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Satō Nobuhiro

Satō Nobuhiro (佐藤 信淵) was a Japanese scientist and early advocate of Japanese Westernization. He is considered the founder of the "Greater East Asia" concept.

Satō attempted to synthesize Western science (especially Astronomy) with Japanese political and philosophical thought. His ideas contributed to the early modern consolidation of the religion of Shinto, especially in the form of State Shinto. In his 1825 treatise Tenchūku, Satō argued that the cosmology in the Kojiki was both indigenous to Japan and the most compatible of all world religions with astronomy. He extended the Western model, however, by arguing that Shinto provided additional explanations for astronomical phenomenon that had not yet been explained by Western astronomy.

Satō advocated an authoritarian government based on Western science and political institutions. In his Keizai yōryaku (The Epitome of Economy), he wrote that "The rationale of economy is to manage the realm, develop goods, make domains affluent, and succor everyone."

Satō considered the Western European great powers to be a threat that Japan needed to counter by radical economic and military reforms, as well as imperial expansion along Western European lines. His 1823 work A Secret Strategy for Expansion（宇内混同秘策） called for Japanese world domination, describing how China should be conquered via Manchuria. He suggested that the Japanese government embark on "colonial and agricultural undertakings" on uninhabited islands in the South China Sea. He also said that the Japanese government should take the Ryūkyū as a base to attack and capture Luzon Island by surprise, then use Luzon as a base for its "southward advance" to seize Java and other places, ultimately spreading its "military might" in Southeast Asia. He believed that Japan should "adopt suitable means of aggression and annexation" to "increase its national interests." This became the first draft of Japan's "southward advance" strategy.

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Talk:Art Robinson

Unless someone cares to expand this a bit - list of pubs, why he matters - I'm putting it onto VFD. William M. Connolley 19:39:41, 2005-07-20 (UTC).

 * Hmm, well, I seem to have answered my own question... Would still be interesting to know if he has any pubs though.

There are many pubs, and I have added the most important one, which references the others on the topic of protein deamidation.

Hi, there seems to be quite a bit of information about this subject at http://www.independentscientist.com/. Unless there is some objection, I'll upload it. I came here after reading that article. Wikipedia should be enhanced with most or all of that information. Sky 10:41, 15 May 2007 (UTC)Sky

Has this book ever been referred to in the scientific literature, or reviewed, or noticed by anyone other than the authors. If not, I dont think the paragraph about it can stand. DGG 03:31, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * deamidation.

 * I have brought the article up to date, but for some reason the references don't display correctly. I'm sure it's my mistake but I don't know what I did wrong. Sky Sky 13:28, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Lawsuit and Pauling
I'm not taking sides here - the information is one sided and not accurate. I know Robinson is disliked by the left, but to rewrite history is not good for Wikipedia. Scientific data WAS destroyed. Science is messy and full of egos and the like, but here we have a very twisted story. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.243.106.82 (talk) 02:17, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

I have fixed the refs
adding one or two, but I have a question: the article says the book was peer-reviewed--is there any data for this--it seems to have been privately published. I've removed "peer-reviewed" DGG (talk) 20:54, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Basic Info and Basic Standards
This man appears to be a crank who self-publishes all of his writings and created a dubious research "institute" to promulgate a political agenda. Why does the article not either clearly state this or at least clarify his bona fides? As is, it is unclear why he is article-worthy in the first place. The article does not explain what "deamidation" is, let alone why the publication about it is significant. Most glaring omission: He's running for Congress now. 76.118.229.114 (talk) 05:16, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

''Yea well, he's running for Congress just now as you've noted. Very bad things are said about very nice people in such circumstances. Some words even worse than "crank." Deleting this article before the election would be most unseemly.'' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.196.150 (talk) 05:25, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

 * For any of you new here, the basic Wikipedia policy for whether a subject is worthy of an article is WP:N, which is actually a collection of policies applicable in different circumstances. In terms of that policy, it doesn't really matter if the person is a crank or not, it just matters how often they're discussed in secondary, reliable sources, etc. Of course, just because an article can be written about someone doesn't mean you can say just anything, some other important policies are WP:BLP and WP:RS. I'm pretty sure that Mr. Robinson would meet the inclusion (WP:N) requirements (barely, simply being a candidate for office is generally not sufficient, but other factors would apply, most particularly external coverage of the Robinson-Pauling lawsuits). but there are potentially controversial statements in the article that need more reliable secondary sources, the article still needs quite a bit of work in its present form. If you believe that this article (or any other) doesn't meet the notability requirements (and can't), then you can nominate it for deletion, you can find information on that process here: WP:AFD  --  j ⚛ e decker  talk  05:19, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

Removed the word "unique" from Robinson's history (not encyclopedic). Also needs a source for the supposed quotation of Pauling, because the American Spectator article also offers the quote with no sources. In fact, the whole American Spectator article seems to use Robinson as the only source for a definitely not neutral article. Just like this one. Mikhailtheplumber

6/22/2012: Just for the record, Art Robinson is once again running for Congress. I find that a lot of this article reads like his campaign literature. Any comments??? Tonybaldacci (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:25, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Opposition to Public Education
I hate to be like a dog with a bone in my teeth on this, but... On his (commercial) web site he advises everyone to pull their children out of public school, without exception. This web site is current, so we presume he still holds this view. While admittedly he has not raised this as an issue, it does seem to represent his views correctly. Further it seems to be an important part of this fellow's political views. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 15:42, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It is an important view, but it doesn't correspond to a single policy choice. A person who advises parents to take their own children out of public school does not necessarily support abolishing public schools. He may support drastically reforming schools instead. According to his website, Dr. Robinson supports reform: moving schools from union and governmental control to local control. This policy choice, not his advice to parents, is the point that is relevant to his candidacy. — Eru·tuon 21:12, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

 * It seems to me that in a biographic entry we ought to include such a remarkable statement. Perhaps if it (and some other stuff) does not belong in a section on politics a new section of some sort is needed? It just seems too shocking to not include somehow. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 01:27, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

 * Biographies on living persons require reliable, published sources. This helps to ensure that the content of an article is both noteworthy and free of synthesis/OR problems. Including information directly from The Robinson Self-Teaching Curriculum violates Wikipedia rules and is a huge problem. Incidentally, your initial statement that, "On his (commercial) web site he advises everyone to pull their children out of public school, without exception" is misleading. That statement exists under a section titled "Steps to an optimum self-teaching home school," from which we could deduce that he is simply enumerating what he takes to be but one step to an 'optimum self-teaching home school'. But this is only an incidental issue - using secondary and tertiary sources helps to avoid unhelpful discussions such as this one. 71.231.120.183 (talk) 08:28, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

 * Thank you for pointing out my discussuion is unhelpful. Thank you for saying I wrote, "On his (commercial) web site he advises everyone to pull their children out of public school, without exception." I was not aware of that. I did no such thing.  Robinson did say is, " I urge every parent to:

a) Remove your child or children from their group school - public or private.

b) Set aside a room in your home with a large desk for each child.

c) Remove all television sets from your home.

d) Remove all sugar and honey from the children's diet ..."

Why you claimed I added the words "without exception" is beyond me. While it is critial that the biographies of living people be factually correct, it is not necessary to remove statements that are true and cited properly. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 10:32, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I've been asked by Paul to comment here. Let's avoid the "umhelpful discussion" characterization - this is quite mild by WP standards, and I see valid points on both sides. The article's subject is a person who happens to be a candidate. No objective biography can wall off material unrelated to the person's campaign, as one of 71's edit summaries seems to imply. NOR does not rule out the use of the candidate's company's web presence, as long as it is properly cited and placed in appropriate context - take a look at the articles on LaRouche, which cite his organization's website. It would be best to use a secondary source that discusses the website, but reference to the website is not a "huge problem" - it just requires due care. To ignore Robinson's voluminous website would be a serious omission and would compromise the neutrality of the article. Are there any secondary sources that discuss the Robinson curriculum? They would be the preferred citation, with supporting material from Robinson, rather than just starting with Robinson.  Acroterion  (talk)  12:21, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Forgive me if you did not write that, but I had simply quoted what was ascribed to User:PaulinSaudi at 15:42, 12 October 2010. The unhelpful discussion I was referring to is this one we are having right now - I am part of it. I consider these discussions unhelpful because we are quibbling over content that does not need to be quibbled over, as there are rules in place to help preempt these sorts of discussions. An external link to The Robinson Self-Teaching Curriculum is appropriate. However, an arbitrary addition of primary material is not. One of the points of requiring secondary, published sourcing is so that there is a benchmark for what merits inclusion - the idea being that trivial information will not be published, and important information will. If we are to simply abstract from the primary source, what exactly gets included? The example above does not even finish point "d)," nor does it include any further points after "d)," nor does it provide the proper context, the proper context being that these points are under a heading titled "Steps to an optimum self-teaching home school." This interpretation is equivalent to reading a carpentry article titled "Steps to building an optimum shed" and then saying that the supposed owner of the website (in our real example these words cannot really be put in Mr. Robinson's mouth since the Robinson Curriculum is actually a product of the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine) which published the article urges everyone to buy a sturdy hammer. I am just asking that Wikipedia guidelines be followed. 71.231.120.183 (talk) 19:05, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

 * I an no expert and I am willing to be corrected if need be. The way I see this something like this; 1. The Rachel Maddow interview brought the issue of his distrust of public schools into the public forum. That is a secondary source and indicates the issue is one of public interest. 2. A simple couple of Googles brought me to the Robinson Self-teaching page. This is (obviously) the most primary of all primary sources, the man's own words. In this case it supports interview and confirms things said there are true.
 * So we seem to have an issue that has been raised in public confirmed by a primary source. That seems to mean it ought to be included. At the very worst we at least be sure we are not misrepresenting the fellow, always a prime concern in biographies of living people.
 * So I think his comments need to be included. Perhaps not in the politics section, but somewhere.

And, to raise a new topic, why is there such a discussion about his family? I note the mention of the death of his daughter? It is true of course, but seems not really in the public sphere. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 03:13, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, your viewing of Rachel Maddow's show is a primary source. It's not as easily verified as reference to a written discussion in some other media concerning the show, and as Shirley Sherrod's case has proven, raw video can easily be removed from its context, so there still needs to be a secondary reference.  Acroterion  (talk)  11:38, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Watching the interview, I didn't see emphasis on Dr. Robinson's view on education. The questions were on the funding for an ad, his view on global warming, and quotes from issues of his newsletter. Education was mentioned in passing, but that's all. — Eru·tuon 14:27, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

"senior author" of the Oregon Petition
I suspect that there is a better (less ambiguous) way to write whatever is attempting to be said here. Is ABR the oldest author? The first? The most credentialed? Does anyone here know and have a source for what's actually being said here? -- j ⚛ e decker  talk  16:06, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

2010 Congressional race in Oregon
The re-edits and bias in this section is unconscionable. The section claims to source Robinson's campaign site, yet the words were then twisted and made the candidates positions seem different than they truly are. It quotes a very old New York Times poll, yet each time I attempt to put up information from the more current CTA/Wilson Research poll, it is deleted. Are we attempting to be objective here, or would we just like to present a semantically and informatively one sided view? --User:Octopusoctariantalk 21:00, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The NY Times page cites a CTA/Wilson poll from October 4-5 as input to their statistical model (as well as a Grove Insight poll from October 11-12). This is the very same poll that you are referring to. So how's this poll more current than (a statistical model partly based on) itself? — Eru·tuon 05:12, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Additionally Octopusoctarian, you have used Robinson's own campaign website to source the information about nomination by third parties. That information needs to be sourced with independent sources; see WP:RS. As for the poll data, at this point a couple of days before the election it is meaningless to post poll data four weeks old. At this point, wait for the election results. We don't need reports of weekly ups and downs in polls; this is an encyclopedia, not a newspaper. Cresix (talk) 02:58, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Removal of "Controversy" Section
The controversy section has been removed. The section lacked a neutral point of view and proper citations for all of the claims made. Until the libelous qualities of this section are adequately addressed (preferably on the talk page), this section should not appear on Wikipedia. Lenschulwitz (talk) 08:13, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I restored the information that is reliably sourced. You must get consensus here before removing it again, per WP:BRD. Cresix (talk) 16:27, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * None of this is reliably sourced!

 * I'll break down every sentence of the Controversy section:

 * Sentence 1: "He has stated that the abolishment of public schools would improve American education."

 * There is no citation! It is absolutely absurd to call this reliably sourced.  The following Huffington Post article (citation 10) certainly doesn't talk about Art's stance on abolishing public schools.

 * Sentence 2: "His "self learning" curriculum includes books with blatantly racist themes."

 * Inaccurate, plus, it lacks any explanation of a "controversy".

 * If you read the Huffington Post article, it comments on a debate where one party (i.e. Barry Faber and David Kupelian) claims that certain sentences from a book published in the 1800s do not make the curriculum racist while another party (i.e. Terry Krepel, who is also the author of the article) claims that a book in question makes the curriculum racist.

 * The Wikipedia article conveys only Krepel's side of the debate, which is problematic on its own, but also begs the question: if this sentence is to be included in the "Controversy" section of the Wikipedia article, shouldn't it at least describe a controversy? Furthermore, do other editors really believe that the words "blatantly racist" are neutral? WP:NPV

 * Finally, this sentence mentions "books", but why is this plural? Reading the Huffington Post article, you'll find this statement: "the offending passage in "By Sheer Pluck" and other similar offending passages that presumably exist in other Henty books?"  Presumably exist?  Do other editors really think that "presumptions" by online bloggers really meet Wikipedia's reliable source criteria?

 * Sentence 3: "He is a proponent of nuclear power."

 * No citation! None!

 * Sentence 4: "He has previously stated that in his scientific opinion the nuclear waste problem should be solved by dispersal of spent nuclear fuel across the great nation of the United States."

 * Again, No citation! Doesn't exist!

 * Sentence 5: "It is his "belief" that it will contribute to hormesis, the idea that low levels of radiation will be beneficial to human health."

 * NO CITATION! The listed citation says nothing of Robinson's "belief" on hormesis and its effect on human health.

 * This entire section is an absolute violation of Wikipedia's policies on every front. The editor who claimed "I restored the information that is reliably sourced" clearly has not even read this section.  I have edited the article, leaving all of the "reliably sourced" information intact.  However, in this case, since none of the sentences are reliably sourced (as demonstrated in the above paragraphs), I have removed the section from the article. Lenschulwitz (talk) 21:11, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

 * Is it controversial that his institute wants you to send them samples of your urine, or is just funny? Drmies (talk) 02:01, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

BLP noticeboard
Section = 109 BLP articles labelled "Climate Change Deniers" all at once. This article was placed in a "climate change deniers" category. After discussion on [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard/Archive232#109_BLP_articles_labelled_.22Climate_Change_Deniers.22_all_at_once WP:BLPN] and [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2015_October_16#Category:Climate_Change_deniers WP:CFD] the category was deleted. Peter Gulutzan (talk) 17:17, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

recent edits
Have attempted to cleanup and de-POV the article adding from new story in Bloomberg. Many of the sources used are less than reliable, being right wing or at least conservative ( The Washington Times, The New American, The American Spectator, Newsmax), and the "Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine" website is used as a source for that "institute". --BoogaLouie (talk) 18:27, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Conservative sources can be quite reliable; the American Spectator is one. They can also be unreliable, the Bircher magazine the New American is one of those. Lumping them together like this is not helpful. 2A00:23C7:E284:CF00:DDE3:FCC4:32E4:64D3 (talk) 18:35, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

OSU
Info is incomplete; did his kids graduate, or not?

Also, OSU states they cannot comment without the permission of the students involved. Presumably, they would give it in a case like this. Is/was OSU stalling, or do they disagree with their father, or what is going on? 2A00:23C7:E284:CF00:DDE3:FCC4:32E4:64D3 (talk) 18:38, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

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Arthur B. Robinson → Art Robinson – WP:COMMONNAME, WP:SELFIDENTITY, and WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Robinson goes by "Art" instead of Arthur on his Congressional campaign website, and news media in both Oregon and around the US use "Art" such as FiveThirtyEight, The Oregonian , Corvallis Gazette-Times , and NPR.

"Art Robinson" returns 68k+ google results compared to 17k for "Arthur B. Robinson."

The website of Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine, which Robinson founded, uses "Arthur B. Robinson" in its biography of its founder. The only media outlet that uses that form of name (outside of primary sources) is The New York Times in this 1998 story.

Furthermore, there are no other notable people named "Art Robinson." Arbor to SJ (talk) 03:57, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Support per detailed nomination. While occasionally used in a formal setting, "Arthur B." recedes in favor of the WP:COMMONNAME, "Art".   Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 06:10, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Support. Certainly seems to be his common name. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:02, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

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R611 road (Ireland)

The R611 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs from the N28 north of Carrigaline to Belgooly, all in County Cork.

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1847 in archaeology

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1847.

Explorations

 * Austen Henry Layard begins his examination of Nineveh which continue until 1851.

Publications

 * Antiquités Celtiques et antédiluviennes, vol. 1, by Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes.
 * The History of the Conquest of Peru by William H. Prescott.

Births

 * June 9 – John Romilly Allen, British archaeologist (d. 1907)

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List of storms named Gwen

The name Gwen has been used for seven tropical cyclones worldwide: four in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one in the Western Pacific Ocean, and two in the Australian region.

In the Eastern Pacific:
 * Hurricane Gwen (1960)
 * Tropical Storm Gwen (1968)
 * Hurricane Gwen (1972) – Category 3 hurricane, made landfall north of San Diego, California, as a depression
 * Tropical Storm Gwen (1976) – remained over the open ocean

In the Western Pacific:
 * Typhoon Gwen (1947) (T4707)

In the Australian region:
 * Cyclone Gwen (1967)
 * Cyclone Gwen (1978)

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About Supermagle
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My name is Thomas Magle Brodersen, and I am a citizen of Denmark. I was born on April 19, 1971.

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My rules of life

 * Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. (Hanlon's Razor)

 * It will never be "tomorrow". Act today.

 * It is never too late to change your mind.

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Eugène Diomi Ndongala Nzomambu

Eugène Diomi Ndongala Nzomambu (born 1962) is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was parliamentary and vice-minister of Economy and Finances in the government of president Mobutu Sésé Seko.

On the evening of 10 December 1997, a dozen members of President Laurent-Désiré Kabila's military police came to Eugène Diomi Ndongala's house. They raped his two sisters, Arlette Fula, aged 22, and Charlotte Ndongi, aged 21 and also searched and looted the house. The soldiers then arrested Ndongala on his return home. They did not have a warrant. He was taken to a private residence and later transferred to Loano military barracks in Kinshasa. From there, he was taken to Kokolo military barracks. On 2 January 1998, he was taken to a farm at Mikonga, on the outskirts of Kinshasa and returned to Kokolo barracks the following day. During his detention, he had reportedly been severely beaten. His state of health deteriorated when he suffered from acute appendicitis. On 8 January 1998, after public pressure on the authorities, he was transferred to a hospital and underwent surgery. He was released on 24 January 1998.

Ndongala is now the president of the Front pour la survie de la démocratie au Congo (Front for the Survival of Democracy in Congo).

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Ernie Sims

Ernie Sims III (born December 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys.

Early life
A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Sims attended North Florida Christian High School, where he began his high school football career by earning a varsity letter while only in the eighth grade, a feat not often heard of. A two-way player at running back and linebacker, Sims earned a total of five varsity letters. Playing in Class A, Florida's smallest classification, Sims led the Eagles to four state championships from 1998 to 2001. In his senior year, however, North Florida was eliminated in the region semifinals of the Class A playoffs, losing to Jay 19–14. As a junior, totaled 180 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and forced seven fumbles on defense and rushed for over 600 yards and 17 touchdowns as a tailback. During his senior year, Sims registered 133 tackles (73 solo stops), 15 tackles for lost yardage, six forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and one blocked field goal attempt from his linebacker position and ran for 1,081 yards on 115 carries for 23 touchdowns as a running back.

Sims earned All-American honors by Parade and USA Today. Rivals.com ranked Sims as not only the top linebacker in his class but as the top prospect in the country. , Sims remained the only linebacker ranked atop of the Rivals annual rankings. Recruited by virtually every school in the nation, Sims took official visits to Georgia, Florida, Auburn, Miami (FL), and Florida State. On National Signing Day, Sims chose the Seminoles over the Gators.

College career
At Florida State, Sims wore #34, a number that was retired in honor of former Seminole football player, Ron Sellers. Sellers gave Sims and the university permission for Sims to wear the jersey number.

In 2003, as a true freshman at Florida State, Sims played in all 13 games of the season, including the Orange Bowl against Miami (FL), as a back-up outside linebacker. He finished ninth on the team with 42 tackles, and added two tackles for lost yardage, two pass break-ups, three quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. Sims was also one of the Seminoles' top special teams performers. He earned ACC Rookie of the Week for his efforts against Wake Forest, which included a season-high 10 tackles.

As a sophomore, Sims played in all 12 games, and made the starting lineup by the second week. For his exceptional play on the field in 2004, Sims was named to the second All-ACC team and ESPN named Sims to their first-team All-American team. He finished second on the team with a single-season career-high 86 tackles, behind only A. J. Nicholson (88). Sims also recorded a single-season career-high nine tackles for lost yardage, 4.5 quarterback sacks, nine quarterback hurries, five pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick. In three games (North Carolina, Duke, and Florida), Sims recorded double-digit tackles, including a career-high 12 tackles against the Gators. In the Seminoles' 36–3 victory over Virginia, he had nine tackles, a career-high two sacks and a blocked punt. Sims followed that performance with eight tackles, one tackle for lost yardage, a sack and a pass break-up against Wake Forest. Each of those weeks, Sims earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week, as the only player in the ACC to earn the ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors multiple times during the season.

In July 2005, Sims was arrested on charges of battery and resisting an officer, allegedly shoving his then-girlfriend "repeatedly to the ground" during an argument in the parking lot of a FSU residence hall. Expectations for his junior year were high, as The Sporting News and other publications named him to their pre-season All-American teams. Sims had a productive, but not spectacular junior season, starting all 13 games, including the Orange Bowl.

Sims majored in Environmental Studies at Florida State. In January 2006, Sims announced that he would forgo his senior season to focus on a career in the NFL.

Detroit Lions
Described as a "three-down linebacker who plays bigger than his listed size", Sims was selected as ninth overall in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. Sims was targeted by Lions general manager Matt Millen to bolster the Lions' defense at weakside linebacker. He was the highest selected Seminoles defender since Corey Simon in 2000.

On July 30, 2006, he signed a 5-year, $15.735 million contract with $12.1 million guaranteed. Sims started all 16 games his rookie season at outside linebacker, collecting 124 tackles (81 solo tackles) and was credited with a half sack and one pass deflection. On December 3, against the New England Patriots, Sims had a career-high 13 total tackles. On December 31, Sims made a key tackle on fourth down to give the Lions a big win against the Dallas Cowboys. On September 3, 2007, Sims was named one of five captains for the 2007 Detroit Lions. The Lions former head coach, Rod Marinelli, said that Sims' resembled that of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks in his early years, being described as a fast, punishing, sure-tackler.

Philadelphia Eagles
Sims was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on April 19, 2010, in a three-team trade. The Denver Broncos sent tight end Tony Scheffler and a seventh-round draft pick in 2010 to the Detroit Lions, the Lions sent Sims to the Eagles, and the Eagles sent a fifth-round draft pick in 2010 to the Broncos.

Indianapolis Colts
On August 2, 2011, Sims signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an unrestricted free agent. He wasn't re-signed at the end of the year.

Dallas Cowboys
After the loss of Sean Lee to injury, on October 24, 2012, the Dallas Cowboys signed him as an unrestricted free agent to provide depth at linebacker. Sims quickly became a starter by his second game (against the Atlanta Falcons) and eventually the unit's defensive play caller, after injuries decimated the position further. He finished the season with 42 tackles, one sack, 2 quarterback pressures and 3 passes defensed. He also recorded 10 tackles in the Cowboys' emotional week 14 win against the Cincinnati Bengals, a day after the team received news of the death of Jerry Brown and the arrest of Josh Brent.

On March 18, 2013, Sims was signed to a one-year contract at the league minimum salary. He registered 42 tackles, a forced fumble and started 6 games while replacing Bruce Carter, Justin Durant and Sean Lee at different times. He wasn't re-signed at the end of the season.

Arizona Cardinals
On June 3, 2014, Sims signed 1-year deal to replace the suspended Daryl Washington. He was released on August 7.

NFL statistics
Key
 * GP: games played
 * COMB: combined tackles
 * TOTAL: total tackles
 * AST: assisted tackles
 * SACK: sacks
 * FF: forced fumbles
 * FR: fumble recoveries
 * FR YDS: fumble return yards
 * INT: interceptions
 * IR YDS: interception return yards
 * AVG IR: average interception return
 * LNG: longest interception return
 * TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
 * PD: passes defensed

Personal life
On May 29, 2009, Sims married Brooke McGriff, who is pursuing a degree in education at Tallahassee Community College.

Sims' mother, Alice Sims, formerly Alice Bennett, was an All-American sprinter on the Florida State track and field team from 1980 through 1983. His younger brother, Marcus Sims, a highly regarded high school running back, announced in February 2006 that he will also play his college football at Florida State before transferring to the University of North Alabama. His father Ernie, Sr. was also a running back at Florida State.

Sims owns a small collection of animals: 5 dogs and 1 type of reptile. Fox produced a segment for the Lions' game against the Minnesota Vikings in Detroit in 2007 which showcased his pets.

Sims currently resides in his home town of Tallahassee, FL, where he owns his own athletic training facility, called Ernie Sims' Big Hits Performance. He also has his own local sports talk radio show.

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Hard Hat Mack

Hard Hat Mack is a platform game developed by Michael Abbot and Matthew Alexander for the Apple II which was published by Electronic Arts in 1983. Ports for the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64 were released simultaneously. It is part of the first batch of five games from Electronic Arts, and the company called it out as "truly EA's first game." Versions for the Amstrad CPC and IBM PC compatibles (as a self-booting disk) followed in 1984.

Though not a direct clone, Hard Hat Mack is similar in theme and gameplay to Nintendo's 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game.

Gameplay
The player guides a construction worker through a series of goals, making use of open paths, springboards, conveyor belts, and elevators, taking care not to run out of time. Assuming the role of the titular Hard Hat Mack, the player has three lives.

Level One (building framework). The player must pick up loose girder pieces to fill four gaps in the floor, then capture a moving jackhammer to secure them. At the same time, the player must avoid bolts thrown from above, a wandering vandal and OSHA representative, and falling through gaps or off the edge of the building.

Level Two (construction site). The player guides Hard Hat Mack through a four-level construction site in order to collect six lunchboxes guarded by various obstacles. An enemy blocks the final hurdle, requiring a carefully timed jump. Once all the lunchboxes have been collected, the player must guide Mack up a conveyor belt so that an overhead electromagnet pulls him to safety before he can fall into an incinerator.

Level Three (factory). The player collects six boxes and drops each one into a processor. An enemy moves back and forth near one of the boxes, requiring a very careful jump. The player must avoid falling into a portable toilet at the bottom center of the screen.

At the completion of a round, the game cycles anew with faster gameplay and additional enemies.

Reception
Softline stated that the Apple version of Hard Hat Mack "bears a certain similarity to Miner 2049er, but it's a good game in its own right and the animation is a little better". Video also reviewed the Apple version in its "Arcade Alley" column where it was described as "a 'must' buy for Apple arcaders" and "indisputably one of the finest programs ever made for the Apple". Reviewers noted that the game's "look and play" were inferior to the Atari version, but this was attributed to the Apple II's systemic limitations and designers Abbot and Alexander were recommended for a "round of applause" from readers.

In 1984 Softline readers named the game the sixth most-popular Apple program of 1983. Computer Gaming World's reviewer in 1984 called the game "a brand new concept in arcade action", stating that he was unaware of another set in the construction industry. PC Magazine in 1984 gave Hard Hat Mack 10.5 points out of 18. It described the game as "computer game pop art—flashy to the eye, but hollow inside. For all of its nice touches, I quickly became bored."

In late 1983, California state senator Dan McCorquodale, offended by portrayal of OSHA as a villain in the game, sent a complaint letter to an Emporium-Capwell store in Santa Clara, California, accusing the game of being "anti-worker" and of skewing the public perception of the federal government. As a result, six days later the store pulled Hard Hat Mack from the shelves.

Amstrad Computer User stated the Amstrad CPC version is ″not an outstandingly good game, or an absolutely crummy one either″.

In 1996, Next Generation listed Hard Hat Mack at number 92 in their "Top 100 Games of All Time". They judged it the most successful attempt at a platform game for its time, due to the developers' effective execution of a number of elements that have since become mainstays of the platforming genre.

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Steve McDonald (Coronation Street)

Steve McDonald is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Simon Gregson. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 December 1989. He arrived as part of the McDonald family introduced by producer Mervyn Watson along with his twin brother Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and parents Liz (Beverley Callard) and Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson). For the first year on the Street, the character was credited by the actor's real surname Gregory, before changing to Gregson from early 1991 onwards. Steve is Coronation Street most married character, having been married seven times to five women. In September 2015, Gregson announced a break for personal reasons and Steve was off-screen from November 2015 to 22 April 2016.

Steve's storylines include his many failed relationships: with Vicky Arden (Chloe Newsome), Fiona Middleton (Angela Griffin), Karen Phillips (Suranne Jones), Ronnie Clayton (Emma Stansfield), Becky Granger (Katherine Kelly), Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) and Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), as well as Tracy giving birth to his daughter Amy (Elle Mulvaney) and depression. He also has a son, Oliver, with Leanne, whom he impregnated whilst his wife Michelle was pregnant with Ruairi. However, Ruairi was stillborn. In 2019, Steve and Tracy struggled to cope when their 14-year-old daughter, Amy, fell pregnant by gang member Tyler Jefferies (Will Barnett). Steve later discovered that hairdresser Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) is his biological daughter following his relationship with Fiona, 20 years prior to Emma's arrival in Weatherfield. In 2020, Steve and Leanne discovered that their 3-year-old son Oliver had mitochondrial disease, which later claimed his life.

Casting
Gregson began his time in Coronation Street at the age of fifteen in 1989, when he and Nicholas Cochrane were selected to play the teenage twin sons of a new family in The Street.

Gregson makes a cameo appearance as himself in Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, in which the main characters track down Craig Charles (who plays Dave Lister in Red Dwarf and Steve's Street Cars colleague Lloyd Mullaney in Coronation Street) on the set of the soap.

In September 2015, it was announced that Gregson had taken an extended break from the show for "personal reasons" and that Steve would be off-screen for several months. He would also not appear in the upcoming live episode, but would feature in the episodes either sides of it. Steve departed in November 2015 and returned in April 2016. In a 2023 interview, Gregson revealed his break was due to panic attacks.

In October 2022, Gregson broke his leg in six places while at his home. He said "I've broken my leg. I literally just went over and rolled my ankle, outside the back of the house. It was done in six places." When Gregson did return, the storyline had to be adjusted to Gregson's injury.

Relationship with Fiona Middleton
After Steve breaks up with Vicky Arden (Chloe Newsome), he decides to pursue Fiona Middleton (Angela Griffin). Gregson reckoned she was a good match for his character, as he needed someone he could have a good time with and who shared his interests. He also wanted someone who was not looking for a serious relationship. Gregson described Fiona as a female version of Steve, and said "She's a real woman of the Nineties who knows what she wants. She's also pretty streetwise, which Steve loves." Steve and Fiona's relationship is strained when Fiona becomes fed up with playing hard to get, and then shows him up at a party. Griffin said Fiona is giving Steve "a run for his money" and that he is not sure how to react, as he has never met someone like her before. The actress also said that Steve treated Vicky badly, and Fiona will not put up with the same behaviour, which is why she was angry that he treated her as "an unpaid skivvy" at his party.

When Fiona meets Steve's ex-girlfriend Vicky, she immediately sees her as a threat to her relationship. Steve carries on gambling and it becomes clear that Vicky still has feelings for Steve. Vicky discovers that Fiona and Steve's relationship has been difficult despite them deciding to move in together. Steve promises to stop gambling but when he learns that Vicky has inherited £240,000, he gets back with her. Griffin believed that Fiona was actually more annoyed at Steve for flaunting his relationship with Vicky in her presence than losing him. She concluded, "I reckon she's had a pretty lucky escape."

Relationship with Karen Phillips
Steve began a relationship with Karen Phillips, played by Suranne Jones. Rick Fulton of the Daily Record noted that Karen vows to be more "wily" with her romantic interests after seeing her friend Bobbi "wrapping boyfriend Vikram Desai (Chris Bisson) around her little finger". Her friend and colleague Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle) makes a series of bets with Karen regarding how new boyfriend Steve treats her: this culminates in Janice betting Karen that she can get Steve to propose to her. Of the storyline, Jones stated that: "Karen can't believe she's on the verge of getting married for a bet". She characterises Karen as "not the type of girl to back out of a tricky situation" and states that she and Steve find themselves "in a game of bluff" with each "waiting for the other to pull out." Gregson felt the marriage was "quite fitting" and that his character "thinks it's a bit of a laugh". The wedding scenes were filmed on 6 May 2001 and screened on 30 May 2001. Billy Sloan of the Sunday Mail stated that the scenes were "guaranteed to provide a bit of light relief" after serious storylines such as Toyah Battersby's (Georgia Taylor) rape and Alma Halliwell's (Amanda Barrie) cervical cancer diagnosis. Jones felt that Steve was "definitely the man for Karen" as the two characters had "similar personalities". She stated that Karen had dumped her previous boyfriend, Vikram, because he "wasn't racy enough and doesn't have the edge Steve has".

In September 2001, Jones stated that she "[feels] sorry for Steve sometimes" in regard to Karen's negative characteristics. She indicated that she'd "love to see Steve and Karen having the same impact on viewers as Dirty Den and Angie did". In November 2001, the two characters fall out because Karen insults Steve's mother Liz, though they later end up back together. Discussing the success of the pairing, Gregson compared Steve and Karen to "a mini Jack and Vera" with "the shouting and the arguments" and "the feistiness of the characters". He added that Steve and Karen "can't live with each other and can't live without each other". Gregson also remarked that the relationship was "going back to what Coronation Street set out to be" which he felt to be "hen-pecked husbands and very strong women".

Relationship with Becky Granger
Steve embarks on an affair with fellow resident Becky Granger, portrayed by Katherine Kelly. Kelly revealed that she felt Steve was the best man for Becky over her previous lover Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas), stating: "Both boys bring out different things in Becky. With Jason, they liked going clubbing, and it was no strings attached, I think Becky needs more than that, even though she wouldn't admit it. I think, long-term, Steve's better for her." When Gregson was interviewed by entertainment website Digital Spy, he was asked if he thought that Steve has had a positive impact on Becky's life. In reply he stated: "I think he's turned it around. She was all over the place getting into trouble all the time but he's made her grow up. And having a little girl there in Amy, that's made her grow a bit, too. She's got responsibilities now. She's besotted with him. She's still a total pisshead, though!" Steve and Becky attempted to marry twice in 2009, their first wedding was given a promotional push from ITV who aired adverts for the first wedding episodes. Their relationship was featured in a series of romantic plots which ITV dubbed the "Summer of Love" season of the soap, with advertisements airing.

Depression and reunion with Michelle Connor
In 2014, Producer Stuart Blackburn revealed that Steve's depression storyline was going to be a big storyline, stating: "It's going to run through the autumn and build up from there. On Christmas Day and beyond, we'll see a real challenge to Steve and Michelle's relationship. I absolutely know that Simon Gregson and Kym Marsh are very good actors. I hope that the great comedy that Steve brings will absolutely be on screen for the next decade and onwards, but I also wanted to explore a story where Steve looked in the mirror on his 40th birthday and started to wonder whether he was really good enough for Michelle. He also blamed himself for Lloyd's heart attack and he feels guilty for his role in what happened to Tina. Steve is taking a long, hard look at himself and he's not liking what he sees. It's going to run from there, and there will still be comedy in the lead-up as Steve tries to hide away from the demons in his head. Fundamentally what I wanted to do is tell what will hopefully be a really positive, uplifting love story between Michelle and Steve."

In January 2015, it was revealed that Steve would reunite Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) in the aftermath of the upcoming mini bus crash storyline. It was also confirmed that Steve and Michelle would be the next Weatherfield couple to tie the knot. Speaking of this Marsh said; "I'm delighted, absolutely delighted. It'll be weird after being Michelle Connor for nearly nine years, but it totally makes sense for us as characters. Simon and I love working together, and nobody likes to see us broken up." It was also revealed that Michelle would get "feisty" again when her Steve is blamed for the mini-bus crash.

Marsh also revealed that Michelle and Steve's mother, Liz, would clash over the best course of action for Steve. With Michelle now focused solely on helping Steve to get better with his depression following their reconciliation, she faces opposition from his mother Liz as it becomes apparent that they have very different approaches. While Liz adopts a "tough love" approach with her son, Michelle thinks they should tread more carefully around him, worried about his vulnerable state. Marsh said: "They both obviously want to help Steve but because both of them are so worried about him and love him so much - they both want to help him in their own way. Understandably they clash as they're both so concerned about him. They both have different approaches - Liz is more of the tough love approach and tries to get Steve up and doing things, whereas Michelle is much more trying the softly-softly approach." Marsh added: "Liz doesn't think it's the best way because Michelle is so protective of Steve and doesn't want to hurt or upset him. After everything that's happened with the crash, Michelle thinks they should go easy on him." Despite the disagreement, Marsh believed that the pair would be able to put their differences aside eventually in order to work together to help Steve.

Michelle and Leanne Battersby's pregnancies
In June 2016, it was announced Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) would fall pregnant following a one-night stand. The father was revealed as Steve. Gregson said that his character may have gone "a step too far" and that "he has to keep Michelle". Marsh added that her character would "make Steve's life hell" if she found out. Danson said Leanne and Michelle will also be "forced" to be friends after Michelle finds out she is pregnant with Steve's child, and that "it's just really awkward". Danson also stated that Leanne wants to forget the McDonalds and raise the child with Nick. Liz also finds out, and Gail is "thrilled when she finds out" and that the situation, "It's like a little pressure cooker, it's all waiting to blow". Danson also says the storyline "provokes a lot of stories for a lot of other characters and it's how they will deal with the repercussions". Steve being the father will have implications on Leanne and Nick's relationship and a spark a rivalry between Steve and Nick. Producer Kate Oates said "Nick is persistent and Nick adores her" and the storyline will see if they can overcome Leanne being pregnant with another man's child.

Storylines
Steve arrived in Coronation Street, in December 1989, at the age of 15, with twin brother, Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and parents, Jim (Charles Lawson) and Liz (Beverley Callard). From the start, the lads were high-energy tearaways initially causing aggravation for Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley). Steve and Andy got up to a lot of mischief, including a joyride in an industrial earth mover, breaking Alf's shop window. The lads were brought up mainly by their mother because their father Jim was in the army and away more than he was home so he was. When he was home, the hot tempered Jim, whose tirades were often fuelled by whiskey and beer, had the boys fearing and resenting him so he did. Steve grew up with little respect for his father but a great deal for his mother. It did not stop him from getting into scrapes, no matter how much it worried his mother. Schoolboy pranks turned into illegal activities when Steve was sure he could pull off a scam or two only to find out that the long arm of the law was only a few steps away. Steve was caught selling stolen car radios, and falling into a bad lot which got his brother, Andy, beaten up. Steve ran away with a teenage love to the Lake District and had to be retrieved and defended against Jim by his mother. The McDonalds did not have a lot of money and this seemed to fuel Steve's ambitions, always looking for a way to make money. Steve started working with Jim in a building business but Jim was drinking a lot and during an argument and scuffle on scaffolding, Jim fell into a skip and was paralysed for a time. After Jim's recovery, things started to improve between father and son. They seemed to come to an acceptance of each other. In 2000, he had dealings with local gangster Jez Quigley (Lee Boardman). After learning that Jez killed Tony Horrocks (Lee Warburton) and Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss), Steve decides to testify against him in court. After Jez is found not guilty, he soon plans revenge. He lures Steve into a car park where he is savagely beaten by several of Jez's henchmen. After being found by Jim and taken to hospital, Jim takes revenge by beating Jez. Jez later dies from his injuries after making another attempt on killing Steve. Jim is sentenced to eight year for manslaughter, after this Steve mended his ways.

Steve was married to Karen Phillips (Suranne Jones) twice. During his separation from Karen in 2003, he had a one-night stand with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), consequently making her pregnant. Tracy gave birth to their daughter Amy (Holly Bowyer and Rebecca Pike), although she initially was named Patience by Roy Cropper (David Neilson) when he was deceived into believing Amy was his daughter. Tracy later decided she wanted to bring up her daughter herself, and revealed that Steve was the baby's father on Steve and Karen's second wedding day. Karen was horrified but later forgave him. Tracy was persistent in causing disruption for Steve and Karen which continued throughout 2004, until Steve ended his relationship with Karen on Christmas Day, admitting it was getting too much for him. In March 2005, he briefly dated single mother Louise Hazel, but the dalliance soon fizzled out partly due to Tracy's presence. For a brief period, he dated Tracy, intending to get parental responsibility for Amy, rather than having feelings for Tracy. Tracy became aware of Steve's scheme and attempted to prevent Steve having access to Amy. The case went to court where Steve was granted legal rights to see his daughter.

Steve starts dating StreetCars employee Ronnie Clayton (Emma Stansfield), a local gangster's estranged wife. Ronnie tries to frame him and Les Battersby (Bruce Jones) when she accidentally ran down a pensioner in her taxi, but she was eventually caught. Steve's alibi for the crime was that he spent the night with his new business partner Lloyd's girlfriend Kelly Crabtree (Tupele Dorgu). This led to the temporary closure of Street Cars when Lloyd refused to work with Steve. Lloyd eventually forgave Steve for his deception and they reopened the business. Later that year, Steve bought The Rovers Return pub from Fred Elliott (John Savident) and installed Liz as landlady and stepfather Vernon Tomlin (Ian Reddington) as cellarman. Steve takes Amy (now played by Amber Chadwick) after Tracy is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of her boyfriend Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward).

After proposing to Becky Granger (Katherine Kelly), he organises a quick wedding. Many people disapprove of them marrying because Becky had been engaged to Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) just before she accepted Steve's proposal. Steve bans Liz and Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles) from the wedding after they bet on whether the ceremony would go ahead. In the end, Becky turns up late for the ceremony drunk, rendering her unable to carry out the nuptials. Steve then brings her home in disgrace. The following day, Becky wakes up and, believing that she has been married, hunts for her ring; however, Michelle reveals all in the pub. She later leaves Steve after admitting that it would never work. They later reconcile and begin plans for another wedding.

Steve and Becky have their second wedding. The ceremony goes off without a hitch. However, their happiness is short lived when The Rovers is searched for drugs, which are found in Becky's bag, having been planted by Becky's ex Slug (Marshall Lancaster). She is arrested and taken to the police cells, however, the charges are later dropped. Steve reveals that he wants another child with Becky, however, she does not want any children of her own. This leads to various arguments between the pair. Becky later falls pregnant, leaving the couple without much choice in the matter. She later suffers a miscarriage. After a second miscarriage, Steve and Becky discover that Becky cannot have children and later decide to adopt. Becky and Steve's ex-girlfriend, Tracy, fight at Blanche Hunt's (Maggie Jones) funeral because Becky has become very close to Amy (now played by Elle Mulvaney).

At an adoption panel meeting, Steve and Becky are told that they have been unsuccessful in their bid to adopt, following a bad reference from Becky's half-sister, Kylie Turner (Paula Lane). Steve is not impressed when Becky moves Kylie into the pub to live with them as she is homeless. On Christmas Eve, Steve and Becky were not happy when Tracy returned. When she entered The Rovers, she managed to insult people and Steve had to reprimand Gail McIntyre (Helen Worth) for starting a fight with Tracy where Steve had to restrain Gail. On Christmas Day, Steve very nearly had to remind Gail although it was okay as Tracy and Gail called a truce. Amy revealed to Tracy that Steve and Becky had bought Max (Harry McDermott), Kylie's son. This gave Tracy cause to literally pick Amy up and take her back to No.1 where she says that she was going to ring social services for buying Max. Steve hires a new manager for the pub, Stella Price (Michelle Collins) who moves in with her daughter Eva (Catherine Tyldesley) and her boyfriend Karl Munro (John Michie). Becky discovers this and is annoyed and goes round the pub to take charge and plays loud music and a fight breaks out resulting in the pub window being smashed. Steve returns and is furious to discover what Becky has done and tells his she does not own the pub any more.

Steve and Becky split up and he begins a relationship with Tracy, after she announces that she is pregnant with his child, who later turn out to be twins. After Lloyd leaves the area, Steve and Becky go into business and decide to extend the business when they meet hotel manager Danny Stratton (Jeremy Sheffield). Tracy assumes that they were having an affair and while searching the hotel for them, she collapses at the hotel and miscarries the babies. However, Steve is told that Becky pushed her down the stairs and caused the miscarriage. Steve is very bitter towards Becky and repeatedly accuses her of killing his unborn children, which she strongly denies. He proposes to Tracy on Christmas Day and he buys No. 13 from Lloyd and they move in and he and Becky get divorced. Steve and Tracy marry but, at the wedding reception in The Rovers, Becky gives Steve a copy of Tracy's medical records, proving that she lied about Becky causing her miscarriage. Steve is disgusted with Tracy and tries to stop Becky leaving with Danny for Barbados but fails and he watches as they board the plane. Steve angrily tells Tracy he wants their marriage annulled and that he loves Becky, not her. Steve's attempts to get the annulment fail as he needs her co-operation and cannot file for divorce for a year. Worse still, he finds himself unable to kick her out of No. 13 as the deeds are in joint names. Unwilling to move out of his own house, Steve remains and tries to persuade Tracy to move out but she won't either so Steve has the house converted into two flats but Tracy threatens to call the council as he didn't apply for planning permission so that is reversed. However, Steve then allows Beth Tinker (Lisa George) and her son, Craig (Colson Smith), to move in with Tracy and Amy. He thought this would make Tracy move out but she ends up becoming friends with Beth so he sells the house to Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) who is looking for somewhere for him and his son after splitting from his wife a few months before. When Steve mentions he needs the house cleaned, Kevin's daughter Sophie (Brooke Vincent) offers and Steve accepts her offer. While Sophie is cleaning, her old friend Ryan Connor (Sol Heras) helps her and while having a cigarette, Steve's curtains are set on fire. Steve and Ryan's mother, Michelle, catch them trying to put out the fire. Afterwards, Kevin tells Steve he isn't interested in buying the house as Steve refused to pay for them.

Steve begins to develop feelings for ex-girlfriend, Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) and does not believe Tracy when she complains that she is ill until she is hospitalised, after collapsing from kidney failure. She tells Steve she still loves him and begs him to stay by her bedside until she wakes up from her sleep. Steve reluctantly does but after helping Michelle deal with Ryan, they share a kiss, unaware that Amy has seen them. Michelle urges Steve to tell Tracy the truth, but he only tells her that he wants to live life on his own. Deirdre came out and furiously told Tracy everything: the kiss and making Amy promise not to say anything, and Tracy is heartbroken. The next day, Steve explained everything to Tracy, saying that nothing has changed between them and he loves Michelle. Tracy tells Steve he's being a fool, but all she got back was an apology for not being honest with her earlier. Steve and Michelle move into 4b Victoria Court. In September 2013, Stella puts The Rovers up for sale, and Steve decides to put an offer down to cheer up Michelle, who is down in the dumps at the moment. Although she is angry that he kept it a secret, she eventually comes round to the idea of being the landlady, and is given a 50% share of the place. When Liz returns, she is given the role of assistant manager and is seen behind the bar more often than Steve and Michelle. The reason for this is that Steve still has his taxi-firm business, StreetCars and is struggling to cope with running two businesses. Michelle advise Steve to sell his share of the taxi-firm to his friend and current business partner, Lloyd, which he agrees to.

In December 2013, when Michelle's friend, Carla Connor (Alison King), marries Steve's friend, Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), Steve and Michelle help plan the wedding, which prompts them to begin a party planning business together. However, a few months later, Steve is shocked to discover that Peter is having an affair with Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan). When the truth is revealed, Carla says that she is going to kill Tina and is prime suspect in her murder investigation when she is found lying dead on the pavement. When Michelle discovers that Steve knew about Tina and Peter's affair, she dumps him, packs her bags and moves in with Carla. However, they get back together within a week and begin to save up for a holiday home in Spain.

In January 2015, Steve is diagnosed with clinical depression. Not wanting Michelle to have to cope with him, he decides to end their relationship without giving her any explanation. This leads Michelle to believe that he does not love her anymore. Whilst driving the Underworld staff to an awards' ceremony for Carla to accept an award, Steve is chased by some boy racers who eventually cut him up and cause him to swerve. Steve crashes the minibus, leaving the staff trapped in the wreckage. Steve is the first person to awaken from unconsciousness, and wanders off to leave the others to deal with the traumatic situation. Whilst at the hospital, Steve tells Michelle that he has depression and that this is the reason why he ended their relationship. Michelle promises to help him recover.

In March 2015, Michelle discovers that Steve owes £10,000 in tax which he had been ignoring for the past few months. Liz's boyfriend, Tony Stewart (Terence Maynard) offers to lend him the money to clear his debt, but after starting an affair with Tracy, the couple plan to take the Rovers from the McDonald's. Tony lies to Steve and tells him that he needs his money back to pay off some loan sharks. Subsequently, Steve proposes to Michelle in the back room of The Rovers. However, Steve is convinced that Michelle does not really want to marry him, and only said yes out of pity, so he calls off the engagement. Later, Steve finds a candlelight dinner prepared in the back of The Rovers, and he assumes that Tony has prepared the meal for Liz, and calls Tony out in front of a busy pub at the Butler Auction. Michelle then confesses that it was actually her who had prepared it for both of them, and calls Steve up onto the stage to explain that she had said yes to him because she loves him. Michelle then proposes to Steve, getting the engagement back on track.

In May 2015, after some persuasion from Liz, a reluctant Steve agrees to sell his share of the Rovers to a company called "Travis Limited", who, unbeknownst to everyone, is actually Tony. Tony then persuades Liz into selling her share of the pub to Travis Ltd, in order to start a new life in Spain. However, Michelle's best friend Carla steps in and offers to buy Liz's share of the pub, which not only settles Michelle's worries about being kicked out of their home, but Liz accepts asking Tony why it would be better to sell to a stranger rather to someone that they know and trust. Carla then promises to keep Steve and Michelle as pub managers. On 26 May 2015, after seven years in an on-and-off relationship, Steve and Michelle finally marry.

Steve leaves to stay with Andy for a while in Spain. He later returns for Michelle's birthday. Steve is furious with Michelle when he learns that she kissed an ex-boyfriend, Will Chatterton (Leon Ockenden). Michelle plans to leave for a job on a cruise ship when her attempts to get Steve to forgive her fail. Steve and Michelle later reconcile. Steve has sex with Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) and she becomes pregnant. Steve tells Liz that he got Leanne pregnant and explains it was one night stand that he thought Michelle had gone to cruise ship. Leanne informs Steve of her intention to keep the unborn child. Steve decides to keep his involvement a secret and having nothing to do with the unborn child. Michelle then expresses an interest of having children of their own. Steve agrees to have a baby after speaking to Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin). Michelle then also falls pregnant, but unfortunately delivers their baby boy, Ruairi, at 23 weeks. The baby does not survive, leaving both Michelle and Steve devastated. Michelle then finds out that Leanne's baby, Oliver, is Steve's, after their one-night stand, Michelle then leaves Steve for good, unable to forgive him. Steve finds out that Michelle is now in a relationship with Tracy's ex-husband, Robert Preston (Tristan Gemmill) to his dismay. Michelle then begins a relationship with Robert and divorces Steve. He then tries to make a go of things with Leanne, so they can be a family, due to them having Oliver. Steve proposes and Leanne accepts. They both later realise their relationship won't work as they don't love one another, but agree to be friends. Steve then starts dating Tracy again, despite the disapproval of Liz and Amy. Steve and Tracy eventually remarry. After the New Year, Amy tells both Steve and Tracy that she is pregnant at 14 years old which horrifies Steve, leading him to accuse Aadi Alahan (Zennon Ditchett) and Amy's step-cousin Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) of impregnating her. However, it was shortly revealed that Simon's arch enemy Tyler Jefferies (Will Barnett) is the biological father. After learning Tyler is 17 years old, Steve realises Tyler could legally go to prison for having sex with a minor. However, Steve respects Amy's wishes by not taking legal proceedings.

Other appearances
A four-part spin-off series entitled Street Car Stories was released in February 2014 and featured comic scenes between Steve and Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles) in the Street Cars cab office.

In November 2021, Steve appeared in a non canon sketch of Channel 4 show First Dates with EastEnders’ character Janine Butcher in aid of Children in Need.

Reception
Steve McDonald has proven to be one of the most popular characters on the Street in recent years due to high-profile storylines, such as his dodgy dealings with Jez Quigley and his explosive relationships with Karen McDonald and Tracy Barlow. At the 2004 Inside Soap Awards, the Tracy/Steve baby secret won the 'Best Storyline' gong. The presence of the McDonald family on Coronation Street and Steve in particular have been singled out for praise. Critic Tony Stewart praised the episodes in which Steve discovered that Lloyd and Liz were having a fling, calling it "pure comedy gold, full of wicked laugh-out-loud one-liners..." Ian Wylie has been very impressed with Simon Gregson's performance as Steve saying, "his on screen performance remains as fresh as the day he started".

Over the years, storylines involving Steve McDonald have received some negative backlash. In 2002, the Broadcasting Standards Commission criticised Coronation Street for being "unacceptably menacing" in regard to the hospital scene where Steve was threatened by Jez Quigley, broadcast two years previously. A spokeswoman for the soap defended the controversial storyline saying; "We are a realistic drama and we did flag up the fact there was going to be violence in the Steve McDonald episode. We are mindful that Coronation Street has a large family audience and endeavour to appeal to young and old at all times."

In February 2009, Steve McDonald was voted the nation's favourite soap character in a poll conducted by The People newspaper. Talking about the victory Gregson stated; "Oh my God, I am chuffed. I'm delighted people enjoy watching Steve and the scrapes he gets into. And I'm pleased people like to watch him as much as I love playing him."

Gregson was nominated in the category of "Best Actor" at The British Soap Awards 2011. He won the "Funniest Male" award at the 2013 Inside Soap Awards. He also won "Best Comedy Performance" at The British Soap Awards 2014. In August 2017, Gregson was longlisted for Best Actor and Funniest Male at the Inside Soap Awards, while the death of Steve and Michelle's son was longlisted for Best Show-Stopper and Steve revealing himself as Oliver's father was longlisted for Best Shock Twist. While Steve revealing himself as Oliver's father did not make the shortlist, Gregson's three other nominations did. Gregson did not win any awards at the ceremony.

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List of storms named Heather

The name Heather has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The name Heather has also been used for one cyclone in the Australian region.
 * Tropical Storm Heather (1969)
 * Tropical Storm Heather (1973)
 * Hurricane Heather (1977)
 * Tropical Cyclone Harriet–Heather (1992)

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User:Kama

Intro
I joined Wikipedia in July 2005.

I am a Hindu who grew up in Bangladesh and whose family moves between West Bengal and Bangladesh depending on the political and economic situation. Presently my family is in Kolkata.

I was the first Woman in my family to be able to read and write and after an informal education and winning a Scholarship I was able to come to London to study.

I am a Devadasi, but it seems the more I learn about my own traditions and culture the more there is to find out.

Contributions
I started by making contributions the Devadasi entry but I was quickly drawn into a revert war and subjected to a number of personal attacks but with help and by following the dispute resolution process everything seems to have worked out quite well at the end.

I intend to slowly build up a wider range of contributions as my confidence increases.

Objectives
I want to use my participation here to help develop my thinking about issues relating to Women from South Asian cultures and how it might be possible to identify South Asian solutions to the endemic violence experienced by South Asian women.

I also want to be able to participate in thoughtful considerations of complex issues around reproductive labour, social adulthood and sex work, with particular regard to how women's agency might be more effectively established.

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Caribbean

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The Smart Set

The Smart Set was an American monthly literary magazine, founded by Colonel William d'Alton Mann and published from March 1900 to June 1930. Its headquarters was in New York City. During its Jazz Age heyday under the editorship of H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan, The Smart Set offered many up-and-coming authors their start and gave them access to a relatively large audience.

Following a dispute with owner Eltinge Warner over an unprinted article mocking the national grief over President Warren G. Harding's death, Mencken and Nathan departed the publication to create The American Mercury in 1924. After their departure, Warner sold the publication to press mogul William Randolph Hearst. Although circulation increased under Hearst's ownership, the magazine's content declined in quality. Following the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the magazine failed to survive the economic slump and ceased publication in June 1930.

Half a decade after its dissolution, critic Louis Kronenberger hailed The Smart Set in The New York Times Book Review as one of the greatest literary publications due to its influence over American culture during its brief existence. "You were very conscious that it was making literary history," Kronenberger wrote, "it was teaching a literary America that went about on all fours how to walk."

Early years
In 1900, American Civil War veteran and financier Colonel William d'Alton Mann sought to offer a cultural counterpart to his gossip magazine Town Topics, an infamous publication which he used for political and social gain among New York City's elite. Mann purportedly used his Town Topics investigators to gather embarrassing information about wealthy individuals in New York Society and would allow these individuals to suppress the articles in exchange for monetary remuneration. This questionable practice led many historians to suggest the latter magazine functioned more or less as a means for Mann to collect blackmail:

""No one was named, but veiled suggestions were provided and later it would become generally known that most of the revenue which Mann derived from this magazine came from his policy of offering to suppress forthcoming columns for a price.""

When conceiving his new publication entitled The Smart Set, Mann wished to include works "by, for and about 'The Four Hundred'," referring to Ward McAllister's claim that there were only 400 fashionable people in New York's upper society. As a so-called "pasha of the Gilded Age," Mann sought to provide sophisticated content that would reinforce the social values of New York's social elite. Mann sought out those writers who were supposedly "from the ranks of the best society of Europe and America", and he gave his new publication the subtitle "The Magazine of Cleverness."

Mann published the first issue of The Smart Set on March 10, 1900, under the editorship of young poet Arthur Grissom, who had also worked on Town Topics. As editor, Grissom created the formula of the magazine that would remain intact throughout the greater part of its existence: 160 pages containing a novelette, a short play, several poems, and witticisms to fill blank spaces. Its first cover, by Kay Womrath, "depicted a dancing couple in evening dress controlled by strings held by a grinning Pan; the slashing S's of the title were in vermilion. The price was twenty-five cents." Its earliest contributors included celebrated poets Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Bliss Carman and Clinton Scollard.

Grissom was the first editor to publish works by O. Henry in The Smart Set, and O. Henry's short story, The Lotos and the Bottle, was published by Grissom "at the bargain rate of fifty dollars" in cash. However, after a very brief tenure as editor, Grissom died of typhoid fever in December 1901, and novelist Marvin Dana took over as editor, in the first of a series of managerial turnovers that would define the evolution of magazine until its termination. Dana formed an editorial triumvirate consisting of himself and two associate editors, Charles Hanson Towne and newspaper correspondent Henry Collins Walsh.

Dana remained as editor until 1904, when he left The Smart Set to work in newspapers. Dana's chosen successor was Towne, previously an editor at Cosmopolitan Magazine. Towne was the magazine's first editor to actively push to publish new literary talents such as James Branch Cabell. He also oversaw a stable of famous contributors such as Jack London, Ambrose Bierce and Theodore Dreiser. Under Towne's editorship, the Smart Set honed its tone and content:

""It sometimes relaxed its accent on high society for variety's sake; but the bon ton, the light satirical touch, social intrigue, love without benefit of clergy, and irony at the expense of conventions were of the essence of the magazine. Each number began with a novelette; continued with ten or a dozen stories, one of them in French; found a place two-thirds of the way through for an essay on literature, the stage, travel, or society; filled in odd pages or half pages with verse; and tucked in epigrams and jokes and little satires in chinks here and there.""

By 1905, the magazine reached its peak circulation of 165,000. However, as a result of allegations of blackmail associated with Mann's Town Topics in 1906, The Smart Set's popularity began to precipitously decline, and it immediately lost around 25,000 readers. Dissatisfied with the magazine's direction, Towne resigned his position as editor in 1908 to work with Theodore Dreiser on The Delineator, an American women's magazine.

After Towne's departure, Mann stepped up as editor alongside Fred Splint, and the two men set out to revitalize the magazine in order to rebuild its readership. As part of this revitalization, Mann started a monthly book review column and, in 1908, Splint hired the Baltimore newspaperman Henry Louis Mencken to fill the book reviewer position at the suggestion of editorial assistant Norman Boyer. The twenty-eight-year-old Mencken became quite popular with readers as his "oracular, pungent, and racy" book reviews garnered much attention. Using his position as book reviewer for The Smart Set, Mencken would become "America's most important literary and social critic."

Soon after, in 1909, George Jean Nathan became the magazine's drama columnist. During his tenure as the Smart Set's resident theater critic, Jean "would become an extremely influential figure in the New York drama scene." Nathan "matched Mencken in his defiance of conventional mores, his saucy style, [and] his magisterial attitude." Together, the combined criticisms of Mencken and Nathan elevated the substantive content of Mann's magazine to appeal to intellectuals and ensured the magazine's place in literary history.

Thayer years
With The Smart Set in perpetual decline, Mann sold the magazine in Spring 1911 to John Adams Thayer for $100,000. Thayer was a self-made millionaire who had "made a personal fortune as a successful advertising manager at the Ladies' Home Journal."

Thayer, who previously pulled the muckraking Everybody's Magazine out of a slump and earned himself a significant fortune from its sale, hoped ownership of The Smart Set would allow him entrance into the social ranks of New York's high society. However, the magazine's ruined reputation made this difficult and his purchase left him in charge of a sinking ship.

After Mencken and Nathan both declined the offer of editorship, Thayer assumed the position of editor-in-chief and appointed the magazine's associate editor, Norman Boyer, as managing editor. An expert in advertising, Thayer added a slogan to the magazine's subtitle, stating that "Its Prime Purpose is to Provide Lively Entertainment for Minds That Are Not Primitive." The new slogan was unsuccessful in restoring the magazine's reputation and popularity, but in 1912 a younger, more rebellious audience began reading The Smart Set for that very reason. To accommodate this new demographic, Thayer, at the recommendation of Mencken, handed over the editorship to Willard Huntington Wright in 1913. Wright was a Harvard graduate and had served as the literary editor of The Los Angeles Times. Wright outlined the magazine's new editorial direction in the next month's issue:

""We want to make of The Smart Set not only the best magazine in America, but something entirely new—the sort of magazine that Europe has been able to support, but which so far has not yet been attempted in America.""

Although only lasting a year, Wright's tenure marked a period of artistic prosperity for The Smart Set. Thayer appointed Wright as editor with complete control of the magazine's content and direction. Wright, immediately taking advantage of this position, began collecting manuscripts from new artists and hired Ezra Pound as an overseas talent scout. With an appreciation for new and unconventional literary styles, Wright steered the magazine into publishing more experimental and avant-garde literary works by authors such as D.H. Lawrence, Joseph Conrad, William Butler Yeats, and Ford Madox Ford.

Wright's editorial decision caused a drastic reduction in readership and angered the magazine's advertisers, who began withdrawing financial backing. Additionally, Wright was using The Smart Set's checkbook to overpay authors for their work and was attempting to secretly fund a prototype of a more radical publication with Mencken. As a result, Thayer fired Wright in 1914 and announced an end to the magazine's avant-garde content and a return to more traditional material. By the end of Wright's editorship, however, the magazine was in economic disrepair, and Thayer handed over ownership to Colonel Eugene Crowe in return for forgiveness of debts.

Due to the fired Wright's editorial decisions, the magazine had acquired a new intellectual audience. Its readership included such notable writers as Sinclair Lewis, Theodore Dreiser, Hugh Walpole, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway, as well as college professors such as Stewart Sherman and Percy Boynton. The magazine also had garnered the attention of a number of critics and journalists, including Burton Rascoe, Edmund Wilson, Alfred Kazin, Franklin Pierce Adams and Harold Ross, the co-founder of The New Yorker magazine who was inspired to create the latter publication upon the demise of The Smart Set.

Mencken and Nathan years
Having little interest in running a magazine, Crowe gave control of The Smart Set to Eltinge Warner, who then appointed Mencken and Nathan as co-editors with total artistic control. Warner remained in control of the magazine's accounts—circulation, advertising, and bookkeeping—while Mencken and Nathan focused on literary content.

In a series of measures to economize, Mencken and Nathan relocated the magazine's office to a smaller location and reduced the staff, retaining only themselves and a secretary, Sara Golde. Warner reprinted previous issues of The Smart Set under the title Clever Stories. In their most successful effort to boost revenue, Mencken and Nathan began the pulp magazine The Parisienne in 1915 as a place to publish a surplus of manuscripts they deemed inferior for The Smart Set. The Parisienne "capitalized on the then current war interest in France" generated significant profits, which they used to offset the production costs of The Smart Set. The co-editors sold The Parisienne to Warner and Crowe in 1916 and repeated the process with Saucy Stories and, in 1920, Black Mask.

Mencken and Nathan's co-editorship helped to bring about a golden era for new literature and The Smart Set. Together, they "created a uniquely liberated mass-market venue for American fiction; this fact alone suggests the importance of this magazine in relation to American literary developments in the teens and early twenties." Circulation during their co-editorship was between 40,000 and 50,000, making it one of the most widely read literary publications.

During this time the magazine featured works by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Theodore Dreiser, Aldous Huxley, Sinclair Lewis, Benjamin De Casseres, Eugene O'Neill and Dashiell Hammett, among others. Millay's short story "Barbara on the Beach" appeared in November 1914. In May 1915 The Smart Set published two stories from James Joyce's Dubliners, the first time Joyce's work appeared in an American publication. The magazine introduced F. Scott Fitzgerald in September 1919, when it published his short story Babes in the Woods. In addition to introducing new literary talent, the two editors were renowned social critics, who lampooned virtually every facet of American culture. Although they were known for their satire, their controversial material became the reason for their departure from The Smart Set and would set in motion the end of the magazine itself.

Mencken and Nathan cultivated a youthful readership who had grown increasingly restive and disillusioned with America in the aftermath of The Great War. During these years, "Mencken constantly exhorted his fellow critics and literary historians to provide realistic appraisals and re-evaluations of our [American] cultural past, which would then, he felt, influence the present."

Mencken and Nathan's editorship at The Smart Set came to an end after they planned to run a satirical piece on President Warren G. Harding following his death. Harding died in August 1923. His funeral procession involved transporting the body across the country from San Francisco to Ohio. The mainstream media began to sentimentalize the procession, to the dismay of Mencken and Nathan, who noticed a hypocritical change in the press's attitude. They planned to run a satirical piece on the president's funeral, treating the president in death as they did in life.

However, the magazine's printers noticed the piece and reported its contents to owner Eltinge Warner. Considering the piece to be a form of treason, Warner demanded that the editors remove it. "I don't give a damn what you thought of him," Warner stormed at Mencken and Nathan, "Harding was our President, after all." In a rage, Warner announced that he would sell the magazine within a year. Warner's removal of the satirical piece marked the end of the editors' carte blanche over the magazine's content, and they sought the freedom and control of their own publication. Upon leaving, Mencken and Nathan began a collaboration with the publishing magnate Alfred A. Knopf and started The American Mercury.

Decline and final years
Before leaving The Smart Set, Mencken and Nathan recommended Morris Gilbert to replace them as editor. Reportedly, Gilbert had no idea that Warner was planning to sell the magazine upon accepting his position as editor. Under the editorship of Gilbert, the magazine's attitude and content reverted to the days before Mencken and Nathan's—or even Wright's—time as editors. However, Gilbert's position as editor was short-lived. In 1924, Warner sold the magazine to the publishing tycoon William Randolph Hearst, who immediately gave editorial control to George D'Utassey. Unable to cope with the new management, Gilbert resigned soon after.

Hearst's ownership of the magazine brought about an editorial focus on commercialism and superficial moral themes. As the magazine's new editor, D'Utassey reversed the artistic headway that Mencken and Nathan had established for the magazine and changed the subtitle to "True Stories from Real Life." Under D'Utassey the magazine veered away from unconventional literature and satire. Although the content changed, Hearst's promotion of the magazine in other publications caused circulation to increase to 250,000 in 1925.

In 1929 the magazine merged with Hearst's newly acquired McClure's to form The New Smart Set, under the editorship of Margaret Sangster. Under Sangster, the magazine became a publication targeted towards young women and was given a new subtitle, "The Young Woman's Magazine." However, following the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the magazine was unable to survive the economic slump. It ceased publication in June 1930.

Legacy and influence
In 1934, nearly half a decade after the publication's dissolution, some of the best pieces from the magazine's heyday were collected in The Smart Set Anthology, published by Reynal & Hitchcock. That same year, critic Louis Kronenberger hailed the magazine in The New York Times Book Review as one of the greatest literary publications due to its influence over American culture during its brief existence:

""The Smart Set has become something of a legend. It was becoming something of one even while it still existed. You had the feeling, then, that some day you would sentimentalize over the years when The Smart Set was in its prime. You were very conscious that it was making literary history; you knew that it was teaching a literary America that went about on all fours how to walk.""

In 2007, Drexel University launched an online cultural journal titled The Smart Set. Drexel's journal shares some ideals with the original Smart Set and lists Owen Hatteras, a pen name used by H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan of the original journal, on its masthead, but its connection to Mencken and Nathan's magazine is unofficial.

Editorial tenures
• William Mann era

• Arthur Grissom (1900–1901)

• Marvin Dana (1902–1904)

• Charles Hanson Towne (1904–1907)

• Fred C. Splint (1907–1908)

• Norman Boyer (1909–1911)

• Mark Lee Luther (1911–1912)

• John Thayer era

• John Adams Thayer (1911–1913)

• Willard Huntington Wright (1913–1914)

• Eltinge Warner era

• H.L. Mencken and George Nathan (1914–1924)

• Morris Gilbert (1924)

• William Randolph Hearst era

• F. Orlin Tremaine (1924–1925)

• William Charles Lengel (1925–1928)

• T. Howard Kelly (1928–1929)

• Margeret Sangster (1929–1930)

List of contributing authors

 * Maxwell Anderson
 * Sherwood Anderson
 * Djuna Barnes
 * Ambrose Bierce
 * Bliss Carman
 * Willa Cather
 * Theodore Dreiser
 * Lord Dunsany
 * F. Scott Fitzgerald
 * Ford Maddox Ford
 * Zona Gale
 * Richard Le Gallienne
 * Dashiell Hammett
 * Ben Hecht
 * O. Henry
 * Aldous Huxley
 * Robinson Jeffers
 * James Joyce
 * Harry Kemp
 * D.H. Lawrence
 * Sinclair Lewis
 * Anita Loos
 * Jack London
 * Edna St. Vincent Millay
 * Eugene O'Neill
 * Dorothy Parker
 * Ezra Pound
 * John Reed
 * Clinton Scollard
 * Carl Van Vechten
 * S.S. Van Dine
 * Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 * Isabel Briggs Myers

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Talk:Mokuba Kaiba

what is their surname??? And was Noah in the manga. i ahve heard at least vertions

 * No, Noah isn't in the manga. The original surname is not known. WhisperToMe 22:45, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

that terrible photo...
can anyone please find a better picture of Mokuba to replace that hideous one in the infobox? It really is an eyesore and shows a distorted view of the character. If you can, it'd be much appreciated, if not I'll just keep searching for a better one on my own. Stupidhumanzz 05:17, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree, but if you get one, be sure to source it. JuJube 05:22, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Mokuba in GX?
The article states that Mokuba was in GX? What episode? I don't recall there being any proof in that. Ggctuk 09:08, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

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French cruiser Colbert (C611)

Colbert (C 611) was an anti-air cruiser, later transformed into a missile cruiser, of the French Navy. She was the sixth ship (and second cruiser) of the French Navy to be named after Jean-Baptiste Colbert (the previous one was scuttled at Toulon in 1942). She served in the Navy from 1956 to 1991, before being converted into a museum ship at Bordeaux from 1993. Colbert was scrapped in 2016.

Colbert was the last French warship designated as a "cruiser". Afterward, the French Navy adopted the term "frigate".

Development
In 1946 and 1947, the French Navy planned to have six conventional and six anti-air cruisers; afterward, the navy only managed to complete FRENCH CRUISER De Grasse and build the new Colbert, authorized in 1953 with the project designation "C53". Colbert was a purpose-designed anti-air warfare ship based on De Grasse, with a mixed armament of 127 mm and 57 mm guns. Colbert was laid down at the Brest Arsenal on 9 June 1954, launched on 24 March 1956, and entered service on 5 May 1959.

Early service
Early in her career, Colbert served as flagship of the French Mediterranean squadron (escadre de Méditerranée) at Toulon.

In 1961, she repatriated the remains of Marshal Hubert Lyautey from Morocco to France.

In late-1964, President Charles de Gaulle made official visits to South America; transportation was partially provided by Colbert.

In 1967, Colbert conveyed President de Gaulle to Canada for Expo 67. The visit was cut short after De Gaulle provoked an international incident by delivering a speech supporting Quebec separatism.

Post-refit
Colbert was modernized and converted into a missile cruiser from 1970 to 1972. The 127mm guns were replaced by the Masurca surface-to-air missile system and 100mm dual-purpose guns. Afterwards, she was based at Brest from 1973 to 1976, and then at Toulon.

Colbert represented France at the bicentennial festivities in Australia in 1988.

In 1991, Colbert participated in the 1991 Gulf War (Opération Salamandre), the only time she participated in a combat operation. She was decommissioned late that year on 24 May.

Museum ship
Colbert was a museum and monument historique at Bordeaux from June 1993 to 2007. The ship remained owned by the state; the museum was run by the private association "The Friends of the Colbert". Guided tours provided access to areas - like the engine rooms and cabins - normally closed to the public. There were permanent exhibits on the Navy and Météo-France. Architectural models were also displayed; visitors could see modellers at work. The galley served an enclosed restaurant and dance-room built on the foredeck. The ship's siren was sounded at midday every Wednesday and Sunday.

The museum experienced chronic financial problems and could not afford the necessary security and maintenance. For example, it could not afford the €500,000 needed for repainting. The museum closed on 2 October 2006 due to a lack of funding and pressure from the municipal government and local interest groups.

Scrapping
On 31 May 2007, when the concession to the "Friends" expired, Colbert was towed to the mothball fleet in Landevennec. She was cannibalized for parts, mainly from the boilers and turbines, to maintain the helicopter-carrier FRENCH CRUISER Jeanne d'Arc; the cruiser became surplus when Jeanne d'Arc was decommissioned in September 2010. On 5 June 2016 Colbert arrived under tow at Bassens, River Gironde for scrapping.

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List of storms named Helga

The name Helga has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean:

 * Hurricane Helga (1966)
 * Tropical Storm Helga (1970)
 * Tropical Storm Helga (1974)

In the South-West Indian Ocean:
 * Cyclone Helga (1971)

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