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Talk:Sagittal crest

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I removed the surprising assertion that some extant populations of Homo sapiens have sagittal crests until a source, preferably one that includes photographs, can be provided. —Charles P. (Mirv) 02:42, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Er, perhaps I should have asked for a source other than Answers in Genesis. Citing creationists in scientific articles is like citing extremists in political topics: they may have some useful information but one should make damn sure to confirm it elsewhere. I was not able to do so here, neither with Google nor in various academic databases; I did, however, turn up a reasonably reliable source which explicitly states that humans have no sagittal crest. Obviously the standard NPOV solution of "some say X, some say Y" isn't going to work here: either some populations of Homo sapiens have a sagittal crest, or else they do not. There's no middle ground. —Charles P. (Mirv) 12:17, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry not to have provided the original citation, which didn't seem too odd at all; Sagittal crests are quite common in mankind's australopithicine lineage, as well as in the robust Bili ape, perhaps mankind's nearest relative. Will get back to you as search progresses.  Ombudsman 19:22, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Uh, I've got a sagittal crest. They can't be that rare >.> I can feel that there's pretty much zero muscle attached to it, too.
 * This link suggests that early Eskimos had sagittal crests, and is fairly reliable:Washington PostNorgy (talk) 20:47, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I've found several texts which mention the presence of a sagittal crest in humans but they are all old or they mention the presence of sagittal crests in humans (specifically Inuits/Eskimos) in passing. Including the sources I've found so far... apparently, "The following link has triggered a protection filter: google.com/url?"... so, I can't post my links because they are in google books.  If anyone cares to research it further, good luck.  I just figured I'd state that I'd heard this before, too, and had found some evidence.

Translation into Chinese Wikipedia
The 06:10, 31 December 2008 Broadsurf version of this article is translated into Chinese Wikipedia.--Wing (talk) 19:07, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

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Laird Township

Laird Township can refer to:

 * Laird Township, Ontario
 * Laird Township, Michigan
 * Laird Township, Phelps County, Nebraska

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Industry Demos

 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. Hedley 01:13, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Industry Demos
This was first tagged by User:Tempshill. Aside from not even bothering to point out which band created this demo, it doesn't meet any requirements at WP:MUSIC. Band vanity. Harro5 02:43, July 24, 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete per nom. RJFJR 14:24, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn band vanity. JamesBurns 06:46, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
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Quartz arenite

A quartz arenite or quartzarenite is a sandstone composed of greater than 90% detrital quartz. Quartz arenites are the most mature sedimentary rocks possible, and are often referred to as ultra- or super-mature, and are usually cemented by silica. They often exhibit both textural and compositional maturity. The two primary sedimentary depositional environments that produce quartz arenites are beaches/upper shoreface and aeolian processes.

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Talk:Hersheypark

Flooding
Should a section or other comment be added detailing the massive flooding that occurred around 9/8/2011? The bison were killed and a lot of the food places were totaled. The entire park has been shut down since that time. I don't remember something like this ever happening previously. I just don't have enough details on the incident to make a proper entry.HanokOdbrook (talk) 12:14, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Photo
The photo at the head of the story is mislabeled. Firstly, the smaller images within the larger are identified left to right and top to bottom in the caption, NOT clockwise. And I'm pretty sure that the image at the top left is not the Wildcat but, rather, both the Comet and the Sooperdooperlooper stradling Spring Creek. (There is neither a second coaster nor a body of water immediately adjacent to the Wildcat. Also--the Comet is the only coaster painted white. The Wildcat is pictured, but middle left.) It's also not made clear that the Great Bear, Stormrunner and Sidewinder are all in one single image. PurpleChez (talk) 17:21, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Fixed it. PurpleChez (talk) 17:33, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

I THIK IT WAS GOOD I GOT TO STAY THERE MY SISER AND BROHER ARE 7 IM 12 THEY SAID I WILL STAY THERE WHAN I GET THERE NAXT TIME — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.234.76.42 (talk) 02:31, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Image on middle of left side is of Lightning Racer not Wildcat. Park Avenue (PA 743) is visible on the right side, and the picture is taken next to the ride's tunnel, visible on the left. 71.207.76.40 (talk) 02:15, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Vandalism
I've been noticing that there has been vandalism occuring on this article on a fairly regular basis. I think the best course of action would be to edit protect the page, which would limit contributions to established editors on Wikipedia. --Son (talk) 09:16, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

No. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KiloByte1337 (talk • contribs) 14:30, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

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will someone at the park let us have fun. I'm disabled and I love rollercoaster. 2607:FB91:E14:24D:AD2:A251:C847:C3D1 (talk) 19:28, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

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Fort Jackson, Louisiana

Fort Jackson is a historic masonry fort located 40 mi up river from the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It was constructed as a coastal defense of New Orleans, between 1822 and 1832, and it was a battle site during the American Civil War. It is a National Historic Landmark. It was damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and its condition is threatened. It is marked Battery Millar on some maps, for the Endicott era work built nearby it.

Fort Jackson is situated approximately 70 mi south of New Orleans on the western bank of the Mississippi, approximately 2.5 mi south of Triumph, Louisiana. The older Fort St. Philip is located opposite of Fort Jackson on the eastern bank; this West Bank fort was constructed after the War of 1812 on the advice of Andrew Jackson, for whom it is named.

The fort was occupied off and on for various military purposes from its completion until after World War I, when it served as a training station. It is now a National Historic Landmark and historical museum owned and operated by Plaquemines Parish.

Fort Jackson was the site of the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip from April 16 to April 28, 1862, during the American Civil War. The Confederate-controlled fort was besieged for 12 days by the fleet of U.S. Navy Flag Officer David Farragut. Fort Jackson fell on April 28 after the Union fleet bombarded it and then sailed past its guns. A mutiny against the officers and conditions then occurred and the fort fell to the Union. Union forces then went on to capture New Orleans.

Following the engagement, Fort Jackson was used as a Union prison. It was here that the French champagne magnate Charles Heidsieck was held for seven months on charges of spying.

Modern times
On November 9, 1927, The state of Louisiana sold Fort Jackson as a surplus government property to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Harvey, who later donated the property to the parish in 1960 in the hopes that the fort, and the 82 acres of land that it sits on, would be restored. The fort was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, and was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1967. Plaquemines Parish Commission Council began renovations on the fort in 1961, with the National Park Service stating that "The fort area had become a jungle with mud-filled tunnels infested with snakes and flooded with water". In the 1960s, Leander Perez threatened to turn Fort St. Philip into a prison for advocates of desegregation ("outside agitators") who entered the Parish.

The fort site was later opened as a park with only the outside grounds open for visitors. The interior of the fort is open to the public on occasion, The Fort Jackson Museum is open to the public, but it is not at the fort site. It is located approximately 1 mile southwest from Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish's District 9 office at 38039 Hwy 23, Buras, LA 70041.

Storm damage
Due to the location of Fort Jackson, it is vulnerable to the strong winds, pelting rain, and decimating storm surges from storms ranging from 'rough weather' to 'deadly hurricanes'. The fort was inundated with 20 feet of water from both Hurricane Betsy, a category 4 storm, in September 1965, and Hurricane Camille, a category 5 storm, in August 1969.

The fort was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina's storm surge in 2005. Between Katrina and Hurricane Rita the following month, much of the fort sat under water for up to six weeks. Many of the historic exhibits in the fort were destroyed, and the fort itself suffered structural damage.

Other uses
Since 1970, The grounds of Fort Jackson have been the site of both the Plaquemines Parish Fair and Orange Festival.

The fort was used to treat oily birds in the early weeks of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The treatment facility was moved on July 4, 2010, to Hammond, Louisiana, in order to make it less vulnerable to hurricanes.

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Talk:Equivalent Exchange

To do
Hellos. I'm someone that browses around Wikipedia on a regular, daily, basis and decided to help out on the article. Perhaps some more (general) examples of equivalent exchange used in FMA would be good for here as well. I forgot my username tag stuff --Xavier Valentine 02:59, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Someone help and improve here! I'd like a little critique from someone who has seen the series more repeatedly (I've only seen Fullmetal Alchemist once completely through). --Xavier Valentine 23:21, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

It's fictional, right?
So I reworded the beginning to be more like that. In addition, are we sure it's "Equivalent E xchange"? And I moved the quote to the bottom. — Ambush Commander (Talk) 16:28, July 26, 2005 (UTC)

Laws of Thermodynamics and Laws of Alchemy
Could it be considered that the second law of thermodynamics could be the equivalent to the unstated second law of alchemy? The first law of alchemy can already be considered similar to the first law of thermodynamics, or Conservation of Mass/Energy. --Xavier Valentine 22:58, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

 * It could well be; the alchemists could unwittingly have made the assumption that entropy/order were free, and that mass was the only restriction. --maru (talk) contribs 07:08, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Other Meanings
I added the Other Meanings heading to make some room for other paragraphs about E2 that mean something as well other than Alchemy. Equivalent Exchange doesn't always have to relate to only alchemy. It's also the way life works. One cannot get anything such as money without sacrificing something in return, such as a job or assignment, meaning that one has to work for something to get something.

 * Other meanings? Perhaps, it'd be great to also find other usages of the term E2 outside alchemy and outside Fullmetal Alchemist. The term however has a heavy connectiong to the FMA Anime; perhaps some additional quotation and ideas could be attached to it. However, should it really broaden out further? --Xavier Valentine 04:42, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Any suggestions for the "other meanings?" Ideas such as a google search for E2 minus "Alchemy" and "Alchemist"? For instance, a writing about theories of law comes up: http://www.marxists.org/archive/pashukanis/1924/law/ch07.htm Of course, that is just an example, but additional quotations and term quoted from those outside the anime could work for the Other Meanings section. --Xavier Valentine 05:21:02, 2005-07-27 (UTC)

A lot of interpretation here...
Can we stick with the facts and not original research? — Ambush Commander (Talk) 16:51, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

FMA Equivalent Exchange Debunk
I just added that the concept of EE is actually debunked in the anime series to the Final Conclusions section. I thought it would be something important to note for readers. I had to edit it twice because there's an unnecessary spoiler in what I typed. I had intended on going indepth on it more but I figured that would be something that could be done later in a massive spoiler link or something. --ShoutaShura

 * I just removed it because what you added is more fan-speculation than the actual content of the show. EE is never "debunked" or proved in the anime. Each character has a different opinion and while you might be allowed to say that a particular character offered an opinion, you are not allowed to make the claim that EE is debunked.

For posterity, here is the snippet:

 * "The concept of physical Equivalent Exchange in alchemy itself is denounced late in the series by a major character. The principle idea of Equivalent Exchange remains true in that the end result must be equivalent to the materials you put into it. However, an energy source is required to catalyze the transmutation and this energy is then lost without it being returned."

From my memory, I do not think that this was an unreasonable conclusion to draw, whether or not it was explicitly stated or implied to the point of explicitness is up to debate, but some mention of this should be kept. — Ambush Commander (Talk) 20:18, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I disagree personally. The fundamentals of EE are presented within the show time and time again. You need to have equivalent material to get an equivalent end result. I think the comment by the major character later into the series does disprove the concept of EE in the strictest sense (which I had in my edit initially). Your comment on the differing opinions of the characters is for their philosphy and not the actual science (or psuedo-science for the strict folks) implored for the series. Fan speculation is also based around the philosphy and not the actual physical concepts. I can agree with that but the physical (or scientific, however I should put it) concept of EE is definitely wrong in how it's viewed for the series as a whole as it does require something more than the equivalent materials. Ed's various speeches through the series makes a point of this. I'd like to hear more from you on this before we go off and decide to do anything else with the entry. --ShoutaShura 06:35, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

 * EE is largely debunked, I'd say. We are told quite clearly that the cost of human transmutation is seriously inquitable- it takes the deaths of tens of thousands as crystallized in the Philosopher's Stone to revive a single human, for instance.  And it is not too unreasonable to think that since the Gate is powered by the deaths of millions in the other world, that the price of the main FMA world's use of alchemy is inequitable as well. --maru  (talk) contribs 01:28, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

 * I dont agree. First, human transmutation is impossible even with the Philospher's Stone. No human (including Edward) is ever revived from death. Healing bodies and soul attachment is possible, but not bringing back the dead. The question of how many lives is an EE for a Philosopher's Stone is even more complicated. As Edward said in Mother, the materials can be quantified but what is the EE for a soul (or a life for that matter). Beyond that, even Hohenheim at the very end of the series is explaining to Edward why things ended up the way they did in terms of equivelent exchange. EE can't be said to be debunked because its two different things. You may be able to prove or disprove the physical law part of it, but the philosophical question of it can't be resolved by facts. There is no authority in the FMA world that can definitively explain the nature of equivlence or what consistutes an EE exchange in a non-material sense.

 * It astounds me how many people actually buy in to Dante's speech at the end. She doesn't believe in equivalent exchange because of her Super-size Ego. Look at her mark - it's either the Ourobouros unbound (Lookit me! I'm above equivalence!!) or The Serpent in a Gnostic/Alchemical context (remember philosophical Alchemy descended from Gnosticism). Either way, she thinks she's above everything else. It's demonstrated that this isn't true by her rotting body. Can we also stop quoting fansubs, please? It's also implied in the series that the price for a life is indeed a life, but not just someone being 'alive'. It's Life itself, your experiences. When Al brought Ed back, he paid in equivalence with his experience, and that's why he was stripped of his memories. Wow...the more I read this article, the worse it gets. As for human transmutation, part of the problem is not using the actual remains of the person you're trying to transmute. Wrath was transmuted directly from 'his own' corpse, not only allowing him to age normally but also stripping him of any 'trademark' homunculus powers. All of the other homunculi (it is assumed) were made from the basic ingredients for a human being all poured into a bucket...which wasn't enough, considering what it takes to create a human being (as mentioned by Ed during the delivery of Hughe's baby). I generally understand this to be the reason why red stones stabilize a botched homunculus, because it provides at least one life for the completion of the Homunculus (notice that when you fight one of them, one stone = one life).--65.188.55.90 01:33, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Human Alchemy
Anyone happen to have the list of ingredients used to make a human? I remember Ed reading the list off to Rose early in the series. I wanted to run them through my med books to see if they were accurate. --Feb 19, 2006

 * Wikipedia is a wonderful resource, as are its sister projects like Wikiquote; http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist#To_Challenge_the_Sun_.5B1.01.5D. --maru (talk) contribs 19:27, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Reference to karma...?
Simba 01:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC) :: "From the first time I saw the first episode, FMA's whole concept of 'equivilent exchange' seemed like a blatant reference to the concept of karma to me; the idea that, in the end, the good are rewarded and the evil are punished. Additionally, the Ouroboros reference and 'One is All; All is One,' concept also seem reminiscent of karma -- that ultimately, one person's pleasure comes at the cost of another's pain, one person's luxury comes at the expense of another's hardship (i.e. 'equivilent exchange'). Maybe there is no connection and I'm just imagining it, but this may be something worth mentioning in the article."

Generalizing Equivalent Exchange

 * Hi. I would just like to point out that the concept of "equivalent exchange" is an integral part of Japanese perceptual culture, and is not limited solely to Fullmetal Alchemist. Id est, themes revolving around the idea appear in many other manga/anime as well (recently, I would cite Fate/stay night and xxxHoLiC). As such, we should modify the phrasing of this article to indicate that though "equivalent exchange" as a term was popularised by FMA, the idea itself is not new and appears in various other forms of entertainment as well.

Differentiation between anime and manga "facts"
The article does not currently separate what was said in the manga and anime and this could cause some confusion for some readers. Maybe some form of indication could be added?

Manga - Real Life Facts
Since this article deals with Equivilent Exchange in Fullmetal Alchemist, should modern sciences be talked about in the article about how chemistry developed from alchemy. That has nothing to do with the Manga, or at least not this aspect of it. These seem to belong more in the Alchemy Wikipedia or maybe the trivia of the Fullmetal Alchemist wiki.

Full Metal Anime
This article seems to keep to the universe expressed in the anime "Full Metal Alchemist", but Arakawa has other visions which are expressed in the manga "Full Metal Alchemist". Are these visions discussed elsewhere? Statements like those related to the creation of homunculi are only true in the anime. What happens in the manga often contradicts what happened in the movie, is what I'm saying.

Spoilers
I think the spoiler warning should be further up the page. I mean, the final conlusion about Exquivalent Exchange is pretty spoiler-y, isn't it? Considering it's dialogue straight from the last episode...

Quotes and Title
Are the quotes cited in the article translations of the Japanese version? It seems odd that all of the quotes refer to "equivalent trade" while the title is Equivalent Exchange (which was in the English version of the TV series).

Fullmetal Alchemist Box
I added the Fullmetal Alchemist Box because Equivalent Exchange is one of the FMA linked to from said box. It's at the bottom. Jaimeastorga2000 04:40, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Toka Koka
Just thought the Japanese phrase should be included: Toka Koka. Perhaps there are better translations? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.172.87.172 (talk) 22:11, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Usability/Images

Images are very useful in conveying visual information. While it is important to provide a written description of a certain thing, especially for those who are unable to see it, a picture is often indespensable.

Images should be used only when... see ........

Image file size
Image file size is frequently brought up as an important consideration. The below gives a general idea of how much text is the equivalent of some images of varying compressions.

This shows the equivalent as it would be in underlying HTML, when saved to disk. By comparison, the Wikipedia main page (July 23, 2005) - without pictures, css, and javascript files - is 42103 bytes, uncompressed. Web servers may, if the browser supports it (nearly all browsers do), compress text using gzip leading to transmissions that are 4 to 6 times smaller than the original page. Images are not compressed for transmission in this form. Based on this, you may think of the main page as 8400 bytes compared to the listed image sizes below, or imagine that the 'text equivalent' is 5 times larger than it is.

These examples in no way show that any algorithm is a better than any other. Some of the pictures are very small, use limited colors, and the quality is not very important. Different compressions are good for different situations.

Also note that this applies to the HTML, and not wiki markup or displayed text. While these words appear to be 11 bytes, they are actually 18 bytes in HTML: these words.

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1914 Tour de France

The 1914 Tour de France was the 12th edition of the Tour de France, taking place in 15 stages from 28 June to 26 July. The total distance was 5380 km and the average speed of the riders was 26.835 km/h. It was won by the Belgian cyclist Philippe Thys.

The day the Tour began, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo, marking the start of the July Crisis which would lead to World War I. On 3 August Germany invaded Belgium and declared war on France, making this Tour the last for five years, until 1919. The three men who won the Tour between 1907 and 1910 would die in the war.

Innovations and changes
Not much changed from the 1913 Tour de France, the most important novelty was the introduction of frame numbers.

Philippe Thys, who had won the 1913 Tour de France, was returning in 1914 and considered favourite, together with his teammate Henri Pélissier. Apart from him six other previous Tour de France winners started the race: Louis Trousselier, Lucien Petit-Breton, Octave Lapize, François Faber, Odile Defraye and Gustave Garrigou. Four more cyclists started the race that would later win a Tour de France: Firmin Lambot, Léon Scieur, Henri Pélissier and Lucien Buysse. This number of 11 former or future Tour de France winners on the start line is a record. In addition, Italian champion Costante Girardengo, started the race, but Girardengo was not yet the champion from 1919 on, and was not the team leader.

In 1914, the first cyclists from Australia started the Tour de France, Don Kirkham and Iddo Munro. They also finished the race, in 17th place and 20th place.

The cyclists used whistles, to warn other persons that they were coming (mainly downhill).

Race overview
Thys was dominant in the entire race. Even though he only won the first stage, he finished in the top five every other stage. In that first stage, Jean Rossius finished second with the same time. The second stage was won by Rossius, with Thys in the same time. Both had the same time, and the same finishing places, so they were both given the lead in the general classification.

In the third stage, the riders reached the first check point one hour late, after they had taken the wrong route and rode 30 km in the wrong direction. The race was then stopped and restarted from the first check point.

The lead remained shared between Rossius and Thys until after the fifth stage, when Thys got away from Rossius. After that stage, Pélissier was third in the classification with only 5'27" behind.

In the sixth stage, the Pyrenees mountains appeared. The stage was won by Lambot, with Thys only 7 minutes behind. The other competitors did worse, with Pélissier losing over 30 minutes and Rossius over one hour. Thys was firmly in the lead. In that stage, Ali Neffati was hit by a car from the organization, and could not continue. According to the rules, he did not have to finish the stage, and was given a time which allowed him to keep his 42nd place in the overall classification. In the sixth stage, Girardengo crashed again, and retired from the Tour, never to come back.

The weather was hot, and in the eighth stage, the cyclists did not want to race and cycled at a low speed. Tour organiser Henri Desgrange then stopped the race, and organised a sprint tournament, with semifinals and finals, which was won by Octave Lapize. In the ninth stage, former winner Faber was penalised with 90 minutes, because he had been pushed and took drinks from a motor cyclist.

Pélissier, still in second place, had done his best to win back time, but he only managed to win back a few minutes. After the thirteenth stage, he was still 31 minutes and 50 seconds behind. In the 14th stage to Dunkerque, Thys' bicycle broke. It was not allowed to get help while fixing your bicycle, and in the 1913 Tour de France, Eugene Christophe lost his chances of a victory by repairing his own bicycle. Thys decided to take the risk of a time penalty, and bought a new wheel at a shop. This cost him a 30-minute penalty, which left Thys with only 1:50 ahead of Pélissier. Pélissier did his best to overcome the gap, but Thys followed him. In the stage to Dunkerque, Pélissier claimed spectators prevented him from getting away from Thys. In the end, Thys stayed less than two minutes ahead of Henri Pélissier, and managed to keep that margin until the finish in Paris.

Results
In each stage, all cyclists started together. The cyclist who reached the finish first, was the winner of the stage. The time that each cyclist required to finish the stage was recorded. For the general classification, these times were added up; the cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader.

Other classifications
Camille Botte, ranked 15 in the general classification, became the winner of the "isolés" category. The "isolés" classification was calculated in the same way as the general classification, but only the isolated cyclists (not part of a team) were eligible.

The organising newspaper l'Auto named Firmin Lambot the meilleur grimpeur. This unofficial title is the precursor to the mountains classification.

Aftermath
One week after the race ended, Germany had declared war on France, starting World War I in France. This made the organization of a big cycling race impossible for the next four years, and the Tour de France would start again in 1919. By that time, Tour de France champions Lucien Petit-Breton, François Faber and Octave Lapize had died in the first world war. The winner of the 1914 Tour de France, Philippe Thys, would survive the war, and go on for his third victory in 1920. Henri Pélissier, the runner-up, would win the Tour de France in 1923.

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Fort St. Philip

Fort St. Philip is a historic masonry fort located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, about 40 mi upriver from its mouth in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, just opposite Fort Jackson on the other side of the river. It formerly served as military protection of New Orleans, some 80 mi up the river, and of the lower Mississippi River.

History
The first fort on this location, Fort San Felipe, was constructed in the 18th century during the period of Spanish control of Louisiana.

During the War of 1812 the garrison of Fort St. Philip defended the river approach to New Orleans. British naval forces attacked the fort on January 9 but were unsuccessful, withdrawing after ten days of bombardment. Whilst the engagement appeared to have served no useful purpose to the British, it could be said it made a valuable contribution to the escape of Lambert's army elsewhere. In a despatch sent to the Secretary of War, dated January 19, Jackson states 'I am strengthened not only by [the defeat of the British at New Orleans]... but by the failure of his fleet to pass fort St. Philip.'

The current fort was constructed, along with Fort Jackson, as a coastal defense for New Orleans and the Mississippi, upon the urging of Andrew Jackson. It was the site of a twelve-day siege in April 1862 by Union forces during the American Civil War, which was the decisive battle in the capture of New Orleans.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.

In the 1930s the fort was used as a tanning factory.

During the Civil Rights Movement, Leander Perez threatened to jail opponents and demonstrators against segregation at the fort and in 1964 installed barbed wire.

From 1978 through 1989 the fort complex served as the site of an intentional, nonsectarian spiritual community called Vella-Ashby, named by conjoining the surnames of the original and subsequent private property owners respectively. The community members numbered as many as 16 at any one time and were known as the Christos family. They lived in four buildings—three two-story officers quarters and an officers club—that remained from the re-fortification of the site during the 1898 Spanish–American War.

Fort St. Philip remains privately owned and in a state of bad deterioration. It was heavily damaged in 2005 during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. According to the National Park Service, the owner reported that only the original brick fort and the concrete structures from the time of the Spanish–American War remain.

The site is accessible only by boat or helicopter, and following erosion of the small levee is now subject to flooding during high water levels of the Mississippi River.

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Talk:The Merchant (Resident Evil)

Is this page really necessary? Bobquest3 02:49, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

This page is also hit from a mention of the play "The Merchant" by Plautus on the Loeb classical place. Are you sure that's what's intended? The term "Merchant" is far too general to point to one specific 21st century gadget... ;-)

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User talk:Lorriecourteaux

Hi I am a 26 year old mom of two young kids who are both developmenttally delayed, I live in Houma, Louisiana.. I write songs, I can't sing, everyone I show my songs to they like them, Can you please tell me how can I get them publish, I tried everything But no luck, Please e-mail me your suggestion www;lorriecourteaux@yahoo.com

Thank you for your time and may God Bless You..

Jesus loves you!
Have a great day! 71.213.159.3 03:55, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:KentingKid

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Profanity
Please refrain from vandalising the user pages of people you disagree with. If you have a problem with someones edits then please discuss it with them in a civil manner. This is a waste of everyones time, not the least yours when you end up getting blocked only to reregister and get blocked again. We can always use your help, however if you feel that you'd prefer to waste yours and everyone elses time dealing with your immature behavior then there really isn't anything I can do about it, except to say that I think it's a shame that you'd prefer destructive behavior over constructive dialouge. -Loren 03:21, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

 * It's funny, but when you look at Bobbybuilder's profanity, he never gets blocked. I've tried constructive dialogue; it doesn't work.  Why?  Because the mainland Chinese mafia is too strong.

 * Bobbybuilder was rebuked by the admins for use of profanity in his edit descriptions and when addressing other users. Irrespective of his POV, Bobbybuilder has never resorted to vandalising the user pages of other people with profanity. Vandalising other people's user pages crosses the red line. Look, what goes on between you and him really doesn't concern me until it affects the operation of Wikipedia, but this is going too far.

 * Plenty of users, myself included do not share the PRC POV or are even pro-TI. I think you'll find that most of the people here, including the admins, are quite reasonable when it comes to editing articles even if it goes against their personal point of view. I suggest that you set aside your vendetta against BobbyBuilder. Don't delete information that doesn't support your POV, instead provide unbiased information that demonstrates why that might not be the only factor. If you feel you've been wronged, contact the user in a civil manner, by resorting to vandalism you only undermine yourself. -Loren 03:41, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

I have blocked you for 48 hours for your continued use of extreme profanity and personal attacks. I hope you'll behave more civil and polite when you return. Shanes 08:58, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

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Théophraste Renaudot

Théophraste Renaudot (December 1586 – 25 October 1653) was a French physician, philanthropist, and journalist.

Born in Loudun, Renaudot received a doctorate of medicine from the University of Montpellier in 1606. He returned to Loudon where he met Cardinal Richelieu and Père Joseph. In the 1610s, Richelieu became more powerful and in 1612 he summoned Renaudot to Paris, partly because of his medical reputation, but more because of his philanthropy. Renaudot, born a Protestant, converted to Catholicism. He became the physician and councillor to Louis XIII of France.

As part of his duties, Renaudot was asked to organize a scheme of public assistance. Many difficulties were put in his way, however, and he therefore returned until 1624 to Poitou, where Richelieu made him "commissary general of the poor." In 1630, now back in Paris, Renaudot opened the bureau d'adresse et de rencontre, where prospective employers and employees could find each other. With the support of Richelieu, he established the first weekly newspaper in France, La Gazette, in 1631. Starting in 1633, he organized weekly public conferences on subjects of interest and published the proceedings; the conferences were discontinued in 1642, when Richelieu died. About 240 conference proceedings were translated into English and published in London in 1664 and 1665.

Renaudot opened the mont-de-piété, the first pawnshop in Paris, in 1637. Appointed "General Overseer of the Poor" by Richelieu, he initiated a system of free medical consultations for the poor (1640). In 1642 he published a self-diagnostic handbook, the first treatise on diagnosis in France. Later he established a free dispensary despite opposition from the medical faculty in Paris. The faculty refused to accept the new medicaments proposed by this "heretic", restricting themselves to the old prescriptions of bloodletting and purgation.

After the deaths of his benefactors, Richelieu and Louis XIII, Renaudot lost his permission to practice medicine in Paris, due to the opposition of Guy Patin and other academic physicians. The parlement ordered him to return the letters patent for the establishment of his bureau and his mont-de-piété. Cardinal Mazarin made Renaudot Historiographer Royal to the new king, Louis XIV (Historiographus Regius) in 1646, with printing presses at Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

Renaudot died in Paris, in 1653. His sons Isaac and Eusèbe, who were awarded doctorates after some delay, carried on their father's work and continued to promote the appropriate uses of medicines.

Mark Tungate in 2007 termed him the "first French journalist" and the "inventor of the personal ad".

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Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport

Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport is two miles south of Lawton, in Comanche County, Oklahoma. It is used for military aviation from nearby Fort Sill and Sheppard Air Force Base and is served by American Eagle. Allegiant Air runs occasional charters.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 77,533 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 71,389 in 2009 and 68,054 in 2010.

Facilities
The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha) at an elevation of 1,110 feet (338 m). Its single runway, 17/35, is 8,599 by 150 feet (2,621 x 46 m) concrete.

In the year ending December 31, 2022 the airport had 24,289 aircraft operations, average 66 per day: 63% military, 30% general aviation, 6% airline, and <1% air taxi. 53 aircraft were then based at this airport: 42 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 4 jet, and 3 helicopters.

Airline and destination
Scheduled passenger service:

Continental Airlines flew to Lawton from 1948 until 1975, with DC-9s starting in 1967. Central Airlines served the city starting in 1953-54; successor Frontier Airlines served it until 1981.

Aircraft
Embraer ERJ-140s and Canadair CRJ-700s on American Eagle and general aviation.

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Silent Tongue

Silent Tongue is a 1994 American Western horror film written and directed by Sam Shepard. It was filmed in the spring of 1992, but not released until 1994. It was filmed near Roswell, New Mexico and features Richard Harris, Sheila Tousey, Alan Bates, Dermot Mulroney and River Phoenix.

Plot
The film is about a young man named Talbot Roe (Phoenix), who has gone insane over the death of his wife. Talbot's father, Prescott Roe (Harris) feels his son's pain and wants to find him a new wife. He goes back to the place where he bought Talbot's first wife, from Eamon McCree (Bates). He finds the dead wife's sister (Arredondo), who is a champion horse rider and Mr. McCree's daughter, which makes her only half-Indian.

Roe asks McCree if he could have his last daughter for his son, but McCree refuses. Then, Roe kidnaps her and tries to get her to help him, and she takes the deal for gold and four horses. But Talbot is not taking any chances for her. He is too afraid that she will try to take his wife's corpse from him. And for the last few nights, he sees the ghost of his dead wife. She wants him to destroy her corpse, but he refuses.

Production
Sam Shepard was inspired to write Silent Tongue after researching medicine shows and the gullible idea of a magic potion or cure all. Shepard's script for Silent Tongue found its way to producer, Gene Rosow, with Shepard's editor, Bill Yahraus, telling Rosow the story at a Passover seder at Rosow's home. Rosow was impressed by the story and took the project to Ludi Boeken of French production company Belbo Films who helped secure financing from Groupe Canal+ and Hachette Premiere. Following the film's initial showing at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, Shepard re-edited the movie.

Delay in release
The film was shot in 1992 but its release was delayed until early 1994. River Phoenix died on October 31, 1993, from a drug overdose and this film was released four months later in February 1994. It was the final fully completed film to feature Phoenix, though it was not his last film appearance. In 2012, the unfinished film Dark Blood, which was left incomplete after his death, was given a limited release, marking his final film appearance.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 38% based on 16 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 4.9/10. Peter Travers from Rolling Stone awarded the film 4/4 stars, calling it "a demanding chunk of Shepard frontier poetry that shuns pretty-boy posturing". Film critics Siskel & Ebert both disliked the film and included it on their Worst of 1994 show; Ebert in particular claimed that "I've seen whole movies that seemed quicker than the last half hour of Silent Tongue" and ridiculed its plot.

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Talk:Kevin McCarthy (disambiguation)

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Dr. Kevin McCarthy, Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland
Perhaps an entry is required for the above in relation to his polonophobic article published in the Belfast Telegraph. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.155.23.67 (talk) 08:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

 * If by entry you mean adding his name to the list, that doesn't happen until a biographical article about him has been written, if he is notable per WP:BIO. - BilCat (talk) 13:56, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

The historian Dr Kevin McCarthy, of Kinsale, Co Cork, is notable per his hateful article in the Belfast Telegraph. 80.4.63.73 (talk) 15:01, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

He should not be confused with his namesake electrical/electronic engineer at UCC. 80.4.63.73 (talk) 17:43, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Explanatory notes
1) In the December 23 version, entries are arranged in chronological order [by birth year] under each section header --- in the current version, the order is random.

2) Since all three politicians are American, the section header so indicates --- in the current version, the nationality of only one politician is specified.

3) Kevin A. McCarthy is indicated according to his entry --- in the current version, he is listed as Kevin McCarthy (Illinois politician) (no middle initial and unnecessary qualifier).

4) Kevin McCarthy (Iowa politician) has a birth year (born 1971) --- in the current version, he does not.

5) There are three entries under section header "Entertainment industry personalities" --- in the current version, these are commingled with "Others".

6) Kevin McCarthy (actor), American Academy Award nominee --- in the current version [Kevin McCarthy (actor), film actor] there is no nationality, unnecessary repetition of "actor", who was not simply a "film actor", but also had an extensive TV career.

7) Kevin McCarthy (radio)]] (born 1950), American broadcasting personality, who has worked as DJ and talk show host primarily in Dallas/Fort Worth area since 1972 --- in the current version no nationality or birth year is specified.

8) Kevin McCarthy (director), American television director who, between 1993 and 2012 was nominated for 20 Daytime Emmy Awards (game show Jeopardy) and won 6 times --- in the current version no period of activity is indicated, thus blurring his chronological order.

9) Kevin McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian right shot defender whose playing career lasted from 1977 to 1988; later assistant coach --- in the current version no nationality is specified.

10) Kevin McCarthy (victim of Long Island Rail Road massacre)]] (born 1967), American shooting victim whose mother, Carolyn McCarthy, was elected to Congress --- in the current version his nationality and birth year are not indicated, thus blurring his chronological order. Also the current description [Kevin McCarthy, shooting victim of Colin Ferguson, son of U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy] makes it appear that Colin Ferguson is the son of U.S. Representative Carolyn McCarthy.

11) Kevin McCarthy (bank robber) (born 1977), American white supremacist member of Aryan Republican Army who robbed 22 Midwest banks --- in the current version his nationality is not specified and his birth year is missing, thus blurring his chronological order.

12) Kevin McCarthy (entrepreneur) (born 1985), American internet media entrepreneur who co-founded local online news site and community publishing platform BostInno --- in the current version, the entry is missing entirely.

13) under section header "See also": Kevin McCarty (born 1972), American Democratic legislator who, since December 2014, has been representing 7th district in California State Assembly; represented Sacramento City Council 6th District from 2004 to 2014 --- in the current version, the entry is missing entirely.

14) McCarthy (surname) --- in the current version, the entry is missing entirely.

15) On February 9, 2016, User:Swpb added [to "See also"] Kevin MacArthur, fictional character on television series The League --- a questionable addition --- McCarthy and MacArthur are not close enough (unlike the deleted addition of Kevin McCarty, to say nothing of the deleted Kevin McCarthy (entrepreneur).

Current [February 16, 2016] version
Kevin McCarthy may refer to:

Politicians

 * Kevin McCarthy (California politician) (born 1965), United States Representative
 * Kevin McCarthy (Iowa politician), member of the Iowa House of Representatives
 * Kevin McCarthy (Illinois politician) (born 1950), member of the Illinois House of Representatives

Others

 * Kevin McCarthy (actor) (1914–2010), film actor
 * Kevin McCarthy (bank robber), member of the Aryan Republican Army, who robbed 22 Midwest US banks
 * Kevin McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1957), ice hockey player and assistant coach
 * Kevin McCarthy (radio), Texas radio personality
 * Kevin McCarthy (director), American television director
 * Kevin McCarthy (victim of Long Island Rail Road massacre) (born 1967), American shooting victim whose mother, Carolyn McCarthy, was elected to Congress

December 23, 2015 version [reverted on December 25]
Kevin McCarthy may refer to:

American politicians

 * Kevin A. McCarthy (born 1950), Democrat who represented 37th District in Illinois House of Representatives from 1997 to 2011
 * Kevin McCarthy (California politician) (born 1965), Republican who has been representing California's 23rd congressional district since 2007; House Majority Leader since 2014
 * Kevin McCarthy (Iowa politician) (born 1971), Democrat who represented District 33 in Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013; served as House Minority Leader 2011–13

Entertainment industry personalities

 * Kevin McCarthy (actor) (1914–2010), American Academy Award nominee (1951's Death of a Salesman); star of 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers
 * Kevin McCarthy (radio) (born 1950), American broadcasting personality, who has worked as DJ and talk show host primarily in Dallas/Fort Worth area since 1972
 * Kevin McCarthy (director), American television director who, between 1993 and 2012 was nominated for 20 Daytime Emmy Awards (game show Jeopardy) and won 6 times

Others

 * Kevin McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian right shot defender whose playing career lasted from 1977 to 1988; later assistant coach
 * Kevin McCarthy (victim of Long Island Rail Road massacre) (born 1967), American shooting victim whose mother, Carolyn McCarthy, was elected to Congress
 * Kevin McCarthy (bank robber) (born 1977), American white supremacist member of Aryan Republican Army who robbed 22 Midwest banks
 * Kevin McCarthy (entrepreneur) (born 1985), American internet media entrepreneur who co-founded local online news site and community publishing platform BostInno

Response
A) You could have left a link to the previous version rather than reprint the whole thing. B) This is a textbook example of your not getting the reason for DAB page. You have presented far too much info about these people. As numerous others have stated DAB pages are NOT articles - they are not even list articles. The info on them is to be kept to a minimum and this goes way beyond that. MarnetteD|Talk 23:56, 16 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I thank you for taking the time to follow the link, examine the page and post a response. However, said response indicates a basic misunderstanding of my presentation. A) If I merely left a link to my version of December 23, 2015, could I expect anyone to click back and forth between each version to compare and examine the 15 points which I enumerated at the top, specifying the 15 shortcomings of the current version as compared to my version. Nothing can match or replace a side-by-side or, in this case, above-below presentation of the two versions for instant comparison. B) The reason for this presentation was solely to demonstrate how the reverting of my edits deprived this dab's users of the benefit that the additional details would have provided. C) The length of these entries is a separate issue which is now being discussed at ANI. D) Of course, these are NOT articles -- not even sentences -- only brief fragments occupying less than half a line of text. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 05:32, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Once again you show a shocking lack of understanding of WP:MOSDAB. DAB pages are not here to provide additional info to readers. They exist only to get readers to articles. MarnetteD|Talk 14:59, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It was kind of you to return, once again, to this talk page and hope that you had an opportunity to peruse my 15-point presentation above. I also trust that my reply "A" satisfactorily explained the point raised under your "A". As to your earlier point "B", I thought it was understood that the Kevin McCarthy discussion was strictly about the content deficiencies in the current version and that the issue of length was to be decided at the ANI. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 15:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Now you also show a lack of knowledge of what is going on at the ANI thread. It is not deciding on the length of this DAB page. It is about your continued ignoring of WP:CONSENSUS as well as whether you should be editing DAB pages at all. At this point you should read WP:NOTGETTINGIT. MarnetteD|Talk 17:46, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I am, once again, appreciative of your willingness to continue discussing this subject and thank you for guiding me to WP:Disruptive editing and its subsection "Failure or refusal to "get the point"". I had read it at some point in the past, agree with its content, and find it interesting and informative. I must assume that since you pointed me to it, you must also be familiar with its contents. "Getting the point" is a key element in the discussion on this page since, rather than the topic at ANI, it primarily concerns the 15 deficiencies I pointed out earlier. By focusing entirely on the length of the entries and disregarding entirely my 15 points (most likely dismissing them as WP:Too long; didn't read), you display an ironclad adherence to a vague (not specified in exact terms) consensus without even a word of commendation regarding the improved quality (unless, of course, you think that the issues raised in the 15 points are not worth considering and that the entries were fine in their original state). —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 19:03, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

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Mega Man IV (Game Boy)

Mega Man IV is an action-platform video game by Capcom for the Nintendo Game Boy. It is the fourth installment in the handheld version of the Mega Man series. The game continues the quest of the protagonist Mega Man in the struggle with his long-time nemesis Dr. Wily, who sends out a disruptive radio signal to cause a rampage, citywide destruction from dormant robots. Mega Man IV features the traditional action platforming gameplay of the prior games while introducing one new feature, the ability to purchase items with power-ups found throughout each stage. As with previous Game Boy releases, the game incorporates gameplay elements and bosses from two sequential Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games: Mega Man 4 and Mega Man 5. The game has received a warm critical reception. In 2013, Mega Man IV was made available on the Virtual Console of Japan's Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS. It was later released in the North American and PAL region eShops the following year.

Plot
The plot of the game once again involves the protagonist Mega Man trying to thwart the world domination plans of the infamous Dr. Wily. On a seemingly peaceful day in a large city, Wily appears in the sky in his flying saucer and sends out a radio transmission that causes all the robots at the annual Robot Master Exposition to go on a rampage. He then sends eight new rebuilt robots of his own to different parts of the city to lead the destruction. Having resisted this reprogramming signal, Mega Man responds by defeating all four of these previous foes in battle and chases Wily to a large tank. Inside the tank, the hero encounters Ballade, yet another robot specially designed to kill him. Mega Man defeats this new enemy, pursues the remaining enemies in the city, and returns to the tank. There, he has a victorious rematch with Ballade, only to see Wily quickly retreat to his space station. Dr. Light fits Mega Man's companion Rush with a space flight ability, allowing the hero to lead a one-man assault on Wily's new stronghold. Mega Man beats Wily, but is unable to blast his way out of the exploding space station. At the last moment, Ballade arrives and self-destructs in repentance, creating a hole through which Mega Man can safely escape.

Gameplay
At its core, the gameplay is still the same as the previous 3 Mega Man Game Boy games. The player takes on the role of Mega Man as he traverses a series of two sets of selectable action/platforming stages in any order desired. The player's initial weapon, the "Mega Buster", can fire both small shots and much larger and more powerful, charged blasts. Each stage is populated with various types of enemy robots and a single Robot Master exclusive boss. Beating the Robot Master will earn the player its special "Master Weapon" for use throughout the rest of the game. Clearing 2 of the Robot stages also gives the player access to abilities from Mega Man's dog Rush, who can transform into a springboard for reaching high platforms or a jet for crossing large distances. Also, the game's first four Robot stages each house a letter ("B-E-A-T") that spell out the name of the bird Beat. Collecting all 4 letters endows the player the ability to summon upon Beat to assist by attacking enemies. On the other hand, the game's latter four Robot stages each house letters that spell ("W-I-L-Y") which would be imperative to collect in entering to the first part of Dr. Wily's fortress. The stages also contain hidden passages where the character Proto Man leaves the player items, often giving "Super Tanks" that refill all weapons energy and health energy.

Mega Man IV carries on the Game Boy line's tradition of recycling elements from two consecutive Mega Man NES releases, most prominently with its bosses. The first four Robot Masters (Toad Man, Bright Man, Pharaoh Man, and Ring Man) are originally from Mega Man 4 and the latter four (Crystal Man, Napalm Man, Stone Man, and Charge Man) are from Mega Man 5. Mega Man IV also introduces a shop feature to the series. In addition to various restorative items like health, weapon power, extra lives, energy tanks that can be stored for later use, the player can pick up "Power Chips (P-Chips)" dropped by enemies or in designated spots in the stages. Dr. Light's lab can also be visited from the stage select screen, wherein the player can purchase various items using the P-Chips collected. One such item is the newly introduced "Auto Charger" (or "Energy Balancer", which was originally conceived for Mega Man 5 but removed), which automatically takes weapon energy capsules and restores it in the weapon with the least amount of energy left, provided that there is no refillable special weapon selected.

Also, for the first time in the Mega Man Game Boy series, the Robot Master re-match sequence (where Mega Man must fight all 8 Robot Masters again in a teleportation hatch in Dr. Wily's castle) is implemented, as opposed to the previous three Mega Man Game Boy titles, where Mega Man fought Wily straight on after going through the castle.

Development
Using features from two previous NES titles, as well as some new elements, series artist Keiji Inafune was happy with the flow from Mega Man III to Mega Man IV. Inafune was also satisfied with how the Mega Man Killers Enker, Punk, and Ballade turned out. The artist had fun thinking up new ideas for Ballade's second form, which included the horns on his head turning up, larger bombs, and shades covering his eyes.

Reception and legacy
Mega Man IV has been well-received critically. Major gaming magazines Nintendo Power and Game Players have called the graphics and gameplay "exceptional" and "terrific", although the former was disappointed by its few surprises. Electronic Gaming Monthly described Mega Man IV as one of the best Game Boy games to date, due to its near flawless recreation of the action and technique of the home console games and graphics which push the Game Boy hardware "to its limits and then some" (though they did complain of screen blurring). They also praised the music and the extremely long, challenging levels.

Mega Man IV was re-released on April 13, 2001 for the Nintendo Power cartridge service in Japan alongside its four Game Boy counterparts. The 5 games that comprise this subseries were to be released on a Game Boy Advance compilation in 2004, but was cancelled. The boss Ballade would later appear as part of a downloadable content stage for Mega Man 10 in 2010. On July 18, 2013, it was confirmed that Mega Man IV is planned for release on the 3DS Virtual Console which came out on October 23, 2013 in Japan and on May 15, 2014 in North America. Nintendo Power rated Mega Man IV the second best Game Boy game of 1993.

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Tanadgusix Corporation

Tanadgusix Corporation (TDX) is a shareholder-owned Aleut Alaska Native village corporation founded in 1973. Located on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, US, the company is primarily involved in fish processing, shipping, real estate, tourism, the environment and power generation.

In 1971 the U.S. government settlement of Alaska Native land claims created the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act corporations, including TDX.

TDX owns over 95% of Saint Paul Island and all or part of the fish processing industry, hotel, cable television, and tourism businesses.

TDX Foundation
The TDX Foundation is the non-profit arm of Tanadgusix Corporation.

TDX Power
TDX Power is a power production and distribution company with a hybrid wind-diesel power plant in Saint Paul (the largest hybrid wind-diesel power plant in Alaska), a 4-MW Cat diesel power plant in Sand Point, Alaska, and a 10-MW diesel and natural gas power plant on the North Slope in Deadhorse.

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Talk:The Greek Way

This can be redirected to Edith Hamilton's entry instead.--DNicholls 02:56, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

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Ontario Heritage Trust

The Ontario Heritage Trust (Fiducie du patrimoine ontarien) is a non-profit agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is responsible for protecting, preserving and promoting the built, natural and cultural heritage of Canada's most populous province, Ontario.

History
It was initially known as the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board during the 1950s. It was incorporated into the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1967 by the Ontario legislature. Its name was changed to the Ontario Heritage Trust in 2005 by an amendment to the Ontario Heritage Act. The Trust's immediate past chair is Harvey McCue.

The Trust's most recognizable work is the Provincial Plaque Program. Since 1956 (at Port Carling), it has erected over 1,200 of the now-familiar blue and gold plaques, the vast majority of which are found across Ontario, but also in the United States, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The Trust also owns a number of historic buildings.

The Ontario Heritage Trust Building—also known as the Birkbeck Building or the Ontario Heritage Centre—at 10 Adelaide Street East in Toronto is the headquarters of the Ontario Heritage Trust. It was used as the exterior of the "125th Precinct" in Lower Manhattan in the 2012 television series Beauty & the Beast.

Ontario Heritage Trust buildings

 * Ashbridge Estate
 * Barnum House
 * Bethune-Thompson House
 * Birkbeck Building
 * Canada Southern Railway Station
 * Duff Baby House
 * Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres
 * Enoch Turner School
 * First Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada (site, adjacent to City of Toronto part of the site.)
 * Fulford Place
 * George Brown House
 * Homewood Museum, Maitland
 * Inge-Va
 * Macdonell-Williamson House
 * McMartin House
 * Mather-Walls House
 * Moose Factory Buildings National Historic Site:
 * Hudson's Bay Company Staff House
 * Joseph Turner House
 * Ham Sackabukisham House
 * William McLeod House
 * Niagara Apothecary
 * Parliament Interpretive Centre
 * Scotsdale Farm
 * Sir Harry Oakes Chateau
 * Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site
 * Wolford Chapel (in Devon, England)

Ontario Sports Awards
In 1965 the Ontario Heritage Trust began honouring sports achievements, but it was not until 1975 that the Ontario Sport Awards Program was formally established.

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List of mayors of Saint John, New Brunswick

The Mayor of the City of Saint John is the head of the elected municipal council of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John Common Council consists of a mayor (chair) and 10 councillors. The city has a ward system with four of roughly equal population. This municipal arrangement was first adopted in the 2008 municipal election after a plebiscite held October 9, 2007. The mayor is directly elected along with two councillors that run at large. Since 2021, the deputy mayor has been chosen by Common Council after each election, having previously been the councillor at large who gained a plurality of votes. The current deputy mayor is John MacKenzie. Each ward elects two councillor.

Since the incorporation of Saint John in 1785, the mayor has served as the chief representative of the city. Officeholders were first appointed by the Governor of New Brunswick, under an order in council. By the end of the end of the nineteenth century, the mayor was elected by the alderman of Common Council. In 1854, the office was directly elected by Saint John residents. As head of the largest city in New Brunswick, many mayors have served as elected officials at the federal and provincial level both before and after their tenure.

Since 1785, 67 individuals have held the office of mayor. Notably, Samuel Davis, 1977-1980, served as the first elected Jewish Mayor of Saint John. In 1983 Elsie Wayne was elected the first woman mayor. She served until 1993. While serving only two years, Thomas J. Higgins was the first Catholic Mayor of Saint John. The former, Don Darling, was elected May 9, 2016. Donna Reardon, incumbent, was elected May 25, 2021.


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Battir

Battir (بتير, Hebrew: ביתר) is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the West Bank, 6.4 km west of Bethlehem, and southwest of Jerusalem. In 2017, the village had a population of 4,696.

Battir has long history that dates back to ancient times. Within its area is an archaeological site containing the remains of Beitar, the last stronghold of the Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire. The village is particularly known for its ancient terraces and an irrigation system that dates back to the Roman period. Due to this, In 2014, Battir was inscribed in the List of World Heritage Sites as a World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine, under the name Battir – Land of Olives and Vines — Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem.

Battir was inhabited during the Byzantine and Islamic periods, and in the Ottoman and British Mandate censuses its population was recorded as primarily Muslim. In former times, the city lay along the route from Jerusalem to Bayt Jibrin. Battir is situated just above the modern route of the Jaffa–Jerusalem railway, which served as the armistice line between Israel and Jordan from 1949 until the Six-Day War, when it was occupied by Israel. In 2007, Battir had a population of about 4,000.

Etymology
The Arabic name Battir preserves the name Betar, an ancient Jewish town destroyed in the Bar Kokhba revolt, whose ruins can be found within the present-day village. The name is first recorded in the Septuagint as Bαιθηρ, i.e. Bytr, and is practically identical (without the gemination) with the modern Arabic form Battīr.

Ancient period
Battir is built just north east of Khirbet el-Yahud (خربة اليهود), also known as Tel Beitar, an archeological site that comprises the ruins of ancient Betar. It was continuously inhabited since the Iron Age up until the second century CE, when the Romans destroyed it during the Bar Kokhba revolt.

Spearheads, stone balls, vessels, two cisterns, and coins from both the First Jewish-Roman War and the Bar Kokhba revolt were found in Battir in 1907 when three local families who owned the land near the ruin began cleaning the stones. The Warren Cup is also said to have been found near Battir.

According to one Jewish tradition, it is also the site of the tomb of the Tannaic sage Eleazar of Modi'im.

Byzantine period
A mosaic from the late Byzantine or early Islamic period was found in Battir.

Ottoman period
In 1596, Battir appeared in Ottoman tax registers as a village in the Nahiya of Quds in the Liwa of Quds. It had a population of 24 households and two bachelors, all Muslims, and paid taxes on wheat, summer crops or fruit trees, and goats or beehives; a total of 4,800 Akçe. All of the revenue went to a Waqf.

In 1838 it was noted as Bittir, a Muslim village in the Beni Hasan district, west of Jerusalem.

French explorer Victor Guérin visited the place in 1863, while an Ottoman village list from about 1870 showed that Battir had a population of 239, in a total of 62 houses, though that population count only included men. It was further noted that it had "a beautiful spring flowing through the courtyard of the mosque".

In 1883, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Battir as a moderate sized village, on the precipitous slope of a deep valley.

In 1896 the population of Bettir was estimated to be about 750 persons.

In the 20th century, Battir's development was linked to its location alongside the railroad to Jerusalem, which provided access to the marketplace as well as income from passengers who disembarked to refresh themselves en route.

British Mandate period
In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Batir had an all Muslim population of 542 persons, increasing in the 1931 census to 758; 755 Muslims, two Christians and one Jew, in 172 houses.

In the 1945 statistics the population of Battir was 1,050, all Muslims, with a total of 8,028 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 1,805 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 2,287 for cereals, while 73 dunams were built-up (urban) land.

Jordanian period
During the 1948 war, most of the villagers had fled, but Mustafa Hassan and a few others stayed. At night they would light candles in the houses, and in the morning they would take out the cattle. When nearing the village, the Israelis thought Battir was still inhabited and gave up attacking. The armistice line was drawn between the railroad and the main part of the village, with Battir ending up just meters from Jordan's border with Israel on the Jordanian side. At least 30% of Battir's land lies on the Israeli side of the Green Line, as well as a few of its buildings, but the villagers were allowed to keep it in return for preventing damage to the railway, thus being the only Palestinians officially allowed to cross into Israel and work their lands before the Six-Day War. The parts of Battir falling on the Israeli side of the Green Line are officially within the territorial jurisdiction of the Mateh Yehuda Regional Council but do not have a local committee of their own and the Council's authority is not exercised there.

Battir came under Jordanian administration following the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and was annexed by Jordan in 1950.

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 1,321 inhabitants in Battir.

Post-1967
Since the Six-Day War in 1967, the status of Battir changed from Jordanian occupation and annexation to Israeli occupation. The population in the 1967 census was 1445.

Since the signing of the Oslo II Accord in 1995, Battir has been administered by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). It is governed by a village council currently administrated by nine members appointed by the PNA. 23.7% of the village's lands were classified as Area B, while the remaining 76.3% were classified as Area C.

In 2007, Battir had a population of 3,967, in 2012 the population was estimated at about 4,500.

Geography
Battir is located 6.4 km north-west of Bethlehem on a hill above Wadi el-Jundi (lit. "Valley of the Soldier"), which runs southwest through the Judean hills to the coastal plain. The village's historical core is characterized by its dense structure, surrounded by agricultural terraces. A newer section of Battir extends along the main way to Bethlehem. Ein al-Balad, the village's spring, is encased in a spring house.

The PEF's Survey of Western Palestine in 1883 described the city's natural defenses, saying its houses stand upon rock terraces, having a rocky scarp below; thus from the north the place is very strong, whilst on the south a narrow neck between two ravine heads connects the hill with the main ridge. At an elevation of around 760 m above sea level, Battir's summers are temperate, and its winters mild with occasional snowfall. The average annual temperature is 16o C.

Ancient irrigation system and terraces
Battir has a unique irrigation system that utilizes man-made terraces (habbai'l) and a system of manually diverting water via sluice gates. The Roman-era network is still in use, fed by seven springs which have provided fresh water for 2,000 years. The irrigation system runs through a steep valley near the Green Line where a section of the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway was laid. Battir's eight main clans take turns each day to water the village's crops. Hence a local saying that in Battir "a week lasts eight days, not seven." According to anthropologist Giovanni Sontana of UNESCO, "There are few, if any, places left in the immediate region where such a traditional method of agriculture remains, not only intact, but as a functioning part of the village."

In 2007, the village of Battir sued the Israeli Defense Ministry to try to force them to change the planned route of the Israeli West Bank barrier which would cut through part of Battir's 2,000-year-old irrigation system, which is still in use. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA), which approved the fence's original route in 2005, changed its mind and wrote in a 13-page policy paper that Battir's terraces were also an Israeli heritage site and should be carefully safeguarded, stating that agricultural terraces around Battir attesting to millennia-old methods of farming in the region will be irreversibly harmed by the fence, no matter how narrow its route. It was the first time an Israeli government agency expressed opposition to the construction of a segment of the fence. This affidavit was one of four expert opinions that contended the fence would decimate the unique farming system, and in early May 2013, the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled that the Defense Ministry must explain “why should the route of the separation barrier in the Battir village area not be nullified or changed, and alternately why should the barrier not be reconfigured.” The Defense Ministry had to submit a new plan for securing the border that will not destroy Battir by July 2, 2013. A separate petition against the separation barrier was also filed by the nearby Jewish city Beitar Illit, fearing that it would prevent them from expanding the settlement. In 2011 UNESCO awarded Battir a $15,000 prize for "Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes" due to its care for its ancient terraces and irrigation system.

In May 2012, the Palestinian National Authority sent a delegation to UNESCO headquarters in Paris to discuss the possibility of adding Battir to its World Heritage List. The PNA's deputy minister of tourism, Hamadan Taha, said that the organization wants to "maintain it as a Palestinian and humanitarian heritage," making special note of its historic terraces and irrigation systems. the nomination of Battir was blocked at the last minute because the formal submission was too late. In a document concerning the damage the separation barrier would do to the area, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) noted "The struggle of our neighbors to name the area a World Heritage Site places us in an embarrassing position, and we should work together with them to protect the landscape." The area was designated a World Heritage Site in the State of Palestine in 2014.

In January 2015, according to the village mayor Akram Badir, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the IDF request to build the separation barrier through the village

Culture and cuisine
Battir is renowned for its distinctive local eggplant variety, known as the Battiri eggplant or "Bitinjan Battiri" to Palestinians. This elongated eggplant features a light purple hue and seedless, soft white flesh, and is a key ingredient in Palestinian dishes such as Maqluba. Battir is also known for its khyar abyad, a white cucumber grown in the village and in nearby Wadi Fukin.

Every summer, Battir hosts the Eggplant Festival, an event dedicated to supporting local producers and farmers, and celebrating the cultivation of the renowned Battiri eggplants.

Demography
Among the residents of Battir village are members of the Abu 'Ebeid Allah, Abu Ni'ma, Batma, Batha, Kttoush, Mashni, Mu'ammar, and 'Uweina families.

Archaeology
An old Roman bath fed by a spring is located in the middle of the village.

Archaeologist D. Ussishkin dates the village to the Iron Age, and states that at the time of the Revolt it was a village of between one and two thousand people chosen by Bar Kochba for its spring, defensible hilltop location, and proximity to the main Jerusalem-Gaza road. A Roman inscription was also discovered near one of the city's natural springs on which are inscribed the names of the Fifth Macedonian Legion and the Eleventh Claudian Legion, which said legions presumably took part in the siege of the city during Emperor Hadrian's reign.

There isn't any evidence of habitation in the period immediately after the Revolt.

Sister cities

 * Luton, United Kingdom

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Mega Man III (Game Boy)

Mega Man III is an action-platform video game by Capcom for the Nintendo Game Boy. It is the third game in the handheld version of the Mega Man series. The game follows the title character Mega Man as he fights the evil Dr. Wily, whose latest attempt to conquer the world involves sucking energy from the Earth's core to power a new machine. Along with foes from his past, Mega Man must contend with the next robot in Wily's line of "Mega Man Killers", Punk. Like its two consecutive predecessors on the Game Boy, the game combines elements from two previously released Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) titles: Mega Man 3 and Mega Man 4. In 2013, Mega Man III was made available on the Virtual Console of Japan's Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS. It was later released in the North American and PAL region eShops the following year. In 2024, the game was added to the library of Game Boy games available through the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service.

Plot
The story of Mega Man III consists of the hero Mega Man battling the evil scientist Dr. Wily, who is using a converted oil platform in the middle of the ocean to draw energy from the Earth's core to power a new machine. After annihilating eight robots whom Wily had previously used, Mega Man makes his way to Wily's lab, where he encounters the mad doctor attempting to escape. A powerful robot designed specifically to destroy the hero, Punk, confronts Mega Man but is defeated. Mega Man chases Wily onto the oil platform (which emerges from the water as Wily's latest fortress) and halts his enemy's plans once again.

Gameplay
Mega Man III shares the action and platform gameplay set forth the NES Mega Man games. The player is able to choose between 4 stages that are immediately available. Mega Man's primary method of attack is his "Mega Buster", which can fire an unlimited number of small shots or can be charged by holding the down the button and then releasing a larger and more powerful blast. Beating the Robot Master boss at the end of each stage allows the player to add its unique weapon to Mega Man's arsenal.

The player can also gain access to Mega Man's dog Rush, who can transform into a "Coil" mode to let the player jump higher or a "Jet" mode for flying large distances across the screen. Another companion robot, Flip Top Eddie, will appear in certain stages to randomly lend the player health, weapon power, extra lives, or storable Energy Tanks for completely refilling health. Mega Man III features four Robot Master adversaries from Mega Man 3 (Snake Man, Shadow Man, Spark Man, and Gemini Man) and four from Mega Man 4 (Dive Man, Drill Man, Skull Man, and Dust Man).

Development
Series contributor Keiji Inafune stated Capcom outsourced the development of Mega Man III (known in Japan as Rockman World 3) and the rest of the Game Boy titles to the same company that worked on Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge due to a bad experience with the one that worked on Mega Man II. "I decided to look at World 3 as a fresh new start, and I remember digging into it with renewed zest," Inafune claimed. "Punk, in particular, was a favorite of mine and I used my sway as the producer to have him included in Mega Man Battle Network."

Reception and legacy
Mega Man III was given a positive review from the North American Electronic Gaming Monthly, which noted its use of familiar gameplay and a large amount of visual detail. In contrast, the United Kingdom's Nintendo Magazine System called it "a prime example of flogging a dead horse. Not really bad, but made unplayable by the sheer frustration level."

The editors of GameSpot consider Mega Man III a rare find because it was never re-released in budget form likes the two games before it. Mega Man III was made available on March 13, 2001, for the Nintendo Power cartridge service in Japan alongside the other four Game Boy Mega Man games. All five games were to receive an enhanced remake compilation on the Game Boy Advance in 2004, but the project was ultimately cancelled. A redesign of Punk was featured in the spin-off game Mega Man Battle Network 3. A stage featuring the boss Punk was part of the downloadable content for Mega Man 10 in 2010. On July 18, 2013, it was confirmed that Mega Man III is planned for release on the 3DS Virtual Console, which came out on October 9, 2013, in Japan, in North America on May 8, 2014, and in the PAL region on August 14, 2014.

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Charlie Lea

Charles William Lea (December 25, 1956 – November 11, 2011) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1980 through 1988, Lea played for the Montreal Expos (1980–84, 1987) and Minnesota Twins (1988). He batted and threw right-handed.

Career
Lea was drafted three times, by the New York Mets (1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1976) and Chicago White Sox (1977), but did not sign and decided to go on to Memphis State University. He signed with the Montreal Expos after being selected in the 1978 draft.

Lea played for the Double-A Memphis Chicks in the Southern League from 1978 to 1980 and was selected an All-Star in 1979 and 1980. After a 9–0 mark and a 0.84 ERA in his last season at Memphis, Lea was called to the majors and debuted with the Expos in the 1980 midseason. He finished his rookie season with a 7–5 record.

On May 10, 1981, Lea no-hit the San Francisco Giants 4-0 in the second game of a doubleheader at Olympic Stadium. He was one of only three Expos to throw a no-hitter, the others being Bill Stoneman, twice, in 1969 and 1972, and Dennis Martínez, who pitched a perfect game in 1991.

In 1982, Lea finished with a 12–10 mark and a 3.24 ERA. His most productive season came in 1983, when he collected career-highs in victories (16), strikeouts (137), and starts (33), posting a 3.12 ERA. Then, in 1984 Lea was 15–10, set personal marks in ERA (2.89) and innings pitched ($224 1/3$), and was selected as a National League All-Star where he was the starting and winning pitcher in the All-Star game.

Lea suffered arm and shoulder injuries and could not pitch at all in 1985 and 1986. He spent most of 1987 rehabilitating in the minor leagues and appeared in one inning for the Expos. A free agent before the 1988 season, he signed with the Minnesota Twins, finishing 7-7 with a 4.85 ERA.

In a seven-season career, Lea posted a 62–48 record with 535 strikeouts and a 3.54 ERA in $923 1/3$ innings. He added 22 complete games and eight shutouts in 152 games pitched (144 as a starter).

Lea was inducted to the Tennessee Sports of Hall of Fame in 1999.

Later life
Lea died on November 11, 2011, in Collierville, Tennessee, after an apparent heart attack at the age of 54.

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Text edits
The text of this entry is, so far, directly taken from the Ohio fact sheet, and is geared heavily toward pest control, rather than a simple description of the families of flies. I don't know much about Diptera, so I'll only do minimal edits to the text. Deirdre 03:03, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * This means it is in breach of their copyright (Ohio State U is not part of the US Federal Govt., so it is not public domain) - it'll have to be removed and the article started over - MPF 11:09, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The first paragraph appears to be entirely by wikipedia contributors and is a good stub, so I've put that in the replacement Temp page - MPF 11:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The last paragraph is poorly punctuated and uses vague terms. "drain pan" is not a term familiar to everyone. "plants drain pan" makes no sense unless it has an apostrophe: "plant's drain pan", surely? Even so, "drain pan". What's that? 82.25.242.27 (talk) 18:05, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

"Glowworms"
It should also be mentioned here that the bioluminescent larvae of a New Zealand species, Arachnocampa, are quite famous amongst tourists and locals alike. Edaemus (talk) 13:03, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Tip
"Annually drenching the soil in an insecticidal soap; neem oil may be used as a repellent when diluted 1 teaspoon per litre of water and applied 300 ml per square meter of soil", this makes no sense at all. Oil doesn't dilute in water, nor vice versa. Meaning that applying a teaspoon in water won't do ANYTHING other than randomize where the exact portion of oil is going to hit the soil when you water it. But it wont be diluted at all... Did I misunderstand something here or is this tip really as ridiculous as it sounds? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.45.109.126 (talk) 23:47, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

The Neem oil page lists pesticide as one of its uses but doesn't elaborate on how to prepare it. There seems to be many guides on the internet recommending that neem oil be mixed with water to use as a pesticide. I can't vouch for their veracity. --Spuzzdawg (talk) 02:19, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Neem oil (1 tsp/qt)is added to warm water with 1/2 tsp dish soap. I use a paint stirrer on a cordless drill to mix. If the oil still comes to the surface after standing for a minute, add more soap. Dawn works best, Safer soap is good too. This solution can be used as a soil drench to kill larvae or sprayed on the plant to take care of plant chewing insects. It does not harm ladybugs, etc. fedcoseeds.com is a good source for info and neem products.Polarcharm450 (talk) 22:50, 13 March 2014 (UTC)

Additional references
Good details on life cycle, and different management methods.

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Sōami

Sōami (相阿弥) was a Japanese painter and landscape artist.

Sōami was the grandson and son of the painters and art connoisseurs Nōami and Geiami, respectively. He was in the service of the Ashikaga shogunate who is claimed to have designed the rock garden of the Ginkaku-ji. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Sōami's paintings were in the style of China's Southern School; some of his greatest pieces covered over twenty panels, and depicted Japanese landscapes using Chinese methods. His work was among the first nanga or Southern School work in Japan. Sōami is most known for his Landscape of the Four Seasons (Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers) (at Archive.org).

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Sniper Alley

"Sniper Alley" (Bosnian: Snajperska aleja / Снајперска алеја) was the informal name primarily for streets such as Ulica Zmaja od Bosne (Dragon of Bosnia Street) and Meša Selimović Boulevard, the main boulevard in Sarajevo which during the Bosnian War was lined with Serbian snipers' posts, and became infamous as a dangerous place for civilians to traverse. The road connects the industrial part of the city (and further on, Sarajevo Airport) to the Old Town's cultural and historic sites. The boulevard itself has many high-rise buildings giving sniper shooters extensive fields of fire.

Mountains surrounding the city were also used for sniper positions, providing a safe distance and giving an excellent view of the city and its traffic. Although the city was under constant Serb siege, its people still had to move about the city in order to survive, thus routinely risking their lives. Signs reading "Pazi – Snajper!" ("Watch out – Sniper!") became common. People would either run fast across the street or would wait for United Nations armored vehicles and walk behind them, using them as protective shields. According to data gathered in 1995, the snipers wounded 1,030 people and killed 225 - 60 of whom were children.

In popular culture

 * Sniper Alley was fictionally depicted in the film The Peacemaker.
 * Street is featured in Joe Kubert's book Fax from Sarajevo, where it is described as a gauntlet.
 * 1997 war film Welcome to Sarajevo by director Michael Winterbottom includes several scenes and actual footage of snipers harassing residents of the besieged city.
 * 1998 television movie Shot Through the Heart produced by HBO, depicts the story of two lifelong friends and expert sharpshooters, who end up on opposing sides during the Siege of Sarajevo.
 * Enki Bilal depicted it in the story in the graphic novel Le Sommeil du monstre.
 * 2008 documentary Shooting Robert King includes a scene where King mentions that he stood in the middle of Sniper Alley taking pictures unaware of where he was.
 * The 2014 video game This War of Mine was inspired by the poor living conditions and wartime atrocities that Bosnian civilians endured during the Siege of Sarajevo where the player controls a group of civilian survivors in a makeshift-damaged house. Sniper Junction is a location based on Sniper Alley where players have to run across open ground to avoid sniper fire from a hotel. The game itself is fictional, but is a story based on the Bosnian War in Sarajevo.

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Wrong George E Howard
The link on George E. Howard 1950-52 takes you to the wrong person. The linked George Elliot Howard died in 1928 in USA, how could he be mayor in Saint John, NB, Canada? 156.34.188.105 (talk) 21:51, 25 March 2023 (UTC)


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User:CrazyTalk

Closed up shop. The three months I was a Wikiholic have sucessfully served their purpose (postponing my career change) and have now run their course.

I have also arrived at this conclusion:

 * "...[A] source whose organizing principle appears to be that twenty jackasses make an expert."

Now on to bigger things...............

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Mega Man II (1991 video game)

Mega Man II (ロックマンワールド2) is an action-platform video game by Capcom for the Game Boy. It is the second game in the handheld version of the Mega Man series after Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge. It is noteworthy for having been developed by a different company than the rest of the Mega Man titles on the Game Boy.

The game follows Mega Man as he pursues his arch-enemy Dr. Wily, whose most recent ploy for world domination involves the theft of an experimental time machine. Mega Man confronts both Wily and a number of enemies from his past, including a new and mysterious robot named Quint. Just like other Game Boy games in the series, Mega Man II marries the features of two consecutive Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) titles, in this case, Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3. In 2013, Mega Man II was made available on the Virtual Console of Japan's Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS. It was later released in the North American and PAL region eShops the following year.

Plot
The storyline of Mega Man II involves the hero Mega Man battling his arch-nemesis Dr. Wily as the latter once again attempts to take over the world. This time around the evil genius has stolen an experimental "Time Skimmer" from the world's Chronos Institute and used it to travel 37.426 years into the future. Meanwhile, Mega Man is sent to investigate an underground passageway containing enemy Robot Masters from his previous adventures. Mega Man destroys them again and makes his way to Wily's fortress, which contains four more Robot Masters from his past. Once they are destroyed, Mega Man advances and comes upon Quint, a future version of himself. Wily had captured Quint in the future, remodeled him, and brought him back to the present. After Mega Man beats him, Quint relinquishes his "Sakugarne" jackhammer weapon to the hero. Mega Man follows Wily to a space station and defeats him.

Gameplay
As with other games in the series, Mega Man II is a standard side-scrolling platformer that lets the player take control of the hero Mega Man as he traverses stages and defeats various enemies and bosses. The player is able to run, jump, and shoot as in the previous game, but is now able to slide along the ground as well. The outset of the game allows the player to choose among four stages to be completed in any order. Beating the Robot Master boss at the end of the stage allows the player access to its unique weapon for the remainder of the game. These weapons have limited ammunition that can be refilled by picking up items dropped by enemies. Spare energy tanks can be obtained and selected to completely refill the player's health.

Defeating some Robot Masters will grant Mega Man access to three adaptors for his canine companion Rush to be used in different environments. The Rush Coil allows Mega Man a very high jump; the Rush Marine turns the dog into a submarine for easy underwater mobility, and the Rush Jet lets Mega Man cross large distances. Like Dr. Wily's Revenge, Mega Man II takes many elements from the NES Mega Man games. The first four stages and their bosses (Wood Man, Air Man, Clash [sic] Man, and Metal Man) come from Mega Man 2. After traveling to Wily's fortress, four new stages become available via a teleportation room. The bosses for these stages (Top Man, Hard Man, Magnet Man, and Needle Man) are taken from Mega Man 3.

Development and release
Capcom outsourced the development of Mega Man II to a different company than the one that had worked on Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge. Series artist Keiji Inafune admitted that the design quality of Mega Man II feeling different from the other games was the result of the developer having very little knowledge of the series. For the next game in the Game Boy line, they decided to return to the developer of Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge.

Mega Man II has been re-released as part of the Nintendo Player's Choice line of budget titles in North America. The game was made available on the Japanese Nintendo Power cartridge service on March 13, 2001. Capcom announced a compilation release of the five Game Boy Mega Man games for a release in 2004 on the Game Boy Advance, but it was cancelled. On July 18, 2013, it was confirmed that Mega Man II was planned to release on the 3DS Virtual Console, which released in Japan on September 25, 2013, in North America on May 8, 2014. and in the PAL region on August 7, 2014.

Reception
Mega Man II received average reviews. Jeremy Parish of 1UP.com opined Mega Man II as "Not Worth It!", summarizing it as "a random assortment of enemies and stages from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3 from NES, downsampled and downscaled for Game Boy". Nintendo Power ranked the game 2nd in their top 10 Game Boy games of 1992.

Related media
The Archie Comics series incorporated elements of the game, though a full adaptation was not produced before the series went on hiatus. Quint notably appeared twice in issue 20, displaying elements of his own character as well as that of Rockman Shadow, the primary antagonist of Rockman & Forte: Challenger from the Future. He subsequently made appearances in issue 55, in which Dr. Light saw in a vision his conflict with the present-day Mega Man followed by Mega Man's transformation into Quint in the future.

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