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User talk:Bolufromthesoo

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Boesmansgat

Boesmansgat (or Bushmansgat), also known in English as "Bushman's Hole", is a deep submerged freshwater cave (or sinkhole) in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, which has been dived to a depth of 282.6 m.

Boesmansgat was believed to have first been explored by amateur diver Mike Rathbourne, in 1977. The greatest depth attained was by Nuno Gomes in 1996, diving to a depth of 282.6 m. Its altitude of over 1500 m makes this a particularly challenging dive, requiring a decompression schedule equivalent for a dive to 339 m at sea level. Gomes' dive was a close call, as he got stuck in the mud on the bottom of Bushman's Hole for two minutes before escaping.

On 24 November 2004, Verna van Schaik set the Guinness Woman's World Record for the deepest dive by diving down to a depth of 221 m.

In October 2022 Karen van den Oever broke her own Guinness World Record as the world’s deepest diving woman when she descended to 246.65 m using open-circuit equipment.

Deaths

 * In 1993, Eben Leyden died after blacking out at a depth of 60 m. Leyden was brought up immediately by diving buddy Boetie Sheun but could not be revived.
 * In 1994, while helping a team prepare for a dive, Deon Dreyer died on ascent at a depth of 50 m. Dreyer's body remained in the cave until being discovered ten years later at a depth of 270 m by cave diver Dave Shaw.
 * On 8 January 2005, Dave Shaw died after becoming tangled in the line while attempting to recover Dreyer's body. (Shaw's close friend and support diver, Don Shirley, nearly died as well and was left with permanent ear damage that has impaired his balance. ) On 12 January 2005, Dreyer and Shaw's bodies were ultimately recovered near the surface, while members of the dive team were recovering technical equipment, which included a camera that filmed Shaw’s last moments in the water.

In literature
In Mo Hayder's novel Ritual (2008), the death of the parents of one of the protagonists while diving in Bushman's Hole is an important plot device.

In media
The 2005 attempt to recover Deon Dreyer's body that led to the death of Dave Shaw is the subject of the 2020 documentary Dave Not Coming Back.

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User talk:Koolman2

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User talk:Comma momma

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User talk:Mike Lin

Nice articles on junk DNA and shotgun sequencing! I link your stuff for my bio students all the time. Unrelated: are you the Mike Lin of Startup CPL, Rapid Backup and other high-quality freeware utilities? If so, are you still developing or accepting questions/suggestions on these programs?

Good edits on "junk DNA". I think the "it's a reservoir for future evolution" doesn't work based on modern evolutionary theory, but I think what you have added makes that whole section better than it was. Cheers m8! Evolver 23:00, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Hi Mike, I really liked your recent edits to the Junk DNA article. I think it flows more Jessicanr (talk) 18:22, 14 March 2008 (UTC)smoothly, and is clearer about what was the mistaken assumptions (much stuff people thought was junk has a clear function) and the fact that there's still good reason to believe that most of it is junk, or at least has a loose function. Kudos. Zashaw 06:38, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Hey Mike, I was reading the Human genome article (which is very nicely written) and ran across a sentence that I was hoping that you would elaborate on. "Thus follows the popular statement that "all humans are at least 99% genetically identical", although this would be somewhat qualified by most geneticists." As it is now, I have no idea what a geneticist might say about that number (too high or too low?). Are you referring to something technical (such as differences in sex chromosomes) or an active debate in the field? It's just one of those statements that begs for something to follow. --Plociam 19:18, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

 * See Talk:Human genome for a reply. --Mike Lin 16:38, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Have you seen?
"Parallel Patterns of Evolution in the Genomes and Transcriptomes of Humans and Chimpanzees" Published online in Science on 1 September 2005? I can send you a copy. --JWSchmidt 00:29, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Human genetics
I was watching an documentary on National Geographic that briefly mentioned that only 1.5% of human DNA makes us human (and that we share 98.5% of DNA with chimpanzees, 75% with dogs, 33% with daffodil flowers).

I find this very fascinating, and you appear to know a lot about this subject. Is there a table/reference source that you know of that would list many more flora/fauna and the percentage of DNA that humans share with them? Perhaps this is something that could be put on Wikipedia?

Science collaboration of the week
You voted for Human genome to be improved while it was listed on WP:IDRIVE. This article is now nominated on Science collaboration of the week. Please consider supporting it with your vote. --Fenice 13:14, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

SCOTW project: Human genome
Human genome is the current Science Collaboration of the Week. Since you voted for this article, I thought you might be interested in contributing to it. - Samsara contrib talk 03:52, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

Junk DNA
I retracted my revert at this article. Taking a second look, I think for once we can assume readers are smart enough to sort such things out for themselves. Sorry to shake the box up and run. --DanielCD 02:39, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

SCOTW: Chronospecies finally makes it!
These are the comments on the nomination, which may be helpful in improving the article:
 * Lots of potential for this little article like examples, causes, and general elaboration. Neum 04:38, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * A great fact to include would be the shortest time over which speciation of a sexual organism is known to have occurred. —James S. 21:06, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

In other news:
 * SCOTW needs a new maintainer, and could to with a maintenance bot. If you know of anybody who may be interested in either task, please let them know!

User:Samsara (talk • contribs) 23:00, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Junk_DNA
I used your previosu actions as bassis for a vote ,please confirm. thank you. -- Procrastinating@ talk2me 23:48, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi Mike. Please see Talk page discussions before making significant changes ,specifically erasing whole segments of the text, thank you.

Furthermore ,I've put the article for merger ,since I dont see any good reason for them both to be apart. considering term word "non coding" han't been proven ,the ambigous term "junk" seems more likely. Id'e appiciate you input. thanks ! :) -- Procrastinating@ talk2me 11:00, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Large Hadron Collider is Science Collaboration of the Week
User:Samsara (talk • contribs) 11:53, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Biopharmaceutical is the Science Collaboration of the Week
User:Samsara (talk • contribs) 21:05, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Which Mike are you?
Are you the Mike Lin wrote a couple of Windows utilities and once worked for IBM (That Mike also attended MIT)? If so, I tried to email a thank you to you and want to find a way to get it to you. If not, sorry for mussing up your talk page :o) badmonkey 05:37, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Hydrogen is the science collaboration for August 2006
Okay guys, now let's make this an FA!

User:Samsara (talk • contribs) 08:37, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

SCOTM
NCurse work 06:01, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the month
NCurse work 06:39, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the month
NCurse work 07:49, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the month
NCurs e work 17:15, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the Month
NCurs e work 09:36, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the Month
NCurs e work 17:00, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the month
NCurs e work 16:26, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the Month
NCurse work 19:50, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the month
NCurse work 06:24, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the Month
NCurse work 15:09, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the Month
NCurse work 13:13, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

MIT Nobel Deserves Attentions
If you look at Harvard's wiki site, there are 75 Nobel count, but the official Nobel count by Harvard itself only includes 43 Nobel Laureates. If you look at Columbia's wiki site, there are 84 Nobel count, but the official Nobel count by Columbia only includes no more than 80 such Nobel winners. Same principles apply to Cambridge University, Oxford University, etc. MIT deserves the same attention as these other ones. If you think that we must follow the official Nobel numbers published on the site of each university, then please go to this list and correct ALL the universities there because I'm 100% sure that majority of these universities do not include visiting scholars/professors in their official Nobel count. By the way, I'm a student at MIT and I just went to the human resource and news office last week, informing this issue. It seems like MIT really does not care about visiting scholars/professors who won the prizes, even though those MIT news office people admitted that all the people I found were indeed related to MIT. You work in Broad Institute, so why not take a personal visit yourself to the MIT news office to confirm that everything I said is true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MITBeaverRocks (talk • contribs) 15:31, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

You can block me from editing MIT Nobel count, but the truth of MIT Nobel is there. If you do want to block me, please go to block all those who who did the same thing (like what I did for MIT) at the Harvard's wiki site, Columbia's wiki site, etc. So, I guess I will visit you in 32-G828 next week to clarify things up. Also, you just publish a paper in Nature recently (Nature 450:203-218); you do understand that scientists can cite not ONLY from one source, right? MIT's news cite can provide valid information, but not ALL the information. If you go to all the official Nobel Prize website, you can find that all I added are correct.

Science Collaboration of the Month
NCurse work 20:32, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Hi Mike, I was wondering if you could explain further your revert for Human Genome. As it reads now, it makes it seem as tho there are 24 chromosomes, when there are really 46. There are, however, 23 chromosomal PAIRS. your explanation of "this is also misleading because the 20-25k genes and 3Gbp figures are only counting the haploid genome" makes no sense to me as i don't have a background in science. could you please explain this? thank you. Jessicanr (talk) 18:22, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Science Collaboration of the Month
NCurse work 08:06, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Broad institute logo.gif
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Facts about Python
The {fact} tag someone placed on the Python article about Python's influence on OCaml's Whitespace library is not answered, I am afraid, by direct testimony of the library author (i.e. you). That would be a primary source or WP:OR rather than a secondary source as we may use here. However, I would imagine you must have published some description of your library when it was released, and a link to the project page or its documentation, would make an excellent explanatory footnote.

The {fact} tag serves a very different purpose than the {dubious} tag. The latter is for facts that editors think are genuinely unlikely to be true; the former is for ones that an editor feels need better citational support (but that probably can be supported). Obviously, it is a fine line and somewhat subjective to determine which facts are so completely uncontroversial as to need no specific citation. But since some editor (not me) felt that the influence of Python on OCaml/Whitespace needs further support, it is always better to err on the side of more explicit citation. LotLE × talk 20:02, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Doh! I am suffering terrible foot-in-mouth today. I did not notice the link that is exactly what I requested at the end of the very same bullet point.  Never mind, I have restored your quite correct edit.  Sorry.  LotLE × talk  20:10, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

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Ophichthidae

Ophichthidae is a family of fish in the order Anguilliformes, commonly known as the snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ophis ("serpent") and ichthys ("fish"). Snake eels are also burrowing eels. They are named for their physical appearance, as they have long, cylindrical, snake-like bodies. This family is found worldwide in tropical to warm temperate waters. They inhabit a wide range of habitats, from coastal shallows and even rivers, to depths below 800 m. Most species are bottom dwellers, hiding in mud or sand to capture their prey of crustaceans and small fish, but some are pelagic.

These species range in total length from 5 cm to 2.3 m or more. Many species lack fins altogether, improving their ability to burrow into the substrate like worms. They are often spotted or striped in colour, mimicking the appearance of venomous sea snakes to deter predators. Often, they are washed ashore by large storms.

Genera
Currently, 62 recognized genera are placed in this family:
 * Subfamily Myrophinae
 * Ahlia Jordan & Davis, 1891
 * Asarcenchelys McCosker, 1985
 * Benthenchelys Fowler, 1934
 * Glenoglossa McCosker, 1982
 * Mixomyrophis McCosker, 1985
 * Muraenichthys Bleeker, 1853
 * Myrophis Lütken, 1852
 * Neenchelys Bamber, 1915
 * Pseudomyrophis Wade, 1946
 * Pylorobranchus McCosker & Chen, 2012
 * Schismorhynchus McCosker, 1970
 * Schultzidia Gosline, 1951
 * Scolecenchelys Ogilby, 1897
 * Skythrenchelys Castle & McCosker, 1999
 * Sympenchelys Hibino, Ho & Kimura, 2015
 * Subfamily Ophichthinae
 * Allips McCosker, 1972
 * Aplatophis Böhlke, 1956
 * Aprognathodon Böhlke, 1967
 * Apterichtus Duméril, 1805
 * Bascanichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
 * Brachysomophis Kaup, 1856
 * Caecula Vahl, 1794
 * Callechelys Kaup, 1856
 * Caralophia Böhlke, 1955
 * Chauligenion McCosker & Okamoto, 2016
 * Cirrhimuraena Kaup, 1856
 * Cirricaecula Schultz, 1953
 * Dalophis Rafinesque, 1810
 * Echelus Rafinesque, 1810
 * Echiophis Kaup, 1856
 * Ethadophis Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
 * Evips McCosker, 1972
 * Gordiichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
 * Hemerorhinus Weber & de Beaufort, 1916
 * Herpetoichthys Kaup, 1856
 * Hyphalophis McCosker & Böhlke, 1982
 * Ichthyapus Brisout de Barneville, 1847
 * Kertomichthys McCosker & Böhlke, 1982
 * Lamnostoma Kaup, 1856
 * Leiuranus Bleeker, 1852
 * Leptenchelys Myers & Wade, 1941
 * Letharchus Goode & Bean, 1882
 * Lethogoleos McCosker & Böhlke, 1982
 * Leuropharus Rosenblatt & McCosker, 1970
 * Luthulenchelys McCosker, 2007
 * Malvoliophis Whitley, 1934
 * Myrichthys Girard, 1859
 * Mystriophis Kaup, 1856
 * Ophichthus Ahl, 1789
 * Ophisurus Lacépède, 1800
 * Paraletharchus McCosker, 1974
 * Phaenomonas Myers & Wade, 1941
 * Phyllophichthus Gosline, 1951
 * Pisodonophis Kaup, 1856
 * Quassiremus Jordan & Davis, 1891
 * Rhinophichthus McCosker, 1999
 * Scytalichthys Jordan & Davis, 1891
 * Stictorhinus Böhlke & McCosker, 1975
 * Suculentophichthus Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2015
 * Xestochilus McCosker, 1998
 * Xyrias Jordan & Snyder, 1901
 * Yirrkala Whitley, 1940

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Talat Chaiya

Talat Chaiya (ตลาดไชยา, lit. 'Chaiya Market') is the one of two sub-district municipalities (thesaban tambon) in Chaiya District, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand. It was founded as the center of Chaiya District in 1915 on the area of former Srivijaya city of Chaiya. It covers an area of 21 km2 and has a population of 5,549.

History

Talat Chaiya was built on the east of the Southern Railway in 1915 in the area of sub-district (tambon) Thung. Before that, this area was called Ban Don Rongthong ('golden factory village') because the Chinese from Phumriang (the old city of Chaiya) had built a gold factory there. When the government built the southern railway line passing it and built a railway station, people from Phumriang came to develop the new town on the area near a railway station.

The new town grew fast. The district office, police station, court, and prison were built in the town. Finally, the area was made a separate sub-district, Talat Chaiya in 1938.

In 1956, 4.12 km2 of tambon Talat Chaiya was given the status of sanitation district (sukhaphiban), which was enlarged slightly in 1959. It was upgraded to municipal status (thesaban tambon) in 1999 when all sanitary districts became sub-district municipalities. In 2004 it was expanded to cover an area of 21 km2 by including the area formerly under the tambon administration organization Talat Chaiya. The town now covers most of tambon Talat Chaiya and part of tambon Lamet.

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Elaine Fleming

Elaine Fleming is a former mayor of Cass Lake, Minnesota, a position to which she was elected in 2003. Cass Lake—officially a city, but with a population under 1000—is located within the reservation boundaries of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. She is a professor at Leech Lake Tribal College and the first Native American mayor of Cass Lake; she is aligned with the Green Party of Minnesota and is one of the organizers of Rock the Vote - Rez Style.

Cass Lake is a Superfund site, as a result of chemical dumping by the St. Regis Paper Company. Fleming has characterized St. Regis's activities as "environmental racism", which, in turn she has characterized as "terrorism in our communities". Fleming was elected mayor for her first term by seven votes. Fleming was elected mayor for a second term as a write-in campaign. As of 2006, Fleming was serving her second and last term as Mayor of Cass Lake, Minnesota.

Fleming has been involved in animal rescue since 2011.

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Brainstorm (1965 film)

Brainstorm is a 1965 neo-noir thriller film starring Jeffrey Hunter (credited as Jeff) and Anne Francis. It was produced and directed by William Conrad, who was better known as an actor in such television series as Cannon and Jake and the Fatman, and was one of three suspense thrillers directed by Conrad for Warner Bros. in 1965, which also included Two on a Guillotine and My Blood Runs Cold.

Plot
On a lonely highway, Jim Grayam spots a car stopped on the tracks of a railroad crossing. Inside he finds a sleeping or unconscious woman with the car doors locked. Unable to wake her, Grayam smashes a window and drives the car to safety just ahead of a speeding train.

Identifying her from a driver's license as Lorrie Benson, the wife of Beverly Hills millionaire Cort Benson, he drives her to their mansion. Grayam is a systems analyst for Benson Industries, widely admired throughout the company for his intelligence. When she wakes up, Lorrie makes it clear that she had parked the car on the tracks on purpose, a suicide attempt, and resents Grayam for saving her. Grayam declines a $1,000 reward.

Impressed that he didn't rescue her for his own advancement, the hard-drinking and wild-partying Lorrie recruits him for a scavenger hunt, then begins a romantic affair with him. When the relationship turns serious, Cort Benson begins to sully Grayam's reputation at work, making it appear the valued employee is having a nervous breakdown, similar to one from his youth. Dr. Elizabeth Larstadt, a psychoanalyst, is asked to examine Grayam and finds him to have a volatile personality.

Lorrie wants to leave her husband, but Cort makes it clear he won't permit her to take their young child. Grayam hatches a diabolical plot. He will kill Cort, but not before studying how to give the appearance of insanity, so that he will be sentenced to a psychiatric institution rather than to the gas chamber for murder.

The scheme works. Dr. Larstadt's testimony lands Grayam in a sanatorium rather than a prison cell. Grayam's intention is to gradually prove to doctors that he is safe to be released back into society. In the weeks to come, however, the other inmates' behavior drives Grayam slowly out of his mind and when he finally is visited by Lorrie, he discovers to his horror that she now has another man in her life.

A desperate Grayam plans to escape. He confides in Dr. Larstadt, now believing her to be the only one who truly understands him, and even professes his love for her. The doctor, however, is only making sure that she was correct in her assessment that Grayam is unbalanced. Hospital security guards carry him away.

Cast

 * Jeffrey Hunter (credited as Jeff Hunter) as Jim Grayam
 * Anne Francis as Lorrie Benson
 * Dana Andrews as Cort Benson
 * Viveca Lindfors as Dr. Larstadt
 * Kathie Browne as Angie DeWitt

Production
Brainstorm was made as part of a two-picture contract that star Jeffrey Hunter had with Warner Bros. that also included the series Temple Houston for Warner Bros. Television. William Conrad had also directed Hunter in the pilot episode of that series.

Hunter and Anne Francis had previously acted together in the movie Dreamboat (1952), and in an episode of Temple Houston. Hunter and Viveca Lindfors previously worked together in King of Kings (1961) but did not appear in any scenes together.

Francis had a surge of new popularity in 1965 owing to the premiere of her television series Honey West. She made two films during the year, but the TV show was dropped after one season.

Victor Rodman, formerly of NBC's Noah's Ark, made his last screen appearance in Brainstorm in the uncredited role of a prison inmate. Veteran character actors Strother Martin, John Mitchum and Richard Kiel are among the sanitarium's patients.

Reception
In June 1965, critic Howard Thompson of The New York Times called Brainstorm "a so-so package of suspense... Up to a point the story cuts ice. Then it slips into absurdity." Judith Crist called the film "a sub-B potboiler for those who find comic books too intellectual"; Leslie Halliwell called it an "overlong thriller which starts off agreeably in the Double Indemnity vein, but goes slow and solemn around the half way mark."

Some critics held the film in higher regard with the passage of time. The editors of Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (1979) described Brainstorm as "a minor masterpiece of the 1960s":
 * Along with films like Psycho, Brainstorm is one of the best examples of the 1960s counterpart of 1940s film noir. At the core of the film's quality is a complex, compelling plot. Like Nightmare Alley and Double Indemnity, which in a narrative sense it closely resembles, Brainstorm follows a typical noir pattern from romance, to melodrama, to crime, and finally to horror. But unlike these films, which deal only tangentially with insanity, Brainstorm is primarily an exploration of that theme.

"Brainstorm is undoubtedly the last of the truly great black-and-white films noirs," wrote Nicholas Christopher in his book, Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City (1997):
 * It is unquestionably the most nihilistic film noir of either the classic or present-day cycle. ... Brainstorm is a film conceived and shot in the year following the Kennedy assassination, and its insistent references to madness, murder, mayhem, and conspiracy reflect the tenor of those times. ... [It] is the final, essential entry in that long line of films noirs that begins at the end of the Second World War.

Reviewing Christopher's Somewhere in the Night, Michael Atkinson of The Village Voice wrote that "the book does evoke a few forgotten beauts, notably William Conrad's 1965 schizonoir Brainstorm. For Christopher, this truly nutty film 'is to other film noirs what Lobachevski's geometry—in which parallel lines eventually intersect—is to Euclid's,' and insofar as noir seems to reflect back what the viewer brings to it, he's not far off target."

For the 2002 Sight & Sound poll of the top ten films of all time, critic Jack Stevenson included Brainstorm in his list.

Home media
In March 2009 Warner Bros. released Brainstorm on Region 1 DVD, as part of the Warner Archive Collection.

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Arts District, Dallas

The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in downtown Dallas, Texas.

It is located south of State Thomas; southeast of Uptown; north of the City Center District; west of Bryan Place; and east of the West End Historic District. It is bounded by St. Paul Street, Ross Avenue, Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway), and the US 75/I-45 (unsigned I-345) elevated freeway (Central Expressway). (Previously the district extended east only to Routh Street, but a 9 March 2005 Dallas City Council approval extended it east to I-345.) The Arts District is a member of the Global Cultural Districts Network.

The district is 118 acres (0.47 km$2$) large and is home to some of Dallas’ most significant cultural landmarks including facilities for visual, performing, and developing arts.

Arts District venues

The Arts District is home to 18 facilities and organizations including The Annette Strauss Square, the Arts District Mansion/Dallas Bar Association, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Theater Center, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Nasher Sculpture Center, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Fellowship Church, First United Methodist Church, Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House, Dee and Charles Wyly Theater, Moody Performance Hall, the Green Family Art Foundation, and the Crow Museum of Asian Art, housed in a portion of the Trammell Crow Center.

In addition, multiple other organizations perform in the District consistently throughout the year. This includes everything from concerts to outdoor festivals, to lectures, youth education programs, and more.

 * AT&T Performing Arts Center
 * Annette Strauss Square
 * Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
 * Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
 * Moody Performance Hall
 * Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
 * Crow Museum of Asian Art
 * Dallas Museum of Art
 * Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
 * Nasher Sculpture Center
 * Klyde Warren Park

Other structures

 * Arts District Mansion / Dallas Bar Association
 * Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
 * Dallas Black Dance Theatre (formerly the Moorland YMCA)
 * Trammell Crow Center
 * Klyde Warren Park
 * St. Paul United Methodist Church

Light rail

 * DART:, , , and
 * St. Paul Station (in City Center District)
 * Pearl/Arts District Station (in City Center District)

Streetcars

 * MATA: M-Line Trolley
 * The M-Line Trolley is a heritage streetcar that provides service between Cityplace/Uptown station in Uptown and St Paul station in Downtown. Service is free.
 * The M-Line features 40 dedicated stops serving key destinations including: the West Village, McKinney Avenue, Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arts District, four historical cemeteries, and the State Thomas historic neighborhood.

Highways

 * Texas Spur 366.svg Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway)
 * US 75.svg US 75 Central Expressway/I-45.svg I-45 connection (unsigned I-345.svg I-345)

Education
The Arts District is served by the Dallas Independent School District.

One school, the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, is located in the Arts District.

Residents of the Arts District north and east of Akard Street are zoned to Sam Houston Elementary School. Residents south and west of Akard are zoned to Hope Medrano Elementary School. All Arts District residents are zoned to Thomas J. Rusk Middle School and North Dallas High School.

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bouillon, Belgium

Bouillon, Belgium

I nominate this image that I took in the city of Bouillon, Belgium around mid December. It is along the Semois River as the sun was starting to rise; the fog was thick until two or three hours after this picture was taken. This photo illustrates the tranquility of a small village with the silent river, the empty streets, the timeless buildings and the majestic mountain range hardly visible.

 * Nominate and support. - Taycher 06:49, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't think you've any chance with this one. I didn't enjoy looking at the massive lamppost and the "invisible mountains"! Better luck next time - Adrian Pingstone 08:02, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I apologise for the tone of my remarks above. I should have been constructive about the picture so apologies to the uploader - Adrian Pingstone 14:29, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't like looking at lamp posts either unfortunately. Enochlau 11:05, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It perhaps illustrates fog better than it illustrates Bouillon, although there are already quite a few good photos on the fog page. The relief map of Bouillon is an interesting perspective on a town. -- Solipsist 14:14, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Interesting image, but Solipsist made a good point. Phoenix2 23:06, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose Phoenix2 17:44, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't know, I kinda like this picture. Its got a hot chocolate feel to it, reminds me of my time in Pennsylvania. And (to me) the lamp post isn't all that bad.TomStar81 05:00, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Sorry, but i don't like it. The lamppost in the middle is the biggest flaw -- Chris 73 Talk 22:52, July 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose - because of the lamppost - Adrian Pingstone 08:11, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose --ScottyBoy900Q ∞ 20:38, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
 * This link is Broken 13:32, 6 August 2005 (UTC)


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Quincy House

Quincy House may refer to:

 * Quincy House (Harvard), a residential house at Harvard
 * Quincy House (U.S. Ambassador residence), the U.S. ambassador's residence in Riyadh
 * Josiah Quincy House, a National Historic Landmark home built by Josiah Quincy
 * Quincy House (Boston, Massachusetts), a former hotel in downtown Boston
 * Quincy House (Brookland), a notable residence in Washington, DC.
 * Dorothy Quincy Homestead, Quincy, Massachusetts, a U.S. National Historic Landmark

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Category:Gay actors

This category is for actors who publicly identify themselves, or who have been reliably identified, as gay men. Please note that lesbian, bisexual and transgender actors have separate categories which can be found under Category:LGBT actors.

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User talk:Herandar

Orphaned non-free image (Image:Preston steve logo.jpg)
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User talk:Maelkyral

Welcome from Redwolf24
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Yes some of the links appear a bit boring at first, but they are VERY helpful if you ever take the time to read them.

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User talk:Kwnd

Welcome from Redwolf24
Welcome!

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. We as a community are glad to have you and thank you for creating a user account! Here are a few good links for newcomers:
 * The Five Pillars of Wikipedia
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 * If you're ready for the complete list of Wikipedia documentation, there's also Topical index.

Yes some of the links appear a bit boring at first, but they are VERY helpful if you ever take the time to read them.

Remember to place any articles you create into a category so we don't get orphans.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! By the way, please be sure to sign your name on Talk and vote pages using four tildes (~~~~) to produce your name and the current date, or three tildes (~~~) for just your name. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome.

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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Airlines/Codes archive

This subpage was for the discussion of how and where to use any airline related codes within the article space.

Where to put codes
The codes being discussed are those assigned to the airline by IATA (airline code), ICAO (airline codes and call sign). Not all airlines have all of these codes assigned so not listing it leaves the question of 'is it missing or is it not listed?'

Currently several methods for displaying airline codes are used:
 * , usually after the airport name
 * In the article under a heading that usually contains the work Codes
 * Somewhere in the text of the article.
 * In some cases, no codes are listed, but this is likely not going to be the suggestion so it is not discussed below.

There are advantages and disadvantages to all of these.
 * Advantages
 * Entry in all articles is the same.
 * Changes made to the template show up in all of the articles with no additional work.
 * If/When the IATA codes stop being used, a simple change to the template will drop the display of this code on all pages.
 * Matches the format for Airport codes.
 * Compact display and in a standard position like we normally see for a company stock symbol.
 * Easy to add/change a category to all airline articles.
 * Disadvantages
 * If/When the IATA codes stop being used, changing the template may no longer display the historical IATA code.
 * Does not display as well if one of the codes is missing
 * Does not display as well if one of the codes is missing

 * Codes heading
 * Advantages
 * Shows up in the TOC.
 * Uses more space so might be considered a better layout
 * Disadvantages
 * Making changes requires every article to be touched.
 * It's easy to add this entry with a link that goes through a redirect rather then directly to the correct page.

 * Listed in the article
 * Advantages
 * Easier to include a code within the text when you discuss the historic significance of the code without listing the code multiple times.
 * Disadvantages
 * Difficult to find for updates and to see if one of the codes is missing.

Note: This discussion may be unimportant if the decision is to adopt an infobox and include the codes in the infobox. If that happens, the standard place would be the infobox. Vegaswikian 06:53, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * So it looks like the infobox is the place to put them. Dbinder 21:53, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Could be. I have some minor objections to removing them from the body, but I think the infobox is probably the right way to go.  One problem could be from some of the people who don't like the template and want to see a codes section.  But since we have tried to make the existance of this project know in several ways, I don't see how they can object to this decision in a public place.  My summary above has been in place for about 4 weeks with no commnets.  If your proposal does not get any objections in a day or two, I'd say make it the standard on the project page and feel free to start making changes.  Vegaswikian 22:27, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
 * But what if there is no infobox? What is the "standard" place then? (i just had someone revert a change related to placement of codes, so i'd like a good standard for this.) -- Fudoreaper 07:38:15, 2005-08-17 (UTC)
 * I fell it should be to use the codes template for the reasons above. It is pretty much like the stock exchange information.  BTW, I have no idea what way the revert was done.  Vegaswikian 08:00, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I will give you 2 examples (in the last 24 hours) that show what i'm concerned about. 1. Aeroflot 2. Aero Caribbean. I just noticed that it's actually the same editor. He is removing the template and adding the "Codes" heading. But without a good standard, who is right, me or Adfern?  (p.s. i have the same issue with airport codes.) -- Fudoreaper 20:17:03, 2005-08-17 (UTC)
 * Who is right? Neither.  The consensus of the community is right.  Since both the airlines and airport projects have similar issues and a similar solution, I would think that it seems clear in which direction this should be moving.  That is to start adding the infobox and drop the codes heading.  The jury is still out on the use of either codes template which I suspect will be retained as on option because of the redirect issue you raised earlier.  Before doing a revert of those changes, if that is what you believe is right, I'd suggest adding the infobox before putting the codes template back in, if that is your desire.  The project wants to get that template into all airline articles so doing that is a good approach for several reasons.  Vegaswikian 20:58, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I should also add that the airline codes template is listed in the list of templates that can be used and there is no Codes section in the structure section. Those have been in place for a while.  So with the infobox, that should address most cases.  Vegaswikian 08:09, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * We can use both the infobox and the codes template inline. Some other information, such as the year of founding and the parent company name are included in the text. Dbinder 13:12, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, better idea: only use the codes template when there is no infobox. There are hundreds of airlines so implementing the infobox will take quite some time. In the meantime, the template should be used in those pages that don't have the box. Dbinder 20:41, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * So are you taking the position that the codes heading should be replaced by the airline codes template? I agree with that, but I want to make sure that the project consensus is to do that before I resume making those changes.  Vegaswikian 21:23, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Code Heading for me
Thought I should enter the debate since I seem to be entering most of the new airline articles being developed and have been fostering a particular approach to codes which I think is preferable (see ABSA - Aerolinhas Brasileiras for instance). My preference is for codes to appear headlined in the body of the article to emphasise their importance and to make them clear for the ordinary reader. The template, in my view, just looks poor and does not give the codes sufficient emphasis. I have to say I find the infobox approach to be intrusive - it destroys the flow of the article, which has to be squashed up beside it, it is often hard to read, and I simply cannot see it being employed across all the hundreds of airline articles in place and to be developed (eg the Brazilian one above). In the interim while we perhaps await an infobox for every article I would suggest that the use of a code section is retained, as of the type that I employ. Sorry I didn't join in before now - been writing too many articles. No doubt I will hear from you all soon.Ardfern 23:08, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * While I think we should continue with the infobox - as long as you move the images around it doesn't cause formatting issues - I'm indifferent on whether to use the template or the Code Data heading for articles that don't yet have the box. The section/template should be removed once the box is in though. Dbinder 13:09, 22 August 2005 (UTC)


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Model robot

Model robots are model figures with origins in the Japanese anime genre of mecha. The majority of model robots are produced by Bandai and are based on the Gundam anime metaseries. This has given rise to the hobby's common name in Japan, Gunpla (or gan-pura, a Japanese portmanteau of "Gundam" and "plastic model"). Though there are exceptions, the model robot genre is dominated by anime tie-ins, with anime series and movies frequently serving as merchandising platform.

Construction
Gundam kits are the most common and popular variety of mecha models exemplifying the general characteristics of models in the genre. Gundam kits are typically oriented toward beginners, and most often feature simple assembly, simple designs, and rugged construction—less durable than a pre-assembled toy, but more durable than a true scale model. The result is that the majority of Gundam kits feature hands and other parts that favor poseability or easy assembly over accurate shape. They may also exhibit various draft-angle problems, and features like antennae that are oversized to prevent breakage. For the most part, other kit lines and other kit manufacturers in the genre follow suit, though there are exceptions.

Because the subjects of model robot kits are typically humanoid and/or possess limbs, joints are required in order to make the finished model poseable. For decades, poly-caps were and still are used for this purpose, although they tend to degrade over time and thus have been less frequently used since the 2010s. Hard plastic joints generally exhibit greater friction than polyvinyl joints, and are similarly more durable than polystyrene joints. ABS joints, however, require greater precision in tooling to ensure easy assembly, and in some cases, they require screws and a small gap between parts.

One distinctive feature of model robot kits since the 1990s, as opposed to most other plastic model kits, is that they are molded in color: each part generally is made of a colored plastic corresponding to its intended color on the finished model. Bandai in particular has become well-known for its use of multi-color molding, which allows parts of different colors to be molded on the same sprue. In some cases, compromises have to be made - for instance, molding a part in an incorrect color, or a two-colored part in only one color - to ensure that the model is structurally stable and not overly complex, particularly when the intended retail price is low. One criterion by which enthusiasts assess the quality of a kit is its color-accuracy - that is to say, the correspondence between the molded color of the parts and the intended color of the finished model.

Scale and Grade
Anime mecha subjects such as Gundam are most often portrayed as being between 15 and 20 meters tall, so the kits are scaled in a manner that brings the subject to an economical and manageable size. For machines in this size range, scales of 1:100 and 1:144 are most common, with 1:60 being reserved for larger (and usually more expensive or elaborate) kits. For smaller subjects, scales such as 1:20, 1:35, and 1:72 are also common. Bandai kits will commonly use a fairly extensive redesign, rather than the original design itself. Some of this inconsistency in representation may be due to the inherent difficulties in turning a 2-D cel-animated design into a 3-D design. Additionally, newer versions of the same model could be very different from an older version, due to better manufacturing technologies.

Gunpla kits are also sorted by a grading scale, which signals the complexity, and sometimes the art style, of the model.

Practice
Gunpla is a major hobby in Japan, with entire magazines dedicated to variations on Bandai models. As mecha are fictional humanoid objects, there is considerable leeway for custom models and "kitbashes." A large amount of artistry goes into action poses and personalized variations on classic machines. There is also a market for custom resin kits which fill in gaps in the Bandai model line.

Gundam is not the only line of model robots. Eureka Seven, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Patlabor, Aura Battler Dunbine and Heavy Metal L-Gaim, to name a few, are all represented by Bandai model lines. Other manufacturers, such as Hasegawa, Wave, and Kotobukiya, have in recent years offered products from other series, such as Macross, Votoms, Five Star Stories, Armored Core, Virtual-On, Zoids, and Maschinen Krieger, with sales rivaling Bandai's most popular products.

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Talk:J. T. Vallance

Merging with Sydney Grammar School
I see little reason why this page shouldn't exist. It is an article of information and, as such, belongs in Wikipedia.

If you can find a practical reason why this article should not exist - i.e. Wikipedia.org can only handle so many pages thus it cannot afford this superfluous article etc. - then present it. Otherwise, the article should continue to exist and should, by all means, be improved upon. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 60.225.86.215 (talk • contribs) 06:55, 16 July 2005  (UTC)

 * Principals are inherently not notable enough for Wikipedia. I have no qualms with a short paragraph mentioning hmi in the SGS article, but do have problems with this page existing at present. Harro5 23:50, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

 * I concur with Harro5 that the article should be merged with the SGS article--User:AYArktos | Talk 00:37, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

 * While I believe that discussion should be encouraged on matters of editing, at present the 'this article should be merged' banner at the top of the J.T. Vallance and SGS entries is distracting and aesthetically displeasing. Who, ultimately, is the arbiter of the merge? If this person exists can they please decide? If this person does not exist then I see little reason why the 'merge this page' banner should remain. Well may you ask why anyone has the right to add or remove the banner, however at the moment there are better arguments for its existence than there are for its removal: (i.) it is an article of knowledge and, after all, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia; (ii.) other entries on Headmasters - unrelated to SGS - exist yet no debate surrounds their existence; (iii.) those who are calling for its removal seem coincidentally interested in other schools that may be called rivals of SGS - Caulfied Grammar/Canberra Grammar - and it is difficult to separate genuine interest in 'Wikipedian' standards from conflicts of interest. If the latter is the case, then I suggest that you leave the page alone. If the former is the case, then please offer some precedent/rule to draw your objection from and edit the page accordingly. It is simply absurd to remain in this inert state with the banner.

 * (p.s.)I'm removing the banner. Replace it if you wish, but justify your actions appropriately. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 60.225.91.120 (talk • contribs) 06:43, 23 October 2005  (UTC)

Hi. I'm not sure if you noticed, but the two people on this page supporting the merge are registered users, so be careful who you call a non-existent contributor. We believe a merge is warranted as John Vallance in his own right is not notable. In the context of the SGS article he is worth a mention, but currently this seems like an attempt to win brownie points with the headmaster, which isn't what Wikipedia is about. I will reinstate the banner should it be removed unless registered users disagree. Feel free to sign up to Wikipedia and be involved in a fair debate about this. Thanks. Harro5 06:47, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I am going to put the ball in the court of those supporting this stub article. Why is John Vallance a particularly notable headmaster or academic? The arguments thus far have been:
 * He has published a book. But there are a few million books out there.
 * He has been a headmaster of a school. Please show where other people notable only for being headmasters/principals have Wikipedia articles. I've seen a lot of school articles, but none of these.
 * "Because he is a leadimg figure in private education" (comment by Simonboyer below). Umm, any references to back that up? What has he done which has changed private education in Australia?
 * I will be happy to rethink the merger if something truly warrants this article. Otherwise, I will merge the content and put this up for WP:AFD shortly. Thank you. Harro5 07:06, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Firstly, I am a member and I apologize for not posting under my user-name (this does not distract from my argument, however). Secondly, his name is John Vallance not Valentine. Thirdly, I never called anyone a 'non-existent contributor', I don't really know what you mean by that. Fourthly, your 'brownie' points allegation is unfounded and unnecessary. It is plain to see that you completely ignored what I had to say earlier about editing and have simply decided to pursue your own agenda which - seeing as you don't even know the name of the person discussed and resorted to a frivolous accusation - appears to be based in a petty rivalry with SGS, in the manner which I denounced earlier. I made it clear that if someone were to remove the banner they should 'justify it appropriately'. Your only justification is that, as a registered user, you don't agree with the page's existence. I'm sure other registered users would support me in saying that that is not an 'appropriate' justification, as per my reasonable prerequisite. I asked further that if someone were to add the banner they do so not out of rivalry, as it appears you have, but, rather, based on 'some precedent/rule'. In ignoring this prerequisite you have further shown yourself to be driven by petty rivalry rather than any 'Wikipedian' standards, as I reasonably demanded an editor should be in my previous post. In summary, according to reason, I have every right to remove the banner. If you can meet any of the fair requirements I have established earlier, then, by all means, merge the page. If you cannot, then please, as I asked earlier, leave the page alone.
 * (p.s.) I am removing the banner again. Please do not replace it without an appropriate justification.
 * Please do not merge the page without responding to my requests. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Savaloy (talk • contribs) 07:21, 23 October 2005  (UTC)
 * Response at User talk:Savaloy. I would like to see similar responses to my problems isted above. This, right here, is almost some productive discussion. Good to see. Harro5 07:28, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm not merging without consensus, but I won't just leave and remove the tag without it either. To post on my talk page, follow the link to my user page (ie. click my name Harro5) and then click talk up the top to get to that page. Unfortunately I cannot recall a precedent of a merger happening with a principal's article as I can't even recall another one existing. Why, you ask? Because it is accepted that there is no reason for a principal to have their own page when they could simply have a paragraph in the school's article. You have made a few references to the article I wrote for Caulfield Grammar School, and you may notice that there is no accompanying article for the principal, despite him having achieved similar acclaim to Mr. Vallance here. I cannot pull evidence which does not exist, but I will refer you to Deletion of vanity articles. I mightn't fully agree with this policy, and it mightn't fully agree with my argument in this case, but at least you can see I am not completely overstepping the line here. Note, you still haven't responded to my list of qualms with this page. Harro5 07:44, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Please do not merge the page without responding to my requests. 'please keep label. this is to allow for discussion to easily occur, no matter the outcome' is unnecessary. If you paid any attention at all to what I have said, the merge banner is unnecessary and discussion is unnecessary. Either recall a precedent/rule to merge the page or just leave it alone. If you cannot recall a precedent/rule then do not simply leave the tag there. Discussion will not be necessary unless you can recall a precedent/rule and merge accordingly. In all honesty, I'd rather you just left the page alone. The burden of justifying the page's existence should not fall on the page's creators. If that were so I could challenge any page about any school - after all, there are millions of schools out there, what makes one more important than the other? I can recall instances of headmasters who are just headmasters having their own page, however I shouldn't have to justify this page's existence other than saying that is is an article of knowledge. Wikipedia, as an encyclopedia, should have as many articles of knowledge as possible. Ideally, every Headmaster - including that of Caulfied Grammar - should have a page. Discussion over pages and deletion of pages should be reserved for articles with contentious or objectionable content. The article on J.T. Vallance has neither. I ask you now, Harro to just leave the page alone and perhaps we can start a movement in which every Headmaster/mistress has their own article. Please consider my comments.  (p.s.) I don't know how to send personal messages, so until then I'll have to talk to you through here.  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Savaloy (talk • contribs) 07:33, 23 October 2005  (UTC)

 * To gratify you and further settle this ONCE and FOR ALL. I will deal with your 'qualms'.

 * 'He has published a book. But there are a few million books out there.' -At what point does an author deserve a page? Moreover, this article isn't about his oeuvre of work. He is a Headmaster who happens to be an author - the fact that he has written a book is an article of interest. He is also the author of the articles on Medicine and Anthropology in the Oxford Classical Dictionary. But the article itself is related more to his tenure as Headmaster, as such, his writing a book is incidental and not of importance in justifying the article.

 * 'He has been a headmaster of a school. Please show where other people notable only for being headmasters/principals have Wikipedia articles. I've seen a lot of school articles, but none of these.' - As I mentioned to you and, for everyone else, Josiah Bunting III.

 * 'Because he is a leadimg figure in private education (comment by Simonboyer below). Umm, any references to back that up? What has he done which has changed private education in Australia?' - I didn't make this claim and therefore see no need to justify it. It would not be difficult however. Headmasters of SGS in the past, such as R.D. Townsend and A.M. Mackerras were revered figures in Australian private education and I'd hasten to say that JT Vallance's opinion on matters of private education would not be taken lightly. Hence he may be regarded as an important but, perhaps not, leading figure of private education. Saying that, he could lead if he wanted to...

Satisfied? Now that I have met your requests. Meet mine. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Savaloy (talk • contribs) 08:12, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Please sign all comments with four tildes like this ~ . This can be found in the toolbar above the edit box, second-last button on the right. To put it bluntly, you're not really convincing me at all. Vallance just isn't worthy of this article - to compare him to the superintendent of VMI is probably the stupidest thing I've ever heard. VMI is one of the most important institutions in America! Harro5 08:15, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 60.225.91.120 (talk • contribs) 19:03, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't need to 'convince' you. I've asked that you find a precedent/rule for the merger and state it. The rule you cited was incorrect. I've dealt with your 'qualms' however it appears from your last post that you're simply set in your irrational ways: 'Vallance just isn't worthy of an article'. I thought I was dealing with a rational person, however it would appear from your comment - 'the stupidest thing I've ever heard' - that your just a petulant child. This is the last time I will discuss the matter. Do not put the tags back without stating a precedent/rule.

 * An Australian precedent for merger of an article about a principle with the school of which he is principle is Robert Knight (principal).  The article was merged following no concensus to delete on the deletion debate - there was however, a stong minority to merge - 11 votes calling for deletion, 5 votes for merge, 1 for keep.
 * With reference to the comments about editing competing school articles, User Savaloy has only contributed to the wikipedia on the subject of SGS. Both user:Harro5 and I have contributed on a broad range of articles.    Furthermore, neither Canberra Grammar not Caulfield Grammar are competing with SGS - the odd 100 miles or more in geographic separation ensures that the markets for educating boys in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra are discrete.
 * The debate about whether Vallance should have an article or not should focus on the criteria in the policy which provides some guidance in this area, ie Criteria for inclusion of biographies and other pages relating to inclusion of biographies. If he is to be included as an author, does the book have an audience of greater than 5,000 and can you please cite your sources as to how you know about the audience figure?  Otherwise what criteria are you using for the entry to not be merged with the institution of which he is principal.--User:AYArktos |  Talk 09:32, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

 * (After edit conflict) As AYArktos has just mentioned, Robert Knight (principal) was merged into Glenunga International High School. This article is not warranted: it appears J T Vallance's only significant claim to notability is his connexion to SGS. Thus, one would expect discussion on him there. If this were submitted to Afd, I'd suggest merge.--Cyberjunkie | Talk 09:43, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

The fact that I have contributed only to SGS has little bearing on this discussion. The note on rivalry was warranted in that rivalry does not solely refer to competition for student places but, as anyone who knows what the word rivalry means, refers to a degree competition at any number of levels. Where AYArktos is correct is in his citation of Wikipedia:Criteria for inclusion of biographies. On reviewing this and finding that JT Vallance does not meet Wikipedia's criteria, I withdraw my objections for merger. Thankyou AYArktos for meeting my requirement of a 'rule/precedent' which, as anyone can note, Harro5 repeatedly neglected to do. I now wholeheartedly endorse the merger of the pages according to the rule cited. I will now merge the page. Discussion is encouraged! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Savaloy (talk • contribs) 10:02, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Hi, Savaloy, do you think you could please sign your own talk page edits? It's a very time-consuming task having to go around after you signing them all.  Please just remember to type ~ at the end of each discussion page edit. This will place a signature there giving your username and the time and date.  Thank you. --Tony Sidaway Talk  10:23, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Unmerging
Vallance is no longer associated with Sydney Grammar School, and is now State Librarian and Chief Executive State Library of New South Wales. There are plenty of citations indicating notability, and I have removed the redirection. Pru.mitchell (talk) 14:10, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

First Name

 * Does anyone know his first name spelt out in full? Enochlau 14:12, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

I think its John. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Monkeytrumpets (talk • contribs) 23:54, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

 * His name is John Taber Vallance. I really see no reason why he should not be in Wikipedia. If Sydney Grammar School is included, then so should Vallance as he is one of the leading figures in Australian private education. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 60.229.53.114 (talk • contribs) 12:03, 13 October 2005  (UTC)

 * Taber? How do you know its Taber —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Monkeytrumpets (talk • contribs) 07:22, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

I know that his first name is John as i am a member of sydney grammar school. I am In year 10 and i think that Dr Valance deserves his own page in wiki because of his notale achievements and because he is a leadimg figure in private education.--Simonboyer 08:12, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

Restored the banner
I have restored the "disputed merger" banner with the following edit summary:

"Restoring disputed merger banner; it doesn't make sense to remove it while the dispute continues and people of good faith disagree on the issue."

I hope that's clear. Some people want a merge, at least one person opposes it. These seem to be sincerely held views so there's no doubt that the dispute is a real one. Please resolve this dispute in a civil manner. I'll try to help if I can. --Tony Sidaway Talk 08:27, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

a note
I don't know who is Mr Vallance. The article is too small that merging sounds good as an option (and keeping this page as a redirect). Perhaps he is a notable scientist. In that case, I would suggest to all parties interested, the following: Write a small paragraph on the big article that would be a summary for J. T. Vallance and then expand the article about Vallance. It is marked as a stub, and I agree with that tag. +MATIA ☎ 10:12, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

 * That sounds like an excellent idea. That way there will be information about him in the school article, and anyone wanting to know more can go to this article. --Tony Sidaway Talk 10:25, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I tried google, but I still don't know who is Mr Vallance. But this (citations by others) about his book should be included somewhere (either here or in a subsection of Sydney Grammar School, I don't know if it should be merged or not). Good luck to all those who are involved and interested in this topic. +MATIA ☎ 10:33, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Enough Info
I go to Sydney Grammar and know him enough that he should have his own article. In a couple of months when I will have enough time, I can write a whole article on him, not just a paragraph. I may ask him to write some information himself (unlikey though). He is a classics teacher, specialising in Latin and Greek. The article does not only have to be a biography of course, it can also have the significant changes that have taken place. However, at the moment until I have time to write the article I don't mind merging and redirecting it to Sydney Grammar.  Da Gizza  Chat (c) 10:53, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
 * That's nice. I agree that it's unlikely that he'll write his wiki but perhaps he could grant some sort of license to reproduce some passages about him, or anything similar, here in WP. +MATIA ☎ 13:51, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

Merged
Article is now merged following removal of objection from User:Savaloy as per his edit of 20:02, 23 October 2005 (AEST) --User:AYArktos | Talk 10:31, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

On notability
Since Vallance is a fellow of Gonville and Caius and is also a published author, he's almost certainly notable enough for his own article. Being the head of a prestigious school makes him more so, not less.

I refer to:

 * Articles for deletion/Precedents

 * Authors and writers are notable if they have released a book (other than through vanity press)
 * Professors are notable if they have made significant contribution to one or more books (not just papers)

--Tony Sidaway Talk 10:33, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I agree with Tony. +MATIA ☎ 10:34, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

proposal
Since he is notable, I'd suggest to remove the phrases "The book itself is regularly quoted in the Oxford Archaeology Department, University of Chicago Archaeology Department and several natural medicinal volumes internationally.Dr. Vallance is also the author of the entries on medicine and anthropology in 'The Oxford Classical Dictionary 5th Edition'." from the big article and have a wikilink to point here (then this should be expanded by those who know about him). +MATIA ☎ 10:39, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

I'm quite happy with the merged version for now. Just because somebody may possibly merit an article of his own doesn't mean he must have one, if instead the information may be useful in another article. Let's try it like this for a bit, and if it doesn't work out we can go to the solution I suggested earlier. --Tony Sidaway Talk 10:43, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

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Director for Security Liaison

An office created in the Private Secretary's Office of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom in 2004 after a Daily Mirror reporter (Ryan Parry) used a false CV to obtain a job at Buckingham Palace. A subsequent government report recommended the establishment of the Director of Security Liaison role. The first office-holder was Brigadier Jeffrey Cook, a former Special Air Service (SAS) officer. He served until 2008. John Lynes CVO, another military officer, was the Director from around 2015 to 2023.

The whole range of security services for the Sovereign are within the Director's responsibility.

Non-combat personal bodyguards include the Gentlemen at Arms, the Yeomen of the Guard, the Royal Company of Archers (in Scotland), the Honourable Artillery Company (in the City of London), the Corps of Serjeants at Arms, the High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse (in Scotland), and the Wardens of the Jewel House, Tower of London. The Gold Stick and Silver Stick, senior officers of the Household Cavalry, also have a role, to protect the person of the Sovereign and to pass on any orders to their respective regiments.

Military guards for the Sovereign and metropolis comprise foot guards, mounted guards, and saluting batteries. The Household Division consists of five regiments of Foot Guards (five battalions), and the Household Cavalry. This latter has one armoured reconnaissance regiment and a mounted cavalry regiment provided by the two combined regiments.

The Household Division provides several battalions at any one time tasked for public duties, which include the protection of the Sovereign. In the Second World War a special unit, known as the Coats Mission, was entrusted with facilitating the Sovereign's evacuation in the event that this were necessary.

The Director for Security Liaison is the principal point of contact for all security matters across the Royal Household. He is responsible for the co-ordination and implementation of Royal Household security plans, policies and procedures. He works with the police, Home Office, and other agencies within the existing framework of security responsibilities. The Director reports to the Private Secretary to the Sovereign. An annual security plan for Royal Household security is to be written in consultation with police and other security organisations, covering personnel security as well as protection and physical security, and this is subject to annual reviews.

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List of PlayStation 2 online games

This is a list of games that supported the online functionality of the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console. Many games have been brought back due to servers run and operated by fans such as PS2Online and the SOCOM Community server.

LAN Games
PlayStation 2 LAN titles can be played online using the XLink Kai service. Some games only had LAN play available in specific regions.

i.Link Games

 * Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PAL regions)
 * Armored Core 2
 * Armored Core 2: Another Age
 * Armored Core 3
 * Armored Core: Last Raven
 * Armored Core: Nexus
 * Armored Core: Nine Breaker
 * ATV Offroad Fury 2 (North America only)
 * Battle Gear 2 (Japan only, same game as Tokyo Road Race)
 * Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
 * Gran Turismo Concept 2002 Tokyo-Geneva
 * Kikou Heidan J-Phoenix
 * Kikou Heidan J-Phoenix - Burst Tactics
 * Lethal Skies II (PAL and NTSC-U/C, same game as Sidewinder V)
 * Sidewinder V (Japan only, same game as Lethal Skies II)
 * Silent Line: Armored Core
 * Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette
 * TimeSplitters 2
 * Time Crisis II
 * Time Crisis 3
 * Tokyo Road Race (PAL regions same game as Battle Gear 2)
 * Unreal Tournament (North America only)
 * Wangan Midnight

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Rock & Rule

Rock & Rule (known as Ring of Power outside North America) is a 1983 Canadian adult animated musical science fantasy film featuring the voices of Don Francks, Greg Salata, and Susan Roman. It was produced by Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert and directed by Clive A. Smith from a screenplay by John Halfpenny and Peter Sauder.

Centering upon rock and roll music, Rock & Rule includes songs by Cheap Trick, Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and Earth, Wind & Fire. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic United States populated by mutant humanoid animals. The film was a commercial failure, grossing $30,379 on an $8 million budget, but has developed a cult following.

Plot
Mok Swagger, a legendary rock musician, is on the search for a very special voice whose frequencies can unleash a powerful demon from another dimension, his dwindling popularity driving him to destroy the world in vengeance and immortalize himself in the process. After travelling around the world looking for the right voice, he returns to his hometown of Ohmtown, a remote, storm-ravaged village famous for its unique power plant. Meanwhile, at a nightclub, Omar, Angel, Dizzy and Stretch perform in a small rock band. As Angel performs her romantic ballad to a mostly empty audience, Mok hears her sing; he realizes that Angel has the voice he needs when a ring he is wearing reacts to her voice. Mok invites Angel and the band to his mansion outside of town, where the band is formally introduced to him and his assistants, the "Rollerskating Schlepper Brothers" Toad, Sleazy and Zip. Mok incapacitates Omar and Stretch with hypnotic "Edison Balls" as he takes Angel on a stroll through his garden and tries to convince her to join him. Although Angel is unaware of Mok's true intentions, she refuses to abandon her band. Unwilling to admit defeat, Mok kidnaps her and takes his blimp to Nuke York, where his summoning, disguised as a concert, will be performed.

Following their ejection from Mok's mansion, the band find out what happened to Angel, and they follow the blimp in a stolen police car. Before they reach Nuke York, they are arrested by a border guard. Meanwhile, Angel attempts to escape with the unwitting help of Cinderella, the sister of the Schleppers. While sneaking through the ventilation system, Angel overhears Mok confirming his plans with his computer. At this time, the computer informs Mok that the only way to stop the demon is with "One voice, one heart, one song", but when Mok asks who can do this, the computer replies that there is "no one". Angel and Cindy escape the building and head to the zero-gravity dance club "Club 666", unaware that the Schleppers are following them. Dizzy's aunt bails out Omar and his friends, and tells them of the club. Angel and Cindy are intercepted and taken back to Mok's apartment, and the band tries to follow. Omar eventually bumps into Mok, who uses an impersonator to fool Omar into thinking that Angel has fallen for Mok. To manipulate Angel, Mok captures the band and tortures them within a giant Edison Ball to force her to agree with his demands. He also brainwashes them to ensure that they stay out of the way. The Nuke York concert turns out to be a disaster due to a power failure. Because the invocation requires a titanic amount of electricity, Mok relocates the summoning to Ohmtown, whose power plant has enough energy. Meanwhile, one of the Schlepper brothers, Zip, expresses childlike doubts about whether their actions are good or evil, and Mok rudely dismisses both his concerns and his feelings. During the concert, a power surge causes overloads all over the city. The shock also brings Omar and his friends out of their hypnosis.

Dizzy finds a poster advertising Mok and Angel's concert, and Stretch sticks with him to save her. After confessing that Omar saw Mok and Angel together, Dizzy tries to remind him it's all mind games. Omar, still believing Mok's earlier deception, refuses to help Dizzy and Stretch stop the concert. They go without him in a stolen police car, but crash at the concert too late, as Mok forces Angel to sing and open a portal to the demon's dimension. A massive demonic entity emerges from the portal and begins wreaking havoc on all those present, wrecking part of the ceiling and devouring some of the bystanders in the audience. But Omar has a change of heart and arrives to free Angel from her electronic shackles before the demon can turn on her. When the demon attacks Omar, Zip sacrifices himself to save Omar's life. Angel tries singing to banish the demon, but her lone voice only pushes him back. But Omar joins in harmony with Angel, and thus the creature is weakened, injured and driven back into its own dimension. Mok is thrown into the portal by Toad, who is avenging Zip's death at the demon's hands. As his attempts to climb out prove futile, he realizes that "no one" did not mean that the demon could not be stopped; it meant instead that "no one voice" could, acting alone; two voices and two hearts singing as one were needed for the counter-spell. Mok then plunges into the portal's depths as it seals itself shut. The audience believes the confrontation to have been part of the concert's theatrics, and the band continues their song in triumph as Mylar, the Ohmtown nightclub manager, announces the band as the new super rock band sensation.

Cast

 * Don Francks as Mok Swagger
 * Lou Reed as Mok's singing voice in "My Name is Mok" and "Triumph"; Iggy Pop as Mok's singing voice in "Pain & Suffering"
 * Greg Salata as Omar
 * Paul Le Mat as Omar in the American version
 * Robin Zander as the singing voice of Omar
 * Susan Roman as Angel
 * Debbie Harry as the singing voice of Angel
 * Samantha Langevin as Mok's computer
 * Dan Hennessey as Dizzy
 * Greg Duffell as Stretch and Zip
 * Chris Wiggins as Toad
 * Brent Titcomb as Sleazy
 * Donny Burns as the first radio announcer and Quadhole
 * Martin Lavut as the second radio announcer and Mylar
 * Catherine Gallant as Cindy
 * Keith Hampshire as additional computers
 * Melleny Brown as a Carnegie Hall groupie
 * Anna Bourque as Edna and a pinball voice
 * Nick Nichols as a border guard
 * John Halfpenny as Uncle Mikey
 * Maurice LaMarche as a sailor
 * Catherine O'Hara as Aunt Edith

Production
Rock & Rule was Nelvana's first animated feature film and it was the first Canadian animated feature to be produced in English (the 1981 Canadian-American co-production Heavy Metal was also produced in English, but was an anthology film. Le Village enchanté, a 1955 production from Quebec, was the country's first, overall). The movie began production in 1978 as a children's film entitled Drats!. Nelvana used $8 million to finance and produce the film." The premise remained the same, centering on a post-apocalyptic rock band composed of fuzzy mutant creatures who evolved from rats, in a world where the human race was wiped out and only the street animals cats, dogs and rats survived. However, instead of wiring her to the soundboard, Mok transformed Angel into a guitar, and literally played her to summon the beast. The crew felt that it would be easier to animate cartoony characters but, as the film evolved, they gradually became more humanistic, and Hollywood acquaintances encouraged them to skew the tone towards an older audience.

The film was produced without a well defined script; so the crew would develop and work on sequences, leaving holes for more layers of the story to be added later.

The cost of production, $8 million in studio resources, nearly put Nelvana out of business. Over 300 Nelvana animators worked on the film. The film went $3 million over budget.

The animation was of unusually high quality for the era, and the special effects were mostly photographic techniques, as computer graphics were in their infancy. Computers were used to generate only a few images in the film. To add depth a computer controlled multiplane camera system was developed. One effect was called "controlled streak photography", where glowing effects are made by combining backlit animation with a computer-controlled camera.

Release
Prior to its completion, Rock & Rule was picked up by Hollywood film studio MGM/UA in April 1983. However, they did not care about the animated feature and gave it only an extremely small limited release in theatres on April 15, 1983. Due to some scenes involving adult themes such as sexuality and profanity, the film was uniquely marketed.

American
The American distributor, MGM/UA Entertainment Company, disliked Greg Salata, who voiced Omar, and insisted that he would be re-dubbed by an actor with name recognition, along with several edits being made to the film. Paul Le Mat was cast and Omar's obscenities were written out. The prologue was also altered, giving a reason why the characters are part animal. Released through United Artists in April 1983, the revised film was unable to find an audience at the box office. It was this chopped version that quickly found its way to VHS and LaserDisc.

Canadian
The film was initially broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1985 (uncut and including parental warnings). In 1988, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation began airing the original cut, which featured extra footage, a different, clearer audio mix, the original voice of Omar, original shots that had been replaced by alternate footage, and the shot of Zip regaining consciousness at the conclusion.

Home media
Original home video release copies of Rock & Rule are extremely difficult to find. MGM/UA Home Video released the film on VHS and Betamax in 1984 and on LaserDisc in 1986. Both of these editions soon went out of print. Bootleg copies of the film ended up being sold at comic book conventions, but these copies erroneously listed the film as having been done by Ralph Bakshi. Soon after its demise in the home entertainment market, copies of the film could be acquired only by writing to Nelvana, who charged a fee of $80 to create and send a video copy of the film.

On June 7, 2005, Unearthed Films released the film for the first time on DVD. The first disc includes the theatrical cut and the second disc includes the original cut of the film (though the original print was destroyed in a fire; this was taken from a VHS source) and The Devil and Daniel Mouse, the TV special that was the inspiration for Rock & Rule. Other features were the alternate 'Ring of Power' introduction sequence and a slightly different rough-cut version of the ending. Also included is the trailer for Electric Dragon 80.000 V, a 2001 Japanese film written and directed by Sogo Ishii. On September 28, 2010, a Blu-ray Disc was released by Unearthed Films and has two versions of the film in one disc. Both Unearthed Films releases have since gone out-of-print.

Nelvana uploaded the film to its YouTube channel, Retro Rerun, on November 30, 2019 (which was presented in the American VHS and LaserDisc formats). The upload has since been made private on the website as of April 2022 (which was available on Amazon Prime Video after Amazon's acquisition of MGM Holdings on March 17, 2022, renamed currently known as Amazon MGM Studios).

Merchandise
Because of MGM's lack of interest in the film, very little promotion was given. The film was mentioned in an episode of Night Flight, when Lou Reed was interviewed and incorrectly credited as the speaking voice of Mok. Marvel Comics published a comic book adaptation with authentic pictures from the film and its production in Marvel Super Special #25. According to letterer and assistant editor Michael Higgins, the comic sold well despite the film itself having had only a very limited release.

Reception
The film received mostly positive reviews. Spin Magazine called Rock and Rule "the greatest oddball scifi musical ever committed to animation cels". Critic Janet Maslin of The New York Times commented that "The animation ... has an unfortunate way of endowing the male characters with doggy-looking muzzles. In any case, the mood is dopey and loud." American Film magazine described it as a "nominee for the Instant Midnight Movie Award." Graham Young of the Birmingham Mail said "The antithesis of Disney, and flawed but ahead of its time, Rock & Rule will surprise and delight anyone whose combined interests include graphic novels, animated films and rock music." Mike McPadden of Vice wrote that "it's enjoyable on its own merits and potently nostalgic." Keith Breese of Contact Music described Rock & Rule as "a masterpiece of outré animation and wildly ambitious vision and remains a triumph in animated feature film". The film has since developed a cult following.

Soundtrack
Songs from Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Cheap Trick, Debbie Harry, and Earth, Wind & Fire feature on the soundtrack.

Presumably, due to the film's limited release and the fact that the artists were under contract to different record labels, a proper album was never issued, although a promotional cassette was given to the press featuring nine songs from the movie. The only songs to be commercially released are three by Cheap Trick, which were issued in their 1996 boxed set Sex, America, Cheap Trick, as well as Earth, Wind and Fire's sole contribution entitled "Dance, Dance, Dance", which was released as a digital single in 2012, and Iggy Pop's "Pain and Suffering", which finally surfaced as a bonus track on the 2019 re-release of his album Zombie Birdhouse (an entirely different recording of the song was included on the album's 1991 reissue). Additionally, Debbie Harry revised the lyrics to "Angel's Song" and retitled it "Maybe for Sure", which was featured on her 1989 album Def, Dumb & Blonde.

Critical reception
LA Weekly called the soundtrack "a mixed bag of rock songs" with the "standout track" being "Earth, Wind & Fire's funky club jam 'Dance, Dance, Dance'". Keith Breese of Contact Music noted that the soundtrack "certainly feels contemporary", with "Debbie Harry's addictive 'Angel Song' as the highlight".

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