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Polo wraps

Polo wraps or exercise bandages are bandage-style leg protectors for horses. Made of fleece or elastic material, they are wound around a horse's legs from the fetlock to the knee or hock. They can be quite stretchy compared to other bandaging materials, and are used mainly for protection during ridden work, longeing, and turnout. They are often used as an alternative to boots.

Uses of polo wraps
Polo wraps can be used for many tasks and disciplines: they protect against minor scrapes and bruises and help prevent irritation from sand or arena footing. They also provide protection for both the horse's legs and tendons. Usually, polos are used without any padding underneath. Some common activities polo wraps are used in include:
 * Riding. Polos may also be used while riding, most commonly on dressage horses or while schooling show hunters or show jumpers. The jumpers and equitation divisions permit the use of polos in competition, however, most riders opt for boots, as they provide better protection.
 * Longeing. Polos are also commonly used during longeing.
 * Turnout. Some people turn their horses out in polos, although they must take care that the horse is not turned out in a wet pasture and that the polos are well secured.
 * Shipping. Horses are sometimes shipped in polos for protection. However, shipping bandages or shipping boots provide much better protection, and are therefore preferable.

Applying polo wraps
There are several different ways to apply a polo wrap. The methods differ primarily in the location the wrapping is begun. Some people begin at the top of the leg and wrap down and then back up; others begin at the middle of the leg and wrap first one half and then the other. Wrapping styles also differ in whether the wrap extends, sling-like, beneath the fetlock joint. While the amount of support the sling affords the tendons and ligaments is debatable, it does provide a limited amount of protection to the joint from scrapes, bruises, and accidental overstep with the hind legs ("overreaching").

No matter how the wrap is applied, the tension in the wrap should focused primarily on the cannon bone, with softer tension on the tendons. Additionally, the pressure on one leg should be comparable to the pressure on leg on the other side; otherwise gait abnormalities may result. Since no two people wrap with exactly the same tension, the same person should wrap both right and left legs. Misapplication of polo wraps can result in discomfort or injury to the horse.

Advantages of polo wraps
Polos can be used for a horse who cannot wear boots (for example, a horse may be sensitive to neoprene, or have minor cuts on his leg that would be rubbed if a boot were worn). Polo wraps are often chosen for a horse whose legs are blemished with significant scar tissue that would prevent a boot from fitting properly. Unlike boots, polos conform perfectly to any leg, and may also be used on horses and ponies of any size, depending on the length. Many riders prefer polos due to the 'cleaner' look they provide. Lastly, polos usually cover a greater area of the leg than boots, and if the groom is experienced, may be customized to provide slightly more protection in one area of the leg.

Disadvantages of polo wraps
Perhaps the most notable disadvantage of polo wraps is their close proximity to the horse's tendons and ligaments; incorrect application (improper distribution of tension, too tight, etc.) can damage the tendons. Polo wraps only stay on the leg as well as they are put on; if wrapped too loosely or the velcro is weak, bandages may create a potentially dangerous situation.

Polos are not suitable for use in potentially wet conditions (such as cross-country riding or riding through puddles), as they absorb water and become very heavy and sag. Also, polos are more time-consuming to apply than boots and need to be washed frequently to remove irritants like dried sweat or sand. Polos can also be pulled down and tighten around the tendons if a horse were to step on itself while wearing them.

Furthermore, extended use of polo wraps without breaks can cause damage to the horse's ligaments and tendons. Polo wraps are intended for short-term use and are not suitable to be left on overnight.

Alternatives to polo wraps
Exercise bandages are a good alternative if the horse needs more protection and support. Brushing boots and galloping boots provide protection, and boots with neoprene can also provide support to the tendons and ligaments.

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Kokhav Ya'ir

Kokhav Ya'ir–Tzur Yig'al (כּוֹכַב יָאִיר-צוּר יִגְאָל, also Kochav Yair–Tzur Yigal) is a town (local council) in the Central District of Israel. Kokhav Ya'ir and the neighboring town of Tzur Yig'al (צוּר יִגְאָל) merged in November 2003. In it had a population of.

History
Kokhav Ya'ir was established in 1981 by 15 families living in temporary quarters. Two years later, work began on infrastructure for a permanent town. In 1986, 550 families moved into permanent housing and the town was officially founded. Tzur Yig'al was founded in 1991, with the first families moving into permanent homes in the summer of 1994.

Kokhav Ya'ir (literally "Ya'ir's star") was named for Avraham Stern, who went by the alias Ya'ir. He was the founder and leader of the Lehi group, a militant Jewish underground active during the British Mandate of Palestine. Stern is also German for "star." Tzur Yig'al (literally "Yig'al's rock") was named for Israeli Knesset member Yigal Cohen.

Demography
Kokhav Ya'ir’s religious demographics are 100% Jewish, with a high income level. The town is a secular community with a religious minority. Religious tensions are virtually non-existent. Residents from English speaking countries comprise approximately 20% of the population.

Geography
Kokhav Ya'ir is located at lat. 32° 00' N, long. 35° 00' E, approximately 7 km north-north-east of the city of Kfar Saba and 95 meters above sea level. Neighboring the municipality on its south-west border is kibbutz Eyal, approximately 2 km north-west is the Israeli Arab city of Tira and approximately 1 km south is the Palestinian Authority governed city of Qalqilyah.

The Sapir Lookout in Kokhav Ya'ir attracts bird watchers who come to observe the semi-annual migration of many species of birds.

Education and sports
Kokhav Ya'ir currently has four schools, two secular elementary schools ('Keshet' and 'Nof Tzurim'), one religious elementary school ('Dekel') and one middle school ('Ramon', named after the Astronaut Ilan Ramon). After finishing middle school students are usually directed to highschools in Ra'anana and Kfar Saba and Herzliya.

Kokhav Ya'ir's local basketball team, Elitzur Kokhav Ya'ir, has been a member of the Israel National Basketball League since 2008.

Kokhav Ya'ir's country club from 2010 to 2017 refused membership to “Israeli Arabs”. After a petition from Tira, an Arab village nearby, the club decided to “sanitize” its racist policy by restricting membership to Kochav Yair–Tzur Yig'al's residents. A member of the local council said: “What drives people from the club isn’t the price, but the Arabs. We came to live in a community. Whether we’re racist or not, it doesn’t matter. The fact is that residents are leaving the community center because of the Arab children. It’s not clear why we can’t express our opinion.” The club is partially funded by the Israeli government.

Notable residents

 * Ehud Barak
 * Shaul Mofaz
 * Michael Eitan
 * Shlomi Haimy, Olympic mountain cyclist specializing in cross-country cycling
 * Dani Yatom
 * Gideon Ezra
 * Michael Ratzon
 * Uzi Dayan
 * Nino Abesadze
 * Dov Elbaum
 * Omer Bar-Lev

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Removed the two (Wikify) and (clean up) tags as this article appears to have been cleaned up & Wikified by a number of contributers; and it now seemed unfair to leave the tags in place.Pyrotec 18:45, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

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William Lashly

William Lashly (25 December 1867 – 12 June 1940) was a Royal Navy seaman who served as lead stoker on both the Discovery expedition and the Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica, for which he was awarded the Polar Medal. Lashly was also recognised with the Albert Medal for playing a key role in saving the life of a comrade on the second of the two expeditions.

Discovery expedition
The son of a farm worker, Lashly was born in Hambledon, Hampshire, a village near Portsmouth, England. At the time he joined Scott's Discovery expedition in 1901, he was a 33-year-old leading stoker in the Royal Navy, serving on HMS Duke of Wellington (1852). On this expedition, Lashly proved a success and was a member of Scott's "Farthest West" party exploring Victoria Land in 1903.

A teetotaller and non-smoker, he was quiet and strong, good-natured, dependable and acknowledged by Reginald Skelton as 'the best man far and away in the ship'. Before joining Scott's next Antarctic expedition in 1910, he served as an instructor at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, on the Isle of Wight.

Terra Nova expedition

On Scott's second expedition in 1911–1913, Lashly was initially in charge of one of the expedition's two motor sledges which were to haul supplies southward in support of the polar party. However, the sledges quickly broke down, and the motor party had to switch to man-hauling the supplies.

On 4 January 1912, along with Lieutenant Edward Evans and Tom Crean, he was a member of the last support party to be sent back by Scott on his way to the pole. During the 730 mi return journey, Evans became seriously ill with scurvy, and on 11 February, collapsed, unable to walk any further. Still 100 mi from Hut Point camp and safety, he tried to persuade Lashly and Crean to leave him to save themselves, but they refused.

Strapping him onto the sledge, they pulled him for days until with only one to two days' food rations left, but still four or five days' sledge pulling to do, they had to stop. Lashly then stayed with Evans in the tent to nurse him while Crean walked the remaining 35 mi alone in 18 hours to reach Hut Point camp, where he was able to fetch help. Extracts from Lashly's polar journals, chronicling his tribulations with the motor sledges and the return journey with Evans, were included in Apsley Cherry-Garrard's book, The Worst Journey in the World. Both Lashly and Crean received the Albert Medal for saving Evans' life.

Royal Navy
After returning from the Antarctic, Lashly retired from the Royal Navy with a pension, but promptly joined the reserves and served in World War I on HMS Irresistible (1898) and HMS Amethyst (1903). Later he served as a customs officer in Cardiff. Upon his retirement in 1932, he returned to Hambledon where he lived in a house he called "Minna Bluff", after one of the landmarks on the road to the South Pole. Lashly died on 12 June 1940.

Antarctic diaries
In 1969, Lashly's diaries were edited and published by A. R. Ellis as Under Scott's Command: Lashly's Antarctic Diaries. It provides insight into both the Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions from the perspective of one of the men rather than the more common accounts published by officers.

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1907 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1907.

Explorations

 * Theodor Makridi Bey makes brief explorations at Alaca Höyük.

Excavations

 * January 6 – Tomb KV55 (almost certainly that of Akhenaten, 18th Dynasty) in Egypt's Valley of the Kings is discovered by Edward R. Ayrton.
 * March – Ludwig Borchardt begins excavating the Pyramid of Sahure in Egypt.
 * William M. Ramsay and Gertrude Bell work in Turkey.
 * John Garstang begins work at Sakçagözü (continues to 1912).
 * Ernst Sellin begins work at Tell es-Sultan, Jericho.
 * Arthur Acton begins work at the Roman legionary works depot at Holt, Wales.
 * British School at Athens begins excavations in Ritsona.

Finds

 * March – Aurel Stein discovers the Diamond Sūtra, a woodblock printed Buddhist scripture dated 868, at the Mogao Caves, near Dunhuang; it is "the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book".
 * October 21 – Jaw of Homo heidelbergensis (Mauer 1) found.
 * Medieval frescos uncovered in Fulltofta Church, Sweden.
 * Lady of Auxerre located in a storeroom of the Louvre.

Publications

 * First publication of Lokrume helmet fragment, the earliest record of a Viking Age helmet.
 * E. A. Wallis Budge – The Egyptian Sudan: its History and Monuments.
 * Aleš Hrdlička – Skeletal Remains Suggesting or Attributed to Early Man in North America.

Miscellaneous

 * March 11 – Chaco Canyon National Monument is established.
 * Lukis Museum opens on Guernsey.
 * Howard Carter begins to work for Lord Carnarvon to supervise his excavations in Egypt.

Births

 * July 28 – Grahame Clark, English archaeologist (died 1995).
 * July 29 – Aileen Fox, English archaeologist (died 2005).
 * August 30 – Bertha "Birdie" Parker, Native American archaeologist (died 1978).

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Clive Merrison

Clive Merrison (born 15 September 1945) is a British actor of film, television, stage and radio. He trained at Rose Bruford College. He is best known for his long running BBC Radio portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, having played the part in all 64 episodes of the 1989–1998 series of Sherlock Holmes dramatisations, and all 16 episodes of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2002–2010).

Television
He has made numerous television appearances. He appeared as Boris Savinkov the White Russian commander in the series Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983) starring Sam Neill as Reilly. He has twice appeared in supporting roles in Doctor Who, in The Tomb of the Cybermen (1967) and Paradise Towers (1987). He has also appeared in Yes, Prime Minister, Kit Curran, The Labours of Erica, Bergerac, Mann's Best Friends, Double First, Drop the Dead Donkey, Time Riders, Pie in the Sky, The Tomorrow People, Mortimer's Law, The Bill, Believe Nothing, Midsomer Murders (twice), Foyle's War, Lewis and The Brief. He played Bob Cratchit in a 1977 BBC adaptation of A Christmas Carol (opposite Michael Hordern as Ebenezer Scrooge), Mark Corrigan's father in the 2010 Peep Show Christmas special, and Clement Attlee in the 2012 TV movie Bert and Dickie. He has also done voice work as a guest appearance in the children's animated series Testament: The Bible in Animation and Shakespeare: The Animated Tales.

Stage
He portrayed Antonin Artaud in the Rome and London premieres of Charles Marowitz's play, Artaud at Rodez. He also portrayed the headmaster in the original National Theatre and Broadway productions of Alan Bennett's hit play, The History Boys which went on to win 6 Tony Awards and an Oliver for Best New Play. Merrison was a member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company in the 1970s and the Royal Shakespeare Company, at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon.

Film
Merrison played the onscreen father of Kate Winslet in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures, directed by Peter Jackson, and the traditionalist headmaster in Alan Bennett's The History Boys, filmed in 2006. He was the forger in the 1981 film Escape to Victory and also played Bartholomew Sholto in The Sign of Four (1983), Desmond Fairchild in An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) and the lawyer in Saving Grace (2000). His other film credits included roles in Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), Riddles of the Sphinx (1977), Coming Out of the Ice (1982), the Clint Eastwood film Firefox (1982), The English Patient (1996), True Blue (1996), Photographing Fairies (1997), Janice Beard (1999) and Pandaemonium (2000).

Sherlock Holmes on radio
From 5 November 1989 to 5 July 1998, he played the lead role of Sherlock Holmes on radio in a series of BBC Radio 4 dramatisations, with Michael Williams as Dr. Watson. Later, with Andrew Sachs as Watson, Merrison continued to play Holmes in the Bert Coules-scripted pastiche series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the first series of which was broadcast in 2002, the second in 2004, the third in 2008-9 and the fourth in 2010. He is the first actor to have played Holmes in adaptations of every short story and novel by Arthur Conan Doyle about the character.

Other radio appearances
Merrison has also appeared in other BBC radio series and plays, including Groosham Grange; Burn the Aeneid! by Martyn Wade; One Winter's Afternoon; Sunday at Sant' Agata (in which he played Giuseppe Verdi); the 2003 adaptation of John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos, in which he played Prof. Gordon Zellaby; Mr. Standfast; the 2011 adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities (in which he played the Marquis St. Evremonde); the 2006 radio adaptation of The History Boys (in which he played "The Headmaster", a role he repeated on film); and Strangers and Brothers.

Personal life
In 1967 he lived at 45 Arlington Road in West Ealing. Around 1967 he married Stephanie Tremethick.

In the 1990s he lived in Suffolk. He married Gillian Barge in 2003, who died in the same year.

Selected filmography

 * 1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Weston
 * 1977 Riddles of the Sphinx as Chris
 * 1981 Escape to Victory as The Forger – The English
 * 1981 Mark Gertler: Fragments of a Biography as Futurist
 * 1982 Coming Out of the Ice as Bikov
 * 1982 Firefox as Major Lanyev
 * 1983 The Sign of Four as Bartholomew Sholto
 * 1992 Rebecca's Daughters as Sir Henry
 * 1994 Heavenly Creatures as Dr. Henry Hulme
 * 1995 An Awfully Big Adventure as Desmond Fairchild
 * 1996 The English Patient as Fenelon-Barnes
 * 1996 True Blue as Jack Garnet
 * 1997 Photographing Fairies as Gardner
 * 1999 Janice Beard as Tobo
 * 2000 Saving Grace as Quentin
 * 2000 Up at the Villa as Archibald Grey
 * 2000 Pandaemonium as Dr. Gillman
 * 2001 The Discovery of Heaven as Theo Kern
 * 2006 The History Boys as The Headmaster
 * 2012 Bert and Dickie as Clement Attlee
 * 2015 The Lady in the Van as Man In Confessional
 * 2018 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society as Mr. Gilbert

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Regan MacNeil

Regan Teresa MacNeil (born April 7, 1959) is a fictional character in the 1971 novel The Exorcist and one of the supporting characters in its 1973 film adaptation and the 1977 film Exorcist II: The Heretic, while being one of the main protagonists in the first season of the television series The Exorcist (2016–2017). She was portrayed by Linda Blair in both films and by Geena Davis in the television series. Blair reprised the role in the 2023 film, The Exorcist: Believer.

Character
Regan MacNeil is a 12-year-old girl and the daughter of actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn). Regan is caught between her mother's grueling working schedule and the fact that her parents are in the process of an acrimonious divorce (her father is in Europe and is not seen in the film). She is named for the character of the same name in William Shakespeare's King Lear.

She is described as shy, even diffident, and it is not within her nature to behave aggressively. She is devoted to her mother, making clay animals as gifts for her and leaving a rose at her place at the kitchen table each morning. Chris is determined to be a good mother, spending all her off days with her. Because she is an atheist, she does not teach Regan about religion, although Chris' secretary Sharon Spencer (Kitty Winn) teaches Regan about the general ideas of Christianity without Chris' approval.

Even though Chris knows Regan very well, it takes her some time to realize that Regan's bizarre changes are not neurological. As soon as she accepts the idea of possession, she consults Fr. Damien Karras (Jason Miller) and begs him to evaluate Regan for an exorcism. While Karras is initially skeptical, he slowly becomes convinced that she is indeed possessed by the ancient demon Pazuzu, and eventually calls for an exorcism.

Karras and Father Lankester Merrin (Max Von Sydow) perform an exorcism and succeed in exorcising Pazuzu, albeit at the cost of their own lives. Regan retains no memory of her possession. Shortly afterwards, Chris and Regan decide to move. On the day of the move, Father Dyer (William O'Malley) visits their home and, upon seeing his clerical collar, Regan embraces him, implying she has not totally lost her memory.

In the sequel Exorcist II: The Heretic, which takes place four years after the events in The Exorcist, Regan is 16 years old, living in New York City and undergoing psychiatric therapy, claiming to remember nothing about her plight in Washington, D.C. while her psychiatrist believes her memories are only buried or repressed. As the story progresses, Regan is revealed to have psychic healing powers (the reason why the demon attacked her previously).

For The Exorcist III, Carolco Pictures had the idea of a grown-up Regan who gives birth to possessed twins, but it was abandoned, and the story was switched to Blatty's novel Legion instead. John Carpenter was asked to direct The Exorcist III but backed out when he realized William Peter Blatty really wanted to direct himself and because of creative differences.

Regan MacNeil appears in the television series The Exorcist. As an adult she changed her name to Angela Rance to escape the demons, but they find her again and attack her family, possessing her younger daughter Casey; she makes a deal with Pazuzu to allow him to possess her once again in order to save Casey's life. While possessing her, Pazuzu murders her mother, Chris. Regan, with the help of the priests Tomas Ortega and Marcus Keane, finds the strength to once again exorcise the demon from her body and soul, but he retaliates by breaking her back, rendering her paralyzed but still alive.

In December 2020, a reboot of The Exorcist was announced to be in the works from Blumhouse Productions. In July 2021, a trilogy of direct sequels to the original film were confirmed to be in development. Ellen Burstyn was to reprise her role as Chris MacNeil, but Linda Blair wrote on Twitter that she had not been contacted to reprise her role of Regan MacNeil: "As of now, there has not been any discussions about me participating or reprising my role. I wish all those involved the best and I appreciate the loyalty and passion the fans have for The Exorcist and my character." Blair would go on to reprise the role in The Exorcist: Believer.

Casting (film)
Actress/comedian April Winchell states that she was seriously considered for the role until she developed pyelonephritis, which caused her to be hospitalized and ultimately taken out of consideration. Pamelyn Ferdin was a candidate for the role, but the producers may have felt she was too well-known. Denise Nickerson was also considered and offered the role, but her parents rejected it on her behalf after reading the film's script.

Casting (television)
An adult Regan MacNeil appears in the television series The Exorcist portrayed by Geena Davis.

In popular culture

 * In the Supernatural season 2 episode "The Usual Suspects", Linda Blair guest stars as a police detective helping them against an apparent *vengeful spirit. At the end of the episode, Dean Winchester comments that Linda's character looks familiar as he suddenly craves pea soup.
 * In the 2001 comedy horror film, Scary Movie 2, Regan and Pazuzu's characters are parodied in the prologue of the film in a satirical exorcism done by a parody of Father Karras and Father Merrin, portrayed by Andy Richter and James Woods, respectively.
 * In the 2004 flash game The Maze (also known as The Scary Maze Game) by developer Jeremy Winterrowd, a publicity photo of Pazuzu-possessed Regan's face is used as a screamer in the final level.

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Talk:Gresik

I have created a temp page at Gresik/Temp. NatusRoma 18:48, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Temp page has been moved to the main article. RedWolf 18:59, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

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 * Nautical Signal Flags
 * de:Flaggenalphabet
 * en:International maritime signal flags
 * es:Banderas de señales
 * ru:Сигнальные флаги
 * it:Codice Internazionale Nautico

Any Questions? I think german version would be the best solution, because it has clear lines.

--Saperaud 18:50, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

Look at these SVGs: commons:Category:Nautical Signal Flags. The German article already uses them.
 * Sorry, but I've already trumped that series with my own expanded set of signal flag SVG's, at commons:Category:International Code of Signals. --  Denelson83  02:38, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

I find it very odd that you have removed the old flags and replaced them with your own, simply to "trump" them (and increase your own wiki coverage?). If you had examined the link that was in the article, you would have found SVG graphics that are released under the Creative Commons license. This would have saved you time in creating your own flags (except the ones I have not made, half of which would simply have required a bucket fill on my existing templates!) and would probably have given you time to add value to another article.

I am not too fussed about the link to my site (thanks to whoever added it before, it was appreciated) or even that you've made your own, but duplicated effort seems pointless when somebody else has already taken their own time and given permission for them to be used freely.

If you'd like to contact me via email, you can find the address on my website, which was linked in previous versions.

edeca

Request for definitions
Can someone explain what all the flags at the bottom mean?

Mike Schiraldi 17:11, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Prompt Flag
Does anyone have a reference for the "Prompt" flag? I've never seen it, and I've checked two references and not found it. Jablomih 13:30, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

– According to the International Code of Signals, the code and answering pennant should be in the place of the 'prompt' flag, which I too have never seen. Additionally, I've never seen the fourth substitute flag, although I can conceive of situations in which it could be used. Gigacannon 12:03, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Should prompt be deleted then? The fourth substitute is a U.S. Navy and/or NATO flag; it's not in the ICS. Jablomih 01:18, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

I am a Navy signalman and I have never heard of a "prompt" flag. Code/ANS can be used to acknowledge a hoist (rather than repeating it). Is that what "prompt" is for? Uriel 00:32, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Prompt flag deleted. --Jablomih (talk) 23:32, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Just for the record, here's the source I used for the prompt flag. And no, it doesn't explain how it's supposed to be used, so it can stay gone. --  Denelson83  11:42, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Flag borders
I uploaded all of these flag images with borders, and now some of them have had the borders removed. Either all of the flags have borders, or none have them. --  Denelson83  19:50, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

The flags with a lot of white (such as H and S) are very unclear without borders. Perhaps a better solution would be to use a background color, such as light gray. I can't figure out how to do this with the <gallery> tag. The German de:Flaggenalphabet page uses a simple table to display the flags, so a background color can be applied to individual table cells, and it looks much better.--RadioTheodric (talk) 13:16, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

 * I think there are issues with all of the versions of the ICS flags that various folks have done. In addition to how to do borders, there are also matters of color, proportion, and naming (and even some details of design) that are inconsistent.  Lamentably so, as it rather shows us up to be a bunch  of amateurs.  So I ask: would everyone be interested in working up how to do a first-rate set of ICS flag images?
 * - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 23:15, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

NATO Usage
I added a (tiny) expanded section on NATO usage of INTERCO flags. It is fairly small, but by rights it shouldn't have been marked as a "minor" edit (why Wikipedia does this by default I have no idea). Oops. Uriel 00:33, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia doesn't make it by default. Help:Minor_edit. Peachey88 (Talk Page 22:34, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

I have moved the several sections on the NATO flags to the article on Naval flag signalling. -J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 20:46, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

External links to spam pages
I have removed the external link to the Plymouth Gin ceramics plate page for a second time (first time by User:Peachey88). The page (link) does not add to the knowledge of maritime signal flags but does attempt to sell plates with maritime flags on them with non-standard meanings for each flag (mainly aimed at Gin or drinking Gin). I'm all for a drink (or more) but the link doesn't belong here. Please discuss reasons to have it added to the article here with others before adding it back in. HeadSnap (talk) 15:16, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

History of this system?
Would someone add a bit of history to the intro of this article, e.g. Who devised this system of flags? Where and when did the designs originate? Is there any logic at all to the sequence, or are they simply random? Which organization was responsible for approving the change from the historical number flags to the modern ones and when? When were the flag shapes standardized? Etc. Charvex (talk) 03:08, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

 * The article on on the International Code of Signals has some of the history. The ICS was built on successive developments, of which some of the details can be found in various places.  E.g., in earliar versions there was a mixture of flags (properly, the rectangular shapes) and pennants (the tapered or triangular shapes) for letters and numerals.  This was deemed confusing, so the pennants were moved out and now are only numerals or substitute/code flags.  Also, in an early version the vowels were left out to  avoid any chance of forming, in any language, "indelicate" words.  It's because of this kind of stuff I think this article could be wonderfully developed.  (See my proposal, below).  - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 22:02, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

 * A small amount of history can now be found in the new article Maritime flag signalling. Follow the links for more. J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 02:19, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Romeo, romeo...
Since when has ROMEO had a single letter meaning? Forgive me if one has been snuck in when I wasn't looking, but last time a read a copy of the International Code of Signals, Romeo definitely didn't have a single letter meaning. 94.197.213.106 (talk) 13:35, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
 * No, it doesn't. I've takem it out. Canthusus (talk) 09:25, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I think I've taken out that very bit before — but it keeps slipping back in? We could make a stronger statement somewhere that naval usages should go somewhere else. But I am reluctant to invest much time into this article. And it may be useful in keeping the flies off of the related articles. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 21:47, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

"International maritime signal flags"?
I have been making some fairly minor adjustments and clarifications. However, there is one point I am reticent to jump on, as it goes to the heart of the article: strictly speaking, there really is no "International maritime signal flags" as such. I believe the subject as originally intended is the signal flags (implicitly maritime) of the International Code of Signals (ICS) (which is a separate article). (More particularly, this would be the "International flags and pennants" of the ICS; see the chart in the article.) In that regard there are two significant problems with this article: 1) it largely overlaps the ICS article, and 2) the "Allied" (actually U.S. Navy and NATO) flags are not ICS.

I would like to propose a different approach: "Maritime signal flags". In modern usage, and outside of various naval usages, this is largely the ICS. But there was considerably historical development, including the flag systems of Maryatt and Popham, and apparently some significant developments with the French. This would take some research, but could be an excellent article, and could show how various developments lead to the ICS. - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 21:47, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I have created a new article, Maritime flag signalling, which I think will serve the purpose of the current article. Could still use an article on naval flag signalling (which I don't particularly want to do). J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 02:24, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I did do a minimal article on naval flag signalling, but I do consider it a minimal stub. Anyone that is interested, please jump in and expand it. There is much potential. - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 23:16, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
 * We now have:

 * International maritime signal flags
 * International Code of Signals
 * Maritime flag signalling
 * Flag signals
 * Flaghoist signalling
 * Flag semaphore
 * Substitute flag
 * International maritime signal flags
 * Naval flag signalling

 * Surely we can group some of these togetehr and improve them in terms of readability and context? "Naval" and "maritime" are the same thing but different code table. --Wtshymanski (talk) 20:52, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Re accuracy.
I would to mention several items which, though they may seem just small nits, do go to the accuracy and even professionalism of Wikipedia.

First, the flag names (phonetic alphabet) just added are not merely "nautical". They are established in a formal standard (see International Code of Signals), and that is the authoritative source to which we should refer.

Second, the correct spellings are "Alfa" and "Xray" (not Alpha and x-ray). These are fairly wide-spread errors, but they are still errors. See the standard.

Third, and as I have mentioned in the prior section, this article itself is rather incorrect. I have created three other articles (International Code of Signals, Maritime flag signalling, and Naval flag signalling), which I believe better cover the general subject. There are some parts of this article that could be moved to the Naval flag signalling article, but after that I suggest that this article should be taken down. For this reason I think we should not be doing any work on this article. - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 00:03, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

Anecdotal material.
I am reluctant to do any editing on this page, believing it should be phased out in favor of the other pages mentioned above. But as long as this page is up it should be maintained, so I have removed some anecdotal material about the Zulu flag that went beyond the "ICS meaning".

I would like to point out that I am not against anecdotal material if it contributes an the article by illustrating some point or making it more interesting (and provided it is presented properly, including citation). But it seems there is a tendency to throw in any factoid we happen to know about a topic just because we know it, without consideration of how it might contribute to the article. Which then increases the level of distracting clutter, and weakens the integrity and cogency of the article. In this case the anecdotal material, although not uninteresting, was not in the scope of "ICS meaning". If anyone really wants to include this material I would suggest a new section, something along the line of "Notable uses" or some such, and then include a selection of such notable uses. (Search some of the other flag websites for examples.) - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 22:47, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

It's Alfa.
To the various folks who keep "fixing" things that you "know": you really ought to look before you leap. E.g., please do not make changes just on what you think is correct, but take a look at the source. If you do not trust this chart, download the official U.S. version of the ICS and look at it.

It really is Alfa. - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 20:19, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Numeric flags
[Comment moved into new section. -JJ]

Also, shouldn't numeric flags be included here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wordensong (talk • contribs) 14:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

 * I would say "yes" – and "no". Yes, because the numeric flags are just as much part of the Code as the alphabetic flags.  But also "no" because I think this article should be removed.  Its original conception was flawed, it has various deficiencies, and is (I think) well and sufficiently replaced by the articles on International Code of Signals, Naval flag signalling, and Maritime flag signalling. In brief, I think it should be abandoned rather than fixed. - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 20:24, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Alternate numbers and codes?
Anybody know what the last two columns are in http://hyc.org/system/files/Signal-Flags.pdf? I'm also curious about the flag labeled "CA". I've always known that as AP (Answering Pennant). Is CA some alternate meaning for that? -- RoySmith (talk) 19:19, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

 * Those are U.S. Navy (and NATO) flags; see Naval flag signalling. CA is "Code Answering", meaning the flaghoist is ICS.  I think that image is from John Savard's page (see external references), look around there for more info. - J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 22:00, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Images
Trappist the monk Rama: I appreciate that you want to add some images, and that you seem to have images to add. But though I personally liked the image you just added, I am going to delete it, because it doesn't really show the flag described. Also, the use of absentee pennants is really military practice, not maritime, so inappropriate for this article.

None the less, if you have other images, or opportunity to take images, perhaps you might have something more suitable? Is this something you might like to work on? ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 21:12, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

 * The image was added by Editor Rama.

 * —Trappist the monk (talk) 21:21, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

 * Ah, I stand corrected. Rama? ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 23:15, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Hello,
 * I actually noticed the third substitute hoisted on the frigate by chance, while uploading the files. I though that it would be a funny thing to show, but in retrospect, you are quite right that it does not belong here, since the international code is one precise thing and these practices are another.
 * Being mostly ashore, I have scarce occasions to see ships hoisting signals at sea, but if that happens I will definitely have this article in mind; I'd also seize the opportunity to have the labels reviewed here before making silly mistakes like this one.
 * Cheers! Rama (talk) 07:36, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

 * Ships do fly signal flags in port; be alert for opportunities! Like flying the Bravo flag while refueling.  Casually taken photographs often fail in several respects (like failing to close up tight on the subject), but if you can find some good shots, that would be great. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 18:53, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

U.S. Navy?
Tom: regarding your new addition, "Additional Meanings for U.S. Navy". Certainly you realize that all of these flags, not just Romeo and Bravo, have additional meanings in naval usage? So why should just these two be featured? Also, this article is about maritime usage, which is usually considered non-naval.

I think your addition here is quite out of place (as well as incomplete). But as you seem to know something on the topic of naval flag signals, and a fuller treatment might be of interest, would you be interested in working up a fuller treatment at Naval flag signalling? ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 00:14, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Revisions to Flag Presentation
I would like to make some revisions to the flag files as well as their presentation on this page. Because these changes will be significant, I'm raising the issue first on this Talk page before modifying the actual file.

First, as some of the flags have borders and some (even those with significant white areas) do not, I propose removing the borders in all cases. This is consistent with flag depictions generally in Wikipedia, as evidenced by the flags below (just to give a small example to illustrate my point):

I was unable to find any examples in Wikipedia of flags that include borders. While I don't doubt that some examples exist, it is clear that the preferred design in Wikipedia omits the border around flags even when that lack of a border makes white areas of the flag blend with the light background. This makes sense especially with these public domain images, as it creates a "pure" source that can be used in a variety of situations.

Second, I would like to modify the presentation of the flags, removing them from the gallery and putting them in a table. This will allow the background formatting I'll mention below and will also facilitate a clearer distinction between the flags' standard meanings and their meanings when followed by numbers.

Third, I propose to add both the NATO and ICS number flags in a new section.

Fourth, in the aforementioned tables I would like to make the background of the flags a light gray to make the flag edges more obvious without their borders. I think this has been done to good effect on the German page, and I'd like to reproduce it here.

Following are tables illustrating these suggested changes. Please comment here if you see any problem with this proposal. Absent any complaint, I'll make these updates in a couple of weeks.

 * This discussion continues below at . ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 19:15, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

One Column

 * Notes

Two Columns

 * Notes

Number Flags
--JoeDeRose (talk) 20:30, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Revisions discussion
Split this off from the table, and added hard numbers to your responses. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 18:43, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Thanks for asking, instead just jumping in and splashing everyone!

 * A basic problem with this article is that there is no definition or criteria of "International maritime signal flags".1 There is the ICS, of course, various commercial systems precedent to that, naval flag systems, and merchant "house" flags. But this article is essentially a rather hacked list of the ICS flags and their single-flag meanings, and some miscellaneous cruft. I think it should go away, and no further work should be done on it. Otherwise we're just shining shit.2

 * Regarding flag borders, please note that "most common" usage is not necessarily "most preferred" usage. We do have a lot of slap-dash work, some of it ludicrous. (E.g., is the flag of Indonesia really just a red horizontal bar??) Borders on flags are necessary to avoid misrepresentation. Now I think you are not really meaning to remove the borders of the flags, but to use flag images that lack the borders. (Right?) Whether this is good or not depends on the usage: a background of any color used in a flag (esp. white) really should have a border; a background of any other color does not.3,4

 * Now I think your table would be a great improvement over the existing gallery. While I think any such improvements to this article are pointless (though I won't oppose it), I would invite you to revise the "Examples" section at International Code of Signals. And this table (or something close to it) would make a good appendix there.5

 * Regarding this table: the last two columns are the "single letter signals with complements", and only a subset of the ICS codes. I don't see that these are especially useful information here. If you drop them, you could make a more compact two-column table.6

 * Also, the column with the flag images should be a little wider so that the gray at the sides isn't completely squeezed out.7 I would also suggest putting the phonetic name below the letter, and dropping the parentheses. Hmmm, I wonder if you could this into three columns?8

 * I have to move on. Perhaps more comments later. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 20:05, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

J. Johnson, thank you very much for this follow-up. I hope you and I can have a dialog as I'm preparing these changes, so as to get the best possible result for Wikipedia. I've added some superscripted numbers to your text so that I can provide a reply here without breaking up your comments. I still present this as a work in progress, and I'm very interested in your view of the changes I've made to this example in response to your suggestions and criticisms.

 * 1. To address this concern, I have changed the subheader from "Letter flags (with ICS meaning)" to "ICS Alphabet Flags" (This will also necessitate changing the Flag semaphore page, which links to the subheader.
 * I think "letter" flags is more accurate. And as some of these flags pre-date the ICS, or are used outside of it, it would be better to specify "ICS meaning", and particularly as single-letter meanings. Don't forget that my initial comment at 1 was that this topic is ill-defined; see my next comment.

 * 2. I saw your argument above regarding this issue. My resistance to giving up entirely on this page is (A) that it comes out at the top of the Google searches that led me to the article and (B) that other pages that might be better seem to lack some details that are found here. (Though, of course, that could be changed.) For these reasons, I favor improving this page rather than giving up on it.
 * This could be a redirect page. And Google will adapt. As to "some details": mostly what I see here is just trivia, which I would not want on the related pages. Perhaps there is some way of providing home for such trivia? At any rate, the very name of this page is imprecise, and the characterization in the lead ("It is a component of the [ICS]") is incorrect. Improvement of this page would require a rename as well as major alterations.

 * 3. I have been unable to find any guidance in the Wikipedia meta files on whether flags with white backgrounds or significant white regions should or should not have borders. As I mentioned, all of the examples I found lacked borders, and many of them are for entities with a large and active user base. This is how I came to the conclusion that not including a border is preferred. (Interestingly, even the original Taliban flag, which was just a pure white field, is presented on Wikipedia without a border.) Philosophically, I agree with this, as Wikimedia image files -- especially those that are, like these, in the public domain -- are often used for unrelated projects. For this purpose, I believe it is best to keep them in their pure form: Since the Sierra flag is not manufactured with a border, I think it should not have a border here. That said, however, I am amending my proposal based on your recommendation: While I had indeed intended to overwrite the existing Wikimedia files with borderless versions, I now realize it would be better to upload borderless alternatives under different (but similar) file names and link to those alternatives here. This would allow existing pages that use these images, but which may not have distinguishing backgrounds, to continue using them without causing confusion.
 * I believe there is no guidance. (Develop some?) But do note that broad usage does not necessarily imply preference, only herd behavior.
 * No! Do not "overwrite" any images. That could bring all sorts of retribution down upon your head. As you have realized, provide another set with different name, then editors can choose between them. Let's have a separate discussion about this.

 * 4. I also notice above that you had some concerns about color and proportion. If I create new flag files under new names in Wikimedia Commons, please let me know if any specifics needs to be changed.
 * Yes. While the ICS (and I believe other flag systems) do not specify the precise color, there is certain range used. E.g., some of the flag images available use a light blue that comes across as quite odd to anyone familiar with the actual flags. Also, many images use a square aspect ratio, which seems to be peculiar to the U.S. Navy, whereas others use a rectangular aspect. Note that the graphic from the U.S. H.O. Pub. 102 has the flags rectangular. At one time I was going to upload some rectangular images with the filenames distinguished with underscores ("ICS_Alfa"). We can talk about this in the other discussion.

 * 5. That sounds like a good plan -- but I'd like to make the changes first here and see how they are received.
 * Any images could be loaded directly to Commons. But lets do discuss first, as it might avoid rework. Regarding flags generally there are undoubtedly better places for discussion.

 * 6. I've changed the column title to "Single Letter Signals with Complements". How strongly do you feel about removing this information. Personally, I love this kind of detail when I visit a Wikipedia article. And I'm not sure there's much to be gained by removing the columns: The "ICS Meaning" column will simply expand based on the row with the longest text. And even if that doesn't fill the space horizontally, there's no text in this section to wrap around the table, meaning that we'll trade this content for white space. I'd like to keep these columns unless you think they're misleading.
 * I would not have put it in. But I'm fine with leaving it in. If you take it out then definitely you can fold the table into double columns. Note that the images require enough space vertically for three lines of text, and allowing the "meaning" text to flow out horizontally causes the table to bloat with uninformative whitespace. And expands the table such that more scrolling is needed. Better to scrunch the text a bit and fold the table. You might even try a three-column table, though that might be too scrunched.

 * 7. Excellent idea. I've modified the example as you suggest. Please let me know if you think the amount of space I've allowed is good.
 * Looks good. Very good.

 * 8. Absolutely -- but I need to understand exactly what you're suggesting in order to implement it correctly. Are you saying that "A" should be in one column and "Alfa" should be in the next. If so, should the title of that column be "Phonetic"? If this is not what you're suggesting, then putting the phonetic below the letter would be quite easy as well.
 * No, split vertically. Just as you have it now.

Thanks again. I look forward to your reply.

--JoeDeRose (talk) 23:32, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Some quick hacks as I run by to illustrate what I suggested. (Feel free to revert, of course.) And I would suggest eliminating the column of how many digits. That kind of detail is well left to the source. More later, when I get a chance. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 23:57, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Cool. I've copied your style for the letters down through Z, and also to the number flags. And I've removed the "# of Digits" column as you advise. Please let me know if you see any other items in need of revision.

--JoeDeRose (talk) 01:09, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Looking good. I have added "hard" numbers to your prior responses (the "#" is too flaky) and interpolated my comments. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 19:11, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

I've changed the title of the table to "Letter Flags" as you advised in #1.

I think the tables themselves are good candidates to replace current content on the page, although I still want to wait another week or so to give others a chance to chime in. (I don't anticipate we'll hear from anyone else, but it seems a good practice to wait in the context of such a substantial revision.) Let me know, of course, if you see anything else in the tables that should be changed (or make the change directly, if you prefer).

Regarding the other changes you suggest about this page and the subject matter throughout Wikipedia: I am convinced of your knowledge and I absolutely support you in cleaning up this topic -- but I am not a subject matter expert, so I shouldn't attempt to act as a champion in this arena. I came to this because I was trying to find a list of the letter and number flags, and what I found wasn't particularly well-presented on the page. I thought I could do better, so I undertook an effort to organize and format the existing information in a more readable way. I hope that I have done a good enough job that my flag tables will be used, at least for a while, on this page and perhaps others. But I think that's the extent of what I bring to the table.

From looking at the comments on this Talk page (and the lack of responses to your concerns), I don't think you'll encounter much resistance in implementing the changes you describe. To the extent that I can help, I'm glad to do so. But I think that, as the subject-matter expert, you're the one in the best position to implement the changes in this and other pages. If you've been waiting for someone to offer encouragement or approval, please know that I enthusiastically do so.

--JoeDeRose (talk) 18:18, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Though your praise nearly makes me blush! I point out that I'm really not more "expert" in this than anyone — including yourself? — would be with a study of Pub. 102, and perhaps a little looking around.

 * Your table is a definite improvement over the current gallery presentation, though I will continue urging you fold it into double columns. And regardless of what happens here I think it should be included at the ICS article. (I'd copy it over myself, but I'm hoping you'll fold it first.)

 * I haven't tried to resolve what this article should be for lack of time. But perhaps you'd like to help with this? ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 23:02, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

You deserve it. I very much appreciate your assistance and guidance on this project.

I surrender on the International Code of Signals page. I've added a small notice to the bottom of the Talk page there alerting people of the proposed change, and asking them to visit this discussion if they wish to influence the revised presentation.

That opens a question about the number flags: When this is copied to the ICS page, should the NATO column be dropped or retained?

Regarding the "Numeric Complements" column: Do you wish for it to be removed entirely, or simply to be combined with the "ICS Meaning" column? If you just want to combine it, I can do that. If you want it gone ... I simply cannot bring myself to remove data. But I will not be angered or offended if you choose to remove this column on your own -- either here in the Talk page, or after it is deployed to the real page. Wikipedia is a collaborative effort, so please know that I recognize and respect that ethos if you choose to yank the column.

Also, several days (and paragraphs) ago I raised the issue of creating new SVG files for the flags -- originally just to deal with the inconsistency of borders, but now extended to a question about flag colors and proportions. I've done some research about this, but come up with very little in the way of solid facts. Perhaps you can help me make sense of the options.

 * I looked at Publication 102, hoping it would provide some solid guidance. But the flag images in that document (the same image that is shown on the ICS page) seem crudely drawn -- especially the wiggly diagonal lines in the Foxtrot, Mike, Oscar, and Yankee flags. I also noticed that consistency wasn't high on their agenda in the names, as they wrote "Xray" (without a hyphen) on the 2nd page, but "X-ray" (with a hyphen) on the 22nd page (these are page numbers of the PDF, not the page numbers that appear on the document).
 * Flags of the World has some content devoted to these flags -- but on the same page it says "All signal code flags are square" and (just 2 sections down the page!) offers information on proportions that are slightly rectangular.
 * The Navy page on signal flags shows square designs, but I'm suspicious of their attention to detail as well considering the inconsistencies of color. Note the deep red in Bravo as compared to the vivid red in Charlie, or the deep blue in Alfa as compared to the much lighter blue of Charlie.
 * The consistency that best matches what I think I've seen in pictures of real flags is found on flags.net. But the center stripe on its Seven and Eight flags is narrower than on the Niner flag, which is a difference I haven't noticed elsewhere. And its Zero flag has black crosses instead of blue.
 * And, of course, the Examples section of the ICS page uses a different set of flag images on Wikimedia Commons that are more rectangular

Note that if I have to create new flag images by measuring and writing SVG from scratch, the flag revisions will have to be a separate project. It's just too much to get done without creating a substantial delay in deploying the table updates.

And, finally, yes: I'll be glad to help on an ongoing basis in getting the pages in order. But you're still the subject-matter expert.

 * Joe! Don't forget to sign your messages!!

 * Yes, welcome to indefinite standards. I believe much of that is due to people being slack in their renderings. If you live near any kind of port you can most likely find ship's chandler store where you can peruse actual flags. And undoubtedly thumb a copy of the 2005 ICS. Looking at catalogs I see that the "standard" flags do come in somewhat varied proportions.

 * As to creating new flag images: well, I have done that. (Though off-hand I don't recall if I finished the numbers and substitutes.) My main reason for not uploading them was I didn't know how to do a mass upload to Commons (and didn't want to to 40 indivdual uploads.) We should talk about this some more, perhaps via e-mail.

 * As to the ICS number flags: I don't believe they have single-flag meanings, and they're already illustrated in the image at the start of the ICS article (which I copied from an old edition of the ICS). As to showing the NATO equivalents, that is already done at Naval_flag_signalling, and I think done well. (I wouldn't change that, but it might be an interesting project to add a row with the Russian flags.) We don't have a "NATO flags" article that would invite a comparison with the ICS flags, and I don't really see that the ICS article should go beyond the ICS. In short, I think the numerals table is — how's the expression? redundant to need? :-0

 * (Almost forgot!) I think the numeric complements are fine; leave them in! Though I think you don't need the column on how many numerals; that's the kind of detail best left to the source. And do see if you double up the table so it is more compact. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 22:14, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Alas, I live nowhere near a coast (I'm in Atlanta).

If you've created SVG files for the flag images, I think I won't do anything regarding flag redesign. I'll just leave it to you to upload those images when you get a chance. Can you confirm that the files you've created are SVG. SVG is infinitely scalable, unlike other graphics formats, and is the preferred format on Wikipedia.

I have put an e-mail link on my User page, so you can reach me that way if you like. I've also attempted to send you an e-mail using the Wikipedia interface; hopefully, you'll already have received that message by the time you read this.

I understand your point about the number flags -- but note that people don't only come to Wikipedia to see a quick example: Sometimes they use this service to get source material (especially in the case of images, such as flags, that are in the public domain). Therefore, a list of number flags that link to their scalable SVG versions, rather than a static PNG file such as the one you reference, might be a very useful service. (Granted, the list of number flags will appear on other pages -- but I'm generally in favor of redundancy when it makes things easier to find.)

I have created a second version of the table broken into two segments. Is this what you mean when you say "double up the table"?

--JoeDeRose (talk) 23:58, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

One more thing: On the Number Flags table, I've also widened the ICS pennant flags to 71 pixels, so that their size will be more in keeping with the size of the NATO flags.

--JoeDeRose (talk) 01:55, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

 * Yes, regarding "folding" or "doubling" the table. It makes the presentation a little more efficient, saving some scrolling. With a suitable scaling and adequate window width it might even be possible to view the entire table without having to scroll up and down.
 * I use Xfig to generate most of my graphics, and then convert to svg. Though off-hand I don't recall the exact path.
 * Note that making cool images available is more properly done on the Commons, though I think links to the several sets of ICS images (with a note of their differences) would not be entirely out of place here. Might even be a service. (Have you by any chance assessed those?) However, to include a table simply for the side effect of providing links to specific images is dubious. And I have yet to see any adequate basis for the numeral equivalent table anywhere except at Naval_flag_signalling, and the presentation there is quite satisfactory as is. (Aside from lacking the Russian flags.)
 * ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 23:54, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Cool. I plan to deploy the new tables tomorrow (Sunday).

--JoeDeRose (talk) 23:51, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

Break

 * Hmmm, the "#Two Columns" version is not quite up to expectations. It could be squeezed a lot, like reducing the rather ample margins, and removing the middle margin. And I think smaller images would be satisfactory. Also, the complements column could be removed, though I am inclined to try to save it. The big problem is the "Meanings" text. I think there is a way of reducing the text size. And I might (when I find my "roundtoit") review that text to see if in some cases there is more than really needed. Well, keep hammering at it! ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 20:32, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

I'm sure you didn't mean "is not quite up to expectations" to sound as if you're judging me. In any event, I have done the following:

 * I have deployed the one-column version. I created the two-column version at your request. But since you don't like it, and since I personally have always preferred the one-column version, I went ahead and deployed my original table. The two-column version remains above if you wish to overwrite my changes with any further edits you may wish to make on it.
 * At your recommendation, I have deployed the letter flags to the International Code of Signals page. While I would have preferred the number flags to be included as well, I skipped them on that page based on your recommendations.
 * I created some SVG files for the Russian number flags and added them, per your suggestion, to the Naval_flag_signalling section. (I also revised that table with some of the display improvements utilized in the new flag displays here.

You've given me a lot of homework in these last two weeks, so I hope you won't bristle if I give you some as well: You've made many good suggestions in the various segments on this Talk page, but many of them are out of date, and they are organized in response to posts from others. I would ask you to delete all of the content in this Talk section (perhaps with a link to the historical article prior to such deletion as an archive) and then lay out any ongoing suggestions for how the page should be handled (improvements, merging with other pages, etc.)

Here is a link to the article as it now stands, if that is useful for the purposes of creating an archive: International maritime signal flags archive - 13 April 2014

--JoeDeRose (talk) 01:18, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

 * No! What I meant was that my expectation of how the result would look came up short. Don't worry too much about that. I still think a two-column form could be good, but obviously that would take a bit more work than I had anticipated. I appreciate your trying to make it work, and prefer to stick with what you have done rather than to do it myself.
 * The new stuff at Naval flag signalling looks good. Though as I said there, I think the table ought to be smaller so it doesn't overwhelm the text.
 * Table at ICS looks good. Though I did change the section heading. And now all is perfect?? :-)
 * Yes, it's probably about time to archive some of the Talk page. Maybe in a day or two. Do note: we don't "archive" the articles; past versions are preserved in the history.
 * ~ J. Johnson (JJ) (talk) 23:39, 14 April 2014 (UTC)


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A chokeslam is a type of body slam in professional wrestling, in which a wrestler grasps an opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera. The chokeslam is typically used as a finisher by large wrestlers, further enhancing its perception as a powerful maneuver. This maneuver can be more damaging if the victim is slammed into an object, such as a table, steel chair, or garbage can.

The most common variety of chokeslam is performed with a single-handed choke. The wrestler places their free hand behind the opponent's back or hooks the trunks to help turn them horizontally for the throw. Although a chokeslam begins with a "choke", it is not usually considered to be an illegal move. The single arm choke that normally precedes a chokeslam is known as a goozle.

The invention of the chokeslam is credited to Paul Heyman for use by the wrestler 911, although it was already in use by AJPW wrestler Akira Taue since 1992 under the name nodowa otoshi ("choke drop/slam"). Furthermore, one of the earliest accounts of the move dates back to a 19th-century recounting that describes Abraham Lincoln (himself a wrestler in his youth) using a technique vaguely similar in description, but without any specific mention of the "slam" component. It is often used by large, powerful wrestlers such as The Undertaker, Kane, Big Show, Abyss, The Great Khali, Vader and Braun Strowman. This is because a larger, taller wrestler will be able to deliver a much higher, more impressive chokeslam than most smaller wrestlers. Their height and/or larger frames can also give them extra time to correct a botch if something goes wrong. However, some smaller wrestlers and even female performers have used the chokeslam, including Lacey Von Erich and The Hurricane, among others.

Back suplex chokeslam
In this elevated chokeslam, innovated by Akira Taue, the wrestler stands behind the opponent, puts their head under one of the opponent's arms, and lifts them onto their shoulder. The wrestler then pushes the opponent upwards, turns 180°, and grabs hold of the falling enemy's throat, driving them down to the mat back first.

Fireman's carry chokeslam
In this chokeslam variant, a wrestler has their opponent held in a Fireman's Carry position. After this, they then transition into a chokeslam. This move is sometimes used by large superstars, but is occasionally used by some smaller superstars. Shane Haste/Shane Thorne has used this move as a finisher during his time in NOAH and NJPW, calling this move "Bomb Valley Death".

Inverted powerslam chokeslam
Like the vertical suplex chokeslam, but in this variant, the attacking wrestler puts the opponent in a powerbomb position and lifts them up in an inverted powerbomb. The wrestler moves their arm from around the opponent's neck, grabbing hold of their throat. The wrestler then slams the opponent down to the mat back first.

Iron Claw slam
This move is performed in the same style as a chokeslam, but instead the wrestler grabs the opponent with a clawhold. Erick Rowan used this move as a finisher and Lars Sullivan uses it as a signature. NJPW's Great-O-Khan currently uses this as the Eliminator while also applying a wrist-clutch sometimes for extra leverage.

Leg trap chokeslam
Also known as a leg hook chokeslam, or the Sky High Chokeslam, as dubbed by Vader, the attacker starts out by lifting the opponent's left or right leg off the ground and tucks it under or hooks it over their arm while using their free hand to grab the opponent's neck. Then, the attacker lifts the opponent into the air and slams the opponent down to the mat. The move can also be used as a reversal from when the opponent tries some form of kick only to have the attacker catch and hold on to the leg, setting up the move from there. A sitting version and a kneeling version are also possible.

One-handed chokeslam
A very common variation, usually performed by a larger wrestler to a smaller one, this move sees the usual execution of the chokeslam done with just one hand lifted from the throat without the support of the other hand that usually goes on the back. Big Show, Kane, and The Undertaker frequently perform this. Big Show invented the kneeling chokeslam during his time in WCW under the name The Giant from 1995-1999.

Reverse chokeslam
This variation sees the wrestler stand behind the opponent, slightly to their side, then lift them up by their throat with both hands before releasing their grip on the front of the opponent's neck and slamming them face-first.

Reverse impact chokeslam
In this variation the attacking wrestler grabs the opponent's throat with one hand and grabs the opponent's abdomen with their free hand, then lifts the opponent over their head and slams the opponent similarly to a vertical suplex chokeslam.

Sitout chokeslam
This variation of a chokeslam is similar to an ordinary chokeslam, however, instead of the wrestler remaining standing, the wrestler falls into a seated position while forcing the opponent back-first into the mat. Damian Priest uses this move as his signature, and later finishing, move, calling it South of Heaven. Raw wrestler Dijak also uses this move as his signature move, calling it High Justice.

Two-handed chokeslam
This move sees a wrestler first grasp an opponent's neck with both hands, then lift them up and choke them before throwing the opponent back down to the mat, usually after choking out the opponent. A falling version of this move can see the attacking wrestler fall forward to the mat while keeping their arms extended, but will more often see the wrestler fall into a seated position or a kneeling position. It's mainly used by The Great Khali and Omos as the Jackknife Chokebomb.

Chokebomb
Also known as a sitout two-handed chokeslam and a choke driver. The most common move referred to as a chokebomb sees an attacking wrestler grasps an opponent's neck with both hands and then lift them up into the air. From here the attacking wrestler would throw the opponent back down to the mat while falling to a seated position. This would see the opponent land in a position where their legs are wrapped around the wrestler with their back and shoulders on the mat. This allows the attacking wrestler to lean forward and place both their arms on the opponent for a pinfall attempt. A falling version exists, and usually ends with the attacking wrestler pinning the opponent immediately while still holding the throat after the move has already been executed. It was used by Albert, former wrestler Dabba-Kato, The Wifebeater/Matt Martini and Tara.

Vertical suplex chokeslam
In this elevated chokeslam, innovated by Akira Taue, the wrestler applies a front facelock to the opponent and wraps their arm over the opponent's neck or body. The wrestler then lifts the opponent upside down, as in a vertical suplex. The wrestler moves their arm from around the opponent's neck, grabbing hold of their throat. The wrestler then slams the opponent down to the mat back first.

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Air Post

Air Post was a cargo airline based in Auckland, New Zealand. It operated night postal services for New Zealand Post in a joint venture agreement with Airwork, as well as operating ad hoc charter services. Its main base was located at Auckland International Airport.

History
The airline was established in 1990 and was owned by Airwork (50%) and New Zealand Post (50%). From 2007 all flights were operated solely by Airwork Ltd on behalf of New Zealand Post.

Fleet
The Air Post fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

Accidents and incidents

 * On 27 February 2003 Fokker F27-500 Friendship registration ZK-NAN landed at Woodbourne Airport in Blenheim at the end of a training flight. After the engines were shut down the undercarriage retracted, causing major structural damage to the aircraft's belly. There were no injuries.
 * On 2 May 2005 the crew of Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III ZK-POA lost control of the aircraft during a night cargo flight near the town of Stratford. As a result, the aircraft became overstressed and broke up in mid-air. Both crew members were killed.

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Ynys Benlas

Ynys Benlas is a small islet situated in the Inland Sea (Y Lasinwen), part of the Cymyran Strait between Anglesey and Holy Island. It measures approximately 65 metres (east-west) by 35 metres (north-south) at low tide and covers about 0.2 hectares.

Its name translates from the Welsh for "blue top island", which is thought to derive from the fact that bluebells apparently flourished on it. Late nineteenth century Ordnance survey maps refer to the islet as Ynys Henlas, which translates as "old blue island"

According to the Archaeological Journal (1844), the islet (referred to as Ben Las in the Journal) may have been an ancient signal hill.

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Talk:Mario Monje

Neutrality
betrayed the Argentinian-born revolutionary sound too one-sided, I think. --Man77talk 19:34, 23 October 2007 (UTC) Anyone who knows the history of events that occured between Guevara and Monje in Bolivia knows that Monje went back on his original position of assistance to El Che which created the snowball effect of problems that eventually led to his death. - SubCom

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Pinto horse

A pinto horse has a coat color that consists of large patches of white and any other color. Pinto coloration is also called paint, particolored, or in nations that use British English, simply coloured. Pinto horses have been around since shortly after the domestication of the horse.

Pinto colors can come in a number of genetically distinct patterns, which have different visual characteristics and tend to make white or leave colored different areas of the horse. These include tobiano, sabino, splashed white, frame, and manchado. A pinto horse may also have a combination of these patterns, such as tovero.

Pinto patterns can be found in various breeds of horses, notably including the American Paint Horse. Color breed registries such as the Pinto Horse Association of America record pedigree and horse show results for pinto horses, regardless of ancestry. Both the terms "Pinto" and "Paint" may sometimes refer to breeds or registries rather than coat color.

Pinto patterns are visually and genetically distinct from the leopard complex spotting patterns characteristic of horse breeds such as the Appaloosa. Breeders who select for color are often careful not to cross the two patterns, and registries that include spotting color preferences often refuse registration to horses that exhibit characteristics of the "wrong" pattern.

Description
A pinto horse has a coat with patches of white fur and patches of another color. The white on a pinto horse is generally asymmetric, unlike for example white added by the leopard complex.

The non-white area has the same colors in the same arrangements as one would see on a solid horse. Overall, the effect is as if a horse with a solid coat had white painted in patches over top. The white areas of a pinto horse generally have pink skin underneath.

A horse with small amounts of white only on the face and/or legs is not called "pinto" but instead said to have white markings. There is no clear dividing line for how much white counts as pinto and how much counts as only white markings, and various breed registries have slightly different rules on how much white must be present and where it must be placed to count as pinto.

The word pinto is Spanish for "painted", "dappled", or "spotted".

History
The earliest known pinto horses appeared shortly after horses were domesticated. Analysis of ancient horse DNA found a tobiano horse that lived about 5600 years ago, and a sabino-1 horse that lived about 5000 years ago. Tobiano was at first favored by humans and became especially common during the Iron Age (900 BC to 400 AD), before becoming less frequent again in the Middle Ages.

Images from pottery and other art of ancient antiquity show horses with flashy, spotted patterns, indicating that they may have been desirable traits and selectively bred for. Images of spotted horses appear in the art of Ancient Egypt, and archaeologists have found evidence of horses with spotted coat patterns on the Russian steppes before the rise of the Roman Empire. Later, spotted horses were among those brought to the Americas by the conquistadores.

By the 17th century in Europe, spotted horses were quite fashionable, though when the fad ended, large numbers of newly unsellable horses were shipped to the Americas, some of which were sold, while others were simply turned loose to run wild. The color became popular, particularly among Native Americans, and was specifically bred for in the United States, which now has the greatest number of pinto horses in the world.

Pinto coats by base color
A few words describe pinto horses by giving more detail about the color of the non-white areas, mainly used in British English. This can also be done by including the base color in the coat name, such as "bay pinto" or "pinto palomino".

 * Piebald: Any pinto pattern on a black base coat, thus a black-and-white spotted horse. The term comes from "magpie".
 * Skewbald: Any pinto pattern on any base coat other than black; as chestnut and bay are the most common base coat colors, skewbalds are most often chestnut and white or bay and white. At one time, the term may have applied more specifically to brown-looking pinto horses, but today it encompasses any color other than black. This term also comes from "magpie" via Scandanavian skjöt.
 * Tricolored or tricoloured: A horse with three colors, usually bay (brown and black) and white. Usually considered a type of skewbald.

Pinto coats by pattern
While pinto horses in general have patches of white and patches of color, there are a number of different, separately inherited patterns which tend to arrange the white and colored areas differently.

Some additional terms describe the pattern without specifying the exact pinto pattern. These include:
 * Overo: A collective term used primarily by the APHA, overo essentially means "pinto, but not tobiano". It denotes patterns produced by at least three different genetic mechanisms: frame, splashed white, or sabino, described above. These patterns are usually characterized by irregular markings with more jagged edges than tobiano markings. The white usually does not cross the back.
 * Tovero: A mix of tobiano and any form of overo coloration, usually reflecting that the horse carries more than one set of genes for a spotting pattern. For example, a tovero may have a mostly white tobiano pattern on the body, but also have blue eyes with or without a white head. Horses can carry multiple spotting genes at the same time, producing characteristics of several patterns.

Related terms

 * Chrome: This informal term of approval for appealing white markings on the horse can be confusing, as it is also used to describe boldly patterned Appaloosas.
 * Solid: In the context of pinto, a solid horse is one with no visible pinto pattern, regardless of whether white markings are present and regardless of whether the horse carries any pinto genes. In other contexts, "solid" may be used to describe a horse with no white markings.
 * Medicine hat: An uncommon pattern, the poll and ears are dark, surrounded completely by white, a true "medicine hat" pinto or paint usually has a predominantly white body, sometimes with dark coloration by the flanks, chest, and above the eyes.
 * Shield: A large, dark patch covers the chest, surrounded completely by white, usually on a predominantly white horse, sometimes associated with medicine hat patterning.
 * Mapping: Areas where the edge between white and color is softer, neither completely white nor completely colored, especially when seen on normally crisp-edged patterns such as tobiano. Mainly of interest to artists.
 * Cropout: A pinto horse from two apparently solid-colored parents, typically within a breed whose standard does not allow pinto coloration.

In biology, pinto is considered a type of piebaldism, which is itself a type of leucism.

Lethal white syndrome
As noted in the description of patterns, the frame gene is associated with a condition called lethal white syndrome. This is a genetic disorder causing foals to die shortly after birth. Affected foals are fully white and have a non-functional colon.

The gene that causes lethal white syndrome is the same gene that causes the frame overo pinto pattern. A single copy results in a frame overo horse, while two copies being present causes lethal white syndrome. Some horses may have the gene without visually appearing to be frame patterned, but a DNA test exists to determine whether a horse is a carrier. Lethal white syndrome can be avoided by not breeding two carriers together.

Organizations

A number of color breed registries encourage the breeding of pinto-colored horses, with varying registration requirements. The less restrictive organizations allow registration of a horse of any breed or combination of breeds with as little as three square inches of white above the knees or hocks, not including facial markings. Some pinto registries do not accept animals with draft horse or mule breeding, though others do. None accepts horses with the genetically distinct Appaloosa pattern, produced by genes in the leopard complex, and the Appaloosa registry in turn does not accept animals with pinto patterns.

When used to refer to breeds, Pinto is a color breed that can be of any type or ancestry, while a Paint is a breed with a specific type and bloodlines.

Pinto Horse Association of America
The Pinto Horse Association of America (PtHA) is a color breed, which accepts horses based on coat color regardless of ancestry. They maintain three registries: the Color Registry, which accepts pinto colored horses; the Solid Registry, which accepts any horse not accepted by the Colored Registry; and the Long Ear Registry, which accepts donkeys and mules of any color. To count as Pinto, a horse must have at least four square inches of white fur and pink skin in areas other than the face and lower legs. The Color Registry does not accept horses with appaloosa characteristics, but the Solid Registry does. The Color Registry also requires that both parents of stallions be registered with the PtHA or an approved outcross breed, though this is not required for ponies, miniatures, or horses of Vanner or Drum type.

The PtHA has over 157,000 registered Pintos.

American Paint Horse Association
Horses with pinto coloring and verifiable pedigrees tracing to Quarter Horses or Thoroughbreds have been named the American Paint Horse, and are recorded in a separate registry, the American Paint Horse Association. While a Pinto may be of any breed or combination of breeds (possibly with restrictions depending on the registry), a horse that is registered as an American Paint Horse must have at least one parent recorded with the APHA, and both parents must be only of registered American Quarter Horse, American Paint Horse, or Thoroughbred bloodlines. Therefore, most Paint horses may also be registered as Pintos, but not all Pintos are qualified to be registered as Paints.

The American Paint Horse is a very popular breed in the United States, with around 10,000 horses registered annually, roughly two thirds of which are in the US.

Pinto in other breeds
Many breed registries do not, or at some point in the past did not, accept cropout horses with spots or "excess" white for registration, believing that such animals were likely to be crossbreds, or due to a fear of producing lethal white foals. This exclusion of offspring from pedigreed parents led to the formation not only of the American Paint Horse Association, but also other pinto registries. Among the breeds that excluded such horses were the Arabian Horse and American Quarter Horse registries. Modern DNA testing, though, has revealed that some breeds do possess genes for spotting patterns, such as a non-SB-1 sabino pattern in Arabians, and sabino, overo, and tobiano in Quarter Horses. Therefore, these registries have modified their rules, allowing horses with extra white, if parentage is verified through DNA testing, to be registered. The Jockey Club's Thoroughbred registry, however, still does not officially recognize pinto as a registerable color, though it does allow white body spots to be recorded under the category of markings. The Welsh Pony and Cob Society of the UK also does not accept "piebald" or "skewbald" horses for registration.

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Scarlettspiderg has been a comics fan since 1995 and resides in the UK.

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Irit Ziffer

Irit Ziffer (עירית ציפר; born 1954) is an Israeli archaeologist and art historian.

Irit Margit Ziffer was born in Tel Aviv. She is the curator of the Ceramics and Copper (Hebrew: Nehushtán) pavilions of the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv.

Her field of expertise is symbols and their meanings in ancient art, especially the way they were used by political powers.

She is married to the journalist Benny Ziffer.

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In a Sentimental Mood

"In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington. He composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra during the same year. Lyrics were written by Manny Kurtz; Ellington's manager Irving Mills gave himself a percentage of the publishing, so the song was credited to all three. Other popular versions in 1935/36 were by Benny Goodman and by Mills Blue Rhythm Band. The opening notes of the song's melody resemble Gershwin's "Someone To Watch Over Me".

Background
According to Ellington, the song was born in Durham, North Carolina. "We had played a big dance in a tobacco warehouse, and afterwards a friend of mine, an executive in the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, threw a party for Amy. I was playing piano when another one of our friends had some trouble with two chicks. To pacify them, I composed this there and then, with one chick standing on each side of the piano." The recording featured solos by Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney, Lawrence Brown, and Rex Stewart.

Ellington recorded a version with John Coltrane which appears on Duke Ellington and John Coltrane (1963) and Coltrane for Lovers (2001). The original was recorded in F major, starting on D minor and with the bridge in D-flat major. But the Ellington and Coltrane version was performed in B-flat minor or D-flat major, with an interlude in A major.

Other versions

 * Duke Ellington – Piano Reflections (1953)
 * Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli – Quintette du Hot Club de France (1937)
 * Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (1953)
 * Art Tatum and Roy Eldridge – The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 2 (1955)
 * Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)
 * Chico Hamilton and Eric Dolphy - The Original Ellington Suite (feat. Eric Dolphy) (1958)
 * Tommy Flanagan - The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960)
 * Sarah Vaughan - for her album After Hours (1961)
 * Duke Ellington and John Coltrane – Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1962)
 * Lucky Thompson - Lucky Strikes (1964)
 * Nancy Wilson with Hank Jones – But Beautiful (1969)
 * McCoy Tyner – Atlantis (1974)
 * Emily Remler - Firefly (1981)
 * Michael Brecker - with Steps Ahead for their album Magnetic (1986)
 * Michel Petrucciani with Jim Hall (musician) and Wayne Shorter for their live album Power of three (Blue Note, 1987).
 * Johnny Mathis - for his album In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington (1990)
 * Roseanna Vitro – Reaching for the Moon (1991)
 * Tony Bennett - included in the album Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
 * Alex Bugnon – Soul Purpose (2001)
 * Larry Coryell – Inner Urge (2001)
 * Mac Miller - Diablo (2014)
 * Shai Maestro - Human (2021)

Appearances in other media
In the Netherlands, the chords at the beginning are a well-known part of the song since the 1960s, due to its use as the theme of Simon Carmiggelt, one of the country's most famous writers, when he was reading his columns on national television.

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Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced

Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced, known in Europe as Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Classics, is a compilation video game created by Konami. It was first released on March 22, 2002 for the Game Boy Advance. A version was also released as a plug & play by Majesco Entertainment in 2004.

Games
Arcade Advanced is a compilation of six popular Konami games from the 1980s: Rush'n Attack (1985), Frogger (1981), Gyruss (1983), Time Pilot (1982), Scramble (1981), and Yie Ar Kung-Fu (1984). The games themselves are very accurate ports, with some minor exceptions. Four of the six games feature a two player mode which can be played both with and without a second cartridge, but having a second cartridge offers additional gameplay benefits. The famous Konami Code can also be used to enhance each of the games.

Frogger (1981)
Frogger is ported accurately except for the title screen theme song (in order to avoid copyright problems for using the children's song Inu no Omawarisan), and the score and lives display. It has a two player mode with a second orange frog that uses updated graphics. These graphics can be unlocked in the single player mode of Frogger by entering the Konami code at the title screen. Also the "skull and crossbones" symbol when the frog died have been shorten to a half-second, making it hard to see.

Scramble (1981)
Scramble is ported accurately except the score and lives display has been altered and the Konami code allows for updated graphics, the choice of three ships with different abilities and music during gameplay. There is no two player mode.

Gyruss (1983)
Gyruss is ported accurately except the score and lives display has been altered and the Konami code allows the player to play three additional very difficult stages of the game in a black hole and unlock a permanent double ship afterwards for the rest of the game.

Time Pilot (1982)
Time Pilot is ported accurately except the score and lives display has been altered, and entering the Konami code allows for a sixth era to be playable at the end of each cycle through time called 1,000,000,000 BC in which the player must shoot pterodactyls. The game can shoot normally after entering the Konami code but it is also possible to hold down the fire button and after a pause the ship will start to shoot infinite bullets without having to press the fire button over and over again. There is also a two player mode where the players play on separate fields and try to rack up the highest score. If the two player mode is played with one cartridge, enemies appear in groups of three; if it is played with two enemies appear in groups of five.

Yie Ar Kung-Fu (1984)
Yie Ar Kung-Fu is ported accurately except the score and graphics display is altered, there are no voice samples, the hit detection is improved, and the Konami code can be used to fight two extra fighters in a third gauntlet that is called Hot Fighting History, the same as the first Gauntlet but features a new background in a bamboo forest. There is a two player vs mode which presumably allows for gameplay as all of the fighters, even Feedle, and if playing with one cartridge only one background can be used but if playing with two cartridges both (or all three if the Konami code is inputted) can be used.

Rush'n Attack (1985)
Rush'n Attack is ported accurately except the score and lives display has been altered, the A button is used to jump (though up is still used to climb ladders), and the Konami code unlocks two stages exclusive to this version (Train and Hangar). These stages have new graphics on par with the arcade game and their backgrounds are of better quality. However the biggest change is the addition of a two player co-op versus mode that can be played both with one and two cartridges and allows the players to go through the stages together, each trying to get a better score.

Reception
Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

GameSpot noted that while the graphics and sound were drab by contemporary standards, for the most part, they were faithful recreations of the original games. IGN lamented the lack of options and customization but praised the effort that went into the port in iterating upon the original games while preserving their appeal.