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Kennedy half dollar

The Kennedy half dollar, first minted in 1964, is a fifty-cent coin issued by the United States Mint. Intended as a memorial to the assassinated 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy, it was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death. Use of existing works by Mint sculptors Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro allowed dies to be prepared quickly, and striking of the new coins began in January 1964.

The silver coins were hoarded upon their release in March 1964 by collectors and those interested in a memento of the late president. Although the Mint greatly increased production, the denomination was seldom seen in circulation. Continued rises in the price of silver increased the hoarding—many early Kennedy half dollars have been melted for their silver content. Starting with 1965-dated coins, the percentage of fine silver was reduced from 90% to 40% (silver clad), but even with this change the coin saw little circulation.

In 1971, silver was eliminated entirely from the half dollar. Though production increased, the clad coin saw only a moderate increase in circulation; by 1980, usage had gradually fallen to the point where the half was only occasionally seen in circulation. A special design for the reverse of the half dollar was issued for the United States Bicentennial and was struck in 1975 and 1976. In addition to business strikes, special collector coins were struck for the Bicentennial in silver clad; silver proof sets in which the dime, quarter and half dollar were struck in 90% silver were first minted in 1992. In 2014, a special 50th anniversary edition of the Kennedy half dollar was also struck in 99.99% gold.

Even though ample supplies of circulating half dollars are readily available from most banks, their circulation is still limited. Production of Kennedy half dollars for general circulation was temporarily suspended in 2001; from 2002 to 2020, the coins were produced to satisfy the demand from collectors and sold at a premium through the Mint. In 2021, the mint resumed striking Kennedy half dollars for general circulation.

Inception
Within hours of the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Mint Director Eva Adams called Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts, informing him that serious consideration was already being given to depicting Kennedy on one of the larger silver coins: either the silver dollar, half dollar, or quarter dollar. Adams called Roberts again on November 27 and authorized the project, stating that the late president's widow, Jacqueline Kennedy preferred that he be depicted on the half dollar, replacing the previous design of Benjamin Franklin. Mrs. Kennedy's reasoning was that she did not want to replace George Washington on the quarter.

In the interest of time (the striking of the new coin was to begin in January 1964), Roberts modified the existing bust of Kennedy he had created for use on the Kennedy medal in the Mint's Presidential series, while Frank Gasparro began modifications to the reverse he had created for the same medal. Both Roberts' and Gasparro's designs had been approved by Kennedy. Roberts had met with Kennedy in person to show him early models of the design; although the President expressed no opinion regarding the depiction, Roberts decided to make some changes after meeting him. After the Mint produced trial strikes, Jacqueline and Robert F. Kennedy were invited to view them. Mrs. Kennedy viewed the designs favorably, but suggested that the hair be altered slightly. It was also suggested that a full or half figure of the president be used instead of the profile, but Roberts noted that there was not enough time to produce an entirely new design because of the project's time constraints, and also that he believed the left profile would give a more attractive appearance.

Frank Gasparro's reverse design of the Kennedy half dollar was also influenced by the experience he gained from designing the President John. F. Kennedy appreciation medal. In 1962, President Kennedy had three hundred appreciation medals struck by the United States Mint in Philadelphia that were later presented during his June 23, 1963 through July 2, 1963 trip to the nations of Federal Republic of Germany, Germany (West Berlin), Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, and the Vatican City State. The reverse design of the Kennedy appreciation medal depicts a larger and more detailed Presidential Seal than the one he designed on the Mint's Presidential series (Bureau of the Mint Presidential series stock medal #135 known as the John F. Kennedy Presidential inauguration medal). Gasparro's placement of his initials FG is also similarly located (under the right leg of the eagle) on both the Kennedy appreciation medal and Kennedy half dollar.

Congressional approval was required for any design change within 25 years of the last. In early December, Representative Henry Gonzalez (Democrat-Texas) introduced a bill for Kennedy to appear on the half dollar. On December 10, the new President, Lyndon Johnson, endorsed the call for a Kennedy half dollar, asking Congress to pass the legislation promptly to allow striking of the new piece to begin early in 1964. President Johnson stated that he had been moved by letters from many members of the public to agree with the plan. The bill to authorize the Kennedy half dollar passed on December 30, 1963. Work was already underway on coinage dies; the use of the already-available designs allowed for the completion of the first dies on January 2, 1964. Only proof coins were initially struck. The first Kennedy half dollars intended for circulation were struck at the Denver Mint on January 30, 1964, followed by the Philadelphia Mint the next week. A ceremonial first strike was held at both Philadelphia and Denver on February 11, 1964.

Initial popularity
The Treasury Department made the coins available to the public beginning on March 24, 1964. A line a block long formed at the department's windows in Washington to purchase the 70,000 coins initially allocated for public sale. Although the department limited sales to 40 per customer, by the end of the day, the coins were gone, but the line had not shortened. Banks in Boston and Philadelphia quickly rationed supplies, but still sold out by noon. Sales in New York did not begin until the following day, and rationing was imposed there as well, to the disgruntlement of the head of the coin department at Gimbels, the largest dealer in the city, which had hoped to sell the coins at a premium.

The coins were popular overseas as well. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams distributed plastic-encased specimens to presidents and foreign ministers of African nations and to the U.S. ambassadors serving there "to win friends for the United States in Africa". Shortly after the coin's release, the Denver Mint began receiving complaints that the new coin depicted a hammer and sickle on the bottom of Kennedy's truncated bust. In response, Roberts stated that the portion of the design in question was actually his monogram, a stylized " GR ".

The Mint struck Kennedy half dollars in large numbers in an attempt to meet the overwhelming demand. The Treasury had initially planned to issue 91 million half dollars for 1964, but raised the number to 141 million. However, a public announcement of the increase failed to cause more coins to actually circulate or to decrease the prices on the secondary market. By late November, the Mint had struck approximately 160 million pieces, yet the coin was almost never seen in circulation. Silver prices were rising, and the majority of the coins were being hoarded. Hopeful that issuing more 1964-dated coins would counter the speculation in them, the Treasury requested and received Congressional authorization to continue striking 1964-dated coins into 1965. Eventually, almost 430 million half dollars dated 1964 were struck, a sum greater than the total struck for circulation in the sixteen years of the Franklin half dollar series.

These minting operations were rapidly depleting the Treasury's stock of silver. Prices for the metal were rising to such an extent that, by early June, a dime contained 9.33 cents' worth of silver at market prices. On June 3, 1965, President Johnson announced plans to eliminate silver from the dime and quarter in favor of a clad sandwich with layers of copper-nickel on each side of a layer of pure copper. The half dollar was changed from 90% silver to 40%. Congress passed the Coinage Act of 1965 in July. The new half dollars retained their silvery appearance, due to the outer layer being 80% silver and 20% copper. The coin was also minted with an inner layer of 21% silver and 79% copper. The first silver-clad half dollars were struck at the Denver Mint on December 30, 1965, bearing the date 1965; the date would not be changed for all US coinage until the coin shortage was eased. Beginning on August 1, 1966, the Mint began to strike 1966-dated pieces, and thereafter it resumed the normal practice of striking the current year's date on each piece. Despite the proclaimed end to the coin shortage, Kennedy half dollars circulated little, a scarcity caused by continued hoarding and a dip in production, with the Treasury reluctant to expend more of the nation's silver holdings on a coin which did not circulate. According to coin dealer and numismatic author Q. David Bowers,

""Where the hundreds of millions of them went remains somewhat of a mystery today. In the meantime, Washington quarters, the same design used since 1932, became the highest value coin of the realm, in terms of circulation use. These were particularly popular for vending machines, arcade games, and the like. Today, this continues to be the case, and Kennedy half dollars as well as the later mini-dollar coins, are almost never encountered.""

Switch to base metal
In May 1969, the Treasury sought authorization to eliminate the half dollar's silver content, changing it to the same copper-nickel clad composition as the dime and quarter. The Treasury also sought approval to strike copper-nickel clad one dollar coins, which would fill a need for gaming tokens in Western casinos. Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower had died recently, and there was discussion of placing Eisenhower's likeness on the new dollar. The Treasury hoped that with the removal of the silver content, the dollar coin would cease to be hoarded and again circulate. Despite the support of President Richard Nixon, some Republicans in the House of Representatives initially scuttled the legislation, disliking the idea of depicting Eisenhower on a base metal coin. The dispute dragged on for over a year before President Nixon signed a bill on December 31, 1970 which authorized production of the Eisenhower dollar and eliminated the remaining 40% silver content from the half dollar. As a result of the delay, in 1970 uncirculated (non-proof) half dollars were struck only at the Denver mint and were available solely in mint sets. With a mintage of 2.1 million, the 1970-D Kennedy half is considered the "key" coin in the series, although enough were produced to keep prices modest. To avoid hoarding and a potential shortage of the sets, the Mint did not announce that no 1970 half dollars would be struck for circulation until after ordering for the mint sets had closed.

By the time silver was eliminated from the half dollar and the base metal coins were issued in 1971, it had rarely been seen in circulation for so long that some banks had eliminated the slot for the denomination from machines. The Mint had anticipated a dramatic comeback for the denomination, but only a moderate increase in the usage of half dollars was noted after the 1971 clad coins were issued. In July 1971, Mint Director Mary Brooks disclosed that the Treasury was holding 200 million of the new base metal half dollars, as commercial banks expressed little interest in ordering them. "I can't understand the population. They're not using them", Brooks said. Also according to Brooks, most of the over one billion silver Kennedy half dollars had been hoarded by the public. Brooks theorized that because the silver Kennedy half dollar never circulated much and few halves were struck in 1970 in anticipation of the authorization of the new clad coins, the public had become accustomed to not seeing the half dollar in trade. Brooks suggested, "If the country knew there were plenty of them around, they'd probably start hoarding them, too."

Bicentennial issue (1975–1976)

On March 5, 1973, Brooks announced that the Mint would be soliciting new reverse designs for the half dollar and dollar to commemorate the 1976 United States Bicentennial. On October 18, President Nixon signed Public Law 93-127, which provided for new reverse designs for the quarter, half dollar, and dollar. The designs were to be emblematic of the Bicentennial era. The Mint announced a competition open to all American sculptors. Seth G. Huntington's design depicting Independence Hall was selected for the half dollar. All half dollars struck in 1975 and 1976 bore the double date 1776–1976 on the obverse and Huntington's design on the reverse. Over 521 million Bicentennial half dollars were struck for circulation.

Following the high mintage of the Bicentennial coins, the number of half dollars struck per year declined. However, in 1979, Mint Director Stella B. Hackel indicated that the Mint would continue to strike them. "We really don't think many half dollars are being used in commerce. They do go somewhere, though, so someone must want them." By then, more than 2.5 billion Kennedy half dollars had been struck since 1964, more than all previously struck US half dollars combined. The New York Times numismatic columnist Ed Reiter suggested that hoarding had continued even into the base-metal era, accounting for the shortage of halves in commerce. The silver boom of 1979–80 saw a large increase in the amount of sales and destruction of many hoarded 1964–1969 silver Kennedy half dollars. Record high silver prices caused extensive melting of silver coins, especially half dollars and silver dollars for their metal content.

Temporary halt in striking for circulation
Kennedy half dollars continued to be struck through the remainder of the twentieth century, and mintage numbers remained relatively steady in both the Philadelphia and Denver mints until 1987, a year in which no half dollars were struck for circulation; the Treasury had accumulated a two-year supply of the pieces, making further production unnecessary. Demand for half dollars dropped, and casinos (where they were commonly used) increasingly began producing fifty cent chips to use in place of the coins. With mintage numbers remaining low, beginning in 2002, the Kennedy half dollar ceased to be struck for general circulation. Rolls and bags of the current year's pieces could still be purchased from the Mint, at a premium above face value. Kennedy half dollars began to be produced for general circulation again in 2021.

2014 50th Anniversary Issues
In January 2014, a private firm on behalf of the Mint, began surveying customers on possible options for a special issue in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy half dollar. In June, the Mint announced plans to issue seven special 2014 Kennedy halves in commemoration of the series' fiftieth anniversary: two in clad, from Philadelphia and Denver, four in silver from Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and the West Point Mint, and one in .9999 gold, from West Point. The clad and silver versions bear the normal date; the gold coin has the double date 1964–2014. All have higher relief than the usual issues. The gold coins were released in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association convention in Rosemont, Illinois, on August 5, 2014.

Planned redesign
The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 allows for a redesign in 2026, representing the United States Semiquincentennial. From 2027 to 2030, there will be one reverse design each year depicting Paralympic sports. The obverse may be redesigned in 2027, and after 2030, is still to bear Kennedy's visage.

Collecting

With the exception of 1965 through 1967, proofs have been struck each year in the same metallic composition as regular issue pieces. The first Kennedy half dollar proofs were struck in early January 1964. Early strikes depicted Kennedy with heavily accented hair; an estimated 100,000 coins were struck with this feature. This was altered for the remainder of the mintage of nearly four million proof coins. Due to the coin shortage, the Treasury Department announced that no proof sets would be struck in 1965. Instead, Special Mint Sets would be struck to satisfy collector demand. Coins for these sets, minted at the San Francisco Assay Office, were struck with no mint marks early in 1966 with heavily polished dies dated 1965. Similar sets bearing the dates 1966 and 1967 were also struck. A few of the 1966 halves from the Special Mint Sets are known with Gasparro's initials " FG " missing from the reverse, apparently because of an overpolished die. The first year's production was sold in soft plastic packaging; the 1966 and 1967 issues were sonically sealed in hard plastic cases. In 1968, regular proof coinage was resumed, although production of proof coins was shifted to San Francisco, the "S" mintmark added and sets were encapsulated in hard plastic.

In 1973, Congress authorized silver-clad collector versions of the Bicentennial coins; in April 1975, the Mint began to strike them. The coins were issued in both proof and uncirculated quality. Copper-nickel clad Bicentennial coins were placed in both the 1975 and 1976 proof sets, while their silver clad counterparts were sold in three-coin sets. Since 1992, the Mint has struck Kennedy half dollars in 90% silver for inclusion in special silver proof sets. 1964 proofs were struck in Philadelphia, and since 1968, proof coins have been struck in San Francisco only. In 1998, some silver proof pieces were struck to a matte finish for inclusion in a set along with a Robert F. Kennedy commemorative silver dollar. From 2005–2010, uncirculated pieces included in mint sets received a matte finish, which differentiates them from the pieces sold in bags and rolls.

In addition to the Accented Hair variety, one variety of the Kennedy half which receives significant interest due to its rarity is the 1964 Special Mint Set ('SMS') half dollar; Approximately 'a dozen or so' examples have been located over the course of the 2000s to the present day, and feature a 'satin finish' with well-defined strikes and die polishing lines. It is the rarest non-error variety of the Kennedy half known to date. Examples of this variety typically sell for significant amounts of money; a 1964 Special Mint Set half dollar sold for $47,000 in 2016.

In 1998, a special "matte finish" Kennedy half dollar was issued as part of the two-coin "Kennedy Collectors Set", paired with a commemorative silver dollar honoring Robert F. Kennedy. Between 62,000 and 64,000 1998-S, matte finish coins were issued, making it the lowest mintage of the series.

Half dollars not intended for circulation, such as proof coins and those minted with dates 2002 through 2020 occasionally enter circulation; these issues are sometimes found through coin roll hunting by collectors, being referred to as 'NIFCs' (Not Intended For Circulation).

In 2019, an Enhanced Reverse Proof Kennedy half dollar was included in a special set with an Apollo 11 50th anniversary half dollar. The special Kennedy half was limited to a maximum mintage of 100,000 coins and sold out.

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WEMF

WEMF may refer to:

 * WEMF AG für Werbemedienforschung, a Swiss media company
 * World Electronic Music Festival, an electronic music event held annually in Canada
 * a defunct radio station in Brighton Massachusetts during the 2010s

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Ace of Spades (song)

"Ace of Spades" is a song by English heavy metal band Motörhead and the title track to the album Ace of Spades. It was released as a single in October 1980.

Overview
Initially issued as a 7" vinyl single in October 1980 as a preview to the album Ace of Spades and autumn tour, the song was also released by Bronze Records as a 12" vinyl pressing in special Christmas picture sleeves, limited to 50,000 copies. The picture of the band in Santa outfits used on the cover was taken at the Aylesbury Fair, while the band were on tour.

Bronze also issued German and Spanish 7" vinyl versions which had a different sleeves, as well as a Japanese release, with a colour picture insert with song lyrics in English and Japanese. One sided test pressings (not mis-presses, but used in the trade) escaped the pressing plant and are on the market.

The song opens with an overdriven bass intro played by Lemmy. For the lyrics, he said he "used gambling metaphors, mostly cards and dice—when it comes to that sort of thing, I'm more into the one-arm bandits actually, but you can't really sing about spinning fruit, and the wheels coming down".

On 6 September 1980, Lemmy was interviewed by Graham Neale on BBC Radio 1's Rock on Saturday show, "Bomber", "Ace of Spades" and "Love Me Like a Reptile" were played. The following month, on 6 and 20 October, the band played the song on BBC TV show Top of the Pops.

Commercial success
The song spent 13 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, and originally peaked at number 15 upon its initial release. At the midweek point in January 2016 it reached No. 9 and in the official Friday chart they reached number 13, following the death of frontman Lemmy in December 2015 and subsequent dissolution of the band. It has sold 208,830 digital copies as of January 2016. It reached the top of the UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts on 9 January 2016.

Critical reception
The song – which "put a choke on the British music charts and proved to all that a band could succeed without sacrificing its blunt power and speed" – is considered the definitive Motörhead anthem, albeit not by Lemmy. "I don't see the song that way at all," he said in 2000. "I believe we've done our best work since Eddie left the band in 1982."

In March 2005, Q placed it at No. 27 in a list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks, stating, "This song has an intro which wouldn't be out of place ushering in the end of the world." In 2009, it was named the tenth greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.

In 2012, Loudwire ranked the song number one on their list of the top 10 Motörhead songs, and in 2021, Louder Sound ranked the song number two on their list of the top 50 Motörhead songs.

In 2014, NME ranked it number 155 in a list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

In May 2019, "Ace of Spades" was named the favorite poker-themed song in a survey of 1,000 customers of online poker site PokerStars. The song reportedly "not only won, but crushed" the other finalist, "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga.

It was ranked No. 442 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time". The same magazine also ranked the song number three on their list of the 100 greatest heavy metal songs.

Track listing

 * 1) "Ace of Spades" (Ian Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor) – 2:49
 * 2) "Dirty Love" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor) – 2:57

Personnel

 * Lemmy – bass, vocals
 * "Fast" Eddie Clarke – guitars
 * Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor – drums

Live version
"Ace of Spades (live)" is a 1988 7-inch vinyl release of the song by Motörhead. The single has no picture sleeve; it was issued (and withdrawn) in a plain white paper cover. All three songs on the single appeared on the band's No Sleep at All live album, which was recorded at the Giants of Rock Festival in Hämeenlinna, Finland on 2 July 1988.

The band had wanted "Traitor" as the A-side, but "Ace of Spades" was chosen instead, when the band noticed the change, they refused to allow the single to be distributed to the shops. So despite the popularity the song had achieved, this single was not as successful as the original version, which reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart in 1980, as it became only available at gigs and through the Motörheadbangers fan club.

The song became a staple of the band's live set, with Lemmy acknowledging that despite becoming "sick" of performing it, they "can't ditch Ace of Spades, it wouldn't be right. If I go to see Little Richard, I expect to hear Good Golly Miss Molly, or I'd be pissed off". However, Lemmy softened his view on performing Ace of Spades live later on, saying "I used to have that thought occasionally, but I killed it. "Ace of Spades" has been really good to us, and it's one of the best songs that I ever wrote. So I suppose you have to put up with it, because everybody wants to hear it, every night." Live versions have appeared on the albums No Sleep 'til Hammersmith (1981), Nö Sleep at All (1988), Everything Louder than Everyone Else (1999), Live at Brixton Academy (2003), Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith (2007), The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else (2011), The Wörld Is Ours - Vol. 2: Anyplace Crazy as Anywhere Else (2012), and Clean Your Clock (2016).

It was the first song that Phil Campbell and Würzel played with the band – on the "Bambi" episode of The Young Ones. The lineup is particularly rare until 1987: Lemmy, Campbell, Würzel and Taylor. Taylor had already left the band by the time the filming started, but kept to his promise of making the performance.

In September 1993, WGAF Records re-released the original 1980s track on CD-single, cassette single, 12" vinyl picture sleeve and picture disc versions, the song was coupled with "Louie Louie", "Dirty Love", and "Ace of Spades (The CCN Remix)", and although the band were not too pleased with the CCN Remix version, this single peaked at No. 23 in the UK chart.

Single track listing

 * 1) "Ace of Spades" (Lemmy, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor)
 * 2) "Dogs" (Lemmy, Würzel, Phil Campbell, Taylor)
 * 3) "Traitor" (Lemmy, Würzel, Campbell, Taylor)

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Talk:John 21:15-19

I have added one short sentence to the Analysis and Commentary section of this article concerning John 21. My addition explains a secondary reason why the author may have included Peter˚s thrice-stated affirmation of belief. I have read this in articles on this passage, and it seemed apt to the subject matter at hand.

Redirect
I have redirected this article, for the time being. It is simply a primary source with two lines of summary and two lines about how it is used at popes funerals. No independent citations are supplied to establish notability, and I'm not sure every single bible verse read a pope's funeral deserves it's own article on that single criteria alone (an article on pope's funerals that mention all the verses seems much more appropriate, and after searching we have Funeral of Pope John Paul II which mentions this verse). We have to keep in mind that wikipedia is not a primary source. If this article can be brought up to basic standards, I'd totally support it's inclusion, but for now, I strongly believe the previous article doesn't meet standards and the redirect is superior. -Andrew c [talk] 22:40, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

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Washington Research Library Consortium

The Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) was established as a non-profit corporation in 1987 to support research and instructional capabilities of eight universities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. It included the implementation of a telecommunications network linking all eight universities and their offsite campuses to an online database of 2.6 million library records and other information databases. Paul Vassallo was the first president and CEO of the non-profit.

It is affiliated with the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. WRLC aims to do this through expanding coordination between different research libraries in the area. Major services they provide include operation of a shared online catalog, hosting an annual meeting for people involved in DC-Area research libraries, and providing environmentally controlled additional storage space for books and other media. The executive director as of 2022 was Mark Jacobs.

Member universities

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Talk:Bureau of Engraving and Printing

1999 Twenty
any information of the twenty dollar bill printed in 1999 with blue ink on the left side of the bill?

Tourist Attraction
Perhaps we could expand on this article, talking about the tourist part of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. If possible from a Neutral PoV? Tony 23:48, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Production figures
We need to indicate if the production figures are in units or in dollars. That is, for 2000, were 492,800,000 ten-dollar bills printed or were 49,280,000 ten-dollar bills printed, amounting to $492,800,000? --Tysto 20:43, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Self Inconsistency?
"In 1877, the Bureau became the sole producer of all United States currency." "The BEP does not produce any U.S. coins"

Taken together, this seems to indicate that U.S. coins are not considered currency. - Tmhand 14:15, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * The term "currency" in the U.S. usually refers to paper money unless your using it in the context of international currencies; I do see what you mean though. --Kurt 20:44, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Who told you that? --68.49.229.110 (talk) 23:57, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

 * I've changed it to the Bureau became the sole producer of all United States bills and notes. Is this ok?  Jo  e  I  22:52, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Eliminates confusion. Thanks. -- Tmhand 15:04, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Cotton and linen- not paper
They use a mixture of cotton and linen- not paper. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.203.228.244 (talk) 06:09, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Paper is made from a variety of materials, not just wood pulp. Linen, cotton and even old rags can be made into paper. This article could describe the paper in more detail, though. --DThomsen8 (talk) 17:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Print it
I've looked for this a couple of places on WP (not to mention the Bu of E&P site...), but can't find it, so... I've heard BuE&P spends over half its time/budget printing $1 notes. True? If so, how much does that amount to? If not, what's the right #? Thx. (Which also addresses the 2006 "production" question above...)  TREKphiler   any time you're ready, Uhura  04:48, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Secret siding
I've read that there is a secret railroad siding under the BEP, and that FDR would use it for secret trips during WW II. Is it still there? Why was it built? Can anyone fill out the history of this rail siding? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.170.197.222 (talk) 02:14, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

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Does the US Mint print on paper?
This sentence seems to suggest that coins can be made from paper, which doesn't seem right to me:

"The BEP is one of two U.S. agencies in currency production in the case of printing paper currency; the other is the United States Mint, which mints coinage"

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Genista monspessulana

Genista monspessulana, commonly known as French broom, Montpellier broom, or Cape broom (Australia), is a woody leguminous perennial shrub. The yellow-flowering bush is native to the Mediterranean region, and while it may still be commonly sold in some garden stores, it is considered an invasive plant in most places where it has been introduced. It is a noxious weed on the western coast of the US and in parts of Australia.

Description
G. monspessulana grows to 1-2.5 m tall, with slender green branches. The stems are not ridged or green. The leaves are evergreen, trifoliate with three narrow obovate leaflets, 1 – long. The flowers are yellow, grouped 3–9 together in short racemes. Like other legumes, it develops its seeds within a pod. The pods are 2–3 cm long, tough and hard, covered all over with hairs, and are transported easily by flowing water and animals. They burst open with force, dispersing the seeds several metres. The plant begins seed production once it reaches a height of approximately 40 cm, and each plant can live for 10–20 years. One mature plant can produce 10,000 seeds per season. The generous seed production and the plant's ability to re-sprout after cutting or burning help it to invade new habitat vigorously when introduced.

It is related to the common broom and Spanish broom.

Distribution and habitat
G. monspessulana and related plants are common in European shrublands. French broom was originally distributed throughout Mediterranean Europe and northwest Africa, the Azores, and the Canary Islands. Due to its lower tolerance for frost than other broom species, it is common in warmer, lower elevation areas. It is found on coastal strips and in sunny inland areas, and does best with plentiful rainfall and sandy soils.

Ecology
When introduced to a new area, French broom can become an invasive plant. Its reproductive vigour and preference for Mediterranean climates make it a very successful species in California and the Pacific Northwest, where it is considered a severe noxious weed, covering over 40 kilohectares. It is even more widespread in Australia, where it covers 600 kilohectares and is also considered a noxious weed.

The plant often outcompetes native vegetation, forming dense fields where other species are almost completely crowded out. Stands of French broom can be so thick that they make meadows and pastures useless for wild and domestic animals. It can also shade out tree seedlings in reforested areas and tends to catch fire.

Toxicity
The leaves and seeds contain alkaloids which are poisonous to many large domestic animals.

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Fantanas

The Fantanas are a group of spokesmodels (later dancers) who were created to promote the Fanta brand of soft drinks in the United States. The jingle itself was produced by John Alters, and written by John Alters and Eric Kupper. None of the models actually sang on the jingle. The singers were in fact studio session singers. The quartet has appeared since 2002 in advertising and personal appearances. There have been five different Fantanas rosters, the latest reintroduced as a co-ed dance ensemble in 2017. Their jingle is "Wanna Fanta! Don't you wanna?".

The "story" behind the Fantanas
According to the Fantanas' website, they lived on Fantana Island and were accidentally discovered by an entertainment mogul named Sir Juan-Carlos Martinez III after he fell off his yacht and was washed ashore on that island, seeing their work. He later talked with an advertising mogul, Paul Gurbel, in a fictional New York restaurant who brought them to the United States. In reality, the advertisements were created by Ogilvy and Mather in 2002.

Original Fantanas (2002–2004)
The original lineup of Fantanas donned an island/party style. The members (with their real names) were:
 * Nina (K.D. Aubert) - red (strawberry Fanta)
 * Calli (Jennifer Diaz) - orange (orange Fanta)
 * Leelee (Adrienne Janic) - yellow (pineapple Fanta)
 * Raquel (Andrea De Oliveira) - purple (grape Fanta)

They gained attention outside their advertisements for their campiness and use of sexuality, and these original four were featured in a Maxim magazine spread in December 2002.

"Mod" Fantanas (2004–2006)
In 2004, the Fantanas returned with a new look inspired by the mod fashion styles of the late 1960s. The members (some real names being withheld or unknown) were:
 * Capri (Kat Graham) - red (strawberry Fanta)
 * Kiki - orange (orange Fanta); leader
 * Lola - yellow (pineapple Fanta)
 * Sophia (Monica Flores) - purple (grape Fanta)

"Party" Fantanas (2006–2009)
In 2006, the next-generation lineup of Fantanas was introduced, this time with a contemporary party look. The commercials featuring this Fantanas roster were filmed in Argentina. The members (some real names being withheld or unknown) were:
 * Kaia (Danielle Acoff) - red (strawberry Fanta)
 * Amie (Dena Cali) - orange (orange Fanta); leader
 * Mimi (Mimi Karsh) - yellow (pineapple Fanta)
 * Sophia (Monica Flores) - purple (grape Fanta); character held over from the second incarnation

Return of the Fantanas (2009–2011)
In April 2009, it was announced that New Fantanas would be advertising the drinks with the original Fanta flavors. Each of the Fantanas would have an individual fashion style. The lineup of the Fantanas had these members (some real names being withheld or unknown):
 * Summer (Diana Carr) - orange (orange Fanta); indie, healthy hippie style, leader.
 * Melody (Katherine Wilkes) - purple (grape Fanta); music-loving, punk, rockstar style.
 * Isabela (Marilinda Rivera) - red (strawberry Fanta); fashionable, sexy, red-hot style.
 * Lily (Brittany Hampton) - yellow (pineapple Fanta); cute, chic style. Brittany was voted the winner of the 4th Fantana Search in Summer/Fall 2010. Replaced Shakira Barrera.

"Be More Than One Flavor" Fantanas (2017–present)
In 2017, Fanta reintroduced the Fantanas with a modern style and encourages consumers to "be more than one flavor". It is the first time the group includes a male member.
 * Eva (Eva Gutowski) - orange (orange Fanta)
 * Coco (Coco Jones) - purple (grape Fanta)
 * Jordan (Jordan Fisher) - red (strawberry Fanta)
 * Lauren (Lauren Riihimaki) - yellow (pineapple Fanta)

MADtv parody
The Fantanas were twice parodied on the sketch comedy series MADtv.

Both appearances (Episodes #1004 and #1009, aired 6 November and 18 December 2004, respectively) starred Daniele Gaither as Capri, Stephnie Weir as Lola, Nicole Parker as Kiki, and Paul C. Vogt as "Two-Liter" Beth. The commercials were similar to the actual Fantanas commercials, with Capri, Lola and Kiki offering Fanta to a series of men, only to be interrupted by Beth's attempts to seduce the men with a two-liter bottle of Fanta Grape (and some blurred nudity, but only from the waist up).

The former episode featured the Fantanas representing similar Fanta flavors, but the latter episode (aired just before Christmas) featured the Fantanas representing holiday-themed Fanta:
 * Candy Cane Capri (Gaither)
 * Cinnamon Spice Lola (Weir)
 * Frosted Gingerbread Kiki (Parker)
 * Holiday Ham Dinner Beth (Vogt)

Other parodies
The Fantanas also made an appearance in the popular animated show Robot Chicken in the episode "Adoption's an Option" in 2006.

In the "Peter's Daughter" episode of Family Guy, first shown on November 25, 2007, the Fantanas were parodied as four elderly women promoting Sanka.

The Australian comedian Pam Ann uses the Fantana jingle as a catchphrase when she does her routine as the Iberia Airlines stewardess Conchita Rosa María González Gómez in her shows.

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Fantana

Fantana may refer to:

Places in Romania: see Fântâna (disambiguation)

Other uses:
 * USS Fantana (SP-71), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
 * Fantanas, a group of spokesmodels for Fanta
 * Fantana (musical), a 1905 musical by John Raymond Hubbell
 * Brian Fantana, a character in the comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, played by Paul Rudd

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Gay/bisexual and Seinfeld
Why was it inferred that he was gay/bisexual in that episode of Seinfeld that mentions him (the cabin). And if he was, perhaps it's is an interesting fact to add? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.218.18.189 (talk) 03:26, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, Cheever was gay/bisexual in real life, but since George Costanza's girlfriend's father is a fictional character, the real-life Cheever did not actually have an affair with him. The article needs to check its fiction. --06:56, 25 August 2005 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.209.238.62 (talk)

 * Not to dredge this up, but if Cheever was gay/bisexual, there is no mention of this fact in the article. I believe that was the main point of unsigned's commentary; Cheever was inferred as being homosexual on an episode of Seinfeld (actually called "The Cheever Letters," not "The Cabin") but his sexual orientation isn't mentioned anywhere in the article.  It states here he had a spouse, Mary Cheever.  Seems to me there could be some intriguing stories about this and perhaps they deserve a place here.  206.53.75.234 (talk) 03:24, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Better Related Websites?
Regarding the link "Review of the Stories of John Cheever" at the bottom of the page: Could we do better than a no-name review (full of typos) on a less than well-known site regarding one of the best known short story collections of the twentieth century? Say, maybe, the New Yorker? Or Time magazine (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916455,00.html) 68.100.49.203 (talk) 20:15, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

 * I agree and I've deleted it. Even if it were appropriate, it belongs on the page for the collection, not here. Gamaliel (talk) 20:25, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Editing dispute
Regarding the following claim: "The following information on Cheever's life and career is taken directly from Blake Bailey's chronology in Cheever: Collected Stories and Other Writings (Library of America 2009: pp.1007-1024)." My reverts of this edit has nothing to do with the validity or invalidity of this claim. My reverts derive from (1) the fact that you have not proved that there is any "plagiarism" in this article because (2) more importantly, you have failed to provide proper citations. I have no problem with you inserting citations throughout the article for claims that come from the Library of America edition. In fact, that's what you should be doing. But (1) do so in accordance with proper citation templates, and (2) aggressively reverting my good-faith edits will get you nowhere. Grunge6910 (talk) 01:14, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Like so many in this alternative reality known as Wikipedia you seem to believe that an on-line citation to any internet source - no matter how dubious - is the only way to establish "truth". Indeed you are so intent on patrolling the borders of the Wikipedia world and enforcing its self-justifying rules, you appear to have no interest in knowing that the very core of what you protect (i.e. the supposed encyclopedic information) is quite rotten.  Short of my flying over to America or wherever and handing you a copy of Blake Bailey's book, I suspect the only way you will be able to "prove" this plagiarism is to find your way to a library with real shelves and real books and check it out for yourself ... otherwise what you have charged me to "prove" online is, like every single word in every single entry in Wikipedia, essentially not able to be proven.  & I have no intention of inserting citations - what I "should be doing" - on behalf on anyone who has merely stolen paragraphs in their entirety from a book with no attempt at acknowledgement.  What the venerable gatekeepers at Wikipedia should be doing is ensuring that their article on John Cheever is originally conceived from a close reading of several sources, not unlawfully stolen from one. Ashtonstreet01 (talk) 03:36, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Listen, all you need to do is insert references (example: Blake Bailey, Cheever Collected stories and Other Writings (2009), Library of America, pp. X ) where you think a certain claim comes from Bailey's text. That way whatever alleged plagiarism has been committed will be rectified. In other words, do what everybody else who edits Wikipedia responsibly does. I'm not the one who knows where Bailey's text has been allegedly plagiarized; you are. Therefore if you want to edit this page it's incumbent upon you to fix it, not lowly "gatekeepers" like myself. Grunge6910 (talk) 05:23, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

 * You need to do a bit of study on the definition of plagiarism: you are not advocating the fixing of plagiarism here; you are advocating the condoning of plagiarism. Ashtonstreet01 (talk) 22:37, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

 * I'll say it again. I know the definition of plagiarism, sir, but it is you who are making the accusations and it is you who has failed to provide the adequate evidence and substantiation for that accusation. Do so, or cease criticizing the article. Grunge6910 (talk) 01:53, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

all getting rather repetitive now ... if you know what plagiarism is then oughtn't you to know that providing citations does not abrogate responsibility when more or less the entire article is a copy of someone else's work? There are copyright laws, sir, in all countries, & Wikipedia's own definition of plagiarism seems able to cope with this. If putting a few references up justifies copying another's work then Wikipedia should cease to exist. & you keep banging on about "evidence" and "substantiation" without seeming to realise that because I or anyone else in the world edits a page that does not make it "evidence" at all, citations or no. Unless someone rewrites the entire article or a rider such as I put stays there, then any act of editing you are encouraging me to undertake constitutes a continuation of the original plagiarism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashtonstreet01 (talk • contribs) 02:32, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Right. If there are direct quotations from the text in this article or information in this article that could have only come from a particular text, insert a reference and it isn't plagiarism anymore. If a claim is attributed to a source it can't be plagiarism. Sounds easy to me. And again, I don't know what parts of the article are allegedly plagiarized; apparently you do. Fix it if it means that much to you. Grunge6910 (talk) 17:02, 16 August 2009 (UTC) Grunge6910 (talk) 15:21, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

 * "if you know what plagiarism is then oughtn't you to know that providing citations does not abrogate responsibility when more or less the entire article is a copy of someone else's work?" ... just repeating that one again, in the by now rather forlorn hope that it might help you to reform your completely eroneous understanding of plagiarism ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashtonstreet01 (talk • contribs) 05:41, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Okay. Obviously you'd rather be rude than actually help edit this article. if the whole article is plagiarized and that bothers you, then fix it in an appropriate manner (see above), don't complain to me about it. Grunge6910 (talk) 16:50, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

 * So uncovering plagiarism on Wikipedia requires someone to alter their lives and become a Wikipedia article writer in order to fix it themselves? Sorry, I have other things to do.  I put the appropriate information into this article to flag what was going on, but apparently that was "vandalism."  And you ask me not to complain to you!  Well, I didn't ask you to come along and start deleting what I did in the first place.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashtonstreet01 (talk • contribs) 22:13, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

 * It wouldn't be that difficult. In the time you've spent contributing to this talk page, you could have at least constructively pointed out what you think has been plagiarized. Inserting reference tags can be tedious but if everything is coming from one source, according to you, all you'd need to do would be to copy and paste the source in reference tags. But again you don't seem willing to do that. Grunge6910 (talk) 23:12, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Copyright problem
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Timeframe of "Goodbye, My Brother"
The article says "Goodbye, My Brother" was written and published in 1951. Though it was indeed published in 1951, it may have been written much earlier. Cheever himself writes the preface to his collection, and in it, he says the stories are arranged chronologically. "Goodbye, My Brother" is the first story in the collection, so, logically, he is then saying he wrote this story in or around the latter part of the 1930s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.203.201.46 (talk) 19:21, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

101st?
Which army unit was he in?--Radh (talk) 15:18, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

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User:MarkBeer

Epitaph: This user believed that a free encyclopedia should be one that anyone can contribute rather than anyone can edit.

= Bio =

MarkBeer is currently doing his PhD program at some place by the sea.

MarkBeer is an enthusiast in Irish literature (written in English though) but it has nothing to do with his research topic.

Yes, MarkBeer drinks lots of beer, be it ale or lager, Irish or not.

MarkBeer is a newcomer, 22 years of age, and open for suggestion.

= Contribution on Literature= Pages I have contributed to and books I recommend for the general public:

Irish Poetry

 * Oliver St. John Gogarty (1878-1957)
 * Patrick MacDonogh (1902-1961)
 * Padraic Fallon (1905-1974)
 * Charles Donnelly (1914-1937)
 * Anthony Cronin (1925-)
 * Richard Murphy (1927-)
 * Thomas Kinsella (1928-)
 * Dermot Healy (1947-)

Irish Fiction (Major)

 * Roddy Doyle
 * The Barrytown Trilogy
 * The Commitments
 * The Snapper
 * The Van
 * Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
 * The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
 * The Last Roundup
 * A Star Called Henry
 * Oh, Play That Thing!
 * Patrick McCabe
 * The Butcher Boy
 * The Dead School
 * Breakfast on Pluto
 * Mondo Desperado
 * Emerald Germs of Ireland

Irish Fiction (Minor) & Others

 * Martin Amis
 * Time's Arrow
 * Night Train
 * John Banville
 * The Sea
 * Augusten Burroughs
 * Running with Scissors
 * Graham Greene
 * Stamboul Train
 * Brighton Rock
 * The Power and the Glory
 * The Heart of the Matter
 * The End of the Affair
 * The Quiet American
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Frank Evelyn Seely

 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. Sjakkalle (Check!)  09:39, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Frank Evelyn Seely
This article, and everything else created by anonymous user 162.83.241.167 tonight, seem to be genealogical information on the Seely family, and probably copied from some database. Some individuals may be encyclopedic, but most, I'm sure, are just like this one. See What Wikipedia is not Ken 03:27, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not encyclopedic. Gwk 03:30, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn royblumy 06:22, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable genealogy. JamesBurns 09:48, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete article is neither encyclopedia nor is it notable. --jonasaurus 20:53, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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User:Deryck Chan/Todo List

Current improvements To-do
(listed in order of importance)

 * 1) Rubidium Hydroxide
 * 2) Impurity
 * 3) Sexual reproduction
 * 4) Reproduction
 * 5) Visual Basic .NET

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Surrey Central station

Surrey Central is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located in the Whalley / City Centre district of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, just east of the North Surrey Recreation Centre. The station is within walking distance of the Central City shopping centre, Surrey City Hall, and SFU Surrey, the Surrey campus of Simon Fraser University.

History
Surrey Central station was opened in 1994 along with two other stations when the Expo Line was extended from Scott Road station farther into Whalley, to the "Surrey City Centre" district. Prior to the opening of the station, there was a bus loop on the site known as "Whalley Exchange", which opened in 1975. The station was briefly known as "Whalley Central" during planning; however, the name "Surrey Central" was chosen in December 1992 as the winning entry in a public contest.

Over the years, the station has earned a reputation for being unsafe and a magnet for crime, including violence and drug trafficking. In 2009, it had the second-highest number of violent crimes in the SkyTrain system (with Commercial–Broadway station having the highest).

In an effort to combat the station's rundown image, and to show off experimental urban design, the City of Surrey and TransLink agreed to have Surrey Central station participate in the GVTA's Urban Transit Village program. The Transit Villages were defined by TransLink as "a new approach to station design and access." While the original schedule called for construction to be completed by the second quarter of 2007, nothing beyond design plans were completed. The Surrey Central plan specifically called for improvements in four areas: station access, street design, King George Boulevard, and land use.

Officers from the Metro Vancouver Transit Police can be found patrolling the bus loop and SkyTrain platform in an effort to reduce crime and disorder, with supplemental volunteers patrolling the area and reporting any suspicious or dangerous behaviour. By the mid-2010s, with extensive police patrols and redevelopment of the area, violent crimes shifted from Whalley south to Newton, which has taken over the area's reputation of being the most dangerous part of Surrey.

In March 2017, station upgrades started on Surrey Central station to create two new entrances on the north side of the station at Central Avenue and City Parkway to reduce congestion. Accessibility and lighting was also improved with three additional escalators and an elevator. Construction work was completed in February 2019, and the new stationhouse opened to the public in March 2019.

Services
Surrey Central station is a transfer point for several bus routes that serve various areas of Surrey, White Rock, North Delta and Langley.

Design
Surrey Central station was designed by Musson Cattell Mackey Architects and includes a series of references to Victorian-style train sheds, which the Vancouver Sun criticized as "attempts to create instant heritage where none exists".

Entrances

 * North stationhouse : located at the corner of Central Avenue and City Parkway, the stationhouse provides access to Surrey City Centre Public Library, Surrey City Hall and the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Civic Plaza campus. Renovations on the north entrances started in March 2017 to improve circulation and accessibility and the new stationhouse opened in March 2019.
 * Rec Centre entrance (east) : located on City Parkway and provides access to downtown Surrey and the North Surrey Recreation Centre. R1 King George Blvd stops are also located in front of this entrance.
 * Bus Exchange entrance (southwest): located within the Surrey Central station bus exchange. An up escalator and stairs connect the bus exchange with the station platform via the concourse. This entrance also serves the Central City shopping centre and SFU Surrey Campus.

Transit connections
Bus bay assignments are as follows:

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Voiceless velar lateral fricative

The voiceless velar lateral fricative is a rare speech sound. As one element of an affricate, it is found for example in Zulu and Xhosa (see velar lateral ejective affricate). However, a simple fricative has only been reported from a few languages in the Caucasus and New Guinea.

Archi, a Northeast Caucasian language of Dagestan, has four voiceless velar lateral fricatives: plain, labialized , fortis , and labialized fortis. Although clearly fricatives, these are further forward than velars in most languages, and might better be called prevelar. Archi also has a voiced fricative, as well as a voiceless and several ejective lateral velar affricates, but no alveolar lateral fricatives or affricates.

In New Guinea, some of the Chimbu–Wahgi languages such as Melpa, Middle Wahgi, and Nii, have a voiceless velar lateral fricative, which they write with a double-bar el (Ⱡ, ⱡ). This sound also appears in syllable coda position as an allophone of the voiced velar lateral fricative in Kuman.

The extIPA has the letter ⟨𝼄⟩ for this sound. It was added to Unicode in 2021.

Some scholars also posit a voiceless velar lateral approximant distinct from the fricative. The approximant may be represented in the IPA as ⟨ʟ̥⟩.

Features
Features of the voiceless velar lateral fricative:

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Cicuta douglasii

Cicuta douglasii, the western water hemlock, is a very poisonous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae.

Description

The plant's roots are thick and tuberous, with many smaller tubers on the main one, allowing survival in wet conditions. The stem is 0.5–2 m tall with purplish spots. The inner tubers and stem bases can have horizontal chambers useful for identification. The leaves are alternate and compound pinnate. The leaflets are 3–10 cm long and 1–2 cm wide, with jagged edges. Its inflorescences are compound umbels about 12.5 cm across, with many small, white flowers, which have two seeds each. The seeds germinate in spring, and flowers mature near the end of June and beginning of July. Seed dispersal is by means of wind, water, machinery, clothing, and through transported soil. In addition to sprouting new plants from seeds, rootstocks can also produce new plants in the fall from the basal meristem. When these detach the following spring, they may form a new plant.

Distribution and habitat
Water hemlock is most abundant in British Columbia, and is indigenous to North America, where it grows primarily from the base of the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific coast, stretching from Alaska all the way to California. Water requirements limit this plant from inhabiting open rangelands. It grows in wet places such as marshes, stream banks, slough margins, ditches, meadows, and wet pastures.

Toxicity
The main distinguishing characteristic of western water hemlock is its toxicity. Cicutoxin is the toxin that is produced, making water hemlock the most poisonous plant in North America. Cicutoxin is a yellowish liquid that is prevalent in the roots. This unsaturated alcohol has a major impact on the central nervous system of animals. Early symptoms of cicutoxin poisoning include excessive salivation, frothing at the mouth, nervousness, and incoordination. These symptoms can progress to tremors, muscular weakness, seizures and respiratory failure. Ingestion of green materials of western water hemlock in amounts equivalent to about 0.1% of a person's body weight can even lead to death. In addition to being extremely hazardous to humans, this plant has an enormous impact on animals. As little as 0.2–0.5% body weight for sheep, 0.1% body weight for cattle, 0.5% body weight for horses, and 0.3% body weight for swine can be lethal. Death can occur within fifteen minutes of ingesting the toxin. It is one of the first plants to emerge in springtime, and has a very appealing odor. These characteristics, along with the fact that it grows in moist areas, make the plant very attractive, but deadly, to grazing animals.

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Talk:Middleton, Greater Manchester

The Great Flood, 1927
I've just noticed that this has been completely missed. It forms a pretty significant part of the history of Middleton.

Here's a few links:

Middleton Guardian, part 1 Middleton Guardian, part 2 Rochdale Observer

Any comments/ideas?

In the meantime I'll try type something up, unless I'm beaten too it.

List of schools in Middleton
I dont really see why you want to remove it? It serves well as a valid reference material for anyone wanting to know what schools are in middleton. There is a similar table for rochdale here which includes some of these schools, some schools in middleton do generally fall under the category of rochdale however not all schools in rochdale are in middleton (obviously). I doubt theres nearly enough for middleton's schools to qualify for their own page. Other rochdale sub-boroughs have listed schools e.g. Castleton,Milnrow middleton just happens to have significantly more and so a table is more appropriate for displaying them. I'd argue that its easier to read than milnrow's for the purpose of identifying which schools are present.--MattMPh (talk) 10:21, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Similar tables are available for greater manchester towns - Clifton I would propose making this table more uniform with the larger rochdale table rather than removing it (and thus deleting any record of Alderman Kay School).

 * I think the point is that list of schools in Rochdale covers the whole metropolitan borough and has the same purpose as the brief list here; the table is sortable so it's easy to see which schools are in Middleton. Removing the list from this article doesn't result in a loss of information, and the link is still prominent, so the question is "is it worth duplicating the list?" The relevant part of WP:UKTOWNS, the guideline used to write settlement articles in the UK, states "If a town, write about the local secondary school and any grammar, public or specialist schools. A list of primary schools is not usually appropriate (especially if there are more than three); although a total number of how many may be useful." I can understand the temptation to include such lists, I added one to the article on Sale, Greater Manchester years ago, but I think the consensus it to direct the reader to more specialised lists. There have been a few reverts over this, can this please stop. The article won't fall apart if the "wrong version" in in place while this is under discussion. Nev1 (talk) 12:57, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The guideline is written in a stepwise fashion, with smaller districts displaying more local information. In theory, the primary schools of alkrington and Langley should be listed on their respective pages. In which case, the three secondary schools should be listed in this page while the Sixth Form Colleges attached to cardinal langley and St Anne's should be listed in the Rochdale (or indeed manchester) page. I propose the list remains fixed as it is currently the best option until other items are put into place. If middleton is indeed entirely part of rochdale, perhaps the rochdale page should better reflect this middleton is discussed as its own town, the only reference made to middleton as a subsection of rochdale is that it is part of the rochdale Met borough (although the rochdale schools list does seem to be based on rochdale as a met borough as opposed to a town. --MattMPh (talk) 14:31, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

 * Rather than a list, albeit in a table, I'd recommend using prose. The focus should be on the secondary schools, and prose would allow more detail than a table. There are three secondary schools in the town, I think a sentence or two could be added on each. For example "In 1995, Middleton Technology School became the first technology college in North West England; a mixed-sex school, its last Ofsted report was in 2006 when it had around 1,000 pupils and was assessed as outstanding. " Nev1 (talk) 14:45, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

{| class="wikitable" ! School !! Type/Status !! OfSTED !! Website || rochdale.schooljotter.com/bowlee
 * Alderman Kay School
 * Primary & Secondary School || Closed ||
 * Cardinal Langley School
 * Secondary School || Outstanding ||www.clhs.co.uk
 * Middleton Technology School
 * Secondary School || Outstanding ||middtech.com
 * Alkrington Primary School
 * Primary School || Special Measures || alkrington.rochdale.sch.uk
 * Boarshaw Community Primary School
 * Primary School|| || clc2.uniservity.com/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=392755
 * Bowlee Park Community School
 * Primary School ||Outstanding
 * Boarshaw Community Primary School
 * Primary School|| || clc2.uniservity.com/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=392755
 * Bowlee Park Community School
 * Primary School ||Outstanding
 * Bowlee Park Community School
 * Primary School ||Outstanding
 * Elm Wood Primary School
 * Primary School|| Outstanding || www.elmwood.ik.org
 * Hollin Primary School
 * Primary School || ||
 * Little Heaton Church of England Primary School
 * Primary School || || littleheatonce.rochdale.sch.uk
 * Middleton Parish Church of England Primary School
 * Primary School || || clc2.uniservity.com/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=392820
 * Parkfield Primary School
 * Primary School || || parkfield.typepad.com/
 * St Anne's Academy
 * Secondary School || || stannesacademy.org.uk
 * St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School
 * Primary School||Satisfactory || stgabrielsce.rochdale.sch.uk
 * St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School
 * Primary School || Outstanding ||
 * St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
 * Primary School || || www.clc2.uniservity.com/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=314563
 * St Michael's Church of England Primary School
 * Primary School || || stmichaelscemidd.rochdale.sch.uk
 * St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School
 * Primary School || || rochdale.schooljotter.com/stpetersrcrochdale
 * St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School
 * Primary School || Outstanding ||
 * St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
 * Primary School || || www.clc2.uniservity.com/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=314563
 * St Michael's Church of England Primary School
 * Primary School || || stmichaelscemidd.rochdale.sch.uk
 * St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School
 * Primary School || || rochdale.schooljotter.com/stpetersrcrochdale
 * St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School
 * Primary School || || rochdale.schooljotter.com/stpetersrcrochdale
 * Primary School || || rochdale.schooljotter.com/stpetersrcrochdale

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BDS C

BDS C (or the BD Software C Compiler) is a compiler for a sizeable subset of the C programming language, that ran on and generated code for the Intel 8080 and Zilog Z80 processors. It was the first C compiler for CP/M. It was written by Leor Zolman and first released in 1979 when he was 20 years old. "BDS" stands for "Brain Damage Software."

BDS C was popular and influential among CP/M users and developers. It ran much faster than other Z80-hosted compilers. It was possible to run BDS C on single-floppy machines with as little as 30K of RAM in comparison to most other commercial compilers which required many passes and the writing of intermediate files to disk.

Weak points of BDS C were that the floating point math routines and the file access functions were incompatible with the C compiler used on UNIX, and that its relocatable object files were incompatible with the Microsoft MACRO-80 assembler, making it more difficult to integrate C code with assembly language.

BDS C was bundled with a subset of the Unix system written in about 1980, called MARC (Machine Assisted Resource Coordinator). This effort in some ways resembled GNU, though MARC was to be able to run CP/M software through emulation. Unfortunately MARC's author, Ed Ziemba, perished in a snorkeling accident before he could complete the project.

In 2002, Leor Zolman released the 8080 assembly language source code for BDS C, along with the sources of 8080 assembler and linking tool, into the public domain.

Reception
Around 75,000 copies were sold, including a stripped down Japanese version.

A number of commercial CP/M products were written in the BDS C subset of the C language, including PeachText from PeachTree Software, MINCE and Scribble from Mark of the Unicorn, and most of the software in the Perfect Software suite including Perfect Writer, PerfectCalc, PerfectSpeller, and PerfectFiler (which suite was bundled with the Kaypro).

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Innervision

"Innervision" is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down, released as a promotional single from their third studio album, Steal This Album! (2002).

Overview
"Innervision" was the first promotional single released from Steal This Album!.

The song was leaked prior to the album's release, although it was not included in the Toxicity II bootleg, rather than being leaked in a separate way. The origin of the leak is unknown. The leaked version features a slightly different arrangement and lyrics, most predominantly in the bridge and second verse where layered vocals are used on the album version.

It is the only System of a Down single to not come with a music video.

Personnel
All credits adapted from the CD single.

System of a Down
 * Serj Tankian – vocals
 * Daron Malakian – guitars, vocals
 * Shavo Odadjian – bass
 * John Dolmayan – drums

Production
 * Produced by Rick Rubin and Daron Malakian
 * Co-Produced by Serj Tankian
 * Recorded by David Schiffman
 * Mixed by Andy Wallace
 * Mastered by Vlado Meller
 * CD sleeve by Brandy Flower

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Talk:WAITS

Tom Waits
Link to the musician Tom Waits maybe? In order to aid people who search for 'waits'.
 * You can add a disambiguation link at the top if you like. 70.186.172.75 (talk) 04:32, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed! H.dryad (talk) 20:30, 7 April 2016 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Agricultural Bank of China

 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 KEEP, unanimously apart from nominator. -Splash 01:09, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

Agricultural Bank of China
Non-notable institution and non-encylcopedic. There are plenty of companies that shouldn't be listed in Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a directory of companies.--GrandCru 03:32, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. --Daniel C. Boyer 00:24, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep is the claim is true that its the forth largest ank in the PRC then this bank is very notable. --nixie 03:35, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is a notable institution. Gwk 03:37, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * keep Ombudsman 03:55, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. Notable bank as member of Fortune Magazine Global 500 in 2004 meaning that it is one of the 500 biggest companies in the world see . It has an estimated turnover of $13.3 billion. Capitalistroadster 04:45, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep As mentioned above, the bank is one of the largest finanical institutions in China and a major global company, to China, as important as Citibank or Bank of America in the USA Howee 06:00, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Definite Keep It's as notable as any other large scale financial institution, many of which have entries. Could do with expanding though. Ben W Bell 07:51, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This bank is of a similar asset size to Wachovia and Wells Fargo. It's a much more significant topic than any of the five articles the nominator has started. CalJW 09:09, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * WP:CIV. brenneman (t) (c)  00:10, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep. Being one of the big four banks in China is clearly adequate justification for an article. Does need expanding though.Average Earthman 15:44, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Requesting a Keep - there is scope for expansion/the fourth largest bank of China, a country with the largest population in the world should find a place in wikipedia.--Bhadani 15:56, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep this article should be able to be expanded. --jonasaurus 20:57, 14 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Why the heck is this on VfD??? Its EVERYWHERE in China.... Speedy Keep. Sasquatch′↔Talk↔Contributions 20:57, July 14, 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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