text:
Talk:Twist serve

I disagree a bit on the use of twist serve by pros. Other than on the second serve, some players use it regularly for set up (the loopy serves of Pat Rafter and Stefan Edberg comes to mind) and clay courters.
 * Well, I agree that *some* players use it, but most of them are indeed clay-courters. Back in the days when I followed pro tennis very closely, *none* of the great ones, Gonzales, Hoad, etc. ever used it.  Well, Laver did sometimes.... It's just too easy for the really good players to handle.  Although it's useful for doubles, when you've got your partner up at the net to cut down on the possible area for returns. By the time I was 20 I gave up using it against good players -- not only could they chip it back, they could also move in on it, take it on the rise, and be halfway to the net by the time they had finished hitting it.... Hayford Peirce 00:56, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * True.. however! A good kick serve to the backhand (especially the one-handed backhand) is hard to handle, and serve and volleyers use it religiously (Edberg). Pete Sampras also uses kick serve routinely on the first serve for a changeup. On Michael Chang's Roland Garros final run (not 1989), he was routinely kicking it up to the backhand from the ad court. The thing is, if it doesnt have enough kick, the ball just sits right on the returner's lap and they will most likely cream it. A good kick should handcuff your opponent as long as it is not so predictable.
 * I'm sure you're correct in what you're saying. But in my limited tennis-watching these days I seldom see the motion of what *I* would call an American twist service, in which the ball is thrown distinctly behind the server's head and then the racket comes across it in a motion from left to right that is practically parallel with the baseline.  A while ago, when the "serve" article was first written, whoever wrote it said there were *four* kinds of serves: flat, slice, kick, and topspin. I rewrote it a little but left the "topspin" in.  A good player I know told me, Yeah, yeah, I can hit a topspin serve.  But I myself don't know exactly what it is.  I wonder if a topspin serve of some kind is what you're (sometimes) calling an American twist?  The first tournament match I ever played was, groan, against Bobby Bonds, who was, at the time, the #1 15-yr. player in the country (Dennis Ralston was #2).  (I went 2-6, 3-6 against him.) He had a serve that I'd never seen before: it wasn't a slice, a flat, or a twist (which I myself was then using); his motion *looked* almost like a slice but the result was a high-kicking bounce that was *almost* like that of a twist.  The next time I'm at the tennis club I'll ask one of the pros about a topspin serve.... Hayford Peirce 16:09, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I may be blurring the distinctions a bit. IMHO, the Kick Serve is that Topspin Serve while the American Twist Serve has more sidespin and less topspin (opposite spin to the slice serve). However the articles I read on TENNIS did not make them into two different types of serve, but slight variations. Personally I've seen pros hit kick (or maybe topspin is more correct?) serves all the time.
 * The more I think about it, the more I think that the "topspin" serve has to be an intermediate serve between an American twist and a slice. The ball would be thrown directly above the server's head, or possibly just slightly behind it.  He would then hit it with a less severe American twist motion that would then be snapped around the side of the ball as if he were hitting a slice serve.  In a pure American twist serve the ball would be thrown further behind him and the follow-through after hitting the ball would be more parallel with the baseline.  I think that a lot of my own serves to the ad-court are probably "topspin" rather than "slice" or "American twist," although I do consciously hit some of these.... Hayford Peirce 17:33, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Given what I've written just above, then I think I would have to agree with you that a lot of top players use a "topspin" or "kick" serve on a regular basis. And whereas there are probably some who do, or did, use an "American twist", this type of serve is less common.  If you agree with this assessment, then probably a number of articles and links have to be slightly modified.... Hayford Peirce 17:36, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose merging this article with Serve (tennis). That article has a section for this type of serve and would benefit from the extra information here, which, IMO, does not warrant a separate article. Prome theus  -X303-  17:46, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I think all the serve articles should be merged into one, no matter how long it becomes. I've always thought was dumb to have long, separate articles.  What next: an article about "Between Your Legs Serve"? Hayford Peirce 18:41, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Are there other serves with separate articles? Prome  theus  -X303-  04:30, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

My feeling is that here you need brief descriptions of what each type of serve is, how the ball behaves, and how it's used. How to hit each type of serve is a different subject, one that should be covered in detail on other pages. That's my feeling, but I see your point. Unless you want to plan for detailed articles of how to hit each type of serve, maybe the articles should be merged. Ken2849 06:57, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

My vote: one article for all the serves. --BigaZon 04:51, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

I've been teaching tennis for many years and I can tell you that among teaching pros and advanced players there is no agreed upon definition of a twist serve. In fact not everyone agrees on what a kick serve is. A top spin serve is clear cut but many teaching pros make no distinction between a top spin serve and a kick serve. For me any ball that kicks when it lands is a kick serve so a slice that kicks out to the left meets my personal definition of a kick serve. You can have a topspin kick, a slice kick or a topspin slice kick etc. The term kick for me is a general term. Other than a flat serve all serves should have some kick.

You can hit pure top spin without side spin and you can hit side spin without top but generally speaking you will have a little of both. All spin serves are differentiates by the angle of the racket at contact and the racket path. As I said some people use the terms top spin and kick interchangeably. Others will call a top spin a kick if the racket path changes by a quarter of an inch. I don't take that approach. Brush up at about an 80 degree angle for top spin. Brush at a lesser degree for more side spin. Brush the right front portion of the ball (right handed) for slice. Some people refer to the right front portion as the outside of the ball. Technically it's neither the front or the outside. I don't use the term outside because some people try to carve around the ball which may produce slice but it's not the optimal way to do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.60.161.56 (talk) 15:45, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

title: Talk:Twist serve


text: Category:Bridges in Arizona

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

title: Category:Bridges in Arizona


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1972

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1972


text:
Miomir Mugoša

Miomir Mugoša (Миомир Мугоша; born 23 July 1950) is a Montenegrin physician and politician. He has been the longest-serving mayor of Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, from 2000 to 2014. He also served as the president of FK Budućnost Podgorica, main soccer team in Podgorica.

Biography
Born in Cetinje, Mugoša completed primary school and high school in Podgorica, and graduated from the University of Belgrade's School of Medicine. He specialized in general surgery, with an emphasis on hepatobiliary surgery.

Mugoša worked in the emergency service of the health center and at the Surgery Clinic of the Clinical Center in Montenegro. He performed a duty of the Director of the Clinical Center in Montenegro in the period of 1996–97. Mayor Mugoša is the minister with the longest service in the Government of Montenegro - from 1990 to November 2000 he covered the position of the Minister of Health with the exception of 3 months during which he acted as the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare.

Mugoša has been a member of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS) since its founding. He is a member of the main board of DPS in Donja Gorica.

He lives in Podgorica at Mareza in a family house, on the property of his ancestors.

Mugoša was recently involved in scandal with abusive behavior regarding journalist of local newspaper Vijesti Mihailo Jovović. According to some sources the journalist of "Vijesti" Jovovic was beaten and his redactor was also involved.

On September 13, 2006, Mugoša was reelected to manage the municipality of Podgorica for a second term. In 2010, while DPS failed to win absolute majority of seats in Podgorica local assembly, he managed to obtain support from two opposition delegates, and secure a third term in the office. His mandate ended on June 24, 2014, and DPS chose not to appoint him as a candidate for a fourth term.

title: Miomir Mugoša


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1978

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1978


text:
Ryan Jones

Ryan Paul Jones (born 13 March 1981) is a Wales former international rugby union player who played at number eight, blindside flanker or second row. He was involved in three Grand Slam wins, in 2005, as captain in 2008, and 2012. He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams including Gerald Davies, Gareth Edwards, J.P.R. Williams, Adam Jones, Gethin Jenkins and Alun Wyn Jones.

Early life
Jones was born in Newport, and played junior football for Bristol City as a goalkeeper until the age of 14. He took up rugby union at age 17 to be with his friends at Risca RFC.

Ryan Jones studied at UWIC, now Cardiff Metropolitan University, gaining a BSc (Hons) from 1999 to 2002. He played over a hundred games for UWIC RFC and captained the firsts in his final year. Jones said of the university: "I was a student at Cardiff Met's Cyncoed Campus for three years. I was really inspired by the ethos of sporting excellence and University rugby was the springboard for my international career".

Club career
Jones started his club career with Newport RFC making just one appearance as a replacement for Alix Popham versus Bridgend in May 1999. After leaving Newport he made 12 appearances for Bridgend RFC, before moving on to the Celtic Warriors at the start of regional rugby in 2003. In 2004, when the Celtic Warriors were disbanded he was offered a contract with the Ospreys, who went on to win the Celtic League in 2004–05 and its replacement, the Celtic League in 2006–07. Jones was appointed captain of the Ospreys at the start of the 2007–08 season and under his captaincy the team went on to win the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2007–08, beating Leicester Tigers in the final at Twickenham and the Magners League for the third time in 2009–10, beating Leinster at the RDS Arena in Dublin in the play-off final. He was succeeded as captain by his Wales and British & Irish Lions colleague Alun Wyn Jones at the start of the 2010–11 season. On 24 March 2014, Jones signed for English club Bristol Rugby, who were competing in the RFU Championship, on a two-year contract from the 2014–15 season.

Jones retired from rugby in 2015 on medical advice following a reoccurring shoulder injury.

International career
Jones made his international debut for Wales against South Africa in November 2004. He featured in Wales' 2005 Grand Slam-winning side. He was not initially selected for the 44-man squad for the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. He was later called up as a replacement for the injured Simon Taylor. After his performance in the 30–19 win over Otago he was selected for the squad for the first test. He came on as a replacement and went on to start in the final two tests.

In January 2008, Jones was appointed captain of Wales by new coach Warren Gatland. In his first Six Nations tournament as captain, he led his team to a second Grand Slam in four years. In November 2008, Ryan Jones and Shane Williams became the first Welsh players to be nominated in a group of five players for the IRB International Player of the Year award, first awarded in 2001. Shane Williams was selected as the 2008 International Player of the Year.

In April 2009, Jones was omitted from the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa. He was subsequently called up to join the squad on 9 June after Stephen Ferris pulled out with a knee injury, however within days of arriving in South Africa he was declared unfit by the Lions medical team due to head injuries he had sustained in a previous Wales test match.

Jones was named captain of the Welsh team for the Autumn internationals in 2009, when the side faced New Zealand, Samoa, Argentina and Australia.

Jones featured in all five of Wales' 2012 Six Nations matches, starting two, as he and the team secured a third Grand Slam in seven years. He also featured heavily in the following years championship, captaining Wales in three of the five games, only missing the final 30–3 defeat of England through injury, as Wales defended their championship title.

Jones held the record as Wales most capped captain by overtaking the record of 28 caps held by Ieuan Evans on 16 November 2012 versus Samoa. Jones' record of 33 caps as captain was surpassed by Sam Warburton on 14 March 2015.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to rugby union football and charitable fundraising in Wales.

Post rugby career
During February 2016, Jones was appointed as a joint for the Wales Rugby Union alongside Geraint John who was also newly appointed replacing Josh Lewsey in the role on the executive board. From January 2019, Jones was promoted to become the, a newly created role as part of the (PRB), effectively swapping jobs with Geraint John. However, less than 2 years later in October 2020, Jones resigned from the executive job at WRU.

Personal life
His father, Stephen Jones, was a police officer in the Gwent Constabulary, based in Cwmbran.

In 2022, he was diagnosed with early onset dementia, probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In the same interview, he also noted that he had been diagnosed with depression following his retirement from rugby in 2015, which was believed to be a symptom of the later dementia diagnosis.

title: Ryan Jones


text:
List of former professional sports teams in Houston

 * American football
 * Oilers, 1960–97 (AFL/NFL) – Now the Tennessee Titans, the team relocated to Memphis and later to Nashville, Tennessee.
 * Texans, 1974–75 (WFL) – The team relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana.
 * Herricanes, 1976–79 (NWFL)
 * Gamblers, 1984–85 (USFL)
 * Terror/Thunderbears, 1996–2001 (AFL)
 * Outlaws, 1999 (RFL)
 * Marshals, 2000 (SFL)
 * Copperheads, 2006–2008 (NIFL/AF2)
 * Wild Riders, 2007 (NIFL)
 * Ruff Riders, 2007–08 (Intense Football League) – The team relocated to Abilene.
 * Texas Cyclones, 2008–10 (NWFA/WFA/IWFL)
 * Lightning 2009–2010 (SIFL)
 * Stallions, 2010–2012 (SIFL/LSFL)
 * Lady Oilers, 2011–2013 (WAFL)
 * Wildcats, 2016–2017 (USWFL)
 * Roughnecks, 2018–2024 (XFL)
 * Jets, 2021–2022 (AFA)
 * Baseball
 * Buffaloes (Buffs), 1888–1961 (Texas League, American Association), reorganized and relocated to Oklahoma City after their buyout by the Houston Astros. The team still exists as the Oklahoma City RedHawks.
 * Eagles, 1949-c.1950s (Negro league baseball team, remnants of legendary Newark Eagles)
 * Apollos, 2002–2021 (Big States League/Pecos League/AAIPB)
 * Toros, 2007–2009 (CBL)
 * Strykers, 2012—2016 (TCL)
 * Basketball
 * Ada Oilers, 1952–57 (Amateur Athletic Association/NIBL)
 * Mavericks, 1967–69 (ABA)
 * Angels, 1978–1980 (Women's Professional Basketball League)
 * Shamrocks, 1984 (WABA)
 * Comets, 1997–2008 (WNBA)
 * Flames, 2000 (WSBL)
 * Stealth, 2002–2004 (NWBA)
 * Undertakers/Takers/Red Storm, 2006–2012 (ABA)
 * Asteroids, 2010 (GPBL 2)
 * Legends, 2012-2015 (ABA)
 * Assault, 2013–2015 (ABA)
 * Inferno, 2013–2015 (BBA)
 * Bandits, 2015 (ABA)
 * Wolverines, 2017 (NABL)
 * Galaxy, 2017–20 (WMLBA)
 * Toros, 2018 (NABL)
 * Ballers, 2018–19 (JBA)
 * Push, 2021 (TBL)
 * Imperials, 2022 (TBL)
 * Warriors, 2023 (TBL)
 * Hockey
 * Skippers, 1946–47 (USHL)
 * Huskies, 1947–48 (USHL)
 * Apollos, 1965–69; 1979–81 (CHL)
 * Aeros, 1972–78 (WHA)
 * Aeros, 1994–2013 (IHL/AHL) – Now the Iowa Wild, the team relocated to Des Moines, Iowa.
 * Blast, 2001–02 (Gulf Coast Hockey League)
 * Imperials, 2013–2016 (NA3HL)
 * Soccer
 * Stars, 1967–68 (USA/NASL)
 * Hurricane, 1978–80 (NASL)
 * Summit, 1978–80 (MISL)
 * Dynamos, 1983–91 (USL/LSSA)
 * Express, 1988–90 (SISL)
 * Alianza, 1988–91 (LSSA)
 * Hotshots, 1994–97 (CISL)
 * Force, 1995 (USL-2)
 * Hurricanes, 1996–2000 (USL-2)
 * Hotshots, 1999–2000 (WISL)
 * Tornados, 1999–2001 (W-League)
 * Toros, 2002–2003 (PDL)
 * Stars, 2003-2005 (WPSL)
 * Tornadoes, 2003 (WPSL)
 * Leones, 2007–2010 (PDL)
 * South Select, 2007–2016 (WPSL)
 * Dutch Lions, 2011–2019 (NPSL)
 * Hurricanes FC, 2012–2013 (NPSL)
 * Regals SCA, 2013; 2015–2018 (NPSL)
 * Team tennis
 * E-Z Riders, 1974 (World Team Tennis)
 * Astro-Knots, 1982–1983 (TeamTennis)
 * Wranglers, 2005–2007 (World TeamTennis)
 * Cricket
 * Arrow Heads, 2004 (Pro Cricket)
 * Softball
 * Thunder, 2004–2006 (National Pro Fastpitch)
 * Scrap Yard Dawgs, 2016–2017 (National Pro Fastpitch)
 * Esports
 * Outlaws, 2017–2023 (Overwatch League)


text:
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christianity Explored

 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 DELETE. --Golbez 05:49, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)

Christianity Explored
Linkspam / advertisement for a proselytizing course in evangelical christianity. Fawcett5 00:15, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. — Phil Welch 00:22, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, spam. Bratsche talk  5 pillars 00:46, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, advertisement. --Sn0wflake 01:50, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, nothing more than a promo Kaibabsquirrel 01:59, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, advertising. -- Infrogmation 02:26, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I think this may be notable enough. There's a book, some notable churches are running it (All Souls Langham Place) and its been around for ten years. Keep. DJ Clayworth 02:59, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * DeleteSpam/non-notable/advertisement/miniscule stub--EatAlbertaBeef 05:08, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Banish, Excommunicate and then Delete  ℬ astique ▼ talk 05:16, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. -Mysidia 05:45, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete advertising. JamesBurns 05:47, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete ad --Xcali 05:56, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Albatross2147 07:54, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete     11:13, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep verifiable info and NPOV factual description - how is this an ad? Alpha has been huge in UK churches (even televised). Its spin-offs from (of which this is the most popular example) less so. But even then, this course has had thousands of participants, and is being used in hundreds of churches of all denominations, in the UK alone. It is now going global. All Souls Langham Place, where it originated, is perhaps the leading Anglican Conservative Evangelical church in the UK. Plenty less notable articles exist in WP, which is not paper --Doc (?) 13:44, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * The only information to speak of is "It is similar to the Alpha Course" and a link, that is what makes it an ad (Link to a site advertising a product, without substantial content): the page lacks sufficient context to be a stub: other courses similar to Alpha can of course be discussed in Alpha Course. It may be true that Christianity Explored is significant, but the reader would not know and be able to verify that from reading the article and its links. --Mysidia 17:46, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * If the subject is significant, but the article does not explain this, then the normal approach would be to keep the article until it is expanded. DJ Clayworth 15:22, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Keep - There seems to be a lot of Churches taking part and a book etc. Groovy site too lol but that's not the point. Notable enough in my eyes. Celestianpower 14:05, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete patent nonsense and an ad. ConeyCyclone 17:14, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak keep, notable enough (check Google). Probably deserves expansion/cleanup. --Idont Havaname 18:30, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Jinkleberries 19:55, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Note: Junkleberries is a new user today and voted 'keep' on 37 articles within a 7-minute period. This user also received a vandalism warning today.  Tobycat 20:48, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Article does not establish notability. Gamaliel 19:58, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable enough religious program with 14,200 hits. Capitalistroadster 20:09, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn. The number of relevant google hits is far fewer than the 14,200 mentioned above.  Lots of those are false positives which is not surprising given the common words used.  When restricted with the words "course" it falls to 7,000...and even some of those are false positives.  Tobycat 20:20, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete advertisement. Postdlf 21:07, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete ad. carmeld1 02:07, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is a significant and influential course in UK churches. The article needs expansion/cleanup, but could be very useful. I'd be willing to put some work into sorting the page out if it is kept. --pode 10:17, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * There are no ifs in this situation. In case you are going to do something, you are going to have to do it now, like so many have in the past. --Sn0wflake 19:31, 17 Jun 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 .


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1977

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1977


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1893

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1893


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1984

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1984


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1993

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1993


text:
Glebe Island Bridge

The  Glebe Island Bridge  is a heritage-listed disused swing Allan truss road bridge that carried Victoria Road (as Bank Street) across Johnstons Bay, located in the inner city Sydney suburb of Pyrmont in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The bridge, that connected Rozelle to Pyrmont by road, is one of the last remaining swing bridges of its type in Australia and in the world. It was designed by Percy Allan and built from 1899 to 1903 by Bridges Branch of NSW Public Works Department. It is also known as RMS Bridge No. 61. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 29 November 2013 and was listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate on 19 April 1989.

History
Sydney was declared a city in 1842 and was concentrated in the area currently occupied by the modern CBD. In the mid-1800s, it was a mix of commerce, retail, residences, manufacturing works and factories, with the Botanic Gardens and Domain to the east, port activities to the west and north and road outlets at its southern border leading to the inner western suburbs via the Parramatta Road, which was also the beginning of the Great Western Highway. By mid-century, it had become clear that a shorter route out of the city was available, across Johnstons Bay to the Glebe Island and on to Annandale.

First bridge
The first Glebe Island Bridge was a private toll-bridge completed in 1862 and was a timber beam viaduct with a small, one arm, hand-cranked swing-span tucked into the Pyrmont shore. After 30 years, this bridge was in need of extensive repairs and the Colonial Government purchased the structure and the Public Works Department (PWD) began planning a replacement bridge. Work on the new Pyrmont Bridge and the bridge across Black Wattle Swamp shortened the travel distance to the inner west suburbs making it easier for produce to be conveyed to the city. A previously un-used part of Johnstons Bay was promoted as the site for a larger abattoir than the others previously used around the closer areas of high water. The new abattoir, to be opened in January 1860, was provided a punt system to cross the short distance to Pyrmont. Work commenced on the first Glebe Island bridge in 1860; and the first bridge opened for traffic in 1861.

Second bridge
The construction of the second bridge related also to a project commenced in the 1880s for the Five Bridges Route, to facilitate traffic flow from the city to the northern and western suburbs of the expanding city. Bridges were to be built or replaced at Pyrmont Bay, Glebe Island, Iron Cove, Gladesville and Fig Tree (until these bridges were built, the only access to the northern shore of the Harbour was by boat, punt or by road via Parramatta). For this project, the (old) Pyrmont Bridge and the (old) Glebe Island Bridge were purchased from their private owners and new bridges were built at Gladesville (1881), Iron Cove (1882) and Fig Tree (1885).

These completed, attention turned to replacement of the Pyrmont and Glebe Island Bridges. The Sydney Morning Herald reported in September 1890:

"The Departmental Board appointed by the Minister for Public Works nearly a year ago to consider the desirability of constructing new bridges to replace the present Pyrmont and Glebe Island bridges ... has now furnished the Minister with a lengthy report on the subject. The Board has decided in favour of the construction of a new bridge adjoining the present Pyrmont Bridge. The structure recommended is an iron or steel superstructure on cast-iron cylinders, with a roadway 12ft, in width, and two 12ft. footpaths. ...With regard to the Glebe Island Bridge, the Board recommended the construction of a bridge close to the present one, of a character similar to the proposed Pyrmont Bridge, at a cost of ."

An international design competition for a new "Pyrmont Bridge" was called in 1891. The Department of Public Works submitted a non-conforming design based upon a much larger bridge than specified in the design brief.

Prizes were awarded but no designs were selected and the proposal was deferred, largely owing to the economic downturn of the early 1890s but also owing to different opinions regarding the best approach. The Chief Engineer for Harbour and Rivers, C. W. Darley, favoured the construction of a new bridge - the Chief Engineer for Roads and Bridges, Robert Hickson, favoured the reclamation of Darling Harbour as far north as Bathurst Street and no replacement for the Pyrmont Bridge at all.

In 1894 the proposal was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Public Works (the Public Works Committee) and, reporting in June, the Committee favoured no particular scheme but recommended that, when renewal of Pyrmont and Glebe Island bridges became advisable, they should be replaced by timber structures.

On 21 November 1894 the Public Works Committee (reformed in the interim under a new government) recommended that Pyrmont Bridge be replaced by a timber bridge with steel swing-span, to cost, and that Glebe Island Bridge did not require renewal. No funds were allocated, though and no action resulted. By 1897, however, the Committee had reconsidered its stance and recommended the replacement of the old Glebe Island Bridge with a stone causeway and a bridge with a steel swing-span, at a cost of. Parliament voted the funding for these works in 1898 and detailed design work commenced in the Public Works Drawing Offices.

Design of the bridges was led by Percy Allan, who had been appointed Engineer-in-Chief for bridge design in 1896. His assistant engineer was Ernest de Burgh and the junior engineers were H. H. Dare, J. J. Bradfield and J. W. Roberts, all of whom went on to have distinguished careers in public works engineering. Bradfield had charge of the team responsible for the substructure, foundations, abutments and retaining walls for both bridges. Tenders for the construction of both bridges (separate contracts) were invited in March 1899.

For both sites, Allan designed an electrically-operated swing bridge, the earliest use of electrical power for this purpose in Australia. The bridges were considered very innovative at the time of their construction and attracted international attention. For the Glebe Island Bridge, the large pivot pier was founded on a nest of timber piles capped by concrete, whereas the Pyrmont pivot pier was founded on rock.

Third and current bridge

Construction commenced on the Glebe Island Bridge and Pyrmont Bridge at the same time but Glebe Island involved more extensive (and time-consuming) land resumptions, extensive waterfront reclamation and the construction of an elevated causeway across Glebe Island. Over 10000 ST of mud was dredged to establish the causeway and the fill was obtained by cutting down what was left of the hillock of Glebe Island, producing 5.3 ha of flat land for railway yards and 853 m of deepwater frontage for wharfage. In August 1899 a large load of ballast being placed for the causeway to the new bridge slipped sideways and crushed the piles of the old bridge, rendering it unfit for anything but pedestrian traffic for the following two weeks.

Construction of the trussed swing spans at each site was by simple cantilevering out from the steel pivot ring. Where timber trusses were used for the approaches of the Pyrmont Bridge, the Glebe Island Bridge used two steel deck trusses, then stone-faced embankments to reach each shore. The use of steel trusses for the approach spans had been part of Allan's original design for the Pyrmont Bridge but the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works directed that this material be replaced with timber, presumably as a cost-cutting measure. When Glebe Island Bridge was built, Allan's original specification was reinstated (perhaps owing to the use of built-up embankments and shorter approach spans, providing a more economical outcome).

The contractor for construction was H. McKenzie and Sons and the bridge was opened on 1 July 1903 by Miss Lily See, daughter of Premier, Sir John See. It was opened the year after the opening of the new Pyrmont Bridge over Darling Harbour, which has a similar design. The bridge was designed by Percy Allan of the New South Wales Public Works Department who also designed the Pyrmont Bridge. During normal operation the two 29.1 m swing spans rotated about a central vertical axis.

The Glebe Island Bridge operated from 1903 to 1995 with little interruption and few major works, apart from maintenance, being undertaken. In 1933, the bridge underwent an underwater upgrade, with underpinning to replace decayed piles around the central pier. In 1961, the DC electricity supply from the Tramways system was shut down, as was the tramway system in Sydney. A new AC supply was obtained from the local reticulated network and a set of rectifiers was installed in a small kiosk erected on the north east side of the bridge. In the 1980s, the Control Cabin was burnt out and was subsequently rebuilt to the original design.

In 1995 the bridge was decommissioned being made redundant with opening of the adjacent Anzac Bridge, and remains in a permanently open position with no access to pedestrians or vehicular traffic. The bridge was operated and used for access by cyclists in the annual Spring Cycle in October until 2008.

On 18 April 1989 the bridge was listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate.

A 2009 structural assessment found the bridge in "very poor condition" and in April 2013 a new report found that it had deteriorated further. City of Sydney Council and the community groups lobbied the state government to restore the structure and reopen the bridge for pedestrian and cyclists. A cost–benefit report by ACIL Allen consultants for Transport for NSW on options for the bridge was released in September 2013. In 2015, it was suggested the bridge could be reused to extend the Inner West Light Rail as part of the White Bay redevelopment.

Description
The Glebe Island Bridge over Johnstons Bay is an electrically-operated, low-level, steel, central-swing-span road bridge. The central swing span is supported by a massive pivot pier, founded on a nest of timber piles capped by concrete, on which it can rotate through ninety degrees to allow passage of maritime traffic. The approach spans are two steel deck on stone-faced piers and stone-lined abutments. The bridge includes constructed embankments on both sides of its western approach.

The bridge has an approach span at each end of 24.7 m, two main spans of 29.3 m and an overall length of 108 m. The roadway is 12.2 m wide between kerbs and has a 1.5 m wide footway on each side. The central pivot in the waterway is protected by an extensive ring of timber piles. The swing span is mounted on a steel roller track on the cylindrical stone masonry and concrete pivot pier (13.9 m high and 12.9 m wide) and is swung by means of a 600 volt motor.

Traffic was controlled by lights and a pair of timber swing-gates on either end which were electronically interlocked to ensure that the bridge cannot open until the gates are closed.

The bridge includes a rare surviving operable mercury-arc rectifier, as well as some early silicon rectifiers, installed in 1960 when the reticulated DC supply was discontinued.

Both Pyrmont and Glebe Island Bridges were electrically operated and could swing in 44 seconds, much faster than contemporary bridges in the world. Pyrmont Bridge, also designed by Percy Allan, has more numerous fixed spans of timber than Glebe Island Bridge where they are of steel supplemented by stone causeways. The swing-span of Glebe Island Bridge is smaller than that of Pyrmont.

High quality Pyrmont yellowblock sandstone is thought to be used for dimension stone and Pyrmont coloured sandstone on the abutment facing and causeway fill.

Condition

The Glebe Island Bridge was in good condition in December 1995. The ensuing years have seen little maintenance and the bridge has been left with the swing span in the open position. It is believed to now require extensive catch-up maintenance and repairs. The Glebe Island Bridge remains generally intact and in the form it was when closed to traffic on 3 December 1995.

Modifications and dates

 * 1936abutments were underpinned
 * 1944construction of a stairway to the control cabin
 * 1955tram tracks and wood blocks replaced by Bitumen
 * 1959electrical modifications were made as Sydney County Council became the source
 * 1982bridge control cabin destroyed by fire and replaced with modern electrics

No other modifications apart from upgrades to traffic signals and signage.

Further information
Although superseded in operation as a main road bridge by the Anzac Bridge, the Glebe Island Bridge remains operable, with both approach roads open and available for future use. Many Australian heritage bridges such as the Pyrmont Bridge have been adapted for pedestrian and cycle use. Today Pyrmont Bridge serves as a strategic link to the CBD despite initial attempts to demolish the structure as part of the Darling Harbour redevelopment in the late 1980s. Similarly, its twin possesses equal value as a strategic transport link from Glebe Island to the city. The Glebe Island Bridge's role as one of the five bridges route to the north west will once again become critical with the urban renewal of the Bays Precinct.

Heritage listing
As at 23 April 2013, the Glebe Island Bridge, across Johnstons Bay, is of state significance as it demonstrates one of the earliest examples of an electric-powered swing bridge in Australia. Technically, it is a complementary structure to the already acclaimed Pyrmont Swing Bridge, and has all the same significant features, including the electrically-driven swing span. Both bridges were designed by Percy Allan, a highly regarded Australian bridge designer of the late 19th and early 20th century. Both represent the only examples of such types of bridges in New South Wales and are still operable.

Glebe Island Bridge was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 29 November 2013 having satisfied the following criteria.

The place is important in demonstrating the course, or pattern, of cultural or natural history in New South Wales.

Glebe Island Bridge has historic significance at the state level as it demonstrates one of the earliest examples of an electrical powered bridge of its type in Australia. The Glebe Island Bridge, along with Pyrmont Bridge, both designed by Percy Allan at the turn of the century were innovative in their day and attracted worldwide engineering interest, with Allan invited to present a paper on the design of its older twin, the Pyrmont Bridge, to the Institution of Civil Engineers in London in 1907.

The Glebe Island Bridge has been an important item of infrastructure in the history of Sydney, Australia's famous harbour city and the capital of New South Wales, for over 90 years. The bridge was a vital component of the "five bridges" route from the city to the northern and western suburbs. The history of this crossing, going back to 1892, is closely associated with the economic and social development of Sydney at the end of the 19th century.

The place has a strong or special association with a person, or group of persons, of importance of cultural or natural history of New South Wales's history.

Glebe Island Bridge is of state significance for its close associations with Percy Allan (1861-1930), a highly regarded Australian bridge designer of the late 19th and early 20th century. Percy Allan was responsible for the introduction of American timber bridge practice to NSW, and designed over 500 bridges in NSW. The bridge is also associated with JJC Bradfield (1867-1943), later known for his work on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

It is associated with the NSW Department of Public Works, a highly regarded, prolific and historically significant organisation in the history of NSW.

The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

Glebe Island Bridge is of state significance as its design and construction represented a significant technical achievement in the era that it was built. The bridge's innovative design included: the size of the swing span and speed of operation; development of steel bridge truss; caisson construction; design of the swing span bearing; and use of electric power.

The design of the Glebe Island Bridge represents the pinnacle of nineteenth century engineering and material technology, prior to the development of locally produced modern steel.

Aesthetically, the bridge is an impressive structure, sited in the middle of a wide and busy waterway, giving it landmark qualities that are apparent from numerous vantage points around Sydney Harbour.

The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.

The Glebe Island Bridge is valued by the Sydney community for its significant contribution to the social and commercial development of Sydney and the inner western suburbs, as demonstrated by the public statements and interest in its conservation demonstrated in the broad-ranging community consultation undertaken for the Bays Precinct by the NSW Government.

The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

The bridge is a fine example of late nineteenth and early twentieth century technology, and is almost completely in original condition. The combined structural, mechanical and electrical efficiency of the bridge established it as an epitome of well designed bridge building of the time.

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

Glebe Island Bridge is of state significance as it is one of only two examples of an electrically-operated steel swing bridge in New South Wales.

It is the second oldest (after its older twin, the Pyrmont Bridge) surviving bridge across a Sydney Harbour waterway. The two bridges remain the only large, electrically-operated swing spans in Australia.

The Bridge includes a rare surviving, operable Mercury-arc Rectifier, as well as some early silicon rectifiers, both of which were important early electrical technologies which have been superseded by solid-state technology. Mercury arc rectifiers are now rare outside of museum situations and only a very few remain in their original context in Australia.

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales.

Glebe Island Bridge is of state significance as it features all the significant structural and technical features of a swing-span bridge.

It is an excellent example of one of the various types of opening bridges, which are the economical solution to constructing road bridges across navigable waterways, where high-level bridges are possible but unaffordable. Opening bridges have been a crucial factor in the economic development of NSW since the late nineteenth century, with its high-level of industrialisation but relatively low population levels on an international scale.

title: Glebe Island Bridge


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1885

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1885


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1883

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1883


text:
Amherst Stadium

The Amherst Stadium is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is home to the Amherst Ramblers Ice hockey team of the Maritime Junior Hockey League. The arena hosted the 1993 Centennial Cup. It also hosts various minor hockey contests and trade shows every year. The facility's nickname is "The Jungle". The rink also hosts the CCMHA minor hockey teams.

The rink in the arena measures 182 feet by 85 feet with the nets 11 feet from the end boards.

The arena also includes a heated room above the ice surface that is wheelchair accessible.

title: Amherst Stadium


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1887

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1887


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1991

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1991


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1996

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1996


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1998

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1998


text:
Antigonish Arena

Antigonish Arena is a 2,290-seat multi-purpose arena in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is home to the Junior B Antigonish Bulldogs hockey team. The arena was home to the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women hockey teams before they moved into a new on-campus arena.

title: Antigonish Arena


text:
Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

STOKED: the Rise and Fall of Gator, is a 2003 feature documentary film by the American filmmaker Helen Stickler about 1980s professional skateboarding champion Mark “Gator” Rogowski, who is now serving life in prison for rape and murder. Rogowski had one of the most popular signature skateboards in the 1980s, and the most coverage in skateboarding magazines and videos for a period of time in that era.

Premise
STOKED follows Gator's life in skateboarding and highlights his rise to fame, his problems with alcohol and depression, and his eventual rape and murder of an acquaintance, Jessica Bergsten, his ex-girlfriend's former best friend. Interviews in the movie include Tony Hawk, Jason Jessee, Stacy Peralta, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero and Brandi McClain. The film features music from some of the most influential bands of the era and culture, including the A Flock of Seagulls, Butthole Surfers, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag and Naked Raygun, and an original score by American composer David Reid.

Release
The film had a world premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and it was released theatrically in more than 70 US cities, as well as in the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Japan. STOKED earned critical and popular acclaim, including features in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, and an interview on National Public Radio’s Fresh Air. LA Times critic Kenneth Turan wrote of the film, "Strongly directed and unexpectedly poignant ... An excellent documentary about the compelling dark side of the American dream."

Title
The word "stoked" is a popular slang word used by those connected with surfing, skateboarding, and BMX biking. It is used to mean pumped up, excited, and ready.

title: Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator


text:
Hog Wild

Hog Wild may refer to:

 * Hog Wild (1930 film), a 1930 short film starring Laurel and Hardy
 * Hog Wild (album), a 1995 Hank Williams Jr. studio album
 * Hog Wild (1980 film), a 1980 comedy film starring Patti D'Arbanville and Michael Biehn
 * Hog Wild, a game level for the video game Crash Bandicoot
 * WCW Hog Wild, a professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling

title: Hog Wild


text:
Talk:A-bomb

Article creation
A new article called A-bomb has been created. This is a separate article from those on nuclear weapons, and nuclear weapon design in wikipedia. I am watching this site. Any edits will be evaluated by me on their merits. You may post your remarks here if you have any. I have presented only the bare minimium information required to understand the principles of devices such as the Origional Little Boy, and Fat man A-bombs.If any one edits the article A-bomb they should post their reason for doing this, and their remarks here.

Why do we think that "A-bomb" is anything different from an atomic bomb which is in turn a redirect to nuclear weapon? DJ Clayworth 21:05, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Here are some references where "a-bomb" is used outside of the context mentioned here. DJ Clayworth 21:11, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Alternatively this could be merged with nuclear weapon design. DJ Clayworth 21:13, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I think a merge to nuclear weapon design would probably be a good bet; I don't know enough about the subject to try it myself, or I would. Either way, A-bomb should redirect to atomic bomb or its target (currently nuclear weapon). Having A-bomb and atomic bomb different makes absolutely no sense. CDC  (talk)  00:18, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'll add my voice to those who are urging merging this with nuclear weapon design. Seems that a good guage of whether or not this is an appropriately titled stand-alone article is what would logically link here. I just don't see an A-bomb link intending to hit this article. In fact, I checked out the "what links here" and all of those five articles were referring to the broader topic of nuclear weapons, rather than bomb design. (I've revised those links to go to the Nuclear Weapon page). So, what will link here and is 'A-Bomb' the right title for that link? I don't think it is. Tobycat 21:07, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

To Tmayes
I believe an alpha particle is a particle containing two protons and two electrons. It is equivalent to a He4 nucleus, but an He3 nucleus is completely different (it lacks a neutron) and is not an alpha particle. Likewise a beta particle is an electron, not a positron. Unless you know differently of course. DJ Clayworth 20:49, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I moved some stuff on Project Orion to that article (though it has yet to be merged) because it really belongs there. DJ Clayworth 21:07, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

This article really needs to be merged with nuclear weapon or nuclear weapon design. Now you may argue that this article is more complete, but that doesn't change the fact. It just means that the stuff here should be merged in to make the final article even more complete. DJ Clayworth 28 June 2005 13:59 (UTC)
 * MERGED AND REDIRECTED to Nuclear weapons

Please Keep
I want A-bomb to be restored as a stand alone article - Tim
 * I have restored it - can you do some work on it now? cf the attention tag. :) ...en passant! 05:54, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Can somebody please explain why this article should exist and not be redirected to one of our other relevant articles? --Fastfission 13:55, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I asked the same question over at Talk:Nuclear weapon when the existence of this article was pointed out. DV8 2XL 14:07, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Problems
This article has nothing in it which is not reproduced in other articles or could not be present in other articles. Along with this, is has a number of problems: I see no reason to even bother doing this sort of fix-up work since all of this information is already present in more correct forms in other articles. I don't think there is any reason to have a separate article on this, and I think the article title of "A-bomb" is extremely amateurish at best (if there was a need to split off fission weapon information, it should have a title more along the lines of "Fission weapons"). --Fastfission 14:09, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
 * It deliberately restricts itself to fission weapons though then claims that they are the most destructive weapons made by man. Aside from being questionable in general, clearly fusion based weapons are more destructive than fission based ones, and produce more fallout, etc. Arguments could be made that biological weapons are far worse, if one wanted to get into a question "what could kill more and how awfully", which I think is a stupid argument to get into.
 * It seems to confuse e=mc^2 with meaning that a 1kg of fuel would get completely converted into mass. This is not true -- e=mc^2 does not apply to the entire mass of nuclear fuel, but to the binding energy released by fissioning. It is a significant difference, and confusing the two has lead to a lot of misconceptions about how to use e=mc^2 in relation to nuclear reactions. (See E=mc2)
 * The "gun-type" description reads like it is trying to give instructions on how to create your own. This is not encyclopedic style in the slightest and is very amateurish. The rest of the "design" section is equally rambling. I don't see any advantage here over the information in Nuclear weapon design.
 * Blatant historical factual errors include:
 * Wrong date of the last US weapons test (says 1994, was 1992). (see Nuclear testing)
 * Rampant misspellings (Alamogardo -> Alamogordo; Smith report -> Smyth report)
 * Stockpile values greatly inflated (says 100,000 weapons, actual number around 20,000; see List of countries with nuclear weapons).
 * Per this and other comments, I'm changing A-bomb into a redirect to nuclear weapon. If it gets reverted again, it can be put up on Articles for Deletion so that the inevitable "merge and redirect" vote can be backed up by admin authority. For now, I don't see the point. --Christopher Thomas 21:58, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

Notice of Request for Arbitration
As it does not appear that an amicable solution to the contention over A-bomb will appear, I've filed for a Request for Arbitration. Tmayes1999, Christopher Thomas, Fastfission, and DV8 2XL are named as involved parties. --Christopher Thomas 04:13, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Notice of Request for Comment
I've added the following request to Requests for comment/Maths, science, and technology:

Talk:A-bomb and Talk:Nuclear weapon - Should a separate A-bomb article exist, or is it better merged with Nuclear weapon and/or Nuclear weapon design?

Please discuss this question here and on Talk:Nuclear weapon. --Christopher Thomas 21:14, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

title: Talk:A-bomb


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1888

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1888


text:
Arctic Winter Games Arena

The Arctic Winter Games Arena is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. It opened to the public in October 2001. This arena was initially built to house the hockey and speed skating events of the 2002 Arctic Winter Games, but it is now used as a youth centre and to host large community events.

The venue hosted CBC Television's Hockey Day in Canada in 2003, and a White Stripes concert in 2007. The arena was also site to four professional wrestling events, featuring WWE superstars Christian and Gail Kim, as well as Tracy Brooks, Robert Roode and Rhino in 2008.

The surface of the arena had become unusable (for ice) after a portion the floor sank in 2006, however, on August 18, 2009, $2.2 million was allocated by the Government of Canada to repair the surface.

title: Arctic Winter Games Arena


text:
List of high schools in Arkansas

This is a list of high schools in the state of Arkansas.

All schools are comprehensive public high schools unless otherwise denoted as a charter school, magnet school, private school, or residential boarding school.

Arkansas County

 * DeWitt High School, DeWitt
 * Gillett High School, Gillett (closed, merged with DeWitt)
 * Humphrey High School, Humphrey (closed, merged with DeWitt)
 * Stuttgart High School, Stuttgart

Ashley County

 * Crossett High School, Crossett
 * Hamburg High School, Hamburg

Baxter County

 * Cotter High School, Cotter
 * Norfork High School, Norfork

Mountain Home

 * Mountain Home High School Career Academies (charter)

Benton County

 * Decatur High School, Decatur
 * Gravette High School, Gravette
 * Pea Ridge High School, Pea Ridge
 * Siloam Springs High School, Siloam Springs

Bentonville

 * Bentonville High School

Gentry

 * Gentry High School
 * Ozark Adventist Academy (private, residential)

Rogers

 * Arkansas Arts Academy High School (charter)
 * Rogers High School
 * Rogers Heritage High School
 * Rogers New Technology High School

Boone County

 * Alpena High School, Alpena
 * Bergman High School, Bergman
 * Harrison High School, Harrison
 * Lead Hill High School, Lead Hill
 * Omaha High School, Omaha
 * Valley Springs High School, Valley Springs

Bradley County

 * Hermitage High School, Hermitage
 * Warren High School, Warren

Calhoun County

 * Hampton High School, Hampton

Carroll County

 * Berryville High School, Berryville
 * Green Forest High School, Green Forest

Eureka Springs

 * Clear Spring School (private)
 * Eureka Springs High School

Chicot County

 * Dermott High School, Dermott
 * Lakeside High School, Lake Village

Clark County

 * Arkadelphia High School, Arkadelphia
 * Gurdon High School, Gurdon
 * Centerpoint High School, Rosboro

Clay County

 * Corning High School, Corning
 * Piggott High School, Piggott
 * Rector High School, Rector

Cleburne County

 * Concord High School, Concord
 * Heber Springs High School, Heber Springs
 * Quitman High School, Quitman
 * West Side High School, Greers Ferry

Rison

 * Rison High School
 * Woodlawn High School

Columbia County

 * Emerson High School, Emerson
 * Magnolia High School, Magnolia
 * Taylor High School, Taylor

Conway County

 * Nemo Vista High School, Center Ridge
 * Wonderview High School, Hattieville

Morrilton

 * Morrilton High School
 * Sacred Heart High School (private)

Craighead County

 * Bay High School, Bay
 * Brookland High School, Brookland
 * Buffalo Island Central High School, Monette
 * Riverside High School, Lake City

Jonesboro

 * Jonesboro High School
 * Nettleton High School
 * Ridgefield Christian School (private)
 * Valley View High School
 * Westside High School

Crawford County

 * Alma High School, Alma
 * Cedarville High School, Cedarville
 * Mountainburg High School, Mountainburg
 * Mulberry High School, Mulberry
 * Van Buren High School, Van Buren

Crittenden County

 * Earle High School, Earle
 * Marion High School, Marion

West Memphis

 * Academies of West Memphis
 * West Memphis Christian School (private)

Cross County

 * Cross County High School, Cherry Valley
 * Wynne High School, Wynne

Dallas County

 * Fordyce High School, Fordyce
 * Sparkman High School, Sparkman

Desha County

 * Dumas High School, Dumas
 * McGehee High School, McGehee

Monticello

 * Drew Central High School
 * Monticello High School
 * Monticello Vocational Center

Faulkner County

 * Greenbrier High School, Greenbrier
 * Guy–Perkins High School, Guy
 * Mayflower High School, Mayflower
 * Mount Vernon–Enola High School, Mount Vernon
 * Vilonia High School, Vilonia

Conway

 * Conway Christian High School (private)
 * Conway High School
 * St. Joseph High School (private)

Franklin County

 * Charleston High School, Charleston
 * County Line High School, Branch
 * Ozark High School, Ozark

Fulton County

 * Mammoth Spring High School, Mammoth Spring
 * Salem High School, Salem
 * Viola High School, Viola

Garland County

 * Jessieville High School, Jessieville
 * Lake Hamilton High School, Pearcy
 * Mountain Pine High School, Mountain Pine

Hot Springs

 * Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts (magnet, residential)
 * Cutter–Morning Star High School
 * Fountain Lake High School
 * Hot Springs High School (magnet)
 * Lakeside High School

Grant County

 * Poyen High School, Poyen
 * Sheridan High School, Sheridan

Greene County

 * Marmaduke High School, Marmaduke

Paragould

 * Crowley's Ridge Academy (private)
 * Greene County Tech High School
 * Paragould High School

Hempstead County

 * Blevins High School, Blevins
 * Mineral Springs High School, Saratoga

Hope

 * Hope High School
 * Spring Hill High School

Hot Spring County

 * Bismarck High School, Bismarck
 * Ouachita High School, Donaldson

Malvern

 * Glen Rose High School
 * Magnet Cove High School
 * Malvern High School

Howard County

 * Dierks High School, Dierks
 * Mineral Springs High School, Mineral Springs
 * Nashville High School, Nashville
 * Umpire High School, Umpire

Independence County

 * Cedar Ridge High School, Newark
 * Midland High School, Pleasant Plains

Batesville

 * Batesville High School
 * Southside High School

Izard County

 * Calico Rock High School, Calico Rock
 * Izard County Consolidated High School, Brockwell
 * Melbourne High School, Melbourne

Jackson County

 * Newport High School, Newport
 * Tuckerman High School, Tuckerman

Jefferson County

 * White Hall High School, White Hall

Pine Bluff

 * Dollarway High School
 * Pine Bluff High School
 * Ridgway Christian School
 * St. Joseph Catholic High School (closed, private)
 * Watson Chapel High School

Johnson County

 * Clarksville High School, Clarksville
 * Lamar High School, Lamar
 * Oark High School, Oark
 * Westside High School, Coal Hill

Lafayette County

 * Bradley High School, Bradley
 * Lafayette County High School, Stamps

Lawrence County

 * Black Rock High School, Black Rock (closed)
 * Hoxie High School, Hoxie
 * Hillcrest High School, Strawberry
 * Sloan–Hendrix High School, Imboden
 * Walnut Ridge High School, Walnut Ridge

Lee County

 * Lee High School, Marianna

Lincoln County

 * Grady High School, Grady (closed)
 * Star City High School, Star City

Little River County

 * Ashdown High School, Ashdown
 * Foreman High School, Foreman

Logan County

 * Booneville High School, Booneville
 * J. D. Leftwich High School, Magazine
 * Paris High School, Paris
 * Scranton High School, Scranton
 * Subiaco Academy, Subiaco (private, residential)

Lonoke County

 * Carlisle High School, Carlisle
 * England High School, England
 * Lonoke High School, Lonoke

Cabot

 * Cabot Freshman Academy
 * Cabot High School

Madison County

 * Huntsville High School, Huntsville
 * Kingston High School, Kingston
 * St. Paul High School, St. Paul

Marion County

 * Bruno–Pyatt High School, Everton
 * Flippin High School, Flippin
 * Yellville–Summit High School, Yellville

Miller County

 * Fouke High School, Fouke

Texarkana

 * Arkansas High School (magnet)
 * Genoa Central High School
 * Trinity Christian High School (private)

Mississippi County

 * Armorel High School, Armorel
 * Gosnell High School, Gosnell
 * Manila High School, Manila
 * Osceola High School, Osceola
 * Rivercrest High School, Wilson

Blytheville

 * Blytheville High School
 * KIPP Blytheville

Monroe County

 * Brinkley High School, Brinkley
 * Clarendon High School, Clarendon

Montgomery County

 * Caddo Hills High School, Norman
 * Mount Ida High School, Mount Ida
 * Oden High School, Oden

Nevada County

 * Nevada High School, Rosston
 * Prescott High School, Prescott

Newton County

 * Deer High School, Deer
 * Jasper High School, Jasper
 * Mount Judea High School, Mount Judea
 * Western Grove High School, Western Grove

Ouachita County

 * Bearden High School, Bearden
 * Stephens High School, Stephens

Camden

 * Camden Fairview High School
 * Harmony Grove High School

Perry County

 * Bigelow High School, Bigelow
 * Perryville High School, Perryville

Phillips County

 * Barton High School, Barton
 * Central High School, West Helena
 * KIPP: Delta Collegiate High School, Helena

Marvell

 * Marvell Academy (private)
 * Marvell High School

Pike County

 * Centerpoint High School, Amity
 * Delight High School, Delight (closed)
 * Kirby High School, Kirby
 * Murfreesboro High School, Murfreesboro

Poinsett County

 * East Poinsett County High School, Lepanto
 * Harrisburg High School, Harrisburg
 * Marked Tree High School, Marked Tree
 * Trumann High School, Trumann
 * Weiner High School, Weiner (closed 2012)

Polk County

 * Cossatot River High School, Cove
 * Van–Cove High School, Cove (closed)
 * Wickes High School, Wickes (closed)

Mena

 * Acorn High School
 * Mena High School

Pope County

 * Atkins High School, Atkins
 * Dover High School, Dover
 * Hector High School, Hector
 * Pottsville High School, Pottsville
 * Russellville High School, Russellville

Prairie County

 * Des Arc High School, Des Arc
 * Hazen High School, Hazen

Jacksonville

 * Jacksonville High School
 * North Pulaski High School

Public/Magnet/Charter

 * Arkansas School for the Blind
 * Arkansas School for the Deaf (residential)
 * Little Rock Central High School
 * Hall High School
 * J. A. Fair Systems Magnet High School (closed, magnet)
 * Joe T. Robinson High School
 * LISA Academy Public Charter High School (charter)
 * McClellan Magnet High School (closed, magnet)
 * Metropolitan Vo-Tech High School
 * Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School (magnet)
 * Wilbur D. Mills High School (magnet)

Private/Religious

 * Catholic High School for Boys (private)
 * Mount St. Mary Academy (private)
 * Episcopal Collegiate School (private)
 * Pulaski Academy (private)
 * Little Rock Christian Academy (private)

Maumelle

 * Academics Plus High Charter School (charter)
 * Maumelle High School

North Little Rock

 * Central Arkansas Christian Schools (private)
 * North Little Rock High School
 * Oak Grove High School (closed spring 2011)

Sherwood

 * LISA Academy North Public Charter High School (charter)
 * Sylvan Hills High School

Randolph County

 * Maynard High School, Maynard
 * Pocahontas High School, Pocahontas

St. Francis County

 * Hughes High School, Hughes (closed)
 * Palestine–Wheatley High School, Palestine

Forrest City

 * Forrest City High School

Saline County

 * Bauxite High School, Bauxite
 * Paron High School, Paron (closed)

Benton

 * Benton High School
 * Harmony Grove High School

Bryant

 * Bryant High School

Scott County

 * Mansfield High School, Mansfield
 * Waldron High School, Waldron

Searcy County

 * Marshall High School, Marshall
 * North Central Vocational Center, Leslie
 * St. Joe High School, St. Joe

Sebastian County

 * Greenwood High School, Greenwood
 * Hackett High School, Hackett
 * Hartford High School, Hartford
 * Lavaca High School, Lavaca

Fort Smith

 * Northside High School
 * Southside High School
 * Union Christian Academy (private)

Sevier County

 * De Queen High School, De Queen
 * Horatio High School, Horatio
 * Lockesburg High School, Lockesburg (closed)

Sharp County

 * Cave City High School, Cave City
 * Highland High School, Hardy
 * Williford High School, Williford (closed)

Stone County

 * Mountain View High School, Mountain View
 * Rural Special High School, Fox
 * Timbo High School, Timbo

Union County

 * Junction City High School, Junction City
 * Norphlet High School, Norphlet
 * Smackover High School, Smackover
 * Strong High School, Strong

El Dorado

 * El Dorado High School
 * Parkers Chapel High School

Van Buren County

 * Clinton High School, Clinton
 * Shirley High School, Shirley
 * South Side High School, Bee Branch

Washington County

 * Elkins High School, Elkins
 * Farmington High School, Farmington
 * Greenland High School, Greenland
 * Lincoln High School, Lincoln
 * Prairie Grove High School, Prairie Grove
 * West Fork High School, West Fork

Fayetteville

 * Fayetteville High School
 * Haas Hall Academy (charter)

Springdale

 * Har-Ber High School
 * Shiloh Christian School (private)
 * Springdale High School

White County

 * Bald Knob High School, Bald Knob
 * Bradford High School, Bradford
 * Pangburn High School, Pangburn
 * Rose Bud High School, Rose Bud
 * White County Central High School, Judsonia

Beebe

 * Beebe High School
 * Lighthouse Christian Academy

Searcy

 * Harding Academy (private)
 * Riverview High School
 * Searcy High School

Woodruff County

 * Augusta High School, Augusta
 * McCrory High School, McCrory

Yell County

 * Danville High School, Danville
 * Dardanelle High School, Dardanelle
 * Two Rivers High School, Plainview
 * Western Yell County High School, Havana

title: List of high schools in Arkansas


text:
Talk:Doggett's Coat and Badge

Doggett's article says it started in 1715 (which would make sense, since that would be the year in which George would celebrate his first anniversary on the throne); this article says 1716. Everyking 00:19, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 one external links on Doggett's Coat and Badge. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20101217203039/http://www.watermenshall.org:80/dogget-race/ to http://www.watermenshall.org/dogget-race/
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235013/http://www.istc.org/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=112885 to http://www.istc.org/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=112885

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 17:03, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

title: Talk:Doggett's Coat and Badge


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1974

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1974


text: Category:Fictional games

title: Category:Fictional games


text:
Colchester Legion Stadium

The Colchester Legion Stadium is a 1625-seat multi-purpose arena in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Colchester Legion Stadium has six team dressing rooms, an officials room and first aid room. Canteens and washrooms are located at the front of the facility. Upstairs is a fully heated lounge which overlooks the ice surface or main venue area of the stadium.

The facility served as home to the Truro Bearcats of the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) from 1996 until 2013 until the team moved to the new Rath Eastlink Community Centre. The arena has hosted the 1998 Allan Cup as it was won by the Truro Bearcats senior team, 2001 World Under 17 Hockey Championships (co-hosted with New Glasgow) and the 2002 Fred Page Cup.

Colchester Legion Stadium is also home to local High School Hockey, Minor Hockey, Lacrosse during the summer and a local figure skating club. Events such as expos, model railway shows, a circus and flea markets are held often during summer months.

The arena hosted the Hockeyville NHL exhibition game between the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators on September 25, 2006. The Canadiens won the game 7-3. The nearby community of Salmon River won the CBC competition during the spring of 2006.

Facilities

 * Seating Capacity of 1625
 * Upstairs Lounge Overlooking Ice Surface
 * Six Team Dressing Rooms
 * Officials Room
 * Medical Room
 * Skate Shop/Pro Shop
 * Canteen

Renovations and development
The Town of Truro and Municipality of Colchester County had agreed to co-operate in constructing a replacement stadium should the region win the right to be Nova Scotia's host community for the 2011 Canada Winter Games however the agreement was cancelled after Halifax won the right to be the host community.

In 2008 Mayors from the county of Colchester and the Town of Truro signed a memorandum of understanding regarding stadium renovations and the construction of a new civic centre for the region. The project was expected to cost $33 million. $2.4 million was to be contributed from that total to stadium renovations. By February 2009 the Town of Truro informed customers of the stadium that renovations would begin in the summer months, but renovations to the stadium had not yet been approved.

The Truro Bearcats played their first regular season game in the newly renovated stadium on September 12, 2009. The Bearcats paid tribute to the stadium and the renovation with presentations prior to the game, and went on to win the game 4-0.

Federal funding for renovations to the Colchester Legion Stadium were invested in December 2009. Phase one of two in the renovation project had already been completed through the Summer. $855,000 was contributed. The Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency (ACOA)'s Recreational Infrastructure Canada program under Canada's Economic Action Plan provided the funding. Renovations were then estimated to cost $2.65 million.

As a result of renovations seating capacity was lowered from 2,200 seats to approximately 1600.

title: Colchester Legion Stadium


text: User talk:65.186.181.86

title: User talk:65.186.181.86


text:
Selsdon Man

The term 'Selsdon Man' was coined by Labour Party Prime Minister Harold Wilson to describe the free-market economic policy of his principal rival, Conservative leader Edward Heath. The term 'Selsdon Man ' was intended as a derogatory reference to the historic 'Piltdown Man', the supposed remains of an early human (later determined to be an elaborate fraud).

In January 1970, the Conservative shadow cabinet held a conference at Selsdon Park Hotel to plan future policy ahead of that years' general election. The result was a series of free-market policies that would eventually be included in the 1970 Conservative Party Manifesto. Edward Heath's Conservative Party won the 1970 general election in a surprise victory, securing a majority of 30 seats.

Though Heath's Conservative government initially put some of their Selsdon free-market policies into practice, they had largely been reversed by the end of 1972.

Selsdon Man policies
In its 1970 manifesto, the Conservative Party pledged to:
 * reduce income tax
 * cut state spending
 * prevent further nationalisation
 * reduce the size of government
 * reduce the scope of state intervention
 * promote competitive free enterprise to combat inflation
 * abandon Labour's compulsory wage controls
 * restrict the power of trade unions

In government
Chancellor of the Exchequer Anthony Barber cut direct taxation and public spending during his first few years in office. In an October 1970 statement, Barber announced that he would cut corporation tax, cut income tax and oversee a reduction of £330 million in public spending over the course of 1971/2. The same statement saw a rise in NHS prescription charges and the abolition of free school milk for 7-11 year-olds. In his 1971 budget, Barber made more than £1.1 billion worth of cuts to taxation. Barber's 1972 budget saw a further £1 billion cut to income tax. Barber also oversaw the abolition of the Prices and Incomes Board.

Heath appointed former director-general of the Confederation of British Secretary John Davies as the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Davies spoke out against subsidising the 'lame ducks' of British industry, aligning himself with the Conservative Party's commitment to reduce state spending and the scope of state intervention. Furthermore, the Heath government introduced introduced a new legal code to regulate trade union practices with the Industrial Relations Act of 1971. This act introduced the National Industrial Relations Court.

By mid-1971 the Heath government had reversed much of its pledged non-interventionism in response to a sharp rise in both unemployment and inflation. Rolls-Royce and Upper Clyde Shipbuilders were both taken into public ownership in 1971. The 1970 promise to avoid wage controls was abandoned by September 1972, when Heath's government introduced a compulsory prices and incomes policy. 1972 also saw John Davies removed from his role as Secretary for Trade and Industry and considerable increases in public spending on health, education, and welfare.

Heath ultimately failed to restrict the power of the trade unions. Union opposition to the measures included in the 1971 Industrial Relations Act contributed greatly to the collapse of the Heath government in 1974.

Wilson's response
Prime Minister Harold Wilson was strongly critical of the policies formulated at the Selsdon Park conference, repudiating the Conservative Party's support of free-market reform in several speeches: What they are planning is a wanton, calculated and deliberate return to greater inequality. The new Tory slogan is: back to the free for all. A free for all in place of the welfare state. A free for all market in labour, in housing, in the social services. They seek to replace the compassionate society with the ruthless, pushing society. The message to the British people would be simple. And brutal. It would say: 'You're out on your own.'

— Harold Wilson, 6th of February, 1970

The Selsdon Group
The Selsdon Group is a free-market pressure group created in 1973 to support the policies set out at the 1970 Selsdon Park Conference. The Group's website declares that its purpose is to 'to promote the case for free market policies within the Conservative Party'.

title: Selsdon Man


text:
Talk:Aparoid Queen

Another Image
I couldn't find a better image, change it if you find one.
 * If I can find a screen of the Queen, i'll add it, but a pic of Fox is not needed. Thunderbrand 02:32, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

title: Talk:Aparoid Queen


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1881

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1881


text: File:Firstcrusadeknights.jpg

title: File:Firstcrusadeknights.jpg


text:
Mariners Centre

The Mariners Centre is a multi-purpose and double ice surface arena in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It officially opened on November 28, 2001 and the building size is 65000 sqft. It is home to the Yarmouth Mariners of the Maritime Junior Hockey League. The facility hosted the 2005 Fred Page Cup and hosted the New York Islanders training camp in September, 2005 and the Islanders returned for their training camp in 2006 with their new head coach, Ted Nolan. The Mariners Centre hosted the World Junior A Challenge in November 2012 and 2013.

The Mariners Centre is undergoing an expansion with a projected cost of $40 million. This expansion will include a modern aquatics facility, new fitness center, indoor walking track, and several multi-purpose spaces. This will be built as a separate stand-alone structure, as opposed to an attachment to the existing building. The expansion will break ground in the summer of 2024, and completing by fall of 2026.

title: Mariners Centre


text:
Tony Lock

Graham Anthony Richard Lock (5 July 1929 – 30 March 1995) was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner. He played in 49 Test matches for England taking 174 wickets.

Lock took 2,844 first-class wickets, placing him ninth on the all-time list, and is the only player to score more than 10,000 runs without once making a century; despite passing fifty on 27 occasions, his highest score was 89, made in a Test in Guyana. His tally of 831 catches in first-class cricket, mostly taken at short leg, lies behind only W.G. Grace and Frank Woolley.

Life and career
Born in Limpsfield, Surrey, Tony Lock had the weighty backing of HDG Leveson Gower and made his first-class debut for Surrey County Cricket Club at just seventeen years and eight days old on 13 July 1946, which made him the youngest ever to play for the county. However he did not play regularly until 1949. In 1951 he took 105 wickets, and broke the 100-wicket barrier every year up to and including 1962, on two occasions (1955 and 1957) claiming more than 200 victims.

Lock made his England debut in the third Test against India in 1952, and played the fourth and fifth Tests against Australia the following summer; he had in fact been picked for the first game, but had worn his spinning finger raw after being named in the team and had had to withdraw while it healed. However, England regained the Ashes and for his efforts Lock was named one of Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1954 edition of Wisden's Almanack. However, he also had to deal with accusations (not entirely unfounded) that he was a 'chucker', being called for throwing on more than one occasion. This was one of the grudges that many had against him, the other was his consistent Test selection over Johnny Wardle of Yorkshire.

In 1956, Lock was famously the bowler who took "the other wicket" when Jim Laker achieved his world-record 19–90 at Old Trafford against Australia, and two years later had an extraordinary summer of success against an admittedly poor New Zealand side, finishing with 34 wickets at an average of a mere 7.47. He was inconsistent abroad, however, failing completely on the 1958/59 tour of Australia, but again terrorising the New Zealanders in the same winter, with 13 wickets at under nine runs apiece. It was during the New Zealand leg of the tour that he saw himself on film. Shocked by what he saw, he remodelled his action. By 1961, he was back in the Test side against Australia.

Not included in the English team for the 1962–63 Ashes series, he played with great success for Western Australia, returning to play for that state each winter for the rest of his career.

Lock moved to Leicestershire in 1965, and was made captain for the following two seasons, taking the club to second place in the County Championship in 1967. In 1967/68 he was unexpectedly recalled by England because of an injury to Fred Titmus, and played in the last two Tests against West Indies. He was the last man called up to play for England who was not playing for a first-class county. Though not achieving any great success with the ball, he contributed to the cause in another way, by making his highest first-class score of 89 in the first innings of the final Test at Georgetown, Guyana. England had nine wickets down when the game (played over six days) finished, and claimed the series 1–0.

Lock's remaining playing career was spent entirely with Western Australia, and fittingly his last first-class wicket was that of an Australian Test player, Paul Sheahan.

Retirement
After retirement he moved into coaching in Perth and London, and became an Australian citizen in 1982.

Personal life
He married Audrey May Sage (1928/9–1994) in September 1949. They had two sons and adopted a daughter.

Assault allegations
Late in life Lock faced two separate charges of sexual abuse. In December 1993 he was found not guilty by a 10–2 majority of indecently assaulting a fifteen-year-old girl after inviting her to his home in Perth for a bowling lesson in 1987, including placing her hand on the clothing covering his penis. Lock admitted to kissing the girl in a "friendly" manner but denied any sexual intent and refuted her allegation that he recommended she bowl in the nude.

The following day he was charged with four counts of indecent assault on a girl aged ten some time between 1980 and 1981. Lock asked for a permanent stay on the grounds he was dying of lung cancer with several doctors confirming he would be dead within two years. However the judge allowed the trial to go ahead. The jury deliberated for eight hours but was unable to come to a verdict. Plans for retrial were eventually dropped due to Lock's ill health. He died from cancer in his adopted home town of Perth at the age of 65.

title: Tony Lock


text:
Helen Stickler

Helen Stickler (born 1968) is an American designer and filmmaker, who wrote, directed and produced Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2003) and Andre the Giant Has a Posse (1995). In 2019, she helped to found a progressive news aggregator, Front Page Live, where she serves as Art Director.

Life and career
Stickler graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1991 and is known for her midcentury home interior design. She is also known for creating political memes.

Stickler's early independent films include the shorts Queen Mercy and the documentary Andre the Giant has a Posse, the first documentary to discover graphic artist Shepard Fairey. In 2003, Village Voice film critic Ed Halter described the film as "legendary … a canonical study of Gen-X media manipulation. One of the keenest examinations of ‘90s underground culture".

Stickler is the producer, director, and writer of the feature film Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator, a documentary about 80's professional skateboarding champion Mark Rogowski, who is serving 31 years to life in prison for rape and murder. Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan described the film as "strongly directed and unexpectedly poignant. An excellent documentary about the compelling dark side of the American dream."

In 1999 Stickler created the safe sex campaign "Roll On" for MTV and Kaiser Family Foundation, which earned a nomination for the Best National PSA Emmy Award.

In June 2019, she helped to found a progressive news aggregator, Front Page Live, together with Joe Romm, its Editor-in-Chief, Carl Cameron, Laura Dawn, Sunny Hundal and others. She serves as Art Director at Front Page Live. The same year she published the book Meme Queen.

title: Helen Stickler


text:
Conrad Grebel University College

Conrad Grebel University College is a university college affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is affiliated with the Mennonite Church Canada.

The college is named after Conrad Grebel, a co-founder of the Swiss Brethren movement who is called the "Father of Anabaptists".

History
Starting in the late 1950s, discussions among Harvey W. Taves (Director of the Canadian office of the Mennonite Central Committee) and others occurred with the purpose of establishing a college undergirded by the peace commitment of the Mennonite church. Following the founding of Conrad Grebel College in 1963, Taves served as secretary of the board for several years. In 2001, it has become a university.

An Act respecting Conrad Grebel University College was assented to June 24, 2004.

Facilities
Grebel (pronounced "Grey-bull") is located next to the University of Waterloo and offers residence and classes for students. The facility has residences for 142 students, as well as apartments for an additional 32 students.

Ensembles
Many music ensembles are run by the Conrad Grabel University College, including: Orchestra @UWaterloo, instrumental chamber ensembles, jazz ensemble, Balinese gamelan ensemble, and choirs. These ensembles are open to students in the music programs or those outside of the College.

Scholarships and bursaries
The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation. Conrad Grebel University College scholarships for Aboriginal, First Nations and Métis students include: Sundance Aboriginal Student Award

Media
The college runs the Conrad Grebel Review, a peer-reviewed journal of Christian inquiry from broadly-based Anabaptist/Mennonite perspectives. It is published three times a year.

Relationship with the University of Waterloo
All students at Conrad Grebel, and all of the other university colleges surrounding the central university, are registered at, take classes at, and graduate from the University of Waterloo. Specialized classes are available from Conrad Grebel, which has an academic focus on Music, Peace and Conflict Studies, Religious Studies, and Mennonite Studies. Courses from Grebel may be taken by any University of Waterloo student, and are taught by Grebel professors at the Grebel college, but count as credit at the University of Waterloo.

Community
Conrad Grebel University college places a strong emphasis on community. This is both a reflection of founding Mennonite values and of the small size of the college. Because of Grebel's small size (at most 142 residence students, 32 Apartment residents per term in addition to a number of associates) and emphasis on providing room for upper year students, most of the students know most of the other students in residence. Relationships with others are encouraged through Snack Nights, regular chapel services, and a weekly Community Supper at which the entire residence community, as well as some associate students and faculty and staff gather for a more formal dinner. Conrad Grebel University College is also affiliated with the Inter-Mennonite Children's Choir.

Books

 * Kenneth McLaughlin 'Waterloo: The Unconventional Founding of an Unconventional University' (Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 1997)
 * Kenneth McLaughlin 'Out of the Shadow of Orthodoxy: Waterloo @ 50' (Waterloo: University of Waterloo Press © 2007)
 * Brian McKillop, 'Matters of Mind: The University in Ontario, 1791-1951' (Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press ©1951)

title: Conrad Grebel University College


text:
Joseph Oleskiw

Dr. Joseph Oleskiw or Jósef Olesków (Іосифъ Олеськôвъ (historic spelling), Осип Олеськів (modern spelling), Osyp Oleskiv, September 28, 1860 – October 18, 1903) was a Ukrainian professor of agronomy who promoted Ukrainian immigration to the Canadian prairies. His efforts helped encourage the initial wave of settlers which began the Ukrainian Canadian community.

Ukraine
Joseph Oleskiw was born in the village of Nova Skvariava (Nowa Skwarzawa), near Zhovkva, in the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia (now western Ukraine). His father, a Greek (Eastern) Catholic parish priest, was a member of the rural élite. Oleskiw studied geography and agriculture at the University of Lemberg (Lviv, Ukraine). He was appointed professor of agronomy at the teacher's college in Lemberg.

Early immigration
Ukrainian immigrants who had travelled to Brazil and Argentina, enticed by the free transportation they had received, sent back word that conditions there were worse than in their homeland. After hearing of the struggles of Ukrainian immigrants in Brazil, Oleskiw investigated alternative choices. He determined that the Canadian prairies were the most suitable for the Ukrainian farmers. This led to Oleskiw writing two pamphlets in Ukrainian – "On Free Lands" (Pro Vilni Zemli, spring 1895), and "On Emigration" (O emigratsiy, December 1895) – and one in Polish. Oleskiw sought and obtained the endorsement of the Prosvita Society that a non-commercial, non-profit effort to help the immigrants should be implemented.

The journey
Oleskiw left for Canada along with Ivan Dorundiak, a representative of the farming community, on July 25, 1895 on a fact-finding journey that would span three months. Along the way, at length he met with Sir Charles Tupper, at that time Canada's High Commissioner in London. The correspondence between Oleskiw and the Canadian Government was conducted with the aid of the London embassy. Because of Oleskiw's efforts, on the one hand, and the Canadian government's direct involvement, on the other, the flow of Ukrainians to Canada was much more targeted and organized than that to the United States.

Canada
On August 12, 1895, they arrived in Montreal. On reaching Winnipeg, Oleskiw met with H.H. Smith, Commissioner of Dominion Lands under the Dominion Lands Act, who assigned Hugo Carstens, who spoke German, to act as an interpreter and guide for Oleskiw and Dorundiak's tour of Western Canada. Oleskiw was particularly interested in the area of Stony Plain, District of Alberta, due west of Edmonton, where a number of German settlements had been started. In the region of Beaverhill Creek, northeast of Edmonton, he encountered 16 Ukrainian families who had recently taken up homesteads. Following an inspection of Vancouver Island, he returned to Winnipeg and then traveled to Ottawa via the United States.

Immigration to Canada begins
Oleskiw believed in selective emigration. His first group of settlers were thirty hand-picked families, led by his brother Vladymir (Volodymyr), who arrived in Canada in Quebec City on April 30, 1896. The majority of these immigrants settled in Edna, District of Alberta, northeast of Edmonton.

Later that summer, seventeen Oleskiw families led by Cyril Genik, and nine who had left on their own from Bukovina, also settled in Manitoba in the Stuartburn district. The first representatives of the intelligentsia – Cyril (Kyrylo) Genik, Ivan Bodrug, and Ivan Negrich – guided contingents of Dr. Oleskiw's settlers to Canada in 1896 and 1897. Genik preferred Stuartburn, a district not recommended by Oleskiw; as it was close to the large Mennonite settlement near Gretna, and commercial farms in North Dakota and Minnesota, where those Ukrainians who needed cash might earn some extra money. Fifteen families from Galicia settled in an area recommended by Oleskiw, 5 mi northwest of Dauphin, Manitoba. As the Riding Mountains resembled the Carpathian foothills, some families also found their way into this area.

Thus began the massive, continuous influx of Ukrainian immigration to Canada. Due in part to the widespread distribution of Oleskiw's literature, Ukrainians became the largest Slavic group in Canada, with a population of at least 170,000 by August 1914. Although Oleskiw promoted emigrants based on their assimilationist tendencies, the mass of Ukrainians that followed them tended to retain their cultural heritage.

Later life
Oleskiw was married twice and had two sons and two daughters from his first marriage. In 1900 Olesków was appointed principal of a teacher's college in Sokal. The departure from Lemberg, political pressure and the death of his first wife led him to withdraw from emigration promotion after his move. Three years after the appointment to Sokal, he died suddenly at the age of 43.

Legacy

Oleskiw's accomplishments in organizing Ukrainian immigration to Canada were threefold. First, he diverted to Canada thousands of Ukrainians destined for Brazil. Second, in attempting to regulate the number of peasants leaving Western Ukraine in any given year, he tried to prevent Galician land prices from falling drastically; though in this he was only partially successful. Third, in organizing the immigrants’ journey, he sought not only to prevent exploitation by unscrupulous officials and ticket agents but to secure the Canadian government's co-operation in the early stages of immigration.

Today, Oleskiw Park and the Oleskiw neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta are named after him.

title: Joseph Oleskiw


text: Category:Bridges completed in 1990

title: Category:Bridges completed in 1990


text: Talk:Stephen Bishop (cave explorer)

title: Talk:Stephen Bishop (cave explorer)