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James Rector

John "James" Alcorn Rector (June 22, 1884 – March 10, 1949) was an American athlete. He was the first Arkansas-born athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. While competing he was a University of Virginia student and went there to train with Pop Lannigan.

James Rector was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was the grandson of Arkansas Civil War governor Henry Massey Rector and Mississippi Reconstruction governor James Alcorn.

He won the silver medal in the 100 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics, tying the Olympic record for the race (10.8 seconds at the time) during both the qualifying heats and the semifinals. He lost to Reggie Walker in the final, running the race in 10.9 seconds as Walker hit the 10.8 mark for his second time.

Rector was not only a track star at Virginia, but was a star of the Virginia baseball and football teams. Rector was a prominent St. Louis, Missouri lawyer for more than thirty years before retiring in Hot Springs.

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Talk:StyleWriter

Length
Well, this article is painfully short. I'm decieded to do a major re-haul of this article over the weekend, featuring actual models of the stylewriter. Any help is appreciated. You can contact me by my AIM client handle: wCoolFox. --CoolFox 17:32, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * I was thinking about how to format this article. I'm thinking of the format I did for the recently expanded AlphaSmart article that did. Basicly starting with some some of the backround, then for each model, give the design elements, features, and possibly specs if I can get my hands on them. Each model will have its own sub section [or sub-sub section if deemed appropriate]. I was also thinking of separating the models by their printing type (color, or b/w). If anyone can help me with specifactions, that would be most appreciated. --CoolFox 18:51, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

Disambiguation
There is no Wikipedia article for the StyleWriter software (http://www.stylewriter-usa.com/) which is what I was originally looking for. 204.186.126.183 (talk) 16:29, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

" In Commemoration of 1 million style writers ' reversible jacket
we found a reversible commemorative jacket for 1 million printers in 2012 https://www.reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/3q8pgx/found_rare_canon_apple_jacket_in_commemoration/ https://www.facebook.com/cnet/posts/844756132303844

i can't find any information on who this jacket was made for or how many jackets were made. I'm still waiting to hear back from Apple and/or Canon Public Relations — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.204.172.127 (talk) 23:03, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Limited fonts is wrong
"The StyleWriter could print in four different font families: Times, Helvetica, Courier, and Symbol.[1]"

I believe that's wrong, and based on a misunderstanding. Unlike most printers of the time the StyleWriter did NOT have a built in character generator (and also lacked the imagining processor of today's printers). Instead the host computer imaged the page internally (using Quickdraw) and sent the printer a bitmap image of the page. Hence the printer could print whatever fonts were installed on the host computer. Antifesto (talk) 00:32, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

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

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Grand Bazaar

Grand Bazaar or Great Bazaar, may refer to:
 * Grand Bazaar, Isfahan, a historical market in Isfahan, Iran
 * Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world
 * Grand Bazaar, Tehran, a historical market situated in the capital of Iran, Tehran
 * Grand Bazaar (Ürümqi), an Islamic bazaar in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
 * Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar, a farming game released for the Nintendo DS

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Grizzlies Ballpark

Grizzlies Ballpark is a minor league baseball facility in Sauget, Illinois, that serves as the home ballpark for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. Grizzlies Ballpark features reserved box seating, lawn seating, party suites, two hot tubs, and a section of bleacher seating. With the bleacher section added in 2004, the stadium's capacity has increased to 6,000 fans. In 2004, the Grizzlies became the first team in Frontier League history to draw over 200,000 fans for a season, finishing with a league best 217,500. ProGrass synthetic turf was installed in January 2012.

Grizzlies Ballpark was built in time for the start of the 2002 season, under the original name of GMC Stadium. It was renamed GCS Ballpark for the 2006 season. When that naming rights deal ran out before the 2023 season it became Grizzlies Ballpark.

Grizzlies Ballpark hosted the 2008 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship. The stadium hosts the annual wood-bat college baseball game between the Billikens of Saint Louis University and the Salukis of Southern Illinois University. The ballpark also serves as the home field of Webster University's baseball team. It was home field for the now-defunct Lindenwood University – Belleville.

Grizzlies Ballpark sells a unique food item called "Baseball's Best Burger", a variant of the Luther Burger. It consists of a bacon cheeseburger with a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut used as a bun. The ballpark and the burger were showcased in a special baseball-themed episode in season 2 of the Travel Channel's Man v. Food along with their nachos.

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The Nasty Boys

The Nasty Boys are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags. The team were active from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling. They were noted for their distinctive all-black "street look", which, while very commonplace among today's wrestlers, was vastly different from the colorful attire of their wrestling peers of the late 1980s and early 1990s. This included graffiti-sprayed T-shirts, chain-adorned leather trenchcoats, and their distinctive mullet-hawk haircuts.

American Wrestling Association and Florida Championship Wrestling (1985–1988)
Jerry "Biff" Sags and Brian "Buff" Knobbs were childhood friends growing up in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania. They both attended Whitehall High School in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. While most professional wrestling tag teams were and still are matched by bookers, Sags and Knobbs friendship led them to form The Nasty Boys without any such professional booking guidance or input.

The Nasty Boys began their career in the American Wrestling Association in 1985 and began teaming together as The Nasty Boyz in 1986. They began moving up the cards while in Memphis, Tennessee, as a heel team against The Rockers, a face team. In 1988, they moved to Florida Championship Wrestling, where they won five tag team championships between 1989 and 1990. While they were in Memphis, Jerry Lawler suggested they change their look to spandex gold tights and long boots. Sags and Knobbs also decided to cover their bodies and paint their faces, though they dropped the face paint when wrestling outside of Memphis.

World Championship Wrestling (1990)
In 1990, the Nasty Boys joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW). They initially feuded with the Steiner Brothers but were unable to defeat them for the United States Tag Team Championship. In December 1990, they left WCW and joined the WWE (then known as the WWF), debuting on the December 29, 1990, episode of Superstars of Wrestling.

World Wrestling Federation (1990–1993)
Along with their manager Jimmy Hart, The Nasty Boys quickly announced their intention to "Nastisize the WWF". They became number one contenders after winning a seven team battle royal on February 16, 1991, that aired on WWF Superstars. On March 24, 1991, they eliminated Legion of Doom thanks to interference from Power and Glory and defeated The Hart Foundation at WrestleMania VII in Los Angeles to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship.

The Nasty Boys held the title until SummerSlam 1991 at Madison Square Garden on August 26, 1991, where they were defeated by Legion of Doom in a no disqualification, no count out match. They then feuded with The Rockers and The Bushwhackers, leading to a match at Survivor Series '91 in Detroit, where they teamed with The Beverly Brothers to defeat both teams. In early 1992, The Nasty Boys had a feud with Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Sgt. Slaughter that culminated in an eight-man tag team match at WrestleMania VIII in Indianapolis, where Duggan, Slaughter, Big Boss Man, and Virgil defeated The Nasty Boys, The Mountie, and Repo Man. That fall, they turned face and dumped Jimmy Hart as their manager after Hart overlooked them for a tag team title match against The Natural Disasters, instead giving the title shot to Money Inc. Knobbs and Sags teamed with The Natural Disasters to defeat Money Inc. and The Beverly Brothers at Survivor Series '92 in Richfield Township, Ohio, but The Nasty Boys were unable to regain the title.

On the March 13, 1993, edition of WWF Superstars, The Nasty Boys agreed to step aside and allow Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake to have a one-time title shot against Money Inc. at WrestleMania IX at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. They then entered a house show series against The Headshrinkers and wrestled to double disqualifications on several occasions. Their feud spilled onto WWF television, and they wrestled once more to a double disqualification against Fatu and Samu on the Italian version of WWF Superstars in which both teams hit each other with chairs in a post-match brawl. In April 1993, after a European tour, The Nasty Boys were suspended and later fired from the company. Their final television appearance came on May 16, 1993, when they defeated jobbers Steve Vega and Barry Horowitz on WWF Wrestling Challenge.

Return to WCW (1993–1997)
The Nasty Boys returned to WCW in July 1993 as heels managed by Missy Hyatt. They defeated Arn Anderson and Paul Roma at Fall Brawl 1993 in Houston to become WCW World Tag Team Champions. They then lost the championship on October 4 to Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio before regaining it on October 24. In 1994, they fought Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne in a series of wild brawls. They were supposed to feud with Kevin Sullivan and his (kayfabe) dyslexic brother Dave, who called himself Evad ("Dave" backwards). Evad, however, injured his knee, and Sullivan convinced Cactus Jack to team with him. The Nasty Boys lost the title to the thrown together team of Jack and Sullivan in a wild street fight at Slamboree 1994 in Philadelphia.

In Summer 1994,The Nasty Boys quietly turned face and Knobbs and Sags went on to feud with tag teams such as Harlem Heat and The Blue Bloods. At Slamboree 1995 in St. Petersburg, Florida, they defeated Harlem Heat to become three-time WCW tag team champions but lost the title to them soon after. In 1996, New World Order offered them membership in the nWo, but attacked them as soon as they received their nWo T-shirts. In the subsequent match against Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, Sags became enraged during the contest after being struck on the head. He thought Hall had struck him with a chair and retaliated by attacking him and knocking his tooth out. After the match, Sags filed a lawsuit. He later saw footage and learned it was Nash that had hit him with a tag belt. He was released from his contract in early 1997 and retired. After Sags left the company, Knobbs continued as a singles wrestler and began pursuing the WCW Hardcore Championship.

Independent circuit (1997-present)
The Nasty Boys reunited in the Southeast Wrestling Alliance on May 6, 2001, where they defeated Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson). They were also active in the short-lived XWF and the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. Since retirement, The Nasty Boys have both appeared on Hogan Knows Best and in WWE magazine's "Where are they now?" section. On November 21, 2009, they were involved with Hulkamania's Australian tour in Melbourne, Australia, where they wrestled and defeated Reno Anoaʻi and Vampire Warrior in an Australian street fight. In March and April of 2012 they feuded with AJ Mitrano and Mr. TA for Big Time Wrestling in Massachusetts.

Return to WWE (2007)
On November 20, 2007, Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags rejoined forces as The Nasty Boys at WWE SmackDown in Tampa, Florida, participating in their first WWE match in 14 years. They defeated Dave Taylor and Drew McIntyre, but were subsequently released the following day.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2010)
On January 4, 2010, The Nasty Boys made their debut appearance on Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's television show, TNA Impact!, where they trashed Team 3D's locker room during their absence from the show while in Japan. This initiated a feud, with both teams exchanging physical onslaughts with one another. on the January 14 episode of Impact!, Team 3D returned, but were attacked by The Nasty Boys. On the January 21 episode of Impact!, The Nasty Boys competed in their first match for TNA, defeating Eric Young and Kevin Nash. On the January 28 episode of Impact!, The Nasty Boys and Team 3D got into an intense confrontation as they hyped their upcoming match. On the February 4 episode of Impact!, The Nasty Boys attacked Team 3D following a match until Hernandez and Matt Morgan ended the confrontation.

At Against All Odds in Orlando, Florida, The Nasty Boys defeated Team 3D in a tag team match when Jimmy Hart made his return and interfered in the match on The Nasty Boys' behalf. On the February 25 edition of Impact!, Team 3D defeated the Nasty Boys in a tables match when Jesse Neal interfered on Team 3D's behalf. The Nasty Boys and Hart continued their feud with Team 3D on the March 15 episode of Impact!, defeating them and returning Brother Runt, who served as a replacement for Jesse Neal, who The Nastys attacked prior to the match in a six-man tag team match. After the match, Neal attacked The Nastys and helped Team 3D throw Sags through a table.

On March 29, 2010, The Nasty Boys were released by TNA.

Reputation
The Nasty Boys have a reputation of being very stiff with their opponents. They have also been involved in ribbing (pranking backstage) other wrestlers and have engaged in several legitimate fights.

Championships and accomplishments

 * American Wrestling Association
 * AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times)
 * Cauliflower Alley Club
 * Tag Team Award (2023)
 * Florida Championship Wrestling
 * FCW Tag Team Championship (5 times)
 * Championship Wrestling International
 * CWI Tag Team Championship (1 time)
 * North American Wrestling Association / South Atlantic Pro Wrestling
 * NAWA/SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1994
 * PWI ranked them # 53 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
 * Professional Wrestling Federation
 * PWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)
 * World Championship Wrestling
 * WCW World Tag Team Championship (3 times)
 * World Wrestling Federation
 * WWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
 * X Wrestling Federation
 * XWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * Best Gimmick (1996) – nWo
 * Feud of the Year (1996) New World Order vs. World Championship Wrestling

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Talk:Hyperfocus

Treatment
There's a section titled 'Treatment' but it doesn't go on to actually mention anything about treatments at all.

80.126.65.34 22:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Rename page?
Should this page be renamed "Special abilities in ADHD"?

Perhaps there should be a page on special abilities associated with psychiatric disorders, including Autistic savant, hyper-imagination (listed in Bipolar_disorder) -- see List of people believed to have been affected by bipolar disorder; the Perfectionism (psychology) of obsessive-compulsive disorder. A closely related topic is Evolutionary psychology but the two topics should be kept separate to avoid confusion and unnecessary controversy.

As some one that has had a life long problem with ADHD, nothing about it is a "special abilities" or some want to call it "super power" I would trade any "super power"/"special abilities" to be normal in this respect. I probably should note a time it was bad for me, at work I was working on a coding issue, I was so focus, I did not pay attention to the person that needed my attention "shouting" in my ear till she had to grab my shoulder and yank me back into the "real world".

Evolution?
The author's statement that "it is difficult to see why evolution hasn't removed it unless it bestows some benefit" is without proper logic. Evolution does not simply keep beneficial traits and eliminate negative traits. If a trait does not interfere with an organism's ability to reproduce in its life, it will not be eliminated from the gene pool. Even though ADHD hasn't been removed does not mean in any way that it is positive, it only means that it may not be hindering the sexual activity of humans. Also, evolution can take obscene ammounts of time for an entire trait to be removed completely from the gene pool, so a relatively newly discovered (1902) disorder should not have already been removed from human genetics.

 * umm, it presumably has been around for a very long time, even if it was first clinically described in 1902. plus, there's more to passing on genes than sexual activity.  for example, providing enough resources for one's offspring to survive springs to mind.  hyperfocus seems likely to have a role there, though whether it's beneficial or harmful likely depends on the circumstances. Derex 05:39, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I guess I need to read the rules, but the evolution statement in the article makes absolutly no sense, can it just be removed?

 * I think it makes sense. And its a good counterweight to make the article more NPOV after all statements of anti-ness in society against ADHD.

 * To me it doesn't make sense and should be removed. Evolution definately keeps negative traits around - e.g. susceptibility to diabetes, cancer. Cpc464 13:28, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Diabetes and cancer had virtually nil effect on human reproduction before large populations of people had access to the nutrition, protection, and medical care for them to be common medical problems (young people still rarely get cancer, diabetes is often a result of overexposure to sugar). Plus many negative traits have a silver lining that allows them to survive the evolutionary axe. Sickle-cell anemia causes no deficit in carriers and confers resistance to malaria. Hypothetically an allele of a gene that increases the chance of homosexuality in men could survive on the X-chromosome, so long as it also conferred a benefit to woman. So if ADHD exists in around 5% of the population, and has some obvious disadvantages (most obviously lack of self-control or inattentiveness), it's not such a terrible question to ask what benefits it might confer as well.Sean Patrick Santos 05:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

 * If "hyperfocus" is the result of a relatively recent mutation, it's quite possible that evolution hasn't had a chance to remove it yet. 99.234.101.193 (talk) 07:24, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

I love it
Formal measures of creativity... ha. Nice to know that creativity is so well behaved that it easily allows itself to be measured by a formal procedure...

As someone that works in creative fields and does exercises to specifically cultivate creativity I don't see a conflict there. They're typically measured by frequency and ability at outside of the box thinking. Creativity also covers much more than subjective fields like art. 73.11.219.49 (talk) 09:21, 24 October 2019 (UTC)

"According to the dictionary"
According to which dictionary? I'm reworking this

Revision to reflect subject matter
I've revised the article to focus on hyperfocus, not on ADHD. ADHD has its own article. oneismany 15:10, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Questions
Who coined the term "hyperfocus?" When? Why the etymology (hyper [above] + focus)? Have any scientific studies been done on it, or just philosophical speculations?

 * I can't find 'hyperfocus' in Wictionary, or in the OED, but here are some notes about the prefix hyper- from the OED:
 * 'repr. Gr. - ( prep. and adv., ‘over, beyond, over much, above measure’); in Gr. combined adverbially with verbs, in the local sense ‘over, above, beyond’ [...]
 * 'Comparatively few of these have come down or been adopted in English, hyperbole, hyperborean, with their derivatives, being the chief; but from the 17th century hyper- has been extensively used, more or less on Greek analogies, in the formation of new compounds, and has even become a kind of living element, freely prefixed to adjectives and substantives, as in groups 1 and 4 below.
 * 'I [...] 1. General formations:   a. adjectives, as hyper-angelical, -archæological, -archiepiscopal, -barbarous, -constitutional, -creaturely, -diabolical, -equatorial, -magical, -magnetic, -miraculous, -pathetic, -prophetical, -stoic, see also hyperethical, hyperrational, etc., below.    b. Rarely in substantives (except abstracts from the adjs.), and verbs; e.g. hyper-analysis, hypergoddess, hyperdeify: see below. [...]
 * 'II [...] 4. General formations, comprising adjectives (with their adverbs), substantives, and (a few) verbs; often corresponding to one another in meaning. a. adjectives (with corresponding adverbs): as hyperaccurate, -acid, -active, -acute, -archaic, -brutal, -carnal, -civilized, -classical, -colloquial, -composite, -confident, -conscientious, -educated, -elegant, -excitable, -excursive, -fastidious, -grammatical, -hilarious, -idealistic, -latinistic, -logical, -lustrous, -metaphorical, -metaphysical, -modest, -moral, -mystical, -neurotic, -obtrusive, -orthodox, -pure, -ridiculous, -saintly, -sceptical, -sentimental, -speculative, -superlative, -torrid, -tragical, -transcendent, -tropical, -wrought, etc.    b. substantives, as hyperacidity, -activity, -acuteness, -archaism, -characterization, -civilization, -climax, -conformist, -conscientiousness, -conservatism, -determination, -dialecticism, -dialectism, -division, -exaltation, -excitability, -federalist, -hypocrisy, -orthodoxy, -panegyric, -paroxysm, -pietist, -plagiarism, -ritualism, -scrupulosity, -sensibility, -subtlety, -vitalization, etc.    c. verbs, as hypercharacterize, -emphasize, -realize, -vitalize. [...]
 * '1867 ANSTIE in Bienn. Retrosp. New Syd. Soc. 89 The..*hyperactive condition of the brain in acute mania. [...]
 * 'IV. The more important words belonging to all these groups appear in their alphabetical order as main words; others of less importance or less frequent use, and mostly of recent introduction, follow here. (For many of these no statement of derivation is needed, as they are simply formed by prefixing hyper- to another word, the etymology of which will be found in its place: e.g. hyperacuity, f. hyper- + ACUITY, q.v. In the following words e often replaces æ,, esp. in U.S. usage; the alternative spelling is not given for each word individually.) [...]'
 * and from 'focus':
 * 'b. fig. 1807 Uti Possidetis xxx, All the Talent of the Nation Focuss'd in Cab'net concentration. 1862 W. M. ROSSETTI in Fraser's Mag. Aug. 195 Focussing our observation to a single point. 1863 J. BROWN Horæ Subs. (ed. 3) 80 Inferior to my father..in power ofso to speakfocussing himself. 1888 BURGON Lives 12 Gd. Men I. iii. 331 He could..instantly focus his thoughts.'
 * oneismany 13:55, 18 November 2005 (UTC)

 * A quick search on Google of "hyperfocus adhd" yielded a few immediate results of examples of it being used as a common term to describe the action of this. A few interesting bits of information that I came across on the top ten of that search are as follows and the term hyperfocus is used:
 * Both research and clinical experience tells us that ADHD Children can exhibit a type of "hyperfocus" - intense concentration and single-minded focus when the activity is very interesting. This situation is most often found when ADHD Children play computer games. ADHD Children may have an amazing ability to hyperfocus on a computer game, one of the few things that moves fast enough to maintain their attention, unlike homework or routine chores. Under the heading, "Hyperfocus and Outbursts". Seems an interesting read.
 * While this state of rapt attention may be the sign of a creative mind, it may also be "hyperfocus," which is a similar condition that individuals with ADHD frequently experience. You can't tell children with and without ADHD from how they engage in high-interest activities -- such as videos, computer games, or reading for pleasure. The key is effort. How your child performs during projects that require effort -- but aren't necessarily high-interest -- can mark the difference. mid-way down the page.
 * 1. Selective attention. This means a child goes from one extreme to another, showing the ability to intensely concentrate, or "hyperfocus," on something he enjoys doing, something he is good at or feels is relevant or interesting, yet becomes inattentive and tunes out things he finds routine or boring.
 * Remember that ADHD usually includes a tendency to overfocus or hyperfocus at times. This hyperfocusing can be used constructively or destructively. Be aware of its destructive use: a tendency to obsess or ruminate over some imagined problem without being able to let it go. #43
 * Although this does not show the origin of the term. Yet a yield on one page, cited a particular book, "Answers To Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey, M.D. ISBN 0-553-37821-X", when it used a quote and the term hyperfocus.
 * Sir Milas Boozefox The Third 19:22, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

NPOV
I started this article, and would like to commment that recent changes have made it much better. IMHO, I feel it currently presents, on balance, a good NPOV about a mysterious subject. Vaoverland 09:40, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Great, I'm glad you approve. I think this is just a start though.  There must be more literature that can be brought to bear on the topic, and further important details that can be included.  Also, "Psychiatric Views" could use a small cleanup (the prose leaves something to be desired in places); and the topic is open to similar "X Views."  I would like to add that this is an approach I would like to see for other characteristics or abilities that are identified as 'symptoms' of ADHD.  oneismany 11:20, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

Relevant to include?
(Interpretation as part of attention problems)

Hey, I am very, very new at this and I'm scared to edit the actual entry because I think I'll do something wrong, but I think it could be valuable to add another common way of looking at hyperfocus to the article: some resources on ADHD consider hyperfocus a natural expression of the ADHD brain's difficulty in *regulating* attention. In other words, the ADHD brain may not turn the attention on to the teacher, which is well documented and the basic inspiration for the ADD name, but the same regulatory problems could lead to difficulty turning attention *off* of something. I'm not saying it's scientific, but it is repeated in the literature and, well, makes some sense as another way to look at the (apparent) phenomenon of hyperfocus: as part of a suite of attention-regulation difficulties (paying attention, switching attention, not switching attention, etc.)

I'd like to provide the books where this kind of explanation is provided, but I don't have any of them with me at school--I think it can be found in "You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?" but I'm not sure. I don't know if this will be any help at all, but hopefully someone will see it and can advise me as to whether it would be appropriate to add this content.

Also, I seem to have accidentally created a new page (User talk: Hyperfocus?) by clicking the "to leave a comment click here" link. This is because I suck, but while I've blanked out the content, I'm not sure how to make it go away. Again, I'm sorry for my incompetence and will be attempting to familiarize myself better with procedures so as to avoid this sort of thing, but in the meantime if someone sees this and can help me fix it, I'd appreciate it. Siwangmu 02:53, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Hmmm ... "some psychiatric resources regard hyperfocus as attention-regulatory disorder"? oneismany 12:00, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

 * I am a WP administrator will take care of deleting the accidental page User talk: Hyperfocus?. We want to encourage contributions, so take a shot at editing the article and communicating here are you are comfortable. If you goof something up, you can be assured that someone will be watching changes, and will "fix" it. When we get into a battle over opinions or presentation of facts, there are occasionally "edit wars" on WP; it is better to discuss such matters on this page and reach for agreement amongst us. Out of curiosity, it sounds like you are away at school (prep or college?). Does hyperfocus as you experience it work as a help or hindrance for you? Can you manage it to end up with a net benefit? Mark in Historic Triangle of Virginia Vaoverland 23:41, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I'll answering this for myself, if it's not too presumptuous (I am at college, Colorado School of Mines, and have ADHD as well). It definitely helps when I hyperfocus on the homework, etc. The problem is that I easily hyperfocus on whatever I happen to be doing, especially if it's very interesting, but it might not be productive or entertaining to others. It makes my life somewhat more unpredictable than it should be, and makes me kind of irritating to be around if I don't try to restrain my enthusiasm for what I rationally know is quite mundane. Also, losing track of time would be awful if I hadn't gotten into the habit of trying to check the time constantly (when without a watch, I still find myself unaware of what time it is, even to within a few hours). The other thing I can say is that I develop an emotional attachment to what I'm focusing on, so I get kind of moody when some project ends.

 * This question was not directed to me, but if it is something you are curious about, I would like to answer. I have ADHD/ADD, depending on what decade you're diagnosing in. I have definatley noticed the ability to hyperfocus--I hyperfocus all the time by accident. Art projects, particularly interesting books (not textbooks, unfortunatley, unless its something I really care about), something I'm writing (usually whatever I write for fun, hardly ever happens with essays)--all are game. It can be extremely useful, but like the earlier writer said, if I hyperfocus on something rather odd (like catching a gecko, or the doodle in my notebook) that isn't otherwise useful, it can be quite destructive. I also completely and utterly loose track of time, and my estimates will be up to 6 hours wrong (quite annoying, to look up from a painting, and find it's 2:00 AM). Since I love to read, and can hyperfocus on most fiction novels, this makes me an extremely fast reader, although I read fast even when I am not hyperfocused. This lets me excel where reading a passage rapidly is needed, like on some timed tests, if the passage is interesting enough. Vary rarely will I hyperfocus on my scantron, though it happens once in a blue moon if I liked the topic. I have been able to manage it more as I get older, but that's not saying much. I can only in the rarest of cases force myself to hyperfocus, and its generally only if I find something interesting about what I'm doing. (Wow! I think that character might be a foil! Is that a foreshadow? Is the author of my history textbook biased?! etc. Like I said, it's not common). Would I say I net benifit from it? Well, I think so, but I'm biased. I particularly enjoy it when I'm reading (I can almost achieve speed-reader speeds without the word skipping nonsense) or working on an art project (I'm so in the moment. It's a great feeling, lets me totally forget about all the stresses in my life). I tend to dismiss the more negetive consequences of my actions, because I don't think the homework I don't do is interesting anyway. It certianly makes me do things that I enjoy! Alex60466176 (talk) 21:36, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

I removed the reference to Osho's take on meditation because his views are one of many many views on meditation (some reference to "meditation is not concentration"). Some types of meditation are specifically intended to develop concentration. In any event, Osho's opinions are not particularly relevant to the over all subject of the article. lateshuvit Feb. 19, 2007.

Specify
Is this article asserting that hyperfocus occurs in all people who have ADD/ADHD, or are you simply stating that all people with hyperfocus have the disorder, but not necessarily the reverse?

 * Hyperfocus is a state of mind, or mental activity that might be considered an ability or a symptom of a disorder, depending on your point of view. oneismany 19:35, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

 * I started this article, and intended neither of the above statements. I think that some people who seem to meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD have mental experiences which they find is well-defined by the label hyperfocus. I believe that whether manifestations are good or bad is a matter of circumstance and perspective, which is I guess what oneismany has said. Vaoverland 23:33, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Hyperfocus and ADD
As someone who experiences hyperfocus on a regular basis, I'm puzzled by the posited connection to ADD. If anything, I would consider myself to have a psychological condition that is the polar opposite of ADD. I'd like the article to address this somehow; is anyone else aware of any research on the subject that finds hyperfocus to be a point on an individual's "attention spectrum" distant from ADD (or something along those lines)? — Korpios 15:19, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi Korpios, I also have had regular hyperfocusing experiences. My opinion (based on personal experience and researching of what little info is available) is that AD/HD and hyperfocusing (AR/HO) are very similar, but can lead to "polarized" outcomes. My reasoning is that they only become "polar opposites" after the behaviour is observed as negative (AD/HD) or positive (hyperfocus). So Korpios I would say if yours (or anyones) attention produces positive actions it would therefore be distant from AD/HD and the article should reflect this so people who are using the term hyperfocus don't think they have a disorder.

 * The "attention spectrum" may look something like (with you at 2);
 * 1) Attention Deficit/Hyper-Active Disorder (AD/HD) and
 * 2)"Attention Resting/Hyper-Focus Order" (AR/HO or hyperfocus).

 * Attention Deficit = Producing low levels of activity/attention (eg. mind wondering from study to doodling, daydreaming, etc.)

 * Hyper-Active = Producing hyper levels of activity/attention (eg. mind jumping from study to chattering, sport etc.)

 * Attention Resting = Same as Attention-Deficit only managed better (eg. nature documentary, reading, walking in park, goal orientated doodling, goal orientated daydreaming etc.?)

 * Hyper-Focus = Same as Hyper-Active only managed better (eg. rss, wikipedia, mindmapping, etc?)

 * AR/HO is a term I made up. Mental Health Disclaimer regarding hyperfocusing: meditation helped me to find the balance between poles and steady/train the mind.
 * Danwalker 16:07, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Well, I do have ADD/ADHD. Perhaps I can explain better than one who does not.  I think ADHD is oddly named; we do not have a deficit of attention, we merely have trouble directing that attention. Something highly stimulating will capture our attention, and capture it so completely that we may loose track of the rest of the world.  We cannot often do things (like give attention to subjects) in moderation, it is all or nothing.  Thus, we, those who are known for our "inattentiveness" have the ability to hyperfocus. I know nothing about you, Korpios, but I do know that there are people who have more pronounced cases of ADHD than others.  Perhaps you have a very mild case of it, or have learned to cope so well you don't notice the distracted downside.  Perhaps not; maybe by some quirk of nature you can just naturally channel your attention as we do when something captures our elusive interest. I speculate that this maybe is not improbable; after all, hyperfocus has connections (at least on the surface) to learned states of mind like meditation, which our skills you are supposedly able to teach yourself or be taught.
 * I guess perhaps I fail to explain. My flighty, picky attention is hard to convey to someone who does not have such a fickle mind. Perhaps you could compare it to the difference between reading a dry, impossible chemistry textbook in a crowded lunch room and watching a engrossing action film in a theatre. For those with "worse" ADHD, we are often in that crowded lunch room, that dry tome sitting before us.  But sometimes, we are in the theatre, and know nothing about what goes on outside of the darkened room.  We are almost bipolar in this way---a rough, crude comparison is to that of one who is bipolar, so very happy and alive, and then so very depressed and detached.  This is the contrast we, too live with, the contrast between interesting and not, attention capturing and boring...--Alex60466176 (talk) 03:14, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

 * I can agree to this. When I want to I can hyper focus and forget the world. Actually I think I always do this: everything or nothing. When someone tries to pull my attention I can choose to lose it, or not. But sometimes its the other way around. I'm reading a book, and suddenly I realized I was thinking about some topic and my eyes just kept on going for a page or so. It's as if I can't control my focus anymore. When I was a kid I had this with every sentence in a book, and these days I'd say a few sentences every 2nd page. Maybe you learn to deal with it? 92.78.255.103 (talk) 15:08, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

 * It seems Alex above said it best, but then got distracted? "' I think ADHD is oddly named; we do not have a deficit of attention, we merely have trouble directing that attention. Something highly stimulating will capture our attention, and capture it so completely that we may loose track of the rest of the world.'"

 * ...and Alex suggests, the boring can destroy our lives. Regular people can seemingly choose to concentrate on the boring and unrewarding, (one type of) the ADD person can not. In part (according to Dr Russell Barkley's recent youtube lectures) because that type of ADHD person can not be directed by future consequence (such as rewards), and so —only does well in (say) jobs that provide immediate consequence (such as rewards,) such as actor, policeman, mechanic, etc, —but NOT repetitive factory, nor paperwork etc where the only visible consequence or achievement is a distant paycheck. Likewise, if one loves biology one can learn extremely complex stuff about living systems, but cannot learn (focus on) the required dry dead chemistry. In that case, the rewards are the learned germane facts. For adhd, "the future" is like "red" to the color blind, and likewise, unless it's pointed out, he never knows there is a deficit (except that performance is somehow mysteriously impaired..."perhaps I am stupid or lazy").

 * Dr. Barkley stresses that indeed, ADHD is a misnamed disorder on several fronts. One term he likes (tounge-in-cheek) is "intention disorder." Scans show ADHD is mostly in the frontal lobes, and involves impaired "executive functions." "The frontal lobe contains most of the dopamine-sensitive neurons in the cerebral cortex. The dopamine system is associated with reward, attention, short-term memory tasks, planning, and motivation. " ...typical adhd problem areas, and the two adhd drugs play with dopamine...(which I call the main reward/learning chemical). Here's Dr. Barkley in a 4-minute video.

 * There are at least two major classes of ADHD plus the two combined in one person. Some have well-argued that the two; are separate disorders. --68.127.93.1 (talk) 19:15, 21 August 2013 (UTC) Doug Bashford

Is this page WP:SYN?
The article seems to combine various topics as if they were one. — Mattisse (Talk) 23:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Para 1. "separate from objective reality and onto subjective mental"
I'm not finding authoritative references to mental focus/hyperfocus that include the objective/subjective elements and, unless such references can be found, I think that the objective/subjective dichotomy in the 1st paragraph either be removed or listed as a subset of hyperfocus.

Perhaps I'm not being "BOLD" enough but I plan to wait a while and see if there are any useful comments/replies here before I make this change.

Donarnold (talk) 19:56, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Agree, it seems off-the-wall, almost whimsical. There are no comments/replies. So I'll reword it. The current first sentence is: Hyperfocus ...focuses consciousness on a narrow subject, separate from objective reality and onto subjective mental planes, daydreams, concepts, fiction, the imagination, and other objects of the mind.[citation needed]
 * --68.127.93.1 (talk) 22:52, 21 August 2013 (UTC)Doug Bashford

Can someone delete this garbage?
One of you wiki-freaks who get off on this sort of thing, please put "Hyperfocus" out of its misery. The article's a mess, probably due in large part to its subject not existing or being documented anywhere.

it's telling that none of the people who claim "hyperfocus" exists could hyperfocus enough to create a cogent article about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.177.199.134 (talk) 05:45, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

 * Ad hominems aren't useful. There are legitimate critiques that can be made of the article without taking aim at its authors.

 * Summary of the article: It's a "Goldilocks problem". ADHD lies at one extreme (the person constantly switches tasks before they're complete), and hyperfocus/OCD lies at the other extreme (The person stays with one task too long.  They won't switch tasks, even when a course correction is clearly needed to achieve their desired goal).

 * The person tries to internally compensate for their ADHD issue, and ends up overcompensating. Landing in the "just right" zone is hard. That's all it is.

 * The article's poor sources is a problem. Some brief searching suggests that there may already be studies done on the co-occurrence of ADHD and OCD.  For instance, Chapter 10 of "ADHD comorbidities: handbook for ADHD complications in children and adults" is dedicated to this.  --Hirsutism (talk) 16:18, 27 December 2010 (UTC)

I would agree that this article is a mess. I felt like I was reading a poor translation. 71.209.110.42 (talk) 00:35, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder
This article claims that there is a "well-recognized comorbidity of ADHD with autism spectrum disorders." However, it is unclear as to whether these can be diagnosed together at all. According to the DSM-IV, "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is not diagnosed if the symptoms are better accounted for by another mental disorder... [or] if the symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity occur exclusively during the course of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder or a Psychotic Disorder." (Page 91).

The use of "well-recognized" here strikes me as a weasel word, especially in the absence of a credible citation or supporting evidence. In particular, the fact that significant questions exist as to whether these disorders should even be diagnosed together seems to militate against the idea of this being “well-recognized.”

The article claims that “From a medical viewpoint, hyperfocus is thought to result from abnormally low levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that is particularly active in the brain's frontal lobes.” However, this would strike me as odd, since this is also believed to be the cause of inattention in ADHD. Can someone validate the accuracy (or lack thereof) of this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.175.153.195 (talk) 07:07, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Poorly Written Article
This article reads like something that combines the every stereotype of ADHD possible, not to mention grouping all video games into one negative stereotype. The people who wrote this need to seriously consider revising this dumpster fire of an article that in no way represents modern medical thought.

If you were to read the article literally, it would seem to be saying that any form of focus that occurs with hyperfocus will be completely negative in nature and that video games are a culprit. 2605:6000:F243:7800:9C35:2361:1A67:A48F (talk) 23:34, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree with some of the above statements. Hyperfocus is now a core symptom of ADHD in 2019 consensus statements and guidelines. I will make a section called Hyperfocus as a symptom of ADHD and any contributions welcome, Spanish wiki has done this for ages, but they bring in the hunter vs farmer hypothesis, but bringing that here IMHO will likely raise all the old arguments again. So I'll just try and do ADHD hyperfocus. E.3 (talk) 04:09, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

Rewrite indicated
this is a medical article that since my contributions a month ago has perpetuated a little on the internet. Looking for contributors to help me with a rewrite. E.3 (talk) 14:42, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I can't help you but I agree that a rewrite is needed. I do believe that it's hard to distinguish flow from hyperfocus but I think hyperfocus should continue as a mainly negative symptom whether it be naturally or from disorders. NikkeKatski [Elite] (talk) 14:48, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

misleading image
This image represents gross oversimplification of brain hemisphericity. This kind of image should not be used.

Conditions unlikely to be confused with hyperfocus often involve repetition of thoughts or behaviors such as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), trauma, and some cases of traumatic brain injury.
I don’t get it. My ADHD brain doesn’t get it. What is the significance of this last sentence here? That certain conditions are unlikely to be confused with hyperfocus? Is there some societal stigma or stereotype whereby the majority of the population may have the misconception that such conditions are the same as hyperfocus? Is it something medical? Or is the relevant connection, something quite different? 142.117.88.43 (talk) 08:46, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

 * I think it is a typo for "likely" 173.196.229.194 (talk) 18:53, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Removal of editorial-style images
Two out of the three images in this article are weirdly nonspecific editorial-style images which seem out of place in an encyclopedia. The "adhd letters over papers" is like something from a listicle or business presentation — it is meaningless and adds nothing to the article. The brain lateralisation image is (as mentioned above) absurdly caricatured at best, and shouldn't be used as illustrative in an article which isn't about "criticisms of brain lateralisation theory". The first image is very vague too, but at least is vaguely illustrative of a concept mentioned in the article. I have removed the two editorial images, and I think the article is improved for it (but still needs a lot of work, as also mentioned above). 78.145.33.129 (talk) 13:12, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

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Belgrade Meteorological Station

Meteorology was first practiced in Serbia when meteorological data was gathered, monitored and recorded on a daily basis, in 1848, in Belgrade. Daily, meteorological forecasts started in 1892. The first meteorologist was Vladimir Jakšić.

While the first meteorological observation post was in a nearby private house, a meteorological observation station (Serbian Meteorološka opservatorija) building was built in 1891 by architect Dimitrije T. Leko, on Vračar's plateau, in Savinac (recognized also as Englezovac, named after Francis Mackenzie).

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Infra-Man

Infra-Man (, lit. Chinese Superman), also titled The Super Inframan, is a Hong Kong science fiction Superhero action film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio in 1975. Inspired by the huge success of the Japanese tokusatsu franchises such as Ultraman and Kamen Rider in Hong Kong, this film features the same type of "henshin"/transformation, monster/robot fights, and Chinese kung fu.

Plot
The story recounts that in 2015, Demon Princess Elzebub (also translated as Princess Dragon Mom) awakens from 10 million years of dormancy and plots to conquer the Earth. She destroys a few major cities in China to prove her power to humanity, who react in shock. Returning to her lair in Inner-Earth, she awakens her army of Skeleton Ghosts and various mutant humanoids to wreak havoc on the surface.

In the story, the head of the Science Headquarters, Professor Liu Ying-de, has completed the BDX Project, a potential countermeasure against Elzebub. In the HQ's secret laboratory, he transforms Lei Ma, a high-ranking SH officer, into the bionic kung fu superhero Inframan. The solar-powered red & silver armored Inframan has both enhanced strength and combat weapons.

Once Inframan destroys the Princess’s various monsters, she decides to steal the professor's blueprints of Inframan in hope of discovering his weakness. Meanwhile, the professor introduces Thunderball Fists, gloves capable of destroying any substance known to man, as well as covering up Inframan's weakness. The princess decides to coerce the professor. Capturing the professor's daughter, the princess blackmails the professor into creating an Inframan for her. The professor agrees to go to Mount Devil for a meeting. When the professor refuses to make another Inframan, he and his daughter are frozen. Inframan and the Science Patrol decide to rescue both, leading to the final battle between Inframan and Demon Princess Elzebub.

Powers of Inframan
Lei Ma throws his arms into a Kamen Rider-like "henshin"/transforming pose, and says:
 * "Change! Inframan!" (變！超人) (Mandarin: "Bian! Chao Ren", Cantonese: "Bin! Chiu Yan")

His powers and attacks are (Mandarin/Cantonese):
 * 噴火彈 (Pen Huo Dan/Pan Fo Daan) Erupting Bullet(s)
 * The missiles stored below Inframan's ribs. He throws them like darts, and they can also thaw him out when he is frozen.
 * 太陽甲 (Tai Yang Jia/Taai Yeung Gaap) Solar Armor (a.k.a.: Sun Ja)
 * The stream of light that Inframan shoots from his wrists when crossing them together like Ultraman's Spacium Light Ray.
 * 追魂腿 (Zhui Hun Tui/Jeui Wan Teui) Guided Kick (literally "Chase Soul Leg")
 * Inframan's kick attack. This can also locate its targeted enemy like a guided missile.
 * 能量發揮 (Neng Liang Fa Hui/Nang Leung Faat Fai) Capacity Transmission (literally "Energy Emission")
 * Inframan activates his backup power source, in case of lack of solar power.
 * 閃電拳 (Shan Dian Quan/Sim Din Kyun) Flashing Thunder Fists (a.k.a.: Thunder Fists, Thunderball Fists)
 * Later attachments for Inframan; shiny black and metallic gloves that go over his regular ones. They also shoot right off his fists and retract again, much like Mazinger Z's Rocket Punch. They also have the following weapons:
 * 死光刀 (Si Guang Dao/Sei Gwong Dou) Deadly Light Blades
 * The red moon-shaped energy blades that stream from the Flashing Thunder Fists.
 * 雷電光 (Lei Dian Guang/Leui Din Gwong) Thunder and Lightning Aura
 * Like the Solar Armor, but more powerful.
 * Inframan also has the power to grow to gigantic size, similar to Ultraman's power to change size.

Protagonists

 * Danny Lee as Lei Ma/Inframan (雷馬/中國超人), the hero
 * Wang Hsieh as Professor Liu Ying-de (劉英徳), the proprietor of Science Headquarters
 * Yuan Man-Tzu as Liu Mei-mei (美美), the Professor's daughter
 * Lu Sheng as Xiao Hu (小虎) Mei Mei's younger brother
 * Lin-lin (琳琳) Mei Mei's little sister. Played by Fanny Leung
 * Zhu Qi-quang (朱啓光) The lieutenant of Science Headquarters. Played by Kong Yeung
 * Lu Xiao-long (呂小龍) The sergeant of Science Headquarters and a tough fighter. Played by Bruce Le
 * Zhu Ming (祝明) The awkward member of Science Headquarters, who is captured and turned by Elzebub into an evil spy. Played by Lin Wen-wei

Antagonists

 * Demon Princess Elzebub (冰河魔主) The main villainess, ruler of Inner-Earth. Her name is a play on "Beelzebub". She is armed with a whip, and can turn into a winged dragon-like creature. In the U.S. English dubbed version, she is called Princess Dragon Mom. Played by Terry Liu
 * Witch-Eye (電眼魔女) Elzebub's beautiful-but-deadly servant. Has a horned helmet and eyes on her palms that shoot green beams (hypnotic or destructive). In the U.S. English dubbed version, she is called She-Demon. Played by Dana Shum
 * Skeleton Ghosts (白骨幽靈) Rank-and-file henchmen of the Glacier Empire. They dress in black-on-white suits with a skeleton motif, and with horned helmets. They also carry explosive metal spears.

Ice Monsters (冰河怪獸)

 * Fire Dragon (噴火龍) A scaly reptilian humanoid spouting a large horned crown and mustache. Can shoot fire from his mouth.
 * Spider Monster (蜘蛛怪) A fat red spider creature that shoots web-bombs and acid from its mouth and grows to gigantic size.
 * Plant Monster (植物怪) A teal vine-like monster that plants itself into the ground and grows into giant killer vines.
 * Mutant Drill (穿山怪) A horned blue mole-like monster with a drill for a hand and a shovel-like claw for another.
 * Long-Haired Monster (長髮怪) A red-skinned witch-like demon with long white hair and huge horns that shoot yellow beams from both its horns and hands.
 * Iron Armor Monsters (鐵甲怪) Two mechanical knight-like monsters, whose heads and right hands spring forth (with coils) to strike their enemy and retract again.

Production
The film was directed by Hua Shan, written by science fiction writer Ni Kuang, produced by Runme Shaw and photographed by Tadashi Nishimoto. There was also assistance from Japan; music from Ultra Seven (1967) and Mirrorman (1971) (both composed by Toru Fuyuki) is used in this film and the Inframan/Science Headquarters/monster costumes were provided by Ekisu Productions, which had done costumes for many Toei superhero TV shows of the same period. The film also starred Danny Lee as the superhero himself, and Bruceploitation star Bruce Le in a supporting role (he still got to display some of his martial arts skills in many scenes of the film).

The following year, Joseph Brenner brought this film to the U.S., and re-titled it simply Infra-Man (or Inframan), with the advertising campaign slogan "The Man Beyond Bionics!" attempting to capitalize upon The Six Million Dollar Man's success on American network television at the time. This film also has some historical importance as the first superhero film set in Hong Kong, the first film promotion in Hong Kong using a hot air balloon, and the first Shaw Brothers production using a storyboard.

In 2004, the film was released on DVD in Japan and Hong Kong.

Reception
Roger Ebert, in his 7 March 1976 review for the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film two and a half stars out of four, concluding "The movie even looks good: It's a classy, slick production by the Shaw Brothers, the Hong Kong kung fu kings. When they stop making movies like Infra-Man, a little light will go out of the world." Infra-Man has an aggregated score of 100% based on six critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

On 30 April 1999, after Quentin Tarantino re-released Mighty Peking Man in North America, Ebert upgraded his rating for the film to three stars, explaining that "I find to my astonishment that I gave Infra-Man only two and a half stars when I reviewed it. That was 22 years ago, but a fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember. I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that film. I am awarding Mighty Peking Man three stars, for general goofiness and a certain level of insane genius, but I cannot in good conscience rate it higher than Infra-Man. So, in answer to those correspondents who ask if I have ever changed a rating on a movie: Yes, Infra-Man moves up to three stars." The original review of the film as re-posted on Ebert's website accordingly gives the film three stars.

Versions
The film was released on VHS under both Prism Entertainment and Goodtimes Entertainment. In the Goodtimes Home Video version of the American opening credits, an additional section was added in between the title and the cast and crew from the Prism version, giving the film the subtitle "Battles The Sci-Fi Monsters" in an attempt to appeal more to fans of that titular genre. In this additional but misleading sequence, short snippets from the film are used to introduce and inaccurately name the villains of the film, with some villain characters cut out entirely.

Influence
Elements from the film influenced the 2017 revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Producer Joel Hodgson explained in an interview that Princess Dragon Mom was one of the influences for the mad scientist Kinga Forrester and that the skeleton-like Henchmen influenced the boneheads, including The Skeleton Crew Band.

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Fort Edgecomb

Fort Edgecomb, built in 1808–1809, is a two-story octagonal wooden blockhouse with restored fortifications located on Davis Island in the town of Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. It is the centerpiece of the Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, with its boundaries increased to create a historic district in 1991.

Description
Fort Edgecomb is located on Davis Island, actually a peninsula jutting into the Sheepscot River across from the village center of Wiscasset. Davis Island is separated from the mainland by a short neck, and Fort Edgecomb is located at the island's southern end. Its most prominent feature is an eight-sided blockhouse, whose second floor is larger than its first, measuring 30 ft compared to 27 ft. The ground floor walls have loopholes through which muskets could be fired, while the upper level had portholes for firing cannons. Although the blockhouse is the most visible feature, the fort's main armament was a water battery to defend the river. This battery originally had five cannons, including a 50-pounder columbiad and four 18-pounder smoothbore cannons. Each cannon was in its own bastion, with the bastions arranged in three tiers. The blockhouse also had two carronades, which were a relatively short cannon of large bore.

History
The fort was built as part of the second system of US fortifications, guarding the then-important port of Wiscasset, then one of the largest shipbuilding centers in New England. A war scare with the British over US trade with France during the Napoleonic Wars sparked the building of these forts, along with Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807, which closed US ports and vessels to foreign trade. The fort's construction was supervised by US Army engineer Moses Porter, later commander of the Regiment of Light Artillery. Although the fort was built for defense, its first use (as with most of Maine's second system forts) was to enforce the embargo. This embargo was not popular with Maine's merchants, and it is said that one of two times Fort Edgecomb's cannon were fired was in salute at James Madison's inauguration on 4 March 1809 (or, less tactfully, to celebrate his lifting of Jefferson's embargo). Eventually the War of 1812 broke out. The cannons were also fired on 14 February 1815, when word was received of peace with the British.

During the War of 1812, this post saw considerable activity, holding British prisoners of war, many of them brought to Wiscasset harbor by American privateers. In 1814, Fort Edgecomb became an important base in defending against a possible British attack on mid-coast Maine. It remained manned until 1818, and was reactivated during the Civil War.

The Friends of Fort Edgecomb celebrated its bicentennial on 13 June 2009, on the grounds of the fort.

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Nonverbal learning disorder

Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD or NLD) is a proposed category of neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by core deficits in visual-spatial processing and a significant discrepancy between verbal and nonverbal intelligence (where verbal intelligence is higher). A review of papers found that proposed diagnostic criteria were inconsistent. Proposed additional diagnostic criteria include intact verbal intelligence, and deficits in the following: visuoconstruction abilities, speech prosody, fine motor coordination, mathematical reasoning, visuospatial memory and social skills. NVLD is not recognised by the DSM-5 and is not clinically distinct from learning disorders.

NVLD's symptoms can overlap with symptoms of autism spectrum, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. For this reason, some claim a diagnosis of NVLD is more appropriate in some subset of these cases.

Signs and symptoms
Considered to be neurologically based, nonverbal learning disorder is characterized by: People with NVLD may have trouble understanding charts, reading maps, assembling jigsaw puzzles, and using an analog clock to tell time. "Clumsiness" is common in people with NVLD, especially children, and it may take a child with NVLD longer than usual to learn how to tie shoelaces or to ride a bicycle.
 * impairments in visuospatial processing
 * discrepancy between average to superior verbal abilities and impaired nonverbal abilities such as:
 * visuoconstruction
 * fine motor coordination
 * mathematical reasoning
 * visuospatial memory
 * socioemotional skills

At the beginning of their school careers, children with symptoms of NVLD struggle with tasks that require eye–hand coordination, such as coloring and using scissors, but often excel at memorizing verbal content, spelling, and reading once the shapes of the letters are learned. A child with NVLD's Average or Superior verbal skills can be misattributed to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, defiant behavior, inattention, or lack of effort. Early researchers in the syndrome of NVLD Johnson and Myklebust characterize how the children appear in a classroom: "An example is the child who fails to learn the meaning of the actions of others [...] We categorize this child as having a deficiency in social perception, meaning that he has an inability which precludes acquiring the significance of basic nonverbal aspects of daily living, though his verbal level of intelligence falls within or above the average."

In the adolescent years, when schoolwork becomes more abstract and the executive demands for time management, organization, and social interactions increase, students with NVLD begin to struggle. They focus on separate details and struggle to summarize information or to integrate ideas into a coherent whole, and they struggle to apply knowledge to other situations, to infer implicit information, to make predictions, and to organize information logically.

As adults, tasks such as driving a car or navigating to an unfamiliar location may be difficult. Difficulty with keeping track of responsibilities or managing social interactions may affect job performance.

People with NVLD may also fit the diagnostic criteria of dyscalculia, dysgraphia,  or dyspraxia.

Cause
Research suggests that there is an association with an imbalance of neural activity in the right hemisphere of the brain connected to the white matter.

Diagnosis
Nonverbal learning disability (NVLD) is characterized by core deficits in visualspatial processing and social impairment. Additional proposed diagnostic criteria include average to superior verbal intelligence and deficits in visuoconstruction abilities, fine motor coordination, mathematical reasoning, visuospatial memory and social skills.

"While NVLD is not classified into any distinct diagnosis in DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) or ICD-10 (World Health Organization, 1992), it does have a robust research base."   "The majority of researchers and clinicians agree that the profile of NLD clearly exists [...] but they disagree on the need for a specific clinical category and on the criteria for its identification." (One researcher notes: "just because we cannot reasonably place such children into our present classification scheme does not mean they do not exist." )

Assorted diagnoses have been discussed as sharing symptoms with NVLD. In some cases, especially the form of autism previously called Asperger syndrome, the overlap can be significant; a major clinical difference is that NVLD criteria do not mention the presence or absence of either repetitive behaviors or narrow subject-matter interests, which is part of the diagnostic criteria for autism. These overlapping conditions include, among others: There is diagnostic overlap between nonverbal learning disorder and autism spectrum, and some clinicians and researchers consider them to be the same condition. Some claim that some diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder would be more appropriately classified as NVLD.
 * attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
 * autism spectrum, especially high-functioning autism
 * bipolar disorder
 * developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia)
 * dyscalculia
 * social communication disorder
 * right hemisphere brain damage and developmental right hemisphere syndrome
 * social-emotional processing disorder
 * Gerstmann syndrome

History
While various nonverbal learning difficulties were recognized since early studies in child neurology, there is ongoing debate as to whether/or the extent to which existing conceptions of NVLD provide a valid diagnostic framework.

As presented in 1967, "nonverbal disabilities" (p. 44) or "disorders of nonverbal learning" was a category encompassing non-linguistic learning problems. "Nonverbal learning disabilities" were further discussed by Myklebust in 1975 as representing a subtype of learning "disability" with a range of presentations involving "mainly visual cognitive processing," social imperception, a gap between higher verbal ability and lower nonverbal processing, as well as difficulty with handwriting. Later neuropsychologist Byron Rourke sought to develop consistent criteria with a theory and model of brain functioning that would establish NVLD as a distinct syndrome (1989).

Questions remain about how best to frame the perceptual, cognitive and motor issues associated with NVLD.

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Hi CyeZ, I've uploaded blank versions of these maps to Commons. You can see them at commons:Locator maps of province-level divisions of the People's Republic of China.

If you want you can just translate the text there, and leave the maps blank, this'll save you a lot of time. -- ran (talk) 17:36, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

Btw CyeZ, I'm looking for translators for Image:China administrative.png. So if you and when you have time, could you take a look and tell me if you're interested? -- ran (talk) 17:42, Jun 8, 2005 (UTC)

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Lockheed P-7

The Lockheed P-7 was a four turboprop-engined patrol aircraft ordered by the U.S. Navy as a replacement for the P-3 Orion. The external configuration of the aircraft was to be very similar to that of the P-3. Development had not progressed very much before the program was cancelled in July 1990.

Development
In the mid-1980s, the U.S. Navy made plans to replace the large number of Lockheed P-3 aircraft which would reach the end of their useful service lives during the 1990s. To limit costs the U.S. Navy envisioned a modified P-3 with increased payload and updated avionics. This aircraft became known as the "P-3G" of which 125 should be procured over a period of five years up to 2001. However, the U.S. Navy was unwilling to select Lockheed's P-3G without any competition and issued the final "Request for Proposals (RFP)" in January 1987. For the airplane named the P-7A "LRAACA" (Long-Range Air ASW-Capable Aircraft), Lockheed's competitors were:

 * Boeing - proposal using a modified 757
 * McDonnell Douglas - proposal using a modified MD-90

In October 1988, the U.S. Navy announced that Lockheed won the competition, as the company's proposal was significantly cheaper than that of the competitors. The U.S. Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) recommended a full-scale development of the LRAACA on 4 January 1989. The costs were planned to be about $600 million, with a maximum cost limit of $750 million. However, in November 1989, Lockheed announced a cost overrun of $300 million due to the tight schedule and design problems. On 20 July 1990, the U.S. Navy stopped the P-7A program contract for default, "citing Lockheed's inability to make adequate progress toward completion of all contract phases". The program was finally cancelled by the DAB in late 1990.

Design
The P-7 was designed as an enlarged version of the original P-3C. The fuselage, of similar cross-section to that of the P-3, was lengthened by 2.40 m (8 ft), and the wingspan by 2.10 m (7 ft). The wing center section was increased in length, which moved the engines farther away from the fuselage to reduce noise levels in the cabin. The tailplane was increased by about 25% in area, but shortened in height compared to that of the P-3. The P-7A was to be powered by four General Electric T407-GE-400 turboprops with 5-blade propellers.

Initial plans included the Update IV electronics equipment of the P-3C. The cockpit was to be fitted with eight CRT displays and a stowable HUD for weapons delivery. Other equipment included search radar, MAD, decoy flare launchers, electro-optical detector, radar warning receivers, IR suppression on the engine exhausts and laser deflection screens on the windows. The primary submarine detection sensor was to be the sonobuoy, of which 112 were carried internally; 38 more could be stowed for in flight reloading. Another 150 could be carried in 10 underwing pods.

The design had an internal bomb bay for a maximum of 3,400 kg of weapons and 12 underwing pylons.

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Kingdom of Butua

The Kingdom of Butua or Butwa (c. 1450–1683) was a pre-colonial African state located in what is now southwestern Zimbabwe. Butua was renowned as the source of gold for Arab and Portuguese traders. The region was first mentioned in Portuguese records in 1512.

The kingdom was governed by the Torwa dynasty until 1683 from its capital at Khami. Its people were ancestors of the Bakalanga. In 1683, the kingdom was conquered by the Rozwi Empire.

The foundations of the Khami Ruins show a striking resemblance to the pattern of masonry at the base of the Zimbabwe Ruins. Hence the Kalanga are thought to have built Khami, Lusvingo, Mapungugwe and other ruins scattered across western Zimbabwe and east Botswana.

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New Hampshire Route 104

New Hampshire Route 104 (abbreviated NH 104) is a 23.350 mi secondary east–west highway in central New Hampshire, United States. The highway runs from Danbury to Meredith on Lake Winnipesaukee in the Lakes Region.

The western terminus of NH 104 is in Danbury at U.S. Route 4. The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 3 south of the town of Meredith, between Lake Winnipesaukee and Lake Waukewan. NH 104 is locally named the Ragged Mountain Highway between Danbury and Bristol.

Until the 1970s, NH 104 used the Smith River Road between Danbury and Bristol. This scenic, winding road parallels the Smith River. However it was a frustratingly slow drive as a main highway, so the new overland Ragged Mountain Highway was a welcome replacement route for NH 104, leaving the old Smith River Road as a popular route for recreational access to the river.

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Selatan

Selatan is the Malay and Indonesian word for south and can be found in topography. E.g.
 * Sulawesi Selatan -> South Sulawesi
 * Sumatera Selatan -> South Sumatra
 * South Cape (Indonesia)
 * Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan -> North–South Expressway (Malaysia)

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Jefferson College

Jefferson College is the name of the following institutions of higher learning:

 * Jefferson College (Mississippi), a former college in Mississippi, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
 * Jefferson College (Missouri), a two-year community college in Hillsboro, Missouri
 * Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; now known as Thomas Jefferson University
 * Jefferson College (Pennsylvania), merged with Washington College (Pennsylvania) in 1865 to form Washington & Jefferson College
 * Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Roanoke, Virginia
 * Jefferson College (Louisiana), a former college in Convent, Louisiana, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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Talk:Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI

Moved content
Much of the content here has been moved from the file Image:Coabxvi.png. Although I have an interest in this topic, I am not well versed in heraldry. If you are, please feel free to correct any errors I may have made. --Eoghanacht 17:42, 2005 Jun 8 (UTC)

Britannic emphasis problematic
We could usefully re-phrase certain sections so that the article doesn't seem to comment upon or describe the arms from a British standpoint. Continental conventions differ from the British ones. (I say this from the standpoint of an academic background and continuing research in heraldry.) The disadvantage to be wary of is if the article ends up unintelligible or misleading to readers who might be reading it with British backgrounds. --69.143.11.35 13:45, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Give it your best shot! One of the hardest things about writing is keeping a topic relevant to multiple readers.  Just ask yourself, will a middle school student, a college educated middle-ager, and an experienced herald all find the revised article (at least different parts of it) interesting and informative.  --Eoghanacht 15:57, 2005 Jun 11 (UTC)

Compromise?
Where does this information about the camelaucum and it's coat of arms come from? I could find no other information whatsoever about it anywhere on the web. It would seem that someone just drew it up and put it on the page. I would like to be proven wrong, as the idea intrests me, but I suggest it be taken down until further proof of the idea's veracity can be shown.

 * Found it on the American Heraldry Soc. discussion page, see "References" or follow this link . --Eoghanacht 13:53, 2005 Jun 12 (UTC)

 * Just because a web forum thinks something should be a certain way should not qualify it for inclusion. Since COAs are regulated by different organizations and obviously by monarchs who use them, only those statements should be listed on this page.  If anyone has any proof that the vatican is considering other variants like the crown or the camelaucm (letterheads with it, press releases about it, etc) those should be included, not the thoughts of random individuals. Mbisanz 23:03, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

 * A compromise between whom and whom ... you think that Vatican will engage negociations with the American Gerialdry Soc. forum members ? Hektor 11:27, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

The mention of the camelaucum is not speculation or personal opinion. It is historical fact. Just because you couldn't find reference to it on the web doesn't mean anything. Try going to a library and doing some REAL research. Look it up in the Catholic Encyclopedia, a book entitled "Papal Heraldry" by Galbreath published in the early 20th C., Woodward's "Ecclesiastical Heraldry" which dates from the late 19th C., Michael McCarthy's "Manual of Ecclesiastical Heraldry" and Bruno Heim's "Heraldry in the Catholic Church". There is plenty of source material out there about this! Inpectore 02:57, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Fact versus Speculation
Is it right for a topic to mix facts with speculations and proposals?

I believe the page should be oriented firstly to describe the COA, them to discuss it.

Liturgiological Perspective
Liturgists and liturgiologists, both liberal and conservative, have been quite excited by the developments in the arms, in large part because they emphasise the Pope's primary role, that of Bishop of Rome. The elements considered "new" are not new to the bearings of bishops; therefore it is incorrect to speak of them as new, except in references to the papal arms themselves. Further research into papal armorial bearings might well also prove that these elements are not foreign to papal use.

Chinese character similarites
The golden part can be read as a single chinese character (wang) or japanese kanji (oo etc.): 王. This character means king or ruler etc. and is used in combinations that mean vatican 法王庁, pope 法王 etc.
 * (This was added to the article by user:T0ky0, but was later removed. Seemed interesting enough to add here, though.)

The similarity of the golden part of the mitre with 王 is an interesting association, but I question if it is relevant for the article, since nothing in the literature indicates that this meaning was intended by the designer and therefore is just coincidental. We shouldn't include any interpretation which was not intended. If nobody objects I am going to remove it within seven days. Gugganij 21:56, 19 September 2005 (UTC)

Gruss Got. Please go ahead and remove if you think that is best. What is interesting for Wikipedia to show to non-Chinsese, non-Japanese etc. readers is how the overwhelmingly non-catholic (and non-christian) peoples will immediately read this character. They see KING written on the pope's mitre. Even small children can read this character; I mean it's not an obscure one or an obscure reading of a character. And there is an enormous population of the world who will read it that way. I'm not personally interested in whether the character is by design or by accident or slipped in by someone who knows chinese characters, but the fact remains that it is read as King by a large portion of the world's population. And it's obvious to them that it says "king". However, to the vast majority of native English-speakers (or Italian- or German-, right?), it's NOT obvious at all. It's a bit like the newspaper reports that the German people were generally unaware that the British people has a stereotype of them unreasonably "reserving" sun-loungers with towels. The Germans didn't know that this view of them existed. Just like the native English-speakers don't know that this view of the pope's mitre in his coat of arms exists. Anyway. Up to yourself, do what you think is best: I looked and see you have done good work restoring vandalism etc. Good luck T0ky0 10:02, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I think the topic of Chinese characters should stay in the article in some form, as the perception of the "pope as king" is certainly pivotal to the reason why Benedict requested/allowed the removal of the tiara from the COA (although the reasons were never formally stated, as far as I can tell). Therefore, it plays into a main theme of the article.  Besides, it is twice as interesting as it is potentially unencyclopediatic.  —  Eoghanacht  talk 13:13, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

 * That there is no doubt I found it interesting to realize that it can be read as 王 (although I know the character itself since I have been studying Chinese for two years now the association just didn't pop up into my mind). Nevertheless I am still not entirely convinced, if perceptions of the symbolism of the papal coat of arms have a place in the article (we might have to add that the Mohr of Freising might be seen as somewhat racist and the pallium resembles, well.... ;-) Anyway, I am not going to change it. Gugganij 18:35, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Good points. T0ky0, if you know of any news articles discussing the Chinese character similarites, they would help justify the inclusion. Add them to the "References" section. — Eoghanacht  talk 18:40, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Controversy of using the mitre
To be honest I think it's ridiulous to state that Whether this breach of tradition is considered gravely intolerable, or simply overzealous artistic license, is a matter of opinion., since some might argue it is in fact tolerable and not overzealous. The pope, as a fact, has the power to alter any tradition which is not a matter of faith. So why can't he establish a new tradition, if he regards the use of the tiara as not being appropriate anymore? Possibly the critics are a bit overzealous. 85.124.176.91 19:38, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

The Vatican website states: ''The Holy Father Benedict XVI decided not to include the tiara in his official personal coat of arms. He replaced it with a simple mitre which is not, therefore, surmounted by a small globe and cross as was the tiara.''

According to the old principle Roma locuta, causa finita I would suggest to remove the theory in section Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI that it was an unintended mistake, as long as it is not backed up by some credible sources. 85.124.176.91 19:49, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * The entire point is that he has the power to change heraldic custom, but has not done so. All he need do is publish a formal decree to that effect.  Short of a decree, it can only be changed by established practice.  However: 1) a single pope cannot set an long term precident by example (if the next few popes kept the design change though, it probably would become established practice); 2) he cannot even start establishing a practice if he allows the blazon to be shown with with the tiara (as in the flower bed) occasionally.  Perhaps the theory (you removed) of why the Vatican is backpeddling on the design is technically unencyclopediatic, but the controversy over the design, and at least the acknowledgement of the mystery behind the mixed signals given by the Vatican are essential to the story of the COA. It is what makes a mainly academic topic interesting (maybe even fun) to read, and provides a segway for laymen to get an introduction into the rules of heraldry. —  Eoghanacht  talk 13:05, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Let me remind you that it was Marini's idea, not Ratzinger's.... and we wondered.....: 3.7. Papal insignia

''Separate mention must be made of the proposal to reform papal insignia. Since Pope Paul VI renounced the tiara, the Bishop of Rome uses a mitre similar to that of other Bishops during liturgical celebrations. This expresses better the bond of communion and unity which exists between the Successor of Saint Peter and the College of Bishops. The pallium, on the contrary, has not changed with the liturgical reform; it has retained the shape adopted in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The Office intends to introduce a modification of the pallium which takes into consideration both its earliest forms and its mediaeval symbolism, in order to express more clearly the ecclesiological and christological significance of this insignia, which was of great importance in antiquity. For the ring of the Bishop of Rome, the traditional anulum piscatoris (‘ring of the fisherman’) will probably be reinstated, to be consigned with the pallium to the new Pope on the occasion of the solemn inauguration of his pastoral service.'' + PIERO MARINI Titular Archbishop of MartiranoMaster of Papal Liturgical Celebrations Anchorite 03:04, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

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Blazon
Why is there even a mention of a non-official blazon when there is an official version? At least move the unofficial one under the official one! 202.89.155.157 03:23, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I do not dare remove, but I have moved the non-official blazon. Lima 04:31, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Pre-papal coats of arms
Should there be any discussion of PapaRatzi's coats of arms while Archbishop of Munich, after coming to the Curia, and after his election as Dean? Gentgeen (talk) 04:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Severed head?
I have to say, when I looked at this coat of arms the first thing that came to mind is "why is there a black guy's severed head on it...?" It doesn't seem to be the most common way that people see it but if you search hard you can find some snippet.( from ) But then again, most people don't think of Germany fighting the Moors, even though in the 8th-9th century Bavaria was part of the Frankish Empire of Charlemagne, whom the Pope had declared to be the Roman Emperor, and Spain was just a narrow band of Marca Hispanica run by the Franks. So it seems quite possible that the Bavarian diocese could have contributed troops to serve in the Reconquista holy war at the southern border. And in the end, the official description doesn't say "Saint Maurice" or any of the other contenders.... it says a Moor's head, and there you have it. Problem: I'm not a historian and I'm not sure how to run down whether the Bavarian diocese really did send troops to fight in the marches, and how close this would have come in time to the first use of the head in the 1300s. Wnt (talk) 15:56, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

 * Yes, one would think a Good Article would address those issues that first come to the layman's mind immediately and in a logical order, but instead everything above the crack is devoted to extended wanking about the tradition and practice of heraldry. Sorry, but only the fanbois care about that. Of course this has its hilarious side as renfaire fanbois dogmatically insist that Ratzi is breaking all their precious rules, as if he isn't the Pope, in charge of his own sovereign state, and can declare any coat of arms he damn well pleases. IMO, the discussion of the meaning of the symbols from the RCC perspective should be at the top of the page and the competing renderings of the coat of arms in Elvish relegated to Notes or a box at the bottom. YMMV. 98.180.8.57 (talk) 09:33, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Tiara back again?
Apparently the Pope replaced the mitre with the tiara at the tapestry hanging from his window.

See this youtube link. Gugganij (talk)
 * Is there any evidence that it was the Pope who replaced the mitre with the tiara, that he personally approved the design of the embroidery? (The non-detailed pictures I have found of what was previously used give the impression that there was no embroidery, and only something merely printed attached to the hanging tapestry.)  Or did some member of his staff simply accept a gift from the firm that made it? - a firm that specializes in liturgical vestments complete with maniple and that has a significantly named website: http://www.tridentinum.com/.  The Holy See's own website has made no change (as yet?): see this page.  Esoglou (talk) 19:14, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It seems that the replacement of the mitre by a tiara was not noticed by Pope Benedict until the media made a fuss about it. The new tapestry is no longer used and the old one with the arms of Pope John Paul II covered with a white cloth bearing those of Benedict is back in use. A website that comments on this return also says that vestments (made by the same firm?) that have the present pope's arms topped with a tiara are having the offending tiara removed. See here.  Esoglou (talk) 11:41, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

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Cardinal's arms
Is there a difference between the coat of arms Ratzinger used as an archbishop of Munich and those that he adopted in Rome? --141.48.222.122 (talk) 00:06, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

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New Hampshire Route 106

New Hampshire Route 106 is a 34.535 mi secondary north–south highway in Merrimack and Belknap counties in central New Hampshire. It connects the town of Pembroke with Meredith in the Lakes Region.

The first green LED traffic light in the nation was installed at the junction of NH 106 and Loudon Road on May 17, 1996.

The southern terminus of NH 106 is at U.S. Route 3 in Pembroke just south of the Concord city line. The northern terminus is also at US 3, south of Meredith.

Route description
NH 106's southern terminus is at US 3 in Pembroke, from where it travels along Sheep Davis Road northeast across the Soucook River into the city of Concord. Closely following the west bank of the Soucook River through the east side of Concord, it has an intersection with NH 9 and then immediately has an interchange with I-393/US 202/US 4. Passing into the town of Loudon, it changes names to Rocky Pond Road, and has an intersection with NH 129 in the main village of Loudon. At the north end of the town, on the border with Canterbury, NH 106 passes the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the largest sports venue in the state. In quick succession, it passes then through small parts of Canterbury, Loudon a second time, and Gilmanton, before reaching the town of Belmont.

In the town of Belmont, it is known as Laconia Road. It has an intersection with NH 140 in the main village of Belmont, then enters the city of Laconia where it changes names to Belmont Road. After an interchange with the Laconia Bypass (US 3/NH 11), it joins NH 107 in a concurrency along Main Street. In downtown Laconia, NH 107 leaves to join NH 11A, while NH 106 continues northwest along Main Street between Lake Winnisquam and Opechee Bay. The name changes to Parade Road in northern Laconia, before entering the town of Meredith. In Meredith, the route reaches its northern terminus at a traffic circle with US 3/Daniel Webster Highway about a mile south of Meredith Village.

Speedway access
New Hampshire Motor Speedway is located on NH 106 in Loudon, approximately 9 mi north of the interchange with I-393. Because the highway was not designed to handle the heavy traffic flows during the busiest NASCAR events at the speedway, traffic flow on NH 106 is shifted between I-393 and the speedway to ease congestion. Full-width breakdown lanes allow for four total lanes of travel during these events.

Leading up to the events, the road is converted so that there are three northbound travel lanes (both regular travel lanes and the northbound breakdown lane). All southbound traffic uses the southbound breakdown lane.

Immediately following the events, the road is converted to southbound-only traffic. Northbound traffic is detoured onto I-93 northbound to exit 20 and must use NH 140 from Belmont to reach NH 106.

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