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Q-Zar
I made some changes to the Q-Zar article. Hopefully you approve.. Your cousin.. —Cliffb 09:59, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

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Thanks!
Hey ParticleMan, thanks for reverting vandalism to my userpage! Sorry he hit your userpage too :( Cheers, – Riana shiny disco balls 03:42, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Films considered the worst ever
ParticleMan,

My edit was not an experimentation, not in the slightest, but was an attempt to show the absurdity of the article. Nearly two-thirds of the movies on the list (31 out of 50) were created in either the '90s or the 2000s. Do you really expect me to believe that the past decade and a half was uniquely responsible for the pits of American cinema? That's quite the tall claim to make.

Quite the contrary, my belief is that the reason why people are biased toward selecting movies from these decades is because these movies are still fresh on their minds. The average user on Wiki probably wasn't even alive to see some of the flops of the earlier decades, and probably isn't familiar with historical cinema. And it's exceedingly difficult to make the claim "This must be the worst movie of ALL-TIME!" when only a couple years have passed since the release of said movie.

By using the exact same standards that other users have used for that article, I was able to show the absurdity of their logic. Citizen Kane was also poorly received when it was released and, as previously mentioned, was booed for each of its nine Academy Award nominations (it only manage to take away one of those nominations for best screenplay). It is far too early to cast judgment on movies immediately after their release. This is true of most forms of arts and, tragically, most artistic genius isn't recognized until generations after its release.

Now, I'm not claiming that many of the films on the list will ever amount to anything; I very much doubt that Gigli or From Justin to Kelley has any potential. I am simply pointing out that I'm extremely skeptical as to whether these particular films are the WORST of all-time. And using the reactions of audiences near the time of the film's release is a very bad standard for determining which film is worst, as is shown through the Citizen Kane example. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.20.131 (talk • contribs)

 * "ParticleMan" (e.g. My young and anti-vandalism cousin) I think the key to responding is from the article:
 * The films listed have either been cited by a combination of reputable sources as the worst movie of the year, or been on such a source's list of worst movies. Examples of such sources include the Golden Raspberry Awards ("Razzies"), Roger Ebert's list of most hated films, and the Internet Movie Database's "Bottom 100" list.
 * So if 128.12.20.231 provides a source (perhaps a 1941 movie review?) then it would be fair game for inclusion. —Cliffb 05:19, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Lightning Reaction
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Self-aware editing

Thanks ParticleMan for calling me on a recent edit. Your comment was: ". . ., at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Cult following, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. . . .Thank you. ParticleMan (talk) 16:43, 2 July 2008 (UTC)"

I should have properly edited the article; however, I didn't do so because I wasn't sure what the original author intended. The article in question presents this paragraph:

"While cult followings are unquestionably more prevalent in pop culture, examples of this phenomenon exist in serious culture as well, *especially among certain sub-segments of the public, such as homosexuals and other cultural minorities.* Thus we find cults of certain writers, such as Yukio Mishima, J.K. Rowling, H. P. Lovecraft, J.D. Salinger, Simone de Beauvoir and perhaps most famously, J.R.R. Tolkien; composers like Erik Satie or Edgard Varèse; or performers, like Maria Callas, Ferenc Fricsay, Wilhelm Furtwangler or Magda Olivero." (emphasis [*} my own)

The first sentence of this paragraph is certainly not neutral, is badly conceived, and does not provide adequate attribution for a controversial remark. The word "cult" tends to be used to construct a sub-segment of the population in a communicative setting, even if no such bounded part of the public can be otherwise identified. The sentence, then, is redundant at the least. However, the main problem with it is the idea that any cult is more than likely to be composed of "homosexuals and other cultural minorities". Since a cult is a cultural minority, it is again redundant, but this is certainly not a neutral statement as regards gays, lesbians, bisexuals, or queers. It presents these people as deviants, which is no longer an appropriate way to conceive of minorities. Women, after all, are not the "weaker race" as far as Wikipedia is concerned. Wikipedia should no more present as if "homosexuals" were a marginal and bizarre group of people. Even if the language were altered, where is the evidence that "homosexuals" are statistically exemplary of cult followings?

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Craphonso Thorpe

Craphonso Ja'won "Cro" Thorpe (born June 27, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Florida State.

Thorpe was also a member of the Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, New York Sentinels, and Omaha Nighthawks.

Early life
Craphonso's first name is derived from his father's two given names, Craig and Alphonso, and is pronounced roughly "Crah-fonzo".

He attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida. His senior year saw him catch 64 passes for 1,024 yards and eight touchdowns. He also played cornerback, and was regarded as a top prospect in Florida at both positions. Thorpe recorded 24 tackles, three interceptions, 14 pass break-ups and recovered two fumbles at the cornerback position. Lincoln High School won the Florida State Title Championship in his junior year there.

In track, he was a fast 100m runner, placing 2nd in the Florida 4A Track Meet behind Wharton High Schools Dwight Ellick in his senior year. His time in the finals was 10.68, Ellick ran a 10.6 flat.

He played in the first-ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl on December 30, 2000.

Kansas City Chiefs
Thorpe was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2005 NFL draft. He signed a three-year contract with the team on July 29, 2005. He was released by the team during final cuts on September 3, 2005.

Following his release, Thorpe was added to the Chiefs' practice squad. He remained there until December 30, 2005, when he was signed to the active roster. However, he was inactive for the team's final game of the season.

Thorpe battled a shoulder injury during the 2006 preseason and was waived by the team on August 28, 2006.

Houston Texans
On October 17, 2006, the Houston Texans signed Thorpe to their practice squad. He was released by the team on October 25.

Detroit Lions
Thorpe remained unsigned until January 2, 2007, when he signed with the Detroit Lions. He failed to make it to training camp with the team, however, and was waived on April 18.

Indianapolis Colts
Thorpe was then claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts. He was waived by the team on September 1, 2007, but re-signed to the practice squad on September 20, 2007.

On October 7, 2007, Thorpe was signed to the active roster after Rob Morris was placed on injured reserve. He made his NFL debut that day against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, returning three kickoffs for 19 yards and four punts for nine yards.

Thorpe recorded his first offensive statistics against the San Diego Chargers on November 11, 2007, catching five passes for 41 yards in what would also be his most productive game of the season. He caught another pass for six yards the following week against the Kansas City Chiefs.

In the team's regular season finale against the Tennessee Titans, Thorpe caught his first career touchdown on a three-yard pass from backup quarterback Jim Sorgi.

Two weeks later, Thorpe was inactive for the team's divisional round playoff game against the Chargers, which the Colts lost 28–24. He was waived by the team the following offseason on February 29, 2008.

Jacksonville Jaguars
On May 31, 2008, Thorpe was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars to a one-year, $370,000 contract. However, he was waived on June 16.

New York Giants
On June 20, 2008, Thorpe signed with the New York Giants. He was released with an injury settlement on August 28.

Tennessee Titans
After spending the 2008 season out of football, Thorpe was signed by the Tennessee Titans on January 6, 2009. He was waived on July 7, 2009.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Thorpe signed a practice roster agreement by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 13, 2009. He was released on September 2.

New York Sentinels
Thorpe was signed by the New York Sentinels of the United Football League on September 9, 2009.

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Strongly compact cardinal

In set theory, a branch of mathematics, a strongly compact cardinal is a certain kind of large cardinal.

A cardinal κ is strongly compact if and only if every κ-complete filter can be extended to a κ-complete ultrafilter.

Strongly compact cardinals were originally defined in terms of infinitary logic, where logical operators are allowed to take infinitely many operands. The logic on a regular cardinal κ is defined by requiring the number of operands for each operator to be less than κ; then κ is strongly compact if its logic satisfies an analog of the compactness property of finitary logic. Specifically, a statement which follows from some other collection of statements should also follow from some subcollection having cardinality less than κ.

The property of strong compactness may be weakened by only requiring this compactness property to hold when the original collection of statements has cardinality below a certain cardinal λ; we may then refer to λ-compactness. A cardinal is weakly compact if and only if it is κ-compact; this was the original definition of that concept.

Strong compactness implies measurability, and is implied by supercompactness. Given that the relevant cardinals exist, it is consistent with ZFC either that the first measurable cardinal is strongly compact, or that the first strongly compact cardinal is supercompact; these cannot both be true, however. A measurable limit of strongly compact cardinals is strongly compact, but the least such limit is not supercompact.

The consistency strength of strong compactness is strictly above that of a Woodin cardinal. Some set theorists conjecture that existence of a strongly compact cardinal is equiconsistent with that of a supercompact cardinal. However, a proof is unlikely until a canonical inner model theory for supercompact cardinals is developed.

Jech obtained a variant of the tree property which holds for an inaccessible cardinal if and only if it is strongly compact.

Extendibility is a second-order analog of strong compactness.

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Soulburn

Soulburn is a Dutch death metal/black-doom band.

History
Originally Soulburn emerged after a first demise of Dutch death metal band Asphyx in the mid-90s, when founding members Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums) looked for a separate outlet to unleash their mutual obsession with Bathory and Venom. After a demo and the cult Feeding On Angels debut album via Century Media Records in 1998, which featured Wannes Gubbels (Pentacle) on vocals and bass, Soulburn were put to rest when Asphyx returned with On the Wings of Inferno in 2000 with the same line-up.

16 years after their debut album, Soulburn resurfaced with their new line-up featuring the core of Eric Daniels (guitars) and Bob Bagchus (drums), teaming with Twan van Geel (Legion Of The Damned) as vocalist/bassist and Remco Kreft (Nailgun Massacre) as second guitarist to create their second album, The Suffocating Darkness. It was recorded with Harry Wijering (Harrow Productions) and mixing and mastering duties were taken over by Dan Swanö and Unisound Studios. The front cover was designed by Timo Ketola (Watain, Deathspell Omega, etc.) and additional art was provided by Roberto Toderico (Asphyx, etc.). A video clip for the song “In Suffocating Darkness”, off The Suffocating Darkness, can be seen online.

Soulburn released a split 7-inch EP with Desaster in 2015 featuring the new track “The Lats Monument Of God”. Soulburn released their third album Earthless Pagan Spirit on November 18, 2016, via Century Media Records. This album was recorded in The Netherlands at Harrow Studio as well as Double Noise Studio and then mixed and mastered by Magnus "Devo" Andersson at Endarker Studio in Sweden (Marduk, Ofermod, etc.).

In June 2018, Bob Bagchus departed Soulburn. He was replaced by Marc Verhaar.

Soulburn released their fourth album, Noa’s D'ark in November 2020.

Current members

 * Eric Daniels - guitars (1996-1999, 2013–present)
 * Twan van Geel - bass, vocals (2014–present)
 * Remco Kreft - guitars (2014–present)
 * Marc Verhaar - drums (2018–present)

Past members

 * Wannes Gubbels - bass, vocals (1997-1999)
 * Bob Bagchus - drums (1996-1999, 2013–2018)

Studio albums

 * Feeding on Angels (1998, Century Media Records)
 * The Suffocating Darkness (2014, Century Media Records)
 * Earthless Pagan Spirit (2016, Century Media Records)
 * NOA'S D'ARK (2020, Century Media Records)

Singles (7-inch)

 * Split 7" with Desaster (2015, Cyclone Empire Records)
 * Carpe Noctem" 2-track (2018, Floga Records)

Extended plays (12-inch)

 * Demo 1996 (2016, Flogga Records)

Demos

 * Demo 1996 (1996, self-released)

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jwalling (talk) 07:15, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Spam patrol: Cinco de Mayo

 * Cinco de Mayo
 * Followup

Response to followup

 * (copied from my talk page)
 * There is a few things you can do:
 * Revert and issue a warning on the talk page of the editor (anonymous or not). That will stop quite a few vandals from testing their luck further. Common practice is to use one of four level of templates to issue warnings, the fist level of warning is to be used when the editor can be assumed to have tested the edit feature of Wikipedia in good faith (in which case a templated welcome/help such as  might be useful as well), the second level when the intent to vandalize is obvious, the third and fourth level when the editor has already been warned by prior levels.
 * Report the editor on Administrator intervention against vandalism if they have already been issued level 4 warnings recently. See for instance how User talk:168.169.37.143 was blocked from editing Wikipedia after vandalizing Cinco de Mayo repeatedly last month.
 * If an article is the target of persistant vandalism from multiple editors (usually an anonymous user with a dynamic IP) in a short period of time, you can request page protection on Requests for page protection
 * Always check successive edits by different IPs before you revert, or you'll often revert to a version that was already vandalized (see below).
 * Put articles you notice are frequently vandalized in your watch list to keep an eye on them.

 * In this particular case, Cinco de Mayo is a low traffic and relatively minor article, good faith edits occur occasionally, it is vandalized fairly frequently but not frequently enough to warrant page protection. Revert & warn is the standard procedure here, not much else can be done. "Recent change patrollers" (WP:RCP) usually catch basic vandalism and do so within seconds with semi automated tools but they can't and don't catch everything.

 * Finally, what I did was of a different nature, an editor (User:EspanaViva) who was seemingly editing the article in good faith many months ago has apparently decided he didn't like any alteration to what he must think of "his" article, and is logging now and then reverting the article to "his" last version with a spurious edit summary regardless of what changes have been made. On November 10, he reverted to "his" version from August, and again a few days ago. It went under the radar in November and I only noticed in late December so I went back to a November version and reinserted a couple changes made since then. I simply reverted his January 7 edit (edit summary should read "Reverted EspanaViva's-reversal-to-a-months-old-version").

 * Incidently, I reverted to a vandalized version that had not been correctly reverted (due to successive vandalism from different IPs) and someone else fixed that.

 * That was quite a long answer. Short answer : Everyone is qualified, fix Wikipedia as you go or join the recent change patrol if you got too much time on your hands :)Equendil Talk 02:32, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Manomin County, Minnesota

Hmm. This was supposedly "attached to" St. Louis County? St. Louis must have been massive at the time... —Mulad (talk) 04:19, May 29, 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Arab economic boycott of Israel

Rename?
I think this article should be renamed into Office of the Arab Boycott of Israel. The pre-1951 part could go into Background section. Objections? ←Humus sapiens←Talk 04:20, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry I didn't read that before moving it to Arab economic boycott of Israel.

 * Also, today's Washington Times says:

 * The boycott is managed by the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference.

 * Is the boycott still in force? Or is it in name only? --Uncle Ed 14:55, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Status of boycott
Answering my own question above:

 * The boycott, imposed by the Arab League in 1945, seeks to isolate Israel by barring trade with the Jewish state and in some cases companies that do business in Israel. The OIC monitors compliance through its own Israeli Boycott Office, whose officers are to meet next week.
 * Adherence to the boycott has softened over the years even among Arab states as countries like Egypt and Jordan established diplomatic and economic links with Israel. Participation in the boycott by the United Arab Emirates has emerged as an issue during the debate in Washington over a deal giving a Dubai company control over six American seaports.

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Tongsun Park

Tongsun Park (born 1935) is a former South Korean lobbyist. He was involved in two political money-related scandals: Koreagate scandal in the 1970s, and the Oil-for-Food Program scandal of the 2000s. Park had a reputation as the "Asian Great Gatsby".

Koreagate
In 1976, Park was charged with bribing members of the U.S. Congress, using money from the South Korean government, in a successful effort to convince the United States government to keep U.S. troops in South Korea. In 1977, he was indicted by a U.S. District Court on thirty-six counts, including bribery, illegal campaign contributions, mail fraud, racketeering, and failure to register as an agent of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He avoided a federal trial by testifying to the court in exchange for immunity. His testimony did not have a major impact, though it led to three members of Congress getting reprimanded, and may have convinced Speaker of the House Carl Albert not to seek re-election. One of the implicated former representatives, Otto Passman of Louisiana's 5th congressional district around Monroe, was charged with conspiracy, bribery, acceptance of an illegal gratuity, and income tax evasion. When his trial was moved from Washington, D.C., to Monroe, Passman was quickly acquitted.

Oil-for-food scandal
In 1992, Park was approached by Samir Vincent, an Iraqi-born American who was lobbying unofficially on behalf of the Saddam Hussein regime, to try to create a program that would bypass the United Nations-approved economic sanctions of Iraq that had started in 1991. Park agreed, requesting a payment of US$10 million for his effort, to which Vincent agreed. Park served as a liaison between Vincent and then-United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, with whom Park was friendly. In late 1996, partly as a result of Park's lobbying efforts, the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program began. After 1997, when Kofi Annan became the new secretary-general, the government of Iraq dropped its ties with Park, but by then Park had received about US$2 million in payments.

In 2005 Park was accused of acting as an intermediary with corrupt United Nations officials in the oil-for-food conspiracy orchestrated by Saddam Hussein. His name surfaced as part of investigations into the Oil-for-Food scandal. In July 2006 he was convicted in a U.S. federal court on conspiracy charges. He became the first person convicted through the oil-for-food investigation. On February 22, 2007, he was sentenced to five years in prison. He also was fined $15,000 and required to forfeit $1,200,000. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons Website, he was released from prison on September 10, 2008. The next day, he left the United States for South Korea.

Social life
In 1966, he founded The Georgetown Club at 1530 Wisconsin Ave NW. He was known for throwing parties in his social club which is now turned into a private restaurant. By the 1970s, his wealth of expensive homes, worldwide jet travel and a consulting firm (Parkington International Inc.) grew his influence among his connections and friends.

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List of World War II weapons

World War II saw rapid technological innovation in response to the needs of the various combatants. Many different weapons systems evolved as a result.

This list does not consist of all weapons used by all countries in World War II.

By country

 * List of World War II weapons of Australia
 * List of World War II weapons of Canada
 * List of World War II weapons of China
 * List of World War II weapons of Denmark
 * List of World War II weapons of Finland
 * List of World War II weapons of France
 * List of World War II weapons of Germany
 * List of World War II weapons of Greece
 * List of aircraft of Hungary in World War II
 * List of World War II weapons used in Ireland
 * List of World War II weapons of Italy
 * List of World War II weapons of Japan
 * List of World War II weapons of Norway
 * List of World War II weapons of Portugal
 * List of World War II weapons of Romania
 * List of World War II weapons of Switzerland
 * List of World War II weapons of the Soviet Union
 * List of World War II weapons of Thailand
 * List of World War II weapons of the United Kingdom
 * List of World War II weapons of the United States
 * Captured US firearms in Axis use in World War II
 * List of World War II weapons of Yugoslavia

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Thomas Ripley (architect)

Thomas Ripley (1682 Yorkshire – 10 February 1758, London) was an English architect.

Career
He first kept a coffee house in Wood Street, off Cheapside, London and in 1705 was admitted to the Carpenter's Company. An ex-carpenter, he rose by degrees to become an architect and Surveyor in the royal Office of Works. He was influenced by the Palladian style, but never lost his provincial manner, which earned the private derision of Sir John Vanbrugh and the public scorn of Alexander Pope.

His works include Houghton Hall for Sir Robert Walpole, which was first designed by the Palladian architects Colen Campbell and William Kent. These designs were greatly altered by Ripley.

His appointment in 1715 as Labourer in Trust at the Savoy marked the beginning of his continuous rise through the Office of the King's works. In 1721 he succeeded Grinling Gibbons as "Master Carpenter" and in 1726 he succeeded Vanbrugh as Comptroller of the King's Works, largely to the influence of Walpole. Walpole also engineered an additional appointment as Surveyor of Greenwich Hospital which was completed by him.

Buildings for the Office of Works included the Custom House (1718) and the Admiralty (1723–6), known as the Ripley Building, in London as well as the Queen Mary Block and chapel at Greenwich from 1729–1750. In 1739 he was collaborating with William Kent on designs for the New Houses of Parliament and between 1750–54 he made a great number of changes to Kent's designs for the Horse Guards.

His appointment as executant architect at Houghton was the first of a number of Walpole commissions. Here his responsibility for the applied portico and the opening of the colonnades to the garden on the west side demonstrated that he was more than a project manager. From 1725 he designed and built Wolterton Hall in Norfolk for Sir Robert's younger brother Horatio, the 1st Lord Walpole and was chiefly responsible for converting a formal park into a naturalised landscape. Until 1731 he was in charge of the major alterations at Raynham for the Townshend family.

Ripley was also involved in various speculative adventures, mainly in central London. In 1726 he was the original lessee of the west side of Grosvenor Square, and although his contribution there was limited to 16 Grosvenor Street he built a number of other houses in central London. Ripley was active in promoting the scheme to build Westminster Bridge and was also involved in Richard Holt's failed attempt to develop artificial stone. Nevertheless, he seems to have been an eager investor, being one of the few to make a fortune out of the South Sea Bubble.

Despite the dull and sometimes ill-proportioned character of his public buildings, his pragmatic approach and undoubted skill at managing large projects ensured that Greenwich was completed and fulfilled its function. Ripley always retained a craftsman's concern for practicality. At his masterpiece at Wolterton this resulted in a building of controlled austerity which demonstrated how convenience and dignity could be achieved through subtle planning. Wolterton's ground plan anticipates those of many villas of the 1750s.

Personal life
On 17 November 1737 his first wife died and on 22 April 1742 he married Miss Bucknall of Hampton, Middlesex, an heiress said to be worth £40,000. Ripley died at his house in Old Scotland Yard on 10 February 1758, aged 75, leaving three sons and four daughters.

He was buried in Hampton, but no memorial survives. A portrait by Joseph Highmore is in the National Portrait Gallery and his Mastership of the Carpenter's Company (1742–3) is commemorated by a plaque at the Guildhall, London.

One of his sons moved into a house he had designed on Streatham Common now called Ripley House, at 10 Streatham Common South.

Works

 * Blatherwycke Hall, Northamptonshire, 1720
 * Greenwich Hospital was completed by him
 * Horse Guards
 * Houghton Hall
 * Old Admiralty, Whitehall, London, 1723-1726
 * Ripley House, at 10 Streatham Common South, London
 * Wolterton Hall, Norfolk, 1727-1741

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Red Paint People

The Red Paint People are a Pre-Columbian culture indigenous to the New England and Atlantic Canada regions of North America, probably a subset of the Maritime Archaic cultural complex.

Description
They were named after their burials, which used large quantities of ochre, normally red, to cover both the bodies of the dead and grave goods. Sometimes they are known as the  Moorehead Phase of the Laurentian Tradition or the Moorehead burial tradition after Warren K. Moorehead who brought them widely to the attention of scientists. They flourished between 3000 BCE and 1000 BCE. Alternatively, they can be called by the period in which they lived, either the "Maritime Archaic" (emphasizing a coastal and seafaring culture) or "Late Archaic" (emphasizing time and leaving open the possibility of living inland seasonally), although these terms often cover the longer period from 7000 BCE to 1000 CE. Multiple hypotheses exist as to which if any later peoples might be their descendants and there is little archaeological evidence to support any hypothesis.

Their burial culture was more elaborate than any subsequent culture in the area. In the southern portion of their range, they were succeeded by the Susquehana culture which used pottery, and no evidence of their stoneworking techniques is found in that culture.

Lifestyle and technology
The Red Paint People lived, fished, and hunted along the coasts and rivers. Some coastal sites show evidence of year-round occupation, discrediting an older theory that these people were seasonal nomads, living the summers on the coast and the winters inland. Their diet included sea and migratory fish, shellfish, meat, berries, acorns, nuts, and roots. The Red Paint People had stone and bone tools, as well as boats capable of catching swordfish. No pottery or metal tools have been found in sites associated with this culture. Their trading range is known to have extended from Labrador to the New York side of Lake Champlain.

Scientific investigation
The graves with red paint were known as early as the 1840s, but the first scientific examination was undertaken in 1892 by Charles Willoughby of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. Willoughby exhibited a scale model of the dig at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. It caught the attention of Moorehead, who carried out more excavations and published their site reports from 1912 to the 1920s. He described the people as older than other cultures of the area. This was disputed until radiometric dating proved Moorehead correct. In the 1930s, one theory for their disappearance was that the Red Paint People had been killed by tsunamis caused by coastal subsidence. This is no longer believed.

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Store manager

A retail manager (or store manager) is the person ultimately responsible for the day-to-day operations (or management) of a retail store. All employees working in the store report to the retail/store manager. A store manager reports to a district/area or general manager.

Roles and responsibilities
Responsibilities of a store manager include:

 * Overall care of staff and their well-being
 * Presentation of store and advertising displays
 * Recruiting, performance management, and workplace scheduling
 * Product management, including ordering, receiving, price changes, handling damaged products, and returns
 * Team Development, facilitating staff learning training, and development
 * Problem solving, handling unusual circumstances
 * To understand the customer service principles
 * To handle problems and questions to customers
 * Basic computer applications in stores management and materials control

Sales generation
A store manager must meet the monthly, quarterly, or annual sales goals, depending on the company's fiscal cycle. This involves setting individual sales goals (quotas), holding contests for employees, or offering sales promotions. The manager may also find ways to make employees more productive to meet the goals. Thus, the store manager may be forced to reduce payroll expenditures by decreasing employees' hours, or otherwise reducing operating cost. A store manager should motivate their team to achieve the target set for the store. A store manager should set an example for their subordinates to follow.

Safety and security

The Store manager is the store's primary key-holder and may be called to the store before, during, or after business hours in the event of an emergency. They are also responsible for the safety of all customers and employees on store premises. Store managers may be required to hold safety meetings, especially as dictated by union practices in cases where store employees belong to a union.

Division of responsibility
A store manager may have several subordinates who have management-level responsibility. These employees may be called deputy managers, assistant managers, department managers, supervisors, key holders, shift leads, or leads. Sometimes members of the management team may be several grades below the store manager. One example would be store manager - deputy manager - department manager - department leads. A store manager has over-all responsibility for all day-to-day activity of the store. Managing & controlling staff, and planning are essential points of the store manager.

Hiring, training and development
The store manager is responsible for hiring, training, and in some cases, development of employees. The manager must ensure staffing levels are adequate to effectively operate the store, and ensure employees receive training necessary for their job responsibilities. Managers may be responsible for developing employees so the company can promote employees from within and develop future leaders, potentially for employment at other locations. Store managers also have the fire powers to any under-performing or misbehaving employees. The role of store managers with regards to the other employees varies from company to company and each respective company's operating methods but in general a store manager will be required to deal with and try to solve any and all problems that may occur at any given time

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Talk:Arturo Alfonso Schomburg

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While merging Arthur Schomburg into Arturo Alfonso Schomburg I came across a couple of inconsistencies which I mention here:

 * Virgin Islands Dutch ruled or Danish ruled when Arturo studied there? Looks like Danish ruled to me.
 * Two sons or three with his first wife Elizabeth? Article said two (Arthur A. and Kingsley) but I found another which said three (Maximo Gomez, Arthur Alfonso Jr., and Kingsley Guarionex)
 * First son with second wife named Reginald Stanfield or Reginald Stanton?

--Stormie 04:24, May 29, 2005 (UTC)

 * Re: Dutch vs. Danish: Danish. The Dutch influence in the V.I. (at least St. Thomas) was in the late 1600s and early 1700s.  Danish settlements started during that time, and the islands were an official Danish colony from 1754-1917.
 * --Gruepig 03:47, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

Arturo Alfonso's father - mestizo?
Hello,

I'd really like to know about Arturo Alfonso's father being mestizo - this is not in the family books for sure.

Carlos Frédrico Schomburg was born in 1832 in Hannover province, Germany - his complete name was, in his native tongue, Carl Andreas Freiderich(k) Schomburg. Working first as a painter, then as a merchant shipman, he moved early in his life from his native Hannover to Denmark (Copenhagen), then later north to the port town of Skagen where he married and fathered six children between 1862-1875. Carl did much trading in the then still-Danish Virgin islands during his lifetime.

I'm going to have a hard time providing a reference for my information - it comes from my own family records and no published place other, so I won't be putting any original research here. The only online evidence I can find to cite is the Danish census board website - http://ddd.dda.dk/dddform_uk.asp - no direct link, but do a search for "Schomberg" in the province of Aalborg and you'll have the right record (a census from 1860). (Note: remark that although spelled differently, this is the same family, consistant in household and members through the census years (and this with my own family records) - census registrars in other years have spelled the name Schomborg, Schombørg and even Schaumburg and Schaumborg).

Looking forward to any additional information on this - thanks. T HE P ROMENADER 13:47, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

 * You are right! It seems as if somrbody just assumed that Arturo's father was a mestizo and added the term.   I removed it.  A lot of people are totally unaware of the German influence in the Caribbean, that's why I wrote the following article: German immigration to Puerto Rico.  I hope that you see it and enjoy it.  Tony the Marine 16:44, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

It is interesting that you say this since a conversation with Donald Nelthropp Sr. a descendant of Hiram von B___ a distiller who lived on St. Croix has informed me that his ancestry was German. According to Mr. Nelthropp we were both wrong.RichardBond (talk) 00:46, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
 * (raising had) Again, Alfonso's father was my great-great-grandfather. But, Richard, where did you get your info? Any source is appreciated. Cheers!  THE PROMENADER  ✎ ✓ 07:00, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

I was chiding Tony about a different Puerto Rican family not Schomburg. The first professional baseball player in the major leagues was from a family which moved there from St. Croix. Tony says that the family was English. Donald Nelthropp a descendant of the family says it is German.RichardBond (talk) 07:16, 3 September 2015 (UTC)

 * Are the baseball player and Alfonso related? There were very few Shomburg records on Saint-Croix, as apparently Carl didn't stay there very long.  THE PROMENADER  ✎ ✓ 08:29, 8 September 2015 (UTC)

 * A slight update: I'd exchanged correspondance with the Schomburg Museum of Black Culture (since renamed the 'Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture'), and they sent me an entire package of documentation which pretty well confirms our family ties: I'm hoping to pay a visit there on my next trip to North America to get more info from historians there (and perhaps some usable sources). Cheers.  THE PROMENADER  ✎ ✓ 20:21, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

 * That would be wonderful. I have a aprticular interest in the matter since I created the article and I am fascinated by the contributions which Schomberg has made not only to the Afro-American/Latinos but to the world in general. I never hear of the contributions that this great man made to the African-American community nor are they mentioned in our educational system during the celebration of African-American month. I always hoped that by creating this article that would change. Tony the Marine (talk) 23:06, 27 January 2017 (UTC)

Arturo Alfonso Schomburg's mother's name
The current text Hispanicizes AAS's mother's second name and treats it as a personal name when other sources have it as Joseph and a surname. There is a Black family from St. Croix surnamed Joseph that was there at the right time.RichardBond (talk) 19:45, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

St. Thomas College
St. Thomas was a college in the British sense not the American sense. It was a private school offering what Americans call high school.RichardBond (talk) 19:51, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Arturo Alfonso's spouses - two Elizabeth's or three?
Carole Boston Weatherford's book, Schomburg, The Man Who Built A Library, on page 16 has illustrated wedding pictures of three marriages, p 17 text is titled THREE ELIZABETHS, and the text has a paragraph on each marriage, listing the children of each. This Wikipedia entry for Arturo Schomburg has only the first two that Weatherford lists, and states that the second lived until Schomburg passed. Weatherford states that when the second Elizabeth Morrow Taylor passed, he married Elizabeth Green and they had three children and that he had children with each of the three Elizabeths. I looked up Arthur Schomburg on Wikipedia after having read the Weatherford book with a boy I tutor at a library, seeking some additional information regarding Schomburg - I was rather shocked to see the Wikipedia article list only two Elizabeth spouses, after my student & I were both very taken by t he fact, according to Weatherford that he had married three Elizabeths!Ohiyesapr (talk) 00:01, 16 December 2018 (UTC) Just decided to check back after sharing w my student that I'd reported the discrepancy, and was happy to see your response,and, happy to see the change in the text under Marriage and family, BUT, see also that the side-box of facts and picture of Arturo is till showing just two Elizabeths... Ohiyesapr (talk) 11:22, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Great observation! I added the info. Thanks. Tony the Marine (talk) 03:42, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

"Arturo" or "Arthur"?
I have noticed in some websites the erroneous posting of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg's name as Arthur Alfonso Schomburg, especially on websites dealing with African-American history such as this one: and this one:. Let me clarify that in Schomburg's birth certificate his name appears as "Arturo" and that he never legally changed his name even though he may have been called by his "Americanized" name "Arthur" by his African-American friends. This reminds me of Roberto Clemente. When Roberto came to the United States to play for the Pirates, the press wanted to call him "Bob" Clemente, but he was too proud of his Puerto Rican heritage, as I am sure Schomburg was, to change his name. Therefore, let's always keep his true and real name "Arturo" in his bio. and ask those who change his name in other websites to do the same. Tony the Marine (talk) 17:25, 16 December 2018 (UTC)

This reminds me of a member of the congregation in the United States Virgin Islands where my father was a deacon. He was a boat captain named Jeronimo Scatliffe. His parents were from the British Virgin Islands and were working in the Dominican Republic when he was born. His parents wanted to call him Jerome but were told they had to give him a Latino name. Arturo's parents might not have even been allowed a choice by the Spanish notary. RichardBond (talk) 22:24, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Further reading: I added the recent Vanessa Valdés study (Diasporic Blackness) of Schomburg--it's very good. Zamboni 54 Zamboni54 (talk) 00:11, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stopped pipe

 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 - kept, could be mrged - SimonP 02:18, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)

Stopped pipe
I doubt that this could ever become encyclopedic. It's already been transwikied to Wiktionary, also. — A.M. 04:24, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * RedirectVorash 04:28, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: this is important in the acoustics of woodwind instruments, where a stopped pipe produces a sound an octave lower than an open pipe of the same length, and contains only odd-numbered harmonics. I can't find a page that covers this: it's neither at musical acoustics nor at woodwind instrument.  I would be glad to write a section about this, but I'm not sure where. platypeanArchcow 04:38, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: It's at Resonance. — A.M. 04:56, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to musical acoustics ; I agree with Platypean's comment above. This is an important item in the science of musical acoustics.  The clarinet, the pan pipes, organ pipes and other instruments demonstrate this behavior and it needs to be expanded somewhere.  Antandrus  (talk)  04:51, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * On second thought, keep and expand; I see Kappa is working on it. Antandrus (talk)  04:53, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Merging with Resonance is also fine with me: I just want to make sure this topic gets written up somewhere. Antandrus  (talk)  14:21, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep seems notable enough -CunningLinguist 06:56, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge to Resonance. Agree that it's an important topic and could be expanded on the Resonance page, but doesn't need a separate article. If you do keep it, consider moving it to Open and stopped pipes rather than two separate articles. —Wahoofive (talk) 06:58, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. JamesBurns 07:20, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Naveen Andrews

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 * also posted at Charlie Pace navee

I removed the speculation that Charlie is based on Naveen Andrews' life. he is the sexiest man on the earth. mmmmhmmmmm. i would like some of him on my dinner plate.This is neither confirmed nor pertinent, especially since the IMDB trivia page (and interviews with Mr. Monaghan I've read) indicate that the part of Charlie was part of the original show concept, but was re-written from a middle-aged fading star to a 20-something after TPTB saw Mr. Monaghan's audition. Occam's Razor would indicate to me that the character of Charlie is more based on the many other rockers who lived Charlie's lifestyle than on Naveen Andrews. In fact, as Damon Lindelof said at Lost-TV, "And the first thing we wrote for the show before there was even a script were character outlines. Like Charlie, for instance. We constructed him as a has-been musician, late 40s who'd been in a band in the '80s and then Dominic Monaghan came in and read and it was like wow! He was so amazing we changed the character and write for him (Dominic)." This pretty much kills any speculation, IMHO.Baryonyx 07:47, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Is he of Sri Lankan Tamil ancestry
Many assume that he is of Indian ancestry, but some have speculated that his parents are from Sri Lanka not India. Is it correct ?

RaveenS 19:44, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

AShould he be categorized in the "Indian-American" section? Is he an American citizen? 65.93.118.167 21:28, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Added 3 categories
Added 3 categories Indian Christian, Anglo-Indians, Tamil, his parents are immigrants to Great Britian from Chennai(Madras), India and are of Anglo-Indian descent.--71.30.188.223 03:49, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

 * He is not Anglo-Indian or Tamil. He's a Malayali. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.114.202.244 (talk) 02:53, 10 October 2013 (UTC)

Is he South Indian?His parents are from Kerala,so he might be Malayalee.I don't think he is Tamil.

Added another category Tamil actor--71.30.188.223 04:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I added a British Asian category to put him on that list--Kathanar 04:42, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

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 * Also, the image of him in Lost can also be replaced by a freer image. It does not matter that one cannot be found, there must be one in existence. (Quentin X 18:50, 13 May 2007 (UTC))

Removed the ridiculous looking "No Free Image, Do you have one" image, as it looks ridiculous and dominates the header. Better to have none at all.

 * I don't see why we can't use the one from Sayid Jarrah article. ArdClose (talk) 19:30, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

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Muslim?
Is he a half-caste Muslim? LOTRrules (talk) 21:34, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No, his ancestry is from India, but presumably includes some white British blood from colonial times. His family followed Methodism, a branch of Christianity which Naveen doesn't appear to follow.--MartinUK (talk) 08:55, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
 * No, he does not have white British blood; Naveen Andrews is not an Anglo-Indian. He has a European name like most converted Catholics and Christians in India do. Likewise, most converted Muslims in India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and other Asian countries adopt Arabic or Persian names.

 * As for the original question, what exactly is a "half caste Muslim"? Muslim isn't a race and it's pretty obvious from Naveen's looks that he's not half anything; he looks like a typical Malayali or other South Indian. Also, Naveen isn't even a Muslim name so I don't know where the Muslim idea came from in the first place. AyanP (talk) 05:45, 1 March 2010 (UTC)Ayan

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best known for
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Voice in a game?
Is his voice in the game 'Singularity'? I just watched the trailer on singularity-game.com and I tougth it's the same as he has in Lost. 178.39.17.151 (talk) 04:08, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

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Michael "Eppo" Eppelstun is an Australian professional bodyboarder who won the bodyboarding world championship in 1993. In winning the competition, he became the first Australian and the first non-Hawaiian to win the World title. Eppo helped develop two new moves in the bodyboarding world which ushered in whole new gymnastic approach to riding a bodyboard. First came the Air Roll Spin and shortly later the Blackflip.

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Hello. I think I have the definition of store manager down but some of the content in terms of responsibilities needs to be filled in. I thought about creating this under "retail management". I think the broader the definitions encompassing this job the better. Please share your thoughts! Jacob 04:25, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, please let's have some sections on Manager on duty, Night manager, Shift manager, Assistant manager, Floor manager, etc. Ewlyahoocom 09:09, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

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The Great Khali

Dalip Singh Rana (born 27 August 1972) is an Indian-born American retired professional wrestler and wrestling promoter better known by his ring name The Great Khali. He is best known for his tenure in WWE where he became the first Indian-born World Heavyweight Champion in history. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.

He made his professional wrestling debut in 2000. Before embarking on his professional wrestling career, he was an of Punjab Police. He has appeared in four Hollywood films, two Bollywood films and several television shows. He is the founder and head coach of India's largest professional wrestling promotion, Continental Wrestling Entertainment, founded in 2015.

Early life
Rana was born in a Rajput family to Jwala Ram and Tandi Devi in the Dhiraina village of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district.

One of seven siblings in a poor family, Rana had to do odd jobs to help his family make ends meet. He has acromegaly, which among other symptoms causes gigantism and chin protrusion. When Rana was serving as a security guard in Shimla, he caught the eye of a police officer from the neighbouring State of Punjab who previously helped several employees of the Punjab Police to become international sportspersons, got him employed into the Punjab Police in 1993. Although Rana was reluctant to leave Himachal Pradesh, his brother was also offered a job in the Punjab Police, after his arrival in Punjab's Jalandhar, he trained in local gyms to become a wrestler and soon was selected for specialised wrestling training in the United States.

All Pro Wrestling (2000–2001)
Under the ring name Giant Singh he first became a professional wrestler for All Pro Wrestling (APW) in the United States, making his first appearance in October 2000 when teaming with Tony Jones against the West Side Playaz. In 2001, Rana was involved in the death of an APW trainee, Brian Ong, when he performed a wrestling manoeuvre on Ong, who had already suffered a concussion. No charges were filed against Rana, however, APW was found liable for Ong's death, and a jury ordered the promotion to pay the Ong family $1.3 million.

World Championship Wrestling (2001)
When Rana came to San Francisco, he signed a contract with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and spent eight months there, until WCW was bought by their rival promotion, World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2001–2002)
As Giant Singh, he received an offer from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) by Team 2000 leader, Masahiro Chono, along with another big man, Giant Silva. They were the tallest tag team in professional wrestling history at an average height of 7 foot 1 inches and a combined weight of 805 pounds, teaming up for the first time at the Tokyo Dome in October when labelled as Club 7 by Chono defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenzo Suzuki, Wataru Inoue and Yutaka Yoshie in a handicap Match when Silva pinned Tanahashi and Inoue at the same time. Singh suffered his first loss in a tag team match at Wrestling World 2002 in January 2002 after Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned him with a cradle. Singh suffered another big tag defeat during March, being pinned by Manabu Nakanishi after a German suplex pin, though his most critical loss came in August at Tokyo Nippon Budokan, when after a falling out he was pinned by Silva in a singles match.

Various promotions (2002–2006)
Starting in 2002, he also wrestled in the Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and the Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) until 2006, when he signed with WWE.

Undefeated streak (2006–2007)
On 2 January 2006, Rana became the first Indian professional wrestler to be signed to a contract by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He was assigned to their developmental federation, Deep South Wrestling, where he wrestled under his real name.

With Daivari as his manager, the unnamed Singh debuted on WWE television as a villain on 7 April episode of SmackDown!, attacking The Undertaker and leaving him defenceless during his match with Mark Henry, thus causing a no contest ruling. The following week on SmackDown! he was introduced as The Great Khali and Daivari explained that he finally had a client who would destroy The Undertaker (after Muhammad Hassan and Mark Henry had previously failed). Khali made his in-ring debut on 21 April episode of SmackDown!, defeating Funaki.

On 12 May episode of SmackDown!, Khali was John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL)'s hand-picked opponent against World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio (Khali had a height advantage of 21 inches and weight advantage of 250 pounds) and defeated Mysterio in a squash match. In his match against The Undertaker at Judgment Day on 21 May, Khali defeated The Undertaker with a kick to the head after receiving some illegal help from Daivari. Khali continued on a rampage for several weeks, winning handicap matches, beating wrestlers up in a display of power and mocking The Undertaker's signature pin and victory pose.

Khali then challenged The Undertaker to a Punjabi Prison match at The Great American Bash. However, Khali was not medically cleared to compete in the match and was replaced by Big Show, who lost despite Khali's interference. After he was medically cleared, Khali was challenged by The Undertaker to a Last Man Standing match at SummerSlam on 20 August. The match was moved to the SmackDown! just prior to SummerSlam and was won by The Undertaker, giving Khali his first definite loss in WWE.

The Great Khali and Daivari were moved to the ECW brand officially when they made their ECW debuts on 31 October episode of ECW on Sci Fi, when Daivari defeated "The Reject" Shannon Moore in a very quick match. Afterwards, Moore was manhandled by Khali. Daivari continued his ECW winning streak over the next several weeks with The Great Khali usually following up the contest with a chokebomb on Daivari's opponent. At December to Dismember on 3 December, Daivari got a victory over Tommy Dreamer following a roll-up. Dreamer then chased Daivari backstage, but Khali appeared and caught Dreamer, planting him on the steel ramp with a chokebomb.

On 8 January 2007 episode of Raw, Jonathan Coachman announced that Khali had signed with Raw (without Daivari, who stayed on ECW) and would wrestle John Cena in the main event, which Khali won by disqualification after Cena took a steel chair held by Armando Estrada and hit Khali with it, though after the match he performed a chokeslam on Cena and left the ringside area, leaving Cena prone to an attack by Umaga. On 19 February episode of Raw, Khali demanded better competition after easily defeating The Highlanders. Four days later on SmackDown!, Khali interfered in a Falls Count Anywhere Money in the Bank qualifying match between Kane and King Booker by costing Kane the match, leading to a feud culminating in a match at WrestleMania 23, which Khali won in his first appearance at WrestleMania after slamming Kane with the Khali Bomb and choking him with a hook and chain at the end of the match. On 30 April episode of Raw, Khali attacked Edge, Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels (all three top contenders to the WWE Championship at the time) backstage. Khali then attacked WWE Champion John Cena as well, sending a message that he wanted Cena's title. The next week on Raw, Khali defeated Michaels in a number-one contender's match for the WWE Championship at Judgment Day. At Judgment Day on 20 May, Khali lost via submission for the first time when tapping out to Cena's STFU, though Khali's foot was under the rope and unnoticed by the referee. The next night on Raw, Khali expressed outrage over the outcome via his new translator and manager, Ranjin Singh. At One Night Stand on 3 June, Khali lost to Cena in a Falls Count Anywhere match after he was hit with an FU off a crane bed, thus marking the first time Khali had been pinned in a singles match.

World Heavyweight Champion (2007–2008)
On 11 June episode of Raw, as part of the 2007 WWE draft, Khali was drafted to the SmackDown! brand as the brand's first draft pick. In July, Khali began a feud with Batista and the two were scheduled for a match at The Great American Bash. However, because Edge vacated the World Heavyweight Championship due to a legitimate injury, a 20-man battle royal was held for the title on 20 July edition of SmackDown!, which Khali won after eliminating both Kane and Batista in one move, winning his first World Heavyweight Championship. Khali dominated and defeated both Batista and Kane in a triple-threat match at The Great American Bash on 22 July. Khali debuted a new finisher called the Khali Vise Grip (a two-handed clawhold) which he used to wear down Batista, Kane, and Ric Flair.

At SummerSlam on 26 August, Khali lost by disqualification when he used a steel chair, but retained the title. Khali then began a feud with Rey Mysterio after Mysterio won a Championship Competition to become the number-one contender, leading Khali to apply his Vise Grip on Mysterio on 7 September episode of SmackDown! until Batista came to the rescue, with SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long informing Khali that he would have to defend the World Heavyweight Championship also against Batista in a triple threat match at Unforgiven on 16 September, where Khali's 61-day reign ended after receiving a spinebuster. Khali challenged Batista to a rematch in a Punjabi Prison match at No Mercy on 7 October, which Khali lost by failing to escape the Punjabi Prison before Batista.

In late 2007 and early 2008, Khali was put in a program with Finlay usually trying to assault Hornswoggle, but with Finlay stopping him. Khali participated in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out on 17 February, which was won by The Undertaker. At WrestleMania XXIV on 30 March, Khali participated in a 24-man battle royal to determine a challenger for ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero that evening, but the match was won by Kane. Khali then had a short feud with Big Show, culminating in a match at Backlash on 27 April, which Big Show won.

In July, Khali feuded with Triple H over the WWE Championship and on 25 July episode of SmackDown he won a battle royal also involving Big Show, Jeff Hardy, Montel Vontavious Porter, Mr. Kennedy, and Umaga for the right to face Triple H at SummerSlam. At SummerSlam on 17 August, Khali lost to Triple H after receiving a Pedigree. Khali was given another opportunity to win the WWE Championship when he faced Jeff Hardy to gain entry into the championship scramble at Unforgiven on 7 September, but Triple H interfered in the qualification match and aided Hardy with a chair shot to Khali, helping Hardy win and eliminating Khali from title contention.

Punjabi Playboy (2008–2011)
On 3 October, daredevil Johnny Knoxville aired an interview with Khali and his translator on his website, jackassworld.com, but when Knoxville asked about Khali's "taliwacker" he became upset and threatened to tip the interview table onto Knoxville. Khali later invited Knoxville to attend 13 October episode of Raw, where Knoxville was attacked by Khali, WWE Diva Beth Phoenix and Hornswoggle. Khali then took on a more fun persona and became a fan favourite when he and Ranjin Singh hosted the weekly Khali Kiss Cam, where Singh would summon ostensibly random women from the audience to kiss Khali. In May 2009, The Great Khali feuded with Dolph Ziggler, winning by disqualification after Ziggler attacked him with a steel chair. As a result, Khali began coming out to the ring during and after Ziggler's matches, in attempt to gain revenge and to stop Ziggler from cheating. Over the next few weeks, Khali lost to Ziggler by countout and disqualification after Ziggler made it look like Khali hit him with a steel chair. At The Bash on 28 June, Khali lost to Ziggler by pinfall after Kane returned and attacked Khali. It was later revealed that Ranjin Singh was Khali's brother, while the feud with Kane resulted in matches at SummerSlam on 23 August and Breaking Point on 13 September, both of which Khali lost.

Khali required knee surgery and Kane assaulted him with the ring steps during a match so Khali could have time off. Whilst injured, Khali made a surprise appearance alongside Ranjin Singh, Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon on 2 November episode of Raw as a judge for the Raw's Got Talent segment, in which he hit Chavo Guerrero with a chop. Khali made his official return on 14 December episode of Raw, teaming with Christian and Kane to defeat Ezekiel Jackson, Vladimir Kozlov and William Regal.

On 2 April episode of SmackDown it was announced that Khali would take time off to spend time with his family and regroup his thoughts back in India, but he made an appearance as Khaluber (Khali dressed as MacGruber) on 19 April Raw by teaming up with special guest host Will Forte (as MacGruber) in a handicap match against Vladimir Kozlov which they won by intentional countout. As part of the 2010 WWE supplemental draft, Khali and Ranjin Singh were both drafted back to the Raw brand. After returning from his hiatus the previous month, Khali was announced by John Cena to be a part of his team along with Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, Edge, John Morrison and R-Truth to face The Nexus at SummerSlam on 15 August, but on 9 August episode of Raw he was assaulted and injured by The Nexus, thus removing him from the match. Following the attack, Khali took another hiatus to compete in Big Boss, in which he was the runner up on.

Khali made his return at the 2011 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated shortly by Mason Ryan. On 14 March episode of Raw, after Khali defeated The Miz by disqualification, Miz assaulted Khali with a steel chair, injuring him. Khali won an interbrand dark match battle royal at WrestleMania XXVII on 3 April. On 26 April, Khali was drafted back to SmackDown as part of the 2011 supplemental draft. Khali returned on 29 April episode of SmackDown, talking backstage with Jinder Mahal, who made his WWE debut that night. On 2 May episode of Raw, Khali dressed up as the Tooth Fairy at The Rock's birthday party. On 6 May episode of SmackDown, Mahal—unimpressed by how Khali and Ranjin Singh have been partaking in childish activities instead of winning matches—confronted Singh about his mismanagement of Khali. Mahal then interrupted a Khali Kiss Cam segment the following week on SmackDown, slapping Khali twice. On 20 May episode of SmackDown, Mahal interrupted Khali's match against Jey Uso, which led to Khali leaving the ring to confront Mahal, who then slapped Khali again, which made Khali re-enter the ring, defeat Jey Uso and then assault Jimmy Uso after the match.

On 27 May episode of SmackDown, after being defeated by Kane, Mahal came out and shoved Ranjin Singh and then Khali used his Vise Grip on Singh, thus forming an alliance with Mahal and acting as Mahal's bodyguard, assaulting Mahal's opponents after his matches. On 1 July edition of SmackDown, Ranjin Singh revealed that Mahal was their brother-in-law and that if Khali did not obey Mahal, then he would divorce Khali's sister and put his family back into poverty. On 9 September episode of SmackDown, Khali and Mahal went against WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) in a losing effort after Khali pushed Mahal, allowing Kingston to hit his finishing move onto Mahal and after the match he walked away from Mahal, thus ending their alliance. On 23 September episode of SmackDown, Khali defeated Mahal. On 30 September episode of SmackDown, Khali was defeated by World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry, who after the match "fractured" Khali's fibula with a steel chair.

Various alliances and final feuds (2012–2014)
On 29 January 2012, Khali returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble as the number 15 entrant in the Royal Rumble match, eliminating Ezekiel Jackson and Jinder Mahal before being eliminated by Cody Rhodes and Dolph Ziggler. Khali returned on 3 February episode of SmackDown, saving Justin Gabriel from Rhodes, Hunico and Hunico's bodyguard Camacho, then being announced as the replacement to Mark Henry in the Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event. At Elimination Chamber on 19 February, Khali failed to capture the World Heavyweight Championship after being eliminated first by Big Show. On 23 March episode of SmackDown, Khali was added to Theodore Long's WrestleMania XXVIII team, but they were defeated by John Laurinaitis' team on 1 April. In July it was announced that Khali was undergoing surgery for a benign tumor found in his pituitary gland due to acromegaly. The Great Khali officially returned to Friday Night Smackdown on 2 November 2012 against David Otunga. Khali returned at the SmackDown tapings on 16 October in a match taped for Saturday Morning Slam.

On 26 December episode of Main Event, Khali won a 20-man battle royal to become the number one contender to the United States Championship. Khali received his title shot on 2 January 2013 episode of Main Event, but was defeated by defending champion Antonio Cesaro. On 27 January, Khali competed in the 2013 Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by Daniel Bryan and Kane. In late 2013, Khali began teaming with Santino Marella and resumed being managed by Hornswoggle after they defeated Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal on 27 September episode of SmackDown, but at Battleground on 6 October they were defeated by Cesaro and Jack Swagger. On 26 January 2014, Khali participated in the 2014 Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by The Shield.

At WrestleMania XXX on 6 April, Khali competed in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but failed to win. Khali participated in the Intercontinental Championship battle royal at Battleground on 20 July, but the match was won by The Miz. On 31 October edition of SmackDown, Khali was defeated by Rusev in what would be his final match in WWE until 2017. On 13 November, his contract expired and he left WWE.

Sporadic appearances (2017–2023)
On 23 July 2017, Khali returned to WWE at Battleground as a Heel to assist WWE Champion Jinder Mahal in a Punjabi Prison match for the WWE Championship. He helped Mahal by preventing Randy Orton from escaping from the cage, thus Mahal escaped first and retained the title.

Khali returned on 27 April 2018 at The Greatest Royal Rumble match, entering at number 45, and lasted for less than a minute, before being eliminated by Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley. This was his final match for WWE so far.

He was inducted into the prestigious WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.

Khali made an appearance at the WWE Superstar Spectacle 2023 event in Hyderabad, Telangana, India and stated that he had one final match in him.

Continental Wrestling Entertainment (2015–present)
In February 2015, Khali opened his own wrestling promotion and school in Jalandhar, Punjab, the Continental Wrestling Entertainment (CWE), which held its first event on 12 December 2015. In February 2016, he won the CWE World Heavyweight Championship. His students such as Dilsher Shanky and Kavita Devi signed with WWE. As of 25 October 2022, Shanky is part of the main roster, while Kavita's contract ended. Both of them wrestled in Khali's promotion and won the CWE championship.

CWE is the largest professional wrestling promotion in India, with over 4.38 million YouTube subscribers and 1.31 billion video views.

Death of Brian Ong
On 28 May 2001, Brian Ong died after receiving a flapjack wrestling move from Singh. Ong had suffered a previous concussion during the session, but the trainers gave him a lower evaluation for not avoiding injuries and told him to continue training. In addition, it was proven that Ong did not receive protective gear or supervision by All Pro Wrestling (APW) staff and this second concussion ultimately proved fatal for him. As Singh inadvertently caused his death, Ong's family brought a lawsuit against APW. APW was found liable for recklessness after less than a day of deliberations, awarding the Ong family for damages of over $1.3 million.

Television and films
From October 2010 until the final in January 2011, Khali appeared on the television reality show Bigg Boss, on which he finished as first runner-up. The show made special arrangements only for Khali, including a custom-made bed to fit him. In March 2011, Khali had a brief cameo in episode 18 of NBC's Outsourced, and appeared on the Disney Channel TV program Pair of Kings as Atog, a rock-smashing giant, in the episode "Fight School".

Personal life
Rana married Harminder Kaur in 2002. They have a daughter, born in February 2014, and a son born in November 2023.

Having been a disciple of Indian spiritual guru Ashutosh Maharaj, Rana has been described as extremely spiritual and religious. He meditates every day and abstains from alcohol and tobacco. Initially, Rana suggested the ring name Khali after the Hindu goddess Kali, who is associated with eternal energy. He later clarified that the name The Great Khali was given to him by WWE in an interview given to India TV for their show Aap Ki Adalat.

Rana's training schedule consists of two hours of weight training, morning and evening, every day. Until his early thirties, Rana maintained his size on a mostly vegetarian diet, however he has since incorporated chicken and other meats in order to fulfill his protein needs.

On 26 July 2012 it was reported that Rana underwent a brain surgery due to a tumor on his pituitary gland.

Rana became a naturalised U.S. citizen on 20 February 2014. He also holds an Overseas Citizenship of India card.

He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 10 February 2022.

Championships and accomplishments

 * Continental Wrestling Entertainment
 * CWE Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
 * New Japan Pro-Wrestling
 * Teisen Hall Six-Man Tournament (2002) – with Masahiro Chono and Giant Silva
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * Ranked No. 83 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008
 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * Most Overrated (2007)
 * Worst Gimmick (2008)
 * World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE
 * World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2021)
 * 7-man Royal Rumble (2007)
 * Slammy Award (1 time)
 * "Damn!" Moment of the Year (2008) Khali hosts the Kiss Cam on SmackDown, 7 November

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Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) is a non-enterprise special district in the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 1972 by voter initiative, it has acquired and preserved a regional green belt of open space land and provides opportunities for ecologically-sensitive public enjoyment and education.

The district, which includes parts of Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, works to form a continuous green belt of permanently preserved open space by linking its lands with other public park lands. A member of the Bay Area Open Space Council, the district also participates in cooperative efforts such as the San Francisco Bay Trail, Bay Area Ridge Trail, and Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail, which are regional trail systems in the Bay Area that include district lands.

The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has permanently preserved almost 63,500 acres of mountainous, foothill, and bayland open space, creating 26 open space preserves. Of the district's 26 preserves, 24 are open to the public free of charge, 365 days a year from dawn until one-half hour after sunset.

The district's tax and voter base consists of about 550 sqmi and 741,000 people, mostly in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. District revenues for fiscal year 2012-2013 were $33 million, with $30.3 million coming directly from a portion of property taxes. The district also occasionally receives state and federal grants, as well as private donations.

Its stated mission is:

To acquire and preserve a regional greenbelt of open space land in perpetuity; protect and restore the natural environment; and provide opportunities for ecologically sensitive public enjoyment and education.

Recreation
Most of the preserves are open to recreation. Popular activities are hiking, cycling, and horseback riding. Paragliding and hang gliding are permitted at Windy Hill Open Space Preserve with a special use permit. Camping is generally prohibited, though the Monte Bello Open Space Preserve does have a backpacking camp available by permit only. Of the 26 preserves, 24 are fully open to the public: Miramontes Ridge Open Space Preserve and Tunitas Creek Open Space Preserve are not open; the Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve and La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve require a permit for use, and portions of Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve are closed to the public due to hazardous areas at the summit of Mount Umunhum.

In total, the district has 226 mi of hiking trails, of which 150 mi is open to bicycles, 182 mi to equestrians, and 63 mi to leashed dogs. Preserves are relatively undeveloped, with most having only a parking area, trail signs, and possibly an outhouse. All preserves are open from dawn to one-half hour after sunset.

Park rangers patrol the district and provide a range of services. Ranger staff are peace officers but do not carry firearms. They wear tan and green uniforms; the badge is a gold metal seven-point star with an enameled California state seal in the center. Dispatch services are provided by the Mountain View Police Department under contract.

Open space preserves
The following open space preserves are managed by MROSD:

 * Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
 * Coal Creek Open Space Preserve
 * El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve (see also El Corte de Madera Creek)
 * El Sereno Open Space Preserve
 * Foothills Open Space Preserve
 * Fremont Older Open Space Preserve
 * La Honda Creek Open Space Preserve, opened to the public in November 2017
 * Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
 * Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
 * Miramontes Ridge Open Space Preserve
 * Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
 * Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve (see also Picchetti Winery)
 * Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve
 * Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
 * Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
 * Ravenswood Open Space Preserve
 * Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve
 * St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve
 * Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve
 * Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve
 * Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve
 * Steven's Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve
 * Teague Hill Open Space Preserve
 * Thornewood Open Space Preserve
 * Tunitas Creek Open Space Preserve
 * Windy Hill Open Space Preserve


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Uncaught vanity platypeanArchcow 04:28, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
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 * Delete not notable, vanity. Megan1967 05:14, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
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The Ever Passing Moment

The Ever Passing Moment is the fifth studio album by punk rock band MxPx, released on May 16, 2000.

MxPx gained critical recognition for this album and landed a slot supporting for the Offspring and Cypress Hill on the Conspiracy of One tour. "Responsibility" proved to be a minor radio hit, peaking at #24 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart. Bassist Mike Herrera said on the It Came from Bremerton VHS tape that his songwriting on The Ever Passing Moment was inspired by Elvis Costello's second album This Year's Model.

The intro countdown in the song "The Next Big Thing" is Dave Grohl screaming "1, 2, 3, go!".

Track listing
All songs written by Mike Herrera.

Personnel

 * Mike Herrera - bass, vocals
 * Tom Wisniewski - guitar, backing vocals
 * Yuri Ruley - drums
 * Dave Grohl - introduction on "The Next Big Thing"
 * Stephen Egerton (Descendents) - guitar
 * Chip Butters - assistant engineer
 * Jerry Finn - producer, engineer, mixing
 * Lior Goldenberg - engineer, assistant engineer
 * Sean O'Dwyer - engineer
 * Darrel Thorpe - assistant engineer

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The WNJS feed is used for both the New York and Philadelpha DirecTV local channels package. They just resolve to different channel positions on the DirecTV box. The top/bottom of the hour legal ID says "WNJS, Camden" on both. The reasoning behind this is that they can have one station going into their head end and up to the sat. Since the programs are identical on all NJN stations, with the only difference being the voice-over legal IDs, it does make sense to use one NJN station for both markets, even if it resolves to different channels on DirecTV boxes in those markets. --Spotteddogsdotorg 04:31, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

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The NJN logo does not have a blue rectangle around it. Please replace that image with the television logo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.37.66.81 (talk) 22:03, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Obviously you don't want NJN a lot do you? the logo you see in the Wikipedia article is the same logo used officially on the air, their media kits and on their websites, although at this moment it is all moot because NJN is about to become toast on Friday at Midnight (Eastern Time) when the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority hands over operational control to New York's WNET who will change stations moniker from NJN to Public Media New Jersey Television. TheGoofyGolfer (talk) 03:29, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Digital Translators
I don't believe the digital translators are on air yet. They are construction permits. For example, W35CI doesn't appear to be on air otherwise I would have been able to receive it (I am a few miles away). Check the FCC database. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rjairam (talk • contribs) 19:44, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

How hot has each day been in 2010?
How many days in 2010 have been 100 degrees or higher? Is that number a record? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.145.51.130 (talk) 19:05, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Changing info to past tense...
Is it too early to change the article from NJN is a public television and public radio state network serving the U.S. state of New Jersey to NJN was a public television network and is a public radio network serving the State of New Jersey? TheGoofyGolfer (talk) 03:11, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

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New Jersey should’ve called OJU Jersey 2600:1700:8310:21D0:B54B:B42:69AB:767D (talk) 02:51, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

Learned so much?
Sorry but that's so wrong I learned more than you all did an that was no help from anyone one of you. I tryed give some truths to help see the full picture an was harassed every step of the way. Proved time an time again was all lies I was seeing an told that I had prove. I'm sorry but you people don't want truth as bad as my ocd wants the truth. An for some to look like just such a great person when that was a lie an you all knew that. An had make me look bad at every chance you could. Smh but now can't trust a partner ever again an gov lol yea feel so safe now that they all seem truth an did nothing to help only to further hurt an them help with the bs I was feed about apsa. I'll never know what was truth an wait was just lies all for your test. Well just a little info saw it coming an thought would of helped her so I went a little extra to help her. So my rant is over an I'm stop looking for apsa to show they ever wanted truth or help anyone at all. Only scam an try to break what was already weak, just saying nothing get all happy saying you learn do much. You now not even half a story an your happy with what you have. I don't even pray anymore but I'm say prayer for you all that knows the truth an done nothing to try make truth come out or help how needed the help or right thing or anything good in any since of general good. Glad I didn't become student you have nothing I care to learn from you all. Good bye from the guy never asked for any of this no once did I chase this till was play for rich girl play thing. Oh an may want look at money cause don't add up to me. An she did say so many there fraud apsa. So she knew how was done an she stole my ssi# an my credit she confessed was her. Yea she never lie to me or steal from you. Hope you read it all. 97.85.100.122 (talk) 11:21, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Redundancy
On NJN's infobox near where it says "Founded: 1968", I removed the "Established: 1968" that accompanies it, as it is a bit unnecessary and redundant, don't you think? TCK2009 (talk) 03:45, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

title: Talk:New Jersey Network