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EMD GP38-2

The EMD GP38-2 is an American four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the GP38-2 was an upgraded version of the earlier GP38. Power is provided by an EMD 645E 16-cylinder engine, which generates 2,000 horsepower (1.5 MW).

GP38-2W
The GP38-2W is a Canadian variant of the GP38-2. It is easily distinguished by its wide-nose Canadian comfort cab. 51 of these locomotives were produced for the Canadian National Railway during 1973–1974.

Although a W is commonly suffixed to the name, it is actually an addition by enthusiasts to help specify the presence of a CN-spec comfort cab. No locomotives built using CN's design of comfort cab ever featured a W in their designation, as the presence of the cab did not mechanically alter the locomotive. This is reflected by the lack of the "W" in the model designation on the builders' plates of these units.

There are snow shields above the inertial-filter central air intakes behind the cab; the electrical boxes and equipment blower behind the cab also differ in detail from a standard GP38-2. They are otherwise identical.

Original buyers
1,851 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads and industrial concerns, 206 for Canadian railroads and industrials, 156 for Mexican railroads and industrials, and 1 export unit for the Saudi Railways Organization. A total of 51 GP38-2s were built with high-short-hoods containing steam generators for passenger service on Mexican railways. In addition, all 257 of Southern Railway's GP38-2s had Southern's "standard" high-short-hoods.

Rebuilds
A number of higher horsepower 40 Series locomotives have been rebuilt into the equivalent of a GP38-2, by removal of the turbocharger and the substitution of twin roots blowers.

CSX and Norfolk Southern have both started replacing cabs on the aging locomotives. NS still calls them GP38-2 while CSX calls them GP38-3.

Union Pacific has rebuilt 167 of their GP38-2's into GP38N 's at their Jenk's shop. These units received a microprocessor control system to increase adhesion, control options, and extend the life of the locomotive.

Preservation
A relatively small amount of GP38-2s are in preservation, with all being ex-Southern, and all operating on tourist lines.

 * Colebrookdale Railroad #5128, built as a Southern subsidiary GSF locomotive, is in a patched NS scheme and is operating excursions on the line.
 * Southern Railway #5000, the first GP38-2 ever built, is preserved in operating condition, and sometimes operates excursion trains at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. It was traded from Progress Rail with Norfolk Southern #5033 in 2017.
 * Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum #5044, built as a Southern subsidiary C of G locomotive, is in black with ‘TVRM’ logos on the front and rear end. It is expected to operate excursion trains on the Hiwassee River Railroad in the near future.
 * Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum #5109, painted in the museum's black and red scheme with yellow striping, is preserved and is operating excursions on the Hiwassee River Railroad.

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Talk:Mass market paperback

Yellowing
"typical yellowing due to age can be seen along the outer edges (right and bottom)."

Excuse me, but I thought that particular edition was printed with yellow edges! Y/N? Lee M 02:28, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC) no, it just doesn't take long at all to yellow, i have bought them new and over the course of a month or two they will yellow
 * I like the yellow. It reminds me of when I was a kid and used to read books. —Preceding unsigned comment added by  69.113.104.47  (talk • contribs)  Revision as of 06:38, 2 February 2006

Time and the value of mass market paperbacks
Could anyone give reliable information as to how the value of a mass market book changes over the years, compared to the hardcover. Would an antique mass market book's worth be only sentimental value after many years? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jinnerik  (talk • contribs)  Revision as of 15:21, 28 February 2006

 * Generally poor—unless it can be considered a 'collectable'. e.g. My oldest bought a first printing 'new' TPB for $58.00 about five years after release. OTOH, the same title and press run, priced two nights ago in 'used' via Amazon.com networked bookstores have the same title (6th in a series) for $5.00-8.00 (Since the author and publisher have had a spat, it's unlikely to see a new printing soon, if ever. Same writer had a spat with new publisher!). Most titles wouldn't command that much this much later, but the series was quite popular for a while, and that's inflating the used prices.
 * Best regular value would be to use as swap credits at a used book store. Best wishes, Fra nkB 04:48, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

 * For fairly reliable information about the value of "antique" mass market paperbacks, you might see one of:
 * * Hancer's Price Guide to Paperback Books, Third Edition, ed. Kevin Hancer, Wallace-Homestead, 1990, ISBN 0-87069-536-3
 * * Collectable Paperback Books, Second Edition, ed. Jeff Canja, Glenmoor, 2002 ISBN 0-9673639-5-0
 * Hancer has more bibliographic information but is less accurate on prices; Canja is highly accurate on prices but doesn't offer complete listings (both IMHO). You might also try eBay.  Remember that condition is a crucial factor in the price.  Accounting4Taste 02:33, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Average size of MM paperbacks?
Should the average size of a MM paperback be added to the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.162.0.37  (talk • contribs)   Revision as of 15:29, 10 April 2006

Trade paperback picture
I removed the trade paperback image (Image:Popular Trade Paperback.jpg) because the Harry Potter cover taken from Amazon.com is simply the source image used for the cover and gives no idea of the size of a trade paperback compared to a mass market paperback. A better image should be found to replace it, and the new image should also be added to the trade paperback article. No sense in having a picture of a trade paperback in the mass market paperback article but not in the trade paperback article. As a sidenote, I suggest not using any of the Harry Potter paperbacks as examples. I've seen these things in bookstores and whether they should be considered trade or mass market seems debatable, considering they're larger and more expensive than an average mass market paperback but smaller and less expensive than an average trade paperback. DT29 22 May 2006

 * I apparently lost the edit that added that image to the TPB article. Dang! Too many stacked edits. (again)

 * Disagree with your action of removing it here. May as well spit in someone's face. Just as courteous and respectful of my time. I can see your point in some respects, but anyone that's seen one will have memory triggered as far as the size difference goes by that pic I installed, especially likely with a Potter book, I'd guess, as they are so ubiquitous. Don't know of many TPB's that would be anywhere near as recognizable, and the proportional differences are obvious to most folks eyes, though I guess not yours.

 * OTOH, I wasn't too happy with that image myself, esp. with the Amazon arrow dingus attached. Hence, the better action would to have been to find a better image and overwrite that one. At the least, you should have dropped me a note to see this talk as well. Best regards, Fra nkB 05:31, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I just removed the uninformative Harry Potter Amazon image in the process of making some grammar and style edits, thinking that a photo that doesn't show the actual dimensions of the book is no help, and doesn't belong in the mass market paperback article anyway (I see now that the same image is in the Trade Paperback article as well, where it is at least in theory relevant though still not informative). Please don't take offense because some other editors disagree with an edit you made -- there's nothing personal about it.  I guess we need someone who has a digital camera to replace the image, though. --Jim Henry 19:26, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

MPB?
Just wondering why the letters "mpb" when put into wiki link to this (I thought that was a acronym for Male Pattern Baldness).

MPB should also redirect to Música Popular Brasileira (Brazilian Popular Music)

Merge?
I suggest this could probably be merged with the paperback page. By and large, most people define the paperback as the mass-market paperback as defined here. As I've noted on the paperback page, it can be differentiated from a bunch of other formats -- trade paperback, and the precursors of the modern-day paperback, each to have their own page -- but I suggest that most people regard paperback and mass-market paperback as synonymous. I haven't done this merge yet because I'm interested to know if anyone has a different way of organizing this material so as to be useful and informative. Accounting4Taste 04:25, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. Trade paperback should be merged too. Tags added at paperback. --Quiddity 06:11, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

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Polycentric law

Polycentric law is a theoretical legal structure in which "providers" of legal systems compete or overlap in a given jurisdiction, as opposed to monopolistic statutory law according to which there is a sole provider of law for each jurisdiction. Devolution of this monopoly occurs by the principle of jurisprudence in which they rule according to higher law.

Overview
Tom W. Bell, former director of telecommunications and technology studies at Cato Institute, now a professor of law at Chapman University School of Law in California, wrote "Polycentric Law", published by the Institute for Humane Studies, when he was a law student at the University of Chicago. In it he notes that others use phrases such as "non-monopolistic law" to describe these polycentric alternatives. He outlines traditional customary law (also known as consuetudinary law) before the creation of states, including as described by Friedrich A. Hayek, Bruce L. Benson, and David D. Friedman. He mentions Anglo-Saxon customary law, church law, guild law, and merchant law as examples of what he believes is polycentric law. He states that customary and statutory law have co-existed through history, as when Roman law applied to Romans throughout the Roman Empire, but indigenous legal systems were permitted for non-Romans. In "Polycentric Law in the New Millennium," which won first place in the Mont Pelerin Society's 1998 Friedrich A. Hayek Fellowship competition, Bell predicts three areas where polycentric law might develop: alternative dispute resolution, private communities, and the Internet.

The University of Helsinki (Finland) funded a "Polycentric Law" research project from 1992 to 1995, led by professor Lars D. Eriksson. Its goal was to demonstrate "the inadequacy of current legal paradigms by mapping the indeterminacies of both the modern law and the modern legal theory. It also addressed the possibility of legal and ethical alternativies to the modern legal theories" and "provided openings to polycentric legal theories both by deconstructing the idea of unity in law and re-constructing legal and ethical differences". The project hosted two international conferences. In 1998 the book Polycentricity: The Multiple Scenes of Law, edited by Ari Hirvonen, collected essays written by scholars involved with the project.

Professor Randy Barnett, who originally wrote about "non-monopolistic" law, later used the phrase "polycentric legal order". He explains what he sees as advantages of such a system in his book The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law.

Bruce L. Benson also uses the phrase, writing in a Cato Institute publication in 2007: "A customary system of polycentric law would appear to be much more likely to generate efficient sized jurisdictions for the various communities involved—perhaps many smaller than most nations, with others encompassing many of today’s political jurisdictions (e.g., as international commercial law does today)."

John K. Palchak and Stanley T. Leung in "No State Required? A Critical Review of the Polycentric Legal Order," criticize the concept of polycentric law.

Legal scholar Gary Chartier in "Anarchy and Legal Order" elaborates and defends the idea of law without the state. It proposes an understanding of how law enforcement in a stateless society could be legitimate and what the optimal substance of law without the state might be, he suggests ways in which a stateless legal order could foster the growth of a culture of freedom, and situates the project it elaborates in relation to leftist, anti-capitalist, and socialist traditions.

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Sigma Gamma Rho

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (ΣΓΡ) is a historically African American sorority, international collegiate, and non-profit community service organization that was founded on November 12, 1922. The organization was formed as a club in 1920, by seven African American women in Indianapolis, Indiana. At its inception, the sorority was created to support Black women pursuing degrees in education. It was incorporated within Indiana in November 1922 as a sorority for school teachers and held their first national conference in 1925. The sorority became a national collegiate sorority on December 30, 1929, when a charter was granted to the Alpha chapter then established at Butler University that year. The sorority was incorporated as a national collegiate sorority in 1930. Sigma Gamma Rho is the only sorority of the four historically African American National Pan-Hellenic Council sororities founded at a predominantly White institution instead of at Howard University.The sorority's slogan is "Greater Service, Greater Progress".

Sigma Gamma Rho has over 100,000 members with more than 500 undergraduate and alumnae chapters in the United States, Bermuda, The Bahamas, Canada, Germany, South Korea, U.S. Virgin Islands, Tokyo and the United Arab Emirates.

Sigma Gamma Rho has affiliate groups for women at different stages in life: Rhosebuds (elementary-age girls), the Rhoer Club Affiliates (teenage girls), and the Philos Affiliates (friends of the sorority). It has launched programs such as Sigma Teen Towns in the 1940s and formed partnerships with the March of Dimes, USA Swimming and others.

History
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was organized on November 12, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana, by seven young African American women: Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little, Dorothy Hanley Whiteside, Vivian Irene White Marbury, Nannie Mae Gahn Johnson, Hattie Mae Annette Dulin Redford, Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin, and Cubena McClure.

The group, with the help of Robert Lee Brokenburr, became incorporated as a sorority for school teachers in Indiana in 1922. Brokenburr told the group: "You young ladies have started something Great and Wonderful for the Women of our Country. " When it was incorporated in 1922, the membership was intended for teachers. However, in 1929, A charter was granted to the sorority's Alpha chapter once the group met the requirements for membership for establishing a sorority at Butler University and in 1930 new articles of incorporation were filed that allowed women of all professions as members as long as they had or were attending a recognized college. Since its inception, the dynamic women of Sigma Gamma Rho have built and sustained a well-known and well-respected reputation for leading positive change to help uplift the community through sisterhood, leadership, and service.

In 2022 the Sorority held their Centennial Celebration at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. In partnership with the Indiana Historical Bureau, the Sorority dedicated a historical marker outside of the Bona Thompson Memorial Center in Irvington, Indiana, the city where the Sorority began.

Membership and structure
Sigma Gamma Rho has welcomed more than 100,000 collegiate and professional women from every profession. The sorority has more than 500 chapters in the United States, Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, South Korea, U.S. Virgin Islands,Tokyo and the United Arab Emirates. The organization also has active affiliate groups devoted to empowering women at different stages in life. The Rhoer Club Affiliates (teenage girls) and Philos Affiliates (friends of the sorority) also assist alumnae chapters with various service efforts and programs.

In 2004, the National Headquarters moved from Chicago, Illinois to its current home in Cary, North Carolina. Sigma women are dedicated to helping each other and their personal success is recognized in The AURORA and through various awards.

International Grand Basileus
Listed below are the International Grand Basilei since the inception of the sorority on the campus of Butler University. An asterisk (*) denotes a deceased person.

 * Mary Lou Allison Gardner Little* (1922–1925; acting 1925 to 1926)
 * Edith Marlone Ward* (1926–1927)
 * Fannie O’Bannon* (1927–1931)
 * Edythe Roache Walker* (1931–1934)
 * Bertha Black Rhoda* (1934–1944)
 * Ethel Ross Smith* (1944–1948)
 * Sallie Edwards Johnson* (1948–1954)
 * Edna Douglas* (1954–1959)
 * Dr. Lorraine A. Williams* (1959–1962)
 * Dr. Cleo Surry Higgins (1962–1963)
 * Annie Lee Whitehead Neville* (1963–1967)
 * Dr. Lorraine A. Williams* (1967–1971)
 * Dr. Annie Lawrence-Brown (1971–1976)
 * Evelyn Hood* (1976–1980)
 * Dr. Alice M. Swain* (1980–1984)
 * Rejesta V. Perry* (1984–1988)
 * Dr. Katie Kinnard White (1988–1992)
 * Corine J. Green* (1992–1996)
 * Dr. LaRona J. Morris* (1996–2000)
 * Helen J. Owens (2000–2004)
 * Dr. Mynora J. Bryant (2004–2008)
 * Joann Loveless (2008–2012)
 * Bonita M. Herring (2012–2016)
 * Deborah Catchings-Smith (2016–2020)
 * Rasheeda S. Liberty (2020–present)

Philos
Since its inception, Sigma Gamma Rho has promoted unity among women and for years many alumnae chapters worked with individuals who were not members of Greek-lettered organizations. These women were organized into auxiliaries that had various names until 1954 when the sorority officially approved the organized affiliate group and accepted the name of "Philo" (meaning, "friend") as their official name.

In 1980, the Philos were organized on a national level and have grown to represent hundreds of women organized on a regional level as well. The Philos have contributed countless hours of community service and thousands of dollars to aid Sigma Gamma Rho's aim to enhance the quality of life within every community.

Rhoers
The Rhoer Club is an affiliate of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. The Rhoer Club consists of a diverse group of young ladies between the ages of twelve and eighteen who demonstrate high scholastic standards. Rhoer Clubs are organized, maintained, and sponsored by local graduate chapters within each of the geographical regions of the Sorority.

The program consists of training and guidance in education, community service, vocation, fine arts, and social affairs. The program also provides the young women with the energy, support, commitment, and encouragement of the Sorors of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. to help them develop and succeed in their life’s endeavors.

Rhosebuds
The Rhosebud Club is an affiliate group consisting of a diverse group of girls ages 8 through 11 years of age. Delicate like the petals of a rosebud, this affiliate group is handled with special care and attention.

The local chapters of Sigma seek to play a role in helping to cultivate girls as they grow into young ladies who are well-rounded and will embody the qualities needed to be good students and productive citizens.

Operation BigBookBag
Operation BigBookBag is a program designed to address the needs, challenges and issues that face school-aged children who are educationally at-risk, in local homeless shelters and extended-care hospitals and facilities. Through this program, chapters and members collect and donate educational materials, equipment and school supplies.

Women’s Wellness Initiative
The Women’s Wellness Initiative is a consolidated effort that allows chapters to focus on health issues that impact women; specifically, women of color. The Women’s Wellness Initiative was developed after the Sorority’s participation in the United Nations/March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness panel in New York. Acceptable educational and programmatic efforts under this Initiative include, but are not limited to Breast Cancer Awareness, Intimate and Domestic Violence, Heart Health, Diabetes Health, Mental Health and other issues that target women. WWI programs can be conducted at any time during the sorority year.

Swim 1922
Swim 1922 was created to address the unfortunate truth that according to the CDC, approximately 10 people drown every day in the U.S.A. An even more startling fact is that 70 percent of African American children and 60 percent of Hispanic children in the U.S. do not know how to swim. Additionally, African American children are three times more likely to drown than Caucasian children. Through the partnership with USA Swimming, Sigma Gamma Rho’s Swim 1922 campaign aims to address this disparity by having. Olympians and members of the sorority teach the community about water safety and how to swim. With USA Swimming, Sigma Gamma Rho has touched close to 20,000 lives, directly, with the projection of changing multiple generations to come. Swim 1922 programs are conducted during May–August of the sorority year.

Project CRADLE Care
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority’s Project CRADLE Care is one of the essential programs designed to raise awareness of disparate and inequitable maternal and infant health outcomes Black women endure through community outreach, advocacy, education, and implicit bias training. In so doing, Sigma aim to mitigate outcome and life-course disparities in our communities.

Through Project CRADLE Care, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and the March of Dimes collaborate to address the issues that adversely affect Black women and their children ranging from chronic physiological stressors and underlying health conditions to structural racism and implicit biases in our healthcare system.

Annual Youth Symposium
Held simultaneously, on the second Saturday of March by Alumnae Chapters across the nation, our Youth Symposium serves as a unifying effort during Sigma Week. The Symposium (supported by undergraduate chapters and affiliates) is designed to highlight some of the prevalent concerns that negatively impact our youth (drugs, teen violence, abuse, low self-esteem, suicide, teen pregnancy, human trafficking, etc.).

Chapters
The sorority has chapters across the United States and around the world.

Hazing controversies
The New York Times wrote about two hazing incidents involving the sorority. In 2008, a pledge at San Jose State University filed a civil suit against the sorority after being severely beaten, harassed, and threatened to keep the abuse a secret. Four sorority members were arrested and served 90 days in county jail. In 2010, at Rutgers University, six Sigma Gamma Rho women were arrested and charged with a felony after striking one pledge over 200 times which forced her to seek medical attention.

In March 2022, the sorority was expelled from Bowling Green State University following reports of "severe hazing"; the sorority committed at least six policy violations of the BGSU Code of Student Conduct including aggravated assault and forcing pledges to steal alcohol and marijuana.

Notable members

 * Aisha Braveboy - former Maryland state delegate, state's attorney for Prince Georges County
 * Gwen Cherry - 1st African American female to serve on the State Legislator in Florida, educator, lawyer, author, Florida House Representative
 * Nina Turner - Former Ohio state senator
 * Wendy Raquel Robinson - Actress, Producer and co-founder of Amazing Grace Conservatory
 * MC Lyte - The first solo rapper to release her own, full-length album. Actress, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. Co Founder of the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation.
 * Fantasia Monique Barrino-Taylor - Known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004.
 * Deshauna Barber-Miss USA 2016
 * Nichole "Nicci" Gilbert- R&B Singer, Founding Member of Brownstone
 * Arin Jackson- R&B Singer, Member of Brownstone
 * Teisha Brown- R&B Singer, Member of Brownstone
 * Marsha Ambrosius- English R&B Singer and Songwriter
 * Ezinma- Violinist, Model, Music Educator and Film composer
 * Kelly Price- 9x Grammy nominated R&B and gospel singer
 * Maranda Curtis- Gospel Singer and Praise and Worship Leader
 * Alexis Jones- Grammy Nominated Singer and Actress
 * Tonya Edwards- Retired Professional Basketball Player and current assistant coach of the Chicago Sky
 * Barbara Lee- U.S. representative for California's 13th congressional district, former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and vice chair and a founding member of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus.
 * Rebecca Roberts- Curator of Programming at Planet Word, and was formerly an American journalist.
 * Hattie McDaniel- American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedian. The first African American to win an Oscar
 * Jekalyn Carr- Gospel Singer, speaker, entrepreneur, actress, and author.
 * Robin Kelly- American politician from Illinois who has served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district
 * Lisa Price- Founder of Carol's Daughter multi-cultural beauty brand.
 * Georgia Davis Powers-American politician who served for 21 years as a state senator in the Kentucky Senate
 * Carmelita Jeter- retired American sprinter, known as the Fastest Woman Alive, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. she is also a three-time Olympic medallist.
 * Hydeia Broadbent- United-States-based HIV/AIDS activist
 * Carolyn Tyler Guidry- bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was the first woman appointed to be a presiding elder in the Fifth Episcopal District of the AME Church and the second woman to become a bishop in the denomination.
 * Marilyn McCoo- Singer, Actress, and Television Presenter
 * Maritza Correia- the first African-American woman to make the U.S. Olympic swim team and medal
 * Gwen Cherry- the 1st black woman to serve in the Florida state legislature. 1st black woman to practice law in Dade County, FL
 * Vanessa Bell Armstrong- Four-time Grammy-nominated gospel Singer
 * Maysa Leak- Jazz singer. Known for solo work and work with the band Incognito
 * Sandra Bland- Activist. Her death following a traffic stop invigorated the Black Lives Matter movement.
 * Renee Powell- A PGA Hall of Fame golfer. 2nd black woman to compete on the LPGA Tour. 1st woman of color elected to the membership in the PGA of America in 1996.
 * Yolett McPhee-McCuin - Head coach of Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball.
 * Alice Allison Dunnigan- 1st African-American female journalist credentialed to cover the White House in 1948. She was honored with a life-sized statue in the Newseum museum in Washington, DC in 2018
 * Myeisha Taylor-Her work helping young people enter the field of medicine earned her the namesake of Doc McStuffins' mother on the hit Disney series.
 * Lindy Boggs- 1st woman from Louisiana elected to Congress in 1973. 1st woman to chair the Democratic National Convention
 * Mary T. Washington- 1st African-American CPA
 * Dame Mary Eugenia Charles- 1st woman to hold the position of Prime minister of Dominica (1980-1995)
 * Anna Maria Horsford- Actress
 * Ellia English- singer, dancer, stage and film actress.

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2001 eastern North America heat wave

A rather cool and uneventful summer along the East Coast of the United States (with a more average heat pattern occurring in the Midwest/Great Lakes regions) changed abruptly when a ridge of high pressure centered off the coast of South Carolina strengthened in late July.

It began in early August for areas of the Midwest and western Great Lakes before spreading eastward and intensifying. It waned in most areas by the middle of the month, and although fairly short in duration compared with some other continental heat waves, it was very intense at its peak.

The high humidity and high temperatures led to major heat wave that overtook the major Northeast Megalopolis. Temperatures in Central Park, New York City reached a peak of 103 F. The temperature reached 105 F in Newark, New Jersey.

Meanwhile, in Ontario and Quebec, extreme temperatures were also reported daily during the first week of August. Ottawa recorded its second-hottest day ever when the mercury approached 37.3 C on August 9 and at the Toronto Airport it hit 38 C on the same day, the hottest day there since 1955 with four straight days topping 35 C. Numerous records were shattered during the heatwave. Even in Nova Scotia, surrounded by the relatively cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean, temperatures still broke 35 C in some locations. Glace Bay, which has a sub-Arctic climate reached a record-breaking 35.5 C on August 10.

National Football League offensive tackle Korey Stringer suffered a heat stroke during the second day of the Minnesota Vikings preseason training camp and died as a result of complications on August 1, 2001. At least four New Yorkers died of hyperthermia. Chicago had at least 21 deaths.

The 2001 Heatwave in popular culture
The Tom Perrotta novel Little Children takes place in the middle of the heatwave.

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Talk:Allowance

Global perspective needed; Different senses of "allowance"
$5 is not the right size allowance in all places or cultures.

Some of the articles linking to here are not about childhood allowances. --ScottDavis 02:32, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * You've precisely pinpointed the problem. I didn't think to click What links here. However all these other topics are outside my scope of knowledge.  I wouldn't mind reading an article that factored those into a global perspective. Nastajus 02:19, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

There should be a disambiguation page for allowance to include engineering allowance (related to dimensioning and tolerancing). This is defined as the minimum stated clearance or the maximum stated interference for mating mechanical parts. Germaldish 17:04, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

 * When someone gets around to writing the article about monetary allowance, I hope something will be included explaining how the law relates to minors (who are basically non-citizens or second-class citizens) owning posessions, even when the money that bought it was "theirs" but given to them by their parents.. in some cases, parents of even 17-year-olds have simply confiscated all the progeny's property... if it can be called property.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

 * The above comment about laws is likely not to apply in all jurisdictions. --Scott Davis Talk 14:13, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Rewrite
This article is so messing, so vague and only from one perspective, die to that, I've begun to rewrite it at Talk:Allowance/rewrite. — Deco Da Man {talk} 03:19, 24 June 2007 (UTC).

 * I forgot to add here a few weeks ago that I expanded the rewrite and replaced the old version with it. — Lumbercutter 03:03, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Historical Meaning
I frequently read something like "their allowance of £250 allowed them live comfortably" in Wikipedia articles about historical people (e.g. see the article about Oscar Wilde). So what does it really mean? Did they receive £250 per year? Per Month? Who paid the money? Could this income be inherited? What were the means to gaining such an income? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.251.194.12 (talk) 17:00, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

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EMD GP38AC

An EMD GP38AC is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between February 1970 and December 1971. It was basically a GP38 with an AR10 alternator instead of the GP38's normal generator.

261 examples of this model were built; railroads that purchased this model include CP, DT&I, GTW, GM&O, IC, LV, L&N, N&W, SLSF, SOU and Pacific Power and Light.

Many were upgraded to full GP38-2 status with the Dash 2 modular electrical cabinet.

Preservation
In June 2020, BNSF 2127, originally Frisco 650 built in February 1971, was donated to the Galveston Railroad Museum, in Galveston, Texas.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Democrats

 This page is an archive of the discussion about the proposed deletion of the article below. This page is no longer live. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page rather than here so that this page is preserved as an historic record. The result of the debate was Discussion moved to Categories for deletion. --khaosworks 02:49, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

[[Category:Democrats]]
Done before, and only by putting every Democrat supporter in the Wikipedia in here will it be sufficient. This is a foolish task, and is being used by User:OldRight / User:Old_Right in an attempt to polarize biographies of U.S. citizens in this encyclopedia for his own means. 24.76.141.128 02:34, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This should be listed in Categories for deletion, not Vfd. Will move it. --khaosworks 02:39, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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EMD SD38AC

An EMD SD38AC is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June and October 1971. This model is an SD38 with an AR10 alternating current alternator instead of the SD38's normal direct current generator. It produces 2,000 hp from a 16-cylinder EMD 645E roots blown prime mover. It came equipped with or without dynamic brakes. This locomotive shares a common frame with the SD38, SD39, SD40 and SD45. The SD38AC was a transition between the SD38 and its successor, the SD38-2. 15 examples of this model were built; 6 for B&LE, 8 for DMIR and one for BC Hydro.

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EMD GP39

The EMD GP39 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1969 and July 1970. The GP39 was a derivative of the GP38 equipped with a turbocharged EMD 645E3 12-cylinder engine which generated 2,300 hp.

23 examples of this locomotive model were built for American railroads.

Burlington Northern Railway later rebuilt GP30 and GP35 locomotives that it classified as GP39s, but they were not built as such by GM/EMD.

Production history
Twenty of the original 23 were built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, while the other buyers were Kennecott Copper (2) and Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay (1). Though the GP39 was not a popular locomotive, EMD later revisited the idea of a turbocharged GP38 with its GP39-2 in 1974.

GP39DC
Two examples of the GP39 were built as GP39DC locomotives in June 1970. These used a DC main generator instead of the alternator used on the standard GP39 units, but were otherwise identical. 2 examples of this locomotive model were built for Kennecott Copper Company as 1 and 2, later sold to Copper Basin Railway as 401 and 402.

GP39X
The EMD GP39X is a 2,600 hp diesel-electric locomotive built by the General Motors Electro-Motive Division. All six units built were constructed for the Southern Railway with Southern's characteristic high short hood. They were updated by EMD at Norfolk Southern's (Southern's successor) request to EMD GP49 standards in 1982. Norfolk Southern retired them in 2001, and they now are owned by Tri-Rail, after being upgraded with head end power and a lowered short hood.

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Why did you speedy delete Harry Cassidy? You should have reverted it to when it was about a real person. Next time check the history!Homey 10:49, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
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My pleasure. I just happened to run across a vandalized article at the right moment! That IP seems to be a grade school district, so I can't say I'm surprised that a lot of vandalism was coming from it. --Captaindan 13:21, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

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School Pranks
No problem. I have been contributing less lately and am thinking of doing more of this. So, in a way, you are helping me do this. Thank you, and peace to you. -- Anti-Anonymex2 Come to my page! I've gone caliente loco! 01:55, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

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I know it's kind of late, but...

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Tom and Jerry
Hello. I see you originally added the Onomastics section to Tom and Jerry (mixed drink). I thought you might like to return to this article and review the new information I located about the drink's history. Happy new year! --Willscrlt 06:02, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
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Bulletproof vest
Hi, I was just curious if there was a reason you deleted several references from the Bulletproof vest article. I haven't looked through all of them yet, but the first few seemed to be on topic and from reliable sources. --Onorem 11:30, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
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I'm sure your recent edits to Lord of the Dance (hymn) were good faith. But they lost a significant chunk of material and references that had shed some useful light on the hymn. So I have reverted the edit-set. Feline Hymnic (talk) 17:18, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
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Esther Vilar's The Manipulated Man
You made this edit: |edit, in which you described the book as an satire. Are you sure it is? I couldn't find anything to verify this claim. Could you? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.23.17.161 (talk) 22:11, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
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EMD GP20

The EMD GP20 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between November 1959 and April 1962. Power was provided by an EMD 16-567D2 16-cylinder turbocharged engine which generated 2000 hp. EMD was initially hesitant to turbocharge their 567-series diesel engine, but was spurred on to do so following successful tests made by Union Pacific in the form of UP's experimental Omaha GP20 units. 260 examples of EMD's production locomotive model (with the EMD turbocharger) were built for American railroads.

The GP20 was the second EMD production locomotive to be built with an EMD turbocharged diesel engine, sixteen months after the six-axle (C-C) model SD24. Power output of the turbocharged SD24 was 33 percent higher than the 1,800 hp of the concurrent Roots blower-equipped SD18s with the same engine displacement, 400 hp per axle, but the power output of the turbocharged GP20 was only 11 percent higher than the 1,800 hp of the concurrent Roots blower-equipped GP18s with the same engine displacement 500 hp per axle, due to the limitations of the traction motors then available. Nevertheless, the turbocharged GP20 provided full rated power at all altitudes, which the Roots-blown GP18 could not provide.

EMD-type Turbo-Compressor (Turbocharger)
The turbocharger was the then-new EMD mechanically assisted turbo-compressor. During engine startup, and at lower power levels, during which there is not sufficient exhaust heat energy to drive the turbine fast enough for the compressor to supply the air necessary for combustion, the engine drives the compressor through a gear train and a freewheel. At higher power levels, the freewheel is disengaged, and the turbo-compressor operates as a true turbocharger. It is possible for the turbo-compressor to revert to compressor mode momentarily during commands for large increases in engine power. Turbocharging provides higher horsepower and good running characteristics at all altitudes. Turbocharging also improves fuel consumption and reduces emissions.

Previous Union Pacific experiments with turbocharging had utilized multiple Elliot or Garrett AiResearch turbochargers feeding the usual pair of Roots blowers. EMD's mechanically assisted turbocharger eliminated the need for the pair of Roots blowers and also integrated the turbocharging function from two (Elliot) or four (AiResearch) smaller add-on turbochargers into one much larger, turbo-compressor (turbocharger) with intercooling.

The introduction of the EMD-type turbocharger was successful and all subsequent GP series were offered with this turbocharger, although not all models within a series were offered with turbocharging (e.g., the 38 models were Roots-blown).

Preservation

 * Western Pacific 2001, the very first GP20 built, is preserved at Western Pacific Railroad Museum at Portola, CA.
 * KLIX 2003, originally Cotton Belt 815, is being stored at the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff, AR.
 * Midland Railway 4079, originally Southern Pacific 7229, is on The Midland Railway in Baldwin City, Kansas.

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Damon Allen

Damon L. Allen (born July 29, 1963) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played 23 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is currently fourth in all-time professional football passing yards and second in all-time CFL passing yards after he was surpassed for first place by the Montréal Alouettes' Anthony Calvillo on October 10, 2011. Allen retired as professional football's all-time leading passer with 72,381 passing yards after he surpassed Warren Moon's total of 70,553 yards (in both the CFL and NFL combined) on September 4, 2006, in the annual Labour Day Classic. He also retired in third place in all-time CFL rushing yards with 11,920 yards, behind Mike Pringle and George Reed. The 2007 season marked Allen's twenty-third season in the CFL and he officially announced his retirement on May 28, 2008, at age 44. Allen is the younger brother of Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen.

Allen has been mentioned as one of the greatest CFL quarterbacks of all time after winning four Grey Cups with three different teams. He also was a three time Grey Cup MVP. In 2005, he was the CFL Most Outstanding Player at 42 years old, becoming the second oldest MVP of any North American sports franchise (oldest is Gordie Howe of the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association, MVP at age 46 in 1974). He was a formidable passer and rusher, as he retired only 323 rushing yards behind his brother Marcus. In 2012, he was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

In May 2010, Allen launched the Damon Allen Quarterback Academy, in which he personally teaches the skills and strategies of quarterbacking to students of all ages and skill levels.

In 2018, Allen was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Early life
Allen started playing football by the age of six for Valencia Park's Pop Warner in San Diego. Allen played safety on defense. In the Junior Peewee league, in his first year as a quarterback, Allen's team won the championships. This was followed by two undefeated seasons, and winning the Junior Peewee league title for three years in a row.

High school
In high school, Allen was a fine two sport athlete. In football he was the starting quarterback at Lincoln High School. He had a 22–2 record as starting quarterback at Lincoln High. Allen was a first team all-CIF player and Tribune Athlete of the Year. He led his team to consecutive 2A Division CIF Football Championships. In baseball, Allen was a pitcher with a record of 14–2, and his Lincoln High baseball team was rated #1 in San Diego County with a record of 24–4. He was a First team All-CIF Utility Man which also made him Tribune Athlete of the Year in his senior year.

College career
Damon went on to play college football for California State University, Fullerton. There, Allen led the Titans to two Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) championships. He also broke a 26-year-old NCAA record throwing only three passes that were intercepted, in over 300 attempts and broke seven school records. He was a first team PCAA quarterback, and was named the UPI All West Coast team quarterback along with UNLV's Randall Cunningham.

Allen was sixteenth in overall voting for the 1984 Heisman Trophy. He also played in the Senior Bowl college All-Star game (completing 6 for 8 passes for 50 yards, 1 touchdown, and rushing for 20 yards on 3 carries).

Allen was not only an outstanding football player, he was also a superior baseball player. He helped his Titans' baseball team win the 1984 College World Series, leading his team to a regular season record of 66-20 as a pitcher. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft in the seventh round, the same year the Tigers won the Major League Baseball World Series. Allen never signed a professional, major league baseball contract with the Tigers, but did sign one with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1993. Allen reported to the Pirates' spring training camp in 1994, but ultimately left their camp and decided to play in the Canadian Football League.

Edmonton Eskimos
Allen joined the CFL as a free-agent in 1985, signed by the Edmonton Eskimos, and threw for 661 yards and three touchdowns in his rookie season as a back-up to Matt Dunigan. In the 1987 season, Allen played in the Grey Cup championship game, replacing the injured starter Dunigan, and led the Eskimos to a Grey Cup victory, defeating the Toronto Argonauts 38–36, at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium. His first Grey Cup win, Allen earned Grey Cup Most Valuable Player honours in the championship.

Ottawa Rough Riders
In 1989, Allen signed with the Ottawa Rough Riders. In 1991, Allen was named an Eastern Division All-Star for the first time in his CFL career. During the 1991 season, Allen rushed for a career-high 1,036 yards and 8 touchdowns in 18 games, and passed for a then career-high 4,275 yards with 24 touchdowns.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats
In 1992, Allen signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In 18 games, Allen threw for 3,858 and 19 touchdowns, and rushed for 850 yards and 7 touchdowns, in his only season in "Steeltown." After the 1992 season, Allen was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Edmonton Eskimos
In 1993, in his second time around with Edmonton, Allen helped the Eskimos to victory in the Grey Cup game, winning his second title, and was named Grey Cup Most Valuable Player in a 33–23 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 1994, Allen led the Esks to the Western Division Semi-Finals, only to lose to the BC Lions.

Memphis Mad Dogs
In 1995, Allen signed as a free-agent with the Memphis Mad Dogs. He appeared in 15 games with the CFL expansion team, and threw for 3,211 yards and 11 touchdowns on 228 of 390 passing. Allen also rushed for 427 yards in his only professional season in the United States.

BC Lions
In 1996, Allen joined the BC Lions.

In 1999, Allen was voted to the CFL's West Division All-Star team. He threw for 4,219 yards on 315 of 521 passing with 22 touchdowns, ran the ball 136 times for 785 yards and 8 touchdowns, and threw for more than 300 yards on five occasions.

In 2000, Allen became the CFL's all-time leading passer on October 28 against Hamilton, throwing for 345 yards to surpass Ron Lancaster's previous record of 50,535 yards. Allen completed 324 of 525 passes (61.7%) to lead the CFL with a career-high 4,840 passing yards. Allen was nominated as the Lions' Most Outstanding Player at the CFL Player Awards. Allen captured his first Grey Cup with the Lions (third of his career) throwing for 234 yards in a win over the Montreal Alouettes.

Toronto Argonauts
In 2003, after the acquisition of Dave Dickenson as their new quarterback, the 39-year-old Allen was traded from the BC Lions to the Toronto Argonauts for a second-round draft pick in the 2004 CFL Draft, and a third-round pick in the 2005 CFL Draft. Allen's Argonaut re-debut was a 20–18 season- opening loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders that also marked Allen's 300th regular season game of his CFL career. In Week 7, Allen became only the third quarterback in professional football history to pass for 60,000 yards against his former club, the BC Lions. In a Week 17 loss to the Ottawa Renegades, Allen completed 20 of 39 pass attempts for 203 yards, with 2 interceptions and 1 touchdown, giving Allen 334 career touchdown passes, and surpassing Ron Lancaster for the most career touchdown passes in CFL history. Allen would lead the Argos to the Eastern Division Final that year as well.

In Week 9 of the 2004 season versus Montreal, Allen exited the game in the third quarter with a fractured left tibia, and spent Weeks 10–16 on the injured reserve roster. There was considerable concern that Allen, at 41 years of age, would never come back from such a severe injury, but he did. In Week 17, Allen dressed as the third quarterback (behind Michael Bishop and Romaro Miller) for a game against the BC Lions. In Week 18, Allen dressed as the backup quarterback behind Michael Bishop and entered the game versus the Calgary Stampeders at the end of the second quarter. Allen completed his first thirteen pass attempts, making him the second quarterback in Argonaut history (Mike Rae, 17 of 17 versus Montreal, August 12, 1975) to complete more than 12 passes consecutively in a game. Allen finished the game with 18 of 23 pass completions, and his 82.6% completion percentage ranks fourth in Argo history for a single game.

In the 2004 Grey Cup Championship against the BC Lions, Allen was named Grey Cup Most Valuable Player for third time in his legendary career. Allen led the Argos to their fifteenth Grey Cup Championship and won his fourth championship. Allen finished the game with 23 of 34 pass completions for 299 yards (longest gain, 34 yards) and 1 touchdown pass, and rushed 5 times for 10 yards (longest gain, 5 yards) and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Allen continued his assault on the record books during the 2005 CFL season. On October 27, 2005, Damon reached the 5,000-yard passing plateau for the first time in his 21-year CFL career by posting a 34–11 victory against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The win guaranteed Toronto a first-place finish in the CFL East plus home field advantage in the playoffs. The game took place before 40,085 fans; the largest crowd for a CFL game in Toronto since 1992. However, the Argonauts were defeated 33–17 in the 2005 East Final by the Montreal Alouettes, thereby thwarting their hopes of repeating their 2004 Grey Cup win.

In 2005, Allen won his first CFL's Outstanding Player Award. In that year, he also hosted the inaugural "Damon Allen Quarterback Challenge" which featured top CFL quarterbacks participating in various skill competitions. In the Quarterback Challenge's second year, Allen won the event.

In 2006, Allen started the opening home game of the season against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and broke the middle finger on his right hand on Toronto's third play. Allen was injured trying to break his fall after taking a late hit from Hamilton safety Wayne Shaw, who was penalized on the play. Allen missed nearly a month and a half of action with a broken finger, returning on July 29 vs. the BC Lions.

On September 4, 2006, at the Labour Day Classic against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Allen broke Warren Moon's record (70,553 yards) to become professional football's all-time passing leader. The record-setting completion, a 29-yard shovel pass to wide receiver Arland Bruce III, took place at 5:02 of the third quarter. The game was suspended briefly for a presentation by CFL Commissioner Tom Wright. Allen's triumphant pose with the record-breaking football was captured by a photographer and later released by the Argos as a commemorative poster on their website.

In November 2006, Allen was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#14) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network The Sports Network/TSN.

On January 18, 2007, Allen underwent successful surgery to repair the middle finger of his (right) throwing hand and was back in the gym training, in less than 24 hours.

On February 28, 2007, Allen re-signed a contract with the Argonauts for one year plus an option.

Allen started the 2007 season as the Argos starting quarterback beating out Michael Bishop and former NFL starter Mike McMahon. However, he was replaced in the third quarter of the first game by Bishop despite having gone 14–18, 130 yards and a touchdown. Allen was then bumped down to third on the depth chart. However, after Bishop went down with a wrist injury and McMahon failed to impress, Allen stepped into the starting role once again. However, in his first game back as starter he injured his toe. Allen was placed on the nine-game injured list and Rocky Butler took over as the Argos starting quarterback

Allen announced that his retirement as a player on May 28, 2008,    but will stay with the Argos as a special advisor to CEO Pinball Clemons.

Post-retirement
In 2018, Allen was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life
Damon has three daughters and a son. They live in Oakville, Ontario. Damon is employed as special assistant to the GM of the Toronto Argonauts.

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Talk:Computer Entertainment Rating Organization

CERO Rating Example
Can you please put all of the example back on? All of them are essential and they don't clog up article. Your not fair.69.131.127.236 (talk) 11:40, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

The reason why is because there is a high risk of edit warring when we list examples. One person may want to promote their game by listing it on Examples. Furthermore, do you think we need up to 20 examples per rating? Cutecutecuteface2000 (talk) 02:34, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Examples can be added if we find reliable commentary on the rating of the game. That way there is a clear indication why this game is a good one to rate. I think Persona 3 might have some due to the difference in ESRB vs. CERO. Other titles like that are good examples to look for. There are a number of Z titles from Microsoft that have plenty of commentary (but we don't need to list them all). ∞ 陣  内  Jinnai  03:44, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

We really need those. Can you just lock the article so no one can add more? But please put all of the example back on first.69.131.127.21 (talk) 20:19, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

 * That's not how we decide things here. I gave a way you and others could get some examples added. ∞ 陣  内  Jinnai  20:20, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

But We Really need all of these example. How will people know that games like Dragon Quest or Okami can be play by children in Japan? Hey Cutecutecuteface2000 are you a girl or a boy? I know this is off topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.127.21 (talk) 20:38, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

For the first question, they could look up the ratings on a video game article. For the second question, I'm a boy. Cutecutecuteface2000 (talk) 20:44, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

 * The page is now protected to stop the edit war. I find it ironic that one of the participants warned the other for edit warring while continuing to engage it in it themselves. Edit warring is always the wrong thing to do. If you can't resolve this during the time the article is protected, pursue dispute resolution, but please don't edit war again. It will most likely only result in all participants being blocked so it is really not worth it. 20:58, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Can you put all of the example back on please?69.131.127.165 (talk) 15:09, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

 * I explained a way to have examples used that could be supported. Putting them in without that is just making items that you or someone else feels needs to be promoted as "good" examples. That's not what Wikipedia does. ∞ 陣  内  Jinnai  18:42, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

The section about differences in ratings needs editing. Samurai shodown sen and god hand are used as examples of games that are B/M rated but the japanese version of god hand removes the decapitations and samurai shodown sen removes all the blood and gore so they arn't really comparable. Similarly, it cites no more heroes as an example of similar ratings between cultures but the european and japanese versions remove the blood and gore so arn't comparable.--94.193.66.60 (talk) 12:28, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Violence, Crime and Use of Drugs have no images
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In mobile games?
I am not sure if Japanese mobile games would be given CERO rating. 152.32.104.224 (talk) 07:04, 25 October 2020 (UTC)


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Thanks for the helpful comment and suggestion. :) Phelan 04:56, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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your revert in Cristiano Ronaldo
I noticed you reverted my edit in the C. Ronaldo article and I have to say, this is the first time any of my edits has been called vandalism. I inserted "actor" after "... his parents chose to name him in honour of the late US president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite" because that's what was there before and it appeared to be deleted accidentally, and the sentence doesn't make sense as it is.

I'm not sure why you thought my edit was vandalism, because there's nothing in my contrib history to indicate it. I just wish you'd assumed good faith.

In any case, I'm editing "actor" back in with a source and I'd be happy to discuss it in Talk if you disagree. Thanks. Ytny 03:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Ugh, I'm sorry, I thought you were trying to label Ronaldo an "actor" like others have done, because I didn't know Reagan had been an actor. I only knew his name from politics. You're right about the phrase not making sense without a noun at the end.

After I had made the edit, I checked your User page, and I found it weird that nothing in it suggested a vandal, but I let it go... I guess I should not edit Wikipedia while sleepy.

I sincerely apologise for the mistake, and will try to be more careful in the future. :( --Phelan 03:50, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
 * No harm done, and I came off a little whinier than I intended. And I forget that a lot of people don't know Ronald Reagan was an actor. Thanks. Ytny 05:30, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Football Manager LLaMa
The term "LLaMa" is indeed used for players of Championship/Football Manager in a certain manner and has been used for at least seven years in an online community of over 75000 members, so is hardly criteria for "something made up in school one day". Frank, the mascot and random lower league team picker for Football Manager 2006 receives in excess of 3000 hits a day.

I have moved the content to a new article, Llama (computer culture) and incorporated the Football Manager content.

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EMD GP35

The EMD GP35 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between July 1963 and December 1965 and by General Motors Diesel between May 1964 and January 1966. 1251 examples were built for American railroads, 26 were built for Canadian railroads and 57 were built for Mexican railroads. Power was provided by a turbocharged EMD 567D3A 16-cylinder engine which generated 2500 hp.

Many railroads traded in Alco FA units and EMD F-units for GP35s, reusing the trucks and traction motors. Examples with Alco trucks include those owned by Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, Southern Railway, and Ann Arbor Railroad.

Preservation
Some GP35s are in preservation, while others are on tourist railroads, meaning they are technically preserved.
 * Conway Scenic Railroad 216 regularly operates with GP38 252 on the notch train, painted in a Maine Central inspired scheme with Conway Scenic reporting marks. It was built as Norfolk and Western 1328 and was their last GP35 built. It was sold to Springfield Terminal in 1992 and renumbered to 216. It was retired and sold to Conway Scenic in 2011.
 * Fillmore and Western Railway 3501 and 3502 operated in year round excursion service, and sometimes appeared in films, TV shows and commercials. 3501 and 3502 were built as Pennsylvania Railroad 2262 and 2339. 3501 was sold to SMV when the Fillmore & Western Railway ceased operations in 2021 and 3502 remains on FWRY property.
 * Gulf Mobile and Ohio 631 is stored at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum. It was restored and put on display in Mobile, AL in 1997, then moved for restoration in 2008.
 * Reading Company 3640 is under restoration at the Reading Company Technical and Historical Society in Hamburg, PA. It was the only Reading GP35 to be painted in the solid green scheme in 1974, and the society hopes to restore it to this scheme.
 * Savannah and Atlanta Railway 2715 is on display at the Georgia State Railroad Museum. It was the last GP35 built for any part of Southern Railway.
 * Watco 3533 is in service switching in Kansas City, Missouri. It was built as Wabash 547 in 1964. It was the last locomotive ever built for the Wabash. It was donated to the National Museum of Transportation in 2006, then was brought out of retirement in 2011 and shipped to Mid America Car & Locomotive to be restored to operation, then put in service in 2014.
 * Western Pacific Railroad 3002 is preserved at Union Station in Ogden, Utah, and was restored to its as-delivered appearance.

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bad english... can someone clear up the mess please? it's so painful to read...

 * The page alternates between present and past tense. This needs to all be in present. freestylefrappe 19:43, July 30, 2005 (UTC)

 * I think you mean all in past tense. We don't report past events in present tense, and you changed yourself one sentence in that article to past tense. It's done, I removed the cleanup tag. Rl 19:57, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Mexican jumping bean

plural
Move to Mexican jumping bean from the plural?

 * Oppose. Plural feels right in this case.  How often does one ever talk about just one bean?  Dragons flight 00:46, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. In line with naming conventions. violet/riga (t) 20:22, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. violet/riga (t) 20:22, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Soaking vs submerging?
Under the “care” section, what's the difference between soaking and submerging? dude1818 (talk) 23:54, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Agreed, what does this mean? WilliamKF (talk) 21:09, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Submerging is immersion to a depth greater than the height of the bean. 208.48.154.67 (talk) 18:31, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

What does "care" mean in this context? Most of the article is about beans with the moth larva. Wouldn't soaking or submerging kill the larva? Is this "care" for beans without the larva? If they are not generally eaten, what then is the purpose? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.202.33.17 (talk) 17:50, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Flea or moth
The first paragraph mentions "They are a seed pod through which the larva of a small flea has chewed." Then later it mentions "while the Jumping Bean Moth (Cydia deshaisiana) is a member of the large genus Cydia."

The rest of the article mentions Moths, so I assume flea should be changed to moth. But, I am not an entomologist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.22.172.173 (talk) 15:59, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Intent?
The opening paragraph states, "The beans are considered non-toxic, but are not intended to be eaten." Intended by whom? Are we suggesting that the edibility of a plant is the result of a conscious decision? Ron2112 (talk) 19:07, 17 October 2014 (UTC)

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EMD GP40

The EMD GP40 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between November 1965 and December 1971. It has an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine generating 3,000 hp.

The GP40 is 3 ft longer than its EMD 567D3A-engined predecessor, the GP35, and distinguished visually by its three 48-inch radiator fans at the rear of the long hood, while the GP35 has two large fans and a smaller one in between. It was built on a 55 ft frame; the GP35 was built on a 52 ft frame - as was the GP7, 9, 18, and 30. The difference in length can be seen in the GP40's ten handrail stanchions compared to the GP35's nine.

1,187 GP40s were built for 28 U.S. railroads; 16 were built for one Canadian carrier, Canadian National; and 18 were built for two Mexican carriers, Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico and Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. 60 units were built with high-short-hoods and dual control stands for Norfolk & Western Railway. Two passenger versions, the GP40P and GP40TC, were also built, but on longer frames to accommodate steam generators and HEP equipment.

On January 1, 1972, the GP40 was discontinued and replaced by the GP40-2, which has a modular electrical system and a few minor exterior changes.

GP40N
Union Pacific has rebuilt 129 of their GP40's and GP40-2's into GP40N's at their Jenk's shop. These units received a microprocessor control system to increase adhesion, control options, and extend the life of the locomotive.

GP22ECO
The GP22ECO is a locomotive built from recycled GP40/GP40-2 parts. The frame, trucks, and carbody are refurbished, while the 16-645 engine is replaced with a new 8-710-ECO engine. The electrical system is replaced with a modern microprocessor-based system. Horsepower is reduced to 2,150 due to the smaller engine.

Preservation

 * Baltimore & Ohio #3684 is preserved at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

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EMD GP40-2

The EMD GP40-2 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division as part of its Dash 2 line between April 1972 and December 1986. The locomotive's power is provided by an EMD 645E3 16-cylinder engine which generates 3000 hp.

Production
Standard GP40-2 production totaled 861 units, with 817 built for U.S. railroads, 44 for Mexican railroads. Furthermore, 279 GP40-2s were built by General Motors Diesel (GMD) between 1974 and 1976. In addition, three GP40P-2s, passenger versions of the GP40-2, were built in 1974. Total production of the GP40-2 and its variations totaled 1,143 units.

Performance
With the 62:15 gearing (65-70 mph maximum) EMD rated the GP40-2 at 55,400 lb continuous tractive effort. Some had PF21 module that reduced the output below 23 mph, lowering continuous speed down to 11 mph.

Original buyers

 * GP40-2LW

 * GP40P-2

Rebuilds
Union Pacific has rebuilt 129 of their GP40's and GP40-2's into GP40N 's at their Jenk's shop. These units received a microprocessor control system to increase adhesion, control options, and extend the life of the locomotive.

CSX has rebuilt only one GP40-2 locomotive, numbered 6041 (originally BO 4141), into a hydrogen fuel cell locomotive in collaboration with CPKC on April 16, 2024. The unit's road number is 2100, and classified as GP38H2.

Preservation
• Sonora Baja California 2107 is now preserved in a Museum in Mexicali, MX

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EMD SD7

The EMD SD7 is a model of 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1951 and November 1953. It had an EMD 567B 16-cylinder engine producing 1500 hp for its six traction motors. United States railroads bought 188 units.

This was the first model in EMD's SD (Special Duty) series of locomotives, a lengthened B-B GP7 with a C-C truck arrangement. The two extra axles and traction motors are useful in heavy, low-speed freight service. EMD continues to produce SD series locomotives to this day. Some SD7s both high and short-hood can still be found in service today on shortline railroads and industrial operators, although most Class I roads stopped using these locomotives by the 1970s and 1980s.

Design and production
The SD7 was conceived as a modification of the existing EMD GP7 with two additional powered axles, one for each truck. Providing two more axles served two purposes: it gave the locomotive more tractive effort compared to the four-axle GP7, and it distributed the locomotive's weight more evenly.

EMD produced its first examples of the SD7 in May 1951, using the 567B engine. Starting in August 1953 a total of 26 SD7s were produced which used either the 567BC engine or the 567C engine.

SD7s were originally set up to run long hood forward, usually noted by the letter "F" painted adjacent to the top step of the long hood boarding steps. Many were later changed or upgraded to run short hood forward as is today's Association of American Railroads standard.

EMD ended production in November 1953 and began producing the SD7's successor, the SD9, in January 1954.

SD7R
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company had rebuilt a total of 42 of their SD7 locomotives into the EMD SD7R.

Currently preserved

 * Burlington Northern #6008 (ex-Great Northern #558) is preserved at the Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota. #6008 was one of the first 20 SD7s to be built in 1952; it's currently under restoration to its original appearance as Great Northern #558.
 * Southern #197 is preserved at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. It was originally built as Central of Georgia #201.
 * Southern Pacific #1518 (ex-EMD demonstrator #990), is preserved in operational condition at the Illinois Railway Museum. #1518 was the first SD7 (later converted into an SD7R) built by EMD.
 * PNWR 1501, January 20, 2022, Albany, Oregon.jpgand and Western formerly rostered SD7 #1501 (Ex-SP #5280), being retired on July 19, 2023. While it was originally going to be scrapped by PNWR parent company Genesee and Wyoming Inc. as part of a fine resolution agreement with the EPA, it was acquired by Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX) and was shipped for storage on the Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad. Following the FRA's work stoppage order of the BNGR in February 2024, the fate of #1501 is to be determined.
 * The Dakota Southern Railway rosters one SD7, #512 (ex-MILW #2212)
 * ILSX #1751 (ex-Pennsylvania Railroad #8589) is in operation at Red Trail Energy in Richardton, ND.
 * Nevada Northern Railway 401 is in service at the Intermountain Power Plant in Delta, Utah. When retired, it will be donated to the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, as part of an agreement with the museum.

Formerly preserved, scrapped during preservation

 * The Dakota Southern Railway had rostered one SD7, #522 (ex-MILW #2222) but the unit was scrapped on November 14th, 2021.

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