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Ricky Sbragia

Richard Sbragia (born 26 May 1956) is a Scottish football coach and former player.

His playing career, mainly in the English lower leagues began at Birmingham City, Walsall, Blackpool, York City and a loan spell at Darlington. Sbragia had a brief spell in his homeland with a loan spell at Morton during his spell at Birmingham.

He has an extensive coaching career, having had spells at Manchester United, Bolton and Sunderland, where he had a brief spell as manager. He followed this by joining the Scottish Football Association, having head coach roles at Scotland U17, Scotland U19 and Scotland U21 teams.

Playing career
Sbragia was born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire and is of Italian descent. He was raised in the Castlemilk housing scheme in Glasgow, and attended Grange Secondary School and played in youth teams with Jimmy Calderwood who also became a footballer and later a manager.

He started his career with Birmingham City as an apprentice in June 1972 (a year after Calderwood made the same move) and signed as a professional at the club in May 1974, making his debut during the 1974–75 season. He joined Morton on loan in the Scottish Football League during the 1975–76 season and made four appearances. He was unable to establish himself in the first team at Birmingham and after making 15 appearances and scoring one goal, he joined Walsall in October 1978 for a fee of £15,000. He won promotion with Walsall in the 1979–80 season after the team finished second in the Fourth Division, before making a move to Third Division side Blackpool for £35,000 in July 1980.

After making 26 appearances and scoring one goal during two seasons at Blackpool, he was signed up by Denis Smith at York City in August 1982. His debut came on the opening day of the 1982–83 season on 28 August 1982 in a 1–1 with Torquay United at Bootham Crescent. He finished the season as an ever-present with 52 appearances in all competitions and scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Halifax Town. He struck up a partnership with John MacPhail in defence during the 1983–84 season, when York won the Fourth Division with 101 points. He scored York's equaliser against Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round on 20 February 1985, which set up a lucrative replay at Anfield. Sbragia suffered from a back injury during this match and had surgery on a spinal disc herniation. He joined Darlington on loan in August 1985 and made six appearances for the team. At the end of his playing career, he played one game for Belfast side Linfield in an exhibition match against Glentoran, where he went on to score two goals.

Coaching and managerial career
He retired from playing in 1987 and commenced his coaching career with York as youth-team coach and obtained his Football Association coaching badge in May 1990. He led the youth team to the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup for the first time in the 1992–93 season. He took over as youth-team coach at Sunderland in 1994 and was later promoted to reserve team coach. He moved to Manchester United as reserve team coach on 20 November 2002, where he built up a successful reserve side, nurturing the fledgling talents of Kieran Richardson and Darren Fletcher, amongst others. He was appointed as first-team coach of Bolton Wanderers on 10 October 2005. After the departure of Sam Allardyce from Bolton on 29 April 2007, Sammy Lee was appointed as manager of Bolton, with Sbragia retaining his position as first-team coach alongside Jimmy Phillips and Gary Speed.

Sbragia rejoined Sunderland's coaching staff in November 2007, and was appointed as caretaker manager following the departure of Roy Keane on 4 December 2008. He took charge of the team for their match against Manchester United, which was lost 1–0. This was followed up with a 4–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion and a 4–1 win at Hull City, although Sbragia remained coy over the possibility of taking over permanently. He was appointed as manager on a permanent basis on 27 December on an 18-month contract. On 24 May 2009, after guiding Sunderland to Premier League survival on the final day of the season, Sbragia resigned as manager of the club. He remained at Sunderland as chief scout, a post which he held until April 2011.

Sbragia was appointed head coach of the Scotland national under-17 team in August 2011. He was moved up with the Scotland national under-17 team to coach the Scotland national under-19 team for the 2012–13 season. Sbragia took temporary charge of the Scotland national under-21 team in November 2014. Sbragia took the Scotland national under-21 team job full-time on 12 August 2015. He left this position following a 4–0 defeat by Ukraine under-21s in September 2016.

On 7 July 2017, Sbragia returned to Manchester United as manager of the club's Under-23 side after 12 years away. On 21 May 2019, he left the club.

Honours
Walsall
 * Fourth Division runners-up: 1979–80

York City
 * Fourth Division: 1983–84

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Mechannibals

Mechannibals is a television game show aired on the British television channel BBC Two in 2005. It was made by the independent production company IWC Media. The host was Louise Brady.

The show was sometimes likened to Channel 4's Scrapheap Challenge or the earlier BBC series The Great Egg Race, it centres on taking two families from the same area and setting them a task to create some form of machine. The contestant families were required to create it using only parts found in their home. Machines created include a shed destroyer, a beer chiller and a food cooking and preparing machine. The finished creations were then judged by people who have some knowledge about the subject. The winning family is then given enough money to replace all their used equipment with top-of-the-range alternatives. The other family, however, was left merely with a toolbox.

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Talk:Singaporean response to 2005 Kashmir earthquake

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wtf? is this some new form of Singaporean spin? making a political statement on foreign aid thru wikipedia?? how low... oh how low can they sink...

I agree..... a page for details of International responses would be go enough. This article has a political spin to it.

 * Please help to countering the systemic bias in Wikipedia. Just take a look at Category:Hurricane Katrina and see the many "Country X response to Hurricane Katrina" out there. Does this event deserve a lesser treatment? Will it be forgotten during the Monday Night Football? --Vsion 17:40, 10 October 2005 (UTC)


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Ikaztegieta

Ikaztegieta  (Spanish, Icazteguieta) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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The Nightingale (fairy tale)

"The Nightingale" (Nattergalen) is a literary fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Set in ancient China, the story recounts the friendship between the Emperor and a nightingale.

Plot
In the gardens of the emperor of China lived a nightingale whose song was more beautiful than the palace itself and was storied all over the world. When the emperor received a book from the emperor of Japan he was astonished to read about the nightingale, because he had never heard of it, nor had anyone in his court. He commanded that the nightingale be brought before him to sing. With the help of a poor kitchen girl, the nightingale was found and brought to the emperor, where he sang so beautifully that the emperor was moved to tears and made him a guest at court.

Soon after, the emperor received a new gift: a jeweled nightingale automaton that also sang. This nightingale's song was pretty, but always the same. The real nightingale, no longer appreciated, flew out of the palace while no one was looking. The emperor placed the artificial nightingale at his bedside and banished the real nightingale for his desertion. The artificial bird sang the emperor to sleep each night until its cogs wore down. The bird was repaired, but it could be played only once a year.

Five years later the emperor fell ill, and one night Death sat on his chest showing him the deeds of his past. The emperor wished for the artificial nightingale to sing away the unpleasant memories, but it was silent. Then a song erupted through the window, where the real nightingale was perched. The song restored the emperor's health and persuaded Death to leave him in peace. The nightingale declined to become a guest in the palace again, but offered to come when he would and sing about all that he had seen in the kingdom, if the emperor agreed to keep this a secret between them.

Gallery
Illustrations by Edmund Dulac from a 1911 edition.

Poetry
Sansom, Clive. "Singer and Nightingale." Return to Magic. Leslie Frewin, 1969.

Short stories
Tailor, Dena Bain. "The Nightingale." Little Red Riding Hood in the Big Bad City. DAW, 2004.

West, Michelle. "The Nightingale" Once Upon a Galaxy edited by William McCarthy and Martin H. Greenberg.

Wilde, Oscar. “The Nightingale and the Rose”. The Happy Prince and Other Tales. (1888)

Novels
Dalkey, Kara. The Nightingale. Ace, 1991.

Loftin, Nikki. Nightingale's Nest. Razorbill, 2014.

Theatre
Giges, Bob. “The Inspiration for ''Nightingale”. http://artsites.ucsc.edu/faculty/giges/ng/ ''

MacLellan, Kathy. The Nightingale (puppet show) Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre. https://www.ragandbone.ca/PDFs/nightingale_guide.pdf

Music
Reynolds, Malvina. The Emperor’s Nightingale (song). https://people.wku.edu/charles.smith/MALVINA/mr042.htm

Rüttgers, Philipp. “The Emperor And The Nightingale -Twists of H.C. Andersen's Untaped Fairy Tales”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3WMBqnUZs

Stravinsky, Igor. Opera: Le Rossignol.

Stravinsky, Igor. Ballet: The Song of the Nightingale.  Stravinsky original score, Henri Matisse sets, Léonide Massine choreography.

Strouse, Charles. Nightingale: A New Musical.

Animated films
Reiniger, Lotte. The Chinese Nightingale. (1927)

Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre: The Nightingale (1983) (TV)

Sporn, Michael. Nightingale. (1992)

''Story Time! Pilot - Extracts from The emperor and the nightingale.''

ToonJet Cartoons. The Emperor’s Nightingale.

Trnka, Jirí and Milos Makovec. The Emperor's Nightingale (1948).

Xpress English. https://xpressenglish.com/the-nightingale/ TV episode; radio play

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Vandalism
I'm not sure I see the need for the request to check the article for vandalism. In my experience, the amount of vandalism that slips through the net due to the subsequent editor missing it is very small indeed, and the clutter of this extra text just makes people less likely to read it in my opinion. So, I'd like to remove it. Any thoughts? Worldtraveller 15:04, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

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"Previewing is a recommended practice."
This sounds stupid. Could you reword it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.224.67.245 (talk) 18:44, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

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I missed the debate so my input is a little late, but I want to make it clear that I oppose this change. A five line colored box is distracting and space consuming, and I don't see any evidence in the discussion that newcomers are actually confused by this. In any case, such a large, one time use alert box must be able to be turned off. I have manually disabled the mw-alerte class for my own use, and recommend that this new alert message be removed until this is made a standard option. Feezo (send a signal | watch the sky) 20:18, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

I do not find it particularly distracting, myself. --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 02:07, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Hiding the latest monstrosity?
How do I hide this hideous and completely unnecessary text for experienced editors? I need the Monobook css. RedWolf (talk) 05:23, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
 * To suppress the "Preview" heading (which has always been there) and the extra horizontal rule along with the green box:
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Talk:David Daiches

Significant works
TODO: identify significant works and elaborate on them in the article Doldrums 07:10, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

David Daiches Raphael
David Daiches Raphael was an ethical and political philosopher, who may have been related to David Daiches (brother-in-law). Maybe you should also have an article about him, or at least mention him, to avoid confusion.
 * He was his brother-in-law. I have David Daitches' wonderful autobiography somewhere if that needs more confirmation than memory. Anyone can write an article. By all means, start one on D. D. Raphael, who deserves an entry here.Nishidani (talk) 22:35, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

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Spatial variability

Spatial variability occurs when a quantity that is measured at different spatial locations exhibits values that differ across the locations. Spatial variability can be assessed using spatial descriptive statistics such as the range.

Let us suppose that the Rev' z(x) is perfectly known at any point x within the field under study. Then the uncertainty about z(x) is reduced to zero, whereas its spatial variability still exists. Uncertainty is closely related to the amount of spatial variability, but it is also strongly dependent upon sampling.

Geostatistical analyses have been strictly performed to study the spatial variability of pesticide sorption and degradation in the field. Webster and Oliver provided a description of geostatistical techniques. Describing uncertainty using geostatistics is not an activity exempt from uncertainty itself as variogram uncertainty may be large and spatial interpolation may be undertaken using different techniques.

Literature

 * Isaaks, E.H., Srivastava R.M.: Applied Geostatistics. 1989
 * Fortin, Marie-Josee, Dale, Mark.: Spatial Analysis A Guide for Ecologists. 2005. Cambridge University Press, 365 pp.

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Irura

Irura is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Itsasondo

Itsasondo is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Talk:Paul Eddington

Unilateralism
In the article:

''Politically, Eddington's faith as a Quaker led him to be a supporter of unilateral nuclear disarmament and an opponent of the Trident missile programme. It is likely he and Jim Hacker would have disagreed on this subject, as while Hacker says he "sometimes wonders" about whether nuclear weapons are necessary, "I'm not that unilateralist"!''

It's been some time since I last saw this episode, but I seem to recall that he only said "I'm not that unilateralist" after Humphrey said "Then you must resign from the government!". Maybe he felt just threatened and softened his position for that reason. Any thoughts? René van Buuren 01:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

I recall that the first episode of Yes, Prime Minister - Jim Hacker was against both Trident and Nuclear weapons (and Nuclear shelters) because they were pointless and really just used as a deterrant. (Perhaps it was an episode of Yes, Minister?) pebbens (talk) 01:20, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I also recall that his opposition was because he, as prime minister, would never actually use the missles. One of the discussions went kind of like this: "Would you use them if the Soviets took over West Berlin in a crisis situation, saying that they'd leave eventually?" "Of course not!" "If they sent anti-riot troops into western europe to "help"?" "I doubt it." It went on like that until he realized that the Soviets would never actually give him a reason to use the missiles, even if they slowly invaded and took over the whole of continental Europe. The Soviets, you see, could find ways of "invading" without actually engaging in any individual action worthy of a preemptive nuclear strike. And any attempt to augment conventional forces with tactical strikes would precipitate an all out nuclear war. So there was no need for British nuclear weapons in the first place. Indeed, they didn't even provide a proper deterrent, because the American nukes already provided that. The Poseidon and Trident missiles were therefore completely redundant, and could be scrapped at any time without repercussions to Britain's self-defense capabilities.

 * It was an interesting discussion, if incomplete (presenting the complete arguments on the topic would take longer than the few minutes they had in the show;).

 * In any case, the pertinent thing up for discussion was whether or not Hacker supported unilateral disarmament: he did. He even made a major drive to cancel Trident, but was stymied by Humphrey. — Gopher65talk 21:58, 31 May 2012 (UTC)

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Conscientious Objector/ beliefs in pacifism
Historical archive information & audio interview here pos useful for the article? http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-actor-paul-eddingtons-beliefs-cast-him-as-a-conscientious-objector says he was still commited to pacifism in the 80s. interview transcript http://www.iwm.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/paul_eddington_people_power_audio_transcript.pdf

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Theatre Roles
I notice that with Eddington's page there's very little mention of his theatre work. I know he was in Michael Frayn's "Noises Off" but I'm not sure which citations to use or, indeed if something suitable could be found WSmith26997 (talk) 20:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

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Larraul

Larraul  is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Lasarte-Oria

Lasarte-Oria  is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It was founded in 1986. It is estimated to have a population of around 19.000 people inhabitants.

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Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the top handball league in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The league is operated by the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is composed of 16 teams. The champion is seeded into the EHF Champions League. Second team is seeded into EHF Cup, while third and fourth teams go to EHF Challenge Cup. The winner of the league cup is seeded into the EHF Cup Winner's Cup.

2021-22 Season participants
The following 16 clubs compete in the Handball Premier League during the 2021-22 season.

EHF coefficients
EHF League Ranking for 2018/19 season:
 * Country ranking:

 * 30. (28) 🇪🇪 Meistriliiga (6.83)
 * 31. (29)  Superliga (5.50)
 * 32. (32) 🇧🇦 Premier league (5.25)
 * 33. (33) 🇮🇹 Serie A (4.00)
 * 34. (34) 🇧🇬 GHR A (3.33)

EHF Club Ranking as of 12 April 2021:
 * Club ranking:

 * 78.  (86)  Borac (85)
 * 149. (125) Vogošća Poljine Hills (34)
 * 156. (250) RK Gračanica (31)
 * 186. (232) Sloga Doboj (21)
 * 240. (303) Bosna Visoko (13)

List of champions
The United Premier League was started in 2001. Until that year, in Bosnia, there were three separate federations and championships. The EHF recognized as official only the Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina based in Sarajevo.

In years 1998 and 1999 playoffs were held, with teams competing from Federation based in Sarajevo, and Handball Federation of Herzeg-Bosnia. In 2001 clubs from Republika Srpska and their Federation participated, and for the first time after Bosnian War, clubs from all of Bosnia and Herzegovina were competing with each other. Sadly, next year, in 2001 clubs from Republika Srpska refused to play, and therefore playoffs were not played. Only in 2002 was this drama of Bosnian handball ended. In 2001 united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina started, which was a turning point for better quality of teams in years to come.

''Note: Till united league, only Handball Federation of B&H was officially recognized by European Handball Federation, and also International Handball Federation. Bolded teams were declared as official winners of Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.''

Champions of united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina which started from 2001.
 * ‡ League champions also won the Bosnia and Herzegovina Handball Cup, i.e. the domestic Double.

 * 2001–2002 HRK Izviđač ‡
 * 2002–2003 RK Bosna Sarajevo ‡
 * 2003–2004 HRK Izviđač (2)
 * 2004–2005 HRK Izviđač (3)
 * 2005–2006 RK Bosna Sarajevo (2)
 * 2006–2007 RK Bosna Sarajevo (3)
 * 2007–2008 RK Bosna Lido osiguranje ‡ (4)
 * 2008–2009 RK Bosna Sunce osiguranje ‡ (5)
 * 2009–2010 RK Bosna BH Gas ‡ (6)
 * 2010–2011 RK Bosna BH Gas (7)
 * 2011–2012 RK Sloga Mobis
 * 2012–2013 RK Borac m:tel ‡
 * 2013–2014 RK Borac m:tel ‡ (2)
 * 2014–2015 RK Borac m:tel ‡ (3)
 * 2015–2016 HRK Izviđač (4)
 * 2016–2017 RK Borac m:tel (4)
 * 2017–2018 HRK Izviđač (5)
 * 2018–2019 HRK Izviđač (6)
 * 2019–2020 RK Borac m:tel (5)
 * 2020-2021 HRK Izviđač (7)
 * 2021–2022 RK Borac m:tel (6)
 * 2022–2023 HRK Izviđač Agram (8)
 * 2023–2024 HRK Izviđač Agram (9)

Performance by club
Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia championship

2021-22 Season participants
The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier League during the 2021-22 season.

EHF coefficients
EHF League Ranking for 2020/21 season:
 * Country ranking:

 * 24. (24) 🇦🇿 Premier League (3.33)
 * 25. (25) 🇺🇦 Super League (1.17)
 * 26. (26) 🇧🇦 Premier League (1.00)
 * 26. (26) 🇨🇾 A1 (1.00)
 * 26. (26) 🇮🇱 Ligat Ha'Al (1.00)

EHF Club Ranking as of 12 April 2021:
 * Club ranking:

 * 108. (153) HŽRK Grude (41)
 * 158. (147) ŽRK Krivaja (19)
 * 187. (180) ŽRK Hadžići (11)
 * 227. (211) HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar (7)
 * 242. (236) ŽRK Ilidža (5)

List of champions
''Note: Till united league, only Handball Federation of B&H was officially recognized by European Handball Federation, and also International Handball Federation. Bolded teams were declared as official winners of Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina.''

Note: Interinvest Mostar merged with HŽRK Zrinjski Mostar

Champions of the united Premier league of Bosnia and Herzegovina which started from 2001.

 * 2001–2002 Zrinjski
 * 2002–2003 Ljubuški HO, Ljubuški
 * 2003–2004 Galeb, Mostar
 * 2004–2005 Zrinjski
 * 2005–2006 Zrinjski
 * 2006–2007 Borac
 * 2007–2008 Borac
 * 2008–2009 Borac
 * 2009–2010 Borac
 * 2010–2011 Borac
 * 2011–2012 Borac
 * 2012–2013 Zrinjski
 * 2013–2014 Mira
 * 2014–2015 Grude
 * 2015–2016 Grude
 * 2016–2017 Grude
 * 2017–2018 Grude
 * 2018–2019 Grude
 * 2019–2020 Grude
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Miss Asia Pageant

ATV Miss Asia Pageant is an annual Hong Kong-based beauty pageant organized and broadcast by Asia Television (ATV). Originating in 1985 as a local Hong Kong pageant, the contest went on a hiatus from 2000 through 2003, and was re-branded as an Asian pageant in 2004, with contestants spanning the continent of Asia. The pageant was ceased to exist in 2015 with the shutdown of its organizer, ATV.

In 2018, ATV announced that they are rebooting the pageant, after their transition from a terrestrial broadcast operation to an online media company. The pageant, which will be partnered with South Korean company CJ E&M, was reported by the media as "ATV's biggest investment of the year".

1985–2000: Beginnings as local pageant
With the success of the Miss Hong Kong Pageant by rival Hong Kong television station Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), ATV started organizing Miss Asia Pageant in 1985, searching out Hong Kong's representative for Miss Asia Pacific International (then known as the Miss Asia Pacific Quest). The pageant name was a bit of a misnomer back then as Miss Asia Pageant was actually named to match the name of organizer Asia Television Limited, and it was solely intended for local Hong Kong residents to enter.

In 1995, the pageant made history by removing age restrictions for delegates. That year, Aicardi Jiang (宮雪花), at the age of 47 years became the oldest delegate of Miss Asia, placing fifth in the pageant. On the other end of the spectrum, On-Yuen To (陶安仁), was the youngest delegate at the age of 15 years.

In 2000, due to poor ratings and lack of sponsors, ATV announced that the pageant would go on hiatus until further notice.

2000–present: Post-hiatus and rebrands
In 2004, ATV rebooted the pageant and re-branded it as an event for not just Hong Kong, but also for the rest of Asia as contestants from other parts of Asia now participate, finally living up to its namesake as an Asia-wide pageant. However, the pageant is still very Chinese focused, with multiple representatives from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China, compared to one contestant from each of the rest of the countries.

As of 2011, Miss Asia Chinese Regional Competitions selects Chinese delegates in several regions: Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Taiwan, Canada, and US. Then, the top performers of these competitions come together for the ATV Miss Asia Pageant Greater China Finals, which also acts as the semi-finals of the ATV Miss Asia Pageant, selecting around 10 finalists (12 finalists are selected in 2013). These delegates are then joined by national pageant winners from other Asian countries to compete the crown of ATV Miss Asia at the Finals.

In 2011, the pageant name has been modified to ATV Miss Asia Pageant (ATV亞洲小姐競選), adding the organizer's name to the title, to distinguish it from other Asia-wide beauty pageants.

Whereas the pageant mirrored Miss Hong Kong Pageant pre-hiatus, the revived version more closely resembled the Miss Chinese International Pageant, which is also organized by rival television station, TVB.

In 2018, ATV rebooted the whole project after the company was transformed into an online media company.

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Miss Asia Canada Pageant
Miss Asia Canada, previously known as ATV Miss Asia Toronto Pageant in 2006–2022, is an annual beauty pageant organized by ATV and RST Creative Studios that selects Toronto's representative(s) for the annual ATV Miss Asia Pageant that is held in Hong Kong. Despite ATV's cessation of terrestrial broadcasting in Hong Kong - and by extension, the end of the ATV and the ATV Miss Asia Pageant - Miss Asia Canada founded by Producer/Director Tony Jorge has registered as a National Pageant in Canada in 2015. In 2023 RST Creative Studios formed a new pageant organization called GEM Group (Global Entertainment Management Group) operating independently the future of the partnership remains unclear as ATV no longer has jurisdiction over their former franchisee, ATV has not yet secured a new long-term partnership with the new pageant organization known as GEM Group as the future of ATV remains unclear. Miss Asia Canada is currently partners with Miss Asia Global based in India, Miss Asia International based out of the USA, Miss Supertalent of the World based out of Korea, and Miss Cosmopolitan based out of Malaysia.

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Lazkao

 * See Lazcano (disambiguation) (a variant form) for people with this surname.

Lazkao  (Lazcano) is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country.

Location
Lazkao is located in the Southern Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. Lazkao lies in a lush valley. To its north are Beasain and Ordizia; to the south are Idiazabal and Ataun; to the east Zaldibia and to the west Olaberria.

Distances to important places

 * Donostia-San Sebastián: 45 km
 * Madrid: 428 km
 * Barcelona: 507 km

Transport

 * Nearest train station: In Beasain to 2 km
 * Communicated with roads to these towns: Olaberria, Ataun, Ordizia, Beasain.
 * Bus stations through all the town with these lines:
 * Ataun-Lazkao-Beasain
 * Ataun-Lazkao-Ordizia-Zaldibia
 * San Sebastián-Logroño
 * San Sebastián-Pamplona
 * Airports:
 * Airport of Hondarribia (Donostia-San Sebastián): 58 km
 * Airport of Loiu (Bilbao): 86 km
 * Airport of Noain (Pamplona/Iruñea): 68 km
 * Airport of Foronda (Vitoria-Gasteiz): 83 km

Town Council
The municipal police force in Lazkao (in Basque Udaltzaingoa), has four policemen, two police cars and a motorbike. The police station is located in the ground floor of the town hall of Lazkao. The municipal police of Lazkao carries out these duties: Traffic, notifications, works control, organization of the town market, lost objects, etc.
 * Town Council
 * Mayor: Kepa Zubiarrain (EAJ-PNV)
 * Municipal Police

History
Many Basque historians think that Lazkao was founded in 1053.

1936-1939
Two men were shot in Lazkao during the Spanish Civil War.

ETA
The future leader of ETA, Eustakio Mendizabal, studied at the Benedictine monastery in Lazkao from 1954 to 1966.

In 2005, a Benedictine monk of the town was arrested by the Spanish National Police and by the Guardia Civil. They thought that the monk had connections with the Basque separatist group ETA. In 2006, ETA detonated a bomb in the company Azkar, because Azkar did not pay the revolutionary tax to the group.

Religion
2007 was the Second anniversary of bicentenary of the arrival of the Benedictine monks to the town. Celebrated by the Deputy-General of Gipuzkoa and by Juan Jose Ibarretxe, the Lehendakari (Basque Prime Minister) of the Basque Autonomous Community.

Festivals
Every first Sunday in January. On this day, the Flight to Egypt is performed throughout the street of the town.
 * Day of the Donkey (Astotxo Eguna)

This Biblical passage was first performed in Lazkao the 17th century. Nowadays, the Nuns of the Covent of Lazkao continue to sell the traditional wafers for this event.

Famous people

 * Cyclist Joseba Beloki Runner-up in the 2002 Tour de France (and placed third the previous year).
 * Lazkao Txiki (Joxe Migel Iztueta Kortajarena), a noted bertsolari.

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Talk:Heckler & Koch HK36

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Sorry if this article isn't up to scratch, this is my first attempt. Not sure if there's a standardized short for Heckler & Koch on here? Whether it be 'HK' or 'H&K'.

This whole article was taken word for word from "Military Small Arms of the 20th Century". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.27.151.5 (talk) 03:38, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Nope, just read the rifle's description, and it is in no way word for word. It obviously used the book as a source, but it is not copied.--LWF (talk) 03:41, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

HKPRO
I have deleted a couple of citations to HKPRO.com. It is not a reliable source for Wikipedia articles because its articles are anonymously posted and there's no discernible editorial review process. See WP:V for general rules, and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Firearms for a specific discussion of this source. Rezin (talk) 23:53, 30 December 2014 (UTC)

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Leaburu

Leaburu  is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

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Twinings

Twinings is a British marketer of tea and other beverages, including coffee, hot chocolate and malt drinks, based in Andover, Hampshire. The brand is owned by Associated British Foods. It holds the world's oldest continually used company logo, and is London's longest-standing ratepayer, having occupied the same premises on the Strand since 1706. Twinings tea varieties include black tea, green tea and herbal teas, along with fruit-based cold infusions.

History
Twinings was founded by Thomas Twining, of Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, who opened Britain's first known tea room, at No. 216 Strand, London, in 1706; it still operates today. The firm's logo, created in 1787, is the world's oldest in continuous use.

Holder of a royal warrant, Twinings was acquired by Associated British Foods in 1964. The company is associated with Earl Grey tea, a tea infused with bergamot, though it is unclear when this association began, and how important the company's involvement with the tea has been. Competitor Jacksons of Piccadilly – acquired by Twinings during the 1990s – also had associations with the bergamot blend.

In April 2008, Twinings announced their decision to close its Belfast Nambarrie plant, a tea company in trade for over 140 years. Citing an "efficiency drive", Twinings moved most of its production to China and Poland in late 2011, while retaining its Andover, Hampshire factory with a reduced workforce.

In 2023, Twinings ceased production of lapsang souchong, replacing it with a product called "Distinctively Smoky", widely considered to be inferior quality. Lapsang souchong was one of the tea blends sold by Twinings since the 1700s and was regarded as the favorite drink of Winston Churchill. Twinings cited difficultly sourcing the blend along with rising market prices for the substitution.

Ethics
Twinings' ethical tea programme, Sourced with Care, aims to improve the quality of life in the communities from which it buys tea. The company is a founding member of the Ethical Tea Partnership, a not-for-profit membership organisation of tea-packing companies which undertake monitoring and improving conditions on tea estates in all major tea-growing regions. Twinings has an Ethical Code of Conduct and works with all its packaging and raw material suppliers to ensure decent working conditions in the supply chain.

In August 2018, Twinings published a list of all its tea suppliers in India on its Sourced with Care website. This came after Traidcraft Exchange called on all the major UK tea brands to show the public which tea plantations they buy from and crack down on modern slavery in the supply chain. Traidcraft Exchange welcomed the move, their policy adviser, Fiona Gooch, saying that it would put "pressure on the other big tea brands ... to follow suit".

Notable members of the Twining family

 * Thomas Twining (1675–1741), tea merchant, Twinings founder
 * Mary Twining (1726-1804), tea merchant, mother of Richard Twining
 * Thomas Twining (1735–1804), classical scholar
 * Richard Twining (1749–1824), tea merchant
 * William Twining (1790-1835), military physician
 * Elizabeth Twining (1805–1889), botanical illustrator
 * Louisa Twining (1820–1912), social reformer
 * Edward Twining (1899–1967), diplomat

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Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been removed or reverted. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. --JoanneB 15:15, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Order of Canada photo gallery

 * 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 DELETE. Linuxbeak | Talk 22:02, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Order of Canada photo gallery
Wikipedia isn't a photo gallery. I'm concerned that many of these photos are "fair use", so using them in a photo gallery isn't really kosher. Any free ones should be put at the Commons, and a gallery page created there. dbenbenn | talk 15:16, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per nominator. Quale 19:20, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per WP:NOT. --Carnildo 23:20, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete and since all of the photos are fair use, we cannot move any to the Commons. Zach (Sound Off) 01:54, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete I created this page. I figure it would be a good way to keep track of any Order of Canada related photos already uploaded for future use on related articles but if that does go well with wikipedia guidelines then get ride of it. Sorry bout all this Dowew 02:08, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Zhatt  20:29, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --[[Image:Ottawa flag.png|20px]] Spinboy 21:41, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
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2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal

The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of October 23, 2005 at the Autódromo do Estoril circuit.

Practice
Friday was affected by inclement weather, which saw the morning test sessions and practice held in wet conditions due to rain. Local star Álvaro Parente set the quickest time in the first test session, one of two additional timed 40 minute runs that allowed teams to obtain the best set ups on their cars. Parente set a time of 1'54.918, but this was soon eclipsed by series leaders Brazil as Nelson Piquet Jr. set a 1'51.916 during the second test.

The track was still slightly damp for the first practice session, but A1 Team France, who won both races in the previous round continued their impressive form with Alexandre Premat setting the fastest time - a 1'33.024. Adrian Sutil, driving for A1 Team Germany came in second in his debut outing, setting a 1'33.700 after 17 laps. Czech driver Tomáš Enge was a mere 0.034 seconds behind, while Australia's Will Davison made a successful return to the car to set the fourth fastest time. The top 5 was rounded out by Brazil, Piquet completing 18 laps on his way to 1'34.085.

The rain returned prior to the commencement of the second practice session, and it was delayed by 25 minutes to allow areas of standing water on the circuit to clear. This ensured that times were considerably slower than in the previous session, but Premat was still able to come out on top, setting a 1'52.037 after just 5 laps to finish over 1.5 seconds ahead of second-placed Piquet. Portugal continued to perform well at home to set the third fastest time, followed by Switzerland and USA. Australia decided not to compete in the session due to their concerns about the track conditions.

Saturday's session saw Czech Republic take top honours, with Brazil still close behind. Great Britain's Robbie Kerr and The Netherlands' Jos Verstappen set the third and fourth fastest times, followed by Germany in 5th. France completed just 8 laps in the session and set the slowest time of the morning, over 17 seconds behind the best.

Qualifying
A1 Team Brazil took its second A1GP pole position in qualifying, despite driver Piquet spinning out in the first of the four timed sessions. He went on to set times of 1'30.755 and 1'30.561 in his second and fourth runs to secure first position on the grid for the sprint race. Brazil's aggregate time was over half a second quicker than that of Switzerland, who were able to set the second-quickest lap of the session on their fourth run. Enge's aggregate time of 3'01.830 put the Swiss team second on the grid, their best qualifying result so far in the series. France confirmed their position as one of the top teams by taking third spot, followed by the Czech Republic and The Netherlands.

Portugal did not disappoint the home crowd, following on from their impressive times in the weekend's practice sessions to line up 6th, ahead of Canada, Malaysia, Indonesia and Great Britain. Germany were unable to carry their surprisingly quick times from practice to qualifying and will line up 11th. The same occurred for Australia, where Davison will line up from 19th place. Lebanon's Basil Shaaban and India's Armaan Ebrahim will take their places at the very back of the field in 23rd and 24th positions respectively.

Sprint race
The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, October 23, 2005.

All cars got away cleanly for the parade lap and formed up well for the rolling start, but running very slowly behind the safety car. At the start, Piquet was followed closely by Premat of Team France and Verstappen of Team Netherlands. Piquet chose to brake fairly early into turn 1 and was watching Neel Jani of Team Switzerland on his outside, while allowing the French car to beat him to the apex with the cars running 3-abreast around the bend. Team Great Britain was pushed off the outside of the bend, but was able to rejoin the track in 13th place.

Australia, Mexico, China & Pakistan all retired following a shunt at turn 2 on the first lap.

At this stage in the race, France was in the lead, followed by Brazil, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Portugal (who passed Canada down the pit straight at the end of lap 1), Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, USA, New Zealand, Russia, Lebanon, India and Austria. Great Britain was clearly faster than Germany but couldn’t find a way past.

On lap 6, Ralph Firman of Team Ireland got too close to the British car around one of the slow right-hand corners and touched his front wing against its rear-right tyre, puncturing the tyre and destroying the left-hand side of the front wing. The British car went straight off at the next bend and retired from the race while Firman had to pit for a new nose and rejoined the race a lap down. At this stage, the top 3 cars had pulled away from the rest of the field by over 3.5 seconds.

With Great Britain and Ireland out of the way, it was the turn of Scott Speed of Team USA to try to find a way past the slower, German car ahead of him.

By lap 13, Malaysia had passed Indonesia for 8th place after a close battle and Austria had got ahead of India for 17th. In the French car, Alexandre Premat was using his PowerBoosts to try to get the fastest lap and the extra point that goes with it.

On lap 15 Austria and India both passed Lebanon for 16th & 17th places respectively and one lap later Scott Speed managed to get in front of Germany at turn 2, but ran wide at the following corner and lost the place again.

Main race
The Main Race took place on Sunday, October 23, 2005.

Armaan Ebrahim stalled the Team India car pulling away for the parade lap and the car was pushed back to the pits to be restarted there. One of the Team India engineers came onto the track, but the marshalls quite correctly would not allow him to work on the car until it was in the pit lane.

As the field formed up, Nelson Piquet Jr. had pointed his car directly towards Alexandre Premat and Lebanon were in the wrong grid box, -1 place. Brazil, The Netherlands and Russia all stalled on the grid. France made it into Turn 1 ahead of Portugal, who had made a great start from 6th on the grid. These two were followed by Tomáš Enge of Czech Republic who got ahead of Neel Jani into third place. Jani was running 4th, followed by Indonesia who had managed to move up from 9th to 5th and Italy who had moved up from 6th. Unfortunately, Italy managed this by jumping the start and was penalised for this later in the race. Canada ran wide at turn 1 and dropped two places to 7th. Then came Malaysia, South Africa and Germany. Those two cars had bumped during the run down the pit straight, but both survived.

The safety car was deployed at the end of lap 1, but I don’t know why. All I can assume is that the race officials thought that the 3 stalled cars might not have been moved to the pits by the end of the first lap, so did it as a precaution. The three cars were cleared off the track very quickly and there was no danger, so the safety car returned to the pits at the end of lap 2. While it was on track a number of teams chose to make their compulsory pit stop:- Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany, Great Britain, China, Mexico, Pakistan and India. South Africa emerged first following an excellent stop, followed by Germany, Indonesia, Great Britain, Mexico, India, Pakistan and China. Malaysia and New Zealand ran into problems during their stops and took much longer to get back on track.

On lap 3, the race order was France, Portugal, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Ireland, USA, Austria, Australia, Lebanon, The Netherlands, South Africa, Germany, Indonesia, Great Britain and Mexico in 17th place. At the end of lap 4, Brazil pitted with no problems and on lap 6 Robbie Kerr managed to overtake Mikola while Neel Jani & Scott Speed both pitted cleanly. On lap 7 Italy was given a drive-through penalty for a jump start. Canada chose to pit at the same time, but problems with the front right wheel caused a delay. When McIntosh emerged from the pits it was behind Salvador Durán. The Canadian tried to get past, but outbraked himself, bumping the Team Mexico car and causing it to spin off.

By the end of lap 10 the complete race order was France, Portugal, Czech Republic, Ireland, Australia, Austria, The Netherlands, Lebanon, Italy, Switzerland *, USA *, Germany *, South Africa *, Great Britain *, Indonesia *, Canada*, India *, China*, Pakistan *, Mexico *, Brazil *, New Zealand *, Russia * & Malaysia *. Teams marked with an asterisk (*) had completed their mandatory pit stop.

On lap 11, Indonesia attempted an ambitious overtaking maneuver, trying to pass Great Britain and South Africa into turn 1. Mikola did get to the apex before the other but could not keep his car on the track and ran wide at the exit of the turn, spinning off. This happened right in front of Tomas Scheckter and Robbie Kerr capitalised on the confusion, passing the South African car into turn 2. After attempting unsuccessfully to recover the car under yellow flags, the safety car was deployed a lap later.

Around this time, last-placed Malaysia was holding up a number of faster cars on track by not yielding when they came to lap him. The lack of blue flags in A1GP allows this to happen. Just before the safety car was deployed, Portugal pitted. While the wheels were changed quickly and without problems, Álvaro Parente stalled the car as he pulled way and when he reached the end of the pit lane and was trying to rejoin the race, he had to steer between two sets of marshalls recovering Mikola’s car.

When the safety car was deployed, the remaining teams chose to make their pit stops:- France, Czech Republic, Ireland, Australia, The Netherlands, Italy and Lebanon. France made a particularly fast stop but Tomáš Enge stalled the Team Czech Republic car. While running under the safety car, the Team South Africa car retired with a mechanical problem.

After the pit stops had been completed, the race order was France, Switzerland, USA, Ireland, Germany, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Australia, Great Britain, Canada, Austria, Italy, Lebanon, India, China, Portugal, Pakistan, Brazil, New Zealand, Russia and Malaysia. When the safety car returned to the pits the racing was very close. Portugal and India made up several places as racing resumed. Jos Verstappen also made up several places, passing Ireland (who had fallen back), but carried too much speed into the corner and launched over the back wheels of the German car, taking both of them out of the race and bringing the safety car out again less than a lap after it went in!

The safety car returned to the pits at the end of lap 18. At the restart, Ireland and the Czech Republic both passed USA and Austria dropped from 7th to 10th place. Canada retired, Pakistan overtook India and New Zealand got ahead of Russia.

On lap 23 the British car developed a gearshift problem which caused Robbie Kerr to lose a number of places. A lap later Portugal managed to pass Italy into turn 1. Shortly afterwards, officials gave a drive-through penalty to the Czech Republic for speeding in the pit lane. This would cost Tomáš Enge five places as he rejoined 10th. Brazil had just managed to overtake Lebanon for 10th place and was immediately promoted to 9th as a result of the Czech penalty.

Portugal continued to move through the field, passing Australia for 5th place on lap 30. China span off two laps later and Australia was forced to defend 6th place against a very insistent Toccacelo.

Qualification
Qualification took place on Saturday, October 22, 2005.

Sprint Race Results
The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, October 23, 2005.

Main Race Results
The Main Race took place on Sunday, October 23, 2005.

Total Points

 * Fastest lap: A1 Team France (1'31.106 / 165.2 km/h, lap 23 of Main Race)


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Pro Sesto 1913

Pro Sesto 1913 S.r.l. (formerly Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Pro Sesto and initially Associazione Calcio Pro Sesto) is an association football club, based in Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy. Pro Sesto currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie B in 1950.

Foundation and beginnings (1913–1915)
In the early twentieth century, football made its appearance in the Milanese hinterland, parallel to the birth of large heavy industry.

In 1913, thanks to the economic effort of some fans of this new sport, the Società Ginnico Sportiva Pro Sesto (en: Pro Sesto Gymnastic Society) was born.

At the helm of the newborn association is placed Iginio Trasi who in addition to the function of president also carries out the role of coach, teaching the principles of this sport to young people recruited in the streets of the city.

Financial problems pushed managers to save on game uniforms: to insert the light blue on the white shirts, the players were forced to sew a horizontal band of fabric.

Pro Sesto joined the Italian Football Federation in 1914 by enrolling in the Third Category Regional Championship organized by the Lombardy Regional Committee, obtaining a flattering 3rd place for a novice club.

The first official match, certified by the Federation, played by Pro Sesto is dated January 17, 1915, when the Sestesi faced the Lombard National Team; the match ended 2–1 in favor of the biancocelesti.

The First World War and the first dissolution (1915–1922)
With the outbreak of the First World War, it was interrupted all types of sporting activities from 1915 until 1919 when, thanks to the commitment of the new president Guido Tozzi, Pro Sesto re-entered in the Lombard championships, participating in the Group B of Promozione 1919/20 and immediately being promoted to the First Category, the highest level of the archaic Italian football championship.

For the club, the financial commitment is too high and, once the championship was over, the club doesn't continue sporting activity after the 1921/22 season; all football players were almost equally divided between the two other teams remained in activity of the city: Gruppo Sportivo Marelli and Gruppo Sportivo Breda.

The first refoundation and the second dissolution (1927–1928)
The club was reconstituted at the beginning of the 1927/1928 season, thanks to the support of over two hundred members, with the name of Unione Sportiva Pro Sesto, starting from the Fourth Division in the last season in which the Lombardy Regional Directorate had to organize it before its definitive deletion.

The season, however, went very badly, with sixth place in the standings out of eight teams; at the end of the season, the Fascist regime imposed the merger with Gruppo Sportivo Breda, disappearing from the national football scene.

After the Second World War and the second refoundation, Serie B and decline (1945–1963)
From the ashes of the two local club: Giovani Calciatori Sestesi and Dopolavoro Acciaierie Falck with two consecutive mergers, the club reborns again with the name Unione Sportiva Pro Sesto. It acquires the sports rights from Dopolavoro Acciaierie Falck and it was admitted to the mixed Serie B/C Championship.

In the 1946/47 season, under the guidance of coach Eraldo Monzeglio, the team finished in the eleventh place, obtaining a prestigious success against Como and winning all the Milanese derbies within the friendly walls, except for the match against Seregno (Lombardy), lost 1-0.

In the following season (1947/48), the Federation re-dimensioned the cadres: from three groups of 18 teams to a single group of 22 teams; to be saved, was necessary to reach seventh place; Pro Sesto reaches the last place available to remain in the cadet championship but in cohabitation with Crema. The two teams met in Melzo on 4 July 1948 and Pro Sesto won 2–1.

The 1948/49 season was their best ever in Serie B; at the end of an over the top championship, the Biancocelesti finished in seventh position, behind Legnano, Spal, Alessandria and Hellas Verona; it was an exceptional result for the bigger blazon of the opponents.

Subsequently, within three years, Pro Sesto will return to the regional promotion championship.

In 1963, following the merger with AC Sestese, the team took the name of Associazione Calcio Pro Sesto.

Amateurism and return to professionalism (1963–1990)
The Peduzzi, Pasini and Fontana era began in 1985, a presidential triad that with the coach Alfredo Spada, in 1987, won promotion to Serie C2 and Pro Sesto returned to the professionals. The strength of the Peduzzi/Pasini tandem allows the Biancocelesti to reach another important milestone: in 1990, with Gianfranco Motta as coach, the Biancocelesti conquer the Serie C1 and return to play with high-ranking opponents such as Bologna, Como, Monza, Empoli, Venezia and Vicenza. A period characterized by great satisfactions, including participation in Coppa Italia of Lega Nazionale Professionisti.

20 years of professionalism and a third dissolution (1990–2010)
Pro Sesto regularly participates in the professional championship, alternating between Serie C1 and Serie C2.

At the beginning of the new millennium, the team relegated to Serie C2; Serie C1 is regained on the pitch at the end of the 2004/05 championship.

In the following tournament, however, after a good start, it ends up in the play-outs and, losing them, he immediately returns to C2; the president Luca Pasini thinks not to enroll the team, fortunately the entry of the municipality of Sesto San Giovanni within the association allows the continuation of the adventure. Pasini therefore prepares the documents for the repechage in the third series; strong of the first place in the merit rankings, Pro Sesto therefore remains in C1.

In 2006/07, Pro Sesto did a championship with ups and downs characterized by a strong leveling down brings Pro Sesto back to the play-out, against Ivrea. The Lombards do not make mistakes like the year before and with the double result of 0-0, 1-0 push the Ivrea players to C2 conquering a tiring salvation.

In the 2007/08 championship, the biancocelesti start well with the victory at home against Foggia and a draw in Verona with Hellas, but they pass from a black period of 5 consecutive defeats blocked by 2–1 at home with Padova, the team after Robert Maah's injury gets a series of ups and downs that will lead her to fight for salvation.

However, the relegation to Lega Pro Second Division, formerly Serie C2, comes the following year when Pro Sesto is ranked 14th and loses the play-outs against Venice; in the 2009/10 season it's relegated to Serie D; the club went bankrupt and its affiliation with the FIGC was revoked.

The third refoundation and the return to professionals (2010–2022)
In the summer 2010 after the relegation from Lega Pro Seconda Divisione the former club went bankrupt.

The club was refounded in 2010 as Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Pro Sesto coming immediately promoted from Promozione Lombardy/C to Eccellenza Lombardy.

In the summer 2011 it has changed its denomination in the current. In this season it was promoted from Eccellenza Lombardy/A to Serie D.

In 2020 Pro Sesto won Group B of Serie D Championship which ended prematurely due to covid emergency with the direct clash with Legnano won 3–2 and was promoted to Serie C.

With the return to professional football, the club is renamed Pro Sesto 1913 S.r.l.; the season ended with the team who remain in Serie C for the season 2021/22, arrived at the 17th place.

In the 2021/22 season, Pro Sesto ended the championship again at 17th place, but it remained in Serie C thanks to the win of Playout against Seregno (Lombardy).

Colors and badge
The team's colors are white and blue.

Current squad
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Notable former players

 * International
 * 🇬🇲 Simon Barjie
 * 🇵🇭 Simone Rota
 * 🇩🇴 Andrea Bosco
 * 🇩🇿 Abdelkader Ghezzal
 * 🇸🇮 Matjaž Florijančič
 * Notable

 * 🇮🇹 Mauro Boerchio
 * 🇮🇹 Filippo Galli
 * 🇮🇹 Fulvio Saini
 * 🇮🇹 Stefano Eranio

Youth section
Two youth teams of Pro Sesto have won the title of Champion of Italy in their respective category.

In the 1989/1990 season, the Allievi Nazionali won the championship reserved for the youth teams of Serie C1 and Serie C2.

In the 2007/2008 season it was the turn of the Berretti team, who won in the final against Pescara (victory 4-0 in the first leg and defeat 3-1 in the second leg) after eliminating Monza in the semifinals.

From the 2015/2016 season, Pro Sesto youth sector includes the Scuola Calcio and Primi Calci, Pulcini, Esordienti (Regional and National Youths), Allievi (Regional and National) and Juniores.

In Pro Sesto's youth sector played the entrepreneur Urbano Cairo and the former Formula 1 racing driver Ivan Capelli; players such as Cristian Brocchi, Francesco Parravicini, Fabio Macellari and Massimo Carrera came out of youth sector.

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Leintz Gatzaga

Leintz Gatzaga  (Spanish, Salinas de Léniz) is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. The municipality's population is 251 (2015).

Etymology
The first part of the name, Leintz, comes from the name of the valley, the village being located in the Valley of Leintz.

The second part is linked to the salt mine (gatzaga in Basque) located in the village, part of the reason for the village's existence. Salt is no longer produced but used to be a mainstay of the village's economy.

Geography
Leintz-Gatzaga covers 14.7 km² and is located in the province of Gipuzkoa, very close to Álava. It is situated in a mountainous area with steep hillsides, wooded and with almost no flat agricultural land. It is in the region of Alto Deva where the source of the river Deba is located.

Leintz-Gatzaga has a small old part that consisting of four streets, formerly walled. Most of the residents live in this part, the rest spread over some 35 Basque farmhouses around the village.

History
The history of this village is linked to two factors: the salt mines and the road.

Salt mining
Salt mines have operated in the area since the Iron Ages, leading to the foundation of the village. Before the village was formed, there were some farmhouses and small towns that were protected by the Castle of Aitzorrotz. Although the salt mines were owned by the royalty, the residents of the village had some privileges to develop trade and exploit the salt.

The salt mines were of major economic importance and led to some disputes. For example, in 1374 the Count of Oñati appropriated the village and Leintz Gatzaga has been burnt down several times, in 1334, 1371, 1492 and 1498. Following the last burning, it was ordered that the old part must be built of stone.

Whereas in most places the vaporization system was used in salt mining, in Leintz Gatzaga, due to its cold and wet climate, salt miners would use fire to evaporate the water. The machinery used changed throughout the centuries. Until the 19th century the work was done without machinery, but when a company called Productos Leniz bought the salt mine, new machinery was introduced in 1920 and production increased. However, the quality of the salt was not as high as that of sea salt and after 1500 years, in 1972, the salt mine was closed.

In the 17th century the Royal Road was built. This road joins the coast of Gipuzkoa with the interior. So this village became part of the route that joined Castilla with Europa. For this reason, the economy of the village grew, but this prosperity was affected by wars, such as the War of Spanish Independence, the War of the Pyrenees or the Carlist Wars.

The decline of the village began in the middle of the 19th century. On the one hand, the opening of a new road between Idiazabal and Altsasu in 1851 reduced the importance of the Royal Road. And on the other hand was the construction of the rail line between Madrid and Irun. These two facts marginalized the village and reduced its importance gradually. Apart from that, the salt mines also grew less profitable and were closed. These factors combined plunged the village into a serious economic and demographic downturn.

Economy
There is little economic activity in the village. Of the 125 people in employment, only 50 work locally.

Although the municipality has an important rural stamp, almost half of the population works in the industrial sector of surrounding municipalities. Very few people are dedicated exclusively to agricultural and livestock tasks.

Salinas de Leniz tries to promote tourism with a tourism office, 5 restaurants and several rural guesthouses.

Demography
As of 2015 the population was 251 and while the village has never been very large, in 1950 the population shrank because Leintz Gatzaga was the only village of the region which did not take part in industrialization. The population is ageing, although immigration has altered the demographics somewhat.

Monuments
Despite being a small town, Salinas de Leniz has an architectural heritage. It is still possible to glimpse the old medieval urban layout, which originated from the reconstruction of the town after the fire of 1371.

Although the ramparts disappeared, it is still possible to see the five door entrances as well as numerous palatial houses of interest with their shields and coats of arms on the facades.

There are several religious monuments as Dorleta sanctuary, located outside the village next to the salt mine, The Church of San Millan, built in the fourteenth century and reconstructed in the sixteenth. Civil monuments are numerous as well in the old town of Salinas de Leniz: Torrekua, Elexalde, Olaso, Indianokua, Soran and Garro palaces are some of the most important

Culture
There is a Salt Museum, which shows how the salt extraction process was performed in the old salt mine and the importance in the local economy. The salt facilities have been renovated and equipped as a museum.

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What Now (TV programme)

What Now is a New Zealand children's television programme that premiered on Saturday 9 May 1981.

The show airs every Sunday at 8.30 am on TVNZ 2 and has segments such as Turtle Town, Fancy Feeds, and Gaming with Grandpa. It has no adverts, due to the Broadcasting Act 1989 which states that no commercial advertising can be shown on New Zealand television between 6 am and noon on Sundays.

History
What Now (alternatively titled as What Now? or WN) was created in 1981 by TVNZ producer Rex Simpson before he left the state broadcaster in 1988 to set up a children's department for then upcoming new channel, TV3.

The show was originally half an hour in duration and screened on Saturday mornings on TVNZ 1 between 10-10.30am. The original cast in the first year were Steve Hooper along with four children, Merryn Pugh, Richard Hillock, Oliver Huggins and Lucy Briant (and Murdoch the dog). According to Rex Simpson at the time the "whole idea of the programme [was] to create healthy leisure attitudes" and followed on from the template set by his previous children's show, How's That?, of introducing children to fun and educational activities (and which had been hosted by Stu Dennison the previous year in 1980). For their scripted scenes Steve and the children would interact in a clubhouse set (recorded in TVNZ's Christchurch studio), and these would be interspersed with externally-filmed games and activity ideas, or skits by comedic character Murray Slack (portrayed by comedian Jon Gadsby in 1981, and then the next year by actor Tony Wahren).

For the 1982 series Lucy Briant and Oliver Huggins were retained as part of the cast but five new children were introduced - Carol Hoy, Jeffrey White, Debbie Matoe, Scott Flanagan and Adrian Sexton. Other segments were also added to the format such as illustrated comic book character Captain Leisure (drawn by artist Ashley Smith), and a "New Games Competition" co-presented by Peter Williams and Yvonne Moore.

In 1983 the programme format was revamped again and new solo presenter Steve Parr was brought in to anchor the show, with the timeslot shifting to 8.25-9.30am. While sitting behind a studio desk Steve Parr introduced segments covering morning keep-fit exercises, sketches involving recurring characters such as complaining old man Clive Grumble (portrayed by Jim Hopkins), simple recipes by Alison Holst, trivia from Frank Flash (Alasdair Kincaid), law and safety with Constable Keith and Sniff (a puppet police dog), nationwide talent quest "Starbound", and a serialised interactive detective series called "The Retrievers", interspersed with regular cartoons. The opening theme song used for the show from the mid 1980s to early 1990s was Get Out of Your Lazy Bed, by Matt Bianco.

In 1984 the timeslot again changed from 8.30–10am, and then in July 1985 onwards increased to a whole two hours duration, screening from 8-10am. When Steve Parr left the show at the end of 1984, after two years as the main presenter, the number of hosts also increased, usually to three, beginning with Danny Watson (from Spot On) joining in April 1985. Michelle Bracey, who had been part of show segments the year before in 1984, became a more prominent co-presenter and Frank Flash was given a central comedic manic role. When Michelle left the show, she was succeeded by Michèle A'Court in April 1987.

During the Steve Parr years onwards the show changed from being pre-recorded to live broadcast, and comedy sketches, interactive phone calls and competitions with the viewing audience, plus magazine-style segments going out and about, all became a more central part of the format. The style remained this way for many years, as hosts evolved and were replaced, until today where the format now involves live audiences of crowds of children, but still is closely faithful with the core concept established early on.

In November of 1989 the show moved channels to TVNZ 2 and then in 1996 began screening on Sunday mornings. An after school version of What Now, What Now PM, also ran on TVNZ 2 during the week, between 1997 and 2002.

The weekdays version of What Now became its own separate show known as WNTV. First hosted by Carolyn Taylor and a face in a computer screen played by Mikey Carpenter. Later the show changed dramatically, but kept the same WNTV name. It became a drama showing behind the scenes of a children's afternoon magazine show. This was hosted by Antonia Prebble and Tom Hern, and featured several other characters. Anna Allbury and Jo Tuapawa featured as reporters.

The What Now show was moved to TVNZ's Avalon studios in Lower Hutt in 1999 until TVNZ shut down its Children's Department at the end of 2003. What Now the show was then brought back to Christchurch in 2004 to be produced by an independent company Whitebait Productions, headed by Janine Morrell-Gunn and Jason Gunn. What Now has been funded by NZ On Air since NZOA's inception in 1989; prior to that it was funded by TVNZ.

In 2004 the afternoon show WNTV was cancelled and replaced with the old children's afternoon TV show Studio 2 produced by Ian Taylor and Taylormade Productions. Although Taylormade was based in Dunedin, Studio 2 was produced live to air at TVNZ's Auckland studios.

In 2024 What Now halted its live studio production for the first time in its history. The show announced itself as "digital first" with the aim of growing it's Youtube subscriber base to reflect the shift in viewing habits of its young audience. 2024 also saw the return of Christopher Kirk as host.

Various programme partnerships over the years have seen What Now promoting 'healthy eating healthy action', water safety and old-fashioned letter writing amongst many other things. What Now has a long-standing association with the Weet-Bix Kiwi Kids Tryathlon, and with Sport and Recreation New Zealand whose 'Push Play' message encourages children to be physically active.

Early What Now presenters were also credited as writers. They were people like Michele A'Court, Danny Watson, Al Kincaid, Michelle Bracey, Simon Barnett and Catherine McPherson, some of whom have gone on to roles as directors and writers. A more recent presenter who made a significant behind-the-scenes contribution was Anthony Samuels, who also trained as a director.

Off-screen personnel who have shaped What Now over the years are many. They include camera operator and director Alan Henderson (also the brains behind Jason Gunn's sidekick Thingee), Directors Keith Tyler-Smith, Bill de Friez, Peter Verstappen, Mike Rehu, Brian Wickstead, Mark Owers, Mike Ritchie, Jason Gunn, Richard Hansen, Matt Barrett, Kerry DuPont and Kingsley Hockley. Producers include Richard Driver, Mike Rehu, Tony Palmer, Anne Williams, Emma Martini(Gribble), Reuben Davidson, Jo Eade, Adam Percival and Executive Producer Janine Morrell-Gunn.

Previous hosts and segment presenters

 * Steve Hooper 1981 (along with intermediate school-aged children Merryn, Richard, Oliver and Lucy)
 * Peter Williams and Yvonne Moore 1982 (just for the New Games Competition segment)
 * Steve Parr 1983–1984
 * Jim Hopkins 1983–1987 (as Clive Grumble character)
 * Alasdair Kincaid (as Frank Flash character) 1983–1988 and then returned as The Answer Guy in the 1990s
 * Michelle Bracey 1983–1987 (various segments and then as one of the main presenters)
 * Eddie Sunderland 1984–1992 (arts and crafts segments)
 * Danny Watson 1985–1987
 * Michele A'Court 1987–1988
 * Fifi Colston 1987–1993 (arts and crafts segments)
 * Steven Zanoski 1988
 * Catherine McPherson 1988–1992
 * Simon Barnett 1988–1992
 * Carlos Miller 1989–1990 (for the "Let's Cook" cooking segment)
 * Thingee 1989–1997 (puppet who also co-hosted The Son of a Gunn Show and Chatterbox)
 * Jason Gunn reoccurring guest/presenter since the early 1990s (and also creative writer and producer from the 2000s onwards)
 * Aaron Devitt 1993–1994
 * Darren Young 1994
 * Fiona Anderson 1994–1997
 * Stacey Morrison (Daniels) 1995–1997 (in a cooking segment)
 * Steve Joll 1996–1998
 * Mike Carpenter (as the character Props Boy) 1996–2000
 * Anthony Samuels 1995–2003
 * Jason Fa'afoi 1997–2004
 * Shavaughn Ruakere 1997–2001
 * Carolyn Taylor 1999–2004, 2005–2006 and on WNTV (2008)
 * Tāmati Coffey 2004–2007
 * DJ Vinyl Richie (Richie Mills) 2004–2007
 * Vicki Lin 2005
 * Charlie Panapa 2005–2011
 * Virginie Le Brun 2005–2006
 * Serena Cooper 2006–4 July 2010
 * Camilla the Gorilla 2006–2013
 * Red the Mailbot 2008–2012
 * Gemma (Gem) Knight 2010–2015
 * Johnson Raela 2011–2012
 * Adam Percival 2011–2015 (He was a host in The 4:30 Show that was replaced by The Adam and Eve Show before he left. He later returned to What Now as a Content Producer in 2020 and will be a Creative Producer in 2021.)
 * Ronnie Taulafo 2011–2018
 * Bianca Seinafo 2015–2016
 * Erin Wells 2018–2023
 * Evander Brown 2019
 * Stella Maris 2020-2023
 * Joseph Coughlan 2021
 * Trubie-Dylan Smith 2023
 * Luke Tumaru (Funge HQ Presenter)

Regular segments (past and present)

 * Little Gigs
 * Turtle Town
 * Fancy Feeds
 * Gaming with Grandparents
 * Serial Stuff - Serial comedy/drama, with outdoor scenes realised in Chuckimation style. Late 1990s - early 2000s (Redone in 2021)
 * Celebrity Traffic Island - Satirical take-off of Celebrity Treasure Island. Written by Andy Gunn - Jason Gunn's brother.
 * Pie-in-Yer-Ear House - Satirical take-off of Pioneer House. Also written by Andy Gunn.
 * Game Zone
 * The One
 * SLAM!
 * Toilet Humour - The first locally produced lip-sync CGI animated series.
 * Foul's Kitchen
 * Stars in Disguise
 * Balls of Fortune
 * Splat Cave
 * Live in Your Living Room
 * Fairytales Got Talent
 * LOL
 * Wobblies - Satirical take-off of children's music group The Wiggles.
 * Phone and Away - Based on Home and Away.
 * Tamariki Titans
 * Emoji Dojo
 * Up Nose and Personal
 * Doodlezone
 * Birthdays
 * Show Us Your Room
 * WN Wild Ride
 * What Now Vivor - Based on Survivor (TV series)
 * Kidtubers
 * Mysteryville
 * Hoover Hover
 * DareDevil Levels
 * Win A Wish
 * Smoothie of the Week
 * Animal Antics
 * How Will It Travel?
 * Best Town Ever
 * Target Your Teacher
 * The Gunge Runner
 * Ice Ice Bobbing

Gunge
Throughout the years, What Now has maintained the use of gunge and foam. Children, celebrities, parents and sometimes the presenters are often the subject of embarrassment in various gunge games. Examples include Happy Feet, Gunge Matters, Target your Teacher and Tug of War and general gunging.

In 2024, What Now performed it's most extreme gunging ever, dropping over 375 litres of gunge from a helicopter onto its host.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Last Poems

 * 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 keep. Good work, people. DS 12:21, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

Last Poems
Title refers to a book by Alfred Edward Housman but content is just a bad copy/paste of a single poem from it. Since I don't know the subject well, I don't know whether this particular book is good or not. Article was rewritten since nomination. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza  15:19, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment the book deserves an entry (but not under this title). It's notable at least for the much-quoted Epitaph on an army of mercenaries
 * These, in the day when heaven was falling,
 * The hour when Earth's foundations fled,
 * Followed their mercenary calling
 * And took their wages and are dead. Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   16:27, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete unless someone replaces the current text with an actual article. Current text could go to wikisource if someone wanted to take the time to format it and do a transwiki. Keep the rewrite.--Isotope23 18:34, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * In the Housman article Last Poems is dated at 1922, in which case under U.S. law it is still in copyright until 2017 (publication + 95 years for works before 1978-01-01). MCB 03:52, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * That is incorrect. See US Copyright law.  All works before 1923 are in the public domain. Xoloz 08:11, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Unless the copyright was renewed in time, which Last Poems was, in 1950 (note the copyright page via Amazon). --Kgf0 19:21, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, that sentence in US Copyright Law is shockingly incorrect. Admittedly 17 USC 304 is hard to read, but that's just not right at all, considering the renewal provision. MCB 22:33, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The sentence in the article is correct, I think, and all charts listing copyright expirations affirm. The Sonny Bono Act did not restore lapsed rights.  A work published in 1922, renewed in 1950, had its copyright lapse on Dec. 31, 1998, before the effective date of the Sonny Bono act (July 1, 1999).  All works published in the US prior to 1923 are in the public domain.  Housman, published 1922, is no exception. Xoloz 05:25, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I've rewritten it now. Not sure if I should retitle it to something like Last Poems (A. E. Housman) - any thoughts?  Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   22:36, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as rewritten. MCB 03:52, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as rewritten. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza  10:22, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep since the rewrite.--Alhutch 16:13, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.


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Bouchard

Bouchard, a Norman name with German elements means "fort" (bourgh) and "brave," "strong" (heard), see Burkhardt. It is also a French nickname for someone with a big mouth, "bouche" being French for mouth. Notable people with the name include:

 * Several princes of Vendôme; see List of counts and dukes of Vendôme
 * Alain Bouchard (born 1949), Canadian businessman
 * Albert Bouchard (born 1947), American musician, a member of the band Blue Öyster Cult
 * Anthony Bouchard, American politician
 * Benoît Bouchard (born 1940), Canadian politician
 * Camil Bouchard (born 1945), Canadian politician
 * Charles Bouchard, Royal Canadian Air Force general
 * Charles Jacques Bouchard, French pathologist
 * Claude Bouchard (born 1939), Canadian physiologist
 * Dan Bouchard (born 1950), Canadian hockey player
 * David Bouchard, Canadian author
 * Émile Bouchard (1919–2012), Canadian hockey player
 * Eugenie Bouchard (born 1994), Canadian tennis player
 * Evan Bouchard (born 1999), Canadian hockey player
 * Gérard Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian historian, sociologist and writer
 * Gilles Bouchard (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey coach
 * Henri Bouchard (1875–1960), French sculptor
 * Hippolyte Bouchard (1780–1843), French and Argentine sailor and corsair
 * Jacinthe Bouchard, Canadian animal behaviorist and trainer
 * Jeanne-d'Arc Bouchard (born 1929), Canadian nun and nurse
 * Joe Bouchard (born 1948), American musician, a member of the band Blue Öyster Cult
 * Joel Bouchard (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Ken Bouchard (born 1955), American NASCAR driver
 * Loren Bouchard (born 1969), American cartoonist, animator, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and composer
 * Lucien Bouchard (born 1938), Canadian politician
 * Michel Marc Bouchard (born 1958), Canadian playwright
 * Mike Bouchard (born 1956), American politician
 * Pierre-François Bouchard (1772–1832), French captain
 * Pierre-Marc Bouchard (born 1984), Canadian hockey player
 * Robert Bouchard (born 1943), Canadian politician
 * Sean Bouchard (born 1996), American baseball player
 * Simone Mary Bouchard (1912–1945), Canadian painter and textile artist
 * Télesphore-Damien Bouchard (1881–1962), Canadian politician
 * Thomas J. Bouchard (born 1937), American psychologist

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Anneila Sargent

Professor Anneila Isabel Sargent FRSE DSc (born Anneila Cassells, 1942) is a Scottish–American astronomer who specializes in star formation.

Biography
Sargent was brought up in Burntisland, Fife, and schooled at Burntisland Primary School and Kirkcaldy High School. She completed a BSc Honours degree in Physics at the University of Edinburgh in 1963, and then immigrated to the United States, first studying at the University of California, Berkeley, and then from 1967 the California Institute of Technology, where she was awarded her Ph.D in 1977. She is currently the Ira S. Bowen Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus at Caltech and has served as director of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory and Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy. She served as president of the American Astronomical Society from 2000 to 2002, continuing to serve on the council since. Sargent was the Vice President for Student Affairs at Caltech from 1 December 2007 until 2016.

Sargent was nominated in 2011 by President Obama to serve a six-year term on the National Science Board. She has served on committees such as the NRC Committee for Astronomy and Astrophysics, the NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee, and in 1995/6 chaired the Visiting Committee to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. She has been Chair of NASA's Space Science Advisory Committee since 1994. She is also Director of the Combined Array for Research in Millimeterwave Astronomy (CARMA).

Honours and awards
Sargent won both the NASA Public Service Medal and the Caltech Woman of the Year Award in 1998. Asteroid 18244 Anneila is named in her honor. The University of Edinburgh named her Alumnus of the Year in 2002 and conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Science on her in 2008. Sargent was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2017.

She was elected a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society in 2020. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2021.

In the June 2023 Graduation Ceremonies at University of St Andrews, Sargent was awarded Doctor of Science (DSc), in recognition of her major contribution to astronomy.

Personal life
Her husband was fellow astronomer Wallace L. W. Sargent.

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Tina Onassis Niarchos

Athina Maria "Tina" Onassis Niarchos (Αθηνά (Τίνα) Λιβανού, ; 19 March 1929 – 10 October 1974) was an English-born Greek-French socialite and shipping heiress, the second daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros Livanos and Arietta Zafiraki. She was known best as the first wife of Aristotle Onassis, but she later married her older sister Eugenia's widower, Stavros Niarchos. She was also the elder sister of George Stavros Livanos.

Marriages and family
She was married three times. Her husbands were:
 * 1) Aristotle Onassis (28 December 1946 – 1960); with him she had two children, Alexander Onassis (1948–1973) and Christina Onassis (1950–1988). She divorced him upon her discovering that he was having an affair with the opera singer Maria Callas.
 * 2) John Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (23 October 1961 – March 1971), later 11th Duke of Marlborough.
 * 3) Stavros Niarchos (21 October 1971 – 1974), her sister Eugenia's widower.

After her divorce from Aristotle Onassis, she resumed using her maiden name, Livanos, until her marriage to Spencer-Churchill.

Her son with Onassis, Alexander Onassis, died at the age of 24 on 23 January 1973, as a result of injuries sustained during an airplane crash in Athens.

Athina Niarchos died on 10 October 1974 in the Hôtel de Chanaleilles, the Parisian mansion that she shared with her husband. Her death was officially ruled by pathologists as having resulted from an acute edema of the lung, but has also been attributed to her suffering a drug overdose. She was buried next to her sister at the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Her daughter, Christina Onassis, sued Stavros Niarchos, her mother's widower, for her mother's estimated US$250 million (in 1974 dollars) estate, claiming the marriage should be annulled by Greek law. Christina later ended the lawsuit and Niarchos returned all of his wife's money as well as her jewelry, artwork and other personal effects to Christina.

Her only living descendant is her namesake granddaughter, Athina Onassis, Christina's daughter.

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User talk:Geoff B

Please note, if you message me on here, I will respond on here. If I message you on your talk page, we'll carry the conversation out on there. Thank you.

Reliable sources
"Self-published and questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves"

Perhaps you need to have another go at understanding the Wikipedia policies?

In your own time... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexandrews (talk • contribs) 21:03, 20 February 2011 (UTC)
 * It must be a relief to be so ignorant. I wish I could just edit articles and use the subject's name as a source.  Geoff B (talk) 21:12, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

 * Whereas it must be quite nauseating to be so pompous. Clearly you don't understand the difference between the English auxiliaries "should" and "must".  The verifiability policy actually states that a person can be a source of information about themselves!  How shocking.  Which school Robert Lawrence attended before Fettes is hardly contentious ("Remove immediately any contentious material about a living person...") and easily verified by simply contacting the man himself ("The policy on sourcing is Verifiability").  And don't forget, "... in practice not everything need actually be attributed." Alexandrews (talk) 21:35, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Snakebite (shandy)
Re your recent reverts. Creme de cassis IS blackcurrant. The word "cordial" is obsolete in this context, and there is little point in trying to revive it. Please see sources in the lead section of Liqueur. Wahrmund (talk) 18:03, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Except blackcurrant cordial, in the UK, doesn't contain alcohol. It's a kind of squash, which you dilute with water, and is commonly given to all ages (e.g. Ribena).  Geoff B (talk) 06:49, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

Please reconsider your behavior
This edit, and this one and especially this one are not very nice, and I ask you to treat people in a nicer way. It is wrong to turn a very minor editing dispute into personal attacks.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 12:45, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * It's also wrong to take the piss by deliberately ignoring or misintetpreting wikipedia policies/guidelines in order to include original research, and it's also wrong to caution one disputing party but not the other. I find myself falling short of WP:CIVIL when other editors ignore or twist things like WP:OR/WP:RS and so on to their liking.  A foible of mine, but we wouldn't want excellent editors like Andrews to be hindered, I suppose.  Geoff B (talk) 13:14, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The key is that violations of WP:CIVIL are not useful or productive in correcting WP:OR/WP:RS problems. Being kind to people, assuming good faith, helping them find good sources are very helpful.  Hollering at people doesn't make them want to do better; offering thoughtful and kind advice often does.  I hope that you take my remarks in that spirit.  I think you're a good editor and I think it is important that people do take WP:OR/WP:RS seriously, and I sided with you in this case on the content issue.  I'm just saying, cut the guy some slack, he's a newbie and obviously trying to do good.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 14:33, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Geoff_B, I partly understand why you said what you did, and - without wishing to patronize - I've been there, done that. Just...oh, I don't know how to say it. Have a cup of tea before hitting 'save'. You're good; you could be brilliant. Jwales is agreeing with our philosophy, just arguing about phraseology. Are you a Brit, Geoff_B? I'm guessing you might be, from your user-page/contribs. Well - and I think Mr. Wales will understand - there are significant cultural differences. And it has taken me a long time to see this. In England, politicians sit on opposite sides of the house, right? And shout a lot. In the USA, they sit at a round table, and nod a lot. I sincerely hope this posting is constructive.  Chzz  ► 03:08, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Punctuation through translation
Could it at all be possible for an agreement to be reached over the spelling of a particular virus featured in the Resident Evil series of games? The Japanese-language versions of the games use the spelling "t-virus" absolutely everywhere, while the English-language versions are punctuated based simply on how the translator preferred it.
 * Resident Evil Zero uses "t-virus"
 * Resident Evil 3: Nemesis uses "T-virus"
 * Resident Evil (original) uses both.

Can we reach an agreement over site-wide wide usage (as in, all Resident Evil articles, of course) of a particular punctuation? I have noticed that articles themselves vary in punctuation based on the preference of the editor, as well.-- OsirisV (talk) 20:46, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance: Resident Evil 2
This is a note to let the main editors of Resident Evil 2 know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on June 8, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Today's featured article/June 8, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director or his delegate, or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Resident Evil 2 is a survival horror video game originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. Developed by Capcom as the second installment in the Resident Evil series, its story takes place two months after the events of the first game, Resident Evil. It is set in Raccoon City, a Midwestern American mountain community whose residents have been transformed into zombies by the T-virus, a biological weapon developed by the pharmaceutical company Umbrella. In their escape from the city, the two protagonists, Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, encounter other survivors, and are confronted by William Birkin, the mutated creator of the G-virus, a more powerful variation of the T-virus. The gameplay of Resident Evil 2 focuses on exploration, puzzle solving and combat, and features typical survival horror elements such as limited saves and ammunition. The game's main difference from its predecessor is the "Zapping System", which provides each playable character with unique storylines and obstacles. Resident Evil 2 was well received by critics, who praised its atmosphere, setting, graphics and audio. Its controls, voice acting and inventory system were criticized, however, and certain reviewers disliked its puzzles. The game has become a million-seller, and is the franchise's most successful title on a single platform. Years after its first release, Resident Evil 2 was included in several lists of the 100 best games. (more...) UcuchaBot (talk) 23:01, 7 June 2012 (UTC) EarwigBot   operator  /  talk 22:59, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

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Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy

Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy is a studio album by American jazz fusion band Return to Forever. It was released in October 1973 by Polydor. It was the first album not to feature Flora Purim, Airto and Joe Farrell, and marked a shift away from the largely acoustic fusion they created. Drummer Lenny White and guitarist Bill Connors make their first appearances with the group. Connors would leave shortly after the albums release.

Music
Drawing on rock and funk, the album emphasized electric instruments more than Return to Forever's previous albums. Clarke contributed one song for the album while Corea wrote the rest of the material. Corea relied mostly on electric piano and organ.

Critical reception
Daniel Gioffre for Allmusic wrote, "it is the quality of the compositions that marks Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy as an indispensable disc of '70s fusion".

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Personnel

 * Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, harpsichord, Yamaha electric organ, gongs
 * Bill Connors – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
 * Stanley Clarke – electric bass, bell tree
 * Lenny White – drums, percussion, congas, bongos

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Hinckley Rural District

The rural district of Hinckley was set up in 1894, covering the rural area around Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. It was named for Hinckley, but did not include it. It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Hinckley Rural Sanitary District.

The district was abolished in 1935, under the review caused by the Local Government Act 1929, with part going to Hinckley Urban District, most of the rest going to Blaby Rural District and Market Bosworth Rural District. Very small parts went to Nuneaton and Atherstone Rural District.

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User:Hkw2

I've been using Wikipedia as a reference for quite some time, but only started actively editing articles in October 2005.

About Me
I am currently a student at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, so editing pages only comes when I get a chance. I study Computer Engineering and the outdoors, and finding interesting ways to mix technology and outdoor activities. I maintain Hyrum's Hiking Page, which is a collection of my trip reports and outdoor photos.

Interests
My interests include, but are not limited to: In no way do I claim to be an expert in any of these fields, but I enjoy them.
 * Hiking
 * Backpacking
 * Cycling
 * Baseball
 * Rocketry
 * Amateur Radio
 * Linux
 * Racquetball

To Do
As a student, my time is fairly limited. That said, here's a list of articles that I would be interested in creating or expanding, time and knowledge permitting.
 * Kings Peak
 * High Unitas Wilderness
 * Lucin Cutoff
 * Allen High School

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Lizartza

Lizartza is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain.

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Mendaro

Mendaro is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.

The Mendaro Valley is the town's namesake. There is little agreement on the origin or meaning of the word itself. Surrounded by mountains, the town is located in northeast Gipuzkoa near the Biscayan border.

Officially founded in 1983, Mendaro is considered one of Gipuzkoa's youngest municipalities.

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