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Chicago Rockford International Airport

Chicago Rockford International Airport, typically referred to as Rockford International Airport, Chicago Rockford, or by its IATA call letters, RFD, is a commercial airport in Rockford, Illinois, located 68 mi northwest of Chicago. Established in 1946, the airport was built on the grounds of the former Camp Grant facility, which served as one of the largest training facilities for the U.S. Army during both World Wars. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023–2027 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.

As an alternative location for leisure-oriented travelers, the airport currently receives passenger service through Allegiant Air, which flies to six year-round destinations. The third-busiest Chicago airport in Illinois, the Rockford Airport served 103,000 passengers in 2021.

RFD is among the fastest-growing cargo airports in the world. The Airport specializes in cargo operations; processing over 3.4 e9lb of cargo, the airport is the 14th-busiest cargo airport in the United States. UPS Airlines operates a major hub at the airport. The airport is also served by Amazon Air. In the 2020s, cargo operations underwent further expansions, attracting cargo flights from Germany and China.

Founding during World War II
RFD traces its history to 1917, when Camp Grant was established by the U.S. Army as one of the largest military training facilities in the United States. At the end of 1923, the Army closed Camp Grant as an active facility, transferring it to the Illinois National Guard. In 1941, the facility was reactivated by the Army. During World War II, Camp Grant served as one of the largest Army induction and training centers in the United States, training medical personnel, and serving as a prisoner of war confinement center. Following the end of the war, the facility served as a separation center. In 1946, Camp Grant was shut down for the second (and final) time.

After World War II, Illinois adopted the Airport Authority Act; the Greater Rockford Airport Authority was created in 1946. In 1948, the Camp Grant land was officially transferred to the airport authority from the federal government. Of the 5,460 acres (plus a 6,000 acre rifle range) of Camp Grant, the airport authority acquired the western 1,500 acres of the facility, bordered by the Rock River to the north and the Kishwaukee River to the south. In 1954, construction commenced on the airport and terminal.

Transition to civilian use
The airport demolished the final remaining Camp Grant buildings on the airport property in 1974. In an effort to expand passenger airline service, the current passenger terminal was built in 1987. United Parcel Service opened the first of two cargo facilities at the airport in 1994. While its centralized location in northern Illinois was a selling point for cargo service, scheduled passenger airline service struggled, ending in 2001.

Historical airline service
In the 1980s and 1990s, Rockford had passenger service to O'Hare Airport, but many passengers considered bus service or driving to Chicago a viable alternative. In 2003, the airport restored passenger service; instead of offering regional service to Chicago or elsewhere in the Midwest, the airport presented itself as an alternative for leisure-based travelers, offering low-cost flights to Florida.

Coleman Air Transport had a small hub at RFD in the late 1970s with Grumman Gulfstream Is and was planning to introduce Douglas DC-9-10 nonstop to New York LaGuardia Airport before losing its operating certificate and going out of business.

The first airline flights were on Mid-Continent Airlines in 1950. Successor Braniff pulled out in 1955, leaving Ozark, which had arrived in 1951. Ozark Douglas DC-9-10s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s flew nonstop to Chicago O'Hare Airport and direct to Denver in 1976. TWA flew Boeing 727s Rockford to Chicago O'Hare for a couple years starting May 1980. McClain Airlines Boeing 727-100s flew nonstop to Chicago O'Hare. The original Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) Boeing 737-200s served Rockford from 1984 until late 1986 nonstop to Cedar Rapids, Madison and Milwaukee and direct to Denver when the operation was transferred to Britt Airways which flew turboprops for a short time. Direct Air served the airport from 2007 the until it shut down in March 2012. The current version of Frontier offered mainline service to Denver until 2013. It also offered several charter flights, on behalf of Apple Vacations. United Express served Denver from Rockford from 2006 to 2008. Northwest Airlink served Detroit on and off from the 1980s until 2001 when it pulled out for good. Transmeridian Airlines briefly operated a leisure-oriented focus city at Rockford beginning in 2003.

The airport got its first control tower in the 1950s with the expansion of services from Braniff, Mid-Continent, and Ozark. Radar was installed in the tower in the 1970s, and the airport soon began operating 24/7.

Apple Vacations offered scheduled flights to the vacation destinations of Cancún, Montego Bay, and Punta Cana for many years, through operators such as Norwegian Air Shuttle and TUI Airways.

Marketing changes
In an effort to capitalize on its location (less than 90 mi from downtown Chicago and about 30 mi from the outermost Chicago suburbs), the Greater Rockford Airport underwent several name changes in the 2000s. Initially changing to the Northwest Chicagoland Regional Airport at Rockford in the early 2000s, the airport became an official US port of entry and achieved international status in 2004. To reflect the change, it was renamed again, becoming the Chicago/Rockford International Airport (the slash was removed in 2007), bringing it in line with the two original "Chicago" airports (O'Hare and Midway). In many forms of media, the airport also markets itself by its three FAA/IATA call letters: RFD.

Today the Rockford airport is marketed to residents of Rockford and surrounding areas as an alternative to Chicago Midway International Airport and O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee and Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, as well as limited service airports such as Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa. The airlines at Rockford often use their low fares as a selling point. Allegiant Air began service between Rockford and Las Vegas in November 2005 and between Rockford and St. Petersburg-Clearwater in September 2006.

In 2023, the airport made headlines when 300+ migrants arrived on a flight from Texas as part of the ongoing Migrant Crisis in the United States.

Rockford AirFest
The Rockford airport has played host to airshows in several capacities, often becoming one of the largest events in Northern Illinois. In 1959 the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) moved its annual fly-in from Timmerman Field in Milwaukee to the Greater Rockford Airport after outgrowing the smaller Wisconsin airfield. In 1960, 1000 people attended, leading to growth each year through the 1960s. 1969 would be the final year for the EAA fly-in in Rockford, as it had outgrown the Rockford airport.

For 1970, the EAA would move its annual convention/fly-in to Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where it has been held ever since.

In 1986 the Greater Rockford Airport returned to hosting large-scale air shows with the Midwest AirFest. From 1986 to 1994, the show would twice feature the United States Air Force Thunderbirds. After an 11-year hiatus, the AirFest (rebranded as the Rockford AirFest) returned in 2005. The airshow is one of the few in the United States that has twice hosted the combination of the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, US Navy Blue Angels, and the F-22 Raptor Demo Team.

On December 16, 2016, Airfest announced that it would be indefinitely canceled. It stated that the airport had become too busy to hold the event.

Facilities
Chicago Rockford International Airport covers 2900 acre and has two runways, both with an ILS: 1/19 is 8,200 x 150 ft. (2,499 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 10,002 x 150 ft. (3,049 x 46 m). In 2017 the airport had 39,462 aircraft operations, average 108 per day: 61% general aviation, 31% airline, 4% military, and 3% air taxi.

Passenger
The current terminal was built in 1987 in an effort to expand airline service in Rockford, but bus service to O'Hare International Airport kept most airlines away from Rockford. Passenger service was lost completely from 2001 to 2003. An upgrade to the terminal in 2005 brought more jetways, escalators, and improved baggage handling equipment (the previous system catered to smaller turboprop aircraft rather than jets). In 2013, the terminal was renamed the Donald A. Manzullo International Terminal. In 2017, the airport received a grant to expand both passenger terminals and cargo areas.

Cargo Zone
The airport is in a foreign-trade zone. As runway 7/25 is 10000 ft long, a variety of large aircraft can land at RFD; the largest aircraft that has landed at RFD is the Antonov An-124 Ruslan. In addition to the passenger terminal, the airport is home to three cargo ramps. Next to the main terminal ramp, the 50-acre north cargo ramp is home to the Rockford Regional Air Hub of UPS Airlines that was constructed in 1994. The largest ramp at the airport, it has parking spaces for up to 40 jet aircraft.

Between the two runways, the smaller south ramp is home to one of two FBOs at the airport. In 2015, the former BAX Global (through Air Transport International/ATI) and DHL Express (ABX Air) cargo facilities were demolished to begin construction on a 200,000 square foot MRO facility owned and operated by AAR Corporation, which was opened in 2016.

Southwest of the UPS ramp in 2008, the airport built a third cargo ramp and a 72,000 square foot warehouse. In 2016, the facilities were leased for the first time to ABX Air to transfer air freight to trucks through the facility.

Ground transportation
Public transit service to the airport is provided by the Rockford Mass Transit District. Route 7 operates from the airport to downtown Rockford.

Top destinations

For the 12-month period ending on December 31, 2021, the airport averaged 129 operations per day, or about 47,000 per year. This is 51% commercial, 44% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and 2% military. There are 114 aircraft based on the field: 78 single-engine and 18 multi-engine airplanes, 15 jets, and three helicopters.

Accidents and incidents

 * On August 19, 1993, a Cessna 310 crashed after takeoff from Rockford International Airport. The probable cause of the accident was found to be an arcing electrical relay (solenoid) and subsequent overheating/fire of the starter wiring and adjacent fuel lines.
 * On December 17, 2002, a Cessna 208B impacted terrain while on the instrument landing system approach into Rockford. The aircraft was carrying packages on behalf of UPS. The cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings, high winds, crosswind, and wind shear conditions that existed.
 * On December 8, 2005, a Piper PA-44 Seminole was substantially damaged during a hard landing at Rockford International Airport. The flight instructor stated that he intended for the dual student to execute a simulated forced landing on the remaining runway immediately after liftoff. Upon reaching an altitude of 200 feet above ground level (agl), the flight instructor aboard instructed the student to reduce both throttles to idle while pitching for a landing attitude at 88 .knots. The resulting descent rate "did not appear favorable," so at about 100 feet AGL, the instructor commanded a go-around. Full engine power was applied; however, the descent continued until the airplane contacted the runway in a "flat attitude." The aircraft subsequently bounced and the stall warning horn sounded. The instructor took control of the aircraft and flew a normal traffic pattern to a full stop landing. He noted that, during the flight around the traffic pattern, the rudder and stabilator were "less responsive than usual." The probable cause of the accident was found to be a failure of the commercial pilot (dual student) to maintain a proper descent rate and a safe airspeed during the simulated forced landing; contributing factors included the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and the inadvertent stall prior to runway contact.

 * On December 23, 2008, a Boeing 747 struck a pole while taxiing at Rockford International Airport. A report submitted by the operator stated that the airplane had landed at RFD and was taxiing when the accident occurred. The taxiway markings on the ramp were obscured by snow. The airplane impacted a light pole while being guided to parking by ground handlers including a wing-walker positioned at the right wing tip. The taxi speed was low due to the snow cover and positive contact with the ground handlers was maintained by the flight crew. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the ground crew's failure to maintain clearance from the light pole while directing the airplane to parking.
 * On March 12, 2018, a Cessna 182 Skylane crashed in Rockford when the pilot looked away to find his iPad during landing. The pilot took his eyes off the runway to grab the device that was located on the seat next to him and the airplane collided with the ground, in a nose down attitude. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's unnecessary action during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.
 * On August 20, 2020, a Beechcraft Super King Air crashed while attempting to take off from Rockford.

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HMS Emerald

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Emerald.

 * HMS Emerald (1757) was a 28-gun sixth rate, originally the French Emeraude. She was captured in 1757 by HMS Southampton (1757), and broken up in 1761.
 * HMS Emerald (1762) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1762 and broken up in 1793.
 * HMS Emerald (1795) was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1795 and broken up in 1836.
 * HMS Emerald (1820) was a tender purchased in 1820 and broken up in 1847.
 * HMS Emerald (1856) was a wood screw frigate launched in 1856 and sold in 1869.
 * HMS Emerald (1876) was a screw corvette launched in 1876 and sold in 1906.
 * HMS Emerald was an armoured frigate, launched in 1861 as HMS Black Prince (1861), renamed in 1904, and sold in 1923.
 * HMS Emerald was a gunboat launched in 1869 as HMS Hawk (1869). She was renamed HMS Amelia in 1888, HMS Colleen in 1905, HMS Colleen Old in 1916, HMS Emerald in 1918 and HMS Cuckoo later in 1918. She was sold in 1922.
 * HMS Emerald (D66) was an Emerald-class cruiser light cruiser launched in 1920 and broken up in 1948.

A fictional frigate named Emerald is commanded at the Battle of Camperdown by the title character in Lady Caroline Lamb's 1816 novel Glenarvon.

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Talk:Don Tapscott

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Mr. Tapscott is a well known commentator and media theorist and has written ten books, several of which have been best sellers.

Not sure what else to add here, but would be curious to hear suggestions of others.

According to Wikipedia guidelines...

What Wikipedia is not

Genealogical entries, or phonebook entries. Biography articles should only be for people with some sort of fame, achievement, or perhaps notoriety. One measure of achievement is whether someone has been featured in several external sources (on or off-line). Minor characters may be mentioned within other articles (e.g. Ronald Gay in Persecution of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and the transgendered). See m:Wikipeople for a proposed genealogical/biographical dictionary project

Tapscott certainly qualifies here..."don tapscott" has more than 50,000 google entries

Disputed
There's a lot of questionable statements in this article. In particular, this one stands out as both verifiable and highly unlikely:
 * Tapscott was the first to use the term Paradigm shift with respect to business, and also popularized the terms the Digital Economy, Dis/Reintermediation, the Net Generation, the Digital Divide, the Extended Enterprise, the Business Web and Digital Capital.

I'd love to see a citation for this. I find it incredibly unlikely this guy was the first to use the term "paradigm shift" (which was coined by Thomas Kuhn in the 1960s) to apply to business. Would love to see a citation supporting both this and the idea that he was the one who came up with the idea of the "digital divide". --Fastfission 21:28, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Just as a note: applications of the term "paradigm shift" to economics and business were done as early as 1970, as far as I can tell. For example, the application of Kuhn's work to economics was written about in Edgar S. Dunn, Jr., "Economics and a New Social Science Threshold" Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 36, No. 4. (Apr., 1970), pp. 353-364. An explicit application of it to the business realm can be found in Everett M. Rogers, "New Product Adoption and Diffusion" The Journal of Consumer Research, Vol. 2, No. 4. (Mar., 1976), pp. 290-301. Now I could be wrong, but it seems to me that Mr. Tapscott's first publications date from the mid-1980s, and his paradigm shift book was not written until 1992. I'm not sure when Mr. Tapscott is supposed to have coined the term "digital divide" but the earliest reference to it I've found so far is Gary Andrew Poole, "A New Gulf in American Education, the Digital Divide", New York Times (January 29, 1996), p. D3. --Fastfission 22:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Revert
I have reverted this article to the version of May 7th, It would seem that someone from has made some questionable edits to this article. I think this version is much more unbiased. -- malo (tlk) (cntrbtns) 01:37, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Mr Tapscott's Image
I had previously uploaded the BW promo shot of Mr. Tapscott but recently found it deleted with a note on my talk page, the image was later deleted. I've since re-uploaded the image with a comment as to how I had e-mailed Mr. Tapscott's company asking whether or not they had promotional shots for wikipedia, they replied with the one I have since uploaded (and reuploaded). I'm not sure how to go about validating this claim, though. Please let me know what I can do to make sure that I'm properly respecting Wikipedia policy in this instance. Thanks for your time -Jdechambeau 07:46, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 11:17, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Run for mayor of Edmonton
This is something that he did that generated significant press coverage (not in and of itself significant enough to justify the existence of the article, but still very significant). If somebody removes this material again, please justify the removal here. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 20:16, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

No more relevant than any of the other mayoral candidates. Tapscott did not continue with a career as a politician. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.233.242.112 (talk) 03:18, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree that his run for mayor is no more notable than any of the other candidates'. The difference is that he, unlike several of the other candidates, has achieved sufficient notability for a Wikipedia article; all of the others for whom that is true have mention of the campaign in their articles.
 * If what I've said hasn't convinced you, would you be comfortable making use of WP:THIRD to resolve this dispute? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 03:56, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

I have no objection to that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.233.242.112 (talk) 04:30, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm not at all convinced that the use of WP:THIRD is required. I note that the campaigns of many Canadian figures - Lewis MacKenzie and A.M. Klein, for example - are mentioned, though they did not continue with a career in politics. I'm all for maintaining the information.Victoriagirl (talk) 04:29, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Well, thanks to your intervention, WP:THIRD is not only not required, it's forbidden (since it can only be used in conflicts between two editors). I agree with you, though - let's give it a couple of days, and if this argument doesn't continue I'll reinsert the material. (Incidentally, I was so quick to propose the use of WP:THIRD because I didn't realize that there was anybody else frequenting this talk page.) Sarcasticidealist (talk) 04:31, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Documenting a 7th place finish, although it seems to have been done in good faith, could be read as trying to embarrass Don, which is counter to the principles of biographies of living people. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.95.157 (talk) 19:26, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

 * I see nothing in the principles which would indicate that his placing - actually, fifth in a field of seven - not be recorded, nor do I consider this an attempt to embarrass the subject of the article. In fact, given the fact Tapscott was at the time a student, it could be considered an achievement. Either way, the placing doesn't explain why it is that all mention of his campaign for mayor was removed. I've restored the information. Victoriagirl 19:50, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

It is irrelevant when compared to the rest of his career. Tapscott is not a politician; a 30 year old municipal election result doesn't warrant space in such a short bio of a multiple bestselling author. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.95.157 (talk) 21:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

 * I, for one, consider it relevant and not at all out of the ordinairy (as demonstrated above). I encourage others to weigh in.Victoriagirl 21:24, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Both examples that you state refer to people that ran as a representative of a major political party in a federal election, not a municipal election campaign of a full-time student. It's not really the same thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.95.157 (talk) 22:17, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

 * , my raising the examples of Lewis MacKenzie and A.M. Klein was in response to the observation made by that Tapscott did not continue with a career as a politician.  I could just as easily chosen bestselling authors Jimmy Breslin and Norman Mailer. With all due respect, whether running for Mayor of Edmonton is more notable than campaigning in the hopes of becoming a CCF Member of Parliament is, I think, not a debate worth pursuing. Victoriagirl 22:47, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Breslin and Mailer were already well-known authors (and used their fame to make themselves serious candidates). Tapscott was an anonymous student when he ran for Mayor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.95.157 (talk • contribs)
 * A couple of things:
 * The subject contacted me last night to express his concern about this information appearing in the article (I don't know the subject personally, but I have corresponded with him a little bit on Wikipedia-related issues). His concern seems to be (and I'm paraphrasing) that being cited as finishing fifth out of seven candidates, while accurate, omits context such as i. he wasn't running to win, but rather to provide opposition to a fringe candidate whose views he considered hateful and dangerous, and ii. all four candidates who defeated him were major Edmonton political figures, and indeed all served as mayor of Edmonton at some point.  What would people think about changing the wording to reflect this context, in the interests of the spirit of WP:BLP?
 * I still think this is worth including in the article, but how would people feel about going to WP:RFC about this? I'd rather do so earlier rather than later, because in my experience responding to RFCs it's never a welcoming sight to respond to an RFC and see twelve pages of debate. Sarcasticidealist 23:19, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

First, without better sources, I don't think the topic is of much importance, and deserves little mention per WP:WEIGHT. Second, WP:BLPN might be a good place to bring this up, since there is the concern that this information might be viewed as embarrassing. --Ronz 23:51, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree that it doesn't deserve much mention - I think the single sentence in there now is appropriate (it omits, for example, the fact that he was running as a far-left candidate, and I think that omission is appropriate). I've also added a new source.
 * As for the appropriate venue to pursue this, WP:BLP would be fine with me too, but I'm not really sure how much of a BLP issue this is. We can go there, but I think there's a decent chance that somebody will just send us over to RFC anyway.  I'm fine with either, though. Sarcasticidealist 00:20, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Before addressing what I consider more serious matters, I'll dispense with the rather trivial issues of who ran where, for what office, how important they were, and how this all compares. True, Breslin and Mailer were celebrities in their own rights before running for Mayor of New York. Sadly, A.M. Klein was anything but well-known when he ran for the CCF. Does it matter? In my opinion, not at all. Again, my point was that putting one's name forward in a campaign is of interest, and noting such is not in any way unusual. Looking at it a different way, had Jean Drapeau published a novel as a student I would hope and expect this information to be included in his Wikipedia entry.

 * While I believe the mayoralty run should be included, I agree with Ronz's observation concerning WP:WEIGHT. I can't see that the topic should be expanded to cover Tapscott's motives, opinions and the like. In fact, now that I've considered Ronz's observation, I'm of the belief that discussion of the race should be reduced even further by eliminating the reference to the subject's fifth place finish. I don't see that it is at all necessary.

 * With all due respect to Sarcasticidealist, and recognizing the position in which he has been placed, I am always troubled when a subject contacts an editor. That the subject raised the issue of his candidacy hours before it became an ongoing matter of discussion from a single purpose acount - one who refers to the subject as "Don" - is very extremely disconcerting. I will assume in good faith that this is a coincidence, but I think the optics are not at all good.

 * I'm not at all against asking others to become involved through WP:RFC, but am not entirely convinced that consensus can't be reached amongst those participating in this discussion. Victoriagirl 01:32, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * The new source suggests we give very little weight to this information - it certainly doesn't give it much mention at all.
 * If no one considers this a BLP issue, then let's try RFC. --Ronz 01:47, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I've actually dropped a feeler over at WP:BLP, so we'll see if anything comes up. In the meantime, though, as I interpret what the three of us are saying, we all agree that this is worth a mention but not much more.  I'm quite happy with User:Victoriagirl's suggestion that we remove information about his placing and leave it at that.  Does that satisfy you, User:Ronz?
 * As for the subject contacting me, I don't think it's a problem. He did so in order to discuss the article and raise some concerns rather than in order to try to get me to make edits on his behalf.  It does seem probable that the IPs are somebody affiliated with the subject, but that's probably not his fault. Sarcasticidealist 01:57, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with your last observation, Sarcasticidealist. In fact, I have sympathy for the subject on this and the whole issue of the mayoralty race. It must be trying at times to be in the public eye.Victoriagirl 02:03, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Image
User:206.248.191.99 reverted User:Mangostar's placement of a new photo with the rationale "see talk page for past discussion"; however, I don't see any relevant discussion on the subject of which photo to use here. Unless somebody can clarify, I'm reverting to Mangostar's picture, which I agree is better. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 18:24, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Notability
This article is largely sourced with the author's own materials (generally staff pages are largely sourced from said staff) and local publications. A large amount of google hits unless to notable publications isn't indicative of notability. I personally have more google hits than Mr. Tapscott due to work for my job, trade associations and coincident but am hardly a notable public person. Reboot (talk) 18:50, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Tapscott qualifies as author of award winning books such as Wikinomics

Creative professionals Shortcut: WP:CREATIVE Scientists, academics, economists, professors, authors, editors, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, architects, engineers, and other creative professionals:

The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers or successors. The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique. The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, which has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews. The person's work either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums, or had works in many significant libraries. See Wikipedia:Notability (academics) for guidelines on academics —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.89.49.18 (talk) 17:30, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with the unsigned comment above that Mr Tapscott fits notability guidelines under the WP:CREATIVE guidelines. A quick google search for "Don Tapscott" returns a quarter-million results. Skipping to the 50th page of results, all search results are all about the same and single Don Tapscott. On the first page of results is an Authors@Google talk hosted by Google's Eric Schmidt, that strikes me as a notable accomplishment. Your objection seems to be based around a lack of proper citations, would you agree that it would be more appropriate to add a citation needed flag rather than a non-notable flag? --Jdechambeau (talk) 20:57, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
 * OK Reboot (talk) 02:51, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

Birthdate
1947 - per Wikinomics --Ronz (talk) 21:28, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Chairman at Moxie Insight
http://moxieinsight.com/about/ "Don is Chairman of Moxie Insight and directs several of Insight’s research and education programs, was the founder and chairman of the international think tank New Paradigm before its 2007 acquisition by Moxie Software." --Ronz (talk) 16:24, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

External links moved to talk
In case they can help with content verification, expansion, or finding other references: --Ronz (talk) 16:37, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Don Tapscott's profile at newparadigm.com
 * Don Tapscott Web 2.0 article and podcast
 * 3 minute preview of Wikinomics to ZDNet
 * Interview with Don Tapscott on bigthink.com, June 2009
 * Interview with Don Tapscott on TWIT's Net at Nite
 * RSA Vision webcast – Don Tapscott "The Economic Crisis and the Age of Uncertainty"
 * Interview with Don Tapscott on IT Manager Connection by, Stephen Ibaraki
 * Interview with Don Tapscott on IT Manager Connection by, Stephen Ibaraki

Article being treated as a part of his marketing
I don't think it is any stretch to assume that most of the recent, major changes to this article are being done as part of Tapscott's own marketing. Please review WP:COI and WP:PAID.

A general rule of thumb to avoid WP:NOT and WP:NPOV problems is to work from independent, reliable sources.

Anything unsourced or poorly sourced should be considered for removal per the restrictions on biographical information. --Ronz (talk) 17:05, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Please note that unlike public relations pieces, a biographical article should emphasize historical context and all noteworthy aspects of a person's life. Highlighting recent activities or echoing recent publicity is inappropriate per NOT and POV. --Ronz (talk) 17:14, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Alex Tapscott
The insertion of material about Alex Tapscott's legal difficulties in business (example) has no place in an article about Don Tapscott. I have raised this subjection at the BLP Noticeboard, here. Steve Smith (talk) 19:57, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I was trying to tie it in with the previous paragraph, but the sources I was finding were all poor. The Bloomberg ref used for that paragraph looks questionable as well, mostly promotional. Does anyone have access to the full Bloomberg ref to summarize it and see if it's worth retaining? --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 20:37, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * It's not a quality-of-referencing issue—it's a this-material-has-nothing-to-do-with-Don-Tapscott issue. It is, viewed charitably, completely irrelevant.  Viewed less charitably, it is an attempt to smear him with guilt-by-association. Steve Smith (talk) 20:55, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Any comments on the previous paragraph or the Bloomberg ref? --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 23:09, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I have no strong views on the preceding paragraph. The source looks good, though; Bloomberg News is, to my knowledge, a reliable news source, and the fact that it's behind a paywall suggests that it's a legitimate news article (putting promotional content behind a paywall sort of defeats the purpose).  What's your basis for thinking that it's promotional? Steve Smith (talk) 04:01, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
 * I got a copy. It's a simple announcement, and looks like a warmed-over press release from Tapscott. It also doesn't verify the info. I'm removing it. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 04:46, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

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you need to update the oath, it still has loyalty to the soviet union in this version.:|

 * What do you mean? The oath taken by the 1st Polish Army (the one fighting alongside the Soviets) is no longer used, it's simply historical. Halibutt 03:58, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

B-class review
This article is currently at start/C class, but could be improved to B-class if it had more (inline) citations.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk to me 01:46, 11 May 2012 (UTC)

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Spenserian would be the most exotic, and Petrarchan has the nicest symmetry, but Shakespearean allows for the longest sentence. Geogre 20:43, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

Hero of the Russian Federation
Thank you, thank you and thank you for your copy edit of the intro. Zach (Sound Off) 03:57, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

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Jury selection

Jury selection is the selection of the people who will serve on a jury during a jury trial. The group of potential jurors (the "jury pool,” also known as the venire) is first selected from among the community using a reasonably random method. Jury lists are compiled from voter registrations and driver license or ID renewals. From those lists, summonses are mailed. A panel of jurors is then assigned to a courtroom.

The prospective jurors are randomly selected to sit in the jury box. At this stage, they will be questioned in court by the judge and/or attorneys in the United States. Depending on the jurisdiction, attorneys may have an opportunity to mount a challenge for cause argument or use one of a limited number of peremptory challenges.

In some jurisdictions that have capital punishment, the jury must be death-qualified to remove those who are opposed to the death penalty. Jury selection and techniques for voir dire are taught to law students in trial advocacy courses. However, attorneys sometimes use expert assistance in systematically choosing the jury via a process of scientific jury selection, although other uses of jury research are becoming more common. The jury selected is said to have been "empaneled".

Voir dire
Selected jurors are generally subjected to a system of examination whereby both the prosecution (or plaintiff, in a civil case) and defence can object to a juror. In common law countries, this is known as voir dire. Voir dire can include both general questions asked of an entire pool of prospective jurors, answered by means such as a show of hands, and questions asked of individual prospective jurors and calling for a verbal answer. In some jurisdictions, the attorneys for the parties may question the potential jurors; in other jurisdictions, the trial judge conducts the voir dire.

The method and scope of the possible rejections varies between countries:
 * In England, these objections would have to be very well based, such as the defendant knowing a potential juror, to be allowed.
 * Some jurisdictions, including Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the United States, give both the defense and prosecution a specific number of unconditional peremptory challenges. No justifications have to be brought to exclude a specific juror. Generally, defense attorneys exclude jurors who have professions or backgrounds similar to that of the victim and who could thus feel an emotional link to them, while prosecuting attorneys exclude jurors who might show affinity to the defendant. However, in the United States, if either party excludes a minority group member and the other party challenges, under Batson rules the party exercising the peremptory strike must provide a race-neutral reason for the exclusion (later extended by court rulings to gender-neutral reasons as well). Parties have been known to peremptorily strike jurors based on personal characteristics that wouldn't justify a strike for cause, but which they believe makes the juror less likely to be sympathetic to their side.
 * In some jurisdictions, attorneys also have the right to make a challenge for cause argument to the judge. This is an argument over whether a juror's particular background or beliefs make them biased and therefore unsuitable for service on the jury.

United States
In the United States the process of voir dire is often much more in-depth than in other countries and its practical implementation is somewhat controversial because of this. The amount of privacy that the potential jurors are afforded when asked questions raises the issue of the definition of "impartial jury". Some people are skeptical as to whether the intensive questioning of potential jurors looks not just for inherent bias but for a potential to be emotionally swayed. On the other hand, proponents argue that this method gives both sides more confidence in the verdict.

Generally, the prosecution and the defense want the maximum amount of information about the jurors, so that they can estimate which people are most likely to be sympathetic to their case. Although the practice is opposed by the American Bar Association in their "Standards on Juror Use and Management", prosecutors, defense attorneys, and news media can in most cases legally take some of the information jurors disclose, such as their home addresses, and use it to investigate the jurors outside the court through such means as running criminal background checks or simply driving past the jurors' homes to see what information they can glean from its appearance. These independent investigations usually happen without any notice to the jurors, the court, or other parties in the case.

Canada
Part XX of the Criminal Code of Canada allows for a jury in a Canadian murder trial to consist of twelve jurors. However, a minimum of ten jurors and a maximum of 14 jurors may hear the evidence for a trial. At the end of the trial, a maximum of twelve jurors and a minimum of ten jurors may deliberate.

Section 631(2.2) as well as section 643 of the Criminal Code specify that a jury may consist of either 12, 13, or 14 members; however, 12 is most common. Section 631(2.2) allows a judge to order that 13 or 14 jurors be sworn in under certain circumstances.

Jurors may also be excused during trial. According to section 644(1) of the Criminal Code, a judge may discharge any juror during the trial due to illness or "other reasonable cause," such as impartiality (see R v Tsouma (1973) and R v Holcomb (1973)). Section 644(2) further specifies that a jury is still properly constituted to complete its duties even if a juror is discharged during the trial, as long as the number of jurors is not reduced below ten.

At the conclusion of the trial and following the jury charge, a maximum of twelve jurors may deliberate. It requires the judge to pull numbers from a box to determine which jurors should be discharged in order to reduce the number of jurors down to twelve.

Jury Identification

When empaneling the jury, section 631(3) of the Criminal Code states that the court clerk will draw out the appropriate number of juror cards and read out the name and number of each card in the courtroom. In this sense, the identity of the jurors will be revealed to all parties. However, s. 631(3.1) goes on to say that a judge can order that the clerk of the court shall only call out the number on each card, thereby withholding the names of the jury members. This generally takes place upon application by the prosecutor or when the judge deems it necessary to protect the safety and privacy of the jury members.

Under s. 631(6) of the Code, the presiding judge may then make an order either directing that the identity of a jury member or any information that could reveal their identity not be published or broadcast in any way, or limiting access to or the use of that information. These amendments to s. 361 were introduced in 2001, with the purpose of "protecting jurors from intimidation and enabling jurors to participate effectively by making them free to act without being subjected to threats, prejudice, intimidation, or physical injury."

Peremptory Challenges

In Canada, the number of peremptory challenges (i.e., challenges for which no reason is given) for jury selection was governed by Section 634 of the Criminal Code of Canada.

§634 of the Criminal Code of Canada was repealed by Bill C-75, which came into effect on September 19, 2019, and peremptory challenges have therefore been eliminated.

Challenge for Cause

Section 638 of the Criminal Code of Canada provides the basis upon which an individual juror may be challenged for cause. A party seeking to challenge a prospective juror’s partiality must first demonstrate to the court that there is an ‘air of reality’ to the application. A party may do this by establishing that there is a realistic potential for partiality.

Section 640 of the Criminal Code sets out the procedures for dealing with a challenge for cause. A challenge for cause based on the enumerated grounds under section 638, other than the juror’s name not appearing on the panel, will be tried by the last two jurors to be sworn. If no Jurors have been sworn, the judge will appoint two persons to try the challenge for cause. Upon application by the accused, the court may exercise its discretion to exclude all sworn and unsworn jurors from the courtroom until the challenge for cause is decided. The two triers of the challenge for cause must decide the question on a balance of probabilities.

Pre-Hearing Conference

Part XX of the Criminal Code of Canada provides for Procedure in Jury Trials. Section 625.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada is the authority for a pre-hearing conference.

A pre-hearing conference is a conference held before the beginning of a trial. It is held between the prosecutor and the accused (or counsel for the accused) and is presided over by the court. The purpose of a pre-hearing conference is to promote a fair and expeditious trial. It considers matters that would be better decided before the start of the trial and makes arrangements for the decisions of those matters.

Either the prosecutor, defense, or the judge may initiate a motion for a pre-hearing conference.

A pre-hearing conference is mandatory for any case to be tried by a jury (per s. 625.1(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada). It must be presided over by a judge of the court that will try the accused and must be held in accordance with the rules of court made under sections 482 and 482.1.

Case Law: A pre-hearing conference judge does not have the jurisdiction to review the Crown disclosure decisions or to order disclosure.

Death qualification
In United States capital cases (cases where the prosecution pursues the death penalty), the jury must often be "death-qualified". A death-qualified jury is one in which all members of the venire that categorically object to capital punishment are removed. This has the effect of ensuring that the jury will be willing to hand down a sentence of death, if they feel the crime warrants it. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the practice is constitutional. Critics object to death-qualification because empirical evidence has shown that death-qualified jurors are more likely to convict defendants of crimes than are jurors generally.

Assistance of experts
In the 1970s and 1980s in the United States, scientific jury selection—the use of expert assistance to more effectively use peremptory challenges — became more common. The practice has proven controversial because of fears that it gives lawyers the ability to "fix" the jury and enhances the distorting effect of money. However, research indicates that the effect of the practice is modest at best.

Currently, the more generic jury consulting or jury research is increasingly more common as attorneys trying high-stakes cases demand assistance through all parts of the trial process. The still more generic field of trial consulting also contains a myriad of other tools and techniques not directly related to juries.

Criticism
Jury packing is "illegally or corruptly influencing a jury by making available for jury service persons known to be biased or partial in a particular case to be tried". The term also is applied pejoratively to jury selection procedures which are legal but perceived as unfair. In the nineteenth century, the prosecution had unlimited peremptory challenges in England and Ireland, whereas the defence were limited to six in England or 20 in Ireland. Peter O'Brien as Crown Prosecutor during the Irish Land War was nicknamed "Peter the Packer" by supporters of the Irish Land League. The pool from which a jury panel is selected may not have the same demographics as the general population; until the nineteenth century or later in many jurisdictions, jury service, as with the electoral franchise, was restricted to male property owners.

In three studies of legal authoritarianism, attitudes toward psychiatrists, and attitude toward the insanity defense were examined as predictors of conviction-proneness in insanity defense cases. Some experts believe that 85% of cases litigated are won or lost in the jury selection phase.

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LaSalle Bank

LaSalle Bank Corporation was the holding company for LaSalle Bank N.A. and LaSalle Bank Midwest N.A. (formerly Standard Federal Bank). With US$116 billion in assets, it was headquartered at 135 South LaSalle Street in Chicago, Illinois. LaSalle Bank Corporation was formerly an indirect subsidiary of Netherlands-based ABN AMRO Bank N.V., one of the world's largest banks, with total assets of EUR 986 billion, more than 3,000 locations in over 60 countries and a staff of more than 105,000. Bank of America acquired LaSalle Bank Corp. effective October 1, 2007, and officially adopted the Bank of America name on May 5, 2008.

LaSalle Bank N.A.
Founded in 1927 as National Builders Bank of Chicago, it changed its name to LaSalle National Bank in 1940 after a team led by John Nuveen acquired control. In the 1960s LaSalle acquired the Mutual National Bank of Chicago founded by Frank C. Rathje. Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN) acquired the bank in 1979. In a merger of co-owned banks, the LaSalle Bank N.A. name was adopted in 1999. It was the largest bank headquartered in Chicago with US$72.2 billion in assets and US$46.8 billion in deposits. LaSalle Bank maintained 146 retail locations and 450 ATMs throughout Chicago and its neighboring suburbs.

LaSalle Bank maintained regional offices in Atlanta, Boca Raton, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Connecticut, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Jersey, New York City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tampa, Troy, Tustin, and Washington, D.C. Subsidiaries included LaSalle National Leasing Corporation, LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, LaSalle Financial Services Inc, LaSalle ABN Capital Markets LLC, AMO Capital Markets, AMO Commercial Holdings LLC, ABN Commercial Real Estate  Holdings LLC. Upon the acquisition Nova Global Markets and Nova Holdings became a part of the official records.

LaSalle Bank Midwest N.A.
In 1996, ABN AMRO acquired Troy, Michigan-based Standard Federal Bancorporation, the largest savings bank in the Midwest. In 2000, ABN AMRO acquired Michigan National Corporation of Bloomfield Hills and merged it into Standard Federal. The merged bank took the Standard Federal name, but operated under Michigan National's charter. In 2005, it changed its name to LaSalle Bank Midwest N.A. when ABN AMRO consolidated its U.S. commercial banking operations under the LaSalle name.

As of 2007, it was one of the largest banks in the Midwest, with US$43 billion in assets and US$24.1 billion in deposits. It operated 264 branches and 1,000 ATMs in Michigan and Indiana.

Sale to Bank of America
On April 23, 2007, an agreement was made to sell LaSalle Bank Corporation to Bank of America for US$21 billion. Bank of America officially took over LaSalle on October 1, 2007. This was a defensive move by ABN AMRO to stave off its own purchase by a consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland. RBS wanted to merge LaSalle with its Citizens Financial Group division. At one stroke, this made Bank of America the largest bank by deposits in both Chicago and Detroit; Bank of America previously had a minimal presence in Chicago and none at all in Michigan. The investment banking arm was purchased by the third largest bank in Canada by deposits and market capitalization.

Strong connections exist to the Chicago-based PrivateBank as a swath of bankers moved to establish that bank in the mold of the original LaSalle Bank and to avoid the big bank takeover. PrivateBank was later sold to the US division of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).

Sponsorships
LaSalle sponsored a number of events in its Chicago home. Many of these events will now be re-branded with Bank of America's name.
 * LaSalle Bank Open a Nationwide Tour golf tournament
 * The Chicago Marathon
 * The Chicago White Sox
 * The International Music Foundation Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert
 * The Navy Pier Winter WonderFest
 * The Shamrock Shuffle the largest 8 km race in the world
 * Handel's "Do-it-yourself" Messiah
 * Army Reserve Jobs

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Girls & Boys (Blur song)

"Girls & Boys" is a song by English rock band Blur, released in March 1994 by Food Records as the lead single from the group's third studio album, Parklife (1994). The frontman of Blur, Damon Albarn wrote the song's lyrics with bandmembers Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, while Stephen Street produced it.

Charting at number five on the UK Singles Chart, "Girls & Boys" was Blur's first top-five hit and their most successful single until "Country House" reached number one the following year. In the United States, the track reached number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Kevin Godley produced the music video for the song. "Girls & Boys" was named single of the year by NME and Melody Maker and was nominated for best song at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Composition
Damon Albarn was inspired to write the song while on holiday in Magaluf, Spain, with then-girlfriend Justine Frischmann, lead singer of Elastica. According to Albarn, the city had "really tacky Essex nightclubs" and a rampant sexual scene among visitors, with "All these blokes and all these girls meeting at the watering hole and then just copulating. There's no morality involved, I'm not saying it should or shouldn't happen." The music has a convergence of various pop and dance styles, summed up by bassist Alex James as "Disco drums, nasty guitars and Duran Duran bass." Drummer Dave Rowntree admitted that he is not playing on the track, being replaced by a drum machine he programmed. He said it was his favourite song on Blur: The Best Of (2000) because he "isn't really in it. It's cool not being in your own song." The vocals were recorded with a demo featuring only the keyboards. This song is written in the key of G minor.

Release
Producer Stephen Street felt that while "Girls & Boys" was not like Blur's previous songs, "I thought it would be Top 5 – it was so downright basic. I felt the way I had when I produced the Smiths: that as long as Morrissey was singing on it, it would be the Smiths. It was the same with Blur: they could put their hands to anything, and it would still sound like Blur." The song indeed reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, Blur's first foray into the top 5. Despite the band having big expectations for the single, guitarist Graham Coxon said "going top five was a bit of a shocker", and Albarn confessed to having his first panic attack shortly after the single entered the charts.

Critical reception
AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine described "Girls & Boys" as "undeniably catchy" and "one of the best (songs) Blur ever recorded", praising the band for making the song "feel exactly like Eurotrash", and stating that the chorus was "an absolutely devastating put-down of '90s gender-bending, where even ambi-sexuals didn't know whose fantasy they were fulfilling." Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Alternative band takes a detour into clubland with an amusing, word-twisting ditty fleshed out with a trance-like synth energy and a hard, syncopated beat, courtesy of the Pet Shop Boys. Way-hip single's primary selling point is the brain-numbing refrain "girls who want boys who like boys to be girls who do boys like they're girls who do girls like they're boys." Try saying that three times fast. A good bet for dancefloor action, track should also get a crack at pop/crossover radio."

Troy J. Augusto from Cash Box felt that "this track will light up dance floors first, with top-40 and even some experimental urban radio stations close behind. Not what we've come to expect from this quirky guitar-pop combo, which is part of the appeal here. And don't be surprised if RuPaul records a cover of this tasty gem." Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel wrote in his review of Parklife, "That great song, "Girls & Boys", is a twisting, slapping, lusty and instantly satisfying neo-disco track featuring Graham Coxon's teasing guitar and Damon Albarn's endearing vocals." He added, "Those who allow Parklife to continue playing after the conclusion of "Girls & Boys" will be disappointed initially, because nothing else on the album is so acutely infectious." Steve Hochman from Los Angeles Times praised it as a "delightfully sly single".

Jennifer Nine from Melody Maker said, "The one reprised here is the simultaneously fey and yobbish, clever and incredibly ugly sounds of Roxy Music/XTC/Gary Numan/anything with keyboards worked up to sound deliberately mechanical and ironic and unpleasant." A reviewer from Music & Media viewed it as a "comical pastiche on '80s "new romantics"." Martin Aston from Music Week gave it four out of five, complimenting it as "an irresistibly feisty pop bite and, as such, a probable Top 10 hit." John Kilgo from The Network Forty described it as an "outstanding, infectious" tune. Ian McCann from NME named it I'm as Surprised as You are, Sheer Chutzpah Single of the Week, adding, "The tongue lolling, deliberately camp-yobbish, mindless delivery and drooling lyrics defy categorisation. The rinky-disco beat is where Sparks meet Giorgio Moroder in his Son of My Father era, the phased guitar adds a rock noise to the mess, and that chorus! Surrender now, it will beat you in the end."

Paul Evans from Rolling Stone felt it is "echoing '80s synth pop". Sylvia Patterson from Smash Hits rated it four out of five, writing, "An organ-grinder of synth pings and guitar perks which sounds just like Elastica (whose singer Damon snogs). It is the sound of Now! (ie 1982) which was a good sound so that's all right. Sort of." Rob Sheffield from Spin described the song as "a scrumptiously sleek Duran-gänger, sounding exactly like the Fab Five circa "Planet Earth" and "Hungry Like the Wolf"." He added, "Over a Eurodisco bass line, vocalist Damon Albarn croons about a beach full of teenagers stewing in their own auto-erotic juices: "Nothing is wasted / Only reproduced / You get nasty blisters / Du bist sehr schön, but we haven't been introduced"." James Hunter from Vibe called it a "brilliant turn on new wave disco that boasts the year's best bent guitars. They bounce all this into a great English, um, blur."

Music video
The accompanying music video for "Girls & Boys" was directed by English singer, songwriter, musician and music video director Kevin Godley. It features Blur performing the song against a bluescreen backdrop of documentary footage of people on Club 18-30 package holidays. Godley branded the video as "Page 3 rubbish", while Blur found it "perfect". The front cover of the single was taken from a pack of Durex condoms.

Legacy
The song is included on two compilations albums: Blur: The Best Of (2000) and Midlife: A Beginner's Guide to Blur (2009). In 2003, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke confessed on BBC Radio 1 that he wished he had written the song, jokingly calling Blur "bastards" for writing it first. In 2004, Q magazine featured the song in their list of "The 1010 Songs You Must Own". In 2010, Pitchfork included the song at number 26 on their "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s". In 2017, Stopera and Galindo from BuzzFeed remarked the song as "a great reminder of just how brilliant Blur was throughout the '90s."

Pet Shop Boys, who provided a remix of the track for the single release, later covered the song during their Discovery tour in 1994. Their remix was also included on the Japanese version of the Parklife album. "Blurred" by Pianoman features the chorus (sampled from the Pet Shop Boys 12-inch remix) as its key lyric. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in 1996. The song was covered by French singer Mélanie Pain on her 2009 album My Name. American alternative rock band the Get Up Kids performed a version of the song in July 2011 for The A.V. Club A.V. Undercover series.

Track listings
All music was composed by Albarn, Coxon, James and Rowntree. All lyrics were written by Albarn with the exception of "Maggie May", written by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton.

 * UK 7-inch and cassette single; Australian cassette single
 * 1) "Girls & Boys"
 * 2) "Magpie"
 * 3) "People in Europe"

 * UK CD1
 * 1) "Girls & Boys"
 * 2) "Magpie" (mistakenly credited as "People in Europe" on the back cover.)
 * 3) "Anniversary Waltz"

 * UK CD2 and Australian CD single
 * 1) "Girls & Boys"
 * 2) "People in Europe"
 * 3) "Peter Panic"

 * European CD single
 * 1) "Girls & Boys"
 * 2) "Peter Panic"

 * European and Australian CD single (Pet Shop Boys remix)
 * 1) "Girls & Boys" (PSB radio edit) – 4:04
 * 2) "Girls & Boys" (PSB 12-inch mix) – 7:16
 * 3) "Magpie" – 4:12
 * 4) "Anniversary Waltz" – 1:22

 * US CD single
 * 1) "Girls & Boys" – 4:13
 * 2) "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys radio edit) – 3:59
 * 3) "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys 12-inch mix) – 7:14
 * 4) "Magpie" – 4:12
 * 5) "Peter Panic" – 4:18
 * 6) "Maggie May" – 4:05

 * US cassette single
 * 1) "Girls & Boys" – 4:13
 * 2) "Girls & Boys" (Pet Shop Boys radio edit) – 3:59
 * 3) "Maggie May" – 4:05

 * US 12-inch single
 * 1) "Girls & Boys" (PSB 12-inch mix) – 7:14
 * 2) "Girls & Boys" (album version) – 4:51
 * 3) "Girls & Boys" (PSB 7-inch mix) – 3:59

 * Japanese mini-CD single
 * 1) "Girls & Boys" (PSB 7-inch mix)
 * 2) "Girls & Boys" (PSB 12-inch mix)

Vandalism version
"Boys & Girls" was covered by Australian dance band Vandalism and released as a single in 2005.

Track listing

 * Australian CD single
 * 1) "Boys & Girls" (Radio edit)
 * 2) "Boys & Girls" (Ivan Gough And Grant Smillie Remix Radio Edit)
 * 3) "Boys & Girls" (Extended Mix)
 * 4) "Boys & Girls" (Ivan Gough & Grant Smillie Remix)

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SM-1

SM-1 (Stationary, Medium-size reactor, prototype #1) was a 2-megawatt nuclear reactor developed by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) and the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) as part of the US Army Nuclear Power Program (ANPP) in the mid-1950s. The compact "package" reactor was designed to produce electricity and generate heat for remote military facilities. The first, the SM-1, served as the Army's primary training facility to train reactor operations personnel from all three services (Army, Navy and Air Force). In 1954, the Department of Defense placed the US Army in charge of all military nuclear power plants except those used for propulsion by the US Navy. The Army's Chief of Engineers established the US Army Engineer Reactors Group in April 1954, and decided to construct the SM-1 facility at the Corps of Engineers headquarters at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, about 18 miles south of Washington, D.C. About 800 personnel were trained on the SM-1 during its operational life, from 1957 to 1973. The power plant was shut down in March 1973, and is monitored within a "restricted access" section of the post. Inspectors enter the shut-down operations control room every decade or so. USACE has started dismantling the SM-1 facility, and estimate completion by 2026.

Construction of the SM-1 facility

Research and development of the reactor design was conducted in 1952–54 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, under the guidance of the Package Power Group. Funding for the reactor was approved in 1954 and bids to construct the facility were received from 18 companies, ranging in price from $2 million to $7 million. According to Time magazine of 18 July 1955, the Army selected the low bid ($2,096,753), submitted by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO Products) of Schenectady, New York, and awarded the contract in December 1954.

The name "SM-1" stands for Stationary, Medium-size reactor, prototype #1. The pressurized-water reactor (PWR) design developed by the AEC was a heterogeneous, water-cooled and water-moderated, stainless steel system, using highly enriched (93%) uranium dioxide mixture as fuel.

The term "package" in the name Army Package Power Reactor refers to the program objective of designing a compact nuclear power plant whose components could be packed for delivery to remote facilities aboard large military transport aircraft. The SM-1 served as the prototype for the SM-1A power plant, which was constructed at Fort Greely, Alaska, between 1960 and 1962. The reactor core itself was compact, about the size of a household dishwasher.

At a press conference held on 19 August 1954, (then) Major General Sturgis, Chief of Engineers, announced the plan by the Army and the AEC to build the "package" power plant at Fort Belvoir. A location in a "closed area" of the garrison had been selected, near a point at which Accotink Bay (aka, Gunston Cove) joins the Potomac River. The general said the design of the package reactor resembles the nuclear power plant on the US Navy's (newly launched) nuclear submarine Nautilus. He also said the reactor could be housed in a building 29 feet wide, 42 feet high and 80 feet long. The Army was sending out a request for proposals, that day, to "33 qualified bidders", and companies were being asked to come up with a "competitive lump-sum bid", rather than a cost-plus estimate. On 14 December 1954, the AEC announced that the contract was being given to American Locomotive Company of New York, whose $2 million bid was the lowest of the 18 proposals received. Asking companies to submit a lump-sum bid was hailed, at that time, as a sign of how much progress had been made in reactor power plant design by mid-1954, such that companies now had sufficient experience and could calculate costs with confidence.

Construction of the building to house the reactor began on 5 October 1955 in the southeast "corner" of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, alongside Gunston Cove, off the Potomac River. According to a news note in the December 1955 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, "Construction of the 'package' or portable reactor has been started at Fort Belvoir, VA. Alco Products is the contractor for the Defense Department and the AEC. The reactor will generate about 2,000 kilowatts of electricity, enough for a community of about 5,000 people." Alco Products supplied the reactor, pressurizer and steam generator, while Westinghouse Electric Corporation supplied the canned-rotor pumps, General Electric supplied the turbine and generator, the Lummus Company supplied the condenser, and Minneapolis-Honeywell installed the controls. By late October 1955, the Army pushed ALCO to accelerate construction towards a completion date of 10 July 1957. As a result, all major work was completed by March 1957.

Reactor goes critical, April 1957
Construction was completed in 18 months, the SM-1 reactor achieved first criticality on 8 April 1957, and the plant was formally opened in a public ceremony on 29 April 1957. Designed as a small-scale, pressurized-water, commercial nuclear power plant the power output from the SM-1 was connected to the local electrical grid. Thus, the SM-1 and Fort Belvoir hold the distinction of delivering the first nuclear generated electricity for public use in America, coming online several months before the (much larger, $55 million) Shippingport Reactor (in December 1957.)

According to a June 1957 report in the industry magazine POWER, "Normal operation (of the SM-1) will need a total of 29 men. Operators will be high-school graduates with 1-year training, led by engineers." The location of the Army's nuclear reactor training facility alongside Gunston Cove explains why the floating MH-1A came to be tested at Fort Belvoir in April 1966.

Facility hailed as a model for "Atoms for Peace"

The successful operation of the SM-1 was promoted by the Department of Defense as a demonstration of President Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" program. Shortly after it was placed in operation in 1957, the Pentagon invited a group of foreign defense military attaches stationed in Washington D.C. to tour the Fort Belvoir facility. A 30-second news video of that 1957 visit shows military officers from Cuba, Costa Rica and Portugal, amongst the group invited inside the reactor control room.

Reactor closed in 1973, building reopens as museum
Plans to decommission the SM-1 reactor were announced in June 1972, and the reactor was shut down for the last time on 16 March 1973: four members of the first group of operators trained in 1957 participated in the shutdown ceremony. According to a 1998 US Army report on the Army Reactor Program, during its 16 years of operations the facility trained some 800 nuclear operations specialists. During its operational life, the SM-1 reactor had its core replaced twice. According to a January 2001 report compiled by the Department of Energy, the total amount of uranium-235 supplied for the SM-1's three cores was 72.7 kilograms: the U-235 was enriched to 93 percent. The spent fuel from the first core was sent to the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (the INEEL, originally known as the Idaho National Reactor Testing Station) and the fuel from the SM-1's second and third cores was sent to the Savannah River Site.

In April 1975, the reactor building was reopened to the public as a museum until the mid-1980s when it was again closed to the public.

External sources

 * Special Features of Military Package Power Reactors Report issued 8 August 1956 by Oak Ridge National Laboratory Applied Nuclear Physics Division

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User:Daniel Midgley

Hi all. I live in Oxford and work in production planning and control. I'm still finding my way round this site & working out where I could be most useful. I'll add some more content here in the near future.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zygote Media Group, Inc.

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The result of the debate was Delete. --Ryan Delaney talk 04:57, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

Zygote Media Group, Inc.
Delete Non-notable company? Their products get very few hits on Google. Furthermore, the article creator is spamming links to their site from biological articles. PhilipO 20:48, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
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User:ManekiNeko

Please click here to leave me a new message. ^^^Stolen from Redwolf24 who stole it from Linuxbeak!^^^

About Me
I am on a Wikibreak but I will occasionally do some editing here and there.

Hello. I am ManekiNeko. I previously contributed for a few days under the IP address 24.19.0.114, followed by 66.235.6.229 a few days later. (new location). Then on 22 August 2005, I decided a user account would be a better idea, so from this point on you should see me as ManekiNeko, unless I accidentally forget to log in.

Full disclosure: I had done a small bit of editing prior to August 2005 from another account. I chose not to use it in the August edits of the Asperger's Syndrome page, as I was concerned about revealing my identity to a particular user. (My other account has a username that is easily connected to me in the real world.) But I rather like ManekiNeko as a user name, so I will probably drop the old account entirely.

I am a graduate student, studying history. I am a geek and proud of it.

The user name ManekiNeko
On the left you can see a picture of a typical maneki neko. The maneki neko, or beckoning cat, is a good luck symbol that is typically found in Japanese shops. There are two three on the shelf in front of me, as I type. I like them, so I thought it would make a nice user name.

Stuff I am interested in

 * Asperger's Syndrome, hyperlexia, and related topics
 * Onomastics (the study of names)
 * The medieval origins of baseball
 * Road trips
 * Etymology
 * Music
 * Knitting, sewing, and other crafts
 * Good food
 * Reading, reading, reading! (See hyperlexia, above)

Articles I've created for Wikipedia

 * Jefferson Park (Seattle)

Articles I've worked unusually hard on improving

 * Asperger syndrome
 * Roller skating
 * Artistic roller skating
 * Sick's Stadium

Editing miscellany
Looking for something to edit? Think of a typo that you see frequently. (For example, "Seatle" or "Washignton".) Then go to Google and search for that typo in "site:wikipedia.org". Then clean it up wherever you find it. (This is the source of a lot of my minor edits.) See also Typo. Enjoy!

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Talk:The Bendis Board

Please leave the redirect in place, unless there's a substantial change in the board's encyclopedia-worthiness. It overwhelmingly failed to survive a VfD. --DNicholls 20:49, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

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Harsiese B

Harsiese B was a High Priest of Amun in 874 BC. Earlier Egyptologists assumed he was both the High Priest of Amun (HPA) and son of the High Priest Shoshenq C, who may have become a king at Thebes. However, recent research by Karl Jansen-Winkeln shows that all the monuments of the first (King) Harsiese A demonstrate that he was never Theban High Priest of Amun in his own right, merely a regular Priest of Amun. While the earlier Harsiese was certainly a king at Thebes, he is clearly a different person from the later Harsiese, Harsiese B, who is attested as a High Priest of Amun. Jansen-Winkeln further shows that Harsiese A's son, [...du], was only an ordinary Priest of Amun.

Harsiese B is first explicitly attested as High Priest of Amun late under Osorkon II's reign on Statue CGC 42225, which bears this king's cartouche. He likely assumed the office at Thebes when the current High Priest, Takelot F, proclaimed himself as king Takelot II in the final 3 years of Osorkon II's reign. Statue CGC 42225 was dedicated by the "Letter Writer to Pharaoh", Hor IX, who is mentioned on the walls of Temple J at Karnak. Temple J was built in the final years of Osorkon II's reign by the then serving HPA, Takelot F. Hor IX later served under Pedubast I and Usermaatre Meryamun Shoshenq VI, who were direct contemporaries of Shoshenq III of the Twenty-second Dynasty. Shoshenq III once even dispatched his second son, Pashedbast B, to Thebes where the latter "added a vestibule door to Pylon X at Karnak, dating it to the reign of Pedubast." Hor IX served beyond the 25-year reign of Pedubast I and lived into Shoshenq VI's reign under whom his funerary cones were inscribed. Consequently, the High Priest of Amun Harsiese can only be Harsiese B since he was a close contemporary of Hor IX and served late in office under Osorkon II. In contrast, Harsiese A died before the twelfth regnal year of Osorkon II.

Harsiese B is also attested in office in the sixth regnal year of Shoshenq III in Nile Level Text No.6 and lived into the 18th and 19th regnal years of Pedubast I as Nile Quay Text No.27 shows. During the prolonged civil war which erupted between the forces of Osorkon B and Pedubast I for control of Thebes, Harsiese B sided with Pedubast's faction since the Karnak Quay Texts show he became the latter's High Priest. He died before Year 23 of Pedubast I when this King's new High Priest is revealed to be a Takelot (see Nile Quay Text No.29)

Harsiese B consequently served in office for almost 3 decades under Osorkon II (final three years), Shoshenq III (first 7-8 years) and Pedubast I (at least 18-19 years), and must have been Crown Prince Osorkon B's chief rival for this office at Thebes since he was affiliated with Osorkon's rival. Harsiese B must have been a fairly young man perhaps in his early thirties when he first assumed the Office of High Priest judging by his long career.

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Georg, Baron von Örtzen

Georg, Baron von Örtzen (2 February 1829–27 May 1910), also known as Karl Friedrich Theodor Ludwig, was a German poet and prose-writer.

Life
He was born at Brunn in Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He served as an officer of Prussian hussars (1850–1855), entered the consular service and after employment at New York City (1879) and Constantinople (1880) was appointed to Marseilles (1881), and then to Christiania (1889), retiring in 1892.

He published about thirty volumes, mostly of lyrics and aphorisms, including Gedichte ("Poems", 3rd ed. 1861), Aus den Kämpfen des Lebens (i868), Deutsche Träume, deutsche Siege (1876), Epigramme und Epiloge in Prosa (1880), Es war ein Traum (1902). His Erlebnisse und Studien in der Gegenwart (Leipzig, 1875) appeared under the pseudonym Ludwig Robert, and Nacht (Stuttgart, 1899), a collection of sonnets, under that of Stephen Ervésy.

He was acquainted with Fritz Reuter.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/How to Sell Cars like a Pro

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The result of the debate was DELETE. Paul August ☎ 20:12, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

How to Sell Cars like a Pro
finishing nom. not encyclopedic Ben-w 20:50, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. That what I would have said first if I could get this page to save. Rmhermen 20:51, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Original research - nn --Outlander 21:07, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Nice, but delete as original research and as a how-to. - Lucky 6.9 21:57, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
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 * Delete. I first thought Wikibooks, but I don't see how this could become a useful module. - Mgm|(talk) 11:04, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Kobe beef

Beer
I saw a german documentary yesterday where the cattle were fed 1 bottle of beer a day to relief them of stress. In the article it is stated that this is not the case. Unfortunately i have no sources but maybe someone else got more info on that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.88.117.149 (talk) 10:28, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

I agree. This article needs a little TLC. Cows that produce Kobe Beef are fed beer and given daily massages. There are hundreds of articles that reference this, many available in google. Here's another article about this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/6345289.stm -bb

This more properly belongs in the urban legend category. For a better citation, consider http://www.kobe-niku.jp/english/contents/faq/index.html -- from the Kobe Beef Marketing Association itself! In the FAQs, see the quote "Actually, however, it can be said that there have been almost no cases of cows being raised on beer" and "...massage itself neither softens meat nor increases the amount of marbling" --Larry (talk) 21:12, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Since the link structure changed, here is a working link to the FAQ Traveling Man referred to: http://www.kobe-niku.jp/en/contents/faq/index.html --DEnigma (talk) 16:27, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

Production methods
I added a paragraph about the raising of Kobe beef based on Raymond Blanc's observations:

"The chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc has described how Kobe beef production involves the use of confining pens which result in animals so weak that they have difficulty in walking due to the lack of exercise of their muscles. He also noted that slaughter takes place in an open dirty field, in front of animals that are about to be killed."

The source is http://oxfordsymposium.org.uk/36-os2007report/

This has been deleted by User:Traveling_Man with the reason given as "undo POV". How is it "point of view"? If the animals are confined to pens, that is a statement of fact. "POV" is if I wrote that "Kobe beef is produced using unnecessarily cruel methods". 92.21.6.103 (talk) 16:23, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

It's POV because Blanc is not a disinterested third party but has a personal stake in the matter in his business. Not to mention his quote only makes sense from a European point of view, as compared to an American point of view where slaughter methods are even more inhumane. -bb

I have a bigger issue on the quote itself. It doesn't make any sense to put it in the section that defines the criteria for Kobe Beef. If you really want to insert your pov into this article, create a new section titled something like "Controversy over Production Methods" rather than in the criteria for what qualifies Kobe Beef. It struck me as odd and out of place the moment I started reading it. -bb

 * -bb is wallowing in his own ignorance. That chip on its shoulder should be knocked off. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.32.43.224 (talk) 02:43, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Untrue
"The proliferation of beef outside of Japan marketed as the Kobe beef is a troubling issue for Kobe beef farmers. Much like how sparkling wine may not be labeled "Champagne" unless it is produced in the Champagne region of France, the same is true in regard to "genuine" Kobe beef. Kobe beef comes from a specific breed and genetic lineage of cattle raised in the Hyogo prefecture according to the standards set by Kobe Beef Distribution and Promotion Council. This council also sets the rules regarding foreign exportation of Kobe beef and has tightly restricted trade with the exception of export to Macau and Hong Kong."

This may be true in the EU, but elsewhere you can certainly label any sparkling wine you want as Champagne. Particularly in the US, where place names are not copyrightable.169.232.131.133 (talk) 20:55, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Copyrightable? I don't know. However, U.S. law DOES prevent use of the term Champagne, except in limited circumstances. See http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/5388 . --Larry (talk) 02:17, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * There are some presses related to them--Mujaki (talk) 14:17, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

The fraudulent labelling was at restaurants. The US Kobe beef association has not tried make such a misrepresentation. In fact, they may well have been instrumental in getting Kobe imports temporarily banned. The EU supposedly limits these place-name products to their own historical manufactures. The reality is that it's simply a weak excuse to force imports to use a nonmeaningful name. Many of these historical products are no longer made in their historical locations, yet the EU has not censured them. A good example is New Castle Brown Ale.27.33.247.140 (talk) 02:42, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Cleanup
Thanks to some gentle prodding by an anonymous editor ("...this article is need of editing for clarity and flow..."), I've taken a few whacks at it: fixing grammar, making a few factual corrections, and moving sentences into their proper sections. However, it needs a lot more, and I'm ready to go to sleep. Any takers?--Larry (talk) 01:46, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Remove {Cleanup|reason=this article is need of editing for clarity and flow} Tag?
I've taken a whack at the clarity/flow issues. Is it good enough to remove this tag?--Larry (talk) 19:56, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Hmmm, no comments in a month and a half. Well, I guess I'll remove it.--Larry (talk) 02:15, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Gender (cow / bullock / cattle)
I am reading contradictory descriptions about Kobe beef, as to whether it is ONLY male, or male AND female cattle. Larry Olmsted, a writer from Forbes magazine, describes Kobe beef as young, male and female (http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/04/12/foods-biggest-scam-the-great-kobe-beef-lie/). He uses cow and cattle interchangeably, as does this Wikipedia article, and cow and cattle will continue to be used somewhat interchangeably in everyday speak. But it seems that in this article more precise language is called for. This distinction is explained clearly elsewhere by others, including https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Beef&action=edit&section=37. Cow, cattle, bull, steer, heifer ... what is Kobe beef. (Master Chef (TV show) just stirred the pot yesterday (4 Sept 13) with "Kobe beef" a meat choice in the competition.)GeeBee60 (talk) 12:49, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Cattle is a generic term, m or f. Beast is also generic in UK and Australia. Bull and steer (castrated) are m. Cow is f. Heifer is an un-calfed or virgin f, and is a sale class. Generally bulls fetch a much lower beef price, so they are nearly always castrated as calves. Range cattle herds keep a larger number of breeding bulls that have been specially purchased for the purpose. Lot herds are all cows and are artificially inseminated. Male dairy cattle are always killed, and sold as pet food. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.33.247.140 (talk) 02:55, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

Removing non-displayed text
I just removed some text that had been commented out -- I don't know when -- and was thus not displayed. Part of the text was written more like an opinion piece; I wasn't sure of the utility of the rest. If anyone finds any of it useful, it could be rewritten and reinserted. --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 21:38, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

Exports
In the history section we have: "In 2009, the USDA placed a ban on the import of Kobe beef to prevent the Japan foot-and-mouth outbreak from reaching US shores."

and in the Kobe beef in other countries section we have: "Prior to 2012, Kobe beef was not exported."

I feel like only one of these statements can be true.
 * Hi,, and thanks for your comment. I took the liberty of moving your comment to the bottom of the talk page; that is the convention for new comments. Also, please sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ); that will add your userid to your comment. OK, now to the good stuff! You made a good catch, although technically it's a true statement because the Kobe Marketing Association had never tried to export their beef from Japan to the U.S. until 2012. However, what actually happened is that the USDA didn't just ban the import of Kobe beef, but rather all Japanese beef. The cited reference does in fact say that. In a couple of minutes, I'll change the article to reflect that. Thanks for finding that problem! --Larry/Traveling_Man (talk) 15:41, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Stanley Band

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The result of the debate was Keep (No consensus). --Ryan Delaney talk 04:58, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

Michael Stanley Band
Article does not establish enough notability according to WP:MUSIC guidelines. Only notable member's two top 100 hits appear to have been after he left the band. Francs2000 | Talk 20:50, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The band seems to meet WP:MUSIC; they " rocked arenas all over the midwest" . Never heard of them, though. Flowerparty  talk 21:29, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete; nn | Celcius 21:36, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge and redirect to Michael Stanley. As indicated in Michael Stanley, the band had two top 40 hits under the name Michael Stanley Band (Michael Stanley had no solo top 40 hits), thus qualifying them under WP:MUSIC.  (Allmusic, however, provides most of its information about them in the article about Stanley himself. )  I would change my vote to "keep" if this article is significantly expanded during the VFD period. --Metropolitan90 01:46, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

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User:Boothcat4320

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Flynn Saunders

Flynn Saunders is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Martin Dingle-Wall from 2001 until 2002 and by Joel McIlroy from 2003 to 2006. He first appeared in the episode broadcast on 13 July 2001 and died on 13 February 2006.

Development
Flynn was a doctor and social worker, who arrived in Summer Bay after leaving the city in search of his missing sister Ashley Saunders (Zoe Ella). When Flynn learns there is a job available at the local drop-in centre, he decided to take it and wait for his sister to pass through the town. Dingle-Wall told an Inside Soap writer, "Finding Ashley is number one on Flynn's agenda. She has a drug problem, and could have gone anywhere. But Flynn thinks she may have been heading for the Bay, and he's hoping to be there if, and when, she arrives." Shelley Sutherland (Paula Forrest), who ran the centre, was pleased to have him working there. He got off to a bad start with Shauna Bradley (Kylie Watson) and Brodie Hanson (Susie Rugg), whom he chased down the beach after mistaking her for Ashley.

Storylines
Flynn first arrives in the Bay to help Shelly Sutherland out at the Sarah McKay drop-in centre as a counsellor. It is soon revealed a few weeks after that he is also a trained doctor. Flynn soon falls for Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) and on their first date, they share a picnic together. Shauna Bradley makes a pass at Flynn but he rebuffs her. Jude Lawson (Ben Steel), Shauna's boyfriend is upset and rides off on his motorcycle and crashes. When Jude is brought into hospital, Flynn works with fellow doctor Charlotte Adams (Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen) to save his life in surgery and they are successful.

Flynn later searches for his younger sister, Ashley, when their father, John (Bill Charlton), tells him she has gone missing. She is found living rough on the streets and after initial reluctance, returns home. Following a holiday, Flynn and Sally make engagement plans and marry in an outdoor ceremony conducted by Donald Fisher (Norman Coburn). In 2004, The couple swap houses with Beth Hunter (Clarissa House) and move back into Summer Bay House, Sally's childhood home and take over the running of the caravan park. They then welcome the arrival of their first child, Pippa (Tameka and Bojana Main) via friend and surrogate Leah Patterson (Ada Nicodemou). Flynn and Sally take in homeless teenagers Ric Dalby (Mark Furze) and Cassie Turner (Sharni Vinson) and they form a close bond with them.

In late 2005, Flynn is diagnosed with terminal skin cancer which has spread to other areas of his body and is told he only has three months to live. After deciding against chemotherapy, Flynn faces a tough moment when he tells Sally that he wants to take his own life, in order to save himself the pain and humiliation of dying a slow death but Flynn realises how precious his final weeks are and decides to die naturally. When Flynn encounters runaway Belle Taylor (Jessica Tovey), she knocks him over while fleeing, exacerbating his weakened state. Flynn spends his final hours reminiscing with Sally, Ric, Cassie and Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) over photos and memories. Flynn shares one last dance with Sally before dying in her arms.

Reception
For his portrayal of Flynn, Dingle-Wall received a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent and the Inside Soap Award for Best Newcomer in 2002. While McIlroy earned a nomination for Most Popular Actor at the Logie Awards of 2006 for his portrayal of the character. McIlroy also received three nominations at the 2006 Inside Soap Awards for Best Actor, Best Couple (shared with Ritchie), and Best Storyline for Flynn's death. The episode featuring Flynn's death won writer, Sam Meikle, the Australian Writers' Guild Award for Best Episode in a Television Serial in 2006. Flynn's death was also voted the second most gripping storyline in a TV Week reader's poll in December 2006.

An Inside Soap columnist branded the character "handsome" and "dashing". Of the recast, Matt Bramford of What's on TV stated "It's quite obvious to everyone that Home and Away didn't even TRY to find someone who looked like Martin Dingle-Wall when he left Summer Bay in 2002. Instead they cast Joel McIlroy..." Debi Enker of The Age thought Sally and Flynn's wedding "could well be the soap wedding of the year."

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