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Escalante

Escalante may refer to:

People

 * Amat Escalante (born 1979), Mexican filmmaker
 * Bernardino de Escalante (1537–after 1605), 16th-century Spanish writer, author of one of the first European books on China
 * Enrique Escalante (born 1984), Puerto Rican volleyball player
 * Francis García Escalante, Mexican transvestite who has become a famous actor
 * Gonzalo Escalante (born 1993), Argentine footballer
 * Jaime Escalante (1930–2010), Bolivian former mathematics teacher
 * Joe Escalante (born 1963), American musician
 * Jorge Volpi (born 1968), Mexican writer
 * José Escalante (born 1995), Honduran footballer
 * Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, Spanish padre and explorer in North America

United States

 * The Escalante, a hotel in Ash Fork, Arizona
 * Escalante, Utah
 * Escalante Butte, of Eastern Grand Canyon
 * Escalante Desert, Utah
 * Escalante River, Utah
 * Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah
 * Escalante National Monument, Utah

Elsewhere

 * Escalante Department, an administrative district in Argentina
 * Escalante (El Apagado), a volcano in Chile
 * Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines
 * Escalante, Cantabria, Spain
 * Escalante River (Venezuela)
 * 5095 Escalante, an asteroid
 * Escalante (Martian crater), a crater on Mars

Other uses

 * Escalante massacre, 1985 in Escalante, Negros Occidental, Philippines
 * Escalante syndrome or Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic disorder

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La Carlota

La Carlota may refer to:

 * La Carlota, Negros Occidental, a fourth class city in the central Philippine province of Negros Occidental
 * La Carlota, Spain, a municipality in the province of Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain
 * La Carlota, Argentina, a municipality in the Argentine province of Córdoba
 * Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase, an urban airbase in Caracas, Venezuela, commonly referred to as "La Carlota"

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Steve Berman

Steve Berman is an American editor, novelist and short story writer. He writes in the field of queer speculative fiction.

Early life and education
Berman was born in Philadelphia, and raised in South Jersey. Berman says he realized in junior high school he was gay. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, where he earning a bachelor's degree in English Literature. He then studied history at Rutgers University–Camden in Camden, New Jersey, where he obtained a master's degree in Liberal Studies in 2006.

Career
He began his publishing career working in pharmaceutical and medical publishing, then worked as a senior book buyer for wholesaler Bookazine, and served in the marketing department of a small Jewish press. He spent a decade as an employee engagement survey analyst for a human resources consulting firm in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Berman attended the Clarion Workshop in 2006, the last year that workshop was held in East Lansing, Michigan. Though raised Jewish, Berman wavers between Jewish secularism and atheism.

Berman is a former member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and a lifetime member of the RPGA. His short fiction is mainly dark fantasy, horror, urban fantasy, and weird autofiction. He has spoken online and at convention panels on the history of LGBT-inclusive speculative fiction and on LGBT young adult topics. In 2001, Berman founded Lethe Press. The first few titles included his first short story collection, Trysts, and several books in the public domain. In 2004, he met author Toby Johnson and offered to reprint Johnson's book, Gay Spirituality. Lethe Press regularly publishes title of LGBT speculative fiction.

Several of his urban fantasy stories are set in the Fallen Area. In June 2009, he launched the quarterly publication, Icarus, the Magazine of Gay Speculative Fiction, which ended in October 2013.

In August 2017, Berman moved to Western Massachusetts.

Awards and honors
Berman has been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award, the Golden Crown Literary Award, a seven-time finalist for the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards, and five-time finalist (as editor) for the Lambda Literary Award in various categories. He won the latter in 2018 for His Seed. His first novel, Vintage: A Ghost Story released in 2007 and was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award.

As editor

 * Charmed Lives: Gay Spirit in Storytelling (co-edited with Toby Johnson) (2006). The inaugural title in the White Crane Wisdom Series, this anthology of inspirational essays and short fiction for gay men was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award.
 * So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction (2007, Reprinted 2009). This is an anthology of LGBT short fiction dealing with faeries was a finalist for the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards and the Golden Crown Literary Awards.
 * Magic in the Mirrorstone (2008). This is an anthology of young adult fiction, all stories dealing with magic.
 * Best Gay Stories (2008–10, 2013-6). An annual anthology reprinting quality short fiction and essays that have gay themes. Canadian author Peter Dube took over editorial duties for the 2011 and 2012 volumes.
 * Wilde Stories (2008–18). An annual anthology offers reprints of the prior year's best works of speculative and interstitial fiction with gay characters and themes - the 2008 and 2010 editions were finalists for a Lambda Literary Award.
 * Speaking Out (2011). A young adult anthology of inspirational short fiction aimed at LGBT teens.
 * Boys of Summer (2012). A young adult anthology of summer-themed short fiction aimed at gay teens.
 * Heiresses of Russ (2011–16). An annual anthology of lesbian-themed speculative fiction (each volume is co-edited with a different female editor) named in honor after Joanna Russ. The 2012 volume was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the Golden Crown Literary Award.
 * The Touch of the Sea (2012). An anthology of gay-themed fantastical stories involving the sea and maritime folklore.
 * Bad Seeds: Evil Progeny (2013). A horror anthology of stories about evil children from Prime Books.
 * Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe (2013). A dark fantasy anthology that remixes the oeuvre of Poe through a queer perspective. A finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award.
 * Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages (2013). An anthology of historical stories featuring ghouls and zombies from Prime Books.
 * Shades of Blue & Gray: Civil War Ghost Stories (2013). An anthology of ghost stories set during or based on the consequences of the American Civil War.
 * Suffered From the Night: Queering Bram Stoker's Dracula (2013). A dark fantasy and horror anthology that offers new gay-themed stories about characters from the most famous vampire novel of all time.
 * Handsome Devil: Stories of Sin and Seduction (2014). An anthology of incubus-themed horror and dark fantasy tales from Prime Books.
 * Daughters of Frankenstein: Lesbian Mad Scientists (2015). A science-fiction lesbian-themed anthology, a finalist for the Golden Crown Literary Award.
 * His Seed (2017). Winner for the Lambda Literary Award.
 * Burly Tales (2021). An anthology of fairy-tale retellings for hirsute gay men.
 * Brute (2023). An anthology of stories that address the intersectionality of masculinity, violence, and the unnatural.

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Hippology

Hippology (from Greek: ἵππος, hippos, "horse"; and λόγος, logos, "study") is the study of the horse - a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae.

Today, hippology is the title of an equine veterinary and management knowledge contest that is used in 4-H, Future Farmers of America (FFA), and many horse breed contests. Hippology consists of four phases: horse judging, written examination and slide identification, ID stations, and team problem-solving. Many youths across the United States and in other countries compete in hippology annually, showing their knowledge of all things "horse". Items covered in the contest may cover any equine subject, including reproduction, training, parasites, dressage, history and origins, anatomy and physiology, driving and harnessing, horse industry, horse management, breeds, genetics, western games, colors, famous horses in history, parts of the saddle, types of bits, gaits, competitions, poisonous plants, and nutrition.

Judging
The judging phase generally includes judging both a halter class and an "under saddle" class (such as western pleasure, hunter under saddle, etc.). The classes involve four horses and contestants are given a judging card to place the horses. Unlike the horse judging competitions, hippology competitors are not expected to give reasons, but only place the classes.

Written examination and slide identification
The written examination is a multiple-choice, 50-question test. The written examination can cover any of the topics and any of the information from the designated sources. The slide identification is composed of 25 slides.

ID stations
The ID station phase includes 10 stations, each with 10 pictures or objects to be identified along with a list of multiple-choice answers. Each station has a theme (anatomy, poisonous plants, tack, etc.). A time limit exists allotting only 2 minutes per station.

Team problem solving
The team problem solving phase requires a team, with three or four members, to present their solution for a problem to a judge or judges. The team is given 10–15 minutes to discuss the problem, form a solution, and prepare their presentation. No written materials are allowed. They then have an average of 5 minutes to present their solution. Members are judged on their teamwork (especially during the discussion phase), the accuracy of their solution, and their presentation skills. No coaches or any adults are allowed in the room during the team problem.

Hippology in 4-H
In 4-H, hippology teams consist of 3 or 4 members. (In the case of a team with 4 members, the lowest score is dropped.) Teams compete at a regional level, where the first place team advances to compete against the other region winners at a state level. The winner of the state level then advances to either Eastern Nationals in Kentucky, or Western Nationals in Colorado, depending on the state.

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Japan national rugby league team

The Japan national rugby league team, nicknamed the Samurais, represents Japan in rugby league football. Japan have played some international competition since 1994. The Japanese National Cup, the JRL domestic club competition, was founded in 1998. In 2021 the season was restarted after a break for COVID with five teams in two divisions, three clubs in East Japan, the Abiko Ducks, Mitaka Spartans and South Ikebukuro Rabbitohs; and two clubs in West Japan, the Kamisenryu Sea Turtles and The Kansai Kaminari.

History
Rugby league was founded in Japan in 1993 by former Australian first grade player, Max Mannix, who had played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Illawarra Steelers in Australia. While living in Japan, Mannix contacted the Australian Rugby League and requested entry into the 1994 Rugby League World Sevens, which was then played in Sydney as a precursor to the Australian professional rugby league competition, then known as the Winfield Cup. Mannix was given an interim period to prove that a competitive Japanese team could be formed, and over a period of 5 months, he made direct contact with rugby union players and invited them to play rugby league. With the support of his brother, Greg, and Masayuki Watabe, player numbers slowly climbed and regular weekly training sessions took place on the banks of the Tama River, located on the outskirts of Tokyo. In September 1993, Japan received an official invitation to participate in the 1994 World Sevens, an event that would provide the country with its first taste of rugby league competition; made up entirely of Japanese nationals derived from the Japanese rugby union teams, the Japan Rugby Football Union threatened the players with bans, but despite the threats, a Japanese team participated in the 1994 Rugby League World Sevens, playing games against Tonga, Great Britain, and Russia. Although the Japanese lost all 3 games, they proved to be a crowd favorite, and were invited to return to the event in 1995. The first 13-a-side rugby league team to represent Japan was the national university team that took part in the 1996 University World Cup. The team was coached by Max Mannix with former Canterbury Bulldogs and Halifax player, Ken Isaacs, overseeing team management. Staged in Warrington, England, the event saw Japan compete against national university teams from Scotland, England, France, and the United States.

The following year, 1997, saw Japan compete in the University World Cup in France, with Ken Isaacs coaching the team, and Shoji Watanabe overseeing team management. The first Japanese player to be contracted to a professional rugby league club was Kenji Imanaga. Imanaga was given a scholarship by the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, and was joined soon after by Ryoichi Ojima, a talented fleet-footed centre. With the support of (then) club supremo, Peter Bullfrog Moore, Imanaga and Ojima played regular games for Moorebank, Canterbury's feeder club, then coached by Kevin Moore.

The first international game that Japan won was at the 1995 Rugby League World Sevens in Brisbane, when they defeated Canada, but Japan was disqualified for fielding what was deemed to be an unregistered player, a claim that was contested by the Japanese officials who offered proof that their application to register the player was declined solely on the grounds of race. The protest was declined and the disqualification held. The first international 13-a-side rugby league test match won by Japan was in 1999 at the 2000 World Cup qualifying tournament which was held at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida, USA, where Japan defeated Canada 14–0. Despite the victory, Japan failed to qualify for the World Cup, having been previously defeated by the United States.

In 2000, Japan went on to play in the Emerging Nations tournament, an event designed to provide emerging nations with evenly matched competition, the tournament ran in parallel with the Rugby League World Cup. The Japanese team at the Emerging Nations World Cup was coached by Tony Smith, who went on to become a successful coach in England, culminating with his appointment to coach the English national team in 2008 through 2009. The first rugby league team to visit, and play, against Japan, was a New South Wales Group 20 representative team in 1997, followed by the Lebanese national rugby league team in 1998.

Distance from any other rugby league competitions, and problems with player availability due to short Japanese holidays, have made regular competition for the Samurais difficult. However, Japan is currently in discussion with the newly formed Thailand and Philippines Rugby Leagues to enter the Asian Cup for 2014, after having to pull out in 2013.

Current squad
Squad selected for the 2024 International Friendly vs Thailand in Sydney.

 * Travis Drury
 * Harry Hooper
 * Yuchi Mori
 * Alistair Carless
 * Sou Miyake
 * Tai Hooper
 * Reiji Sano
 * Andrew Williams
 * Rex Kobayashi
 * Hiroshi Fukusawa
 * Kazuki Otake
 * Kensuke Horikoshi
 * Darcy Heaney
 * Tom Bowes
 * Tomoki Nobeta
 * Shin Hashimoto
 * Ed Craig
 * Takenari Yamaguchi

Ranking
There has been some controversy over Japan's ranking. Not being full members of the RLIF, and having difficulty in finding regular international competitions, they have been unranked since November 2012. Japan's highest rank was achieved in 2009 when the RLIF ranked them 17th in the world before later falling to 28th and then being listed with the unranked nations.

Competitions
Japan has participated in a number of competitions:

 * World Sevens (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, plus the qualification tournament in 2003, 2004)
 * Super League World Nines (1996, 1997)
 * Emerging Nations Tournament (2000)
 * NSWRL International Nines (2004–2013)

In 2002 and 2003, Japan contested the East-West Challenge in the United States of America. In 2003, a North Pacific Club Challenge was held between the Champion Clubs of each country, with the Kagoshima Broncos defeating the New York Knights. Both competitions have since been disbanded.

All-time Results Record
* Updated as of 1 March 2024

International

 * Thailand def. Japan 46–0 (24 February 2024)
 * Japan def. El Salvador 26-24 (9 October 2022)
 * Japan def. Philippines 74–4 (9 November 2019)
 * Japan def. Hong Kong 32–30 (11 October 2018)
 * Solomon Islands def. Japan 44–22 (9 October 2018)
 * Poland def. Japan 58–6 (7 October 2018)
 * Turkey def. Japan 60–0 (4 October 2018)
 * Hong Kong def. Japan 32–20 (16 June 2018)
 * Japan def. Hong Kong 24–22 (4 November 2017)
 * Greece def. Japan 72–0 (8 October 2016)
 * Thailand def. Japan 30–6 (15 October 2015)
 * Japan def. Thailand 52–16 (29 April 2015)
 * Thailand def. Japan 46–10 (30 January 2014)
 * Portugal def. Japan 26–20 (31 January 2013)
 * Portugal RL def. Japan 28–16 (6 February 2008) as 10s match
 * Malta def. Japan 82–0 (25 January 2007)
 * USA def. Japan 58–18 (28 October 2006)
 * USA def. Japan 40–10 (26 January 2006)
 * USA def. Japan 78–6 (27 June 2003)
 * USA def. Japan 26–12 (1 June 2002)
 * Canada def. Japan 28–12 (20 November 2000)
 * Morocco def. Japan 12–8 (15 November 2000)
 * BARLA (Great Britain Amateurs) 54 Japan 0 (2000)
 * USA def. Japan 54–0 (1999)
 * Japan def. Canada 14–0 (1999)
 * Lebanon def. Japan 52–28 (1998)

World Sevens results

 * NASCA Aboriginals def. Japan 36–0 (24 January 2003)
 * USA Tomahawks def. Japan 28–4 (24 January 2003)
 * USA Tomahawks def. Japan 20–8 (1996)

International Nines results
Semi-final, Japan 22 Def. Portugal 6
 * 2008 Bowl Finalists Newtown 36 def. Japan 4

Student results

 * USA def. Japan 54–10 (1996)

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User talk:Bradd

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Talk:Quabbin Reservoir

Appalling tragedy
For those who would like to learn more of the apalling tragedy of the local population of Quabbin I advise to visit this site and listen to the documentary.

[ Jerzy·t 17:42, 2005 July 19 (UTC) notes that an anon recommends (accompanied by PoV now struck thru, that does not aid improving the article) an apparent radio program (whose lk i've wiki-fmt'd) which i presume is the same as the major source of my edits: ] Haunting the Quabbin: Inside Out

By the way, learning the history of Quabbin may help to understnan the sentiments and feeling of the Gush Katiff settlers in Israel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.109.135.139 (talk) 11:44, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Not everyone will be appalled, so you may not want to let that opinion discourage you from listening to it. --Jerzy·t 17:42, 2005 July 19 (UTC)

Clearer references and a map
I'd like to see clearer references, and a map. --zandperl 21:41, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Anon contribution: original research?
The following several paragraphs were added by an anon. It reads like a grade-school essay, and I suspect may constitute original research:

 * Florence May Avery who lived in Prescott remembers in 1938 only 8 or 9 students were left in her class. On April 29, 1938 they were told to bring home all their books it was the end of the school year and the nthe schoolhouse was teared down while the kids were still there and they watched as their school was knocked down.
 * Every building or home was knocked down that was not being used. As people who went to visit before the towns were flooded they saw that not even a tree nor a bush could be seen.
 * 2500 people lived in the four towns they were not angry they were mostly heartbroken there towns there homes had been knocked down and flooded there houses that they had lived in all there lives had been knocked down and flooded. Some people think that this was not right in fact some of them took the story to Sureme Court but lost the case when that failed Connecticut sued and too lost the case. The construction began in 1936all buildings on the shoreline were razed and the grass was clear cut and burned any flammable material was taken and burned nearby. Some submerged roads can be seen from overhead. In 1946 the resevoir was filled and began supplying water.
 * Legend has it people were still living in the town when it was flooded. It took seven years for the valley to flood. Who knowws what is legend or not or what really happened to some of the people but the people sure were upset and heartbroken and definetily do not think thatr is fair to have their homes knocked down.
 * One thing that people do not tell is that all the land that was clear is not being used as part of the resevoir it is known as Dana Mass. It was cleared of people and buildings but it was leveled and used for a watershed to keep pollution out of the drinking water. One thing that is not allowed is that you cannot drive on the roads with the exception of once a year when the old residents of dana is allowed to drive on the roads to come together and looked at where they once lived and balonged to and  their lost homes
 * People say that when the water in the resevoir is low enough you can see an old church steeple but are those just stories or can you really see some of the remains of the old towns. So is Swift ARiver Valley Massachussets' own Atlantis or is it just something of the past one thing is certain though you should never take advantage of your own town because it could one day be flooded into a ghost town and into anything and you won't be able to do a thing.

Moved here by 121a0012 23:38, 8 January 2006 (UTC).

Current uses
June 20, '06: Added on some information regarding the current use of the lands around the Quabbin, as well as some geographical information. Also, took out most of the dead links, leaving the original text intact. Used information from the book listed in the references section, Michael Tougias' Quabbin: A History and Explorer's Guide, for help. (Also did similar fixes with the articles regarding the four towns.) -TC — Preceding unsigned comment added by ToddC4176 (talk • contribs) 02:50, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

 * "Red links" are not "dead"; they simply represent articles which have not been written yet. There was nothing wrong with them as they stood.  121a0012 03:05, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Mapping
Also, there is a site which sells maps of the area from 1873, does anyone know how to obtain images to use for a former version of the area? -TC — Preceding unsigned comment added by ToddC4176 (talk • contribs) 02:52, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Star article?
I don't understand why this excellent, scientific article does not have a star on it. It might be a feature article also.Dave 01:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Subsections
One does not decide sections by the number of paragraphs in it, nor as far as I know, is that a Wikipedia policy. The idea is that one section is a consistent topic. If that topic has related but distinct phases then it gets divided into subtopics. A topic might be one sentence or half the article. There is a space limitation and also a policy of readability. So, if it can be split into topics, it should be for readability.Dave 01:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

PS someone's clock is not right here or not on Eastern Standard TimeDave — Preceding undated comment added 01:23, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Suggest you have a look at any of a large number of English-language style guides -- it's not specific to Wikipedia. Excess section headings do not, as a general rule, improve readability; more often, they paper over the fact that the writer (or editor) failed to make any sort of connection between the surrounding paragraphs.  This article's description of the history follows (or should follow, at any rate) a conventional narrative structure; an editor of a printed reference work would not feel the need to have more than two subsections.  (If one were concerned about "space limitations", one would have even fewer subsections, as section headings waste vertical space and detract from the flow of the exposition without adding any value to compensate.)  121a0012 02:30, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Methinks he knows what he’s saying. He is a tech writer by trade. He does this for a living and has volunteered quite a bit of his time to clean up some Wikipedia articles. Check out his work on Lyman School for Boys and Mark D. Devlin. Your original work in 2005 of adding some history to Quabbin Reservoir does not go unnoticed. However, much work followed by several others, including some fixing POV and getting rid of the obviousness of a “cut and paste” by changing wording and structure. So, in spite of your excoriation (now that’s a word) of my work, I think that you probably thought you were doing the right thing. However I don’t think it was the right thing and now you have encountered somebody else who shares my thoughts. Also please note that there were several subsections added to existing sections. If you looked at the Contents, you may have noted this and probably would have been less likely to remove somebody else's work. --LymanSchool 18:46, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Actually, it was looking at the contents that first drew my attention to the subsection bloat. Remember that WP articles are a collaborative effort; as this very edit screen states, "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed by others, do not submit it."  What's sauce for the goose is good for the gander, methinks. 121a0012 05:35, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I looked at the other two articles you mentioned, and they also have far too many sections. I'd be surprised to see more than two or three sections in an article on a subject of comparable importance in another encyclopedia.  121a0012 05:38, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I reverted the changes made by 121a0012. He needs to learn that the article was not his to hack. If he doesn't like the format, then he can discuss it before he changes it, not after. N26825 01:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

 * The article is not "yours to hack", either. I don't believe someone who has made only 14 edits is in a position to complain about another Wikipedian's work.  I'm not going to go back and unrevert this, no matter how idiotic the old sectioning may be, since it's a ridiculous thing to get into a revert war about, but I suggest you should have some respect for experience.  121a0012 07:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I just stumbled into this and my unbiased opinion is that there are far too many subsections. I'm a huge fan of headings, really, but this is a bit much. Someone who has a vested interest in this article should take some time folding a few together - just a few, and see how it looks. Good luck! Midnightdreary 05:12, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Merge Goodnough Dike into this article
The article on Goodnough Dike is non-notable and unreferenced (see its talk page for details). Though it could be AFD'd, a better course of action would likely be to merge it here. Thoughts? Mmoyer 00:44, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I agree that it should be mreged. This article needs a rewrite as well.  Cacophony 02:28, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Oppose. These are two separate things. As a matter of fact, Goodnough Dike is not the only dam on this reservoir. Solarapex 09:42, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Oppose. The article is improving. I noticed someone added a link to a court order about water quality on this (and on the Quabbin Reservoir article) but the court order in fact addresses quality of water actually reaching Boston Area from the Wachusett Reservoir (which is fed by Quabbin)- the water in the Quabbin itself is rated quite good, in fact excellent. I think that link should be removed, but it points to the fact that the water in this large system is piped all the way to Boston (about 70 miles away?) and merging this article among others would confuse controversies that may arise about components of this system. Cuvtixo 19:10, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Distance to Boston?
I think its very important to point out how far away the reservoir is from Boston and the area it actually serves. Someone has added a link to a court order about water quality, but it is quite confusing because the court order is actually about the quality of the water transported from Wachusett Reservoir, when the water in the Quabbin and from the Quabbin Aqueduct is rated quite high (and I believe always has been). The Quabbin Aqueduct is one of the longest in the world at about 25 miles long, and yet it is less that halfway to Boston. If anyone knows the total distance to Boston, please note it in the article, thank you. Cuvtixo 19:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

 * 65 miles check here: http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/annual/waterreport/2004results/2004results_metro.htm     under the section entitled "Where does the water come from" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.192.190.136 (talk) 22:34, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Neutrality
I have issues with sentences like "When the water level is lower than usual, visitors to the Quabbin have the opportunity to see the remnants of the lives that were shattered by the development of the Quabbin. Cellars and remnants of that the homes and lives destroyed are particularly heartbreaking when viewed from a boat. As you walk some of the old roadways you will suddenly find yourself at the water's edge -- and realize that once these roads were the lifeline to entire towns. Some submerged roads are visible from overhead." It's a bit pushy toward a conclusion about the entire project and exceedingly sentimental. Flowery language like 'remnants of the lives that were shattered' isn't used in the article on the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and it shouldn't be used here. It is inappropriate for any encyclopedic article. 204.69.40.7 15:56, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I hopefully fixed it enough to get rid of the NPOV tags. Also condensed things a little.--UsaSatsui 23:46, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Metric System; Pictures
Why do you guys use US units on this Quabin page while metric units are used on lake pages such as this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Champlain

Why not always use metric?

I guess on second thought it doesn't really matter.

Also I have some other pictures of this body of water if you guys want any. I have one that I think shows the clarity of the water very well and I don't mind giving up the copyright.

-Jeff Plotkin Aug 19, 2007 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ratjed (talk • contribs).

Namesakes/Inspiration
I wonder if these two lines have any real importance in this article.

"The towns are the namesakes of housing complexes at nearby Hampshire College. These towns may have been the inspiration for H.P.Lovecraft's supernatural story, The Dunwich Horror." Dragon Directories 04:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

 * The Dunwich Horror was written in 1928 and published in April, 1929, so I don't think those towns were Lovecraft's inspiration. I don't think that dorms at Hampshire being named for the four towns is really important to this article. It may be to the Hampshire College article.clariosophic 04:45, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Actually it was, Dunwich being a combination of the names Greenwich and Dana. There was absolutely no connection to the reservoir, in fact, because it was written in 1928, that supports rather than refutes the connection. Lovecraft was a resident of Connecticut and probably would never had heard about the towns unless he had been through the area before the flooding.  Tumacama (talk) 04:03, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Towns dissolved
Towns are created or incorporated by the legislature and are abolished or dissolved by the legislature. Discontinuation is not the proper legal term. Abolition or dissolution are proper legal terms. clariosophic 21:18, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

 * I was just coming over here to mention that. It sounds like it's some funny play on words, but it's really the correct legal term for what happened. Jessamyn (talk) 22:00, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

 * In the context in which the word "discontinued" is used, "flooded" would be better. It is that material fact, rather than the legal status, of the towns' histories that is memorialized by the student dormitories. Michael (talk) 16:19, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

swift river is cold
"The Swift River is easily one of the coldest rivers that any human has set foot in, an average temperature being 10 degrees Fahrenheit."

I lolled and did a google search to no avail looking for a list of the world's coldest rivers. That probably needs a citation at least, yes? Apparently Neretva is the crown champion of the category (not including rivers perpetually frozen over?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.102.46.21 (talk) 22:40, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

 * Good catch - somebody snuck in a lot of vandalism. Reverted. CSZero (talk) 23:46, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Merge Quabbin Reservoir Precision Bombing and Gunnery Range into this article
I'm proposing to merge Quabbin Reservoir Precision Bombing and Gunnery Range into this article. RobDuch (talk·contribs) 23:34, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

 * That seems reasonable to me. It's a pretty short stub that would be a decent section on this article. Gbear605 (talk) 03:19, 20 July 2020 (UTC)

 * Done. RobDuch (talk·contribs) 06:30, 27 July 2020 (UTC)

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Need to write article on Amarna succession, to draw together the various theories.

Theban tombs
Nice articles on these List of Theban Tombs are required - these are the best documented and easily visited, or have images in wikicommons.

 * TT1 – Sennedjem
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 * TT280 – Meketre
 * TT131 –
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 * TT359 – Inkerkhau

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