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Please don't delete again. There was clearly no consensus to delete on the TfD. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 05:49, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

I wish that I as the the person who created this page had been told that it was up for VFD Smith03 16:54, 17 August 2005 (UTC) I think it was a worthwhile page

Template redesign ?
This template has nearly 60 films on it. As a flat table, it's confusing and difficult to navigate. I propose a redesign of the structure, such as this:

Any other opinions? 69.43.65.27 16:51, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

thanks for the idea I find the current one works fineSmith03 18:33, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Removal of photograph
As this already director navbox is already pretty large, couldn't we make it a little less cumbersome by removing the director photo? It's purely decorative and doesn't assist functionality. Thoughts? --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:01, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Oppose. Its removal scarcely makes the box any smaller. And the navbox size on the bottom of a page isn't a problem anyway. I also have a problem with your removal of decades from dozens of director navboxes, based on an inconclusive, archived discussion. - Gothicfilm (talk) 15:10, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * If that's how you feel, I'd suggest you restart a discussion at either the template wikiproject or the film wikiproject on that separate issue. --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:13, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Support removal of photograph. It serves no purpose on a navigational template, especially when the same photo is already being used on the article for the primary topic of the template. Fortdj33 (talk) 15:15, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * A small note to point out that picture is not otherwise seen on some 60 film article pages the template appears on. - Gothicfilm (talk) 15:28, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * But the template does contain a link to Alfred Hitchcock, where the photo can be seen. So any article containing this template can simply navigate to that article for more information about Alfred Hitchcock, including his photo. The purpose of the template is navigation, not information. Fortdj33 (talk) 15:55, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I've heard some people saying that, but I use navboxes as one-quick-look filmographies all the time. Often they are the closest thing to a full list visible at one glimpse on the page. Otherwise I have to click elsewhere. But I know if I scroll to the bottom I can hopefully see all the titles in proper order and with their years. I'm sure you and RS will dismiss that, but I find it useful, and I doubt I'm the only one. And if there's a little picture paying tribute to the person in the navbox, it makes the experience a little more pleasant. - Gothicfilm (talk) 21:18, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

 * Support No need to have a photo of the person in the infobox. Sets a bad precedent.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 17:38, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * It's not about need. And that precedent, such as it is, was set a while ago. Unfortunately I suspect others who would prefer to see it stay won't see this template discussion. - Gothicfilm (talk) 21:18, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

 * Support The addition of the photo here provides little value other than to decorate the navbox -- and the large, mostly white side section that it creates appears clunky. When I compared versions of this navbox with and without the photo, I found the navbox without the photo was more readable to me. — Cactus Writer (talk) 23:30, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
 * What are you using to look at it? When I compare them the readability is identical. And without the image the navbox is only slightly smaller. Most people would never notice the difference in size. - Gothicfilm (talk) 22:24, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Television
Shouldn't there be an additional section for television? While Alfred Hitchcock Presents should probably remain in "related," Hitchcock himself directed 17 episodes of this series of which there are only two pages so far. - kosboot (talk) 17:54, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok, in an attempt to "be bold," I suggest the template be emended as follows:

 * No, there should not be. Not least because none of these articles exist. See WP:EXISTING.  -- wooden  superman  10:23, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Link to deleted portal removed
The Alfred Hitchcock portal was recently deleted. I've removed the red link from the template. BlackcurrantTea (talk) 12:25, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

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Talk:Avon Lake High School

Alumni
More alumni are needed here. Surely a Playboy Playmate can't be the best (or only) example of achievement here.

How about listing the teacher who are working at the high school that went to the high school as students?

new addition added
Check out the new addition to the alumni. There are graduates around who have made more significant contribution than posing nude! I hope I entered it right as this was my first time EVER doing something like this.

Does ALHS have a hall of fame for other than sports? Csturgeo 19:03, 17 March 2007 (UTC)csturgeo

Carmella was Playmate of the Year. Former Browns and current Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia has been her boyfriend for a while. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.188.108.192 (talk) 19:09, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

School Hours Dispute - not any more ;)
Thanks, That's good... and bad (I have to go to school longer). I see it now don't worry about citing it. It's not disputed any more. That's the only thing I think was disputed. Good Job! and Thank You.

ALHSStudent--The hour change is posted on the school's website now also. It may or may not have been up when I changed the hours on 8/11. I'm not sure if I need to cite it or not since there's a link to the school's website on the page already. I'm going to clean up anything I can think of that might be an accuracy dispute and take off the dispute tag. If I missed something let me know ALHSbando 03:54, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

The school hours are disputed for the 2006-07 school year. That is in 2005-06 the school hours were 7:45 AM - 2:52 PM. However because of the increasing student body the school size has grown causing the lunch room to have capacity problems. To solve this lunch times were cut in half. The 7:40 AM - 3:00 PM time may be a result of extra time required to change in the halls. Solution: 1) Cite the school newsletter and offer access to the information or 2) wait until August 28, 2006 when school starts and the offical times will then of course be obvious. We appoligize ALHSbando for all the times that you've had to change the times back but it would probably be best to do one of the previous things to end this dispute. ALHSStudent. August 11, 2006 9:53 AM (EST)

The school hours are now 7:40 AM-3:00 PM. This was confirmed in the school newsletter that went out on 8/10. Please stop changing the school hours!!! ALHSbando 03:29, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

My mistake
I read the next day that the hours were changed. I only changed it once.

new hours
as of 2nd semester the hours are back to last years Alhs2012

principal
Everything is thrue about the principal i swear on the marching band success

who's that last guy on notable alumini
i've never heard of that doctor. it sounds like advertising to me Bobguy89 21:24, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Deletions from notable alumni
I cannot locate EagleFan who chose to edit out 3 people from the notable alumni. Adding the comment nonnotable alumni does not justify the removal. Eagle fan please comment further. Csturgeo 23:41, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Being a doctor does not make an alumnus notable. EagleFan 12:39, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

What is the criteria being applied here for notability? Does posing nude or playing football qualify you automaticaly? The 2 doctors additions did seem like advertising but how about a person who has distinguished himself by teaching and writing and being honored in his field of work? Why was that notable deleted?Csturgeo 23:24, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

The criteria is simply to be well-known. The model and athlete are well known; so yes. This is not about honoring anybody either. Bobguy89 01:58, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

"WELL-KNOWN" is relative. I am an educated and fairly well-informed adult who never heard of Trey Stross or Mike D'Andrea. How about someone in the arts? If we have an ALHS grad who has works in prominent museums and public buildings around the world and you are not informed about the arts, does that mean you can delete that person from Wikipedia as not "known". I have another possible candidate for notables, therefore I ask. I understand the concern that we have people posting websites that appear to be advertising but the same goes for Carmen who is also promoted for whatever she does by putting her on the list.Csturgeo 16:31, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Frequent Vandalism: On the Maturity of Today's ALHS Students
Please, stop the madness. Or is it Bay Village soccer moms doing the vandalism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.195.201.237 (talk) 13:58, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

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Bermudian Springs School District

The Bermudian Springs School District is a small, rural, public school district created in 1970. Bermudian Springs School District encompasses approximately 75 sqmi. The district includes the boroughs of East Berlin and York Springs, as well as, the village of Idaville, Huntington Township, Latimore Township, Reading Township and a small part of Hamilton Township. The 1990 U.S. census totals showed these communities have over 11,500 inhabitants. According to 2007 local census data, it served a resident population of 13,077. By 2010, the district's population had risen to 13,115 people. The educational attainment levels for the Bermudian Springs School District population (25 years old and over) were 83.9% high school graduates and 16.2% college graduates.

According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 32.4% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty level as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, Bermudian Springs School District residents' per capita income was $16,811 a year, while the median family income was $40,063. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Adams County, the median household income was $56,529. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100.

Bermudian Springs School District is located along Pennsylvania Route 94 (Carlisle Pike) outside of York Springs. The district operates: Bermudian Springs High School, Bermudian Springs Middle School and Bermudian Springs Elementary School. Prior to the construction of the current elementary school, the district oversaw elementary schools in the Boroughs of East Berlin and York Springs. Bermudian Springs High School underwent a major renovation project that was completed in March 2009

Bermudian Springs School District operates three schools: Bermudian Springs Elementary School, Bermudian Springs Middle School and Bermudian Springs High School. Bermudian Springs School District is served by the Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 which offers a variety of services, including curriculum development assistance, shared services, a group purchasing program and a wide variety of special education and special needs services.

Extracurriculars
Bermudian Springs School District offers a wide variety of clubs, activities and interscholastic sports. Bermudian Springs holds the Pennsylvania state record for the most individual wrestlers in one season to qualify the PIAA championships, with nine wrestlers qualifying in 2004. That same year marked their first trip to the PIAA Team Championships. This was the second of four visits to the PIAA Team Championships. During the span of 2005–2008, the wrestling program went undefeated in league matches, winning three consecutive YAIAA Division two titles. The 2007–2008 team finished second in the PIAA State Team Tournament, losing to Burrell High School of District 7 in the finals.

A notable individual standout athlete was three time PIAA State Swimming Champion (2001–2003) Kristin Brown. She continued to swim at the University of Pittsburgh.

Competing in the PIAA AA classification, the Varsity baseball team won the school district's first team PIAA State Championship in 2010 by beating Central High School of Martinsburg by a score of 5–3. They were the District 3 Champions after beating Delone Catholic by a score of 15–4. The championship team was led by coach Bob Bonner. They have won the YAIAA Division 3 title in 1994,2008,2009,2010 and 2011.

Sports
The district offers an extensive sports program, including:

 * Boys:
 * Baseball – AAA
 * Basketball- AAA
 * Cross Country – AA
 * Football – AA
 * Golf – AA
 * Soccer – AA
 * Tennis – AA
 * Track and Field – AAA
 * Wrestling	 – AA

 * Girls:
 * Basketball – AAA
 * Cheer – AAAA
 * Cross Country – AA
 * Field Hockey – AA
 * Golf – AA
 * Soccer (Fall) – AA
 * Softball – AAA
 * Girls' Tennis – AA
 * Track and Field – AA
 * Volleyball – AA

 * Junior High School Sports:

 * Boys:
 * Basketball
 * Football
 * Track and Field
 * Wrestling

 * Girls:
 * Basketball
 * Field Hockey
 * Track and Field
 * Volleyball

According to PIAA directory July 2014

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New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005

The New Zealand cricket team, the Black Caps, played a controversial tour of Zimbabwe in August and September 2005, including some warm-up matches in Namibia. They played 2 Test matches against Zimbabwe and also participated in a triangular Limited Overs International competition with Zimbabwe and India.

Political debate
Concern for human rights violations in Zimbabwe, in particular the slum clearances known as Operation Murambatsvina, prompted calls by the Green Party and human rights advocates including Amnesty International for the cricket team to boycott the tour. The New Zealand Government made it clear that the scheduled return visit of the Zimbabwean cricket team to New Zealand in December 2005 would not occur as entry to New Zealand would be denied to the Zimbabwean players.

The Black Caps were obliged to tour by the International Cricket Council, and faced a fine of over NZ$3 million if they did not tour. The ICC was asked to waive this fine but refused. It was also claimed that withdrawal from the tour would greatly harm New Zealand's chances of co-hosting the 2011 Cricket World Cup with a potential loss of $NZ20 million. Two opinion polls showed a majority of New Zealanders opposed the tour. The TVNZ/Colmar Brunton poll taken on 30 June found 77 percent opposed, and a Fairfax New Zealand/ACNielsen poll on 18 July showed 53 percent opposed, (NZ Herald). Parliament voted with a substantial majority on 26 July to ask the Black Caps to abandon the tour. Only ACT and the Māori Party voted against the resolution.

The two Tests against Zimbabwe were being followed by a tri-nations One Day International series, with India making up the threesome.

Schedule (Zimbabwe leg)

 * 4 August : Practice match in Harare
 * 7 August: First Test starts (Harare)
 * 15 August: Second Test starts (Bulawayo)
 * 24 August: 1st ODI New Zealand v Zimbabwe (Bulawayo)
 * 26 August: 2nd ODI India v New Zealand (Bulawayo)
 * 29 August: 3rd ODI Zimbabwe v India (Harare)
 * 31 August: 4th ODI New Zealand v Zimbabwe (Harare)
 * 2 September: 5th ODI New Zealand v India (Harare)
 * 4 September: 6th ODI Zimbabwe v India (Harare)
 * 6 September: Final (Harare)

Namibia v New Zealand, 30 July

 * New Zealand won by 29 runs. Craig Cumming made 116 to lift the tourists to 330 for 6 in their first match at Windhoek against Namibia, a team coming off a disappointing ICC Trophy tournament, where they finished seventh and did not qualify for the 2007 World Cup. In reply, Namibia crashed to 75 for 5, but recovered to 301 all out, despite economical bowling from fast bowler Shane Bond who was returning from injury and took two for 20 in 10 overs. Cricinfo scorecard

Namibia v New Zealand, 31 July

 * New Zealand won by 148 runs. The Black Caps batted first again and made 326 for 5. Brendon McCullum scored 84 not out and Nathan Astle an unbeaten 73, to help amass a fine 50 over total. This time, though, the Namibians weren't allowed to get away to a high score, as Shane Bond and Chris Martin took two wickets each and helped them collapse to 178. Daniel Vettori polished off the tail with three for 24. Cricinfo scorecard

One-day internationals
Please see Videocon Tri-Series 2005 for a full treatment of the one-day international matches with Zimbabwe and India.


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Mike Bales

Michael Raymond Bales (born August 6, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League over four seasons from 1992 to 1997 with the Boston Bruins and the Ottawa Senators, accumulating a record of 2–15–1 and a goals against average of 4.13 in 23 games. He currently serves as goaltending coach for the NHL's Buffalo Sabres.

Playing career
Bales attended Ohio State University, lettering with the Buckeyes from 1990 to 1992, and was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the fifth round, 105th overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Bales' entire career as a Boston Bruin consists of 25 minutes played in one game against the New Jersey Devils on January 9, 1993, during which he gave up one goal. His busiest NHL season was 1995–96, when he appeared in 20 games for Ottawa.

In 2001, Bales moved to play in Europe, beginning with the Belfast Giants in the British Ice Hockey Superleague. He then moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for ERC Ingolstadt and then to the Elitserien in Sweden for Leksands IF. From 2004 to 2010 he played for the Straubing Tigers where he scored his first career goal during the 2005–06 season with the Tigers. On January 29, 2011, he signed a contract with the Iserlohn Roosters as stand-by-goalie but ultimately never played a game for the team.

Transactions

 * Selected by Boston Bruins in fifth round (fourth Bruins pick, 105th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 16, 1990.
 * Signed as free agent by Ottawa Senators, July 4, 1994.
 * Signed as free agent by Buffalo Sabres, September 9, 1997.
 * Signed as free agent by Dallas Stars (two year contract), July 8, 1998.

Coaching
On July 23, 2011, the Pittsburgh Penguins hired Bales as a goaltender development coach and amateur scout. Bales was promoted to goaltender coach by the Penguins on August 19, 2013. In 2017, he became goaltending coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. On June 12, 2019 Bales resigned from the Hurricanes and became goaltending coach for the Buffalo Sabres.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The navies

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

The result of the debate was Delete. Redwolf24 07:26, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

This was marked for speedy deletion as band vanity, which, of course, is not a criterion. --Dmcdevit·t 05:51, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Band-itry, even the author aknowledges its innapropriate. Maybe his agent told him to do it. Hamster Sandwich 06:09, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, self-admitted vanity.   — J I P | Talk 06:12, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --DNicholls 06:17, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment -- I added an allmusic link -- probably still vanity but they are published and if kept should be moved to The Navies or Navies (band) -- not sure what notability requirements are for musical groups besides being published. gren 07:23, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, they had a national tour or two, so they satisfy WP:MUSIC. Kappa 13:11, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn band vanity. JamesBurns 09:03, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Category talk:Vanuatu

Ni-Vanuatu, the name of the Vanuatuans
The usual way to refer to a person or people of Vanuatu is "Ni-Vanuatu." Things like "Vanuatuan sport" very good

kind and caring and are funny

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Gary K. Wolf

Gary K. Wolf (born January 24, 1941) is an American author. He is best known as the author of Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (1981), which was adapted into the hit feature-length film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

Early life and career
Wolf was born on January 24, 1941. He grew up in Earlville, Illinois, the son of Ed and Hattie Wolf. His father owned the town's pool hall and later had an upholstering business, while his mother worked in the school cafeteria. As an only child, Wolf would occupy himself by reading comic books and science fiction stories. Wolf graduated from Earlville High School in June 1959. He later attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Advertising and a Master's degree in Communications. He served as an Air Force Captain with the 5th Air Commando Squadron in the Vietnam War, where he won a Bronze Star and two Air Medals.

Wolf and childhood friend John J. Myers, former Catholic Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, co-wrote a novel named Space Vulture, released by TOR books during 2008. Wolf and co-author Jehane Baptiste have a story named "The UnHardy Boys in Outer Space" in the annual anthology of humorous science fiction, Amityville House of Pancakes Vol 3 (ISBN 1-894-95335-5).

Wolf owns an extensive collection of carousel horses. Because of this, Wolf was featured on the cover of the September 4, 1976 issue of Peninsula Living Magazine; the magazine issue itself also showcased his collection.

Wolf resides with his wife of 50 years, Bonnie, and their cat, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Roger Rabbit
Wolf is best known for a series of comedic mystery novels featuring the now famous Roger Rabbit, a cartoon character who inhabits an alternate universe where so-called "toons" (an abbreviation for the word "cartoons") and humans co-exist. The series begins with the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (1981), which was the basis of the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). The series continued with Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit? in 1991 and Who Wacked Roger Rabbit? in 2013; these two books were non-canonical to the original book, and had more in common with the hit Disney movie. The events of Who Censored Roger Rabbit? are retconned in Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit? as taking place within a dream Jessica Rabbit had. Jessica Rabbit: XERIOUS Business was released in 2022.

Wolf filed a lawsuit in 2001 against The Walt Disney Company. Wolf claimed he was owed royalties based on the value of "gross receipts" and merchandising sales. In 2002, the trial court in the case ruled that these only referred to actual cash receipts Disney collected and denied Wolf's claim. In its January 2004 ruling, the California Court of Appeals disagreed, finding that Wolf's expert testimony regarding the customary use of "gross receipts" in the entertainment business could support a broader reading of the term. The ruling vacated the trial court's order in favor of Disney and remanded the case for further proceedings. In a March 2005 hearing, Wolf estimated he was owed $7 million. Disney's attorneys not only disputed the claim, but also said Wolf actually owed Disney $500,000–$1 million because of an accounting error discovered in preparing for the lawsuit. Wolf won the decision in July 2005, receiving between $180,000 and $400,000 in damages.

In February 2013, Wolf announced that he and Erik Von Wodtke were working on a development proposal for a prequel film to Who Framed Roger Rabbit serving as a remake of the Disney buddy comedy The Stooge, starring Mickey Mouse and Roger Rabbit in place of the title characters, and depicting how Roger met his future wife Jessica in a subplot. Wolf stated the film was wending its way through Disney.

Selected bibliography

 * Killerbowl (September 26, 1975) (ISBN 0-385-04738-X)
 * A Generation Removed (May 27, 1977) (ISBN 0-385-11549-0)
 * The Resurrectionist (July 20, 1979) (ISBN 0-385-13141-0)
 * Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (June 6, 1981) (ISBN 0-345-30325-3)
 * Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit? (July 30, 1991) (ISBN 0-679-40094-X)
 * Amityville House of Pancakes Vol 3 (December 1, 2006) (ISBN 1-89495-335-5)
 * Space Vulture (March 4, 2008) (ISBN 0-765-31852-0)
 * Penumbra eMag Vol 1 Issue 10 (July 2012) (ISSN 2163-4092)
 * The Late Great Show! (October 5, 2012) (ISBN 978-1-61937-408-9)
 * Typical Day (December 7, 2012) (ISBN 978-1-61937-456-0)
 * Who Wacked Roger Rabbit? (November 29, 2013) (ISBN 978-1-61937-605-2)
 * Jessica Rabbit: XERIOUS Business (May 4, 2022)

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The Specials (2000 film)

The Specials is a 2000 American superhero comedy film directed by Craig Mazin and written by James Gunn. It stars an ensemble cast, featuring Thomas Haden Church, James Gunn, Rob Lowe, Jamie Kennedy, Judy Greer, Sean Gunn, Paget Brewster, Jordan Ladd, Jim Zulevic and Kelly Coffield.

The film follows a group of ordinary superheroes on their day off. According to the film, the Specials are the sixth or seventh most popular group of superheroes in the world. Unlike most superhero films, The Specials has almost no action and few special effects; instead it focuses on the average day-to-day lives of the heroes.

Plot
The superhero team the Specials has never achieved great popularity or prestige, partially because unlike other super teams it is not corporation-friendly and has been unable to secure merchandising deals. Without the corporate or private financial resources of more well-established teams, the Specials often get underrated villains, small disasters, and the occasional alien invasion to repel — all of which are deemed too low-priority for other superhero teams. Even the members with formidable powers have shortcomings that prevented a transition for the team as a whole. Because team-members such as the Strobe, Ms. Indestructible, The Weevil, Deadly Girl, Power Chick, Amok, Alien Orphan, and Eight all possess various social dysfunctions, they've never quite broken through the superhero glass ceiling.

The team welcomes Nightbird, the group's newest member, a teenage girl with "bird powers." Nightbird, who idolizes the Specials, soon realizes that her heroes do not function as a harmonious team but like a dysfunctional family. One of the two greatest points of stress in the team is the slowly fracturing relationship between the Strobe and Ms. Indestructible, a married couple at the core of the team. Also problematic is that the Weevil is trying to negotiate an exit into a more high-profile superhero team, playing both on his own popularity and his legacy status from following in his father's footsteps.

The cracks begin to show as they prepare to attend a dinner in their honor thrown by Kosgrov Toys, which is releasing a line of action figures based upon the group. The event is a travesty. It becomes quickly apparent that Kosgrov did little research on the Specials, and low-balled the production by utilizing cheap accessories and recycled parts. Worse yet, the leader of the Specials, the Strobe, discovers that his wife, Ms. Indestructible, is cheating on him with the most popular member of the group, The Weevil. In a fit of anger, the Strobe disbands the group, and the members go their own ways.

The Strobe goes to Zip Boy's house and asks for a job at New Standards Inc., a plastics company in Detroit, denying there is a problem by saying that he is great, now that he has "a great new job as a welding asshole." Ms. Indestructible spends the night watching her old wedding video and crying over a glass of wine. The Strobe's brother, Minute Man, who had a crush on the new girl, Nightbird, ultimately falls into the arms of Deadly Girl, who, because of her loyalty to the Strobe as leader, was hurt to learn about Weevil and Ms. Indestructible. Meanwhile, Amok, Power Chick, Alien Orphan, and Mr. Smart indulge in a night of drinking and dancing.

During the disbandment, the Weevil finalizes his transfer to another superhero team, only to find that his negative press from the Specials still follows him. Reporters focus more on his controversy than his ability to apprehend villains, and the Weevil finds he has gone from being the top dog in a small team to the team runt in the larger one. The Strobe and Ms. Indestructible reconcile, and the Strobe renews his passion for justice instead of image. The team is immediately called back into action and the heroes resolve to do the right thing not because it will bring popularity or glory, but because as misfits, they've become the champions of society's underdogs. They exit to face down another crisis, giant ants attacking the White House; as they assemble, they actively demonstrate their powers for the first time in the entire film.

Cast

 * Thomas Haden Church as Ted Tilderbrook / The Strobe: The leader of the group. He founded the Specials along with his brother Minute Man, the Weevil, Ms. Indestructible, and Stretchie Boy. He has the ability to shoot laser beams out of his arms and possesses a big ego.
 * Paget Brewster as Emily Tilderbrook / Ms. Indestructible: The Strobe's wife and secretary. She acts as a sort of office manager or accountant for the group. She has indestructible skin ("that can withstand a nuclear blast") and cannot be injured anywhere but her eyes. She has an affair with The Weevil.
 * James Gunn as Tim Tilderbrook / Minute Man: The Strobe's brother. He has the ability to shrink himself to a small size (about 5 inches on average). He is irritated by people constantly mispronouncing his name and mistaking him for a minuteman. He is also self-conscious about his uniform making him look gay.
 * Rob Lowe as Tony / The Weevil: The most popular member of the group, he inherited his codename and powers from his father. He has enhanced abilities proportionate to that of an insect, though only "weevil agility" is specifically named. He is having an affair with Ms. Indestructible. He also longs to leave The Specials and join the substantially more popular Crusaders.
 * Kelly Coffield as Nancy / Power Chick: An outgoing lesbian with the ability to change her body into any material with which she comes in contact. She considers herself to be Alien Orphan's guardian.
 * Sean Gunn as Doug / Alien Orphan: An alien who crash-landed on Earth. He can shape-shift, but often has trouble communicating. He is cared for by Power Chick.
 * Judy Greer as Deadly Girl: A young woman who has the ability to enter the "world of the dead" and travel through it, reappearing anywhere she chooses. She can also summon demons to do her bidding, something she says "makes [one] feel good about [oneself]".
 * Jim Zulevic as Seymour / Mr. Smart: A man claiming to be the smartest on Earth. He is an inventor of gadgets such as a smile machine and a device that amplifies his sense of smell 3,000 times. The Weevil refers to Mr. Smart as a "washout" who contributes little to the team.
 * Jordan Ladd as Shelly / Nightbird: The team's newest member, a teen with very sensitive hearing, an affinity with birds, and the ability to lay eggs, each of which contain a different weapon.
 * Jamie Kennedy as Amok: A former super-villain with blue skin and the ability to manipulate antimatter. He is extremely vulgar, preoccupied with sex, and, at one time, jailed after capture by rival superhero group The Crusaders.
 * John Doe, Brian Gunn, Lauren Cohn, Chuti Tiu, Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Tom Dorfmeister, Johann Stauf and Samantha Cannon as Eight: Believed to be the result of a CIA experiment, this hero simultaneously operates eight separate human bodies; allowing him to be in several places at once and receive mixed sensory input. The bodies also span multiple genders and ethnicities. Eight, by his own admission, is passive until required to act.
 * Barry Del Sherman as Jerry / Zip Boy: Former group member who quit to become an entrepreneur. His business is finding "normal" job placements for superheroes. As the name might imply, he possesses super-speed - he can run from Yemen to Bel-Air in 28 minutes.
 * Mike Schwartz as U.S. Bill: Superhero of limited intelligence but super-human strength. He is extremely obsessed with keeping his identity secret, and lives at home with his mother.
 * Taryn Manning as Autograph Hound
 * Jenna Fischer as College Girl
 * Melissa Joan Hart as Sunlight Grrrll
 * Michael Weatherly as Verdict
 * Judith Drake as Verdict's Secretary

Production
James Gunn wrote the movie in a span of two to three weeks. He gave the script to his brother Sean who passed it to Jamie Kennedy who shared it with his manager who then signed Gunn as a client.

The film was released on Blu-Ray for its 20th anniversary in 2020.

Critical reception
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported approval rating with an average rating of, based on  reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Clever, funny, and exciting." Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Horrornews.net stated: "The film is simply dumb fun or has fun being dumb. Not every gag is funny, however the idea and execution is really what makes it a treat.”

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HMS Erebus (1807)

HMS Erebus was originally built as a Royal Navy fireship, but served as a sloop and was re-rated as such in March 1808. She served in the Baltic during the Gunboat and Anglo-Russian Wars, where in 1809 she was briefly converted to a fireship, and then served in the War of 1812. In 1814 she was converted to a rocket vessel to fire Congreve rockets. While serving off America, Erebus participated in the sack of Alexandria, Virginia, and launched the rockets that bombarded Fort McHenry in Baltimore on 13 September 1814. In March 1815, off Georgia, she fired the second-to-the-last-shot of the war. She was laid up in 1816 and sold for breaking up in 1819.

Baltic
Commander William Autridge commissioned Erebus in January 1808, and she sailed for the Baltic in April.

In July, Vice-Admiral Sir James Saumarez and his British fleet were blockading Rager Vik (Ragerswik or Rogerswick or Russian: Baltiyskiy) where the Russian fleet was sheltering after the British 74-gun third rates HMS Implacable (1805) and Centaur had destroyed the Russian 74-gun ship of the line Vsevolod.

Saumarez wanted to attack the fleet and ordered that Erebus and Baltic be prepared as fireships. However, when the British discovered that the Russians had stretched a defensive chain across the entrance to the harbour, precluding an attack by fireships, Saumarez abandoned the plan and the two vessels returned to normal duties.

Between 28 October and 9 November, Erebus captured the Danish sloops Debitor, Ellen Maria and Rengende Jacob. On 28 October Erebus captured the Danish galliot Emanuel. On 29 November Erebus and Devastation captured the Danish galliots Ellen Maria, Gertrude Maria and Fem Sodskende. Between 30 November and 6 December, Erebus captured the Danish vessels Neptunus, Neptunus and Frau Maria.

At some point Commander Henry Withy assumed command. On 4 August 1809, Captain Thomas Byam Martin of Implacable, while off Hogland, assigned Erebus to patrol between Aspo and Sommars rock. Her mission was to harry Russian shipping and give warning should she spot the Russian fleet exiting Kronstadt.

On 24 October Erebus, again under the command of Autridge, captured the Courier. Almost a month later, on 16 November, HMS Rose (1806), with Erebus in company, captured the Concordia. That day Rose was in company with Erebus, the cutter HMS Cheerful (1806) and the hired armed cutter Mary when they captured the Catherine Elizabeth.

The next day Erebus captured four vessels. One was the Chriftina, N. Jorgensen (or Jergensen), master. Erebus was in company with Rose when they captured the Danish sloop Anna Catherina, H.P. Larsen, master. Rose, Cheerful and Mary were in sight as Erebus captured the Twende Brodre, H. Holmer, master. Rose was also in company when she and Erebus captured the Danish sloop Anna Margaretha.

On 29 December Erebus captured the Crown schooner No. 27. The next day Erebus captured the Elizabeth Christina. The day after that Erebus captured the Victoria, Hans Larsen, late master.

Erebus was employed on convoy duties and on 21 June 1810 she and Loire escorted 100 vessels through the Great Belt into the Baltic. On 6 July 1810, Erebus captured the Vrou Sitske. On 28 July Erebus captured the Maria, J. Schumacha, master. Then on 13 August she captured the Maria Sophia, J.C. Guhlstoff, master.

Erebus was at Hull on 2 October, having just detained the Hopper, Somanberg, and Maria Sofie Guhlstorff, from Saint Petersburg. On 17 December 1811, Erebus captured the Danish sloop Fuldmannen, A. Anderson, master.

In 1812 Erebus was again employed on convoy escort in the Baltic under Saumarez. On 12 May Erebus, under the command of Commander George Brine, the Danish sloop Snelvegen. Then on 25 May Erebus recaptured the Diverdina.

On 15 June Erebus, again under the command of William Autridge, captured the Danish sloop Henrietta, Anders Jergensen, master. On 18 August 1812, Commander Henry Lyford took command and served on her until he was made post-captain on 4 December 1813.

On 4 October HMS Podargus (1808) captured the Danish sloop Speculation and shared the prize money with Persian, Erebus, HMS Woodlark (1808) and HMS Plover (1796) by agreement. Then on 17 October Persian and Erebus were again in company with Podargus when Podargus captured the Danish vessels Anna Maria, Twende Brodre, and two market-boats. Next month, on 11 November Podargus captured Syerstadt, with Persian and Erebus in company. On 16 December Persian captured the Danish galliot Ebenetzer, with Thracian in company. Erebus shared in the prize money by agreement with Persian.

On 27 July 1813 Sheldrake, Erebus, Thracian, and Woodlark captured the Forsoget, Stephanus, and Erskine. Prize money was paid on 15 January 1819. Then on 20 October HMS Ariel (1806), Erebus, and HMS Hamadryad (1804) captured the Venus. Prize money for this vessel too was paid on 15 January 1819. After Lyford, Erebus then came under the command of Commander John Forbes.

War of 1812

In early 1814, during the War of 1812, while under the command of John Forbes, Erebus was again in Baltic. However, in April, while under Commander David Ewen Bartholomew, she was at Woolwich, fitting as a Congreve rocket ship and for the North American station. She was equipped with a battery of 32-pound Congreve rockets installed below the main deck, which fired through portholes or scuttles pierced in the ship's side. This was an improved version of the design that Congreve had first installed in HMS Galgo (1801). On 23 May Erebus attempted to leave Portsmouth for the North American station but contrary winds forced her to put back. Still, on 29 May she was at Cork and got underway with the convoy for Newfoundland, Halifax and Quebec.

Potomac
On 17 August 1814, Vice-Admiral Alexander Cochrane detached Devastation, HMS Euryalus, Ætna, Meteor, HMS Manly (1812)] and Erebus, all under Captain Alexander Gordon in Seahorse, to go up the Potomac and bombard Fort Washington, which was on the left bank of the river, some ten or twelve miles below Washington itself. The British suffered from several disadvantages. First, they lacked pilots that knew the Kettle-Bottoms, a difficult stretch of the river. Second, the winds blew in the wrong direction, slowing their advance. Consequently, it took them ten days to reach the fort, and during the journey all the ships grounded at least 20 times. For five successive days they had to warp over a distance of 50 miles.

On the evening of 27 August the bomb vessels started bombarding Fort Washington. This caused the garrison to flee. However, suspecting trickery, Captain Gordon ordered the vessels to continue to fire, only ceasing when the powder magazine exploded at eight o'clock.

The following morning the British occupied the defenses. The principal fort contained two 52-pounder, two 32-pounder and eight 24-pounder guns. On the beach there was also battery of five 18-pounders; there was also a Martello tower with two 12-pounders and a battery in the rear with two 12 and six 6-pound field guns. Before they fled the Americans had spiked the guns; the British landing party of seamen and marines completed the destruction, especially of the gun carriages. The loss of the forts and batteries left the town of Alexandria undefended.

Between 31 August and 6 September Erebus and the squadron continued on the Potomac River. They took Alexandria and also captured 21 merchant vessels. While there the British looted stores and warehouses of 16,000 barrels of flour, 1,000 hogsheads of tobacco, 150 bales of cotton and some $5,000 worth of wine, sugar and other items.

The Americans had placed two field guns in a battery situated high on a bluff at White House Plantation (modern day Fort Belvoir), and had fired on HMS Fairy (1812) as she sailed to reach Gordon. On 1 September, Gordon sent Fairy and Meteor to engage the battery to impede its completion, but they were unsuccessful. In all, the Americans had established batteries with a total of 11 guns - five naval long guns and eight artillery field pieces. The British spent most of 2 September mustering their ships and prizes for the run down river while awaiting favourable winds. At the same time they were working to free Devastation, which had run aground.

On 3 September the bomb vessel Ætna and Erebus joined in the effort to suppress the American batteries. That same day, Commodore John Rodgers, with four U.S. gunboats and some fireships, made an unsuccessful attempt to destroy Devastation. Sniping and gunfire continued throughout 4 and 5 September, as the Virginia militia arrived to block British landings at the batteries.

On 6 September the frigates Seahorse and Euryalus came down the river and joined Fairy. The three vessels shifted their ballast to the port side to enable their combined 63 starboard guns to elevate sufficiently to engage the batteries. They then opened fire and within 45 minutes had silenced the American cannons.

All eight British warships and their prizes, 22 merchant vessels, brigs, ships and schooners, moved back to the main fleet. During the run down the river the British had suffered only seven dead and 35 wounded, including Charles Dickson, Fairy's second lieutenant. However, Erebus alone lost one man killed and 16 men wounded; two died, eight were severely wounded and Commander Bartholomew, Lieutenant Reuben Paine and four others were slightly wounded. The Admiralty issued the Naval General Service Medal with the clasp "The Potomac 17 Augt. 1814" to those members of the vessels' crews that had survived to 1847.

Baltimore
Erebus was one of the ships involved in the bombardment of Fort McHenry in the Battle of Baltimore.

Erebus, Meteor, Ætna, Terror, Volcano, and Devastation moved up the Patapsco River on 12 September 1814 in preparation for an attack on Baltimore. They commenced their bombardment on Fort McHenry and the water batteries on 13 September, but were ordered to withdraw the next day. It was fire from Erebus that provided the "rockets' red glare" that Francis Scott Key described in The Star-Spangled Banner.

Georgia
In February 1815 Erebus was with Sir George Cockburn's squadron off Georgia. She contributed her boats to a force of 186 seamen and marines under Captain Phillott of HMS Primrose (1810). This force then proceeded to sail up the St Mary's River to attack an American detachment.

The force had navigated fairly far up river when they came under unexpected fire from Spanish Florida. The British soon silenced the fire, but Phillott decided to retreat as the river ahead was narrow (only 30 to 40 yards wide), with commanding heights and houses to their rear. During the withdrawal, the expedition was exposed to harassing fire for over ten hours. In all, the expedition cost the British three men killed and 15 wounded. Bartholomew, of Erebus, was hit four times. He took his first hit in his head and then a second ball hit his middle finger and thumb when he put his hand up to feel the first wound. He was also hit in the neck and throat. Phillott too was wounded twice.

On 16 March 1815 Erebus fired the second-to-the-last shot of the war when she fired a shot at Gunboat No. 168 in Wassaw Sound, off Georgia, even though Bartholomew knew the war was over and the gunboat's master, Mr. John H. Hurlburd, had announced that he was carrying letters for Cockburn. No. 168 fired one shot pro forma across the bows of Erebus and then struck. When Hurlburd came aboard Erebus, Bartholomew apologized and stated that he had not given any order to fire. Fortunately, Erebus's shot had been fired high and had only done a little damage to some ropes and the sail on No. 168.

Fate
Erebus returned to England on 28 April. Bartholomew received promotion to post-captain on 13 June, but remained with Erebus until after she had assisted in the repatriation via Ostend of the British wounded from Waterloo. Still, in June 1815 Erebus came under the command of Commander Francis le Hunte.

On 25 June and again on 5 July Erebus and HMS Foxhound (1809) arrived at Deal from Ostend with French prisoners. On the first trip she convoyed transports that between them were carrying 8,000 French prisoners.

Erebus was laid up at Deptford in 1816. The Admiralty sold her on 22 July 1819 for £1,150 to Mr. Manlove for breaking up.

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The Berkeley Beacon

The Berkeley Beacon is the student newspaper of Emerson College, founded in 1947. The paper is published weekly on Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters of Emerson's academic year.

In 2012, the Beacon redesigned its website, making it the first college newspaper website with a responsive design.

History
The first issue of The Berkeley Beacon was published on February 1, 1947, under the direction of editor-in-chief Paul Mundt. According to lore, the paper was named after the college's location; at the time, Emerson was situated in Back Bay, at the confluence of Berkeley Street and Beacon Street. However the name might actually refer to the famous weather beacon atop the Berkeley Building, which was completed the same year.

The Beacon has contributed to several student movements at the college, including the first student demonstration in Emerson history in 1968. It published a letter from the college president Richard Chapin decrying the Vietnam War. In 1977, an editorial in the Beacon pointed out a number of inaccuracies in a college report which was attempting to secure accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. In 1997, the Beacon broke a story about a female student's on-campus sexual assault, which the administration had failed to address.

In April 2024, the Beacon covered the arrest of 118 student protesters during the nationwide demonstrations against the Israeli war in Gaza. Its reporting was cited by both local and national outlets.

Notable alumni

 * Morton Dean, television correspondent and news anchor for CBS Evening News and Good Morning America
 * Ben Collins, media and disinformation reporter for NBC News
 * Brendan McCarthy, investigative editor for The Boston Globe's "Spotlight" team and 2021 Pulitzer Prize winner
 * Dan Bigman, former business editor of The New York Times and managing editor of Forbes
 * Matt Porter, Boston Bruins beat writer for The Boston Globe
 * Diti Kohli, business reporter for The Boston Globe and "Spotlight" team contributor
 * Andrew Brinker, housing reporter for The Boston Globe and "Spotlight" team contributor
 * Tori Bedford, Emmy-nominated reporter for WGBH Radio
 * Molly Driscoll, former culture editor for The Christian Science Monitor
 * Cyndi Roy Gonzalez, former communications director for Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey
 * Nathan Hurst, political editor for C-SPAN
 * Chris Van Buskirk, state house reporter for the Boston Herald
 * Dylan Rossiter, publisher for consumer products State House News Service
 * Parker Purifoy, labor reporter for Bloomberg Law

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Moli mala

Moli mala is the first album by the Croatian band Thompson, released in 1992. Danijela Martinović sang on the album as a guest for Potonut ću. Zdenko Runjić composed the song Grkinja. Thompson performed the album's eponymous track at the Skalinada festival in Split.

Track listing

 * 1) "Zmija me za srce ugrizla" (A snake bit my heart) (writing: Ž. Dundić, K. Crnogorac) (3:09)
 * 2) "Grkinja" (Greek woman) (writing: Z. Runjić) (2:54)
 * 3) "Potonut ću" (I'll Drown) (writing: T. Huljić, V. Huljić) (4:02)
 * 4) "Naša prva noć" (Our first night) (writing: M. Perković) (4:05)
 * 5) "Anđelina" (Angelina) (writing: M. Perković) (3:30)
 * 6) "Na ples" (At the dance) (writing: M. Perković) (3:39)
 * 7) "Moli mala" (Pray, babe) (writing: M. Perković) (5:07)
 * 8) "Jer, Hrvati smo" (Because we are Croats) (writing: M. Perković) (4:07)
 * 9) "Bojna - Čavoglave [remix]" (Čavoglave bataillon) (writing: M. Perković) (3:37)
 * 10) "Varala se mala" (She was wrong) (writing: M. Perković) (3:48)
 * 11) "Ela" (writing: M. Perković) (3:28)
 * 12) "Smišnica" (writing: M. Perković) (3:07)
 * 13) "Budi uz mene" (Stand by me) (writing: M. Perković) (3:31)
 * 14) "Ja ću poći ove noći" (I will leave tonight) (writing: M. Perković) (4:59)

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Talk:7th Street (Johannesburg)

Untitled
7th Street often gets called 7th Avenue because of a very popular Afrikaans language television soapie called "7de Laan" (literally "7th Avenue") which features many of 7th Street's shops in its title sequence. Melville has streets and avenues running perpendicular to each other and although 7th Avenue does exist, it does not intersect 7th Street along the cafe strip.

Ivo.C

I changed the move notice from to , because there has to be more than one "7th Street" in the world.Rmky87 19:39, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

There's more than one 7th Street in Johannesburg too! Not sure why this one got selected, but there you go. Joziboy 2 March 2006, 12:08 UTC

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Talk:Suudu

Cooling effect of oil on human body
I've often felt my internal body temperature go up or at least it appeared so. The symptoms would be: feeling heat in the eyes and experiencing difficulty with urinating. One remedy that my parents (and many others here) suggest is applying a few drops of gingelly oil (sesame oil) or castor oil in the navel. I've always found immediate relief with this. What is the mechanism behind this remedy? -- Sundar \talk \contribs 04:24, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

 * I can't see what kind of effect they would have, other than making your belly button well lubricated (which isn't a particularly medical effect) :) ... I would guess the relief is psychosomatic in nature (see also placebo effect), and possibly the feeling of your internal body temperature rising is psychosomatic, as well. Proto t c 12:03, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

 * My unsure wording (like at least it appeared so) probably led you to think as above. I wish to clarify that the uncertainty was only with respect to my assessment of the cause, but the symptoms are real and the inconvenience during urination is a very objective symptom in that you can practically feel a pain as if your own urine is piercing the inner wall of the urethra (at least, for a male). Also, it is not peculiar to me. I've heard the same complaint from a number of males and some females in this part of the world (Tamil Nadu). It sometimes happens if you had to sit for sometime on a hot rock for an hour. It is so common that the Tamil language word suudu for heat is used commonly among many generations of people to describe this condition. Perhaps the relief has to do with the placebo effect, but I'm not totally convinced about the symptom per se being psychosomatic. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 12:34, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

If this is a widely recognized and named condition in your culture, ask a western trained doctor in your culture what the scientific perspective is. All cultures, including American and European, have "folk diseases" as well as folk medicine that are culture-specific and absolutely unfamiliar and strange to a scientific physician from another culture. The phenomenon is a good illustration of the cultural dimension of how we think about, categorize, and interpret disease of the sort that doesn't include unmistakably objective structural or biochemical alterations of the body. I am not referring to structural/biochemical diseases that occur in a specific locale (like ackee-fruit hypoglycemia or sleeping sickness or kuru) but diseases that occur only in a specific culture (like koro or repetitive motion injury or adolescent conduct disorder or zombification) and do not involve objective structural or biochemical abnormalities. I suspect your phenomenon falls in this category. Have you discussed it with a local doctor? And then please write us an article about it! alteripse 20:24, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I know equivalents for say Zombie etc in our local culture and know fully well that these are myths, which sometimes are perpetrated because of vested interests like self-styled priests claiming to cure these. But, I still feel that this particular phenomenon falls under the ackee-fruit kind. Aren't you at least aware of people massaging their head with certain oils purportedly to reduce their internal "heat"? Perhaps, it's a tropical phenomenon. I would definitely talk to a local doctor here sometime soon and update. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 06:21, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

 * Some related links: . -- Sundar \talk \contribs 06:55, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

 * I should have left out the mention of zombies, but my understanding is that many Haitians used to be as certain of the objective reality of the phenomenon as you are. I emphasized some American and European types of culture-bound conditions and treatments so you understand that I am not characterizing your condition as superstititious, magical, primitive, or mistaken, just culture-specific. All cultures have this sort of disorder that is widely known within the culture and completely unknown in others. Note that the one relevant link you offered suggests that chinese traditional categorizations of heating and cooling substances correspond to measurable differences in ability to influence prostaglandin processes in vitro. I have no knowledge of traditional chinese medicine but would not be surprised to learn that in that culture there are disorders of hotness or coolness that do not correspond to any conditions known in other cultures. You are describing an unusual type of dysuria not recognizable to a physician from another culture and proposing that a few drops of oil in your navel can affect your sensations of micturition. I am not disputing that the oil cures your symptoms, but that both your disorder and your treatment seem to be known only in your culture. That is why I suggested that a western-trained doctor in your culture might have an explanation that would make sense outside your culture, since the rest of us can only guess. alteripse 10:52, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Sure. I understood your intention behind the examples. Just that everyone around here (even outside of Tamil Nadu) that I asked recently seem to know this and tell that they've experienced the symptom. An additional symptom is perceivable warmth in the lower abdomen, pelvic area and the penis. It's getting more interesting for me as I learn that something very common in this culture is totally new for others. I'll definitely update you after discussing with some doctor. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 11:17, July 22, 2005 (UTC)

 * I had a discussion with a western-trained local doctor. Contrary to my expectations, she almost approved Alteripse's reasoning. She said the dysuria that happens is mostly due to reduced intake of water or infection and added that the apparent cure of the oil might have to do with the soothing effect of the oil and the sleep that it induces when applied on the eyes and the head. However, she said Castor oil is an anti-irritant and hence may be useful in other instances. Now, I'm compelled to believe in the placebo theory. However, let me wait for the next occurence and objectively analise the situation. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 06:59, July 24, 2005 (UTC)

Culture-specific syndromes are characterized by An interesting aspect of culture-specific syndromes is how real they are-- characterizing them as "imaginary" is as inaccurate as characterizing them as "malingering", but in the English language and from a scientific perspective, we have no good way to understand them. Culture-specific syndromes shed light on how our mind decides that symptoms are connected and how we define a known "disease." Medical care of the condition is challenging and illustrates a truly fundamental but rarely discussed aspect of the physician-patient relationship: the need to negotiate a diagnosis that fits the way of looking at the body and its diseases of both parties. The physician may The problem with choice 1 is that a physician who prides himself on his knowledge of disease likes to think he knows the difference between culture-specific disorders and "organic" diseases. While choice 2 may be the quickest and most comfortable choice, the physician must deliberately deceive the patient. Currently in Western culture this is considered one of the most unethical things a physician can do (a 7th circle of hell sin like having sex with your patient), whereas in other times and cultures deception with benevolent intent has been considered one of the tools of treatment. The problem with choice 3 is that it is the most difficult and time-consuming to do without leaving the patient disappointed, insulted, or lacking confidence in the physician, and may be haunted by doubts in the minds of both physician and patient ("maybe the condition is real" or "maybe this doctor doesn't know what he is talking about").
 * 1) widespread familiarity in the culture;
 * 2) complete lack of familiarity of the condition to people in other cultures;
 * 3) no objectively demonstrable biochemical or tissue abnormalities (just symptoms);
 * 4) the condition usually is recognized and treated by the folk medicine of the culture.
 * 1) share the way the patient sees the disorder and offer the folk medicine treatment;
 * 2) recognize it as a culture-bound syndrome but pretend to share the patient's perspectives and offer the folk medicine treatment or a new improvised treatment;
 * 3) recognize it as a culture-bound syndrome but try to educate the patient into seeing the condition as the physician sees it.

Sundar, we could still use a brief article on this condition. alteripse 12:49, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Sure. Thanks for the detailed analysis, Alteripse. I'll try to write a stub on this soon. As for the "ethicality" of point 2, it is considered praiseworthy in our local culture. The couplet 292 from Tirukkural would illustrate that. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 07:50, July 25, 2005 (UTC)

Limited to south Indians?
Hi Idleguy, you've asked if north Indians don't have similar problems? My hunch is that they too will have similar problems. Just that I'm not able to confirm. Of course, going by the TV commercials for Navarathna oil etc., I think they'll have the same notion. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 11:51, August 16, 2005 (UTC)

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Santa Monica City Council

Santa Monica City Council is the governing body of Santa Monica, California. The council meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

Charter
Council-Manager form of government, with seven Council members elected at-large. The new Charter was adopted in 1946.

Second charter (1915 -1946)
Commission form of government. Under the new charter, the City government now consisted of 3 departments: Public Safety, Public Works and Finance with one elected Commissioner responsible for each department. The City Council consisted of the three elected Commissioners. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety was the ex officio Mayor; and the elections process included the use of a preferential ballot form.

First charter (1906 – 1915)
Mayor - Council form of government. Under the new charter, the City Council was composed of one Mayor with veto power, and one Council member from each of its seven wards.

Board of trustees (1886 – 1906)
The residents of the town of Santa Monica voted to incorporate November 30, 1886, and chose a board of five trustees.

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Clerical error

A clerical error is an error on the part of an office worker, often a secretary or personal assistant. The phrase may also be used as an excuse to deflect blame away from specific individuals, such as high-powered executives, and instead redirect it to the more anonymous clerical staff.

A clerical error in a legal document is called a scrivener's error.

In law
There is a considerable body of case law concerning the proper treatment of a scrivener's error. For example, where the parties to a contract make an oral agreement that, when reduced to a writing, is mistranscribed, the aggrieved party is entitled to reformation so that the writing corresponds to the oral agreement.

A scrivener's error can be grounds for an appellate court to remand a decision back to the trial court. For example, in Ortiz v. State of Florida, Ortiz had been convicted of possession of less than 20 g of marijuana, a misdemeanor. However, Ortiz was mistakenly adjudicated guilty of a felony for the count of marijuana possession. The appellate court held that "we must remand the case to the trial court to correct a scrivener's error."

In some circumstances, courts can also correct scrivener's errors found in primary legislation.

Examples
Over 18 minutes of the Watergate tapes were supposedly erased by Richard Nixon's secretary, Rose Mary Woods, in a claimed clerical error. Some writers have suggested that this may have changed the course of American history.

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Hooked on Monkey Fonics

"Hooked on Monkey Fonics" is the twelfth-aired and the thirteenth-produced episode of the third season of the animated television series South Park and the 43rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired on November 10, 1999. It features issues of homeschooling and phonics, a method of teaching children to read. This is the final episode of South Park to feature the voice of Mary Kay Bergman, who died by suicide the day after the episode aired. The final episode to use her dialogue was "Starvin' Marvin in Space" which ended production shortly before her death.

Plot
In preparation for a spelling bee, Cartman's mother buys him a "Hooked on Monkey Fonics" system that features an actual live monkey playing the drums to keep with the beat of spelling and sounding out the words. After spelling a couple of words, Cartman believes he will have a chance to win the spelling bee. While at the spelling bee, the children face stiff competition from two homeschooled children, Rebecca and Mark Cotswolds. Cartman asks the monkey to help him spell his word, chair, but Fonics Monkey is masturbating, and Cartman misspells it as "C-H-A-R-E"; angered, he runs off to chase the monkey. In the final round, Kyle is unable to spell his word, "krocsyldiphic" (the study of physiokinesiological dynamics using the computational tools of bioinformatics and specialized mathematical formulas developed by Marcus Krocsyl) correctly, and Rebecca and Mark are declared the champions. Although Kyle is annoyed at having been beaten, he ends up developing a crush on Rebecca.

Mark becomes intrigued by the interactions he sees between Cartman, Kyle, and Stan, and begs his father to be allowed to attend public school. His father objects due to how dangerous public schools can be, but reluctantly relents. At the school, Mark, placed in a largely protective hamster ball by his overprotective and agoraphobic father, is tormented for his haughty attitude and superior knowledge, and ends up duct taped to a bench by the other boys. This prompts Mark's father to speak with the adults in Skeeter's Bar and Cocktails about the incident and the fact that Kyle has become smitten with Rebecca and should stop pursuing her. The adults are quick to dislike him as much as the kids dislike Mark; after learning that he does not drink beer but prefers wine coolers, they proceed to duct tape Mark's father to one of the bar's benches.

After questioning Mark about why he has never been seen before and why he does not attend school like the other children, Cartman is introduced to the concept of home schooling. The idea of never having to go to school appeals to him greatly, and, using Mr. Garrison's condescending remarks towards him as an excuse, demands to be home schooled himself. To him, this involves a regimen of sleeping in and sitting in bed while snacking and watching television, while his mother unsuccessfully attempts to get him to study. When Stan and Kenny come to visit to tell him about the Bay of Pigs Memorial Dance, Fonics Monkey kills Kenny.

Meanwhile, Kyle makes many efforts to make his feelings known to Rebecca, although several end up humorously unsuccessful. Ultimately he convinces her to explore the world of public schooling, and she agrees to go to the South Park dance with him. He also explains what love is to her and, out of curiosity, she asks Kyle if she can experiment a kiss with him, to which he agrees. After kissing him, Rebecca immediately changes when she agrees to Kyle's dance proposal ("You bet your sweet ass I'll go.")

At the dance, the band Dio plays their song "Holy Diver". The boys of the school hatch a plan to duct tape Mark to the flagpole while the adults also hatch a similar plan for Mark's father. When Rebecca enters the dance dressed up promiscuously and kissing every boy in sight, Mark is outraged and attacks Kyle for turning his sister "into a slut". The other boys perceive his beating up Kyle as cool and finally accept him; Randy Marsh breaks up the fight, with Mark warning Kyle he's not through with him. Mr. and Mrs. Cotswolds arrive and interrupt the dance, looking for their children so they could leave. Mark gets onstage and makes a speech to his parents (particularly to his father) about the benefits of public schools – "...it's the main place where children learn all of their social skills. You can't teach a child social skills. They have to learn them themselves." Mr. Cotswolds, affected by his son's speech, agrees to let Rebecca and Mark regularly attend public school; Rebecca and Kyle then share a kiss. Mark's father, however, is then duct taped to the flagpole in front of the school by the adults, regardless of his change in attitude and opinion. Dio restarts and plays "Holy Diver" over the end credits, with Fonics Monkey joining in on drums.

Cultural references
The character of Rebecca is based on Rebecca Sealfon, who won the 1997 Scripps National Spelling Bee. She is one of the most well-known spelling bee winners, spelling her final word, "euonym," by screaming out each letter. She also displayed the odd habit of covering her mouth and whispering each letter before saying it, which was parodied in the episode as well.

Kyle's speech to Rebecca about love parodies the Star Trek episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion"; a musical cue often used in romantic scenes during The Original Series can also be heard during this scene. Kyle's love confession and kiss with Rebecca parodies a scene between Judah Ben-Hur and Esther in Ben-Hur.

Reception
When band leader Ronnie James Dio was asked how he felt about South Park's parody of him, he said "I thought it was wonderful. I initially didn't want to let it be done because I felt that they were just going to crucify me [and] that I would end up being like what they did to Rod Stewart, and what they did to Elton John, and what they did to Ozzy. But they assured our office that they were real Dio fans and that I would like it.  So I thought to myself "Well if you want to be an American icon, you better let them do it".  And they did, and I was knocked out. It was funny. I thought they were more cruel to the drummer, if anything else."

In 2006, IGN listed the episode as #10 on their list of their 10 Favorite South Park Episodes.

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The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure

The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure is a 1994 American direct-to-video animated adventure musical film directed by Roy Allen Smith without any involvement, support and input from Don Bluth. It is the second installment and a sequel to the 1988 film The Land Before Time. It was released six years after the original and was the first in the series to be a direct-to-video production.

Plot
Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, and Spike live a carefree life in the Great Valley under their families' watchful eyes. One day, the gang attempts to get to the sheltering grass to play, but land in the sinking sand surrounding it. The adults rescue them and chastise them for their recklessness. The next night, the children have a secret meeting and decide to prove their bravery and maturity by venturing into the Mysterious Beyond, a location outside the Valley that is inhabited by Sharpteeth. Before they leave, they notice two eggnappers, Ozzy and Strut, stealing an egg from the nest of Ducky's mother. The children pursue the intruders into the Mysterious Beyond. During a thunderstorm, an ensuing landslide damages the Great Wall that surrounds the Valley and protects it from the Sharpteeth, and the stolen egg rolls safely back to the nest, but the group does not notice this in the confusion.

In the Mysterious Beyond, the group discover another, larger egg and mistake it for the original. The gang transports the egg into the Valley, and despite finding the original egg back in Ducky's nest, they decide to hatch it. The gang doesn't realize it's from another nest. The egg eventually hatches, revealing a baby Sharptooth (Tyrannosaurus). Although Littlefoot's friends are frightened off, Littlefoot quickly realizes that the baby Sharptooth is not yet dangerous, and decides to raise the newly christened "Chomper" as his parent.

This task proves difficult as Chomper is not an herbivore, and Littlefoot has no experience raising a child. Ozzy and Strut appear to exact revenge on the group for foiling their earlier theft, but are driven away by Chomper's enlarged shadow, which they mistake for that of an adult Sharptooth. The rest of the gang meets Chomper and they accept him as part of the group until he hungrily bites Cera by accident. The group's knee-jerk reaction causes Chomper to run off in tears. The others follow him to a smoking mountain, where Ozzy and Strut attempt once more to attack the children, but are stopped when the mountain's eruption sends them plummeting down a canyon. After the group escapes, they encounter two adult Sharpteeth, who have managed to enter the Valley through the opening in the Great Wall. The whole Great Valley population drives the Sharpteeth off, and the children make it back to their families, but Chomper feels left out and runs away again.

The adults inquire as to how the Sharpteeth entered the Valley, prompting the children to explain the events that resulted in the landslide. The adults set off to put together a plan to close the opening for good, telling the children to stay behind. Littlefoot runs to the forest to find Chomper. After finding him, they are chased and cornered by the two Sharpteeth. Chomper roars at them, and they recognize him as their son and leave with him. Littlefoot is then kidnapped by Ozzy and Strut, who plan to throw him off the Great Wall. Chomper hears Littlefoot screaming and leads his parents to Littlefoot's location.

Chomper's parents rescue Chomper from an attempted intervention, and inadvertently do the same thing for Littlefoot by chasing Ozzy and Strut back into the Mysterious Beyond. Littlefoot bids Chomper farewell as he follows his parents, and he returns to the Valley to assist the adults in sealing up the entrance between the Valley and the Mysterious Beyond. Following his experiences, Littlefoot tells his grandparents that being young is not so bad after all, but decides he still looks forward to growing up.

Voice cast

 * Scott McAfee as Littlefoot
 * Candace Hutson as Cera. Hutson was the sole cast member to reprise her role from the original film.
 * Heather Hogan as Ducky
 * Jeff Bennett as Petrie / Ozzy
 * Rob Paulsen as Spike / Strut / Chomper
 * Kenneth Mars as Grandpa Longneck
 * Linda Gary as Grandma Longneck
 * Tress MacNeille as Petrie's Mother / Ducky's Mother / Maiasaura
 * John Ingle as Narrator / Topsy

Production
By July 1993, Universal Cartoon Studios began the production on a direct-to-video sequel to The Land Before Time. A release date was not set at that time.

Music
This was the film that introduced the musical format to the series and every subsequent film has followed this style ever since. Even though the film features an original score by Michael Tavera, it contains musical cues from James Horner's score of the original film. Tavera has been the main music composer for the sequels ever since.

All tracks are written by The Roches.

Release
The film was released in the United States on December 13, 1994.

Reception
In 2011, Total Film ranked it as 7th among the "50 Worst Kids Movies". In August 2014, the New York Post ranked each of the 13 Land Before Time films released up to that point and placed The Great Valley Adventure at number 5. The New York Post wrote that out of each film, The Great Valley Adventure "does the best job of maintaining some of the darker tone of the original movie while broadening its humor for younger audiences. But it's also responsible for introducing the musical format, so, boo". The film received a nomination for "Best Animated Video Production" at the 23rd Annie Awards in 1995, losing to The Gate to the Mind's Eye.


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Steve Stricker

Steven Charles Stricker (born February 23, 1967) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. He has twelve victories on the PGA Tour, including the WGC-Match Play title in 2001 and two FedEx Cup playoff events. His most successful season on tour came at age 42 in 2009, with three victories and a runner-up finish on the money list. Stricker spent over 250 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking, reaching a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in September 2009. Stricker served as U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2021 matches, winning at Whistling Straits in his home state of Wisconsin.

Early life
Born in Edgerton, Wisconsin, Stricker grew up playing golf at Lake Ripley Country Club in nearby Cambridge and Edgerton Towne Country Club in Edgerton. A 1990 graduate of the University of Illinois, Stricker earned All-American honors as a member of the Illini golf team in 1988 and 1989.

Professional career
Stricker turned professional in 1990 and began his career on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour, where he won two tournaments. He joined the PGA Tour in 1994, and his first success at the top level came in 1996 when Stricker notched two victories (Kemper Open, Motorola Western Open) and seven top-ten finishes to finish fourth on the 1996 PGA Tour money list.

In 1998, Stricker played himself into contention in the final round of the PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club near Seattle. PGA Tour veteran Vijay Singh bested Stricker down the stretch thanks to a back-nine surge and claimed a two-stroke victory. This runner-up finish remains Stricker's best result in a major championship to date. Stricker has finished inside the top-20 six times at the U.S. Open, with his best finish a fifth-place in 1999 at Pinehurst No. 2. He won his third and most prestigious PGA Tour title at the WGC Match Play Championship in 2001, where he defeated Pierre Fulke 2 and 1 in Australia to earn the $1,000,000 prize. This remains as the only time that the WGC Match Play Championship was played outside of the United States.

Stricker lost his tour card in 2004. At age 39 in 2006, relying on sponsor exemptions, he managed seven top-ten finishes and was voted the tour's Comeback Player of the Year. In 2007 he won his fourth PGA Tour title at The Barclays on August 26, ending an 11-year victory drought on American soil, although he had previously triumphed down in Australia in 2001. This run of success earned him a spot on the Presidents Cup team in 2007.

After his victory at The Barclays, which was the first of the four FedEx Cup playoff events, Stricker reached No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking, his highest career ranking at that point. Stricker finished runner-up in the 2007 FedEx Cup Playoffs behind Tiger Woods, and was again selected as Comeback Player of the Year. He was also inducted into the Wisconsin State Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2007.

At the Mercedes Benz Championship, the opening event of the 2008 season, Stricker lost out in a play-off to Daniel Chopra. This result took Stricker to No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking, again at the time his highest ranking to date.

At the Bob Hope Classic in January 2009, Stricker shot third and fourth round scores of 61 and 62 at the PGA West Palmer and Nicklaus courses to set the 36-hole scoring record on the PGA Tour at 123, beating a record that Pat Perez had held for only two days. (This record fell in October when Troy Matteson shot 61-61=122 at the Frys.com Open.) His four-round total of 33-under-par in the five-round event also set the PGA Tour record for lowest score relative to par for 72 holes, exceeding Ernie Els' total of 31 under par in the 2003 Mercedes-Benz Championship at Kapalua. The third-round 61 was Stricker's best score on tour to that point, but a 77 in the final round dropped him into a tie for third.

Stricker won his fifth PGA Tour title at Colonial in Texas at the end of May 2009, with a playoff win over Tim Clark and Steve Marino. The win was aided by a 60 ft chip-in on the 71st hole. He won again in July at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. After the second round was rained-out on Friday, the field was forced to play 36 holes on Sunday. Stricker shot an afternoon round of 64, which included a hole-out wedge shot for eagle on the 6th hole, and by three strokes over runners-up Zach Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, and Brett Quigley. He also matched his career low round on tour with a second round of 61 (−10).

Stricker's third win of 2009, and seventh overall, came in September at the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second of four playoff events. He began the final round tied with Retief Goosen and Sean O'Hair, and birdied the final hole to win by one stroke over Jason Dufner and Scott Verplank. It was Stricker's second FedEx Cup playoff win, a win that also vaulted him ahead of Tiger Woods to the top of the FedEx Cup standings and vaulted him to No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, his highest ranking achieved during his career. Stricker has been called "Mr. September" due to his success in the FedEx Cup playoffs, where he has never finished outside the top-25 in his first ten career starts.

In February 2010, Stricker won his eighth tour title at the Northern Trust Open with a 16-under-par 268 winning total. With this win at Riviera, he passed Phil Mickelson and regained his ranking as World No. 2.

In July, Stricker shot a career-low 60 (−11) in the first round of the John Deere Classic. However, a 59 shot by Paul Goydos incredibly put him one stroke back of the lead. He followed with rounds of 66 and 62, for a total of 188, to set a tour 54-hole scoring record. He then shot 70 on Sunday to win his ninth PGA Tour, two strokes ahead of Goydos.

In June 2011, Stricker won at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio, his tenth tour title. He opened with 68 and bettered this with 67 in the second round. However, this was made special by the hole-in-one he recorded at the par three 8th hole to hold a three stroke advantage at the halfway stage. Remarkably, he then opened round three with two eagles in the first five holes to open up a six-shot lead midway through round three, but some uncharacteristic mistakes on the back nine saw him fall back towards the rest of the field. He held on to the 36-hole lead to eventually win by one stroke over runners-up Matt Kuchar and Brandt Jobe. With this victory, Stricker became the highest-ranked American in the Official World Golf Ranking, at fourth in the world. For the first time in his career, 44-year-old Stricker was ranked higher than all other American golfers, including Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Stricker played the tournament at −20 for the front nine, a record by 6 shots, versus +4 for the back nine.

In July, Stricker gained his eleventh tour win at the John Deere Classic, sinking a 30 ft birdie putt at the 72nd hole, one stroke ahead of runner-up Kyle Stanley. Stricker bogeyed the 15th and 16th to fall two strokes behind Stanley in a commanding position throughout most of Sunday's round. He then bounced back with a birdie on the par five 17th while Stanley made bogeyed the 18th. Stricker, tied for the lead at this point, drove into a fairway bunker off the tee and then played his second shot just over the back of the green, but holed the putt from the fringe for the victory. This was Stricker's third straight victory at the John Deere Classic becoming just the 10th golfer since World War II to win a tournament three straight times.

Stricker tied a major championship record with a 63 in the first round at the PGA Championship in 2011 and led by two shots. His next three days were 74-69-73, and he tied for twelfth. Stricker's career earnings are over $44 million through the end of the 2018–19 season, among the highest of those without a major title.

Stricker started the 2012 season with a win in the season-opening Tournament of Champions at Kapalua on Maui. He shot a ten-under 63 on day two and held the lead until the end, three strokes ahead of runner-up Martin Laird. It was his twelfth PGA Tour title. He missed the cut in May at The Players Championship, his first since the 2009 PGA Championship. It ended a streak of 49 consecutive cuts, which was the longest on tour.

At the start of the 2013 season, Stricker announced he would cut his schedule "in half," hoping to play just "10 or 12" tournaments. As the defending champion, he finished runner-up at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions despite suffering from a herniated disc. He then reached the quarterfinals at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, his best performance since his victory in 2001.

In 2017, Stricker joined the PGA Tour Champions. In his first event, the Tucson Conquistadores Classic, he finished one stroke behind Tom Lehman. Stricker asked the USGA for a special exemption to play in the 2017 U.S. Open held in his home state, but his request was denied. He eventually earned entry through a qualifying tournament in Memphis. Stricker was the captain of the victorious U.S. team in the 2017 Presidents Cup.

In March 2018, Stricker won his first event on the PGA Tour Champions, the Cologuard Classic, by two strokes. He then won his second straight start at the Rapiscan Systems Classic in Saucier, Mississippi. In September 2018, he won the Sanford International tournament on the PGA Tour Champions.

In 2018, U.S. captain Jim Furyk named Stricker a non-playing vice-captain for the 2018 Ryder Cup team. The U.S. lost 17 1/2 to 10 1/2 to the European team.

In 2019, Stricker won his first senior major championship at the Regions Tradition, claiming a six-stroke win over the field. Then in June of the same year, Stricker won his second senior major at the U.S. Senior Open, again by six strokes over Jerry Kelly and David Toms.

In April 2021, Stricker won the Chubb Classic for his sixth win on the PGA Tour Champions.

In May 2021, Stricker came close to defending his title at the senior major, the Regions Tradition. Stricker birdied the last hole in regulation to force a playoff with Alex Čejka. Čejka won the playoff with a birdie on the first playoff hole.

In June 2021, Stricker won his third senior major at the Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Stricker led by eight strokes going into the final round. He shot an even-par 70 in the final round and won by six strokes over Jerry Kelly.

In May 2022, Stricker won his fourth senior major title at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Alabama. Stricker shot a 4-under 68 in the final round for a 6-stroke victory. It was his first victory since he had to take a leave of absence for health reasons after the 2021 Ryder Cup.

In August 2022, Stricker won The Ally Challenge and in September 2022, he won the Sanford International in South Dakota in a playoff over Robert Karlsson. This brought him to 10 career PGA Tour Champions victories.

In October 2022, Stricker won the Constellation Furyk & Friends by two shots.

In January 2023, Stricker won the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on the Big Island of Hawaii by six strokes. In May 2023, Stricker won the Regions Tradition, his 13th PGA Champions Tour win, third Regions win, and fifth senior major. Two weeks later, Stricker won the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in a playoff over Pádraig Harrington. This marked his 14th PGA Champions Tour win and sixth senior major. In June 2023, Stricker won the American Family Insurance Championship in his home state of Wisconsin and he followed it in July with a third 2023 major victory at the Senior Players Championship. In September 2023, Stricker won the Sanford International in South Dakota for the third time. This marked his sixth title of the year on the Champions Tour and set a new record for most money earned in a single season at just shy of $4 million.

Stricker clinched the 2023 season-long Charles Schwab Cup with two weeks left in the season. His lead of more than two million points over Steven Alker meant that Alker could not catch him even if he won the last two tournaments of the year. This title comes with a $1 million annuity from Charles Schwab.

Personal
Stricker married into a golfing family. His father-in-law, Dennis Tiziani, and his brother-in-law, Mario Tiziani, played on the PGA Tour. He and his wife, Nicki, have two children. Nicki is often her husband's caddie.

At the opening ceremony of the 2021 Ryder Cup, while captaining the United States team, Stricker revealed that he was a supporter of the Chicago Bears despite being from Wisconsin, much to the chagrin of the present crowd, many of whom support the home-state Green Bay Packers; the two teams have one of the largest rivalries within the NFL. At the victory ceremony concluding the event, Dustin Johnson quipped to Stricker, "Next time, let's not tell all the Green Bay fans that you're a Bears fan."

PGA Tour wins (12)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

Other wins (9)

 * 1987 Wisconsin State Open (as an amateur)
 * 1990 Wisconsin State Open
 * 1991 Wisconsin State Open
 * 1998 Wisconsin State Open
 * 2000 Wisconsin State Open
 * 2009 The Shark Shootout (with Jerry Kelly)
 * 2013 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Bo Van Pelt)
 * 2014 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Bo Van Pelt)
 * 2017 QBE Shootout (with Sean O'Hair)

PGA Tour Champions wins (17)
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (2–3)

Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020. {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

 * Most consecutive cuts made – 27 (2010 Masters – 2018 US Open)
 * Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2006 U.S. Open – 2006 PGA)

Results in The Players Championship
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results timeline
1Cancelled due to 9/11 {{legend|lime|Win}} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied NT = No tournament Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Results timeline
{{legend|lime|Win}} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

"T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

PGA Tour career summary
* As of the 2021 season.

PGA Tour Champions career summary
* As of end of 2022 season ** 2020 and 2021 seasons were combined due to the COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances
Professional
 * Dunhill Cup: 1996 (winners)
 * Presidents Cup: 1996 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners), 2011 (winners), 2013 (winners), 2017 (non-playing captain, winners)
 * Ryder Cup: 2008 (winners), 2010, 2012, 2021 (non-playing captain, winners)

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