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This class-action suit against Loews should be integrated somehow: http://www.nomovieads.com/index.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.59.83.34 (talk • contribs) 05:04, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Also, didnt Sony own them at some point? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rickybscs (talk • contribs) 19:16, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Not sure about that one... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.67.25 (talk • contribs) 20:18, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know what the circumstances were, but the Loews near where I live briefly bore the name Sony nine or ten years ago. — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 22:07, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * A little research dug these up: and . Seems this article has more wrong than it does right. Looks like a major rewrite's woing to have to take place. — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 22:50, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

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Plagiarized
Almost the entire article is plagiarized. It needs to be fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.241.51.107 (talk) 17:38, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Where is the content plagiarized from? Earwig's Copyvio Detector returns no results for copyright violations. – Brandon XLF  (talk) 23:40, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

I know how to fix this article.
I know how to fix this article. Somebody will need to go to this former version of this article and make whatever edits are needed:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Loews_Cineplex_Entertainment&oldid=734458433

Then, after the person makes whatever edits they need to, they will need to publish the changes. When they do that to a past revision of this article, any changes made since the revision date will be removed.

By the way, I’d do it myself, but I’m not logged in, and I don’t want to get in trouble. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.241.51.107 (talk) 19:58, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * This version of the article from 2016 is virtually identical to the present one except for updates to make the information current.Markhh (talk) 03:03, 21 May 2020 (UTC)

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Sentimento is the ninth studio album released by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. It was recorded between 30 September and 7 October 2000, and released on 5 November 2002.

The album was conducted by Lorin Maazel with London Symphony Orchestra, and Bocelli received two 2003 Classical BRIT Awards for "Best selling classical album" and "Album of the year" for Sentimento, in 2003.

As of January 2003, Sentimento has reached worldwide sales of 2.5 million copies.

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Tribhuvan International Airport

Tribhuvan International Airport (त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल,, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international airport located in Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. It has a tabletop runway, a domestic terminal and an international terminal. As the country's main international airport, it connects Nepal to over 40 destinations in 17 countries. The airport is designed in a shape of an airplane when looked from above. The runway extending from the nose to the tail, with the terminal buildings aligned along the fuselage. The distinct shape is visible after takeoff, and while hovering.

The airport is a hub for two international airlines, the flag carrier Nepal Airlines and Himalaya Airlines, along with multiple domestic carriers. The airport is considered as a starting point for Mount Everest international tourists, with several daily flights to Lukla. Several airlines also offer Everest sightseeing flights from Kathmandu.

Due to heavy traffic congestion, winter fog and the airport running out of its full capacity, the Government of Nepal promoted Gautam Buddha International Airport and Pokhara International Airport as alternative airports in case of necessary diversions.

History
The airport was originally named Gauchaur Airport, after the area of Kathmandu where it was situated. In Nepali, "Gauchaur" refers to a place where cows graze. The formal beginning of aviation in Nepal occurred in 1949, with the landing of a Beechcraft Bonanza carrying the Indian ambassador. However, there are claims that there is evidence that Simara Airport existed in some form as early as 1946 and would therefore be the oldest airport in Nepal; this is, however, disputed.

The first flight into Gauchaur happened on 23 April 1949.

The first charter flight took place between Gauchaur and Calcutta, in a Himalayan Aviation Dakota on 20 February 1950.

On 20 February 1950, an Indian registered Dakota DC-3 commenced the first ever scheduled service, linking Kathmandu to Patna, Kolkata and Delhi.

In 1950, King Tribhuvan took refuge at the Indian embassy in an attempt to overthrow the Rana dynasty. Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, the four-year-old grandson of Tribhuvan was crowned the new king. On 10 November 1950, two Indian planes landed at Gauchaur Airport and carried the young king along with his grandfather to Delhi. After the Delhi Accord, the Rana regime ended and King Tribhuvan landed at Gauchaur Airport as the monarch on 18 February 1951, bringing waves of democracy in Nepal.

In 1952, the first scheduled domestic flights commenced to Bhairahawa, Biratnagar, Pokhara and Simara.

On 15 June 1955, the airport was inaugurated by King Mahendra and renamed Tribhuvan Airport in memory of the king's father. The airport was again renamed to Tribhuvan International Airport in 1964.

In 1957, the original 3700 ft grass runway 16/34 was re-laid in concrete. In 1964, the former runway 16/34 was abandoned for a newer 6600 ft runway 02/20. The new runway was extended from 6600 to 10000 ft with the joint effort of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the OPEC in 1975. The runway was re-strengthened in 1981.

In 1961, Queen Elizabeth II landed in a Dakota plane for her first visit to Nepal, one of the most high-profile arrivals at the airport. In 1967, Tribhuvan International Airport witnessed its first jet aircraft, a Lufthansa Boeing 707 and 1972, the Nepali flag carrier, Royal Nepal Airlines commenced jet operations from the airport with a Boeing 727. The same year, Nepali personnel took over air traffic services from the Indian personnel.

In 1985, the extension apron of runway 02/20 was overlaid. Similarly, the development of the terminal building was commenced in the same year. In 1987, the construction of the Airlines Operation and Control Tower building was completed and the taxiway was overlaid. In the same year, on 11 October, Nepal witnessed the first ever landing of the Concorde. In 1989, the construction of the terminal building was completed and on 18 February 1990, the newly built TIA complex was officially inaugurated by King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah.

In 1992, Necon Air, Nepal's first private airline commenced domestic operations from TIA with a Hawker Siddeley HS 748.

In 1995, work started to expand the domestic terminal. Likewise, Amplitude modulation signalling system (AMSS) and a very-small-aperture terminal (V-SAT) were also installed at the airport.

In 1997, airport surveillance radar (ASR) and secondary surveillance radar (SSR) came into the operation. The installation of radar surveillance was proposed by Japan in 1994, following the crash of Thai Airways Flight 311 and Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 in 1992, which claimed the lives of 280 people altogether; including the 17 high-level Japanese diplomats. On 9 September 1998, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala officially inaugurated the radars.

In May 2007, Austrian Airlines discontinued its flight to Vienna, Nepal's last direct air link to Europe. In September 2013, Turkish Airlines launched direct flights from Istanbul to Kathmandu, re-establishing Nepal's connection with continental Europe.

In August 2013, the airport's only runway had to be closed for wide-body aircraft because the runway, which was in disrepair, could no longer withstand their weight.

In 2016, a new domestic terminal of 6300 m2 (67,813 sq. ft.) was opened, replacing the old terminal building of 2200 m2 (23,681 sq. ft.). The new facility is a temporary structure, and it cost Rs. 119.8 million to house passengers and office space for 15 local airlines.

In 2020, the runway was extended to 3350 m, the departure hall was expanded to accommodate 1500 more passengers, the arrival area was extended to a lower level and the immigration hall was facelifted.

In 2022, the airport extended its domestic terminal, with the new section of the building being exclusively used by Buddha Air.

Apron
The international apron at TIA can handle up to 17 aircraft, although only three can support wide-body category aircraft. There is also a bay at the eastern side of the airport that can hold two wide-body and two ATR 72 or similar type of aircraft. The eastern bay is used solely to park disabled or non-operational airplanes. With the completion of the construction of the two apron the parking capacity has increased to 17 aircraft.

The aprons at the domestic terminal have been accommodating up to 35 aircraft, despite its allowable capacity of only 17. The helipad at TIA can handle up to 17 helicopters.

Runway
The airport has a single 3350 m runway with a slope of 1.2% oriented at 02/20. There is no instrument landing system available. The bitumen runway with the strength of PCN 54F/A/W/T has the markings of the centerline, edge, touchdown zone and the threshold. It has a 60 m Runway Strip and 240 m Runway End Safety Area (RESA). The runway has five intersections with the taxiways. The taxiway G runs parallel to the runway but it doesn't connect the thresholds.

Aids to landing and navigation
There are two non-precision approach available at the Kathmandu Airport; VHF omnidirectional range along a distance measuring equipment (VOR/DME) and Required Area Navigation (RNAV/RNP). Due to mountainous terrain VOR/DME system are installed at Kathmandu and Bhattedanda for a better communication. A high intensity 870 m extended centerline lights are installed at the southern end of the airport to assist with the approach. The runway is equipped with high intensity centerline lights, bidirectional raised edge lights, the threshold lights and the runway end lights. Precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lights (3°) are installed as landing aids for the two runways 02/20. There is however no ILS system installed in the airport due to geographic conditions and technological complexities.

Terminals
There are two public terminals at the airport, one for international traffic and one for domestic traffic. The international terminal can handle up to 1350 departing passengers per hour, though it has been handling 2200 per hour at peak hours to suit the increasing demand of passengers.

A terminal for VIP guests is also operated by the Government of Nepal, where international state guests are welcomed. There are plans to construct a separate terminal for helicopter transportation.

Radisson Hotel Kathmandu operates an executive lounge for first and business class passengers of several airlines and Thai Airways operates a Royal Thai Silk lounge for its business-class passengers, as well as Star Alliance Gold card holders.

There is a duty-free shop in the departure area, and tea, coffee and confectionery outlets. There are also baggage help desk, senior citizens and mother room, banking services and pre-paid taxi services to assist passengers at the terminal building. The domestic terminal is to the northern side of the airport, can be accessed using Free Shuttle Service from the airport main gate. In its temporary building, the domestic terminal has set aside 289 m2 for airline offices, 282 m2 for restaurants, and 58 m2 for lavatories. The terminal has a capacity of 765 passengers per hour.

Aircraft maintenance
Nepal Airlines operates a large hangar between the international and domestic terminals. There are plans to upgrade and move this facility to the eastern side of the airside. Buddha Air operates a closed door hangar facility, which can accommodate narrow-body aircraft at the eastern side of the airport.

Location and access
Tribhuvan International Airport is located 1 km from Pashupatinath Temple and 6 km east of the city centre and main tourist area Thamel. The nearest hotel is Airport Hotel located about 200 m from the airport gate.

It is in the middle of the junction of three ancient cities of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Patan. The airport is connected to major parts of Kathmandu valley by the ring road.

Passenger
Buddha Air, Yeti Airlines, Shree Airlines and Sita Air also provide daily mountain sightseeing flights or Mount Everest sightseeing flights from Tribhuvan International Airport. They usually depart from the domestic terminal early morning and return to the airport one hour later.

The helicopter operators Air Dynasty, Manang Air, Prabhu Helicopter, Simrik Air, Shree Airlines and Fishtail Air offer helicopter operations from their respective hubs at Tribhuvan International Airport.

Expansion
According to the CAAN Aviation Report – 2017, Tribhuvan International will undergo expansions under Transport Project Preparatory Facility funded partly by the Asian Development Bank. Major works include:

 * Construction of a parallel taxiway system and side strip
 * Construction of a new international terminal building
 * Reconfiguration of existing international terminal building to domestic terminal building
 * Relocation of Nepal Airlines hangar
 * Relocation of Nepal Army infrastructure, hangar and other associated work

Ground transportation
Sajha Yatayat buses connect the airport's international terminal to Kathmandu's city centre, and Lalitpur's city centre. Buses from other local companies stop in front of the airport's main gate, 500 metres in front of the terminal buildings. Meter and prepaid taxis are available at both terminals at all hours.

Incidents and accidents

 * On 10 May 1973, a Douglas DC-8 operated by Thai Airways overran the runway on landing with 100 of passengers and 10 crew on board, there was one fatality.
 * On 31 July 1992, an Airbus A310-304, operating as Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashed into a mountain while approaching Kathmandu, killing all 113 people on board.
 * On 28 September 1992, an Airbus A300 B4-203 operating as Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 crashed while approaching Kathmandu, killing all 167 on board, making it the worst air accident in Nepal.
 * On 17 January 1995, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operating as Royal Nepal Airlines Flight 133 from Kathmandu to Rumjatar, had problems getting airborne at Tribhuvan International Airport. The aircraft struck the airfield perimeter fence and plunged into fields. Of three crew and 21 passengers on board, one crew member and one passenger were killed.
 * On 7 July 1999, a Boeing 727-200F operated by Lufthansa Cargo crashed in the Champadevi hills at an altitude of 7550 feet, five minutes after takeoff, when it should have been at an altitude of 9500 feet. All five crew members on board were killed.
 * On 5 September 1999, a BAe 748-501 Super 2B operating as Necon Air Flight 128 from Pokhara to Kathmandu, crashed while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport. The aircraft collided with a communication tower of Nepal Telecommunication Corporation and crashed in a wooded area 25 km west of Kathmandu. All 10 passengers and 5 crew were killed.
 * On 26 December 1999, an Airbus A300B2-101 operating as Indian Airlines Flight 814 was hijacked en route from Kathmandu to Delhi. The aircraft ended up in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Indian Airlines suspended all flights to and from Nepal for some time, fearing a lack of security at check-in.
 * On 24 December 2008, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Nepal Airlines ran off the runway during takeoff
 * On 24 August 2010, a Dornier 228 operating as Agni Air Flight 101 crashed into hills outside Kathmandu in heavy rain. All on board (3 crew, 11 passengers) were killed. The plane, crashed near Shikharpur village, 80 km south of Kathmandu. The aircraft had left Tribhuvan International Airport, bound for Tenzing-Hillary Airport.
 * On 25 September 2011, a Beechcraft 1900D operating as Buddha Air Flight 103, struck terrain while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport. There were 16 passengers and three crew members on board. Initial reports stated there was one survivor, who died en route to hospital. At the time of the crash, the weather was overcast with very low clouds and flights were operating under visual flight rules. The aircraft was on the base leg of the approach following a sightseeing flight.
 * On 28 September 2012, a Dornier 228 operating as Sita Air Flight 601, crashed soon after take-off, after apparently hitting a vulture. Sixteen passengers and three crew members were killed.
 * On 4 March 2015, an Airbus A330-300 operated by Turkish Airlines veered off the runway after attempting to land in dense fog. The aircraft had been circling for 30 minutes and was making its second landing attempt, after a previous aborted attempt due to poor visibility. The aircraft skidded into soft grass causing the nose wheel to collapse and the airport to temporarily close to all international flights. All 227 passengers and 11 crew members evacuated the aircraft safely.
 * On 12 March 2018, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 operating as US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211, carrying 67 passengers and 4 crew veered off the runway while landing then crashed on the east side of Tribhuvan International Airport before catching fire. 47 passengers and 4 crew were killed.
 * On 19 April 2018, a Boeing 737-900ER operated by Malindo Air on a scheduled flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia overran the runway after a high-speed rejected takeoff. The aircraft skidded roughly 250 ft south of the runway end and stopped along a grassy area between two runways. All 132 passengers and seven crew members escaped without injury. Damage to the aircraft was minor, and the airport was closed for 12 hours until it was removed. The flight crew opted to abort the takeoff due to a warning indicated the aircraft was not correctly configured.
 * On 1 September 2018, a BAe Jetstream 41 operated by Yeti Airlines en route from Nepalgunj skidded off the runway, seconds after touching down. All 21 passengers and the crew of 3, evacuated the aircraft safely without injuries but the aircraft was written off. Slippery runway due to rainfall was reported to be the cause of the incident.
 * On 12 July 2019, a Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500, which was flying from Nepalgunj, skidded off the runway as it landed at Tribhuvan International Airport. There were 68 people aboard, including four crew members; all of them were able to safely exit the plane, but two passengers sustained minor injuries.
 * On 6 May 2022, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 737-800 suffered a tail strike while taking off, forcing the flight to divert to Kolkata.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ECommerce Best Practices

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The result of the debate was Delete, copyright violation (or if copyright is given it's spam). - Mgm|(talk) 12:26, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

ECommerce Best Practices
Ad. --fvw *  05:08, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Copyvio deal with as such. (If relesed under GFDL, delte as spam.) DES (talk) 05:37, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Good catch, must have forgotten to google it. --fvw *  05:40, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
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RVCA

RVCA is a Costa Mesa, California–based clothing company owned by Authentic Brands Group.

Etymology
The logotype for RVCA portrays the letter A without a crossbar, resembling an uppercase lambda (Λ). The name resembles the Greek ρούχα (uppercase: ΡΟὙΧΑ), pronounced, which means 'clothes' in English. The RVCA logo is based on the two chevrons, the V & the A, representing the brand's ethos "The Balance of Opposites" as stated by RVCA founder PM Tenore.

History
RVCA was founded in 1999 by Pat Tenore and Conan Hayes, a professional surfer from Hawaii. Billabong purchased RVCA in July 2010, and  then  Boardriders acquired Billabong in 2018, taking ownership of RVCA, Element, Von Zipper,  and XCEL.

Culture
RVCA is closely associated with skateboard, surf culture, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), and MMA. The company sponsors a skateboard and surf team. They also sponsor prominent BJJ competitors and prominent MMA fighters. RVCA clothing is found in skateboard/surf shops and numerous other shops.

Because of its art focus, RVCA is also associated with the street graffiti subculture. RVCA is involved with various contemporary art galleries such as KNOWN Gallery.

RVCA Training Center
Because of its Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA focus, RVCA founder Pat Tenore (who holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) built a BJJ/MMA gym known as The RVCA Training Center. The training facility was located in Costa Mesa, California. The Head Coach was currently Jason Parillo. The training center abruptly closed in September 2023.

MMA

 * B.J. Penn
 * Michael Bisping
 * Cris Cyborg
 * Rafael dos Anjos
 * Rose Namajunas
 * Tito Ortiz
 * Luke Rockhold
 * Vitor Belfort
 * Marlon Vera
 * Mackenzie Dern
 * Gilbert Burns
 * Sean Strickland

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

 * Lucas Leite
 * Marcus Almeida
 * Guilherme Mendes
 * Rafael Mendes
 * Keenan Cornelius
 * Jackson Sousa dos Santos
 * Kade Ruotolo
 * Tye Ruotolo
 * Patrick Chancey

Boxing

 * Seniesa Estrada

Notable sponsored artists and sportspeople
Among the artists sponsored by RVCA as part of the Artist Network Program (ANP) are Mark OBlow, Mark Mothersbaugh, Barry McGee, C. R. Stecyk, III, David Choe, Kelsey Brookes, KRK Ryden, Matt Gordon, Marlon Vera, and Tommy Guerrero.

Surf team

 * Kala Alexander
 * Makua Rothman

Skate team

 * Andrew Reynolds
 * Curren Caples
 * Kevin "Spanky" Long
 * Christian Hosoi
 * Mark Suciu
 * Evan Mock

MMA fighters

 * Mackenzie Dern
 * Rose Namajunas
 * Fedor Emelianenko
 * Aaron Pico
 * Luke Rockhold
 * B.J. Penn
 * Gilbert Burns
 * Marlon Vera

E-Sports

 * Summit1g
 * Relentless Gaming

Chefs

 * Matty Matheson

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Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is an independent shared admissions service facilitating access to tertiary education and further study opportunities and pathways for learners in Victoria and beyond. Formed in 1967 and incorporated as a company by limited guarantee in 2023, VTAC is a not-for-profit organisation and a member of the Australasian Conference of Tertiary Admission Centres (ACTAC).

History
Before 1967, all universities in Victoria had their own application systems, and students can only directly apply to them. To simplify this process, VTAC was formed in 1967 by three Victorian universities: The University of Melbourne, Monash University and La Trobe University as the Victorian Universities Admissions Committee (VUAC). They started coordinating offers of places to students for the first time in the 1968 academic year.

In 1972, VUAC was expanded to include processing applications for the then four members of the Victoria Institute of Colleges: the Physiotherapy School of Victoria, the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, the Swinburne College of Technology, and the Victorian School of Speech Science. In 1986, it was renamed to its current name.

Course requirements
All courses listed on VTAC have their own prerequisites and requirements, which are published on the CourseSearch website.

Most courses will require a minimum ATAR before an offer is even considered. Some institutions publish a guaranteed ATAR, where if the applicant achieves higher than the ATAR and preference appropriately they will be secured a place in their chosen course. For those who score between the minimum and guaranteed ATAR, personal statements will also be a part of the screening process. Not all courses judge their applicants solely using ATAR. Some courses require an audition or a folio, while some courses will require an admission test before applying, notably the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) that is needed for undergraduate medicine/surgery courses. Other tests include:
 * International Student Admissions Test (ISAT), for international students applying for Type 3 places in medicine/surgery courses at Monash University
 * VETASSESS
 * Casper, for initial teaching education courses

The ATAR profile for all undergraduate courses is also published on the VTAC website, acting as a guide for students if their score is enough for being considered for the course. A sample ATAR profile is as follows: Where it indicates the student with the highest and lowest ATAR that was made an offer in the previous year, as well as the median ATAR of all students that entered the course. The right column shows the ATAR data after Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) adjustments.

Preferencing
VTAC processes applications from suitably qualified students, which may list up to 8 preferences for tertiary courses in the state of Victoria. Tertiary institutions determine whether the applicant is given the offer to undertake a course – VTAC then informs students of the highest preferred course they have been offered, if any. Universities do not consider the order of preferences when making offers, so all courses listed on an applicant's preferences will be treated equally and making sure that no applications are disadvantaged. Some courses have early closing dates, where after the date students will not be able to add them to their preferences. This mainly includes courses that require interviews or auditioning, particularly in areas such as medicine, music or fine arts.

After the release of VCE and ATAR results, applicants will still be able to adjust their preferences for a few days before the closure of the system. Students are able to change their preferences for any reasons, including a change of mind, adding a newly available course or if the course applied has been cancelled and needs replacement. There are no additional fees for change of preference, provided that they have already paid the application fee. After the release of offers for each round, the system will reopen to allow for preference adjustments before its closure again for the next offer round.

Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS)
The Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) is the umbrella program run by most institutions to which students will be applying for courses through VTAC. There are four categories in SEAS. Students can apply for any categories they have experienced education disadvantages in, including:
 * Category 1: Personal information and location. This category includes age, living or school location, under-represented gender in a course or field of study, recognition as an Indigenous Australian, from a non-English speaking background and being the first in the family to attend tertiary studies.
 * Category 2: Disadvantaged financial background
 * Category 3: Disability or medical condition
 * Category 4: Difficult circumstances (including COVID-19 related difficulties)

Only the Selection Rank that is used to determine higher education applications will be adjusted after applying for SEAS, while the ATAR will remain unchanged. Different institutions may also have different methods of SEAS adjustment due to differences in the calculation method, and the under-represented groups in each course are different.

Offers
There are two types of intake: the Semester 1 intake and the mid-year intake. Not all institutions participate in the mid-year intake, and is a less popular option due to Australia having its academic year starting in January.

There are many offer rounds for the Semester 1 intake, which most high school leavers apply to. Note: Domestic and international applicants receive offers at different dates
 * November round offer, only available to non-year 12 applicants
 * December round offer, new in 2019, only for applicants who have already received their ATAR (Current students in Victoria, New South Wales and ACT)
 * January round offer, for all other applicants (including students completing the IB Diploma)
 * Multiple subsequent offer rounds in January through March, for New Zealand applicants and applicants who have received a better preference

Students can only receive one offer in each round, with the option to accept, defer or decline. An offer from a course with a higher preference can be received in subsequent offer rounds. However, it is strongly recommended not to decline as it is not guaranteed that an offer from a higher preference can be received, and students are allowed to withdraw from their previous offer if they change their mind. For domestic applicants who stil have not receive any offers after the first February round offer, they may receive a supplementary offer from courses they did not list on the preference list but have vacant places, provided that they had given the permission to release their application to all courses with vacancies.

Score calculation
VTAC is responsible for calculating VCE study score scaling and ATAR, and releasing the results to students online on the VCE Results and ATAR Service by coordinating with the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).

ATAR calculation
ATAR in Victoria is calculated by the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) every year using student results provided by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). VTAC will combine the student's results into an "aggregate" which is a sum of selected (scaled) results from eligible subjects:

 * the student's best score in one of English, English Language, Literature, or English as an Additional Language (EAL),
 * the student's next three best scores; along with the English score form the "primary four" results,
 * 10% of the next two best scores, known as "increments" (where available).

The aggregates, which can range from 0 to over 210 (in exceptional cases), are then mapped to percentiles for conversion to an ATAR. Students must pass an English subject in order to qualify for an ATAR as well as the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE). The primary four results must be taken from VCE or Vocational Education and Training (VET) Units 3 and 4 sequences, while the increments can also include other results, such as interstate study or university extension studies. There are also other rules, such as only two studies from the same subject area can contribute to the "primary 4". For example, if the student completed Unit 3/4 for all General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods, and Specialist Mathematics, the one with the lowest study score must be an increment, even if the score is higher than all other studies outside of mathematics.

The group of students with the highest aggregates will be assigned the highest ATAR of 99.95. ATARs below 30.00 are reported as "less than 30" on printed ATAR statements, however the actual ATAR is available online.

Participating institutions
As of 2024, VTAC acts on behalf of 12 universities in Australia, located in Victoria (or interstate universities with campuses in Victoria):
 * Australian Catholic University
 * Charles Sturt University
 * CQUniversity
 * Deakin University
 * Federation University Australia
 * La Trobe University
 * Monash University
 * RMIT University
 * Swinburne University of Technology
 * The University of Melbourne
 * Torrens University Australia
 * Victoria University

VTAC also administers applications on behalf of many other tertiary education institutes, including TAFEs and independent tertiary colleges.

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Emperor Tianzuo of Liao

Emperor Tianzuo of Liao (5 June 1075 – 1128 or 1156), personal name Yelü Yanxi, courtesy name Yanning, was the ninth and last emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty of China. He succeeded his grandfather, Emperor Daozong, in 1101 and reigned until the fall of the Liao dynasty in 1125.

Jin invasion
During the reign of Emperor Tianzuo, the Jurchen tribes led by Wanyan Aguda established the Jin dynasty in 1115. Aguda formed the Alliance Conducted at Sea with the Han-led Northern Song dynasty against the Liao dynasty, and began to establish authority over former Liao territory in Outer Mongolia. Emperor Tianzuo, however, proved incompetent in dealing with the Jin threat, and in 1115 a coup was attempted by Liao generals to install his uncle Yelü Chun to the throne but was thwarted. Jin troops advanced from Manchuria in 1117, and captured the Liao supreme capital in 1120, then its central capital in 1122.

Another coup was attempted in 1121 to install Emperor Tianzuo's son, the Prince of Jin, on the throne, but was again thwarted. The prince was executed, and most of the coup participants defected to the Jin dynasty. In 1122, Emperor Tianzuo fled from Nanjing (present-day Beijing) to the western regions. His uncle Yelü Chun then founded the short-lived Northern Liao dynasty in Nanjing, but died soon afterwards, and Nanjing was conquered by the Jin dynasty at the end of 1122 or in early 1123.

End of the Liao dynasty
After the end of the Northern Liao dynasty, the general Yelü Dashi rejoined Emperor Tianzuo. In 1123, Jin troops captured Emperor Tianzuo's palace at Qingzhong (south of present-day Hohhot), capturing members of his family. Emperor Tianzuo fled to the Western Xia and sought refuge there. Later, Emperor Tianzuo expressed his intention to attack the Jin dynasty, but Yelü Dashi withheld his support, considering it folly as the Jin dynasty was too militarily powerful. In 1124, Yelü Dashi fled to the west with a band of his followers, and established the Western Liao dynasty. In 1125, Emperor Tianzuo was captured by the Jin dynasty, thereby marking the collapse of the Liao dynasty.

Death
In 1156, in an act of humiliation, the Jin emperor who at the time was the Prince of Hailing ordered him and the former Emperor Qinzong of Song to compete in a match of polo. Emperor Qinzong was weak and frail, and thus quickly fell off the horse. Yelü Yanxi was more familiar with horse riding, and tried to escape, but was shot to death by Jurchen archers.

Titles

 * Prince of Liang (1081–1084)
 * Prince of Yan (1084–1101)
 * Emperor of Liao (1101–1125)
 * Prince of Haibin (1125–?)

Family
Consort and issue(s):
 * Empress Xiao, of the Xiao clan (蕭皇后 蕭氏), personal name Duolilan (奪里懶) – No issue.
 * Virtuous Consort, of the Xiao clan (德妃 蕭氏), personal name Shigu (師姑)
 * Yelü Talu, the Prince of Yan (耶律撻魯 燕國王, d. 1104), 3rd son
 * Consort Wen, of the Xiao clan (文妃 蕭氏, 1080 – 1121), personal name Sese (瑟瑟)
 * Yelü Aoluwo, the Prince of Jin (耶律敖盧斡 晉王, d. 1122), 1st son
 * Princess of Shu State (耶律余里衍 蜀國公主), personal name Yuliyan (余里衍), 3rd daughter
 * Consort Yuan, of the Xiao clan (元妃 蕭氏), personal name Guige (貴哥)
 * Yelü Yali, the Prince of Liang (耶律雅里 梁王, 1094 – 1123), 2nd son
 * Yelü Ning, the Prince of Xu (耶律寧 許王), 6th son
 * Zhaorong, of the Zhao clan (昭容 赵氏)
 * Yelü Xinilie, the Prince of Zhao (耶律習泥烈 趙王), 4th son
 * Unknown
 * Yelü Ding, the Prince of Qin (耶律定 秦王), 5th son
 * Unnamed Princess, 1st daughter
 * Princess Yelü (耶律氏), personal name Guyu (骨欲), 2nd daughter
 * Princess Yelü (耶律氏), personal name Woliyan (斡里衍), 4h daughter
 * Princess Yelü Da'aoye (耶律氏), personal name Da'oye (大奥野), 5th daughter
 * Princess Yelü (耶律氏), personal name Ci'aoye (次奥野), 6th daughter

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Speaker of the California State Assembly

The speaker of the California State Assembly is the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the California State Assembly, controlling the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The speaker is nominated by the majority party's caucus and elected by the full Assembly typically at the beginning of each two year session. Meanwhile, other floor leaders, such as the majority and minority leaders, are elected by their respective party caucuses according to each party's strength in the chamber. The current speaker is Democrat Robert Rivas of the 29th district.

The speaker formerly had far more power, and was able to issue committee assignments to both parties' members, control State Assembly funds, and had broad administrative authority, but many of these powers were transferred to committee chairs after the speakership of Curt Pringle.

The speaker of the Assembly is also third in the order of succession to the governor of California, after the lieutenant governor and the president pro tempore of the California State Senate.

List of speakers
The following is a list of speakers of the California State Assembly. It does not number those individuals who served abbreviated terms or those who served during an extraordinary session called by the governor of California for a narrowly defined agenda.

 * The First California Legislature was nonpartisan.
 * Estee was also a Republican, but he was elected to the term in which he was Speaker as an independent.
 * Young was elected as a Republican during the 40th and 42nd sessions (1913 and 1917), but a Progressive during the 41st session (1915).
 * McCarthy's 19th District was renumbered the 18th District after the 1970s redistricting.
 * Brown's 17th District was renumbered the 13th District after the 1990s redistricting.
 * Allen and Setencich were Republican Assemblymembers whom Democrats elected after losing their majority in the chamber.
 * Perez's 46th District was renumbered the 53rd District after the 2010s redistricting.


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Princess Serena Bullock

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The result of the debate was delete as hoax or otherwise unverifiable. Marriage not covered by any online news sources. - Mgm|(talk) 12:29, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

Princess Serena Bullock
Zero Google hits for '"serena bullock" brunei'. Unlikely that a 16-year-old Western girl would marry the Crown Prince of Brunei, even less likely that it wouldn't make any ripples on the Internet. Zoe 05:11, August 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete Hoax. --Apyule 05:23, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. A Google search for "Princess Serena" Brunei proved similarly useless see Capitalistroadster 06:49, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. --Agamemnon2 09:43, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, If true, the marriage would have been covered by the media. Looks like Bullocks to me. That would explain her last name... - Mgm|(talk) 11:25, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per Apyule. Alf 11:50, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * If Verify true, Merge to Sultan of Brunei, Else Delete Doesn't the sultan have dozens of wives? IF this is true, merge it... Roodog2k 18:13, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
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Girls v. Boys

Girls v. Boys, also known as GVB, is an American game show that aired on Noggin's teen programming block, The N. It was produced by Noggin LLC and Dancing Toad Productions, the same team that collaborated with Noggin to produce A Walk in Your Shoes. The show aired from August 8, 2003 to October 7, 2005. GVB pits teams of adolescent boys and girls against each other in physical competitions for the chance to score points and win prizes. The series had four seasons: GVB: Tampa, GVB: Hawaii, GVB: Montana, and GVB: Puerto Rico.

The Games
Before the games started, anyone between the ages of 16 and 18 are asked to audition. The show then shows the competitions as well as the debacles between the two teams, both internally and externally. The games consisted of physical competitions as well as acts of sabotage such as during baking contests. The purpose of the competitions is to attain a prize (it has varied from season to season, but in Puerto Rico it was $50,000 for the winning team and $1,000 worth of travel gear split between the winning team members). Each competition earns the winners of the competition a set number of points (ranging from 100 to over 500 in the final event) and the team that earns the most points wins.

The first game was set in Tampa and had three girls and three boys on opposite teams. They stayed at a summer camp.

The second game was set in Hawaii and also had three girls and three boys on opposite teams. However, Lauren Collins and Jake Epstein also make appearances. This season also introduced the teams staying at vacation houses.

The third game during the span of 11 episodes was set in rural Montana and had expanded the competitors to non-celebrity teams of four girls and four boys on opposite teams. The contestants were expected to constantly talk about winning the game, by chanting the phrase "Fresh Money" with a specific accent. Also, in episode 8 Colleen Kirk and Jose Gonzalez appeared to get in a verbal dispute with the rest of the episodes focusing on the consequences of the dispute. This was part of the script as none of the contestants were disqualified.

The fourth and final game during the span of 10 episodes was set in Puerto Rico and the format changed yet again. There were four girls and four boys but they were no longer opposite each other. Three girls and one boy were competing against one girl and three boys. This happened during the span of episodes 4, 5, and 6 where the contestants were told to vote one girl and one boy. It was revealed to be a gimmick when Paris Hoover and Ryder Darcy were "voted out" but then they returned but this time they switched teams.

Cast

 * Ursula Abbott
 * Dave B.

Season 1 (Florida)

 * Mikey Maher
 * Marcus Polo
 * Skylar
 * Sam
 * Marilyn
 * Vicky

Season 2 (Hawaii)

 * Teri Onoda
 * Kris Brown
 * Justin Simmons
 * Dina Mazariegos
 * Christina Campfield
 * Jessica Huggins
 * Jake Epstein
 * Lauren Collins

Season 3 (Montana)

 * Matt Johnson
 * Jose Gonzalez
 * Allen Justice
 * Frank Chad Muniz
 * Monica Estrada
 * Ming Peiffer
 * Colleen Kirk
 * Shannon Bean
 * Joe Hayes

Season 4 (Puerto Rico)

 * Cory Dodds
 * Ryder Darcy
 * Ace Griffin
 * Demian Martinez
 * Kelley Primc
 * Paris Hoover
 * Krystal Harris
 * Jia Tolentino
 * Jess Muniz
 * Pooch Hall

In Popular Culture
Season 4 cast member Jia Tolentino devoted one of the essays in her best-selling book "Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion" to a re-evaluation and recollection of her time on the show.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emperor Tianzuodi of Liao

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The result of the debate was that the article was rewritten into a valid stub and kept. - Mgm|(talk) 12:35, August 29, 2005 (UTC)

Emperor Tianzuodi of Liao
Nonsense or hugely lacking in context. Not worth keeping either way. --fvw *  05:13, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Hoax. --Apyule 05:23, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Reserved pending changes by Nateji77. --Apyule 07:27, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep after changes. --Apyule 05:15, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep real person, bogus content. i'll write a stub about when i'm on a computer with cjk. Nateji77 07:15, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment very short stub finished. Nateji77 04:51, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Keep if rewritten by user Nateji77. Capitalistroadster 07:30, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Move to Emperor Tianzuodi of Liao China as suggested on China-related topics notice board/Complete to do. Alf 11:56, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Current stub is good enough for me, Keep. --fvw *  17:53, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Creating a garbage article on an obscure but genuinely notable historical figure is a very subtle form of vandalism; I'm impressed that the article's been salvaged. Keep. DS 19:33, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * keep if you see an article that needs improvement, improve it! Trollderella 20:55, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep at Tianzuodi of Liao following convention for monarchs. Gazpacho 17:14, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
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Talk:Perito Moreno Glacier

Suggested move
I think most people refer to it just as the Moreno Glacier and I think the article should be moved to that title. What does anyone else think? Worldtraveller 00:34, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Argentinians at least call it el Perito Moreno, but I don't know about international usage. I don't think the article should be moved. It's not a specially complicated or over-long name. --Pablo D. Flores (Talk) 02:30, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I've only heard of this glacier referred to as Perito Moreno, in both English and Spanish. Other encyclopedias also refer to the glacier under this name; I see no reason to move. -- IlyaHaykinson 06:14, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Simply "Moreno glacier" would translate literally to "brown glacier". The glacier was named after specialist/expert (a.k.a. perito in spanish) Moreno. Leave it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.178.138.99 (talk) 02:54, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

March 2006 rupture
I note that an anon contributor changed the article to note that there was a rupture in March 2006. While the same contributor also changed the Spanish language article, I couldn't find any sources for this. I don't really have any reason to doubt the authenticity of the event, but I urge any readers to find sources and add a reference to the article. -- IlyaHaykinson 06:15, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Found and added. -- IlyaHaykinson 20:29, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

It's known that last rupture was in march 2006. There are no photos at all because It happened at night. The article is pretty good. But there should be more images explaining how ruptures happen to be. Basically it's well explained. But I guess that it would be a bit complicated to understand for someone who haven't been there.

While visiting the glacier I heard it directly from a tour guide that the ice bridge did, indeed, collapse in 2006 during the night. There are also time lapse photos of the event posted at the glacier. Pretty much before(the weeks leading up to it) and after (the next morning). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dead monkey, inc. (talk • contribs) 03:05, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

'Rupture' in fact caused by glacier floating
I was visiting Perito Moreno glacier in March (2012), and while talking with the guide on the 'mini-trek' over the ice, he explained that the ruptures occur when the elevated water level caused by the blockage causes the glacier to float. This a bit different from the explanation in the article that the increased pressure causes the rupture. Looking at the images of the ice bridge, you can see that it forms under the water, and grows from the bottom up until the bridge collapses. I think this is a more descriptive explanation, and frankly much cooler that a straight up rupture. Thoughts? Russbird (talk) 02:19, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Incorrect. No floating involved. When the glacier reaches the peninsula, it separates the lake in two. Only one side has a river coming in, so level rises indeed (in that half lake). But by flowing, gently, under the glacier: 1) the levels are equalised, and 2) the flow tunnel is enlarged. What remains is an ice bridge, in the air, from the glacier to the rocky peninsula. Since the glacier keeps flowing! downwards, pressure in the bridge mountsd. Until breaking point. Now we should fire that guide for lying to tourists? -DePiep (talk) 23:55, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

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Added ref http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/75803897.html seems to be the only one! FX (talk) 20:28, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Found type-o
I'm assuming the "2069" entries are errors, unless I am misunderstanding and they are meant to indicate future ruptures...?

"The glacier first ruptured in 1969, taking with it an ancient forest of beech trees (Nothofagus Pumulio). The last rupture occurred in March 2 2012, and previously in 2069, 2069, 2004, 1988, 1986, 1980, 1977, 1975, 1972, 1970, 1966, 1963, 1960, 1956, 1953, 1952, 1947, 1940, 1934 and 1917. It ruptures, on average, about every four to five years."

173.227.56.178 (talk) 22:56, 9 October 2012 (UTC)
 * You are right, wrong years. I have updated the list. Hard to find a source. -DePiep (talk) 15:02, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

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The Brigade
No evidence of notability. --fvw *  05:14, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nonnotable. freestylefrappe 05:22, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge It should be merged with the Dresden Dolls article Lyo 05:38, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge as per Lyo, no harm in that. Alf 11:58, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Nothing here worth merging. Dottore So 17:15, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per Dottoreso. -- Kjkolb 12:48, August 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * Merge as per Lyo and Alf. Bastardman 17:57, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
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Glauber

Glauber is a scientific discovery method written in the context of computational philosophy of science. It is related to machine learning in artificial intelligence.

Glauber was written, among other programs, by Pat Langley, Herbert A. Simon, G. Bradshaw and J. Zytkow to demonstrate how scientific discovery may be obtained by problem solving methods, in their book Scientific Discovery, Computational Explorations on the Creative Mind.

Their programs simulate historical scientific discoveries based on the empirical evidence known at the time of discovery.

Glauber was named after Johann Rudolph Glauber, a 17th-century alchemist whose work helped to develop acid-base theory. Glauber (the method) rediscovers the law of acid-alkali reactions producing salts, given the qualities of substances and observed facts, the result of mixing substances. From that knowledge Glauber discovers that substances that taste bitter react with substances tasting sour, producing substances tasting salty. In few words, the law:

 * Acid + Alkali --> Salt

Glauber was designed by Pat Langley as part of his work on discovery heuristics in an attempt to have a computer automatically review a host of values and characteristics and make independent analyses from them. In the case of Glauber, the goal was to have an autonomous application that could estimate, even perfectly describe, the nature of a given chemical compound by comparing it to related substances. Langley formalized and compiled Glauber in 1983.

The software were supplied with information about a variety of materials as they had been described by 17-18th century chemists, before most of modern chemical knowledge had been uncovered or invented. Qualitative descriptions like taste, rather than numerical data such as molecular weight, were programmed into the application. Chemical reactions that were known in that era and the distinction between reactants and products were also provided. From this knowledge, Glauber was to figure out which substances were acids, bases, and salts without any quantitative information. The system examined chemical substances and all of their most likely reactions and correlates the expected taste and related acidity or saltiness according to the rule that acids and bases produce salts.

Glauber was a very successful advance in theoretical chemistry as performed by computer and it, along with similar systems developed by Herbert A. Simon including Stahl (which examines oxidation) and DALTON (which calculates atomic weight), helped form the groundwork of all current automated chemical analysis.

Information representation (data structures)
Glauber uses two predicates: Reacts and Has-Quality, represented in Lisp lists as follows:

 * (Reacts Inputs {reactant1 reactant2 ...} Outputs {product1 product2 ...})
 * (Has-Quality Object {substance} quality {value})

For their experiment the authors used the following facts:

 * (Reacts Inputs {HCl NaOH} Outputs {NaCl})
 * (Reacts Inputs {HCl KOH} Outputs {KCl})
 * (Reacts Inputs {HNO3 NaOH} Outputs {NaNO3})
 * (Reacts Inputs {HNO3 KOH} Outputs {KNO3 })
 * (Has-Quality Object {HCl} Tastes {Sour})
 * (Has-Quality Object {HNO3} Tastes {Sour })
 * (Has-Quality Object {NaOH} Tastes {Bitter})
 * (Has-Quality Object {KOH} Tastes {Bitter})
 * (Has-Quality Object {NaCl} Tastes {Salty})
 * (Has-Quality Object {NaNO3} Tastes {Salty})
 * (Has-Quality Object {KCl} Tastes {Salty})
 * (Has-Quality Object {KNO3} Tastes {Salty})

Discovering the following law and equivalence classes:

 * Salts: {KNO3, KCl, NaNO3, NaCl}
 * Acids: {HCl, HNO3}
 * Alkalis: {NaOH, KOH}
 * ∀ alkali ∀ acid ∃ salt (Reacts Inputs {acid, alkali} Outputs {salt})
 * ∀ salt (Has-Quality Object {salt} Tastes {Salty})
 * ∀ acid (Has-Quality Object {acid} Tastes {Sour})
 * ∀ alkali (Has-Quality Object {alkali} Tastes {Bitter})

The modern notation with strings like: NaOH, HCl, etc., is used just as short substance names. Here they do not mean the chemical structure of the substances, which was not known at the time of the discovery; the program works with any name used in the 17th century like aqua regia, muriatic acid, etc.

Procedures
Glauber is based in two procedures: Form-Class and Determine-Quantifier. The procedure Form-Class generalize the Reacts predicates by replacing the substance names by variables ranging on equivalence classes determined by a quality whose value distinguishes the substances in each class. In the experiment designed by its authors, the substances are partitioned in three classes based in the value of the taste quality based on their values: acids (sour), alkalis (bitter) and salts (salty).

Glauber main procedure

 * Input: Reacts and Has-Quality predicate sets
 * Output: On success returns a generalized version of the Reacts predicate whose variables range over the equivalence classes and a new Class predicate which is like Has-Quality having a name-class instead of substance name: (Has-Quality {class-name} quality {value})

 * 1) If there are no more substance names in the Reacts predicates then finish
 * 2) process the Reacts predicates with the Form-Class procedure
 * 3) process the result of the previous step with Determine-Quantifier
 * 4) go to step 3

Form-Class

 * Input: the Reacts and Has-Quality predicate sets
 * Output: a new substances class, a new Has-Quality and a new Reacts predicate set

 * 1) Count the number of occurrences of each quality {value} in the Has-Quality predicates
 * 2) Select the quality value with the largest number of occurrences, which substances are in the Reacts predicates
 * 3) Create a name for the class
 * 4) Generate a new Has-Quality predicate set removing all the predicates in Has-Quality with the selected quality {value} and adding the predicate (Has-Quality {class-name} quality {value}) to the Class predicates where class-name is the name obtained in step 3
 * 5) Generate a new Reacts predicate set by replacing the name of the substance in the class formed in the step 2 by the name created in step 3
 * 6) Create a new class extension by associating the name generated on step 3 with the set of all substances on the class selected on step 2

Determine-Quantifier

 * Input: the Reacts, Has-Quality and Class (generated by Form-Class) predicate sets
 * Output: An intentional quantified class corresponding to the extensional class generated by Form-Class, a new Reacts predicate set extended with the appropriate quantifier of the last discovered class received from Form-Class

 * 1) Universally quantify the rule to determine the class
 * (Has-Quality {class-name} quality {value}) => (∀ class-name (Has-Quality {class-name} quality {value}))
 * 1) Generate Reacts predicates replacing each substance in the new class for its class-name in the Reacts predicates
 * 2) if all the predicates generated in the previous step are contained in the original set
 * then quantify universally
 * else quantify existentially

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The result of the debate was Keep (No consensus). --Ryan Delaney talk 15:55, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Furfire
Non-notable webcomic. --fvw *  05:16, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep notable enough. freestylefrappe 05:21, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Well known comic both locally and overseas --Composingliger 07:42, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak keep. Alexa ranking of 1.5 million is not promising, but Google seems to show an extensive cult following. --GraemeL (talk) 11:51, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Granted, the comic is currently on hiatus, which probably contributes to the low Alexa rating, but it has a large fanbase. Poofyspikes 15:44, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. For the consideration of the voting public: WikiProject Webcomics/Notability and inclusion guidelines. Fernando Rizo T/C 17:14, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete A few passionate fans does not make this encyclopedia-worthy. Dottore So 17:25, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep interesting. Trollderella 21:02, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete the Alexa ranking is extremely low. The Google hits are also very small for a webcomic, at only 4000ish at raw count: however, only 140 of them are unique, which is unsurprising — it reveals the small fan base. -Splash 22:15, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete. I've heard of it, but so what? Tim Rhymeless (Er...let's shimmy) 23:45, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. n-fucking-n. -HX
 * Delete per Splash. Dragonfiend 01:32, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

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Eastern Plaguelands is an area in Blizzard's MMORPG World of Warcraft located on a continent named Eastern Kingdoms. This area is full of undead and is frequent by high level players and farmers alike.

Eastern Plaguelands holds the destroyed town of Darrowshire, the small town of Corin's Crossing, the neutral Argent Dawn outpost of Light's Hope Chapel, Northdale, The Plaguewood and the once-great Human city of Stratholme.

Home of High Elves of Azeroth Quel'Thalas is located north of Eastern Plaguelands although the route to Quel'Thalas is currently being blocked and thus inaccessible for the moment.

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Essentially merge Eastern Plaguelands article into this page, and then redirect old EPL page to this one.

The Plaguelands are the sections of the continent Azeroth in the Warcraft Universe which are still controlled by the Scourge. They are divided into eastern and western portions, and are ruled by the powerful lich, Kel'Thuzad.

In the MMORPG game World of Warcraft, the Plaguelands are the current highest level zones on Azeroth (Silithius is the highest on Kalimdor), and players must be level 50+ to even stand a chance against the powerful undead minions that roam the land. The Plaguelands are also home to two of the toughest instances dungeons in the game; Stratholme and Scholomance.

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Virtutech

Virtutech was a company founded in 1998 as a spin-off from the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS), to commercially develop its Simics computer architecture simulator software. In 2004, Virtutech accepted investment and moved headquarters to San Jose, California, USA. In 2010, Virtutech was wholly acquired by Intel and became part of Intel's Wind River subsidiary. In 2018, Wind River was sold to TPG Capital, which continues to sell Simics under the Wind River brand. The Intel Stockholm site remains the center of Simics core R&D.

Simics software is used by teams of software developers to simulate computer systems. This facilitates the development, testing, and debugging of embedded software that runs devices such as high-end servers, network hardware, aerospace/military vehicles, and automobiles. Simics allows embedded software developers to create virtual models of hardware using an ordinary desktop computer, run specified sets of tests, and walk the programs through each step of execution, both forwards and backwards.

History
In 2001, AMD and Virtutech began working collaboratively on simulation for AMD's Hammer chips. In July 2005, IBM selected Virtutech Simics for development of its POWER6 platform. In 2007, Virtutech and Freescale announced a collaboration program around multicore processors. Virtutech thus appears to have a customer base that is partly in the embedded software world, and partly in the general computing and server world.

Virtutech was a member of Power.org.

As embedded systems become more complex, especially with the advent of multiprocessors, it has become increasingly difficult to develop and debug embedded software without the use of specialized tools. Virtutech's idea is to provide tools that allow developers to develop software faster than they would using hardware and traditional development methods. In particular, by modeling a complex hardware system using software running on an ordinary workstation computer, Virtutech claims to reduce the challenge of embedded software development.

On February 5, 2010, Intel announced that it had acquired Virtutech and that Simics will now be maintained by Intel's subsidiary Wind River Systems. The price of the acquisition was $45M.

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Commonwealth Park

Commonwealth Park is in Canberra, Australia, adjacent to the north side of Lake Burley Griffin. Centrally located in the city, it is an important part of the urban landscape. The park has an area of 34.25 hectares, which includes a variety of natural and constructed spaces.

Various designers have been involved in the construction of the park including Charles Weston, Lindsay Pryor, Richard Clough and John Grey. The park in it current form was strongly influenced by a master plan created by British landscape designer, Dame Sylvia Crowe in 1964.

The park has many small ponds and water features, walking trails, bike paths, sculptures and memorials. Located within the park is the outdoor Stage 88, which often holds concerts. The park includes Regatta Point and has a view of the National Gallery, High Court, and National Library on the other side of the lake. Kings Park is located adjacent to Commonwealth Park, along the lake to the east.

Commonwealth Park is the home of many events hosted in Canberra. Among them is Floriade, an annual event that has been running since 1988.

History of the location
In 1874, Ebenezer Booth built himself a house on the glebe of St John the Baptist Church, within the present boundaries of the park, to the east of what is now Nerang Pool. Murray's store, considered the area's first retail store, operated from the house. It burnt down in 1923. A number of stunted pines and English elms remain on the spot.

In his original plan for the city, Walter Griffin included a recreation area to the north of the man-made lake. His final plan of 1918 included an "aquarium pond", now Nerang Pool. Modifications from Griffin's plan of 1911 came about following his actual visit to the site and in order to reduce the amount of earthworks needed. The recreation area in the earlier plan was more formal and included many public buildings.

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The result of the debate was Delete. --Ryan Delaney talk 15:31, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

Aloe Programming Language
Scripting language of which the first version was published a fortnight ago. Not notable. --fvw *  05:21, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. --Agamemnon2 09:44, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator. --GraemeL (talk) 11:52, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, vanity, advertising. Dpbsmith (talk) 14:09, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, not yet notable, WP:NOT a crystal ball. Barno 18:44, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
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Józef Zwonarz

Józef Zwonarz (11 March 1899, in Stanisławów – 23 November 1984, in Lesko) was a Polish-Catholic ironworker of Hungarian descent from Lesko and one of many Righteous Gentiles who assisted persecuted Jews in spite of the penalty of death if they were caught doing so. Zwonarz housed a total of four Jewish adults in a cell under his small workshop. On the workshop's right boundary was the town’s Gestapo headquarters. On its left boundary were the Schutzpolizei. Across the road were the Ukrainian police.

He spent part of his youth in Budapest. He was a soldier of Austro-Hungarian Army during the World War I. Following regaining independence by Poland in 1918, he joined the Polish army and took part in Polish-Soviet War in 1920, and 1939 Defensive War. Between the wars, he worked as a mechanician in Lesko. In 1923, he became footballer of local team Sanovia.

After 1939 he was engaged in Polish resistance movement. In July 1942, Zwonarz was approached by a Jewish doctor, Nathan Wallach, whose wife Jafa was acquainted with Zwonarz, about taking their three-and-a-half-year-old daughter under his care. Zwonarz agreed to do so, and immediately found accommodation for the little girl with another non-Jew by the name of Jan Kakol. Soon after their daughter was moved, Dr. Wallach and his wife were transferred to the Zaslaw labour camp, as they were amongst the many Jews being liquidated from the Lesko ghetto.

On December 16, 1942, Wallach's wife was amongst 400 women scheduled to be executed in the main square of the labour camp. The women were lined up and most machine-gunned to death. She was not hit and was able to lay motionless and literally "play dead" until it was safe for her to move. She found her husband and they escaped, unnoticed, from the camp. The following day, the Wallachs arrived back in Lesko and again asked Zwonarz for help. Zwonarz, who was aged 45 at the time, an engineer by profession, and father of five children, now resolved to help Dr. Wallach and his wife just as he had helped their daughter.

Fearing that his wife and children may accidentally say something about the Wallachs to the surrounding authorities, Zwonarz decided to keep the existence of the Wallachs (and two other Jews that would soon join them) a secret from his wife and children. In order to do this, he set up an underground shelter (which its occupants would come to call “the tomb”) beneath his small workshop, located at the rear of his property. In this "tomb", which measured 5 feet by 3.5 feet and was about 3 feet deep (1.54x1.07x92m), the four Jews survived on nothing but water, potatoes, scraps from Zwonarz’s meals, and occasionally some barley for over two years. Zwonarz even went to the trouble of installing an electricity wire, connected to the main city circuit (so it would not show any extra kilowatts on his meter), to run some cooking appliances and a light-bulb in the pit. Noticing all his additional comings and goings, as well as missing food and cotton, Zwonarz's wife, Franciszka Zwonarz (née Jodłowska), concluded he was having an affair. Unfortunately for Zwonarz, he could not contradict any of what his wife had said for fear of incriminating himself, his family and the Jews he was sheltering. It was only in 1944, when the advancing Russian Army drew nearer to Lesko and he had to move the Jews into the cellar beneath his house after they were nearly killed in the pit by Russian shelling, that he was forced to tell his wife the truth. They stayed in the cellar for six weeks until the Russians had liberated the town.

After the liberation of Lesko, and when the Jews had regained enough strength to leave, they left and excused themselves for not being able to pay him for his trouble and expenses. Zwonarz responded by giving them his last items of worth, a wristwatch and a $10 bill, saying: "Take this, it's all I have. You'll need it to start a new life."

In 1967, Zwonarz and his wife Franciszka Zwonarz were honoured with the medal Righteous Among the Nations.

In 2006, Franciszka and Józef Zwonarz were included in survivor Jafa Wallach memoirs ''Bitter Freedom. Memoirs of a Holocaust Survivor.''

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Steve started singing the song "Thirty Years Old" in 1990, so I'm changing his birth year back to 1960.

I've known Steve for many years and never heard about Siberia, so I'm betting that's vandalism unless someone has a source for it. --Geoff Canyon 09:51, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Citizenship
I took on this BLP article to help provide some references, but the stub I found initially was ambiguous as to Poltz' citizenship. He was born in Canada, but moved to the USA. Is he a "naturalized" American? I found mention of how he "moved with his family to the USA", but, which family? With his parents? Because if so, then he could still retain Canadian citizenship if he came with them after reaching adulthood (Age 18 or 21?). Or if he arrived with a spouse and children, again, that would be his family, and even if his children were born here, it would not be difficult to obtain a "green card" or become a naturalized US (American citizen, depending on his legal and/or financial record. Can someone clear this up?? --Leahtwosaints (talk) 06:27, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

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Ihyd
Non-notable neologism. --fvw *  05:24, August 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per fvw. DES (talk) 06:08, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per nominator. --Agamemnon2 09:46, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator. Borderline nonsense. --GraemeL (talk) 11:53, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as in It'll Have You Deleted. Alf 12:03, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
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Elymais

Elymais or Elamais (Ἐλυμαΐς, Hellenic form of the more ancient name, Elam) was an autonomous state of the 2nd century BC to the early 3rd century AD, frequently a vassal under Parthian control. It was located at the head of the Persian Gulf in Susiana (the present-day region of Khuzestan, Iran). Most of the population probably descended from the ancient Elamites, who once had control of that area.

General information
The Elymaeans were reputed to be skilled archers. In 187 BC, they killed Antiochus III the Great after he had pillaged their temple of Bel. Nothing is known of their language, even though Elamite was still used by the Achaemenid Empire 250 years before the kingdom of Elymais came into existence. A number of Aramaic inscriptions are found in Elymais.

The region's "wealth in silver and gold" is referred to in the deutero-canonical work 1 Maccabees, which refers to Elymais as a "city" of interest to Antiochus IV Epiphanes: the narrative there states that "its temple was very rich, containing golden coverings, breastplates, and weapons left there by Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian king who first reigned over the Greeks. So [Antiochus] came and tried to take the city and plunder it, but he could not because his plan had become known to the citizens." Jewish historian Uriel Rappaport writes that the author of 1 Maccabees was "mistaken" - "Elymais was not a city but a country" - and that "no story about treasures [Alexander] left in Elymais is mentioned elsewhere".

The provinces of Elymais were Massabatice (later Masabadhan), Corbiane and Gabiane. Susa lay to the east of the territory of Elymais. The kingdom of Elymais survived until its extinction by a Sasanian invasion in the early 3rd century AD.

Coinage
The coins of Elymais depicted a king; it is not known whether this was a Parthian king or a local ruler, as such information has not come to light. These coins were based on Greek standards of debased Drachms and Tetradrachms. The royal picture is generally based on Parthian coinage, usually with an anchor with a star in crescent figure. The reverse has a figure or bust of Artemis with text around it, an eagle, or often only elongated dots (this has led numismatists to believe that the engravers didn't know Greek or copied from coins whose writing was already unintelligible).

A variant of Aramaic, which was more conservative than the contemporary Late Old Eastern Aramaic spoken in eastern Mesopotamia, has been recorded in Elymais until the rise of the Sasanians. The chancellery of Elymais developed its own variant of the Aramaic alphabet, which was characterized by cursive letters and frequent use of ligatures, apparently influenced by the contemporary Parthian chancellery script. However, there is no evidence that Aramaic was a spoken language in Elymais. It is recorded only in coins (since Orodes III) and inscriptions, such as those of Tang-e Sarvak.

Kamnaskirid dynasty

 * Kamnaskires I Soter (c. 147 BC ?)
 * Kamnaskires II Nikephoros (c. 147–139 BC)
 * From 140/139 BC, Elymais was then under direct Parthian control for several decades, with occasional rebellions, until around 82 BC. Known usurpers or rebels include:
 * Okkonapses (c. 139/138–137 BC)
 * Tigraios (c. 137–132 BC)
 * Darius Soter (c. 129 BC)
 * Pittit (125–124 BC)
 * Kamnaskires III with Anzaze (c. 82–62/61 BC)
 * Kamnaskires IV (1st century BC)
 * Kamnaskires V (late 1st century BC)
 * Kamnaskires VI (mid/late 1st century AD)

Arsacid dynasty

 * Orodes I (late 1st century)
 * Orodes II (late 1st/early 2nd century)
 * Phraates (late 1st/early 2nd century)
 * Osroes (2nd century)
 * Orodes III with Ulfan (2nd century)
 * Abar-Basi (2nd century)
 * Orodes IV (from c. 165/170)
 * Khwasak (3rd century)
 * Orodes V (3rd century)

title: Elymais