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Talk:Kirby's Adventure

Levels
This article is using the term "level" in a way that is not consistent with how the game uses the word "level". What this article calls a "world" is actually called a "level" in the game. "level" and "stage" would probably be more appropriate than "world" and "level". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.72.174.41 (talk) 00:21, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Cleanup?
Why? It just looks like an underdeveloped article to me. --gakon5 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:53, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * It being underdeveloped makes it look poor. -- A Link to the Past 00:38, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

Acquired Abilities and Wikis
I think that the abilities should be descriptions instead of wikilinks. Several go directly to disambig pages instead of articles themselves, and while the needle attack may resemble sewing needles... I don't believe that the wiki itself accurately describes it. The wikis can be used in the description, but shouldn't be the only thing there. ie "Needle - Kirby's needle attack looks like a bunch of sewing needles flying from Kirby to the target"

Any thoughts? --Syrthiss 18:27, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Ugh, sorry, no. Whenever the GCotW is applied to an article, it gains these huge freakin' lists. - A Link to the Past (talk) 18:32, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

There, User:Larsinio handled it. Made it a paragraph instead of a big list. :) --Syrthiss 18:50, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Things
Umm, I did something for the worlds but I think it could be better-ed. Also any ideas for what might be some good screenshots or if one screen shot is sufficient woould appreciated. Oh yeah, does anyone know the intent behind the innovations section? I've left it blank so far. rydia 07:47, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, generally the Innovations would be what entirely new aspects of gameplay were introduced with this title. I think that it was added as a general boilerplate for videogames so people could have a common style, but obviously if we don't have anything to fill it we can toss it. --Syrthiss 12:05, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

 * There are innovations such as the assortment of mini games, and random stuff like the museum to gain powers, these details should be inlcuded --larsinio 15:19, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The ability to steal powers originated here. - A Link to the Past (talk) 20:32, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Good pick
Good pick for a collaboration, this article is certainly bare. I'll try to work on it. KingTT 15:08, 5 October 2005 (UTC)==Plot==

we should include details about the overarching plot of the game, and how it builds upon Kirby's Dreamland --larsinio 15:19, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

Concerning the move list
Is the move list completely appropriate? I think the list in itself is fine (although it's getting to be kind of large), but isn't outlining how the moves are performed going against WP:NOT? -- gakon5 (talk)
 * Agreed. I think it'd look better as a simple paragraph or two (e.g. Super Mario 64)... even though I'm actually the one who expanded it. KingTT 22:37, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I could turn it into a paragraph if no one objects to it; it would make the article look better anyway. -- gakon5 (talk)
 * Oh, whoops, I went ahead and did so. If anyone objects to why that section should be a list instead of a parapgraph, do say so.  In addition to the move list, I went ahead and sort of rearranged the article.  I think it looks better than it did before; it was basically a process of putting some sections under others (the main ones now being Story, Gameplay, In-Game Areas, Trivia, and External Links), in an effort to better organise the article. -- gakon5 (talk)

Change 'Final Stage' to 'Fountain of Dreams'
I think that in the list of in-game levels, the Final Stage should say Fountain of Dreams. In the game, at World 8, it says Fountain of Dreams as the name of the world. Should this be changed? -- Dasune 06:37, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Abilities
I noticed the abilities when invoking the Roulette actually cycle through in a specific order. Thus from any mix it is theoretically possible to select any ability provided someone's timing is perfect. I've updated the article with this info. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.179.63.230 (talk • contribs).

romanji
Added the romanji in italics for the Japanese name [星のカービィ夢の泉の物語]. I figured some people who cant read Japanese might want to be able to actually read the original name ;)

p.s. i'm new with editing, if i botched it i hope someone fixes it for me, thanks

Slowdown
This game had a lot of slowdown throughout the game. I think this should be referenced in the article.

Not a whole lot, just with the Spark ability, but that seems to be intentional. I haven't played the Wii version, maybe that's different. 208.101.136.228 15:02, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Glitch
There's information about a World 1-2 glitch to see HAL but I've never heard of it and can't find any information on how to get it. Clarification?

When you get to the Warpstar go back till it just disappears offscreen then slowly make your way back to the Warpstar (might take a few tries) if the Warpstar is not there you can walk past where you normally would and see HAL made of star blocks. 24.11.82.215 (talk) 02:22, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * It's not a glitch. It's a secret.--75.85.111.141 (talk) 02:10, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

The Release Dates are Incorrect
Kirby's Adventure was NOT released in 1992 (Kirby's Dream Land was released in 1992 instead), it was released in 1993. The US, EU, and JP release dates are incorrect.
 * Nintendo Power Issue 48 (May 1993) lists a release date of May 1993. This is an official Nintendo publication, so it's pretty authoritative.  24.161.111.232 (talk) 02:09, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Any other chips in the cartridge other than ROM and MMC3?
OK, so, I ended up at this article via the "Sega Virtua Processor" part of the Genesis article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Mega_Drive#Sega_Virtua_Processor), where it states that Kirby's Adventure had an "additional chip" to allow "enhanced tile switching".

Is that just a rather strange and overspecific way of nodding towards the MMC3 (which I presume can *bank*-switch, more rapidly and simply than previous MMCs...?), or are they referring to something else? 193.63.174.211 (talk) 13:06, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

First appearance meta knight
If my understanding is correct, this is Meta Knight's first game. Is that right? Should probably be mentioned somewhere in development right? I mentioned in legacy that he went on to bigger things in Smash Bros. TarkusAB talk 04:57, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah, this is his first game so I'll mention that. Believe it or not he's never actually referred to by name in this game or its manuals— I think Kirby Super Star Kirby's Avalanche was the first game that named him. JOE BRO  64  15:47, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

Hardware
"Because the NES hardware was more powerful than the Game Boy and programmers were skilled with the now antiquated hardware," Uhm, that sentence is incorrect since the Gameboy has both more clockspeed and more RAM. The only advantage the NES has is in terms of colours.89.14.45.60 (talk) 14:38, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

Australia
Australia has September 26, 2003 instead of January 27, 2004, it should be January 27, 2004 Benjaminkirsc (talk) 12:39, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Developer Channel
FYI- Masahiro Sakurai started a YouTube Channel about game development: https://www.youtube.com/c/sora_sakurai_en

He's done about one Kirby's Adventure already and has briefly mentioned it in another (links at the top of the talk page in the Reference Suggestions box). This would be a good resource to expand the development section of the page. Happy editing. (Guyinblack25 talk 21:04, 12 September 2022 (UTC))

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Osteoma

An osteoma (plural osteomas or less commonly osteomata) is a new piece of bone usually growing on another piece of bone, typically the skull. It is a benign tumor.

When the bone tumor grows on other bone it is known as "homoplastic osteoma"; when it grows on other tissue it is called "heteroplastic osteoma".

Osteoma represents the most common benign neoplasm of the nose and paranasal sinuses. The cause of osteomas is uncertain, but commonly accepted theories propose embryologic, traumatic, or infectious causes. Osteomas are also found in Gardner's syndrome. Larger craniofacial osteomas may cause facial pain, headache, and infection due to obstructed nasofrontal ducts. Often, craniofacial osteoma presents itself through ocular signs and symptoms (such as proptosis).

Variants

 * Osteoma cutis (also known as "Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy")
 * Osteoid osteoma
 * Fibro-osteoma
 * Chondro-osteoma

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Dnestrovskaya Pravda

Dnestrovskaya Pravda is a Russian-language newspaper from Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria. It was founded by the Tiraspol City Council of popular deputies in 1941. This is the oldest periodical publication in the region. Its name means Dniester Truth; taking it title from the Dniester river which flows through the city.

Its editor is Tatyana Mikhailovna Rudenko (Cyrillic: Татьяна Михайловна Руденко).

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Talk:David Berges

I see the copy vio tag. I brought in a paragraph of his bio from the Hexcel site, re-arranged things in chronological order and changed some words so that it flowed properly. Is this still a copyright violation? If so, we should just remove that paragraph. Or could we out it in quotes? The prior version contained an exact copy of information on Business.com about Hexcel (which also said nothing about Berges himself). I know that some of the information was available at multiple sources I found using dogpile.com, so I could go back in and create a new one that draws dribs and drabs from various sources. --Habap 21:54, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Ooops. I just followed the Forbes link. Forbes copied the bio from Hexcel's website. If both places have published exactly the same thing and ours is, in fact, slightly different, is there any copyright violation? Either way, I might sit down and re-write it tomorrow, simply summarizing his experience. BTW, I simply happened across his name on deadlinks - un-dead-ended several Daves and Davids today. --Habap 21:58, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Please don't overwrite the copyright violation notice on articles as this leaves the violating material is still available in the page history. --Ngb?!? 11:48, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

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Alabama and Florida Railway

The Alabama and Florida Railway was a short-line railroad headquartered in Andalusia, Alabama. It was owned and operated by Pioneer Railcorp of Peoria, Illinois. It operated a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad branch line from Andalusia to Geneva, Alabama. The company abandoned the entire line in 2011.

History
The company was organized in 1992 when parent Pioneer Railcorp acquired the entirety of the Alabama and Florida Railroad. This included 76.66 mi between Georgiana and Geneva, Alabama and a 2.9 mi line in the vicinity of Andalusia which had been leased from the Andalusia and Conecuh Railroad. Operations began on November 23, 1992. 36 mi of track from Georgiana to Andalusia, including the track within Andalusia, was sold to Gulf and Ohio Railways and named the Three Notch Railroad on June 11, 2001. On August 9, 2011, the AF filed an exemption notice with the Surface Transportation Board to abandon its entire line.

Links
HawkinsRails.net - Alabama & Florida Railway

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Osuna

Osuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. , it has a population of c. 17,800. It is the location of the Andalusian Social Economy School.

Osuna is built on a hill, overlooking the fertile plain watered by the Salado, a sub-tributary of the Guadalquivir.

History
The battle of Munda, the last battle won by Julius Caesar in person, was probably fought outside Osuna, halfway to Écija near La Lantejuela.

Osuna was taken from the Almohads in 1239, and given by Alphonso X to the Order of Calatrava in 1264. Don Pedro Girón appropriated it to himself in 1445. One of his descendants, Don Pedro Téllez, was the first holder of the title duke of Osuna, conferred on him by Philip II in 1562.

Among famous people associated with Osuna is Juan de Ayala, the commander of the first European ship to enter the San Francisco Bay in California.

Sights
On the top of the hill stands the collegiate church, dating from 1534 and containing interesting Spanish and early German paintings. These, however, as well as the sculptures over the portal, suffered considerably during the occupation of the place by the French under Marshal Soult. The vaults, which are supported by Moorish arches, contain the tombs of the Girón family, and the church was founded by Don Juan Téllez.

The university of Osuna, also founded by Don Juan Téllez in 1549, was suppressed in 1820.

In popular culture
In Michelangelo Antonioni's film, The Passenger, the character Locke (played by Jack Nicholson) is assassinated in a hotel set in Osuna (Hotel de la Gloria), although actually filmed in Vera (Almería), Spain.

In 2014, parts of the fifth season of HBO's Game of Thrones were filmed in the town.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nizlopi

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was Keep --Allen3 talk 11:49, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

Nizlopi
For your perusal...yet another band vanity stub. - Lucky 6.9 21:56, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Comment Profiled by BBC, but as a local act Does this make any difference though? PubLife 22:55, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, the BBC article says "They have already got an album in the shops, have won over huge festival crowds and are so in demand they’re almost constantly on tour, in the UK and in Europe". Kappa 23:26, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep looks ok. Trollderella 00:31, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for now. No assertion of meeting WP:MUSIC. These guys may well be on their way, though.  Friday (talk) 01:26, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. We have a verifiable source namely the BBC saying that this band is "almost constantly on tour" in the UK and Europe. They therefore meet the WP:Music guideline about having completed at least one national tour. Capitalistroadster 01:54, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and expand. I got dyslexic Googling the name (blush). - Lucky 6.9 02:13, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep per nom comment. --Alan Au 04:24, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - their "JCB Song" is becoming internet cult classic. Try it for yourself and then decide if you want these boys out of here.  Budgiekiller 12:45, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Yeah, they're always on tour, often on BBC radio and their fanbase is becoming huge.
 * 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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Paul Lovens

Paul Lovens (born 6 June 1949) is a German musician. He plays drums, percussion, singing saw, and cymbals. He has performed with the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra and Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra.

He was born in Aachen, Germany. In the early 1970s, he was part of a trio with pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. Since then he has worked with Cecil Taylor, Harri Sjöström, Günther Christmann, Eugene Chadbourne, Peter Brötzmann, Teppo Hauta-Aho, Mats Gustafsson, Thomas Lehn, Phil Wachsmann, Rajesh Mehta and Joëlle Léandre. He also played with Florian Schneider and Ebehard Kranemann in an early incarnation of Kraftwerk. Since 1967, Lovens has run the record label Po Torch with Paul Lytton.

As leader

 * Voerkel/Frey/Lovens (FMP, 1976)
 * Carpathes with Michel Pilz, Peter Kowald (FMP, 1976)
 * Was It Me with Paul Lytton (Po Torch, 1977)
 * Paul Rutherford/Paul Lovens (Po Torch, 1978)
 * Moinho Da Asneira with Paul Lytton (Po Torch, 1980)
 * Weavers with Gunter Christmann, Maarten Altena (Po Torch, 1980)
 * The Last Supper with Toshinori Kondo (Po Torch, 1981)
 * Der Traum Der Roten Plame (FMP, 1982)
 * Death Is Our Eternal Friend with Toshinori Kondo (DIW, 1983)
 * The Fetch with Paul Lytton (Po Torch, 1984)
 * Stranger Than Love with Alexander von Schlippenbach (Po Torch, 1985)
 * News from the Shed with Butcher/Durrant/Malfatti/Russell (Acta, 1989)
 * Regalia with Cecil Taylor (FMP, 1989)
 * Goldberg with Urs Voerkel (Po Torch, 1990)
 * Nothing to Read with Mats Gustafsson (Blue Tower, 1991)
 * Choice-Chase with Stephan Wittwer (Intakt, 1995)
 * Mouth Eating Trees and Related Activities with Mats Gustafsson (Okka Disk, 1996)
 * Patrizio with Eugene Chadbourne (Victo, 1997)
 * Quicksand with Frank Gratkowski (Meniscus, 2001)
 * Papajo (Emanem, 2002)
 * Acthung with Thomas Lehn (Grob, 2003)
 * Trio with Christmann/Gustaffson (FMP 2010)
 * Wegen Meines with Moodswing 3 (Rai Trade, 2010)
 * Live at Hasselt with Vandeweyer/Van Hove/Blume (NoBusiness, 2013)
 * Live 2013 with Stefan Keune (FMR, 2016)
 * Mein Freund Der Baum with Stoffner/Mahall (Wide Ear, 2017)
 * The Room: Time and Space with Seppe Gebruers, Hugo Antunes (el NEGOCITO Records, Po Torch & Troika vzw, 2018)
 * Nothing Particularly Horrible with Keune/Russell/Schneider (FMR, 2019)
 * Meeting the Past (Zarek, 2020)

With Globe Unity Orchestra
 * Live in Wuppertal (FMP, 1973)
 * Der Alte Mann Bricht ... Sein Schweigen (FMP, 1974)
 * Bavarian Calypso & Good Bye (FMP, 1975)
 * Evidence Vol. 1 (FMP, 1976)
 * Into the Valley Vol. 2 (FMP, 1976)
 * Pearls (FMP, 1977)
 * Jahrmarkt & Local Fair (Po Torch, 1977)
 * Improvisations (Japo, 1978)
 * Hamburg '74 (FMP, 1979)
 * Compositions (Japo, 1980)
 * Intergalactic Blow (Japo, 1983)
 * Rumbling (FMP, 1991)
 * 20th Anniversary (FMP, 1993)
 * Globe Unity 2002 (Intakt, 2003)
 * Baden-Baden '75 (FMP, 2011)

As sideman
With Alfred Harth
 * Es Herrscht Uhu Im Land (Japo, 1981)
 * 1970–1971 (Laubhuette, 2007)
 * Groups Duos (Laubhuette, 2009)

With Sven-Ake Johansson
 * Idylle & Katastrophen (Po Torch, 1980)
 * Uber Ursache & Wirkung Der Meinungsverschiedenheiten Beim Turmbau Zu Babel (FMP, 1989)
 * Fur Paul Klee (Jazzwerkstatt, 2012)

With Evan Parker
 * The Ericle of Dolphi (Po Torch, 1989)
 * 50th Birthday Concert (Leo, 1994)
 * 2x3=5 (Leo, 2001)

With Mario Schiano
 * Unlike (Splasc(H), 1990)
 * Meetings (Splasc(H), 1994)
 * Used to Be Friends (Splasc(H), 1996)
 * Social Security (Victo, 1997)

With Alexander von Schlippenbach
 * Pakistani Pomade (FMP, 1973)
 * Three Nails Left (FMP, 1975)
 * The Hidden Peak (FMP, 1977)
 * Anticlockwise (FMP, 1983)
 * Das Hohe Lied (Po Torch, 1991)
 * Detto Fra Di Noi (Po Torch, 1982)
 * Elf Bagatellen (FMP, 1990)
 * Physics (FMP, 1993)
 * The Morlocks and Other Pieces (FMP, 1994)
 * Complete Combustion (FMP, 1999)
 * Swinging the Bim (FMP, 2000)
 * Hunting the Snake (Atavistic, 2000)
 * Globe Unity 67 & 70 (Atavistic, 2001)
 * Broomriding (Psi, 2003)
 * Compression: Live at Total Music Meeting 2002 (a/l/l, 2004)
 * Winterreise (Psi, 2006)
 * Globe Unity 40 Years (Intakt, 2007)
 * Gold Is Where You Find It (Intakt, 2008)
 * Bauhaus Dessau (Intakt, 2010)
 * First Recordings (Trost, 2014)
 * Features (Intakt, 2015)
 * Warsaw Concert (Intakt, 2016)
 * Globe Unity 50 Years (Intakt, 2018)

With Aki Takase
 * St. Louis Blues (Enja, 2001)
 * Plays Fats Waller (Enja, 2003)
 * New Blues (Yellowbird, 2012)
 * Plays Fats Waller in Berlin (Jazzwerkstatt, 2013)
 * Signals (Trost, 2016)

With others
 * Rajesh Mehta, Orka:solos and duos feat. Paul Lovens (Hatology, 1998)
 * Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Trumpet Madness (Leo, 2005)
 * Maarten Altena, Pisa 1980: Improvisors' Symposium (Incus, 1981)
 * Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Live in Japan '96 (DIW, 1997)
 * Paul Burwell, Circadian Rhythm (Incus, 1980)
 * Eugene Chadbourne, Hellington Country (Intakt, 1997)
 * Gunter Christmann, Sometimes Crosswise (Moers Music, 1995)
 * Ivar Grydeland, These Six (Sofa, 2003)
 * Peter Kowald, Peter Kowald Quintet (FMP, 1973)
 * Joelle Leandre, Joëlle Léandre Project (Leo, 2000)
 * Joelle Leandre, At the Le Mans Jazz Festival (Leo, 2006)
 * Guerino Mazzola, Synthesis (Stoa Music, 1991)
 * Irène Schweizer, Ramifications (Ogun, 1975)
 * Irène Schweizer, Live at Taktlos (Intakt, 1986)
 * Cecil Taylor, Lifting the Bandstand (Fundacja Słuchaj!, 2021)
 * Philipp Wachsmann, Free Zone Appleby 2006 (Psi, 2007)

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Category:Phaethornithinae

Phaethornithinae is a subfamily of Trochilidae (hummingbirds), it includes the hermits and, more generally, all species that do not belong to typical hummingbirds.

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Mugardos

Mugardos is a small fishing borough and municipality in the comarca of Ferrol, located in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is bordered with the municipalities of Ares and Fene.

Climate
Due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, Mugardos does not enjoy extreme oscillation in its weather conditions between winter and summer. The summers tend to be a bit drier than the winters, but the weather is mild all year round unlike most other parts of the Iberian Peninsula. Like the rest of Galicia, it is rainy and green.

Description and history
The municipality comprises the main township of Mugardos, and several smaller villages. It is part of the historical comarca of Ferrolterra, and is situated near the metropolitan outskirts of the city of Ferrol. The municipality is subdivided into four parroquias ("parishes"): Santiago de Franza, San Vicente de Meá, San Xulián de Mugardos and San Xoán de Piñeiro.

During the 1960s and 1970s Mugardos was much larger than it is now, it included a movie theatre and was regarded as a summer visiting place for many Spaniards in the surrounding areas. Recently, however, it has undergone drastic changes. It is now very small and with the recent oil spills the coastal fishing industry consisting mainly of cockle pickers has temporarily declined, even though a rise in tourism is expected soon, especially with the creation of several new lodgings.

One of the most historic places in Mugardos is the A Palma Castle, which is a military fortress standing on the southern bank of the Bay of Ferrol. The castle was built in 1597 with its original name being "Nuestra Señora de la Palma" (Our Lady of the Palm) and later reformed in 1869. When it was built, the castle was merely used as a "watch tower" but later when it was reformed and became a crucial part of the defensive system of the estuary of Ferrol. Facing the castle is "Castelo de San Filipe" (Castle of Saint Philip) which forms the other part of the defensive system. These two castles are adjoined by a large and sturdy chain that was used to prevent the entrance of enemy ships. Later, the castle was also used as a military prison where the most famous prisoner, Antonio Tejero, was held captive. Tejero was responsible for the attempted coup de etat in 1981. Recently, the Palm Castle has been bought by a hotel chain and is pending restoration.

Festivals

 * Fiesta de La Virgen del Carmen: The Carmen Festival is celebrated the weekend of July 16, the day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. On this day there is a ceremony and procession where men hold up the statue of Our Lady and walk her down from the main parish church until the harbour, where they embark it on a traditional boat, to continue the procession by sailing.
 * Fiesta del Pulpo: The Octopus Festival is celebrated the Saturday before the Carmen festival. On this day Octopus stew is prepared using a recipe that Mugardos is famous for, "Pulpo a la Mugardesa" and many tourists and town folks join in the festivities from morning until night with musical groups and flea markets.

 * Dia de San Julian: Saint Julian's day, January 7, is the Patron saint of the town.

Economy
Mugardos is a predominantly rural borough, though important industries like shipyards, foundries, and workshops are to be found in nearby Ferrol. Fishing, farming, agriculture and services are the main local industries.

Due to the economic crisis that has stricken the country and town's economy for the past few years, more than 60 shops in the town started accepting in 2011 the obsolete Spanish currency of peseta, accepting it alongside its replacement, the 2002-introduced euro.

Notable residents

 * Amada García (1911 – 1938)

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User:Scriberius/Projects/Bobby Schenk

Bobby Schenk (* 10. März 1939 in München, eigentlich Florian Schenk) ist ein deutscher Fachbuchautor und Weltumsegler. Der gelernte Jurist veröffentlichte zahlreiche Segel-Fachbücher und Reiseberichte und ist auch durch intensive Vortragstätigkeit einem breiten Publikum bekannt.

Leben
1967 erwarb Schenk einen GfK-Langkieler vom Typ Fähnrich 34 und segelte mit seiner Frau Carla auf der Passatroute um die Welt. Im Anschluss daran arbeitete er wieder als Staatsanwalt und später als Richter. Sein erstes Buch Fahrtensegeln erschien 1975.

Mit der 15-Meter-Stahljacht Thalassa II machte er sich anschließend auf den Weg in die Südsee. Drei Jahre lang lebte er in Moorea. 1983 segelte er von Tahiti mit seiner Frau Carla rund um Kap Hoorn mit nur einem Stopp nach Marbella in Spanien. Mit dieser Reise bewarb er sich nach 1974 zum zweiten Mal vergeblich um den Schlimbach-Preis.

Schenk ist auch Privatpilot; 1989 unternahm er einen Flug mit einem einmotorigen Flugzeug über den Südatlantik nach Feuerland. Über Grönland ging es zurück nach Europa. Während seines Aufenthalts in Südamerika besegelte er die Gewässer rund um Kap Hoorn ausgiebig.

Im Jahre 1992 segelte er mit Crew über den Atlantik nach Barbados, wobei er sich nur solcher Navigationsmittel bediente, die mit Bordmitteln zu improvisieren waren. Eine der Kernthesen, die er aufgrund der Erfahrungen dieser Reise aufstellte, war, dass es nicht möglich sei, nur mit Hilfe von Sternen oder Sternbildern zu navigieren. Diese These ist nicht unumstritten, da wiederholt erfolgreiche Ozeanreisen – z. B. unter Federführung der Polynesian Voyaging Society – stattgefunden haben, die sich dieser Navigationsmethode bedient haben wollen. Die französischen Brüder Emmanuel und Maximilien Berque wollen im Jahr 2003 nur mit Hilfe der Gestirne und ohne Instrumente den Nordatlantik überquert haben und der US-Amerikaner Marvin Creamer nimmt für sich in Anspruch, die Welt von 1982 bis 1984 ohne Navigationsinstrumente umsegelt zu haben.

Nach seinem Ausscheiden aus dem Staatsdienst als Richter segelten Schenk und seine Frau Carla mit der Yacht Thalassa (einem Katamaran aus GfK) von Frankreich durch die Südsee bis Südost-Asien. Diesen fast zehnjährigen Törn unterbrach er immer wieder für längere Aufenthalte in Deutschland, wo er einen Wohnsitz in Fürstenfeldbruck hat, für Vorträge oder Auftritte bei den großen Bootsausstellungen. Die Fahrt endete in Malaysia durch den Verkauf der Yacht. Nach eigenen Angaben ist er auf der Suche nach einem neuen (Einrumpf-)Schiff.

Er ist einer der wenigen deutschen Fahrtensegler, die ihre Reisen und Bücher kommerziell erfolgreich verwerten konnten, nicht zuletzt durch ständige Präsenz in Europas größtem Segelmagazin Yacht. Auf der Hamburger Bootsmesse hält er seit Jahren Seminare zum Thema Blauwassersegeln, deren Zielgruppe angehende Weltumsegler sind.

Schenks Internetseite gehört zu den meistbesuchten deutschsprachigen Angeboten für Segler. Der Schwerpunkt der Berichterstattung liegt – wie bei den meisten Veröffentlichungen Schenks – im Bereich der technischen Ausstattung für Fahrtensegler.

Seine Bücher wurden nach eigenen Angaben etwa eine halbe Million mal verkauft und teilweise in bis zu zehn Sprachen übersetzt. Sein Spezialgebiet ist die Navigation. Als seine Stärke wird dabei die Aufarbeitung technischer Zusammenhänge und Sachverhalte angesehen, während seine Reiseerzählungen literarisch als eher trivial eingestuft werden.

Kritik
Etliche Kritiker – darunter auch zahlreiche Weltumsegler – werfen ihm eine übertriebene Betonung der technischen Aspekte des Hochseesegelns vor. Zudem wird kritisiert, dass Schenk in seinen Veröffentlichungen verdeckt Werbung für Sponsoren oder befreundete Firmen betreibe.

Auszeichnungen

 * 1974: Trans-Ocean-Medaille für Weltumsegelung
 * 1974: Goldmedaille der Kreuzerabteilung des Deutschen Segler-Verbandes für seine Weltumsegelung
 * 1993: "Bestes Segelbuch des Jahres" für Transatlantik in die Sonne
 * 1995: "Ehrenzeichen des Bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten" für Verdienste um die Sicherheit auf dem Wasser
 * 1998: "Ehrencommodore des Yacht Club Austria" für Verdienste um den größten österreichischen Segelverein
 * 2004: "Segelzeitung YACHT nimmt Schenk in die Liste der "100 größten Segler aller Zeiten" auf
 * 2011: "Ehrenpreis des Österreichischen Hochseeyachtsport-Verband" für die Lebensleistung von Karla und Bobby Schenk

Sachbücher

 * "Fahrtensegeln" (BLV-Verlag München, 1976)
 * "Astronavigation - ohne Formeln - praxisnah" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1977)
 * "Hafenmanöver" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1978)
 * "Taschenrechner in der Navigation" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1979)
 * "Yachtnavigation - vom Zirkel zum Gps" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1981)
 * "Blauwassersegeln" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1984)
 * "Navigation - nur zum Ankommen" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld ,1990)
 * "Navigieren mit GPS" (Pietsch-Verlag, Stuttgart, 1996)
 * "Skipperfibel" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 2008)
 * "Ankern" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 2009)

Reisebeschreibungen, Erlebnisberichte, Literatur

 * "Achtzigtausend Meilen und Kap Hoorn" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1984)
 * "Freiheit hinterm Horizont - die klassische Weltumsegelung" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1985)
 * "Segeln im Reich der Stürme" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1990)
 * "Transatlantik in die Sonne" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1993)
 * "Südseeträume" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1999)
 * "Kleine Bettgeschichte für passionierte Segler" von Ringelnatz, Schenk, Goethe, Heine, Walser u.a. (Bern-München, Scherz, 1994)
 * "Segeln lebenslänglich - Biografie eines großen Seglers" von Bobby Schenk/Judith Duller-Mairhofer (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 2011)

Videos

 * "Abenteuer Kap Hoorn" (Videosail, Hanstedt, 1983)
 * "Mit der THALASSA um die Welt" (Videosail, Hanstedt, 1984)
 * "Südseeträume" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1999)

Software

 * "Naviprog 2000" (TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, 1988)
 * "Bobby Schenk's YACHT-Computer" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1984)
 * "Navtools + GPS" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 1986)
 * "Astronavigation komplett" (Pietsch-Verlag, Stuttgart, 1994)
 * "Astro Classic" (Delius Klasing, Bielefeld, 2000)
 * "Auf den Weltmeeren zu Hause - die Blauwasserreisen Bobby Schenk´s" (Pietsch-Verlag, Stuttgart, 1998)

Sources and references
Bobby Schenk

title: User:Scriberius/Projects/Bobby Schenk


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Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/History of Arizona

History of Arizona
I've worked tirelessly on this article since August 2, trying to bring it up to the same status as History of South Carolina, and I think it's finally there. With luck, this'll be my second state history FA. Toothpaste 21:57, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Better than most FACs I've seen. Support. -- A Link to the Past 22:05, August 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Object - The two first sections should be broken up into subsections Fine now Fornadan (t) 22:08, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Support except for one thing - the intro mentions a "Father Kino" without saying who he is. It would be like starting out President of the United States with "Mr. Bush is the current president". Maybe it's just me. Otherwise, another mindboggingly awesome article from Toothpaste. --Golbez 22:14, August 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * I fixed both of your complaints. Soon I'll be one FA away from the aclaimed FA medal!Toothpaste 22:18, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
 * If Cat makes it, I'll be 0 FAs away from the acclaimed FA medal. :D -- A Link to the Past 22:51, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

 * Object--the "recent events" section is very skimpy, as, indeed, is everything since the American acquisition of the territory. I count 11 screens of text dealing with pre-1846 Arizona, and 1.5 screens of text afterwards. Specifically, there's no mention of it's role as a retirement destination; there's no mention of its current rapid population growth; there's no mention of its current economic structure. In short, move some of the stuff from "European colonization" into a sub-article; use the space you gain to beef up the more modern history, especially the 20th-century stuff. Best wishes, Meelar (talk) 02:27, August 18, 2005 (UTC) There's enough there for me to support, although I'd like to see more on demographic changes. Nevertheless, a solid article. Meelar (talk) 13:57, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support Object -- agree with Meelar, recent events (the last 100 years) is really short. Otherwise good work. =Nichalp   «Talk»=  04:31, August 18, 2005 (UTC)  =Nichalp   «Talk»=  06:19, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong object. The contemporary history is so plainly inadequate that this nomination should require no lengthy discussion before rejection. Monicasdude 14:10, 18 August 2005 (UTC) -- Even stronger objection At least two sections of the article are patent copyright violations; most of the recent history text is cut-and-pasted from a copyrighted website maintained by the state of Arizona, without credit or permission. Monicasdude 02:13, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Troll much? -- A Link to the Past 18:27, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Nice deleting. You're for civility, and you're blatantly bashing the idea that it could be FA'd. And the eight year old is who now? -- A Link to the Past 00:08, August 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * I have fixed the offending sections and the new article can be seen at History_of_Arizona/Temp. Support when copyvio issues are done . Zscout370 (Sound Off) 03:04, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The copyvio issue was resolved at . The admin decided that the copyvio notice was not valid. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 06:44, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Object; a great article, but the recent events has to be expanded a lot.  ral  315  18:45, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support as reworded and expanded. Great job.   ral  315  23:45, August 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support, I think it's great. Andre ( talk ) 20:00, August 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. The last 100 years is not all that short.  It seems short because Arizona Territory and The Great Depression and the World Wars in Arizona are spun off into their own articles.  The last 50 years is not long by any means, but I don't know what interesting material should be placed there that is not already in the existing six paragraphs of "Recent events." --Peter Kirby 00:39, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, more specifically, I would suggest adding information about the modern economic structure of Arizona; about the demographics of the state in recent times; about the rise of immigration (there isn't any introduction of the issue before the mention of the state of emergency): there's a lot of material that could be covered. Meelar (talk) 16:53, August 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * I think the obvious omission is the King holiday controversy, which is simply papered over by the government-approved text text. The article presents the adoption of the King holiday as some sort of laudable initiative by the state's voters, when it actually was the result of an economic boycott, including the NFL's moving a scheduled Super Bowl out of the state. Arizone was the 49th of 50 states to establish the holiday, and had to be dragged kicking and screaming into doing so. The article jsut whitewashes the institutional racism and ultra-right-wing influences invovled. I also find it quite odd that the article softpedals the Meachum impeachment and subordinates it to the state's first female governor's taking office. Impeached governors are quite rare, far more so than female governors in the US. Monicasdude 19:30, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Did I meet your objections? Toothpaste 20:04, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Not really. You've gone some distance toward resolving the problems with the specific areas that I identified -- although I think that adopting the state of Arizona's PR depts' POV regarding voter approval of the King holiday is a serious error -- but not toward the more general problem, which others have pointed out in different terms, that presenting a small set of discrete events isn't an effective or appropriate way of presenting recent history. It ought to be a reasonably coherent narrative, not a set of mostly disconnected "milestones." Monicasdude 15:40, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Support Toothpaste has worked very hard on this article. Its the perfect length and the headers are perfect and the images are fine. I <3 it. Redwolf24 03:13, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Object, too many short paragrahs, where two short paragraphs discuss the same event they should be merged into one; the Early Spanish Expeditions and Missionization of the Pimería Alta sections are candidates for this and since this part of the article is identical to European colonization of Arizona it could potentially be further summarised. Since recent events covers 60 years it could be expanded as already mentioned, and the short pargraphs expanded, the summary of the The Great Depression and the World Wars in Arizona could also be extended. I can see this is a summary article, but you're in a difficult position since the articles it summaries aren't done yet, you might want to flesh out the daughters and then you'll have a better picture of how much to include from each daughter in this article.--nixie 07:35, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I expanded the Great Depression and the World Wars section and summarized the European colonization section. Toothpaste 15:08, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The balance of the text is much better now. I have removed my objection.--nixie 23:56, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Strong object. Only two references cited, only one of which appears scholarly, and no references to make any claims verifiable. Buffyg 20:33, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Added four website references. Are they good enough? Toothpaste 21:56, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * For scholarly references, this remains lean. I see only one general scholarly work on the subject, and it has not been cited specifically at any point. I would prefer to see evidence that a variety of scholarly accounts have been consulted, allowing controversies in the historiography to be identified. Also, the four notes that have been added seem lean. Verifiability should be given greater attention. I would, for example, note that the Anschluss article, the only FA to which I have substantially contributed, has 22 notes and cites 6 scholarly or primary sources — and we've still had disagreements since FA promotion about verifiability of some of the claims. I think this points to the need for a good deal more research. Buffyg 22:36, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Furthermore I think chalking up Goldwater's defeat to the JFK assassination is a substantial mischaraterisation of the 1964 presidential election. LBJ's campaign didn't just win a sympathy vote in promising fidelity to Kennedy's legacy, it persuaded quite a few people that Goldwater was not competent for the presidency (e.g. the famous "Daisy Girl" commercial) and too far to the right (his opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and much of the New Deal). This makes me substantially concerned about the quality of research behind matters about which I know less. Buffyg 22:43, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Ahem... References are all that is needed according to the criteria as long as they contain the bulk of the information in the artilce. Footnotes and citations are at best a bonus. Do not compare articles based on amount of footnotes, since a lot of articles, whether they're good or not, tend to go absolutely bonkers in using footnotes. It's pretty easy to tell that it's people who've never written an academic paper in their life and have little previous experience with them. Use s when referencing uncontroversial and uncomplicated statements to avoid needless cluttering of the text. There is absolutely nothing in the criteria that demands notes, only that it be "enhanced by the appropriate use of inline citations", and "inline citations" is not a synonym for footnote to begin with. / Peter Isotalo 14:51, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Clarification accepted, but I begin to suspect that with this clarification alone, we may loose the plot. A single scholarly source is not sufficient research, particularly should that work approach tertiary literature (i.e. is a synthesis of the secondary literature), as can be the case with generalist texts on a large subject. Full stop. There needs to be some adherence to a "teach the conflicts" approach, expanded to "teach and attribute". I'll grant that there are plenty of ways to establish citation — my point here is that citation has been generally neglected, whether by inline notes, footnotes, or more mundane textual devices like "According to Karmosin," or "Buffyg argues in Some Book...". Buffyg 16:15, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Support all the way. Toothpaste's obvious hard work and effort have paid off. All "touches", big or small, have made this article into something that's actually an interesting and comfortable read. Rob Church Talk 00:59, 22 August 2005 (UTC)


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Horatio Seymour

Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810 – February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 United States presidential election, losing to Republican Ulysses S. Grant.

Born in Pompey, New York, Seymour was admitted to the New York bar in 1832. He primarily focused on managing his family's business interests. After serving as a military secretary to Governor William L. Marcy, Seymour won election to the New York State Assembly. He was elected that body's speaker in 1845 and aligned with Marcy's "Softshell Hunker" faction. Seymour was nominated for governor in 1850 but narrowly lost to the Whig candidate, Washington Hunt. He defeated Hunt in the 1852 gubernatorial election, and spent much of his tenure trying to reunify the fractured Democratic Party, losing his 1854 re-election campaign in part due to this disunity.

Despite this defeat, Seymour emerged as a prominent national figure within the party. As several Southern states threatened secession, Seymour supported the Crittenden Compromise as a way to avoid civil war. He supported the Union war effort during the Civil War but criticized President Abraham Lincoln's leadership. He won election to another term as governor in 1862 and continued to oppose many of Lincoln's policies. Several delegates at the 1864 Democratic National Convention hoped to nominate Seymour for president, but Seymour declined to seek the nomination. Beset by various issues, he narrowly lost re-election in 1864. After the war, Seymour supported President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies.

As the 1868 Democratic National Convention opened, there was no clear front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, but Seymour remained widely popular. Serving as the chairman of the convention, as he had in 1864, Seymour refused to seek the nomination for himself. After twenty-two indecisive ballots, the convention nominated Seymour, who finally relented on his opposition to running for president. Seymour faced General Ulysses S. Grant, the widely popular Republican Party nominee, in the 1868 election. Grant won a strong majority of the electoral vote, though his margin in the popular vote was not as overwhelming. Seymour never again sought public office but remained active in politics and supported Grover Cleveland's 1884 campaign for president.

Early life and education
Seymour was born in Pompey Hill, Onondaga County, New York. His father was Henry Seymour, a merchant and politician; his mother, Mary Ledyard Forman (1785–1859), of Matawan, New Jersey, was the daughter of General Jonathan Forman and Mary Ledyard. He was one of six children, and his sister Julia Catherine became the wife of Roscoe Conkling. At the age of 10 he moved with the rest of his family to Utica, where he attended a number of local schools, including Geneva College (later Hobart College). In the autumn of 1824 he was sent to the American Literary, Scientific & Military Academy (Norwich University). Upon his return to Utica after graduating in 1828, Seymour read for the law in the offices of Greene Bronson and Samuel Beardsley. Though admitted to the bar in 1832, he did not enjoy work as an attorney and was primarily preoccupied with politics and managing his family's business interests. He married Mary Bleecker in 1835.

Entry into politics
Seymour's first role in politics came in 1833, when he was named military secretary to the state's newly elected Democratic governor, William L. Marcy with the rank of colonel. The six years in that position gave Seymour an invaluable education in the politics of the state, and established a firm friendship between the two men. In 1839 he returned to Utica to take over the management of his family's estate in the aftermath of his father's suicide two years earlier, investing profitably in real estate, banks, mines, railroads, and other ventures. In 1841 he won election to the New York State Assembly, and he served simultaneously as mayor of Utica from 1842 to 1843. He won election to the Assembly again in 1843 to 1844, and thanks in part to massive turnover in the ranks of the Democratic caucus he was elected speaker in 1845.

When, in the late 1840s, the New York Democratic Party split between the two factions of Hunkers and Barnburners, Seymour was among those identified with the more conservative Hunker faction, led by Marcy and Senator Daniel S. Dickinson. After this split led to disaster in the election of 1848, when the division between the Hunkers, who supported Lewis Cass, and the Barnburners, who supported their leader, former President Martin Van Buren, Seymour became identified with Marcy's faction within the Hunkers, the so-called "Softshell Hunkers," who hoped to reunite with the Barnburners so as to be able to bring back Democratic dominance within the state.

First term as governor
In 1850, Seymour was the gubernatorial candidate of the reunited Democratic Party, but he narrowly lost to the Whig candidate, Washington Hunt. Seymour and the Softs supported the candidacy of their leader, Marcy, for the presidency in 1852, but when he was defeated they enthusiastically campaigned for Franklin Pierce in 1852. That year proved a good one for the Softs, as Seymour, again supported by a unified Democratic Party, narrowly defeated Hunt in a gubernatorial rematch, while Pierce, overwhelmingly elected president, appointed Marcy as his Secretary of State.

Seymour's first term as governor of New York proved turbulent. He won approval of a measure to finance the enlargement of the Erie Canal via a $10.5 million loan in a special election in February 1854. But much of his tenure was plagued by factional chaos within the state Democratic Party. The Pierce administration's use of the patronage power alienated the Hards, who determined to run their own gubernatorial candidate against Seymour in 1854. Furthermore, the administration's support of the unpopular Kansas–Nebraska Act, with which Seymour was associated indirectly through his friendship with Marcy, cost him many votes. Whigs controlling the state legislature also sought to injure him further politically by responding to his call for action on the problem of alcohol abuse with a bill establishing a statewide prohibition, which Seymour vetoed as unconstitutional. Yet for all his troubles Seymour's prospects for reelection looked promising, as the divisions of the Democrats' opponents between the regular Whig candidate, Myron H. Clark, and the Know-Nothing Daniel Ullman appeared to be more dangerous to the Democrats' opponents than the candidacy of the Hard Greene C. Bronson looked to Democratic unity. In the end, however, the anti-Democratic tide was too strong, and in the four-way race Clark, who received only one-third of the vote, defeated Seymour by 309 votes.

Interlude
Despite his defeat, as a former governor of the largest state of the Union, Seymour emerged as a prominent figure in party politics at the national level. In 1856, he was considered a possible compromise presidential candidate in the event of a deadlock between Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan until he wrote a letter definitively ruling himself out. In 1860, some considered Seymour a compromise candidate for the Democratic nomination at the reconvening convention in Baltimore. Seymour wrote a letter to the editor of his local newspaper declaring unreservedly that he was not candidate for either president or vice president. Seymour supported the candidacy of Stephen A. Douglas for the presidency in both 1856 and 1860. In 1861, he accepted nomination as the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate, which was largely an empty honor as the Republican majorities in the state legislature rendered a Republican victory a foregone conclusion.

In the secession crisis following Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860, Seymour strongly endorsed the proposed Crittenden Compromise. After the start of the Civil War, Seymour took a cautious middle position within his party, supporting the war effort but criticizing Lincoln's conduct of the war. Seymour was especially critical of Lincoln's wartime centralization of power and restrictions on civil liberties, as well as his support for emancipation.

Second term as governor
In 1862, the sitting governor, Republican Edwin D. Morgan, announced that he would not run for an additional term. Recognizing the symbolic importance of a victory in New York, the Democratic Party nominated Seymour as the strongest candidate available. Though Seymour accepted the nomination with reluctance, he threw himself into the election, campaigning across the state in the hope that a Democratic victory would restrain the actions of the Radical Republicans in Washington. He won a close race against the Republican candidate James S. Wadsworth, one of a series of victories by the Democratic ticket in the state that year.

Seymour's second term proved to be even more tumultuous than his first one. As governor of the largest state in the Union from 1863 to 1864, Seymour was one of the most prominent Democratic opponents of the President. He opposed the Lincoln administration's institution of the military draft in 1863 on constitutional grounds, an act which led many to question his support for the war. He also opposed a bill giving votes to the soldiers on legal grounds, vetoing the bill when it reached his desk. While not opposed to the goal he preferred to establish voting provisions through a constitutional amendment that was working its way simultaneously through the state legislature; nonetheless, his veto was portrayed by opponents as hostility to the soldiers. His decision to pay the state's foreign creditors using gold rather than greenbacks alienated "easy money" supporters, while his veto of a bill granting traction rights on Broadway in Manhattan earned him the opposition of Tammany Hall. Finally, his efforts to conciliate the rioters during the New York Draft Riots of July 1863 was used against him by the Republicans, who accused him of treason and support for the Confederacy.

The growing accumulation of problems steadily eroded Seymour's position as governor. In what was regarded as a rebuke of his policies, Republicans swept the 1863 state midterm elections, winning all of the major offices and taking control of the State Assembly. In the state elections the following year, Seymour himself was defeated for reelection in a close race by Republican Reuben Fenton.

Prominent Democrat
Seymour continued as a prominent figure in national Democratic politics both during and immediately after his second term as governor. In 1864, he served as permanent chairman at the Democratic National Convention, where the opposition of many delegates to the two frontrunners, General George B. McClellan, a War Democrat, and Thomas H. Seymour (no relation to Horatio), a Copperhead, led many to seek out Seymour as a compromise candidate. He refused to be nominated, however, with the nomination ultimately going to McClellan. In the aftermath of the war Seymour joined other Democrats in supporting President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction policies, and was a strong opponent of Radical Reconstruction, with its emphasis on guaranteeing civil and political rights for freed slaves.

Nomination
As the 1868 presidential election approached, there was no clear candidate for the Democratic nomination. Of the numerous candidates in contention, George H. Pendleton, who had run as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1864, enjoyed considerable support but alienated the fiscal conservatives in the party with his plan to pay off federal debt using greenbacks. When Seymour was approached about running for the nomination, he demurred again, preferring that either Indiana Senator Thomas A. Hendricks or U.S. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase receive the nomination instead.

At the convention, Seymour once again served as permanent chairman. Balloting began on June 7; on the fourth ballot, the chairman of the North Carolina delegation cast his state's votes for Seymour, whereupon the former governor again restated his refusal to accept the nomination. Two days later, as the twenty-second ballot was being taken, it appeared that Hendricks was in the process of winning the nomination until the leader of the Ohio delegation suddenly switched his delegation's votes to Seymour. Though Seymour reiterated his unwillingness to be the nominee, the delegations revised their votes and gave the nomination to him unanimously.

Campaign
With the nomination forced upon him, Seymour committed himself to the campaign. He faced considerable challenges; his opponent, General Ulysses S. Grant, enjoyed the support of a unified Republican party and most of the nation's press. While he generally adhered to the tradition that presidential nominees did not actively campaign, Seymour did undertake a tour of the Midwest and the mid-Atlantic states in mid-October. In his campaign Seymour advocated a policy of conservative, limited government, and he opposed the Reconstruction policies of the Republicans in Congress. Seymour's campaign was also marked by pronounced appeals to racism with repeated attempts to brand General Grant as the "Nigger" candidate and Seymour as the "White Man's" candidate. The Republican campaign, by contrast, was the first in which they "waved the bloody shirt", highlighting Seymour's support for mob violence against African-Americans. Though Seymour ran fairly close to Grant in the popular vote, he was defeated decisively in the electoral vote by a count of 214 to 80. Subsequent to Seymour's loss, the Fifteenth Amendment to the federal Constitution was adopted which not only guaranteed the federal right to vote for recently emancipated slaves and others of African ancestry but also compelled New York State to reinstate voting rights for such citizens.

Later years
After the presidential election, Seymour remained involved in state politics, though primarily as an elder statesman rather than an active politician. He received a number of honors during this period, including the chancellorship of Union College in 1873. In 1874 he turned down almost certain election to the United States Senate, urging the nomination instead of the eventual choice, Francis Kernan. He refused two additional efforts to nominate him for the New York governorship, in 1876 and 1879, as well as a final attempt to select him as the Democratic presidential nominee in 1880.

Never enjoying robust health, Seymour suffered a permanent decline beginning in 1876. He made a final political effort in 1884 by campaigning for Grover Cleveland's election as president, but deteriorated physically the following year. On July 4, 1885, he was elected to represent his maternal grandfather Gen. Jonathan Forman in the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey. In January 1886 his wife Mary suffered an illness. Seymour's own health worsened further. Seymour died in February 1886 and was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica, New York; Mary died a month later and is buried next to him.

Legacy

There is a memorial to Seymour at the Cathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York).

Seymour, Wisconsin, was founded in 1868 and named after Horatio Seymour.

Seymour Avenue in the Bronx, New York, was named for him.

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Otavalo (city)

Otavalo, capital of Otavalo Canton, has a population largely made up of the Otavalo indigenous group. It is located in Imbabura Province of Ecuador. According to the 2022 census, the town had a population of 41,718 and is situated at an elevation of 2532 m. It is surrounded by the peaks of Imbabura (4630 m), Cotacachi (4,995 m), and Mojanda volcanoes. Mario Conejo is the current mayor of the city of Otavalo.

The market
The indigenous Otavalo people are famous for weaving textiles, usually made of wool, which are sold at the famous Saturday market. Although the largest market is on Saturday, there is a very wide range of wares available throughout the week in the Plaza de los Ponchos, and the many local shops. The shops sell textiles such as handmade blankets, tablecloths, and much more.

The Otavalo market consists of mushroom-shaped concrete umbrellas with benches. The market was designed and built in 1970 by Dutch architect Tonny Zwollo.

During the market's peak, almost one third of the town becomes full of stalls selling textiles, tagua nut jewelry, musical instruments, dream catchers, leather goods, fake shrunken heads, indigenous costumes, hand-painted platters and trays, purses, clothing, spices, raw foods and spools of wool. As the city has become more of a tourist attraction, many of the goods sold in the markets are mass-produced in nearby factories and sold in the market by middle-men. More artisan products can be purchased in neighboring communities or at the Museo Viviente Otavalango.

Otavalo was an area made up principally of farming communities due to the rich volcanic soils in this area, but with the growth of tourism, the town has begun to focus more on the making of handicrafts which have made the Saturday market a popular stop with visitors to Ecuador. Tourism has become the town's main industry and as a result there are many more hotels, hostels, and tour operators than other similarly sized Ecuadorian towns, such as nearby Cayambe. Further, Otavaleño (people from Otavalo) have had notable success selling their goods abroad.

As Otavalo is famous for its textiles, many of the nearby villages and towns are famous for their own particular crafts. Cotacachi, for example, is the center of Ecuador's leather industry. In San Antonio, where the local specialty is wood carving, the main street prominently displays carved statues, picture frames, and furniture.

Attractions
Many people come to Otavalo to visit the market, but the city and surrounding area is also home to the Peguche Waterfall, Lagos de Mojanda, and Museo Viviente Otavalango. The museum is located in the "antigua fabrica San Pedro," where indigenous Otavaleños worked in sweatshop style labor for generations under brutal conditions. After the factory was shut down, a group of locals purchased the land and have since reclaimed the factory and its grounds as a living museum and community space for the indigenous community. The museum shows aspects of Otavaleño life both historically and in present day, and allows visitors to interact with the indigenous craftspeople making textiles and farming. The museum also serves as a community space, with concerts, weddings, and community meetings held in buildings on the grounds. In addition, a short taxi ride or hike from town you will find Parque Condor, a bird rescue centre and educational facility. Aiming to educate locals and tourists about the conservation of wild birds, they offer a daily flight display to view some of the birds in flight.

Traditional clothing
Otavaleña women traditionally wear distinctive white embroidered blouses, with flared lace sleeves, and black or dark over skirts, with cream or white under skirts. Long hair is tied back with a 30 cm band of woven multi coloured material, often matching the band which is wound several times round their waists. They usually have many strings of gold beads around their necks, with the number of strands and thickness of beads representing their age and wisdom, and matching tightly wound long strings of coral beads around each wrist. Men wear white trousers, and dark blue ponchos.

Music
Otavalo is also known for its traditional music and musicians. Every June the music of Otavalo, and the surrounding areas, plays a primary role in the indigenous festival for the southern winter solstice, called Inti Raymi. There are many musical groups currently traveling around the world promoting their music (sometimes known as Andean New Age). This style of music has had notable commercial success worldwide.

Architecture
Otavalo is very famous for its market but it has to offer various sightworthy buildings as well. Parque Bolívar, a well-kept park, is the central square of Otavalo. Sometimes it is called Parque Central as well. It is surrounded by a very representative City Hall (Edificio Municipal) and by a catholic church, Iglesia de San Luís, with an octagonal clocktower. The church was originally built 1676–79 with just one nave, but it was destroyed by an earthquake in 1868 and rebuilt 1880–1890 in a renaissance style with three naves and an apse. In the interior there are many pieces of art and a baroque altar dating from 1869.

Iglesia El Jordán is another remarkable church with three naves which was built in 1775 and heavily damaged by earthquakes in 1868 and in 1906. Reconstruction was not started before 1925 and was interrupted several times. In 1964 the reconstruction in a renaissance and Greek style was completed. The façade and the two clocktowers have several columns with Corinthian capitals.

The railway station is in the southern part of the town center behind Copacabana Market, 2,532 metres (8,307 ft) above sea level. The station was renovated when the railway line (27 km) from Otavalo to Ibarra which had been closed down about 1980 was reinaugurated for tourist purposes in 2015. Travelling by train from Otavalo to Ibarra has become an important tourist attraction.

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Los Illegals

Los Illegals is an American Chicano punk band from Los Angeles.

Formed in 1979 artist/muralist Willie Herrón (keyboards, vocals), civil rights activist Jesus "Xiuy" Velo (bass), drummer Bill Reyes, and guitarist brothers Manuel and Antonio "Tony" Valdez (who also perform with their Mariachi parents & relatives). They were one of the early framers of U.S. Roc en Espanol in the early 1980s.

The Smithsonian Institution exhibition, American Sabor, called Los Illegals "one of the most important East L.A. bands of the 1980s".

Background
Released in 1981, the song "El Lay" featured Herron singing about his stepfather's arrest for washing dishes in L.A. The song became a Raza Anthem and brought the group's rising notoriety to Europe and Japan. Its cover art was meant to evoke the danger of the punk rock movement and the cultural roots of the group. The group was the first of the Club Vex groups to sign with a major label releasing Internal Exile produced by David Bowie's Mick Ronson on A&M records in 1983. The song "El Lay" was included in the album. But the relationship soon soured after the label rejected their next LP (Burning Youth) and partnership with UK's Stiff Record's producer Wally Brill (999, Elvis Costello) for its experimentation with Mexican instrumentation coupled with the band's unwillingness to use stereotypical icons (velvet Elvis paintings etc.) for publicity. Tied to a label unwilling to release it, and in debt for the LP's recording costs, they then illegally distributed it on cassette only in Mexico—for free.

The band struck a deal with the Franciscan nuns to open and run the legendary Club Vex at Self Help Graphics, Catholic Youth Organization building in East Los Angeles. There, they booked and introduced Eastside to Westside groups (such as The Brat, X, Bad Religion, and Thee Undertakers) to open up new horizons and enable themselves and others to play and tour with other major 1980s groups including The Clash, Bauhaus, The Motels, and Berlin. A visit to the club by Los Lobos (then an acoustic traditionalist Mexican folk group) convinced the band to rethink itself, return electric, and follow the path set by Club Vex. They were contemporaries of The Plugz from Texas and The Zeros of San Diego. The venue's street credibility kickstarted a music and art renaissance crossing cultural and geographical boundaries. For this, the LA Weekly named them among the ten best bands from East L.A.

In the early 1980s they were one of the first Chicano bands touring into Mexico playing alongside and meeting pioneer rockeros like El Tri and Tijuana No, Jaguares and Maldita Vecindad gaining respect on both sides of the border despite the original hostility displayed against them. They were actually being pelted on stage in both the U.S. (being called "wetbacks") and Mexico (this time being called "Pochos"- not truly Mexican). They shared experiences and knowledge with the fledgling scene winning the first "Outstanding Roc En Espanol Artist" California Music Award (BAMMY) from the Critics and Readers polls of the BAM/Rocket and Tower Pulse magazines.

Outspoken diplomatically and politically, the band has finally been receiving its long overdue accolades and is featured in various prominent music history and university textbooks. Most notable are Barrio Rhythm, and Land of 1,000 dances: The History of Chicanos in Rock & Roll.

In film, its Agnès Varda's French Masterpiece "Mur Murs", the Soundtrack for Stand and Deliver, and with Chuck D. of Public Enemy, Laurie Anderson and Cassandra Wilson in the D.A. Penebaker documentary and soundtrack: Searching for Jimi Hendrix (Capital). Also appearing alongside Santana, War, & Los Lobos on the historical compilation ''Ay Califas! History of Raza Rock of the 70's & 80's''.

In the face of anti-illegal immigrant legislation they are on the move again this time as "cultural collaborators": beginning with the highly praised CD, Concrete Blonde y Los Illegals on Miles Copeland's ARK-21/Virgin label. The vocals were primarily in Spanish. They accompanied the release of their CD with a performance with Concrete Blonde at the House of Blues on May 5, 1997. In that show, the band changed the refrain for "Still in Hollywood" to "Still in the Barrio", and featured covers of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" and Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing". MTV credited Los Illegals for "not only sav[ing] the show from the depths of sentimentality but also [giving] it meaning and resonance beyond that night." The album, however, seemed to have been less well-received. Los Angeles Times reviewer Enrique Lopetegui rated the album 2-½ out of 4 stars, opining that "there are plenty of good moments here" but "very few strong songs"; he singled out the "Chicano rap" record "Ode to Rosa Lopez", about a witness in the O. J. Simpson murder case, for praise as the "riskiest" track on the album. Jae-Ha Kim of the Chicago Sun-Times rated it 1-½ out of 4 stars, finding a lack of cohesion and a failure to showcase Napolitano's distinctive voice. Thom Owens of AllMusic's rating was 2-½ out of 5 stars, finding the project to be "a stylistic departure that reads better than it plays" due to weak songwriting.

They also collaborated with Tijuana punk legends "Mercado Negro" for the Rockefeller US/Mexico Culture Fund sponsored compilation CD, MexAmerica produced by Rubén Guevara for Angelino Records, later with Emmy winning journalist Ruben Martinez and Rock en Espanol stars "Maldita Vecindad" for the theater piece "Border Ballad" (the companion to his Book "Crossing Over: Tales From the New Frontier"), also writing, and performing with new talent (i.e. the EMI soundtrack of the Showtime series "Resurrection Boulevard" as their alter egos "The Chizmosos"). Lately they co-produced a series of racially diverse SRO "no coffee or bongos" electronica/noise poetry theater performances ("The Spine of Califas") with of San Diego's legendary Taco Shop Poets and several other performers/artists to which a college tour, book, CD and short film are in the offering and planning stages. The group is the subject of two documentaries of their history as Pachuco punks one entitled "Destined to fuck up" and the other a National PBS documentary special on Chicano Rock & Roll for airing in 2006.

It has been said about the group that in this era of disposable pop culture where "commitment and consciousness" are words passed around and marketed all too casually, "Los Illegals have a history of actively and physically proving the power of music to unite people."

Discography

 * Albums
 * Internal Exile -1983
 * Concrete Blonde y Los Illegals -1997
 * Singles
 * Ellay – 1981

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This article definitley needs some help. Is there anyone who can add some better sources129.170.90.88 21:58, 17 August 2005 (UTC)
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Stephen Emmett Clement

Stephen Emmett Clement (October 14, 1867 – December 31, 1947) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920 as a member of the Liberal Party. His father, also named Stephen Clement, was a member of the legislature from 1881 to 1882.

Clement was born in Cookstown, Ontario, was educated there and moved to Brandon, Manitoba with his family in 1882. He continued his education at public schools in Brandon and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesley College. He went on to study law, was called to the Manitoba bar in 1895 and set up practice in Brandon. In 1899, Clement married Aleta E. Paisley. He served as mayor of Brandon from 1907 to 1908, and was chosen as president of the Canadian Club in 1912. Clement was a Methodist in religion, and a director of Manitoba's Wesley College.

He first sought election to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1914, running against Conservative cabinet minister George R. Coldwell in the constituency of Brandon City. He lost by 163 votes. He contested Brandon City again in the 1915 provincial election, and this time defeated newly chosen Conservative leader James Albert Manning Aikins by 701 votes. The Liberals won a landslide majority in this election, and Clement served as a backbench supporter of Tobias Norris's government for the next five years.

Clement was defeated in the 1920 provincial election, losing to Labour candidate Albert Edward Smith by 604 votes.

From 1927 to 1944, he served as a county court judge.

He died in Brandon at the age of 80.

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Otero

Otero is a Spanish surname, and an occasional given name, derived from the Spanish word for height, and indicating a family history of having come from a geographically high place. The name also reflects association with places in Spain having this name.

Surname

 * Alejandro Otero (1921–1990), Venezuelan artist, writer and cultural promoter
 * Angel Pérez Otero (born 1970), Puerto Rican politician
 * Blas de Otero (1916–1979), Spanish poet
 * Clementina Otero (1909–1996), Mexican actress
 * Dan Otero (born 1985), American baseball player
 * Jaime Otero Calderon (1921-1970), Bolivian congressman, mayor, secretary general, and journalist
 * Jorge Otero (born 1969), Spanish footballer
 * Jorge Otero Barreto (born 1937), the Puerto Rican Rambo
 * La Belle Otero (1868–1965), Spanish-born dancer, actress and courtesan
 * Luis Otero Mujica (1879–1940), Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army
 * Marcelo Otero (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer
 * Maria Otero (born 1950), Bolivian-born American under secretary of State
 * Mariano Sabino Otero (1844-1904), territorial delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico
 * Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1829) (1829–1882), territorial delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico
 * Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1859) (1859–1944), territorial governor of New Mexico and author
 * Miguel Otero Silva (1908–1985), Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician
 * Olimpio Otero Vergés (1845-1911), Puerto Rican merchant, attorney, composer, musical editor, and civic leader
 * Reggie Otero (1915-1988), Cuban baseball player
 * Valerie Otero, American physics educator

Given name

 * Otero Pedrayo (1888–1976), Galician geographer, writer and intellectual

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Stephen Clement

Stephen Clement may refer to:

 * Stephen Emmett Clement (1867–1947), politician in Manitoba, Canada
 * Stephen Clement (Manitoba sheriff) (1831–1901), his father, political figure in Manitoba
 * Stephen Merrell Clement (1859–1913), American banker, businessman and industrialist in Buffalo, New York

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Cross-registration

Cross-registration in United States higher education is a system allowing students at one university, college, or faculty within a university to take individual courses for credit at another institution or faculty, typically in the same region.

Cross-registration gives students access to a wider variety of subject matter at a certain logistical cost: travel time, inconsistent academic calendars, etc. It is governed by the home institution's regulations, which typically require that a similar course not be offered by the home institution, that the student not take too many outside courses, that certain basic types of courses be taken at the home institution, etc.

Among institutions, cross-registration is governed by agreements – bilateral or regional (often consortia). Money may or may not flow between the institutions to compensate for the difference between inbound and outbound cross-registrants. Cross-registration allows universities in a region to focus on their area of specialization at the cost of not having direct control of their students' academic experience.

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Talk:New Roman Empire

I don't understand the reference to "W/C Somaliland"? (Silverhelm 22:00, 17 August 2005 (UTC))
 * West/Central Somaliland. -RomeW

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Tunica media

The tunica media (Neo-Latin "middle coat"), or media for short, is the middle tunica (layer) of an artery or vein. It lies between the tunica intima on the inside and the tunica externa on the outside.

Artery
Tunica media is made up of smooth muscle cells, elastic tissue and collagen. It lies between the tunica intima on the inside and the tunica externa on the outside.

The middle coat (tunica media) is distinguished from the inner (tunica intima) by its color and by the transverse arrangement of its fibers.
 * In the smaller arteries, it consists principally of smooth muscle fibers in fine bundles, arranged in lamellae and disposed circularly around the vessel. These lamellae vary in number according to the size of the vessel; the smallest arteries having only a single layer, and those slightly larger three or four layers - up to a maximum of six layers. It is to this coat that the thickness of the wall of the artery is mainly due.
 * In the larger arteries, as the iliac, femoral, and carotid, elastic fibers and collagen unite to form lamellae which alternate with the layers of smooth muscular fibers; these lamellae are united to one another by elastic fibers which pass between the smooth muscular bundles, and are connected with the fenestrated membrane of the inner coat.
 * In the largest arteries, as the aorta and brachiocephalic, the amount of elastic tissue is considerable; in these vessels a few bundles of white connective tissue also have been found in the middle coat. The muscle fiber cells are arranged in 5 to 7 layers of circular and longitudinal smooth muscle with about 50μ in length and contain well-marked, rod-shaped nuclei, which are often slightly curved. Separating the tunica media from the outer tunica externa in larger arteries is the external elastic membrane (also called the external elastic lamina). This structure is not usually seen in smaller arteries, nor is it seen in veins.

Vein
The middle coat is composed of a thick layer of connective tissue with elastic fibers, intermixed, in some veins, with a transverse layer of muscular tissue.

The white fibrous element is in considerable excess, and the elastic fibers are in much smaller proportion in the veins than in the arteries.

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Cacao, French Guiana

 Cacao is a village in French Guiana, lying on the Comté river to the south of Cayenne. Most of the population are Hmong farmers, refugees from Laos who were resettled in French Guiana in 1977. The reasoning was that living, and working conditions were similar to their native land. As of 2007, the village had a population of 750 people.

Overview
The village is four blocks in size, with narrow streets. Local commercial outlets include restaurants, grocery and bread stores. There are two primary schools, but no secondary education facilities. Public buildings include an insect museum, a library, a church, and gendarmerie. There is also a Sunday morning market at which Hmong weaving, embroidery and food can be purchased. The main hotel in Cacao is L'Auberge des Orpailleurs. Tourist activities include jungle tours, canoeing and kayaking. During December the village hosts a Hmong New Year's festival that lasts about 3–4 days.

Economy
The economy is based on agriculture. The villagers have 1,375 hectares of land. A freshwater prawn farm has been setup and is exporting 1 to 1.2 tons to the United States and Puerto Rico every month. A sawmill employs 70 people.

Climate
Cacao has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af). The average annual temperature in Cacao is 27.1 C. The average annual rainfall is 3657.8 mm with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in October, at around 27.9 C, and lowest in January, at around 26.4 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Cacao was 37.5 C on 31 October 1999; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 17.1 C on 25 February 1980.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Synth-hop

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 talk 11:46, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

Synth-hop
Delete. Neologism used to support the article Di$h and ShiQuana. 74 unique Google hits. See also Votes for deletion/Di$h and ShiQuana. android 79  22:01, August 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete imaginary music genres —Wahoofive (talk) 03:27, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
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