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Collins Scrabble Words

Collins Scrabble Words (CSW, formerly SOWPODS) is the word list used in English-language tournament Scrabble in most countries except the US, Thailand and Canada. The term SOWPODS is an anagram of the two abbreviations OSPD (Official Scrabble Players Dictionary) and OSW (Official Scrabble Words), these being the original two official dictionaries used in various parts of the world at the time. Although the two source dictionaries have now changed their respective titles, the term SOWPODS is still used by tournament players to refer to the combination of the two sources. There has not been any actual hard-copy list produced called SOWPODS, although the current Collins Scrabble Words, or CSW, is in effect the full SOWPODS list by a different name.

Currently the two main sources for the words making up the combined list (generally known as Collins) are:
 * The British words. Derived from two sources; the Collins English Dictionary and the Collins Corpus, and
 * The American words. From the NASPA Word List, formerly Official Tournament and Club Word List, or TWL, derived from the Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and four other collegiate dictionaries. Latest version is NWL2020.

History
In 1980 in the United Kingdom, the Chambers Dictionary replaced the Shorter Oxford Dictionary as the official choice for arbitration of the British National Scrabble Championship. In 1988 for the first time a single list of all the valid words, without the ambiguity of discussing conjugations, declensions and plurals was published under the title Official Scrabble Words from Chambers (this would come to be known as OSW). North American Scrabble was using the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (OSPD), hence when the first World Scrabble Championship took place in 1991 words from either word source were allowed.

Over the following years there was disagreement in the competitive Scrabble community over the desirability of a combined word source, which came to be known as SOWPODS as an easily pronounced anagram of OSW and OSPD. Australia changed all its rated tournaments to using the SOWPODS word list in 1994, while the UK made the same change in 2001. This latter move coincided with the publication of the first official book to contain all words from OSW and OSPD (Chambers' Official Scrabble Words: International Edition).

In December 2003, Collins took over the publication of the official word list sanctioned by WESPA, and the current edition is CSW22.

The only change from CSW19 to CSW22 is the deletion of 419 words deemed to be hate speech. This is following a directive from Mattel, who committed to ongoing review and removal of words and definitions, removing hate speech from the game and obliging Collins publisher as a licensee to implement these changes.

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Boaco

Boaco is the capital city and a municipality of the Boaco Department of Nicaragua. The municipality of Boaco has a population of 63,422 (2022 est.) and an area of 1,087 km2 (26% of the Boaco Department) while the department (state) is 4,177 km2.

The city of Boaco, with a population of 26,209 (2022 estimate), is located in the mountains 88 km. east of Managua. Boaco is called "Ciudad de Dos Pisos" (The Two-Storey City), nicknamed by Dr. Armando Incer Barquero. The city's only two flat places are El Parque (Park) and the baseball field.

History
The name Boaco has its roots in the Zumo and Aztec native languages. It is composed of two words; Boa or Boaj ("Enchanters") and the suffix O ("place" or "town"). In other words, Boaco means "Place (or Town) of the Enchanters". The ancient Boaco, or Boaco Viejo (Old Boaco) was located five leagues (15 miles) east of the present-day city of Boaco. No vestiges of the former population remain. It was founded by Spanish colonists who migrated from today's Guatemala.

In 1749, the Zambo, Caribe and Mosquito Indians, encouraged by the British colonists on Nicaragua's Atlantic coast, raided Boaco Viejo. They destroyed the town. The few who survived the massacre fled west and founded the new town of Boaco (now known as Boaquito ("little Boaco")) near the Malacatoya River.

Between 1752 and 1772, the population of what was called Boaquito moved to higher ground, where the city of Boaco is today, mainly due to the endemic diseases and flooding that regularly occurred in the lowlands during the rainy season.

The municipality of Boaco was traditionally part of the Chontales Department. On February 4, 1910, the government of José Madriz established the department of Jerez with the city of Boaco as its capital. However, the conservative government reversed that law. It was not until July 18, 1935 that the government of Juan Bautista Sacasa created the Boaco Department, incorporating the municipalities of Boaco, Camoapa, San Lorenzo, Teustepe, San José de los Remates and Santa Lucía. Boaco was designated the capital of the department.

Geography
Boaco is located in the hilly central region of Nicaragua. Its topography is irregular with many mountains, which are smaller than the mountains in northern Nicaragua. The highest peak is El Cerro de la Vieja (the old woman's hill) with an altitude of 1,020 m. The average elevation above sea level is 360 m.

The municipality of Boaco (12°28′N 85°40′W) borders with the municipality of Muy Muy to the north; the municipalities of San Lorenzo and Camoapa to the south; the municipality of Camoapa to the east; and the municipalities of San José de los Remates, Santa Lucia and Teustepe to the west.

Climate
Boaco has a diverse climate which ranges from that of a tropical forest to that of tropical grasslands with scattered trees. The average temperature is between 27 °C and 30 °C during summer and 18 °C in December. The annual precipitation is 1,200-2,000 mm.

Politics and government
Elections for municipal authorities are held every four years. The current mayor of the municipality of Boaco is Vivian Orozco Zamora from the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN).

Following the 2004 municipal elections, the seats are divided in the following way:

The governing party: Sandinista National Liberation Front: 5

Parties in opposition: Constitutionalist Liberal Party: 5

Economy
Boaco is the economic hub of the agricultural and cattle-ranching lands in region. The city has played an important part in Nicaragua's economy, providing pecuarian products (beef, dairy products) to the rest of the country, as well as exporting to other countries.

With the help of new paved roads, business from the country's capital of Managua has reached Boaco and stimulated the local economy. Boaco now has casinos, banks, gas stations and its first traffic lights installed.

The labour force is about 40% of the population of Boaco, about 23,000, with an unemployment rate of 13%.

Education
According to the 2000 census on education, Boaco has a population of about 31,000 students and 350 teachers (excluding community pre-school workers).

Elementary education (urban area only):

 * Students: 10,000
 * Facilities: 22

Secondary education (urban area only):

 * Students: 15,000
 * Facilities: 15

Multi-grade education (rural area only):

 * Students: 10,000
 * Facilities: 308

Community Pre-Schools:

 * Urban area: 2,000 (74 facilities)
 * Rural area: 3,000 (308 facilities)

Demographics
The municipality of Boaco is home to around 1% of Nicaragua's total population. It plays a more important role in the country's economy as a major producer of beef and dairy produces in what is called the cattle cluster (which includes the Chontales region).

Of the population of 56,900 (2006 est.), 27,900 (49%) are men and 29,000 (51%) women. The average age is 21.4 years; 60.5% of the population is between 15 and 64 years of age.

The rural population represents 61% of the total and the urban population 39%. The population density is 52.36 inhabitants/km2.

Culture
Boaco has a public library, Fernando Buitrago Morales, founded after the Sandinista Revolution in July 1979 by Flavio César Tijerino and a group of young students, including Ricardo Sequeira his daughters, Melba Tijerino, Velleda Tijerino, Humberto Rivas, and Marlene Sotelo. The library had an initial collection of 500 books. Later that year, the library became part of the newly founded Network of Public Libraries, which was organized and coordinated by the Culture Department. With national and international support from governments, organisations and individuals, today the public library of Boaco has a collection of more than 8,000 books.

Boaco has several museums: The Boaco Museum of Anthropology, Arturo Javier Suarez Miranda's The Municipal Museum, and a private museum owned by Armando Incer Barquero.

Literature and arts
Hernan Robleto (novelist), and Fernando Buitrago Morales (poet, novelist, and historian) were the first figures in Boaco's literature. Boaco was the native town of several poets and artists such as Armando Incer Barquero, Dr. Moises Sotelo Castillo, Luis Rocha, Flavio Cesar Tijerino (poet and writer) and others in the intellectual Grupo U from 1958. In recent years Lázaro Díaz, Javier León Valdez and others have made up the Grupo Macuta. Among its most famous artists: painter Armando Morales Sequeira, who currently resides in Paris, France Mariadilia Martinez Caracas and primitivist painter and artist Julito Sequeira.

Local festivities
The local festivities in honor of the city's patron saint, Apóstol Santiago (Apostle Saint James) begin on July 25. The most traditional and folkloric aspect of this celebration are Los Bailantes (The Dancers), a group of peasants who have performed each year, from generation to generation since the 17th century, to honor the patron of Boaco.

Transport and communications
Both paved and unpaved roads connect Boaco to other important cities in the country. Public transportation (bus) is available to Managua and other locations inside and outside the department.

Communications
Telecommunications in Boaco are supervised by the Nicaraguan Telecommunications Company (Empresa Nicaragüense de Telecomunicaciones - ENITEL), which serves 1,326 individuals in the municipality of Boaco.

Mobile telephones are frequently used by the population. Movistar and Claro are the two telephone companies providing mobile telephone services in the area.

Media
BoacoVisión is the local cable TV channel. There are several local radio stations broadcasting on FM.

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Dreamcast online functionality

The Dreamcast is a home video game console by Sega, the first one introduced in the sixth generation of video game consoles. With the release of the Dreamcast in 1998 amid the dot-com bubble and mounting losses from the development and introduction of its new home console, Sega made a major gamble in attempting to take advantage of the growing public interest in the Internet by including online capabilities in the console as a selling point. As such, the Dreamcast was the first console to include a built-in modem for Internet support and online play. Sega would end up leaning heavily into the online capabilities to sell the Dreamcast as hype grew for Sony's then-upcoming competitor, the PlayStation 2, which also promised online gaming in addition to its DVD capabilities.

To create further incentive for use of the Dreamcast's online capabilities, Sega went beyond the scope of their prior online ventures and invested heavily in the development of unified online services for it, a concept that predated former partner Microsoft's Xbox Live service by a few years. Sega also predated Microsoft in pioneering the concept of downloadable content for games released on a console, though it was hampered by the small memory of the VMU. Despite the foresight Sega had in the emergence of broadband Internet access by making the modem modular and upgradeable with a broadband adapter, the services mainly supported dial-up Internet access throughout their lifetimes; only in Japan did broadband service arrive for the Dreamcast before Sega discontinued it in 2001, abandoning the console business altogether with its transition to third-party publishing. The services were gradually discontinued by Sega in the subsequent years; the last remaining service lingered on in Japan before it was shut down in 2007. In response, hobbyists have revived parts of the online services by creating private servers for a handful of games that had their official servers shut down.

Hardware
Sega produced two networking accessories for the Dreamcast worldwide, one for dial-up connections and one for broadband connections. A third accessory, also intended for broadband connections, was only available in Japan. All adapters are visually similar to each other; however, the first accessory includes a telephone jack while the latter two accessories include an RJ45 jack for Ethernet instead. The adapters attach flush to an expansion port on the side of the Dreamcast. Sega also produced a keyboard and a computer mouse for easier navigation of the Internet on the Dreamcast.

Modem Adapter
The Modem Adapter is a dial-up modem that was included with most Dreamcast consoles sold worldwide, excluding Brazil and regions of Asia outside Japan. In Brazil, where the adapter was excluded due to the high price of the console there, it was sold separately for R$49.99 as the Dreamcast Link. European, Australian, and early Japanese models came with a 33.6 kbit/s modem, while North American and later Japanese models included a 56 kbit/s modem. However, with no region lock present, it is possible for models bundled with the 33.6 kbit/s modem to use the 56 kbit/s one instead for faster Internet access. To produce the modem, Sega partnered with Rockwell International through its semiconductor division, which was spun off as Conexant on January 4, 1999.

There are two models of the modem adapter, 670-14140A and 670-14140B. The "A" model can use power from the Dreamcast game console to allow it to operate without the need of power from the telephone line. The "B" model does not use power from the Dreamcast; thus, it is dependent on the power from the telephone line or a modem that runs power through the telephone line.

Custom dial-up server
There are multiple ways to create a server between a Dreamcast and a personal computer (PC) using the standard modem which allows the Dreamcast to share the PC's network connection.

 * PC-DC Server using Windows 95/98.
 * PC-DC Server using a Linux distribution like Ubuntu.
 * Dial-up Network by using a LAN modem (like a Netopia R2020) with a telephone line simulator.
 * PC-DC Server using Dreamcast Now software on a Raspberry Pi.

Broadband Adapter
The Broadband Adapter is a network adapter that was released as a separate accessory for the Dreamcast in Japan on July 15, 2000, retailing at ¥8,800; the United States followed suit on January 9, 2001, with a retail price of $59.95. CSI Co., Ltd. manufactured the adapter in Japan. The adapter was never bundled with any console; it was sold in Japan through CSI's website and cable Internet access providers, while the adapter was sold in the United States exclusively through Sega's online store from launch until March 2001, when it started appearing in retail stores. A European release for the adapter was planned for early 2001, but it ultimately did not materialize with the Dreamcast's discontinuation; despite that, use of an American (or Japanese) adapter on a PAL system is possible since the adapter is not region locked.

Only a few hundred thousand units of the Broadband Adapter were produced as worldwide broadband adoption was still poor at the time. While it was solely mass produced in white to match the console's default model color, a black model was produced on a limited build to order basis; orders were accepted throughout much of December 2001, with a minimum of 2,000 units produced from February to March 2002. Due to the adapter's launch late in the lifespan of the Dreamcast, only a handful of games supported the adapter as developers had to explicitly include support for the adapter in their games; the games that did support it were able to take advantage of the 10 and 100 Mbit speeds provided by the adapter. However, it also had an unintended consequence of much faster Dreamcast GD-ROM copying, leading to a dramatic increase in game piracy towards the end of the console's North American lifespan. CSI announced that it would discontinue production of the adapter on April 24, 2002, citing Sega's discontinuation of Dreamcast production and transition to third-party development.

It is a common misconception that the Broadband Adapter was released with two model numbers (HIT-0400 for the US, and HIT-0401 for Japan); in actuality, both Japan and US models have the code HIT-0400 and use a Realtek 8139 chip. The code HIT-0401 refers to the Japanese model's packaging and documentation, while the code HIT-0400 refers to the adapter hardware. Besides the Broadband Adapter, Sega also released the LAN Adapter in 1999 for sale in Japan only. The LAN Adapter is technically inferior compared to the Broadband Adapter as it supports only the low 10 Mbit speed with the use of a Fujitsu MB86967 chip; it is practically inferior as well since it is not compatible with any online Dreamcast games and works only with the included Japanese browser disk.

Due to the decline of dial-up networking and the rise of the more modernized, faster LAN connection, the Broadband Adapter has reached very high demand over the pre-packaged Modem Adapter. Combined with the scarcity of the adapter, this has resulted in highly inflated prices for it; as early as 2004, third-party retailers such as eBay sold the adapter alone for around $100 to $150, and it still regularly sells for more than the Dreamcast itself. Some games are still playable online via the Broadband Adapter through private servers, such as Phantasy Star Online, Toy Racer, and Quake III Arena.

Online services
Unlike the Xbox Live service launched by Microsoft in 2002, Sega never had a unified worldwide service for the Dreamcast. Instead, Sega created separate regional services that were developed independently of each other, with different companies from different regions participating in the development of the services in their respective regions. Former Microsoft executive Sam Furukawa recalled in 2010 that Sega chairman Isao Okawa proposed adding Dreamcast compatibility into the Xbox several times to Microsoft chairman Bill Gates as Sega explored a sale to Microsoft after the launch of the PlayStation 2, though negotiations ultimately failed due in part to the latter balking at the former's insistence on including online gaming with supported Dreamcast titles.

Dricas (Japan)
Dricas was an Internet service intended for Dreamcast consoles in Japan. The service launched the week of October 28, 1998, with only a few features such as e-mail available; the feature set expanded in the weeks preceding the Dreamcast's launch in Japan on November 27, 1998. Much of its infrastructure was developed by ISAO Corporation, which was spun-off from Sega on November 26, 1999. Its accompanying web browser, Dream Passport, provided the ability to connect via dial-up, browse the Internet, receive and send e-mail, chat with other users, and so on. The Dreameye accessory, which was only sold in Japan, added the ability to send images and videos through e-mail and video chat.

On March 30, 2000, Sega announced that Dream Passport 3, which was due for release on April 29, would include an online rental service called Dream Library, where users could download and play emulated Mega Drive and PC Engine games; a small fee was charged daily throughout the rental period of each title. Initially scheduled to launch with the browser, Sega delayed it to May 30, then delayed it again for two days due to "final testing"; the service went live at 18:00 JST on June 1 with 17 Mega Drive and 13 PC Engine titles available. Five Mega Drive titles were added to the service the same month along with 15 PC Engine titles. The service was temporarily suspended from January 27, 2001, to March 2001 due to Sega implementing compatibility with the Broadband Adapter through server modifications.

Dricas persisted until March 7, 2000, when the service was consolidated into ISAO's multi-platform online service, isao.net. Broadband support arrived for the service a few months later on July 15 of that year, launching with the debut of the Broadband Adapter in Japan. Isao.net maintained online services and game servers for the Dreamcast until Sega ceased the online servers for the last remaining Dreamcast game, Phantasy Star Online, along with its GameCube port on March 31, 2007. Sega ultimately terminated the Dreamcast-dedicated portion of the isao.net service on September 28, 2007, officially eliminating the last remaining vestige of its ambitious plan for online gaming with the Dreamcast.

SegaNet (United States)
SegaNet was a short-lived Internet service geared for dial-up-based online gaming on the Dreamcast game console in the United States. The service was created by Sega in collaboration with GTE through its GTE Internetworking division, which was spun-off from GTE and renamed Genuity in the midst of development as GTE merged with Bell Atlantic to form Verizon Communications on June 30, 2000. As such, it was Genuity that ended up providing the dial-up service and network infrastructure. Sega also announced a partnership with AT&T on August 4, 1999, making the AT&T WorldNet service the preferred ISP to connect the Dreamcast online in the United States. Sega additionally announced an agreement to have Excite@Home as the exclusive portal partner for SegaNet on December 14, 1999, bringing Excite's services and content to the online platform. Microsoft participated somewhat in the development of the service, but they terminated their relationship with Sega just a few months before its launch over differences in its direction.

As a replacement for Sega's original PC-only online gaming service, Heat.net, SegaNet was initially quite popular when it launched on September 7, 2000. Just over a month after launch, by October 27, 2000, SegaNet had 1.55 million Dreamcast consoles registered online, including 750,000 in Japan, 400,000 in North America, and 400,000 in Europe. This was somewhat surprising given that Sega initially set a monthly subscription fee of $21.95, relatively expensive compared to other Internet service providers (ISPs) of the time. However, it was unavailable outside of the contiguous United States; support for Canada, Alaska, and Hawaii was planned, but never realized. Unlike a standard ISP, game servers were connected directly into SegaNet's internal network, providing very low connection latency between the consoles and servers along with standard Internet access via the included PlanetWeb browser.

SegaNet originally offered a rebate for a free Dreamcast with a two-year contract along with a free keyboard to encourage sales of the console. However, with pressure mounting from Sony's PlayStation 2 and the announcements of Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's GameCube, sales of the Dreamcast continued to drop and, on July 20, 2001, Sega announced they would discontinue the service just less than 11 months after launch. At this point, all subscribers were given the option to transfer their accounts to EarthLink. Sega continued to operate the online game servers, initially removing the subscription fee for accessing them before reinstating it, albeit reduced to $9.95 per month, on November 1 of that year. They permanently eliminated the required subscription at the beginning of August 2002 with the intention of shutting down the servers by the end of that year; however, they decided to extend the service by six months, officially ending online support for most Dreamcast games effective June 2003. Sega continued to provide online support for Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 until September 30, 2003; the online servers for both games were shut down at that point, officially ceasing online gaming on the Dreamcast in the United States.

Dreamarena (Europe)
Dreamarena was a free dial-up-based online gaming service provided for all Dreamcast consoles in Europe, launching with the debut of the Dreamcast in Europe on October 14, 1999. The service was created and operated for Sega Europe by a partnership between ICL, BT and various ISPs; ICL developed the web sites and software, with BT providing the dial-up capabilities and network infrastructure, and the ISPs (one for each country) providing the Internet dial-up connection and telephone service. The service was initially available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom; it was expanded in December 2000 to include Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. Although the service was free to access in the United Kingdom, ISPs in other European countries placed different requirements and prices for accessing it; the game servers hosted within the service were not accessible elsewhere on the Internet. Dreamarena Ltd was formed as a subsidiary of Sega Europe with around 20 staff to focus on development of the service. Some games released in Europe after the Dreamcast was discontinued did not include the online functionality present in other regions, infuriating some consumers who anticipated using the online features. The service was accessed via the DreamKey browser, which was also built into some games such as Sonic Adventure 2. As of September 2000 Sega had passed 300,000 registrations in Europe on Dreamarena, with "more than half" deemed "active or very active users".

The first three versions of DreamKey (1.0, 1.5, and 2.0) did not allow users to enter their own ISP phone number and login details, locking them with the ISPs that partnered with Sega; this resulted in Dreamarena being an expensive affair for many of the users. After the discontinuation of the Dreamcast and its transition away from console hardware, Sega closed Dreamarena on February 28, 2002; subsequent online access required version 3.0 of DreamKey, which was released on February 1 and provided users the ability to access the Internet via an ISP of their choice. Users ordering DreamKey 3.0 after the Dreamarena closure had to use a PC to visit Sega of Europe's website and order it there with their service credentials; European Dreamcast customers that failed to register for the service by its closure were completely unable to go online with the console. Online functions for the Dreamcast continued to run for another year until they were shut down on February 28, 2003.

Comma (Australia)
On November 2, 1999, Sega announced its partnership with Telstra to develop an online service for the Dreamcast in Australia through regional distributor Ozisoft. This was just weeks before the Dreamcast was supposed to launch there on November 30; the online service was ultimately unavailable at launch due in part to the signing of the ISP contract only occurring the previous day. However, it was an ironic inconvenience as the consoles initially did not ship with Internet access discs; they were detained the previous week along with much of the other supplied launch software by customs officers for lack of information about the country of origin on the packaging. Ozisoft claimed that the delay in the network launch was due to the time required for developing and testing the network on the Dreamcast hardware, which was compounded by the Dreamcast's use of a proprietary web browser. The network finally went live in mid-March 2000, with Internet access discs sent to registered Australian Dreamcast users that filled out a reply paid card shipped with the console.

To gain access to the network, Australian Dreamcast users were forced to use Telstra's Big Pond service; the Internet access disc, which had Dreamkey software similar to the European version, was bundled with a voucher for 150 hours of free Internet access that users were required to use within three months of activation. Upon connecting, the browser went to the default Comma web portal, which Sega hoped would develop similarly to Yahoo! as an all-encompassing destination for users' Internet needs; LookSmart powered the portal's search engine.

Supported games
Despite the emphasis of online gaming by Sega, no games supported online play at launch despite a handful of games offering free downloadable content (DLC) to store on a VMU, including Sonic Adventure. This caused much ire among consumers such that complaints were filed to the BBC's Watchdog programme and the Independent Television Commission (ITC) in the United Kingdom, accusing Sega of misleading advertising. The ITC subsequently forced Sega to remove references to online gaming in Dreamcast advertisements, with Sega deciding to switch European advertising agencies from WCRS to Bartle Bogle Hegarty as a result of the controversy. The first game to support online play was ChuChu Rocket!, which first released in Japan on November 11, 1999.

Online games on the Dreamcast initially allowed free access to their game servers with expectations of cost offsetting through SegaNet subscriptions and game sales. Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2 was one of the exceptions to the free access, charging a monthly fee throughout the existence of its official servers. There are some private servers still online that are playable with the following games: Phantasy Star Online Ver. 1 and Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2, Sega Swirl, 4x4 Evolution, Quake III Arena, Maximum Pool, Planet Ring, Toy Racer, Starlancer, ChuChu Rocket!, The Next Tetris On-line Edition, PBA Tour Bowling 2001, Sonic Adventure, Alien Front Online, Worms World Party, Racing Simulation 2 On-line: Monaco Grand Prix, POD: Speedzone, Ooga Booga, World Series Baseball 2K2, Jet Set Radio, NCAA College Football 2K2: Road to the Rose Bowl, NFL 2K1, NFL 2K2, NBA 2K1, NBA 2K2, Internet Game Pack and Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon DX, with more games upcoming.

Competing online services

 * GameCube online functionality
 * PlayStation 2 online functionality
 * Xbox Live

Prior online ventures by Sega

 * Sega Meganet for the Mega Drive (Japan, Brazil)
 * Sega Channel for the Genesis (United States)
 * Sega NetLink for the Saturn

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User:Crasshopper

I started editing Wikipedia in 2005 and average 100 edits/year.

I'm an American living in Indiana.

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My favorite number is $$ \sqrt{2} $$.

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$$\max \sum_{t=1}^\infty \delta^t \cdot u(w_t)$$

$$L = \sum_{t=0}^\infty  \sum_{z^t}  \beta^t \cdot U(c_t(z^t) \cdot \pi_t (z^t))    +    \sum_{t=0}^\infty   \sum_{z^t} \lambda_t z^t \cdot \{ z^t \cdot f(k_t (z^{t-1} ))   +   (1 - \delta) \cdot k_t (z^{t-1}) - c_t (z^t)  +  k_{t+1} (z^t) \}  $$

$$\$ = \mathrm{wage} \cdot (1 - \mathrm{leisure\ time} ) $$

⋉ Rubik's Cube is $$\mathbb{Z}^7_3 \times \mathbb{Z}^{11}_2 \rtimes ((A_8 \times A_{12}) \rtimes \mathbb{Z}_2)$$

<img src="http://latex.codecogs.com/gif.latex?\large \dpi{120} \bg_white \Huge{\text{ Determinant }} \ \Normal{\det |\mathcal{M}|} \\ \\ |\mathcal{M}| \Large{\text{ is }} \left| \; \begin{pmatrix} &a \leadsto a &&& a \leadsto b& \\ \\ &b \leadsto a &&& b \leadsto b& \end{pmatrix} \; \right|" title="\large \dpi{120} \bg_white \Huge{\text{ Determinant }} \ \Normal{\det |\mathcal{M}|} \\ \\ |\mathcal{M}| \Large{\text{ is }} \left| \; \begin{pmatrix} &a \leadsto a &&& a \leadsto b& \\ \\ &b \leadsto a &&& b \leadsto b& \end{pmatrix} \; \right|" />

$$ \begin{matrix} 100 \, ^{\circ} \rm{F}  &   \longrightarrow   &   311 \, \rm{K}   \\ \\ && \downarrow \\ \\ -180 \, ^{\circ} \rm{F}         &     \longleftarrow          &    155   \, ^1\!\!/\!_2  \, \rm{K} \end{matrix} $$

$$ \| \text{song} \| = \int \text{compression wave} $$

$$ \gamma \ \overset{\mathrm{def}}= \ {1 \over \ \sqrt[2]{ \; 1 \; - \; ( \, {v \over c} \, ) \, ^2 } \ } $$

$$ \gamma \ \overset{\mathrm{def}}= \ {1 \over \ \sqrt[2]{ 1 \; - \; ( \, \textrm{\%\ of\ speed\ of\ light} \, )\, ^2 } \ } $$

$$ {\color{red}x'} \gets \gamma \cdot {\color{red} x} \; + \; \imath \; \gamma \; \cdot \; {v \over c} \; \cdot \; t \qquad = \ \frac{{\color{red} x} \; + \; ^1\!\!/\!_4 \circlearrowleft \; \cdot \; \mathbf{\%} \; \cdot \; t}{ \mathrm{NORM\ 1} } $$

$$ t' \gets \gamma \cdot t \; - \; \imath \; \gamma \; \cdot \; {v \over c} \; \cdot \; {\color{red} x} \qquad = \ \frac{t \; + \; ^1\!\!/\!_4 \circlearrowright \; \cdot \; \mathbf{\%} \; \cdot \; t}{ \mathrm{NORM\ 1} } $$

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Talk:Dead code

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Vis-a-vis standard and published definitions of dead code, redundant code, and unreachable code, I have updated and changed the articles for dead code, redundant code, and unreachable code. --Dorchard (talk) 22:41, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Inconsistent definitions
In the introduction, the article says that dead code _is_ executed, but that the result is never used. Afterwards, the second example states that the code in the example is never executed, thus dead code. If the definition of dead code does cover both cases, it should be stated in the introduction. 77.188.10.7 (talk) 17:04, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Horrible example
Since the example shown has effects (e.g., behaviour when div-by-zero occurs) this is a *terrible* example since it's not really dead code -- effects of a statement *are observables* -- and cannot be removed by a compiler without affecting program semantics. Dead code only effects execution time, not behaviours, and execution time is (under most semantical notions) considered unobservable.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.148.35.60 (talk) 21:57, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

This page is noted as a stub, but I'm not sure there is really anything more to be said than is already here.

Maybe an example or something. Also, please sign your posts. Wouter Lievens 19:00, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

Merge?
Is dead code the same thing as unreachable code? Should there be a merge? Deco 18:43, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, the terms seem to be equivalent. I'll propose a merge. Ibroadfo 16:08, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge done. Article has been redirected to unreachable code. Jamie 22:35, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
 * No, dead code is executed but the results not used, unreachable code is not. Sae1962 (talk) 06:56, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Removal
I removed this sentence:

... indeed, it is by definition performing no function it is hard to prove a negative

Perhaps it can be reworded? --216.232.210.238 00:39, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Java
If you mention Java compiler, then mention C/C++ compiler (or other) as well. Magicoast (talk) 19:54, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree with Magicoast, so there is no need to mention Java separately, all modern compilers are smart enough. --N90p (talk) 16:54, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

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National Comics Publications

National Comics Publications (NCP; later known as National Periodical Publications Inc. or simply National) was an American comic book publishing company. It was the direct predecessor of modern-day DC Comics.

History
The corporation was originally two companies: National Allied Publications Inc. (also known as National Allied Newspaper Syndicate Inc. and later Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc. ) which was founded by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson in 1935  to publish New Fun, the first American comic book with all-original material rather than comic strip reprints, and Detective Comics Inc., which was founded on December 31, 1936 by Wheeler-Nicholson with Harry Donenfeld and Jack Liebowitz to publish Detective Comics. Wheeler-Nicholson fell into deep debt to Donenfeld and Liebowitz, and in 1938, Donenfeld and Liebowitz petitioned Wheeler-Nicholson's National Allied into bankruptcy and seized it, and as a result, Liebowitz took over and folded National Allied into Detective Comics.

Max Gaines' All-American Publications and Detective Comics Inc. merged to become National Comics Publications Inc. on September 30, 1946. National Comics was renamed "National Periodical Publications Inc." in 1961.

Despite the official names "National Comics" and "National Periodical Publications", the company began branding itself as "Superman-DC" in the early 1940s.

In 1967, National Periodical Publications was purchased by Kinney National Services. In 1977, the company changed its name to DC Comics.

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Talk:Dreamcast online functionality

I don't know which stub category to really give this article to. Hopefully it will get fleshed-out enough to become a full article soon. Arekku 17:57, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

Still up?
I'm planning on buying a Dreamcast, but does SegaNet work in Canada?

SegaNet no longer exists as an ISP, and I don't think any of the online games for the DC have working game servers. Phantasy Star Online has a Windows-based homebrew game server available someplace, forgot exactly where. Arekku 04:23, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Split
SegaNet is both Dreamcast's North American online service and Saturn's Japanese online service. Each service needs a separate article. (Stefan2 11:35, 16 October 2006 (UTC))

SegaNet for Genesis
There was a service -- also called SegaNet if I recall correctly -- that allowed one to hook up through the cable TV system to a monthly paid service that gave access to dozens of games that could be played "online". I don't remember if multiplayer with other locations was possible -- I doubt it.

I know for a fact that the service I describe existed, because I had it! It's why I only own a couple of Genesis games -- I played the rest on SegaNet!

However, I don't deem my rusty recollections sufficient to add a well-fleshed-out section devoted to this service -- unless no one else can do it. 66.41.25.19 01:12, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Inaccurate
This article is very inaccurate and in need of a rewrite. SegaNet was never an internal gaming network, it actually was a connection through PacificNet which in turn was connected with fairly low latency to the Sega Dreamcast network. There were no special routes in place, only the fact that PacificNet was based in California, as were many of the sega.com servers, with some also being at well connected colocation facilities in Chicago, Dallas, LA, Atlanta, DC, and a few other places that I no longer remember. I could likely be pressed for other information, as long as it is in areas that are not still Sega proprietary information.

Also, stating "most other games began charging for game server access" is also inaccurate. I am only aware of Phantasy Star Online that had a pay model for access on the Dreamcast. Most games as implemented by their designers didn't have the ability to use an authentication system to regulate user access, even though the back end systems supported it. Fehrgo 14:48, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Good to know. Do you (or anyone else) have any more information on this? That way we can rewrite the article as needed. Arekku (talk) 22:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I'm the engineer from GTE that designed the Seganet dialup network. AMA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.129.65.225 (talk) 02:34, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

SegaNet for PC?
I was going through a massive pile of freeware CDs and CD-R's today, and what do I find but "Disney's Atlantis: Search For the Journal." Apparently it came in cereal boxes around the turn of the century. However, the curious thing about it is it contains a "SegaNet Dialer." I don't have a dial-up modem on my computer so I can't really do anything with it, but perhaps this is a topic worth looking into for somebody with extra time on their hands. --64.252.37.106 (talk) 02:43, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Phantasy star
I removed the bit about phantasy star going offline in 2001. Version 1 of the Dreamcast game actually went offline around 2003. Version 2 was the only game that was a pay to play game for the dreamcast. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pdiddles03 (talk • contribs) 20:57, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

Merging with american version (Sega NetLink)
What about merge this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_NetLink in this article? it's the same product/service, released in the US. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zandrek (talk • contribs) 14:29, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

LOGIN
username: mjstudio password: wh1t3Glove — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.89.58.120 (talk) 14:48, 17 September 2016 (UTC)

Merger proposal of all Dreamcast online-related articles
I propose that Dreamcast Broadband Adapter and Modem Adapter and Dreamarena be merged into SegaNet, with the resulting merged page moved to Dreamcast online functionality. All three articles are quite short in length, and I think they would be better served with a single article detailing the online functionality of the Dreamcast, in line with the GameCube online functionality and PlayStation 2 online functionality articles. --SmartAn01 (talk) 21:51, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

Since there was no contribution to the discussion, I will assume that everyone is fine with the merger, so I will proceed with it. --SmartAn01 (talk) 21:16, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

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Defunct Reference
Reference number 9 leads to a webpage which no longer exists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wingwingwoom (talk • contribs) 03:57, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Deletion request
Please delete this, the information is already on the OLED page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 17:57, 13 July 2005 (talk • contribs) 64.142.89.80
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Matagalpa

Matagalpa is a city in Nicaragua which is the capital of the department of Matagalpa. The city has a population of 112,697 (2022 estimate), while the population of the department is 606,643. Matagalpa is Nicaragua's seventh largest city, the largest in the country's interior, and one of the most commercially active outside of Managua. Matagalpa is known as the "Pearl of the North" and "Land of Eternal Spring."

Origin of the name
According to Jeronimo Perez, a historian who visited this area in 1855–1856 the name Matagalpa means Cabeza Principal (Main Head) or Pueblo Grande (Big Town) from the Matagalpa indigenous language words: Maika=Head, Calpul* Town- But according to the Matagalpan linguist father Guillermo Kiene, a Catholic priest and missionary who lived from 1898 to 1959, the word Matagalpa comes from the Sumo language, and means "let's go where the rocks are."

There have been other descriptions of the word Matagalpa: -Here next to the water, and -Among Mountains ( "Aquí junto al agua" y "Entre Montañas"). These descriptions are believed to be related to the geographic location of the city, which is next to the Grand River of Matagalpa, and also surrounded by mountains.

Precolonial history
Matagalpa was originally an indigenous village. The Cacaopera people, or Matagalpa had their own language, which has been extinct since 1875. A document from the year 1855 with 97 words and phrases from the Matagalpa language can be found in the Daniel G. Brinton section of the American Philosophical Library in Philadelphia.

The Matagalpa made ceramics of a style known as "Ceramica Negra" and "Naranja Segovia", they also built stone statues representing their chieftain and warriors. They were feared by the Spanish because they were very brave and effective with their bows and other arms. It took 300 years for the Spanish to submit them, even at the time of Nicaragua Independence in 1821, there were many Cacaopera free in the central mountains of Nicaragua. In 1856 they were decisive to defeat William Walker's filibusters in the Battle of San Jacinto on 14 September 1856, where a column of 60 Cacaopera people with bow and arrows fought at the side of Nicaraguan Patriots winning that battle, which marked the end of Walker's adventure in Nicaragua. That quest has been recognized by historians and archaeologists, and there is a popular movement to declare the Cacaopera as National Heroes by the Congress of the Republic next month of September 2011.

Post-colonial history

Matagalpa was an existing indigenous town when the first Spaniards came to this region by 1528 during an attempt to find a water passage to the "Northern Sea", the Caribbean. (Nicaragua's Spanish colonization originated from the direction of the Pacific Ocean, which was called the Southern Sea by the Spaniards.

Matagalpa is located in the continental divide between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Many stories are preserved from colonial times about the British-controlled Mosquito Coast, and the Spanish-colonized Pacific area.

Gold was discovered around Matagalpa by 1840. Along with many Spaniards and Mestizos, it attracted German, American and British immigrants. Two of the better known immigrants of this period were Ludwig Elster (from Hannover) and his wife Katharina Braun (from Schwarzwald, Germany Black Forest) who planted the first coffee trees in the area, the beans from which quickly went to market in Germany. Coffee agriculture attracted more than 120 European immigrants, many of whom married Matagalpan women, and many of their descendants still live in the area.

In 1923 some Danish immigrants also came to Matagalpa, and settled in the highlands as well. Most of the Danish families went back to Denmark. Three families stayed: the Gröns, the Möllers, and the Petersens.

Matagalpa was also the city of refuge for many Nicaraguans escaping the invasion of Tennessean filibuster William Walker who took over much of the country and government in 1856. In Matagalpa the patriots organized the Ejército del Septentrión ("Army of the North"), which fought in and won the Battle of San Jacinto, assisted by 60 Matagalpa, on 14 September 1856, helping to end Walker's rule.

Matagalpa Department was also the birthplace of Rubén Darío, 1867-1916; Nazario Vega, Governor and builder of the Cathedral; Bartolomé Martínez, President of Nicaragua, 1923–24; Matias Baldizon Morales, 1820-1886, and Carlos Fonseca Amador, founder of the Sandinista Front in 1961.

Currently the department of Matagalpa is the second most populous in Nicaragua after the national capital (Managua), and the most diversified in production. Over the past few years Matagalpa has experienced a large influx of migrants (mainly peasants) from other departments, causing stress on infrastructure and the environment.

Matagalpa has a panoramic highway that starts in the city of Matagalpa and extends 30 km to the city of Jinotega. Scenic views extend up to 140 km away, to the volcanic range near the Pacific coast.

Many historians, archeologists, botanists and ethnologists have arrived in recent years to do research in this region. American and European descendants of the first settlers are also returning to visit the historical homes of their ancestors.

Economy
Matagalpa produces and exports beef, cheese, coffee, cacao, onions, tomatoes and mixed fruits and vegetables. For local consumption it produces flowers, wood, corn, beans, fruits (oranges, grapefruits, bananas, plantains) and many kinds of vegetables such as broccoli, and cauliflower.

Matagalpa is known for its coffee, its cattle, milk products, vegetables, flowers and mountains popular with ecotourists. It is the location of such storied mountain tourist resorts as Aranjuez, Santa Maria de Ostuma, and Selva Negra Mountain Resort.

A large part of the economy in Matagalpa depends on eco-tourism. Nature hikes, walks, and excursions are very common throughout Matagalpa, and the northern region on Nicaragua. One of the most recognized eco-tourism sites is Selva Negra Wildlife Refuge, with over 300 acre of land dedicated to the conservation of the area's diverse flora and fauna.

Climate
Matagalpa, along with nearby Jinotega, enjoy "eternal spring" or all year, spring-like weather. Matagalpa lies more than 700 m above sea level with the average temperature ranging from 26 to 28 °C., and relative humidity between 75% and 85%. Average rainfall is 1200 to 1900 mm.

Notable people

 * Carlos Fonseca, FSLN FOUNDER
 * Dorothy Granada, American nurse, humanitarian, and peace and social justice activist who founded a women's health clinic in Mulukukú during the 1990s, won the International Pfeffer Peace Award in 1997, and was still a resident of Matagalpa as of 2022
 * Marina Jacoby, Miss Nicaragua 2016
 * Bartolome Martinez, President of Nicaragua 1923-1924
 * Byron Rojas, boxer

Twin towns – Sister cities
Matagalpa is twinned with:

 * 🇩🇪 Wuppertal, Germany
 * 🇳🇱 Tilburg, Netherlands
 * 🇪🇸 Sabadell, Spain
 * 🇺🇸 Gainesville, United States
 * San Pedro Sula, Honduras
 * Lewisham, United Kingdom
 * 🇨🇱 Valparaíso, Chile
 * 🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States
 * Retalhuleu, Guatemala
 * 🇨🇷 Heredia, Costa Rica
 * 🇫🇮 Oulu, Finland
 * 🇵🇦 Colón, Panama
 * Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
 * 🇸🇻 Cojutepeque, El Salvador
 * 🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg, Russia
 * Shanghai, China
 * 🇲🇽 Jalisco, Mexico

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Talk:Flak tower

Untitled
Someone requested the link to the german article. Actually this articel was missing, i just wrote it. I will ask some weapon experts to expand it soon. -- Stahlkocher 17:57, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

--80.199.239.42 22:46, 29 October 2006 (UTC)== Images ==

Some included images are missing. Have they been deleted? --Ikar.us 10:42, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Ive added new reference to book about Vienna flak towers and link to further information.
 * I stated under the photos that they are over 60 years of age and distributed over the Internet, yet they still deleted them !! Now they posted a warning the bottom pics are slated to be deleted.  I think these guys need to get a life !!

 * I added a few breaks so the images don't overlap. 75.68.199.101 01:18, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

How useful were the towers?
I have always been fascinated with the concept of the towers since I first read about them years ago. Most histories referred to them but did not describe them still less really talk about how they operated and the who manned them.

This article answers a lot of questions but there are many unanswered ones such as who conceived of the idea and who designed them, what was aim strategically and tactically, and did they fulfill these aims? Albatross2147 (talk) 14:21, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Ideal concept for a new WTC in NY :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.137.120.35 (talk) 20:55, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

 * FYI, the National Geographic show "Hitler's Secret Bunkers" delves into the armament and effectiveness of the towers. They cite figures on rates of fire and such, but not on specific Allied casualties inflicted (they say that Allied bombing sorties over the city center suffered 'devastating' losses, but I am sure it is difficult to determine the exact share of the losses for which the towers were directly responsible). - 14:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info. I shall keep a look out for this in our local schedules.Albatross2147 (talk) 01:13, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Towers in Vienna
In the article it is stated that there where 3 (additional) towers planned in Vienna, as well as three already built towers. Do I understand that correctly? Or does the statement in the Section about Vienna mean that those three towers where planned for another spot? Please clarify. -- Uhu01 (talk) 19:34, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Changing link
Nohomers48, the link you removed because nonexistent, simply changed. Now you can find it at http://www.oeav-events.at/edelweiss/klettern/flakturm/index.php. Cheers. Carlotm (talk) 21:53, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Righto then, added in the new link.– Nohomers48 (talk • contribs) 22:41, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

External frameworks
What is the purpose of the external projecting beams and framework? This is not explained. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.86.117.208 (talk) 15:27, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

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Uppland Runic Inscription 11

U 11 is the Rundata designation for a runestone that is located near the ruins of the old king's dwelling at Alsnö hus near Hovgården on the island of Adelsö in Sweden.

Description
This runestone has an intricate design with the runic text within serpents. The inscription is unsigned and is classified as being carved in runestone style Pr4, which is also known as Urnes style. This runestone style is characterized by slim and stylized animals that are interwoven into tight patterns. The animal heads are typically seen in profile with slender almond-shaped eyes and upwardly curled appendages on the noses and the necks.

Tolir is described as being a "bryte," which is an old Swedish word for a thrall who worked as the thralls' foreman. The word "bryte" comes from "to break," in the meaning of breaking bread, so "bryte" can be interpreted as the person who serves out food.

Gylla was Tolir's wife. Håkon is believed to be the reigning king Håkan the Red, who is generally accepted as ruling during the 1070s. This would be consistent with the runic text, which using the word kunungi or kunungr, Old Norse for "king." Because of this, the stone is known as Håkansstenen.

Tranlisteration of runic text into Latin letters

 * raþ| |þu : runaʀ : ret : lit : rista : toliʀ : bry[t]i : i roþ : kunuki : toliʀ : a(u)k : gyla : litu : ris... ...- : þaun : hion : eftiʀ ...k : merki srni... haku(n) * (b)aþ : rista

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The Big Bang (1987 film)

The Big Bang, also known as Le Big-Bang, is an adult animated science fiction comedy film, originally released in 1987 by 20th Century Fox in France and Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd in the United Kingdom. The UK version was written by English satirist Tony Hendra, who was also the voice director.

Plot
In 1995, World War III begins by accident when a hitman uses an miniature nuclear weapon in a hit which destroys Sicily; Italy mistakes the blast for nuclear terrorism and annihilates Libya, which destroys Israel. Africa bombs Germany, which in turn attacks France. Luxembourg bombs England. Sweden destroys itself. The Russians decide to liquidate the Americans, who in turn unleash their nuclear fleet, leaving only two continents on the verge of World War IV. In the north, America and Russia merge, containing a mutated strain of males, forming the USSSR. In the south, all that is left of womankind retreat to their territory of Vaginia. The armies of these two nations are soon at odds with each other as they perfect their most destructive weapons capable of destroying the universe.

The Council of the Universe, fearing for everyone's safety, appoints Fred Hero, a retired superhero now working as a garbageman to diplomatically calm the situation down. He is given a powerful light bulb that makes him invincible. Fred firsts starts off with the USSSR and tries to persuade the nation's leader, the Comrade-In-Chief, to get rid of all of the bombs. The Comrade-In-Chief sees Fred as a lunatic and whispers to his three minions to fetch the guards. While he is waiting, The Comrade-In-Chief explains to Fred that all of the men lost their asses during World War III. The women were safe underground. When the war was over, and the women came back up and saw the men without their asses, they just laughed. The Comrade-In-Chief plans to destroy Vaginia with their weapon "The Big One" - a missile shaped like a penis. After the history lesson, Fred accidentally meets and promptly falls in love with the nation's female mascot, Liberty. Fred escapes the Comrade's lair with Liberty. When they are finally alone, Fred wishes to marry Liberty, but Liberty finds out that Fred is married. Liberty is shocked and decides to return to the Comrade.

Fred then flies over to Vagina and meets the multi-breasted leader Una. Una reveals the Vaginia has a super-weapon called "Big Mama" - a spherical missile that has a vagina and nipple on it that is designed to combine with "The Big One" and thus destroy the universe. Fred once again tries to get Una to make peace with the USSSR, but this time, Una agrees, but only if he and her have sex. Fred is unable to withstand her advances, and unable to please her complex body. With no hope for peace and mad with rage at the idea of being separated from Liberty, Fred inadvertently starts the Fourth World War. While the two nations fight, Fred eventually decides to try to win Liberty's heart back and save the universe. Liberty is taken on board "The Big One", which starts to rise as Fred hurries to her rescue. He manages to get on board and escape with her to the safety of a tropical island only for them to be caught up in the final battle between both nations armies. As the two missiles circle above the sky, this gets the two nations extremely horny for each other. While the two nations have an orgy on the island, Fred tries to get back with Liberty, who still declines Fred's offer, due to Fred still being married. Just then, Fred gets a message from his wife, who says that she is seeing another man, Conan, Fred's Conan the Barbarian-like coworker. Fred and Liberty run toward each other with open arms. As they hug, "The Big One" penetrates "Big Mama" and both explode in a cosmic orgasm which causes the entire universe to be destroyed. God, who is having sex with his wife notices this but does not care. Fred and Liberty arrive in Heaven, and they both have sex in a lone cloud, beginning their new life together.

Production
After Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle and The Missing Link, The Big Bang is the third feature by Picha, which includes Picha's typical humor and his love of provocation and nonsense. Picha claims that the film is "the culmination of a trilogy, a mixture of these concerns in the other two films ... a little more tied to the news of the day, only more excessive. The Big Bang is a film about the all wars, including personal wars you find in the family."

Production lasted from 1984 to 1986. When the film was released in the UK, the British Board of Film Censors cut the film by 10 seconds to remove a sequence in which an animated version of God appeared to be having sex and then uttered an expletive. After the release of the film, Picha put his theatrical work on hold, choosing to produce television cartoons instead.

Reception
A reviewer in Variety wrote that "the satiric broadsides only sporadically explode with genuine hilarity, and the animation is frequently inferior to Picha's earlier work". Anne Billson described the film as "lamentable" in The Monthly Film Bulletin, while Screen International 's Nick Roddick commented that although it "is not a film for anyone who finds it hard to laugh at sexual stereotypes, jokes about mutation and dismemberment, and gags with nuclear explosions as their pay-off [nor] those who dislike graphic (in both senses of the word) blood and guts", "[o]thers should find it quite entertaining".

Release
The film was released in theaters in France on March 18, 1987, Then in the United Kingdom on July 17, 1987 and was a Box-office bomb The film was released on Anamorphic Widescreen DVD on 7 February 2011 in the United Kingdom by Lace DVD. Then again on September 22, 2011 in a collection in the Netherlands called The Picha Box

Additional Voices

 * Original: Georges Aminel (president of the universe, narrator), Roger Carel (USSSR General, radio voice, football match commentator), Michel Elias (USSSR General, God, Jesus Christ, Bone Head), William Sabatier (USSSR General), Céline Montsarrat (General of Vaginia), Arlette Thomas (General of Vaginia), Martine Meiraghe (General of Vaginia), Michel Modo (Advisable), Richard Darbois (Conan the Barbarian)
 * English: Jerry Bledsoe, Josh Daniel, Bob Kaliban, George Osterhan, Marvin Silbersher (The First), Deborah Taylor, Ron Vernan, Roberta Wallach

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San Carlos, Nicaragua

San Carlos is the capital city of the municipality of San Carlos and of the Río San Juan Department of Nicaragua.

The city proper has a population of roughly 17,000, while the city and surrounding communities (Comarcas) contain a population of 52,055 (2022 estimate). San Carlos is positioned on the confluence of Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan River. The Solentiname Islands in Lake Nicaragua are part of the Municipality of San Carlos.

Comarcas
The municipality is divided into the following comarcas:

Twin towns – Sister cities
San Carlos is twinned with:

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Washington State Route 542

State Route 542 (SR 542) is a 57.24 mi state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving Mount Baker in Whatcom County. SR 542 travels east as the Mount Baker Highway from an interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) in Bellingham through the Nooksack River valley to the Mt. Baker Ski Area at Austin Pass. It serves as the main highway to Mount Baker and the communities of Deming, Kendall, and Maple Falls along the Nooksack River. The highway was constructed in 1893 by Whatcom County as a wagon road between Bellingham and Maple Falls and was added to the state highway system as a branch of State Road 1 in 1925. The branch was transferred to Primary State Highway 1 (PSH 1) during its creation in 1937 and became SR 542 during the 1964 highway renumbering.

Route description
SR 542 begins as Sunset Drive and the Mount Baker Highway at a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-5 to the northeast of downtown Bellingham. The highway travels northeast through suburban neighborhoods along Squalicum Creek and passes Squalicum High School as it leaves the city of Bellingham. SR 542 continues northeast through rural Whatcom County, crossing the Nooksack River and intersecting SR 9 at a roundabout. The concurrent SR 9 and SR 542 travel southeast through the community of Deming along a BNSF rail line and passes Mount Baker Senior High School. SR 542 leaves SR 9 east of Deming and turns north along the North Fork of the Nooksack River and the eastern slope of Sumas Mountain to Kendall, where it serves as the southern terminus of SR 547. The Mount Baker Highway turns east and continues along the Nooksack River North Fork into the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest at Glacier in the foothills of Mount Baker. SR 542 turns south and serves the Mt. Baker Ski Area on the northeast side of the mountain before splitting into a one-way pair around Picture Lake. The Mount Baker Highway continues through Austin Pass and ends at Artist Point, located at 5,210 ft above sea level on Kulshan Ridge.

Every year, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) conducts a series of surveys on its highways in the state to measure traffic volume. This is expressed in terms of annual average daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of traffic volume for any average day of the year. In 2011, WSDOT calculated that the busiest section of SR 542 was the I-5 interchange in Bellingham, serving 38,000 vehicles, while the least busy section of SR 542 was the one-way pair around Picture Lake in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, serving 230 vehicles. The Mount Baker Highway is designated as a National Forest Scenic Byway and serves as the eastern section of the Ski to Sea Race between Mount Baker and Maple Falls, a 90 mi Memorial Day race with seven legs hosting seven events. The eastern terminus of SR 542, at Artist Point on Kulshan Ridge, is only open in the summer between July and October due to extreme weather conditions.

History
The Mount Baker Highway was constructed by Whatcom County in 1893 as a wagon road traveling northeast from Bellingham along the Nooksack River through Deming and Kendall to Maple Falls. The wagon road was extended from Maple Falls through Glacier to the Mt. Baker Ski Area at Heather Meadows began 1921 and ended in 1926. The Mount Baker Highway was added to the state highway system in 1925 as the Austin Pass branch of State Road 1 and was extended to its current terminus at Artist Point in 1931. The highway was closed seasonally between Glacier and Artist Point until the filming of The Call of the Wild in 1934 and 1935 prompted interest in the Mount Baker area. The Department of Highways began clearing the highway of snow during the winter of 1934 for the film and continued annually between Glacier and Heather Meadows; however, the highway was not cleared during World War II due to gasoline shortages. The highway was designated as the Austin Pass branch of PSH 1 during the creation of the primary and secondary state highways in 1937 and renumbered to SR 542 in 1964. The entire route, between Bellingham and Austin Pass, was designated as part of the Washington State Scenic and Recreational Highways program in 1987 and a National Forest Scenic Byway on November 1, 1988.

A rock wall collapse on October 12, 2020, closed access to the Artist Point section of SR 542 for ten months while repairs were made. The rock wall was rebuilt by WSDOT and the section was reopened in August 2021.

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Talk:Larry Zbyszko

Biographical question
Hello everyone, I'm researching biographies of famous aviators and I'm wondering how come Larry Zbyszko is listed in the "American Aviators" category because this here article don't say nothing about him piloting any kind of aircraft, not even a hang-glider or a hot-air balloon. If any of you can find information about him flying any kind of aircraft (powered or unpowered, LTA or HTA), would you please put it on this page and I'll be glad to put it in the article; but if in fact he never piloted any aircraft, then this article should be taken out of the "American Aviators" category.

76.21.37.87 (talk) 22:32, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

OK, since it's been more than a month and no one came forward with any info about Larry Z ever piloting any aircraft, I'm assuming that he never did so. Because of this, I'm taking this article out of the "American Aviators" category. If any of you can give a good reason why I shouldn't, please put it on this Discussion page.

76.21.37.87 (talk) 05:58, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Porno
I heard something about a video of Larry Zbyszko being in a porno somewhere. I was wondering whether or not this was actually true.12.167.200.173 16:50, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

What a name
Regarding the claim that he was known as Zbysko in the 1970s and 1980s, I have Roberta Morgan's Main Event: The World of Professional Wrestling (1979), which is what passed for a pro wrestling reference at the time, and in it the name Zbyszko (with the second 'z') is consistently used.

So did he really use two different variations, or was it simply (and understandably) misspelled a lot? Wasted Time R 17:59, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

 * When Zbysko wrestled for the AWA & Jim Crockett Promotions, they listed him as "Larry Zbysko" on the graphics when he would be coming to the ring for a match or interview. I can't say that they did this 100% of the time, but I usually watched ring entrances to see how the wrestlers interacted with the fans as they came out and I always saw "Zbysko".

 * I also know that they had a bad habit of changing the spelling of wrestlers' names every other week in Crockett. I did notice that WCW listed him mostly as "Zbyszko" but that was after seeing it listed the other way for years.

 * I have seen some of the 1980's wrestling magazines list him as "Zbyszko". I have also noticed most websites list him that way but I am not too trusting to go by what they say because I have noticed alot of "revisionist history" on alot of them (such as the Mid-Southern area titles being called AWA titles even though they were only AWA titles in 1987).

 * Anyway, that is where I got the "Zbysko" from. I don't really know at this point which spelling is correct, but I think they both should be in the article since they are both out there.

 * Phatcat68 08:54, 14 July 2005 (US ET)

 * I think it's very likely "Zbyszko" is the correct spelling, because that is Stanislaus Zbyszko's spelling and where Larry got the name from. Google shows a 20:1 preference for the second-z spelling of Stanislaus' name, and a 10:1 preference for the second-z spelling of Larry's name.  But it's certainly ok to have the alternate spelling in the article as it stands now, especially since the article was originally created under that spelling and most of the links are to that spelling.   Wasted Time R 14:10, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

His pro debut is in 1972, not in 71 or 73 (I don't remember what it was).

= New AWA World Champion =

Good old Larry was just awarded the AWA World Title on February 5th 2008! Pvegeta 12:40, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Jericho hates him

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I think it's time for discussion and an exchange of ideas from the A-D groups. Maybe somebody can explain or give examples of what the commandments mean. It would be a good start. Herman always loved a good pun. Lets call this "Write on Wrice". -- I'll put up some material to help people understand the commandments. They look silly without any context. I'd be interested in hearing from folks who were early participants or watched Wrice's ideas evolve, as it seems to me the mans legacy deserves a more vibrant(and detailed) accounting. I've enabled email to my wiki name, or you can direct a message to me: Chris at theaviary dot net.

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Fuerte Olimpo is a city in Paraguay. It is the capital of the department of Alto Paraguay. Straddling the river Paraguay which forms the border with Brazil, Fuerte Olimpo is Paraguay's northernmost departmental capital, located over 830 km (515 mi) north of the capital Asunción. It was originally called Fuerte Borbón. The city is also known as “la puerta de entrada al Pantanal”, or entrance to the Pantanal region.

Fuerte Olimpo is on east of Chaco Boreal on east shore of Paraguay River near the mouth of Blanco River, to the north the moist ground called humedales from the Gran Pantanal. Fuerte Olimpo is far away from the flood area. The city is surrounded by a wall 4 km long.

Geography
This plain is almost 300 metres above the sea level. The soil is good for farming and cattle raising. Laguna Capitán is a lagoon in Fuerte Olimpo. Fuerte Olimpo is between two hills, in one is Fuerte Bordón and in the other one is Maria Auxiliadora Cathedral. The hill 3 hermanos are elevations of the region, on top of the middle cerro palms of karanday can be seen and also the moist ground of the Pantanal Nabileque and Sierra de Bordón in Brazil.

Weather
The weather is tropical, temperature is around 45 °C in summer, and the minimum 9 °C in winter. The average is 25 °C. Long droughts followed by strong rains are important characteristics of the region.

Demography
Fuerte Olimpo is a city with 4998 inhabitants, 2585 men and 2413 women, according to the Census.

History
The city was founded by Spain in 1792 named Fuerte Borbón by the Governor Joaquín Alos y Bru, who sent the Commandant José Antonio de Zavala y Delgadillo, to protect the area from the Virreinato del Río de la Plata from the bandeirantes from Brazil. The first settlement was between the Brazilian Forte Porto Carrero and Fecho dos Morros. Caciques Mbayaes were invited for the foundation.

During José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia government it was called Fuerte Olimpo, maybe because of the main Cerro (hill) which was said to resemble Mount Olimpus in ancient Greece. At that time Paraguayan sovereignty established a free port for Brazilian trading.

At the beginning of Paraguayan War (1865–1870) it was a very important offensive spot in the Mato Grosso, in 1866 Fuerte Olimpo was a strategic place too but it was taken by Brazilians when the campaign ended. Originally, Argentina wanted to own from Fuerte Olimpo to Chaco Boreal to the Bahía Negra, but when Brazil left Paraguay, Argentina did not claim it.

After the 1870s the area belonged to large landowners who chopped the quebrechales having native people work as slaves, that period was called tannin cycle, it was the beginning of some industries, forests were destroyed and the place was used for cattle raising good for the kind of weather. Another important aspect was the industries of tiles, palm and bricks. So Fuerte Olimpo became a port for exportation. During the Chaco war in the 1930s Fuerte Olimpo was again an important place for offensive strategies.

Economy
It includes some ports: 14 de Mayo, Esperanza, Leda, Lida, and Maria Elena.

The main activity is cattle raising.

Transportation
Boats and canoes are the main important means of transportation to get to Fuerte Olimpo. People travel in the riverboat Aquidabán, which goes from Concepción to Bahía Negra. Another way to go there is going Route 9 “The Transchaco highway” to “Cruce Pioneros”, at km. 409, there is no paved route to get to Fuerte Olimpo. You can also get to Loma Plata, at km 444 and there is no paved route until km. 333. There is also a landing runway for small planes.

Tourism
You can also ride some motor launches on the Paraguay River to enjoy the wonderful flora and fauna of the region. There are some tourist guides.
 * Fuerte Borbón, from 1792. Built from rocks on one of the Olimpo hills.
 * María Auxiliadora Cathedral, on top of the other hill, built of stone.
 * An observatory: the three hills of Fuerte Olimpo: called "Tres Hermanos".
 * A museum and a native tribe called Ishir “Virgen Santísima”, which includes presentation of some crafts and a welcome from the Shaman.

Sister cities

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