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User:Zowie

Zowie, in real life, is Dr. Craig DeForest, a solar astrophysicist at the Southwest Research Institute.

I earned my Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1996. I've been studying plasma physics since I was a teenager: my first job, in 1984, was at the D3D tokamak in San Diego. In graduate school, I helped build and fly a sounding rocket (the MSSTA) to photograph the solar corona in EUV. From 1995-1999 I operated the Michelson Doppler Imager on board the SOHO spacecraft; since then I have been located at SwRI.

I am particularly interested in matter-field interactions in the solar corona and young solar wind, and in science outreach in general. Current research projects include MHD simulations of the lower solar atmosphere and of coronal mass ejection onset. Much of my recent work involves imaging of the solar wind via Thomson scattering of sunlight by free electrons in interplanetary space. The instruments that do this are called heliospheric imagers. These imagers are generally simple cameras, but the data analysis requires sophisticated post-processing to remove "background" light from the Zodiacal light and starfield, which can be 1,000 times brighter than the faint solar wind signal.

Scientific accomplishments of note include the discovery of magnetosonic waves propagating through the solar corona, development of the world's first fluxon simulation code for efficient modeling of low-β plasmas, making the first-ever stereoscopic magnetograms of the Sun using the Zeeman splitting of the solar Fe absorption line at 6173 Angstroms, and producing the first detailed quantitative (photometric) images of solar wind phenomena such as coronal mass ejections, more than 45° from the Sun itself in the sky.

I live, work, and play in the Boulder, Colorado area. I was once very active in the Wikipedia community -- my 1,000th edit occured on July 30, 2006, and I have started hundreds of articles -- but since then, I have cut down considerably. I still edit pages and/or contribute new material from time to time, but only as time permits.

At some point in the last few years, someone wrote a page about me (Craig DeForest).

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Francis George Scott

Francis George Scott (25 January 1880 – 6 November 1958) was a Scottish composer often associated with the Scottish Renaissance.

Born at 6 Oliver Crescent, Hawick, Roxburghshire, he was the son of a supplier of mill-engineering parts. Educated at Hawick, and at the universities of Edinburgh and Durham, he studied composition under Jean Roger-Ducasse in Paris. From 1904 to 1913 he was a teacher at Langholm Academy, where he taught the young Christopher Murray Grieve. In 1925, he became lecturer in music at Jordanhill Training College for Teachers, Glasgow, a post he held for more than twenty-five years. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from the University of Glasgow in 1957.

Scott's approach to composition was informed by an intense love of Scottish literature, which won him the Saintsbury essay prize at the University of Edinburgh. He wrote more than three hundred songs, including many settings of Hugh MacDiarmid, William Dunbar, William Soutar and Robert Burns's poems. MacDiarmid stated in an essay that his key long poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle could not have been completed without Scott's help. Scott published six volumes of Scottish lyrics. In 1949, a complete performance of his Thirty-five Scottish and Other Poems was given in Edinburgh and Glasgow. On 24 January 1980, a concert was held in the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh to mark the centenary of his birth.

The Anglo-Scottish composer Ronald Stevenson has transcribed several of Scott's works for piano, including the Eight Songs of Francis George Scott. Toccata issued a CD of the complete music for solo piano in 2021 including the first recording of Intuitions, a set of 57 miniatures, performed by Christopher Guild. A selection of the songs has been recorded on the CD Moonstruck, performed by Lisa Milne, Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside.

Scott's daughter, Lillias, married the Scottish composer Erik Chisholm.

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Talk:Vietnamese tea

Green and White
Apparenty there is some Green and White tea on offer from Vietnam, have not tried, no more info. Someone from Vietman knows anything? Anyone tasted them? --Iateasquirrel 23:36, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

I will be editing this for an assignment for school, will reference work. (Sb11vq (talk) 03:04, 28 November 2012 (UTC)Sb11vq) My editsVietnam has the worlds oldest trees, dating back to 1000 years. [1] From: http://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1159/ From: Thuong, P., Su, N., Ngoc, T., Hung, T., Dang, N., Thuan, N., & ... Oh, W. (2009). Antioxidant activity and principles of Vietnam bitter tea Ilex kudingcha. Food Chemistry, 113(1), 139-145. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem..2008.07.041 The Vietman Tea Association (VITA) was founded in July 19th 1998 and their goal is to protect and inform growers, consumers and business owners of Vietnamese teas. From http://www.vitas.org.vn/Pages/Index.asp?Lang_ID=2 Green Tea is the most popular amongst Vietnamese people. In 2011 it accounted for over 63% share of overall retail volume sales. From http://marketpublishers.com/report/consumers_goods/food_beverage/tea_vietnam.html
 * Kudingcha Tea also called bitter tea because of it's taste. Due to its antioxidant activities, this bitter tea is prescribed to patients that suffer headaches, high blood pressure, cold fever and diabetes

Vietnamese green teas had a lower content of caffeine compared to Chinese green teas but higher caffeine levels than Japanese green teas.

From Vuong, Q. V., Nguyen, V. V., Golding, J. B., & Roach, P. D. (2011). The content of bioactive constituents as a quality index for Vietnamese teas. International Food Research Journal, 18(1), 329-336

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Don't Be Cruel

"Don't Be Cruel" is a song that was recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, it was listed #197 in Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Recording
"Don't Be Cruel" was the first song that Presley's song publishers, Hill & Range, brought to him to record. Blackwell was more than happy to give up 50% of the royalties and a co-writing credit to Presley to ensure that the "hottest new singer around covered it". But unfortunately he had already sold the song for only $25, as he stated in an interview of American Songwriter.

Freddy Bienstock, Presley's music publisher, gave the following explanation for why Presley received co-writing credit for songs like "Don't Be Cruel". "In the early days Elvis would show dissatisfaction with some lines and he would make alterations, so it wasn't just what is known as a 'cut-in'. His name did not appear after the first year. But if Presley liked the song, the writers would be offered a guarantee of a million records and they would surrender a third of their royalties to Elvis'."

Presley recorded the song on July 2, 1956, during an exhaustive recording session at RCA Victor Studios in New York City. During this session he also recorded "Hound Dog", and "Any Way You Want Me". The song featured Presley's band of Scotty Moore on lead guitar (with Presley usually providing rhythm guitar), Bill Black on double bass, D. J. Fontana on drums, Shorty Long on piano, and backing vocals from the Jordanaires. The producing credit was given to RCA's Stephen H. Sholes, although the studio recordings reveal that Presley produced the songs in this session by selecting the song, reworking the arrangement on piano, and insisting on 28 takes before he was satisfied with it. He also ran through 31 takes of "Hound Dog".

Release
The single was released on July 13, 1956, backed with "Hound Dog". Within a few weeks "Hound Dog" had risen to #2 on the Pop charts with sales of over one million. Soon after it was overtaken by "Don't Be Cruel" which took #1 on all three main charts; Pop, Country, and R'n'B. Between them, both songs remained at #1 on the Pop chart for a run of 11 weeks tying it with the 1950 Anton Karas hit "The Third Man Theme" and the 1951–1952 Johnnie Ray hit "Cry" for the longest stay at number one by a single record from late 1950 onward until 1992's smash "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men. By the end of 1956 it had sold in excess of four million copies. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1956.

Presley performed "Don't Be Cruel" during all three of his appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show in September 1956 and January 1957.

In the UK, it remained a B-side, but was posthumously a hit in its own right, reaching number 24 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978, a year after Presley's death.

Legacy

"Don't Be Cruel" went on to become Presley's biggest selling single recorded in 1956, with sales over six million by 1961. It became a regular feature of his live sets until his death in 1977, and was often coupled with "Jailhouse Rock" or "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" during performances from 1969.

Personnel

 * Elvis Presley – lead vocals, percussion
 * Scotty Moore – lead guitar
 * Bill Black – double bass
 * D. J. Fontana – drums
 * Shorty Long – piano
 * The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, Hugh Jarrett) – backing vocals

The Beatles versions
According to author Mark Lewisohn in The Complete Beatles Chronicles (p. 362) the Beatles performed "Don't Be Cruel" live from about 1959 to 1961, though no recording is known to survive. The band did record a laid-back version during the massive 1969 Get Back sessions, but it has never been officially released. However ex-Beatles John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Pete Best and Lennon's former bandmembers the Quarrymen as well as Tony Sheridan all later recorded versions of it.

Other versions
Many other artists including Connie Francis (1959, Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers), Annette Peacock, Barbara Lynn (1963, Jamie #1244 45 RPM, #93 on the Hot 100), Bill Black's Combo, Billy Swan, Devo, The Residents, Cheap Trick, Daffy Duck, Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Neil Diamond, and Jackie Wilson have recorded the song. Presley was said to be so impressed with Wilson's version that he would later incorporate many of Wilson's mannerisms into future performances. Debbie Harry of the new wave group Blondie recorded the song for the Otis Blackwell tribute album ''Brace Yourself! A Tribute to Otis Blackwell''. A cover by American country music duo the Judds peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1987. Cheap Trick's version of this song, the second single released from the band's tenth studio album Lap of Luxury, reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in October 1988.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers lip-synched the original version of the song in a scene from Elvis, where it shows him performing at the Jacksonville Theater.

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Sam Witwer

Sam Witwer (born October 20, 1977) is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Crashdown in Battlestar Galactica, Davis Bloome in Smallville, Aidan Waite in Being Human, Mr. Hyde in Once Upon a Time, Ben Lockwood in Supergirl, and Rupert Chipping in Riverdale.

Witwer has worked on numerous projects in the Star Wars franchise, having first provided his voice and likeness for Starkiller in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game series. He later notably voiced Darth Maul in the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, as well as the film Solo: A Star Wars Story. He has also voiced the Son and Emperor Palpatine in The Clone Wars and Rebels, respectively. Witwer portrayed protagonist Deacon St. John through motion capture for the video game Days Gone by Bend Studio.

Early life
Witwer was born on October 20, 1977, and grew up in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. Ever since he was a child, Witwer showed enthusiasm in other pursuits he enjoyed more than school. He spent his free time huddled over a computer, playing Dungeons and Dragons, or making music.

He attended Glenbrook South High School, during which time he was involved in drama and theater classes, as well as being the lead singer of a high school band called "Love Plumber". After barely graduating high school, his parents made him apply to drama departments of various schools. Finally getting accepted to the Juilliard School. When he was 18 he became friends with fellow actor Glenn Howerton.

After 2 years at Juilliard, Witwer got kicked out from school as he didn't take it seriously enough. He finally made the decision to pursue acting after asking actor Bruce Campbell for advice on an online website called AOL.

Career
Witwer's first on-screen credit was that of a Chicago Bulls commercial. He soon found himself in speaking roles on hit television series, such as ER.

Witwer's first major recurring role came in the form of portraying raptor pilot 'Crashdown' (his call sign) on Battlestar Galactica, although he has credited much of his current success to his role as Neil Perry on the Showtime series Dexter. Witwer also appeared as Private Wayne Jessup in the film The Mist.

From 2008 to 2009, Witwer was cast in season 8 of Smallville as Davis Bloome, a charming paramedic who struggles with a darkness within as he is the human camouflage of Doomsday. Witwer played Davis while Doomsday was played by stuntman Dario Delacio. Witwer's performance in Smallville was incredibly well-received, and he has stated that his experience on the show had opened more opportunities for him in the future of acting. Witwer’s contract gave him the option to return in season 9 as Zod, though he ultimately declined. Though he considered his time on the show enjoyable and was flattered by the offer to stay on, he passed on the role as he felt it would be difficult for both the characters and audience to accept.

Witwer made a cameo appearance in The Walking Dead as a dead zombie soldier in a tank in the season 1 episode "Days Gone Bye" which reunited him with director Frank Darabont from The Mist. Coincidentally, in 2019 he went on to portray the main protagonist (both voice and motion capture) of a video game called Days Gone, which also tackles the topic of zombie apocalypse.

From 2011 to 2014, Witwer starred in the North American remake of Being Human. He played the lead role of vampire Aidan Waite. The show, as well as his performance, was well received and lasted 4 seasons.

He voiced Ocean Master in the animated film Justice League: Throne of Atlantis for the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series, replacing fellow Star Wars actor Steve Blum from Justice League: War.

In 2016, Witwer played Edward Hyde on Once Upon a Time, recurring for part of its sixth season after debuting at the end of the fifth season.

In 2018, Witwer joined the main cast of The CW drama series Supergirl, portraying the fourth season's main antagonist Ben Lockwood / Agent Liberty.

Role-playing games
Sam is an avid player of both pen-and-paper and video role-playing games. This is a hobby that he has engaged in for years. He has been a frequent guest on the Podcast Order 66 and has expressed a love for all iterations of Star Wars role-playing games Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (by West End Games) to Star Wars Roleplaying Game (by Wizards of the Coast) and to the series of cross-compatible Star Wars roleplaying games by Fantasy Flight Games.

Sam appeared in episode 19 of Geek and Sundry's Tabletop playing the Dragon Age role-playing game, and episodes 29 and 55 of Dice Camera Action as Mordenkainen.

In January 2017, he appeared as a guest on a play-through of ScratchPad Publishing's Dusk City Outlaws, alongside Elisa Teague, Tom Lommel, Spencer Crittenden, and game designer Rodney Thompson.

Star Wars
A lifelong Star Wars fan, Witwer provided both his voice and likeness for lead character Galen Marek / Starkiller (Darth Vader's secret apprentice) in the 2008 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and 2010 sequel Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. He also voiced Darth Sidious (Emperor Palpatine) in the first game, and reprised it for the games Disney Infinity 3.0 and Battlefront and for the original season 2 premiere of Star Wars Rebels; however, in 2019, the role was re-dubbed by Ian McDiarmid who portrayed Palpatine in the films and in Rebels season 4.

For Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Witwer had also vocally performed the Son in a three episode story arc (known as the Mortis trilogy) in season 3 as well as the iconic former Sith Maul in the season 4 finale episodes, four episodes of season 5, and the "Siege of Mandalore" arc in season 7. He also lent his voice for Maul in other projects such as the Star Wars: Episode I Brisk commercial as well as the Cartoon Network special Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, and again for Star Wars Rebels. On September 27, 2012, a feature-length "director's cut" of Witwer's season 4 finale episodes of The Clone Wars were released as a direct-to-video film, Darth Maul Returns, initially made available exclusively at Target.

Witwer attended The Clone Wars season 5 Red Carpet Premiere in Orlando, Florida on August 24, 2012, during Celebration VI along with some of his co-stars Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Daniel Logan, Stephen Stanton and Ashley Eckstein, as well as Supervising Director Dave Filoni. During Celebration VI, he also had his own panel called: Sam Witwer "The Maul Within" on August 26, 2012. In 2013, he attended for the first time the annual event, Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida for a three-day weekend and fans praised him for his roles in The Force Unleashed games and on The Clone Wars. During the live show "Behind the Force", Sam showed his acting skills by saying one or two lines of the characters that he's played in the Star Wars universe.

Witwer has also voiced an alien as well as a First Order stormtrooper during the siege of Maz Kanata's palace in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

In 2018, Witwer reprised his portrayal as Maul and performed the voice acting role for the character in Solo: A Star Wars Story, marking the sixth project for which Witwer voices Maul, and the first live-action performance.

In 2020, Witwer was cast as an unidentified dark side character in the StarWarsKids.com and YouTube game show Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge, which premiered on June 3, 2020.

Music career
Witwer serves as the front-man for the band The Crashtones, whose first studio album Colorful of the Stereo was released February 15, 2006. Witwer released a new album on May 7, 2019, entitled Revenge of the Crashtones.

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 * 2022: Michael Reaves: Star Wars: Shadow Hunter, Novel, Random House Audio & Audible

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WYAB

WYAB 103.9 FM (formerly 93.1 FM) is a radio station serving the city of Jackson, Mississippi, including Madison County, Yazoo County, Rankin County, and Hinds County. The studios of WYAB are located within the Cotton Exchange Plaza in Flora, Mississippi.

History
WYAB originally began as WAZF-FM in 1984 as a vacant allotment in the FCC's Table of Allotments, which is essentially a community-by-community listing of all radio station channels and classes within the United States and its territories. The initial allotment was for a 3,000-watt station to broadcast on 93.7 FM to serve Yazoo City. The allotment was created by a company known as Dri-Two, Inc. to serve as a "sister" FM station to the now-silent WAZF 1230 AM, also licensed to Yazoo City. The vacant allotment sat without an actual broadcast station occupying its place from 1984 until 1995, when Mississippi College, license holder of WHJT 93.5 FM, petitioned the FCC to have the allotment removed from the Table. The college intended to upgrade the facilities of WHJT in nearby Clinton from 3,000 watts to 6,000 watts, something that could not have been accomplished with interference from a potential station on 93.7 FM in Yazoo City. After some public interest in the retaining the allotment at Yazoo City, the FCC developed an alternate solution that could accommodate all parties. The FCC moved the vacant allotment from 93.7 FM to 93.1 FM and granted the WHJT upgrade.

After making the frequency change in 1995, the FCC solicited interest from parties intent on building a radio station on 93.1 FM in Yazoo City. Although two parties expressed interest in the station during the frequency change stage (individual Clifton Thomas of Jackson and Dain Schult Radioactivity, Inc. of East Point, Georgia), a local third contender, Gordon ("Jerry") J. Lousteau, Jr., of WMGO 1370 AM in Canton was the only person that responded to the FCC's public notice, and therefore his WMGO Broadcasting Corporation was granted the license. He placed the station on the air in 1997 and it was known as WMGO-FM. The original studio was located at 1307 East Broadway Street in Yazoo City.

In April 2003, the WMGO Broadcasting Corporation sold the station to SSR Communications, Inc., and to avoid confusion of the still operating WMGO 1370 AM in Canton, SSR changed the WMGO-FM call letters to WYAB, branding it "B93: Central Mississippi's Oldies Leader". Approximately one year later, SSR moved the WYAB air studio to the Cotton Exchange Plaza in Flora, a town approximately 22 mi south of Yazoo City.

In January 2005, WYAB's city of license was changed from Yazoo City to the town of Benton, a community approximately six miles east of Yazoo City. This change in city of license was necessary for WYAB to move its tower approximately ten miles south of its original location. Then, in December 2005, WYAB began broadcast operations from its new tower site 10 mi south of Benton.

In February 2008, WYAB received approval from the FCC to change its broadcast frequency from 93.1 MHz to 103.9 MHz and (once again) relocate its tower closer to Flora, which is where the air studio is located. Concurrent with that action, the FCC allowed WYAB to change its community of license from Benton to Flora, marking the third different community of license that the station has had in its relative short history.

On August 28, 2008, WYAB began broadcasting from a tower site approximately five miles northeast of Flora. Concurrent with this latest tower move, WYAB migrated formats from oldies to talk radio. For a short time thereafter, WYAB had still retained some ties to its oldies music origins, as it aired a weekly three-hour-long oldies show on an irregular schedule every weekend (most often dictated by its weekend sports schedule).

Just five months later, on January 24, 2009, WYAB moved to a tower 3 mi southeast of Flora, the fourth different broadcast facility for the station. At the same time, WYAB announced that it would become the new flagship radio station of the Mississippi Braves minor league baseball team.

On September 13, 2010, WYAB moved once again to a new 400 ft tower in Hinds County, approximately six miles northwest of Jackson. Thus, from December 2005 to September 2010, the station had broadcast from five different antenna locations, moving approximately 26 mi closer to Jackson (when compared to the original tower location) in the process.

In November 2022, WYAB relocated to its present tower in the Tougaloo community of north Jackson.

2002 listing on eBay
WYAB (then WMGO-FM) holds a rather unusual distinction in the annals of radio station transaction history. In April 2002, then-owner Jerry Lousteau placed the radio station up for sale on eBay, gaining national attention within the broadcast industry as one of the first owners to attempt to sell a radio station via an Internet auction. The purchase price was listed at $210,000.00, with the listing reading:

''Name your own format. Be your own boss. You are bidding on the assets of the station, including tower, antenna, and studios. This is not a toy. Covers over 100,000 people!''

Ultimately, the listing for WMGO-FM garnered no qualified bidders. SSR Communications, Inc. purchased the station from Mr. Lousteau after the extensive press coverage within broadcast trade publications regarding the attempted eBay sale.

Format and Programming
When the station was put on the air in 1997 on 93.1 FM, WYAB had broadcast oldies hits from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

In August, 2008, however, the station migrated to a talk radio format on 103.9 FM, featuring personalities such as Steven Utroska, Clay Edwards, Jim Thorn, Mike Madison, Jameson Haygood, Kim Wade, Charlie Kirk, Dennis Prager, Mike Gallagher, and Brandon Tatum.

Programs which formerly were aired by the station include The Mary Weiden Show and The Savage Nation.

WYAB broadcasts Atlanta Braves baseball, Memphis Grizzlies basketball, Louisiana State University football, Atlanta Falcons football, as well as the Tri County Academy football, boys' and girls' basketball and baseball teams.

WYAB airs many local and community-oriented programs as well numerous public affairs programming, and special events and news reporting.

Broadcast Site
WYAB broadcasts on 103.9 FM from a tower site in the Tougaloo neighborhood of north Jackson with 8,000 watts of effective radiated power. The tower is located on Richmond Grove Road in Jackson, Mississippi. The population served within WYAB's 60 dBu (1.0 mV/m) coverage area is approximately 434,000 persons.

Audience demographics
WYAB's primary audience is between the ages of 45 and 64, with men making up a slight majority of the listeners. WYAB also broadcasts numerous sports teams including the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Falcons, Memphis Grizzlies, LSU Tigers, and NFL Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football which attract a large male audience.

Staff
WYAB's current staff members:
 * Mike Adkins: Chief Engineer
 * Cliff Bowen: News / Producer / Sales
 * Christian Briggs: Show Host
 * Starla Brown: Show Host
 * Chris Davis: News / Show Host
 * Clay Edwards: Show Host / Sales
 * Jameson Haygood: Show Host / Sales
 * Kim Wade: Show Host
 * Danielle Wesolowski: Accounting
 * Matthew Wesolowski: General Manager / Sales
 * Josh West: Sports Director / Sales

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Mostaghim

The Mostaghim family is one of the prominent Iranian families.

History
The family began before the Qajar dynasty and has been one of the most successful families in Iran. After the fall of the Qajars, they relocated to the holy city of Qom, 40 kilometers south of Tehran, where they managed to take over the market and own many villages. Their close ties to political leaders of the Pahlavi regime and also religious leaders of Ghom made them one of the few families to survive the Islamic Revolution with little to no damage. After the revolution, the family has partly relocated to northern parts of Tehran as the place of residence.

Characteristics
They are known as a moderate religious family with keen interests in Iranian culture. Having a hierarchical structure, the oldest member of the family is also the head of the family who is consulted in all business matters. Mohammad Mostaghim, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, who is rumored to be in line as the next head of the family, currently resides in Canada with his family. Currently, the Mostaghim family owns and operates the Zafran and Persian-carpet industry along with close ties to flour-producing companies and lucrative businesses in Tehran's Grand Bazaar in Iran.

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Rock & Roll Rebels

Rock & Roll Rebels is the twelfth album by John Kay and Steppenwolf. It was released in 1987, as Qwil Catalog # NU 1560. The LP was distributed by Dominion Entertainment, Inc., and the CD and cassette were distributed by K-tel International (USA), Inc.

It was reissued in 1996 as Feed the Fire, in a remixed form on the Winter Harvest label. The reissue did not include "Turn Out The Lights" and "Give Me Life," but added two new songs, "Feed the Fire" and "Bad Attitude".

Track listing

 * 1) "Give Me Life" (John Kay, Rocket Ritchotte, Michael Wilk) – 4:16 (*replaced by "Feed The Fire" in 1996 reissue)
 * 2) "Rock & Roll Rebels" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 4:00
 * 3) "Hold On (Never Give Up, Never Give In)" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 5:15
 * 4) "Man On A Mission" (Kay, Wilk) – 4:01
 * 5) "Everybody Knows You" (Kay, Wilk) – 3:22
 * 6) "Rock Steady (I'm Rough and Ready)" (Kay, Wilk) – 3:52
 * 7) "Replace the Face" (Alan O'Day) – 3:39
 * 8) "Turn Out the Lights" (Kay, Raposa, Ritchotte) – 4:55 (*replaced by "Bad Attitude" in 1996 reissue)
 * 9) "Give Me News I Can Use" (Kay) – 3:44
 * 10) "Rage" (Kay, Ritchotte, Wilk) – 4:24

Musicians

 * John Kay – lead vocals, guitar
 * Rocket Ritchotte – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Michael Wilk – keyboards, bass guitar, programming
 * Ron Hurst – drums, backing vocals

Technical

 * Mike Reese – mastering
 * Stanley Mouse – cover art
 * Amy Epa – photography

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Draped Bust dollar

The Draped Bust dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1795 to 1803, and was reproduced, dated 1804, into the 1850s. The design succeeded the Flowing Hair dollar, which began mintage in 1794 and was the first silver dollar struck by the United States Mint. The designer is unknown, though the distinction is usually credited to artist Gilbert Stuart. The model is also unknown, though Ann Willing Bingham has been suggested.

In October 1795, newly appointed Mint Director Elias Boudinot ordered that the legal fineness of 0.892 (89.2%) silver be used for the dollar rather than the unauthorized fineness of 0.900 (90%) silver that had been used since the denomination was first minted in 1794. Due largely to a decrease in the amount of silver deposited at the Philadelphia Mint, coinage of silver dollars declined throughout the latter years of the 18th century. In 1804, coinage of silver dollars was halted; the last date used during regular mint production was 1803.

In 1834, silver dollar production was temporarily restarted to supply a diplomatic mission to Asia with a special set of proof coins. Officials mistakenly believed that dollars had last been minted with the date 1804, prompting them to use that date rather than the date in which the coins were actually struck. A limited number of 1804 dollars were struck by the Mint in later years, and they remain rare and valuable.

Background

Coinage began on the first United States silver dollar, known as the Flowing Hair dollar, in 1794 following the construction and staffing of the Philadelphia Mint. The Coinage Act of 1792 called for the silver coinage to be struck in an alloy consisting of 89.2% silver and 10.8% copper. However, Mint officials were reluctant to strike coins with the unusual fineness, so it was decided to strike them in an unauthorized alloy of 90% silver instead. This caused depositors of silver to lose money when their metal was coined. During the second year of production of the Flowing Hair dollar, it was decided that the denomination would be redesigned. It is unknown what prompted this change or who suggested it, though numismatic historian R.W. Julian speculates that Henry William de Saussure, who was named Director of the Mint on July 9, 1795, may have suggested it, as he had stated a redesign of the American coinage as one of his goals before taking office. It is also possible that the Flowing Hair design was discontinued owing to much public disapproval.

Design
Though the designer of the coin is unknown, artist Gilbert Stuart is widely acknowledged to have been its creator; Mint Director James Ross Snowden began researching the early history of the United States Mint and its coinage in the 1850s, during which time he interviewed descendants of Stuart who claimed that their ancestor was the designer. It has been suggested that Philadelphia socialite Ann Willing Bingham posed as the model for the coin. Several sketches were approved by Mint engraver Robert Scot and de Saussure and sent to President George Washington and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson to gain their approval.

After approval was received, the designs were sent to artist John Eckstein to be rendered into plaster models; during that time, plaster models were used as a guide to cutting the dies, which was done by hand. Eckstein, who was dismissed by Walter Breen as a "local artistic hack" and described by a contemporary artist as a "thorough-going drudge" due to his willingness to carry out most painting or sculptural tasks at the request of clients, was paid thirty dollars for his work preparing models for both the obverse Liberty and reverse eagle and wreath. After the plaster models were created, the engravers of the Philadelphia Mint (including Scot) began creating hubs that would be used to make dies for the new coins.

Production
It is unknown exactly when production of the new design began, as precise records relating to design were not kept at that time. R.W. Julian, however, places the beginning of production in either late September or early October 1795, while Taxay asserts that the first new silver dollars were struck in October. In September 1795, de Saussure wrote his resignation letter to President Washington. In his letter, de Saussure mentioned the unauthorized silver standard and suggested that Congress be urged to make the standard official, but this was not done. In response to de Saussure's letter, Washington expressed his displeasure in the resignation, stating that he had viewed de Saussure's tenure with "entire satisfaction". As de Saussure's resignation would not take effect until October, the president was given time to select a replacement.

The person chosen to fill the position was statesman and former congressman Elias Boudinot. Upon assuming his duties at the Mint on October 28, Boudinot was informed of the silver standard that had been used since the first official silver coins were struck. He immediately ordered that this practice be ceased and that coinage would begin in the 89.2% fineness approved by the Coinage Act of 1792. The total production of 1795 dollars (including both the Flowing Hair and Draped Bust types) totalled 203,033. It is estimated that approximately 42,000 dollars were struck bearing the Draped Bust design. Boudinot soon ordered that production of minor denominations be increased. Later, assayer Albian Cox died suddenly from a stroke in his home on November 27, 1795, leaving the vital post of assayer vacant. This, together with Boudinot's increased focus on smaller denominations, as well as a lull in private bullion deposits (the fledgling Mint's only source of bullion), caused a decrease in silver dollar production in 1796. The total mintage for 1796 was 79,920, which amounts to an approximate 62% reduction from the previous year's total.

Bullion deposits continued to decline, and in 1797, silver dollar production reached the lowest point since 1794 with a mintage of just 7,776 pieces. During this time, silver deposits declined to such an extent that Thomas Jefferson personally deposited 300 Spanish dollars in June 1797. In April 1797, an agreement was reached between the Mint and the Bank of the United States. The Bank agreed to supply the Mint with foreign silver on the condition that the Bank would receive their deposits back in silver dollars. The Mint was closed between August and November 1797 due to the annual yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia; that year's epidemic took the life of the Mint's treasurer, Dr. Nicholas Way. In November 1797, the Bank deposited approximately $30,000 worth of French silver. In early 1798, the reverse was changed from the small, perched eagle to a heraldic eagle similar to that depicted on the Great Seal of the United States. The agreement reached with the Bank of the United States along with other bullion depositors (including Boudinot) led to an increase in the number of silver dollars coined; mintage for both the small and heraldic eagle types totalled 327,536. Mintage numbers for the dollar remained high through 1799, with 423,515 struck that year.

Toward the end of the 18th century, many of the silver dollars produced by the Mint were shipped to and circulated or melted in China in order to satisfy the great demand for silver bullion in that nation. In 1800, silver deposits once again began to decline, and the total silver dollar output for that year was 220,920. In 1801, following complaints from the public and members of Congress regarding the lack of small change in circulation, Boudinot began requesting that silver depositors receive smaller denominations rather than the routinely requested silver dollars, in an effort to supply the nation with more small change. Production dropped to 54,454 silver dollars in 1801 and 41,650 in 1802, after Boudinot was able to convince many depositors to accept their silver in the form of small denominations. Although silver bullion deposits at the Mint had increased, Boudinot attempted to end silver dollar production in 1803, favoring half dollars instead. Mintage of the 1803 dollar continued until March 1804, when production of silver dollars ceased entirely. In total, 85,634 dollars dated 1803 were struck. Following a formal request from the Bank of the United States, Secretary of State James Madison officially suspended silver dollar and gold eagle production in 1806, although minting of both had ended two years earlier.

1804 dollars
In 1831, Mint Director Samuel Moore filed a request through the Treasury asking president Andrew Jackson to once again allow the coinage of silver dollars; the request was approved on April 18. In 1834, Edmund Roberts was selected as an American commercial representative to Asia, including the kingdoms of Muscat and Siam. Roberts recommended that the dignitaries be given a set of proof coins. The State Department ordered two sets of "specimens of each kind [of coins] now in use, whether of gold, silver, or copper". Though the minting of dollars had been approved in 1831, none had been struck since 1804. After consulting with Chief Coiner Adam Eckfeldt (who had worked at the Mint since its opening in 1792), Moore determined that the last silver dollars struck were dated 1804. Unknown to either of them, the last production in March 1804 was actually dated 1803. Since they believed that the last striking was dated 1804, it was decided to strike the presentation pieces with that date as well. It is unknown why the current date was not used, but R.W. Julian suggests that this was done to prevent coin collectors from being angered over the fact that they would be unable to obtain the newly dated coins.

The first two 1804 dollars (as well as the other coins for the sets) were struck in November 1834. Soon, Roberts' trip was expanded to Indo-China (then known as Annam) and Japan, so two additional sets were struck. The pieces struck under the auspices of the Mint are known as Class I 1804 dollars, and eight of that type are known to exist today. Roberts left for his trip in April 1835, and he presented one set each to the Sultan of Muscat and the King of Siam. The gift to the Sultan of Muscat was part of an exchange of diplomatic gifts that resulted in the Sultan presenting the Washington Zoo with a full-grown lion and lioness. Roberts fell ill in Bangkok and was taken to Macao, where he died in June 1835. Following Roberts' death, the remaining two sets were returned to the Mint without being presented to the dignitaries.

Collecting
Most coin collectors became aware of the 1804 dollar in 1842, when Jacob R. Eckfeldt (son of Adam Eckfeldt) and William E. Du Bois published a book entitled A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations, Struck Within the Past Century. In the volume, several coins from the Mint's coin cabinet, including an 1804 dollar, were reproduced by tracing a pantograph stylus over an electrotype of the coins. In May 1843, numismatist Matthew A. Stickney was able to obtain an 1804 dollar from the Mint's coin cabinet by trading a rare pre-federal United States gold coin. Due to an increase in the demand for rare coins, Mint officials, including Director Snowden, began minting an increasing number of coin restrikes in the 1850s. Several 1804 dollars were struck, and some were sold for personal profit on the part of Mint officials. When he discovered this, Snowden bought back several of the coins. One such coin, which Snowden later added to the Mint cabinet, was struck over an 1857 shooting thaler and became known as Class II, the only such piece of that type known to exist today. Six pieces with edge lettering applied after striking became known as Class III dollars.

By the end of the 19th century, the 1804 dollar had become the most famous and widely discussed of all American coins. In 1867, one of the original 1804 dollars was sold at auction for $750 ($0 today). Seven years later, on November 27, 1874, a specimen sold for $700 ($0 today). In the early 20th century, coin dealer B. Max Mehl began marketing the 1804 dollar as the "King of American Coins". The coins continued to gain popularity throughout the 20th century, and the price reached an all-time high in 1999, when an example graded Proof-68 was sold at auction for $4,140,000.

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Ephraim Shay

Ephraim Shay (July 17, 1839 – April 19, 1916) was an American merchant, entrepreneur and self-taught railroad engineer who worked in the state of Michigan. He designed the first Shay locomotive and patented the type. He licensed it for manufacture through what became known as Lima Locomotive Works in Ohio; from 1882 to 1892 some 300 locomotives of this type were sold.

Early life and military service
Ephraim Shay was born on July 17, 1839, in Sherman Township, Huron County, Ohio. His parents were James and Phoebe (Probasco) Shay, whose families went back to colonial New York. His parents were of majority-English descent, with some Dutch and Polish ancestry. His mother's paternal line descended from immigrant George (Jurriaen) Probatski, who was from Breslau, Silesia (now Wroclaw, Poland). In 1654 Probatski went to the Netherlands and immigrated with some Dutch via Amsterdam and Brazil to New Netherland (New York). Over time, through Dutch and English marriages and variations, the name in the United States evolved to Probasco, probably within the first few generations.

In 1861, Shay moved as a young man of 22 with family to Muir, Michigan. Shortly after he enlisted in Company D, 8th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. In his American Civil War diary, Shay wrote, "Received marching orders. Quite a coincidence; on the day I am 22 years old I start on my first expedition to defend my country's honor and flag." Shay served in the Western Theatre of the war, under General William Tecumseh Sherman. He was honorably discharged in 1864, and returned to Ohio to marry.

Marriage and early career
Shay married his sweetheart Jane Henderson on July 26 of that year. The young couple moved to Ionia County, Michigan, to be near his family members in Portland, Lyons, Muir, and Sebewa. In 1870 they moved to Sunfield, Michigan, where Shay operated a steam sawmill. Their son, Lette, was born there on January 26, 1870.

Lumber and locomotive
After 1873, the Shay family moved to Haring, Michigan, where Shay established a general store and sawmill, basics in a frontier town. In 1876 or 1877, he had the idea to use a locomotive to haul logs. He experimented with using maple strips on pine rails, to build rapid paths for a locomotive to travel in the forests, and developed the Shay locomotive. Shay started working with Lima Machine Works (later Lima Locomotive Works) in Lima, Ohio, licensing them to manufacture this model.

In 1880, the first Shay Locomotive was shipped to a customer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a center of logging on the Michigan peninsula. In 1881, Shay started filing patents for his works. William E. Woodard assisted Lima with improving the design of the engine. Lima built four Shay locomotives in 1881, and 37 Shays in 1883. In 1884, Lima had a 34-page catalog, featuring five models of Shay Locomotives. From 1882 to 1892, Lima sold some 300 of the Shay locomotives. By the late 1890s, Shay Locomotives were shipped around the world.

Experiments with steel
In 1888, Shay and his family moved to Harbor Springs, Michigan on Little Traverse Bay. There, he designed and built in about 1892 what is now known as the Shay Hexagon House, a hexagonal-shaped structure. It has four wings opening off the central core and a two-story tower on top. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The interior and exterior walls were stamped steel, an unusual use of this relatively new product.

In 1891, Shay built an all-steel boat that was 40 feet long and a beam of 6 feet, named the Aha. Remains of the Aha have been returned to Harbor Springs and are preserved. Shay also designed and operated a private water works for the town of Harbor Springs. The use of steel for large lake freighters, developed in this period, was an important innovation to shipping on the Great Lakes.

Shay established a railroad, the Harbor Springs Railway (nicknamed the "Hemlock Central"), chartered in 1902. It was dissolved in 1912. Three locomotives of Shay's design were the only motive power. The railway primarily hauled lumber, but was also used for sightseeing. Shay also made sleds with maple runners as Christmas gifts for local children, more than 400 sleds in total.

Shay's wife Jane died on July 24, 1912. He died on April 19, 1916. He is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery in Harbor Springs.

The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society annually sponsors the "Shay Days" festival at Hexagon House, on a weekend close to Shay's birthday. In 2005, the festival was held July 15, July 16, and July 17.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samuel Witwer

I think maybe I have been too speedy on nominations for speedy delete lately. Still, I don't think this entry is necessarily worthy of being on Wikipedia. The only name I recognized in there was Jami Gertz, and just going to the same high school doesn't make a person notable. --Barista | a/k/a マイケル | T/C 23:41, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm updating the page with new information. Daydream believer2 07:27, July 24, 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep Re-wrote and expanded. --Tony Hecht 16:17, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep I can see absolutely no reason to delete this page. -- Scjessey 13:00, 6 August 2005 (UTC)


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Student boilersuit

Student boilersuit (Swedish studentoverall or studenthalare, Finnish opiskelijahaalari, Canadian flightsuit or coveralls  or redsuits ) are boilersuits widely used for specific events at universities and polytechnics in Sweden, Finland, and Canada. Typically, the suits are procured by the student associations of faculties or programmes. At the major Swedish universities (like Lund or Uppsala) the use of boilersuits is limited to engineering students, however at Stockholm they are also worn by students of other programs, but their use has spread to students in other fields at some of the smaller university colleges. In Finland, boilersuits have also been foremost identified with engineering students, but see extensive use in all of the student organizations of Finnish institutions of higher learning, such as the University of Helsinki and Aalto University.

History and use
Student coveralls have become one of the most conspicuous academic traditions at some educational institutions, despite its short history. The use of overalls started in the Royal Institute of Technology in the late 1960s, and spread around Sweden and Finland during the 1970s. Apparently protective clothing was needed in excursions to companies, which soon led to use at parties as a way to identify students of different fields and organizations. The height of the use of the overall was reached in the late 1990s. Due to quick rise in popularity, most student organizations now offer the students a chance to purchase their own overalls during the first year of studies. Since the 1990s, the custom has remained popular although perhaps in slight decline as the overalls are sometimes viewed to signal a lifestyle bordering on alcoholism and drunken misbehavior, up to the point where some pubs and clubs even choose to ban the use of overall uniforms.

These boilersuits are not only seen in Scandinavia. At McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, the McMaster Engineering faculty has had a group of representatives clad in red coveralls known as 'redsuits' for decades. Other faculties, societies and student residences have also adopted the suits as a form of identification during McMaster's Welcome Week. At University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering has a distinct group of students who wear coveralls to demonstrate their school spirit. Numerous people throughout the city and campus recognize students in these coveralls as U of T engineers and members of Skule (TM). The University of Waterloo Engineering Students in Waterloo, Ontario, are also identified by their navy blue or grey coveralls, often decorated with significant patches from various interests and activities the student has accomplished over their time at school. Ottawa, Ontario's Carleton University has representatives in dark blue Air Force style coveralls, aptly named the "flightsuits". Likewise, Western University in London, Ontario awards coveralls, nicknamed 'covies,' to student leaders within the Faculty of Engineering (in grey) and Medway-Sydenham Hall (in black).

Design and appearance
Unlike coveralls generally, the student boilersuit isn't used for work, but mostly for parties. However, as the coveralls are meant to endure years of abuse, the wearer often being under the influence of alcohol, the coveralls are made of high quality fabric and usually at least somewhat waterproof. Practical additions such as zippered pockets of various sizes and belt loops are added by the manufacturer, and as a part of the manufacturing process the coveralls are sometimes printed with the particular student organization's logo and ads of the various sponsoring companies, ranging from small local enterprises to national divisions of multinational corporations. Often, the large corporations choose to sponsor the suits as a part of their recruitment campaign, ensuring that they have the attention of the graduating students when they enter the working life.

The colour of the boilersuits is usually determined by the faculty or programme, which — the subjects being many and colours few — leads to quite spectacular colour combinations such as purple, turquoise or pink. Multicolored variants exist, but typically the suits are of one color. As it is customary to personalize the suits, they are almost invariably decorated with various badges, souvenirs and inexpensive gadgets. Occasionally a boilersuit will tell of its owner's interests, political views, personal history and even military experience. The time spent as a student can be seen from the amount of decorations one has added to his boilersuit, as all students start with blank boilersuits. There's also a practice of swapping a part of the suit with another person, typically with a partner or a close friend. Badges are also readily swapped, especially amongst friends who are of different organizations. Rarity of a certain badge can be considered a bonus.

Some programs have swapped boilersuits for labcoats. In Lund and Uppsala, labcoats and sometimes bathrobes are used by natural science students.

Traditions
Certain traditions relating to the use of boilersuits exist. Typically, a new student will be given permission to use their boilersuit during the later half of their first academic year, often after a certain number of "freshman points" have been collected by participating in various social events like parties and contests held by the organizations. During the first academic spring, the various engineering student organizations tend to host events during which the new students are officially taken as a members of their organization. During these events, the students often volunteer to go through a minor rite that often includes diving into a pool, lake or river with their newly issued boilersuits as a "student baptism". Typically in Finland these events are held around the largest student holiday of May 1 or Vappu, when thousands of students gather outdoors to celebrate. Lesser traditions can dictate that a student should sew his badges onto his boilersuit by hand, and that the boilersuit should not be cleaned except either by swimming in the suit or by hosing it down.

In some schools, two students who are dating exchange the overalls leg part with one another to show that they are taken. In Finland, it is more common for engineering students to wear their suits as overalls, while non-engineering students more commonly wear them as pants, tying the arms of the suit as a belt of sorts.

Naming
The boilersuit may have local names at individual universities. The Swedish term is simply overall or studentoverall, also studenthalare, but it is sometimes nicknamed ovve. In Finland, the Finnish word for overall is haalarit and the Finland Swedish word is halare. The Canadians refer to them differently depending on the university or area. They are called flightsuits by Ontario's Carleton University, redsuits by McMaster University and coveralls by Western University.

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Donald Burrows

Donald Burrows may refer to:

 * Don Burrows (1928–2020), Australian jazz musician
 * Donald Burrows (musicologist) (born 1945), Handel scholar and professor of music at the Open University

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Nier Prize

The Nier Prize is named after Alfred O. C. Nier. It is awarded annually by the Meteoritical Society and recognizes outstanding research in meteoritics and closely allied fields by young scientists. Recipients must be under 35 years old at the end of the calendar year in which they are selected. The Leonard Medal Committee recommends to the Council candidates for the Nier Prize.

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Talk:Ninja High School

Dates?
It seems to me that including SOME dates, especiallly of the first issue, would be fairly important. CFLeon 22:38, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Heavens, yes. The first three issues came out in 1986. The article makes it sound like like NHS is a recent phenomenon or something. Desperate Dave (talk) 22:18, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Dab?
Should Ninja High School be added to the disambiguation page at NHS?
 * Done Ventifax 06:49, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Actually
The first color issue of the series was 75, which was also when Ricky became the main character. --Chaotic nipple 01:49, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * This is untrue, inaccurate and possibly vandalism (having checked my facts carefully) -- Simon Cursitor

 * Obviously, you didn't check them carefully enough, as you are wrong. I have the issues in front of me _right_now_; Would you like me to post a picture? Fine, if it will forstall further argument: http://chaotic-nipple.livejournal.com/158115.html . I'm reverting your edit. Chaotic nipple 06:57, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

NINJA HIGH SCHOOL IN COLOR #1, JULY 1992 (which were colorations of the original b&w comics from 1-13) 97.107.40.218 (talk) 12:04, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Out of date
There is nothing in here on Meppy, Suzumi, Katana or Yudaai (to name a few) and this page needs to be heavily updated and if not do any of you know a website that with holds all the profiles of the cast.65.54.154.145 (talk) 01:50, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Volumes?
How did jumping to Eternity and then back to AP affect the volume numbering to NHS? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.95.133.15 (talk) 13:29, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

NHS has no volume number at all..but the issues themselves aren't jumping crazy unlike at retarded Marvel Comics, where every anniversary issue "as if" the series had been continuing the entire time, they go back to old numbering. Crazy that a comic keeps it's issue numbers these days, I know. -Khronological Koz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.91.8.99 (talk) 01:52, 21 June 2009 (UTC)  Also I fixed this on the page SINCE THERE IS NO VOL 2-3.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nolmik

 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. Woohookitty 07:05, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

Nolmik
non-notable. Google search returns only 30 results for "Nolmik" and "Star Wars". Also the character's name is "Nolmik Revan," not just Nolmik. Genealogical entry of a minor fictional character, little to no content. delete Tokek 23:43, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Update: actually only 5 results since the other results were hidden because they were "very similar." —Tokek 00:44, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Update 2: Appears to be a hoax. Nolmik appears to refer to a user of a Star Wars related message board. —Tokek 00:52, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, without source-LtNOWIS 03:51, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable self promotion. JamesBurns 09:01, 11 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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Overboard (1987 film)

Overboard is a 1987 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, written by Leslie Dixon, starring Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, and produced by Roddy McDowall, who also co-stars alongside Edward Herrmann and Katherine Helmond. The film follows a demeaning, wealthy socialite who suffers from amnesia after falling from her yacht while vacationing on the Oregon Coast, only to be taken in by a working-class carpenter whom she had mistreated.

The film's soundtrack was composed by Alan Silvestri while the Wright Brothers music used in the film was produced by Gary S. Paxton in Nashville, TN. Although it opened to mixed reviews, it was a box office success. Overboard is considered a classic by some, and has been remade several times. In 1992, it was adapted in the Indian film Ek Ladka Ek Ladki, in 2006, it was adapted into the South Korean television series Couple or Trouble, and in 2018 it was remade with Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez in reversed roles. The plot of the 1997 Malayalam film Mayaponman is loosely based on this film.

Plot
Heiress Joanna Mintz is accustomed to a wealthy life with her own yacht and fortune, along with her husband Grant Stayton III. While waiting for her yacht to be repaired in the fictional seaside town of Elk Cove, Oregon, Joanna hires local carpenter Dean Proffitt, a widower with four sons, to remodel her closet. Dean produces quality work, which she dismisses because he used oak instead of cedar, despite her not having requested this at the start.

Dean agrees to redo the closet if he is paid for the work he has already done, to no avail. The two have an argument, during which he berates her for her entitled attitude. This results in an angry Joanna throwing Dean and his tool kit into the water. That night, as the yacht sails away, Joanna goes on deck to retrieve her wedding ring, but loses her balance and falls overboard. She is later fished out of the water by a garbage scow. Now suffering from amnesia, Joanna is taken to the local hospital. Grant learns of this and heads to pick Joanna up, but after observing her while she’s held in the psych ward, he decides otherwise. Intending to have her fortune to himself, and having had enough of her demeaning attitude (not unlike Dean and her unfortunate staff), he returns to the yacht and has parties with younger women, lying that Joanna has decided to leave him, and celebrating because of it.

After seeing her story on the news, Dean seeks revenge by encouraging Joanna to work off her unpaid bill. He goes to the hospital and tells her that she is his wife Annie and the mother of his four unruly sons. And he manages to pull off his claim by providing intimate knowledge about her strawberry-like birthmark (located on her left “cheek”), which she herself has forgotten about and hasn’t yet noticed. She reluctantly goes home with him and is appalled by the family’s ramshackle residence.

Joanna initially has difficulty dealing with Dean's sons and the heavy load of chores, but she soon adapts. She even manages to display ingenuity a few times, like using the hair dryer to defrost the refrigerator, and using the vacuum to clean the table. As she masters her responsibilities, she learns about the boys' school and family issues, and that Dean is secretly working two jobs to make ends meet. She falls in love with him and starts to care about his sons. She streamlines the money problems with more efficient budgeting and convinces Dean to be a more responsible father.

Joanna makes Dean's dream come true by helping him design a miniature golf course based on various international attractions, such as Mt. Rushmore, the Pyramids and Sphinx of Egypt, the Grand Canyon, Mt. St. Helens, the Russian Cathedral, and the Statue of Liberty (the “Leaning Tower of Pizza” being the concession stand). He also falls in love with her, but does not tell her about her real identity, fearing that she will leave. Four months later, Joanna's mother Edith learns what happened and threatens to have Grant hunted down. He is reluctantly forced to end the partying and return to Elk Cove to retrieve Joanna, whose memory is restored upon seeing him. Realizing that she was manipulated, a distraught Joanna returns with Grant to her yacht, which heads for New York.

Joanna finds her old lifestyle boring and unfulfilling (something which Dean had pointed out to her during their initial argument, but she didn’t want to admit) and is uncomfortable with how rudely Grant and Edith treat the boat staff. She apologizes to her butler Andrew and the crew for her spiteful treatment towards them, and soon realizes how happy she was with Dean and his sons, prompting her to turn the yacht back towards Elk Cove.

The next morning, Grant finds out that Joanna has changed course and becomes insane with jealousy over the fact that she actually prefers Dean over him. While taking charge of the boat, out of spite and wounded pride, he admits to purposely abandoning Joanna and having numerous affairs with other women in her absence.

Dean and the boys arrive on a Coast Guard cutter to rescue Joanna, but are called away due to a sighting of salmon poachers. She is stunned the boat is turning around, thinking Dean changed his mind. Desperately, he runs to the back of the boat and calls out to Joanna. He then jumps into the water to swim to her, and she does the same. An insane Grant furiously takes aim at Joanna with a bow and arrow, only to be booted overboard by Andrew, who informs him he’s leaving his employment and going to work for Joanna instead.

Dean initially believes Joanna gave up her rich life for him, but she tells him the money and the boat are hers. The two are then brought on board the Coast Guard boat, and they stand above his four sons who are making out their Christmas lists. Dean asks Joanna what he could possibly give her that she doesn't already have. She answers, "A little girl", and they kiss while the boat sails off into the sunset.

Production
Principal photography of Overboard largely took place at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles, as well as Fort Bragg and Mendocino, California, with additional photography in Newport, Oregon.

Box office
The film made $1.9 million in its first weekend, $2.9 million in its second (+34%), and $3.9 million in its third (+54%), totaling $26.7 million by the end of its run.

Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 46% based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell's comedic chops elevate waterlogged material, but not even their buoyant chemistry can keep Overboard's creepy concept afloat". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.

Variety praised Hawn's performance, but called the film "an uninspiring, unsophisticated attempt at an updated screwball comedy that is brought down by plodding script and a handful of too broadly drawn characters." Rita Kempley of The Washington Post called it "a deeply banal farce" with "one-dimensional characters, a good long look at her buttocks and lots of pathetic sex jokes." Roger Ebert liked it; while calling it predictable, he wrote: "the things that make it special, however, are the genuine charm, wit and warm energy generated by the entire cast and director Garry Marshall." The Los Angeles Times' review of it read: "The film tries to mix the two 1930s movie comedy strains: screwball romance and populist fable. But there's something nerveless and thin about it. Hawn and Russell are good, but their scenes together have a calculated spontaneity—overcute, obvious."

The film is considered a classic by some.

Home media
CBS/Fox Video released Overboard on VHS in North America in 1988. In Canada, it was among the top 10 video rentals in the country in July of that year. MGM Home Entertainment first released a DVD edition of the film in 1999. A Blu-ray was released by MGM in 2009.

In 2021, Severin Films reissued the film on DVD and Blu-ray from a new 2K master.

Remakes
A reimagined film of the same name, starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez, was released on May 4, 2018. The main roles are reversed from the 1987 original. Derbez portrays a wealthy man who falls off of his yacht and is found by Faris' character, a single mother who convinces him that he is her husband.

A loose adaptation of Overboard is the 1992 Hindi film Ek Ladka Ek Ladki, directed by Vijay Sadanah and starring Salman Khan and Neelam Kothari.

The 1997 Malayalam film Mayaponman is another loose adaptation.

The 2006 South Korean television show Couple or Trouble, starring Han Ye-seul and Oh Ji-ho and directed by Kim Sang Ho, is also a loose adaptation of the film.

The 2012 Swiss film Liebe und Andere Unfälle is another loose adaptation of the film.

The 2013 Russian miniseries Wife Rented (Zhena naprokat, Жена напрокат) is also a loose adaptation of the film.

There's also an egyptian uncredited remake titled Mecanica (ميكانيكا) starring Nelli and Youcef Mansour

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/The Magic Dudes

I cannot wait for this vote to be over. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 23:46, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Ditto. When I do a straight up Google Search, their name already pops up among the first 10 listings, under the Categories they added the Magic Dudes to.--Madchester 15:18, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

Started a tally at the top. No objections I hope? This thing is just stretching out though.. so annoying. Sasquatch′↔Talk↔Contributions 20:05, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, the annon is right about the tally. Wikipedia states at the VFD Guidelines: "Please do not refactor the discussion into lists or tables of votes, however much you may think that this helps the process. Again, the votes are not the ends in themselves (Wikipedia is not a democracy). Both the context and the order of the comments are essential to understanding the intents of contributors, both at the discussion closure and during the discussion. Refactoring actually makes the job of making the decision at the closure of discussion much harder, not easier." Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:27, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I have to concur. There is little need for the tally; it does not reduce the size of the page which is the reason given. The votes here are very easy indeed to count: the socks/meats are so blatant they could usefully be collected up as a tutorial example for new users/admins. -Splash 00:30, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, we could cross out the noobs and the socks votes, but keep their comments. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:31, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
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British Rail Class 465

The British Rail Class 465 Networker is a class of 147 electric multiple units built by Metro-Cammell, British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) and ABB Rail between 1991 and 1994. Originally operated by Network SouthEast, these units are now run by Southeastern.

Background
The Network SouthEast sector of British Rail began the planning for the development of the Class 465 Networker in 1988, and invited a tender for 710 of the units to be built. The Class 465 was introduced in order to replace the 41-year-old Class 415 (4EPB) slam-door EMUs.

The first unit was delivered in December 1991, and the last unit in April 1995. The units entered passenger service from 1 December 1992 with a ceremony at Cannon Street station, by Transport Secretary John MacGregor. As part of the privatisation of British Rail, the 97 465/0s and 465/1s were sold to Eversholt Rail Group and the 50 Class 465/2s to Angel Trains.

All trains were originally supplied in the Network SouthEast livery and branded as the "Kent Link Networker". They have mostly used on suburban routes out of London Victoria, Charing Cross, Blackfriars, and Cannon Street to destinations in South London and Kent, and the first 20 Class 465/0s were repainted into the Connex South Eastern Yellow and Blue livery in 1998, the same livery as seen on the 16 Class 365s introduced in June 1997.

Some are scheduled to be replaced by Class 707s, with two hauled to Worksop for store by Harry Needle Railroad Company in June 2021.

Two manufacturers
Due to the size of the original order, British Rail approached two separate manufacturers to supply the new rolling stock. The first two sub-classes (designated 465/0 and 465/1) were built by BREL/ABB while the third sub-class (465/2) as well as the two-car (466) units were built by Metro-Cammell. Although built to the same specification and utilised interchangeably, there are subtle differences between the two fleets and they do not share common parts. The maximum speed of the Class 465 is 75 mph, and they are designed only for 750 V DC third rail operation. A Solid State Traction Converter package controls three-phase AC traction motors, which allows for rheostatic or regenerative dynamic braking. Primary braking system is electro-pneumatically actuated disc brakes, which is blended with the Dynamic brakes. Tachometers on every axle of the unit provide for Wheel Slip/Slide Protection.

Traction equipment replacement
Plans were drawn up in 2007 to improve the reliability of the BREL and ABB units (Classes 465/0 and 465/1) by the installation of new traction equipment. The new package was developed and manufactured by Hitachi Rail. It was retrofitted across all 97 465/0 and 465/1 trains over the course of 2009/2010. Brush Traction, the supplier/manufacturer of the original traction equipment, worked as consultants to assist in retro-fitting the new equipment.

Refurbishment
In 2005, the first 34 465/2 units (465201-465234) were given an extensive refurbishment at Doncaster Works. This included new interior panelling, new flooring, new lighting, new seat moquette (in the same grey and blue design as on the Class 375 Electrostars) and the addition of a new first class seating area at the front and rear of the units, amongst other changes. This was done to allow them to be transferred to outer-suburban routes alongside the Class 375s. They would be replaced on inner suburban services by Class 376s. They were reclassified as a separate sub-fleet designated 465/9 (465901–465934) and replaced the remaining Class 423 slam-door stock. The last train in the Network SouthEast livery was repainted in September 2007.

Between 2010 and 2012, all Class 465/0 and 465/1s had an overhaul by RailCare of their door systems, air systems, couplings and trailer bogies. It was also at this time that all of the seats were given a retrim in Southeastern current mauve and blue seat moquette.

A further refresh of the entire Class 465 fleet took place gradually from 2016. This included the installation of new wheelchair spaces and fully accessible toilets, more handrails, and tactile floor surfaces in the vestibule areas, and louder, more audible door alarms. This was done in order to maintain RVAR (Railway Vehicle Accessibility Regulations) compliance. The Metro-Cammell units also had new doors fitted.

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Mei-Ting Sun

Mei-Ting Sun, born 14 March 1981, is a classical pianist.

A native of Shanghai, Sun arrived in New York at the age of nine. He entered the Professional Children's School and the Mannes College of Music, where he studied ear training with Marie Powers, theory with Robert Cuckson, and piano with Edward Aldwell. He has since received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Mannes College of Music. Currently, he is a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at the Juilliard School, studying with Robert McDonald.

Sun was the first prize winner of the 7th National Chopin Piano Competition of the U.S in 2005 and the first International Piano-e-Competition in 2002. Named one of the Musicians of the Year 1996 by the Village Voice at age 15, the now 37-year-old pianist has performed in many of New York's concert halls, including Alice Tully Hall, where his performance of Ravel's Concerto in G was praised by The New York Times as a "stunningly fluid reading."

Sun has been featured several times on WQXR Classical Radio as part of the “Young Artist Showcase” program and on NPR as part of the “Performance Today” program. He has been heard in recital in much of the United States, Japan, China, France, Spain and Italy. Recent appearances include concert tours of Spain, China, and Japan, and concerto engagements with the Richmond and Winnipeg Symphonies, the National Spanish Orchestra, the Macau Orchestra, and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Upcoming engagements include a twenty concert-tour of the United States and abroad sponsored by the Chopin Foundation of the United States.

Sun is also highly involved in classical music education and outreach. His latest effort, at whitekeys.com, garnered major media attention shortly after its grand opening, and his website has become a model for other musicians' websites.

Sun is a Yamaha Artist.

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FÉLIN

FÉLIN (Fantassin à Équipement et Liaisons Intégrés, Integrated Infantryman Equipment and Communications) is the name for the French infantry combat system developed by Safran Electronics & Defense.

It combines a modified FAMAS rifle with a host of other electronics, clothing, pouches, and body armour. The helmet is an integral SPECTRA helmet fitted with real-time positioning and information system, and with light amplifiers for night vision. Power sources will be made of two rechargeable Li-ion batteries.

The €1.1bn (FY2012) project was to see 22,588 units delivered between 2010 and 2015, at a unit cost of €38,000 (€49,000 including development costs). The system entered service in late 2011, when 300 were deployed to Afghanistan.

History
Between 1997 and 2000, the Félin programme was in its demonstration phase, focusing primarily on: communications, observation (day and night, by trying to increase range), protection (detectability: visual, acoustic and electromagnetic, protection against attack), power/energy and mobility (system weight, ergonomics, location and navigation aid).

During the first half of 2000, several operational trials were conducted, notably engagements between groups (one equipped with some of the Félin features, one without). The trials were successful, as the group equipped with the new features was significantly more efficient, even though it was carrying earlier versions of the system which had not been optimised in weight.

In 2001, the definition phase of the programme started. Engineering teams re-thought every step and system, putting aside all the previously tested demonstrators and updating the systems to the state of the art of their respective technologies.

Meanwhile, a bidding started for French and European industrial producers.

After several years of development and trials, the programme is now reaching completion. The first orders have been signed and the first deliveries should have happened in 2007.

In November 2009, 22,588 Félin systems had been ordered. The system was first deployed on the front-line on 7 September 2010 with the 1st Line Infantry Regiment in the Surobi District, which was occupied by the French forces in Afghanistan.

Description
Three major systems can be distinguished:

Individual system
The individual system is made up of six sub-systems :

Clothing and armour
Basic combat clothing has a full cut allowing free movement. Bellows pockets provide ample carrying capacity. The material (fabric) offers good mechanical properties but still allows good air permeability.

The fibres (aramid/viscose FR) are flame- and wash-resistant.

The ballistic jacket accommodates:
 * Flexible ballistic protection
 * Hard ballistic protection
 * Electronic jacket
 * Load-bearing structure.

The electronic jacket integrates the electronics (computer unit, manager unit, radio, man-machine interface, GPS, cables and connector), flexible water bottle, FAMAS magazines and grenades, and optimises weight distribution on the soldier.

The equipment is autonomous and can be used alone. The NRBC combat clothing is similar to permanent combat clothing. It is designed to allow combat phases to be carried out with the same efficiency as that achieved with conventional combat clothing.

Camouflage
There have been many rumours about introduction of a new camouflage pattern. Demonstrators model have been disclosed sporting DPM, flecktarn and an original spot camouflage pattern showing similarities to German Flecktarn and Australian Auscam (see picture below), however latest demonstrators suggest that early Félin systems should use French standard CCE camouflage pattern. The French Army have selected the Kermel V50 and VMC40 fabrics to equip its troops within the context of the Félin Project.

Portable electronic platform (PEP)
The PEP lies at the heart of the Félin system. Designed to use all the electronic resources found on the electronic jacket (computer, energy manager, peripheral equipment interfaces, user interfaces), The system is built around a USB 2.0. digital data bus. This choice of open broadband digital data bus and extensive connectivity gives the portable electronic platform, and hence the system, strong interoperability.

Individual energy sources
Peripheral equipment can be connected to the physical connection ports situated at the front of the battery units. Power sources will be made of two rechargeable Li-ion batteries, provided partially by the Swiss Leclanché group

Weapons
FAMAS will remain the infantryman’s basic weapon, updated into Félin FAMAS. The FN Minimi (5.56 mm calibre light machine gun) and the FRF2 (7.62 calibre sniper rifle) can accommodate a telescopic night sight with no need for changes.

FAMAS accommodates a man-machine interface, a second grip and a telescopic sight. The sight is equipped with a day imager and a night imager (the infantryman’s sight will be light intensifying, and one soldier per squad will have a thermal sight: uncooled IR), a restitution eyepiece, a clear sight for instinctive shooting. The sight has an integrated video camera that transmits received images to the system. A wire connection links the weapon to the system.

The Minimi sight uses similar technology to the FAMAS IR sight. The sight supports man-machine interfaces and integrates resources for radio communication with the rest of the Félin system.

The FRF2 precision rifle sight is based on the use of uncooled infrared sensors, combined with adapted magnifying optics. It also includes radio communication resources.

Helmet
The helmet is composed of three components: head protection, communication headset, and optronic equipment. The ballistic shell optimises protection and load-bearing ergonomics (weight distribution). It can accommodate various items required for the mission (facial protection screens) and its shape is compatible with all firing positions of the weapons used.

A lightweight, integrated protective shield protects the infantryman from various threats (wind, rain, dust, UV). Non-linear earplugs afford auditory protection. The NBC mask can be equipped with a filter cartridge or linked to the ventilation powerpack. A tube built into the NBC mask can be used to take in liquids (water, food).

The communication headset is linked to the radio. It holds the microphone and earpiece and works by bone vibrations (bone conduction transducer). It works independently from the helmet and can therefore remain in operation when the helmet is removed.

The optronic equipment is composed of mission interface overshell integrating the optronics, head camera (EBCMOS light intensification technology), image display units (OLED technology) allowing data and icons transmitted on the bus system to be displayed, images and video coming from the weapon or the head camera. The image display unit is fixed to the helmet: its screen can be brought into line with infantryman's eye. When not in use, it can be folded away so as not to hinder the soldier.

Félin information network
The Félin information network (RIF) allows information to be shared throughout the infantry section. Each radio can subscribe to two networks simultaneously. This offers the squad leader some flexibility in organising communication networks in his section. Each network has an audio conference channel, with priority given to the squad leader, an alert channel from the infantryman to his leader, and a data transmission channel. Voice and data transmission is based on tried and tested DECT civilian technology (domestic cordless telephone technology). Each sub-network works from a base carried by the squad leader. As RIF sets are all identical, a soldier can replace his commander if necessary by configuring his set as base. The radio is configured by the Félin computer, thereby limiting the number of control buttons needed on the set.

Dismounted soldier’s Terminal Information System (TIS)
The TIS is made up of software supported by the computer, a man-machine interface and a communication interface box connected to a PR4G VS4 portable radio set.

Multipurpose infrared binoculars
for the squad leader are based on uncooled IR technology.

Transport/Carrying Case
The Félin weapon and subsidiary systems are transported and stored in a Storm iM3220 plastic moulded carry case with foam cut-outs designed for each part. The case is manufactured by Pelican Products.

Collective recharging unit (MRC)
Used to recharge the soldiers’ individual batteries. It uses aluminum-air metal-air fuel cells.

Vehicle kits
(AMX-10P, VBCI, VAB) all have a common structure and are designed for easy integration into vehicles, where they provide the power supply for the mounted soldiers’ systems.

Deliveries/Programme
31,455 individual Félin systems are delivered to France, as follows:

 * Infantry: 22,588 systems
 * Armoured cavalry: 2,801 systems
 * Engineers: 3,576 systems
 * Artillery: 2,480 systems

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reverse order of the confrences
Am I the only one who thinks the confrences should be listed with West on the left and East on the right, so it's kinda like looking at map? Gentgeen 00:02, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * The East-North-South-West order is the same one that is listed on all official NFL publications, including the 2005 NFL Record and Fact Book. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:05, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

NFL on Christmas Day
Why was that deleted? Why did it warrant deletion? I don't know why it was, so that is why I ask. Thanks Soxrock 01:50, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
 * According to the deletion logs, the answer can be found at Articles for deletion/NFL on Christmas Day. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 01:52, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

Collapse problems
This has come up before and was inquired on User talk:Psantora to no avail. There is a problem where the first time "Show" is clicked the template does not expand and rather just wraps to the next line. Pats1 00:32, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I added a "width="100%" attribute to the table. Seems to work on Firefox, but could you test it on other browsers? Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 02:03, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Having the box span the entire width of the page is the only way it will work correctly. Similar attributes are also in Template:Navbox and Template:Navbox generic. If you do not want the box to span the entire width of the page, you cannot have the collapsible (show/hide) feature. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 02:09, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I have FF too, but I'll check it in IE. For some reason it changes from article to article as well. Pats1 02:19, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Pats1 02:21, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

I haven't seen the problem you are talking about with the template not expanding all the way, however there is a problem with using "width:auto" and the collapsable template as when the template is hidden it shrinks to the width of the title instead of the normal width of the template. I have started some discussion about this here. Paul C/T+ 23:14, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * It's fine now. Pats1 23:54, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

One Game Play-offs
Is One Game Play-off really relevant enough in anyones opinion to be featured in this template? It hasn't been utilized in decades because of the implementation coin toss. It's not standard practice in the NFL currently and it's not even notable enough to have its own article. I would like to remove it from the template after hearing some opinions, if any. —ASPENSTI— TALK — CONTRIBUTIONS 02:22, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

Washington's team name
Obviously, we all know the Washington franchise adopted a new name this morning. Certainly, in any future seasons' templates the new name (or any future new name) should be used. As much as I disliked the silly "Washington Football Team" name they used for the past two seasons, however, I think that name needs to remain in this template via a piped link. It's indisputable that they played the 2021 season as the "Washington Football Team," it's indisputable that when they announced the name change their season was over and only a week and a half remained in the overall 2021 season, and it's indisputable that the template is intended to reflect the NFL's makeup and alignment as it existed during the 2021 season. It's simply incorrect to refer to the "Washington Commanders' 2021 season" because no such season existed. Therefore, I strongly believe the piped link is appropriate in this template. 1995hoo (talk) 15:55, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

 * Disagree. This is just adding additional maintenance for no reason. We should be reflecting the current-day name of the team and not the previous/ongoing season. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 19:39, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

 * But the template specifically says "2021" at the top. If the same one will be used for 2022, then by all means it makes sense to change the name once the 2022 template is in use. But until then, it's misleading specifically because the template says "2021." There were no "2021 Washington Commanders," plain and simple. I'm not going to revert your edit to the template because I don't want to run up against WP:3RR, but I believe the edit is indisputably incorrect as long as the template is headed "2021." 1995hoo (talk) 19:58, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, a very good point from an editor interested in encyclopedic accuracy. As long as 2021 is one of the main themes of the template via its title the 'Football Team' name still applies. Randy Kryn (talk) 20:32, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

 * So if I'm reading this right: it appears that the issue is to wait until we change the current season link from 2021 to 2022, which is typically done at the conclusion of Super Bowl. Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:21, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

 * That’s exactly my position. 1995hoo (talk) 12:37, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

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Weird li tags
Out of interest, why the li tags in the wikilinks? - Ta bu shi da yu 06:43, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I have no idea ... you might want to ask Tildebeeplus who first put it in. All I did was subst the meta-template this user created, Template:SuperBowlItem. I am willing to revert it back (this Template:SuperBowl of course). Zzyzx11 (Talk) 06:47, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

SuperBowl L
I am aware of the AFD, but it just made sense to me for the template to end at a round number like L. I'm not saying that the article should be created. But, whatever it doesn't really matter. I'm sure the template will be updated at the appropriate time. Paul C/T+ 18:10, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree there. And now, since Super Bowl L redirects to the main Super Bowl page, I'll change it to end there. Maybe we could implement some sort of rule for this, such as, perhaps, we add the SB to the template 10 years before it happens, and start creating an article for it 5 years before it happens. Tom Temprotran 20:32, 6 September 2006 (UTC)

Distinguish future from past?
Can we do something with the formatting of this template to distinguish future Super Bowls from past ones? As of now, it is kind of a confusing block of text with links. I was thinking of maybe italicizing the Super Bowls yet-to-come? --DDG 18:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, they were italicized before they were removed by an anon IP. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:57, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Years off set
I have recently check that comparing the years of the template Super Bowl Years to the years of the NFL seasons template. In the template of the Super Bowl years the years are set to the year of the Super Bowl and not the year of the season just as the template of the NFL seasons. Where I believe that the years should be change to the seasons years because it does get confusing when using both templates at one time. I have also placed this discussion (talk) in the discussion (talk) of Template talk:NFL seasons.--Mr. Unknown (talk) 01:28, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

How far is too far?
Okay, how many future years should we have in this template?
 * Up to 5. FYI, bidding for the 2019 SB is in May. VegasCasinoKid (talk) 04:17, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Any way to...
...alter this template so that a Super Bowl 10 years after another one is always directly under the older one on this template?? Georgia guy (talk) 01:15, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

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Openly transgender musicians.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Delusions of Mediocrity

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Delusions of Mediocrity
Only ran for a month (March 6, 2005 - April 20), fails even the most lenient webcomic inclusion guidelines. Nifboy 23:49, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Does not meet any of the inclusion guidelines.   — Gwalla | Talk 01:02, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete this should be included with its author (no separate VfD) -mysekurity 01:09, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete non notable webcomic. JamesBurns 09:01, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
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