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User talk:BramvR

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eerste nl.wikimedia.org ontmoeting
ik zou iedereen graag willen uitnodigen te overwegen of zij een rol willen en/of kunnen spelen in de oprichting van een nederlandse wikimedia-organisatie. een eerste ontmoeting wordt momenteel georganiseerd, zie daarvoor hier, op de nl.wikimedia.org wiki. er zijn nog vele stappen te nemen, en meer wikianen nodig, om e.e.a. op verantwoorde wijze verder te ontwikkelen. Radiant_ >|< 10:49, Jun 24, 2005 (UTC)

Sewage Treatment
Bram - I noticed your article on Sewage Treatment. It would probably much better if you could merge your article with the long established article Sewage treatment which has had wide ranging input from a number of experts in the field. Having two articles called almost the same thing is confusing !. Thanks Velela 14:09, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

VWN en WCN
Beste allemaal Al enige tijd is er een Nederlandstalig chapter in oprichting, te vinden op http://nl.wikimedia.org. Dit wordt de Vereniging Wikimedia Nederland (VWN). Je kunt je interesse om lid te worden van deze vereniging hier aangeven.

Deze vereniging gaat eind augustus/begin september een Wikimedia Conferentie in Nederland (WCN) houden, volgend op Wikimania in Boston, gedeeltelijk erop inspelend middels een aantal discussiegroepen. Om iets dergelijks te organiseren is imput erg gewenst. Dus als je wilt meehelpen, of als je interesse hebt om bij een dergelijk evenement aanwezig te zijn, geef dat dan aan op nl.wikimedia. Ik hoop daar snel je imput tegemoet te zien! Met vriendelijke groet, Effeietsanders 25 feb 2006 12:27 (CET)

Reverting vandalism
Please try to be a bit more careful when reverting vandalism. Here entire sections of the article got lost, and this doesn't look at all like an exact revert, too. regards, High on a tree 20:50, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Dear High on a Tree,

In the emoticon article I tried to revert an edit which was made by an anonimous which reads for nearly two pages A4: o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o.O o and so on. I personnaly don't think that entire sections are lost when you are removing this edit.

The second example was a "wipe-out" (in my opinion: a complete delition of the text in an article) of the lemma Weird Al Yankovich (see the history of the article), I just put the version before the "wipe-out" back, which was a revert made by Tawkerbot2.

Regards, BramvR 10:58, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Hi BramvR, thanks for replying.
 * I personnaly don't think that entire sections are lost when you are removing this edit. - The point is that there were several important sections that you didn't restore and which therefore were missing in the weeks after your edit. You did not revert to the precise version before the vandalism, as this diff proves.
 * I just put the version before the "wipe-out" back, which was a revert made by Tawkerbot2. - no you did not, see this diff, which shows huge differences between the revision of 05:44, 20 May 2006 by Tawkerbot2 and the revision of 11:58, 21 May 2006 by BramvR.
 * I can't tell why this happened even though your edits were intended to be exact reverts. Perhaps it was a technical problem with your browser, but in any case I suggest you read Help:Reverting closely to this kind of damage in the future.
 * regards, High on a tree 22:19, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Calligraphy

"Celtic Fringe" is derogatory term
In relation to items such as the Book of Kells, reference is made to the Celtic fringe. Many consider this term to be derogatory, as is mentioned in the article on Celtic nations. This term is often used to imply that the concerns of these peoples can be dismissed as being as politically peripheral as the regions they inhabit are geographically peripheral relative to the European landmass - a patently absurd and offensive equation.

Sorry if this seems nit-picking but what would be an appropriate temr with which to replace it? "Celtic nations"? The "insular Celts"?

User:pclive 13:06, 21 June 2006 (BST)

British Isles
I have changed the phrase "in what is now the British Isles and Ireland" in the Western section to say just "the British Isles". This is a geographic, not a political designation. The British Isles have become the British Isles on geological, not historical, timescales, so using the term "in what is now" is inappropriate in the context of this article. Distinguishing Ireland from the rest of the British Isles when talking about geography rather than politics is a misleading and inaccurate neologism that has arisen through a combination of casual misinformation and misguided partisan zeal. ≈ pclive ≈ you aren't being clear on why you changed it. please make your explanation more accessible, or revert the article.

Armenian Calligraphy
I'm still new to the Wikipedia editing scene, but if somebody could, I think adding a section about Armenian calligraphy would be a great edition.

Post-2023 clean up
Hello there, I made a writing push few years back expanding Western and East Asian calligraphies section. Since then the article got enriched with a lot of diverse traditions, which is nice. But this article has also degraded : fragmatation, over illustration, lack of overall organisation. I moved away from this field and can only do few minor edits as I did today, but this beautiful article is in need of an overall rewrite and clean up. May I suggest the following axis of improvements with the example of well documented East Asian calligraphy :
 * Top level section for major tradition. Then level 2  sections :
 * 0) Overview: few phrases
 * a) Evolution/History: main content.
 * b) Technique/Tools: basics on tools, their uses ; optional illusatration(s).
 * c) Styles : major variations such as cursive, regular, etc.
 * d) Influences/Schools/Traditions : groups the root tradition (Chinese) and other traditions. Mentions briefly Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Mongol with their respective differences.
 * Illustrations : limit to 3 per gallery. Keep it minimal since we have 6 major tradition and ~20 national traditions to document.
 * Move around: Vietnam should be with Eastern Asian group, in it's "Influences/Schools/Traditions" sub-section. Philippine in South Asia group. Eastern Europe could be into Western's "Influences/Schools/Traditions" sub-section. Yug (talk)  🐲 16:10, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

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User talk:Johnjosephkennedy

Sorry but you cannot just copy and paste in copyrighted material articles. Evil Monkey∴Hello 08:48, May 29, 2005 (UTC)

You have been blocked for 24 hours for repeated copyright violations, as this ID and the anonymous ID you previously used. When you return from the block, please make valid contributions. RickK 08:56, May 29, 2005 (UTC)

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Amaurobiidae

Amaurobiidae is a family of three-clawed cribellate or ecribellate spiders found in crevices and hollows or under stones where they build retreats, and are often collected in pitfall traps. Unlidded burrows are sometimes quite obvious in crusty, loamy soil. They are difficult to distinguish from related spiders in other families, especially Agelenidae, Desidae and Amphinectidae. Their intra- and interfamilial relationships are contentious. According to the World Spider Catalog, 2023, the family Amaurobiidae includes 286 species in 50 genera.

In Australia, they are small to medium-sized entelegyne spiders with minimal sheet webs. They are fairly common in Tasmania and nearby mainland Australia in cooler rainforest, some in caves. They are widespread but uncommon along the eastern coastline. They generally have eight similar eyes in two conservatively curved rows. They often have a calamistrum on metatarsus IV associated with a cribellum. Australian amaurobiids may be distinguished from the Amphinectidae by the absence of a pretarsal fracture and the presence of a retrocoxal hymen on coxa I.

Reorganization
This family has lost and gained several genera resulting from wide-ranging DNA analysis of spider families. It lost Bakala and Manjala to Desidae, while Toxopidae took in Midgee and the monotypic genus Jamara. In return, it gained some of Australia's medium-sized brown spiders in the former family Amphinectidae, including Tasmabrochus, Tasmarubrius, and Teeatta), all of which are common in Tasmania and mainland Australia.

Genera
, the World Spider Catalog accepts the following genera:

 * Altellopsis Simon, 1905 — Argentina
 * Amaurobius C. L. Koch, 1837 — North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Georgia, Micronesia
 * Anisacate Mello-Leitão, 1941 — Argentina, Chile
 * Arctobius Lehtinen, 1967 — United States, Canada, Russia
 * Auhunga Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
 * Auximella Strand, 1908 — Ecuador, Brazil, Peru
 * Callevopsis Tullgren, 1902 — Chile, Argentina
 * Callobius Chamberlin, 1947 — North America, Bulgaria, Asia
 * Cavernocymbium Ubick, 2005 — United States
 * Chresiona Simon, 1903 — South Africa
 * Chumma Jocqué, 2001 — South Africa, Lesotho
 * Cybaeopsis Strand, 1907 — North America, Asia
 * Dardurus Davies, 1976 — Australia
 * Daviesa Koçak & Kemal, 2008 — Australia
 * Ecurobius Zamani & Marusik, 2021 — Iran
 * Emmenomma Simon, 1884 — Argentina, Chile
 * Hicanodon Tullgren, 1901 — Chile, Argentina
 * Himalmartensus Wang & Zhu, 2008 — Nepal, India
 * Livius Roth, 1967 — Chile
 * Macrobunus Tullgren, 1901 — Chile, Argentina, South Africa
 * Malenella Ramírez, 1995 — Chile
 * Maloides Forster & Wilton, 1989 — New Zealand
 * Muritaia Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
 * Naevius Roth, 1967 — Argentina, Peru, Bolivia
 * Neoporteria Mello-Leitão, 1943 — Chile
 * Neuquenia Mello-Leitão, 1940 — Argentina
 * Obatala Lehtinen, 1967 — South Africa
 * Otira Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
 * Ovtchinnikovia Marusik, Kovblyuk & Ponomarev, 2010
 * Oztira Milledge, 2011 — Australia
 * Parazanomys Ubick, 2005 — United States
 * Pimus Chamberlin, 1947 — United States
 * Pseudauximus Simon, 1902 — South Africa
 * Retiro Mello-Leitão, 1915 — South America, Costa Rica
 * Rhoicinaria Exline, 1950 — Colombia, Ecuador
 * Rubrius Simon, 1887 — Chile, Argentina
 * Storenosoma Hogg, 1900 — Australia
 * Taira Lehtinen, 1967 — China, Japan
 * Tasmabrochus Davies, 2002 — Australia
 * Tasmarubrius Davies, 1998 — Australia
 * Teeatta Davies, 2005 — Australia
 * Tugana Chamberlin, 1948 — Cuba
 * Tymbira Mello-Leitão, 1944 — Argentina
 * Urepus Roth, 1967 — Peru
 * Virgilus Roth, 1967 — Ecuador
 * Wabarra Davies, 1996 — Australia
 * Waitetola Forster & Wilton, 1973 — New Zealand
 * Yacolla Lehtinen, 1967 — Brazil
 * Yupanquia Lehtinen, 1967 — Argentina
 * Zanomys Chamberlin, 1948 — United States, Canada

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Rubycon (album)

Rubycon is the sixth studio album by German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. It was released in 1975. It is widely regarded as one of their best albums. Rubycon further develops the Berlin School sequencer-based sound they ushered in with the title track from Phaedra.

Although not quite matching the sales figures for Phaedra, Rubycon reached number 10 in a 14-week run, their highest-charting album in the UK.

Music
The album consists of two long tracks, each just over 17 minutes long. "Rubycon, Part One", the A-side of the LP, "ebbs and flows through tense washes of echo and Mellotron choirs, as primitive sequencer lines bubble to the surface”. The B-side, "Rubycon, Part Two", "opens in a wonderfully haunted way" before "the synthesizer arpeggios return to drive things along".

Critical reception
From contemporary reviews, Chris Salewicz of the NME wrote that "a touch more electronically sophisticated than Phaedra [...] perhaps, and the technological massed choir that floods out of the speakers a couple of minutes into Part Two indicates a considerable degree of carefully wired panache." Salewicz summarized the group as being "so thoroughly frustrating because there's nothing you come across which you find you can actively dislike. On the other hand there really does appear to be little there for the moment which warrants more than a luke-warm vague affection that, broken down, would seem close to some nebulous sympathy."

Tom Moon includes Rubycon in his 2008 book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, saying: "This voyaging vision of sound, ever-unfolding and not quite ever arriving, has been imitated endlessly since 1975. But somehow its admirers haven’t quite captured the openness and faraway grandeur of Tangerine Dream."

In his 1997 book Digital Gothic: A Critical Discography of Tangerine Dream, music journalist Paul Stump praises the album, noting: “Rubycon is simply a refinement of its predecessor—but to an acme of excellence, and demonstrates a mastery of primitive technology breathtaking in its audacity, tenacity and sheer artistic vision. It is probably the best album the band have made…”

Tour
After the album was released, Christopher Franke's Moog synthesizer was damaged in transit during a tour of Australia and when Franke powered it up, for the first time after the journey, he was nearly killed by an electrical shock.

Track listing
A new CD version was issued in 2019 re-mastered from the original master tapes. It contained the bonus track "Rubycon (extended introduction)" mixed by Steven Wilson. This track was previously unreleased.

Personnel
Production credits
 * Edgar Froese - mellotron, guitar and VCS 3 synthesizer on "Rubycon, Part One" ; organ, mellotron, guitar, gong and VCS 3 synththesizer on "Rubycon, Part Two"
 * Christopher Franke - double Moog synthesizer, Synthi A, organ, modified Elka organ and prepared piano on "Rubycon, Part One" ; double Moog synthesizer, gong, Synthi A, and organ on "Rubycon, Part Two"
 * Peter Baumann - organ, EMS Synthi A, electric piano (Fender Rhodes) and prepared piano on "Rubycon, Part One" ; electric piano (Fender Rhodes), organ, EMS Synthi A, voice and ARP 2600 on "Rubycon, Part Two"
 * Monique Froese – photography
 * Mick Glossop – engineer
 * Roland Paulick – technical assistance

Single
A single titled Extracts From "Rubycon" was released in March 1975.

Both tracks of this single were included as part of the compilation The Virgin Years 1974–1978 in 2011.

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Rawka (river)

The Rawka River is a river in central Poland, a right tributary of the Bzura river (which it meets between Łowicz and Sochaczew), with a length of 97 kilometres and the basin area of 1,192 km2.

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Talk:Cedrus libani

Conservation status
I have doubt about the conservation status of the Lebanon Cedar. Could someone verify it? 500LL 08:51, May 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Verified. Local populations in the Lebanon are vulnerable, but the species as a whole is secure (extensive forests in the Taurus Mts of Turkey) - MPF 23:04, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

The trees are in threat due to global warming: http://greenprophet.com/2008/08/07/1409/cedars-of-lebanon-climate-change/

Cedrus atlantica?
Is this now a subspecies? Anyone know why? Just curious. -- SB_Johnny |talk|books 22:30, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

 * lists it as a distinct species. The books on my shelf say it is a distinct species. Is there any other authority being used to denote it to be a subspecies of libani? Imc 17:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Found at least one refence, Vidakovic, who considers it a subspecies. In any case, it seems to be distinct enough in common use to merit its own article, so I've created Atlas Cedar. Imc 18:20, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Monoicous ?
Is the Lebanon cedar monoicous ? Baronnet (talk) 16:10, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

King Solomon & the Cedars of Lebanon... in the Bible.
I don't know if the Sacred Text of Christianity means anything on a nuetral site like this, but the Cedars were extremely prized and highly valued in Ancient Isreal and other Middle Eastern civilizations, according to Genesis and 1 Kings.

Among the specifications of Noah's Ark, it said "gopher wood" in King James, and it could easily be assumed that the Cedars were also used, considering they still serve as excellent lumber.

If King Solomon has any notablility, 1 Kings also says that, quote:

"...and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills."

 * -The Bible, NIV, 1 Kings 10:27, excerpt.

It probably means nothing around here, but it is pretty interesting to note.

Solomon also had another palace in the "Forest of Lebanon", 1 Kings 10:21, excerpt.

The trees were very valuable. In fact they still are, but millinieums of use make them kind of rare.

You know, it's rather sad, in my opinion, that the Bible isn't taken seriously as a history text, merely because it mentions God. God is the point of the Bible, but the Book has serious history in it as well.

I choose to believe in the Christ part, but historians could learn a bit from it, whether they believe or not.

TurtleShroom TurtleShroom! :) †Jesus Loves You and Died for you!† 21:19, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Falling Branches
The contents indicate that the Lebanese Cedar can drop heavy branches without warning. Below I have included a reference. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10836557

I'm not computer literate enough to add to the entry but perhaps some other reader could do so if it is considered appropriate.

Mike A — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.74.125.237 (talk) 21:30, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Why do the branches drop? Stuart hallam (talk) 00:48, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * the beat is super phat, bro Ogress 07:43, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

From January 11th 2016 DYK
It says that the cedars of Lebanon are under threat, I would like to see the most recent reference so that the conservation status may be changed. Ralphw (talk) 00:23, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

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Growth within Cones
The cones heading doesn't seem the right place for this statement. I'm not familiar enough with the article to move it.

"C. libani grows rapidly until the age of 45 to 50 years; growth becomes extremely slow after the age of 70."

JDE 94.126.214.30 (talk) 07:36, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

 * On the campus where I work in Southern Virginia, I see, I believe, a cedar of Lebanon. Now it is late November, and there are lots of male cones both on the tree and on the ground underneath it, but I cannot find any female cones. Could anyone tell why? --Roland (talk) 00:36, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

Life Cycles of Male and Female Cones
In different places, I read that the female cones mature in 12 months, 17-18 months, or they are produced every other year. Could anyone clarify which of these is correct? --Roland (talk) 17:05, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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Halotrichite

Halotrichite, also known as feather alum, is a highly hydrated sulfate of aluminium and iron. Its chemical formula is FeAl2(SO4)4·22H2O. It forms fibrous monoclinic crystals. The crystals are water-soluble.

It is formed by the weathering and decomposition of pyrite commonly near or in volcanic vents. The locations of natural occurrences include: the Atacama Desert, Chile; Dresden in Saxony, Germany; San Juan County, Utah; Iceland and Mont Saint-Hilaire, Canada.

The name is from Latin: halotrichum for salt hair which accurately describes the precipitate/evaporite mineral.

 File:Halotrichite Hydrous iron aluminum sulfate Corral, California 3009.jpg|Halotrichite from California File:Halotrichite-179634.jpg|Halotrichite from the abandoned Golden Queen mine on Soledad Mountain south of Mojave, California
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Rubycon

Rubycon may refer to:
 * Rubycon (album), an album by Tangerine Dream
 * Rubycon, an Australian rock band, which became Slow Turismo in 2015
 * Rubycon (company), a Japanese electronic component manufacturer

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Category:Amaurobiidae

Members of the family Amaurobiidae in the Suborder Araneomorphae

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Talk:Tourism in India

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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Tourism-in-India

http://www.tutorgig.com/ed/Tourism_in_India

Is it only I who notice the similiarities? I thought you weren't supposed to copy stuff right off another page.

 * Those sites are both Mirrors. They state on the pages you linked above that the content is from Wikipedia. They're allowed to do this since the content is GFDL. See Copyrights. Angela. 08:57, May 29, 2005 (UTC)

What is major problem of India's Travel and tourism
Travel and tourism 47.29.30.34 (talk) 14:39, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

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Category:Anyphaenidae

Members of the family Anyphaenidae in the Suborder Araneomorphae

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Aaron Siskind

Aaron Siskind (December 4, 1903 – February 8, 1991) was an American photographer whose work focuses on the details of things, presented as flat surfaces to create a new image independent of the original subject. He was closely involved with, if not a part of, the abstract expressionist movement, and was close friends with painters Franz Kline (whose own breakthrough show at the Charles Egan Gallery occurred in the same period as Siskind's one-man shows at the same gallery), Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning.

Personal Life
Siskind was born in New York City, growing up on the Lower East Side. Shortly after graduating from City College, he became a public school English teacher. Siskind was a grade school English teacher in the New York Public School System for 25 years, and began photography when he received a camera as a wedding gift and began taking pictures on his honeymoon.

After joining the Young People’s Socialist League, he met Sidonie, also known as Sonia, Glatter in 1917. A few years later, in 1929, he married her in the spring. In 1942, Aaron met Ethel Jones, with whom he stayed for several years. He divorced Sonia in 1945. Five years later, he met Cathy Spencer and married her in the summer of 1952. He separated from her in 1956, and divorced her a year later. In the summer of 1959, he met Carolyn Brandt and had his third marriage on June 25, 1960. He remained married until his wife's death on January 30, 1976.

Career
Early in his career Siskind was a member of the New York Photo League, where he produced several significant socially conscious series of images in the 1930s, among them "Harlem Document", a book published in 1981 featuring a collection of 52 photographs, including portraits of residents, as well as photographs of street and domestic life in Harlem. Along with the photographs, the book features interviews, stories and rhymes collected by members of the Federal Writers’ Project. The Harlem Document was aimed to showcase the reality of urban life in New York.

In the 1940s, Siskind lived above the Corner Book Shop, at 102 Fourth Avenue in Manhattan; he also maintained a darkroom at this location.

In 1950 Siskind met Harry Callahan when both were teaching at Black Mountain College in the summer, where he also met Robert Rauschenberg who throughout his life always kept a particular Siskind print on his work wall (see MOMA retrospective 2017). Later, Callahan persuaded Siskind to join him as part of the faculty of the IIT Institute of Design in Chicago (founded by László Moholy-Nagy as the New Bauhaus ). In 1971 he followed Callahan (who had left in 1961) by his invitation to teach at the Rhode Island School of Design, until both retired in the late 1970s. Siskind used subject material from the real world: close-up details of painted walls and graffiti, tar repair on asphalt pavement, rocks, lava flows, dappled shadows on an old horse, Olmec stone heads, ancient statuary and the Arch of Constantine in Rome, and a series of nudes ("Louise").

Siskind worked all over the world, visiting Mexico in 1955 and the 1970s, and Rome in 1963 and 1967. He did the Tar Series in Providence, Vermont, and Route 88 near Westport, Rhode Island, in the 1980s. He continued making photographs until his death from a stroke on February 8, 1991.

Creation of the Feature Group
In 1936, he created a group within the Photo League in New York, which he called the Feature Group. The group’s collective aim was to produce photographic-centred books. The “Harlem Document” became the most notable project produced by them, which explored the socioeconomic situation that the people living in Harlem were experiencing.

In the decades that followed, Siskind’s interest in politics shifted to a more poetic and formal style of photography, zoning on the decay and degeneration found in New York City, and this new style is what garnered him worldwide recognition as a photographer. Siskind’s process revolved around hyper-focusing on what he was photographing, and leaving the background blurry or distractions out of frame.

MoMa Exhibitions Featuring Siskind’s Work
From 1941 to 2022, Siskind’s photographs have been featured in 38 exhibitions at MoMa in New York City.

 * "Image of Freedom" (October 1941 - February 1942)

 * "New Photographer" (June - September 1946)

 * "In and Out of Focus - A Survey of Today’s Photography" (April - July 1946)

 * "Photographs by 51 Photographers" (August - September 1950)

 * "Abstraction in Photography" (May - July 1951)

 * "Christmas Photographs" (November 1951 - January 1952)

 * "Then and Now" (August 1952)

 * "Diogenes with a Camera II" (November 1952 - March 1953)

 * "Photographs from the Museum Collection" (November 1958 - January 1959)

 * "Photographs for the Museum Collection"  (October 1960)

 * "50 Photographs by 50 Photographers" (April - May 1962)

 * "Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Edward Steichen Photography Center" (May 1964)

 * "The Photographer’s Eye" (May - August 1964)

 * "Siskind Recently" (May - June 1965)

 * "Steichen Gallery Reinstallation" (October 1967)

 * "Photography as Printmaking" (March - May 1968)

 * "Photography: Recent Acquisitions" (July - October 1973)

 * "Public Landscapes" (September - December 1974)

 * "Photography for Collectors" (March - June 1976)

 * "Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation" (December 1979)

 * "Still Life" (October 1981 - January 1982)

 * "Reinstallation of the Collection" (October 1980 - January 1982)

 * "Variants" (December 1985 - March 1986)

 * "Siskind from the Collection" (July - October 1989)

 * "Art of the Forties" (February - April 1991)

 * "Life of the City" (February - May 2002)

 * "Photography: Inaugural Installation" (November 2004 - June 2005)

 * "Photography Collection: Rotation 3"(March - November 2006)

 * "Photography Collection: Rotation 4" (December 2006 - July 2007)

 * "Photography Collection: Rotation 6" (August 2009 - March 2010)

 * "Abstract Expressionist New York" (October 2010 - April 2011)

 * "Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen" (September 2010 - May 2011)

 * "Photography Collection: Rotation 8" (May 2011 - March 2012)

 * "One-Way Ticket Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Other Visions of the Great Movement North" (April - September 2015)

 * "The Shape of Things: Photographs from Robert B. Menschel" (October 2016 - May 2017)

 * "Robert Rauschenberg: Among Friends" (May - September 2017)

 * "409: Abstract Lens" (Fall 2019 - Fall 2020)

 * "520: Picturing America" (Fall 2019 - Spring 2022)

Publications

 * Aaron Siskind Photographs. Horizon Press, 1959.
 * Bucks County: Photographs of Early Architecture. Horizon, 1974. ISBN 9780818014161.
 * Places: Aaron Siskind Photographs. Siskind and Thomas B. Hess. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. ISBN 9780374232054.
 * Harlem Document Photographs 1932 1940: Aaron Siskind. Matrix, 1981. ISBN 978-0936554075.
 * Road Trip: Photographs 1980-1988 (Untitled 49). Friends of Photography, 1989. ISBN 9780933286535.
 * Harlem Photographs 1932-1940. Smithsonian, 1990. ISBN 9781560980414.
 * Aaron Siskind 100. powerHouse, 2003. ISBN 9781576871942.

Collections

 * Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL: 256 prints (as of March 2019)
 * San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA: 18 prints (as of March 2019)
 * J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California: 351 works (as of November 2019)
 * Museum of Modern Art, New York: 98 works (as of November 2019)
 * Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: 152 works (as of September 2020)

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Khalid Mohammed (disambiguation)

Khalid Mohamed is an Indian journalist turned filmmaker.

Khalid Mohammed may also refer to:
 * Khalid Abdul Muhammad (1948–2001), black nationalist and supremacist
 * Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (1960s–2003), one of the alleged principal architect of the 9/11 attacks
 * Khalid Mohammed (footballer) (born 1998), English footballer
 * Khaled Mohammed (born 2000), Qatari footballer

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Plumosite

Plumosite is a questionable mineral. Most of the time, it can refer to any feather ore, i.e. any ore that forms fine capillaries within the surrounding rock.

Older specimens could be either boulangerite, jamesonite or zinkenite (Pb2Sb2S5, sulfosalt mineral).

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Jarmila Kratochvílová

Jarmila Kratochvílová (born 26 January 1951 in Golčův Jeníkov) is a Czechoslovak former track and field athlete. She won the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Championships, setting a world record in the 400 m.

In 1983, she set the world record for the 800 metres, which still stands and is currently the longest-standing unshared individual world record in athletics. Only two athletes, Pamela Jelimo of Kenya (2008), and Caster Semenya of South Africa (2018), have come within a second of Kratochvílová's mark since it was set.

Biography
In 1983, Kratochvílová broke the 800 m world record with a time of 1:53.28. At the World Championships shortly afterwards, she set a world record of 47.99 seconds to win the 400 m.

Kratochvílová's 1983 400-metre world record of 47.99 seconds stood for two years until it was broken by her great rival Marita Koch in 1985. Koch's 400-metre world record of 47.60 seconds still stands in 2024. Kratochvílová's world record on an indoor track—49.59—stood until 19 February 2023 when the 400-meter indoor world record was broken by Femke Bol from The Netherlands with a time of 49.26. Koch and Kratochvílová are the only women who have broken the 48-second barrier in a laned 400-metre outdoor race. Her 800-metre world record is the longest-standing unshared track record in men or women's athletics, and it was described by 1996 Olympic champion Svetlana Masterkova as ".. very fast. It's impossible for women to run so fast. It will last for 100 years."

Kratochvílová was a late developer, not breaking 53 seconds for the 400 metres until she was 27, and she was 32 when she set her world records.

Allegations of drug use
Her remarkably fast times and her atypical muscular physique spawned rumors of illegal drug use. Kratochvílová has maintained her innocence, and although in 2006 the Prague newspaper Mladá fronta DNES claimed to have uncovered a doping program run by the government of Czechoslovakia, there was no link to Kratochvílová despite her being her country's highest-profile athlete. She and her coach of 20 years, Miroslav Kvac, maintain that it was rigorous training and high doses of vitamin B12 that account for her records, a claim treated with scepticism by several anti-doping campaigners. In 2017, she criticized a proposal by European Athletics to remove suspicion about drug-taking by voiding all world records set before 2005.

Post-retirement
Since her retirement, Kratochvílová has worked as an athletics coach and with the Czech national team.

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Summary
The cover of Yoko Ono's 1982 album "It's Alright (I See Rainbows)".

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Jason Knight (wrestler)

Jason Knight is a professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his stints in Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling, where he was a one time World Television Champion.

World Wrestling Federation (1992, 1993)
After debuting in 1984, Knight wrestled on independent circuit before making numerous appearances for the World Wrestling Federation in 1992 and 1993 as an enhancement talent. He made his first appearance on the July 4, 1992 episode of WWF Superstars, losing to Rick Martel. He would go on to lose matches in singles and tag team competition throughout July and August against Ric Flair, The Nasty Boys, The Mountie, Skinner, The Beverly Brothers and The Berzerker.

Knight returned in the main event of the fourth episode of the WWF's flagship television show, Monday Night Raw, on February 1, 1993, where he lost to Lex Luger in Luger's WWF on-screen ring debut. He again appeared on the April 26 episode of Raw in a losing effort to Mr. Hughes. After another loss to Luger on the June 5 episode of Superstars, he made his last appearance on the June 30, 1993 episode of Wrestling Challenge, losing to Bam Bam Bigelow.

Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling (1993–1995)
A few months after his last appearance in the WWF, Knight debuted in Eastern Championship Wrestling on September 18 at the promotion's first UltraClash event, where he and Ian Rotten lost a tag team match to The Public Enemy. Knight would wrestle one more match, a victory over The Canadian Wolfman, before leaving the promotion.

Nearly a year later, Knight, simply under the name Jason, returned to the now renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling on August 13, 1994 and defeated Mikey Whipwreck for the World Television Championship at Hardcore Heaven. Jason would successfully retain the championship several times against the likes Whipwreck, Rockin' Rebel, Hack Meyers and former World Television Champion J.T. Smith. On November 4, Jason was unable to become a double champion as he and Dean Malenko lost to World Tag Team Champions Whipwreck and Cactus Jack in a title match. That same night, Jason lost the World Television Title to Too Cold Scorpio. Jason would then reignite his feud with Whipwreck, with the two trading victories, before Jason began to manage The Eliminators. On November 3, 1995, Jason and Whipwreck ended their feud in a match for Whipwreck's World Heavyweight Championship, which Whipwreck retained. A few weeks later at November to Remember on November 18, Jason lost to Konnan in 14 seconds with Taz as the special guest referee.

Return to ECW (1997–1999)
After a brief stint in Big Japan Pro Wrestling in 1996, Knight returned to ECW in June 1997 at Orgy of Violence. He wrestled his first match back on August 11, 1997, where he lost to Chris Chetti via disqualification. Soon after returning, Jason began feuding with The Blue Meanie over the next few months, but never managed to pick up a win over Meanie. After their feud, Jason began to team with Justin Credible and he renewed his feud with Mikey Whipwreck as he and Credible wrestled against Whipwreck and Tommy Dreamer, but were unable to win any matches. Soon afterwards, Jason began to manage the Impact Players, Credible's new tag team with Lance Storm. On July 3, Knight and Credible finally won their first match together as they defeated Jerry Lynn and Prodigy. On August 29, Jason and Credible lost their final match together as they lost to The Sandman in a two-on-one Singapore cane match. Jason left ECW shortly afterwards before returning for one final match on August 2, 1999, which he lost to Jazz at Heat Wave.

Independent circuit (2000–2013)
Jason returned to Jersey All Pro Wrestling on July 14, 2000, where he won a 30-man battle royal for the Heavyweight Championship. That same night, he defeated Magic. On August 19, Jason defeated Don Montoya to retain the title. Over a month later on September 22, Jason retained his title against Ace Darling. On November 18, Jason left JAPW, resulting in the title being vacated. Knight, who was a booker for the independent promotion Acid Pro Wrestling, left the promotion before returning as its owner in 2001. He immediately renamed the promotion to Assault Championship Wrestling and began to promote shows within Connecticut. In 2004, the promotion folded.

On October 19, 2002, Knight returned to wrestling by debuting for Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, where he defeated Del Tsunami. Over a month later on November 23, Knight lost to fellow ECW alum Gary Wolfe. On December 28, Knight made his final appearance for 3PW, where he defeated former rival The Blue Meanie for the first time. After another hiatus, Knight made his Total Nonstop Action Wrestling debut on June 11, 2003 in a tag team match, which he and CB Cane lost to Mike Sanders and Sonny Siaki.

On August 2, 2003, Knight debuted in Memphis Wrestling, where he lost a five-man buried alive match to Abyss that also involved Dr. Frank, Freddie Krueger and Lord Humongous. After another hiatus, Knight returned to Memphis Wrestling on October 30, 2004, where he lost a 13-man battle royal.

On April 12, 2013, Knight returned to the World Wrestling Organization and defeated rival Magic for the heavyweight championship in Paterson, NJ. Knight previously held the title back in 1994 but vacated the title when he won the ECW TV Championship. Teamed with Rockin' Rebel during this time. August 2, 2013, Knight defeated the Atomic Dog as part of the SummerBash event held in Paterson, NJ to win the vacant CWA(North East version) Championship.

Hiatus and return (2005, 2006–2009)
On June 10 and June 12, 2005, Knight appeared at both Hardcore Homecoming and the World Wrestling Entertainment-produced ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view, two Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion events. After a hiatus, Knight debuted in Defiant Pro Wrestling on October 14, 2006. After a year within the promotion, he won the Television Championship, the third title in his career, from Sevin Leonard on November 17, 2007. Knight would successfully retain the title until he lost it to William King on February 10, 2008.

On April 26, Knight and Ron Zombie lost to Slaughterhouse (Crazy Chainsaw Bastard and The Outpatient) in a tag team match for Powerhouse Wrestling. Exactly a year and five months later, Knight returned to PHW, where he lost a hardcore match to Jose Perez. Later on in the night, he, Gino Martino and Jimmy Cash lost a six-man tag team match to Big Business, Don Vega and New Jack.

Championships and accomplishments

 * Defiant Pro Wrestling
 * DPW Television Championship (1 time)
 * Extreme Championship Wrestling
 * ECW World Television Championship (1 time)
 * Jersey All Pro Wrestling
 * JAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * World Wrestling Organization/Classic Wrestling Association
 * WWO Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
 * CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * World Xtreme Wrestling
 * WXW Hardcore Championship (1 time)

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User:Jawr256/Doctor Who stuff

For the list in alphabetical order see User:Jawr256/Doctor Who stuff/alpha

Section 1

 * User:Jawr256/Doctor Who stuff
 * User:Jawr256/Stuff/Deaths
 * The Program
 * Doctor Who
 * History of Doctor Who
 * Doctor Who
 * New series
 * Characters
 * Individuals (in order of appearance in new series after the Doctor) with, where recurring, actors portrayed by. Only included if not mentioned previously.
 * The Doctor (Doctor Who)
 * Ninth Doctor
 * Christopher Eccleston
 * Tenth Doctor
 * David Tennant
 * Series 1
 * Rose Tyler
 * Billie Piper
 * Jackie Tyler
 * Camille Coduri
 * Mickey Smith
 * Noel Clarke
 * Face of Boe
 * Adam Mitchell
 * Bruno Langley
 * Pete Tyler
 * Jack Harkness
 * John Barrowman
 * Races/organizations etc. (in order of appearance in new series). Only included if not mentioned previously.
 * Series 1
 * Time Lord
 * Auton
 * Slitheen
 * United Nations Intelligence Taskforce
 * Dalek
 * Dalek variants
 * Objects (in order of appearance in new series). Only included if not mentioned previously.
 * Series 1
 * TARDIS
 * Police box
 * Sonic screwdriver
 * Miscellaneous
 * Doctor Who Confidential
 * Doctor Who on Region 2 DVD
 * Fictional websites in Doctor Who
 * Ninth Doctor Adventures
 * Time War (Doctor Who)

Section 2

 * Lists (these apply to the new and classic series)
 * Doctor Who items
 * List of Doctor Who planets
 * List of Doctor Who serials
 * List of incomplete Doctor Who serials
 * List of titled Doctor Who episodes
 * List of supporting characters in Doctor Who
 * List of Doctor Who monsters
 * List of minor Doctor Who villains
 * List of robots in Doctor Who
 * Episodes
 * Ninth Doctor
 * Series 1
 * Rose (Doctor Who)
 * The End of the World (Doctor Who)
 * The Unquiet Dead
 * Aliens of London
 * World War Three (Doctor Who)
 * Dalek (Doctor Who episode)
 * The Long Game
 * Father's Day (Doctor Who)
 * The Empty Child
 * The Doctor Dances
 * Boom Town (Doctor Who)
 * Bad Wolf
 * The Parting of the Ways
 * Tenth Doctor
 * 2005 Christmas Special
 * The Christmas Invasion
 * Classic series
 * Episodes that I have seen
 * First Doctor
 * The Dalek Invasion of Earth
 * Second Doctor
 * The Mind Robber
 * Third Doctor
 * The Three Doctors
 * Carnival of Monsters
 * The Green Death
 * Fourth Doctor
 * Pyramids of Mars
 * Horror of Fang Rock
 * The Leisure Hive
 * Fifth Doctor
 * Earthshock
 * Sixth Doctor
 * Vengeance on Varos
 * Seventh Doctor
 * Ghost Light
 * Characters and objects that appear in these episodes. In order of appearance after the Doctor. Only included if not mentioned previously.
 * The Dalek Invasion of Earth
 * First Doctor
 * Ian Chesterton
 * Susan Foreman
 * Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)
 * The Mind Robber
 * Second Doctor
 * Jamie McCrimmon
 * Zoe Heriot
 * The Three Doctors
 * Third Doctor
 * Jo Grant
 * Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
 * Sergeant Benton
 * Omega (Doctor Who)
 * Carnival of Monsters
 * The Green Death
 * Global Chemicals
 * Captain Mike Yates
 * Pyramids of Mars
 * Fourth Doctor
 * Sarah Jane Smith
 * Horror of Fang Rock
 * Leela (Doctor Who)
 * Rutan Host
 * Leisure Hive
 * K-9 (Doctor Who)
 * Romana
 * Earthshock
 * Fifth Doctor
 * Adric
 * Tegan Jovanka
 * Nyssa of Traken
 * Cyberman
 * Vengeance on Varos
 * Sixth Doctor
 * Peri Brown
 * Mentor (Doctor Who)
 * Ghost Light
 * Seventh Doctor
 * Ace (Doctor Who)

Section 3

 * Other stuff
 * Doctor Who Chronology
 * Broadcast order index
 * Alphabetical index
 * —1BC
 * AD1-AD1599
 * 1600-1899
 * 1900-1959
 * 1960s
 * 1970s
 * 1980s
 * 1990s
 * 2000-2499
 * 2500-2999
 * 3000-3999
 * 4000-4999
 * 5000—
 * BBC episode guides
 * The Dalek Invasion of Earth
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * The Mind Robber
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * The Three Doctors
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * Carnival of Monsters
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * The Green Death
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * Pyramids of Mars
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * Horror of Fang Rock
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
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 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * The Leisure Hive
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * Earthshock
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * Vengeance on Varos
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew
 * Ghost Light
 * Plot
 * Quotes
 * Continuity
 * Trivia
 * Analysis
 * Cast & crew

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The link to Marlies Göhr at wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlies_G%F6hr
 * Thanks, fixed. Cmapm 13:25, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

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List of kigo

This is a list of kigo, which are words or phrases that are associated with a particular season in Japanese poetry. They provide an economy of expression that is especially valuable in the very short haiku, as well as the longer linked-verse forms renku and renga, to indicate the season referenced in the poem or stanza.

Japanese seasons
Until 1873, in the Japanese calendar, seasons traditionally followed the lunisolar calendar with the solstices and equinoxes at the middle of a season. The traditional and contemporary months are approximately one month apart from each other, with the traditional New Year falling between late January and early February. The traditional Japanese seasons are:

 * Spring: 4 February – 5 May
 * Summer: 6 May – 7 August
 * Autumn: 8 August – 6 November
 * Winter: 7 November – 3 February

For kigo, each season is then divided into early (初), mid- (仲), and late (晩) periods. For spring, these would be:

 * Early spring: 4 February – 5 March (February・First lunar month)
 * Mid-spring: 6 March – 4 April (March・Second lunar month)
 * Late spring: 5 April – 5 May (April・Third lunar month)
 * People have lots of special occasions and these are usually one of the most important.

Saijiki and kiyose
Japanese haiku poets often use a saijiki, a book like a dictionary or almanac for kigo. An entry in a saijiki usually includes a description of the kigo itself, as well as a list of similar or related words, and a few examples of haiku that include that kigo. A kiyose is similar, but contains only lists of kigo. Modern saijiki and kiyose are divided into the four seasons and New Year, with some containing a further section for seasonless (muki) topics. Each section is divided into a standard set of categories, each containing the relevant kigo. The most common categories are:

 * The season (時候 jikō)
 * The sky and heavens (天文 tenmon)
 * The earth (地理 chiri)
 * Humanity (生活 seikatsu)
 * Observances (行事 gyōji)
 * Animals (動物 dōbutsu)
 * Plants (植物 shokubutsu)

This is a list of both Japanese and non-Japanese kigo. If the kigo is a Japanese word, or if there is a Japanese translation in parentheses next to the English kigo, then the kigo can be found in most major Japanese saijiki.

[note: An asterisk (*) after the Japanese name for the kigo denotes an external link to a saijiki entry for the kigo with example haiku that is part of the "Japanese haiku: a topical dictionary" website.]

all spring

 * spring (春 haru)
 * warmth (暖かし atatakashi or 温み nukumi)

early spring (February・First lunar month)

 *   (睦月 lit. "month of affection") – First lunar month (present-day January)
 * February (二月 nigatsu) – when using the solar calendar
 * first day of spring (立春 risshun) – First solar term; approx. 4 February
 * usui (雨水 lit. "rain water") – Second solar term; approx. 19 February
 * signs of spring (春めく haru meku)
 * shunkan (春寒) – cold weather in early spring

mid-spring (March・Second lunar month)

 * Kisaragi (如月 lit. "like the moon" or 衣更着 lit. "wearing more clothes") – Second lunar month (present-day February)
 * March (三月 sangatsu) – when using the solar calendar
 * keichitsu (啓蟄) – Third solar term; approx 6 March. Literally translated "awakening hibernating insects", when insects come out of the ground, believed to occur on the first day of the lunar month.
 * shunbun (春分) – Fourth solar term; approx. 20 March. Vernal equinox
 * higan (彼岸 higan)

late spring (April・Third lunar month)

 * Yayoi (弥生 lit. "increasing life") – Third lunar month (present-day March)
 * April (四月 shigatsu) – when using the solar calendar
 * seimei (清明 lit. "clear and bright") – Fifth solar term; approx. 5 April
 * kokū (穀雨 lit. "grain rain) – Sixth solar term; approx. 20 April
 * hanabie (花冷え lit "flowers becoming cold") – chilly spring weather
 * fading of spring (行く春 Yuku haru)

all spring

 * spring mist or haze (霞 kasumi)
 * hazy moon (朧月 oborozuki) – 朧 oboro is a type of mist that obscures the moon; kanji composed of radicals for "moon" (月) and "dragon" (龍)
 * awayuki (淡雪) – light snowfall
 * shunjin (春塵) – frost and snow blown into the air by the spring wind

early spring (February・First lunar month)

 * kaiyose (貝寄風 lit. "shell-gathering wind") – west wind that blows seashells ashore; traditionally believed to occur on the night of the vernal equinox

mid-spring (March・Second lunar month)

 * haruichiban (春一番) – the first strong southerly wind of the spring

late spring (April・Third lunar month)

 * wasurejimo (忘れ霜 lit. "forgotten frost") – late frost

all spring

 * shunchō (春潮) – pleasant tides of spring
 * yamawarau (山笑う lit. "laughing mountain") – a mountain covered in flower buds
 * haru no umi (春の海) – calm sea of spring

early spring (February・First lunar month)

 * usugōri or hakuhyō (薄氷) – thin ice

mid-spring (March・Second lunar month)

 * mizu nurumu (水温む) – warming of water (in spring)
 * yukima (雪間) – patch of ground without snow

late spring (April・Third lunar month)

 * naeshiro or nawashiro (苗代) – seedbed

Humanity

 * Spring depression (春愁 shunshū) – all spring
 * Sowing (種蒔 tanemaki)

Observances

 * Hanamatsuri (花祭り "Blossom Festival"), Buddhist festival celebrating the birth of Buddha, on 8 April.
 * Hinamatsuri (雛祭 "Girl's Day", lit. "Doll Festival") – a traditional Japanese festival for girls on 3 March.

Animals

 * frogs (蛙 kawazu) – all spring – noted for their loud singing
 * skylarks (雲雀 hibari) – all spring – noted for their songs in flight
 * swallows (燕 tsubame) – mid-spring
 * twittering (囀り saezuri) – all spring – the chirping of songbirds
 * Japanese bush warbler (鶯 uguisu (sometimes translated as Japanese nightingale), Cettia diphone) – early spring – the bird is used as an example of sweet sounds. Uguisu were mentioned in the preface to the Kokin Wakashū. It is often associated with ume blossoms and new growth in early Japanese waka and is regarded as a harbinger of spring (春告鳥 harutsugedori, lit. "bird which announces the arrival of Spring").

Plants

 * plum blossom (梅 ume) – early spring
 * cherry blossoms (桜 sakura) and cherry blossom-viewing (花見 hanami) – late spring (April) – for the Japanese, cherry blossoms are such a common topic that in just mentioning blossoms (hana) in haiku it is assumed they are cherry blossoms. Hanami is an occasion for partying with friends or coworkers.
 * willow (柳 yanagi) – mid-spring

The season

 * dog days
 * midsummer (夏至祭 geshimatsuri)
 * summer (夏 natsu); other combinations are to become like summer (夏めく natsu meku), end of summer (夏の果て natsu no hate). summer holidays (夏休み natsu yasumi) primarily refers to the school holiday.
 * May (皐月 satsuki or 五月 gogatsu), June (水無月 minazuki or 六月 rokugatsu), July (文月 fumizuki, fuzuki or 七月 shichigatsu)
 * hot (暑し atsushi), hotness (暑さ atsusa) and hot day (暑き日 atsuki hi); also, anything related to the heat, including sweat (汗 ase) and in contemporary haiku, air conditioning (冷房 reibō)

The sky and heavens

 * rainbow (虹 niji)
 * Rainy season (梅雨 tsuyu) – the Japanese rainy season, usually starting in mid-June
 * sea of clouds (雲海 unkai) – late summer
 * kiu (喜雨) – late summer – lit. "pleasure rain"; rain that falls after hot and dry weather
 * south wind (南風 minami)

The earth

 * shitatari (滴り) – "dripping", referring to water trickling off rocks, moss, etc.
 * waterfall (滝 taki)

Humanity

 * nap or siesta (昼寝 hirune)
 * nudity (裸 hadaka)
 * summer sports: surfing, beach volleyball, rollerblading and skateboarding
 * sushi (寿司, 鮓, 鮨)
 * jinbei (甚平) – traditional informal summer clothes
 * swimming pool (プール pūru)

Observances

 * A-Bomb Anniversary (6 August) (原爆忌 genbakuki) – Either summer or autumn due to the proximinity between traditional and modern calendars
 * Tango no sekku (端午の節句) – traditional festival for boys on 5 May (See Hinamatsuri in spring for the girls' festival).
 * Festival (祭 matsuri) is applied to summer festivals of Shinto for purification. Traditionally, it referred to the festival of Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, however as kigo it can be applied to all local Shinto festivals.

Animals

 * cicada (蝉 semi) – late summer – known for their cries
 * lesser cuckoo (時鳥 hototogisu) – all summer – a bird in the cuckoo family noted for its song
 * jellyfish (海月 kurage, lit. "sea moon")
 * mosquito (蚊 ka)
 * snake (蛇 hebi)

Plants

 * lily (百合 yuri)
 * lotus flower (蓮 hasu or hachisu)
 * orange blossoms (蜜柑 mikan)
 * sunflower (向日葵 himawari)
 * wisteria (藤 fuji)
 * tachibana orange (橘 tachibana)
 * iris (菖蒲 ayame, shōbu or sōbu) – early summer (May)
 * water lily (睡蓮 suiren) – mid and late summer.

The season

 * autumn (秋 aki); other combinations are autumn has come (秋来ぬ aki kinu), autumn is ending (秋果つ aki hatsu), autumn being gone (行く秋 yuku aki).
 * August (葉月 hazuki or 八月 hachigatsu), September (長月 nagatsuki or 九月 kugatsu) and October (神無月 kannazuki or 十月 jūgatsu)
 * end of September (九月尽 kugatsujin), end of autumn (秋の果て aki no hate).

The sky and heavens

 * Milky Way (天の川 amanogawa, lit. "river of heaven") – most visible in Japan in autumn. It is also associated with Tanabata (七夕).
 * moon (月 tsuki) – all autumn
 * Tsukimi (月見 lit. "moon-viewing") – mid-autumn (September) – the word "moon" by itself is assumed to be a full moon in autumn. Moon-viewing
 * typhoon (台風 taifū or 野分 nowaki)

The earth

 * Field of flowers (花野 hanano)
 * Shiranui (不知火)
 * Harvested rice fields (刈田 karita)

Humanity

 * scarecrow (案山子 kakashi　or 鳥威し toriodoshi)
 * rice harvest (稲刈 inekari)
 * Imonikai (芋煮会)
 * leaf peeping (紅葉狩 momijigari) – a common group activity

Observances

 * Tanabata (七夕) (the festival of the weaver maiden and the herdsman in the Heavenly Court)
 * grave-visiting (墓参 haka mairi or bosan)
 * Bon Festival (盆 bon)
 * mukaebi (迎火) – bonfires welcoming the ancestorsand
 * bon odori (盆踊).

The traditional date of Tanabata is 7th day of the 7th month of the Japanese calendar, which falls in early Autumn. The modern use of the Gregorian one has moved the observance to 7 July, which has resulted in a dispute as to whether Tanabata should be treated as a summer kigo.

Animals

 * insects (虫 mushi), mainly it implies singing one.
 * crickets (蟋蟀 kōrogi) – all autumn (August–October)  – noted for the singing of the males.
 * bell cricket (鈴虫 suzumushi)
 * walker's cicada (法師蝉 hōshizemi lit. "Buddhist priest cicada")
 * Deer (鹿 shika)

Plants

 * nashi pear (梨 nashi)
 * Chaenomeles (木瓜の実 boke no mi)
 * peach (桃 momo)
 * persimmon (柿 kaki)
 * apples (林檎 ringo)
 * grapes (葡萄 budō)
 * colored leaves (椛momiji or 紅葉 kōyō) – late autumn (October) – a very common topic for haiku
 * first colored leaves (初紅葉 hatsu-momiji or hatsu-momijiba) – mid-autumn
 * shining leaves (照葉 teriha) – late autumn
 * leaves turning color (薄紅葉 usumomiji) – mid-autumn
 * leaves start to fall (紅葉かつ散る momiji katsu chiru) – late autumn

The season

 * winter (冬 fuyu), using "winter" in a haiku adds a sense of chilliness (literally and figuratively), bleakness, and seclusion to the poem.
 * November (霜月 shimotsuki or 十一月 jūichigatsu), December (師走 shiwasu or 十二月 jūnigatsu) and January (睦月mutsuki or 一月 ichigatsu)
 * cold (寒し samushi) and coldness (寒さ samusa)

The sky and heavens

 * snow (雪 yuki)
 * Indian summer (小春日和 koharubiyori lit. "small spring weather") – a period of unseasonable warmth, usually in late autumn to early winter
 * frost-covered trees (樹氷 juhyō)
 * north wind (北風 kitakaze or hokufū) – indicating the coming of cold weather
 * shigure (時雨) – rain in late autumn or early winter

The earth

 * yama-nemuru (山眠る) – lit. "sleeping mountain", evoking a sense of stillness in the mountains
 * kitsunebi (狐火 lit. "fox fire") – a type of atmospheric ghost light mostly associated with winter
 * winter landscape (冬景色 fuyugeshiki) – Evokes the sense of a "winter wonderland"

Humanity

 * snow-viewing (雪見 yukimi) – late winter (January) – a popular group activity in Japan.
 * fugu soup (河豚汁 fugujiru)
 * Anglerfish hotpot (鮟鱇鍋 ankō nabe)
 * calendar vendor (暦売 koyomiuri) – preparation for the new year.
 * asazuke (浅漬) – lightly pickled vegetables
 * breath vapor (息白し ikishiroshi)

Observances

 * Christmas　(クリスマス kurisumasu or 降誕祭 kōtansai) – this is a modern kigo and uncommon in the Edo period.
 * New Year's Eve (大晦日 ōmisoka 年の夜 toshi no yo or 除夜 joya), and the New Year's Eve party (年忘 toshiwasure)
 * Kan (寒 kan lit. "coldness") – days from 5–6 January until 4–5 February, originating from the Chinese 24 seasonal periods. Also daikan (lit. "great coldness") a period that begins around 20 January.

Animals

 * crane (鶴 tsuru)
 * swan (白鳥 hakuchō)
 * badger (あなぐま anaguma)
 * rabbit (兎 usagi)
 * wolf (狼 ōkami)
 * hibernation (冬眠 tōmin)
 * whale watching (鯨見 kujirami) – the number of whales off the coast peak at different times of the year depending on the region. In Japan, whales are most often seen during the winter.
 * oyster (牡蠣 kaki)
 * waterfowl sleeping on water (浮寝鳥 ukinedori)

Plants

 * winter chrysanthemum (冬菊 fuyugiku or 寒菊 kangiku)
 * daffodil (水仙 suisen lit. "water immortal")
 * ornamental kale (葉牡丹 habotan)
 * false holly (柊 hiragi or hīragi)
 * fallen leaves (落葉 ochiba)
 * dry leaves (枯葉 kareha)

New Year
As in many other cultures, the Japanese New Year is an important time of year for celebrations and there are many activities associated with it that may be mentioned in haiku. Before Japan began using the Gregorian calendar in 1873, the Japanese New Year was at the beginning of spring. Many of these terms reflect the traditional calendar system.

The season

 * Japanese New Year (正月 shōgatsu) *
 * New Year (新年 shinnen)
 * New Year's Day (元日 ganjitsu or gannichi)
 * New Year's Day (元旦 gantan) – refers to the dawn or morning of New Year's Day
 * Old Year (旧年 kyūnen or furutoshi)
 * Little New Year (小正月 koshōgatsu) – traditionally celebrated on the 15th day of the month during the full moon
 * Women's New Year (女正月 onnashōgatsu) – same as above, referring to women who were too busy to celebrate the actual new year, especially in Osaka and Kyoto regions.

The sky and heavens

 * First Day (初日 hatsuhi)
 * First Sky (初空 hatsusora or hatsuzora) – the sky on New Year's morning
 * first laughter ( hatsuwarai or waraizome) – indicating good fortune
 * Each day of first week of the new year is treated as kigo, such as the seventh day of the new year (七日 nanoka, lit. "the seventh day").

Humanity

 * kadomatsu * (門松) – a traditional decoration usually made of pine and bamboo that is placed on the gate or outer doorway
 * toshidama (年玉) – the custom of giving pocket money to children
 * toso (屠蘇) – a ritual mulled sake only drunk on New Year's Day
 * osechi (御節) – traditional Japanese New Year's Day food
 * zōni (雑煮) * – a traditional vegetable broth with mochi
 * Festival of Seven Herbs (七草の節句 Nanakusa no sekku) – a festival centered around eating seven-herb congee (七草粥 nanakusagayu)
 * first writing (書初 kakizome) – the first calligraphy written around the New Year

Observances

 * Namahage (生剥) – a ritualized folktale in Akita Prefecture
 * Hatsumōde (初詣) – the first visit of the year to a Shinto shrine
 * New Year's Sumo Tournament (初場所 hatsubasho)
 * First Poetry Reading (歌会始 utakai-hajime)
 * Ehōmairi (恵方詣) – visit to a shrine or temple that lies in an auspicious direction

Animals

 * yomegakimi (嫁が君) – a euphemism for mouse, used for the first three days of the New Year
 * first sparrow (初雀 hatsu-suzume) * – the first sparrow helps welcome the New Year
 * first sound (初声 hatsukoe) – the first cry of an animal in the New Year
 * first cockcrow (初鶏 hatsutori)
 * Japanese spiny lobster (伊勢海老 ise-ebi)

Plants

 * young greens {若菜 wakana)
 * false daphne (楪 yuzuriha) – used in decoration
 * henbit (仏の座 hotoke-no-za lit. "Buddha's seat") – one of the seven spring flowers (春の七草 haru-no-nanakusa)

Helpful lists of species
Birds
 * Lists of birds by region
 * List of Japanese birds: passerines
 * List of Japanese birds: non-passerines

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C++/CLI

C++/CLI is a variant of the C++ programming language, modified for Common Language Infrastructure. It has been part of Visual Studio 2005 and later, and provides interoperability with other .NET languages such as C#. Microsoft created C++/CLI to supersede Managed Extensions for C++. In December 2005, Ecma International published C++/CLI specifications as the ECMA-372 standard.

Syntax changes
C++/CLI should be thought of as a language of its own (with a new set of keywords, for example), instead of the C++ superset-oriented Managed C++ (MC++) (whose non-standard keywords were styled like or ). Because of this, there are some major syntactic changes, especially related to the elimination of ambiguous identifiers and the addition of .NET-specific features.

Many conflicting syntaxes, such as the multiple versions of operator in MC++, have been split: in C++/CLI, .NET reference types are created with the new keyword  (i.e. garbage collected new). Also, C++/CLI has introduced the concept of generics from .NET (similar, for the most common purposes, to standard C++ templates, but quite different in their implementation).

Handles
In MC++, there were two different types of pointers: pointers were normal C++ pointers, while  pointers worked on .NET reference types. In C++/CLI, however, the only type of pointer is the normal C++ pointer, while the .NET reference types are accessed through a "handle", with the new syntax (instead of ). This new construct is especially helpful when managed and standard C++ code is mixed; it clarifies which objects are under .NET automatic garbage collection and which objects the programmer must remember to explicitly destroy.

Tracking references
A tracking reference in C++/CLI is a handle of a passed-by-reference variable. It is similar in concept to using (reference to a pointer) in standard C++, and (in function declarations) corresponds to the  keyword applied to types in C#, or  in Visual Basic .NET. C++/CLI uses a syntax to indicate a tracking reference to a handle.

The following code shows an example of the use of tracking references. Replacing the tracking reference with a regular handle variable would leave the resulting string array with 10 uninitialized string handles, as only copies of the string handles in the array would be set, due to them being passed by value rather than by reference.

Note that this would be illegal in C#, which does not allow loops to pass values by reference. Hence, a workaround would be required.

Finalizers and automatic variables
Another change in C++/CLI is the introduction of the finalizer syntax, a special type of nondeterministic destructor that is run as a part of the garbage collection routine. The C++ destructor syntax also exists for managed objects, and better reflects the "traditional" C++ semantics of deterministic destruction (that is, destructors that can be called by user code with ).

In the raw .NET paradigm, the nondeterministic destruction model overrides the protected method of the root  class, while the deterministic model is implemented through the  interface method  (which the C++/CLI compiler turns the destructor into). Objects from C# or VB.NET code that override the Dispose method can be disposed of manually in C++/CLI with just as .NET classes in C++/CLI can.

Operator overloading
Operator overloading works analogously to standard C++. Every * becomes a ^, every & becomes an %, but the rest of the syntax is unchanged, except for an important addition: for .NET classes, operator overloading is possible not only for classes themselves, but also for references to those classes. This feature is necessary to give a ref class the semantics for operator overloading expected from .NET ref classes. (In reverse, this also means that for .NET framework ref classes, reference operator overloading often is implicitly implemented in C++/CLI.)

For example, comparing two distinct String references (String^) via the operator == will give true whenever the two strings are equal. The operator overloading is static, however. Thus, casting to Object^ will remove the overloading semantics.

Interoperability
C++/CLI allows C++ programs to consume C# programs in C# DLLs. Here the #using keyword shows the compiler where the DLL is located for its compilation metadata. This simple example requires no data marshalling. The C# source code content of MyCS.dll. This examples shows how strings are marshalled from C++ strings to strings callable from C# then back to C++ strings. String marshalling copies the string contents to forms usable in the different environments. The C# code is not in any way C++-aware. C++/C# interoperability allows C++ simplified access to the entire world of .NET features.

C++/CX
C++/CX targeting WinRT, although it produces entirely unmanaged code, borrows the ref and ^ syntax for the reference-counted components of WinRT, which are similar to COM "objects".

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State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota

State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota (SCF) is a public college with campuses in the Manatee and Sarasota counties of Florida. Part of the Florida College System, it is designated a "state college" because it offers a greater number of bachelor's degrees than community colleges. SCF is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Founded in 1957 as Manatee Junior College, it was known as Manatee Community College from 1985 to 2009.

State College of Florida is the region's oldest and largest public college, operating three campuses serving Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, and Venice. SCF's official colors are green and blue. The college's intercollegiate sports teams are "The Manatees" and are represented by mascot Maverick the Manatee.

History
State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota was established on September 17, 1957, by the Florida Board of Education as Manatee Junior College (MJC). The college came into existence under a plan of the State Board of Education to provide accessible higher education to Florida's population.

In November 1957, Samuel R. Neel Jr became the college's first president and the first classes were held on September 2, 1958, in what was formerly a senior high school; enrollment in the first term was 502 students. The college began administering classes in its own facilities in 1959, where the Bradenton campus stands today. Neel Auditorium, an 830-seat auditorium would be dedicated October 29, 1966, on the Bradenton campus. State College of Florida's 100 acre Bradenton campus is home to The SCF Collegiate School (SCFCS), The Family Heritage House Museum, SCF's Dental Hygiene Clinic, and the athletic facilities for The Manatees. The college's administrative offices are also located on the Bradenton campus.

The Venice center was opened in 1977 by MJC's board of trustees. During this period, the center's functions were funded by the donations of residents living in the surrounding communities which included Venice, North Port, and Englewood. It was not until 1983 that the college received an appropriation from the Florida Legislature to expand the Venice center into a full-service Venice campus. It was dedicated on March 30, 1985, and the college's name was changed that year to Manatee Community College (MCC). The Venice campus lake is nicknamed Lake Jervey and dedicated to Bill Jervey Jr for his outstanding contributions to the college.

At the beginning of 2003, MCC opened the 5 acre Lakewood Ranch campus. The land appropriated for this was donated by the Schroeder-Manatee Ranch. The Lakewood Ranch campus offers credit and non-credit programs of study, as well as technical and workforce development courses. In 2007, the Schroeder-Manatee Ranch donated an additional 5 acre to the Lakewood Ranch campus. MCC obtained supplementary funding from the Florida Legislature, which was allocated for the construction of the Medical Technology and Simulation Center.

In September 2008, MCC began the process of becoming a state college under the direction of then-president Lars A. Hafner, and on March 17, 2009, the State Board of Education unanimously approved the colleges proposal to offer its first baccalaureate degree. In July of that same year, MCC officially changed its name to State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota (SCF) to reflect its new status as a four-year state institution. The first bachelor's degree to be offered at the college was a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) which started in January 2010. State College of Florida continues to add baccalaureate degree programs to its offerings based on a combination of regional, state, and national need. Several other bachelor's degree programs are now offered at SCF.

Campus
Students can attend classes on campuses located in Bradenton, Venice, and Lakewood Ranch. Students can also visit many business and public-sector sites throughout the community as well as attend online classes. The Bradenton campus is outside the city limits, in the Bayshore Gardens census-designated place.

Sustainability
State College of Florida has been awarded The Association of Florida College's Campus Sustainability Award. And In 2011, the college was awarded The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Efficient Design (LEED) Gold certification for the construction of the Medical Technology & Simulation Center on its Lakewood Ranch campus. Maintaining sustainability remains a continuous effort at SCF by integrating environmental, social and economic goals through design, planning and operational organization to meet its current needs.

Administration
As a member of the Florida College System, State College of Florida falls under the purview of the State Board of Education. SCF is governed by the Florida Legislature and by a District Board of Trustees, consisting of eight members appointed by the Governor to oversee the college's operations.

The college's president is Dr. Carol F. Probstfeld, who was inaugurated as the sixth president of the State College of Florida on November 8, 2013, after serving as the college's vice president of business and administrative services. Before coming to SCF, Probstfeld served as the vice president for finance and administration and the chief financial officer and treasurer for Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California, and Notre Dame College of Ohio in South Euclid, Ohio.

Under her leadership, the State College of Florida Foundation launched its first Capital Campaign in 2016 to provide facilities that enhance the student experience. The campaign financed $1 million in technological upgrades for the new Library and Learning Center that opened in February 2018 and includes a $3.5 million Studio for the Performing Arts and a $9.5 million Health and Human Performance Center. Both of which will be built on the Bradenton campus.

Probstfeld has also led the college's 2015–2020 Boldly Engaging strategic plan. In the plan's first three years, SCF has purchased 74 acres of land for a new Parrish campus, added signature programs to its Venice campus, enacted multiple strategic enrollment initiatives, created a Leadership Development program to mentor its employees, and launched a comprehensive communications and marketing plan.

Academics
State College of Florida is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Noncredit education is offered under SCF's Lifelong Learning & Workforce Development programs. More than 50 percent of the college-bound high school students in Manatee and Sarasota counties attend SCF each year, with a current enrollment of over 11,000 students. State College of Florida is among the top 100 producers of associate degrees in the United States.

State College of Florida is also a charter member of the Manufacturing Institute's "M-list," which recognizes schools for excellence in manufacturing education. The Manufacturing Institute is an organization that is dedicated to improving and expanding manufacturing in the United States. SCF was one of eleven Florida College System institutions to be selected, helping Florida lead the nation with the most schools on the list.

State College of Florida's nursing program annually records one of the highest certification rates in the state of Florida, and the physical therapy assistant, occupational therapy assistant, dental hygiene and radiography programs have a 98% percent licensure pass rate.

SCF's study abroad program allows students the unique opportunity to travel to places outside of the United States. Students can visit places such as London, Oxford, Paris, Amsterdam and more. The program takes place during the summer months.

Libraries
State College of Florida has three campus libraries including a large online collection. These locations include Bradenton, Venice, and Lakewood Ranch. The collections include print and electronic books, academic journals, magazines and newspapers, thousands of online research databases, audio books, streaming videos, DVDs, citation tools, music, and periodicals. Group study rooms, computer labs, and wireless printing services are also available. In addition to the on site librarians, students can use digital reference services such as AskALibrarian, where they can chat, email or text with an SCF librarian.

A new $17.6 million library facility opened in 2018 at the Bradenton location. The facility includes a visualization studio which has a visual capability of 270 degrees, a 200-seat community room, 3D printers, and a film studio with multiple editing suites. As well as a section of the library in which students may not bring mobile telephones and laptop computers. The mission statement for the college library is as follows, "The SCF Libraries engage students, faculty, staff, and community members in the discovery and creation of knowledge."

Research
SCF is one of the 25 colleges and universities in the United States to participate in Yale University's Small World Initiative, a project that engages students in real-world research by searching for and identifying antibiotic-producing bacteria in soil and other environments. The college has also partnered with Tufts University to test the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the environment. Other undergraduate research opportunities are offered to SCF students under the Tampa Bay Bridge to Baccalaureate program (B2B). The Tampa Bay Bridge to Baccalaureate program is a collaboration between The State College of Florida, Hillsborough Community College, and St. Petersburg College. It is funded by the National Science Foundation under its Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program. The purpose of the B2B program is to increase the number of underrepresented minority students completing a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM). Under the program, students have the opportunity to participate in research and internships through the college, local businesses, and through other partner universities.

Partnerships and Community Development
The college's Venice campus is home to the Gator Engineering program, a collaboration with the University of Florida. Students can take their math and science courses at SCF and upon successful completion will be granted admission to UF's Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.

State College of Florida also participates in the FUSE Transfer Program, a partnership with the University of South Florida. The FUSE Program provides a seamless transition from SCF to the USF System. The program also allows for timely completion of both the Associate of Arts (A.A.) and bachelor's degrees.

Previously the college held dual enrollment classes on the campuses of high schools operated by the School District of Manatee County and Sarasota County Public Schools. In 2018 the college announced that it would only offer dual enrollment classes held on its own campuses or those accessed on the internet.

The Cross College Alliance is a collaboration between the State College of Florida, the University of South Florida, the Ringling College of Art and Design, New College of Florida, and the Ringling museum of Art. The purpose of the Cross College Alliance (CCA) is to provide a network that expands the learning opportunities for students on the west coast of Florida. The CCA host a number of events throughout the year that inspire community building and collaboration.

26 West Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation
The 26 West Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation is a collaboration between the State College of Florida, local employers, the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County and the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation. The $8 million facility opened in the fall of 2021 on SCF's Bradenton campus and currently houses the brand new coding and IT academy, university partnership center, a video/creative production studio, and the new 26 West Center Technology Business Incubator.

Student life
Collectively, State College of Florida's three campuses have over 30 registered student organizations, including an active Student Government, intramural sports, and a campus ministry. Students can participate in clubs such as Phi Theta Kappa, Model UN, Circle K International, and more.

Student government
The Bradenton and Venice campuses each have their own independent Student Government Associations. State College of Florida's SGA is divided into three parts consisting of the executive board, the General Council, and the Inter-Club Council. The executive board is composed of the Student Body President, Student Body Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, and the Inter-Club Council (ICC) President The Inter-Club Council (ICC) is composed of representatives from each registered club on campus, while the General Council is made up of members of the student body. Executive board elections are held during the spring semester, but General Council members can join as late as the beginning of the fall semester. Members of the SGA Executive Board also serve on the Student Activities Budget Review Committee (SABR) which manages and allocates funds to SCF'S 50+ clubs and organizations. General Council members can serve on the Campus Activities Board (CAB) which is responsible for planning and organizing campus activities throughout the semester such as the annual spring and fall festivals.

Brain Bowl
The Brain Bowl team at the State College of Florida has achieved state and national recognition for being one of the top quiz bowl programs in the country. In the 2014-2015 competition season, SCF's "Fire Team" compiled a record of 58–2 against other two-year schools, going on to win championships at tournaments such as the 2014 Delta Burke Invitational, 2015 FCSAA West Central Regional, 2015 FCSAA Brain Bowl State Championship,   2015 NAQT South Florida Community College Sectionals, and the 2015 NAQT Community College Championship Tournament. The team was also invited to compete in NAQT's Intercollegiate Championship Tournament (DII) where the team placed 25th with a record of 7–6, notably defeating four-year schools such as UC Berkeley, Duke University, University of Alabama, and Claremont Colleges in the process.

Music
State College of Florida's music program is home to eleven different musical ensembles. They include The Bradenton Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic band, Chamber choir, Concert choir, Big band, Jazz combo, Guitar ensemble, Keyboard studies, Presidential string quartet, Presidential jazz combo, and the Musical Theatre Ensemble. State College of Florida's music students perform in multiple concerts throughout the semester as well as numerous community and state events such as the FCSAA Winter Music Symposium. Auditions are open to students and the general public. Alumni include singer-songwriter Matt Walden and R&B singer R.LUM.R.

Theater
Studio 84 Productions, the student theatre and musical theatre company at the State College of Florida does a total of four to five productions per year. Auditions are open to students and to the community. Most theatre graduates have gone on to four-year universities to receive their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degrees in Theater and Performing Arts. SCF Theater alumni include American actor Dallas Roberts (The walking Dead), various Broadway performers, and many more.

Recreation
State College of Florida's Bradenton campus includes a weight room, sand volleyball court, outdoor basketball court, outdoor fitness area, and a reflection pond. Most of the athletic fields, such as the gymnasium and the tennis courts are open to students when not in use. The Venice campus includes a 0.75 mi fit trail and nature trail that surrounds the campus lake and includes 10 stations for balanced exercise routines. The State College of Florida Foundation is currently in the process of raising funds for a brand-new Health and Human Performance Center that will be built on the college's Bradenton campus. The 40348 ft2 facility will feature a full-size fitness center, training facilities, a state-of-the-art gymnasium, team rooms for The Manatees and for away teams, classrooms, offices, and concession and vending areas.

Athletics
State College of Florida launched its intercollegiate athletics program in 1957 and adopted "The Lancers" as their mascot. When MCC decided to change its name to SCF in 2009, the college adopted a new mascot, as well as changing the college's official colors from blue and yellow, to blue and green.

Today, State College of Florida's athletic teams are known as "The Manatees" and are represented by the mascot Maverick the Manatee. State College of Florida host five intercollegiate sports teams. They include: Men's Baseball, Women's Softball, Women's Tennis, Women’s Beach Volleyball, and Women's Volleyball. They compete in the Citrus Conference and Sun-Lakes Conference of the Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) in NJCAA Region VIII. The State College of Florida Manatees have won numerous regional, state and conference titles and have made several national championship appearances.

Athletics alumni include MLB players Nick Goody, Josh Lucas, and Reggie McClain.

The Family Heritage House Museum
The Bradenton campus is home to The Family Heritage House Museum, a gallery and research center for the study of African American history and achievements housed in the college's Library and Learning Center. The Annie Lucy Williams Children's Room includes the complete collection of Coretta Scott King Award children's books. Exhibits include a timeline of significant events in African American history, including slavery, fights for freedom, community building and education, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, Kwanzaa, and the modern era in South Africa. There are also displays about the Underground Railroad and a collection of African masks. The Admission is free.

Neel Performing Arts Center
The Samuel R. Neel Performing Arts Center located on SCF's Bradenton campus is an 830-seat auditorium built in 1966. Since then, State College of Florida's Neel Performing Arts Center has been the cultural center of Manatee and Sarasota county and the home of SCF's music program. The Elizabeth M. Eaton Memorial Pipe Organ, a 50-rank, 3-manual instrument built by master craftsman Charles McManis is situated on the stage of the performing arts center.

Howard Studio Theatre
The David S. and Anne V. Howard Studio Theatre is a 116-seat performance center built in 2008 on State College of Florida's Bradenton campus. It is the home of Studio 84 Productions, the SCF student theatre company. The Howard Studio Theatre host a number of student performances throughout the semester as well as multiple performances by local and professional theatrical groups.

Fine Art Gallery
The Fine Art Gallery on the SCF Bradenton campus features exhibits made by students and faculty, as well as various installations by local and professional artist. The galleries exhibits embrace critical issues and the connections between art, education, and culture.

Notable alumni
State College of Florida alumni include authors, musicians, actors, artist, company founders, state representatives, screenwriters, producers, multiple athletes, and many more.