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Cleveland Metroparks

Cleveland Metroparks is an extensive system of nature preserves in Greater Cleveland, Ohio. Eighteen reservations, which largely encircle the city of Cleveland, follow along the shore of Lake Erie and the rivers and creeks that flow through the region. Referred to unofficially as the 'Emerald Necklace', the network of parks spans over 25000 acre and includes over 300 miles of walking, bicycle, and horse trails as well as numerous picnic areas, nature education centers, golf courses, and countless fishing spots. In addition, the district includes the zoo in Cleveland. Four of the reservations are adjacent to Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Although the majority of the reservations are in suburban Cuyahoga County, Brookside Reservation is located within the city of Cleveland, and the Lakefront Reservation consists of several beachfront parks spanning the city's waterfront. Additionally, three of the reservations are either partially or entirely situated outside Cuyahoga County: a portion of North Chagrin Reservation is in Lake County; a small portion of Bradley Woods Reservation is in Lorain County; the Hinckley Reservation is in Hinckley Township in Medina County.

The North Chagrin Reservation houses one of the only old growth forests in Northeast Ohio, the A.B. Williams Memorial Woods.

History
The genesis of the Cleveland Metropolitan Park System began with a vision by William Albert Stinchcomb in the early 20th century. A self-taught engineer working as a surveyor for the City of Cleveland in 1895, Stinchcomb was appointed chief engineer of the City Parks Department by Mayor Tom Johnson in 1902, and shortly thereafter began to conceptualize an Emerald Necklace for the city. Stinchcomb lobbied the Ohio legislature to amend the state constitution so as to permit the authorization of natural resource conservation at the county level in 1913. However, the Ohio Supreme Court overturned Cuyahoga County's new park law as unconstitutional. Unflappable in his pursuit, Stinchcomb then went back to Columbus lobbying for new legislation allowing for the establishment of what was to become the Metropolitan Park District, which is today the oldest metropolitan park district in Ohio.

In 1915, Stinchcomb received the break that would finally allow him to pursue his ambitious goal. While serving as Cuyahoga County engineer, he was approached by city council and offered an appointment as consulting engineer on what was eventually to become the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District board—the same board he'd lobbied for two years prior. Stinchcomb accepted and, at the urging of city council, immediately hired the renowned landscape architectural firm, the Olmsted Brothers. The group immediately went to work drawing up plans for a system of connecting parks as well as the acquisition of land and resources. The proposed Cuyahoga County Park and Boulevard System, which included a parkway encircling the Cleveland area, following various creeks and rivers in the area, was the framework for what would become today's Metroparks system.

Stinchcomb returned to the Statehouse in 1917, this time as an officer of the newly formed Metropolitan Park District board, and proposed a bill that would authorize the Metropolitan Park District board to levy a one-tenth mill tax to fund the district's operations. This was followed shortly after by the authorization of a second on-tenth mill tax to fund property acquisition By 1921, the fledgling Park District had acquired the land that would become the Rocky River and Big Creek Reservations, most of which was donated. Between 1920 and 1930, the system grew through the investment of capital from its tax levies. Purchased for approximately $4 million, land for the Hinckley, Brecksville, Bedford, South Chagrin, North Chagrin and Euclid Creek Reservations increased the district's holdings from just over 100 acres to more than 9,000 within the span of a decade.

The Metroparks today
With free admission and almost unlimited access during daylight hours, the Metroparks' 25,000+ acres are a widely popular destination for runners, hikers, cyclists, boaters, fishermen, and nature enthusiasts. A major source of outdoor recreation in the region, official attendance figures recorded 18.5 million recreational visitors to the system's 18 reservations and the zoo in 2018, making the attraction one of the most visited in the state of Ohio. The Metroparks golf courses, amenities that do exact a fee, attract over 400,000 golfers annually. With varying resources, terrains and geographical features, each park is unique. Some features, such as the toboggan chutes (also ask a fee) at Mill Stream Run Reservation's Chalet, are found nowhere else in the entire State of Ohio.

Safety
The Cleveland Metroparks are patrolled by the Cleveland Metroparks Police Department which was founded in 1917. The departments primary goal is to provide a safe environment for the millions of visitors to the park system. Previously known as "Rangers" (c. 1959-2019), the department returned to its original 1921 title, "Police", in 2019 to better communicate the police function and law enforcement role within the communities served. Members of the department have always been fully certified police officers despite the title changes. Cleveland Metroparks Police patrol the reservations and lands adjacent to, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, enforcing both traffic, criminal, and wildlife law utilizing several specialized police units including; Motorcycle Unit, K-9 Unit, Mounted Unit, Dive Team, Detective Bureau, Bicycle Unit, Traffic Unit, Warrant Unit, Special Operations, and the Training/ Firearms/ Subject Control teams.

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Talk:Manoogian Mansion

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060918/METRO/609180338/1003

$300,000?
That seems way too high in non-inflation adjusted dollars. (That would be 3.5 MILLION dollars today.) The governor's mansion cost $15,000 to build, after all ($300,000 dollars today.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.209.55.132 (talk) 07:28, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

First Sentence
At first I thought it was a typo but reading over it I realize there might be some words missing. I can't figure out what was trying to be said or the best way to reword it. Perhaps someone else can. 69.14.95.90 06:56, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Spelling
I came across two different spellings and was wondering which is correct. I've seen it written as either "Barry" or "Berry."

Controversy Section
I removed an unproven allegation that was uncited re: Mayor Kilpatrick. The Kwame Kilpatrick article discusses the allegation further in a more acceptable way, but the claim on this page seemed very much in violation of WP:BLP Credo From Start    talk  20:03, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

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Vanguard Airlines

Vanguard Airlines was a low-cost airline based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, where it operated a hub from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. For a time, Vanguard also had significant operations at Chicago Midway International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, until late 2000. It ceased operations on July 29, 2002, after filing for bankruptcy. The airline flew leased Boeing 727-200, 737-200, 737-300 as well as McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series and MD-87 jetliners to a number of destinations from its main hub in Kansas City at the time of its demise. Vanguard Airlines started service in 1994.

Early history
Bob McAdoo founded Vanguard after operating as CFO of People Express Airlines and then was an Airline analyst of Southwest Airlines due to a noncompete clause he signed when People Express was bought by Continental Airlines. He started Vanguard with just $6 million as a low-cost, low-fare point to point airline trying to capture the same lightning Southwest caught in a bottle, the strategy was to undercut the costs of the major airlines and so be able to charge lower fares and serve smaller cities near the larger cities served by the major airlines. Super-low regular advance fares of as little as $29 each way were the standard. Sale fares of as little as $10 were not uncommon. Also, alcohol was free of charge in the early years to attract passengers. Later a nominal charge was adopted. By the time Vanguard began operations, however, most major air carriers had learned how to deal with such competition. They simply lowered prices in the markets where these smaller airlines flew, thus making it difficult for the low-cost airlines to be profitable. As a result Vanguard only had one profitable quarter in its history during the brief command of CEO Rocky Spane. Bill Hambrecht of the Hambrecht and Quist venture capital firm in the Silicon Valley was the main investor in Vanguard. He also was a major investor in Air South Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Air Tran Airlines.

Destinations during the mid and late 1990s
In early 1995, Vanguard was operating scheduled nonstop service between its Kansas City hub and Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver and Milwaukee as well as direct service between Kansas City and Salt Lake City via a stop in Denver with all flights being operated with Boeing 737-200 jets configured with all-coach, single class passenger cabins. By the summer of 1995, the new start-up airline had added new service between Kansas City and Des Moines, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Wichita as well as between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago Midway Airport, and was also operating nonstop service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Denver, Kansas City and Wichita as well as nonstop flights between Denver and Salt Lake City but was no longer serving Milwaukee. One year later in the summer of 1996, Vanguard was flying nonstops between Kansas City and California with service to Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO) in addition to operating nonstop service between Wichita and Chicago Midway Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver and Kansas City. By the winter of 1996, the airline was operating new service between Kansas City and Atlanta, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando and Tampa but was no longer serving Salt Lake City. Flights between Kansas City and New York City were added to the route system by the late summer of 1997 but service to Des Moines, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Wichita as well as to the four destinations in Florida had been discontinued. By the fall of 1997, nonstops between Kansas City and Washington D.C. Dulles Airport as well as between Chicago Midway Airport and Pittsburgh were being flown with the airline also operating nonstop service between New York JFK Airport and Atlanta, Kansas City and Pittsburgh. In 1998, Myrtle Beach was being served nonstop from Atlanta as well as direct from Kansas City via a stop in Atlanta; however, the airline was no longer serving New York City and San Francisco (SFO). In the summer of 1999, Vanguard was operating a small hub (focus city) at Chicago with nonstop flights between Midway Airport and Buffalo, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Pittsburgh in addition to continuing to operate its Kansas City hub, and was also operating seasonal nonstop service between Myrtle Beach and Pittsburgh in 1999.

Destinations during the early 2000s
In 2000, Vanguard had resumed nonstop service between its Kansas City hub and New York City with service to LaGuardia Airport instead of JFK Airport in addition to adding new service to New Orleans and was also flying new nonstop service between Denver and Chicago Midway Airport as well as seasonal nonstop service between Myrtle Beach and Buffalo and Pittsburgh but was no longer serving Cincinnati. By the end of 2001, the airline had added new nonstop service between Kansas City and Austin, Colorado Springs and Fort Lauderdale, and had also resumed nonstop flights between Kansas City and Los Angeles (LAX), Las Vegas and San Francisco (SFO) but had scaled back its flights at Chicago Midway Airport with only a Kansas City - Chicago - Buffalo route being operated.

Reservations
Reservations were outsourced to a call center in Mission, KS run by Dakotah Reservations, a division of Dakotah Direct (now owned by West Business Services). Reservation agents were originally people of all ages from the Kansas City Metro area. Eventually they opened a second call center in Lawrence, KS, which was mostly staffed by college students attending the University of Kansas. Eventually the Lawrence call center was re-purposed to handle overflow calls for the Disney Catalog and the Mission location remained operational until the company shut down in 2002.

Reinvention
In 2000, the airline began a program to change itself from a Low-cost, low-fare airline to the more sustainable Low-cost carrier model. This type of airline had lower costs than the major carriers, but competed on more than just price. Service, on-time performance, leg room, frequent flier programs, and other factors are often used in this competitive model. No longer were the cut-rate advance-purchase fares well-below the major carriers. Only the full-coach fares, which fewer customers buy, were significantly lower.

The change program worked and the airline saw significant improvements in operational and financial performance. The summer of 2001 saw some of the best growth and performance the airline had ever achieved; but the September 11, 2001 attacks changed all that. In October, 2001, the airline cut 20% of its staff. Full-time hourly workers were cut to as little as 32 hours per week. The executive suite took a 25% pay-cut. The airline struggled to compete in a market that saw schedules cut by a third and planes flying half-full.

During this period, Vanguard also introduced a multi-color aircraft livery similar in concept to Braniff International Airways "Flying Colors" or Air Canada's "airline within an airline" concept, ZIP airlines. This paint scheme was adopted with the introduction of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Series aircraft and involved the stylistic painting of the new Vanguard livery, in varied hues upon different aircraft. As in the case of Braniff's ultimate "Ultra" or "wet-look", more restrained use of colors were favored by the design team, which conversely was to become Vanguard's final livery.

9/11
As with all the other airlines, that day was chaos for the operation. Airplanes were displaced all over the country. Sept 12, no airlines flew and only a few small aircraft "Emergency" type flights were granted approval from the FAA. It's believed that Vanguard is the first airline to fly a regularly scheduled flight after 9/11, although that has not yet been confirmed. Because of their small size, and many crews living in base, they were nimble and could coordinate quickly. That first flight took place Sept 13, from Kansas City (MCI) to Chicago's Midway Airport (MDW), as reported by the company news letter. The legacy carriers did not fly regularly scheduled flights until the 14th.

Post 9/11
Shortly after the attacks, Vanguard received approximately $2–3 million in federal aid, as did most other airlines.

In 2001, Vanguard changed from the Open Skies reservation system to SABRE, which cost the airline millions. Company meetings between CEO Scott Dickson and Marketing Director Greg Aretakis and other staff became more numerous and serious as the year passed. On at least three occasions, the conclusions made by the CEO and marketing director was that the transformation of Vanguard from an Open Skies to a SABRE system had to work, or it would be the end of the airline.

Daily revenue records showed marked increases in sales overall, but difficulties in adopting SABRE overshadowed the successful sales increases. The money that the government remitted to Vanguard after 9/11 offered the airline a new lease on life. It would not sustain the airline forever, but it allowed for a few months of replanning. Companion fare sales and internet ticket hot deals helped keep the airline above water for several months, and the hopes of more funding from the Air Transportation Stabilization Board kept a positive outlook among airline staff.

The following summer was bad for most airlines, but worse for Vanguard. While operational performance continued to improve to summer 2001 levels, the airline was still saddled with $80 million in debt. Nervous about increased bookings, credit card processors required greater and greater assurances that they would not lose money if the airline failed. In his book about the bankruptcy of the airline, Scott Dickson wrote how these processors required surety bonds of 125% of sales to continue processing credit cards. As each ticket was sold, the airline actually lost money. This financial situation was unsustainable and on July 29, 2002, the airline ceased operations.

After bankruptcy
When operations ceased, National Airlines and Frontier Airlines immediately offered to take Vanguard passengers on a space-available basis. Controversy broke out with other airlines that had accepted Air Transportation Stabilization Board grants immediately following the September 11, 2001, attacks. One requirement of these grants was to accept passengers from airlines that ceased operations for a nominal fee. Some airlines refused and others charged higher fees than allowed under the law. Eventually, most passengers reached their destinations. Therefore, it went into bankruptcy

Not long after the bankruptcy, Robert H. Brooks, owner of Naturally Fresh, Hooters restaurants and PACE Aviation, offered to purchase the airline. His offer was rejected and the company was eventually liquidated. Its headquarters became the temporary offices of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in Kansas City, now the home of Entercom Radio.

Destinations
Vanguard Airlines served the following destinations during its existence; however, not all of these destinations were served at the same time.

 * California
 * Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) – LAX
 * San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport) – SFO

 * Colorado
 * Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) – COS
 * Denver (Denver International Airport) – DEN

 * Florida
 * Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood (Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport) – FLL
 * Fort Myers (Page Field) – FMY
 * Miami (Miami International Airport) – MIA (Service suspended before 1999)
 * Orlando (Orlando International Airport) – MCO
 * Tampa (Tampa International Airport) – TPA (Briefly served during the late 1990s)

 * Georgia
 * Atlanta (Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport) – ATL

 * Illinois
 * Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport) – MDW – Focus City

 * Iowa
 * Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) – DSM (Briefly served during 1995-1996)

 * Kansas
 * Wichita (Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport) – ICT (Nonstop Boeing 737-200 flights from Chicago Midway Airport, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Denver and Kansas City as well as direct one stop 737 service from Minneapolis/St. Paul in 1996. After discontinuing all service to Wichita, Vanguard Airlines sued American Airlines for unfair trade practices, in federal court...and lost.)

 * Louisiana
 * New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport) – MSY

 * Minnesota
 * Minneapolis/Saint Paul (Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport) – MSP (Service suspended in 2001)

 * Missouri
 * Kansas City (Kansas City International Airport) – MCI – Hub

 * Nevada
 * Las Vegas (Harry Reid International Airport) – LAS

 * New York
 * Buffalo (Buffalo Niagara International Airport) – BUF
 * New York City
 * (John F. Kennedy International Airport) – JFK (Service suspended in 1999)
 * (LaGuardia Airport) – LGA

 * Ohio
 * Cincinnati (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport) – CVG (Service suspended twice)

 * Pennsylvania
 * Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport) – PIT

 * South Carolina
 * Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach International Airport) – MYR (Weekly service three times per week plus seasonal service)

 * Texas
 * Austin (Austin–Bergstrom International Airport) – AUS
 * Dallas/Fort Worth (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) – DFW

 * Utah
 * Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport) – SLC

 * Washington
 * Seattle/Tacoma (Seattle–Tacoma International Airport) – SEA (Service suspended November 1996)

 * Wisconsin
 * Milwaukee (Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport) – MKE (Service suspended before 1999)

Final fleet
At the time the airline was grounded in 2002, Vanguard had 15 aircraft in its fleet including:

Historical fleet
Vanguard operated the following aircraft types at various times during its existence:

 * Boeing 737-300
 * Boeing 737-200 (Advanced and High Gross Weight variants)
 * Boeing 727-200 (wet-leased from Falcon Air Express, TransMeridian Airlines, and others)
 * McDonnell Douglas MD-81
 * McDonnell Douglas MD-82
 * McDonnell Douglas MD-83
 * McDonnell Douglas MD-87

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Talk:48 Hour Film Project

List of Winners
From the main page: List of winners:
 * Nashville, 2005 - "pieces" by non-sense films. http://nonsensefilms.blogspot.com
 * Tel-Aviv, 2007 - "Time Catcher" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDgQBxeR4vE
 * Tel-Aviv, 2008 - "Without Prescription" http://reshet.ynet.co.il/3987.aspx

A single item isn't really a list; it sort of implies that there are far fewer winners than there actually are. Maybe someone wants to make a list of all winners from 2005?

New Zealand
The New Zealand 48 Hours competition is not related to The 48 Hour Film Project, which is based in Washington, D.C. I would suggest removing the reference to the New Zealand competiton and creating a seperate entry for it. Does anyone object?

Nashville: removed link. Different organization. 48 Hour Films Official Site (New Zealand)

222.153.120.245 re-added 48HOURS, but without a neutral point of view. Given the confusion we've had so far, it probably does make sense to talk about the separation of the two organizations. To that end, I've moved the information on 48HOURS to a stub and referenced it here, hopefully with NPOV. Shadowfax37 20:47, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Tragedy during competition
In July of 2006, the 48 Hour Film Festival experienced its most tragic and controversial moment...etc.

Saddened to hear about this. We need better verification. A a link to a story in a newspaper, maybe? nashville

Removed the reference to the death. The information is incorrect--I've spoken to Ira Livingston, the producer of the Minneapolis competition. Shadowfax37 16:57, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Note to vandal: That's not cool.

Precursor projects
I had updated the Louisville year to 2002 because Louisville already had a similar competition that predated this project. I'm not sure if this new project replaced the old competition or not. At any rate, it might be worthwhile to have information about precursor projects in various cities that got merged into this project as it went nationwide. — Stevie is the man!  Talk 13:55, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know, there is no relationship between the 48 Hour Film Project and any precursor competition in any city. Maybe there should be a separate entry for the other Louisville contest? Shadowfax37 15:59, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

National Film Challenge
Sorry for re-adding what you deleted, Nashville--I didn't look at the changes closely enough before I did it. Let me know if you think the National Film Challenge shouldn't be in the article. I've spun it off to a stub and referenced it here, under the list of cities. Maybe we should have a notes section? Shadowfax37 17:14, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

I think it is fine the way it is now. Nashville 14:57, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Mehri language

AfD Result
This article was the subject of an AfD in November, 2005. The result was strong consensus Keep as rewritten. Xoloz 15:39, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

Comments
New article on Temporary Page.

I don't see any trace of a copyvio at the alleged source, so have reverted the tag. The article on the /Temp subpaeg was identical to the main article, so I will delete it. -Splash talk 19:01, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I got confused by the inplace rewrite being the smae as the /Temp version. I've removed the infringing revisions from the main article's history, and left the /Temp page deleted. -Splash talk 19:04, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

References?
I've got some serious doubts on the reliability of this article. Never heard of link between Yemen and Berbers, but this assertion:
 * The written language of Sheba was found in Oklahoma, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. Most notable of these is at a site in Colorado, near La Junta, and has been dated to before 800 BC.

is frankly unbelievable. GhePeU 17:06, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Is this article a joke? Seriously, is it? D.E. Cottrell 18:12, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

False from the start
Mahri language is a semitic language with no link to Armenian or any other indo-european language. Further, there was no such thing as an Armenian rule of Yemen!!!!

Real language
But the original article was junk. Anybody who wants to expand the stub might want to start researching here: http://semitistik.uni-hd.de/sima/english/yemen_e/index_e.htm

Mehri is Akkadian dialect
the Akkadian language is the only language from Semitic languages devoid from (Ayin letter) same thing with Mahri language..and in the Akkadian language the (He letter) replaced by voice (Shin letter) same thing with Mahri language... I find the Different between Akkadian language and Mahri like Different between two arabic dialects —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.139.192.222 (talk) 09:36, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * No reputable Semiticist would link Akkadian and a Modern South Arabian language. (Taivo (talk) 21:13, 9 March 2008 (UTC))

Mehri is NOT Eastern Semitic
This assertion of ancient Eastern Semitic ancestry is simply nationalist propaganda. If you have a legitimate Semitic reference then give it here. Otherwise I will continue to undo your groundless, nonlinguistic edits trying to claim an ancient Akkadian heritage for the Modern South Arabian languages. This is akin to saying that English is really descended from Sanskrit instead of Proto-Germanic. (Taivo (talk) 17:34, 18 March 2008 (UTC))
 * I'm still waiting for that legitimate reference on your claim that the Modern South Arabian languages are Eastern Semitic rather than South Semitic. Until you provide a legitimate linguistic source for that claim, I will continue to revert your edits claiming such. (Taivo (talk) 01:23, 1 April 2008 (UTC))
 * Undone your silliness again. (Taivo (talk) 05:49, 5 April 2008 (UTC))
 * Stop reverting, let someone add some information (if they have any) to backup claims. -- Al™ 04:01, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
 * This is an unscientific, undocumented claim that is being added. It has a political purpose and not a linguistic one.  The person who continues to add this unscientific drivel has no scientific source for the material.  If they had a scientific source, they would add a reference when they add the material.  Since there is no scientific source, they cannot. (Taivo (talk) 05:06, 18 April 2008 (UTC))
 * Let them add their scientific reference here. I will look at it.  If it is legitimate, I will let the edit through, if not I won't let a linguistic article be used for nonlinguistic statements. (Taivo (talk) 05:42, 18 April 2008 (UTC))
 * Once again reverted unsubstantiated and unscientific notion that Mehri is close to Akkadian. (Taivo (talk) 11:12, 6 December 2008 (UTC))
 * In the article about Modern South Arabian languages, it claims that they are Eastern South Semitic, which seems weird to me - is it related to what's going on here? --Mahaodeh (talk) 09:19, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

Some Words from Mehri
It's a little weird that all three words in the "some words from Mehri" are Arabic. I'm sure there's a lot of crossover between the languages since Mehri exists in an Arabized environment, but shouldn't we pick Mehri words that don't come from Arabic for examples? Jackbrown (talk • contribs) 15:15, 10 June 2008

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Summary
Cover of the Stormtroopers of Death album Live at Budokan.

Licensing
Source: http://www.hard-union.de/shop.php3?rubrik=310&grafik=92&inc=dd.inc&a_id=7345

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This user account is operated by a unit of five employees of Microsoft. We have been posted to Wikipedia to monitor activity and report back to the Unit Leader, and the Unit Leader's superior on the "goings-on" here. We are particularly here to check for breaches of Microsoft's copyright: they will be removed and dealt with.

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Talk:Rory Fitzpatrick

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This page should be edited to include the 2007 all-star game. www.VoteForRory.com is proof enough. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Riel2000 (talk • contribs).
 * The website does not pass WP:RS. Though if the campaign to get Rory in is as successful as hoped, it will hit the mainstream media, and will certantly immediately be included. Resolute 00:41, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Sounds fair, thank you - Riel2000

 * Side note, this WILL hit the mainstream media, just give it a few days. - go_leafs_go02, and I apologize for undoing your edits on the article.

 * I will unprotect the page now. If you are planning on adding to this article, please remember our policy on verifiability.  -- JamesTeterenko 15:25, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I feel this is somewhat of a conumdrum. Wikipedia wants sources, and the media uses Wikipedia a lot. If we put it here, they will use it. But we won't until they use it. Vicious cycle. Also, remember to vote for him. Kaiser matias 06:37, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

 * If he does get voted in, then I'm sure it'll be on Wiki. I mean, it'd be such an unusual event that it'd merit some sort of mention, imho. -→ Buchanan-Hermit ™ / ?!  07:27, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Kaiser matias: I don't see the conundrum. If the media won't say anything about it until it gets into Wikipedia, then it shouldn't be in Wikipedia in the first place.  There are policies in place that state this.  The two key ones are:
 * Verifiability, which states:
 * 1. Articles should contain only material that has been published by reliable sources.
 * 2. Editors adding new material to an article should cite a reliable source, or it may be challenged or removed by any editor.
 * 3. The obligation to provide a reliable source lies with the editors wishing to include the material, not on those seeking to challenge and/or remove it
 * No original research, which states:
 * Articles may not contain any unpublished arguments, ideas, data, or theories; or any unpublished analysis or synthesis of published arguments, ideas, data, or theories that serves to advance a position.

-- JamesTeterenko 15:52, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

The Vote For Rory campagin
Even though most of the people who will add this won't read here, I'm going to write it anyways. I am a supporter of it, but we have to respect the rules of Wikipedia. If you are at all involved with it, you know that the media is slowly responding. Give it enough time to have some sources, and then it will stop being removed from here. We have made it this far without the use of Wikipedia, so there's no reason we can not wait until there are sources that will comply with the rules set out here. Otherwise, anything put here is just going to keep being removed. That is all. Kaiser matias 09:40, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

–Thank you, and we have made major hints online on the forum to leave this page alone. WE will be given due credit eventually, and we respect Wikipedia's rules of credibility and such. I was the first one to actually edit this thread back in the day, but I thought it was professionally done and sourced correctly. Evidently, that was not the case, but I hope members understand that this page is and should be left alone for the time being. Go leafs go02 15:59, 23 November 2006 (UTC)[

 * VoteForRory should stay. There's no wikipedia rule saying otherwise.  Just some users with sticks stuck up their you-know-what's  Jaskaramdeep 01:57, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, there is a rule. See Reliable sources. Until the campaign's covered by reliable source, it stays off the page. NeoChaosX (he shoots, he scores!) 02:09, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Are you denying the existance of this campaign because you haven't heard it reported in the media? Several media sources have acknowledged its existance in Edmonton, if that's what you're after, and I've been told that some in Vancouver have as well.  In any case, to say that something doesn't exist because a "reliable source" hasn't reported it is absurd.  With this basis, you can say that Kim Jong-Il has done nothing to North Korea worth reporting in Wikipedia.  No one knows what the heck is going on in there, but we do know that several sources "unreliable" by Wikipedia's definition, have reported atrocities, and so we take that as truth Jaskaramdeep 04:36, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Nobody has said this movement does not exist. What is being said is that this movement simply is not notable enough for Wikipedia at preseent as it lacks reliabale sources. I am aware that there have been mentions on Edmonton and Vancouver radio, however all but one is simply the result of an on-air personality reading a submitted email.  The fourth was a brief interview with the OP at hockeys future, but cannot be considered a reliable source because verification is impossible. Resolute 04:52, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Ok, now I understand where you're coming from. But check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kvV2LTRNbQ  This promo video for the campaign snatched up 6 youtube honors, including #6 - Top Rated (This Week) - Sports - All, #6 - Top Rated (This Week) - Sports - English, #16 - Top Rated (This Month) - Sports - English, and #17 - Top Rated (This Month) - Sports - All.  It was also yesterday's most watched youtube video in the sports category.  I am pretty sure that the campaign is noteworthy based on this.  Jaskaramdeep 23:02, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

 * But Youtube is not a reliable source. -→ Buchanan-Hermit ™ / ?!  01:27, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Like I said, just give it time. If you're as into the campaign as it seems, then you know that there has been lots of activity to garner attention. All the emails to The Hour come to mind. Just let it run its course; if George S takes into consideration all those emails, then I will assure you it will stay. Kaiser matias 10:37, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

 * meh, I'm not an advocate of the campaign, nor do I really give a hoot about Rory Fitzpatrick. It just buggs me when people get all high-and-mighty on the noobs over trivial things Jaskaramdeep 01:22, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

The creator of this movement was interviewed by the FAN 590 in Toronto (radio). You can listen to it on http://shadowduet.com/SDPlayer.html (remember to turn any popup blockers off). Would this count as a reliable source? Canucks5551

rory has now been given mention on NHL.com http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid=284150&page=NewsPage&service=page —Preceding unsigned comment added by Go leafs go02 (talk • contribs)
 * I don't think a mere mention on All-Star vote results is enough.  The above link doesn't at all acknowledge his votes or the campaign to vote him; it just lists him as one of the top 13 vote getters for defensemen (and at no. 12, which is really nothing to write home about). I've reverted the addition until some reliable sources have covered either his selection and/or the campaign. NeoChaosX (he shoots, he scores!) 23:49, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

What about the source that I mentioned above. Isn't that enough? Canucks5551

 * I will mention that the Fan 590 is one of the largest radio stations in Canada. It is listened to nationally, and segments of it are broadcast on national television. Just a thought for people. But, I am not going to either add or remove anything to this article, not yet. Kaiser matias 02:00, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

 * That's one source. One. For regular articles, one source about this incident is often not enough. -→ Buchanan-Hermit ™ / ?!  03:31, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Going to post this before they get to it, but there's another source: Link Here. It talks about it. Just so it's known. Kaiser matias 06:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Yet another one. This time it's in a real newspaper, from Auburn, New York: Right Here. Just warning Wikipedia that there are sources being created. Kaiser matias 19:11, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

 * A third source: From the Globe and Mail. I would have to say that it would be hard to deny this now. Kaiser matias 22:37, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

 * It was never about denying it, but making sure the campaign met Wikipedia's guidelines. As I figured, if the campaign had the steam to last long enough, it would gain the notoriety and merit inclusion.  At any rate, I reworded the section a bit to make it more encylopedic. Resolute 07:01, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, with the addition of those sources, I'd say the section is worthy of staying (to my dismay, since I don't really like the campaign to start with). However, the Globe & Mail blog reference link isn't very encyclopedic (since blogs are not considered to be reliable sources), so as soon as you can find an alternate source, such as a newspaper article, kill that reference and replace it with the article. -→ Buchanan-Hermit ™ / ?!  09:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Blogs generally arent, but this one is hosted by the Globe and Mail. Mirtle wouldnt have the same freedom to write what he feels (as he does on his own blog), as he would be subject to the same editorial controls as anyone else writing for the G&M does. Resolute 15:59, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Personally, I wouldn't even use editorials as a reliable source, even if it is from a major newspaper. I'd rather have hard cold facts from an article. In other news, the Vancouver Province had an article on Rory today, so I don't think the notability's up for question anymore. It's definitely notable now. -→ Buchanan-Hermit ™ / ?!  18:46, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm not a big fan of the tone of the section on the all-star votes; it makes it seem like a sneaky campaign to unseat the all-star voting system, which it really isn't. I think more importance should be given to the idea that the point of VoteForRory is really whatever you want it to be. Voting for kicks, voting for hard workers, voting because the process is flawed. All of these are acceptable reasons. DamionOWA 19:47, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Would one, and only one, of the many, many images created perhaps be suitable for this? Visuals are always a good thing for articles. Just a thought Kaiser matias 20:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I think the Uncle Rory image would be the best, provided the user on HFboards is willing to licence it under the GFDL. Resolute 21:29, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I added it right after I posted this actually, using the Wikipedia motto: Be Bold. I included that it is under the GFDL, since I know that it is being used everywhere, and is most appropriate. Kaiser matias 21:47, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Rory is now second in voting among Western Conference Defensivemen. See Deadspin for update. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.6.182.79 (talk)
 * The official NHL numbers come out tomorrow. An update can wait until then. Resolute 23:38, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

"As a result of the campaign, Fitzpatrick sits in second place, 19,000 votes out of first place" This line is a bit awkward and misleading, only because it hides the fact that if voting ended today he would go to the All Star game. Two from his position represent his conference. He is now that second guy. Maybe clean up the sentence a bit

I just noticed a couple mistakes I thought I'd point out. I'm an avid hockey fan and the mistakes make the site look very amateur. There are two within this table:

"Player Team Votes Scott Niedermayer Anaheim Mighty Ducks 591,657 Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit Redwings 573,069 Rory Fitzpatrick Vancouver Canucks 550,177 Chris Pronger Anaheim Mighty Ducks 433,972 Dion Phaneuf Calgary Flames 395,168"

First of all, Niedermayer and Pronger play for the "Ducks" not the "Mighty Ducks." They changed their name at the beginning of this season. Secondly, Lidstrom plays for the "Red Wings," not the "Redwings." Why submit a contribution when you don't know what you're taking about? Go Leafs Go! 19:17, 12 January 2007 (UTC) Timbuckiii
 * Thank you for your suggestion! When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the  link at the top. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to).  The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills.  New contributors are always welcome.Yankees76 19:30, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Spirit of the law versus Letter
Forget all of this stuff about verifiability and reliable sources. Nobody is disputing the movement's existence and it is obvious that it has gained some traction by the number of votes that Rory has received. The point with stories like these is that if somebody heard about the vote for rory campaign but wanted to learn more about it from a nuetral source, then they should be able to find it here. In fact that was the very reason that I first came to this page; I saw the first Vote for Rory thread but didn't want to waste time sifting through all the propoganda and nonsense posts to learn everything about it, so I went here. I found the current information about the movement to be more than satisfactory and answered most of my questions. There is no reason to exclude topics like these from wikipedia articles because the goal of this encyclopedia is to provide relevant information about people, places, and other things, while holding a neutral point of view, and that is accomplished quite well by this article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.23.231.38 (talk • contribs).

according to the versus network (picture here ), rory is only 19000 votes behind niedermayer, and curently holds second place (as of Dec 18)

68.150.86.20 04:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Slavs

 * 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. R e  dwolf24  (talk) 00:44, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

List of Slavs
del. An utterly ridiculous list. Three people at talk page suggested to delete it. mikka (t) 16:42, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * KeepNeeds some work though-71.28.243.246 16:51, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, I see no reason to exclude Slavs. Gazpacho 16:54, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Slavs aren't excluded, they're included in other lists (see below). Carbonite | Talk 17:04, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. There's already lists for individual countries (List of Belarusians,List of Bulgarians, List of Croatians, List of Czechs, List of Macedonians, List of Poles, List of Russians, List of Serbs, List of Sorbs, List of Slovaks, List of Slovenians, List of Ukrainians) so why is this combination list needed? Carbonite | Talk 16:59, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. I feel that the List of Russians, etc is also a candidate for deletion. We have categories for this purpose. --Ghirlandajo 17:46, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Kpjas 18:59, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Any reason why? Carbonite | Talk 01:01, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Come on people, this is what categories are for. This is an absolutely textbook situation for a category. Lord Bob 19:12, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete This is why categories were created. Denni ☯ 00:58, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and cleanup. Slavs are a significant enough category of European people to warrant a list apart from the constituent nationalities. Capitalistroadster 01:06, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Why not use a category instead? Surely anyone notable enough to make that list would or should have an article. Carbonite | Talk 01:09, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The Slavs have always been seen as a much more coherent group of nationalities than any other linguistic group in Europe. Some cleanup may be needed. VMORO 01:20, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete categorize please Ryan Norton T 01:47, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as listcruft. Good category candidate. MCB 06:45, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete by User:Carbonite. Martg76 09:30, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete categorize. feydey 11:17, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, and merge into more specific lists and/or categories. -Sean Curtin 03:17, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete per Ghirlandajo and others. --IJzeren Jan 09:34, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. The list is (a) unmaintainable, since all attention of people is turned to country lists, (b) nonsensical since the only relation between the people there is common language in ancient past. Equivalent would be to create "List of people speaking a Germanic language" and get mishmash of names just like here. The list is not "List of Pan-Slavists" which would make some sense but is example of useless trash Wikipedia contains more and more. Pavel Vozenilek 17:16, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete too many of them.  Grue   18:14, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong delete. It is listomania at its worst. KNewman 19:56, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete and list by individual Slavonic ethnicities. --MacRusgail 22:34, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. A much more granular approach in categories is what is called for here.  Jkelly 01:34, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, wikipedia users should be able to find examples of famous Slavs, and what they are famous for, and when they lived. Categories cannot do that. Kappa 13:23, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Delete Utterly pointless list. There are many lists that are pointless but this one may be their master. Why isn't there a list of Germanic people or list of Romantic people ??? Because it's pointless.
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Sail twist

Sail twist is a phenomenon in sailing where the head of the sail is at a different angle of incidence from the foot of the sail in order to change the lift distribution with height. Twist is measured by comparing the angle of a straight line between the leading edge (luff) and trailing edge (leech) with that of the boom. Some twist is desirable, but too much can induce weather helm or ruin the slot between the mainsail and jib.

Three sail shape controls which control the leech tension, and therefore sail twist, are the mainsheet, the boom vang and the traveler. The mainsheet pulls the boom (and therefore the foot of the sail) primarily inwards at lower points of sail and downwards at higher points of sail. Manipulation of the traveler can counteract this because it always pulls the boom laterally. The vang on the other hand does the opposite, it always changes the height of the boom.

Computer cut sails can produce the amount of twist specified by the sailmaker, and in different conditions, different amounts of twist may be desirable. Less twist is generally desirable in light air conditions and slackening the luff tension will tighten the leech of the sail. This moves the center of effort on the sail toward the trailing edge and reduces twist thus making the sail more powerful but vulnerable to stalling.

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Tomoko Kawase

Tomoko Kawase (川瀬 智子) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, producer, actress, and model from Kyoto. She is the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Brilliant Green. She also has a solo career under the alter-ego pseudonyms Tommy february6 and Tommy heavenly6.

Biography
Her debut solo album Tommy february6 peaked at No. 1 on the Japan Oricon chart. The album was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, as well as her second studio album Tommy Airline. She has released eight solo albums. Her songs appeared in various anime including Paradise Kiss, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Soul Eater, Pokémon, Gin Tama, and Bakuman. Two of her songs were used in the 2004 film adaptation of Kamikaze Girls. From 2001 to 2009, she released music through Defstar Records, a division of Sony Music Japan. In 2010, she was signed to Warner Music Japan.

She has appeared on the cover of Marquee magazine nine times, and has also been featured on the cover of JGM and NewsMaker. She modeled for Italian fashion house Fiorucci, and hosted the MTV Japan show Breakdown. She mentored and produced music for the pop-duo Amoyamo. In 2005, an official Blythe doll of Kawase was released.

She has been cited as an influence to other pop artists, such as Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Charli XCX.

1995–2001: The Brilliant Green
In 1995, after bassist Shunsaku Okuda and guitarist Ryo Matsui heard her sing in an amateur talent contest, Kawase was asked to join The Brilliant Green as the lead vocalist. The first two releases from The Brilliant Green were the non-album singles "Bye Bye Mr. Mug" and "Goodbye and Good Luck", which received moderate success. Their break came in 1998 when their third single, "There Will Be Love There" was chosen as the theme song for the popular Japanese drama Love Again, and as a result went straight to the top of the charts. After scoring another number one hit with "Tsumetai Hana", they released their self-titled debut album which sold over one million copies in just two days. On the back of this success their first national tour, titled "There Will Be Live There," sold out across Japan in only three minutes.

In 2013, Kawase started releasing music from all her personas in commemoration of the Brilliant Green's 15th anniversary.

2001–2009: Tommy february6 / Tommy heavenly6 - Solo career under DefStar Records
In 2001, Kawase joined DefStar Records and launched her solo career under the character of Tommy february6 (named from a combination of her nickname and birth date) with "Everyday at the Bus Stop". Vastly different from the pop rock sound of The Brilliant Green, Tommy february6's persona and sound are inspired by and derived from British and American 1980's synthpop, including a cover of Strawberry Switchblade's "Since Yesterday". Kawase's original intention with Tommy february6 was to create a character who was far from innocent, though cute in both sound and appearance; Tommy february6 was designed to be someone who was true to her feelings despite the cutesy nature of her outward character and did as she wanted (and as such, Tommy february6 is seen repeatedly in music videos drinking alcohol from flasks, bars, etc.) Kawase's second single under the name was Kiss One More Time, and third single under the name was "Bloomin'!" (a song that was also used in a commercial for cosmetic company, Shiseido). Finally, on her birthday, Kawase released her eponymous debut album: Tommy february6.

In October 2002, Tommy february6 released a photo and journal book titled Tommy february6 + Hawaii. It is presented in a mock travel guide format, including features such as restaurant reviews, sightseeing hotspots and cultural information. In keeping with the character's outwardly cute personality, crude outline sketches of animals and fairies litter the pages (as seen on the cover) alongside thought bubbles gracing many of the pictures, which have the distinct appearance of doodles. One after the release of Tommy february6, Kawase released her fourth single under the name, titled "Je t'aime je t'aime". At this point, the original concept started to disappoint her and Kawase began to feel that the character could no longer maintain its purity. On the day she released her fifth single "Love Is Forever", she also released her debut single as Tommy heavenly6 "Wait Till I Can Dream". Kawase would later explain that Tommy heavenly6 was born from a dream that Tommy february6 had, in which she embraces all the elements of her personality she had previously been repressing.

In 2003, she created the pop group, Tommy Angels. The group only had one single, "You'll Be My Boy", which was released on December 17, 2003, and had a top chart position of No. 78 on the Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak chart. Kawase wrote the lyrics for the song (with the music by Malibu Convertible), and also produced the track. The group disbanded after this single. Shortly after this came the second studio album under the Tommy february6 name, titled: "Tommy Airline". After "Tommy Airline" came the release of Tommy heavenly6's second single "Hey My Friend", and the release of Tommy february6's single "Lovely: Yume Miru Lovely Boy", used as the ending song for the 7th Pokémon film. In August 2005 (nearly two years after her first single), Tommy heavenly6 finally released her third single, "Ready?", which was shortly followed by her own long-awaited eponymous debut album. After the release of Tommy february6's "Lonely in Gorgeous", Kawase decided to focus on the Tommy heavenly6 persona.

In 2006 and 2007 Tommy heavenly6 released five new singles which led to her second album Heavy Starry Heavenly. She finished this productive phase with the Heavy Starry Tour: four live performances as Tommy heavenly6 during March 2007. She incorporated most of her songs into this live format, which lasted for an hour and a half, complete with her now regular backing band, and even her bandmates from The Brilliant Green made guest appearances for some songs. Kawase still kept the Tommy february6 persona through cameos on Tommy heavenly6's music videos, like "Lollipop Candy Bad Girl" and "I Love Xmas".

In 2008 Tommy february6 was featured on a compilation album We Love Cyndi, covering "All Through the Night" by Cyndi Lauper. On February 25, 2009, Kawase released two best-of albums under both the Tommy aliases, Strawberry Cream Soda Pop Daydream (as February6) and Gothic Melting Ice Cream's Darkness Nightmare (as heavenly6). Both albums collected the Tommy singles and certain album tracks, as well as having a new track each.

In April 2009, Tommy heavenly6 released a new concept album, titled I Kill My Heart, which was composed mostly by Chiffon Brownie. Two of the promotional songs for her third album were accompanied by music videos that had two versions each: one as Tommy heavenly6 and one as Tommy february6. After the release of I Kill My Heart, both Tommy heavenly6 and Tommy february6's contracts with DefStar Records expired, and were not renewed.

2010-2020: Warner Music Japan era
In 2010 Tommy february6, Tommy heavenly6, and The Brilliant Green were all picked up by Warner Music Japan. Finally in December 2010, Kawase announced via her Twitter page the possibility for a third studio album under the Tommy february6 persona. Tommy february6's official website with Warner Music Japan is still stated as "coming soon". In August 2011, Tommy stated via Twitter she was working on demos for both Tommy heavenly6 and Tommy february6. In September 2011, a statement was posted on Tommy heavenly6's official site saying Tommy february6 would return February 6, 2012. Tommy february6 was featured in Tommy heavenly6's music video for I'm Your Devil (Halloween Remix).

On November 11, 2011 Tommy announced during an interview with J-Wave Circus Circus she is in the process of recording a double album featuring both Tommy february6 and Tommy heavenly6, set for release in 2012. Warner released a press release on December 1, 2011, stating the album's release date as February 29, 2012. The album's title was later revealed to be "february & heavenly". The album debuted at No. 7 on the Oricon albums chart.

In September 2012, Tommy announced she would be releasing a Halloween EP titled "Halloween Addiction". Which would feature both of her previous "Halloween singles" as well as a new one. In December 2012, Tommy announced she would be releasing a special Valentine's Day single through Tommy february6 titled, "Be My Valentine". In April 2013, Tommy announced a new English single, "Runaway", and a new album, Tommy Candy Shop, for release in June 2013.

Kawase released her second solo EP, Tommy's Halloween Fairy Tale October 14, 2015.

In 2017, Kawase returned with the promotional single Kitty Ninja from Tommy february6, along with a remixed version of "Living Dead Diner Girls" from Tommy heavenly6, available exclusively to members of her fan site. On October 17, 2018 Kawase released two new singles, "Ice Cream Devils" as Tommy heavenly6 and "Cupcake Angels" as Tommy february6.

Personal life
Tomoko Kawase was born on February 6, 1975, in Kyoto, Japan. On November 22, 2003 Kawase announced her marriage to The Brilliant Green's fellow member and bassist, Shunsaku Okuda. Due to her marriage, her legal name changed to Tomoko Okuda. However, she is still credited as Kawase Tomoko.

With The Brilliant Green

 * The Brilliant Green (1998)
 * Terra 2001 (1999)
 * Los Angeles (2001)
 * The Winter Album (2002)
 * Blackout (2010)

As Tommy february6

 * Tommy February6 (2002)
 * Tommy Airline (2004)
 * February & Heavenly (2012)
 * Tommy Candy Shop Sugar Me (2013)

As Tommy heavenly6

 * Tommy Heavenly6 (2005)
 * Heavy Starry Heavenly (2007)
 * I Kill My Heart (2009)
 * February & Heavenly (2012)
 * Tommy Ice Cream Heaven Forever (2013)

With The Brilliant Green

 * There Will Be Live There Tour (1998)
 * Terra 2001 Tour (1999)

Solo tours

 * Heavy Starry Tour (2007)

As Tommy february6

 * Tommy february6 + Hawaii (2002)

Other activities
In October 2002, Tommy february6 released a photo and journal book titled Tommy february6 + Hawaii. It is presented in a mock travel guide format, including features such as restaurant reviews, sightseeing hotspots and cultural information. In keeping with the character's outwardly cute personality, crude outline sketches of animals and fairies litter the pages (as seen on the cover) alongside thought bubbles gracing many of the pictures, which have the distinct appearance of doodles.

Kawase has also made an appearance as the voice of Pikki in the anime series Piroppo, briefly modelled for Italian fashion house Fiorucci and for a period of time hosted Break Down, an MTV show. She also worked as a producer on the Takashi Fujii single, entitled "Oh My Juliet".

In October 2005, an exclusive Tommy February6 Blythe doll was released.

In 2012, she produced Japanese model duo, Amoyamo's pre-debut EP, "Amoyamo", as well as their debut single, "Let's Go Out!".

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Hellspawn

Hellspawn is an American comic book series published by Image Comics. Inspired by Spawn, Hellspawn is darker and more atmospheric than the former, and frequently deals with disturbing subject matter. It originally featured writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ashley Wood.

The first issue of Hellspawn was published in August 2000. Steve Niles occasionally supplemented the writing and Ben Templesmith the same for the art. With issue #11 Niles and Templesmith took over as the comic's regular writer/artist team. The final issue was published in April 2003.

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Editing the Kanesatake articles
Robinhoodlives, I note you haven't done any editing in the last few days. I hope it wasn't anything I said that caused you to cease editing. As I said above, I thought your contributions were great. Writing in an encyclopedia is somewhat different than other kinds of writing. As a newcomer, you are not expected to know all the ins and outs (nor is anyone, really). The worth of this project is in people workiing together to provide informative, interesting articles with a neutral point of view. While each of us has a particular point of view, working together, we are often able to do what no one individual could—at least, that is the hope. It often works like that in my experience. I think that the Kanesatake articles are worth some effort, and won't pretend that I know much about the politics of the Nation. However, I can help. I've done a lot of editing of Wikipedia and am interested in improving articles about First Nations issues, which, while they are getting better, have, in the past suffered from lack of attention. Sunray 17:14, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I also wanted to ask you something about the name sha ko hen the tha. The article includes it with the John Harding name, thus: John sha ko hen the tha Harding.  However, someone (you, I believe) placed it in brackets in the Steven Bonspille article, thus: John (sha ko hen the tha) Harding.  It could also be added after the John Harding name.  We can change the name of the article if we want, or leave it as it is.  Any thoughts?  Also, it might be good to talk about the name and its origin in the article.  Can you give any info on this?  Sunray 17:24, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

 * I've changed the name, to John Harding (Sha ko hen the tha), as discussed. Do you have any info on the name other biographical details to add to the article? Sunray 15:11, 26 October 2005 (UTC)

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User:DanielHarle

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GWR 6000 Class 6023 King Edward II

Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class 6023 King Edward II is a preserved steam locomotive.

Operational career
The locomotive was built at the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works, out-shopped in June 1930. For most of its working life it was allocated to Newton Abbot and Laira depots, working express passenger trains to and from Devon to London Paddington. Withdrawn from Cardiff in June 1962, it was sent to Swindon Works for breaking up. However, in light of the installation of a new bridge west of Bristol towards South Wales, it was coupled to its twin, 6024 King Edward I, and towed to the bridge for weight testing purposes. With both locomotives now closer to South Wales than Swindon, the decision was made to sell them to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry.

Preservation
Whilst King Edward I was saved in 1974, King Edward II remained at the scrapyard due to the rear driving wheels being flame-cut following a derailment at Woodham Brothers. However, as part of the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway in 1985, the hulk was acquired by Harvey's of Bristol, and was moved to a bay platform at Bristol Temple Meads railway station called the Fish Dock.

Restoration
The Brunel Engineering Centre Trust, under a Manpower Services Commission (MS) scheme, completely dismantled 6023 and restoration began. Work continued until the autumn of 1988, when the MS scheme funding was withdrawn and the future of 6023 was cast into doubt.

6023 was then bought by the Great Western Society (GWS) and moved to the Didcot Railway Centre in March 1990 for its restoration to continue. The restoration included the casting of new rear driving wheels in 1994, followed by re-wheeling the chassis in 1995. The casting is notable since it is thought to be the first wheels to be created for a standard gauge locomotive in preservation. The damaged wheels were also acquired by the GWS at Didcot and can today be seen on display there. Unlike the other preserved "King" class locomotives, the GWS decided to restore 6023 to its as-built single-chimney configuration. All "Kings" had been converted to double chimneys under British Railways ownership, which improved performance and efficiency but changed the original appearance.

On 12 April 2010, King Edward II's boiler passed its steam test, and on 20 January 2011 it moved for the first time under its own power since 1962. It was due to re-enter service on 2 April 2011.

Initially, King Edward II has been painted in the early BR express passenger blue livery, rather than the later standard BR Brunswick Green livery currently carried by 6000 King George V and 6024 King Edward I.

Return to service
The locomotive re-entered passenger service on the Mid-Norfolk Railway on 4 June 2011, as part of a running-in programme leading to the engine's return to the main line. During the road journey to Dereham, the locomotive lost its safety valve cover, with the Mid-Norfolk offering a cash reward for its safe return. The cover was restored to the locomotive by Sunday 5 June.

On return to Didcot, it was found that the firebox and boiler stays had broken, resulting in the need for a large amount of remedial work to the boiler. On 6 September 2012, the locomotive was moved to Loughborough on the Great Central Railway for firebox repairs, which were completed during early 2013. The locomotive then made a series of appearances on the Great Central Railway, for both testing and running-in purposes but was later returned to Didcot where it was to be prepared to operate on the main line. In 2014, the GWS was given derogation by Network Rail to use a portable GSM-R radio unit on 6023. This unit could then also be used on other GWS locomotives yet to work on the mainline, such as 2999 Lady of Legend and 4079 Pendennis Castle.

Owing to height restriction rules the locomotive had to be reduced in height to comply with the Network Rail loading gauge (the maximum permitted height for steam engines being 13 ft 1 in and the original height of the kings being 4 inches over at 13 ft 5 in). This required the fitment of a cutdown cab and shorter safety valve cover alongside a shorter chimney. The shorter chimney however adversely affected the draughting. A new design of blastpipe with four nozzles was designed and fitted to the engine which after early indications had eliminated the draughting issues on the engine. The other preserved "King" class locomotives 6000 King George V and 6024 King Edward I are both fitted with double chimneys and therefore it was not possible simply to use the same proven blastpipe and chimney arrangement on 6023.

Owing to the amount of time the rectification work took alongside how short the amount of time was left on the engine's boiler ticket, it was decided to abandon the mainline certification until after the engine's next overhaul was completed. An announcement from Didcot later on regarding the ceasing of mainline operations owing to costs and wishing to get more use of their engines, 6023 would now not be undergoing certification to run on the mainline. The only mainline journey it undertook, was to be hauled in light steam by 70013 Oliver Cromwell to a display at Old Oak Common TMD via London Paddington in August 2017. With mainline equipment no longer needed the engine was re-fitted with its original cab and later on its original height safety valve cover and chimney which also included re-fitting its original blastpipe. It made its final journey at Didcot before its boiler certificate expired on 13 September 2020.

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Hæåk

Hæåk is a very small farming village in Lyngdal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 8 km northwest of the town of Lyngdal. Originally, the farm was not accessible by road, and only a few farmers lived there. However, in 1987 a steep road leading down to Hæåk was built, and it has since become a popular place for bicycling enthusiasts.

The main industry in the area of Hæåk is gravel production.

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Talk:Tomoko Kawase

link to an outside image
I suspect that the link to an outside image goes against site policy, but have left it as I'm not entirely sure. Can anybody confirm or deny this suspicion? Thanks, MightyMoose22 03:24, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
 * You are not copying the image, just linking to it, so you're not violating copyright laws. Tokek 09:57, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Cool. - MightyMoose22 08:42, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Important Titles Note for ALL artists (please copy this on other asian artist talk pages)
I must note something very important for future editors of this page (also try to observe this for any non English speaking band or author... etc): If you see a single, album, dvd, concert, or book title that contains poor grammar, please consider that even though the English spelling or grammar may be incorrect, that it still may actually be the official title. If someone is searching for the single, and cannot find it the official way... then what good is wiki? Please do not tamper with titles unless you have found hard evidence that the title has been written incorrectly from the official spelling. also note, some OFFICIAL japanese titles are titled in all CAPS (or with stars and hearts or other "non-letter/number characters) this is NOT a mistake, please leave them like this. All one must do is observe the picture or written info of the single/album/book on the official page which is linked in the article at the bottom. Please help keep wikipedia encyclopedic and correct! Thank you. -- NatsukiGirl \talk 04:12, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, can you provide arguments on why should we break the convention? why not putting redirects in the all uppercase titles? The article text could use uppercase, but I don't see compelling arguments for changing the convention of the title. Also, for the "people wil lsearch for the upper case title", well, that's what the redirects solve. So far I haven't seen a discussion (perhaps you can point it to me) and since there's no consensus yet, I suggest not to change albums titles to uppercase (as in AROUND THE WORLD from the existing titles). -- ( drini's page   ☎  ) 04:16, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

 * I already answered this question on the Yuki Isoya talk page. But I guess now I have to run around and post the answer... Basically an official title should NEVER be changed simply because someone has a different stylistic opinion about it. If you want to get rid of the caps take up the argument with record lables and the artist themselves. The best example is the YUKI single "joy" verse the YUKI album "JOY." Case closed. -- NatsukiGirl \talk 19:37, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

 * Except that you didn't stating your point clearly was causing other editors to move articles changing their titles. -- ( drini's page   ☎  ) 20:16, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Fancy typography fetichism versus encyclopedia standardization basic practices
Keeping the fancy typography of song and album titles unchanged in English Wikipedia articles : this may be a funny fetichism, but this way of doing induces a major risk, as it goes against the standardization pratices that are part of the basic principles of any encyclopedia. This would engage Wikipedia in becoming a kind of weird complicated encyclopedia of typography. (One could easily imagine that the next step of this approach would then be to transcribe song and album titles in their exact original typographic font type only.) Moreover, I don't think that a lot of people try to type Stars and Hearts or superscripts or japanese characters when they use an english-based search engine (some exemples of such font characters are ★☆♥ or ² ⁶ or 夢見る) [by the way, I type them here as I see them, but I don't know if your browser will show them to you correctly.] On the other hand, the fancy typographic form of a song/album/book title can be considered as an encyclopedic information in itself, and as such can be included somewhere in the article main body or in a special section of it, as a supplemental information. A viable alternative to the actual practice would then be to : Anyway, this is a major question, and accordingly to its importance, this debate should be bringed to the main boards of Wikipedia. If someone knows how to do it (and has time to do it)... thank you! P.S.: Sorry for not using the standardized answer format of Wikipedia Talk Pages  (as this format clearly su... goes against the clarity of thought!) KENDALPH - (2011-07-11) Kendalph (talk) 10:21, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
 * use only normal font characters in internal web page titles,
 * AND : include the original/official/commercial fancy typography title in the introduction of the article,
 * AND/OR : include this fancy typography title in a standardized special place in the article,
 * AND/OR : have redirection links.

Superscript 6
The original version of her pseudonyms have the '6' in superscript. I saw from the page history that this was the case but was changed in rev 300980077 (diff). Would it be okay to change it back?  kazu ( talk ) 10:43, 20 February 2010 (UTC)

Age Inconsistency
Was she born February 6, 1975 or February 6, 1978? Both are listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.175.253.160 (talk) 21:09, 15 December 2010 (UTC) [Old Version] - Tomoko Kawase (born March 28, 1986) - Tomoko Kawase was born on February 6, 1975, in Kyoto, Japan [Corrected Version] - Tomoko Kawase (born February 6, 1975) - Tomoko Kawase was born on February 6, 1975, in Kyoto, Japan. [Reasons of Modifications] - The only place where I've seen "1976" as the year of birth of Tomoko Kawase is on this part of this web page, so I suppose it's a mistake. If it's not, please revert the modification AND include the source reference. - The only place where I've seen "March 28, 1986" as the birth date of Tomoko Kawase is on this part of this web page, so I suppose it's a mistake. If it's not, please revert the modification AND include the source reference. KENDALPH - (2011-07-11) Kendalph (talk) 08:58, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Tommy feb6's 3rd Album?
Very possibly this is just a misunderstanding to her Twitter entry and may not exit. She said, "If only I could make a Pop album since it's the 10th anniversary of Tommy feb6...".

 * The album is now confirmed by her label in a press release. - ErickAutumn (talk) 02:32, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

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