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Ghost Rider (2007 film)

Ghost Rider is a 2007 American superhero film written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, it was produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment, Crystal Sky Pictures, and Relativity Media, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film stars Nicolas Cage as the titular character, with Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue, Matt Long, and Peter Fonda in supporting roles. Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntman sells his soul and becomes a bounty hunter of evil demons: the Ghost Rider.

Ghost Rider was released on February 16, 2007, in the United States. The film was met with negative reviews from critics, but was a box office success, earning $228.7 million worldwide on a $110 million budget. Ghost Rider was released on DVD, Blu-ray and UMD on June 12, 2007. A sequel, titled Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, was released on February 17, 2012, with Cage reprising his role.

Plot
The demon Mephistopheles sends his bounty hunter, the Ghost Rider, to retrieve the contract of San Venganza for control of a thousand dark souls. Seeing that the agreement would give Mephistopheles the power to bring hell on Earth, the Rider refuses and escapes with it. In 1986, Mephistopheles reaches out to 17-year-old Johnny Blaze, offering to cure his father's cancer in exchange for Johnny's soul. The next morning, Johnny awakens to discover the cancer cured, but his father dies later from burns sustained in a stunt accident. Johnny accuses Mephistopheles of causing his father's death, but Mephistopheles considers his side of the contract fulfilled and promises to see Johnny again.

Mephistopheles' son Blackheart comes to Earth and seeks aid from the Hidden (three fallen angels bonded with the elements of air, earth, and water) to find the lost contract of San Venganza.

In the present, Johnny has become a famous motorcycle stuntman. He runs into his former sweetheart Roxanne Simpson, now a news reporter, whom he abandoned after his father's death. He convinces her to attend a dinner date.

Mephistopheles makes Johnny the new Ghost Rider and offers to return his soul if he defeats Blackheart. Johnny transforms into the Ghost Rider, his flesh burning off his skeleton, and kills the earth angel Gressil. He then uses the Penance Stare, a power that causes mortals to feel all the pain they have caused others, searing their soul, on a street thug. The next day, he meets a man called the Caretaker, who knows about the Ghost Rider's history. He assures Johnny that what happened was real and will happen again, especially at night, when he is near an evil soul.

Johnny leaves to find Roxanne, who is reporting the previous night's events on the news. At home, Johnny tries to control his firepower. Roxanne comes to visit before leaving town, and Johnny reveals himself as the Devil's bounty hunter. Unconvinced, she walks away in disbelief. After brief imprisonment for murders Blackheart committed, Johnny kills the air angel Abigor and escapes from the police. He returns to the Caretaker, who tells him of his predecessor Carter Slade, a Texas Ranger who hid the contract of San Venganza. At home, Johnny discovers that Blackheart has killed his friend Mack and taken Roxanne hostage, intending to kill her if Johnny does not deliver the contract. Johnny tries to use the Penance Stare on Blackheart, but it proves ineffective as Blackheart has no soul. Blackheart then orders Johnny to retrieve the contract and bring it to him in San Venganza.

Johnny returns to the Caretaker, demanding the contract to save Roxanne. The Caretaker reveals that it is hidden inside a spade, telling Johnny that he is stronger than his predecessors because he sold his soul for love rather than greed, before giving it to him. The Caretaker then transforms with Blaze, revealing that he is actually Carter Slade. Slade then leads Johnny to San Venganza and gives him a lever-action shotgun before bidding him farewell and having finally shaken off the curse, fading into dust as he rides away.

After killing the water angel Wallow, Johnny gives Blackheart the contract. He transforms into the Ghost Rider to subdue Blackheart, but is rendered powerless at sunrise. Using the contract to absorb the thousand souls, Blackheart, now calling himself Legion, attempts to finish Johnny off, but is distracted when Roxanne uses Johnny's shotgun to separate them. Johnny shoots Blackheart with the gun, holding it in the shadows to allow him to enhance it with his power. Keeping his own body in shadow, he transforms again and uses his Penance Stare to render Blackheart catatonic by burning all the corrupt souls within him. Mephistopheles appears and declares the contract is complete, offering to take back the curse of the Ghost Rider. Determined not to let anyone else make another deal, Johnny declines, declaring that he will use his power against the demon and against all harm that comes to the innocent. Infuriated, Mephistopheles vows to make Johnny pay and disappears with Blackheart's body. Roxanne tells Johnny that he has his second chance and kisses him. Johnny rides away on his motorcycle, preparing for his new life as the Ghost Rider.

Cast

 * Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider: A motorcycle stuntman, who is tricked into making a deal with the demon lord Mephisto thinking that it will save his father from dying, and is subsequently bound to an ancient demon, transformed into a supernatural, fiery, skeletal, monstrous soul hunter, the Ghost Rider. As his work for Mephisto continues, he hunts down the demons which have escaped from Hell (a.k.a. Hate or Hades).
 * Matt Long as young Johnny Blaze
 * Eva Mendes as Roxanne Simpson: Johnny's childhood love-interest, and current girlfriend who is a news reporter.
 * Raquel Alessi as young Roxanne Simpson
 * Wes Bentley as Blackheart / Legion: A demon who is the son of Mephisto, and wants to use the Contract of San Venganza in order to unleash Hell on Earth.
 * Sam Elliott as Carter Slade: A former Ghost Rider, or Phantom Rider, and an ally and mentor to Blaze.
 * Donal Logue as Mack: A member of Johnny's team and his own impresario.
 * Peter Fonda as Mephistopheles "Mephisto": The demon lord with whom Blaze makes a contractual deal in order to save the latter's father from cancer. Deceivingly, Mephisto causes Blaze's father to die the next day in a motorcycling accident. Mephisto is in search for his illegitimate son, Blackheart, who seeks to overthrow him. The two race in search of the Contract of San Venganza, a binding note of 1,000 evil souls.
 * Brett Cullen as Barton Blaze: Johnny Blaze's deceased father, and former motorcycle stuntman.
 * David Roberts as Captain Jack Dolan: A police captain.
 * Laurence Breuls as Gressil: A Fallen Angel with earth-based powers, and one of Blackheart's minions.
 * Daniel Frederiksen as Wallow: A Fallen Angel with water-based powers, and one of Blackheart's minions.
 * Mathew Wilkinson as Abigor: A Fallen Angel with wind-based powers, and one of Blackheart's minions.
 * Rebel Wilson as a girl in the alley.
 * Jessica Napier as a Broken Spoke waitress.

Development
Marvel began development for Ghost Rider as early as 1992 and were in discussions with potential producers to sell the rights to. In 1997, Gale Anne Hurd was listed as producer, with Jonathan Hensleigh attached to write the script. David S. Goyer developed a script and in May 2000, Marvel announced an agreement with Crystal Sky Entertainment to film Ghost Rider with actor Jon Voight attached as a producer. Production was scheduled to start in early 2001 with a budget of $75 million and Johnny Depp expressing interest in the lead role. The following August, Dimension Films joined Crystal Sky to co-finance the film, which would be directed by Stephen Norrington. Producer Avi Arad approached Eric Bana on the possibility of playing Ghost Rider, but opted to cast him in Hulk instead. In June 2001, actor and Ghost Rider fan Nicolas Cage entered talks to be cast into the lead role, after having found out about Depp being a possibility for the role and contacted the director to express his own interest. Norrington would drop out within a few months due his commitment to Tick Tock and Cage eventually left the project as well. By May 2002, Columbia Pictures sought to acquire rights to Ghost Rider in turnaround from Dimension Films following their success with Spider-Man. They brought Shane Salerno to rewrite Goyer's script.

Pre-production
In April 2003, under Columbia Pictures, director Mark Steven Johnson took over the helm for Ghost Rider with Cage returning for the lead role. Johnson, rewriting Salerno's script, was set to begin production of Ghost Rider in late 2003 or early 2004, but it was delayed to October. Cage took a temporary leave of absence to film The Weather Man. Ghost Rider production was slated to tentatively begin in May or June 2004. Despite the previous listed actors, Johnson claimed that Cage was the only actor they considered for the role of Johnny Blaze. Cage said that the film should be Rated R.

Ghost Rider had again been delayed to begin in late 2004, but the lack of a workable script continued to delay production. Johnson revealed that the original draft featured the character Scarecrow as the main villain, but the studio convinced him to change it to Blackheart so that audiences did not confuse him for the DC character of the same name. Actor Wes Bentley was cast as Blackheart, having been introduced to Johnson by Colin Farrell, who had worked with the director in Daredevil. Actress Eva Mendes was also cast opposite Cage as Roxanne Simpson.

Filming
Ghost Rider commenced filming in Australia at the Melbourne Docklands film studios on February 14, 2005. In March, actor Peter Fonda (who starred in Easy Rider) was cast as the villain Mephistopheles. Johnson originally planned to film before an audience at the Docklands Stadium, but instead opted to create a crowd using computer-generated imagery. The director also chose to film in the motorcycle district of Melbourne. By June 2005, principal photography had been completed for Ghost Rider, which was set for a summer 2006 release.

In April 2006, the cast and crew performed last-minute reshoots in Vancouver.

Character portrayal
Instead of a "hard drinking and smoking bad ass" Johnny Blaze, Nicolas Cage decided to give him more depth: "I'm playing him more as someone who... made this deal and he's trying to avoid confronting it, anything he can do to keep it away from him". Cage also explained that Blaze's stunt riding was a form of escape and a way to keep him connected to his deceased father, who taught him to ride. Cage rode a Buell motorcycle for Blaze's stunt cycle, and a heavily customized hardtail chopper named "Grace" which transforms into the "Hell Cycle". The Hell Cycle's wheels, made of pure flames in the comics, were changed to be solid tires covered in flames in order to give the motorcycle more weight onscreen.

The film's visual effects supervisor, Kevin Mack, and the visual effects team at Sony Pictures Imageworks handled the difficult task of creating computer-generated fire on a shot-by-shot basis. Ghost Rider's skull flames were designed to become smaller and blue to display any emotion other than rage. Kevin's Team at Imageworks also created computer-generated motorcycles, chains, water, black goo, dementors and buildings. To pull off such effects as the living morph where the hardtail chopper ("Grace") comes alive to become the "Hell Cycle", Sony enlisted teams of animators, models, effects artists, lighters & "Flame" artists. The department supervisors for these teams at Imageworks included Kevin Hudson, Brian Steiner, JD Cowels, Marco Marenghi, Joe Spadaro, Joanie Karnowski, Vincent Serritella & Patrick Witting. Patrick's team bore the brunt of the work as they created the fire using a custom pipeline that automated the set up starting with Maya animated geometry driving Maya Fluids, imported into Houdini and then rendered & composited on top of the live action plates. Patrick and his team set up the fire process and much of the front end automation was set up by Scott Palleiko and Joe Spadaro. The fire was then tweaked and manipulated to look and move believably by Patrick's eleven man Houdini effects team. All of this was enabled by effects producers Daniel Kuehn and the Digital Effects Supervisor Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn.

The digital version of the hell cycle was modeled in detail by Kevin Hudson and based on the practical prop used in the film, it included animatable skeletal hands that came alive to wrap the gas tank during the supernatural transformation scene. The transformation scene was animated by Max Tyrie and finalized by Joe Spadaro. Each part of the "Grace" geometry had to match up and morph with a piece of geometry on the "Hell Cycle".

Ghost Rider's voice was manipulated by sound designer Dane Davis, who won an Academy Award for Sound Editing for The Matrix. Davis filtered Cage's line readings through three different kinds of animal growls that were played backwards and covered separate frequencies. Davis then amplified the dialogue through a mechanical volumizer. Director Johnson described the sound as a "deep, demonic, mechanical lion's roar".

Music
Christopher Young composed Ghost Rider score. In addition, Spiderbait, a band that Johnson befriended during filming in Australia, performed a cover of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" for the end credits.

 * Track listing

Marketing
In May 2005, Sony Pictures launched the official website for Ghost Rider. The following July, the studio presented a Ghost Rider panel at Comic-Con International and screened a teaser for the audience. The teaser, which did not have finalized footage of the film, eventually leaked online. In the same month, Majesco Entertainment Company announced its deal with Marvel to acquire worldwide rights to produce the video game Ghost Rider for the PS2, PSP, and Game Boy Advance consoles. In December, the studio presented a first glimpse of Ghost Rider in a ten-second footage piece on the official site. In April 2006, Sideshow Collectibles announced the sale of a Ghost Rider maquette based on the concept art of the film. The following May, domestic and international teaser trailers for Ghost Rider were launched at Apple Inc.. The Ghost Rider was also featured in a commercial for Jackson Hewitt Tax Services in which the character presented his income tax forms to a clerk for processing to receive a quick refund check.

Theatrical
Ghost Rider was originally scheduled to release on August 4, 2006, but the date was moved three weeks earlier to July 14. Sony changed the film's release date once more to February 16, 2007 to help relieve the studio's crowded 2006 calendar.

Home media
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on June 12, 2007 as a single-disc Theatrical Cut DVD, two-disc Extended Cut DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and UMD. Special features on the Extended Cut DVD include two commentary tracks, a comic book history feature, and a making of the film featurette.

Box office
Ghost Rider was commercially released in the United States on February 16, 2007. The film grossed $15,420,123 on its opening day, while earning $45,388,836 for its opening weekend. The film earned $52,022,908 over the four-day President's Day weekend, with a per-theater average of $US 14,374 in 3,619 theaters. This made it the highest President's Day opening weekend at the time, surpassing the three-day record held by Daredevil and the four-day record held by 50 First Dates simultaneously. The film would go on to hold these records until 2010 when Valentine's Day took them. The film's total earnings were $228,738,393 worldwide of which $115,802,596 was from North America.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, Ghost Rider has an approval rating of 27% based on reviews from 140 critics, with an average rating of 3.90 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states: "Ghost Rider is a sour mix of morose, glum histrionics amidst jokey puns and hammy dialogue". Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 35 out of 100 based on reviews from 20 critics. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a grade "B".

Michael Ordoña of the Los Angeles Times and Jeannette Catsoulis of the New York Times expressed disappointment in the film. Ordoña said "for a comic book with a rebel spirit, the adaptation feels obediently conventional", and Catsoulis said Johnny Blaze is "more funny than frightening". Although Eric Alt of the Chicago Tribune praised the computer-generated effects of the film, he also criticized it, calling it a "clumsy, lifeless outing".

IGN ranked the film 7th on its list of the 10 worst comic book films of the decade.

Accolades
The film was nominated for one Razzie Award for Nicolas Cage as Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. The film was also nominated for Best Horror Film at the Saturn Awards.

Sequel
A sequel, entitled Spirit of Vengeance, was released on February 17, 2012. Cage reprised his role as Johnny Blaze and also portrayed Johnny Blaze in his Ghost Rider form. Crank filmmakers Neveldine/Taylor directed the film. The film received worse reviews than its predecessor, but was still a financial success.

When asked about a potential third film, Cage said that it could happen, but without his involvement. In 2013 the rights reverted to Marvel Studios, effectively cancelling plans for a third film. The Robbie Reyes version of the Ghost Rider later appeared in the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In popular culture
Craig Ferguson, former host of The Late Late Show, has mentioned that his robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson was inspired by Cage's portrayal of Ghost Rider in this film and its sequel.

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9M120 Ataka

The 9M120 Ataka (Атака; Attack) is an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) originating from the Soviet Union. The NATO reporting name of the 9M120 missile is the AT-9 Spiral-2. It is the next major generation in the 9K114 Shturm (AT-6 Spiral) family. The missile has radio command guidance and is also a beam riding SACLOS. This missile's primary variant was designed to defeat tanks with composite armour and explosive reactive armor. The 9M120 Ataka system is often confused with the 9K121 Vikhr system, despite being different weapons systems developed by different companies. The former was designed by the KBM machine-building design bureau and manufactured by the Degtyarev plant. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia exported the Ataka ATGM to Iran, Kazakhstan, and Slovenia.

Development
The 9M120 missile was developed by the Kolomna engineering design bureau, located in Kolomna. This company already designed previous ATGMs, such as the 9M14 Malyutka and 9M114 Kokon missiles. The design work began in the mid 1980s. The Ataka ATGM was designed as a successor model to and a further development of the 9K114 Shturm, which was introduced in the late 1970s. Compared to its predecessor, the AT-9 is more resistant to electronic countermeasures, and has a greater hit accuracy and longer reach. The newly developed warhead allows for increased penetration power and effectiveness against explosive reactive armor. The first units were delivered in 1985 to the Soviet armed forces.

The missile has often been confused in the West with the 9A4172 Vikhr dual-purpose laser beam riding missile used on the Kamov helicopters and Sukhoi attack aircraft (as well as some Ukrainian Mi-24/35 upgrades). These systems are completely unrelated in their design and are in fierce competition. New light multifunctional guided missiles with increased range – up to 25 kilometers – have been developed and received for Russian attack helicopters on the outcomes of the military operation in Syria.

Description
The Ataka missile is stored in a glass reinforced plastic tube, which also acts as its launcher. The missile is reported to be considerably faster than the 9K114 Shturm, with longer range than the original version. It still uses radio command guidance, but the system has been improved when compared to the earlier 9K114 Shturm.

The system is carried by the multiple kinds of helicopters including the Mi-28 and Mi-35. It is also offered for ground vehicles like the BMPT and the 9P149.

There are three main missiles that are compatible with the launch system. The first is a two-stage anti-armour weapon that features a tandem warhead for dealing with add-on armor. The second variant of the missile – designated as 9M120F – has a thermobaric warhead for use against infantry positions and bunkers. The third variant of the 9M120 Ataka is the 9M220, which features a proximity fused expanding rod warhead, providing the missile with Surface-to-Air capability against low- and slow-flying aircraft.

Variants

 * 9M120 Ataka "AT-9 Spiral-2" SACLOS radio command guidance missile.
 * 9M120 – This variant features a tandem HEAT warhead to defeat current and future armored fighting vehicles equipped with ERA.
 * 9M120F – This variant uses a thermobaric warhead for greater effect against buildings, unarmored targets, and bunkers.
 * 9M220O – This variant is included with an expanding rod warhead for use against helicopters. It is equipped with a proximity fuse to destroy aircraft, and detonates its fragmentation warhead when less than four meters from the target.
 * 9M120M – A modernized variant with an extended range of 8,000 m. The improved warhead can penetrate over 950 mm of RHA after ERA.
 * 9M120D – An improved variant with a range of 10 km
 * 9M120-1 Ataka – Upgraded Ataka missiles used by Ataka-T GWS.
 * 9M127-1 Ataka-VM - New air to surface version for helicopters.

Current operators

 * Algerian Air Force – used on Mi-24MKIII, Mi 171Sh2 and Mil Mi-28 helicopters.
 * Algerian Ground Forces – used on the BMPT Terminator.
 * Azerbaijani Air Forces – used on Mil Mi-35M helicopters.
 * 🇧🇾 Belarus
 * Armed Forces of Belarus
 * Egyptian Air Force - used on Ka-52 and Mil Mi-24 helicopters.
 * Indian Air Force - used on Mil Mi-35 helicopters.
 * Indonesian Army – Used on Mi-35P attack helicopters.
 * Iranian Air Force – In 1999, 500 AT-6 Spiral missiles were ordered for the Mi-171Sh. The delivery started in 2000 and ended in 2003 with some of these missiles possibly being AT-9 Spiral-2s.
 * Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan – 120 missiles were ordered in 2010 for the BMPT tank support vehicle. In 2011, 40 were delivered.
 * Russian Armed Forces – Operated on a wide range of vehicles ranging from helicopters to ATGM carriers.
 * Serbian Air Force and Air Defence – used on Mi-35 attack helicopters.
 * Slovenian Armed Forces – Six launchers were ordered in 2009 and mounted on patrol boat "Triglav" the following year.
 * Syrian Armed Forces – used on the BMPT Terminator.
 * Venezuelan Army Aviation used on Mil Mi-35M2 helicopters.
 * Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan – 120 missiles were ordered in 2010 for the BMPT tank support vehicle. In 2011, 40 were delivered.
 * Russian Armed Forces – Operated on a wide range of vehicles ranging from helicopters to ATGM carriers.
 * Serbian Air Force and Air Defence – used on Mi-35 attack helicopters.
 * Slovenian Armed Forces – Six launchers were ordered in 2009 and mounted on patrol boat "Triglav" the following year.
 * Syrian Armed Forces – used on the BMPT Terminator.
 * Venezuelan Army Aviation used on Mil Mi-35M2 helicopters.
 * Slovenian Armed Forces – Six launchers were ordered in 2009 and mounted on patrol boat "Triglav" the following year.
 * Syrian Armed Forces – used on the BMPT Terminator.
 * Venezuelan Army Aviation used on Mil Mi-35M2 helicopters.
 * Syrian Armed Forces – used on the BMPT Terminator.
 * Venezuelan Army Aviation used on Mil Mi-35M2 helicopters.
 * Venezuelan Army Aviation used on Mil Mi-35M2 helicopters.

Possible operators

 * 🇲🇱 Mali
 * 🇲🇱 Mali
 * 🇲🇱 Mali

 * Malian Air Force– used on Mil Mi-35 helicopters

Former operators

 * – Passed on to successor states.
 * Brazilian Air Force – used on Mil Mi-35 helicopters.
 * Brazilian Air Force – used on Mil Mi-35 helicopters.

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James Zumberge

James Herbert Zumberge (December 27, 1923 – April 15, 1992) was a professor of geology and president of Grand Valley State University from 1962 to 1969, of Southern Methodist University from 1975 to 1980, and of the University of Southern California from 1980 to 1991.

Early life and education
James Herbert Zumberge was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1923 to Herbert Samuel and Helen Reich Zumberge. He served in the military (U.S. Marine Corps) before earning a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Minnesota in 1950. His thesis was on the formation of the Great Lakes.

Career
Zumberge taught for several years at the University of Michigan and later was the director of the earth sciences school at the University of Arizona. He led several expeditions in Antarctica and was chief glaciologist for the U.S. Ross Ice Shelf project in Antarctica. Cape Zumberge and the Zumberge Coast bear his name.

He served as the first President of Grand Valley State University from 1962 to 1968, Director of the School of Earth Science at University of Arizona 1968–72, Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1972 to 1975, the seventh president of Southern Methodist University from 1975 to 1980, and the ninth president of University of Southern California from 1980 to 1991.

While President of USC, Zumberge instituted a revenue-center management system, where individual schools and units were responsible for their own revenue and expenses.

Death and legacy
Zumberge died at age 68 in Pasadena, California, as the result of a brain tumor.

James H. Zumberge Hall (originally the Zumberge Library) and Zumberge Pond at Grand Valley State University's Allendale Campus are named for him, as well as Zumberge Hall of Sciences, one of the natural science buildings at USC.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Crystal Ball)

 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, with a popular suggestion to merge it into the main article. Dmcdevit·t 08:58, July 28, 2005 (UTC)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Crystal Ball)
Speculation and original research, if anything should be merged into the main article. Sorry, I know I'm going to be pissing off a lot of Harry Potter fans, but I don't think this is encyclopedic. - Ta bu shi da yu 15:01, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Further, and don't know why I didn't mention this before, but please refer to What Wikipedia is not. This article violates this. - Ta bu shi da yu 15:44, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * How does it violate the "crystal ball" rule? Kappa 17:24, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The entire article deals with speculation, most of it non-notable and that which is notable should be merged into the main Harry Potter book. - Ta bu shi da yu 07:06, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I don't think I have ever been convinced by a reference to this "rule". CalJW 17:48, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It is not speculation. The key point for this article is that it is information confirmed prior to the books release, under 26 hours ago.  As it has been released, we can now see for ourselves that it was not just crystalballery.  I am also confused as to how this can be called original research.  Please explain. Sonic Mew | talk to me 00:43, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Because the information is all mostly speculation, most of it is non-notable. That which is notable should be merged into the main Harry Potter article. - Ta bu shi da yu 07:06, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It's not speculation. Its stuff that was speculation prior to the true information being revealed, as such forms a notable piece about fan culture, on what is the biggest book sale in the world on one day ever.     13:32, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Note to VfD admin it appears that this should be a speedy keep. - Ta bu shi da yu 03:25, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Merge with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince or rename. Aecis 15:03, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or merge This article has no need to be around with the book now out. I would personally delete it. However, some may want the information so to keep these people happy, maybe it would be best if it could be merged into the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince atricle --RingbearerNZ 02:24, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - Encyclopedias should contain facts, not "what could have been facts" Davidbod
 * It contains facts about the history of the Harry Potter series. CalJW 17:50, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Move facts about the history of the series into the main article and delete the rumors. --Ldrhcp 20:40, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed.
 * Keep but probably rename, encyclopedia should preserve facts, not gratuituously remove them. Kappa 15:25, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Cleanup is required to remove duplicate material and cite sources, but that's no reason for deletion.  JYolkowski // talk 15:29, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge anything of value into the main article.
 * Delete. It served its purpose; however, facts that were leaked before the book came out won't be referenced by anybody now that they can, you know, see all the facts without having to sift through leaks.  Almafeta 17:08, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It's not an article about the facts, it's an article about the leaks. Kappa 17:23, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep A valuable record. There will not be room for everything in the main article. CalJW 17:47, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Now that the book is out, this can be deleted. Not that I care for Harry Potter, though. Wake me when Star Trek XI or Star Wars VII is out.   — J I P | Talk 17:57, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Just because we're not fans of a paticular series, is NOT a reason to delete information on a paticular topic. This is factual information about a topic that happens to have a great appeal to many people.  That is the sort of thing this wikipedia was meant to do, provide a place for the community to talk about and post relavent facts for topics that interest them.  So while i myself am not a fan, I say keep it.
 * I voted "delete" because this article is useless now that the book is out, not because I'm not a Harry Potter fan. I would have voted "delete" for Star Trek XI (Crystal Ball) or Star Wars VII (Crystal Ball) too. Had I noticed this VfD before the book was out, I would have voted "keep" or abstained.   — J I P | Talk 18:59, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with main article. I wonder if we picked who the halfblood prince is. Capitalistroadster 18:44, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I think it is important to recognise that Harry Potter is a unique phenomenon - not even the His Dark Materials trilogy caused such a stir even though many would argue that it probably should have given its formidable subject matter. The leaks, speculation - its all part and parcel of the Potter experience. Given that - I think deleting for its own sake would be a huge mistake. Information can be re-organised, re-named - but it is valid exactly because of the uniqueness of the situation. I am glad to see that Wikipedia provides such in-depth detail and I honestly dont see how anything that has been done either here or in the main article (especially the summaries - which are just brilliant!) contradicts what this enterprise is supposed to be about. The main article can't possibly house everything and I think this is a very worthwhile repository. I agree with whoever said that "Cleanup is required to remove duplicate material and cite sources, but that's no reason for deletion." Keep it. Severina 18:51, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge as a small section into the main article. ed g2s  •  talk  19:19, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge into the main book article anything that is useful and not already duplicated elsewhere. 23skidoo 20:45, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but cleanup, rename to something a little more decent (like "Rumours prior to the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" or something) and follow a clear format of "This was the rumor... This was how fans reacted... This is what happened in the book." --AceMyth 21:17, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Information that is encyclopedic and relevant to a particular audience is NEVER useless. It is not your job to delete things just because you don't think it's relevant. Cynicalkane 21:39, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This may be very helpful for researchers working in the area of publishing policy, trade secrets, information flow, memes etc. Knowing almost exactly who, what and when revealed something from the unpublished, but highly demanded book is invaluable. Agree that cleaning and renaming will help. 82.210.153.132 21:50, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or merge a small section into the main article. Has served it's purpose. Thue | talk 23:31, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or send it to some fan's user page. Wikipedia is not a Harry Potter rumor site. If it were an article about Harry Potter rumors (i.e. the phenomenon), that would be something different. -Aranel (" Sarah ") 00:02, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It is about the phenomenon! Sonic Mew | talk to me 00:35, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. It looks like a combination of a) outdated rumors compiled before the release of the book, and b) spoilers from the book placed by one persistant editor he keeps trying to delete them from the main book article. The first is pure fancruft and the second doesn't belong here. --Calton | Talk 00:23, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This was split from the main article to allow the new info to go in, but to keep the information at the same time.  It contains the confirmed information befre the books release, which was a mere 15 hours before this vfd was started.  Any Harry Potter fan will find that of interest, (making it not fancruft.)  If you want a rename, how about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince/Archive. Sonic Mew | talk to me 00:35, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Any Harry Potter fan will find that of interest, (making it not fancruft.)  That statement makes NO sense whatsoever, since fancruft means "of interest ONLY to fans", not "not of interest to fans". --Calton | Talk 09:11, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but badly needs cleanup. I suppose this could also serve as a collection of all the major rumors floating around, and with a note on each of them whether that rumor was true or false (and if it's false, what the truth is). Shouldn't be merged with the main HBP article because that would make it way too long. --FatherGuidoSarducci 01:39, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with main article (first choice); or Delete (second choice). Book is issued, only need for one article.  Significant unmet rumors or expectations can also be merged to main article.  There is no reason any "archive" couldn't exist there as well. Xoloz 04:03, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * 	Keep		The article has historical value. — — Ŭalabio‽ 04:39:44, 2005-07-17 (UTC)
 * Delete per Davidbod. I suppose this stuff is a hair more notable than the various Pokecruft, but fancruft and speculation belong on fansites, not in encyclopedias.  Maybe it could be mentioned briefly in the book's article. --Idont Havaname 05:39, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable archive of hype leading up to the book. --WikiFan04TALK TO ME! ;-) 00:59, 17 Jul 2005 (CDT)
 * Keep or Merge This is a good archive of the titbids of intformation and leaks leading upto the release of the book. The main article is currently rather large so I'd go for keep so as not to overload the main article. However, if the consensus is to remove this article then I'd rather see the relevant information placed in the main article. --Colin Angus Mackay 08:15, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, it's actually quite an informative and interesting article, but it should probably be given a different title. Cyclone49 11:48, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete and Merge as per Ldrhcp and Davidbod. --Denihilonihil 11:56, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge, the information has historical value and did exist without problems before the book was released. It should be merged back into the main article, now that the plot synopsis has been moved over to a different page - Master Of Ninja 11:58, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, rather interesting and chronicles the scale of the event. --84.66.6.29 13:03, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge or delete. Very funny name though. Radiant_ >|< 13:07, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but rename.     13:32, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Interesting article on the speculation leading up to publication. Vashti 13:35, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. 24 at 14:20, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Cynical 14:39, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge to a "speculation" section, failing that keep. Nice historical record. Nickptar 17:25, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but rename. --Cruci 18:31, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The hype and rumours about the book are worthy of their own article. However, the title should be changed and the article cleaned up. R.suleman 19:17, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, but rename and clean up, perhaps including adding what the "right answers" turned out to be if it's worth the spoiler warnings. This isn't speculation by Wikipedia, it's encyclopedic reporting of speculation elsewhere. Robin Johnson 19:37, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. It documents an unprecedented phenomenon within Western popular culture. Never has any book been the subject of this kind of pre-release hype, never has this kind of local pageantry been inspired by the release of a book, either for adults or for children. Knowing the details of what was speculated about a forthcoming installment provides understanding as to what was important to this subsection of the general public at this time. (I think they ought to retain the title, too, including the "Crystal Ball" part. It's too funny!) --Bluejay Young 19:48, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge. This article actually shows up under "rumours" of the main HBP article.  Making a section of rumours in the main HBP article is good; making a whole article, especially when some of this information is JKR-verified (especially in the other information section).  So merge the important stuff (which, to be honest, isn't much) with the main article and delete the main article because there is no real premise. SujinYH 20:56, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, make this the main article of the "Rumors" section in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 21:24, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --Alterego 21:40, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (rumours); current name is cute, but for something that has already come out, really makes no sense. Then cleanup to comment on the rumors vs. what actually happened, as per Robin Johnson.  Dcarrano 22:31, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, let interested editors manage it as they see fit. Everyking 22:41, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete This info really isn't very important now that the book has come out. It seems to me that false rumors aren't all that important, and correct rumors, and in the book and don't need to be covered in a separate page.ScooterSES 23:01, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Simply rename. -- Judson 23:09, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I see no reason why people should object to this. I enjoy looking back at these rumors and seeing how close to the truth they seemed to be, and I know I'm not the only one.  . -- User:Mikibacsi1124 23:09, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete or Merge. Fan speculation over a book hardly warrants its own article, it's not encylopedic. --Hn 02:46, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Move and Keep as per Dcarrano. JamesBurns 03:09, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge the useful stuff back into the article and delete. →Raul654 03:22, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge the useful stuff back into the article and delete. (Yes, I just cut and pasted what Raul said, but I agree). Manning 03:28, July 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. There has hardly been a book more speculated about, and therefore the speculation in itself is notable, even after the book was released. Sjakkalle (Check!)  11:27, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete This information will not be useful a year from now. Kaldari 15:21, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * It will still be interesting! And you never know who may find it useful! Sonic Mew | talk to me 19:26, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete I agree... as the book is out there is no need for this page anymore.
 * This page was specifically created because the main book's page was needed! Sonic Mew | talk to me 19:26, July 18, 2005 (UTC)

 * Comment on renaming: On the talk page for this, I suggested renaming the article to Pre-release speculation about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as a cleaner alternative to an anon's suggestion of Pre-release speculation as to the content of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Having a rum(o|ou)rs page about it doesn't make sense, since it has already been released (and thus there won't be any more rumors).  Pre-release speculation sounds like a better phrase to put in the title to me, and it gets around having some word in parentheses at the end of the title, and the US/UK spelling issue.  Any in favor? --Idont Havaname 22:25, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete the article under its current title. Move appropriate content to the main article. Remove original research, unencyclopedic material, and non-verifiable speculation. Whatever notable speculations remain shall be happily at home on the main article. IF that main article, edited down to its most elegant presentation, is still too large to contain this material, then create a new article as required with an appropriate name. Dystopos 04:02, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * mergepamri 06:40, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but rename to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (prior speculation). —Phil | Talk 11:50, July 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is an encyclopedia to record facts and rational analysis, not a private diary to record speculations and rumors. An inclusion of this "article" would be absurd and intolerable. -- Emsworth 17:44, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per Emsworth. This level of Pottercruft is just not encyclopaedic. — Trilobite (Talk) 18:34, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep That so much speculation exists to have warranted an article in the first place speaks to the value of the information for posterity. tylerwillis 03:41, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

 * AGREED (Unsigned comment by

 * KEEP, this article is still quite relevant to anyone who has not read the book.Gateman1997 22:37, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge anything non-crufty, or, failing that, just Delete. Or maybe put into a "Harry Potter fandom" article (I know there's one around) but not one on its own. Crystal Ball content is not supposed to be kept, and most rumours/speculation about something turn out to be false anyway. We aim to be factual and objective, and listing hundreds of "fans hoped for//it was rumoured that ... but instead..." statements is just plain pointless. GarrettTalk 01:44, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Exploding Boy 02:39, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge any information about the book not all ready in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince into it. Information about the widespread speculation should be included in the merge.  However, this is not the same as noting every theory that was speculated.  I.E. it is okay to say that millions of fans debated the identity of the Half Blood Prince.  That's because that entails a notable amount of speculation.  It is not okay, however, to say that the best theory is Bill Weasley and then give a page-long explanation of the reasons why.  It is not necessary to include every last theory proposed because they are not the interesting part.  If there was something especially notable about any of them, such as a radical or controversial prediction, that would be different.  Right now, however, the article's focus is on what was believed, rather than the fact that people believed it.  In fact, its stated goal is to say "what was known" prior to the release.  This is just a deliberate limit of the information we have on HBP.  This is not acceptable on Wikipedia, where we strive to be comprehensive.  We would never have an article on "what was known about chemistry in 1942," although that is a part of history.  I am going through the article now.  I will remove most of the guesses and previews themselves while leaving notable information about them.  I will leave what is necessary to support the previous.  I hope you get what I mean.Superm401 | Talk 02:53, July 21, 2005 (UTC) (comment modified by me Superm401 | Talk 03:07, July 21, 2005 (UTC))
 * I've worked a fair bit on the Harry Potter articles recently, and you're definitely not pissing me off. In fact, I'd really like to cut as much speculation as possible. The contents of this article was useful for verified information about the upcoming book (ie, that Rowling herself verified), but now that the real thing is out, this article no longer has any purpose. Merge anything that is verified as true with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and leave out the rest. --Deathphoenix 03:27, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince or rename. Phoenix2 03:34, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Interesting article about speculation before the book was released. Maybe even lock as an archival as all new information should go to the book's article. Hansamurai 03:42, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * We already have an archival lock.  It's called article history.  However, the active version of the article should represent the current state of knowledge regarding a topic.  That is already in the main article on HBP.  That current state of knowledge can include information regarding past predictions(it's part of history); however, those predictions should be notable in some way. Superm401 | Talk 05:16, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * If deleted, wouldn't the history of this article be deleted as well? Dystopos 13:43, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The archive of the crystal ball article will. However, this info was originally in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.  That history contains everything that was ever in the HPB article.  That means none of the article past is really lost. There is no need for an archive article.  Superm401 | Talk 21:08, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

 * This seems merely to be a question of organisation and naming. Of course we are going to keep the verfiable information (whether it turned out right or wrong is irrelevant). Keep Pcb21| Pete 08:59, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep (216.62.201.253 did not sign off)
 * Keep May need some reworking, but speculations about the content of Harry Potter 6 is a valid topic, at least until everybody can read the entire series. Theodore W.
 * Delete. This is not even a proper encyclopedia article, just a compilation of fan speculation about a particular book.  A compilation of fan speculation on a book belongs, at best, on a fan site.  It does not matter whether the book sells nine or nine million copies, this information will never be encyclopedic.  Some of our users need to learn the difference between a general knowledge base and an encyclopedia. Indrian 15:41, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, Rumors and speculation about a book that has already been released is no where near encyclopedic. In fact, to put it frankly, it's stupid. Merge what may be notable (such as pictures and etc), but this article should not exist. K1Bond007 19:10, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Utterly pointless. Leithp 20:14, July 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge merge merge merge. There's no reason not to mention what was guessed correctly.  The current HBP article is pretty short, so it wouldn't hurt to merge the stuff back in.  If kept, it must be renamed.   Ingoolemo   talk  02:17, 2005 July 22 (UTC)

 * Keep, but clean up, and including what the "right answers" turned out to be when the book was released.
 * Keep for historical reasons - given the importance of Harry Potter. JuntungWu 20:14, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I dont really care about Harry Potter but I think its an important article. And by the looks of this VfD itll end as No Consensus. Redwolf24 03:48, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete I know it might be interesting but it is unencyclopedic and totally pointless. It is like having a speculation page in a printed encyclopedia.--Zxcvbnm 03:57, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep!!! The mere fact that this is not a printed encyclopedia allows us to keep articles like this. It should be renamed to something along the lines of "Speculation about the release of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" but not deleted.  It is interesting to see what kind of things people were thinking before the book was released (based on the information available in previous books).  I second the above suggestion of archiving this entry.
 * Keep, but move some details to the book's main page. HBP was probably one of the most awaited books of the year, and there was a frankly unprecedented amount of pre-release "buzz". --Zetawoof 06:56, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Merge to main article --Tim Pope 11:19, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep! but rename "Prior Speculation" --Richieyo 18:22, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
 * note: IP 140.247.129.183 may or may not be Richieyo. GarrettTalk 01:45, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete no longer has a purpose Osu8907 15:38, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep! but rename "Prior Speculation" and psoosibly merge into a section in the main article.--michael180 18:07, July 27, 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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Raúl de Armas

Raúl de Armas (born 1941) is a Cuban-born architect who has designed and completed many major buildings in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East in his career of more than 35 years, winning numerous design awards.

De Armas came to New York in 1958 at the age of 17. He studied architecture at Cornell University.

Until he resigned in 1991, he was a partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in charge of interior design for their New York office. He designed the Citicorp Building in New York City, at the time the tallest building in the city outside of Manhattan. Since 1992, he has been a partner in the firm of MdeAS Architects (formerly Moed de Armas), which he helped found, in New York City.

Awards

 * CINTAS Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 2016–17
 * American Institute of Architects AIA Twenty-five Year Award, 2010 – Haj Terminal/King Abdul Aziz International Airport
 * Salvadori Center Founder's Award for Excellence in Design, 2008 – Moed de Armas & Shannon
 * Institute of Business Designers Award, Citation, 1992 – Knoll Palio Collection
 * INARCH, Citation, 1990 – San Benigno Torre Nord ("Il Matitone"), Genoa, Italy
 * Interior Design Awards, First Place, Independent Restaurants, 1988 – Palio Restaurant, New York
 * American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter, Citation, 1986 – Irving Trust Operations Center, New York
 * American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter, Citation, 1986 – Prudential at Princeton "Enerplex"
 * Interiors Magazine "Designer of the Year", 1984, – projects including Irving Trust Operations Center and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Corporation Headquarters
 * Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 1983 – planning of the Haj Terminal/King Abdul Aziz International Airport
 * Concrete Industry Board Annual Award, 1983 – 780 Third Avenue, New York
 * Fifth Avenue Association Commercial Building Award 1983 – Park Avenue Plaza, New York
 * Reliance Development Group Award, Distinguished Architecture, 1982 – Park Avenue Plaza, New York
 * Progressive Architecture award, 1981

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Talk:Wolf hunting

Source for estimate
There is no source for this estimate about numbers of wolves poisoned by bounty hunters: "It is estimated that by the 1870s, this method was killing 100,000 wolves annually." I can't find a source to substantiate this estimate, but I did find this from historian Michael Wise: "Between 1871 and 1875, wolfers killed around thirty-four thousand wolves in northern Montana and southern Alberta alone." I'm going replace the unsourced estimate. If anyone disagrees and can find a source, I'll be happy to revert.

VanillaBean28 (talk) 18:54, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

Citations in terrible need of verification
Out of the 100 references cited, at least 30 are currently dead links (404, or links to pages that have since changed). Many others are links to hunting tour operations or wolf conservation organizations, both of which may be potentially biased sources. If this article is to be taken seriously, it needs more neutral, verifiable sourcing. --Animalparty-- (talk) 07:18, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

I also noticed this issue. When clicking on some of the sources the page leads you to a business website which raises the question of bias immediately. It does not seem like a reliable source to get the information from when the website is trying to make money. It seems misleading to not mention in the article that the source of the info is from groups against the human hunting of wolf packs. Blibraty (talk) 02:08, 25 April 2022 (UTC)Blibraty (talk) 19:00, 24 April 2022 (UTC).

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History: North America
Footnote 37, uses an article "Were Native People Keystone Predators? A Continuous-Time Analysis of Wildlife Observations Made by Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806" to cite the claim that historically in North America wolves were found seldom outside aboriginal buffer zones. The cited article however does not make such a claim, it concludes that Grey wolves were observed in areas with larger game populations, and aboriginal buffer zones, where Native Americans did not hunt game, had larger game populations. I think that either the sentence should be removed or rewritten with correct information. KombuchaGod (talk) 19:26, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Missing from this subsection is the reintroduction of Gray Wolves in Yellowstone National Park in the late 1900s to repopulate North Americas wolf population after near extinction caused by over-hunting.

KombuchaGod (talk) 19:57, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

I noticed that the gallery of all the depiction of wolf images are only from history. It would be helpful I think to include more modern-day images and depictions of wolves and people hunting them to give the audience a better perspective of what it looks like today. Blibraty (talk) 02:15, 25 April 2022 (UTC)Blibraty (talk) 19:22, 24 April 2022 (UTC).

Current Situation: North America
Footnote 65, Article cited is from an unreliable source and section should be updated with current federal and state standings on wolf hunting regulations. KombuchaGod (talk) 19:42, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

I found that there are outdated numbers and facts in the very beginning of the section. For example, the last number fact was from 2007 which was 15 years ago. There is a solid chance that the numbers have been updated so it would be helpful to use a more up-to date version. Blibraty (talk) 02:24, 25 April 2022 (UTC)Blibraty (talk) 19:26, 24 April 2022 (UTC)

Wolf Hunting (Citations Issues)
Overall, the article is neutral, and there were no claims or frames that appeared biased toward a particular position. However, I checked a few citations. There were links that didn't work (404 error). Below are two links that didn't work

"A geographical perspective on the decline and extermination of the Irish wolf Canis lupus" (PDF). Kieran R. Hickey. Department of Geography, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2007-09-12. "Wolves in the Carpathians". Mary Gray. Anglican Wolf Society. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 15 June 2007. Alinadro (talk) 22:48, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Wolf Hunting (Information Needed)
The section called "Hunting with Dogs" is underrepresented and should be more elaborated. Adding more information (details) about hunting with dogs would be helpful. Information about wolf hunting regulations (in different counties) and examples of policies should be added. Alinadro (talk) 22:51, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Continuity error
"In England of 950, King Athelstan imposed..." His wiki article claims he died in 939, can someone check this please? 1.126.108.154 (talk) 21:14, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

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Talk:Basel I

Lag in the time zone and regulators
I just read here, that because of a lag in the time zones the bank went broke. And on top of that that in this lag the regulators came in and liquidated the bank. I think this needs a bit more explanation as I am not capabable of thinking of a way how a bank could be liquidated in a few hours? Or do I just not get the point??58.105.106.2 00:15, 14 November 2007 (

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Talk:Lucas Fox

The article needs a picture, I couldn't find one large enough to photograph. Alf 15:03, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Motörhead
Lucas Fox was not in Motörhead for 6 months (it would mean that he was still in Motörhead in 1976 - most articles cite 1975 as the period of his tenure) It appears he was replaced by Phil Taylor by early November - Larry Wallis appears to have left "just weeks" after Lucas Fox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Indieshack (talk • contribs) 00:47, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

France
I added the bit about France. I used to see Lucas at New Music Seminars in NYC around that time. The irony was that the bands they were succesful with weren't really that French. Gypsy Kings were, well, Gypsys, and Carte De Sejour Algerian IIRC. But this was seen as proof of France's diversity. Wwwhatsup 07:46, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Warsaw Pakt
Shouldn't that section be moved to a proper Warsaw Pakt article? Wwwhatsup 07:46, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

The Scientist or The Scientists
There is mention of him drumming for The Scientist - could that be Scientist (musician) - or The Scientists. (The Sisterhood page indicates the latter). -- Beardo (talk) 19:17, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

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User:Ivanyez

Hello, I've been editing the entries for the elections in Spain, up to now, you only added elections for Congress (congreso de diputados), and you did not add anything for the Senate. You also had wrong figures, as there are 350 total seats in congress (350 diputados) and some of the sums of the total number of deputies did not give 350. If you know how to speak spanish, tell me, as i speak spanish better than english. Bye Zespris 15:04, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

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List of tyrants of Syracuse

Syracuse (Συρακοῦσαι) was an ancient Greek city-state, located on the east coast of Sicily, Magna Graecia. The city was founded by settlers from Corinth in 734 or 733 BCE, and was conquered by the Romans in 212 BCE, after which it became the seat of Roman rule in Sicily. Throughout much of its history as an independent city, it was governed by a succession of tyrants, with only short periods of democracy and oligarchy. While Pindar addressed the Deinomenids as kings (basileus) in his odes, it is not clear that this (or any other title) was officially used by any of the tyrants until Agathocles adopted the title in 304.

Deinomenids (485–465)

 * Gelon I (485 BCE–478 BCE)
 * Hiero I (478 BCE–466 BCE)
 * Thrasybulus (466 BCE–465 BCE)

Thrasybulus was deposed in 465 and Syracuse had a republican government for the next sixty years. This period is usually known as the Second Democracy (465-405). The extent to which Syracuse was a democracy in the same sense as Athens during this period is debated.

Dionysii (405–344)

 * Dionysius the Elder (405 BCE–367 BCE)
 * Dionysius the Younger (367 BCE–356 BCE)
 * Dion (357 BCE–355 BCE)
 * Calippus (355 BCE–353 BCE)
 * (353 BCE–c.350 BCE)
 * (c.350 BCE–346 BCE)
 * Dionysius the Younger (restored, 346 BCE–344 BCE)

Timoleon (345–337)

 * Timoleon (345 BCE–337 BCE)

Timoleon revived a republican form of government in Syracuse, which continued after his death. This period is usually known as the Third Democracy (337-317). The name is misleading; for at least some of the period Syracuse was run as an oligarchy.

Agathocles (317–289)
Numismatic evidence suggests that republican government may have existed for a few years between the death of Agathokles and Hicetas' assumption of power; this is sometimes referred to as the Fourth Democracy (289-287?). Nothing is known about it.
 * Agathocles (317 BCE–289 BCE)

Interregnum (289–276)

 * Hicetas (289 BCE–280 BCE)
 * & (279 BC–277 BCE)
 * Pyrrhus of Epirus (278–276 BCE)

Hieronids (275–214)

 * Hiero II (275 BCE–215 BCE)
 * Gelo II (until 216 BCE)
 * Hieronymus (215 BCE–214 BCE)

In the aftermath of the devastating Roman defeat at the Battle of Cannae, Hieronymus entered into an alliance with Hannibal, which would ultimately decide the city's fate politically. As a result of Syracuse's support for Carthage, the Romans under Marcus Claudius Marcellus began besieging the city in 214 BC. Hieronymus was assassinated shortly thereafter and a republican government restored (the Fifth Democracy) but the city fell to the Romans in 212 BCE.

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Tiro Federal

Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino (mostly known just as Tiro Federal or Tiro Federal de Rosario) is an Argentine football club from the city of Rosario, in Santa Fe Province. The team currently plays in Torneo Argentino A, the third division of the Argentine football league system.

History
Founded on March 29, 1905, Tiro Federal was member of Liga Rosarina de Football (LRF), winning the league's "Copa Nicasio Vila" in 1920, 1925 and 1926. As an LRF member, Tiro Federal took part in tournaments organised by the Argentine Football Association such as Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires, playing the final in 1915 although they lost to Racing Club.

In 1944 (13 years after the professionalization of the game in Argentina) Tiro Federal affiliated with the AFA, where the team competed in the second division. It was relegated to the third division after a restructure of the national leagues in 1949. In 1962 Tiro Federal withdrew its team 12 rounds before the end of competition and was expelled from the AFA. Tiro then returned to play in the Rosario league, but financial problems made the club leave the league.

Businessman Carlos Dávola took over the management of the club at the end the 1990s and launched a comeback plan. In 1997 Tiro won the local second division, then the first division in 1999, 2000 and 2001. At the same time it participated in Torneo Argentino B (the regionalized fourth division) in the 1998–99 season, finishing in second place and winning promotion to Torneo Argentino A.

After winning the 2003 Clausura tournament of Torneo Argentino A, Tiro Federal was promoted to Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentina. In 2004–05 Tiro Federal won the championship, advancing for the first time to the highest level, Primera División.

In the first tournament in the First Division in 2005, Tiro Federal finished 19th out of 20 teams. However, one of its players, Javier Cámpora, was the top scorer of the tournament. On April 8, 2006, Tiro Federal was relegated to Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentine football.

At the end of 2010–11 season, after spending four years in the second division, Tiro Federal was relegated to Torneo Argentino A, the regionalized third division in Argentina.

Stadium
Tiro Federal's stadium is located in the Ludueña neighborhood of Rosario. Known as El Fortín de Ludueña (Ludueña's Fortress), the stadium doesn't meet requirements for first division matches. The team currently plays at the Club Real Arroyo Seco's stadium in the nearby city of Arroyo Seco, and for especially important matches, at Newell's Old Boys' stadium.

Current squad
As of July 30, 2015.

League

 * Primera B Nacional (1): 2004–05
 * Torneo Argentino A (1): 2002–03
 * Torneo Argentino B (1): 1998–99
 * Primera C (1): 1952

National cups

 * Copa Dr. Carlos Ibarguren (1): 1920

Regional

 * Primera División (4): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
 * Segunda División (5): 1907, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1997
 * Tercera División (4): 1908, 1918, 1919, 1929, 1930
 * Torneo Preparación (1): 2004
 * Copa Nicasio Vila (3): 1920, 1925, 1926
 * Copa Semanario Reflejos: 1922

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Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park

Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park is a Florida state park located in the north-westernmost part of Gainesville, Florida, off County Road 232, also known as NW 53rd Avenue and Millhopper Road, northwest of the University of Florida.

The park is maintained by the Florida Park Service, a division of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The park is adjacent to San Felasco County Park and is near the San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park.

Geology
The most prominent feature of the state park is the large sinkhole formed by the dissolution of limestone by acidic groundwater over long periods of time. Devil's Millhopper is unique in Florida in terms of its scale; over 100 ft of rock layers are exposed.

The cutaway, limestone sides of the sinkhole provide an easily visible geological record of the area. Twelve springs, some more visible than others, feed the pond at the bottom of the sinkhole. In the summer, the bottom of the sinkhole is dramatically cooler than the air at the surface due to the depth and shade from the canopy above. Significant fossil deposits include shark teeth, marine shells, and the fossilized remains of extinct land animals.

Ecology
Even though the park is only 71 acre, three distinct ecological environments exist in the park, based on exposure to sun, fire, and water. In the sandhill environment, the sandy soil and regular fires result in pine trees being the predominant vegetation. The moist soils of the hammocks support broadleaf trees and more low vegetation, while the swamp areas only support flora and fauna adapted to year-around wet conditions.

History
The 120 foot (40 m) deep, 500 foot (150 m) wide sinkhole got its name from its similar appearance to the hopper of a mill, along with the bones found at the bottom, suggesting animals entered it on the way to meeting the devil. The Millhopper was owned for a time by the science department at the University of Florida and used as a research site for the students. Its unique ecosystem made it an invaluable resource for study. However, the Millhopper was often used by students as a place to socialize and have parties, which led to problems with litter and erosion from foot traffic.

The site was purchased by the state in 1974, and a set of 236 wooden steps, along with boardwalks and an observation deck at the bottom were completed in 1976 to allow access to the sink for visitors without further soil erosion.

The boardwalk was damaged by Hurricane Irma in September 2017, and closed to the public. The damaged boardwalk was replaced with a 132-step structure that ends higher in the sinkhole than the old one did. The path into the sinkhole reopened to the public on June 5, 2019.

The formation was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (in part for its surviving Civilian Conservation Corps infrastructure) in 2017.


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Howdy,

I'm working on splitting articles into their own articles (specificly Characters & Caddies and Special Shots) to shorten the articles as it's already labeled a "Too-long-of-a" article. I also created a To-Do List in the Discussion page. I was wondering you wanted to help out at all.

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Pie IX Bridge

Pie IX Bridge (Pont Pie-IX) is a bridge in Quebec, spanning the Rivière des Prairies. It connects the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul area of Laval, on Île Jésus, and the borough of Montréal-Nord in Montreal, on the Island of Montreal. The bridge was part of Autoroute 25 until the construction of the new toll bridge for Autoroute 25. It is now part of Quebec Route 125.

While it was originally called Le Caron Bridge, after Joseph Le Caron, an early missionary to the Hurons, the bridge has since been renamed Pie IX Bridge, after Pie-IX Boulevard. The Boulevard itself was named after Pope Pius IX (Pie is the French name for Pius).

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Lukmanier Pass

Lukmanier Pass (Italian: Passo del Lucomagno, Romansh: Cuolm Lucmagn) is a pass in the Swiss Alps.

The road from Disentis/Mustér in the canton of Graubünden leads through the Val Medel across the pass to the Blenio Valley and Biasca in the canton of Ticino. North of the pass, the road runs along the east shore of Lake Sontga Maria. The highest elevation reached by the road is 1973 m, in the 2 km long Lukmanier tunnel running along the lake. However, the pass is marked at the southern exit from the tunnel, on the site of the Lukmanier Hospice, at an elevation of 1915 m.

The pass is kept open during the winter but even then, it often closes after 18:00 hours (6:00 p.m.).

Below the Lukmanier Pass, or more precisely between it and Pizzo dell'Uomo, runs the Gotthard Base Tunnel.

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