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Talk:Lemon (automobile)

Badly Done
This article was quite badly done, I've re-written it in a minimal form. Just thinking, it might be better to move this to 'lemon (car)' rather than having 'lemon car' as the subject.
 * Absolutely, I've never done a page move, but if it doesn't get done soon, I may make this my first.
 * Fox1 12:50, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure the ads were in the 60s, they were possibly the 70s, I will check and then update the page at some point.

I really don't see the relevance of a random car image to this article either. - BrandonR 02:11, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

 * I've removed it at least twice, let's hope it sticks this time. If the editor who added it can find a picture of an actual "lemon," that would be appropriate for the article, but we can't just include a random auto and say it "could be a lemon."
 * Fox1 12:50, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Historical info?
Was there any discussion of the history of the term on the previous editions? Seems a good thing to include...SB Johnny 14:01, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

I request too, why "Lemon"? - willie

 * I could be mistaken, but I was under the impression that "lemon" came from the Edsel the "face" of which looks like it just ate a lemon. I have no citation for this, though; it could be wrong. 72.74.204.205 15:38, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

the lemon —Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.14.114.131 (talk) 16:31, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I came to this page with a suspicion but can´t find a real explanation for the term here. I had the idea that the term lemon might have been a pun on french constructor Citroen, as the french word "Citron" (pronounced differently) does in fact mean "lemon". Just an idea, of course. 213.166.53.142 (talk) 17:05, 20 October 2011 (UTC) I concur. My great uncle Thomas Olsen was a WW I vet. He said that when the Doughboys saw the Citroen, they asked what it meant. Somebody said 'lemon' and it stuck. What they saw were over four years old and worked to death. So, they died all of time. Hence, they called a bad car a lemon when they come back. That narrative does not fit the fact that Citroen was founded in 1919. All in all, the 1960 quote is wrong. We lived in Glen Oak, WI when I was very small. My dad painted a car yellow because it was a lemon.

CarFax
I feel pretty positive someone from CarFax came in and suggested themselves as the place to find out about lemons. Very clever guys as it is somewhat relevant to the subject... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.226.181.41 (talk) 17:36, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism?
the paragraph stating "...Lemon law was initially named after Mr John Lemon..." may be a hoax added on "22:47, 10 April 2008" by "96.228.138.15". I was unable to find anything online to even remotely substantiate this paragraph. 220.76.15.88 (talk) 18:52, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I removed this paragraph 220.76.15.253 (talk) 18:22, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Why just for cars?
I've heard people use the term for other defective merchantdise too, not just cars. GO-PCHS-NJROTC (Messages) 20:46, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

It was certainly in use for televisions. Around 1980 a major manufacturer of televisions frequently replaced any TV set that had frequent repair problems because such a TV would cost the company huge amounts of money. It was generally seen as good business to replace the defective TV set with another and hope for the best. Such was good for customer relations (although not as good as having a better repair rate) and good for avoiding getting burned for huge and frequent repairs under warranty. The TV manufacturer was known for innovative technology allowing good picture quality, but that technology had bugs.

I saw that myself as a retail salesman of televisions. I specifically called any TV set that that company had to replace a "lemon". --Paul from Michigan (talk) 01:24, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

I call bad electronics lemons also. Maybe the article should be called Lemon (defective merchandise)? - Akadewboy (talk) 20:44, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Why are some cars lemons and others not
You can say a lot about why your car is a lemon, but here stands one tried and true, it's called tolerance in Manufacturing. Many parts on automobiles abide by tolerance levels when made. Lets say you have a part you are manufacturing that has a tolerance level of plus or minus 5. A screw for example will still work it the threads are plus or minus 5 percent of dead center, dead center being a perfect part. Have you ever tried putting a screw back in that came out of something and it fits but not exactly? You wonder, did they ship the wrong screws? No I guess not, it goes in but a little tight and off center. Now think about this, your car is made from parts just like this, lots of parts. Now take into consideration, the laws of probability. Most cars have a few parts that may be at the top or bottom of the tolerance level, but for the most part, they are closer to dead center. Mathematically, somewhere down the road you are going to have some cars that have parts built closer to the edge of the tolerance level than not and a few that have almost all the parts at the edge of the tolerance levels of say 5 plus or 5 minus. Wow, you just got a lemon. Some manufacturers are aware of this and have changed their tolerance levels of manufacturing to 2 plus or minus, thus manufacturing superior products all the way around. Two companies I know of, The Boeing Company and Toyota have done this and both companies have this well documented. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.175.66.56 (talk) 06:00, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Why are some cars lemons and others not
You can say a lot about why your car is a lemon, but here stands one tried and true, it's called tolerance in Manufacturing. Many parts on automobiles abide by tolerance levels when made. Lets say you have a part you are manufacturing that has a tolerance level of plus or minus 5. A screw for example will still work it the threads are plus or minus 5 percent of dead center, dead center being a perfect part. Have you ever tried putting a screw back in that came out of something and it fits but not exactly? You wonder, did they ship the wrong screws? No I guess not, it goes in but a little tight and off center. Now think about this, your car is made from parts just like this, lots of parts. Now take into consideration, the laws of probability. Most cars have a few parts that may be at the top or bottom of the tolerance level, but for the most part, they are closer to dead center. Mathematically, somewhere down the road you are going to have some cars that have parts built closer to the edge of the tolerance level than not and a few that have almost all the parts at the edge of the tolerance levels of say 5 plus or 5 minus. Wow, you just got a lemon. Some manufacturers are aware of this and have changed their tolerance levels of manufacturing to 2 plus or minus, thus manufacturing superior products all the way around. Two companies I know of, The Boeing Company and Toyota have done this and both companies have this well documented.

216.175.66.56 (talk) 06:04, 21 December 2009 (UTC)CoyoteTraveler

George Akerlof's "Lemon" paper
George Akerlof's paper is mentioned but there is absolutely no explanation on that paper's impact on the term "lemon". Is the article insinuating or stating that the term lemon came from this paper? If so, it should be stated more explicitly and referenced. If not, that entire "Market" section should be removed as irrelevant. (Transce080 (talk) 11:31, 31 May 2010 (UTC))

 * Done - sections merged and puffery removed. Baffle gab1978 (talk) 16:51, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Etymology section
The entire Etymology section needed rearrangement and a rewrite due to contradictions and errors/omissions. The original reference provided for the Koenig "lemon ad" statement was insufficient and didn't describe anything about the creation of the ad --- it was simply the ad itself, but I left it & found a better citation to add to it. Also note that Wikipedia's articles on the creators of the ad (Helmut Krone & Julian Koenig - note that Krone's name was left out earlier) go into more detail and it's generally accepted that they were the co-creators of the ad at their pages, and those pages have their own citations to back up those claims, so I didn't add them here and simply added hyperlinks at their names for more info. The campaign was run by their boss & a principal of the firm DDB, William Bernbach per the citation I added, and therefore he should be given credit as it's probable that being the leader of the ad team, many ideas were thrown out there and he was the one who made the decision to run with the ad that was chosen, which is what the citation purports. George Akerlof's paper came many years after this, and simply because a website bio erroneously claims that he coined the term is not a proper citation especially when it can be proven that the info on that page is verifiably incorrect, so I removed the wording claiming him as the creator of the phrase. I left up his info about his writings on the idea of bad cars being lemons as pertinent to the article, but they need a citation.PhilOSophocle (talk) 14:08, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

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RSPB Dearne Valley Old Moor

RSPB Dearne Valley Old Moor is an 89 ha wetlands nature reserve in the Dearne Valley near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). It lies on the junction of the A633 and A6195 roads and is bordered by the Trans Pennine Trail long-distance path. Following the end of coal mining locally, the Dearne Valley had become a derelict post-industrial area, and the removal of soil to cover an adjacent polluted site enabled the creation of the wetlands at Old Moor.

Old Moor is managed to benefit bitterns, breeding waders such as lapwings, redshanks and avocets, and wintering golden plovers. A calling male little bittern was present in the summers of 2015 and 2016.

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council created the reserve, which opened in 1998, but the RSPB took over management of the site in 2003 and developed it further, with funding from several sources including the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The reserve, along with others nearby, forms part of a landscape-scale project to create wildlife habitat in the Dearne Valley. It is an 'Urban Gateway' site with facilities intended to attract visitors, particularly families. In 2018, the reserve had about 100,000 visits. The reserve may benefit in the future from new habitat creation beyond the reserve and improved accessibility, although there is also a potential threat to the reserve from climate change and flooding.

Landscape
Most of the Dearne Valley area lies on the coal measures, comprising Carboniferous sandstone and slate with seams of coal. The valleys contain fertile alluvium deposited by their rivers, and the sandstone forms rolling ridges cut by the broad floodplains.

The area has been settled continuously since prehistoric times, with villages developing on the drier sandstone ridges above the flood plain from at least the late Saxon period. Mining is recorded from at least the 13th century, and probably back to Roman Britain, and the area became heavily industrialised in the 18th century with the arrival of the Dearne and Dove Canal. This connected Barnsley to the River Don and beyond, aiding the intensive exploitation of the locality's coal, sandstone and iron ore. Over the next two centuries, especially following the arrival of the railway in 1840, the area became dominated by its heavy industries.

The name Old Moor may derive from an archaic meaning of moor, referring to a marshy area that was more difficult to cultivate than the alluvium of the flood plain. It had been enclosed as a 103 ha farm by 1757, when it was owned by the Marquess of Rockingham.

History
The Dearne Valley was formerly a major coal mining area, with several accessible seams of high-quality coal, and in 1950s more than 32,000 colliers worked in its 30 pits. The coal industry dominated the area, and its waste rendered the River Dearne lifeless, although a few isolated wetland areas remained, monitored by local birdwatchers.

The miners' strike of 1984 was the first sign of a national programme of pit closures in the UK that led to all the Dearne Valley mines being closed by 1993, with the loss of 11,000 jobs in the industry. About 600 ha of the former Wath Manvers Colliery, including a coking plant and marshalling yard, was left as the largest derelict site in western Europe. The ground was heavily polluted and needed to be restored by covering it with clean soil deep enough for trees and scrubs to become established. To achieve this, 700,000 tonnes of material was removed from the adjacent Old Moor, thereby creating a new wetland at that site.

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) were originally intended to run the proposed reserve, and planned a large lake for wintering wildfowl. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) suggested adding reed beds to help the then-struggling bittern population; only 11 males were present in the UK at one point in the 1990s. The WWT was at that time also working on its London Wetland Centre, and pulled out of the Old Moor project since it lacked the resources to cope with two large projects.

The creation of the reserve fell to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, which offered the site to the RSPB in 1997. At that time, the bird charity was more interested in preserving established habitats than creating new sites, and declined to take on Old Moor. The reserve eventually opened in 1998 as part of the regeneration of the Dearne Valley, and was then developed further with the help of a lottery grant of nearly £800,000 in 2002.

By 2000, the reserve had only 10,000 visitors annually, and was making a financial loss before being taken over by the RSPB in 2003. The RSPB had changed it its position since its refusal in 1997, with a greater emphasis nationally on engaging the public, and more opportunities to work with the Environment Agency to create and manage new wetlands. With help from the Environment Agency, local councils and others, the RSPB tripled its land holding in the area to 309 ha in the next ten years, while other conservation bodies also created and improved reserves.

Cooperation between conservation organisations and other agencies led to the formation of the Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership (DVLP) in 2014. This is the main coordinating body for the partners in the Dearne Valley scheme, which include the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), local councils, Natural England, The Environment Agency, the Forestry Commission, Yorkshire Water, the RSPB and several local conservation charities. The DVLP is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and its administration is the responsibility of Barnsley Council's Museums and Heritage Service. The partnership's remit includes industrial heritage sites as well as the local environment, and its funding for 2014–2019 was £2.4 million, of which £1.8 million was from the National Lottery.

In October 2020, Old Moor was one of the sites from which the BBC Television programme Autumnwatch was broadcast, hosting presenter Gillian Burke.

Access and facilities
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Old Moor lies about 6.5 km from the M1 motorway, and is accessed from Manvers Way (A633) just east of the A6195 Dearne Valley Parkway junction. The nearest railway stations are at Wombwell and Swinton, both about 5 km away. Buses are infrequent, but cyclists can access Old Moor by a bridge to the reserve car park from the Trans Pennine Trail long-distance path, which runs along the southern edge of the reserve.

The reserve has a visitor centre, created by Barnsley Council from existing farm buildings, which includes a shop, educational facilities, a café and toilets, picnic and play areas and nature trails. The visitor centre and its café are open daily from 9.30 am–4.00 pm all year, except for 25 and 26 December, but staying open until 5 pm from April to October. Entrance is free for RSPB members, although there are entry charges for other visitors.

Old Moor was planned as an "Urban Gateway" RSPB site, its playground, café balcony and children's discovery zone intended to attract visitors. It has nine bird hides and viewing screens, and a sunken hide with a reflection pool for the benefit of photographers. The track to the reed bed is 500 m long and the main track is 500 m. As of 2018, the 89 ha reserve had about 100,000 visits per year, with around 3,500 children annually making use of the RSPB's on-site education programmes.

The site uses wood pellets and chippings to fuel a 100 kW biomass converter which provides hot water and heating for five buildings on the site.

Management
The main focus on management throughout the Dearne Valley complex is on its key habitats: wet grassland, open water and reed bed. Although the first reeds were planted at Old Moor in 1996, their establishment has been slow because the topsoil had been stripped off leaving only hard sterile clay subsoil for planting. Bringing fertile mud from Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve has helped, although the reeds still stand in ribbons rather than solid blocks. The reed beds are cut when mature to encourage new growth, and are divided into four sections which can be separately drained. Wet grassland is kept short for breeding waders through grazing by cattle or Konik horses, and by mowing. Ditches are cleared in rotation, and islands are flooded in winter, if possible, to suppress vegetation. Surviving plants are then cut down, and the soil is rotavated to break up the hard clay and deter invasive New Zealand pygmyweed. As a man-made site, Old Moor has a complex water-management system that allows water levels to be controlled in separate compartments of the wetland. In general, water levels are kept high in winter, then lowered to expose the islands for breeding and passage waders.

The Dearne Valley is one of 12 Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs) created as part of the UK Government's response to Sir John Lawton's 2010 report "Making Space for Nature", which proposed managing conservation on a landscape scale. Plans to manage the Dearne Valley on a landscape-wide basis involve coordination with other wetland reserves. Five smaller sites are already managed by the RSPB; these are Bolton Ings and Gypsy Marsh close to Old Moor, and Adwick Washlands, Wombwell Ings and Edderthorpe Flash within a few miles. Other reserves are the Garganey Trust's Broomhill Flash and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's (YWT) Denaby Ings. The YWT also manages Barnsley council-owned Carlton Marsh, and the Environment Agency is restoring marshes at Houghton Washland. Other parcels of land are being acquired by the various conservation charities as they become available. The Dearne Valley reserves have no statutory protection, but as of 2019, the process to become a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is under way.

Birds

Since the 1990s the RSPB has been attempting to create improved habitats for the formerly endangered UK bittern population, with major reed bed creation at their Ham Wall and Lakenheath Fen reserves being a key part of the bittern recovery programme initiated in 1994 as part of the United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan. At Old Moor, in addition to the creation of new reed beds, 23,000 small fish were introduced between 2010 and 2016, mainly of species such as rudd and eels that are preferred as food by bitterns. This project increased the fish biomass more than twenty-fold to 11.5 kg/ha.

Breeding waders include lapwings, redshanks, snipe and avocets, the last species having bred on the reserve since 2011. Predation of wader chicks by foxes has been a problem, so deep ditches and electric fences are being introduced to exclude mammals. Black-headed gull numbers have increased from 183 breeding pairs in 2006 to 2,385 pairs in 2017, and have been joined by Mediterranean gulls, eight being present in 2018. Old Moor is an important wintering site for golden plovers, although numbers have dropped from 6,000–8,000 to just a few hundred in about twenty years.

The post-industrial landscaping and planting in the area have created a suitable habitat for the species containing willow, alder and clumps of bramble close to water and linked by linear features such as railways, canals and streams. Cetti's warbler and bearded tit have recently colonised the reserve, and up to three pairs of barn owls breed there.

A calling male little bittern summered in 2015 and 2016, and appeared for a few days in 2017. Other recent rarities include a Baird's sandpiper in 2016, a thrush nightingale and gull-billed tern in 2015, and a black stork in 2014.

Since the early 2020's there have been regular spoonbill sightings and it is hoped that they will breed at the reserve in future.

Other animals and plants
Lesser noctule bats and water voles figure among the scarcer mammals found on the reserve, and otters have returned to the now-clean rivers. Other mammal species targeted for monitoring during the creation process include the brown hare and the pipistrelle.

The alder leaf beetle, formerly believed extinct in the UK, has colonised the Dearne and other local river catchments, probably introduced when the pollution-tolerant Italian alder was planted on restored land. Other uncommon insects found at Old Moor include the great silver water beetle, the longhorn beetle Pyrrhidium sanguineum, the dingy skipper butterfly, and a day-flying moth, the six-belted clearwing. Nationally scarce nocturnal moths include the cream-bordered green pea and chocolate-tip, while the red-eyed damselfly and red-veined and black darters are notable among the Odonata.

Several rare flies have been recorded, including three species, Parochthiphila coronata, Calamoncosis aspistylina and Neoascia interrupta, otherwise known in the UK only from a few sites in the East Anglian fenland. An unusual plant gall found on creeping bent was caused by the nematode Subanguina graminophila.

Scarce plants include yellow vetchling and hairy bird's-foot trefoil. Marsh orchids flower in grassy areas in the summer, and the same species, along with the bee orchid, has colonised the verges of the adjacent Manvers Way. Other scarce plants found in the area include hairlike pondweed, pond water-crowfoot and greater pond sedge.

Threats and opportunities
The Dearne Valley is a natural washland with a capacity of 4 m3, and as such it can normally absorb overflow from its river. The floods of 2007 overwhelmed the storage capacity and covered the whole of Old Moor to hide-roof level, only the visitor centre being untouched. In the longer term, the reserve might be adversely affected by climate change, perhaps leading to alterations in the populations of woodland species.

More positive effects may arise as the local environment improves, with habitat creation occurring beyond the reserve and better accessibility. A survey by the DVLP showed that 44% of respondents said that they liked to visit the local wildlife reserves, with another 17% mentioning waterways and lakes. When asked what they liked about the Dearne Valley area, 35% of replies said nature and wildlife.

The success of Old Moor has led to the creation of similar RSPB reserves close to urban areas at Rainham Marshes east of London, Newport Wetlands in South Wales, and RSPB Saltholme on Teesside.

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Talk:Tootsie Roll Pop

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the owl said woot! and thats where the word came from.

Watermelon Tootsie Pops
I can confirm this one right now, as I just ate a watermelon flavored tootsie pop, and am looking at the the wrapper as I type.

 * Yeah those are good...I'm glad they added new flavours but I don't like the look of the newer wrappers. --DancexwithxmexXx 21:17, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Family Guy
The Family Guy episode "Let's Go to the Hop" had a public service announcement parodying the commercial about how many licks of a toad it takes to be imprisoned. Whether or not this should be mentioned in the article itself, (under Trivia if it should be) it does not matter to me as the episode article already links to this article. See the What links here on the toolbox when viewing the article (to the left if you're using monobook.css). Just thought I'd at least mention on this talk page. --Geopgeop 02:57, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Chocolate-flavoured hard candy?
As in, boiled sweet? Where's the appeal? Vitriol 02:55, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

sizes
Aren't there two sizes of Tootsie Pops? Besides the official miniatures, it seems like the pops you get in a bulk bag are smaller than the ones that are for sale individually in some stores. Where can you get a quantity of big ones?

Lemon Tootsie Pops
My memory of Tootsie Pops go back to the late 1960s. I recall there was a lemon flavored pop, and the raspberry version didn't show up til 1975 or so.

The lemon pop's color was not so much yellow, as slightly browny chartreuse, due to the tootsie roll being opaquely visible within. Probably not incredibly good looking to the over-16 crowd; perhaps that's a reason for the flavor's demise.

Name
Very technically, the true name of the candy is "Tootsie Roll Pop," as confirmed by the wrapper. This article contains a couple of references to that name; however, most of the references, as well as the name of the article itself, refer to the more popular term "Tootsie Pop." I would like to suggest that the article and references be changed to refer to "Tootsie Roll Pop" and that a section be added to explain this. Comments? Cjkporter 22:58, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Tootsie Pop in México
Tootsie Pops in México don't have a Tootsie Roll in the center, instead they come with bubble gum, the "standard" flavor is cherry, altough there are other flavors (usually found in bags).Vicco Lizcano 16:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC) (Tell me where I'm wrong)

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International Union of Exhibitions and Fairs

International Union of Exhibitions and Fairs (IUEF) is an association of the leading exhibition centres and trade show related companies from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1991.


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Kaiserstuhl (Baden-Württemberg)

The Kaiserstuhl (, "Emperor’s Chair") is a range of hills in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany with a maximum height of 556.6 m. It is of volcanic origin and located in the southwest of the state in the counties of Emmendingen and Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. In terms of natural regions it is considered to be a part of the Upper Rhine Plain.

Name
The name "Kaiserstuhl" is believed to refer to King Otto III, who held court near Sasbach on 22 December 994. From then on, the whole hill range was called the Königsstuhl – the King's Chair. In May 996, Otto III was crowned Emperor and the King's Chair eventually became the Emperor's Chair – "Kaiserstuhl". Reliable sources mention the name Kaiserstuhl only as early as 1304 and historians thus suppose that the term Kaiserstuhl was not coined until the 13th century.

Location
The Kaiserstuhl is situated in South Baden, mainly in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald county or district. However, the smaller northern part belongs to Emmendingen. Within the Upper Rhine Plain it is situated about 16 km northwest of the city of Freiburg, right next to the eastern bank of the Rhine and a short distance west of the Dreisam. It reaches up to 377 metres above the level of the Rhine downstream (179.5 m a.s.l.) from the weir close to Burkheim.

At its greatest extent, from the Michaelsberg near Riegel in the northeast, to the Fohrenberg, by Ihringen in the southwest, the Kaiserstuhl is about 15 km long. Its maximum width is about 12.5 km.

Hills
The hills of the Kaiserstuhl include the following (sorted by height in metres above sea level):
 * Totenkopf (556.6 m), 1.9 km east of Bickensohl; with the Vogtsburg 1 telecommunication tower and Neunlinden observation tower
 * Eichelspitze (521.3 m), 2.8 km northwest of Bötzingen
 * Katharinenberg (492.4 m), 1.3 km southeast of Amoltern
 * Bisamberg (469.0 m), 1.2 km south of Amoltern
 * Staffelberg (446.0 m), 1.5 km northwest of Schelingen
 * Badberg (432.7 m) (protected area), 1.5 km east of Oberbergen
 * Holzeck (431.9 m), 1.7 km northeast of Ihringen; with tower
 * Hochbuck (374.8 m), 900 m south of Achkarren
 * Schlossberg (352.1 m), 500 m northwest of Achkarren; with Höhingen Castle ruins
 * Böselsberg (340.1 m), 500 m northwest of Wasenweiler
 * Büchsenberg (283.7 m), 1.3 km west of Achkarren

Towns and villages
Towns and villages in and around the Kaiserstuhl (in alphabetical order) are:
 * Bahlingen
 * Bötzingen
 * Breisach
 * Eichstetten
 * Endingen with Amoltern, Kiechlinsbergen and Königschaffhausen
 * Ihringen with Wasenweiler
 * Riegel am Kaiserstuhl
 * Sasbach with Jechtingen and Leiselheim
 * Vogtsburg with Achkarren, Bickensohl, Bischoffingen, Burkheim, Oberbergen, Oberrotweil and Schelingen
 * Wyhl

Geology
The formation of the Kaiserstuhl volcano during the Tertiary was the climax and at the same time the end of volcanic activity in the Upper Rhine Valley Rift. Volcanism started as early as the Cretaceous Period. Volcanic landforms include heavily eroded volcanic vents. The Kaiserstuhl is the only larger volcano from this period in the rift valley. Geologically the Kaiserstuhl can be divided into two parts: the sedimentary and volcanic part. Due to these peculiarities the Kaiserstuhl has been labeled one of the most important national geotopes.

Sedimentary base
The horizontal sedimentary layers forming the eastern third of the Kaiserstuhl date back to the Jurassic and the Tertiary long before the volcanic activity. Important stratigraphic outcrops include the Hauptrogenstein (local oolite) which is found mainly near the village of Riegel and the Pechelbronner Schichten (local Tertiary layers in the South German Scarplands) near Bötzingen. During the formation of the Upper Rhine Plain this part of the Kaiserstuhl sloped less in respect to its surrounding area – and thus appears as a so-called horst. In terms of its geological structure and the sequence of its escarpments, the Kaiserstuhl is comparable to the nearby Tuniberg, Nimberg and also to the Schönberg, which is situated south of the city of Freiburg.

Volcanic activity
Petrologically the volcanic Kaiserstuhl is an alkali-carbonate rock formation. The volcanic rocks making up a large part of the central and western Kaiserstuhl were the result of numerous volcanic eruptions during the Miocene, about 19 to 16 million years ago. They cover parts of the sedimentary base of the eastern Kaiserstuhl, which is why in some places changes in the base's mineralogical composition occurred. The driving force behind this process of contact metamorphism was an increase in temperature. Due to the alternate eruption of tephra and lava flows from several vents a complex stratovolcano came into existence. Some of the rising magma solidified as volcanic intrusions below the surface – and today forms the central part of the Kaiserstuhl. Laterally rising phonolite magma also intruded into the sedimentary base of the Eastern Kaiserstuhl. Several hundred metres of the original volcano have been eroded.

Volcanic rocks
The entire volcanic Kaiserstuhl consists of rock types that contain feldspathoid minerals and olivine and are undersaturated with SiO2. Most igneous rocks at the surface are leucite-tephrites, with subordinate phonolites, limburgites, and olivine-nephelinites (at the Limberg Mountain near Sasbach), the last of which is rich in xenoliths from the Earth's mantle. Carbonatite ignimbrite and lapilli are local peculiarities; they can be found in places in the western part of the Kaiserstuhl (Henkenberg near Burkheim, Kirchberg near Oberrotweil).

The subvolcanic and intrusive rocks of the central Kaiserstuhl are plutonic equivalents of the erupted material (essexite, carbonatite and coarse-granular phonolite). Several local terms which do not carry official status with the International Union of Geological Sciences have been used for different varieties of the intrusive rocks. Of major scientific interest is the consolidated carbonatite near Altvogtsburg und Schelingen. It is a quite rare volcanic rock, which crystallized from a carbonate magmatic melt rather than a silicate one. Given its unusual composition for an igneous rock, the magmatic nature of the carbonatite was not proposed for a long time and remained doubtful subsequently. An alternative interpretation was that it was a metamorphically altered sedimentary rock, examples of which can be found nearby. Only in the 1950s and 1960s did research prove that it was a carbonatite; one of the clues was identification of the eruptive carbonatites found in the western part of the Kaiserstuhl. The carbonatite contains the niobium rich pyrochlore; attempts to mine the carbonatite rock for niobium were carried out in the middle of the 20th century, but the amount turned out to be too small to be economical.

Minerals
For a long time the Kaiserstuhl has been known for rare minerals. Examples include the quarries at the Limberg (zeolites), Badberg (carbonatites), Orberg and Fohberg. Well-crystallized minerals can be found predominantly in clefts or cavities in the volcanic rock.

Loess
The Kaiserstuhl is today largely covered by a Quaternary loess layer, a loosely cemented sediment. It is derived from other rocks through erosion and is then transported by the wind. The loess at the Kaiserstuhl – as in all the peripheral areas of the Upper Rhine Valley – was formed during the last Ice Age. Large parts were bare of vegetation and so loess was winnowed out from the Rhine sediments. It was then deposited in the periglacial area (i.e. ice-free, but surrounded by glaciers) at the Kaiserstuhl. The major process active here was frost weathering resulting in crushed rocks. The wind blew strongly, as there was no vegetation that could have moderated it – entraining the lightest material and depositing it at obstacles like the Kaiserstuhl. Deposition took place northeast of the Kaiserstuhl, as the winds blew from the southwest.

The higher the place of sedimentation, the thinner the layer of the sedimented material is. At the Kaiserstuhl the thickness of the loess layer varies between 10 and 40 metres. There are, however, also areas in the southwest where no loess has been deposited. The Northern Limestone Alps are considered the main source of the Kaiserstuhl loess. A rust-coloured band occurs at irregular intervals. It developed as a new material and did not arrive regularly but in phases of different intensities. In a phase of weak sedimentation the material on top weathered – and the calcium carbonate was washed out. It then precipitated further down and formed a particular type of soil horizon, which contains concretions of calcium carbonate.

The Kaiserstuhl loess soils are used for intensive farming, as they offer good aeration, high water storage capacities and good mechanical qualities. Besides, as a result of farming deep narrow ravine-like paths developed.

As the loess developed over time it is, furthermore, significant for flood control. Sponge-like, it absorbs and then gently releases rainfall. This quality is however lost when bulldozers, employed to construct large terraces for viticulture, compress the loess.

General
The Kaiserstuhl is one of the warmest regions in Germany. Its location in the southwestern corner of Germany and the protection of the mountains give it a warm microclimate, which is influenced mostly by air from the western Mediterranean Sea blowing through the Burgundian Gate. Atlantic air masses can raise the temperatures especially in winter as well, while the surrounding mountains are able to hold most of the precipitation away from Kaiserstuhl. This is why the Region features nearly 2,100 sunshine hours and only around 500 liters of precipitation a year, while the nearby Black Forest has levels up to 2,000 liters a year.

Winters are short and mild, although light night frost can occur especially in January. Days are mostly cool to mild with changeable weather and, in the recent years, with a tendency to more precipitation during this period. Snow is very rare and concentrates mostly on the higher regions if it occurs.

Spring starts generally in February and is characterized by the almond flowering trees, which are typical for the region. The time between February and May counts many days exceeding 20 °C and therefore counts as one of the warmest and sunniest spring climates in the country.

Summers (June to September) can be very hot and with temperatures often exceeding the 35 °C during midsummer. Because of its loess covered volcanic soils and the climatical situation, it is an internationally renominated wine-producing region. Since the last decades, there is a tendency to very little precipitation during the summer months.

Autumn starts warm to still hot in September and cools down to around 10 - 12 C by November on average. As the rest of the year, the southern location and direct mediterranean influence can make autumns warm and pleasant with temperatures up to 30 °C even in the second half of October, which is very rare in other parts of Germany.

Besides the wine, the mild climate enables the wild cultivation of other sensitive fruits and vegetables like kaki, olive trees, fig trees, and banana plants. The region is also known for its wild growing cactus on old lava stones in the slopes of the Kaiserstuhl.

Flora and fauna
The climate of the Kaiserstuhl also explains the vast richness of thermophile flora and fauna. The Kaiserstuhl is for example one of the places with the largest variety of orchids in Europe – more than 30 species have been recorded. Among the vines wild grape hyacinths sprawl and along acclivities iris plants blossom. Furthermore, sand lizards (lacerta bilineata) and praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) live here – species which mainly occur in the Mediterranean area. (However, according to the latest research results the sand lizard presumably belongs to the allochthonous species of the European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)). The pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens) is a Xerophyte and normally only occurs in Southern Europe, but is also able to survive at the Kaiserstuhl. This species has a disjunct distribution, which means away from its normal habitat. It is a relict of a postglacial warm period where there had been a much warmer climate around the Kaiserstuhl. After the end of the warm period only the named species were able to survive. Besides there is a larger population of the May beetle (Melolontha melolontha). In spite of protests from conservationists the May Beetle is controlled by the use of insecticides.

Conservation area
In the centre of the Kaiserstuhl between the Vogt Burger districts of Schelingen and Oberbergen and the somewhat remote eastern community of Eichstetten lies two direct neighbouring natural Designated Conservation Areas (DCA), the DCA Badberg (DCA No. 81345), which was established in 1969, is 65 hectares high and has many rare plants (e.g. Orchids), and the eastern add-on DCA Haselschacher Buck (DCA no. 163542) which was founded in 1989 and is 71.3 hectares in size. Furthermore, in Kaiserstuhl there is a large number of small Designated Conservation Areas. The bigger part, in particular in its centre belongs to the Fauna Flora Habitat area of the Kaiserstuhl (FFH no. 7911–341).

Economy
The Kaiserstuhl and its surrounding area is a region of intense wine growing. Wines from the Kaiserstuhl have achieved an excellent reputation which has by now become international. The bigger part of the available area is covered with vineyards. They are either run as parts of winemaking cooperatives or are private property or property of private vineries. Because of the volcanic soils, vines grow particularly well.

Varietals grown in the Kaiserstuhl: Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Silvaner, Ruländer, Blue Spätburgunder, Grauburgunder, Weißer Burgunder, Gewürztraminer.

Changes in landscape
The terrain of the Kaiserstuhl has been altered by the people living there since it was settled. The loam there is strongly susceptible to erosion as a result of soil cultivation, thus terraces had to be added, which were then mostly used as vineyards, as well as fruit growing or for other agricultural uses. As a result, the typical small "patio" hillsides and the streaked loess sunken roads typical of the region came into being.

To start with, it was for this reason that smaller terraces were merged in around 1950, this resulted in large scale reallocation, which turned parts of the original landscape completely upside down.

The phases of this reallocation were:-

 * Small-scale realignment between 1950 and 1960. At the same time the terrain was generally modified by manual labour with the help of in-house machines. During this time approximately 950 hectares were enclosed by the farmland consolidation authority.
 * Between 1960 and 1970 the loess slopes were more comprehensively modified, whereby large rectangular terraced areas with corresponding high embankments were made. The terraces were arranged with mountain like slopes so that now only the multiple slope edges are visible from the valley. About 650 hectares of the surface were styled in this way.
 * The plans to create large-scale terraces made between 1970 and 1976 were executed with the help of heavy machinery, changing the landscape radically. Before the original, naturally formed, depressions had still been visible in the gentle hillsides with only small terraces. Natural and man-made structures existed side by side. However, these small-scale structures were then obliterated completely. Monstrous areas resembling fortresses and entirely incongruous to the region were created. The total wine-growing area of the terraces was 630 ha. As the embankments and other areas exceeded the size of the wine-growing areas, the changes affected more than twice the newly created arable area. The land reforms of Oberrotweil-Oberberg, Ihringen-Abtsweingarten, Eichstetten-Hättlinsberg and Endingen am Kaiserstuhl-Schambach are examples of this phase.
 * The last phase of wine-growing land reforms was realized between 1976 and 1982. Due, in part, to protests against plans for further large scale terraces the changes were not as radical as the previous phase: the maximum height for embankments was "limited" to 10 m and their shapes were "made smooth and adjusted to the landscape" (Mayer 1986, citation translated). This procedure was, for example, applied to about 330 ha of wine-growing area in Oberbergen-Baßgeige or in Bickensohl-Herrenstück.

From 1977 on, several longer periods of enhanced precipitation caused damage to the embankments. During one week in May 1983 for example, the amount of precipitation was so large that in some areas it was equivalent to one third of the annual average, causing great damage in the modified areas.

The surfaces of the acclivities often slid off together with the vegetation. Former valleys, which had been blocked due to re-allocation, were flushed out. In some terraces dramatic shear failures developed. In addition extensive, devastating frost damage occurred; due to the incline of the mountainside at the surfaces of the acclivities, cold air pockets were formed in which the vines in bloom were frostbitten. Additionally substantial frost damage occurred in the woody part of the vines, especially in the vineyards which were situated in lower regions. In earlier times fruit had mostly been grown here but later this was changed to vineyards.

The activity of the farmland consolidation authority was narrowed to repairing and partly to rescheduling which at least was meant to correct the most severe consequences of the transformations from 1982 on.

Transport links
The Kaiserstuhl area is served by the A 5 motorway. Major local roads are the L 113 that links the A5, the north side of the area and the French border; and the B 31 which connects the southside of the area with the French border, A 5 and Freiburg i.B. The area is also served by Breisgau S-Bahn. The Kaiserstuhl Railway runs past the range to the east, north and west, whilst the Breisach Railway passes it to the south.

Hiking
There are many opportunities for hiking in the Kaiserstuhl. The best known trail is the North-South Trail (check mark: blue rhomb on yellow background) from Endingen across the Katharinenberg and the Totenkopf and the Neunlinden viewing point to Ihringen. From the trail there are panoramic views over the Black Forest, the Upper Rhine Valley and the Vosges.

In 2007, eight trails were opened, each with a special theme. They have a total length of 140 km and were integrated into the existing trail network (check mark: yellow rhomb on white background) of the Black Forest Club. In doing so, the network was provided with 430 new signposts. Large information boards with an overview map and site information are placed at central points, for example in railway stations, which the trails link to, or through built up areas. Every trail is distinguished by its own colour and the names have a corresponding symbol displayed on entranceways and signposts. A further 120 smaller themed paths illuminate local attractions along the way. Local paths such as the Brunnenpfad (7 km) in Bötzingen were integrated into the new network of themed paths.

 * Neunlindenpfad (North-south trail): Ihringen-Endingen, 16,8 km.
 * Steinkauzpfad: Wasenweiler-Riegel, 17,9 km.
 * Wiedehopfpfad: Breisach-Sachbach/Limberg, 31,5 km.
 * Knabenkrautpfad: Breisach-Bötzingen, 21,5 km.
 * Kirschbaumpfad: Sasbach-Riegel, 18,4 km.
 * Katharinenpfad: Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil-Bahlingen, 12,6 km.
 * Badbergpfad: Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil-Nimburg, 14,9 km.
 * Bienenfresserpfad: Ihringen-Königschaffhausen, 16,1 km.

In 2010, the Kaiserstuhlpfad was added to the eight theme trails. This trail was given a special status as a "Quality Trail of Wonderful Germany" (Qualitätswanderweg Wunderbares Deutschland). The trail, which has a length of 21.7 km, was adapted to the Neunlindenpfad (North-South Trail) and leads from Endingen through the Ehrle Valley to St. Catherine's Chapel (Katharinenkapelle), across the Badberge hills to the Eichelspitz Tower, onward across the Vogelsang Pass to the Neunlinden Tower, through the Eichgasse to Bickensohl and across the Kreuzbuck through the Lenzengasse to Ihringen.

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Cantabrian Mountains

The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range (Cordillera Cantábrica) are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. They stretch for over 300 km (180 miles) across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the Galician Massif in Galicia, along the coast of the Cantabrian Sea. Their easternmost end meets the Sistema Ibérico.

These mountains are a distinct physiographic province of the larger Alpine System physiographic division.

The Cantabrian Mountains offer a wide range of trails for hiking, as well as many challenging climbing routes. Skiing is possible in the ski resorts of Alto Campoo, Valgrande-Pajares, Fuentes de Invierno, San Isidro, Leitariegos and Manzaneda.

Geography
The Cantabrian Mountains stretch east-west, nearly parallel to the Cantabrian Sea, as far as the pass of Leitariegos, also extending south between León and Galicia. The range's western boundary is marked by the valley of the river Minho (Miño), by the lower Sil, which flows into the Miño, and by the Cabrera River, a small tributary of the Sil. The Cantabrian Mountains reach their south-western limit in Portugal.

As a whole, the Cantabrian Mountains are remarkable for their intricate ramifications, but almost everywhere, and especially in the east, it is possible to distinguish two principal ranges, from which the lesser ridges and mountain masses radiate. One range, or series of ranges, closely follows the outline of the coast; the other, which is loftier, forms the northern limit of the great tableland of Castile and León, and is sometimes regarded as a continuation of the Pyrenees. In some parts the coastal range rises sheer above the sea, and everywhere has so abrupt a declivity that the streams which flow seaward are all short and swift.

The descent from the southern range to the high plateaux of Castile is more gradual, and several large rivers, notably the Ebro, rise here and flow to the south or west. The breadth of the Cantabrian chain, with all its ramifications, increases from about 60 mi (97 km); in the east to about 115 mi in the west. Many peaks are over 6000 ft high, but the greatest altitudes are attained in the central ridges on the borders of León, Asturias, Palencia and Cantabria. Here are the highest peak Torre de Cerredo (8688 ft), Peña Vieja (8579 ft), Peña Prieta (8304 ft) and Espigüete (7898 ft); an unnamed summit in the Picos de Europa, to which range the Peña Vieja also belongs, rises on the right bank of the Sella to a height of 8045 ft; further west the peaks of Manpodres, Peña Ubiña, Peña Rubia and Cuiña all exceed 7000 ft. A conspicuous feature of the chain, as of the adjacent tableland, is the number of its parameras, isolated plateaus shut in by lofty mountains or even by precipitous walls of rock.

The Cantabrian Mountains make a sharp divide between "Green Spain" to the north, and the dry central plateau. The north facing slopes receive heavy cyclonic rainfall from the Cantabrian Sea, whereas the southern slopes are in rain shadow.

Main ranges
The Cantabrian Range has three very distinct sections from west to east:

Western
The Asturian Massif and its foothills. Geologically it is an eastern prolongation of the Galician Massif with Paleozoic folds. It is cut by deep east-west oriented canyons such as the Cares River valley. Highest point Torre de Cerredo 2,648 m.
 * Sierra de la Bobia, Pico de la Bobia 1,201 m
 * Sierra de Tineo, Mulleiroso 1,241 m, a northern foothill located near Tineo
 * Sierra de San Isidro, Campo de La Vaga 1,078 m
 * Sierra de Eirelo, Pena dos Ladróis 800 m
 * Sierra del Sueve, Picu Pienzu 1,161 m, a northern foothill west of the Sella River
 * Sierra de Cuera, Pico Turbina 1,315 m, a northern foothill located at the eastern end of Asturias
 * Sierra de Quintanal, running transversally on the eastern side of the Narcea River
 * Other ranges of the Asturian Massif are: Sierra del Aramo, Sierra de Pando, Sierra de Caniellas, Sierra de Rañadoiro, Loma de Parrondo, Sierra de San Mamés, Sierra de Serrantina, Sierra de la Zarza, Sierra de Degaña, Sierra del Acebo, Sierra de Sobia, Cordal de Lena, Sierra de Casomera, Porrones de Moneo, and Cordal de Ponga

Central
The main mountains of this zone are the massive Picos de Europa. They are composed of Carboniferous limestone and marl. The Paramo de Masa and La Lora grasslands are located in the south crossed by the Rudrón Valley.
 * Sierra de Covadonga, west of the Picos de Europa
 * Sierra de Dobros, north of the Picos de Europa
 * The Picos de Europa are divided into three sectors or massifs:
 * Cornión Massif in the west, Torre Santa 2,596 m
 * Urrieles Massif in the center, Torrecerredo 2,650 m
 * Ándara Massif in the east, Morra de Lechugales 2,444 m
 * Sierra de Liencres, a coastal range, another northern foothill
 * Sierra Nedrina
 * Mountain ranges in Cantabria, located further east:
 * Fuentes Carrionas Massif, Peña Prieta 2,536 m, close to the eastern end of the Picos de Europa
 * Sierra Cocón above Tresviso
 * Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga, a northern foothill of the system, located between the main ridges and the sea
 * Sierra de la Gándara, Peña Cabarga 537 m, a lower northern foothill located further east
 * Montes de Ucieda
 * Alto del Gueto
 * Sierra de la Matanza
 * Sierra de Peña Sagra, Peña Sagra 2,046 m
 * Sierra de Peña Labra, Pico Tres Mares 2,175 m and Peña Labra 2,006 m
 * Sierra del Cordel in the Saja and Nansa Comarca
 * Sierra del Escudo, between Campoo de Yuso and Luena
 * Sierra de Híjar, foothills located in the high plateau at the southeastern end of the central zone
 * Valdecebollas
 * Sierra del Hornijo, Mortillano 1,410
 * Sierra de Breñas, foothill running perpendicular to the coast
 * Montes de Pas, Castro Valnera 1,707 m in the transition area to the Basque Mountains

Eastern
The Basque Mountains at the eastern end of the system, with very eroded Mesozoic folds and ranges of moderate height:
 * Inner ranges:
 * Sierra Salbada (Orduña)
 * Mounts of Gasteiz, Kapildui 1,177 m
 * Izki
 * Urbasa, Baiza 1,183 m
 * Andía, with the impressive Beriain 1,493 m
 * Coastal ranges:
 * Gorbea (Gorbeia) 1,481 m
 * Urkiola, Anboto 1,331 m
 * Elgea
 * Aizkorri, Aitxuri 1,551 m, highest peak in the Basque Mountains
 * Altzania, Aratz 1,442 m
 * Aralar, Txindoki 1,346 m
 * Other important mountains close to the sea include Ganekogorta, Oiz, Sollube, Arrate, Kalamua and Hernio

Flora and fauna
The Cantabrian Mountains are home to an important variety of plant life, as well as the Cantabrian brown bear (Ursus arctos pyrenaicus), catalogued as being in danger of extinction, which extends from Asturias (the region where its population is bigger) to areas in Léon, Palencia and Cantabria, and the Cantabrian capercaillie (T. urogallus cantabricus).

Other animals associated with the range include the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) and the rebeco, or Cantabrian chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica parva).

Woodland in the Cantabrian Mountains is generally predominated by beeches (Fagus sylvatica).

The Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica), one of the four subspecies of the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), which used to inhabit the Cantabrian Mountains, became extinct in 2000.

Protected areas
The Cantabrian mountain range includes several protected areas such as the Picos de Europa National Park, which is one of several Cantabrian parks included in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Some of the sites are included in the European Union's Natura 2000 network and Special Protection Areas for the Conservation of Wild Birds.
 * Picos de Europa National Park
 * Muniellos Nature Reserve
 * Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias Natural Park
 * Redes Natural Park
 * Somiedo Natural Park
 * Protected Landscape Area of Sierra del Sueve
 * Fuentes Carrionas and Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina Natural Park
 * Saja-Besaya Natural Park
 * Collados del Asón Natural Park
 * Ojo Guareña

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Cindy Blodgett

Cindy Lee Blodgett (born December 23, 1975) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player. She was also the head coach at University of Maine from 2007 to 2011. Blodgett attended Lawrence High School in Fairfield, Maine, where she was an all-star basketball player. She led the Bulldogs to a four-year career record of 84–4. Throughout that four-year period they won four state class A championships. Her tremendous accolades have made her a hero across the state of Maine.

Playing career
Blodgett was a standout player for the women's basketball team at the University of Maine from 1994 to 1998. A four-time Kodak All-American, Blodgett became just the second woman in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in scoring four consecutive seasons, averaging over 27 points per game in her sophomore and junior years at Maine. She finished her career with 3,005 points, breaking a total of 20 school records. Blodgett led Maine to its first four appearances in the NCAA basketball tournament in the school's history.

Blodgett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from the University of Maine, graduating cum laude.

After graduation, she was selected by the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA in the first round (#6 overall pick) of the 1998 WNBA draft.

After spending one season with the Rockers, Blodgett was traded to the Sacramento Monarchs, and spent three seasons with them after which she was released.

Blodgett also played for the Springfield Spirit in the National Women's Basketball League.

Regular season

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Playoffs

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 * align="left" | Sacramento
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College career statistics
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Coaching career
Blodgett began her coaching career by serving as an assistant coach to the women's basketball team at Boston University during the 1999–2000 season. In 2003–04, she ran a summer skills basketball camp in her native Maine. On September 30, 2005, Blodgett became an assistant coach at Brown University.

On June 28, 2005, her hometown of Clinton, Maine dedicated a public park in her honor.

On May 23, 2007, The University of Maine named her the new women's head basketball coach. She signed a four-year contract with her alma mater.

On September 21, 2010, Blodgett signed a two-year extension with the school that paid her $109,772 annually through the 2012–13 season. Her teams had compiled a 20–69 record over the first three years of her original contract.

On March 29, 2011, following a 4–25 season, Blodgett was released from her position as head coach.

After leaving the University of Maine, Blodgett spent three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island.

In 2014, she was hired by her former Sacramento Monarchs teammate, Kady Steding, to return as an assistant coach to Boston University.

Blodgett is currently the Physical Education Department Head at Lincoln School, a private girls school located in Providence, RI. Beginning with the 2019–2020 season, she will serve as the girls basketball coach.

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Sociocultural evolution
2nd attempt, self-nom. Hopefully it will get more then 4 votes it did last time. I think objections are adressed: pics have proper copyright notice, several references and footnotes are added and lead has been decresed by 25%. I feel that any further reduction of lead would damage the article (see also Wikipedia 1.0 lead requirements), besides, we have many FAs with longer leads. Click here for former nomination. Your comments, as always, much welcome. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 00:02, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Support A long read, but well presented and argued. The only change that I would make would be to shorten the sections that have their own articles (such as Neoevolutionism and Sociobiology).  slambo 02:01, August 22, 2005 (UTC)

 * Support Really well written. I don't understand the creation of the Overview section (I never though the intro was too long), but it doesn't matter. Also I don't know if you need to repeat all of the references that are also in the notes section. -MechBrowman 03:54, August 24, 2005 (UTC)

 * Support Looks good, Piotrus. The lead is definitely more readable, and the rest of the article is quite comprehensive.  --Pariah 03:13, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

 * Conditional support descriptive captions on the images would be good.--nixie 00:16, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Support--Cyberjunkie | Talk 05:31, 31 August 2005 (UTC)


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Removed changes Tonydc8
Hello, I just registered here and I am still learning how to do things, so your help is much appreciated. You removed my changes in Template_(word_processing). No explanation was provided, and being new, I am unsure what was wrong. I added related content and a reference in line with what I wrote. Or at least I thought so, because I have seen another reference to a templates source, so my reference to a source of resume templates was consistent with my edit. Very confused... would appreciate your help explaining. Otherwise I would waste a lot of time editing articles if my changes are removed. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tonydc8 (talk • contribs) 14:40, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi, I didn't revert your changes. GiantSnowman did. I think maybe you misinterpreted the changes page?

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If you start a conversation here, this is where it will take place. So put this page on your watchlist.

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about your rugby leagues...
hey welcome to wikipedia. i see you have been creating many rugby leagues for various countries. i sincerely hope you plan on expanding on those stubs...otherwise consider creating one at a time because there is very minimal information on those pages (less than a stub, really) and they could get deleted as they stand now. -- Bubbachuck 06:30, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Time limit?
I do plan to contribute much more information to them. I'm planing on pulling bits of information from other related articles to start with. Then hopefuly, someone who knows a little bit more about the specifics about that certain country can contribute. Do I have a time limit?

 * not sure about an exact time limit, but you may want to mention on the talk pages about your plans or plan to defend the pages on votes for deletion (which is a pain...i suggest the talk pages). by the way you can sign your entries with ~ to give name and time. -- Bubbachuck 06:42, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Ok. I thought about having a link on some of the pages I've been modifying latly to my user page, which describes my "Master Plan" for rugby league information on wikipedia. Would that be ok? Where would I put it? The 'See also' section? Create a new stub? POds 06:46, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Infact, maybe a good idea would be to include it in the current stubs definition? That is, a link back to User:POds POds 06:50, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

 * You might want to try one of these templates. They don't get used very often, but they have a purpose and might keep them from getting speedied or VFD'd --Barista | a/k/a マイケル | T/C 06:55, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Rugby leage

 * All of the articles like Rugby League in Japan etc, should they be Rugby league in Japan (small "l")? If they do, drop me line and I'll help you move them. It's good to see seomone is taking care of the game in Wikipedia.
 * "Rugby League is arguably the second most popular sport in Australia and almost certainly the second most popular team sport", surely it goes cricket, then AFL, then Rugby league. Third most popular. --Commander Keane 06:34, August 21, 2005 (UTC)

League vs league
By the way, I felt the Name of the code is "Rugby League", which justified having 'League' and not 'league'. Well I did say, arguably and almost. I'm not certain on the specifics. Hopefully someone can correct them :).

 * OK then, I'll look into it. Please sign your edits on talk pages by placing ~ . --Commander Keane 06:46, August 21, 2005 (UTC)

Rugby League competitions
Hi there, you put some links to some User pages on the main rugby league page for some competition for which there are already articles, so I have changed the links. Obviously you can add you content to the current pages. I have alos moved content into the main space; I don't think that we should link into user pages:

 * Rugby League Pacific Cup
 * Rugby League Pacific Rim Championship
 * Rugby League European Nations Cup

Hope this is cool. Grinner 10:28, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Ohh, that, forgot about those. I was moving a whole heap of stuff from my subpages today and I forgot about those. POds 10:35, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

Touch Rugby
Thanks for your input on the touch rugby voting and especialy your translation of the french rules. I hope you dont mind I fixed up some of the English, which I hope didnt much up the article too much. I think it is important that the french and english versions be as close as possible to each other as possible. I hope we can work to make the future touch rugby article much better then it has been and also that it can be consistent accross languages. POds 16:35, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Hello i play touch rugby, i made the big part of the frenchy article(you can see in history :p) i like this sport. No problème for the mistakes i do in english i'm not biligual in english .I put some French club we have got more do i need to put them or did i do an article excially for touch rugby club in the world? by country(France etc...)?(I think we can start by the first) i try with the german or with nederlands wiki to make an article for the touch rugby Goldensun 07:15, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Hi mate, so we have our touch rugby article to do i disagree that touch rugby doesn't depend of FIT for the french we play touch rugby and we've affiliate at the FIT(never mind) can i cut and paste the touch football to the touch rugby article

Goldensun 09:06, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I dont quite understand what you want to do. I havnt got any time to think about wikipedia for a while. I was thinking of Moving touch football (rugby league) to touch rugby (FIT) or something similar. That i think would sort out everything :). We're keeping two articles. I was going to make some additions to the touch rugby article to say that the FIT is the main form of touch rugby etc. But you can do that if you want. POds 05:33, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Should a minor sport have more than one article?
I'm not sure where Wikipedia's rules stand on this but it seems to me that your intention here is to try and give rugby league the same spread as major sports like cricket, football, rugby union, motor sport, golf, etc.

 * Your referring to the "Rugby league in ..." articles? Well, it may appear that some of the smaller nations don't warrant that sort of info. But its interesting to do a little research on rugby league because in most countries its confined to some sort of demographic. In Australia its mainly location and class; In England its the same; In NZ its Maori/islander and want to explore this in other countries. Also, another good example is Russia. They've had a fairly long history, but its not well documented. In fact, its very hard to find the Russian stuff documented anywhere. I've started talking to be to find out the history and to find out what's going on because if there is anything its all in Russian :/ I'm not trying to replicate any part of wikipedia. I wasn't aware that union, soccer (football) or other sports had their specific countries in wikipedia. All I want to do is provide the information I like looking for, for other people. Because I have a hell of a touch time finding it and when I do, I feel as though I should write it down somewhere so other people don't have to go through the same stuff I do. A good example is the other day someone came into the rleague.com forums doing a survey on the demographics of rugby league. It blew me away! So what I'm doing I think is very useful :). I hope this is what your meant :). POds 09:12, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

Touch rugby/touch football
Hello, I've been asked by Goldensun(I do not play either, but my French is fluent) to help him concerning his problem with the articles above; after having had a good look at the articles and corresponding talk-pages, if I understand correctly, the difference lies in the fact that one is considered a "hobby"-sport, whereas the other is played by the rules of the FIT. Goldensun thinks that he plays the hobby sport, but still he has to abide by the rules by the FIT. Could you help me (and him) sort this out, as he doesn't understand the reverts being made? Lectonar 11:09, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
 * What about a article calling "touch rugby (FIT)"? i'm creating a new poll on Talk:Touch football (rugby league) sign on Goldensun 13:06, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Lec the problem is the nameing of the article. No doubt you have an idea what touch rugby is. Unfortunatly, the governing body in Australia calls it touch football or simply touch, where as the rest of the world calls it "touch rugby". Also, the fact that its derived mainly from rugby league and not rugby union is causing a lot of people to think it should be called touch fotoball (rugby league). This is confusing to over seas people who may not even know what rugby league is and all they want to do is read or write about touch rugby, as they know it, which is most likely the sport of the FIT (Federation of International Touch). What Goldensun was originaly putting on the touch rugby page was the game played under the FIT. The FIT game has its own page @ touch football (rugby league). As i said before, it should be at touch rugby, and the proof is with Goldensuns edit. The title is confusion for most people. Even most Aussies would have to think about it, given that its only known as touch football in NSW and possibly QLD. The current naming is stupid! stupid! stupid! :| POds 15:21, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

email to the FIT
Hello i'm a french player, in my country our sport is calling touch rugby. I work on wikipedia did you know that encyclopedia. We have a problem to name our sport and of course to name the article: Touch rugby, touch football (rugby league).

The principal argument of the touch football (rugby league) is the sport created in australia and in australia you call that sport touch football

You can see the discution on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Touch_rugby for touch rugby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Touch_football_%28rugby_league%29 for touch football (rugby league)

Can you help us please(sorry for my english) Quentin Goldensun 18:25, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

Rugby league in Kenya
I removed the speedy deletion tag from Rugby league in Kenya because "Rugby league is not played in Kenya anymore" is not a valid criterion for speedy deletion. If rugby league used to be played in Kenya, an encyclopedia article could still be written about the historical game, the reasons why it is no longer played there, etc. If rugby league was never played there, and your writing the article was a mistake, then you can ask for speedy deletion on those grounds. General criterion 7 of Criteria for speedy deletion is "Any page which is requested for deletion by the original author, provided the author reasonably explains that it was created by mistake, and the page was edited only by its author." --Angr/undefined 21:16, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

Watch out, anti-RL about
User:GeorgeWilliams (he of the "delete all RL pages" attempt) has been out and about, checkout his recent edits.

NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL premiers
Hi mate, I was thinking of making a comprehensive list of the top-grade rugby league premiers in Australia, but I wasn't sure what title it should have since the comps have had different names... I thought List of Australian rugby league premiers was most appropriate, but might be a bit misleading thanks to the Australian Rugby League. You seem to be the guy most 'in touch' with all the league articles, so I thought I should get your opinion. Thanks. AlbinoMonkey (Talk) 05:06, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the quick reply, you made a lot of good points I hadn't considered. I'll give it more thought and see if I can come up with a way to do it, if at all. Thanks AlbinoMonkey (Talk) 13:14, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

WikiProject Rugby league
POds, any chance I could be added as a member of the WikiProject RL team? 99% of the contributions I make to Wikipedia are rugby league related, [].

I also believe one of the main things that needs attention regarding RL would have to be pages created for many of the Australian Rugby League Hall of Famers aswell as the creation of a page dedicated to the Rugby League Hall of Fame. With legends of the game such as 'Graeme Langlands', 'Wally Prigg', 'Norm Provan' & 'Billy Batten' (and the list goes on) not having pages to date is a bit sad.

Tiburon 17 December 2005

 * By all means, add your self to the wikipedia page. I should mention that on the front page. I'll add you for you :). Welcome aboard Tiburon. POds 10:46, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Hi mate, I know you're a huge rugby fan, and therefore more likely to not like AFL. But I suggest you check out WikiProject AFL and maybe we can trade tips on the running of both our projects, Rogerthat 12:53, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikiproject RL
Hey mate! I'm sorry about the amount of time I took to send you a message. I got your first, then upon the transfer of accounts lost track of it, then I just forgot again after you reminded me. Sorry if you thought I was being extremely rude there! Also, don't be alarmed by my lack of contributions towards RL, being the offseason I have (and usually do) pay less attention to it until it starts up again. I guess the lack of games conincides with my lack of involvement. I'm not sure if I should join or not because as of right now I dont really do many RL articles anymore, but I'll see whether my enthusiasim for RL Wikipedia returns when the season kicks off. Anyway, thanks a lot for letting me know whats going on. I hope we can collaborate on many RL projects. Cheers. Forever young 16:15, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Re:
Ok cool. I was just worried that I might face criticism for joining but not being that active. I'll sign up now. Forever young 03:07, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

Rugby league in New Caledonia
Please add at least something to this article. Because it now qualifies under db-empty. Renata 20:52, 16 January 2006 (UTC)

RE:Licinius
I have certainly had issues with him, as have many many other users. I have also reviewed his edits, and you are absolutely right. He apparently shows liitle regard for policies or respect or anything (although, I have seen some improvement I think). As for banning him, I do not have the authority unfortunately. I'm also not entirely sure that he has done enough to be banned according to Wikipedia policy. I know that a number of administrators have also had conflict with him, namely CambridgeBayWeather, Gyrofrog, and PeruvianLlama (mostly CambridgeBayWeather). Read their comments to Licinius and also consider contacting one of them if you feel the need. I sympathize with you, but unfortunately have the power to do very little. You should contact an admin. Good luck! --Arch26 17:48, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I should add though, that it DOES appear that Licinius is now making more of a concerted effort to become a productive member of the community. --Arch26 17:52, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

POds, you are out of line
POds,

Your comments "it is people like you that give Rugby League a bad name" amounts to a personnel attack. This is both unacceptable and unprovoked. Wikipedia is very clear on this policy which I suggest you read *No personal attacks.

If you have a problem with some of my edits on Rugby League could you please leave your objections, so that some consensus could be reached instead of making vague threats, insinuations that I was acting in bad faith and saying that I "have not presented Rugby League in a positive light".

I personally find your comment both insulting and ignorant. If comments of a similiar nature continue to show up from you, I will have no objections to referring you to administrators for both harassment and the previous objections. Shape up or ship out.

09:19, 4 February 2006 (UTC)Licinius Licinius Licinius 09:19, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Further more POds it is actually considered bad manners to delete other people's comments on a wikipedia thread. In fact that was half of the vandalism that people refer to on my page that I was deleting their messages as I did not care. This disregard by you is both offensive and contrary to user policy.

I asked you to outline what vandalism you were referring to?

You have a disregard for Wikipedian process. Shape up or ship out.

06:03, 5 February 2006 (UTC)Licinius

POds you are still out of line

 * Civility
 * Harassment
 * No personal attacks

I suggest you read these as you have been in extreme contravention of aspects of them in my opinion. The warnings you refer to are not only inappropriate for you to comment on but an example of your bad faith to the best of my knowledge.

If you are interested in the dispute between myself and CambridgeBayWeather I do not mind explaining it. However I still find your personnel attacks to have been seriously offensive. I feel that you are commenting to "showboat" yourself for attention in my opinion. I would like to think otherwise but that is at this point how I interpret your unnecceasry and incitive comments. You have still not outlined your objection to my edits. I would like this very much if such objections exist.

Threats will not get you far when you preempted the dialogue over nothing with a personnel attack.

03:18, 6 February 2006 (UTC)Licinius

Re: POds
I accept your apology.

09:05, 6 February 2006 (UTC)Licinius

football
The Victorian Rules folk ar trying to claim that Aussie Rules is an Australian variety of the game when it is very distinctly a Victorian variation of the football and was codified in Victoria many years before the beginning of Australia. If you share the same opinion I would love for you to come to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Football and give your opinion.

All the best

03:56, 12 February 2006 (UTC)Licinius

Template:RugbyPortal
As you may know, the Template:RugbyPortal which can be seen at the top of the Portal:Rugby has been nominated for deletion. I need backup to keep it alive, and keep the Rugby Portal looking as nice and well presented as possible. The idea behind the Portal itself is to bring more visible attention to Rugby related articles, and hopefully get nominated as a featured portal or something like that. Please vote to save this template. Go to Templates for deletion and vote KEEP. Cheers,  Rowlan 15:25, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

RE: Factoids
Cheers for the support. Sure i'll have a flick through the rugby league articles and see if there's anything I can contribute. Factoid Killer 12:01, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Haha a bit late
Hey POds, you voted in the wrong poll and it has already been decided. --Licinius 15:14, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Than not then
"Less than", "more than", and "greater than". Then means that something happens after something else. Than is used for comparisons.

Thanks,

The former 134.250.72.176 04:21, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

Thankyou
Mate its Bradley1956 here. I am the editor to the Cowboys web site. I just want to take the time to thankyou deeply for you comments to the Cowboys page. I have been facing a tough time lately over some other editors who are Broncos fans who dont like my work. They have been stating that the Cowboys dont deserve such a long lengthy article becuase they havent been in the comp as long as them and so on. I just think that their comments are against what wikipedia stands for and for you to comment that the site is heading in the right direction made me really feel good for a change. I wont take up too much of your time and your editing to the stadium site was more than fine by me. I understand I can get a little bit passionate at times and it is sometimes hard to try and sit on the fence when writing about pasts and present. Always remember that the Melbourne Storm have a premiership under their belts and get my RESPECT. Good luck for season 2006.

Little Help
gday POds. Its brad here mate, Just trying to do a few rugby league player pages on players that went through the Cowboys. I was wondering what tagg i have to put on the bottom of the article to allow the article to be left alone so I can do more research on that player. ie, where the player was born and those little things I dont have access to at the moment. I have started some pages but have been told the page lacks info. But I need to get some research completed to get the pages rocking!. Do you know what tag I need to add to make it a footy project page?.. Thanks Bradley1956 08:53, 30 April 2006 (UTC)]

Pods
Mate, The editor here from the North Queensland Cowboys page. I just wanted to bring up with you that someone is attacking my site. They delete massive portions of my work for what appears no reason at all. I think it is the guy who was annoying me earlier but cant be 100% certain. What should I do? Do you know whom it might be?. Your help in the past has been fantastic. PS: Well done Melbourne Storm on Saturday!

 * Mate, Just went onto the computer and saw that the North Queensland Cowboys had their team of the decade removed and the team badge logo timeline removed also. In the discussion area the team of the decade was up for discussion yet dan removed it anyway. Also Dan never at any stage asked in the discussion section if it would be okay to remove the logo timeline. I am rather discusted in his actions as he is simply just editing the page to what he likes instead of giving the article its required cleanup. I am yet to be fully satisfied that the cleanup actions that have been undertaken. They have not all been of benifit. Bradley1956 04:59, 19 May 2006 (UTC)]
 * Dan thinks that as long as he just says he is editing an article and types spme crapola in the discussion section then it gives him full right to go ahead and delete or remove article information without waiting for a response in the discussion area. This is the reason behind why I copied his actions to prove a point with an administrator. I want to know why dan is allowed to edit the cowboys article so intensly yet other rugby league articles like the sydney roosters article has had such little editing and such little hassle?. Are you only allowed to have an indepth web article if you have won a premiership? I think it is so wrong that he is getting away with this and no one is saying anything. If he was doing it to your Merlbourne Storm article I would expect you to be saying something. How can it be he gets away with this?

 * In fact i care little about the storm article, i'm facinated mainly with rugby league history. I dont want to get too involved in this process. I'm having a break from wikipedia and I am not an admin. That is, its not my job to sort through peoples issues. I've given you a few helpful hints, but from the sounds of it, further action must be taken by an administrator.

 * Also, there is this little rule about reverting. That is, we dont like pages to be reverted to and from the same amount text more than 3 times. In fact, if it happens three times, the page is usually undergoes a period of inactivity whilst a discussion takes place on the article. I'll ask dan to stop all editing and converse with you.

 * You should also look in the templates section of wikipedia, to find a nice template to put on the page, directing all would-be editors to the discussion forum. Also, "watch" the page for edits so that if an edit is made during this time, you may revert it, citing the discussion has no concluded. Perhaps i mean a vote? I'm not sure. I'm sure the administrators can help you with this. POds 02:24, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

 * The Sydney Roosters article faces various attacks on a weekly basis and is actually highlighted by wiki admin as a hot spot for vandals. Have a look in the articles history, if you can link the user vandalising the Roosters page to your one you may have a case to put forward to wiki admins re: the user being banned from making edits.Sbryce858 08:52, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

WPRL Article Improvement Drive
Hey I've noticed you're a regular on rugby league articles, particulary NRL ones. I need your advice on something I'm thinking of starting up on the project. Many WikiProjects have Article Improvement Drives which have different levels of success. I'm thinking of starting one up for this one too, but instead of voting on an article I would rather strive to improve one NRL club every fortnight and bring it up very close to featured status. Now it seems as though there'd be a lot of work involved, but there are also a lot of club fans out there who'd probably be willing to participate. Basically there are 30 weeks in the NRL season and there are 15 club pages that are not yet featured. I propose that we all have a schedule to work on one new article every second round, in alphabetical order. By the end of the season hopefully we will have 15 near-complete, if not complete articles. My only concern at this stage is the dedication of editors to help out other team pages that they are not interested in. Basically in order to get the support of editors like these, we need a few leaders in the project. If you are willing to dedicate a bit of your time every week into this and if you have any further suggestions, could you let me know at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rugby league/Article improvement drive? Thanks, --05:58, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Rugby league
 SpecialWindler   talk  07:23, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Template:Australaian Rugby League Governing Bodies links
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Thanks. --MZMcBride (talk) 04:30, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Important vote at wiki-project rugby league
Many people have been working hard on getting a new infobox up and running and we would like to have your thoughts on the subject here. CorleoneSerpicoMontana 07:30, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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ArbCom elections are now open!
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Fair Use in Australia discussion
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Rugby league positions
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