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Area codes 718, 347, and 929

Area codes 718, 347, and 929 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the New York City boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island, as well as the Marble Hill section of Manhattan. They are part of a larger overlay plan with area code 917, which comprises all of New York City.

History
For the first 37 years after the establishment of the North American Numbering Plan in 1947, all of New York City was a single numbering plan area (NPA), area code 212. In 1984, New York Telephone asked the New York Public Service Commission to divide New York City into multiple numbering plan areas to "prevent an impending exhaustion of telephone numbers." On February 1, 1984, the commission voted to assign Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island with a new area code, while restricting 212 to Manhattan and the Bronx. The announcement of the impending split triggered protests and threats of legal action from local officials and lawmakers representing the outer boroughs. Despite this, New York Telephone implemented the new area code 718 on September 1, 1984. The split divided the city's three million telephone subscribers roughly into equal parts. Permissive dialing of 212 continued across New York City until January 1, 1985.

On July 1, 1992, the Bronx and the neighborhood of Marble Hill, Manhattan were also split from numbering plan area 212, and were added to 718. A permissive dialing period for using either area code 212 or 718 in the affected area lasted until May 16, 1993.

On October 1, 1999, area code 347 was added as an overlay code to area code 718.

On December 16, 2009, the New York Public Service Commission approved an additional overlay code for the 718/347 numbering plan area. On January 22, 2010, NeuStar announced another overlay code (929) for the New York City 718 and 347 area codes used by boroughs outside Manhattan. Area code 929 became effective on April 16, 2011. This had the effect of assigning 23.4 million numbers to an area of 6.7 million people.

As of April 2024, NPA 347/718/929 has a projected exhaustion date of the last quarter of 2026.

Area code 917 overlays area codes 718, 347, and 929, as well as area codes 212, 646 and 332 in Manhattan.

Marble Hill

Despite being legally a part of the borough of Manhattan, per the Greater New York Charter of 1897, the neighborhood of Marble Hill is excluded from the Manhattan numbering plan areas 212, 646, and 332, instead using the 718, 347, and 929 area codes. It used to be attached to Manhattan Island. After the Harlem River Ship Canal was built in 1895, Marble Hill was separated from Manhattan Island by water. Soon after, the Spuyten Duyvil Creek was filled in with landfill, physically connecting Marble Hill to the Bronx.

When the 718 numbering plan area was extended to the Bronx, Marble Hill residents unsuccessfully fought to retain area code 212. Marble Hill receives its dial tone from central offices in the Bronx, and it would have been too expensive for New York Telephone to reroute Marble Hill's trunk so that it could remain in 212.

In popular culture
The 718 area code was celebrated in the 1998 2 Skinnee J's song "718", in which the rappers tell of people moving from Manhattan (212) to other boroughs (718) for lower rent.

Area codes 212 and 718 are included in the 2001 song "Area Codes" as two of the many locations where rapper Ludacris has "hoes".

A telephone number in area code 347 appears as "Come forth and call 489-4608, and I'll be here" in the lyrics of "Diary", a track on the album The Diary of Alicia Keys.

In 2023, as part of the marketing for the then-upcoming release of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a phone number with a (929) area code was created to call or text. When called, the number would play a pre-recorded message instructing callers to text the number. When texted, users would receive a link where they could sign up for updates related to the movie.

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Helix High School

Helix High School, or Helix Charter High School, in La Mesa, California, is a charter high school built in 1952. It received its charter in 1998. Part of the Grossmont Union High School District, it serves a mid-level socioeconomic community and has a student body of approximately 2,400 pupils. Helix serves parts of La Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Spring Valley; however, as a charter school, all high school students in the state of California are eligible to attend.

Helix High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and is a California Distinguished School in 2001 and 2009.

History
Helix Charter High School opened as the second high school in the Grossmont Union High School District in September 1951, to relieve record enrollment of 3000 at Grossmont High School. Its first principal was Benton Hart. In November 1950, East County voters overwhelmingly approved a local bond issue for $1.9 million that financed "the University Avenue high school." Helix's first year of studies were held at Grossmont while the new campus was being built. The two schools operated on double sessions that year.

Helix, receiving half of Grossmont High School's students, attended class in the afternoon. Grossmont's 1500 students attended in the morning. Because of rapid population growth in the area, Helix soon grew overcrowded itself. This resulted in plans to build and open El Cajon Valley High School four years after the opening of Helix.

Remodeling
Since the opening of the school, much of the campus and technology has deteriorated or become outdated. With voter approval of Proposition H in 2004 and Proposition U in 2008, Helix High School will undergo remodeling projects. These projects include a new administration building, a new science building, a new performing arts center, and remodeling of all standard classrooms.

The remodeling of the campus has already started, and has been completed for buildings 10, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 1100, 1140, 1200 the new science building (1800), the performing arts center (900) and the lecture hall (1300), which officially opened in January 2014. The remaining buildings to be remodeled include 1000 (Gym), and 1600 (cafeteria). Building 800 has been demolished, and the new Administration/Student Services Office is located in its old location. In addition to the renovation efforts of the campus buildings, all of the landscaping on the school grounds will be rehabilitated.

Bagpipe Band
Helix Charter's pipe band includes several pipers and a drum corps consisting of several snare drummers, tenor drummers, and one bass drummer. During autumn, the bagpipe band accompanies the Helix Highlander Band in parades, football games, and sometimes field competitions. Additionally, they march the varsity football team out onto the field before home games. During the rest of the year, the pipe band frequently performs at paid as well as volunteer gigs, and competes at various Scottish Highland Games in Southern California. The bagpipe band is funded by the Helix Instrumental Music Association.

Battle for the Musket
Every year since the school's opening in 1952, Helix and Grossmont High School have competed against each other for this musket, given to the winner of the Grossmont vs. Helix varsity football game. Typically, this football game is one of the most attended of the season. This is just one of several weapon-themed rivalry games that Helix holds with the surrounding high schools.

Notable alumni

 * Lalo Alcaraz, 1982, American cartoonist most famous for creating the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily comic strip La Cucaracha
 * Evan Arapostathis, former NFL punter
 * Reggie Bush, 2003, former NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and the Buffalo Bills
 * Chuck Cecil, 1983, former NFL free safety for the Green Bay Packers, Phoenix Cardinals, and Houston Oilers; formerly defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans
 * Kerry Chater, 1964, songwriter; bass guitarist for Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
 * Karl Dorrell, 1982, college football coach
 * Bruce Gillingham, 1977, U.S. Navy Surgeon General
 * Dennis Hopper, 1954, actor, artist, and film director
 * Cordelia Mendoza, 1967, antiques expert, appraiser and philanthropist
 * Wilbert Olinde, 1973, basketball player
 * Kyra Phillips, 1986, news anchor, Cable News Network (CNN)
 * Barry Pressing, 1967, contemporary artist and sculptor living in Australia
 * Marc Raab, former NFL center
 * Jake Reed, 2011, baseball player
 * Brandon Sanders, former NFL defensive back
 * Cathy Scott, 1967, true crime author and national journalist
 * Alex Smith, 2002, former NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins / Football Team, and #1 overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft
 * Casey Tiumalu, 1979, former NFL running back
 * Levine Toilolo, 2008, NFL tight end for the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions
 * Bill Walton, 1970, sportscaster and former National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Fame center Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers (now the Los Angeles Clippers); Center for the UCLA Bruins
 * Bruce Walton, former NFL offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys
 * Todd Watkins, 2001, former NFL wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders
 * Leon White, 1980, former NFL linebacker, 1986–1991 Cincinnati Bengals, 1992–1993 Los Angeles Rams

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Robb Thomas

Robb Douglas Thomas (born March 29, 1966) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) who played from 1989 to 1998.

High school career
Thomas graduated from Corvallis High School in Corvallis, Oregon in 1985 where he starred in football and track. In his junior season at Corvallis High in 1983, Thomas helped lead the Corvallis Spartans to a 3A Oregon State Championship.

College career
At Oregon State University, Thomas set many records. He currently is second in "all purpose running yards" at OSU. His total of 3,379 yards for rushing, receiving and punt and kick-off returns during his career (1985–1988) is behind only that of Ken Carpenter's 3,903 yards from 1947 to 1949. His 230 yards vs. Akron in 1987 was a school record until broken by Mike Hass in 2004.

Kansas City Chiefs
Thomas was drafted in the sixth round of the 1989 NFL Draft (143rd overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs. Thomas spent half of his rookie season on the IR, had 8 receptions for 58 yards and 2 touchdowns while adjusting to Marty Schottenheimer's offense. The following season, Thomas started 12 games for the Chiefs, snagging 41 receptions for 545 yards and 4 touchdowns. In his third and final season in Kansas City, Thomas led the team with 43 receptions and 495 yards while starting 12 games alongside rookie Tim Barnett.

Seattle Seahawks
Thomas signed a free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks in 1992. Thomas provided depth for the Seahawks at the wide receiver position but only started 1 game in his first three seasons in Seattle. In his fourth and final season in Seattle, he would start 2 games and make 12 receptions for 239 yards and a career-high 19.9 yards a reception.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In 1996, after four seasons playing in Seattle, Thomas signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, playing for rookie head coach Tony Dungy. With the Buccaneers, Thomas had his first chance for significant playing time since playing for the Chiefs. He would start 8 games in 1996 and make 33 receptions for 427 yards and 2 touchdowns. His playing time would diminish over his final two seasons, as younger receivers came into the organization. Thomas' final reception in his 10-year NFL career came on a 50-yard touchdown catch on December 27, 1998, on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals. This would be his final NFL game.

Personal life
Thomas now resides in Oregon with his wife Melinda and their three children. His father Aaron Thomas also played in the NFL as a tight end.

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Oshiomogho Atogwe

Oshiomogho Isaac "O.J." Atogwe (born June 23, 1981) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He most recently served as the secondary coach for the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal. Atogwe was also a member of the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles.

Early life
Atogwe attended high school at W.F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. While he was there he starred in football, soccer, basketball, and track and field. In basketball, he was a three-time All-City selection and was the league MVP as a senior. Atogwe was named All-Canada, All-Ontario and All-Academic. In football, he was a two-year starter at running back and cornerback and was named the league's Defensive MVP in 1999, under head coach Harry Lumley. He was also All-city as a running back. He was a league MVP in basketball as a senior and three-time All-City selection and competed in the long jump (OFSAA Gold Medalist - 2000), triple jump (OFSAA Silver Medalist - 2000) and 200-metre dash (22.8) in track.

College career
Atogwe played college football and ran track for the Stanford Cardinal in the Pac-10 conference where during his career he made nine interceptions. Atogwe redshirted as a freshman at Stanford in 2000. He appeared in every game as a reserve free safety in 2001, producing four tackles on special teams. Atogwe took over the strong safety position in 2002, going on to start the next 33 games. He led the team with 71 tackles (47 solos), a sack, a fumble recovery, three forced fumbles, three interceptions and four pass deflections. He was named team co-MVP and earned second-team All-Pac-10 Conference honours in 2003, as he again led the team with a career-high 90 tackles (54 solos), including five stops behind the line of scrimmage, two interceptions and eight pass deflections while manning the free safety position. He also led the FBS with six fumble recoveries and six forced fumbles. As a senior in 2004, Atogwe started all 11 games and finished with 76 tackles, four for a loss, four interceptions and seven passes broken up.

Atogwe also was a member of the Stanford track team in 2001 and 2002. He participated in the sprints and jumps, and his best marks in 2002 included 22' 10" in the long jump and 43' 3¾" in the triple jump. He was a Biological Sciences major.

Pre-draft measurables
Other notable measurements: 335-pound bench press, 525-pound squat, 285-pound power clean

St. Louis Rams
Atogwe was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round (66th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. On July 28, 2005, Atogwe signed a three-year $1.6 million contract with the Rams.

In his rookie year he played in 12 games, finishing the year with 11 tackles, one sack, an interception, and a fumble recovery. The following season, he finished the campaign with 72 tackles and three interceptions and forced five fumbles. In the 2007 season, Atogwe had a team and NFC-high 8 interceptions along with 75 tackles and one touchdown and forced two fumbles. On April 22, 2008, the Rams tendered Atogwe a one-year deal for $2.017 million which he signed to remain with the club. In the 2008 season he recorded five interceptions to lead the Rams once again. He also recorded 83 tackles and forced six fumbles.

On February 19, 2009, the Rams used their franchise tag on Atogwe. The tag was the non-exclusive franchise which allowed other teams to negotiate with Atogwe, but if any signed him that team had to give the Rams two first-round picks as compensation. As part of the designation Atogwe received a one-year tender of $6.342 million. On July 15, 2009 the Rams signed Atogwe to a one-year, $6.342 million contract. On December 9, Atogwe was placed on injured reserve due to a dislocated right shoulder.

In June 2010 he signed a five-year contract worth $32 million with the Rams. The Rams released Atogwe on February 18, 2011.

Washington Redskins
On March 3, 2011, Atogwe agreed to terms on a five-year, $26 million deal with the Washington Redskins. He made his first interception for the Redskins in Week 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles. In Week 15 against the New York Giants, Atogwe made a leaping interception and returned it for 26 yards after London Fletcher deflected Eli Manning's pass to DJ Ware. Atogwe played 13 games, starting eight of them, in the 2011 NFL season and recorded 60 combined tackles, one-half sacks, three interceptions, and six pass break-ups. He was released following the 2011 NFL season on March 12, 2012.

Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Atogwe to a one-year contract on June 20, 2012. However, Atogwe was waived on August 31.

Coaching career
On December 18, 2018, it was announced on the Alliance of American Football website that Atogwe was hired to be the Memphis Express's secondary coach. For the inaugural season of the league, he worked under head coach Mike Singletary, his father-in-law. On April 3, 2019, it was announced that the AAF would suspend all football operations.

Boxing
Since retiring from football, Atogwe has taken up boxing and has competed in a few amateur matches.

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Talk:Alaskan Way Viaduct

Onramps
I just spent awhile driving around downtown and trying to find a southbound onramp to the Viaduct. Looking up this article on my phone, I saw there were supposed to be southbound onramps from Seneca and Western Ave. Neither of these are true. There are offramps at both locations, but no onramps. I eventually found a southbound onramp from Elliot Ave, which this article does not mention. 50.135.186.103 (talk) 02:57, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

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Block Island Southeast Light

Block Island Southeast Light is a lighthouse located on Mohegan Bluffs at the southeastern corner of Block Island, Rhode Island. It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1997 as one of the most architecturally sophisticated lighthouses built in the United States in the 19th century.

Description and history
Although Congress appropriated $9,000 to build this light in 1856, the funds were used to build a new Block Island North Light after the old one was washed away in a storm. This light was finally built in 1874, with the lamp first lit on February 1, 1875. It is a sophisticated expression of the Gothic Revival executed in brick, and was a marked contrast to earlier lighthouses, which were generally more functional in appearance. The main tower is 67 ft in height, with an octagonal granite foundation and brick exterior, which rises to a cast iron parapet and open gallery around the lantern chamber. This is topped by a sixteen-sided pyramidal copper roof with a ball ventilator and lightning rod. The original roof was cast iron, and was replaced in 1994.

The keeper's house is attached to the tower by a 1-1/2 story connecting wing. It is a 2-1/2 story brick structure with identical projecting 1-1/2 story kitchen wings at its rear, and a steeply pitched gable roof with windows extending into the roofline. There are porches on either side of the connector, one for each of the two dwellings in the building, which were originally identical. That on the southwest side has retained original trim, which includes beveled, bracketed posts. The north wing was designated for the keeper, while the south wing was for his assistants. The only major alterations to the residences have been for the introduction of modern plumbing (in 1938) and the repair of storm-related damage. The roof was originally shingled, and since has been covered by a variety of materials, most recently slate shingles.

The original optic was a first order Fresnel lens standing about 12 ft tall with four circular wicks burning lard (pig) oil. The lard oil was replaced by kerosene in the 1880s. The lens was modified in 1929 to rotate floating on a pool of mercury, at first driven by a clockwork mechanism, which was replaced by a small electric motor.

In 1990, the Coast Guard deactivated the light and replaced it with a nearby steel tower. Because of ongoing erosion of the bluffs, in 1993 the entire 2,000 ton structure was moved about 300 ft back from the cliffs. After the move, the Coast Guard decided not to retain the rotating mercury float lens, but instead installed the first order fixed lens which had been removed in 1980 from the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Ownership of the lighthouse was transferred in 1992 to the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation, which is dedicated to its preservation.

The light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997. The latter designation was made in recognition of the light's historic importance as an aid to navigation, and for its sophisticated architecture, which was only matched by the Cleveland Light, which was demolished in the early 20th century. As of its 1997 designation, it was one of only 12 lighthouses which used a first-order Fresnel lens.

The Southeast Lighthouse Foundation, which owns and manages the lighthouse, has filed lawsuits to block offshore wind farms. The organization has argued that offshore wind farms harm "our ocean view."

Museum
The lighthouse has a small museum and gift shop in the base of the tower. The tower is open during the summer season offering guided tours to the top, for a fee of $15 as of June 2024. Proceeds from tours are used for restoration of the lighthouse.

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User:Onlytofind

 * This user now contributes under User:Ironbrew

Hello, I'm proud to be at Wikipedia and I'm a frequent contributor to the Iglesia ni Cristo article, being a former member of the organization, I'm doing my best to maintain objectivity and include all factual knowledge in the article.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robb Thomas

 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 the rewrite. Sjakkalle (Check!)  12:01, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Robb Thomas
Nice to have the vanity and fiction parts neatly separated out for a change. --W(t) 05:27, 2005 May 29 (UTC)
 * Such a shame this article doesn't 'Conform to the Wikipedia Standards for Inclusion'. Transwiki to Source. - Lucky13pjn 05:34, May 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn, vanity & original essay --Xcali 05:34, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Deas Dae’mar is a "Wheel of Time" character.  This is fanfic.  Do not transwiki.  RickK 06:05, May 29, 2005 (UTC) Keep rewrite.  RickK 09:11, May 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Keep new version. --Sn0wflake 07:41, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The page is saved, praise be Eixo! Or what? Eixo 08:53, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep the new article. — Xezbeth 08:54, May 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep nice new article Kappa 11:45, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - somebody turned vanity into a football bio article? I love it--Sophitus 18:42, May 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and encourage this sort of transformation in the future. — Phil Welch 23:51, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable football player. Capitalistroadster 02:17, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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What If

What If may refer to:

Film

 * What If, a 2006 TV film starring Niall Buggy
 * What If... (2010 film), an American film
 * What If... (2012 film), a Greek film
 * What If (2013 film) or The F Word, a Canadian-Irish film

Television

 * What/If, a 2019 American thriller streaming miniseries
 * What If... (web series), a 2010 American soap-opera crossover series
 * What If...? (TV series), a 2021 American animated series by Marvel Studios
 * "What If..." (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * "What If" (Drop Dead Diva), an episode of Drop Dead Diva
 * "What If?" (JAG), an episode of JAG

Literature

 * Alternate history, fiction based on what if historical questions
 * Alternate universe (fan fiction), fiction based on what if questions in fiction
 * "What If—", a fantasy short story by Isaac Asimov
 * What If? (book), an xkcd blog and associated book by Randall Munroe
 * What If (comics), comic book series featuring alternate versions of the Marvel Comics universe
 * What If? (essays), an anthology of counterfactual history essays
 * What If? (magazine), a Canadian arts and literature youth magazine
 * What If...?: Amazing Stories selected by Monica Hughes, a book by Monica Hughes

Albums

 * What If (Dixie Dregs album) or the title song, 1978
 * What If? (Emerson Drive album) or the title song, 2004
 * What If (Jerry Douglas album) or the title song, 2017
 * What If? (Kenny Barron album) or the title song, 1986
 * What If... (Mr. Big album), 2011
 * What If (Tommy Shaw album) or the title song, 1985
 * What If..., by Burns Blue, 2003

Songs

 * "What If" (112 song), 2005
 * "What If" (Ashley Tisdale song), 2009
 * "What If" (Babyface song), 2001
 * "What If" (Colbie Caillat song), 2011
 * "What If" (Creed song), 1999
 * "What If" (Dina Garipova song), 2013
 * "What If" (Friends song), featuring Darin, 2009
 * "What If" (Jason Derulo song), 2010
 * "What If" (Kate Winslet song), 2001
 * "What If" (Reba McEntire song), 1997
 * "What If", by Aaliyah from Aaliyah, 2001
 * "What If", by Adrienne Bailon from The Cheetah Girls: One World soundtrack album, 2008
 * "What If?", by AJ McLean from Have It All, 2010
 * "What If", by Armin van Buuren from Imagine, 2008
 * "What If", by Blanca, 2018
 * "What If", by Cog from Sharing Space, 2008
 * "What If", by Coldplay from X&Y, 2005
 * "What If...?", by Control Denied from The Fragile Art of Existence, 1999
 * "What If", by Craig David from Following My Intuition, 2016
 * "What If", by Emilie Autumn from Enchant, 2003
 * "What If", by Esmée Denters from Outta Here, 2009
 * "What If", by Five for Fighting from Bookmarks, 2013
 * "What If?", by Godsmack from The Oracle, 2010
 * "What If...", by J-Hope from Jack in the Box, 2022
 * "What If", by Johnny Orlando and Mackenzie Ziegler, 2018
 * "What If", by Kevin Gates from By Any Means 2, 2017
 * "What If", by King Missile from King Missile, 1994
 * "What If", by Nicole Nordemann from Brave, 2005
 * "What If", by PureNRG from PureNRG, 2007
 * "What If", by Ruben Studdard from Soulful, 2003
 * "What If", by Simple Plan from Simple Plan, 2008
 * "What If", written by Andrew Lippa for the musical The Addams Family, 2009

Other uses

 * What-if analysis, or sensitivity analysis, the study of how model output varies with changes in input
 * What if chart, a visual tool for modeling the outcome of a combination of different factors
 * WHAT IF software, a molecular modeling and visualization package

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Commission on Dental Competency Assessments

The Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (formerly the North East Regional Board of Dental Examiners) is one of three examination agencies for dentists in the United States. These were organized to better standardize clinical exams for licensure. Historically each state had its own independent licensing exam.

On January 9, 2015, the NERB became the Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA).

August 3, 2021, CDCA, merged with WREB, the Western Regional Examining Board, creating CDCA-WREB. Then, on August 1, 2022, CDCA-WREB merged with The Council on Interstate Testing Agencies.

Now CDCA-WREB-CITA, the organization, administers the ADEX Dental and Dental Hygiene Exams. ADEX exams are administered and portable across the United States and beyond. The agency also administers the Florida Laws and Rules exam, and an Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) exam Sedation, Local Anesthesia, Dental Therapy and Nitrous Oxide examinations.

CDCA-WREB-CITA has grown to include 47* states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Jamaica. The only states that still do not accept the ADEX exams for both Dental and Hygiene exams are: Delaware, Georgia, *Nebraska (accepts Dental but not Hygiene), *New York (accepts Hygiene but not Dental).


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Rhodes railway station

Rhodes railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburbs of Rhodes and Liberty Grove both in City of Canada Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services.

History
The Main Northern line between Sydney and Newcastle was constructed in two distinct stages and in the earliest years, was worked as two separate railway systems.

The line between Sydney (actually the junction at Strathfield) and the Hawkesbury River was opened in April 1887, with the terminus being on the southern bank of the Hawkesbury River. The line between Newcastle and the northern bank of the Hawkesbury River (near present-day Wondabyne) was opened in January 1888.

The line was completed through between Sydney and Newcastle with the opening of the massive bridge over the Hawkesbury River in 1889.

The Strathfield to Hornsby section of the Northern line was opened for traffic on 17 September 1886. The line was constructed as a "single line" and Hornsby became the temporary terminus and remained so until the extension to Hawkesbury River was opened in 1887. At the time of the opening, stations were provided at Ryde, Dundas (later Eastwood), Field of Mars (now Epping), Beecroft, Thornleigh and Hornsby. The approved plans for the opening of the line between Strathfield and Hornsby included platforms at Rhodes (and Meadow Bank and Pennant Hills) however, no arrangements had been made to bring them into service by the day of the opening. The precise date of their completion cannot be ascertained, but they were included in the timetable dated 5 April 1887. A single brick-faced platform was provided on the Down side of the single line near the present day location at the time of opening.

The line between Strathfield and Hornsby was duplicated in March 1892. With duplication, a new Up platform was provided at Rhodes, opposite the existing Down platform.

Safeworking and interlocking came to Rhodes in October 1909 and a signal box was built on the Up platform. In 1912, the Down relief road was extended from Concord West passing behind the Down main platform, but no platform was provided for the relief line. A footbridge was added in 1915 to span all tracks and allow access to the platforms via steps.

Electrification and automatic signalling was extended to Rhodes in 1928 and a platform was added to serve the Down relief line, in effect creating an island platform for the down lines.

Rhodes developed into a predominately industrial area, being the base for railway locomotive manufacturer Tulloch. A number of mill and industrial sidings, serving various undertakings were laid near Rhodes railway station over the years.

To the north of the station, the line crosses the Parramatta River via the John Whitton Bridge. This opened in May 1980 replacing the original iron lattice bridge.

Beginning in the 1990s with the gated village/suburb of Liberty Grove (the luxury suburb opened in 1998) the area was redeveloped. It now includes residential apartments, commercial offices and the Rhodes Waterside shopping centre. In the 2000s, Rhodes station underwent a major redevelopment.

Both the Up platform and the Down island platform have been re-built using modern materials, the offices and buildings on the platforms have been replaced by a Booking Office on the overhead (new) footbridge between the platforms. Lifts have been provided between platforms and the overhead footbridge. The industrial sidings which were part of the Rhodes station arrangement were placed out of use and removed some years ago.

In June 2015, a southbound loop (track name: Up Relief) opened to the south of the station as part of the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor project.

Platforms and services
The crossovers can be used to terminate northbound trains during trackwork.

Transport links
Rhodes station has various bus routes serving the station, operated by Transit Systems and Busways under contract to Transport for NSW: Stand A, Concord Rd Stand B, Concord Rd Stand C, Walker St Stand D, Walker St
 * 410 - to Marsfield via Top Ryde City and Lane Cove Road
 * 410 - to Hurstville via Concord Hospital, Burwood & Campsie
 * 458 - to Top Ryde
 * 526 - to Burwood via Wentworth Point, Newington, Sydney Olympic Park and Strathfield
 * 533 - to Chatswood Station and Olympic Park Station
 * 458 - to Burwood via Concord Hospital, Concord Road & Strathfield
 * 526 - to Rhodes Shopping Centre
 * Free Baylink Shuttle - to Wentworth Point

Waiting shed heritage listing
The small, gable roofed, weatherboard, waiting shed building without an awning (type 14) on Platform 2/3, dating from 1887, is listed on the New South Wales Heritage Register. It is not in use. It is of poor integrity, as the context of the waiting shed has been compromised by loss of surrounding historic structures.

The waiting shed has significance for its rare example of a small 1880s timber waiting shed on platforms 2/3, the only remaining example in NSW. This is a rare example of a small early timber building to survive on a suburban line and is of high significance as it represents the form of many similar stations that have been removed or replaced with other buildings.

Rhodes railway station (Waiting shed) was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

The place has strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.

The place has the potential to contribute to the local community's sense of place and can provide a connection to the local community's history.

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

Rhodes Railway Station (Waiting shed) has significance for its rare example of a small 1880s timber waiting shed on platforms 2/3, the only remaining example in NSW.

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Sitting Target

Sitting Target (also known as Screaming Target ) is a 1972 British crime film directed by Douglas Hickox and starring Oliver Reed, Ian McShane and Jill St. John. It was based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Laurence Henderson.

Plot
Harry Lomart, a convicted murderer, and Birdy Williams are convicts planning a breakout. Before the two men can abscond to another country, Lomart gets word that his wife Pat has been having an affair with another man and has become pregnant.

The two men had made plans to lie low after their escape from jail, but Lomart decides to find and kill his wife and the man she has been seeing. Inspector Milton is assigned to apprehend the two escaped convicts.

Cast

 * Oliver Reed as Harry Lomart
 * Jill St. John as Pat Lomart
 * Ian McShane as Birdy Williams
 * Edward Woodward as Inspector Milton
 * Frank Finlay as Marty Gold
 * Freddie Jones as MacNeil
 * Jill Townsend as Maureen
 * Robert Beatty as Gun dealer
 * Tony Beckley as Soapy Tucker
 * Mike Pratt as Prison warder's accomplice
 * Robert Russell as First prison warder
 * Joe Cahill as Second prison warder
 * Robert Ramsey as Gun dealer's bodyguard
 * June Brown as Lomart's neighbour

Production
Douglas Hickox was signed to direct in July 1971. Filming started in September 1971.

Due to restrictions about filming in British prisons, the prison sequences were filmed in Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin. The Winstanley and York Road Estates in Battersea feature prominently throughout the film as the setting for many of the action sequences of the main protagonist.

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Another glib and glossy thriller along the lines of Get Carter [1971] and Villain [1971], considerably shallower and more stereotyped than either as it grinds nastily and rather artily (Douglas Hickox reveals a disconcerting passion for overhead shots) through a busy schedule of pain, mutilation and death. With its absurdly contrived plot and strictly one-dimensional characters (Oliver Reed doing his broody bit, Ian McShane doing his cheery bit, and no one else getting a look in), it has absolutely nothing to offer except its gleeful, plentiful and largely unmotivated violence."

Variety wrote: "The screenplay by Alexander Jacobs sometimes is difficult to follow, but Douglas Hickox's tense direction keeps movement at top speed. ... Reed's portrayal is topflight, Perhaps the more outstanding performance, however, is presented by Ian MacShane, as Reed's sidekick. ... Music by Stanley Myers captures the proper mood."

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 3/5 stars, writing: "A splendid supporting cast of TV familiars and peculiars make this a juicy and none too subtle excursion into the underworld."

Leslie Halliwell said: "Rough, tough action thriller; passes the time for hardened addicts."

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Stanley Myers. It was released by Finders Keepers Records (FKR004LP) in 2007.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Associated Students of the University of Arizona

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Associated Students of the University of Arizona
Does this really deserve an article separate from University of Arizona? — A.M. 05:34, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete — no substantive content. Doesn't every major university have a student association? — RJH 05:37, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with University of Arizona -SocratesJedi | Talk 06:56, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with University of Arizona, that's what we've done with similar articles in the past. —Wahoofive (talk) 06:57, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Entire content (other than the vfd and stub templates) is "The student government at the University of Arizona."; there isn't anything to be merged. — A.M. 07:25, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, as there is absolutely nothing to merge. --Sn0wflake 07:42, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. There really is nothing to merge.  Quale 07:54, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing to merge. Jayjg (talk) 14:51, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect or delete. -- Jonel 18:47, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nothing to merge. JamesBurns 07:23, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Consensus has been achieved. There is essentially nothing to this article to merge, as long as the University of Arizona article mentions that there is a student government organization, which is pretty much a given at any large U.S. university.  Why someone smart enough to attend there (presumably) somehow thought that was an encyclopedia article is beyond me.  Deleted.  Rlquall 11:05, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Electronic media

Wiki Education assignment: Digital Communication
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Skaveman City Staff

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Skaveman City Staff
I have no idea what this is, except that it seems to be the username of the person that made it (presonal vanity) and makes no sense. Nothing on Google except a few posts on some forum. Almost patent nonsense. Delete Sabine's Sunbird 05:36, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --Xcali 05:39, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Sholtar 05:40, May 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, zero Google hits for "skaveman city". RickK 06:50, May 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - Double-U Tee Eff -CunningLinguist 06:54, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, likely vanity. --Sn0wflake 07:44, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Vanity/nonsense. Jayjg (talk) 14:50, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Userfy if at all possible; otherwise delete. -- BD2412  talk  20:58, 2005 May 29 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hoverdef

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Hoverdef
0 google hits, so I don't think this needs redirecting to trillian. --W(t) 05:36, 2005 May 29 (UTC)
 * Delete makes no sense --Xcali 05:36, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Transwiki as dicdef, other delete. - Mailer Diablo 06:56, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as notability-free. Alai 02:55, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Transwiki. JamesBurns 07:23, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - neologism with no apparent usage. -- Cyrius|✎ 23:06, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * delete wiktionary should not lis words which aren't in use. Mozzerati 19:54, 2005 Jun 4 (UTC)
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Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline

Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline PC (November 1615 – 11 May 1672), styled Lord Fyvie until the death of his father in 1622, was a Scottish peer.

Seton the son of Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline and Margaret, daughter of James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester and Lady Margaret Kerr. Charles was a Royalist during the Civil War, and was forced to flee the country when Charles I was executed in 1649, only to return with Charles II the next year. He held the post of Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland from 1661 to his death in 1672.

Lord Dunfermline was married to Mary Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton and Anne Keith, daughter of George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal. She became a friend of Anne Halkett in 1650 and introduced her to King Charles at Dunfermline Palace, and travelled with her from Perth to Glamis, Brechin and Fyvie Castle.

At his death in 1672, his two sons, Alexander Seton, 3rd Earl of Dunfermline (1642–1677) and James Seton, 4th Earl of Dunfermline (died 1694) succeeded him in turn. Both died without issue, and the title became extinct when James was outlawed in 1690.

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Talk:Light curtain puppet

Merge with Shadow Puppet?
How does this differ? --Xcali 05:37, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

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E. W. Howe

Edgar Watson Howe (May 3, 1853 – October 3, 1937), was an American novelist and newspaper and magazine editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was perhaps best known for his magazine, E.W. Howe's Monthly, which he wrote from 1911 to 1933. Howe was well traveled and known for his sharp wit in his editorials.

Personal life
Howe was born May 3, 1853, in Wabash County, Indiana, in a community now known as Treaty. His father was Henry Howe, a farmer and Methodist circuit rider, and his mother Elizabeth (Irwin) Howe. Howe spent most of his childhood in Harrison County, Missouri, where his family moved when he was 3, first to Fairview, and then to Bethany around 1864.

Howe's father was a vocal abolitionist, opposing slavery on religious grounds. When the Civil War broke out, Henry Howe joined to fight for the Union. Returning to Missouri before the end of the war, he purchased a newspaper in Bethany and informed his family of his intention of using it to advocate his cause.

In 1870, while working at the Nemaha Valley Journal in Falls City, Nebraska, Edgar met Clara Frank. They were married in 1875, when Howe returned to Nebraska from Colorado. Howe had five children with Clara. Two of their children, Bessie and Ned, died young within a few days of each other in 1878. Two sons, James and Gene, eventually followed Howe into the news business, and daughter Mateel Howe Farnham became a novelist. Howe and Clara divorced in 1901, and Howe never remarried.

Career
Howe began his journalistic career in March 1873 when, as a 19-year-old, he came to Golden, Colorado, from Falls City, Nebraska, and partnered with William F. Dorsey to acquire the Golden Eagle newspaper. Renaming it the Golden Globe, it was the second main newspaper in Golden and served a Republican readership and political bent. Howe, who took over complete ownership by the end of the year, quickly gained a reputation as a sharp-witted editor in the community, foreshadow his achievement of national fame.

Within a couple of years Howe sold the Globe to his brother A. J. Howe and partner William Grover Smith, and moved to Falls City, Nebraska, in 1875, where he established a new Globe newspaper, affectionately called the "Little Globe". In 1875, he merged this with the Nemaha Valley Journal to create the Globe-Journal.

In 1877 Howe established the newspaper Atchison Daily Globe in Atchison, Kansas, which he continued to edit for twenty-five years before retiring in 1911. Having been raised Methodist, he described himself as identifying with Methodism but is essentially a cultural Christian, according to his writing.

Howe's first novel, The Story of a Country Town (1883), was also his best-known. He had difficulty getting the book published and eventually printed it himself. He sent copies to Mark Twain and William Dean Howells, by whom the work was well-received, thus attracting a publisher. Howe's subsequent novels were neither critically nor popularly successful.

A 1919 edition of his Ventures in Common Sense featured a foreword by celebrated American writer (and cynic) H. L. Mencken, to whom Howe has been compared. Mencken was a fan of E. W. Howe's Monthly, which he called, "one of the most curious as it is certainly one of the most entertaining of all the 25,000 periodicals now issuing in the United States."

Howe died in 1937, at the age of 84, near Atchison.

Novels

 * The Story of a Country Town (1883)
 * The Mystery of the Locks (1885)
 * A Moonlight Boy (1886)
 * A Man Story (1887)
 * An Ante-Mortem Statement (1891)
 * The Confession of John Whitlock (1891)
 * The Anthology of Another Town (1920)

Short story collections

 * Dying Like a Gentleman and Other Short Stories (1926)
 * The Covered Wagon and the West with Other Stories (1928)
 * Her Fifth Marriage and Other Stories (1928)
 * When a Woman Enjoys Herself and Other Tales of a Small Town (1928)

Nonfiction

 * Daily Notes of a Trip Around the World (1907)
 * The Trip to the West Indies (1910)
 * Country Town Sayings: A collection of paragraphs from the Atchison Globe (1911)
 * Travel Letters from New Zealand Australia and Africa (1913)
 * Success Easier than Failure (1917), a self-help book
 * Every Man his own Philosopher (1921), in The Saturday Evening Post, April 30, 1921, pp. 33-34. https://archive.org/details/saturdayeveningp1935unse/page/33/mode/1up
 * Preaching From the Audience, Candid comments on Life (1926) Little Blue Book No. 993, Issued by Haldeman-Julius
 * Plain People (1929), his autobiography
 * The Indignations of E. W. Howe (1933), Published as Little Blue Book No. 1734 by Haldeman-Julius Publications. Has an Introduction by J. E. Howe, Corra Harris, and N. P. Webb.

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Zangi

Zangi or Zengi may refer to:

People

 * Imad al-Din Zengi (1085–1146), Turkish noble
 * Zengid dynasty, a Muslim dynasty of Oghuz Turkic origin
 * Nur ad-Din (died 1174) (Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī), his second son
 * Mohammad Shammaa Al Zengi III (1883–1954), Syrian textile magnate
 * Akram Shammaa (Akram Shammaa Al Zengi, 1930–2012), his son

Places

 * Zangi, Azerbaijan
 * Zangi, East Azerbaijan, Iran
 * Zangi, Kermanshah, Iran

Other uses

 * Zangi, a regional version of the Japanese food karaage

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