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Arena Monterrey

Arena Monterrey is an indoor arena in Monterrey, Mexico. It is primarily used for shows, concerts and indoor sports like indoor soccer, arena football and basketball. It used to be the home arena of the Monterrey Fury indoor soccer team and the Fuerza Regia, a professional basketball team in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional; the Monterrey La Raza, a team in the NISL; and the Monterrey Steel, an indoor American football team in the National Arena League.

The Arena Monterrey is owned by Publimax S.A. de C.V. (TV Azteca Northeast), part of the Avalanz Group, who owns 80% and by TV Azteca who owns 20%. The arena is 45,000 m2 (480,000 square feet) in size.

History
The project of the arena started in 1989 when the Asociación para el Fomento de Deporte y Recreación A.C, led by the businessmen Jorge Lankenau and Hernan Garza presented the project to the then president Carlos Salinas. The project gained support from the Government of the State of Nuevo León who gave the land for the arena to be constructed within the limits of Fundidora Park.

The arena was originally planned to begin construction in May 1992, and finished by 1993, but the construction actually started in January 1994, and was planned to be finished by 1996. However, due to the 1994 economic crisis in Mexico, in May 1995 the project suffered a slowdown in the construction industry and finally came to a complete halt by 1996, due to the lack of economic resources.

In April 2001, the Government of the State of Nuevo León invited 11 groups of investors to discuss the possibilities of restarting the construction of the arena. On June 1, 2001, the government announced that there were only five groups of investors willing to take over the debt and finish up the project and 2 weeks later, Publimax S.A. de C.V. was announced winner of the contest because it was the group with the most money eager to invest in the project (US$50 million). Before the construction was restarted, Hernán Garza accused the government of illegally revoking the concession that was given to him to build and finish the project. The government revoked the concession because of the halt of the project in 1995, but Garza alleged that the economic crisis obliged him to stop it for some time. This, among other problems such as the government delay in giving full control of the arena and Publimax rejecting any investment until control was fully given (which happened in July 2002), caused the project to restart by the end of 2002 with an estimated finish date by the first trimester of 2004.

However, by the last trimester of 2003, the project was almost completed and the first event in the arena took place on Thursday November 27, 2003, with a concert performed by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel.

International summits

 * Press Center for the Monterrey Special Summit of the Americas – January 2004

Sports events

 * First WNBA game outside the United States: Detroit Shock vs San Antonio Silver Stars – May 2004
 * Pre-season NBA Games: Denver Nuggets vs Golden State Warriors – October 2006 and Philadelphia 76ers vs Phoenix Suns – October 2009.
 * In 2004, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) made its debut in Mexico with WWE RAW: Wrestlemania XX Revenge Tour in Monterrey.
 * The first WWE Raw house show took place on April 3, 2004; after the huge success by the Mexican fans, Raw returned on November of that same year. The SmackDown brand debuted in January 2006 with a sellout.
 * In October 2008, SmackDown made its return, and ECW its Arena Monterrey debut, with the Survivor Series Live Tour with two dates; October 16 and 17.
 * Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) also had a house show in November 2006. In December 2007 TNA was supposed to have another house show in Arena Monterrey, but for some reason it was cancelled.
 * Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) held the Héroes Inmortales III event on September 26, 2009, and the Héroes Inmortales pay-per-view on October 9, 2011, at the arena.
 * 8th Shito-Ryu Karate-Do World Championships were held October 17–23, 2015, at the arena.
 * Monterrey Steel National Arena League football in 2017.

Others

 * Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2008 – September 2008

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Hello, MBFIELD747. I saw your note on Essjay's page, but he's out at the moment, so I thought I'd see what I could do.

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In addition,

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Talk:Power Princess

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Oddly, most members of the Squadron Supreme have different hair colors than their JLA counterparts. Hyperion has red hair, Superman has black hair; The Flash has red hair, the Whizzer has white hair. However, Power Princess has the same hair color as Wonder Woman.

I believe PP killed the real Claire Debussy and assumed her identity
I don't have the comic, since I just browsed it at a bookstore. Can any regular reader confirm this? JCCyC 21:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, she did. I have the trades. Or at least, it is STRONGLY IMPLIED that she did with her "flash vision", I think. Zebraic 07:02, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

"Copyrighted"?

 * After he asked her what she thought about the name, she said Princess of Power would be better, but the General said that it was already copyrighted

That should be "trademarked". Is this an error on behalf of this article, or is the wrong term actually used in the comic itself? If the error is in the article, it should be changed to "trademarked"; if the error is taken from the comic, it should be pointed out as such, if nothing else with a [sic] remark.--132.252.185.42 (talk) 11:11, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

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Tom Wilson (DJ)

Tom Wilson (9 October 1951 – 25 March 2004) was a Scottish radio disc jockey, best remembered for his longtime contribution to the Scottish dance music scene. He worked variously with N-Trance, the Time Frequency, Belinda Carlisle, Ice MC, Scooter, Mary Kiani and DJ Dado.

His dance music show, Steppin' Out, started in 1985 and ran for fourteen years on Radio Forth, Forth RFM and Forth FM. Although the show was only broadcast to East and Central Scotland, tapes of the show were sent all over the world, hence the reason there were requests from listeners in Australia, Canada and Hong Kong. Due to the success of his show and the Scottish dance music boom, Wilson's Bonus Beats programme aired on Forth FM during the mid-1990s. This allowed many local DJs the opportunity to provide one-hour mixes, spawning the growth of Tartan techno.

Early days
In 1972, Wilson started his broadcasting career in pirate radio on such stations as Radio Caroline Scotland and Radio Telstar. Later in 1984, he began answering phones for the Transistor Boogie show presented by Graham Jackson. From 1985 the first of what turned out to be Wilson's dance music shows on Forth FM came to air across East and Central Scotland. For fifteen years through the mid-1980s and into the 1990s, he presented Steppin' Out, which went on to win several awards.

As well as being a radio presenter, he was also a record producer and achieved some considerable chart success with ten singles, one of which "Technocat" reached the Top 40 in the UK. He was responsible for the Bouncing Beats compilation releases, and also spent time remixing material for N-Trance and Belinda Carlisle.

Back to Radio Forth
Having spent some time working at other Scottish radio stations, he returned to Radio Forth in 2003 as the station's Head of Music for both FM (Forth 1) and AM (Forth 2) stations, and hosted two shows per week, including Old Skool. In addition, away from music, Wilson was a fan of Heart of Midlothian F.C.

Bouncin' Back
Wilson was also a nightclub DJ, appearing across the country at numerous clubs and events such as Awesome 101, Fantazia, Rezerection and The Fubar. He also became a record producer, producing "Technocat" which, billed as Technocat featuring Tom Wilson, became a top 40 hit on the UK Singles Chart. It also charted in several European countries. In addition his track, "Let Your Body Go", spent one week at #60 in the UK chart in March 1996. Wilson also put together several compilation albums, namely the Bouncin' Back and Bouncin' Beats series. After a brief spell working at several other Scottish radio stations, including Beat 106 and Real Radio, Wilson rejoined Radio Forth in 2003 as head of music for both Forth One and Forth 2, and hosted two weekly shows including the Old Skool show on a Sunday evening.

Gigs
Wilson was popular on the club circuit, attending many prominent dance music events including 1992's SECC based 'Big Bang' event. The 1990s saw Wilson headlining the biggest dance festivals across Scotland, such as Livingston Forum's Awesome 101 and Ingliston's Rezerection.

Death
Radio Forth announced the death of Tom Wilson - father of four children; Lynsey, Stephanie, Craig and Allex- on 25 March 2004, at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital following a heart attack, and a short period of illness.

His memorial service was held on 31 March 2004. His will requested that every man attending the service should wear a maroon tie, the colour worn by his favourite football team, and that donations should be given to the British Heart Foundation.

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Threefold model

The threefold model or GDS theory of roleplaying games is an attempt to distinguish three different goals in roleplaying. In its original formation, these are: Drama, simulation, and game. It was the inspiration for subsequent theories, such as the GNS theory, which retained a three-way division but altered other aspects of the model.

The model
In its most formal sense, the threefold model claims that any single gamemaster (GM) decision (about the resolution of in-game events) can be made in order to further the goals of drama, simulation, or game. By extension, a series of decisions may be described as tending towards one or two of the three goals, to a greater or lesser extent. This can be visualised as an equilateral triangle, with a goal at each vertex, and the points between them representing different weightings of the different goals. As a consequence, a player or GM can characterise their preferred gaming style as a point on this triangle, or (since no real precision is implied) in words such as "mostly gamist" or "dramatist with a bit of simulationist" or "right in the middle".

Another consequence of the model is the claim that by advancing towards one of the goals, one is moving away from the other two. Thus a game that is highly dramatic will be neither a good simulation nor a challenging game, and so on. This assertion has been widely challenged, and led to criticism of the model.

The terms
In the terminology of the threefold, the goals of drama, simulation and game have specific meanings.

 * Drama is concerned with the narrative qualities of the game, such as story, nuances of meaning, exploration of themes, etc. It does not imply following a preset story, but an eagerness to achieve good or well plotted stories and meaning in the unfolding events.
 * Game is concerned with the amount and kind of challenges that the players face in the course of the game. Ideas such as "balance", "fairness" and "victory" belong here.
 * Simulation is concerned with the internal consistency of events that unfold in the game world, and ensuring that they are only caused by in-game factors - that is, eliminating metagame concerns (such as drama and game). Simulation is not necessarily concerned with simulating reality; it could be a simulation of any fictional world, cosmology or scenario, according to its own rules.

History of the threefold model
The threefold model was developed through a wide series of discussions during the summer of 1997 in the rec.games.frp.advocacy Usenet group. Mary Kuhner developed many of the key ideas while John H. Kim later organized and expanded the model. The threefold arose following long arguments and flame-wars about whether one style of roleplaying was "better" than another style. The name was coined by Kuhner, in a July 1997 post which outlined the principles. In October 1998, a "frequently asked questions" (FAQ) document by Kim on the threefold model stated, "An important part of the model is recognising that there are valid different goals for gaming." It has since then been circulated in a variety of places. It was also the inspiration for a related model known as "GNS theory", which has been articulated by Ron Edwards on the roleplaying discussion site The Forge.

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User talk:Vjctor

Ciao Vjctor e bienvenuti alla Wikipedia and all that stuff!

Your article on Ngvision seems nice, but please bear in mind that this is the English Wikipedia. If you want to write in Italian, there's always. — J I P | Talk 16:42, 24 July 2005 (UTC)

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Operation Nifty Package

Operation Nifty Package was a United States Delta and Navy SEAL-operated plan conducted in 1989 designed to capture Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. When Noriega took refuge in the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See (diplomatic quarter), deafening music and other psychological warfare tactics were used to convince him to exit and surrender himself.

The United States claimed that after ten days of psychological harassment, the Papal Nuncio (ambassador) Monsignor Laboa had threatened to revoke Noriega's sanctuary if he didn't surrender to the United States, although Laboa insisted that he had made no threats of revoking the right of asylum under the Church, but had used his own "precisely calibrated psychological campaign" to force Noriega's departure.

Although the operation was successful, National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft would later point to the psychological harassment of the Papal Nuncio as "a low moment in U.S. Army history", noting that their approach had been silly, reproachable, and undignified.

Military operation
Launched in the starting hours of Operation Just Cause, this operation was handled by SEAL Team   4. Consisting of 48   U.S. Navy SEALs (three SEAL Platoons; Golf, Bravo, and Delta) under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Toohey (executive officer of Team    4 and former SEAL Team    Six officer), this team was tasked with destroying Noriega's private jet, a Learjet 35 build of 1980, immatriculation N930GL, serial 35A-330, on the ground at the Punta Paitilla Airport, a coastal airport in Panama City. The main force of SEALs landed just south of the airport at approximately 0030, shortly before the initial combat operations started within Panama City itself. Several reconnaissance teams were hidden on the north side of the airfield to provide real-time data on enemy movements. Once the SEALs landed, Lt. Cmdr. Toohey established a command post near the southern edge of the runway. At this time Cmdr. McGrath, a SEAL officer stationed on a patrol boat offshore coordinating several operations, passed on information implying that the aircraft was to be disabled with "minimal damage" (defined as shot out tires and cut control wires), rather than destroyed. This later became a point of controversy after the operation, as the message was poorly worded and forced the SEALs to change their tactics at the last minute and approach the aircraft more closely than anticipated.

The three platoons then began advancing up the airfield, with Golf platoon taking up final assaulting positions outside the hangar at roughly 0105. At this point, Lt. Cmdr. Toohey received a message stating that PDF V300 Cadillac Gage Commando armored cars were heading towards the airport. To counter the threat, a squad (Squad One of Golf Platoon) was ordered to move into ambush positions on a nearby road. As they stood up to move, the PDF soldiers stationed in the airfield immediately opened fire, killing two SEALs and wounding five others. The other two platoons moved to reinforce Golf, and within several minutes had secured the hangars, with two more SEALs killed and four more wounded. The SEALs then disabled Noriega's private plane by shooting it with an AT4 anti-tank weapon. Shortly after, a MEDEVAC helicopter arrived and transported the injured SEALs to the Joint Casualty Collection Point at Howard Air Force Base. The SEALs held the area throughout the night, and disabled the runway for use by any PDF transport planes by rolling other aircraft onto it. The next day, the SEALs were replaced by a company from the 75th   Ranger Regiment. Due to the high level of casualties sustained and several inconsistencies regarding planning and command and control during the battle, the Battle of Paitilla Airport is considered one of the most controversial operations within Operation Just Cause from the U.S. Military perspective.

During the Paitilla Airfield operation, another Navy SEAL group from SEAL Team 2, consisting of four divers and men on Zodiac inflatable boats, was assigned to conduct a combat swimmer attack and sabotage Noriega's heavily armed gunboat, Presidente Porras, a 65-foot aluminum gunboat built in 1982 in Louisiana by Swiftships, while it was tied to a pier on the canal. The plan called for the divers to plant explosives on the bottom of the boat, using Dräeger rebreathers, which do not give off exhalation bubbles, for added secrecy. The divers were transported by several combat rubber raiding craft to an insertion point located in a grove of mangrove trees roughly one hundred fifty yards away from the target. The divers entered the water and approached the boat in separate pairs, attached the explosives, and began exfiltrating. As they were leaving, several PDF guards began dropping grenades and shooting into the water, forcing the SEALs to take cover under the pier. Due to this diversion, the divers were still in the area when the bombs went off, and were able to confirm that the boat was destroyed. As the divers were heading back to the rendezvous point, they heard a large ship approaching overhead and were forced to descend to forty feet which was dangerous due to the increased toxicity of the pure oxygen used in the Draeger at greater pressures. However, no divers experienced any ill effects, and both pairs were picked up by several raiding craft, and were transported back to Rodman Naval Base.

Encircling the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See
On the fifth day of the American invasion, Noriega phoned Monsignor Laboa at the Apostolic Nunciature and explained he would appreciate being able to seek sanctuary within; noting that he would otherwise have to flee to the countryside and wage a guerrilla war. Given only ten minutes to decide, Laboa said he did not confer with the Vatican, but agreed to allow Noriega to enter the Nunciature grounds – although from the very start, he confessed that he deceived Noriega, noting that he believed that Panamanian politics necessitated that his own role be to convince Noriega to surrender to the American army, not to grant him asylum within Vatican territory. Laboa later confided he was "surprised and dismayed" that Noriega would choose to seek refuge with the Church.

Noriega fled to the Apostolic Nunciature, the de facto embassy of the Holy See, and took refuge there with four others: Lieutenant Colonel Nivaldo Madrinan, head of Panama's secret police; Captain Eliecer Gaitan, who led the special force charged with protecting Noriega; Belgica de Castillo, the former head of the immigration department; and her husband Carlos Castillo. He turned over the majority of his weapons, and requested sanctuary within. He spent his time in a "stark" room with no air conditioning or television, reading the Bible for the duration of his stay.

American soldiers set up a perimeter outside this building, as any direct action against the embassy itself would have violated international diplomatic law.

United States Secretary of State James Baker wrote to the Vatican, insisting that "this is an exception to diplomatic immunity. We've indicted him as a drug dealer...you must understand that having lost American lives to restore democracy in Panama, we cannot allow Noriega to go to any other country than the United States."

Joaquin Navarro-Valls, speaking on behalf of the Vatican, clarified that the strong messages left by American diplomats and military leaders would not be obeyed and Noriega would not be turned over. Navarro-Valls clarified that Pope John Paul II had not spoken on the issue except to lament the deaths caused by "absurd imprudence".

The U.S. Army turned to psychological warfare, blaring disturbing chicken noises at "deafening levels", gunning the engines of armored vehicles against the Nunciature's fence, and setting fire to a neighboring field and bulldozing it to create a "helicopter landing zone". Reportedly the version of the song "I Fought the Law" performed by The Clash was played repeatedly along with "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC and "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses; other songs in the line-up were "Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll" by Jethro Tull, "Panama" by Van Halen, and "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.

On 27 December, the psychological warfare was turned over to the control of the 4th Psychological Operations Group of Special Operations Command. The Holy See complained to President George H. W. Bush about actions of the American soldiers surrounding the embassy, and after three days, the rock music was stopped.

On 30 December, the Vatican clarified that it did not believe Noriega had asylum, "but [was] a person in refuge". Meanwhile, Monsignor Laboa petitioned both Panama and the Vatican to agree to extend the embassy property to include another building where he had Noriega's four companions moved to prevent them from encouraging Noriega to stay under Vatican sanctuary, allowing him to convince Noriega to leave. A friend of Laboa later told the UPI that Laboa wanted to "go to work on Noriega, weave a sort of spell around him until he gives in".

Surrender
After ten days of demoralization, Monsignor Jose Sebastian Laboa told Noriega that he had no choice but to surrender to the American soldiers at the front gate. Time magazine later noted that Monsignor Laboa was not entirely honest with Noriega, falsely telling him that no country in the world was willing to grant him refuge. Monsignor Laboa had also written to the US Army, granting his permission for them to storm the property if they believed his life was in danger. Eventually, Monsignor Laboa said that if Noriega did not surrender to the Americans, the Papal staff would evacuate the building, move into a Catholic high school and declare it the new embassy – leaving Noriega alone in the abandoned building to face the Americans without any benefit of Vatican sanctuary.

Noriega asked permission to phone his wife and three daughters, who had taken refuge in the Cuban embassy; he was assured that they would be flown to exile in the Dominican Republic if he surrendered.

On 3 January, Noriega attended Holy Mass in the Nuncio's chapel and took communion; where Laboa's homily was about the thief on the cross who in one moment asked God to change his life, and reportedly brought tears to Noriega's eyes.

After Mass, Noriega retired to his room where he wrote two letters, one to his wife informing her "I go now on an adventure", and the other thanking the Pope and stressing that he believed himself innocent and that he had always acted in the best interests of the Panamanian people and requesting the Pope's prayers.

Noriega dressed in his tan uniform, receiving permission to bring the Nuncio's Bible with him, and went outside into the dark night with three priests who walked with him the fifty paces to the front gate; when he reached the front gate, an American paratrooper named Sgt. Scott Geist confronted Noriega and described him as "a broken man",. A number of other soldiers then forced him to the ground and began searching his effects. His wrists were taped behind his back and was led into a waiting American helicopter which took him to Howard Air Force Base.

Monsignor Laboa later told the press that he was proud at having "outwitted" Noriega and convincing him to surrender himself to the Americans, noting "I'm better at psychology".

In popular culture

 * In the 1998 film Small Soldiers, the psychological tactics of the operation are mentioned by individuals being attacked by toy soldiers that are loudly playing "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls

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The Way I Feel Today (Six by Seven album)

The Way I Feel Today is the third album by English indie rock band Six by Seven. It was released in 2002 on Beggars Banquet Records in the UK and Mantra Recordings in the US. The band's first album as a four-piece following the departure of guitarist Sam Hempton, it showcased what was in part more song-based, commercial approach following the building, atmospheric drone rock of previous albums The Things We Make and The Closer You Get. It includes the single "I.O.U. Love", possibly the band's most pop-orientated to date.

Personnel

 * Chris Olley – vocals, guitar
 * Paul Douglas – bass
 * Chris Davis – drums
 * James Flower – keyboards

 * Additional personnel
 * Ray Dickaty – flute on "I.O.U. Love", saxophones on "Requiem for an Oil-Spill Seagull"
 * Sharon MckKinley – cello on "All My New Best Friends"
 * Oliver Wilson-Dickson – violin on "All My New Best Friends"
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Mokum

Mokum (מקום) is the Yiddish word for "place" or "safe haven". It is derived from the Hebrew word makom (מקום, "place").

In Yiddish, the names for some cities in the Netherlands and Germany were shortened to Mokum and had the first letter of the name of the city, transliterated into the Hebrew alphabet, added to them. Cities named this way were Amsterdam, Berlin, Delft, and Rotterdam.

Mokum, without Aleph, is still commonly used as a nickname in the Netherlands for the city of Amsterdam. The nickname was first considered to be  bargoens, a form of Dutch slang, but in the 20th century it lost its negative sound and is now used by Amsterdammers as a nickname for their city in a sentimental context. Examples are the song "Brand in Mokum" (derived from "Scotland's Burning"); Mokum 700, an exhibit in the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre celebrating the 700th anniversary of Amsterdam in 1975; and "Mama Mokum", a song about Amsterdam by Ramses Shaffy from 1997.

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Lebedinskiy (crater)

Lebedinskiy is an impact crater on the far side of the Moon. It is attached to the eastern outer rim of the somewhat larger crater Zhukovskiy. About two crater diameters to the east-southeast lies the smaller Engel'gardt. The satellite crater Lebedinskiy P lies in the southern indentation of terrain between Lebedinskiy and Zhukovsky, and is nearly attached to the southwest rim of Lebedinskiy.

This is a relatively well-formed crater with a circular outer rim that is only slightly eroded. The inner wall has some slumped shelves and slight terracing along the north and west. The interior floor is generally level, with a low central rise offset to the east of the midpoint, and only a few tiny craterlets marking the surface.

Lebedinskiy is a crater of Nectarian age.

Lebedinskiy lies to the southwest of the Dirichlet-Jackson Basin.

Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Lebedinskiy.

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The Big Blues

The Big Blues is a compilation album by Albert King, released by King Records in 1962. It is his first album and the only one before he signed with Stax Records, where he would record most albums during his career. The album was later reissued under the title Travelin' to California.

Recording
The Big Blues compiles songs previously released by King Records and Bobbin Records as singles and B-sides. King recorded "Blues at Sunrise" and "Let's Have a Natural Ball" for the St. Louis label Bobbin in 1960, which helped to introduce him to a wider audience.

In October 1961, King released "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong", which included Ike Turner on piano. It did so well locally that King Records leased the record from Bobbin and released it as a single the next month. It became King's first appearance on the charts, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard R&B chart.

Track listing
All songs were written by Albert King, except where noted.

Side 1
 * 1) "Let's Have a Natural Ball" – 2:52
 * 2) "What Can I Do to Change Your Mind?" – 2:48
 * 3) "I Get Evil" – 2:26
 * 4) "Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn't Be Like It Is)" (Sonny Thompson, Gene Redd) – 2:59
 * 5) "This Morning" – 2:10
 * 6) "I Walked All Night Long" – 2:51

Side 2
 * 1) "Don't Throw Your Love on Me So Strong" – 2:55
 * 2) "Travelin' to California" – 3:00
 * 3) "I've Made Nights by Myself" – 2:34
 * 4) "This Funny Feeling" (Rudy Toombs) – 2:32
 * 5) "Ooh-Ee Baby" – 3:52
 * 6) "Dyna Flow" – 2:50

Personnel

 * Albert King – guitar, vocals
 * Ike Turner – piano on "Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong"
 * Additional unknown musicians
 * Pierre Wooten – cover illustration

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Talk:Ship breaking

How can ship breaking be economically unattractive ?
How can ship breaking be economically unattractive ? Having seen that even in developing countries, ships that lay on the bottom of the sea are sometimes hauled up and repaired (see the endeavor from the Belgica genootschap to recover the sunk Belgica, I wonder how this is not so with even less degraded ships. Offcourse the man hours of work need to be imbedded into the price, yet as it is a ship it is possible to just ship it to low-labour countries as China, India, ... so that can't be a problem. In addition, ships that are merely 'decommissioned" are not necessairily so degraded so that they can no longer float, so they can (even without repairs) still be used as a mobile platforms (e.g. for abortion clinics, hospital ships, living boats, ...). Perhaps it is possible to include this information into the article. KVDP (talk) 17:55, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

 * I suspect that the relative merits and downsides of ship breaking (versus renovating) vary from ship to ship. In other words, it is still debatable whether ship breaking is a good idea in any particular case. While it's undoubtedly better than scuttling the ship in the middle of the ocean, I'd guess that ship breaking produces lots of pollution and waste. Look what it did to Fauzdarhat in Bangladesh. Fuzzform (talk) 17:36, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

 * It seems the question is "why not just repair and relaunch the ship"? It can be cheaper to simply make a new one, after factoring the costs of removing major components such as engine, etc. Also, an old design may no longer fit the needs of modern shipping, with standardized cargo sizes and loading procedures. An older design might be less seaworthy for some reason, and old hulls may have too much metal fatigue. Regarding the question about shipbreaking being economically unattractive, the pollutants are quite unhealthy, with lead and asbestos poisoning of the workers and the environment being of primary concern. First world nations could break ships, but their health laws would require a great deal of safety equipment, slowing the task considerably. The toxic materials would have to be handled and disposed of in accordance with local regulations, and the cost of shipbreaking would escalate beyond normal business plan feasibility. Only in third world countries, where worker health is ignored, and environmental abatement procedures aren't funded, can shipbreaking be a viable activity. In my opinion, the total cost of the ship should be borne by its users, and its eventual demise should be factored in to its lifetime costs. If this were the case worldwide, shipbreaking would not be found solely in economically distressed countries.
 * All of this can go in the article if references are found. Some already is. Binksternet (talk) 19:06, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Stranded ships in developing world usable for shipwrecking
It should be noted in the article that hundreds of stranded ships lay at the shores in Africa (eg Angola, Mauritania, Somalia, ...). These are well usuble for shipwrecking and salvaging materials. Also, as most of these ships are still sturdy (made of iron) and fairly good, they may be fixed up and used again for sailing (dough decommissioned and or confiscated (pirate confiscated ships or regular ships) and military naval vessels may be even better and may be low-cost aswell; some of them are now merely sunk for making artificial reefs). Look to the 'Uknown Africa-Angola' documentairy and pictures from the Aral Sea for references.

Include in the article, as this is vital information for the green movements and appropriate technology organisations. Thanks. KVDP (talk) 17:55, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

 * A large house made of iron is feasible compared to a tiny house made of wood.
 * In other words, a shipwreck may be inhabited like a makeshift tower block. Let's not make an enterprise around attmepts to evict Africans their homes. 81.89.66.133 (talk) 09:35, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

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Needs section on technique and technology, both present and historically
The article concentrates on the economic, ethical, and environmental aspects of ship breaking, but says little about the techniques employed. An encyclopedia article on ship breaking needs to explain how was it done in the past, and and how is it done now. Presumably ship breaking yards should be located in a somewhat sheltered location, a harbor, with a gently sloping sandy beach, and presumably it is best to beach ships at high tide and disassemble them at low tide. Is a big tidal range helpful, or a nuisance? What is the technique for deliberately beaching a ship? After an earlier unsuccessful attempt, the ferry Ostend Spirit was beached successfully at high speed into a gap between between two smaller, already beached ships, that may have been placed there to help hold the ferry upright, facilitating demolition. How are the large pieces of steel removed for scrap (presumably with acetylene torches), and how are they taken away? Are cranes and electromagnets used, as in scrap steel processing yards in developed countries?CharlesHBennett (talk) 14:42, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

The article as it stands also fails to address the question of why wooden ships would be broken up in the age of sail, since there was no steel to recycle in the hull or masts, and the wood could probably not be (easily) reused in other ships. What was the point of breaking a wooden ship instead of repairing it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.238.75.190 (talk) 19:46, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

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The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, formerly known as State Farm Show Arena and informally known simply as the Farm Show, is a large exhibition center and indoor arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is primarily used for concerts, agricultural exhibitions, the Pennsylvania Farm Show, and indoor football. The complex also hosts more than 200 other exhibits and trade shows every year. The Farm Show Complex is 60 acre, houses 24 acre under roof, spread throughout 11 connected buildings including three arenas.

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In 1921, the State Fair Commission was created to find a site for a new venue to house the increasingly popular Pennsylvania Farm Show, but was replaced in 1927 with the State Farm Products Show Commission. This commission would approve the 40-acre tract north of Harrisburg and later the design by Lawrie & Green for the initial building, with ground being broken by October 31, 1930.

During World War II, the building was used as a training center for the New Cumberland Air Command, with mechanics bays under the North Hall.

The Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center hosted the Harrisburg Heat of the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1991–2003, and the Harrisburg Hammerheads of the Continental Basketball Association from 1994-1995. In 2009, the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center began hosting the Harrisburg Stampede of the American Indoor Football Association, continuing to do so until 2013 after which the team joined the Professional Indoor Football League and moved to the Giant Center in nearby Hershey. The Central Penn Capitals played at the Expo Center as a member of American Indoor Football in 2016. In 2012, the Harrisburg Heat of the Major Arena Soccer League returned to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center to play their home games in the Equine Arena. The team returned to the New Holland Arena beginning with its 2014–15 season. Boxing matches and monster truck rallies have also been held at the venue.

In 2020 and 2021, the Farm Show Complex housed Pennsylvania's stockpile of personal protective equipment related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The state leased private warehouse space for the medical supplies in July 2021, freeing up the complex for events. During the 2020-2021 hiatus, $21 million were spent to renovate the complex with improvements in public safety, sustainability, and energy-efficiency.

Annual events held at the Farm Show Complex

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POV!
This article smacks of POV. I'm surprised there's not a section on him hanging the moon. Soonercary (talk) 14:40, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Totally agree. There have been multiple removals of the link between the subject and the Fouad Mourtada Affair. This is obviously and attempt to make the subject look perfect. Uiteoi (talk) 14:30, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

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This is really biased!
Just take this line for example:

"In 2000 under the brave leadership of Prince Moulay Rachid was founded Hassan II golf Trophy Association, which is hosting one of the most highly regarded Hassan II Golf Trophy."

Because we all realize that it takes such courage and bravery to host a golf outing.

Please, someone fix this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.68.98.24 (talk) 22:02, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

This article is pure propaganda. Uiteoi (talk) 14:31, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I tried to improve the English used in this article, but am leaving handling the controversial issues to others. 22:50, 28 December 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Molare (talk • contribs)

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