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Talk:Jagjit Singh

King of ghazals
Jagjit is the king of ghazals and bhajnas.In last three decades,he gave so much to Indian musics.Good article,but need more information.

WikiProject class rating
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i like so much jagjit's all songhs —Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.110.15.198 (talk) 17:29, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Health Issues
There is no mention in this article of Jagjit Singh's declining health and his recent stroke. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Marx99 (talk • contribs) 02:29, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Its mentioned. Also added reference now. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 07:06, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from, 18 October 2011
To whom it may concern

At 18 September 2011, Jagjit Singh Performed his last concert at Noor Mahal, Karnal, Haryana -132001.

Its was orgainsed by HIFA India and the chief guest was Sh. Kuldeep Singh Ji, Speaker of Vidhan Sabha Haryana.

Please Enter this information along with his last concerts

"Before this illness, his last concerts were held on 16th September 2011 at Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai, on 17th at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi and on 20th September at The Indian Public School in Dehradun.[11][12]"

Thank You Ishaan Sharma Head of IT Wing Hifa India

Scizers (talk) 11:21, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Any reliable source to support your claim? undefined — Bill william compton  Talk   11:27, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ❌ unless a source is provided-- Jac 16888 Talk 12:23, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Please cite sources
People are putting in some wonderfully poetic comments about Jagjit Singh - which I'm sure come from reviews and articles about him. Please WP:CITE your sources. If you want to quote a sentence from a review, please use quote marks and cite where you got it from.--Elen of the Roads (talk) 10:04, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

Image
I see that some editors keep changing the image of Jagjit Singh and keep adding the one with the File:Jagjit Singh performing at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 12 September 2008.jpg. The performance image is a free image with higher resolution but does not show the face of the artist properly. Hence i had added another image. The Birmingham image can stay in the article, but not in the infobox. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 18:22, 7 January 2012 (UTC)
 * I have just removed the image that was in the infobox. As things stand, it is unacceptable. The uploader needs to take a look at their account on Commons. - Sitush (talk) 15:44, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

My recent edits
I have been asked to take a look at this article due to various concerns, principally regarding a possible conflict of interest of one contributor and the alleged effects of this. You will see that I have had to tag an awful lot of the content as being in need of citations etc, as well as removing or adjusting other information in order to reflect the cited sources. To be honest, a lot of the article seems to me to be puffery and for this reason I do not intend to wait as long as I might normally do for someone to respond with the requested sources.

Wikipedia is neither a marketing, promotional or fan site. We require neutrality and insist that statements are verifiable by reference to reliable sources. I hope that someone can allay my concerns regarding this article because - right now - it is quite some distance away from our standards. - Sitush (talk) 16:55, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

 * Regarding the image that I have removed once again from the infobox, ie: File:Jagjit_Singh_performing_at_Symphony_Hall,_Birmingham,_12_September_2008.jpg. Click on that link and there is a notice which explains the procedure that must be followed in order to validate that we have permission to use the image. Until that permission is verified, the image should stay out of the article as it could be a violation of copyright. - Sitush (talk) 09:07, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

I moved the free image to the infobox. The other image should stay off until the issue is sorted out and permission is provided. And even then I think the image isn't suited for the infobox. I also fixed the infobox paramters that couldn't be properly changed by the recent overhaul of the musician infobox template. Those edits were reverted without explanation why they are negatively affecting the article so I reinstated them. Hekerui (talk) 12:04, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Indic scripts for name
We do not need three different Indic scripts listed against Singh's name. There has recently been a discussion regarding this issue in general at the India project talk page. Can anyone confirm his "native" language? Or if not that then the language in which he performed most of his works. Better still would be if someone knew how to create the WP:IPA - I do not care for it myself but it does appear to have some sort of consensus at WT:INB. - Sitush (talk) 12:42, 11 January 2012 (UTC)
 * He was an Indian Sikh, Punjabi was his mother language so that should be there. Gsingh (talk) 00:58, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

Place of birth
Singh's place of birth was given as Rajasthan, where previously it had said Bikaner princely state. I have reversed the recent change. I know that our source says Rajasthan but it is clearly wrong. It refers to post-partition but he was born in 1941 and partition did not occur until 1947; secondly, his home town, which is not in dispute, was in Bikaner until the creation of the state of Rajasthan in 1947. He could not have been born in a place that did not exist. - Sitush (talk) 21:43, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

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Could we lock this to avoid more reddit vandalism?
Noticing some issues. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.165.28.119 (talk) 06:32, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Yo La Tengo
Can we mention the band Yo La Tengo? ~ Dpr 05:02, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The history of the phrase is already on the band's page. Would it be redundant to put it on here?--Spartacusprime 17:37, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

Picture (Lack Thereof)
A picture of the Baseball Hall of Fame? We can do better than that can't we?

Bill Campbell did not retire
Bill Campbell did not retire from the Phillies in 1971. He was fired by the Phillies due to pressure from the new beer sponsor, Christian Schmidt & Sons, Inc., as Campbell had done numerous advertisements for the previous beer sponsor, Ballantine Beer. Bill S. (talk) 01:01, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Fielding Excellence
Shouldn't there be a section about his fielding, fielding statistics and the controversy about them? It isn't that anyone doubts that he was a very good fielder but there is a dispute about whether the huge number of putouts he recorded very year is proof that he was truly extraordinary. Mays and Speaker, to name two, are always rated ahead of him as fielders but he caught more fly balls per year than either of them. Would we consider someone a better home-run hitter than another player if the other player hit more home runs? 65.79.173.135 (talk) 17:05, 19 March 2015 (UTC)Will in New Haven65.79.173.135 (talk) 17:05, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Betty Williams (politician)

Untitled
This was the only article in the world with "BA (Hons)" (or at least the only wikified such item), which was a redirect, and I took it upon myself to orphan that redirect. ;Bear 05:04, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the . Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Betty Helena Williams → Betty Williams (politician) — She never uses her middle name (even on ballot papers/official documents). —Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley talk contrib 04:55, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * NB: another Betty Williams is notable for "promoting a peaceful resolution to The Troubles in Northern Ireland". This could well be classified as politics, so should the move be to Betty Williams (Welsh politician) to be safe. —Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley talk contrib 15:01, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Survey

 * Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with  or  , then sign your comment with  . Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.

 * Support as nominator. Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley talk contrib 05:00, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: Cleaner and probably more easy to find by searching. EDIT: But not really. I still support it after the change. ~ thesublime514  •  talk  •  sign  20:03, July 5, 2007 (UTC)

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The additional disambiguation of "(Welsh politician)" only becomes necessary once there's another article with a title based on "Helen Williams (politician)". This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. --Stemonitis 05:29, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * BTW, the policy justification for this move was that Naming conventions (people) says that middle names should not be added for disambiguation (unless you'd include it anyway as the person is most commonly known with a middle name).
 * Also, I think you've missed my point, which was that the new name may not be sufficiently precise as there is anothe rperson with the same name who is also a politician (though in a wider sense than that in Wikipedia article names).
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GM2-gangliosidosis, AB variant

GM2-gangliosidosis, AB variant is a rare, autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that causes progressive destruction of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It has a similar pathology to Sandhoff disease and Tay–Sachs disease. The three diseases are classified together as the GM2 gangliosidoses, because each disease represents a distinct molecular point of failure in the activation of the same enzyme, beta-hexosaminidase. AB variant is caused by a failure in the gene that makes an enzyme cofactor for beta-hexosaminidase, called the GM2 activator.

Symptoms and signs
Signs and symptoms of GM2-gangliosidosis, AB variant are identical with those of infantile Tay–Sachs disease, except that enzyme assay testing shows normal levels of hexosaminidase A. Infantile Sandhoff disease has similar symptoms and prognosis, except that there is deficiency of both hexosaminidase A and hexosaminidase B. Infants with this disorder typically appear normal until the age of 3 to 6 months, when development slows and muscles used for movement weaken. Affected infants lose motor skills such as turning over, sitting, and crawling. As the disease progresses, infants develop seizures, vision and hearing loss, mental retardation, and paralysis.

An ophthalmological abnormality called a cherry-red spot, which can be identified with an eye examination, is characteristic of this disorder. This cherry-red spot is the same finding that Warren Tay first reported in 1881, when he identified a case of Tay–Sachs disease, and it has the same etiology.

The prognosis for AB variant is the same as for infantile Tay–Sachs disease. Children with AB variant die in infancy or early childhood.

Cause
Mutations in the GM2A gene cause GM2-gangliosidosis, AB variant. This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern.

The GM2A gene provides instructions for making a protein called the GM2 activator. This protein is required for the normal function of beta-hexosaminidase A, a critical enzyme in the nervous system that breaks down a lipid called GM2 ganglioside. If mutations in both alleles at this locus disrupt the activity of the GM2 activator, beta-hexosaminidase A cannot perform its normal function. As a result, gangliosides accumulate in the central nervous system until they interfere with normal biological processes. Progressive damage caused by buildup of gangliosides leads to the destruction of nerve cells.

GM2-gangliosidosis, AB variant is extremely rare. In contrast with both Tay–Sachs disease and Sandhoff disease, in which many mutant polymorphic alleles have been discovered, including pseudodeficiency alleles, very few GM2A mutations have been reported. When AB variant is reported, in often occurs with consanguineous parents or in genetically isolated populations.

GM2A is expressed in many tissues, and the GM2 activator protein has been reported to have other cellular functions. Because AB variant is so rarely diagnosed, it is likely that most mutations of GM2A are fatal at the embryonic or fetal stage of development in homozygotes and genetic compounds, and thus are never observed clinically.

History
AB variant was first observed clinically shortly after the biochemical characterization of Tay–Sachs disease in 1969. The disease was initially thought to be caused by variant alleles of the HEXA gene, and Konrad Sandhoff designated it as AB variant in 1971. Enzyme assay tests of TSD patients revealed a few unusual false negative cases, patients who developed the disease, yet had normal enzyme activity. In other cases, parents who had not tested as carriers for TSD had children who nevertheless became ill with the symptoms of classic infantile TSD.

It was eventually determined that GM2 gangliosidosis could be caused by mutations on three distinct genes, one of which was an activator protein. Disease caused by a mutation that disables this protein was termed AB variant. In 1992, the GM2A gene itself was localized to chromosome 5, and the precise locus was determined the following year.

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Thanks for uploading Image:Keiko Nakazawa.jpg. However, the image has not been tagged. It is now listed as. You may want to take a look at Image copyright tags article. An untagged image will be deleted in the long term. Thank you. *drew 05:07, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Jane McGonigal

I love bees, the Halo 2 promotion...
I don't think that makes sense.—75.40.252.177 (talk) 23:21, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

 * Yes it does. From the ILB page: "I Love Bees (also known as ilovebees or ILB for short) was an alternate reality game (ARG) that served as both a real-world experience and viral marketing campaign for the release of developer Bungie's 2004 video game Halo 2."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.111.17.151 (talk) 11:43, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Neutral Point of View?
I'm nominating this for a POV-Check. This entry looks and reads like a PR promotional mouthpiece rather than an encyclopedia article. Yes, the puffery is mostly attributed but there's a real shortage of encyclopedic material relative to all the acclaim. Compare it to an entry for one of the most renowned game designers John D. Carmack, creator of the Wolfenstein, Doom and Quake series. The current entry has near-zero biography. Why not a game-ography grid like other game designers' entries instead of a resume-like list of 'notable games'? Let Wikipedians decide if each game in the grid is notable enough to earn its own entry (and if her role in its development is notable, e.g. "In 2010, McGonigal worked on Evoke" vs. "she served as the Community Lead/Puzzle Designer for I Love Bees"). There should be more encyclopedic material here. The article should have biography. It should have a section on her views/philosophy. (Also, the photo uploader appears to have been the article's subject herself, Avantgame.) Note that I am not the first editor to raise this issue. PYRSMIS  21:38, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

 * A lot of progress has been made to make the page more neutral POV. But it's still mostly a resume. There is no biography. There is little specificity about her views/philosophy other than 'games' make people happy and motivated. How? Why?  PYRSMIS   09:17, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

 * IMHO, some of what you're seeing is bias in the sources. Consider that there have been no negative sources about her (thankfully), or even particularly neutral sources mentioning her (which I find odd). It's all been cheerleading from the technophile ranks, combined with expert and highly effecive (read: nearly invisible) public relations work. The games themselves have encountered a wider gamut of opinion, but this bio isn't really the place for opinion about her work, especially if there has been no controversy mentioned in sources. See also WP:FLAT. --Lexein (talk) 06:20, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

I tend to agree. I hate to say this so directly, but I feel that if she was a white male, no one would consider her anything special (or worthy of a wikipedia entry). But oh wow, it's a blonde woman, she must be super-smart and cool, let's create a cheerleading page for her. Note that I am choosing to express this *opinion* on the *talk* page, because this is my opinion, but I've run & sold 2 successful startups, I know a thing or two on the subject. I also have 4 daughters and feel that women are grossly under-represented in tech, so don't get me wrong, but I just think that the bar should be the same for men & women, and I feel that JM hasn't done accomplished anything so noteworthy as to warrant her own page. Just my opinion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.90.137.17 (talk) 00:03, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

 * You're entitled to your opinion, even one that smacks as possibly dismissive of women in general. It does not take much looking to see what JM has accomplished irrespective of her gender: led the development of several published games, published a widely read, discussed, and cited book, given several TED talks, carved out a potentially new genre of gaming (or spearheaded work in the genre). It is possible that her gender was a minor factor that helped her achieve recognition originally (I don't know); but it is disingenuous to say that that's all she has accomplished. She is a notable contributor to the ludological discussion and to gaming in general. Comment added by Shade_Jon, Jan 26, 2014

Source
An oldie but goodie. Here, from elle.com. Axem Titanium (talk) 20:28, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Source?
Jane McGonigal was on TED Talk 2012-07: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life, with some personal accounts. Perhaps this can used as a source. --Mortense (talk) 05:07, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Proposed merge with SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient
An article about the book is not notable enough for its own article, but might fit well inside the article about the author. Osarius - Want a chat? 20:12, 26 September 2015 (UTC)

Concur. This book, while a good book, does not merit it's own article per notability guidelines, and would be better suited as a section of her published works (Games included). 38.97.88.20 (talk) 15:19, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Graphic arts

Nearly identical articles
This article, Graphic design and Graphics pretty much cover the same topics. Shall we make this a redirect? -->>sparkit| TALK << 05:08, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

No!

Graphic Design is a profession. Graphic Arts is a different profession. Graphics are the pictures everyone uses. Might consider moving some of the links and references from Graphics dealing with Graphic Designers to the Graphic Design section. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SkaldSircha (talk • contribs) 12:45, December 6, 2005  (UTC)

 * Well, being a Graphic Artist/Designer by profession, I can say I really see no difference in the two, and I use the terms interchangably. Graphic Arts and Design are considered "Commercial Arts", it's opposite is "Fine Arts". One you get paid regularly for and do the work for someone else, and the other you do on your own accord and sell it on your own. Cyberia23 20:03, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

- No!

Graphic Design is a subset of Graphic Arts From the American Heritage Dictionary:"The fine or applied visual arts and associated techniques involving the application of lines and strokes to a two-dimensional surface."

Likewise, I disagree with the current emphasis on printmaking techniques in the article.

--Renice 22:09, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

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As a Graphic Arts student, I have learned that there IS a difference between Graphic Arts and Graphic Design. Please, DO NOT merge. I've been repeated over and over by professors that these two fields are different. Actually, Graphic Design is just a sub-field of Graphic Arts, which is now going to be known as Graphic Media or Graphic Mediums (unsure of the translation, but it's official). And Graphic Design is going to be known as Visual Communications. Printmarking HAS to do with Graphic arts, but is not the same. Do not merge, either. Graphic Arts covers many things. From Graphic Design, to Printmarking, and even has to do with Publicity. Yet they are different from each other in certain aspects. Graphic Artists can work on many different things. That's where the confusion comes from. By: Jessica Vázquez, Graphic Arts Student, University of Puerto Rico. Posted on: September 5th, 2006.

Per Talk:Graphic design there's no consensus to merge with Graphic design so I'm removing the tag. Sbwoodside 05:35, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

-- "Graphic design is the art of communication, stylizing, and problem-solving through the use of type, space, and image." If this is the true, it makes sense to merge. I don't think it is true.

This is not a problem with wikipedia definition. It is a problem in general conception. The marketers around the world are using term Art to make their designs more valuable. There is sometimes need for graphical design not to have any artistic part in it. Adding too much individuallity and imagination to a design will create some not very functional products.

My definitions of connection between art and desing: Art is a design communicating a message using imagination. The design ("Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system".) is art if its done using imagination and trying to communicate a message. If this followed design using imagination and trying to communicate a messsage is a part of art but not ALL design is art.

In conclusion, the problem is the way Graphic Design and Graphic Arts terms are used. Graphic Design type of Graphic Arts but not all graphical design is art. Design in Graphic Design is bringing all the confusion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.102.98.187 (talk) 18:11, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Identical topics
It seems to me that this topic is the same as Printmaking and that the two articles should be merged — by someone more knowledgeable with the subject matter than I am. Lambiam 22:29, 18 February 2006 (UTC) - I think that's true of the current article, but I don't think it should be (see my comment above). I think this article needs to expand to 1. an overview of 2-D arts and their techniques; 2. a brief note on historical usage of 'Graphic arts', including commercial printing and 'commercial art'.

--Renice 22:09, 28 July 2006 (UTC) --22:09, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Graphic arts includes drawing
Whatever the usage of the terms graphics arts/graphic design individuals are used to I think the term is used sufficiently widely to cover drawing as well to require a link to the drawing article at the top. I have also made a few changes at the start, to broaden what I think is an overly narrow start to the article. Johnbod 16:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Where to find Graphics artists
One place you can look for a graphics artist is www.omegastarinc.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by Omegastarinc (talk • contribs) 23:56, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Visual arts
Graphic art is similar to 216.10.217.175 (talk) 16:34, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Contemporary arts
Graphic art 2001:4455:401:B700:CC34:D330:A93B:B77E (talk) 04:05, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:Grosse Pointe Blank

Existentialist Transformation
Article states: "Blank finally opens the envelope containing his orders for the job that he's been sent on and finds that he has been sent to the town to kill Debi's father. Blank then experiences an existentialist transformation when he has to decide between his career or his love for Debi." From my viewing of the film, the "existentialist transformation" occurs during the dance, after meeting a former classmate and her adorable toddler. His reaction to opening the envelope, "dumb f**king luck," to me indicates he knew at that moment the assignment was the key to winning Debi back, by saving the life of her father. --Davecampbell 22:56, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

Missing music from the Soundtrack section
"White Lines" from Grandmaster Flash is missing (ironically played a few minutes after Martin is offered coke during the dance.) This may not have appeared on the official soundtrack for I will be adding it with a note that it was not included on the soundtrack until i can see the movie again in a few days to pick up other songs i may have missed and had a chance to review the soundtrack listing and compare the two, or until someone else comes along and fixes it.VXbinaca 02:55, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Activism in the 80s
Some reference in the article to the various references to '80s-era activism and values shared by Martin and Debi (Martin's refusal to participate in a Rainbow Warrior-style attack, the poster on Debi's wall for a protest at Seabrook (see Clamshell Alliance), etc.), and the resulting mutual dislike between Martin and Debi's father, might be in order. --Davecampbell 22:56, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

"Most realistic fight scene"
Unless someone can come up with a convincing citation for that line, I'm going to remove it soon. I fail to see how a guy using a jumping kick to knock an assassin's gun out of his hand, engaging him in a fight scene featuring leaping and spinning kicks, and finally killing him with a pen is realistic.

 * In 2011 Complex magazine list the fight at number 13 on its list of 50 most stylish fights.

 * I'd have described it as "hard hitting", it is a short fast fight scene that looks like it hurt. Anyway not sure where I'd add this to the article since there's no awards section, and the Production section doesn't go into detail about the fight choreography or the fact that Cusack trained for years with Urquidez. (Other stuff ... Influence Twenty Years Soundtrack James Berardinelli ... death of Tom Jankiewicz) Maybe I'll find more and be able to expand the article and find somewhere suitable to add any of it at a later date . -- 109.76.208.229 (talk) 00:39, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

LaPuBelle
Can someone check the credits for the spelling of the "Basque whacker"'s name? IMDb has LaPuBelle, which does not make sense in any language with which I'm acquainted, i.e. none uses Pu as a particle in names. I heard it as La Poubelle meaning the trashcan, which at least is funny. —Tamfang 05:35, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Your suggestion seems most likely, for the record the film itself credits him only as "Felix".
 * This transcript says "Felix La Poubelle", but other versions of the script exist. -- 109.76.208.229 (talk) 00:48, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
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Neckbrace
Is a neckbrace really that noteable? Lots42 (talk) 13:46, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

why whack daddy?

 * the target is Bart Newberry, Debi's father, a journalist whose column have gotten him into hot water with one of Martin's clients.

As I misremember it, papa was about to testify in a major corruption case; I don't remember anything about journalism. Can someone else confirm either way? —Tamfang (talk) 06:08, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

As best as I can recall, it had something to do with the auto industry; he's scheduled to give testimony asserting that a certain car, or car component, is unsafe and needs to be recalled at great expense. Or something along those lines.Vonbontee (talk) 06:05, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

More Trivia
In the Ultimart (which was built on the site of childhood home), Martin quips, "You can't go home again, but you can shop there," a reference to (or from) the novel "You Can't Go Home Again" by Thomas Wolfe which also has a "bad boy" who comes home to find his town changed and in the grip of real estate fever. 96.233.178.83 (talk) 12:09, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Production
An old revision was removed as it was too speculative, but can anyone find sources to support the claimed alternative draft versions and suggestion that direct sequels were considered. -- Horkana (talk) 23:25, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Lake Shore Drive
The Lake Shore Drive aerial shot was indeed the only shot in the movie actually in Grosse Pointe, however, the link goes to an entry about Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, not the one in Grosse Pointe (for which an article doesn't exist). I have removed the link. Alisterus (talk) 21:48, 31 December 2014 (UTC)

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Odle Middle School

Odle Middle School is a public middle school in the Crossroads neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington, United States. The school is one of seven middle schools in the Bellevue School District and was named posthumously after Frank Odle, who taught in the district for 55 years before retiring in 1968. Odle is located near Stevenson Elementary, formerly a primary feeder elementary school for Odle. Odle is primarily known for its hosting of the ALS program, a gifted program for high-performing children. As of the 2023–24 school year, the school's principal is Joseph Potts and its assistant principals are Keith Altenhof and Danielle Virata.

In the 2001–02 school year, Odle Middle School was one of two schools in the state to be awarded a Blue Ribbon by the U.S. Department of Education,  the highest award an American school can receive.

Demographics
As of the 2021-2022 school year, the school had an enrollment of 948 students. 61% of the students are Asian, 20% are Caucasian, 9% are Hispanic, 7% are multi-ethnic, and 3% are African American. 45% speak a first language other than English, and 17% are eligible to receive free/reduced price meals.

Odle's Mission
Odle Middle School aims to "empower all students academically, socially, and emotionally in a welcoming, equitable, and safe environment, so they can grow as critical thinkers, problem solvers, and responsible members of local and global communities."

AL Program
The AL program at Odle is part of the Advance Placement program offered in the Bellevue School District for grades 2 through 12.

GT is a selective program; applicants must have a minimum score of 144 on the Cognitive Abilities Test. Reading and Quantitative scores must be of the 90th percentile or higher, one of which must be at or above the 97th percentile.

High school extension
The high school AL program extends the science, English and social studies classes further in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Interlake High School. In the IB program, AL students complete the IB diploma during 10th and 11th grade, rather than the usual 11th and 12th grade.

Rocketry
In 2016, Odle Middle School's rocketry club sponsored three teams in the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC). In the competition's qualifying round, two of the teams placed in the top 100 teams in the nation, earning them a spot at the TARC national finals, the third team placed as a second alternate. One of the teams, the Odle Middle School "Space Potatoes," won the 2016 Team America Rocketry Challenge, earning more than $20,000 in prizes and scholarships and a trip to London to compete in the International Rocketry Challenge. The team went on to win International Rocketry Challenge at the Farnborough International Airshow on July 15, besting the top student rocketry teams from the United Kingdom, France and Japan.

Chess
The Chess Team has won many prizes all over the nation and the state.

Odle Middle School earned first place in the 2006 national K–8 chess championship  and got seventh place in Chess Supernationals 2013 K-8 chess championship. The chess team has also claimed first place in the Washington Middle School Team Championship for the school years 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, and 2010–11. In April 2014, members of the Odle Chess Team will go to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete in the National Junior High Chess Championship. The team is currently has the highest average rating as a team for the K-8 division.

Odle Middle School tied for 1st place in the national 2016 K-8 chess championship.

Odle Middle School 2017 graduate Naomi Bashkansky is a 2016 World Schools Chess Champion (Girls U13), a 2017 North American Junior Girls Under 20 Champion, and a Woman International Master.

Science Bowl Club
The Odle Science Bowl Club has participated in the U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl since 2017. Over the years, it has gotten: - National 2nd Place in 2017 - National 1st Place in 2018 - National 3rd Place in 2021 - National 1st Place in 2022

2014-2016 remodeling
In 2014, Odle Middle School decided to remodel the old building; implement about 200 kW worth of new solar panels, the most solar power put on any BSD school building to date. The solar panels were built specifically for the newly designed classrooms created for classes involving STEM and the arts. Alongside solar panels, expansive athletics infrastructure, thermal floors, etc were also implemented. During the two year construction period of the new building, which is next to Stevenson Elementary School, Odle Middle School was moved to the Bellevue School District's designated swing school, Ringdall Middle School. The redesign however failed to compensate for the extensive backup of traffic onto 8th and 140th during morning drop-off hours leading to continued dissatisfaction among the parent community.

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The result of the debate was no consensus. Woohookitty 09:43, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

Salad Fingers theories
There was a page with the same premise of this one that was previously voted for deletion, yet another one was created. That page is archived here. Articles with personal essays and original thought have no place in Wikipedia. The decision should be respected, and this article should be deleted. Kaonashi 05:12, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
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 * Keep. I think the parent article, Salad Fingers, has gained enough notoriety to warrant an interesting and well thought out article on the sense behind the nonsensical that is Salad Fingers. Wikipedia is not completely devoid of theories behind speculated symbolism, and on a related note, Harry Potter has a huge page devoted to the all the spells that appear in the books/movies and their possible incantations, causes, effects, and origins. -- MacAddct1984 06:07, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom; this smacks of original research. --Alan Au 06:17, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Dottore So 06:46, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I think all those involved have done an excellent job in explaining the aspects of the Salad Finger universe and the article is both entertaining, enlightening and informing. I don't see how Salad Fingers Theories needs a deletion its presense only serves to be of help. And somehow I believe fans of the series would likely look on Wikipedia anyway for analysis rather then synopsis. I really don't mean to offend those who want to delete the article but i doubt their critical reasoning, those who aren't so keen on Salad Fingers shouldn't be voting as to them it may be seen as a mindless cartoon. This would prevent an argumentum ad numerum which is largely swindled by lack-of-knowledge decisions rather then of informed decisions.
 * rebuttal Original research applies largely to only academic articles, also I have reason to believe Rjonseric is a sock puppet as it seems to be within close time frame and point as Nandesukall. The article states that it is theory and primary and secondary research is clearly used noting a NPOV which is not minority --Raddicks 13:38, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep Kaonashi, this new page was created beause it shares nothing at all with the last page besides the name. It wouldn't be fair to keep the same votes for a page that has been completely redesigned. You've all probably seen the episodes. From discussion I know that 90% blow off the series as non-sensical and weird, while the other 10% ask if there's moe to it than what they see on the surface. David Firth even admits that there is more to the series than most people think, and I believe it's a great idea to keep theories (that were actually the result of discussion on David's page and not the result of one person's effort) so interested people can have a resource to help them with their own analyzations. -- Kyle Michelson 24 August 2005
 * Keep I believe this has proved some interesting ideas into this series, and could be a good solve to the true story. -- Legendarydairy11:25, 24 August 2005. - (user's 4th and 6th edits)
 * Abstain I think it would be better as a section of Salad Fingers, but I'm prepared to give this page a chance to prove its worth. --Billpg 18:47, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete Of interest only to those individuals or groups submitting this and related articles. not notable, original --Rjonesric 19:46, 24 August 2005 (UTC) - (user's 1st edit)
 * Delete, the entire article from beginning to end is, and is intended to be, original research. Nandesuka 19:59, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Looks like original research. Optichan 20:58, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep or redirect Trollderella 21:17, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Appears to be original research. --Carnildo 22:25, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Provides useful insight, and is therefore worthy. Objectional tv shows like Lost are exempt - why not this as well? --Corporal TE Gaydar 00:09, 25 August 2005 (UTC) (Corporal TE Gaydar's first edit!)
 * Merge,The theories don't necesarrily warrant another article. But the main points from here should definetly be moved to the main salad fingers article.
 * Delete, NOR. Radiant_ >|< 13:59, August 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge to Salad Fingers Roodog2k 17:32, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - This is really overanalysing the saladfingers series of flash movies. It smacks of original research and borders on patent nonsense.  Something that I would expect to find on a salad fingers fan forum, bordering on fan fiction. - Hahnchen 23:45, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
 * All i would say to that is there are two points to one match stick, you either get the spark or you don't. --Raddicks 19:32, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Merge. Into Salad Fingers; it seems like the best course of action. - Gavin 1:11, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I think this article should stay its very informative and accurate --80.2.181.145 14:51, 28 August 2005 (UTC) (80.2.181.145's first edit!)
 * I wonder what kind of accuracy speculation is supposed to have.--Kaonashi 02:51, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Merge --tranquileye 19:25:26, 2005-08-29 (UTC)
 * Merge!! This is a great article. -- realwingus  07:21, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. The article has no references, and is therefore probably original research. arj 08:58, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christian Gomez

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The result of the debate was delete. --Tony Sidaway Talk 20:57, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

Christian Gomez
Vanity/advertising in my view. A speedy delete tag was removed by User:JYolkowski, so I suppose this should be taken to VfD. Delete. Martg76 05:13, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete. Subject seems to be on the cusp of notability; perhaps recreate when he wins a major award or becomes editor of a major publication.  --Alan Au 06:21, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - vanity page. Dottore So 06:44, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - vanity. --PhilipO 19:59, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete vanity/self-promotion as it stands. -- Etacar11   01:57, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - vanity/advert - Tεx  τ  urε  16:24, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
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Yamagata dialect

The Yamagata dialect (山形弁) is the local dialect spoken in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. It is a form of Tōhoku-ben, and can be broken down into sub-regional branches that vary from area to area within Yamagata. Dialects in Yamagata Prefecture are roughly divided into two types: Inland and Shonai (coastal).

Yamagata-ben was used for comic effect in the Japanese film Swing Girls, 2004, to suggest that the film was set in a rural, 'backward' location. However, some Yamagata residents feel that the film used the dialect in an unnatural and patronising way. The dialect has also had Japan-wide exposure through Daniel Kahl, an American who has made a TV career as the gaijin talent who can speak fluent Yamagata-ben.

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Appointment to the Order of Canada
Self-renom. It failed before due to either lack or participation or because of my choice of photos. Well, sadly, most of the photos I have found are either CanadaCopyright or an even more restricting license. Some, I can only find on Government websites. Well, let's see how this works out, again. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 05:19, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. not well-written. This reads like the stuff I write in the morning before coffee kicks in. Example: "The other exception, which is not listed in the Order's Constitution, is that Canadians who are either politicians or judges serving in either the federal government or any provincial or territorial government. The Order is also not permitted to be awarded posthumously." Monicasdude 13:40, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I have reworded it as follows: "Canadian politicians and judges that currently hold office are also not eligible to be appointed to the Order. Membership the Order cannot be awarded posthumously." Zscout370 (Sound Off) 16:03, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * When an editor objects to an article, cites a general problem, and provides a specific example, fixing the specific example does not fix the general problem. I don't know how else to respond prudently. Monicasdude 17:42, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * While saying a general rewrite is a good idea, some people cite examples of confusing text. I will try to rewrite the whole thing. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 19:56, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Ok, I rewrote the article, what do you think? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 20:45, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I've made examples of the kind of changes I think the text needs in the first part of the article. I think the writing needs to be more compact and more direct. Monicasdude 21:29, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I think you exposed a weakness of mine: I tend to make things wordy. Some of the material I removed are already present on the main Order of Canada article. I still have one more section to go, but other than it being too wordy, is there any problem you see? Zscout370 (Sound Off) 22:15, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, I don't buy the idea that it took 13 years to find a date when Wayne Gretzky was free, but other than that . . . Probably a link to the Order's constitution, which is referred to, if it's online. (note: if/when my last concerns are met, I'll just withdraw the objection; I don't think it's appropriate to actively support without any real knowledge of the subject matter). Monicasdude 00:14, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Source of the Gretzky tidbit: http://slam.canoe.ca/Gretzky/orderofcanada.html. I have a link to the Order's Constitution at my references section (twice, actually). I just made it more noticable. As for other objections, just let me know what else you wish to be fixed. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 00:25, 25 August 2005 (UTC)


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Could you please put the church articles in the individual town pages instead of creating stubs? Zoe 05:55, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

The thing is, articles on individual churches are routinely deleted as not notable, an article which consists of nothing but lists of churches will be even less notable, and you can expect VfD listings. Zoe 06:09, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, and welcome to Wikipedia. I got nervous when I saw you creating all of those town articles that somehow didn't get created by the bot which read the entire US census and created articles on every town in the census, but then I went and did Google searches, and, lo and behold, these places really exist, so well done on that. Vfd stands for Votes for deletion, although there is as we speak a movement to change the name, to possible Articles for deletion or Pages for deletion, so VfD will have to be changed sometime in the future, though it is an ingrained part of Wikipedia shorthand. If you want to see what Votes for deletion looks like, go to WP:VFD. Zoe 06:15, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

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My position? I'm an admin, just one of over 500 of them, though some are more active than others. I, myself, left the project for a couple of years, but came back about two or three weeks ago. See Administrators. Zoe 06:17, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

You related to the Liechtenstein Hohenzollerns? ;) Zoe 06:24, August 28, 2005 (UTC)

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Roxby Downs, South Australia

Roxby Downs is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 511 km north of the state capital of Adelaide. The town has a highly transient population of around 4,000 people.

Roxby Downs has many leisure and community facilities including swimming, cinema, cultural precinct, community radio, shopping centre, schools, TAFE, cafes and sporting clubs and facilities. There are just two neighbouring towns in the area: Andamooka, an opal mining town about 30 km to the east, and Woomera, 84 km south of Roxby Downs. Andamooka people call the town home, and many are of European background since the days of early opal mining.

History
The town of Roxby Downs was built in 1986-88 (land survey commenced in November 1986) with the aim of servicing the Olympic Dam mine and processing plant, located 16 km north of the site of the town. Roxby Downs was officially opened on 5 November 1988. The opening was celebrated with a "town party" held on the main oval and sponsored by the then owners of the operation Olympic Dam Project (O.D.P.). The town is subject to a specific Indenture Act and is administered by the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs in the form of an appointed Administrator.

Water supply
Water is extracted from the Great Artesian Basin and desalinated by the operators of the Olympic Dam mine. It is then supplied via pipeline. In 2004, the township was estimated to consume a daily average of 3 megalitres.

Governance
Roxby Downs is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district of Giles and the state government region of the Far North, and with land within the town of Roxby Downs being located in the local government area of the Municipal Council of Roxby Downs and the remainder of the locality of Roxby Downs being located in the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia.

Environment
Roxby Downs is in an area, like many other arid zones in Australia, that was very badly overgrazed by sheep and cattle during the nineteenth century, as pastoralism was introduced by European settlers. This caused many long-lived species of trees and shrubs to give way to short-lived annual plants and weed species. It was estimated that there were once at least 27 species of Australian mammals in the region, but by 2016 over 60 percent had become either completely or locally extinct since European settlement.

Introduced feral rabbits, cats and foxes exacerbated the threat to both flora and fauna. Some bird species, including the bush thick-knee and plains wanderer, are now either locally extinct or classed as an endangered species, and many of the medium-sized desert mammals are now completely extinct or only exist on a few islands of Australia.

Arid Recovery
The Arid Recovery Reserve is a wildlife conservation reserve 20 km north of Roxby Downs, about 550 km north of Adelaide. , the fenced area of the reserve consists of 123 km2 of arid land. The initiative known as Arid Recovery was established in 1997 by Katherine Moseby and John Read, whose vision was the creation of a reserve dedicated to restoring the ecosystem, which meant keeping feral animals such as rabbits, cats and foxes out. WMC Resources, the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage, the University of Adelaide and a community group formed a committee. The first reserve was created when fences were constructed around 14 km2, and it has grown from there. The current (2020) board of directors consists of mainly independent directors, but also has representatives from Bush Heritage Australia, BHP, Adelaide University, and the Department for Environment and Water. Its three-pronged focus is on conservation, research and education. In October 2020, nine bilbies – four males and five females – were released into the Arid Recovery Reserve, with the aim of increasing the gene pool. The first bilbies had been brought in 2000, with a second group ten years later, and this is the third release. These bilbies were caught on Thistle Island, which has a very large population of the marsupials.

Heavy rainfall in January 2022 led to the reserve's annual survey finding the second highest number of native animals in 25 years, with particularly high numbers of reptiles such as skinks and geckos.

Climate
Roxby Downs experiences a hot desert climate (Köppen: BWh, Trewartha: BWhl), with very hot, dry summers; mild to hot, dry springs and autumns; and mild, dry winters. Extreme temperatures range from 48.1 C on 25 January 2011 to -1.4 C on 12 August 1966.

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RCAF Station Aylmer

RCAF Station Aylmer was a Royal Canadian Air Force airfield that was built between late 1940 and June 1941 northeast of Aylmer, Ontario. It was one of many built across Canada under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II.

The first school at the airfield was No. 14 Service Flying Training School (SFTS). RCAF staff began arriving at the station before construction was finished. First to arrive was a 17-man security party under Sgt. Les Oliver in late March. Squadron Leader T. Moreton, the first officer, arrived on 2 June 1941 to manage the new station's equipment. Wing Commander Norman Irwin arrived at Aylmer on 18 June 1941 on "Temporary Duty" and was appointed C.O. when the station was activated on 3 July 1941.

Opening ceremonies were held on 2 August 1941 with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Albert Matthews and the Premier of Ontario Mitchell Hepburn on hand. The new station was open to the public that afternoon and guests were treated to an aerobatic display by the instructors.

Relief airfields were R1—Yarmouth Centre, Ontario and R2—Tillsonburg, Ontario. Pilots used North American Harvards as their advanced trainer. Some North American Yales arrived on 23 January 1942 and were mainly used for navigation exercises. No. 14 SFTS moved to Kingston in August 1944.

Other schools located at Aylmer include:

 * Women's Division Service Police School (1942)
 * No. 1 Flight Engineers' School (1 July 1944 – 31 March 1945).

Aerodrome information
The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with six runways formed in an overlaid triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 42.81667°N, -80.95°W with a Var. 5 degrees W and elevation of 775 ft. Six runways were listed as follows:

Relief landing field – Yarmouth Centre
The primary relief landing field (R1) for RCAF Station Aylmer was Yarmouth Centre, located east of St. Thomas. The Relief field was laid out in the standard triangular pattern. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - St. Thomas, Ontario at 42.76667°N, -81.11667°W with a Var. 5 degrees W and elevation of 760 ft. Three runways were listed as follows:

The Yarmouth Centre airfield now operates as the St. Thomas Municipal Airport.

Relief landing field – Tillsonburg
The secondary Relief Landing Field (R2) for RCAF Station Aylmer was located north-west of the community of Tillsonburg. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 42.925°N, -80.75°W as a "Turf - All-way field - Under Construction" no elevation, variation, or runway specifications were listed.

Postwar
RCAF Aylmer continued operations after the war's end and was home to a variety of training facilities:
 * Technical and Engineering School (later redesignated No. 1 Technical Training School or TTS)  (April 1945 – May 1955)
 * Academic Training School (ATS) (May 1949  – October 1950)
 * No. 2 Composite Training School (No. 2 KTS)
 * No. 11 Examination Unit (September 1951  – November 1952)
 * Aeronautical Engineering School (June 1952 – November 1953)
 * GCA (Ground Control Approach) School (1953 – 1957)
 * Fire-Fighting School (1951 – 1961)
 * Support Services School (1960)

No. 2 Manning Depot and No. 1 Personnel Selection Unit (PSU) were located at Aylmer from 1949 – 1950.

The station closed in 1961 and the Ontario Police College eventually took over the facilities. All that remains from the RCAF days are 2 hangars, the deteriorating airfield and the taxi area, which is now used as part of the police vehicle driver training track. Outline of one of the former runways exists in what is now Alymer Wildlife Area. A memorial to the former RCAF station sits at the entrance to the Ontario Police College property.

Remembrance
Twelve flying instructors and 26 students lost their lives training at No. 14 SFTS.

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King George V Park

King George V Park is a soccer-specific stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland, located at the head of Quidi Vidi Lake in downtown St. John's. The stadium was built in 1925 as the National stadium of Newfoundland. It is the oldest surviving soccer specific stadium in North America, and hosts the Memorial Sea-Hawks soccer teams.

History
The most famous game played at King George V was on 14 September 1985 when over 13,000 people witnessed Canada's 2–1 victory over Honduras to win the 1985 CONCACAF Championship; the match also qualified Canada for their first World Cup (Mexico, 1986). It was a momentous occasion and is considered to be the first high point of Canadian soccer history.

The stadium played host to the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship.

In 2005 construction began on a major renovation involving widening and lengthening the field surface, installing an underground irrigation system, constructing new locker room facilities as well as expanding the bleacher seating. In 2006, the natural grass playing surface was replaced with a FieldTurf pitch. It seats 6,400 for soccer.

In 2008, KGV played host to the Challenge Cup and the Jubilee Trophy.

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John Fugelsang

John Joseph Fugelsang (born September 3, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer, television host, political commentator and television personality.

Early life and education
Fugelsang was born on Long Island, New York. Of Danish, German, and Irish descent, he is the son of a former Carmelite nun and a former Franciscan friar.

At New York University, Fugelsang attended the Tisch School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in Film and Television. Fugelsang also studied theatre at the Boston University Theatre Institute & the Circle in the Square Theatre.

Stage and screen
Fugelsang has appeared in diverse projects as an actor, ranging from CSI and Providence to Coyote Ugly. As a comedian, he has performed at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and the Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal and made over 20 appearances on Politically Incorrect.

In 2007, he premiered the acclaimed solo show All The Wrong Reasons Off Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop. The show received a Drama League nomination for "Distinguished Performance". New York Magazine said "Fugelsang has the soul of an iconoclast" and The New York Daily News said the piece "packed an unexpectedly lovely and life affirming wallop."

Subsequent runs included Los Angeles, Seattle, New York City's Barrow Street Theatre, Albuquerque, and closing the South Beach Comedy Festival in Miami.

Additional film, television, and stage credits include Becker, Somewhere in the City, The Michael Richards Show, Beyond Belief, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Hamlet, Blue Window, and Savage in Limbo.

Fugelsang also appeared in the 2015 documentary film Dream On.

Host and presenter
Fugelsang has hosted George Harrison: The Last Performance and Paul McCartney's Live Town Hall on VH1. He was also on America's Funniest Home Videos (co-hosting with Daisy Fuentes) for two seasons (1998–99), co-hosted John McEnroe's short-lived CNBC talk show in 2004, and was a regular on CNBC's Bullseye and Fox News's Red Eye. He was the co-host of the World Series of Blackjack on GSN alongside Bringing Down the House author Ben Mezrich. He also co-hosted, along with Debra Wilson and Teresa Strasser, TV Watercooler on TV Guide Channel (2005–09). In 2012, John Fugelsang hosted a series of videos on the YouTube channel "POLIPOP". From January 2013 until August 2013, Fugelsang was the host of the Current TV political talk show Viewpoint. The show ended with the end of all live programming on Current.

Political commentator
In addition to his appearances on the late-night political talk show Politically Incorrect (1993–2002), Fugelsang has been a contributor to HuffPost weblog.

He is a regular commentator and guest on nationally syndicated progressive radio program The Stephanie Miller Show, and has served as guest host on occasion. His usual guest spot on the show is called "Fridays with Fugelsang." He also tours alongside Miller and comedian/musician Hal Sparks as part of the Sexy Liberal Comedy Show. For 2017, the tour is now called "Sexy Liberal Resistance Tour" along with Frangela (Frances Callier and Angela Shelton). The first show for the new tour was at the Barrymore, April 22, 2017, Madison, WI.

He's been featured on CNN, Fox News, Dennis Miller, The Young Turks, Air America, CNBC, and MSNBC. He served as the host on the Current TV political talk show, So That Happened. Additionally, he has contributed to Current TV's coverage of the 2012 presidential campaign. In an appearance on CNN in 2012, a question of his prompted the Romney campaign's Etch-a-sketch gaffe. On January 6, 2013, he replaced Eliot Spitzer as host of Viewpoint on Current TV; however, Current TV was bought by Al Jazeera America later in 2013. Since January 12, 2015, Fugelsang has been hosting Tell Me Everything, a talk show on Sirius XM Insight.

Personal life
He lives with his wife, designer Charmien La Framenta, and their son, Henry Jack, in Hollywood and New York City's Greenwich Village. Fugelsang debated atheist Jamie Kilstein, noting his views as being founded upon what Jesus preached. He is politically liberal.

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Just Group

The Just Group owns and operates a total of seven retail brands: Just Jeans (Australian clothing chain store), Jay Jays, Jacqui E, Portmans, Dotti, Peter Alexander Sleepwear, and Smiggle. The group has over 1,000 stores throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

1970–1990: Founding and growth
Just Jeans was founded by the Kimberley family—Craig Kimberley, his wife Connie, brother Roger and sister-in-law Chrissie. Craig was working for textile and fashion manufacturer Aywon at the time and had discovered specialty jeans stores during a business trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco earlier that year. He pitched opening similar stores—first to Aywon, then Coles Myer—but was rejected by both. The partners raised $4500 and opened their first store on Chapel Street, Prahran in December 1970. The idea of selling jeans stacked on shelves was new to the market, but proved to be popular.

In April 1971, Just Jeans opened its second store in Centre Road, Bentleigh, followed by its third in Moonee Ponds several weeks later. In 1976, Just Jeans bought failed Melbourne menswear chain Walsh's, giving the company its first presence in suburban shopping centres. In the following years, the company expanded to other states by acquiring clothing chains and relaunching them as Just Jeans. In 1979, it purchased the 12-store Jeans Junction chain in New South Wales for $1 million. In the early 1980s, it acquired the Queensland chain Denim in Jeans and the South Australian chain Zip Up. In 1988, it purchased the failed women's fashion chain Central Park, which had 15 stores in Western Australia, for $2 million.

In the 1982, Just Jeans bought the MSD chain of sporting goods stores for $500,000. The venture proved to be a failure and Just Jeans sold MSD two years later for $1.

Roger Kimberley built his own fashion chain called Cheap Jeans. Just Jeans bought his 50-store business in 1985 and relaunched it as Jeans Extra. Craig and Connie also acquired Roger's stake in Just Jeans. The following year, Jeans Extra was relaunched again as Extra Clothing then in late 1987 the business was sold to Sportscraft for an estimated $30 million. Three months before the sale of Extra Clothing, the Kimberleys sold 30% of Just Jeans to the Mallcap Corporation for $8 million. The funds were used to cover a $5.5 million tax bill and give the company a better financial footing. In April 1988, Mallcap sold its stake to Byron Holdings.

1990–2000: Expansion to New Zealand and acquisitions
In June 1990, Just Jeans launched its first store in New Zealand. By January 1991, Just Jeans had 238 stores across Australia and New Zealand. In April 1993, Just Jeans went public and the Kimberleys reduced their stake from 70 per cent to 58 per cent.

In December 1993, Just Jeans purchased Jay Jays for $4.5 million. In September 1994, Just Jeans acquired the 50-store womenswear chain Jacqueline Eve for $4.6 million. The chain was repositioned to focus on working women aged 30–45 and, in February 1996, was relaunched as Jacqui E. Later in 1996, Just Jeans attempted to purchase the eight-store Melbourne surfwear chain Jetty Surf Shop. However, when three of Jetty's biggest suppliers said they would not supply products to stores owned by Just Jeans, the deal collapsed. In 2000, Just Jeans acquired Peter Alexander Sleepwear. Founder Peter Alexander stayed with the company as creative director.

2001–present: Changing ownership and new brands
In 2001, Just Jeans was taken private in a $108 million management buyout led by British-based private investment group Catalyst Investment Managers. In May 2002, Just Jeans acquired women's clothing chain Portmans.

The Just Group was listed on the ASX in May 2004. In August 2004, the Just Group acquired the Dotti chain for $5 million. In July 2007, the Just Group acquired stationery chain Smiggle for at least $29 million, becoming the first non-fashion brand in its portfolio.

On 8 August 2008, Premier Investments obtained a controlling interest in the shares of Just Group following an off-market takeover offer for all of the group shares that commenced on 31 March 2008. Just Group was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange on 22 September 2008.

In 2011, the group was criticised for using sandblasting to wash off their jeans, a method known to cause silicosis. In 2013, the group was still using sandblasting. The Baptist World Aid's 2015 Fashion Report named the Just Group one of the worst performers when it comes to protecting international workers. From 2012 to 2015, the group went through its digital retail transformation.

In October 2016, the Just Group lost its trial against its former CFO Nicole Peck who had left the company to work for a competing company. In August 2017, the brand director of the group, Colette Garnsey, stepped down for medical reasons.

Richard Murray commenced as Premier Retail Chief Executive Officer on 6 September 2021, and was appointed to the Premier Board as executive director on 3 December 2021.

Premier Investments plans to spin-off Smiggle into an independent company by January 2025 while a spin-off of Peter Alexander Sleepwear is being explored for sometime in 2025.

Brands

 * Just Jeans
 * Jay Jays – Acquired in 1993.
 * Jacqui E – Founded as Jacqueline Eve, acquired in 1994.
 * Peter Alexander Sleepwear – Founded by Peter Alexander, acquired in 2000.
 * Portmans – Acquired in 2002.
 * Dotti – Founded by Ray Levis and Linda Bowen in 1981, acquired in 2004.
 * Smiggle – Stationery store, acquired in 2007.

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Eel-tailed catfish

The eel-tailed catfish, Tandanus tandanus, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae. This fish is also known as dewfish, freshwater catfish, jewfish, and tandan.

This species is a freshwater fish native to the Murray-Darling river system of eastern Australia. The scientific name for eel-tailed catfish comes from a name for the fish in an unidentified Aboriginal Australian language - Tandan - which Major Thomas Livingston Mitchell recorded on his 1832 expedition.

Description
Eel-tailed catfish commonly grow to about 50.0 cm and weigh about 1.8 kg. Fish of this species may grow up to about 90.0 cm and weigh up to 6.0 kg. Eel-tailed catfish may live up to about 8 years.

Eel-tailed catfish have large head with thick and fleshy lips and tubular nostrils. The skin is tough and smooth. Body coloration in adults vary from olive-green to brown, black or purplish on their backs and white on the underside.

A downturned mouth with fleshy lips surrounded by a number of barbels assist them with feeding. They are a solid, almost cylindrical, elongate fish, with the posterior half of their body tapering into a pointed eel-like tail. A continuous fin margin surrounds this tapering posterior half of the body. Their eyes are small.

The eel-tail catfish has 4 pairs of barbels surrounding the mouth, and sharp serrated dorsal- and pectoral-fin spines which are venomous and can cause a very painful wound.

Ecology
The eel-tailed catfish inhabits slow moving streams, lakes and ponds with fringing vegetation. It swims close to the sand or gravel bottoms. This species is more abundant in lakes than in flowing water. Though they are usually solitary, juveniles may form aggregations. The eel-tailed catfish is found in most freshwater habitats of the Murray-Darling river system except for the upland, sub-alpine and alpine headwaters of southern tributaries. It is also present in speciated but undescribed forms in several east coast systems in northern New South Wales due to natural river capture events.

Juvenile eel-tailed catfish feed on zooplankton, and small insects, particularly chironomid larvae. Fish over about 100 mm also eat small fish while adults include shrimps, crayfish in the warmer months and midge larvae in winter. In addition, they eat mollusks and dragonfly, caddis and mayfly larvae. The eel-tailed catfish is host for a number of intestinal parasites including cestodes and nematodes.

Eel-tailed catfish spawn in spring and midsummer, when the water temperature increases to between 20 - 24 C. The nest is built about one or two weeks before spawning. They build large nests up to a metre in diameter with small stones and gravel, within which the eggs are laid. One parent, sometimes both, guard the eggs until they hatch.

Conservation
Freshwater Catfish were once widespread in eastern Australia, however, populations have suffered severe declines in both distribution and abundance since the 1980s.

The Murray-Darling populations of eel-tailed catfish has declined significantly over recent decades. Most populations in the southern half of the Murray-Darling river system are extinct or nearly so. The species remains relatively common in coastal catchments from the Hunter River (NSW) north.

Numerous factors are thought to have contributed to the decline of Freshwater Catfish populations in the Murray-Darling Basin since the 1970s. These include habitat degradation and barriers to movement, and increased predation by and competition with introduced species such as carp (which has similar feeding habits) and Redfin. Severe siltation also probably severely impacts upon the species spawning by smothering the rocks and pebbles they use to build nests.

The Freshwater Catfish population in the Murray-Darling Basin is listed as: New South Wales Fisheries Management Act 1994: Endangered Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988: Threatened South Australian Fisheries Management Act 2007: Protected

Populations in several rivers and impoundments in the northern half of the Murray-Darling appear secure for now. The species does well in the upland reaches of these northern Murray-Darling rivers; this is in contrast to its absence from the upland reaches of southern Murray-Darling rivers, where water temperatures are cooler.

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Bruce, Australian Capital Territory

Bruce is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, that is located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb was gazetted on 6 June 1968 and named for The Viscount Bruce of Melbourne (1883–1967), the eighth Prime Minister of Australia and the first Chancellor of the Australian National University.

Demographics
At the, Bruce had a population of 7,520 people, an increase from 6,390 in 2011 and 3,012 in 2001. 58.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China (6.2%), India (4.9%), Nepal (3.5%), England (2.1%) and Vietnam (1.6%). 62.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin (6.7%), Nepali (3.5%), Cantonese (2.0%) and Vietnamese (1.8%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion (44.1%) and Catholic (15.3%). 20.7% of dwellings were separate houses, 45.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses or townhouses and 33.4% of were units or apartments.

Places of interest

 * Canberra Stadium is the home of the Canberra Raiders rugby league and Brumbies rugby union sides, and occasionally hosts national and international sporting events
 * Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre
 * The University of Canberra (UC) has an enrolment of over 10,000 students and is one of four major universities in Canberra
 * The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
 * Calvary Public Hospital
 * Bruce Campus of the Canberra Institute of Technology
 * Radford College

Development
The Fern Hill section of the suburb was originally planned as a hub for information and communications technology businesses, with some low-rise office buildings being developed off Thynne Street, along with a small commercial centre including a cafe. However, the area has seen considerable residential development, with densities ranging from detached houses through to four-storey apartment buildings, with commercial ground floor uses.

Street names
Many of the streets in Bruce are named after people and places associated with Australian tertiary education, including:
 * Agar Street – Wilfred Eade Agar, professor of zoology
 * Battye Street – James Battye, chancellor
 * Braybrooke Street – Ernest Kingston Braybrooke, professor of law
 * College Street – Canberra College of Advanced Education, now the University of Canberra
 * Crisp Circuit – Finlay Crisp, professor and Rhodes Scholar
 * Funder Street – Kathleen Funder, writer, teacher, and educational psychologist
 * Jaeger Circuit – John Conrad Jaeger, professor of geophysics and mathematics
 * Leverrier Street – Frank Leverrier, vice-chancellor
 * Mugglestone Place – Donald Mugglestone, professor of physics
 * Purdie Street – Alexander Purdie, professor of geology
 * Thynne Street – Andrew Joseph Thynne, government minister and university chancellor and vice-chancellor (who pronounced his name "thin")

Transport
The suburb is also relatively well-served by public transport, with routes R2, R3 and R4 running through it via the Calvary Hospital, Radford College, and the University of Canberra. Route R9 connects the suburb to the Gungahlin light rail at Dickson. Additionally, a number of cycle routes provide links to the Inner North, Belconnen Town Centre, and Kaleen.

Political representation
For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Bruce is in the Division of Canberra.

For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Bruce is in the Ginninderra electorate.

Geology
Bruce is dominated by the greywacke of the Ordovician Pittman Formation. Bands of the black Acton Shale Member are found under the University of Canberra and the Calvary Hospital. Glebe Farm Adamellite is a coarse porphyritic micro adamellite of the Silurian age. It intrudes in the west north and southeast and southwest of University of Canberra. A triangle of Silurian age calcareous shale of the Canberra formation is in the north east of Bruce.

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Sarah Sorge

Sarah Sorge (born 26 August 1969 in Frankfurt) is a German politician. She is a member of Alliance 90 a member of the German green party, and has been a representative for the state parliament of Hesse since 2001. Sorge studied political science from 1989 to 1997 at the University of Frankfurt. She has been a member of Alliance '90/The Greens since 1993, and was an active member of the Green Youth.

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