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David Irving's website contains information relevant to the ADL
I agree with Molloy and disagree with the other guy who reverts without discussion. --Dogtag 02:27, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

Irving link
To the latest user account,, which I assume is a reincarnation of Dogtag and the anon IPS, David Irving is not regarded as a reputable or credible source for Wikipedia (or any other credible publication). This means he may only be used as primary-source material for the article about himself, and even then with caution. He can't be used as a secondary source of information about anyone else, because what he says can't be trusted. See No original research, Cite sources, and Verifiability. SlimVirgin (talk) 06:12, Jun 25, 2005 (UTC)

 * David Irving is a successful & highly regarded historian, his works receiving five star reviews and critical acclaim time and time again. Your claim that David Irving is a non- credible source is totaly unfounded, and is no more than slander and lies.

 * Here are some neutral opinions on David Irvings works:

 * One books...stand out from the vast literature of the Second World War, David Irving's Hitler's War - John Keegan, Editor of The Daily Telegraph

 * A vivid portrait accompanied by much striking and original analysis... again Irving shows himself to be a master of documentation. - Professor John Erickson, Edinburgh

 * ...his knowledge of World War Two is unparalleled....Moreover he writes in a clear and vivid style. - Sir Charles Gray, QC ( a judge )

 * Ignore the hate merchants of the Jewish lobby whose hatred for Irving blinds them. This is, like all of Irving's books, a thoroughly well researched and factual work of the highest order...David Irving has shown himself once again to be a historian of the highest quality...nobody can genuinely dispute his skills as a writer of history and historical biographies. - Amazon.com Review

 * No praise can be too high for his (Irving's) indefatigable scholarly industry...An exact and scrupulous historian... - Professor Hugh Trevor-Roper

 * A professional historian of noted distinction. - Amazon.com Review

 * With acclaim like that, I see no reason to dismiss him as a non-credible source, your argument is flawed. All critisim of David Irving seems to come from Jewish origins, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the ADL, various Jewish lobby groups, so they obviously contain bias. - ATS

"Not one of [Irving's] books, speeches or articles, not one paragraph, not one sentence in any of them, can be taken on trust as an accurate representation of its historical subject. All of them are completely worthless as history, because Irving cannot be trusted anywhere, in any of them, to give a reliable account of what he is talking or writing about. ... if we mean by historian someone who is concerned to discover the truth about the past, and to give as accurate a representation of it as possible, then Irving is not a historian."
 * So he writes well. The quote about him in the David Irving article is sufficient:
 * --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 18:02, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

"Irving has for his own ideological reasons persistently and deliberately misrepresented and manipulated historical evidence; that for the same reasons he has portrayed Hitler in an unwarrantedly favourable light, principally in relation to his attitude towards and responsibility for the treatment of the Jews; that he is an active Holocaust denier; that he is anti-semitic and racist and that he associates with right wing extremists who promote neo-Nazism."
 * Oh, and from the same Judge Gray who praised his knowledge and his writing skills:

 * So I can't imagine it's hard to comprehend why his opinions regarding any matters concerning Jews are not considered encyclopedic sources -- other than in articles about David Irving. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 18:14, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * I see the David Irving article has several links to his "Adl Profile", now is the ADL a reputable source? Let's review some neutral criticism:

 * "The ADL is a pathetic fraud" - Frontpage Magazine

 * "You (The ADL) are not above twisting words of those you take to task in order to be able to deploy the usual semantic vituperatives" - Ralph Nader

 * "The Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith (ADL) is some sort of branch of evil. They don't seem to be at the root of the corrupt tree, but they certainly produce corrupt fruit." - Jim Davidson

 * The ADL, A History of Jewish Disinformation and Intimidation. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which describes itself as a civil rights organization, has been in the forefront of an ongoing attempt to label legitimate American-Arab and American-Muslim charitable, political, and informational organizations as fronts for terrorism. This attempt is part of a long-standing ADL policy of discrediting any individual or organization opposed to Israel or supportive of Palestinian rights. The ADL's strong political loyalty to Israel as well as its acknowledged ties to Israel's external intelligence agency in addition to its past practices of spreading disinformation and intimidating those who have spoken out against Israeli policies should however serve as a warning about the ADL and the nature of its claims.

 * I found all that within 2 minutes with google, and there are many more accusations of biased character assasination out there. If you refuse to allow the David Irving link, a noted historian who has been targed by the adl, and who is a leading critic of their activities, I will remove all the links to the ADL from other articles, david duke, don black, etc, as we all know how biased and uncredible the ADL is. - Molloy

 * Let's see. An opinion column in Frontpage, primarily complaining that though the ADL is fast to act against right-wing anti-Semites, it doesn't speak out loudly against left-wing anti-Semites. Jim Davidson -- who's that? Oh, a columnist at David Irving's website; his opinion demonstrates precisely what? http://theunjustmedia.com -- man, have you actually READ that site? Oh, maybe you have; besides being viciously anti-Jewish, anti-American, and anti-Christian, it's also a purveyor of holocaust denial. One gets to consider the source. The strong consensus on Wikipedia is that David Irving is not an acceptable source (to put it mildly). If you wish to test the consensus, feel free. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 5 July 2005 05:53 (UTC)

 * Well, no I just found all that via google. However, from reading this page, I can tell you that the general consensus here on Wikipedia is that the ADL is not a reputable source. If you read ADL's policy, you will see how hopelessly biased it is. Molloy

 * By the way, the above quote from the Irving trial was from a witness called (and paid by) the opposition. Molloy

 * There's no evidence that the consensus on Wikipedia is that the ADL is an unreliable source; quite the opposite. And the witness called was (unlike Irving) a respected academic. Jayjg (talk)  5 July 2005 15:07 (UTC)

 * And he was paid an obscene ammount of money to say what he did. Jayjg, there is a large majority of editors that openly acknowledge that the ADL is a biased and un-encyclopedic source. Is there a way we can vote on this? Molloy

 * Y'know, it's really as simple as this. The opinions of Nazis are unwelcome in civilized society. --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 6 July 2005 05:08 (UTC)

Section 1
I propose that we conduct a vote which shall last 5 days (beginning Wednesday, 6 July 2005 at 05:18:00 UTC. Votes closing 05:18:00 UTC, Monday, July 11, 2005):
 * 1) Concur Molloy 6 July 2005 05:38 (UTC)
 * 2) Disagree, just to undo Molloy Tomer TALK July 6, 2005 16:52 (UTC)

Section 2
The purpose of which is to determine if the ADL is a "biased organisation", and whether or not using texts and studies by the organization as a source in articles dealing with their "declared enemies" (such as David Irving) is un-encyclopedic:
 * 1) Concur Molloy 6 July 2005 05:38 (UTC)
 * 2) Disagree, just to undo Molloy Tomer TALK July 6, 2005 16:52 (UTC)

Section 3
This vote shall not consider anonymous IP addresses, nor registered wikipedians with fewer than 250 edits not directly related to this issue prior to June 6th, 2005:
 * 1) Concur Molloy 6 July 2005 05:38 (UTC)
 * 2) Disagree, just to undo Molloy Tomer TALK July 6, 2005 16:52 (UTC)
 * 3) Disagree strongly. This is a procedural issue which affects the validity of all the votes on various points here.  This is not supported by Survey guidelines.  This is also vague and unenforceable, inviting arbitrariness in determining what is "directly related".  Furthermore, people who do not meet this capricious restriction have a right to raise objections to it.  Gene Nygaard 12:58, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

Section 4
The two proposals are as follows:
 * PROPOSAL #1: The ADL is a "biased organisation"

 * PROPOSAL #2: The ADL should not be used as a source, or linked to in articles dealing with their "declared enemies"

Section 5 (Votes)

 * In favor of PROPOSAL #1 (votes MUST be signed by valid Wikipedia editors):
 * 1) Concur Molloy 6 July 2005 05:38 (UTC) The ADL is a biased source
 * 2) Disagree, just to undo Molloy Tomer TALK July 6, 2005 16:52 (UTC)
 * 3) Disagree Klonimus 01:16, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Opposed to PROPOSAL #1
 * 1) Acerimusdux 05:30, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

 * In favor of PROPOSAL #2 (votes MUST be signed by valid Wikipedia editors):
 * 1) Concur Molloy 6 July 2005 05:38 (UTC) The ADL should not be used in articles dealing with their declared enemies, it is irresponsible and un-encyclopedic.
 * 2) Disagree, just to undo Molloy Tomer TALK July 6, 2005 16:52 (UTC)
 * 3) Disagree Klonimus 01:16, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Opposed to PROPOSAL #2
 * 1) Acerimusdux 05:30, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

Section 6
Comments in favor of neither:
 * This poll is nothing more than a trollish abuse of this talk page

Section 7
Comments in favor of either:

Section 8
Miscellaneous commentary:
 * Molloy should stick to topics about which he knows something. Byebye!  Tomer TALK  July 6, 2005 16:52 (UTC)

Bogus Survey
Ah, I love the choices in this so-called survey: "ADL: Threat or Menace?" --Calton | Talk 6 July 2005 05:49 (UTC)

It's quite simple really, aye, nay or abstain. It's not rocket science. Molloy 6 July 2005 06:19 (UTC)

Indeed. Heads I win, tails you lose. ADL sucks, but this is an obviously trollish ploy. Don't feed the trolls. Tomer TALK July 6, 2005 08:50 (UTC)

Exactly. I don't like the ADL, but that's nothing compared to my disdain for neo-Nazi trolls. Jayjg (talk) 6 July 2005 15:52 (UTC)

Dubious legitimacy of above poll
Interesting how this poll should suddenly appear, and so closely mirror the current poll on Talk:Apartheid. How shallow thy colors, Perfidy. Tomer TALK July 6, 2005 08:49 (UTC)

It also appears likely that User:Molloy is a sockpuppet of the anonymous troll who has been wasting a considerable amount of productive wikipedians' time at Talk:Apartheid and elsewhere. This edit is obvious vandalism and should have been dealt with long since. Tomer TALK July 6, 2005 08:55 (UTC)

I know about the troll you speak of, and no I'm not him nor a sockpuppet. I find that baseless accusation laughable, I've contributed quite a bit to aviation science and other related topics. My IP is from the NZ ISP Woosh, the annon IP originates in America. Molloy 6 July 2005 09:03 (UTC)
 * Good work. Thanks.  I'll rescind my accusation.  I suppose it was silly of me to think that only one person could be so openly biased.  You should still undo your vandalism of this talk page. Tomer TALK  July 6, 2005 09:11 (UTC)
 * Thanks for withdrawing your accusation, now, this edit is not vandalism, it is a legitimate survey to ascertain whether the ADL is a biased source. So far, I have been told that there is a general consensus in favour of using the ADL as a source in articles, but from reviewing talk pages, history pages etc, I can assure you the oppisite appears true. This survey will put an end to seemingly endless disputes. Molloy 6 July 2005 09:36 (UTC)
 * It most certainly is vandalism. Your edsum that you archived the discussion is a blatant lie.  In addition, there is absolutely nothing about talk: pages that could lead anyone to the conclusion that their purpose is to conduct surveys about the objectivity of the organization about which that article treats:  conducting such a survey is not only a violation of WP:NOR, it is utterly irrelevant, as the sample size and population are too small and selective to demonstrate anything useful whatsoever.  If your gripe is about using the ADL as a source of information for OTHER articles, your survey needs to be conducted on the talk pages for the articles in question.  If it deals with the reliability or notability of the ADL (an organization, for the record, which I loathe) as a source for ANY article in WP, this is something that needs to be taken up in a much more general forum.  In either case, such a poll is UTTERLY out of place on Talk:Anti-Defamation League, and amounts to nothing more than trollish POV-pushing.  That aside, your comments are utterly irrelevant, and I invite you again to undo your vandalism of this talkpage.  Thank you .  Tomer TALK  July 6, 2005 10:08 (UTC)
 * Certain comments stricken. I was in error.  The "poll" is still frivolous, WP:POINT, and everything else I said about it, but my accusation that this edit summary was a blatant lie and that the edit itself constituted vandalism was wrong.  I didn't realize that some people have a really poor idea of what "archiving" means, and that what I was looking for in the "archive" had simply since disappeared because it had been later sucked back into this Talk page, here.  Incendiary accusations of sockpuppetry, lying and vandalism withdrawn, but the poll is still inappropriate and irrelevant.  Tomer TALK  July 6, 2005 13:28 (UTC)

 * Stop crying foul, it is a legitimate survey. It does not have any legal or binding status, I'm just asking for peoples opinion. If you don't like it, go read another encyclopedia. Molloy 7 July 2005 07:08 (UTC)

Molloy? Was this post by you? Tomer TALK 05:28, July 14, 2005 (UTC)

This poll is not valid or useful. Truth is not decided by majority vote. --FOo 13:32, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
 * (Removed personal attack)
 * Above unsigned personal attack courtesy of, contributed 18:59, July 19, 2005 UTC (added sig:  Tomer TALK  21:23, July 19, 2005 (UTC))

 * Mm hm. solargeneral is an explicitly anti-semitic website (that very page you link to says, Finally! A Kosher-Free News Media!). Run along and play with your white robes, jackboots, or whatever outfits make you feel safe from the "yiddish scourge". --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 19:27, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

to jpgordon
Why was the following link delete? Just wondering. --Vizcarra 06:24, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Anti-ADL Portal with critical articles written by Jews and Gentiles about the ADL.
 * Read my previous comment (one line above yours.) --jpgordon∇∆∇∆ 16:35, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

The Anti-Defamation League
This organisation is a joke. It is an admitted front for the Mossad, and its only public aim (its true aim is intelligence gathering) is to accuse anyone who criticises Israeli policies of 'anti-Semitism', including members of large anti-Zionist Jewish groups such as Jews Against Zionism and Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Control. They are also responsible for unconstitutional 'hate laws' being passed in many nations, and are used as a means of gathering intelligence when it is otherwise illegal to do so, by the Mossad, who control them. Please. Anyone naive enough to fall for this ADL garbage needs to have their head examined. Any Jew in their right mind would see that they are nothing but a pro-Israel group, and are not interested even remotely in the protection of Jews in general. Hell, they have been caught funding neo-Nazi groups, as part of an apparent Hegelian dialectical problem-reaction-solution scam to get 'hate crimes' legislation passed. These people make me sick. Abe Foxman, you are already in hell. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.224.207.234 (talk • contribs) 08:38, 27 July 2005  (UTC)

No reference to conservative critics?
The ADL is a generally left-wing group supporting affirmative action and gun control while opposing school voucher programs. These issues have little to nothing to do with Jewish Civil Rights. Would it not be more accurate to consider them a "religious left" organisation? jme

 * I have no idea if they are left-wing, but they're certainly not religious. Jayjg (talk) 19:15, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Naga people

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"Fundamentalist" may be tendentious, or as we say hereabouts, not NPOV. --Haruo 03:12, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

Second World War
No mention of the Naga people aid to the British against the Japanese during the Second World War? I do not have any details but I know that there contriobution to the halting of the Japanese progress accross the region was significant. Will try to find some details. --Drgs100 13:16, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 16:30, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

WP:INDIA Banner/Nagaland Addition
Note: WP India Project Banner with Nagaland workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article falls under Category:Nagaland or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate, please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article --  Amartyabag   TALK2ME  10:30, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Copyedited
I fixed the article for many many errors. --Againme (talk) 21:31, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

supranaga
huli and naga were two brothers who killed surpanakha — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.56.134.80 (talk) 06:01, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

dear againme... maybe your should take out the modernity-christianity crap this is disgusting.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.43.195.27 (talk) 10:25, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Religion
There seems to be no discussion of pre-Christian Naga religion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.213.183.249 (talk) 00:56, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

women status
The section of women is way too contradictory... they are highly respected, but must obey the men. Uh no, that's not respect. They have lots of "freedom", but have no political power... yeah, no. J — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.55.92.22 (talk) 14:17, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Naga
Your attribution is fringe and I do not see WP:RS. Naga has been used by Indic speakers for like at least 4000 years to refer to people they consider "savages". You're quoting British Raj-era fringe stuff, engaging in WP:SYNTH, and generally not providing Wikipedic level material. Ogress 19:33, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, no, if you are reverted you have the burden of proof, I don't have to disprove you, you have to demonstrate the material is Wikipedic. Ogress 19:37, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Change title to Nagas
I think it is more appropriate to say Nagas rather than Naga people. For example, we don't say India people or Indian people. A single Indian sufficed the meaning. KakhoSimpson (talk) 15:13, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

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Infobox image
, please explain here why you think that the infobox image is inappropriate. You have mentioned "Edited in England" in your edit summary, do you mean that any image edited by a person in England is unsuitable for this page? Why? I hope you realize that Wikipedia has contributors from all over the world. If you can't get past the nationality of your fellow editors, then you won't be able to collaborate with them on this project. Please provide an explanation that is completely based on the merits of the image as to why you'd like to see the image removed from this page. —Gazoth (talk) 02:47, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The matter of fact is that Thangkuls are not Nagas from Nagaland due to political and border issues. Therefore, main photo display credit should be given to one of the Naga tribes from Nagaland and not Manipur. Edited in England. -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zapnath9 (talk • contribs) 02:52, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Can you provide a reliable source for your claim? Tangkhuls have been mentioned as a Naga tribe on this very page. Please sign your messages on the talk page with four tildes, which will insert your name and the current time in UTC. Please indent your messages by prefixing an extra colon for a threaded discussion format. —Gazoth (talk) 03:04, 16 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Forgot to ping, —Gazoth (talk) 03:06, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Proposal for merger
I propose merging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_cuisine#Dishes with this article as there is a clear overlap and it will help editors.

There is a clear overlap, but the article on Naga cuisines has few if any sources and is written mostly from personal experience. Many texts on this subject exist only in print and oral tradition, and I would ask editors to resist the urge to broadly challenge unsourced content if it's not contested on factual grounds. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.89.179.154 (talk) 10:47, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 May 2020
Pokemonlegendworld (talk) 00:05, 30 May 2020 (UTC) Please request your change in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ". Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 08:34, 30 May 2020 (UTC)
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Head hunting
Why no mention? It was apparently an important part of their culture. 104.153.40.58 (talk) 00:11, 24 December 2021 (UTC)

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Carcinoid syndrome

Carcinoid syndrome is a paraneoplastic syndrome comprising the signs and symptoms that occur secondary to neuroendocrine tumors (formerly known as carcinoid tumors). The syndrome is caused by neuroendocrine tumors most often found in the gut releasing biologically active substances into the blood causing symptoms such as flushing and diarrhea, and less frequently, heart failure, vomiting and bronchoconstriction.

Signs and symptoms
The carcinoid syndrome occurs in approximately 10% of all neuroendocrine tumors or about 30–40% of more advanced/well developed neuroendocrine tumors. The biologically active substances that are released by the tumors cause the symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome. These substances act on the vessels to produce the symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome.

 * Flushing: The most common finding is flushing of the skin, usually of the head and the upper part of thorax in about 85% of people. The flushing may come and go and may also be triggered by various factors such as diet (i.e. alcohol intake), activity, and stress.
 * Diarrhea: The second most common finding occurring in about 80% of people. It may also be associated with abdominal cramping and pain.
 * Bronchoconstriction: A relatively rare symptom affects about 15% of those having carcinoid syndrome and often accompanies flushing, sneezing, and shortness of breath.
 * Heart Disease: About 60–70% of those affected by carcinoid syndrome develop cardiac complications. This mainly affects the right side of the heart causing fibrosis of the tricuspid and pulmonic valves. This may be heard as a murmur and may contribute to fatigue.

Less common symptoms include malabsorption (leading to pellagra), fatigue, muscle loss, and cognitive impairment. Late complications may include mesenteric and retroperitoneal fibroses as well.

Pathophysiology
The carcinoid syndrome occurs secondary to neuroendocrine tumors. These tumors occur mostly in the gut and less commonly in the lungs, but may also occur in other places in the body such as the pancreas, kidneys, and other organs. Neuroendocrine tumors produce several biologically active substances, mainly amines and peptides. There are over 40 substances known to be secreted by these tumors but the exact effect of each and their contribution to the carcinoid syndrome is unknown. The most common substances found to be released and contribute to the syndrome include serotonin, histamine, tachykinins, kallikrein, and prostaglandins with the greatest contribution appearing to be from serotonin. The symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome result from the action of these substances largely on the blood vessels. These biologic substances are often metabolized and inactivated by the liver in a process known as first pass metabolism. This is why carcinoid syndrome most often occurs in patients whom the neuroendocrine tumor has metastasized to the liver, which allows the substances to bypass the first pass metabolism. Neuroendocrine tumors arising in the bronchi may be associated with manifestations of carcinoid syndrome without liver metastases because their biologically active products reach the systemic circulation before passing through the liver and being metabolized.

Tryptophan metabolism is altered in the carcinoid syndrome. With neuroendocrine tumors, there is a shift in conversion of tryptophan to serotonin from the normal 1% to as high as 70%. Increased amounts of serotonin lead to increased gut motility causing the diarrhea seen in carcinoid syndrome. Increased amounts of serotonin can also cause the flushing seen as the main symptom of carcinoid syndrome. Tryptophan is also needed for niacin synthesis which can be a cause for pellagra associated with carcinoid syndrome. In the pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors or metastases, histamine release and kallikrein metabolism are the vasoactive mediators of flushing and the other symptoms of carcinoid syndrome.

Carcinoid crisis
Carcinoid crisis is an extreme exacerbation of the carcinoid syndrome. This results from excessive release of amines by the neuroendocrine tumors. It is largely a result of stressful procedures such as anesthesia, surgery, or radiation treatment. Symptoms of carcinoid crisis include flushing, hypotension, arrhythmia and bronchospasm.

Carcinoid heart disease
Carcinoid heart disease is the result of valvular damage related to the vasoactive substances released by the neuroendocrine tumor reaching the right side of the heart. This mainly affects the right side of the heart unless there is anomalous circulation (i.e. patent foramen ovale) because the lungs will metabolize the substances released by the tumor similar to how the liver will. After initial tissue injury around the valves, plaque will develop and fibrosis will occur, possibly mediated by excess serotonin.

Diagnosis
With a certain degree of clinical suspicion, the most useful initial test is the 24-hour urine levels of 5-HIAA (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid), the end product of serotonin metabolism. Chromogramin A, a glycoprotein released by neuroendocrine tumors, can be used to detect non-secreting tumors.

Imaging
Imaging studies should be largely focused on the abdomen and pelvis because the neuroendocrine tumors causing the carcinoid syndrome largely arise in the gut. CT and MRI that utilize radioactive somatostatin analogues such as indium-111 pentetreotide are used to localize the tumor. PET scan can also be used to find the primary tumor site. Bronchoscopy with biopsy can performed if there is evidence of a pulmonary tumor. For patients with serotonin elevated 5x the upper limit of normal or more, an echocardiogram is recommended for evaluation of carcinoid heart disease.

Differential diagnosis
Other conditions similar to the carcinoid syndrome that should be considered include:
 * Irritable bowel syndrome
 * Celiac disease
 * Ogilvie syndrome

Treatment
Treatment of the carcinoid syndrome is focused on controlling the proliferation of the primary tumor and symptomatic control of the symptoms with somatostatin analogues octreotide or lanreotide. These analogues can help control the growth of the tumor itself and the associated symptoms of the carcinoid syndrome. In patients whose symptoms are refractory to initial doses, increasing the dose or switching to another analogue pasireotide may be effective. In patients who continue to be refractory, mTOR inhibitors such as everolimus. The TPH inhibitor telotristat ethyl may be useful in controlling diarrhea associated with the carcinoid syndrome.

Peptide directed radiotherapy (PRRT) is another alternative treatment for patients who failed somatostain analogue therapy. This method uses radioactive somatostatin analogues such as 177Lu-Dotatate or 90Y-Edotreotide to target tumors directly. These therapies are effective for metastatic disease but studies have been limited to about 6-month time periods.

Cytoreductive surgery performed chemically with 131metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) may also control symptoms starting around 6–15 months post procedure and lasting as long as 39 months. There are also procedures that target the liver directly such as radiofrequency ablation or radioembolization that deliver targeted therapy directly to the liver through special catheters. This is especially useful for patients with liver metastases.

Carcinoid heart disease
The most important aspect of treating carcinoid heart disease is detecting its presence with echocardiography, likely with color doppler. Treatment consists of the same treatment as patients with heart failure with definitive treatment being surgical valve repair or replacement.

Uncertainties
Disease progression is difficult to ascertain because the disease can metastasize anywhere in the body and can be too small to identify with any current technology. Markers of the condition such as chromogranin-A are imperfect indicators of disease progression.

Epidemiology
The incidence of neuroendocrine tumors in the US lies somewhere from 2.7 to 4.3 per 100,000 people and appears to be increasing over time. The incidence of the carcinoid syndrome is about 0.27 per 100,000 people in the US, about 10% of all people with neuroendocrine tumors. There does not appear to be any variance by gender however patients of African American ethnicity appear to be affected by the carcinoid syndrome more often.

Nonhuman animals
The carcinoid syndrome can affect other animals similarly to humans. Similarly to humans, the carcinoid syndrome is due to neuroendocrine tumors that arise mainly from the bowel but also from other organs. Common signs in animals include vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss but other symptoms that are more common in humans such as flushing, hypotension and diarrhea can also occur. Similar to humans, the cause of the carcinoid syndrome is the release of bioactive substances such as serotonin and histamine.

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Symphony No. 3 (Mendelssohn)

The Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18, known as the Scottish, is a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn, composed between 1829 and 1842.

Composition
Mendelssohn was initially inspired to compose this symphony during his first visit to Britain in 1829. After a series of successful performances in London, Mendelssohn embarked on a walking tour of Scotland with his friend Karl Klingemann. On 30 July, Mendelssohn visited the ruins of Holyrood Chapel at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, where, as he related to his family in a letter, he received his initial inspiration for the piece:

"In the deep twilight we went today to the palace where Queen Mary lived and loved...The chapel below is now roofless. Grass and ivy thrive there and at the broken altar where Mary was crowned Queen of Scotland. Everything is ruined, decayed, and the clear heavens pour in. I think I have found there the beginning of my 'Scottish' Symphony."

Alongside this description, Mendelssohn enclosed in his letter a scrap of paper with the opening bars of what would become the symphony's opening theme. A few days later Mendelssohn and his companion visited the western coast of Scotland and the island of Staffa, which in turn inspired the composer to start the Hebrides. After completing the first version of the Hebrides, Mendelssohn continued to work on his initial sketches of what would become Symphony No. 3 while touring Italy. However, he struggled to make progress, and after 1831 set the piece aside.

It is not known exactly when Mendelssohn resumed work on the symphony (sketches suggest he may have returned to the first movement in the late 1830s) but he was certainly working in earnest on the piece by 1841 and completed the symphony in Berlin on 20 January 1842. It was slightly revised after early performances, excising 111 bars of material in total, and the revised version is the one almost universally performed. Although it was the fifth and final of Mendelssohn's symphonies to be completed, it was the third to be published, and has subsequently been known as Symphony No. 3. Intriguingly, despite describing the work as his 'Scottish Symphony' to his family in 1829, by the time the work was published in 1842 Mendelssohn never publicly called attention to the symphony's Scottish inspiration, and it is debatable whether he intended the finished work to be considered 'Scottish'. Ever since the Scottish provenance became known following the composer's death, however, audiences have found it hard not to hear the piece as evoking the wild Romantic landscapes of the north - even if such picturesque associations have caused audiences to overlook the many other musical qualities of this symphony.

Premiere
The premiere took place on 3 March 1842 in the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

Instrumentation
The work is scored for an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B flat and A, two bassoons, two horns in C and A, two horns in E, F and D, two trumpets in D, timpani, and strings.

Form
Mendelssohn's symphony is in four interconnected movements: 1. Andante con moto — Allegro un poco agitato (in A minor and in sonata form with introduction)
 * Orchesterwerke Romantik Themen.pdf

2. Vivace non troppo (in F major and in sonata form)
 * Orchesterwerke Romantik Themen.pdf

3. Adagio (in A major and in abridged sonata form)
 * Orchesterwerke Romantik Themen.pdf

4. Allegro vivacissimo — Allegro maestoso assai (in A minor → A major and in sonata form)
 * Orchesterwerke Romantik Themen.pdf

Unusually, Mendelssohn marked the movements to be performed without breaks, and underlined the connection between the symphony's parts by making them grow from the continual thematic transformation of the original idea he had notated in 1829, presented in the slow introduction to the first movement. Despite this overriding concern for musical unity the emotional scope of the work is wide, consisting of a dark and stormy first movement, a joyous and fairly brief second movement, a slow movement maintaining an apparent struggle between love and fate, and a finale that takes its components from Scottish folk dance.

The lively second movement is melodically and rhythmically in the style of Scottish folk music, using the notes of the pentatonic scale and the characteristic Scotch snap rhythm, although no direct quotations have ever been identified. A novel feature lies in the coda of the finale, where Mendelssohn introduces a new majestic theme in A major to close the work in a contrasting manner to the rest of the A minor finale. Akin to a victory hymn and intended by Mendelssohn to allude to a male-voice choir, this ending returns to the balladic tone of the first movement's introduction, transforming the material of the original inspiration for the piece Mendelssohn had twelve years before. Contemporary musicians such as Robert Schumann found the effect highly poetic, though some later twentieth-century critics have shown aversion to the 'happy ending'. The conductor Otto Klemperer, for instance, disliked this coda and wrote his own ending in a vein similar to the general character of the movement. Recordings of him conducting both endings are available. Removing the maestoso coda strongly alters the cyclic structure Mendelssohn has created across the symphony's four movements and nowadays critics are more inclined to recognize the composer's original and lasting contribution to the nineteenth-century symphony.

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A Welsh computer science student and all-round geek.

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Singles (New Order album)

Singles is a greatest hits album by English band New Order. It was released on 3 October 2005 by London Records. The two-disc compilation includes the band's singles released between 1981 and 2005. Unlike the CD version of earlier singles compilation Substance 1987, the B-sides are not included. While Substance 1987 aimed to showcase New Order's 12-inch singles, Singles instead features mostly seven-inch versions, some of which are rare and differ from the album versions.

The album includes three early singles that have never appeared on CD in their original form: "Ceremony", "Everything's Gone Green" and "Temptation". Additionally, an edit of the "Rough mix" of the song "Confusion" was created exclusively for this compilation. One song, "Turn", was released on this album in a new edited form, despite never being a single.

An updated edition of Singles was released on 9 September 2016, which adds "I'll Stay with You" from the 2013 album Lost Sirens and replaces the versions of "1963", "Run 2", "Bizarre Love Triangle", "True Faith", "Spooky", "Confusion", and "The Perfect Kiss". The reissue was remastered by Frank Arkwright, and fixes the compression issues prevalent on the 2005 version.

Track listing

 * All songs written and produced by New Order, except where noted.
 * All songs not otherwise indicated are album versions, including "Run 2" which is mislabelled.

2016 reissue

 * All songs written and produced by New Order, except where noted.
 * All songs not otherwise indicated are album versions.

Notes
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Caleb Smith State Park Preserve

Caleb Smith State Park Preserve is a state park located in Suffolk County, New York in the United States. The park is near the north shore of Long Island in the town of Smithtown. Prior to its current name, the park was called Nissequogue River State Park, a name now used for park lands on the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center grounds. Previously, it was simply known as the Wyandanch Preserve.

History
Originally part of the estate of Caleb Smith (1724–1800), the great grandson of Richard "Bull" Smith, the house was built in 1753 with his father Daniel Smith II. Although it has undergone many renovations, much of the original house still stands within the present building. The house was moved in either 1955 or 1958 to a plot of land behind the Smithtown Main Public Library in the Village of the Branch, New York.

Throughout the 19th century, the original house was expanded considerably. By 1888 it was bought by the Brooklyn Gun Club, and converted into a sportsman's hunting and fishing preserve. The property was named the "Wyandanch Club" in 1893. In 1963, it was acquired by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

The Wyandanch Club Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a national historic district in 1990.

Park description
The 548 acre park is managed primarily as a nature preserve, and offers space for passive recreation such as hiking, fishing, and cross-country skiing. The park also offers recreation programs, a nature museum with wildlife displays, and a nature trail.

Two branches of the Nissequogue River pass through the park, which also includes the Wyandanch Club Historic District.

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Talk:Sirajul Islam

Merge
Since there hasn't been any expansion of the article in the last two years, I think we can just merge it with Banglapedia. As it stands now, it doesn't merit its own article with only 2 sentences. If there aren't any objections, I'll merge it into Banglapedia. --Ragib 08:21, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * That's a very nice idea. Please, do. Cheers. Aditya Kabir 09:24, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Agree. Not notable enough for own article. I'm surprised it's lasted two years. Could easily be a candidate for CSD :) → AA (talk • contribs) — 20:15, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Just read the AfD and am surprised that being a chairman of board of editors makes him notable. I guess if there were multiple non-trivial sources on him, it would stand. → AA (talk • contribs) — 20:26, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The merge tag has been in place for over a month. I will therefore do the merge next week (unless one of you guys do it first). → AA (talk) — 20:39, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I have started to expand the article. The first step was collecting a few sources. I hope I can get this stuff to at least a B-class in a week or something. This guy is really notable as he has edited most of the bigger tomes on Bangladesh history, chaired the department of history in Dhaka university and the center for historical research of the university, is one of the core people of Asiatic Sciety of Bangladesh and the Banglapedia Foundation, and author of numerous fundamental research in BAngladesh history. Just give it a week. Cheers. Aditya (talk • contribs) 21:08, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * No problems. → AA (talk) — 10:23, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Sigh* Not getting there yet. Aditya (talk • contribs) 02:45, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Abby Hayes

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I Love This Series!
I have only read three of these twenty books but I love them! I am hoping to get the whole series for Christmas. I recently did a book report on the #2 book Declaration of Independence. This series is amazingly intertaining. I'm not really sure why I'm hooked on the series. The reason I first picked out the book is because I read on the back it was about a young girl who loves to write. I encourage any young girls that love to read to check it out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Goodolcountryg1rl (talk • contribs) 00:21, 13 October 2010 (UTC) I actully owne 2 o the books only...others i went to the library to borrow th rest of it!i hope mum and dad will buy me all of the series till christmas!!!!i uthink abby is alot like me cause i also like purple,writing,colecting calanders and playing soccer!!!!♥♥♥♥♥ cheryl —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.54.120.4 (talk) 11:10, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Did the series end?
Just out of curiosity, because there seems to be no mention of whether or not it did. I'm just suspicious of that because #20 seems to be the last book in the series... Anyone agree? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.76.29.118 (talk) 16:29, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

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Marvel Loch, Western Australia

Marvel Loch is a small townsite of fewer than 100 people, 401 km east of Perth, Western Australia. It is located 32 km south west of Southern Cross, along the Perth to Kalgoorlie Great Eastern Highway. The town is located in the Shire of Yilgarn.

Gold was discovered in the area in the early 1890s. In 1906, following gold mining leases being issued to Markham, Doolette, Leneberg and Le Breton, who named their lease Marvel Loch. The town is named after the horse that won the Caulfield Cup in 1905. The town lies between the mine and another minesite, and the current location was surveyed in 1909 and the town was gazetted in 1911. The Marvel Loch Progress Association was formed in 1909, to help get a School established in the area, which was built by the Association in around 1910 out of Lime Wash Hession Walls with Bush Poles and an Iron Roof. In 1911 with attendance growing resulted in a bigger building being built in 1911.

Tianye SXO Gold Mining currently operate the Marvel Loch Gold Mine in Marvel Loch, and have a gold processing plant located near the town to process ore from their surrounding mines, Nevoria and Aquarius. The plant is projected to produce 200,000 ounces (5.7 metric tons) of gold in 2015.

The surrounding areas produce some wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.

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1957 Palanca Awards

The 7th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.

LIST OF WINNERS

The 1957 winners, the seventh recipients of the awards, were divided into four categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story and one-act play:

Short Story

 * First Prize: Juan C. Tuvera, "High Into Morning"
 * Second Prize: Rony V. Diaz, "The Treasures"
 * Third Prize: Gilda Cordero Fernando, "Sunburn"

One-Act Play

 * First Prize: Jesus T. Peralta, "Play the Judas"
 * Second Prize: Alberto S. Florentino Jr., "The Dancers"
 * Third Prize: Isabel Taylor Escoda, "The Efficiency Expert"

Maikling Kwento

 * First Prize: Pedro S. Dandan, "Sugat ng Digma"
 * Second Prize: Buenaventura S. Medina Jr., "Punong-kahoy"
 * Third Prize: Eduardo B. Reyes, "Pag-uugat ... Pagsusupling"

Dulang May Isang Yugto

 * Consolation Prizes:
 * Deogracias Tigno Jr., "Aling Poling"
 * Fernando L. Samonte, "Baril at Kaligtasan"
 * Alejandro G. Abadilla and Elpidio P. Kapulong, "Daloy ng Buhay"
 * Pablo M. Cuasay, "Kamay na Bakal"
 * Emmanuel H. Borlaza, "May Pangako ang Bukas"

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1956 Palanca Awards

The 6th Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature was held to commemorate the memory of Don Carlos Palanca Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.

LIST OF WINNERS

The 1956 winners, the sixth recipients of the awards, were divided into four categories, open only to English and Filipino [Tagalog] short story and one-act play:

Short Story

 * First Prize: Kerima Polotan Tuvera, "The Trap"
 * Second Prize: Bienvenido N. Santos, "The Transfer"
 * Third Prize: S.V. Epistola, "The Lost Ones"

One-Act Play

 * First Prize: Marcelino Agana Jr., "New Yorker in Tondo"
 * Second Prize: Wilfrido D. Nolledo, "Island of the Heart"
 * Third Prize: Isabel Taylor Escoda, "The Strike"

Maikling Kwento

 * First Prize: No Winner
 * Second Prize: Martin Del Rosario, "Lupa, Ulan at Supling"
 * Third Prize: Pedrito Salazar, "Mga Butil, Mga Busal"

Dulang May Isang Yugto

 * First Prize: Ruben Vega, "Karalitaan"
 * Second Prize: Gregorio De Vega, "Bakas ng Kahapon"
 * Third Prize: Deogracias Tigno Jr., "Kidnapped"

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Five Guys

Five Guys Enterprises, LLC (doing business as Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Five Guys) is an American fast food chain focused on hamburgers, hot dogs, and french fries. It is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

The first Five Guys restaurant opened in 1986 in Arlington County, Virginia. By 2001, there were five locations in the Washington, D.C., metro area. In early 2003, Five Guys began franchising, beginning a period of rapid expansion. In a year and a half, permits had been sold for over 300 franchised locations. , Five Guys had over 1,700 locations open worldwide, with 1,300 locations under development. It was the fastest-growing fast food chain in the United States, with a 32.8% sales increase from 2010 to 2011.

History
Five Guys was founded in 1986 by Janie and Jerry Murrell. Jerry and the couple's sons Jim, Matt, Chad, and Ben were the original "Five Guys". The Murrells had a fifth son, Tyler, two years later. Today, all five sons, the current "Five Guys", are involved in the business: Matt and Jim travel the United States visiting stores, Chad oversees training, Ben selects the franchisees, and Tyler runs the bakery.

The first Five Guys was in Arlington's Westmont Shopping Center. Buns were baked in the same center by Brenner's Bakery. This location closed, in favor of another in Alexandria, Virginia, at the intersection of King and North Beauregard Streets, which closed on September 21, 2013. More followed in Old Town Alexandria and Springfield, Virginia, making five locations open by 2001. Their success encouraged the Murrells to franchise their concept the following year, engaging Fransmart, a franchise sales organization. Former American football player Mark Moseley, who had gone to work for Fransmart after his football career, played a key role in Five Guys' expansion and went on to become the company's director of franchise development after it ended its business relationship with Fransmart. In early 2003, the chain began franchising, opening the doors to rapid expansion which caught the attention of national restaurant trade organizations and the national press. The expansion started in Virginia and Maryland, and by the end of 2004, over 300 units were in development through the Northeast. Over the next few years, the chain rapidly expanded across the entire United States and into Canada, reaching over 1,000 locations by 2012.

The first location outside North America opened in the United Kingdom in July 2013, in London on Long Acre in Covent Garden. The chain now has more than 150 restaurants in the UK. Five Guys also has locations in the Middle East and has continued to expand in Europe. In late 2017, Five Guys opened its first restaurants in Germany, with a branch in Frankfurt and another in Essen.

Five Guys, one of the top three burgers in the U.S., opened its first Korean store in Gangnam, Seoul, at 11 a.m. on June 26, 2023 with a countdown shout. As of 2024, there are a total of four branches in Seoul.

Five Guys Enterprises has several affiliated companies that are not part of a consolidated group, but are under common ownership. Five Guys Operations was founded in 2012, Five Guys Holdings was founded in 2007. Five Guys Foods UK Limited was incorporated on March 12, 2013. FGE International, FGO International BV, and FG Coöperatief U.A. are based in Amsterdam. FGH International C.V. is located in Bermuda.

Five Guys had a 39,900 sqft headquarters in Lorton, Virginia, overlooking the Occoquan and Potomac Rivers, that was specially designed to convey the corporate brand. According to the architect, "The lobby mimics the typical Five Guys restaurant with red and white tile, tall tables, Freestyle Coke machine and signature peanut boxes." In 2023, they moved their headquarters to a new location in Alexandria, Virginia.

On September 24, 2020, the first Five Guys location with a drive-through window opened in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. The franchisee retained it from the former business in the building in light of COVID-19 pandemic safe practices.

In September 2021, Five Guys opened their first location in Australia. The chain also has plans to expand into New Zealand. In November 2022, Five Guys announced the relocation of their headquarters to the Carlyle neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia.

Menu
The Five Guys menu focuses on hamburgers offered with Kraft American cheese or applewood-smoked bacon and kosher style hot dogs (Hebrew National all-beef franks), as well as grilled cheese, BLT and vegetable sandwiches. Five Guys uses buns that are sweeter and "eggier" than normal buns. The hamburgers come in two sizes: regular (two patties) and little (one patty). Fresh-cut french fries are the sole side item, available salted only in "Five Guys style" or seasoned "Cajun style". Customers may select from 15 different toppings at no charge.

Complimentary roasted in-shell peanuts are offered for on-site consumption at most locations, with signage alerting potential customers who may have a peanut allergy; for these allergen reasons, customers are not allowed to take peanuts off-site.

The chain also sells milkshakes in the traditional vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors, and can also be ordered with the customer's choice of up to 10 free toppings mixed in, ranging from Oreo cookies to bacon.

Five Guys experimented with offering coffee, but this was discontinued due to quality concerns. Like other breakfast items, such as the BLT sandwich and bacon, egg and cheese sandwich, coffee is currently only offered in Five Guys's airport locations and its location near McPherson Square station.

Restaurants

Bags of potatoes are sometimes stacked in customer spaces due to an occasional lack of storage space, or, in some franchises, for aesthetic reasons. Restaurants are decorated with white and red checkered tile throughout and generally use wooden tables along with counter-high level seating.

Reception

Five Guys has received numerous awards in D.C. area publications, including "Number 1 Burger" by Washingtonian Magazine for seven years. The former US President Barack Obama is reportedly a fan, buying lunch for himself and his colleagues at the Washington Five Guys branch in 2011.

Since franchising, it has also received awards in other cities. The chain has something of a cult following and remarkable brand loyalty. Five Guys has been rated one of the most talked-about burger brands online.

As Five Guys continues to expand into the US West Coast, comparisons have been made with In-N-Out Burger, another generally similar fast food chain. Comparing the two chains in 2011, the Los Angeles Times noted that Five Guys' menu items are generally more expensive than In-N-Out's, they lack drive-throughs that In-N-Out is famous for, and are most often found inside shopping malls. The newspaper still conceded that by pricing its products higher, offering bigger burgers and building larger dining rooms, Five Guys could capitalize on the recent trend of mid-level places that offer more expensive products than fast food but cheaper than fancy restaurants.

In 2011, Five Guys was ranked first in "Fast Food - Large Chains" and "Best Burger" in Zagat's annual Fast Food Survey. In 2012, Market Force Information, Inc. polled 7,600 fast-food consumers, and Five Guys ranked No. 1 in food quality and taste, service, cleanliness, and atmosphere. In 2016, Five Guys was ranked first in the burger, steak, chicken and grill category of a Market Force UK survey.

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Higginsville, West Virginia

Higginsville is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. Higginsville once served as a stagecoach stop on the old Cumberland Road between Winchester and Cumberland, now known as the Slanesville Pike (West Virginia Secondary Route 3).

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Talk:Fairchild Air Force Base

Base Realignment and Closure, 2005
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Environmental concerns
Certianly worth mention, but it would be nice to have a less POV/more credible source.

http://www.projectcensored.org/publications/2004/15.html U.S. Military's War on the Earth?

Historical connection to other military projects/systems?
FAFB was also the support base for several other military programs - for example, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's Site 1 (FAIR) was located at the former NIKE command site F07-C, and served also as the Fairchild Satellite Operations Center for several satellite programs besides DMSP, for example GPS. Plus I think that the NIKE sites were situated not only to protect Spokane but the Air Base as well, since the base was there before the NIKE program was instituted. ChardingLLNL 22:59, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

Air Force SERE School is there as well, and that is not mentioned in the article.76.124.78.149 (talk) 23:10, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

POV tag, 23rd May 2009
I put this in because of "our homeland" style talk throughout the article, i.e. "2001 will be remembered most for 9/11 and America’s response to the Global War on Terrorism. Following the terrorist attacks on our nation, the wing began providing around-the-clock air refueling of Combat Air Patrol fighter aircraft and initiated 24-hour ground alert operations in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE, the defense of our homeland. Preparations also began for what would become a series of extended Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) deployments for aircrews and maintainers as well as combat support and medical personnel. These deployments continue today for OEF as well as Operation IRAQI FREEDOM."

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JSA: The Liberty Files

JSA: The Liberty Files is a comic book published by DC Comics. The writers were Dan Jolley and Tony Harris. The artists were Harris and Ray Snyder. The books were originally written as two separate two-issue stories; JSA: The Liberty File in 2000 and a sequel, JSA: The Unholy Three in 2003. They were published as a single volume collection in 2004. In 2012, an additional sequel entitled JSA: The Liberty Files - The Whistling Skull debuted, again with Tony Harris, and featuring B. Clay Moore as the writer.

The series was created as part of DC's Elseworlds line, stories that are considered non-canonical. This series was based on characters from the Justice Society of America but portrayed them as covert government operatives in a World War II-era setting, rather than their traditional portrayal as superheroes fighting criminals.

Part 1: "Brother Can You Spare a Mind?"
Set in Egypt, 1942, the Bat (a.k.a. Batman) has been ordered to work with two new partners, the Clock (a.k.a. Hourman) and the Owl (a.k.a. Doctor Mid-Nite), as a group codenamed the Unholy Three. Their mission is to find Jack the Grin (a.k.a. the Joker), a smuggler who has stolen information about an unidentified German secret weapon. They are in a race with the Germans, who are also looking for Jack to recover the plans. They succeed and discover the German weapon is an "Übermensch" (translated: "superman").

Part 2: "...And the Clock Struck Midnight"
The Owl, injured in the previous mission, is recovering in a hospital when he is killed by an enemy agent. The Bat and the Clock are sent to Switzerland to meet an agent who has information about the German Superman and to rendezvous with Terry Sloane, a former field agent codenamed Mister Terrific. A German agent, the Scarecrow, pursues them and kills the agents' Swiss contact. In a struggle with Scarecrow, Sloane's fiancée is killed. Sloane resumes his Mister Terrific identity and helps the Bat and the Clock pursue and kill the Scarecrow. They find out that the Superman, accompanied by Hitler and other Nazi leaders, has traveled to Egypt to spearhead a German military offensive.

The Bat arrives in Egypt just as the attack is about to begin. He confronts the "Superman", who is revealed to be the Martian Manhunter. In addition to his other powers, the Manhunter is able to absorb another person's thoughts by touching them. Hitler has made sure that he is the only one the Martian touches, so his worldview is the only one the Martian is aware of. The Bat counteracts this by having the Martian touch him to learn his thoughts and see how Hitler lied. Realizing this, the Martian turns against the Germans and helps the Allies defeat them, just before the Allies deploy their own super soldier, a young man dressed as Superman.

Part 3
In 1948, with the war over, the Bat is now fighting criminals in Gotham City. He had briefly worked with the Clock and Mister Terrific, but Sloane blames him for his fiancée's death and refuses to work with him. The Clock also retired to his civilian identity of Rex Tyler and returned to running his company.

The Bat and the Clock are re-activated as government agents when two former KGB agents, the Parasite and Steelwolf, are working for an unknown employer. They are killing superheroes and seeking a plan called the Trigger. The Bat and the Clock are introduced to Clark Kent (a.k.a. Superman) a new agent who, despite his inexperience, is placed in charge of the group.

The group pursues the Parasite to Berlin, where they find he has killed Steelwolf and absorbed his powers. They fight the Parasite who is killed by Superman in an apparent act of panic. It is revealed that this Superman is not Kal-El, but rather Zod, another Kryptonian who has the same superpowers, but is a psychopath.

Part 4
The group meets with another agent, the Sandman, who has information about the Trigger. He has learned it is a device that will cause every nuclear reactor in the world to detonate at once. The Sandman arranges for the group to meet with the Lantern (a.k.a. the Golden Age Green Lantern), who has the information on where the device is located. Zod diverts the Bat and the Clock and learns that the device is in Chernobyl. He cripples Lantern by vaporizing his ring-bearing hand with heat vision. The Sandman narrowly escapes, and reveal the truth about Zod to the Bat and the Clock.

The Bat summons all available covert agents to attack Zod. Mercury (a.k.a. the Flash), the Hawk (a.k.a. Hawkman), the Huntress, the Atom, the Tornado (a.k.a. Red Tornado) and the Star (a.k.a. Starman) respond to the call. The Atom and the Hawk are killed, and the others are barely able to keep Zod contained. The Bat sends Mercury to bring Sloane, who has been working on a formula to duplicate Superman's powers. The Bat takes it and is able to defeat Zod. The Star binds Zod to the device in Chernobyl and sends him to the upper atmosphere. The formula almost kills the Bat, but he survives. He is reconciled with Sloane and they plan on reforming the Unholy Three when he recovers.

Publication
The two mini-series are collected into a single trade paperback:
 * JSA: The Liberty Files (264 pages, DC, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0203-9)

Critical reaction
Collected Editions website reviewer Simon Finger praises JSA: The Liberty Files's Tony Harris for his artwork, which conveys "the subtle emotional beats of the story as effectively as he does the action sequences". He writes that "[Dan] Jolley and Harris capably integrate the character development into the action" and that the book might appeal even to those not well-versed in the DC Universe characters.

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GE B36-7

The GE B36-7 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between January 1980 and September 1985. 222 examples of this locomotive were built for North American railroads and eight units were built for a Colombian coal mining operation. The units were designed as successors to GE's U36B's. Of the 230 locomotives built, 180 of them were built for two Eastern railroads - Seaboard System Railroad (which became part of CSX Transportation in 1986) and Conrail.

These 4-axle locomotives were powerful when introduced in 1980. When first built the units were rated at 3600 hp, later versions were rated at 3750 hp. They were designed for fast and priority service, moving intermodal and container trains.

Design
The B36-7 was developed from the B30-7, and externally is identical to its predecessor. The first 4 B36-7s were built for the Cotton Belt in January 1980, as modified B30-7s with increased horsepower and several new design features: according to Extra 2200 South magazine these units featured General Electric's new Sentry Adhesion System, a wheel slip detection system. These 3600 horsepower units also featured the new GE 752AF traction motor, the new GTA-24 traction alternator and 83:20 fine tooth gearing.

Production

Following the 4 Cotton Belt units, GE started official B36-7 production at its Erie, PA facility. The second order for B36-7s was built for the Santa Fe in October and November 1980. Between 1983 and 1985, Conrail, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, and Seaboard System placed further B36-7 orders. Production ended in September 1985 when the final B36-7 was built for Seaboard.

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Barnes Mill, West Virginia

Barnes Mill is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located along the Little Cacapon River on Little Cacapon River Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 50/9) north of Frenchburg. The original "Barnes Mill", from which the community takes its name, was built here on the Little Cacapon in 1813. The community was served by a post office in the 19th century. Barnes Mill was formerly known as Barnes Mills.

Notable person

 * Alexander W. Monroe, Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates

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Talk:Esquivalience

Relevancy
Sorry about removing the deletion sign. However I do believe the article could be a good one with some work and definitely relevant, I think it is a worthy and interesting piece of trivia. Comments welcome.

 * I remember reading that mapmakers add nonexistent features to their maps so they'll know if other maps are illegal copies. Brian Pearson (talk) 05:36, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

MacOS X dictionary
... It's in there, too - also based on the 'Oxford American Dictionaries'. Of course, there's no indication that it's entirely made up - which is a shame, because it's a rather useful word! --HiddenInPlainSight 11:45, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Question abbreviation
The New Oxford American Dictionary is abbreviated "OED"???

Urban Dictionary
I know it isn't considered a reliable source, which is why I haven't added it myself, but I think we should link to the Urban Dictionary entry for this word, which was apparently written by Jakob Maria Mierscheid. :) JulesH 18:45, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

"Fake Word" Fallacy
As soon as a word is created and given a meaning, then it is a real word. It doesn't matter HOW it was created, and it doesn't need the consensus approval of the world's dictionaries. You could use this word in context, in conversation, and somebody familiar with it would know what you mean. An example of it being used in context, if such a thing can be found, should be included to demonstrate this. Sordyne (talk) 20:24, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

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GE C30-7

The C30-7 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems between September 1976 and May 1986 as an updated U30C with a 16-cylinder 3000 hp FDL-series diesel engine. 1,137 were built for North American railroads.

GE's successor to the C30-7 was the C36-7, early versions of which were quite similar to the C30-7.

C30-7A
A variant of the C30-7, 50 GE C30-7As were purchased by Conrail in mid-1984. Externally similar to the GE C30-7 model, six tall hood doors per side (in place of eight) showed it had a 12-cylinder (rather than 16-cylinder) prime mover. Both engines produced 3000 hp but the C30-7A's smaller engine used less fuel. The C30-7A units were built between May and June 1984.

Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia purchased twelve former Conrail C30-7A locomotives in 2001 and used their traction components in the rebuilding of 442 class locomotives as the GL class. These entered service in Australia from 2003.

Use in Estonia
In 2003 19 C30-7As were rebuilt and exported to Estonia as C30-7Ais to be used by EVR (Eesti Raudtee) which at that time was privately owned. The locos were numbered as part of Class 1500 (1558–1576) and were second-hand from Conrail/CSX/NS (USA).

In 2018, Operail (formerly EVR Cargo) announced it had completed its first conversion of the series with #1564. International Railway Journal reported, "Only the frames and bogies of the original locomotive were retained and the C30-M features a new centrally-positioned driver’s cab and a 1.55MW Caterpillar 3512C HD diesel engine." The converted unit has a 1520mm track gauge and weighs 138 tonnes. Operail's redesign makes the units suitable for shunting and line haul. The redesigned units are planned for internal use and export sales.

Preservation

 * L&N 7067 is preserved and owned by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation. This unit was previously painted for Marshall University and numbered 1837.
 * Brazil's only surviving C30-7A, Rumo Logistca #7202, was restored in time for use on Rumo Logistica's annual Christmas on Rails train in December 2018. This locomotive is one of seven C30-7As built for Brazil.

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Against the Giants

Against the Giants is an adventure module written by Gary Gygax and published by TSR in 1981 for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It combines the G series of modules previously published in 1978: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, and Hall of the Fire Giant King. All three were produced for use with the 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules. In 1999, to recognize the 25th anniversary of TSR, the company released an updated version, Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff. Later in 1999, Wizards of the Coast published a novelization of Against the Giants by Ru Emerson.

The plot of each of the three original modules focuses on a different type of evil giant. Each can be played as a standalone adventure, or as a series. In Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, a tribe of hill giants have been raiding lands occupied by humans, and the humans hire the player characters to defeat them. Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl pits the player characters against the evil Jarl of the frost giants. Hall of the Fire Giant King concludes the series, this time against a group of fire giants. The first two modules disclose the existence of a secret force behind the giants, which in the third module is revealed to be evil drow elves. The plot involving the drow continues in four additional modules printed between 1978 and 1980.

The modules were well received by contemporary critics. In 1978, they earned a 9/10 overall rating from a White Dwarf magazine reviewer, who was impressed that Gygax found time to write them while also working on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) rulebooks. White Dwarf also reviewed the re-released G module series in 1982, giving it a 10 out of 10. The Queen of the Spiders supermodule, which consisted of the three modules combined with the subsequent modules in the "D" series and Q1 Queen of the Demonweb Pits, was voted the single greatest adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game.

Plot summary
Each of the original three modules is a dungeon crawl. The player characters focus on battling first hill giants, then frost giants, and finally fire giants, three of the original evil giant types used in Dungeons & Dragons.

G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief
The module begins with a prologue explaining that giants of different types have been raiding lands occupied by humans. Angered by this, the human rulers hire a group of adventurers (the player characters) to "punish the miscreant giants." The players' party is informed that they must defeat the giants, or have their heads placed on the chopping block. The human nobles equip the party with weapons and horses, along with a guide and a map that shows the location of the hill giants. The players are informed that the hill giants are led by Nosnra, a sly hill giant chieftain who loves to set up ambushes; there is an unknown force binding together different giant groups. The player characters are informed that they may keep any spoils they find, but must return at once if they determine what "sinister hand" is behind the alliance.

The bulk of the adventure takes place in two locations: the upper level fortress of the hill giants' lair, and the dungeon level beneath it. In the upper level there are halls, barracks and common rooms. These rooms house Chief Nosnra and other hill giants, ogres, and servants. The dungeon level consists of slave quarters, torture chambers, and caverns. These house troglodytes, bugbears, and carrion crawlers. The majority of the treasure can be found by searching the dungeons. The chief's treasure room contains a map of the glacial rift from Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, and a magic chain that automatically transports the party there.

G2 Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
This module starts in one of two ways. If the players have finished Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, they have been transported to the glacial rift via the magic chain. They will know that they are searching for some force behind the giant alliance. If the players are starting with Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, then they have been hired by nobles to destroy the frost giants. Either way, a safe, hidden cave is easily found for a base of operations.

As in Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, the bulk of this adventure takes place in two locations: an upper area consisting of caves and the rift floor, and a lower area consisting of natural caverns. In the upper area there are ice caves, barracks, and a dome of ice. These are inhabited by yeti, frost giants, ogres, and winter wolves. The dome of ice houses a remorhaz. In the lower area there are caverns that house the servants, serve as a prison, and contain the Jarl Grugnur and emissaries who have come to meet with him. The main inhabitants are frost giants and ogres. The prison contains an attractive storm giantess. There are also polar bears; pets of the jarl. After defeating the jarl, the adventurers have a chance to pull an iron lever which will transport them near to Snurre's hall from Hall of the Fire Giant King.

G3 Hall of the Fire Giant King
If this module is played as a continuation of the first two modules, the players know that they are searching for the force behind the giants' alliance; otherwise, they have been hired by nobles to destroy the fire giants. This module is twice as long as the previous two: sixteen pages instead of eight. Unlike the two previous modules where the giant's complex consists of two levels, the fire giant hall contains three levels. The giants live in a hot, smoky barren area made of rock; as in the previous module, the party is able to find a safe location for forays against the giants. The leader of the fire giants is King Snurre Iron Belly, and his hall is made of obsidian and natural caverns.

The first (top) level includes the queen's rooms, barracks, and kennels. Creatures encountered here include fire giants, gnolls, and in the kennels, hell hounds. The second level is also made of obsidian rocks and natural caverns. It houses chambers of spiritual interest to the fire giants. There is a hall that houses the dead fire giant kings, and rooms for worship. There are also rooms that contain drow clerics. This is where the party learns that the drow are behind the giant alliance, led by Eclavdra, a high level drow fighter/cleric. The third level consists of natural caverns and contains a great treasure guarded by a red dragon. There are also more fire giants and drow; to exterminate the fire giants, the adventurers must penetrate deep into the active volcano where they live. If the DM wishes, there is a tunnel that leads deep into the earth; to the home of the drow. This allows the adventure to be continued in Descent into the Depths of the Earth.

Publication history
Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, and Hall of the Fire Giant King were written by Gary Gygax. In 1978, Steading of the Hill Giant Chief became the first adventure module published by TSR. Gygax wrote them to take a break between writing the original Monster Manual (1977) and Player's Handbook (1978). The covers for Steading and Hall featured drawings by David C. Sutherland III. David A. Trampier drew the Glacial Rift cover. The cover of Against the Giants features a painting by Bill Willingham. Interior art was provided by David A. Trampier, Jeff Dee, David S. LaForce and Erol Otus.

The "Giant" modules were set in the Greyhawk campaign setting, and formed the lead-in to an overall campaign that then continued on an odyssey into the Underdark. These adventures included the "Drow" series of modules, Descent into the Depths of the Earth, Shrine of the Kuo-Toa, and Vault of the Drow. The campaign finally culminated with module Queen of the Demonweb Pits. Steading and Glacial Rift were eight pages long, while Hall was 16 pages in length, and each featured an outer folder. The omnibus collection combination module Against the Giants was 32 pages long, and featured two outer folders. Against the Giants was revised and reprinted in the 128-page supermodule Queen of the Spiders in 1986 in combination with the three "Drow" series modules, and Queen of the Demonweb Pits. Hall of the Fire Giant King marked the first time that Dungeons & Dragons players encountered the drow; game statistics for the drow first appear in the module, although drow are mentioned in the 1977 edition of the Monster Manual. At the time these modules were released, each Dungeons & Dragons module was marked with an alphanumeric code indicating the series to which it belonged. The earlier modules have module codes G1, G2, and G3 respectively, and the combined module's code is G1–3. The "G" in the module code represents the first letter in the word "giant". The Original TSR Product Codes for these 3 modules are 9016, 9017, and 9018 respectively. Released in 1999 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of TSR, Against the Giants: The Liberation of Geoff provided a set of adventuring materials that expanded on the original three modules. 1999 also featured a reprinting of the three modules made available in the Dungeons & Dragons Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition boxed set, with slight modifications to make it distinguishable from the original (for collecting purposes).

The concepts and characters from Against the Giants  have made appearances in other media. It was made into a novel of the same name by Ru Emerson for the Greyhawk Classics series. In May 2006, Wizards of the Coast's website released new versions of the maps for the Hill Giant Stronghold. In July 2006, they released new maps for the Fire Giant Hall. In 2004, Wizards of the Coast released a miniature figure of the eponymous King Snurre from Hall of the Fire Giant King, and in 2007, they released a large Frost Giant Jarl miniature inspired by Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl. In 2009, Wizards released the super-adventure Revenge of the Giants, an homage to Against the Giants, for the game's fourth edition. In 2012, Wizards re-released each module in Dungeon issues 197–200, updated for Fourth Edition by Chris Perkins, including a new fourth adventure, Warrens of the Stone Giant Thane. In 2017, Wizards re-released Against the Giants updated to Fifth Edition rules as part of the Tales from the Yawning Portal collection.

Reception
When combined as a single adventure with the rest of GDQ series, this module was voted the single greatest adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game. According to Dungeon's editors, the drow remain popular villains in part because of their "exciting introduction" in the module. Judge Andy Collins felt the "hack-and-slash" classic was "packed with action" and has run the module more than any other. Judge John Rateliff said that Against the Giants was the module that showed gamers how to create a themed adventure with a mystery and clues that are periodically provided.

Kurt Butterfield reviewed Hall of the Fire Giant King for The Space Gamer, commenting that "the scenario is well thought out and nicely detailed," and includes "some intriguing special instructions given for deviously playing several of the intelligent inhabitants of the dungeon". Butterfield felt that the dungeon was not an easy challenge, especially with the strong and numerous monsters (such as the roughly eighty trolls on one level). In conclusion, he stated, "I advise all DMs who are looking for an exciting, worthwhile adventure for their players to pick this one up. You won't be disappointed."

Don Turnbull of White Dwarf magazine gave the three separate modules comprising the G-series 9/10 overall. Turnbull was impressed that Gygax was able to find time to write them while also creating AD&D's rules, saying "Things are really buzzing at TSR." He felt the presentation of the modules was done well, with easily read maps, although he preferred the black and white maps of the first module to the blue and white maps of the later two. Turnbull found the module's level of detail to be an improvement over previous Dungeons & Dragons scenarios which gave the Dungeon Master (DM) too little information. The review declared the modules "very tough", stating that "the notes suggest nine characters or so, each of ninth level or better and each with two or three relevant magic items."

Turnbull commented on several points that he felt went unnoticed by the module's proofreader. The maps did not contain a scale, which he assumed was 10 ft per square. It is unclear what triggers one of the traps in the first module. In the second module, an exit from map level one does not have an entrance marked on the second level map. Ultimately he found the errors minor, and easily fixed. Turnbull's most major criticism was that the adventure was aimed at parties of too high a level. Summing up, he said "No DM should be without them, for even if he never gets a chance to run them, they are a source of much excellent design quality."

Jim Bambra reviewed the re-released G module series very positively in issue 35 of White Dwarf magazine, awarding 10 out of 10. Bambra liked the reprinting of the modules, stating that "their printing under one cover has reduced the price at no detriment to the quality." He noted that the original tournament characters are included, although they were not included in the original three separate modules, and that not all of them conform to the rules in the Players Handbook. Two spells were also added, which had been absent from the original modules. Bambra says that he "would suggest not playing these unless you have been playing for a few years, success depends more on player skill than on high character levels and DMing adventures of this level can be a nightmare unless you have had plenty of experience."

Anders Swenson also reviewed dungeon module G-1-2-3, for Chaosium's Different Worlds magazine. Swenson notes that the lower level of the hill giant steading "is a conventional underground dungeon, populated with slaves, guards, and the odd monsters", but that the relatively small space occupied by the revolting slaves seems unrealistic. Swenson also calls the well-constructed dungeon complex of the fire giants "a tough nut for the adventurers" as the giants are in a place constructed for defense; Swenson did feel that the scale of the map was too small. Swenson comments that the reprinting shows the progress TSR has made since these adventures were first published, such as how single products had become longer. Swenson does note that the individual room descriptions were lacking a consistent format, and that important monsters can become lost in the middle of a room's description. Swenson felt that, although the lower levels can degenerate into a random monster mix, the strong points of these adventures outweigh their flaws. Swenson concludes by stating that "Against the Giants is a solid adventure," and that "this would be a worthwhile purchase".

Dungeon Master for Dummies lists Steading of the Hill Giant Chief as one of the ten best classic adventures. Stephen Colbert, who played Dungeons & Dragons as a child, reminisced about these modules: "Those old "Giants" modules, those were tremendous. Those are some of my favorite memories: working my way through fire giant, frost giant, and storm giant castles." Ken Denmead of Wired said the first module is a "pretty easy crash-and-grab," the second contains "some really excellent treasure," but the third is "the end-all, be-all of hack-fests". According to Denmead, the hill giant adventure does not prepare players for the later adventures. Describing the difficulty of battling the fire giants he said, "remember Bambi Versus Godzilla? You're Bambi".

In a retrospective review of Against the Giants in Black Gate, Scott Taylor said "These modules are true pieces of history, the artwork involved stemming from a time when the gaming world was new and truly inventive. The art, expanded from the original 1978 modules into a combined 1981 edition of G-1-2-3 Against the Giants, included the talents of David C. Sutherland III, David A. Trampier, Jeff Dee, David S LaForce, Erol Otus, and Willinghan, their images have capturing my imagination for thirty years."

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Catherine Gardner

Catherine Grace Gardner is an American actress. She is most commonly known for her major role as Rosa Santos in the television soap opera All My Children.

Career
Gardner made her acting debut in a production of Annie in Watertown, Connecticut. In the 1990s, Gardner performed with Catherine Gardner & Co., a singing and dancing troupe. She was also featured as a guest star on the television series Law & Order, NYPD Blue, and Third Watch.

Gardner is also a stage actress who toured with Cathy Rigby in the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun. In addition to her television and stage credits, Gardner has been featured in commercials such those for as Lay's potato chips, Lucent Technologies, and AT&T. She has a passion for travel, and a desire to explore cultures.

Gardner remains active in hosting television programs for The Learning Channel, Nickelodeon, and national telethons including the Variety Club Telethon. She has sung and performed for Tan Keng Yam Tony, President of Singapore, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of MINDS, and continues to perform worldwide for various events.

Gardner is an editor for authors who have been given sentimental forewords of text by a Nobel Peace Laureate, Professor Muhammed Yunnus, including Splendours of the Past, The Bangladesh Sundarbans, and Boats: A Treasure of Bangladesh.

She produced the film The Speech starring Brian Gaskill.

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Sam Hughes (Manitoba politician)

Sam Hughes (June 13, 1873 – March 24, 1940) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1910 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party.

Hughes was born in Durham County, Ontario, and was educated at Hamilton Business College. He was a cousin to Sir Sam Hughes. He worked as a farmer and stock dealer, and was director of L.L.T. Stooker Co. In 1890 he came to Manitoba. Hughes was also a councillor and reeve in the Rural Municipality of Grandview, and served as vice-president of the Agricultural Society. In religion, he was a Methodist. He married Annie Adkins of Winnipeg in 1901, and they had five children.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1910 provincial election, defeating his Liberal opponent by 105 votes in the constituency of Gilbert Plains. The Conservatives won a majority government in this election, and Hughes served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's ministry. He was re-elected with an increased majority in the 1914 election.

In 1915, the Roblin administration was forced to resign from office amid a serious corruption scandal. A new election was called, which the Liberal Party won in a landslide. Hughes lost his constituency to Liberal William Findlater by 591 votes. He attempted to return to the legislature in the 1927 provincial election, but lost to Progressive candidate Arthur Berry. He died at Winnipeg in 1940.

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