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User talk:Stanselmdoc

BOTHER!!!

I am offended
I am deeply hurt that you would turn a sacred game into a joke with you people. You muggles are all alike! --Ronald Weasley 18:00, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Bother! --Ronald Weasley 18:03, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I Will Get You!!!
Now that I know where you are, I will get you!!! --Lord Voldemort 18:07, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

" short lived"
id say that soix months is pretty short lived, which is when i started seeing a lot of news coverage of the return to the way americans had treated each other prior to that little disaster... would you call six months short lived?

Gabrielsimon 8 July 2005 14:59 (UTC)

 * Okay Gabrielsimon, I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt, because I know you're not American. But I am.  And I know what my country believes in and flies.  And just because it's not on the news, doesn't mean the flags still aren't flying, and that people don't cry when they think of the military.  The news doesn't always cover the truth, you know, regardless of what we hope.  The vast majority of Americans are extremely patriotic and love their country, even if they disagree with who's in power (which is what the news covers) and the policies.  It's the country they love, and saying the words "September 11" is enough to incite patriotism in the hearts of everyone.  It's still going, and it's not short lived.  That's like saying the happiness of the end of World War II was short lived, because the news stopped covering the celebrations....Stanselmdoc 8 July 2005 15:15 (UTC)

Hi, Just wanted to comment.. first I understand your difficulty in dealing with GS, I've had difficulties as well. I've given up addressing my concerns to him on his talk page, as his usual response is to delete my comments. However, I do have to say as another American I disagree with your statement "The vast majority of Americans are extremely patriotic..." In my experience, people who are highly patriotic tend to believe that the vast majority shares their patriotism. People who aren't very patriotic probably assume most other people share that belief as well. At any rate, such a statement is fine for a talk page but not an article. (Not that I'm assuming you put it into an article). It would be appropriate for an article to contain something like "According to a survey run by Something Magazine, 42% of respondants described themselves as extremely patriotic.." as long as it was cited. Friday 8 July 2005 16:10 (UTC)

 * Point taken, Friday. I agree with you.  The issue arising from GS's comment was from an article on Sept 11.  He placed the comment that the patriotism arising from Americans after Sept 11 was short lived.  I removed it, calling it "debatable", not "false".  I agree to the fullest extent that things should be cited or sourced, and his comment wasn't.  And yes, I know you've had issues with GS, I've been following.  Thanks for the comment! :)Stanselmdoc 8 July 2005 16:40 (UTC)

Dumbest Thing Ever on Wiki
You know what the dumbest thing is? Getting blocked on wiki. Mostly because if one person gets blocked, a bunch of people get blocked. Blocking shouldn't be allowed unless a certain amount of people agree to block someone. Because I can guarantee a lot of people who should be blocked (insert whoever you're thinking of here) would actually FINALLY get blocked, and the people who do their own thing (and are most likely not doing anything wrong) would be able to continue editing. Oh yeah, and "talk" pages and user pages SHOULD be available to the user's own edit. That's why it's called the USER'S PAGE. Let them write what they want. Sticks and stones, people. If users aren't allowed to write what they want on their own page, why even let people have their own page? Take it away from everyone, because you could find something wrong with anyone's page, if you keep getting so politically correct about it all. I motion that everyone should pull the stick from where it's shoved and get over it because if they're really so low in self-esteem as to care about what a completely stranger says, then they shouldn't be allowed on wiki to begin with.Stanselmdoc 15:08, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

And I agree, I hate the First Amendment. Let's just throw it out okay? Oh, unless I can use it to support my own argument. Then it's okay. People aren't allowed to say anything that offends me, but I'm allowed to be MORON, which most likely offends many more people.Stanselmdoc 15:08, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

RFC on SlimVirgin
I have filed a request for comment on SlimVirgin. You can visit the page by going here. FuelWagon 22:14, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Insults, etc.
Inviting you to contribute to this discussion of insults, etc. of public figures in the Village Pump patsw

Interesting
You seem to have deleted one of my comments to the Terri Schiavo talk page with no explanation. I'm intrigued, what's up? Fox1 14:58, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Not a problem, it was kind of a throw-away comment anyway.
 * Fox1 16:24, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Advice on deleting content
It's a good idea to declare a paragraph a candidate for deletion in the talk page for 24 hrs. before deleting it. You don't have to, of course, but people could use your deletion without warning as a template aganist you later. patsw 20:24, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

2004 U.S. presidential election controversy and irregularities
I think it had started out as part of the main article, but was extracted because it was getting too long. It seems a little odd, the title, as it probably should be "2004 U.S. presidential election controversy" (or "controversies"), since the irregularities should really be "alleged". Perhaps I'll suggest a name change. Who knows? I wasn't there when it was really being written. Thanks for the note. Good to see you back. -- You Know Who (Dark Mark)  13:50, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

as (is) such
Hi. Thanks for cutting "As is such" out of the Rick Santorum article. I'd seen it and planned to remove it. I'm tired of this idea that "As such" and "As is such" mean "Because of what I've just said". President Lethe 00:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Oh, so I amuuuuuuuse you?
I amuse you, huh? How do I amuse you? What am I, a clown to you? Whaddya think, I'm a clown? ;-) Lawyer2b 21:27, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Ann Coulter poll
Hi, you have participated in Ann Coulter discussions in the past, please see here to cast your thoughts about whether Ann Coulter should be described as a "civil rights advocate" in the intro. --kizzle 07:26, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Your "ME!" Stuff
Interesting that you are spawn of Poe. See this. Also, my wife discovered her half-Hungarian background a few years ago, and since then we've been looking into those most interesting people. Crazy (in a good sense) and very smart (some of 'em, at least). I joke with her that she grew up in a wagon (she is not amused). I also agree with you're userbox (is that what those things are called?) comment's about people who dont know how two use apostrophe's. Its a shame, isnt it? (Manny of them also cant spel.) Lou Sander 19:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry to here that your eye's are bleeding. Luckily, the eye is an organ that can heel it's self. (Dog's heel, two, I gues's.) BTW, do you eat any of the Hungarian food? Some of that stuff is pretty good, though I don't see anything really spectacular about chicken paprikash or goulash, both of which some people rave about. Lou Sander 19:56, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Please comment on plagiarism
Thanks. Here you go. ____G_o_o_d____

Firefly: As if (it/they) were
I suppose you are correct that "episodes" is the subject, but with both "audience" and "characters" in the sentence, it's gotten quite confusing about what "they" refers to. I think the sentence might need to be rewritten to avoid the confusion, but I can't figure out the right way to do it. --LarryMac 18:18, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

 * How about dropping that pesky subjunctive completely:
 * In addition, to give the feeling that the audience was with the characters, the episodes were shot in a documentary style with hand-held cameras, giving them the look of "found footage". --LarryMac 19:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Done! Sorry about the "snap" earlier :-) --LarryMac 19:29, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

New Coulter picture
O Spawn of Poe, If you care to give me your email address, I'll point you to a GREAT picture of Ann Coulter. You will have to swear on your ancestor's grave that you won't reveal it to anyone else. (It's a JOKE, for you in the media.) But then again, of what value is the oath of a Hungarian gypsy??? Anyway, I'll trust you. ;-) If you'd rather not share your email address, that's fine, but you'll miss a good Photoshop job. LSander153(at)aol.com Lou Sander 20:52, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

DC Meetup notice
Greetings. There is going to be a Washington DC Wikipedia meetup on next Saturday, July 21st at 5pm in DC. Since you are listed in Category:Wikipedians_in_Virginia, I thought I'd invite you to come. I'm sorry about the short notice for the meeting. Hopefully we'll do somewhat better in that regard next time. If you can't come but want to make sure that you are informed of future meetings be sure to list yourself under "but let me know about future events", and if you don't want to get any future direct notices \(like this one\), you can list yourself under "I'm not interested in attending any others either" on the DC meetup page.--Gmaxwell 22:08, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Edgar Allan Poe
Hello! I love your note about your (ahem... "alleged" ;) relationship to Edgar Allan Poe. I'm starting up a Poe Portal and I'm looking for support/feedback (especially welcome from a Poe several times removed!). If you're interested, the portal also has a list of high priority Poe projects I'm looking for help on. Many thanks! --Midnightdreary 17:05, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Killed vs. murdered
Thank you for your intelligent contribution in the debate. I don't think I can say anymore personally, I've now made as clear a summary as I think is possible of the difference between the existing 'agreement' on usage (according to OneNightinHackney's own words on my talk page) and our proposals (which don't differ significantly at all). I've dropped advocating allowing "x murdered y". Your statement "If their conclusion states, "x was murdered", then logically we should be able to say that as well" is exactly my point. We accept the conclusions of experts and state them as fact in articles on physical science, so if we are talking about whether a murder has taken place, i.e. the science of forensic pathology, we do the same logically. The existing agreement, according to Hackney's own words restricts use to saying "x was killed" when describing any death directly, regardless of evidence that the killing was in the common definition of the term, a murder. Deus Ex 19:55, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi there
I believe your comments on Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style deserve a WikiThanks. This talk of GNL reminds me of a convention where I once worked, where the chairmen were all referred to as "chair" (when all three of them happened to be male), whereas a certain group of employees were all referred to as "hostess" (when roughly half of them were male). It's a weird world...  > R a d i a n t <  15:38, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Reagan article
Let's get it settled, one way or another. Please see the Reagan talk page for my suggestion, and please comment appropriately. Thanks. Info999 19:23, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

thanks for providing those lead sentences for the recent presidents. Btw, if you feel left out, that I am not bullying you enough, please come to my Talk page, and I will endeavor to you mercilessly. lol - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  21:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to WikiProject Catholicism!

Hello,, and welcome to Wikiproject Catholicism! Thank you for your generous offer to help contribute. I'm sure your input will be much appreciated. I hope you enjoy contributing here and being a Catholic Project Wikipedian! If you have any questions, feel free to discuss anything on the project talk page, or to leave a message on my own talk page. Please remember to sign all your comments, and be bold with your edits. Again, welcome, and happy editing! --Thw1309 15:23, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

GNL
I don't think you're in the minority on this; part of the impression that you are is that much of your side of the the discussion is too sensible to care about MOS; and part is the loudness of those on the other side. I would like the final settlement, which is likely to be a two or three sentence permission of gender-neutral language in order to avoid "offense to the weaker brethren", to be satisfactory to you, as to others. Please stay tuned. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 15:40, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

GNL
Oh, you've made my day a happy one. I'm so pleased that I haven't offended you, and I, too, am sorry for being intemperate. My best wishes. Tony 15:12, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Collaboration
freenaulij 03:55, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Jane Austen
You expressed an interest earlier in the Jane Austen replacement article. The first three (of about five) parts are now up, the main article, a sub-article and a timeline/chronology. Simmaren (talk) 15:59, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Ronald Reagan
Stanselmdoc, as a fellow dedicated editor I am asking you to watchlist and contribute to the discussions going on at Talk:Ronald Reagan. There's an issue of Reagan's nicknames - "The Great Communicator" and "the teflon president" - being mentioned but more specifically the style/tone/prose. You can see it in the second paragraph at Ronald Reagan. Then there's the issue of Reagan's Cold War legacy, part I here and part II here. Any contributions are greatly apprecited. Thanks, Happyme22 (talk) 06:05, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I hope I've clarified your confusion on the talk page. --Happyme22 (talk) 18:43, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Christianity
Hello !

You are receiving this invitation because you are a member of one of the related Christianity Projects and I thought that you might be interested in this project also - Tinucherian (talk) 04:59, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Propsoal To Promote wp:quote
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In the past, seemed to showed support in promoting wp:quote into protocol. Currently, there is a discussion in an attempt to gather consensus to this signage ratification.

If you are interested, you can show your support there.

Thank you.174.3.110.108 (talk) 02:18, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Ichthus: January 2012
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Request for consensus for editing Template:Catholicism
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Webinar / edit-a-thon at the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Join us at the NLM next week, either in person or online, to learn about NLM resources, hear some great speakers, and do some editing!

On Tuesday, 28 May there will be a community Wikipedia meeting at the United States National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland - with a second on Thursday, 30 May for those who can't make it on Tuesday. You can participate either in-person, or via an online webinar. If you attend in person, USB sticks (but not external drives) are ok to use.

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Have time on Saturday?
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Harej (talk) 03:52, 6 June 2013 (UTC)

DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, June 15!
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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, July 13!
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DC meetup & dinner on Saturday, August 24!
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Are you free on Wednesday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
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Meet up with local Wikipedians on September 14!
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Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
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Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
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Are you free on Sunday? Join us for a special Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
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Meetups coming up in DC!
Hey!

You are invited to two upcoming events in DC:

 * Meetup at Capitol City Brewery on Saturday, January 25 at 6 PM. Please join us for dinner, drinks, socializing, and discussing Wikimedia DC activities and events. All are welcome! RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.
 * Art and Feminism Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, February 1 from Noon – 5 PM. Join us as we improve articles on notable women in history! All are welcome, regardless of age or level of editing experience. RSVP on the linked page or through Meetup.

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Harej (talk) 00:07, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Coming up in February!
Hello there!

Our February WikiSalon is coming up on Sunday, February 23. Join us at our gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts at the Kogod Courtyard of the National Portrait Gallery with an optional dinner after. As usual, all are welcome. Care to join us?

Also, if you are available, there is an American Art Edit-a-thon being held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Professor Andrew Lih's COMM-535 class at American University on Tuesday, February 11 from 2 to 5 PM. Please RSVP on the linked page if you are interested.

If you have any ideas or preferences for meetups, please let us know at Wikipedia talk:Meetup/DC.

Thank you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events! Harej (talk) 18:42, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

DC Meetups in March
 Happy March!

Though we have a massive snowstorm coming up, spring is just around the corner! Personally, I am looking forward to warmer weather.

Wikimedia DC is looking forward to a spring full of cool and exciting activities. In March, we have coming up:

 * Evening WikiSalon on Wednesday, March 12 from 7 PM – 9 PM. Meet up with Wikipedians for coffee at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle! If you cannot make it in the evening, join us at our...
 * March Meetup on Sunday, March 23 from 3 PM – 6 PM. Our monthly weekend meetup, same place as last month. Meet really cool and interesting people!
 * Women in the Arts 2014 meetup and edit-a-thon on Sunday, March 30 from 10 AM – 5 PM. Our second annual Women in the Arts edit-a-thon, held at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free lunch will be served!

We hope to see you at our upcoming events! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page.

— Harej (talk) 05:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

An exciting month of wiki events!
 Hello there,

I am pleased to say that April will be a very exciting month for Wikipedia in Washington, DC. We have a lot of different events coming up, so you will have a lot to choose from.

First, a reminder that our second annual Women in the Arts Edit-a-Thon will take place on Sunday, March 30 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Coming up in April, we have our first-ever Open Government WikiHack with the Sunlight Foundation on April 5–6! We are working together to use open government data to improve the Wikimedia projects, and we would love your help. All are welcome, regardless of coding or editing experience. We will also be having a happy hour the day before, with refreshments courtesy of the Sunlight Foundation.

On Friday, April 11 we are having our first edit-a-thon ever with the Library of Congress. The Africa Collection Edit-a-Thon will focus on the Library's African and Middle East Reading Room. It'll be early in the morning, but it's especially worth it if you're interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of African topics.

The following day, we are having our second annual Wiki Loves Capitol Hill training. We will discuss policy issues relevant to Wikimedia and plan for our day of outreach to Congressional staffers that will take place during the following week.

There are other meetups in the works, so be sure to check our meetup page with the latest. I hope to see you at some of these events!

All the best, James Hare

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Two edit-a-thons coming up!

Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:

 * This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
 * On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

We have more stuff coming up in May and June, so make sure to keep a watch on the DC meetup page. As always, if you have any recommendations or requests, please leave a note on the talk page.

Best,

James Hare

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Meet up with us

Happy May!

There are a few meetups in DC this month, including an edit-a-thon later this month. Check it out:
 * On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
 * Or if you prefer a Saturday night dinner gathering, we also have our May Meetup at Capitol City Brewing Company. (Beer! Non-beer things too!)
 * You are also invited to the Federal Register edit-a-thon at the National Archives later this month.

Come one, come all!

Best,

James Hare

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Washington, DC meetups in June

Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:

 * On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
 * Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
 * The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
 * Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
 * Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

Best,

James Hare

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The Great American Wiknic and other events in July

I am pleased to announce our fourth annual picnic, the Great American Wiknic, will take place at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, July 13 from 1 to 5 PM (rain date: July 20). We will be hanging out by the statue of Dante Alighieri, a statue that was donated to the park in 1921 as a tribute to Italian Americans. Read more about the statue on Wikipedia. If you would like to sign up for the picnic, you can do so here. When signing up, say what you’re going to bring!

July will also feature the second annual Great American Wiknic in Frederick, Maryland. This year’s Frederick picnic will take place on Sunday, July 6 at Baker Park. Sign up here for the Frederick picnic.

What else is going on in July? We have the American Chemical Society Edit-a-Thon on Saturday, July 12, dedicated to notable chemists, and our monthly WikiSalon on Wednesday, July 16.

We hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best,

James Hare

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Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon!

Greetings!

Sorry for the last minute update, but our friends at the DC Historical Society have scheduled a Battle of Fort Stevens Edit-a-Thon to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War battle fought in the District. The event will last from noon to 2 PM on Wednesday, July 30. Hope you can make it!

Best,

James Hare

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Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
Come one and come all. To a presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history.
 * Show the Internet who is the better editor.
 * Be the creator of culture that you know you are.
 * Spread the knowledge of noteworthy people who no one but you cares about.
 * Lead the charge to a better Wikipedia --- eventually.

Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:08, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet
See you at the Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street, Laurel, MD on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:00 PM EST. See http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205494212/ for more information. Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:13, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC invites revolutionaries, free thinkers, and other sundry editors to a DC WikiSalon
The WikiSalon is a special meetup usually held during the first and third full weeks of every month, from 7 PM to 9 PM. It's an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss Wikimedia wikis and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own.

If you're coming by Metro, the closest station is Dupont Circle (on the Red Line). If you're driving, a lot of parking opens up downtown after 6:30 PM, so finding a parking space (even a free one) should be easy. Once you've found the building, go to Cove on the second floor. We will be in the conference room. When: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Where: The Cove, Dupont Circle, 1730 Connecticut Avenue NW, 2nd floor, 20009, DC

For more information, see http://www.meetup.com/Wikimedia-DC/events/205500822/

My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 02:26, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Wikimedia DC's Wonderful meetups
Wikimedia DC's Upcoming meetups My best regards, Geraldshields11 (talk) 22:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Thursday, September 11: “Wikipedia and YOUR History: Taking Control of the Internet, One Article at a Time!”
 * A presentation at the Laurel Historical Society about how you can help verify, validate, and edit the information that is on the front line of local history. Laurel Pool Room, 9th and Main Street in Laurel, MD. 7 PM.
 * Wednesday, September 17: WikiSalon
 * Come for the pizza, stay for the conversation. 7 PM – 9 PM
 * Saturday, September 20: September Meetup
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The wonderful annual meeting! And more!

Hello, fellow Wikipedian!

I am excited to announce our upcoming Annual Meeting at the National Archives! We'll have free lunch, an introduction by Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, and a discussion featuring Ed Summers, the creator of CongressEdits. Join your fellow DC-area Wikipedians on Saturday, October 18 from 12 to 4:30 PM. RSVP today!

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End-of-the-year meetups

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You're invited to the end-of-the-year meetup at Busboys and Poets on Sunday, December 14 at 6 PM. There is Wi-Fi, so bring your computer if you want!

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Museum hacks and museum edits
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Upcoming events:

 * February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
 * February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
 * February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".

I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.

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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!
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Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.

First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).

Now, I am very pleased to announce:

 * Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
 * Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
 * Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
 * Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.

There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!

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Editing for Women's History in March
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I am very excited to announce this month’s events, focused on Women’s History Month:

 * Sunday, March 8: Women in the Arts 2015 Edit-a-thon – 10 AM to 4 PM
 * Women in the Arts and ArtAndFeminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Free coffee and lunch served!
 * More information • RSVP on Meetup
 * Wednesday, March 11: March WikiSalon – 7 PM to 9 PM
 * An evening gathering with free-flowing conversation and free pizza.
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 * Friday, March 13: NIH Women's History Month Edit-a-Thon – 9 AM to 4 PM
 * In honor of Women’s History Month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is organizing and hosting an edit-a-thon to improve coverage of women in science in Wikipedia. Free coffee and lunch served!
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 * Saturday, March 21: Women in STEM Edit-a-Thon at DCPL – 12 PM
 * Celebrate Women's History Month by building, editing, and expanding articles about women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields during DC Public Library's first full-day edit-a-thon.
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 * Smithsonian Institution Archives Groundbreaking Women in Science Wikipedia Edit-a-thon. Free lunch courtesy of Wikimedia DC!
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 * Saturday, March 28: March Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
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Upcoming attractions in DC
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Here are some upcoming DC meetups in April and May:

 * Tuesday, April 14: National Archives Hackathon on Wikipedia Space with American University – 2:30-5pm
 * See the latest work on the Wikipedia Space exhibit in the new NARA Innovation Hub and brainstorm on new ideas for a public exhibit about Wikipedia
 * Friday, April 17: Women in Tech Edit-a-thon with Tech LadyMafia – 5-9pm
 * Team up with Tech LadyMafia to improve Wikipedia content on women in the history of technology.
 * Saturday, April 25: April Dinner Meetup – 6 PM
 * Dinner and drinks with your fellow Wikipedians!
 * Friday, May 1: International Labour Day Edit-a-Thon – 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
 * An edit-a-thon at the University of Maryland

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February events and meetups in DC
Greetings from  Wikimedia DC !

February is shaping up to be a record-breaking month for us, with nine scheduled edit-a-thons and several other events:
 * On Friday, February 12, NPR will host a Black History Month First Edit event.
 * On Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14, we're working with the Wiki Education Foundation to hold a series of four edit-a-thons at the AAAS 2016 Annual Meeting.
 * On Tuesday, February 16, we're holding the Smithsonian American Art Museum and American University WikiWorkshop with Professor Andrew Lih's class.
 * On Saturday, February 20, the Smithsonian American Art Museum will host the African American Artists Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Friday, February 26, Howard University will host its second annual Black History Month Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, February 27, we have three different events. In the morning, we're holding an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.  In the afternoon, we'll host our second February WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

We hope to see you at one—or all—of these events!

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 * On Wednesday, March 9, we'll host our first March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle.
 * On Friday, March 11, the National Archives will host the Women in the Civil War Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 19, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian will host the Color History with the Smithsonian! event, and we'll hold our second Accessibility Edit-a-Thon at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
 * On Sunday, March 20, the American Chemical Society will host the Computers in Chemistry Edit-a-Thon.
 * On Saturday, March 26, we'll host our second March WikiSalon at Cove Dupont Circle, followed by our monthly dinner meetup at Vapiano.

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University of New Hampshire at Manchester

The University of New Hampshire at Manchester (UNH Manchester) is the urban campus of the University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies. It was established in 1967 and is located in Manchester, New Hampshire.

The College of Professional Studies also includes an online program, which was formerly a separate institution called Granite State College.

History

Merrimack Valley College began as a branch of the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 1967. It became an independent institution within the University System of New Hampshire in 1977, remaining so until 1985 when it merged back into UNH as the University of New Hampshire at Manchester. The school initially offered continuing education programs, but these were transitioned to the separate School for Continuing Studies in 1978.

The college has been located in Manchester's historic Amoskeag Millyard since 2001, originally at a site on Commercial Street and, since 2015, at the Pandora Mills complex. That same year, Manchester was rated one of the "Five Coolest College Towns in New England" by Campus News. Other colleges in the area include Southern New Hampshire University, Saint Anselm College, Manchester Community College, and formerly the New Hampshire Institute of Art.

The School for Continuing Studies underwent several name changes since taking over UNH Manchester's continuing education programs in 1978. In 2005, after a failed effort to merge the school (then called the College for Lifelong Learning) into Plymouth State University, it was reorganized as Granite State College. Granite State College had several campuses around the state, but closed most of them as students shifted to online learning. Finally, in 2022, Granite State College merged into the University of New Hampshire as the online component of the UNH College of Professional Studies, while UNH Manchester became the college's on-campus component.

Academics
The University of New Hampshire's urban campus provides associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees, with a special emphasis on programs that address urban issues and integrate undergraduate and graduate study with Manchester's thriving professional and business communities.

In addition to its wide range of academic and non-academic community outreach programs, the campus has a collaborative agreement with the neighboring New Hampshire Institute of Art that allows students interested in the fine arts to enroll in the Institute's Bachelor of Fine Arts program. The campus also has an articulation agreement with the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences that allows students to dual enroll in the pre-pharmacy or physician assistant programs offered at the latter's Manchester location. UNHM has also established a partnership with the Institute at Palazzo Rucellai in Florence, Italy, which allows students in the former's Politics and Society program to study abroad. UNHM also provides valuable student resources, such as workshops and tutoring, through its Center for Academic Enrichment.

The student-faculty ratio at the university's urban campus is 13:1, and 97% of classes have fewer than 30 students. While the College has always attracted a significant cohort of non-traditional students, in recent years the demographics of the student body in Manchester have shifted considerably. In 2006, 59% of students were between the ages of 17 and 23, with 41% 24 or older; by 2013, only 34% of students were 24 or older, with 66% of the student body between the ages of 17 and 23.

STEM emphasis
Critical to the academic mission of the University of New Hampshire's campus in Manchester is emphasizing student learning in and out of the classroom, particularly in the STEM fields. A significant percentage of the 1,000 students studying at the urban campus secure for-credit internships in the Manchester business community, often in STEM-oriented companies, and the college in turn offers use of the UNH STEM Discovery Lab to members of the local community, particularly K-12 students and their teachers. UNHM Community Outreach Scholarship further serves the Manchester community by maintaining a massive data archive relating to the City of Manchester and its public policy initiatives. This archive is an official part of the UNH Dimond Library Digital Collections Initiative.

Study abroad programs
Students can take advantage of opportunities to study outside of the United States through UNH-managed programs such as the Florence Summer Program, UNH exchange programs, or UNH-approved programs. The National Student Exchange also allows a student to take a semester at a public college or university anywhere in the United States or its territories.

Rankings
Ordinarily, as a college of the University of New Hampshire, UNHM is not ranked by media outlets as a discrete institution. However, in 2013 Washington Monthly ranked UNH's urban college #14 in the United States in an assessment of best-value liberal arts colleges. In 2022, Money.com ranked UNH Manchester #204 out of all colleges and universities in the United States in an assessment of educational quality, affordability, and career outcomes. The undergraduate colleges of UNH located in Durham ranked #170 in the Money.com assessment.

In 2012, UNH Dining, which services the UNH colleges in both Manchester and Durham, was ranked in the top 50 nationally by The Daily Meal, whose "Best Colleges for Food in America" listing rates universities' dining options on accessibility, service, healthiness, sustainability, and use of local products.

Housing
While many UNHM students commute to campus from towns in the greater Manchester area, UNH Manchester announced the opening of a new UNH residence hall in fall 2018.

Located at 1000 Elm Street, UNH Downtown Commons offers double and triple rooms, on-site dining, laundry facilities, and other amenities. The residence hall is a 14-minute walk to campus, and steps from downtown Manchester’s restaurants, shops and nightlife.

UNH Manchester also partners with the New Hampshire Institute of Art to offer meals in the NHIA dining hall, located on Spring Street.

Activities
Students at UNHM participate in many student-led academic, recreational, and special-interest clubs.

Athletics
The University of New Hampshire's athletic program consists of 18 NCAA programs, all of which play at the Durham campus of the university. However, Manchester does on occasion host home games of the UNH men's ice hockey team. Games are held at SNHU Arena, a few blocks from the UNH Manchester campus, with a seating capacity of 11,770 (9,852 for ice hockey). SNHU Arena has also hosted other college and professional teams, such as the NCAA Frozen Four Tournament and the Manchester Monarchs hockey teams.

Publications
Millworks and Campus Connections tell the UNH Manchester story and connect students and other members of the UNHM community to the campus. Both publications are coordinated by the UNHM Marketing and Community Relations Office, and feature articles on student achievements, faculty research, and community partnerships.

Off-campus events
Manchester is home to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays. The Fisher Cats play home games at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, a 7,722-seat venue approximately a half-mile from UNH Manchester. Other local attractions include the historic Palace Theater, the Currier Museum of Art, the New Hampshire Institute of Art, and the SEE Science Center, an interactive learning facility adjacent to the UNH Manchester campus.

Public programs
The University of New Hampshire's Manchester campus connects the research and knowledge of students, faculty, and staff with the local community through public programs and events. The UNHM Speaker's Bureau runs a lecture series that pairs researchers at UNHM with academic partners like middle schools, high schools, and community colleges. Through the Bureau, campus faculty and students share, free of charge, their disciplinary expertise and research experience in the STEM fields, the social sciences, and the humanities. In addition, the campus sponsors films, book clubs, brown-bag luncheon lectures, the Sidore lecture series, and Music in the Mills (an initiative supported by the Frederick Smyth Foundation) to provide those living in and around Manchester with an opportunity to learn and discover.

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Dysplastic nevus syndrome

Dysplastic nevus syndrome, also known as familial atypical multiple mole–melanoma (FAMMM) syndrome, is an inherited cutaneous condition described in certain families, and characterized by unusual nevi and multiple inherited melanomas. First described in 1820, the condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, and caused by mutations in the CDKN2A gene. In addition to melanoma, individuals with the condition are at increased risk for pancreatic cancer.

The diagnosis of dysplastic nevus syndrome is based on clinical presentation and family history. Treatment consists of resection of malignant skin lesions (melanoma). Screening for pancreatic cancer may be considered, particularly if there is a family history.

Signs and symptoms
Dysplastic nevus syndrome is characterized by unusual nevi and multiple inherited melanomas.

Genetics
The CDKN2A gene is located on chromosome 9p21.3. Two main transcripts, isoforms '1' and '4', each contain three exons and span 7288 and 26740 bp, respectively. They encode proteins of 156 and 173 amino acids; isoform '1' encodes p16(INK4a), while isoform '4' encodes p14(ARF), a protein that is structurally unrelated to p16(INK4) but acts in cell cycle G1 control by stabilizing the tumor suppressor protein p53.

Dysplastic nevus syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. The penetrance for melanoma in kindreds with CDKN2A mutations is estimated at 58% to 92% by 80 years of age and varies with geography. The penetrance in CDKN2A mutation carriers for pancreatic cancer has been estimated to be 17% by 75 years of age. As noted above, there is wide variation in published estimates of the penetrance of CDKN2A mutations.

Pathology
The histopathologic characteristics of melanoma in FAMMM kindreds are not different from those seen in sporadic cases of melanoma and, thus, are not useful in diagnosing the syndrome. Superficial spreading melanoma (SSM) and nodular melanoma are the most frequently encountered histological melanoma subtypes in patients with CDKN2A mutations, which is consistent with the relative early age of onset.

Definition
FAMMM has been described by multiple authors and institutions, and various definitions have been adopted. According to Newton et al., a scoring system allotting one point per feature establishes FAMMM with scores greater than or equal to 3. The features include: 1) two or more clinically atypical nevi, 2) more than 100 nevi in patients between 20 and 50 years of age, 3) more than 50 nevi in patients under 20 years of age or more than 50 years of age, 4) more than one nevus in buttocks or instep, 5) nevi on the anterior scalp, 6) one or more pigmented lesions in the iris.

The Classical (1990) definition uses the following criteria: 1) 100 or more melanocytic nevi, 2) one or more melanocytic nevi greater than or equal to 8mm in its largest diameter, and 3) one or more clinically atypical melanocytic nevi.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus 1992 definition, which is still controversial, requires a family history of melanoma, in addition to a large number of melanocytic nevi (often greater than 50) and melanocytic nevi that present certain histological features.

Management
Screening for melanoma in FAMMM kindreds should begin at age 10 with a baseline total body skin examination including scalp, eyes, oral mucosa, genital area, and nail, as family members may develop melanoma in their early teens. Monthly self-performed skin examinations and early referral to a dermatologist for monitoring are recommended interventions.

Treatment approaches such as removal of the largest dysplastic nevus or all of the dysplastic nevi have not been shown to appreciably reduce the risk of developing melanoma and are not cost-effective; therefore, these approaches are not recommended. Similarly, biopsy of multiple pigmented dysplastic nevi is not recommended and biopsy should be limited to specific nevi with appearance concerning for melanoma.

At Mayo Clinic, FAMMM patients with a confirmed mutation and family history of pancreatic cancer are offered screening with either high-resolution pancreatic protocol CT, MRI, or endoscopic ultrasound starting at age 50 or 10 years younger than the earliest family member with pancreas cancer. They are counseled on the lack of evidence-based data to support screening, and on the limitations of our current technology to detect a lesion at a stage amenable to therapy.

History
In 1820 Norris reported for the first time a case of what is now recognized as FAMMM (12). He described a 59-year-old man with melanoma, a high total body mole count, and family history of the same.

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I'm new to Wikipedia and don't fully understand about copyright in the context of 'public domain'. The text I wrote here is mostly copied from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation website, mellon.org. The work doesn't appear to be explcitly copyrighted, so is this considered the public domain? If not, should the text be re-written or would the page be removed, or what? --RickAguirre 16:51, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Basically, everything is copyright unless it says it isn't and you can't use copyright material without explicit permission from the owner. This text should be removed but I don't have time to do it right now (as I have to get to a meeting) and you might well have rewritten it by the time I get back. It's quite simple to do by rephrasing but it must be "substantially" different (i.e. different in substance, not just one word changed.) These sites are good sources of info but you must rewrite and not simply cut and paste. Thanks for your contribution and please continue to learn more and contribute.Cutler 17:05, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

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Belluna Dome

Belluna Dome (ベルーナドーム) (official name: Seibu Dome (西武ドーム)) is a baseball stadium located in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan. It is home to the Saitama Seibu Lions, a professional baseball team.

The stadium has a roof over the field and the stands, like other indoor ballparks. However, it lacks a wall behind the stands so that natural air comes into the field. This makes it possible for home runs to leave the stadium, something not possible in typical domed stadiums.

The stadium was built in 1979 without the roof and named Seibu Lions Stadium (西武ライオンズ球場) as the new home field of the Lions that moved from Fukuoka to Tokorozawa that year. Initially an open-air stadium, the installation of its roof took place in two phases: the first phase after the 1997 season, and the second phase after the 1998 seasons. At the beginning of the 1998 season, the stadium was renamed Seibu Dome although the domed roof had not completed yet.

Originally, the Lions had planned to build a new stadium in Odaiba, but due to requiring to get approval from the three other Tokyo-based teams at the time (the Nippon-Ham Fighters, the Yomiuri Giants, and the Yakult Swallows), opposition from local fans, and the cost to build a new stadium, they decided to just add a roof to the stadium.

On March 1, 2005, the stadium was named Invoice Seibu Dome (インボイスSEIBUドーム) as Invoice Inc. bought the naming rights of the stadium for the next two seasons. Upon expiration of the previous contract, on January 1, 2007, the name was changed again to Goodwill Dome (グッドウィルドーム) to reflect the sponsorship of Goodwill Group, Inc. The naming rights contract with Goodwill was intended to remain in effect for five years.

Although Seibu Dome was still the official name of the stadium, the stadium and media used the sponsored name almost exclusively during this period. However, at the end of 2007, Goodwill's naming rights for both the stadium and team were seized due to Goodwill's illegal business movements. The dome's name was restored to Seibu Dome in 2008. On January 16, 2017, MetLife, a New York City-based financial institution, purchased naming rights for five years. On March 1, 2022, Belluna, a mail order company out of Ageo City, Saitama Prefecture, bought the naming rights to the stadium after MetLife's naming right deal expired.

The stadium is located in front of Seibukyūjō-mae Station, the terminal station of the Seibu Sayama Line railway (a branch of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line connecting Tokorozawa with Tokyo) and the Seibu Yamaguchi Line people mover. Both lines are operated by Seibu Railway, the owner of the stadium and the Lions.

Queen performed at the stadium for their Hot Space Tour in 1982. New Japan Pro-Wrestling held the finals of the 2014 G1 Climax on August 10, 2014, at the arena. Lady Gaga performed two sold-out shows at the stadium for her Chromatica Ball tour on September 3 & 4, 2022.

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Cave of the Winds (Colorado)

Cave of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. It is located just west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24, near the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Tours of the complex of caves are given daily.

Cave features

By far the most famous section of the Cave of the Winds is the Silent Splendor room. Discovered in 1984, the room contains numerous rare crystalline speleothems including helictites which appear to defy the laws of gravity by growing in strange directions and not being forced down by gravity like many cave formations. However, the room must be sealed off from the general public in order to maintain its delicate environment. Silent Splendor is sealed from public view by an "environmental gate" with a large tube that seals in moisture to maintain the atmosphere necessary for the delicate formations to continue to grow.

In the late 1980s, a few new passages were opened inside the cavern. On May 8, 1988, Mother's Day, a chamber called the "Adventure Room" was opened. Left in a more natural state than most of the cave, the Adventure Room has dirt floors, lower numbers of lights (compared to other chambers inside the cave) and gives entry to the Manitou Grand Caverns where Lantern Tours are given.

In 1989, a new passage named "Old Curiosity Shop" was opened, billed as the most narrow passage in the Cave of the Winds. Traversing it gains a look at the "Colorado Rose", a beaded helictite, and "Spider Web Valley", a collection of delicate helictites. This passage was opened to make tour groups moving through "Tall Man's Headache, Fat Man's Misery" a little easier.

Other lesser known attractions include a "bottomless pit", often the scene of practical jokes by the guides. The site also features a free-fall amusement ride called the Terror-Dactyl.

History

It is believed that both Apache and Ute Native Americans knew about the cave. The name, Cave of the Winds, relates to a legend involving the Apache, who were said to believe the cave was the home of a Great Spirit of the Wind.

The first documented mention of the cave came in 1880 when two brothers, John and George Pickett, discovered the cave during a hike in Williams Canyon led by the Rev. Roselle T. Cross, pastor of the Congregational Church in Colorado Springs. The boys noticed that their candles flickered in a small shelter cave they had found and wind was seen to be blowing from a nearby crevice. Crawling through the opening they emerged into a large chamber. Within a few days, Cross wrote about the discovery of the cave in his church newsletter and his story was immediately reprinted in the Colorado Springs Gazette of July 2, 1880.

The Colorado Encyclopedia relates: "Although Cross exaggerated the heights and depths of vertical elements, as do most inexperienced cavers, his account is remarkably free of the florid Victorian hyperbole typical of most cave descriptions of that time. Cross and his Boys’ Exploring Association explored most of the horizontal passages accessible from the original entrance, a distance of about 200 feet—a respectable distance for schoolboys using candles."

Tourist attraction

In 1880, the same year that the cave was discovered, George Washington Snider, a stonecutter from Ohio who had traveled to Colorado seeking his fortune visited the cave. Snider excavated passages from the Williams Canyon caves, as they were then called, and discovered "Canopy Hall" -- a large room nearly 200 feet long containing thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.. Snider wrote, “It was as though Aladdin with his wonderful lamp had effected the magic result." Unfortunately Snider spoke of his discovery in town and the next day the cave was mobbed by townspeople who stripped the cavern of many of the stalactites.

Snider continued to excavate and began preparations for guided tours. The Cave of the Winds quickly became one of the established attractions of the young Manitou resort area. Cave of the Winds has been in continuous operation since 1881 – making it one of Colorado’s oldest visitor attractions. Electrical lights were added in 1907, and visitors began traveling to the cave in even greater numbers – first by carriage and railroad, and later by car.

The cost has increased over the years. In 2023 the admission price was USD$27 for adults, USD$18 for age 4 to 12.

Geology

About 500 million years ago during the Ordovician period warm shallow seas covered the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. The seas were home to abundant shell creatures that accumulated on the sea floor when they died. The layers built up for millions of years and were eventually compacted and hardened into the rock known as limestone. The geological name for the limestone layer found in the cave is Manitou Limestone.

About 70 million years ago the shallow seas receded and the area was lifted forming the Rocky Mountain region. About 4 to 7 million years ago the limestone fell below the water table Rainwater mixed with carbon dioxide, forming a weak carbonic acid that slowly ate away at the limestone, forming pockets. The pockets slowly enlarged forming passageways and caverns.

In the short steep drive up Williams Canyon to the cave entrance one can view several different depositions of limestone. During the Devonian period the Williams Canyon Limestone was laid down and during the Mississippian period the Leadville Limestone layer was deposited.

Cave formations
As the water table dropped within the cave system air began to fill the passageways and caverns. Stalactites formed on the cave's ceilings as calcium carbonate-rich water dripped leaving thin calcite rings that grew into icicle-like shapes over thousands of years. Through the same process stalagmites grew from the cave floors. A third type of structure is called flowstone. Flowstone formations are curtain-like formations that flow along the sides of caverns or passages. They are the most common formation found in "solution caves" in limestone, such as Cave of the Winds. Sometimes called draperies or curtains, they are formed over thousands of years as the mineral-rich water flows over surfaces leaving calcite behind.

The rarest and most delicate formations are called helictites. Helictite forms have been described in several shapes: "hands", ribbon helictites, saws, rods, butterflies, curly-fries, and "clumps of worms". They can be easily broken by the slightest touch and consequently are set away from tour groups. As helictites grow, they change their axis from the vertical at one or more stages of growth, hence the "clumps of worms" description for one type. Several theories as to how and why they defy gravity have been suggested but no theory has yet been proven to be correct.

In popular culture

 * The cave is a setting for a 2006 episode of the animated television series South Park, entitled "ManBearPig".

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Bishop

 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. JeremyA 21:01, 19 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Mike Bishop
This article has been up for an explain-significance for two weeks with no edits since. I vfd'd it because of this inactivity and also the dubious authorship of the first poster - it's an anonymous IP with a long history of vandalism. Googling for "Mike Bishop" + "Skatenstone" (his alleged skateboard ramp company) returns 0 hits. Googling "Mike Bishop" + "Route 215" (his alleged ex-band) returns 0 hits. For vanity, unverified info, and non-notability, I nominate this for deletion. jglc | t | c 16:52, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Jasonglchu. --Jeffrey O. Gustafson 17:30, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete ASAP. Deb 17:55, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete: If every claim on it were true, it would make him just some dude. Geogre 18:45, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - vanity. Blackcats 20:28, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete vanity. JamesBurns 06:04, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * You should redirect to Michael Bishop after you delete it. Gdr 17:27, 2005 Jun 13 (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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Temp

Temp or Temps may refer to:

 * Temperature
 * Weather, by association
 * Temporary file, in computing
 * Temporary folder
 * Temporary variable
 * Temp track, or temp score or temp music, audio used during editing of TV and film production
 * Temp, a temporary worker, a person engaged in temporary work
 * Temp., for tempore, denoting a period during which a person whose exact lifespan is unknown
 * Temp (air base), on Kotelny Island, Russia
 * TEMP (meteorology), a meteorological code for upper air soundings
 * Test and evaluation master plan, in project management
 * Persol Holdings, rebranded from Temp Holdings, a Japanese human resource management company
 * RT-21 Temp 2S, a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile
 * TR-1 Temp, a Soviet mobile theatre ballistic missile
 * Temps, a musical collective founded by comedian James Acaster

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The Fair at Sorochyntsi

The Fair at Sorochyntsi (Сорочинская ярмарка, Sorochinskaya yarmarka, Sorochyntsi Fair) is a comic opera in three acts by Modest Mussorgsky, composed between 1874 and 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The composer wrote the libretto, which is based on Nikolai Gogol's short story of the same name, from his early (1832) collection of Ukrainian stories Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka. The opera remained unfinished and unperformed at Mussorgsky's death in 1881. Today, the completion by Vissarion Shebalin has become the standard.

Composition history
Mussorgsky worked on the opera between 1874 and 1880, in competition with his work on Khovanshchina (1872–1880); both were incomplete at the time of his death in 1881. He reused some music that he had written previously (such as the "Market Scene" from Act II of the ill-fated Mlada of 1872, rewritten for the opening scene of Fair). Incorporation of the music of Night on Bald Mountain as a dream sequence involving the hero was a late addition to the scenario in the course of composition, despite the fact that such an episode is not suggested by the original story. Although Mussorgsky managed to complete some numbers and even some of the orchestration (the whole prelude and the Andantino of Parasya's Dumka), significant portions of the scenario were left only in bare sketches, or without any music at all.

Several subsequent composers and editors (cited below) played partial or maximal roles in bringing the work into a performable state. The first staged performance, with spoken sections, occurred on 8 October 1913 in Moscow under Konstantin Saradzhev. Beginning in 1917, the first of several fully-sung versions reached the stage.

Performance history
Completed versions of the opera took place as follows:
 * César Cui version: 13 October 1917 in Petrograd's Theatre of Musical Drama under Grzegorz Fitelberg.
 * Nikolai Tcherepnin version: 17 March 1923 in Monte Carlo with Tcherepnin conducting
 * Nikolai Golovanov version: 10 January 1925 in Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre with Yuri Sakhnovsky conducting.
 * Vissarion Shebalin version:: 12 December 1931 in Leningrad at the Maly Opera Theatre conducted by Samuil Samosud.
 * Emil Cooper's version: on 3 November 1942 in New York

The opera was first performed in England on 24 November 1936 by the British Music Drama Opera Company at Covent Garden, staged by Vladimir Rosing, with Albert Coates conducting.

The Fair at Sorochyntsi is not a part of the standard operatic repertoire in the West. The best-known numbers from Fair are the orchestral Introduction and the closing Gopak. Mussorgsky also arranged the Gopak and the market scene for piano solo.

Sergei Rachmaninoff made an arrangement of the Gopak for piano.

Rimsky-Korsakov's version of Night on Bald Mountain is based mainly on the version included in this opera.

Two of the Ukrainian folk tunes that Mussorgsky incorporated into this opera (Act 1) were used also by Rimsky-Korsakov in his own Christmas Eve, which was likewise based on a story by Gogol.

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Source: Note: The Shebalin edition incorporates the Dream Vision of the Peasant Lad (Сонное видение паробка).

Synopsis

 * Time: Beginning of the 19th century
 * Place: The village of Velikiye Sorochyntsі, near Poltava

Scenes where Mussorgsky did not compose the music are bracketed and marked in italics. The ordering of scenes follows Shebalin's completion.

The opera begins with an overture suggestive of early morning. This is usually accompanied visually by a scene depicting the fair stalls being set up and visitors arriving.

Act 1
Merchants peddle their wares to crowds of visitors arriving from all around. The Gypsy makes reference to a red jacket that the devil is looking for, while the lad Gritsko woos Parasya. Her father, Cherevik, at first is indignant at this forwardness, but, after realizing that Gritsko is the son of a close friend, he agrees to let Gritsko marry his daughter. The two men go into the tavern to celebrate, as evening settles and the people disperse.

Cherevik and his buddy, Kum, come out of the tavern in a drunken state. After they wander around in the dark, ''[Khrivya, Cherevik's wife, comes out of their house, and he announces Parasya's engagement. But Khivrya objects, and, while Gritsko overhears, drunken Cherevik concedes that the wedding will not happen.]'' Gritsko, alone, bemoans his sadness. [The Gypsy enters, and the two make a pact: Gritsko will give the Gypsy his oxen for fifteen rubles if the latter can make Cherevik change his mind.]

Act 2
Kum's Hut

Inside Kum's house, where they are lodging, Khivrya quarrels with Cherevik, getting him to leave, so that she may keep her secret rendezvous with Afanasy Ivanovich, the son of the village priest. When the latter arrives, she offers him her culinary delicacies, which he devours. In the midst of their amorous encounter a knock is heard at the door. Afanasy hides on a shelf, and in walk Cherevik and Kum, with friends, alarmed by a rumor that someone has seen the red jacket and the devil. Kum tells the full story of the red jacket, ''[concluding with the remark that the devil appears every year at the fair with a pig's face, looking for the red jacket. Suddenly a pig's snout is seen in the window, and everyone runs about in confusion.]''

Act 3
Scene 1: The Street before Kum's Hut

''[On a street, as a result of the superstitious confusion of the previous scene, Cherevik and Kum are being chased by the Gypsy and some lads. The latter accuse the two older men of stealing a mare, and tie them up. Gritsko enters, extracting a promise from Cherevik to have the wedding to Parasya the next day, and the two older men are released.]''

Alone, Gritsko falls asleep and has a dream involving witches and devils. They are dispelled by church bells.

Scene 2: The Street before Kum's Hut

On a street in front of Kum's house, Parasya at first is sad about Gritsko, but then cheers herself up with a little hopak, in which Cherevik joins without her noticing. [Kum and Gritsko enter, and Cherevik blesses the two lovers, only to be met by Khivrya's rage, which prompts the Gypsy to call on the lads to restrain her.] The people celebrate the wedding with a hopak.

Principal arias and numbers

 * Introduction: "A Hot Day in Little Russia" (Orchestra)
 * Aria: Parobok's Dumka (Gritsko)
 * Aria: Parasya's Dumka (Parasya)
 * Finale: Hopak (Chorus)

Versions by other hands
In 1881 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov suggested that Anatoly Lyadov finish the composition of the work, the libretto to be completed by Mussorgsky's old friend Arseny Golenishchev-Kutuzov. However, Lyadov orchestrated only five numbers (published in 1904) and did not finish the opera. Vyacheslav Karatygin later edited some fragments of Mussorgsky's manuscripts, which were orchestrated by Lyadov and performed in 1911. The next year Vladimir Senilov published his orchestration of Parasya's dumka from Act III. Yury Sakhnovsky edited and orchestrated some fragments which, together with material edited by Lyadov, Karatygin, and Rimsky-Korsakov (i.e., the Night on Bald Mountain music) constituted a staged "premiere" of sorts, performed at the Moscow Free Theatre on 8 October 1913 (Old Style), with spoken dialogue inserted for scenes without music by Mussorgsky.

In commemoration of his late comrade from The Five, César Cui became the first to create a complete version of The Fair at Sorochyntsi during 1914–1916. This fully sung version – but without the Night on Bald Mountain sequence – was staged on 13 October 1917 (Old Style) at the Theatre of Musical Drama in Petrograd. The foreword to Cui's edition, dated October 1916, explains the state of affairs at the time, and translates thus:

 * The comic opera Sorochyntsi Fair was begun by Mussorgsky in 1875 [sic], was composed slowly and in fragments, and after the composer's death in 1881 remained unfinished. Originally only five excerpts were published:  the Introduction to the opera (adapted according to the preliminary draft by A.K. Lyadov), the Lad's Dumka (ed. by Lyadov), the Gopak, the Scene of Khivrya expecting Afanasiy Ivanovich, and Parasya's Dumka (the orchestral edition of all five numbers belongs to Lyadov).  Mussorgsky's manuscripts nevertheless still afforded a substantial quantity of musical material, namely, the "scene of the fair" which begins the opera and the first half of the second act.  This material was adapted by V.G. Karatygin, supplemented and orchestrated by C.A. Cui.  Nevertheless the remainder, in particular the scene of Cherevik and Khivrya and the scene of the Lad and the Gypsy in Act 1, 2nd half, and all of the third [act], with the exception of Parasya's Dumka and the Gopak, is added and orchestrated by C.A. Cui, and consequently Mussorgsky's posthumous labor is completed.

However, Cui's version failed to find a permanent place in the repertory, and the opera was completed and orchestrated again by Nikolai Tcherepnin in 1923 and by Vissarion Shebalin in 1930. Shebalin's version became the standard since then. This also includes the Night on Bald Mountain between the two scenes of the third act, instead of as an interlude in act one (following Gritsko's Dumka), as Mussorgsky originally planned.

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Hans Westerhof

Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948) is a Dutch football coach and currently supervisory board member at SC Heerenveen. Besides the Netherlands, he has coached in the United States and Mexico.

As a player, Westerhof played for BV Veendam and BVO Cambuur of the Dutch First Division. He began his coaching career in 1982, and has managed ONS Sneek, ACV, Groningen (1988–92 and 1994–96), PSV Eindhoven (1992–1994), the Netherlands U21 national team (1996–97), Ajax (2000), Willem II (2000–03), Chivas de Guadalajara (2003–04) and Necaxa (2007–2008).

Westerhof originally joined Chivas de Guadalajara in 2003 as sporting director of the club's teams, but took over the dual role as head coach of the first team in October of that year. He stepped down as coach after the Clausura 2004 season. On 3 June 2005, while serving as sporting director, Guadalajara's "sister" team, Chivas USA, named Westerhof its head coach, after a disastrous start under Thomas Rongen. He was replaced after the season by Bob Bradley and then came back to the parent club as its head coach and sporting director.

Besides coaching, he has been a teacher in Heerenveen (the Netherlands) at the Central Institute for Sports Education (CIOS) for many years. For Apertura 2007, Westerhof was appointed new head coach of Necaxa of Mexico.

On 12 June 2008, Westerhof was appointed Vitesse new coach. He was then sacked after six months in December, after a disappointing first half of the season. Having led them into 15th position of the 18-team league, he managed 15 points from 17 matches.

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Cave of the Winds (New York)

The Cave of the Winds was a natural cave behind Bridal Veil Falls at the Niagara Falls. The cave was some 130 ft high, 100 ft wide and 30 ft in depth. It was discovered in 1834, and originally dubbed Aeolus's Cave, after the Greek god of winds.

Guided tours began officially in 1841, through Goat Island and descending down a staircase closer to the falls, into the cave. A rock fall closed the tour in 1920. It officially reopened in 1924, bringing visitors to the front of the Bridal Veil instead of behind it, on a series of decks and walkways. Tropical storm-like conditions can be experienced, as winds can reach up to 68 mph (109 km/h) underneath the falls. The cave was obliterated in a massive 1954 rockfall and subsequent dynamiting of a dangerous overhang.

Modern attraction
Today, the "Cave of the Winds" is the name of a tourist attraction near the same site. An elevator takes people from the area between the American and Canadian Falls down to the level of the Niagara River at the base of the American Falls. A series of redwood decks and platforms allow sightseers to walk right up to the base of the Bridal Veil Falls with water crashing down right on them and flowing beneath the decking.

The decking is removed each fall due to the potential damage caused by ice buildup at the falls and re-installed each spring by park officials for sightseers to enjoy the experience. The decking is not secured to the rocks below by bolts or other construction materials; the wood beam supports are simply wedged into the rock crevices.

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Hugh Lane

Sir Hugh Percy Lane (9 November 1875 – 7 May 1915) was an Irish art dealer, collector and gallery director. He is best known for establishing Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern Art (the first known public gallery of modern art in the world) and for his contribution to the visual arts in Ireland, including the Lane Bequest. Hugh Lane died on board the RMS Lusitania.

Family
Hugh Percy Lane was born in County Cork, Ireland, on 9 November 1875. He was the son of a rector father, James William Lane. His mother, Frances Adelaide (Persse) Lane, was a daughter of Dudley Persse, of Roxborough, County Galway. Her sister, Augusta, was the dramatist Augusta, Lady Gregory, of Coole, County Galway.

He was brought up in Cornwall, England, and began his career as an apprentice painting restorer with Martin Henry Colnaghi in London, then worked as an art dealer at the Colnaghi's Marlborough Gallery for some years, before becoming a dealer in his own right and opening a gallery in Dublin in 1908.

Through regular visits to Coole (near Gort), County Galway, the home of his aunt, Lady Gregory, Lane remained in contact with Ireland. He soon counted among his family, friends and social circle those who collectively formed the core of the Irish cultural renaissance in the early decades of the 20th century that was a part of the Celtic Revival.

Art collector
Extolling the cause of Irish art abroad, Lane also became one of the foremost collectors and dealers of French Impressionist paintings in Europe, and amongst those works purchased by him for the new gallery were La Musique aux Tuileries by Manet, Sur la Plage by Degas, Les Parapluies by Renoir and La Cheminée by Vuillard. For his "services to art" in Ireland, Lane was knighted in June 1909 at the comparatively young age of 33.

The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art opened in January 1908 in temporary premises at 17 Harcourt Street, Dublin, with no entrance charge. Lane hoped that Dublin Corporation would run it, but the corporation was unsure if it would be financially viable. Lane met the running costs while seeking a more permanent home. A new gallery was proposed in St Stephens Green, and then a dramatic bridge-gallery over the River Liffey, both designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Both were turned down, the latter by a close vote of the Corporation, which would have to meet the long-term running costs. Despairing of Irish support, after all he had done, Sir Hugh then bequeathed his pictures to the National Gallery in London. Shortly before his death, Lane reversed this in a codicil to his will, which was, however, not witnessed.

Lane did not live to see his gallery permanently located as he died in 1915 during the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, off the west coast of Cork. In March 1914, fourteen months before his death, Lane had been appointed Director of the National Gallery of Ireland. He was succeeded by Walter G. Strickland, who was the Gallery's registrar.

The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, extended in 2005, is now in Parnell Square, central Dublin.

A drama-documentary on him, Citizen Lane, directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan, was produced in 2018.

Controversy over the Lane Bequest

Following his death, Lane's will bequeathed his collection to London, but an unwitnessed later codicil bequeathed it to Dublin. Having possession, London's National Gallery did not recognise the codicil. Altering this legal reality became the life's work of Professor Thomas Bodkin. At the request of Lane's aunt, Lady Gregory, the leader of the Irish Government W.T. Cosgrave unsuccessfully approached Ramsay MacDonald on the matter in 1929.

Then, in 1938, the present-day solution came from the British side, during the House of Lords debates on the Eire (Confirmation of Agreements) Act 1938. Lord Strabolgi put forward a suggestion from Sir Robert Witt: "..that these pictures should alternate between London and Dublin. We have had them in London for a considerable number of years, and it might now be the turn of the Dublin Galleries to have them for a number of years... Legally, the holders have a very strong case, but we are so wealthy in our treasures, while Ireland is so comparatively poor..."

Lord Marley added: "My Lords, perhaps I might say one word in support of what my noble friend Lord Strabolgi has said because Sir Hugh Lane was a cousin of mine, and I do know he was very anxious, even before this codicil was made, that the pictures should go to Dublin. I hope that something will be done in support of what my noble friend has said."

When John A. Costello became Taoiseach in 1948, he initiated further negotiations with the UK government. Support in London was maintained in 1953 by Lord Moyne, who said in Parliament: ".. I would urge on Her Majesty's Government to include in it a provision for the return of the thirty-six, or so, pictures which were collected by the late Sir Hugh Lane as a basis for a modern collection for Ireland ...."

These interventions eventually led on to a compromise agreement in 1959, announced by Taoiseach Seán Lemass, whereby half of the Lane Bequest would be lent and shown in Dublin every five years. In his announcement of the agreement, Lemass thanked the then-retired Thomas Bodkin for his persistence, helped by Lord Moyne and Lord Pakenham. In 1993, the agreement was changed so that 31 of the 39 paintings would stay in Ireland. The remaining 8 were divided into 2 groups so that 4 would be lent for 6 years at a time to Dublin. These 8 include works by Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Morisot, Vuillard and Degas. In 2008, The National Gallery in London arranged for the entire collection to be on display in Dublin together for the first time. There was a switch in May 2013 for a six-year period.

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National Board of Trade (Sweden)

The National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium) is a government agency in Sweden that answers (from 1983) to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency is located in Stockholm.

The National Board of Trade deals with foreign trade, the internal market and trade policy. The board provides the Swedish government with analyses and recommendations. It was founded in 1651.

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