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Paul Howard (writer)

Paul Howard (born 6 January 1971) is an Irish journalist, author and comedy writer. He is best known as the creator of the cult character Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, a fictional Dublin 4 "rugby jock".

Life
Howard was born 6 January 1971 in London. He worked for sixteen years as a journalist, mostly for The Sunday Tribune, first in news and later as one of Ireland's most respected sportswriters. He was chief sportswriter of The Sunday Tribune and one of the first to question the achievements of Michelle Smith de Bruin. He covered two Olympics, a World Cup and numerous major sporting events. He was named Sports Journalist of the Year in the 1998 Irish Media Awards for an investigation into eating disorders among Irish athletes and an interview with the disgraced former sprinter, Ben Johnson. He was shortlisted for the award in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

Howard is the creator of the "rugby jock" character Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, whose exploits have been the subject of twenty-one novels and three other books that have sold over 1.5 million copies in Ireland. He was named National Newspapers of Ireland Columnist of the Year in 2013 for his weekly column in The Irish Times on Saturday written under the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly pseudonym.

He is also the author of four plays – The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger in 2007, and Between Foxrock and a Hard Place in 2010, and Breaking Dad in 2014 and Postcards from the Ledge in 2017  – as well as the hugely successful 2012 puppet-based Anglo the Musical and a second musical Copper Face Jacks: The Musical, based on the popular nightclub Copper Face Jacks, in 2018.

His first non-Ross-related venture into fiction: Triggs – The Autobiography of Roy Keane's Dog – was a #1 Bestseller in 2012, and short-listed for an Irish Book Award.

He has written several nonfiction books, including The Joy, an account of life in Mountjoy Prison, The Gaffers: Mick McCarthy, Roy Keane and the Team they Built, an account of the McCarthy–Keane clash during the run-up to the 2002 World Cup. He also ghostwrote the autobiographies of boxer Steve Collins (Celtic Warrior) and broadcaster George Hook ("Time Added On").

He is the author of the biography of Tara Browne, "I Read the News Today, Oh Boy", published in October 2016.

He has written a children’s book called “Aldrin Adams and the Cheese Nightmares” and has also co-written three children's books with former Ireland rugby player Gordon D'Arcy called “Gordon's Game”,  “Gordon’s Game: Blue Thunder” and “Gordon’s Game: Lions Roar”.

Awards and recognition
Howard is a record four-time Irish Book Award winner, collecting the Best Popular Fiction prize in 2007 for Should Have Got Off at Sydney Parade, in 2010 for The Oh My God Delusion, in 2013 for Downturn Abbey (each parts of the Ross O'Carroll-Kelly series) and Non-Fiction Book of the Year in 2016 for the biography of Tara Browne, "I Read the News Today, Oh Boy". He has written comedy for radio and television and was part of the writing teams for two series of two RTÉ comedy sketch shows in the autumns of 2012 and 2013, Irish Pictorial Weekly and The Mario Rosenstock Show. He also appeared in a number of sketches in Irish Pictorial Weekly. Irish Pictorial Weekly was twice nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award.

In September 2019, he was the subject of an hour long RTÉ documentary entitled “We Need to Talk about Ross” produced by Adrian McCarthy of Wildfire Films.

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Talk:OpenGL ES

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BlackBerry OS 6.1 is going to support OpenGL-ES 2.0 pretty soon on phones currently running OS 6.0 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.189.54.253 (talk) 06:04, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

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Are there any hardware solutions for OpenGL ES yet?

Yes, check out the MBX and SGX technology created by Imagination (http://www.powervr.com). Their technology is used in the Intel 2700G graphics accelerator (in Dell Axim x50/51v PDAs), in the new Freescale i.MX31 ARM-based CPU and some others. There are also many phones currently shipping using the MBX core such as the Nokia N93 and at least 6 OMAP based phones only available in the Japanese market.

NVIDIA and ATI also have mobile 3D chipsets supporting OpenGL ES 1.x. The ATI Imageon series and NVIDIA GoForce are the brand names. There are also somewhat smaller players such as Falanx (now part of ARM) which have the Mali 55 and Bitboys (now part of ATI). There are other hardware vendors out there, but I don't have their names handy.

iPod and iPhone
What's wrong with saying "phones, tablets, in-car devices" or similar? Marketing for iAnything shouldn't be on Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.189.177.84 (talk) 13:34, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

^^^ I've checked - the commit about iSomething was added by an unknown user... reverted the change

opengl 4.1 and opengl es 2.0
I've removed this recent edit: "OpenGL 4.1 is officially superset of OpenGL ES 2.0" which was not only in the wrong place, but is not entirely clear.

 * 1) The online documentation for opengl es 2.0 says "OpenGL ES 2.0 is defined relative to the OpenGL 2.0 specification".
 * 2) The online documentation for opengl 4.1 says "Full compatibility with OpenGL ES 2.0 APIs for easier porting between mobile and desktop platforms"
 * 3) The core specification PDF for opengl 4.1 says "Improved OpenGL ES 2.0 compatibility by adding features previously found only in OpenGL ES 2.0 and not OpenGL 4.0 (GL_ARB_ES2_-compatibility)"

Therefore, I'm not sure whether saying that 3.1 is "officially a superset" of opengl es 2.0 is right. There's already a statement before that about the relation between opengl 2.0/opengl es 2.0, which I think is enough. pm (talk) 21:56, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

 * What's unclear? An API that was previously only in OpenGL ES 2.0 got added to OpenGL 4.1, making OpenGL 4.1 a strict superset of OpenGL ES 2.0 when OpenGL 4.0 is only an approximate superset. So the edit was correct. --David-Sarah Hopwood ⚥ (talk) 19:57, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

needs disambiguation
"Many other functions and rendering primitives were removed in version 1.0 to produce a lightweight interface, including:"

May need reinforcement that the following list is of FEATURES REMOVED

'they are :'  replacing 'including'   seems clearer to me

"the removed features include :" would be even better  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.36.143.23 (talk) 02:57, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Basing on OpenGL 2
The article says: "OpenGL ES 2.0 was publicly released in March 2007. It is based roughly on OpenGL 2.0, but it eliminates most of the fixed-function rendering pipeline in favor of a programmable one in a move similar to transition from OpenGL 3.0 to 3.1."

First, what does "based roughly" mean? Can it be described a bit more accurately? Second, the fully programmable graphics pipeline was included already in OpenGL 2.0. It is only deprecated in the 3.x spec. 80.223.182.224 (talk) 15:55, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

update
I wan't to update&support opel es3.0 Naruto2415 (talk) 17:04, 20 April 2014 (UTC)

233 Idevlg2020 (talk) 06:36, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

opengl es3.0
We want to update Deknakon.2532 (talk) 04:20, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

glBegin & glEnd
In beginning of the article it is said that "One significant difference between OpenGL and OpenGL ES is that OpenGL ES removed the need to bracket OpenGL library calls with glBegin and glEnd. " but this doesn't make much sense since only the primitive declaration functions e.g. glVertex3f were affected by this restriction. These functions have been removed in OpenGL ES, as it is said later in the article. In the light of these facts, this whole sentence could be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.163.250.82 (talk) 06:49, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Strict subset of OpenGL?
OpenGL for Embedded Systems (OpenGL ES or GLES) is a subset of the OpenGL computer graphics rendering application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D computer graphics such as those used by video games

Is OpenGL ES really a strict subset of OpenGL? If so, is this true of all versions of OpenGL ES?

A quick web search turned up this StackOverflow answer indicating that it's not, but there's no reference to an authoritative source.

Wootery (talk) 12:56, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Dls 24
dls24 does not play 41.223.73.242 (talk) 06:40, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

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Daniel Coburn

Daniel Coburn is a member of the United States Marine Corps. He came to prominence in an incident where he accused his platoon commander, Ilario Pantano, of shooting two unarmed captives while on patrol in Mahmudiyah, Iraq on April 15, 2004. Coburn's accusation was at odds with Pantano's account of events which stated that the shootings were done in self-defence as he was rushed by the insurgent prisoners. Coburn's accusation led to Pantano being charged with murder but was later cleared of any wrongdoing.

April 15th incident
As the platoon approached a compound in Haditha, they saw a vehicle with two Iraqis in it. Pantano ordered his men to stop the vehicle and to have the occupants of the vehicle handcuffed. The vehicle was searched for weapons. Lieutenant Pantano remained with the captives, while the rest of his platoon secured the compound. The compound was deserted, but his men found a cache of arms, including "several mortar aiming stakes, a flare gun, three AK47 rifles, 10 AK magazines with assault vests and IED making material."

When Pantano learned that the compound contained weapons, he ordered Sergeant Daniel Coburn and Corpsman George Gobles to watch for enemies. He then released the captives from their bonds. According to a statement Lieutenant Pantano made to military investigators in June 2004, he then used hand signals to order the captives to search the vehicle again. According to Pantano, during the search of the vehicle he felt the Iraqis posed a threat to him They were talking, and Pantano believed they were conspiring together. When they both turned to face each other, he shouted "Stop!" in both Arabic and English, and when they did not, he shot them. After emptying his magazine, he continued to fire. He later stated: "I then changed magazines and continued to fire until the second magazine was empty...I had made a decision that when I was firing I was going to send a message to these Iraqis and others that when we say, 'No better friend, No worse enemy,' we mean it. I had fired both magazines into the men, hitting them with about 80 percent of my rounds."

Indictment
In June 2004, Sergeant Coburn registered a complaint about the incident, triggering a Naval Criminal Investigative Service probe.

On February 1, 2005, Pantano was charged with two counts of premeditated murder, and faced the death penalty if convicted.

Autopsy report
Prior to Pantano's Article 32 hearing the Department of Defense had maintained that it was impossible to do a post-mortem examination on the corpses of Lieutenant Pantano's captives because they were buried in a cemetery that was in an area that was not under U.S. control. However, shortly before the hearing, bodies were exhumed after all. The autopsy report was released the day after the Article 32 recommendation was made and, according to The Washington Times, supported Lt. Pantano's version of events.

Witnesses
Medical corpsman George Goble was present but did not witness the danger Lieutenant Pantano reported, because he was looking outwards, as ordered. He later stated when he turned back he saw the Iraqis trying to run away.

Sergeant Coburn is reported to have said "As soon as I turned my back, Lt. Pantano opened [fire] with approximately 45 rounds." Coburn, throughout the case, gave five distinctly separate versions of events. Lieutenant Pantano's defense counsels have said they believe that Sergeant Daniel Coburn's account should not be given any credit because he was disgruntled, having been demoted recently due in part to a poor performance evaluation by Pantano.

Another witness, "Corporal 'O' ", was an Arabic-speaking Nigerian-American in Pantano's platoon. His full name was kept confidential at Pantano's hearing because he is being trained for counter-intelligence duties.

In his testimony at Pantano's hearing, Corporal "O" described interviewing the two captives. He described seeing the vehicle being searched by other Marines, including the removal of its seats. He described seeing the corpses of the captives, following the shooting, face down, with the heads and torsos in the vehicle and their knees resting on the ground, as if Pantano shot the captives in the back while they were kneeling facing the vehicle. Corporal "O" described the sight as "weird".

Sergeant Coburn was heavily criticized for some interviews he had given (he was under a gag order) as well as untruths concerning the evidence in the case.

Coburn's internet statements
The blogosphere also played a major role. Coburn made remarks on Euphoric Reality during the case that were in direct contradiction of his statements to naval investigators. The blog owner turned in the comments to Pantano's attorney, who confronted Coburn on the stand with his own remarks in a dramatic cross-examination that resulted in Coburn being taken off the stand and read his Miranda rights. Coburn returned to the stand three days later after being granted immunity.

Recommendations
Major Winn recommended to Major General Huck, commander of Lieutenant Pantano's division, that the murder charges be dropped. It was his assessment that Sergeant Coburn was an uncredible witness. He did, however, recommend that Pantano receive non-judicial punishment for conduct unbecoming an officer, for the sign he left on the corpses. He described Lieutenant Pantano's treatment of his captive's corpses as a "desecration". Under U.S. military law, the decision as to whether a court-martial takes place was with General Huck. He decided not to refer the case to a court-martial.

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Oswald Thompson Allis

Oswald Thompson Allis (September 9, 1880 – January 12, 1973) was an American Presbyterian theologian and Bible scholar.

Biography
He was born in 1880 and studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton Theological Seminary. He received a master's degree from Princeton University and a doctorate from the University of Berlin. Later, Allis received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Hampden Sydney College in 1927.

Allis taught in the Department of Semitic Philology at Princeton Theological Seminary (1910–1929). In 1929, Allis, J. Gresham Machen, Robert Dick Wilson and others founded Westminster Theological Seminary. Allis was independently wealthy and it was his property in Philadelphia which initially served as the home of the new seminary. He taught at Westminster for six years, and resigned in 1935 to devote himself to writing and study. Two of his more notable works are Prophecy and the Church (1945) and God Spake by Moses (1951). Allis was a conservative Christian theologian who believed in Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch as well as single authorship of the book of Isaiah. He served as editor of the Princeton Theological Review from 1918 to 1929. In 1946 he lectured at Columbia Theological Seminary.

Allis also condemned dispensationalism as a modern error in his journal article, 'Modern Dispensationalism and the Doctrine of the Unity of Scripture,' published in the Evangelical Quarterly (1936): "[i]f Higher Criticism is the error of the Bible-disbeliever, “Dispensationalism “, as it is called, is the error of many a Bible-believer."

Legacy
A festschrift in his honor was published in 1974 under the title The Law and the Prophets. Contributors included Cornelius Van Til, John Murray, R. Laird Harris, Walter Kaiser, Allan Harman, John Whitcomb, Meredith Kline and E. J. Young.

Books

 * The Five Books of Moses. The Presbyterian and Reformed Pub. Co. (1943)
 * The Old Testament: Its Claims and Its Critics
 * The Five Books of Moses: A reexamination of the modern theory that the Pentateuch is a late compilation from diverse and conflicting sources by authors and editors whose identity is completely unknown
 * God Spake by Moses: An Exposition of the Pentateuch (1951)
 * Prophecy and the Church: An examination of the claim of dispensationalists that the Christian church is a mystery parenthesis which interrupts the fulfilment ... the kingdom prophecies of the Old Testament (1945)
 * The Unity of Isaiah: A Study in Prophecy (1977)
 * Dr. Moffat's "New Translation " of the Old Testament
 * The New English Bible, the New Testament of 1961: A comparative study
 * Revision or New Translation?: The Revised Standard Version of 1946: A comparative study

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Chris Brown (baseball)

John Christopher Brown (August 15, 1961 – December 26, 2006) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball during the 1980s, most notably with the San Francisco Giants.

Early life
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Brown was a graduate of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played high school baseball with Darryl Strawberry. The 1979 Crenshaw High Cougars baseball team was the subject of Michael Sokolove's The Ticket Out: Darryl Strawberry and the Boys of Crenshaw.

Brown was selected by the Giants in the second round (44th overall) during the 1979 amateur draft.

San Francisco Giants
After a steady climb through the Giants minor league system, Brown made his major league debut for them in 1984 as a September call-up. In his first full season in 1985, Brown batted .261 with 16 home runs and 61 runs batted in (RBIs) for the last-place Giants, made the All-Rookie team, and finished fourth in the National League Rookie of the Year voting; Brown also led the NL in times being hit by pitch (11). In 1986, Brown batted .317 and made the NL All-Star team after hitting nearly .350 in the season's first half. The same season, he was involved in an infamous brawl.

At the end of 1986, he complained of shoulder soreness. That offseason, an examination by Dr. Frank Jobe in Los Angeles discovered that there was indeed a serious problem, and surgery was performed that winter. The following season, with Brown hitting a paltry .242 after 38 games, the Giants sent him packing on July 5 along with Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, and Mark Grant in a midseason trade to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Kevin Mitchell, Dave Dravecky, and Craig Lefferts.

San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers
Brown's play declined further as the year progressed, and he ended the year with a .237 average; the Giants went on to win the NL West division, and the Padres finished in last place. After dropping to a .235 average in 1988 for San Diego, Brown was dealt to the Detroit Tigers and was out of baseball by 1989 at the age of 28. In his career, he batted .269 with 38 home runs, 184 RBIs, 164 runs, 410 hits and 21 stolen bases in 449 games.

Life after baseball
After retirement, Brown lived in Houston, Texas, with his wife Lisa and their two children, Paris Brown and Gordon Pickett. In 2004, Brown worked in Iraq driving an 18-wheel truck delivering diesel fuel for Halliburton. He took fire on numerous occasions, including in a convoy that was attacked on April 9, 2004, in which six Halliburton drivers and one soldier were killed, and another driver was kidnapped and later released. By 2006, Brown had returned to the United States.

Brown died at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston on December 26, 2006, nearly a month after he suffered burns in a fire at a vacant house he owned in Sugar Land, Texas. He was 45 years of age.

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Evgenia Linetskaya

Evgenia Simonovna Linetskaya (Евгения Симоновна Линецкая, יבגניה לינצקיה; born 30 November 1986) is an Israeli former professional tennis player.

She won seven singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 4 July 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 35. On 20 February 2006, she peaked at No. 283 in the doubles rankings.

Linetskaya made it to the fourth round of the 2005 Australian Open, where she lost to Amélie Mauresmo.

Biography
Linetskaya was born in Moscow, and is Jewish and plays with a Star of David necklace around her neck. She is coached by George Akopian. Her mother introduced her to tennis at age 6; she hit balls against school building for practice. Her father's Simon Linetsky is a professor of mathematics with a black belt in karate, and her mother Maria is an artist. She studied psychology for three years at Moscow University and plans to study via online education to receive an MBA. She speaks Russian, English and some Dutch.

Early success
In February 2005, Linetskaya beat world No. 11, Vera Zvonareva, 6–4, 6–2 in Pattaya, Thailand. In March, she defeated world No. 2 Amélie Mauresmo in the third round in Indian Wells.

Problems
In late November 2005, her coach Joe Giuliano was barred for life by the WTA Tour for violating section 14, part IV, of the WTA code of conduct, which bars coaches from "non-consensual sexual contact". Her father, Simon Linetskiy, was suspended for two years. The bans resulted from events incidents at La Costa's Acura Classic in August 2005. Linetskiy was charged with suspicion of battery after his daughter had injuries treated at a hospital.

Linetskaya did not play between January 2006 and February 2007. She dropped off the rankings computer altogether.

Comeback
In February 2007, she won the Montechoro tournament in Portugal. The following month, she won both the Ramat HaSharon 2 and the Raanana tournaments in Israel, without dropping a set in either tournament. In doubles, she won at Raanana with Tzipora Obziler.

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Margaret M. Risk

Margaret M. Risk is a Canadian nurse who was awarded The Order of Ontario in 2000.

Created in 1986 by Ontario's then Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander, the award is the most prestigious official honour in the province. The Order recognizes the highest level of individual excellence and achievement in any field, but is not awarded for acts of bravery.

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List of Colorado Rockies head coaches

This is a list of head coaches that have coached the Kansas City Scouts and the Colorado Rockies of the NHL. This list does not include the head coaches of the New Jersey Devils.

Head coaches of the Kansas City Scouts:
 * Bep Guidolin 1974–75
 * Bep Guidolin, Sid Abel and Eddie Bush 1975–76

Head Coaches of the Colorado Rockies:
 * Johnny Wilson 1976–77
 * Pat Kelly 1977–78
 * Pat Kelly and Aldo Guidolin 1978–79
 * Don Cherry 1979–80
 * Bill MacMillan 1980–81
 * Bert Marshall and Marshall Johnston 1981–82

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User talk:HooperX

Please refrain from using profanity in your comments. Poofyspikes 23:10, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

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Nomination of Chase figure for deletion
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User talk:84.64.37.29

I thank you for fixing a spelling error on my talk page good work ;). Tunney 23:11, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

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Jason Little

Jason Little may refer to:

 * Jason Little (singer-songwriter), American singer, songwriter
 * Jason Little (cartoonist) (born 1970), American cartoonist
 * Jason Little (rugby union) (born 1970), Australian rugby union player

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2d3

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

The result of the debate was Keep --Allen3 talk 13:57, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

2d3
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 * Keep Sorry got my Googling wrong and am withdrawing vfd nomination. 134.226.1.194 23:20, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * That's me withdrawing my own incorrect nomination - got logged-out in the process. Sorry for any confusion! Dlyons493 06:43, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Ushanka

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 * In the post-Soviet period there has been a backlash against this once ubiquitous hat, and it is considered unfashionable in many circles. It is unusual to see young men wearing them in major cities, and it is seen to be a sign of a foreigner, a rustic, a fashion victim, or an old timer trying to hold on to the legacy of the Soviet Union. This may be due to its connection with the U.S.S.R and the Soviet politburo and military. Some Eastern Europeans also consider it a legacy of russification. It should also be remembered that the opening of the Russian economy provided a much greater selection of garments to the Russian consumer, a consumer that previously had few options.

 * Its usage is currently falling, but whether this is a short term fashion trend or an indication of the end for the Ushanka remains to be seen. Currently young Russian men, at least Muscovites, tend to go hatless or prefer to wear skull caps or western baseball caps. Another, more practical, reason is general warming of climate that makes Ushanka somewhat less comfortable, as it is fairly warm and is best suitable for temperatures of -10 °C and below. Also as it is made of natural fur, it is more expensive than other headwear made from textiles or man-made materials.

This a mix of fantasy ("politburo") and tourist observations ("major cities"). the only reasonable part is "global warming" (sic), but it (together with decrease of ushanka usage) started before collapse of the Soviet Union. Also, "natural fur"/"expensive" is irrelevant, since plenty of them are from artificial fur and even worse. mikka (t) 23:14, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

!!!!! What about ШЛЯПА (нем. Schlappe) this is "мужской или женский головной убор, обычно с тульей, из материалов, позволяющих сохранить устойчивую форму". And Russians have general word like "hat" - "головной убор"

 * A wikipedia search of 'ushanka' does not yield this site. How can we fix that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kamerad (talk • contribs) 01:31, 10 December 2006 (UTC).

Shapka
My Russian teacher told me that Russian did not have a generic name for "hat" -- that шапка refers to a winter hat in particular, not too different from the Ushanka. Can someone native confirm or deny this? --Fastfission 18:08, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Hi, Russian is my native language. Common headgear types are mostly covered by two russian words: шапка refers to a winter hat, and шляпа is for hat (like this: ).

!!!!! What about ШЛЯПА (нем. Schlappe) this is "мужской или женский головной убор, обычно с тульей, из материалов, позволяющих сохранить устойчивую форму". And Russians have general word like "hat" - "головной убор"

 * I'd say that "шапка" is more or less equivalent to the word "hat" in English. You can use it to refer to any sort of hat, though if there's a more specific word (like "шляпа" or "кепка") - it might be better to use it. Azov 23:49, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

 * This is wrong! And your teacher was right :-). "Шапка" means either a fur hat (not necesarily ushanka-shaped) or a knitted one, while "шляпа" is a general term for a formal man's hat, a cowboy hat, a sombrero etc. AFAIK (I am a native speaker), the two words are virtually never mixed nowadays. Also, deminutive "шапочка" may be used for a swimming cap or a surgical cap, while "шляпка" is definitely a lady's hat. There are also hats that are neither shapkas nor shlyapas e.g. a flat cap, a military cap, a berette, etc. 213.85.28.33 17:04, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Fix in progress
Im going to do some work on this article and get rid of that ugly bar at the top, anyone who speaks russian, please add a link which verifies the translation - ill do some digging myself though CryptSphinx (talk) 04:16, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Just an observation. "In 1991, with the fall of the Soviet Union came the first wave of commercially imported Russian winter hats into the United States." Well my mother bought one in Greenwich Village, New York in the 1960s and I still have it. I suspect there must have been a commercial trade back then but I have no more evidence for it than there is for the above statement. Perhaps it should be removed, or at least flagged as citation needed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.38.159.92 (talk) 14:49, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Page name
As you say, "In the English-speaking world, it is referred to as a shapka". So why isn't the main page at Shapka? I have never heard anyone refer to it in English as a ushanka. Widsith (talk) 12:26, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Seconding this. I've been looking to buy an ushanka, and searching for "ushanka" yields way more results than "shapka." 68.42.72.226 (talk) 23:30, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Ushankas as a current or recent British/Irish fashion
Over the last winter, Ushanka hats were seen being worn by young men in Britain and Ireland. Famously, one of these hats was worn by Kirk McCambley, a pivotal figure in the Iris Robinson scandal (link: ). I am not aware of the hat being called a Shapka, Ushanka or any other name other than a "Russian hat" or "fur hat". I thought this was worth mentioning given the "fashion victim" comment above. Rugxulo (talk) 23:10, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

1% wearing Sable ushanka
"1% wearing Sable ushanka" -- What's that, 1%? Ottens (talk) 13:19, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Fur caps of ushankas?
I've always tough that Wikipedia articles are written in neutral view. Russians aren't the only one who use fur caps so it's stupid to make them only as a Russian head wear. --Taistelu-Jaska (talk) 22:04, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

RCMP muskrat fur caps vs. Ushanka
Do you really think, that the RCMP mukrat fur caps are derived from the russian ushankas. Canadians should know it better. The RCMP fur jockey Caps are derived from the Yukon fur caps and this form of fur caps is older then the ushankas. Google for it and you may find documents and fotos of the origen of the RCMP winter caps. This is a canadian heritage and not a cap derived from russian ushankas. Greetings from Germany! --Ulenspiegel (talk) 02:09, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

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ISSF World Shooting Championships

The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as the beginning of a continuous row of championships. By this logic, the 2006 competition in Zagreb was called the 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships. These championships, including all ISSF shooting events, are held every four years since 1954. For the shotgun events only, there is an additional World Championship competition in odd-numbered years. These extra competitions are not numbered. In running target, there will be World Championships in Olympic years.

ISSF World Shooting Championships
The World Championships were held each year from 1897 to 1931, with the exception of the years 1915–1920 (interruption by World War I) and 1926. From 1933 to 1949, they were held biennially, although the 1941–1945 competitions were canceled (again, because of world war). The current schedule, with large World Championships only every four years, was adapted in 1954.

Originally, 300 metre rifle (in various positions) was the only discipline on the programme, despite many other events having been included in the Olympics. In 1900, 50 metre pistol was added. This programme was in use until 1929, the only change being the addition of 300 metre army rifle, with mandatory use of the host nation's army weapon, in 1911. The 1929 championships in Stockholm saw the addition of most of the remaining events from the Olympic programme: 100 metre running deer, 50 metre rifle and trap. 25 metre rapid fire pistol had to wait until 1933.

Immediately after World War II, 300 metre standard rifle (with more strict rules than 300 metre rifle but less than 300 metre army rifle) was added along with 25 metre center-fire pistol and skeet. There was also briefly a combined 50 and 100 m rifle competition. Specific women's events began to be slowly added from 1958, although women had previously, and at times successfully, been allowed to compete alongside the men. The last remaining army rifle event and 100 metre running deer were dropped in 1966, the latter in favour of 50 metre running target. 50 metre standard rifle was also added for both men and women, but was soon dropped for the men due to the similarity to 50 metre rifle. The 1970 World Championships in Phoenix added airgun events, 25 metre standard pistol and the mixed running target competition. 10 metre running target was added in 1981.

For the 1994 competitions in Milan, a number of profound changes were made. First, junior competitions were added (like the senior championships, these are only held every four years); they had previously been tested in the special shotgun and airgun championships. Second, there were no longer medals awarded in single positions in the 300 metre and 50 metre rifle matches (except for the prone position, which has its own match). Third, double trap had been introduced five years earlier in Montecatini Terme and now made its way into the large championships. With only minor additions, the 1994 programme is still in use.

Special shotgun and running target championships
Special shotgun championships were first held in 1934, and since 1959 they are held biennially so that in these events, there are either Olympic Games or World Championships each year. The original event was trap; skeet was added in 1950 and double trap in 1989.

It was in this kind of championship that the first woman won a World Championship medal in shooting: Carola Mandel (USA) in 1950. Women got their own competitions in 1967.

Running target events have been sporadically included; the last time was 1983. As a compensation for the 2005 loss of Olympic status for 10 metre running target however, it has been decided to hold provisional World Championships in 10 metre running target and 50 metre running target in Olympic years, starting in 2008.

5 Edition (1961, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1983) of shotgun and running target was held simultaneously.

Shotgun

 * shotgun and running target simultaneously

Running target

 * shotgun and running target simultaneously

Special airgun championships
From 1979 to 1991, there were seven special airgun championships, including 10 metre air rifle, 10 metre air pistol and sometimes also 10 metre running target. This kind of championship has been discontinued.

Rifle/Pistol World championships
In 2022, ISSF organized the first Rifle/Pistol World Championships, separate from the Shotgun and Running target events.

Target Sprint

 * 2017 World Target Sprint Championships

Current individual events

 * 300 meter rifle three positions
 * 300 meter rifle prone
 * 300 meter standard rifle
 * 50 meter rifle three positions
 * 50 meter rifle prone
 * 10 meter air rifle
 * 50 meter pistol
 * 25 meter pistol
 * 25 meter standard pistol
 * 25 meter rapid fire pistol
 * 25 meter center-fire pistol
 * 10 meter air pistol
 * 50 meter running target
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 * 10 meter running target
 * 10 meter running target mixed
 * Trap
 * Double trap
 * Skeet

Total medals by country (senior current events only)
This table was calculated for the senior current events only. Last updated after 2009 World Running Target Championships.

Nations
This table was calculated for the senior events only, including both current and discontinued events. Last updated after 2019 World Shotgun Championships.

Individual
In this list the multiple medalists (only individual) of all-time who won at least 7 gold medals.

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Individual and team
In this list the multiple medalists (individual and team) of all-time.

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John Millar (philosopher)

John Millar of Glasgow (22 June 1735 – 30 May 1801) was a Scottish philosopher, historian and Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Glasgow from 1761 to 1800.

Biography
Born a son of the manse of the Kirk o' Shotts, Shotts, Lanarkshire, John Millar was educated by an uncle and then on his father being transferred to the parish of Hamilton, at the Old Grammar School of Hamilton (renamed the Hamilton Academy in 1848.) Continuing his studies at the University of Glasgow, he became one of the most important followers of Adam Smith, the founder of economic science. For a short time in the 1750s he was tutor in the household of Henry Home, Lord Kames. In 1760 he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. From 1761 to 1800, Millar was Regius Professor of Civil Law at Glasgow, where his lectures gained him nationwide fame. His colleagues and supporters included Smith, Kames, and David Hume. Millar was elected Clerk of the Senate of the University of Glasgow in 1772.

Millar's Origin of the Distinction of Ranks, published in 1778, advanced the view that economic system determines all social relations, even those between the genders. Such a view later became known as economic determinism, and was an important influence on Marxism. Werner Sombart described Millar's book as "one of the best and most complete sociologies that we possess".

His Historical View of the English Government, published from 1787, was an important contemporary history of England, representing a milestone in the development of historiography. Millar engaged with other historians, drawing comparisons with the works and emphasised the social and economic bases of political system, which strongly differentiated his work from most of the earlier ones, which were more speculative than scientific.

Family
Millar lost a daughter by consumption in 1791, and his wife in 1795. His eldest son, John, a promising young man, went to the bar, and married the daughter of Dr. Cullen. He published a book, "Elements of the Law relating to Insurances", in 1787. Ill-health and the unpopularity of the Whiggism which he inherited from his father induced him to emigrate in the spring of 1795 to America, where he died soon afterwards from a sunstroke.

Three sons and six daughters survived their father. Of these James became professor of mathematics at Glasgow; the second, William joined the Royal Artillery; the third was a writer to the signet. One daughter, Agnes was married to James Mylne, professor of moral philosophy at Glasgow, and another, Margaret, to Dr. John Thomson, by whom she was mother of Allan Thomson, professor of surgery at Edinburgh. He left his manuscripts to his eldest son, to Professor Mylne, and to John Craig, his nephew, by whom some were published in 1803.

Memorials
In 1985 the John Millar Chair of Law at the University of Glasgow was established in his memory.

Works

 * Observations concerning the Distinction of Ranks in Society, 1771. Revised second edition, 1773.
 * An Historical View of the English Government, 1787.
 * An Historical View of the English Government from the Settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the Revolution in 1688. To which are subjoined some Dissertations Connected with the History of the Government from the Revolution to the Present Time, 3rd ed., ed. J. Mylne & J. Craig, 4 vols, Edinburgh, 1803
 * (Anon.), Letters of Crito on the causes, objects, and consequences, of the present war, 1796

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Talk:Rubidium hydroxide

Natural existence
I wonder if there's anybody who has some rubidium hydroxide (which I know is expensive) and can disclose a look of it. De ryc k C.  12:32, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Rubidium Not Rare, Just $$$
Rubidium is not rare, it is the 16th most abundant element in the earths crust. But it is very expensive to produce, so it is a good idea to reuse it. Joeylawn

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Talk:Paul Howard (writer)

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Paul Howard is the author of The Ross O' Carroll-Kelly series of Books

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Although this is an article about a humourous writer, that is no excuse for employing half-baked jokes within the article itself (Peter Griffin of the Quohog Press is a source?). I have incorporated some more of the accurate info from the previous version of this article into the article, but NPOV must be maintained. Editors should also note the Manual of Style. If we can agree on this, then we can get on with improving the article. RMoloney 22:02, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

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Candlewood Suites

Candlewood Suites is a hotel chain brand owned by IHG Hotels & Resorts.

History
The Candlewood Suites chain was started in 1995 by Jack Deboer, founder of the Residence Inn and co-founder of the Summerfield Suites chain. The first hotel was built on North Webb Road in Wichita, Kansas, United States, and opened in 1996.

From 1995 to 2003, Candlewood Hotel Company franchised and managed hotels throughout the US. In January 2004, Candlewood Suites was acquired by IHG. As of September 30, 2007, there were 151 Candlewood Suites hotels currently open, with 187 hotels in the pipeline, with an estimated 50 of these hotels opening during 2007. There are now 342 locations worldwide. Candlewood competes with other value-priced, extended-stay hotels such as TownePlace Suites and Mainstay Suites.

In 2024, IHG announced the entry of the Candlewood Suites brand into the German market as part of a vast franchise and cooperation agreement with German hotel operator Novum Hospitality which in turn will rebrand their current acora living the city apartment hotels to Candlewood Suites.

Description
The brand's locations are extended-stay hotels focused primarily on rate-sensitive business travelers, also known as corporate transient travelers. Typically corporate transient travelers stay only during the week, leaving the occupancy of the subject hotels lower during the weekend. However, with true extended-stay business being over seven days, and often beyond 30 days, it allows the hotel to maintain a higher occupancy average overall. While this occupancy generally comes with a lower average rate or average daily rate (ADR), the revenue per available room sold (RevPAR) is typically higher as a result of the significantly higher occupancy and penetration rate within the respective markets. Consistent with the extended-stay business, housekeeping staff and expense are greatly reduced with the operations of this type of hotel since daily room cleanings are not provided to extended-stay guests.

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I think that everyone has some kind of dream about life. Like, a dream about how they want things to be. Most of the time people have some grand dream about their future. Usually it is involves how they want to be a lawyer like the ones they see in the movies and make tons of money and live in a huge house in Orange County or in condo on the Hudson. And to go with their occupational and material dreams, they have a dream about who they want to meet and how they'll meet that person and how they'll end up being with that person for the rest of their life. They'll have a perfect description of their dream guy/girl with a seemingly endless list of favorable characterisics: funny yet a little sophisticated with blonde hair, brown eyes, good build but not too big, 5 foot something with a decent tan......etc etc. Sound familiar? Well if not, I guess it doesn't even really matter. The point is, I guess, I used to be like that. I used to have some grand dream about the perfect life with the perfect girl and I never wanted anything other than that dream to come true. But things happened and my thoughts of the perfect life and perfect girl changed all the time. If you search for that perfect person you hope exists somewhere out there, you won't find much. Life will pass you by as it does most people who sit around making grand plans for it. I'm the kind of person who will do anything if some where in what I'm doing I can find personal satisfacion. I love to party but I also love to do absolutely nothing. Life should be about just that: Doing what you want to do, not what other people want you to do. It should be about thinking what you want to think about, and not overly concerning yourself with others' thoughts. So many people come and go through a lifetime that it's senseless to attempt pleasing everyone or worrying about the small stuff. Life shouldn't be about searching for a purpose. Our purpose is given to us the day we're born: To Live. I think it's about experiencing everything, pleasurable and painful. Only after someone has known the bottom of the dungeon can they appreciate and undstand the castle top. I believe life is somewhat like a roadtrip - it's more about the ride, not the destination. If two good friends tell me theyre going on a roadtrip to Minnesota, and they want me to come, I'll go. The questions like "Why are we going?" "What are we going to do?" "How long is it?" aren't really important. It's just the experience. The idea of just hanging out with everyone and doing something just to do it is fulfilling. At the end of the trip, we'll all have great stories to remember one day. Even if we did nothing and the trip was dull, I'll be able to look back and laugh about the boring trip I took to Minnesota for no reason. However, I am not suggesting that living a chaotic life made up of haphazard decisions is the right way to live. Living morally and doing things that feel right and that bring peace of mind is more of what I am talking about. So the question is then, "What is good and what is not good? Need we ask anyone to tell us these things?". It is a pretty complicated question when you think about it but my answer is, "No. Everyone should know themselves well enough to figure that out." So where am I going with this? Well, no where really. I just figured that a thought process would be more meaningful than a resume'.

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Just realised you already have an account here. I can be slow some times. AlistairMcMillan 00:40, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

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He's Alive
On supershadow.com George Lucas says Mace Windu is alive and will have a role in the next trilogy. - darth malice
 * SuperShadow is, by far, the biggest fake in the history of star wars. He is a compulsive liar who gets off on misleading fans. Pay no attention to this moron. The picture on his site isn't even him, or his girlfriend. It's just these pictures of models from the internet he adds to his site. To find out more check SuperShadow. Adamwankenobi 23:18, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

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Anita Thigpen Perry

Mary Anita Thigpen Perry (born May 5, 1952) is an American nurse who was the longest-serving First Lady of Texas, being in that role from 2000 to 2015. She is married to former Texas Governor Rick Perry. As First Lady of Texas, she had been an active advocate for nursing and other health care issues.

The Anita Thigpen Perry Endowment at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio focuses on nutrition, cardiovascular disease, health education, and early childhood development. In 2008, the Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was renamed in her honor.

Early life and education
Perry was born in Haskell, Texas. She is the youngest daughter of family physician Joseph Eltidge Thigpen (1920–2013), a native of Bay Springs, Mississippi, and homemaker Beunis Fay Ratliff Thigpen, originally from Haskell. Her parents met in Tyler, where Beunis was visiting relatives. Her father had a distinguished flight record in World War II and earned several medals, including the Bronze Star. He also flew his own plane and was known for making house calls long after the practice ceased to be the norm. Her paternal grandfather was also a doctor and also named Joseph Thigpen. She is named for a paternal aunt, Anita Thigpen Yelverton (1918–1999). She had three siblings: Joseph Emmitt Thigpen (1945–2013), an attorney in Austin who is a former county attorney and former district attorney), Peggy Hairgrove, and Emily Solis. Like Rick, she is a graduate of Haskell High School. She spent her first year of college at Texas Tech University, but because they did not have a nursing program at the time, she switched to West Texas State University in Canyon, where she received a bachelor's degree in nursing in 1974. She then obtained a Master of Science degree in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She worked in the nursing profession for more than 17 years, including surgery, pediatrics, intensive care, administration, and teaching and as a consultant. Although the Perry tax returns indicate she worked as a nurse and took in less than $8,000 a year between 1987 and 1990, upon Rick's election as Texas Agriculture Commissioner, she left nursing.

First Lady of Texas
Perry became First Lady of Texas in 2000 when Rick became governor after the resignation of President-elect George W. Bush. He previously served for two years as lieutenant governor.

In October 2000, she and Rick hosted the first Texas Conference for Women which became an annual event. The conference addresses such issues as professional development, health care, and personal growth.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center renamed its nursing school in Perry's honor on August 22, 2008, and two nursing endowments are also set up in her name: the Anita Thigpen Perry Nursing Excellence Scholarship at West Texas A&M University and the Anita Thigpen Perry Endowment at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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advertising? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.169.181.75 (talk • contribs)

 * It sounds a bit like that, but that's not uncommon for a stub like this. --C S (Talk) 11:30, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

 * The "About" section reads like a corporate statement, and should be revised for its language even if it is not totally removed. Discussing community outreach and plans for expansion is fine, but "CPK is increasing and expanding its presence continuously. The company strives to stay involved with community outreach and fundraising activities. From fundraisers, to birthday parties, to donating to local charities, CPK aims to promote positive change" most certainly is not the way to describe it, and I'd be surprised it if did not come from the an employee.--Awmarton (talk) 16:32, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Or a fan inexperienced with Wikipedia. That's easy enough to review and fix. It looks like that, plus some fluff near the bottom, was all added by a single account sometime in 2013. When I get around to it I'll condense all that material to stuff that is actually relevant, nonpromotional, and sourced. - Wikidemon (talk) 19:24, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

This definitely still needs work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Y2kbugger (talk • contribs) 23:59, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Ovens
I may not know about all the CPKs, but I worked at a shopping mall CPK ASAP, and the oven was a gas oven designed to look like a wood-burning pizza oven. GWatson • TALK 09:11, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

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Good article, needs updating. I had wondered why the chain was struggling in the 2000's. Went there once, it was great. Went back a year later, ugh. Never went back.

Just went private again: (05/24/2011)

California Pizza Kitchen is being bought by Golden Gate Capital for $470 million, or $18.50 per share in cash. Shares of CPK (CPKI) rose 12% ahead of the opening bell.

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Anne-Marie Alonzo

Anne-Marie Alonzo, (December 13, 1951 – June 11, 2005) was a Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher.

Born in Alexandria, Egypt, she immigrated to Quebec in 1963, when she was twelve. In 1966, at the age of 15, she was the victim of a car accident which left her quadriplegic and using a wheelchair.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976, a Master of Arts degree in 1978, and a Ph.D. in French studies in 1986 from the Université de Montréal.

The author of 20 books, her poetry collection, Bleus de mine, received the Prix Émile-Nelligan in 1985 and was nominated for the 1985 Governor General's Awards. She co-founded Trois magazine. In 1989, she launched the Festival littéraire de Trois.

In 1996, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

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Ewa Aulin

Ewa Birgitta Aulin (born 13 February 1950) is a Swedish former actress who appeared in a number of Italian and some American films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is remembered for playing the title character in the cult film Candy where she appeared with John Huston, Ringo Starr, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, Richard Burton and Marlon Brando. She is known to horror film fans for starring in Death Smiles on a Murderer, Death Laid an Egg, and Ceremonia Sangrienta (aka Legend of Blood Castle).

Biography
Ewa Aulin won the title of Miss Teen Sweden in 1965 at age 15. In the same year Aulin had been approached by Gunnar Fischer to appear as the young girl in his short film Djävulens instrument (The Devil's Instrument). Subsequently, she represented Sweden in the first ever Miss Teen International pageant, which was held on 6 April 1966, in Hollywood, California. Aulin won, thereby earning the title of Miss Teen International 1966.

Aulin's success as Miss Teen International attracted attention not only in Sweden, where she appeared on the popular entertainment show Hylands hörna, but also in Italy, and in 1967, at age 16, she made her feature-film debut with a supporting role in the comedy Don Giovanni in Sicilia (Don Juan in Sicily), based on the novel by Vitaliano Brancati. This film led to a movie career for Aulin that would last a little more than six years, starting with leading roles in two giallo films: the pop art-style Col cuore in gola (With Heart in Mouth, 1967) directed by Tinto Brass, and the avant-garde La morte ha fatto l'uovo (Death Laid an Egg, 1968) directed by Giulio Questi. Aulin's co-star in both these films was Jean-Louis Trintignant.

In late 1967, Aulin was cast as the title character in her most famous film, the American-Italian-French co-production Candy, directed by Christian Marquand. Aulin learned that she had the role only the day before filming began in early December 1967. The story involves Aulin's character's search for the meaning of life, which leads to encounters with a variety of different men and always ends in a sexual situation. The film did poorly in America and failed to make an international star out of Aulin. It was more successful in Europe and has gained some popularity as a cult film in later years. Aulin, in particular, received praise for her performance in the film, earning a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. As a consequence of her appearance in this role, Aulin was stereotyped as something of a 'blonde nymphet' by people in the film industry. The only other American film Aulin appeared in was Start the Revolution Without Me (1970), a comedy of errors set during the French Revolution. Aulin played a supporting role as Christina of Belgium, and the film starred Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland, but like Candy, the film did little business in America.

Later the same year, Aulin starred in the experimental film Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion, which was written and directed by Aulin's husband, who used family money to set himself up as a film producer, using the Anglo-sounding stage name John Shadow. They had married secretly in Mexico in early 1968. The film itself barely was released anywhere in the world. After this, Aulin only appeared in Italian films. Many of her films were sex comedies set in the Middle Ages but she also managed to make more impact in drama and thriller films. She played one of the leads in the giallo The Double (1971) directed by Romolo Guerrieri as well as leading roles in Quando l'amore è sensualità (When Love Is Lust, 1973) and Jorge Grau's Ceremonia Sangrienta/ The Legend of Blood Castle (1973). She played an undead avenging angel in Joe D'Amato's gothic horror film La morte ha sorriso all'assassino (Death Smiles on a Murderer, 1973) and also appeared in the thriller Una vita lunga un giorno (Long Lasting Days, 1973). Aulin and John Shadow divorced in 1972.

In 1974, at age 24, Aulin married a wealthy Real Estate developer, Cesare Paladino, and by him had two daughters. (One of her daughters, Olivia Paladino, later became the partner of Giuseppe Conte, 58th prime minister of Italy). Aulin abandoned her acting career, enrolled at university, and became a school teacher. Since her retirement, she has appeared only in one other film, Mi fai un favore (Stella's Favor, 1996), in a supporting role.

Filmography

 * Don Juan in Sicily (1967)
 * Col cuore in gola (1967)
 * Candy (1968)
 * Death Laid an Egg (1968)
 * Start the Revolution Without Me (1970)
 * Microscopic Liquid Subway to Oblivion (1970)
 * The Double (1971)
 * This Kind of Love (1972)
 * Rosina Fumo viene in città... per farsi il corredo (1972)
 * Fiorina la vacca (1972)
 * My Pleasure Is Your Pleasure  (1973)
 * Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973)
 * Ceremonia sangrienta (1973; aka Legend of Blood Castle)
 * When Love Is Lust (1973)
 * Long Lasting Days (1973)
 * Stella's Favor (1996)

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User:Cdjaco

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Teh B!b130rz

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 talk 12:49, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Teh B!b130rz
A newly-created pseudo religion designed to make fun of computer newbies. Not encyclopedic, and seemingly without any impact beyond the amusement of its creators. "Its basicly just the Christian bible translated into 1337speak..." Joyous (talk) 23:26, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Flowerparty  talk 23:49, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per n0m. Alf 00:09, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom -- Ryan Norton T 00:31, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Jaxl | talk 00:46, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete teh n00b r3l1g1on. How was that?  My leet is rusty. - Lucky 6.9 00:55, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Not bad! You qualify for Category:User 1337-1. :) Jaxl | talk 01:04, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
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User:Kerryy

Although the story of my existence may not be considered “rags to riches,” I am living proof of the American dream. My ancestors first stepped foot in the United States over 100 years ago, with nothing but the support of the family and faith in a better life. With each little step of social improvement that the generations made, I find myself lucky to be enjoying the standard of living that they once dreamed about.

The first generation to leave the homeland was my mother’s grandparents. Her paternal grandparents came over from Naples, Italy to Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania in a ship full of livestock. Like most Italians at this time, they were escaping the poverty of Italy and searching for a better life. In the 19th century, peasants and unskilled laborers had a difficult time because the Italian government did not offer much chance for personal improvement. In addition to this, between 1870 and 1900, food production slowed creating malnutrition within the country. Neither one of my great-grandparents was able to speak English and remained illiterate throughout life. My great grandmother worked as a homemaker for her eleven children, while my great grandfather worked on the railroad. At the time, railroads offered thirteen cents an hour or $1.30 a day. Because of the small skill requirements and benefits of receiving a salary, many Italians took advantage of the railroad employment opportunities in the north.

Their youngest son was my grandpa. Unlike his parents, he was given the opportunity to complete twelve years of high school. After graduating, my grandpa joined the army where he served two years during WWII. Although he had to put his life on the line, being in the army allowed my grandpa to receive his Associates degree in construction engineering with help from the GI Bill. The GI Bill, singed on June 22, 1944 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was an attempt to provide a smooth transition into the civilian world after the separation from the service. Like my grandpa, many veterans took part in this opportunity. In the year 1947, 49% of college enrollees were Veterans. After getting his experience in the military and his education, my grandpa was 24 years old and he fell in love with my 19 year old grandma after meeting in a local bar. My grandpa went into the construction business and eventually opened up a lumber company. He was extremely successful because he earned his support from the locals and was not in competition with huge businesses that dominate the market today.

.My maternal grandma’s grandparents came over from Ireland. They, like the other two million refugees, were escaping the Irish Potato Famine. The famine began in September 1845 with a mysterious fungus on the potatoes. Winds carried the spores throughout the country, infecting even the healthy plants. With the huge dependence upon potatoes, total deaths due to the famine reached over one million. Most of the Irish immigrants did the labor of building canals, roads, and railways in contributing to the expansion of the country. My great-great grandfather found work in the mines with dynamite, while my great-great grandmother kept the house. Although things were going well for them, the fate of the next generation was not as fortunate. My grandma’s father had been killed in The Florida Keys Labor Day Hurricane of 1933 after a terrible train accident. He had been working for the government by building bridges during the depression. A few months later, my grandma’s mother lost her baby boy after an unexplained death, SIDS. The combination of both tragedies caused her to develop a mental disorder, incapable of taking care of her three children. Unfortunately, this one time practical nurse was put into a mental institution for the rest of her life.

When my grandma was five years old, she was put on a train with a sign displaying her destination to Scotland School for Veteran’s Children in Scotland, PA. She was about to reunite with her two older sisters who had left a few months prior. My grandmother spent her entire childhood at this orphanage. Her new family included the bitter old maids and the troubled youth with whom she shared the orphanage with. At the age of seventeen, my grandma graduated and left this horrible place behind. She joined her older sister who had already begun her life in the real world and worked as a hair stylist. Later, my grandma took on another work shift of making dresses in a factory in order to support her mother. After marrying my grandpa, she took on the job as a homemaker and finally had the family she never had.

My Polish great grandparents on my dad’s side both immigrated to Ellis Island in the early 1900s after realizing Poland did not offer the opportunities they thought America would bring. At the turn of the 20th century, polish immigration exploded. Imperial repression, shortage in land, and lack of employment made life too difficult to remain in Europe. With the independence of Poland after WWI, immigration slowed. However, by the 1920s, two million Poles immigrated to the United States. They searched for cultural ties among other Poles and settled in the mid-Atlantic states and New England.

On my paternal grandma’s side, her father went to work in the coal mines in Ashley, Pennsylvania, eventually working his way up to being a dynamite person. This harsh life brought about black lung from the years of inhaling coal dust. He died at a young age. While my great-grandfather was working in the mines, my great grandma raised ten children while maintaining the farm. As one of the oldest of the ten, my grandma held great responsibilities to the family. She quit school after 8th grade and worked cleaning houses to earn her family extra cash.

My paternal grandpa’s mother died of cancer when he was only seven. My great-grandfather never remarried. With the ten children in the family, two girls and eight boys, my grandfather was raised by his siblings while his father maintained a farm in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. My grandpa went to school for eleven years in a one room school house. After school, my grandpa joined the Air Force during World War II and was a nose gunner in the “flying fortress.”

My paternal grandparents met at a church function in the 40s. My grandpa impressed my grandma with his private pilots license and used to buzz over her while she walked home. They married when she was 20 and he was 22. Early on in their marriage, my grandpa became a mason. After several years, he fell off a second floor scaffold and did major damage to his back. After surgery, he was given a wheelchair and the sad news that he would never walk again. Meanwhile, my grandma worked the night shift in a factory to support the family. Somehow, my grandpa overcame this omen and eventually walked again. He took another job as a draftsman after getting his Associates degree in Design Engineering. In 1966, my grandparents bought a farm in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania and raised cows, chickens, pigs, and their four children.

My mother was the oldest of three. She grew up in a small city in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. My mom always took studying extremely seriously and when she was seventeen, she made her way to Penn State University, where she majored in political science. Upon graduation, the only teaching jobs fell under a group of corrupt individuals. In one instance, my mom was offered a job if she left an envelope with $5,000 on the superintendent’s desk. Rather than be a part of this dishonest system, my mom went to work under her father at his Lumber Company.

My father was completely opposite of my mother. Life was all fun and games for my father. School offered a chance to terrorize teachers and socialize with friends. As the youngest of four, my father was the only sibling who was given the chance to go to college. He attended a local catholic college where he majored in business administration. Like my mother, there were no jobs available upon graduation. In 1983, there was a 9.7% unemployment rate. After working for my grandfather at the Lumber Company, he realized this was not the life he wanted to have. He joined the United States Navy in 1982 after an intensive six months of Officer Training School. Shortly after, he married my mother. The shock of the new lifestyle as part of the military was not apparent until the first assignment in Norfolk, Virginia. It was here where my dad spent 6-9 months on submarines and ships, traveling around the world. My older sister Amy was born here in 1985. Nineteen months later, while my dad was on a mission in France, I was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. The moving was constant and we found ourselves stationed all over the nation. Throughout this time, we also expanded our family with Maria’s birth in Washington and Laura in Michigan. With my dad out to sea so often, my mother took on the job of raising us. Eventually, my father worked his way up to a point where his job allowed him to stay on land, but we still were required to move often.

Until I became a teenager, moving did not make much of a difference. I found it fun to experience different places and never had difficulty adjusting. It was not until the summer of 2001 when I really felt the difference. It was our first time overseas and we found ourselves in Rota, Spain. I had absolutely no idea what I was up against. I remember walking out the gate that separated the military base from the Spanish town experiencing a complete culture shock. Looking around I could not believe what I was seeing. Old men and women sat on benches while young people sped by on their mopeds. Stray dogs and children roamed the streets. The scenery included several bars, churches, and small stores in which only a handful of people could fit inside. I immediately stereotyped the Spanish people as pushy, loud, and lazy. It wasn’t until I had lived there for several months that I realized how mistaken my stereotypes were. I discovered that Spanish people have a different outlook on life. While I was used to people living to work, Spanish people work to live. They value time spent with their family and friends along with their religion and history. Although they are loud and sometimes pushy, they are also friendly and intimate with others. It was an amazing experience to actually get to know people of another culture.

My four years spent in Spain were the best four years of my life, full of memories and learning experiences. Not only was I able to spend time in Spain, but also other parts of Europe. I spent time in Germany and England, as well as Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and even Iceland. Being part of the Department of Defense school district allowed me to travel for sports and academic clubs. I had the opportunity to become a world traveler, witnessing other cultures first-hand. I feel this traveling has enriched my life greatly, and I have experienced something that few others will ever have.

The day after high school graduation 2005, I boarded a plane to head back to the United States. My dad got stationed in Pensacola, Florida. Just as I had experienced culture shock upon my arrival in Spain, so had I upon returning to the states. The materialism is overpowering. I remember getting lost in the mall, being overwhelmed with the selection of products in the Super Wal-Mart, and being overrun by SUVs on the road. Our way of life as Americans is so different from the Europeans. It is ironic how I feel so much respect towards the European system when my ancestors risked everything to get out of Europe to come to the United States so long ago.

As I ponder upon my existence, it leads me to think about my present and future. Here I am in the fall semester at University of Florida. My experiences thus far have been immensely different from in high school with my class of 33. However, I now find myself surrounded by a variety of people and find this very beneficial. I am majoring in nursing right now with a goal to get my masters and become a pediatric practitioner. I have always been interested in the medical field, and with the growing demand for nurses, I feel I have made the right choice. I find it difficult seeing myself in one place for the rest of my life, and therefore foresee a future of traveling. The world holds so many learning possibilities, and I want to make it my personal goal to experience as many as I can.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Janel Loi

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The result of the debate was Delete --Allen3 talk 12:42, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Janel_Loi

 * delete-it appears to be a vanity page. Janel Loi gets 513 google hits, and "Janel Loi" gets only one. Quentin mcalmott 23:26, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, nn blogger. Flowerparty  talk 23:54, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Alf 00:12, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete; non-noatble. Jaxl | talk 00:46, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - not notable - Tεx  τ  urε  16:44, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
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Grange, South Australia

Grange is a coastal suburb of the City of Charles Sturt, in Adelaide, South Australia, located about 11 km from the Adelaide city centre. The suburb is named after Captain Charles Sturt's cottage, built in 1840–41, which still stands and is now a museum. In addition to Grange Beach, the suburb has several parks and reserves, as well as the Grange Hotel, which was originally licensed in 1881.

Geography
Grange is a suburb with partial frontage to Gulf St Vincent located about 11 km west of the Adelaide city centre. It has a land area of 3.7 km2. Its land boundaries (in clockwise order from the north-west) are Fort Street, Military Road, Trimmer Parade, Sportsmans Drive, Brebner Drive, Frederick Road and Grange Road.

History
Originally called The Grange, the suburb is named after Captain Charles Sturt's cottage, which originally stood on 500 acre of farmland. Sturt's farm was subdivided in 1878 by a private company intending to establish a beach resort. The cottage still stands and is now a museum.

The name was adopted in 1945 by the local government area of the Town of Henley and Grange following agreement between it and the state's Nomenclature Committee and other government agencies. Boundaries were also established in 1945 over that portion of the Town of Henley and Grange located north of Kirkcaldy Beach Road.

On 30 September 1976, its boundaries were revised along with adjoining suburbs including Tennyson and the new suburb of West Lakes.

On 19 November 2009, land bounded by Trimmer Parade, Sportsmans Drive, Brebner Drive and Frederick Road was removed from the adjoining suburb of Seaton and added to the northern side of Grange following a proposal put forward by a resident group associated with the "Grange Golf Course Estate" and sponsored by the City of Charles Sturt.

Demographics
The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 5,238 persons in Grange on census night. Of these, 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. The majority of residents (77.1%) are of Australian birth, with an additional 5.9% naming England as their country of birth.

The age distribution of Grange residents is skewed slightly higher than the greater Australian population. 72% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 28% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.

In 2019 the population had decreased to 4542.

The 2021 Census counted a total of 6143 persons. Of these 48% were male and 52% were female.

Local government
Grange is part of Grange Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, being represented in that council by Tom Scheffler and Rachel Tullio.

State and federal
Grange is in the state electoral district of Lee and the federal electoral division of Hindmarsh.

Community
The local newspaper is the Weekly Times Messenger.

Community groups
A community centre is located on Charles Sturt Avenue.

Schools
Grange Primary School is located on Jetty Street.

Facilities and attractions
Grange Jetty, built in 1879, lies midway along Grange Beach.

Shopping and dining
The Grange Hotel, located on the esplanade overlooking Grange Beach, was originally licensed in 1881.

Parks
In addition to Grange Beach, the suburb has several parks and reserves. Grange Recreation Reserve is located in the northwest of the suburb and offers a playing field and playground. Playgrounds are also located in Lines Reserve, on Lines Street, and Kirkcaldy Park, on Kirkcaldy Avenue. The greenspace in the centre of the suburb is notable as being the location of Charles Sturt's still-extant cottage.

Sport
The Grange Golf Club is a private golf club in Grange featuring two internationally rated 18 hole golf courses. Grange has previously held major professional events including the West Lakes Classic and the South Australian Open and PGA events. The Club has also hosted all major Australian Amateur events including the Australian Amateur and Interstate Team Australian Junior as well as Australian Lady Amateur events.

Museum
The Charles Sturt Museum  is based in Sturt's former home The Grange, which was saved from demolition by being bought by the council in 1956. The museum illustrates his story with "not only ... displays of relics, but interpretive and multimedia displays".

Roads
Grange is serviced by Grange Road, connecting the suburb to Adelaide city centre. Seaview Road and Military Road link Grange to several of Adelaide's other coastal suburbs. Frederick Road, on the suburb's eastern boundary, connects the suburb with the shopping and entertainment facilities in West Lakes.

Public transport
Grange is serviced by public transport buses and trains run by the Adelaide Metro. Both Grange and East Grange railway stations on the Grange railway line are in the suburb of Grange. Until 1957, the line continued further to terminate at Henley Beach but it closed due to the line being too close to public roads.

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Safra massacre

The Safra massacre, or the Day of the Long Knives, occurred in the coastal town of Safra (north of Beirut) on 7 July 1980, during the Lebanese civil war, as part of Bashir Gemayel's effort to consolidate all the Christian fighters under his leadership in the Lebanese Forces.

The Phalangist forces launched a surprise attack on the Tigers, a 500-man militia that was the armed force of the National Liberal Party of former Lebanese President Camille Chamoun. The attack was supposed to be conducted at around 4:00 a.m., but in order to spare the life of Camille's son and commander of the Tigers Dany Chamoun, the attack was postponed to 10:00 a.m. to make sure that Dany left for Fakra. The attack claimed the lives of roughly 83 people.

Prior to the attack, Camille Chamoun decided to disarm the militia in order to avoid further bloodshed from both the Phalangists and the Tigers.

Since that time, the National Liberal Party has survived only as a political party although the Tigers were virtually wiped out.

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Talk:St. Moritz

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Netherland guy with the name ?Gerrith writes about St. Moritz and has absolut no relation to that location. IF it is the same Nland Gerrit guy who wrote over my old friend Bruno DeFinetti THEN it is clear that this guy does write over deep mathematical topics he does not understand! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.183.91.126 (talk • contribs).

 * Since when do Wikipedians have to have a personal relationship to the subject of an article they edit? Me, my problem is the somewhat unencyclopedic wording I see in the article.  The second sentence in the Intro, for example, was a run-on sentence until I inserted the word "and" in the  middle of it.  And then there's this passage:

 * It was also the one-time host of the 1940 Winter Olympics before a squabble between the Swiss organizing group and the IOC.

 * First of all, what does the adjective "one-time" mean? The passage right above it says that it hosted the Olympics in 1928, so obviously, it was not a "one-time" host.  Second, the sentence appears to have not been completed.  It was a one-time host before a squabble between the Swiss and the IOC did what, exactly?  Or did the author of this passage intend to convey that it was a one-time consideration for that Olympics?  According to my research, there WERE NO Winter Olympics held between 1936 and 1948 because of World War II!  So this passage, as it currently reads, is completely bogus. Nightscream 14:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, this is Wikipedia, so you know what to do: be bold and make it better! You don't need our permission. ;-)

 * Atlant 14:26, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Layout
To balance the layout (the infobox to the right takes up a lot of space) and still allowing the display of an image with the limited text of the article, I moved one image and removed the other one. It would be nice if we had a more general, better quality image of the place, but on commons, there isn't much available on commons. "Engadiner-Seenplatte.jpg" is more suitable for Engadin. -- User:Docu
 * I took this image of St. Moritz from Muottas da Schlarigna, I think it might a good candidate to give the reader a better perspective of how St. Moritz really looks like and its surroundings. I would substitute one of the current images with this one, but of course I am the author of this picture, so I want to validate your opinions first. Check it out here:
 * St Moritz Muottas.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Murdockcrc (talk • contribs) 19:33, 9 December 2010 (UTC)

 * So, nobody commenting on this one, I am substituting this image and moving it to the gallery. --Murdockcrc (talk) 11:17, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * No objections at all! Great image. It would be nicer if it were made in summer or winter, but it's still nice and I'd love to be there any time of the year... :) --Piz d'Es-Cha (talk) 10:18, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Removed a pop-culture reference
I first edited then removed this:

 * St. Moritz is mentioned at Gucci's Book as the favourite place of Maurizio Gucci, where he used to spend his vacations and also where he was buried after his death.

because it's unsourced, I can't figure out which book is meant, and it doesn't seem like a particularly notable reference anyway. But it's here now if someone wants to put it back. 67.164.125.7 (talk) 00:39, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

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