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Exact test

An exact (significance) test is a test such that if the null hypothesis is true, then all assumptions made during the derivation of the distribution of the test statistic are met. Using an exact test provides a significance test that maintains the type I error rate of the test ($$\alpha$$) at the desired significance level of the test. For example, an exact test at a significance level of $$\alpha = 5\%$$, when repeated over many samples where the null hypothesis is true, will reject at most $$5\%$$ of the time. This is in contrast to an approximate test in which the desired type I error rate is only approximately maintained (i.e.: the test might reject > 5% of the time), while this approximation may be made as close to $$\alpha$$ as desired by making the sample size sufficiently large.

Exact tests that are based on discrete test statistics may be conservative, indicating that the actual rejection rate lies below the nominal significance level $$\alpha$$. As an example, this is the case for Fisher's exact test and its more powerful alternative, Boschloo's test. If the test statistic is continuous, it will reach the significance level exactly.

Parametric tests, such as those used in exact statistics, are exact tests when the parametric assumptions are fully met, but in practice, the use of the term exact (significance) test is reserved for non-parametric tests, i.e., tests that do not rest on parametric assumptions. However, in practice, most implementations of non-parametric test software use asymptotical algorithms to obtain the significance value, which renders the test non-exact.

Hence, when a result of statistical analysis is termed an “exact test” or specifies an “exact p-value”, this implies that the test is defined without parametric assumptions and is evaluated without making use of approximate algorithms. In principle, however, this could also signify that a parametric test has been employed in a situation where all parametric assumptions are fully met, but it is in most cases impossible to prove this completely in a real-world situation. Exceptions in which it is certain that parametric tests are exact include tests based on the binomial or Poisson distributions. The term permutation test is sometimes used as a synonym for exact test, but it should be kept in mind that all permutation tests are exact tests, but not all exact tests are permutation tests.

Formulation
The basic equation underlying exact tests is

 * $$\Pr(\text{exact})=\sum_{\mathbf{y}\,:\,T(\mathbf{y})\ge T(\mathbf{x)}} \Pr(\mathbf{y})$$

where:
 * x is the actual observed outcome,
 * Pr(y) is the probability under the null hypothesis of a potentially observed outcome y,
 * T(y) is the value of the test statistic for an outcome y, with larger values of T representing cases which notionally represent greater departures from the null hypothesis,

and where the sum ranges over all outcomes y (including the observed one) that have the same value of the test statistic obtained for the observed sample x, or a larger one.

Example: Pearson's chi-squared test versus an exact test
A simple example of this concept involves the observation that Pearson's chi-squared test is an approximate test. Suppose Pearson's chi-squared test is used to ascertain whether a six-sided die is "fair", indicating that it renders each of the six possible outcomes equally often. If the die is thrown n times, then one "expects" to see each outcome n/6 times. The test statistic is

 * $$ \sum \frac{(\text{observed}-\text{expected})^2}{\text{expected}}

= \sum_{k=1}^6 \frac{(X_k - n/6)^2}{n/6}, $$

where Xk is the number of times outcome k is observed. If the null hypothesis of "fairness" is true, then the probability distribution of the test statistic can be made as close as desired to the chi-squared distribution with 5 degrees of freedom by making the sample size n sufficiently large. On the other hand, if n is small, then the probabilities based on chi-squared distributions may not be sufficiently close approximations. Finding the exact probability that this test statistic exceeds a certain value would then require a combinatorial enumeration of all outcomes of the experiment that gives rise to such a large value of the test statistic. It is then questionable whether the same test statistic ought to be used. A likelihood-ratio test might be preferred, and the test statistic might not be a monotone function of the one above.

Example: Fisher's exact test
Fisher's exact test, based on the work of Ronald Fisher and E. J. G. Pitman in the 1930s, is exact because the sampling distribution (conditional on the marginals) is known exactly. This should be compared with Pearson's chi-squared test, which (although it tests the same null) is not exact because the distribution of the test statistic is only asymptotically correct.

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Rosella Hightower

Rosella Hightower (January 10, 1920 – November 4, 2008) was an American ballerina and member of the Choctaw Nation. One of the Five Moons, she achieved fame in both the United States and Europe, and later enjoyed a career as an instructor and opera director.

Early life
Rosella Hightower was born in Durwood, Carter County, Oklahoma, the only child of the Choctaw Charles Edgar Hightower and his wife, the former Eula May Fanning. She moved with her family to Kansas City, Missouri after her father took a new position with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. Hightower began her dance training in Kansas City under the instruction of Dorothy Perkins.

Career
After a 1937 appearance by Russian choreographer and ballet dancer Léonide Massine in Kansas City with Wassily de Basil's Ballets Russes, Massine invited Hightower to join a new ballet company he was forming in Monte Carlo. Hightower traveled to France at her own expense and discovered that she had been invited for further auditions and had been given no commitment of employment by the group. She was ultimately accepted into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo where she was guided by Massine who recognized her hard work and ability to learn quickly. There she met André Eglevsky, her future partner at various dance companies. After the outbreak of World War II, Hightower followed the Ballet Russe to New York City, where she joined the Ballet Theater in 1941.

She joined the de Basil Ballet in 1946, which was performing under the name Original Ballet Russe. Hightower received acclaim from John Martin of The New York Times after a March 1947 performance of Giselle by the Original Ballet Russe at the Metropolitan Opera House. After Alicia Markova, who had been scheduled to dance the title role, became sick, Hightower was called in as her replacement, and learned the part she had never danced before in some five hours of rehearsal with dancer/choreographer Anton Dolin. Martin's review stated that the "Original Ballet Russe had planned no novelty for the opening of its season... but there was a major one on its program nevertheless. This was the unscheduled first appearance of Rosella Hightower in the title role of Giselle", calling it "a thoroughly admirable achievement, which brought an ovation from the audience". Three days later, Martin's review of Swan Lake called Hightower "the newest star on the ballet horizon" after her two performances with Dolin and then André Eglevsky as her partner

In 1947, she accepted an invitation from the Chilean Marquis George de Cuevas to join a new ballet company, which was variously called the Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo or the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas, but was most commonly called the de Cuevas Ballet by theatergoers. The presence there of choreographer Bronislava Nijinska was one of the major factors in Hightower's decision. Nijinska choreographed for Hightower the "glitteringly virtuosic" Rondo Capriccioso. In addition to classic dances, Hightower's performances included Piège de Lumière by John Taras, the troupe's choreographer and balletmaster, in which she danced the role of a butterfly in a tropical forest who enchants a group of escaped convicts.

The company disbanded after the 1961 death of de Cuevas, and Hightower largely retired from the stage, though she gave a series of performances in 1962 with Sonia Arova, Erik Bruhn and Rudolf Nureyev. She opened the École supérieure de danse de Cannes in 1962 near her home in Cannes, which became one of Europe's leading ballet schools. Hightower later directed several major companies, including the Marseilles Ballet from 1969 to 1972, the Ballet of the Grand Théâtre of Nancy in 1973–74, the Paris Opéra Ballet from 1980 to 1983 and the La Scala Ballet of Milan in 1985–86.

Death and legacy
Hightower was briefly married to dancer Mischa Resnikov in 1938. She married Jean Robier, a French artist and designer, in 1952; they had one daughter, dancer Dominique Monet Robier (b. 1955). She was found in her home in Cannes, France on November 4, 2008, aged 88, having died either earlier that morning or late the previous night. She had suffered a series of strokes.

Hightower is honored alongside four other Native American ballerinas (Yvonne Chouteau, Moscelyne Larkin, Maria Tallchief and Marjorie Tallchief), with a larger than life-size bronze statue, The Five Moons in the garden of the in Tulsa Historical Society. She stands alongside the four depicted in "Flight of Spirit," a mural in the Oklahoma Capitol building. A portrait of her hangs among other famous Choctaw individuals in the Choctaw Capitol museum in Tuskahoma. In 1975, the French government named her a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, the country’s premier honor for her services to the opera and ballet.

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Talk:R.O.D the TV

Title
Title should be 'R.O.D the TV', has never officially been called "Read Or Die: The TV" (presumably since it's a sequel to both the Read or Die OVAs and the Read or Dream Manga). Shiroi Hane 21:31, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I have listed it on the Requested moves page. Obviously because I did, this counts as a Support for move.--Mitsukai 20:29, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
 * The redirect only has one edit. You should be able to just move this over it. -Aranel (" Sarah ") 23:32, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed after the result of a move request. Please fix the remaining redirects. Dragons flight 03:27, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

Entry on Wendy
''Seen in the OVA as Joker's office secretary, she now serves as his right hand henchwoman. Wendy's character has matured radically from the typical anime bumbling but dedicated ditz into your typical anime ruthless, sociopathic domme (apparently in the manga she's always been competent and serious). She hates Yomiko, and is also one of the few B.R.L. personnel in on Joker's scheme.''

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociopath Wendy is NOT a sociopath. I understand the term's used very lightly nowadays, but at least in Wikipedia it should be used right. A sociopath is virtually unable to feel guilt, which we see Wendy feel when she tells Junior he can have his revenge when he comes back. Sociopaths are extremely reckless and impulsive, both of which Wendy is not as she is a key player in Joker's scheme. Sociopaths have either unrealistic long term plans or none at all, and Wendy seems to have her long-term plans well in order. Excuse me if you think I'm exaggerating (sp?) but I hate to see the term flung around like that. If I'm wrong and there's a different meaning for the word, please indulge me.

Yomiko in R.o.D the TV
I don't think it was ever hinted at until after we meet Yomiko that Joker and the others were involved in her downfall, just that it was sometime around the fall of the British Empire and the destruction of the British Library that she also vanished. Sometime right after the I-Jin Incident. Is this wrong? I made an edit to reflect this idea but this is right isn't it? We only learn the truth after meeting her and before then we just see Joker as evil, but have no clue until Yomiko tells us that he was directly (indirectly) responsible for her disppearance? Ryokosha 01:41, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Various Edits
Cleaned up this article a bit, both grammar-wise (there were a lot of comma splices, for one) and to a lesser extent content-wise. I changed references to "British Royal Library" to just the "British Library"--I don't believe the institution ever had "Royal" in the title either in the R.O.D. stories or in real life (http://www.bl.uk). I removed the reference to Wendy as a "sociopathic domme" as I agree the term is being used incorrectly here (and moreover the description is not quite accurate), and otherwise clarified some other character descriptions. Even with spoiler warnings, I tried to remove references to particularly dramatic moments/revelations in the series where possible. I added the bit of trivia about the final line in the series. DQ, 31 July 2006

Aired on G4TechTV
The series is starting to be broadcasted on G4TechTV Canada.

--Amp e rsand2006 ( & ) 02:03, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It also aired on the USA G4TV at least as early as 2004. --DocumentN (talk) 03:45, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Eva Reference

 * The final line in the story, "The Paper's in her heaven, and all is right with the world," is a pun of Robert Browning's "God's in his heaven, all's right with the world" because in Japanese, "kami" can mean both "Paper" and "God." Browning's line is quoted by Anne as the concluding sentence of the novel Anne of Green Gables, a book frequently referred to in the TV series.

I have seen an anime that got that exact same line: Neon Genesis Evangelion. It might be possible, but hidden at most, that the line may be referenced to the aforementioned anime. --Seishirou Sakurazuka 23:43, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

 * I sincerely doubt it. The quote is definitely originally from Browning (http://www.bartleby.com/101/718.html) and definitely the last line of Anne of Green Gables (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rgs/anne-XXXVIII.html). Given the series' repeated references to Anne of Green Gables, I would confidently say that this is the intended reference. Why would an anime that is known for constant references to LITERATURE make a reference to an anime that has no connection to it? That both R.O.D the TV and Eva both refer to the same line is more likely coincidence--Browning's quote is well-known within its own poem and as quoted by Anne, and Anne is especially popular in Japan, so a lot of people would recognize it in both cases. DeathQuaker 25 January 2007

DVD details?
Perhaps someone should add details pertaining to the DVD release? I came to the page hoping to find that info but it wasn't here. -- —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Robomaster (talk • contribs) 17:06, 20 January 2007 (UTC).

Michelle's Name, Alice Alice, and other Questions and Edits
1. I've seen Michelle's name edited and re-edited, so I've put a clarifying note on the page and I am noting it here: according to screenshots of the TV series and other sources (I'll dig them up if I need to), Michelle's surname is romanized "Cheung," just like actress Maggie Cheung. Yes, the Geneon subtitles translate as "Chan" at the beginning of the series--that's because the kana literally spell out "Chan" -- but they change the spelling to "Cheung" later on.

2. Alice Alice's surname in the series is spelled out as "Arquette." The original entry here read "Arkwart." I'm pretty sure the first is correct. Also, I edited her entry to say she was seeking the Key, not the Book of (Thingy) Blood, which is what we see in episode 9. If any of this needs to be corrected, please do so, provided you have accurate information supporting it.

3. I removed a comment that Maggie is "probably agoraphobic." While certainly claustrophilic, there is absolutely no indication that she has a fear of open spaces.

4. I added in spoiler warnings in the character sections, as huge plot points are spoiled throughout. I believe there used to be a spoiler warning here which someone removed. I humbly request that any editors to PLEASE not remove it again, unless you remove the actual plot spoilers as well. Come to think of it, should there just be a plot summary section added so the character section can be cleaner and more brief?

5. I changed Drake's bio to say that he is a mercenary who has worked for the British Library, not a British Library field agent. Dialogue in both the OVA and the TV series indicates he's not on the Library's regular payroll, but hired for specific missions (hence why he is mostly unaware of what's going on in the British Library recently). If this continues to be debatable, perhaps the information should be edited to be more vague.

6. Fixed a lot of grammatical errors. And please note that with very few exceptions, periods and commas live inside quotation marks, not outside them. I note this because this inconsistency shows up a lot in this article. Yes, nitpicky. But I'm a copy editor. Sue me.

DeathQuaker 17:14, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

What Happened to the Trivia Section?
I recall there being a Trivia section on this page, discussing some literary and pop culture references (such as the "Heroic Trio" reference now, somewhat more out of place, listed in the "characters" section. It seemed useful and interesting. Why did it go away? DeathQuaker 17:18, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Offshoot articles
R.O.D might need an article on Nenene some time soon. She is virtually the main character of the show and has quite a developed character. It's also about time that we started fixing the broken links to Koji Masunari and the seiyu of the characters. Eternal dragon 09:55, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Characters
Hi all, I'm just going to start a list page of characters from all R.O.D manga an anime and may link off articles like this to it. I think this would be a good idea but if you have thoughts please contact. æt 'ə' rnal 'ðrAعon'  → 09:56, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Read or die the tv.jpg
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Review(s)

 * ANN: Complete BR
 * Mania.com: Complete BR
 * AICN

--KrebMarkt (talk) 18:49, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

R.O.D the TV Drama CD
Is it possible to include information about this? (The following summary is original, but based on the existing references.)

Unknown to many fans outside of Japan, the series was continued in a fourteen-chapter drama CD, written by Hideyuki Kurata and simply titled R.O.D -THE CD-. It was released by Aniplex and Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc. in October 2005. Most of the main characters make appearances except for Yomiko Readman given that Rieko Miura was unavailable for recording.

The first half of the story follows Anita King as she enters Year Two (the equivalent of Eighth Grade) at Nishihama Junior High School and her ensuing drama with her classmate, Toru Okahara, which involves an ongoing school competition to one-up each other. (Though Okahara appears to be the central focus; he opens Chapter One by commanding the other characters meta-referencing their voice actors to perform the drama CD properly.) A B-plot centers around Anita's sisters, Michelle and Maggie and their domestic shenanigans with Nenene before the women become entangled in Anita's school life. An entire chapter is dedicated to Natsume Nishizono, her writer sister, Haruhi and their extended family, Akie and Fuyuhiko (two new characters that do not appear in the show).

The second half of the CD shifts gears to Junior who transfers to Anita's class, followed by his mother, Nancy who also claims to be a new student (despite her thirty-something age). This greatly embarrasses Junior as he attempts to navigate a normal social life. The girls in Anita's class start a fan club for Nancy and Okahara, deeply suspicious of the two new students, leaves the classroom drama behind. Alone in the hall, he runs into a mysterious blonde woman named Wendy. Here, Wendy reveals that she knows both Junior and Nancy and that Junior, in fact, lives with Anita as her brother. She further manipulates Okahara to get close to Junior in order to lure Junior to the rooftop after school where she will be waiting. Wendy claims that if Okahara does this for her, she can find a way to help Okahara make his crush on Hisami a reality. Okahara does what Wendy asks of him and attempts to form a friendship with Junior, though as the two boys wander the grounds and discuss clubs (while Anita and Nancy spy on them from afar), Junior reveals a vulnerable side to him that has Okahara second guessing his actions.

The second to last chapter takes place on the school roof as Okahara succeeds in bringing Junior to Wendy. Only then does Joker appear, revealing to Junior that he attempts to restore the British Library to its former glory and because Junior has obtained Mr. Gentleman's memories, he wants Junior to return to England with him in order to help him. Junior shows Joker and Wendy that he has changed, that he is happy with his new family, that he no longer cares what Joker and Wendy do with their lives as long as they let him be happy, and (through deadpan sass) tells Joker he also has absorbed Joker's memories (revealing comical secrets, like the fact that he dyes his hair blonde and sings karaoke). Joker threatens Junior at gunpoint and Okahara defends him. Joker tells Okahara that Junior is not an innocent child, that he has done many illegal activities when he worked for the British Library, though when Okahara claims that Joker is a coward, Joker acknowledges Okahara's potential as a British Library recruit. He attempts to abduct both the boys when the Paper Sisters, Nenene and Nancy come to their rescue. Joker and Wendy escape in their helicopter and tell the girls to give Yomiko their regards, Okahara is perfectly aware now that the girls have powers and he slowly warms up to Junior's company.

In the final chapter, Junior asks Okahara if they could walk home from school together.

(*Note: The second reference includes a lot of information about the plot in the comments because the uploader has worked on a legit translation. The video of the title is meant to be humorous, poking fun at the "Google Translates" meme, but they actually included a valid translation and an extensive summary of the content in the comments. The third reference includes auto-generated captions that at least gives the gist of the content.)

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 * These are WP:USERG sources and most of the content is not verifiable. As you said it, this is just WP:ORIGINAL. Xexerss (talk) 19:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

 * Right. That's the key here. Historyday01 (talk) 21:26, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

 * Awesome. Good to know! I'll just bear in mind to keep it on the talk page. So, for future reference, you can only include material that has an official translation?

 * There's also a Drama CD that acts as a prequel of sorts to the Read or Die (OVA) (but again, it's the same deal with the translation work being original; it also references the light novels more than the OVA - which currently the light novels don't have an official translation for; it probably never will - given that a high school-aged Nenene makes an appearance and the last chapter/episode examines Wendy before she meets Yomiko (even though the light novels and anime are generally separate, canonically). In fact, Joker sends her on a mission to go retrieve this new agent for the British Library. (Also, forgot to sign the first time, sorry!) 2600:8801:2F83:7200:8CE2:5C19:3BCF:DEF0 (talk) 04:48, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello again. This may not be too important, but can I suggest something? Would it be okay just to list the Drama CD as a bullet point (without the summary) for Other Media? The Sony Music website includes an official listing for it under the "music" tab for R.O.D the TV, which confirms the release date (honestly forgot about it). The Aniplex website also includes an official listing for the Read or Die (OVA) Drama CD. 2600:8801:2F83:7200:6054:6D2B:FC25:1AD4 (talk) 21:34, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Also, there should be reliable citations for the other media included. The information is not incorrect (the games do exist; it's doujin soft, not official), but there's no references to veryify the text. 2600:8801:2F83:7200:6054:6D2B:FC25:1AD4 (talk) 21:48, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blagadoush

 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 Delete. Redwolf24 03:21, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Blagadoush
Seems to be a neologism. Delete, unless verified. Flowerparty talk 21:31, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge information here with Baba ganoush, perhaps? Boxclocke 21:51, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Well that would seem sensible if the information was verifiable, but it doesn't appear to be. Blagadoush gets nothing from Google. Unless it's a genuine term it's not even worth a redirect. Flowerparty  talk 22:01, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

SAVE I order blagadoush every week at Ali Baba's on Macdougal Street in NYC. This is definitely a word. If you don't believe it you can go to the restaurant to see for yourself. As for Michael Smiley, I cannot say whether or not he has anything to do with the discovery of the word. I do know that the description of the food is on point though. *****SAVE!!!****

I don't know who the Smiley fella is, but I'll also atteest to the veracity of the word. My best friend is Ethiopian and personally told the owner of Ali Baba's on Macdougal to list "Blagadoush" next to the Babaganoush entry on the Main Menu at the restaurant. I don't know why so many people are incensed by this though, it's not really a big deal, but most NYU students invoke the new term now too....Thanks.

 *  Strong delete Not a single hit on Google. --PhilipO 23:04, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - if it even smelled of being verifiable (and catching a plane to New York to check out Ali Baba's is a bit of a stretch for me to verify ), I'd vote to merge to Baba ganoush, but without a source, that's asking to add non-verifiable info to another article. -Satori 23:40, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn/unverified. Never heard of it and I'm an NYU student, but only part-time... ;) --  Etacar11   00:33, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: You know, it just dawned on me... how exactly does one "discover" a word that is already in use? I suppose in the same way that Columbus fellow "discovered" America (rolleyes). Boxclocke 03:42, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Reply: The thing is, we're not here to "discover" anything. That would be orginal research. See No original research, our policy on that topic. To be included in Wikipedia, a subject must be verifiable. If the word comes into common usage, a google search should show results. And yes, just as that silly European "discovered" a place that other people had live in for millenia, Wikipedia only includes topics that are already known.  An encyclopedia collects knowledge, it doesn't produce knowledge.  That difference is the essence of the no original research policy. -Satori 23:50, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

well as an impartial observer i think it's safe to say that blagadoush should remain or be merged with baba ganoush. the evidence has spoken for itself. (Unsigned comment by, fifth edit)
 * What evidence?? No it hasn't!! Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 02:31, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
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Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
Myself and some others have worked hard on this article to bring it up to standard. It's been researched, illustrated, referenced and rewritten and reorganized. I think it's one of the best airport articles on Wikipedia. Self-nom. AlbertR 21:31, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak object . Solid content, yet there are grammatical and spelling errors all over the place (I did some copyediting but a second set of eyes is necessary). Also, what was the reason for Premier Bourassa's objection to placing the airport near the Ontario border? Finally, I am taking it that the dollar amount is in Canadian dollars rather than U.S. dollars. Please make this more explicit. Pentawing 02:40, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I changed the dollar amounts to specify Canadian currency. I think we need another editor to look at the copyedit issues (I tried peer review, but no-one commented on it except Maclean25). As for Mr. Bourassa, I have never seen any expaination as to why he objected to the airport's location (though I am inclined to suspect that suspect that the French/English enmity at the time played a part). AlbertR 02:54, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Okay, all that is needed is for someone to look over the article and say that it is alright before I change my vote. Pentawing 05:31, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I've gone over the writing with a pretty close eye and fixed a number of odd phrasings and what-have-you (no offense intended to original author, of course). It should be fine now. Meelar (talk) 15:49, August 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Looked over it once more. Seems alright, and hopefully there are no further problems. Support. Pentawing 02:02, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Sounds good, looks great. -- Jerry Crimson Mann 04:47, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Great example for other airport articles to follow. --maclean25 02:41, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. I think it would do just fine.. Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 21:44, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support, looks good. JYolkowski // talk 22:23, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support fairly good example of a featured airport article, but I don't think that it is one of the "best" FA's. — Stevey7788 (talk) 00:58, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * What can be done to make it better, then? Alr 01:10, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support - Great job! PRueda29 16:03 22 August 2005 (UTC)


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Tirrenia

Tirrenia is a frazione (parish) of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy with a population of 3,112 inhabitants. Immersed in the pine forest of the "Litorale Pisano" and in the coast of Ligurian Sea (even if the name of the village refers to Tyrrhenian Sea, in Italian Mar Tirreno), Tirrenia is in the northern side of the coast of Tuscany and next to the Parco Naturale Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, between Pisa and Livorno.

In between Marina di Pisa and Calambrone, Tirrenia is a destination for Italian and, more generally, European seaside tourism.

History
The village was founded during the fascist regime. Benito Mussolini had this once swamped village transformed into what he called "The Pearl of the Mediterranean Sea." Many architects from all over Italy were called upon to build centres for orphans and houses for the rich. In the 1930s, places for studying film were constructed, and la Pisorno was built to expand the ideal of fascism in Italy and to make propaganda. Today, in the area of Tirrenia near Livorno, the old colonies built by Mussolini for orphans are being restored since they were abandoned after World War II. These colonies will be used as tourist attractions.

In the early 1950s American troops established the military complex Camp Darby not far from Tirrenia. Subsequently, American families began to rent villas and flats in Tirrenia. In the mid to late-1950s through the early-1990s, many of the inhabitants of Tirrenia were American families. The American Beach in Tirrenia (which closed at the end of the 2014 summer season and became a free beach) was a vacation venue for American and NATO troops stationed throughout Europe. At least during the 1980s, (or possibly earlier) and at least as late as 1990 lifeguards were US Soldiers from units in Vicenza and Camp Darby. The lifeguards from the American Beach also provided lifeguard services to both adjoining Italian free beaches. For many years, retired American personnel who had remained in Italy due to having married Italian women, provided night security. Fourth of July celebrations were often held on the beach, as it was fairly easy to set up pyrotechnical displays without fear of causing fires. They were anchored in the sand and fired out over the water. The American Beach played a minor role during Operation Desert Shield. A goodly number of troops heading into the Desert, were provided R&R at Camp Darby. The Beach normally closed on Labor Day, that year it remained open through September to provide troops a place to be.

Tirrenia is generally considered the southern end of the Riviera which starts off the southern coast of France and follows the shore as it curves to the south. Some do extend the Italian Riviera to just past Livorno (Leghorn) just a few miles further.

In Calambrone, just south of Tirrenia, the U.S. Army Hospital served the Americans that lived in Tirrenia. The hospital closed in the 1980s and transferred to Camp Darby, becoming a clinic.

Theme parks

 * Sunlight ParkPark
 * Fantasilandia
 * Luna Park
 * Parco Giochi Mattera Gian Carlo
 * Parco Giochi Mattera Gian Carlo

Tirrenia is also home to Camp Darby Army Base, a home to the Southern European Task Force (SETAF).

The village is surrounded by sand hills and lush forests, whose fauna include wild boars.

Economy
Tirrenia's economy is mainly based on tourism, more domestic than foreign. Also, fishing is a source of profit for citizens of Tirrenia. Tirrenia is also one of the most expensive maritime localities, with rising housing costs.

Tirrenia is especially visited by young people, mostly from Pisa and Livorno, because of the vast quantity of pubs and discos that the village offers. The main avenue provides access to camping grounds, seaside establishments, and high-quality, luxurious hotels.

Climate
Tirrenia has a Mediterranean and moderate climate even throughout the winter, mitigated by the sea.

Sport
With the presence of a training center of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), many athletes go to Tirrenia to practise and at times relax by the seashore. Two golf and country clubs can be found, as well as tennis courts, and public pools for any water sports. Additionally, Tirrenia is home to a baseball academy run by Major League Baseball.

Notable residents

 * Camila Giorgi (born 1991), Italian tennis player

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User:LegalBreifs

he, he

 * as you can tell, my name is a little play on words

A little about myself

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The Outskirts (1998 film)

The Outskirts (Окраина, meaning Outskirts), also known by the transliterated Russian title Okraina, is a 1998 Russian film starring Yuri Dubrovin, Nikolay Olyalin, Alexey Pushkin and Alexey Vanin. Loosely based on Boris Barnet's 1933 film Outskirts, it was directed and written by Pyotr Lutsik.

Synopsis
The film starts as parody of a Soviet-era socialist realist film-making of the 1930s (The title is taken from the classic 1933 film by the Soviet filmmaker Boris Barnet, in which the beginning of the farm collectivization era is depicted.)

Peaceful life of farmers of remote Uralian village is interrupted when their former collective farm is sold. The toughest ones unite and track down the offenders one by one. Their quest for truth and justice is very violent, although almost all the violence occurs off screen, and often we are unsure of the victims fate. The movie was shot in black and white and the music is old Soviet movie music, so it is hard to determine when the events are happening – around World War II or maybe even today. Hence it could be interpreted as attack on modern capitalism in Russia.

To clarify about the violence. An oil company and bureaucrats connive to steel ownership of farming village, 1 got dunked in ice water and talked, 2nd got beat and talked when his kids were put on the oven, 3rd talked after being bit in the dark but died from fear afterwards, 4th was stabbed and strangled then burned to death with two of his bodyguards as the entire oil company building burnt to the ground with all the oil land certificates.

External links and references

 * 2004 review of The Outskirts by New York film critic Louis Proyect
 * 2004 review of The Outskirts by New York film critic Louis Proyect

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Boleslaus the Pious

There were two rulers named tin Latin as Boleslaus the Pious:

 * Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (Boleslav II. Pobožný) (c. 932–999), Bohemian nobleman, member of the Přemyslid dynasty and the ruling Duke of Bohemia from 972 until his death.
 * Bolesław the Pious (Bolesław Pobożny) (1224/27–1279), Duke of Greater Poland during 1239–1247

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The terrorists have won

"...the terrorists have won" or "...then the terrorists win" are rhetorical phrases which were widely used in the United States in the wake of the September 11 attacks. The phrase says "that if we pursue some particular course of action, why then, the terrorists have won" (as explained by Jeff Greenfield of CNN).

Etymology
The expression had been used before 2001. In 1986, an article in the Journal of the American Bar Association (ABA) reported: "ABA President William Falsgraf has wisely pointed out that we must not alter fundamental precepts of U.S. law in responding to terrorism. "If we do," Falsgraf said, "the terrorists have won.""

History
In 1995, an editorial about the response to the Oklahoma City bombing in the Ocala Star-Banner, of Ocala, Florida concluded: "Our response to terrorism should be carefully measured. If our First Amendment rights suffer as a result of the awful domestic terrorist attack in Oklahoma City the terrorists have indeed, won." At the same time, an editorial in the Victoria Advocate of Victoria, Texas said: "If Americans begin to yield their own freedoms at home, the terrorists have won."

In the months after the September 11 attacks, the expression was often used. One of the most famous instances was on November 4, 2001 by Ellen DeGeneres, who was hosting the Emmy Awards, which had been postponed twice that year for worries that a showy celebration would seem inappropriate in the wake of the attacks. To lighten the mood, she quipped: "We're told to go on living our lives as usual, because to do otherwise is to let the terrorists win, and really, what would upset the Taliban more than a gay woman wearing a suit in front of a room full of Jews?"

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Rufisque

Rufisque (روفيسك; Wolof: Tëngeéj) is a city in the Dakar region of western Senegal, at the base of the Cap-Vert Peninsula. It has a population of 295,459 (2023 census). In the past it was an important port city in its own right, but is now a suburb of Dakar.

Rufisque is also the capital of the department of the same name and lies 25 km east of Dakar, the capital of Senegal.

History

Originally a Lebou fishing village called Tenguedj (Tëngéej), Rufisque became important in the 16th century as the principal port of the kingdom of Cayor, being frequented by Portuguese (who named it Rio Fresco, in which the name of the city originated from, meaning in English:"Freshwater River"), Dutch, French and English traders. A Euro-African Creole, or Métis, community of merchants grew up there, in close contact with similar communities in Saint Louis, Gorée and other places along the Petite Côte (Portudal, Joal) south to the Gambia River. In 1840 a couple of Saint Louis merchants built warehouses on the waterfront to stock peanuts. Gorée merchants followed suit. There followed a period of commercial expansion as peanut production in Cayor boomed. In 1859 a fort was built by the French and Rufisque was annexed to the Colony of Senegal. The "Escale" commercial and administrative neighborhood along the waterfront was laid out in 1862—the African inhabitants being pushed out in the process. Rufisque became a "commune" in 1880 and its port was connected to the Dakar-Saint Louis railroad in 1885. In 1909 Galandou Diouf (died 1941) was elected to represent Rufisque in the General Council of the colony in Saint Louis, being the first African elected to that position.

Decline of port
Early in the 20th century the growth of neighboring Dakar, with its superior port facilities, signaled the decline of Rufisque. No longer an active port, Rufisque has experienced steep decline of industrial activities and is certainly the most neglected of Senegal's four historic "communes", with no tourism sector and a chronic lack of investment in public infrastructure.

Industry

Rufisque has a cement works.

Administration

Ndiawar Touré took office as Mayor of Rufisque on 8 June 2002. Previously, Mbaye-Jacques Diop was Mayor from 1987 to 2002, and he was subsequently designated as Honorary Mayor.

Notable people

 * Papa Bouba Diop - footballer
 * Mamadou Seck (footballer) - footballer
 * Ousmane Diop Socé - writer and politician
 * Thierno Youm - footballer
 * Abdoulaye Sadji - Writer
 * Ismaila Lo - Musician

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User:Piratesswoop/George, Count Brasov

Birth: 24 Jul/6 Aug 1910 Udinka nr. Moskva Death: 22 Jul 1931 Auxerre (Car crash)

Russian prince, born in 1910, son of Great Duke Miguel Alexandrovich (Miguel IV of Russia) and Natalia Sergeievna Cheremetevskaya, Countess Brassova. In his childhood he took the title of Count Brassov, although later Great Duke Cirilo Vladimirovich granted the one to him of Prince. He had to march to exile in 1918 and passed the rest of his life in France, where he died in an automobile accident in 1931.

The son of Grand Duke Michael [George Brasov] does, in spite of his illegitimacy, intrigue me. I don't think that we can automatically write him off as having been a potential "tsar," or at the very least an extremely important person. The reason why I feel this way- In the DIRECT MALE LINE of the Romanov family, stretching from Peter III [d.1762], and certainly in the male line streching from Alexander III, George Brassov was the last direct male line descendant [without resorting to great-uncles, first cousins, second cousins once removed, etc.] of the imperial family. George Brasov, regardless of his illegitimacy, or his father's legal violations, had something very important on his side. He was the only surviving male-to male-to male descendant of Alexander III. That is both important and profound.

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Roli Mosimann

Roli Mosimann is a drummer, electronic musician and record producer who has worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attention with the New York City no wave band Swans and later collaborated with Foetus leader JG Thirlwell in the duo Wiseblood.

As a producer, Mosimann has worked with That Petrol Emotion, the Young Gods, the The, Celtic Frost, New Order and the Hair and Skin Trading Company, and helped birth Faith No More's Album of the Year, among others. He was an early producer for Skinny Puppy's The Process (1996) and Marilyn Manson's Portrait of an American Family (1994); however, both bands were unsatisfied with the results and chose to finish those albums with other producers (Martin Atkins and Trent Reznor, respectively).

Roli Mosimann has most recently worked with Jojo Mayer and Miloopa (engineering and mixing the latter band's Unicode album).

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Deborah Blando

Deborah Salvatrice Blando (born March 3, 1969) is an Italian-Brazilian singer, songwriter, and producer. Having sold more than 6 million records worldwide, she is considered one of the most successful Brazilian pop music artists. Referred to as the "Queen of the soundtracks", she holds the record of having most songs on soundtracks of Globo soap operas. Aside from Portuguese, Blando also sung in English and Italian, and became known in Europe in 1992 with the pop ballad "Innocence", which was followed by a string of successful records in Brazil and Portugal.

Throughout her career, she has collaborated with multiple world-renowned songwriters and producers, including David Foster, Patrick Leonard, Andres Levin, Camus Celli, Carl Sturken, and Evan Rogers.

Early life and career beginnings
Blando was born on March 3, 1969, in Sant'Agata di Militello, Sicily, to an Italian father, Pietro Carmelo Blando, and Leoni (née Harmatiuk), a Brazilian mother of Ukrainian descent. From an early age, she liked to sing, and joined the Zecchino D'Oro children's song competition at age 2, in which she won the best children's singer category. Throughout the 1970s, she was invited to sing in various TV shows on the Italian TV broadcaster RAI.

In 1975, after relocating with her family to the city of Florianópolis, Brazil, she started singing in children's choirs. At age 12, she was invited to record her first Italian album under the pseudonym Giovanna, entitled Alegria da Gente, which performed on major television shows in Italy and Brazil. Her parents, however, did not want her to pursue a music career, as it would disrupt her studies, and forced her to stop.

After graduating high school, in 1986, she was discovered by singer and composer Oswaldo Montenegro during a talent scout trip to Florianópolis. Montenegro invited her to record vocals for the soundtrack of the theatre play Os Menestréis.

A Different Story
In 1988, Deborah Blando signed a record deal with CBS Records in Brazil to release her debut album. In 1989, she attended a Cyndi Lauper concert during her Brazilian tour and met Lauper's manager at the time, David Wolff. She performed for him one of the songs she wrote, "Innocence" on a piano, and Wolff saw potential to launch her career internationally. He invited her to travel to New York City to try to land an international record deal. "Innocence" would later be re-recorded and released as a single. After arriving New York City, she performed "Innocence" to Walter Yetnikoff, then-president of CBS Records, who signed her to the Epic Records label.

Blando's debut single, "Boy (Why Do You Want to Make Me Blue" was released in September 1991 and was featured on an international campaign for Diet Coke. Her debut album, A Different Story, was released two months later. "Innocence" was released as the second single of the album, and enjoyed success in Brazil, Europe and Australia, reaching number 1 on the Brazilian charts (where it remained on that position for 13 weeks), number 13 on Norwegian airplay charts, number on 20 on Swedish airplay charts, and number 31 on the Australian singles chart.

"Shame" was released as a single in Europe, and "Other People's Houses" was released as a promotional single in Australia. "Decadence avec Elegance" was released as a single in Brazil and Europe (where it was retitled as "Decadance").

Following the astounding success of "Innocence" and "Decadence Avec Elegance" in Brazil, the album was re-released in 1993 in that market, as A Different Story: Special Edition, where it spawned two additional promotional singles, "Merry-Go-Round", and a cover of the song "A Maçã" by Raul Seixas.

Unicamente and Deborah Blando
After heavily promoting her debut album in Brazil, Blando parted ways with Epic Records and signed to Atlantic Records for the release of her sophomore international album. She collaborated with David Foster, Patrick Leonard, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers on the album, which was originally planned for release sometime in 1995 or 1996.

In 1995, Blando collaborated with Spanish trip hop band B-Tribe and recorded vocals for their album Suave Suave. She was also invited by Coca-Cola to record a cover of the song "Descobridor dos Sete Mares" by Tim Maia for a promotional campaign. The accompanying single sold one million copies in Brazil.

Due to health problems in her family, she returned to Brazil and renegotiated her deal with Atlantic Records to release the album through another label.

In 1997, Blando released Unicamente through Virgin Records, and found immediate success with the first single, "Unicamente". A follow-up single, "Gata", was released, followed by a third promotional single, "Ultima Estória". The album received a Gold certification by Pro-Musica Brasil.

In 1998, Blando released her third album, Deborah Blando, which became her most successful album in Europe, receiving a Gold certification in Portugal. The album spawned two singles, "Somente o Sol (I'm Not In Love)" and "Águias". Almost two years after its release, the song "Próprias Mentiras" also found commercial success due to its inclusion in the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Laços de Família.

Salvatrice and A Luz Que Acende o Olhar
After the release of Deborah Blando, Blando moved to the United States to record new songs, but faced a major crisis with her record label. She returned to Brazil to release her fourth album Salvatrice, an album featuring covers of Italian songs.

She also recorded the Brazilian theme from the Walt Disney movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire, "Junto Com Teu Sonho (Where the Dream Takes You)".

In 2002, Universal Music released a greatest hits collection called A Luz Que Acende o Olhar, containing five previously unreleased tracks. The title track became a success on Brazilian radio stations.

In 2003, she recorded a bilingual version of "When You Say Nothing at All" with Irish singer Ronan Keating.

Career hiatus
In 2003, Blando was suffering from panic attacks, and was diagnosed with depression and bipolar disorder. Even though she was going through a personal crisis, Blando recorded an electronic music album, combining house, psy-trance, and ballads with the influence of trip hop, Polares, which was originally set for release in September 2006. The album was not released at the time, and she took a career hiatus, which lasted until 2011.

Return to music and In Your Eyes
At the end of 2011, Blando announced via her official website that she would be touring again. She went on an intimate acoustic tour featuring her greatest hits as well covers of rock classics from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Prince, David Bowie, and Guns N' Roses.

In 2012, she recorded two new songs for the Brazilian soap opera Guerra dos Sexos, "Anjo" and "In Your Eyes". In 2013, she released her sixth album, In Your Eyes.

One Truth and Heart of Gold
In 2018, Blando released a new single, "One Truth", and went on a tour to promote her new record. In 2019, she released an EP, Heart of Gold.

In 2019, Blando released a new song independently, "We Fly". In 2020, she released another song, "I Will Never Forget You".

Polares
In 2020, Blando released her 2007 album Polares as a gift to her fans, 14 anos after it was recorded. In 2023, she surprised her fans again by releasing the special edition of A Different Story on digital music platforms to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Tours

 * A Different Story (1992)
 * M200 Summer Concerts (1994)
 * Unicamente Tour (1997)
 * Self-titled Album "Deborah Blando" Tour (1998)
 * A Luz Que Acende O Olhar (2002)
 * Acústico Deborah Blando (2011)
 * Remember Tour (2012)

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Talk:Jim Plunkett

Latino
I read that Jim Plunkett may have been a Latino. Anyone know his ethnicity? May be helpful for categorization purposes.--Rockero 09:19, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

I am almost sure he's part Native American. Mitchell k dwyer 10:13, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The external link say "90% Mexican American". That doesn't seem likely, as geneology breaks down in halves, quarters, eighths, etc., and not tenths.  But they might have just had the numbers wrong.  NM is a highly Hispanic state, but also a highly Native American state.  Maybe he hould be categorized under both? (The other 10% may be American Indian...)--Rockero 10:21, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

Jim Plunkett is the only quarterback eligible for the NFL Hall of Fame that has led his team to two Superbowl victories that is not in the Superbowl. Tom Brady has won three Superbowls but is not yet elgivle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tahoejohn (talk • contribs) 01:17, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Latino?
The biographical information in the entry says that Plunkett is Mexican-American and gets his surname from his Irish-German paternal great-grandfather. I believe that makes him 7/8ths Mexican and 1/8th Irish-German if I did the sums correctly.

I'll leave it up to the ethnic experts to argue among themselves about whether Mexicans are Latino. The answer seems obvious, but maybe it isn't. I'll leave it to the experts. (71.22.47.232 (talk) 20:05, 15 September 2010 (UTC))

Being born in the state of New Mexico would not make him Mexican. However, it appears that a majority of his ancestors were Mexican/Latino and that makes him Mexican/Latino. 66.162.249.170 (talk) 21:48, 13 October 2017 (UTC)

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There was a previous HMS Clio. Should it be mentioned here, or a different article is needed? Ejrrjs | What? 21:40, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

HMS Cleo?
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Musicians from the European country of North Macedonia.

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WXYZ

WXYZ may refer to:

 * The last four letters of the English alphabet
 * In broadcasting, the following stations
 * WXYZ-TV, an ABC-affiliated television station (channel 25, virtual 7) licensed to serve Detroit, Michigan, United States
 * WXYT (AM), a radio station (1270 AM) licensed to serve Detroit, which held the call sign WXYZ from 1930 to 1984
 * WRIF, a radio station (101.1 FM) licensed to serve Detroit, which held the call sign WXYZ-FM from 1948 to 1971

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Talk:Daily Planet

Invasion tie-in
The Daily Planet obviously does not exist; however in 1989, to tie-in with the Invasion crossover, they did in fact publish a bagged newspaper version of the Daily Planet. Telluride, Colorado's local newspaper is called The Daily Planet.

Ohio Bell Building?
I'm deleting this reference to this building being the inspiration for the Daily Planet design, as Joe Shuster has explicitly denied it. The fact that the building's current owners make this claim is much less persuasive. --Chancemichaels 20:38, 26 July 2006 (UTC)Chancemichaels

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Blown Up
Shouldn't the recent explosion in the Planet be mentioned? It devestated the building, killed a staffer, maimed Dirk and put Perry and Lois on life support. Lots42 (talk) 21:00, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

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Globe
If there is any third party reliable article on how many times the Globe has been smacked off the top, it should be mentioned. Lots42 (talk) 11:22, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Possible origin of the globe design with 'Planet' ribbon
Does anyone know when the Globe was added to the building's top? Was it there from the beginning or was it added later? I found a very similar image of a globe with the 'Planet' ribbon. Internet Archive, History of the World's Fair 1893, this is from the 1893 World's Fair and it's design seems to be the same as the later "Daily Planet" globe, however it was for a series of planter hoes called "The Planet Jr.s", and on the far left of the ribbon is a word that appears to be 'NEWS'. Whether the globe was on the building from the start or if it was added later this image is something that probably would have been know by the artists, but unless someone could find a reference to some image, or to "S. L. Allen and Company" then its probably not noteworthy enough to add to the article. (Floppydog66 (talk) 17:20, 26 September 2010 (UTC))

Post-Crisis: copy-edit, citations needed and Doomsday reference.
Hey everyone. I've recently made some changes to the Post-Crisis section via my sandbox. I put some (citations needed) tags where the ownership of the Planet changes hands. Did some copy-editing in order to simplify a few grammatical things, and put a citation for Doomsday's rampage which damaged part of the Planet.

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Dromomania

Dromomania was a historical psychiatric diagnosis whose primary symptom was uncontrollable urge to walk or wander. Dromomania has also been referred to as traveling fugue. Non-clinically, the term has come to be used to describe a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust.

Etymology
The term dromomania is derived from combining the Greek dromos, meaning "running" with the root mania. The term has sometimes been clinical and pathologizing, and other times been descriptive of unusual enthusiasm without negative or medicalizing connotations, reflecting the diverse uses of the term mania itself.

In the 17th century, the term mania came to be used to describe any show of great enthusiasm for a specific activity or object. Later, it came to be used as a suffix for Greek words to refer to an irrational obsession, such as in the words hippomania, and nymphomania. At the same time emerged the French -manie, such as in bibliomanie, which was borrowed into English as bibliomania. The original sense of enthusiasm without the sense of irrationality continued, as can be seen in Coleridge's late (1772–1843) use of the term scribbleomania.

19th and early 20th centuries
Dromomania was a historical psychiatric diagnosis whose primary symptom was an irresistible urge to aimlessly wander, travel, or walk. Dromomania has also been referred to as traveling fugue.

Some authors describe patients with this diagnosis as being "in an automatic state" as they traveled, experiencing partial amnesia of the events of their journeys. Other symptoms included a "loss of sense of personal identity, ... and impulses to homicide and suicide."

Dromomania was regarded as a kind of impulse control disorder similar to kleptomania or pyromania.

Dromomania was primarily described by French psychiatrists. The concept of dromomania was adapted in America into drapetomania, a mental disorder whose primary symptom was running away. This diagnosis was applied only to enslaved people.

Modern bioethicist Henk A. M. J. ten Have regards dromomania as equivalent to the DSM IV diagnosis of dissociative fugue and the historical diagnoses of Wandertrieb (German) and automatisme ambulatoire (French).

Example cases
Many cases of dromomania have been described. The most famous case was that of Jean-Albert Dadas, a gas-fitter from Bordeaux, France. Dadas would suddenly set out on foot and reach cities as far away as Prague, Vienna or Moscow with no memory of his travels. A medical student, Philippe Tissié, wrote about Dadas in his doctoral dissertation in 1887.

Jean-Martin Charcot presented a similar case he called automatisme ambulatoire, French for "ambulatory automatism", or "walking around without being in control of one's own actions."

Social context
Dromomania is one of a constellation of social constructs to describe contemporary nomadic lifestyles, along with bum, brodyaga, hobo, vagrant, divagate, itinerant, vagabond, transient, tramp, rogue, wanderer Within this constellation, dromomania is an extreme pathologizing term.

In the early 20th century, dromomania was classified as one of a number of criminal manias, which were understood to involve irresistible compulsions to act without any motivation and sometimes against the preferences of the actor. Other such criminal manias were kleptomania, pyromania, and dipsomania. The American Prison Association described all of these criminal manias as common among people with psychopathic personalities, who were also described as lacking in purpose and ambition.

Dromomania was sometimes equated with propensity to vagrancy. The construct has been involved in the regulation of homelessness. It associated with the belief that homeless travelers lose the capacity to live in homes and maintain stability.

Travel writer Richard Grant has suggested that dromomania as a disorder is defined by sedentary cultures which pathologize a desire for travel that is present as an instinct in humans from their history as nomadic hunter-gathers. Frequent travelers such as Francis Xavier have been suspected of having dromomania.

21st century
During the 20th century, this diagnosis fell into disuse. However, since 2000 articles have appeared describing dromomania as a potential consequence of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and delirium. There have been attempts to treat dromomania with antipsychotic medications.

Nonclinical usage
More generally, the term is sometimes used to describe people who have a strong emotional or even physical need to be constantly traveling and experiencing new places, often at the expense of their normal family, work, and social lives.

Some authors have negatively referred to the high prevalence and cultural value of frequent long-distance travel in contemporary Western culture as hypermobility or dromomania.

In a 1977 book, cultural theorist Paul Virilio criticized modernity for acculturating people to become insanely addicted to pursuing the future and unable to stop, which he characterized as "dromomania". Virilio's analysis of contemporary culture has continued to be endorsed by other cultural theorists and regarded as even more accurate after the growth of finance capitalism and globalization.

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Scuzz

Scuzz was a British 24-hour rock and metal music television channel owned and operated by Sony Pictures Television. It was launched on 17 April 2003 and went on to be the highest-rated rock TV station on the Sky satellite platform, available in over 12 million homes in the UK and Ireland. The channel was closed on 15 November 2018.

The channel broadcast mainstream rock, pop-punk, and metal, with unsigned and lesser known bands featuring in the late night show 'New Noise'. Scuzz tended to play a broader selection of music videos compared with the other British rock channels MTV Rocks and Kerrang! although K! and Scuzz did share quite a few songs. The channel was known to break many UK artists including Enter Shikari, Young Guns, You Me At Six, Bullet For My Valentine, Lower Than Atlantis and later Milk Teeth and Creeper. International bands were often first broadcast on Scuzz TV, the likes of Avenged Sevenfold, Sleeping With Sirens, Pierce The Veil, Letlive, All Time Low and Paramore all first appeared on UK TV on Scuzz.

Sky ownership
In March 2003, British Sky Broadcasting announced they would enter the music television market and launch three themed channels - Scuzz, Flaunt, and The Amp.

Scuzz would launch with its sister networks on 17 April 2003. Scuzz through its life focused exclusively on the heavy metal and rock genres.

In September 2004, due to poor viewing figures and ratings, Sky announced that Chart Show Channels would take over operating Scuzz, Flaunt and The Amp beginning in January 2005, although they would retain full ownership in all three channels, alongside advertising control.

Scuzz was given a new look and revamp on 1 April 2006. Replacing the old black and white logo and song titles to a blue, smokey look. After the revamp the channel had begun to air more special, dedicated shows, such as a live performance from the metalcore group Trivium, and a weekend devoted to Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames.

CSC ownership
Sky announced in November 2006 that their music channels would go Free-to-Air beginning on 11 December, and soon afterwards transitioned full ownership to Chart Show Channels in December 2006, previously, Scuzz alongside its sister music channels were encrypted in NDS from its launch, and broadcasting on the Eutelsat 28A communications satellite meant that the channels could be viewed for the first time all across parts of Europe.

On 6 November 2007 Scuzz and its sister channels were removed from the ex-NTL Virgin Media areas following a failure of an agreement from Chart Show Channels for the networks to be made available in the ex-Telewest areas, alongside Virgin Media focusing more on their free On-Demand services.

On 21 December 2007, Scuzz was once again revamped; being given a much more industrial style look.

On 17 November 2008 a +1 timeshift of Scuzz, Scuzz +1, was launched. It was available 24 hours a day on Sky channel 375. This was CSC Media Group's third music timeshift, after launching Flaunt +1 and Bliss +1 earlier in the year, although both have since been closed down and replaced, with PopGirl +1 and allowing AnimeCentral to go 24 hours respectively. On 21 November, the channel was closed, with its EPG slot sold to NHK World TV.

On Tuesday 29 September 2009, Scuzz was removed from Freesat channel 502 and replaced with sister channel Flava. On 3 November 2010, NME TV was replaced with Scuzz on Freesat channel 503. On 15 July 2013, Scuzz was replaced by Chart Show Dance on Freesat channel 503. It returned to Freesat in August 2017, replacing Chart Show Hits just as they had replaced Scuzz four years earlier, but was removed along with Chart Show TV, Starz TV and Tiny Pop +1 on 31 July 2018.

On 5 June 2013, Scuzz swapped positions with Flava on Sky. The channel moved from 374 to 367 (to sit next to Kerrang!), while Flava moved from 367 to 374.

Sony Ownership
On 2 March 2015, Scuzz launched Animax Movie Nights, a block, provided by Sony Pictures Television under the Animax brand, that aired anime films streamed on SVOD in the UK and Ireland by the British version of Animax, which launched on 24 October 2013, on Thursday nights.

After 15 years the channel closed on 15 November 2018, along with sister channel Sony Crime Channel 2 culminating with special shows celebrating the channel's history. The last video played on the channel was "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" by Bowling for Soup. "Resist" by Shadows Chasing Ghosts was the final video to be played in full, as the signal was cut halfway through the former.

Music
The channel showed many exclusive music videos for their first time. Scuzz often played live concerts including Slipknot, Korn, Devildriver and 36 Crazyfists. Scuzz had band 'Take-Overs' where artists presented music video shows, as well as interviews with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Deftones, Machine Head and Kiss to smaller bands that are deemed up and coming.

They showed various interview shows including 'On Record', 'Scuzz Meets', 'The Lowdown' which centered around British rock festival 'Download Festival', and later a series called Access All Areas. Scuzz TV presenters included Terry 'Beez' Bezer, Sophie K, Daniel P. Carter, Jon Mahon, and Matt Stocks.

Scuzz had a presence at the majority of the UK, and some international rock festivals. Scuzz's festival partnerships at time of closure included:

 * Download Festival
 * Sonisphere
 * Bloodstock Open Air
 * Hevy Festival
 * Slam Dunk Festival
 * Vans Warped Tour USA
 * Vans Warped Tour UK
 * Mayhem Festival USA
 * Hellfest France
 * 2000 Trees Festival

On-air music video blocks/shows (at time of closure)

 * Back2Back
 * Rock All Stars
 * New Noise
 * Antiques Rock Show
 * Ass-Kicking Metal
 * #Rockbox (interactive block)
 * Shredtime Stories

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Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you were just trying to experiment, then use the sandbox instead. Thank you. andy 21:42, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

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Oak Ridge High School (Montgomery County, Texas)

Oak Ridge High School is a secondary school in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas, near Conroe, and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Shenandoah. Built in 1981, Oak Ridge High School is classified as a 6A school in the Conroe Independent School District. In 2021–2022, the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency.

The school serves: the city of Oak Ridge North, portions of the City of Shenandoah, the town of Woodloch, and the unincorporated communities of Imperial Oaks and Tamina. It also includes the former city of Chateau Woods. The school has two campuses: The main campus for students in grades 10–12 and a 9th grade campus on an adjacent property.

Oak Ridge High School housed the Conroe ISD Academy of Science and Technology, a science and technology based magnet program, from 1987 until the end of the 2007 school year when the program was transferred to The Woodlands College Park High School. The Academy for Careers in Engineering and Science, which opened in 2018–2019, operates inside the Oak Ridge 9th grade campus. Oak Ridge also supports an Air Force JROTC program.

History
The Conroe ISD Academy of Science and Technology opened inside of Oak Ridge High School in 1987. The academy began moving students to the newly opened The Woodlands College Park High School in the fall of 2005 to accommodate the expected growth in students attending Oak Ridge from its attendance zone. The academy gradually transitioned from Oak Ridge to College Park from fall 2005 to spring 2007, allowing students already enrolled in the program at Oak Ridge in 2003–2004 to remain.

By 2015, the school's enrollment exceeded its capacity. The combined, 9-12 enrollment of the school was 3,768. To accommodate the school's population growth, the district allocated 24 portable classroom buildings for the main campus and 4 portables for the 9th grade campus. In 2018, the district estimated the school's capacity to be 3,650.

For the 2017–2018 school year, the Oak Ridge High student population had increased to 4,400. Grand Oaks High School, which opened in August 2018, reduced the size of Oak Ridge's attendance zone. Due to the opening of Grand Oaks High School, the district estimated that enrollment at Oak Ridge will drop to 2,270 by the year 2020.

Conroe ISD opened its 3rd STEM academy, the Academy for Careers in Engineering and Science, inside the Oak Ridge 9th grade campus at the beginning of the 2018–2019 school year.

Demographics
In the 2022–2023 school year, there were 2,672 students enrolled at Oak Ridge High School. The ethnic distribution of students was as follows:
 * 39.0% White
 * 36.6% Hispanic
 * 15.2% African American
 * 4.9% Asian
 * 0.2% American Indian
 * 0.0% Pacific Islander
 * 4.1% Two or more races

42% of students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Academics
For each school year, the Texas Education Agency rates school performance using an A–F grading system based on statistical data. For 2021–2022, the school received a score of 85 out of 100, resulting in a B grade. Schools were not rated in 2019–2020 or 2020–2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The school received a score of 89 in 2017–2018 and 2018–2019.

Feeder schools
Feeder K–6 school(s) to Oak Ridge High School include:
 * Suchma (excluding Stonecrest subdivision)

Feeder elementary school(s) to Oak Ridge High School include:
 * Ford (excluding Fox Run & Spring Creek Pines)
 * Houser
 * Kaufman
 * Oak Ridge

Notable alumni

 * Luken Baker, 2015 Gatorade Player of the Year, played collegiate baseball at TCU and drafted to the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round of the 2018 MLB Draft
 * Durbin Feltman, played collegiate baseball at TCU and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the third round of the 2018 MLB Draft
 * Alton McCaskill, college football running back for the Houston Cougars, the Colorado Buffaloes and the Arizona State Sun Devils
 * Joseph Ossai, former college football defensive end for the Texas Longhorns, drafted in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals
 * Grant Stuard, former college football linebacker for the Houston Cougars. Final pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, making him that year's Mr. Irrelevant