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Soamsawali

Princess Soamsawali of Thailand, the Princess Suddhanarinatha (โสมสวลี,, ), born Mom Luang Soamsawali Kitiyakara (โสมสวลี กิติยากร; ; on 13 July 1957), is a member of the Thai royal family, and is the former wife of her first cousin King Vajiralongkorn. She was titled "the Princess Mother of the King's First Grandchild" after her divorce from the then crown prince in 1991. She is also a niece of Queen Sirikit.

Biography
Princess Soamsawali was born on 13 July 1957 at Guy's Hospital in London, United Kingdom, as the eldest child of Mom Rajawongse Adulyakit Kitiyakara (an elder brother of Queen Sirikit) and Princess Bandhu Savali Yugala. She has one younger sister, Mom Luang Sarali Kitiyakara (born 8 April 1966).

Her father was the second child of Prince Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara, the 2nd Prince of Chanthaburi and Mom Luang Bua Snidvongs. Her mother was the daughter of Prince Bhanubandhu Yugala and Mom Luang Soiraya Snidvongs.

She first attended the primary level at Chitralada School, then moved to Chiang Mai with her father when he was a judge at the Chiang Mai Court. She moved to study at Regina Coeli College, the all-girls academy in Chiang Mai in 1967.

Personal life
On 3 January 1977, at the age of 19, she married her first cousin, Maha Vajiralongkorn, the only son of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. After their marriage, her official title became Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali, Royal Consort of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand (พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าโสมสวลี พระวรชายาในสมเด็จพระบรมโอรสาธิราชฯ สยามมกุฎราชกุมาร). The couple had one daughter, Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand, born on 7 December 1978. The marriage ended in divorce in 1991.

After her divorce from the crown prince, the king, by royal proclamation, gave her a new title on 12 August 1991. Her official full title became Phra Worarachathinatdamat (พระวรราชาทินัดดามาตุ), meaning the mother of the king's first grandchild (translated into English as The Princess Mother of the King's First Grandchild). She thus retained her title as princess and remains a member of the Thai royal family. In 2019, she was granted a new title and the higher rank of "Krom Ma Meun" by King Vajiralongkorn.

Princess Soamsawali has an adopted daughter, Siraphatchara Sophatcharamani or Bai Phlu.

On August 27, 2018, Princess Soamsawali was admitted to the Chulalongkorn Hospital for treatment of a swollen shin of the right leg, which was diagnosed as a tissue infection. Her condition improved after being receiving medication until she experienced weakness in her right hand. In 2019, she suffered a brain hemorrhage and was admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital for medical treatment.

Stage plays
In her youth, she participated in her first television drama on Channel 4, in the role of Naang Phimphilaai in the drama Bang Khun Phrom Khun Chang Khun Phaen. She also appeared as a child actor in the film Nam Phueng Khom in 1974, and was part of the cast for the stage play Chalerm Phra Kiat Somdet Phra Chao Sirikit Phra Borom Ratchini Nat during the celebration of the centenary of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's birth. Additionally, she performed in two stage plays: Raksa Pha and after her marriage was dissolved with the former royal consort, she performed in the stage drama Koh Sawan together with Bajrakitiyabha, and Mom Luang Sarali Kitiyakara, Phra Khun Sitthikanya Kitiyakorn.

In 2014, she engaged in a stage play Su Si Thai How The Musical, assuming the character of Nang Niu Huu, who serves as the mother of Su Si Thai. This involvement aimed to generate income for contributions to the Foundation for the Welfare of the Destitute (FWD). In that same year, she also graced the television screen, taking on a role in the Channel 7 series Rak Rae, portraying Pramotjit. Continuing her artistic pursuits, in 2016, she participated in the stage play Man Prapeni Prakasit Ayasawakhun, portraying the role of the goddess Sawankhaboriharn.

Titles & Style

 * 13 July 1957 – 3 January 1977 : The Honourable Soamsawali Kitiyakara
 * (หม่อมหลวงโสมสวลี กิติยากร; Mom Luang Soamsawali Kitiyakara)
 * 3 January 1977 : The Honourable Soamsawali Mahidol
 * (หม่อมหลวงโสมสวลี มหิดล; Mom Luang Soamsawali Mahidol)
 * 3 January 1977 – 12 August 1991 : Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali, the Royal Consort to the Crown Prince
 * (พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าโสมสวลี พระวรชายาในสมเด็จพระบรมโอรสาธิราชฯ สยามมกุฎราชกุมาร; Pra Chao Worawong Thoe Pra Ong Chao Soamsawali Phra Vorachaya nai Somdech Phra Baromma Orashadhiraj Sayammakut Rajakuman)
 * 12 August 1991 – 5 May 2019 Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali
 * (พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าโสมสวลี พระวรราชาทินัดดามาตุ; Phra Chao Worawong Thoe Phra Ong Chao Soamsawali Phra Worarachathinatdamat)
 * 5 May 2019 – Present : Her Royal Highness Princess Soamsawali, the Princess Suddhanarinatha
 * (พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าโสมสวลี กรมหมื่นสุทธนารีนาถ; Phra Chao Worawong Thoe Phra Ong Chao Soamsawali Kromma Muen Suddhanarinatha)

Accomplishments
Since her divorce, Princess Soamsawali has performed many functions on behalf of the royal household. She has shown keen interest in public health and social welfare. The following Thai Red Cross Society programs are under her patronage:
 * The "Reducing AIDS Infection from Mother to New-Born Baby" Programme.
 * Medical Funding for AIDS patients.
 * Funding for Reducing AIDS infection from Mother to the New-Born Baby.
 * Milk funds for infants under the "Reduce AIDS effects from Mother to the New-Born Baby" Program.
 * The Foundation of Professor Dr. Mom Rajawongse Galyanakit Kitiyakara.
 * The Program of Life Giving to the Parents of AIDS-infected Babies.
 * Funds for Cancer Treatment in Children
 * The Princess Pa Foundation

Thai honours

 * Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri
 * Order of the Nine Gems (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame of the Ancient and Auspicious Order of the Nine Gems
 * Order of Chula Chom Klao - 1st Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame Grand Cross of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
 * Order of the White Elephant - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame Grand Cordon of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant (1991)
 * Order of the Crown of Thailand - Special Class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
 * Order of the Direkgunabhorn 1st class (Thailand) ribbon.svg Dame Grand Cross of the Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn
 * Order of Ramkeerati ribbon.png The Order of Symbolic Propitiousness Ramkeerati - Boy Scout Citation Medal
 * King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama IX Royal Cypher Medal, First Class
 * King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal (Thailand) ribbon.svg King Rama X Royal Cypher Medal, First Class

Foreign honours

 * West Germany: Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (29 February 1984).
 * 🇳🇵 Nepal: Member of the Most Glorious Order of the Benevolent Ruler (12 December 1984).
 * 🇪🇸 Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (13 November 1987).
 * 🇯🇵 Japan: Member First Class of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (26 September 1991).
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (19 January 2004).

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Paige Patterson

L. Paige Patterson (born October 19, 1942) is an American Baptist former administrator. He served as president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina, from 1992 to 2003, as president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) from 1998 to 2000, and as the eighth president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, from 2003 until his firing in 2018 over mishandling of a rape allegation.

He played a major role in the Southern Baptist "conservative resurgence". He has been alternately described as a fundamentalist and a conservative evangelical. He would later be implicated for reportedly covering up sex abuse committed by his prominent career colleague Paul Pressler.

Education

 * B.A. – Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas
 * Th.M. – New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
 * Th.D. – New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Career
Patterson started preaching while still in his teens. He held several pastorates before becoming president of the Criswell Center for Biblical Studies (now Criswell College) in Dallas, Texas, a position from which he was eventually fired. In 1967, Patterson and Houston politician Paul Pressler met in New Orleans, Louisiana and expressed a desire to make the then-largely moderate Southern Baptist Convention more conservative-minded. Patterson formed a strong connection with W.A. Criswell of the First Baptist Church of Dallas while in this position. After 17 years as head of what is now Criswell College, he became president of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina (1992–2003). Patterson was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in both 1998 and 1999. He has lectured and preached extensively and authored and edited many books and journals. In 2003, he became the 8th president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He was removed as president in May 2018 over his past advice to women concerning marital abuse and rape, then stripped of his positions of emeritus president and theologian-in-residence for his handling of several rape investigations. He served on the board of trustees of Cedarville University until he resigned on May 31, 2018.

Proponent of expository preaching
Patterson began preaching as a teenager, and continues to preach in churches and seminaries around the world. He is a strong proponent of expository preaching, once saying, "There is no genuinely good preaching except exposition". He has written on the topic of preaching, including the introduction to the 2010 publication Text-Driven Preaching: God’s Word at the Heart of Every Sermon.

Role in the SBC conservative resurgence
Patterson is best known for his prominent role in the Southern Baptist Convention conservative resurgence starting in 1979 with the election of Adrian Rogers as Convention President. Believing SBC seminaries and other SBC institutions had drifted away from their conservative Biblical roots, Patterson joined with Pressler, who was now a Houston-based Judge, to carry out a plan that included exposing the theology taught and practiced by the leadership in SBC institutions, which Patterson and Pressler described as liberal theology. The main issue that divided the SBC was the nature of scripture, particularly, whether or not it is inerrant. Patterson, Pressler, and a host of self-described conservative pastors and laymen began to spread the word that the teaching of SBC leadership was not reflective of their constituents, who were paying their salaries. Patterson and the conservatives won the support of hundreds of like-minded churches, and as many as 40,000 messengers (church members willing to travel to the annual Southern Baptist Convention to vote) by using the inerrancy argument as the issue to gather support.

In 1998, Patterson was elected as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Patterson's influence has been felt at all levels of Southern Baptist life. The seminaries have for the most part become conservative institutions. Local churches have been hiring pastors educated at schools led by conservatives. Missionaries have also been influenced by Patterson's leadership. By the time Patterson was appointed president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2003, the conservative leadership required that all faculty sign documents stating their allegiance to Southern Baptist doctrine, most notably, the Baptist Faith and Message.

Patterson has been associated with the Council for National Policy, an umbrella organization and networking group for social conservative activists in the United States.

Seminary president
Patterson served as the president of Criswell College in Dallas, Texas from 1975 to 1992.

Following his time at Criswell College, Patterson became president of two prominent Southern Baptist seminaries: first Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) in Wake Forest, N.C., from 1992 to 2003, and then Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) from 2003 to 2018.

Views on women
Patterson has attracted interest because of his stance on the role of women in church and his opposition to ordaining women as ministers. According to Patterson, the "highest and noblest calling of God" for women is that of "mother and grandmother". Additionally, Patterson's interpretation of the Bible includes "an assignment from God, in this case that a woman not be involved in a teaching or ruling capacity over men".

In an interview taped in 2000, Patterson recounted how he counseled a woman, who told him about being abused by her husband, that she should pray for God's intervention. When the woman "came to him later with two black eyes" and said "I hope you're happy", Patterson said he was "very happy" because the next day the husband had come to church for the first time. As reported in The Washington Post, in April 2018 Patterson wrote on the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary website that:
 * "I have also said that I have never recommended or prescribed divorce. How could I as a minister of the Gospel? The Bible makes clear the way in which God views divorce ... I do not apologize for my stand for the family and for seeking to mend a marriage through forgiveness rather than divorce."

Patterson explains a wife's submission to her husband as voluntary rather than coerced: "It means voluntarily to line up in the right order that God has given, and the husband is loving his wife sacrificially as much as Jesus Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it, so that all the husband can think of is, 'Honey, what can I do for you? What can I do to serve you? How can I make your life better?' And all the time she is submitting herself to her husband and saying, 'You just lead and, honey, I'll follow.'" "It depends on the level of abuse, to some degree. … I have never in my ministry counseled anyone to seek a divorce and that's always wrong counsel". Instead of divorce he recommended temporary separation in cases of extreme spousal abuse.

He has also compared female submissiveness to submissiveness to a police officer. Although the officer and Patterson would be equal before God, "He is above me," Patterson wrote. Just as "God gave him an assignment that affects me and made him a minister of God to correct my evil ways," so he believed women should submit to men.

Women faculty at SWBTS
While Patterson was president of SWBTS, there were two female faculty members in the School of Theology: his wife, Dorothy, and Candi Finch, a loyal ally of the Pattersons. Both Dorothy Patterson and Finch were fired in 2018 following Paige Patterson's ouster.

Alleged cover up of sex abuse
Patterson was a defendant in a 2018 suit which alleged he assisted in covering up sexual abuse by fellow Southern Baptist Paul Pressler. The claims against Patterson were dismissed as they exceeded the statute of limitations. However, on April 6, 2021, in reaction to the abuse cover up allegations, Officials at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas would remove Patterson's stained glass image, as well as the image of numerous other SBC conservative resurgence leaders, from the MacGorman Chapel, a $30 million building which opened in 2011.

From president to president emeritus and theologian-in-residence
On May 22, 2018, the board of trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS) met to discuss "new leadership for the benefit of the future mission of the Seminary". They removed Patterson as President and conferred the title of President Emeritus upon him, with compensation, and provided for him and his wife to live in the seminary's Baptist Heritage Center as the school's first theologians-in-residence.

Fired from all positions at SWBTS
However, on May 30, 2018, the seminary's executive committee made an abrupt change:

"[N]ew information confirmed this morning was presented regarding the handling of an allegation of sexual abuse against a student during Dr. Paige Patterson’s presidency at another institution and resulting issues connected with statements to the Board of Trustees that are inconsistent with SWBTS’s biblically informed core values."

Patterson was terminated "effective immediately" in response to mishandling the investigation of the alleged rape of a student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2003, based on their internal review reported to SWBTS. During that investigation, Patterson had sent an email "to the Chief of Campus Security in which Dr. Patterson discussed meeting with the student alone so that he could ‘break her down’ and that he preferred no officials be present"; the SWBTS Executive Committee stated that the "attitude expressed by Dr. Patterson in that email is antithetical to the core values of our faith and to SWBTS". The executive committee also found "undeniable" evidence that "contradicts a statement previously provided by Dr. Patterson in response to a direct question by a board member". Patterson has denied any mishandling of any investigation.

The SWBTS Executive Committee removed "all the benefits, rights and privileges provided by the May 22–23 board meeting, including the title of President Emeritus, the invitation to reside at the Baptist Heritage Center as theologian-in-residence and ongoing compensation". The SWBTS trustees voted on October 17, 2018, to uphold the decision to fire Patterson, though 4 of the 34 trustees present voted against and claimed that the process of his firing was flawed. At that same meeting, trustees voted by a similar margin to fire an SWBTS faculty member, apparently for voicing opposition to Patterson's firing.

The firing also led to the termination of Dorothy Patterson's pet project of installing over 60 stained glass windows on the SWBTS campus to honor leaders in the conservative resurgence. The project was begun in 2013 as a 12-year project, and some 32 windows had been installed by April 2019, at which time the trustees decided to remove the windows in the best interests of the seminary. Two of the windows depicted Paige and Dorothy Patterson.

Impact beyond SWBTS
Patterson's firing affected his standing in Baptist circles more broadly. Since 2003, Patterson had served on the board of trustees of Cedarville University, a Baptist institution. On May 30, 2018, Cedarville's president, Thomas White, who had worked with Patterson at both SEBTS and SWBTS, issued a statement that emphasized Cedarville's policies for reporting abuse and his uncertainty as to whether Patterson would continue to serve on the board. By May 31, 1,300 people had signed a petition for Patterson's resignation from Cedarville's board of trustees, which Patterson submitted that day.

Patterson's standing in the SBC was also affected by his firing. After receiving pressure from various Southern Baptist leaders, including SBC president Steve Gaines, Patterson announced in a letter to Gaines on June 8, 2018, that he was declining to give the keynote sermon at the annual meeting of the SBC the following week. Patterson said his decision came from his desires "to protect my family as much as I can", "to contribute to harmony within the Southern Baptist Convention", and "to respond to the request that has come especially from you and other Southern Baptist leadership".

Although Patterson did not attend the SBC annual meeting in June 2018, the scandal prompted a greater focus on gender for attendees, who passed two resolutions on gender. One of those resolutions affirmed roles for women in the church, while the other condemned all forms of abuse against women and insisted that Baptist leaders report alleged sexual abuse to police.

Patterson is still revered in some Baptist circles. During a chapel service on March 12, 2019, Truett McConnell University (TMU), an SBC school in Georgia, the school's dean and president presented Dr. and Mrs. Patterson with a plaque that renamed TMU's annual spring lecture series after them and claimed that they "provide an exemplary role model of Christian living."

Backlash to Patterson's firing
About two dozen SBC donors attempted to return Patterson to his positions of president emeritus and theologian-in-residence at SWBTS and to punish those who fired him. At the SBC's annual meeting in June 2018, they brought a resolution to the floor to fire all the trustees of SWBTS who voted to fire Patterson; that resolution was "soundly defeated". Then in early July 2018, several donors to SWBTS signed a public letter threatening to withhold funding from the seminary unless the SWBTS board reconsidered Patterson's firing. Their letter called the SWBTS Executive Committee's firing of Patterson a "travesty" and stated: "Dr. and Mrs. Patterson continue to have our absolute and unwavering support. They are both esteemed scholars and were stately ambassadors for the Seminary". Karen Swallow Prior, then a professor at Liberty University, said, "What we’re seeing is people who are committed to a person rather than to an institution or to the convention, putting their loyalty to a person ahead of their adherence to the principles of the institution".

Patterson's public ministry since firing
Since his firing, Patterson has received public criticism for two sermons at a revival in September 2018. In the first sermon, he repeatedly highlighted the weight of a "fat" female parishioner, which led to charges that he was "body-shaming women". His second sermon referenced the biblical story of Joseph, who was falsely accused by a woman of sexual abuse, to criticize some women in the Me Too movement. Some Baptists who had previously called for Patterson's removal from SWBTS argued that his sermons showed a lack of repentance for his previous comments about women.

In mid-October 2018, Patterson accepted the opportunity to co-teach an ethics course at Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES). His co-teacher for the course was Richard Land, the former head of the SBC's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and presently the president of SES. Richard Mouw, president emeritus of Fuller Theological Seminary, noted that Patterson was an odd choice to teach the class because he was not a specialist in ethics and suggested that Patterson's hire was "a political statement" by the very conservative SES that "He's one of us. We want to keep his voice strong."

In October 2021, Patterson was elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees of Yellowstone Christian College in Kalispell, Montana.

Lawsuit for handling of rape allegations
In May 2019, an SWBTS former student, named "Jane Roe" in legal papers, filed a lawsuit against Paige Patterson for threatening, intimidating, and humiliating her when she told him that she had been repeatedly raped at gunpoint in 2014 and 2015 by another seminary student, named "John Doe". According to the lawsuit, Patterson told Roe to recount "lurid and graphic details" of her rape before a group of men, told her that the rape was a "good thing", and "seemed to enjoy making Roe even more uncomfortable with his questions". Patterson also reportedly said he was "too busy" to deal with the allegations, "callously rejected" her requests for prayers and financial assistance, and told seminary faculty members about the alleged rape without her consent. Doe was expelled after Fort Worth police searched his room and found nine firearms, which violated the seminary's weapon's policy.

The suit claims Roe is the same student about whom Patterson had promised to "break her down". Patterson allegedly later met with Roe and said that Doe has supplied him with nude photos that proved they had a consensual sexual relationship; Roe said the photos were taken while Doe was raping her at gunpoint. When Roe's mother asked Patterson how Doe had been allowed to attend SWBTS with his violent criminal past, Patterson reportedly "lunged across the table, firmly pointed his finger in her face and threatened to 'unleash' lawyers on her if she dared question his leadership".

On April 4, 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Sean D. Jordan dismissed Roe's lawsuit against Patterson and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with prejudice.

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This really needs to be cleaned up. I'm really just throwing this in so I've got a foundation.

The name's Jack. I got upon Wikipedia via a google for an online encyclopedia.

The thirst for knowledge is eternal, no?

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Tamarama

Tamarama is a beachside suburb, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tamarama is 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council.

Tamarama has a small ocean beach about 1 kilometre south of Bondi Beach and a couple of hundred metres north of Bronte Beach. The suburb is mostly residential and the beach and adjacent parklands have been popular places for recreation such as swimming, surfing, sunbaking and picnics for more than a century.

History
Initially known as Dixon Bay by early European settlers, the name was changed to Tamarama in the 1800s. Tamarama is probably a derivation of the Aboriginal name 'Gamma Gamma' (possibly meaning 'storm'), which appeared on maps of the coastline in the 1860s by the Military or Naval Authority. In the late 1890s a genteel campaign of civil disobedience was undertaken to open up Sydney beaches to daytime bathing. Inspector of schools and writer George Philip was credited with winning the day in Tamarama. In 1887 Sydney's first coastal amusement park, and one of the earliest in Australia, opened at Tamarama. Named The Bondi Aquarium its greatest attraction was a plunging roller coaster that dived and twisted over the beach. People flocked to the attraction, not only for the rides, but for vaudeville acts and aquarium creatures, including seals and a tiger shark. On the evening of 11 July 1891, fire destroyed the aquarium and pavilion, but it rose from the ashes in September the same year, and continued to entertain Sydney's populace. The last identified concert at the Aquarium was a fund raiser for the Waverley Benevolent Society in July 1906.

Ownership and management changed several times throughout its existence, until the site was finally sold by Mrs Margaret J. Lachaume in 1906 to William Anderson who transformed the amusement park, renaming it Wonderland City. In 1906 Wonderland City opened and replaced the Bondi Aquarium as the latest attraction at Tamarama. Powered by its own steam plant, the amusement park featured an airship suspended over the bay and an elephant named Alice available for rides on the beach. There was also a miniature railway operating on a two-mile track over the cliff tops. Frequent battles with local residents over beach access, charges of animal cruelty and an incident with the airship saw a decline in numbers. After a few years of low crowds and poor revenue Wonderland City closed in 1911. In 1920, the NSW Government bought the area and proclaimed it Tamarama Park. There is still a Wonderland Avenue at Tamarama. The first mayor of Waverley (David Fletcher) lived in Tamarama.

Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 1,622 people in Tamarama. 54.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 7.6%. 72.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 40.6% and Catholic 18.4%.

Tamarama Beach
Tamarama Beach is a small beach between two prominent headlands, with a sand filled valley to the back, surrounded by pleasant parkland and picnic areas. Tamarama is an extremely narrow beach and deceptive for its size. Tamarama Beach is often referred to as Glamarama (or Glamourama), owing to the alleged abundance of glamorous people who sunbathe (often topless), on what must be one of the smallest strips of sand in the state. Tamarama Surf Club is located on the northern side, perched up on the headland where it overlooks the entire beach.

Because of its deep water, small size and easterly aspect, Tamarama is dangerous for most swimmers even in a moderate ocean swell. Tamarama is considered the most dangerous patrolled beach in New South Wales, with more rescues per thousand bathers than any other of Sydney's beaches, by the Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club.

A small swell can produce rip currents of up to 2 metres a second (which is about the speed of the current 50m men's world record). One or two rip currents are always present, making the entire surf zone virtually all rip. When the swell really rolls in, an offshore rock shelf shapes a stunning 12 to 15-foot wave that draws committed board-riders, photographers and onlookers, taking in the grand spectacle from the cliffs above.

Just to the north of Tamarama Beach is the locality of Mackenzies Bay, which is also a part of the shoreline boundary of Tamarama.

Sport and recreation
Tamarama is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions across Australia, the National Rugby League competition, by the local team the Sydney Roosters, officially the Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club (ESDRLFC).

Events
Tamarama is in the middle of the "Bondi to Bronte Ocean Walk" which is the most popular coastal walking route in Australia. The beach and parkland form part of the exhibition space for Sculpture by the Sea, a free annual event in late spring and the most popular outdoor artistic exhibition in Australia.

Surf Lifesaving Club
The beach is home to one of the first surf lifesaving clubs in the world, Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club, that was founded in 1906. The Club proudly boasts an enviable record of not having lost a single life to a mishap in the surf in over 100 years of surf life saving patrols. This is a remarkable achievement given that the under tows or "rips" in the surf zone are regarded as being amongst the most dangerous on the east coast of the Australian continent.

On 1 July 2014 Matthew Richell, CEO of Hachette Australia died from misadventure when he was swept up against the rocks of a sea cliff by the surf and then carried back into deeper water where he drowned as a result of being incapacitated by head injuries. He was surfing during a time Tamarama beach is not patrolled by lifeguards and could not be resuscitated by emergency crews.

Memorial
In October 2021 a memorial dedicated to gay men and transgender women targeted in homophobic and transphobic attacks in Sydney from the 1970s to 1990s, was unveiled. The public art is located in Marks Park.

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Blackwater River (West Virginia)

The Blackwater River is a 34.3 mi river in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. Via the Black Fork, it is a principal tributary of the Cheat River. Via the Cheat, the Monongahela and the Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River and drains an area of 142 sqmi. It is a true blackwater stream, owing to spruce and hemlock trees in its watershed, the tannins of which impart a tea or amber color to its water.

Geography
The entire course and drainage area of the Blackwater lie within Tucker County. It rises on Canaan Mountain at an elevation of 3594 ft and initially meanders north-northeastwardly through the wetlands of Canaan Valley, passing through the Canaan Valley Resort State Park and the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, and collecting two short tributaries known as the North Branch Blackwater River and the Little Blackwater River. Below the mouth of the latter, the Blackwater turns west-southwestwardly for the remainder of its course.

After passing the town of Davis, it falls 62 ft over Blackwater Falls and enters the eight-mile (13 km) long Blackwater Canyon in Blackwater Falls State Park. Here it forms whitewater rapids of Class IV-V+ and collects the eight-mile (13 km) long North Fork Blackwater River, which flows past the town of Thomas.

Finally, the Blackwater joins the Dry Fork to form the Black Fork at the town of Hendricks, at an elevation of 1690 ft.

Blackwater
As with other blackwater rivers, the color of West Virginia's Blackwater River results from the leaching of tannins from the decaying leaves of vegetation adjoining the stream in its upper reaches, which are slow moving. Fallen needles from stands of eastern hemlock and red spruce contribute primarily to this, although rhododendron, mountain laurel and the sphagnum bogs of Canaan Valley also contribute. The Blackwater is also typical in having transparent, acidic, and oligotrophic (very low nutrient) water.

Acid mine drainage
Beginning in the 1880s, the Blackwater River watershed (especially the segment of the North Fork of the Blackwater River between the towns of Thomas and Douglas) suffered extreme environmental degradation due to deep mining and coke production. This was exacerbated by the surface mining activities of the 1960s and '70s, which brought about a severe decline in water quality due to acid mine drainage (AMD).

In recent years, the limestone treatment of AMD in the Blackwater River has met with success with the effort receiving an award from the U.S. Office of Surface Mining. AMD is created when sulfite-bearing mineral strata are exposed to air and rainwater, such as when surface mining occurs. The sulfuric acid produced from the sulfite reaction can dissolve metals such as iron, aluminum, and magnesium. By 2004, the combination of acid and dissolved metals drainage had destroyed or damaged about 12,000 mi of streams in Appalachia, including the Blackwater River and streams in its watershed.

Restoration of the Blackwater River watershed was a costly and complex task involving two large projects. The Douglas Highwall Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project installed 16,000 tons (14,400 tonnes) of limestone in a "Wetland/Anoxic Limestone Drain (WALD) system" on the North Fork Blackwater River downstream of Thomas. Although the experimental WALD system did not perform as intended, and "has not generated measurable alkalinity" it did reduce the total acid and metal load in the water discharge from the abandoned mine into the river system.

More successful was a project just upstream of Davis, on Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Blackwater. A six-drum water-powered limestone grinding station adds limestone slurry to the water flowing down Beaver Creek. A Swedish-designed limestone powder dosing system was also installed as backup to the drum system. The 5 mi stretch of the Blackwater between the limestone station and the confluence with the North Fork has now become one of West Virginia's premiere catch and release trout streams.

River water level
Two real time water gauges are available from the United States Geological Survey:
 * Blackwater River real time water gauge, 2.8 miles northeast of Davis, West Virginia
 * Blackwater River real time water gauge, 0.4 miles southwest of Davis, West Virginia

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Semyon Semyonov

Semyon Markovich Semyonov (1911–1986) was a Soviet intelligence agent, best known for handling convicted Soviet spy Julius Rosenberg.

Background
Semyonov was born Samuil Markovich Taubman in Odessa and graduated from the Moscow Textile Institute in 1936 with a specialty in power engineering.

Career
Of Jewish ancestry, for which he would suffer career-wise in the Soviet Union following the Stalinist purges, Semyonov joined the NKVD in 1937 and was sent quickly to the United States as an intelligence officer. He enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he graduated in June 1940 and shortly thereafter began working for Amtorg. Semyonov had a mastery of French and English.

Semyonov worked first as a purchasing agent for the Soviet agency Machinoimport and then as head of the engineering department of the Soviet Purchasing Commission during World War II, with offices both at the commission and at Amtorg while specializing in scientific and technical espionage.

A Russian Foreign Intelligence Service history quotes his KGB personnel files as stating, "While working from 1938 through 1944 in the United States, Major Semyonov showed himself to be one of the most active workers in the rezidentura [station] and credits him with connecting to 20 agents along the scientific and technical line".

In 1942 Semyonov persuaded Vasily Zarubin to transfer Julius Rosenberg and his contacts from the CPUSA-Jacob Golos channel to the direct control of the Rezidentura, with himself as the assigned case officer. The actual transfer occurred on Labor Day weekend, 7 September 1942, at a meeting in Central Park. Bernard Schuster brought Rosenberg to the meeting. Rosenberg was then subjected to a thorough vetting and recruitment process to include training in tradecraft and a probationary period. Alexander Feklisov was assigned to assist in managing Rosenberg. Once the formal recruitment of Rosenberg was completed Semyonov used Rosenberg to conduct formal recruitments of two of Rosenberg's friends from City College of New York, Joel Barr and William Perl.

Semyonov persuaded into collaboration a large group of young scientists and specialists, through whom was obtained a significant quantity of valuable materials on "ENORMOZ" (Manhattan Project), radio electronics, jet aviation, chemistry, medicine. Semyonov received from Bruno Pontecorvo in January 1943 an extensive report on the first nuclear chain reaction. Pontecorvo also relayed to Semyonov in early 1943 that "Fermi was prepared to provide information."

In 1943 the active intelligence operation of Semyonov drew the attention of American counter espionage, and Semyonov was recalled to the Soviet Union. Later he had assignments in France and in Moscow and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

In 1950, in association with the Doctors' plot, the foreign intelligence agency began dismissing persons of Jewish ethnicity. In spite of significant positive results in his record, Semyonov was discharged. He worked as translator in the publishing house Progress. Semyonov was rehabilitated in the 1970s.

For the successful completion of special missions concerning scientific and technical intelligence, including on the atomic programs, Semyonov was awarded the Order of the Red Star and awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.

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Strawberry Hills

Strawberry Hills is an official Urban Place in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Strawberry Hills is located east of Central railway station, within the suburbs of Surry Hills and Redfern which are part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The origin of the name is unknown.

The neighbourhood features mostly mixed commercial/residential & business developments with medium to high density residential developments, including terrace housing and newer apartment blocks.

Strawberry Hills is also the home of a number of significant cultural organisations including Opera Australia, The Australia Council for the Arts, and numerous notable entertainment venues including the Belvoir Street Theatre and the Strawberry Hills Hotel, a renowned traditional Australian jazz venue located on Elizabeth Street.

History
The area originally known as Strawberry Hill, was named after the hill centred under 'Northcott Place' at Surry Hills.

Strawberry Hill was part of a 70-acre land grant to John Palmer in 1794. Facing substantial debts, his holdings were subdivided into large blocks for the Provost Marshal's Sale of 1814. John Connell farmed the largest of these blocks south of Devonshire Street. He sold the property to Thomas Horton James, who subdivided the block as the Strawberry Hill Estate in 1832. Strawberry Hill was a huge mound of sand, made mobile in the 1820s by the destruction of undergrowth by woodcutters, turfcutters, graziers and quarriers. During the 1830s the sand began to advance on the new Strawberry Hill Estate.

Unregulated and unrestrained low-cost housing developed in the area. By the 1870s the area was well known for its poor sanitary conditions. After the construction of the Central railway station and associated resumptions and demolition, industry became established in Surry Hills, with warehouses springing up in streets like Marshall Street. Inner-city housing stock became depleted.

A cycling velodrome and associated sporting facility was built on Strawberry Hill in the early 20th century. After World War II, regeneration of Surry Hills as a residential area began with an influx of migrants and change of policy. The New South Wales Housing Commission demolished the original housing stock and built three storey medium-density housing on Devonshire and Clisdell Streets. By 1961 the fifteen-storey tower "Northcott Place" was completed on Strawberry Hill.

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Neutrality
This article doesn't discuss any of the controversies in which Dr. Patterson has been involved throughout his career, nor does it discuss the effects of his adminstration on SWBTS such as the precipitous drop in enrollment. Xenophore 21:40, 15 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Xenophore (talk • contribs)

This article now seems to be fairly biased against Paige Patterson. Namely, but not exclusively, the fact that one of the sections is titled "Sexual Abuse Problem in the Ministry". A cursory reading of such a title, without completely reading the section, may imply that Patterson himself was involved in a sexual abuse scandal, which is simply not the case and borders on character defamation. The issue is whether or not he properly handled complaints made against an associate of his. The title should be changed in order to reflect the content since the current title is incredibly misleading. A possible alternative could be "Involvement with Darrel Gilyard". Btwebster86 (talk) 20:59, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I think the whole section should go - it's not really relevant, and definitely lends undue weight to the article. StAnselm (talk) 23:40, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I disagree, and would like more discussion before this stuff is deleted. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 00:39, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm happy to discuss it more, but I removed it per WP:BLPREMOVE. Not only do we have the question of relevancy, but it is also unclear that ethicsdaily.com is a reliable source. StAnselm (talk) 01:03, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

 * Rev Patterson reflexively defended men of the cloth who were accused of sexual offenses at a time when the number of predators in religious vocations was well-known. At a time when the claims of those abused were widely accepted, he was spring-loaded in an "attack the victim" mode. This seems to be important. At the very least, we can see that he does not "get it." Paul, in Saudi (talk) 01:56, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Copyright
The section on his family seems to be coped directly from the school's website, and the website says it's copyrighted. 98.27.7.29 (talk) 02:44, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

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Sex Abuse Comments
Deleted this comment as I see we have discussed the redaction. (Still I think it is important.)Paul, in Saudi (talk) 03:47, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Notability
Hi, I have had a quick look and can not see ANY reason listed here why this guy is notable, then looking at the net I see self published or his church published items only, if he is notable for controversies as hinted above surely these need to be listed with sourcesThe Original Filfi (talk) 06:12, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Clearly passes WP:PROF, #6. StAnselm (talk) 06:21, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

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Refusal to apologise leads to backlash among evangelicals
Baptist leader who advised abused women not to divorce doubles down, says he has nothing to apologize for Ed Stetzer has suggested he retire and not give the sermon at the Southern Baptist convention later this year. "“If Paige Patterson preaches at the SBC, he will, because of his past work, get a standing ovation,” Stetzer wrote in a blog post for Christianity Today. “Every news story will point to that moment … and say that Southern Baptists don’t take abuse seriously. … It’s a message to women that we must not send.”" Doug Weller  talk 17:43, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
 * We, that's hardly a "backlash". Stetzer has a long history with Patterson (as he mentions here). StAnselm (talk) 19:27, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Clearly, but that's just one example in the article. Doug Weller  talk 12:58, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Might be due more detail given coverage like https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/sbc-patterson/559532/ --Ronz (talk) 16:12, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
 * it looks useful and shows that this is a significant issue. Did you see the video thr article links to? Look at his face. Doug Weller  talk 16:26, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It's by Jonathan Merritt, so I take it with a grain of salt. Look, this is certainly a significant event in Patterson's life, but we won't know how significant until the SBC meeting next month. If we report on a "backlash", we also need to mention the considerable support that he has received (regardless of whether it's the "tight-knit Southern Baptist boys’ club" or not). StAnselm (talk) 20:40, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Replaced as president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

 * "Southern Baptist Leader Removed Over Remarks On Rape, Abuse Of Women" https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/23/613604818/head-of-southern-baptist-seminary-removed-over-remarks-on-rape-abuse-of-women. There's plenty of coverage now... --Ronz (talk) 16:20, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

 * I'm sure there's a lot. Doug Weller  talk 18:34, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

New, Emeritus position in Infobox
I'm not looked for general consensus on whether or not the new, Emeritus position should be listed in the infobox, but it seems to me to be unimportant and detract from his notability. I realize that infoboxes often have POV problems in the way they highlight some information over others, and in the discussions I've been apart of, prominence and notability have been major points in deciding what is and is not included. --Ronz (talk) 15:25, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

 * Check Strom Thurmond and see President pro temp Emeritus. If it is valid for a senator to have one, it should be valid. It is a high and honorable position. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.81.32.241 (talk) 23:19, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * It is a high and honorable position. If you can find some independent sources to that effect, I'd agree, or at least some that are similar to those of President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate. --Ronz (talk) 02:07, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
 * As there are no sources demonstrating it being so noteworthy, I've removed it again. --Ronz (talk) 20:19, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

He's been fired. Given that, any but the briefest mention of the Emeritus position he held for a few days seems grossly undue without independent sources clearly demonstrating the value of the position and what Patterson achieved from that postion. --Ronz (talk) 16:16, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

On Women
How should we properly interprete the sentence in Michelle Boorstein May 29 article? It says: The leader of a major Southern Baptist seminary issued a statement Sunday pushing back after a 2000 tape surfaced purporting to quote him saying that abused women should focus on praying and “be submissive in every way that you can” and not seek divorce. From that some editor created a general purpose sentence: "He has encouraged abused women to pray and be submissive in every way that you can", which to my eyes looks very incredible to present his real opinions and not objective. --J. Sketter (talk) 17:12, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Please be extremely careful with sources and be patient as the dust settles on his firing.
 * As I wrote on your talk page, I'm waiting for better sources to be published. At this point I've only glanced through the press releases from the SWBTS (the most recent published June 1), and the corresponding press. What we need is an independent, reliable source that gives a detailed analysis of all that's happened. As long as we're ignoring all that's happened since, picking through past references seems a waste of time.
 * That said, if there is a BLP problem with the current content, outdated as it is, some tactful removal would be a better approach. --Ronz (talk) 17:46, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * In that case, IMO we should remove or modify the sentence that is based on the WP's "purportedly". I mean, it is a very strong claim. A number of articles now blame PP for advicing raped women to sumbit and be quiet. I fulheartedly agree we need better sources, but this kind of lousy claims, that I find purposefully hostile can't stand. Either you allow in some explanations by PP, allow removal of the unsure claim altogether or tell me what in your opinion is the suitable modification. Sorry if this sounds bully. The date of PP's sayings are not any more important as are journalists reports dates. --J. Sketter (talk) 18:31, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * WP:BLP should protect the article subject from insufficiently based claims and rumors - not vice versa. --J. Sketter (talk) 18:34, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The way forward in the long term is to work from better sources that include the latest revelations.
 * Given that you're dealing with content directly related to those revelations, working from older sources is problematic.
 * Given that SWBTS fired him for lying, adding his statements to counter those from others is very problematic.
 * If current sourcing doesn't properly verify some content, it should be removed.
 * A number of articles now blame PP for advicing raped women to sumbit and be quiet. I'm guessing then that you've read some of the more recent news about him and why he was fired. Why not identify those news articles so we can evaluate them for use in this article? --Ronz (talk) 18:45, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Avoiding recentism is not any problem here. Just use the past temp with a date. Judgements about the worth of those statements might change when we get more information, but that in itself is not a reason to reject the contemporary sources. You didn't address my question regarding the Washington Post source and if you don't have anything else to say, I'll remove the contested claim by WP:BLP; "Purported" knowledge doesn't meet the criteria of adding it to a BLP-article. You need to add a RS that definitely states he said it in that 2000 recording. Preferably by exact whole quotation from what we can see the connection to the claimed, controversial opinion. --J. Sketter (talk) 20:20, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Seems like https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/05/02/southern-baptist-leaders-advice-to-abused-women-sends-leaders-scrambling-to-respond/?utm_term=.1e4550da059c verifies the information. --Ronz (talk) 21:18, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/evangelical-women-paige-patterson-petition_us_5af08114e4b041fd2d293d87
 * https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/05/sbc-patterson/559532/
 * https://www.christianheadlines.com/slideshows/6-things-to-know-about-paige-patterson-and-the-sbc-s-stance-on-wifely-submission.html
 * https://www.redletterchristians.org/why-paige-pattersons-apology-may-not-be-enough/
 * As do these. --Ronz (talk) 21:28, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh. I'm honestly sorry Ronz. Realized Patterson really has here another kind of, rarer but still logical angle of view to these issues. It certainly can make his position hard to defend in the current media climate or make himself understood at all to many. Even if I risk stretching the purpose of this talkpage I say I see it all stems from his dislike to divorce. Regardless, justification to his point of view should be presented when RS's are available. Please keep up the good work. --J. Sketter (talk) 19:39, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Mention of withdrawl from speaking at the SBC annual meeting
Re : I don't see how bringing up the annual meeting and/or the Task Force with no other context is due any mention. --Ronz (talk) 01:06, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I posted a section to discuss it right after Ronz posted this, so I moved my reasoning here. I included info on PP stepping down from a major SBC leadership post and from giving a keynote sermon at the national SBC gathering on June 12-13, 2018. Ronz edited out this info because: "unclear what weight, if any, should be given to this - some encyclopedic context is needed"; I then reverted. The paragraph in question is important for this article and particularly this section because it's in the immediate context of his firing from SWBTS (as all the national media articles reporting PP's stepping down have noted), and because PP *explicitly stated* that he was told to step down *by several national SBC leaders*. Clearly, PP stepping down signals that his firing from SWBTS has diminished his status within the national SBC. However, I'm not sure how to say that in the article in an "encyclopedic" way, so I simply quoted PP's statement that he stepped down because several SBC leaders told him to. I thought the gist was sufficiently obvious from the evidence. Also, other editors (not me) have invited more information in that section, so it seems to go against the wishes of the community to trim out relevant information. That said, if there are any substantive objections to including that information, I'd like to hear them. Cheers, --Wikibojopayne (talk) 01:18, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I think it's an improvement.
 * Re: "chairman of the SBC Evangelism Task Force" Other than that sounding like a position of some importance within the SBC, it's meaningless, and there's no mention of it except from within Patterson's letter.
 * While looking this over, there's a new, summarizing source that should be useful: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/how-women-led-to-the-dramatic-rise-and-fall-of-southern-baptist-leader-paige-patterson/2018/06/10/eacae5a4-6a61-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html --Ronz (talk) 02:38, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Well it sounds as important or not as the catalog of priviledges he lost by the decision of SWBTS Executive Committee. Taht feels as well unnecessary detailed. That WP article seems to reside behind a paywall, but it's name in itself is provocative in it's triumphantness, and hints of possibly biased reporting. --J. Sketter (talk) 18:19, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Wikibojopayne, for your subsequent changes to article, especially the lede. --Ronz (talk) 17:48, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Much appreciated, Ronz. --Wikibojopayne (talk) 20:36, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

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this is simply a press release and provides very little information on the team. The quotes provided are thoroughly pointless and of questionable POV Drdisque 02:13, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

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Can we find evidence that Jordan Wood is somehow connected to this team? -- D -Day I'm all ears 16:40, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

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Alien Arena

Alien Arena (initially CodeRED: Alien Arena) is an open-source, stand-alone first-person shooter video game. Begun by COR Entertainment in 2004, the game combines a 1950s-era sci-fi atmosphere with gameplay similar to the Quake, Doom, and Unreal Tournament series. Alien Arena focuses mainly on online multiplayer action, although it does contain single-player matches against bots.

Alien Arena has been released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, and FreeBSD. While the game's content is proprietary freeware, prohibiting commercial re-sale, the CRX engine is open source. In 2013 the assets license was loosened somewhat, which allowed the game package to be included in certain Linux distributions, such as Fedora, Debian and Ubuntu.

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Although it had been in development since 2003, Alien Arena was first released as a beta in August 2004, with the title CodeRED: Alien Arena. The first stable version was released in October. Two single-player, campaign-style games, CodeRED: Battle for Earth and CodeRED: Martian Chronicles, were released during 2003. Following these games, Alien Arena received greater development focus. The final upgrade to the two single-player games was made available on February 18, 2005. The "CodeRED" title continued to be used until Alien Arena 2006 was released in November 2005, promoted as a "sequel" to the old CodeRED version.

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The game is powered by the Quake II-based CRX game engine, which has been rewritten to include support for such features as 32-bit high-resolution textures, 3D models used as architecture in maps, GLSL per-pixel lighting effects, parallax mapping, normal mapping, ragdoll physics using the Open Dynamics Engine, server-side antilag code, shaders (GLSL and rscript), textured particles, semi-true reflective water with per-pixel distortion shaders, reflective surfaces on entities, light bloom, real-time shadows, overbright bits, real-time vertex lighting, and other graphical effects, all of which can be turned on or off in the menu. As of CRX version 7.30, OpenAL is used for sound on all platforms. Physics support was added in version 7.50 using the Open Dynamics Engine.

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Alien Arena has been compared to Quake III and Unreal Tournament, and is considered one of the best free first-person shooters. GameSpot noted the use of 1960s-style sci-fi imagery and good selection of weapons and maps in 2008. In 2008 APCMag.com named Alien Arena among the Top 5 best (free) open source games. In a 2009 review of Linux Format Alien Arena was rated 8/10. Alien Arena was selected in February 2014 as "HotPick" by Linux Format.

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Selsun Blue

Selsun Blue is an over-the-counter brand of dandruff shampoo now owned by Sanofi. First made by Abbott Laboratories, the brand was bought by Chattem in 2002. Chattem was acquired by Sanofi in 2010, although in some markets, it is sold by Rohto Pharmaceutical instead. Selsun Blue has been marketed as a more effective alternative to brand leader Head & Shoulders due to its superior performance in randomized trials.

Formulations
Over the counter Selsun Blue contains 1% selenium sulfide as its active ingredient in its most popular version (the word "Selsun" is a portmanteau of selenium sulfide + n). Chattem announced that on November 1, 2005, they would introduce a new line of shampoos under the brand name Selsun Salon. These contained a different active ingredient than Selsun Blue, pyrithione zinc 1%, and are oriented toward the higher-end shampoo market. Other active ingredients such as salicylic acid and botanicals are in other versions of Selsun Blue brand dandruff shampoo.

In 2011, the Selsun Blue brand consisted of 15 products spread across two brand segments, Naturals and Base. The Naturals line of products contains the active ingredient salicylic acid in addition to 8 moisturizers & botanicals plus vitamins B5 & E. Salicylic acid  is a keratolytic agent that assists with cell shedding or flaking. The base brand consists of six types including Medicated with menthol, 2-in-1, Normal to Oily, Moisturizing, Itchy Dry Scalp, and Deep Cleansing with micro beads. The first four types contain the active ingredient selenium sulfide which has been shown to have anti-fungal properties. More specifically, selenium sulfide, an anti-infective agent, relieves itching and flaking of the scalp and removes the dry, scaly particles commonly referred to as dandruff or seborrhea. Selenium sulfide is also used to treat tinea versicolor, a fungal infection of the skin.

Deep Cleansing was launched by Chattem in January 2011. In addition to the active ingredient salicylic acid, the product contains scrubbing micro beads.

Availability
Like Chattem’s other products, Selsun Blue is sold through mass merchandisers, drug and food retailers such as:

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Southwest Texas Sacred Harp Singing Convention

The Southwest Texas Sacred Harp Singing Convention is an annual gathering of shape note singers. Songs are sung a cappella from the Sacred Harp tune book. The convention was organized on April 28, 1900, at the Round Top School House, in Caldwell County, Texas, as the South Union Singing Convention. It is the second oldest continuous Sacred Harp convention in Texas. Several older conventions are no longer extant.

During its history, the Southwest Texas Musical Convention has been held in at least a dozen Texas counties. Originally an annual two or three day convention, the delegates later changed to meet on each fifth weekend of the year. The Convention presently meets on Saturday and Sunday of fifth-Sunday weekends in the spring and fall. The spring session is held at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, at McMahan, Texas. The fall session is held in Austin, Texas. The current tunebook in use by the convention is The Sacred Harp, Revised Cooper Edition, 2012, first revised by W. M. Cooper and others in 1902.


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Spring Farm, New South Wales

Spring Farm is a suburb of the Macarthur Region of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia in Camden Council. It is on the east side of the Nepean River. Until recently, it was mainly farmland with a winery, an electricity substation and the Spring Farm Advanced Resource Recovery Facility, but it is currently in the process of suburban redevelopment.

History
The area now known as Spring Farm was probably originally home to the Tharawal people, based in the Illawarra region, although the Western Sydney-based Darug people and the Southern Highlands-based Gandangara people were also known to have inhabited the greater Camden area. Very early relations with British settlers were cordial but as farmers started clearing and fencing the land affecting food resources in the area, clashes between the groups arose until 1816 when a number of indigenous people were massacred and the remainder retreated from direct conflict with the settlers.

In 1805, wool pioneer John Macarthur, was granted 5,000 acres (20 km2) at Cowpastures. After the land was cleared, it was used for farming for most of the next 200 years until Sydney's suburban sprawl reached the town of Camden and the farmland was subdivided into housing blocks.

Transport
Spring Farm is off the Camden Bypass. There are a number of bus services operated by Transit Systems that run through the suburb. The nearest railway station is Macarthur.

Springs Lake
Springs Lake is a man made lake in Spring Farm with a timber boardwalk, and picnic facilities.

Spring Farm Dog Park
Spring Farm Dog Park opened in July 2016 and can be located next to Springs Lake near Burrell Road.

Governance
Spring Farm lies in the south ward of Camden Council, currently represented by Debby Dewbery, Eva Campbell and Greg Copeland. The suburb is contained within the federal electorate of Division of Hume, represented by Angus Taylor (Liberal), and the state electorate of Camden, currently held by Sally Quinnell, New South Wales Labor Party

Education
There is one public school in the area. Spring Farm Public School was built in 2016 and is located on Barley Road.

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Roland Dupree Dance Academy

Roland Dupree Dance Academy was a major dance centre founded by Roland Dupree in Hollywood located on third Street just west of Crescent Heights on the North Side of the Street.

It drew the interest of dancers from around the world due to the academy’s large number of instructors who worked in fields such as Television, Stage and Film. Examples of which are Carrie Hamilton (deceased daughter of comedian and actress, Carol Burnett) and Michael Rooney (son of acting legend Mickey Rooney) who taught classes there in the 1970s. Other teachers, such as Joe Bennett, Carol Connor, Hama, Jacqui, Bill Landrum, Joe Tremaine, and Karen Voight, launched themselves and their own dance academies into success as a result of Dupree Dance Academy.

Equally as important to the success of the studio was the technical discipline introduced into the field of jazz dance. Dupree partnered with Dolores Terry (dancer, teacher, choreographer and eventually producer), who brought her expertise to the creation of the academy's stringent technical warm-up. It included 4 distinct levels (beginner through advanced) and included ballet, Horton, Graham and Cole techniques. Professional level classes were the only ones at the academy in which the technical warm-up might differ, at the preference of the choreographer teaching. In this way the Dupree Dance Academy nurtured and developed professional level dancers as well as providing them with opportunities to be directly involved with working choreographers.

It was when Roland partnered with Mary Jean Valente to open Dupree Casting that the first Casting Service specialising in Dancers for Movies, Television and Commercial Print Media was created. As a result, Mary Jean Valente brought together Directors, Producers and Production Companies in the desire to eliminate the cattle call process of dance auditioning. However, Roland Dupree sold his business in the mid 1980s and has since been hosting dance conventions around America with Dupree Dance Expo. The Roland Dupree Dance Academy itself has now been taken over by the child acting facility, Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts (YADA).

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WYLD-FM

WYLD-FM (98.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana, and one of the highest-rated radio stations in the market. It airs an urban adult contemporary radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios and offices are located in Downtown New Orleans. It carries the syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show weekdays from co-owned Premiere Networks.

WYLD-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts. The transmitter is on Behrman Highway in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans.

History
On March 11, 1965, 98.5 MHz signed on as WWOM-FM, the sister station to WWOM. It was owned by the Wagenwood Broadcasting Company, with studios at 344 Camp Street.

The station was sold to Advance Communications in 1972, and became Top 40-formatted WIXO ("98.5 - a little cooler than normal"). However, in the early 1970s, only some people owned FM radios and ratings were low. On September 24, 1974, at 4 p.m., WIXO went dark. "Golden Slumbers," "Carry That Weight," and "The End", tracks from The Beatles’ Abbey Road album, were the final tunes to be played on the station. After Program Director and morning disc jockey Michael Greene (formerly of WTIX) read the sign-off announcement, the station called it a day with "Her Majesty," the very last track from Abbey Road.

The station remained silent for five months, with the owners stating they could no longer bear its operating costs. It was sold to Peterson Broadcasting Corporation in February 1975. Under Peterson, the newly renamed WYLD-FM began a successful run as a rhythmic contemporary ("CHUrban") outlet after the format was shifted over from WYLD (AM), which Peterson separately bought at the same time. For years, it was branded as WYLD FM 98 and later as WYLD FM 98 Jammin'!. By the late 1980s, it competed with WQUE-FM, which lasted until 1993, when it became WQUE's sister station. With WQUE concentrating on youthful listeners, WYLD-FM evolved into its current urban adult contemporary format.

WYLD-AM-FM were acquired by San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications in 1993. Clear Channel was the forerunner to today's owner, iHeartMedia, Inc.

Until December 2013, WYLD-FM carried the syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show. Crosstown competitor KMEZ picked up Joyner, and WYLD-FM switched to carrying Steve Harvey in the morning, which formerly aired on WQUE.

On August 1, 2012, WYLD-FM's HD2 subchannel and its FM translator K242CE (96.3 FM) dropped their smooth jazz format for Top 40/CHR as "96.3 KISS FM." This marks the second time in the market that Clear Channel has used the Top 40 "KISS-FM" brand, which was previously used at KSTE-FM. The "Kiss FM" format lasted until February 17, 2014, when K242CE switched to active rock, simulcasting WRNO-HD2. The translator now carries the "Throwback" format, airing classic hip hop.

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Talk:Countries banning non-human ape experimentation

September 2005
"approximately 1300 individuals currently in US labs" Source? --JWSchmidt 02:23, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I have a source here saying 3,100 Great Apes are living in captivity in the U.S., which includes laboratories, so 1,300 sounds about right though we should find a source (which shouldn't be hard to find), assuming it's great apes that's meant. If it's primates, it's many more: there are 15,000 macaques in the U.S. alone in laboratories. SlimVirgin (talk)  02:05, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

"Thoughts on the Future of Great Ape Research" by Edwin H. McConkey and Ajit Varki in Science, Vol 309, Issue 5740, 1499-1501, 2 September 2005.  "there should be substantially increased funding for studies on great ape anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, neurobiology, cognitive functions, behavior, and ecology. All such research should be done following ethical principles like those currently used in human studies. Much can also be learned in the course of providing outstanding medical care, as has been the case for humans. Increased knowledge about ape phenomes will likely be helpful for understanding some human diseases"

There is a great ape research ban in germany since 1991 (source: http://www.eceae.org ). That`s why I added Germany to that list.

Great Apes vs NHPs?
It sounds like the term "Great Apes" in this article (and a large fraction of related articles) could be replaced with the term "near-human Primates", which is more precise in definition, less emotive, and more commonly used in scientific circles. Any thoughts on this?--inks 01:57, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * If it's more commonly used by scientists, we should definitely be using it too. Do you have any sources on that? SlimVirgin (talk) 02:05, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, in a Google search for "near-human primates research" vs "great apes research", the latter term is superior in terms of hits (1+ million vs 500). However, most of the articles using the term "great apes" are popular media, whereas the term "near-human primate" is almost exclusively used in academic debate. To put it another way, if a University was publishing Animal Ethics guidelines, they would tend to use the term "near-human primates" as opposed to "great apes".--inks 02:18, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I get very different search results. Near-human primate: 5, and the plural: 12. Great ape: 289,000, and the plural: 871,000. Near-human primates research: 0. Great ape research: 108. Do you have any sources showing near-human primate is used by scientists? SlimVirgin (talk) 04:59, September 9, 2005 (UTC)

 * Surely. Animal Ethics guidelines here refer to them as "near-human primates", not great apes, which is more open to interpretation.--inks 08:10, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I'm happy to see it changed, but you'll have to produce some sources. Cheers, SlimVirgin (talk) 08:29, September 9, 2005 (UTC)

Biomedical Research Literature
A search of the Entrez Pubmed database of published journal articles suggests that "near-human Primates" is not a commonly used term in the scientific literature. A search for {"near-human" Primates} returns 31 articles, many of which include phrases such as "near human habitations" and "DNA near human telomeres". There have been a few published articles about the use of apes in research (such as ) that probably have used the phrase "near-human Primates".

A search of the Entrez Pubmed database for {non-human apes} returns 2021 articles. Studies on reproductive endocrinology in non-human primates: application of non-invasive methods is a recent example that has "non-human primates" in the title. This later article also talks about "captive great apes" in the abstract. In the body of the article, "great ape" is used 11 times and "non-human" is used twice. Searches for {"non-human" apes ethical} and {"non-human" apes ethics} each return about 28 articles.

A search of the Entrez Pubmed database for {"great apes" research} finds 390 articles including. Most of the articles are about results from research using apes such as Successful treatment of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in an adult chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).

{near-human} 41 articles {"non-human" ape} 2006 articles {great apes} 565 articles {lesser apes} 26 articles

Most biologists know that humans are apes and they simply distinguish between humans and non-human apes. Near-human is ambiguous. How near? Biologists usually make a distinction between "lesser apes" and "great apes". There is much more research on great apes than on lesser apes and "non-human ape" almost always means "non-human great apes". My guess is that many biologists would accept use the term "near-human apes" to mean "non-human great apes", but "non-human ape" is the phrase that is traditionally used and everyone knows that they are "near-human"- it is a point that scientists probably feel need not be explicitly made. For people who are trying to educate the public about how similar non-human great apes are to humans, it is probably useful to use the phrase "near-human apes". My review of the biomedical literature suggests that for articles about the ethics of using non-human great apes in research, it is probably not unusual to find the term "near-human apes". However, most of these articles are not available online and many of them are editorials and commentaries rather than peer-reviewed articles. Is the conduct of medical research on chimpanzees compatible with their rights as a near-human species? is an example of an article in the database, but I have never heard of the journal Between Species.--JWSchmidt 13:52, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Wow - I'm very impressed by the effort you've gone through, and you've convinced me. I withdraw my previous statements regarding G.A vs N.H.P. *tips hat to JWSchmidt*--inks 08:32, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Ethics Guidelines and Legislation
The U.S.A. National Institutes of Health seems to use "nonhuman primate" for its ethical guidelines. There are some animal rights groups that use "near-human primate", for example: Americans for Medical Progress, but I could not find an actual set of ethical guidelines that uses the term "near-human primate". Others animal advocacy groups use "nonhuman" in their suggested guidelines, example: The Humane Society of the United States. Note: the Humane Society "guidelines" are basically a call for "an official ban on the use of nonhuman apes in biomedical research and testing in the United States". This Humane Society webpage has some figures for the number of chimps used in U.S.A. research, and cites a A 2001 report from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to Congress. It also points to:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2001). Public Law 106-551 Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance and Protection Act: Report to Congress regarding number of chimpanzees and funding for care of chimpanzees.

I tried to find this "Report to Congress" (above) online, but failed. I did find these webpages:

 * A 1997 study on chimp research.
 * A year 2000 Senate report
 * 2002 NIH chimp sanctuary
 * Chimp legislation

{"near-human" apes ethical guidelines} gets about 90 Google hits. {"nonhuman" apes ethical guidelines} gets about 900 Google hits. --JWSchmidt 15:49, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Picture
The picture should be changed, as it does not depict a great ape!

Template + terminology
Following my previous comment - I can see now that the picture is a part of the whole template. I'd hate to remove the template, but I feel that something should be changed. An article on great apes can't be illustrated by a picture of a non-ape, as it only adds to the confusion that is already rife (most native English speakers don't distinguish between monkeys and apes, let alone non-native speakers). As to the terminology, "near-human" is rarely used. It may be apposite in the ethical contexts, but otherwise does not seem quite right. It seems to suggest that humans are a reference point or some evolutionary target for other apes, which may be a widespread conception, but is bad evolutionary thinking - i.e. it promotes a teleological (goal-oriented) image of how evolution works that is entirely false. Ariosto 02:41, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

What about non-invasive research?
One question that I'd like to have answered: how does this ban effect the sorts of NON invasive research (cognition studies, language instruction attempts, etc) that are more about understanding apes (and secondarily, the ape origins of human activity) than they are about medivcal testing, etc. Is that still allowed in those countries or has it been banned too or is it a non-issue as non-US ape research hasn't tended to be of this sort anyway? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.93.175.208 (talk) 12:30, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Spain restricts primate exploitation
I heard last year on the radio that Spain adopted laws granting great apeas rights. Can't give you more info but check out this website: http://www.releasechimps.org/mission/end-chimpanzee-research/country-bans/#axzz1qDpMajAH — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.210.255.207 (talk) 11:38, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Moving article
Since lesser apes have also been banned from experimentation by Austria, humans are also great apes, and because only ape experimentation is banned, not total ape research, (research on wild apes is still allowed) it would be more accurate to title this article "Non-human ape experimentation bans" instead (or maybe "Countries banning experimentation on non-human apes"). Unless anyone has any objections, I'll move this article. RockingGeo (talk) 08:43, 7 November 2019 (UTC)


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WQUE-FM

WQUE-FM (93.3 MHz, "Q93.3") is a mainstream urban radio outlet in New Orleans, Louisiana. The station, which is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., operates at 93.3 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW. Its transmitter is located in New Orleans' Algiers district, and its studios are located downtown.

History
After the 1941 enactment of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, WDSU-AM moved to 1280 kHz. In 1949, it added an FM station, WDSU-FM (now 93.3 WQUE-FM).

Around 1971-1972, the radio stations were sold, and the AM became WGSO with an adult contemporary format.

Around 1984, WQUE-AM, as "Stereo 13Q", and WQUE-FM, as "Q93",  switched to a Top 40/CHR format under a WQUE simulcast.

In 1992, they evolved to its current format, which they continue with. WQUE is one of the most popular stations among African-American youth in the New Orleans area. From 2006 to 2014, it was the home of the Steve Harvey Morning Show, which now airs on sister WYLD-FM (which formerly aired Tom Joyner). In January 2014, it became the home of The Breakfast Club.

WQUE-FM-HD2
WQUE-HD2 is broadcasting with hip-hop as "All My Jams Top 20".

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Talk:Lorne Michaels

Significant Biographical Errors
I was surprised to discover that facts concerning Lorne's place of birth are disputed, and decided to investigate how this happened (and if there's a clear answer). From what I can tell, the dispute around his place of birth appears to be a combination of citogenesis and a joke. I also discovered a bunch of other biographical errors that nobody seems to have noticed (the origin of these mistakes is unclear), but these should be corrected as well.

Given the sheer number of errors in his biography across numerous sources, it is likely that portions of this page will devolve into an edit war or otherwise keep getting reverted. Unless you have a primary source more reliable than 60-80 year old newspaper scans, it is basically guaranteed that any newer secondary sources are incorrect.

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1 contains a birth announcement for a Mr. and Mrs. A. Lipowitz (née Florence Becker) concerning a birth on November 17th, 1944 in Toronto. This should indisputably prove his place and date of birth, father's initials, and mother's name. Other sources backing up his place of birth include:

 * Kennedy Center
 * GGPAA
 * Canada's Walk of Fame

Given that those additional three citations are from significant award ceremonies physically featuring the man himself (including one directly from the Government of Canada), it is improbable that all of these collectively are wrong.

contains a Bar Mitzvah announcement on November 16th, 1957 with his first and middle names, siblings, and his father's first name. also confirms his initials. Some sources list Michael or Michaels as a middle name, but no primary sources exist for this that I could find, which suggests these are errors. claims he was born on November 17th, 1946 (two years later), but this is almost certainly a typo considering the lack of any other sources corroborating 1946, zero citations, and the Bar Mitzvah announcement precisely 13 years later from 1944.

I also found, using his mother's maiden name. This again lists the date and location of his birth, but also includes his father's name (and career) beyond one initial. It also mentions his marriage to Rosie Shuster (albeit spelled incorrectly as Schuster) in 1967 instead of 1971. Photos from the wedding exist online from two different newspapers confirming the date, so all references to 1971 should be corrected. provides a divorce date of approximately 1980, which existing sources seem to agree on.

Almost all web sources for Rosalind (Rosie) Shuster claim she was born in 1950. However, this sounded exceedingly implausible - assuming is accurate, two people would likely not be collaborating together in high school, college, and summer camp with an age difference of 5 years and 7 months (assuming 5 years to complete high school and 4 years of undergraduate university, there would be no overlap). Lorne's high school (Forest Hill Collegiate Institute) is literally a collegiate institute, and would not have offered anything other than secondary education. Digging deeper, says that she was 14 and he was 16, which suggests she was probably born in 1946. It also says Lorne's father died when he was 14 (more on this later). confirms 1946 for Shuster, but doesn't give a month and day.

The first wedding photo contains one of the only uses of "Lorne David Michaels" I encountered. The heading suggests this image is of Lorne and his wife, but the caption completely disagrees with this, and it isn't clear when each part was written. However, I ended up looking into "Lorne David Michaels" as a result. also came up (which is presumably slightly more legitimate than a random article), but there is otherwise no way to verify this information.

The Windsor Daily Star article on May 15th, 1959 (page 59, ) also confirms his father's name and career. However, there is likely a typo in the date of death, as Lorne would not have been 14 at the time if he died on January 27th 1958 (he'd be 13 years and 2 months old) - this is likely a typo of 1959 considering the conflicting earlier information and the blurb's contents. Neither source makes any reference to the name Henry. Barring the existence of evidence proving otherwise, it is likely that "Henry" Abraham Lipowitz is incorrect, and all references should be corrected to Abraham Lipowitz.

Almost all references to being born on a kibbutz in Palestine seem to have been published after April 2012, with the earliest instance being by Paul Simon (who says in the article he's been friends with Lorne for more than 37 years). That article also claims that Michaels was attacked by a shark, which is almost certainly fictional. It is quite likely that subsequent claims of being born in Palestine are simply from people failing to detect the original article's humour and citing something that sounds plausibly true as factual. Considering how that article was written by a friend of Lorne's, I suspect it accidentally spiralled into an elaborate practical joke.

--209.171.85.59 (talk) 04:56, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Pertaining to the Image used in the info box
While I am not sure, and I am by no means an expert at deducing and identifying altered images on the internet, it would appear to my untrained eye that the primary image used to identify mister Micheals is edited. Specifically, it would appear that someone has increased or "streched" the length of his mouth, lips pursed, to visually ridiculous levels. I am aware of some inside jokes that occur here on Wikipedia, such as increasing the size of various states little by little so as to not draw attention to the ruse. It is for this reason that I must ask: am I mistaken? Is Lorne Micheals in fact represented accurately here?

192.77.12.11 (talk) 11:33, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
 * This is, in fact, an accurate image of Lorne Michaels. As he was one of the honorees the night this photo was taken, there are a number of similar photos available from the Library of Congress (1, 2) and UPI (1), as well as the Kennedy Center itself (1). There are also photos from other events (1, 2, 3) where he looks similar. As you will note in these photos, his mouth does seem wider than most people might expect, but that is simply how his mouth looks. -Etoile ✩ (talk) 21:40, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Lipowitz > Michaels?
(12 years later) I can't seem to find in the article any mention of when/why (why may be obvious, but still) he changed his name from Lipowitz to Michaels. This would likely be worthwhile information--and help to make this article more properly encyclopedic. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 06:31, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Horatio Sanz Lawsuit
There should be a section added mentioning he was added as a defendant alleging the enabling of Horatio Sanz's sexual abuse of a minor. MisfitBlitz (talk) 03:10, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

 * The controversy section should be readded as being listed as a defendant is not peripheral and settling out of court does not equal innocence. MisfitBlitz (talk) 07:05, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Removed again. Micheals was part of a shotgun accusation against multiple people with minor involvement. The case was "dismissed with prejudice" after being settled by the main defendant. Meters (talk) 07:08, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

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User:Nathew

I don't like wikipedia.

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ResMed

ResMed Inc. is an American medical equipment company based in San Diego, California. It primarily provides cloud-connectable medical devices for the treatment of sleep apnea (such as CPAP devices and masks), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other respiratory conditions. ResMed produced hundreds of thousands of ventilators and bilevel devices to help treat the respiratory symptoms of patients with COVID-19. ResMed also provides software to out-of-hospital care agencies to streamline transitions of care into and between these care settings for seniors and their care providers (i.e. home health, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, life plan communities, senior living centers, and private duty).

ResMed employs more than 8,000 employees worldwide as of June 2022. The company operates in more than 140 countries worldwide, and has manufacturing facilities in Australia, Singapore, France, and the United States. Revenue was US$3.6 billion in fiscal year 2022.

History
ResMed was established in 1989 by Peter Farrell in Australia. It relocated to San Diego in 1990.

Leadership
On March 1, 2013, Peter's son Mick Farrell became the company's new CEO. Peter transitioned to a non-executive role at the end of the year.

In November 2023, there were many changes to the executive team at ResMed. Rob Douglas stepped down as COO and President after announcing he would retire in January 2024. In the same month, it was announced that Justin Leong will serve as CPO. Leong will also take over the digital health technology team. Katrin Pucknat will serve as the new CMO and Mike Fliss will serve as the new CRO.

False claims settlement
In January 2020, ResMed Inc. agreed to pay more than $37.5 million to resolve alleged kickbacks paid to DME suppliers, sleep labs, and other healthcare providers in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.

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