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Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime (スライムもりもりドラゴンクエスト2 大戦車としっぽ団) is an action-adventure game developed by Tose and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It is the sequel to Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest: Shōgeki no Shippo Dan for the Game Boy Advance. It was first released in Japan, and later in North America. It is a spin-off of the Dragon Quest series.

Rocket Slime stars the common enemy and mascot of the series, a Slime, this one in particular being named Rocket (Surarin in the Japanese version). Rocket lives in a town called Boingburg, inhabited by other Slimes, each one being a type of Slime species found in the series. There are no humans in Rocket Slime; instead, its world is inhabited by Slimes and other enemies from the series. It features two forms of gameplay; the first being an overhead style, where the player maneuvers Rocket around a variety of stages, and another where the Schleiman Tank must do battle against an opposing tank, firing ammunition found throughout the first portion of the game.

Gameplay
The player views Rocket Slime from an overhead view, and controls Rocket entirely with the face and shoulder buttons. Rocket has the ability to jump as well as hover, though his primary technique is the Elasto Blast, an attack that launches Rocket forward. The Elasto Blast's strength is determined by how long the player allows for it to charge. This technique is constantly used throughout the game, used to pick up objects and attack enemies. When an enemy or object is hit by the Elasto Blast, it is sent flying, requiring the player to move forward and grab the item or enemy before they land if they wish to pick them up. The player may hold up to three items and/or enemies at any given time. Any item or enemy may be used as a weapon against an enemy if thrown at them. Rocket has a health meter that consists of multiple hearts, where Rocket will lose half a heart if damaged. The player may increase it by finding a rare item.

Each stage has a certain number of Slimes, and a variety of different items and enemies that can be found within. The game uses a day/night system, causing differences in enemies. Enemies that can be found awake during the day are asleep at night, and vice versa. There are several differences in the levels, but one thing they have in common are the railways. These railways typically lead back to Boingburg, allowing the player to send items, enemies, and other Slimes back to Boingburg, or leave the level via the railways. When a Slime is sent back, the Slime will send a letter to the player, including either an item or a recipe for an item. When an enemy is sent back, that enemy will become a resident of Boingburg, though only one enemy per species is allowed. When an item is sent back, it can be used as ammunition for Rocket's tank or sold at a shop. Another common element are the tank battles, where the player may battle a Plob tank. Defeating a tank gives Rocket a specific item and sometimes a Slime, who returns to Boingburg. Most stages have a boss battle near the end of the stage. All bosses have a health meter, which must be depleted for Rocket to progress any further. When the player leaves the stage, a screen is shown detailing what Slimes the player acquired in this session of the stage, as well as any items and enemies that they collected.

In between stages, the player is sent back to Boingburg to rest. In the beginning after the Plob attack, there are no Slimes remaining, and the Plobs have destroyed much of the town, leaving large spiked balls blocking much of the houses and the village. Most of these spiked balls have ST written on them, meaning "Slime Tons". The number listed is the number of Slimes the player must rescue in order to get rid of the spiked ball in question. After a certain point in the game, the rescued Slimes rebuild Boingburg and return it to its state in the prologue. There are several things the player may do while in Boingburg. Early on, the player only has the ability to save their game, but eventually gains access to much more, including tank customization, a shop, a tank arena, a surfing mini-game, and an area where the player may synthesize items using recipes that are collected throughout the game.

Tanks
Another primary game mechanic is the tank battles. Tank battles either occur in the stages or at the tank battle arena in Boingburg. In stages, when the player encounters a platform with an enemy on it standing in front of a slime-shaped tank, they may summon their tank to do battle with them. When the player goes into the battle, the top screen displays a zoomed out view of the two tanks on either side of the screen, and the bottom screen displays the standard gameplay. Each tank has two cannons that ammunition may be loaded into, and an HP meter, the latter which varies from tank to tank. Ammunition comes from varying points in the tank; the location of these drop points varies depending on which tank is being used. The player picks up ammunition using the Elasto Blast, like they pick up items in the other mode of play. They then may throw the ammunition into one or both of the cannons, causing the ammunition to be fired at the opposing tank. The opponent, however, will also fire ammunition at the player's tank. If two pieces of ammunition collide with each other, both pieces will fall to the ground, though some pieces of ammunition have more defensive and/or offensive power than others.

The player may leave their tank, either by shooting themself out of one of the cannons or by leaving the tank and breaking into the opposing tank. If the player makes it to the other tank by means of the cannon, they will enter the main area of their tank. While in their tank, the player may use the Elasto Blast attack to break their computers, making it more difficult for them to retaliate. The player may also attack their opponents or steal ammunition to use in their tank. The opponent may also do the same, either breaking in or going in via the cannon. A tank is not destroyed when its HP is depleted; instead, a door protecting the tank's engine (shaped like a heart) is destroyed, and at which point, the opposing tank's crew will invade and try to destroy the engine. If it is destroyed, the tank battle is over. Most tank battles that the player wins rewards the player with a particular item and a Slime, the Slime only appearing once per tank battle.

In Boingburg, the player may load ammunition into their tank. This ammunition consists of items the player has collected throughout the game. After a certain point in the game, the player may also choose three computer-controlled tank assistants. These consists of particular Slimes that are able to participate. Under certain conditions, the player may also gain the ability to recruit enemies. Each tank assistance has a unique set of commands that they can be ordered to follow. While in Boingburg, the player may play multi-player with another player who owns a Nintendo DS system and Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime. If another player does not own a copy, they may only play a tank battle demo.

Story
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is based in the fictional world of Slimenia, specifically in the capital city of Boingburg. It begins with four Slimes, Rocket, Hooly, Bo, and Swotsy, who are playing in front of the castle. Hooly has gotten his hands on a valuable flute, and in response to the flute being blown by Rocket, his father comes running over, forcing Hooly to stick the flute in Rocket's mouth. Afterward, an organization of platypus-like creatures known as the Plob invades Boingburg, capturing 100 of its 101 inhabitants. They are organized by who has the most tails, with the lowest ranked villains having one, and the Plobfather has seven. Because he was distorted and long, the Plob mistakenly believed Rocket was not a Slime but a worm, and discarded him into Forewood Forest. There, Rocket begins his journey to rescue his fellow slimes, who have been locked up in large treasure chests. Rocket later happens upon a large tank called the Schleiman Tank, which he activates with the flute that he had acquired. This tank now allows him to battle other tanks employed by the Plob; including the Carrot Top, Platypanzer and Cactiballistix. He also must do battle with many other enemies, including the leader, Don Clawleone (a.k.a. The Plobfather), Flucifer (The Dark One) and a mysterious slime named Slival and his Schwartzman Tank. Slival becomes his nemesis and is encountered a lot throughout the game, including at Mt. Krakatroda for a final battle.

Development
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime was created by Yuji Horii, creator of the Dragon Quest franchise, and Yoshiki Watabe, who also worked on Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride and Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, as well as its predecessor, Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest: Shōgeki no Shippo Dan. While planning a version of the original Dragon Quest for the Game Boy, Watabe and Horii discussed making a game aimed at children. The duo wanted to use a character from a well-known franchise and decided it should be the Slime character from Dragon Quest. The developers did not want to give the protagonist a sword and shield, feeling it would make the slime character into a blue Link from The Legend of Zelda. They also rejected having the character breathe fire or run fast like Sonic the Hedgehog, so they refocused on what a slime could do, and that his how they discovered that his movements should be stretching and catapulting itself like a slingshot. Because Watabe believed the dual screen function was the focus of the Nintendo DS, he wanted to make use of the dual screen in a way that was not done in the original Slime game. Early in the title's life, the developers had a version of it that uses the touch screen to use Rocket's Elasto Blast technique, but scrapped the idea, due to it being too hard to control. To build on the slingshot paradigm in the second game in the series, the design team added tanks. The developers also chose to keep humans out of the game, due to that if they did appear, they would probably just run around killing all the Slimes. Watabe explained that the system of enemies having tails came from his desire to explain to children the idea of a gang and a hierarchy, loosely based on his own experience with bosses.

The success of Dragon Quest VIII in the west prompted an international release for the Slime series. The protagonists name is Rocket, which was influenced by wanting western audiences not to associate the character Slime with an inert blob, but show it was a powerful character that can “rocket“ around. Also due to lack of familiarity with ‘’Dragon Quest’’ slimes, the games title was modified to include mention of the Dragon Quest series. Efforts were made to make the game's script feel less British than a typical Dragon Quest title, to give the game a more modern feel. Watabe said that if Dragon Quest Heroes sold well, that the developer would look into a sequel, and they may also include Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection support. Rocket Slime was developed originally for gamers who were eight to ten years old, but in the west the average purchaser's age was twenty five. Enthusiasm was also higher for sequels in the west, while there was less enthusiasm in Japan.

Reception
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime sold over 293,000 copies in Japan by the end of 2006. It has received generally positive reception, holding an aggregate of 83/100 from Metacritic Nintendo Power praised its multi-player tank battle mode, calling the game a "well-placed and satisfying adventure". Play Magazine commented that Rocket Slime is a quality spin-off, adding that other developers should take a cue from it. Game Informer commented that the slimes in Rocket Slime have an "irresistible charm", calling the exploration gameplay "clever". Electronic Gaming Monthly praised it, calling it a "kid's game that completely rocks". Edge noted that while it wasn't a bold game, it had little to criticize, calling its developers "masters of their craft". NGamer UK called the dialogue "so bad it's good".

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Evans Lookout

Evans Lookout is a lookout in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Overlooking the sandstone cliffs of the Grose River Valley, the lookout is also an access point for pedestrian access to the valley floor.

Nearby walks include the Grand Canyon and trails to Govetts Leap lookout.

A popular, easily accessible location, the lookout is located within the Blue Mountains National Park close to the town of Blackheath.

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Fear of Pop: Volume 1

Volume 1 is the name of the first album by the experimental band Fear of Pop. The album was a project of Ben Folds, John Mark Painter, Fleming McWilliams, and others. It was released on November 17, 1998 on 550 Records (with distribution from Sony Records).

At some stores, a limited edition 12" vinyl single for "In Love" was bundled for free with Volume 1. It featured a remix of the song by Thievery Corporation, as well as a couple of cuts off of the album.

Although Folds, Painter and Caleb Southern were the primary contributors to the album, a large cast of other musicians were included as well. William Shatner provided vocals on "In Love" (as well as the reprise, "Still in Love"). Painter's wife, Fleming McWilliams, sang on several tracks. Frally Hynes, Folds' Australian then-girlfriend (and wife from 1999 to 2007) performed frantic lead vocals on "Root to This" ("root" being a crude Australian slang term for sexual intercourse). Folds sang on a number of songs as well.

The track "Rubber Sled" is a humorous reference to Ben Folds Five bass player Robert Sledge. A clip of Brick by Ben Folds Five is playing in the background at the beginning of this song, though played at twice its normal speed, and a sample of Folds yelling "Robert Sledge on the bass guitar!" can be heard approximately halfway through the song. "I Paid My Money" was at least almost a decade old at the time it was recorded in 1998. The original 1990 demo version featured Folds singing over an African-American choir.

Cover
The album cover displays the silhouettes of a running man and two lasso-throwing cowboys in pursuit on horseback. The back of the album case shows the silhouette of a boy in a cowboy outfit sitting on a park bench with what appears to be an erect penis in his hands. The inner cover depicts a woman being violently attacked on a television seen in a city apartment. All the images are from David Bethell's "Just Your Average Second on This Planet" 1997-1998.

Track listing
All songs written by Ben Folds unless otherwise noted.

 * 1) "Fear of Pop" (Folds, Caleb Southern) – 3:26
 * 2) "Kops" – 6:07
 * 3) *featuring Jay Goin, Scott Edwards and Ben Goldman as "The Kops."
 * 4) "Slow Jam '98" – 4:50
 * 5) "Blink" – 1:23
 * 6) "In Love" – 4:46
 * 7) *featuring William Shatner as "The Unrequited Lover," featuring David Davidson on violin.
 * 8) "Interlude" – 0:21
 * 9) "Avery M. Powers Memorial Beltway" – 5:58
 * 10) "I Paid My Money" – 3:16
 * 11) "Rubber Sled" – 4:55
 * 12) *featuring Mike Flynn as "The Customer"
 * 13) "Root to This" – 5:09
 * 14) *featuring Frally as "The Shouting Woman"
 * 15) "Still in Love" – 1:26
 * 16) *featuring William Shatner

Personnel

 * Ben Folds - piano, vocals, organ, chamberlin, synthesizer, clavinet, guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocoder, talkbox
 * David Davidson - violin
 * Mike Flynn - organ
 * Fleming McWilliams - vocals
 * John Mark Painter - acoustic guitar, guitar, trombone, trumpet, cello, theremin, djembe, chamberlin, vocoder
 * William Shatner - vocals
 * Frally Hynes - vocals

Production

 * Producers: Ben Folds, John Mark Painter, Caleb Southern
 * Engineers: Ben Folds, Caleb Southern
 * Mixing: John Mark Painter, Caleb Southern
 * Mastering: Howie Weinberg
 * Art direction: Josh Cheuse
 * Packaging Art: David Bethell

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Blue Tattoo

Blue Tattoo is the third album by the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja, and the last original Vanilla Ninja album released by Bros Records. Following the successful 2004 album Traces of Sadness, Blue Tattoo was the group's most successful album yet with the singles "Blue Tattoo" (from which the album gets its name), "I Know" and "Cool Vibes". "Cool Vibes" was also the 2005 Swiss Eurovision entry, increasing the album's popularity in Switzerland.

In both Switzerland and Germany it peaked at #4 in the charts, with an Austrian chart high of #7. The album also topped the Estonian album chart.

Track listing

 * 1) "Blue Tattoo" – 4:07
 * 2) "Cool Vibes" – 3:00
 * 3) "Never Gotta Know" – 3:16
 * 4) "Just Another Day to Live" – 4:40
 * 5) "I Don't Care at All" – 3:56
 * 6) "The Coldest Night" – 3:30
 * 7) "Hellracer" – 3:32
 * 8) "I Know" – 3:17
 * 9) "Corner of My Mind" – 3:18
 * 10) "Undercover Girl" – 3:12
 * 11) "My Puzzle of Dreams" – 2:59
 * 12) "Nero" – 3:30
 * 13) "Just Another Day to Live" (Extended version) – 9:24
 * 14) "Corner of My Mind" (Extended version) – 7:23

The album also contained two extras:

 * Blue Tattoo (Video)
 * I Know (Video)

Limited edition bonus CD

 * 1) "Just Another Day To Live" (Classical version)
 * 2) "Coole Vibes" (Classical version)
 * 3) "My Puzzle Of Dreams" (Classical version)
 * 4) "The Coldest Night" (Classical version)
 * 5) "Corner Of My Mind" (Classical version)
 * 6) "Blue Tattoo" (Classical version)
 * 7) "Nero" (Classical version)
 * 8) "I Don't Care At All" (Unplugged version)
 * 9) "Never Gotta Know" (Unplugged version)
 * 10) "Hellracer" (Unplugged version)
 * 11) "I Know" (Unplugged version)
 * 12) "Undercover Girl" (Unplugged version)

The limited edition of the album also contained two extras:

 * Cool Vibes (Video)
 * I Know (Unplugged version video)

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Talk:Fear of Pop: Volume 1

Incorrect Artist Credit
Fear of Pop is not a Ben Folds solo record. Fear of Pop is the name of the band, and "Volume 1" is the name of the album.

Mikesherk 03:19, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

No, it's technically "Fear of Pop Volume 1" by Ben Folds, even though Folds isn't credited as an artist on the packaging. It's sorta like the fourth Led Zeppelin album, which doesn't have any words on the cover at all. "FOPV1" is a Folds solo record. I, too think the articles should be merged.GuruAskew 03:50, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Nowhere, anywhere, ever is it stated that Fear of Pop's "Volume 1" is a Folds release. In press releases, interviews, anywhere. I am removing the merge label.

Shamrox 08:15, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

EDIT: if you followed the progress of "Fear of Pop Volume 1" back in '98 you'd know that it was always intended to be a solo album and the fanbase was pretty surprised overall that it wasn't credited to Ben Folds on the album packaging. If you do a Google Groups search for "Fear of Pop" and read the posts from 1998 you'll see that it has always been considered a solo Folds album. The press release (which I can't find anywhere but on an archived Google post) is a mess, it refers to the album as a "solo" release, then refers to "Fear of Pop" as a band, then refers to the Music as Folds's, the refers to Folds & Southern as "Fear of Pop". Considering the abiguity of the press release I'm gonna defer to the pre-release statement that it is a Folds solo release.GuruAskew 21:14, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Here's the very first line from the official press release, as still found on Frank Maynard's website:

"Fear Of Pop is Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) and Caleb Southern. Produced by Ben Folds and Caleb Southern, both of whom are from Chapel Hill, NC."

and then later:

"Fear Of Pop is the band, Volume I is the album."

Fear of Pop is the band. That's what it says on the spine of the record, that's what Folds has said in interviews and it's also what the press release says.

70.95.216.219 02:06, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Missing Info
I was missing a bit of info on the production team and chart listings. Any help?--The Grza 22:27, May 29, 2005 (UTC)

Duplicate?
This page duplicates a lot of Fear of Pop, Volume 1. Should one of them become a redirect? slab 01:04, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Fear of Pop, Volume 1
The Fear of Pop, Volume 1 page had more information and seemed to be more accurate in the information that it had, so I moved that info here. The title of the album does however include the colon, so this is the page kept as the main one, with a redirect placed over there. Below, you will find the talk page posted over at the comma'd article.

Wrong section
This album doesn't belong in the Ben Folds Five chronology, as it is a Ben Folds solo disc. --Cholmes75 16:28, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

 * It's currently in the Ben Folds chronology.--The Grza 08:50, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Duplicate?
This page duplicates a lot of Fear of Pop: Volume 1. Should one of them become a redirect? slab 01:05, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Cover Art
I've read nothing to make me think that Ben Folds is actually the running figure in the cover art. The packaging art for all of Volume I was done by David Bethell from his series "Just Your Average Second On This Planet" (1997-1998). This is according to the liner notes for the album. I, for one, seriously doubt Ben Folds posed for one of Bethell's images, and there is no citation in the article--looks like a simple opinion to me.Funkeboy 11:18, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm taking it out--pure conjecture. Funkeboy 00:31, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

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removed unsourced info about divorce..please verify as per WP:BLP! Ling.Nut 19:03, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

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Yokosuka Tenga

The Yokosuka Tenga (天河, "Milky Way") was a proposal to provide the Imperial Japanese Navy with a jet-powered bomber towards the end of World War II. The concept was to replace the piston engines of the P1Y1 with turbojets.

The powerplant selected was the 8.34 kN thrust Ishikawajima Ne-30, then under development. However, before a single example could be built, both the Ne-30 project and the Tenga were cancelled due to technical difficulties with the turbojet design.

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Talk:Charlie Gracie

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Fontet

Fontet (Hontet) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It is situated between Bordeaux and Bergerac.

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Talk:Evolution and the Theory of Games

The definition of ESS here is not very good. It misses the game theoretical aspects, and reads like an optimization. The one on the ESS page is very good...

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Toy wagon

A toy wagon has the same structure as the traditional, larger wagon, but is much smaller and has an open top. An average wagon is able to seat one child, and is generally propelled by human power through a handle at the front. Some famous brands are Radio Flyer, Little Tikes, Red Rider, Northern Tool and Equipment, Lowe's, Cardinal, and Speedway Express.

History

Toy wagons have been around since the late 19th century, and are traditionally painted red. They were originally made of wood. Antonio Pasin started making wagons in 1917 and eventually started the Radio Flyer company. He produced many of them in his workshop in Chicago and they became a national hit after the 1933 Chicago World Fair. His toy wagons helped bring people back from the thoughts of the looming war to their simple pleasures.

Design
The basic design of toy wagons has been the same since the late 19th century. Usually, a small wagon contains 9, 12, or 16 bolts. The back axle usually contains 4 bolts, and the front varies among the different steering designs. The wheels can be air tires, hard rubber tires, or hard plastic tires. Some small kids' wagons are made completely out of plastic. Some are made of wood, aluminum, poly, or steel. The shape of the handle also can be different, some shaped like a T, others like a D, and some with a circle handhold at the end. The main problem with wagons is rust. Wagons are usually painted in outdoor paint to prevent rusting, but all metal wagons will eventually get slightly battered and can then rust.

Utility wagons
People also use toy wagons for small, outdoor projects. Companies such as Northern Tool, Lowe's, and Tractor Supply Company make wagons specifically for outdoor work. Usually they are painted a different color than red and are made of metal. They are also usually larger and more expensive. Wagons can be useful for moving dirt, wood chips, mulch, or gravel. They can also be used in gardening for moving plants. Nursery wagons are available just for professional gardening. Nursery wagons let dirt and water go through the bottom and are good for plants and pots in a greenhouse. They can also be used for moving camping gear or boxes. Some utility wagons are self-propelled by small motors so that the user can handle heavier loads on rough, uneven terrain. These wagons are often equipped with a tilting cargo bed which allows the user to dump their cargo more easily, making them suitable for small farms. Some companies, such as Speedway Express, make huge 8-wheeled wagons that are made of wood, usually handmade by the Amish.

Family wagons
In some countries, wagons are popular ways to transport children around outside events. These trolleys are often large enough to fit multiple children, and usually made of fabric with metal frames that fold to fit inside a vehicle. In the United Kingdom, festival wagons allow parents to take children around music festivals comfortably, often with protection from sun and rain. In Germany, families often use wagons for picnics and beach holidays, and traditionally on Father's Day (Ascension Day) German men use small wagons to carry food and alcohol on a group excursion – specially designed toy wagons with built-in barbecues or beer tables have been produced for this market.

Monuments
In 1997, Radio Flyer made a huge wagon 27 ft long and 13 ft wide to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Radio Flyer. The wagon weighs 15,000 pounds and is constructed of steel.

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Talk:Lordship of Argos and Nauplia

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Choess's edit in 29.5.2005 caused a loss of extensive amount of relevant information. The edit make the situation lose any idea that Dukes of Athens were overlords of lords of Argos-Nauplia. Also, a laboriously collected list (analysis) of whom of the lords were redisent, is now lost. Besides, the list of lords now lacks a few persons who attestedly utilized powers of lord or boverlord in A-N. And, the article now omits totally the fact that Guy d'Enghien and his daughter USED the ducal title. I wait for these losses to be corrected. 62.78.104.183 22:37, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

This is incorrect. The titular Dukes of Athens were Sohier (1356-1367), Walter (1367-1381), and then Louis. Guy and his daughter were not, to my knowledge, Dukes of Athens. See, for instance, this German history, which confirms the division of the inheritance among the sons of Isabelle of Brienne and the succession of the Duchy. While the Enghien Dukes of Athens were recognized as Dukes of Athens in Argos and Nauplia, the two cities were fiefs of Achaea and not of Athens. I have moved the list of titular Dukes of Athens to the page on the Duchy of Athens, where it is appropriate, and noted that they were recognized only in Argos and Nauplia. Nor is the information on residency lost, as you would have noticed had you read the text of the article.

If you have information suggesting that Guy and his daughter were ever Dukes of Athens, I suggest you cite that in the Duchy of Athens article. I stand by my edits here as having created a concise article containing all relevant information on the Lordship of Argos and Nauplia, most of the removed material being better suited for the article on the Duchy of Athens.

1. There are evidence lying around that Guy and his daughter Maria used title Duke. A & N in Romania dux. etc. not necessarily always specifying duke of what. Certainly A-N was not a duchy. Whereas the family's Athens undisputedly was. I believe that their title-use was referring, and/or utilizing, Athens title. As such it should be mentioned. Both here and in DAthens article.

2. Regarding vassaldom, you think in too limited way. In Middle Ages, being vassal of one did not necessarily rule out of being vassal of another. Read your history. Thus, A-N could have been vassal of both Athens and Achaia.

3. I remember having seen texts where this younger branch of Enghien is mentioned as having the elder branch of Athens as overlords.

4. Actually, Athens was vassal of achaia. Thus, it was possible, even likely that A-N can have been vassal of athens - and Achaia.

5. How have Roche dukes obtained A-N, if it was not a part if their duchy?? I think A-N was a part, and here a remnant of the duchy. Thus, its lords were vassals of dukes, their own elder branch.

Who were resident, is not mentioned in the article. For example, Sohier was resident in 1350's. Walter his son is mentioned in a way that he also may have lived sometime there.

And, some lords may have been absent. Such as Isabelle.

Please, do not stand too clumsily, as it makes the inevitable fall the worse. 62.78.105.166 23:04, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

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Gail Fisher

Gail Fisher (August 18, 1935 – December 2, 2000) was an American actress who was one of the first black women to play substantive roles in American television. She was best known for playing the role of secretary Peggy Fair on the television detective series Mannix from 1968 through 1975, a role for which she won two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award; she was the first African-American woman to win those prestigious awards. She also won an NAACP Image Award in 1969. In addition to her acting career, Fisher was a successful jazz lyricist.

Early years
The youngest of five children, Fisher was born in Orange, New Jersey. Her father died when she was two years old, and she was raised by her mother, Ona Fisher, who supported her family with a home-operated hair-styling business while living in the Potter's Crossing neighborhood of Edison, New Jersey. She graduated from Metuchen High School in Metuchen, New Jersey. During her teenage years, she was a cheerleader and entered several beauty contests, winning the titles of Miss Transit, Miss Black New Jersey, and Miss Press Photographer.

In a contest sponsored by Coca-Cola, Fisher won the opportunity to spend two years studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. As a student of acting in New York City, she worked with Lee Strasberg and became a member of the Repertory Theater at Lincoln Center, where she worked with Elia Kazan and Herbert Blau. As a young woman, she also worked as a model.

Career
Fisher made her first television appearance in 1960 at age 25, appearing in the NTA Film Network program The Play of the Week. In the same year, she appeared in a film sponsored by the US government called The New Girl in the Office, which depicted a fictional firm hiring its first African-American secretary to ensure compliance with federal contract requirements.

Also during the early 1960s, she appeared in a television commercial for All laundry detergent, which she said made her "the first black female—no, make that black, period—to make a national TV commercial, on camera, with lines." In 1965, Herbert Blau cast her in a theatrical production of Danton's Death.

She first appeared in Mannix during the second season, when Mannix leaves a detective firm and sets up shop as a private investigator. She became the second African American woman after Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek to show prominently on weekly television. In 1968, she made guest appearances on the TV series My Three Sons; Love, American Style; and Room 222. In 1970, her work on Mannix was honored when she received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the first African-American woman to do so. In 1971, Fisher became the first African-American woman to win a Golden Globe, and won her second in 1973. After Mannix was cancelled in 1975, she appeared on television about once a year, guest starring on popular shows such as Fantasy Island, Knight Rider, General Hospital, and The White Shadow.

Songwriting
Fisher was also a lyricist for a number of jazz songs. With Vincent Levy, she wrote lyrics to Joe Zawinul's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," first performed by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in 1966. The song was covered by dozens of artists, including The Buckinghams, who took the vocal version to #5 in August 1967. Fisher wrote lyrics for another Adderley song, "Do Do Do (What Now is Next)," with music by Nat Adderley, featured on the Cannonball Adderley Quintet's 1967 album 74 Miles Away. On the album's liner notes, critic Leonard Feather calls Fisher "the prettiest songwriter in town." Fisher also wrote lyrics for an existing jazz standard, "Stolen Moments," composed by Oliver Nelson; the vocal version was first recorded by Carmen McRae and Betty Carter on their 1987 album The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets.

Personal life
Fisher was married and divorced three times. She had two daughters, Samara and Jolie, from her 1964 marriage to John Levy. Her marriage to Wali Muhammad (Walter Youngblood), famed cornerman to Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali, ended in divorce when he changed religions. Wali was also an assistant minister to Malcolm X at Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7. Jet magazine reported in its July 26, 1973 issue that she also was married to Robert A. Walker, a businessman from Los Angeles.

Death
Fisher died in Los Angeles in 2000, aged 65, reportedly from kidney failure. Twelve hours later, her brother Clifton died from heart failure.

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Talk:Wagon

Freight car/Wagon
For anyone's peace of mind, neither freight car nor wagon in the sense of railroad components have their own articles. Railroad car covers the several kinds of goods-hauling cars on a railroad. -Acjelen 22:39, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

Dray
"Dray" redirects here. In British English, this is used for the lorries that deliver beer to pubs (even though they are powered by engines and not horses). Marnanel 15:37, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I don't have an issue with "Dray" redirecting here. But I'm sure that you'll find that the origin of "dray" is that it is a heavy haulage vehicle that has no springs between the body and its wheels. The only limit to its load capacity was the structural strength of the vehicle and the rolling-resistance of the roadway under its wheels. This terminology was common on New Zealand and Australian farms, timber-milling and industrial sites into the 1950s. Lin (talk) 03:24, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Translations
Some of the links into Wikies of other languages lead to vehicles which are not animal-drawn, mostly. The German link, for instance ought to be Fuhrwerk (Stellwagen) and not Wagen.

Yours' sincerely de:Benutzer:Ulamm 08.01.2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.253.64.125 (talk) 12:03, 8 January 2007 (UTC).

 * Possible article about wagon making? i.e. "Wainwright"? Fuzzform (talk) 21:03, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

wagons
in Wikipedia u can learn a lot about wagons from tasia moorehouse —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.230.45.232 (talk) 20:27, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Is this the primary topic?
Is this the primary topic readers are seeking when they search for "wagon"? I stumbled across this article while seeking info about the little red wagons that were all the rage when I was 8 years old. Frankly, I expected to arrive directly at the Wagon disambiguation page and, after having a look at the many types of wagon at the dab, I'm surprised that I arrived here first. Is a change warranted here? Perhaps this page should be renamed to Wagon (vehicle), and then Wagon should redirect to Wagon (disambiguation)? --Lambtron (talk) 18:29, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

This makes good sense (IMHO) and no one has commented, so I moved it. -- Lambtron (talk) 17:45, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Dear all. Please note there is no such language as 'British English'. There is English, as spoken by the people of England, and there are corruptions of English, such as American, Australian and Canadian English.Mine of Information (talk) 10:34, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

 * Oh, well, I'm glad we got that over and done with so quickly! I didn't want to get left out of this discussion either! Maybe my English is not as important as yours? Maybe mine is more corrupt than yours? But when I'm trying to express and explain myself I only have the words in my native English vocabulary to use for that. And you might be able to adapt? Lin (talk) 03:24, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Please upload
Could some one please upload. Peter Horn User talk 00:59, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

history?
This article should have information on where wagons were developed, when they came into widespread use, etc. Tom (talk) 12:25, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed emphatically. I'm trying to do just that, at least to some extent with explaining the 19th century developments, as well as actually making sense of this rather important article. It really is weak in describing the field or even the types of wagons that existed. Sadly, there seems to be relatively little good online content for the armchair historian, compared to many other subject areas. Hope it will be of some use thought.Morgan Riley (talk) 01:11, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thirded. While wagons may seem ubiquitous, there has to be a furthest-back mention in history or something like that.--Varkman (talk) 19:26, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Horse tank wagon
What about finding a wooden horse tank wagon on the internet. when I was 9 years old (summer of 1947) I sew such in Thurgau where I was staying. It carried pig manure from a large pigsty to a field. Peter Horn User talk 03:28, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
 * It was a horizontal wooden cylinder on four wheels. In this case it carried liquid pig manure which was spread on fields. Peter Horn User talk 15:32, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Corrected link. Peter Horn User talk 19:12, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Saddle wagon
A saddle wagon is mentioned in baler, but it may not necessarily be wooden. What can we do? That said does any wagon need to be made at all of wood? Peter Horn User talk 20:01, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Water wagon
There is also a water wagon. wagon does not quite fit, nor does tank trailer. Peter Horn User talk 19:09, 5 April 2021 (UTC) Peter Horn User talk 19:19, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
 * This is for living van Peter Horn User talk 19:29, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Combine the two above
Combine horse tank wagon and water wagon into tank wagon (horse drawn) Peter Horn User talk 19:49, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Merge Wainwright into wagon
Make Wainwright a new section of wagon Peter Horn User talk 18:28, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Not a good idea. Peter Horn User talk 03:44, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 17:43, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

German equivalent word
What is the German equivalent word? Is it de:wagen? If that is the one, why it not listed in languages? Peter Horn User talk 00:37, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * No, it's de:Fuhrwerk. It's linked from German Wiki but not here; I'll fix that. Bermicourt (talk) 06:51, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I knew you'd come up with the right word. Peter Horn User talk 00:24, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Right or left side of the road
According to to the "freight wagon" subsection of the article, vehicles in Europe are "driven on the left side of the road". This seems incorrect?

> In Europe, carts were steered from the right side. The cart itself was driven on the left side of the road, as vehicles are driven there today. Simon Frühauf (talk) 18:21, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hard Maple

 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 23:06, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Hard Maple
Band is non-notable, no attempt to assert notability, google returns 9 hits for "hard maple" +bratislava, 3 of which refer to the band, of which 2 are dead links, and 0 hits for "hard maple" +"na ceste". Jdcooper 22:40, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete gkhan 22:44, May 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete bandcruft --Xcali 23:55, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable UkPaolo 16:36, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * This page is now preserved as an archive of the debate and, like some other VfD subpages, is no longer 'live'. Subsequent comments on the issue, the deletion, or the decision-making process should be placed on the relevant 'live' pages. Please do not edit this page.


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Goshen Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 472 people in the township.

Geography
Located in the southern part of the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
 * Wayne Township - north
 * Roundhead Township, Hardin County - east
 * Stokes Township, Logan County - south
 * Clay Township - southwest
 * Union Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Goshen Township, although the unincorporated community of New Hampshire lies in the township's center.

Goshen Township contains slightly less than eighteen square miles. It is the smallest township in terms of both population and area in Auglaize County. The southeastern part of the township is located in the Virginia Military District.

Name and history
It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.

Originally part of Allen County, the township was formed in 1836.

The township was also involved in one of the last county border changes in Ohio. This change occurred in 1888 when part of Stokes Township in Logan County was exchanged to Clay Township for part of Goshen Township.

Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Public services
The Waynesfield-Goshen School District encompasses a large part of the township, with small portions in the northeast served by the Upper Scioto Valley Local School District.

The township is served by the Wapakoneta (45895) post office, the Waynesfield post office (45896) and the Lakeview (43331) post office. New Hampshire has its own zip code (45870).

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Mike Belkin

Michael I. Belkin (born June 29, 1945) is a former Canadian No. 1 tennis player.

Canada's top-ranked player five times between 1966 and 1972, Belkin had a career 17–12 Davis Cup record, including a 14–7 record in singles.

The right-handed Belkin attained a career-high singles ranking of no. 7 world amateur during the early 1960s. He joined the fledgling professional tour in the later half of his playing career, compiling a 36–36 career singles win–loss record. He reached the quarter-finals at the 1968 Australian Championships, which he lost to top seed William Bowrey. He also reached the third round in singles in his inaugural Wimbledon.

Belkin won ILTF tournaments at the Western Championships at Indianapolis in 1967 and at the St. Petersburg Masters Invitational in 1968 and 1971. He won the Detroit Invitation in 1965 and 1967 and the Buffalo Indoor in 1973.

Belkin's other results included semi-finals appearances in 1969 at both the Cincinnati Masters event and Canadian Open.

Youth, junior, and college tennis
Belkin was one of Canada's early tennis phenoms, with his parents moving to Miami Beach when he was 12 for the sake of his tennis. He won the United States National Boys' (15 and under) singles championship, and won the prestigious Orange Bowl boys and junior (18 and under) singles titles, coincidentally played in Miami Beach, in 1960 and 1961 respectively.

While still a student at Miami Beach High School, the right-handed Belkin was Florida men's champion. He was also U.S. National Junior Champion (18 and under) champion, according to a March 1963 Sports Illustrated article. Belkin was an excellent clay court player without any tournament experience on grass. His game was built around a baseline game with both a solid forehand and two-handed backhand. At that time, the 17-year-old Belkin was 3 months into revising his game to include serve and volley technique.

Belkin was a top-ranking collegiate player attending the University of Miami. He reached the finals of the 1965 NCAA individual championships where he lost to Arthur Ashe.

1961
As a 16-year-old, Belkin lost to Briton Roger Taylor in straight sets in the opening round of the 1961 U.S. Championships. He again lost in the first round at the 1962 U.S. Championship, this time in five sets, to American James Farrin. And the year after, for a third consecutive time, Belkin lost in the first round of the same tournament, this time in straight sets to Norman Perry.

1962
At the U.S. Clay Court Championships in 1962, Belkin defeated U.S. No. 1 Whitney Reed in the first round and Bob Perry in the second round before losing to Billy Lenoir in the third round.

Belkin won the Blue and Gray Invitation in Montgomery, Alabama at the Montgomery Country Club in June 1962, defeating Norman Perry in a close final.

In November 1962 Belkin, at age 17, won the Florida State Tennis Championship, defeating US No. 1 Frank Froehling in the semifinal and Gardnar Mulloy in the final. This would be his first tournament win against a strong field.

1964
In 1964, Belkin played at the Wimbledon Championship for the first time, and fared well given his lack of experience on grass. He defeated Claude de Gronckel in the first round, and Cliff Drysdale in the second, both in four sets, before falling to Bob Hewitt in the third, in straight sets. At the 1964 U.S. Championships later that summer, Belkin defeated Rodney Susman in the first round before falling to Cliff Richey in the second in five sets.

1965
In April 1965, Belkin defeated Richey on clay in the semifinal of the ILTF St. Petersburg Masters Invitational in three straight sets but lost the final to Ramanathan Krishnan in four sets.

Belkin won the Detroit Invitation, a strong field tournament, in early July 1965, defeating the USTA No. 3 Arthur Ashe in the quarterfinal, Dick Savitt in the semifinal, and the USTA No. 2 Chuck McKinley in the final.

1966
Having not competed in singles in any main draws of grand slam tournaments in 1965, Belkin played in two in 1966. At Roland Garros he lost in the first round, to Pancho Guzmán in four sets. At Wimbledon, Belkin reached the second round. He defeated Australian Jim Moore in straight sets before falling to that year's eventual champion, Manuel Santana.

In July 1966 Belkin won the Quebec Open, defeating seven-time winner of the event Robert Bédard in the marathon five-set final. "Bédard started strongly but the toil of the three-and-a-half hour final began to show in the final set when cramps completely immobilized him". In 1967 he again did not compete in a grand slam event.

1967
In early July 1967, Belkin won the Detroit Invitation tournament for the second time, defeating Ron Holmberg in the semifinal and Chuck McKinley in the final.

Belkin won the ILTF Western Championships in Indianapolis on clay in July 1967, defeating twice-defending champion and USTA No. 3 Cliff Richey in the semifinal and Guzman in the final.

Belkin also defeated Richey in the quarterfinal of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Milwaukee, but lost to Marty Riessen in the semifinal.

1968
At the 1968 Australian Championships, in addition to reaching the quarterfinals in singles, a run which saw victories over M. Marchment, Max Pettman, and Allan Stone before his loss to the eventual champion Bill Bowrey, Belkin reached the second round in doubles, partnering Geoff Pollard.

Belkin won the 1968 ILTF St. Petersburg Masters Invitational on clay in April, defeating Mike Sangster in the quarterfinal, Bowrey in the semifinal, and Jaime Fillol in the final.

1969
Belkin played the 1969 French Open, but was forced to abandon his match against Georges Goven despite leading by two sets. He and partner Pancho Guzmán withdrew from their first round doubles match.

In the summer, Belkin played the Cincinnati Championships, defeating Phil Dent and Stan Smith in the later rounds to reach the semi-finals. In doubles, he and partner Luis Ayala lost in the second round, to Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell.

The following week Belkin played U.S. Clay Court Championships, reaching the quarters in both singles and doubles. In singles he defeated Franklin Robbins, Goven, and Jim Osborne before falling to Ashe in three sets. In doubles he played with Bob Carmichael.

Two weeks later, Belkin played the Canadian Open, reaching the semis in singles, where he lost a four-setter to the eventual champion Richey and the quarters in doubles, partnering compatriot Vic Rollins. Later in August, at the second ever U.S. Open, Belkin lost to Marty Riessen in the second round in singles, and the first round in doubles, partnering Frank Tutvin.

1970
Belkin only played the main draw of only four professional circuit events in 1970, Cincinnati, the U.S. Clay Court Championships, Canadian Open, and U.S. Open, playing doubles in only the latter two events.

At Cincinnati, Belkin was soundly beaten by Jeff Borowiak in the first round. The following week in Indianapolis, he defeated Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau and G. Turner Howard before losing in three sets to Croat Željko Franulović.

In Toronto, Belkin had a bye into the second round where he lost handily to Andrés Gimeno. At Forest Hills, he also lost his first match in straight sets, in the first round to Frenchman player Pierre Barthès. In doubles at both tournaments, Belkin and partner John Sharpe lost in the first round.

1971
More active on the tour in 1971, Belkin competed in main draws in a total of 11 events, all Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix events but one, but not in any grand slam tournaments. In mid-February he played the New York Grand Prix, losing in the first round in singles, to Manuel Orantes and doubles, partnering Richard Russell. The following week he competed in the Salisbury Grand Prix (in Salisbury, Maryland), and again lost handily in the first round in singles to Joaquín Loyo-Mayo. In doubles, he and partner Tom Edlefsen reached the second round.

The following week, Belkin played the Macon Outdoor and did even better. Having a first round bye, he beat Jan Kodeš before falling to Tom Gorman. In doubles, he and partner Nikola Špear won two matches to reach the quarter-finals, where they lost to Kodeš and Željko Franulović. The following week at the Hampton Grand Prix, Belkin lost in the first round in both singles and doubles, falling in singles to Ion Țiriac and in doubles partnering Edlefsen for a second time.

In April, Belkin won the ILTF St. Petersburg Masters Invitational on clay for a second time, defeating Harald Elschenbroich in the final.

Belkin reached the semi-finals of the Houston Outdoor, losing in five sets in that round to Clark Graebner. His next action was in July, at the Washington Star International, a WCT event. He scored easy wins over Roscoe Tanner and Patricio Cornejo before losing to Andrés Gimeno. In doubles, Belkin and Richard Russell reached the second round. The following week in singles, Belkin reached the semi-finals of the Tanglewood Grand Prix, losing to Franulovic. In the quarters he defeated rookie tour player Jimmy Connors.

One week later Belkin reached the third round of the Cincinnati Outdoor, beating Rudy Hernando and Brian Gottfried before succumbing to Jaime Fillol. In doubles, he again partnered Russell and the tandem reached the second round. The following week Belkin competed at the Canadian Open, losing in the first round in singles to Ray Ruffels, and in doubles partnering once again John Sharpe. he week after he lost to Ruffels again in Canada, and nearly by the identical score, at the Toronto WCT event. Belkin played one final time in 1971, singles at the Sacramento Outdoor, losing again in the first round, this time to Raymond Moore by default.

1972
Belkin played four American winter indoor events. In early February, he lost handily in singles in the first round in Omaha and Kansas City in consecutive weeks, both times to Ilie Năstase. At the later tournament he also played doubles, with he and partner Tom Edlefsen losing in the second round. Two weeks later, Belkin reached the second round in singles in Salisbury, defeating Milan Holeček before falling to Roscoe Tanner. In doubles, he and partner Hans Kary lost in the first round. The following week at the New York Indoor, Belkin lost in the first round to Alejandro Olmedo.

Belkin saw his next main draw action in August. At the Tanglewood Grand Prix, he lost to Dick Stockton. The following week at the U.S. Clay Court Championships, on Belkin's strongest surface, clay, he beat Jun Kuki and Adriano Panatta before falling to Bob Hewitt in the round of 16. The following week in Montreal he lost however in the first round, to Onny Parun. In doubles he and partner Eddie Dibbs reached the quarter-finals, losing there to the famous doubles team of Hewitt and Frew McMillan. Two weeks later at the U.S. Open, Belkin was level with Cliff Drysdale in the first set 5 games when he retired from the match. Belkin was entered one more main draw, in mid-September, the Montreal WCT, but withdraw from his first round match in both singles and doubles (partnering compatriot Richard Legendre).

1973
Belkin opened 1973 playing four indoor events in the U.S., winning one of them. He lost in the first round to Herb Fitzgibbon in singles and in doubles partnering Nicholas Kalogeropoulos at the Baltimore Indoor in early January. Two weeks later at the Birmingham Indoor, Belkin reached the second round in singles, beating Szabolcs Baranyi before losing to Jürgen Fassbender. In doubles, he and partner Gavorielle Marcu lost in the first round. The following week, Belkin lost in the first round at the Omaha Indoor to Baranyi.

Belkin won the 1973 Buffalo Indoor Tennis Championships in February, defeating Clark Graebner, a four-time champion at the event, in the semifinal and John Paish in the close final.

The final events Belkin played this year were ones held in Canada. In middle February, at the Calgary Indoor, Belkin defeated Hans Kary in three sets before falling to Paul Gerken. In doubles he and partner Pat Cramer lost in the opening round. In August at the Canadian Open, Belkin beat Adriano Panatta in the first round and lost to Iván Molina in the second. In October, Belkin appeared at the Quebec Grand Prix, losing in the first round to Haroon Rahim. In doubles, he and partner, veteran Quebecer Robert Bédard, lost in the first round to Onny Parun and Raymond Moore.

Belkin entered the first computer rankings, on September 13 at No. 145. Two weeks later, with the next rankings released, he stood at No. 128, his career high. In the final rankings released for the year, on December 14, Belkin was No. 161.

1974, 1975
Belkin played one event in 1974, the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, where he lost in the first round to Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 2–6. On December 12, his singles ranking stood at World No. 318.

In 1975, Belkin competed in two events, also only in singles, both in Florida, his home state. These would be his last tour events to appear in. In early February, he lost in the first round to Jeff Borowiak at the St. Petersburg WCT. Two weeks later at the Boca Raton Grand Prix he completed his touring career with his best result in years, reaching the quarter-finals. He defeated Rolf Thung and Jan Kodeš before losing to Jürgen Fassbender. This saw his next ranking on March 5 rise to World No. 208. His final ranking, released on December 15 saw him rated at No. 222.

Davis Cup
Belkin first played Davis Cup for Canada in 1966 in two ties as Canada advanced to the Europe Group quarterfinals. Against Finland in the first round, Belkin won the second rubber over Rauno Suominen. He also won a dead rubber as Canada defeated the Finns 4–1. In the next round however, Canada went up a strong French team at Roland Garros stadium. Belkin lost the opening rubber to François Jauffret. Belkin also lost the final, dead, rubber in 5 sets to Pierre Darmon as Canada was swept 0–5.

The following year Belkin defeated Mike Sangster in the opening rubber against Great Britain in Europe Group first round action, played in Bournemouth on clay. Britain won the next four rubbers however, including the doubles 12–10 in the fifth, with Roger Taylor and Bobby Wilson overcoming Belkin and Keith Carpenter. In the doubles match, Belkin and Carpenter won the first two sets and led 5–2 in the third set before missing a winning volley and giving the British team a chance to recover.

In 1968, Canada again fell at the first hurdle, losing the first round of North and Central America Semifinal action against Mexico. Played in Mexico City on clay, Mexico swept Canada 5–0. Belkin lost the second rubber to Joaquín Loyo-Mayo. He again partnered Carpenter in the doubles, a match lost in straight sets.

The following year Canada defeated the Netherlands 3–2 in the first round of Europe Group, with Belkin winning all 3 rubbers. In a tie played in Scheveningen, first he defeated Niklaus Fleury in the second rubber. He and Harry Fauquier then won the doubles rubber in four sets. Then, in the deciding fifth rubber, Belkin beat Jan Horduk. In the next round, Canada faced the Soviet Union, in Moscow, and lost 1–4. Belkin took the only rubber off the Soviets when he beat Toomas Leius. In a fifth, dead, rubber, Belkin retired down 2 sets to Alex Metreveli.

In 1970, Canada won two ties before succumbing to Brazil in the Americas Inter-Zone final. To reach that final they first beat the Caribbean and then New Zealand in the North and Central American Group. They swept the Caribbean in early June in Winnipeg on clay, with Belkin defeating Lance Lumsden in five sets in the 2nd rubber and teaming with John Sharpe to win the doubles in straight sets. A week later they beat New Zealand 3–2 in at the same venue. Belkin lost the first rubber to Brian Fairlie in straight sets. He then teamed with Sharpe to win the doubles. Belkin then won the deciding rubber over Onny Parun. Against Brazil in São Paulo, Belkin leveled the tie at a win apiece when Belkin beat José Edison Mandarino. He and Sharpe however lost the doubles tie in 5 sets, despite being up 2 sets to 1. Belkin then beat Thomaz Koch in four sets to again level the tie. John Sharpe was trounced by Mandarino in the final however.

In 1971, Canada lost its only tie of the year, 2–3 to Mexico in Mexico City. Belkin won the second rubber over Loyo-Mayo in four sets, to level the tie. He and Sharpe lost the doubles, however, in four sets, to give the Mexicans the lead. Belkin won the fourth rubber over Marcelo Lara to, again, level the tie at 2-2. In the decider, Sharpe, facing Loyo-Mayo, won the first set but proceeded to lose the next three to lose. The following year saw the same foe and exactly the same result, a 2–3 loss, this time at a tie held in Vancouver (at Jericho Tennis Club). Belkin again beat Loyo-Mayo, this time in rubber 1 and in five sets. Canada again lost the doubles rubber, as Belkin and Dale Power lost in four sets. Loyo-Mayo then defeated Anthony Bardsley in straight sets to give the win to Mexico. Belkin beat Raúl Ramírez in a dead, fifth rubber.

Belkin concluded his Davis Cup career retiring from rubber 1 against Iván Molina of Colombia, having lost the first set 7–9. Canada lost the North and Central America Group preliminary round tie 1–4. Belkin's career Davis Cup win-loss stands at 14 and 7 in singles and 3 and 5 in doubles, with all matches played outdoors on clay.

Honours
Belkin was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994.

Post-tour career
As of 2006, Belkin was tennis director at the Sonesta Beach Resort on Key Biscayne, Florida.

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Small Time Crooks

Small Time Crooks is a 2000 American crime-comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Allen, Hugh Grant, Elaine May and Tracey Ullman. The picture's plot has some similarities to that of the 1942 comedy Larceny, Inc.

Small Time Crooks was the highest-grossing film directed by Allen at the North American box office between 1989's Crimes and Misdemeanors and 2005's Match Point. The film also received positive reviews from critics. Ullman also received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, and May won the Best Supporting Actress citation at the National Society of Film Critics Awards.

Plot
Career criminal Ray and his cronies want to lease a closed pizzeria so they can dig a tunnel from the basement of the restaurant to a nearby bank. Ray's wife Frenchy covers what they are doing by selling cookies in the restaurant. The robbery scheme soon proves to be a miserable failure, but the cookie business is a hit. After they franchise the business, selling cookies makes them millionaires.

One day Frenchy throws a big party and overhears people making fun of their poor decorating taste and lack of culture. She asks an art dealer named David to train her and Ray so they can fit in with the American upper class. Ray hates every minute of it, but Frenchy likes their new culture.

What Frenchy does not know is that David is really just using her to finance his art projects. Ray finally gets fed up and leaves Frenchy. David and Frenchy go to Europe for more cultural enlightenment and while there, she gets a call and finds out she has been defrauded by her accountants. She has lost everything, including her cookie company, home, and possessions. David immediately drops her.

Meanwhile, Ray has gone back to being a crook and tries to steal a valuable necklace at a party. He has had a duplicate made and through a series of circumstances gets the duplicate and real one mixed up. At the party, he finds out that Frenchy is broke, so he leaves and goes to see her. He consoles her by saying he stole the valuable necklace and shows it to her. Her new-found cultural enlightenment enables her to tell the necklace is a fake; Ray has gotten the wrong one. But she produces a very expensive cigarette case that she once had given to David as a gift but stole back after he dumped her. It once belonged to the Duke of Windsor. They reconcile, sell the cigarette case, and retire to Florida.

Box office
Small Time Crooks opened up on the same day as Dinosaur and Road Trip and was the highest-grossing film directed by Allen at the North American box office between 1989's Crimes and Misdemeanors and 2005's Match Point, with a gross of $17.2 million; the film became nicely profitable for North American distributor DreamWorks Pictures. However, the film was also one of the few later Allen films which did less well outside the U.S. and Canada, and its global gross was $29.9 million.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 66% based on reviews from 100 critics, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Woody Allen rises from his recent slump with Small Time Crooks. A simple, funny movie, Crooks proves Allen still has the touch that made his name synonymous with off-beat comedy." On Metacritic the film has an average score of 69 out of 100, based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "generally positive reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B" on scale of A to F.

Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote: "In this sweet, funny wisp of a movie, Mr. Allen shucks off his fabled angst and returns in spirit to those wide-eyed days of yesteryear, before Chekhov, Kafka and Ingmar Bergman invaded his creative imagination." Todd McCarthy of Variety magazine called it a "Breezy, enjoyable romp gratifyingly zigzags in directions that aren't apparent at the outset and features some intriguingly personal subtext for longtime Woody watchers." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 3 out of 4, and wrote: "Dumb as they (allegedly) are, the characters in Small Time Crooks are smarter, edgier and more original than the dreary crowd in so many new comedies."

Allen has never said whether the film's similarity to Larceny, Inc. was deliberate or if his film was in any way inspired by it. The plot also parallels episodes of at least two American TV series: Gomer Pyle ("Dynamite Diner") and Car 54, Where Are You? ("The White Elephant").

Accolades
Ullman was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her performance, and Elaine May won Best Supporting Actress at the National Society of Film Critics Awards for her performance.

Soundtrack

 * With Plenty of Money and You - Music by Harry Warren - Performed by Hal Kemp
 * Could It Be - Written by Stephen Lang - Performed by Stephen Lang
 * Stompin' at the Savoy - Written by Edgar M. Sampson, Benny Goodman & Chick Webb - Performed by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
 * Music Makers - Written by Harry James & Don Raye - Performed by Harry James
 * Voices of Spring Waltzes Fruhlingstimmen op.11 - Written by Johann Strauss - Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
 * Cocktails for Two - Music by Arthur Johnston - Performed by Carmen Cavallaro
 * Tequila - Written by Danny Flores - Performed by The Champs
 * The Modern Dance - Written by Scott Marshall - Performed by Judith Cohn, Carol Genetti & Scott Marshall
 * Prelude in B minor opus 32, #10 - Written by Sergei Rachmaninoff
 * Fascination - Music by Fermo Dante Marchetti - Performed by Carmen Cavallaro
 * Mountain Greenery - Music by Richard Rodgers - Performed by Lester Lanin
 * Zelda's Theme - Written by André Previn - Performed by Dámaso Pérez Prado
 * Sarabande From the Suite #2 for Solo violoncello In D Minor - Written by Johann Sebastian Bach
 * Lester Lanin Cha-Cha - Written by Lester Lanin - Performed by Lester Lanin
 * This Could Be the Start of Something Big - Written by Steve Allen - Performed by Lester Lanin
 * Just in Time - Music by Jule Styne - Performed by Lester Lanin
 * Old Devil Moon - Music by Burton Lane - Performed by Lester Lanin
 * The Hukilau Song - Written by Jack Owens - Performed by Lester Lanin
 * Steady, Steady - Written by Ronald Graham & Milton Shafer - Performed by Lester Lanin

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Letterfrack

Letterfrack or Letterfrac is a small village in the Connemara area of County Galway, Ireland. It was founded by Quakers in the mid-19th century. The village is south-east of Renvyle peninsula and 15 km north-east of Clifden on Barnaderg Bay and lies at the head of Ballinakill harbour. Letterfrack contains the visitors centre for Connemara National Park.

History
James and Mary Ellis, a Quaker couple from Bradford in England, moved to Letterfrack, during the Great Famine. Ellis became the resident landlord in Letterfrack in 1849. As Quakers, the Ellises wanted to help with the post-famine relief effort. They leased nearly 1000 acres of rough land and set about farming it and planting it with woodland. They built a schoolhouse, housing for tradesmen, a shop, a dispensary, and a temperance hotel. In 1857 the property was sold to John Hall, a staunch Protestant, and supporter of the Irish Church Mission to Roman Catholics. The ICM used the building with the aim of converting Catholics to Protestantism. After 25 years without much success, Hall sold it in 1882 to the Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, John McEvilly, who used a false name to give Hall the impression that the buyer was a Protestant, for £3000 for 1000 acres. In 1885, he established St Joseph's Industrial School, Letterfrack which opened in 1887. Like many other institutions run by the Christian Brothers, Letterfrack Industrial School has since become notorious for excessive use of corporal punishment, neglect, and child molestation of the boys in its charge, and was closed down in 1974.

Marconi wireless station
Marconi selected St. Joseph's Industrial School in Letterfrack as the location for the transatlantic wireless receiver station for his new duplex transatlantic wireless service. It is one of the earliest Marconi stations still standing in the world. The duplex operation was initially developed by Marconi's engineers at Letterfrack using a balanced Carborundum detector connected to a drop wire from an aerial suspended between Diamond Hill and Mweelin. Duplex communication soon became standard practice for commercial and military radiotelegraphy communication worldwide.

Beginning in April 1911, eastbound messages were sent from Marconi Towers, a high power wireless station in Nova Scotia, to Letterfrack; while westbound messages were sent simultaneously from the Clifden high power wireless station to Louisbourg in 1913. The Letterfrack station was moved to Currywongaun and closed in April 1917. Some experimental work on shortwave and other work, by Marconi engineers Franklin and Witt, was carried out into the early 1920s.

St. Joseph's church
In 1924–26 a church was built on the ground of the Industrial School after the designs of the architect Rudolf Maximilian Butler in a Romanesque Revival style. The church was dedicated to Saint Joseph by Thomas Gilmartin on 12 June 1926. The church consists of a single four-bay nave aligned north–south with two small side chapels and an attached sacristy on its western side.

Atlantic TU (GMIT) campus
In 1987 the Connemara West began running furniture courses which has become the Furniture College/Campus for the Atlantic Technological University.

Media
Connemara Community Radio broadcasts from Letterfrack.

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PL/P

The PL/P programming language (an acronym of Programming Language for Prime (computers)) is a mid-level programming language developed by Prime Computer to serve as their second primary system programming language after Fortran IV. PL/P was a subset of PL/I.

Additions to the PRIMOS operating system for Prime 50 Series computers were written mostly in PL/P in later years. Certain PRIMOS modules written in Fortran IV during PRIMOS's early years were rewritten in PL/P. PL/P was the most widespread compiled programming language used for commercial PRIMOS applications, outpacing the use of the Prime C compiler, the CPL (PRIMOS) scripting language, and the Fortran IV compiler in commercial applications.

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The Rippingtons

The Rippingtons are an American contemporary jazz group, mainly relating to the genres smooth jazz, jazz fusion, jazz pop, and crossover jazz. Formed in 1985 by guitarist and band leader Russ Freeman, their career has spanned more than three decades. With a revolving door of musicians, Freeman has been the only consistent member.

Many of their songs have been played during The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s forecast segments. The band's mascot is a grinning, sunglasses-wearing jazz cat which appears in the artwork of all the band's releases and on their official website.

Current members

 * Russ Freeman — guitar, keyboards and programming
 * Dave Karasony — drums
 * Bill Heller — piano
 * Rico Belled — bass
 * Brandon Fields — saxophone

Past members have included bassists Kim Stone, 1990–2008, Steve Bailey and Bill Lanphier; saxophone players Jeff Kashiwa, Paul Taylor, Eric Marienthal, Kenny G, Kirk Whalum, and Nelson Rangell; pianists/keyboard players Dave Kochanski, David Benoit, Gregg Karukas, Tom McMorran and Mark Portmann; drummers Tony Morales, David Anderson, Omar Hakim, and Dave Hooper; and percussionists Scott Breadman, Ray Yslas and Steve Reid.

1980s
The band name was conceived by Russ Freeman after hearing friends play "and they were ripping", so Freeman thought of Rippingtons for a name. Freeman had previously released his solo debut album Nocturnal Playground, which was released in April 1986.

The band's recording career began in 1986 with the recording of the album Moonlighting. The album was well received by critics and consumers and featured the song "She Likes to Watch," which has gone on to become a staple of the band's live set and one of their signature tunes. In April 1988, the Rippingtons released Kilimanjaro and began to tour more extensively. Mark Portmann, Steve Bailey (replacing Bill Lanphier), and Jeff Kashiwa joined the band, the band then released Tourist in Paradise in May 1989. The tour for this album featured the group's first visit to Japan with David Benoit, where they joined the special summer concert series in Tokyo produced by Japanese saxophonist Sadao Watanabe.

1990s
In August 1990, bassist Kim Stone joined the group replacing Steve Bailey; the album Welcome to the St. James' Club was released that month, and became the band's first CD to debut at #1 in the Billboard Charts.

In 1991, Russ Freeman relocated to Colorado and opened Cheyenne Mountain Ranch studios. The move influenced the group's next album, Curves Ahead, which was released in August, and featured songs based on Africa, Brazil, and the ski atmosphere in Colorado. Standouts include "Aspen" and the title track.

In August 1992, the group released Weekend in Monaco, which, to date, has been one of their best selling albums. After its release the group toured Europe for the first time in June 1993. The U.S. leg of the tour was documented on the album Live in L.A., with the video recorded live at The Ventura Theatre in Ventura, California on September 25, 1992, and the album recorded at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California on September 26, 1992.

Tom McMorran joined the band in 1994 after Mark Portmann left and in August of that year the band released Sahara. The following tour featured extensive dates in East Asia, where the group played Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka (Japan), and Southeast Asia including Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (Philippines) as well as Singapore and Guam.

In 1995, David Kochanski joined the group and the group made its presence known on the Internet. February 1996 saw the release of Brave New World, which featured covers of "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Caravan of Love." The album was a stylistic departure for the band and included more Urban Jazz than had appeared on previous releases. Tony Morales, the original drummer, left the band after this release to pursue a career in web management. Morales put together the Rippingtons' first web site, which was nominated for an AOL award (Best Jazz Band Site). He later became the webmaster and manager of Silicon Graphics International's web sites for 10 years, and now has his own hosting and development business tonyhosting.com.

In March 1997, the group released Black Diamond, their first record on Peak Records in conjunction with Windham Hill Records. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard. In 1999, Dave Hooper and Ramon Yslas joined the Rippingtons and Jeff Kashiwa was replaced by Paul Taylor. In May 1999, the group released Topaz, which featured Native American flute work by Robert Tree Cody. Topaz remains one of the group's most requested CDs.

2000s
In 2000, Russ Freeman relocated to South Florida and the move was reflected thematically in Life in the Tropics. This was the group's first album to be recorded digitally. In 2001, Scott Breadman, Bill Heller, Dave Karasony, and Eric Marienthal joined the group and the following tour was documented on the live album Live Across America. In 2003, the group released Let It Ripp, featuring the title cut, which became a hit.

In 2005, the group released Wild Card, which plays on their ongoing Latin influences. The album features guest vocal spots by Latin music stars Willy Chirino, Chante Moore, and Albita.

In 2006, the group celebrated their 20th anniversary by releasing 20th Anniversary, a two disc set which includes the main CD as well as a 20th Anniversary Retrospective DVD.

On March 10, 2009, the Rippingtons made a return to the contemporary jazz scene with the release of the album Modern Art. A new bassist, Ricardo "Rico" Belled, participated in the recording of this album. Modern Art was nominated for a Grammy in the category "Best Pop Instrumental Album."

In October 2009, the Rippingtons returned to Japan to perform four nights (eight gigs) at the Cotton Club in Tokyo. This was their first-time return to Japan in 18 years.

2010s
In 2011, the Rippingtons took listeners to the French coast with the thematic album, Côte D'Azur. The album features French, Latin, Gypsy and Euro rhythms. Saxophonist Jeff Kashiwa is featured on the album (he returned for the second album in a row.)

The group released Built To Last on August 28, 2012, featuring Zakk Wylde, a full orchestra, and elements of jazz, rock, pop and country. This album was the first for the Rippingtons under its new partnership with E1 Music.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ryan Ford

 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 23:07, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Ryan Ford
Probable hoax. There is no evidence this person ever existed. Internet searches reveal nothing on this person. Even if he were real, if we took the content at face value he would still be not notable. Tobycat 22:49, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete agreed. --Xcali 23:36, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. If having famous ancestors was enough, each of Genghis Khan's millions of descendants would have an article. -- BD2412  talk  00:58, 2005 May 30 (UTC)
 * Delete. Just because a person is a descendant of a famous person does not automatically make him noteworthy. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 03:27, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - no evidence this is true, non notable character if it is! UkPaolo 16:39, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete possible hoax. JamesBurns 08:38, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Meridia

Meridia may refer to:

 * Sibutramine, an orally administered agent for the treatment of obesity, and sold under the brand name Meridia
 * Meridia (harvestman), a genus in the family Manaosbiidae
 * Meridia, a Daedric prince in The Elder Scrolls video games series
 * Meridia Land, an agricultural technology company known for providing land titling and sustainability services

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Česká Třebová

Česká Třebová (Böhmisch Trübau) is a town in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone.

Administrative parts
The villages of Kozlov, Lhotka, Parník, Skuhrov and Svinná are administrative parts of Česká Třebová.

Etymology
The name Třebová is derived from the old Czech verb triebiti, which meant "chop down, clear". The name refers to the founding of settlements on the site of forest that had to be cut down first. First the name of the Třebovka river was created, then it was transferred to the settlements along the river. The attribute Česká (meaning "Bohemian") was added to distinguish it from Moravská Třebová.

Geography
Česká Třebová is located about 8 km south of Ústí nad Orlicí and 49 km southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Palice at 613 m above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Třebovka River.

History
The first written mention of Česká Třebová is from 1278. It was founded during the reign of King Ottokar II as a town with regular ground plan and rectangular square in its centre.

In 1304, King Wenceslaus II gave it to the Zbraslav Monastery and later, in the 14th century, the town belonged to the bishops of Litomyšl. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the town prospered. It was owned by various noble families, including the Pernštejn family and the Bohdanecký of Hodkov family, which supported textile crafts and had the Renaissance bell tower built.

Due to the Thirty Years' War, plagues and fires, it became poor and insignificant. This state lasted until the middle of the 19th century. In 1845, the railway from Prague to Olomouc via Česká Třebová was built and in 1849, the railway from Brno to Česká Třebová was built. This greatly aided the town development, helped to create new jobs and attract new people.

Transport
The I/14 road, which connects Liberec with Hradec Králové and Pardubice regions, passes through the town.

Česká Třebová railway station is located on the major railway lines Prague–Olomouc (further continuing to Ostrava and Poland, Slovakia, and Luhačovice) and Prague–Brno.

Sport
The town is home to a 4th league ice hockey club, HC Kohouti Česká Třebová, which plays at the "Na Skále" arena with a capacity of 1,200 spectators.

Sights
The historic centre is located around the Staré Square. The landmark of the square is the town hall, probably built in 1547. In the middle of the square is the Marian column from 1706. The Church of Saint James the Great was built in the Neoclassical style in 1794–1801. There are several valuable late Baroque statues from 1712 to 1719 around the church. The deanery next to the church was built in 1783–1786. The church is connected to the square by two parallel streets, Klácelova and Hýblova. In Klácelova street is the Neoclassical house No. 11 from 1804 that houses the town museum and the tourist information centre.

The Chapel of Saint Catherine was built in the early 13th century and is older than the town. The originally Romanesque rotunda was mixed with other styles during several reconstructions.

Kozlov is known for the cottage which Max Švabinský often visited and painted here. Today there is an exposition of the town museum. In Kozlov there is also the wooden Chapel of the Virgin mary from 1753. Above Kozlov on the Kozlovský hill with an altitude of 601 m is a 55 m-high observation tower.

Notable people

 * František Klácel (1808–1882), author and philosopher
 * Max Švabinský (1873–1962), painter; worked here
 * Fritz Freisler (1881–1955), Austrian screenwriter and film director
 * Zdeňka Baldová (1885–1958), actress
 * Helen Hughes (1928–2013), Australian economist; lived here until 1939
 * Libuše Dušková (born 1930), linguist

Twin towns – sister cities
Česká Třebová is twinned with:
 * 🇮🇹 Agrate Brianza, Italy
 * 🇨🇿 Horní Lhota, Czech Republic
 * 🇵🇱 Oława, Poland
 * 🇸🇰 Svit, Slovakia

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Konavle

Konavle is a municipality and a small Dalmatian subregion located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

The region is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and the center of the municipality is Cavtat.

Demographics
The total municipality population was 8,577 people in 2011, split in the following 32 settlements:

 * Brotnice, population 31
 * Cavtat, population 2,153
 * Čilipi, population 933
 * Drvenik, population 52
 * Duba Konavoska, population 63
 * Dubravka, population 295
 * Dunave, population 155
 * Đurinići, population 96
 * Gabrili, population 210
 * Gruda, population 741
 * Jasenice, population 14
 * Komaji, population 275
 * Kuna Konavoska, population 17
 * Lovorno, population 183
 * Ljuta, population 194
 * Mihanići, population 96
 * Mikulići, population 88
 * Močići, population 447
 * Molunat, population 212
 * Palje Brdo, population 130
 * Pločice, population 83
 * Poljice, population 70
 * Popovići, population 236
 * Pridvorje, population 236
 * Radovčići, population 228
 * Stravča, population 60
 * Šilješki, population 22
 * Uskoplje, population 136
 * Vitaljina, population 211
 * Vodovađa, population 190
 * Zastolje, population 150
 * Zvekovica, population 570

In the 2011 census, 97.1% of the population were Croats. Historically, inhabitants of Konavle were called Canalesi.

History
In 1427, the authorities of Dubrovnik set out to eradicate Bogomilism in Konavle. Catholicism was restored there by the Franciscans in a rapid process that converted the entire population. During the Croatian War of Independence the region was occupied from October 1991 to May 1992 by Yugoslav Army forces from the Republic of Montenegro. Though considerably damaged at the time of its liberation, Konavle maintains its status as one of the wealthiest municipalities in all of Croatia, consistently ranking amongst the ten richest.

Geography
Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the Sniježnica mountain and the Adriatic Sea, spanning the area from the coastal town of Cavtat to the Montenegrin border at Prevlaka. Other than Cavtat, only the southernmost village of Molunat is located on the coast, while the other 30 villages are in the hinterland.

The Sniježnica peak at 1234 meters of altitude is the highest point of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and village of Kuna with its 700 m altitude is the highest village in the county. Although Gruda is the administrative center of the municipality, the largest settlement is Cavtat. A few kilometres from Cavtat there is Pasjača, the 2020 most beautiful beach in Europe, hidden below the Konavle cliffs.

Transport
The airport for Dubrovnik is located near the Konavle village of Čilipi.

Notable people from Konavle

 * Tereza Kesovija, singer
 * Vlaho Bukovac, painter
 * Frano Supilo, politician
 * Baltazar Bogišić, jurist and legal historian
 * Ivan Gundulić, poet, Prince of Konavle
 * Anton Perich, artist, filmmaker, poet

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Shark Island, Namibia

Shark Island (Haifischinsel) is a small peninsula adjacent to the coastal city of Lüderitz in Namibia. Its area is about 40 ha. Formerly an island, it became a peninsula from 1906 on by the creation of a wide land connection that doubled its former size.

It had been formerly named Star Island by British Captain Alexander during his 1795 surveying expedition.

Concentration camp
The island was site of Shark Island death camp. It was Namibia's first large-scale death camp. Close to 1,800 Nama prisoners arrived in September 1906, including Cornelius Frederiks, one of the strongest Nama military leaders.

Shark Island has been called the "blueprint" for what the Nazis would later perpetrate in the Holocaust during World War II. Long before Hitler or the Nazis, the Germans shipped the Nama people to a remote location, where they performed experiments on the Nama and worked them to death.

title: Shark Island, Namibia