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Kavita Rao

Dr. Kavita "Vita" Rao is a fictional character, a geneticist appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is part of the X-Men Series.

Shohreh Aghdashloo portrayed the role in X-Men: The Last Stand.

Publication history
Dr. Kavita Rao first appeared and featured prominently in the first story arc of the monthly series Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3 #1 in 2004 and was created by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday.

Hope
Dr. Kavita Rao is a world-renowned geneticist from India who developed a serum (later called "Hope") which could "cure" mutants, turning them into normal humans. She explains that she regards the mutant gene as a 'corruption' of healthy tissue, and justifies her research by looking at mutants who committed suicide or hurt others because of their powers, such as a female mutant with a butterfly-like appearance or Tildie Soames (a child whose nightmares can manifest into monsters).

Hundreds of mutants immediately signed up for the procedure at Benetech (the corporate backer of her research). The X-Men debated the merits of the cure and the significance of labelling the mutant condition a disease. The chance at shedding his "beastly" appearance and avoiding any further secondary mutations held significant appeal for Hank McCoy (aka Beast) and he considered taking the serum for a time, although Wolverine objected by saying that an X-Man taking the serum would be the equivalent of admitting that there was something to 'cure' in the first place.

It was later revealed that Rao had been working for the alien Ord of the Breakworld, who also had in his custody Colossus (who was, at that time, thought to be dead, but had been resurrected by Ord's technology). The X-Men defeated Ord and Benetech, and Ord was delivered into the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. Dr. Rao's work was destroyed by Wolverine, leaving Hank with the last sample of "Hope", although he remains uncertain whether or not he will use it at some point.

Endangered Species
Kavita Rao was pictured alongside several super-villains to whom Beast offers to 'sell his soul' for a means to un-do the effects of M-Day. With her old research into 'curing' the mutant gene now irrelevant after so many mutants lost their powers, she agrees to aid Beast in his quest and is now looking for more info that might help him.

X-Club
After Beast has finished gathering his science squad, they head back to base where he introduces them to their final member, Kavita Rao. Together they hold a meeting where he explains everything about how the Decimation occurred. When Beast proposes they go back in time to obtain the DNA sample of the parents of a mutant, Kavita questions why they must all go when Beast says it's one of the perks of the job. She travels back with the rest of the X-Club and Psylocke to the year 1906. There she helps look over Catherine Bradley after injuring herself during the Hellfire Club's assassination attempt. During the events of Utopia, she helps raise Asteroid M from the bottom of the ocean and attends the funeral of Dr. Yuriko Takiguchi when he passes away.

In the aftermath of Utopia, Karma and Magik are requested to see Kavita Rao to inform her of their foray into Legion's mind. When Kavita mistakes Marci, a young girl who was absorbed into Legion's mind, for one of his personalities, Karma corrects her and reveals that Marci was a real person but that Legion revealed Marci doesn't have a body to return to and explains how his powers work.

Second Coming
When Cable and Hope Summers return to the present, Bastion begins to set his plan in motion in exterminating the mutant race. Thanks to the New Mutants, they discover he has erected towers in certain points around San Francisco. Cyclops sends the X-Club to investigate. Upon arriving on one of his oil platforms where one of these towers is located, they come across a timer which goes off.

Kavita's life flashes before her eyes and when the timer hits zero they end up transported to a dystopian future where they meet a now human Hank McCoy, who warns them to keep Kavita safe at all costs. Hank reveals that Hope Summers powers grew out of control and he needs Kavita to recreate her Hope serum to stop her from creating the future they see before them. After some convincing, Kavita reveals she kept an encrypted copy of the formula on her Mala bracelet and they go to Utopia to take out Hope.

Arriving on Utopia it is revealed that the dystopian future is a lie created by Graydon Creed using holographic hard-light technology. Kavita revealing she knew of the deception, didn't recreate the Hope serum but instead an unstable pyrovirus instead which causes the oil platform to explode. The X-Club get out in time only to see the dome envelope Utopia and the citizens of San Francisco. Later they work with the Avengers and Fantastic Four in trying to bring the dome down.

Curse of the Mutants
Following the events of Second Coming, Kavita is seen with Doctor Nemesis checking on Jubilee after a vampire suicide bomber infects her with a virus manufactured to turn her into a vampire. While the rest of the X-Men meet to discuss the vampire problem, Kavita goes to check on Jubilee only to be knocked unconscious. The X-Science team, in a later attempt to fight the encroaching threat of vampirism, get locked down in the labs with a vampire and five people infected at the same time as Jubilee. With the assistance of the White Queen, the Science Team and some of the infectees survive. Madison kills the vampire.

Age of X
In the "Age of X" reality, Kavita Rao is branded as a traitor to humanity for allying with the mutants, helping Wolverine eliminate an anti-mutant toxin.

Television

 * Kavita Rao appears in the Wolverine and the X-Men episode "Battle Lines". She has been watching over a box containing Tildie Soames before being knocked out by Mystique disguised as Colonel Moss.

Film

 * In the 2006 movie X-Men: The Last Stand, Kavita Rao was played by Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo. As she signed without a completed script, in an interview shortly after signing Aghdashloo mistakenly said she would instead be playing Dr. Cecilia Reyes. In the film, Rao helps with the invention of the mutant cure — although Angel's father is the one who delivers the speech justifying the cure as a corruption of healthy tissue — which she created with the DNA of Leech. Toward the end of the movie, she alongside Dr. Worthington are targeted by a trio of Omegas consisting of Quill, Arclight, and Psylocke. As Worthington is dragged off, Quill grabs her in a bear hug, says everything will be all right and pierces her with his body spikes.

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Brad Kane

Bradley Caleb Kane (born September 29, 1973) is an American actor, singer, producer and screenwriter.

Career
Kane began to act with a small role in the movie Six Weeks. At the age of eight, he obtained the role of one of the four chorus boys in the Broadway musical Evita. He was in that production for four months before changing to the pre-Broadway workshop of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George, in which he acted alongside such stars as Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin. When he was eleven, Kane participated in the "Very Special Arts" festival, a series of benefit concerts for disabled children's charities, which gave him an opportunity to sing for then First Lady Nancy Reagan in the White House and at the Kennedy Center.

Kane has appeared in many commercials and programs such as Law & Order, One Life to Live, Guiding Light, Search for Tomorrow, and Plaza Sésamo. He has also been a host on the Nickelodeon series Rated K Update and has been the assistant conductor of an interview program called Girl Talk. In theatre, his credits include the role of the young Lucius in the Public Theater's production of Titus Andronicus, and two roles in James Lapine's Lincoln Center production of The Winter's Tale. He provided the singing voice of the character Aladdin, opposite Lea Salonga (Jasmine), in the 1992 film of the same name, as well as its sequels. In 1993, Kane teamed up again with Salonga to do a live version of "A Whole New World", the hit song from Aladdin, at the 65th Academy Awards.

In 1993, he played Arpad Laszlo in the Broadway revival of She Loves Me. He also played Tucker Wells in the season three episode "The Prom" of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and provided Jonathan Levinson's singing voice in the episode "Superstar". On September 11, 2005, Kane was invited to a ceremony at Hong Kong Disneyland, the night before the theme park's opening. He performed the song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin with Cantopop star Joey Yung. As Caleb Kane, he released the song "This Close", which was played on the movie Devil's Pond. Then in 2004, he released his website with a message board to promote his album This Day in History with the first single "Go Mad" released in March 2006. Caleb has two versions of the video of this single and also another promotional video for "In Your Own Way", a song that was played on the show The Black Donnellys.

His first album, This Day in History, was released on July 1, 2008. In Fall 2008, he joined the FOX science-fiction series Fringe as a writer and co-producer. After the completion of the second season, he left the show. He co-wrote the episodes: "The Cure" (co-written by co-executive producer Felicia D. Henderson), "The No-Brainer" (co-written by co-executive producer David H. Goodman), and "Inner Child" (co-written with Julia Cho). On June 7, 2011, it was announced that he was involved with the aborted reboot of Daredevil. Since 2014 Kane is a producer on Black Sails.

In 2018, Kane released a collection of ten songs on his Soundcloud site called NEGATIVE PICKUP. The project was abandoned by Kane, only releasing three songs. He has since retired from recording music professionally.

Personal life
Kane has been married to actress Sarah Thompson since July 28, 2007; together they have two daughters.

Film

 * Six Weeks (1982) – Nutcracker Dancer (uncredited)
 * The Flamingo Kid (1984) – Mitch
 * Aladdin (1992) – Aladdin (singing voice)
 * The Return of Jafar (1994) – Aladdin (singing voice)
 * Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) – Aladdin (singing voice)
 * Christmas in Cartoontown (1996) – Jack, Pinocchio, Singing Elf
 * Starship Troopers (1997) – Lanny
 * The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002) - Tom Thumb (singing voice)

Television

 * ABC Funfit (1985) – Funfit Kid
 * Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
 * If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium (1987)
 * Rated K Update (1988) – Host
 * Law & Order (1991) – Buzz Collins
 * Olsen Twins Mother's Day Special (1993)
 * Audubon's Animal Adventures (1996) - Narrator
 * Tales from the Wild: Cain the Coyote (1998) – Narrator
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999) – Season 3 Episode 20 The Prom - Tucker Wells
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000) - Season 4 Episode 17 Superstar - Jonathan Levinson (Singing Voice)
 * Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2017) – Handsome Grinkon

Video games

 * Aladdin: Activity Center (1994) – Aladdin (singing voice)
 * Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (2001) – Aladdin (singing voice)

Theme parks

 * Fantasmic! - Aladdin (voice, archive recordings)

Producer

 * Crash (2008–2009)
 * Fringe (2008–2009)
 * Black Sails (2014–2017)
 * Lodge 49 (2018)

Writer

 * Crash (2008–2009)
 * Fringe (2008–2009)
 * Black Sails (2014–2017)
 * Lodge 49 (2018)
 * Warrior (2019)
 * Tokyo Vice (2022)

Albums

 * Classic by The Misconceptions (Brad's College band) (1993)
 * This Day in History (July 1, 2008)
 * Negative Pickup (2018)

Digital albums

 * "Go Mad"
 * "In Your Own Way"
 * Selections

Other albums

 * The Artist Lounge Album
 * Ahead of the Curve (EP)

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Dental key

The dental key is an instrument that was used in dentistry to extract diseased teeth. Before the era of antibiotics, dental extraction was often the method of choice to treat dental infections, and extraction instruments date back several centuries.

History
The dental key, (also known as Clef de Garengeot, Fothergill-Key, English-Key, Dimppel Extractor or Tooth Key) was first mentioned in Alexander Monro's Medical Essays and Observations in 1742, but had probably been in use since around 1730. It remained popular into the 20th century when it was replaced by the more modern forceps.

Design and use
Modeled after a door key, the dental key was used by first inserting the instrument horizontally into the mouth, then its "claw" would be tightened over a tooth. The instrument was rotated to loosen the tooth. This often resulted in the tooth breaking, causing jaw fractures and soft tissue damage.

The design of the dental key evolved over the years. The original design featured a straight shaft, which caused it to exert pressure on the tooth next to the one being extracted. This led to a newer design in 1765 by F. J. Leber where the shaft was slightly bent. In 1796 the claw was fixed via a swivel enabling it to be set in various positions by a spring-catch. Newer designs, such as those manufactured by medical instrument maker Charriere featured interchangeable claws. By the end of the 19th century, the introduction of forceps made popular notably by Sir John Tomes, rendered the tooth key mostly obsolete. However, a modern version of the dental key, the Dimppel Extractor, briefly revitalized its use later in the 20th century.

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Listcruft/songcruft
Hi, I noticed your input on Articles for deletion/List of songs with the word "song" in their title or lyrics and ask you to visit a new discussion I have started, User:DGX/listcruft, about similar articles. Thank you! D G X  22:09, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for participating in User:DGX/listcruft. The descision has been posted. Thanks again! D G  X  13:36, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Heytesbury street
Hi, This certainly was a candidate for deletion in its original form. I've now added material and wonder if you could see what you think of it now? Dl yo ns 493  Ta lk  20:24, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

I'll presume it was a mistake, but blanking out AfD is unacceptable. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. Yanksox 15:57, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Apologies
I just noticed your revert and thanks for changing it. Sometimes Wiki can be wacky. :P Yanksox 16:00, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Page Blanking
If your hear to give me a warning about blanking half a page I apologise but it's not my fault. I appear to be suffering from Mediawiki Bug 5643 and would appreciate your patience with it. Ydam 11:27, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Harris Academy
Hi - feel free to put a link to your excellent article on the Harris back into the Dundee article. Kudos also on your article about the Law. Welcome along! Adambisset 15:32, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Timbaktu
Your last change to Timbaktu did not post correctly. So, it hasn't been noted for deletion. I was passing by the article while wikifying. --Brad101 05:17, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

A short Esperanzial update
As you may have gathered, discussions have been raging for about a week on the Esperanza talk page as to the future direction of Esperanza. Some of these are still ongoing and warrant more input (such as the idea to scrap the members list altogether). However, some decisions have been made and the charter has hence been amended. See what happened. Basically, the whole leadership has had a reshuffle, so please review the new, improved charter.

As a result, we are electing 4 people this month. They will replace JoanneB and Pschemp and form a new tranche A, serving until December. Elections will begin on 2006-07-02 and last until 2006-07-09. If you wish to run for a Council position, add your name to the list before 2006-07-02. For more details, see Esperanza/June 2006 elections.

Thanks and kind, Esperanzial regards, —Cel es tianpower háblame 16:00, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

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Re: Your note
Thanks for the heads up. I was unaware of that. All fair use images will be removed from my user page imeditately. TomStar81 02:45, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

2006 FIFA World Cup controversies
Hi Ydam! Thanks for your recent interest in the AfD of the 2006 World Cup controversies article. Your input is most appreciated. Since the AfD is now closed and the World Cup almost over, I'd like to encourage you to put some input into the improvement of this article, either by improving where you think you can, or by suggesting changes on the talk page. Kind regards, MyNam e IsNotBob  03:21, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Olivia Chow kaj Penny Priddy
Dankon pro via helpo pri la fotoj en cxi tiuj artikoloj. (Mi aparte ne komprenas kial Steam5 celis cxi tiujn du kaj ne miajn aliajn liberajn imagxojn de NPDaj diputatoj...) - Montréalais 15:39, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Official Parliament Photos
I have already upload the official parliament photo of Penny Priddy and Morgan695 already upload the official parliament photo of Olivia Chow. But it has to be kept on both article pages. Do not remove or revert from the official parliament photos to news photos, and I don't understand the other language entitled "Olivia Chow kaj Penny Priddy". Both photos are on "Category:Official photographs of Canadian politicians". Both official photos needs to be kept. Until User:Montrealais and you. Can't you read the official Canadian parliament photo copyright? I always upload the official parliament photos. Please do not talk to me something bad on the talk page to me. I edit a little for Image:Oliviachow.jpg. I already upload the official Parliament photo of Penny Priddy and I put Template:Canada-politician-photo, on a Canadian Parliament Copyright tag on both images. Now I want you to tell Montrealais "I want both official photos to be kept on both article pages do not remove or revert from official Parliament photos to new photos. Please!" Steam5 22:04, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Official Parliament photos back?
I have read the "Fair use images" on my user talk. And I have read the fair use on "Policy". I hear that the Canadian Parliament copyright photo is qualified as a fair use. I have read everything! So, which official parliament should I put it back, "Image:PennyPriddy.jpg", "Image:Oliviachow.jpg" or "Both Official Parliament Photos". So please, let me know. Steam5 22:29, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

 * You should put neither of them back. Reading the fair use policy, you must have seen that when a free photo is available, we can no longer use the fair-use parliamentary photos. This is not open to interpretation. - Montréalais 14:43, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Unofficial Photos of NDP MPs for deletion
I nominated 9 photos of NDP MPs at the NDP Federal Convention from Quebec City for deletion on Sept. 22, 23 and 24 on Images for deletion. because there all "UNofficial" the summary is English and "French", Because all English Wikipedians don't understand the French Language. I always upload the official Parliament photos and I add the Canadian Parliament copyright on it. I email Wikipedia on official Parliament photos. You are the MEANEST and the WORSE user ever and so does Montrealais is also the meanest and worse user ever! and you won't let me put all of the official photos back where it belongs! I'm going to settle a dispute with Wikipedia! I contacted Wikipedia by email and Wikipedia will let me know if I did a good job on uploading the official Parliament photos. The official Parliament photos with the Canadian copyright are the best. I hope Wikipedia did a good job on uploading official Canadian photos to me. Dont make mean and bad comments. I waiting for all 9 "unofficial" photos for deletion then I will put all official photos back on each article. Steam5 01:36, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Ydam, could you e-mail me, please? - Montréalais 04:26, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Sorry about that, I thought I had...? In any case my address is on my user page too. Thanks! - Montréalais 06:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Re:copyedit request
Hi - I'll be only too glad to help. However, I can start only after 60 minutes. Rama's arrow 18:25, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Hi - I found "Climate," a critical element of info missing from the "Geography" section. Please add any climate info and anything on flora/fauna which might be distinctive to Dundee. I also hope you don't mind my reorganization of the sections. Rama's arrow  19:58, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

 * No guideline - in fact, I too favour alternating alignments. Please rearrange them as you want - I had re-aligned them only because of cluttering in certain portions, which must be avoided. Btw, I hope you don't mind the extensive reformatting - we should try to keep the format in lieu with WikiProject Cities. Rama's arrow  20:27, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Please lemme know if I'm making any mistakes or questionable shifts. Rama's arrow  20:28, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

 * One important thing - I need ye to murder all the red links - they never look good in FAs. Please be genocidal. Rama's arrow  20:51, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Create as many stubs as you deem fit. The rest you can de-link. Rama's arrow  21:02, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

The sequence of primary and secondary schools changes oddly. May I suggest:

There are forty-one primary schools and ten secondary schools in the city. Of these, twelve primary and two secondary schools serve the city's Roman Catholic population; the remainder are non-denominational.

The reason for the numbers in words is the Manual of Style. Whole numbers from zero to ten are spelled out as words in the body of an article. Numbers above ten may be written out if they are expressed in two or fewer words. Since "two" had to be in words, it seems more consistent to put the others in words also.

Having been through the FAC process recently, it seem like canonisation would be easy in comparison. Good luck. JMcC 18:44, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Amanda Dowler
Following your comments on the pge on its request for featured article status would you like to work on the improvement you have suggested?--Lucy-marie 16:51, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Would you like to contribute to the expansion of the article now? as per you observations on the FA sub page?--Lucy-marie 16:07, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Featured article barnstar
Hi, "triple" congratulations  YDAM   for your tireless contributions, continued diligence and valiant belief that Dundee makes featured article status – I believe the first city in Scotland to achieve this status. Personally, I was getting the feeling that it just getting out of reach but I'm delighted that it has finally happened. P.S. Curiosity – am firm believer in the tenets of thorough historical research though not my real specialty. Best regards, → friedfish 10:53, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

 * My congratulations to you too. Thank you for the barnstar - I hope you keep writing more FAs, which I would love to help on anytime. Dundee is not out of my interest area - I want to visit the beautiful Scotland sometime soon, so this was a treat. Cheers, Rama's arrow  15:17, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Just noticed that Dundee finally got there. Congratulations! Like me I bet you thought it would never end. I realised at the end that the result is a much better article. JMcC 16:15, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Mine took over a month as well. If you are most of the way there, as your article was, then you avoid most of the instant objections. Just like you, there then was a period when I thought everyone was ignoring it.  Then someone came along and pointed out some things that I was too close to see.     I looked at Dundee mainly to understand the other point of view while mine was a candidate.  I will wait a while before I go through FAC again though. If you haven't done already, I suggest you review another article to put something back. JMcC 22:15, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Discussion request
I noticed your remarks on Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Discuss and Vote; I would appreciate it if you could take a look at WP:DDV, and indicate if it accurately represents the way Wikipedia works (and feel free to reword it if it doesn't). Basically it states that AFD (etc) are not decided by vote count, and in general voting is discouraged (but not forbidden). Thanks. ( Radiant ) 10:47, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar
Thanks very much Salinae 22:20, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Doddington Hall
How do I assert that I have permission from webmaster @doddingtonpark.com ? - Kittybrewster 17:13, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

Proposal for a project about Cheshire
Hello, I've noticed that you've made a number of contributions to articles or discussions dealing with Cheshire in the past. I've recently proposed setting up a specific project about Cheshire here, and I wondered if you might like to lend it your support by adding your name to the list of Interested Wikipedians? the aim of the project, as you can read, is to make as many articles as possible about Cheshire into Featured Articles. I've also now put up a project page for it, which is still very incomplete, but which you can see here. Best wishes, David. DDStretch   (talk)  21:45, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Montreal screwjob FAC
Hi Ydam - could you please have a look at this article and its FAC if/when you have some time. Thanks, Rama's arrow  16:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Canals of GB infobox
Having looked at the Canals of Great Britain article talk page, am I right in thinking you've developed an infobox for use on articles about, appropriately, the canals of Great Britain? If so, I'd be happy to go ahead and add this to a few articles about canals in Greater Manchester, but only if it is in use mind!

Do you have a link to the template? Jhamez84 00:25, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Dundee and £
I do apologise - it seems MOS relating to this has changed since I last checked, thus GB£ is no longer required it seems yes. Good luck with impoving the article in otherways however. Jza84 22:14, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Dundee FA status
It was mentioned in the Dundee talk page that the article no longer met many of the criteria for FA back in 2007. I imagine the requirements have either changed significantly or the article has degraded through subsequent editing. It is therefore up for FA review. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 14:03, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * nominated Dundee for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:45, 2 February 2009 (UTC)

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Reviving Maintenance Collaboration of the Week
Hello! I'm interested in reviving the Maintenance collaboration of the week and noticed that you were a member. Would you be interested in helping to start this WikiProject up again? Chickadee46 (talk|contribs) 16:42, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Marc Friedman

The article Marc Friedman has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp/dated tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Snowycats (talk) 23:22, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Econopolitik

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The result of the debate was Delete. Redwolf24 00:41, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Econopolitik
Dictionary definition of something which isn't even yet a neologism. Doesn't seem to be in wide use beyond this blog. Angela. 00:57, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Well, it is a neologism... now. -- BD2412 talk 01:31, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * More of a protologism according to Wiktionary. :) Angela. 01:50, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete neologism. Jaxl | talk 01:49, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Trife triviality pretends to be intellectual. Please dispose of it. Celcius 02:07, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, protoneologistic dic def. - Mgm|(talk) 07:37, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete -- non-notable band vanity. Oh, sorry, bad habit.  Neologism. JDoorjam 14:01, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Baleet Illinoisian 03:24, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete A useful neologism, one I might use myself now that I've heard of it, but still a neologism. Caerwine 15:34, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
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Rybachy, Kaliningrad Oblast

Rybachy (Рыба́чий, from Рыба́к, "Fisherman", Rossitten, Rasytė) is a rural settlement in Zelenogradsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Curonian Spit. As of 2010 it has about 839 residents. It was formerly known for the Rossitten Bird Observatory and the Rossitten gliding school.

Geography
Rybachy is the largest settlement on the Russian side of the Curonian Spit between the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, close to the border with Lithuania. It is the administrative seat of the Kurschskaja Kossa (Curonian Spit) municipality. It lies approximately 35 km north-east of Zelenogradsk.

History
A Teutonic Ordensburg castle on the road from Königsberg to Memel (Klaipėda) was first mentioned in 1372. It had been the site of a Curonian fishing village, named after Old Prussian rosit ("dew", cf. Rasa). Constantly threatened by coastal dunes the settlement had to be relocated several times until their migration was stopped by large-scale afforestation in the 19th century.

From 1701 on it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and since 1871 it belonged to Germany, within which it was administratively located in the province of East Prussia until the end of World War II. In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 369, mostly employed in fishing, but also in agriculture. In the 1920s, the dunes near the village with their updraft was a popular venue for glider pilots like Julius Hatry. In 1924 the local gliding school became part of the Rhön-Rossitten Gesellschaft, predecessor of the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (German Research Institute for Sailplane Flight). The area was also known as an elk habitat. In the 1930s it developed to a resort town.

It was transferred, along with the northern portion of the former province of East Prussia, to the Soviet Union in the aftermath of World War II. Rybachy translates as "Fishers' (settlement)", and appropriately employment centers on the fishing boats which dock at the pier on the Curonian Lagoon. The former Rossitten Bird Observatory (1901-1944) is today the site of the Rybachy Biological Station, founded in 1956 by Lev Belopolsky, which continues research on bird migration.

In 2006, Rybachy's classification was downgraded from an urban-type settlement to a rural settlement.

Sister cities

 * 🇩🇪 Brachttal, Germany – since March 2015

Church
The red brick former Lutheran church was built in 1873 when the village was part of Germany. It is one of the oldest remaining buildings in Rybachy. After the Second World War it was used for wheat storage. Only in 1992 was the church handed to the Russian Orthodox Church to be renovated. It is named after St Sergius of Radonezh and is in use once more as a church, now catering to the Orthodox community. In front of the church is a metal cross cast in 1992 by Eduardas Jonusas, an artist from the neighbouring Lithuanian town of Nida. This cross was erected in memory of the former German citizens of Rossitten.

Old cemetery
Amidst the forest about 500 m south of the village you can find the old cemetery which has existed since the Middle Ages. The Second World War left it heavily damaged and it was not properly looked after for a long time.

Some restoration work has been carried and it is possible to visit the newly restored gravestones of two famous locals: Johannes Thienemann (1863-1938), the German ornithologist who founded the Rossitten Bird Observatory; and Franz Epha, the legendary dune inspector who was able to stop the huge sand dunes from moving by stabilising them with plants. His pioneering work saved many villages from being buried under the shifting sands.

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Lightning over Oradea Romania 2.jpg

Cloud-to-ground lightning

Well, I took this picture a few nights ago outside my building and everybody who saw it loved it. On Wiki I found that it illustrates perfectly the Cloud-to-ground lightning wheather phenomenon. If you watch at 100% zoom you can actually see where the lightning strikes the earth.

Author: Ioan Mircea Madau ; August 2005

 * Nominate and support. - Nelumadau 00:59, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Conditional Support-- Its an awesome shot alright, but the picture ought to be rotated a little to make the ground seem flat instead of tilted to the left. TomStar81 01:51, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * If tilted back to square, then the picture would either lose some critical detail near the edges, or end up very tightly cropped. Was the original larger? --Surgeonsmate 02:32, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, of course I noticed it's tilted, the wind must have moved the rig, but then again, I feel it adds to the authenticity of the picture. It was 3 a.m. and I was on top of the building. If most people think it should be straightened out, I'll have a corrected version.  No, it is not cropped, it's straight off the CF card.Nelumadau
 * I might well support a rotated (or as I think of it, derotated) version. Adroit Photoshopping might maintain a reasonable aspect ratio. I'm quite good at that sort of thing; if you need help, ask. — Xiong 熊 talk * 07:34, 2005 August 18 (UTC)
 * I'm thinking more like a skew/free transform in PS, where the lower right corner would go lower and the oposite corner would go higher, so as to level out the horizon without losing detail in he middle as you would by a simple rotate/crop. --Nelumadau 15:18, 18 August 2005 (UTC)Nelumadau
 * Support. Stunning pic. However, it could do with a bit of rotation.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91  ($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|)  17:07, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
 * OK, the more I looked at it, the more I feel it needs to be corrected. So I did, but for the love of all things dear, I can't figure out how to change the old with the new. I uploaded the new at http://madau.net/photo/lightning_over_Oradea_Romania_2.jpg and I'd be grateful if someone of the more experienced users here were to add it to this page. I promise I'll take the time to read the Wiki tutorial one of these days:). Nelumadau 21:02, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. I'll take a look at it again when it's rotated. You might also want to crop off the black mark on the top left corner, whatever it might be. Enochlau 06:12, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Enochlau 12:10, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Great picture, definitely illustrates its subject well.
 * Nelumadau, I've uploaded the rotated image to Wikipedia and added it here. I've put the appropriate tags on the image (hope that's OK for me to do that), but as you're the author you are probably the one who should give it any more info it needs. This rotated version is one of my favourite ever lightning pictures, and I've looked at a lot. I definately Support the rotated version. Raven4x4x 07:18, August 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support.Wow! A great picture however it's edited.:) (Donovan|Geocachernemesis|Interact) 12:30, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support-- ZeWrestler  Talk 17:30, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support The rotated version overcomes my only objection. Great picture! --Surgeonsmate 21:22, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support rotated image. - Mgm|(talk) 09:55, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support rotated image. --Kizor 14:38, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Wow. -- tomf688  06:12, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * ( + ) Support Edited version --Fir0002 08:03, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support rotated image. An oustanding pic, one of the best candidates for Featured pic ever. Well done! - Adrian Pingstone 13:32, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Very striking (no pun intended). --ScottyBoy900Q ∞ 14:22, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support rotated version -- Chris 73 Talk 12:20, August 26, 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:The end of Yevon and the Birth of New Yevon

Vote for Deletion
This article was merged with and redirected to Yevon (or some similar Final Fantasy target) as a result of a Vote for Deletion. The discussion can be found here. -Splash 00:58, 18 August 2005 (UTC)


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chi Delta

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The result of the debate was Delete. Redwolf24 00:43, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Chi Delta
This is page of a chapter of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. There are about 2 other chapters of the same fraternity that have individual articles but I'm putting this one up because I'm not sure how the voting will turn out. I'm putting this up for VfD because there's really not much substance to this article. It would be best to link the chapter website from from the Psi Upsilon article instead of having each individual chapter having a seperate article and thus opening the possibilty of having a "personal" websites of chapters from any fraternity within an encyclopedia. Having one article of a national fraternity is enough. We don't need articles of every individual chapter. IMO Dysepsion 00:59, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Merge with Psi Upsilon. This is NN for a separate entry. --Lomedae 01:26, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Are individual chapters of any encyclopediac interest? Celcius 02:11, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge all individual fraternity chapters with their fraternity. Bear in mind that there are probably lots of fraternities with a "chi delta" chapter. -- BD2412 talk 01:33, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I skipped a step in my thinking. Move content of this article to fraternity article. Redirect Chi Delta Chapter of Psi Upsilon to that article. Delete this article. -- BD2412 talk 17:55, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as nonnotable, but failing that Merge per BD2412, who hits the nail on the head. If this was to stay a separate article, it would need to be renamed "Chi Delta Chapter of Psi Upsilon" or somesuch. Nandesuka 03:04, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Nandesuka, which is to say that a Merge/Redirect per BD2412 causes problems with the generic "Chi Delta" title common to chapters of other fraternities. --Alan Au 03:33, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, do NOT merge (Merging, as I understand it involves a redirect?) as there is a sorority called "Chi Delta," and also numerous chapters of other houses throughout the nation that are the Chi Delta chapter of their house. JDoorjam 14:36, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per JDoorjam. In general individual chapters of Fraternities or sororities or other social orginazitions are not notable, unless there is specific reason to the copntrary in a particular case. Note this VfD as a precedant for future such cases. DES (talk) 00:53, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * What BD2412 and Nandesuka said. -Splash 02:19, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, but only due to lack of content. Some Chapter web pages have quite a bit of information. See Delta chapter of Alpha Phi Omega or Beta Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Omega or Mu Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. Links from the National Fraternity wikipage to the web pages of all of the individual chapters may not be reasonable. Alpha Phi Omega has 350 active chapters and over 250 have local web pages. Restricting links from the National Fraternity wiki page to only those chapters who have Wikipages seems more reasonable. Naraht 15:05, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Nothing to prevent those chapter links from being split off, say, into List of Beta Theta Pi chapters. Psi U incidentally is a very small national.-choster 19:26, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Said list for Alpha Phi Omega would hit the 32K limit... Naraht 01:35, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per JDoorjam. -choster 19:26, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
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Oakland Mills

Oakland Mills may refer to:

 * Oakland Mills, Columbia, Maryland
 * Oakland Mills High School
 * Oakland Mills Blacksmith House and Shop
 * Oakland Mills, New Jersey

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Anton Kraabel

Anton T. Kraabel (October 16, 1862 – June 17, 1934 ) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the ninth and 11th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Governors L. B. Hanna and Lynn Frazier respectively.

Kraabel also served in the North Dakota House from 1903 to 1904 and in the North Dakota Senate from 1905 to 1908. He was the grandfather of American scholar A. Thomas Kraabel.

Early life
Anton T. Kraabel was born in 1862 in Øyer in the Gudbrand Valley, Norway. When Kraabel was four years old, his family including his parents, two brothers and three sisters emigrated to the United States and settled near Coon Valley in southwestern Wisconsin. Two sisters were born to the family afterwards. At the age of sixteen, Kraabel started supporting himself by working on farms and in a sawmill. He later moved to North Dakota where he worked as a peddler, as a hotel manager and a lumber yard manager.

Eventually, he settled in Clifford, North Dakota and began his career as a manager of a general store. He married Maren Oline Oswald in 1892, and they had seven children; three girls and four boys. In 1899, along with several others, he started the Clifford Bank.

Political career
After settling in North Dakota, Kraal became involved in local, county and state politics, beginning as township clerk in 1888 and subsequently as township treasurer. He served in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1908; first in the House, and then in the Senate. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1912, but was defeated in the 1914 Republican Primary. He ran again for the seat in 1916, and served for another term. In 1918, however, he once again lost the primary for his party. After his political career, he served as a chair and member of several boards. He helped to organize the Traill County Telephone Company and was its president for twelve years.

Death
Kraabel died at the age of 71 in 1934 in Circle, Montana. He is interred at Clifford Cemetery in Clifford, North Dakota.

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User talk:Eezbub

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I Am Legend
What you just removed is not vandalism but an icon to show that the page has been semi-protected due to the IP vandalism that has been taking place today with the film's recent release. I've reverted your change. You can see the protection listing for the film at WP:RFPP. —Erik (talk • contrib) - 00:00, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

I am not an administrator, but you still need to provide the IP in question in order to be unblocked.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 02:42, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Also I do not see why this would be an issue to you based on the set up you told me in the email. You also haven't edited in a year and a half until now.— Ryulong ( 竜龙 ) 02:47, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

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Yamaha FJ

The Yamaha FJ1100 and FJ1200 are sport touring motorcycles that were produced by Yamaha between 1984 and 1996.

FJ1100
Yamaha released the FJ1100 for model years 1984 and 1985. The FJ1100 was designed by GK Dynamics. This class is characterised by retaining sportiness while integrating more street-friendly riding characteristics, including good manoeuvrability as well as long-distance comfort, such as a more upright seating configuration designed to reduce back strain and a large fairing to reduce fatigue from wind resistance. Emphasis is placed on a balance of utility and sport, rather than pure performance orientation. The machine was noticeably narrower than many contemporaries, Yamaha achieved this by placing the alternator behind the cylinders instead of the more normal position on the end of the crankshaft.

FJ1200
In 1986 Yamaha decided to upgrade the FJ1100 by increasing the engine displacement slightly and adding upgraded suspension and other components. The result was the FJ1200. They also changed the colour choices with the next model, but they weren't significant. The peak power output was raised slightly to 130 bhp from the FJ1100s 125 bhp, the FJ1200 had more low- to mid-range torque. The FJ1200 was produced in three main successive versions (1TX, 3CV and 3XW) each updated version benefiting from improvements to bodywork, front and rear suspension components, and the addition of an optional ABS-equipped version (FJ1200A) from 1991 until 1996 when Yamaha discontinued the FJ1200 in the United Kingdom. The model was discontinued in the United States in 1993. Market competitors during its production years included the BMW K100RS, Suzuki's 1100 Katana, and Kawasaki's Ninja ZX-10.

Engine
The FJ1200 uses a four cylinder in-line layout and is air-cooled. Sixteen valves are operated by a chain-driven double overhead camshaft; valve clearances are adjusted using shims. The four constant-velocity carburettors are mounted in a bank behind the cylinders and feed each cylinder through a short intake manifolds. Four exhaust downpipes join a box below the engine where the gases are split to exit through two silencers (mufflers). The crankshaft is geared directly to the clutch, no counter balancer shaft is used. Starting is by electric starter only. Lubrication is wet sump using a trochoid pump; an oil radiator assists with cooling. Both the FJ1100 and FJ1200 were fitted with an additional fuel vapour recovery system to comply with California emission regulations.

Transmission
The FJ1200 uses a five-speed constant-mesh sequential manual close-ratio gearbox. The clutch is of the wet, multiple-disc diaphragm spring type and is hydraulically operated. Final drive is by O-ring chain and sprockets.

Chassis
The frame of the FJ1200 is manufactured from mild steel box-section and uses a perimeter layout, the fairing and upper rear section use separate cylindrical tubing sub-frames. The rear shock absorber is placed vertically behind the engine and connects to a swinging arm made from extruded aluminium alloy (note: later 3XW models have mild steel swinging arm) via several forged aluminium rocker arms. The 17-inch front wheel is held between 41 mm spring and oil damped forks. The FJ1100 and early FJ1200 models featured adjustable anti-dive units and a smaller diameter 16-inch wheel. The FJ1100 and early FJ1200 used twin ventilated disc brakes for the front wheel with a single ventilated disc at the rear. FJ1200 models, 3CV & 3XW, used solid front discs but retained the rear ventilated disc, front brake calipers were upgraded to a four-piston design. An anti-lock braking system was used on the FJ1200A. A full fairing protects the rider, varying height fixed windscreens were available as options.

Electrical system
The FJ1200 features a standard 12 volt electrical system. The alternator and starter motor is mounted behind the cylinders. Nippondenso Transistor Controlled Ignition (TCI) is used in conjunction with two coils. Yamaha's self-cancelling indicator unit is used and a variable resistance gauging system is used to monitor engine oil contents with associated warning lights. A large fuel gauge is provided as is a low fuel level warning light. A digital clock is also fitted. A safety feature of the FJ1200 is that the engine ignition is cut if the first gear is selected with the side-stand down, this is now commonplace on modern motorcycles.

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Talk:Sparky Adams

Correction on middle name
One correction to Sparky's entry - he didn't have a middle name, only the initial "J" as in Earl J. Adams. I believe that "John" was added by a sports writer someone along the line because it was his father's name. -- Michael Adams, Sparky's grandson

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Championship results order over time
For the worlds, oldest first, for the euros, latest first. Strange? Boscaswell  talk  22:11, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

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Talk:North Walsham

The North Walsham article focusses, perhaps a little too much, on historical aspects. The modern town has a changing economy, marked in the last two decades by a gradual loss of local commercial businesses, especially small manufacturing firms and retail traders, and an increase in bank outlets and property traders. Its previously indigenous "bustling" market has declined to a few incoming traders each Thursday. The centre is in need of re-organisation, and increased pedestrianisation, if the town's trading status is to be restored. Based initially on a rural farming population, North Walsham is becoming increasingly a "dormitory town" for people who work in nearby Norwich, 15 miles away. A recent trend has been the local authority's sale of land, previously open to all the townsfolk, to private organisations. In brief, the rural nature of the town is giving way to urbanisation. I would like to see some of these realities reflected in the encyclopedia's text, rather than the gloss of a "Golden Age" of historical significance. Certainly, the town was historically important, but today, it mirrors the centralisation of the East Anglian economy, and the nationwide standardisation of "mall" retailers and service providers, to the detriment of its former local identity and uniqueness.

Update commentary
(I inserted the original comments above; apologies for not signing it back then) Those points still stand, but the improved page and structure is most welcome. Congratulations and thanks are due to the contributor/s who, especially in the last year, have made the North Walsham entry less perfunctory and laid the foundations for a really useful guide to the (albeit slowly) evolving town. Trevor H. (UK) 15:22, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

North Walsham Guide External Link
Is http://www.northwalshamguide.co.uk suitable for addition? Current belief is that the site itself has alternative commercial motives. Although there is useful content in places the content may be better adapted for the article directly, if applicable. IMO the site does not offer over and above the article iself and in accordance with External Links policy.

The North Walsham Guide
I can not understand why the link for the North Walsham Guide website keeps getting removed from Wikipedia. The North Walsham Guide orginisations is a non profit orginisations that provides general information about the town. No money is made from the site and it's run by people of North Walsham. Look for yourself http://www.northwalshamguide.co.uk.

The North Walsham Guide
The North Walsham Guide is not a 'non profit organistaion'. It is a 'website' developed by a website design company to assist with promoting local business and services (including their own). It is, in the first instance, a businesss directory. The site itself may indeed be of value and have a wealth of local information however Wikipedia has strict policies on the adding of external links.

Reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links#Links_normally_to_be_avoided. I am of the opinion that this site is considered one to be avoided based on (1), (4), (13), (14).

There is also the matter of 'Advertising and conflicts of interest'. The link to the site has been added/edited/deleted and added again by BPNW who is actually Beauchamp Partnership North Walsham (www.bpnw.co.uk) and accordingly the policies state: in line with Wikipedia policies, you should avoid linking to a site that you own, maintain, or represent—even if WP guidelines seem to imply that it may otherwise be linked.

Clearly by the edit log a 'cat and mouse' game has been going on with regards to this link which in itself is against editing policy on the part of both the person adding the link and also the user who is deleting the link. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.113.27 (talk) 10:31, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Though the site does include business, the site also features tones of information on the history of the town. This contains pictures and information that are not available anywhere except The North Walsham Guide. It also includes information on areas such as the Dilham Canal, Bluebell Pond, The old cinemas, etc which have been completely ignored by Wikipedias page and as such represents a far more conclusive outline of North Walsham both past and present. The link that is currently featured (Town Council) has very little information about the town, also features a directory of North Walsham businesses and services, and appears to be abandoned yet this link does not get removed and if www.northwalshamguide.co.uk is against Wikipedia rules then the town council one is more so. The guide is run by volunteers on a totally non-profit basis. Nobody pays to appear on it and nobody pays to use it. Actually it is ran at a loss. The link to the companies which sponsort the site is common practice and is not disimilar to the link at the bottom of the Town Council website to the commercial website producer but for some reason it is felt that the Town Council website is OK and North Walsham Guide is not. This appears to be a double standard. Also sites for bands such as Green Day seem to be have links considered perfectly legal even though they link to their official website which has adverts on, sells CDs and Tickets, advertises the websites producers, contains no more 'real' information than Wikipedia itself and is no more than shameless self publicity purely for profit. Why is this OK? I am not trying to break rules I'm just sharing information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Innercitymixtape (talk • contribs) 16:01, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

The North Walsham Guide
I refer again to in line with Wikipedia policies, you should avoid linking to a site that you own, maintain, or represent—even if WP guidelines seem to imply that it may otherwise be linked.. If you do not wish to break rules then with all due respect, respect them. If there is anything that you do not understand then ask and there are many who would be very willing to help in anyway possible.

The fact that the site links to its sponsors (owners and operators of the site) is not in question here and is not the issue in anyway. The guidelines state clearly not to add a link that you own, maintain, or represent even if the guidelines would normally encourage the linking of the site. This site was added and edited on multiple occassions by the owners.

If you wish to add content that is missing from WP on topics such as the Dilham Canal etc then as an Open project you are very welcome to contribute this information to WP which would be the prefered course of action here.

If you do not agree with the policy then this should be disussed in the relevant area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.45.247 (talk) 16:29, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

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Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal

Cardinal-Infante Afonso (23 April 1509 – 21 April 1540; ; Alphonzo) was a Portuguese infante (prince), son of King Manuel I of Portugal and his wife Maria of Aragon.

Because he was the fourth son, after the infantes John, Luís, and Ferdinand, he was assigned by his father to religious life, and he accumulated numerous ecclesiastical benefits even though he did not have the canonical age required to exercise these dignities. He was successively bishop of Guarda, cardinal, bishop of Viseu, bishop of Évora and finally archbishop of Lisbon.

Life
Afonso was born in Évora on 23 April 1509. He was educated at the Portuguese court; he studied humanities, Greek and Latin directed by two masters Aires de Figueiredo Barbosa and André de Resende.

At only three years of age, in 1512, his father Manuel I tried to make him a cardinal; Pope Julius II refused because it was not in accordance with canonical laws, according to which one could not be created a cardinal under 30 years of age. He succeeded in having the pope appoint the young infante as apostolic protonotary in the kingdom of Portugal.

Manuel also succeeded in elevating him to bishop of Guarda, at only seven years of age, on September 9, 1516; he obtained papal dispensation for the exercise of the office because he did not yet have the canonical age for the prelature. Even if he did not carry out any pastoral work, he received the income of the bishopric.

Cardinal
After the embassy led by Tristão da Cunha which Manuel I sent to Pope Leo X in 1514, and which left the Roman Curia very impressed, the Portuguese king again proposed his son for the cardinalship. The pope finally agreed to the request of the Portuguese monarch and created a cardinal Alfonso on July 1, 1517, with the title of cardinal-deacon of Santa Lucia in Septisolio. The title was granted on the condition that the cardinal's chapel would not be given to the young infante until the age of eighteen; however, in Portugal he was always treated and revered as a cardinal, before his title had been made official.

Meanwhile Alfonso was appointed by the monarch as abbot of Alcobaça, and abbot commendatory of the Monastery of Santa Cruz de Coimbra and of the Convent of San Juan de Tarouca.

Archbishop
On February 23, 1519, he resigned from the seat of Guarda and on the same day was transferred to the diocese of Viseu, again with a dispensation because he was not yet of canonical age. On February 20, 1523, at the age of just fourteen, due to the death of Archbishop Martinho da Costa, he was promoted to Archbishop of Lisbon by Pope Adrian VI thanks to the supplications of John III, his brother; in the same way, he was offered the government of the bishopric of Évora (in a seat vacant since the previous year). Once again he was granted a special dispensation for not having the canonical age to preside over a diocese.

He appointed as his vicar in the Lisbon archdiocese the dean of the cathedral, Fernão Gonçalves, who conducted pastoral affairs during his minority. He established his habitual residence in the city of Évora, just as his younger brother, also dedicated to the ecclesiastical career, the cardinal-infante Dom Henrique, would later do.

He died on 21 April 1540, in Lisbon and was buried in Lisbon Cathedral before he was moved to the Jerónimos Monastery.

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Nitron

Nitron can refer to:

 * The original Greek form of the word nitre, whence nitrogen
 * A finish applied to certain firearms; see ferritic nitrocarburizing
 * The ring name of Canadian actor and former professional wrestler Daryl Karolat, who is better known by the stage name Tyler Mane
 * A fictional element which was being extracted from the Earth's atmosphere in Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
 * The humanoid warrior from the series Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills
 * A chemical compound [de]  with formula C20H16N4

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anti-Omega Pulse Volume

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The result of the debate was speedy deleted. Dmcdevit·t 09:09, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

Talk:Anti-Omega Pulse Volume, Talk:Anti-Omega Rive Mass, Talk:Anti-Omega Rive Volume, Talk:Anti-Percolation, Talk:The Hall Closet Effect
Crackpot weirdo science people have created some sort of bookmark on this page. It talks about a "Universal Convective Pulse Theory" as a big bang alternative. Try googling that phrase and see what magic appears. Hahnchen 01:06, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Note - combining virtually identical vfd's for efficiency. -- BD2412 talk 01:39, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks - Hahnchen 02:05, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete all. The pages are all talk pages without an article, identical in content, and said content makes no sense. -- BD2412 talk 01:46, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Very obscure pseudoscience, possibly original research. ManoaChild 01:52, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Dottore So 02:01, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete My brain is bleeding now. Celcius 02:16, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete any and all Talk pages which do not have article pages. Zoe 05:00, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Let me be more specific: Speedy delete talk pages that never had articles to begin with or talk pages that had articles which were subsequently speedy deleted. Maybe this would make a nice CSD criterion? - Mgm|(talk) 07:42, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * We already have one, CSD G3. And what are admins doing here voting for speedy delete? That's what we gave you the button for. I deleted 'em. Dmcdevit·t 09:09, August 18, 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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Tigerland

Tigerland is a 2000 American war drama film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Colin Farrell. It takes place in a training camp for soldiers to be sent to the Vietnam War.

Tigerland was the name of a U.S. Army training camp during the mid-1960s to early 1970s, located at Fort Polk, Louisiana as part of the U.S. Army Advanced Infantry Training Center. As often the last stop for new infantrymen on their way to Vietnam, Tigerland was established in humid and muggy Fort Polk in order to closely mimic the environmental conditions of South Vietnam. Although the film's setting is loosely based on Fort Polk, the film was actually filmed at Camp Blanding in Florida. The film premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. Despite receiving generally positive reviews for its story, direction, Farrell's performance, screenplay, and emotional weight, the film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $148,701 worldwide. It was one of Schumacher's best reviewed films in his filmography.

Plot
In September 1971, the United States is losing the Vietnam War. Roland Bozz, a draftee opposed to the war, is an unruly soldier who disrespects authority. He befriends another Army recruit, Jim Paxton, an aspiring writer who records his experiences in a journal. Unlike Bozz, Paxton volunteered. Upon reaching their post, company commanding officer Captain Saunders explains that every soldier who passes through Fort Polk will be sent to Vietnam, and that any political views on the war are irrelevant.

Having "X-ray vision for loopholes", Bozz finds ways for soldiers to get out of the army — one, Cantwell, because he not only has children but also a disabled wife; another, Miter, had joined to prove his manhood but finds himself overwhelmed. Eventually Bozz's natural leadership and ability earn him the title of platoon guide. Another private, Wilson, a racial bigot and instigator, continuously demeans Miter and Bozz. Bozz fights and easily beats Wilson, earning Wilson's hatred.

Later, during live fire exercises, Wilson threatens Bozz with a pistol. Bozz tries to disarm Wilson, and the two wrestle each other to the ground, with Wilson prevailing. He puts the gun to the back of Bozz's head and pulls the trigger, but the gun misfires. Saunders lets Bozz choose the punishment: have Wilson court-martialed or "let me deal with him", strongly suggesting the latter. Bozz says he wants Wilson "out of the Army", because he recognizes Wilson has emotionally suffered ever since his inability to command became obvious.

The platoon is sent to "Tigerland", a forested training area designed as a replica of Vietnam. During an exercise, Bozz's squad acts as villagers in a mock Vietnamese village, with one squad member designated as a Viet Cong sympathizer. They compete with another squad charged with rooting out the sympathizer, led by Wilson, who was ultimately spared. As the exercise ends with Bozz's squad "winning", Wilson tells Bozz he will kill him no matter what it takes. Soon thereafter, Bozz plans to escape to Mexico with the aid of some civilians he has paid. Platoon member Johnson tells him if he runs away, Wilson will kill Paxton instead. Bozz remains.

During the last training exercise, the two squads are pitted against each other on patrolling missions. As Wilson's squad prepares for an attack, he replaces his blank cartridges with live ammunition and removes his blank-firing adaptor. As Bozz's squad nears, he opens fire. Though he does not hit anyone, he is obviously using live ammunition, and the trainer for the exercise tries to intervene. As he does, Bozz is standing above Paxton and deliberately fires a blank round with his rifle muzzle near Paxton's face, the flash wounding Paxton's eye. The trainer aims a pistol at Wilson's head to get him to hold his weapon up and surrender, telling him he will be court-martialed.

The platoon prepares to head to Vietnam, except for Paxton, whose eye injury, though temporary, has earned him a medical discharge. Bozz and Paxton exchange farewells. Paxton tells Bozz he is going to write about him, but Bozz says he will not. He has stolen Paxton's journal and rips out pages as the platoon's bus drives off, leaving Paxton scrambling to recover them. Bozz tosses the journal as the bus speeds away.

In the closing narration, Paxton says he never saw Bozz again. Over time, he heard from various sources that Bozz either died in Vietnam or disappeared over there. One acquaintance told Paxton he thought he'd seen Bozz, years after the war, in Mexico with a beautiful woman.

Cast

 * Colin Farrell as Private Roland Bozz
 * Matthew Davis as Private Jim Paxton
 * Clifton Collins Jr. as Private Miter
 * Tom Guiry as Private Cantwell
 * Shea Whigham as Private Wilson
 * Russell Richardson as Private Johnson
 * Cole Hauser as Staff Sergeant Cota
 * Neil Brown Jr. as Private Jamoa Kearns
 * Tory Kittles as Private Ryan
 * Nick Searcy as Captain Saunders
 * Afemo Omilami as Sergeant First Class Ezra Landers
 * Matt Gerald as Sergeant Eveland
 * Michael Shannon as Sergeant Filmore
 * James Macdonald as Staff Sergeant Thomas
 * Arian Ash as Sheri
 * Haven Gaston as Claudia

Reception
Tigerland received positive reviews from critics and has a rating of 77% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 47 reviews with an average score of 6.98 out of 10. The consensus states "A great cast and the gritty feel of the film help elevate Tigerland above the familiarity of the subject matter." The film also has a score of 55 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 14 reviews. Despite the positive critical reception and its US$10 million budget, the film hardly appeared at the box office, making $148,701 worldwide.

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Vincent Signorelli

Vincent Signorelli is a drummer from New York City. He has played primarily with Swans, Unsane, and Foetus. Additionally, he has done session work with Lubricated Goat, Of Cabbages and Kings, and the slo-core band Idaho. Concurrent with his involvement in Unsane, Signorelli runs a tattoo shop in New York called True Blue located in Queens on Fresh Pond Road.

Biography
Signorelli's involvement with the New York punk scene began quite early, playing drums with the Dots. It is the Dots drum kit that was used during a recording session with the Bad Brains. In 1991, he joined Swans and played percussion on their album White Light from the Mouth of Infinity, with Anton Fier serving as the primary drummer. Signorelli took over as the main drummer for their next album titled Love of Life, released the following year. In 1993, Signorelli joined the American post-hardcore band Unsane, replacing original drummer Charlie Ondras who had died the previous year.

He has recently joined a band called A Storm of Light with Josh Graham (Neurosis, ex Red Sparowes, Battle of Mice, Blood and Time) on guitar and vocals, Domenic Seita (ex Tombs and Asea) on bass, and Pete Angevine (Satanized) on additional drums and percussion. They released their debut album in June 2008.

He made a guest appearance on 'MTV Downtown Julie Brown' playing drums for Londonbeat on the song "I've Been Thinking About You".

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Daily Howler

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The result of the debate was Keep. Redwolf24 00:44, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Daily Howler
No assertion of notability for this blog. Alexa does not even have a traffic ranking for them. So, Delete Oops, the URL given in the article has no alexa, but apparently their correct address does. I don't see anything notable about it though. No vote. Friday (talk) 01:09, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, 907,000 google hits, alexa rank 42,633 Kappa 01:14, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment:Kappa's Google search shows only 278  unique hits. Zoe 04:59, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * What is unique about them? Kappa 05:02, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Unique pages. The count you gave is for duplicate mentions on the same page or in the same website.  Zoe 06:39, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as notable blog as per Kappa. Capitalistroadster 02:02, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, extremely notable American media commentator. Nandesuka 03:04, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak keep and cleanup. The 'blog seems (barely) notable (though my standards seem stricter than the more cluey WPdians), but the article isn't all that well-written and comes across as POV.  Combined with no assertion of notability, I can see why Friday thought it appropriate for VfD.  --fuddlemark 05:40, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Doesn't seem more notable in form or content than most other blogs, and ( unlike some others ) doesn't appear to have "made any political weather". High site traffic is not the same as notability. WMMartin 10:21, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, almost all blogs are stupid and non-notable. Every single blog with an article could be covered in one article, titled List of notable blogs, which would have - at most - 20 blogs on it. 99.9999% of blogs are worthless. 278 unique hits != notable. Proto t c 11:54, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'd like to know the source of the claim that it gets only 278 unique hits despite getting 857,000 hits on Google -- especially since Alexa says that 339 sites link to it. --Calton | Talk 14:02, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Click on Kappa's link and go to the last page of the search. Zoe 18:32, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep; notable blog. But clean up per fuddlemark.  -- JDoorjam 14:03, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak delete in agreement with WMMartin and Zoe. No indication of significance.  Barno 14:24, 18 August 2005 (UTC)  ...Vote changed to keep based on additional evidence of widespread notice beyond that of most political blogs.  Barno 17:51, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete; nn Erwin Walsh
 * Keep; exceptionally notable Web site, it is ranked #237 at the Truth Laid Bear social network analysis site with over 500 unique inbound links, most from major blogs like Kos, Talking Points Memo and Americablog.--Gorgonzilla 17:29, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep I have yet to see more compelling evidence of notability. --Lomedae 17:46, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep; blog passes any standard for notability that does not arbitrarily exclude blogs--Craigkbryant 17:57, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Trollderella 18:11, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable, article could be improved. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 21:38, 2005 August 18 (UTC)
 * This one's a keeper. It's Bob Somersby's stuff, guys. BTW, I'm shocked at this 278 figure - something really wrong there — the Howler is huge. The article on WP could use improvement, though.— Encephalon | ζ  21:40:04, 2005-08-18 (UTC)

Reply by original author of article
The Daily Howler is notable because it is one of the most influential political blogs out there. Arguably, it is notable also because it was one of the earliest political blogs (1998).

Evidence of influence (this list could easily be expanded): A message to my fellow journalists: check out media watch sites like campaigndesk.org, mediamatters.org and dailyhowler.com. It's good to see ourselves as others see us. I've been finding The Daily Howler's concept of a media "script," a story line that shapes coverage, often in the teeth of the evidence, particularly helpful in understanding cable news.
 * The Columbia Journalism Review ran an article about The Daily Howler and its author Bob Somerby from which I quote: "Bob Somerby needs no introduction, of course, unless your days are spent solely in the brick-and-mortar world..."
 * Paul Krugman opened one of his op-eds for the New York Times as follows:
 * The Daily Howler was included by CNN on a list of about twenty "political must-read" websites.
 * It is currently listed by Alexa as the tenth ranked journalism site.
 * Many of the most prominent political blogs include The Daily Howler on their blog roll or equivalent, despite the fact that Somerby does not reciprocate (he has no such list): e.g. Daily Kos, Instapundit and Brad Delong's site (I only checked these three).

Replies to comments by others: "In order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to the XXX already displayed." For "daily howler", I get XXX = 367. Perhaps Zoe, Barno and Proto would like to suggest Wikipedia for deletion since it only gets 199 "hits" by this metric. ;)
 * I agree with fuddlemark that this article is not that well-written. Call me crazy, but I created a stub in the hope that the Wikipedia community would improve it.
 * I don't understand why fuddlemark thinks the article is POV. I thought I bent over backwards to make it NPOV with locutions like "according to Bob Somerby".
 * Google rankings: when I search for "daily howler" on Google I get 1.54 million hits (not that it makes a qualitative difference, but I'm not sure why I get a different number than Kappa; perhaps we have different preferences).  I think the "unique" number Zoe refers to is the number in the sentence at the end of a Google search (I had to go all the way to page 37 for "daily howler"):
 * I agree with Proto that most blogs are not notable, but of course that argument has no force in talking about a particular blog. I strongly disagree with his/her notion that all articles about particular blogs be merged into a single article or list.  Should we do the same for newspapers?  In fact I think Wikipedia has the opposite problem:  the coverage of notable blogs is weaker than I would expect, especially of an online encyclopedia.

Crust 17:14, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I think the Daily Howler is well enough known for inclusion. Part of the problem was that despite the author's attempt to be NPOV, s/he is clearly too close to the material to excise bias from his/her writeup. I have cleaned up the entry, eliminated the POV and I think it should be more palatable. Dottore So 17:59, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep Considered a blogger's blog by those in the know. Highly notable. Bcarlson33 21:32, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Law & human rights

Vote for Deletion
This article was merged with Human rights in Brazil and redirected to Human rights as a result of a Vote for Deletion. The discussion can be found here. -Splash 01:10, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

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R. Jay Soward

Rodney Jay Soward (born January 16, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft. Multiple suspensions derailed his career and he was indefinitely suspended by the NFL in 2002. He later played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL), with whom he won the Grey Cup.

College career
Soward burst onto the college football scene with a 4-touchdown game against UCLA in his freshman season with USC.

Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars selected Soward with their first-round selection (29th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft. He did not take the pressure of being a first-round selection very well stating: "I think the hardest part for me was dealing with all the pressure after getting drafted. I didn’t play well my first year so people wore on me a lot. I wish I would have went to New Orleans in the second round. I wish I hadn't ever been a first round draft pick. I felt that New Orleans had a better staff to suit me at that time. I think being with those guys would have changed my future in the NFL." He signed a five-year contract with the team for $5.5 million on July 14, 2000.

After wearing out his welcome with the Jaguars in training camp, before playing in his first game under head coach Tom Coughlin (who had gone so far as to send a limousine, at the team's expense, to pick up Soward every day for practice, just to make sure he would come), he was suspended several times by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

He was ruled inactive for the team's first game in 2000, but played in the next 12 games. He was ruled inactive for the team's week 15 game against the Arizona Cardinals for violating a team rule. He returned to play in week 16, until he was placed on the team's non-football illness list on December 21, 2000, ending his season.

On June 9, 2001, he was suspended for the first four games of the 2001 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. He was suspended an additional six games on October 11 for violating the policy a second time. On December 3, he was activated from the suspended list, but was inactive for the week 12 game. The Jaguars suspended him for one game on December 8 for violating team rules. He was suspended indefinitely by the team on December 11, but had to be reactivated for the season-finale against the Chicago Bears per league rules that state a team can only suspend a player for four games at a time. He was inactive for the game. He was suspended by the NFL for the entire 2002 season on January 10, 2002, for violating the league's substance abuse policy again. The Florida Times-Union reported that Soward remained on the Jaguars' roster through the 2002 season for salary cap purposes.

He did not file for reinstatement after his last suspension. Though many media outlets attributed the suspension to marijuana, his suspension came as a result of alcohol abuse. Soward recollected: "I can honestly say I was an alcoholic at that time in my life. That's why I'm not playing in the NFL, because I was an alcoholic at that time." After entering the NFL's substance abuse program, Soward was critical about its effectiveness, stating: "It was horrible counseling. I've been in every rehab centre known to man. They even had the nerve to put me in rehab in Miami, the drug capital of the world. I don't really think the rehabilitation process is very good for players down there. I think it is more of a disciplinary kind of rehabilitation which doesn't teach anybody anything. For me, the more they took away from me the more it made me want to drink, the more it made me want to feel depressed, the more it made me want to feel bad about me."

Soward ended his lone season in the NFL appearing in 13 games, and caught 14 passes for 154 yards with one touchdown. That touchdown came against the Washington Redskins, in which he beat Deion Sanders to the end zone. It was the second time in the game that Sowell had beaten Sanders, but he had dropped the ball. This fact was highlighted in the Jaguars media guide for the 2001 season.

Toronto Argonauts
On May 18, 2004, the Toronto Argonauts signed Soward to a contract while he was still under contract with the Jaguars. As an Argonaut, his primary role in the offense was as a fly route receiver that stretched the defense and whose long receptions usually translated into touchdowns. In his first year with the team, Soward went on to win a Grey Cup Championship.

In 2005, Soward and the Argonauts were unable to repeat as back-to-back champions, losing the Eastern Division Championship to the Montreal Alouettes. In that game, Soward was dubiously remembered for an overzealous touchdown celebration. After scoring a touchdown, he ran into a concession stand setup behind the end zone, grabbed a bag of popcorn, and shared it with a teammate and nearby fans. Though his touchdown helped to put his team up 14-0 after the first quarter, the Argos got outscored 33–3 for the next three quarters. That led many to believe that Soward's timing for his celebration stunt was not only premature, but a catalyst that fired up the Alouettes. He said: "It was a very spontaneous thing and I apologize to the people of Toronto if they feel I took away our opportunity, but I was just making an atmosphere where people can enjoy the game and see something different."

In 2006, when asked about the popcorn incident prior to a rematch against the Alouettes, Soward stated that he felt the criticism against him was unjust and that he would do it again if the opportunity presented itself. He told Los Angeles radio station KLAC that he got the popcorn idea from seeing Keyshawn Johnson do it after scoring a touchdown when he was playing football for West Los Angeles College. During the East Division semi-final that year, Soward caught the game-winning touchdown to help the Argonauts advance to the division finals which they went on to lose against the Alouettes in Montreal.

On December 15, 2006, Soward was released by the Argonauts. Since then he has been making a living in repairing televisions and working in a warehouse.

Ontario Warriors
For the 2012 season, Soward signed to play with the Ontario Warriors.

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Victim of Modern Age

Victim of Modern Age was a musical group originating circa 2002 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. They disbanded in December 2004.

History
After recording their first EP Self-titled, the band was scooped up by Philadelphia Indie Label Universal Warning Records in 2001. The contract put them in touch with nationally spread label mates which opened up to several national tours. Similarly, this opportunity gave a seemingly wide distribution for their follow album through Revelation Records and the now merged Lumberjack Distribution. Around this time the group was joined by Allen Clements of Lafayette, LA-based band Claymore. Allen was to begin writing with the band immediately and help with booking tours.
 * Self-titled EP (2001)

A 2003 web bio mentioned that their music was of "independent expression and also draws from other musical stylings, including some massive jazz roots." Channels Like Capillaries was the band's second release on Universal Warning Records. During their 2003 recording sessions, the band worked closely with long-time friend and Grammy Award Winning engineer, Ivan Klisanin. The album includes piano interlude and layered vocals.
 * Channels Like Capillaries (2003)

Throughout the years, the rhythm section was changed many times due originally to the vocationally related departure of bassist Nathan Carnes and soon following, Drummer Dan Robertson.

After many member changes followed by a several month hiatus, Singer/Guitarist Allen Clements decided to accept an offer of touring guitarist position for ex label-mates Sadaharu residing in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

During their two-year lifetime, Victim of Modern Age had performed with GoGoGo Airheart, Benton Falls, Hey Mercedes, Liars Academy, Avec, We are Childhood Equals, Mae, Bright and Hollow Sky, Red Animal War, Jet By Day, Snakes and Music, Twothirtyeight, The Movie Life, Brand New, The North Atlantic, Brandston and many others. The band featured members from Ponder, Claymore, & One Common Voice.

After VOMA
Bobby Nixon aka Bobby Missile moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas with a bandmate from his side-project Ballistic Missile. There, he and Zak Mouton turned an old restaurant called The Exchange into a local music venue. Bobby and Zak started the band Attractive and Popular. The band toured quite frequently and ran all ages shows out of The Exchange when home. The band eventually hooked up with GSL (Gold Standard Labs) label and in 2007 released their first national record entitled Money Equals Magic. Bobby took part in helping to establish a music festival in Hot Springs which is known as the Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival. After touring as a stage manager/tech for the UK based band alt-J from 2012 to 2014 he became a founding member of the currently active band GHOST BONES with Ashley Hill, Ryan Jolly, and Adam Walton.

After the loss of their third drummer, Allen Clements decided to move to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and take a position as touring guitarist in CI Records band "Sadaharu." After a few short tours, Allen called it quits, opened a video production company and still plays occasionally under the moniker, "A. Premise." and can also be found randomly at the occasional open-mic night.

History

 * February 2002 - First Performance
 * July 22, 2002 - First tour (Central US)
 * August 2002 - Joined by Allen Clements (Claymore) on Guitar.
 * December 2002 - Second Tour (East Coast)
 * October 2003 - David Leonard joins as drummer.
 * December 11, 2003 - Released first full-length/second UDUB record, "Channels Like Capillaries"
 * May 2004 - Shawn Gachassin joins as drummer.
 * July 15, 2004 - Leave for Third Tour (West Coast/central US)
 * December 28, 2004 - Last show. Performed at Renaissance Cafe & Nightclub in Lafayette, LA

Members

 * Bobby Nixon: Guitar, Vocals
 * Allen Clements: Guitar, Vocals
 * Jacob Vantiger: Guitar (2000-2002)
 * Nathan Carnes: Bass (2000-2003)
 * Jason Decou: Bass (2003-2004)
 * Dan Robertson: Drums (2000-2003)
 * David Leonard: Drums (2003)
 * Shawn Gachassin: Drums (2004)

Discography

 * S/T EP (July 4, 2002)
 * Channels Like Capillaries (December 11, 2003)

 * Compilations
 * As it Plays (Thinker Thought Records) - VOMA Track : "Silt City
 * Singularity, The Awareness Program - VOMA Track : "Last Night"

title: Victim of Modern Age


text:
GFK

GFK may refer to:

Transportation

 * Grand Forks International Airport, North Dakota, United States
 * Grand Forks (Amtrak station), North Dakota, United States

Other uses

 * GfK, a German market research organisation
 * GFK (band), a Canadian hardcore metal band
 * Fiberglass
 * Ghostface Killah (born 1970), American rapper
 * Patpatar language
 * Gazişehir Gaziantep F.K., a football club in Turkey

title: GFK