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I'm putting a picture I received permission to use on the talk page until I can receive a GFDL or public domain release. Mike H 04:26, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

 * He said it was fine to use under GFDL so I've moved it back. Mike H 15:35, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)

Just a few points about the Sex Pistols "God Save the Queen" - please listen to the lyrics before passing judgement. It does NOT call the Royal Family a "fascist regime". The lyrics actually say "God save the queen, your facist regime, they made you a moron...." In other words, the Queen's regime [the government] have caused the Queen herself to become totally pointless. The lyrics also say that "there's no future in England's dreaming...". In other words, for most people in Britain there isn't any point in having dreams because you will be kept down and prevented from realising them. The lyrics did not infer that there was "no future" per se, and in fact far from being an attack on the British nation, it was more in support of them, bemoaning the poor quality lives that most Britons had.

GSTQ was officially number 2.--78.144.80.189 (talk) 11:28, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

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St John of God Geelong Hospital

St John of God Geelong Hospital is a 284-bed hospital providing inpatient and outpatient care in the Barwon and south-west regions of Victoria.

Founded in 1965, the Sisters of St John of God purchased the hospital in 1977 and it was renamed from Holy Cross Hospital to St John of God Geelong Hospital in 1980.

St John of God Geelong Hospital is a division of St John of God Health Care, a Catholic not-for-profit health care group.

Redevelopment
In 2012, St John of God Geelong Hospital began construction on a $64.6 million redevelopment which includes the addition of 64 new beds.

The redevelopment, which finished in 2014, include the addition of 64 new beds, the establishment of an emergency facility and rehabilitation service, three new operating theatres, new nurse units for oncology, palliative care and orthopedic services, an education and training centre, and additional car-parking.

A second $21 million redevelopment finished in 2017 adding three operating theatres, a hydrotherapy pool and rehabilitation centre, angiography suite and new chapel. In 2017, the hospital’s new intensive care unit opened.

In 2020, the hospital's Emergency Department opened 24/7 becoming the first private emergency department to open 24/7 in the region.

Social outreach
St John of God Raphael Services in Geelong provides perinatal infant mental health care and research. Staffed by mental health clinicians, Raphael Services provide free support for parents and families affected by anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties during pregnancy and in the postnatal period. The services also provide counselling and support for parents undergoing prenatal testing or who have experienced pregnancy loss.

St John of God Horizon House program in Geelong provides safe, stable accommodation and support vulnerable young people aged 16–22 years who are currently experiencing, or are at serious risk, of homelessness. The program supports young people to access education, training and employment opportunities and make the transition to independent living.

1965: Construction and Opening
The four-level, 80-bed facility opened under the name Holy Cross Hospital in 1965, administered by the RC Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Construction and equipment cost A£750,000 (A$1.5m), the building designed by Buchan, Laird & Buchan (now the Buchan Group – a multinational architecture firm which originated in Geelong). The original configuration featured medical, surgical, obstetric and paediatric departments.

1974
In 1974, due to financial and administrative difficulties faced by the MSC order, the hospital was to be sold. The local RC church acted to keep it by inviting another order, the Sisters of St John of God to take over its administration. The name of the hospital was not changed at this time, remaining as Holy Cross.

1977
The Sisters of St John of God purchased the hospital from the Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart (MSC Sisters) in 1977.

1980
The name of the hospital was officially changed from the Holy Cross Hospital to St John of God Geelong Hospital in 1980.

The Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart partnered with the Hospital Auxiliary to build a new 81-bed hospital.

1989
The Sisters handed over the management of the hospital to lay caregivers in 1989.

Further developments

 * In 1988, plans to increase bed capacity and services was realised with the completion of the east wing which added four new operating theatres and three levels of patient accommodation.
 * A west wing was added in 1997, along with 60 additional beds, upgrades to maternity facilities and new medical consulting suites.
 * The Specialist Centre on Myer Street was completed in 2009, adding day surgery services and specialist consulting suites.
 * The development of the six storey Granada Medical Centre, an emergency department, three new operating theatres and a hydrotherapy centre, was completed in 2014.
 * In 2017 a new eight bed intensive care unit was opened the cardiac care unit will be expanded and upgraded.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Melissa Lee

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Melissa Lee
Likely vanity. Only claims to notability are "bit" roles in three films, but Internet Movie Database doesn't list her in any of them. (IMDB lists five Melissa Lees, but not this one.) Actors with only insignificant credits are not notable. MysteryDog 20:28, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Vanity. Just being an actor in the very broadest sense of the word does not make one notable. Uncredited roles don't clear the bar. -R. fiend 20:47, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per R. fiend. DS1953 20:59, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete I may well be one of the most inclusionist voters when it comes to actors, as I generally believe that an IMDB entry should equal a WP entry. However, this one is way too non-notable even for me.  Might even be a hoax, as it's hard to imagine anyone behaving like a "diva" whilst cast as an extra(!)  Even if we swallow the whole thing, though, it's still non-notable. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  21:26, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * I'd be very hesitant to make the claim that an IMDb entry should equal a WP entry. IMDb has no rules against self-promotion as we do, and they really will list just about anyone. I don't know if your criteria extends beyond actors to Key Grips, Gaffers, 3rd Assistant editors and the like, but if it does I'd encourage you to think about this policy of yours, especially when we consider the B and C grade films that are made and sold straight to DVD on the interent these days. -R. fiend 02:26, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * While I doubt that anyone is exactly hurrying to write an article on some guy who was second-unit assistant dolly grip on some early-70s spaghetti western, I don't see why WP couldn't or shouldn't include such an article if someone was willing to write it. The obvious question would be: why bother to waste time duplicating info that's already on the IMDB?  The answer to that is simple: the IMDB is not open information.  It's riddled with ads, including incredibly-intrusive Flash ads, and some of it already requires a paid account to access.  The information needs to be freed. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  12:30, Jun 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * I can think of one person who might be anxious to write an article on the second-unit assistant dolly grip on some early-70s spaghetti western, and that's the second-unit assistant dolly grip on some early-70s spaghetti western. We've had problems with people using IMDb to justify wikipedia vanity articles before, and I'm not anxious to encourage it. IMDb basically promotes vanity, and if we mirror them then we are promoting vanity as well, which I am loath to do. While actors, based on their prominent physical appearance in films and our culture's obesession with celebrity, are generally much more notable than people of equivalent ability in other professions, I hardly think anyone in any way associated with a movie is. Have you been to a film recently? Have you seen how long it takes all the credits to scroll across the screen at the end? Is every one of those names in every single movie worthy of an encyclopedia article? Even actors, I would say, should have a substantial role or two in a film/TV show (and by substantial I don't mean "leading" or even "major", but something better than an extra/nonspeaking/uncredited role or "Man in cab line #4"). Wikipedia and IMDb serve different (but overlapping) purposes, and wikipedia should not try to be IMDb. They will always be a better film database than we are, but we will always be a better encyclopedia. -R. fiend 16:25, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * In addition can you honestly say these people, for example, should have wikipedia articles?   -R. fiend 16:40, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, because if we kept it, I would deserve an article as a politician. --Scimitar 21:50, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn --Xcali 21:57, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn vanity, unverified claims. --Etacar11 00:06, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete -- clever vanity. MPS 17:26, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Commander's Palace

Commander's Palace is a Louisiana Creole restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana.

History
Commander's Palace was established in 1893 in the Garden District of Uptown New Orleans at 1403 Washington Ave.

Emile Commander established a small saloon at the corner of Washington Avenue and Coliseum Street in 1893. Within a few years he turned it into a restaurant patronized by the distinguished neighborhood families of the Garden District. By 1900 Commander's Palace was attracting gourmets from all over the world. Legend has it that stored alcohol was ferried across from the adjacent cemetery during prohibition for patron beverages.

In the 1920s, Frank G. Giarratano was the owner of the restaurant. He lived above the restaurant with his wife, Rose, and their two sons. There were rumors that there were private dining rooms upstairs rented to riverboat captains, visitors, etc. The upstairs rooms were the private residence of Mr. Giarratano and his family, while the downstairs, with a separate entrance, remained a family establishment. Fearing that the restaurant business would decline from what it had been during World War II, and Giarratano's declining health, in 1944 he sold Commander's Palace to Frank and Elinor Moran, who refurbished it and carried on with an expanded menu including many recipes still used. The Morans lived in the adjacent home facing Coliseum. Weather permitting, dining on the restaurant courtyard was encouraged—around a large Goldfish/Koi pond, with a large bank of electric heaters available to ward off the chill during the mild New Orleans winters. It was during this post-WWII period that many New Orleans restaurants, including Commander's Palace, received wider national/international recognition and broader acclaim.

In 1969, the famous Brennan restaurant family of New Orleans purchased the restaurant and began a redesign of the interior to complement the outdoor setting. Large windows replaced walls, and custom trellises and paintings were commissioned. Through the years, additional changes have included a redesign of the courtyard area, facility expansion into the back/side property, and the removal of much of the fence that had long separated the restaurant from the neighboring owner residence.

From 2001 to 2003, the restaurant hosted the Turner South series Off The Menu. Many of the segments were based on hunting and then turning the day's catch into a five-star dinner. The restaurant suffered extensive damage due to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. After a full renovation, it re-opened on October 1, 2006.

Awards and honors
In 2013, Executive Chef Tory McPhail won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: South. In 1996, the Foundation awarded the Most Outstanding Restaurant honor to the restaurant. Other James Beard Awards include Lifetime Achievement Award (Ella Brennan) 2009, Outstanding Service Award 1993, and Best Chef, Southeast Region (Jamie Shannon) 1999.

Since 2012, Commander's Palace has been a recipient of the Wine Spectator Grand Award. Zagat has listed Commander's Palace as the “Most Popular Restaurant in New Orleans” for 18 years. In 2008, the restaurant was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America Hall of Fame.

Recent Commander's Palace accolades include 10 Best New Orleans Restaurants by Nola.com, 100 Best Wine Restaurants by Wine Enthusiast and the number one wine list in the U.S. by The Daily Meal.

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Cargo Plus Aviation

Cargo Plus Aviation was a cargo airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It operated ad hoc flights to Asia, Africa and eastern Europe.

History
The airline was established in July 2001 and started operations in August 2001.

Services
Cargo Plus Aviation operated freight services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Kano, Khartoum, Lagos, Mumbai, Nairobi, N'Djamena and Sharjah.

Accidents and incidents
In March 2005, a Boeing 707 operated by Cargo Plus Aviation on behalf of Ethiopian Airlines crashed in Lake Victoria. The plane crashed while making an emergency landing in Entebbe, Uganda, while en route from Addis Ababa to Lomé. Some people aboard sustained injuries and the plane was destroyed, but there were no fatalities.

Fleet
The Cargo Plus Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

 * 1 Boeing 707-320C
 * 1 Douglas DC-8-63F

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bike ballet

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Bike ballet
Hmm... I don't know if this is notable enough -- and as it is now, it is a pure ad. No vote. -- Marcika 20:28, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. Google returned 229 results. ["San Francisco Bicycle Ballet") - Mailer Diablo 20:48, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy ad. Probably copyvio, too. --Xcali 22:00, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, speedy if possible. Bizarre. Mr Bound 23:00, Jun 15, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete advertising. JamesBurns 23:29, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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Title from Oldsmobile
If I'm not mistaken, Cadillac will take the title of the oldest surviving brand name of American cars from Oldsmobile in 2009. Is this right?? Georgia guy 16:17, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Now that it's 2010, Cadillac must now be the oldest surviving brand name of American cars. Is this right?? Georgia guy (talk) 15:53, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Diesel V8 section does not reflect NPOV
This section is a ridiculous apologia for General Motors and its lame LF9 Oldsmobile-developed 350 cubic inch passenger car diesel of the late '70s and early '80s, ridiculous enough to make one wonder if this is revisionism coming out of GM.

I am putting this (IMHO factual, even if it is written informally) screed up on the talk page to see what kind of reaction it gets from the community. If not too many people throw tomatoes, maybe I'll get off my duff and research it for a proper write up.

A large portion of Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and Peugeot sales during this timeframe were also diesels (and other manufactures sold plenty of diesels, although in a lesser proportion of sales than the makes I enumerated); they DID NOT suffer the same early-80s mass failures as did GM's diesel V-8s.
 * When incidents of exploded Olds diesels were rampant (coincidentally, starting about a year after the '79 fuel shock and consequent hyper-popularity of diesel cars in the U.S. market) in the early '80s, an urban legend sprang up that a tanker of water-contaminated diesel fuel was imported from Brazil (its importation being necessary because a severe winter had upped demand for home heating oil and skewed the product mix coming out of U.S. refineries) and that water contamination wreaked havoc upon GM passenger car diesels. Interestingly, this load of double-dog-secret diesel fuel never caused a similar wave of catastrophic failures in other makes of cars.  Had the fuel supply actually been at fault, it would have affected all user populations similarly, but it did not.
 * The fact that this wave of GM diesel catastrophic engine failures fell when it did probably had more to do with age of, mileage of, and cumulative stress effects upon the '79-'80 diesel sales wave crest cars. Given that the mode of failure was usually a catastrophic failure of a lower end component (in the early 80s, a visit to an Olds or Cad dealer would allow you to see dead FE9s lined up in rows on the ground behind the service department, most with a piece of the rotating assembly having penetrated the side of the block - a no-kidding explosive failure of an engine), that points to some combination of inadequate design, substandard metallurgy, and substandard machining.  GM had recurring serious problems with the latter two deficiencies in a variety of internal parts across multiple engine and transmission lines throughout its mid-'70s-to-mid-'80s decade of disastrous build quality, so these problems certainly wouldn't have been out of place in the crankcases of Olds 350 diesels.  Also, the FE9 was 'dieselized' from the long and well-serving Olds Rocket 350 gasoline V-8, rather than being designed from the start as a diesel as is more common in the industry, making one wonder if the resulting design constraints didn't force GM to use less metal mass than they should.  (In fairness to the practice, other 'dieselized' passenger car engines have worked out well, most notably Volkswagen's 1.5 liter inline four, which was as stout as a brick outhouse despite revving to the stratospheric [for a diesel] rev limit of 5800/minute, with its peak power at 5600/minute and peak torque at 4400/minute.)
 * The statement in the article about GM diesels not having water separators is literally true, yet out-of-context and misleading. (And if lack of a water separator is a flaw, whose fault is that?  In light of the fact that the diesel was a $949 option bundled with another ~$50 of heavy-duty electrics, a whopping percentage of selling price for a late-'70s family car, it's not like cost concerns were overwhelming.)  No modern diesel passenger car marketed in the U.S. has a centrifugal water separator, although they are common in heavy truck and industrial diesels and are available on the aftermarket.  GM's pleated paper fuel filter in between the low pressure fuel pump and the injection pump is conceptually identical to rest of the industry's approach and very similar in appearance under the hood to what you'd see from any other make.  (Not to say GM couldn't have have made design errors in implementing industry standard practice, or made use of substandard filter materials.)  If lack of a centrifugal water separator is what killed the GM 350 diesels, it should have been equally deadly for other makes, but it wasn't.
 * GM caught flack for going with a Stanadyne (a manufacturer widely regarded as a poor second to Bosch and its Japanese licensees such as Diesel Kiki) injection system, and the rotary pump used was a new design. Maybe this pump was more sensitive to contaminated fuel than the rest of the industry?
 * As far as buyers and dealer service staffs not knowing how to take care of these cars, that's bunk. Each car came with an owner's manual, and the factory published service manuals and offered mechanic training programs.  If they weren't good, whose fault is that?  I'll concede that owners often don't read the book and follow manufacturer's recommendations, but I don't think GM buyers are worse than anybody else.  Why did these problems afflict GM but not its competitors in the diesel trade?
 * As far as the unsuitability of the general U.S 'gas and go' population for diesel ownership, the author of this section is probably right, and I'll agree with the section author's implicit message that diesels benefit from having gearheads (rather than your mothers-in-law) for owners. However, possibly with some exceptions for the long-established diesel product lines of Mercedes-Benz and Peugeot which did inspire small followings of diesel freaks (and who largely got priced out of the market as these brands went upmarket around this time - very few eccentric college profs traded their '61 180D finwagens for 300SDs; they went over to gasoline or bought Izuzus), the general U.S. population wasn't any more unsuited to own other makes of diesels than it was to own GM products.  Buyers of Japanese makes and Volkswagens are a particular case on point - they were into diesels for economy, and not for brand cachet or because they'd liked their previous diesels from the same manufacturers.  If the U.S. motoring population (which in fact does take generally poor care of its fleet) was at fault in widespread failures of GM diesels, they should similarly have killed off other makes as well.
 * I'd like to see the author of this section document widespread survival of significant numbers GM 350 diesels for "for hundreds of thousands of trouble free miles". Even if they had the mechanical longevity to do so (which is not the typical case), because their reputation was so thoroughly shot by about '83 that they had near-zero resale value, a large fraction of the diesel survivors were converted to gasoline engines.  Conversions to gasoline engines were easy and common, both after the original diesel grenaded or had injection problems too expensive to fix and as a way for the owner to restore some resale value to his still-running GM diesel, and it was not unknown in the mid-'80s to see GM rear-drives with diesel badging running under spark-ignition power.  The Olds 350 diesel project engineer (interviewed in a big cover story in Popular Science when the engine was introduced, featuring a cross-country run in an Olds 98 Regency coupe) stated that GM was not promoting their automotive diesel as longer-lived than other engines and stated a target durability of 100,000 miles (which was at the time the assumed economic lifespan of a car).
 * Most damning for me is the publicity (propaganda) campaign surrounding the Olds 350 diesel. The tanker-of-Satanic-fuel-from-Brazil story came out in a story in either Popular Mechanics or Popular Science after Olds 350 diesels started ventilating their blocks in large numbers using bits and pieces of their lower ends.  It read like an apologia for GM at the time because it didn't contrast the GM experience with the generally satisfactory service record amassed by the rest of the (then-substantial) diesel car market.  A few years later, right as GM was about to introduce its many-times-delayed-due-to-development-difficulties new front-drive generation of full-sized B- and C-body cars (Buick Electra & LeSabre, Olds 88 & 98, and Cadillac DeVille and Fleetwood), GM put in a full-page ad in magazines such as Popular Mechanics appealing to middle-aged gearheads who stereotypically might be in the market for a big domestic luxury car.  It was a page of fine print; the essential story line was 'we're sorry we're behind schedule introducing the new 4.3 liter V-6 diesel in our new big front-drives; we know that we utterly blew it with our 350 diesel V-8, and we're taking the time to get this new V-6 right; please give us another chance to sell you a diesel car'.  In one of the strangest pieces of advertising I've seen, GM admitted to selling underengineered and undertested junk built with near-nonexistent quality control and humbly begged the buyer to forgive past sins and put his money on the table again.  (As far as I know, they sold very few [if any - I can't remember ever seeing one in the metal] of the diesel V-6.  I suspect that most buyers who would consider a diesel either had been bitten by the V-8 or had at least heard of its disastrous reputation and didn't want to give the V-6 a chance, corporate mea culpa notwithstanding.  Also, generally falling fuel prices through the latter half of the '80s and Detroit's rediscovery of horsepower probably made diesels a much less attractive proposition regardless of what the buyer might think about their prospective reliability and longevity.  Nonetheless, if I ever run across a V-6 diesel front-drive Caddy in decent shape, I'll buy it just for the novelty of a six-passenger car which can approach 40mpg on the highway.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.204.39.149 (talk) 06:50, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm not exactly sure what the complaint is, but perhaps the content in the article has been revised since your post of 08-31-07. As far as "NPOV", I fail to see how pointing out the massive number of failures of the notoriously unreliable 'Old-Cad 350 diesel' poses an "unbiased" view. I spent 27 years in retail automtotive parts aftermarket ( sales-purchasing-inventory management ), catering almost exclusively to the DIY market, followed by 7+ years selling engines for a high-volume production engine remanufacturer in 7 states. We were selling head gaskets for the 350 Olds diesel in the early 1980's in considerable numbers: unusual considering (1) the engine had only recently been put into production and (2) individual sales of head gaskets to the DIY market were insignificant other than for the most common engines ( Chev & Ford Small Block V8's ( FelPro #7733PT and #8016PT, respectively ) ( note I still remember the part numbers after having been out of the business 19 years. ) In the remanufactured engine industry, the Olds 350 diesel was one of many 'problem child' engines: rebuilders either specialized in them, or ( more commonly ) refused to build them due to their rate of failure and the subsequent ill-will they created with clients. While some independent repair shop owners specialized in diesel-to-gas conversions, a far greater number ( at least in my own territory of 7 western states ) refused to work on them simply because the cost of engine replacement in most cases exceeded the value of the vehicles and more often than not resulted in unhappy customers and/or small-claims court suits. When a production engine rebuilding house that has won "rebuilder of the year" awards multiple times from industry trade organizations refuses to build a particular engine, that in and of itself has got to say something. The only other domestic engine design which comes close to the Olds-Cad 350 diesel in terms of unreliability and premature failure would be the early-production 4.1L aluminum-block Caddys. ( And yes, I did stop to reflect on the Pontiac 230 OHC 6, the Chevrolet L-4 140 "Vega", and the Ford 1600cc "Escorts" before I typed that previous line. ) Bias? Pointing out that a poorly-concieved engine design resulted in premature engine failures isn't bias. Thanks. Ski mohawk 09:05, 27 October 2007 (UTC)Ski_Mohawk
 * Comment- I worked in the service and repair industry.  The article is correct. This was a GM mistake. Most drivers hated them and they were a nightmare to repair. Seems to me this was common knowledge to anyone in the biz.... Guess if you were a diesel locomotive mechanic you got it....most normal people didnt....   They didnt start in the winter...the head went bad...injector problems continually  —Preceding unsigned comment added by STONE8HENGE (talk • contribs) 13:25, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't see a problem with the current version of the section, so I am removing the tag. Greg Grahame (talk) 13:27, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

The Escalade
I am removing the following paragraph for inaccuracy and POV: Despite Cadillac's attempt to create attractive smaller cars through the Art & Science model, sales of coupes had been sluggish and the make's flagship models, such as the Eldorado, continued their perception as large and unwieldy sedans that were the province only of the older buyer. Cadillac's fortunes changed dramatically, however, with the introduction of the Escalade, a large and ostentatious luxury SUV. The Escalade was initially a favorite of rappers such as Jay-Z, whose cachet added to the Escalade's imposing size and luxurious features to make the Escalade a desired mark of wealth and status. The Escalade has undeniably introduced the Cadillac brand to a younger generation of affluent buyers, and has re-established the Cadillac name as synonymous with luxury rather than geriatricy. No Cadillac coupe ever used the Art & Science design (and therefore had no influence on sales of coupes), and the first Escalade arrived in MY1998, before A&S. So we start off with a flawed timeline of Cadillac history, and then the paragraph ends with the POV statements regarding what the brand's name is synonymous with. While there may be some valid points in this paragraph, it really needs to be rewritten in a section that considers several influences on Cadillac's recent resurgence, rather than giving the Escalade full credit.--Scottr76 (talk) 05:44, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Trivia
It should be added to the trivia section that a Cadillac played a major part in the Seinfeld episodes "The Cadillac" and "The Money", in seasons 7 and 8 respectively. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.13.214.254 (talk) 23:47, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

There are easily 50 more pop culture references to Cadillacs. Why does this section exist at all? It should be removed. Vytal (talk) 01:39, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism

I don't know enough to correct it, I hope someone comes in and partially locks the site after a reversion is made —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.112.253.150 (talk) 02:23, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

History
Friend Gedstrom: I understand his decision to erase my contribution to the history of Cadillac. Until now there was no other source of information as supplied by Murphy in his rationale for the name. After several years of research on my ancestors in the USA, I can give every one of the tests of how much he scored. Also I can give references from my book "Conspiracy in the South" published by Trafford Publishing of Canada. There is told the story of the brothers and the family Forto Cardellach New Orleans. You can also check the photographic archive of the book through Google Picasa photos and documents from one part of their country's history. I regret not being able to speak in English, but you should not be a problem with the translator of Google. You can contact me and him darétodas references you think necessary, but before blanking a contribution, given the volume of my contribution Vikipedia in Spanish, you could have requested a pre lasmpruebas. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jrmauri (talk • contribs) 16:01, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Advertising legends
"The ads, which led to record sales for Lincoln, also reportedly embarrassed the top executives at Cadillac and GM's 14th Floor, leading Smith to ask Ford to drop "The Valet" ads for Lincoln. Donald Petersen acquiesed, in the light of a severe downturn at Cadillac, and the general code of congeniality between the Big Three auto executives."

Is there a reasonable source for this? This is Lincoln fanboy stuff otherwise. Remove it if it cannot be corroborated.

Ken (talk) 18:10, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

 * I threw a fact tag on it for now, so readers know it is unsourced. That should do until we come up with something better. -Brougham96 (talk) 15:18, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

1996 deVille Concours
The pictures of the 1996 deVille Concours seem irrelevant to me, as there is no mention of this car in the article. There certainly isn't the need for two pictures of the same car. Thoughts? -Brougham96 (talk) 04:59, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Where are the ducks?
Does somebody have a vintage Cadillac logo with the ducks on it instead of the red squares? After all, the logo used to be the crest of Cadillac. Sneakers55 (talk) 02:41, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
 * When were the ducks removed from the logo? — HarringtonSmith (talk) 23:18, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Those "ducks" were Merlettes. Ducks were never used. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.189.254.75 (talk) 14:50, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Joe Louis story must be apocryphal
In the The Great Depression section it says: "In 1932, after Cadillac suffered from record low sales and charges of discrimination against black customers, Alfred Sloan created a committee to consider the discontinuation of the Cadillac line. At a fateful board meeting, Cadillac president Nicholas Dreystadt heard that legendary boxer Joe Louis could not go into a dealership to buy a car, because he was black, and resorted to having a white friend make the purchase for him. Dreystadt gave the GM Board of Directors a 10 minute speech in which he advocated advertising to black consumers so as to increase sales. The Board agreed to give Dreystadt 18 months to produce results."

Joe Louis was not legendary in 1932, he was an unknown 18 year old. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Johhtfd (talk • contribs) 03:53, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Cleanup
I made some unsigned edits to the page earlier, and trimmed some of the NPOV. Before we get some "America, F*ck yeh!" fanboy here, let me say I am a Cadillac fan and now own two. But the page itself is suffering from many NPOV and unsigned statements not worthy of Wikipedia. Also, I've said it before throughout the GM articles, will those of you who work for GM PLEASE stop inserting marketing and promotional text into these articles? Not only is it blatantly obvious, its just a pain to have to clean up every day.

And to the three guys from the Ford and BMW forums who keep defacing the article: yes, I found out where you are coming from, please stop defacing it. It just irks GM and the fanboys on when they see its been filled with misleading/punishing information. If part of the article states that Cadillac made a mistake and had some horrendous problems, it doesn't need to be drilled into the article again and again, and it doesn't mean that we can just make stuff up. Scryer_360 (talk) 21:21, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

The Dark Days
Cadillac went in to serious decline in the 1980s, and we should document that, not ignore it. Right now we've got one line on the 80s, nothing on the 90s, and just a few lines about the 21st century. Kendall-K1 (talk) 21:57, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Models and position
This article seems absurdly short, and there is a lot of information on the individual model pages that I would love to see summarized here. I'm still not quite clear on the various "Series 60/61/70/75" compared to the model names I remember from the 60's-80's, (Sedan/Coupe deVille, Eldorado, Fleetwood) or where Fleetwood fits as either Body By or its own model. Sevesteen (talk) 21:38, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

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The main article shows the pre-2022 logo. Current logos are available here: https://media.gm.com/media/me/en/cadillac/company.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmatero (talk • contribs) 19:07, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

 * I agree with you and I've updated the logo at the infobox. Moreover, the official website plus all brand's social media (Facebook, Tw, etc) shows the b&w logo as official emblem. Therefore I've been reverting edits by user who insisted on keeping the old one. Unless he has valid sources to proof we are wrong. You're invited to discuss. Fma12 (talk) 13:02, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

 * Proof that the logo is current:, , , etc, etc. Technically both logos are current, the single color variant that was used previously is just that, a variant. The full color version should be preferred for a mixed media usage like Wikipedia (where we can see it on screens big or small, as well as in print in some circumstances). —Locke Cole • t • c 17:21, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * And WP:RS for the color version still being current (see quote in citation):
 * —Locke Cole • t • c 18:28, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The color variant is also used internationally still: Saudi Arabia UAE Kuwait Qatar United Kingdom. —Locke Cole • t • c 20:14, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The color variant is also used internationally still: Saudi Arabia UAE Kuwait Qatar United Kingdom. —Locke Cole • t • c 20:14, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Please change the logo to commons version
I can't edit the article 43.224.38.2 (talk) 12:03, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Bahooka's removal of my ' In Popular Culture ' subsection by ' Bahooka ', yesterday.
As requested by ' Bahooka ', I have placed this reply of mine to him, today, here for general comment:-

" Hello. The ' In Popular Culture ' sub-heading added to ' Cadillac ', yesterday, is capable of great expansion. Many articles show how knowledge can be greatly broadened by directing those of particular interests, (in this case cars), to other subjects they had considered before, (in this example, to a singer). This widening of knowledgee's family is what leads to a fuller understanding of one subject, and broader awareness of others, which, whilst we may still be out-of-sympathy with them, at least keeps our minds in a healthier state of enquiry than obsessions, which can become retarding. It's my hope that you'll agree with that. I should like us to reach a two-party consensus on this by returning the sub-heading with the start which I have given it, in order to achieve what I've described; which is surely one of the greatest justifications for pursuing knowledge, rather than the futile accumulation of disparate facts just to see how high redundant additions can be piled; which the edit could be construed, by it's removal, to be taken as trying to prevent. I understand this consensus could be in a newly-written form, but a complete excision of it has established I contend, a wrong principle; which is to be resistant to the opportunity to increase a subject's enjoyment. I hope you find the opportunity to reply soon. If you disagree, I can quite understand a different point of view, but, like you, unless persuaded, (which I could be), that I'm wrong, I should like, please, to know how to pursue my contention that it should stay. I shall be interested to read a persuasive reply. Thanks. Heath St John (talk) 15:50, 10 June 2024 (UTC) ". Heath St John (talk) 17:53, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I support user:Bahooka's removal of this material . A non-notable song (a B side that is not even mentioned on the singer's page) is just unsourced, obscure trivia. I don't know that we need an "In popular culture" section at all, but even if we did have one this entry would not warrant inclusion as it stands. There are many much more significant songs out there that mention Cadillacs, or are about them. Meters (talk) 21:05, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

 * MOS:POPCULT says "it should not be a source that merely mentions the subject's appearance in a movie, song, television show, or other cultural item." Also says it should be prose, not just a list. WP:CARTRIVIA says that the mention must be about how it changed the sales and/or design or the public perception of the vehicle. Useless information dilutes the rest of the article.  Stepho  talk 21:52, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I couldn't find the specific links. Those are very clear. Meters (talk) 23:26, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Stepho-wrs Hello.
 * Because it says it "...should not be..." something that "...merely mentions..." a subject, I drop the request.
 * I'll mention here that an ' In Popular Culture '  sub-heading is always interesting and relevant. However, I do see that there needs to be some limiting definitions, because, to say again, I accept that otherwise a huge hill of unenlightening ephemera could easily rise if a memorial is errected every time a subject's very name is mentioned.
 * By the way, because a song, or a film, whatever, isn't on an artist's page, it shouldn't  be assumed it's  because that work was unimportant in the subject's career. Let's remember that's how all Wikipaedia's pages began, absent of all information. They are what they have become because formerly missing, important facts have gradually accumulated.
 * (Give Wynonie a listen: he was a very weak man, but, somehow still, naughtily incorrigible !!).
 * Thanks to all. Heath St John (talk) 11:52, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

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Mark Youngblood

Mark Romero (born July 21, 1963) is a retired American second generation professional wrestler better known by his ring name Mark Youngblood.

Professional wrestling career
Mark Romero is the son of Ricky Romero. He started wrestling as Mark Youngblood in 1980 and worked for the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions as a tag team with Wahoo McDaniel. He wrestled in Florida Championship Wrestling in 1985 with his brother Jay and formed a tag team with his younger brother Chris Romero in 1986 following Jay's death.

The Romeros achieved some success in the World Wrestling Council and later in the Global Wrestling Federation and the United States Wrestling Association as "The Tribal Nation". They also had a brief stint in World Championship Wrestling as "The Renegade Warriors". Mark retired from wrestling in 1999.

In early 2006, he wrestled at the Amarillo, Texas, based indy-wrestling company West Texas Wrestling Legends ran by his brother Chris. He made several appearances for the company before going back into retirement in July 2006. On January 13, 2007, he resurfaced in WTWL and defeated the WTWL Champion Thunder to win the championship. After the match, WTWL wrestlers "Hobo" Hank, Mike DiBiase, Dice Murdock, nephew "Radical" Ricky Romero III and Mark's brother Chris Romero came down to celebrate the win with the new champion. Romero explained that his return was for one night only and he later vacated the WTWL Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

 * Cauliflower Alley Club
 * Family Wrestling Award (2015) – with Chris Youngblood, Jay Youngblood and Ricky Romero

 * Central States Wrestling
 * NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mike George
 * NWA Central States Television Championship (2 times)

 * Championship Wrestling from Florida
 * NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 times) – with Jay Youngblood

 * Global Wrestling Federation
 * GWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Youngblood

 * Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
 * NWA Television Championship (1 time)
 * NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) – with Wahoo McDaniel

 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI ranked him #321 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991
 * PWI ranked him # 100 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Chris Youngblood in 2003.
 * Southern Championship Wrestling
 * SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Youngblood
 * West Texas Wrestling Legends
 * WTWL Championship (1 time)

 * World Class Championship Wrestling
 * WCCW Television Championship (1 time)

 * World Wrestling Council
 * WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Chris Youngblood
 * WWC World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Chris Youngblood

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The Conduct of Life

The Conduct of Life is a collection of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson published in 1860 and revised in 1876. In this volume, Emerson sets out to answer "the question of the times:" "How shall I live?" It is composed of nine essays, each preceded by a poem. These nine essays are largely based on lectures Emerson held throughout the country, including for a young, mercantile audience in the lyceums of the Midwestern boomtowns of the 1850s.

The Conduct of Life has been named as both one of Emerson's best works and one of his worst. It was one of Emerson's most successful publications and has been identified as a source of influence for a number of writers, including Friedrich Nietzsche.

Publication
Three years after publishing his English Traits, Boston's Ticknor & Fields announced on 27 December 1859, an "early appearance" of a new book by Emerson titled The Conduct of Life. Confirmed as "completed" on 10 November 1860, Emerson’s seventh major work came out on 12 December of the same year—simultaneously in the US and in Great Britain (published there by Smith, Elder & Co.). It was advertised as "matured philosophy of the transatlantic sage" and sold as a collector’s item "uniform in size and style with Mr. Emerson’s previous works." Quickly running through several editions in the U.S. (Ticknor & Fields announced a third edition only a week later ) it was soon picked up by a third publisher (Cleveland’s Ingham & Bragg). In Great Britain, it was reported as "selling rapidly." Subsequently, several passages from the book appeared in popular U.S. newspapers, most of them quoting either from 'Wealth' or 'Behavior' (especially the 'Monk Basle'-passage and Emerson’s treatment of the human eye ).

First translations of the book appeared during Emerson's lifetime in France (1864) and in Russia (1864). Still, the height of the book's international fame came around the turn of the 20th century, coinciding with a growing public interest in one of Emerson's most famous readers: Friedrich Nietzsche. Eventually, The Conduct of Life was translated into at least 13 different languages, including Serbian, Dutch and Chinese.

Reception
Though hailed by Thomas Carlyle as "the writer's best book" and despite its commercial success, initial critical reactions to The Conduct Of Life were mixed at best. The Knickerbocker praised it for its "healthy tone" and called it "the most practical of Mr. Emerson's works," while The Atlantic Monthly attested that "literary ease and flexibility do not always advance with an author’s years" and thought the essays inferior to Emerson's earlier work. Yale’s The New Englander while complimenting Emerson's abilities, criticized the book as depicting "a universe bereft of its God" and described its author as writing "with the air of a man who is accustomed to be looked up to with admiring and unquestioning deference." Littell's Living Age found the book to contain the "weakest kind of commonplace elaborately thrown into unintelligible shapes" and claimed it to read in parts like an "emasculate passage of Walt Whitman." Others were no less critical, proclaiming that Emerson "has come to the end of what he had to say, and is repeating himself" (Athenaeum ) or even calling him a "phrasemonger" and "second-hand writer" (Critic ).

Significance
While some critics like Harold Bloom place The Conduct of Life among Emerson's best work—Bloom calls it "a crucial last work for Americans" —it has only been paid little critical attention.

As The Conduct of Life is, in parts, thematically grouped around practical life issues (e.g. 'Power', 'Wealth'), it has been discussed as participating "in the aspirations of the contemporary conduct-of-life literature" while opening up possibilities of gender fluidity. Also, despite the stronger reconciliation between self and society compared to Emerson’s previous, more individualistic works, The Conduct of Life is in no way a one-sided affirmation of American society, especially 19th century capitalism. Rather, it can be seen as a holistic attempt to develop "principles for a good, natural, adequate conduct of life." As the dialectic approach of these essays often fails to come to tangible conclusions, critics like Ellen Vellela have described the whole book as weakly structured and repetitive. Others argue that "rather than trying to dissolve the ambiguous tension of Emerson’s texts, the different arguments should be valued as a part of a dialectic that productively captures the friction of opposing poles." In this way, "the workings of Emerson (…), as well as his aphoristic, succinct expressiveness could be characterized as Emersonian inceptions: getting us to start thinking, planting thoughts." Still others found an overarching unity of design to transcend the fragmentation of Emerson’s individual essays within the volume as a whole. More recent readings see Emerson as constructing an "ebb and flow within The Conduct of Life" that hints at transitionality as the "final reality of appearances."

Essays
The following summaries/analyses are attempts to capture the essence of the essays from The Conduct of Life. The page numbers in brackets link to an online copy of the 1860 edition of the book on archive.org.

Fate
In this first essay, Emerson introduces the basic idealist principles of The Conduct of Life and seeks to reconcile the seemingly contradicting ideas of freedom and fate through a unifying Weltgeist-approach. He claims that even though the "bulk of mankind believe [sic] in two gods" (26)—namely free will and Providence—these concepts are really "under one dominion" (26) and expressions of the same beneficial force. "A breath of will blows eternally," he writes "through the universe of souls in the direction of the Right and Necessary." (23) Historical and societal events are therefore not merely an expression of individual actions and thought but result of "the will of all mind" (23) and necessitated by nature: "When there is something to be done, the world knows how to get it done." (33) Still, these cosmic processes do not disenfranchise the individual, but are based on an individual desire to actualize one’s true will—a will that makes individual freedom essential: "Liberty of the will (…) is the end and aim of this world." (30) Individual will and purpose, though, have very strict, biological limitations. While the "mind of all" might give birth to great men and leader figures, it also creates inherently inferior beings, as everyone’s individual future is "already predetermined in his lobes, and described in that little fatty face, pig-eye, and squat form." (8) Here, race and genetics play a crucial role in Emerson’s line of argumentation, when, by quoting the racist writings of Robert Knox and referring to phrenology and physiognomics, Emerson claims that the "strongest idea incarnates itself in majorities and nations, the healthiest and strongest." (10)

Power
Long before Friedrich Nietzsche’s coining of a similar phrase, Emerson’s essay claims that "life is a search after power" and that "a cultivated man, wise to know and bold to perform, is the end to which nature works" (45). In this framework, power is not only a desirable end, but also a natural attribute of powerful people. Such people stand out in every circle of society. The reasons for their power are their "causationism", self-reliance, and health. Power is thus not necessarily with the refined elite. In fact, "the instinct of the people is right" (54)—the heartland’s farmers’ natural way of living and their straight approach to concrete problems makes them apt to be rulers. This is a major concession of a New England intellectual to Jacksonian Democracy and a "popular government". However, it comes along with the optimist prospect that after all, "power educates the potentate" (53). In large parts, the text conceptualizes power as an attribute of a few special people. However, there is also a more pragmatic side to the text, which claims that concentration, use, and routine can also help to develop a powerful personality: "Practice is nine tenth" (67). In the end, the text reconciles this practical tendency with the intellectual approach to life: "We can easily overpraise the vulgar hero." (69)

Wealth
This text unfolds a two-sided approach to the notion of wealth: On the one hand, the economic side of the term is discussed in what seems to be a capitalist praise of America’s free market economy: "The only safe rule is found in the self-adjusting meter of demand and supply. (…) In a free and just commonwealth, property rushes from the idle and imbecile, to the industrious, brave, and preserving" (91). On the other hand, a criticism of early consumer-capitalism in the cities of Emerson’s time, where "society (…) is babyish, and wealth is made a toy" (80), brings about a redefinition of the term. Thereby, the wealthy individual is characterized as a culturally productive and well-educated member of society ("To be rich is to have a ticket of admission to the master-works and chief men of each race." 86), whilst the wealth of a society as a whole can be measured by the degree of (cultural) participation it offers its citizens ("in America, (…) the public should (…) provide this culture and inspiration to the citizen." 85-86). Thus, the term wealth is not reduced to being rich in pecuniary terms, but widened to cultural, moral and psychological aspects. In Emerson’s terms: "Wealth is mental; wealth is moral." (89)

Culture
By exploring the multitude of different facets of "culture", Emerson points out its complexity (and thereby its resistance to be defined in clear-cut terms). For him, culture should not only be understood in the context of social community, but also on the level of the individual: in fact, individuality is thought of as the basis of culture (cf. 116). More specifically, culture is conceptualized as self-cultivation in an educational sense – a life-long process which "cannot begin too early" (142). In a world that is driven by "the pursuit of power and of wealth as a means of power" (113), culture is a corrective force: it "corrects the theory of success" (113). It has a balancing effect, since it "modulate[s] the violence of any master-tones that have a droning preponderance in [man’s] scale" and thereby "redresses his balance" (118). As the physical sphere of this educational process Emerson praises the urban—the cities that "give us collision" (129)—as a place of intellectual stimulation just as he praises solitude, "to genius the stern friend" (134), which can be found in nature. Emerson breaks with the myth of culture being thought of as "high" culture: for him cultural competence is not only the acquisition of knowledge through literature, but more importantly an experiential process through the active involvement with and in nature: "Archery, cricket, gun and fishing rod, horse and boat, are all educators, liberalizers." (123)

Behavior
In this essay, Emerson uses the term "behavior" synonymously with the term "manners" and defines it as "the visible carriage or action of the individual" (147). Nature’s truth within the human being is exteriorized, made visible, through the "silent and subtile language" (147) of the human body as a fascinating means of non-verbal communication. Emerson celebrates "the wonderful expressiveness of the human body" (154) while especially emphasizing the eyes—"another self" (156)—as being the most universally understood, hence highly revealing (and almost erotic), means of interpersonal exchange. Emerson does not only conceptualize behavior as the basic mode of human expression, but also defines what it means to have good manners: "the basis of good manners is self-reliance" (162). To the list of desirable traits he also adds "integrity" (165), "directness" (168), "sincerity" (168), "uprightness" (168) and "self-control" (170). Once a person has the kinds of manners which "indicate real power" (164), "he or she must be considered, and is everywhere welcome, though without beauty, or wealth, or genius" (148). Here, manners are turned into a democratic means, which can transcend biological as well as social inequalities. At the same time, however, the selective function of manners operating in a society that "resists and sneers at you; or quietly drops you" (162) if you do not follow its rules is addressed. Only the true genius has the potential to overcome "all the observances, yea, and duties, which society so tyrannically imposes on the rank and file of its members." (163)

Worship
In this essay, Emerson describes and explains shifts in practices and objects of worship. He moves from skeptical concerns to a holistic religion to come, founded on morals and intellect, and merging faith, science, aesthetics, and arts. Worship is not limited to religious beliefs, but also relates to intellect, health, and beauty. Taken together, "the whole state of man is a state of culture; and its flowering and completion may be described as Religion, or Worship" (178). At the outset, Emerson diagnoses a decline of religion and moral beliefs. Large parts of the population tend to worship only science, wealth, and public opinion. Consequently, "we live in a transition period, where the old faiths (...) seem to have lost their force" (180). This can be devastating for communities if it results in a "distrust in human virtue" (183). But since Emerson is equally critical of demoralizing "know-nothing religions" (181), he says, "forget your books and traditions, and obey your moral perceptions" (187). Science, religion, and moral beliefs are indeed compatible—for those who see the "unity, intimacy, and sincerity" (191) in nature, which find expression, for example, in cause and effect. Accordingly, Emerson repeatedly emphasizes the importance of both mental and physical activity, encapsulated in his idea of "voluntary obedience" or "necessitated freedom" (209). Emerson envisages the future religion to be intellectual and the future church to be grounded in moral science.

Considerations by the Way
This essay revolves around certain recurring and intertwined aspects of Emerson’s thought—most notably, society, culture, morals, nature, the meaning of life, and friendship. Emerson says that, while fine souls are empowering and inspiring, fine society is excluding and deadening. Similarly, he does not wish "to concede anything to 'the masses', but to tame, drill, divide, and break them up, and draw individuals out of them" (219). They are "unripe, and have not yet come to themselves, do not yet know their opinion" (221). Individualism, to Emerson, is crucial to intellectual and historical achievements. One of the most central lessons to learn is "the good of evil" (222). Antagonism is vital to nature. In both the private and social spheres, many great achievements "are brought about by discreditable means" (225). Emerson concludes that humans are indebted to their vices (228). As for the development of character, it is essential to "know the realities of human life" (230). In addition to self-reliance, Emerson’s advice is to live a healthy life and to be productive. Also, friends "to whom we can say what we cannot say to ourselves," (236) as well as people "who shall make us do what we can" (239), are essential. Emerson closes the essay on an encouraging note by saying, "life brings to each his task, and whatever art you select, (…) begin at the beginning, proceed in order, step by step" (243). His concluding remarks resonate with many of his other writings: he demands "the escape from all false ties; courage to be what we are; and love of what is simple and beautiful; independence, and cheerful relation to add something to the well-being of men." (244)

Beauty
Emerson next turns to Beauty, a topic he dealt with in Nature in 1836. Looking at beauty from different angles, Emerson works toward solving the problem of defining beauty by exploring examples, counterexamples, and qualities of beauty. In this last essay on Beauty, Emerson is less systematic than in his three-section investigation of beauty in Nature. First comes a criticism of science for moving far away "from its objects!" (247) More explicitly, "All our science lacks a human side." (248). Defining beauty in order to encourage a return to affection, Emerson writes, "Beauty is the form under which the intellect prefers to study the world. All privilege is that of beauty; for there are many beauties; as, of general nature, of the human face and form, of manners, of brain, or method, moral beauty, or beauty of the soul." (252). Then ensues a study of beauty through examples and explanations, "We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its ends; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. It is the most enduring quality and the most ascending quality." (254). Investigating beauty in nature, society, rhetoric, art, architecture, and women, he comments "The line of beauty is the result of perfect economy" and "Beauty is the quality which makes to endure" (259). The comparison of beauty to ugliness brings Emerson to the essence of his argument, "Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but, until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful." (266). The conclusion begs for a broader and more integrated understanding of the world:

""Thus there is a climbing scale of culture, from the first agreeable sensation which a sparkling gem or scarlet stain affords the eye, up through fair outlines and details of the landscape, features of the human face and form, signs of tokens of thought and character in manners, up to the ineffable mysteries of the intellect." (269)"

The last passage in the essay is "the perception of Plato, that globe and universe are rude and carly expressions of an all-dissolving Unity, —the first stair on the scale to the temple of the Mind."

Illusions
The final essay of the book, 'Illusions', is more clearly structured than 'Beauty'. It begins with Emerson’s recollections about his trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and his reflection on the illusion of the night sky when he went into the 'Star Chamber': "Some crystal specks in the black ceiling high overhead, reflecting the light of a half-hid lamp, yielded this magnificent effect." (274). In a closer examination of sensory perception, Emerson writes "Our conversation with Nature is not just what it seems" (274) and "[the] senses interfere everywhere and mix their own structure with all they report of it." (275). Turning to illusions in society, Emerson writes: "Nobody drops his domino" and "[…] we rightly accuse the critic who destroys too many illusions. Society does not love its unmaskers." (276). Here, he offers an aphorism: "Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." (277). Emerson continues to examine specific illusions, most notably marriage as a (happy) illusion: "We live amid hallucinations; and this especial trap is laid to trip up our feet with, and all are tripped up first or last." (279). He then suggests options for dealing with illusions: "Whatever games are played with us, we must play no games with ourselves, but deal in our privacy with the last honesty and truth." (285). Emerson turns back to a spiritual connection at the conclusion of the essay and the collection: "We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature." (286).

"There is no chance, and no anarchy, in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere. The young mortal enters the hall of the firmament: there he is alone with them alone, they pouring on him benedictions and gifts, and beckoning him up to their thrones. On the instant, and incessantly, fall snow-storms of illusions. He fancies himself in a vast crowd which sways this way and that, and whose movement and doings he must obey: he fancies himself poor, orphaned, insignificant. The mad crowd drives hither and thither, now furiously commanding this thing to be done, now that. What is he that he should resist their will, and think or act for himself Every moment, new changes, and new showers of deceptions, to baffle and distract him. And when, by and by, for an instant, the air clears, and the cloud lifts a little, there are the gods still sitting around him on their thrones, —they alone with him alone. THE END."

Brook Farm
In accordance with Emerson’s increasingly conservative notion of society, The Conduct of Life formulates a critique of the Brook Farm community, a utopist experiment in communal living founded by his colleague and fellow transcendentalist George Ripley in 1841. While intellectually in agreement with the community’s goals at the time, Emerson declined an invitation to participate, listing mostly personal reasons (like having "little skill to converse with people" and "I think that all I shall solidly do, I must do alone" ) and "skepticism in regard to the general practicability of the plan" for his decision. In The Conduct of Life, written some two decades after the Brook Farm experiment ended, Emerson strictly distances himself from what he now calls "Arcadian fanaticism" (99) and describes the commune’s ultimate demise as having "cured [its participants] of their faith that scholarship and practical farming (…) could be united." (99) "The genius of reading and of gardening", he argues in ‘Wealth’, "are antagonistic, like resinous and vitreous electricity." (100)

Civil War
In his Essay 'Emerson' (1898), John Jay Chapman claims with regards to Emerson that "not a boy in the land welcomed the outbreak of the war so fiercely as did this shy village philosopher." For Emerson, the Civil War "was sure to bring in character, to leave behind it a file of heroes; if not heroes, then villains, but in any case strong men," Chapman states. Indeed, The Conduct Of Life, written during the political run-up to secession and published after the bombardment of Fort Sumter, finds Emerson embracing the idea of war as a means of national rebirth. "Wars, fires, plagues," Emerson writes in ‘Considerations by the Way’, "break up immovable routine, clear the ground of rotten races and dens of distemper, and open a fair field to new men." (223) In nature, Emerson argues, creation is always preceded by destruction and in the intensity of conflict and battle, humanity shines ever more brightly: "civil war, national bankruptcy, or revolution, [are] more rich in the central tones than languid years of prosperity." (230)

Walt Whitman
When Walt Whitman came to Boston in March 1860 to meet the publishers for his third edition of Leaves of Grass, he spent a day with Emerson, who had been one of Whitman’s earliest supporters, to discuss his new poems. Troubled by their sexual explicitness, Emerson urged the young poet to "expurgate" his work. Whitman refused and, later in his life, came to sum up this experience as "If you can't walk into popularity on your feet, crawl in on your hands and marrows." The Conduct of Life, which Emerson was composing around that time, seems to recall that discussion and puts Emerson’s critique of Whitman in a societal and cultural perspective. In a passage in 'Culture,' Emerson demonstrates that censure can benefit the poet—and that refusal to accept censure can be looked at as anti-democratic:

""The poet, as a craftsman, is only interested in the praise accorded to him, and not in the censure, though it be just. And the poor little poet hearkens only to that, and rejects the censure, as proving incapacity in the critic. But the poet cultivated becomes a stockholder in both companies, — say Mr. Curfew, — in the Curfew stock, and in the humanity stock; and, in the last, exults as much in the demonstration of the unsoundness of Curfew, as his interest in the former gives him pleasure in the currency of Curfew. For, the depreciation of his Curfew stock only shows the immense values of the humanity stock. As soon as he sides with his critic against himself, with joy, he is a cultivated man.""

Translations
Chinese
 * 2002: Sheng huo de zhun ze. Translated by Ai mo sheng, Shi shi ben and Niu ya fang. Beijing: Dang dai shi jie chu ban she.
 * 2006: Lun he xie sheng huo de zhun ze. Translated by Ren Xiaojin yi. Beijing: Guang ming ri bao chu ban she, 280 p.
 * 2007: Sheng ming zhong de cai fu. Translated by Yue Chen. Wuhan: Changjiang wen yi chu ban she, 279 p.

Czech
 * 1906: Životospráva. Translation by Jan Mrazík. Prague: Laichter, 301 p.

Dutch
 * 1914: Levensgedrag. Translation by E. C. H. van Reyn Snoeck. Utrecht: Honig, 238 p.

French
 * 1864: Les lois de la vie. Translation by Xavier Eyma. Paris, Librairie international, p. 395.
 * 1899: Sept essays d'Emerson. Translation by Marie Mali Will. Bruxelles: P. Lacomblez, 295 p. [includes 'Fate' ('Fatalité')]
 * 1909: La Conduite de la Vie. Translation by Marie Dugard. Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 294 p. [republished 1912, 1919, 1920, 1928]
 * 2009: La Conduite de la Vie. Translation by Marie Dugard. Paris: Archives Karéline, 296 p. ISBN 2357480335

German
 * 1885: Die Führung des Lebens: Gedanken und Studien. Translation by E. S. v. Mühlberg. Leipzig: Albert Unflad, 224 p.
 * 1901: Lebensführung. Translation by Karl Federn. Minden: J.C.C. Bruns, 271 p.
 * 1903: Lebensführung. Translation by Heinrich Conrad. Leipzig: Eugen Diederichs, 280 p.
 * 1905: R.W. Emerson, seid fröhlich und weise: eine Auswahl aus seinen Essays mit Einführung. Translation by Wilhelm Mießner. Leipzig: Eugen Diederichs, 207 p. [includes 'Fate' ('Schicksal'), 'Power' ('Kraft') and 'Beauty' ('Schönheit')]
 * 1906: Emerson: sein Charakter aus seinen Werken. Translation by Egon Friedell. Stuttgart: Robert Lutz, 278 p. [includes 'Illusions' ('Illusionen') and 'Beauty' ('Schönheit')]
 * 1909: Die Lebensführung. Translation by Franz Kwest. Halle a.S.: Verlag von Otto Hendel, 195 p. [republished 1920]
 * 1945: Schicksal. Translation of 'Fate' by Heinrich Conrad. Heidelberg: H. Meister, 47 p.
 * 1953: Lebensgestaltung. Translation by Ferdinand Wagner. Salzburg: Stifterbibliothek, 94 p.
 * 1982: Schicksal und Ausgleich. Translation by Heinz G. Schwieger. Wiesbaden: PR-Verlag, 80 p. [selections; ISBN 3921261236]

Greek
 * 1994: Dokimia. Translation by Liana Sakelliou-Schultz. Athens: Gutenberg, 230 p. [Includes 'Illusions']

Italian
 * 1913: Energia morale, saggi scelti. Translation by Guido Ferrando. Milano: R. Sandron, 330 p. [Selected essays from The Conduct of Life and Society and Solitude]
 * 1923: La guida della vita. Translation by Decio Pettoello. Torino: G. B. Paravia e C, 213 p.
 * 2008: Condotta di vita. Translation by Beniamino Soressi. Rome: Rubbettino, 307 p. ISBN 8849820240

Japanese
 * 1917: Jinseiron. Translated by Togawa Shūkotsu. Tokyo: Kokumin Bunko Kankōkai
 * 1918: Emaason zenshū. 1-8. Translated by Togawa Shūkotsu. Tokyo: Kokumin Bunko Kankōkai [Complete Works of Emerson]
 * 1948: Emasun ronbunshū. 3, Keiken jinkaku sahō. Translation by Togawa Shūkotsu. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 278 p. [Includes 'Behavior' ('作法')]
 * 1960: Emason senshū. Translation by 斎藤光. Tokyo: Nihon Kyōbunsha. [Anthology of Emerson]

Portuguese
 * 2003: A Conduta Para A Vida. Maringá: Editora Martin Claret, 216 p. ISBN 8572325743

Russian Serbian Spanish
 * 1868: Nravstvennai︠a︡ filosofīi︠a︡. Translation by Elizavety Ladyzhenskoĭ. St. Petersburg: Tip. Rettera i Shneĭdera. [Extracts from The Conduct Of Life]
 * 1923: Upravĺańe zhivotom. Translation by Isidora Sekulić. Beograd: Tsvijanović, 212 p. [Selection]
 * 1896: Guía de la Vida. Translation by Carlos A. Aldeo. Buenos Aires: S. Ostwald, 168 p.
 * 1922: Los veinte ensayos de Rodolfo W. Emerson. Translation by Siro García del Mazo. Madrid : La España Moderna, 458 p. [includes 'Behavior' ('Maneras')]
 * 1943: Diez ensayos. Translation by Pedro Umbert and Santiago Valentí Camp. Buenos Aires: Editorial Americalee, 258 p. [includes 'Fate' ('Fatalidad')]
 * 2004: La conducta de la vida. Translation by Javier Alcoriza Vento and Antonio Lastra Meliá. Valencia: Editorial Pre-Textos, 252 p. ISBN 8481916269

Urdu
 * 1923: Matāʻ-i fikr: Hakīm mag̲h̲rab Emarsan ke iqvāl o ifkār par ek naz̤ar. Translation by Yūnus Adīb. Lāhaur: Tak̲h̲līq Marka, 128 p.

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Cartoon Action Hour

Cartoon Action Hour is a role-playing game (RPG) designed to emulate classic action-adventure cartoons, such as ThunderCats, He-Man, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Visionaries, Inhumanoids, Centurions, Thundarr the Barbarian, M.A.S.K., and Bravestarr.

It was e-published by Spectrum Games as a PDF role-playing game in early 2002, where it garnered a sizable cult following. This prompted Z-Man Games to offer to publish the game as a hardcopy edition. The material from the PDF was revised and expanded upon for the 2003 print version.

Season 1
Cartoon Action Hour implements a relatively simple ruleset. The core resolution system revolves around rolling a d12, adding a number to it, and comparing it to a Difficulty Number. If the result equals or exceeds that Difficulty Number, the character succeeds in the task at hand.

Traits
Whereas most RPGs give all characters an identical list of attributes (such as Strength, Agility, Intelligence, etc.) and a variable collection of skills, Cartoon Action Hour rolls them all into one type of statistic known as Traits. Each character will have a different list of Traits, with ratings ranging from −4 (nearly non-existent) to 4 (maximum human capability), with 0 being average.

Super-Ratings
To represent Traits with superhuman or supernatural levels of ability, the designers use super-ratings. Characters with a Trait rating of 4 may have another number in parentheses, ranging from 2 to 5. This super-rating allows the player to roll more than one d12 when testing that Trait, taking the best result.

Special Abilities
Superpowers, magic spells, vehicles, weapons, armor, racial abilities, animal companions, psionic abilities, and magic artifacts—They can all be created using the Special Ability creation rules. Each Special Ability is designed by picking and choosing appropriate "components" that define it. For example, an energy blast would need the following components: Damage Rating and Range. This can easily be customized further by adding other components and modifiers, thus making the Special Ability truly unique.

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Every facet of Cartoon Action Hour was created with an eye toward faithfully depicting the subject matter, using what the authors refer to as "cartoon logic". A few examples of this are as follows:
 * Characters cannot be killed. Rather, they just go "Out of the Fight" (or OOF) for the remainder of the combat scene. Characters can die in a "Movie" episode, however, even there character deaths are not common.
 * Huge weapons (such as bazookas, rocket launchers, etc.) deal more damage to vehicles than to characters. In the cartoons, such weapons tend to blow vehicles to smithereens, but when it comes to characters, these weapons usually just hit near them and the impact from the explosion merely sends them flying into a wall. Again, cartoon logic.
 * Characters receive experience for participating in After-Show Messages ("... And Knowing is half the battle!").
 * The rules institute a quick and entertaining way for characters to fight those swarms of nameless henchmen (such as Cobra Vipers from GI Joe). These minion groups have a single score called Goon Factor, which acts as the Difficulty Number for fighting them. Success means that the character dispatches them (and the player gets to decide how—like pulling the carpet from under their feet, shooting the ceiling and thus trapping them beneath the resulting rubble, and so on). Failure means that the characters are overwhelmed and are captured.

Reception
Reviewer Matthew Pook noted that "the look of Cartoon Action Hour belies its origins as an amateur publication. Its layout is overly cluttered and fussy, with its desktop publishing style readily apparent" and "there should be something to please anyone who is a fan of the genre within the pages of this book. Plus the rules and mechanics are nicely simple, making it easy to get into and play up to the epic heroism of Cartoon Action Hour".

Reviews

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Season two
Season Two of Cartoon Action Hour was released on Oct 31, 2008 as a PDF on RPGNow.com. On December 16, 2008, the print version of the book was placed on Lulu. The rule book feature three series, Warriors of Cosmos (a science-fiction fantasy in the style of He-Man), Strikeforce Freedom (a G.I. Joe with Cobra being replaced by a spider-theme terrorist group) and Transbots (a "Transforming Robots" series in which the robots are built and work for rival companies.)

Changes between Season 1 and Season 2

 * Character Points are replaced by Proof of Purchase Points.
 * Players creates their character's Traits
 * Hurt Points don't exist anymore. 'Setback Tokens' replaces these. Four 'Setback Tokens" and the character is defeated.
 * Subplots are Season Two's Story Hooks, but with OOMPH instead of EXP.

Season Three
Season Three of Cartoon Action Hour was released on Nov. 8, 2013.

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