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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sean Wright

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

The result of the debate was delete. -- Joolz 21:19, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Sean Wright and Elastic Press

 * Delete I am nominating this page for deletion as it nothing more than a vanity piece, created by the subject, and contains promotional material, dubious claims, and more nostalgia than neutrality. Connor Wolf 15:52, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete. Another vanity piece.  John Self 17:29, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete unless something from a reputable source can verify he is worth having an article on. Article is mostly gibberish. - Taxman Talk 04:33, September 7, 2005 (UTC)

 * Taxman, after doing a bit of research into the guy I've found out that he is forever destined to be a smalltime self-publisher (about 2,500 copies in a printrun) with literary delusions. Constantly comparing himself to Michael Moorcock, Clive Barker, Stephen King, and JK Rowling, when it's obvious that a two year old's scribblings make more sense. He also writes reviews of his own books on the Amazon sites and spams book forums under numerous guises. His writing needs work, by the way. And bandages. Connor Wolf 11:07, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep Hang on a minute! This is a joke. This guy Connor Wolf started the Sean Wright Wikipedia page. Check out the history. He started it with all kinds of crap about Sean Wright. He continiues to hound Mr Wright, paw over his every word on his website. The guys an internet stalker. Amazingly, his buddy John Self (so called reviewer) not only continue to hound unprovoke Mr Wright, but they've started a hate campaign via http://www.jessejameson.blogspot.com and http://www.crapauthors.com. This call for a deletion from two unstable characters such as Connor Wolf (Dave Briggs of Ely) and John Self (John Simpson from Belfast)who also run another hate-filled and prejudice site is highly questionable at best and just simply wrong at worst. Again, the facts are clear. Look at the history on wikipedia regarding this so-called deletion. Connor Wolf bagan this. Look at the other crap he has spouted about any reputable author connected with Sean Wright and Crowswing Books. This guys (John and Connor) are duping you. They spread shit wherever they can. Check them out! If this article is deleted (along with all the others that Connor Wolf is attempting delete in connection to Sean Wright and Crowswing) then the admin guys and girls are condoning a prejudice, dirty tricks campaign that began on Palimpsest.org.uk 21 months ago! These two guys need deleting from Wikipedia, not Sean Wright and Crowswing Books, or any other legitimate author connected with Crowswing. For God sake check out the facts!!! Wikipedia's reputation depends on it. The following authors are involved with Crowswing Books (who are NOT a vanity publisher, far from it). Many of these authors have long and notable publishing careers. Allen Ashley, Andrew Hook, Michael Mirolla, Gary Moeser, Lisa DuMond, Gary McMahon, Che Ballard, Jeff Gardiner, Sam Mills, P. Grey, Sian Orthello, Graham Joyce, Joel Lane, John L. Probert, Michelle Ponto, Paul Finch, James Cooper, Gary Fry, Ramsey Campbell, David A Sutton, Stephen Jones, Jeff Gardiner, Ken Alden, Peter Tennant, Geoff Maloney and Sean Wright. If you take the time to check out these authors you WILL find that many have been nominated or won the World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, or International Horror Guild Award. These are legitimate, reputable, verifiable awards. Do a bit of research - in the name of sanity and fair play.

 * Unsigned user above: please refer to Guide_to_deletion. Discussion should be restricted to the article and its merits and demerits as an entry on Wikipedia, and should not be about the people posting the article or those arguing for retention or deletion. John Self 21:44, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Unsigned user above: If you were to look at the history of this page you will see that I did not create it at all. You are accusing me of being someone else, which is fine, but you should stick to the discussion at hand. This article is a vanity piece created from an unregistered user and all the other articles related to it also since they are promotional and not informative. I've taken a look into the authors you mention and the only one of any note was Ramsey Campbell, whom you have not published. Having explored the BFS site it appears to be nothing more than a hive for backslapping on ill-conceived fiction. Connor Wolf 22:00, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep Considering YOU - Connor Wolf - began the Sean Wright page on Wikipedia, I find your argument rather hollow and confused. As can be seen from the list of edits and discussions, this article has developed in the spirit of neutrality. Check out the ealiest history to see that it was so. Connor Wolf lies through his canine teeth. Here's Connor's first attempted, referring EVERY review of Sean Wright's books over to one site - his site!!! at Palimpsest.org.uk [ Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_deletion/Sean_Wright"

 * Unsigned user above: (who is, most likely, [Sean Wright]]) I don't have a site and I did not create this page; only edited it. So, for the last time, I am not the person you think I am. Believe me, I've read those reviews and - having only had experience of Jaarfindor - I can wholeheartedly agree with the people who wrote them. Try to understand, however, that although that site may have a campaign against you, Connor Wolf is not a member of it. Believe me, your writing is that bad that it's not unlikely other people will begin to question why you bother, like I did. Connor Wolf 08:17, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete nonnotable vanity spam. DreamGuy 05:57, September 8, 2005 (UTC)
 * Revert and Protect This block of text was deleted from the article as part of a reversion by an anonymous user:"He has also been caught contributing favourable reviews to book forums and Amazon sites under a variety of names, including Jude McBride, Greta Shay and jessejamesonfan. He has also been caught, contrary to the Wikipedia rules, editing his own profile to make himself sound better than the reality."I suspect that the article was reverted to undo a set of changes that put it into a less praising light. (A diff before and after the reversion) I suggest that the article be reverted to this state and locked so that whoever-it-is can't keep changing it. Aryaniae 09:22, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Poorly written article with little basis in fact or anything of note. I see no reason for it to remain. It appears to be more of a joke than anything else. Dario Piazzoli 11:05, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete Let's not agonize over this one; this nonsense article and its VfD appear to be some kind of troll, probably due to someone who thought it would be funny to make us go through this.---CH (talk) 07:21, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, the article pretty much makes clear that it is about a non notable subject (self-publishing, currently a school teacher...who cares?) Paul 14:16, 12 September 2005 (UTC) Another good reason to delete: once the article is gone, the petty, irrelevant bickering might disappear too. Paul 17:16, 14 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Despite numerous comments above, this afd nomination was not listed on an afd daily subpage. Listing now.  No opinion. —Cryptic (talk) 08:10, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I've also added Elastic Press to the header, since its afd redirects here. —Cryptic (talk) 08:12, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete with prejudice. I don't want to allow this one to go down as no consensus. This is obviously some kind of trolling, by one or both sides of the above, and is not helpful in trying to write an encyclopedia. JesseW, the juggling janitor 08:54, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. The discussion page reads just like it was one person making the whole thing up under different usernames. Astrokey44 11:25, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd 12:52, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Astrokey44, Taxman— encephalon ὲγκέφαλον  13:26, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as above, multiple personalities included. RasputinAXP   talk  *  contribs  18:24, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete and find a way to speedy related contributions, as apparently there's a pattern. Friday (talk) 19:05, 17 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete both. -- DS1953 19:24, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Strong Keep. There's certainly vanity writing in the articles, but there's something odd going on with the pressure to remove all references to a small press publisher which appears to meet the notability standards. Monicasdude 23:25, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Strong Keep. I agree with Monicasdude. Needs revising though to take out the vanity stuff. User:jamlover 22.44 20 September 2005(UTC)

 * Speedy Delete. There's just no need for this. Mike 16:32, 22 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but only if vanity-related material is removed. References to being featured on BBC and nominated or winning British Fantasy Award satisfy notability. HOWEVER if this is a hoax entry, then by all means delete. 23skidoo 17:29, 23 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.

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Acaxee

The Acaxee or Acaxees were a tribe or group of tribes in the Sierra Madre Occidental in eastern Sinaloa and NW Durango. They spoke a Taracahitic language in the Southern Uto-Aztecan language family. Their culture was based on horticulture and the exploitation of wild animal and plant life. They no longer exist as an identifiable ethnic group.

History
In December 1601, the Acaxees, under the direction of an elder named Perico, began an uprising against Spanish rule. This revolt was called the Acaxee Rebellion. They are said to have been converted to the Catholic faith by the society of Jesuits in 1602. Early accounts by Jesuit missionaries allege continual warfare and cannibalism among the Tepehuan, Acaxee, and Xixime who inhabited Nueva Vizcaya. Ethnographer Ralph Beals reported in the early 1930s that the Acaxee tribe from western Mexico played a ball game called "vatey [or] batey" on "a small plaza, very flat, with walls at the sides".

Subdivisions

 * Acaxee (proper)
 * Sabaibo
 * Tebaca
 * Papudo
 * Tecaya

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Playahead

Playahead was a large Internet community mainly aimed at Swedish teenagers. The site was founded 1998 and became one of the largest Internet communities in Sweden. At its height of popularity, Playahead was, together with LunarStorm and Hamsterpaj, the most popular social networks amongst Swedish teenagers.

About
Playahead was a site much alike LunarStorm. It was a place for teenagers to meet, talk, write to each other, look at each other's pictures and debate in forums. Members could also pay a small fee of "Playahead-Dollars" to create a team, based on their interest, and then other members could join the team. Most of the members were between 13 and 24 years old.

History
The site was founded by Jonas Frost, Magnus Hansson and Henrik Weimenhög, and was from the beginning named "Hångelguiden" (translates to The Make Out Guide). In 2000, the site was sold to a company based in Helsingborg, named Playahead. It claimed to have 2.9 million members, making an average of around 5,9 million logins per month. After 2007 the site had not done so well and had only 600,000 visitors a week. It was sold once again to the company Modern Times Group. As of May 2009 the site had an Alexa rank of around 29,000. The Site closed March 1, 2010.

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User:Dsmouse

WIP

 * /Hobbit Day
 * /HonorCon
 * /Sandbox

Reminders

 * 1) Fix Cheffreville-Tonnencourt, Either add a stub or submit it to cleanup.
 * 2) WCPE-FM. Ugh.

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Talk:Bill Sizemore

Clean up
I am in the process of cleaning this article up and adding to it.-Davidpdx 09/04/05

The clean up process has been finished. If there are any additional things please feel free to add them. Davidpdx 09/05/05

NPOV tag
Why was this added? --Liface 15:58, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Since there is no still no explantation as to what is POV, I will remove the tag. If whoever added it sees an NPOV problem, feel free to replace, but please explain here so other editors can work on any issues. Thanks. 24.20.69.240 03:11, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

October 7, 2006 - I'd like to know why this article states that Bill Sizemore ran several "unsuccessful" businesses. This is not a fact. Provide your source for this information or correct it.

Please see: "After graduating from college in 1976, Sizemore taught bible history and ran a painting and remodeling business. He later started a carpet business which lost money, and he filed for bankruptcy in 1987. He next launched a toy manufacturing business, but that, too, landed him in debt." source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/10/06/politics/main19259.shtml As a rule, businesses that end in bankruptcy or debt rather than profit are considered unsuccessful. Following the jury verdicts and court decisions regarding his signature gathering/ballot measure promoting businesses, in their cases some might consider "criminal" to be a better desciption than "unsuccessful." 64.122.196.98 (talk) 00:58, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Biographical info
--devashanti I have the following information to add. It can be verified. I have valid information about Bill Sizemore and want to contribute to this section.

He is the eldest of four children. Bill graduated from Montesano High School in 1969. He was voted the best defensive player and most inspirational player by his teammates on the varsity basketball team. While attending school in Washington, he worked on a dairy farm milking cows and bucking hay. He also worked at a farmers' co-op and a local plywood mill.

In 1972, Bill Sizemore moved to Portland, Oregon, where he graduated from Portland Bible College, working his way through school painting houses. After college, he taught at Portland Bible College for two years, then ran several businesses, including a painting and remodeling business, three retail carpet stores, a toy manufacturing and distribution business, a petition signature gathering business, and a polling company. Bill was also a a radio show host for four years in the Portland market.

PARTIALLY or MOSTLY overruled
I am putting the NPOV tag back. When a dominate author of the article (Peteforsyth) states "Specifics would be helpful; tweaking POV is not." to justify a revert back to an opposing POV he is opening admitting that the article is not NPOV.

For now I will put that both sides claim victory on appeal. If Peteforsyth wishes to revert to partially overruled, "Specifics would be helpful". If anyone whishes to revert to mostly overruled, may I suggest a summary of footnote 8. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.168.196.209 (talk • contribs) 18:19, June 21, 2007

 * Thanks for bringing this to the talk page, I think it's well worth discussing. My opinion is that "partially" is not particularly biased; the word does not imply a "small" or "large" part. "Mostly," however, is a judgment on how big the part was, and I honestly don't know how accurate it is. I think the best solution would be to clarify in specific terms what parts were upheld, and what parts were overruled; I have looked around for sources that clarify that, and come up short. I suppose a close reading of the ruling would help, but I haven't done that yet. I agree that stating that both sides "claimed victory" might be useful. -Pete 19:25, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I found this article and editorial (both from The Oregonian.) Both describe the claims of victory of both sides; I think they will make good sources for editing this section and removing any POV concerns. -Pete 01:44, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

 * This OPB story might be helpful as well: http://www.opb.org/radio/archives/2006/10/ -Pete 17:15, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Measure 42 Section
I just removed the Measure 42 section from the article (the anonymous IP is me). For one, the section isn't really relevant to the article since measures usually have their own articles. But more than that, the section is intensely POV. Spending 2/3 of the paragraph on essentially accusing "out-of-state sources" of defeating a "consumer-oriented" measure using only Sizemore's credibility (or lack thereof) is not encyclopedic by any standards. - Pingveno  (  talk  |  contrib  ) 18:15, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi, thanks for bringing this up. I'm the one that originally wrote that section. I'm puzzled by your reading - to be honest, I'm not sure what point of view you think it pushes. Press coverage of the campaign that was critical of the measure noted these aspects of the campaign, and I also recall an extensive interview with Sizemore (on OPB radio) in which he expressed frustration that the opposing campaign chose to vilify him as a person rather than address the issue on its merits. (I happen to have a POV about Sizemore - I think his actions have been terribly destructive to the state - but I've tried hard to avoid letting them affect my editing of the article.)

 * I will leave your reversion for now, but when I have time I'll try to track down a recording or transcript of that interview, and maybe update the text to address your concerns. It will be tough though unless you comment in greater detail, because I don't really understand what your concerns are.

 * -Pete 02:50, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Image
Is this infobox broken? I uploaded Image:Bill Sizemore.jpg to Commons, and added it to the infobox, but it's not showing up. Anybody got a guess? -Pete (talk) 05:47, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * It looks like the infobox politician documentation isn't quite accurate. I figured it out by looking at the redirected template code.  —EncMstr (talk) 06:00, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks!! for the quick fix. (How did you go about "looking at the redirected template code"?) -Pete (talk) 06:48, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * While editing the article, find the Infobox Politician entry in the list of templates, and open it. Infobox Politician is a redirect to Infobox Candidate or something.  Then "edit this page" (for admins) or "view source" (for others).  Then it gets tricky.... —EncMstr (talk) 08:38, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Well that makes sense...thanks. -Pete (talk) 15:09, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Does he live in Clackamas, or Klamath Falls?
I remember reading a while ago that Sizemore and his family moved to Klamath Falls. I've found a few pages that imply he lives there, or has very recently, namely and. The first one was written this month.

Confusingly, his own website lists a Clackamas mailing address first, and then a PO box in Klamath Falls. The phone number's area code and exchange seem to correspond to Klamath Falls. But a biography on his website says they live (present tense) outside Beavercreek.

I wonder if there's unequivocal information out there. Äþelwulf Talk to me. 12:24, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

 * He lives in Redmond, but I don't know how to cite to a circuit court pleading to back up that information. Gelasticjew (talk) 13:30, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I found a published news article wherein he said he lives in Redmond and added the citation. Gelasticjew (talk) 13:48, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Truth
I edited the page, do with it as you will. I am just making it correct. A lot of the articles that you are citing are purely opinions and taking things out of context. I also added a few things that are fact. I havent cited any of them yet because i have to go find the articles but I will as soon as I can. Let me know if you have any problems... I'm sure my dad's wikipedia is something i know many facts about. -Becky Missbecky7 (talk) 23:21, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi Becky, I removed them because it was against Wikipedia's policy of neutral point of view. Information should be from reliable and verifiable sources- the latter means it should be something that can be proven (through the sources). Self-published information is allowed, but discouraged if it is promotional in nature, which many of the things you added were. (not to mention, they weren't actually published, just told to you I assume). Hopefully you can help back up information that isn't cited now, but make sure to heed Wikipedia's conflict of interest guideline. tedder (talk) 23:35, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Why did you change back that it said he lives in clackamas. He does not live in Clackamas. He doesnt even have an office in clackamas anymore. He lives in Redmond. as many articles state. My whole family lives there. Maybe you should add something about 2010 while you are editing everything else. Missbecky7 (talk) 06:45, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

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Brüggen Glacier

Brüggen Glacier, also known as Pío XI Glacier, is in southern Chile and is the largest western outflow from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Now about 66 km in length, it is the longest glacier in the southern hemisphere outside Antarctica. Unlike most glaciers worldwide, it advanced significantly from 1945 to 1976, Brüggen surged 5 km across the Eyre Fjord, reaching the western shore by 1962 and cutting off Lake Greve from the sea. The glacier continued advancing both northward and southward in the fjord to near its present position before stabilizing. The growth covers a distance of more than 10 km north to south, adding nearly 60 km2 of ice. The glacier is named after the German geologist Juan Brüggen Messtorff.

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Lars Aronsson

Lars Erik Aronsson (born 19 March 1966 in Örebro, Sweden) is a Swedish programmer and consultant, and the founder of two Swedish web sites: the free electronic book archive Project Runeberg and the Swedish language wiki Susning.nu.

Aronsson was awarded "IP-priset" 2007 for his work with Project Runeberg, Susning.nu and Wikimedia Sverige. He has also attracted attention for his work with OpenStreetMap.

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Talk:Pierre Louÿs

Sexuality
New data discovered in the 80s seem to indicate Louÿs was not strictly heterosexual, but actuallly bisexual, although his gay penchants were kept in the closet. Source: a (big) collection of Louÿs works published in France.

In addition, Pervigilium Mortis is not really libertine at all.

Merge source
The page formerly at Pierre Lou&yuml;s which was used as a source for this article has been moved to Pierre Louÿs/history. --cesarb 15:57, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

Picture
The picture on this page is also described on other sites and google images as being a photograph of English poet Lionel Johnson... Who is it? It's not Lionel Johnson. P0mbal (talk) 10:36, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

Photography
I'm not enough of an expert to contribute the necessary paragraph myself, but shouldn't there be something about his photography?Mikeindex (talk) 16:01, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Death
How did he die ? -- Beardo (talk) 16:17, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

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Brüggen, Germany

Brüggen is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Schwalm, approx. 15 km south of Venlo and 20 km north-west of Mönchengladbach.

Division of the town
Brüggen consists of 3 subdivisions
 * Brüggen
 * Born
 * Bracht

Mayors

 * Frank Gellen (CDU): since 2014
 * Gerhard Gottwald: 1989–2014

Sights

 * Brüggen Castle
 * Natural History Museum (Naturkundemuseum): since 1979 Brüggen Castle has been home to a regional hunting and natural history museum with a nature park information point.
 * Schwalmpforte, a former town gate
 * St. Nicholas' Church
 * Old Abbey of the Knights of the Cross (Kreuzherrenkloster)
 * Born Mill (Borner Mühle)
 * Brüggen Mill (Brüggener Mühle)
 * Schloss Dilborn
 * Old toll house with Rentei (~treasury)
 * Nature and Wildlife Park (Natur und Tierpark Brüggen)
 * New Jewish Cemetery
 * Old Jewish Cemetery

Climate
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/Oceanic climate).

Personalities

 * Karl Prinz zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, (born 1952), chairman of the managing board of the German "Malteser Hilfsdienst"
 * Simon Jentzsch (born 1976), footballer

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Nathan Jacobson

Nathan Jacobson (October 5, 1910 – December 5, 1999) was an American mathematician.

Biography
Born Nachman Arbiser in Warsaw, Jacobson emigrated to America with his family in 1918. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1930 and was awarded a doctorate in mathematics from Princeton University in 1934. While working on his thesis, Non-commutative polynomials and cyclic algebras, he was advised by Joseph Wedderburn.

Jacobson taught and researched at Bryn Mawr College (1935–1936), the University of Chicago (1936–1937), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1937–1943), and Johns Hopkins University (1943–1947) before joining Yale University in 1947. He remained at Yale until his retirement.

He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served as president of the American Mathematical Society from 1971 to 1973, and was awarded their highest honour, the Leroy P. Steele prize for lifetime achievement, in 1998. He was also vice-president of the International Mathematical Union from 1972 to 1974.

Books

 * Collected Mathematical Papers, 3 vols., 1989
 * The theory of Rings. 1943
 * Lectures in Abstract Algebra.   3 vols., Van Nostrand 1951, 1953, 1964, Reprint by Springer 1975 (Vol.1 Basic concepts, Vol.2 Linear Algebra, Vol.3 Theory of fields and Galois theory)
 * Structure of Rings. AMS 1956
 * Lie Algebras. Interscience 1962
 * Structure and Representations of Jordan Algebras. AMS 1968
 * Exceptional Lie Algebras. Dekker 1971
 * Basic Algebra. Freeman, San Francisco 1974, Vol. 1; 1980, Vol. 2;
 * PI-Algebras. An Introduction. Springer 1975
 * Finite-dimensional division algebras over fields 1996

Articles

 * with F. D. Jacobson:
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User talk:Dsmouse

Speedy deletion nomination of Hobbit Day
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World (disambiguation)

The world is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth.

World, worlds or the world may also refer to:

Astronomy

 * Universe, all of space and time and their contents
 * Earth (planet), the world we live on
 * Planetary-mass object, size-based definition of celestial objects
 * Planet
 * Natural satellite
 * Dwarf planet

Places

 * World Island, Afro-Eurasia
 * The World (archipelago), near Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Businesses and companies

 * The world (concert hall), Moscow, Russia
 * The World (Internet service provider)
 * The World (nightclub), a defunct club in New York City
 * The World (WWE), a defunct New York City restaurant
 * World Publishing Company, a defunct American book publisher

Periodicals

 * The World (Coos Bay), a Coos Bay, Oregon newspaper
 * Tulsa World, a Tulsa, Oklahoma newspaper
 * The World (South African newspaper), a former Johannesburg newspaper
 * The World (1753 newspaper), a former London newspaper
 * The World (journal), a British weekly paper published from 1874 to 1920
 * The World (Hobart), a former newspaper published in Hobart, Tasmania
 * World (magazine), an evangelical news magazine
 * The World, a 2004 proposed newspaper by Stephen Glover
 * El Mundo (Spain), a Spanish newspaper
 * Le Monde, a French newspaper
 * Die Welt, a German newspaper
 * Il Globo, an Italian newspaper in Australia
 * National Geographic World, a former name of the magazine National Geographic Kids
 * New York World, a former New York City newspaper (1860–1931)
 * The Evening World, a former New York City newspaper (1887–1931)
 * The World Weekly, an international online newspaper created in 2012

Gaming

 * The World (.hack), a fictional game in the franchise .hack
 * Need for Speed: World, a 2010 racing game
 * Level (video gaming)

Literature

 * The World (book), a philosophy book by René Descartes
 * "The World", a fictional lab by Weapon Plus in Marvel Comics
 * The World, the name of the Stand used by main antagonist DIO in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, named after the Tarot card
 * The World: A Brief Introduction, a 2020 book by Richard N. Haass
 * Worlds (book), a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by Eric Flint

Film, television and radio

 * World Channel, formerly PBS World, an American television channel
 * The World (film), a 2004 Chinese film
 * The World (radio program), an American public radio news magazine
 * The World (TV program), an Australian news program
 * "The World" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a television episode

Bands

 * This World, an American rock band

Albums

 * World (album), by D:Ream, 1995
 * The World (Bennie K album), 2007
 * The World (U.S. Bombs album), 1999
 * The World (EP), by 9mm Parabellum Bullet, 2007
 * Worlds (Joe Lovano album), 1989
 * Worlds (Porter Robinson album), 2014

Songs

 * "World" (Bee Gees song), 1967
 * "World" (Five for Fighting song), 2006
 * "World" (James Brown song), 1969
 * "World" (Lindita song), 2017
 * "World (The Price of Love)", by New Order, 1993
 * "World", by Richie Sambora from Aftermath of the Lowdown, 2012
 * "The World" (Angel song), 2013
 * "The World" (Brad Paisley song), 2006
 * "The World", by Hardwell, 2011
 * "The World", by Nightmare from The World Ruler, 2007
 * "_World", by Seventeen from Sector 17, 2022

Other

 * World, a computer software suite developed by JD Edwards, a company now owned by Oracle Corporation
 * MS The World, a cruise ship
 * Miss World, a beauty contest
 * The World (Tarot card), a Major Arcana in the tarot deck
 * Ontological world, by which human beings are able to make sense of things in general, see world disclosure
 * World view, the framework of ideas and beliefs through which an individual interprets the world
 * World B. Free (born Lloyd B. Free), an American basketball player
 * Jerry Rice, nicknamed “World,” an American football player
 * The World (tarot card), the 21st trump or Major Arcana card in the tarot deck.

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Jon Swain

Jon (John) Anketell Brewer Swain (born 1948) is a British journalist and writer.

Swain's book River of Time: A Memoir of Vietnam  chronicles his experiences from 1970 to 1975 during the war in Indochina, including the fall of Cambodia.

Early life
Swain was born in London in 1948 and is of English, Scots, Irish, French, and Spanish descent. After an unhappy education at the independent Blundell's School, from which he was expelled, he ran away to join the French Foreign Legion.

Career
For many years, Swain was The Sunday Times'  correspondent in Paris. During this time he had many famous scoops, including uncovering the financial support extended by Libya's Colonel Gaddafi to Arthur Scargill's National Union of Mineworkers.

He also reported for the newspaper from East Timor in 1999, at the time of its vote for independence. This period saw widespread violence by Indonesian-backed militias and by the Indonesian military itself, as Swain experienced first-hand. On the road to Becora, just east of Dili, together with American photographer Chip Hires and their Timorese driver and interpreter, Swain encountered, and was detained by, Indonesian soldiers of Battalion 745. In the same district, only a couple of hours later, these same soldiers would kill Dutch-born Financial Times journalist Sander Thoenes and attempt to kill his driver. The soldiers immediately abducted Swain's interpreter, rifle-butted the driver and gouged out an eye, and were looking for a discreet location to kill the two journalists and the driver. These three decided to escape, under fire, and hid in the bush. They then called The Sunday Times office in London on a mobile phone and The Times alerted the Australian forces in nearby Dili. Swain and Hires were rescued by helicopter. They located driver Sancho Ramos soon afterwards and were able to persuade the Australians to fly him to Darwin for immediate medical attention. The interpreter, Anacleto da Silva, has never been seen since. Swain has recounted the incident in print, and in a television interview for fellow journalist Step Vaessen, who was reporting from central Dili with her cameraman spouse, André.

French journalist Denis Robert, who unveiled the "Clearstream affair", wrote in 2006 in his book Clearstream, l'enquête that he believes Jon Swain was working in 2005 for Hakluyt & Company Limited, a private intelligence firm based in London with close links to MI6.

Swain was portrayed by Julian Sands in the film The Killing Fields (1984).

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Eddie Kamae

Edward Leilani "Eddie" Kamae (August 4, 1927 – January 7, 2017) was one of the founding members of Sons of Hawaii. He was a 'ukulele virtuoso, singer, composer, film producer and primary proponent of the Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance.

Biography
Eddie Leilani Kamae was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised both there and in Lahaina, Maui. His grandmother was a dancer for King David Kalākaua's court.

He learned to play the 'ukulele with an instrument his bus driver brother found on the public transport. Eddie would sit by the radio and try to play with any rhythm section he was hearing, usually Latin, classical and jazz tunes. When he was 14 years old, his father would take him to jam sessions where Eddie would get up on stage to play, earning accolades from the audiences who threw money at the performers' feet. Kamae began going to Queen's Surf to listen to the Hawaiian music being played.

Kamae began to teach ukulele. 2006 'Ukulele Hall of Fame Inductee Herb Ohta Sr., also known at Ohta-San, was mentored by Kamae. Kamae died on January 7, 2017, at the age of 89. In addition, he contributed a lot to the influence of Hawaiian music on the rest of the world.

Sons of Hawaii
Kamae was introduced to Gabby Pahinui in 1959, and the slack key virtuoso demonstrated a new way to make the 'ukulele "talk story". Kamae himself would come to be known for his inventive methods of plucking all four strings simultaneously, playing the chords and melody at the same time. They began playing together and formed Sons of Hawaii, with their first paying gig at The Sand Box.

Film producer
Mary Kawena Pukui and Pilahi Paki became Eddie's first teachers in the Hawaiian language. Eddie began to feel a growing need to teach the Hawaiian culture through music, to pass it along to succeeding generations. Eddie began to chart a new course with his arts.

His 1971 initial meeting with Hawaiian poet Sam Li'a Kalainaina Jr. resulted in Kamae's first documentary in 1988, LI'A: The Legacy of a Hawaiian Man. Together, Kamae and Li'a wrote Hawaii Pia Valley Song. Kamae has also produced the documentaries  The Hawaiian Way The Art and Tradition of Slack Key Music (1993) The History of the Sons of Hawaii (2004),  Words, Earth & Aloha:  Source of Hawaiian Music (2005), Keepers of the Flame (2005)  Lahaina: Waves of Change (2007).

Discography

 * Yesterday & Today, Vol. 2 (2009) CD (Hawaii Sons)
 * Yesterday & Today (2008) CD (Hawaii Sons)
 * This Is Eddie Kamae (2008) CD 1197 (Omagatoki Japan)
 * Eddie Kamae & Friends (2006) CD 8542 (Hawaii Sons)
 * Heart of the Ukulele (2004) CD 3002 (Surfside/Mahalo)
 * Eddie Kamae Presents: The Best of Sons of Hawaii, Vol. 1 (2004) CD (Hawaii Sons)
 * Eddie Kamae & The Sons of Hawaii (2004) CD (Hawaii Sons)
 * Christmas Time With Eddie Kamae & Sons of Hawai'i (2004) CD 1014 (Hawaii Sons)
 * Sons of Hawaii (1998) CD 8516 (Panini)
 * Music of Old Hawaii (1962) CD Hula

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Urban Services Department

Urban Services Department was a government department in Hong Kong. It carried out the policies and managed the facilities of the former Urban Council. After being abolished with the Urban Council in 1999, its functions were inherited by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

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Detroit street circuit

The streets of Detroit, in the U.S. state of Michigan, hosted Formula One racing, and later Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) racing, between the 1982 and 1991 seasons. The street circuit course was set up near the Renaissance Center and the Cobo Arena, also including a small part of the M-1 highway, also known as Woodward Avenue. It is a flat circuit, with elevation ranging from 577–604 ft above sea level.

The circuit was reopened on June 2, 2023, for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix race weekend with a modified and shortened layout.

Formula One

Created largely in an effort to improve the city's international image, the race meant that the United States would host three Grands Prix in the 1982 season (the other two US races, Long Beach and Las Vegas, had been added to the schedule for similar purposes), the only nation in F1 history to do so until the 2020 season, when Italy also hosted three Grands Prix: Monza, Mugello, and Imola. The inaugural Detroit Grand Prix saw John Watson claim victory after starting in 17th place, the lowest grid position for an eventual race winner on a street circuit. (Watson would break his own record at Long Beach the next year by winning from 22nd place.)

The Detroit street circuit's place in Formula One history was assured when Michele Alboreto won the 1983 race driving a Tyrrell 011. This was the last of 155 Grand Prix wins for the 3.0L Cosworth DFV V8 engine, dating back to its debut at the 1967 Dutch Grand Prix in the hands of dual World Champion Jim Clark. It was also the last of 23 Formula One race wins for Tyrrell, who had won their first Grand Prix at the 1971 Spanish Grand Prix with that year's World Champion Jackie Stewart driving the Tyrrell 003.

The race soon gained a reputation for being horrendously demanding and gruelling, with the very bumpy track often breaking up badly under the consistently hot weather. It was perhaps the single hardest race on both car and driver in Formula One during the 1980s, often producing races of attrition in which a large number of cars would retire due to mechanical breakage or contact with the narrow concrete walls. Brakes and gearboxes in particular were tested to their breaking points—the drivers had to brake hard more than 20 times per lap and change gear around 50 to 60 times in one lap (cars still had manual gearboxes in those days), for 62 laps usually lasting around 1 minute and 45 seconds. At least half the field retired in each race; it was thus considered an achievement if a driver could even finish the race, let alone win it.

The 1984 race, won by reigning World Champion Nelson Piquet, tied an F1 road course record by featuring 20 retirements. Shortly after the race, impurities were found in the water injection system of Martin Brundle's Tyrrell, causing him to be stripped of his 2nd-place finish and Tyrrell (by then the only team still using the naturally-aspirated DFV) to be disqualified from the entire 1984 season. The race's five classified finishers (discounting Brundle) is beaten only by the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix.

By 1985, Detroit was the sole American venue on the F1 calendar—Las Vegas had been dropped after 1982, Long Beach switched to Champ Car for 1984, and a new event in Dallas only lasted one year after the heat and deteriorating track conditions almost saw it cancelled on the morning of the race. That year saw Ayrton Senna take pole position, and he went on to enjoy substantial success at the circuit, winning the 1986, 1987, and 1988 races there, as well as taking further pole positions in 1986 and 1988.

The track was only moderately received by the drivers, and was especially disliked by world champions Alain Prost and Nelson Piquet. Despite his open dislike of the track, Prost did finish second in 1988, and third in 1986 and 1987 (all for McLaren). Piquet, who generally disliked street circuits (with the exception of the faster and more open Adelaide circuit in Australia), won at Detroit in 1984 and came second to Senna in 1987. Embarrassingly, Piquet hit the wall during practice for the 1988 race when he spun his Lotus-Honda into the wall coming out of turn 1. At the time, the Lotus had been carrying an onboard camera for some recorded laps.

The 1988 race, similar to the failed Dallas event, was extremely hot, and the circuit broke up very badly due to the intense heat and humidity. After the race, the drivers were far more vocal in their criticism of the track, with race winner Senna comparing driving on the crumbled surface to driving in heavy rain. 1988 subsequently proved to be the last F1 race in Detroit, as the sport's governing body FISA ruled that its temporary pit area wasn't up to the required standard for a World Championship race. The United States Grand Prix moved to another street circuit in Phoenix, Arizona, while the Detroit event became a CART race.

Trans-Am
Starting in 1984, the SCCA Trans-Am Series held a support race during the Grand Prix weekend. The Motor City 100 was often regarded as one of the most important events of the Trans-Am schedule due to the increased television and sponsor exposure, made possible by the international broadcast of the Grand Prix. The Trans-Am race wasn't popular with the Formula One drivers though with the heavy and powerful Trans-Am cars with their huge rear wheels having a tendency to break up the track, already in a suspect state thanks to the heat of the summer when the races were scheduled. This often made the Grands Prix a more difficult prospect due to drivers having to go offline on to the 'dirty' part of the road to avoid problem areas on the track surface.

CART
Three CART races were held on the track which was altered slightly with the removal of the unpopular chicane immediately prior to the pits. Emerson Fittipaldi won the first and last races and Michael Andretti won the second race; Andretti also won pole position for each Detroit race. The final race featured an unusual lack of attrition as nearly 3/4 of the drivers finished.

The race was not economically viable for the city, so the venue was changed to a temporary course on Belle Isle for the 1992 season. That event lasted until 2001 as a CART event and was briefly revived for the 2007 and 2008 American Le Mans Series and IndyCar Series seasons, and then again from 2012 through 2019. There was no race in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race returned for both 2021 and 2022 with the race moving to a new location for 2023 (See next section for more details).

IndyCar
It was announced on November 3, 2021, that the IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Prix would be moved from Belle Isle Circuit back to the downtown circuit beginning in 2023. The new circuit is significantly smaller and features fewer corners than the original Detroit Street Circuit, with only two of the original circuit's corners being repurposed for the new circuit. Penske entertainment president Bud Denker said that while bringing back the original circuit layout was considered it was ultimately not used due to it the higher costs of resurfacing the larger circuit, the impact closing the side streets would have on local businesses operating on the circuit would have, and having a negative effect on traffic in the area. This new circuit focuses mostly on Atwater Street and East Jefferson Avenue and only features ten corners compared to the eighteen corners the original circuit had.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Bold indicates overall winner.

Lap records
As of June 2024, the official fastest race lap records at the Detroit Street Circuit are listed as:

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Calcium lactate

Calcium lactate is a white crystalline salt with formula, consisting of two lactate anions (CHOH) for each calcium cation. It forms several hydrates, the most common being the pentahydrate ·5.

Calcium lactate is used in medicine, mainly to treat calcium deficiencies; and as a food additive with E number of E327. Some cheese crystals consist of calcium lactate.

Properties
The lactate ion is chiral, with two enantiomers, D (−,R) and L (+,S). The L isomer is the one normally synthesized and metabolized by living organisms, but some bacteria can produce the D form or convert the L to D. Thus calcium lactate also has D and L isomers, where all anions are of the same type.

Some synthesis processes yield a mixture of the two in equal parts, resulting in the DL (racemic) salt. Both the L and the DL forms occur as crystals on the surface of aging Cheddar cheese.

The solubility of calcium L-lactate in water increases significantly in presence of d-gluconate ions, from 6.7 g/dl) at 25 °C to 9.74 g/dl or more. Paradoxically, while the solubility of calcium L-lactate increases with temperature from 10 °C (4.8 g/dl) to 30 °C (8.5 g/dl), the concentration of free  ions decreases by almost one half. This is explained as the lactate and calcium ions becoming less hydrated and forming a complex.

The DL (racemic) form of the salt is much less soluble in water than the pure L or D isomers, so that a solution that contains as little as 25% of the D form will deposit racemic DL-lactate crystals instead of L-lactate.

The pentahydrate loses water in a dry atmosphere between 35 and 135 °C, being reduced to the anhydrous form and losing its crystalline character. The process is reversed at 25 °C and 75% relative humidity.

Preparation
Calcium lactate can be prepared by the reaction of lactic acid with calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide.

Since the 19th century, the salt has been obtained industrially by fermentation of carbohydrates in the presence of calcium mineral sources such as calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide. Fermentation may produce either D or L lactate, or a racemic mixture of both, depending on the type of organism used.

Medicine
Calcium lactate has several uses in human and veterinary medicine.

Calcium lactate is used in medicine as an antacid.

It is also used to treat hypocalcaemia (calcium deficiencies). It can be absorbed at various pHs, thus it does not need to be taken with food. However, in this use it has been found to be less convenient than calcium citrate. Calcium lactate contains 13% elemental calcium.

In the early 20th century, oral administration of calcium lactate dissolved in water (but not in milk or tablets) was found to be effective in prevention of tetany in humans and dogs with parathyroid insufficiency or who underwent parathyroidectomy.

The compound is also found in some mouth washes and toothpaste as an anti-tartar agent.

Calcium lactate (or other calcium salts) is an antidote for soluble fluoride ingestion and hydrofluoric acid.

Food industry
The compound is a food additive classified by the United States FDA as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS), for uses as a firming agent, a flavor enhancer or flavoring agent, a leavening agent, a nutritional supplement, and a stabilizer and thickener.

Calcium lactate is also known as cheese lactate because it coagulates milk, making the chhena used in the production of paneer cheese. Chhena is also used to make various sweets and other milk proteins.

Calcium lactate is an ingredient in some baking powders containing sodium acid pyrophosphate. It provides calcium in order to delay leavening.

Calcium lactate is added to sugar-free foods to prevent tooth decay. When added to chewing gum containing xylitol, it increases the remineralization of tooth enamel.

The compound is also added to fresh-cut fruits, such as cantaloupes, to keep them firm and extend their shelf life, without the bitter taste caused by calcium chloride, which can also be used for this purpose.

Calcium lactate is used in molecular gastronomy as a flavorless fat-soluble agent for plain and reverse spherification. It reacts with sodium alginate to form a skin around the food item.

Animal feeds
Calcium lactate may be added to animal rations as a source of calcium.

Chemistry
The compound was formerly an intermediate in the preparation of lactic acid for food and medical uses. The impure acid from various sources was converted to calcium lactate, purified by crystallization, and then converted back to acid by treatment with sulfuric acid, which precipitated the calcium as calcium sulfate. This method yielded a purer product than would be obtained by distillation of the original acid. Recently ammonium lactate has been used as an alternative to calcium in this process.

Water treatment
Calcium lactate has been considered as a coagulant for removing suspended solids from water, as a renewable, non-toxic, and biodegradable alternative to aluminum chloride.

Bioconcrete
Addition of calcium lactate substantially increases the compressive strength and reduces water permeability of bioconcrete, by enabling bacteria such as Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus cohnii, Bacillus pseudofirmus and Sporosarcina pasteurii to produce more calcite.

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The Beautiful Experience

The Beautiful Experience is an EP by American musician Prince (his stage name at that time being an unpronounceable symbol, see cover art), his second commercial release under the symbolic moniker. The EP contained seven mixes of the song "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" in various formats, some with completely new vocals and/or instrumentation. Of particular note is the "Mustang Mix", in which Prince uses his normal singing voice and additional lyrics to give the song a sexual edge. The maxi-single also spawned two singles, "Staxowax" and "Mustang Mix", which were sold commercially in shops to support it.

The EP was released one month after The Beautiful Experience television special (sometimes called A Night in Erotic City) first aired in the United Kingdom on April 3, 1994 on Sky One. Later it was also broadcast in Canada (MuchMusic, April 11, 1994), Spain, the Netherlands and Germany (on April 18, 1994), France (Canal+ on June 18, 1994), Japan (Wowow) and again in the UK in December 1994, this time on Channel 4. The latter three broadcasts omit the post credits video for Beautiful that was in the original broadcast and some scenes with Nona Gaye have a slightly different edit.

The Japanese broadcast of The Beautiful Experience (65:15 minutes) was released as a white label VHS in a plain white sleeve through Prince’s 1-800 New Funk website, along with a white label VHS of The Sacrifice Of Victor, which was also the Japanese version as broadcast by the WowWow channel.

The special was the first of a long line with some 1994 events that Prince dubbed The Love Experience including The Beautiful Experience EP, The Ultimate Live Experience Tour, The Gold Experience album, "The Wild" and "The Hate" experience singles, The Versace Experience, the NPG Records and The Good Life Exodus samplers in 1995, a planned Tora Tora single and Live album that remain unreleased. This idea was also used in 2013 for the digital maxi-single titled The Breakfast Experience.

Tracks
The EP contains six mixes, plus the original single version. "Beautiful" is a thumping dance mix of the song, with entirely new vocals (but same lyrics) recorded. All the songs are almost like a dance mix, in that they are sequenced to sound like one long suite of songs, but can be played separately without confusion. "Staxowax" is more mid-tempo in bpm, with a lot of background layering of vocals. Mayte singing a Prince referencing line from the Salt-N-Pepa song "Shoop", "Like he said, you're a sexy mutha..." (not wanting to call him "Prince"), can be heard throughout this version. The vocals on this track are also rerecorded. "Mustang Mix" is a slower version that has more of an R&B approach to it. The vocals have been rerecorded for this one too, as have the background vocals. There are additional vocals recorded as well, and a spoken section near the end. "Flutestramental" has the same beats as "Mustang Mix" and is more instrumental in nature. The "Shoop" sample can be heard in this mix. Eric Leeds plays flute on this throughout, almost as an adlib, not following the original melody at all. "Sexy Staxophone and Guitar" starts out with a cappella vocals and continues on with a tempo similar to "Mustang Mix". "Mustang Instrumental" has the same basic background as "Mustang Mix", yet starts out with another entirely different a cappella intro. It has a flute sample played by a moog or keyboard throughout. There are some vocals, but they are minimal. There is also a lengthy spoken portion by Nona Gaye. She is "thinking out loud" about what to wear. She has a date later and wants to wear something that will drive her man crazy the moment he lays eyes on her. The EP ends with the original single version of the song.

An alternative cover exists, showing a fold out of Prince's symbol (the same pic as the jacket). When it is folded out, it takes the shape of a butterfly with a woman as the torso.

There are other versions of the song that were released, including "Brian's Mix", which has then-NPG Hornz member Brian Gallagher on saxophone throughout. On the "Get Wild" single, there is another saxophone instrumental featuring Eric Leeds on sax ("Beautiful Girl") that runs 4:40, and is a saxophone solo over the original track. There were also two bonus tracks on the Japanese release, "Beautiful Extended Club Version" and "Sax Mix" (which is the same as "Brian's Mix").

Chart performance
It charted on the UK Singles Chart at number 18 (in the United Kingdom it charted on the singles chart, as it was seen as a 'remix single' rather than an EP or mini-album, with the chart company noting it as a release under 40 minutes with a number of mixes of a featured track), and number 92 on the US Billboard 200.

Singles and Hot 100 chart placings

 * "Staxowax"
 * 1) "Staxowax" – 4:59
 * 2) "Sexy Staxophone and Guitar" – 3:36

 * "Mustang Mix"
 * 1) "Mustang Mix" – 6:19
 * 2) "Mustang Instrumental" – 3:23

Charts
The EP charted on both singles and albums charts, depending on the chart rules of the individual country. In Switzerland, the EP charted for one week on the albums chart, then on the singles chart the following week.

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Welcome
Hey there, . Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you enjoy being a Wikipedian and decide to stay! Here are a few good links for newcomers (or "oldcomers" for reference):

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Hi TJ,

Thanks for all the hard work on shogi! You must be putting in some long nights.

I'm confirming the details of naming, movement, and promotions against the Japanese articles. There's a fair amount of disagreement, but I don't know whether the problem's in your sources, or if the Japanese articles are sloppy. Anyway, once it's in the edit history somewhere, we can always revert if I'm wrong.

kwami 20:09, 2005 September 4 (UTC)

 * Looks like both sources are unreliable to some extent, so in some cases for tai shogi I just listed the possibilities. I've only tried verifying tenjiku and tai.

 * I've fixed the romanization for all but taikyoku. If you want to take care of that with the pieces that exist in the other variants, I'll cover of the rest.

 * See ya, kwami 00:19, 2005 September 8 (UTC)

Hi again,

I've been nominated for admin at Requests for adminship/Kwamikagami. Would you be willing to support me?

kwami 19:42, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I tried to get my vote of support in time but I didn't find out about it untill after I got back from Alaska. It was only a day late.  Oh well. JTTyler 01:09, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks anyway. It's nice to be appreciated regardless! kwami 02:32, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

Japanese browser extensions
Hey again,

I don't know which browser you use, but if it's Firefox, there are a couple nice extensions you might be interested in. One's called Moji, which is a built-in dictionary. Highlight a selection, and click on word or kanji dictionary to look it up, and it will display in a side bar. You can have it display the Mandarin, Korean, radical, 4-corner code, etc. or Unicode in the case of kanji. Another, called Rikai, used to work only on special web pages such as the Japan Times, but now an update called Rikaichan will work on any page. I just tested it on Japanese wiki. Toggle it on, and it will look up any word you hover the cursor over. (Also looks up kana.) Then toggle off when you don't need it. It has a faster response than Moji, and it will look up kana too, but you can't customize it.

Thought they might be of interest - kwami 05:25, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Thay are of interest, however I'm using MS Internet explorer at the moment. Mayby I'll try Firefox next month. JTTyler 13:24, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Sannin shogi
Added a sannin shogi article, basically just a rewording of an off-site source I was trying not to plagiarise. Sound like it might be a fun game, if you want to take a look. kwami 01:42, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Added diagrams to dai dai shogi. That was exhausting, so I probably made some dumb mistakes. I'd appreciate it if you could take a look when you're back from break. (I should be out of the country and off the grid by then.) I didn't diagram all variant moves when the English and Japanese sources didn't agree: I chose the moves that were the same as in maka dai-dai, different from taikyoku, and most symmetrical with similar pieces within dai-dai. But there's a piece or two with both variants diagramed.

 * Hope your break went well! kwami 02:22, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Fair use image removed from User page
I've removed Dejiko.jpg from your User page. I'm sorry, but according to Wikipedia's fair use policy, fair use images can only be used in the Main namespace. If you have any questions or concerns, ask at my Talk page. --Slowking Man 18:41, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh My Goddess!

 * A goddess descends to your talk page

Hi, I noticed your username appears on this category and would like to invite you to take part in a general improvement drive on all articles relevant to Oh My Goddess! including character articles, episode articles and others. -- Cat chi? 20:55, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Help with translation
Sam Sloan received a letter from Yoshiharu Habu and he cannot translate it. You suppose you could? OneWeirdDude (talk) 03:39, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Four months later I finally read this. Shows how often I check this page! Unfortunately for you, my Japanese language skills aren't as good as a native Japanese kindergarten graduate. I've been too busy to study as much as I'd like. Thanks but sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.80.178.227 (talk) 00:40, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Whale shogi impasses
Where did you get the 14 from as the number of points to draw in jishogi in Whale shogi? And what about the other numbers in the other games? And how do you get a jishogi when there's no promotion zone? With all due respect, OneWeirdDude (talk) 00:45, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

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Dogge Doggelito

Douglas Jonathan Alexander León (born 24 July 1975), known by his stage name Dogge Doggelito, is a Swedish rapper. He is best known as one of the founding members of The Latin Kings (TLK) -- one of Sweden's most successful rap groups. Doggelito is one of the most acclaimed rap artists in Sweden.

Early life
Douglas Leon was born in Alby, Norra Botkyrka in Stockholm on 1975, to a Venezuelan father and a Swedish mother. He has jokingly referred to himself as "Half Indian, half Viking". He grew up in the 80's and became familiar to hip hop in an early age and sooner or later it became a big part of his life. Although he initially wanted to be an actor, he was not accepted into any of the schools. He started to rap in 1983. He participated in many rap contests, including winning third place in Rap SM with his group The Latin Kings, and also in his teens he was a member in a break dance group. His brother also had big influence on him towards a career in rap music.

The Latin Kings
Dogge Doggelito formed his rap group The Latin Kings (TLK) with his friends, the brothers DJ Chepe and Salla (The Salazar Brothers). They formed the group in 1991, and came third in a rap contest in 1992. Their breakthrough came in 1994, when the group along with the help of the producer Gordon Cyrus, released their first album titled, Välkommen till förorten. The album received huge success and was awarded with two grammys and other awards. The band split up in 2005. Today he is working on music and also in the book and TV business. For example, he starred in commercials for the Swedish electronics company Elgiganten. He has also released a book with the language professor Ulla-Britt Kotsinas, named "Förortsslang". He has also appeared in movies and TV shows.

Personal life
He has four children including three daughters. His wife Leonida died of cancer in 2004; they had one daughter together named, Bianca. Another daughter died during childbirth. He is the elder brother of the model Daphne Leon, and also the cousin of rapper El Primo.

He is a Christian, born in the Swedish Church, although he calls himself an Orthodox Christian. In 2006, he reportedly voted for the Communist Party (Sweden). He is a staunch advocate for anti-Racism, and has dismissed the Swedish immigrant policies. He has also said that "Even if you are Swedish-born, from the suburbs, you're not viewed as Swedish".

Apart from rap, he listens to Venezuelan salsa from the 70s. His favourite food is pabellón, the Venezuelan national dish.

Discography

 * 2007 – Superclasico

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1953–54 NHL season

The 1953–54 NHL season was the 37th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the final to win the team's sixth championship.

League business
National Hockey League (NHL) team owners gave notice to terminate the professional-amateur agreement with the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The Canadian Press reported that the decision was to protect investments into amateur teams and to improve the financial return. The NHL proposed a new national junior ice hockey playoff format solely for teams sponsored by the NHL, instead of the existing Memorial Cup championship. CAHA president W. B. George predicted that the NHL would not last three years without the CAHA, and stated that it would end the current system which allowed a three-game tryout for an amateur with a professional team. In August 1953, the CAHA and NHL agreed in principle to a proposal that resumed east–west transfers of junior players, and increased the amount of profits to junior teams sponsored by the NHL. At the semi-annual meeting, the CAHA agreed to distribute playoffs funds proportional to the profit on a series-by-series basis, but rejected the request to resume transfers from west to east.

Regular season
The New York Rangers decided to drop Gump Worsley and went with Johnny Bower in goal this season. Bower did well, but not well enough to get the Rangers into the playoffs. However, the Rangers managed to come up with a fine rookie in Camille Henry who won the Calder Memorial Trophy.

On December 9, the Montreal Canadiens played the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens and the teams set a record of most penalties in a game. The trouble started when Montreal's Eddie Mazur got into a fight with Toronto's George Armstrong in the first period. Both received game misconduct penalties. Early in the second period, Bud MacPherson broke his stick on the ribs of Toronto's Ron Stewart. He chose not to retaliate until a more opportune time. It came at 18:12 of the third period when Stewart and MacPherson collided again. This time they pushed and shoved and the gloves came off and they began to pummel each other. Tom Johnson came to MacPherson's aid by putting a headlock on Stewart and Stewart threw a punch that landed on Johnson's jaw. Stewart pursued MacPherson again, now that he was in combat with Eric Nesterenko of Toronto and soon the benches emptied and everyone was fighting except Maurice Richard and Tim Horton who merely grabbed each other's sweaters. Referee Frank Udvari handed out 36 penalties, including 15 misconducts for a record 204 minutes in penalties. With almost 2 minutes left in the game, only 8 players from each team excluding the goaltenders Gerry McNeil and Harry Lumley, who did battle in the brawl, were permitted to finish the game. Almost forgotten was that Toronto won the game 3–0.

There were persistent rumours that the Chicago Black Hawks would fold due to the poor performance of the team and fans staying away in droves. NHL president Clarence Campbell discussed the problems with Arthur M. Wirtz and it was announced that the rumours were without foundation.

Campbell was busy this year imposing fines and suspensions. As a result of pushing referee Frank Udvari into the boards during a November 12 game, Bernie Geoffrion was fined $250. Later, in a December 20 game, he and Ron Murphy engaged in stick swinging which left Murphy with a broken jaw. Both players were suspended.

There was trouble brewing for Maurice Richard when he ghosted an article in the Samedi Dimanche newspaper, calling NHL president Clarence Campbell a dictator and took exception to Campbell's suspension of Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion for the stick swinging incident. Richard was required to post a $1000 bond and refrain from any more articles.

The Detroit Red Wings were first overall in the National Hockey League for the sixth straight season.

Playoffs
After losing four straight games to the Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins general manager Art Ross, their manager from the day the Bruins came into the NHL, announced his retirement. He had been grooming Lynn Patrick to succeed him and Patrick took over as general manager.

Awards
The James Norris Memorial Trophy made its debut this season and its first winner was Red Kelly of the Detroit Red Wings. The Norris Trophy goes to the top defenceman each year and was named in honour of James E. Norris, owner of the Detroit Red Wings franchise from 1932 until his death in 1952.

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes Source: NHL

Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Coaches

 * Boston Bruins: Lynn Patrick
 * Chicago Black Hawks: Sid Abel
 * Detroit Red Wings: Tommy Ivan
 * Montreal Canadiens: Dick Irvin
 * New York Rangers: Frank Boucher
 * Toronto Maple Leafs: King Clancy

Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1953–54 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
 * Doug Mohns, Boston Bruins
 * Earl Reibel, Detroit Red Wings
 * Camille Henry, New York Rangers
 * Johnny Bower, New York Rangers

Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last game in the NHL in 1953–54 (listed with their last team):
 * Woody Dumart, Boston Bruins
 * George Gee, Chicago Black Hawks
 * Jack Gelineau, Chicago Black Hawks
 * Sid Abel, Chicago Black Hawks
 * Jim McFadden, Chicago Black Hawks
 * Elmer Lach, Montreal Canadiens
 * Gaye Stewart, Montreal Canadiens
 * Doug Bentley, New York Rangers
 * Max Bentley, New York Rangers
 * Leo Reise, New York Rangers
 * Howie Meeker, Toronto Maple Leafs

Broadcasting
This was the second season of Hockey Night in Canada on CBC Television. Coverage this season began to include selected Stanley Cup playoff games. Both regular season and playoff games were not broadcast in their entirety until the 1968–69 season, and were typically joined in progress, while the radio version of HNIC aired games in their entirety.

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Kuromasu

Where are the black cells? (はどこだ？), abbreviated Kuromasu (マス) or Kurodoko (どこ), is a binary-determination logic puzzle published by Nikoli. , one book consisting entirely of Kuromasu puzzles has been published by Nikoli.

Rules
Kuromasu is played on a rectangular grid. Some of these cells have numbers in them. Each cell may be either black or white. The object is to determine what type each cell is.

The following rules determine which cells are which:

 * Each number on the board represents the number of white cells that can be seen from that cell, including itself. A cell can be seen from another cell if both cells are within the same row or column, and there are no black cells between them in that row or column.
 * Numbered cells must not be black.
 * No two black cells must be horizontally or vertically adjacent.
 * All the white cells must be connected horizontally or vertically.

Solution methods
A number of methods of solving Kuromasu puzzles exist.

Any cell with a number in it must be white; this is very important. For example, a 2 cell with another numbered cell next to it would be visible from the 2 cell, and no other cells can be visible from the 2 cell. Therefore, all neighbouring cells to the 2 cell must be black. The cell beyond the other numbered cell must also be black. This is one method of starting some Kuromasu puzzles.

Another method of beginning some Kuromasu puzzles starts from a 2 cell and another numbered cell or white cell in the same row or column, with just one space between them. The cell in the middle must be black, as if it were white, the 2 cell would be able to see at least 3 cells.

If the number inside a cell is equal to the maximum number of cells it could possibly see, then all those cells must be white in order for that maximum to be possible. For example, in a 7×7 puzzle, the maximum number that can be had in any cell is 13 (the cell itself, plus six others in the row, plus six other in the column). If a 13 appears in a cell of a 7×7 puzzle, all cells in the same row or column as the 13 must be white. This is often represented by placing dots in those cells.

Deciding if a Kuromasu puzzle is solvable is NP-complete.

History
Kuromasu is an original puzzle of Nikoli; it first appeared in Puzzle Communication Nikoli #34 (June 1991). The English language Nikoli website uses Engrish to translate the name as "Where is Black Cells".

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