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House of Games

House of Games is a 1987 American neo-noir film about con-men and confidence scams by David Mamet, his directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay, based on a story he co-wrote with Jonathan Katz. The film's cast includes Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Ricky Jay, and J. T. Walsh.

Mamet adapted the work into a stage play of the same name which premiered in 2010.

Plot
Psychiatrist Margaret Ford has achieved success with her recently published book about obsessive-compulsive disorder, but feels unfulfilled. Her patient, Billy Hahn, says his life is in danger because he owes money to a criminal figure named Mike Mancuso. He threatens suicide, brandishing a gun. Margaret persuades him to surrender the weapon to her and promises to help him.

That night, Margaret visits a pool hall called House of Games where she confronts Mike. He is willing to forgive Billy's debt if Margaret accompanies him to a back-room poker game and watch for the tell of George, another player: he plays with his ring when he bluffs. She agrees, and notices George playing with his ring after making a big bet. She discloses this to Mike, who calls the bet. However, George wins and demands that Mike pay the $6,000 bet, which he is unable to do. George pulls a gun, but Margaret intervenes and offers to pay the debt with a personal check. She then notices the gun is a water pistol, and realizes the entire game is a set-up for her money. She declines to pay, but spends the rest of the night socializing with the con men. The experience excites her and she returns the next night. She asks Mike to teach her about con games so she can write a book about it. Mike appears skeptical, but agrees.

Margaret is enchanted by Mike showing her simple con tricks. Eventually, the two sneak into a hotel room and have sex. Afterward, Mike tells Margaret that con artists take a small token from every "mark" to signify their dominance. While Mike is in the bathroom, she takes a small pocket knife belonging to the room's occupant. Mike says he is late for another large-scale con that he and his associates are planning at the same hotel. Mike reluctantly allows her to tag along, posing as his wife. The con involves Mike, his partner Joey, and the "mark", a businessman, discovering a briefcase full of money and taking it to a hotel room. They discuss whether to turn it in or split it among themselves. When the "mark" withdraws to the bathroom, Margaret discovers that he is an undercover cop part of a sting operation. She warns Mike, and they attempt to escape, but the cop tries to arrest them. After a struggle, Margaret accidentally causes the cop to fatally shoot himself. She, Mike, and Joey escape to the garage, where they force Margaret to steal a car and drive past two uniformed police officers with the con men concealed in the back seat. They drive the car to a riverbank and are preparing to abandon it when they discover that the briefcase, containing $80,000 borrowed from the mafia for the con, is gone. Margaret offers to give Mike $80,000 of her own money so he can repay the mob.

Mike tells Margaret they must split up to avoid any police attention, and claims to be going into hiding. Riddled with guilt, Margaret returns to her office and refuses to see any patients. Billy arrives in high spirits, and after a brief conversation, she spots him driving away in the same red convertible that she "stole" at the hotel. She tracks him to a bar and sees Mike, all his associates, the man posing as the hotel guest, and the fake undercover policeman, discussing the night's events - a scheme to con Margaret out of $80,000. She also learns that the pocket knife she stole from the hotel room belongs to Mike, who set up the room to appear occupied. He mocks Margaret for stealing it.

After overhearing Mike is going to the airport that night, she intercepts him there and says she is so worried about the police that she has withdrawn her entire life's savings. In a non-public area, she pleads with him to start a new life with her. Mike is lured by the money, then realizes he is being tricked when she inadvertently reveals she overheard the con men discussing the pocketknife. He says her money is gone, but she pulls out Billy's gun and demands that he beg for his life. Disbelieving her, Mike refuses, but Margaret shoots him in the leg. When Mike curses her, she shoots him five more times, killing him. She calmly conceals the gun and leaves.

Some time later, Margaret has returned from a vacation, she has written another successful book, and is meeting her friend and colleague Dr. Littauer. They talk over lunch, and Margaret says, "When you've done something unforgivable, you must forgive yourself, and that's what I've done, and it's done." While her friend is away from the table, Margaret distracts another diner and steals a gold lighter from her purse, relishing the thrill.

Cast

 * Lindsay Crouse as Dr. Margaret Ford
 * Joe Mantegna as Mike Mancuso
 * Mike Nussbaum as Joey
 * Lilia Skala as Dr. Maria Littauer
 * J. T. Walsh as the Businessman
 * Steven Goldstein as Billy Hahn
 * Ricky Jay as George
 * W. H. Macy as Sgt. Moran
 * Meshach Taylor as Mr. Dean

Critical reception
Describing the structure of the film as "diabolical and impeccable", Roger Ebert gave the film his highest rating of four out of four stars, saying, "This movie is awake. I have seen so many films that were sleepwalking through the debris of old plots and second-hand ideas that it was a constant pleasure to watch House of Games." Ebert later included the film in his list of Great Movies having priorly declared the film as the best movie of 1987.

Calling the film "a wonderfully devious comedy", Vincent Canby also praised the film in his review for The New York Times, writing that "Mr. Mamet, poker player and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, makes a fine, completely self-assured debut directing his original screenplay. Sometimes he's bluffing outrageously, but that's all right too."

Striking a contrary note, The Washington Post saw Mamet as "rechewing film noir, Hitchcock twists and MacGuffins, as well as the Freudian mumbo-jumbo already masticated tasteless by so many cine-kids."

House of Games has a Metacritic rating of 78 based on 13 reviews and a 97% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 29 reviews.

Home media
In August 2007, the Criterion Collection released a special edition of Mamet's film on DVD. Among the supplemental material included are an audio commentary with Mamet and Ricky Jay, new interviews with actors Lindsay Crouse and Joe Mantegna, and a short documentary shot on location during the film's production.

Stage adaptation
Playwright Richard Bean adapted Mamet's script for a production at the Almeida Theatre, London, in September 2010. To meet the confines of the medium the stage version is set in just two locations, and the final resolution between Mike and Margaret is softened. Critical reaction to Bean's version was mixed: Michael Billington found only a "pointless exercise", but Charles Spencer thought that the stage version delivered "far better value than the original picture".

In popular culture
Dialogue from the film was sampled by the British pop group Saint Etienne on their first album Foxbase Alpha on the track "Etienne Gonna Die".

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John Wayne Airport name
The article states that the airport name was officially changed to "John Wayne International Airport" in Summer 2012. This is incorrect as the name has not been changed, it is still "John Wayne Airport". I am a volunteer at the airport and double checked with my boss who is employed by the PR department at the airport. The confusion comes from the fact that federal immigration services and customs capability at the airport was initiated with Air Tran's inauguration of Mexico services in June 2012. However the airport name has never changed and my understanding is that it would be highly doubtful in the short term.Tfschields (talk) 22:32, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Fixed. HkCaGu (talk) 00:13, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

John Wayne mini-bio
It says he lived on Lido Island in the harbor of nearby Newport beach. However, when that link is clicked through, it brings up the page for Lido Isle, which states it is actually referred to as Lido Isle and not Lido Island. Should we change this page on John Wayne aiport to accurately reflect the name of the island? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brianmarx (talk • contribs) 01:19, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Max Size Aircraft
Does someone want to take a stab at cleaning up the intro on the limitations of aircraft operating into SNA. Max pax aircraft is a B757, however FedEx does operate cargo with mixed A300/A310 aircraft. The GWR is MUCH higher on the A3XX's vs the B757 so I did put a comment in about passenger and a note on FedEx ops. I don't like the way it's structured so if someone wants to clean up that section please go ahead. (clean up means explain the above NOT simply revert to an older edit) --Np sca 02:34, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Passenger limits
It would be nice if someone could detail the caps on passengers that this airport abides by, and how that was brought about by years of lawsuits and such with local activists.

 * Those are becoming increasingly common. I know that Bob Hope Airport also operates under strict controls. See if you can find some sources (the OC Register?) and add whatever verifiable info about it turns up. Be bold! Cheers, -Willmcw 02:17, August 18, 2005 (UTC)

 * I found this site, http://www.ocair.com/generalaviation/ganoise.htm It's very detailed as to the specific times and noise levels that must be followed. I sometimes fly ORD-SNA on a 757-200, and I'd be interested to see what the fines are for landing at nighttime hours. --Sean.estrada 08:58, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Also, this page discusses annual passenger limits: http://www.ocair.com/aboutJWA/settlement_agreement.htm --Sean.estrada 09:18, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Added info on this now... Feel free to update.. All info came from the County website. --Np sca 08:32, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Main runway
At 5,701 feet, SNA's main runway is the shortest (that I know of) that is regularly used by jet airliners (by which I mean that the runway is used by airplanes larger than regional jets during the normal course of passenger service). This might be worth mentioning in the article, assuming I have this right.

I know that STT used to be under a mile and handled 727 traffic. I also remember seeing a DC-9 take off from the 5,000' runway at the old location of AUS, but I'll bet that was the exception. I regularly see Embaer regional jets using the shorter runways at DCA but these are smaller than what I would consider to be "airliners."

So does SNA's runway represent an extreme in short runway lengths? Or is this really too trivial? -- Gyrofrog (talk) 20:40, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Now I'm wondering if Key West (EYW) might be the shortest, at 4,801 feet: Southwest flies there, presumably using 737s. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:35, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

"Steep climb"
Is the departure at SNA really more steep than at other airports? I understand why full power would be necessary on a short runway (e.g. to achieve V1 & V2 ASAP), but someone once explained to me that the steep climb has nothing to do with the short runway: after all, the plane is already in the air. I'm not sure the planes actually make a steep climb to clear the noise-sensitive area, either, which (if I'm correct) would leave the reduction in power and hard turn would as the disconcerting aspects for passengers. (I myself have only flown into the airport, not out of it.) Don't commercial flights (as opposed to, say, stunt flights) climb at about a 20-degree angle, regardless of the airport? -- Gyrofrog (talk) 06:00, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

I've flown out of many airports before and John Wayne does indeed have a VERY steep climb; so steep you would think the plane would stall - anyone who flys out of there will tell you likewise. Note the 'combined with noise restrictions'. Residental areas are not far from the airport so the plane really has to get the hell out of there. People who have flown out from airports before but not from John Wayne will be at the edge of their seats when they depart from John Wayne. In reality though, they couldn't really be at the edge of their seats even if they tried, since rate of ascent is too high. --Bapinney 08:41, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Many newer aircraft are eliminating their engine power reductions and hence the abrupt angle changes. This is true with the newer 737 NG's operating from SNA lately (AA and WN specifically) as their gross weight (fuel) will be lower than AQ and CO operations which tend to go further distance (eg. EWR and HNL/KOA/OGG). On multiple occasions I've been in WN and AA NG's that have NOT retracted power back. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.4.29.121 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 7 December 2006 (UTC-8)

I've cleaned this up as the latter poster noted some aircraft do NOT any longer require the steep climbout and power reductions. Many 737 NG's unless heavier payload (fuel/cargo/passengers) no longer do the abrupt departure profile. The main goal for the high power roll on takeoff is for the runway length, the steep climb is to gain altitude and accomodate a slower and quieter climb while overflying Newport Beach. Even with the power reduction after takeoff the aircraft is still climbing just not at a very high rate of climb. Once over the coastline power is increased and the rate of climb is as it normally is from other airports. --Np sca 17:54, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

On a Southwest flight to San Jose, the pilot explained to the passengers that there will be a sharp climb and a dramatic drop over the water and this is due to the noise issue with Newport Beach residents. He then made a joke about crashing and took off. Msfwebdude (talk) 18:34, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

"Why listed as serves: Orange County"
John Wayne is commonly known as Orange County's airport and not just Santa Ana's, is it not? -→ Buchanan-Hermit™ / ?! 01:58, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Edited some time ago to list as "Orange County" - Other wiki articles have done the same in regional areas when referencing an airport.  I consider this applicable to this airport as there is NOT a single city that the airport is within (e.g. in County land which is technically county seat Santa Ana) but it is more within Costa Mesa/Irvine/Newport tri border area.   To prevent the constant changes just list it as "Orange County" --Np sca 00:02, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

When I was travelling from Stockholm, Sweden to Anaheim, the travel agency gave me tickets to this airport, via Chicago. The boarding card for the second hop, that I got in Stockholm, said Santa Ana. In Chicago, I couldn't find my flight on the departure lists. Finally, I got myself a new boarding card from a machine. This one said Orange County. Same flight number, of course. Very confusing and irritating. Neither boarding card mentioned John Wayne. Three names for an airport are two too many. --HelgeStenstrom (talk) 07:08, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

International Airport
When I was there yesterday, I saw an American Airlines flight from Caracas. WestJet 00:44, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

 * That flight comes from DFW. It also has a change of planes.  US airlines don't do "real" multi-stop flights from international to domestic and continuing to another domestic as CBP (Customs and Border Patrol) require all luggage to go through customs and all passengers to go through immigration.  John Wayne has NO CBP presence at all.   In the 6 gate addition planned there is a proposal to put a CBP facility for two of the gates to allow for immigration and customs.  This would mainly target flights from Mexico and can be used to ensure Canadian flights can rescreen if any problems occur (CBP is required at Canada->USA destined cities even though pre-screening happens in Canada - Just in case they need to turn someone around they might have missed. The lack of this is what caused Alaska Air a few years ago to dump the SNA-YVR-SNA route, the YVR-SNA segment had to stop in Seattle for US CBP clearance then reboard... that hassle killed the flight demand.--Np sca 08:32, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

The Orange County Register is reporting that Air Canada will start to offer international flights as soon as April 1st. One of the reader comments said that an aviation magazine reported that it will likely be between JWA and Vancouver, with more destinations added later. 24.85.1.205 (talk) 06:21, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Aircraft Incidents
I found some really good citation material from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) about the second incident listed. Summary Full Narative But I am not sure how to add this or cite it and need help. I want to do this correctly. Msfwebdude (talk) 08:23, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

ok so I am going to add this citation above, please nobody bite my head off if I don't get it right :P Msfwebdude (talk) 21:06, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Problems with "Potential future airlines and routes"
Frankly, this section should be deleted. There are multiple problems with it and it violates Wikipedia's Original Research Policy.
 * 1) It has no citation referring to airline interest in serving SNA Citation found (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/airport-64727-john-airlines.html)
 * 2) All of the international cities listed to Mexico, are highly unlikely due to the requirement of customs and immigration screening, which SNA lacks. (The current Toronto flight clears customs in Toronto)  Capability coming following improvements at SNA
 * 3) A large number of the cities listed are to small to support service to KSNA. Example: Hamilton, Morelia, Memphis, Cincinnati
 * 4) Some of the routes are implausible, Hawaiian Airline fleet is incapable of serving SNA, due to runway restrictions.

On top of all this, it is all speculation and has no place in this article! @Discover10 06:52, 31 August 2010 (UTC) Update:@Discover10 07:24, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Ontario, California as a cargo destination?
The cargo section lists Ontario, California as a cargo destination for UPS. Can someone verify whether they actually fly from SNA to ONT? It's only about a 40-mile drive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.169.56.188 (talk) 00:30, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
 * That route would be practical, but as UPS does not publish any flight routes for the public you have no way to confirm that...--WPPilot 13:03, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Historic Photos
I have added some wonderful historic photos that I found in the Orange County Archives to create a more balanced and historic perspective to the History section and moved around the sections to better balance the page.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocarchives/

Many of these photos are already on Wikipedia commons, just do a search by the photos name..--WPPilot 13:03, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

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Eddie Martin - History
The Eddie Martin Airport is not in the same place as the John Wayne Airport. The two Airports have no connection in place or history. Eddie Martin was north of the John Wayne Airport, is the only connection. "The first airstrip on the grounds was constructed in 1923" is not true. Confusion is there were three Airports: Will make correction soon. Telecine Guy (talk) 00:19, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Eddie Martin Airport opened 1923, closed 1940, was flying school at 33.69°N, -117.87°W, now the I-405 and 55 interchange.
 * John Wayne Airport (Orange County Airport), was opened on August 15, 1941 at 33.67556°N, -117.86833°W.
 * First (small) Orange County Airport opened on April 7, 1928, closed 1941, very close to the current John Wayne Airport runway.

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Larimar

Larimar is the tradename for a rare blue variety of the silicate mineral pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic, around the city of Barahona. Its coloration varies from bluish white, light-blue, light-green, green-blue, turquoise blue, turquoise green, turquoise blue-green, deep green, dark green, to deep blue, dark blue and purple, violet and indigo and the larimar can come in many varieties and color mixes.

History
The Dominican Republic's Ministry of Mining records show that Father Miguel Domingo Fuertes Loren of the Barahona Parish requested permission on 22 November 1916 to explore and exploit the mine of a certain blue rock that he had discovered. Pectolites were not yet known in the Dominican Republic, and the request was rejected.

Miguel Méndez and Peace Corps volunteer Norman Rilling rediscovered Larimar in 1974 on a beach at the foot of the Bahoruco Mountain Range, the coastal province of Barahona. Natives believed that the stone came from the sea, and they called the gem Blue Stone. Méndez took his young daughter's name Larissa and the Spanish word for sea (mar) and formed Larimar, to suggest the colors of the Caribbean Sea where it was found. The few stones that they found were alluvial sediment, washed into the sea by the Bahoruco River. An upstream search revealed the in situ outcrops in the range and soon the Los Chupaderos mine was formed.

Geology
Larimar is a type of pectolite or a rock composed largely of pectolite, an acid silicate hydrate of calcium and sodium. Pectolite is found in many locations, but larimar has a unique volcanic blue coloration, which is the result of copper substitution for calcium.

Miocene volcanic rocks, andesites and basalts, erupted within the limestones of the south coast of the island. These rocks contained cavities or vugs which were later filled with a variety of minerals, including the blue pectolite. These pectolite cavity fillings are a secondary occurrence within the volcanic flows, dikes, and plugs. When these rocks erode, the pectolite fillings are carried down the slope to end up in the alluvium and the beach gravels. The Bahoruco River carried the pectolite-bearing sediments to the sea. The tumbling action along the streambed provided the natural polishing to the blue larimar, which makes them stand out in contrast to the dark gravels of the streambed.

Los Chupaderos
The most important outcrop of blue pectolite is located at Los Chupaderos in the section of Los Checheses, about 10 km southwest of the city of Barahona in the southwestern region of the Dominican Republic. It is a single mountainside now perforated with approximately 2,000 vertical shafts, surrounded by rainforest vegetation and deposits of blue-colored mine tailings.

Jewelry
Larimar jewellery is offered to the public in the Dominican Republic, and elsewhere in the Caribbean as a local speciality. Most jewellery produced is set in silver, but sometimes high-grade larimar is also set in gold.

Quality grading is according to coloration and the typical mineral crystal configuration in the stone. Larimar also comes in green and can have red spots, brown strikes, etc., due to the presence of other minerals or oxidation. The more intense the blue colour and the contrast in the stone, the higher and rarer is the quality. The blue colour is photosensitive and fades with time if exposed to too much light and heat.

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Pompeo Coppini

Pompeo Luigi Coppini (19 May 1870 – 26 September 1957) was an Italian born American sculptor. Although his works can be found in Italy, Mexico and a number of U.S. states, the majority of his work can be found in Texas. He is particularly famous for the Alamo Plaza work, Spirit of Sacrifice, a.k.a. The Alamo Cenotaph, as well as numerous statues honoring Texan figures, such as Lawrence Sullivan Ross, the fourth President of Texas A&M University.

Early years
Coppini was born in Moglia, Mantua, Italy, the son of musician Giovanni Coppini and his wife, Leandra (Raffa) Coppini. The family moved to Florence where at the age of ten, Pompeo was hired to make ceramic horses shaped like whistles.

From there, he worked for a sculptor who made tourist knock-offs of great works of art. At age sixteen, he studied at Accademia dell'Arte del Disegno under Augusto Rivalta. Upon earning a degree, Coppini opened a short-lived studio making gratis busts of local celebrities. While working for a cemetery monument sculptor, Coppini tried to become co-owner of the business by courting the owner's daughter. The girl's mother balked, and the resulting situation got Coppini denounced from a local priest's pulpit.

The United States
Coppini emigrated to the United States in March, 1896 with nothing but a trunk of clothes and $40 to his name. He got a job in New York sculpting figures for a wax museum. Elizabeth di Barbieri of New Haven, Connecticut arrived, accompanied by a chaperone, to model for Coppini's memorial to Francis Scott Key. He fell in love and married his model. Coppini became a United States citizen in 1902.

While he managed to find work in New York, Coppini was frustrated the fame and greatness escaped him. He moved to Texas in 1901, to join with German-born sculptor Frank Teich.

He was then commissioned to do the figures for the Confederate monument for the state capitol grounds. For the next fifteen years, he lived and worked in San Antonio. After spending a short time in Chicago, Illinois, he then spent three years in New York City overseeing the Littlefield commission for the University of Texas at Austin. He collaborated with architect Paul Cret on the Littlefield Memorial Fountain, and sculpted six statues for the campus.

By 1910, Coppini was assisted by sculptor Waldine Tauch, who had been born in Schulenburg, Texas. Tauch became more-or-less his adopted daughter, student and protégée, and he, after extracting a promise from her that she would never marry, molded her into a devotee of classical sculpture. She collaborated with Coppini until his death.

The William P. Rogers chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy raised $5,000 in 1911 and commissioned Coppini to design and erect the 1912 Confederate soldier memorial statue named Last Stand, a.k.a. Firing Line, in De Leon Plaza, Hiring Otto Zirkel of near the San Antonio studio to build the stone portion of the monument.

He sculpted three distinct statues of George Washington. The first, commissioned by Americans living in Mexico to commemorate the 1910 centennial of Mexican Independence, was installed in 1912 in the Plaza Dinamarca (renamed Plaza Washington) of the Colonia Juárez section of Mexico City. The Mexican Civil War was just beginning. Two years later, in reaction to the April 1914 United States invasion of Veracruz, the statue was toppled from its pedestal and dragged through the streets. The second statue was created to commemorate the 1926 sesquicentennial of the Declaration of Independence. It was installed in 1927 in Portland, Oregon. The third statue was commissioned by the Texas Society, Daughters of the American Revolution to commemorate the 1932 bicentennial of Washington's birth. Fund-raising problems delayed the project for years, and it was installed in February 1955 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

In 1931, Italy decorated Coppini with the Commendatore of the Order of the Crown of Italy for his contribution to art in America. The Texas Centennial Committee awarded Coppini the 1934 commission to design the Texas Centennial half dollar. In 1937, Coppini opened his San Antonio studio on Melrose Place, in order to work on what would become the Spirit of Sacrifice (a.k.a. The  Cenotaph) at Alamo Plaza. Baylor University awarded Coppini an honorary doctor of fine arts degree in 1941. From 1943 to 1945 he was head of the art department of Trinity University in San Antonio. In 1945 he and Tauch cofounded the Classic Arts Fraternity in San Antonio (renamed Coppini Academy of Fine Arts in 1950).

Many of his works are in Austin, Texas, displayed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol and on the campus of The University of Texas. Coppini's statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Texas Governor and third president of Texas A&M University is considered one of the most revered works on the A&M campus in College Station and students often place coins at the statue's feet for good luck on exams. Coppini's marble statue of Senator James Paul Clarke stands in the U.S. Capitol. Coppini also designed two bronze sculptures at Baylor University in Waco, Texas—those of former Baylor University President Rufus C. Burleson, located on the Burleson Quadrangle on the Baylor campus (1905), and Baylor University namesake and founder Judge R.E.B. Baylor (1939). One of Coppini's best works, as stated by the artist, is the bronze sculpture of John Reagan, former U.S. Senator from Palestine, Texas, located in that city's Reagan Park (1911), featuring the personification of the "Lost Cause of the Confederacy" seated at the base of the monument.

Coppini died in San Antonio on September 26, 1957. He designed his own crypt or his final resting place in Sunset Memorial Park.

Selected works

 * Jefferson Davis (1901–1903), Confederate Monument, Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas.
 * Confederate Monument (1903), Paris, Texas:
 * Bust of Jefferson Davis.
 * Bust of Robert E. Lee.
 * Bust of Stonewall Jackson.
 * Bust of Albert Sidney Johnston.
 * Rufus C. Burleson (1903), Burleson Quadrangle, Baylor University, Waco, Texas.
 * The Victims of the Galveston Flood (1903–04), University of Texas at Austin.
 * Terry's Texas Rangers Monument (1905–1907), Texas State Capitol, Austin, Texas.
 * Hood's Texas Brigade Monument (1910), Texas State Capitol, Austin.
 * Come and Take It Monument (1910), Gonzales, Texas.
 * Sam Houston Grave Monument (1910–11), Huntsville, Texas.
 * John Hunt Morgan Memorial (1911), (former) Fayette County Courthouse, Lexington, Kentucky.
 * John H. Reagan Memorial (1911), Palestine, Texas.
 * Bust of Thomas Mitchell Campbell, Governor of Texas 1907-1911, (1911), Private Collection, Palestine, Texas
 * Statue of George Washington (1911–12), Mexico City, Mexico.
 * Confederate Monument (1911–12), De Leon Plaza, Victoria, Texas.
 * Queen of the Sea monument (1914), Corpus Christi, Texas
 * Bust of William Rufus Shafter, (1919), Galesburg, Michigan,
 * Lawrence Sullivan Ross (1917–1919), Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
 * The Spirit of the Texas Cowboy (1918–19), Charles H. Noyes Memorial, Ballinger, Texas.
 * George W. Littlefield Commission (1920–1928), University of Texas at Austin:
 * Littlefield WWII Memorial Fountain, Paul Cret, architect.
 * John H. Reagan.
 * Robert E. Lee.
 * Albert Sidney Johnston.
 * James Stephen Hogg.
 * Jefferson Davis.
 * Woodrow Wilson.
 * Senator James Paul Clark of Arkansas (1921), National Statuary Hall Collection, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
 * Bronze doors (1926), Scottish Rite Cathedral (Masonic), San Antonio, Texas.
 * Statue of George Washington (1926–27), Friendship Masonic Lodge 160, Portland, Oregon.
 * Texas State Fair Hall of State (1935–36), Fair Park, Dallas, Texas:
 * Stephen F. Austin.
 * Thomas J. Rusk.
 * William B. Travis.
 * James W. Fannin.
 * Mirabeau B. Lamar.
 * Sam Houston.
 * Cenotaph to the Heroes of the Alamo (1937–38), Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas.
 * Coppini Tomb (1953), Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Texas.
 * Statue of George Washington (1955), University of Texas at Austin.

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Jeffrey Skinner

Jeffrey Skinner is an American poet, writer, playwright, and emeritus professor in the Department of English at the University of Louisville.

His most recent collection of poetry is Salt Water Amnesia, (Ausable Press, 2005). Skinner is editor of two anthologies of poems, Last Call: Poems of Alcoholism, Addiction, and Deliverance; and Passing the Word: Poets and Their Mentors. Skinner's poems have appeared in many literary journals and magazines, including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Nation, The American Poetry Review, Poetry, The Georgia Review and The Paris Review.

Four of Skinner's plays have been finalists in the Eugene O'Neill Theater Conference competition, and his one-act, Damned Spot, won the 2006 Paw Paw Village Players short play competition. His recent play Dream On, had its premier full production in February 2007, by the Cardboard Box Collaborative Theatre in Philadelphia. His new play, Down Range, is in development, and will receive a full production in New York City in the Spring of 2009.

His poems, plays and stories have gathered grants, fellowships, and awards from such sources as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, the Howard Foundation, and the state arts agencies of Connecticut, Delaware, and Kentucky. He has been awarded residencies at Yaddo, The Frost Place, the MacDowell Colony, and the Fine Arts Center in Provincetown. His work has been featured numerous times on National Public Radio. In 2002 Skinner served as Poet-in-Residence at the James Merrill House in Stonington, Connecticut. In 2014, Skinner was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in poetry. In 2015, he won an Arts and Letters Award in Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Jeffrey Skinner is Chair of the Board of Directors, and Editorial Consultant, for Sarabande Books, a literary publishing house founded by his wife Sarah Gorham.

Published works

 * Salt Water Amnesia (Ausable Press, 2005)
 * Gender Studies (Miami University Press, 2002)
 * The Company of Heaven (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992)
 * A Guide to Forgetting (Graywolf Press, 1987 - a National Poetry Series winner)
 * Late Stars (Wesleyan University Press, 1985)

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Wilson Audio

Wilson Audio Specialties Inc. (commonly referred to as Wilson Audio) is an American high-end audio loudspeaker manufacturing company, located in Provo, Utah. Wilson Audio was co-founded by the late David A. Wilson (1944–2018) with his wife Sheryl Lee Wilson in 1974. Until his death, David Wilson was Wilson Audio's Chairman of the Board and Sheryl Lee Wilson served as Vice Chair.

Daily operations at Wilson Audio are currently directed and managed by Dave Wilson's son and successor, Daryl C. Wilson, CEO and Korbin Vaughn, COO. David Wilson continued to work closely with Wilson Audio's R&D and Engineering team in product development until his last days.

Overview
Wilson Audio is known in the audiophile community as offering some of the most expensive speakers in the world. Prior to manufacturing loudspeakers, David Wilson was a staff writer at The Absolute Sound magazine. When Wilson Audio first began offering its products in the early 1980s, the highest priced small "monitor" speaker on the US market was $1,600 per pair; Wilson's small WATT speaker was introduced at $4,400 per pair.

As of 2019, the least expensive stereo speaker from Wilson Audio, the bookshelf-sized TuneTot, is offered from $9,800 US per pair (without isolation base or stands), while their most expensive stereo speakers, the WAMM Master Chronosonic Towers, sell for $850,000 MSRP per pair and up, depending on finish. According to Stereophile in 2015, the average price of Wilson's product range is $69,325 per pair, in standard colors and finishing, and not considering potential extras.

Wilson Audio is known for building highly rigid speaker cabinets. They construct their loudspeaker enclosures from non-wood materials such as phenolic resin composites and epoxy laminates. The cabinets are painted using a high-gloss automotive process in a variety of colors.

The company's record label was called Wilson Audiophile Definitive Recordings and was known for its releases (31 in total) that were issued on LP and CD between 1977 and 1995. In July 2013, Wilson Audio began reissuing high resolution downloads of select titles.

Despite its name, there are no relations between Wilson Audio and the UK-based audio company Wilson Benesch, also a manufacturer of expensive loudspeakers.

Products
Most names of Wilson Audio products are acronyms formed from the initial components of a phrase (shown in parentheses).

Current lineup

 * WASAE Center Channel (Wilson Audio Special Applications Engineering)
 * Series 1 (Released: 2023)
 * Mezzo CSC
 * Series 1 (Released: 2023)
 * Alida CSC (2-channel, 5.1, 7.1, and Atmos compatible)
 * Series 1 (Released: 2023)
 * The WATT/Puppy
 * Series 1 (Released: 2024)
 * Alexia V
 * Series 1 (Released: 2022)
 * WAMM Master Chronosonic (Wilson Audio Modular Monitor)
 * Series 1 (Released: 2017)
 * WAMM Master Subsonic (Wilson Audio Modular Monitor)
 * Series 1 (Released: 2017)
 * Sasha V
 * Series 1 (Released: 2023)
 * TuneTot
 * Series 1 (Released: 2018)
 * Chronosonic XVX
 * Series 1 (Released: 2019)
 * 4 Seasons (Released: 2022)
 * Wilson Audio Subsonic
 * Series 1 (Released: 2019)
 * ActivXO (Dual Subwoofer Controller)
 * Series 1 (Released: 2019)
 * SabrinaX
 * Series 1 (Released: 2020)
 * Alexx V
 * Series 1 (Released: 2021)
 * LōKē
 * Series 1 (Released: 2022)
 * Submerge
 * Series 1 (Released: 2023)

Retired products

 * SMART Turntable
 * (Released: 1974) (Retired: 1976)
 * WAMM (Wilson Audio Modular Monitor)
 * Series 1 (Released: 1981) (Retired: 1982)
 * Series 2 (Released: 1982) (Retired: 1983)
 * Series 3A (Released: 1983) (Retired: 1987)
 * Series 6 (Released: 1988) (Retired: 1991)
 * Series 7 (Released: 1992) (Retired: 2003)
 * Series 7A (Released: 1992) (Retired: 2003)
 * WATT (Wilson Audio Tiny Tot)
 * Series 1 (Released: 1986) (Retired: 1989)
 * Series 2 (Released: 1989) (Retired: 1991)
 * Series 3 (Released: 1991) (Retired: 1995)
 * Series 5 (Released: 1994) (Retired: 2001)
 * Series 6 (Released: 1999) (Retired: 2004)
 * Series 7 (Released: 2002) (Retired: 2006)
 * Series 8 (Released: 2006) (Retired: 2011)
 * WHOW (Wilson High Output Woofer)
 * Series 1 (Released: 1989) (Retired: 1991)
 * Series 2 (Released: 1991) (Retired: 1993)
 * Series 3 (Released: 1993) (Retired: 2002)
 * Puppy
 * Series 1 (Released: 1989) (Retired: 1991)
 * Series 2 (Released: 1991) (Retired: 1995)
 * Series 5 & 5.1 (Released: 1994) (Retired: 2001)
 * Series 6 (Released: 1999) (Retired: 2004)
 * Series 7 (Released: 2002) (Retired: 2006)
 * Series 8 (Released: 2006) (Retired: 2011)
 * X-1 Grand SLAMM (Super Linear Adjustable Modular Monitor)
 * Series 1 (Released: 1993) (Retired: 1997)
 * Series 2 (Released: 1997) (Retired: 1999)
 * Series 3 (Released: 2000) (Retired: 2003)
 * Level 5 (Released: 2006)
 * WITT (Wilson Integrated Transducer Technology)
 * Series 1 (Released: 1995) (Retired: 1997)
 * Series 2 (Released: 1997) (Retired: 2000)
 * XS Subwoofer
 * Series 1 (Released: 1996) (Retired: 2005)
 * CUB (Center Unitized Bass)
 * Series 1 (Released: 1997) (Retired: 2000)
 * Series 2 (Released: 2000) (Retired: 2005)
 * MAXX
 * Series 1 (Released: 1998) (Retired: 2004)
 * Series 2 (Released: 2004) (Retired: 2008)
 * Series 3 (Released: 2008) (Retired: 2015)
 * WATCH Center Channel (Wilson Audio Theater Comes Home)
 * Series 1 (Released: 2000) (Retired: 2010)
 * Series 2 (Released: 2007) (Retired: 2011)
 * Series 3 (Released: 2011) (Retired: 2023)
 * Surround Speaker
 * Series 1 (Released: 2000) (Retired: 2009)
 * Series 2 (Released: 2007) (Retired: 2014)
 * WATCH Dog (Wilson Audio Theater Comes Home)
 * Series 1 (Powered) (Released: 2001) (Retired: 2003)
 * Series 2 (Powered) (Released: 2003) (Retired: 2008)
 * Sophia
 * Series 1 (Released: 2001) (Retired: 2009)
 * Series 2 (Released: 2005) (Retired: 2012)
 * Series 3 (Released: 2010) (Retired: 2016)
 * Alexandria X-2
 * Series 1 (Released: 2003) (Retired: 2009)
 * Series 2 (Released: 2009) (Retired: 2012)
 * Duette
 * Series 1 (Released: 2006) (Retired: 2014)
 * Series 2 (Released: 2013) (Retired: 2020)
 * Sasha W/P
 * Series 1 (Released: 2009) (Retired: 2014)
 * Series 2 (Released: 2014) (Retired: 2018)
 * Series DAW (David Andrew Wilson) (Released: 2018) (Retired: 2023)
 * Polaris
 * Series 1 (Released: 2010) (Retired: 2020)
 * C/S (Released: 2014) (Retired: 2020)
 * Alexandria XLF (Cross Load Firing)
 * Series 1 (Released: 2012) (Retired: 2019)
 * Alexia
 * Series 1 (Released: 2012) (Retired: 2017)
 * Sabrina
 * Series 1 (Released: 2015) (Retired: 2020)
 * Alexx
 * Series 1 (Released: 2016) (Retired: 2021)
 * Alexia
 * Series 2 (Released: 2017) (Retired: 2022)
 * Thor's Hammer
 * Series 1 (Released: 2008) (Retired: 2023)
 * Alida Series 1 (2-channel, 5.1, 7.1, and Atmos compatible)
 * Titanium Dome (Released: 2014) (Retired: 2023)
 * C/S (Released: 2014) (Retired: 2023)
 * Mezzo
 * Series 1 (Released: 2011) (Retired: 2023)
 * C/S (Released: 2013) (Retired: 2023)
 * WATCH Dog (Wilson Audio Theater Comes Home)
 * Passive (Released: 2006) (Retired: 2023)
 * Yvette
 * Series 1 (Released: 2016) (Retired: 2024)

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Star Trek: Vanguard

Star Trek: Vanguard is a series of Star Trek tie-in fiction novels set during the 2260s, or the time period concurrent with Star Trek: The Original Series. The series is written by Kevin Dilmore, David Mack, and Dayton Ward.

Distant Early Warning (2006), a Star Trek: Corps of Engineers novella by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore, is a prequel to Vanguard, introducing the setting and several characters. Star Trek: Seekers (2014–15), also written by Dilmore, Mack, and Ward, is sequel series.

Setting
The books largely take place on board the Federation space station Starbase 47, also known as "Vanguard", which serves as a support facility for a colonization push by the United Federation of Planets into an interstellar expanse called the Taurus Reach. While the station does in fact help colonies across the area, its true mission (known only to a few people) is to study a mystery that began with the discovery of genetically engineered DNA millions of times more complex than any previously encountered, known as the Taurus Meta-Genome.

In its effort to understand the Meta-Genome, Starbase 47 has three vessels permanently assigned to it, the Constitution-class cruiser USS Endeavour, the tiny Archer-class scout USS Sagittarius, and the Daedalus-class Starfleet Corps of Engineers starship USS Lovell. Another starship, the USS Bombay, was destroyed during the events of Harbinger. In addition to the mission, those who know of Vanguard's true nature must also prevent others from becoming aware of the situation, especially the Klingon Empire and the Tholian Assembly, both of whom have interests in the region and are suspicious of the Federation's presence.

While the majority of the characters featured in the first novels are original to this series, the Vulcan lieutenant commander T'Prynn appeared in two other Star Trek novels—the Lost Era novel The Art of the Impossible by Keith DeCandido, and Deep Space Nine novels Lesser Evil, by Robert Simpson, and Unity, by S. D. Perry. In addition, petty officer Razka (from the third novel Reap the Whirlwind) first appears in The Next Generation novel A Time to Kill by David Mack, and Carol Marcus from The Wrath of Khan appears at the end of the same novel.

Novels
Declassified (2011) is an anthology of four novellas. In Tempest's Wake (2012) was published as an ebook exclusive.

Seekers (2014–15)
Star Trek: Seekers is a continuation of Vanguard.

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God Forbid

God Forbid is an American metalcore band formed in East Brunswick, New Jersey in 1996. Initially breaking up in 2013, they have been semi-active since reuniting in 2022.

Early career (1996–2004)
Building up a following in the late 1990s by touring with bands such as GWAR, Nile, Cradle of Filth and Candiria, God Forbid's first full album Reject the Sickness was released by 9volt Industries in 1999. This album received heavy rotation from WSOU-FM in the South Orange New Jersey area and the band was subsequently signed to Century Media Records, releasing the album Determination in 2001. They played on the MTV2 Headbangers Ball tour with Shadows Fall and Lamb of God.

Breakthrough (2004–2013)
In 2004, they released Gone Forever, which, along with a slot on Ozzfest's second-stage, increased their profile considerably. The next year, they released IV: Constitution of Treason, a concept album about the end of the world. It was their first album to enter the Billboard 200, debuting at number 118. In 2005 and 2006, they supported Trivium on their UK tour along with Mendeed and Bloodsimple. In late 2006 and early 2007, they headlined the Chains of Humanity tour.

In 2007, God Forbid's "To the Fallen Hero" won the Independent Music Award for Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Song. They released a DVD on June 10, 2008, and their fifth studio album, Earthsblood, was released on February 24, 2009, and landed at number 110 on the Billboard 200. God Forbid toured across the United States and Canada in the No Fear Energy Music Tour featuring Lamb of God and others in April.

In March 2009, Dallas Coyle left the band. His replacement for the upcoming tour was named as former Darkest Hour guitarist Kris Norris. He was later replaced by Matt Wicklund. In July 2009, God Forbid participated in the Rockstar Mayhem Festival along with Trivium, Bullet for My Valentine, Cannibal Corpse, All That Remains, Slayer, Marilyn Manson and many others.

In April 2010, the band issued an update that they started work on a new album. The new album is titled Equilibrium and was released on March 26, 2012.

From July 13 to August 28, 2012, God Forbid took part in Metal Hammer's "Trespass America Festival" headlined by Five Finger Death Punch with additional support from Battlecross, Emmure, Pop Evil, Trivium and Killswitch Engage.

In late 2012, the band co-headlined the Party To The Apocalypse 2012 tour with Shadows Fall starring Thy Will Be Done and Trumpet The Harlot.

Breakup (2013–2022)
On August 16, 2013, Doc Coyle posted on his personal website that he has chosen to leave God Forbid. Following this, Corey Pierce had said that the band is no more by a post on his Facebook page "''No more suspense, God Forbid is over. Sorry". Right after this, Byron Davis had posted on his Facebook page "It's Friday and my boy is home doing well and yes it's true GF is down. We are a family for the most part some move on while others keep it real like before the band began. I should feel sad but I don't right now because a new chapter has begun. I'll be seeing you all around somewhere. Believe that. Uncle Corey J needs some drums I have a guitar too for him. Blabbering".''

During the hiatus, Doc Coyle joined Bad Wolves.

Reunion (2022–present)
In March 2022, the band announced they would be reuniting for the 2022 Blue Ridge Rock Festival in September, making it the first time in nine years the band will perform. Four months later, it was announced former As I Lay Dying guitarist Nick Hipa would be performing with the band for their reunion show. Doc clarified in an interview after the Blue Ridge show that God Forbid was not returning to being a "full-time thing", but they would go on to play two dates in January 2023 at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey and the Worcester Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Musical style
God Forbid has been primarily described as metalcore and thrash metal. They are part of the new wave of American heavy metal.

Current members

 * Byron Davis — lead vocals (1997–2013, 2022–present)
 * Doc Coyle — lead guitar, backing vocals (1996–2013, 2022–present)
 * John "Beeker" Outcalt — bass (1997–2013, 2022–present)
 * Corey Pierce — drums (1996–2013, 2022–present)

Current touring members

 * Nick Hipa — rhythm guitar (2022–present)

Former members

 * Dallas Coyle — rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1996–2009)
 * Matt Wicklund — rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2009–2013)

Touring

 * Kris Norris — rhythm guitar (2009)

Studio albums

 * Reject the Sickness (1999)
 * Determination (2001)
 * Gone Forever (2004)
 * IV: Constitution of Treason (2005)
 * Earthsblood (2009)
 * Equilibrium (2012)

EPs

 * Out of Misery (1998)
 * Better Days (2003)

Singles

 * "To the Fallen Hero" (2006, strictly limited tour single)

Compilation albums

 * Bring You to Your Knees...Guns N' Roses (2004)
 * Sickness and Misery (2007)

Videos

 * Beneath the Scars of Glory and Progression (2008, DVD)

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Italian Game, Rousseau Gambit

The Rousseau Gambit (or Ponziani Countergambit after Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani) is a chess opening that begins with the moves:

 * 1. e4 e5
 * 2. Nf3 Nc6
 * 3. Bc4 f5

The gambit is named after French chess master Eugène Rousseau. White can decline the gambit by supporting the e-pawn with 4.d3. The resulting position is similar to a King's Gambit Declined with colours reversed, and White's aiming at Black's weakened. Black will have trouble castling kingside, and Ng5 is a likely threat. White's position is better, but still requires careful play.

Key themes for White are to attack Black's kingside and to avoid attempts by Black to the position. Exchanges involving White's are particularly suspect.

Gambit Declined: 4.d3
White can decline the gambit and wait to capture the f-pawn. 4...Bc5 transposes to the Lucchini Gambit.

Gambit Accepted: 4.exf5
White still has a good game after the inferior 4.exf5, but the position is less clear. Black usually plays 4...e4, which White may meet by 5.Nd4 Nf6 (5...Nxd4 leads to trouble after 6.Qh5+) 6.Nxc6.

4.d4!
White gets a clear advantage with 4.d4!:
 * 4...fxe4 5.Nxe5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne7 7.0-0 a6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 (8...Nxc6? 9.Qh5+) 9.f3 Bf5 10.Nc3 +/− (Bilguer Handbuch).
 * 4...d6 and now:
 * 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.d5 Nb8 (6...Ne7 7.Nc3 f4 8.g3 Ng6 9.Bb5+ +/−; Maróczy) 7.Nc3 f4 8.h4 Bg4 9.f3 Bd7 10.g3 fxg3 11.f4 +/− (Sozin).
 * 5.dxe5 and now:
 * 5...fxe4 6.Qd5 Qe7 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Qxe4 +/− de Rivière–Anderssen, London 1862.
 * 5...dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8 (6...Kxd8 7.Bg5+ Nf6 8.Nc3 +/− Morphy–Worrall, London 1859) 7.Nxe5 fxe4 8.Bd2 Bd6 9.Bc3 +/− Löwenthal & Medley vs. Morphy & Mongredien, London 1857.
 * 4...Nf6 5.dxe5 Nxe4 6.0-0 Bc5 7.Nc3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 h6 9.Nd4 g6 10.Nb3 +/− (Bilguer).

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Talk:LCD television

Marketing based article
This article seems to be mainly based on dubious marketing information supposed to stimulate the sales of LCD-TV sets. It should be revised and aligned with other articles on LCDs to remove obvious contradictions and assumptions.

panjasan (talk) 20:23, 8 August 2008 (UTC)panjasan

Removed unsourced section "Dead and Stuck Pixels"
I've removed this section from the article because it is unsourced, and I couldn't find anything on Google to support it, either. The Defective pixel article doesn't mention anything about dead pixels being harmful to the whole screen, either, so this section seems to be misinformation.

Stuck pixels are spots on the screen that appear blue, red, white or green on a black background. Dead pixels are spots that appear black on a white background. Dead or stuck pixels are caused from faulty transistors and can create major problems. Stuck or dead pixels affect the integrity of the screen. They will spread over a matter of weeks and can cause the screen to stop working. If the dead or stuck pixels are left for a long period of time (a month or so) the screen will eventually break down and possibly cause a fire due to electrical problems. If one of these dead or stuck pixels are spotted, immediately return the TV to the store from which it was bought. The sooner it is returned the easier it will be to get a replacement TV.

Csaboka 18:45, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Fixed refresh rate an different 50/60Hz TV standards
Most CRT displays can show both 50Hz PAL/SECAM and 60Hz NTSC. However, most LCDs have a fixed refresh rate (typically 60Hz for computer monitors) so how do they cope with these different inputs? Dropped/doubled frames? I suppose it depends on manufacturer. For games consoles it could be a major problem. I have been unable to locate much information about it though, except a few forum posts complaining about how poor 60Hz looks on 50Hz LCD TVs etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mojo-chan (talk • contribs) 16:26, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Power consumption ?
Does anybody knows exact power consumption for these types of tv sets ? thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.105.61.22 (talk) 19:05, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Basic information has been added. In general terms an LCD's power usage scales linearly with the screen area, as a side effect of the backlit area growing. PDP's, in contrast, have widely varying power use figures from about even with LCD's to double or even triple the same sized LCD. Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:33, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Needs more basic background
If an LCD TV is 22", what dimension is that being measured? And is it the visible picture unlike a CRT where it's the tube's diagonal yet some of the tube is hidden behind the casing.  What differences account for some being LCD TVs that you can connect a computer to and others being a computer monitor with a TV tuner?  -- Ralph Corderoy (talk) 19:55, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
 * In theory at least, all televisions are measured diagonally and measure only the viewable area. It was common in the past to have two different numbers, but this is less common now because the screen is not "as much larger" as its viewable area due to construction - there's no rounded corners where the glass has to bend towards the back of the screen like there is on an LCD. Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:33, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

For CRTs, at least in the US, a 19 is actually termed a 19V; the V standing for viewable angle. That means the diagonal measure of the visible content on the screen will be 19 inches. For LCDs and other flat technologies, globally, the diagonal measure is the measure of the viewable content. However for most of the rest of the world, the diagonal measure for CRTs was the diagonal of the tube not the screen so a 19V in the US would be something like a 20 or 21 inch set in Japan. While this can be misleading, the US measure can also be misleading. A 20V in the US would also be considered as a 21 inch in Japan as the difference between a 19V and a 20V is that the 20V has square corners where the 19V has rounded corners. The two tubes are exactly the same size, the difference is the extra 1/2 inch you get in each corner by squaring them out. Measuring the outside of the tube, as is done in Japan, eliminated that particular spec game.

Basic LCD concepts needs far more than sources and references
Some character comments that this section needs sources and references. The truth is that just adding sources and references won't improve it in the slightest. The basic problem with the section is that it does not clearly explain basic LCD concepts. I think there are people who make the idiotic comment on sources and references without finding out what is actually wrong with the section. RHB100 (talk) 21:23, 27 December 2013 (UTC)

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Full Blown Chaos

Full Blown Chaos is a metalcore band from Floral Park, Queens, New York. According to the band, their whole direction "is to keep a wide range of music, not to necessarily pigeonhole ourselves into metal or hardcore". They are well respected in the New York scene, and are generally considered to be a part of the New York Hardcore movement.

History
Full Blown Chaos self-released their first EP in 2001, with the lineup of Joe White (vocals), Mike Facci (guitar), Ed Conroy (bass), and Jeff Facci (drums), on Conroy's Jailhouse Records label. It is considered one of their best releases by the underground hardcore community. With White on vocals, the EP represented the band in their prime and set the foundation for the band's style. By the time they released their second EP, Prophet of Hostility, on Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta's Stillborn Records, White was replaced by new vocalist Ray Mazzola who was the co-vocalist for 36 Deadly Fists, a hardcore outfit out of Queens, New York.

On October 19, 2004, Full Blown Chaos released Wake the Demons and have since toured with such acts as Hatebreed, Terror, Sick of It All, Madball, Himsa, Napalm Death and many others. Wake the Demons was described as "songs of inner-strength, backed with riffage that hug hairpin turns and a dynamite-triggering rhythm section."

In 2006, Full Blown Chaos released their follow up, Within the Grasp of Titans with Eric Rachel on producer/engineer duties. The theme of songs of inner-strength was present on this album as well. They also joined the Ozzfest 2006 tour during the summer.

On June 8, 2007, Full Blown Chaos announced a new deal with Ferret Music, and their first offering with the label, Heavy Lies the Crown, was released August 21, 2007.

Full blown Chaos has played the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008. They have also released several compilation albums with bands such as Agnostic Front, Dog Eat Dog and Son of Skam.

Members

 * Current members
 * Ray Mazzola – vocals
 * Mike Facci – guitar
 * Jeff Facci – drums
 * Chris "Grits" Furr – bass

 * Former members
 * Mike "Lurk" Ruehle – bass
 * Joe White – vocals
 * Chris Morgan – vocals
 * Ed Conroy – bass
 * Paul Tavora – guitar
 * Dustin Jennings – bass
 * Mark Gumbrecht – lead guitar

 * Temporary members
 * Desi McKee – bass (North American tour with Shai Hulud)
 * "Farmer" Dave Stauble – guitar (North American tour with Shai Hulud)
 * Tyrus James – bass (North American tour with See You Next Tuesday)
 * Wayne Sassano – guitar (North American tour with Knights of the Abyss and The Autumn Offering)
 * Chris "Grits" Furr – bass (North American tour with Trapped Under Ice)
 * Brandon Crane – bass (European tour with Bury Your Dead and Emmure)

Studio albums

 * Wake the Demons (2004)
 * Within the Grasp of Titans (2006)
 * Heavy Lies the Crown (2007)
 * Full Blown Chaos (2011)

EPs

 * Full Blown Chaos (2001)
 * Prophet of Hostility (2003)

Miscellaneous
9. Full Blown Chaos - No Others
 * Hellfest III (DVD)(CD-2) (2004)

8. Full Blown Chaos - Solemn Promise
 * Ozzfest 2006 (Sampler) (2006)

6. Full Blown Chaos - Sentenced
 * Icepick- Violent Epiphany (Bonus Disc) Stillborn Records Hardcore Street Volume 2 (2006)

30. Full Blown Chaos - Solemn Promise
 * Suck City Sampler 07 (2006)

3. Full Blown Chaos - Chopping Block
 * You've Been Warned Volume 1 (2006)

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Fear (American TV series)

Fear (promoted as MTV's Fear) is an American paranormal reality television series that originally aired from 2000 to 2002 on MTV and spawned the genre. The program follows a group of five or more contestants who are left at an allegedly haunted location and led on a series of dares over two nights to explore the location and determine whether it is haunted. The show was created by Martin Kunert and Eric Manes, who were inspired by the 1973 horror film The Legend of Hell House. The pilot episode was co-executive produced and directed by George Verschoor. The series aired the first two episodes in a pilot run, which received outstanding reviews, and a full season was ordered. After eight more episodes, another season was ordered. The second season ended after only six aired episodes. The series was cancelled not because of a lack of interest (the show was the second most popular on MTV at the time of its cancellation) but because of the high cost of producing each episode. A DVD, MTV's Inside Fear, was released on November 6, 2001.

Fear was named #6 on Entertainment Weekly's "15 Taboo-Breaking TV Moments".

Rules
Contestants are blindfolded and led by guides to the supposedly haunted area. They were then instructed to remove their blindfolds after a predetermined amount of time, allowing the guides to slip out unseen. The area where they are taken is known as the 'safe house', usually a large room somewhere within the location where no hauntings are reported to have taken place. This location serves as the group's base and is the only part of the haunted location with lighting. Every member of the group chooses a color at random from a predefined list. During daylight hours, the group is allowed to sleep and eat, as dares only take place at night. Once night arrives, a computer terminal will usually pick one or two colors and assign a dare. This computer also provides the group with background information about the area. A member of the group, not assigned to the current dare, provides instructions from the computer via two-way radios.

Each contestant is given the option, at any time during the dare, to abort. However, doing so will cause the contestant to forfeit his or her share of the winnings and to leave the group. Another contestant will then be chosen by the computer to complete the dare. After two nights, any contestants remaining in the game are directed to the location of their monetary prize, and each collects $5,000. (In the pilot episode, the survivors only received $3,000 each.)

The dares themselves range in difficulty, often starting out easy and close to the safe house, eventually getting more difficult and further from the group's base. While most rely on simple observation (radio silence, EMF detector), some of the dares rely on specific re-enactments of haunting events, and a few even dabble in occult or paranormal possession (séance, automatic drawing, spirit channeling).

Locations
The locations shown in the show usually had their name changed to protect their location from vandals and show fanatics. However, some of the places allowed their name to be used, and some of the fans of the show used the Internet to piece together potential matches for the locations used in the show. The locations used in the show were:

Season 1 (2000–2001)
 * Episode 1 – West Virginia Penitentiary
 * Episode 2 – St. Agnes Hospital for the Chronically Ill* (Real Location: Fairfield State Hospital, Connecticut)
 * Episode 3 – Duggan Brothers Cement Factory* (Real Location: Ideal Cement Company, 6411 Ideal Cement Rd., Castle Hayne, North Carolina)
 * Episode 4 – Hopkins Military Academy* (Real Location: Augusta Military Academy, Virginia)
 * Episode 5 – Camp Spirit Lake* (Real Location: Camp NoBeBoSco, Hardwick Township, New Jersey) This episode is infamous for containing a completely fictionalized account of the Princess Doe murder.
 * Episode 6 – Buck Hill Inn
 * Episode 7 – Eastern State Penitentiary
 * Episode 8 – USS Hornet (CV-12)
 * Episode 9 – Fort Gaines
 * Episode 10 – La Guerre Plantation* (Real Location: Desert Plantation, Louisiana)

Season 2 (2001–2002)
 * Episode 1 – Mina Dos Estrellas: Pt.1**
 * Episode 2 – Mina Dos Estrellas: Pt.2**
 * Episode 3 – Hacienda Tabi
 * Episode 4 – Ki Sugar Mill* (Real location Haʻikū Sugar Mill in Haʻi kū, Maui, Hawaii)
 * Episode 5 – Serenity Lake Sanitorium* (Real location King Edward VII Sanatorium in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada)
 * Episode 6 – Boettger Brewery* (Real Location: Lemp Brewery, St. Louis, Missouri)

(* denotes locations where names are not the actual names of the location)

(** denotes the only location where all original contestants quit. This is why Minas Dos Estrellas is featured in two episodes of Fear instead of the usual one. A second group of contestants came in and finished the challenge in the second episode.)

Music
The hard rock band Godsmack's song "Voodoo" was used as the theme song. For the second season "First Day of Nowhere" by Sinisstar was used in the end credits.

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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Looking down from Eiffel Tower

Looking down from the Eiffel Tower

I added this image becaus I found it to be very striking, almost otherworldly, is of a very famous site, and would be difficult to duplicate. I took it in Summer 2004 while on a high school trip.

 * Nominate and support. - Theshibboleth 02:10, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * While the image is certainly beautiful (though I have to put doubts whether it was voluntary), it does not illustrate the article quite that well. Particularly considering Image:Tour eiffel at sunrise from the trocadero.jpg is already featured. Circeus 04:25, August 18, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, when I look at that all I see is the blurry trees, person and structure in the background and other hard to identify things sticking accross the image. I find it an interesting picture once I know what it is, but not particularly striking. Also I don't think it demonstrates the subject very well. say1988 02:56, August 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid I'll have to Oppose. It does look a little blurry to me, and while it is an interesting idea I don't think it will add to the article all that much. Raven4x4x 04:00, August 20, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Can't make out what it is.--May the Force be with you! Shreshth91  ($ |-| r 3 $ |-| t |-|)  06:42, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Well I guess I understand. I believe the blurriness is actually fog--it was a very overcast day, and it is a rather high altitude.  Perhaps I should have better explained what you're looking at.  This is one of the legs of the Eiffel Tower, looking down at a platform that is part of a long flight of stairs you can climb. Theshibboleth 22:45, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Oppose. Too blurry. Echidnae 04:06, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. The blurriness/fog makes me think my eyes are watering, and it's hard to make out what's what. Also, sorry, but it's no real match to the Eiffel picture above. Enochlau 06:10, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Neutral. It a strikingly beautiful image, and you should be very proud of it (I really like the mistiness :). But, you are up against tremendous competition to be the best, simply because it's a very popular subject. This can also be a really tough room. Maybe you would have more luck nominating it as a FP on the Commons? (Donovan|Geocachernemesis|Interact) 12:44, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. This is a beautiful, evocative image. Very nicely done.— Encephalon |  ζ   04:59:47, 2005-08-22 (UTC)
 * Oppose - can't make out anything. Trees are at an odd angle, stairs look strange. Makes one dizzy.  =Nichalp   «Talk»=  06:47, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose - sorry but "arty" photos don't fare well on Featured Pics. Or maybe you shook the camera as you took it. Either way, it has no hope of being Featured - Adrian Pingstone 13:29, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. I was in France all summer so I can appreciate how hard it is to get a good artistic shot if the tower. --ScottyBoy900Q ∞ 14:20, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
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Probable RFC draft
The page formely at Sleepnomore Conduct was userfied as User:218.248.1.13/Sleepnomore Conduct. It is probably a draft of this RFC. --cesarb 02:10, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

 * It certainly is. Please find the RfC about me at: Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User:Sleepnomore - Sleepnomore 02:41, August 18, 2005 (UTC)


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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Technocrat.net

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

The result of the debate was Delete. Redwolf24 00:55, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Technocrat.net
Alexa 100k+ and 0-4 comments per post. This site is not popular enough to justify an article. lots of issues | leave me a message 02:10, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete; nn | Celcius 02:37, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete nn promotion/ad. --TheMidnighters 08:22, 18 August 2005 (UTC)
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Category:Languages of Guam

Articles on the languages of Guam.

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Country Gentlemen

Country Gentlemen may refer to:

 * The Country Gentleman, an American agricultural magazine
 * Country Gentlemen (film), a 1936 American film directed by Ralph Staub
 * Last of the Country Gentlemen, an album by Josh T. Pearson.
 * The Country Gentlemen, an American bluegrass band that originated during the 1950s
 * Country Gentlemen members
 * Country Gentlemen discography
 * The Country Gentlemen (album)
 * The Award Winning Country Gentlemen (album)
 * The Best of the Early Country Gentlemen (album)
 * The Country Gentlemen Featuring Ricky Skaggs on Fiddle (album)
 * A guitar model built by Gretsch

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Abenakiite-(Ce)

Abenakiite-(Ce) is a mineral of sodium, cerium, neodymium, lanthanum, praseodymium, thorium, samarium, oxygen, sulfur, carbon, phosphorus, and silicon with a chemical formula Na26Ce6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(S4+O2)O. The silicate groups may be given as the cyclic Si6O18 grouping. The mineral is named after the Abenaki, an Algonquian Indian tribe of New England. Its Mohs scale rating is 4 to 5.

Occurrence and association
Abenakiite-(Ce) was discovered in a sodalite syenite xenolith at Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada, together with aegirine, eudialyte, manganoneptunite, polylithionite, serandite, and steenstrupine-(Ce).

Notes on chemistry and relation to other species
Combination of elements in abenakiite-(Ce) is unique. Somewhat chemically similar mineral is steenstrupine-(Ce). The hyper-sodium abenakiite-(Ce) is also unique in supposed presence of sulfur dioxide ligand. With a single grain (originally) found, abenakiite-(Ce) is extremely rare.

Crystal structure
In the crystal structure, described as a hexagonal net, of abenakiite-(Ce) there are:
 * chains of NaO7 polyhedra, connected with PO4 groups
 * columns with six-membered rings of NaO7, and NaO7-REEO6, and SiO4 polyhedra (REE – rare earth elements)
 * CO3 groups, NaO6 octahedra, and disordered SO2 ligands within the columns

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Talk:Physical security

 * ''For discussion on the proposed merger with Central Station, please see its talk page.

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Physical Security is the protection of personnel, hardware, programs, networks, and data from physical circumstances and events that could cause serious losses or damage to an enterprise, agency, or institution. This includes protection from fire, natural disasters, burglary, theft, vandalism, and terrorism.

 * Actually, this is more like Business Continuity Planning, in which Physical security plays a role.   I agree absolutely - more needs to be added to the article about physical protections against fires, floods, or other disasters.   Current emphasis of the article is preventing unauthorized access by intruders, but you (whoever you are who responded) are right that there is more to physical security than just that. --74.107.74.39 (talk) 22:22, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

examples
in the examples Section only one Firm is mentioned, but at least two of its competitiors have wikipedia pages. those should also be named! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.157.4.156 (talk) 14:32, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Island
If I have an small island, then its water all around then it will be physical security because it will be difficult for people to come there, because they want walk, they must swim or use boat or chopper. If I have hungry crocodile in water around island it will be more security. Look picture:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HIBERNIA2.jpg
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sealand_fortress.jpg
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Oil_platform.jpg

Hello, I do not think that this merge is a good idea at all. No matter what you want to call (Physical Security) whether it be hardware, software, residential or commercial we are still talking about a (Central Station,) not a moat. Security is not the only systems that are monitored by a (Central Station.) There are also fire alarms, building temperature, low water, building controls, and a million things. If anything, the meaning of (Central Station) should be expanded to include all of the other things.

 * Yes and no.  You can still have physical security without a Central Station.   Central Station is just one of many possible solutions (a rather expensive one at that).   This page should not force the reader to assume that it is the only solution.--74.107.74.39 (talk) 00:58, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Proposed Merge
I personally do not see any reason for the two headings to be merged. I cannot even see the comparison the two topics have with each other. I am a new contributor so maybe I am overlooking the "wikipedia" protocol or some other reason for the proposed merge. Anyone want to comment?

user dss311
 * Seems to me that Central Station (Alarm Monitoring Center) has some data that could be used to this article's benefit, but it should still not be merged, as it is an implementation of physical security. If anything, Central Station (Alarm Monitoring Center) should be marked as a stub, and that would be the end of that. -- N3X15 05:05, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree with N3X15, Central Station (Alarm Monitoring Center) should be left as a stub. -- Grafikm_fr   (AutoGRAF)  13:37, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Hello, I do not think that this merge is a good idea at all. No matter what you want to call (Physical Security) whether it be hardware, software, residential or commercial we are still talking about a (Central Station,). Security is not the only systems that are monitored by a (Central Station.) There are several others such as fire alarms, building temperature, low water, building controls, and a million others. If anything, the meaning of (Central Station) should be expanded to include all of the other things that report to them. Eli 6/4/04 Phx.

 * I also disagree completely.  Central Station is just one of many possible implementations of physical security.  It is not the only solution.--74.107.74.39 (talk) 00:58, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Article structure
I think the article should be about concepts/principles of physical security, not about specific solutions or attempt to become a comprehensive list of physical security technologies and techniques (there are simply too many). An entire book could be written on the many and varied methods; and yet this article invites solutions without consideration of the environment, costs, esthetics, or other factors that affect stakeholder decisions. This article needs to be protected from those who would attempt to use this to advertise specific security products and services. IMO, Central Station is just another form of solution, but is not required in all cases. Home security can utilize many of the same basic principles used by banks, large businesses and other sensitive facilities; but there are cost-benefit tradeoffs to consider in both business and personal security situations. --74.107.74.39 (talk) 22:22, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Also note that most security techniques also have inherent vulnerabilities, so their effectiveness must be balanced against cost. For example, an eight foot tall fence crowned in barbed wire is more effective than a three-foot tall one without the barbed wire, but the bigger fence costs considerably more and may not be as attractive to the end user. A homeowner might be satisfied with the three-foot fence or even a hedgerow, but a copy of a prison facility probably would not. So each technique must be evaluated for its cost-effectiveness. --74.107.74.39 (talk) 22:44, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Also (as pointed out by another commenter), I concur that physical security must not be limited just to unauthorized access of personnel, but also the protection of vital assets from disasters like fires, floods, or other disasters. However, recovery of assets (like vital information) falls under the topic of Business Continuity Planning so the topic of Physical Security should be bounded.--74.107.74.39 (talk) 22:49, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Also, there may be legal ramifications to utilizing certain security techniques (such as video surveillence, mantraps, or armed response) that should be discussed. Therefore, this article NEEDS WORK!.--74.107.74.39 (talk) 22:51, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Security company
Does not add much beyond what exists already in Physical security GorillaWarfare (talk) 04:01, 18 May 2017 (UTC)

 * I agree with what GorillaWarfare says, and also the Security company is very poorly written and not well sourced. If there are no objections I am inclined to redirect Security company to Physical security, and if either GorillaWarfare or anyone else thinks there is content worth merging then obviously they can do so, but I don't see anything there which will be missed if it isn't merged. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 21:18, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

 * Since in eight days nobody has objected to the proposal, I have made the redirect. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 20:15, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

 * Oppose: I object to the proposal and didn't comment here earlier as I didn't have proper access to my computer. I disagree that it doesn't add much beyond what's in this article and that this article would be related/overlap enough to warrant it being the merge-target page. Security company is about security in the sense of the protection from (e.g. physical or property&financial) harm including on collective levels such as the nation and the world community. See: security. Furthermore the access and cyber aspects of it are not constrained to physical unauthorized access. Undid the redirect. However I agree on the article being not particularly well written and will try to improve it over time: the references already included have quite a bit of content that could be used to expand and improve the article. --Fixuture (talk) 21:12, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

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Star Trek: The Lost Era

Star Trek: The Lost Era is a series of seven thematically linked novels that explore the period between the film The Undiscovered Country and The Next Generation episode "Encounter at Farpoint". The series was conceived and edited by Mario Palmieri, and published by Pocket Books.

The Buried Age (2007), by Christopher L. Bennett, and the Terok Nor (2008) trilogy, were marketed as "Tales of the Lost Era".

Production
Editor Marco Palmieri explained in Voyages of Imagination, "Like the Section 31 [series] two years earlier, The Lost Era was designed to give readers options." The novels would be thematically linked, but not narratively linked. Each would stand alone, with readers able to read as many novels of the series as desired. Palmieri hoped "the series would move Star Trek fiction through an unknown, and unexplored period."

"The era is framed by two key historical moments," said Palmeiri. The books explore the period between the death of James T. Kirk aboard the Enterprise-B, as seen in Star Trek Generations, and the maiden voyage of Enterprise-D, as seen in "Encounter at Farpoint". "We knew far less about discoveries, first contacts, scientific breakthroughs, etc." said Palmeiri. "I’d already committed to doing two stories that were specifically military in nature, the Tomed Incident and the Betreka Nebula Incident. But I’m a guy who likes variety, so when I sent out my notes to the authors, I told them, ‘Okay, looking at the timeline of established events, its easy to get the impression that there was[…]'"

The Sundered (2003)
For The Sundered, Michael A. Martin presented the concept of a companion race to humans, similar to the relationship between Romulans and Vulcans, while on a long-distance phone call with Palmieri. Martin and co-writer Andy Mangels explored such a premise while plotting the novel and "all sorts of continuity Easter eggs just presented themselves."

The human descended Neyel species created for The Sundered were included in Martin and Mangels novel The Red King (2005).

Serpents Among the Ruins (2003)
While completing Twilight, the first book of the Deep Space Nine miniseries Mission Gamma, David R. George III was approached by Palmieri to write a novel exploring the events surrounding the Tomed Incident. The event led to the signing of the Treaty of Algeron in 2311 between the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Empire, and the Federation's ban of military uses of cloaking technology. The incident was first mentioned in the Next Generation episode "The Neutral Zone".

The novel was written as a form of rehabilitation of the reputation of John Harriman, captain of the Enterprise-B. Elements from The Captain's Daughter (1995), by Peter David, were also included. George said he included additional scenes in Twilight which "later made [his] life difficult" while completing Serpents.

The Art of the Impossible (2003)
The Art of the Impossible, written by Keith DeCandido, was inspired on a brief conversation between Julian Bashir and Elim Garak in the Deep Space Nine episode "The Way of the Warrior". The Betreka Nebula Incident, as discussed, was a violent, eighteen-year, territorial dispute between the Cardassian Union and the Klingon Empire. According to DeCandido, the period between the Khitomer Massacre and the forced annexation of Bajor was exactly eighteen years.

Well of Souls (2003)
Well of Souls began as an amalgam of three pitch outlines developed by Ilsa J. Bick. Palmieri told Bick he liked the first and third, and to combine the stories into one, and to "make up a crew." Bick wrote the novel during the winter of 2002, with guidance from both Dean Wesley Smith and Keith DeCandido.

According to Bick, Well of Souls was the longest Star Trek novel published by Pocket Books, however, it was not approved for publication until the page count was reduced to less than 500 pages. Palmieri achieved by removing chapter page breaks. According to Bick, Palmieri insisted the story be told "the way it was" the book be published as is.

Deny Thy Father (2003)
Jeff Mariotte Deny Thy Father explores the relationship between William Riker and his estranged father Kyle, who was featured in the Next Generation episode "The Icarus Factor". Mariotte explained it is a story about how "two men who hadn’t spoken in fifteen years could turn out to be so similar … but also about fathers and sons."

The planned title of the novel was Daedelus. Daedelus (2003) by Dave Stern, a Enterprise novel, was due for publication to Mariotte submitting his manuscript. Deny Thy Father was chosen as the alternate title.

Catalyst of Sorrows (2003)
Margaret Wander Bonanno contacted the editors at Pocket Books to inquire about writing a new Star Trek novel, at the urging of fans. Ten years had passed since the publication of Probe (1992), which was surrounded by some controversy, and Bonanno was concerned she had been blacklisted by the editors at Simon & Schuster and or by Paramount Pictures, who owned Star Trek at the time. Palmieri assured her there was no such thing, and asked she contribute to the Lost Era.

Uhura was chosen by Bonanno as the novel's protagonist "to show aspects of [her] character we never got to see onscreen." Bonanno had previously worked with Nichelle Nichols on the novel Saturn's Child (1995).

One Constant Star (2014)
One Constant Star, by David R. George III, is a sequel to Serpents Among the Ruins, set eight years post. George said the novel explores "the notion of responsibility—to a person's sworn duty, to their loved ones, and to themselves."

Reception
"If I have any regrets about [the] Lost Era," said Palmieri in Voyages of Imagination, "it’s that there was less thematic variety among the stories than I was hoping for. In putting together notes about the period to help the authors get started, I realized that most of the things that had been established about those years were military in nature—wars, battles, etc." Jacqueline Bundy of TrekToday complimented the writers of The Sundered (2003) for cleverly explaining "previous inconsistencies while at the same time adhering to established continuity."

Darren Mooney noted, "The Lost Era is a collection of Star Trek novels designed to plug various holes in continuity[.]" In his review of Serpents Among the Ruins (2003), Mooney said, "You’d imagine that Serpents Among the Ruins is a mess of references and allusions, a bunch of Star Trek in-jokes fashioned into a novel. It is to the credit of writer David George III that it actually does an excellent job of standing on its own two feet." Jason Garza of SFReader.com noted "the action is intense, and the character building is superb" which showcased George's outstanding craft.

In her review of The Art of the Impossible, Jacqueline Bundy said, "This book does more than just fill in a bit more of the history of the Star Trek universe (although it does that in spades): it illustrates the 'whys' behind that history with flair, style and more than a few surprises." Lynn Nicole Louis of SFReader.com said, "Although based in the Star Trek world, [The Art of the Impossible] would pretty much appeal to any fan of science fiction." Keith DeCandido said the novel was among his most ambitious, and one "he is still very proud of."

Reception of Deny Thy Father was not as enthusiastic as the previous novels. Darren Mooney said the novel does not make the "father-son relationship glimpsed in The Icarus Factor seem any more exciting." Lynn Nicole Louis of SFReader.com agreed, saying the novel trivial, containing "fabricated events designed to illustrate some portion of Will Riker’s personality."

Jason Garza of SFReader.com said Catalyst of Sorrows "is not an easy read by any means. But that should not be a deterrent. If anything, it requires the reader to think, and it shows that the author knows how to tell an intelligent, compelling, riveting story[.]" Of the entire series, Bundy said, "The Lost Era titles are individual stories that each stand on their own merits and each should be judged accordingly." And that, "As the final installment, Catalyst of Sorrows is an entirely satisfying way to wrap up this series[.]"

In a review of One Constant Star, a staff writer at TrekCore.com said the novel "made me truly care about these characters." And the novel explored "something greater than the vastness of the cosmos: our own human frailties and strengths."

Tales of the Lost Era (2007–08)
The Buried Age (2007), a Next Generation novel by Christopher L. Bennett, and the Terok Nor (2008) miniseries were marketed as "Tales of the Lost Era". Fansites, such as Memory Alpha, grouped the novels with the Lost Era. In a 2014, StarTrek.com referred to the Lost Era as a "long-running" series. It is unclear if long-running referred to the novels marketed as "Tales of…" published after Catalyst of Sorrows (2003), or to the addition of One Constant Star (2014), by David R. George to the Lost Era series.

Related novels
Novels featuring characters from the series, and as well as novels with a similar premise:

title: Star Trek: The Lost Era