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Richard Stone (politician)

Richard Bernard Stone (September 22, 1928 – July 28, 2019) was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Florida from 1975 to 1980 and later served as Ambassador at Large to Central America and Ambassador to Denmark.

Early life and career
Stone was born in New York City, the son of Lily (Abbey) and Alfred Stone, who was born in Belgium. His family was Jewish. He moved to Florida and attended public schools in Dade County. Stone graduated cum laude with a B.A. from Harvard University in 1949. There he became a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He received a LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1954, returned to Florida, was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1955, and began practicing law in Miami.

In 1966, Stone became Miami City Attorney and was elected to the Florida Senate in 1967, representing Dade County. In 1970, he was elected Secretary of State of Florida. He resigned in July 1974, before his term ended, to focus on his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Senate
In 1974, Stone ran in an 11-candidate Democratic primary election. Congressman Bill Gunter finished first but Stone won a close subsequent runoff, 51% to 49%. On the Republican side, incumbent Senator Edward Gurney chose not to run for re-election after being indicted for allegedly taking bribes in return for his influence with the Federal Housing Administration. Millionaire Eckerd drug store chain owner, Jack Eckerd, defeated Paula Hawkins for the Republican nomination. In the general election, Stone narrowly defeated Eckerd in a race that saw the American Party candidate, John Grady, claim nearly 16% of the vote. Stone was the second Jewish U.S. Senator from Florida (after David Levy Yulee) and the first since the U.S. Civil War. Outgoing Senator Gurney resigned on December 31, 1974, and Stone was officially appointed senator by Governor Reubin Askew on January 1, 1975, two days before his term was scheduled to begin.

During Stone's term in the U.S. Senate, he was a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and was a strong advocate for the Panama Canal Torrijos–Carter Treaties. He also voted for neutron bomb funding, deregulation of natural gas, and public funding of congressional campaigns, and voted against an early version of the Kemp–Roth Tax Cut and funding medically necessary abortions. He led efforts to secure congressional aid for Israel and also served as an important advisor during the 1978 Camp David Peace Treaty. In addition to the Foreign Relations Committee, Stone served on the Agriculture Committee.

At the onset of his term, Stone was one of three Jewish members of the U.S. Senate along with Jacob Javits and Abraham Ribicoff.

Reelection bid
With a reputation for changing his mind and with the AFL–CIO actively campaigning against him, Stone was deemed vulnerable in his reelection bid. Six Democrats entered the race for Stone's seat including his 1974 runoff opponent Bill Gunter who was Florida State Treasurer/Insurance Commissioner in 1980. As was the case in 1974, Stone and Gunter were forced into a runoff but, unlike 1974, Gunter won the nomination in 1980. (Gunter was defeated by Paula Hawkins in the general election). Stone resigned three days early on December 31, 1980.

Post-senate
Senator Stone was included on President-elect Ronald Reagan's transition team the day after the 1980 elections. From 1981 to 1982, he was senior resident partner at the law firm of Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn in Washington, D.C. During that time, the Spanish-speaking Stone worked as a paid lobbyist for the right-wing Guatemalan government of Fernando Romeo Lucas García. On January 19, 1982, Stone was named as Vice Chairman of the President's Commission for Radio Broadcasting to Cuba. He was also vice chairman of the board of Capital Bank of Washington. In February 1983, Stone served in the Department of State as Special Representative of the President for Public Diplomacy in Central America.

On April 28, 1983, President Reagan announced Stone's appointment as Ambassador at Large and Special Envoy to Central America. Despite concerns over his recent ties with the oppressive right-wing Guatemalan government and how he would be perceived by the leftist FMLN of El Salvador, Stone was confirmed and commenced the position on May 26. Stone was once a paid lobbyist for the conservative Guatemalan government of Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia. This made Democrats argue that he was ill-suited to be President Reagan's appointee to be Ambassador at Large for Central America, a role that required negotiation with the leftist government of El Salvador and other administrations. He resigned effective March 1, 1984, allegedly after experiencing personality conflicts with Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Langhorne A. Motley. Stone continued working with Capital Bank of Washington, D.C. and, in 1989, was named chief operating officer. On November 9, 1991, he was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to be U.S. Ambassador to Denmark. The nomination was successful and Stone served from November 21, 1991, to October 14, 1993.

On December 28, 1995, Stone was appointed voting trustee for the discount drug store business, Dart Drug, which was owned by Herbert Haft and embroiled in a widely publicized family dispute. On September 24, 1997, Haft and Stone voted to appoint Stone as acting chief executive officer and, in February 1998, Stone was named chief executive officer. By mid-1998, Dart Group was sold to Richfood.

Personal life and death
Stone married the former Marlene Lois Singer on June 30, 1957 and they had three children and five grandchildren. Marlene Stone died on August 29, 2008. He died on July 28, 2019, in Rockville, Maryland, from complications of pneumonia and other illnesses. At the time of his death, he resided in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Maryland.

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Escort too small, even for Pinto replacement
This is asserted in the second paragraph of the article, with no citations for support. It also seems contradictory to the statements that this was one of the best selling cars in the US at the time of its introduction. Also, being 6 foot tall and having driven an Escort, it seemed quite roomy and comparable in front seat space to the Taurus. Obviously, the cargo capacity was smaller. So, this statement that it was too small, really needs to be qualified. If someone has a cite for this from a reputable source, feel free to add, otherwise, I'm going to take it out in a few days. TANSTAAFL (talk) 14:16, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

 * The article says the Fiesta, not Escort, was too small to effectively replace the Pinto. IFCAR (talk) 14:54, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

 * Ha, that's what I get for speed reading. Thanks. TANSTAAFL (talk) 16:23, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

To those who have been adding in information about the ZX2 to this article...
Please be aware that the ZX2 has its own page here. Add any further information about the ZX2 to that page, not this one. --ApolloBoy 20:00, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

 * That is no longer true. ZX2 redirects to this Escort page.
 * 75.36.10.114 10:27, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Pony/GTX/LX breakdown in Gen 2 only?
I'll admit I haven't researched the history of these cars much or anything, but if Gen 2 starts in 1991, then this information is inaccurate--the American models were broken down into GTX, Pony etc. by 1988. I have an '88 Escort "Pony" model myself, and auto part websites such as napaonline.com will ask for specification of which submodel the car is, even for the 1988 model year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JSoules (talk • contribs) 14:45, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Merge North American and European
Why do we have 2 articles? Toyota Corolla manages to fit everything about the corolla from everywhere going back to the begining. Having three name spaces used for the Ford Escort looks cheesy and stupid --Cloveious 05:15, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Disagree - The North American and European models share NOTHING but the name. Slickshoes3234 05:37, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Disagree also - The US and European versions of the Escort are very 2 different motor vehicles. Both versions, especially the European version have a long and proud history, especially in motorsport. Merging these two articles would be a monumentous folly! I strongly disagree... scancoaches 4/ nov/ 2006 01:42 (UTC)
 * Disagree - They are two completely different cars built during the same time period. Both articles are already quite long, merging them into one article would make it completely unusable. The Escort has a much more revered history in Europe than it does in America. Many Americans don't realise that there is another, competely different Escort apart from the little commuter car they are familiar with. --Sable232 07:30, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

The consensus is not to merge. 75.36.10.114 09:53, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Main Picture
I hereby move that the picture at the top of the page, which is of a second generation Escort, is removed. The three generations look very different. The picture makes the article look like it concerns only 1991-1996 Escorts. Slickshoes3234 05:39, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Diesel only 52 hp?
I'm not going to make the edit until I verify, but I doubt that it's 52 hp. I've seen references elsewhere to that engine being 66 hp, and besides... 52 hp is what the VW 1.6L non-turbo diesel of that vintage put out. Bhtooefr 15:09, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

-I agree, that the figure sounds very confusing. I are'nt sure either if it's correct or not, but the european Mark III Escort's 1,6 liter OHC diesel, introduced in 1983 and continued officially to june/july 1986 put out 54 (~52 imperial) horsepowers, so in comparison, the Mazda diesel is seriously lacking power. But if so, it must be tuned to low rpm since Ford's own LTA, LTB and LTC 1,6's made the power at max 4800 revolutions per minute...

European petrol is of a higher quality meaning the same car will have more horse power in Europe. the margin for diesel is even greater.
 * We know that here in the USA the diesel Escorts were dropped in mid-1987, but I would like it if I knew the exact date in which it was dropped. I'd be thinking January/February 1987. WikiPro1981X (talk) 19:58, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

IRS on second generation

First generation had IRS, so that the second had it too is hardly worth mentioning (IMHO). 217.205.121.71 (talk) 19:17, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

North American/European - so very different??
Wikipedia (who ought to know) have it that:  217.205.121.71 (talk) 19:22, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

 * - Well, if you look at the both articles there are some references to the similar models, but at the time the worldcar was not so practical an idea mainly because of the differences and strictness of legislations in Europe and North-America.

 * The third generation Escort of Europe was designed as a universal model so that it could be released in different parts of the world, like in North-America for example, but as stated in the articles the legislation differences among other things, not to mention the different tastes of different people, conspired to make the worldcar a useless idea for the time being. Due to the problems it was better and not so much more expensive to create vehicles of their own in the different continents for the specific markets, which can be seen if you compare the mid 90'ies model Escorts of both continent.

 * As far as I can tell, the Mazda based USA model is somewhat larger and considerably different than it's European counterpart and as in European perspective is not so much a "real" Escort than its built-from-scratch Euro-brethen of the same vintage, though I can't personally claim either to be better than the other. However, it seems that the worldcar-idea was not abandoned by Ford, since, again a European of its origin, the Focus has become a success propably in part because of the tastes of the peoples have become more similar and the safety and emission legislations are closer to each other compared to the situation 20 years ago.

 * In any case, although it would be interesting to compare the differences and the similarities of the Euro 3 gen and USA 1 gen Escorts, it might need its own article because the history and the development of the two vehicles divorced to their own trails quite early and have ultimately very little in common in whole history or more properly in the histories of the marque. The straight merging of these articles, at least in my perspective, would have the benefit to clarify the similarity of the Euro 3 gen and USA 1 gen Escorts, but would cause the rest of the models and their history, especially the overlapping 90'es models of the different desing and origin, to become blurred and thus the article would not serve its original intended meaning, to deliver clear information of the history of the car as it was known in its market. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.223.93.188 (talk) 17:59, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

1.3L Engine
I have a source (a Chilton repair manual circa 1992) that has information and specifications on the 1.3L 4 cylinder engine. The article states that "A 1.3 L engine was designed and prototyped but did not see production due to lack of power". But I find it hard to believe that a repair manual would waste time and space talking about an engine that was never actually produced. Does anybody have a source that indicates that the 1.3L engine was not ever installed in the Escort?--Analogue Kid (talk) 20:12, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

 * -If you check the European Escort page, you will see, that there actually were two 1,3-litre units of which one was a Kent/Valencia engine (Originally 1960 Brittish derived ohv desing) and the other was 1,3-liter CVH engine. As the first generation American Escort shared the desing with the third European generation, both used the CVH engine family. If you compare the 1,6-liter CVH-engines of both U.S and Euro -Escort you can see that the American version puts out only about 2/3 of the power the European one does. This is probably because in 1980'ies U.S. emission legistlation was stricter than in Europe and propably in part due to the differences in quality of the available fuel. The 1,3 would have propably made only about 40 hp in U.S. version and because of the performance requirement of the public in the states it would have been a disastrous venture to produce as practically no-one would have wanted a car that could not be able to keep up with the traffic in highway, even if it had smaller fuel consumption... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.223.93.188 (talk) 12:54, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * That may be, but none of that information has a cited source. I really would like to see some third party say either yes the engine was available in North America or no it was not.--Analogue Kid (talk) 15:10, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * You are right in that my information is speculation and I have no legitimate proof. I have also tried to find clarity to the case from internet using mainly google, yet I could not find a single reference to the USA spec 1,3 (which would have most likely been a CVH series engine). I found two sources: The Carfolio ,and a finnish page: Ajovalo.net ,which contain the specs to the Escort's engine options. Unfortunately the Carfolio contains only the specs of European Escort and the finnish page has the specs of European Escort engines offered here in Finland. One interesting point is that a Brasilian version of the Escort was made available here and in few other European countries from 1983 to 1985. According to the page there were a third 1,3-liter engine in addition to the CVH and Kent/Valencia engines: One that was based on an old Renault desing which was used in the Brasilian model. That was as close I could get to North America with a 1,3-liter unit and I think that the Brasilian models were not available in the states even if they were in the same continent... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.223.93.188 (talk) 22:32, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Ford Laser
Does anybody know if Australian Ford Laser was the same car as the 1991 Escort or if these cars just looked similar? Honzas (talk) 10:40, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Your best bet is to head to feoa.net and ask, those guys deal with everything 2nd gen (91-96)76.252.21.254 (talk) 01:46, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

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Proposed merge with Mercury Lynx
Mercury Lynx article is largely a stub, with little to no free-standing source information. SteveCof00 (talk) 05:44, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Support The Lynx only spanned one generation, unlike the Mercury Tracer, so it will be easier to merge. There's precedent with the Mercury Bobcat. --Vossanova o< 19:28, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

 * Support (albeit reluctantly) - I generally don't like the idea of merging articles like these, since the information on the one that gets merged tends to get buried, but in this case the Lynx article is a perma-stub and I doubt it will ever have enough content to stand alone. This is a rare case where the "sub-section at the end" merge would probably work. --Sable232 (talk) 20:11, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

Articles like the Ford Fairmont already have the Mercury Zephyr merged into it. The same goes for Ford Pinto/Mercury Bobcat, Ford EXP/Mercury LN7 and Ford Contour/Mercury Mystique. Why should Ford Escort/Mercury Lynx be any different. The Lynx is just a badge engineered version of the Escort with different grille, taillamps and minor trim. It only spanned one generation and the design differences are not even unique enough to warrant it's own page, unlike the Taurus/Sable or Thunderbird/Cougar with distinct differences and generations. Watchdevil (talk) 08:17, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

 * Support (reluctantly as well) - I hate the idea of merging articles simply because of the use of rebadging, but Mercury Lynx is a perma-stub that does not stand on its own very well and its content could benefit this article (if done right). The ZX2 content is already here... --SteveCof00 (talk) 12:56, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Motorsport?
Most racing afficionados know that the European car that was also called the Ford Escort has had a rich history in motorsports. But I'm kind of curious if the NA escort has ever appeared anywhere (my mother, when I was growing up, owned an '86 Escort L in California. I actually look back fondly on it even though there's nothing glam about it). I can kind of imagine somebody campaigning one in, say, the old IMSA Firehawk "T" category. Golfs, Calais, Maybe Tercels or other things. Showroom stock was interesting to me as a kid.

Anyhow, I'l try to research this, soon. May or may not be an interesting add. YellowAries2010 (talk) 21:04, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

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General Wade Eiling

General Wade Eiling, sometimes known as The General, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

Publication history
Wade Eiling first appeared in Captain Atom #1 (March 1987) and was created by Cary Bates and Pat Broderick.

Fictional character biography
Wade Eiling is a military tactician who blackmails the accused Nathaniel Adam into participating in the atomic experiment that turns Nathaniel into the nuclear being Captain Atom, and causes Adam to disappear for 18 years. This is considered a failure by Eiling and Heinrich Megala, the project's main scientist. They would attempt the experiment again, which ends up with the creation of Major Force.

During the 18 years in which Adam is gone, Eiling marries Adam's wife and acts as father to his two children. Eiling also manipulates Captain Atom into serving the military. His first attempts, a chance for Adam to view his children in exchange for retrieving a lost submarine, falls apart in issue #3 of the 1980s Captain Atom series. This embarrasses Eiling in front of his superiors. The same issue details the cover story for Captain Atom that Eiling helps create, one that is, in his words, "a scenario just far-fetched and hokey enough to sound authentic". His continuing conflicts with the title character were a major focus of the 1980s Captain Atom series. Eiling would also form an intensely adversarial relationship with Megala.

General Wade Eiling makes a cameo appearance in SoftWar, the first story arc of 1993 maxi-series The Hacker Files.

In JLA #24 after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, Eiling sends a military team to salvage the indestructible body of the first Shaggy Man from the Pacific Ocean. Green Lantern and Aquaman attempt to stop the Corps from retrieving the body, but their efforts are thwarted.

The General returns to his base of operations, Threshold. From there he orchestrates a military assault on the JLA. Answering a call for help in Phoenix, Arizona, the Justice League are attacked by American military forces. Spearheading the offensive is a new superhero team called the Ultramarine Corps. Recruited and genetically enhanced by Eiling's lab team, The Ultramarines already exhibit signs of terminal illness. Meanwhile, Batman, the Huntress and Plastic Man track Eling to Threshold, where they discover that Eiling transferred his brain patterns into the indestructible body of the Shaggy Man with its body hair shaved off and called this form the General.

The JLA battle the military and the Corps until JLA #26 (February 1999). General's forces consider mutiny as doubts against attacking the League come to a head. Superman, whose super-senses have diagnosed the Ultramarine's disease, persuades the Ultramarine Corps that General has used and betrayed them. The Corps members, who volunteered for service in good faith, switch sides and speed with the JLA toward Threshold.

Even against the combined might of the JLA and the Ultramarines, the General is unstoppable. Batman notices that General's tactical edge and focus are diminished in his new artificial form. Working together, the team fights the monster onto a bulk-matter teleport platform, during which General is transported to the asteroid 433 Eros.

He stays there for several months until Queen Bee recruits him into Lex Luthor's new Injustice Gang. General battles against the Justice League a second time as part of a coordinated attack, this time utilizing a large-scale machine gun. He declares that the League was wrong to banish him to the asteroid with no trial. The battle moves to one of the White Martian warships that is currently inside the Phantom Zone. There, General states his plan to utilize the weapons of mass destruction on Earth itself. Orion's war dog Sturmer participates in a trick against General. The canine tackles the man through a ship's airlock, into the Phantom Zone. This naturally distresses Superman, but Orion assures him that Sturmer has willingly made this choice.

Having somehow escaped, he has since appeared in the JSA comics fighting Hal Jordan. During the Infinite Crisis storyline, General is one of the hundreds of villains recruited into Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super-Villains. He is a participant in the Battle of Metropolis, the first step of the Society's war on the heroes. This effort fails.

Later, he is recruited into the Suicide Squad, where his regenerative powers are significantly diminished. He betrays the team to their intended target. Rick Flag detonates a bomb implanted in General's head, ending the threat. His head and brain eventually regenerate, but results in some amnesia.

General continues to serve as a Squad member through the "Salvation Run" storyline. This is the name for a program that exiles supervillains to a distant, Earth-like planet without a trial.

In September 2011, DC Comics engaged in a line-wide revision of its superhero comics, including their stories and characters' fictional histories, known as The New 52. In the new stories, the character of Captain Atom has a new origin with General Wade Eiling first appearing in a radiation suit while flanking Captain Atom. General Eiling tells Captain Atom to fall in line as he is a super-weapon that will keep America on the top. When Captain Atom tells them that he will be just another atomic bomb for them, General Eiling attempts to quarantine Captain Atom. While stating that he cannot eat or drink, Captain Atom counters everything that the military throws at him.

Powers and abilities
General Wade Eiling specializes in military warfare. In a shaved body of Shaggy Man that he dubs the General, Eiling has enough raw strength to engage multiple Justice League members in close combat, including powerhouses such as Steel, Orion, Martian Manhunter, and Superman.

After becoming the General by transferring his mind into the body of the first Shaggy Man, he can rapidly regrow lost limbs (even after they were blasted off by Superman's heat vision). Wade could smell the adrenaline in Batman's sweat, especially during their battle. The General was nearly invulnerable to extreme temperatures, high pressures, and the vacuum of space. Despite his massive frame, he was able to run much faster than others. He is functionally immortal and does not require food, water, or sleep. His vulnerability to hypnosis can be a disadvantage.

JLA/Avengers
The General appears in JLA/Avengers #4 as one of several mind-controlled villains defending Krona's stronghold before he is defeated by Iron Man and the Vision.

Television

 * General Wade Eiling appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by J. K. Simmons. This version is an Air Force General and member of Project Cadmus who regards metahumans as a threat to humanity. Following Cadmus' disbandment, he is relegated to a "pencil pusher". Upon learning that his former superior Amanda Waller no longer believes the Justice League is a threat, a displeased Eiling injects himself with Captain Nazi's super-soldier serum and transforms into a monster. He attempts to find Superman, but is opposed by non-powered Leaguers Green Arrow, Speedy, Shining Knight, Crimson Avenger, Vigilante, Stargirl, and S.T.R.I.P.E. instead. While he soundly defeats them, a group of civilians stand between him and Shining Knight, causing Eiling to realize he was the only metahuman involved in the fight and became what he hates. He abandons the battle, but vows to return if the Justice League becomes a threat.
 * General Wade Eiling appears in Young Justice, voiced by Jeff Bennett.
 * General Wade Eiling appears in The Flash, portrayed by Clancy Brown. This version is a U.S. Army major general who worked with S.T.A.R. Labs five years prior to the series to develop a means of creating psychic interrogators until Harrison Wells learned he was abusing the program's test subject Grodd and broke ties with him.

Video games
General Wade Eiling as the General appears in the Nintendo DS version of Justice League Heroes.

Miscellaneous

 * General Wade Eiling, as the General, appears in issue #5 of the Justice League Unlimited spin-off comic book.
 * General Wade Eiling appears in the Young Justice tie-in comic.

Reception and analysis
The Slings & Arrows Comic Guide found that in the character of General Wade Eiling the comic had created "an appalling specimen of military pigheadedness who can justify every iniquitous piece of behaviour under the blanket of national security". The Supervillain Book summed up Eiling's character as an "immoral soldier".

According to George A. Gonzalez, in the figure of General Eiling the creators of Justice League Unlimited represent the negative side of "aggressive military policies of the 2000s" by the US government, like "wanton violence" and "fixation on 'power' (i.e. military force)". Through his deliberate transformation into "a huge, hideous, grayish monster with superpowers", Eiling "quite literally [...] embodies the ugliness of militarism". Eiling also serves as an example of the development of comics over the decades: While in the 1940s and 50s comic heroes were "unabashed patriots", in the figure of General Eiling from the 2000s they fight against a representative of a misunderstood patriotism that values the reputation of the nation-state higher than the lives of any number of civilians.

Markus Engelns gives a different characterization of Eiling based on the World War III comic arcs, in a later stage in the character's development: Eiling no longer has his function as a general, and has lost any discernable motive beyond fighting, which emphasizes his dangerousness even more.

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South Koreans Unveil Mott Insulator to Replace Silicon Chips — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brewthatistrue (talk • contribs) 18:57, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

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"I love the story of Nevill Mott, Master of Caius College, Cambridge and former Professor of Physics at the University of Bristol. He was on a train from London to Bristol when he simultaneously remembered three things: first, he was no longer Professor of Physics at Bristol but at Cambridge; second, he had gone to London by car and not by train; and third, he had been accompanied by his wife." May be sourceable ... but would we want it int he article anyway? Springnuts (talk) 16:38, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
 * The version I've heard is a little different as regards part three: his wife had stayed at home, and asked him on his return "where's the car?", at which point he realised his error. There's a similar story I've heard about J J Thomson, Master of Trinity College, to the effect that his wife had to make sure he had remembered to put his trousers on. --Brian Josephson (talk) 21:23, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

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Golspie

Golspie (, Goillspidh) is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350.

History
The name derives from the Norse for "gully village".

Planned village
During a series of visits from the Right Honourable Elizabeth Countess of Sutherland plans were drawn up for the regulations that were written in to future leases, imposing restrictions on the 'tacksmen' with regard to sub-setting and overstocking, and requiring them to adopt improving farming techniques. Consideration was also given to possible development of fishing villages on the east coast, the absence of any safe harbour being the greatest hindrance. Local fishermen used only small, light boats which could be drawn up onto the beach when not in use and this confined them to line fishing close to the shore. The herring fishing in the North Sea (at that time known as the German Ocean) was in the hands of the Dutch, who had a good fleet of decked vessels - the 'Holland Busses' - and it was hoped that some means could be found of developing a similar trade for the benefit of the people of Sutherland.

In one visit (between July and August 1805) the first plans were laid for Golspie village. It was to be based on "the street of the Fishertown of Golspie" and was to consist of houses 50 by, each with a croft of 3/4 acre. The people were to get a 99-year lease for their houses, which they were to build themselves, but the croft ground was to be re-let annually, thus permitting changes in the layout of the village from time to time. In addition to the individual crofts, it was intended to provide common cow pasture.

One improvement was quickly made and that was the building of a little pier or jetty to provide a safe landing place for boats serving Dunrobin. In a letter to her husband the Countess described how she had caused intimation to be given at the Church door that forty men were wanted for the next week at the rate of 1/- a day, to build this jetty, using stones from the beach. The work was supervised by William Pope, who was being considered as a possible person to take charge of the proposed development of the harbours at Culgour and Helmsdale.

In April 1805 the Colonel Campbell submitted for Presbytery's approval a plan for a new schoolhouse in Golspie, the old one having been classed as ruinous the previous year. The plan for the new one was as follows: the school was to be 40 ft in length, a kitchen 12 ft and the master's room 14 ft; the width all through to be 14 ft; the side walls 7.5 ft high, a roof of grey slate and to be furnished with windows, locks and doors, desks and seats, the total cost being £127:12/-.

Centred on Loch Fleet, 3 mi south of Golspie, is a national nature reserve with wading birds, wildfowl and seals. Osprey, terns and swallows frequent the loch in summer. Rare wild flowers and plants can be seen in nearby Balblair Wood.

There are four hotels, several guesthouses and bed and breakfast premises as well as self-catering cottages. Dunrobin Castle, the seat of Clan Sutherland, is nearby and has falconry displays. There is a static caravan site. The Old Bank Road drill hall was completed in 1892.

Culture
Golspie hosted the National Mòd in 1977 and 1995.

The village has a Choral Group, Rotary Club, and dancing classes. At the start of August Golspie Gala Week is held. Among the 100 events staged throughout the week are a car-banger derby, a fancy dress parade, a wheelbarrow race and a parade of massed pipe bands as a finale. Golspie Heritage Society has a permanent home in the former Fisherman's Welcome on Station Road. The IT-equipped public library, open for limited periods four days weekly, is in the Community Centre complex adjoining the High School.

Hospital
There is a small hospital, The Lawson Memorial hospital, located just off the main road to the south of the centre of the village. Among other services, the hospital provides a pain clinic and offers pain intervention procedures as part of the Chronic Pain Management Service for the whole of the northern Highland Region.

Religion
The Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland have well-established congregations, but the Roman Catholic Church and Scottish Episcopal Church worship in nearby Brora.

The parish church is officially St Andrew's Church, and contains the town graveyard.

Transport
Golspie railway station, on the Far North Line, opened in 1874. The converted station building is now a holiday let.

Buses operate about every two hours Mondays-Saturdays and infrequently on Sundays from Golspie to Dornoch, Tain and Inverness in the south and Brora, Helmsdale, Berriedale, Dunbeath, Halkirk, Thurso and Scrabster in the north. These are on route X99 and are operated by Stagecoach Highlands, but tickets can be bought on the Citylink website.

Sport
Golspie has award-winning safe bathing beaches to the north and south of the tidal pier and there is also a public swimming pool in the centre of the village. The Kart Race Track is a mile or two down Ferry Road. The golf course has a mix of links, parkland and heath and there are central facilities for tennis and bowling, football and playing fields. Around Golspie there are opportunities for walking, bird watching and botany study, fossil-hunting and gorges and waterfalls. There is loch and sea angling, as well as sailing and yachting in the bay. In 2006 mountain bike trails were opened on the slopes of Beinn Bhragaidh.

The village's local football team, Golspie Sutherland currently plays in the North Caledonian Football Association, and is the joint most successful team in the league.

Notable people from Golspie

 * William Fowler (architect) (1824–1906), who designed a high proportion of the public buildings in Golspie
 * Adam Gunn (1872–1935), American athlete, was born in the village
 * Lewis Williamson (1989–), Formula Renault driver
 * Jimmy Yuill (1956–), Royal Shakespeare Company actor
 * Rev James Maxwell Joass (1830–1914), geologist, archaeologist and antiquarian, minister of Golspie from 1866 to 1914

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Auto Mile vs. Auto mile vs. auto mile
I believe that "Auto Mile" should be capitalized since it is a proper name. Compare with British Columbia for example: it is incorrect to write "British columbia" or "biritsh columbia". However, a quick Google search also reveals that some people refer to it as the "Automile". This seems incorrect to me and I would like other input (perhaps someone could check with the city council). Mustard 19:04, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

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The whole gang activity subsection seems to be vanity, has been added by anons, and it lacks any reference. I believe it should be deleted altogether, or replaced by crime statistics with proper references. - Qyd(talk)20:08, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

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The result of the debate was DELETE. -Splash 23:11, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Bang bang-jin
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Soup beans

Soup beans is a term common in the Southern United States, particularly the regions around the Appalachian Mountains. Soup beans are usually served with cornbread, greens (such as boiled cabbage, cauliflower, or sauerkraut and sausage), and potatoes (stewed or fried) and may be topped with raw chopped onions or ramps. Soup beans are considered a main course, but also serve as a side dish. In rural areas, where food was scarce during the winter, these dried beans were a staple food.

Types of soup beans
While soup beans are traditionally pinto beans (called brown beans in the mountain region), other types of beans are also used.

 * White beans — Great northern beans and Navy beans are often used to make a soup bean dish. This became more common as residents of rural areas began to rely more on store-bought beans and could afford more variety.  This dish is typically referred to as "white beans" although it is occasionally called soup beans.  Along with the beans, white beans are typically cooked in the juice of a country ham, often with the ham bone or ham included in the dish.  As such, this dish is a prized part of holiday meals, when hams are baked.  White beans are sometimes cooked with pork fat like brown soup beans, although this is less common.  White beans carried an air of sophistication because they were first available in towns to people who could afford more than one type of bean and ham, as opposed to poorer rural people who often raised only brown beans.
 * Butter beans — butter beans are used to make the soup bean dish called butter beans. These dried limas are cooked with smoked pork and/or ham until the sauce starts to thicken, hence the name "butter" beans.  Like white beans, butter beans represented prosperity and were often prized dishes when served.  Butter beans only refers to dried limas.  Fresh or canned limas are called "lima beans".
 * Black-eyed peas — While these peas are almost never referred to as "soup beans", the preparation in the Appalachian region is almost identical. Black-eyed peas, sometimes called blackeye peas, are most common where Appalachian culture intersects with lowland soul-food and coastal food cultures.  Like Hoppin' John, black-eyed peas became common as a dish served on New Year's Day.  However, since rice was not a part of mountain culture, the peas were cooked with pork (usually hog jowls) like soup beans and served with stewed tomatoes and collard greens.  This dish becomes less common as one moves into more isolated mountain communities.

Service
While soup beans might be served with any meal, they were typically the main course in a meatless supper. Traditionally, soup beans are served with other home grown vegetables and homemade breads:

 * Cornbread — Prior to the availability of milled flour, thin, crispy fried yellow cornbread cakes called hoecakes or baked cornbread are sometimes served with a soup-bean supper. Often the beans are served atop a bed of crumbled cornbread, or cornbread may be crumbled into a bowl of beans, almost like adding crackers to chili.
 * Potatoes — Irish white potatoes were typically served, especially during the winter months, boiled, mashed or fried (boiled then pan fried). In lowland areas, sweet potatoes are commonly served.
 * Greens — Most commonly collard or turnip greens in the cold-weather months, prepared by slow cooking the greens with smoked pork or bacon grease. In the spring-time, kilt greens are available for preparation and service. Kil't greens are made by boiling tender garden lettuces and the nascent leaves of wild local plants, dressed with a hot bacon and onion vinaigrette, and served hot.
 * Ramps or onions — Strong native onions called ramps were often served raw. They were often cut up onto the beans as seasonings other than salt and local herbs were not consistently available. Ramps are sometimes replaced by cultivated onions.
 * Chow-chow - a relish-like condiment similar to British piccalilli, chow chow could be preserved and served with beans year-round.

Modern additions:

Modern supermarkets and processed foods have led to two additions to soup bean suppers which are not traditional.

 * Salmon croquettes — The availability of canned salmon led to salmon croquettes or salmon patties being included with soup beans. The tastes are complementary and salmon, like any purchased meat, would be considered a luxury and not cooked in large quantities.
 * Sauerkraut and sausage (also known as sauerkraut and weenies or mountain choucroute garnie ) — Frankfurters and/or smoked sausage are sliced and pan-fried with sauerkraut for this common soup bean dinner dish.
 * Macaroni and tomatoes — Macaroni and tomatoes is a common mountain-region side dish. Although there are many variations, the dish typically consists of cooked macaroni and canned tomatoes.
 * Macaroni and cheese — In the latter part of the 20th century, supermarkets in mountain towns made processed cheese and pasta available, as well as boxed dinners. Macaroni and cheese was inexpensive and easy to add to a soup bean meal.

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James Ross Strait

James Ross Strait, an arm of the Arctic Ocean, is a channel between King William Island and the Boothia Peninsula in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. 180 km long, and 48 km to 64 km wide, it connects M'Clintock Channel to the Rae Strait to the south. Islands in the channel include the Clarence Islands, Tennent Islands, Beverley Island, and Matty Island.

A number of polar explorers searching for the Northwest Passage sailed through the strait, including Roald Amundsen. The strait is named after British polar explorer James Clark Ross.

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