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Page started on 1-sep-2005, by John+ GEREMIN. Contact me via  geremin @ iprimus. com. au

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For a less-formal history see ... http://home.iprimus.com.au/geremin/

GEREMIN Family History in Australia
Paternal Grandfather migrated from Russia (Kazan) to Australia, with his wife and two children. Two more were born in Australia. NB. I believe that the Russian name was (ie sounded like) 'Eremef' or 'Yeremef' but was changed upon arrival in [or on the way to] Australia. The family was:-

Leo+ GEREMIN (my paternal grandfather),

Antonina Grigarow? GEREMIN (my paternal grandmother, also spelling Antonia), born 1880, died 1957 at Parramatta, NSW. [Her father is shown as Gregory Peter in the NSW Death records; and her mother is shown as Eva Alexis.] Ref: Leontey Yagorov Geremin and Nena Geremin [Applications for Naturalisation]

Ivan GEREMIN, born in Russia - died at a very early age (before leaving Russia or before arriving in Australia).

Alexander GEREMIN (my father) born 1907 (Kazan, in Russia), died 1971. Not a lot of documented history available. The Sydney University Calendar archives shows a PETER NICOL RUSSELL SCHOLARSHIP FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING being awarded in 1931 to Geremin, A. - this would have been after father was an apprentice with the Railways. I gather that he played Rugby at Sydney University [a photo in another University Calendar].

Peter GEREMIN, (my uncle) born 1909, never married - died 5-jan-1988.

Apolina (Pauline) BROWN (nee Geremin) born Nov-1911 at Gympie, Qld, married Percival BROWN (in Sydney, then lived in Kingsgrove) and had Paul and Graham.

Mary PINN (nee Geremin) born 1920? at Cobar, NSW, married Alan Paul Pinn (b1915) and had Diane and Richard.

My father 'Alexander' (sometimes known as 'Alexander Leo') GEREMIN, married (1940 in Sydney) to Gladys Margaret BERNIE (born at Tingha, NSW on 1-Aug-1909, died 11-Jan-1985) and settled, and stayed at 32 Manning Avenue, ENFIELD, NSW, 2136, and had John and Rhonda. [See also BERNIE/BIRNEY ancestors from Ireland.]

John Alexander GEREMIN was born November, 1942. (more details below)

Rhonda Margaret GEREMIN was born August, 1946. We both started school at South Strathfield Public School (different years), and finished primary school at Enfield Public School in 'opportunity classes'. Dux at Strathfield Girls High School 1964. B.A. Sydney University, 1970.

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Leontey Yagorow GEREMIN, (generally known as Leo as far as I know), was born 13-feb-1880, left Russia in about 1911 to escape the early uprisings of the Russian Revolution. His father was Yagor? Earemache? Geremin.

My recollection from many years ago is that grandfather worked in the Copper Mines at Cobar before coming to Sydney.

Information from his Naturalisation Certificate Application 26/03661 of 1926 (ref National Archives of Australia, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/Items_listing.asp?S=1&F=1&O=0&T=I&C=2 ) shows :- Later lived in Kennedy Avenue, BELMORE, NSW near where my mother's family lived in Yangoora Road, BELMORE, NSW in the 1920s/30s.
 * Family arrived in Brisbane, Queensland, on board the 'Nicko-Maru'? on 28-July-1911. [Shipping records show S.S. NIKKO MARU arrived Brisbane on 23-July-1911 with Russian Immigrants. Photo of ship at http://www.nykline.co.jp/english/seascope/200204/image/header.jpg ].
 * Occupation shown as Fruiterer (for 4 years) - not sure if that means growing or selling ('Uncle' Eli and 'Aunt' Mary had an orchard at Pendle Hill and a regular stall at the Sydney Markets at Haymarket in 1950s/60s).
 * Lived in Queensland for 2 years (presumably Gympie district) then moved to NSW.
 * Received? Alien Certificate No 12 at Cobar on 24-10-1916.
 * In 1926 was living in 72 Rose Street, DARLINGTON, NSW (within walking distance of Sydney University - but probably because it was close to the Everleigh Railway Workshops where father was apprenticed as a Boilermaker). Strangely enough, I (John) lived in Ivy Street, CHIPPENDALE from 1970 to 1984 and was not then aware of the family connection to the next suburb.

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Me - John Alexander GEREMIN, born in 1942, 9 months after the bombing of Darwin. Father was an Air Raid Warden - no idea when that originated. No idea if the bombing of Darwin was on radio or in newspaper reports.

An alternate web site of mine is at in Australia.

Brief History.
 * Born in 1942, at the (then) new maternity King George V Hospital in Camperdown [close to RPAH].
 * Lived in Manning Avenue, ENFIELD, NSW until first marriage in 1965.
 * Driver's Licence, 29th February, 1960.
 * First marriage at Lindfield, 15th May, 1965 (with Opunka film crew in attendance, and with Des Knight holding shot-gun).
 * Lived in flat near Coogee for a short time.
 * Lived in a home unit in Kingsford for a short time.
 * Lived in Ivy Street, Chippendale, from 1970 to 1984.
 * Major spinal injury at University of NSW in 1976. Medically retired by UNSW in 1977.
 * Workers Compensation Commission redemption in 1978, with undertaking to buy a house for my long-term future requirements.
 * Second marriage in 1978 at Burrawang, NSW (to Margaret Anne Morton).
 * Purchased Victorian-style house in Strathfield, 1978, [W.Comp Undertaking].
 * I lived at Strathfield from 1984 to 2000.
 * Mother, Gladys Margaret Geremin (nee Bernie), died January, 1985.
 * 1999, Anti-Family Court takes away my home and business premises. Bankruptcy pending since.
 * 2007, Nominated by NCPP [Equal Parenting] for election to Senate (for NSW) in Federal Elections on 24-nov-2007. Not successful.

Education.
 * Attended Infants and Primary School at Strathfield South Public School (1948-52), and Enfield Public School (opportunity classes, 1953-54). During this time at Enfield we were encouraged to visit the local library branch where I first read about a computer. An article in 'Popular Mechanics' mentioned that a computer was being used to do many hundreds/thousands of calculations required to design a new zoom lens.
 * Secondary education at Homebush Boys (selective) High School, 1955 to 1959 - member of school Chess team. Also, one of the school 'electricians' in 1958. In 1958 and 1959 I visited Sydney University on Open Days and saw SILLIAC demonstrations by a young lady who was classified as a 'Librarian', there being no formal position of 'Computer Operator' in those days.
 * Tertiary education at University of NSW (Ultimo, Kensington and Randwick) and Sydney Technical College (Ultimo, St George and North Sydney Colleges).
 * Ongoing Professional Development through IREE and Australian Computer Society and many IT courses and conferences.

Academic Achievements.
 * 1957, External Intermediate Certificate, awarded bursary for Leaving Certificate. [see:- Homebush Boys High, School Magazine, 1958, p11.]
 * 1959, Leaving Certificate with Second Class Honours in Maths I and Maths II, and an 'A' in Physics. Commonwealth Scholarship to University of NSW. [Name on school Honours board, (twice).] I would have liked to do Physics Honours but the school policy had a limit of two.
 * 1960, enrolled in Electrical Engineering at UNSW.
 * 196?, Projectionist Certificate, University of NSW.
 * 1967, Certificate in Electrical Engineering, "A.S.T.C.".
 * 1969, Graduate Certificate in Traffic Planning & Control, School of Traffic Engineering, University of NSW.
 * 1970, Qualified as a Full Member of the Australian Computer Society.
 * 1971, Invited (maybe? directed) to attend Computing Science Honours Lectures by Professor Murray Allen at UNSW.
 * 1991, Certification as 'Practising Computer Professional' by Australian Computer Society.

Conferences.
 * 196? - Assisted as projectionist at ANZAAS Conference, at University of NSW.
 * 196?-198? - Attended some ACOFS Annual Conferences representing the Federation of NSW & Associated Film Societies.
 * 1980 - Attended National HP3000 Users' Group Conference, Canterbury Racecourse, Sydney.
 * 1984 - Attended Annual DECUS Conference in Sydney.
 * 1989 - Attended Annual DECUS Conference in Adelaide. Got stuck there when the 'Airline Pilots Strike' happened. For some reason I got included in Air Force C-130 ('Hercules') trip back to Sydney. The C-130 is a cargo plane that happens to have a row of fold-up seats down each side. Not sure why - but I was invited to sit 'up-front' for part of the trip. The Pilot looked rather young and 'not real tall' and I wondered how he could see where we were going. Anyway - it was a very smooth landing at Mascot - all c/- the Federal Govt.
 * 1990 - Annual DECUS Conference, Canberra, attended with display.
 * 1994 - Annual DECUS Conference, Canberra, attended with display items.
 * 1996, June 13th and 14th - CSIRAC 40th Anniversary Seminar, Melbourne University, unscheduled speaker.
 * 1996-sep-04, IFIP Conference, Pioneers Session, Canberra - attended with Display of vintage items.
 * 1999-Nov, Museum of Victoria visit, part of '50th Anniversary of CSIRAC' - found displaced test cabinets, etc.
 * 2007-Jun, SPCA Annual Conference at Gosford, on behalf of Family Law Reform Association. [see also awards]
 * 2008-Jun, SPCA Annual Conference at Terrigal, on behalf of Family Law Reform Association.

Employment.
 * 1957 to 1960, casual work in Panel Beating workshop at Lakemba (Xmas break 1957), and Service Stations at Chullora and Flemington. Initial, Lakemba urgent task was to make an extension lead - the boss had already bought all the components. Other major tasks were getting lunch each day and keeping the watch-dog happy and well fed.
 * 1960/61 Industrial Training, Johnson & Philips P/L (later ABB), Liverpool. Working as Electrical Fitter (with regular overtime). Worked on control boxes for the A I & S Steel Plate Rolling Mill at Port Kembla (now defunct). One very hot day (about 104 degrees F) I was outside painting red 'pyro-cable' with black bitumen paint.
 * 1961/62 Industrial Training, Sydney Country Council (now Energy Aust). Worked as an Engineering Draughtsman in Design & Construction Section in the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney (see green roadside sub-station units Mk II). The suburban sub-station design group always used a 1:48 scale for all their drawings. (guess why)
 * 1962/63 Industrial Training, Amalgamated Wireless Valve Co, Rydalmere. Working as Assistant Engineer in Power Valve section. Mainly responsible for testing of 20kW TV Transmitting Tubes (type 6166 glass tetrode, air-cooled), also 10KW type 809 power triodes [water cooled]. Secondary responsibility was repairing the test rig, which had been brought across from the old AWA site at Ashfield, and which was a rather old rig designed for 10KW maximum loads. Minor disasters included 'bursting' of hoses on the water cooled load units, and an old 'open frame' contactor welding one finger closed and spitting brass from the other fingers until an upstream circuit breaker could be located.
 * 1963 Industrial Training at Electric Control & Engineering at Camperdown. Working in design section. The building was a bit old and was demolished when the Commonwealth Bank built a data processing centre on the site. As of 2006 the site is a Kennards Self Storage centre.
 * 1963 to 1969 Laboratory Assistant, Institute of Highway and Traffic Research, University of NSW. [Transfer to Civil Engineering on 14th October, 1969 - no advance warning.] Separate web notes pending.
 * 1968, Part-Time Demonstrator for School of Surveying, University of NSW.
 * 1969, Part-time Lecturer for School of Surveying, University of NSW.
 * 1969 to 1977 Laboratory Technician (or Technical Officer), School of Civil Engineering, University of NSW.
 * 1978 to 1984 Senior Programmer, Renal Unit, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. (see more details below)
 * Also Acting Manager of Computer Services Unit, RPAH from time to time, late 1978 to 1984.
 * 1985 to 1988 Senior Associate, Business House Systems, [Macquarie Bank subsidiary], Sydney.

UNSW - Institute of Highway and Traffic Research, King Street, Randwick, 1964-1969. The IHTR was set up in the old tram foundry, a rather uninspiring concrete-rendered building. There were a number of outbuildings - some in a delapidated condition - very early I managed to scratch the right mudguard on the International ute whilst reversing into one of the garage/cages that had less than 100mm clearance on each side. My initial duties were in the 'soils' laboratory, crushing large rocks (10 - 20 Kgs) down to microscopic particles that stayed in suspension after overnight settling. They were then put on microscope slides for later analysis on X-Ray Spectrometer to determine various components. It was impossible to control the fine dust and I must have looked a mess at the end of the day. It was later determined by UNSW PERC that my lungs had been affected. A later - but more dangerous project - was the testing of various tendered (for the DMT) pedestrian crossing materials. Five different sites around Sydney, with varying heavy traffic usage. The tests involved myself of my assistant sitting on the road to operate a British Standard 'Skid Resistance' test instrument. We had very little safety equipment, one orange cone, one wooden lane closure barrier, and the International 30cwt ute. There were 25 samples at each site and it took about 3 hours after the morning peak hour to check a site. The bottom of Wylde Street in Wooloomooloo was good because we usually went and watched the Opera House foundation being constructed during our lunch breaks. I don't remember the IBM-1620 arriving, my first computer related duties were to clean the air conditioning filters in the computer room up on the first floor. After a couple of years, I was relocated upstairs in the Electronics Laboratory to work on the 'Traffic Analyser' project, and some smaller jobs. The Traffic Analyser project had been designed by Ron Keith (Senior Project Scientist ?) and Stan Yan (Professional Officer). I suspect that the construction was running behind schedule - so my early work was building 'shift-register/counter' modules. Initially the clock rate was 8KHz (using 2KHz tuning fork with 2 frequency doubling stages) which would have been OK when the road detectors were tape switches or pneumatic tubes wit a 10 or 20 foot spacing. Later Mr keith designed a detector with two P/E cells in a 6ft rubber arrow. I produced some simulated results on the computer and discovered that we could not get accurate results - so I was told to fix the problem - hence I decided to boost the clock rate - up to 400 or 800 KC/s. Problem solved. There were two instrument racks - one that went into the back of the Austin 1800 on slides; the other in a 6ft rack in the laboratory. Of course, nothing worked perfectly the first time - there was interference on the power and signal wiring, etc. All of this was fixable - just took time. The Electronics Laboratory was well equipped - one top-of-range Tektronix Oscilloscope, and a HP Oscilloscope (not as intuitive to use as the controls worked opposite to the Tektronix), Signal Generators, Counters, etc.

Dr Alan J Miller, was a statistician who worked on the Traffic Capacity Manual for the A.R.R.B. in Melbourne. This research involved traffic surveys in most Australian capital cities. I was the 'technical support' on most of these surveys and got to see a lot of Australia that I had never expected to see - mainly because we travelled to most cities (except Hobart) in the Commer van. We did not drive across the Nullabor, we went on the train instead - with the van coming later. Our Main Roads contact in Perth organised two 'spare' vehicles for us so that we could do some sight-seeing or whatever. For Hobart we flew down and stayed in the University College during a University vacation. In Brisbane an unusual signallised intersection was 'five-ways' a bit out of the city - it had a train track running across one side - and the trains had priority.

Some Contract Programming Assignments.
 * GE at North Ryde, working on MAXCIM package. I also worked on MAXCIM at another site.
 * ACT Schools Authority (using rare PDP-11/60 system).
 * Fujitsu, Chatswood, testing role for LISP utilities package. ('Trader Tom' from DEC sometomes gave me a lift to Chatswood.)

Major Consulting Projects.
 * At various times I had some one-man business names - 'Gremlin Film Services', 'Gremlin Data Services', 'Megatronics Electronics' and 'PDP-11 Support Services'. They all 'died' after the anti-Family Court ruined my life, and made sure that I was an ongoing expense to the Tax-payers of Australia.
 * 1977-1978, Consultant/Manager to 'Daves Encore MovieHouse' at Mandarin Cinema, Sydney.
 * 1989-1990, MPS, Leichhardt, dual PDP-11/70 upgrade project with RSTS/E.
 * 1995?-1999, Woy Woy Abattoir, RSTS/E system upgrade/support, with PDP-11 in BA123 box.
 * 199?-199?, Clinicom, On-Line Data capture software for VAX/VMS systems in hospital pathology laboratories.
 * 1997 onwards, Chief Engineer, Burra Valley Railway, Track & Signal Division.

Publications/Articles. See http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/legcon_ctte/judicial_system/submissions/sub31_namewithheld.pdf - with some identifying parts removed to protect the... . And the "Access to Justice" inquiry submission at https://senate.aph.gov.au/submissions/comittees/viewdocument.aspx?id=e65b23fc-5401-4223-bf79-6201cc5b4105 see sub-65.
 * 1967-May, Junior Author of Report on the calibration of Radar Speed meters Nos 6324 and 6303, for Department of Motor Transport, NSW by the Institute of Highway and Traffic Research, University of NSW. [see also related article in Sydney Morning Herald newspaper of 16-oct-1967 by John Peel.] The equipment designed to do the actual speed measurements involved a split laser beam giving two narrow parallel beams 6ft apart, the sensors were silicon cells mounted on ex-surveyor theodolites. As designed by my boss the cells were at the focal point - but produced a very low output signal. I had to de-focus the theodolites in order to get a usable signal. Actually, the theodlites could ghave been eliminated for track widths up to 5 to 8 metres.
 * 1967 Technical Review of Pocket Calculators, Tharunka, University of NSW.
 * 1968 A.R.R.B. Bulletin No. 3. Acknowledgement in paper "The Capacity Of Signalised Intersections In Australia", by Dr A. J. MILLER. Re work done at IHTR, UNSW. The research for this project traffic counts at a range of busy intersections in most Australian capital cities. I got to see a lot of Australia (including across the Nullabor by train). The oddest intersection was probably '5-ways' in Brisbane that had a passenger steam train running across the intersection - naturally it had 'right-of-way'.
 * 1968 A.R.R.B. Proceedings, Vol 4, Pt 1. Acknowledgement and image in paper 433, by R.J.Keith and S.T.Yan. "The Traffic Analyser: An Instrument for the Automatic Measurement of Traffic Parameters". Re work done at IHTR, UNSW. I had the responsibilty of constructing a bunch of 'shift-register/counter' modules. Later after my boss designed an optical detector [it had been noticed that drivers reacted when seeing rubber tubes acress road - thinking that they were speed traps), with 12-inch spacing I needed to redesignthe clocking circuit for the analyser. Actually, it was an enjoyable and interesting project - I got to write the specification for an Austin-1800 to be used as the field data collection vehicle. My main modification for the 1800 was reversing the passenger seat to make it easier to operate all the recording equipment mounted in the rear. I was never permitted to drive the 1800 on 'trips' (I guess that there was BIG insurance when it travelled on the back of a truck. However, I did get it up to 85mph at Schofields Airstrip early one day. At another time I did a specification for a BMC Mini-van with a high roof that could be used for traffic surveys with observers sitting in the back. It arrived with the 998cc engine - without me asking for it. It was also a nippy vehicle - I got it up the 70mph on the Warringah Expressway, on the first day that it was open for traffic, nobody else using the freeway at the time.
 * 1969 A.R.R.B. Report "THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF THE TRAFFIC ANALYSER" by R. J. KEITH. References to two computer programs. I was responsible for taking the paper-tape output from the Analyser, converting it to punch cards for the IBM-1620. I never got around to finding out what the special "SIO" box on the 1620 was intended to be used for. I actually took the lid off the "SIO" box one day and found a row of 8 big brass screw terminals. Later thoughts are that the IBM specification (possibly done by Prof Speedy who left the IHTR before I arrived) may have been intended for 'real-time' data input.
 * Oct-1969 Sub-editor for various articles in Tharunka [UNSW] re downfall of IHTR at Randwick.
 * 1977, Proof-reader for Opunka Film Group handbook The Expert Projectionist by Patrick Matthew, ISBN 0 85823 061 5.
 * 1985-Sep-Oct, Articles/Reports in CROSSTALK, journal of Hewlett-Packard Technical Computer User Groups (in Australia).
 * 1991-Sept to 1995-Aug, monthly President's Reports in "The Pugilist" - the magazine of the Peugeot Car Club of NSW Inc.
 * 1994, Lead article in ACMS Newsletter, Issue 1 - re my "Introduction to Computing", and ..
 * since, Reprinted in IEEE Annals of Computing History,
 * 2004, "An Introduction to the Burra Valley Railway", NMRA Oz, Journal 'Mainline', vol 21, no 1 (March).
 * 2004, "The Burra Valley Railroad goes Skywards", NMRA Oz, Journal 'Mainline', vol 21, no 2 (June).
 * 2004, June 23, quoted in SMH article by John Huxley "Crash goes that Computer Museum".
 * 2005, "The Burra Valley Railway (BVR) grows UP", NMRA Oz, Journal 'Mainline', vol 22, no 1 (March).
 * 2005, "First Impressions of the Walthers 130ft Modern HO Turntable", NMRA Oz, Journal 'Mainline', vol 22, no 3 (Autumn).
 * 2005, "The Burra Valley Railway (BVR) goes UPwards", [Pt 3.] NMRA Oz, Journal 'Mainline', vol 22, no 4 (Summer).
 * 2009-Jul-16, Federal Government, Senate publishes my submission to the STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS, "Inquiry into Australia's judicial system and the role of judges".
 * 2010-2011, Various recommendations and submissions to Leichhardt Council re future of Callan Park site.
 * 2011-Aug, credit in Barrie Pattison's book "I'VE BEEN IN SOME BIG TOWNS : The Life and Films of Anatole Litvak", for computing assistance. [available via Lulu.com -- search for "ive been in some big towns" ]
 * 2013-Aug, credit in Barrie Pattison's book "THE MAN WHO ATE FILMS : The Life and Work of Michael Curtiz", for computing assistance. [available via Lulu.com] Ditto 2nd Edition, 2015.
 * 2016, credit in Barrie Pattison's book "Script of Zombie Brigade from Lizard Gully".

Motor Vehicles owned.
 * 1961, UH-010 Black 4-speed manual, Standard 14 sedan, vintage 1949 with soft aluminium head, Bendix mechanical brakes.
 * 2 x Austin A-40 Somerset sedans. 4 cylinders (approx 1200cc), 4 speed manual with column gear shift, nice wide split seats in the front, but close enough for 'cuddling'. One green, later one beige. A friend and I "Finished" - or 'tried to' (without officially starting) in the 1964 Ampol Round-Australia Rally on 28th June 1964 in the A40, at Bondi Beach in Sydney. A member of the local constabulary wanted to book me for having a dirty vehicle; but gave up rapidly when photographers and a small crowd gathered around the Austin. Good details of the rally can be found at  http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/trial_ampol_1964.htm - it is interesting to see from the images at the top of their page, that the organisers chose a Peugeot 403 as their Survey Car.
 * 1967, Black Wolsley 4/44 sedan, with problematic electric fuel pump.
 * 1968, Peugeot 404 sedan AOB-584, 1965 vintage. Bought from Roy McPhee at Concord. Later severely damaged (including a bent tailshaft] when rear-ended on Parramatta Road one night. It should have been written off but it was repaired, but was never the same afterwards. [Still the newest vehicle ever owned. See below for all the 'new' vehicles that I managed.]
 * 1975 August, green Fiat 1100D [for M.Morton], drove to Tenterfield for land auction. Very nice when up to cruising speed.
 * 1976 December, white Peugeot 404 sedan [for M.Morton] from R.W.Carter.
 * 1977?, ERK-823 white Peugeot 404 wagon (10 years old, from John Tindall, Traffic Eng. UNSW), great on hills.
 * 1983 September, Ford 100K Econovan, MLP-311 ex-Water Board CWA-897 $3,500, written off by unknown truck whilst parked 200 metres from roundabout on Homebush Road, in Nov, 1984.
 * 1983 bright orange Renault 12 wagon, [for M.Morton]. My main usage was being taken to chiropractor in Summer Hill - lying flat on my stomach in the back. I got some funny looks crawling across the footpath on hands and knees.
 * 1984 August, LCS-361, mustard Rover 2000-TC sedan $2,300, primarily used whilst contracting in Canberra, lots of commuting; sold July 1986.
 * 1986 March, PDP-11S, Feb-1975 white Peugeot 504 break (ie commercial wagon, originally HSI-960, bought from Ron Woods of Epping for $3,500, and almost immediately set off for trip to Queensland for a DECUS Conference - with family); alias Wonder-Wagon-I. Slightly damaged in front yard at Strathfield. Retired to ?middle-east, December 2002.
 * 1989 April, PUG-305 (originally OLU-835, imported (not by me) from South Africa via Qld) mustard coloured, 4-speed manual, 1980 Peugeot 305 sedan $6,000?, Front Wheel Drive, gearbox in sump. Damaged severely in front yard at Strathfield.
 * 1997 June, WGN-504 (alias Wonder-Wagon-II) 1975/76 white french-built Peugeot 504 SRDT break $3,500; (ie fitted with 505 auto Turbo Diesel by P-504 services). Stolen by Margaret Morton.
 * 2002 February, XUP-809 white, 3-speed auto, Peugeot 505 SRDt sedan, series I, 1983 vintage, over-heating hassles, too close to ground, sold to lady in ACT.
 * 2002 December, RSD-175, (originally NHR-793) in 1985 (automatic 3-speed), mint-green? Peugeot 505 series I, familiale, comfortable but poor fuel economy.
 * 2006 September, ALO-63U, a Peugeot 'Partner' disguised as a 2002 Citroen Berlingo, white 5-speed manual Van. Good economy of 13-15 Km/Litre. Stolen from railway car park at Macquarie Fields around Xmas, 2014.
 * 2011-January, 1983 Peugeot 505 SR wagon, SXB-183, ex-Victorian vehicle. Previously converted to Diesel. Restoration work not proceeding, sold for parts/restoration in 2019.
 * 2012, February, 1981 Peugeot 505 GR sedan, 34697-H, [ie Historic Registration], no power steering, 2.0L XN2 engine, needs some TLC. Retrieved from Armidale by Morrie and Paul. Minor hail damage on roof. Sold after a year.
 * 2014-February. Bought a second Citroen Berlingo Van, BFY-28Z, 1999 vintage. Some odd differences when compared with ALO-63U, but good for highway touring to Canberra, etc. Sold after a few months.
 * 2014-December. Bought another (they fit me) Berlingo Van, 2008, Series 2, BF-84-MM with sliding door on LHS, roof racks and tow bar. Many differences around dash, etc. Stolen Aug-2015 and written off in Cabramatta.
 * 2015-August. Bought 2005 Citroen C5 Estate wagon, auto, very fancy, ATW-21P. Has roof racks, tyre pressure monitoring, fog lights, cruise control, 2.2L HDi engine. Still learning about the C5 after a year.
 * 2018-November. Bought 2009 Peugeot 308 HDi (2.0 Litre), 7-seat wagon. 2 seats from 'boot' removed to make space for normal luggage, etc. Very sporty after new timing belt fitted. Most controls, etc, very similar to C5.

Motor Vehicles managed.
 * 1964+, Fiat Tractor [local build], fitted with front-end loader, [required 'crane operator' permit], IHTR, Randwick. For many years, I wondered why the University had a Fiat (Italian) tractor, when the government preference was for Australian or British products - mystery solved many years later when I learned that Fiat tractors were actually assembled in Australian in the 1960s. About the same time as getting the "Crane Operator Permit", I was required to get a "Firearms Licence", it was never used in anger, or against any animals.
 * 1964+, DOE-759, International model AB-110, 30-cwt light truck/utility, 4-speed manual (ordered as option), using Australian AGD-240 engine (brochure says 240c.u. 135HP/approx 100Kw), IHTR, Randwick.
 * 1964+, Trailer fitted with Austin A-40 Motor and 240volt AC Alternator [about 20KW?] for field work.
 * 1965+, Commer Van, used for traffic surveys, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth.
 * 196?, BMC Minivan, high roof, with 998cc engine - for traffic surveys, IHTR, Randwick. I had the 2-way radio fitted upside-down on the B-pillar so the it could be operated by both front-seat drivers/passengers and also survey operators in the rear.
 * 196?, Austin 1800 series I, fitted out with Traffic Analyser data collection equipment, IHTR, Randwick, [Ref: ARRB, Conference Proceedings, 1969]. As well as removing the rear seat and fitting slides for a mobile instrument rack, I turned the front passenger seat around for the survey equipment operator (usually me). Another feature of the 1800 was the great boot space which easily held our portable (2-man) 240v generator that was used to power the equipment rack.
 * 197?, Electric [battery operated] Fork-Lift, Civil Engineering Structures Laboratory, Randwick.
 * 2012+, Nissan X-Trail wagon belonging to Mrs Jones in Canberra. The 'cruise control' is OK when there is little traffic on the highway. Trade-in on Honda, June, 2018.
 * 2018-June, Honda CRV wagon, lots of automation, interesting CVT transmission. Owner Manual says Speed Limiter may not work when going downhill ! ! !   Belongs to Mrs Jones.

Media Appearances. Pre-1990s Computers Operated/Managed. - Then when night-shifts became available on the IBM-360/50, I was the 'shift-manager' for many mid-night to dawn shifts on Saturday mornings in the Computer Services Unit on the third floor of the Electrical Engineering building. It was in the early 1970s, when a couple of us were sitting on the sorting table about 1am, the table and the whole building started to shake - I jumped off the table and hit the HALT button on the 360. It had taken a few seconds to realise that we had been subjected to an earthquake. Next steps - walk around the whole computer room listening for odd noises and checking all indicator lights on all peripherals, etc. A few minutes later - no abnormal indications - so pressed the GO button to continue processing. - Having studied some 'Computing Science', I considered my role as considerably more than just 'an operator', hence often did code corrections when programs failed with syntax errors, etc. One time, I was trying to fix a PL1 program - not my greatest expertise - the error was something like 'invalid instruction' at line XXX. Line XXX was a comment line with a starting /* and the */ at the end. Very simple - nothing wrong. Scratch head and start scanning backards through the code. Nothing looked unusual - then back about 20 lines or so of code there was * /. It had not been recognised as the end of a comment and the compiler had treated a whole bunch of code lines as comments. Easily fixed - difficult to diagnose. - Being in charge a million dollar computer was sometimes challenging - often very satisfying - it was the only time that I could tell a Professor 'what to do' (and have them not object). -- In Civil Engineering, I worked with a number of Senior Academics.
 * 1953 or 54, Selected to model school uniform in mannequin parade for Lowes Burwood, probably because our family was a 'deserving case' rather than me being excessively handsome/photogenic.
 * 1963-jul-12, Candidate statement in Tharunka for Students Union elections.
 * 1965, Husband in Opunka Film Group unfinished production "Thirteen Angry Feet"?.
 * 1966-jan-25, Article in Hobart Mercury newspaper re Traffic Studies being conducted in Hobart and Launceston by Dr Alan Miller, Kim Tan and John Geremin.
 * 1966 ?, Brisbane TV News, whilst working on traffic survey for IHTR and ARRB project with Dr Alan Miller.
 * 1969, Extra and Technical Crew for Opunka Film Group production of "The Hard Word".
 * 1969, Candidate statement in Tharunka for Students Union elections.
 * 1984, Extra in ABC TV Production "Palace of Dreams" in scenes at The Great Synagogue, Sydney.
 * 1984, Extra in Dr George Miller production of 'Mad Max III' [Beyond Thunderdome, 1985], partly filmed at the old brick-pits at Homebush Bay [pre Olympic games].
 * 1991-1995, 2 or 3 interviews on 2SER-FM as President of the Peugeot Car Club of NSW.
 * 2003-feb-27 Interviewed by John Huxley, Sydney Morning Herald for article re ACMS.
 * 2003-mar-3 John Huxley, SMH article "Not Much Memory, but Plenty of Recollections". [reprinted in The Pugilist]
 * 2003-mar-3 Interviewed live by Radio 2UE in Sydney re Computer Museum.
 * 2003-mar-9 Followup telephone interview by Radio 2UE in Sydney.
 * 2003, 3rd April, Interviewed by the Australian Centre for Public History, UTS, Sydney.
 * 2003, 19th May, Gary Barker ?, The AGE, "Chips are Down for Computer Museum".
 * 2003, 11th or 12th August, interviewed for, and quoted in Adam Turner's article in Sydney Morning Herald and The AGE, "Software's Twilight".
 * 2003- ?? Interview on ABC Radio re Computer Museum. [[Image:JagX2005.jpg|thumb|In Santa cap, November 2005.]]
 * 2004, 22nd June, John Huxley, SMH article "Crash Goes That Computer Museum".
 * 2004-Jun-23?, Live breakfast interview 07:25, (Ashley Hall) on ABC 702 Local Radio from Computer Museum.
 * 2004, December issue of The Pugilist, "Call in the Wagon Master" article with 2 photos.
 * 2005-apr-21, 21:35 Interview with James O'Loughlin, ABC Local Radio re history of 'Time PIPS' on Radio Stations.
 * 2005-may-15, 11:35 Call to ABC Radio Weekend Show, Simon Marnie and Paul Wallbank re Singer System TEN powering-up problem. Return call from Simon who wants to do formal interview (soon). Ref (nb case sensitive site at PC Rescue).
 * 2005-june, Feedback to ABC Radio 702 Drive program, re competition for Set Top Boxes.
 * 2005-jun-10, 10:10 Comment re child minding ages read out on ABC Radio 702 (Sally Loane).
 * 2005-oct-27, Feedback to ABC TV 'New Inventors' program re old product being re-born - ie 'Surface Tension Guttering'.
 * 2005-dec, Photo in The Pugilist taken at Xmas dinner wearing Santa cap.
 * 2006-feb, small article in The Pugilist re coming event.
 * 2006-mar, article in The Pugilist re visit to model railway.
 * 2006-apr-23, Flagman at start of Peugeot ReRun at Parramatta Park (celebrating 50 years since a Peugeot 403 sedan won the 1956 Ampol Round Australia Trial). Many photos taken of my 'rear-end' as the vehicles departed - very short glimpses on the evening TV news (ABC, 7, 9, 10) in Sydney.
 * 2006-may, group photos in Torque and The Pugilist from the 2006 Peugeot Easter Pageant in Canberra.
 * 2007-apr-11, photo in 'The Age' and 'Sydney Morning Herald' p.22 - article "A bunch of old MUGs"
 * 2007-nov, photo in The Pugilist, taken at Sydney International Motor Show, 18-oct-07.
 * 2007-nov-05, 40 minutes, on-air interview, 2RDJ 88.1 FM, re technical achievements and Senate election campaign.
 * 2007-nov-20, 45 minutes, panel discussion, 2GLF 89.3 FM, for 'Dads-On-The-Air' for Election Campaign.
 * 2007-nov, photograph [taken in mid-1960s], in Issue 16 of UNSW Engineering.
 * 2008-apr-01, Quoted in Sydney Morning Herald small article by Richard Macey 'Crashing blow for techies'.
 * 2008-apr-09, Photograph re Minto ACMS relocation in Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser.
 * 2008, December issue of The Pugilist has two photos of me taken at the PCC November meeting.
 * 2009, June issue of Pugilist, mentioned twice in historic references.
 * 2009, July issue of Pugilist, one mention re my getting PDP-11 numberplate [it was actually PDP-11S].
 * 2009, photo of Ross Legge and myself from mid 1960s published in "The History of the UNSW Faculty of Engineering 1949-2009" p180.
 * 2011, identifiable in a couple of photos in the Draft Callan Park Master Plan, ref http://www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au/Stage-5-Callan-Park-Draft-Master-Plan.html
 * 2011-January, photo, page 3 of ACMS Inc newsletter.
 * 2011-feb-7, two media interviews after State election candidates meeting at Leichhardt (probably not broadcast or published).
 * 2011, October issue of Pugilist, mentioned twice in historic references (p24 re 1991).
 * 2012-jul-24, spoke at funeral of Ken Kirkby (ACMS Committee member on Central Coast of NSW).
 * 2012-aug-22, photo in THE TORCH, at opening of Bankstown Mens Shed at Birrong. (name not published)
 * 2015-Sept, interviewed and photographed at Villawood for local newspaper, re ACMS activities.
 * 2018-August, couple of ABC Radio interviews during 'PANIC' exit of Computer Museum from Villawood storage premises. Also a couple of glimpses in You-Tube videos taken during the exit.
 * 1965-1969, IBM 1620 (installed 1963?) at Institute of Highway and Traffic Research, Uni of NSW, (not an exact copy of the one in Chemical Engineering).
 * 1969-1973?, IBM 360/50H in Computing Centre, University of NSW. Once I became confident with the IBM, I used John Webster's "PRIORITY" program to boost user throughput to about 85%, instrad of the normal 66%.
 * 197?, WANG 700 series Programmable Calculator, School of Civil Engineering, University of NSW.
 * 197?, WANG 3300, multi-user Mini-Computer, School of Civil Engineering, University of NSW. The four users were connected via ASR-33 Teletypes, with paper tape I/O. The CPU had an attached dual cassette recorder for secondary storage. My major contribution was writing a set of routines to use the cassette tapes as secondary memory for large matrix calculations. The Prof never told me that I was developing a 'Virtual Memory System'. I also did a 'cows and bulls' game program for Open Days (copy in my trophy cabinet).
 * 197?, Cyber 72-26 in Computing Centre (replacing the IBM 360/50 system), [with remote batch input stations, PDP-11/40s], University of NSW.
 * 1978, HP 2100S multi-user mini-computer belonged to the Renal Unit, RPA Hospital. After some instant training from my predecessor I became the System Manager, System programmer, etc - IE a one-man team. I later translated all the HP Fortran programs to Basic-Plus on the PDP-11/70 (so that the Renal Unit users could readily access other Medical Records data and BioChem results). The Renal Unit HP2100S was located in the corner of the Computer Services Unit in the basement of the Page Chest Pavillion on the corner of Salibury Road. There was a service contract with HP and the Service Technicians were usually very friendly. When service calls were due I usually started a 'backup' an hour or so earlier. One day the Technician told me that I culd save a couple of hours - of course I was interested. He just hit the POWER switch. Did the service check - filters, etc - then hit the POWER switch again - system back on-line. He then explained that the power supplies were designed with enough capacity to do an instant memory dump to disk when a power-fail was encountered (and a restore when power was restored).
 * 1978, HP 3000 Series II, Computer Services Unit, RPA Hospital. Ward Oliver was the HP-3000 System Manager and I was his deputy. It had a nice Chess program. Main use developing a Pharmacy Data Base.
 * 1979, PDP-11/70, Computer Services Unit, RPA Hospital. Initially about 48 terminals connected. One of the Systems Programmers - System Operators, later Network Manager. It was many months before I 'discovered' that there was an 'idle pattern on the CPU'.
 * 1980, VAX-11/780, Computer Services Unit, RPA Hospital. System arrived about February and was extensively tested and commissioned in my 'spare' time. Official 'turn-on' was on 4th July, 1980, photo available.
 * 198?, PDP-11/34, Personnel Office, RPA Hospital.
 * 198?, PDP-11/34, Radiology Department, RPA Hospital.
 * 198?, VAX-11/750, Radiology Department, RPA Hospital.
 * 1989, PDP-11/70s, upgraded to matched pair by JAG, Macquarie Pathology Services (MPS), Leichhardt. [not quite identical - the system 'idle' patterns pointed to each other.]
 * 1989, PDP-11/44 rebuilt by JAG, MPS, Leichhardt. I crammed it all into one cabinet to save space [not as recommended by DEC].
 * 199?, PDP-11/73, upgraded/rebuilt into BA123 cabinet (ex-11/44+RK07 system) at Woy Woy abattoir.
 * 1996-2000, PDP-11/84s, upgraded to dual (stand-by spare) system as part of Dept of Defence support contract - at Garden Island, Sydney. System was used for the FFG Trainer. Formally - I was supposed to be supervised at all times, but occasionally I was left alone. At my first visit I did a thorough CPU hardware check, did a few adjustments, then had no CPU hardware problems in 4 years.

Post-1990s Computers Operated/Managed.
 * 1986-2000 (approx) HP150A then HP150-II (with 6 or 8 disk drives on the HP-IB bus) and LaserJet+ linked to uVAX-2000 and VAX-3100 and Jumbo-11/73 in home-office network for Megatronics, the DEC stuff was in the garage on the end of some 'thinwire'. At one time I had an 'IMPACT' brand laser printer that had some interesting features (eg variable slope for italic characters).
 * 1990s, MicroVAX network at Clinicom at Miranda, (also PCs), main task was network set-up then writing 'device-drivers' for some laboratory analysers (a fairly simple task using a HP-150 with display functions).
 * 1990s, ACMS MicroVAX and Micro-PDP-11 Network at Homebush, 4 systems in 'ZedNET' configuration. I had/have many PDP-11 Software Licences for my PDP-11 systems.
 * 2001-> Other PCs mainly HP Vectras and Pavilions for home office network. Attempted to keep running Windows 2000, then Win-XP until 2018. Still using a HP DOS box for book-keeping - it does not forget the date/time.
 * 2017, ACMS MacBook and PowerMac [operational donations].
 * 2019, HP 'Spectre' laptop with Win-10. Sadly, hard disk is only 30GB, major percentage used by system. Same problem on similar 'Dell' laptop (IE - not enough disk space for a Win-10 update in 2019, and the update refuses to use an external USB drive as per the instructions - another MS failure).

Some Interesting Repair/Recovery Jobs
 * Sydney University Electron Microscope Unit, very random memory errors. I was consulted after a number of Field Service Technicians had failed to eliminate the problems. After getting as much history as possible from the User, I decided upon a thorough physical examination of the memory module. A very standard module - many chips soldered in - others socketed. So started with the socketed chips, expecting corrosion of the pins - no corrosion ! But instead small rings (5mm or 6mm) of carbon on the underside of many memory chips. Easy to remove. Re-assemble - test - all looked OK. Then to explain (in non-computing terms) that their environment was the problem - and the best solution would be to re-locate the computer as far away from the Electron Microscope as practical. This must have worked as I did not get a call-back. [Some times - it pays to have a good all-round scientific AND technical education.] Bonus points for the 'full' explanation.
 * Channel 9, Artamon, RSX restore after major disk failure, quoted $200/hr for Saturday. Restore took 30 hours over the weekend. I apologised for the $6K invoice - they were 'HAPPY', it was less than 1 minute of advertising time that could have been lost. I only saw 15 seconds of 'blank screen' on the Saturday night. I was not familiar with RSX, so I had to read the manual. I learned that RSX is an awkward system to install from scratch.
 * RPAH, some time after I was asked to resign - and leave the hospital. They wanted a system restore from PDP-11/70 backup tapes. The 'new' Operators [untrained by me] were restoring all the files into their operator account. New/cheap operators did not want to read the Backup System manual.

Honorary/Volunteer Positions.
 * 1949?, odd job boy for headmistress of South Strathfield Infants School.
 * 1951-52, Collector for 'bottle-drive' for South Strathfield Public School annual fetes.
 * 1953, Gardening duties at Enfield Public School.
 * 1954, 'Bin-Boy' at Enfield Public School.
 * 1958, 'Electrician/Projectionist' at Homebush Boys High School. Also School Chess Team.
 * 1963-1978 Committee Member, OPUNKA FILM GROUP at the University of NSW. Initially appointed as Transport Officer, then Vice-President for 3 years, then elected as Honorary Life Member and later seven years as Honorary Treasurer (in which position I developed a very good working relationship with Bruce Marsh while he was Senior Internal Auditor at the University of NSW). Opunka organised and hosted the First Australian Universities Film Society Convention in 1966 to coincide with the first NSW International Film Festival.
 * 1962,1963,1964 Tharunka staff member - generally sub-editor - initial training by Michael Haines [Editor 1962?]
 * 1963/64 to 1993/4? Committee member of The Federation of New South Wales and Associated Film Societies [Initially Fedn of NSW and QLD Film Societies] as delegate from Opunka Film Group. I printed many issues of 'FILM INFORMATION' in the Opunka Office for the Federation.
 * 1964, December - elected as joint Publicity Officer, New South Wales Car Club. [Persuaded Professor W.R. Blunden (Head of Traffic Engineering, UNSW) to become club Patron.]
 * 1964,1965 Member, Students' Union Council, University of NSW.
 * 1965 Attendee at 'First Annual Film Society Convention' held at the Burlington Hotel, Katoomba, NSW from 15th to 17th October, 1965. Assisted as occasional projectionist. First met Margaret Morton this year, if I remember correctly.
 * 1966 Opunka Delegate to '2nd Annual Film Society Convention' held at the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, NSW from 5th to 7th August, 1966. Assisted with organisation (probably film or equipment transport) - mention in programme notes.
 * 1966, Technical Committee, First NSW International Film Festival, held at University of NSW and Randwick Ritz Cinema from 12th to 22nd August, 1966. [copy of programme in personal archives], (This was the start of a friendship with Alan Pritchard at the Ritz where I helped out and saw a lot of Sunday-night double-features.)
 * 1966, Honorary Secretary, New South Wales Car Club.
 * 1969-Aug, Acting Honorary Treasurer, University of NSW Students' Union.
 * 1969-Aug, Elected to CASOC Standing Committee, University of NSW Students' Union.
 * 1969-Oct, Acting Chairman, University of NSW Students' Union.
 * 1970-1977, Honorary Treasurer, Opunka Film Group, University of NSW.
 * 1970-Oct, Assistant Returning Officer, University of NSW Students' Union. [And later Returning Officer for a few years - mainly because I was involved in writing the election regulations with Heinz Harant).]
 * 197?, twice Chairman, University of NSW Students' Union.
 * 1975-77, Board Member, University of NSW Union.
 * 197?-Nov,1986, Member, NSW University Press Limited, initially representing the Students Union, later representing the University.
 * 1978-79, Board Member, University of NSW Union.
 * 197?, Deputy Chairman, Baranbali Co-op Housing Society.
 * 198?, Volunteer Assistant at Petersham Saturday School of Community Languages.
 * 1985-86, President, HP Technical Users Group (NSW).
 * 1990, Organiser of DECUS PDP-11 Weekend Workshop (20th anniversary of PDP-11s).
 * 1995, Organiser of 'PDP RE-UNION DINNER' on 21st August, in conjunction with the DECUS Australia Symposium.
 * 1990-Sept to 1992-Aug, Merchandise Officer for Peugeot Car Club of NSW. Joined in July, 1988.
 * 1991 - 1995, President of the Peugeot Car Club of NSW Incorporated for 4 consecutive years.
 * 1994 - 2020, Foundation Treasurer then Honorary Treasurer of the Australian Computer Museum Society Incorporated, except for portion of one year. Also 'Honorary Curator' role.
 * 2003 - 2012, Membership Secretary/Acting Secretary/Secretary of the Peugeot Car Club of NSW Inc. Retired August, 2012 to concentrate on Computer Museum repository and funding needs.
 * 2003, Member of formation committee for ASHET, the Australian Society for History of Engineering and Technology.
 * 2006 - 2017, Honorary Treasurer, Family Law Reform Association of NSW Inc.
 * 2007, Consultant/Contributor to www.familylawwebguide.com.au project.
 * 2007-April, promoted (without being asked) to 'Moderator' for Family Law Web Guide Portal.
 * 2007-October, accepted nomination as Federal Senate candidate in NSW, for NCPP.

Trophy Cabinet.
 * 1964, First (as Navigator in a VW), President's Trial, New South Wales Car Club.
 * 1968, Clubman of the Year, New South Wales Car Club.
 * 1970, 1st in Long Wheelbase class (in Peugeot 404), 1970 Group 9 Motorkhana no.1, New South Wales Car Club.
 * 19??, ?? [trophy is 1913 Mercer Raceabout, Type 35J] - mounted on black porcelain ashtray.
 * 1990, July, All-French Car Day, 1st 205/305 Class, [PUG-305 sedan].
 * 1990, Sept, Citroen Car Club of NSW, Winner ECONOMY Run, 39.63 mpg, PDP-11S, Peugeot 504 Break.
 * 1991, Sept, Penrith. C.V.V.T.M.C. Display Day, Peugeot ?? (probably PUG-305).
 * 1992, Peugeot Easter Pageant, Stanthorpe QLD, 1st '504 Economy', PDP-11S Peugeot 504 Break.
 * 1992, Peugeot Easter Pageant, Stanthorpe QLD, 1st 'Male Wagons Utilities & 604' Class Motorkhana, PDP-11S.
 * 1992, Outright Sporting Award, Peugeot Car Club of NSW, 504 Break, PDP-11S. [NB. the 504 Break is the commercial wagon version. It has only 5 seats compared to the 7 in the Familiale. It also has a flat floor in the back. The rear seat can be folded up or completely removed for extra space. It has lower differential gearing for better hill-climbing with a load.]
 * 1993, Peugeot Easter Pageant, Healesville, VIC, First Economy FWD class, PUG-305 sedan.
 * 1993, Outright Sporting Award, Peugeot Car Club of NSW, (mainly with PUG-305).
 * 2002, Chevallier Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to DECUS.
 * 2002, Peugeot Easter Pageant, Beechworth, VIC, Motorkhana, 505 SRDT, auto diesel sedan.
 * 2002, Adult Sporting Award, Peugeot Car Club of NSW, 505 SRDT, auto diesel sedan.
 * 2006, Peugeot Easter Pageant, Canberra, Award for 3rd place (or was it 5th) in Observation Run with Ross Berghofer as Navigator and Observer.
 * 2007, August, 'Outstanding Achievement Award' from Shared Parenting Council of Australia.
 * 2008, November, awarded '20-Year Badge' by Peugeot Car Club of NSW Inc.
 * 2010, January, National Model Railroad Association, Inc - Certificate Of Achievement (AUS-337), "Model Railroad Engineer - Electrical".
 * 2012, November, "Congratulations" Certificate from local Federal MP, Chris Hayes.
 * 2016, September, second 'Certificate of APPRECIATION' as the valued Treasurer of the ACMS, from the Commonwealth Bank 'Not-for-Profit Treasurers' Awards.
 * 2019, awarded '30-year badge' for long term membership of the Peugeot Car Club of NSW.

Properties once owned.
 * 1967? - 69, half-share of Unit 10 at 53-55 Forsyth Street, Kingsford - 2 blocks from University of NSW main campus.
 * 1971-??, Terrace at 19 Vine Street, Chippendale - bought from Cass Morton, sold pre 1992.
 * 197?, paid deposit on terrace at 25 Ivy Street, Chippendale (for M.Morton). Comm Bank took balance of purchase price from Workers Comp settlement.
 * May-1977, House at 83 Camden Street, Newtown, $23,500, sold pre-1992.
 * 1978, Victorian house at 107 Homebush Road, Strathfield - purchased for $55,000 in accordance with Workers Compensation Court settlement undertaking - later taken away by the Anti-Family Court.
 * 1985 - inherited half share of parents' house at 32 Manning Ave, Enfield - sold by Public Trustee.
 * 1992 to 1998, Half-share of two Units at Meade Drive, Chipping Norton, sold.
 * 1993 to 2001, TownHouse at Ernest Avenue, Chipping Norton - also taken away by the Anti-Family Court, leaving me homeless and financially ruined.

Some Unplanned Benefits.
 * Born late 1942, hence (for those who remember), I was too young for 'National Service' - and - too old for 'Conscription'. I have often wondered which Federal Politican's son was in the same age group.
 * In the 1970s, whilst working as a Laboratory Technician in Civil Engineering at UNSW, I got a telephone call from one of the Directors of the 'Senior Common Room Club' located on top of the nearby Electrical Engineering Building. They needed a new keg put online. This was not one of my normally publicised talents (or experiences) but I figured that I could do it. So I arrived and when I felt the current keg it seemed heavier than I remembered from a few years before. When I lifted it up it became obvious that it was NOT empty. So I gently loosened the spigot and pushed it down to the bottom of the keg. Problem solved a lot easier and quicker than I anticipated, and my reputation was suitably 'enhanced'.
 * About 1980, whilst employed as the Senior Programmer for the Renal Unit at RPA Hospital, and located in the Computer Room - the Director of Medical Services (with a B.E. and MBBS) had the habit of 'visiting' the Computer Room after 5pm to 'say hello' and maybe to see who was 'enthusiastic'. One day he asked me if I had seen the Operating Theatres and I sarcastically replied "I have not even seen the staff dining room". At the time only medical staff could use the Doctors Dining Room, and nurses had to use the Nurses Home facilities. A week later a memo went around the whole hospital to say that the Nurses Home dining room would be available for non-medical staff. And they did a very nice and economical breakfast, etc. This solved a financial problem as many senior nurses were choosing to live in private accomodation.
 * Another time whilst working at RPAH, I was sent (twice) on training courses at Digital at Chatswood. During the second time I managed to create "Interactive COBOL" on a PDP-11 'RSTS' system. I showed it to some interested lads from a VAX course in the next room during a coffee break. I gather that they later asked the VAX Instructor why the VAX could not do the same. I am not sure that I was 'popular' at Chatswood after that (I was supposwed to be there to 'learn', not to 'experiment'). And I did NOT implement it at RPAH - too much SERIOUS computing being done.

Some Awkard and/or Embarrassing Incidents. - Mainly in 1960s/1970s whilst at University of NSW, and usually when enrolled as a Part-Time student.
 * Foundation Day prank by some college students who 'borrowed' some old/large black-on-white railway station name signs. These had been collected late at night and were displayed on the library lawn. I was in the Students Union office when a telephone call came in from the University Administration. The Deputy Registrar (Student Services) wanted to see me in his office. I dutifully went up-the-hill to his office and introduced myself to his secretary. She 'buzzed' him and he came out and told me that he had two Railway Detectives in his office, and that I should agree with him ! He took me inside and intrduced me as the Vice-President of the Students Union. The Detectives wanted to know the names and addresses of the students involved. We explained that the prank had not been pre-registered - and that the list of students was the enrolment register of some 12,000 names. They were not happy. Then after some more questions the Deputy Registrar asked 'Can you organise a truck to come and collect the signs?' - they said yes. Then he said "Good - we should be able to stop the newspapers from mentioning the lack of public security/safety at the railway stations."  I agreed on behalf of the Students Union. Problem solved - good lesson in PR.
 * Another time for a different Foundation Day - David and I were out after midnight 'borrowing' some service station flags. We would have had about 20 in the back of the A40 and were heading back home along Canterbury Road. Very little traffic after midnight those days, but I noticed a Ford Customline behind us. Then I turned left into Punchbowl Road, and it did too. I then realised that I needed to drop Dave at Bexley so did a U-turn. Then the siren came on from the Ford - instant decision NOT to try to make a run for it. So a brief chat the plain clothes police from the Ford. Told them that we had been collecting some flags for Foundation Day, etc. We must have sounded honest and were allowed to continue on our way. I later realised that there had been a kidnapping and they were not worried about our escapade. Honesty is often the best policy.

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Ibn-e-Safi
''Tearlach, I am now registered as Safi-fan. Thanks for keeping an eye on my articles on Ibn-e-Safi and characters of his novels''.

Sorry about the slow reply - I only just saw your message. It's a very interesting topic; a pity that Safi hasn't been translated into English. From the descriptions, the books sound great reading and so imaginative - like Joseph, who only thinks he's an alcoholic. Tearlach 01:03, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

Jasoosi Dunya
Thanks for your contribution to Wikipedia. Kindly note that I have slightly modified the article Complete List of Jasoosi Dunya (Old), as I considered having it deleted due to the lack of context. However, certain elements remain unclear, and I think it advisable if you would explain in the article why there are "new" and "old" lists of the above, as this is not at all clear. Thanks Ohconfucius 02:56, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Sourcing
I agree about your comment on your user page about work being needed to make the Ibn-e-Safi-related articles more encyclopedic. At the moment, they're mainly just what Wikipedia editors remember about the books. A good thing would be to try to get better sourcing in what other reliable sources say (like Agatha Christie's praise of Ibn-e-Safi's works). The articles about James Bond and characters in that series are a very good model. I know it's a lot of work, and I wish I could help more, but I can't read Urdu. Tearlach 00:15, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Questions
Hi there: I came across the entries for Safi by accident and became interested because I'm part of the Crime Task Force. I've posted a couple of questions on the talk page of Safi and, just judging by what you've said there and on your personal page, you might be the person who could answer them. Could I ask for you to give your opinion on the Safi talk page? Many thanks in advance. I'm assuming that none of these books is available in English, but if you know different, I'd like to know that too because I don't speak or read Urdu. I don't know if you are familiar with English-language series books like Doc Savage and The Shadow but there may be some cross-cultural parallels that would interest you. Accounting4Taste 00:41, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

On the page devoted to Sajid Hameed, you asked what more needed to be done, and I hope you would find my comments there to be worthwhile suggestions with respect to the entire set of linked pages about the works of Ibn-e-Safi and his imitators. Accounting4Taste 23:46, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

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Tumon, Guam

Tumon (Tomhom) is a district located on Tumon Bay along the northwest coast of the United States unincorporated territory of Guam. Located in the municipality of Tamuning, it is the center of Guam's tourist industry.

History

Tumon Bay or Agana Bay are the most likely locations that Ferdinand Magellan dropped anchor on March 6, 1521, though there was little further contact for the next 150 years. When the Spanish Empire colonized Guam in 1668, Tomhom was one of the most prominent villages. The first Roman Catholic missionaries to the island, the Jesuit Padre (Pålé), the Spanish priest Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores and his sacristan, the Visayan Saint Pedro Calungsod were killed in Tumon by the village chief Matå'pang after San Vitores had baptised the chief's daughter without permission, but with mother's permission. This was an early inciting incident of the Spanish-Chamorro Wars. A park and statue mark the site of De San Vitores and Calungsod's martyrdom along the beach, while a nearby Catholic parish church dedicated to De San Vitores lies along Tumon's main road, which was also named in his honor.

A small tunnel through a large rock on the tourist beach overlooking the bay was part of the defensive positions prepared by the Japanese occupiers during World War II. The American forces landed in a different location during the 1944 Battle of Guam and the Tumon defenses were not tested.

Today, dozens of hotels in addition to shopping centers, water parks, night clubs, and other attractions can be found along the sandy beaches of Tumon Bay, which was recently made a marine preserve. Tumon is served by Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Tamuning.

Politics
As the center of Guam's tourist industry, Tumon often has issues that lead to political debates. A recurring one concerns whether adult entertainment businesses should remain in the area. Another involves propositions to legalize gambling on Guam which would lead to casinos in the area. Due to the area's economic importance, extensive public works projects often take place in Tumon leading some politicians to be both applauded and criticized for the disproportionate funding given the region. Tumon is part of the municipality of Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon, which is governed by an elected mayor.

"Tumon" and "Upper Tumon" are census-designated places in Guam.

Transportation and communications
The main source of public transportation in the district is through the bus or taxi service, while Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport is located in neighbouring Barrigada to the southeast.

The Guam Telephone Authority also operates in the area. Most of the island is powered through power poles; however, Tumon is the only village on the island to have underground power lines.

Economy
Tumon is Guam's economic center. Tourism makes up more than half the economy of the island. Tourists flock to the shopping centers each day to local malls and shopping centers in the area. In 2005, the Guam Visitors Bureau recorded that over 1.2 million visitors visited the island that year.

Shopping
Tumon, as Guam's premier shopping district, has many malls and shopping arcades to choose from such as:
 * Duty Free Galleria (DFS)
 * Acanta Mall
 * Tumon Sands Plaza
 * The Plaza
 * JP Superstore

Because of all the luxury shops and midscale stores in the city, Tumon is often called "the Paris of the Pacific".

Activities
Tourists flock to the beaches of Tumon Bay to enjoy the clear water and a day full of activities. Popular attractions include shopping. The central area of Hotel Row is home to the largest tunnel aquarium in the world, an attraction known as the Daring Sling Shot (riders are strapped into a ball that is shot upward on a wire and brought back down), and the popular Magic on Ice Show at the Sand Castle. Now Tumon is viewed by some as a "mini-Waikiki", with Hawaiian style fire dances. There are also many Chamorro shows available.

The beaches in Tumon are all wildlife preserves. Fishing is allowed in certain areas, but fishers must stand on the beach to cast their nets or fishing lines. Walking into the water to fish is illegal.

One big Tourist Shopping location is Micronesia Mall, which has expanded and added a food court and a Macy's as the sole anchor store. Another big shopping location is a 24-hour Kmart, which is as big as any standard Kmart on the mainland US. Parking is frequently full and there is parking on the roof. Both Micronesia Mall and Kmart are off Hotel Row, with buses frequently running between the shops and the hotels.

Nightlife and entertainment
Tumon has many dance clubs, several strip clubs and much more to offer. The largest dance center in the city is The Globe. The Sandcastle is a Las Vegas-style attraction, with magic shows featuring tigers, flamingos and other exotic animals.

There is currently a debate in the area on the subject of "adult entertainment". Some contend the strip clubs bring in much needed tourist dollars, while others believe they scare away families.

Education
Guam Public School System serves the island. Currently only two Guam public schools serve the village of Tumon. They are John F. Kennedy High School and Chief Brodie Elementary.

In regards to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Tumon is in the school transportation zone for Andersen Elementary and Andersen Middle School, while Guam High School is the island's sole DoDEA high school.

Northern Tumon
The northern part of Tumon Bay is the busiest and the most populous part of the Tumon Bay districts. Most of the hotels in Tumon are located in this area, including Hotel Nikko Guam, Okura, Westin, Ohana Bayview, Ohana Oceanview, Tumon Bay Capitol, Outrigger, Hyatt, and Pia Marine. This section is also expecting an economic boom due to the arrival of the US military. Many new tall high-rise buildings are being constructed over the next few years, including infrastructure upgrades and an addition of many new shopping centers.

Many of the new high-rises in the northern Tumon area include, the Bayview 5, The Two Lovers Point Towers, a high-rise near the Westin, the Baldyga shopping center, the expansion of Underwater world and more projects expected to go up soon.

External links and references

 * Guam Visitors Bureau
 * Tumon Bay at Guam Portal
 * Rogers, Robert F (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam: University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1
 * Report: Dredging information about Tumon Beach - Guam Environmental Protection Agency. September 2000.
 * Tumon Bay Dredging
 * Hotels and Resorts in Tumon Bay at Guam Review

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Kirkburn

Kirkburn is a small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about 3 mi south-west of Driffield town centre and is on the A614 road.

The civil parish is formed by the village of Kirkburn and the hamlets of Eastburn, Kelleythorpe and Southburn. According to the 2011 UK census, Kirkburn parish had a population of 903, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 492.

History
The village was originally known as Westburn at the time of the Domesday Book and the name was changed to Kirkburn after the building of St Mary's Church in the village between 1130 and 1155. "Kirk" means "church". The church was restored in the 19th century by John Loughborough Pearson and George Edmund Street. In 1966 the church was designated a Grade I listed building and it is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England and maintained by Historic England. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group. An important archaeological relic was found in 1987 during the excavation of a nearby Iron Age grave and dated to the 3rd century BC. The Kirkburn Sword, as it became known, is described by the British Museum as "probably the finest Iron Age sword in Europe". Its handle is made up of 37 pieces of iron, bronze and horn and decorated with red glass. Its scabbard is made of iron and polished bronze, decorated with a scroll pattern in La Tène style, with red glass studs and insets. Also in the British Museum are Celtic Iron Age finds from a chariot burial discovered only 10 m away from the man who was buried with the Kirkburn sword. They include an ornately decorated pair of linchpins from the axle.

From 1890 until 1954 Kirkburn was served by Southburn railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line.

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Biomechatronics

Bio-mechatronics is an applied interdisciplinary science that aims to integrate biology and mechatronics (electrical, electronics, and mechanical engineering). It also encompasses the fields of robotics and neuroscience. Biomechatronic devices cover a wide range of applications, from developing prosthetic limbs to engineering solutions concerning respiration, vision, and the cardiovascular system.

How it works
Bio-mechatronics mimics how the human body works. For example, four different steps must occur to lift the foot to walk. First, impulses from the brain's motor center are sent to the foot and leg muscles. Next, the nerve cells in the feet send information, providing feedback to the brain, enabling it to adjust the muscle groups or amount of force required to walk across the ground. Different amounts of energy are applied depending on the type of surface being walked across. The leg's muscle spindle nerve cells then sense and send the position of the floor back up to the brain. Finally, when the foot is raised to step, signals are sent to muscles in the leg and foot to set it down.

Biosensors
Biosensors detect what the user wants to do or their intentions and motions. In some devices, the information can is relayed by the user's nervous or muscle system. This information is related by the biosensor to a controller, which can be located inside or outside the biomechatronic device. In addition biosensors receive information about the limb position and force from the limb and actuator. Biosensors come in a variety of forms. They can be wires which detect electrical activity, needle electrodes implanted in muscles, and electrode arrays with nerves growing through them.

Electromechanical sensors
The purpose of the mechanical sensors is to measure information about the biomechatronic device and relate that information to the biosensor or controller. Additionally, many sensors are being used at schools, such as Case Western Reserve University, the University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins University, among others, with the goal of recording physical stimuli and converting them to neural signals for a subarea of bio-mechatronics called neuro-mechatronics.

Controller
The controller in a biomechatronic device relays the user's intentions to the actuators. It also interprets feedback information to the user that comes from the biosensors and mechanical sensors. The other function of the controller is to control the biomechatronic device's movements.

Actuator
The actuator can be an artificial muscle but it can be any part of the system which provides an outward effect based on the control input. For a mechanical actuator, its job is to produce force and movement. Depending on whether the device is orthotic or prosthetic the actuator can be a motor that assists or replaces the user's original muscle. Many such systems actually involve multiple actuators.

Research
Bio-mechatronics is a rapidly growing field but as of now there are very few labs which conduct research. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), University of California at Berkeley, MIT, Stanford University, and University of Twente in the Netherlands are the researching leaders in bio-mechatronics. Three main areas are emphasized in the current research.
 * 1) Analyzing human motions, which are complex, to aid in the design of biomechatronic devices
 * 2) Studying how electronic devices can be interfaced with the nervous system.
 * 3) Testing the ways to use living muscle tissue as actuators for electronic devices

Analyzing motions
A great deal of analysis over human motion is needed because human movement is very complex. MIT and the University of Twente are both working to analyze these movements. They are doing this through a combination of computer models, camera systems, and electromyograms.

Neural Interfacing
Interfacing allows bio-mechatronics devices to connect with the muscle systems and nerves of the user in order send and receive information from the device. This is a technology that is not available in ordinary orthotics and prosthetics devices. Groups at the University of Twente and University of Malaya are making drastic steps in this department. Scientists there have developed a device which will help to treat paralysis and stroke victims who are unable to control their foot while walking. The researchers are also nearing a breakthrough which would allow a person with an amputated leg to control their prosthetic leg through their stump muscles.

Researchers at MIT have developed a tool called the MYO-AMI system which allows for proprioceptive feedback (position sensing) in the lower extremity (legs, transtibial). Still others focus on interfacing for the upper extremity (Functional Neural Interface Lab, CWRU). There are both CNS and PNS approaches further subdivided into brain, spinal cord, dorsal root ganglion, spinal/cranial nerve, and end effector techniques and some purely surgical techniques with no device component (see Targeted Muscle Reinnervation).

MIT research
Hugh Herr is the leading biomechatronic scientist at MIT. Herr and his group of researchers are developing a sieve integrated circuit electrode and prosthetic devices that are coming closer to mimicking real human movement. The two prosthetic devices currently in the making will control knee movement and the other will control the stiffness of an ankle joint.

Robotic fish
As mentioned before Herr and his colleagues made a robotic fish that was propelled by living muscle tissue taken from frog legs. The robotic fish was a prototype of a biomechatronic device with a living actuator. The following characteristics were given to the fish.
 * A styrofoam float so the fish can float
 * Electrical wires for connections
 * A silicone tail that enables force while swimming
 * Power provided by lithium batteries
 * A microcontroller to control movement
 * An infrared sensor enables the microcontroller to communicate with a handheld device
 * Muscles stimulated by an electronic unit

Arts research
New media artists at UCSD are using bio-mechatronics in performance art pieces, such as Technesexual (more information, photos, video), a performance which uses biometric sensors to bridge the performers' real bodies to their Second Life avatars and Slapshock (more information, photos,video), in which medical TENS units are used to explore intersubjective symbiosis in intimate relationships.

Growth
The demand for biomechatronic devices are at an all-time high and show no signs of slowing down. With increasing technological advancement in recent years, biomechatronic researchers have been able to construct prosthetic limbs that are capable of replicating the functionality of human appendages. Such devices include the "i-limb", developed by prosthetic company Touch Bionics, the first fully functioning prosthetic hand with articulating joints, as well as Herr's PowerFoot BiOM, the first prosthetic leg capable of simulating muscle and tendon processes within the human body. Biomechatronic research has also helped further research towards understanding human functions. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon and North Carolina State have created an exoskeleton that decreases the metabolic cost of walking by around 7 percent.

Many biomechatronic researchers are closely collaborating with military organizations. The US Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense are giving funds to different labs to help soldiers and war veterans.

Despite the demand, however, biomechatronic technologies struggle within the healthcare market due to high costs and lack of implementation into insurance policies. Herr claims that Medicare and Medicaid specifically are important "market-breakers or market-makers for all these technologies," and that the technologies will not be available to everyone until the technologies get a breakthrough. Biomechatronic devices, although improved, also still face mechanical obstructions, suffering from inadequate battery power, consistent mechanical reliability, and neural connections between prosthetics and the human body.

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Talk:Leomund

"Wizards of the Coast"?
Just cleaned up this article a bit. One sentence worries me: Leomund is an archmage of the Wizards of the Coast. "Wizards of the Coast" is a company, which bought TSR a few years back. But this sentence makes "Wizards of the Coast" sound like an organization within the Greyhawk world. Is this statement trying the say that Leomund was introduced by the WotC company? If so, the sentence needs restating. On the other hand, if the WotC being referred to is an organization within the Greyhawk world, then that needs to be explained.

— Nowhither 01:04, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I have attempted to clean up that association. It's the WotC company (was TSR, now a division of Hasbro), if it's still not clear in the article.  — repayne 21:59, 1 September 2005 (EDT)

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Amaranth, Ontario

Amaranth is a township located in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, with a 2021 population of 4,327. It is named after the plant which grows abundantly within its borders. It is bordered by Mono to the east and East Luther to the west.

The hamlet of Laurel is located on the 5th Line (or County Road 12) and 10th Sideroad (or County Road 10). Laurelwoods Elementary School is located just outside this community, on the 6th Line and 10th Sideroad. The township building is also at this location, and has a park with baseball diamonds and soccer fields on its property.

Amaranth's system of naming roads is similar to that of the Dufferin County townships of Mono and Mulmur, and the Simcoe County townships of Adjala and Tosorontio. The system names roads running parallel to Highway 10 in Amaranth "Lines." Each is assigned a number from the town line westward in sequence. Roads running perpendicular to the Lines are numbered Sideroads, and are numbered using multiples of five ascending northward from County Road 109.

Communities
The township of Amaranth comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities such as Amaranth Station, Blacks Corners, Bowling Green, Campania, Crombie, Farmington, Fraxa, Jessopville, Laurel, Laurel Station, Maple Grove, Waldemar, Whittington; Bates' Corners, Coleridge, Fern Bank, Hall's Corners, Kennedy's Corners, Rich Hill, The Gore

Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Amaranth had a population of $4,327$ living in $1,372$ of its $1,428$ total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of $4,079$. With a land area of 265.02 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Population trend:
 * Population in 2011: 3,963
 * Population in 2006: 3,845
 * Population in 2001: 3,770 (or 3,736 when adjusted to 2006 boundary)
 * Population in 1996: 3,450
 * Population in 1991: 3,156

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Because the Night

"Because the Night" is a rock song from 1977 written by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith that appears on the Patti Smith Group album Easter, which was released in 1978. On March 2, 1978, the song was released as a single, and was commercially successful, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 5 in the United Kingdom, which helped propel Easter to mainstream success.

The song has been covered by several artists. In 1993, a live acoustic version was recorded by 10,000 Maniacs, featuring Natalie Merchant, for MTV Unplugged. This version reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the highest charting version of the song in the U.S. The song also became 10,000 Maniacs highest charting single in the U.S. and Canada.

In 1987, the song was ranked No. 116 on NME magazine's list of "The Top 150 Singles of All Time". It remains the best-known song of Smith's catalog. In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 358 on "Top 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". The Independent listed the song as one of the ten best new wave singles of 1978.

History
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band recorded "Because the Night" at Atlantic Studios in New York City on June 1, 1977, the first day of recording sessions for Darkness on the Edge of Town, though the lyrics only consisted of the song title and some mumbling. Springsteen struggled with the song for almost four months until his engineer, Jimmy Iovine, got involved. At the time, Iovine was also producing the album Easter for Patti Smith at the Record Plant in New York City, where Darkness was being recorded.

Iovine says, "Now, Bruce was very understanding and very flexible, because he realized that this was my first real break as a producer. Anyway, one night whilst we were lounging around the Hotel Navarro in New York I told Bruce I desperately wanted a hit with Patti, that she deserved one. He agreed. As he had no immediate plans to put 'Because the Night' on an album, I said why not give it to Patti. Bruce replied, 'If she can do it, she can have it.'" Smith later recorded the song two months after Springsteen's original version was recorded.

Springsteen later admitted he was not satisfied with the song, and he already knew he was not going to finish it since it was "a[nother] love song". Iovine brought Smith the last recording by Springsteen, from September 27, 1977. Smith added her own lyrics, recorded it, and scored her biggest hit single.

The song was first performed live at a Patti Smith concert at CBGB in New York City on December 30, 1977 (Smith's 31st birthday), with Springsteen joining on vocals and guitar. Though it was never released on any of Springsteen's studio albums, in concert beginning with his Darkness Tour Springsteen would often perform the song with his own lyrics.

The only two commercially released recordings of a Springsteen version of the song were in the 1986 box set Live/1975–85, in which Smith is listed as co-writer; and the 2010 compilation album The Promise (using the original recording from the Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions with Smith's lyrics).

In September 2023, the song was featured in the trailer for Season 2 of HBO Max's Our Flag Means Death.

CO.RO version
In 1992, Italian dance act CO.RO released a version that sold over 660,000 copies. It also samples the Depeche Mode song "Master and Servant" and was a hit in Europe, becoming gold record in France and reaching number-one in Spain. Additionally the single peaked within the top 10 in Belgium, France, Greece and Italy. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Because the Night" reached number 15 in February 1993. It was also successful in Brazil, and became a big opening of a Eurodance explosion in the 1990s.

Critical reception
The song received favorable reviews from music critics. Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that it "gets a rave/pop treatment" and "urgent vocals by Tarlisa swerve around a looped sample from Depeche Mode's "Master & Servant"." He stated that it "ultimately works well and is better than many of the other covers". Alan Jones from Music Week gave it three out of five. He complimented the song as "actually quite endearing", adding that it combines DM samples with "a maverick bassline and a Smith soundalike. It could click."

Track listing
CD single – Europe (1992)
 * 1) "Because the Night" (T.L.S. Radio Mix) – 4:32
 * 2) "Because the Night" (T.L.S. Mix) – 5:20
 * 3) "It's a Love" (T.S.F. Mix) – 3:40
 * 4) "Because the Night" (Dub Mix) – 5:20

10,000 Maniacs version
An acoustic version was recorded by 10,000 Maniacs in 1993 for MTV Unplugged, with a few lyrical alterations. The recording gained considerable radio airplay and reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. The cover reached the top 10 in Canada and Iceland, reaching No. 10 and No. 7, respectively. A live version with lead vocalist Mary Ramsey was also included on their 2016 album Playing Favorites.

Track listing
CD single – US (1993)
 * 1) "Because the Night" (live version) – 3:28
 * 2) "Stockton Gala Days" (live version) – 5:25

Cascada version
In 2008, Cascada recorded a version which appears on their second album Perfect Day. The music video for the single premiered on YouTube on May 28, 2008. The single was released on July 18, 2008, in Germany.

Track listing
CD single – Germany (2008)
 * 1) "Because the Night" – 3:26
 * 2) "Because the Night" (Original Mix) – 5:32
 * 3) "Because the Night" (Mondo Remix) – 5:58
 * 4) "Because the Night" (2-4 Grooves remix) – 5:45
 * 5) "Because the Night" (The Hitmen remix) – 5:49
 * 6) "Because the Night" (Manian Bootleg Cut) – 5:04
 * 7) "Because the Night" (Manox remix) – 6:19

CD single - UK (2008)
 * 1) "Because the Night" – 3:26
 * 2) "Because the Night" (Original Mix) – 5:32
 * 3) "Because the Night" (Styles & Breeze Remix) – 6:15
 * 4) "Because the Night" (Riffs & Rays Remix) – 6:27
 * 5) "Because the Night" (Hypasonic Remix) – 5:34
 * 6) "Because the Night" (Hitmen Remix) – 5:49
 * 7) "Because the Night" (Manox remix) – 6:19

Garbage and Screaming Females version
In early 2013, Garbage and Screaming Females recorded a cover of "Because the Night" for an exclusive vinyl release on that year's Record Store Day; an annual celebration of independent record stores. Garbage had released two singles ("Blood for Poppies" and "Battle in Me" ) to mark the 2012 event, and were keen to release "something special" for the following year. The band decided to record "Because the Night" with Screaming Females following some well-received duets of the track at live dates during their North American tour. Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females originally suggested covering "Because the Night" live. "We thought it'd be the perfect opportunity to solidify a recording and do something really special for the fans and for all the independent record stores," Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson told Billboard.

Screaming Females flew from their base in New Jersey to Los Angeles to record the track with Garbage, who had set up two complete sets of instruments in EastWest Studios for the session. Garbage drummer Butch Vig told NME: "We did it old-school style. They came out to Hollywood and we went into a big tracking room and recorded Phil Spector style... We cut it live and did very few overdubs, did everything in a day and it came out pretty great. Marissa plays, I think, a 48-bar guitar solo at the end, that girl can shred like Eddie Van Halen, no kidding."

Garbage used social media to raise awareness of the release, and to Record Store Day in general. The band shot a video where they professed their love for independent stores, and stated their earliest memories of shopping in them, while Manson wrote a statement about the importance of the continued existence of these stores, and of vinyl records: "In a world like ours, where we live increasingly isolated lives behind the lonely glow of our computer screens, Record Store Day reminds us all that an independent record store is worth protecting and fighting for. They are a haven and a harbour for all curious and wandering souls." Manson also tipped her hat to Patti Smith in the run-up to RSD 2013: "She is absolutely, without a doubt, one of my greatest inspirations. When I think I can't do things, I think about her and what she's achieved and what she continues to achieve on her own terms—always. That really inspires me. I don't know if she's aware of the cover we're releasing, or if she's aware that I covered "Kimberly" with Angelfish."

"Because the Night" was pressed to a "Coke bottle-green" 10-inch vinyl and backed with "Love Like Suicide" and a fan remix of the album's opening track "Automatic Systematic Habit". An original Garbage song, "Love Like Suicide" had been previously released as a bonus track exclusive to the Japan pressing of Not Your Kind of People. Manson explained the song's inclusion to MySpace: "We're releasing it now because we wanted to give a nice gift for the fans." The remix of "Automatic..." was produced by Garbage fan Konstantin Khazev and won first prize in an amateur remix competition held through the Beatport website in 2012. The RSD package was limited to 5,000 units, with the sleeve artwork created by Marissa Paternoster.

The release of "Because the Night" in the United Kingdom was delayed due to problems with the record's distributor. The band made a statement via social media the evening before Record Store Day: "We are so pissed off and disappointed about this. And so sad that on Record Store Day in the UK our little jewel will not be available for sale." The UK release of "Because the Night" was rescheduled to May 13, 2013. The single debuted at number 100 on the Physical Singles chart, before shooting up to number 4 the following week.

On May 7, 2013, Garbage issued a digital single of "Because the Night" in the United States, which was followed a week later by an international digital release.

"Because the Night" would later be included on the deluxe edition bonus disc of Garbage's seventh album, No Gods No Masters and Screaming Females compilation album Singles Too.

Music video
While Garbage and Screaming Females recorded at EastWest Studios, Sophie Muller shot black and white footage to document the sessions. On March 4, 2013, a teaser video was released to YouTube featuring clips of the band members. The full music video was subsequently released on April 17; ahead of Record Store Day.

Critical reception
The cover version of "Because the Night" was positively received by contemporary music critics in advance of Record Store Day. Billboard magazine's Hilary Hughes stated, "...the Garbage/Screaming Females release embodies the shifts brought on by Record Store Day that impact the music industry across the board-and the shaping trends that have fueled Record Store Day's meteoric rise from a community experiment to an international movement," referencing the pairing of artists and the independent label of release. Chris Martins of Spin wrote, "...the bands gel awesomely. The highlight comes when Paternoster starts to shred. We have a feeling Miss Smith will be proud."

Track listing

 * 10-inch Record Store Day release (STNVOL-007)

 * 1) "Because the Night" – 4:55
 * 2) "Automatic Systematic Habit" (Costa Cadeu remix) – 4:38
 * 3) "Love Like Suicide" – 3:51

 * Digital single

 * 1) "Because the Night" – 4:55

Other cover versions

 * Glam metal band Keel recorded the song in 1986 on their sophomore album, The Final Frontier.
 * British singer Kim Wilde recorded the song with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the 1998 album Philharmania, produced and conducted by Mike Batt.
 * A Spanish cover version of the song appeared on the 2000 album El tiempo de la luz by the band Tahúres Zurdos. Its leader and vocalist, Aurora Beltrán, would participate in 2024 with this cover in Nat Simons' Felinas project.
 * German DJ Jan Wayne released a dance version in 2002 that reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, number 2 in Belgium and number one on the Dutch Single Top 100.
 * In 2010, Springsteen performed the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, accompanied by bandmates Steven Van Zandt, Roy Bittan and the Roots.
 * A cover by synthwave band The Midnight, featuring Nikki Flores, is included as the last track of the band's EP Horror Show, released on 2021.

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Bureau of Naval Weapons

The Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps) was part of the United States Navy's material organization between 1959 and 1966, with responsibility for procurement and support of naval aircraft and aerial weapons, as well as shipboard and submarine naval weapons. The bureau was established August 18, 1959, by an Act of Congress. The Act merged the Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer), which had responsibility for naval aircraft and related systems, and the Bureau of Ordnance (BuOrd), which had responsibility for naval weapons.

As aviation technology became increasingly complex after World War II, the Navy increasingly realized the need for better integration between its aircraft and aerial weapons. This was also to end the conflict between bureaus due to technological convergence; BuOrd's work in guided missiles, for example, was overlapping with BuAer's work on unmanned aircraft.

BuWeps was under the command of a two-star admiral known as the Chief, BuWeps. Four individuals served in this position:

 * RADM Paul D. Stroop - September 10, 1959 – October 29, 1962
 * RADM Kleber S. Masterson - November 27, 1962 – March 24, 1964
 * Radm. Wellington T. Hines (acting), March 25, 1964 - May 27, 1964
 * RADM Allen M. Shinn - May 28, 1964 – 1 May 1966

The establishment of BuWeps represented only a temporary solution to the Navy's needs. In the mid-1960s, the Navy completely revised its material organization, replacing the bureau system with "Systems Commands" (SYSCOMs). BuWeps was disestablished May 1, 1966 and replaced with the current Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Naval Ordnance Systems Command (NAVORD). RADM Shinn, Chief, BuWeps, became the first Commander, Naval Air Systems Command. NAVORD was merged with the Naval Ship Systems Command (NAVSHIPS) to form the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in 1974.

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Talk:White blood corpuscles

The way this stands, it's a definition and should be posted in wiktionary, not here. If you'd prefer it to be here, please expand. (I would help but I know nothing about the subject.) Thanks. --Jacqui M Schedler 01:07, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:Istina

Hi Istina, welcome to Wikipedia!

Here are a few helpful links to start you off: Avoiding common mistakes, How to edit a page, How to write a great article, Naming conventions, Manual of Style, Policies and guidelines, Help, Merging pages.

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-- Please cease immediately from vandalizing Wikipedia articles, or you may be blocked from editing. This is your last warning. Thanks. El_C 08:26, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

Update articles, please don't vandalise them
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You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. Sasquatch  讲  看  02:37, September 6, 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, Adz has convinced me that you no longer wish to vandalise Wikipedia and I am going to assume good faith and unblock you. Please don't vandalise any more pages. Thanks! Sasquatch   讲  看  04:10, September 6, 2005 (UTC)

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