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Liber diurnus Romanorum pontificum

Liber diurnus Romanorum pontificum (Latin for "Journal of the Roman Pontiffs") is the name given to a miscellaneous collection of ecclesiastical formulae used in the Papal chancery until about the 11th century. It fell into disuse through the changed circumstances of the times and was soon forgotten and lost.

Description
The collection contains models of the important official documents usually prepared by the papal chancery; particularly of letters and official documents in connexion with the death, the election, and the consecration of the pope; the installation of newly elected bishops, especially of the suburbicarian bishops; also models for the profession of faith, the conferring of the pallium on archbishops, for the granting of privileges and dispensations, the founding of monasteries, the confirmation of acts by which the Church acquired property, the establishment of private chapels, and in general for all the many decrees called for by the extensive papal administration. The collection opens with the superscriptions and closing formulae used in writing to the Emperor and Empress at Constantinople, the Patricius, the Exarch and the Bishop of Ravenna, to a king, a consul, to patriarchs, metropolitans, priests and other clerics. The collection is important both for the history of law and for Church history, particularly for the history of the Roman Church. The formularies and models set down are taken from earlier papal documents, especially those of Gelasius I (492–496) and Gregory I (590–604).

The Vatican manuscript contains 99 formularies, the Clermont 100 and the Ambrosian 106. Each manuscript has formularies that are not in the others. All "seem to be free reelaborations, mainly for monastic use, of official texts from the papal curia and the perhaps most famous and authoritative episcopal ones, for study in the schools of the monasteries and repeatedly updated for this purpose" (Vatican Archives). In other words, they served more or less as style books.

Genesis and Use
The collection contains some 100 formulae, some of which may date back to the late fifth century. They may been collected in the chancery of the Roman Church and added to from time to time. There is no systematic arrangement of the formularies in the manuscripts. Internal evidence shows that some formulae were reworked occasionally.

Whether the collection was used by the papal chancery is contested. Scholars agree that papal letters written after the late eleventh century do not draw on the Liber diurnus.

In the late eleventh century, Cardinal Deusdedit copied several formulae from an unknown version of the Liber diurnus into his canon law collection. Internal evidence suggests that this version was reworked in the eleventh century. It is not clear whether Deusdedit faithfully preserved the Liber diurnus version he used or made changes to it. Later medieval knowledge of the Liber diurnus largely depends, often indirectly, on Deusdedit's collection, from where the excerpts were taken into the collections of Ivo of Chartres and, ultimately, Gratian.

Manuscripts
There are three medieval manuscripts containing the Liber diurnus extant. They are known as the Codex Vaticanus, Claromontanus, and Ambrosianus, respectively, or abbreviated as manuscripts "V", "C", and "A".

 * The Vaticanus (V) today is held in the Vatican Archives (Misc., Arm. XI, 19). It was held at Nonantola Abbey before it came to Rome, where it was discovered in 1646 in the library of the monastery of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme; in the eighteenth century, it was brought to the Vatican. It was said to be lost in the nineteenth century by Theiner. Holstenius is said to have copied it.
 * The Claromontanus (C) today is kept in Egmond Abbey in the Netherlands (Ms. G II). It was in the Jesuit library at Clermont in the seventeenth century but disappeared after 1746 as a result of the suppression of the Society of Jesus; in 1937 it was rediscovered. A paper copy made from this codex is today lost.
 * The Ambrosianus (A), originally from Bobbio, today is kept by the Ambrosian Library at Milan (I 2 sup.). It was unknown to scholarship until the end of the nineteenth century.

Date and place of origin of the manuscripts are contested. Scholars agree that the codices were produced in Italy (though not in Rome) in the early Middle Ages. No extant manuscript refers to the collection as Liber diurnus; this title is found only in Deusdedit's canon law collection.

History of the Printed Editions
The Liber diurnus had an unusually complicated textual history in modern times. From the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, various printed editions of the Liber diurnus have been made. They differ substantially in accuracy and content.

The first scholar to edit the Liber diurnus was Lucas Holstenius. He had discovered Codex V in the monastery of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome, and also obtained Codex C from the Jesuit Collège de Clermont in Paris. Pressure from the ecclesiastical censors led to the edition printed at Rome in 1650 being withheld from publication, the copies being stored at the Vatican. The reason for so doing was apparently formula lxxxiv, which contained the profession of faith of the newly elected pope, in which the latter recognized the Sixth General Council and its anathemas against Pope Honorius for his Monothelism. In other words, it appeared to acknowledge that a pope was capable of heresy. After Garnier's edition appeared in 1680, Benedict XIII in 1725 permitted the issue of some copies of Holstenius' text, but only in incomplete form and with a title page containing the wrong publication date "1658".

The second edition was made by the Jesuit Jean Garnier from Codex C (Paris 1680). The edition is very inaccurate, and contains arbitrary alterations of the text. In his Museum Italicum (I, II, 32ff) Jean Mabillon and Michel Germain, who had seen Codex V during their stay in Rome in 1685, corrected many of Garnier's errors and printed some formulae anew. Some reprints of Garnier's edition integrated these corrections, namenly the editions Basle 1741, Vienna 1762, and that by Jacques-Paul Migne in his influential Patrologia Latina (vol. 105; Paris, 1851).

A more reliable edition was published by Eugène de Rozière in 1869. It is based on the previous editions and Codex V, at the time thought to be the only medieval copy still extant. However, de Rozière did not see V himself but had collaborators check Garnier's edition against it.

Theodor von Sickel prepared a critical edition based mainly on Codex V (but taking into account Deusdedit and earlier editions as well) which was published in 1889. Just after the appearance of this work, however, Antonio Maria Ceriani announced the discovery of a new manuscript, originally from Bobbio, in the Ambrosian Library at Milan; towards the end this was more complete than the Vatican manuscript. Nonetheless, von Sickel's edition remains the only critical edition of the Liber diurnus.

It is sometimes claimed that another edition based on Codex A was published in Milan in 1891 by Achille Ratti, a younger collaborator of Ceriani, and later to become Pope Pius XI. Apparently the edition was never published.

In 1921 a facsimile edition of Codex V was published.

A diplomatic edition based on all three manuscripts was published in 1958 by Hans Foerster.

Research
Theodor von Sickel, in the "Prolegomena" to his 1889 publication of the text of the Vatican manuscript (the only one then known to exist) showed that the work possesses by no means a uniform character. He recognized in it three divisions, the first of which he ascribes to the time of Honorius I (625–638), the second to the end of the seventh century, and the third to the time of Hadrian I (772–795). For his part Louis Duchesne (Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des Chartes, LII (1891) 7ff) differed from Sickel, and maintained that the original version of most of the formularies, and among them the most important, must be referred to the years after 682, and that only the last formularies (nn. lxxxvi-xcix) were added in the time of Hadrian I, though some few of these may have existed at an earlier date.

Hartmann defended the views of Sickel (Mitteilungen des Instituts für österreichische Geschichte 13 (1892) 239ff). Friederich (Sitzungsberichte der bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München, Phil.-hist. Kl., I (1890) 58ff.) investigated more closely the case of some of the formularies attributed by Sickel to one of the aforesaid periods, and attempted to indicate more nearly the occasions and pontificates to which they belonged. These investigations established beyond doubt that the collection in the Vatican manuscript had already attained its present form towards the end of the 8th century, though a significant portion had been compiled during the 7th century.

Sickel believed that the manuscript now in the Vatican Archives was the actual text used in the papal chancery. That hypothesis has now been abandoned, especially since it has been shown that this manuscript reached the library of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme from that of the Benedictine monastery of Nonantola.

Editions
Liber diurnus Romanorum Pontificum ex antiquissimo codice ms. nunc primum in lucem editus, ed. Lucas Holstenius (Rome 1650). Incomplete reprint with a new title page and the wrong date "1658".

Liber diurnus romanorum pontificum, ed. Jean Garnier (Paris 1680).

Museum Italicum seu Collectio veterum scriptorum ex bibliothecis Italicis, vol. 1, ed. Jean Mabillon and Michel Germain (Paris 1724).

Liber diurnus, ou Recueil des formules usitées par la Chancellerie Pontificale du Ve au XIe siècle, ed. Eugène de Rozière (Paris 1869).

Liber diurnus romanorum pontificum ex unico codice Vaticano, ed. Theodor Sickel (Vienna 1889).

Il codice Ambrosiano del Liber diurnus Romanorum pontificum, ed. Luigi Gramatica ([Milan] 1921).

Liber diurnus Romanorum pontificum: Gesamtausgabe, ed. Hans Foerster (Bern 1958).

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 * Delete; nonnotable characters from video games are not encyclopedic. Suggest redirecting into the article on Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. -James Howard (talk/web) 12:05, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
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John Tomlinson (bass)

Sir John Rowland Tomlinson (born 22 September 1946) is an English operatic bass.

Tomlinson was born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. He trained as a civil engineer at Manchester University before deciding on a career in opera at age 21. He studied with Patrick McGuigan at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Otakar Kraus. He is now President of the RNCM. Whilst studying at the RNCM, he was a member of the Manchester Universities Gilbert and Sullivan Society (MUGSS). He sings regularly with the Royal Opera and English National Opera, and has appeared with all the major British opera companies. He sang at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany every year from 1988 to 2006, as Wotan, the Wanderer, King Marke, Titurel, Gurnemanz, Hagen and the Dutchman. In 2008, he created the title role in Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Minotaur at the Royal Opera House.

Honours

 * He was given an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Northern College of Music in 1996.
 * He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1997 New Years Honours List for his services to music.
 * He was created a Knight Bachelor in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
 * He was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2014.
 * He was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) by the University of Buckingham in October 2016.
 * He was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) by the Royal College of Music on 7 March 2017.
 * He was given an Honorary Fellowship by Rose Bruford College in 2017.

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Feinman

Feinman or Feinmann is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 * Barbara Feinman, ghostwriter of It Takes a Village
 * Dinah Shtettin (1862–1946), later Feinman, Yiddish theater actress
 * Eduardo Feinmann (born 1958), Argentine journalist
 * José Pablo Feinmann (1943–2021), Argentine philosopher and screenwriter
 * Paul Feinman (1960–2021), American attorney
 * Richard D. Feinman (born 1940), American biochemist

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Skeeble
I don't believe the animal exists. Unless someone can prove its existence, I nominate for deletion. Geopgeop 12:08, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Wait... you've never been attacked by a Skeeble having a nicotine fit? Delete as nonsense.--Isotope23 13:57, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete joke entry--Mrmooky 14:41, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
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Bob Morane

Bob Morane is a series of adventure books in French, featuring an eponymous protagonist, created by French-speaking Belgian novelist Henri Vernes, the pseudonym of Charles-Henri Dewisme. More than 200 novels have been written since his introduction in 1953, the iconic covers illustrated by artists such as Pierre Joubert, Henri Lievens, William Vance, Claude Pascal, Antonio Parras, Patrice Sanahujas, Felicísimo Coria and René Follet.

The popularity of Bob Morane led to his subsequent appearance in a 1960 film (now lost), a television series in 1965, a computer game in 1988, a 1998 animated series, and a long-running series of graphic novels (roughly 80 books since 1959) which has featured the artwork of artists such as Dino Attanasio, Gérald Forton, William Vance and Felicísimo Coria.

Synopsis
The novels, which started as straight adventure fare, quickly included elements of espionage, crime fiction, science-fiction and fantasy. Bob Morane, a Frenchman, was a young volunteer RAF pilot during World War II (ranking from flight-lieutenant to wing commander depending on the translation of the term "flying commander"). He is the most highly decorated officer of the FFAL (Forces françaises aériennes libres or Free French Air Force) under Gen. Charles de Gaulle. This would put him above Pierre Clostermann (actual FFAL top ranking pilot from whom Morane was probably copied). He was wounded in action by flak and has a scar on his face.

After the war, he becomes a full-time explorer and freelance reporter for Reflets magazine and adventurer. 6 ft 1 in-tall (185 cm) and athletic, Morane is proficient in many forms of hand-to-hand combat (Karaté black belt 2nd degree, Ju-Jitsu and Judo) as well as with many weapons (marksman). He speaks a wide variety of languages and most books usually start with him traveling to some exotic location. His adventures over the years brought him in contact with numerous highly placed figures of the world's intelligence community (Herbert Gains (Central Intelligence Agency), Lt. Gros-Jean (Royal Canadian Mounted Police), Sir Archibald Baywater (Scotland Yard), who often ask him for help in some difficult business or other. He is described as a modern-day knight without fear or reproach, always ready to succor the needy and the oppressed as a modern Don Quixote (especially if they happen to be young ladies in distress, which apparently is often the case). Morane is however described as being as chaste as Sir Galahad.

As seen in a few stories with a heavy science-fiction slant, Morane is a sometimes agent of the Time Patrol, an organization from Earth's future that polices the time stream and stops time travelers from disrupting history.

Morane's close associates include Bill Ballantine, a herculean Scotsman who acted as Morane's aircraft mechanic in New Guinea (first novel); professor Aristide Clairembart, an old but energetic French archeologist; Sophia Paramount, a British journalist; Frank Reeves, an American worth more than a billion dollars; Herbert Gains, head of the CIA; and many others.

Morane's path has on many occasions crossed that of the series' main villain, Mister Ming, also called Ombre Jaune (″The Yellow Shadow"). Ming is a Mongol genius in the mold of Fu Manchu. Like Sax Rohmer's creation, Ming intends to destroy western civilisation and replace it with a world more in harmony with nature. Also like Fu Manchu, Ming uses violent means to reach his goals — means which include assassination, terrorism, as well as too many strange plots to be counted. Ming has pierced the secrets of eternal life, of creating androids, and of time travel.

Despite Morane's constant opposition, Ming holds his enemy in high regard, and never forgets he actually saved his life during their first encounter: his hand cut off by a deadly trap hidden in an ancient statue, Ming was bleeding to death but Morane cauterized the wound and made a tourniquet. In return, Ming decided to spare Morane's life this one time and gave him a medallion that allowed him to pass by his Dacoits (one of Ming's many minions), who were guarding the temple waiting to kill him. However, Ming's medallion would prove useful in many occasions in later adventures.

Other recurring opponents include Miss Ylang-Ylang, head of the spy agency S.M.O.G. ;  Roman Orgonetz a.k.a. "The Man With The Golden Teeth" ; "Callaverde" ; "Arthur Greenstreet", a highly intelligent and dedicated but deadly spy for hire but often associated with S.M.O.G. ; and Dr. Xathan, the self-styled "Master of Light".

Books

 * 1) Bob Moran and the Buccaneer's Hoard, [L'héritage du flibustier] pp. 158. Phoenix House: London, 1957, Roy Publishers: New York, 1958.
 * 2) Bob Moran and the Fawcett Mystery, [Sur la piste de Fawcett] pp. 158. Phoenix House: London, 1956, Roy Publishers: New York, 1958.
 * 3) Bob Moran and the Fiery Claw, [La griffe de feu] pp. 157. Phoenix House: London; Roy Publishers: New York, 1960.
 * 4) Bob Moran and the Pirates of the Air, [Panique dans le ciel] pp. 159. Phoenix House: London, 1956, Roy Publishers: New York, 1958.
 * 5) Bob Moran and the Sunken Galley, [La Galère engloutie] pp. 159. Phoenix House: London, 1957, Roy Publishers: New York, 1958.
 * 6) Bob Moran in the Valley of Hell, La Vallée infernale pp. 160. Phoenix House: London 1960, Roy Publishers: New York, 1960.
 * 7) The dinosaur hunters, [Les Chasseurs de dinosaures] pp. 126. Translated by Jean Ure. Transworld, London, 1966.
 * 8) The yellow shadow, [''L'ombre jaune] pp. 127. Translated by Jean Ure. Transworld, London, 1966.
 * 9) City of a thousand drums, [Trafic aux Caraïbes] pp. 126. Translated by Jean Ure. Transworld, London, 1966.
 * 10) The white gorilla, [Le gorille blanc] pp. 128. Translated by Jean Ure. Transworld, London, 1967.
 * 11) Operation parrot, [La voix du mainate] pp. 127. Translated by Jean Ure. Transworld, London, 1968.
 * 12) Treasure of the Golcondas, [La Couronne de Golconde] pp. 128. Translated by Jean Ure. Transworld, London, 1967.

Other media

 * The first Bob Morane film was produced in 1960 by Belgavidéo. The spy with the hundred faces, with Jacques Santi cast as Bob Morane, screened only once on Sunday January 8, 1961, at the Scala cinema of Brussels and is regarded as lost following the destruction of the single copy during the fire of Belgavidéo.
 * A 1965 French TV series was produced named Bob Morane. Certain episodes were adaptations of classic stories, others were original scenarios.
 * A 1998 animated series named Bob Morane was produced by Canal+ and France 3.
 * Bob Morane inspired the 1982 song "L'Aventurier" by French group Indochine, since covered by the bands The Kingpins in 2000, and Nada Surf in 2003.
 * Multiple videogames bearing the Bob Morane name were produced in the 80s and early 90s, for the Atari 1040 ST, the Amiga 500 and the Commodore 64. These included Bob Morane: Ocean, Bob Morane: Moon, Bob Morane: Jungle and Bob Morane: Chevalerie, all of them developed and published by Infogrames of France. These games were usually of a high artistic quality, but largely obscure in their mechanics.

Comics
There exist more than 80 Bande Dessinée comics stories of Bob Morane, serialised, published in albums and republished in integral editions. 5 comics artists have illustrated the series over more than 40 years, under several publisher labels.

The first comics artist was Dino Attanasio who from 1959 to 1962 illustrated the first 5 stories which were published in Femmes d’Aujourd’hui. The first album was released in 1960. Gerald Forton took over the series in 1962, as it continued publication in Femmes d'Aujourd'hui, Pilote magazine, and Het Laatste Nieuws. René Follet who illustrated covers for the early novels, also illustrated the covers for the albums drawn by Forton.

Forton was succeeded by William Vance in 1969 as Bob Morane left Pilote and continued its serial run in Tintin magazine. After 10 years, Vance passed the task on to his previous assistant Felicísimo Coria in 1979, who has continued to draw the series since. Two albums have been issued by the publisher Ananké/Milko with artwork by Frank Leclerq.

The comics of Bob Marone are a parody of Bob Morane.

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Removing exteral link
I am removing the link to the gbalumini. If someone wants people to go to there website, thats fine, but please put links in apporiate places, like maybe the Glace Bay high school page, if one exists.--Kirkoconnell 15:35, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

On second though, I am removing all reference to the The Glace Bay High School Alumni Association as it is NOT one of the most popular community organizations in Glace Bay and clearly shows of self promotion on the behalf of whoever added that.--Kirkoconnell 15:39, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

I reverted a lot of seriously incorrect ro just plain silly information. Please do not revert it. The information IS incorrect. --Kirkoconnell 01:08, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi my name is ...(someone) and I need to know something. I need to know where G.B is                                   Thanks ...

Fauna of Glace Bay
I removed this from the section on flora and fauna. I don't know what animals really are there (e.g. bald eagles? pheasant? dire wolves?), so I encourage someone who does to get rid of the jokes and put the paragraph back in.

''Glace Bay has a large amount of forests and swamp surrounding the town and within the town limits. Mammals present in Glace Bay include squirrels, rabbits, llamas, fox, deer, mice, beavers, muskrats, bigfoot, yeti, moogles, leprachauns, fairies, lions, tigers, bears (oh my!), cats, dogs, humans, dire wolves, sabre-toothed tigers, Woolly Mammoths, dinosaurs, The Loch Ness Monster, aliens, and coyotes. Bird species include ducks, bald eagles, great horned owls, Canada geese, crows, chocobos, emus, emos, seagulls, and pigeons. Pheasant are occasionally seen around wooded areas. Smaller birds such as robins, black capped chickadees, and sparrows are also present. Frogs,salamanders, and snakes are also common in Glace Bay. They also include various pokemon. Such as: pikachu, charmander, quagsire, and yomomma.''

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Discussion on information placed in the article.
Because people seem to be insisting that I am reverting needless I thought I would open discussion here. This is the text that I keep reverting:
 * As part of the C.B.R.M. Glace bay is represented municipally by Mayor John W. Morgan, a Glace Bay native. Morgan has a tested IQ of 176, (Cape Bretoner Magazine, June 22 1999). While attending college at St. Francis Xavier University, Morgan patented one of the earliest designs for a retractable syringe. Morgan is a close friend of American author and philosopher Chris Langan.

In the John Morgan article itself, it has been resolved that the IQ is not sourcable information and therefore likely false, disclaimed by the man himself to me although that is inadmissable admitedly, and sourced to a paper "Cape Bretoner Magazine" which I have found is or was a real magazine that dealt with political issues to an extent. My only problem is the date listed, June 22 1999, which was over a year before John entered the Mayors race and entered the public eye. I think this is a dubious reference in the least and I therefore reject it is improbable that it would be valid, given the time frame. You cannot just re-source it with a new time frame, this is the one used to source. Don't try to be clever.

Second, whilst John studied at STFX and studied science, chemistry to be exact, I have yet to find him listed on ANY designs of the retractable syringe. Here is the canadian patent for the retractable syringe: http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/details?patent_number=2142731. All the details are on that page and nowhere does it state it was even discovered in Canada. So I reject that unsourced claim as bogus.

As for the claims that Chris Langanis a personal friend, I cannot find ONE piece of evidence that they were ever in the same country together. Chris lives on a farm in Missouri for crying out loud. He is 10 years older and never finished college. They have almost nothing in common, besides a claim of high IQ's, of course Chris' test have been verfied on on TV show whereas we have absolutely no evidence of the same for Morgan.

Also, I have searched town articles on wikipedia, and besides the fact that the local mayor if the town is big enough has he own article, they do not mention anything beyond terms of service and meaningful events. IQ, personal friends and almost everything that is being included in this article is never included in the TOWNS article.

Other things such as changing the name from Glace Bay to Morganville, clearly vandalism, have been reverted. Also the use of my name as a notable person from Glace Bay seems to be a popular topic reverted. Please, lets discuss why we should include any of this data? Also, You IP 14.... seem to have contributed only one piece of information in all the articles you have ever edited, John Morgan's supposed IQ. Could you please contribute more then unsourced, fanastic, disproven, claims and could you also be sure to include this information in articles that it is relavent. Thank you. I hope we can open some dialogue here. -Kirkoconnell 17:29, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

KO That long rambling blah blah blah story is why you are often banned by the Wiki and got your ass regected flat out by the Vandalproof status dudes. You should respect the opinion of the other editors. You claim the issues are settled on the John Morgan site when actually you have just frozen everyone else out of that site to stop any further discussion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dogcat555 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

 * I think I was banned once, then had it reversed. I do not believe that counts as "often". They don't offer reasons for reject from Vandalproof and you were not on the board so you don't know why I got rejected. By the way, I do not think they go by Vandalproof status dudes. Your rebutal to my hours of research as to why I concluded that this information is not valid is I should respect the opinion of other editors? Why did I do all that research into this if I don't? I tried to get you the benefit of the doubt. I will let you enter the information with ONE VALID SOURCE. You cannot even come up with the slimmest of slim requirements. The issue was solved on the John Morgan discussion group. You and your small group of merry men just IGNORED rulings and kept on editing. I got sick of your petty games and had the page blocked to IP editing, a normal step. This will be reverted. Please address my points before including unsourced information. I am sorry if logic and a one valid source rule is too much for you. -Kirkoconnell 02:59, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

According to ...214 you have been banned four times but cover up by accessing different usernames. You should be permanently banned by the Great Wikiman. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dogcat555 (talk • contribs) 11:43, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Okay so that person is lying to you. Also, they are not exactly the most trustworthy source for information. I only use my username, never have used another. Making a bold statement like permanently banned requires evidence, something you seem to be allergic to as you are repeatedly ignoring and/or refuse to answer my call for valid sources. This will be reverted again, and you will get a final warning. Once more and you will be reported for violating policy, apparently willingly. -Kirkoconnell 12:29, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Why does this KO guy get to shut down the site for the whole town? He is not adding anything himself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Caper555 (talk • contribs) 01:10, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

 * And adding unsourced nonsense is productive? I have added some material to the article actually, but I am not to justify MY edits, you are to justify YOURS if they are unsourced or clearly nonsense.-Kirkoconnell 01:51, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Bruce Boudreau Reference.
Besides his own Wikipedia article saying it, here is an article stating the Bruce Boudreau is a native Toronotian: http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10143

Please cite sources for information. -Kirkoconnell (talk) 20:53, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Kirk, I twice reverted this guy over the weekend for adding Bruce Boudreau to the notable names list because his Wikipedia article said he was from Toronto, Ontario. The edit was made a third time, this time by user 142.167.231.79 [] who, according to his user contributions, edited the Bruce Boudreau article one minute prior to the edit on the Glace Bay article, changing his birth place to Glace Bay. It looks like a vandalism attempt, however I didn't revert a third time for fear I would be the user banned. Other than the obvious vandalism in the Bruce Boudreau article, I was unable to find any reference to him being born in Glace Bay, or even having some connection to the community. CapersAreCool (talk) 01:45, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

 * I caught that in the BB article and I reverted that given my previous research into the matter. I will revert that if it is in the artcile. -Kirkoconnell (talk) 01:18, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

what are you calling non-sense bi? you frigged in the head? the 'material' that was previously posted made more sence to me and me chums that whats there now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 007nathan (talk • contribs) 00:29, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Mayors of Glace Bay
I happened to come across an article for John Carey Douglas, so I added the link to the article, but there seems to be a mistake somewheres. The Glace Bay article lists him as mayor from 1907-1910, while his own article lists him as mayor from 1908-1911. I have no idea which one is correct, but his parliament of Canada link also lists him as Mayor of Glace Bay from 1908-1911. If his own article ends up being correct, then there could be other dates wrong in the Glace Bay articles list of mayors since the mayor after him is listed as starting his term in 1910, which would be wrong since he couldn't have been mayor until 1911. I just thought I would point this out in case someone has additional information that would show which set of dates is correct. Cmr08 (talk) 23:34, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

 * I just noticced as well a mistake in the dates for Gordon S. Harrington. On the Glace Bay article he is listed as mayor from 1912-1915, while his own article has him listed from 1913-1915. Cmr08 (talk) 23:38, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

In no way is this currently a "B-class" article
This article in no way meets the criteria for being a "B-Class" article. For starters, it completely lacks reliable citations WP:CITE, and the burden of proof is on the editors that include information WP:BURDEN. At best this is a "Start-class" article. Until there is significant improvement on the citation front, and the prose, this article barely meets "Start-class" criteria: see WP:B-CLASS for how to improve this article.--Abebenjoe (talk) 04:32, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed. I did not put the rating on there. -Kirkoconnell (talk) 11:03, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Requested move
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia → Glace Bay – Place disambiguation not needed - no other places named 'Glace Bay'; no disambiguation needed, as this is the most prominent thing named (in whole or part) 'Glace Bay', moreover, Glace Bay currently redirects here. Mayumashu (talk) 19:31, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment. Wouldn't the bay be the primary topic? 117Avenue (talk) 21:14, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * the bay doesn't have a WP article - Glace Bay redirects here Mayumashu (talk) 00:54, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Doesn't mean it should. 117Avenue (talk) 05:11, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

 * Oppose, The convention has been to use Town, Province to avoid potential confusion for places. I say stick with the convention already in place.  Turgan Talk 15:34, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Not for Canada, according to WP:CANSTYLE, if the community's name is unique, as is the case here. Mayumashu (talk) 00:54, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

 * Oppose per Turgan. Steam5 (talk) 21:52, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * For: I think most from this area just associate it with Nova Scotia through pride, but I do agree with Mayumashu in how they have referenced the rules regarding names here: WP:CANSTYLE It is a unique name, even if you search for just "Glace Bay" on Google it still goes to the right place. In regards to the topic becoming the bay, the bay is the town and the town includes the bay, so I don't see much confusion coming from that. Also as pointed out there is no entry for the bay. And I could say I'm from "the bay" to countless Atlantic Canadian's who would know I was talking about Glace Bay, and that's without even adding "Glace" to it. (Mileages (talk) 18:30, 11 August 2012 (UTC))

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Acacia kempeana

Acacia kempeana (Acacia or ακακία (akakia) from the Greek word Akis for thorn and kempeana after Pastor Kempe, co-founder of Lutheran Mission at Hermannburg-Ntaria in 1877), commonly known as wanderrie wattle, witchetty bush or granite wattle, is a shrub in subfamily Mimosoideae of family Fabaceae that is endemic to arid parts of central and western Australia.

Description
Witchetty bush grows as a spreading shrub or tree with many stems typically to a height of 1 to 6 m but can reach over 10 m. It has furrowed, usually grey or brown coloured bark and terete, glabrous terete branchlets that are slightly scurfy. Like most Acacia species, it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. These are a bright green to grey-green or blue-green colour, flat, up to around 9 cm in length and 1.5 cm wide. The phyllodes have a narrowly elliptic to narrowly elliptic, sometimes narrowly oblanceolate shape. The flowers between January or April and September are yellow, and held in cylindrical clusters 1 to 2 cm in length. The pods are papery, about 7 cm long and 1.5 cm wide.

Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1882 as part of the work Remarks on Australian Acacias as published in the Australasian Chemist and Druggist. It was reclassified as Racosperma kempeanum in 1987 by Leslie Pedley then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006. It is closely related to Acacia sibirica, Acacia duriuscula and Acacia aprepta.

Uses
Witchetty grubs are a traditional staple food in arid regions. These larvae feed on the roots of the witchetty bush (for which they are named), as well as other Acacia species. The bush also provides edible gum and seeds.

Distribution
The shrub is widely distributed through arid and semi-arid inland areas of Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. It is often found growing on stony hillsides and in a variety of soil types, especially coarse textured alluvium, and can often form part of mulga woodland communities on plains with sandy to loamy soils.

Cultivation
The shrub can be propagated from scarified seeds or seeds pre-treated in boiling water. It grows well in an open, sunny and reasonably well-drained position and is suitable for most soil types. It is a hardy species in dry and low maintenance areas, well noted for being both drought and frost tolerant.

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Please de-activate my account.Fredmaack (talk) 14:05, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

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List of directors of the National Intelligence Service (South Korea) and predecessor organizations

This is a list of the current and past directors of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea and its predecessor organisations, the Korean Central Intelligence Agency and the Agency for National Security Planning.


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List of amphibians of Great Britain

This is a list of amphibians of Great Britain. There are seven amphibian species native to Great Britain, in addition, there are a number of naturalized species. The natives comprise three newts, two toads and two frogs.

Naturalised and escaped species

 * Salamanders and newts
 * Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — has bred at least once
 * Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) (naturalised)
 * Italian crested newt (Triturus carnifex)
 * Toads
 * Midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans) (naturalised)
 * Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) — was naturalised but current status unknown.
 * Frogs
 * Painted frog (Discoglossus pictus) — has bred at least once
 * European tree frog (Hyla arborea)
 * Australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) — has bred at least once
 * Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) (naturalised)
 * Edible frog (Pelophylax kl. esculentus) (naturalised)
 * Iberian water frog (Pelophylax perezi) – has bred
 * American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeiana) — successfully bred
 * African clawed toad (Xenopus laevis) — two populations survived in the UK for 50 years, now extinct apart from in Calderstones Park.

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Indian School, Muscat

Indian School Muscat (abbreviated: ISM) is an Indian school in the Darsait area of Muscat, Oman.

The school is a non commercial organization established and funded by the local Indian community and parents. It is managed by a group of 15-21 honorary members (known as SMC) appointed by the board of directors (known as apex body) formed according to the by-laws of Indian schools in Oman approved by the government of Oman. The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, India.

History
It was founded in 1975 as the Central Indian School with 135 students. Qaboos bin Said al Said, the ruler of the Sultanate of Oman granted land in Darsait that enabled the school to be established. Since then, the school has grown quickly, both in terms of enrollment and size. As of 2010, the school had an enrollment of over 8,500 students. The primary school is now being taken as two shifts taking into consideration the number of enrollments. The school has two auditoriums, three libraries, four computer labs, indoor facilities, two basketball courts, and a football ground.

Indian School Muscat alumni
Indian School Muscat Alumni (ISMA) was established on 17 December 1997.

The primary objective of ISMA is to support the school in initiatives to foster friendship and fellowship among the students, teachers and alumni. ISMA hosts professional, social and cultural events for the benefit of its members. ISMA provides loyalty benefits to its members through corporate programs.

ISMA has launched a Sponsor a Student initiative - KINDLE, which is a platform to help fund the education and advancement of children from homes of low income families

Notable alumni include tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi, Oman cricketer Jatinder Singh, and actress Sneha Ullal. Additionally, Sanam Puri, Bollywood singer, and his band members of band Sanam, Mr. Venkat Subarmanium and Mr. Samar Puri, actress Sarah Jane Dias, and entrepreneur Kevin Swali.

Student activities
The school is a member of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The scheme was launched on 18 November 1992 with 23 girls and 20 boys from the school. The school has had over 300 award entrants, who take part in confidence, character and team building activities including social / community service and group excursions.

The school has a student government system, which consists of a student council and prefects. Prefects and the members of the Student Council are generally elected by the students and are then interviewed by the senior staff members. The school has an active charity club that has helped local charity organizations by conducting events to generate funds.

ISM is known for organizing carnivals, charity events, and concerts to help the local community. They also host several inter-school events such as Jhankar Spectrum every year. Jhankar Spectrum 2016 had 1 students who showcased hos talent including as he competed in 27 events at 17 different venues in the school premises.

The student council consists of 20 members (10 boys and 10 girls) elected by the students and then interviewed by the faculty.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/UNKNOWN

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was speedy delete as a WP:CSD A7 - person with no claim of notability. - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 00:44, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

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MMORPG characters are inherently non-notable. Delete. — J I P | Talk 12:12, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

 * well, I'd like to think that he is, considering there are over 17,000 players world-wide who play the game. This user in particular is ranked between 1 and 3, making him notable to the Stargate-nerd community! keep!Hunterd 12:27, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Vanity article. --GraemeL (talk) 12:50, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete obvious vanity, NN subject. Note to Hunterd above: 17,000 is not a lot for a game.  Numerous MMORPGs have hundreds of thousands of players. Andrew Lenahan - St ar bli nd  13:15, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Nope, he's still non-notable... and since he's between 1 and 3, does that make him #2? Delete fancruft.--Isotope23 14:00, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Non-notable player of a non-notable game. - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 15:15, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I created this article!!! oh and you know what I meant by between 1 and 3... and thank you Starblind for that note... User: A Man In Black: Stargate Wars is a huge game in the stargate franchise. it is like the equivalent of the Star Wars novels... --ZPMMaker 15:24, 13 October 2005 (UTC)]]
 * Please vote only once. And it's the equivalent of Star Wars fanfic; it's an unauthorized, fan-made MUD based on a popular SF property. - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 15:30, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * keep. btw i realised i could change my nickname to zpmmaker... (but i am actually hunterd) -- ZPMMaker 15:26, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom, and please stop voting multiple times; they will not count in your favor and serve only to irritate the closing admin (you're free to continue to reply, just leave out the vote) — Lomn | Talk / RfC 15:33, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete and get a life :) Renata3 15:37, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Says the person taking part in a vote to see if it should remain in an encyclopedia. :) the wub  "?!"  22:49, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete until we get the developers to extend mediawiki to automatically detect and reject all articles about people's videogame alter-egos. heh. CDC   (talk)  19:34, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per CDC. Anyone fancy filing a request at bugzilla? the wub  "?!"  22:49, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Could've been speedied, per no claim of notability. Ambi 03:23, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete game-cruft vanity. 64.4.104.2 16:23, 14 October 2005 (UTC)

Fine. you can delete this on the fact that the character is not notable, but you will not be able to delete the Stargate Wars article; for subjects that are not people do not have to be notable according to the rules! ZPMMaker 11:53, 16 October 2005 (UTC)
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Granite wattle

Granite wattle is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
 * Acacia kempeana, commonly known as "Wanderrie wattle", "witchetty bush" or "granite wattle";
 * Acacia quadrimarginea, commonly known as "granite wattle" or "spreading wattle".
 * Acacia tarculensis, commonly known as "granite wattle", "granite bush" or "steel bush".

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Bagansiapiapi

Bagansiapiapi or simply known as Bagan is a city in Riau province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The city is the capital of Rokan Hilir Regency in the province and is located on the east coast of Sumatra, on the Rokan River delta across the strait west of Malacca and near Dumai.

History
The town was originally populated mainly by Chinese immigrants who arrived at the end of 18th and the beginning of 19th century. Initially eighteen Chinese nationals sailed to Bagansiapiapi around 200 years ago and settled on the delta. All were from the family named (Ang;洪). in other dialects). More followed, searching for a new life and seeking to avoid the economic hardships prevalent in Hokkien (China) at that time.

Every year, the Chinese community celebrates the anniversary of Bagansiapiapi, on the 16th day, of the 5th month of the Lunar year, believing that the initial immigrant group landed at Bagansiapiapi on that day.

Most of the Chinese population are Hokkien, originating from Tang-Ua (TongAn, now part of E-Meng/Xiamen), Kim-Meng (Kinmen, Quemoy, JinMen), and Cin-Kang (JinJiang/Jinjiang). Some Teochew, living mainly in the southern part, and a minority of Khek/Hakka also populated the town. Most of Chinese population communicate using the Tang-Ua dialect of Hokkien.

Bagansiapiapi was one of the largest fish producers in the world during the late 1980s and early 1990s, ranking second in the world. Bagansiapiapi is also famous for swallow nest farming. Indonesia's bird's nests are famous for their quality and are well liked by consumers. This industry has led Bagansiapiapi into a new era of economic growth, involving investment, high activity in building construction and export growth.

In recent years, urbanization has been an issue. Most of the youth leave the town after high school to pursue a better life, or higher education in larger cities. They normally return for the traditional family reunion during the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Fishing Town
In the 1980s Bagansiapiapi was one of the largest fish producing towns in Indonesia, and the second highest producer of fish in the world, after Bergen in Norway.

In its development, the fishing industry has made Bagansiapiapi into a modern town. In 1934, Bagansiapiapi already had a drinking water treatment facility, a power plant and a firefighter unit. Due to the town's progress compared to other areas of afdeeling in Bengkalis, Bagansiapiapi was called as  Ville Lumiere  or (City of Light). The fishing industry started with the first wave of Chinese immigrants, attracted to the area by the availability of abundant fishing. The town's heyday came under the jurisdiction of the Dutch East Indies, around 1930, when the fisheries produced 300,000 tons of fish per year. The annual production has fallen since, being particularly affected by a collapse of fish numbers since the 1970s, by which time over 800 trawlers based in the town were fishing the Shunda Shelf. The trawling ban in Indonesian waters, introduced in 1980, has had a significant effect on the economy of the town.

However, the nickname Bagansiapiapi as a fish town over time are faded. If previously natural factors that make it so known as a fish producer, later it is known that natural factors are also causing the fading gradually because the coast around Bagansiapiapi experience siltation and narrow by the sediment of mud brought water Rokan River. Bagansiapiapi was also famous as the largest traditional shipyard in Indonesia before independence. Bagansiapiapi's made boats are capable of penetrating various types of marine characteristics so that they are also used in Java, Nusa Tenggara, and Maluku. Outside the country, his work attracted fishermen in Sri Lanka, India, even America.

Bagansiapiapi boats production meet demand from the smallest of about three-four tons to 300 tons. Shipyards mushroomed in the era of the 1940s until the mid-1980s. In its heyday, the name of Bagansiapiapi was more famous than Pekanbaru and Riau Province. But now the business is dead and suspended because of the limitations of wood raw materials and a series of Act About Forestry. The law states that the central government has full authority to determine the division of forest areas. As a result, the locally dominated wood-searchers, no longer able to cut timber to sell it to shipyard entrepreneurs.

Demographics
At the 2013 census, the population of Bagansiapiapi city was 73,360. Majority ethnic group of the city are the Chinese with large minority Malay population, while the Minangkabau and Batak are the remainder.

As for Religion, Buddhism and Chinese religion (including Taoism and Confucianism) are the major religions in the city, while Islam and Christianity are minority religions.

Though Indonesian is the official language, Hokkien is the most spoken language in Bagansiapiapi, due to the large Chinese population. The variety they use belong to the same language as Taiwanese Hokkien, namely a variety called as Bagan Hokkien. Another local language is Malay, spoken by the Malay community.

Barge Burning festival
Barge burning, locally known as Bakar Tongkang or in Hokkien language known as Go Gwek Cap Lak  is an annual Bagansiapiapi peoples ritual especially among the ethnic Chinese celebrated every 16th in the fifth month of the Chinese calendar. Each year, the ritual brings in tourists from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, and Mainland China to Bagansiapiapi. This annual event is now heavily promoted by the government as a source of Rokan Hilir tourism.

Transportation
Transportation has been an area of concern for the government, as there is currently no airport. Bagansiapiapi is reached by road, being some 6 hours from Pekanbaru, capital of Riau, and 2.5 hours from Dumai. From North Sumatra and Medan the travel time by road is about 11 hours.

The local government has an ongoing policy of improving the town infrastructure, including the widening of roads and improving street lighting.

Places around Bagansiapiapi

 * Ing Hok Kiong Temple (永福宮)
 * Jemur Island (Pak-ku) 北龜
 * Sinaboi (Chiann-chui-kang; 正水港)
 * Panipahan (Li-pa-ham : 籬笆蚶)
 * Kubu
 * Tanah Putih
 * Sungai Nyamuk (Tua-kang 大港)
 * Pulau Halang (Si-Kak-Pa; 四角笆)
 * Pulau Berkley
 * Ujung Simbul (Chhau-Ta-Pa; 臭乾笆)
 * Sungai Bakau (Tua-Pa 大笆)

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Beinn an Òir

Beinn an Òir (Gaelic for "mountain of gold") is the highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It is the highest peak on the island, standing at 785 metres, and is thereby a Corbett.

Beinn an Òir is frequently climbed along with the other two peaks forming the Paps: Beinn Shiantaidh and Beinn a' Chaolais. The most usual route for this ascent starts from the bridge over the Corran River, and Beinn an Òir is invariably the second peak to be climbed, regardless of which order of peaks is chosen for the route. Alternatively, it is possible to avoid the other two peaks and climb Beinn an Òir from either of the bealachs that separate it from its neighbours.

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Dingee railway station

Dingee railway station is located on the Piangil line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Dingee, and it opened on 21 June 1883 as Talambe. It was renamed Dingee on 15 October 1883. Dingee Railway Station is also known as the least used railway station in Victoria.

History
Dingee opened on 21 June 1883, after the line from Raywood was extended to Mitiamo. The station, like the township itself, was named after an Aboriginal word meaning star.

The station was destroyed by fire on 7 March 1944.

The former Public Transport Corporation had plans to sell the station in 1992, however this did not eventuate.

The recently reopened Raywood station is located between Dingee and Eaglehawk, while disused station Mitiamo is located between Dingee and Pyramid.

Dingee Railway Station is the least used railway station in Victoria, recording 250 passenger movements in the 2020/21 financial year, less than 1 passenger per day.

Platforms and services
Dingee has one platform. It is serviced by V/Line Swan Hill line services.

Platform 1:
 * services to Southern Cross and Swan Hill

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Talk:Street Fighter EX

Translations of Character Speech
Hi.

When the characters are saying their victory speecehes in Japanese, does anyone know the translations for what they are saying? They (the translations) would be something cool to add to the character profiles things.

Doom jester 13:46, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

say..
What would arika's opinions of ryu and ken be? I saw SFEX's ending for ryu and ken was just on the ground! As opposed to many of capcom's normal media where some way ken was always superior. Considering Arika previously worked with capcom before, what do you think they might think of them?

 * Okay, Mr. Unsigned Comment, what in the world are you talking about? Sierraoffline444 (talk) 19:33, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

A Suggestion...
Maybe this article should be overhauled. All of the info from EX 2/Plus could be moved into this article, and rewritten. Then, the article would be about the series, its gameplay, 3D graphics, reception, characters, story, etc. Anyone agree with me? ChromeWulf ZX (talk) 00:29, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree.Master Bigode (talk) 16:16, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Good. We just need a few more people... ChromeWulf ZX (talk) 03:28, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Is this game 3D?
Seriously. I can't tell from the article if the game has 3D gameplay.--141.84.69.20 (talk) 16:04, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * 3D graphics and 2D gameplay, also know as 2.5D.Master Bigode (talk) 16:16, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, but "2D" does the job.--141.84.69.20 (talk) 19:32, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

EX2/EX2 Plus
Why does this game have it's own article and the others don't?--SS4Moku (talk) 12:33, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Street Fighter EX 2.png
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Peter P. von Weymarn

Peter Petrovich von Weymarn (commonly mis-spelt von Weimarn) (July 17, 1879 – June 2, 1935) was a chemist known for his groundwork in colloid science.

Biography
He was born in St. Petersburg in 1879. He served as president of the Urals Metallurgical Institute in Ekaterinburg and was also associated with the Vladivostok Polytechnic University (1920–1922). In 1922 he moved to Japan, where he researched at the Imperial Industrial Research Institute in Osaka. He then moved to Shanghai, where he worked at the Technical Center. He died in Shanghai on June 2, 1935.

In 1906 he stated the von Weymarn law: Colloidal dispersions are obtained from very dilute or very concentrated solutions but not from intermediate solutions. The relative supersaturation ratio herein is defined by S=(Q-L)/L (where Q is the amount of the dissolved material and L is its solubility).

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Dividing Creek

Dividing Creek is a 15.3 mi tributary of Delaware Bay in southern New Jersey in the United States.

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Acacia inaequilatera

Acacia inaequilatera, commonly known as kanji bush, baderi, camel bush, fire wattle, kanyji bush or ranji bush is a tree  in the family Mimosaceae. Endemic to Australia, it is widely distributed in the semi-arid Triodia country eastwards from Karratha, Western Australia into the Northern Territory.

Description
Kanji bush is a gnarled tree or shrub with a single trunk, corky bark, spiny foliage and stems. It grows to a height of between 2 and 5 m but can reach as high as 8 m. It has thick, rough, corky, dark grey to black coloured bark on the main trunk that is often scarred by fire. Like most Acacia species, it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. These are a blue-grey colour, with a curved midrib and a short spine at the tip. There is also a pair of curved spines at the base of each leaf. The leathery phyllodes have an asymmetrically ovate to elliptic shape. They are 1.5 to 7 cm in length and 6 to 45 mm wide and the apex terminates in a needle-sharp tip. Unusually for Acacia species, the flowers are not pure yellow, but rather yellow with a reddish purple centre. The flowers occur between May and October. are held in spherical clusters about 5 mm in diameter. The pods are flat and curved, up to 10 cm long and 1 cm wide. They can be strongly curved to coiled and are raised high over the seeds and slightly constricted between. The pods have a pale maroon colour when young but deepen to a mid-brown or pinkish-purplish brown as they age. The dull dark brown seeds within are arranged longitudinally oblique within the pod. Each seed has a length of 4 to 6 m and has an obloid to globose shape.

Kanji bush is very fire tolerant and colonises rapidly after a bushfire. It is able to regenerate from or and resprout from the base or epicormically It is short-lived, lasting less than ten years.

Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist Karel Domin in 1926 in the work Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens as published in Bibliotheca Botanica. It was reclassified as Racosperma inaequilaterum in 2003 and transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word inaequilatera meaning with unequal sides, referring to the very asymmetric phyllodes. A. inaequilerata is closely related to Acacia trudgeniana and has inflorescences and phyllodes resembling those of Acacia marramamba, it is also often confused with Acacia pyrifolia.

Distribution
It has a scattered distribution throughout arid areas of the north western tip of South Australia, the south western parts of the Northern Territory and the Pilbara and southern parts of the Kimberley regions of Western Australia where it is found on rocky hillsides, stony hills and plains growing in sandy to loamy stony soils. It is often part of tall shrubland communities with a spinifex understorey.

Uses
Indigenous Australians used the seeds of the plant as raw bush tucker or after roasting over a fire or grinding the seeds into a flour and preparing as damper. After grinding the seeds can also be used to make a beverage resembling coffee. The seeds, as for most Acacia are quite nutritious and contain around 26% protein, 2% carbohydrate and 9% fat Acacia seeds are highly nutritious and contain around 26% protein, 26% available carbohydrate, 32% fibre and 9% fat. An edible gum also exudes from the trunk and branches. The bark was also used for medicinal purposes to treat skin complains and sores by boiling in water or using the ash from burning it in fire. The tannins leached out of the bark in water make an astringent solution which were taken to treat diarrhoea and dysentery.

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Oranoaken Creek

Oranoaken Creek is a 10.0 mi tributary of Delaware Bay in southern New Jersey in the United States.

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Zillmerisation

Zillmerisation relates to the valuation of a life insurance company by an actuary.

When new regular premium protection business (such as life or critical illness insurance) is written, the value of the company may reduce (when viewed on a regulatory basis) even if the business is likely to be profitable. This effect is known as new business strain and is due to the requirement for the insurer to hold day 1 capital reserves that are higher than the initial premium payments from customers. Zillmerisation is one method of adjusting a net premium valuation to ease this initial strain.

History
This method was developed by August Zillmer (1831-1893) in Germany in the late 1800s, and described in an 1863 paper entitled "Beiträge zur Theorie der Prämien-Reserve bei Lebens-Versicherungs-Anstalten" ("Contributions to the Theory of Life Insurance Reserves").

Calculation
The process of 'Zillmerisation', or 'applying a Zillmer adjustment' involves increasing the amount of future net premiums allowed for in the valuation. The amount of the increase is notionally applied to recoup the initial acquisition and administrative costs. Over time, the Zillmer asset is amortised as the initial expenses are effectively recouped.

More specifically when doing a net premium valuation, for an n-year policy taken at age x, t years into the policy, the reserve is $$S\cdot~A_{x+t:\begin{smallmatrix}\hline~n-t|\end{smallmatrix}} - NP_{x:\begin{smallmatrix}\hline~n|\end{smallmatrix}} a_{x+t:\begin{smallmatrix}\hline~n-t|\end{smallmatrix}}$$ which equals 0 at time t=0 (by definition of NP).

Where: So the reserve is the present value of future benefits less the present value of future notional net premiums.
 * S is the sum assured (face amount)
 * A is an assurance function
 * NP is the net premium for that sum assured
 * a is an annuity function
 * E (used in the Zillmer adjustment below) is the initial expenses

In applying a Zillmer adjustment, the net premium (NP) is increased by an amount $$E/a_{x:\begin{smallmatrix}\hline~n|\end{smallmatrix}}$$. This sets the reserve at time t=0 to -E, and over the expected lifetime of the policy the Zillmer reserve smoothly drops to zero. This in effect spreads the valuation impact of the initial expenses over the policy's lifetime instead of suffering the day 1 new business strain.

Sprague adjustment
A variation on the Zillmer adjustment is the Sprague adjustment. If we assume the first year of premium is entirely used up in meeting the initial costs, we can write the reserve as $$S\cdot~A_{x+t:\begin{smallmatrix}\hline~n-t|\end{smallmatrix}} - NP_{x+1:\begin{smallmatrix}\hline~n-1|\end{smallmatrix}} a_{x+t:\begin{smallmatrix}\hline~n-t|\end{smallmatrix}}$$ (i.e. the present value of future benefits less the present value of a different notional net premium).

Since the adjusted net premium is larger, you are in effect subtracting a larger amount, producing a smaller reserve, and thus reducing the new business strain.

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Acacia hemiteles

Acacia hemiteles, commonly known as tan wattle, is a shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is widely distributed throughout south central Western Australia. It was formerly thought to be endemic to Western Australia, but has recently been collected near Maralinga in South Australia. Tan wattle is a good coloniser of disturbed or burnt ground, and is therefore often seen in mining areas.

Tan wattle grows to a height of about three metres. It is bushy, and is often broader than it is high. Like most Acacia species, it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. These are a grey-green colour, around seven centimetres long and 4 millimetres wide. The flowers are yellow, and held in small spherical clusters that arise in the leaf axils. The pods are brown, about ten centimetres long and one centimetre wide.

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Lexigraf

Lexigraf is a multilingual lexicographical project developed at the Aristotle University Thessaloniki Greece between 1997 and 2004.

Current lexicographical projects require sophisticated IT infrastructure to be completed - both in hardware capacity and software. Lexicography software needs to function as a compound desktop publishing engine, a terminology database management system and an electronic dictionary generation engine.

Following these guidelines, Lexigraf was developed at the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece, supporting a multilingual science lexicography project and several branch ones. Terminology databases formed, were also used in e-publishing efforts. Branch projects included bilingual dictionaries and machine translation memory databases.

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Mohamed Kallon

Mohamed Kallon MOR (born 6 October 1979) is a Sierra Leonean football manager and former player who played as a striker. He played for Inter Milan from 2001 to 2004, competing for spots with players such as Christian Vieri, Ronaldo, Álvaro Recoba, Adriano, Hakan Şükür and Nicola Ventola. He is widely considered the most famous footballer from Sierra Leone.

Before playing for Inter, Kallon had one-year stints at Serie B club Genoa, and the Serie A clubs Bologna, Cagliari, Reggina and Vicenza. After leaving Inter in 2004, Kallon played at Monaco for three years. He subsequently had short stints in Greece, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and China.

He made 39 appearances for the Sierra Leone national team during his career. Kallon is the younger brother of former Sierra Leonean international footballers Kemokai Kallon and Musa Kallon.

Early life
Kallon was born on 6 October 1979 in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Kallon is the younger brother to former Sierra Leone international footballers Kemokai Kallon and Musa Kallon. Mohamed Kallon attended primary school in Kenema and completed his secondary education at St. Edwards Secondary School in Freetown.

During his early international career for Sierra Leone, Kallon was given the nickname Small Kallon by Sierra Leonean football fans because he was the youngest of the three Kallon brothers in the Sierra Leone national team.

Early career
After he completed his form three levels of education (grade 9 in the U.S.) from St. Edwards Secondary School in Freetown in 1994, Kallon signed with the local club, Old Edwardians of the Sierra Leone National Premier League at the age of 15. During the 1994–95 season, he struck fifteen goals in 24 league games for Old Edwardians and became the youngest player to ever play and score in Sierra Leone National Premier League.

After the 1994–95 season, Kallon left Old Edwardians and signed for Lebanese club Tadamon Sour. Mohamed Kallon is indeed spotted by Ali Abdullah, while playing a game with friends, on a beach in Freetown. Son of a Lebanese diplomat living in Sierra Leone - Lebanon then already had many businessmen in West Africa - Abdullah praised Kallon's qualities to several relatives, and managed to obtain several trials for him in Lebanon.

Eager to discover foreign countries, and pushed by his father, Mohamed Kallon accepts the offer and travels with Ali Abdullah, only 15 years old. First on the side of Ajman, where the test turns out to be inconclusive, before finally catching the eye of the staff of Tadamon Sour, the club from the city of Tire. Kallon will thus spend the 1994-1995 season there, scoring 15 goals in 24 games, despite six difficult first months, due in particular to the cold Lebanese winter.

He spent one season with Spånga in Stockholm, Sweden. He was then signed by Inter Milan. He was then loaned to Swiss Super League club AC Lugano, Serie A club Bologna and Cagliari, as well as Serie B club Genoa. He was farmed to Reggina and Vicenza in a co-ownership deal for an undisclosed fee and 9,000 billion lire respectively (€4,648,112). He played with Cristiano Zanetti at Cagliari, whom he later worked with again at Inter Milan.

2001–02
After the abolition of the non-EU quota for each team halfway through the 2000–01 season, Kallon returned to Italian club Inter Milan before the start of the 2001–02 season., for a reported 8,500 billion lire transfer fee (€4,389,884). With Christian Vieri, Ronaldo, Álvaro Recoba, Adriano, Hakan Şükür and Nicola Ventola also in the side, Kallon was originally a third or fourth choice striker. But injuries to Ronaldo and Recoba meant that Kallon played 29 Serie A matches, scoring nine goals and becoming the team's second highest scorer of the 2001–02 Serie A season, behind Vieri, as the club narrowly missed out on the league title, finishing in third place, also reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

2002–03
He played nine times scoring five goals in Serie A in 2002–03 season due to injuries in August and February, as the team managed a second-place finish in the league. Kallon returned to the side in May after Gabriel Batistuta was injured in April. He also played both legs of the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League semi-final against A.C. Milan as Batistuta was unable to register. He played in both games as a second-half substitute, for Álvaro Recoba and Hernán Crespo respectively.

2003–04
Kallon tested positive for the banned substance nandrolone after the Serie A match against Udinese on 27 September 2003 and was banned from football for eight months. Kallon then struggled to get into the starting eleven during the 2003–04 season, primarily due to the rise of young Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins and the return of Brazilian ace Adriano.

Monaco
Kallon signed a four-year contract with Monégasque club Monaco before the start of the 2004–05 season, as the UEFA Champions League runners-up had lost Dado Pršo and Fernando Morientes. He was impressive during his first season at Monaco, but quickly fell out with French manager Didier Deschamps, and was relegated to the bench in March 2005.

He moved on loan to Saudi club Al-Ittihad on 29 July 2005. He helped the team win the 2005 AFC Champions League, leading the competition with six goals scored, including goals in each legs of the semi-final and final respectively. He also played at the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship with Al-Ittihad, before returning to Monaco in 2006.

He played 12 Ligue 1 matches in his last full season with Monaco during the 2006–07 campaign. He played his last match in league play on 11 August 2007 against Lorient, the second match of the season, before he was released by Monaco. He underwent a trial with Birmingham City in September 2007, after previously being linked with Derby County in July. However, Kallon failed to qualify for a work permit in England, as Sierra Leone ranked 79th in the FIFA World Rankings in September 1997, but the requirement was above 70th for non-EU internationals. In November 2007, he signed a pre-contract with Al Hilal, but this later collapsed.

AEK Athens
Kallon signed a six-month contract with Greek club AEK Athens on 29 January 2008. He played for the capital club in the UEFA Cup 2007–08 round of 32 against Getafe, but AEK lost 4–1 on aggregate, with no goals from Kallon. He also played in the Super League Greece playoffs to determine qualification to European competition. He scored once in his three appearances, and AEK finished second to qualify for the following year's UEFA Cup.

Greek fans remember him especially for an excellent goal against PAOK in a 4–0 win, when he scored with a chip shot outside the box.

Al-Shabab
He moved to Al-Shabab of the United Arab Emirates in 2008. He was released after picking up a serious injury in an international match.

Kallon
In October 2009, he signed for his own club Kallon.

Later career
On 1 March 2010, he joined the Chinese championship, signing a one-year deal with Shaanxi Baorong Chanba. Kallon made his CSL debut against Dalian Shide on 28 March and scored a penalty kick in 50th minute. He decided to leave after his contract was finished in December to be closer to his family. In 2011, he moved to India and signed with I-League club Chirag United Kerala.

He returned to Kallon ahead of the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, and scored the winning goal that got them to the second round.

On 26 June 2014, was named the head coach of Sierra Leone u-17 side.

On 22 March 2016, he announced his retirement as a player, having last played in 2014.

International career
Kallon became the youngest player to ever play for the Leone Stars when he made his senior international debut for Sierra Leone at the age of fifteen in April 1995 against Congo in the 1996 African Cup of Nations qualifier in Freetown, in which he  scored the winner. At the age of 16, Kallon was the youngest player at the 1996 African Nations cup in South Africa. He scored one of his country's two goals as Sierra Leone defeated Burkina Faso 2–1 in their opening group match at the 1996 African Nations Cup, played at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Since then, he is the key member of Leone Stars and active at 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup qualification. His most recent cap is on 9 February 2011 against Nigeria in a friendly. Kallon was the captain of the Sierra Leone national team but quit his captaincy after the team failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

Club owner
Kallon is the founder and owner of the Sierra Leonean football club Kallon, currently playing in the Sierra Leone National Premier League. Kallon is one of the top clubs in the Sierra Leone National Premier League and play their home games at the National Stadium in Freetown. Previously known as Sierra Fisheries, Kallon acquired the club in 2002 for $30,000.

Kallon won the Sierra Leonean FA Cup, the Sierra Leone League title in 2006 and qualified for the African Champions League.

Personal life
Mohamed Kallon is a devout Muslim and a member of the Mandingo ethnic group. Kallon is married to his childhood girlfriend M'mah Mansaray. The couple celebrated their wedding at the Freetown Central Mosque in Freetown on 15 June 2002. Kallon is the younger brother of former Sierra Leonean international footballers Kemokai Kallon and Musa Kallon.

Mohamed Kallon Children's Foundation
Apart from the Kalleone Group of Company, comprising a musical recording studio, radio station, newspaper, sportshops, old Skool night club, pharmacy and FC Kallon, Mohamed Kallon is also about to launch his charity foundation, the MKCF, Mohamed Kallon Children's Foundation, which will cater for the needs of hundreds of Sierra Leone's street children. Recently Mohamed Kallon told SierraEye Magazine that as a boy himself who grew up in the streets of Freetown he is moved by the state of Sierra Leone Street Children and want to do all he can to help them. The foundation has made headways recently meeting with the president and working together with the United Nations and other NGOs to provide help for several Sierra Leonean children and also aiding the HIV/AIDS sensitisation programme in Sierra Leone. x The setting up of MKCF by Kallon gained massive media coverage and even the BBC reported on it.

International

 * Scores and results list Sierra Leone's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kallon goal.

Honours
Al-Ittihad
 * AFC Champions League: 2005

Individual
 * AFC Champions League Top Scorer: 2005
 * Sierra Leone Order of the Rokel: 2013

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New business strain

For a life insurer and a newly set up non-life insurer, even if profitable business is written, the value of the company may appear to worsen (when viewed from a regulatory basis, for example) because of new business strain. This is a concept dealt with regularly by actuaries.

New business strain, or initial capital stain, occurs because the initial outgoings (such as commission, expenses, reserves, etc.) will take place when the policy is written, and thus have an immediate negative impact on the company's financial position. Over the life of the contract, future income (premiums, investment income, etc.) is expected to repay this initial outlay. However under some accounting regimes, the insurer may not take credit for such future surpluses.

The impact is thus an immediate hit to solvency and profitability when a policy is written, followed by surpluses in later years that pay this back.

New Business Strain is artificial in that it is a function of how a regulatory body, for example, might look at a life insurer's financial position. This tends not to be realistic, but instead conservative - because that is the role a regulator plays. Assuming its pricing assumptions are robust, a company's solvency and profitability actually increases when a new policy is written.

Depending on what reporting basis is being used, new business strain can be eased by the use of Zillmerisation or a Deferred acquisition cost asset. As a result, local GAAP accounting and IFRS accounting tends to show much lower levels of new business strain than regulatory accounting.

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John Dalton (musician)

John Dalton (born 21 May 1943) is a British bass guitar player, best known as a member of the Kinks in 1966 and between 1969 and 1976, replacing original member Pete Quaife.

Biography
John Dalton was educated at Cheshunt Secondary Modern School at the same time as Harry Webb (who later found fame as Cliff Richard). Dalton's desire was to be a full-time musician, and in 1959 he joined Danny King and the Bluejacks as bass guitarist (although he claimed in a 2009 interview, that he could not play a note when he joined). He played alongside Norman Mitham who had just left Cliff Richard's first band.

The Bluejacks and Mark Four (1959–1966)
Although successful locally, the Bluejacks recordings of "Say Mama" and Vince Taylor's rockabilly "Brand New Cadillac" did not feature in the UK Singles Chart, and in 1962 Dalton left to become a founder member of the Mark Four along with Mick 'Spud' Thompson (rhythm guitar), Eddie Phillips (lead guitar), Jack Jones (drums) and Kenny Pickett (vocals). Mark Four quickly became one of the most popular live bands in North London and shared billing with other London-based groups such as the High Numbers (later to become the Who), Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, and even sharing a stage with Little Eva.

However, the band's singles failed to make the charts, making it difficult to earn enough money to support a family. In 1966 Dalton left Mark Four to join the building trade. Shortly afterwards Phillips, Jones and Pickett founded the Creation, one of the most influential bands of the late 1960s.

The Kinks (1966; 1969–1976)
In June 1966, Dalton was asked to substitute for the Kinks' bass guitarist, Pete Quaife, who had broken his leg in a car accident. Dalton auditioned as a temporary replacement on 9 June 1966 at Carling Music, Savile Row, London. That same evening he appeared with the band on BBC Television's pop music flagship, Top of the Pops (filmed in the BBC Studios, London). His first live appearance with the Kinks was two days later at The Plaza, King's Heath, Birmingham giving him no time for rehearsals. This was quickly followed by a tour to Norway and Spain. The first recording sessions he took part in with the Kinks were on 26 June 1966 at Pye Studios, London for "Little Miss Queen Of Darkness" (Although Quaife claimed he was the bassist for that track in a 2005 interview). Dalton also played bass on "Dead End Street", recorded on 28 October 1966 during an evening session (unusually, without Shel Talmy). Shortly after his accident, Quaife announced he was not returning, only to change his mind and successfully requesting to come back in November 1966, leaving Dalton to return to his day job.

Dalton replaced Quaife again in 1969, this time as the Kinks' permanent bassist. He appeared with the band on 5 April 1969 for a mimed performance on the television program "It's Dee Time". His first recording session in his second tenure with the group was in May 1969 at Pye Studio #2 ("Drivin and "Mindless Child Of Motherhood"). Dalton spent most of June recording the Arthur album. He started his first American tour on 17 October at the Fillmore East, New York City. The tour lasted nine weeks and included such venues as The Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles and Fillmore West in San Francisco. He continued to play with the Kinks throughout the remainder of 1969 and into the 1970s and appeared playing bass on such notable songs as "Victoria", "Lola", "Apeman", "Celluloid Heroes", and "Supersonic Rocket Ship".

On 8 November 1976, Dalton left the Kinks, after spending most of the summer of 1976 rehearsing and recording Sleepwalker. His replacement was former Blodwyn Pig bass player Andy Pyle.

After the Kinks (1979– )
Dalton is still active in the music industry. He has been frontman and bass player with the Kast Off Kinks which has also featured Mick Avory, (the original Kinks drummer), John Gosling (former Kinks keyboard player), and vocalist/guitarist Dave Clarke (former Tim Rose sidesman). He and Gosling retired from the Kast Off Kinks in 2008, to be replaced by the bassist and keyboard player who replaced them in the Kinks – Jim Rodford and Ian Gibbons. But Dalton does still play with the band (Rodford died on 20 January 2018).

From 2003 until May 2008 Dalton also performed with the rock and roll band 5% Volume, alongside Kevin Leak (ex Seminar), Wol Webster (ex Blues Brothers, Eddie Floyd, Jess Conrad) and Tony 'Bones' Pallett (son of Joe Pallett the original Danny King).

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Landing Creek (New Jersey)

Landing Creek is an 11.2 mi tributary of the Mullica River in southern New Jersey in the United States. The creek originates near Egg Harbor City and joins the Mullica River just below Lower Bank near Hog Islands. It is joined along its route by Union Creek, Elliots Creek, Indian Cabin Creek, and Rubins Run, in that order.

For much of its length, Landing Creek has a typical Pine Barrens character to it as it runs through upland forests of Oak and Pitch Pine with periodic passes through cedar and maple swamps. Downstream from Clarks Landing Road, the stream becomes tidal and infiltrated by brackish water. For these last few miles of its stretch, Landing Creek widens and passes through an extensive marshland which is characteristic of the Mullica River estuary. As late as 1921, Gloucester Lake was located on Landing Creek.

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Dorian Baxter

Dorian Baxter (born 3 April 1950) is a Canadian religious minister and musician and a perennial candidate for political office in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He was consecrated as an bishop in the Federation of Independent Anglican Churches in 2003.

Ministry
In 1996, Baxter began incorporating the music and look of Elvis Presley into his services. That year, he won the Canadian Showstopper at the Collingwood Elvis Festival. In 1997 he won the Grand Champion of Showstoppers at that same festival. After that year, festival founder Billy Cann was ousted and control given to the town's business groups, a decision which Baxter objected to before Collingwood Town Council. Baxter joined Cann to establish a competing Elvis festival in Orillia and refused to return to the Collingwood festival.

In 2002, the church revoked his invitation to be the keynote preacher at a Masonic service in a Toronto Anglican church (although he did eventually attend). Baxter has said he found this particularly difficult, as he has been a Freemason for more than 25 years.

In 2003, he set up an independent church, Christ the King Graceland Independent Anglican Church of Canada, in Newmarket, Ontario, where he continues to conduct services using Presley's music, with his signature Elvis pompadour and sideburns. Baxter was consecrated on 9 March 2003 in Newmarket by the Rt. Rev'd Christopher Andrew Jukes of Calgary, Alberta, who at that time was a bishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, using the traditional ordinal of the Book of Common Prayer (1962 Canada). He also established the Federation of Independent Anglican Churches of North America with himself as self-styled archbishop; this organisation was incorporated by Federal Canadian Letters Patent on 1 October 2003.

Political life
Baxter has run for federal Parliament four times in the riding of Newmarket-Aurora, under the Progressive Canadian Party banner. In the 2004 federal election, he received 1,079 votes, placing last out of five candidates. In the 2006 election he received 729 votes, and in the 2008 election he received 1,004 votes. He placed fifth out of six candidates in both 2006 and 2008. In the 2011 election, he received 1,001 votes, placing fifth out of six candidates, surpassing only Yvonne Mackie of the Animal Alliance Environment party. Baxter also ran in the 2010 by-election in the riding of Vaughan, finishing seventh of out eight candidates with 110 votes. He ran in the by-election for Markham—Thornhill on 3 April 2017, placing fourth out of seven candidates.

He founded NAPPA (The National Association for Public and Private Accountability) on the heels of his successful lawsuit against the Durham Region Children's Aid society. (See judgement by Justice Somers, 22 March 1994. Baxter versus Durham Region Children's Aid Society).

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