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Some of the facts in this article are not consistent with other observations. For instance "It is also the fifth largest (by volume) tree in the world with a circumference of 89 feet (27 m) " is not consistent with the article on Giant Sequoias which lists the top 10 which are all bigger.
 * The top ten list is ordered by volume; if a tree is really tall, it needn't be so stout to rank above a shorter but stouter tree. The cited measurements also ought to specify at what height above ground the measure is taken (I'll have to fix that!) as they have such pronounced butt swell: a ground level measurement can easily be a couple of metres more than a measure taken at the forester's standard 'breast height' (1.3m above ground) measure. - MPF 08:02, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Also, the fact that it fell down in 1969 is misleading at best because i just took the image on the right in 2005 (note the sign says grizzly giant), and it's either back up, or never fell... i don't know too much about the history.
 * The one that fell down was the tunnel tree - a different individual. The wording on that isn't too clear here, I'll fix it. - MPF 08:02, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

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I was just wondering what the intent is of bolding the phrase "Grizzly Giant" and the phrase "Mariposa Grove Museum" in the lead. Thanks. -Nik-renshaw (talk) 23:00, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Largest Tree In the Grove

 * A tree named washington, Source, "Wendell Flint's" book "to find the biggest tree" —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bradluke22 (talk • contribs) 00:49, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

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Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist

Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist (1862 – 1931) was a Swedish inventor. He designed the first sootless kerosene stove, operated by compressed air. He started a company, Primus, to manufacture and sell the Primus stove.

Lindqvist was born in Västergötland, and lived in Gothenburg for a few years before moving to Stockholm, where he started to work in the AB Separator factory. Inspired by a workmate, he and his brother were able to design a new kind of burner for kerosene stoves. By vaporising the kerosene before it reached the burner, their construction had a sootless, smokeless, hot flame.

Lindqvist started selling his stove on a small-scale basis, but the business soon grew. The product and the company were dubbed Primus. Together with a companion, Johan Victor Svensson, Lindqvist started industrial production in 1892. With the help of marketing firm B.A. Hjorth & Co sales grew, and soon the Primus stove was exported abroad. In the 1910s, more than half a million stoves were made annually. In 1930, more than 500 people worked at the Primus factory, on the Stockholm island Lilla Essingen. Among them were Per Albin Hansson, future Prime Minister of Sweden.

In 1984, the Primus stove was depicted on a Swedish stamp, commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of the Swedish patent system.

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Hans Dahl

Hans Dahl (19 February 1849 – 27 July 1937) was a Norwegian painter. He was best known for his paintings of Norwegian fjords and surrounding landscapes.

Background
Hans Dahl was born in the village of Granvin, on the Hardangerfjord in  Hordaland, Norway. His talent was already evident when Dahl was 16 years old. However, it was only after service in the army that Dahl received artistic education. Hans Dahl was educated first to become an officer and became a lieutenant in 1871. He served in the Bergenske Brigade until 1874. After leaving the army, he apprenticed with Johan Fredrik Eckersberg and Knud Bergslien. He went to Karlsruhe, where he studied under Hans Fredrik Gude and Wilhelm Riefstahl and then to Düsseldorf, where his teachers included Eduard von Gebhardt and Wilhelm Sohn. His art became associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting, which was characterized by finely detailed yet still fanciful landscapes.

Career
Dahl had his first exhibition in Düsseldorf in 1876. Dahl lived in Düsseldorf until 1888, when he moved to Berlin. Almost every summer, he was back to Norway. In 1893, he commissioned the firm of Jacob Digre in Trondheim to build his summer residence, Villa Strandheim. It is located on the banks of the Sognefjord at Balestrand in the county of Sogn og Fjordane. Norwegian painter Adelsteen Normann had settled in Balestrand during 1891. Dahl's villa was of a similar design to the villa built for Normann.

Between 1888 and 1919, Dahl lived mostly in Berlin-Wilmersdorf, and spent only the summer in Balestrand. After 1919, Dahl no longer traveled to Berlin. Balestrand became a much visited tourist destination in western Norway. German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm II, became one of Dahl's patrons, conferring a professorship upon him in 1910, and visiting Dahl in Balestrand several summers in a row. Dahl resisted the transition in art from romanticism to modernism. In the 1890s a new school of art arose, and artists like Dahl were not very popular in the leading circles in the capital. He was particularly criticised by the art historian Jens Thiis. He was severely criticized by fellow artists especially by Christian Krohg, who was one of the leading figures in the transition from romanticism to naturalism which characterized Norwegian art in this period. Throughout his life, he increasingly narrowed his range of topics. Dahl often described the scenery of the western part of Norway in brilliant sunshine with smiling people in national costumes. His vibrant colors and charming portrayals of young Norwegian girls in their national costume have always been very popular.

Personal life
Hans Dahl was married to Helene Bewer, the daughter of the German painter Clemens Bewer (1820–1884). Their son was the Norwegian painter Hans Andreas Dahl (1881–1919), who died of tuberculosis at the age of 37.

In 1902 Dahl was appointed knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, 1st class. Hans Dahl died in Balestrand in Sogn og Fjordane during 1937. His grave is located in the churchyard of Tjugum Church.

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Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II

Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the sequel to StarTropics. It was released in North America in 1994, making it the second-to-last first-party game released on the NES, with Wario's Woods being the last, and the final game developed by Nintendo exclusively for the NES, with Wario's Woods having also been released for the Super NES, excluding re-releases and international distributions of other games by Nintendo.

It was released on the Wii Virtual Console in December 2008 in North America and on July 10, 2009, in the PAL regions. It was released on the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe on September 3, 2015, in Australia on September 4, 2015, and in North America on May 26, 2016.

Gameplay
Zoda's Revenge takes place across nine chapters, with each one besides the first taking place in a different time period and having enemies and bosses to fight, areas to explore, weapons and medicine to find, and obstacles and puzzles to solve. While the original StarTropics took place almost exclusively on tropical islands in the South Seas, Zoda's Revenge takes place across various time periods, such as the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, the Wild West, the Middle Ages, and Victorian England.

Mike meets historical and fictional figures during his journey through time, including Cleopatra, Merlin, Sherlock Holmes, Leonardo da Vinci, and King Arthur, who help him to achieve his goal of finding the Tetrads, which resemble Tetris pieces and were renamed "Blocks" in the Virtual Console release, and defeating Zoda's three clones.

Zoda's Revenge runs on a modified engine of the original StarTropics. Like StarTropics, health is measured by heart containers, but unlike it, Mike can move in eight different directions and change directions in mid-jump. He also uses several new weapons, including Tink's Axe, Cleopatra's Bronze Dagger, and Leonardo's Katana, as well as the Psychic Shock Wave, an upgradable projectile magic attack that he learns from Merlin. Unlike the Island Yo-Yo, Shooting Star and the Super Nova in StarTropics, only the psychic weapons are affected by how many heart containers Mike has. Occasionally, Mike encounters enemies that react differently depending on which weapon is used to attack.

Plot
The story takes place after the events of the original game, with Mike Jones receiving a telepathic message from Mica, the princess of the Argonians whom he had rescued. She tells Mike how to solve a cipher that he and his uncle, Dr. Jones, found on the side of the Argonians’ space pod. Mike goes to see Jones, and together, they solve the cipher and read it aloud, causing Mike to be sent back in time to the Stone Age. After helping a tribe of cavemen save their children from a flesh-eating wild boar, he finds an object, which Mica identifies as a Tetrad. Mike's journey sends him to different eras of Earth’s history to retrieve the rest of the Tetrads, including Ancient Egypt, the Renaissance period, and the Middle Ages.

During one time jump, in which Mike helps Sherlock Holmes prevent a robbery at a museum, he discovers that Zoda, the aliens' leader whom he had defeated, is alive in Holmes’ time period and is also trying to collect the Tetrads. Mike defeats Zoda again and claims the Tetrad that he was trying to steal. As Zoda referred to himself as "Zoda-X", Holmes deduces that there is likely a Zoda-Y and Zoda-Z somewhere in time. This is proven to be true, as Mike later faces and defeats Zoda-Y in Transylvania. After recovering the last of the Tetrads, Mica contacts Mike and tells him that Zoda-Z has attacked C-Island, where the Argonians are staying. Mike returns to the present and faces Zoda-Z in combat. After defeating Zoda, the Chief of C-Island helps Mike assemble the Tetrads together, causing Hirocon, the leader of the Argonians and Mica's father, to appear. He explains he had sealed himself in the Tetrads and scattered them across time before Zoda's attack before leaving with the Argonians to rebuild Argonia.

Reception
Electronic Gaming Monthly's five reviewers said the game has "plenty of action" but "really doesn't stand out and is too little too late for a dated system". GamePro's Manny LaMancha gave the NES version a generally positive review, saying that the graphics and controls, while below average compared to its contemporaries, are an improvement over the first game, and concluded that "this playful sequel does the hardware proud". LaMancha especially praised the quality of the edutainment.

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North London derby

The North London derby is the meeting of the association football clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, both of which are based in North London, England. Fans of both clubs consider the other to be their main rivals, and the derby is considered by many to be one of the fiercest derbies in the world. Although the two teams first played each other in 1887, the rivalry did not begin until 1913 when Arsenal moved their ground to North London from Woolwich, south of the River Thames.

As of 28 April 2024, 195 games have been played between the two teams since their first game in the Football League in 1909, with 82 wins for Arsenal, 61 wins for Tottenham and 52 games drawn. When games played before both joined the Football League are included, 209 games have been played, with Arsenal winning 87, Tottenham 67, and 55 drawn.

Notable matches of the North London derby include the games in which Arsenal won the league at White Hart Lane in 1971 and their invincible campaign in 2004, Tottenham beating Arsenal 5–0 at home in 1983 and Arsenal winning by the same score away in 1978, and Tottenham beating Arsenal 3–1 at the semi-final of the 1990–91 FA Cup, which they went on to win. The highest-scoring game in the North London derby is the 5–4 win by Arsenal at White Hart Lane in November 2004. The fixture's top scorer is Harry Kane with fourteen goals (seven from the penalty spot), having overtaken Bobby Smith and Emmanuel Adebayor, who have ten goals each.

Arsenal play their home games at the Emirates Stadium in Islington, while Tottenham Hotspur are based at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the neighbouring borough of Haringey. The two stadiums are 4 miles (6.4 km) apart.

Early matches
The first meeting between the two teams was a friendly on 19 November 1887, when Arsenal were located in Plumstead (then part of Kent but now in Greater London), and known as Royal Arsenal. The match, played at Spurs' ground at Tottenham Marshes, was abandoned 15 minutes before it was due to end "owing to darkness" with Spurs won 2–1. The first completed match between the two teams was held the following February in Plumstead; Tottenham could only field nine players, and were beaten 6–2.

The two teams competed together in the United League starting in the 1896–97 season. The first meeting in competition was on 2 November 1896. Arsenal won 2–1.

Another notable match was in 1898 played at the Spurs ground at Northumberland Park. The match with the then Woolwich Arsenal was attended by a record crowd of 15,000, and the refreshment stand collapsed when spectators climbed up onto its roof in the overcrowded ground, resulting in some injuries and prompting Spurs to start looking for a new ground. The next year the club moved a short distance to what would become known as the White Hart Lane ground. The first League match between the clubs was in the First Division, on 4 December 1909; Arsenal won 1–0.

Beginning of rivalry
However, a proper rivalry between the two teams did not begin until 1913, when Arsenal moved from the Manor Ground, Plumstead to Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, just four miles from Tottenham's White Hart Lane, a move resented and opposed by Tottenham as they considered Highbury their territory. The move made Arsenal Tottenham's nearest neighbours and thus began a natural local rivalry. The two teams first faced each other as north London rivals in a War Relief Fund friendly on 22 August 1914 at White Hart Lane. Although Arsenal were in the Second Division and Tottenham in the First, Arsenal won 5–1. They would go on to meet regularly during World War I in the London Combination, the regional wartime competition of the time.

The rivalry escalated in 1919 when, after World War I, the First Division was to be expanded by two teams, and the League held a meeting of the clubs to decide the two clubs by means of a vote. 19th-placed Chelsea, who would otherwise have been relegated, were allowed to stay and thus they took the first of the two spots. The second spot could have been awarded to 20th-placed Tottenham, or Barnsley, who had finished third in the Second Division, but Arsenal (along with four other clubs) also bid for the place, despite finishing sixth in Division Two (although an error in the calculation of goal average meant Arsenal had actually finished fifth, which was corrected by the Football League in 1980).

After an endorsement by League president and chairman of Liverpool John McKenna on account of their longer membership of the League, Arsenal won the vote by eighteen votes to Spurs' eight (Barnsley got five, Wolves four, Nottingham Forest three, Birmingham two and Hull City one) and were thus elected to the First Division. The decision infuriated Tottenham and their supporters. It has been frequently alleged that Arsenal chairman Sir Henry Norris used underhand dealings in order to bring this about, although nothing has been proven. Tottenham themselves had been elected to join the Football League Second Division eleven years prior after finishing 7th in the 1907–08 Southern League, but it involved entirely separate leagues that did not have automatic right to move between them. Tottenham were initially unsuccessful in their attempt to join the Football League, and only narrowly won election to the Second Division after Stoke resigned from the league for financial reasons.

Despite the setback, Tottenham were soon promoted back into the top flight after taking the 1919–20 Second Division title, and the derby began to be regularly contested. The first fully competitive derby match after Arsenal's 1913 move to north London was a First Division match that finished 2–1 to Tottenham, on 15 January 1921 at White Hart Lane. The early matches between the two were noted for their bitterness - a particularly vicious match in September 1922 led to both clubs being censured by the Football Association and threatened with being forced to play behind closed doors.

Tottenham played in the Second Division between the periods of 1928 and 1933, as well as 1935 to 1950, which naturally led to a drop in the number of matches between the two clubs in this period and a cooling of passions. In 1935 Arsenal registered its biggest ever win over Spurs in a 6–0 rout away at White Hart Lane. This 6-0 result remains the biggest win by any team wherein the derby. Relations between the two clubs improved somewhat after the Second World War, after Tottenham allowed Arsenal to play their home matches at White Hart Lane while Highbury was requisitioned as an ARP station and subsequently bombed. The two sides met in the FA Cup for the first time in the 1948–49 season, when Arsenal won a third round tie 3–0.

1950–present
Since 1950, there has only been one season (that of 1977–78 ) where Tottenham and Arsenal have not been in the same division, meaning fixtures between the two are regular. This has maintained the rivalry to the present day and there have been many notable matches. Several times the course of a title or the journey to a cup final has relied upon the outcome of a derby match. As with any major football rivalry, gloating and banter between the two sets of fans, many of whom work and even live together, is commonplace. Players who transfer between the two teams receive a bad reception from their former fans; an example was defender Sol Campbell, who was nicknamed "Judas" by Tottenham fans after he crossed the divide in 2001. Arsenal's Theo Walcott, after picking up a knee injury in the 83rd minute of a FA Cup third round tie against Tottenham in January 2014, was pelted with a hail of coins and plastic bottles whilst coming off the field on a stretcher by Tottenham fans at the Emirates Stadium. Walcott subsequently made a gesture on the stretcher to the Tottenham fans which reflected, at that point in time, the 2-0 scoreline of the game which it finished as eventually. An investigation was eventually made with regard to the perpetrators of the incident by the authorities.

On 30 April 2017, Tottenham beat Arsenal 2–0 in the final North London Derby at White Hart Lane. This result guaranteed Tottenham finishing above Arsenal in the league for the first time in 22 seasons. Tottenham would then achieve a streak of six consecutive finishes above their rivals (from 2016–17 to 2021–22).

On 15 January 2023, Arsenal beat Tottenham for the first time at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 2–0 to win both league fixtures of the derby for the season. The Arsenal players dedicated the victory to Arsenal Women teammate, England international and UEFA Women's Euro 2022 winner Beth Mead and her mother June after Mrs Mead had died earlier in the week from ovarian cancer.

Arsenal fans have a celebration day related to the north London rivalry called St. Totteringham's Day, which is the day in the season when Tottenham cannot mathematically finish above Arsenal on the league table. Tottenham fans had long before declared 14 April to be St. Hotspur day in honour of Tottenham's 3–1 win over Arsenal in the 1991 FA Cup semi-final. St. Hotspur Day was also celebrated on 14 April 2010, when Tottenham beat Arsenal 2–1.

Fans
Both Arsenal's and Tottenham's fan bases are multi-ethnic, due to the racial diversity in London. In 2002, Arsenal had 7.7% of their fans calling themselves non-white British, rising to 14% in 2008, the highest in the league in these fans surveys. Around 9% of Tottenham fans were non-White in 2008. Both clubs also have extensive fan bases throughout the UK and the rest of the world. Arsenal fans call themselves "Gooners", a term that is derived from the club's nickname "Gunners", which is itself a reference to Arsenal's origins as a munitions factory team.

Tottenham fans call themselves "yids". Due to the historical support from the Jewish communities in North and East London, Tottenham once had a significant number of Jewish fans; it was estimated that around 10,000 or a third of the club's fans in the 1930s were Jewish. Due to this historical association, fans of many other clubs from the 1960s onwards have directed antisemitic chants at Spurs fans. Tottenham no longer has a greater number of Jewish fans than other major London clubs such as Arsenal (Jewish support for Arsenal started to increase in the 1930s); an estimate put the number of Jewish fans at Tottenham as at most 5%, about the same number as Arsenal, but the antisemitic chants against Tottenham fans persisted. In an attempt to draw the sting from these chants, Tottenham fans (whether Jewish or not) adopted the words "yid" and "yiddo" for themselves and thereby turned a pejorative into a term of pride and belonging. There is, however, still some controversy over the use of "yid" or "yiddo".

A 2003 online survey found that Arsenal supporters most dislike Tottenham, and that Tottenham fans see Arsenal as their main rival.

Fixture top scorers in the derby (Premier League era)
Players in bold represent those who are currently playing for Arsenal or Tottenham.

Cup semi-finals and title deciders
Although Arsenal and Tottenham have never met in a major cup final, there have been North London derby matches that have significantly contributed to one of the two clubs winning a trophy, such as semi-finals and title deciders. These include:

 * Tottenham 0–1 Arsenal (3 May 1971) The final match of the 1970–71 league campaign, with Arsenal needing a win or a goalless draw to take the First Division title (a score draw would have meant Leeds United won on goal average). The game was tight with few real chances on goal, until the very end. With three minutes to go, John Radford's shot forced Pat Jennings into a good save; George Armstrong got to the rebound and chipped the ball across goal and Ray Kennedy headed home the winner. Spurs desperately tried to get a goal back but to no avail; Arsenal held on to win the title (the first half of the Double that season).
 * Tottenham 1–2 Arsenal (4 March 1987) Arsenal and Spurs had drawn 2–2 on aggregate in the League Cup semi-finals; with no away goals rule in force, the match was replayed at Spurs' home ground of White Hart Lane. Spurs went 1–0 up through Clive Allen but Arsenal substitute Ian Allinson equalised and David Rocastle scrambled home the winner to send Arsenal through to the Final, where they won their first trophy since 1979.
 * Tottenham 3–1 Arsenal (14 April 1991 at Wembley) – The first FA Cup semi-final between the two sides. Arsenal were chasing a second Double, but Tottenham's Paul Gascoigne scored after just five minutes with a free kick from 30 yards out. Gary Lineker made it two, and although Alan Smith pulled one back for the Gunners before half-time, Lineker scored again in the second half to seal the result. Arsenal's Double dream was dashed, though they still won the League that season; Spurs lifted the Cup a month later. Known as St Hotspur Day for Tottenham fans.
 * Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham (4 April 1993 at Wembley) The second FA Cup semi-final between the two, in which Arsenal sought revenge over their North London rivals for the 3–1 semi-final defeat two years earlier. Tony Adams scored with a header from a Paul Merson free kick for the Gunners in the 79th minute; Arsenal prevailed despite Lee Dixon's sending-off, and went on to win the FA Cup in May and complete the first ever domestic cup double.
 * Arsenal 2–1 Tottenham (8 April 2001 at Old Trafford) The third FA Cup semi-final between the two. Gary Doherty gave Spurs the lead, before Patrick Vieira equalised for Arsenal. Robert Pires scored a second half winner to send Arsenal through to the first FA Cup final to be played outside England, where they lost 2–1 to Liverpool in Cardiff.
 * Tottenham 2–2 Arsenal (25 April 2004) Arsenal were unbeaten in the Premier League and only needed a point to secure the title. The Gunners were 2–0 up after 35 minutes thanks to Patrick Vieira and Robert Pires' goals. A famous win looked to be on the cards, but Spurs restored some pride by denying Arsenal victory; in the second half Jamie Redknapp scored from long-range, then Robbie Keane converted a 90th-minute penalty to earn the draw. Arsenal thus won the title at their rivals' home ground for the second time (it was, as of 2023, their last title).
 * Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham a.e.t (31 January 2007) Arsenal booked their place in the 2007 League Cup Final, for the first time since winning the competition in 1993, after this extra-time victory. The teams drew the first leg 2–2 at White Hart Lane where Tottenham threw away a 2–0 first half lead, eventually drawing the game. The return leg game was goalless until the 77th minute when Emmanuel Adebayor gave Arsenal the lead, before Mido equalised for Tottenham five minutes from time. Jérémie Aliadière restored Arsenal's lead in the 105th minute and the game was eventually won by Arsenal after a 113th minute own goal by Tottenham's Pascal Chimbonda, sending Arsenal through to the final, 5–3 on aggregate. Arsenal, however, would eventually lose the final to Chelsea.
 * Tottenham 5–1 Arsenal (22 January 2008) Tottenham's first victory over Arsenal since November 1999, in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final; the teams had drawn 1–1 at the Emirates Stadium. Tottenham were 2–0 up by half time with Jermaine Jenas' strike and a Nicklas Bendtner own goal. After half-time, Spurs added two more from Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon; Emmanuel Adebayor pulled one back for Arsenal, before Steed Malbranque scored a fifth goal in injury time to put Tottenham into the 2008 League Cup Final, 6–2 on aggregate. Spurs went on to lift the trophy.
 * Tottenham 2–1 Arsenal (14 April 2010) Spurs beat Arsenal 2−1 at White Hart Lane, goals by Danny Rose and Gareth Bale, to end the Gunners' hopes of winning the Premier League.

Statistics and records
As of 28 April 2024, there have been 195 competitive first-class meetings between the two teams since the first league meeting in 1909, of which Arsenal have won 82 and Tottenham 61. The most goals in one game were scored in the closely contested 5–4 Arsenal victory at White Hart Lane on 13 November 2004. The biggest winning margin was a 6–0 away win by Arsenal on 6 March 1935. Tottenham have twice won 5–0 (25 December 1911 and 4 April 1983) and Arsenal once (23 December 1978), with all three fixtures taking place at White Hart Lane. Arsenal also won by 5–2 margins both in February and November 2012 home at the Emirates.

Tottenham's record for goals scored against Arsenal is 14 goals by Harry Kane, with Bobby Smith scoring 10 goals followed by Billy Minter with nine goals. Arsenal's record is held jointly by Emmanuel Adebayor, Alan Sunderland and Robert Pires, with eight goals each. Adebayor also formerly shared the record for most goals by a player in the North London derby with ten: eight scored for Arsenal and two for Tottenham. Arsenal's long-time defender David O'Leary holds the record for most North London derbies played with 35, while Gary Mabbutt and Steve Perryman shared the corresponding record for Spurs, with 31.

Terry Dyson is the only Spurs player to score a hat-trick in a first-class derby game, having done so on 26 August 1961 in a 4–3 win for Spurs. The Arsenal players to have done so are Ted Drake (20 October 1934) and Alan Sunderland (23 December 1978).

Summary of results
(count starting 1909)

Crossing the divide
Due to the rivalry between the clubs, relatively few players have played for both Arsenal and Tottenham since 1913. The first player to have played for both clubs, however, predated the start of the rivalry; Bill Julian joined Royal Arsenal in 1889 and Tottenham in 1894. Many other players played for both clubs before the start of the rivalry, including Charles Ambler, Arthur Elliott, Thomas Fitchie, Tom Pratt, Peter Kyle, and George Payne. A number of players had joined both clubs in the 20th century, but it was only in the 1960s that Laurie Brown became the first player to have played in the North London Derby for both clubs. The players who have played for both since 1919 when the rivalry escalated are listed below.

Arsenal, then Tottenham
Former Arsenal winger Joe Hulme managed Tottenham Hotspur between 1945 and 1949. George Graham was firstly an Arsenal player, then managed the Gunners between 1986 and 1994, before later taking up the reins at White Hart Lane between 1998 and 2001.

Clive Allen played three matches in Arsenal's 1980–81 pre-season friendly campaign, although never played a competitive league match for them.

Jamie O'Hara was a youth player at Arsenal before joining Tottenham. However, he did not play a single game for Arsenal.

Ron Piper was an amateur at Arsenal without playing a senior match before joining Tottenham in October 1960.

Tottenham all-time record goalscorer Harry Kane, also the record scorer in North London Derby fixtures, briefly played for Arsenal's youth academy as an eight-year-old, being released after a single season.

Tottenham, then Arsenal
In addition, former Spurs player Herbert Chapman subsequently managed Arsenal from 1925 to 1934. Forward Billy Lane first played for Tottenham during 1922 and again from 1924 in a two-year stint at the club, but started in 1963 to feature as a scout for Arsenal. Former Gunner Terry Neill was Spurs's manager from 1974 to 1976, before he crossed back to manage Arsenal between 1976 and 1983.

Pat Holland was a reserve and youth team coach at Spurs from 1988 to 1995 and from 1997 to 2005 in a second spell with the club. Holland went on to take up the role of a coach at Arsenal's Academy in 2012. Holland left the role after less than two months for personal reasons, but has continued to feature for Arsenal as a scout.

Sol Campbell's 2001 transfer from Tottenham to Arsenal was a landmark move at the time, with Campbell going on to win two Premier League titles and three FA Cups with Arsenal. Campbell was a club captain at Tottenham.

Played for both teams in North London derby
The following players have played in at least one North London derby for both teams:

Clubs' honours
As of 6 August 2023, these are the football honours of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur:

In its present format, Arsenal have, as of 2022–23, qualified to play in the UEFA Champions League on 19 occasions and Tottenham six, although Tottenham did achieve a fourth-place finish in the 2011–12 Premier League season but were denied a place in the Champions League due to Chelsea winning the Champions League. Arsenal were runners-up in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League competition, as were Tottenham in the 2018–19 Champions League. Prior to this, Arsenal qualified for the former European Cup on three occasions, while Tottenham did so once. Arsenal were unable to compete in the 1989–90 competition owing to a ban on English clubs following the Heysel Stadium Disaster.

While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is recognised as the predecessor to the UEFA Cup, it was not organised by UEFA. Consequently, UEFA do not consider clubs' records in the Fairs Cup to be part of their European record. However, FIFA does view the competition as a major honour.

Highest attendances

 * Tottenham 1–0 Arsenal; 83,222 (10 February 2018); Wembley Stadium (Tottenham home)
 * Tottenham 1–1 Arsenal; 81,332 (2 March 2019); Wembley Stadium (Tottenham home)
 * Tottenham 3–1 Arsenal; 77,893 (14 April 1991); Wembley Stadium (neutral)
 * Tottenham 0–1 Arsenal; 76,263 (4 April 1993); Wembley Stadium (neutral)
 * Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham; 72,164 (29 September 1951), Highbury (Arsenal home)
 * Tottenham 1–4 Arsenal; 69,821 (10 October 1953); White Hart Lane (Tottenham home)
 * Tottenham 3–0 Arsenal; 62,027 (12 May 2022); Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Tottenham home)
 * Arsenal 2–2 Tottenham; 60,333 (1 September 2019), Emirates Stadium (Arsenal home)
 * Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham; 60,278 (1 October 2022), Emirates Stadium (Arsenal home)

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The result of the debate was delete. Woohookitty 11:44, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Dark Gems
Non noteable item from a video game; should probably be merged with Spyro or one of the Spyro games articles.  realwingus  23:45, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge, no redirect. Fancruft. Andrew pmk | Talk 01:37, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete -- themes don't merit articles.   Paul Klenk 03:51, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Not worthy of inclusion. Amren (talk)  04:25, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Doubtful that it'd even be worth mentioning in the main article, or I'd suggest a merge instead. GeeJo (t) (c) 09:14, August 31, 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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Joseph P. Foley

Joseph Patrick Foley (March 2, 1872 —May 11, 1928 ) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party.

Foley was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of John Foley and Ellen Hogan, both natives of Ireland, and was educated at La Salle Academy in that city. In 1906, he married Minnie Sherry. He moved to Manitoba around 1908. Foley practised law with James Albert Manning Aikins and later with Tupper, McTavish, Foley and Tupper. In religion, he was a Roman Catholic.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate J. Willoughby by 319 votes in the Winnipeg North "A" constituency. The Conservatives won a majority government, and Foley served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's administration.

In 1915, the Roblin ministry was forced to resign from office amid a serious corruption scandal. A new general election was called, which the Liberals won in a landslide. Foley finished third in his bid for re-election, losing to Liberal candidate Robert Newton Lowery.

Foley died in Winnipeg of a heart attack at the age of 56.

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Debenhams Ireland

Debenhams Ireland was a national chain of department stores in Ireland, that was owned ultimately by Debenhams plc. It was largely based on the former Roches Store chain, though after that business divested its grocery units.

Roches Stores (1901–2007)
Debenhams Ireland has its origins in Roches Stores, a business founded in Cork in 1901 by William Roche, as a small furniture shop, the chain grew to eleven stores throughout Ireland. At their peak, eight of the locations also had co-located grocery stores. Roches Stores began to exit the grocery trade in 1999, leasing its stores to SuperValu, although some of these stores closed after mere months. In October 2007, Roches Stores ceased operating.

Debenhams (1996–2007)
The UK operations of Debenhams entered the Republic of Ireland as an opening anchor of the Jervis Shopping Centre in 1996, with a second store an opening anchor at Mahon Point Shopping Centre in 2005.

Debenhams Ireland (2007–2020)
On 8 August 2006, it was announced that Debenhams would buy the leaseholds of nine of the 11 Roches Stores for €29 million. Under the deal, the stores, including those in St. Patrick's Street in Cork and Henry Street in Dublin would be rebranded as Debenhams stores. The Roche family retained the ownership of the stores, and Debenhams became the new tenants. Marks & Spencer had agreed to acquire the company's Wilton outlet in Cork; however that deal later fell through due to a dispute over rent with the owners of the centre. The eleventh store, in Dublin's Nutgrove Shopping Centre, was closed.

Due to poor sales, Debenhams Retail (Ireland) announced in January 2010 that it would cut 170 jobs within its Republic of Ireland stores.

In November 2010 Debenhams launched Debenhams.ie, the retailer's new Irish online store.

On 12 May 2016 Debenhams Ireland filed for examinership (analogous to the US Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process), which it exited successfully on 19 August 2016.

On 9 April 2019, the parent company based in the UK announced that it had gone into pre-pack administration. On 26 April 2019, Debenhams Ireland confirmed to customers it was under a 'new management structure' and the company Debenhams Ireland Ltd (including Northern Ireland stores) would not be affected by the administration process taking place in the UK. The only Republic of Ireland locations of Patisserie Valerie were concessions located in Debenhams branches, and these closed when the parent chain entered administration.

The parent company (Debenhams plc) went into administration once again on 6 April 2020. On 9 April 2020, Debenhams Ireland confirmed to its employees that the company would no longer operate in the Republic of Ireland. It said that stores would not reopen following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions placed by the Government of Ireland due to the impending uncertain economic conditions faced in Ireland. The company would file for liquidation during the week beginning 13 April 2020. Despite efforts to save Debenhams in Ireland in 2016, by separating Debenhams in the UK from Debenhams in Ireland, efforts to retain the Irish business had been unsuccessful. The closure of the stores in Ireland resulted in the loss of 1,400 direct jobs and a further 700 concession related jobs. The debenhams.ie website continued to trade until December 2020 when the company suspended it due to uncertainties over brexit and trade rules.

Closure of stores
In April 2020, with the parent company going into administration, it was announced that Debenhams Ireland stores—which were already temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic—would be permanently closed.

Stores permanently closed include:
 * Blackrock (Dublin) (formerly Roches Stores Blackrock)
 * Blanchardstown (formerly Roches Stores Blanchardstown)
 * Cork (Mahon Point)
 * Cork (St. Patrick's Street) (formerly Roches Stores Cork)
 * Dublin (Henry Street) (formerly Roches Stores Dublin)
 * Galway (formerly Roches Stores Galway)
 * Limerick (formerly Roches Stores Limerick)
 * Newbridge
 * Tallaght (formerly Roches Stores Tallaght)
 * Tralee (formerly Roches Stores Tralee)
 * Waterford (formerly Roches Stores Waterford)

The oldest store, in Cork's St Patrick's Street, had been trading in that location for over 100 years.

Since the closures in April, workers have protested and prevented stock from being removed from all of the 11 stores, for last 400 plus days, as of May 2021, in order to secure 2+2 collectively agreed redundancy payments.

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Haffkine

Radiant thinks I'm making a point by unilaterally introducing a quorum policy. This is simply incorrect.

From Guide_to_Votes_for_deletion: "[The limit on renomination ] does not apply if a VFD discussion had no consensus for a simple lack of interest (e.g. two or three votes total); those are sometimes relisted immediately, to draw people's attention to them." There is never any harm in letting a discussion continue of it has only attracted a very few votes. This is completely in keeping with the principle: When in doubt, don't delete. and the principle of consensus (three or four people isn't really much of a consensus; there is always time to wait for more votes). --Tony Sidaway Talk 23:47, 27 August 2005 (UTC)


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Drop-down list

A drop-down list (abbreviated drop-down, or DDL; also known as a drop-down menu, drop menu, pull-down list, picklist) is a graphical control element, similar to a list box, that allows the user to choose one value from a list either by clicking or hovering over the menu. When a drop-down list is inactive, it displays a single value. When activated, it displays (drops down) a list of values, from which the user may select one. When the user selects a new value, the control reverts to its inactive state, displaying the selected value. It is often used in the design of graphical user interfaces, including web design.

Terminology
This type of control is called a "pop-up menu" on the Macintosh platform; however, the term "pop-up menu" is used to refer to context menus in other GUI systems. The Macintosh also has the notion of "pull-down menus". The distinction is that, when the menu is closed, a pop-up menu's title shows the last-selected item while a pull-down menu shows a static title like a menu in the menu bar. Thus, the uses are different—pop-up menus are used to select a single option from a list while pull-down menus are used to issue commands or in cases where multiple options can be selected.

HTML
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Talk:Billy Talent

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Canadian punk rock band is the most accurate short description (and basic genre)
This might be a moot point, but since the band's genre was debated in the past, it might be prudent to confirm (or reach) a consensus.

In particular, if one wants to provide a pithy description of Billy Talent, including the most representative genre for their music, what would you say? I wasn't sure myself until I read several relevant articles on Wikipedia, and did a little searching through major music magazines. I concluded that the current short description, Canadian punk rock band, is spot on. Here a few sources to support my claim:

(I'll add to this list later—I ran out of time today.)
 * Billy Talent is listed as a notable band in the Canadian punk rock article.
 * I found it helpful to review the List of rock genres, the main Punk rock article, Punk rock subgenres, the Alternative rock article, and the List of alternative rock artists to gain a better understanding of the "big picture" and to ascertain possible other descriptions and genres that might apply to Billy Talent. I could not find another genre that would more accurately describe the band's music than punk rock. (Of course, that's just my opinion. If you think another genre describes their music better, please comment below.)
 * Kerrang! refers to Billy Talent as "the Canadian punk legends" (underline added).

Please note that my focus is on the short description and the band's most pertinent genre, i.e., the most succinct, accurate description for Billy Talent, which includes the one genre that best categorizes the band's music. We could also discuss (as has been done in the past) which genres should be listed in the Infobox, but please start another section if you wish to discuss/debate that topic. (Thank you.) (I started a new section about the Infobox genres.)

What do you think? - Mark D Worthen PsyD  (talk)  (I am a man. The traditional male pronouns are fine.) 17:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
 * More descriptions of the band from the music media are below. I underlined the words describing the band.

 * "Iconic Canadian rock group BILLY TALENT have released a new song." - Broadway World Music - Billy Talent Drop New Single, 'Forgiveness I + II' by BWW News Desk, 1 Dec 2019.
 * "Get ready for a musical journey, courtesy of Canadian rockers Billy Talent." - Loudwire - Billy Talent Take Journey With New Song 'Forgiveness I & II' by Chad Childers, 27 Nov 2019.
 * „Gute Zeiten für alle Fans des kanadischen Rock-Powerhouse Billy Talent.“ ("Good times for all fans of Canadian rock powerhouse Billy Talent.") - Eventim - „Forgiveness I + II“ – nach über drei Jahren melden sich BILLY TALENT mit neuer Musik zurück (BILLY TALENT returns with new music after more than three years) by VON FELIX GOTH, 28 Nov 2019. (Posted under Rock > Alternative .)
 * „Od czasu ukazania się ich debiutanckiego albumu w 2003 roku, Billy Talent ugruntował swoją pozycję jako pokoleniowy zespół rockowy.” ("Since their debut album release in 2003, Billy Talent has established itself as a generational rock band .") - Teraz Muzyka - Billy Talent zagra w Polsce w 2020 roku [DATA, BILETY ] (Billy Talent will play in Poland in 2020 [DATE, TICKETS]) 3 grudnia 2019 (3 Dec 2019).  - Mark D Worthen PsyD   (talk)  (I am a man. The traditional male pronouns are fine.) 18:20, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Which genres should be listed in the Infobox?
Five rock music genres are currently listed in the Infobox: Punk rock, alternative rock, post-hardcore, pop punk, ska punk (early). Is this list accurate?

I propose that we retain (or add) genres that have reliable sources, i.e., the band has been described using the genre or a similar term in a reputable music magazine (print or online) or book. I suggest that this proposal serve as a guideline—it is not cast in stone.

Punk rock and alternative rock have been used by reliable sources (see section above for examples). Post-hardcore seems accurate to me, but I haven't seen sources using that term to describe Billy Talent. Pop punk does not seem accurate at all (IMHO). I don't know enough about ska punk to have an opinion.

What do you think? - Mark D Worthen PsyD  (talk)  (I am a man. The traditional male pronouns are fine.) 18:32, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

 * All four genres are currently sourced in the musical style section and they all seem fairly accurate. Pop punk seems like a stretch to me, but it's actually very easy to come by sources referring to them as it, so unless a consensus is reached against it here then I don't see it going any time soon. The early label is in reference their time as Pezz. While, Pezz's only album is definitely ska punk, I can't seem to find any source that calls it such and also the EP prior to it sounds more like funk rock to me, however again there's no source calling it so. Because of this, I'm not sure either should be included unless one can be found. Issan Sumisu (talk) 19:11, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

 * Note to self: Always review the musical styles section. :^\ Thank you Issan Sumisu for your astute comments. :0)  - Mark D Worthen PsyD   (talk)  (I am a man. The traditional male pronouns are fine.) 19:41, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

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Family Affair (Mary J. Blige song)

"Family Affair" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, her brother Bruce Miller, Camara Kambon, Michael Elizondo, and producer Dr. Dre for her fifth studio album, No More Drama (2001).

The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks starting from November 3, 2001, becoming Blige's first and only Hot 100 number-one single as well as her first top-10 single in five years. It was the 12th-biggest song of the 2000s decade in the US and the 99th-biggest song of all-time in the country as of 2018. Rolling Stone ranked it number 95 on their list of 100 Best Songs of the 2000s decade. Outside the United States, the song reached number one in France and the top 10 in 14 additional countries across Europe and Oceania, peaking at number two on the Eurochart Hot 100.

Background
Dr. Dre created an initial version of the musical portion of "Family Affair" in studio on September 13, 2000, using a bass player and a keyboard player. His studio engineers entitled this version of the song "Fragile" for record-keeping purposes. Near the end of 2000, he sent Blige the instrumental track.

Blige recorded vocals over the music based on lyrics penned by Miller, Kambon and Elizondo. Several weeks later, on January 10, 2001, a near-final but non-lyrical portion of "Fragile" was transferred from digital to analog format and renamed "Family Affair". In late May or early June 2001, at Dr. Dre's suggestion, Blige added a bridge to the song, for which she alone crafted the lyrics. A remix featuring rappers Jadakiss and Fabolous appears on the US CD single.

Composition
Sheet music for "Family Affair" sets the key of G♯ minor with a moderate tempo of 94 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression C♯m–G♯m 7 –C♯m–G♯m 7, and the vocals span from G♯3 to B4.

Critical reception
"Family Affair" received critical acclaim. Alexis Petridis from The Guardian declared the song one "of the all-time great pop-R&B party bangers. Everything about "Family Affair" is perfection: Dr Dre’s simple but devastatingly effective production; Blige’s economical, understated vocal; the fact that every melody line sounds like a hook." Billboard critic Chuck Taylor called "Family Affair" a "finger-poppin' jam" as well as a "smash waiting to happen." He found that "[Blige] sashays over Dr. Dre's muscular funk groove with notable confident ease. She's not even breaking a sweat by screaming big, overblown notes; rather she opts for an authoratative, guttural growl that is countered by layers of sleek, deep-voiced harmonies." Sal Cinquemani, writing for Slant Magazine, remarked that "the song is the latest in a recent slew of club-ready superstar anthems, celebrating the joy and unity of dance. “Let’s get crunk ‘cause Mary’s back,” she sings. Mary’s back, indeed, in full form for the first time since 1997’s Share My World."

Da'Shan Smith from uDiscoverMusic found that "Family Affair "was a "reminder that [Blige] could still get down" and that "she started a new era that summer by inviting fans to her dancerie and reminding them they "don’t need no hateration, holleration," over Dr. Dre’s G-Funk production." Stereogum editor Tom Breihan noted that Dr. Dre's "beat is an absolute product of its time, and it also sounds like it’s always existed. The track hits hard, all churning strings and booming drum-sounds and the staccato pianos that Dre loved at the time. It sounds expensive and somehow warlike — the type of thing that should soundtrack a movie scene of military forces mobilizing. In its majestic stomp, “Family Affair” sounds vaguely stressful." Entertainment Weekly's Craig Seymour wrote: "Lyrically, the song celebrates such party virtues as dressing up and hitting the dance floor. But Blige’s bluesy vocal grit adds depth to the track, hinting at the everyday hardships that make partying so rejuvenating and worthwhile." BET.com wrote of the song: "This momentous Dr. Dre-produced banger may have been the first time that Mary really let her hair down and just had fun (you'd have to be having fun to come up with words like "dancery" and "hateration")." Vibe found that "Family Affair" combines a "funky mix of R&B and hip-hop as well as some interesting vocabulary with listeners being told about a “dancery” where “holleration” and “hateration” would not be tolerated."

Music video
The accompanying music video was directed by Dave Meyers. The video begins with Blige at a nightclub, wearing skin-revealing outfits. The video was filmed at the nightclub in 2001.

Live performances
On September 6, 2012, Blige performed the song at the last night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ten years later, she also performed it in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show.

Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the No More Drama album booklet.

Studios
 * Recorded at Record One (Sherman Oaks, California) and Quad Recording Studios (Manhattan, New York)
 * Mixed at Record One (Sherman Oaks, California)
 * Mastered at The Hit Factory (New York City)

Personnel

 * Mary J. Blige – writing, all vocals
 * Bruce Miller – writing
 * Dr. Dre – writing (as Andre Young), production, mixing
 * Camara Kambon – writing, keyboards
 * Mike Elizondo – writing, bass
 * Mauricio "Veto" Iragorri – engineering
 * Chris Ribando – engineering
 * Tom Sweeney – assistant engineering
 * Kin Bengoa – assistant engineering
 * Larry Chatman – project coordination
 * Herb Powers – mastering

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Pueblo Nuevo

Pueblo Nuevo (Spanish, 'New Town') may refer to:

Chile

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Temuco

Colombia

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Córdoba

Cuba

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Havana, ward in Centro Habana
 * Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas
 * Pueblo Nuevo, Camajuaní II
 * Pueblo Nuevo, Luis Arcos Bergnes, in Luis Arcos Bergnes, Cuba

Guatemala

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Suchitepéquez

Mexico

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Durango
 * Pueblo Nuevo Municipality, Durango
 * Pueblo Nuevo, Guanajuato
 * Pueblo Nuevo, Jalisco, near Barranca de Otates
 * Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán, Chiapas

Nicaragua

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Nicaragua

Panama

 * [[Pueblo Nuevo, Panama===
 * Pueblo Nuevo metro station

Peru

 * Pueblo Nuevo District, Chincha
 * Pueblo Nuevo District, Chepén
 * Pueblo Nuevo, Chepén
 * Pueblo Nuevo District, Ferreñafe
 * Pueblo Nuevo District, Ica

Spain

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Madrid
 * Pueblo Nuevo (Madrid Metro), a metro station connecting lines 5 and 7
 * Pueblo Nuevo, Valencia
 * Pueblonuevo del Guadiana, or Pueblonuevo, Badajoz, Extremadura
 * Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo, Córdoba

United States

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Texas

Venezuela

 * Pueblo Nuevo, Falcón, municipal seat of Falcón Municipality, Falcón
 * Pueblo Nuevo, Zulia, municipal seat of Francisco Javier Pulgar Municipality, Zulia

Music

 * "Pueblo Nuevo" (danzón), composition by Israel López "Cachao"
 * "Pueblo Nuevo se pasó", composition by Lilí Martínez

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Recceswinth

Recceswinth (died 1 September 672) was the Visigothic King of Hispania and Septimania in 649–672. He ruled jointly with his father Chindaswinth until his father's death in 653.

Name
His Gothic name is believed to have been *𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (*Raikaswinþs), from the roots reiks ("king") and swinþs ("strong"). His votive crown used the Latin spelling RECCESVINTHVS. Other Latin spellings include Recceswinthus, Recesvindus. In English his name is also spelled Reccesuinth, Recceswint, Reccaswinth; Spanish Recesvinto; Portuguese Recesvindo; German Rekkeswint; French Réceswinthe.

Reign
Under Recceswinth, the Visigothic Kingdom enjoyed an unbroken peace for 19 years (653–672) — except for a brief rebellion of the Vascons, led by a noble named "Froya," an exiled Goth, who fleeing the monarch’s persecutions had settled, like many others, in Basque territory. Froya and the Vascons ravaged the lands of the Ebro Valley, looted churches, murdered clerics, and laid siege to the city of Saragossa. Recceswinth reacted, broke the siege, and killed Froya".

Beginning in 654 Recceswinth was responsible for the promulgation of a law code, Liber Iudiciorum, to replace the Breviary of Alaric; he placed a Visigothic common law over both Goths and Hispano-Romans in the kingdom. This Liber Iudiciorum showed little Germanic influence, adhering more closely to the old Roman laws. In his general law code of 654, he outlawed a set of essential Jewish practices, including male circumcision, dietary laws (kashrut), marriage laws and ceremonies, and the celebration of Passover.

Moreover, the church councils in the Visigothic capital Toledo (Toletum) became the most powerful force in the government and the bishops were the primary support of the monarchy. Will Durant wrote in The Age of Faith: "By their superior education and organization they dominated the nobles who sat with them in the ruling councils of Toledo; and though the king's authority was theoretically absolute, and he chose the bishops, these councils elected him, and exacted pledges of policy in advance."

Recceswinth died on 1 September 672, just before the first Arab raid on Hispania Baetica.

Votive crown of Recceswinth
The votive crown of Recceswinth is an example of Visigothic art made in Hispania. It was found in the Treasure of Guarrazar, a goldsmith's treasure made up of crowns and crosses that several kings of Toledo offered in their time as a gesture of the orthodoxy of their faith and their submission to the ecclesiastical hierarchy; the treasure was found between 1858 and 1861 at the archaeological site called Huerta de Guarrazar, located in the city of Guadamur, near Toledo.

The votive crown of Recceswinth is in Madrid's National Archaeological Museum of Spain. Among the crowns, made of gold and precious stones, it is the one that attracts the most attention because of the exquisite workmanship of its goldsmithery, with gemstones suspended beneath the filigree Latin letters hanging from its base, which read: RECCESVINTHVS REX OFFERET ("King Receswinth offered it").

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Talk:East Carolina University

Four properties
"The nine undergraduate colleges, graduate school, and four professional schools are located on these four properties." I assume that this refers to the Main Campus, Health Sciences Campus, West Research Campus,and the Field Station for Coastal Studies. but nothing has established these 4 as a group before this mention.--User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 19:13, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Gwen potter accounting emeritus professor
I was browsing about miss potter and i wasprivelaged to read she be favorite accounting professor 26 years after her retirement. 2603:6080:F3F0:360:117C:AF0B:3C6D:5D96 (talk) 02:58, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

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Talk:Lwów Eagles

This article needs to be deleted.
There is now a corrected version of this article, titled "Lwów Eaglets." "Eaglets" is the proper English redering of the Polish "orlęta." logologist 23:51, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:Zirkon

Welcome!
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! Hope you like it here, and stick around.

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3RR
Hi Zirkon, this is just to let you know about Three revert rule (3RR), regarding your edits at Political views of Lyndon LaRouche. This says that we're not allowed to revert, in whole or in part, to a previous version of a page (which can mean as little as part of one sentence or even one word) more than three times in 24 hours, and if we do, we may be blocked from editing without warning for up to 24 hours. Cheers, SlimVirgin (talk) 20:09, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

 * Thank you for the fair warning! Looking through the mediation process I just stumbled over this fact. I was actually just adding the numbers.

 * I guess this message is an invitation to talk about the article?
 * --Zirkon 20:15, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I've left a comment on the article talk page. SlimVirgin (talk) 20:28, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Please discuss the article on the article talk page, not my talk page. Many thanks, SlimVirgin (talk) 20:56, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

Disruption
Zirkon, as I assume you're a new user, I'm assuming good faith, because I don't want to bite a newbie. However, your comments to Cberlet have a distinctly sarcastic ring to them, and are beginning to look disruptive. Please make your point succinctly and we'll do our best to respond properly, but it isn't appropriate to fill up talk pages with rhetorical questions. If you continue to interact with others in this way, you may be blocked for disruption. SlimVirgin (talk) 23:14, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

Fascinating. It will be very interesting to see how things progress from here. But of course I also have good faith in you SlimVirgin. And if you think that this is a sarcastic statement i would like to know because it is not.

Unfortunately Sarcasm lies in the eyes of the beholder. --Zirkon 23:25, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Not invariably. Your comments to Cberlet seem inappropriate and unhelpful, certainly in the sense of failing to further your position, because it's very unclear what you're trying to say. If you would just say it in a straightforward way, rather than via questions, we might be able to understand it.

 * Also, you asked me which parts of No original research apply to what you seem to be trying to do. These parts do (I have bolded the relevant bits): "Original research refers to theories, data, statements, concepts, arguments, and ideas that have not been published in a reputable publication; or any unpublished interpretation, analysis, or synthesis of published data, statements, concepts or ideas ..." and "[I]t is essential that any generalization, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of information ... come from a secondary source that is available to readers (e.g. in a library or non-Wikipedia web-page).

 * You're attempting to construct a synthesis of established facts: the LaRouche ruling PLUS your understanding (or a law textbook's understanding) of "fair comment". The "plus" (the synthesis) has to be made by a published source first, then you can quote them. Otherwise, you're making an argument to build a case. SlimVirgin (talk) 23:57, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

I'd also add that, given that your spelling on talk pages seems generally good, your very poor spelling in the article itself seems odd. For what it's worth, people are much less likely to revert your additions to an article if they are written in something close to correct English. -- Jmabel | Talk 19:53, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Not again
Zirkon, please don't start up the strange remarks about fair comment again. If it resumes, you really are quite likely to be blocked without further warning. I hope that won't happen and that if you have useful contributions to make, you'll make them. Many thanks, SlimVirgin (talk) 18:46, September 4, 2005 (UTC)

Please do not disqualify my remarks as strange without pointing to specific examples. --Zirkon 19:37, 4 September 2005 (UTC)

Fair comment
You asked me to comment on Talk:Fair comment, but since (1) I don't know anything about the topic, (2) it is a very long talk page that I'd rather not try to read and understand in its entirety, and (3) you've asked for and received comments from others already, I'd rather not get involved. I hope others can help. - dcljr (talk) 21:12, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

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Bernard Binlin Dadié

Bernard Binlin Dadié (10 January 1916 – 9 March 2019) was an Ivorian novelist, playwright, poet, and administrator. Among many other senior positions, starting in 1957, he held the post of Minister of Culture in the government of Côte d'Ivoire from 1977 to 1986.

Biography
Dadié was born in Assinie, Côte d'Ivoire, and attended the local Catholic school in Grand Bassam and then the Ecole William Ponty. He worked for the French government in Dakar, Senegal, at the Institut français d’Afrique noire, then returned to his homeland in 1947. He became part of its movement for independence. Before Côte d'Ivoire's independence in 1960, he was detained for sixteen months for taking part in demonstrations that opposed the French colonial government.

In his writing, influenced by his experiences of colonialism as a child, Dadié attempts to connect the messages of traditional African folktales with the contemporary world. With Germain Coffi Gadeau and F. J. Amon d'Aby, he founded the Cercle Culturel et Folklorique de la Côte d'Ivoire (CCFCI) in 1953. In 1955, he published a collection called The Black Cloth: A Collection of African Folktales (in French).

Dadié was rediscovered with the release of Steven Spielberg's 1997 movie Amistad which features the music by American composer John Williams. The choral text of Dadié's poem, "Dry Your Tears, Afrika" (“Sèche Tes Pleurs“) is used for a song of the same name. Published in 1967, the poem is about coming home to Africa.

Dadié was the brother of politician Hortense Aka-Anghui. He turned 100 in January 2016 and died in Abidjan in March 2019 at the age of 103.

Awards
Dadié received several awards in recognition of his literary career, with one of the last being the Grand Prix des Mécènes of the GPLA in 2016.

Main works

 * Afrique debout (1950)
 * Légendes africaines (1954)
 * Le pagne noir (1955)
 * La ronde des jours (1956)
 * Climbié (1956)
 * Un Nègre à Paris (1959)
 * Patron de New York (1964)
 * Hommes de tous les continents (1967)
 * La ville où nul ne meurt (1969)
 * Monsieur Thôgô-Gnini (1970)
 * Les voix dans le vent (1970)
 * Béatrice du Congo (1970)
 * Îles de tempête (1973)
 * Papassidi maître-escroc (1975)
 * Mhoi cheul (1979)
 * Opinions d'un nègre (1979)
 * Les belles histoires de Kacou Ananzè
 * Commandant Taureault et ses nègres (1980)
 * Les jambes du fils de Dieu (1980)
 * Carnets de prison (1981) – details his time in prison
 * Les contes de Koutou-as-Samala (1982)
 * Escale dans le temps : le combat pour la dignité de l'Afrique (2017)

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Farmer Not So John

Farmer Not So John was a popular music group based in Nashville, Tennessee, that was often categorized as alternative country. With members Mack Linebaugh, Brian Ray, Sean Keith and Richard McLaurin, the band released two recordings on Compass Records.

Members

 * Mack Linebaugh (a.k.a. Mack Starks) (vocals, guitar)
 * Brian Ray (bass)
 * Richard McLaurin (guitar)
 * Sean R. Keith (drums)

Discography

 * Farmer Not So John (1997)
 * Receiver (1998)

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User talk:Jmperry

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Talk:Sherman–Morrison formula

Invertibility?
Is there an easy condition that asserts that the inverse exists? Haseldon 08:59, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm pretty sure it exists if and only if $$1 + vA^{-1}u \neq 0$$  but unfortunately I don't have a proof here. Ocolon 09:50, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

 * .. and $$A^{-1}$$ should also exist for the claim to make sense. For the proof, I think that it suffices to note that the proof given in the article shows that the inverse exists as long as all equations are defined; This is the case assuming that $$1 + vA^{-1}u \neq 0$$. Haseldon 12:26, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I added these assumptions to the text. Haseldon 12:33, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Name?
Where does the name come from? --RainerBlome 23:54, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Good question. The article should begin by saying

 * In mathematics, in particular linear algebra, the Sherman-Morrison formula [PFTV92], named after XXXXX and XXXXX, computes the inverse of ...

 * for suitable values of XXXXX. Michael Hardy 22:43, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Fixed, the relevant references are now in the article. --RainerBlome 21:49, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

In a publication that I used, the identity is also called the "Bartlett Identity" (literally "Bartletts Identität", as it is in German), citing. Can anyone verify this? --RainerBlome 10:26, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

BEFORE:

\begin{matrix} XY &=&     (A &+& uv)(A^{-1} &-& {A^{-1}uvA^{-1} \over 1 + vA^{-1}u}) \\ &=& AA^{-1} &+& uvA^{-1}  &-& {AA^{-1}uvA^{-1} + uvA^{-1}uvA^{-1} \over 1 + vA^{-1}u} \\ &=&      I &+&  uvA^{-1}  &-& {uvA^{-1} + uvA^{-1}uvA^{-1} \over 1 + vA^{-1}u} \\ &=&      I &+&  uvA^{-1}  &-& {(1 + vA^{-1}u) uvA^{-1} \over 1 + vA^{-1}u} \\ &=&      I &+&  uvA^{-1}  &-& uvA^{-1} \\ &=&      I \end{matrix} $$

AFTER:

 * $$XY = (A + uv)\left( A^{-1} - {A^{-1} uv A^{-1} \over 1 + vA^{-1}u}\right)$$

 * $$= AA^{-1} + uvA^{-1} - {AA^{-1}uvA^{-1} + uvA^{-1}uvA^{-1} \over 1 + vA^{-1}u}$$

 * $$= I + uvA^{-1} - {uvA^{-1} + uvA^{-1}uvA^{-1} \over 1 + vA^{-1}u}$$

 * $$= I + uvA^{-1} - {(1 + vA^{-1}u) uvA^{-1} \over 1 + vA^{-1}u}$$

 * $$= I + uvA^{-1} - uvA^{-1}\,$$

 * $$= I.$$

Although it's nice to have the "="s nicely aligned, various other aspects of the alignment in the \matrix version (i.e. the "BEFORE" version) of this display look bad. In particular, the fractions on the left should not all get centered the way they are. Also, the lines are too close together; it makes the fractions hard to read. Finally, the right and left parentheses are not big enough in some cases. Contrast the following:

 * $$({1 \over 2})+3$$

 * $$\left({1 \over 2}\right)+3$$

(To see what makes the difference, click on "edit this page" and see what I typed here.) Michael Hardy 22:38, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Numerical Complexity
Assuming that $$A^{-1}$$ is an $$n$$ times $$n$$ matrix, for arbitrary update vectors u and v, the numerical complexity is
 * $$(n+1)V(n) + nV(n) + nM+ n^2M + n^2S + 1A + 1D$$,

where
 * $$V(n)$$ denotes the complexity of a scalar product of two vectors of size $$n$$,
 * $$M$$ the complexity of a multiplication of two scalars and
 * $$D$$ the complexity of a division of two scalars and
 * $$S$$ the complexity of a subtraction of two scalars,
 * $$A$$ the complexity of an addition of two scalars.

Since $$V(n)$$ is on the order of $$nM+1A$$, and $$S$$ is roughly $$A$$, this amounts to $$(n^2+2n+2)A + (3n^2+2n)M +D$$.

For a single-nonzero-element vector u and an arbitrary vector v (only one row of $$A$$ is updated), the numerical complexity is
 * $$ (n+1)V(n) + nM + n^2M + n^2S + A + D$$,

which amounts to $$2n^2M + 2nM + (n^2+n+2)A + D$$.

For a single-nonzero-element vector v and an arbitrary vector u (only one column of $$A$$ is updated), the numerical complexity is
 * $$ (n+1)V(n) + nM + n^2M + n^2S + A + D$$,

which amounts to $$2n^2M + 2nM + (n^2+n+2)A + D$$.

For single-nonzero-element vectors v and u (only one element of $$A$$ is updated), the numerical complexity is
 * $$ n^2M + nM + n^2S + A + D$$,

which amounts to $$(n^2+n)M + (n^2+1)A + D$$.

In each case, O(n^2) multiplications are needed. However, the single-row-update and single-column-update cases require twice as many multiplications as the single-element-update case, and the general case requires thrice as many. This agrees with the note on relative algorithm speeds given at. Can someone provide a better reference for this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by RainerBlome (talk • contribs) 11:39, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Format of references
Jmath666, why did you remove the publisher from the refs? --RainerBlome 19:56, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

 * The standard practice in scientific literature is not to list journal publisher, only the journal title. The publisher is usually listed for for books, but not for journals. A quick look at some math book or paper will confirm this. Jmath666 20:14, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

True, from the sample that I took. Speaking of the standard practice, Jmath666, you tend to add "MR" links to references. Currently, "MR" links are not a standard component of references. And I am inclined to think that they should not be. I wonder how large a fraction of Wikipedia readers can actually make use of these links. It is my impression that these links are only really helpful for MathSciNet subscribers. Considering the price of such subscriptions (on the order of 1000 USD), I assume that the number of subscribers is very small, compared to the number of article readers. To me, these links feel somewhat like links to a particular merchant's pages, and therefore inappropriate. If the article in question is freely available online, that should be linked to. Otherwise, the reader may use her favorite search engine to seek a commercial source. With books, the ISBN number linking mechanism is merchant-neutral. Unfortunately, there is no such vendor-neutral numbering scheme for articles. Therefore I suggest to remove these links.

Furthermore, The MR links in this article look like dead ends to me, and at most serve to confirm that the citations themselves are correct. Other online resources, for example JSTOR, are better suited to confirm citations. What do you think? --RainerBlome 10:09, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

 * I have seen MR links here so I started doing that myself. Virtually all professional mathematicians (at least in the US, and most in Europe) have access through their institution (controlled by IP number) so they get the review and BibTeX entry; others can at least verify the reference and often link to fulltext (same as DOI, unfortunately fulltext costs too unless you work for an academic institution that has subscription). In some AMS journals and on Wikipedia MR has become a de-facto way to uniquely identify/verify math references. This is a good thing. See for example the MR references to Woodbury reports at Woodbury matrix identity. From European perspective, it might be valuable to add ZBL links instead of removing MR links (and ZBL gives you a free review). There are really only two sources. Maybe in time some sort of mechanism for linking references to databases will develop - it is becoming a bit unwieldy, papers may have DOI MR ZBL JSTOR ISBN preprint links, even if the info is valuable. Maybe you might want to start some effort in that direction. If you still want to start removing MR links you should do that consistently from all of Wikipedia and not only (some of) those that I added, and, in any case, please take it to Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject Mathematics and build some consensus first. Thanks. Jmath666 16:16, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately DOI cannot replace MR because many articles, esp. old or obscure ones do not have DOI. It would be a worthy project to improve and unify the links of references to bibliographic databases similarly as ISBN though it may not be as simple as the treatment of ISBN. I do not think that removing MR links is a good solution, though. Jmath666 16:39, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Students of academic institutions that subscribe to MathSciNet have access also, even if they may not know it. Because access is IP number controlled, the link will resolve to the full entry from any computer on campus. This is a good thing, students learn about MathSciNet, a professional necessity. I find MathSciNet indispensable for my work, including occasional research of sources for Wikipedia. Jmath666 18:24, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
 * There is Template:Cite journal. There are ways to modify templates to add fields (like MR or ZBL) and to hide the ugliness and only expand on click. This might be interesting. Jmath666 03:17, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Vertor size
Should it be noted that :$$(uv^T)$$ must be a nxn matrix consistent with :$$(A)^{-1}$$ or are we to assume that qualification is present? Basically i am asking if the size of u and v with respect to A must be given? —Preceding unsigned comment added by I5kfun (talk • contribs) 04:48, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Well-definedness
Does $$v^{T}(A^{-1}u)=(v^TA^{-1})u$$? As operators the first one is the only sensible one, but since we are dealing with matrices, the second makes sense also. If they are not equal, which is correct? Watson Ladd (talk) 14:43, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

 * No need for the parentheses, these are equal because the multiplication of matrices is associative. Jmath666 (talk) 05:43, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Modified a part of the proof
Once we have shown $$ XY = I_d $$ it is useless (and misleading) to check $$ YX = I_d $$. It is a classical result of algebra that for square matrix, $$ AB = I_d $$ then $$ B = A^{-1} $$. I removed the proof of $$ YX = I_d $$. Also, the for the reverse implication, it suffices (and is more elegant) to show that if $$ 1 + v^T A^{-1}u = 0 $$ then $$ A + uv^T $$ is not invertible. One can see easily that $$ A^{-1}u $$ is a non-trivial element of the kernel of this matrix. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.104.4.248 (talk) 17:20, 25 February 2019

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William Ludlow

William Ludlow (November 27, 1843 – August 30, 1901) was an officer in the Corps of Engineers and a major general in the United States Army who served in the Civil War, Plains Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War, and led a scientific expedition examining the natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park.

Early life
Ludlow was born in Islip, Suffolk County, New York, the son of William H. Ludlow and Frances Louisa Nicoll Ludlow. He received his education at University of the City of New York and the United States Military Academy. He graduated in 1864, during the height of the Civil War, and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers.

Civil War
Ludlow served under Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker in the Atlanta Campaign, and was appointed a brevet captain for gallantry at the Battle of Peachtree Creek. He was on the staff of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman in both the March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign. In March 1865, he was appointed a brevet lieutenant colonel.

Postbellum service
After the Civil War, Ludlow devoted his life to a military career, serving in engineering and scientific capacities in the Dakota Territory, Washington, D.C., and in river and harbor management in Philadelphia, the Great Lakes, Nicaragua and New York City. As Chief Engineer of Dakota Territory, he oversaw mapping and data collection of the 7th Cavalry's 1874 expedition into the Black Hills of what is now South Dakota. In 1884, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society. In Washington, DC he was the military commissioner for the District of Columbia from 1886 to 1888. In May 1898, he was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers and Chief Engineer of the armies in the field. He commanded the 1st Brigade in Henry W. Lawton's division during the battle of El Caney and the siege of Santiago. Later he was the military governor of Santiago and commanded the Department of Havana. In September 1898, he was appointed a major general of volunteers. In April 1899, Ludlow was reduced in rank to brigadier general of volunteers. In January 1900, he was promoted to brigadier general in the regular army. In April 1901, Ludlow was sent to the Philippines. He briefly commanded the Department of the Visayas before being returned to the U.S. at the end of June 1901, due to the discovery of advancing pulmonary tuberculosis he had contracted in Cuba.

Ludlow died in Convent, Morris County, New Jersey, on August 30, 1901, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

In 1904, Washington DC named William Ludlow Elementary School for him. It has since been combined with Zachary Taylor Elementary to form Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School.

Integrity in service
A story published in an 1884 issue of the "Engineering News and American Contract Journal" featured Ludlow as an example of integrity in Army and civil service.

""That's a cool fellow," said an up-town manufacturer pointing across Chestnut Street, where Colonel [William] Ludlow, the Chief of the Water Department of Philadelphia, was waiting for a streetcar. "Let me tell you something that happened a few days ago to a friend of mine, whose large establishment consumes a great deal of water, and who has frequent favors to ask of the Water Department.

"He recently visited the Chief's office, and found Colonel Ludlow, as usual, very polite. My friend, before proffering all of his requests, took a $50 bank bill from his pocket and passed it over to the Chief, who examined it curiously for a second and then spread it upon the desk before him.

"He did not utter a word at the moment, but when his visitor was about to go away, said: 'Now, my dear sir, what is this for?' holding up the bill. 'Oh! That's to buy cigars for the boys,' was the careless reply. 'Yes,' said Ludlow, 'then I suppose that you are fond of the weed yourself?' My friend said that he enjoyed nothing better than a good cigar. 'Then allow me,' said the Colonel, suavely, 'to insist upon your trying one of these,' moving to a secretary and taking down a box of Henry Clay Specials.

"Each gentleman took a cigar and bit off the end. Then with a careless gesture Colonel Ludlow rolled up the $50 bill into a paper lighter, reached up to the gas, allowed it to become thoroughly ignited, and slowly lit his own cigar. This done, the Colonel turned with an easy and polite motion, and said: 'Permit me,' and held the blazing bill under the nose and up to the cigar of my amazed and startled friend, whose eyes had now become almost as big as dinner plates.

"When the bank note had been completely reduced to ashes the Colonel turned to his visitor and said carelessly: 'How do you like your cigar?' The gentleman admitted its excellence and took his departure, attended to the door by the Chief, who with the utmost courtesy shook him by the hand, and then closed the door to resume his work at his desk. My friend gets purple in the face every time he thinks of the affair, and confided it to me simply to warn me how to behave myself at the Water Department.""

In fiction
William Ludlow is featured in the novella Legends of the Fall by Jim Harrison and the 1994 film. In one scene (at 25 min, 24 sec), the book Report of a Reconnaissance of the Black Hills of Dakota (which is an actual book authored by the real William Ludlow) is shown and referred to as the work of the fictional William Ludlow. In the film he is portrayed by Anthony Hopkins.

Named for
Ludlow, South Dakota, a tiny hamlet in northwestern South Dakota, is named for him.

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Talk:Appletviewer

Sorry about the incompetent merge tag, I've never used it before. Shouldn't this be merged with AppletViewer? Jon 23:57, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I've corrected the merge tag for you. Rob Church Talk 00:00, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

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!!! (album)

!!! is the debut studio album by the American band !!!. It was released in 2000 on Gold Standard Laboratories on vinyl, and saw wide release on CD on 19 June 2001.

Reception
The Indianapolis Star wrote that "the band's hybrid sound recalls both Big Audio Dynamite (even Nic [Offer]'s vocals are reminiscent of Clash veteran Mick Jones) and the experimental spirit of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion."

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic stated: "On this [album], !!! trash the axiom that says bands influenced by angular post-punk must be populated by dour misanthropes who sport wallet photos of Ian Curtis. Highly recommended."

Personnel

 * Mario Andreoni – guitar
 * Justin Van Der Volgen – bass
 * Nic Offer – vocals
 * Dan Gorman – trumpet, percussion
 * Tyler Pope – guitar
 * Allan Wilson – saxophone, percussion
 * John Pugh – drums, percussion

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Shanghaied

Shanghaied may refer to:

 * Shanghaiing, or forced conscription
 * Shanghaied (1915 film), a film starring Charlie Chaplin
 * Shanghaied (1927 film), a 1927 American silent film
 * Shanghaied (1934 film), an animated short film starring Mickey Mouse
 * "Shanghaied" (SpongeBob SquarePants), an episode of the animated cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants
 * "Shanghaied", a song by Chinese language R&B singer David Tao from his 2003 album UltraSound
 * Shanghaied in Astoria, a 1984 musical melodrama
 * Shanghaied Love, a 1931 American film

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Talk:Water torture

Contradiction
There is a contradiction here. This main article describes water torture as a 'favoured method' and links it with China - as it is in the folklore. However the linked article on 'Chinese water torture' treats it as a myth, saying there's no evidence the Chinese used it. As such the use of 'Chinese' in this context parallels its use in 'Chinese checkers', the 'Chinese' curse of 'May you live in interesting times' etc, none of which are actually Chinese. A similar process of false exoticism has historically occurred with Turks (the turkey which is of course American) and French (letters,leave etc).

Then there's the 'medieval' link - but this doesn't fit either, as the main article says the torture leaves no mark while this clearly would.

The folklore of dripping water on someone's face doesn't really get discussed here at all.--Jack Upland 23:59, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Another method?
I heard somewhere about another way water is used as torture. The victim is confined in a room with no noise but the sound of dripping water. Another one I heard at my old church was the victim was strapped down and water was dripped onto his head 24/7. I haven't found anything that supports these facts though, and I must say, the each sound rather... unbelievable.
 * Catwoman used this form of torture on the Caped Crusaders in a Batman episode. It may be strictly fictional, but it would be an intriguing way to drive someone mad. --The_Iconoclast (talk) 21:50, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Picture
Is that picture really needed? I know wiki isn't censored but that's borderline pornographic and is not really accurate to the subject matter. 60.231.31.144 02:09, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, it seems to fit the subject matter of the article. The article describes water torture as a method or torture due to the erosion due to water being able to erod skin away. It also speaks of the vienamese victim Haing S. Ngor's experience with water torture. It mentioned him being restrained with a vice, just as the lady in the picture is held by some sort of bondage. In terms of subject matter, the picture is not too far of line. In terms of pornographic material, sometimes certain amount of nudity must be depicted for the sake of accuracy. Water torture can't be done with a victim fully clothed... What's more, the articles penis and vagina would bring up more controversy if the image in water torture were considered too pornographic. 70.251.195.5 04:33, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Excessive linking
I have reverted the article back several versions as this version has entierly to many wiki-links. Most differences between that version and the one I reverted to involved what words were linked. I copied the few non-link related changes into the current version. Remember, only make links that are relevant to the context. In other words just because a word can be linked doesn't mean it should be. ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 14:58, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

water dungeons
Just out of curiosity—how do sores form on the body of someone immersed in a Chinese 'water dungeon'? Scorpionman 20:04, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Biased section on waterboarding
The section about waterboarding looks incredibly biased, appearing to be written by someone of the opinion that it's not a form of torture. Many, including journalists who have undergone the process recently, organisations, laws, and politicians state that it is a form of torture which more than simply invokes a fear. Indeed that actual Wikipedia article about waterboarding states: "It can cause extreme pain, dry drowning, damage to lungs, brain damage from oxygen deprivation, other physical injuries including broken bones due to struggling against restraints, lasting psychological damage or, ultimately, death. Adverse physical consequences can start manifesting months after the event; psychological effects can last for years."

Can we have this section cleaned up to reflect a less biased attitude? I may give it a go in, but I'm sure someone else is more capable of writing it in an unbiased way. Virtuini14:45, 23 May 2009 (GMT)

Chinese Water Torture date inconsistency
On the page here, under dripping water, it say it was designed in the 15th century, however on the actual Chinese water torture article, it says it was made in the 16th century. This needs to be corrected by somebody with the actual date. 205.200.144.214 (talk) 02:45, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Medieval Europe impossible method
The article states The water torture as inflicted in medieval Europe was sometimes intensified by mixing hot peppers, vinegar, and even urine with the water. This is next to impossible as hot peppers where a new world crop weren't transported to Europe until 1493 with the discovery of the new world generally marking the end of the medieval period. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoeDaStudd (talk • contribs) 09:35, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

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