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Latin Mass Magazine

The Latin Mass: A Journal of Catholic Culture, commonly referred to as Latin Mass Magazine, is an American Catholic magazine published quarterly, with a traditionalist Catholic viewpoint. It is based in Ramsey, New Jersey.

History and profile
Latin Mass Magazine was established in 1992. Published by the Catholic organization Keep the Faith, the magazine is a strong supporter of the traditional Tridentine Mass. It has often expressed skepticism about the liturgical and other reforms introduced by the Second Vatican Council and Popes John XXIII and Paul VI. The magazine advocates for traditional gender roles and complementarism. The magazine admires Pope Benedict XVI because of his emphasis on traditional Catholic dogma and apparent desire to widen the use of the Tridentine Mass in the church.

The magazine claims to be "one of the fastest growing Catholic periodicals in the country." In a 2006 interview with The Wanderer, a Catholic weekly newspaper, former publisher Roger McCaffrey claimed: "In 10 years, the circulation of Latin Mass Magazine will be higher than that of [Jesuit Magazine] America."

According to its mission statement, the magazine attempts to combat what it sees as "accelerating secularism" by emphasizing a "return of the Church to tradition and authentic organic development". The magazine also holds conferences to encourage conservative priests and laity in furthering a more traditional approach to Catholic teaching and liturgy, and it hopes to establish a study center "that will assist the articulation of Catholic tradition".

Tom Woods had been managing editor starting in 1996. The magazine's most recent managing editor was John W. Blewett, who died February 8, 2013.

The publication has seen occasional controversy, such as its dispute with The Wanderer over Humanae Vitae, Paul VI's encyclical on birth control.

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Talk:Korean crevice salamander

Someone needs to look up the name and date of the Nature article for the taxobox. I can't find it.

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Yoshitoshi (disambiguation)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) was a Japanese woodblock print artist.

Yoshitoshi is a masculine Japanese given name. Other notable people with the name include:
 * Yoshitoshi ABe (born 1971), graphic artist
 * Yoshitoshi Mori (1898–1992), kappazuri stencil prints artist
 * Sō Yoshitoshi (1568–1615), daimyō of Tsushima
 * Yoshitoshi Tokugawa (1884–1963), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army and one of the pioneers of aviation in Japan

Other uses

 * Yoshitoshi Recordings, house music label owned and operated by Deep Dish

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Ioannis Malokinis

Ioannis Malokinis (Ιωάννης Μαλοκίνης, 1880 – 1942) was a Greek swimmer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. His home island was Spetses. Malokinis competed in the 100 metres freestyle for sailors event. He placed first of three swimmers, with a time of 2:20.4. This time was nearly a minute slower than the mark of 1:22.2 set by Alfréd Hajós in the open 100 metres event.

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Talk:Düsseldorf School of painting

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Note: I've made changes to reflect the comments below and get rid of the ambiguity, especially since there is already an article on the Kunstakademie. It would be useful to have more detail on the style of and participants in the Düsseldorf School. Smawnmahlau 13:32, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

It looks like this article might be about Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, which was not founded by Schadow (he was the second director after Peter von Cornelius). Rl 17:50, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

The Academy of Fine Arts (Kunstakademie) was founded by Cornelius, indeed. But it was Schadow who initiated the Düsseldorf School (Düsseldorfer Malerschule) at the Academy - a stylistic program rather than an institution.

Two articles exist
Düsseldorf school exists, too. I have placed statements in that article taken from New International Encyclopedia. GhostofSuperslum 14:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Three and counting
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf is a third article on the school! I have chosen Düsseldorf school as the one to place my edits. Sooner or later, these three articles may be merged. GhostofSuperslum 17:04, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * My most significant observation is that Schadow was absent from the school at times. He left for Italy in 1830.  Lessing replaced him as director for about 5 or 6 years (1830-36).  Lessing has been credited with having an important influence on the school.  Then, Schadow returned and resumed the role of director, but left for Italy in 1840.  After some time in Italy, he returned to the school a changed man.  He was more religious.  Afterward, his paintings are of religious subjects.
 * At this time, the three articles in Wikipedia are in a state of confusion, marked by inaccuracies. Also, the title Kunstakademie Düsseldorf is a real tongue-twister to users of the English version of Wikipedia. The title Düsseldorf school is preferable, for certain.
 * Fare thee well. GhostofSuperslum 10:40, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Merge discussion
Note: Please discuss the merge here: Talk:Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Sebastian scha. (talk) 21:06, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

 * As I pointed out there, these are different topics and the pages should not be merged. But it would be valuable if somebody would translate the German article on the "Düsseldorfer Malerschule". --Hegvald (talk) 18:18, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

I added the quotation (by Wolfgang Müller von Königswinter) for prooving that it was not only Schadow, but also his students he brought from Berlin, which constituted together the "Düsseldorfer Malerschule" (Düsseldorf School), which is not identic with the "Kunstakademie Düsseldorf"(Academy of Fine Arts). The Royal Prussian Academy existed from 1819-1918; the artists listed under "Selected artists" should not be listed here but under the site of "Kunstakademie Düsseldorf".Eztuel (talk) 14:27, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

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Studebaker Sky Hawk

The Studebaker Sky Hawk was a pillarless two-door hardtop coupe produced by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation for the 1956 model year only. The Sky Hawk was considered part of the Studebaker President series. One of four models of Hawks available that year, the Sky Hawk was positioned between the flagship Golden Hawk and Power Hawk pillared coupe. Sky Hawks differed from Golden Hawks in that they had less chrome trim and lacked the Golden Hawk's fins. They also had slightly less luxurious interiors, and were powered by the President's 289 cubic inch (4.7 L) V-8 with 210 horsepower (157 kW) standard and 225 horsepower (168 kW) optional (rather than the Packard 352 of the Golden Hawk). The Sky Hawk's base price was $2,477 before options, and 3,050 were produced that year. The Sky Hawk was discontinued for the 1957 model year.

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Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, Institutum Christi Regis Summi Sacerdotis, abbreviated as ICRSS and ICKSP, is a society of apostolic life of pontifical right in communion with the Holy See of the Catholic Church. The institute has the stated goal of honouring God and the sanctification of priests in the service of the Catholic Church and souls. An integral part of the institute's charism is the use of the traditional liturgy, namely the Tridentine Missal for Mass, the Breviary of John XXIII for the Divine Office, and the Rituale Romanum for other sacraments. The society has undertaken the restoration of a number of historic church buildings.

The institute's rule of life is based generally on that of the secular canons. Its stated mission is the defense and propagation of the reign of Christ the King in all areas of human life, both private and social.

Early years
The institute was canonically erected on 1 September 1990 by Gilles Wach and Philippe Mora in Gabon, Africa, where the Institute still has missions, notably in the capital Libreville. Its canonical status was of diocesan right until 7 October 2008. On that date, it was granted the status of pontifical right by decree, titled Saeculorum Rex, of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, on the occasion of the visit of Camille Perl, the vice-president of the commission. Deacons and priests are incardinated into the institute, whose prior general has the right to call to orders. The institute is based in Gricigliano, Italy, in the Archdiocese of Florence. Its international seminary of Saint Philip Neri is also located there, and the institute's ordinations and other major masses are held at the church of San Gaetano in Florence.

Wach serves as prior general and Mora as rector of the seminary. Both received their priestly formation under Cardinal Giuseppe Siri of Genoa.

As of 2022, the institute has 139 priests, as well as clerical oblates who go through formation but may only be ordained up to the permanent diaconate, working instead for the several apostolates of the institute.

The charism of the institute is based on the example of its three patron saints:
 * Francis de Sales, who emphasized teaching the Catholic faith with patience and charity, encouraging all Catholics to a life of holiness through the ordinary means of the Church, such as devout attendance at Mass and frequent confession.
 * Benedict of Nursia, with his love for the solemn celebration of the liturgy, his emphasis on work and prayer, "Benedictine hospitality", and role in laying the groundwork for an integral Christian civilization in medieval Europe.
 * Thomas Aquinas, with his emphasis on the harmony between faith and reason.

The institute also honors as its primary patroness the Virgin Mary under the title "of the Immaculate Conception, to Whom it is consecrated." Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus is the patroness of its African missions.

Apostolates
In the United States, the institute is headquartered in Chicago, with presences in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Ohio, with a forthcoming apostolate in Worcester, Massachusetts announced in September 2023. In Chicago, the institute is restoring the historic Saint Clara/Saint Gelasius Church on Carmelite Way, which is also the site of the headquarters for the American Province of the institute. Upon completion, it will become the Shrine of Christ the King.

Its oldest United States apostolate is the Saint Mary Oratory in Rockford, Illinois, and its newest is the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Shrine in Cleveland, Ohio. In Kansas City, Missouri, Bishop Robert Finn established an oratory (a public church where Mass and other rites may be celebrated) in 2005 for the institute at a historic church otherwise in danger of being closed. Also in 2005 St. Francis de Sales Church in Saint Louis, Missouri was established as an oratory under care of the institute, to serve the city and region. It is leading efforts to restore the church and has installed a new organ. The superior for the United States is Canon Matthew Talarico.

In England, the Institute is active in the Diocese of Shrewsbury, where they have apostolates in New Brighton and Shrewsbury, in the Diocese of Lancaster, where they have two churches in Preston and the Diocese of Plymouth, where they have a church in Torquay. In 2011 the Bishop of Shrewsbury invited the institute to re-open the Church of Saints Peter, Paul, and Philomena in New Brighton.

Since Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March 2006, the institute has had a presence in the Diocese of Limerick in the Republic of Ireland. In Limerick City, they purchased Sacred Heart Church, Since May 2010, the institute has expanded into the Irish diocese of Galway, where weekly Mass is offered at Saint Mary's College school; monthly Masses are offered by priests of the institute in Ennis. The institute is also closely involved in the annual Catholic Voice conference held in Limerick, which features amongst its regular speakers Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke and John Hunwicke. Since December 2019 the institute has had an established apostolate in Belfast (Diocese of Down and Connor) following the purchase of the former Fortwilliam & Macrory Presbyterian Church. In April 2021, the Institute purchased a convent in Ardee, County Louth for use by a community of its female religious, the Sisters Adorers.

In addition to its oratories in the United States and missions in Africa, the institute also has apostolates in France, Spain, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It also has care of Santi Celso e Giuliano, a papal chapel and minor basilica in Rome, as of 2019. The institute is especially active in the domain of education, running schools in France (Montpellier, Lille and Versailles), Belgium (Brussels International Catholic School), and Africa.

During its yearly ordinations week in Italy, the institute has had visits by Cardinals Raymond Leo Burke, Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Darío Castrillón Hoyos, as well as Archbishop Camille Perl.

Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus
The Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest are a women's community founded in 2001 that is associated with the institute. They are also based in Gricigliano. The sisters are non-cloistered contemplatives, and their way of life is based on the Benedictine tradition.

The community celebrates Mass and the Divine Office using the traditional form of the Roman Rite, celebrated according to the pre–Vatican II rubrics. Needlework and embroidery projects form an important part of their daily Ora et Labora ("Pray and Work").

When the number of sisters has increased sufficiently, the community plans to plant convents near the institute's churches, where the sisters will perform apostolic work such as teaching. , the sisters numbered 42, increasing to 60 by 2022. The sisters now have nine convents in seven countries. They are at Gricigliano, Livorno and Naples in Italy, Engelport in Germany, <Les Cotes in Switzerland, Preston in England, Ardee in Ireland, Wausau in the USA, and Loisy in France. Gricigliano is their Mother House and Naples their Noviciate.

Society of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is a lay society associated with the institute. The lay members of the society pledge to live according to a modified Benedictine rule, within their vocation. Through membership in the society, lay faithful can participate in the spiritual and social missions of the institute through prayer, devotions, spiritual direction, and study of the spiritual writings of Saint Francis de Sales.

Superiors
Gilles Wach is the founder and prior general.

Philippe Mora is the co-founder and rector of the international Saint Philip Neri Seminary in Gricigliano.

Rudolf Michael Schmitz is the vicar general of the institute and provincial of the German-speaking countries.

Choir dress
The institute has its own choir dress, adopted in 2006, which it received from Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, Archbishop of Florence. It consists of a rochet, mantelletta, mozzetta, pectoral cross, and biretta.

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Melanchlaeni

The Melanchlaeni, also known as the Saudaratae, were an ancient Scythian tribe whose existence was recorded by ancient Graeco-Roman authors.

The Melanchlaeni were closely related to the Androphagi and the Budini.

Name
The name is a Latinisation of the ancient Greek name  (Μελάγχλαινοι), which meant "Black-Cloaks."

The Greek name might have been a translation of an ancient Iranic name meaning "those who wear black garments," whose later form,, was recorded in Ancient Greek as (Σαυδαραται; Saudaratae).

Location
The Melanchlaeni lived in the region to the east of the middle Dnipro river, especially in the basin of the Donets river.

The neighbours of the Melanchlaeni were the Neuri and the Scythian tribe of the Aroteres to the west, and the Scythian tribe of the Paralatae to the south.

Origin
The Scythians originated in the region of the Volga-Ural steppes of Central Asia, possibly around the 9th century BC, as a section of the population of the Srubnaya culture containing a significant element originating from the Siberian Andronovo culture. The population of the Srubnaya culture culture was among the first truly nomadic pastoralist groups, who themselves emerged in the Central Asian and Siberian steppes during the 9th century BC as a result of the cold and dry climate then prevailing in these regions.

During the 9th to 8th centuries BC, a significant movement of the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian Steppe started when another nomadic Iranic tribe closely related to the Scythians from eastern Central Asia, either the Massagetae or the Issedones, migrated westwards, forcing the early Scythians to the west across the Araxes river, following which some Scythian tribes had migrated westwards into the steppe adjacent to the shores of the Black Sea, which they occupied along with the Cimmerians, who were also a nomadic Iranic people closely related to the Scythians.

Over the course of the 8th and 7th centuries BC, the Scythians migrated into the Caucasian and Caspian Steppes in several waves, becoming the dominant population of the region, where they assimilated most of the Cimmerians and conquered their territory, with this absorption of the Cimmerians by the Scythians being facilitated by their similar ethnic backgrounds and lifestyles, after which the Scythians settled in the area between the Araxes, the Caucasus and the Lake Maeotis. The section of the Scythians from whom the Melanchlaeni originated participated in this migration, and had established itself in Ciscaucasia around c. 800 BC.

From their base in the Caucasian Steppe, during the period of the 8th to 7th centuries BC itself, the Scythians conquered the Pontic and Crimean Steppes to the north of the Black Sea up to the Danube river, which formed the western boundary of Scythian territory onwards, with this process of Scythian takeover of the Pontic Steppe becoming fully complete by the 7th century BC.

Archaeologically, the westwards migration of the Early Scythians from Central Asia into the Caspian Steppe constituted the latest of the two to three waves of expansion of the Srubnaya culture to the west of the Volga. The last and third wave corresponding to the Scythian migration has been dated to the 9th century BC. The expansion of the Scythians into the Pontic Steppe is attested through the westward movement of the Srubnaya-Khvalynsk culture into Ukraine. The Srubnaya-Khvalynsk culture in Ukraine is referred to in scholarship as the "Late Srubnaya" culture.

Migration towards the forest steppe
From the Caucasian steppe, the tribe of the Royal Scythians expanded to the south, following the coast of the Caspian Sea and arrived in the Ciscaucasian steppes, from where they settled in eastern Transcaucasia until the early 6th century BC.

The Royal Scythians were finally expelled from West Asia in the c. 600s BC, after which, beginning in the later 7th and lasting throughout much of the 6th century BC, the majority of the Scythians migrated from Ciscaucasia into the Pontic Steppe, which became the centre of Scythian power.

The retreat of the Royal Scythians from West Asia into the Pontic steppe pushed a Scythian splinter group to the north, into the region of Donets-Kramatorsk, where they formed the Vorskla and Sula-Donets groups of the Scythian culture, of which the Donets group corresponded to the Melanchlaeni, the Sula group to the Androphagi, and the Vorskla group to the Budini., with all of these groups remaining independent from the Scythians proper.

Of these groups, the Melanchlaeni and the Androphagi were closely related tribes.

The Persian invasion
When the Persian Achaemenid king Darius I attacked the Scythians in 513 BC, the Scythian king Idanthyrsus summoned the kings of the peoples surrounding his kingdom to a meeting to decide how to deal with the Persian invasion. The kings of the Budini, Gelonians and Sarmatians accepted to help the Scythians against the Persian attack, while the kings of the Agathyrsi, Androphagi, Melanchlaeni, Neuri, and Tauri refused to support the Scythians.

During the campaign, the Scythians and the Persian army pursuing them passed through the territories of the Melanchlaeni, Androphagi, and Neuri, before they reached the borders of the Agathyrsi, who refused to let the Scythian divisions to pass into their territories and find refuge there, thus forcing the Scythians to return to Scythia with the Persians pursuing them.

Later history
By the 4th century BC, most of the Melanchlaeni migrated to the south, where the settled around the Greek city of Pontic Olbia, where the Protogenes inscription, written sometime between 220 and 200 BC, mentioned them as the Saudaratae, which was a Hellenisation of their original Iranic name. According to the Protogenes inscription, the Scythians, the Thisamatae, the Saudaratae, and the Saii were seeking refuge from the allied forces of the Celts and the Germanic Sciri.

The Saudaratae were still living around Pontic Olbia in the 1st century BC.

Society and culture
Herodotus of Halicarnassus described the Melanchlaeni as being distinct from the Scythians while still following the same lifestyle as them. Herodotus also claimed that the Melanchlaeni all wore black clothes, from which was derived their name, which meant "black-cloaks."

Religion
The burial rites of the Melanchlaeni were connected to those of the Late Bronze Age cultures which had preceded them in the region of the middle Donets river, including the Bondarikha culture.

Lifestyle
The Melanchlaeni appear to have lived in a precarious situation, as evidenced by the large number of weapons found in their graves and their many defensive earthworks.

Language
The Donets group of the Scythian culture which corresponded to the Melanchlaeni was part of an area of Iranic toponymy and hydronymy.

The Melanchlaeni appear to have spoken a dialect of the Scythian languages. Unlike the dialect of the Pontic Scythians, where the sound /d/ had eventually evolved into /l/, the dialect of the Melanchlaeni had retained the sound /d/, as attested by their Iranic name,.

Ritual cannibalism
The remains of intact human bones discovered in seven earthworks of the Melanchlaeni and Budini suggests that these two tribes might have engaged in ritual cannibalism similarly to the Androphagi.

Archaeology
The Melanchlaeni archaeologically belonged to the Scythian culture, and they corresponded to its Donets group, which extended over the basin of the upper Donets river in the Eastern European forest steppe zone.

The Donets, Sula and Vorskla groups of the Scythian culture, respectively corresponding to the Melanchlaeni, Androphagi, and Budini, are sometimes grouped the Zolnichnaya (that is "Ash-Mounds") culture because of the presence of several (зольник), that is ash mounds containing refuse from kitchens and other sources, near dwellings. The three groups of the Zolnichnaya culture were closely related to each other, with the Vorskla group nevertheless exhibiting enough significant differences from the Sula and Donets groups that the latter two are sometimes grouped together as a Sula-Donets group distinct from the Vorskla group.

The earliest Scythians had belonged to the Srubnaya culture, and like the Sula group of the Scythian culture which corresponds to the Androphagi, the Donets group of the Scythian culture contained an important element of the Srubnaya culture in its substratum, although there were some differences between the Sula and Donets groups.

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Swastika
Should it be mentioned that only in the UK pressing of the album, that the swastika on the label appears, everywhere else in europe, usa etc it was removed.

Credits?
Somebody has changed the credits: Paul Cook and Steve Jones playing on "Chinese Rocks"... and nobody on bass? Nope. The Pistols did play Chinese Rocks, but the recording on "Sid Sings" is from Max' Kansas. The "Yeah-yeah-yeah" guy is unmistakeable. Juryen 21:45, 24 April 2006 (UTC) Okay, I found references and stuff. It seems it really is Jones, Cook and Vicious on the first track. And yeah, it is from Huddersfield. Further yeah, they played "Chinese Rocks" as well. Sources seem to differ if the Trio Pistols played more than those two songs, although pretty much all agree the two were included in their painfully short set. (I know I should log in before commenting but I can't be bothered. Because I don't care.) 82.181.201.82 (talk) 04:59, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * When did the Pistols play "Chinese Rocks"? Moreover, where's the info about the Pistols playing "Born to Lose" in Huddersfield? As far as I know, the Huddersfield track listing is "God Save the Queen", "I Wanna Be Me", "Seventeen", "New York", "EMI", "Belsen Was A Gas", "Bodies", "Holidays In The Sun", "No Feelings", "Problems", "Pretty Vacant", "Anarchy In The UK", "No Fun", "Liar", "Belsen Was a Gas (2nd Time)", "Submission" and "God Save the Queen (2nd Time)". There's no "Born to Lose" in there. Could someone come up with the goods? 82.181.201.82 (talk) 16:21, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Vocal on My Way
The vocal take on "My Way" is the same as the one on "The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle" it's only Steve Jones' guitar and the other overdubs that are different. As far as to any information I could/can find regarding the Pistols Huddersfield gigs (there were two on the same day), the band did not play neither "Chinese Rocks" nor "Born to Lose". 82.181.201.82 (talk) 18:52, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * sorry, i was the one who changed the personel credits regardign chinese rocks. I looked it up and the former credits were right. The Sex Pistols did play chinese rocks at Huddersfield, but the versoin on the album is actually from the Max's Kansas gig.
 * Correcting myself (the above); it actually is the Trio Pistols. It's from the earlier kids show, though. 82.181.201.82 (talk) 05:00, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Search & Destroy
I'm sorry if this has been discussed before but i couldn't find it anywhere. What exactly is Search & Destroy? is it just a CD version of "sid sings"? because the "yeah-yeah-yeah" dude on it. cheers —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doomie333 (talk • contribs) 19:51, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

All Music Guide rating
Someone changed the review rating of All Music Guide from 2,5 to 4,5. You should know that it isn't your thoughts and rating that counts! It's the site that the rating is linked to!

Anyway, I changed it back to 2,5 which is the correct one. So I guess everyone's happy now.

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Dilbert Dunker

The Dilbert Dunker is a device for training pilots on how to correctly escape a submerged plane.

It was invented by Ensign Wilfred Kaneb, an aviation engineer at NAS Pensacola, in 1943–1944.

Originally named the "Underwater Cockpit Escape Device," the device was known since its earliest days as the "Dilbert Dunker" in reference to Dilbert Groundloop, a World War II-era cartoon character in Navy aviation training videos and posters who is incapable of doing things right.

The original Dilbert Dunker combined the forward fuselage of an SNJ Texan—including "all equipment in the cockpit that would hinder a pilot’s exit" (instrument panel, stick, and pedals)—with a 45 degree rail that sends the cockpit from a high stand at the deep end of the training pool; at the end of the run under water it flips over to simulate a water ditching. The cockpit would hit the water at 25 mph before inverting. The preflight student must detach the communication wire from the helmet, release the seat and shoulder harness, dive still deeper and swim away from the "aircraft" at a 45-degree angle to the surface for the purpose of assuming that the water around an actual situation has burning fuel on the surface.

The Dunker was still in use as of 1997, and a helicopter-specific version remains in service, even though the original version has fallen out of service.

In popular culture

 * The device was featured in the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman, starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger.

 * The device is used as a test for astronauts in the novel The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.

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Scrotoplasty

Scrotoplasty, also known as oscheoplasty, is a type of surgery to create or repair the scrotum. The history of male genital plastic surgery is rooted in many cultures and dates back to ancient times. However, scientific research for male genital plastic surgery such as scrotoplasty began to develop in the early 1900s. The development of testicular implants began in 1940 made from materials outside of what is used today. Today, testicular implants are created from saline or gel filled silicone rubber. There are a variety of reasons why scrotoplasty is done. Some transgender men and intersex or non-binary people who were assigned female at birth may choose to have this surgery to create a scrotum, as part of their transition. Other reasons for this procedure include addressing issues with the scrotum due to birth defects, aging, or medical conditions such as infection. For newborn males with penoscrotal defects such as webbed penis, a condition in which the penile shaft is attached to the scrotum, scrotoplasty can be performed to restore normal appearance and function. For older male adults, the scrotum may extend with age. Scrotoplasty or scrotal lift can be performed to remove the loose, excess skin. Scrotoplasty can also be performed for males who undergo infection, necrosis, traumatic injury of the scrotum.

Buried penis or penoscrotal webbing
Buried penis is a condition when the penis is attached to their scrotum with an excess of skin. This condition can affect both newborn and adult males. Scrotoplasty can be performed to remove the extra skin in the scrotal area and reshape their scrotum. Penoscrotal webbing is another condition, where the skin connecting the penis to the scrotum extends along the underside of the penis shaft like a web. This condition is easily confused with buried penis. Both conditions affect newborn and adult males but they do not always require surgery. Scrotoplasty can be considered to remove excess skin in order to restore normal appearance of their scrotum and penis length, which can improve a man's confidence. In both conditions, the scrotoplasty procedure involves making an incision in the fused part between the penis and scrotum and then reconstructing the scrotum.

Female-to-male transition
Some trans men and intersex or non-binary people who were assigned female at birth may choose to have gender-affirming surgeries to create male genitals from existing tissue, as part of their female-to-male transition. There are two types of gender-affirming surgeries for the creation of a penis, metoidioplasty and phalloplasty. In both of these surgeries, a scrotoplasty can be considered as an additional surgery to add testicular implants. Metoidioplasty involves modification of the clitoris into a penis. Generally, the clitoris is hormonally enlarged with testosterone, making it possible for it to be straightened and lengthened into a penis. Outcomes of this surgery include the ability to urinate while standing and retain sexual stimulation. Phalloplasty is the other type of surgery to create a penis, but utilizes skin from other areas of the body besides existing genitals. The most common part of the body used in this surgery is the forearm and has the same outcomes as a metoidioplasty. The addition of a scrotoplasty with implants is an optional procedure for individuals to choose based on their goals with their transition. Deciding if a neoscrotum meets their needs in their transition is a consideration for adding a scrotoplasty procedure.

Fournier gangrene, trauma and cancer
There are various categories of injuries to the scrotum that result in the loss of scrotal skin tissue. Scrotoplasty in these conditions is needed to remove necrotic skin and reconstruct the scrotum. Scrotal skin loss is not common among adult males who require scrotoplasty.

The first category of scrotal injury includes Fournier gangrene, which is a necrotic infection of the soft tissue around the genital. This infection is commonly caused by a poly microbic flora in the individuals who has co-morbidities such as immunocompromised conditions, diabetes mellitus, colorectal infection. To stop the necrotizing fasciitis from spreading, the treatment requires an aggressive surgical debridement which often results in the loss of the scrotal skin. After the patient is stable and cleared from the infection, scrotal reconstruction is needed to restore its function the scrotum.

The second category of scrotal injury includes trauma to the scrotum, such as from burns, machinery accidents, traffic accidents, firearm accidents, and surgical accidents. People who experience these injuries may require scrotoplasty if they lose more than 50% of their skin. Reconstructing scrotal skin can be accomplished by using skin grafts from other areas of the body. Tissue expansion, a procedure in which the skin is stretched to regenerate new cells, can also be an option in order to restore scrotal skin loss. In addition to surgically reconstructing the scrotum, antimicrobial medication and the tetanus vaccine should be given to prevent infection and reduce the risk of developing an infection.

The third category of scrotal injury includes Extramammary Paget cancer that affects the scrotum. If the tissue is affected by cancer, scrotoplasty can be performed to remove the affected skin. However, if the cancer affects the testicles, other surgeries such as removal of the testicles and implantation of testicular prosthetics may be required.

Excess skin
There are many reasons that can cause scrotal sagging such as natural aging, varicocele, and hydrocele. Naturally, as a person ages, skin loses elasticity and becomes less taut. The scrotum may start to sag due to the loss of elasticity in the skin as well as weakening of the cremaster muscles in the scrotum that pull the testicles toward the body. Many people develop scrotal sagging later in life, but it does not affect everyone. Scrotal sagging may also be due to the swelling of the testicles, a condition known as varicocele, which causes increased blood flow and temperature of the testicles. The body's response is to lower the testicles from the body, which causes sagging. Another reason for scrotal sagging is when the testicles swell and fill with fluid. This condition is known as a hydrocele which is very common among newborn males but can resolve itself within the first year. In adult males, hydrocele has many causes, including inflammation due to injury or infection. Similar to varicocele, the body lowers the testicles, causing scrotal sagging. The specific name for this type of scrotoplasty is commonly known as scrotal lift or scrotal rejuvenation, which is a procedure to remove excess loose scrotal skin, tighten, and reduce the size of the scrotum. Scrotal lift is done not just as a cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of the scrotum, but also as a way to reduce discomfort. Scrotal sagging can cause discomfort due to chafing of the scrotum against the body during every day activities and during exercise.

Pre-operation
Candidates must avoid any nicotine products, which can potentially affect wound healings and perioperative complications, for 3 months prior to the surgery. People must also be screened for other contraindications, including obesity with specific adipose distribution. Diabetes can also lead to wound complications such as wound separation or wound disruption. Other contraindications exist for specific types of phalloplasty. For instance, a body mass index (BMI) of greater than 35 kg/m2 is contraindicated for radial forearm free flap (RFFF) phalloplasty. A metoidioplasty or anterolateral thigh (ALT) phalloplasty is only recommended for people with an ideal body weight.

For gender-affirming scrotoplasty, people should have already been receiving hormone therapy for over 1 year with established mental and primary health care. Some transmasculine people have already undergone double mastectomy and hysterectomy. Scrotoplasty for transmasculine individuals is usually done with other gender-related genitourinary surgery (GRGUS), which consists of various procedures with variable personal desires for metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, vaginectomy, and urethroplasty. A comprehensive history and physical assessment of the physical sites are taken during consultation to identify the candidates' surgical goals, which then help determine which procedures are needed.

Operation
Depending on the purpose of scrotoplasty, whether the patients need to remove excess scrotal skin, reconstruct the scrotum due to scrotal skin loss, or create a new scrotum, the scrotoplasty types will vary.

There are various scrotoplasty techniques for the buried penis and penoscrotal web. The surgeon can perform the simplest technique by making a horizontal incision and closing along the longitudinal axis. However, the methods that give patients higher satisfaction are the single or double Z-plasty or V-Y advancement flap because they also can increase the penile length.

The scrotoplasty procedure requires skin grafting to reconstruct the scrotum for scrotal skin loss. Full-thickness skin grafts (FTSGs) and split-thickness skin grafts STSG are two types of skin graft can be used for reconstruction. The suprapubic skin and the anterior thigh are the most common donor sites.

The novo scrotoplasty is one stage of female-to-male transition, performed together with phalloplasty, which creates the penis. When a trans man or transmasculine person has a scrotoplasty, the labia majora (the big lips of the vulva) are dissected to form hollow cavities and united into an approximation of a scrotal sack. If there is not enough skin to make a scrotum, then the surgeon may need to make tissue expansion before the operation by putting expanders under the skin. Over the course of a few months, more salt water (saline) will be occasionally added to the expanders through a port on the outside. This helps the skin expand and grow more skin. Each expansion procedure is done in an outpatient hospital visit. The patient does not have to stay overnight in the hospital, but will have to stay near the hospital, and return several times.

Most cases of gender-affirming scrotoplasty are done with Hoebeke's technique where the majority of people are satisfied with shape, size, and position of their newly constructed scrotum and consider getting prosthetic testicles and erectile inflatable devices. Initially, a secondary surgery was carried out to insert 2 silicone prosthetic testicles into the newly constructed scrotum between 6–12 months following the initial scrotoplasty. An erectile inflatable device was then implanted during a tertiary surgery at least 12 months from the initial scrotoplasty. Later on, this technique was modified in which 1 silicone prosthetic testicle and an erectile inflatable device were implanted during the same surgery between 6–12 months after the initial scrotoplasty. These can be inserted through small cuts to fill the new scrotum. At this point, the new scrotum no longer needs expanders. Then the skin is closed up around the artificial testicles. The artificial testicles only give a shape and do not create semen, sperm, or hormones.

Post-operation
In general, post-operative hospital stays for people undergoing scrotoplasty range from days to weeks, corresponding to the complexity of the procedure.

Usually after the procedure, people may wear a support garment to limit the movement of the surgical sites to limit the risk of complications. In addition, a flexible tube for draining urine from the urinary bladder (urinary catheter) is placed and held in place until the genitals heal. Swelling of the scrotal areas is normal and can last up to months.

Individuals with buried penis undergoing a scrotal lift can be discharged on the same day as procedure, and are not allowed to engage in sexual activities for many weeks. People can ambulate or must rest in bed during recovery, depending on the surgeon's decision. A blood thinner (anticoagulant) is considered for people with risk factors for deep vein thrombosis.

Complications
People who are candidates for scrotoplasty need to be educated on the associated risks and complications before the procedure. There have been advancements in the surgical techniques. However, the risk of recurrent condition still exists. In addition, the cosmetic results might not be satisfactory to some people after surgery. Another factor to consider is the loss of sensation in the scrotal area due to the nature of the procedure which can involve removal of genital tissues. These sensation issues occur because the body's nerve tissue requires time to be reestablished with the body. In addition to the loss of sensation, individuals may experience other sensory problems including hypersensitivity and pain. Because of this, issues regarding sex and orgasms may arise post-operation, making it difficult to be sexually satisfied. Once nerve tissue is reestablished with the body after a few months post-operation, sexual function may return to its full capacity.

Complications to scrotoplasty among transmasculine individuals primarily deal with testicular implants. If they are too big, there is chance that the implants could feel uncomfortable, or be a cause of chronic pain. Another complication is that the implant could erode the skin of the scrotum. This can cause infection, or an abnormal connection between two body parts (a fistula) where the implant may work its way outside the body. People with a history of smoking are at increased risk of infections and prosthetic explantation.

Other complications are those that are typical for any surgery, such as blood loss or problems with anesthesia.

Cost
A scrotoplasty for a trans man or transmasculine person typically costs around US$3,000 to $5,000. These costs can be covered by health insurance, though the person receiving care must communicate a great deal with their insurance in order to make certain that it will. In the United States, it is considered illegal for Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance plans to deny individuals transition-related care coverage. However, individuals may run into issues with their insurance plan coverage because insurance will only cover surgeries that are considered medically necessary. Insurance plans can deny coverage of a scrotoplasty if deemed to be an esthetic or cosmetic surgery instead of a reconstructive one. In this case, all of the costs will be covered by the individual under care.

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The Dance (song)

"The Dance" is a song written by Tony Arata, and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks as the tenth and final track from his self-titled debut album, from which it was also released as the album's fourth and final single in April 1990. It is considered by many to be Brooks' signature song. In a 2015 interview with Patrick Kielty of BBC Radio 2, Brooks credits the back to back success of both "The Dance" and its follow up "Friends in Low Places" for his phenomenal success.

Background
At the opening of the music video, Brooks explains that the song is written with a double meaning - both as a love song about the end of a passionate relationship, and a story of someone dying because of something he believes in, after a moment of glory.
 * Key: G Major
 * Length - 3:42

Music video
The song's music video, directed by John Lloyd Miller, features an introduction by Brooks himself explaining the alternative meaning of the song. The video shows several American icons and examples of people who died for a dream. These include archive footage of the following:
 * Lane Frost - World Champion Bull rider, who was killed in 1989 by the bull he rode for a full eight seconds during a rodeo.
 * Keith Whitley - Country singer who died in 1989 from alcohol poisoning. The Whitley scenes featured his then-wife Lorrie Morgan.
 * Martin Luther King Jr. - Baptist minister who is best known for his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement and was assassinated in 1968.
 * The crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, shortly before it disintegrated after its launch in 1986.
 * John F. Kennedy - President of the United States who was assassinated in 1963.
 * John Wayne - Film actor best known for his roles in Westerns and died of cancer in 1979.

It was awarded Video of the Year at the 1990 ACM Music Awards.

Chart performance
On the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, The Dance reached number one and remained there for three consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by "Good Times" by Dan Seals

Release and reception
Released near the beginning of his career, "The Dance" was a hit single around the world, including the United States, Europe, and Ireland, charting inside the British pop top 40. The song cemented Brooks as a country superstar and made him the face of the country music explosion during the 90s. In 1990, it was named both Song of the Year and Video of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. It was awarded the number 14 position in the CMT 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music broadcast in 2003 and also the number 5 position on the network's The Greatest: 100 Greatest Music Videos special in 2004.

In a 1994 Playboy interview, Brooks said, "unless I am totally surprised, The Dance will be the greatest success as a song we will ever do. I'll go to my grave with The Dance. It'll probably always be my favorite song."

In 2001, after the death of Dale Earnhardt, Brooks was invited to the NASCAR awards ceremony that was honoring Earnhardt to play the song as a tribute. The song has been used as several country stations' last song before changing formats. It was also the second song to be played on UK station Country 1035, the first being another Brooks number.

On February 6, 2014, "The Dance" was performed by Brooks on the final episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC.

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #111 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.

Track listing
U.S. 7-inch promotional single Capitol Nashville NR-44629, 1990
 * 1) "The Dance" - 3:37
 * 2) "The Dance"

U.S. 7" jukebox single Liberty S7-17441-A, 1990
 * 1) "The Dance" - 3:41
 * 2) "If Tomorrow Never Comes"

U.K. CD single Capitol CDCLS-735, 1993 Disc 1 Disc 2
 * 1) "The Dance"
 * 2) "Friends in Low Places"
 * 3) "Victim of the Game"
 * 4) "Kickin' & Screamin'
 * 1) "The Dance"
 * 2) "Friends in Low Places"
 * 3) "The River" (live acoustic version)

Rockell version
"The Dance" is the fifth single in the overall discography of American freestyle recording artist Rockell. It is the first single she released from her second album, Instant Pleasure. There was no video made for this single.

Track listing
 US CD single

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Talk:Ralph S. Mouse

Novel
I assert that I am User:Jdavidb and hereby release the work I have done in this article under the same terms as I have released my credited work. 199.176.87.2 17:53, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

I assert that that's me. Jdavidb 17:54, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

This plot summary of the trilogy does give a little background to Ralph S. Mouse as a character, but I think the plot of each book should be separated into its own article. Also, Ralph S. Mouse should be a different article than Ralph S. Mouse (book). ~Kruck 20:29, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
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1950 in radio

The year 1950 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.

Events

 * 15 March – The Copenhagen Frequency Plan is implemented by broadcasters throughout Europe.
 * 1 May – Springbok Radio, South Africa's first commercial radio station, takes to the airwaves. It will broadcast for 35 years, until 31 December 1985.
 * 5 June – In the Federal Republic of Germany, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Hessischer Rundfunk, Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Radio Bremen, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, and Südwestfunk jointly establish the ARD consortium of public broadcasting authorities.

Programs

 * 1 January – Hopalong Cassidy debuts on Mutual.
 * 6 January – The Halls of Ivy debuts on NBC.
 * 9 January – Hannibal Cobb debuts on ABC.
 * 16 January – Listen with Mother debuts on the BBC Light Programme.
 * 22 January – The Adventures of Christopher London debuts on NBC.
 * 30 January – Mark Trail debuts on Mutual.
 * 1 February – Big Jon and Sparkie debuts on ABC.
 * 6 February – Dangerous Assignment debuts on NBC.
 * 7 May
 * The Big Guy debuts on NBC.
 * Cloak and Dagger debuts on NBC.
 * 6 June – Educating Archie debuts on the BBC Light Programme.
 * 7 June – The Archers pilot episodes debut on BBC radio; it will still be running 65 years later.
 * 2 July – Hashknife Hartley debuts on Mutual.
 * 3 July – Granby's Green Acres debuts on CBS.
 * 24 September – Charlie Wild, Private Detective debuts on NBC.
 * 29 October – Meet Frank Sinatra debuts on CBS.
 * 5 November
 * The Big Show introduced by Tallulah Bankhead debuts on NBC.
 * Life with the Lyons starring Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels debuts on the BBC Light Programme.
 * 29 November – I Fly Anything debuts on ABC.
 * 6 December – American Agent debuts on ABC.

Stations

 * 12 February – WPAW Pawtucket, Rhode Island signs on for the first time.
 * 1 March –WBUR-FM on the air with studios and a 400 watt transmitter located at 84 Exeter Street in Boston.
 * 1 March – DZBB, a radio station owned by Republic Broadcasting Systems (later GMA Network) in the Philippines begins broadcasting from its first studios in Calvo Bldg, Bindondo, Manila.
 * 19 April – WTSA Brattleboro, Vermont signs on for the first time.
 * 8 October – WARA Attleboro, Massachusetts signs on for the first time.

Closings

 * 6 January – Lora Lawson ends its run on network radio (NBC).
 * 19 January – The Better Half ends its run on network radio (Mutual).
 * 26 February - Family Hour of Stars ends its run on network radio (CBS).
 * 29 March – Curtain Time ends its run on network radio (NBC).
 * 30 April – The Adventures of Christopher London ends its run on network radio (NBC).
 * 13 May - Young Love ends its run on network radio (CBS).
 * 1 June – The Chesterfield Supper Club ends its run on network radio (NBC).
 * 6 July – Blondie ends its run on network radio (ABC).
 * 21 July – Ladies Be Seated ends its run on network radio (ABC).
 * 15 August – Destination Freedom – episodes written by Richard Durham ended – episodes under the same series name continued in 1950
 * 21 August – Granby's Green Acres ends its run on network radio (CBS).
 * 29 August – The Candid Microphone ends its run on network radio (CBS).
 * 1 September – The Adventures of the Thin Man ends its run on network radio (ABC).
 * 6 September – Chandu the Magician ends its run on network radio (ABC).
 * 15 September – Bride and Groom (radio program) ends its run on network radio (ABC).
 * 22 October – Cloak and Dagger ends its run on network radio (NBC).
 * 29 October – The Big Guy ends its run on network radio (NBC).

Births

 * 2 February – Libby Purves, English radio presenter.
 * 14 March – Rick Dees, American radio and television personality.
 * 12 May – Jenni Murray, English journalist, presenter of Woman's Hour.
 * 21 May – Marian Finucane, Irish radio presenter (died 2020).
 * 24 September – Alan Colmes, American radio and television talk show host (died 2017).

Deaths

 * 13 January – Thomas S. "Tommy" Lee, son of pioneering broadcaster Don Lee, of a suicide. His death triggers the sale of the Don Lee Network (a station group including KFRC AM/FM in San Francisco and KHJ AM/FM in Los Angeles) to General Tire, forerunner of RKO General.
 * 26 July – Austin E. Lathrop, owner of Midnight Sun Broadcasting (KFAR, KENI), rail car collision.
 * 2 September – Frank Graham, American announcer for many programs and the star (following Jack Webb) of Jeff Regan, Investigator.

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Alan-a-Dale

Alan-a-Dale (first recorded as Allen a Dale; variously spelled Allen-a-Dale, Allan-a-Dale, Allin-a-Dale, Allan A'Dayle etc.) is a figure in the Robin Hood legend. According to the stories, he was a wandering minstrel who became a member of Robin's band of outlaws, the "Merry Men".

He is a relatively late addition to the legend; he first appeared in a 17th-century broadside ballad, Child Ballad 138, "Robin Hood and Allan-a-Dale", and, unlike many of the characters thus associated, managed to adhere to the legend. In this tale, Robin rescues Alan's sweetheart from an unwanted marriage to an old knight. They stop the bishop from proceeding with the ceremony, and Robin Hood, dressed in the bishop's robes, marries Alan to his bride. In other versions it is Little John or Friar Tuck who performs the ceremony.

Another variant appears in which the hero is not Alan but Will Scarlet, but Alan has taken over the role completely.

Howard Pyle uses this tale in his book The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, but changes several details. He gives Alan's sweetheart the name Ellen, and introduces Friar Tuck into the story; Tuck is sought out specifically as the only priest who will perform the wedding in defiance of the bishop, and therefore, this tale is combined with that of Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar.

In Pierce Egan the Younger's story Robin Hood and Little John, Alan is given the name Sir Allan Clare; he is an armed knight, not a minstrel, and he is the brother of the Maid Marian. His sweetheart is Lady Christabel, the daughter of the Sheriff of Nottingham, who wants to give her to an old knight friend of his. The "Allan-a-Dale" name is given to his estates in Sherwood Forest; he is not given a major role after he and Christabel are married by Little John (who takes the place of the Bishop of Hereford), though he helps the Merry Men from time to time.

Alan plays a prominent role in some later plays, children's novels, films, and television shows.

Modern incarnations

 * Florence Wickham and Louise Le Baron shared the role of Alan-a-Dale in the comic opera Robin Hood by Reginald De Koven and Harry B. Smith (1913).
 * Alan-a-Dale was played by Lloyd Talman in Robin Hood (1922).
 * Alan-a-Dale is absent from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) but is merged with the character Will Scarlet portrayed by Patric Knowles.
 * Alan-a-Dale was played by Leslie Denison in The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946).
 * Alan-a-Dale was played by Lester Matthews in Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950).
 * Alan-a-Dale is played by Elton Hayes in the 1952 film The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men.
 * Alan-a-Dale was played by John Schlesinger in two episodes of Robin Hood (1956).
 * Alan-a-Dale is the musical narrator of Disney's 1973 animated Robin Hood film. He is depicted as a lute-playing rooster voiced by country singer Roger Miller and played the role of both narrator and minor ally to Robin Hood and Little John. The songs are "Whistle Stop", "Oo-De-Lally", and "Not in Nottingham".
 * Alan Dale is the main character in Angus Donald's novels Outlaw, Holy Warrior and King's Man.
 * Alan-a-Dale was played by Elric Hooper in Lionel Bart's ill-fated musical, Twang!! (1965). The show was revived in 2018 at the Union Theatre, London, with James Hudson in the role.
 * Alan A 'Dale was the subject of a comic song performed on Dudley Moore and Peter Cook's show, Not Only But Also in 1965. The lyrics consisted of little more than a repetition of his name. Along with Cook and Moore, the performers were Joe Melia, Bill Wallis and John Wells.
 * He was played by Bing Crosby in the rat pack film Robin and the 7 Hoods.
 * Robert O. Cornthwaite played Allan A. Dale, an accomplice to the supervillain The Archer, in season 2 of Batman (Shoot a Crooked Arrow and Walk the Straight and Narrow, 1966)
 * He was played by Bernie Kopell in the 1975 US television series When Things Were Rotten
 * He was played by Peter Hutchinson in the 1984 British television series Robin of Sherwood, appearing in the fifth episode, entitled "Alan A Dale". In this version, Alan's sweetheart is named Mildred and is to be married to the Sheriff of Nottingham. Friar Tuck weds Alan and Mildred.
 * In the animated series Young Robin Hood, Alan-a-Dale (Voiced by Michael O'Reilly) is a very young, romantic minstrel and good friend of Robin.
 * In the 2002 video game Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood, Allan appears briefly to disguise himself as Prince John's man Guillame de Longchamps to deliver the ransom to save King Richard.
 * LeVar Burton's character Geordi La Forge was cast as Alan-a-Dale in a Robin Hood fantasy episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
 * Allan A Dale is played by Joe Armstrong in the 2006 BBC production of Robin Hood. Here he is portrayed as an expert pickpocket and a compulsive liar with a sarcastic nature and no musical ability, but at the same time is a skilled swordsman and fighter. After being charged and sentenced to death for hunting a deer in the King's forest, Allan is one of four people rescued by Robin in his first demonstration of defiance against the Sheriff of Nottingham. Upon their escape, Allan joins Robin's band of outlaws and helps them aid the poor. After being captured by Gisborne he sells him information. When Robin finds out that he has turned traitor, Allan goes to work for Gisborne, but he later reconciles with Robin and returns to the band of outlaws and tries to help them defeat the Sheriff of Nottingham.
 * Alan Doyle of the band Great Big Sea is cast as Alan-a-Dale in the Ridley Scott production of Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, released in 2010. He is a war veteran who goes home with Robin Longstride and seems to have some musical talent.
 * Alan O'Dell is the name of the character who takes on the identity of Rob Hood in "Robin Hood in the Wild West" and is played by the character of Bobby in Kander and Ebb's musical Curtains.
 * Alan-a-Dale is played by Ian Hallard in the third episode of the eighth series of the hit BBC1 series Doctor Who entitled Robot of Sherwood.

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Ayabaca

Ayabaca is a town in the highlands of the Piura Region in northwestern Peru, near the border with Ecuador. It is located in the Ayabaca Province and is capital of that province and Ayabaca District, to the southeast of the Ecuadorian border town of Macará.

The town is situated in the Andes above the Piura Desert at 2,815 meters above sea level. Its Señor Cautivo festival attracts many followers who come in pilgrimage from several northern zones of Peru and even from Ecuador. It had a population of about 10,000 people in 1975.

Climate
Ayabaca has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen: Cwb) characterized by consistent mild temperatures and a marked contrast between dry and wet seasons.

Ayabaca experiences relatively consistent temperatures throughout the year, with minor variations between months. The yearly average high temperature is 18.2°C (64.8°F), while the yearly average low temperature is 10.1°C (50.2°F).

The total annual precipitation is close to 1300 mm. Ayabaca receives the majority of its precipitation during the wet season, which typically spans from December to May. March is the rainiest month, with over 300 mm of precipitation on average. The dry season, from June to September, experiences little precipitation, with July and August being the driest months.

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Talk:He (pronoun)

Gender-neutral pronouns template
This is a dis-ambiguation page, so I don't see how the template is for this article. Perhaps an article on Generic male could make sense here. Any opinions?? Georgia guy 00:39, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Concur. —Quarl (talk) 2006-02-14 13:49Z
 * I agree. This is actually what I was looking for. --Rueckk 15:37, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * i Agree, disambiguation pages should not contain templates, but rather than generic male i think He (pronoun) or Pronoun would be better but further, i dont actually think "He" is gender neutral (We can save that for the He (pronoun) talk page). Some thing 17:38, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

she —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.54.245.221 (talk) 12:21, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

he likes poorn!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.31.169.82 (talk) 12:55, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

name

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The result of the move request was: not moved. Armbrust The Homunculus 08:25, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

He → He (pronoun) – article about word 73.183.64.164 (talk) 00:14, 22 June 2014 (UTC) primary is person

 * Oppose. As long as this article on the word exists, it should remain as the primary topic of the term "He". Zzyzx11 (talk) 02:13, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Oppose. This is clearly the primary topic. Kennethaw88 • talk 14:33, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Oppose per above - Clearly a primary topic. – Davey 2010 •  (talk)  18:06, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

 * Comment Did you notice this one? You are just wasting your time adding this individually. Next time, follow this format.

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Requested move 18 November 2018

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The result of the move request was: moved  (non-admin closure)  JC7V (talk) 04:09, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

– If wikipedia were a dictionary, then the English pronoun would undoubtedly be the primaryt topic. But it isn't. Also, the article about the pronoun receives only a fraction of the pageviews of the sample of entries on the dab page that I tried: |He_(surname)|He_(short_story)|He_(film)|He_County|He_(letter). – Uanfala (talk) 16:56, 18 November 2018 (UTC) --Relisted.  Paine Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 04:26, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
 * He → He (pronoun)
 * He (disambiguation) → He
 * Oppose WP:NOTDIC is not relevant here unless we delete the article at He. I'm fairly sure that this is primary by long-term significance and what people would expect to find at this title. This appears to be what comes up mainly in Google although it mainly shows definitions, it is the main definition.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk ) 17:10, 18 November 2018 (UTC) Weak oppose based on the views given below.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk )  19:59, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The reference to NOTDIC was more in relation to the fact that ...well, we aren't a dictionary: people come to wikipedia to read about encyclopedic topics, not so much to look up the meaning of everyday English words. And I'm not sure we can use long-term significance to decide here: there aren't any recentisms, are there? – Uanfala (talk) 17:31, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The only that I can see (apart from abbreviations that would use "HE") are He (letter) and He (letter). I'd say that those are relatively unheard of in English, compared to the pronoun. I doubt many readers would be astonished to land here.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk ) 17:39, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Are we looking at the same page? He (disambiguation) lists about a dozen entities called "He" (not HE): He (kana), He (surname), He County, He (film), He (short story), etc. Even if we stick only to He (letter), this "relatively unheard of" topic gets on average 115 views per day, vs. 140 for the pronoun (which has the advantage of occupying the primary title). Even if the letter were the only contestant here, the pronoun would clearly fail WP:PTOPIC. – Uanfala (talk) 18:19, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

 * Support. Per nom. Well spotted and and well argued. Dohn joe (talk) 18:37, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Procedural oppose If the nominator wants to make such an argument then surely she suffers from the same issue and should also be moved. It should be included in the discussion rather than be discussed peacemeal.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 05:18, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Support, seems reasonable. A lot of the other He articles get similar page views, to say nothing of abbreviations like Helium. "She" is a different term with a different set of characteristics and articles, and is irrelevant here. —Xezbeth (talk) 08:50, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Support. The |He_(surname)|He_(short_story)|He_(film)|He_County|He_(letter) pageview comparison for the last 12 months shows that there is no primary topic with respect to usage since He (letter) receives almost as much traffic as He despite having a more obscure title. I do not see a clear primary topic with respect to long-term significance between He (pronoun) and He (letter). —  Newslinger  talk   02:39, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose - the pronoun is the primary topic throughout all English language use. This move should absolutely not be considered without simultaneously suggesting the same move for  She. -- Netoholic @  04:37, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
 * "She" is completely irrelevant and has absolutely no bearing on the ambiguity or primacy of this term. —Xezbeth (talk) 09:20, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
 * I reckon She shouldn't be a primary topic either, but there's a different set of topics on She (disambiguation), a much larger proportion of which are derived from the English pronoun, so the situation is different and the arguments for and against are going to be different as well. For what it's worth, I believe that the two articles should be merged, probably also with some of the other personal pronouns: we don't need an article about every single function word of the English language, do we? – Uanfala (talk) 13:02, 21 November 2018 (UTC)

 * Oppose. Very clear primary topic. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:23, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per page view statistics and NOTDICT. Most importantly, readers aren't that interested in the pronoun, but even on an "importance" scale, the pronoun isn't clearly more relevant than rival topics like the kana, the letter, or the river.  SnowFire (talk) 22:00, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Support. Clear absence of a primary topic, given the wide extent to which the surname is used, and the fact that the chemical element Helium is abbreviated to the same capitalization. bd2412  T 18:25, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose. That's enough to be the primary topic. --B dash (talk) 06:54, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
 * What does that mean? —  AjaxSmack 04:00, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Support The pageview statistics above demonstrate that the pronoun isn't what the majority of people are coming to an encyclopedia to try to look up. "Primary topic" does not mean "what first comes to mind", and although third-person pronouns in general are certainly an encyclopedic topic, this article is little more than an extended dictionary entry. 59.149.124.29 (talk) 02:40, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Support. WP:NOTDICT is enough, but the |He_(surname)|He_(short_story)|He_(film)|He_County|He_(letter) pageview stats seal the deal for WP:PRIMARYTOPIC as well.  —  AjaxSmack  04:00, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Support No primary topic, per AjaxSmack's link. Timmyshin (talk) 04:50, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Support pageview comparison shows that there is no primary topic. --219.76.15.6 (talk) 05:58, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Support power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 05:39, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

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Category Gender-neutral pronouns?
It seems the "Gender-neutral pronouns" template automatically generates membership in Category:Gender-neutral pronouns. But if basically masculine pronouns that can also be used as gender-neutral should qualify for that category, then a lot of languages have candidates (German, the Scandinavian languages, Spanish, Russian, to name just a few) – which would make the category largely meaningless. So is there a way to switch this automatic categorisation off? 151.177.56.148 (talk) 08:39, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

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I merged the entire contents article into the Saprotroph article. Though I got rid of overlapping sentences, all additional information from the "Saprophyte" article was retained.

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The Misadventures of Tron Bonne

The Misadventures of Tron Bonne is an action-adventure game that was developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation. Released in Japan in 1999 and in North America and Europe in 2000, the game is part of the Mega Man Legends (Rockman DASH) series. It is also a prequel and spin-off of the first Legends game.

Rather than focusing on the heroic protagonists of Mega Man Legends series, the game follows series antihero Tron Bonne, sister of the criminal Bonne family of air pirates. The Japanese counterpart included PocketStation support whereas the North American and European version did not.

Gameplay
Unlike other games in the Mega Man series, MTB bears three distinct play styles, each related to a specific mission. Players are tasked with completing (with gradual difficulty) "moving-box" puzzle stages (containers of various contents in Teche and Primiki Harbor), a Descent-like adventure stage, and several action stages similar to the remainder of the Mega Man Legends series (robbing a bank near Gold City and exploring the Nakkai Ruins themselves). Another gameplay aspect is a collection mission built into one of the action missions, located in Sart Farm, where you must gather pigs, cows and horses. Players can choose freely among the three stage types at any time, but each level may only be cleared once. The only exception is the Nakkai Ruins, which can be explored anytime, however the player may only collect Diana's Tear (by defeating the boss) once (afterwards the boss room will be empty).

Instrumental in the game's story is the interaction between Tron and her army of forty loyal Servbots. Each Servbot is given a personality and a few other traits, and the player's investigation and interaction is rewarded with money for the loan, additional parts and weapons for the Gustaff, or other assistance. Servbots also play a role during the adventure and action stages (limited to seven, three or one, depending on the type, generally one leading the others, and called "sniper"), assisting Tron in her quest by ransacking houses or defeating minor threats as the situation and their individual skills warrant. A Servbot's skills may be increased by putting him through training exercises (attack and speed), going on missions (brains) or by disciplining him in the Torture Room (thus lowering the sloth level); in both cases, the effect of the action is determined by a minigame. Some Servbots learn their special skill once their skills reach a high enough level, whilst others learn it as soon as they're given a certain special item.

Plot
The family's leader, Teisel Bonne, seeks an ancient ruin (the Nakkai Ruins) to try and uncover a gigantic and highly valuable Refractor (Diana's Tear). He has a short rendezvous with Bon Bonne, but he and Bon are quickly subdued and captured by Glyde, a rival air pirate in the service of Mr. Loath. Tron finds out that the money used to build the Bonnes' flying fortress was funded by Mr. Loath, and can only watch helplessly, having chosen to act as Spotter for the mission. After discovering that Teisel defaulted on his 1,000,000-zenny loan, she realises that she has no choice but to pay off the loan, or Teisel and Bon will not be seen again. Seeing no other options, Tron suits up in a custom Gustaff mecha and, along with her army of 40 identical Servbots, begins her quest to pay the ransom through any means possible; especially by theft.

During repeated bank robberies, Tron meets (and to an extent, befriends) officer Denise Marmalade, who repeatedly fails to stop her, even when engaging Tron in her own police-issue mecha. In the caves, the Servbots find the three Aurora Stones, help the restless spirit of a man that died trying to find the Fountain of Youth (which was, in fact, a primitive form of root beer), and help two Diggers fall in love. And in the ruins, Tron explores for valuable artifacts, including Diana's Tear (which Teisel was meant to find).

After various adventures, Tron brings the one million zenny to Mr. Loath, who then claims that Teisel also owes interest on his loan, to the sum of two million zenny. She proceeds to acquire the requested money, and is then told that she owes interest on the interest. Realizing that Loath will never let Teisel and Bon go, she too is captured and placed in Teisel's cell.

At this point, the player takes control of their Favorite Servbot (who has the distinctive "red head parts"), who sets off on a rescue mission. Though the Favorite Servbot succeeds in freeing Teisel, Tron, and Bon Bonne, and then Tron succeeds in defeating Glyde, Loath is still able to activate his secret weapon: the Colossus. The Bonnes at first try to attack it with the Gesselschaft's weapons, but this has almost no effect, and the Colossus' return fire causes Tron to be very seriously injured and Teisel to get thrown overboard. Thus, the Favorite Servbot and his Servbot crew have to take on the Colossus in the Gustaff. They succeed, finally defeating Loath and Glyde once and for all. And to ensure they never cause trouble again, Tron hands them into the police, saving officer Denise's job in the process (as she gets given the credit for catching them).

The issue finally resolved, the Bonnes, reunited, set off for Kattelox Island. While in flight, the Favorite Servbot accidentally throws out a giant Refractor won from Loath with the trash, causing Tron and Teisel to freak out and force a pit stop to search for it. Some time after, the events of Mega Man Legends take place.

Development
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne was first revealed in December 1998. A Capcom representative said that although a release was not confirmed yet, the staff would to announce it in a short time due to the popularity of the first Mega Man Legends game.

In June 1999, Capcom announced that Tron Ni Kobun would come packed with a trial demo version of the then-upcoming Rockman DASH 2 (Mega Man Legends 2). The demo was meant to provide better graphics and a larger scale universe. According to the official Japanese Rockman DASH website by Capcom, the Japanese demo isn't by any means a prototype, but an adventure "completely independent" from the final retail product of the game. The demo is known as Rockman DASH 2: Episode 1 ~ Roll-chan Kiki Ippatsu!. The demo included in the North American version would much more closely resemble the final content of the game, consisting of three selectable events, two being boss fights (against Tron's crabbot and a giant ape-ish Reaverbot, which can be considered as "easy" and "hard", respectively) and the last one the full exploration of the Forbidden Ruins).

The game has the same voice acting from the rest of the other Legends games for its main characters. In the North American version, Tron Bonne is voiced by Caroly Larson, while Teisel is voiced by Rob Smith (Tesshō Genda in Japan). This is the only game in the Legends series where Ikue Ōtani does not provide Bon Bonne's voice for the North American version. The Japanese version of the game features two vocal songs, "Love Letter" and "Magic!", both sung by Mayumi Iizuka, Tron Bonne's Japanese voice actress.

Reception
The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Jeff Lundrigan of NextGen said in an early review, "This is not a game that's neatly pigeonholed as anything, whether by game genre, or by approach, which as far as we're concerned is reason enough to like it. The bonus is that it also happens to be terrific." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40. GamePro said in an early review, "For fans of Mega Man Legends and those looking for a lighthearted action title with some variety, Tron is a stong rental – just don't expect to be thrilled for days on end. It's a fun, but short, ride."

According to Media Create sales information, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne was the 212th best-selling video game in Japan in 1999 at 61,127 units sold. Eidos reported light sales of the game, among other releases, for its first quarter financial results ending June 30, 2000.

The game was nominated for the "Best Miscellaneous Game" award at the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine 2000 Editors' Awards, which went to RPG Maker.

In a 2007 retrospective of the Mega Man series, Jeremy Parish of 1Up.com ranked The Misadventures of Tron Bonne as "Worth it!", with comments focused on the gameplay and the playable characters. GameSpot called it a "bridge" between Mega Man Legends and its sequel and that some fans would not find it appealing.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ladera Ranch, California

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

The result of the debate was Page History merged following rename --Allen3 talk 12:16, July 23, 2005 (UTC)

Ladera Ranch, California
This page was created as a result of a nonstandard move from Ladera Ranch (the information was simply copied and pasted) to Ladera Ranch, California. If this page is deleted, I intend to then move the original Ladera Ranch article to Ladera Ranch, California using the standard method (move tab). Because this deletion will not result in the permanent loss of any information, I vote delete. Sincerely,  Short Verses  (talk) 17:58, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Isn't this speedy-able? Morwen - Talk 18:23, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Done (deleted/moved/merged). Niteowlneils 21:39, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
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Gainesville, FL, resident Unitarian Univeralist with generally Buddhist beliefs Software Engineer B.A. (1973) Philosophy Ph.D. (1982) Philosophy M.S. (1985) Computer Science Two children, Jackson (10/20/93) & Jacob (8/23/95) Spouse, Shelby Havens 2/10/2008

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O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

The O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) in Fort Worth, Texas. Even though it is advertised as a "500-mile" race, because TMS is a track that is 1.5 mi in length, the actual race distance is 501 mi. Austin Dillon was the last race winner having won it in 2020.

Race history
The first two runnings of the race were controversial, crash-strewn affairs, with universal criticism that the track's design was one groove; Kenny Wallace argued, "They're so busy building condos they don't have time to fix the racetrack."

There were ten different winners in the first ten races, the longest such streak for any NASCAR track in the Cup Series. This list includes Texas native Terry Labonte, who won in 1999, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. winning his first race in 2000. Jeff Burton, the winner of the inaugural race, broke that streak by getting his second Texas win in a last-lap pass in 2007. In 2011, the race became a Saturday night event, whereas before it was always a Sunday afternoon race. This was done since the night race at Phoenix was moved to February and became a day race. The 2011 race was run on April 9, 2011, and was the first scheduled night race of the season, and in Texas Motor Speedway history for the Cup Series.

In 2013, NASCAR became involved in controversy when the National Rifle Association (NRA) began to sponsor the race; although race sponsorships are negotiated with the track owner, not NASCAR itself, the sanctioning organization has final approval and did not object to the sponsorship. Both NASCAR's acceptance of this sponsorship, and its timing, has been controversial, and offensive to gun control activists. Because of the sponsorship, Senator Chris Murphy asked Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation owns Fox Sports, which was scheduled to air the race, to not broadcast it. Fox broadcast the race as scheduled, not least because failure to do so would have been a breach of the network's contract with NASCAR. However, Fox only used the official sponsored name once per hour (the minimum mandated by NASCAR) and otherwise referred to it generically (in this case as the "Texas 500"), the network's usual practice when a race's title sponsor does not buy ads during the race broadcast; the NRA reportedly did not seek to purchase any such ads. The NRA would return as a race sponsor in 2016 for the Bristol Night Race in August at Speedway's owned Bristol Motor Speedway.

In 2014, the race returned to being a Sunday afternoon race because of the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four games being held at AT&T Stadium in nearby Arlington so that the race occurs on a day in between tournament games. On February 6, 2014, Duck Commander, the business that is the subject of the TV show Duck Dynasty, bought the naming rights for the race. The race returned to its Saturday night date in 2015. In 2017, the race would once again return to Sunday afternoon and the race was renamed under a new sponsorship deal with O'Reilly Auto Parts.

Since 2002, the trophy awarded to the winner has been cowboy boots, a white cowboy hat, and a pair of six-shooters to fire off in victory lane. The winner of the event and the same goes for the Fall race, bolts their name onto a Wall of Champions that have their name engraved on a plate using a laser engraver.

Samsung sponsored the race from 2002 to 2012, while RadioShack was previously a co-sponsor. The joint sponsorship was grandfathered in 2003 by NASCAR's grandfather clause when Nextel became a NASCAR sponsor, as they banned rival wireless sponsorships (Nextel used Motorola exclusively); the ban was lifted after the 2005 merger of Sprint and Nextel because Sprint is sold at RadioShack, and Sprint offers Samsung products.

The race was removed from the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series as Texas Motor Speedway instead hosted NASCAR All-Star Race and Circuit of the Americas in Austin was added to the schedule.

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Category:Irish tennis players

This category lists tennis players with Wikipedia articles who have notably represented Ireland. Note that articles are sub-categorized by whether a player has done so in male or female competition, and also by particular notable competitions. Tennis players from Northern Ireland have been sub-categorized here too as they can choose to represent either Ireland or Great Britain.

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Alan Gold

Alan Gold may refer to:
 * Alan Gold (author) (1945–2024), author, literary critic and human rights activist
 * Alan B. Gold (1917–2005), chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court
 * Alan Stephen Gold (born 1944), American lawyer and judge

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