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User talk:Hamonicamusings

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Landmaker

Landmaker (ランドメーカー) is an isometric arcade puzzle video game developed and released by Taito in 1998. It is a versus action puzzle game similar in appearance to Taito's own Puzzle Bobble, though it plays more like Puyo Puyo or Baku Baku Animal. The arcade version was released only in Japan, though a prototype for a worldwide release exists.

The game was ported to the PlayStation in 1999, featuring a completely new set of modes using 3D graphics. This version was later released in North America by Jaleco as Builder's Block, and then in Europe by Eon Digital Entertainment. More recently, this version was distributed through the PlayStation Network in Japan by Square Enix.

Gameplay

This original arcade version uses 2D graphics from an isometric perspective and is entirely versus-based. Players choose from eight to ten playable characters, each with a unique stage and damage effect:

 * Hiryu (飛劉): a red-skinned man who uses fire
 * Aifa (愛華): a young girl who uses plants
 * Soumei (蒼瞑): a pale man who uses ice
 * Renki (錬奇): a purple-skinned, zombie-like man who seems to use mud
 * Youen (踊燕): a male (Japanese versions) or female (other versions) musician who uses sound (flute)
 * Kouko (候虎): a muscular man who uses rock
 * Rinrei (櫚鈴): a blue-haired woman who uses steel (swords)
 * Roushinshi (楼蜃子): an elegant-looking man who uses lightning; he is accompanied by an unnamed young boy, most likely his apprentice
 * Ranju (蘭嬬): the first boss character, uses raw power (?). When defeated, turns into Gaira. Playable with a code.
 * Gaira (鎧羅): also known as "Devil-Gaira", the second and final boss character, uses raw power (?). Playable with a code.

Ports
In addition to a very accurate port of the arcade version ("Arcade Mode"), the PlayStation version also contains new single player ("Puzzle Mode") and multiplayer ("Battle Mode") modes, using 3D graphics. Gameplay uses the same basic rules, but these modes are otherwise separate from the arcade version.

Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Landmaker on their October 1, 1998 issue as being the fourteenth most-successful arcade game of the month.

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Talk:Cancer stem cell

Possible Improvements
It would make the article seem more complete if the tags that do not link to articles were removed (e.g. tumor-regenerative capacity, self renew, cell of origin). Unless those articles are currently under construction, the links are unnecessary as they do not provide any explanatory information. Rglastet (talk) 05:00, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

Cleanup tag
what does tagged mean? -- 214.1.101.252, 17:53, 23 August 2005

 * I didn't add the tag, but I'd guess that this article was cleanup-tagged for the following reasons:
 * no bolded article title in first "paragraph"
 * incompete sentence
 * no sentence capitalization
 * no explanation or proper citation of references
 * incredibly short text (what some call a "sub-stub")
 * I've addressed all but the last issue, making this a tiny but reasonably formatted stub. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 01:39, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Write-up
I will try to write up a comprehensive article on this subject. I have therefore removed the stub tag. Feel free to contribute in the mean time and I will incorporate your edits into my text. Peter Znamenskiy 10:41, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

 * You've done a good job so far, but there still needs some work done (adding citations etc.) I've added to the MCB WikiProject. Dr Aaron 11:31, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Proposal for additions
I think this article is already quite informative. Although I don't agree with the 'low importance' rating. The subject has received significant public media attention to warrant a higher rating.

I have some thoughts on additions to the article:

CSCs in different tumor types

Maybe we should include some more specific examples for tumors where a population of cancer stem cells have been found in the 'evidence for cancer stem cells' section?

There is some pretty solid published evidence now for a CSC population in glioblastoma, colon cancer and breast cancer.

How CSCs are identified

Maybe add methods for purification, identification and culture of CSCs?

 * I will add a brief secion on this now, but my experience is limited to the brain. --Dante Marx (talk) 17:22, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Origin of the cancer stem cell

The theory of the origin of the cancer stem cell is still debated. While the oncogenic transformation of a stem cell is one possibility, there is still a lot of discussion surrounding this issue. Possible progenitors of the CSCs are either pluripotent stem cells, multipotent progenitor cells (in certain cancers 'transiently amplifying cells') or even a differentiated cell which regains some 'stem-like' properties due to mutations.

 * This is a subtle point that a lot of the researchers in the field miss. At present there are several camps. I will try to put in a paragraph detailing major viewpoints. If someone would care to review it, that would be great. --Dante Marx (talk) 17:22, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Cancer stem cell niche

Another topic which might be added is the theory of a 'cancer stem cell niche', stating that like normal stem cells also cancer stem cells need a specific environment to keep up their stem-like state.

 * This heading can also refer to the propensity of certain cancers to colonize specific tissues. For example, the breast cancer - osteoclast positive feedback loop functions as a niche. Dr d12 (talk) 17:38, 22 November 2007 (UTC)

Nomenclature

The debate about the origin and existence of a cancer stem cells is also reflected in the nomenclature used. Some scientists and articles refer to these cells as 'tumor progenitor cells' or 'tumor initiating cells'. Maybe these terms should also included.

Any thoughts? --Loopback007 00:40, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

The Case Against
Have to agree that a "low rating" for this subject is pretty strange. There should be some mention of a recent experiment published in Science which challenges the cancer stem cell hypothesis. Summary and link to the paper can be found here ...

http://arstechnica.com/journals/science.ars/2007/07/19/cancer-stem-cell-results-may-be-due-to-experimental-design

Khaj 15:12, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Further evidence, this time challenging cancer stem cells in breast cancer ...

 * http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070312152224.htm

 * Khaj 09:02, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

MCB defines "low importance" as meaning "Obscure subjects that are known only to researchers in the specific field." "Mid" importance means that it's graduate student material. "High" is for college textbooks, and "Top" is for things that teenagers (and younger students) might encounter in school. I don't think it's intended as a commentary on how important the subject is to the future of cancer research; it seems to be a rating system that primarily answers the question, "How likely is it that an entire classroom of students will be looking at this page?"

It could also be a typo. On the WPMED project (which has a very different rating standard, despite using the same words), my default assessment is set to low, and there are probably a few "mid" level articles which were accidentally tagged as low. You could ask someone at the MCB project to reconsider the assessment if you think that cancer stem cells are a common topic in a lower level biology class. WhatamIdoing (talk) 07:02, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Importance of cancer stem cells
I deleted a paragraph from this section as I felt the data were inadequate and not supported by the references. It states that chemotherapy may promote cancer growth. This is clearly inaccurate. Multiple randomised control trials have clearly demonstrated that chemotherapy (incl paclitaxel for ovarian cancer) INCREASES survival. This is level 1 evidence and trumps any preclinical laboratory data. I have made no changes to the preceding paragraph which states that chemo that does not target CSC will ultimately fail. This is theoretically correct (although it would be nice if this can be referenced) but clearly a very different statement from "chemotherapy may promote cancer growth". --Serenity forest (talk) 02:31, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

 * You are correct in that the statement "chemotherapy may promote cancer growth" is definitely flawed (in more ways than one). Such a statement implies that chemotherapy (Paclitaxel in this specific case), acts as a carcinogen whilst the truth is quite the contrary. With that said, however, Paclitaxel does indeed induce chemoresistance, with prolonged and extensive use in the patient, which leads to relapse and remission when the therapy fails which means that Paclitaxel (and all current conventional chemotherapeutics) play in a role in inducing chemoresistance. While chemoresistance is by no means equivalent to stating it "chemotherapy promotes cancer growth" it definitely equips the cancer with an additional mode of resistance (which is worth noting and keeping in the article). For this reason, I have reverted your edit and also edited out and replaced the section that stated "promotes cancer growth" with something more appropriate and accurate.BioMedV (talk) 22:44, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

 * I have added to this with a summary of 5 properties that help make CSCs inherently chemoresistant under "Treatment." These properties do not rely on previous chemotherapy inducing the resistance. CSCs are more adapted to survive chemotherapy, and can thus repopulate the tumor and lead to relapse. This, of course, has implications in the effectiveness of various cancer therapies. Kschach2, 20:16, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Tumor stem cells versus cancer stem cells
I think the concept of cancer stem cells (CSCs) should be defined as one of the developmental stages of tumor stem cells (TSCs). Expeimental data have implicated that a tumor cell can develop from tumor-initiating cells (TICs)to precancerous stem cells (pCSCs) to CSCs. This concept will be well incorporated into pathlogical/clinical concepts of cancer development: aytpical hyperplasia/benign proliferation, dysplasia and carcinoma in situ/precancer and malignanat or invasive carcinoma/cancer and metastatic cancer. This concept will facilitate cancer research unifying molecular, cellular, histopathological and clinical characteristics of tumor.

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0000293

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0001652

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B75D8-4VJS6WJ-1&_user=3366836&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_rerunOrigin=scholar.google&_acct=C000058403&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=3366836&md5=6c4203283b4b7dee2fffb8a1ad7a89c8

http://www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v7/n1/full/nrg1748.html

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W7J-4T0M622-2&_user=3366836&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000058403&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=3366836&md5=b1201aea0819bca28e8ab4198ee6a11c

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119424043/abstract

 * I think that, although the model you are presenting has merit, this is not a scientific forum. Therefore, it is not wise to present a biased description of such a preliminary model. If the model becomes better developed, then it would make sense to describe it in Wikipedia. I do not dispute that there are several models, but the issue is that the models are not yet certain. An unbiased account is required for an encyclopaedia.--141.214.44.61 (talk) 19:45, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

You might be right. However, website Encyclopedia should not exclude the models which are debatable. For example, cancer stem cell model itself is not firmly supported by experimental data. This does not exclude the inclusion of the model in this forum. It has nothing to do with the wise of a presenter. What I suggested is that the presenter of the cancer stem cell model may update most recent progress in this area to stimulate readers to think broadly. Curret cancer stem cell model has obvious defficiency. The concept of precancerous stem cells does not contradict the concept of cancer stem cell model but complement and strenthen the model. How one can explain the tumorigenesis of cancer cells without stem-like properties? However, it is still wise to put the cancer stem cell model into this forum(乐圣 (talk) 15:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)).

Reference added
No. 19 for an article that nicely discusses the concept in brief. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.37.214.164 (talk) 15:02, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

What does paclitaxel have to do with cancer stem cells?
The paragraph on paclitaxel and resistance is interesting, but it doesn't have anything to do with cancer stem cells, and maybe should be deleted. Billgordon1099 (talk) 05:54, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

Removal of tumor entities
For what reason were the items "melanoma" "multiple myeloma" and their references deleted from the evidence section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.178.196.134 (talk) 17:14, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

enrichment, enriched in cell and stem cell biology
The term enriched or enrichment is used freely many times in this article and others on cells and stem cells in particular. But it is never explained or referred further. Does it simply mean that there are many cells of this type found in the discussed tissue or in the resulting experimental cell culture? פשוט pashute ♫ (talk) 07:07, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

Blebbishield emergency program
I'm moving the content of this interpolated edit to the talk page, per WP:UNDUE (I think). As a search term, "blebbishield" currently gets just 8 hits on Google Scholar.

"Cancer stem cells are also capable of resurrection after morphological and biochemical apoptosis by evoking blebbishield emergency program"

109.158.8.201 (talk) 10:05, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

Cancer stem cells spheroids (3D module): Incoherent, no context, no citations, and what purpose does this section intend to serve?
Here is the section in its entirety: "The monolayer of CSCs grown as spheroids showed better growth rate than MDA-MB 231 cells, which shows the efficacy of the 3D spheroid format of CSCs. CD44 shows increased expression in spheroids compared to 2D culture of MDA-MB 231. ALDH1 iskey marker of breast stem cells wa.sIt highly expressed in BCSCs and MDA-MB 231 grown in 3D, while they are absent in CSCs and MDA-MB 231 cells grown in 2D."

I say "thanks, but no thanks" to this appended snippet of research findings. Would somebody kindly excise it?--97.120.35.87 (talk) 01:39, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

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Terribly inconsistent article
The article is horrendously inconsistent on whether CSCs actually exist.
 * The lede says they definitely exist: "Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cancer cells..." (Note: it doesn't say "hypothesized", etc.).
 * The Debate section says that their existence is under debate: "The existence of CSCs is under debate."
 * The Evidence section says that they certainly exist: "The first conclusive evidence for CSCs came in 1997." But if the evidence  is "conclusive", then there can be no debate... "Conclusive" means that the matter is closed.

This article needs to be reviewed in its entirety and edited for consistency, stressing that the weight of evidence is in favour of CSCs but that there are still some researchers who question their existence. Presumably this is what is meant by the article. Bueller 007 (talk) 21:13, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

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Talk:Lawrence North High School

Fan support
Who keeps editing the fact that a lot of Lawrence North's best ballplayers come from other schools?Greg Oden, Eric Montross,John Stewart,Mike Conley,Dominique Ferguson just to name a few attended school elsewhere until all mysteriously enrolling at LN.
 * Maybe you should cite some evidence rather than just repeatedly vandalizing the article as you have been doing. Mild Bill Hiccup (talk) 19:38, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Maybe you should shut up Mild Bill!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.220.183.236 (talk) 03:59, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll be glad when this holiday break is over and all you kids can go back to school. Mild Bill Hiccup (talk) 01:34, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Mild Bill seems to have a thing for Jack Keefer. Everyone in Indiana knows the guy recruits. Don't want the truth out there Bill? You can send me threatening messages all you want. I'll continue to let everyone know about Jack Keefer!

WHy the protection Mild Bill? You work for Jack Keefer? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.27.26.34 (talk) 03:03, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

 * proof?greg oden went to jr high in terre haute until 8th grade when him and mike conley jr, who was in the pike district and both were playing for conley sr in aau,mysteriously end up in the ln district.montross was at park tudor high school ,then ends up at ln.stewart was at carmel, then all of a sudden was at ln. ferguson was enrolled at franklin central, then up and moves to ln.are you even from indiana? if you were you would know this happens at the univ of ln.

This paragraph looks as if it may be vandalism. If it is, somebody should clean it up. BTLizard 12:47, 22 May 2006 (UTC) i thought recruiting wasn't allowed in indiana highh school basketball —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chadf b (talk • contribs) 12:52, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

its not allowed, they do it anyway --oRange  23:08, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Cheerleader
agreed. as a student at lawrence north and a cheerleader there, i am pretty offended by that paragraph. especially since i wasn't involved in the drinking incident.

maybe you weren't involved but i went there and it was a big freaking deal and everytime i tell someone i went to lawrence north they either say beerleaders or greg oden --oRange  23:06, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Vandalism Fixed
I fixed the vandalism

I think this page is okay, it could defiantly use some more information though.

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The Blob (1988 film)

The Blob is a 1988 American science fiction horror film co-written and directed by Chuck Russell. A remake of the 1958 film of the same name, it stars Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul McCrane, Art LaFleur, Robert Axelrod, Joe Seneca, Del Close and Candy Clark. The plot follows an acidic, amoeba-like organism that crashes down to Earth in a military satellite, which devours and dissolves anything in its path as it grows. Filmed in Abbeville, Louisiana, The Blob was theatrically released in August 1988 by Tri-Star Pictures to generally positive reviews but was a box office failure, grossing $8.2 million against its budget of approximately $10 million.

Plot
A meteorite crashes near Arborville, California. An elderly vagabond discovers within a sphere a massive slime mold-like substance that adheres to his hand. High school students Brian, Meg and Paul take him to a hospital. After Brian leaves, Paul witnesses the lower half of the rescued man melting from exposure to the Blob. As he calls for help, the Blob drops on top of him. Meg returns to find Paul being consumed by the growing Blob. It fully dissolves him and oozes out of the hospital.

After Brian and Meg have unsatisfactory encounters with the police, they meet at a diner where Meg tells Brian about the Blob. Brian's disbelief is shattered when the diner's handyman George is fatally pulled into the sink's drain. The growing creature pursues them to the diner's walk-in freezer but retreats upon entering. After consuming the diner's owner, as well as Sheriff Geller, the Blob reenters the sewers. Meg and Brian return to the police station, where the dispatcher tells them Deputy Briggs is near the meteor landing site. They discover a military operation led by scientist Dr. Meddows, who orders the town and the two teens quarantined. While Brian escapes, Meg is taken to town, where she learns that her younger brother Kevin snuck into the movie theater with his friend Eddie. The Blob enters the theater, killing several staff and audience members. Meg rescues Eddie and Kevin as audience members flee the theater.

Brian learns the Blob is a biological warfare experiment created during the Cold War. In a satellite, it grew from a mixture of bacteria mutated by outer space radiation. Meddows decides to trap the Blob in the sewers even if Meg, Kevin and Eddie have to die. Brian evades military personnel by driving his motorcycle into the sewers. Meg and Kevin flee from the Blob, but Eddie is consumed. Kevin escapes by scaling a pipe to the surface while Meg is saved by Brian. An attempt to close the sewer with Brian and Meg by Meddows fails when they use a weapon to blast the manhole. Brian confronts Meddows in front of the townsfolk, exposing Meddows' true intentions. Meddows attempts to convince everyone Brian is contaminated and must die. When the plan fails, Meddows tries to shoot Brian, but his creation oozes into his chemical suit and drags him into the sewer. The military attempts to blow it up with grenades and other explosives, but only succeed in enraging the creature; it bursts from the sewers and feasts on the population. Reverend Meeker proclaims the scene to be the prophesied end of the world, after which a failed flamethrower attack sets him ablaze. Meg saves him with a fire extinguisher and also shoots the Blob with it. When the creature backs off, she realizes it cannot tolerate cold.

The survivors retreat to the town hall and hold the Blob off with furniture-barricades and fire extinguishers, but it is a losing battle; it engulfs half the building and devours Briggs. Brian goes to the town's garage and gets a snowmaking truck that has canisters of liquid nitrogen attached. As the Blob is about to consume Meg and her family, Brian shoots snow at it. Angered, the Blob turns its attention toward him and knocks the truck over in retaliation, trapping Brian. Meg lures the Blob away from Brian toward the canisters, which she has rigged with an explosive charge taken from a dying soldier. The Blob is about to overrun both Brian and Meg when the charge goes off, blowing up the canisters and covering the Blob in liquid nitrogen, flash-freezing it. Moss Woodley stores the Blob's crystallized remains in the town icehouse.

Later, at a tent-meeting church service in a field, Meeker, disfigured by his burns and driven insane, preaches a doomsday sermon. One of his congregation asks when the day of reckoning will come. Meeker simply replies, "Soon." He then secretly holds up a glass jar containing a piece of the Blob he picked up earlier from the diner's freezer, saying, "The Lord will give me a sign."

Cast

 * Kevin Dillon as Brian Flagg
 * Shawnee Smith as Megan "Meg" Penny
 * Donovan Leitch as Paul Taylor
 * Jeffrey DeMunn as Sheriff Herb Geller
 * Candy Clark as Fran Hewitt
 * Joe Seneca as Dr. Christopher Meddows
 * Del Close as Reverend Meeker
 * Sharon Spelman as Mrs. Margaret Penny
 * Beau Billingslea as Moss Woodley
 * Art LaFleur as Pharmacist/Tom Penny
 * Ricky Paull Goldin as Scott Jeskey
 * Paul McCrane as Deputy Bill Briggs
 * Michael Kenworthy as Kevin Penny
 * Douglas Emerson as Eddie Beckner
 * Robert Axelrod as Jennings
 * Bill Moseley as The Soldier in the Sewer
 * Erika Eleniak as Vicki DeSoto
 * Jack Rader as Col. Templeton Hargis
 * Jack Nance as Doctor

Analysis
The film functions as a conspiracy theory film. The threat of the original film was an alien entity from outer space. The remake differs in making the threat a biological weapon, created by a secret government agency. The Blob is closely followed by soldiers and scientists in protective suits. The change reflects the mentality of a more cynical era. The sinister government agents are opposed by rebellious teenager Brian Flagg (Kevin Dillon). His depiction as a rebel and a "tough guy punk" includes wearing a leather jacket, sporting long hair, riding a motorcycle, and distrusting authority figures. Del Close, who portrays Reverend Meeker, played an eyepatch wearing hobo in the 1972 movie Beware! The Blob, which was a sequel to the original 1958 film.

Production
Screenwriter Frank Darabont first met director Chuck Russell in 1981, while working as a production assistant on the film Hell Night. Before working together on The Blob, the two also collaborated on the script for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. In 1986 New World Pictures purchased the rights to make a remake of The Blob featuring the original film's director Jack H. Harris as executive producer. A year later the production switched studios to Cinema Group Pictures.

Actor Del Close had been scheduled to direct a "mock opera" about Ronald Reagan at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts during the filming of The Blob; however, the production was cancelled and he was unexpectedly available to audition for The Blob.

Production began on January 11, 1988 with the cast and crew of approximately 150 staying at a Travelodge in Abbeville, Louisiana. Due to the large amount of night shooting, the cast often slept during the day. On their off days, they watched videos at the hotel and ate crawfish, a popular item of local cuisine.

Special effects in the film were handled by Tony Gardner. Gardner was originally supposed to provide only a few small effects, with special effects artist Lyle Conway originally being in charge of the effects. However, after personnel changes he ended up running a crew of 33, including artist Chet Zar and mechanical effects designer Bill Sturgeon. In creating the titular Blob creature, the special effects team used silk bags filled with Methyl cellulose (Fangoria reported Methacil), a thickening agent for food, creating what the team described as a "Blob Quilt". For the few minutes of screen time, near the end of the film, where Reverend Meeker has a scene with fresh burns and another with healed burns, actor Del Close required five-and-a-half hours of makeup preparation for fresh burns, and seven-and-a-half hours for healed burns.

Release
In 1987, the film's rights were acquired by Cinema Group Pictures (later Palisades Entertainment) for a Memorial Day 1988 release, before the original distributor went bankrupt, and Tri-Star Pictures acquired the film's distribution rights.

The Blob opened in New York and Los Angeles, California on August 5, 1988. It grossed $8,247,943 at the box office. An article in the 27 May 1989 Screen International reported that the film’s domestic box-office gross was “disastrous.”

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, The Blob holds a 66% approval rating based on 29 critic reviews and an average rating of 5.9/10. The consensus reads: "The Blob can't replicate the B-movie charms of the original, though its fast pace and gory thrills pack enough of a punch to make it a worthwhile update."

Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin gave the film two out of a possible four stars, describing it as a, "Needless, if undeniably gooey, remake about a man-made what's-it that wipes out the standard number of vagrants and oversexed teenagers on its way to enveloping a small town." Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film "is more violent than the original, more spectacular, more cynical, more patently commercial and more attentive to detail" but said that "for reasons having nothing to do with merit, the 1958 film earned a place in history. The remake, enterprising as it is, won't do the same".

Retrospective reviews have typically been more favorable. Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine wrote that the film "improves on the original cult classic with inventive, gracefully repulsive special effects and an agreeable post-Watergate anti-authoritarian message". HorrorNews.net gave the film a score of "4 1/2 out of 5", writing that "the twists that this film takes that differ from the original make it all the more terrifying and oddly enough... plausible". TV Guide gave the film 3/5 stars, calling it "a fine, multilayered effort from a director who understands the genre and appreciates its traditions".

Discussing the poor critical and commercial performance of the film in an interview with Starlog, director Chuck Russell stated, "Maybe it was a mistake to do a remake of The Blob with a sense of humor. I thought that would be an entertaining interpretation. … Unfortunately, it was released late in a very hectic summer filled with big films and it didn't have a particularly good ad campaign."

Home media
The film was released on DVD in the United States by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on September 11, 2001. Sony again released The Blob in September 2013 as part of its "The 4-Movie Horror Unleashed Collection", along with Fright Night, Christine and The Seventh Sign. The film was first released on Blu-ray in the United States by Twilight Time on October 14, 2014. On October 29, 2019, Shout! Factory's "Scream Factory" imprint issued a "Collector's Edition" of the film on Blu-ray, with a multitude of new bonus features. On October 17, 2023, Scream Factory released a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray of the film with all the content from the previous 2019 Blu-ray.

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Talk:North Central High School (Indianapolis)

Cleanup
I have added some information to try and give this article a foundation to add on to without resorting to the POV stuff that was here before. I got rid of the most blatant POV and superfluous content, but it still needs work. -L. Pistachio 08:23, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

nPOV
Anyone else take issue with the POV? 67.77.145.15 10:31, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, I too have found the article to be slightly off of the neutral point of view even though I am a 2006 graduate of North Central!

Very unobjective, changed wording
I also changed the fact that it's not their symphonic orchestra that is well known, but their symphonic band, Wind Ensemble, not to be confused with their second tier band, Symphonic Band.

marrie john collins
are you sure that's a real person?

The history source
What's a 'definite source' and is this source verifiably 'definite' ? Maybe the writer meant 'definitive'. Is it verifiably 'definitive'? Is this a another POV issue? I think so. Wikivek 03:19, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Symphony Orchestra
This is now a well-known orchestra, to correct the above person who stated not so. The orchestra has an abundance of state wins, the second-most in the state, outperforming the top band. Last year the orchestra also qualified as one of the top 50 orchestras in the country for an award given out by the organization that hosts the Grammys. Just to clarify.

65.43.87.169 02:21, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

I plan to add information regarding academics but it will be very incomplete and mostly reflect my own time at NC.

Marc Summers
I have removed: from the "Notable Alumni" section because I cannot find any reliable sources. IMDB, tv.com, and nndb all say the same, but they aren't reliable sources because of user-created content. His own homepage does say he is from Indianapolis, but not what high school. So, in order to have a completely cited list, I've moved this here. If anyone can find any verification feel free to put it back. —Random832 22:04, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Marc Summers, television/game show personality

I have added: back into the "Notable Alumni" section. If you go to the NCHS Alumni "Hall of Fame" webpage (http://www.nchsalumni.com/list.htm) you will see that he graduated in 1970 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993. —Preceding unsigned comment added by IndyDevil (talk • contribs) 18:36, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Marc Summers, television/game show personality

 * Thank you for finding that page. I never came across it in looking for these.—Random832 18:56, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Gulde's book
Does anyone have a copy of this book? It might be a good source to add some history and stuff other than sports and musical achievements to balance out the article. —Random832 19:26, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Performing Arts Section
Why'd we delete the section on NCHS the peforming arts department? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.58.66.217 (talk) 05:59, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

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For Felix

For Felix is a pop punk band originally from Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States. The band, formed in 2002, had an original lineup that included Dan Perea (lead vocals/bass), Whit Maull (guitar), Jay Gelardi (drums), and Pete Petrocelli (guitar). Jeff Krenn (vocals/guitar), and Patrick Jolkovski (drums) replaced Petrocelli and Gelardi in 2005. The band toured in the US with other acts including Gym Class Heroes, Greeley Estates, My American Heart, Rory and made an appearance on the 2006 Taste Of Chaos tour. The band is on an indefinite break.

The band's song "A Simple Message" and an interview were aired on the podcast Hi, My Name Is Mark hosted by Mark Hoppus of +44 and Blink 182.

Albums

 * Everyone's Got a Girlfriend (2003)
 * Rise Above (2004)
 * For Felix (2006)
 * What We're After (2021)

Compilations

 * "A Simple Message" Punk the Clock Vol. 1 (2004)
 * "Too Sad for Hollywood" Drive Thru Records: Bands You Love, Have Heard of, and Should Know (2005)

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NAD

NAD or Nad may refer to:

Geography

 * Nad, County Cork, a village in Ireland
 * North American Datum, a series of geographic coordinate systems
 * North Atlantic Drift, an Atlantic Ocean current
 * Hobli, a subdivision of a taluka in southern India

Organizations

 * National Academy of Design
 * NAD Electronics, a Canadian audio equipment manufacturer (originally New Acoustic Dimension)
 * National Advertising Division, the Council of Better Business Bureaus in the United States and Canada
 * National Appeals Division, an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture
 * National Association of the Deaf (disambiguation), one of several associations for deaf people
 * Norwegian Association of the Disabled

Science, medicine and technology

 * Na D, a spectroscopic line due to sodium
 * Network Access Device, a device in mobile phones that finds the shortest route for a connection
 * Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme and signaling molecule
 * No acute distress, on physical exam
 * Noradrenalin, a hormone and neurotransmitter
 * Nucleolar-associating domains (NADs); regions of the chromosome that interact with the nucleolus

Other uses

 * Namibian dollar, the currency of Namibia
 * Nađ, a Serbian-language surname
 * Nad (surname), an East Slavic-language transliteration of a Hungarian surname

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User talk:Friday/archive1

Note to all: Please, nobody remove content here. Reverting vandalism is OK, but removing your own or other people's comments is not something I want done. Friday 00:30, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

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Caterpillar Inc - controversies
If you feel up to writing the section on labour unrest then please add it. else give me some idea where to find out about it. GraemeLeggett 28 June 2005 09:07 (UTC)

sigh
i do not call removing material that cn be interpreted asslanderous as vandalizing. please, if not being nice, do not mention me. Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:11 (UTC)

I guess I'll try responding to you here, since you've been deleting my comments on your talk page. It seems clear to me that you either do not understand what wikipedia is about, or you have some other purpose in mind for it. This is nothing personal about you. This is about your edits. Many of them are clearly POV, which isn't what wikipedia is for. Please read NPOV. I'm not picking on you. Other users are having to spend their time following you around, undoing your inappropriate edits. If this continues, you'll probably find yourself the target of an RFC. See Request_for_comment for more info. I'm not the only one who considers your actions inappropriate; why do you think you've been banned so many times? Friday 6 July 2005 19:16 (UTC)

whats clear is your failure to understnad. please feel free to IM or email me for a more detaioled discussion, and no i mean not to be rude. Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:20 (UTC)

 * Don't worry Friday, I am with you. Gabrielsimon is very POV. And, by the way, nothing anyone here on Wikipedia writes can be "interpreted asslanderous" because slander has to be spoken. He's a nuisance, nothing more. --Lord Voldemort 6 July 2005 19:21 (UTC)

you should research law more, slander is words in any published form. Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:24 (UTC)

I must enjoy living dangerously, cuz I think I'll take my chances on the lawsuit. You, Gabrielsimon, are a problem user. Your edits are frequently terrible. If you want to give opinions on topics that you care about, try doing it in your user pages. Nobody will bother you there. Friday 6 July 2005 19:30 (UTC)

i add pieces to articles that complete pictures, when i see someonthing as incomplete. as for people leaving my user pages alone, ypu dont... and if thats something to be indicitive of how others here are then that is a lie, kindly remove me from your user page's little list. Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:32 (UTC)

I haven't edited your user page, I've edited your talk page. There is a difference. I was trying to explain to you how your actions are hurting wikipedia. However, this is pointless, I can see that I'm not helping and I'm becoming increasing unable to continue assuming good faith on your part. Friday 6 July 2005 19:35 (UTC)

you should never make assumptions, and your condescending tone got annoying a while bacl, even if it is only interperted that way.

you should not judge me by my spelling. Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:39 (UTC)

I'm new to wikipedia. However, I've so far found that by and large, users judge other users by their edits. Nothing more, nothing less. This is probably a Good Thing. If you start making better edits, you may find that you're respected as a user. You'll probably also find people being less likely to undo the changes you make. Friday 6 July 2005 19:41 (UTC)

as ive said ot other people in the past, my spellings not entirely my faullt, i can explain if i was asked to, but i care not to for the moment, im getting ttired of having to explain my self a lot of late. as for my edits, its only on a few pages like stuff inviolingthe LDFS movement, that i got a bit snippy. kindly remove my name from your little list. Gabrielsimon 6 July 2005 19:44 (UTC)

Caps and Word of Wisdom
Thanks for your note on the LDS project page. Please note that the LDS related topic is on Word of Wisdom, while the Pentacostal usage is listed under Word of wisdom. We should probably make the distinction clearer on both pages. Appreciate your interest. WBardwin 7 July 2005 02:25 (UTC)

Progressive Bloggers
You're welcome. You're doing great; don't sweat the partisan foolishness. And welcome to Wikipedia! CDC  (talk)  9 July 2005 00:14 (UTC)

Vanity
Vanity has nothing to do with my postings. And what makes you as a "Wikipedian" more fit to determine the importance of works than myself?

Criticism
Sorry for not knowing all of the shorthand that you "Wikipedians" know being that this is my first day and about 2nd hour spent on this site as a user and not just a searcher. --Cousin 22:49, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

I'm not claiming I'm more fit than you to judge the importance of articles. However you've created a couple of them which the community seems to see as non-notable vanity. You'll find that the community tends to judge editors on the basis of their edits. I'm glad to have you on board as a new editor, however you might want to edit existing articles rather than creating new ones for now. Also, you might find it helpful to read What Wikipedia is not. Don't feel bad about the learning curve, if you act in good faith, most folks here will be nice and helpful. Friday 22:53, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Vfd
You might be interested to know I put a Vfd on Wikipedian supporters of the sovereign nation-state, another Cognition association but this one based on people's POV's rather than on factual info about people, SqueakBox 16:00, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

Your comments on my page
Considering that you know how bad of an editor User:Gabrielsimon is from the section called "Sigh" above, it is odd that you posted to my talk page to suggest that I not erase his comments. He has been harassing me, causes problems for many other editors, and something needs to be done to try to get him to knock it off. DreamGuy 18:10, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

Actually it was my comments I was referring to. :) But yes, I see that others have been posting comments also.  I can understand how some editors can be difficult to work with.  However, I still don't think it helps your case to delete their comments.  Particularly, deleting actual, trying-to-be-helpful comments and calling them "harassment" in your edit summary doesn't look good.  Friday 18:16, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

the rfc
why agree that he doesntneed to be made to go awy? he insults more hten just me quiite regularly, and refuses to become even a little more polite. he wont even try to see how he offends. Gabrielsimon 02:05, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

He's being obnoxious, sure. But the controversy is already way overblown, and there's probably counterproductive behavior going on on both sides. Sometimes it's easier (and more productive) to avoid other editors than to fight with them. I know, I've tried it both ways. Friday 02:09, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

if you look at the evidance and  know that hes been actin his way for more then six months, that might  make you think a little. Gabrielsimon 02:11, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Advocate wanted?
I think it was suggested that Tkorrovi ought to have an advocate, rather than Paul, because he'd benefit from having someone who could help him express himself clearly. The backgound, you are, right, is not malice-based, but rather "Babel-based". The difficulty arises because Paul is a very concise user of English, contributing on a subject - artificial consciousness - which needs careful definition before one even starts to cover any research done, or the possibilities in future that the idea represents. (It's a bit like trying to write the definitive article on unicorns.) Tkorrovi is not a native English speaker and has his own unmovable incorrect ideas about what is correct English, always arguing that what others construe has his terminological inexactitude is just his own perfectly valid - "democratic", if you like - ideas of how the English language is constructed, and believing that his particular modes of expression should not be corrected by others - someone who doesn't know one's language telling one that one has got it wrong. No progress can really be made when dealing with someone who takes that attitude, who won't admit to the possibility that his usage is crass and hence won't improve, who doesn't understand the meanings of common words, and argues like a sea-lawyer with anyone who attempts to correct his linguistic barbarities. You will see: in a moment he will probably make a posting here to justify himself. Take sides if you like. Supporting Tkorrovi is to support encyclopedic entropy, unless you can get him to agree to your being his English teacher. Taking a stance against him will lead to histrionics. Matt Stan 13:55, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Why should I justify myself, when most what you say is obviously wrong? This time you want to announce to the whole world how bad my English is, and how pigheaded I am. About my English again, I learned it many years ago in Australia, I try my best but of course I make mistakes sometimes.Tkorrovi 20:52, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

 * When have you made a mistake? Matt Stan 07:06, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Matthew, you supposed to have a university education, at least as you claimed, then why are you still constatly involved in the most low level nagging?Tkorrovi 21:52, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Where have I made a low-level nag, as you put it? Matt Stan 07:06, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

The request I was referring to:. Friday 20:59, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

 * In order to sort this, persuade Tkorrovi to support Paul's thesis in the link he put here, and drop his request for arbitration. Matt Stan 07:06, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

LaRouche
I appreciate your comments, but I'm afraid it's gone beyond that now. Either Wikipedia takes a stand against these people or it will be destroyed. Adam 15:31, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Looks like User:Cognition has decided to be obstreperous about Johann Sebastian Bach. I suspect he'll return, but right now, I need to go to bed. If you don't mind, could you check in on it for me, since I notice that you expressed an opinion on the subject? --Calton | Talk 16:24, 12 July 2005 (UTC)

Wow, I've investigated this whole LaRoche thing, and man, now I feel kind of bad for so vociferously defending the Progressive Bloggers. I think all the points I made were valid (especially the Can-US thing), though its obvious to me now the original entry should have pointed out explicitly what was notable (though the Canadian aversion to bragging, and the fact that Prog Blogs is an equitable org may have prevented this). Friday, thanks for all the points you made. It wasn't wasted breath. I have internalized them, and it will certainly make me a better Wikipedia editor. --Simon.Pole 08:41, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the note. Also, thanks for keeping cool and improving your article.  I was beginning to wonder if it was possible for two editors to disagree over content in a constructive way, but you've proven to me that it is.  Also, please accept my apologies if it ever seemed like I was slighting Canada or grassroots movements in Canada, or anything like that.  Friday 13:49, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

Why are you reveting my userpage?
I want the version that Everyking and Ruy are restoring up. What do you mean by the "owner's version?" Cognition 04:56, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Please restore the pre-Ed Poor version. There is no reason to do this. Please see Everyking's comments on my talk page. Cognition 04:58, 15 July 2005 (UTC)
 * I had assumed you wanted the version you put there. I personally prefer that one, and think it's more aligned with the spirit of User pages.  Friday 05:00, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

who are we to decide hat goes on othes user pages tho? Gabrielsimon 05:01, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * No, I just did not want to restore the pre-Ed Poor one myself, since the last time I did that, Ed Poor absused his admin powers by reverting me and then blocking me for three days. I asked Ruy and Everyking to restore the pre-Ed Poor version, and I am asking you now to stop preventing them from doing this. Please revert your own reverts. Cognition 05:03, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Cognition, I wonder if you're confused about the facts, or whether you're intentionally misrepresenting the situation. First, reverting is not really an "admin power", any editor can do it.  Second, your being blocked for three days appears to be about your editing behavior and personal attacks, see .  Yes, it's true that your user page was also criticized in the above, but this was additional evidence regarding your rather extreme POV.  Also looks to me like more than one admin was involved, so this is clearly not a simple case of one abusive admin.  Making such inflammatory and easily-refuted accusations will surely not improve your popularity.  Friday 13:51, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

done. what is your next wish, person who opened the bottle? Gabrielsimon 05:06, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

If you guys are done here, there's discussion in User talk:Cognition about why the page was against User pages standards. Friday 05:16, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

Chipmonk's VFD
I put all of their CD's on VFD. Zscout370 (Sound Off) 21:36, 15 July 2005 (UTC)

wolves
Friday, apparently Gabriel is sensitive to verbal nuance. Even a term like "point blank" or the use of "scare quotes" conveys something to him. Uncle Ed 19:56, July 16, 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks. I'm trying to be accomodating to him.  Somewhere in between the various points of view, there's a neutral article trying to get out.  Friday 21:55, 16 July 2005 (UTC)

Okay, here's your chance. Try this. Do not talk to Gabriel anywhere but at talk:wolf hunting. If he posts here, simply ignore it.

And explain why you object to scare quotes around "justification". Tell him what those scare quotes do to the word. And then suggest an alternative that he can understand and accept, but which does not compromise the integrity of the article. Uncle Ed 00:32, July 17, 2005 (UTC)

 * Sounds like a good idea. I'll try it!  Friday 01:01, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

"Original Research"
The purpose of the entry was not to promote "original research" but to document the origin and use of term "Ecologics" -- the historical relevance ties into issues involving the environmental movement in the USA. I am taking the criticims under advice but need a few weeks to rewrite this submission and provide adequate references, weblinks and the verification of sources. But, this is time consuming and if the nature of "wikipedia" critics is so fickle in decision making than it might not be worth the time invested. I TRULY EXPECTED A MORE SUPPORTIVE, COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE PROCESS at Wikipedia. (anon)

its hard to expect thinghs from those who are unprooven. can we assume good faith on friday's part? this has yet to be seen. Gabrielsimon 06:03, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

Deleted section
From another user's talk page:

Perhaps we got off on the wrong foot. Is there some way we can work together as editors rather than against each other as enemies? I don't see that us fighting helps make the encyclopedia any better. Friday 22:06, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

love to make new friends. Gabrielsimon 22:09, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

No offense, but that's not what I was going for. I was thinking more along the lines of editors who are able to co-exist in a constructive way. I'd love it if you'd agree to not edit certain articles, but I realize this is asking a lot. What else can we try? I have a request, for starters. I'd enjoy it greatly if you'd not (IMO, falsely) report me as a vandal and a 3RR violator. In return, I'll bring any perceived problems on your end to your attention personally, rather than reporting them through official channels. What do you say? Friday 22:14, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

i do not report falsely. your requests make you seem two faced. Gabrielsimon 22:41, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

About Gabrielsimon
I'm about to request comments about the dispute in Vampire and other pages. Gabrielsimon's behavior is simply not acceptable. Whether on purpose or not, he's acting like an "editor's bait", adding questionable content and then waiting for others to revert it so that he can denounce them as abusive. Would you back this request up? Do you have any suggestions on wording it? --Pablo D. Flores 23:49, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

boy, you dont know anything about why i do what i do. Gabrielsimon 23:50, 19 July 2005 (UTC)

I will back you up. I'm still a newbie myself so I haven't done anything as drastic as RFC. However I agree with you that his editing behavior is not acceptable, so I will help however I can. Friday 00:01, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Err, I'd back you up too... I haven't touched Vampire in a while, but that was one (and Vampire lifestyle) where I got into conflict with him in the past... he had highly bizarre POV edits and then abuse when I undid his changes. Of course his "demounce them as abusive" led to him just recently RfCing me, so I'm not sure if his long history of accusing me of bad edits and abuse would taint your efforts. He's been highly troublesome since day one, blocked for 3RR violations I think 7 times (and there were a few other times when he could have been blocked for it but wasn't out of misplaced kindness), and so abusive that I took off a number of articles from my watchlist that I had been a longtime contributor to instead of getting into yet more conflict with him. DreamGuy 00:24, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks to both. The request for comments is, for the moment, on hold. I notified Gabrielsimon about it and it seems he gets the idea... Of course, one more knee-jerk-type revert of those, or one more unfounded accusation of abuse or censorship, and I will place the request. Unfortunately, there is at least one user giving the wrong advice to him, and other who have encouraged him on other occasions. I'm assuming good faith and no sock puppetry involved. We'll see. --Pablo D. Flores 13:29, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I really hope he straightens out. Unfortunately, I've seen him do this before.  (By "this", I mean acting like he doesn't understand what he's doing wrong the minute he thinks he might get in real trouble.)  I very nearly lost the ability to have good faith in him when I saw him come off a 3RR ban and immediately begin edit warring again.  So, all I can do for now is stay away from the pages we've been fighting over.  Thanks for helping out, and if I have a problem, instead of leaving him a note about it as I'd done in the past, I'll ignore him, and drop you a note instead.  I'm afraid I'm probably too irritated to deal with him nicely.  Friday 16:28, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Request made
I just placed the request for comments. Please read it and sign it. --Pablo D. Flores 13:42, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for signing it so quickly. This is the first time I post a RfC myself, so I wasn't that sure, but I simply couldn't find a way to deal with this guy, and couldn't let him do as he pleases without saying anything either. Maybe this will get some sense into his head. I've placed the RfC notice on several article talk pages (e. g. Talk:Wolf); if you know other places where he's been doing his thing, or users that know of him, please mention the request there too. --Pablo D. Flores 14:24, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

Ecologics
I nominated Ecologics for deletion. Since the nomination, the article author has contacted me and asked for assistance with the article. I was initially dubious that the article was legitimate, however I have been convinced that it is being edited in good faith, albeit by a new and inexperienced editor. I have retracted my delete vote, and I would appreciate it if you would consider visiting the article and the deletion discussion, and reconsidering your deletion vote. Best regards, EvilPhoenix talk 03:16, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

Biting...
Is there ANY way I can mark an article that I know is inappropriate? I'm interested in going through new pages as they come up and making a note that they are wrong in some way (letting someone else sort out the details). Does this eventually get done anyway and I shouldn't worry with it? Thanks. Category 05:44, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

thanks
for hellping with what i added to the vampire article. i have no idea why i was getting a red link that last time... Gabrielsimon 19:24, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

terroist
its a word to avoid, as cited here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words_to_avoid so i remove it where i finmd it. seems ok to me anyway. Gabrielsimon 21:51, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

Contentless articles
I'm presently working on it.

patience
Hi Friday, just wanted to say "good job" for your patience in the current kerfuffle over Witchcraft etc. Hopefully the Gabrielsimon RFC will help clear up some of the ongoing misunderstandings. Thanks for your contributions! FreplySpang (talk) 20:20, July 23, 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks, I appreciate that. A couple weeks ago, I was astounded at the apparent superhuman patience I saw from certain other editors, but now I see why it's helpful.  Friday 21:42, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

you know, its not my intention to be an agravating person. Gabrielsimon 09:00, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

THANX FOR LETTING ME IN I WOULDEALLY LKE TO CONTRIBUTE SOME USEFUL INFO BUT DO NOT HAVE CLUE ON THE STRANGE ORMAT THAT YOU USE. MAYBE YOU CAN OFFER SOME ADVICE. AGAIN I AM, ESTHER

Otherkin
Thanks for your note - I just had to speak up, since I hadn't heard the word in three years or so. I'll be following the article's progress. :) KathL 06:09, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

Gabrielsimon
Okay, I apologize if I was unclear about my point on the number of edits he made. I still think that a compromise should break through - and I don't think my point is very far fetched (or at least not disagreeing with the other editors). : ) Dbraceyrules 19:02, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

 * To further clarify my point I will post what I had left on the anon user's page:Sorry that you disagreed on my argument, however what I am saying is: Gabrielsimon has good intentions but gets angry sometimes, and therefore may add dubious/controversial stuff to Wikipedia. I don't know if you can be upset, as according to your talk page several people have detected vandalism from this IP address. In the end I just want a compromise. I don't think Gabrielsimon is right by adding his opinions in articles, but I do believe that Gabrielsimon has outstanding potential as an excellent editor on this sight. He only deserves a second chance. I don't know if you'll agree with that but I think a second chance and compromise: that is, that detractors stop bashing Gabriel, and that he avoids adding dubious content in the encyclopedia - is the best, and most kind method of resolving the dispute. Dbraceyrules 14:59, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

 * What I am saying is the man deserves another chance, yeah I hear the argument already: that he has had multiple chances. Well, okay, hopefully the RfC will get him to respond. If not, he can just suffer the consequences.  Come on, even some of the complainants on the other page said that the man had potential as an editor.  Why not see him for what he is worth and allow him to put good info on the encyclopedia? Why not? Dbraceyrules 19:15, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

 * FWIW, I have not seen any indication that anyone wants to prevent him from making good edits. The topic at hand is how to prevent him from making bad edits.  Currently the suggestion (which I think is helpful) is the one revert rule, so that even if he still makes bad edits, they'll be less frequent and less harmful.  Friday 19:35, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't think that others want to directly prevent him from having good edits either. However, I think that so many editors are caught up in NPOV and POV rants of his, that no one is seeing the silver lining in the cloud.  I don't think my argument is off from what the other editors had stated. A compromise is all I am suggesting.  I am hoping that Gabrielsimon will be more careful in the future, and other people can tone it down a bit.  He'll come to his senses, and if not, he'll have to suffer the consequences. And I still don't think that number of edits means they were all beneficial. Dbraceyrules 00:46, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Creation science
Can you tell me what specific objections you have to the current form of the article's lead section? You can reply on my talk page. -- BRIAN 0918  23:16, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

What do you mean "emotionally involved"? I didn't protect the page, so I can't be the one to unprotect it. Besides, we haven't gotten anywhere in discussion yet, so we shouldn't unprotect it. That's the point of protection. You should check out the edit history of the page. If it's unprotected now so that new people like yourself can "take a crack at it", we're just going to have the same thing happening. Why the rush for unprotecting? It's only been one day. -- BRIAN 0918  12:54, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

 * There's no rush. But you seem to believe the discussion isn't going anywhere, and not everyone else agrees.  I can understand your frustration dealing with trolls and edit wars, but there are other editors involved who are fresher to the topic and less frustrated.  To be perfectly honest, it seems to me like you're actively discouraging some of the discussion, or perhaps trying to make sure it all goes according to your plan.  I was under the impression that articles here don't belong to any one editor personally.  Friday 14:02, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

sigh
do you use my edit histroy page abnd look around for things to revert? Gabrielsimon 22:05, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Sometimes, but not lately. I've got a few hundred things on my watchlist that keep me pretty busy, plus new pages/vfd patrol.  If you're talking about Mormon, I've been interested in LDS-related topics since before I even created my account.  I happen to agree with Val42 that the additions you put back in were too POV.  Also, since they belong in other articles instead, it's better to remove them than to try to fix them where they stand.  If any editor wants that copy wants to go in the appropriate article, they could try adding it there.  But they'd have to make it more NPOV for it to be accepted, I suspect.  Friday 22:15, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

wasnt trying to be rude. i would just rather not be folowed around, and was worried that that might be starting up again. Gabrielsimon 22:17, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

regarding NPOV/Otherkin
Regarding the post on my talk page, the section you couldn't find in Neutral point of view under Pseudoscience is in # 10.5 Giving "equal validity", or a paraphrase of it anyway. The Pseudoscience aspects I think are more important, though. I phrased it poorly. DreamGuy 22:11, July 30, 2005 (UTC)

please
if you wish to ask or complain about anything i do, talk to me o my talk page, its really annoying to air all the "dirty laundry" on the RFC wiuth some people id like to thonk of as idiots and others hanging on everyword.... please? Gabrielsimon 20:44, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

 * "Idiots" eh? You still haven't learned about Civility, Gabriel. YThe RfC is the specific place for those discussions... I tried to discuss the issue with you on my talk page but you gave the "sleeping" excuse and apparently continued to violate your agreed upon 1RR. When we try to give you the benefit of the doubt you abuse it. DreamGuy 20:51, July 31, 2005 (UTC)

 * If you guys must fight, please don't do it on my talk page. Friday 20:52, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Is it a "fight" to point out what he is doing is wrong? He is deleting my comments off his talk page... I'd appreciate it that when you reply there that you check the history and restore them... there's strong evidence that his claims of "sleeping" and thus confusing the 1RR time limits is a direct lie and instead of responding to that he's deleting it, much like he tried to delete it off the RfC. DreamGuy 23:42, July 31, 2005 (UTC)

you cna tell
that im geting tired of people following me ar ound and bothering me, im trying to get things right... things take time. Gabrielsimon 23:49, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

residential school
residential school is mostly my work at the  point of merge -in from the residential schools in canada  article  i kept to the facts, and spoke no overly inflammatory language, in spite of what those monsters did to my own ancestors, and even as late as 1996, were still allowed to do by the state. Gabrielsimon 03:58, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

diskflyer deletion
Please don't delete the diskflyer page. I am trying to make a list of all the species on darwin IV, so please leave the page up. I'm just trying to spread knowledge!

Emmet Miller
I was on new page patrol and I noticed that you had put a CSD tag on this article, I just wanted to let you know that it actually had a history and had been blanked so I reverted the blanking (and with it, your CSD tag). Rx StrangeLove 03:28, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

rfc things again
on my rfc, if you examiner the last section on the talk page, i would bw appreciative. Gabrielsimon 04:00, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

I saw it. I'm not sure that's how these things work. Honestly, I think you've generally done more harm than good by your participation in your RFC. Friday 04:10, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

well, i was hoping that people would ,a fter three weeks leave me alone, theres already an RFA in place, so what else do people want from me?? Gabrielsimon 04:15, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Do you really not know? I'm able to see that you're trying to contribute helpfully, but it's taken quite an effort on my part. You've continued to remove comments and otherwise disrupt your RFC. You've violated 3RR over and over, and disregarded your agreement to abide by the 1RR. How do you think this looks to other editors? Friday 04:22, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

p[artially the 3rr, like the most reent one that i got blocked for, was me forgetting to [pay attention. the rest is that asshole dreamguy baoiting. i really am tryingto make things better, cause i likethis place. Gabrielsimon 04:27, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Instead of admitting you've made mistakes and changing your behavior, you just make excuses. Again, how do you think this looks to other editors? You and Dreamguy are very frequently fighting. I'm not saying anyone's right or wrong, but it gets in the way of making an encyclopedia. Why not just ignore him? Friday 04:34, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

its kind of hard to ignore someone who frequqntly insults and reverts every change you make. Gabrielsimon 04:35, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

User:Ketrovin
He may be Gabrielsimon. He can type much better, but still makes some pretty bad errors. And then he does several edits on otherkin I can't tell if he is or not, though. Take care, D. J. Bracey (talk) 18:17, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
 * FWIW, I put something on the RFC talk page about this. See Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Gabrielsimon. Friday 18:20, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, I can see several similarities, but then there are differences too. I find Ketrovin dropping on my page to say "hi" very suspicious, but that really doesn't seem like something GS would do. Perhaps he changed his behavior a bit so people wouldn't suspect him. It's hard to say.  Let's look at both their contributions.  If they overlap, we know that Gabrielsimon isn't involved. If, however, they edit at different times to related pages, we have a case. Take care, D. J. Bracey (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.png|25px]] 18:27, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Sounds good. I think discussion and evidence (for or against) should probably be centralized on the talk page.  I believe there are technical means to determining sockpuppetry too, so hopefully there'll be a way to get a good clear answer.  Friday 18:29, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * We have something. Gabrielsimon hasn't edited anything since 9:26 UTC, and Ketrovin has edited since then.  I hate to play Devil's advocate, but I think GS may be sockpuppeting.D. J. Bracey (talk) [[Image:Flag of California.png|25px]] 18:38, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

So becasue I am interested in an unusual cultiural phenomenon, that being the Otherkin, i get accused of being someoen who i am not? I am sorry if my saying hello was not good form, D. J. Bracey but i followed links from pages i found to see who was discussing things, and i thought i might like to make some friendly terms aquaintances while im here, to aid in the communal experiance, so i said hello. its also how i found Vashi, to ask a question to. Tell me, have I offended either of you in some way? Ketrovin 18:46, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I don't believe I've made accusations at all. I asked you a question.  You're (I guess) maintaining that you're not the same user.  That's all.  Friday 18:50, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

 * For information, a couple of the bureucrats have access to tools that can determine connections between sockpuppet accounts and other users. Apart from exceptional cases they prefer not to use them because the opportunity to edit anonymously is one of the central elements of Wikipedia. However, they have been used in some previous arbitration cases. -- Solipsist 19:23, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

in case it IS a game of some kind
Are you User:Thursday? Ketrovin 18:33, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

User:Moral right
He vandalized a few pages earlier, adding "I am the moral right." to a few user pages (including your user page).

All of the people affected were involved in Talk:Caterpillar Inc., which he deleted all comments after June 30th.

Just thought you would like to know. Toffile 15:14, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

 * No problem. Toffile 20:57, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

Hello Friday. Someone else changed my pass word
Yesterday I was informed my password had been changed. It was not my doing. I tried answering the E-mail but no dice, could not get thru. I do not know who changed my password, but I have a suspicion it was User Eclipsed. {Just look over our exchanges to search for clues). Whatever. Anyhow Wikipedia has introduced me to some very interesting people and I had fun. But I just don't fit in here. I don't seem to fit in anywhere. Martin understood. I'm just too damned curious. I have a gift for making others uncomfortable. This time I finally got it into my head to skate out of here. Tell my friends Wetman and Vaughn I enjoyed there exchanges and help. I would highly appreciate the saving of my user page, if possible. It took a lot of work. As long as there are book burners Wikipedia will always be handicapped. It is always easier to burn a book than to write one. The most dangerous thing in the world is a new idea, the gathering of data that has been overlooked or forgotten. I have a passion for the obscure. I'm sorry, but I just can't keep from wondering about things. Adios. Elvis has left the building for good this time. Logging out forever. User:Kazuba 9 Aug 2005

This user (Kazuba aka 198.208.159.14 aka 68.41.141.167) has a history of using personal attacks to support their claims. The user has also claimed they will leave wikipedia before, where they wrote "I'm just not cut out for Wikipedia. I have a deep distrust of men because of their love of power and their brutality." Eclipsed 16:19, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

Nice to be appreciated
Thanks for your comments. Feel free to e-mail me. Taxwoman 19:34, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

On Yehia Mowiena
You beat me to the punch, I was adding the vfd when you put in the speedy there. Good work, man. I'll be sure to add some cowbell on the way out ;-) Karmafist 14:57, 12 August 2005 (UTC)

Gestir
I implemented the decision of VfU, spending my time creating content that other people requested. I shan't bother again. Pcb21| Pete 10:59, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

Speedy tagging
Hi, please only use speedy delete tags on articles which meet the criteria. Daily Howler does not. Kappa 01:03, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Arbitration
I have put DreamGuy up for arbitratioon for incivillity. add evidance at your convieniance, or just repair my formatting if it suits youGavin the Chosen 02:32, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

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Junior High
As stated here on their website, it appears that the school no longer has a junior high, and now is just known as "Our Lady of Providence High School" and just has 9-12 grade. --TheFlameChomp (talk) 19:39, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
 * , can you kindly provide a secondary source like a newspaper article that verifies that? John from Idegon (talk) 22:53, 4 November 2018 (UTC)

JackLouisville (talk) 16:24, 4 September 2020 (UTC) Here is news source for the discontinuation of the junior high and name change. COI disclosure, I do work for the school.


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Catalina Micaela of Spain

Catherine Michaela of Spain (Catalina Micaela de Austria; 10 October 1567 – 6 November 1597) was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. She ruled the duchy several times as regent in Charles Emmanuel's absence, notably during his campaign in 1594. She was the younger surviving daughter of Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois.

Early life
Catherine Michaela was the daughter of Philip II, ruler of the vast Spanish Empire, and his third wife, the French princess Elisabeth of Valois.

She was described as beautiful, intelligent, arrogant and well aware of her high social status. Though her father did not attend her christening and was not as rejoiced at the birth of a daughter as he had been with her elder sister, Isabella Clara Eugenia, she had a good relationship with him. Philip and Catherine Michaela exchanged letters throughout her life.

She had a close relationship with her sister. They were raised together under the care of Margarita de Cardona, the lady-in-waiting of their stepmother, Anna of Austria, and some of her mother's own ladies such as Claude de Vineulx. Her grandmother Catherine de' Medici was given regular reports of Catherine and her sister, and she had their portraits sent and put in her book of hours. She was probably named after Catherine de Medici.

Duchess of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy suggested that he should marry Catalina Micaela as a way of gaining Spanish support for his plans to expand Savoy on the coast of France, weakened from the Wars of Religion. The wedding took place in Zaragoza on 11 March 1585, and the couple made their entrance to Turin in Savoy on 10 August 1585.

Catherine Michaela was initially unpopular because of her arrogance and attempts to introduce Spanish pomp, ceremony and way of dress to the court in Turin. However, she soon gained respect because of her political and diplomatic skill, which she used to defend the autonomy of Savoy against Spain. She refused the Spanish offer to install a Spanish garrison in Turin from Milan with the excuse of giving her a life guard.

She is reported to have had great influence on Charles Emmanuel I and to have reformed him for the better. She also served as regent several times during the absence of the duke on military campaigns, such as during the Lyon campaign in 1594. Catherine Michaela also benefited cultural life in Savoy, founded many new buildings including an art gallery. Due to her influence, her sons were educated in Spain. Catherine Michaela died in childbirth near the end of 1597. She had been constantly pregnant during much of her twelve years of marriage, giving birth almost once per year, and she had miscarried earlier that year. Her death is said to have hastened the death of her elderly father, who died the following year.

Children
In 1585, Catherine Michaela married Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. This marriage produced ten children in just eleven years:

 * Philip Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont (1586–1605)
 * Victor Amadeus (1587–1637)
 * Emanuel Filibert of Savoy, (1588–1624), Spanish Viceroy of Sicily, (1622–24).
 * Margaret (1589–1655), married Francesco IV Gonzaga of Mantua
 * Isabella (1591–1626), married Alfonso III d'Este, duke of Modena
 * Maurice, a cardinal (1593–1657)
 * Maria Apollonia, a nun in Rome (1594–1656)
 * Francesca Caterina, a nun in Biella (1595–1640)
 * Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano (1596–1656), Founder of the House of Savoy-Carignano and ancestor of the erstwhile ruling Family of Italy
 * Giovanna (born and died 1597)

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Doug Peacock

Doug Peacock (born April 5, 1942) is an American author, filmmaker, wildlife activist, and Vietnam War veteran. He is best known for his work dedicated to grizzly bear recovery in the lower-48, his book Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness and serving as the model for the well-known character George Washington Hayduke in Edward Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang. Doug is the co-founder of several conservation organizations including Round River Conservation Studies and Save The Yellowstone Grizzly.

In 1988 the award winning documentary Peacock's War was released about Doug's experiences in Vietnam and his efforts to study and protect grizzly bears. Peacock's War premiered on PBS Nature, Channel 4 London, and the Discovery Channel. In 2019, Doug starred in a film called Grizzly Country, a follow-up documentary devoted to Doug's then-and-now war experiences and the evolution of his work with grizzly bears. Grizzly Country was published by The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries curated by The Atlantic. Doug's 2021 film The Beast of Our Time: Grizzly Bears and Climate Change, narrated by Jeff Bridges and scored by Bill Payne, has already won multiple awards and is currently being screened at environmental film festivals nationwide.

Peacock was named 2007 Guggenheim Fellow and was awarded the Cultural Freedom Fellowship by the Lannan Foundation in 2011 for his work on archaeology, climate change and the peopling of North America as published in his 2013 book In the Shadow of the Sabertooth: A Renegade Naturalist Considers Global Warming, the Arrival of the First Americans and the Terrible Beasts of the Pleistocene (Counterpunch/AK Press).

A friend and ally of many acclaimed environmentalists and authors—including Rick Bass, Terry Tempest Williams, Yvon Chouinard, Doug Tompkins, Rick Ridgeway and Edward Abbey—Peacock has devoted a lifetime to advocating for this planet's wildlife and wild places.

Biography
Doug Peacock, the son of seasoned naturalists and birders Marion E. and Kathryn L. Peacock, was born in Alma, Michigan where he grew up in the woods, swamps, and trout streams of northern Michigan. He attended the University of Michigan where he brought Martin Luther King Jr. to campus and earned a degree in geology. Doug then served two tours in the Vietnam War as a Green Beret combat medic; he was awarded the Soldier's Medal, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and the Bronze Star.

Upon returning home from war, Doug felt disillusioned with human society and sought solace in the beauty of the wilderness. Although he had little scientific background, his passion for and firsthand experience with bears soon brought him recognition as an expert in grizzly behavior. Peacock wrote Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness in the 70s and 80s. He was a close friend of author Edward Abbey, and served as the model for the character George Hayduke in Abbey's novel The Monkey Wrench Gang.

Peacock's 2005 book, Walking it Off: A Veteran's Chronicle of War And Wilderness, continues his memoirs, in the wake of Ed Abbey's death. He ventured into the southwest deserts to walk off the scars left by his friend's death. In the process, he revisited Vietnam in flashbacks, remembering the cantankerous friendship with Abbey, and almost died in his journey to recover from "this terminal disease called life" in Nepal with his friends Alan Burgess and Dennis Sizemore.

Peacock is also friend of American author Rick Bass. In Bass's book The Lost Grizzlies: A Search for Survivors in the Wilderness of Colorado Peacock is a key element in the search for evidence that there are still grizzlies in the San Juan Mountains.

Peacock was a 2007 Guggenheim fellow, and currently lives in Montana with his wife Andrea, author of Libby, Montana: Asbestos and the Deadly Silence of an American Corporation. Peacock speaks in  schools about wilderness, conservation, and the need to preserve our wilderness. Doug is the chairman of the board of trustees for Round River Conservation Studies.

Doug and Andrea Peacock's new book, The Essential Grizzly: The Mingled Fates of Men and Bears was released on May 1, 2006 (Lyons Press, ISBN 1-59228-848-0). It has been reissued in paperback under a new title, In the Presence of Grizzlies: The Ancient Bond Between Men and Bears in March 2009. (Lyons Press, ISBN 1-59921-490-3)

Peacock has more recently been serving as a writer for the Daily Beast, where he writes about the American wilderness as well as animal rights in their indigenous lands. He wrote for The Daily Beast from 2014 through 2019.

Books

 * Peacock, Doug. Was It Worth It? A Wilderness Warrior's Long Trail Home, Patagonia Works, 2022. (ISBN 978-1-952338-04-5)
 * Peacock, Doug. Grizzly Years: In Search of the American Wilderness, Henry Holt & Co., 1990. (ISBN 0-8050-0448-3)
 * Peacock, Doug. Baja, Bulfinch Press, 1991 (ISBN 0821218034)
 * Peacock, Doug. Walking It Off: A Veteran's Chronicle of War And Wilderness, Ewu Press, 2005. (ISBN 0-910055-99-8)
 * Peacock, Doug and Edward Abbey. "The Best of Edward Abbey", Sierra Club Books, 2005 (ISBN 1578051215)
 * Peacock, Doug and Andrea Peacock. The Essential Grizzly: The Mingled Fates of Men and Bears, Lyons Press, 2006. (ISBN 1-59228-848-0)
 * Peacock, Doug. In the Shadow of the Sabertooth: A Renegade Naturalist Considers Global Warming, the First Americans, and the Terrible Beasts of the Pleistocene.  AK Press, 2013.  (ISBN 978-1-84935-140-9)

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2006 United States Senate election in Florida

The 2006 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson won re-election to a second term.

Background
During the Terri Schiavo case in March 2005, a talking points memo on the controversy was written by Brian Darling, the legal counsel to Republican Senator Mel Martínez of Florida. The memo suggested the Schiavo case offered "a great political issue" that would appeal to the party's base (core supporters) and could be used against Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida who was up for reelection in 2006, because he had refused to co-sponsor the bill which came to be known as the Palm Sunday Compromise. Bill Nelson was nevertheless reelected as Senator on November 7, 2006 with 60% of the vote.

Candidates

 * LeRoy Collins Jr., retired naval officer and son of former Governor LeRoy Collins
 * Katherine Harris, U.S. Representative and former Florida Secretary of State
 * Will McBride, attorney
 * Peter Monroe, businessman and former COO of the Federal Housing Administration

Endorsements

 * The Bradenton Herald: McBride
 * Florida (Jacksonville) Times-Union: Collins or Monroe
 * Gainesville Sun: Collins
 * Lakeland Ledger: Collins
 * Miami Herald: Collins
 * Naples Daily News: Collins
 * Orlando Sentinel: McBride
 * Palm Beach Post: Monroe
 * Sarasota Herald-Tribune: no endorsement
 * South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun Sentinel: Monroe
 * St. Petersburg Times: Collins
 * Tampa Tribune: Collins

Polling
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Candidates

 * Floyd Ray Frazier (Independent)
 * Katherine Harris, former Florida Secretary of State and former U.S. Representative (Republican)
 * Brian Moore, retired health care executive and former congressional candidate (Independent)
 * Bill Nelson, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
 * Belinda Noah (Independent)
 * Roy Tanner (Independent)

Campaign
The organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which monitors political corruption, complained to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) in October 2006 that the Bacardi beverage company had illegally used corporate resources in support of a fundraising event for Nelson in 2005. CREW had previously filed a similar complaint concerning a Bacardi fundraising event for Republican Senator Mel Martinez, an event that raised as much as $60,000 for Martinez's campaign. The amended complaint alleged that, on both occasions, Bacardi violated the Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations by soliciting contributions from a list of the corporation's vendors.

Endorsements
In a rare move, all twenty-two of Florida's daily newspapers supported Nelson, while none supported Harris in the general election.
 * Bradenton Herald: Bill Nelson
 * Charlotte Sun-Herald: Bill Nelson
 * Daytona Beach News-Journal: Bill Nelson
 * Florida Times-Union: Bill Nelson
 * Fort Myers News-Press: Bill Nelson
 * Gainesville Sun: Bill Nelson
 * Lakeland Ledger: Bill Nelson
 * Miami Herald: Bill Nelson
 * Naples Daily News: Bill Nelson
 * Orlando Sentinel: Bill Nelson
 * Palm Beach Post: Bill Nelson
 * Pensacola News Journal: Bill Nelson
 * Saint Petersburg Times: Bill Nelson
 * Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Bill Nelson
 * Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers: Bill Nelson
 * South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Bill Nelson
 * Tallahassee Democrat: Bill Nelson
 * Tampa Tribune: Bill Nelson

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 23, 2006
 * Complete video of debate, November 1, 2006

Polling

 * Graphical summary

Results
As expected, Nelson was easily reelected. He won with 60.3% of the vote winning by 1,064,421 votes or 22.2%, and carried 57 of Florida's 67 counties. Nelson was projected the winner right when the polls closed at 7 P.M. EST.

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Gilchrist (Largest city: Trenton)
 * Sumter (Largest city: The Villages)
 * Bradford (Largest city: Starke)
 * Charlotte (Largest city: Charlotte)
 * Columbia (Largest city: Lake City)
 * DeSoto (Largest city: Arcadia)
 * Escambia (Largest city: Pensacola)
 * Hardee (Largest city: Wachula)
 * Highlands (Largest city: Sebring)
 * Indian River (Largest city: Sebastian)
 * Lake (Largest city: Clermont)
 * Lee (Largest city: Cape Coral)
 * Suwannee (Largest city: Live Oak)
 * Duval (largest municipality: Jacksonville)
 * Seminole (largest municipality: Sanford)
 * Hendry (Largest city: Clewiston)
 * Marion (Largest city: Ocala)


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Talk:List of school districts in Indiana

Assess
Its a list, but it can have quality Victuallers 22:51, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Naming convention
I've proposed a standard form for naming articles on Ohio school districts: Naming conventions (Ohio school districts), which could easily be extended to apply to districts in other states. I'd welcome some feedback on this. PedanticallySpeaking 16:46, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Franklin Township Community School Corporation

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