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The Adventures of André and Wally B.
The Adventures of André and Wally B. is an animated short made in 1984 by Lucasfilm. Although it is technically not a Pixar short, it was made by John Lasseter, who has worked on nearly all of Pixar's feature films.

The animation on the feature was truly groundbreaking at the time, but is laughed at today. John Lassester was pushing the envelope by asking for an easily manipulatable teardrop shape, as the animation was restricted to geometric shapes.

Plot
It involves a person called André being woken up in a forest by a peskey bee named Wally B.. When André points a different direction, the bee looks away and André get's his chance to run away.

Luxo Jr.
Luxo Jr. is the first film produced in 1986 by Pixar following its establishment as an independent film studio. It is a computer-animated short film (two and a half minutes, including credits), demonstrating the kind of things the newly-established company was capable of producing. It is the source of the small desk lamp (offically named "Luxo Jr.", according to the official site) included in Pixar's corporate logo.

It features two desk lamps (inspired by a LUXO brand task-light, hence the title), one larger (implicitly older, named Luxo) than the other. Luxo Jr. plays with a small rubber ball, as Luxo reacts to its antics. On the technical level, it demonstrates the use of ray tracing to simulate the shifting light and shadow given by the animated lamps, simple surface textures, coordinated articulation of "limbs", and power cords that trail believably behind the moving lamps. On the cinematic level, it demonstrates a simple and entertaining story, including effectively expressive individual characters.

In 1986, Luxo Jr. received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film. It was the first CGI film nominated for an Academy Award.

Notice - when Luxo Jr. hops on top of the rubber ball, he squishes it down so that it's no longer visible beneath him, then shifts its "head" towards the audiance. In the Pixar logo, he does the same to the letter "I" in the word PIXAR.

Red's Dream
Red's Dream is the second short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios in 1987. It was directed by now-Executive Producer John Lasseter

Plot
This short has to deal with a small red unicycle (hence the name, Red) who languishes in a bike shop, unsold. He dreams that he is being used by a circus clown on the tight-rope, and other classic tricks.

Trivia
The ball that Red balanced on is the same ball that Luxo and Luxo Jr. play with. This was so the animators didn't have to create and render a different ball.

Tin Toy
Tin Toy is a 1988 Pixar Animation Studios film using computer animation. It was directed by John Lasseter and won the 1989 Academy Award for Animated Short Film.

The film takes place in one room and stars the toy of the title, a one-foot high mechanical one-man band, and a baby - the first time a realistic human character had been attempted in a computer-animated film.

At first the toy is delighted at the prospect of being played with by the baby, until he sees how destructive the baby can be. Fleeing beneath the couch, he discovers dozens of other toys who are too terrified to come out. But then the baby falls over and starts crying, and the tin toy decides he has to help no matter what. His antics succeed in cheering the baby up, to the point where the baby picks him up and shakes him violently before throwing him away. Once the toy has recovered from this ordeal he is annoyed to see that the baby has forgotten about him and is now playing with the cardboard box he came out of.

In 2003, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Knick Knack
Knick Knack is a Pixar "short". Two versions of this Pixar "short" exist; the original 1989 release version and the somewhat milder one included on the Finding Nemo DVD. The second one features much less busty female characters. Directed, Produced and Written by John Lasseter.

Geri's Game
Geri's Game is a 4 minute long 1997 animated short film made by Pixar. It was written and directed by Jan Pinkava. The film won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

The film is set in an empty park during autumn; the title character, Geri (voiced by Bob Peterson), plays a game of chess against himself (taking his glasses on and off as he plays himself).

Pixar produced the film with the goal of exploring improved techniques in the rendering of humans and clothing, including the use of subdivision surfaces.

Geri later appeared in Toy Story 2 as the toy cleaner.

External link

 * Pixar's home page for Geri's Game
 * UpcomingPixar

For the Birds
For the Birds is an animated short film, created by Pixar Animation Studios in the year 2000. It won the Academy Award for best animated short in the 74th Academy Awards. The movie is a story about a group of small birds sitting on a telephone line when a whimsical larger bird pays a visit.

Mike's New Car (Based on the characters from Monsters, Inc.)
Mike's New Car is a 2002 Pixar-animated short based on the two main characters from Monsters Inc.. Mike gets a new six-wheel drive [car], and shows it off to Sulley. When things start to go terribly wrong, the duo deciede to stick to walking to work for the time being.

Boundin'
Boundin' is a Oscar-nominated short film that is shown at the start of the Disney-Pixar film 'The Incredibles'. It features a sheep whose elegant dancing is very popular with the other animals but who is shorn every year becoming naked and shy and prevented from dancing so elegantly. It is whilst in such a bare state that a jackalope comes across the little lamb and teaches him the merits of "bounding" rather than dancing. The sheep is converted and its popularity is restored.

You cannot talk about Boundin' without mentioning writer-director Bud Luckey. Luckey designed and voices all the characters, composed the music and wrote the story. According to the Director's Commentary for The Incredibles, Brad Bird wanted to introduce the animated short by having Rick Dicker (voiced by Bud Luckey) enter a room, sit down, and pull out his banjo.

Boundin' was released on The Incredibles' 2-disc DVD collection release on the second disc, including commentary from Bud Luckey and the short clip titled 'Who is Bud Luckey?'.

Jack-Jack Attack (Based on the characters and situations from The Incredibles)
Jack-Jack Attack is a 2005 short produced by Pixar based upon their film The Incredibles. Unlike many of their previous shorts, it was not given a theatrical release, but was included on the DVD release of the film. It is in fact a deleted scene of the movie The Incredibles, which has been expanded into a short.

Plot
The movie is based on the youngest member of the superhero Parr family, the baby Jack-Jack.

In the beginning, Kari is explaining to Rick Dicker (from the Superhero Relocation Agency) about her experience with Jack-Jack while the rest of the family is out saving Mr. Incredible. The rest of the movie is basically acting out what Kari was telling to Mr. Dicker.

Throughout the course of The Incredibles everyone assumes that Jack-Jack is powerless; that is, not a "super." His mother and father are Elastigirl and Mr. Incredible. His sister, Violet, can generate force fields and become invisible (like the Invisible Woman). His brother, Dash, can run at incredible speeds (like The Flash). But so far, Jack-Jack seems like a normal non-super baby.

This all changes when the babysitter, Kari, starts watching Jack-Jack. The course of the movie overlaps in time with part of the plot of The Incredibles. It covers from about the time when Kari starts watching Jack-Jack to the arrival of Syndrome at the Parr household, when he attempts to kidnap Jack-Jack.

From The Incredibles, we know that Kari started experiencing difficulty with Jack-Jack shortly after hanging up the phone with his mother, Helen Parr. This short explores what exactly transpired between Kari and Jack-Jack while she watched him.

After Kari hangs up the phone with his mother, Jack-Jack starts demonstrating his heretofore latent super abilities. While he exercises his abilities, he runs Kari ragged. He appears to be not so much malicious as playful with his super abilities. Very soon, he becomes much too much for Kari to handle.

In the end, Kari's memories of the entire incident are cleared from her mind, though the viewer does not see how the memory wipe is performed.

The viewers are never directly informed how many or what kind of powers Jack-Jack possesses, but it is evident that he is more powerful than any of the other Parrs. Directly observable to the viewers are Jack-Jack's abilities to:
 * Levitate and float
 * Teleportation by "phasing" through walls
 * Burst into flame
 * Shoot laser-like beams from his eyes

Two other powers are shown in one of the final scenes of the movie The Incredibles:
 * Change his physical makeup. That is, he can change his body into metal, for example.
 * Shape-shift into a gremlin-like creature. He may be able to shape-shift into other forms as well.

Jack-Jack's name and multitude of powers suggest he is/will be literally a Jack-of-all-trades.

Kari's tribulation ends when Syndrome shows up at the Parr home, claiming to be a babysitting expert—a replacement for Kari. She gratefully hands over Jack-Jack to him and leaves. The short ends with the Parr's Superhero Relocation Agent erasing the memory of Kari while she watched Jack-Jack.

Powers
Jack-Jack's diversity of powers showcased in this short (as well as in The Incredibles feature film) resemble many other comic book characters' powers, presumably as follows:

 * Levitates (could also be considered flying): Superman (DC Comics); Jean Grey: (Marvel Comics X-Men); plus, a large number of other comic characters.
 * Teleports: Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics: X-Men)
 * Passes through walls: Kitty Pryde (Marvel Comics: X-Men); Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
 * Bursts in to flame without getting burned: Human Torch (Marvel Comics: Fantastic Four)
 * Discharges energy from his eyes: Superman (DC Comics); Cyclops (Marvel Comics: X-Men). Note: It's most likely a Superman reference since an obvious Cyclops reference was already made in the movie with "Gazer Beam".
 * Changes to metal: Colossus (Marvel Comics: X-Men); it's been suggested that this was a reference to Marvel Comics Absorbing Man in The Incredible Hulk, but that character required tactile contact with whatever he wanted to mimic. Since Jack-Jack changed independently, it's closer to Colossus' "natural" ability.  With the Absorbing Man's powers, Jack-Jack would only have been able to turn into whatever material Syndrome's gloves were made of.
 * Changes into a monster: This could simply be a "unique" ability, but some likely references could be - Gremlins (movie); Beast Boy of DC Comics; a Monsters, Inc. nod; this could even be a very subtle reference to "The Thing" of The Fantastic Four Marvel Comic book, thus completing all four representations of that group.
 * Super Strength (when he breaks out of his crib): Take your pick of any superhero, but most likely Superman;  Note: It could be considered a "mistake" that Jack-Jack didn't simply teleport or phase out of the crib, but he may not have discovered he even had that power yet since this was before he phased out of his diaper.  Notice how he struggled to get out at first.
 * He even appears to attempt some telekinesis when staring at his block: Jean Grey (Marvel Comics: X-Men)
 * Another possible power he displays is that of sticking to a surface (when he was on the ceiling and opened his bottle). This is probably attributed to his flying/levitating power, but if he was truly "sticking to" the ceiling, then this is similar to Spider-Man's (Marvel Comics) "wall crawling" ability.

Overall his powers seem to be on a need-to-use basis and also closely resemble genuine "powers" that most babies seem to possess: Disappearing, getting from points A to B in the blink of an eye, hard to catch, differing levels of "heaviness", quick destruction of household items, and of course they can turn into a little monster at a moment's notice.

One Man Band
One Man Band is a Pixar short film, to be released with Cars, on the 9 June 2006. It premiered however at the 29th Annecy Animation Festival.

It is a humorous tale of a peasant girl who, with one coin to make a wish at the piazza fountain, encounters two competing street performers who'd prefer the coin find its way their tip jars. As the two one-man bands' rivalry crescendos, the two overly eager musicians vie to win the little girl's attention.

The short is directed by Mark Andrews and produced by Osnat Shurer, head of Pixar's Shorts group.

Mater and the Ghost Light
Released on the Cars DVD.

Lifted
Directed by Gray Rydstrom. To be released with Ratatouille in November.

Your Friend the Rat
To be released with Ratatouille in November.

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Tinderbox (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)

Tinderbox is the seventh studio album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released on 21 April 1986 by Wonderland and Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and by Geffen Records in the United States. It was the band's first full-length effort recorded with then-new guitarist John Valentine Carruthers; Carruthers had previously only added a few parts on the 1984 EP The Thorn. The first recording sessions for the album took place at Hansa by the Wall in Berlin in May 1985.

Two songs were released as singles between late 1985 and early 1986, "Cities in Dust" and "Candyman". Tinderbox peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart and at number 88 on the US Billboard 200.

PopMatters included it on their list of the "12 essential alternative rock albums from the 1980s", and alternative rock artists including Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle, Jean-Benoît Dunckel of Air and Rachel Goswell of Slowdive, have cited it as an inspiration.

Background and release
The album was written to be presented live on stage in full like Juju was in 1981 on its subsequent tour. After rehearsing the songs for months, the band went abroad in Berlin to record the new material in May 1985 (they had previously recorded in Germany, in Bavaria, for The Thorn EP). The lead single, "Cities in Dust", was the only track that was entirely recorded at Matrix Studios in London in September. The rest of the vocal parts were done at AIR Studios in December.

At the beginning of the song "92°", there is a sample from the 1953 film It Came from Outer Space with the line: "Did you know... that more murders are committed at 92 Fahrenheit than any other temperature? I read an article once. Lower temperatures, people are easygoing. Over 92, it's too hot to move. But just 92, people get irritable".

The sleeve reproduced a picture of a tornado, taken by Lucille Handberg near the town of Jasper, Minnesota, on 8 July 1927. Her photograph has become a classic image; it had previously been used on the covers of Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (1970) and Deep Purple's Stormbringer (1974).

Tinderbox was released on 21 April 1986. A remastered compact disc was issued in 2009 with bonus tracks including an unreleased version of "Song from the Edge of the World" non-album single with Carruthers on guitars, and an unreleased song with lyrics by Steven Severin called "Starcrossed" recorded in May 1985. The B-sides of "Cities in Dust" and "Candyman", initially added as bonus tracks on the 1986 CD version of the album, were then included in the Downside Up B-sides box set.

A 180g vinyl reissue of the album, remastered from the original ¼” tapes and cut half-speed at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell, was released in August 2018.

Critical reception
Sounds praised the album on its release. Kevin Murphy wrote, "Tinderbox romps and swoons with all the majesty of Dreamhouse", and added, "it's a refreshing slant on the Banshees' disturbing perspective and restores their vivid shades to pop's pale palette." Jon Savage also hailed the record in Spin magazine: "Its scope, ease, and assurance make it a good collection for the Banshees to relaunch themselves into the international market this spring. Carruthers fits in to the point that you wouldn't know there was a change, and Budgie's drumming is superb. Apart from the singles "Cities in Dust" and "Candyman" (which perpetuates the Banshees' sinister view of childhood), the sparks fly on the crystal clear "Cannons" and the unsettling "Parties Fall". Los Angeles Times praised the album saying, it was an "exciting" and "superb offering" with "its own charms". Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan hailed the single "Candyman" as "a great Banshees record".

AllMusic reviewer David Cleary retrospectively rated the record 4.5 out of 5 stars, applauding the band for "rocking drumming, drivingly aggressive yet fully textured guitar playing, and masterful, gutsy singing. The songs here are intense [...] in fact, there's a certain satisfying feel to the musically uniform wall of sound here.... there are... plenty of subtle, effective production touches to be found throughout." Writing in the 2004 edition of The Rolling Stone Album Guide, Mark Coleman and Mac Randall said that Carruthers was a worthy replacement for Robert Smith and Tinderbox matched Hyæna in quality. The writers added: "'Cities in Dust' sports a knockout chorus and Siouxsie's most confident vocals to date. If she's not exactly warm, well, she certainly sounds inflamed about something."

The Quietus also praised the album and said: "By removing the focus from the guitar, Siouxsie & The Banshees forged a sound that was totally their own. Rhythmic and percussive, the rock idiom of old was eschewed in favour of a sound that was wholly their own. "Cities in Dust", the first single from Tinderbox, found the band moving into more electronic climes as Severin's recently purchased DX-7 synth discovered new territories to explore." PopMatters listed it among their "12 Essential Alternative Rock Albums from the 1980s", dubbing it "a bold and enchanting album that ought to be included in any record collection". In 2011, Brett Anderson, the lead singer of Suede, included Tinderbox on a list of albums that he called "current fascinations".

Legacy
Billy Howerdel of A Perfect Circle rated Tinderbox as his all-time favourite album. Howerdel described it as "one of the spookiest records I've ever heard. Some of the songs on there have such a dense atmosphere. Sometimes when I'm stuck, I'll listen to that. It's like sometimes when you have no inspiration and you go out and look at the moon, that's kind of what that record is for me ... that's always been a go-to for me". Rachel Goswell of Slowdive stated Tinderbox was part of the music that influenced her the most: "Tinderbox was the first Banshees album that I heard and I fell in love with this album wholeheartedly". Mentioning the song "92°", she said, "I couldn’t count the amount of times I played this record and sang this song in my bedroom dreaming of being in a band and that being my life". Jean-Benoît Dunckel of Air selected Tinderbox for his "5 albums forever" list, saying, "They played so well together; I saw them in concert and I never forgot that moment". Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers stated: "Tinderbox is an immaculate album". Jenny Lee Lindberg of Warpaint cited the band among her influences, as well as the song "Umbrella", initially included in the track listing of the 1986 CD version. She said: "This is a song that my husband and I bonded over – we’d definitely heard it individually before, but one day we were just playing the album and that song stopped us in our tracks… played it on repeat for the whole night. I understand why some people can hear a little Siouxsie in what we do."

Track listing
All tracks written by Siouxsie and the Banshees. All lyrics written by Siouxsie Sioux, except where noted.

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tinderbox.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

 * Siouxsie and the Banshees – arrangements
 * Siouxsie Sioux – vocals
 * Steven Severin – electric bass, keyboards
 * Budgie – drums, percussion
 * John Valentine Carruthers – guitars, keyboards

Technical

 * Siouxsie and the Banshees – production
 * Steve Churchyard – mixing (AIR Studios, December 1985)
 * Nick Robbins – mixing assistance
 * Hugh Jones – recording (Hansa by the Wall, May 1985)
 * Julian Standen – recording (Matrix, September 1985)

Artwork

 * Lucille Handberg – cover photograph
 * Joe Lyons – photography


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International Shooting Sport Federation

The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is the governing body of the Olympic shooting events. It also regulates several non-Olympic shooting sport events. The Federation's activities include regulation of the sport, managing Olympic qualification events and quota places, as well as organization of international competitions such as the ISSF World Cup series and ISSF World Championships.

The ISSF was founded in 1907 as the International Shooting Union (ISU, Union Internationale de Tir (UIT)), changing its name in 1998. The Federation affiliates more than 150 National Shooting Federations from around the world. The ISSF headquarters is in Munich, Germany. Since 2022, the ISSF Presidency has been held by Luciano Rossi (Italian politician), a former Italian Senator and head of the Italian Clay Pigeon Federation (FITAV).

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ISSF banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions. In March 2023, the new president Luciano Rossi of Italy expressed his desire to reinstate Russian and Belarusian athletes so they can compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Competitions and records
The ISSF recognizes the following competitions as ISSF Championships:
 * The Olympic Games every four years (Olympic events only).
 * The ISSF World Shooting Championships every four years, plus every other year for shotgun events.
 * The ISSF World Cup four times a year plus a final (Olympic events only).
 * The ISSF Junior World Cup four times a year plus a final (Olympic events only).
 * Regional championships, such as the European Championships or the Pan-American Games, with regularity that is decided on the regional level.

These are the only competitions that have direct supervision from ISSF committees, and the only competitions where world records can be set. This leads to many national records in fact being higher than the world records.

Disciplines
The ISSF currently sanctions five groups of shooting sport disciplines: Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Running Target and Target Sprint. Running Target and Target Sprint both utilise rifles, but are contested separately from the conventional Rifle events as Running Target uses moving targets, and Target Sprint uses hit/miss scoring in a biathlon-like event. Many ranges equipped for conventional rifle and pistol events are not equipped for Running Target or Target Sprint.

The overview of disciplines includes only the distinct discipline itself. Some may have both men's and women's events, just one or the other, or else have variations including team shoots. These are not listed separately.

Pistol
ISSF Pistol events use a mix of cartridge and air pistols. Targets are static black circles, with scoring based on scoring rings. Timed events originally used turning frames to show or hide targets. However these now use static targets with red and green lights to indicate when shots may be fired. As most high level events now use electronic target systems, the target system will ignore or penalise shots fired early or late. This reduces the incidence of mechanical faults with the frame mechanism, which could require reshoots and affect the competition programme.

Olympic Events

 * 10M Air Pistol - Slow-fire precision event using a .177 calibre air pistol
 * 25M Pistol - Timed shooting at a single target using a .22lr pistol (Women only)
 * 25M Rapid Fire Pistol - Timed shooting at five targets using a .22lr pistol (Men only)

Non-Olympic Events

 * 25M Center-fire pistol
 * 25M Standard Pistol
 * 50M Pistol - Slow-fire precision shooting at a single target using a .22lr pistol

Rifle
ISSF Rifle events use a mix of cartridge and air rifles. Targets are static black circles, with scoring based on scoring rings.

Olympic Events

 * 10M Air Rifle - Slow-fire precision event using a .177 calibre air rifle
 * 50M Three-Position Rifle - Slow-fire precision event using a .22lr single-shot rifle with Kneeling, Prone and Standing phases

Non-Olympic Events

 * 50M Prone Rifle - Slow-fire precision event using a .22lr single-shot rifle
 * 300M Prone Rifle - Slow-fire precision event using a single-shot centre-fire rifle
 * 300M Three-Position Rifle - Slow-fire precision event using a single-shot centre-fire rifle with Kneeling, Prone and Standing phases

Olympic Events

 * Skeet
 * Trap

Non-Olympic Events

 * Double trap

Running Target
ISSF Running Target events uses a mix of cartridge and air rifles. Targets are moving black circles, with scoring based on scoring rings. No Running Target events are contested at the Olympic Games.

 * 10M Running Target - uses a single-shot 0.177 calibre air rifle
 * 50M Running Target - uses a single-shot 0.22lr rifle

Target Sprint
Target Sprint uses 0.177 air rifles. Targets are static black circles, with scoring based on hits/misses. Similar to Biathlon, Target Sprint involves running phases, interspersed with shooting. Unlike Biathlon, all shooting is done standing with no prone shoots. Additionally, rifles are not carried by the athlete whilst running and are left in a rack on the firing point. No Target Sprint events are contested at the Olympic Games.

Development of shooting sports
Target shooting sports developed rapidly through the second half of the 19th century as a side effect of national security concerns. The National Rifle Association was founded in London in 1859 with the aim of raising funds for a shooting competition (the Imperial Meeting) to promote marksmanship amongst the Volunteer movement. Similar organisations and events such as Frivilliga Skytterörelsen developed across the world, particularly in Europe and European colonies. By 1900, target shooting was well established as a popular recreational sport. Disciplines varied from one nation to another, often relevant to the service rifles in domestic use. For instance, fullbore target rifle was common across the British Empire.

First Olympiad and early 20th century
Shooting was included in the first modern Olympic Games. Held in Athens in 1896, 39 shooters from seven nations competed in three pistol and two rifle events; they grew to 139 shooters from 13 nations in the following edition of the Games, held in Paris in 1900.

On 17 July 1907, representatives of seven national shooting federations, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands met in Zurich, Switzerland, to formally establish L'Union Internationale des Fédérations et Associations nationals de Tir, International Union of National Shooting Federations and Associations in English. That meeting would be remembered as the first ISSF General Assembly. Daniel Mérillon, a French lawyer from Paris, was elected as the first ISSF President.

Following the desire of the first ISSF leaders to make their organization a world sport institution, more national federations joined L'Unione Internationale in the ensuing years: in 1912, 284 shooters coming from 16 different countries participated in the Games of the V Olympiad. In 1916, World War I caused the cancellation of the Olympic Games and every shooting international event, and under the influence of President Mérillon, the Union of National Shooting folded.

In 1920 President Mérillon invited representative of the previous members and from the countries established after the world war to come to a meeting in Paris on 16 April 1920, with the intent to renew ISSF activities. Delegates from 14 countries attended the meeting and agreed to re-establish the ISSF under the name L'Union Internationale de Tir, and Daniel Mérillon was re-elected President of the Union. In the first Olympic Games after the hiatus, held in Antwerp in the same year, 233 athletes from 18 nations participated in 21 shooting events. The following year, 1921, the International Olympic Committee, declared that the ISSF regulations were to govern the shooting events in the next Olympic Games: this was the first concrete step in forging a union between the ISSF and the IOC, a step that was to have such a profound impact on the Federation's future.

A crisis between the ISSF and the IOC happened between years 1926 and 1928: the practice of awarding money prizes in ISSF Championships clashed with the rigid amateur standards of the IOC, causing the Committee to exclude shooting from the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. After a formal appeal, in 1932 shooting was re-included in the Olympic program, but the number of events was widely reduced and many of the world's best marksmen were missing because they were labeled incompatible with the IOC amateur standards. A small sample of shooting events was present in the 1936 Berlin Olympic program, while the following year Catherine Woodring became the first woman to fire in a UIT World Championship event.

1940 marks another break in the history of Olympic Games and shooting, as the 2nd World War exploded. The federal books, with records and archives were transported from Paris to Stockholm, in a neutral country. After the conclusion of the world conflict, in 1947, eight members agreed on holding a World Championship and a General Assembly in Stockholm, where Erik Carlsson was elected as the third president of the ISSF history.

Late 20th century
The Pan-American Games and the Asian Games were both created, on their respective continents, as multi-sport international competitions, in 1951, and shooting was accepted in both. Since that year, Pan-Am Games and Asian Games have been staged every four years, with shooting always present in the program. Since 1954, the ISSF started adopting a four-year cycle for its World Championship. In 1966 the UIT decided to recognize its events as mixed ones, allowing women to compete alongside men in every official competition, including the 1968 Olympic Games and their three following editions.

In 1976 Hasler, after serving the ISSF for sixteen years, stepped down from the presidency, opening the way for his First Vice President George Vichos, whose administration lasted four years: during the ISSF General Assembly of the XXII Olympiad, held in Mexico City, Olegario Vázquez Raña emerged as the leading candidate for the presidency. The Mexican, an active shooter with four Olympic Games and five World Championship participations, was elected in February 1980, with 125 out of 132 votes in his favor. The 1980 General Assembly also elected Horst G. Schreiber, a prominent attorney in Munich, Germany, as the new Secretary General.

The constant growth of the member federations to over 100 changed the needs of the ISSF, leading the new leadership to the promotion of a new ISSF Constitution, drafted and approved in an Extraordinary General Assembly happened in Moscow in 1980. The new Constitution transferred the technical rule making authority to the Administrative Council, increased the authority of the ISSF Section Committees and strengthened the Federation's financial accountability. It also established the ISSF Women's Committee, that replaced the provisional 1977's Ladies Committee.

In 1984 Unni Nicolaysen became the first woman in the 77-year-old history of the Federation to be elected as a member of the Administrative Council. That same year, the IOC added three women's events to the Olympic shooting program.

Two years later, at the suggestion of the IOC, the ISSF developed an Olympic qualification system, establishing a new series of World Cups, including them in the system and recognizing their scores as potential World Records. The first ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup was held in Mexico City in March 1986, followed by the first ISSF Shotgun World Cup, held in Montecatini, Italy, in April. Since 1986, ISSF World Cup has been played on a yearly basis, always leading to an ISSF World Cup Final where shooters with the best scores were invited to compete in an elite competition at the end of each season. 25 junior events were added to the Championship programs in 1994.

During the General Assembly held in Barcelona in 1998, the word sport was formally incorporated into the Federation's name, changing it into the current International Shooting Sport Federation. Between 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, three women's events were added to the program.

21st century
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, 390 shooters, representing 106 countries, competed in 17 events. After that two categories were removed from the program, reducing it to 15 events. Another record setting participation was recorded in 2006 in Zagreb for the ISSF World Championship in all events: 1,932 senior and junior athletes represented 97 nations, and competed in 54 individual events and 51 team events. Also in 2006, Olegario Vázquez Raña and Horst Schreiber were voted and re-elected respectively as President and Secretary General of the ISSF.

On July 17, 2007, the International Shooting Sport Federation celebrated the 100th anniversary of the initial meeting in Zurich. Currently counting 158 members from 146 countries, the Federation started as the governing body of two shooting events, growing to 15 Olympic and 23 World Championship ones, and becoming an Olympic organ.

In 2008, in Beijing, 390 athletes from 103 countries competed in 15 events for three disciplines: Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun. Following what the IOC President Jacques Rogge called "a tradition", the first gold medal of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad was awarded on August 9 to Kateřina Emmons, a Czech shooter competing in the 10 m Air Rifle Women event.

In 2017, the ISSF made the unusual move to refer Vice-President Luciano Rossi (Italian politician) (also head of the Italian Clay Pigeon Federation (FITAV)) to the Ethics Committee, accusing him of conflicts of interest and disloyalty. Rossi had criticised the changes to the Olympic Shooting Programme, which included dropping the Prone Rifle, 50 meter Pistol and Double Trap shotgun events. The ISSF alleged that Rossi had an undisclosed business interest in a manufacturer of traps, which motivated his lobbying in favour of the Double Trap event. Rossi was also accused of spreading misinformation and disloyalty when he claimed that ISSF Secretary General Franz Schreiber and Vice President Gary Anderson had discussed the use of laser guns with the IOC "as possible future of the shooting sports", which the ISSF vehemently denied. In May 2018, the Ethics Committee found that the allegations were "predominantly justified" and banned Rossi from any shooting-related activities for three years. A number of athletes wore black armbands at the following World Cup match in support of Rossi. Rossi appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport who reduced the three-year suspension to just 20 weeks, whilst increasing his fine from CHF30,000 to CHF50,000. In the full ruling, the Court considered the three-year ban to have been "clearly disproportionate" and found personal and political motivations within the ISSF had been a factor in his suspension, which would have excluded him from running for the ISSF Presidency at the end of 2018.

In 2018, Olegario Vázquez Raña stepped down after 38 years as president of the federation. At the 68th ISSF General Assembly, Russian oligarch Vladimir Lisin was elected over Italian Luciano Rossi by 148 votes to 144. Lisin is a Russian steel tycoon and former President of the European Shooting Confederation. The election followed a contentious campaign. Having served out his ethics suspension, Rossi claimed to have received death threats aimed at forcing him out of the election. He received an escort from Munich police at the Assembly. Lisin had been President of the European Shooting Confederation and the Russian Shooting Union. Alexander Ratner was elected as ISSF Secretary-General, taking over from Franz Schreiber. Ratner had served on the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games Organising Committee, but had since become a naturalised German citizen. He was later elected President of the European Confederation, succeeding Lisin.

In September 2019, Rossi challenged the election result alleging irregularities that prevented two federations from voting - which he claimed would have led to a tie. In December 2019, Rossi withdrew his case and was ordered to pay arbitration costs.

Lisin Presidency

Taking office in November 2018, Lisin immediately announced the formation of a USD$10M Development Fund for the 2019-2022 quadrennium, seeded from his personal wealth. The fund targeted three groups - Member Federations that needed assistance in developing shooting sports in their countries; Member Federations that had won quota places to the 2020 Olympic Games; and individual athletes who led the ISSF rankings at the end of each year. In June 2022, the ISSF claimed that more than $3.5m had been distributed by the fund, with an additional $1.1m worth of equipment for sport development receiving by 43 national federations.

In October 2019, the ISSF was issued a warning by the IOC after it was found to have been selling hospitality packages for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, which included the reselling of accreditations and event tickets - contrary to the Fundamental Rules for ticket sales by International Federations.

In December 2019, an EGM was convened to update the Federation constitution. A previous attempt by Vladimir Lisin to change the constitution in 2016 had failed. The key amendments included term limits for all posts (including the President), along with the abolition of proxy voting - a disqualified proxy vote had been a key point of the appeal by presidential candidate Luciano Rossi to overturn the presidential elections. The amendments also abolished elections for the Secretary-General, with the role becoming an appointment by the President. Rossi campaigned against this perceived centralisation of power to the Presidency. The constitution was approved at the EGM, although a clause to restrict membership to one federation per nation was removed - 13 nations have dual membership.

In November 2022, the Nordic Shooting Region issued an open letter to all ISSF member federations expressing deep concern regarding the development of the sport and calling for stability in the rule book and competition programme. This followed organisational difficulties at the 2022 Rifle & Pistol World Championships in Cairo, backdropped by a recent history of fluid rules. The ISSF Technical Rules are typically updated once every 4 years in the January following an Olympic Games. However, since the publication of the 2017 rules (following the 2016 Olympic Games), the format of multiple events had been changed and updated, sometimes just weeks before major matches. This was exacerbated by one of the constitutional amendments, which permitted the Executive Committee to enact rule changes - a role previously reserved for the larger Administrative Committee. This increased the personal influence of the President on the rule book. In 2018 the Women's Three Position Rifle format was changed mid-cycle to a 3x40 format, matching the Men's event. In July 2021 the format was changed back to 3x20 for both Men and Women. Matters came to a head in May 2022 when Lisin unilaterally announced rule changes for the shotgun disciplines prior to the Baku World Cup. This reportedly occurred without consultation, following an incident at the previous World Cup in Lonato where Lisin had interrupted the semi-final of the Trap competition, asking the competition jury to deviate from the prescribed format. The jury had declined, sticking to the published rule book. Lisin allegedly replied "Then I change the rules".

In the November 2022 edition of Deutsche SchützenZeitung (the monthly magazine of Deutscher Schützenbund), Chief Editor Harald Strier also decried the "chaos" of the Cairo World Championships, claiming that the schedules had constantly changed and that rules used in such cases as tie breaks had not been clarified. He went on to claim that (unspecified) threats had been made by ISSF leadership, and criticised the selection of an expensive holiday resort (Sharm El Sheikh) as the destination for the 70th General Assembly.

These organisational controversies ran concurrent with the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the ISSF had banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from its competitions. In March, both Alexander Ratner and Vladimir Lisin had been barred from attending the 10m European Shooting Championships in any official capacity, amid calls for them to step aside. Ratner attended privately, insisting that neither he nor Lisin had links with the Russian government. In April, Australia added Lisin to its list of sanctioned individuals. In October 2022, the US was urged to sanction Lisin, amid claims that his steel firm had supplied materials to companies connected with Russian nuclear weapon development. In March 2023, the new president Luciano Rossi of Italy expressed his desire to reinstate Russian and Belarusian athletes so they can compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

In November, Oleg Volkov (president of the Ukrainian Shooting Federation) called on IOC President Thomas Bach to prevent Lisin from standing for re-election as ISSF President at the 70th General Assembly on November 30.

At the 70th General Assembly, Rossi again stood in the presidential elections, calling 2022 a "Time for Change". Alexander Ratner - the ISSF Secretary-General - published an open letter in defence of Lisin, which included stinging personal criticism of Rossi. On the 30th November, Rossi won the presidential election 136 votes to 127.

In December 2022 it emerged that Lisin had reneged on a promise to provide €792,000 in prize money for the ISSF President's Cup. Prize money was eventually paid in April 2023. It was also claimed that the new management team were struggled to gain control of the Federation's social media accounts following the election.

Shooting at the Commonwealth Games
In January 2018, the Commonwealth Games Federation confirmed that shooting had been dropped from the programme of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Shooting had been included at every Commonwealth Games since Christchurch 1974. In December 2018 a delegation from British Shooting and the ISSF - including Vladimir Lisin - visited Birmingham and discussed the inclusion of shooting with the Birmingham organising committee. In June 2019 organisers announced that the proposal made had been unsuccessful. Shooting at the Commonwealth Games has not historically been supervised by the ISSF, and includes disciplines such as Fullbore target rifle which are not governed by the ISSF. The new President however considered it important to ensure the continued participation of shooting in one of the largest multi-sport Games. Shooters were surprised to learn that the ISSF's unsuccessful bid had scrapped the usual Commonwealth shooting programme in favour of bidding the Olympic programme, plus Fullbore rifle.

In July 2022, the organising committee for the 2026 Commonwealth Games released their initial programme, which also did not include shooting. In August 2022, Shooting Australia announced that the ISSF had submitted an Expression of Interest for shooting as an additional sport. Like the proposals for the 2022 Games, the proposed programme was significantly restricted, including just four disciplines - Trap, Air Rifle, Air Pistol and Fullbore Rifle. This dropped cartridge pistol, 50m rifle, skeet and double trap. In October 2022, the inclusion of Shooting was confirmed but without Fullbore Rifle.

Rossi Presidency
Luciano Rossi was elected as ISSF President at the 70th General Assembly on 30 November 2022.

On December 1, Rossi appointed German Willi Grill as Secretary-General, replacing Ratner.

In March 2023, Rossi expressed his desire to reinstate Russian and Belarusian athletes so they can compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as neutrals.<ref name="IndianExpress-Russia"/

In December 2023, the Executive Committee convened an Extraordinary Meeting at the request of Rossi, where Willi Grill was dismissed as Secretary General, the reasons for which were not disclosed.

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Shahin Badar

Shahin Badar (born 17 June 1974) is an English singer-songwriter who is best known in Europe and North America for her vocals on The Prodigy's single "Smack My Bitch Up" (1997). It earned her a Double Platinum award.

Early life
Badar was born in Colchester, Essex, England to a Bangladeshi father and Indian mother. She spent her formative years growing up in Kuwait and United Arab Emirates.

Inspired by her mother, Zohra Ahmed, who is a classical singer and encouraged by her teachers, Badar developed a blend of Arabic and Indian vocals. She sings in English, Arabic, Bengali and Indian languages.

Badar returned to England to continue her schooling at Gilbert Grammar School. Upon leaving she took up a position in Customs and Excise.

Recording
In 1996, Badar's first album Destiny was released, produced by British music producer Kuljit Bhamra. In 2010, her second album Laila was released.

Badar's vocal contributions feature in over 50 international film and TV soundtracks. Her vocals have also featured on shows such as the UK Music Hall of Fame, Bollywood films Yuva and Zubeidaa, the theatrical trailer for Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Charlie's Angels, Scary Movie 2, Dhai Akshar Prem Ke, Closer, US sitcoms North Shore and Kevin Hill, and Sky News broadcasts.

She has worked with musicians and producers such as A. R. Rahman, Liam Howlett, Tim Deluxe, Fraser T Smith, Indian Ropeman, Jah Wobble, Twista, Juliette Lewis, Bobina. She supported 50 Cent and worked with director Ang Lee on the film The Hulk.

Several of Badar's collaborations have charted in the UK Charts top ten singles, Independent, Dance, Radio and Bhangra charts with inclusions on three The Prodigy UK No.1 albums: The Fat of the Land, Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned, and Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005. Her most notable hit is "Smack My Bitch Up", released in 1997, in 2013, she received a quadruple platinum disc for her contributions.

Her vocal and written work has featured in adverts for Scottish Widows, Tongues on Fire and Zee Cine Awards.

She has also appeared as a judge for Brit Asia Talent show and one of the judges for Miss Universe Great Britain.

Performances
Badar has headlined various UK festivals, performed live with 50 Cent, and has performed in countries such as Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden, France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, Ireland, India, and at events such as Radio One Live, Creamfields, Oxegen, Glastonbury Festival, Ibiza Rocks, Global Gathering, World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD), Respect Festival, Essentials Festival, and Mystery Land in the Netherlands.

She was the face of the Bradford International Festival in 2002 and headlined the Luton International Carnival in 2000.

Achievements
Badar has received recognition of her work from various awarding bodies through short-listings and nominations, in addition to this her performance and written work is also included in projects that have secured major awards(*).

1996
 * "Jind Meriyeh": UK Bhangra Chart No. 4

1997
 * The Prodigy's album The Fat of the Land: UK Albums Chart No. 1 and a Double Platinum award. Featuring Badar's vocals on "Smack My Bitch Up", Badar received a copy of the award for her contribution to the album.

2005
 * Mukhtar Sahota's album 4 The Muzik: UK Bhangra Chart No. 3. Featuring Badar's vocal performance on "Gal Lagja"

2004
 * BBC Radio 1 Pete Tong: Essential Selection Tune of the Week – "Mundaya"
 * BBC Asian Network: Tune of the Week – "Queen of OPunjab"
 * BBC Asian Network: Tune of The Week – "Yeh Rog"
 * "Mundaya": Dance Chart top 10

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Donelson

Donelson may refer to:
 * Fort Donelson, near Nashville, Tennessee
 * Battle of Fort Donelson
 * Donelson, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville
 * Donelson Christian Academy Christian school in Donelson
 * USS Fort Donelson, a ship in the American Civil War
 * Donelson (surname)
 * Donelson Caffery, American politician

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Talk:James E. Watson

Elected 8 times to the U.S. Senate???
Whomever editied this page previously should read more about American politics -- United States Senators are elected for a 6-year term.

The Milwaukee Sentinel Thurs 21 Oct 1926 p 1 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1KZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sw8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7280,662208 (necessary to scroll back to page one) Charges Klan Deal Seated Senator Former KKK Chief Before Reed Inquiry Ex-Cyclops Declares Watson Aided Kuklux Candidate. Says Dr Evans Told of Organization's Contract in Capital. by Associated Press Chicago, Oct 20 - Dr Hiram W Evans, imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan was quoted today by the Senate Congressional Funds committee as having said that Senator Watson (Rep, Ind) had "gotten to" Senator Moses (Rep, NH), with the result that Senator Mayfield (Dem, Tex) was seated. Hugh Pat Emmons of South Bend, Ind, former grand cyclops of the klan, testified that Evans had described Senator Mayfield as one of "the best klnsmen in the United States" and that the klan was supporting Watson because of what he had done in the seating of the Texas senator.

Claims Senate Influence Evans also was quoted by the witness as having said that William F Zumbrunn, geberal counsel of the klan, was influential with United States senators and their wives. "He wines and dines with them," Emmons declared Evans had said. The witness added that if Senator Watson got to be president he would send Bill Zumbrunn as ambassador to Mexico. "And if Watson is president when these klansmen march down Pennsylvania avenue, they'll march right on through the White House," Evans was quoted. 174.124.171.153 (talk) 19:36, 11 February 2011 (UTC)Pink

Common name
Regarding the move of this page, James E. Watson (62%), James Watson (22%), and Jim Watson (12%) are the only iterations of Watson's name that constitute over 5% of references to him on newspapers.com in Indiana. Star Garnet (talk) 04:03, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

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ISSF

ISSF may refer to:

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 * International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
 * International Shooting Sport Federation
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Talk:Steve Buyer

Controversy section
A controversy section that is 2/3 to 3/4 of the text of the article. And only a single citation in the entire controversy section. This is definitely not good for a living person biography, and especially not for a US congress person, and especially not good when we have congressional IP addresses trying to remove the entire section. I don't know this congressman, and have no idea about the status of the controversies, but the current state is in total violation of WP:BIO. Pretty much every allegation in the controversy section needs references that pass WP:RS. Given the back and forth over the deletions from the congressional IP, I'm not sure what the proper path forward is, but the article cannot remain as it is. - TexasAndroid 19:53, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Steve Buyer will no longer have a paid staff person watching this website after the 2010. I would wait until the new year, and add the sections that were deleted back in. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.69.74.43 (talk) 16:56, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Florida Republican Leadership PAC
begin discussion moved from my talk page —Cryptic 09:25, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to clean up the Steve Buyer article. It seems that the refrences to Mark Foley's money to steve buyer have been removed. I have included links below, if you could please place the item back.

Florida Republican Leadership PAC http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.asp?strID=C00325969 Look who the affliated person is

Donations from FRLPAC http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacgot.asp?strID=C00325969&Cycle=2002

Hope this is sufficent to get the sorced fact back into the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 199.8.170.203 (talk • contribs) 23:17, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Yes, this does show that they have a funding connection. This in itself isn't particularly noteworthy.  The point of the paragraph I removed was that "there have been increasing calls for Rep. Buyer to return the 2500 dollars"; it's this statement that needs a source, and I was unable to find one except for a few mentions on blogs, which aren't reliable sources. —Cryptic 23:25, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

end discussion moved from my talk page —Cryptic 09:25, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I've since reverted this material out of the article twice. The second time additionally cited http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/9/30/112258/884 and http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2006/oct/02/gop_candidates_pressured_on_foleys_dirty_money to ref the first statement, but both of these are user-created blogs (which fall well short of the sort of reliable source we need to include this kind of statement in the article), and neither of them mention any pressure to return the money (despite the url of the second).  The second does link to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/ap_on_go_co/foley_money, which might possibly be an acceptable source if the link wasn't dead; however, it doesn't include enough information to easily track down the article now that it's no longer hosted on Yahoo. —Cryptic 09:25, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I see you have the abilty to keep me from makeing changes, but I ask you to reconsider:

In light of the resignation of Rep. Mark Foley (R, Florida) it has been brought to attention by many blogs that 2500 dollars was giving to Steve Buyer by a PAC with direct ties to the alleged pedophile. [7] [8] [9] Rep. Buyer received the money in 2002 from Foley’s ‘Florida Republican Leadership PAC’ and the gift to Rep. Buyer was the second largest that year. [10]

The statement added last night does not contain ANY refrence to pressure being put of Steve Buyer. If you do not find his accepting money from Mark Foley signifigant, I suggest you read the NUMEROUS articles that are about the same subject with different canadidates. This site should contain as much information as posible, and my question to you is: Is there any question that he took the money? Is there any question that the money has direct ties to Mark Foley? Is recieve money from Mark Foley signifigent (agian, refer to the numerous articles written on the subject)? And finalely, are there blogs that point out the fact that Steve Buyer took the money?

I don't really know where else to put this, but Mr. Buyer recently rode (and stiffed me on a tip) in my cab in Washington, D. C. He must have pooped his pants because after he left my hack, there was a tremendous smell, like poop, in my cab. There was also excrement all over the back seat. If he hails your ride in the D. C. area, don't pick him up unless you want to hose out the back seat afterward. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.12.206.154 (talk) 08:22, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Now why do you insest on removing the content?

Becuase they don't like the truth. They must control. Don't delete the controversies sections, you little bitches. That's all this turd bucket is about: controversy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.12.206.154 (talk) 11:12, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

Removal of Campaign Literature
I removed the following from this article because it was sourced to the Buyer House website and lacked anything like neutrality or objectivity: "Since coming to Congress, his priorities have been to ensure that veterans with service-connected disabilities, those with special needs, and those who are indigent receive the best care. In 2005, after discovering significant shortcomings in the VA budget and its budget process, Congressman Buyer was able to quickly help provide $1.2 billion in supplemental funding. He is also committed to providing a seamless transition to soldiers as they become veterans, working on information technology services that streamline Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system. Congressman Buyer has been a tireless advocate of giving the VA's CIO more authority which would save the Department $1.6 billion in wasteful and duplicative spending. In response to this legislation,

He was one of the five architects of the Medicare Prescription Drug Card which was used as a bridge from enactment of the law until the full benefit became available. He also was one of the leading proponents and creators of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and was instrumental in ensuring HSA's be included in the final measure which was ultimately signed into law by President Bush. Millions of seniors have saved thousands of dollars in prescription drug costs due to his work and countless families have benefited from businesses that now use HSA's to provide affordable health coverage." Mhojo 19:14, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I've reverted to before the whitewash began. IMHO the current version is a bit POV on the anti side, but not nearly as far POV as the whitewashed version was. - TexasAndroid 19:22, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Tobacco=lettuce comments and S Buyer internet meme
What about his fairly crazy comments (on the house floor) about smoking lettuce? Should be included, as it's become a major internet meme (e.g. youtube.com/watch?v=1dqTrUpmwPg ), and people come here to see the context of what he was talking about, to see if he was actually making a fair point, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.71.22.180 (talk) 20:33, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Someone killed that prose awhile back. —Notyourbroom ( talk ) 01:05, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

BLP issue
Here's the text as I have refactored it:
 * In June 2009, he became the subject of some prime-time TV news attention when he likened the physical effects of smoking tobacco to those of smoking dried, rolled lettuce when taking the floor against the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

All of this is true and verifiable, and I believe it is stated in a more neutral manner than before. In all frankness, this man is an elected public official, and the prose here refers to comments made in an official and literally on-the-record capacity. Keep that in mind if you think it reflects so poorly on him as to constitute a BLP issue—that this man is a grown-up, a public official, and that he made his comments with specific rhetorical intent in his capacity as an elected figure in the US government. There's no "gaffe" here, no embarrassing private situations made public—this is not a "Star Wars Kid" situation. Accordingly, my personal policy in watching this article will be to ensure that mention of this event is not stricken entirely from the article unless, through discussion, a consensus is established to the contrary. —Notyourbroom ( talk ) 20:15, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
 * It was definitely BLP vio beforehand. I think him calling nicotine the harmless part can be included, but it's good otherwise. Reywas92 Talk  21:07, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
 * has again deleted the content, and I have again restored it. I invited the editor to discuss the disagreement on the talk page. —Notyourbroom ( talk ) 18:03, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Real problem with (presumably) auto-generated office succession information
Wiki doesn't appear to handle redistricting correctly. Mark Souder was never this guy's predecessor for the 4th. The 4th simply changed. I assume this sort of stuff is auto-generated. That code needs to be rewritten to take renaming offices into account properly. 82.139.118.219 (talk) 00:28, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

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Any relation?
Halleck is not the most usual name. Was he any relation to Henry Halleck, General-in-Chief of the Union armies in the Civil War? 81.157.68.194 (talk) 09:24, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

 * This is an old post, I know, but I did a tiny bit of research. Henry Halleck had only one child who died at 26, so it's possible he had a child in that time, but Henry Halleck was also one of 14 children. Rsemmes92 (talk) 17:59, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles

Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles is a compilation album by the grunge band Mudhoney. The album contains the entire Superfuzz Bigmuff EP, the A-sides and B-sides of 2 singles, and 2 covers from split singles with Sonic Youth and The Dicks. It was released by Sub Pop Records in October 1990. The album is named after the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi and the Univox Super-Fuzz fuzzboxes, (the title also being a play on words) which gave the band their signature dirty sound.

 * "Touch Me I'm Sick" was Mudhoney's first single, and one of the first singles ever released by Sub Pop; "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" was the B-side.
 * "You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)" was released as a single in 1989; "Burn It Clean" was the B-side.
 * "Hate the Police" is a cover of a song by The Dicks.
 * "Halloween" is a cover of a Sonic Youth song, originally recorded for the split single between the two bands, on which Sonic Youth played "Touch Me I'm Sick."
 * The last 6 tracks on the album are from Mudhoney's debut EP Superfuzz Bigmuff.

In 2005 the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.

Track listing
All tracks by Mudhoney unless otherwise noted.

 * 1) "Touch Me I'm Sick" – 2:35
 * 2) "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" – 3:46
 * 3) "Hate the Police" (The Dicks cover) – 2:08
 * 4) "Burn It Clean" – 3:00
 * 5) "You Got It (Keep It Outta My Face)" – 2:53
 * 6) "Halloween" (Sonic Youth cover) – 6:12
 * 7) "No One Has" – 3:26
 * 8) "If I Think" – 3:37
 * 9) "In 'n' Out of Grace" – 5:28
 * 10) "Need" – 3:00
 * 11) "Chain That Door" – 1:51
 * 12) "Mudride" – 5:43

title: Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles


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User talk:Lord Voldemort/Archive 1

Welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for your contributions to the coolest online encyclopedia I know of =). I sure hope you stick around; we're always in need of more people to create new articles and improve the ones we already have.  You'll probably find it easiest to start with a tutorial of how the wikipedia works, and you can test stuff for yourself in the sandbox.  When you're contributing, you'll probably find the manual of style to be helpful, and you'll also want to remember a couple important guidelines.  First, write from a neutral point of view, second, be bold in editing pages, and third, use wikiquette.  Those are probably the most important ones, and you can take a look at some others at the policies and guidelines page. You might also be interested in how to write a great article and possibly adding some images to your articles.

Be sure to get involved in the community – you can contact me at my talk page if you have any questions, and you can check out the village pump, where lots of wikipedians hang out and discuss things. If you're looking for something to do, check out the community portal. And whenever you ask a question or post something on a talk page, be sure to sign your name by typing ~~~~.

Again, welcome! It's great to have you. Happy editing! --Spangineer (háblame)  18:08, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

Hey, Voldie!
So, you think I've left, huh? Yeah, right. Na-na-na-na-na-na! You'll never get me or Harry! Hermione1980 20:52, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Userpage corrections
Have we met on an article somewhere, or do the goofs on my userpage call out to you across the void? :-) Joyous June 28, 2005 16:08 (UTC)

 * Ooooo, that is irritating. Sort of like when I try to revert a vandal, and the rollback fails because somebody named "Lord Voldemort" beat me to it. Over and over and over. Yeah, I understand the urge.  Joyous June 28, 2005 16:22 (UTC)

Personal attacks
Personal attacks are not allowed on Wikipedia - see No personal attacks. Could you please remove the personal attack from your user page? Thank you. Rhobite July 1, 2005 03:58 (UTC)

 * You better start cracking down all over Wikipedia. I see much worse all over the place. And I cannot help the truth. Hate to bring the truth into Wikipedia. Oh My! --Lord Voldemort 1 July 2005 14:08 (UTC)

 * Why do you feel the need to personally attack, oh Lord Voldemort? Especially since you did not even have a elementary understanding of what I was talking about on Condi Rice's talk page????--Keetoowah 6 July 2005 21:21 (UTC)

 * If you see someone calling another user an idiot or a moron, please let them know that personal attacks are not allowed. If they continue, follow the Dispute resolution process. People who use personal attacks quickly find themselves blocked from editing Wikipedia. Rhobite July 9, 2005 15:30 (UTC)

 * Calling another user a "something or other" but linking to "moron" is a surreptitious personal attack. Denying that it is a personal attack is obnoxious and patronizing. Please don't replace the personal attack again. I may block you from editing if you continue to replace it. Rhobite 14:07, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

"Soapy"?
Um... Huh!? - IMSoP 3 July 2005 23:54 (UTC)

 * Wow! Y'know, I'd never thought of that pronunciation before! That's actually rather funny, I'll have to use it somehow ...
 * [In case you're wondering, the name was originally an acronym, the 'o' being lowercase because it's just for "of"; I tend to pronounce it as one word - ]
 * :D - IMSoP 4 July 2005 15:36 (UTC)

so...
what your saying is that if i was to call you some name, such as jerk or some such ( that was mention, not use) that you would not wish it removed from my page, even if it was my user page? ( i have no intention of doing any such t hing mind you) Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:27 (UTC)
 * I am the Dark Lord... I have been called much worse. And you cannot just call someone something, that would be a personal attack (which are not allowed). I personally do not care if someone calls me something. I would just hope they wouldn't. And all I was saying is that you kept deleting his comments from your talk page with the reason that "it was yours." If so, Friday's page is his to do with as he pleases. --Lord Voldemort 6 July 2005 19:45 (UTC)

i didnt really want to out right call him annoying. and the annoyance persists with this little list of his. nothing to be done, it seems ( oh and to be clear the situation i descrbed abocve was a hypothetical, i have no intention of insulting you) Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:48 (UTC)

 * He is allowed to have his list. There is no direct attack. And by the way, slander is spoken, libel would be written. Perhaps YOU should study the law more. Don't try to fight with me, because I will win. --Lord Voldemort 6 July 2005 19:51 (UTC)

some times i get confused between simmilar words... any hoop, what about this  vandal of my page? the rodent image maker... any way to have that deleted? Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:54 (UTC)
 * I don't know what to do about that. That isn't very nice though. I'll see what I can do. --Lord Voldemort 6 July 2005 20:03 (UTC)

Rhobite is an admin?!?!
I know... it surprised me too. The following is an email I sent him. We'll see if he actually replies. Funny, you think an admin would have a cooler head. I feel admins should not flaunt their adminship. I don't know about you, but I want admins who can discuss things rationally before just blocking people willy-nilly. I will see you soon.
 * Umm... you shouldn't violate policy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy/Personal_attacks_%28old%29
 * Calling User:Gabrielsimon a bad speller is hardly a personal attack. I feel i did step over the line by calling you a "Homo," even though the link was to Homo sapien, and therefore valid. I do not feel I was over the line calling you "Obnoxious and arrogant," because you call me basically the same. I don't see you blocking yourself. I encourage you to act like a grown up and respond to this message. Just ignoring it is rude and childish.  Thank you --Lord Voldemort

Rhobite a hypocrite?
Below is what Rhobite wrote on a page discussing blocking "personal attacks." Bold added for emphasis.

 * I'm slightly against removing personal attacks. There are too many instances of revert wars on talk pages. Also, people should not remove personal attacks that are directed against them - ask someone else. There are too many instances of people in a dispute editing each others' comments. Rhobite 18:21, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)

Is Rhobite a hypocrite? He warned me about a personal attack (which I admit I probably could have worded better). I removed it. I then probably crossed the line making a comment about him (I was just a little upset with him trying to muscle me... See above). He then removed those comments and blocked me for a reason which he never warned me. Hypocrite? I think so. --Lord Voldemort 17:06, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

 * You called me a "homo" and you called another user an "idiot". It is also misleading to say you "removed" the personal attack. You surreptitiously linked to "idiot". I feel my actions - in response to your childish name-calling - were justified. Feel free to start an RFC about me if you disagree. Please apologize and move on. I did respond to you via e-mail, and I'm responding here. Some of us do things during the day as opposed to obsessively reloading your talk page. How did you get unblocked BTW? Rhobite 02:17, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

 * One more thing to add, I was referring to talk pages in that remark that you quoted. I would not have removed your name-calling had it occurred on a talk page. The Wikipedia customs about editing talk pages are very different than those about editing articles and other pages, such as user pages. As far as I'm concerned, personal attacks in articles, user pages, and wikipedia namespace pages are fair targets for removal. Rhobite 03:51, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

 * First, I did not link it to idiot... I had it linked to moron, until you removed it. I then linked it to misspelling, and called him a horrible speller. Second, if someone is blocked, they can still edit their talk page... just not elsewhere. I will not apologize because I have done nothing wrong. Gabrielsimon and I are working on our problems, and we don't need you to help. Since I didn't put in the link to moron, you must have blocked me for the Homo thing. You gave me no warning for this, and there is no Wikipedia policy saying that you can block me for this. I understand "No Personal Attacks," but feel you should have just told me to remove it, or removed it yourself, telling me it wasn't okay. By trying to muscle people with your admin powers, you are forcing good editors away from Wikipedia. Look at my edits... what makes you think I am a troublemaker? Gabrielsimon and I have had our differences, but seem to be getting along just fine without your help. I don't intend to start an RFC, because we all know how that will turn out (an admin versus a relative newbie... yeah that sounds like it could go my way). See ya in a few hours, cool kid. --Lord Voldemort 12:55, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

 * As I explained to you in your e-mail, the arbitration committee is already overburdened and I don't believe it's worth bothering them over a couple silly personal attacks. I don't think you're a troublemaker, and if you stop using personal attacks you'll have no more problems from me. Rhobite 14:28, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

an RFC
you seem level headed, how about you read through te following link and  pass judgement? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/DreamGuy-2 thanks! Gabrielsimon 01:57, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

WHY AM I STILL BLOCKED???
I should be able to edit now, but I can't. Why not??? --Lord Voldemort 15:12, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

 * You must have changed IP addresses. It's fixed. Rhobite 15:15, July 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * Well thank you for your help. It seems to be working fine now. --Lord Voldemort 15:32, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

RFC on SlimVirgin
I have filed a request for comment on SlimVirgin. You can visit the page by going here. FuelWagon 22:25, 14 July 2005 (UTC)

Fremont symbol
Hey, thanks for all the info. I was hoping that the symbol was just something common I didn't recognize, but it's been a bit of a stumper as it turns out. Unfortunately, it looks like according to my topo map that the marker is on private property, making the search a little more difficult.

The mention of it representing the letters TOLL made me think to check local brands (in retrospect it looks so much like a brand that I'm kicking myself for not recognizing it as one at first), so I'm going to make a trip to a library with some local brand books. I didn't know though that there is a Toll family, so that makes it a very strong possibility. If that doesn't pan out it sounds like Dan Straight would be a great contact.

I'll let you know what I come up with. --Laura Scudder | Talk 14:37, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, unfortunately the Toll family brand doesn't match the mystery symbol. I looked sporadically back to 1900 and couldn't find any matching brands.  I think I'll email someone at the ski resort (since they probably own that private land) and see if they put it there.  I'm very curious now; hopefully it's not something totally anticlimatic.  --Laura Scudder | Talk 20:00, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

an idea
would it be fun, or would it be copyright violation to try signing the username to appear as "you know who"  for your name? Gabrielsimon 21:54, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

Good bolding...
... if you have any experience with italics I might be able to find you a job... :) - Tεx  τ  urε  22:02, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Do you offer benefits? Being a Dark Lord just isn't cutting it anymore. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 12:54, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

I can understand. No retirement package or golden parachute. One minute you are lord and master of the dark forces and the next you are no longer among the living. Either the stepping stone of the next dark lord or some foolish do-gooder comes along and spoils the fun. However, I think you fall under the government's evil security program. (You know... that Evil Security Number they used to identify you at Dark Side Community College.) After retirement age (five years or so in the ground, I think) you get to come back as a zombie or flashback. Doesn't pay for groceries, but, hey... work is work. - Tεx  τ  urε  14:45, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

 * "Dark Side Community College?" Is that some sort of joke? I would like you to know that I attended Dark Side University for two years (where I earned an accelerated Bachelor of Evils degree) before enrolling at Evil University Medical School where I got my Evil Doctorate, so have a little respect. DSCC is only for those not truly evil enough to make it into DSU. Maybe you're just jealous you couldn't get in... --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark)  15:01, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Oh? You should research your story so you get it right... I happen to know that Evil University doesn't even have a medical school. (Unless you count Frankenstein 101 - and most people consider that "knitting".) Likely, you just hung out there to get in good with the Evil of the Arts graduates so you could get some dates with the not-so-ghastly harpies. I, on the other hand, am a proud graduate of the Burt Ward Sidekick Undergraduate Program (Abbreviated: "Burt, W'SUP?"). I later attended Jimmy Olsen's School of Supporting Characters. Many in my class graduated with honors but somehow none of us stood out and there was no speaker at graduation... (I applied to the Kato Institute but couldn't pass the physical. - Not to be confused with Kato Kaelin who flunked out of the Burt Ward program.) - Tεx  τ  urε  15:19, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Uh... I meant... uh... Evil College, er, Dark Lord Colle... oh, CRAP! You got me. Please don't tell anyone. I had to lie on my resume to get this gig, and I really don't feel like moving again. Help an evil brother out. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 15:32, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

From Talk:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
What apocalyptic imagery? The world doesn't end in Half-Blood Prince. Superm401 | Talk 21:28, July 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * No, but Snape reveals himself to be HBP and the war against Voldemort is going BAADDD!!!!--208.183.105.11 15:08, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Whoa, whoa, whoa... Firstly, it's Lord Voldemort to you. Secondly, it should be the war against Harry Potter. Better get that straight. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 20:01, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
 * That's odd. I don't remember any one making a Lord Voldemort series(I could be wrong).  What does that tell us?...oh, maybe who's in the right...or it could be who wins...or both...Superm401 | Talk 21:50, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, Harry probably will win. But he's such a weiner. Who actually likes that character? There is no meat there. Lord Voldemort is such a better character. But I'm resigned to the fact that the good characters will die, and the weak, dumb characters (here's looking at you, Hagrid) will live. But it ought to be a good fight. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 13:44, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm not so sure about that. I would think the weiner would be the one who couldn't even kill a baby. Superm401 | Talk 16:31, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * I admit, Baby Killing 101 is the one class I failed at Dark Side University. I just could never get the hang of it. For more information check this out... --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 19:38, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

not quite literal crapshooting
lets see what you think of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Gabrielsimon Gabrielsimon 21:08, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

Harry Potter Wikicity
O Supreme Evil Dark Lord, might you consider joining the Harry Potter Wikicity? We currently lack an article about you and your intriguing evilness…perhaps you could remedy that.

Your servant, Hermione1980 18:57, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

 * While it is nice to see you finally coming around, why not just copy and paste everything from WikiPedia into the Harry Potter Wikicity? Everything is fair game right? --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark)  19:00, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Because, o evil nemesis, the two must not contain the same text because One) The wikilinks point to pointless subjects such as Great Britain. Belgium. Publishing. You get my drift. Two) No one in his right mind would read the same text twice, even if they're on different sites. (I guess you might read them ;) ) If you would like to help us complete the Wiki to find the unwritten prophecy, you might still be able to conquer Harry... or get some more Horcruces. ;) Chosen One 20:33, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, but isn't the WP coverage of Harry Potter good enough? What more can we say on the other Wiki? --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 20:46, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

 * It's not really the kind of material that's important, it's how it's stated that's important. Amd of course, some subtle theories might fit in nicely. :) I mean, who'd want to read the same text twice? I wouldn't. It would be just as good to move all the articles from here to HPWiki then delete the ones here. But it's not. At least, I don't think so. Chosen One 20:56, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

Well definitely not! WP needs HP. It would be boring here otherwise. It is a good getaway from all the politics and junk. Sometimes you gotta take a break from serious stuff and work on Sirius stuff. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 20:59, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Quite right! Say, why don't we make a bet - my Triwizard Tournament winnings, all my savings, a brand new Philosopher's Stone, and my very own Invisibility Cloak in exchange for four of your Horcuxes, your remarkably hideous Dark Mark, and your Death Eaters - that in a year, the HP Wiki will be even better than all the HP articles on En collected. Agreed? ;) Chosen One 21:20, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

 * That's a good bet. On this day in 364 days I am just going to destroy the HPWiki and then I win the bet. But who really needs your dumb junk when you have powers like mine? What powers you ask. I dunno, how bout the power of flight. Does that do anything for ya? That's levitation, Homes. Whoops, I forgot that I'm not Young, Nasty Man anymore. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 21:24, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, Voldy, it ain't that simple. First, your power is nothing in my domain! (evil laugh) Second, the quality of my articles will be better, thanks to my new Slepl-Ckehicng Quills. And heck, you're right about the power of flight. I'd be the best darned fighter broompilot if only brooms would work against your all-powerful powers. Perhaps the dust could confound you - smoke broom, anyone? ;) C'mon, Tom, Riddle me some more, and when I become an admin, I'll Black you, Siriusly. Chosen One 22:26, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

you guys are forgetting the mind bullets. Gabrielsimon 22:36, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

Severus Snape
Hi, I put the sock puppet warning on Snape's userpage as a lighthearted joke, after he nominated Albus Dumbledore on VfD. If it bothers you, feel free to remove it. I suspect the user was created for one purpose and is now inactive. --Doc (?) 00:11, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

policey modification
the Otherkin article is one of a few who are special in that its not paticulkarly easy to come across infomration that isnt "origional research" as termed inthe policey, so i propose an exception, an article specific bending of the rules, because otherwise there wont really be an article, except sources that state that the otherkin believers are insaine.

what do you think?Gabrielsimon 23:28, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

(bow)
I am here, My Lord. I have done your bidding... he is gone. (kiss feet) Draco Malfoy 18:16, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Excellent. Now for the brats. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 18:25, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I still await your owl regarding your participation in the Moste Evil Project of Wikifying Harry Potter. Your malice will be most appreciated. Your name precedes you, too. I assure you, when you come marching in on October 31st, your name will be flying on the Main Page. Still waiting... Chosen One 20:05, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
 * And Malfoy can NOT come.

1 penny vs 2 cents
from your user page: ''Why is it that whenever you give someone a penny for their thoughts, they end up giving you their two cents? Sounds like a scam if I've ever heard one. Either that or a "Get-Rich Slow" program.''
 * At current exchange rates it is a very-very-very slow way to get rich. As of 2005.07.28 10:49:43 UTC the mid market rates are £0.01 (GBP) = $0.0174459 (USD) so 2 US cents are worth more than 1 British penny. I don't know how this translates to purchasing power though. Thryduulf 10:53, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
 * True, but if you just use American money, you double your money everytime. But that is still a "Get-Rich Really Slow" program. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 12:18, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

Stolen from Danny-Boy's talk page
Hello! I'm Danny-Boy, an oceanographer of sorts. Feel free to say "hello" or leave any comments on my posts here.
 * I did, but you deleted my welcome. For future reference, some editors have issues with deleting things on talk pages. Was there a reason you deleted it? Just wondering. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 17:46, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Not really. I figured it was a standard welcome message that you probably put on everyone's talk page, so served no purpose beyond supplying a bit of newbie information. If you take exception to this, then undo my changes: I really couldn't care less. Danny-Boy
 * Well it was just a general welcome, but it did contain useful information. I have no problem with you deleting it. I am only warning you that some editors don't like to see anything deleted on talk pages and may hold it against you in the future. It's not a big deal. And since you didn't like the cookie cutter welcome, how about this:
 *  Welcome to Wikipedia!  Your name inspires me to run through a meadow looking for little men in green (not to be confused with little green men). May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back. Sometimes when I hear your name sung, I get a little teary-eyed. (But don't tell anyone, it could ruin my evil image.)
 * Happy now? :) Cheers. --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 13:59, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Now that was the sort of welcome I was hoping for! Thanks :o) Danny-Boy 14:22, August 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * No problem. I aim to please.  --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 15:25, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

I am coming...
I am here to defeat you... Harry James Potter 22:59, 28 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Impostor! I got here first! You are using Polyjuice Potion, are you not? Tell the truth!!! (ringing silence) Chosen One 10:00, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh my! You people are freaks, aren't you. <-- Not meant as personal attack. --Lord Voldemort <sup style="color:#3D9140;">(Dark Mark) 16:10, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Meeting now at HP Wikicity Comm Portal your presence greatly appreciated thanks If you don't receive never mind will post you details Chosen One 22:18, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry for my late reply. Got bogged down in a swamp full of trolls, if you get my drift, hehe, yes, don't you, now? Anyway, it's good to see you back - you might try following the sequence I put at Pending Tasks, but you're always free to make your own Harry Potter Wiki:Project Lord Voldemort if you prefer to follow a different sequence. It's just for organization, anyway. Chosen One 18:46, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Declaration of War
Dear Tom,

On behalf of the Order of the Phoenix I declare war upon you and your Death Eaters. Hostilities will continue until you cease your campaign of terror against both the Wizarding and Muggle worlds.

I am, yours most truly,

Albus Dumbledore

Guess What?!?!?!
GUESS WHAT, FOOL

I'M THE ONLY ONE YOU EVER FEARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

STUPEFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Albus Dumbledore

 * Yikes, get a life kind sir. --Lord Voldemort <sup style="color:#3D9140;">(Dark Mark) 20:28, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Zscout370's RfA
Could you please tell me why you oppose Zscout370's RfA? Thanks. — Stevey7788 (talk) 22:36, 4 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Note: Redwolf24 canceled your vote, as he said it wasn't serious. Pelase vote seriously from now on. :p — Stevey7788 (talk) 19:43, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Not any guy - Just Some Guy
Thanks for the welcome. It's a Slashdot username from way back when and I tire of having multiple aliases. Sure one such as yourself could understand. :-)

Just Some Guy 21:03, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:Cusack.M.P.

Welcome to Wikipedia. As the Irish Guards page was getting long I have moved your information to a new article called Historical Irish Guards regiments and put forwarding information at the the top of the Irish Guards article. While your information looks interesting, it will need some work to wikify it, that is why I put the clean up tag at the top. Either you can do that or someone else will take up the challenge. Dabbler 16:21, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Hello Dabbler' I am an absolute amateur in all this posting of material or materiel as some of my words may seem.!! Perhaps the new page should be called Irish Guards: Former Regiments with Stuart Crown Service till today. Cheers Mike C

Some useful starting tips
Here are some tips to help you get started.

Dabbler 02:08, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
 * To sign your posts (on talk pages, for example) use the '~' symbol. To insert just your name, type (3 tildes), or, to insert your name and timestamp, use  ~ (4 tildes).
 * Try the Tutorial, and feel free to experiment in the test area or Sandbox.
 * If you need help, post a question at the Help Desk
 * You should read the Manual of Style and Policies and Guidelines.
 * Remember Wikipedia:Neutral point of view
 * Explore, be bold in editing pages, and, most importantly, have fun!

Hi Dabbler Something appears to have blocked me from amending my own article and cleaning it up. Can you help!!!!!! Cheers Mike C

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Limestone (disambiguation)

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed predominantly of calcium carbonate (calcite and/or aragonite).

Limestone may also refer to:

Geological deposits made of limestone

 * Aymestry Limestone
 * Indiana Limestone
 * Solnhofen limestone

Australia

 * Limestone, Queensland, a locality in Rockhampton Region

 * Limestone, Victoria

Canada

 * Limestone, New Brunswick (disambiguation)
 * Little Limestone Lake, Manitoba

European Alps

 * Northern Limestone Alps
 * Southern Limestone Alps

United States

 * Limestone, Illinois
 * Limestone, Kentucky, former name for the city of Maysville
 * Limestone, Maine, a town
 * Limestone (CDP), Maine, a census-designated place in the town of Limestone
 * Limestone, Michigan
 * Limestone, New York
 * Limestone, Oklahoma
 * Limestone, Tennessee
 * Limestone, West Virginia
 * Limestone Creek, Florida
 * Limestone Mountain, a summit in West Virginia

Other uses

 * Limestone (album), an album by Joe Camilleri and Nicky Bomba
 * Limestone University, South Carolina, United States of America

title: Limestone (disambiguation)