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there has been no discussion here for a couple months, so I archived the previous talk page. Now we have a clean slate to discuss on!  Spinach Dip  19:31, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Can we get this up to FA status? (eventually)
A simple question (if there's anyone out there who is interested).

I think this is the best candidate for FA in the whole Inheritance Cycle series, after some major work, of course.

This is what I'm thinking:

 * Introduction: Needs to be expanded, and should include at least: 5/4/08
 * some information on the following books. 5/4/08
 * some information on number of sales. 5/4/08

 * Publication History: Excellent start, but could use some expansion.
 * Plot Summary: Should be shortened, important parts can be re-written. 5/4/08
 * Reception: This heading can probably be doubled in size, since there are so many reviews available online.
 * Adaptations: This is hardly a single paragraph. I'd like more on the film, something on the videogame, and something about the possibility of an Eldest film in the future.
 * Publication Details: change title to 'editions', then include something about the changes made from the Paolini LLC version to the Knopf version.

Sections and things to be added:

 * Characters: Only the major ones: Eragon, Brom, Saphira, Arya, Mutagh, Galbatorix and The Varden seem like a good selection for use on Wikipedia.  Decided not.  5/4/08
 * A Sales and/or Awards section: It's been on the NYT bestseller list for 120+ weeks, I think this deserves a mention somewhere. 5/4/08
 * A couple quotes from Paolini himself: He's given several interviews. I'm sure we can find a couple quotes by him that would spice up the article.

Thoughts/opinions?

 Spinach Dip  08:22, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

 * I think getting the article up to FA is a great long-term goal. However, I think a more realistic strategy would be to get this article up to GA, then go for a peer review and things. Getting the article up to GA shouldn't be tricky, given that we essentially have a model article - Eldest - to follow.

 * You've covered pretty much all of the main points in your list of things to do, though I would disagree with your suggestion of a characters section. The Characters in the Inheritance cycle page covers it, and there's a link to it in the Inheritance Cycle infobox at the bottom of the page. And GA Eldest doesn't have this section.

 * I'll put emphasis on the length of the article: the lead, background, reception, adaptations and publication details sections all need expansion; the plot summary needs some serious trimming (Eldest's plot summary is shorter, even though the book is considerably longer). These days I don't have much time for big elaborate expansions, but I'll try and help whenever I can. In the meantime, be bold and go for it. Una LagunaTalk 17:24, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

 * Clearly, GA is the first step; but I see nothing that should stop us from getting to A-class, and eventually FA.

 * If you're looking for something to do, helping with prose and keeping the vandals away would be increadibly helpful.

 * Work will start in a few days if all goes well!  Spinach Dip  08:31, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Some potentially useful sources
These have some useful information in them which should definitely be incorporated into the article:

 * Recorded audio of interview with Christopher Paolini, from Eye On Books
 * Recorded audio of interview with Christopher Paolini
 * "Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce, and Christopher Paolini Talk Fantasy Fiction"
 * Teen Reads interviews - particularly interesting is the fact that Paolini originally wanted Eragon to become a film, not a book.
 * A set of interviews with Paolini from Shur'tugal

Una LagunaTalk 19:32, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Began the major editing phase
Well, I got to it a little later than I intended, but I have finished 2/6ths of the major sections listed above. I will get to the others when I can. Any input, help with prose, or other related stuff would be greatly appreciated.

 Spinach Dip  09:21, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

 * PS. The last 2 edits (by an annonymous IP), were both my own.  Sorry.
 *  Spinach Dip  09:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Critism
Does anyone think it was a bit stupid critisising Eragon for being like Lord of the Rings in having the elven and Dwarven races with different languages, considering there are hundreds of fantasy's that are exactly the same? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.217.247.122 (talk) 04:27, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

 * It may be stupid, but in a 'reviews' section, wiki is concerned with what people thought of the book, not whether or not those opinions are stupid.  Spinach Dip  19:46, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

I think it's not a critic for the fact that Eragon was like lord of the rings because Tolkien's lord of the rings was inspired by the novel:The ring. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xpxp4 (talk • contribs) 08:12, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

o_0 The Ring was written several decades after The Lord of the Rings. --132 20:37, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

The only thing involving a 'ring' I know Tolkien was, for a fact, familiar with, was Wagner's Nibleung operas and the legends that inspired them. And, as a matter of opinion, I think the criticsim is fair. Paloni (or however his name is spelled) made all of his languages have a similar feel to Tolkiens, drawing from the same sources and such. I.E. Dwarvish is rough with runes, elvish is flowing and beuatiful... and it isn't just Paloni. Just about all fantasy fiction is guilty of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.213.150.165 (talk) 01:36, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

How about Star Wars? http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1866494 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.253.164.8 (talk) 13:36, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

 * If you can find a reliable source which mentions similarities between Star Wars and the Eragon book, then yes, we can include them. However, the Everything2 article you linked does not count as a reliable source; neither do the sources it in turn cites. Una LagunaTalk 17:25, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

 * I've always found it amazingly humorous that 500 million people can all read Eregon and come to the same conclusion (that the plot is basically Star Wars with the serial numbers filed off), and yet Wikipedia uses the Weasel phrase "reliable source" to disqualify everyone whose done the homework on this one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.55.0 (talk) 15:23, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

 * That so-called "Weasel phrase" forms some of the core principles of Wikipedia. If you think you know better, take it to the policy's talk page. Una LagunaTalk 19:35, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

 * To add on to the poster above me, that wikipedia policy in question was in place long before this article was written. And there is no reason to dispense of policy for a single article such as this one.   Spinach Dip  03:29, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

 * Perhaps... but eventually you have to accept that if it quacks like a duck, waddles like a duck, drops duck-shit like a duck, and water rolls off its ass like a duck, then its an obvious Star Wars rip-off. I don't need a reliable source to tell me the sun will rise in the morning, after all.

 * The article already mentions similarities to Star Wars. We're not trying to pretend people haven't noticed. The only reason the similarities to Star Wars get a very brief mention is because we're following policy (sources deemed trustworthy have barely mentioned it - to put more emphasis on it would therefore violate WP:NPOV). As I said above, if you have a problem with Wikipedia's policies, then this is not the place to object to them. Una LagunaTalk 10:15, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

dude, think about it.stuff in means part of star wars. A normal boy becomes a dragon rider, (Jedi) gets taught by an old hermit, Brom (Obi-wan) goes to the varden (Rebel alliance) to help fight the king, Galbatorix (Emporer) because he is the only dragon rider left (only jedi left). they win the first battle, then Eragon (Luke) goes to that swamp place (Ellesmera) to be trained in the ways of magic (the force) and when he learns that the varden (Han, Leia etc.) are in trouble, he goes to help them. Eragon (Luke) ends up fighting Galbatorix's (The Emporer's) best fighter, Murtagh (Darth Vadar). Eragon (Luke) loses the battle as well as his sword (lightsaber).

Knapper1176 (talk) 20:47, 31 December 2008 (UTC) (will add more when i read third book)

 * I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just saying we can't add any information to the article about the similarities between Eragon and Star Wars without reliable sources to back it up - otherwise it counts as original research. Basic Wikipedia policy. Una LagunaTalk 10:09, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Does anyone think the Criticism section a bit biased? The one negative review is derided, and there is not an equal ratio of negative-positive reviews. I, for one, detested the book and its sequels, but that is just me.

Presentiment (talk) 23:42, 4 January 2009 (UTC)Presentiment

Is this some kind of joke? There is no requirement for "a reliable source". Tolkien's page has absolutely no citations whatsoever for "He was a close friend of C. S. Lewis—they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings.He was a close friend of C. S. Lewis—they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings.". I dont see a single one of you deleting that off the page and screaming "No reliable source!". You simply accepted it as fact. You don't demand reliable source for some things but demand reliable source for this article? Please, that's blatant favouritism and violates wikipedia policy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.72.186.249 (talk) 12:25, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Recent edits to plot summary
The plot summary appears to have been radically changed, from this to this. The new version is slightly longer (835 words instead of 815). There are a few issues with punctuation and the like which could be easily corrected. In terms of summarising the plots they're both pretty good, though this new one contains a few unnecessary details. However, instead of consisting of 7 good-lengthed paragraphs, it instead consists of nineteen, most consisting of just one or two sentences. This gives two problems: the plot summary now needlessly takes up much more space, and if we made this a GA candidate, the GA reviewer will note the short paragraphs. One or two one/two-sentence paragraphs is acceptable, but the number we have here makes it quite choppy and much less smooth to read. In its current state, it might even result in a GA fail.

Resolving these issues would give us a plot summary very similar to the one we previously had. Therefore I think we should reinstate the old plot summary. Any objections? Una LagunaTalk 09:53, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I've already reinstated it. The new one was needlessly wordy and had way too many details that weren't necessary. The short paragraphs were also a huge problem. It was better before, both in length and necessary details. ...Though the old version could still using some cleaning up and making it more concise as well. --132 18:26, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Broken links
A link to a source was broken, I retrieved the page with Internet Archive. But also this link to Barnes and Noble has problems: now it talks about the second book, Eldest, not Eragon! Internet Archive gives various result, but which one shall we pick? --KingFanel (talk) 13:27, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Dragonriders of Pern
Has anyone noted the similarities and differences between Eragon and Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern stories? 69.42.7.212 (talk) 01:24, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

 * Yes and yes; however we cannot mention this in the article without a reliable source to back the claim up. So far, nobody here has found such a source, so we haven't mentioned Dragonriders of Pern in the article. Una LagunaTalk 07:51, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

What is Za'roc?
The plot summary mentions Eragon's use of Za'roc--presumably a sword or dagger--but the word occurs only once, with no explanation of its nature or significance. (Not everyone has read the book.)drone5 (talk) 02:35, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Thanks for pointing this out - replaced the one instance of Za'roc with "his sword". In this case the specific sword used is not particularly significant. Una LagunaTalk 07:41, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Errors
I don't know if this is in any way relevant, but there is a fairly blatant typo on page 311 (paperback version, not largeprint). The sentence goes: "...-that fact was oft repeated-..." when it should have been 'Often' instead. It could just be a little comment about the editing or something similar. --Stripy Socks (talk) 15:42, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

 * Most books have one or two typos in them. As always, this is only worth including if it's notable. That is, it is mentioned in reliable sources. Una LagunaTalk 16:27, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

 * The word 'oft' is a legitimate word and in this particular context is correctly applied. No typo has been made, and no grammar errors have been made. No comment needs to be made on the editing of this book. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/oft --Jim42jim42Talk 22:24, 21 Aug 2010 (UTC)

reorganize and expansion for FA
I'd like to help take this article up to FA, but my idea involves quite a lot of reorganization and expansion so I would like to first get a consensus. I would split background into two sections, Concept and development and inspirations and influences. Then a genre and themes section along with a style section would be needed. Finally, a publication history section will be added. Ideas? Derild 49  21  ☼  23:01, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry if anyone read this, but I came up with an easier solution to the reorganization. Comments are still helpful! Derild  49  21  ☼  23:38, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Tolkienistic plagiarism
Eragon - Aragorn, Farthen Dûr-Barad-dûr (note exotic circumflex), Khudzul-Nazgul... I can't be the only one to notice how Paolini has gutted Tolkien's works. The difference is that Tolkien was a notable Oxford linguist, expert in Norse and Anglo-Saxon (and not bad with Finnish either), whereas Paolini seems to be writing fanfic. I doubt Paolini speaks any of the aforementioned dead languages, let alone Finnish, but if someone wants to correct me, do! --MacRusgail (talk) 16:14, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

 * Indeed, you are not the only one to have noticed this (see here, here, here, here...). However, alleged plagiarism of specific names have not been discussed by reliable sources; any content concerning name plagiarism would count as original research. The same goes for most detailed criticisms levvied at the book: it's not that we haven't noticed them or we refuse to acknowledge their existence, but simply that they're not notable enough for inclusion beyond "similar plot", "similar setting" etc. Thanks, Una LagunaTalk 15:51, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

OK, here's a "reliable source" that mentions the similarity in names: http://contemporarylit.about.com/cs/currentreviews/fr/eragon.htm. It's "reliable" enough to have already been quoted (selectively) to give the impression that it reviews the book in positive terms. Reading the actual review, its conclusions are rather more mixed ("Paolini’s writing is still somewhat immature", "Paolini borrows a bit obviously from the authors that inspire him", "Paolini shines at creating interesting characters without a great deal of depth"). It also lists names from the book that are very similar to those in other works. 86.7.31.97 (talk) 13:20, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Outdated Information
The Film Adaptation section mentions that the Eragon film is the thirteenth-highest-grossing movie in the live-action fantasy genre, highest-grossing movie with a dragon at its focal point, and the second-highest movie in the sword-and-sorcery subgenre. It cites three charts on Box Office Mojo, last retrieved in 2007. The site is continuously updated, and Eragon has since been superseded by other movies, dropping it to 25th on the fantasy list, 2nd on the dragon list, and 3rd on the sword-and-sorcery list. I'll make the necessary changes for the latter two, but it's mentioned in the Article that Eragon's position on the Fantasy list is lower (21st instead of 13th) when adjusting for inflation. I couldn't find that information on the site, so I'm going to leave that sentence alone so someone with better knowledge of inflation than I can properly edit it.

Additionally, should something be added to those particular sentences once they are updated to clarify the fact that they are subject to change and may possibly be outdated/inaccurate by the time a reader sees them? "As of March 2012," or something like that? -Rycr (talk) 02:44, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Star Wars is a fantasy book?
From the Genre section: "The book has been compared to other books of the fantasy genre such as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings." Star Wars is not a book, and arguably it's not fantasy. 98.245.172.221 (talk) 05:34, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

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Eragon
Really enjoyed the article as well as the topic! Are all of the sources listed in the article completely reliable? And also the Film Adaptation part of the article has some strong points, but do you think the paragraph relies to heavily on quotations from reviewers? Happy editing! V00d00Child (talk) 04:40, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The article has 45 references and it would be good if they all satisfied WP:RS (the reliable sources guideline), however typically a few may not be of the best quality. If there was a specific example that was questionable, you might mention it here. If there is no response, more input can be requested at WP:RSN (the reliable sources noticeboard). The procedure would be to use the article title as the subject for a new section and post a brief extract from the article as the text in question, and give the reference used in the article to support the text. There is no need to format the reference—just post the reference's core information such as a URL. Also mention why you think there might be a problem. However, there may not be much feedback because people are generally busy.
 * There are quite a few quotes in Eragon. See WP:QUOTE for a guideline. I think the quotes are ok because there is no good way to paraphrase the points they convey, and the fact that several significant media outlets had negative thoughts provides encyclopedic information. Provided the quotes do not misrepresent the reviews (by cherry picking a couple of bad words from a generally favorable review), they are probably fine. Johnuniq (talk) 04:32, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I will be more specific next time! Thank you for the advice. I see now sometimes the only way to adequately cite an article is to use various quotes instead of close paraphrasing. Thanks for the feedback! V00d00Child (talk) 16:40, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Anyone more familiar with the series than I care to add it to this list?
Types of mythological or fantastic beings in contemporary fiction is a page of, well, fantasy series (movie, TV, written, whatever) and the assorted mythological and/or fantastic critters they contain. This series would qualify. Anyone care to add it? Tamtrible (talk) 00:56, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

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Self-published?
This article states that Paolini's parents "self published" Eragon. I can't find any reliable sources on the matter but my understanding is that they had founded a publisher called Paolini International LLC sometime around 1997 and decided to use it to publish there son's work. As such I think the term 'self-published' is a little misleading. ~ El D. (talk to me) 18:31, 27 December 2021 (UTC)

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Deteriorata

"Deteriorata" is a comedy record released as a single in 1972. It is a parody of Les Crane's 1971 spoken word recording of "Desiderata", the early 20th-century poem by Max Ehrmann. ("Desiderata" is Latin for "desired things"; "deteriorata" is a portmanteau of the verb "deteriorate" and "desiderata".)

The parody was written by Tony Hendra for National Lampoon, and was recorded for the album Radio Dinner. Narrator Norman Rose read the "poem" and Melissa Manchester sang the song. Christopher Guest wrote the music.

"Deteriorata" appeared on the lower reaches of the Billboard magazine charts for a few weeks in late 1972, peaking as high as No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts. The parody gained some significance and popularity as a frequent presentation on the Dr. Demento radio show.

Les Crane himself later admitted that he preferred the parody version over his Grammy-winning recording of the original poem.

Cultural references
The song incorporates several catchphrases and news items of the era:
 * "Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but three do." A play on directional logic and the double meaning of the word "right;" as a direction, three left turns (at 90-degree angles) will result in traveling in the same direction as one right turn.
 * "Remember the Pueblo", a bumper sticker slogan honoring the crew of the USS Pueblo, held hostage by North Korea in 1968.
 * "Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle and mutilate", parodies a caution printed on punched cards, particularly those used as government checks, in the mid-20th century.
 * "Take heart amid the deepening gloom that your dog is finally getting enough cheese", making fun of a Gaines-Burgers dog food advertising campaign, which asked, "Is your dog getting enough cheese in his diet?"
 * "Gracefully surrender the things of youth: birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan": bird populations were affected by pesticides, the Environmental Protection Agency was established in 1970, tuna had been discovered to be high in mercury, and Taiwan was removed from the United Nations in favor of the heretofore unrecognized People's Republic of China in 1972.

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Thisted

Thisted is a town in the municipality of Thisted in the North Denmark Region of Denmark. It has a population of 13,522 (1 January 2024) and is located in Thy, in northwestern Jutland.

Market town status was given to Thisted in 1500.

Name
The town's name derives from the Germanic deity Tyr and could be translated as Tyr's Stead.

History

During the Jutland Peasant rebellion of 1441, Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, approached the rebel camp at Husby Hole near St. Jørgen's Hill in northern Jutland and sent word that anyone who left the camp and went home, would not be punished for rebellion. The men from Thisted, as well as those of Mors, left for which they were afterwards called cowards and traitors.

In 1882, Thisted was connected with the Danish rail network as the Thy railway line between Thisted and Struer opened.

Geography
Thisted is located in northwestern Jutland, in the traditional district of Thy, which forms the western part of the North Jutlandic Island. It is located on the northern shore of Thisted Bredning, a body of water between Thy and the island of Mors, which itself is a part of the Limfjord, a sound separating the North Jutlandic Island from the rest of the Jutland Peninsula. Thisted is located on three ridges, divided by two streams.

Demographics
Thisted has a population of 13,461, of which 6,622 males and 6,839 females (1 January 2022).

Economy
Thisted has a cluster of industries within food production: the Tican Slaughterhouse, Dragsbæk Maltfactory, Dragsbæk Margarinefactory, the brewery Thisted Bryghus, known for its high quality organic beer, and Premier Ice.

Burial mound
Langdos, the largest Bronze Age burial mound in Denmark, is located in Thisted. The burial mound is 175 meters long and was built between 1800 and 1000 BC.

Thisted Church
Thisted features a Gothic-style church, Thisted Church, which replaced a smaller Romanesque-style church around 1490. The exterior of the church contains a stone with Runic inscriptions.

Soccer
Thisted has a football team Thisted FC in the Danish 2nd Division (2022–2023 season)

Rail
Thisted is served by Thisted railway station (Thisted Banegård) which opened in 1882. It is the northern terminus of the Thy railway line which connects Thisted with Struer to the south. Thisted station offers frequent local train services to Struer station with onward connections by train from Struer to the rest of Denmark. Until 2019, it also offered direct InterCity services to Copenhagen.

Air
The small Thisted Airport (Thisted Lufthavn) is owned by Thisted municipality, and is located 15 kilometers from Thisted. The airport opened in 1970, and until 2007 serviced daily flights between Thisted and the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Today, the nearest airport from Thisted with scheduled national and international flights is Aalborg Airport c. 86 km east of Thisted (road distance).

Education
There are several educational institutions in Thisted. There are three schools, Østre skole, Rolighedskolen, and Tingstrup skole. There's also a gymnasium, Higher Preparatory Examination, Higher Commercial Examination Programme and Higher Technical Examination Programme.

Notable people

 * Conrad Malte-Brun (1775 in Thisted – 1826) a Dano-French geographer, coined the name Oceania
 * Hendrik Pontoppidan (1814 in Thisted – 1901) a Danish merchant, consul and philanthropist
 * Christen Mikkelsen Kold (1816 in Thisted – 1870) a teacher, created the Danish high-school system
 * Knud Graah (1817–1909) a Norwegian industrialist and pioneer in the Norwegian textile industry
 * Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847 in Thisted – 1885) a Danish novelist, poet and scientist
 * Peter Tom-Petersen (1861 in Thisted – 1926) a painter and graphic artist of cityscapes and interiors
 * Grethe Rask (1930 in Thisted – 1977) a physician and surgeon in Zaïre, one of the first non-Africans to die of AIDS
 * Yutte Stensgaard (born 1946) an actress, known for her role in Hammer's Lust for a Vampire (1971)
 * Mogens Dahl (born 1953 in Thisted) a Danish conductor, founded Mogens Dahl Concert Hall
 * Kato (DJ) (born 1981 in Thisted) stage name of Thomas Kato Vittrup, a DJ and music producer
 * Junior Senior (active 1998–2008) a pop duo from Thisted, Denmark

Sport

 * Annette Jørgensen (born 1966 in Thisted) a swimmer, competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
 * Jesper Grønkjær (born 1977 in Nuuk, Greenland) raised in Thisted, is a former Danish professional footballer
 * Mads Agesen (born 1983 in Thisted) a Danish footballer, captain at Randers FC
 * Frederikke Thøgersen (born 1995 in Thisted) a Danish professional football player, plays for Fortuna Hjørring and the Denmark women's national football team
 * Malthe Jakobsen (born 2003 in Thisted) a Danish racing driver

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 * Hans Ditlev Bendixsen (1842 in Thisted – 1902) (emigrated c.1865) an American shipbuilder, developed the merchant marine industry on the West Coast of the United States
 * Lawrence Waldemar Tonner (1861 in Thisted – 1947) (emigrated 1870) companion and personal secretary of composer and pianist Francis Grierson for more than 40 years

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Talk:Lloyds Bank

Page move
Lloyds have announced the change of name from Lloyds TSB to Lloyds Bank. This presents a problem for article naming as Lloyds Bank already exists with the pre-TSB-merger institution. Looking at the example of Standard Bank (historic) / Standard Bank, the current Lloyds Bank article should move to Lloyds Bank (historic) and Lloyds TSB should move to Lloyds Bank. Any alternative ideas to deal with this? 07:08, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with the above proposal --AntL (talk) 12:04, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I did the move, but I'm majorly confused about what's what. To me it seems best if this becomes a disambiguation page, linking to all Lloyds financial institutions, of which there seems to be lot. Lloyds Bank (historic) seems like a rather poor disambiguation to me, but I'm unable to come up with anything better myself, so I really can't critisize on that one. Speaking of disambiguation, the page at Lloyd needs some love as well. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 20:22, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Lloyds Bank has merged with over 50 separate banks over the course of its existence. What is so different about the merger with TSB that means that on that occasion and on no other it became a new and separate entity? Why don't we just have one article for Lloyds Bank from its creation to the present day? JimmyGuano (talk) 20:48, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Don't ask me, I just reacted to the technicalities of the move request, but I think that this time Lloyds TSB took up the brand name Lloyds Bank again. Others will probably know more. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 21:06, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * It's OK, I wasn't having a go at you, or anyone else for that matter. I just wonder if we're making it all a bit more complicated than it needs to be. If you have to understand the content of our pages before you can understand their structure, then we're putting barriers between our readers and the knowledge and understanding that they're looking for. Where things are complicated (and the corporate history of lloyds bank is) then lets explain it in article content but keep the structure as simple as possible. JimmyGuano (talk) 21:18, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The bank is obviously in a transitional period (with some branches displaying the new name), but is it not a little early to have moved the pages? Lloyds TSB officially becomes Lloyds Bank on 23 September. --AntL (talk) 22:09, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Lloyds Bank (historic) will work for the original bank. Lloyds TSB should not have been moved to Lloyds Bank until the 23 September when the bank will be renamed. This information is included within the lead of (what is now) the Lloyds Bank article. I'd suggest to Martijn Hoekstra that he revert the move as it was made a week too early. I would have raised that at WP:RM but that the discussion would close after the date the bank will be renamed. Cloudbound (talk) 18:37, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I lifted move protected when I performed the requested move to make sure moving back wouldn't be an issue. I suggest that if Cloudbound thinks this is the better action he performs it himself (apparently the new hip way of asking someone to do something is suggesting it in the third person). Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 12:37, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * No need for comments like that Martijn. I did contact you directly to inform you that the name had been changed early. I can't perform the move myself, and requesting it could drag things out past the date the bank is renamed, hence why it would be easier if you reversed your edit. In all honesty though, it doesn't really matter now. Cloudbound (talk) 21:33, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Lloyds Bank (historic) and Lloyds Bank is one idea. Adding/ moving up-to-date content to the (historic) Lloyds Bank page and reverting this to Lloyds TSB is another. 2.27.81.249 (talk) 00:00, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * While apparently it doesn't matter now for this situation, I would like to urge you that if you think something needs to be fixed, just to fix it (like I said on my talk when you contacted me about it). I did lift move protection specifically for the reason the move needed to be reverted or done differently (see also the page logs here). Just fixing it, and have discussion later if it turns out to be an issue is the wiki way. The bold-revert-discuss cycle is an important part of the wiki-workcycle. Dancing around each other to prevent making a change that might offend someone else is often counter-productive as it can lead to stagnation and analyses paralysis and offers more chance of misunderstandings. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 06:21, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * As I said before, I can't make the change myself because there is a redirect in place. Cloudbound (talk) 17:05, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I didn't notice you mentioning it before, and you can move a page over a redirect (provided the redirect is the only revision in the article history). Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 18:24, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I refer you to my comment dated 21:33, 18 September 2013. Cloudbound (talk) 18:43, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Ah, I completely misunderstood that comment. I thought you meant you couldn't do the original move, and requesting the original would take too long, but now it happened too fast. I didn't realise you meant you couldn't move it back yourself, primarily because you can move it back yourself. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 18:51, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Merge
I've had a rethink, and merged the content from Lloyds Bank (historic) here, as there was a fair amount of duplication going on across the two articles. I've made it clear that the bank was named Lloyds TSB Bank plc between 1998 and 2013, and treated this different name as part of the bank's history. I hope you'll all be happy with this merge; I think it has simplified things a lot and the article flows more logically now than it did before. Cloudbound (talk) 18:43, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

2013 logo - vector
I uploaded the new logo in vector format here: File:Lloyds Bank.svg. However, due to a bug in Wikipedia renderer, the logo does not display correctly - some elements, e.g., the horse's ears, get cut off on screen (even though the image displays correctly in graphics software). I tried various ways to get past this error but unsuccessfully. Anyone is welcome to download this svg image and fiddle with it.  kashmiri TALK  00:32, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Asset Protection Scheme
The main article states that Lloyds Bank negotiated not to join the Asset Protection Scheme. My recollection is that it was pressured into joining it by the then Bank of England Governor: Mervyn King and the Treasury, and then ,on realising that the Scheme was, for Lloyds, in effect, a very expensive missold insurance policy, left the scheme after a matter of months, but was obliged by the authorities to pay £2.5 billion as an exit fee.The Daily Telegraph article "RBS to exit £100bn state insurance scheme" by Henry Wilson, Banking correspondent, on 17.10.12 supports this view. Tonkerty (talk) 11:44, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

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 * Scansoft Incorporated is a (primarily) Belgian-based computer software technology company focusing on productivity software.

Given that the company's headquarters are in Peabody, MA, I'm not sure how we can say that it's a "primarily Belgium-based company". It is true that there are large offices in Belgium, but there are also many employees in the U.S. as well as around the world. Their headquarters are in the U.S. so it seems that calling them a U.S.-based company would be more accurate. Nohat 22:36, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Their own page actually says that: 'Corporate headquarters are in Burlington, Mass. and Merelbeke, Belgium.' (http://www.nuance.com/company/company-overview/office-locations/index.htm) So its not just a U.S.-based company either 217.119.233.2 (talk) 10:39, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Singular Eloquent "Technology"
This article mentions a company acquired by Nuance. It appears that the company's name was actually "Eloquent Technology, Inc."

Visioneer?
Visioneer redirects to this page. Its unfortunate that Visioneer doesn't have a page of it's own, given that it was an independant, public company prior to its acquisition by ScanSoft. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.197.87.253 (talk) 01:20, 28 March 2008 (UTC) It now a real page, but why are people thinking about merging this page? Breawycker (talk) 01:13, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Request: A brief run-down/chronology of Nuance speech products & pre-ScanSoft corp. history is necessary
Nuance's most important software are business products used for speech recognition. A simple chronology / list of their product offerings, and even the briefest of explanations / schema about how the components generally work would probably be very useful in terms of understanding what Nuance's speech rec software actually does. I know there are general wikis on speech recognition, VXML, etc but that information is lacking context when there is no real link to how this technology is actually commonly deployed in the business world, e.g., via Nuance deployments.

The current Nuance entry still profiles ScanSoft's history of corporate acquisitions and associated other products, far more than Nuance per se. For example, not a single Nuance speech product offering is listed by name (Dragon N.S. -- the consumer voice rec product inherited from ScanSoft -- doesn't really count.) This seems all the more strange given that Nuance appears to have quietly emerged as the 800-pound gorilla of the corporate speech recognition space, with virtually no serious competitors (my impression.)

Because of this, I think the Nuance entry generally bears further scrutiny. Nuance's  speech offerings as well as pre-ScanSoft corporate history need to be actually listed. Quomodo 08:41, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Nuance-Communications-logo.jpg
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Advertisement?
I do not understand why this page is perceived as an advertisement. Any suggestions as to what should change to remvoe this perception? Mike (talk) 22:20, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

I was also curious about the reasons for marking this article as advertisement. Cstejerean (talk) 22:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * No idea why it was added. You should take it up with the editor who did.  However, the hangon tag is only used to dispute speedy deletion templates, so please don't readd it to the article.  It adds the article to categories that it shouldn't be in (namely cats that say it's a speedy candidate).  Cheers.  --lifebaka (Talk - Contribs) 23:09, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Need a PDF Converter Article
I noticed that PDF Converter is not listed as a Nuance Communications product. So, I added a link. However, I do not feel qualified to write the article. Therefore, the link goes nowhere. I hope someone will write the article. Indinfer (talk) 19:17, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

revenue
Revenue $1,010.3 (FY2009)

only thousand $?--Palapa (talk) 11:30, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

 * Good catch. It's millions.  Here's a source you can use: http://www.nuance.com/company/news-room/press-releases/ND_006318 Gregtheross (talk) 17:37, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you--Palapa (talk) 18:17, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Timeline consistency
I noticed that the dates used in time lines and histories are inconsistent. Most of them use the full month but some are abbreviated, mostly in the "ScanSoft history (origins)" section. Is there a timeline/history format that is deemed as "best practice" by Wikipedia? If so, let me know which way to take it and I'll make them more consistent.Gregtheross (talk) 17:31, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Conspicuous Siri denial
What we have here as a valid citation concerning the Nuance–Siri relationship is a conspicuous denial. The omerta-bound CTO denied the connection, yet hung around for another hour to continue shooting the breeze about the importance of Siri (fortunately for the CTO, Jimmy the Gent was mired under heavy traffic).

I don't really think we can justify mentioning Siri in the lead, or in a section headline, if our primary citation is a conspicuous denial.

We could, however, have a section titled "Conspicuous denial" where we write, "when asked about the industry rumour that Nuance is involved with Siri, a high-level Nuance official provided an explicit non-confirmation.

If the same CTO denied Nuance's involvement corporate embezzlement, would we create a section titled "Nuance and corporate embezzlement"? I surely don't think we would. Neither, by symmetry, this vanity plug. — MaxEnt 21:17, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Let me append a mathematical formulation: My point being that non-wanker algebra is non-transitive in notability. — MaxEnt 21:23, 3 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Reporter questions notable executive on non-notable matter X.
 * Notable executive denies non-notable X.
 * Non-notable X incorporated into notable section title, due to the transitive broadsheet wanker algebra of notability.

 * There is a section in the article that describes what Siri is but has no mention of any relation to Nuance. Unclear why this section exists. 129.112.109.53 (talk) 13:34, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

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Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet

Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet (TEO-もうひとつの地球-) (stylized as fin fin: On TEO, the Magic Planet) is a 1996 computer game for Windows-based computers made by Fujitsu about a creature that is a hybrid of a bird and a dolphin which the user can communicate with via a microphone which came with the game, as well as with a webcam add-on called the SmartSensor. Fin Fin was produced by Makoto Tezuka.

Fin Fin responds to the player's tone of voice and volume of the voice - one reviewer describing Fin Fin as a 'virtual mood ring'. 30,000 copies were sold in the first year in Japan.

Fin Fin is much like the popular Tamagotchi, but for a PC. If he is not fed or paid enough attention, he would sing a sad whistling song or sometimes fly away.

There are different versions of Fin Fin and each version has a limited number of worlds available. There was a 3-world version, a 4-world version, a 5-world version, and a 6-world version (which has all the worlds).

Described as "experiential multimedia", it was reported that Fujitsu had invested "seven years of hardware and software research" in the general techniques of artificial life and "new graphics technology", the latter manifesting itself in this specific title through a claimed 40,000 polygons being used to animate Fin Fin at ten frames per second, with most screens in the game supposedly requiring one million polygons in their presentation. At the time, Fujitsu sought to broaden its business beyond hardware into multimedia software, reportedly making half of its $3.6 million research and development budget available to multimedia applications.

Plot
The game's main goal is to win Fin Fin's friendship. There are many ways to communicate with Fin Fin. The first way is to press the 1 to 5 keys, which make a sound that attracts Fin Fin. The second way is to use a microphone and a whistle that come with the game, but if the player makes a loud sound or uses the whistle to scold Fin Fin, he will run away. In the 3, 4 and 5 world versions, the player can record their own voice using the Fin Fin sound recorder that comes with the game and a microphone. Their voice then plays back when they press the 6 to 0 keys.

There is also a separate sensor unit that informed Fin Fin whether the player was sitting in front of the screen. The sensor doesn't work in the German versions because of a faulty installation routine.

Characters
Fin Fin - Fin Fin is the main character of the game. He is half dolphin and half bird. The player can watch him sing, fly, swim, play, 'talk' and interact with him in different ways in different locations.

Finnina - Fin Fin's wife. She can be seen in the Secret Inlet, Rem River Bank, and the Nest (which is only available in the 6-world version).

Finfin Junior - Fin Fin's kid. He can only be seen in the 6-world version, at the Nest, when Finnina lays an egg and it hatches. He flies away from the Nest after a month.

Various flora and fauna - There are various animals and plants in the Planet Teo. Some plants only appear at night, and some only at day. Some animals are friendly to Fin Fin, while others want to eat him (but they never can).

Weather
The game includes natural weather, from sunny days to cloudy days, rain or even thunderstorms. However, snowfall does not occur in the game because the areas in the game are close to the equator and so the temperatures are constantly in the warm to mild range. In addition to the weather, there are also annual events such as shooting stars and lunar eclipses, and natural weather phenomena such as rainbows or northern lights. Some could happen on a specific day (for example, on August 30, a double lunar eclipse would occur in the sky at a certain time) or on many days in a year.

Places
There are six places to visit in the game. The 3-world and 4-world versions were released in Germany. The 5-world version was only released in the US and the 6-world version was exclusive to Japan and China.

Amile Forest
This place is available in all versions. It is quite high and there is a wide view over the surrounding forests to the "Ermes" mountain. In the foreground, there is a straightened branch. A "Yaika" tree, twisted in itself, with hanging leaves (similar to a willow or a birch), can be seen behind the branch. On the right, there are two palm-like trees.

The Amile Forest is Fin Fin's favorite place to be. Here he plays, eats and sleeps, and here one can observe him very well as he flies and practices his flying tricks, or sings. Here, the player can offer a "Lemo" berry by pressing the spacebar, which he accepts or rejects depending on whether or not he is hungry.

Lemo Valley
This place is available in the 5-world version and above. Here grow the colorful "Lemo" berries that Fin Fin often eats. The valley is surrounded by mountains, on which firs grow. The "Lemo" bushes, which always form new flowers and berries, grow in the middle of the valley. In the foreground is a hill with many plants, musical flowers and two deciduous trees.

Fin Fin visits the valley to satisfy his hunger for berries. Here one can observe the way he circles the bushes several times and looks for ripe berries. If he finds one, he plucks it while hovering around the bush to eat afterwards. The player can also beat the neuro-drum by pressing the spacebar. If Fin Fin is not present, some plants start to play. After a while, animals appear at the concert. As soon as Fin Fin appears, the plants stop the music and the animals disappear one by one.

Tsubu Woods
This place is available in all versions. It is located on a small woodland, surrounded by tall trees. The trees look like coniferous trees, which bear golden-brown nuts, which can be seen sparkling in the wilderness on some nights. The shrubs, bushes and ferns on the clearing resemble jungle plants. On the floor of the clearing lies a hollow tree trunk and a large quantity of nuts or their shells.

Fin Fin visits the forest to satisfy his hunger for "Tsubu" nuts. Here one can observe him shaking the nuts from the trees by flying through the treetops. Then he eats the nuts lying on the ground.

Secret Inlet
This place is available in all versions. It is a small side course of the Remse river, which runs in the jungle. Here you can see two opposite broader banks, surrounded by dense banks. Between the plants are laubless trees, whose branches point in a different direction after each visit. There is a tree at the back with a hole in the trunk, forming a small cave.

Fin Fin comes to this bay to relax. Therefore, the player is recommended not to disturb him. However, the player can watch Fin Fin while swimming, playing and catching fish. If the player is lucky, Fin Fin's wife will also appear at this location for a brief moment.

Rem River Bank
This place is available in the 4-world version and above. In the foreground is a cave inside the water. In the background of the upper part of the place, one can see the opposite plant-rich bank.

This place is the only one that shows the underwater world of Teo, and only here can the player watch Fin Fin diving and hunting for fish. Fin Fin's wife rarely comes to this place. If both are present, the player can watch the two doing a short underwater dance.

Nest
This place is only available in the 6-world version. At the left part of the foreground is a bush of many different plants. In the center is the nest of Fin Fin and Finnina, which can be in one of three stages: construction, final or decayed. In the background is a narrow waterfall that ends in a small river. The place is surrounded by a forest of tall trees.

In this place, the player can observe the rearing of Finfin Junior by Fin Fin and his wife Finnina. By pressing the spacebar, a loud Fin Fin call will sound, which can cause various things. It is supposed to scare away an enemy named Gminfly (flying orca), if the latter has approached the nest too much. When the "call" is exercised, a certain plant is always frightened in the foreground, blooming in a jerky manner and changing its color. Over time, it calms down again and takes its old form. If the player presses it while Fin Fin is in the foreground, he will start to cry.

Spinoffs
Animated Storybook: To Teo and Back with Jack is a short point-and-click game. In it, a man travels with a boy named Jack to the planet Teo to search for Fin Fin. Jack wants to bring Fin Fin back with him.

TanTan TEO was released in Japan and Korea. In the game, Fin Fin would like to participate in a music festival, but he must first improve his rhythm with the help of his friends. It is a music game in which the player controls Fin Fin with two keys and has to reach a certain amount of correct key combinations in the time limit in order to pass a level.

TEO64 is an unpublished version for the Nintendo 64DD.

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Division 2 (Swedish football)

Division 2 is the fourth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 84 Swedish football teams. Division 2 had status as the official second level from 1928 to 1986 but was replaced by Division 1 in 1987. It then had status as the official third level until 2005 but was replaced once again by the recreated Division 1 in 2006.

Overview
In the Division, there are 84 clubs which are divided in six groups of 14 teams each representing a geographical area. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 26 games. At the end of each season the two lowest placed teams of each group are relegated to Division 3 and the twelve winning teams from the twelve Division 3 leagues are promoted in their place while the third lowest placed teams in the Division 2 leagues plays promotion/relegation play-offs against the twelve second placed teams in Division 3. The top team in each Division 2 group is promoted to Division 1 and the three lowest placed teams from each Division 1 league are relegated in their place.

Administration
The Swedish Football Association (Svenska Fotbollförbundet; SvFF) is responsible for the administration of Division 2.

Historical context
Division 2 is the fourth-highest division in Swedish Football. It currently comprises six regional leagues which may show some small changes to their titles year on year reflecting the changing geographical distribution of clubs. The six sections for the 2014 season cover Norrland, Norra Svealand, Södra Svealand, Norra Götaland, Västra Götaland and Östra Götaland.

The name of Division 2 has been around since 1924/25 season when there were 5 sections titled Uppsvenskan, Mellansvenskan, Östsvenskan, Västsvenskan and Sydsvenskan which were run on an unofficial basis. Division 2 became official in 1928/29 as the second tier of Swedish football with 2 sections being created - Norra and Södra - with a total of 20 teams.

In 1932/33 Division 2 was expanded into 4 sections covering Norra, Östra, Västra and Södra. This format continued until the end of the 1946/47 season. For the 1947/48 season a 2 section structure was restored comprising the Nordöstra and Sydvästra sections. In 1953/54 a section representing the northern clubs in Sweden was introduced for the first time known as Norrland. The other two sections were titled Svealand and Götaland. In 1955/56 it was decided that Götaland should have 2 sections. This provided Division 2 with 4 sections covering Norrland, Svealand, Östra Götaland and Västra Götaland.

In 1972 the structure reverted to 3 sections titled Norra, Mellersta and Södra. This was short-lived and in 1974 two sections covering Norra and Södra were consolidated. This system continued until the end of the 1986 season when the competition became Division 1.

From 1987 onwards Division 2 became the third highest league in Swedish football and this continued until 2005. The new division initially had 4 sections titled Norra, Mellersta, Östra and Västra. In 1993 it was divided into 6 sections titled Norrland, Östra Svealand, Västra Svealand, Östra Götaland, Västra Götaland and Södra Götaland.

In 2006 Division 2 became Sweden's fourth highest division with the introduction of Division 1 below the Superettan.

Current clubs
2022 season.

Division 2 Norrland

 * Bergnäsets AIK
 * Bodens BK
 * Friska Viljor FC
 * Gottne IF
 * IFK Luleå
 * IFK Östersund
 * Kiruna FF
 * Sandviks IK
 * Skellefteå FF
 * Storfors AIK
 * Stöde IF
 * Umeå FC Akademi
 * Ytterhogdals IK
 * Älgarna-Härnösand IF
 *

Division 2 Norra Svealand

 * FC Gute
 * FC Järfälla
 * Forsbacka IK
 * Hudiksvalls FF
 * IFK Stocksund
 * IFK Uppsala
 * IFK Österåker
 * Korsnäs IF FK
 * Kungsängens IF
 * Kvarnsvedens IK
 * Rågsveds IF
 * Sandvikens AIK
 * Skiljebo SK
 *

 * On 12 April 2022 Akropolis IF was excluded from participating in the league following a walkover against Hudiksvalls FF on 9 April.

Division 2 Södra Svealand

 * Arameisk-Syrianska IF
 * Assyriska FF
 * Enskede IK
 * Huddinge IF
 * IFK Eskilstuna
 * IFK Lidingö FK
 * IK Sleipner
 * Karlbergs BK
 * Nyköpings BIS
 * Smedby AIS
 * Syrianska FC
 * Trosa-Vagnhärad SK
 * United Nordic IK
 * Värmbols FC
 *

Division 2 Norra Götaland

 * Ahlafors IF
 * Angered BK
 * Grebbestads IF
 * Herrestads AIF
 * IFK Kumla
 * IK Gauthiod
 * Karlslunds IF
 * Lidköpings FK
 * Mjölby AI FF
 * Nordvärmlands FF
 * Säffle SK
 * Stenungsunds IF
 * Vänersborgs FK
 * Yxhults IK
 *

Division 2 Västra Götaland

 * Assyriska BK
 * BK Astrio
 * Eskilsminne IF
 * Hittarps IK
 * Höganäs BK
 * Husqvarna FF
 * Landvetter IS
 * Onsala BK
 * Sävedalens IF
 * Torslanda IK
 * Tölö IF
 * Ullareds IK
 * Varbergs GIF
 * Västra Frölunda IF
 *

Division 2 Södra Götaland

 * Ariana FC
 * Asarums IF
 * Eslövs BK
 * FBK Balkan
 * FC Rosengård 1917
 * FK Karlskrona
 * Hässleholms IF
 * Högsby IK
 * IFK Berga
 * IFK Hässleholm
 * Kristianstad FC
 * Nosaby IF
 * Räppe GOIF
 * Österlen FF
 *

Player of the year awards
Ever since 2003 the online bookmaker Unibet have given out awards at the end of the season to the best players in Division 2. The recipients are decided by a jury of sportsjournalists, coaches and football experts.

2003

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Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) is the tenth studio album by American band Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, released in October 1978 by Warner Bros. Records. The album emerged from production difficulties surrounding Bat Chain Puller, an album Captain Beefheart recorded for DiscReet and Virgin Records in 1976. DiscReet co-founders Herb Cohen and Frank Zappa feuded over the production of the album, because Cohen funded the production with Zappa's royalty checks. Captain Beefheart recorded a new album titled Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) after Zappa withheld the master tapes of the original Bat Chain Puller album.

Background and recording
After recording Bongo Fury with Frank Zappa, Don Van Vliet formed a new Magic Band and began recording an album titled Bat Chain Puller for DiscReet and Virgin Records. Herb Cohen, DiscReet's co-founder and Zappa's business manager, paid for the album's production costs with Zappa's royalty checks, leading Zappa to end his business partnership with Cohen. Cohen and Zappa each demanded to be paid an advance by Virgin, leading Zappa to withhold the master tapes, for which Cohen sued him.

Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) was recorded from July 6 to August 27, 1978 at the Automatt in San Francisco. Due to the lawsuit, Van Vliet re-recorded four Bat Chain Puller tracks for Warner Bros.: "The Floppy Boot Stomp", "Bat Chain Puller", "Harry Irene", and "Owed T'Alex". The Bat Chain Puller outtake "Candle Mambo" was also re-recorded for the album, as were older unused songs "Ice Rose" (a Strictly Personal outtake formerly known as "Big Black Baby Shoes") and "Suction Prints" (a Clear Spot outtake known as "Pompadour Swamp", no relation to the later song of that name). Four new songs completed the album, these being "You Know You're A Man", "When I See Mommy I Feel Like A Mummy", "Love Lies" and "Tropical Hot Dog Night", the latter being based on a riff of the Bat Chain Puller song "Odd Jobs", which was otherwise not re-recorded. The album was completed with "Apes-Ma", which is the same recording on both versions because it was sourced from Van Vliet's own home recording. Versions of "Run Paint Run Run" and "The Witch Doctor Life" were attempted during the sessions but not used (they have been bootlegged). They would be finished for Doc at the Radar Station and Ice Cream for Crow respectively.

Style
The music of Shiny Beast featured a mix of different music styles, similar to Safe as Milk, incorporating elements of pop, spoken word and experimental music. The song "Bat Chain Puller" was based upon the rhythm of Van Vliet's windshield wipers.

Reception
The album received favorable reviews. Robert Christgau declared Shiny Beast to be better than all Van Vliet's previous albums, writing, "Without any loss of angularity or thickness, the new compositions achieve a flow worthy of Weill or Monk or Robert Johnson, and his lyrics aren't as willful as they used to be." The Globe and Mail determined that Beefheart "is distinguished by the surprising poetic strength of his lyrics." The New York Times noted that the album "recaptured much of his old ferocity."

A contemporary reviewer, AllMusic's Ned Raggett, also praised the album, writing "Shiny Beast turned out to be manna from heaven for those feeling Beefheart had lost his way on his two Mercury albums". Trouser Press called it "one of his best".

In the Spin Alternative Record Guide (1995), the album was ranked 73 on the book's list of the "Top 100 Alternative Albums".

Track listing
All tracks written by Don Van Vliet except "Owed t' Alex", written by Don Van Vliet and Herb Bermann.

Personnel

 * Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) – vocals, harmonica, soprano sax, whistling
 * Bruce Lambourne Fowler – trombone, air bass
 * Jeff Moris Tepper – slide guitar, guitar, spell guitar
 * Eric Drew Feldman – synthesizer, Rhodes piano, grand piano, bass
 * Robert Arthur Williams – drums, percussion
 * Richard Redus – slide guitar, bottleneck guitar, guitar, accordion, fretless bass

Additional personnel
 * Art Tripp III – marimba, additional percussion

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William Finley

William Finley or Finlay may refer to:

 * William Finlay (1853–1914), Irish-born Canadian politician
 * William Finlay (mayor) (1840–1885), mayor of Albany, Western Australia
 * William Finley (actor) (1940–2012), American actor
 * William Finley (Southern Railway), president of the Southern Railway in the United States, 1906–1913
 * William A. Finley (1839–1912), president of Oregon State University, 1865–1872
 * William L. Finley (1876–1953), American wildlife photographer and conservationist
 * William Finlay, 2nd Viscount Finlay (1875–1945), British barrister and judge
 * William Henry Finlay, South African astronomer
 * Willie Finlay (1926–2014), Scottish footballer for East Fife and Clyde

Similar spellings

 * William Findlay (disambiguation)
 * William Findley (disambiguation)

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Summer school

Summer school (or summer university) is a school, or a program generally sponsored by a school or a school district, or provided by a private company, that provides lessons and activities during the summer vacation. Participation in summer schools has been shown to have substantial beneficial effects on education.

Summer schools in North America
In elementary and middle school, these programs are often used for remedial instruction, though some non-academic day camp programs call themselves summer school.

In high school, college or university, students can enroll in classes for credit to be taken into account in their grade point average or their transcript. In high school, it is usually used for remediation purposes, but in colleges, it is most often used as advancement in credit hours. Many universities offer shorter and more intensive summer courses to attract both local and international students, and these programs are often surrounded by social activities.

In academia, the term can also refer to a type of conference. Typically, established academics will give presentations on advanced topics in a field to postgraduate students. This type of summer school is often organized at a national or international level, and no credits are awarded. Also, a college or university sometimes offers a summer program for teachers or other professional workers wishing to round out their professional or general education. Some summer schools are for the general public involving no examinations and are not for degree purposes.

Summer schools internationally
Outside North America, the term has a broader definition and refers to all ages and includes leisure and other non-academic subjects, so, for example, a course on hedge-laying is probably targeting older adults. In these regions, Music Summer Schools, on the other hand, may be designed for school age students, college students, or adult professionals or amateurs at various levels of attainment.

Summer schools can also provide students with educational experiences that would not be available to them within their normal schooling. This may encompass subjects that are not conventionally offered in schools (such as law, which is not usually offered in UK schools but may be taught in summer schools), or the experience of studying in an ancient university or a university or college that has a strong reputation on the global stage, such as the University of Oxford. Summer schools may also incorporate a wider variety of excursions and fields trips than would be possible in day-to-day education, so that some summer schools straddle the line between education and holiday. Summer schools help students help students get ahead in the competitive environment of university applications and their careers.

English as a foreign language
Summer schools are a popular choice for students of English as a Foreign Language, particularly children. EnglishUK, the language teaching organisation for EFL in the UK, has more than 470 members, many of which operate summer schools. Summer schools often offer foreign language immersion, which has known benefits for language learning. Summer schools of this kind also hold appeal for students wishing to pursue higher education in English-speaking countries, which consistently top university league tables and get a high percentage of their students from overseas, as summer schools in these countries provide insight not only into the English language, but also into the cultures that use it. They may even provide guidance for such students in their university applications.

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Category:Dutch nobility

This category is meant for:
 * King of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1813 until 1839:
 * nobility bestowed by the king of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
 * foreign nobility incorporated into the Dutch nobility of people who moved there
 * King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1813 onwards:
 * nobility of Dutch origin bestowed by the king of the Netherlands
 * foreign nobility incorporated into the Dutch nobility of people who moved there

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Guess What?

Guess What? is a picture book for children, written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Vivienne Goodman, about an old woman, with various witchlike qualities. It was published in Australia in 1988 by Omnibus Books, and an American edition was published in 1990 by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

The book has a steady phrasing, along the lines of:

 * She looks like she has a _____! Guess what? She does!
 * She looks like she likes to _____! Guess what? She does!

The book's final twist reveals the old woman as a witch. Guess What? is on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000 at number 66. The challenges to the book are generated because of the supposed occult connection since the book is leading the reader to develop a positive impression of a witch.

Book Banning
In May 2023, the book was banned in Duval County, Florida after accusations that the book was accused of containing pornographic images.

The book is one of many LGBTQIA+ titles with culturally diverse themes that have been removed from school libraries across Florida since the introduction of the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act.

The censors took offense to an illustration in the book that shows the central character, Daisy O'Grady, taking a bath.

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Pathfinder (website)

Pathfinder was a landing page with links to various Time Inc. websites. In its initial form, Pathfinder was one of the first web portals, created as Time Warner's entry onto the Internet. The objective of Pathfinder was to be an all-encompassing site that brought the best content from all of Time Warner under one banner.

History
The site opened on October 24, 1994, with a small content team led by Paul Sagan, Walter Isaacson, James Kinsella, Bruce Judson, Craig Bromberg, Oliver Knowlton, and Curt Viebranz. The team grew rapidly to service a growing list of internal "content partners" - at its highest point, these "content partners" numbered 80. Most of these content partners were Time Inc. magazines such as Time, People, Fortune and others, but others came from the widely distributed Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery) corporate empire.

Pathfinder.com was controversial within Time Warner. Many content partners were unhappy with the fact Pathfinder's existence prevented them from using their own URLs. For example, People Magazine was not allowed to use the domain "people.com," but was instead restricted to a directory on Pathfinder (pathfinder.com/people/). Pathfinder's own staff were shocked when Time Inc. senior manager Don Logan publicly derided Pathfinder.com at an external analyst's meeting as a "black hole" of unprofitability.

Pathfinder went through many managers and editors in its short life, and suffered from high staff turnover rates, especially after it became clear to many that its future was highly uncertain. Many early tech journalists and writers passed through its doors, including Walter Isaacson, James Kinsella (MSNBC), Daniel Okrent, John R. Quain (CBS News Up to the Minute and J-Q on Technology), John Voelcker (GreenCarReports.com), Josh Quittner, Lev Grossman, Maura Johnston and Steven Petrow.

The site was closed in April 1999, and was widely considered to be an expensive failure. Some claim that Pathfinder cost Time Inc. between $100 and $120 million.

Some analysts believe that Pathfinder's failure led Time Warner's senior managers to conclude that it was impossible to run a successful Internet portal, and this judgement led directly to Time Warner pursuing its eventual merger with AOL, a merger which unsuccessfully sought to generate "synergy" between the two corporate giants.

Pathfinder.com transitioned to a landing page, with links to Time Inc.'s other sites.

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UR-100N

The UR-100N, also known as RS-18A, is an intercontinental ballistic missile in service with Soviet and Russian Strategic Missile Troops. The missile was given the NATO reporting name SS-19 Stiletto and carries the industry designation 15A30.

Development
Development of the UR-100N began at OKB-52 in 1970 and flight tests were carried out from 1973 through 1975. In 1976, the improved UR-100NUTTKh (NATO designation SS-19 Mod 3) version entered development with flight tests in the later half of the decade. The rocket's control system was developed at NPO "Electropribor" (Kharkiv, Ukraine).

Description
The UR-100N is a fourth-generation silo-launched liquid-propellant ICBM similar to the UR-100 but with much increased dimensions, mass, performance, and payload. The missile was not designed to use existing UR-100 silos, and therefore had new silos constructed for it.

The missile has a preparation time to start of 25 minutes, a storage period of 22 years, and 6 MIRVs.

Operational history
The UR-100N reached initial operating capability in 1974, and by 1978 an inventory of 190 launchers were reached. In 1979, the UR-100UTTKh became operational and by 1983 had replaced many older missiles and reached a maximum inventory of 360 launchers. This had fallen to 300 by 1991, and with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many in Ukraine became property of that nation. 170 remained in Russia, although treaty obligations required the rearming of the missiles with single warheads. As of 2018, the Strategic Missile Troops had 20 (or more likely just 10) UR-100NUTTKh in active service. Recent political developments have led to rearmament of the missiles with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles (HGVs) (NATO designation SS-19 Mod 4) On 27 December 2019, the first missile regiment armed with the Avangard HGV officially entered combat duty.

The units previously held by Ukraine have been returned to Russia or decommissioned.

US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center estimates that as of June 2017 about 50 Mod 3 launchers were operationally deployed.

Civil application
The UR-100N forms the basis of the Rokot space launch system, which was used in several successful launches in the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), and one failed launch of the ESA CryoSat satellite in 2005. After the failure, Rokot launches were suspended. Once the cause was unambiguously identified and corrective measures implemented, Rokot returned to active service on 28 July 2006, with the successful launch of an earth observation satellite for South Korea.

START I treaty
The START I treaty was signed by the Soviet Union in 1991. The treaty required the Soviet Union to begin the process of dismantling nuclear warheads and the launchers used for UR-100N missiles. The Soviet Union had 300 100NUTTH missiles stationed in both Russia and Ukraine: 130 deployed in Ukraine, and the rest scattered around Russia. After the fall of the USSR, Ukraine claimed ownership of all the missiles locating in its territory. Ukraine then began dismantling launchers for the UR-100N missiles in compliance with the START I treaty. Nuclear warheads that were deployed in Ukraine were also dismantled following terms of the treaty.

Operators
The Strategic Missile Troops are the only operator of the UR-100N. As of March 2020, 2 silo-based UR-100NUTTKh missiles with Avangard HGV are deployed with:
 * 13th Red Banner Rocket Division at Yasny, Orenburg Oblast

Former operators

 * The Armed Forces of Ukraine inherited a number of missiles from the Soviet Union and turned them over to Russia.
 * The Armed Forces of Ukraine inherited a number of missiles from the Soviet Union and turned them over to Russia.
 * The Armed Forces of Ukraine inherited a number of missiles from the Soviet Union and turned them over to Russia.

After the Budapest Memorandum was signed in 1994, the 43rd Rocket Army shipped more than 1,326 warheads from its nuclear storage depots: 675 warheads in 1994, 477 in 1995 and 174 in 1996. On May 31, 1996, the final train left Ukraine for Russia laden with the last of approximately 1,800 warheads, including more than 400 weapons from the 46th Bomber Army."

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Viborg Municipality

Viborg Municipality (Viborg Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,421.04 km2, and has a population of 97,472 (1. January 2024). Søren Pape Poulsen was chosen as mayor again for a second term of office 2014–17, but before the first year of his second term had passed, he accepted an offer to become chairman of his party, and a new mayor had to be chosen among the municipal council members. Its mayor from 3 September 2014 is Torsten Nielsen, also a member of the Conservative People's Party. He is mayor in the rest of the 2014-17 term of office.

The main city and the site of its municipal council is the city of Viborg.

On 1 January 2007 Viborg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Bjerringbro, Fjends, Karup, Møldrup, and Tjele municipalities to form an enlarged Viborg municipality.

The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.

Municipal council
Viborg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Twin cities
Viborg has a twin city in each of the Nordic countries, as well as in other world regions.

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The name of the country is The Gambia, not Gambia, so should be capitalised. jimfbleak 05:27, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed, it clearly is The Gambia, so I removed the request for move to "List of birds of the Gambia" Zanaq 4 July 2005 18:28 (UTC)

Collection
I have found this Collection: http://www.flickr.com/groups/birds-gs/ --Atamari 23:53, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Gambia: Two New Species of Birds Spotted
Gambia: Two New Species of Birds Spotted --Atamari (talk) 18:12, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

RfC: The Gambia or the Gambia
There is currently a request for comments at Talk:The Gambia on whether to capitalize the definite article in the country name. Feel free to participate in the discussion. Jafeluv (talk) 05:35, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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