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Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings

The Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings were an Arena Football League team based in Bossier City, Louisiana. They played at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City and took their name from the metropolitan area that consists of Bossier City and neighboring city Shreveport in the Ark-La-Tex corridor. Playing in the defunct af2 from their inception in 2001 until the league's folding in 2009 (and called the Bossier City Battle Wings from 2001–2003), the team had its best seasons in 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2009 having clinched division titles in the latter two years. They were also the only seasons in which the team had more wins than losses. In 2007, the Battle Wings clinched their first-ever playoff berth, beating the Arkansas Twisters and Rio Grande Valley Dorados before being beaten by the eventual Arena Cup champion Tulsa Talons. Despite having little success in their earlier days, the Battle Wings turned out some players who went on to appear in both the Canadian Football League and for other teams the Arena Football League, in which the team itself played for a single season after the AFL emerged from bankruptcy and resumed operations. Following the 2010 season, the team moved to New Orleans, Louisiana for the 2011 AFL season and became a successor to the New Orleans VooDoo. Bossier City was considered as a potential site for the 2024 revival of the AFL, but CenturyLink Center did not have enough open dates to accommodate a team, and thus the Louisiana AFL franchise, also named the VooDoo, was given to Lake Charles

Dan Newman
Dan Newman bought the Battle Wings from previous owner Michael Plaman at the end of the 2003 season. Newman has lived in the Shreveport-Bossier City area since 1970 and graduated from C. E. Byrd High School in 1971. While Attending Louisiana Tech University, Dan met his future wife of 31 years, Mary Ann. Newman started his career at Louisiana Tech as a sports journalist. For ten years, he served as a play-by-play analyst for the Louisiana Tech University Football Network. Newman also worked as an announcer for ESPN, doing the play-by-play for college basketball games. He retired from his journalism career when he bought the Battle Wings. While in ownership, Newman served on the AF2 Board of Directors Executive Committee, the AF2 Broadcast Committee, and the AF2 Insurance Committee.

Butch Bellah
Butch Bellah was the general manager of the Battle Wings from 2007 to 2009, leading the team to their most successful seasons off the field. Butch brought 20 years of experience in advertising, sales, and marketing to the team. Before joining the Battle Wings in January 2007, Butch served as Executive Vice President of Harrison Company. Butch Bellah resigned on November 17, 2009

Jon Norris
Jon Norris was born in Wales Norris received a bachelor's degree from American International College and graduated from Stratford High School in Connecticut. He received his master's degree at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado. Norris had experience in the football community, playing for the NFL Chicago Bears, the NFL New England Patriots, the Arena Football League's Denver Dynamite. After retiring from football, Norris began his coaching career. He was the head coach for the AF2 Tulsa Talons, leading the Talons all the way to the playoffs in their inaugural season. Norris later became a defensive line coach in the AFL, but after his first season with the Oklahoma Wranglers, the team collapsed. After having minor coaching roles with two other AFL teams, Jon Norris signed with the Shreveport-Bossier Battle Wings as head coach. In 2007 Jon guided the Battle Wings to their first playoff berth in team history.

Jon Lyles
Jon Lyles was the final offensive coordinator and assistant head coach of the Battle Wings. Lyles, who is from Eastern Texas, led the Amarillo Dusters to a championship in the Intense Football League as an offensive coordinator. Lyles also played for in the AF2 for the Bossier City Battle Wings in 2001.

Other coaches
John Lewis served as an assistant for the Battle Wings. He served as an offensive assistant and special teams coach. He spent six seasons with Battle Wings. Martino Theus coached the defensive backs.

Arena
The team played at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, when it was known as the Bossier City Battle Wings (2001–2003) and Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings (2004–2010) in the af2.

Becoming the Voodoo
On September 14, 2010, it was announced that the Bossier City-Shreveport Battlewings would move to New Orleans and be re-established as the New Orleans VooDoo, taking over all of their stats, records, and mascots.

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Bakersfield Blitz

The Bakersfield Blitz were a professional arena football team based in Bakersfield, California. They were a 2002 expansion member of the AF2 and played their home games at Rabobank Arena.

In 2001, the original Blitz was owned by Casey Wasserman, owner of the Arena Football League (AFL) team the Los Angeles Avengers. He owned and managed the team for two seasons. During their Inaugural season the team captured a Western Division title and a playoff berth. The head coach for the team was announced on December 7, 2001. Head coach James Fuller originally came out of Portland State into the NFL where he played for the 1992–1994 San Diego Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996–97 as a defensive back. He was head coach of the Bakersfield Blitz during their 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons. He went on from his time with the Blitz to become the head coach for the AFL team Philadelphia Soul owned by Jon Bon Jovi.

In 2004, the team was sold to an investment group that moved the team to Fresno to become the Central Valley Coyotes, while a new Bakersfield Blitz was formed. In 2005, the AF2 owned the team, and was operated by the owner of the Bakersfield Condors.

In 2006, a combination of local Bakersfield and professional sports investors bought the franchise from the AF2. However, the Blitz unexpectedly folded after the 2007 season. Although this followed a season in which two players faced rape charges, it is unclear what role, if any, this played in the Blitz's folding.

Owners
In December 2001, a new AF2 franchise was established in Bakersfield. Owner Casey Wasserman (owner of the LA Avengers) hired Brad Hoffman as the first Bakersfield Blitz General Manager. Hoffman managed the team along with staff members Todd Anderson (Public Relations), Mike Krause (Administration), Joel Hupp (Production) and Margo Ivester (Game Operations). The team's coaching staff was led by: Head Coach James Fuller, Fullback/Linebacker Coach Steven Folmar and Offensive/Defensive Assistant Rick Van Horne.

The owners at the time the Blitz ceased operations: Jeff Allen, Scott Atkins, Dr. Vip Dev, William Edwards, Scott Erwin, Dr. Todd Farrer, Scott Garrison, Scotty Gelt, Scott Hacker, Clayton Koerner, Paul Press, Fred Prince, Joel Shaddy, Andrew Watkins, and SportsGelt Partners among others.

The Bakersfield High School All Star Arena Bowl
General Manager Brad Hoffman along with his staff came up with the idea of creating an arena style high school All-Star game to help promote arena football in Kern County. Hoffman's brainchild was the first arena style all-star game in the nation and continues to be the only arena style all-star game in the United States. Although the Blitz franchise changed ownership several times the huge interest in this unique game has kept it alive, even after the Blitz franchise folded in August 2007. It is now known as the "Bakersfield Arena Bowl." It is played every Spring....usually in April on the Blitz' former turf.

Several of today's NFL Stars and Stars of the Future have played in the game. Most notably is Philadelphia Eagles RB #24 Ryan Mathews who still holds records for scoring in the game. Others who have played is New Orleans Saints QB Derek Carr (brother of David Carr) and USC QB Cody Kessler.

RB Julian Yearwood's death
On July 19, 2003 Blitz reported the untimely death of Bakersfield Blitz Fullback/Linebacker Julian Yearwood. Yearwood, 31, who collapsed on the team bench during the Saturday game against the Wichita Stealth at Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, Kansas. Emergency medical personnel worked on resuscitating Yearwood for over 20 minutes before he was taken off the field on a stretcher.

He was transported by ambulance to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:37 p.m. CT on July 19, 2003. His body was transported to the Sedgwick County Coroner's office to have an autopsy performed to determine the cause of death.

The passing of Yearwood rocked the AF2 family. The game was tied 7-7 in the first quarter when Yearwood came out of the game after blocking a field goal allegedly claiming that he was not well. He collapsed on the field shortly thereafter.

The league declined to comment on the cause of death, pending an official autopsy, though some reports in the local media indicated it may be heart related.

Notable players

 * Nick Onaindia – FB/LB
 * Bobby Pesavento – QB
 * Rennard Reynolds – OS
 * Alex Wallace – DS
 * Leo Sullivan – OL
 * Chad Elliot – QB
 * Maurice Troutman- DL
 * Eric Mahanke – WR/LB
 * DeRonn Finley- WR/DB
 * Nathan Munson- WR/DB
 * Ben R. McCombs- DL
 * Wil Goff- DL
 * Gabriel Crecion-OL/DL
 * Kevin Lacey – OL/DL
 * Delvin Myles- DS
 * Steve Wofford- OS
 * Julian Yearwood- LB/FB
 * Ryan Sloth- WR/DB
 * J'Sharlon Jones- DS
 * Jaret Johnson- K
 * Joe Patton-OL

Rape Allegations
While in Boise, Idaho playing the Boise Burn, two members were arrested and charged with crimes related to the July 8, 2007 rape of a young woman in a hotel room in Boise. The players arrested were Maurice Ronald Troutman, 25 and Rennard Reynolds, 30 both of Long Beach, California. Boise police arrested Troutman on July 8, for the alleged rape and Reynolds on July 9, for an alleged burglary connected to the alleged rape. The Blitz team cooperated with Boise police and delayed leaving Boise until the investigation was completed.

Maurice Troutman's rape case was overturned by the Supreme Court. Documents show he never wanted to or tried to take advantage of the woman. Court documents also show she never was tested to see if she had taken Ambien and Alcohol. In Idaho it is illegal to engage in sexual intercourse with someone under the influence of alcohol, drugs etc., because they cannot give consent while having these things in their system; which was why he was charged in the first place.

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 * DoS with a lowercase 'o' should not be redirected to DOS (disambig)! Denial of Service is the only thing that uses to be written with a lowercase 'o'.

 * I had made it clear in DOS (disambiguation) which things are called DOS and which things are called DoS but this got removed, so I reinserted that. Denial of Service is not the only thing called DoS. The point of having disambiguation for DOS, DoS and dos in one place is that people who might not know the exact capitalisation for the word they are trying to find, would still be able to find if they reach that disambig page. BTW I'm not sure everyone in the community tolerates using "four-letter words" in the edit summary, so it'd be better if you kept a bit cooler. Thanks! -- Paddu 20:28, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brennan Reilly

 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. Postdlf 23:18, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Brennan Reilly
Vanity. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 02:16, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. — Phil Welch 02:24, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --Sn0wflake 03:44, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not notable, vanity. Megan1967 04:56, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Userfy or delete. Nateji77 04:59, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete Userfy would be acceptable. --Xcali 05:28, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Vanity. Jayjg (talk)  15:07, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Brennan Reilly is one of the most fascinating and notable people I've ever met in my enitre life. And I'm Paris Hitlon goddamit!
 * comment by ParisHilton (talk · contributions)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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Central Valley Coyotes

The Central Valley Coyotes were a professional arena football team and were a charter member of the AF2. As the newly forming AF2 set aside its plans for a two tier league and began focusing only on bigger markets, Central Valley stepped down and tried to play in a league which was more friendly to smaller markets; such as the Indoor Football League or the American Indoor Football Association.

The team began as a 2002 expansion member of the af2, known as the original Bakersfield Blitz until 2004. They played their home games at Selland Arena in Fresno, California (With the exception of two home games during the 2008 season which were played at the Save Mart Center due to construction). The Central Valley Coyotes were in discussions with Indoor Football League Commissioner Tommy Benezio about possibly joining the Indoor Football League in 2011. However, those plans failed and the team ceased operations in December 2010.

Season-by-season record
!Totals || 63 || 64 || 1
 * colspan="6" align="center" | Bakersfield Blitz (af2)
 * 2002 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 1st NC West || Lost Week 1 (San Diego 40–27)
 * 2003 || 8 || 7 || 1 || 2nd NC West || Lost Week 1 (Arkansas 36–28)
 * colspan="6" align="center" | Central Valley Coyotes (af2)
 * 2004 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 4th NC West || --
 * 2005 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd NC West || --
 * 2006 || 12 || 4 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Lost Week 1 (Bakersfield 45–37)
 * 2007 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd AC West || Won AC Round 1 (Manchester 42–41) Lost AC Semifinal (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 70–53)
 * 2008 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Round 1 (Arkansas 68–55) Lost NC Semifinal (Spokane 83–63)
 * 2009 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 3rd NC West || --
 * 2005 || 8 || 8 || 0 || 3rd NC West || --
 * 2006 || 12 || 4 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Lost Week 1 (Bakersfield 45–37)
 * 2007 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd AC West || Won AC Round 1 (Manchester 42–41) Lost AC Semifinal (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 70–53)
 * 2008 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Round 1 (Arkansas 68–55) Lost NC Semifinal (Spokane 83–63)
 * 2009 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 3rd NC West || --
 * 2007 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd AC West || Won AC Round 1 (Manchester 42–41) Lost AC Semifinal (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 70–53)
 * 2008 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Round 1 (Arkansas 68–55) Lost NC Semifinal (Spokane 83–63)
 * 2009 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 3rd NC West || --
 * 2009 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 3rd NC West || --
 * 2009 || 3 || 13 || 0 || 3rd NC West || --
 * colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
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Trois-Rivières Draveurs

The Trois-Rivières Draveurs ("Raftmen") were a Canadian junior ice hockey team playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). They played home games at the Colisée de Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The team was originally known as the Trois-Rivières Ducs ("Dukes") and were a founding member of the QMJHL in 1969. They were renamed the Draveurs in 1973.

History
The Draveurs finished first place in the QMJHL in 1977–78 with 101 points, and again in 1978–79 with 122 points. Those two seasons, Trois-Rivières won consecutive President's Cups. The Draveurs were also league finalists in 1980–81, 1981–82, and 1991–92, during the final season in Trois-Rivières.

During the 1991–92 season, Manon Rhéaume was a goaltender for the Draveurs and became the first female to play in the Canadian Hockey League.

The team moved to Sherbrooke, in 1992, where they were renamed the Sherbrooke Faucons, and later, the Sherbrooke Castors. They moved again in 2003 to become the Lewiston Maineiacs only to fold in 2011.

Notable coaches

 * Jean Bégin
 * Michel Bergeron
 * Alain Vigneault

Notable players

 * Luc Tardif (later president of the International Ice Hockey Federation)

NHL alumni
List of Trois-Rivières players who also played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

 * Pierre Aubry
 * Joel Baillargeon
 * Ray Bourque
 * Francois Breault
 * Paul Brousseau
 * Eric Charron
 * Enrico Ciccone
 * Jacques Cloutier
 * Roland Cloutier
 * Alain Daigle
 * Richard David
 * Martin Desjardins
 * André Doré
 * Donald Dufresne
 * Benoit Gosselin
 * Gilles Hamel
 * Denis Herron
 * Jean-François Labbé
 * Pierre Lacroix
 * Claude Lapointe
 * Steve Larouche
 * Alain Lemieux
 * Claude Lemieux
 * Eric Messier
 * Bob Mongrain
 * Yanic Perreault
 * Michel Picard
 * Alain Raymond
 * Pascal Rheaume
 * Normand Rochefort
 * Dominic Roussel
 * Yves Sarault
 * Jean-François Sauvé
 * Martin St. Amour
 * Christian Tanguay
 * Jocelyn Thibault
 * Brent Tremblay
 * Pascal Trepanier
 * Claude Verret
 * Alain Vigneault

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User talk:Odysseas

Hi Odysseas and thanks for your contributions on German military aircraft of World War II. Unfortunately, two of these articles (on the Messerschmitt P.1101 and Junkers EF 132) used so much text from http://www.luft46.com that it creates a potential copyright risk for Wikipedia. If you go to either of those pages now, you will find a link where you can upload a revised version in your own words to replace the problem text. Please also note that any images that Dan Johnson has created for his site also belong to him. Genuine wartime photographs and drawings are probably OK to use now.

You might also like to check out WikiProject Aircraft, the effort to co-ordinate aircraft articles within the encyclopedia. I've updated Focke-Wulf Ta 183 to reflect the standard layout for aircraft pages (found here).

I hope all this hasn't put you off; and that we'll be seeing lots more contributions from you in this subject area! If you need to ask anything, please respond on my talk page. Cheers --Rlandmann 02:20, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for your understanding and for the work you did on the new version. Looks great! --Rlandmann 04:30, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

 * One of the admins who take care of the Copyright Problems page will take care of replacing the old EF 132 article with the new one; usually this takes about a week from the time that the copyright problem is first noticed --Rlandmann 01:23, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

User:Zivinbudas
I've now officially requested an Arbitration against Zivinbudas. As one of the people who were involved in previous attempts at compromise with him, you might be interested in the case. Also, feel free to list yourself as one of the parties involved here. Halibutt 04:05, May 30, 2005 (UTC)

DRAFT NOTICE
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 * Your pay will be $0 (0 €, 0 δράχμες)/month. All rations will be furnished by the enlistee/draftee himself.  No allowances will be given.

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urgent poll
There is a poll in the talk page of Macedonian Slavs article here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Macedonian_Slavs#The_poll

Some people are lobbying for changing the article's name to Macedonian without any qualifier. As it seems, a number of these people come from the Macedonian/Macedonian Slav wikipedia project. It seemed only fair to attract the attention of people possibly from the other side of the story. I hope that this message is of interest to you, if not please accept my apologies. Dstork 02:35, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)Newcomer 05:45, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

your message
but of course, I gladly accept your apology & hope to see you around. happy editing, dab (ᛏ) 6 July 2005 14:10 (UTC)

Thanks and Requests for Help
Thank you for letting me know about the army reorganization. I had not heard about it.

I am thinking of moving the List of Hellenic Army Regiments to Formations of the Hellenic Army. I originally copied that template from the British Army page, and kept most of the categories it used, merely changing the "British" to "Hellenic. Now that I think about it, "list of regiments" is inappropriate in this case.  It's more a list of divisions and brigades, and since some of the regiments are going to be deactivated and the Army reorganized, I think "Formations" is the best term to use for now.

Speaking of regiments, wonder if you know how the Proedriki Froura fit into things. Are they even a regiment, or are they battalion-sized? I can't find them on the Hellenic Army website, but they are part of the army, aren't they? Are they attached to one of the divisions, or do they have a separate command? And what about the Hellenic Forces Regiment on Cyprus?

Also, I wonder if you could take a look at this article: General Trikupis. It's not good Wikipedia style to have "General ____," you're supposed to put his first name. I have searched the Internet in English an Greek and I can't find his name, nor much about him. Was he a relative of Spyridon and Harilaos?

Redirected to Nikolaos Trikoupis, based on a very short paragraph from a greek history book. It is likely that he was a relative, but I have no source to confirm that.

Thanks for any help you can give. --Jpbrenna 6 July 2005 16:46 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Greek Wikipedians' notice board
Greek Wikipedians' notice board - new place to coordinate on articles. Add things to the to do list, and add yourself to the list of Greek Wikipedians (there is a link at the top of the page). --Jpbrenna 7 July 2005 13:12 (UTC)

F-450 Elli
I have found conflicting sources on this. The official Hellenic Navy page says that this is the ex-Peter Florisz of the Royal Netherlands Navy; however, gobalsecurity.org says the latest acquisition is the Peter Florisz, and implies that the Elli was a Dutch-built ship that was cancelled by the Dutch government and purchased by the Greeks while it was still being finished. Which is correct? --Jpbrenna 02:02, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Γεια σου φίλε
Αν σε ενδιαφέρει, δες αυτό το άρθρο:. Έχει μπει ένας και λέει ότι οι Αρβανίτες είναι Αλβανοί. Ίσως φάω αποκλεισμό αν συνεχίσω να revert, οπότε καλό θα είναι να συνεργαζόμαστε σ' αυτές τις περιπτώσεις. Eπίσης διεξάγεται συζήτηση στο Talk:Albanians για το ίδιο θέμα αν θες να καταθέσεις τη γνώμη σου.--Theathenae 19:43, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

VMORO
I don't have time to translate it all but if you are interested in the spirit in which they are written: it is pretty much a fair description of the events without taking a standpoint, it is said nowhere that the ancient Macedonians are ancestors of the present-day Macedonians, but neither that they were Greeks. To a large extent impartial and NPOV articles. VMORO 17:43, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

Ο Ταρζάν σε νέες περιπέτειες
Ο Ταρζάν και η Τζέην θέλουνε να κάνουν φίκι-φίκι. Λέει ο Ταρζάν στο γιο τους, για να φύγει:
 * - Δεν πας στα λιοντάρια να παίξετε?
 * - Δεν γίνεται, μπαμπά, τα λιοντάρια παίζουν με τις τίγρεις σήμερα
 * - Τότε δεν πας να παίξεις με τις μαϊμούδες?
 * - Μπααααα, οι μαϊμούδες παίζουν με τις καμηλοπαρδάλεις
 * - Με τους ρινόκερους?
 * - Ούτε, οι ρινόκεροι παίζουν με τους ιπποπόταμους
 * - Τότε άντε να παίξεις με τους λύκους
 * - Ούτε οι Λύκοι μπορούν, παίζουν με τον Άρη!
 * :-ΡΡΡ
 * Chronographos 17:15, 25 August 2005 (UTC) :-P

ΣΚΟΥΛΙΚΟ-ΠΡΟΠΑΓΑΝΔΑ
Είναι μαλακίες το οτι ο ΠΑΟΚ ειναι η πιο δημοφιλής ομάδα στην Θεσσαλονίκη και γενικότερα στην βόρεια Ελλάδα ? Είναι ψέματα το οτι παίζετε στην Β εθνική ? Μονο σε ανοιχτή εγκυκλοπέδια μπορείς να γράψεις την ιστόρια οπως σε βολεύει κομπλεξικο σκουλικάκι γιατι κατα τα άλλα ο κόσμος ξέρει την πραγματικότητα και αυτό σας τσούζει... ΑΝΤΕ ΚΑΛΗ ΤΟΥΡΝΕ ΣΤΑ ΓΝΩΡΙΜΑ ΑΛΩΝΙΑ ΤΗΣ Β ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ ΚΟΜΠΛΕΞΑΡΕΣ.
 * Χαχαχα, έλα ρε συ καρντάσι, χαλλλαρά!--Theathenae 19:23, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Είναι αλήθεια ότι ο Σανχούρχο κανονικά λέγεται Σανχουρχόφσκι? :-ΡΡΡ Chronographos 19:27, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Image Tagging Image:Averof 1911.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Averof 1911.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the image, so the copyright status is therefore unclear. If you have not created the image yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the image on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the image yourself then you should also specify where you found it, ie in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the image also doesn't have a copyright tag then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture then you can use to release it under the GFDL. If you can claim fair use use .)  See Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other images, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thanks so much. --Arnie587 20:56, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

English words of Greek origin
Προσπαθώ να στηρίξω την πολύ εμπεριστατωμένη σου έρευνα στο English words of Greek origin. Στην πραγματικότητα, νομίζω οτι το ποσοστό είναι 25,6%. Ρίξε και συ μια ματιά μήπως μπορείς να βοηθήσεις. NikoSilver 23:01, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Thessaloniki on the Article Improvement Drive
Hey Odysseas! I noticed your work on and interst in Thessaloniki and wanted to let you know that I nominated the city's article for the Article Improvement Drive. It is very close to reaching Featured Article Status and it deserves that recognition. Please feel free to vote for its candidacy at the AID! --Caponer 01:08, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Image tagging for Image:Iii SS.jpg
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Rio Grande Valley Dorados

The Rio Grande Valley Dorados were a professional arena football team. They began playing in 2004 as an expansion member of af2, the minor league to the Arena Football League. They played their home games at Obra Homes Field at Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.

They had been fairly successful in their existence including a 15–1 regular season in 2007 before losing to Bossier-Shreveport in the American Conference semifinals.

The team folded in 2009 after the af2 folded, at which point the relaunched Arena Football League (AFL) then owned the rights to the Dorados name and logo. The AFL let the trademarks lapse and a new team using the same branding was launched in 2019 as part of a regional league called the International Arena Football League. The new team, owned by Juan and Erika Arevalo, markets itself as a continuation of the defunct af2 team.

Season-by-season
Won NC Semifinal (Tulsa) Lost NC Championship (Memphis) Lost AC Semifinals (Bossier-Shreveport) !Totals || 57 || 45 || 0
 * 2004 || 6 || 10 || 0 || 4th NC Southwest || —
 * 2005 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Quarterfinal (Quad City)
 * 2005 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Quarterfinal (Quad City)
 * 2005 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 2nd NC West || Won NC Quarterfinal (Quad City)
 * 2006 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 4th NC Midwest || —
 * 2007 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NC Southwest ||Won Round 1 (Alabama)
 * 2007 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NC Southwest ||Won Round 1 (Alabama)
 * 2007 || 15 || 1 || 0 || 1st NC Southwest ||Won Round 1 (Alabama)
 * 2008 || 7 || 9 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || —
 * 2009 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || Lost NC Round 1 (Bossier-Shreveport)
 * 2009 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || Lost NC Round 1 (Bossier-Shreveport)
 * 2009 || 9 || 7 || 0 || 3rd NC Southwest || Lost NC Round 1 (Bossier-Shreveport)
 * colspan="2"| (including playoffs)
 * }

Notable players

 * Mike Duncan – WR/DB
 * Eddie Moten – DS – 2012 member of the Orlando Predators
 * Dustin Bell – K
 * Chris Canty – WR/DB
 * Torry Joubert – WR/DB
 * Dontae Saulter – WR
 * Quincy Carter – QB
 * Joe McClendon – CB/S
 * Ramonce Taylor – WR - Left Dorados in 2009 for the CFL. Came back to play the rest of the season with Dorados.
 * Jake Bauer – K
 * Tyler Matia - OL - Also played for Coventry Jets winning 2008 Britbowl and reaching quarterfinals against Swarco Raiders in 2008 Eurobowl
 * Curtis Jeter - OL/DL

Rivalry between RGV and Corpus Christi
This rivalry started heating up when Corpus Christi became a team in the AF2, in 2007. The Inaugural game for Corpus Christi was on April 7, 2007. They hosted the heavily favored Rio Grande Valley Dorados. The Dorados romped the Sharks 66–28 in the first game ever for the Corpus Christi Sharks.

 * The Dorados lead the series (9–1) against the Sharks.

2007

 * RGV won 66-28 April 7, 2007
 * RGV won 45-20 May 11, 2007
 * RGV won 78-17 June 30, 2007

2008

 * CC won 61-54 April 12, 2008
 * RGV won 53-52 May 3, 2008
 * RGV won 48-26 July 14, 2008

2009

 * RGV won 40-33 March 28, 2009
 * RGV won 77-50 April 25, 2009
 * RGV won 51-48 June 13, 2009
 * RGV won 78-51 July 25, 2009

Head coaches

 * 2004: Gary Gussman, 6–10 in the regular season
 * 2005: Kevin Guy, 10–6 in the regular season; 2–1 in playoffs
 * 2006–2009: Marty Hammond, 38–26 in the regular season; 1–1 in playoffs

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San Antonio Talons

The San Antonio Talons were a professional arena football team based in San Antonio, Texas. They played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Their home arena was the Alamodome, following their relocation to San Antonio for the 2012 season.

The team was founded in 2000 as the Tulsa Talons of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a charter member of the AFL's defunct developmental league, af2. The Talons played in the af2 for ten seasons, and joined the Arena Football League in 2010 following its reorganization. After the 2011 season the team announced they would relocate to San Antonio. The Talons have won ArenaCup championships in 2003 and 2007, won eight af2 division championships, one AFL division championship, and made a total of eleven playoff appearances.

af2 Days
The Talons began in 2000 in Tulsa, Oklahoma as the Tulsa Talons, a charter member of the now-defunct minor league of Arena football Arena Football 2, also known as af2. In 2009 the Talons moved from their original home field at Tulsa Convention Center to the new 18,041 seat arena called the BOK Center.

In terms of victories and championships, the Talons were a successful af2 franchise. The Talons had more wins than any other team in af2 history. The Talons were the first af2 franchise to reach 100 overall franchise victories. During the existence of the league, the Talons did not have a losing season and appeared in all ten af2 playoffs. Also, the Tulsa Talons won two af2 championships, known as the ArenaCup, in the last eight years of the league. The Talons are also the team with the longest streak of consecutive seasons in the AFL system.

Former Head Coach Mitch Allner is the only person in af2 history to win a championship as both player and head coach. In 2004 the Talons were sold to a group led by Henry Primeaux, the owners of automobile dealerships in Oklahoma, and Paul Ross, an investor. In 2009 three new owners were added to the group.

Transition to AFL
In 2010, some af2 teams joined with a handful of AFL teams which had remained in operation after the cancellation of the 2009 season formed a new league that was to be named AF1. The Talons moved from the af2 and joined the league, which became the highest level of indoor American football. However, the league soon decided to use the former Arena Football League name rather than AF1.

Move to San Antonio
On September 21, 2011, Talons chairman Paul Ross announced the team was moving to San Antonio due to less than desirable attendance and ticket sales. The team was purchased by a group led by California businessman Jason Lohe and the Talons were introduced to the city of San Antonio on September 27, 2011. The Talons then made a big play in free agency by signing veteran quarterback Aaron Garcia, who was fresh off of leading the Jacksonville Sharks to their first ever ArenaBowl victory. Despite AFL tradition to adopt previous AFL team names and identities for new teams in previous markets, the Talons chose to keep their nickname and not adopt the identity of the long-defunct San Antonio Force, due in part to the preexistence of the Georgia Force (a similar issue forced the Pittsburgh Power to adopt its current name instead of the Gladiators). In March 2012, Lynd Sports LLC, became a partial owner of the Talons. Just days later, Lohe was forced to return to California with family issues, and David Lynd became the principal owner of the franchise.

In December 2013, Lynd was sued for breach of contract when his real estate company (Lynd Company) failed to follow through on a $1.7 million purchase. On January 9, 2014, it was reported that the league had seized control of the franchise, and began immediately looking for new ownership. The league has been in talks with Spurs Sports & Entertainment, owners of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, WNBA's San Antonio Stars and San Antonio Rampage hockey team, but neither AFL commissioner Jerry Kurz nor a Spurs spokeswoman could comment about the talks at the time.

On October 13, 2014, the AFL announced that the Talons would not be returning to play in 2015 and are dormant.

All-Arena players
The following Talons players were named to All-Arena Teams:
 * FB Odie Armstrong, Mykel Benson
 * WR Donovan Morgan
 * DL Gabe Nyenhuis, Victor DeGrate, Tim McGill, Joe Sykes
 * LB Steve Watson, Jamar Ransom (2)
 * DB J. C. Neal, Fred Shaw, Kelvin Rodgers

All-Ironman players
The following Talons players were named to All-Ironman Teams:
 * WR/KR Jeff Hughley

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Cirebonese people

The Cirebon or Cirebonese (Wong Cirebon; Urang Cirebon) are an indigenous ethnic group native to Cirebon in the northeastern region of West Java Province of Indonesia. With a population of approximately 2 million, the Cirebonese population are mainly adherents of Sunni Islam. Their native language is Cirebonese, which combines elements of both Javanese and Sundanese, but with a heavier influence from Javanese.

A recognized ethnic group
Initially, Cirebonese ethnicity was closely associated with that of the Javanese people and Sundanese. However, its presence later led to the formation of its own culture, ranging from a variety of coastal batik that does not follow the standards of the Javanese palace style commonly known as interior batik, until the emergence of traditional Islamic patterns that came about following the construction of the Cirebon palace in the 15th century, which was fully based on Islam. The existence of the Cirebonese ethnic group that does not consider themselves as Javanese people or Sundanese was finally answered in the 2010 population census whereby a column that specifically mentions Cirebonese was made available. This meant that the existence of the Cirebonese ethnic group has been recognized nationally as a separate tribe, according to Erna Tresna Prihatin:- The indicators (Cirebonese tribe) seen from the local language used by the Cirebonese is not the same as with the Javanese or Sundanese people. The Cirebonese community also has a distinct identity that makes them feel as they are their own ethnicity. Other indicators that characterizes a person as a Cirebonese is the name, which is unlike of those Javanese and Sundanese people. However, there have been no further research that could explain the characteristics identity of the Cirebonese. In order to search for a person's ethnicity, it can be done through the biological patrilineal lineage. In addition, if a person identifies him or herself with the area (Cirebon) in soul and in spirit, then he or she is entitled to feel as part of the tribe in question.

Language
In the past, Cirebonese was used in coastal trade in West Java from Cirebon which was one of the major ports, particularly in the 15th century until the 17th century. The language is influenced by Sundanese culture since the Cirebonese are located adjacent to the Sundanese cultural region; especially Kuningan and Majalengka, and also influenced by Chinese, Arab and European culture. This is evident in words such as "Taocang" (pigtail) which is a loanword from Chinese language (Hokkien language), the word "Bakda" (after) which is from Arabic language, and then the word "Sonder" (without) which is the absorption of European languages (Dutch language). The Cirebonese language also maintains ancient forms of the Javanese language such as phrases and pronunciation, for example, "Ingsun" (I) and "Sira" (you) are words that are no longer used by the Baku Javanese language.

Debate
The question about Cirebonese as an independent language from the Sundanese and Javanese language has been a fairly long debate, and has involved political government, cultural and linguistic factors.

As a Javanese dialect
Studies made by using questionnaires as a benchmark to indicate vocabulary and basic culture (eating, drinking, and so on) based on Guiter's method showed differences in Cirebonese vocabulary with Javanese in Central Java and Yogyakarta was up to 75 percent, while differences with the Javanese language dialect in East Java was up to 76 percent.

Although linguistic research to date suggests that Cirebonese is "only" a dialect (for according to Guiter's observation, it is said that to be a separate language it must have as much as 80% differences from its closest language), to date the 5th Regional Regulation of West Java Provincial, 2003 still recognizes Cirebonese as a language of its own and not as a dialect. According to the Head of Language Bandung, Muh. Abdul Khak, it is legitimate because the regulation is based on political assessment. In the world of language according to him, a language can be recognized based on three things. First, based on the recognition by its speakers, second based on the political, and the third based on linguistics. Language is based on politics, other examples can be seen in the history of the Indonesian language. Indonesian language which stems from the Malay language, should be named the Indonesian dialect of the Malay language. However, based on political interests, eventually, the development of the Malay language in the country of Indonesia by the Indonesian government was claimed and named as Indonesian language. In addition to political reasons, the recognition of Cirebonese as a language can also be viewed from within its geographical borders. Abdul Khak mentioned that Cirebonese is regarded as a dialect if viewed nationally with the involvement of the Javanese language. This means, that when regulations were first made only within the area of West Java, Cirebonese was not regarded as significant in comparison to the Javanese language. What's more if compared with Betawi Malay and Sundanese, Cirebonese is indeed different.

As an independent language
With the revised legislation it has allowed various linguistic arguments. However, a greater interest of which is considered from the political standpoint are the Cirebonese speakers, who do not want to be regarded as Javanese or Sundanese people. Chairman of the Institute of Cirebonese Language and Literature, Nurdin M. Noer said that Cirebonese is a mixture of Javanese and Sundanese. Although in conversations, Cirebonese people can still understand some of the Javanese language, he said Cirebonese vocabulary continues to develop and does not only "depend" on the vocabulary of the Javanese nor the Sundanese language. He mentioned: In addition, there are many dialects of the Cirebonese language. For instance the Plered, Jaware, and Dermayon dialect. If revisions were to be made to the regulations mentioned, there would most likely be a protest from the speakers of the Cirebonese community. Linguistic expert, Chaedar Al Wasilah assessed that with the native speakers being more vocal, changes to the recognition should not be done. Therefore, what is needed is to protect the Cirebonese language from extinction.

Vocabulary
Most of the original vocabularies of this language have nothing in common with the standard Javanese language (Surakarta-Yogyakarta region) neither morphology nor phonetics. Indeed, the Cirebonese language used in Cirebon and with those in Indramayu, although are part of the Javanese language; have huge differences with the "standard Javanese language", which is the language taught in schools that held to the Solo Javanese language. Thus, before the 1970s, textbooks from Solo could no longer be used because it was too difficult for students (and perhaps also, the teacher). Therefore, in the 1970s, textbooks were replaced with Sundanese textbooks. However, it turns out that the idea was a misconception (of the Cirebonese language) until movement emerged to replace the textbook in the language used in the region, namely the Cirebonese dialect of the Javanese language. Nevertheless, publishers that supported regional language to be taught in schools did not include the word "Javanese language of the Cirebonese dialect" again in the following year, but instead used the term "Cirebonese language". It has also been done on published books by supporters of Cirebonese as a teaching subject in 2001 and 2002. "Cirebonese Language Dictionary" written by Sudjana did not put the words "Javanese language of Cirebonese dialect" but only "Cirebonese Language Dictionary". So it was with the publishing of "Wyakarana - Cirebonese Grammar" in 2002 that no longer shows the existence of Cirebonese as part of the Javanese language, but instead as an independent language itself.

Vernacular Cirebonese
Following is a comparison between Cirebonese with other languages that are considered cognate, such as Serang Javanese (Bantenese), Tegal and Pemalangan dialects of the Javanese, as well as Standard Javanese (Surakarta-Yogyakarta dialect) of the Bagongan (vernacular) style.

Cirebonese dialects
According to Mr. Nurdin M. Noer, chairman of the Institute of Cirebonese Language and Literature, there are at least a few Cirebonese dialects, some of which are Cirebonese Dermayon dialect or also known as Indramayuan dialect, Cirebonese Jawareh dialect (Sawareh Javanese) or Javanese Separuh dialect, Cirebonese Plered dialect and Gegesik dialect (northern region of West Cirebon; today it is divided into Kedawung and Tengah Tani districts).

Jawareh dialect
The Jawareh dialect also referred to as Sawareh (meaning "partial", or literally "half") Javanese is a dialect of the Cirebonese language that is used around the borders of Cirebon Regency and Brebes Regency, or the borders of Majalengka Regency and Kuningan Regency. The Jawareh dialect is a combination of part Javanese language and part Sundanese language.

Dermayon dialect
The Cirebonese Dermayon dialect is widely used in the area of Indramayu Regency, according to the Guiter's method, the Dermayon dialect have about 30% differences with the Cirebonese language itself. The main characteristic of Dermayon dialect speakers is to use the word "Reang" as a term for the word "I" instead of using the word "Isun" as those used by Cirebonese language speakers.

Plered dialect
The Cirebonese Plered dialect that is used in the west side of Cirebon Regency, is known its strong use of "O" characteristic. For example, in standard Cirebonese language the word "Sira" in western Cirebon Regency dialect is translated as "Siro", which means "You". The word "Apa" in Cirebonese language becomes "Apo" (means, "What") in western Cirebonese dialect, likewise the word "Jendela" becomes "Jendelo" (means, "Window"). For instance, "anak saya masuk teka" will be translated as "anak kita manjing ning teko". Besides that Cirebonese Plered dialect has its own unique accent such as the usage of additional words like "jeh" or "tah" in any conversation. Dialect speakers who occupies the western region of Cirebon Regency tend to express themselves with the title "Wong Cirebon", which is very much different from the standard Cirebonese language (Sira) used by the residents of Cirebon city to refer to themselves as "Tiyang Grage"; although both "Wong Cirebon" and "Tiyang Grage" have the same meaning that is "Cirebonese".

Gegesik dialect
Gegesik is a dialect that is spoken in the northern region of West Cirebon and around Gegesik district, the Cirebonese Gegesik dialect is often used as the intermediary language in Pewayangan from Cirebon by the Dalang (puppet master) himself and there is a possibility that this is a finer dialect compared to the dialect of the "Wong Cirebon" itself.

Family system
Below are the terms used by Cirebonese people to address family members:

Royal Wedding
The Royal Wedding custom of the Cirebonese community is called Pelakrama Ageng in Cirebonese language. The customs of marriage attempts to elevate local traditions with the emphasis on Islam as the center of the ceremony. The customs of Cirebonese wedding has its own local moral values in the context of the simplicity in the Cirebonese community way of carrying out large celebrations. Such example is in the Cirebonese dowry customs which only requires tubers, vegetables and valuables (as in the form of jewelry or cash according to the groom's means), where in carrying out those requirements Cirebonese community will prioritize Islamic elements more than others; and among them is to avoid ria (the attitude of wanting to be praised).

Marriage proposal
A marriage proposal or in Cirebonese language tetali or njegog is the early stage of the Cirebonese Royal Wedding procession whereby the messenger of the man visits the parents of the woman's house and expressed his intention to marry their daughter. Then the woman's mother would ask her for her approval. The woman will then give her answer in the presence of the messenger as a witness. After receiving the answer, the messenger and the woman's parents will have a discussion to determine the wedding date. Once there is agreement, the messenger excuse himself to convey the message to the man's parents.

Dowry
On the day of delivering the dowries, the woman's parents accompanied her immediate family members will receive the man's messenger as he arrives together with his envoy accompanied a group men carrying the dowry; among them are:-
 * Fruit bearers
 * Tubers bearers
 * Vegetables bearers
 * Mas picis bearers, which are dowries in a form of jewelries and cash that are to be handed over to the woman's parents.

Washing
According to Sultan Sepuh XIV Pangeran Raja Adipati Arief Natadiningrat, Siraman (meaning, "splashing of water" or "washing" and sometimes also referred to as Siram Tawandari) symbolizes purity. The Siraman procession is a tradition of bathing the bride with a certain traditional procedure takes place before proceeding with the solemnization ceremony. It aims to cleanse the body and soul of the bride before conducting the ceremony, which is the door to starting a new life with her partner.

As according to the teachings of Islam, that good deeds must be preceded by cleansing themselves of impurity, be it both small or great.

In Islam, all of us who wants to worship must certainly begins with self-cleaning. Siraman is also a way of self-cleaning, and getting married is part of worship. So, before getting married a need for Siraman is done first so that both body and soul will be cleanse.

Both the bride and groom will be brought to the place for Siraman, called cungkup by the makeup person, accompanied by their parents and elders. As they walk towards the place for Siraman accompanied with traditional musical instruments; the nablong, the bride will wear a batik sarong of Cirebonese style, namely the Wadasan cloth. Usually the color of the sarong is green which symbolizes fertility. Before Siraman, the chest and back of the bride will be given scrubs and after which the makeup person will then invite the parents and elders to wash the bride alternately. Once completed, the water that is used to wash the bride will be given to young girls and boys who were present as a symbolic meaning that they should follow the examples of the bride and groom. This ceremony is called Bendrong Sirat where the water used for the Siraman are sprinkled to the young girls and boys who attended the event.

Titivate
To ornate or in Cirebonese language called Parasan is done by the prospective bride after the Siraman ceremony. One of the Parasan process called ngerik where the removal of fine hair done by the makeup person as the parents and relatives watch. This event accompanied by moblong, a karawitan music which means the fountain of water is like a full moon.

Visiting graves
Visiting of tomb (ziarah) is normally done to offer prayers for ancestors who have already gone. Usually if the bride is a descendant of the Cirebonese Sultanate, the bride will make a visit to the tomb of Sunan Gunung Jati tomb and the ancestral tomb of the Cirebonese sultans at the Astana Gunung Jati Tomb of the Cirebonese Kings Complex in Astana village, Gunung Jati district, Cirebon Regency to receive blessings before proceeding with the marriage ceremony.

Visitation of the Astana Gunung Jati Tomb of the Cirebonese Kings Complex begins by praying in front of the pasujudan gate. The door is the third of the nine doors leading to the tomb of Sunan Gunung Jati that seats at the top of the hill. Apart from praying in front of the pasujudan door, usually Sultan Sepuh of the Kasepuhan palace and the bride will also spread flower petals and offer prayer in the tombs of the elders of Kasepuhan palace; and among them are Sultan Sepuh Raja Sulaiman and Sultan Sepuh PRA Maulana Pakuningrat. The visitation ends at the time for Salat Zuhr prayer.

Fetching the bride
When the wedding day arrives as agreed, representatives of the bride will send emissaries to fetch the groom. Once arrive at the home of the groom's family and the messenger delivers his message with the intention to bring the prospective groom to the bride's home for a wedding ceremony. Parents of the groom are not allowed participate in the marriage ceremony as it is forbidden for them to witness.

Once the consent has been granted by the parents of the bride (Ijab Kabul), the groom will be covered with a cloth belonging to the bride's mother. This signifies that the groom has become a son-in-law. After it has been done, the cloth will be taken back to indicate that the bride is no longer in the protection of her parents and now has to carry her own responsibility. Ijab Kabul in Royal Wedding or Pelakrama Ageng of the Cirebonese palace is usually conveyed in loosed Cirebonese language.

Meeting the bride
Once the solemnization ceremony is completed, they will proceed with the meeting of the bride and the bridegroom ceremony which is referred to as Temon or Salam Temon. Both the bride and the bridegroom will be brought to the front porch or doorway of the house for a stepping on eggs event. The egg made up of shell, egg white and egg yolk bears its own symbolic meaning:-

Egg shell as a vessel or place, egg white as purity and devotion of the wife, and egg yolk as a symbol of grandeur. With so all the purity and majesty of his wife from that moment on wards belonged to her husband. Among the tools that are used are the pipisan (a type of millstone) or a rectangular stone that is wrapped in white cloth. The bridegroom will step on the eggs symbolize the change status of a young man to a husband and wants to start a home and have children of his own.

The bride will then wash the feet of her husband, to symbolize loyalty and wants to build a happy home together. Before washing the feet of her husband, the bride will ask for blessings from her husband. When the bride is from a well-off families usually during the Salam Temon ceremony, the gelondongan pangareng will be carried out as well which is the complete delivering of tribute of goods (valuables).

Spreading of money
This event is held as a form of parents expressing their happiness for the marriage of their children. Coins that are mixed with yellow rice and turmeric are spread, or in Cirebonese language it is called Sawer, as a sign so that the bride and groom are given an abundance of fortune, attain mutual respect, live in harmony and are well-suited for each other. Normally when coins are sprinkled or spread, noises of excitement are heard of those that were rushing for the money, yellow rice and turmeric. Those noise of excitement is what is referred to as Surak.

Sprinkling of Pugpugan
In a squatting position, the head of the bride and bridegroom are sprinkled with pugpugan by the makeup person. The pugpugan is made of welit; which is either ilalang or fermented coconut leaves. The purpose of this ceremony is done for a long lasting marriage just as the welit are tied tightly until it is fermented, and for both of the bride and bridegroom to be able to make a full use of the sustenance that they are blessed with. Once the ceremony is completed by the makeup person, the bride and bridegroom are bought into the aisle. Parents of the bridegroom are then invited by relatives of the bride to accompany the bride and bridegroom in the aisle.

Partaking of yellow sticky rice
Partaking of the nasi ketan kuning (yellow sticky rice) by the bride and bridegroom ceremony is led by the makeup person. The nasi ketan kuning is arranged in a circle of 13 grains of rice. First, the parents of the bride feeds the bride and bridegroom with a total of 4 grains. Then, another 4 grains are fed to the bride and bridegroom by the parents of the bridegroom. Followed by the bride and bridegroom feeding each other with total of 2 grains. The remaining 1 grain of rice is to be contested and it symbolizes whoever manages to get the last grain of rice will be blessed abundantly.

However, the last grain of rice is not to be consumed but to be given to his or her spouse. During the event, both of the bride and bridegroom are seated in front as a symbol of a united husband and wife in building a happy family. Apart from that, this event; which is also called adep-adep sekul, bears the meaning of harmony in the family among the couple, parents and parents-in-law.

Parental blessings
Both of the bride and bridegroom pays homage to their parents by kneeling as a reflection of their respect and gratitude to their parents for all the love and guidance that has been devoted to them. The bride and groom also ask for blessings to build their own household with their spouse. After this ceremony, a love song with advice in a form of macapat is played with the hope the bride and bridegroom are able to manage their household in agreement, in life and in death with one another.

Closing
After receiving the blessings of their parents, the bride and bridegroom are then congratulated by relatives that are present. Usually, entertainment such as dancing are held. For example, Cirebon mask dance, Cirebonese cultural dance and Tayub dance.

Art

 * Cirebon mask dance
 * Gamelan Sekaten
 * Kemanak

Cuisine

 * Docang
 * Empal gentong
 * Mie koclok
 * Sega Jamblang
 * Tahu gejrot

Relation to Javanese culture
In relation to Javanese culture, the existence of Cirebonese language has always been associated with the Javanese language due to the Cirebonese grammar that is similar to the Javanese grammar, as well as the existence of several words in the Cirebonese language also shares the same meaning in Javanese language.

For example "Isun arep lunga sing umah" in Cirebonese language means "I want to leave from home" where if translated in Javanese language it is "I arep lungo sing umah". Words obtained in both translations are almost similar but the variety of sentences in Cirebonese language is not limited to only from the absorption of Javanese language. An example of a variant dialect in Cirebonese language, "ari khaul mulae bakda magrib mah punten, isun beli bisa teka, ana janji sih karo adhine". The word "ari" that is found in the sentence is an uptake of the Sundanese language and the word "bakda" is an absorption of the Arabic language. Where if translated into standard Sundanese language or standard Javanese language, a different variety of vocabulary will be found from the Cirebonese sentences.

Relation to Sundanese culture
In relations with Sundanese people or culture, the existence of the Cirebonese people is marked in a form of the existence of the Cirebon palace; where the founders of the Cirebon palace namely Raden Walangsungsang, Nyai Rara Santang and Prince Surya are the Kuwu (Cirebonese term of head of settlement) in Kaliwedi district are the descendants of the Pajajaran kingdom of the Kingdom of Sunda. However, in the subsequent development of the Cirebon palace; which is the symbol of existence of Cirebonese people, chose its own path which is mostly patterned after Islam.

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Axillary bud

The axillary bud (or lateral bud) is an embryonic or organogenic shoot located in the axil of a leaf. Each bud has the potential to form shoots, and may be specialized in producing either vegetative shoots (stems and branches) or reproductive shoots (flowers). Once formed, a bud may remain dormant for some time, or it may form a shoot immediately.

Overview
An axillary bud is an embryonic or organogenic shoot which lies dormant at the junction of the stem and petiole of a plant. It arises exogenously from outer layer of cortex of the stem.

Axillary buds do not become actively growing shoots on plants with strong apical dominance (the tendency to grow just the terminal bud on the main stem). Apical dominance occurs because the shoot apical meristem produces auxin which prevents axillary buds from growing. The axillary buds begin developing when they are exposed to less auxin, for example if the plant naturally has weak apical dominance, if apical dominance is broken by removing the terminal bud, or if the terminal bud has grown far enough away for the auxin to have less of an effect.

An example of axillary buds are the eyes of the potato.

Effects of auxin
As the apical meristem grows and forms leaves, a region of meristematic cells is left behind at the node between the stem and the leaf. These axillary buds are usually dormant, inhibited by auxin produced by the apical meristem, which is known as apical dominance.

If the apical meristem is removed, or has grown a sufficient distance away from an axillary bud, the axillary bud may become activated (or more appropriately freed from hormone inhibition). Like the apical meristem, axillary buds can develop into a stem or flower.

Diseases that affect axillary buds
Certain plant diseases - notably phytoplasmas - can cause the proliferation of axillary buds, and cause plants to become bushy in appearance.

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Phenazone

Phenazone (INN and BAN; also known as phenazon, antipyrine (USAN), antipyrin, or analgesine) is an analgesic (pain reducing), antipyretic (fever reducing) and anti-inflammatory drug. While it predates the term, it is often classified as a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Phenazone was one of the earliest synthetic medications — when it was patented in 1883, the only synthetic medical chemicals on the market were chloral hydrate, a sedative (as well as at least one derivative of that chemical), trimethylamine, and iodol (tetraiodopyrrol), an early antiseptic. One of the earliest widely used analgesics and antipyretics, phenazone was gradually replaced in common use by other medications including phenacetin (itself later withdrawn because of safety concerns), aspirin, paracetamol and modern NSAIDs such as ibuprofen. However, it is still available in several countries either as an over-the-counter or prescribed drug.

History
Ludwig Knorr was the first to synthesize phenazone, then called antipyrine, in the early 1880s. Sources disagree on the exact year of discovery, but Knorr patented the chemical in 1883. Phenazone has an elimination half life of about 12 hours.

Preparation
Phenazone is synthesized by condensation of phenylhydrazine and ethyl acetoacetate under basic conditions and methylation of the resulting intermediate compound 1-phenyl-3-methylpyrazolone with dimethyl sulfate or methyl iodide. It crystallizes in needles which melt at 156 C. Potassium permanganate oxidizes it to pyridazine tetracarboxylic acid.

Adverse effects
Possible adverse effects include:
 * Allergy to pyrazolones
 * Nausea
 * Agranulocytosis
 * Hepatotoxicity

Research
Phenazone is often used in testing the effects of other drugs or diseases on drug-metabolizing enzymes in the liver.

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Current nominations:
 * The Tale of the Heike
 * Abe Shinzo


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Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge

The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge (Blue, White and Red in English) were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1972 to 1975. They played at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

History
The Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge were the result of several years of disputes between the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). In 1972 the QMJHL threatened a lawsuit to force the Montreal Junior Canadiens to return to the Quebec-based league, after departing in 1961 for the OHA.

Over the summer of 1972, the Junior Canadiens ownership were granted "one-year suspension" of operations by the OHA. The QMJHL then allowed team ownership to transfer the team and its players into the QMJHL for the 1972-73 season. To avoid litigation from the OHA by using the Junior Canadiens name, the team was renamed Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge. Neither the team nor any of its players would return to the OHA, while the "suspended" franchise was reactivated by the OHA for the 1973-74 season as the Kingston Canadians.

The Bleu Blanc Rouge played for three seasons in the shadow of the Montreal Canadiens, before being renamed Montreal Juniors.

Players
Norm Dupont is the all-time points leader for the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge. He played 142 games, scoring 139 goals and 144 assists, totalling 283 points. Jean-Luc Phaneuf is a close 2nd place. In 187 games he scored 104 goals and 172 assists for 276 points, but was deemed to be too small to play in the NHL. Nonetheless, the Bleu Blanc Rouge graduated 16 players to the NHL in only 3 years of play.

Award winners
Jean Béliveau Trophy (Top Scorer)
 * 1974-75 Normand Dupont

Frank J. Selke Commemorative Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player)
 * 1974-75 Jean-Luc Phaneuf

NHL alumni
• Mike Backman

• Rick Bowness

• Michel Dion

• Norm Dupont

• Dave Logan

• Gilles Lupien

• Garth MacGuigan

• Blair MacKasey

• Mike McDougall

• Pierre Mondou

• Robert Picard

• Jean Savard

• Bob Sirois

• Andre St. Laurent

• Mario Tremblay

• Mike Wong

Playoffs

 * 1972-1973 Lost to Cornwall Royals 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
 * 1973-1974 Defeated Sherbrooke Castors 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals. Lost to Sorel Eperviers 4 games to 0 in semi-finals.
 * 1974-1975 Defeated Cornwall Royals 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals. Lost to Laval National 4 games to 1 in semi-finals.

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One Montenegro

One Montenegro (full legal name: One Crna Gora DOO) is a mobile phone operator in Montenegro.

History
In November 1995, PTT of Montenegro and European Telecom Luxembourg signed a contract on establishing a limited liability company in the aim of obtaining a mobile telephony license in Montenegro. Then in January 1996, consortium ETL and PTT of Montenegro obtained a 20-year concession for establishing a GSM 900 mobile network in Montenegro. Then ProMonte was founded two months later, in March 1996. ProMonte went live on July 10, 1996. The first mobile telephony call made in Montenegro was on July 10, 1996. In December 2001, ProMonte obtained a 15-year license, letting it use GSM 900 and DCS 1800. At the same time, PTT of Montenegro sold ETL its 9% of ProMonte shares. On August 11, 2004, Telenor has completed the acquisition of an additional 55.9% of the shares in ProMonte, and became the 100% owner of ProMonte. ProMonte was rebranded as Telenor on May 18, 2010.

In January 2018, the company's management confirmed media reports that there is interest in sale of Telenor's business in Southeast Europe, including Telenor Montenegro. In March 2018, Telenor sold its business in Southeast Europe (Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro and Serbia) to the investment fund PPF, for a sum of 2.8 billion euros.

As of December 2021. Telenor in Montenegro is part of 4iG. After the purchase, 4iG transferred the ownership to Antenna Hungária. The company has more than 1,900 employees.

On March 1, 2022, the company announced that the Telenor brand in Montenegro completely changes to ‘ONE’ with the rebrand happening on March 14. The new brand represents friendliness, commitment, agility and transparency.

title: One Montenegro