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REDCAT

Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts center for innovative visual, performing and media arts in downtown Los Angeles, California, located inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. Named for Roy O. Disney and his wife, it was opened in November 2003 as an extension of the California Institute of the Arts' mission into downtown Los Angeles.

Programs

 * Visual Arts
 * Performing Arts
 * Film/Video
 * Music
 * Conversations

Facility
The art center consists of a 3000 sqft gallery space, a 200–270-seat flexible black box theater, and a lounge/cafe/bar.

History
As the Walt Disney Concert Hall began construction in 1992, Roy E. Disney, son of Roy O. and Edna Disney, saw an opportunity for the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Santa Clarita to have a presence in downtown Los Angeles. With the financial support of The Walt Disney Company and the County of Los Angeles, the Concert Hall’s architect, Frank Gehry, whose children graduated from CalArts, was asked to design the new venue as part of the complex. Patty and Roy E. Disney personally matched the Disney Company’s gift and named the facility after his parents Edna and Roy O. Disney who built The Walt Disney Company with younger brother Walt, and after his death, ensured that his greatest wish and achievement, the construction and launching of CalArts' campus, was completed.

At the time of REDCAT’s conception in the early 1990s, then CalArts President Steven D. Lavine cited the pairing of experimentation in the arts with a public space for artist-community engagement as the primary consideration for the venue design and its role as a laboratory for the Institute. Lavine noted the Cottesloe Theatre in London as a model for its high caliber renegade experimentation. Lavine additionally expressed an institutional ambition for CalArts to contribute to the local community and participate in a broader dialogue about emerging forms of art and performance. The aim was to offer Los Angeles residents exposure to innovative art forms more consistently than occasional events (e.g. 1984 Olympic Arts Festival). Harvey Lichtenstein, then president and executive producer of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was brought in as a consultant during the development phases of REDCAT in 1999.

After the initial search for a founding executive director proved elusive after the events of September 11, 2001 changed the national mood about the arts, Mark Murphy, originally considered for a more curatorial program director role for the theater space, was instead hired as the first executive director of REDCAT. Murphy observed a dearth of interdisciplinary art spaces in Los Angeles the likes of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Wexner Center for the Arts, and the Walker Art Center, or the Alte Oper in Frankfurt and the Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin. Given Murphy’s sole focus on the performing arts, Eungie Joo was hired in 2003 as the Gallery Director and Chief Curator for the gallery space. This bifurcated leadership start was the impetus that propelled initiatives for commissioned works, artist residencies, collaborations, and public programs for the Theater and Gallery as parallel and separate from each other rather than per its original conception as a unified laboratory of CalArts. Subsequent Gallery Directors and Curators after Joo were Clara Kim and Ruth Estévez.

Upon the departures of both Estévez and Murphy in 2018, the position of Executive Director of REDCAT was elevated to a CalArts senior leadership position (Vice President), reporting directly to the CalArts President. With this position change came the added responsibility for the management of all CalArts partnerships with cultural institutions in Los Angeles and beyond, further extending the professional laboratory work of the Institute into a global context.

An international search in 2019 resulted in the hire of João Ribas, the former Director of the Serralves in Portugal, to become the first CalArts Vice President for Cultural Partnerships & Executive Director of REDCAT, occupying the Steven D. Lavine Endowed Chair (given in honor of retired CalArts President Lavine, the founder of REDCAT). This change returned REDCAT to its founding concept as a multidisciplinary laboratory for artists with a unified program—performing and visual arts together—under one executive director with multiple curators working together as a team collaboratively to enable public engagement with experimentation in the arts.

Initial Criticism
In the 2002 architecture book Gehry: The City and Music, Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, a former faculty member at CalArts, describes REDCAT as a performance space located within the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Gilbert-Rolfe notes that REDCAT's exterior stone appearance and orientation towards the back of the building makes it visually distinct from the metallic exterior of the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex. He uses this comparison to illustrate the social divide between artists performing at REDCAT versus those performing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Gilbert-Rolfe suggests that REDCAT can be seen pejoratively as an "entry-level" venue for aspiring artistic professionals looking to perform at more well-known venues like the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It is worth noting that Gilbert-Rolfe's analysis was published prior to REDCAT's inaugural season in the fall of 2003. With the arrival of the Broad Museum, and the subsequent Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill station of the LA Metro, REDCAT now occupies a "front door" to the entire Bunker Hill Arts area for those arriving via public transit.

In 2007, Los Angeles–based art critic Edward Goldman found himself driving by REDCAT and decided to see if there was an exhibition on display. Upon arrival, he noticed that the gallery did not use banners to announce their shows. Despite this, he took a chance and entered the galley. As the only person in the gallery, he noticed the art exhibit’s attendant appearing ambivalent to him as he entered the gallery. Noticing an exhibit on display, Goldman found the installation Falha (Failure) by Brazilian artist Renata Lucas to be austere, and there were no labels or wall text to explain the artwork. Uncertain if visitors were supposed to engage with the artwork, Goldman took a risk and walked across the plywood sheets (contents of the artist’s exhibit). Luckily, he discovered a pamphlet with an essay about the artist, but it was written in dense, inaccessible jargon, as he described it to be “favored by Artforum magazine and the CalArts in-crowd”. Seeking clarity, he asked the young attendant for help, who explained that Lucas wanted visitors to have a hands-on experience with her artwork. Despite this, Goldman determined that the exhibition's curator Clara Kim did not clearly communicate this intention to the public. Afterwards, Goldman left the exhibition with the impression of feeling like an “uninvited guest crashing the party”. In a 2013 TEDTalk, Goldman disclosed that WDCH's architect Gehry was the first art professional he met in Los Angeles when he initially immigrated to the United States.

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Clare Nasir

Clare Lyn Nasir (born 20 June 1970) is an English meteorologist, author, and TV presenter.

Early life
Born in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Nasir's family is musical, with Nasir playing the saxophone, while three of her brothers are professional musicians. Nasir attended Kingsbrook School in South Northamptonshire, where in 1988 she obtained A-levels in Mathematics, Geography and History. She then studied at the University of Plymouth, graduating with an honours degree in Mathematics, continuing on with her master's degree in Applied Marine Sciences.

Career
After university studies, Nasir joined the Met Office, training to become a qualified weather forecaster.

Two years later, Nasir joined the Met Office's London Weather Centre, offering weather forecasting and presenting services to London radio stations and media outlets. Subsequently, she took a position as forecaster and presenter for Anglia Television in 1997. She returned to London to work for Carlton Television in 1998.

In 2000 Nasir joined GMTV as maternity leave cover for regular weather forecaster Andrea McLean, however this led to a permanent contract, with her sharing duties with McLean following her return.

In 2001 Nasir was made weather producer and presenter being responsible for all weather output and weather-related features on GMTV. GMTV forecasts include outside broadcasts, the most famous of which involves Nasir reporting from Bridlington seafront. Being lashed by wind and rain, in the middle of the report an enormous wave burst over the harbour wall, completely covering her and sending her flying out of shot. Undeterred, she picked herself up and finished her report, having to speak directly into the boom microphone as she had lost her microphone pack.

As well as presenting the weather on GMTV, Nasir has hosted several series, including "Interactive Wedding", the travel series "Great Escapes", and "Extreme Weather", wherein she investigated globally changing weather patterns.

In 2007 Nasir served as one of many panelists on Through the Keyhole.

On 1 August 2010, the Daily Mirror announced Nasir was to quit GMTV prior to the following month, to launch a fitness DVD. On 3 September 2010, on the final broadcast of GMTV, Nasir presented her last weather forecast.

From 20 November 2010 until 27 October 2013, Nasir presented weather forecasts for the ITN produced regional news programme ITV News London on ITV London.

In 2011, Nasir completed a diploma in International Environmental Policy from the Open University.

In February 2012, Nasir appeared as a celebrity guest on the Channel 5 TV show, "Live With ..." and spoke of her journey of having achieved her goal of having a baby.

Nasir has written a regular weather-related blog column for The Huffington Post (UK).

In June 2012 Nasir presented weather forecasts for the ITN produced 5 News on Channel 5 to cover for Sian Welby while she is on holiday or a break.

As of 4 October 2013, Nasir has presented weather forecasts for the BBC North West produced regional news programme BBC North West Tonight as well as Look North for Yorkshire and Look North for Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

Since 2016, Nasir has hosted the weather bulletins for the Met Office online. Nasir has also written a series of children's books including Colin The Cloud.

On 31 October 2016, Nasir joined as full-time weather forecaster for 5 News on Channel 5.

Personal life
Nasir has been married to DJ Chris Hawkins since March 2005. She gave birth to a daughter on 11 November 2009, seven weeks early.

In 2012, Nasir and Hawkins moved to Wilmslow as Hawkins continues working for BBC Radio 6 Music at MediaCityUK.

Books

 * COLIN THE CLOUD. (2014) Rudling House.
 * STEVE THE STRATUS. (2015) Rudling House.
 * What Does Rain Smell Like? (2019)

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Roman Danylo

Roman Danylo (born in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian comedian, improviser and actor based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known for his starring role in the CTV Television Network show Comedy Inc.

Career
As a teen, Danylo ran a weekly sketch review show as a student at Sir Winston Churchill High School in Calgary.

Roman then went on to study with Keith Johnstone at the Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary (Loose Moose is where Theatresports originated and is often credited as being one of the founding institutions of humorous improvisational theatre). He also worked in several local comedy clubs with friends Oldring, Albert Howell and Graeme Davies and performed with Theatre Calgary. He participated in various CBC Radio dramas as well.

He has performed at the HBO Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado and Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival and also starred in the UPN series Off Limits with Aisha Tyler. Danylo has been featured on NBC's Late Friday, Jeremiah, The Outer Limits and Sliders.

However, Roman is best known in Canada and has appeared in several Canadian series, including CBC's Comics, These Arms of Mine, Made in Canada with Rick Mercer, the Just For Laughs Improv Championships, Slightly Bent on The Comedy Network and Corner Gas on CTV with Brent Butt.

In 2002, Danylo joined fellow comedians Jessica Holmes and Kurt Smeaton as a writer and cast member on The Holmes Show. Following the show's cancellation, he was offered a starring role in Comedy Inc. while he was in Los Angeles during pilot season.

Some of his recurring characters include "Vlad, the Russian Romantic", "Tantric Sex Master" and "Ken Shawn of WFTO-TV News" (usually paired with Nikki Payne as WFTO's long-suffering weathergirl).

Co-stars on Comedy Inc. include Aurora Browne, Jen Goodhue, Terry McGurrin, Winston Spear, Jenn Robertson, Gavin Stephens, Ian Sirota and Albert Howell. The series recently won the Gold Medal Award for "Best TV Variety Program" at the New York Festivals for the second year in a row and was picked up by the U.S. cable network Spike TV in April 2005. Comedy Inc. was also nominated for a 2006 Canadian Comedy Award for best writing in a television series.

In 2012 he hosted a gag-comedy show called the Funny Pit with Ryan Steele and Amy Goodmurphy, which was produced by Thunderbird Films.

For his performance in CBC's Western Alienation Comedy Hour, Roman won a Leo Award in 2004 for excellence in British Columbia film and television. That same year, he was nominated for a Gemini for his work on Comedy Inc..

Danylo also performs with the Canadian improv troupe Urban Improv in Vancouver.

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Xuanwei

Xuanwei is a county-level city in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qujing.

Administrative divisions
Xuanwei City has 9 subdistricts, 13 towns and 7 townships.
 * 9 subdistricts
 * 13 towns
 * 7 townships

Demographics
The population of Xuanwei is predominantly Han, with the ethnic minority population comprising members of the Yi, Zhuang, Miao, and Hui ethnic groups.

Food
It is famous as the origin of Xuanwei ham, which is ham that is dry-cured.

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Tin(II) hydroxide

Tin(II) hydroxide, Sn(OH)2, also known as stannous hydroxide, is an inorganic compound tin(II). The only related material for which definitive information is available is the oxy hydroxide Sn6O4(OH)4, but other related materials are claimed. They are all white solids that are insoluble in water.

Preparation and structure
Crystals of Sn6O4(OH)4 has been characterized by X-ray diffraction. This cluster is obtained from solution of basic solutions of tin(II). The compound consists of an octahedron of Sn centers, each face of which is capped by an oxide or a hydroxide. The structure is reminiscent of the Mo6S8 subunit of the Chevrel phases.. The structure of pure Sn(OH)2 is not known.

Sn(OH)2 has been claimed to arise from the reaction of (CH3)3SnOH with SnCl2 in an aprotic solvent:
 * 2 Me3SnOH + SnCl2 → Sn(OH)2 + 2 Me3SnCl

No crystallographic characterization is available on this material.

Reactions
Stannous hydroxide is easily oxidized to stannic oxide (SnO2) by air.

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GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship

The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Championship (GHCジュニアヘビー級王座) is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (<100 kg) wrestlers. It was created in 2001 when Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Juventud Guerrera in a 12-man tournament final. In addition to Japan, the title has also been defended in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. , there have been a total of 54 reigns shared between 27 different champions. The current champion is Daga, who is in his first reign.

Tournament
Noah held a 10-man tournament to crown the first champion, held over its month-long, 11-event Navigation for the Bright Destination tour. The tour was held from June 9 through June 24, 2001.

Combined reigns
As of July 29, 2024.

Belt design
The standard Championship belt has three plates on a blue leather strap.

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User talk:Cuzuco

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User talk:Howabout1/Archive 4

This is an archive from August 1, 2005 to August 26, 2005.

Flcelloguy's RFA
It seems that your support vote has been overwritten in an editing conflict. I thought about restoring it myself, but I think you should just so it won't look like I used your name. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 20:03, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * Never mind, someone else restored it. Y0u (Y0ur talk page) (Y0ur contributions) 20:07, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Fourth Nomination?!
Are you up for nomination again? I was not informed. Please respond a.s.a.p.-- Anti-Anonymex2 Come to my page! I've gone caliente loco! 22:02, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

You're persistent
I haven't so much been ignoring you deliberately as contemplating what you could possibly want me to say to you. What are you looking for from me?

Initially I didn't reply to your first communications because I was busy, and then I forgot about it. Then I got annoyed because, basically, you were whining at me, and I really don't like whiners and I don't like to reward whiners for whining. But I suppose the only way I'm going to get you to stop is to respond. And so I have. Are you happier now? Kelly Martin 01:50, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

Administrator
Before I exept, could you please tell me what that means? Is it like, I'm in charge of the entire wikicitie or something? --Wack'd About Wiki 12:52, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Oh, okay. I guess I already knew what a admin was, just didn't know the proper word [for an admin]. I get it. Okay, you can sysop me now. --Wack'd About Wiki 14:44, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

That's odd, it won't let me move one of my subpages, either. Do you think something might be wrong with Wikipedia, or it's just a coincidence? --Wack'd About Wiki 14:58, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, your right. I accsidentally put the new page name in the "reason" section instead of the "new page name" section. [slaps face] --Wack'd About Wiki 15:04, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Re:Vandal whacking stick
Thank you very much! Just wanted to let you know it is greatly appreciated. (I had just downloaded CryptoDerk's tool, and I got kind of obsessed with it).

Thanks again! Best, Jaxl | talk 02:36, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * No, I'm not currently an admin. Jaxl | talk 02:38, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks. Jaxl | talk 02:43, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Re:Deletion Policy
Deletion_process:

2) Non-administrators may not close "delete" decisions even if they are unanimous. Only administrators have the ability to actually delete the target article. By closing the discussion without deleting the article, you will be effectively hiding it from the administrators who will never realize that the final step of deletion must be carried out.

-- Essjay ·  Talk 03:27, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

 * Check that link, but I think you can close obvious keeps. Anything that isn't unan. or almost unan. you shouldn't close. -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:41, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

You did just fine. -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:53, August 7, 2005 (UTC)

RfA
Thank you for supporting my RfA. I will do my best to serve the Wikipedia community as an administrator. Flcelloguy | A note? | Desk 20:15, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

WikiFriends
I'm honored. :) Sango  123  20:07, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

And thanks for the other ROAK Barnstar! Sango 123  16:02, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

Church
Fr. How:

Jimbo be with you (Jimbo vobiscum)!

Glad to see your church taking off! May Jimbo shower his blessings upon you; should you require any help from the Wiki See, let me know. Pax tecum, Essjay ·  Talk, Servus Servorum Jimbo, 01:35, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

 * It means I'm lazy! "Fr." is usually the abbreviation for "Father", which is usually what priests are called. (If you prefer "Vicar" you can use that too.) "How" was me being lazy and not wanting to type Howabout1; I do the same thing for a lot of people (Redwolf24 becomes "Red," Jwrosenzweig becomes "JWR," etc.) You could call yourself Monsignor (Msgr.) if you like! -- Essjay ·  Talk 01:55, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

I like the sig! -- Essjay ·  Talk 02:22, August 10, 2005 (UTC)

 * I saw your note; according to the Church, Jimbo isn't pope, he's God, so I can stay pope. And I'll check on If you leave me now. -- Essjay ·  Talk 01:15, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

I took care of If you leave me now. I unprotected, and left a note on the talk page warning against edit wars. -- Essjay ·  Talk 01:40, August 11, 2005 (UTC)

 * Hummm, change my name? I could be WikiPope Justin I, I guess. I usually add Servus Servorum Jimbo (Servant of the Servants of Jimbo) to the end of my sig when I post on the page, but I'll consider the name change. Then again, Peter didn't change his name, so as WikiPope #1, maybe I shouldn't either. -- Essjay ·  Talk Servus Servorum Jimbo 03:01, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

Func's RfA :)
Thank you for your vote on my RfA, Howabout1! Very much appreciated. :) Func( t, c, e, ) 17:57, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Please never hesitate to let me know if you have concerns with any administrative action I may make.

Func( t, c, e, ) 17:57, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

Howabout1, thank you for promoting me in Tote the ranks!!! :) I'm sorry, I didn't see it come up on my watchlist before.

Howabout1 of the Wikipedians, I hereby confirm your promotion to Reader, 1st Class. Please use your new powers wisely. ;-)

Func( t, c, e, ) 20:19, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia community
Hello. I just wanted to thank you for greeting me to Wikipedia. I've been steadily working my way through its contents for the past six months, but only felt confident in editing pages a couple of weeks ago. I was already impressed by the strength of the content and how friendly the community appeared to be, but I was surprised to be welcomed by you and given some tips on how to get invloved. Thank you!

Thank you
Thank you for reverting "vandalism" on Kff. It was me, who did the addition - but I forgot, that I have to login seperatly when moving from the German to the English wikipedia. Please excuse the work I generated for you. It is good to know that somebody is watching changes! Kind regards, Kff 17:52, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Copyright
Hi DRABLE,

You can't just put the articles of Al Downing (musician) under possible copyright violation, since we were the exclusive management of Al Downing for Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia (rest world). The biography of Al Downing was taken from Al Downing himself. The biography and discography are copyright free. Thank you for taking care of this. Bamacher

2,000
Congrats. Essjay always has his milestones at my talk page. Join the tradition :P Redwolf24 02:49, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

 * That I do! And about 24 edits from now, I'm going to be celebrating #5000 there. -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:02, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

Page redirect
Yeah, I know; I like the cat though. This guy is the same guy who has been harassing me for over a month. He's the old "Redwolf24isgay" vandal. Anyhow, it doesn't take but three clicks to get rid of him.

By the way, this is #4993, and speaking of redirects, I redirected the church to Catholic Church of Wikipedia because I was getting a lot of questions about why it was "Protestant" but had Catholic features. -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:41, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

 * 4995: Yeah, I mention it on IRC occasionally, and I always get "Why Protestant?" So now, it's Catholic. -- Essjay ·  Talk 05:10, August 15, 2005 (UTC)

Table
How do you create a table? --Wack'd About Wiki 17:22, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, thanks! --Wack'd About Wiki 18:44, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks from the new guy
Thank you for your welcome message. I think I've read all of the tutorials, but there is so much information to keep in mind. I didn't think I'd need to know about "stubs" this quickly, but I've already written one.

I'm sure that it will take me a while before I get to the point of not having to ask for assistance every few hours (as of this message, I've been a wiki-user for about 15 hours now). Maybe by next week (or next month) I'll have a better grasp of the subtleties of formatting.

Thanks again, The Bearded One

Church
Howabout: What I said on the WP:CCW talk page wasn't directed at you. I had no problem with you having a "church;" you understood that it was a joke, and I thought having a "church" was a neat idea. What I was referring to was 1) the note immediately above mine, which obviously missed the point entirely, and 2) the idividuals I've run across who have said "What's the point?" and have, again, been completely unable to understand that it is a joke. I also don't like the idea that some people have been unable to separate it from a critique of the site; as I'm sure you know, I had no intention to say "the establishment here sucks" when I wrote it.

I appreciated your enthusiasm, and that you were willing to see the lighter side of the Wiki. If you change your mind and decide you want to be part of our "denomination" again, let me know and I'll be happy to undelete your church for you. See you around! -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:25, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

 * Okay, I just wanted to make sure you knew my comments weren't directed at you. I don't want there to be any hard feelings between us over something so silly. -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:33, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

Well, when I started, I used them a lot more. It wasn't uncommon for me to be rewriting several articles at once, plus be doing a few other thing that I'd want to play with in my sandbox. I still occasionally have several in use; at the moment, I think half are full (or were used last night.) It's only five pages, as I use the userpage for one and the talkpage for a second. -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:49, August 17, 2005 (UTC)

User:Redwolf24/Friends
You're listed there. Remove yourself if you see fit ;)

Oh and thanks for the RfA defense! Redwolf24 04:18, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Response
Forget it.-- Anti-Anonymex2 Come to my page! I've gone caliente loco! 17:54, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Re: Revert
'' Hay, you stole my revert. :) Do you have any idea why this happens, I revert it by hand, get no edit conflict screen, only to find out in the history someone rolled it back. Does rollback automaticly override by-hand reverts? Should I use the help desk? Howabout1 Talk to me! 04:32, August 20, 2005 (UTC)''

 * There are rare circumstances where admin rollback will kill a manual edit. I'm not sure of the details. Kelly Martin 04:36, August 20, 2005 (UTC)

Columns
How do you put text into two equal columns? --Wack'd About Wiki 17:05, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

You can, I've seen it done a bunch of times. Oh, well. Thanks anyway. :) --Wack'd About Wiki 20:53, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

User:Was blocked
Thanks for the note, anyway. :) To make sure users like these don't have the chance to make as many... um... lovely edits, try listing them on Administrator intervention against vandalism. Hope you're not scarred for life by that bit of talk page vandalism. Regards, Sango  123  20:52, August 20, 2005 (UTC)

Re: Boredom
''Hi. I'm bored and have nothing better to do than sit at my computer. This is a mindless post that has nothing to do with the wiki. I will now practice my emoticons. :) : :-) :P Thank you for your time Howabout1 Talk to me! 04:01, August 21, 2005 (UTC)'' Hmmmm...Did you perhaps forget to take your medication this morning? -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:20, August 21, 2005 (UTC)

 * Odd... -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:28, August 21, 2005 (UTC)

I saw your Esperanza post about IRC; what was your question, I'll see if I can answer it. -- Essjay ·  Talk 06:36, August 21, 2005 (UTC)

 * Do you have IRC software? You have to have an IRC client (like mIRC or IceChat) to use IRC. Also, a bit worried that you were dreaming of me; was it a good dream, or was I burning you at the stake? -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:04, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

That should solve your IRC problem. As for the pic, I'm positive I haven't ever had a pic of myself on my page; was that part of the dream? -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:19, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

 * Ah ha! Well, I promise never to put a picture of myself on my userpage, but feel free to check out my cat, Mia: Image:Essjay%27s_Cat_Mia.JPG. Anyhow, sorry about IceChat, you're the first person who has had that problem. Perhaps your computer is possessed! ; - ) -- Essjay ·  Talk 02:01, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

Hmmm? I don't understand your last message. -- Essjay ·  Talk 03:55, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, a lot of things. I'm ready to stop contributing to articles because of the POV pushers, and ready to stop admin actions because of the trolling. Not to mention several people I respect highly have been driven off by trolls in the past week or so. It's just stressful right now. -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:11, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

Goodnight to you too. It's most definately night here (half past midnight) and I think I could use a good cup of tea and a good nights sleep. Anyhow, don't worry too much about me, I'm not leaving, I just need a little time to get back to my old self. -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:28, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * By the way, I'd like to know where I said the line about epidemic of foul mood...I've looked all over, and I can't find it! I want to put it up somewhere, but I want a link for it. Do you remember where I said it? -- Essjay ·  Talk 05:15, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

VfD

 * Did you close a VfD? o.o Redwolf24 22:50, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Nomination
Good evening! I'm not sure if you know who I am, but I know you interact with Redwolf24 and Essjay a lot. I'd like to nominate you for adminship. I know you had nominated yourself twice before. I looked over why people opposed you, and I think you've met their criteria since then. If you accept, leave me a note on my talk page, and I'll get right to work. :) Acetic Acid 02:26, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't see the third one earlier. Okay, I'll wait awhile. Leave a message here whenever you feel the time is right. Acetic Acid 02:42, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

WikiBreak
Yeah I was pissed when I typed up that goodbye note but then I realized... My friends outnumber my vandals :) I'm back now and I'll resume my mop duties ;) Redwolf24 23:23, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome
I appreciate the welcome. I just now figured out the concept of the talk pages and so I thought I would take the time to say hi directly. The UI takes a bit to get used to. I have to say I do scratch my head to what notable means. I've noticed the definition in the bylaws appears purposefully to not be defined rigorously. With the stub in question that I wrote; ITC Bailey Sans is sold globally to ad and design firms through a leading type foundry that published it, it's a design that's recieved a notable award mentioned in the link. I'm respectfully not going to argue for this further in the forum. No hard feelings one way or another on administrative level responsibilities or on a personal level. I'll probably kick around in some of the areas I'm interested in, in particular typography, and contribute where I can. The one concern I might have once the "new" factor wears off that could make this process a total turn off is that if too many arguements are made unthoughtfully, in terse disrespectful language, or for effect etc. I've got tough skin, hurting my feelings is not the problem, the problem for me is if the intellectual level gets dumbed down to the point it becomes all about winning an arguement versus making an honest query or intelligent response. In the couple brief articles I wrote there's been about a total of two thoughtful inquiries and a great deal of feedback that I know comes from some that know nothing of what they talk about. My motto, flame me, but do so intelligently. Thanks for being thoughtful on the board. In advance there's no need to save anything that gets deleted. RegardsKevinb3 02:44, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

HappyCamper's RFA - Thanks for your support! :-)
Hi Howabout1! Thanks for your support on my recent RFA. I'm now an administrator, and I wanted to thank you for your show of support and confidence in me. I hope in the future we'll get a chance to collaborate on a project, whether it be writing articles or otherwise. If you ever need something, please let me know on my talk page and I'll try to help out! Once again, thanks for everything - I'll see you around the Wiki! --HappyCamper 17:20, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

E-Mail
What do you what me to e-mail you about? I'm sorry I don't mean to sound rude.-- Anti-Anonymex2 Come to my page! I've gone caliente loco! 22:10, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

It's not worth the trouble.-- Anti-Anonymex2 Come to my page! I've gone caliente loco! 22:28, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

WHAT THE @#%& !
What church did you make!?! Do you have something to do with "The Church of Essjay"?-- Anti-Anonymex2 Come to my page! I've gone caliente loco! 22:45, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

 * This guy takes crap too seriously. Calm down. Howabout1 is part of the church, so am I. Posting "Wiki-enemies" is rather rude. Its all a joke and calm yourself down! Redwolf24 02:19, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

new user welcome
I'm all for encouraging new users, but I suspect your "Create a page" form on your welcome template isn't the best of ideas, it does cause them to create a lot of nonsense pages. --fvw *  23:55, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the heads up :)--I'm just starting to get the hang of dealing with vandalism! GinaDana 01:12, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Jimbo
haha I know someone was like Red, Jimbo left you a message and I was like :O HOLY CRAP. Oh yeah and I coded the barnstar at Essjays page and told him Jimbo left me a message ;) Redwolf24 (talk) 03:03, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

 * By the way, since Red picked out the barnstar and I already have two of the regular ones, can I exchange it for a different one? I've been eyeing that Anti-Vandalism barnstar... ; - ) -- Essjay ·  Talk 04:50, August 26, 2005 (UTC)

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Robert H. McCard

Gunnery Sergeant Robert Howard McCard (November 25, 1918 – June 16, 1944), was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Saipan in World War II.

Biography
Robert Howard McCard, born at Syracuse, New York, November 25, 1918, enlisted in the Marine Corps December 18, 1939. He was subsequently assigned to Parris Island, South Carolina; Norfolk Navy Yard; USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37), New York Navy Yard; U.S. Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I.; and Central Recruiting Division, Chicago, Illinois. Shortly after the United States declared war against Japan in 1941, McCard was assigned to the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Illinois; then the Training Center, Quantico, Virginia; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; and Camp Pendleton, California. McCard served in the field from January 31, 1944, until he was killed in action at Saipan on June 16, 1944.

Medal of Honor citation
The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to GUNNERY SERGEANT ROBERT H. MCCARD UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS for service as set forth in the following CITATION:

 * For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Platoon Sergeant of Company A, Fourth Tank Battalion, Fourth Marine Division, during the battle for enemy Japanese-held Saipan, Mariana Islands, on June 16, 1944. Cut off from the other units of his platoon when his tank was put out of action by a battery of enemy 77-mm. guns, Gunnery Sergeant McCard carried on resolutely, bringing all the tank's weapons to bear on the enemy, until the severity of hostile fire caused him to order his crew out the escape hatch while he courageously exposed himself to enemy guns by hurling hand grenades, in order to cover the evacuation of his men. Seriously wounded during this action and with his supply of grenades exhausted, Gunnery Sergeant McCard dismantled one of the Tank's machine guns and faced the Japanese for the second time to deliver vigorous fire into positions, destroying sixteen of the enemy but sacrificing himself to ensure the safety of his crew. His valiant fighting spirit and supreme loyalty in the face of almost certain death reflect the highest credit upon Gunnery Sergeant McCard and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.

/S/ FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Posthumous honors

In 1945, the USS Robert H. McCard (DD-822), a Gearing-class destroyer, was named in his honor.

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Seal of Davisdon County, North Carolina

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William S. Knox

William Shadrach Knox (September 10, 1843 – September 21, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts who served from 1895 to 1903.

Early life and education
Knox was the son of William Shadrach Knox Sr and Rebecca Walker, and the grandson of Samuel Knox and Mary Kimbell and Jimmy Walker and Hannah Richardson. Born in Killingly, Connecticut, he moved with his parents to Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1852; he attended the public schools and Amherst College where he studied the law. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and commenced practice in Lawrence.

Political career
In 1874 he became a member of the State house of representatives in 1874 and 1875, and he was city solicitor of Lawrence in 1875, 1876, and 1887-1890.

Congress
Knox was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903). There he served as chairman, in the Committee on Territories (Fifty-fifth through Fifty-seventh Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination.

Later career and death
Later, he became president of the Arlington National Bank of Lawrence.

He died in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1914 and was interred in Bellevue Cemetery.

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Lead(II) hydroxide

Lead(II) hydroxide, Pb(OH)2, is a hydroxide of lead, with lead in oxidation state +2.

Preparation
When a hydroxide is added to a solution of a lead(II) salt, a hydrated lead oxide PbO*xH2O (with x < 1) is obtained. Careful hydrolysis of lead(II) acetate solution yields a crystalline product with a formula 6PbO*2H2O or Pb6O4(OH)4. This material is a cluster compound, consisting of an octahedron of Pb centers, each face of which is capped by an oxide or a hydroxide. The structure is reminiscent of the Mo6S8 subunit of the Chevrel phases.

Reactions
In aqueous solution, lead(II) hydroxide is a somewhat weak base, forming lead(II) ion, Pb(2+), under weakly acidic conditions. This cation hydrolyzes and, under progressively increasing alkaline conditions, it becomes somewhat weak acid, and it forms Pb(OH)+, Pb(OH)2(aqueous), Pb(OH)3−, and other species, including several polynuclear species, e.g., Pb4(OH)4(4+), Pb3(OH)4(2+), Pb6O(OH)6(4+). Upon heating to decomposition temperatures, it forms lead oxide (PbO) in the yellow form, litharge.

History
The name lead hydrate has sometimes been used in the past but it is unclear whether this refers to Pb(OH)2 or PbO*xH2O. In 1964 it was believed that such a simple compound did not exist, as lead basic carbonate (2PbCO3*Pb(OH)2) or lead(II) oxide (PbO) was encountered where lead hydroxide was expected. This has been a subject of considerable confusion in the past. However, subsequent research has demonstrated that lead(II) hydroxide does indeed exist as one of a series of lead hydroxides.

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User talk:HughWalters

Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. -- Francs2000 | Talk 03:23, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

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The article says "An inscription dated as far back as 1908 AD of the Chola king Kuloththunga provides some clue as to its antiquity"

Shouldn't it be 1098 AD instead of 1908 AD?

-Prasanna Padmanabhan

because it is copied straight from the website--Matalababu 12:54, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

The article says ''The deity at Simhachalam, the lion-man incarnation of Lord Mahavishnu is usually covered with sandalwood paste. The original shape of the deity in the tribhanga posture has two hands with the head of a lion on a human torso''

The actual shape of the deity is varaha avatar with the head of a boar on a human torso(the avatar in which he killed Hiranyakasha). The avatar is also present at the entrance of the temple.

History says ''The form of Varaaha Narasimha was assumed by him, then at the prayer of his devotee Prahlada, who wanted to see both the aspects of the Lord, the one by which he had already killed Hiranyakasha and the other by which he killed Hiranyakasipu.

The he was addressed by the Akasavani not to expose the image but cover it with sandal paste. It also added that the Lord should be worshipped in this form, and only once in a year, on the third day in the month of Vysakaha his Nijaswarupa can be revealed.''

-Check the relevant websites Bharat B — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bharatbatchu (talk • contribs) 07:03, 19 July 2011 (UTC)


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Dan Redican

Dan Redican (born 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian comedy writer and performer and puppeteer, best known for his work with the comedy troupe the Frantics. As a founding member of the troupe he has worked since 1979 on numerous stage shows, the Frantic Times radio show, Four on the Floor TV show (which aired in England and the US under the name The Frantics). They also have written and performed many albums which are still available on the website Frantics.com.

Redican started his career as a puppeteer, performing with various partners at birthday parties and church functions, before joining Tom Vandenburg to perform two family shows at the Toronto Centre for the Arts on Dupont Street: "The Old Fisherman" and "A Day At Rotten Cheese Gulch". After this, Redican focussed on solo performances in London, Ontario at Smale's Pace (later renamed the Change of Pace). Redican entered the world of television puppetry on CHCH's Adventures of Snelgrove Snail in the role of Conrad Crepidula. Redican left puppetry to focus on comedy when the Frantics formed in 1979 but he returned briefly in the late '80s to appear as a featured actor and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company on NBC's The Jim Henson Hour. In the '90s, Redican puppeteered the character Hegdish on YTV's "Groundling Marsh" and Maurice the Maggot on YTV's Freaky Stories.

In the late seventies, Redican performed as a folk singer with his band Poopy Dan and his lunch featuring Pat Logier, Rob Minderman and Doug Hux, though 'Poopy Dan' was short-lived.

Redican has worked as an actor, appearing on an episode of Seeing Things in the 1980s and in various small roles before landing the role of George, the next door neighbour on CBC's Mosquito Lake. Redican appeared on Maniac Mansion, Twilight Zone, Corner Gas and Little Mosque on the Prairie. He also starred as "Dan Barlow" in the Comedy Network series Puppets Who Kill, also working as a writer and story editor.

In 1988, Redican appeared on the hit children's TV show The Elephant Show as the Royal Ontario Museum's night watchman. He also returned to co-star with Sharon, Lois & Bram in their 1994 home video titled Candles, Snow & Mistletoe, produced by Glen Roven.

Redican performed a number of times in Toronto as a comic monologist in small shows at the Rivoli as well as in "The Cheese Stands Alone" and "My Private Hell On Ten Dollars a Day" at the Factory Theatre. His show "Stop Being Stupid" ran at the Tim Sim's Theatre and received rave reviews. "The Devil's Progress Report" enjoyed a short run in a Vancouver theatre. His monology drew the attention of Lorne Michaels and led to Redican becoming a producer and story editor for The Kids in the Hall.

He has written and produced a number of television shows in Canada including Blackfly, Not This But This, The Altar Boy Gang and The Kids in the Hall. In the United States he worked as a writer and producer on The Jenny McCarthy Show, Chimp Channel and Lyricist Lounge. He has recently written and acted as creative consultant on a number of episodes of CBC Television's Little Mosque on the Prairie, in which he also played a chiropractor in the episode "Marriage Minded".

Along with Gary Pearson, he is a cocreator of the sketch comedy series Sunnyside, which premiered in 2015.

He is married to television writer and producer Caroline A. Commisso. He has two children, Madi and Joey.

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White Brotherhood

The White Brotherhood (Fraternité Blanche) was an urban society (or militia) of Toulouse established in 1211 during the episcopate of Folquet de Marselha, so-called from its members' habit of wearing white crosses on their chests. The society, called a "pious institution" by William of Puylaurens, was militant towards usurers (Jews) and Cathars, robbing them and destroying their homes. Most of the Whites came from the city proper. A Black Brotherhood, so-called in opposition to the White, was soon formed and the two factions went to war in the streets of Toulouse. According to Puylaurens: Daily the two parties would clash, banners flying, bristling with weapons, even with cavalry in evidence. Through the agency of His servant the bishop, Our Lord came to bring them, not a bad peace but a good war. From the White Brotherhood Folquet selected 500 men-at-arms and sent them to aid the Albigensian Crusade in besieging Lavaur. The bishop even composed pro-Crusade sirventes for the troops to sing. Count Raymond VII, however, forbade the citizens to go and tried to force Folquet from the city. The White Brotherhood did go, however, and the bishop eventually left as well, to join the siege at Lavaur.

The White Brotherhood gained notoriety among the opponents of the Crusade. The troubadour Gavaudan wrote the song A la plus longa nuech de l'an in which he criticises the "foolish white people", almost certainly a reference to the Whites of Toulouse.

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Blue Night Network

The Blue Night Network is the overnight public transit service operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The network consists of a basic grid of 27 bus and 4 streetcar routes, distributed so that almost all of the city is within 2 km of at least one route. It is the largest and most frequent overnight network in North America.

Hours
The times of Blue Night service vary according to individual scheduling situations on each route. Most regular service bus and streetcar routes cease operations at approximately 1:30 a.m. If there is a Blue Night route on the same street, its first trip will then follow at a suitable interval after the last regular run.

On the subway system, the last trains on each line make a complete trip; the last trains running east, west, and north from Bloor–Yonge and St. George stations each leave at 1:50 a.m. or just after. Each station then closes as the last train departs.

In the morning, regular bus and streetcar service mostly takes over from the corresponding Blue Night routes around 5:30a.m, or 8:00a.m. on Sundays. The first trains on the subway then start from various positions along the routes, allowing all stations to open more or less simultaneously just before 6:00a.m., or 8:00a.m. on Sundays. The Blue Night routes that parallel the subway lines keep running until that time, and their last buses terminate service at a subway station to facilitate transfers to the trains.

Fares
Normal TTC fares apply on the Blue Night Network. Passengers can transfer to or from regular-service routes as usual. Additionally, the TTC's Presto day ticket is valid until 2:59a.m. on the day following the ticket's first use, rather than expiring at midnight.

Routes
Blue Night routes operate with frequencies of every 30 minutes or better. Blue Night routes are distinguished from regular routes by numbers in the 300 series. Numbering on these routes can correspond to a day route, such as 301 Queen being Blue Night for 501 Queen. Routings are often combinations of multiple-day routes or slight alterations to their corresponding day route.

Most routes are operated by TTC's fleet of low-floor buses, where applicable, making them fully accessible for handicapped and wheelchair users. Four routes operate with streetcars: the 301 Queen, the 304 King, the 306 Carlton, and the 310 Spadina. As of January 2020, all of these routes are operated with accessible Flexity Outlook streetcars.

Before the Blue Night Network
Toronto has had overnight streetcar service since the days of the Toronto Railway Company in the 1890s, and the TTC continued it when they took over in 1921. The routes selected for 24-hour service were those serving 24-hour employers such as factories, stockyards, and railway yards.

Over the years various streetcar routes were replaced by other modes, and where new subway lines replaced streetcars during regular hours, buses were put on overnight. But the overnight routings remained largely unchanged for decades, even after the TTC's service area expanded in 1954 from the Toronto city limits as they then were, to include the whole of Metropolitan Toronto ("Metro", which in 1998 became the amalgamated city of Toronto). Only one overnight route (the Queen streetcar, later 501 Queen, to Long Branch loop) extended a significant distance into the suburbs.

In 1974, after the subway had been extended beyond the Toronto city limits in three directions, the same was done for overnight bus service. But large areas of Metro still remained without 24-hour transit – Etobicoke, North York, and Scarborough each had only one or two routes – as late as 1986, when the TTC's planning department issued a report on Metro All-Night Transit Service calling for major changes.

1986 report
The report pointed out that the importance of the original "demand generators" for overnight public transit had declined. Nightly demand was now twice as heavy on weekends as on weekdays, showing that not many people were using transit to get to night work. And as Metro had grown, only 45% of its population still lived within a 15-minute walk of the existing 24-hour transit routes. In fact, hardly any of the 14 overnight routes then in existence were strictly justified by demand any more, particularly on weekdays. But since "one of the TTC's primary goals is to maximize mobility and accessibility to transit service", the report's recommendation was to redesign the system, not eliminate it.

Most of Toronto has a squarish grid of main streets that originated as early 19th-century concession roads, and are spaced at $1 1/4$-mile intervals (about 2 km). By running overnight buses along every second road in the grid, all parts of Metro would be reached and 86% of the population would be within a 15-minute walk (taken as 1.25 km or $3/4$ mile). To avoid excessively long trips, some grid streets such as Eglinton Avenue would require two bus routes meeting end-to-end, but still just 15 routes would be needed to form the grid. The 506 Carlton route had sufficient ridership to be retained in addition, for a total of 16 routes.

This is what the report proposed. In changing from the old network of 14 routes to the new set of 16, only 2 routes would be entirely unchanged. There would be 11 entirely new overnight routes (all bus-operated), with 7 existing ones eliminated (3 streetcar, 3 trolleybus, and only 1 bus route, as the night network would be shifted away from the streetcar tracks and trolleybus wires).

Despite the route eliminations and probable increased ridership, the changes could not be expected to finance themselves. The report recommended reducing service frequencies after 10 p.m. on certain routes in order to offset the increased costs.

Establishment
The Commission agreed to the expanded service, but could not stomach the elimination of so many routes. Instead, they chose to retain all existing routes despite the cost, creating a 23-route night system.

Until this time, with the exception of buses that replaced subway lines, it had been understood that overnight transit was provided by regular routes that happened to have 24-hour service. Night services retained the same route names and numbers as their daytime counterparts, perhaps with a suffixed letter if there was a variation in the exact routing. But now a marketing decision was made to treat the overnight service as a new, distinct set of routes, even in those cases where the day route was identical.

The name Blue Night Network was adopted, and with it the 300-series route numbers described above, and a new colour-coding for bus and streetcar stops. The existing standard TTC-stop sign had a red square or stripe at the top and bottom; later, for all stops with 24-hour service, this was changed to red and blue, with the legend "24 hr" added. Those stops used only for the Blue Night Network, mostly for night routes paralleling the subway, received the standard sign with red changed to blue (and a notice of the limited hours). Since 2013, bus stop signs list the route numbers serving each stop, colour-coding each type of route. Blue Night route numbers are shown in blue next to a moon symbol. The Blue Night Network debuted in February 1987.

Later changes
In the 1990s, the TTC suffered major funding cuts and service on many low-traffic routes was reduced; the Blue Night Network lost three routes in February 1992, selected from those proposed for elimination in 1986. But other routes have been extended or added over the years, including one case (312 St. Clair in 2000) that required a mode conversion from streetcar to bus. In February 2003, two Blue Night routes were extended to reach Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Then in 2005, several routes were added so that east–west service would run on every grid street instead of alternate ones in much of the city. This has brought the Blue Night Network up to a total of 24 routes, serving 97% of the city's population within a 15-minute walk.

In the fall of 2015, the TTC expanded the Blue Night Network program, with 16 new or revised routes incorporated into the network as part of a $95 million investment made by Toronto City Council. This included the restoration of streetcar service on King Street as the 304 King and on Spadina Avenue as the 310 Spadina, operating entirely with low-floor Flexity streetcars. , the 310 Spadina, 306 Carlton, 304 King, and 301 Queen operate using accessible Flexity streetcars.

Maps

 * 1982 overnight route map and timetables (scanned, PDF)
 * 1988 Blue Night Network map and timetables (scanned, PDF)
 * Current official Blue Night Network map (PDF)

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User:Ta bu shi da yu/mediation

Between Ta bu shi da yu and Wikipedia
Not sure if this will be valid, but lately I've found that I've been very abrupt and have stepped on many toes (see User:Hedley and User:Ambi - two excellent editors I've snapped at who've since left!) Then, I've been participated in Votes for deletion/Adequacy Style Troll and Votes for deletion/Gay Nigger Association of America. Then there was the whole blocking of the NSW schools netblock... I also administered the Votes for deletion/Authentic Matthew which resulted in the blocking of User:-Ril- for 24 hours due to disruption. Then there's my reverting of Today's featured article/August 2, 2005.

So... I'm wondering if a spot of mediation might be needed here. Or perhaps I need a wikibreak... though I have several articles I want to improve. That's why I'd like to try mediation. - Ta bu shi da yu 03:48, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I have blocked your account for one week. Go take some rest! (Nyuk, nyuk, just kidding ;-) Uncle Ed 02:55, August 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * *blows raspberry* - Ta bu shi da yu 02:56, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Why don't you just avoid doing anything controversial for a while? Start or expand an article, do RC patrol, copyedit...the most important work on Wikipedia actually involves a very low risk of conflict. Everyking 05:49, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Ya... probably a good plan. Have been steadily working on MDAC. - Ta bu shi da yu 07:02, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Oh, P.S. - I actually did. See Adequacy Style Troll. You'll note that this was a genuine article, where I actually secured material under the GFDL - it got placed on VfD and it has been suggested that I am a "troll". - Ta bu shi da yu 07:02, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * An Adequacy Style Troll or just a troll in general?     ( ! | ? | * ) 14:43, 11 August 1505 (UTC)

 * Since In the News has the ability to reduce the levelest-headed admins to a kindergarten mentality, I'd suggest staying well away from it. ;) Mark1 04:02, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Why don't you take up a very different area to work with -one which lacks so much that people will appreciate your contributions more? Take Nepalese civil war or something like that. If you're willing to help with the tasks related to some lesser known topic at Notice board for India-related topics, we'd appreciate that. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 10:36, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

 * Or cricket related topics. Any chance of some more exploding animals? =Nichalp   «Talk»=  12:40, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Michel Micombero

Conflicting Accounts
Compare and contrast:
 * "On October 18, 1965, Hutu leader Gervais Nyangoma launched a coup, ousting the king. Soon afterward the largely Hutu police force, under the control of Antoine Serkwavu, began to massacre Tutsis in some parts of the country.
 * Michel Micombero was a young Tutsi army captain who had been born in Rutovu. In 1965 he had only recently returned from school in Belgium and had quickly risen to become Secretary of Defence. He rallied the army, and its largely Tutsi officers, against the coup and overthrew them." [Wikipedia]

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 * "1965 - King Mwambutsa refuses to appoint a Hutu prime minister even though Hutus win a majority in parliamentary elections; attempted coup by Hutu police led by Michel Micombero brutally suppressed." BBC

In one version, Micombero is an army officer who defeats a coup by the police. In the other version, he leads the police coup. Have the BBC got this completely wrong, then?
 * They have. The King fled, as stated, in 1965.   At some point, Micombero declared Burundi a republic, and himself President, ending the monarchy summarily.  Micombero "defeated" a reported coup by the gendarmerie in 1972, which the government attempted to blame on Marc Ndayiziga, the sole Hutu cabinet member (Minister of Public Works) who was in Belgium at the time, asking for infrastructure money.  This "abortive coup" was used as a justification for the Burundian genocide that followed. A lot of the politics of Burundi in the mid to late 20th century, from which Bahutu were routinely excluded, were marked by internal conflicts between Tutsi leaders, outsting and assassinating each other.   --Christian Edward Gruber 01:16, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

When did he take office as President
The infobox says 28 November, on the day the republic was established, but the body of the article says December. — howcheng  {chat} 22:02, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

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Talk:Scars (Papa Roach song)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alexis Leick

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

The result of the debate was Delete. R e  dwolf24  (talk) 04:30, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Alexis Leick
Not notable - not a single reference found on Google with name in quotes Groeck 03:28, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Is she the sister of Hudson Leick? Maybe make a Merge there, otherwise Delete Ryan Norton T 03:37, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * If she is, I don't think mearly being in the same family as someone noteable constitutes noteability.   — Kjammer  ⌂  07:46, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

*Merge and re-direct into Hudson Leick if it can be confirmed that she's her daughter (sounds like it, since the article mentions her not being as famous as her mom). --rob 14:34, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Not noteable    — Kjammer  ⌂  07:46, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Not noteable --Cje 09:14, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete without prejudice, until the episode airs and she's credited with a guest appearance on SVU.   Paul Klenk 10:18, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, two guest appearences and no major roles of which neither can be found on IMDB or tv.com. Personally, I would have prejudice against recreation, because one guest role is not important enough for an article. (And if you look at my userpage you'll note I support articles on kid actors wherever possible.) - Mgm|(talk) 10:44, August 27, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. I would go with rob's merge vote, but the total absence of Google hits and the fact that she is not mentioned at all in Hudson Leick's IMDB bio makes her very existence somewhat dubious to me. Will consider changing vote if a reference can be cited. Fernando Rizo T/C 18:23, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable. Steve Casburn 21:11, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Re-direct to Hudson Leick, but do not merge with article. Instead put the information in a section of Talk:Hudson Leick.  A future person looking for the "daughter" will find a semi-relevant article.  This is somewhat similiar to many re-directs which are for mis-spelling, fictional character names, or entirely erroneous names/terms.  Also, this puts the "daughter" story in a place where more knowledgable people will see it (who can affirm or debunk it).  --rob 00:48, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * delete or redirect as above, Pref delete, non notable. Shropshire Lad 19:29, 30 August 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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Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jonathan Sarfati

Dr Sarfati's original NPOV designation of 'scientist' is being disputed (using the term loosely), resulting in several deletions of the honorific without citing of sources. Attempts to maintain neutrality have been met with admissions of bias by the detractors and continued deletion. This appears to be a case of bringing friends along to help the cause, and in the interest of avoiding edit wars, while maintaining a NPOV, I am asking for mediation. Thank you agapetos_angel 05:22, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I'd like to ask whether Agapetos_angel still wants mediation now that a "Criticism" section has been hammered out between the two of us. (For the record, I did not admit bias, I never invited or was invited to edit the article, and I did not inhale. ^_^) --Peter Kirby 05:21, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Mediation is still needed, but not because of Peter, who has helped achieve a 'happy medium' through compromise. Mediation is still requested due to vandalistic deletions, often disguised as 'copy edits' or 'reverts' while deleting factual information (Duncharris, in particular). --agapetos_angel 15:53, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Has there been a third opinion or RFC first? Please go through the steps in order. Uncle Ed 13:46, August 15, 2005 (UTC)