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Moidore

A moidore or moydore was historically a gold coin of Portuguese origin. While the coin shows a face value of 4,000 réis, its real value was 20% higher or 4,800 réis from 1688 to 1800. On its obverse is the face value and the Portuguese coat of arms, and on its reverse is the Order of Christ Cross. Moidores were minted from 1677 to as late as 1910, mainly in the Kingdom of Portugal and in Portuguese colonies like Brazil and  Mozambique. Gold coins were also issued in fractions or multiples of moidores, ranging from one-tenth of a moidore to five moidores.

The real (meaning "royal", plural: réis or [archaic] reais) was the currency unit of Portugal from around 1430 until 1911, when the First Portuguese Republic introduced the escudo following the 1910 Republican Revolution.

Since the Portuguese empire (1415–1999) spread throughout a vast number of territories that are now part of 53 different sovereign states, moidores served as currency not only in those regions but also in other regions of the globe, including Western Europe and the West Indies.

Etymology
The word moidore is a loanword from the Portuguese "moeda d'ouro", literally meaning "gold coin".

England and her colonies
Moidores circulated widely in England and her colonies, although the coin colloquially known as the moidore was in fact the double moidore. It was the principal coin current in Ireland at the beginning of the 18th century, and spread to the west of England. The single moidore was generally assigned a sterling value of about 13 shillings $5 1/2$ pence, and the double moidore one of about 27 shillings, or in Ireland 30 shillings.

Literary references
Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719) contains numerous references to moidores: e.g., "I am persuaded, that by the improvements I had made in that little time I lived there, and the increase I should probably have made if I had stayed, I might have been worth a hundred thousand moidores"; "the old man let me see, that he was debtor to me four hundred and seventy moidores of gold"; "the value of plantation increasing, amounted to 38892 crusadoes, which made 3241 moidores"; and "he sent me on board a present of fresh provisions, wine, and sweetmeats, worth above thirty moidores".

In the second part of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726), when Lemuel Gulliver reaches Brobdingnag, a land of giants, the Queen of that country offers to buy him from the farmer who first finds him: "He [the farmer], who apprehended I could not live a month, was ready enough to part with me, and demanded a thousand pieces of gold, which were ordered him on the spot, each piece being about the bigness of eight hundred moidores."

Voltaire's Candide (1759), chapter 9, contains the line: "My Lady has moidores and diamonds".

In Charles Lamb's "The Old Benchers of the Inner Temple", one of his Essays of Elia (1823), the author says of Thomas Coventry, "nor did he look, or walk, worth a moidore less".

Herman Melville's Moby Dick (1851) includes the passage: "I have seen doubloons now before in my voyagings; your doubloons of old Spain; your doubloons of Peru, your doubloons of Chili, your doubloons of Bolivia, your doubloons of Popayan; with plenty of gold moidores and pistoles, and joes, and half joes, and quarter joes."

Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (1883) includes a reference to "doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins".

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sign of the Four (1890), Jonathan Small wonders "how my folk would stare when they saw their ne'er-do-well coming back with his pockets full of gold moidores" when justifying his decision to help end Achmet's life for the treasure he carried.

John Masefield's poem "Cargoes" (1903) includes the stanza:

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Andrus Värnik

Andrus Värnik (born 27 September 1977) is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World Champion, having won gold in 2005. His personal best throw of 87.83 m, set in 2003, was the Estonian record for 15 years.

Career
Värnik won his first international medal, a silver medal, in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, throwing 85.17 m. The next year he finished sixth in the javelin contest at the Olympic Games with the result 83.25 m.

With 87.17 m he won a surprise gold medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, ahead of Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen, defending World Champion Sergey Makarov and home favorite Tero Pitkämäki.

Personal life
In 2007, Värnik participated as a celebrity contestant on the second season of Tantsud tähtedega, an Estonian version of Strictly Come Dancing. His professional dancing partner was Kaisa Oja.

On 16 January 2010, Värnik was caught drunk driving in Tallinn. He was banned from driving for 4 months and fined 12,000 kroons.

Seasonal bests by year

 * 2000 – 82.16
 * 2001 – 80.83
 * 2002 – 85.47
 * 2003 – 87.83
 * 2004 – 87.58
 * 2005 – 87.19
 * 2006 – 84.85
 * 2007 – 75.96
 * 2008 – 81.11
 * 2009 – 82.00
 * 2010 – 74.50
 * 2011 – 76.20

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Münsterberg

Münsterberg may refer to:
 * Hugo Münsterberg (1863–1916), German-American psychologist
 * Münsterberg illusion
 * Duchy of Münsterberg, a duchy of Silesia, existing from 1321/1322 to 1742
 * Ziębice (formerly Münsterberg), a town in Lower Silesia

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The Saragossa Manuscript (film)

The Saragossa Manuscript (Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie, "The Manuscript found in Zaragoza") is a 1965 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, based on the 1815 novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki. Set primarily in Spain, it tells a frame story containing gothic, picaresque and erotic elements. In a deserted house during the Napoleonic Wars, two officers from opposing sides find a manuscript, which tells the tale of the Spanish officer's grandfather, Alphonso van Worden (Zbigniew Cybulski). Van Worden travelled in the region many years before, being plagued by evil spirits, and meeting such figures as a Qabalist, a sultan and a Romani person, who tell him further stories, many of which intertwine and interrelate with one another.

The film was a relative success in Poland and other parts of socialist eastern Europe upon its release. It later also achieved a level of critical success in the United States, when filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola rediscovered it and encouraged its propagation.

In the 2015 poll conducted by Polish Museum of Cinematography in Łódź, The Saragossa Manuscript came second on the list of the greatest Polish films of all time.

Plot
During a battle in the Aragonese town of Saragossa (Zaragoza) during the Napoleonic Wars, an officer retreats to the second floor of an inn. He finds a large book with drawings of two men hanging on a gallows and two women in a bed. An enemy officer tries to arrest him but ends up translating the book for him; the second officer recognizes its author as his own grandfather, who was a captain in the Walloon Guard.

A flashback then recounts the tale of the ancestor, Alfonso van Worden, who appears with two servants, seeking the shortest route through the Sierra Morena Mountains. The two men warn him against taking his chosen route because it leads through haunted territory. At an apparently deserted inn, the Venta Quemada, he is invited to dine with two Moorish princesses, Emina and Zibelda, in a secret inner room. They inform the captain that they are his cousins and, as the last of the Gomelez line, he must marry them both to provide heirs. However, he must convert to Islam. He jokingly calls them ghosts, despite having told his servants with great bravado that ghosts do not exist. Then they seduce him and give him a skull goblet to drink from.

He wakes and finds himself back in the desolate countryside, lying next to a heap of skulls under a gallows. He meets a hermit priest who is trying to cure a possessed man; the latter tells his story, which also involves two sisters and a different kind of forbidden love. Alfonso sleeps in the hermitage's chapel, hearing strange voices at night.

When he wakes and rides off, he is captured by the Spanish Inquisition. He is rescued by the two princesses, aided by the gang of the Zoto brothers (two of whom had appeared dead on the ground near the gallows). Back in the inner room, the two princesses become amorous with Alfonso but they are interrupted by Sheikh Gomelez, who forces the captain at sword point to drink from the skull goblet.

Again Alfonso awakens at the gallows, but this time a cabalist is lying next to him. As they ride to the Cabalist's castle, they are joined by a skeptical mathematician, who remarks, "The human mind is ready to accept anything, if it is used knowingly." This ends part 1 of the film.

Part 2 is primarily filled with the nested tales told by the leader of a band of gypsies who visit the castle. "Frame story" or "tale-within-a-tale-within-a-tale" only begins to describe the complexity, because some of the inner tales intertwine, so that later tales shed new light on earlier experiences recounted by other characters. Multiple viewings of the film are recommended in order to comprehend the plot, as well as identify the appearance of certain characters before they are "introduced" by the gypsy raconteur to tell their own tales.

Finally, Alfonso is told to return to the Venta Quemada, where he meets the two princesses. They bid him farewell and the Sheikh gives him the large book so that he can write the end of his own story. The Sheikh explains that the whole adventure was a "game" designed to test Alfonso's character.

Alfonso wakes under the gallows again, but his two servants are nearby – it is as if they are about to begin the journey that he has just "dreamed". At the small inn in Saragossa, he writes in the large book until someone tells him that the two princesses are waiting for him. He flings the book aside and it lands on the table where his descendant's enemy found it at the beginning of the film.

Production
The film was shot at Kraków-Częstochowa Upland near Częstochowa; Olsztyn castle; Wrocław, Poland.

Release
The film was released in Poland uncut at 182 minutes, but it was shortened for release in the U.S. and UK to 147 minutes and 125 minutes, respectively. Though an underground favorite, the film faced idiosyncratic distribution, particularly in the United States. At one point the American rights to the film were owned by a butcher in Chicago who had only a few prints. By the 1990s there was only one known subtitled print in the entire world and it was found to be incomplete.

Jerry Garcia became interested in the film when he saw it in 1966 at the Cento Cedar in San Francisco. In the 1990s, Garcia offered archivist Edith Kramer $6,000 to help find and restore a subtitled print of the film. Kramer purchased the film from Parisian distributor, but soon realized that it was incomplete. Garcia died the day after the print arrived from France. With Garcia out of the picture and the existence of any definitive print uncertain, Martin Scorsese stepped in, spending $36,000 to locate, restore, and subtitle Wojciech Has's personal print. The restored film, re-released in 2001, is commercially available in VHS and DVD formats. In 2011, the film was digitally restored in HD by Kino Polska with partial funding provided by the Polish Film Institute and is available on Blu-ray. The film is among 21 digitally restored classic Polish films chosen for Martin Scorsese Presents: Masterpieces of Polish Cinema.

Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 7.8/10.

Polish critic writes that, "The film remains a towering oddity more than a half-century after its premiere: budgeted at eighteen million zlotys at the time, when a regular feature cost one-third of that amount, it may be the strangest film epic of all time, with a Chinese-box narrative structure that still dazzles with its intricate, convoluted beauty."

Kristin Jones of the Wall Street Journal writes that, "As it interweaves the rational with the supernatural, The Saragossa Manuscript becomes a celebration of storytelling and the marvels of cinema. It also suggests the inevitability of returning to the past; more than one narrative wormhole leads back to the foot of a gallows before the tales continue."

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Sarcina

The sarcina was the marching pack carried by Roman legionaries, the heavy infantry of the Roman legions.

Most of a legionary's equipment other than his arms and armour would, in early times, have been consigned to a baggage train and borne by mules and carts. The soldiers were also expected to carry much of their rations and equipment themselves. This was done to reduce the size of the baggage train and increase the mobility of the army by allowing the soldiers to move strategically (i.e., quickly) independently of the train. Such was the load of the soldiers that they became known as "Marius' mules".

The appearance of the marching pack is known from illustrations on Trajan's Column. Here it can be seen that a legionary's sarcina was carried on a pole called a furca and would have included:

 * Loculus – a satchel
 * Cloak bag
 * Cooking pot
 * Patera – mess tin
 * Netted object

However, this was certainly not the limit of the soldiers load. Time and again, Roman writers emphasise the importance of soldiers being self-sufficient and not tied to the baggage train.

The 2nd-century historian Appian of Alexandria records the actions of Scipio Aemilianus Africanus in late 3rd century BC. This was mainly with the objective of improving the morale of the soldiers, but it is also clear that the army is expected to be mobile:

"He ordered all wagons and their superfluous contents to be sold, and all pack animals, except such as he designated, to remain. For cooking utensils it was permitted to have only a spit, a brass kettle, and one cup. Their food was limited to plain boiled and roasted meats. They were forbidden to have beds, and Scipio was the first one to sleep on straw. He forbade them to ride on mules when on the march; 'for what can you expect in a war,' said he, 'from a man who is not able to walk?' Those who had servants to bathe and anoint them were ridiculed by Scipio, who said that only mules, having no hands, needed others to rub them."

The 1st-century historian Josephus, recorded the items carried in his own time:

"besides a saw and a basket, a pick-axe and an axe, a thong of leather and a hook, with provisions for three days, so that a footman hath no great need of a mule to carry his burdens. The Wars Of The Jews Book 3, chapter 5."

The 4th century writer Vegetius advises that:

"The legion is provided with iron hooks, called wolves, and iron scythes fixed to the ends of long poles; and with forks, spades, shovels, pickaxes, wheelbarrows and baskets for digging and transporting earth; together with hatchets, axes and saws for cutting wood. De Re Militari Book II: The Organization of the Legion."

Vegetius was not clear that the soldiers were required to carry these items personally, but it is known that soldiers were required to carry entrenching tools (such as the dolabra) and turf cutters for the construction of a temporary camp at the end of each day's march. Probably a variety of tools and equipment was carried distributed among the members of a contubernium. They may also have carried baskets and one or more sudes (stakes).

There have been many attempts to reconstruct the sarcina and its component parts for historical reenactment.

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Oakford, Ceredigion

Oakford (Welsh Derwen Gam) is a hamlet in the Welsh county of Ceredigion.

It is some 5 mi south of the coastal town of Aberaeron.

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Still Electric

Still Electric is the third album by the alternative rock band Primitive Radio Gods, released independently through their official site in early 2003. It is influenced by shoegaze, with heavily layered guitars.

Still Electric was released in two editions. A first run of 100 copies, numbered and signed by the band, was released in early 2003. The unlimited edition was released in 2004; it had new cover art, reordered the songs and removed the song "Normalizer" entirely.

The band also released a limited edition Interactive Video edition of the album in late 2003. It included homemade music videos for all of the 11 original songs.

Track listing

 * 1) "Good Evening San Francisco"
 * 2) "What If I Sped?"
 * 3) "The Underground Solution"
 * 4) "Under the Greystar"
 * 5) "Up the Arbor"
 * 6) "Unspoken No"
 * 7) "Children of the Helmet Law"
 * 8) "Ripped in November"
 * 9) "Self-Serve Island"
 * 10) "Apso Foogin' Lootly"

First Edition ("Enfield Interceptor" Edition)

 * 1) "Normalizer"
 * 2) "What If I Sped?"
 * 3) "The Underground Solution"
 * 4) "Children of the Helmet Law"
 * 5) "Under the Greystar"
 * 6) "Good Evening, San Francisco"
 * 7) "Up the Arbor"
 * 8) "Unspoken No"
 * 9) "Ripped in November"
 * 10) "Self-Serve Island"
 * 11) "Apso Foogin' Lootly"

DVD Interactive Video Album

 * 1) "The Underground Solution"
 * 2) "What If I Sped?"
 * 3) "Normalizer"
 * 4) "Up the Arbor"
 * 5) "Good Evening, San Francisco"
 * 6) "Under the Greystar"
 * 7) "Ripped in November
 * 8) "Children of the Helmet Law"
 * 9) "Unspoken No"
 * 10) "Apso Foogin' Lootly"
 * 11) "Self-Serve Island"

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Category:Jewish legendary creatures

Legendary creatures from Judaism, specifically from Jewish mythology.

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Yousef Sobouti

Yousef Sobouti (, born 23 August 1932 in Zanjan, Iran) is a contemporary Iranian astrophysicist, theoretical physicist.

Biography
He got his undergraduate degree from Tehran University. In 1960 he received his MSc degree in physics from University of Toronto.

He finished his doctoral thesis on Astronomy and Astrophysics at University of Chicago under the supervision of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar in 1963.

He started teaching physics in Sharif University of Technology, and Shiraz University. Sobouti made significant contributions to the education of physics and basic sciences in Iran. His aim was to train young scientists who were capable of performing world- class research.

He is the founder of Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS), Currently known as the University of Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences. He remained director until Aug 2010 when he was dismissed by the cabinet Minister of Science, Research and Technology.

Many academics and students as well as many distinguished individuals in the city of Zanjan reflected their disappointment with the ministry on this decision. The Parliament representatives complained to the minister on this particular case.

He was one of the people who changed the old educational system (known as Dar ul Funun) to term system.

Positions held

 * Lecturer, Dept. of Math., University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1968-1964
 * Associate Professor, Physics, Shiraz University, 1964-1970
 * Visiting associate professor, Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 1968-1969
 * Visiting associate professor, Physics,
 * Founding Director, Biruni Observatory of Shiraz University, 1971-1981
 * Professor of Physics, Shiraz University, 1971 to 1999
 * Chairman, Physics Department, Shiraz University, 1972-1974 and 1978-1980
 * Visiting Senior Researcher, Astronomical Institute, University of Amsterdam, 1975-1976
 * Member of the Council of Shiraz University, 1976–1979, 1989-1991
 * Visiting Scholar, Astronomy and Astrophysics Center, University of Chicago, 1984-1985
 * Associate fellow, International Center for Theoretical Physics, 1987-1993
 * Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 1987 – present
 * Fellow, Iran Academy of Sciences, 1988 – present
 * Visiting professor, Physics Department, Northeastern University, Boston, 1991-1992
 * Professor of Physics, IASBS, 1991-2021
 * Founding President, IASBS, 1992-2010
 * Founder, Center for Research in Climate Change and Global Warming, IASBS, 2012
 * Founding Director, Center for Research in Climate Change and Global Warming, IASBS, 2012–present
 * Head, Academy of Sciences of Iran, Basic Sciences Branch, 2012-2019
 * Adjunct Professor, International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network (ICRANET), Pescara, Italy, 2015

Most cited scientific works
Yousef Sobouti has Hirsch index h=16.
 * 1) Y. Sobouti, An gravitation for galactic environments Astronomy & Astrophysics 464 (3), 921–925, 2007
 * 2) Y. Sobouti, Chandrasekhar's  X-, Y- and Related Functions. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 7, 411, 1963
 * 3) H. Safari, S. Nasiri, Y. Sobouti, Fast kink modes of longitudinally stratified coronal loops Astronomy & Astrophysics 470 (3), 1111–1116, 2007
 * 4) Y. Sobouti, S. Nasiri, A phase space formulation of quantum state functions International journal of modern physics B 7 (18), 3255–3272, 1993
 * 5) S.S. Hasan, Y. Sobouti, Mode classification and wave propagation in a magnetically structured medium Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 228 (2), 427–451, 1987
 * 6) J.W. Chamberlain, Y. Sobouti, Fluorescent Scattering in Planetary Atmospheres. I. Basic Theoretical Considerations. The Astrophysical Journal 135, 925, 1962
 * 7) Y. Sobouti, The Potentials for the GP and the Toroidal Modes of Self-Gravitating Fluids Astronomy and Astrophysics 100, 319, 1981
 * 8) J.N. Silverman, Y. Sobouti, Normal modes of self-gravitating fluids in perturbed configurations. I-Perturbational-variational procedure. II-Perturbational-variational expansion of the g-and p-modes of a non-adiabatic fluid about the adiabatic limit. Astronomy and Astrophysics 62, 355–363, 1978
 * 9) Y. Sobouti, A Definition of the g-and p-Modes of Self-gravitating Fluids, Astronomy and Astrophysics 55, 327,1977
 * 10) H. Safari, S. Nasiri, K. Karami, Y. Sobouti, Resonant absorption in dissipative flux tubes. Astronomy & Astrophysics 448 (1), 375–378, 2006
 * 11) Y. Sobouti, Normal modes of rotating fluids. Astronomy and Astrophysics 89, 314–335, 1980
 * 12) Y. Sobouti, Fluorescent Scattering in Planetary Atmospheres. II. Coupling among Transitions. The Astrophysical Journal 135, 938, 1962

Awards

 * Medallion for Excellence in Research, Iran (1978)
 * The Book of the Year, Iran (1995)
 * The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Medal Lecturer in Physical Sciences (2000)
 * Khwarizmi International Award (2001)
 * TWAS Regional Office Prize for Scientific Institution Building in Central and South Asian Region, Bangalore (2012)

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Lorgnette

A lorgnette is a pair of spectacles with a handle, used to hold them in place, rather than fitting over the ears or nose. The word lorgnette is derived from the French lorgner, to take a sidelong look at, and Middle French, from lorgne, squinting. Their precise origin is debated: some sources describe English scientist George Adams the elder as their inventor, while others cite his son George Adams the younger.

The lorgnette was usually used as a piece of jewelry, rather than to enhance vision. Fashionable ladies usually preferred them to spectacles. These were very popular at masquerade parties and used often at the opera. They were worn popularly in the 19th century. The lorgnette was employed as a prop and affectation by early 20th century trial lawyer Earl Rogers, and one is featured on the front cover dust jacket of his biography, Final Verdict, by his daughter Adela Rogers St. Johns.

Etymology
This word comes from French lorgnette, from lorgner (to take a sidelong look at), but it is a false friend: the equivalent French name for this (obsolete) optical instrument is face-à-main while lorgnette (or lunette d'approche, longue-vue) usually means a ship captain's (monocular) telescope.

Description and types
Lorgnettes can typically be identified as a pair of spectacles on the end of a handle. There are many types and forms of the lorgnette. The handles of a lorgnette may vary in length or may be incorporated in various decorative or functional ways.

Lorgnettes were made from a range of different materials including tortoise shell, horn, silver, gold, enamel, and various kinds of jewels. Many lorgnettes had handles which also served as a protective case for the lenses to fold into, therefore making it easier to carry around.

The fan lorgnette and the double lorgnette are examples of variations of the lorgnette.

The fan lorgnette is an accessory where the lorgnette is hidden in the fan and used to inconspicuously observe others. An unusual variant of the fan lorgnette is the French/Spanish “Flirtation Fan” or “Eventail Cocarde” which has a unique use of mirrors and methods of opening and closing.

A double lorgnette (also known as dual purpose lorgnette) consists of two pairs of spectacle lenses of different power, typically one for far-sighted vision and one for near-sighted vision.

History
From its invention to around the 17th century, corrective eyeglasses were mainly for the use of men. It was not common practice for women to use optical aids unless they were to partake in specific activities or tasks in which they were required to use them such as sewing or reading. Women wearing spectacles in public was also not considered attractive.

Following the introduction and popularisation of the lorgnette, women became more involved with the use of optical aids. The lorgnette enabled women to view their surroundings clearly, but it was also used for social and decorative purposes. A large portion of the social life of European ladies involved the observation of the people around them, especially the attendance of others at events such as opera or theatre. The lorgnette was part of the elegant games of high society. The use of lorgnettes allowed women of high society to easily scrutinise objects of interest without directly facing their subject.

The exact specificities of the time, people involved and nature of the invention of the lorgnette is debatable. Some sources credit English scientist George Adams the elder with their invention around 1770. Others cite his son George Adams the younger as their inventor around 1780, although he himself credits his father with their invention in his 1789 book An Essay on Vision. In this work, the lorgnette was described as "a kind of substitute for spectacles. Both eyes are used at once, without any effort", and was accompanied with an illustration. It is also mentioned that the lorgnette was contrived to allow for more convenience and ease in looking at any occasional object.

Early versions of the lorgnette were focused on the practicality and functionality of the spectacles to the user due to their round rims and heavier, undecorated designs. However, over time, the lorgnette began to serve as more of a decorative accessory, especially for women attending opera or theatre.

Fashion and popular culture
The lorgnette was presented as a necessity for English women who suffered from short-sightedness as well as a fashionable accessory. It was thought of as an attractive alternative to conventional glasses or spectacles, as these were considered unbecoming for women to wear in public. Over time, lorgnettes came to be used as decoration rather than for practical purposes.

Lorgnettes were valued for features such as how they could easily be carried around at one's own discretion and how they could be quickly taken out and lifted into place on the face to swiftly observe or find answers to questions with grace. Lorgnettes were considered to be a great addition to outfits. This was especially so for women preparing their attire to go to the theatre or opera. As a vision aid and fashion statement, it was an accessory that allowed fashionable and vision impaired women to clearly see the action on the stage with ease and to partake in the games of high society.

The Duchess of Windsor is said to have owned a collection of lorgnettes and thereby to have brought the lorgnette back to fashion in the 1950s. She is described to have been especially fond of a particular lorgnette that “springs out from a small tiger handle of gold, striped in black enamel, emerald-eyed”, designed by Cartier in Paris.

Leonora Corbett, an English actress, is said to have owned a “diamond set lorgnette that opens when she presses the second diamond from the top of its twisted golden handle” designed by Sterlé of Paris.

In the oil on canvas portrait of Louise von Wertheimstein (Vienna 1813–1890), born Biedermann, she is seen to be holding a lorgnette in her right hand as she poses for her painting.

Donald Grant Mitchell wrote a series of satirical pamphlets titled The Lorgnette, or Studies of the Town in New York City published by bookseller Henry Kernot in the 1850s.

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Talk:Ordnance QF 75 mm

changed it because i thought it was about the roqf 75mm. it says tank gun only. not the ww1 french gun. which was also referred to by such name. but it was not a tank gun. atleat not exclusivly which the roqf 75mm was. But thanks for the fororganisation. it looks alot better now. whoever it was.

Edited for grammar and ease of reading. 10/9/2005 18:44 GMT Mr R N R Bishop

The term NA75 refers to North Africa, this was when battalion workshops started fitting the Sherman 75mm guns to Churchill tanks. “1St Army in Tunisia in January 1943 acted on their own initiative and fitted 120 of their Mk IV (Churchills) with complete Mk3 75mm guns and mantlets salvaged from wrecked Sherman tanks."

Page 68 British and American Tanks of World War II Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis Arco Publishing Company Inc ISBN 0-668-04304-0

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M71 shot
This sounds very interesting, but I cannot find any reference to its use anywhere else other than here, nor of the source given. Could someone please help by giving some sort of external link? The Sanctuary Sparrow 16:02, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Sorry im confused, there is no mention of M71 shot in the article! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.159.140.100 (talk) 00:55, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Oops M61 The Sanctuary Sparrow 09:21, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:TPIRman

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Talk:Moccasin (disambiguation)

Cleanup Issues
This page started out simply enough, as definition for a shoe. The Brittanica addition made it into some kind of weird definition list, and the disambig shouldn't even really be here since this page doesn't go to any specific moccasin pages for most of the definitions with the exception of lady's slipper and water moccasin. A little bit of house cleaning would be nice. Syrae Faileas - « Talk » 20:43, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

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RPGnato, What about that? Here just to say hi. Keep up the good work. --ThiagoFleck 18:33, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

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Found you via "what links here" at Steve Howe. You can find me on RuneScape with the same username but like you, not on that often. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 01:43, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Hate to date myself, but August 16, 1982. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 06:26, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

Poor RPGnato
I already expected that. I think I'll create an independent page, with a blogging tool. ThiagoFleck 21:01, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

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Hey there. Officially joining the Wikipedians. :p

Oh, by the way, check your history. PietroCasagrande 05:27, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Protocol (computing)

Please comment at Talk:Communications protocol.

The TCP/IP layer names are not a subset of the OSI layer names...--69.133.205.118 22:01, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Just general lack of information
A lot more could be added here, I came here for reference of a lot of information about Computer Protocol that I once knew and have now forgotten.

the other reference model
The article currently claims that "The OSI model is not the only reference model however."

What other reference model?

I wish the article said

The other reference model is called "".

-- but of course, filled in with the actual name of that other reference model(s).

(The article mentions a "The Internet model". But it links those words to the Internet protocol suite, which, as far as I can tell, is not a reference model for protocols, but a collection of actual protocols.)

--65.70.89.241 13:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Combine with Communications Protocols
There is no difference between a Protocol (Computing) and a Communications Protocol. The fields of computing and communications overlap in the area of protocols; computers need protocols to communicate and communications network need computing (hardware and/or software) to carry out the procedure for communicating. You could say that this wasn't the case when mechanical switches were in use for telephony, but if a slide rule can be called a computer then so can a mechanical switch. Ngriffeth 11:44, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

t —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.10.104 (talk) 12:02, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree - merge the two articles. Neither of them is particularly good; maybe we could get one good one? Gordon Findlay (talk) 20:45, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

[ Agree ] I second the motion - Mainly because the line between a general computing protocol and a communication one has blurred over the years of related technology advancement and also because the sense of a protocol( as far as computing field goes ) lies in the job of communication. Hence ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Raj.kcv (talk • contribs) 11:57, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Agree - I suggest content be moved to Communications protocol as the protocols used in computing are a subset of the protocols used in communications. --Kvng (talk) 17:32, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

[ Disagree ] Unfortunately protocol in computing has a secondary meaning in various programming languages such as C# and Java. In those languages a protocol is a formally defined set of functions that an object can implement. I would recommend that this article be merged into Communications protocol and that this article cover the object oriented aspects of the term, or perhaps disambiguates them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Almightylinuxgod (talk • contribs) 14:37, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

This is a very good article because
It gave me an idea of what a computing protocol is. I have long wondered what all those acronyms meant. Now I have an idea. Thanks, fellow editors you made my day.1archie99 (talk) 22:17, 23 November 2008 (UTC)

In general, protocol testers work by capturing the information exchanged between a Device Under Test (DUT) and a reference device known to operate properly. In the example of a manufacturer producing a new keyboard for a personal computer, the Device Under Test would be the keyboard and the reference device, the PC. The information exchanged between the two devices is governed by rules set out in a technical specification called a "communication protocol". Both the nature of the communication and the actual data exchanged are defined by the specification. Since communication protocols are state-dependent (what should happen next depends on what previously happened), specifications are complex and the documents describing them can be hundreds of pages.

The captured information is decoded from raw digital form into a human-readable format that permits users of the protocol tester to easily review the exchanged information. Protocol testers vary in their abilities to display data in multiple views, automatically detect errors, determine the root causes of errors, generate timing diagrams, etc.

Some protocol testers can also generate traffic and thus act as the reference device. Such testers generate protocol-correct traffic for functional testing, and may also have the ability to deliberately introduce errors to test for the DUT's ability to deal with error conditions.

Protocol testing is an essential step towards commercialization of standards-based products. It helps to ensure that products from different manufacturers will operate together properly ("interoperate") and so satisfy customer expectations. This type of testing is of particular importance for new emerging communication technologies. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.163.123.170 (talk) 12:19, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Barney videos?
Under "Importance" there's a link to a non-existent article with the text "barney videos", is this a "computing term" or did that purple dinosaur really play a role in the importance of computer protocols? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.231.35.195 (talk) 14:19, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

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BlizzCon

BlizzCon is an annual gaming convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to promote its major franchises including Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.

The first BlizzCon was held in October 2005, and since then, all of the conventions have been held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, in the same metropolitan area as Blizzard's headquarters in Irvine. The convention features game-related announcements, previews of upcoming Blizzard Entertainment games and content, Q&A sessions and panels, costume contests, and playable versions of various Blizzard games. The Closing Ceremony has featured concerts by The Offspring, Tenacious D, Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osbourne, Blink-182, Metallica, Linkin Park, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and Muse. Blizzard also hosted a similar event outside the U.S. from 2004 to 2008, the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational.

General admission (since 2005)
General admission tickets are considered to be the baseline experience for BlizzCon. It grants access to all of the panels on both days, ability to playtest new games, patches, expansions, etc. and ability to view as well as order exclusive Blizzard merchandise online before the convention. Since its inception in 2005, the prices have changed drastically as its scope and number attendees have grown with it.

 * For BlizzCon 2005, tickets were set at $120 USD.
 * For BlizzCon 2007 & 2008, the price was decreased by $20 to $100 USD.
 * For BlizzCon 2009, the price was increased by $25 to $125.
 * For BlizzCon 2010, the price was increased by another $25 to $150.
 * For BlizzCon 2011 & 2013, the price was increased by another $25 to $175.
 * For BlizzCon 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018, the price was increased by another $24 to $199.
 * For BlizzCon 2019, the price was increased by $30 to $229.
 * For BlizzCon 2023, the price was increased by $70 to $299.

Each general admission ticket includes a goody bag that has contained items such as beta keys for upcoming Blizzard games, exclusive Blizzard paraphernalia and in-game prizes. The in-game prizes have ranged from pets, transmog & mounts in World of Warcraft & Heroes of the Storm, exclusive card backs for Hearthstone, heroes for Heroes of the Storm, cosmetic wings & pets for Diablo III, skins for Overwatch, and portraits, unit skins & console skins for Starcraft: Remastered & Starcraft II.

Benefit Dinner (2009–2019)
Starting with BlizzCon 2009, the BlizzCon Benefit Dinner, sometimes called the VIPs Dinner, was introduced as an additional ticket option. The dinner benefits the Children's Hospital Orange County (CHOC) Children's Foundation with all net proceeds going to them. Guests can meet and chat with game developers, artists, executives and other folks from Blizzard Entertainment.

The tickets included the dinner, a signed print of Blizzard artwork and a BlizzCon ticket. In later BlizzCons, reserved seating for the Opening Ceremony and Community Night on the first day of the show were added as additional benefits. These tickets usually had their own sale date separate from the main ticket. The price for these tickets were:

 * $500 for BlizzCon 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2013
 * $750 for BlizzCon 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019. This was an increase of $250 from BlizzCon 2013.

The Benefit Dinner was neither offered nor returned as part of BlizzCon 2023.

Portal Pass (since 2019)
Beginning with BlizzCon 2019, the Portal Pass was added as an additional ticket option; effectively replacing the Benefit Dinner option with BlizzCon 2023. It is considered an upgrade over the General Admission ticket as it added several additional benefits. It cost $550 for BlizzCon 2019. This price was increased by $229 to $799 with BlizzCon 2023. It granted additional access to:

 * "Night at the Faire" event in the Darkmoon Faire area the night before BlizzCon starts (BlizzCon 2019 Only)
 * Access to the convention halls before general admission (BlizzCon 2019 Only)
 * Private viewing lounge with video feeds of the panels
 * A rotating set of Blizzard employees and special guests
 * Early convention entry on both days to the Portal Pass Lounge Only
 * Preferred/Separate lines for registration and security
 * Preferred parking area
 * Private Concessions (Introduced with BlizzCon 2023)
 * Gameplay Experiences (Introduced with BlizzCon 2023)
 * Concierge Support (Introduced with BlizzCon 2023)

Event cancellations
BlizzCon is typically held every year. However, it has been cancelled five times in 2006, 2012, 2020, 2022 and 2024.

 * The first cancellation came in 2006 with no reason given at the time.
 * It was cancelled for a second time in 2012. The cause was, according to Community Manager Bashiok, is that Blizzard was working on "releasing multiple titles that year and so felt they may not have anything big, new or cool to talk about". World of Warcraft 's fourth expansion, Mists of Pandaria, and Diablo III both launched in 2012 while StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm launched in March 2013.
 * The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A virtual event called BlizzConline was held in February 2021.
 * BlizzCon 2022 was to be held in a modified format with virtual programming and "smaller, in-person gatherings". It was again cancelled in October 2021 in order to prioritize "supporting our teams and progressing development of our games and experiences", and to provide time to "reinvent" the event to be "safe, welcoming, and inclusive as possible". This cancellation came amid an employee discrimination lawsuit against parent company Activision Blizzard in the state of California.
 * BlizzCon 2024 was cancelled in April 2024, with no reason given.

2005
Attendees were able to try one of the two new playable races, the Blood Elves, for upcoming expansion based in Outland which was released as World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade in 2007. Playable demos of the single and multiplayer modes of the since canceled Starcraft: Ghost were available. A songwriting competition was judged by Jonathan Davis of Korn.

Level 60 Elite Tauren Chieftain, comedian Christian Finnegan, and The Offspring performed at the closing concert.

2007
A pre-release version of StarCraft II was available for play (the game would be released as StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty only in 2010), as single player or 2v2 as Terran or Protoss. Much of the game was revealed and explained as well as Q&A with attendees. The Zerg race was, however, not unveiled at that time. The second expansion to World of Warcraft, titled Wrath of the Lich King, was officially announced and it was available to play.

Comedian Jay Mohr entertained at the closing ceremony followed by Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain (who changed their name to reflect the new level cap in The Burning Crusade) alongside Video Games Live performing at the closing concert.

2008
In the opening ceremonies, Blizzard president Michael Morhaime revealed the third playable class for Diablo III: the Wizard, as well as the major announcement that Starcraft II would be separated into three games.

Playable versions of Diablo III, StarCraft II, and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King were available to test during the convention. As well, there were tournaments and competitions for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, World of Warcraft miniatures game, StarCraft, StarCraft II, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and World of Warcraft arena. The Zerg race was now playable in the StarCraft II demos.

BlizzCon 2008 was broadcast live on both days as a PPV event on DirecTV for US viewers only, for eight hours per day in high definition. Official Blizzard fansite WoW Radio broadcast live audio via SHOUTcast.

For the closing ceremonies on Saturday, comedians Kyle Kinane and Patton Oswalt performed. The closing concert was performed by Video Games Live, playing arrangements from all of the Blizzard games, and a performance including the Wrath of the Lich King music.

2009
In an attempt to reduce frustrations linked to lack of ticket availability for previous BlizzCons, there were four halls (increased from three) of space available. Blizzard implemented a new system designed to make buying tickets easier. The new system implemented an online queue, effectively creating an organized online "line" for anyone who wants to purchase tickets, an improvement on 2008's chaotic sale of tickets. As in 2008, DirecTV carried both days of BlizzCon 2009 as a PPV event ($39.95 for both days) for eight hours per day in both standard and high definition. All BlizzCon 2009 Pay Per View event purchasers received an exclusive "Grunty the Murloc Marine" World of Warcraft in-game pet. and had access to the online stream for no additional cost. New in 2009, BlizzCon was broadcast live via an internet stream, calling it a "Virtual Ticket". The site covered both days of the convention featuring exclusive interviews and commentary, main stage presentations including the opening ceremony and tournament coverage with team highlights. All purchasers received an exclusive "Grunty the Murloc Marine" World of Warcraft in-game pet.

The third expansion, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was announced. Diablo III, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty were available to play.

Ozzy Osbourne performed for the closing concert.

2010

The fifth playable Diablo III class was revealed to be the Demon Hunter and the StarCraft II modification called "Blizzard DotA" was presented, which later evolved into Heroes of the Storm. Diablo III, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and World of Warcraft: Cataclysm were playable. Similar to 2009, BlizzCon 2010 was available live via an online broadcast on the "BlizzCon Virtual Ticket". The Virtual Ticket provided four live feeds from the convention floor, offering 50+ hours of HD BlizzCon programming. DirecTV again offered both days of BlizzCon 2010 as a PPV event (US$39.95 for both days) for ten hours per day in both standard and high definition.

Korean pro-gamer MVP_Genius won the StarCraft II BlizzCon Invitational The vinyl record Revolution Overdrive: Songs of Liberty was released for the event.

Tenacious D (Jack Black/Kyle Gass) played for the closing concert with Dave Grohl. Recordings of the event were released for free as part of the Live Music Archive.

2011
The opening ceremony showcased a new Diablo III cinematic trailer titled "The Black Soulstone", a StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm reveal trailer showcasing new units and abilities, a "Blizzard DOTA" trailer for a new game made from StarCraft II and the reveal of World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, a new expansion for World of Warcraft. Diablo III, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria were playable. DirecTV once again offered both days of BlizzCon 2011 as a PPV event.

The GOMTV Global Starcraft II League October final match took place in Anaheim alongside BlizzCon. Moon "MMA" Sung Won beat Jeong "Mvp" Jong Hyeon, 4–1.

The closing concert featured a performance from Blizzard's own in-house band, The Artist Formerly Known as Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftains (TAFKL80ETC), who changed their name mid-concert to Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftains (L90ETC). The Foo Fighters performed for the closing concert.

2013
Blizzcon 2013 was announced to be held on November 8 and 9 in Anaheim. The tickets were sold in two batches, on April 24 and 27, 2013, and both batches quickly sold out. Blizzard also sold special tickets that include access to a pre-Blizzcon Benefit Dinner. Blizzard once again sold a Virtual Ticket for live online streaming of all of the events in BlizzCon 2013.

The Heroes of the Storm "Cinematic Trailer" was presented with an alpha version of the game available for playing. Hearthstone was announced to begin beta testing and that the game would be released on iOS and Android. The fifth expansion to World of Warcraft, Warlords of Draenor, was officially announced and a trailer was shown. The Warcraft film concept art was shown. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls was announced to be released on PC, Xbox One and PS4.

The gaming events included the finals of the 2013 StarCraft II World Championship Series as well as the Hearthstone Innkeeper's Invitational, a Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft tournament featuring a handful of prominent Twitch streamers. The StarCraft II competition was won by Kim "sOs" Yoo-jin, World of Warcraft arena was won by team Skill-Capped and Hearthstone was won by Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski.

The closing concert was performed by Blink-182.

2014
The tickets went on sale May 7 and 10, 2014. For 2014, tickets were sold via Eventbrite instead of the Blizzard Store. Blizzard once again sold a Virtual Ticket for live online streaming of all of the events.

Overwatch, a new class-based multi-player shooter, was announced on November 7, 2014. The third part of Starcraft II, Legacy of the Void was announced. The first expansion pack for Hearthstone, Goblins vs. Gnomes, was also announced on the same day. The first Hearthstone World Championship was hosted at the event.

The 2014 StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals was won by Lee "Life" Seung Hyun beating Mun "MMA" Seong Won. The World of Warcraft championship was won by team Bleached Bones. Hearthstone was won by James "Firebat" Kostesich and first official tournament in Heroes of the Storm was held at the event that was won by team Cloud 9.

The closing ceremony concert was opened by Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftains (changed their name during the show to Elite Tauren Chieftains) and closed by Metallica.

2015
The tickets went on sale on April 15 and 18 using Eventbrite, and were sold out nearly instantly. Blizzard once again sold a Virtual Ticket for live online streaming of all of the events held at BlizzCon. The convention's online broadcast was watched by over 10 million people.

Hearthstone's third adventure, League of Explorers, was announced on November 6, 2015, which was later released on November 12. Overwatch was announced to have a Q2 2016 release date, later confirmed for May 24. The expansion World of Warcraft: Legion released its cinematic trailer and announced a release date on or before September 21, 2016 and was playable. The Warcraft (film) released its first official trailer and revealed its release date of June 10, 2016. StarCraft II was announced to have upcoming single player mission packs, Nova Covert Ops, which each consist of three missions.

The 2015 Heroes of the Storm World Championship and the second Hearthstone World Championship were hosted at the event. Hearthstone was won by Sebastian "Ostkaka" Engwall and Heroes of the Storm was won by team Cloud 9 again. The 2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals was won by Kim "sOs" Yoo-jin beating last year's winner Lee "Life" Seung Hyun and becoming the first two-time StarCraft II World Championship Series world champion. The World of Warcraft arena team championship was won by SK Gaming.

The closing concert was performed by Linkin Park.

2016
BlizzCon 2016, also known as BlizzCon X, was the tenth BlizzCon event. Its tickets were sold on April 20 and 23 using the ticketing service Universe. Blizzard offered a Virtual Ticket for live online streaming of all of the esports events and major panels, remaining at the $39.99 price. Other panels and interviews in smaller rooms were not included for streaming.

In September 2016, Blizzard Entertainment released a sneak peek at the BlizzCon 2016 in-game item rewards and offered for the first time the "goody bag", normally only for physical attendees, was offered for sale to virtual ticket holders.

The gaming announcements included the fourth expansion for Hearthstone, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, expected to be released in December 2016. Overwatch had two big announcements: it confirmed the hero Sombra after teasing her via an ARG and the creation of an official esports league for Overwatch. Diablo III also had two big announcements: it would be getting a remake of Diablo called The Darkening of Tristram which would reoccur every January and the necromancer class would be added in a DLC pack called Rise of the Necromancer.

The gaming events at BlizzCon 2016 included the 2016 StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals won by Byun "ByuN" Hyun Woo, the World of Warcraft arena championship, the Hearthstone third world championship, the Heroes of the Storm fall championship, and the Overwatch World Cup.

Kristian Nairn, who played Hodor on the HBO series Game of Thrones, was the DJ during Blizzard's 25th anniversary party. The closing ceremony concert was performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

2017
On March 14, Blizzard Entertainment announced that BlizzCon 2017 would be held on November 3 and 4, with tickets being available to purchase on April 5 and 8 using the ticketing service Universe. A third round of tickets were sold on July 5 due to the convention center adding a new hall. On September 13, 2017, Virtual Tickets began being sold; this ticket included a faction-specific flying mount in World of Warcraft, and other special items in the various Blizzard games.

Blizzcon 2017 had a record number of more than 35,000 attendees due to a recently completed expansion of the Anaheim Convention Center.

The gaming announcements included that the next expansion to World of Warcraft would be Battle for Azeroth, there would be official World of Warcraft Classic servers, a new hero for Overwatch named Moira was added as well as a new map called "Blizzard World", StarCraft II: Wings of Libertys first campaign, multiplayer and other modes of the game are now free, and Hearthstones next expansion Kobolds and Catacombs and it would be released in December 2017.

The esports events at BlizzCon 2017 included the 2017 StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals won by Lee "Rogue" Byung Ryul, the World of Warcraft arena championship won by ABC, the Hearthstone Inn-vitational won by the Grimestreet Grifters, the Heroes of the Storm HGC Finals won by MVP Black, the Overwatch World Cup won by South Korea for the second time, and StarCraft: Remastered Ultimate Title Fight won by Bisu.

The closing concert was performed by Muse.

2018
Blizzard Entertainment announced that BlizzCon 2018 would be held on November 2 and 3 at the Anaheim Convention Center, with tickets being available to purchase from Universe.com on May 9 and 12. A third round of tickets went on sale on August 18.

The announcements on the first day included Warcraft III: Reforged, a remaster of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, The Frozen Throne, with a release sometime in 2019; Ashe, a new Western-themed hero for Overwatch; Orphea, daughter of the Raven Lord, the first original character for Heroes of the Storm, who will be given free to attendees and Virtual Ticket holders; the Rastakhan's Rumble expansion for Hearthstone; World of Warcraft Classic, which had a playable demo available for both attendees and Virtual Ticket holders, will be released in the middle of 2019, and will be included in the regular World of Warcraft subscription; and Diablo: Immortal, an action role-playing game for mobile devices. The announcement of Diablo: Immortal was poorly received by attendees and Blizzard fans across the board, resulting in a high number of dislikes on the YouTube gameplay and cinematic trailers, and considerable criticism from gaming journalists, streamers, and the YouTube community.

The esports events at BlizzCon 2018 included the StarCraft II World Championship Series Global Finals won by Joona "Serral" Sotala, the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship won by Method Orange, the World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon Invitational All-Stars won by Free Marsy, the Hearthstone Global Games won by the China team, the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship won by Gen.G, and the Overwatch World Cup won by South Korea for a third consecutive time.

Closing festivities included three simultaneous concerts by Train, Kristian Nairn, and Lindsey Stirling.

2019
Blizzard Entertainment announced that BlizzCon 2019 would be held on November 1 and 2 at the Anaheim Convention Center, with tickets being available to purchase from AXS.com on May 4 and 8. In lieu of the traditional "goodie bag," convention attendees will be able to choose between an orc grunt or human footman statue to commemorate 25 years of Warcraft.

The gaming announcements included that Diablo IV was under development, Overwatch 2 was confirmed, World of Warcraft's eighth expansion Shadowlands, and a Hearthstone expansion Descent of Dragons along with a new game mode called Battlegrounds which are due to be released in December 2019.

The esports events at BlizzCon 2019 included the Overwatch World Cup that was won by the United States, StarCraft II WCS Global Finals won by Park "Dark" Ryung Woo, the World of Warcraft Arena World Championship won by Method Black, and the World of Warcraft Mythic Dungeon International won by Method EU, and the Hearthstone Grandmasters Global Finals won by VKLiooon, the first female to win Grandmasters in that game.

Closing festivities included three simultaneous concerts by The Glitch Mob, Haywyre, and Fitz and the Tantrums (the last concert was viewable for attendees only).

2020
In April 2020, Blizzard announced that they were still working on plans for the next Blizzcon, noting that it may occur in some other form or be cancelled entirely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, Blizzard confirmed they will not hold the physical event, but was considering some online replacement which would not likely occur until early 2021.

2021
On September 21, 2020, Blizzard announced that the virtual event BlizzConline would be held from February 19–20, 2021. It featured the unveilings of Diablo II: Resurrected and the remastered version of The Burning Crusade expansion for World of Warcraft Classic, and further details on Overwatch 2 and Diablo Immortal.

In May 2021, Blizzard announced that BlizzCon as an in-person event would be cancelled once again due to COVID-19, as the "ongoing complexities and uncertainties of the pandemic" made it impossible to organize an event at the required scale for its traditional November scheduling. Blizzard stated that there were plans for a "global event" with online components and "smaller in-person gatherings" to be held in early 2022.

2022
On October 26, 2021, amid, but without specifically mentioning ongoing litigation against the company over its workplace culture and treatment of female employees, Blizzard announced that the previously announced "global event" had been "paused", and that it would "take the time to reimagine what a BlizzCon event of the future could look like."

2023
In May 2023, Blizzard announced that BlizzCon will be held on November 3 and 4 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

On June 29, 2023, Blizzard announced several new changes to BlizzCon but did confirm that tickets would be sold once more thru AXS.com in two waves. The first wave would be sold on Saturday July 8, 2023 at 10 AM PDT while the second wave would be sold on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 10 AM PDT. A new restriction was placed that attendees could only purchase a maximum of two tickets per transaction. This is down from four tickets per transaction for BlizzCon 2019.

Additionally, they included a Mature warning for some content at BlizzCon. Therefore children under the age of 7 would not be permitted to enter and anyone under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult. They further announced that BlizzCon 2023 will be live stream for free. The Virtual Ticket will be a purely optional purchase and still contain several in-game goodies for various Blizzard games.

Further changes being made to BlizzCon include: the Opening Ceremony seating will now be a random-draw system since it will take place in the smaller BlizzCon Arena. In addition, all panels and Community Night events will also take place in the BlizzCon Arena and sitting will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. All events that take place in the BlizzCon Arena will be simulcast around screens at BlizzCon. They state that this is in an attempt to being a one-of-a-kind immersive experience throughout the venue.

Hall E of the Anaheim Convention Center was also not used, it was historically dedicated to the Blizzcon Store and merchandise pick-up, as well as hosting the costume contest. It was moved to the bottom half of the North Hall.

Blizzard WorldWide Invitational
Blizzard WorldWide Invitationals were events similar to BlizzCon held outside the United States.

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It's always worthwhile checking malicious accusations.

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Original book cover of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (1972)

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Elisabeth Gürtler

Elisabeth Gürtler-Mauthner (born 7 May 1950) is an Austrian businesswoman. She is managing director of the Hotel Sacher, Vienna's most famous hotel.

Born in Vienna, Gürtler attended a Catholic gymnasium in her home town, took her Matura exams in 1968 and then studied economics, graduating in 1972. In 1990, on the suicide of her ex-husband, Peter Gürtler, she took over the management of the Hotel Sacher, with 500 employees under her, as he had left the hotel to their two children, at that time still minors.

From 1995 until 2000 she was Vice-President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. From 2001 until 2007 she chaired the Vienna Opera Ball. In that capacity, in 2005, she introduced a smoking ban for the first time in the history of that event.

In 2007 Mrs. Gürtler became director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.

She has two children, Georg and Alexandra. Her husband was actor Helmuth Lohner. The couple lived together for 19 years before marrying in December 2011. Helmuth Lohner died on 23 June 2015. Her daughter, Alexandra Winkler, is one of the owners of the Hotel Sacher.

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Murray Street

Murray Street may refer to:

Places

 * Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia
 * Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
 * Murray Street Historic District, a national historic district located at Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York, U.S.

Others

 * Murray Street (album), album by Sonic Youth, a band from New York City

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User:MichTheWeird/Lamics

Lamics are really lousy comics frequently characterized by blah writing, not-overly-detailed greyscale (sometimes blue-and-white) panels, and plots ranging from plotless to semi-original to cliched to copied directly from a SpongeBob SquarePants episode with changed characters, lines, and certain details (though not necessarily a SpongeBob episode, it can be copied from an episode of any television show). They are a subdivision of underground comics, but not all "comix" are lamics and not all lamics could also be considered "comix".

The word "lamics" is a portmanteau of "lame" and "comics".

Examples

 * Countless ones written by me when I was between the ages of nine and eleven.

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Florence Kate Upton

Florence Kate Upton (22 February 1873–16 October 1922) was an American-born English cartoonist and author most famous for creating the Golliwog character, featured in a series of children's books.

Early life
Upton was born in Flushing, New York, to English parents who had emigrated to the United States. She was the second of four children in a creative and slightly eccentric household.

Florence's father, Thomas Harborough Upton, worked as a confidential clerk at the American Exchange Bank in New York. In 1884, the family moved from Flushing to central Manhattan, which was more convenient for her father's daily journey to his office. The National Academy of Design, located near the new home, offered free instruction to anyone who could qualify. This prompted her father to enroll in evening classes, and Florence, at 15 years old, joined him for the beginning of her formal art training.

Early career
In June 1889, the family was placed in financial difficulty by the sudden death of Thomas Upton. Florence's mother, Bertha Upton, had a trained singing voice and began to give voice lessons in the home. Her older sister, Ethelwyn, found work, while her younger siblings, Alice and Desmond, remained in school. At age 16, Florence obtained work as a professional illustrator. Numerous illustrated magazines existed at this time, mainly as vehicles for advertising and light fiction of varying merit. Some of the same authors whose stories appeared in these publications went on to employ Florence to illustrate their novels or books of short stories.

By 1893, the Upton family's finances had stabilised to such a degree that it was able to pay an extended visit to Bertha's relatives, the Hudsons, who lived in the Hampstead area of London. With an established reputation from her published work in New York, Florence had no difficulty in finding employment with London publishers. When the rest of the family returned to the United States, she opted to stay in England and began experimenting with ideas to supplement her income so that she could afford further art training.

Golliwogg

Upton began to sketch out ideas for a children's book, using "penny wooden" dolls as her models. However, without a central character on which to hang the tale, progress came to a standstill. Her aunt, Kate Hudson, found a blackface minstrel toy in her attic that the Upton children had owned but left behind on an earlier visit. This toy, which she named "Golliwogg", provided inspiration, and the first story was completed in 1894. After the manuscript was rejected by several publishing houses, John William Allen of Longmans, Green & Co. took it home and read it to his children. Their enthusiastic response prompted Allen to advocate for its publication, and Longmans offered Upton a contract. The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls was published for Christmas 1895, with the title updated to The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a "Golliwogg" in the second printing.

During her stay in London, Upton provided illustrations for The Strand Magazine, The Idler and Punch. The American Society in London also commissioned a series of drawings and cartoons to decorate the souvenir programme of their November 1896 Thanksgiving Banquet. In 1895, she studied art at Croydon under Walter Wallis. She gave him a copy of her book, which was later given to his grandchildren; its present whereabouts are unknown. After three years of work, she returned to New York to attend the Art Students League, then continued studies in Paris and the Netherlands. Returning to London in 1906 to take up permanent residence, she moved to 21 Great College Street in 1910.

Through the years, Florence and Bertha collaborated on thirteen Golliwogg adventures, with Bertha writing the text and Florence providing the illustrations. The complete Golliwogg series comprises the following titles:

The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1895).

The Golliwog’s Bicycle Club. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1896).

The Golliwogg at the Sea-side. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1898).

The Golliwogg in War! London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1899).

The Golliwogg’s Polar Adventures. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1900).

The Golliwogg's "Auto-Go-Cart." London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1901).

The Golliwogg's Air-ship. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1902).

The Golliwogg's Circus. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1903).

The Golliwogg in Holland. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1904).

The Golliwogg’s Fox-hunt. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1905).

The Golliwogg’s Desert-Island. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1906).

The Golliwogg’s Christmas. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1907).

Golliwogg in the African Jungle. London: Longmans, Green & Co. (1909).

The two also created a card game featuring illustrations from the series called Golliwogg: A Round Game in 1900, produced by De La Rue & Co. Ltd. of London.

Over the years, public interest in the series waned, and Florence focused on her career as a professional artist. The last of the books was published in 1909. Upton continued to study and paint, concentrating mainly on portraits. She exhibited at the Royal Academy and other prominent venues and rapidly established a reputation as an accomplished society portraitist. Additionally, she received hundreds of commissions from the families of young soldiers.

For health reasons, Upton was found unfit to serve in any physical capacity during the First World War. Instead, she aided the war effort by donating her original dolls and drawings to a fund-raising auction for the Red Cross, conducted by Christie's in 1917. The sale of the dolls, which as a lot fetched 450 guineas, funded the purchase of an ambulance: it was christened "Golliwogg" and served at the front in France.

Death
At the age of 49, Upton died in her studio on 16 October 1922, from complications following surgery. She is buried in Hampstead Cemetery.

Legacy
The original Golliwogg and Dutch Dolls resided for many years at Chequers, the Prime Minister's country estate in Buckinghamshire. They are now at the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, London.

The Golliwogg had a considerable impact at the height of its popularity. Florence Upton's friend and biographer, Edith Lyttelton, recollected, "One of my children, long before we knew who Bertha and Florence Upton were, had a passionate attachment to the doll stories, and a new Golliwogg book was a great excitement in my nursery as in countless others."

Upton did not patent the character. Recognising a large and profitable market, many toy companies took advantage of the popularity of the books and manufactured versions of the doll, while other writers and illustrators took equal advantage, many changing the nature of the series. In 1910, John Robertson of the jam manufacturing family James Robertson & Sons decided it should be the company's mascot, which it remained until 2002.

The prolific Enid Blyton chose to depict golliwogs in a number of her stories as naughty individuals. Other authors took a similar tack. The name "golliwog" came to be used as a degrading term for anyone who was not white-skinned, and new origins were suggested for the word. Upton despaired: "I am frightened when I read the fearsome etymology some deep, dark minds can see in his name."

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KBLR (disambiguation)

KBLR may refer to:

 * KBLR (TV), a television station (channel 39) licensed to Paradise, Nevada, United States
 * KBSL-DT, a television station (channel 10) licensed to Goodland, Kansas, which held the KBLR call sign from 1958 to 1961
 * KOBM-FM, a radio station (97.3 FM) licensed to Blair, Nebraska, United States, which held the KBLR call sign from 2001 to 2018
 * KYOO (AM), a radio station (1200 AM) licensed to Bolivar, Missouri, United States, which held the KBLR call sign from 1961 to 1979
 * KLOE, a radio station (730 AM) licensed to Goodland, Kansas, which held the KBLR call sign from 1958 to 1960

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Mike Wahle

Michael James Wahle (born March 29, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Navy Midshipmen. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1998 NFL Supplemental Draft. A Pro Bowl selection in 2005, Wahle also played for the Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks.

Early years
Wahle attended Rim of the World High School (Lake Arrowhead, California) and won four varsity letters in baseball as a pitcher, and three varsity letters each in football and basketball before graduating in 1995. He played three years at the U. S. Naval Academy before being forced to resign in his senior season after he tested positive for steroids.

Green Bay Packers
Wahle played the first seven seasons of his career with the Green Bay Packers from 1998 to 2004.

Carolina Panthers
Wahle signed as a free agent with the Carolina Panthers in 2005 and was selected to the Pro Bowl that season. He was released by the Panthers on February 11, 2008.

Seattle Seahawks
On February 14, 2008, Wahle signed a five-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks. He started 10 games for the Seahawks in 2008 before being placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury on December 5. The team signed offensive lineman Steve McKinney to take his place on the roster.

Wahle was released after a failed physical on July 31, 2009 and subsequently retired.

Family
Wahle and his wife, Trina, have two children; daughter Teagan and son Maddox. He now resides in San Diego, California.

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The Beacon School

The Beacon School (also called Beacon High School) is a highly-selective college-preparatory public high school in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City near Times Square and the Theater District. Beacon's curriculum exceeds the standards set by the New York State Regents, and as a member of the New York Performance Standards Consortium, its students are exempt from taking most Regents exams. Instead, students present performance-based projects at the end of each semester to panels of teachers. In 2019, the school received roughly 6,000 applications for 360 ninth-grade seats, yielding an acceptance rate of approximately 6.2%. Beacon is ranked 45th within New York State and 382th nationwide by U.S. News.

Beacon was founded in 1993 as an alternative to the Regents Exam-based testing system in favor of portfolio-based assessment. The school's purpose was also purportedly to keep class sizes down and total student population at, or just above, one thousand students. Over time, Beacon was forced to accept certain aspects of the Regents-based testing curriculum, and to abandon its portfolio-assessment system as the sole method of graduation, which had been the case until mid-1999. Beacon now utilizes, in its own words, "traditional testing ... [but] our students' progress is largely assessed through performance-based projects, completed individually and in groups. To graduate, students must present their best work to panels of teachers."

Overview
The class schedule at the Beacon School is organized in bands, designated by letters A through H. As a Beacon student advances in grade level, they are gradually given more opportunity to choose classes of their choice in the subject area of the band in question, rather than relying on their stream to do the selecting. This is both a preparatory measure for the university system of class selection, where students are permitted to select all their classes themselves on an individual basis, as well as a means of allowing students the ability to find what interests them among the course offerings.

Beacon also offers several Advanced Placement courses. AP courses are currently available for biology, calculus, physics, and Spanish. Students take the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the course, and have an opportunity to attain college credits.

In-school requirements
Though the yearly schedule is broken into two semesters, these are not standard United States college semesters. Most academic classes are year-long courses, so students generally return to their classes with the same teachers for the second semester. Students have the opportunity to change electives at the end of each semester. Certain science courses are offered to students on a per-semester basis.

Internships and community service
The school does not require its students to do internships, but internship opportunities are available for those that want to pursue them. A minimum of 50 hours of community service hours is a strictly enforced graduation requirement, and can be fulfilled however a student likes, as long as they clear the work with a community service leader in writing before beginning it. The community service program is led by a faculty advisor but taught by a group of dedicated 11th and 12th graders called "The Community Service Leadership Team". This group of students plan lessons and activities to get lowerclassmen excited about community service placements across the city at non-profits such as the Added Value Farm in Red Hook, Brooklyn and Community Voices Heard in East Harlem.

Beacon states:

''Every tenth grader (15-16 year old) at the Beacon School takes the Community Service class in either the Fall or Spring semester. We try to provide internships that are educational for students and at the same time meaningful for the community. Beacon students reflect on their experience in written journals and in a weekly classroom seminar.''

Beacon students are expected to work five hours per week over a semester (about 4 months) in a site that they select" but they may complete the hours through the course of 1 year. They may negotiate any work schedule that is convenient to themselves and their community service site. A total of 50 hours is required for passing credit in the course. Students who complete 75 hours are eligible for "honors" credit.

1993 to 2015
For its first two years, the Beacon School was located inside Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus. It also utilized John Jay College of Criminal Justice's facilities for physical education. From 1995 to 2015, the school was located three blocks from Jay, at 227 West 61st Street, a former warehouse completed in 1919, alongside the Amsterdam Houses, a group of New York City Housing Authority projects. The Beacon School location has been replaced by West End Secondary School. It was in an area with many other schools, including Public School 191 and Abraham Joshua Heschel School across the street.

2015 to Present
As of September, 2015, Beacon occupies a seven-story building located at 522 West 44th Street, between 10th and 11th avenues. The building, previously used as a book warehouse by the New York Public Library was sold to the School Construction Authority for $45 million in August, 2011. Construction began in August, 2012, with a ground breaking ceremony attended by high-ranking city officials including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Department of Education Chancellor Dennis Walcott, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The building, built by Skanska USA for $88 million, houses a full-sized cafeteria, black-box theater, dance studio, auditorium, film lab, and library, with writing labs, art studios, and study spaces throughout the building.

Culture
The Beacon School offers extracurricular activities such as after school theater and studio stage crew, book club, a rock climbing club, a dance club, a Live Poets Society, entrepreneurship club, art club, music performance, a photo club, an architecture club, a senior committee (populated by seniors who are responsible for helping with plans for graduation and the annual senior trip), a Model United Nations club, and a debate team. Beacon has had a student government since 2016, with members representing the student voice in the school leadership team. The school also has social justice clubs and affinity groups, such as Black Student Union, Muslim Student Union, Asian Student Union, Integrate Beacon and Young Democratic Socialists. It has charity clubs, such as Project ABLE, which raises money for libraries in Africa, and the Kids for Kids Club, which raises money for local and nonlocal causes.

In 2007, the school received attention after David Andreatta confirmed that the school took illegal trips to Cuba. At the end of the school year the teacher involved, Nathan Turner, resigned. In 2005, then Lieutenant Governor Paterson sent his daughter on one such trip. Alumni reaction to the trips was mixed, with some alumni continuing to be involved in activism, while others have expressed frustration with the liberal leanings of their teachers and peers.

Educational travel has become an important part of the educational culture. Past destinations included India, Cuba, Spain, England, Ireland, Venezuela, France, Sweden, Costa Rica, Mexico, Mozambique, South Africa, and New Orleans.

Athletics
The Beacon School offers an array of athletic teams for its students. Sports including fencing, softball, track, wrestling, bowling, basketball, Ultimate, soccer, cross country, and tennis form a part of the culture at Beacon. In 2014, Beacon's tennis team won the national tennis championship as a result of taking first place at the All-American Invitational Boys Tennis Tournament in Corona del Mar, California. Because the school does not have a practice space of its own, the school uses many of the city's public access facilities. In addition, the boys baseball team advanced to the 2019 Public School Athletic League (PSAL) AAA championship game. The game was played in Yankee Stadium on June 4 and The Beacon School lost to Gregorio Luperon HS for Science and Math with a final score of four to five.

On November 7, 2019, both the boys soccer program and the girls soccer program became city champions by defeating John Adams High School and Brooklyn Tech respectively. The games were played at Belson Stadium on the campus of St. John's University in Queens. As a result, the Beacon boys soccer team was ranked #9 in New York State and has since continued to remain one of the strongest programs in New York City.

Model United Nations
Beacon's Model United Nations debates solutions to international issues, and attends conferences within New York City, as well as throughout the United States.

In 2016, Beacon's delegation placed first among 174 schools from over 30 countries in the Global Classrooms Model United Nations conference. The conference, held annually at United Nations Headquarters, is sponsored by the United Nations Association of the United States in collaboration with the Lebanese American University.

Since 2016, Beacon's Model United Nations program has been cited at the top of Best Delegate's annual list of the world's best high school Model UN teams. The rankings, calculated based on data aggregated from the 30 most competitive Model UN conferences in North America, divide teams into groups by region and overall standing. Beacon is ranked in the Top 25 Overall category, the highest level of recognition awarded by the publication.

Transportation
The New York City Subway's Times Square–42nd Street and 42nd Street–Port Authority Bus Terminal stations, served by the, are located nearby. Additionally, New York City Bus's routes stop near Beacon. Students residing a certain distance from the school are provided full-fare or half-fare student MetroCards for public transportation at the start of each term, based on how far away the student resides from the school.

Student demographics
, student demographics were as follows: 48.7% White, 22.8% Hispanic, 13.5% Black, 9% Asian, Two Races 5.7%. Approximately 65 out of 100 students are female. Students commute from all boroughs of New York City, however the plurality of students reside in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The school has experienced a significant decline in the number of Black and Hispanic students since its founding due to changes in the admissions policy.

Notable alumni

 * Elizabeth Acevedo, poet, novelist
 * Xiye Bastida, climate justice activist.
 * Nina Bloomgarden, actor
 * Marlon Craft, rapper
 * Jay Critch, rapper.
 * Daphne Frias, climate, disability justice and gun violence activist
 * Laundry Day, American pop rock band formed in 2018.
 * Alex Rando, American soccer player for New York City FC II in the MLS Next Pro.
 * Hannah Berner, comedian
 * Addison Timlin, actor
 * Hannah Hodson, actor

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