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Remember Baker

Remember Baker (June 6, 1737 – August 22, 1775) was an American soldier and a member of the Green Mountain Boys who was killed in Quebec during the early days of the American Revolutionary War.

Born in Roxbury, Connecticut (then part of Woodbury), he was the son of Remember Baker and Tamar Warner, and a first cousin of Ethan Allen, Ira Allen and Seth Warner. Remember Baker, Jr. was described by a cousin as a tough, redheaded, freckle-faced young giant. He enlisted as a private in a company of provincial troops in 1755. In 1757, he was stationed at Fort William Henry, at the head of Lake George, and during that year participated in battles which went badly for the provincial troops.

In 1758, he enlisted a second time in General James Abercrombie's attempted invasion of Canada, then held by the French. He was part of a band of 100 men under the command of Major Putnam and accompanied by Lord Howe that went on a scouting expedition. They were surprised by a party of 500 of the enemy, and Lord Howe was killed. Putnam and Baker and their men cut their way through the French ranks, charged them in the rear, and after being reinforced killed 300 of the enemy and captured 143 prisoners. Baker received honorable mention in the report of the commanding general. He remained in the service until the close of the year 1759.

Baker married Desire Hurlbut in Roxbury on April 3, 1760. In 1764, Remember, Desire, and their small son Ozi moved to Arlington, now in Vermont, and built a grist mill. This was in response to an offer of 50 acre from the town to anyone who would start a mill there. The first mill burned down in 1789, but a subsequent mill built in the 1790s still stands today. Baker's cousins Ethan Allen and Ira Allen also settled in Arlington. Remember Baker was the first town clerk of Arlington.

The Bakers and the Allens were involved in the controversy over the title of the settlers of Vermont to their land, and Baker became a captain in one of the companies of the Green Mountain Boys. Remember is said to have been more hot-headed than the Allens and Seth Warner. Following attacks on those loyal to New York, the Governor of New York offered an award for the capture of Ethan Allen, Remember Baker, and others. On March 21, 1772, men from New York under the leadership of Captain John Munro attacked Baker's mill and took Baker away as a prisoner. In the fight, Baker lost a thumb and his wife injured her arm jumping out of a window. She never fully recovered the use of that arm. Remember was taken across the New York border. The Green Mountain Boys rescued Baker and returned him to his family.

By May 1773, Ira Allen and Remember Baker, as the Allen and Baker Land Co., owned some 45000 acre of virgin land along the Winooski River, near Burlington, Vermont. That year there were no roads north of Castleton, and Baker and Allen cut a road through the forest for 70 miles so that supplies could be brought in from Lake Champlain. In the summer, they settled on their land and built a log house across the river from Burlington. Ira Allen was unmarried and lived with the Bakers.

Remember Baker joined Ethan Allen for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. He and Seth Warner met at Crown Point, New York, and captured the garrison there. Following that, he served as a scout for General Phillip Schuyler in the area around St. John's, where the English troops and Native Americans were camped.

Around August 19, 1775, Baker left Ticonderoga for another scouting expedition along the Richelieu River. On August 22, he was shot and killed by Indians who had taken his boat. The Indians plundered the body, cut off Baker's head, raised it upon a pole, and carried it in triumph to Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, which horrified the British officers there. They bought it from the Indians and buried it, and also sent some men to the point to bury the body.

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Knoxville, Georgia

Knoxville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Crawford County, Georgia, United States. It is the county seat of Crawford County. The community is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Knoxville had a population of 65.

Knoxville was founded in 1823 as seat of the newly formed Crawford County. It was incorporated as a town in 1825. The former city's municipal charter was dissolved in 1995 pursuant to a Georgia law which abolished city governments which were defunct or minimally operative.

There are three National Register of Historic Places in Knoxville, which are the Crawford County Courthouse, the Crawford County Jail, and the Georgia Post Building.

Naming
There is confusion as to whom Knoxville was named for. Historians who rely on old records and spoken traditions have pointed to General Henry Knox, who served in the Continental Army under George Washington, though General Knox had no ties to the state of Georgia, and had been deceased for 15 years at the time of naming (c. 1821). Some historians argue that the town was named for Hugh Knox, a stagecoach operator who delivered mail along the Federal Wire Line through the future location of Knoxville. Knox owned a half-way house, where travelers could rest and swap horses, called the Knox House. Since there is no solid evidence of either of these men being the namesake of the town, the subject is left open to individual interpretation.

Beginnings
On December 23, 1822, the Georgia legislature directed Crawford County's Inferior Court to select a county seat and build a courthouse. Considering Knoxville was centrally located in the county, and also rested along the Federal Wire Road, it was decided on December 10, 1823, that Knoxville should become the county seat. The house of a local resident was used as a temporary courthouse until a permanent one was built, which occurred c.1825. But, in an apparent act of arson, the courthouse was leveled in 1830, destroying all court and county records. A second courthouse was completed in 1831, which still stands today as a museum and home to the Crawford County Historical Society. In 1832 a jail was built in Knoxville, but was torn down in 1839 due to a grand jury presentment declaring that this jail was not fit for use. Therefore, in 1843 another jail was built, though, in 1887, this jail, now 44 years old, was itself declared unfit for use and torn down. A third jail was completed by 1888, which stands to this day.

Rise and fall
On January 2, 1827, Knoxville Academy opened, the town's first school. In 1888 The Knoxville Journal was founded. Publisher Percy V. Howell printed advertisements for the sale of real estate in the as-yet-unnamed town of Roberta, which was speculated to become a boomtown. Yet, by 1892, The Crawford County Herald was the official newspaper of Crawford County, and was published in Roberta rather than Knoxville. Knoxville's population by 1886 numbered around 200, but was expected to increase to 3,000. The A&F Railroad, also known as the Atlanta and Hawkinsville Railroad, missed Knoxville to the southwest by about one mile. This is believed to be the result of local opposition of out-of-state intruders penetrating Knoxville. A new railroad station began to be built around this time, in the area which would later become Roberta. Inhabitants of Knoxville began the one-mile shift to Roberta once the new railroad was completed, dooming Knoxville's growth. Thenceforth, Knoxville was merely a community that held the title of county seat.

1995 Municipal Charter Law
In 1993 the Georgia Legislature passed a law detailing the minimum requirements for a city to remain incorporated in Georgia, resulting, in 1995, in Knoxville's unincorporation.

Geography
Knoxville is located in central Crawford County and is bordered to the west by the city of Roberta, the only incorporated place in the county. U.S. Route 80 passes through Knoxville, leading east 25 mi (40 km) to Macon   and west 70 mi (113 km) to Columbus. Georgia State Route 42 also runs through the community, leading southeast 18 mi (29 km) to Byron and west to Roberta with U.S. 80.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Knoxville CDP has an area of 0.83 sqkm, all land.

Demographics
Knoxville appeared in the 1890 U.S. Census as a village. It appeared in the 1900 U.S. Census and the 1910 U.S. Census but was delisted in the 1920 U.S. Census. It was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Notable people
Knoxville is the birthplace of John Pemberton, the inventor of Coca-Cola, although he moved to Columbus, Georgia, while a child. Knoxville was also home to Joanna Troutman, a young girl who sewed a single star on a white banner to give to a battalion of Georgia troops headed west to assist Texas citizens in their fight for independence.

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KLWY

KLWY (channel 27) is a television station in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States, affiliated with the Fox and MeTV networks. The station is owned by Coastal Television, and maintains a transmitter southwest of Cheyenne along I-25.

KLWY is a semi-satellite of KFNB (channel 20), the Fox affiliate in Casper. The two stations air nearly the same programming with separate station identifications and commercials, and are operated from KFNB's studios on Skyview Drive in Casper.

History
KLWY signed on August 5, 1994, as the third full-fledged commercial station in eastern Wyoming following KGWN-TV in 1954 and KQCK in 1987. It immediately joined Fox; previously, Denver's KDVR was carried by some cable providers in southeastern Wyoming, but much of the eastern portion of the state did not receive Fox programming at all as this was one of the few areas of the country where cable was not yet readily available. It took 13 years for KLWY to launch; the construction permit had been issued August 4, 1981, to the Chrysostom Corporation, which owned Casper's KCWY-TV (channel 14). It then was sold in 1983 to Heart of Wyoming Television, which was the original owner of Casper's channel 20 (when it was KXWY-TV). Wyomedia, which became the owner of the Casper station in the early 1990s, then acquired KLWY in 1992.

KLWY carried a secondary affiliation with UPN until the network closed in September 2006.

Until 2004, KLWY's programming was simulcast on K26ES in Casper and K11RN in Douglas. Wyomedia converted these two stations into full-time UPN affiliates in 2004, then to CW affiliates after UPN's closure. K26ES is now KWYF-LD, an affiliate of MyNetworkTV and MeTV; its programming is simulcast in Cheyenne on the third subchannel of KLWY.

KLWY made the switch to digital on February 17, 2009.

The station does not have a website. KLWY does not air its own newscasts per se, however it collaborates with NewsNet for a 9 p.m. local broadcast; the only other newscast on the station is a rebroadcast of Good Morning Wyoming from KTWO-TV in Casper. However, KTWO's programming, including ABC programming and its newscasts, are simulcast on a digital subchannel of KLWY.

Wyomedia Corporation agreed to sell its stations to Legacy Broadcasting on February 8, 2018; the sale was canceled on October 2, 2018. On October 8, 2019, Wyomedia announced that it would sell its stations to Front Range Television, a subsidiary of Coastal Television Broadcasting Company (run by Bill Fielder); the sale was concurrent with Vision Alaska's purchase of KKTQ-LD (channel 16). Coastal Television and Vision Alaska (run by Stephen Brissette) already jointly operated stations in Alaska. The sale was completed on June 1, 2020.

Subchannels
The station's digital signal is multiplexed: {{legend|#E6FFF7|Simulcast of subchannels of another station}}

KLWY originally signed on a digital signal at channel 28, and took part of the mandatory digital conversion on February 18, 2009, where it flash cut its analog signal. After the transition, KLWY returned to its position on channel 27, where it remains today. The station was quick to add KTWO as KKTQ, after KDEV-LP lost ABC affiliation, and MeTV came shortly afterwards. In 2019, KLWY signed on its fourth subchannel as Ion Television; followed by the fifth subchannel in January 2021 as Cozi TVl and two additional subchannels (TrueReal and Defy TV) in July 2021, bringing the total up to seven, the highest in Wyoming.

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User talk:Karl Meier

BEN HEINE SPEAKING: MAY I ASK WHY YOU DELETED MY WIKIPEDIA ENTRY? THIS IS NOT FAIR! THE ENTRY HAD BEEN WRITTEN AGAIN AND RE DOWNLOADED BY OTHER PEOPLE AND YOU STILL KEEP DELETING IT. WHO ARE YOU? CONTACT ME HERE : heinebenjamin@hotmail.com Ben Heine —Preceding unsigned comment added by BenHeine (talk • contribs) 22:12, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

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Qur'anic quote
BrandonYusufToropov, Karl Meier has removed material from your user page which some editors will surely find offensive. It is (at least) uncivil to threaten other editors with eternal torment in Hell. This is being discussed on WP:ANI if you are interested in chiming in. Please do not restore this material; it violates WP:USER and leads to hard feelings without improving the encyclopedia. More generally, refraining from partisan pronouncements will spare you pointless controversy, help ensure that your contributions are judged according to their merit, and help us all get along.Proabivouac 07:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I've asked repeatedly whether it might not have been better simply to have left a civility-affirming request that I remove this quote, and I have gotten either silence or doubletalk in response. I would have been glad to do take it off if someone had taken the trouble to discuss the matter with me. Perhaps Karl Meier, or yourself, or whoever started this little P.C. undertaking could see fit to offer an apology for peremptorily messing with my userpage.

 * This was the first complaint I ever received about the passage. Is there any other text on my userpage I should expect the Powers That Be to edit for me? BYT 13:12, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Latino Muslims
You added a referenece that is not in English, therefore not verviable. It will be removed. Padishah5000 14:58, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

 * Can you please direct me to policy that says that all sources used has to be in English? -- Karl Meier 11:42, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Sources must be checkable for readers of this encyclopaedia. Which is in English. Please do not include sources that are not in English and do not have readily available translations. Grace Note 08:35, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * If we need a source to be checked, then we can just ask one of the editors that is able to read and understand the given language. That should be no problem. Also, there is no policy that says that a source has to be in English for us to use it here. -- Karl Meier 17:06, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

No personal attacks
I have absolutely no idea what your comment refers to. And I have no idea who you are. Kindly do not threaten me again. And dude, don't be writing to me using a template. I'm a long-term, good-faith editor of this encyclopaedia. If you think that's the right way to treat contributors, you need to rethink. Grace Note 08:34, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Karl, you need to rethink your model of collaboration and communication. Until you've had that rethink, I don't think we have anything further to discuss. Grace Note 02:15, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reverting to a version the introduction that I introduced earlier today. Not sure about your accusations though. Addhoc 20:00, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

RfC on User:Mike18xx
Hi Karl. As you have participated at the ANI discussion regarding the behaviour of the abovementioned user, i just wanted to let you know that I opened an RfC on themselves in response to the concerns raised during the discussion at the ANI. The RfC is located here. -- FayssalF  - Wiki me up®  10:05, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi again Karl. Have you had a look at this? -- FayssalF  - Wiki me up®  17:45, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I noticed it. I guess that his clarifications regarding the issue was what was needed, and that this should solve the dispute and settle the matter. -- Karl Meier 17:55, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * That's correct. -- FayssalF  - Wiki me up®  17:57, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Islamophobia
A request for mediation has been filed with the Mediation Committee that lists you as a party. The Mediation Committee requires that all parties listed in a mediation must be notified of the mediation. Please review the request at Requests for mediation/Islamophobia, and indicate whether you agree or refuse to mediate. If you are unfamiliar with mediation, please refer to Mediation. There are only seven days for everyone to agree, so please check as soon as possible. ITAQALLAH   20:38, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I have agreed to the mediation. -- Karl Meier 20:41, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Please see: Requests_for_mediation/Islamophobia. ITAQALLAH   14:50, 8 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I have agreed to that. -- Karl Meier 16:41, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Request for Mediation
This message delivered: 12:19, 21 June 2007 (UTC).

Seriously
Totally-disputed is template cruft. And it's ugly. --The Cunctator 21:11, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I just have trouble seeing how complaining about POV and accuracy is significantly different from complaining about just one of them. They're birds of a feather, and fixing one properly necessarily fixes the other. Especially if the question is "does this contribute enough to the general editor/reader to be distinct from Disputed?" I support atomization in Wikipedia content, but consolidation and minimalism in Wikipedia procedures.--The Cunctator 22:08, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you for reverting an appearent sock-puppy at Historical persecution by Muslims. Best regards, Hamster Sandwich 16:40, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

Requests for adminship/Elonka 2
Thank you for taking the time to participate at the discussion in my Request for Adminship. Unfortunately the nomination did not succeed, but please rest assured that I am still in full support of the Wikipedia project. I listened carefully to all concerns, and will do my best to incorporate all of the constructive advice that I received, into my future actions on Wikipedia. If you can think of any other ways that I can further improve, please let me know. Best wishes, Elonka 03:35, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Ben Heine
You seem to have some fans of your Wikipedia work. There is a Ben Heine who works as a waiter on the Western Railway Museum's Wildflower Express, but that is all I could find. You may wish to participate in Deletion_review/Log/2007_September_7. -- Jreferee  (Talk) 15:31, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Religion of Peace
I am working on a rewrite of the Religion of Peace at User:Mike Young/Sandbox2 would value your comments on this, and especially any references you can add. Mike Young 13:19, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:VilksMuhammad.jpg)
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Your reverts
Karl, please explain what do you mean by this edit summary say. --Aminz 08:29, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * That he tried to bury the fact that Muhammad starting using her for sexual purposes, by replacing the more well known English term "concubine" with the more technical term "what his right hand possesses", which the average reader is not likely to be familiar with. To restore concubine and wiki-link it to Ma malakat aymanukum would be good for starters. -- Karl Meier 08:46, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The first one I can very well assure you is a written and explicit part of the account given by Abu Lubaba in Ibn Ishaq translated by Guillaume. The second one, right hand possess, does not translate or define as concubine.  Three, the account in ibn Ishaq translated by Guillaume also does not state implicitly or explicitly any understanding that she was a concubine, just another prisoner of war taken by the Muslims, i.e. what right hand possess more correctly means.  BTW, right hand possess is linked to its page so there should be no confusion. Jedi Master MIK 11:57, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Bat Ye'or
WP:BLP does not mean you can misrepresent sources. I think you know exactly what you are doing and I am going to take out a user RFC for this. You could have explained your edits on the talk page but have not bothered to do so. Itsmejudith 14:21, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

 * If you believe that anything there is being misrepresented, then correct that without violating NPOV and WP:BLP. The version that you insist on reverting to is absolutely unbalanced. Another thing don't come to my talk page and make threats. If you feel like spending your time writing RfC's, then you can do that, but don't ever come here again and make threats against me. -- Karl Meier 16:27, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm awfully sorry, but I really do think you should substantiate that belief on the talkpage. I'm afraid a couple of your reverts got me to break 3RR, though I reverted myself immediately, of course. I do invite you to respond to the remarks that are outstanding on the article talkpage, particularly the availability of alternative views, the possibility of refactoring the section, and the relevance of ArbCom precedent. I won't be on WP for some time, (since I've clearly been doing too much!) so I'm sure I'll see a response when I get back.
 * Cheers! Hornplease 16:57, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I and other editors have already substantiated and explained what is wrong with your edits on the articles discussion page. On major problem is that they are in violation of WP:BLP. Also, no one is making you violate 3RR, and as I can see that you have been blocked for 3RR violations before and also quite recently, it is reasonable to expect that you are aware of the rule. If you don't like 3RR blocks then the solution is very simple: Don't violate the rule. -- Karl Meier 18:18, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Abdul Rahman
Karl Maier why did you remove sourced and relevant content? As you know, wikipedia is not censored. If you have legitimate objections, please state them on talk.Bless sins 19:56, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Read WP:BLP, and my comment on the discussion page. -- Karl Meier 20:32, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Islam in the United States
Thanks Karl..for standing up for neutrality and against the removal of sourced factual content on Islam in the United States. unfortunately, some editors have recently removed, moved or censored factual content (all sourced) to change the article to a certain POV. There is little discussion with most of it going to a different tangent for no apparant reason and also some editors making you repeat your points again and again. There is certainly no consensus as a couple of editors other than me have voiced their concerns in the past. It becomes difficult for editors who want to keep factual accuracy with such edits. I tried to revert them but since they are more than one, I am sure that they will use the policies like WP:3RR to get me blocked. This article really needs some good editors. Thanks for your support. NapoleansSword 14:23, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Silent Vigil
I am giving away this userbox as a sign of solidarity with our good friend Matt57. The gross injustice purportrated against him shall be met with peaceful non-violent protest. Please place on your userpage until this excessive and unjust ban is reversed. Prester John -(Talk to the Hand) 07:16, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

 * That is a good idea. I added it right away. We should not let them get away with their misbehavior, and I hope that Matt will be back right after the days that he has left of this ridicules block. -- Karl Meier 11:06, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

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Your message to me
Karl, what edit are you referring to? Thanks. Itsmejudith (talk) 20:40, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Do I? Itsmejudith (talk) 22:41, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
 * OK you mean the Ibn Baz thing. He was notable but the source that purports to give his view in no way meets WP standards. Don't see why you came to my talk page when this was a matter for the article talk page, and please be careful not to use language that could be construed as threatening. I suggest we both trust Itaqallah to get it right; he has an excellent understanding of scholarly sources on Islam. Itsmejudith (talk) 22:48, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Please don't try to construct false allegations about me being somehow "threatening". As for Islam Q and A, it is a source which several important and notable Islamic scholars support and guarantee for the quality of, and I suggest that you provide some arguments for you claim it "in no way meets WP standards". -- Karl Meier (talk) 10:59, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

ANI thread
About you here. - Merzbow (talk) 21:57, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

 * To the extent anyone not involved commented, I think the consensus was close to my comment. ArbComm has said that the practice of using edit summaries to discuss changes is not enough discussion, especially when reverting.  Please make more use of talk pages to explain and actively seek compromises that can become a consensus.  GRBerry 14:12, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Merry Christmas
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. Matthew 10:34 KJV Dear Karl Meier, at this season of THE WINTER SOLSTICE, may reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven, no hell. There is only the natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that harden hearts and enslaves minds.

Kirbytime sen't me this a year ago, and I liked it. So Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, or whatever you celebrate, and see you next year.  Yahel  Guhan  00:11, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Aisha
Hey Karl, you've weighed in at Aisha before, and the age issues are coming back up again with some new editors. It's exactly the same as before: editors trying to use Islamic scholars to "prove" that Aisha was older than 9. The scholars they're using are more legit this go round but it still smells like a POV-push to me.--Cúchullain t/ c 03:37, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

William Wain Prior
I was just wondering, sir, if you knew whether the Danish WWII general William Wain Prior was of English ancestry. The name is very English.

Have a nice day!60.48.109.53 (talk) 17:29, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Nomination of Faith Freedom International for deletion
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User talk:DengMao

I've been Block-ed

Why?

 * You were editing Chinese topics for some time, took a long break, and came back just now and created what is seemingly a hoax article (Roger Jurey) in a completely different field. The anon IP  which was also involved with this entirely obscure article committed various vandalism.  So there is some concern that the account might have been hijacked (since anon IPs can't create articles).  Do you speak Chinese by the way? -- Curps 10:07, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wroaw

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The result of the debate was delete. Woohookitty 16:26, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

Wroaw
A CounterStrike clan that is currently without a server. Name gets ~7000 googles, but this is necessarily biased towards internet phenomena. Seems non-notable to me--what have they done to get into an encyclopedia? Meelar (talk) 21:18, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn clan vanity. --TheMidnighters 21:23, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete gamer vanity CDC   (talk)  22:34, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete not notable One-dimensional Tangent (Talk) 23:01, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.

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Battle of Fort Cumberland (1776)

The Battle of Fort Cumberland (also known as the Eddy Rebellion) was an attempt by a small number of militia commanded by Jonathan Eddy to bring the American Revolutionary War to Nova Scotia in late 1776. With minimal logistical support from Massachusetts and four to five hundred volunteer militia and Natives, Eddy attempted to besiege and storm Fort Cumberland in central Nova Scotia (near the present-day border between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) in November 1776. The fort's defenders, the Royal Fencible American Regiment led by Joseph Goreham, a veteran of the French and Indian War, successfully repelled several attempts by Eddy's militia to storm the fort, and the siege was ultimately relieved when the RFA plus marine reinforcements drove off the besiegers on November 29. In retaliation for the role of locals who supported the siege, numerous homes and farms were destroyed, and Patriot sympathizers were driven out of the area. The successful defense of Fort Cumberland preserved the territorial integrity of the British Maritime possessions, and Nova Scotia remained loyal throughout the war.

Background
Nova Scotia was generally poorly defended in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, and unrest in the eastern regions provoked fears of an American-led uprising. Although some reinforcements had reached Halifax by early 1776, the frontiers of the province were only lightly defended.

Fort Cumberland was located on the Isthmus of Chignecto, which connects modern mainland Nova Scotia with New Brunswick. The area was strategically important in earlier conflicts between the French colony of Acadia and British-controlled Nova Scotia. Originally built by the French in 1750 as Fort Beauséjour, Fort Cumberland was in deplorable condition. Won from the French in the Battle of Fort Beauséjour in 1755, the fortifications had been minimally garrisoned by the British after the Seven Years' War and abandoned in 1768. As early as June 1775, Colonel Joseph Goreham had been ordered by General Thomas Gage to raise the Royal Fencible American Regiment of Foot and natives in Nova Scotia for the defense of the province against Patriot activity. Arriving at the fort in the summer of 1776, Colonel Goreham and a garrison of 200 Loyalist troops of the RFA did what they could to restore the premises to a defensible condition. But Goreham had not been adequately provisioned and his men lacked everything from victuals to uniforms. Furthermore, the locals were generally sympathetic to the Patriot cause, and refused to assist in rehabilitating the fort, even trying to induce members of the garrison to defect.

Discontent in Nova Scotia

Jonathan Eddy was a Massachusetts-born resident of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, where the fort was located. He and John Allan, both of whom served in the provincial assembly, were the prime movers of Patriot activity in the area, which was one of several hotbeds of agitation in Nova Scotia. The other major areas of Patriot activity were Maugerville in the St. John River valley of Sunbury County (present-day New Brunswick), and Cobequid, and there were also pockets of activity in Pictou and the Passamaquoddy Bay area, which separates present-day Maine and New Brunswick. Patriots in these communities were in contact with each other, and those of Cumberland and Maugerville were active in trying to interest nearby natives (Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Mi'kmaq) in their cause.

Eddy believed that with military assistance from the Thirteen Colonies, he might be able to bring down the strongly Loyalist administration of Nova Scotia. Early in 1776, Eddy went to Massachusetts in an attempt to interest political and military leaders there in supporting action in Nova Scotia, while Allan worked to raise interest in Nova Scotia. Allan's work was made more difficult by the arrival of Colonel Goreham and his troops to refortify Fort Cumberland, and by the activities of Michael Francklin, a former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and a vocal Loyalist. Eddy returned empty-handed to Nova Scotia in June 1776, only to learn that Goreham had put a price on his head. The activities of Goreham's Fencibles in the Cumberland area were successful enough that Patriot activities there were effectively forced underground; the center of these activities was shifted to Maugerville in part as a consequence of this. Goreham, a veteran of the French and Indian War, was also able to blunt Patriot inroads in the native communities, where the Mi'kmaq refused to take sides, and the Maliseet and Passamaquoddy, at first supportive of the Patriots, ultimately did not turn out in the numbers Eddy had hoped for or been promised.

Eddy returned to Massachusetts in August. While the Second Continental Congress and George Washington would not authorize, fund, or otherwise support military activities in Nova Scotia, Eddy was able to convince the Massachusetts Provincial Congress to provide some material support (primarily muskets, ammunition, powder, and other military supplies) for an attempt on Fort Cumberland. It also allowed Eddy to engage in recruiting in the District of Maine.

Raising the militia
Eddy left Boston in September and sailed to Machias, where he recruited about 20 men. On October 13, this party sailed from Machias for Passamaquoddy Bay. Coincidentally, John Allan, who was working on a longer-term plan for military action, sailed from Campobello Island for Machias the same day. The two parties met at sea, where Allan attempted to dissuade Eddy from his plan, informing him that the Mi'kmaq (the largest tribe in Nova Scotia) would not help him. Allan extracted a promise from Eddy to wait at Campobello while he went to Machias to meet with the council there. When the Machias council learned of how little native support there was, they sent a letter to Eddy urging him to give up the effort. Eddy persisted, and left Campobello, having added nine Passamaquoddy recruits to his band.

From Campobello, Eddy sailed up the Saint John River to Maugerville, where 27 men were recruited, and then up to the Maliseet settlement at Aukpaque (just upriver from present-day Fredericton). There he learned the bad news that Pierre Tomah, the main Maliseet chief, was not interested in taking up the hatchet. Eddy was able to convince Ambroise St. Aubin, one of Tomah's competitors, and 15 men to join the expedition in exchange for an agreement with the Maugerville community to support the families of those men. In another disappointment, none of the local Acadians joined, contrary to assertions St. Aubin had made to Eddy during a previous visit to the area.

Prelude
With a force now numbering about 72, Eddy sailed up the Bay of Fundy to Shepody Outpost. The exact location of this outpost, established probably by Joseph Goreham in September, is subject to debate. It may have been present-day Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick on the Bay's western side, or it may have been Fort Folly Point on its eastern side. In any case, it was there that Eddy captured a patrol of Goreham's Fencibles on October 25, killing one and wounding another. The prisoners were shipped back to Machias, and Eddy sent some of his men to Cocagne in a largely fruitless effort to enlist Miꞌkmaqs in the cause. Eddy himself continued on to Memramcook, where about two dozen of the Acadian locals joined him. This enlarged force marched to Sackville, where more settlers joined the force, swelling it (by Eddy's account) to about 180 men. Goreham was finally alerted to Eddy's actions on November 4, when a boat sent with supplies for the Shepody patrol was informed of Eddy's activities by locals. Goreham heightened the guard on the fort, but did not immediately attempt to notify Halifax or Windsor, since he was uncertain what routes away from the fort might have been blocked by Eddy.

On October 31, the frigate Juno escorted the supply sloop Polly to Fort Cumberland, where she docked below the fort on the Aulac River. Polly was laden with supplies to last the fort through the winter, and work began immediately to unload those supplies. Juno, easily visible from Sackville, was a concern to Eddy, since her presence added to the fort's defenses. Fortunately for Eddy, she sailed on November 3, leaving Polly docked below the fort. On November 6, Eddy's patrols began ranging closer to the fort, alerting Goreham to the approaching force. Goreham took no additional steps to protect Polly, and any attempts to get word of his predicament out were again delayed by his decision to await the return of scouts he had dispatched earlier. (The fate of the scouts is uncertain; they did not return before the fort was invested.) That evening, thirty of Eddy's men surprised the sleepy guards aboard Polly, taking thirteen prisoners. They also seized another ship, owned by a Patriot sympathizer, that happened to be anchored nearby.

On the morning of November 7 Goreham decided that it was time to get a message to Windsor. He sent a party of men down to the dock that morning. These men, numbering about 30, were taken prisoner by Eddy's men as rapidly as they arrived due to their unawareness that Eddy had control of the ship. Polly was then sailed to Fort Lawrence, to the east of Fort Cumberland, where the supplies were landed. Sentries in the fort spotted the move, and Goreham, realizing Eddy had taken the ship, fired an ineffectual cannonade against the ship.

Siege
Goreham took stock of his situation. Nearly one quarter of his garrison (more than 60 men) had been captured by Eddy, along with critical fuel and other supplies that had not been unloaded from the Polly before her seizure. His defenses consisted of a hastily constructed palisade that encompassed most of the fort, and six cannon, for which his men had only completed three mounts. The fort's military complement was 176 men, including officers and artillerymen. Over the next few days, local militia arrived to raise the garrison's size to about 200, although this included individuals not effective for combat due to illness. On both November 7 and 8 he again attempted to get messengers out of Eddy's cordon, without success.

On November 8 Eddy was joined by about 200 men from Cobequid and Pictou, and he finally felt ready to act on November 10. Eddy sent a letter demanding that Goreham surrender his garrison. Goreham refused, suggesting in retort that Eddy surrender.

The next day authorities outside the area learned of Eddy's activities. Michael Francklin, patrolling in the Bay of Fundy for privateers, recovered a ferry that had been taken, and learned from its passengers that Eddy was active. When the news reached Halifax through the efforts of Thomas Dixson, Lieutenant Governor Marriot Arbuthnot responded by dispatching orders on the 15th for any available ship based at Annapolis to go to Fort Edward in Windsor, to convoy troops to relieve the siege.

Commodore Sir George Collier had previously dispatched HMS Vulture into the Bay of Fundy on rumors of privateering activity there, so he ordered HMS Hope to locate Vulture so that she could assist. However, Hope captured a prize and returned to Halifax; she was then sent out again to accompany a supply ship to Fort Cumberland. In the meantime, Vulture fortuitously arrived at Windsor, where she took on some marines and Fencibles. Lacking artillery, the rebels attempted to storm the fort on the night of November 12, attempting a feint to draw Goreham's strength away from the weak points of the defenses. The experienced Goreham saw through the feint and repulsed the attack. One of Eddy's Maliseet warriors sneaked into the fort and very nearly opened a gate but was stopped at the last moment. Following the failed attack, Eddy effectively lost control of the expedition, as a council of leaders formed against him. Night attacks ordered by the council on November 22 and 23 succeeded in capturing and burning several buildings, but Goreham grimly held his ground, and the invaders were again repulsed.

On November 27, Vulture arrived. Rather than retreat in the face of arriving relief, the rebels increased their guard; Goreham, with some intelligence about the size of the force opposing him, planned a sortie. Early on the morning of November 29, Major Thomas Batt led 150 men from Vulture's marine contingent and the Royal Fencible Americans, and scattered Eddy's men, killing and wounding several, at the cost of two dead and three wounded.

Aftermath
Batt's men chased Eddy's, but bad weather and the lack of adequate footwear eventually caused him to call off the pursuit. Eddy's forces scattered, with many retreating overland to Maugerville. Some of the Massachusetts men took more than two months to reach Machias. Homes and farms of rebel supporters were burned in reprisal but British authorities took a lenient approach toward captured rebels, including Richard John Uniacke, who went on to become Attorney General of Nova Scotia. Goreham issued an offer of pardon for those who would surrender their arms, which more than 100 locals accepted. This prompted Major Batt to file charges against Goreham for neglect of duty; Goreham was exonerated.

The victory at Fort Cumberland strengthened the British presence in Nova Scotia, in part by driving Patriot sympathizers like Allan and Eddy out of the province, but also by cowing those that remained, often by requiring people to make pledges to the Crown. Some unrest continued for the remainder of the war (e.g., the Battle at Miramichi), although no further large scale military threat occurred. The most significant attempt occurred in the summer of 1777, when John Allan was authorized by Congress to take actions in Nova Scotia; however, only a small number of forces were raised for this effort at Saint John, and a British show of force put an end to the attempt. Eddy appears to have been involved with Allan's work, but his movements prior to August 1777 are uncertain. Commodore Collier followed up by attacking Machias, intending to break Allan's plans. Eddy led the defense of Machias during the battle on August 13–15, 1777. (Collier's action was in fact unnecessary; the Massachusetts Provincial Congress had in early August voted to disband forces recruited for Allan's expedition, because of the imminent threat posed by the army of General John Burgoyne in upstate New York.)

The Battle of Fort Cumberland was poorly documented in 19th-century histories of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, often receiving only minimal mention. The involvement of local inhabitants (natives, Acadians, and English-speakers) in the siege was generally understated or unknown. The site of Fort Cumberland has been preserved as a National Historic Site of Canada, and is administered by Parks Canada.

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Bironico

Bironico is a village in the northern end of the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

The municipalities of Medeglia, Bironico, Camignolo, Rivera and Sigirino merged on 21 November 2010 into the new municipality of Monteceneri.

History
Bironico is first mentioned in 1296 as Bironico. By 1000, Bironico was probably the secular and religious center of Carvina, which included the middle and upper Vedeggio valley. For example, former parish included the villages of Camignolo, Ison, Medeglia, Mezzovico-Vira, Rivera, Robasacco and Sigirino. In the Early Middle Ages it was under the authority of the bishop of Como, followed by the city of Como. At the end of the 13th century, the Rusca, a noble family from Como, lived in the community. They lived in the castle between 1328 and 1416. Starting in the 16th century, an inn at the bridge over the Leguana served as a meeting place of the Swiss Confederation's ministers.

The parish church is from 1267 and is dedicated to St. Martin.

In the past, the local economy relied on traditional alpine agriculture and emigration. Trade and industry have recently increased, but the current economic structure is dominated by commuters to the lower Vedeggio valley, Lugano and Bellinzona.

Geography
Bironico has an area,, of 4.18 km2. Of this area, 0.47 km2 or 11.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.24 km2 or 77.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.27 km2 or 6.5% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.02 km2 or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.18 km2 or 4.3% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.4% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 3.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.2%. Out of the forested land, 72.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.9% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 5.7% is used for growing crops, while 2.4% is used for orchards or vine crops and 3.1% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 4.1% is unproductive vegetation.

Bironico is located south of the Monte Ceneri Pass and north of the district seat Lugano. Its area code is 091. Neighbouring villages are Camignolo to the south, Medeglia to the north and Rivera to the west.

Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Azure a castle argent in front of a patriarchal cross bottony or and in chief on a sword of the second hilted and pommed of the third a cloak gules. The castle represents a castle erected in 1418 by the Count Giov. Giacomo Rusca. The patriarchal cross is the one of the Cardinal Agostino Oreggio from Bironico, archbishop of Benevento from 1633 to 1635 and the sword and cloak is from S. Martin, the patron saint of the church.

Demographics
, 18.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997-2007) the population has changed at a rate of 21%.

Most of the population speaks Italian (91.0%), with German being second most common (3.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2.1%). Of the Swiss national languages, 17 speak German, 1 person speaks French, 466 people speak Italian, and 2 people speak Romansh. The remainder (26 people) speak another language.

, the gender distribution of the population was 50.9% male and 49.1% female. The population was made up of 262 Swiss men (41.9% of the population), and 56 (9.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 261 Swiss women (41.8%), and 46 (7.4%) non-Swiss women.

In there were 7 live births to Swiss citizens and 2 births to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 4 deaths of Swiss citizens. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 3 while the foreign population increased by 2. There was 1 Swiss man who immigrated back to Switzerland and 1 Swiss woman who emigrated from Switzerland. At the same time, there were 2 non-Swiss men and 3 non-Swiss women who immigrated from another country to Switzerland. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources, including moves across municipal borders) was an increase of 9 and the non-Swiss population change was an increase of 3 people. This represents a population growth rate of 1.9%.

The age distribution,, in Bironico is; 76 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 73 teenagers or 11.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 66 people or 10.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 98 people or 15.7% are between 30 and 39, 107 people or 17.1% are between 40 and 49, and 76 people or 12.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 60 people or 9.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 44 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 25 people or 4.0% who are over 80.

the average number of residents per living room was 0.61 which is about equal to the cantonal average of 0.6 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m2 as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 48.1% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

, there were 212 private households in the village, and an average of 2.4 persons per household. there were 124 single family homes (or 70.9% of the total) out of a total of 175 inhabited buildings. There were 31 two family buildings (17.7%) and 11 multi-family buildings (6.3%). There were also 9 buildings in the village that were multipurpose buildings (used for both housing and commercial or another purpose).

The vacancy rate for the village,, was 0.37%. there were 252 apartments in the village. The most common apartment size was the 4 room apartment of which there were 80. There were 14 single room apartments and 65 apartments with five or more rooms. Of these apartments, a total of 212 apartments (84.1% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 39 apartments (15.5%) were seasonally occupied and 1 apartments (0.4%) were empty. , the construction rate of new housing units was 1.6 new units per 1000 residents.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Heritage sites of national significance
The Ruderi Del Castello Di S. Sofia and Stazione Radio Monte Ceneri (shared with Rivera) are listed as Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 37.02% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (25.83%), the Ticino League (12.5%) and the SVP (11.67%). In the federal election, a total of 190 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.7%.

In the Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 373 registered voters in Bironico, of which 266 or 71.3% voted. 4 blank ballots were cast, leaving 262 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 99 or 37.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PPD+GenGiova (with 66 or 25.2%), the LEGA (with 36 or 13.7%) and the SSI (with 29 or 11.1%).

In the Consiglio di Stato election, 2 blank ballots were cast, leaving 264 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 96 or 36.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PPD (with 68 or 25.8%), the LEGA (with 42 or 15.9%) and the SSI (with 29 or 11.0%).

Economy
, Bironico had an unemployment rate of 4.62%. , there were 6 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 75 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 10 businesses in this sector. 158 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 31 businesses in this sector. There were 246 residents of the village who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 37.8% of the workforce.

, there were 183 workers who commuted into the village and 190 workers who commuted away. The village is a net exporter of workers, with about 1.0 workers leaving the village for every one entering. About 12.6% of the workforce coming into Bironico are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 4.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 67.5% used a private car. , there was one hotel in Bironico.

Religion
From the, 432 or 84.4% were Roman Catholic, while 22 or 4.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. There are 40 individuals (or about 7.81% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), and 18 individuals (or about 3.52% of the population) did not answer the question.

Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Bironico about 68.8% of the population (between age 25 and 64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).

In Bironico there were a total of 126 students. The Ticino education system provides up to three years of non-mandatory kindergarten and in Bironico there were 25 children in kindergarten. The primary school program lasts for five years and includes both a standard school and a special school. In the village, 38 students attended the standard primary schools and 1 student attended the special school. In the lower secondary school system, students either attend a two-year middle school followed by a two-year pre-apprenticeship or they attend a four-year program to prepare for higher education. There were 30 students in the two-year middle school, while 6 students were in the four-year advanced program.

The upper secondary school includes several options, but at the end of the upper secondary program, a student will be prepared to enter a trade or to continue on to a university or college. In Ticino, vocational students may either attend school while working on their internship or apprenticeship (which takes three or four years) or may attend school followed by an internship or apprenticeship (which takes one year as a full-time student or one and a half to two years as a part-time student). There were 5 vocational students who were attending school full-time and 20 who attend part-time.

The professional program lasts three years and prepares a student for a job in engineering, nursing, computer science, business, tourism and similar fields. There was 1 student in the professional program.

, there were 17 students in Bironico who came from another village, while 77 residents attended schools outside the village.

Climate
Bironico has a Continental Subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen climate classification. The average annual temperature is 51 F. The average coldest month was January with an average temperature of 35 F, while the warmest month was July with an average temperature of 69 F.  The wettest month was May during which time Bironico received an average of 7.6 in of rain or snow. The driest month was February during which time Bironico received an average of 2.5 in of rain or snow.

Transport
Bironico is served by the nearby Rivera-Bironico station, on the Gotthard railway.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Coronation Street cast

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was keep. Sasquatch′↔T↔C 03:56, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

Coronation Street cast
Couldn't we just link to imdb?}}-- BMIComp (talk) 21:19, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep. This is a list article that provides links to Wikipedia articles about cast members. Your fancy imdb can't do that now, can it? Ground Zero 22:19, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong keep agree with Ground Zero -- Francs2000 | Talk [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|25px| ]] 22:24, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, if that's the purpose this serves, then... categorify. Dcarrano 00:21, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * A category can't say who plays which part. Kappa 00:51, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. The link from the VfD page to this page appears to be bad.  Dcarrano 00:21, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, wikipedia is not the imdb. Kappa 00:51, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for reasons above. 23skidoo 02:51, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The list is clearly long enough to be on it's own page rather than the main Coronation Street article, and can't really be replaced by a category since (as Kappa pointed out), it contains information beyond the list of articles (the names of the characters each actor plays), and also because it contains numerous redlinks to actors who do not yet have articles. --Stormie 03:49, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I think the American soaps should have the cast on different articles as well. Mike H (Talking is hot) 15:55, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a break-out page. It wouldn't be here if it was still on the main page, but people create break-out pages to comply with system requests on page size. CalJW 19:30, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Show is a UK institution, and its main article is mammoth. Xoloz 04:46, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. There is precedent. Peter Ellis 04:56, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Deb 22:30, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Yes, shock-horror, I'm going against the flow, but that's my job now. Why? Policy. It breaks What Wikipedia is Not Rule M/R-1. And on top of that it is laughably unencyclopedic. I'm sure it could be worked into something like List of Coronation Street characters with main article links for each. On its own it violates our rules, and the rules (unless new proposals are made) are the rules. Official policies should not be broken, least of all for a cruftlist that could be integrated with a character list of some sort and in some way, and in turn be made a lot more useful to the reader. As it is, a list of unidentified internal links tells me nothing of who's on the other end of them. GarrettTalk 10:50, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. the encyclopedia is not meant to be a respository of external links, but the ones listed here are internal ones. i don t see how you can say this is unencyclopedic - this is a list of actors who have appeared on the show and pages on the work actors do is encyclopedic.  moreover, there are a lot of people with interest in this info.  do agree however that adding bio info on this page briefly describing who the characters are would be most useful to the reader - Mayumashu 17:56, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge - add the contents of this page to the main Coronation Street Page. - The Time Killer
 * Keep - for the various reasons above. -- Lochaber 16:37, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - for the various reasons above. -- Lochaber 16:37, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

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J. H. Williams III

James H. Williams III (born 1965), usually credited as J. H. Williams III, is an American comics artist and penciller. He is known for his work on titles such as Chase, Promethea, Desolation Jones, Batwoman, and The Sandman: Overture.

Career
Williams' early work includes penciling the four-issue miniseries, Deathwish (1994–1995) from Milestone Media. Deathwish was written by Maddie Blaustein and inked by Jimmy Palmiotti. He was one of the artists on the Shade limited series which spun off from the Starman series. Williams gained prominence as the artist on the short-lived (ten issues, 1997–1998) Chase title from DC Comics, where he worked with writer Dan Curtis Johnson. The character had been introduced earlier in Batman #550 (Jan. 1998).

Williams collaborated with inker Mick Gray on two DC Elseworlds graphic novels, Justice Riders, written by Chuck Dixon, and Son of Superman, written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman. Williams' next major work was for WildStorm's America's Best Comics with writer Alan Moore on Promethea (32 issues, 1999–2005).

In mid–2005, Williams and writer Warren Ellis launched the Desolation Jones series, and Williams illustrated the two "bookend" issues of Grant Morrison's Seven Soldiers project. In 2007, he worked with Morrison on another project, a three-part story in Batman #667–669. Williams drew Jonah Hex #35 and has stated an interest in doing more, saying "I certainly want to do more issues myself or even a graphic novel if the opportunity and schedule presented itself." Williams became the regular artist on Detective Comics with writer Greg Rucka in June 2009, with the title focusing on Rucka's Batwoman character due to the absence of Batman in the aftermath of "Batman R.I.P." and Final Crisis. Williams returned as artist and co-writer of the new Batwoman series, accompanied by co-author W. Haden Blackman. Batwoman received a GLAAD Media Award in the category of "Outstanding Comic Book" at the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards in June 2012.

In July 2012, DC announced that Williams would be the artist for Neil Gaiman's Sandman prequel series, The Sandman: Overture, to be released October 30, 2013. That same month, as part of the San Diego Comic-Con, Williams was one of six artists who, along with DC co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio, participated in the production of "Heroic Proportions", an episode of the Syfy reality television competition series Face Off, in which special effects artists were tasked to create a new superhero, with Williams and the other DC artists on hand to help them develop their ideas. The winning entry's character, Infernal Core by Anthony Kosar, was featured in Justice League Dark #16 (March 2013), which was published January 30, 2013. The episode premiered on January 22, 2013, as the second episode of the fourth season.

Both Williams and Blackman resigned from the Batwoman title in September 2013 due to differences with DC's editorial decisions.

In September 2020, DC Comics announced that Williams would be among the creators of a revived Batman: Black and White anthology series to debut on December 8, 2020. He also provided the variant cover.

Interior work

 * Hero Alliance Quarterly #2–3 (with Robert M. Ingersoll, Innovation, 1991–1992)
 * Demonic Toys #1–4 (with Doug Campbell, Eternity, 1992)
 * The Twilight Zone #4 (with Chuck Dixon, NOW, 1992)
 * Blood Syndicate #9, 15 (with Ivan Velez Jr., Milestone, 1993–1994)
 * Empires of Night #1 (with Michael House, Rebel Studios, 1993)
 * Showcase '93 #12: "The Colour of Courage" (with Brian Augustyn, DC Comics, 1993)
 * Raw Media Mags #4: "Empires of Night: Epilogue-Prologue" (with Michael House, Rebel Studios, 1994)
 * Deathwish #1–4 (with Maddie Blaustein, Milestone, 1994)
 * Guy Gardner: Warrior #26, 32 (with Beau Smith, DC Comics, 1994)
 * Judge Dredd #5–10, 12 (with Andrew Helfer, Michael Avon Oeming and Dev Madan, DC Comics, 1994–1995)
 * Wolverine Annual '95: "Lair of the N'Garai" (with Larry Hama, Marvel, 1995)
 * Underworld Unleashed: Abyss — Hell's Sentinel (with Scott Peterson, one-shot, DC Comics, 1995)
 * Batman (DC Comics, 1996–2007):
 * "Constant Whitewater" (with Doug Moench, in #526, 1996)
 * "The Screams of the Green Dragon" (with Doug Moench, in Annual #21, 1997)
 * "Chasing Clay" (with Doug Moench and Kelley Jones, in #550, 1998)
 * "Suit of Evil Souls" (with Doug Moench and Kelley Jones, in #551, 1998)
 * "The Island of Mister Mayhew" (with Grant Morrison, in #667–669, 2007)
 * Batman Black and White #1: "Weight" (DC Comics, 2020
 * Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (DC Comics, 1996–2005):
 * "Conspiracy" (with Doug Moench, in #86–88, 1996)
 * "Snow" (with Dan Curtis Johnson and Seth Fisher, in #192–196, 2005)
 * Green Lantern #80: "Light in Darkness" (with Ron Marz, DC Comics, 1996)
 * The Flash Annual #9: "Silent Running" (with Peter J. Tomasi, DC Comics, 1996)
 * The Big Book of the Unexplained: "The Valentich Vanishing" (with Doug Moench, Paradox Press, 1997)
 * Justice Riders (with Chuck Dixon, one-shot, DC Comics, 1997)
 * Starman #26, Annual #1 (with James Robinson, DC Comics, 1997)
 * The Shade #2: "Rupert and Marguerite: 1865 & 1931" (with James Robinson, DC Comics, 1997)
 * Green Lantern (with James Robinson, one-shot, Tangent, 1997)
 * Chase #1–9, 1 000 000 (with Dan Curtis Johnson, DC Comics, 1997–1998)
 * Uncanny X-Men #352: "In Sin Air" (with Steven T. Seagle and various artists, Marvel, 1998)
 * The Creeper #9: "Mental Block" (with Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, DC Comics, 1998)
 * Chronos #1 000 000 (with John Francis Moore, DC Comics, 1998)
 * Tales of the Green Lantern (with James Robinson, one-shot, Tangent, 1998)
 * X-Man #46–47 (with Terry Kavanagh, Marvel, 1998–1999)
 * Son of Superman (with Howard Chaykin and David Tischman, graphic novel, DC Comics, 1999)
 * Promethea #1–32 (with Alan Moore, America's Best Comics, 1999–2005)
 * JLA #48: "Truth is Stranger" (with Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch, DC Comics, 2000)
 * Métal Hurlant #3: "Eucharist Sun" (with Alejandro Jodorowsky and Kirk Anderson, Les Humanoïdes Associés, 2002)
 * Hellboy: Weird Tales #5: "Love is Scarier than Monsters" (with W. Haden Blackman, Dark Horse, 2003)
 * DC Comics Presents: Mystery in Space #1: "Crisis on Two Worlds" (with Elliot S! Maggin, DC Comics, 2004)
 * Wild Girl #1–6 (with Leah Moore, John Mark Reppion and Shawn McManus, Wildstorm, 2005)
 * Seven Soldiers of Victory #0 and 1 (with Grant Morrison, DC Comics, 2005–2006)
 * Desolation Jones #1–6 (with Warren Ellis, Wildstorm, 2005–2006)
 * Detective Comics (DC Comics, 2006–2010):
 * "The Beautiful People" (with Paul Dini, in #821, 2006)
 * "Elegy" (with Greg Rucka, in #854–857, 2009)
 * "Go" (with Greg Rucka, in #858–860, 2009–2010)
 * Justice League of America #0 (with Brad Meltzer, DC Comics, 2007)
 * Jonah Hex #35: "A Crude Offer" (with Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, DC Comics, 2008)
 * Milestone Forever #1: "Hardware" (with Dwayne McDuffie, Milestone, 2010)
 * DC Universe: Legacies #2: "Snapshot: Reaction!" (with Len Wein, co-feature, DC Comics, 2010)
 * Fables #100: "Celebrity Burning Questions" (with Bill Willingham, Vertigo, 2010)
 * Batwoman #0–24 (writer, with W. Haden Blackman; also artist on #0-5, 12-17, DC Comics, 2010–2013)
 * The CBLDF Presents Liberty Annual '11: "It's Not a Trick" (script and art, Image, 2011)
 * The Sandman: Overture #1–6 (with Neil Gaiman, Vertigo, 2013–2015)

Cover work

 * Judge Dredd #11 (DC Comics, 1995)
 * Steel #23 (DC Comics, 1996)
 * The Flash #127 (DC Comics, 1997)
 * Chronos #10 (DC Comics, 1999)
 * Tripwire #10 (Tripwire, 1999)
 * Magneto: Dark Seduction #3 (Marvel, 2000)
 * X-Men Declassified #1 (Marvel, 2000)
 * Astra #3 (CPM Manga, 2001)
 * Gambit & Bishop: Sons of the Atom #1–6 (Marvel, 2001)
 * The Titans #26–31 (DC Comics, 2001)
 * Wolverine #160–161, 166, 168–169, 175, Annual 2001' (Marvel, 2001–2002)
 * Deadpool #53 (Marvel, 2001)
 * The Incredible Hulk #28, 33, Annual 2001 (Marvel, 2001)
 * Exiles #2 (Marvel, 2001)
 * Star Wards: Starfighter – Crossbones #1–3 (Dark Horse, 2002)
 * Captain Marvel #27–30 (Marvel, 2002)
 * Weapon X: The Draft: Agent Zero (Marvel, 2002)
 * Weapon X: The Draft: Kane (Marvel, 2002)
 * Weapon X: The Draft: Marrow (Marvel, 2002)
 * Weapon X: The Draft: Sauron (Marvel, 2002)
 * Weapon X: The Draft: Wild Child (Marvel, 2002)
 * Inhumans #1–6 (Marvel, 2003)
 * The Crew #1–6 (Marvel, 2003)
 * Nightwing #83–85 (DC Comics, 2003)
 * Jeromy Cox's Vampyrates #1 (Bloodfire Studios, 2004)
 * Warlock #1–4 (Marvel, 2004)
 * JSA #65–67 (DC Comics, 2004–2005)
 * Adventures of Superman #635–636 (DC Comics, 2005)
 * The Roach #1–2 (Black Inc!, 2006)
 * Rex Mundi #1 (Dark Horse, 2006)
 * Crossing Midnight #1–19 (Vertigo, 2007–2008)
 * Ambush Bug: Year None #1 (DC Comics, 2008)
 * Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1–2 (DC Comics, 2008–2009)
 * Detective Comics #861–863 (DC Comics, 2010)
 * American Vampire #4 (Vertigo, 2010)
 * Batman Beyond #1 (DC Comics, 2010)
 * Wonder Woman #603 (DC Comics, 2010)
 * Batman Incorporated #1–5 (DC Comics, 2011)
 * Static Shock Special #1 (DC Comics, 2011)

Awards

 * 2001 Eisner Award for Best Single Issue for Promethea #10 with Alan Moore
 * 2006 Harvey Award for Best Artist for Promethea
 * 2010 Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist for Detective Comics
 * 2010 Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker for Detective Comics
 * 2012 Inkwell Award for Favorite artist known for inking his/her own pencil work for Batwoman
 * 2015 Eisner Award for Best Painter/Digital Artist

Nominations

 * 2000:
 * "Best Continuing Series" Eisner Award for Promethea with Alan Moore
 * "Best New Series" Eisner Award for Promethea with Alan Moore
 * "Best Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award for Promethea with Mick Gray
 * "Best Single Issue" Eisner Award for Promethea #3 with Alan Moore
 * "Best New Series" Harvey Award for Promethea with Alan Moore, Mick Gray and Scott Dunbier
 * 2001:
 * "Best Continuing Series" Eisner Award for Promethea with Alan Moore
 * "Best Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award for Promethea with Mick Gray
 * "Best Artist" Harvey Award for Promethea
 * 2003:
 * "Best Cover Artist" Eisner Award for Promethea
 * "Best Penciller/Inker Team" Eisner Award for Promethea with Mick Gray
 * 2004: "Best Continuing or Limited Series" Harvey Award for Promethea with Alan Moore
 * 2006:
 * "Best New Series" Eisner Award for Desolation Jones with Warren Ellis
 * "Best Penciller/Inker" Eisner Award for Promethea, Desolation Jones
 * "Best Publication Design" Eisner Award for Promethea #32 with Todd Klein
 * "Best Serialized Story" Eisner Award for Desolation Jones with Warren Ellis
 * "Best Single Issue or One-Shot" Eisner Award for Promethea #32 with Alan Moore
 * 2010:
 * "Best Artist" Harvey Award for Detective Comics
 * "Best Cover Artist" Harvey Award for Detective Comics

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Category:String quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven

String quartets by Ludwig van Beethoven.

See also: List of works by Beethoven


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Aadesh Shrivastava

Aadesh Shrivastava (4 September 1964 – 5 September 2015) was a music composer and singer of Indian music. Initially, he had worked as a drummer to music composers including R. D. Burman, Rajesh Roshan before working independently as a music director. Over the course of his career, he had composed music for over 100 Hindi films. Just a day after he turned 51, he died of cancer in Kokilaben Hospital.

Career
Born in a Hindu Kayastha family in Katni, Shrivastava got his first big break with the film Kanyadaan in 1993. Among the singers who sang in this movie, there was Lata Mangeshkar who sang his first song - Oh Sajna Dilbar, a duet with Udit Narayan, which became popular on the radio. But the film and the rest of the songs went unnoticed. The same thing happened with Jaane Tamanna, but he bounced back with Aao Pyaar Karen. One track "Haathon Mein Aa Gaya Jo Kal" was a hit. His other films are Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya and Shastra. The song "Kya Ada Kya Jalwe Tere Paro", from the film Shastra got him in the limelight once again. In 1995, Shrivastava was a judge on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

Shrivastava sang a number of hit songs such as "Sona Sona", "Shava Shava", "Gustakhiyaan" and "Gur Nalon Ishq Mitha". He won accolades for his work in Kunwara, Tarkieb and Shikari in the year 2000. In 2001, his success continued with the movie Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai. In 2005, he was a judge on the talent hunt show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005. The following year, he turned to direction with his short film on child prostitution, Sanaa. In 2009, he made a cameo in the film World Cupp 2011 and returned to television as a judge on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009. His semi-classical song "Mora Piya" from Raajneeti became a hit in 2010.

On the international front, Shrivastava has collaborated with artists such as Akon, Julia Fordham and Wyclef Jean. Together with Akon, he has launched an India-wide talent search on the website hitlab.com which uses music analysis technology to predict the hit potential of new songs. Other international artists he has collaborated with include Dominic Miller, Shakira and T-Pain.

Personal life
Shrivastava was married to Vijayta Pandit, actress and sister of music composer duo Jatin and Lalit Pandit and actress Sulakshana Pandit in 1990. They have two sons, Anivesh and Avitesh. His elder brother, Chitresh Shrivastava, owned Eyeline Telefilm and Events, the event management company implicated in the Rahat Fateh Ali Khan black money incident. Chitresh died in a car accident in 2011. Aadesh was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December 2010 and underwent chemotherapy.

Death
It was reported in the media on 31 August 2015 that his cancer had relapsed for the third time since 2010 and that he had been hospitalised for more than a month. He died, in a coma, at 12:30 A.M. IST at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, on 5 September 2015, a day after his 51st birthday. He was cremated at Oshiwara crematorium in Mumbai the same day.

Background music

 * 2015 Welcome Back
 * 2015 I Love New Year
 * 2011 Angel
 * 2009 Love Khichdi
 * 2006 Rehguzar
 * 2005 Paheli
 * 2004 Garv: Pride and Honour
 * 2004 Deewaar - Let's Bring Our Heroes Home
 * 2004 Lakeer – Forbidden Lines
 * 2003 Zameen
 * 2003 Jaal: The Trap
 * 2003 LOC Kargil
 * 2002 Yeh Hai Jalwa
 * 2002 Humraaz
 * 2001 Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya
 * 2000 Refugee
 * 2000 Khauff
 * 2000 Badal
 * 2000 Champion
 * 1999 Haseena Maan Jaayegi
 * 1999 Bade Dilwala
 * 1998 Major Saab
 * 1998 Dushman
 * 1997 Border
 * 1995 The Don
 * 1995 Baazi
 * 1995 Suraksha
 * 1995 Ram Shastra
 * 1994 Imtehan
 * 1993 Khalnayak
 * 1993 Aadmi
 * 1993 Phool Aur Angaar
 * 1990 Sailaab

As composer
Kanyadan the first film of Aadesh
 * 2015 Dirty Politics
 * 2013 Satyagraha
 * 2010 Khuda Kasam
 * 2010 Raajneeti
 * 2009 World Cupp 2011
 * 2009 Love Ka Tadka
 * 2009 Anubhav
 * 2008 Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors
 * 2007 Godfather
 * 2007 Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega
 * 2006 Dil Se Pooch Kidhar Jaana Hai
 * 2006 Baabul
 * 2006 Rehguzar
 * 2006 Husn - Love & Betrayal
 * 2006 Alag
 * 2006 Saawan... The Love Season
 * 2006 Chingaari
 * 2006 Sandwich
 * 2005 Apaharan
 * 2004 Satya Bol
 * 2004 Deewaar - Let's Bring Our Heroes Home
 * 2004 Dev
 * 2003 Baghban
 * 2003 Chalte Chalte
 * 2003 Kash Aap Hamare Hote
 * 2003 Love at Times Square
 * 2003 Surya
 * 2002 Aankhen
 * 2002 Junoon
 * 2001 Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
 * 2001 Deewaanapan
 * 2001 Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein
 * 2001 Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya
 * 2001 Bas Itna Sa Khwaab Hai
 * 2001 Uljhan
 * 2001 Farz
 * 2000 Shikari
 * 2000 Joru Ka Ghulam
 * 2000 Kunwara
 * 2000 Sultaan
 * 2000 Tarkieb
 * 1999 International Khiladi
 * 1999 Lal Baadshah
 * 1999 Bade Dilwala
 * 1999 Dahek
 * 1998 Zulm-O-Sitam
 * 1998 Angaaray
 * 1998 Major Saab
 * 1998 Deewana Hoon Pagal Nahi
 * 1997 Bhai Bhai
 * 1997 Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya
 * 1997 Humko Ishq Ne Mara
 * 1996 Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat
 * 1996 Shastra
 * 1996 Dil Tera Deewana
 * 1996 Apne Dam Par
 * 1995 Ram Shastra
 * 1995 Veergati
 * 1995 Sauda
 * 1994 Aao Pyaar Karen
 * 1994 Masti
 * 1991 Khatra
 * 1990 Saheb Jaade [unreleased]

Playback singer

 * 2010 Mummyji-Papaji - Unreleased
 * 2010 Raajneeti
 * 2008 Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors
 * 2007 Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega
 * 2006 Dil Se Pooch Kidhar Jaana Hai
 * 2006 Baabul
 * 2006 Rehguzar
 * 2006 Husn - Love & Betrayal
 * 2006 Alag
 * 2006 Chingaari
 * 2004 Dev
 * 2003 Baghban
 * 2002 Aankhen
 * 2000 Joru Ka Ghulam
 * 1999 Lal Baadshah
 * 1998 Angaaray
 * 1996 Apne Dam Par
 * 1995 Veergati
 * 1990 Agneepath (Song-Alibaba)

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R. L. Ryan

'''Robert Lawrence "R.L." Ryan''' (October 29, 1946 – March 22, 1991) was an American actor.

The heavyset character actor was best known for his supporting roles in a handful of b-movies from the 1980s including cult classics The Toxic Avenger, Eat and Run, and Street Trash. Ryan was sometimes credited as Pat Ryan Jr., Bob Ryan, Robert L. Ryan, or Pat Ryan.

Ryan was born in Pennsylvania, where he lived throughout his life up until his sudden death. In 1991, he died of a heart attack at age 44.

Actor

 * Fighting Back (1982) - Neighbor
 * The Toxic Avenger (1984) - Mayor Belgoody
 * Birdy (1984) - Joe Sagessa
 * Invasion U.S.A. (1985) - Construction Worker (uncredited)
 * Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986) - Mr. Finley
 * Street Trash (1987) - Frank Schnizer
 * Mannequin (1987) - Pizzeria Manager
 * Eat and Run (1987) - Murray Creature
 * Forever, Lulu (1987) - Fat Man (final film role)

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Hartman, North Carolina

Hartman is an unincorporated community in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States, near Danbury and Hanging Rock State Park.

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The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.

It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing (set in the real life town of Minyip in north-western rural Victoria). The success of the mini-series led to its return the following year as an ongoing series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season, and actor Robert Grubb arrived as new doctor Geoff Standish. McFarlane later returned to the series, resuming his role.

The series' episodes were mostly self-contained and about medical items. The Australian society was mirrored in handling more or less controversial social problems as the abuse of women within marriage, alcohol abuse, and the position of Indigenous Australians. It also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings (Lenore Smith). Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson (Peter O'Brien), mechanic Emma Plimpton (Rebecca Gibney), local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers (Terry Gill) and Vic and Nancy Buckley (Maurie Fields and Val Jellay), who ran The Majestic, a local pub/hotel.

Medical personnel

 * Andrew McFarlane as Tom Callaghan, a young male doctor who takes over the R.F.D.S base in Coopers Crossing after proving himself to the original boss of the base, Harry Sinclair. He brings along Chris Randall, who is also a doctor, as his assistant. In episode sixteen Tom leaves the base, volunteering for World Vision in Africa. He returns in episode 113, staying until episode 156 although he remained in the intro credits for the rest of the season. Tom makes a final appearance in episode 201 when there is a town celebration in Coopers Crossing.
 * Liz Burch as Chris Randall, a female doctor who comes along with Tom Callaghan to run the R.F.D.S base in Cooper Crossing. When Tom leaves for Africa she decides to stay in Coopers Crossing, remaining until episode 146, when she moves to Melbourne to take care of her sick father. Returns in episode 201 for the town celebration, and falls in love with Tom Callaghan again. She decides to join Tom in Africa.
 * Robert Grubb as Geoff Standish, who makes his first appearance in episode 17 when he takes over the R.F.D.S base from Tom Callaghan. Geoff is one of the longest-running characters in the series, and stayed until the end. His relationship with Nurse Kate Wellings was a key storyline. They have one daughter in the end of the series.
 * Brett Climo as David Ratcliffe. A young doctor who joins the staff in episode 101 and stays until episode 171 when he decides to leave to do something else with his life. However, after a final rescue mission goes terribly wrong, he dies in a climbing accident when he falls down a cliff.
 * Lenore Smith as Kate Wellings / Standish. She makes her first appearance in the mini-series. The only medical staff who stayed through the entire show.
 * David Reyne as Dr. Guy Reid. A charming womaniser that arrives in episode 167 and soon begins a relationship with the nurse Jackie Crane. Stays until the end.
 * Melita Jurisic as Dr. Magda Heller. A young doctor from Germany that arrives in episode 159 and stays until episode 178
 * David Reyne as Dr. Guy Reid. A charming womaniser that arrives in episode 167 and soon begins a relationship with the nurse Jackie Crane. Stays until the end.
 * Melita Jurisic as Dr. Magda Heller. A young doctor from Germany that arrives in episode 159 and stays until episode 178

Pilots

 * Lewis Fitz-Gerald as David 'Gibbo' Gibson. Dies from complications of injuries he sustained in a plane crash.
 * Peter O'Brien as Sam Patterson. He makes his first appearance in "Good Day For It", as a replacement for Gibbo.
 * Christopher Stollery as Johnno Johnson.
 * Justin Gaffney as Gerry O'Neill. (Season 6)
 * Louise Siversen as Debbie O'Brien. She fills in every now and then. Loses her flight certificate after she faints during a flight because of a concussion and is never seen again after that.

Call signs
One prominent feature in the show is the communication between the aircraft and the base station in Cooper's Crossing. Their designations are spelled out using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
 * MSF, or Mike Sierra Foxtrot, is the aircraft, a GAF Nomad carrying registration VH-MSF (the show's producers were probably very clever in the choice of the letters 'MSF' for the aircraft, because 'MSF' is short for Médecins Sans Frontières ["Doctors Without Borders"], the international medical charitable organisation).
 * VCC, or Victor Charlie Charlie, is the RFDS base at Coopers Crossing.

Home media
The Flying Doctors was made available to purchase in Australia. All 221 episodes plus the 13 spinoff-episodes are on a 51 disc set, complete with cast interviews, episode synopses and stills gallery. In region 2, Mediumrare Entertainment have released all nine seasons of The Flying Doctors including the miniseries also called The Flying Doctors in region 2.

R.F.D.S.
By 1993, the ratings were in decline, and few original characters remained in the much-changed cast. To revamp the show, the setting was changed to Broken Hill, the name changed to R.F.D.S., and of the cast only original cast members Fields and Jellay were retained in the show as well as Sophie Lee as Penny Wellings. The storyline had their characters, formerly publicans at the Cooper's Crossing pub, moving to Broken Hill. The show lasted just one season in this new incarnation.

Australian pay-TV channel Fox Classics secured the rights to the program from 3 July 2006.

The Flying Doctors briefly returned to free to air when WIN Television, parent company of Crawford Productions commenced reruns of the program on 17 August 2007 at midday week day afternoons.

International broadcasts
The Flying Doctors was successfully broadcast in the UK. The original 1985 3-part mini-series was aired three times on Channel 4; first in 1985, a repeat the following year from 30 May 1986 at 10:25. A third repeat aired in 1988.

The ongoing series then broadcast on BBC One. The series initially aired on Fridays at 20:10 from 1 July 1988. On 20 August 1988, the series was moved to a Saturday early evening slot at around 17:15 where it gained a loyal audience of about 6 to 8 million viewers, until 24 August 1991. During the summer of 1992, episodes were repeated Monday to Friday at 11:05, around 8 weeks worth.

From September 1992, the series settled into a new regular Friday afternoon slot, usually at around 14:30. The BBC concluded Series 9 in spring 1996 but continued to air repeats in various slots until January 1997.

The Flying Doctors was also broadcast on the satellite and cable channel UK Gold. The channel repeated all 221 episodes weekdays at 15:00 from 1998.

The series was also aired in some parts of Europe and was particularly popular in the Netherlands where it aired on VARA at 8pm on Saturday nights from 1987 to 1993. The series aired in Ireland on RTÉ One from 1988 to 1996. The series aired in Germany in the early 90s on state broadcaster ZDF. The series aired originally in Sweden and has been re-broadcast on TV4 Guld in 2017 with back to back episodes on weekdays.

The show also aired in New Zealand on TVNZ, where the entire series was shown in primetime, and was very popular.

From 1988 to 1992, it was broadcast in Nigeria by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel 5.

Filming locations
The series was filmed at:
 * Nulla Station, New South Wales
 * Cranbourne (Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne)
 * Pearcedale
 * Minyip
 * Broken Hill
 * Lancefield, Victoria
 * RAAF Base Point Cook

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