deletion by the Articles for Creation team, which I fear can be a bit of a random process depending on who turns up. Best of luck. Espresso Addict (talk) 22:18, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help! Alvonruff (talk) 10:32, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Re: Killing Articles via Draft Space
Hello Alvonruff -- I, and many other editors, sympathise with your stance on this topic. You should note that moving an article to draft can (in most circumstances) be contested by the creator simply by moving it back into mainspace. (As an established editor, you are not obliged to use the Articles for Creation service.) This can lead to deletion requests but does at least require an administrator to review the request for deletion. As I wrote above, the easiest route to demonstrating notability for an author is usually reviews of their works in reliable independent publications, such as newspapers or magazines. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 01:59, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

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Ryan ST

The Ryan STs were a series of two seat, low-wing monoplane aircraft built in the United States by the Ryan Aeronautical Company. They were used as sport aircraft, as well as trainers by flying schools and the militaries of several countries.

Design and development
T. Claude Ryan was the founder of the Ryan Aeronautical Company, the second incarnation of a company with this name, and the fourth company with which he had been involved to bear his name (the first, Ryan Airlines, was the manufacturer of the Ryan NYP, more famously known as the Spirit of St. Louis). He began the development of the ST (for "Sport Trainer", and also known as S-T), the first design of the company, in 1933.

The ST featured two open cockpits in tandem in a semi-monocoque metal fuselage of two main frames – one steel, the other half of steel and half of aluminium alloy (alclad) – to take the loads from the wing spars and six more alclad frames; and alclad skin. It had wings in three sections of hybrid construction; the center section integral with the fuselage had tubular steel spars, the front spar a simple tube with an external brace to the upper fuselage, and the rear spar in the form of a parallel chord truss. The two outer wing panels had wooden spars and alclad ribs, with diagonal rods bracing the wings internally. Alclad sheet was used to form the leading edges, and fabric covered the whole structure. When attached, the outer wings were braced with flying wires to the fixed conventional landing gear and landing wires to the upper fuselage.

The fuselage only required eight bulkheads, and no longerons or stringers were required. According to Cassagneres, "The stressed skin, of heavy 18 and 20 gauge 24ST Alclad, was riveted to the drop-hammer formed dural bulkhead rings." The main fuselage bulkhead, "was of built-up welded sheet steel and carried the important spar fittings as well as attachment points for the diagonal wing bracing strut, the upper landing wires, and lower flying wires." Cassagneres goes on to state, "The wings were constructed of solid spruce spars, stamped aluminum alloy ribs, and steel compression members, and were fabric covered. Ailerons and flaps were steel and aluminum structure with fabric covering. All tail surfaces were constructed entirely of tubular aluminum alloy with stamped ribs, and fabric covered."

Five STs were built, each powered with a 95HP Menasco B4 engine before the follow-on ST-A (A for Aerobatic) was developed with a more powerful 125HP Menasco C4 engine. A single ST-B was produced, this being an ST-A with only one seat and an extra fuel tank where the front cockpit normally was; this aircraft was subsequently converted back to ST-A standard. The ST-A was further developed as the ST-A Special, with a super-charged 150HP Menasco C4-S engine of increased power.

In 1937 the ST-A Special was developed into a military version, the STM (also ST-M) series. The first STMs were virtually identical to the STA-Special. The STM-2 was derived from the STM with changes including wider cockpits to enable military pilots to enter and exit while wearing parachutes, external stringers, and provision for a machine gun on some examples. The military also required a turnover brace and a hand-cranked intertia engine starter. Variants, designated the PT-16s and PT-20s, also had their wheel pants, fairings and tail cones removed. Variants in the series included the STM-2P single-seat version armed with a machine gun delivered to Nationalist China; and the STM-S2, which could be fitted with landing gear or with EDO Model 1965 floats.

After the ST-M came the ST-3, a substantial redesign in 1941 partly brought about by the unreliability of the Menasco engines fitted to STs to that point. The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) had purchased several dozen ST-M variants under various designations and had Ryan Aeronautical re-engine most with Kinner R-440 radial engines. The USAAC found the modification to be beneficial and asked Ryan Aeronautical to design a variant with this engine as standard, and with airframe modifications considered desirable from in-service experience. The ST-3 that resulted featured a longer and more circular wider fuselage, this being suggested by the circular radial engine. Other changes included a revised rudder, balanced ailerons and elevators, and strengthened main landing gear with the legs spaced further apart. The streamlining spats covering the mainwheels, found on ST series aircraft to that point, were deleted as well. The ST-3 served as the basis for military versions ordered by the USAAC and the United States Navy (USN).

The ST-3 gave rise to another model developed in 1941 and early 1942, this was the ST-3KR (for Kinner Radial). The ST-3KR had a more powerful Kinner R-5 engine fitted and became the definitive model; more than 1,000 military versions were built during World War II as PT-22 Recruits. According to Cassagneres, "The only noticeable difference between the PT-21 and PT-22 was the metal landing gear fairings which covered the main gear structure, leaving the wheels exposed. Otherwise the airframe and its parts and components were interchangeable with the PT-22. One other difference from the later 22 model is in the aileron balance ring. On the 21 it is mounted below the aileron and on the 22 it's on top." The final variant was the ST-4, which was a version of the ST-3 with a wooden fuselage, developed in case a shortage of "strategic materials" (i.e. of metal) developed. Such a shortage did not eventuate and the ST-4 was not put into mass-production.

Some U.S. Navy versions of the ST-3, the NR-1, were converted to specialized ground trainers to teach cadets how to taxi aircraft when on the ground or after landing, and especially in crosswinds. The main wing was clipped back to the landing gear; a small nose wheel added to prevent ground loops; a roll cage between cockpits to protect the pilot and cadet; and the throttle modified so the engine could not go over a certain RPM.

The first Ryan ST flew for the first time on 8 June 1934 and production began the following year, when nine aircraft were delivered. Except for 1937 (when 46 aircraft were built), production rates remained low for several years, at about one aircraft every two weeks. This changed in 1940 when deliveries to military forces began in earnest; production that year was just under three aircraft per week. Total production of civil and military aircraft prior to the entry of the United States into World War II amounted to 315. Another 1,253 military versions were produced in 1942 and 1943, for a total of 1,568 aircraft of all models.

Operational history
Most civil aircraft in the ST series were delivered in the United States, although a few were exported to South Africa, Australia and various countries in Latin America. An example of the ST-A was procured by the USAAC in 1939 for evaluation as the XPT-16. This was followed by 15 YPT-16s, the first time the USAAC had ordered a monoplane trainer. These were the first of more than 1,000 Ryan STs to serve the USAAC, its successor, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and the USN.

A large number of STMs were exported in the 1930s and early 1940s (prior to the entry of the United States into World War II) to various air forces, with the biggest customer being the military of the Netherlands East Indies, now Indonesia. The Netherlands East Indies Army and Navy took delivery of 84 STM-2s and 24 STM-S2s in 1940 and early 1941. Another 50 STM-2Es and STM-2Ps were exported to Nationalist China, while a number of STMs were exported to Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. The STM was chosen by the South American Air-forces because of the superior performance of the super-charged Menasco engine at the high altitude airports encountered.

After the Japanese invasion of the Netherlands East Indies many Ryans in that country were pressed into combat, especially in reconnaissance roles, and large numbers were shot down or destroyed on the ground. Surviving STM-2s and STM-S2s that were not captured by the Japanese were shipped to Australia, where 34 entered service in the Royal Australian Air Force as trainers. Many of those that survived until the end of World War II were then placed on the civil register in Australia and elsewhere, and some are still flying more than 70 years after they were built.

Manufacturer designations

 * ST: Prototype and first model, fitted with a Menasco B4 engine of 95 hp; five built.
 * ST-A: Improved ST designed for aerobatics, fitted with a Menasco C4 engine of 125 hp; 73 built.
 * ST-A Special: Improved ST-A, fitted with a super-charged Menasco C4S engine of 150 hp; 10 built.
 * ST-B: Single-seat variant of ST-A with extra fuel tank in place of front cockpit; one built, later converted to ST-A.
 * STM: Military version of ST-A Special, some with provision for a machine gun; 22 built for various South American air-forces.
 * STM-2: Variant of STM for Netherlands East Indies Army and Navy; 95 built.
 * STM-2E: Variant of STM delivered to China, fitted with a Menasco C4S2 engine of 165 hp; 48 built.
 * STM-2P: Single-seat variant of the STM-2E with provision for a machine gun, also delivered to China; 2 built.
 * STM-S2: Variant of STM-2 with interchangeable wheel landing gear or floats for Netherlands East Indies Navy; 13 built.
 * ST-W: Experimental conversions, with a Warner Scarab radial engine; one converted from USAAC YPT-16 with Scarab of 125 hp; one converted from USAAC PT-20A with Super Scarab of 160 hp.
 * ST-3: Variant with new fuselage shape and a Kinner B-5 radial engine of 125 hp; one built.
 * ST-3KR: Variant of ST-3 with a Kinner R-5 radial engine of 160 hp, one built.
 * ST-4: Variant of ST-3 manufactured with wooden fuselage; one built.

USAAC/USAAF
PT-16
 * XPT-16: A single ST-A bought by the USAAC for evaluation.
 * XPT-16A: XPT-16 re-engined with Kinner R-440 radial engine of 125 hp.
 * YPT-16: A total of 15 aircraft similar to the ST-M ordered for service trials.
 * PT-16A: 14 YPT-16s re-engined with Kinner R-440 engine.
 * PT-20: Production version of PT-16; 30 built.
 * PT-20A: Designation of PT-20s that were re-engined with Kinner R-440 engines.
 * PT-21: Military production version of ST-3; 100 built.
 * PT-22 Recruit: Military production version of ST-3KR with Kinner R-540-1 engine; 1,048 built, including PT-22As.
 * PT-22A: Designation for 25 examples of ST-3KR built for the Royal Netherlands Air Force but not delivered, aircraft subsequently taken by the USAAF.
 * PT-22C: Aircraft re-engined with Kinner R-540-3 engines, 250 aircraft modified.
 * YPT-25: Military version of ST-4, ordered for evaluation; five built.

USN

 * NR-1: Naval production version of ST-3; 100 built.

Operators
Numbers used from World Air Forces
 * Australia
 * Royal Australian Air Force operated 34 ex-Netherlands examples that had escaped capture by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945
 * Bolivia
 * Bolivian Air Force operated one from 1939 to 1944
 * China
 * Republic of China Air Force operated 120 from 1940 to 1942
 * Ecuador
 * Ecuadorian Air Force operated 10 from 1941
 * Guatemala
 * Guatemalan Air Force operated 12 STA specials from 1938 to 1958
 * Honduras
 * Honduran Air Force operated three STA specials from 1938 to 1943
 * Japan
 * Imperial Japanese Army Air Service operated an unknown number captured from the Netherlands
 * Mexico
 * Mexican Air Force operated six STA specials from 1937 to 1947
 * Netherlands East Indies
 * Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force operated 60 STM-2/STM-S2 from 1940 to 1942
 * Royal Netherlands Navy operated 48 STM-2/STM-S2s from 1941 to 1942
 * Nicaragua
 * Nicaraguan Air Force operated one STA special during 1938
 * South Africa
 * South African Air Force operated three from 1939
 * United States
 * United States Army Air Corps and United States Army Air Forces operated 1,224 of all versions from 1939 until 1946
 * United States Navy operated 100 NR-1s (PT-22) from 1940 until 1944

Surviving aircraft
There are a number of surviving Ryan ST series aircraft remaining. The survivors range from project aircraft in various stages of completion to restored flying examples. There are remaining examples of the ST, STA, STA-Special, STM, STM-2 and PT20. Many of these restored examples have had their Menasco C4 engines replaced with Menasco D4-87 engines. This change was often because of the shortage of parts available for the C4 engine.

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David Snowdon

David A. Snowdon (born 1952), is an epidemiologist and professor of neurology, formerly at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky. His research interests include antioxidants and aging, and the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease, especially predictive factors in early life and the role of brain infarction.

Career
He is the director of the Nun Study, a longitudinal study of aging and Alzheimer's disease which is following 678 members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame aged over 75 years. This a longitudinal study of aging and Alzheimer's disease was initiated in 1986 by Snowdon, then at the University of Minnesota. The homogeneous life style of the nuns makes them an ideal study population. Convent archives have been made available to investigators as a resource on the history of participants. The study including reviews of autobiographical essays by the nuns upon joining the order, administration of memory and cognitive tests to the nuns (some over 100 years of age), and post-mortem examination of their brains.

The study moved with Snowdon to the University of Kentucky in 1990. Many of the procedures were based on work by David Wekstein and William Markesbery. They had, in 1989, started a study of age-associated changes in cognition and function in a group of older adults in Kentucky who had agreed to brain donation at death. Their focus was to understand how changes in the brain could be linked to Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders in advanced age.

The Nun Study was a natural extension of the ongoing work at the Alzheimer's Disease Center at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging. Their work continues with the help of over 1,000 older Kentuckians who volunteer to be part of this research effort.

Publications
Snowdon's book on the Nun study, Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives, won a Christopher Award in 2002.

Selected publications

 * Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives. New York : Bantam Books, 2001. ISBN 0-553-80163-5
 * Snowdon DA, Nun Study (2003) Healthy aging and dementia: findings from the Nun Study. Ann Intern Med 139: 450-4
 * Riley KP, Snowdon DA, Markesbery WR (2002) Alzheimer's neurofibrillary pathology and the spectrum of cognitive function: findings from the Nun Study. Ann Neurol 51: 567–77
 * Gosche KM, Mortimer JA, Smith CD, Markesbery WR, Snowdon DA (2002) Hippocampal volume as an index of Alzheimer neuropathology: findings from the Nun Study. Neurology 58: 1476–82
 * Snowdon DA, Greiner LH, Mortimer JA, et al. (1997) Brain infarction and the clinical expression of Alzheimer disease. The Nun Study. JAMA 277: 813–7
 * Snowdon DA, Kemper SJ, Mortimer JA, et al. (1996) Linguistic ability in early life and cognitive function and Alzheimer's disease in late life: Findings from the Nun Study. JAMA 275: 528–32

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Splitting of the article
I think this article should be splitted into Dragon boat and Tuen Ng / Duan Wu/ Dragon Boat Festival. -- Jerry Crimson Mann 05:55, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

 * I second. Lots of articles redirect here for the holiday, not the sport (the latter being something of a minority activity).  A-giau 19:58, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

 * What should the article title be for the holiday? Please add the suggested split template to the article -- PaulKishimoto 16:40, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I would also suggest splitting off a section on the various dragon boat teams into a separate article arranged by geographic location. I'm sure there are thousands of teams out there and this has the potential for getting out of hand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.83.214.83 (talk) 14:27, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Split declined. Article needs clean up and sourcing before considering creating a new article. I've made a slight reorganisation which reveals that the main aspects of the article are the racing, so the request to split into Dragon boat racing was not appropriate. There is already an article for Duanwu Festival, and I've ensured that the above terms now link to the festival page, and a disambiguation note has been placed on top of this article.  SilkTork  *YES! 11:48, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

 * Currently Duanwu Festival redirects to Dragon Boat Festival, not the other way around.
 * It seems some editors forcibly renamed it (despite more opposing votes on the talk page). --Kiyoweap (talk) 19:32, 16 July 2020 (UTC)

American tradition?
"Traditional Paddled Long Boats found throughout Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands"

Weren't there also traditional paddled longboats in the Pacific Northwest? --Eliyahu S Talk 13:13, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

What about the boat?
There seems to be a big hole in this page as there is nothing about specifications, how are they built, regional differences in the boats, where to buy, materials used, technical diagrams, decorations used - there is prety much nothing about the boat. Good luck. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.33.171.10 (talk) 11:21, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Orlando Dragon Boat Festival
The article should reflect the recent move of this festival to another site off the premise of Disney Land:

Reference: http://www.gwndragonboat.com/default.asp?id=19&l=1

US Dragon Boat Team
The USDBF Dragon Boat Premier Teams are based out of Philadelphia. The premier open team (Men) is Coached by Bob McNamara and the Premier Woman's Team is coached by Hype Mattingly. Although the team is based out of Philadelphia paddlers from all around the United States try out for a spot on the team and are required to complete time trials on OC1s, rigorous physical tests, and are assessed for over all compatibility for their respective teams. Other teams, lead by separate coaches, include competition for older and younger athletes. Athletes over 40 are eligible to try out for the Senior A Team. There are also a Senior B and C teams. Younger paddlers are eligible to exhibit in the U24, U18 and U16 teams.

2015 USDBF TEAM USA Coaches!

Premier Open: Bob McNamara

Premier Women: Hype Mattingly

Premier Mixed: Co-Coaches Bob McNamara and Hype Mattingly

Senior A Open: Jim Schumacher with Asst. Coach Wojtek Wasilewski

Senior A Women: Joann Fegley with Asst. Coach Megan Kress

Senior A Mixed: Co-Coaches Jim Schumacher and Joann Fegley

assisted by Wojtek Wasilewski and Megan Kress

Senior B Open: Mike Gaughn

Senior B Women: Lisa Stangl

Senior B Mixed: Curtis Chiaverotti

Senior C Open: John Dyer

Senior C Women: Robin Parker

Senior C Mixed: Garf Cooper

U24 Mixed: Randy Ng with Asst. Coach Monica Louie

U24 Open & Women: Liisa Reimann with Asst. Coach Giesla Veve

U16 Open, Women and Mixed: Chris Marquart & Jamie Richmond with Asst Coach Dave Nelson

Reference: http://usdbf.org/about_us/team_usa

Who Governs Dragon Boats Racing? International Dragon Boat Federation or International Canoe Federation
According to the the article, it states that Dragon Boat racing is governed by the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) and that the World Championships will be held in Adelaide, Australia, in 2016 (although it does not state any specific date or provide any citations), however, I have found information that states that Dragon Boat racing is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) (See Here) and that the World Championships are to be held between the 8-11 September 2016 in Moscow, Russia (See Here). There is no mention of the ICF in this article and I am wondering why? Can someone please clarify this for me? I do not doubt the article about the IDBF but I have not heard of them before and I know of the ICF because of their relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and their events in the Olympics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8084:2860:3A80:B587:8473:9A71:AC6D (talk) 19:14, 23 August 2016 (UTC)
 * It seems that it is one of those sports that due to greedy people have multiple umbrella organizations and thus multiple World Championships. 213.149.61.188 (talk) 09:04, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

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To add to article: mention of the brocade cloth/flag that is grabbed by the winner in a traditional Chinese dragon boat race. 66.61.82.12 (talk) 01:34, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

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Greek?
Why does this article claim that a Chinese form of boat has origins in the Greek Olympics? Thanuhrei (talk) 16:59, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

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List of handball clubs in Spain

List of handball clubs in Spain sorted by division:

Liga ASOBAL teams

 * 2015–16 season

División de Plata teams

 * 2015–16 season

División de Honor Femenina teams

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Édouard Maunick

Édouard Joseph Marc Maunick (23 September 1931 – 10 April 2021) was a Mauritian poet, critic, and translator.

Biography
Maunick was a métis or mulatto, and as such was the subject of discrimination from both blacks and whites. He worked briefly as a librarian in Port-Louis before going to Paris in 1960, where he wrote, lectured, and directed for Coopération Radiophonique. He was also a frequent contributor to Présence Africaine and other journals.

Maunick's work was based not in the more traditional search for roots to establish an individual identity. Instead, he lamented his own isolation and the persecution of his people in poetry collections such as C.

On 16 October 2003 Edouard Maunick received the Grand prix de la francophonie, awarded by the Académie française. He won the 1977 Prix Guillaume Apollinaire for Ensoleillé vif.

Family
Édouard Maunick grew up with his siblings Ursule, Jacques, Jean and Gérard in British Mauritius. Édouard Maunick's elder sister Lady Ursule Ramdanee is Kobita Jugnauth's mother. Jacques Maunick is a journalist, radio presenter and a former director of MBC Radio.

His son, Jean-Paul Maunick is a record producer and the founder of the band Incognito.

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Todd Wellemeyer

Todd Allen Wellemeyer (born August 30, 1978) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played in the Major Leagues across eight years, for five teams, working as both a starting and relief pitcher.

Chicago Cubs (2003–2005)
While attending Bellarmine University, he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and became the first Chicago Cub to earn a save in his Major League debut, earning it by striking out three batters in order against Milwaukee in the 17th inning.

Wellemeyer also picked up the win in the longest scoreless game ever played in Wrigley Field history. He struck out 4 in only 2 innings in a 1-0 marathon 16-inning game. Sammy Sosa hit a game-winning single to center field causing Preston Wilson to crash into the wall and lose the ball to win the game in the 16th inning.

Florida Marlins (2006)
Wellemeyer was traded in the offseason and appeared in 18 games before being traded to the Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City Royals (2006–2007)
Wellemeyer appeared in 28 games and had a 3.63 ERA for the Royals.

In 2007, through 10 games Wellemeyer had a 10.34 ERA and was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals (2007–2009)
After being traded by the Royals, Wellemeyer had a 3–2 record with a 3.11 ERA in 20 games (11 starts).

His best season came in 2008 with the St. Louis Cardinals, when he went 13–9 with a team best (among qualified starters) 3.71 ERA. During the 2008 season he also won Pitcher of the Month honors for May, when he went 4–0 with a 2.19 ERA. He finished 2008 ranked 18th in the NL in Wins, and 16th in the NL in ERA (3.71).

In 2009, Wellemeyer had his worst full season in the Majors, posting an ERA over 5.50 and had a 7–10 record.

Wellemeyer was born on the same day as fellow pitcher Cliff Lee. He also shares a birthday with former St. Louis Cardinals teammate Adam Wainwright.

San Francisco Giants (2010)
On February 10, 2010, Wellemeyer signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants, subsequently signing a major league contract for 2010 as the fifth starter.

Until his injury on June 10, 2010, Wellemeyer had nine starts posting a 3–5 record with an ERA of 5.52. The injury opened the door for Madison Bumgarner. Wellemeyer pitched his final game with the Giants on August 8 against the Braves.

Chicago Cubs
On January 25, 2011, Wellemeyer signed a non-guaranteed one-year contract to return to the Chicago Cubs.

Wellemeyer retired on May 7, 2011.

Post Retirement
Since retirement Wellemeyer has opened a number of restaurants including the El Taco Luchador chain of taco restaurants. Taco Luchador is a privately held company.

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Hi there. You've made some good edits, in particular the creation of the Smurfs article. Out of curiosity, why do you always seem to type a lower-case "f" before upper-case "F"s? That's an interesting mannerism. --Mr. Billion 04:18, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

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You know I get asked that more than any other question ever. I should answer it, too. It's most closely and simply defined as a regional accent. Or a mannerism, as you suggest. I generally dont really talk about it, but as this is my page I suppose I should elaborate a bit at some point. -- Skotte

Hey, Scott! Guess who? --SpecOp Macavity 17:31, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

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Should i give another obnoxious "GUESS WHO?" to another fellow ARGonaugt? nahh. :) Thanks for the work on The Art of the Heist article. I was planning to add that stuff, but never got aorund to it. So thanks! --Quadraxis 15:57, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

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Missing Track?
It's been awhile since I've listened to this one, but isn't there an LP-only track called "Still" that has a reprive of "Bitches Ain't Shit"? I'll have to check it to be sure...Sometimes the end is only the beginning... (talk) 20:54, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

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Achyuta Deva Raya

Achyuta Deva Raya (r. 1529 - 1542 CE) was an emperor of Vijayanagara who succeeded his older brother, Krishnadevaraya, after the latter's death in 1529 CE.

During his reign, Fernao Nuniz, a Portuguese-Jewish traveller, chronicler and horse trader visited India and spent three years in Vijayanagara.

Achyutaraya patronised the Kannada poet Chatu Vittalanatha, the great composer and singer Purandaradasa, one of the major proponents of Carnatic music, and the Sanskrit scholar Rajanatha Dindima II. Upon his death, the succession was disputed. His son Venkata I succeeded him but ruled for a very short period and was killed in a chaotic succession dispute in which many claimants to the throne were killed. The dispute ended when his nephew, (younger brother's son) Sadasiva Raya, finally became the emperor while yet a child, under the regency of Rama Raya, a son-in-law of Krishnadevaraya. His wife's name was probably Varadambika. Sadasiva Raya was probably the son of Varadambika's sister Hemavati and her husband Ranga Raya.

Reign

The time when Achyuta Deva Raya became the emperor was by no means a favorable one. The peace and prosperity of the halcyon days under Krishnadevaraya were coming to an end. Feudatories and enemies were waiting for an opportunity to bring down the empire. In addition, Achyuta Deva Raya had to contend with the powerful Rama Raya, who was competing for the throne.

While the works of Nuniz speak very lowly of Achyuta Deva Raya as being a monarch given to vices and cruelty, there is enough evidence to prove that the emperor was indeed noteworthy in his own right and fought hard to keep the prosperity of the empire alive. He had been personally chosen by Krishnadevaraya himself as a capable successor, handpicked to assume the imperial throne.

The Turko-Persian Sultan Ismail Adil Shah of Bijapur invaded and captured the Raichur doab. The Gajapatis of Orissa and Quli Qutub Shah of Golconda Sultanate were defeated and pushed back. Achyuta Deva Raya along with his general Salakaraju Tirumala went on a southern campaign to bring the governors of Travancore and Ummathur under control. They were successful. Then they attacked the doab north of the Tungabhadra and recaptured the forts of Raichur and Mudgal successfully.

The two Sanskrit works Achyutarayabhyudaya (lit. 'Exaltation of Achyutaraya') and Varadambikaparinaya (lit. 'Wedding of Varadambika') describe the emperor's life and reign in detail.

Throughout his rule, Achyuta Deva Raya had to contend with the manipulations of Rama Raya who in his powerful capacity had replaced many of the faithful servants of the Empire in high ranking positions with men of his own favour. On more than one occasion the Bahmani Sultans were brought in to play the role of mediator between the emperor and Aliya Rama Raya in the game of power sharing. This would further weaken the Empire. Around 1540 CE, Rama Raya imprisoned Achyuta Deva Raya in a coup.

In 1542 CE, Achyuta Deva Raya died, and was succeeded by his young son of Venkata I (Venkata Raya or Venkatadri Raya). But he was soon killed, and Sadasiva Raya became the new emperor. Rama Raya became the imperial regent and let very little governance in the hands of Sadasiva Raya.

The Tiruvengalanatha temple was built at Vijayanagara during his reign. It has become popularly known by his name as Achyutaraya temple, rather than by the name of the deity Venkateswara to whom the temple was dedicated.

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Strainmeter

A strainmeter is an instrument used by geophysicists to measure the deformation of the Earth. Linear strainmeters measure the changes in the distance between two points, using either a solid piece of material (over a short distance) or a laser interferometer (over a long distance, up to several hundred meters).

The type using a solid length standard was invented by Benioff in 1932, using an iron pipe; later instruments used rods made of fused quartz. Modern instruments of this type can make measurements of length changes over very small distances, and are commonly placed in boreholes to measure small changes in the diameter of the borehole. Another type of borehole instrument detects changes in a volume filled with fluid (such as silicone oil). The most common type is the dilatometer invented by Sacks and Evertson in the USA (patent 3,635,076); a design that uses specially shaped volumes to measure the strain tensor has been developed by Sakata in Japan.

All these types of strainmeters can measure deformation over frequencies from a few Hz to periods of days, months, and years. This allows them to measure signals at lower frequencies than can be detected with seismometers. Most strainmeter records show signals from the earth tides, and seismic waves from earthquakes. At longer periods, they can also record the gradual accumulation of stress (physics) caused by plate tectonics, the release of this stress in earthquakes, and rapid changes of stress following earthquakes.

The most extensive network of strainmeters is installed in Japan; it includes mostly quartz-bar instruments in tunnels and borehole strainmeters, with a few laser instruments. Starting in 2003 there has been a major effort (the Plate Boundary Observatory) to install many more strainmeters along the Pacific/North-America plate boundary in the United States. The aim is to install about 100 borehole strainmeters, primarily in Washington, Oregon and California, and five laser strainmeters, all in California.

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Talk:List of karate competitors

The difference between list of karateka and list of karate competitor

 * List of karate competitors → the competitor who has had exellent result of karate are shown in the list.Therefore even people do the other sports are included in this list.

 * List of karateka → high-graded practicers,founders of a school or style or the profession of karate after retired competitions.

However many people establish or found new dojo or styles after they had good result in the big competitions like world championship,then there are overlapped between those two lists.So please consent about it.Yappakoredesho June 15,2005(UTC)

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