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William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor

William Waldorf Astor III, 4th Viscount Astor (born 27 December 1951) is an English businessman and politician who sits as a Conservative hereditary Lord Temporal in the House of Lords. He is a member of the Astor family, which is known for its prominence in business, society, and politics in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Biography
Astor was a Lord-in-waiting (a House of Lords whip) from 1990 to 1993. He was then made a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Social Security. In 1994, he moved to the Department of National Heritage where he served until leaving the government in 1995.

He was a member of the Founding Council of the Rothermere American Institute at the University of Oxford.

Viscount Astor is Chairman of Silvergate Media and director of Networkers Plc (since 2007) and trustee of Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham.

Political positions
Astor was an early opponent of the HS2 high-speed rail project.

Marriage and children
Astor married Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones (born 1948), daughter of Timothy Angus Jones and Patricia David Pandora Clifford on 14 January 1976. They have three children:

 * Hon Flora Katherine Astor (born 7 June 1976). She is married to Theo Rycroft. They have three children: Nelson (born 2008), Pandora (born 2011) and Lydia (born 2016).
 * Hon William Waldorf "Will" Astor IV (born 18 January 1979). He is married to Lohralee Stutz. They have four children: William Waldorf (born 2012), Allegra Annabel (born 2013), Conrad Charles (born 2016) and India Isabel (born 2017).
 * Hon James Jacob "Jake" Astor (born 4 March 1981). He is married to Victoria L. Hargreaves. They have two children: Sibyl (born 2015) and Atalanta (born 2017).

The heir to the viscountcy is his elder son, Will.

His wife Annabel's stepfather was his uncle Michael Langhorne Astor.

Viscountess Astor was previously married to Sir Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet by whom she is the mother of Samantha Cameron, wife of former Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Indeed, Punsk has a population of only about one thousand ? I thought it was larger. Lysy 19:50, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

I think Punskas has population of just over 1000 or so. Seinai is a larger town.DeirYassin 11:19, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Formally, Punsk is only a village. It had city rights in the years 1647–1852 but then it had lost them. . Balcer 15:07, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

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User:Bushboy

Bushboy is no boy from the bush. Bushboy is no boy for the bush. Bushboy is a friend of the bush. Bushboy is a friend of all bushes (and trees). Bushboy is not a friend to the Bushes (also to the rest of mankind).

Bushboy lost three persons, important to his life, by the Bushes: His love was killed by a bomb dropped over an African country by order of a Bush. His friend was blown up by a bomb-belt worn by a fanatic assassin, ordered by the same Bush. Another friend died by the bombing of a Middle East Country, ordered by another Bush. (His grandfather was killed by some European dictator. That dictator only came to power, because an earlier Bush betrayed his own country, making family’s fortune by big deals, financing the later dictator, arming his private armies, arming then his country, sending it to war to assure the business interests of Bush and his friends / partners, gaining about $ 1.5 billion today’s worth with that.)

Bushboy now is around the globe, fighting ignorance, wishing that the US people, good and brave people like all people around this planet, some day will see and so will desire democracy, not just for the rest of the world but also for themselves. That day, no more Bushes, whatever would be their name, will be and world’s going to have peace, not to rest in peace, like the Bushes want us to…

love and peace for all of you

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Naim Audio

Naim Audio is a British hi-fi manufacturer based in Wiltshire, United Kingdom.

The company was founded in 1973. Following a 2011 merger with French loudspeaker manufacturer Focal, Naim is owned by VerVent Audio Group, a French company.

History
Naim began when Julian Vereker started Naim Audio Visual in 1969 and created a sound-to-light box that he hired out to film production companies. He designed his own power amplifier. The company Naim Audio was incorporated in 1973. The convention at the time – dating back to audio pioneer Edgar Villchur – was that the loudspeakers determined the sound of a hi-fi system, and that amplifiers were a means to an end in moving the speakers.

Amplifiers
The first product Naim put on the market was the NAP160 power amplifier; it was followed by the NAC12 pre-amplifier. The two-channel NAP 250 amplifier, launched in 1975, is perhaps Naim Audio's most well-known analogue product, as its basic circuit layout was shared by all the company's power amplifiers until the introduction of the NAP500 in 2000. The Naim NAIT, its first integrated amplifier, is "one of the most controversial and famous integrated amps in the history of HiFi".

R&D
In 1983, Guy Lamotte was hired as a designer. He completed the development of the NA T01 and NAT101 FM tuners and piloted the development of the Hi-Cap power supply and the −5 modifications to the company's pre-amplification (NAC42 and 32), the NAXO active crossover and the ARO uni-pivot tonearm (developed jointly with David Beck). Lamotte privately worked on a prototype electrostatic speaker design. It was brought into the Naim fold in 1987, after the Linn/Naim partnership ended. Roy George, who joined in 1985 and was appointed Technical Director of Naim in 2000, is credited with designing many of Naim's products.

In 2019, the parent company Vervent Audio Group expected to invest more than 8% of its sales revenue in research and development.

Following
The company, and its products such as the NAIT, NAC52 pre-amplifier, the ARO uni-pivot tonearm and the SBL (Separate Box Loudspeaker) have assumed cult status among devotees.

After Vereker
The company was headed by Vereker until his death in 2000, when Paul Stephenson, then Sales Director, became Managing Director until 2015. The company saw turnover increase from £6m to £20m and began digital streaming. Former R&D Director Trevor Wilson was Managing Director from 2015 to 2018. The business was then led by Charlie Henderson as Managing Director between 2018 and 2021, and by 2021 turnover had increased to £39million, yielding profit before tax of nearly £5million.

Design characteristics
In terms of after-sales support, Naim states they can service all products ever manufactured by them.

Typically, the electronics incorporate over-engineered power supplies to the audio circuitry. Naim market independent low-noise power supplies.

Internally, the Naim design approach can be seen by their use of materials –– the semiconductors, heavy toroidal transformers, their attention to earthing, screening and isolation from electronic and mechanical interference, through to their preference for XLR connector, DIN connector and the BNC connector for phono (as opposed to the RCA connector used by almost all other manufacturers). Until 1989, the company's electronics could be identified by their heavy black aluminium casing. Since their replacement by the 'olive' range, the earlier vintages are known as 'chrome bumper' models. Electrically, the amplifiers are matched and designed to be used together. Naim warns against experimentation with other manufacturers' components, particularly in the case for some "high-end" loudspeaker cables, whose L/C characteristics were said by Naim to present unstable loads to the high-current devices used in Naim power amplifiers.

As with other brands such as Arcam and Cyrus, the company's instruction manuals state that "better and more consistent performance will be achieved if the system is left switched on for long periods." Reviewers have remarked on equipment sounding significantly better several weeks after being left switched on.

Digital audio
During much of the 1980s, Naim asserted that Compact Disc was a far inferior medium to the vinyl gramophone record, and Naim continued to design their products in this context. The announcement in 1989 that the company was working on a CD player shocked the marketplace. The player, called the CDS, was unusual for a two-box device in that Naim put the digital–analogue converter in the same box as the transport and audio circuitry, whilst keeping the power supply separate. The player saw two major revisions, the CDS2 (1998) and CDS3 (2002). Naim also made several less expensive single-box players such as the CD 5 XS (2009). , only the CD5si (introduced in 2012) continues to be made.

Naim's Uniti range, introduced in 2009, provides access to various digital streaming sources and services; these products contain power amplifiers and are connected to external speakers. The Uniti Atom received the EISA award for Best All in One System, 2018–19. The Mu-so range, introduced in 2014, has internal speakers.

Partnerships
During much of the 1970s and 80s, Naim adopted a symbiotic relationship with Linn Products, and their names were often mentioned together.

The two companies had almost the same sales and marketing strategy, and shared many of the same retailers/dealers. Vereker, the company's founder, was active in marketing and promotion, and appeared in the company's advertising. The company's emphasis on selling products through comparative demonstrations in a single-speaker environment, was a move away from marketing space of the chain electronics stores in favour of small independent retailers [in the United Kingdom].

The two companies diverged during the 1980s. This was partly due to the convergence of technology, but also because Naim had significantly fewer dealers than Linn. This presented problems for Linn dealers trying to sell Linn speakers, that were specifically designed to work with Naim amplification. Both Naim and Linn began broadening their product ranges and started encroaching on each other's areas of expertise: in 1985, Linn launched its LK1/LK2 amplification combination, signalling the definitive end of the partnership. Naim began making loudspeakers and Linn expanded its range of electronic components. In 1987, Naim announced that chief designer Guy Lamotte had been working on a prototype electrostatic speaker design, and that a product launch was imminent. However, the product never became realised, having been cancelled because of cost escalation. In 1995, Naim announced the launch of the Armageddon power supply for the LP12.

In 2008, Naim partnered with car manufacturer Bentley in the "Naim for Bentley" project, an optional upgrade in-car sound system.

In 2010, Naim employed 140 staff, with products exported to at least 40 countries and half of its £15 million turnover coming from export. One-third of the business was from CD players. In 2011 and again in 2017, around 60 percent of sales went to export markets.

Ownership
At the time of his death, Julian Vereker held half of the share capital of the company. The other half was owned by employees, including Paul Stephenson who owned 20 percent. Vereker bequeathed his shares to be held in a trust of which Stephenson is trustee.

2011: Focal & Co
In August 2011, Naim and Focal-JMLab announced a merger of both companies. Focal & Co., the new entity to be formed to own the existing operations, would employ 325 people in total at two sites, in Saint Etienne, France, and Salisbury, UK. Pro-forma annual turnover of the new company was £48 million. The Naim and Focal brands would continue to operate independently, while collaborating on R&D.

The shareholders of Focal & Co are those that respectively owned the company prior to the merger (namely Jacques Mahul, CM-CIC and the management of Focal and Naim), suggesting the merger being executed by an exchange of shares for shares in the holding company. No ownership statistics and no valuation were mentioned.

2014: Vervent Audio Group
In May 2014, French investors Naxicap Partners and French private equity firm Aquasorca announced they had acquired a majority stake in the Focal & Co group, which was renamed to Vervent Audio Group.

In August 2017, Focal.JMLab UK Limited, the distributor of Focal speakers in the UK, was merged into Naim Audio Limited. In late 2019, Alpha Private Equity became the majority shareholder of Vervent. Naim Audio Limited continues to operate as a British company and as a subsidiary of Vervent.

Record label
Naim entered into the record business to supply compact discs. The first CD to appear on the Naim record label was Electric Glide by Gary Boyle, one of the company's favourite vinyl demo records. Naim's Marketing Director Ryan Latham led the record label until 2018, with James Tailby taking over in June 2018.

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List of parliamentary constituencies in County Durham

The unitary authorities of Durham and Borough of Darlington are combined for parliamentary constituency boundaries, being divided into 8 parliamentary constituencies, including 2 cross-county constituencies, all of which are county constituencies.

2010 boundary changes
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Durham's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards.

Proposed boundary changes
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021. Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that the unitary authority of County Durham be combined with the Tyne and Wear boroughs of Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland as a sub-region of the North East Region, with the creation of a cross-county boundary constituency named Blaydon and Consett, resulting in the abolition of North West Durham. It is proposed that the reconfigured Sedgefield constituency is renamed Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor. Darlington would be included in a Tees Valley sub-division.

The following seats are proposed:

Containing electoral wards in Darlington

Containing electoral wards in County Durham
 * Darlington
 * Stockton West (part also in Stockton-on-Tees)
 * Bishop Auckland
 * Blaydon and Consett (part also in Gateshead in Tyne and Wear)
 * City of Durham
 * Easington
 * Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
 * North Durham

Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019

2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Durham in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Percentage votes
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Historical results by party
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1906 to 1918
1victor in January 1910, Christopher Furness, declared void. Fresh by-election held June 1910, won by Stephen Furness.

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Asia Security Conference

There are two annual conferences that go by the title of the Asia Security Conference. The oldest of these is held by the Indian think tank Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) in New Delhi, India. This conference brings together globally renowned scholars who interact with senior members of IDSA as well as senior members of the Indian Government. The 12th Annual Asian Security Conference was hosted by IDSA from 11 to 13 February. These conferences are by invitation only. At the 2010 Conference, the Indian Defence Minister and Indian Defence Secretary both played key roles. The conference annually explores issues of security affecting South Asia. Attendees for the 2010 Conference included senior academics from the United States, Pakistan, Russia, Iran, India, and the United Kingdom, among others. Notable names included G. John Ikenberry, and Aaron Friedburg from Princeton, Summit Ganguly from the Indiana University, John Geis from Air University.

There is a more recently developed 'Asia Security Conference,' which is an annual event organised by International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The conference is also known as Shangri-La Dialogue. The first conference was held on 2002 and the success prompted the organisers to make it an annual event. The 8th edition of the conference was held from 29 to 31 May 2009 in Singapore.

2009 Conference
Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, the United Kingdom, the United States, Vietnam are the countries that participated in the 2009 conference.

The main focus of the meet was shipping security, fighting terrorism and the North Korea's nuclear ambition. The conference was of a particular importance in the backdrop of North Korea's nuclear as well as missile test. There was also criticism that the meeting was organised for achieving peace in the region but the participating countries were more interested in private meetings to discuss weapons purchases.

2005 Conference
The 2005 talks was held in Singapore and focused issues including the U.S.-led War on Terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and the emergent roles for India and China in Asian regional security.

18 countries represented at the ministerial-level: Korea, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Through this Conference, it was found that the United States might have done something wrong in "dealing with this whole terrorism mess."

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Phil Brown (actor)

Philip Mortimer Brown (April 30, 1916 – February 9, 2006) was an American actor.

Early life
Brown was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1916. He majored in dramatics at Stanford University, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

Career
Brown played some of his first roles on stage when he joined the Group Theatre in New York City. The Group Theatre eventually closed, and many of its members relocated to Hollywood, where Brown helped found the Actors' Laboratory Theatre. He found his first cinema roles here, making his motion picture debut in Mitchell Leisen's 1941 war movie, I Wanted Wings.

In 1946, he played Ernest Hemingway's protagonist Nick Adams in Robert Siodmak's version of The Killers, alongside William Conrad and Charles McGraw as the titular "killers".

In 1948, he played Tom in Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie, at the Haymarket Theatre London, in a production directed by John Gielgud.

His association with the Lab came back to haunt him later in the decade, when its members fell under the scrutiny of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Although he was not a communist, Brown was blacklisted in 1952, and was eventually compelled to relocate with his family to the United Kingdom between 1953 and 1993.

Overseas he was able to resume acting on stage, TV and films; he also directed for the stage and TV. He was best known for his role as Luke Skywalker's uncle, Owen Lars, in Star Wars (1977).

He returned to the United States in the 1990s and in later years made the rounds of autograph shows.

Death
Phil Brown died in his sleep of pneumonia on February 9, 2006, at the age of 89, two months shy of his 90th birthday.

Legacy
His wife Ginny survives him with their son; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Television

 * 1989 ||  The Martian Chronicles (miniseries)  || Narrator

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Wikipedia:Peer review/Soap opera/archive1

Soap opera
I feel this has much potential to become a featured article, and I have ideas as to what to fix, but I want to get a fresh perspective on what to keep, throw out, and add. Mike H 19:52, May 31, 2005 (UTC)
 * It could possibly include a section on the success of Soap Opera in non-English speaking countries, and some significant examples of long-running foreign shows. I know there have also been a few books written on the topic, which could serve as additional reading references. Otherwise it covers the topic fairly thoroughly, as far as I can tell. Thanks. :) — RJH 15:41, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid to attempt that kind of section, because I've found that for other countries, they already have their own articles (telenovela, téléroman, etc.). I think the term "soap opera," in this sense, can only be correctly used to describe the shows in English-speaking countries. I suppose there can be a section describing the other countries, then a "see also" kind of link. I'll think about how to write it up. Thank you! Mike H 17:59, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree with RJH. For example, Korean soap operas a quite prominent in the East Asia region.  They have had the effect of bringing Korean culture into vogue in Japan, and produced popular Korean stars amongst Japanese women (this is an important cultural shift, as historically Japanese had looked down on Koreans).  Furthermore, bootlegged copies of Korean soap operas are being smuggled into North Korea, defying the cultural control of Pyongyang, and introducing elements of South Korea culture up North amongst the youth especially.  There are plenty of english-language news sources from Japan and Korea on the internet that have covered this (Japan Times, Asahi Shimbun, Daily Yomiuri, Choson Ilbo, Dong-a Ilbo, etc).   —thames 18:23, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * A small section (with a link to a "main article" on the topic of foreign-language soaps) would probably work. Perhaps you could just talk about how the concept has been translated into other cultures, and some notable examples? Thanks. :-) — RJH 18:00, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)


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Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)

The Washington Avenue Bridge carries County Road 122 and the METRO Green Line light rail across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and connects the East Bank and West Bank portions of the University of Minnesota campus. The bridge has two decks, with the lower deck designated for motor vehicle traffic and light rail trains and the upper deck used for pedestrians and bicycles (lanes specifically for bikes are on the north side). It is a utilitarian structure with simple architecture, but it has cultural significance because thousands of students, faculty, staff, and visitors walk across it every day.

Most users of the bridge get across it using some mode other than a personal automobile. Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic counts from 2007 show the bridge carried about 28,400 vehicles per day at that time. However, multiple counts from 2009 indicate the bridge carried a total of 71,400 people per day when other modes were also included. The greatest single mode was still motor vehicles at 37.6%, but 32.7% used bus transit, 19.9% walked, and 9.6% used bicycles, with a remaining 0.3% using other methods such as inline skating. The bridge is a cycling hot spot and, with 6,850 riders per day, may carry more bikes than any other route in Minneapolis.

In 2011, as part of construction for the METRO Green Line light rail, reconfiguration of the bridge began. The original two eastbound and westbound traffic lanes were permanently reduced to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound, using the outside lanes. The two inside (center) lanes are now dedicated to light rail. The light rail line opened on June 14, 2014.

The first bridge (1884–1965)
An iron truss bridge was first built here in 1884, slightly upstream from the current location (connecting Washington Avenue on both sides of the river). At the time of construction, many people lived in the river flats area below, a neighborhood known as Bohemian Flats (See photo below). The bridge was strengthened in 1890 to accommodate streetcars, and it made up part of the first interurban line between Minneapolis and neighboring Saint Paul (see Twin City Rapid Transit). Streetcar service ended in 1954. Construction of the current bridge began in 1962 and the 1884 bridge was torn down in 1965.

The second bridge (1965–present)
This first structure was a straight east-west bridge carrying Washington Avenue, which continued directly into downtown. The new bridge aimed the west end slightly to the south, so Washington Avenue is now disjointed at that point. Continuing straight along the roadway will carry a vehicle into downtown along a short freeway-like section that meets 3rd Street South (a one-way—returning involves traveling along 4th Street).

The top deck on the new bridge was originally just a flat space. Traversing the bridge in the harshness of winter was very uncomfortable, so an enclosure running down the center of the pedestrian area was added by the 1970s. Originally meant to be a heated indoor pedestrian area, due to energy cost concerns, the walkway is mostly unheated. There are some heaters inside that keep the area slightly warmer than outside, and some heat loss from the steam mains, but it can still dip below the freezing point. The structure also adds a windbreak for the top level, improving conditions for people who choose to walk outside. In the summer, large overhangs also provide some shade.

At least one designer had much grander plans. Winston Close, an adviser from the university to the architectural team, envisioned modeling the top level on the Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence, Italy. This would have included shops, making the bridge a place to stay rather than just get across. Some effort has been put into making the site a more inviting place. The addition of the upper deck enclosure led to an annual artistic event held on the first few days of classes, where organizations of all stripes can put their brushes to panels lining the interior. While most are self-promotional messages from campus groups, some of the panels always show impressive designs.

The exterior of the bridge had a rather drab combination of brown and gray for most of its existence. Some felt that it was off-balance in its university surroundings, especially after the Frank Gehry-designed Weisman Art Museum went into place next to the east end in the 1990s. University President Mark Yudof led a "Take Pride in U" campaign in 1997 where the top level was painted in the school colors of maroon and gold. Later, in the first decade of the 2000s, the superstructure was also painted over the course of about two years. This had to be arranged with Hennepin County, which owns the bridge. It took a long time to repaint because the old paint contained lead and had to be carefully removed.

A darker facet of the bridge's history is its association with suicide. Poet and university professor John Berryman is the most famous person to have killed himself at the site, when he jumped from the bridge in 1972. About a half-dozen others have also died by landing in the river or on the flats area.

2008 repairs and pedestrian-level restrictions
In August 2008, concerns about the strength of the upper level led Hennepin County to restrict the pedestrian and bicycle traffic to a 14-foot-wide section in the center. Engineers had decided that in preparation for repairs, the weight needed to be moved to the center, where there was support from the columns below. Usage of the upper deck continued to be restricted for about a year until repairs were complete.

2011–2012 upgrades for light rail
The 1965 bridge was designed as a fracture-critical structure, meaning that it lacked redundancy in its design and could have collapsed if any single one of certain load-bearing members were to fail. Upgrades strengthened the bridge to help it carry the 106000 lb rail vehicles and added redundancy so that the failure of a single bridge member would not cause a catastrophe. The bridge was reduced to one lane in each direction in early 2011 as part of construction of the METRO Green Line and upper deck traffic has been shifted to one half of the bridge. On 16 May 2011, Washington Avenue just east of the bridge was permanently closed to personal motor vehicle traffic. The roadway was converted into an exclusive use transit mall between Pleasant and Walnut Streets, so all eastbound lower-level traffic other than buses and emergency vehicles must exit to East River Parkway/Delaware Street and the only westbound access to the bridge for most cars will be from Pleasant Street Southeast.

Roadway designations
Historically, the Washington Avenue Bridge carried U.S. Highway 12 and U.S. Highway 52, but those highways were officially rerouted along nearby Interstate 94 in the 1980s. The roadway appears to have been briefly designated as Minnesota State Highway 12. The road corridor between Interstate 35W in the west and University Avenue in the east was soon designated as Minnesota State Highway 122, but that ended in 1997 when Hennepin County took over control of the roadway from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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Washington Avenue Bridge

Washington Avenue Bridge may refer to:

Bridges in the United States (by state):
 * Washington Avenue Bridge (Waterbury, Connecticut) (State Bridge No. 4534), a bridge in New Haven County, Connecticut, over the Mad River, listed on the NRHP in New Haven County, Connecticut
 * Washington Avenue Bridge (Iowa Falls, Iowa) a bridge in Iowa Falls, Iowa, over the Iowa River, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hardin County, Iowa
 * Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis), a bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, over the Mississippi River
 * Washington Avenue Bridge (Waco, Texas), a bridge listed on the NRHP in McLennan County, Texas

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Allan Heinberg

Allan Heinberg (born June 29, 1967) is an American film screenwriter, television writer and producer and comic book writer.

Heinberg is the screenwriter of the 2017 film Wonder Woman, directed by Patty Jenkins. His television writing and producing credits include The Naked Truth, Party of Five, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, Looking, and Scandal. Most recently, Heinberg developed, wrote, and ran ABC's The Catch, starring Mireille Enos and Peter Krause and also developed the 2022 Netflix series on The Sandman.

For Marvel Comics, Heinberg co-created and wrote Young Avengers and its sequel, Avengers: The Children’s Crusade with co-creator/artist Jim Cheung. As part of this series, he co-created the Marvel characters Kate Bishop, Hulkling, Iron Lad, Patriot (Eli Bradley), Speed, and Wiccan. For DC Comics, Heinberg co-wrote JLA: Crisis of Conscience with Geoff Johns (art by Chris Batista), and re-launched Wonder Woman with artists Terry and Rachel Dodson.

Early life
Heinberg was born to a Jewish family and is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Yale University class of 1989. He was in Morse College. Heinberg acted in the Broadway cast of Laughter on the 23rd Floor and appeared off-Broadway in Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh and the Vineyard Theatre's production of Bob Merrill's Hannah...1939 starring Julie Wilson.

Theatre
A stageplay called The Amazon's Voice helped launch Heinberg's screenwriting career in 1994. The play was produced off-Broadway by the Manhattan Class Company and featured Tim Blake Nelson and Ellen Parker in lead roles.

Comics
Heinberg's Young Avengers was a sales success and fan favorite for Marvel Comics. The series also gained favorable press for its inclusions of two gay characters, Wiccan and the alien Hulkling. He returned to write for the Young Avengers during the 2010–2011 Children's Crusade storyline.

After co-writing a 5-issue arc of DC Comics's JLA with Geoff Johns, Heinberg and artist Terry Dodson relaunched Wonder Woman following the Infinite Crisis limited series.

Heinberg won the 2005 Wizard Fan Award for Breakout Talent for Young Avengers

TV
On television, Heinberg worked on The Naked Truth, Party of Five, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, Looking, Scandal and The Catch, and served as Executive Producer of The CW's pilot for their Wonder Woman origin series Amazon in 2012, but the pilot was not picked up to series. In 2019, it was announced that Heinberg would develop a television adaptation of The Sandman for Netflix. He also executive produces the show with Neil Gaiman and David S. Goyer.

Movies
Heinberg wrote the screenplay for the 2017 superhero film Wonder Woman, as well as co-wrote the story with Zack Snyder and Jason Fuchs.

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Talk:Abigail Bakan

128.100.87.196
128.100.87.196 typifies how not to use Wikipedia. Just check out his/her editing history. Their May 30th edit of the Abbie Bakan entry is simply an anti-IS diatribe. Firstly, McNally was not "ousted" as far as I am aware. According to the internal IS documents link provided on the International Socialists (Canada) entry, nowhere is McNally ousted. Rather, he left the organization to form the NSG. Maybe he was ousted, but I have not seen the evidence that it was simply Bakan and Kellogg who did it.

Apparently, there is also a Bakan/Kellogg dictatorship over the IS and even within the Steering Committee, which is ultimately subordinate to "supremo" Alex Callinicos of the British SWP. No evidence is provided for this, let alone an attempt at objectivity, or a presentable criticism. This person cannot even get their facts straight - John Bell is not on the Steering Committee at present. I've placed the entire Steering Committee information on the main IS entry, rather than in Bakan's entry.

128.100.87.196 should get a life. If they have a problem with the IS, they say so at an public IS meeting. Or maybe they already do, and are one of the brainwashed idiots who read off written statements about how the IS/NSG/CPC/Socialist Project are a bunch of counter-revolutionaries and their org is Marx's gift to the proles.

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International socialists
She was for many years a leading member of the International Socialists. This should be covered. Johncmullen1960 (talk) 05:56, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

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Marya Roxx

Marya Roxx (born Maarja Kivi on 18 January 1986) is an Estonian hard rock/metal singer-songwriter residing in Los Angeles. She is a former member of the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja.

Background
When the girl band Vanilla Ninja was founded in 2003, Kivi was selected as one of the solo singers and the bass player. She recorded two albums with the band, Vanilla Ninja and Traces Of Sadness. She left the group in mid-2004. She has a daughter, Dora-Liisa (born 2004), and son, Angus Martin (born 2012 ) with husband and former Vanilla Ninja manager Renee Meriste.

Solo career
Roxx teamed up with producer Kevin Shirley to record her debut album 'Payback Time'. It features musicians Paul Crook as a guitarist, Scott Metaxas on bass, Derek Sherinian on keyboards and Brian Tichy as the drummer. 21?! EP was released from this recording in 2008. It contains four songs, "'21?!'", "Oh Yeah", "Rebel", (all written by Roxx), and "Nothing Going On" originally recorded by Swedish band Clawfinger. Marya also wrote her solo album in Malibu with producer called Kevin Shirley aka "Caveman."

In May 2009, she performed as the warm-up act on the European tour of pop/rock artist LaFee. Roxx's band for her last performances was former Anthrax guitarist Paul Crook, Scott Metaxas and Jim Roe.

Her debut album, "Payback Time" was published on 5 October 2010. In January 2006 Marya's debut "Could You" was a success for her in many countries like Germany and Finland.

Discography

 * 2008: Payback Time
 * 2015: Land of Dreams  (EP)

Awards

 * "21?! Best Hard Rock Song Mavric Awards 2009 and "Rebel" Best Punk Song Mavric Awards 2009.

Tours

 * European Tour 2009
 * UK Tour 2009
 * Time To Run 2010 Tour
 * Rebel Wave 2010 Tour

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Lenna Kuurmaa

Lenna Kuurmaa (born 26 September 1985) is an Estonian singer-songwriter and actress. She is a member of the girl group Vanilla Ninja, but after the band's hiatus since 2009, continued to work as a solo-artist. She also formed a band with the name "Lenna" who released the debut album Lenna in June 2010.

Musical career
From 1990 to 2002, Lenna Kuurmaa was a member of the ETV Lasteekraani Muusikastuudio and performed together with the choir in many festivals internationally (in Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Israel, the United Kingdom, Spain, USA and Russia). She studied violin in Tallinn Music School from 2000 to 2006 under teacher Urvo Uibokand. She received vocal training from Ester Lepa and Ludmilla Issakova 1997–2002. In 2002 she took part of televised singing contest Fizz Superstar, where she made it to the quarter-finals. In the same year Kuurmaa, together with 3 other girls, formed the rock band Vanilla Ninja. After Vanilla Ninja's hiatus in 2009, Lenna Kuurmaa started working as a solo-musician with the artist-name Lenna. In June 2010, she released her debut album Lenna under Mortimer Snerd. All of the songs were written together with and produced by Vaiko Eplik, who is also the owner of the record label. Her band also performed at the 2010 Shanghai EXPO.

Eurovision Song Contest
Lenna Kuurmaa has taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest and its national preselection contests with varying success.
 * In 2003, with Vanilla Ninja, the song "Club Kung-Fu" was placed at the last position by an international jury at the national preselection contest Eurolaul, even while having a strong popular support.
 * Again together with Vanilla Ninja, she represented Switzerland with the song "Cool Vibes" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv, where they finished 8th.
 * In 2007, Vanilla Ninja participated in Eurolaul 2007 with the song "Birds of Peace", and placed fourth.
 * In 2010, Lenna Kuurmaa participated as a solo artist at the national contest Eesti Laul 2010 with the song "Rapunzel", which was co-arranged by Vaiko Eplik. The song finished second.
 * In 2012, Lenna participated again in the national contest Eesti Laul 2012 with the song "Mina jään", which finished second.
 * In 2014, Lenna participated again in Eesti Laul with the song "Supernoova". She finished fourth.
 * In 2017, Lenna participated again in Eesti Laul, this time with the song "Slingshot", finishing eighth.

Acting
Kuurmaa played the second lead role of Maya in the year 2007 Estonian film Kuhu põgenevad hinged (Where Souls Go) and Angela in the Estonian soap opera Kodu keset linna, also in 2007. Since 2008, Kuurmaa has taken part in Theatre NO99's play Pericles as a guest-actress. In 2010, she was given a role of an Estonian Security Police investigator in the crime-drama series Kelgukoerad. She has stated that she has no interest in pursuing professional acting education.

She has a role in the 2012 Finnish movie Vuosaari, named after a particular district in Helsinki and the same year appeared as Pille in the Peeter Simm-directed drama Üksik saar. From 2012 until 2014, she appeared as Anne in the Kanal 2 comedy series Tupiktänava mehed. In 2017, Kuurmaa began appearing in the role of Ramilda Martin on the Estonian TV3 crime-comedy series Kättemaksukontor.

Other activities
Kuurmaa has also worked in television, for example being the host for the song contest Laulukarussell in 2006. She has also hosted programs in the Sky Plus radio since 2007. Kuurmaa is a member of Estonian Performers' Association (EEL) and Estonian Authors' Society (EAÜ). She has been involved in the musical theatre projects Kuningas ja mina (The King and I) and Helisev muusika (The Sound of Music). In 2007, Lenna Kuurmaa was chosen by the audience of Raadio 2 to be a singer in the Unistuste Bänd (Dream Band), a supergroup composed of popular Estonian musicians for a one-time performance at Raadio 2 Hit of the Year award gala.

In 2010, she participated in the TV3 series "Laulud tähtedega" with Artur Talvik. In 2015, she took part of the Estonian version of the TV show Stars in Their Eyes

Other songs

 * "Saatus naerdes homse toob/Think idly"
 * "Loomeinimesed"
 * "Like a kid"
 * "Mine tee tööd"
 * "Vara" (with Slide-Fifty)
 * "Rada" (with Mikk Saar)
 * "Sinuni" (with Ott Lepland)
 * "Kallim kullast (with Koit Toome)
 * "Eesti, Eesti, Eesti"
 * "Falling Star"
 * Taevatähtedest Tee (with Ivo Linna and Supernova)

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Triinu Kivilaan

Triinu Kivilaan (born 13 January 1989 in Viljandi, Estonia) is an Estonian vocalist and former model, best known as a former member of the popular girl group Vanilla Ninja. She had been modelling for several years when she replaced Maarja Kivi on bass in the group in 2004, having met the other members of the group a year earlier. A key factor, allegedly, in her being selected to join the group was the similarities between her and Kivi's appearance. Kivilaan was (by several years) the youngest member of the group, and continued with her education despite Vanilla Ninja's busy schedule.

When Kivilaan joined the group, Vanilla Ninja had already been chosen to represent Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Kivilaan's arrival jeopardised Vanilla Ninja's participation in the Contest, as she was only 15 years old, and after the appearance of young participants such as 1986 winner Sandra Kim, the Eurovision had set an age requirement that all participants must be at least 16. Kivilaan initially claimed to be 17 years old, but the Swiss selectors doubted this and discovered her true age. For a while it looked like the group would have to withdraw, but the fact that Kivilaan would reach her 16th birthday four months before the Contest meant that the European Broadcasting Union allowed the girls to compete.

Kivilaan would eventually leave Vanilla Ninja in December 2005, with the other three members (Lenna Kuurmaa, Katrin Siska and Piret Järvis) deciding to continue as a trio. The reasons given by the group when announcing the decision was that Kivilaan had left by "mutual consent", and that creative differences were the main reason for her leaving.

During her time in the group, Triinu only played a bit part in Vanilla Ninja's songs, despite her replacing the group's original lead singer. Kivilaan mostly only provided backing vocals and basic instrumentation during live performances, and was essentially separated from the other three members during their semi-final and final performances at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Kivilaan also only appeared sparingly in the group's music videos, with the exception of "When The Indians Cry", in which she featured prominently.

She was living in Switzerland in 2021.

Albums

 * Blue Tattoo (2005) (as part of Vanilla Ninja)
 * Now and Forever (2008)
 * Encore (2021) (as part of Vanilla Ninja)

Singles

 * Home (2008)
 * Fallen (2008)
 * Be With You (2008)
 * Is It Me (2009)

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Katrin Siska

Katrin Siska (born December 10, 1983) is an Estonian celebrity, vlogger, and musician, where she is a former member of the Estonian girl group, Vanilla Ninja.

Siska was born in Tallinn, Estonia. Alongside her musical commitments, she has also been studying finance and accounting at a vocational school and international relations and diplomacy in Tallinn. After moving back to Estonia with Vanilla Ninja from Germany in 2006, she returned to university to study law at Tallinn University of Technology.

She is fluent in Estonian, Russian, English, German and Finnish. At the university she has been studying also French.

Siska was a member of a choir during her schooltime and started playing the piano when she was 7 years old. She has a younger sister.

In August 2009, Siska joined the Estonian Centre Party.

In 2022, an announcement was made by Vanilla Ninja, that Siska had left the group.

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San Vicente

San Vicente is Spanish for Saint Vincent.

San Vicente may also refer to:

Argentina

 * San Vicente, Buenos Aires
 * San Vicente, Misiones
 * San Vicente Partido

Bolivia

 * San Vicente Canton, Bolivia and its seat San Vicente

Chile

 * San Vicente de Tagua Tagua

Colombia

 * San Vicente de Chucurí
 * San Vicente del Caguán
 * San Vicente, Antioquia

Costa Rica

 * San Vicente, Moravia

Ecuador

 * San Vicente, Ecuador
 * San Vicente Canton, Ecuador

El Salvador

 * San Vicente, El Salvador
 * San Vicente Department
 * San Vicente (volcano)

Mexico

 * San Vicente Coatlán, Oaxaca
 * San Vicente Lachixio, Oaxaca
 * San Vicente Nuñu, Oaxaca
 * Misión San Vicente Ferrer, Baja California
 * San Vicente Palapa, Guerrero

Northern Mariana Islands

 * San Vicente, Saipan

Philippines

 * San Vicente, Camarines Norte
 * San Vicente, Ilocos Sur
 * San Vicente, Palawan
 * San Vicente, Northern Samar
 * San Vicente, San Jose, Camarines Sur
 * San Vicente, Ubay, Bohol
 * San Vicente, Tubajon, Dinagat Islands

Spain

 * San Vicente del Raspeig
 * San Vicente de Oviedo, church in Oviedo
 * San Vicente do Mar

United States

 * San Vicente Creek (San Diego County)
 * San Vicente Creek (San Mateo County)
 * San Vicente Creek (Santa Cruz County)
 * San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
 * San Vicente Boulevard (Santa Monica), California
 * San Vicente Mountain Park, Los Angeles, California

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Piret Järvis

Piret Järvis (born 6 February 1984 in Tallinn) is an Estonian television host and a singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the popular rock band Vanilla Ninja.

Born to Maire and Enno Järvis she has an older sister and a younger brother. After graduating high school she entered International University of Concordia where she was majoring in Media and Public Relations. Later she continued to study journalism at the University of Tartu.

She was one of the four members to form Vanilla Ninja in 2002 and wrote lyrics for the song "Club Kung Fu" that made Vanilla Ninja well known in Estonia. She continued as a lyricist for many of the band's songs like "Birds Of Peace", "I Don't Care at All", "Black Symphony" etc. Although she initially played a more 'background' role in the group, she featured heavily on their 2005 album Blue Tattoo due to Maarja Kivi (the former lead singer) leaving in 2004. Järvis often acted as the spokesperson for the group in interviews, and on numerous occasions has been dubbed as the best looking and most stylish member. In 2005 she was voted Estonia's sexiest woman of the year by the readers of Estonia's best-selling gossip magazine Kroonika.

Järvis gave out the Estonian votes in Eurovision 2011, which mathematically confirmed Azerbaijan's first victory in the competition.

She has worked for different Estonian TV channels since 2002, including TV3, MTV Eesti, MTV Baltics, and is currently a host and a journalist at the Eesti Rahvusringhääling. She has hosted shows such as Pealtnägija, Eesti Laul, Jõulutunnel, and Terevisioon.

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Talk:Lawrence Durrell

(Early comments)
Does anyone have any more info on the Durrell school in Corfu? I visited the homepage but saw that it hasn't been updated in too long.

What is "apocolyptic" (paragraph 3 line 3)? A typo?

Seems to be nothing here on the last 41 years of Durrell's life. Can anyone help with this?

Exile 20:08, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Lawrence Durrell's wife
The article says Lawrence moved to Corfu with Syblings, Mother and wife. Does any-one know why his wife is not mentioned in his younger brother's book "My family and other animals". Or is it?

No, as far as I remember Larry's wife is not mentioned. In the page http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/durrell.htm, his first ,marraige is said to occur in 1935 - 2 years after they landed at Corfu. -kg

Nancy was Lawrence's first wife, and the two lived apart from the rest of the Durrell family in Corfu. The idea of the whole family group was under one roof fit the narrative purposes of Gerry's memoirs better, and I think he thought that introducing this dynamic would have confused and made the familial soap opera completely overwhelm the other parts of the story he wanted to tell. He took some licence with chronology and so on, but overall he was fairly scrupulous and writing out Nancy is the biggest liberty that Gerry took in the book. Lawrence and Nancy were married in Bournemouth in January 1935 and left England for Corfu in March. Ben-w 04:44, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Landing in Corfu
So what year did the Durrell family land in Corfu? You are suggesting 1933, but most publications I've found say 1935. Also, with regard to Nancy Meyers (Lawrence Durrell's first wife), most sources say that they were married in 1935. I agree that it's strange she went unmentioned in Gerry's books (all of which are very good!). Does anyone have any idea why this may be? SM

Four-letter words reference?
Thanks for the nice edits, RKlassen! Only one point: the "four -letter words ..." quote now has no reference. Was that from Dearborn? -- JimR 08:22, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Regarding the quote, it wasn't clear to me where that came from. My guess is that it likely came from Dearborn. The later part of Durrell's life still needs some work... anyone? -- --RKlassen 23:53, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

Not appropriate to list My Family And Other Animals in the Further Reading section?
I imagine that Gerald's autobiographical books, especially those about his childhood which feature Lawrence as one of the main characters, would be of interest to Lawrence lovers. perhaps a note to warn that Gerald Durrell's descriptions of his family are not intended to be scholarly, but rather humourous. Leeborkman 02:37, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

 * I can't see any problem with listing it -- Lawrence is probably better known for his appearance in Gerald's books than for writing his own -- but, yes, I think you're right to note that Gerald took some artistic licence. Nancy is almost entirely written out of Gerald's accounts, and it is strongly implied that Lawrence lived with the rest of the family on Corfu, although he did not. Ben-w 03:27, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

what about the paintings?
not exactly pressing, but in addition to all of the different writings he was a painter and exhibited in Paris under the name (James?) Ephs. this is a nice artistic outlier to illustrate his range in content, form, etc. also, the list of works is missing "Pope Joan" ("Papissa Joanna"), a sort of creative interpretation of a Greek text from around 1900 which was itself a creative interpretation of the myth/legend/history of the only female pope. this arguably not Durrell's work at all, but his ideas are indelibly impressed on the narrative. again, fairly unimportant, but in the letters/essays section you should also list "Art and Outrage" (letters with Alfred Perles), the conversations book by Ingersoll which you have the image of at the top of the page, and "The Big Supposer" (interviews with Mark Alyn). more detail than you ever wanted, i know.

66.251.26.250 12:26, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Citizenship of ??
If he did not hold a British passport (and in 1966 apparently could not get one even if he wanted one), what passport did he hold? Were his parents not British citizens? Hugo999 (talk) 01:17, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Durrell remained a British citizen but was a non-patrial. Ezard's article, the first time anyone noticed this, states that he lost his citizenship, which isn't entirely true. Like many British West Indians or the Pakistani British, he was denied the right to enter or settle in Britain, and he needed a visa for each visit. It was a part of the amended 1968 Immigration Act, which was designed to limit immigration from all the British subjects who might have skin darker than the Cliffs of Dover... 65.39.233.124 (talk) 23:25, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

 * He lived in southern France from the late 1950s onwards and very much appreciated the country, so it's likely that he may have acquired French citizenship. 83.254.159.179 (talk) 21:23, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

 * Wasn't he a spy for MI6? LoopZilla (talk) 22:18, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

article about Leslie
Readers of this article might be interested in commenting on the article about Leslie Durrell. Check the talk page - you'll see that I think Leslie barely deserves an article at all, since he chose to be non-notable (so to speak), and that he certainly doesn't deserve the long, gossip-filled commentary on his personality which has been placed there as an article.

But at least two folks disagree. That article has very few editors, however, so more opinions would be helpful. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 12:01, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I've listed the article for deletion here. Let the debate begin. --Michael Johnson (talk) 03:14, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Notability
How is it this writer deserves 34kb worth of article? I'd never heard of him before this afternoon, and i'm no wiser now, because the article is pretty much unreadable. It's horrendously structured, has way too much information about his life intermingled with his writing, without it being clear why one is relevant to the way the other worked out, and so on. Fix it!boombaard (talk) 17:02, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The author is certainly notable, to suggest otherwise based on your knowledge is possibly more a comment on you rather than Durrell. As for the article's problems, it is already tagged, and if you see it as a priority, why not do some work on it yourself? --Michael Johnson (talk) 21:55, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

 * "I'd never heard of him before this afternoon...." "It is horrendously structured...." These are the individual, subjective opinions of one person out of the billions who populate this planet. As such, they are quaintly lyrical but of minimal value.173.72.115.153 (talk) 00:18, 14 July 2018 (UTC)DeMikeal Tibbits

Outbreak of Second World War
It states here that "At the outbreak of the Second World War, Durrell's mother and siblings returned to England, while he and Nancy remained on Corfu." Whereas on the Margaret Durrell page it states "She remained on Corfu following the departure of her mother and two brothers to England during World War II, sharing a peasant cottage with some local friends." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.12.18.17 (talk) 08:01, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problem
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Photo
Figure is shadowed and indistinct. Might be anyone sittting on a barrel.Lestrade (talk) 17:34, 16 July 2012 (UTC)Lestrade

Floating quote?
The following quote is not sourced or properly formatted, and the sentence doesn't make sense: 'His next, The Black Book, abounded with "four-letter words... grotesques,... [and] its mood equally as apocalyptic" as Tropic.' I can't find any record of the quote outside this article, so I don't know who it's attributable to.Sadiemonster (talk) 14:38, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Cukor film
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 * Given the complexity of the work, it was probably inevitable that George Cukor's 1969 attempt to film the Quartet (Justine) simplified the story to the point of melodrama, and was poorly received.

Someone may wish to source it and restore a version of it. Spicemix (talk) 15:46, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

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Daughters death and subsequent allegations
I think that it's vey unclear that the are postumous accusations of sexual abuse, certainly to the point that it should be presented this way in the article. It's not clear that these are even allegations per se, if they count as abuse if they are,

Geni.com certainly is not RS for this, it's open for editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.200.67.73 (talk) 05:23, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

I find it difficult to make sense of that last comment. I have deleted Geni.com but the others look like RS. It may be difficult to discover the truth of these allegations of abuse, given that these people are both dead, but they have certainly been mentioned in a few places. PatGallacher (talk) 16:50, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Then at the very least the nature of what's alleged should be more specific. As written there are clear "by whom" problems. " Sexual abuse" isn't really even a clear match for what's discussed. Was it abuse. Was it consensual? When did it happen? All this is unknowable. This stuff wouldn't get near a BLP. I can't see why it's so different because he's dead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.204.247.58 (talk) 16:59, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

 * I'm not actually opposed to this content being in here. But adding it as legacy, and writing it up in such a loose way seems unfair94.204.247.58 (talk) 17:04, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

I think concepts like "sexual abuse" and "incestual abuse" are clear enough without going into all the details. In the aftermath of Savile etc. I don't think Wikipedia should appear to be engaging in a cover-up. I will see if I can improve this, but I don't think it's so bad at the moment. If we don't put it under "legacy" where do we put it? PatGallacher (talk) 18:30, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

This issue has been mentioned in a few places, e.g. it was covered in The Guardian a few years ago, might be difficult to dig it up now. As I understand it, the allegation is that they had what some people euphemistically describe as "an incestuous affair" when she was 14 and he was living in France. I will see if I can clarify this with appropriate sourcing, but I don't think the article is that bad at present. PatGallacher (talk) 14:25, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

As Materialscientist has reverted to the version which includes this issue this suggests that this is the consensus version. PatGallacher (talk) 18:11, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

Since when is Materialscientist some sort of arbiter. That's recent changes patrol editting. As it's the other revert by zing. The only editor who has actually looked at it is Charles, and he's not readded this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.204.247.58 (talk) 18:17, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

I am not necessarily disputing that the material in Sappho Durrell's diaries could be open to interpretation. Up until now I was not aware that the issue was the quality of the sources, I already removed geni.com, if people want Bruce Redwine removed as well that's ok. However Guardian, New York Times, and (Glasgow) Herald all look like reliable sources, and in one case they quote Bowker's biography, mentioned under "further reading". PatGallacher (talk) 18:43, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

 * The issue as I see it is that those sources are already spinning things. His daughters diaries talk about incest. It seems unclear when. It's unclear, and now always will be, if it's true. She had mental health issues that suggest not everything she wrote can be believed.  XL"Allegations" suggest multiple reports and even a pattern of behaviour.

 * My issue isn't the content per se, just how it's covered which in Pat's proposed version didn't seem fair94.204.247.58 (talk) 18:55, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

I'm not necessarily disputing that the issue might be worded differently, I question whether this justifies taking a hatchet to it. I have consulted WP:RSP on reliable sources, the Guardian and New York Times are both generally reliable, they do not mention the Herald or "academia". I have had a look at book reviews of the biographies by Bowker and Ian MacNiven on amazon (not itself a reliable source I recognise) and they do both appear to mention the allegations, although they regard them as unproven. There are copies of both biographies in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, currently closed because of the Coronavirus crisis, but I may consult them when I get the chance. PatGallacher (talk) 19:13, 14 October 2020 (UTC)

It's the phraseology that's the major issue. It's clear her diaries mention an incestuous relationship, real or imagined. Does that constitute allegations? It seems there's no clear time frame on it either, in terms of her age which also raises consent questions, and that before we get to her mental health issues. 94.204.247.58 (talk) 03:21, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

 * If you want to come up with an alternative wording, I think you might find people sympathetic - depending how you do it.  What tends to make people less sympathetic is simply reverting stuff you don't likle without either substituing an improved version or taking too much trouble to share and explain your concerns - at least not till after the thing has degenerated into a slanging match which does no favours, either to building and improving wikipedia, or to the memory of LD and his unhappy (though one hopes not all the time) younger child.

 * Someone (it was I) added a couple of online sources - sitting at ref 11 and ref 13 when last I looked - which give a much broader conrtext about what made Sappho unhappy.  The perceived inevitabiity of becoming a writer and the other baggage that came with the name "Sappho".   Her father's terrifying rages under the destroying influence of demon drink.   What it all did to the mother. There's a whole palette of psychological issues lurking in there.   It was all part of LD,of  why, how and what he wrote, of why we read the stuff, and of his legacy,:  the entry is incomplete if you pretend it's not.   Sex is desperately important for most of us, of course, and clearly was/is for the protagonists here, but it's not the only thing there is, even if it's the abusive kind.  If someone will attempt to reword the thing a little, I guess trying succinctly to acknowledge that point might not be such a bad thing.   You, perhaps?

 * Success Charles01 (talk) 06:21, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

'''After Durrell's death, excerpts from the journals of his late daughter Sappho were published, following her own suicide at the age of 33 after many years of psychiatric problems. Her journals suggested that she had an incestuous relationship with her father. Reviewer Roger Cohen said that the nature of her "largely incoherent" writing made it impossible to determine whether the events she describes were real or imagined.''' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.219.58.3 (talk) 05:51, 19 October 2020 (UTC)

 * Well, that might be a reasonable wording, except that I can't find the review by Roger Cohen referred to. PatGallacher (talk) 19:26, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, found it, but I am not sure if this is 100% accurate summary of what Cohen said. PatGallacher (talk) 20:21, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

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Addition to publications: after "From the Elephant's Back" ADD: "Endpapers and Inklings 1933-1988 (2020, uncollected prose, in 2 volumes, edited by Richard Pine) EditorC20 (talk) 15:08, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
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Consensus version?
The version put forward by Charles01 could be the consensus version at present, pending further investigation of biographies of Durrell, which I am hoping to do soon. If anyone disagrees please explain your reasons here. PatGallacher (talk) 19:25, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Moving from India to England
This seems contradictory: The article says: Durrell's father died of a brain haemorrhage in 1928, at the age of 43. His mother brought the family to England, and in 1932, she, Durrell, and his younger siblings settled in Bournemouth. The Gerald Durrell article says: The family moved to Britain shortly before the death of his father in 1928 and settled in the Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace area of South London. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EnyvLiga (talk • contribs) 08:28, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Gawsworth
Durrell was a contemporary of John Gawsworth, and is interviewed in this BBC(?) piece about John from 1970 or earlier.

https://videopress.com/v/9AKbElGE

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Masonic Cancer Center

The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (MCC) is a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center. It is part of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

History
The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota was established in 1991. Five years later, the Cancer Center's building was completed.

The center was designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute in 1998; it is one of two such centers in Minnesota.

Following a gift of $65 million in April 2008 by Minnesota Masonic Charities (the largest gift ever received by the University of Minnesota), the cancer center adopted its current name.

In June 2013, the University of Minnesota dedicated a new $200 million building, the Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building, which is part of the university's "Biomedical Discovery District," a cluster of research-oriented buildings on the East Bank behind TCF Stadium.

Organization and research
The center is part of the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center, which consists of the University of Minnesota Medical School and eight of colleges and schools of the university.

About 250 researchers work at the MCC.

The Masonic Cancer Center lists its "major research programs" as the following: carcinogenesis and chemoprevention; cellular mechanisms; genetic mechanisms; immunology; screening, prevention, etiology, and cancer survivorship (SPECS); and transplant biology and therapy.

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Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

Edward Alfred Alexander Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (3 January 1938 – 16 June 2021) was a British educator, hereditary peer, and Crossbench member of the House of Lords.

Early life and education
Baldwin was born on 3 January 1938. He was the only child of Arthur Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley and the former Joan Elspeth Tomes (1901–1980). His paternal grandparents were Lucy Baldwin and Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His maternal grandparents were Harriot (née Hancock) Tomes and Charles Alexander Tomes, an American-born merchant in the Far East with Shewan, Tomes & Co.

Baldwin was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied modern languages and law.

Career
Before entering Trinity College, Baldwin served from 1956 until 1958 as a second lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps. Between 1970 and 1987, he served in a variety of education positions, initially as a school teacher (teaching German and French) and latterly as Area Education Officer for Oxfordshire from 1980 to 1987.

On the death of his father in 1976, Baldwin became a member of the House of Lords and was one of the ninety elected hereditary peers who remained after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999. From 1990 to 1998, he was Chairman of the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board.

While in the House of Lords, he was Joint Chairman of Parliamentary Group for Alternative and Complementary Medicine from 1992 to 2002. Baldwin was also a member of the Select Committee of Inquiry into Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 2000. From 2005 to 2010, he was Joint Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group Against Fluoridation. In addition, Baldwin was Secretary of the Associate Parliamentary Food and Health Forum.

Baldwin sat as a crossbencher until retiring under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 in May 2018.

Baldwin spent much time trying to clear the name of his grandfather, Stanley Baldwin, whose character, motivation and actions as prime minister were questioned after the outbreak of World War II. He was particularly unhappy with the film The King's Speech due to its factual distortions and portrayal of his grandfather as a dithering fool who misunderstood Hitler's intentions.

Personal life and death
In 1970, Baldwin married Sarah MacMurray, the eldest daughter of Evan James of Upwood Park in Abingdon, County of Berkshire. They lived at Manor Farm House in Upper Wolvercote, Oxford, and were the parents of three sons:
 * Benedict Alexander Stanley Baldwin, 5th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (born 28 December 1973)
 * Hon. James Conrad Baldwin (born 13 March 1976)
 * Hon. Mark Thomas Maitland Baldwin (born 24 July 1980)

Sarah died in 2001. In 2015, Baldwin married sculptor Lydia Segrave, the widow of economist Ian Little.

Baldwin was a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club. He lived in Cumnor Hill, near Oxford.

Lord Baldwin died on 16 June 2021, aged 83. He was succeeded in the earldom and viscountcy by his eldest son, Benedict.


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Bay Buchanan

Angela Marie "Bay" Buchanan (born December 23, 1948) is a conservative political commentator who served as Treasurer of the United States under President Ronald Reagan. She is the sister of conservative political commentator Pat Buchanan.

Early life
Buchanan was born December 23, 1948, in Washington, D.C., to Catherine (Crum), a nurse, and William Buchanan, an accountant. She attended Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, where she was the captain of the hockey and basketball teams. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at Rosemont College in 1971, and went on to receive a master's degree in mathematics from McGill University in 1973.

Career
Buchanan was the national treasurer of the "Reagan for President" primary campaigns of 1976 and 1980, and the Reagan-Bush general election campaigns of 1980 and 1984. After appearing regularly on CNN's news program Inside Politics, she became a commentator for The Situation Room, and later Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull. She previously served as the co-anchor of Equal Time on CNBC and MSNBC, and during that time also hosted a two-hour radio talk show.

Appointed at the age of 32, Buchanan was the youngest person to serve as Treasurer of the United States. She held that post from March 20, 1981, to July 5, 1983, after which she was appointed Chairwoman of the President's Commission on Women Business Owners.

Buchanan managed her brother Pat Buchanan's three unsuccessful campaigns for President of the United States.

The co-chair of the California delegation to the 1988 Republican National Convention, Buchanan also served as the co-chair of the defense subcommittee of the Party platform Committee. In 1990, she ran in the California Republican primary election for state treasurer, against incumbent Thomas W. Hayes. Hayes prevailed, but would go on to lose the general election to Democrat Kathleen Brown.

In May 2006, Buchanan was appointed chair of Team America PAC, a political action committee founded by Tom Tancredo. In 2007, she served as chairman to Tancredo's presidential campaign, after which she became a senior advisor to Mitt Romney. After the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Buchanan became a licensed real estate agent in Virginia, working for the firm McEnearney Associates.

Personal life
In 1976, Buchanan converted from Roman Catholicism to Mormonism. In 1982, she married William Jackson, an attorney; they later divorced. Buchanan is the mother of three sons: William (born 1983), Thomas (born 1984) and Stuart (born 1987). She was forced to give birth to the last of her boys, Stuart, alone, and therefore raise her three boys as a single mother, when her husband walked out on the family. Buchanan has signed a number of $1 banknotes from the 1981 series, which were printed while she was serving as treasurer. These notes have an increased value to numismatists because of the "Courtesy Autograph."

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Ramon Akanni

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Throw Momma from the Train

Throw Momma from the Train is a 1987 American crime comedy film starring and directed by Danny DeVito in his theatrical directorial debut. It co-stars Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, Rob Reiner, Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist and Kate Mulgrew.

The title comes from Patti Page's 1956 hit song "Mama from the Train (A Kiss, A Kiss)". The film was inspired by the 1951 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Strangers on a Train, which is also seen in the film.

The film received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success. Anne Ramsey was praised for her portrayal of the overbearing Mrs. Lift; she won a Saturn Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Plot
Novelist Larry Donner struggles with writer's block due to his resentment towards his ex-wife Margaret, who took all the credit for his manuscript and received acclaim for it, while Larry, struggling to make ends meet, takes a job teaching creative writing at a community college. Owen Lift is a timid, middle-aged man who still lives with his overbearing, harsh and paranoid mother. Owen’s mother is more paranoid when she fears that Owen would get someone to take her away to a retirement home. Owen fantasizes about killing his mother but can't summon the courage to bring his desires to fruition.

As a student in Larry's class, Owen is given advice by Larry to view an Alfred Hitchcock film to gain some insight into plot development for his murder stories. He sees Strangers on a Train, in which two strangers conspire to commit a murder for each other, figuring their lack of connection to the victim will, in theory, establish a perfect alibi. Having overheard Larry's public rant that he wished his ex-wife dead, Owen forms a plan to kill Margaret, believing that Larry will, in return, kill his mother.

Owen tracks Margaret to Hawaii and follows her onto a cruise ship she is taking to her book signing, where he plans to push her overboard. He returns from Hawaii to tell Larry of Margaret's death and that he now "owes" him the murder of his mother, lest he inform the police that Larry was the killer.

After having spent the night drinking alone on a beach during the hours of Margaret's disappearance, Larry panics because he lacks a sufficient alibi. That, along with a news report announcing that the police suspect foul play, convinces Larry that he's the prime suspect.

Larry goes to stay with Owen and his mother in an attempt to hide from the police. He meets Mrs. Lift, but despite her harsh treatment of him he refuses to kill her. Eventually, when she drives Owen to the breaking point, Larry finally relents and agrees to go through with the murder.

After two unsuccessful attempts, Larry flees the Lift home when Mrs. Lift recognizes him as a suspect from a news broadcast about his ex-wife's disappearance. He boards a train to Mexico and Owen and Mrs. Lift come along so as to avoid having to lie for him. During the journey, Larry's patience with Mrs. Lift finally runs out when she impolitely gives him advice on writing.

Larry follows her to the caboose with the intent of killing her, but Owen begins having second thoughts about having her killed and gives chase. In the ensuing struggle, Mrs. Lift hangs from the train, but is rescued by Owen and a repentant Larry. She is grateful to her son for saving her, but unappreciative of Larry's help and kicks him, resulting in him losing his balance and falling off the train to the tracks below.

During his recovery in the hospital, Larry discovers that Margaret is still alive; she had fallen overboard accidentally and was rescued by a Polynesian fisherman whom she has decided to marry. Much to his annoyance, Larry learns that Margaret plans to sell the rights of her ordeal for $1.5 million. On the advice of a fellow patient, Larry chooses to free himself of his obsession with his ex-wife and instead focus on his own life, and write about what recently happened to him, thereby freeing him of his writer's block.

A year later, Larry has finished a novel based on his experiences with Owen and Mrs. Lift, titled Throw Momma from the Train. Owen visits and informs him that his mother has died (albeit naturally) and that he's going to New York City for the release of his own book. Owen reveals that his book is also about their experiences together.

Thinking that his book has been scooped once again, an enraged Larry proceeds to strangle him, but stops when Owen shows him that his book is a children's pop-up book called Momma, and Owen, and Owen's Friend, Larry with the story drastically altered to be suitable for children.

Months later, Larry, Owen, and Larry's girlfriend Beth (Kim Greist) vacation together in Hawaii, reflecting on the final line of Larry's book. Larry and Owen's books have now become best-sellers, making them both successful writers, as well as close friends.

Cast
Farley Granger and Robert Walker appear via archive footage from Strangers on a Train as Guy Haines and Bruno Anthony, respectively. Oprah Winfrey also appears as herself in a fictional episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Production
In June 1987, Warner Bros. and Orion Pictures made a trade-off agreement to facilitate the filming of the movie, as well as the development of Arthur 2: On the Rocks, which was supplied for Warner Bros., and the deal was provided by producer Larry Brezner, who produced the movie as well as the original Arthur, and in return to use permission from Strangers on a Train, a 1951 Warner Bros. film, Brezner's production company surrendered the remake and sequel rights of the 1981 film Arthur to Warner Bros., which the original Arthur rights were jointly owned by Rollins, Joffe, Morra and Brezner and Warner Bros., and the Warners could not have proceeded with the Arthur sequel without the consent of Brezner's company.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval score of 64% based on 36 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Danny DeVito's direction is too broad to offer the kind of nastiness that would have made Throw Momma from the Train truly special, but DeVito's on-screen chemistry with co-star Billy Crystal makes this a smoothly entertaining comedy." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 56 based on 14 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by Cinemascore gave the film a "C+" grade on a scale from A+ to F.

Roger Ebert gave the film 2 stars out of 4, stating that "The plot in "Throw Mama from the Train" is top-heavy, but the movie doesn't make as much as it could from its weird characters."

Lawsuit
Irving Gordon, writer of the song "Mama from the Train", sued Orion Pictures and was awarded $100,000. It is uncertain whether a change in the spelling of "Mama" to "momma" was related.

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Brian Tse (writer)

Brian Tse is the author of the Hong Kong children comic, "McMug and McDull" series. He is one of the two creators (another is Alice Mak, his colleague-turned-wife) of the cartoon characters McMug and McDull. His wife is responsible for the illustration. His other works include "The Excreman (屎撈人) " (a "serious" parody of the famous English cartoon, "The Snowman"), "The Beautiful Loser", "Pig Has Come", and "Over the Rainbow".

Childhood
Tse lived in a village in Sha Tin when he was small, and had a pet name, "Fook Chai", given by his neighbours. He was a lacklustre boy, and, according to his mother, he remained silent at all times even when his skin was being bit by ants. His family had to move from one location to other, thus Tse had changed his primary schools four times. Tse liked watching movies at cinemas; in order to earn money for buying tickets, he helped his classmates finish their art assignments as an odd-job. He had his secondary school life at St. Stephen's College, Stanley, where he built up his confidence. Then, he furthered his studies at the University of Sydney, majoring in Computer Science, Philosophy, and Education. He did not spend much time on his schoolwork, giving more of his attention to books in the library. While in Sydney, he became influenced by the cartooning style of Michael Leunig, a Melburnian who was (and remains to this day) one of the most popular and critically acclaimed cartoonists in Australia.

Writing career
Tse had his early works published on "Ming Pao Weekly". He gained his inspiration from the picture books he read in Australia, of which Raymond Briggs had the greatest influence on his creative writing. Tse was famous for his so-called adult fairy tales joining philosophy, Buddhist proverbs, songs, photos, and comics. Tse's favourite pastimes include reading, listening music, and playing the piano.

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Scullin Monolith

The Scullin Monolith is a crescent-shaped rock fronting the sea 6 km west of the similar Murray Monolith, and 8 km from Torlyn Mountain, in Mac. Robertson Land, Antarctica. It is a steep massif of metasedimentary gneiss and granitic origin, with the adjacent coastline consisting of 40 m high ice cliffs. The monolith rises steeply to extend from 435 m high Mikkelsen Peak westward in a crescent that forms Douglas Bay.

Discovery and naming
Early in January 1930 the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson made an aerial flight from the ship over the area. Mawson set foot on the rock on 13 February 1931 and named it for James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia in 1929 - 31. The rock was charted in January and February 1931 from Norwegian whale catchers exploring the coast, and named "Mount Klarius Mikkelsen" for Captain Klarius Mikkelsen, master of the whale catcher Torlyn. Mikkelsen Peak is retained as the name of the highest peak of the outcrop.

Antarctic Specially Protected Area and Important Bird Area
As it is not covered in snow or ice, it is an important breeding ground for birds, particularly petrels. Together, Scullin and Murray monoliths hold the greatest concentration of seabird breeding colonies in East Antarctica, including at least 160,000 pairs of Antarctic petrels and 70,000 pairs of Adélie penguins. They are protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA) No.164. Coincident in coverage with ASPA 164, the two monoliths have also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because of the significant seabird colonies present.

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Burka (Caucasus)

A burka (ауапа awápa, кӏакӏо chakwe, այծենակաճ aytsenakach, буртина burtína, yapıncı, верта verta, ნაბადი nabadi, ферта ferta, щӏакӏуэ shakwe, нымæт nymæt бурка burka,  ghärt) is a coat made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name).

Karakul being quite expensive, burkas were usually sewn from felt treated to look like karakul. Burkas are sewn with high, squared off shoulders, and wearers will have a distinctive high-shouldered silhouette. Chechnya was the main producer of burkas throughout the North Caucasus.

Burkas were part of the customary male garb of various peoples inhabiting the Caucasus region. Burkas were adopted by Russian cavalry, and worn as part of the Russian military uniform from the middle of the 18th century until the 1850s, during the Caucasus War. Vasily Chapayev was portrayed wearing a burka as a part of his military uniform in a 1934 Soviet film.

Other items of traditional Caucasian dress were the beshmet, a soft inner shirt with a close-fitting collar, and the cherkeska, a collarless outer shirt with a V-shaped opening in the front with long, wide sleeves. Across the cherkeska were the gazerei, a row of semi-ornamental cartridge-cases, sometimes with decorated tops. On the belt was the kinzhal, a long dagger worn diagonally in front. Below were narrow trousers tied below the knee and at the ankle, leggings, and leather boots. Over all this was the large wool burka, fastened at the neck and open at the front. It could be reversed to make a windbreak or used as a blanket. On the head was the bashlyk, a soft cap, or the papakha, a large wool hat.

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