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Talk:Texas Longhorns

Hi, I would like to contribute to the Jennifer McFalls page She has been the assistant coach for the softball team at University of Texas for a while now and has really helped the girls grow. She has been a big part of softball and continues to be a big part of softball. She is now the head coach of the Dallas Charge. I would appreciate if anyone had any comments or suggestions for the page. Thank You! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rvara14 (talk • contribs) 20:23, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

Rivalries
Concerning which is the bigger rival, OU or Texas A&M: This has been discussed greatly in the past, and there are links to discussions here and here.
 * Sorry, I forgot to sign the above comment. Johntex\talk 17:16, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

(Fixed the first link and added another. E WS23 | (Leave me a message!) 20:02, 15 May 2006 (UTC))

At one point in time, Texas and Stanford were rivals in football. This article discusses the revival of the rivalry across a multitude of sports. Definitely a very strange rivalry, but worth noting in the wiki. 24.155.179.9 00:43, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I know that today Texas and Arkansas are not really rivals, BUT they had a hatred for eachother that should definitely be mentioned in this article. In the 1960's and 70's Arkansas and Texas were both at the top of the SWC. They played eachother in the "Game of the Century" in 1969. While they are no longer rivals since Arkansas moved to the SEC and Texas stayed and joined the BigXII later, their rivalry is VERY important incollege football history.Squanie92 (talk) 03:51, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Ideas for Improvement
I've been doing some digging for programs that currently have articles and adding them to the Category:College athletic programs. Those articles might give us some ideas on how to make this page better. If you come across any other programs, please add the category tag to them. Johntex\talk 02:02, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

Logo vote
Okay, first I should say as an OU fan and former student, that I shouldn't be helping you Longnut fans. But I saw that sorry *(&%*%$#!!@#$ logo and couldn't help but be compassionate. In the spirit of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, I made some new logos for you UTex fans. First look at the sorry old logo:

or or Image:UT Longhorn logo with Texas.gif

Next vote for one of the new ones that I made and I will post it up. The raw ones are even bigger than these:

 * 1) White (a new one w/white background)
 * 2) Lt.Grey
 * 3) Dr.Grey
 * 4) Black

Happy voting and GO SONNERS! I'll give you a couple weeks from today.

WikiDon 20:25, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
 * I think the current one's fine -- it blends better with the page background. · Katefan0(scribble) 21:07, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the work, WikiDon, and congratulations on the Baylor game. I think the current one is OK.  I think it might be nice if it was a little bigger.  The main thing is to stick to an official, undedited official logo.  Johntex\talk 23:40, 23 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, I can make it look like any of these: Offical Longhorn Logos @ utexas.edu

 * (You know OU football is down when they have to go to overtime to beat Baylor.)

 * PS They reason this sickly logo (if it was a real longhorn the vet would put it down) came to my attention, was I wanted to put all of the Big 12 logos on the Big 12 Conference page. Take a look at the page and you'll see what I mean. Try not to laugh at that sickly-chicken looking jayhawk for KU. WikiDon 00:40, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

I think we should probably go a little bigger, but I agree about having an official logo. Definately stick with the white background. EWS23 | (Leave me a message!) 02:24, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

You need to move the whit Longhorn to the bottom right to make you list under it make scense. Trav230 19:21, 31 October 2005 (UTC) It was easier to just re-order the list....WikiDon

 * As a Longhorn, I cannot sign off on any of the four-grid Longhorn logos. No offense, but they visually just don't appeal to me. I also now realize that my first upload doesn't match the official color guidelines, so maybe that image should be put up for deletion.

 * As for what I've just added, it is taken directly from the university's Longhorn Graphic Visual Guidlines.

 * Also, PNGs, SVGs or GIFs preserve colors better when it comes to logos than JPGs (which are made to compress photos) do. So our best bet will be with one of the first three said formats.

 * Finally, I'm emailing the Office of Trademark Licensing Graphics contact tonite to ask for a high quality, official Longhorn logo. With a high quality logo file and the blessing of the university, that may help settle this discussion. jareha 07:56, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Jonathan, your not picking any "four-grid logo", your were to pick from ONE of the FOUR.
 * 1 White (a new one w/white background)
 * 2 Lt.Grey
 * 3 Dr.Grey
 * 4 Black
 * So far every one wants WHITE. I just put them together for voting purposes, hence the name UTex-VOTE!!!! Mine are PNG's. they are 431x441 and 558kb. WikiDon 08:42, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Last I checked, WP is still a collaborative effort. I must agree with Jonathan and say that I find your four choices to be unappealing, especially with regard to the strange (and unofficial, to my knowledge) black borders around the text and the overall lack of quality of the images.  If we can obtain an official high-resolution Longhorn logo from the Trademark office, then I think that's definitely the best direction to take.   --bbatsell  |  « give me a ring »  09:18, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

 * WikiDon, I wrote that I don't like "any of the four-grid" logos. In other words, I'm not picking any of the four. Even though the logos you have are PNGs, and large, they aren't crisp/sharp, largely due to the logo outlines (as bbatsell mentioned). The logo currently on Texas Longhorn Athletics is official — albeit small and therefore temporary. We'll see what the trademark office's thoughts are about offering a proper logo, though. I'm optimistic. jareha 09:49, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Bbatsell, I said I can make it look like any of these: Official Longhorn Logos @ utexas.edu

 * Why would you say this is NOT a collaborative effort? As for the border around the word "Texas"; try going to the OFFICIAL site, downloading the image, and then enlarging, or magnifying it, you will see (although crappy) the border in black and white.WikiDon 16:15, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Image:TxSOLID.PNG is the best I want to do. 1000 times better than the piece of shit that was there in there first place. WikiDon 16:43, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

 * WikiDon, no need to shout/curse. The logo I took directly from the official site doesn't have a black border. And the image you just mentioned still doesn't have clean edges. I'd rather go with a quality small image, than a poor, large one. jareha 19:38, 5 November 2005 (UTC)

Olympians
Hmm... we mention one Olympian connected with the womens volleyball team. But I know for sure that there was another athlete that went to the 2000 Olympics, because I was in several J classes with her at the time: Erin Aldrich. She was on the UT volleyball team but I think she was in the Olympics for high jump. Should we mention all Longhorn Olympians? I'm sure there were probably more. Or was it only interesting enough to be mentioned because the volleyball program kicks ass? · Katefan0(scribble) 04:26, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * We should definately mention all Olympians. I know there are plenty- pretty sure there was at least one swimmer; Cat Osterman was on the softball team; and I'm sure there were several more. EWS23 | (Leave me a message!) 04:41, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Update: Here are some good pages to get info on Longhorn Olympians: Roster of 2004 Longhorn Olympians. All Longhorn medal winners can be found at this page. I don't have time to put all of this together, but we should probably think of a good format before just throwing this info on the page. EWS23 | (Leave me a message!) 05:21, 8 November 2005 (UTC)
 * A comprehensive page would probably eventually encompass its own article come to think of it. Of course it'd only be natural to start with the most current (and therefore most verifiable) information. · Katefan0(scribble) 15:31, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

New logo image, fyi
Image:Texas.gif · Katefan0(scribble) 21:26, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

jareha 10:37, 14 December 2005 (UTC)
 * (Changed the above to an image link — hope you don't mind Kate.) I've found a logo (Image:Texas.gif) that might suit our purposes. As I simply updated the previous image, no image links will need to be changed. Benefits of the new version:
 * Pulled from an official source: Live the Dream 2006.
 * Features transparency, which should give the image some flexibility. My next goal is locating a logo with alpha transparency, so that it can be placed on backgrounds of any color.
 * Clean edges.
 * And finally, it's fairly large (372x190 px), yet very small in file size (4.89 KB).

Texas Longhorns
Show of hands: what would you all think about moving this page to Texas Longhorns (which already redirects here)? jareha 17:13, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I'd oppose. Many other groups, etc. are called Longhorns that have nothing to do with athletics. · Katefan0(scribble)/ mrp 17:15, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Same here. We discussed this before this page was created, and decided that Texas Longhorn Athletics was the best solution. EWS23 | (Leave me a message!) 03:34, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Apologies, I hadn't known of such a discussion until now. Nevermind this casual vote then. jareha 18:29, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi Jareha, thanks for the suggestion. There is no need to apologize - the discussion was over at the main UT article back when we created this page from info off that page.  The advantage to this name, as Katefan points out, is that this name is fairly descriptive and fairly unique.  On the other hand, it is a little longer and not the most common term one would expect to hear used.  I myself don't have a stron opinion either way. Johntex\talk 16:02, 23 December 2005 (UTC)
 * With both yours and Kate's reasoning in mind I wholeheartedly agree. Glad to see you back from your wikibreak! jareha 16:30, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

2005-2006 Texas Longhorns football
Isn't there too much content in this article regarding that particular season? Can't we just let the link to 2005 Texas Longhorn Football Team suffice to access these details and let the size of the football section of this article be consistent with the other sections? - Bevo 15:45, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I think one motivation for creating the seperate story is to be able to reduce the amount of space here that is devoted to just one teams season. I do think the total amount of space we have devoted to the football program is not the problem.  Rather, the problem in my view is that too much of the space focuses on the most recent season, and that the other sports are getting too little space, as opposed to football getting too much. I would like to see us re-write the football section to cover more of the programs overall history, and I'd also like to see coverage of other sports expanded. Johntex\talk 18:12, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

School colors
The question of what are the official school colors has been discussed at Talk:University_of_Texas_at_Austin, and further references are provided at that page. Please go there for any subsequent questions or discussions about this. Johntex\talk 18:44, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Notable fans
I would like it if they showed some notable fans of the Longhorns, because there is some.
 * lots of teams have notable fans, and I'm not sure I'd like to see that added to each team section which is what would end up happening. On top of people claiming one person is more of a fan of one team over another. Cliveklg 05:34, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

References for Rivalry section
Today someone tagged the rivalry section as unreferenced. I've now added 27 references to this section. However, I couldn't find references for the following information, and I'm removing it from the article to this talk page, pending verification: If anyone can find a good source for any of the above, please add it back in. With that done, I'm removing the tag. Johntex\talk 21:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The Red River Rivalry has given rise to a great deal of negative stereotyping on the part of both fanbases: Sooners are often portrayed as poor, ignorant hillbillies envious of the state of Texas while Longhorns are portrayed as arrogant, self-glorifying cowboy pretenders.
 * Prior to the game, a ball is run from the 50 yard line of each school's football field to the cotton bowl by members of each school's ROTC. Though more than 50 game balls are used during the game, the first balls used by each side is the ball that is run from their stadiums.
 * So far the Longhorns' most distant rival is the University of Southern California Trojans.

Move
Would anyone object to a move to Texas Longhorns to be in line with most of the other college athletics pages? -Elmer Clark 22:45, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * OK by me. - Bevo 20:27, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd be OK with the name change. When we first created this page, we wanted to allow inclusion of intramural sports.  Since intramural sports teams are playing each other they naturally don't call themselves the Longhorns.  At the time, there were very few similar pages on Wikipedia.  Now that other school pages have tended to go with the shorter names, perhaps we should too.  If necesary, we can split off the intramural sports into its own article now that this main article is getting longer. Johntex\talk 23:14, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
 * So moved. -- Infrogmation 12:42, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

PNG version of the logo
Can someone generate a PNG formatted version of the logo in the infobox? - Bevo 20:30, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

rv in error
My "23:10, 16 September 2006 Bevo (Talk | contribs) (rv)" edit was an error! Thought I'd better place a note here in case someone was curious. - Bevo 22:21, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

"Leading into the 2006 season"
This section is no longer relevant. Can someone familiar with the team rewrite it to summarize the season so far? -Elmer Clark 22:24, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Good point - thanks! I took a stab at rewriting it to reflect the current situation. Johntex\talk 23:10, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Much better, nice job (and quick too!) :) -Elmer Clark 04:27, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Schedule
Including two football schedules seems a bit over the top as far as content goes. The External link covers the schedule just fine. If we are to include those, why not all the schedules past and present? Cliveklg 21:47, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it is primarily a historical accident. We got active at updating the schedule during the 2005 season and just never deleted it as the 2006 season began.  I'll remove the 2005 season unless there are any objections. Johntex\talk 02:42, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I would support its removal. -Elmer Clark 03:26, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I also support the removal of the 2005 schedule in this article. - Bevo 02:09, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Works for me, and perhaps a precedent for each season when updated to remove the old. Cliveklg 05:36, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I've gone ahead and removed it since consensus clearly favors it. -Elmer Clark 18:04, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Historical Accuracy
As Notre Dame is considered the 1970 National Champion team by everyone outside of Texas, isn't it better to say that the 1969 Texas team was the last non-integrated National Champ team? It certainly is the last consensus champ team. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.89.237.159 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 2006 November 26
 * Well, UT was crowned the 1970 National Champions by one of the two most commonly cited national polls, so I don't think you will find support for the idea that no one outside of Texas acknowledges the 1970 UT championship team. Johntex\talk 06:22, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Football subsections
I noticed there is a subsection for each of the past three football seasons in the football section—are subsections for the upcoming football seasons going to be added (when the time comes) as well? Wouldn't that make the article a bit lengthy? -- Blue a g 9  (Talk | contribs) 07:53, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I think it is.  I like the way Texas A&M Aggies is done.   I think all the football subsections should be moved to Texas Longhorns football (most of it is already there).  Corpx 19:56, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree. I have re-written and condensed these individual seasons into a section tited "Texas Longhorns under Mack Brown".  I also added a navigational template to help the reader find what individual season articles have been written so far. Johntex\talk 17:25, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

 * On a related note, what about the "Football All-Time Award Winners" and "All-Time University of Texas Football Team"? They are listed both here and at the football article.  Should they stay in both places, or only at the football article? Johntex\talk 20:02, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Notable Players
I think this is based solely on POV and not any objective criteria. Even then, I dont think an encyclopedia should be setting criteria on who is notable. I came upon Point Guard, Power Forward etc having a "Notable Players" section, which was discussed at wikiproject NBA (Discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Basketball_Association) and was decided that this didnt belong in the article. So, I think this should also apply here. Corpx 01:29, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Many articles on Wikipedia give a short list of notable alumni for a school, notable residents for a city, etc. Wikipedia is by our very nature involved in setting criteria on who is notable.  We actually have policies and guidelines about this.  For instance, please see WP:BIO and WP:BAND.  All or most of the players mentioned in this article have their own articles on Wikipedia.  Therefore, I think we should use as our criteria whether the player has their own article.  If so, then we list them.  If not, then they are not notable enough to be listed in this article. Johntex\talk 16:46, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
 * My concern is that everyone could add their favorite player form Category:Texas Longhorns football players into this sentence, because they all pass the notability guideline.  This was the same problem in Point Guard, where users kept adding their favorite players to the list of favorite PGs, since they're all pass WP:BIO.   Corpx 17:03, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, there is certainly a risk of that. How about if we say something like:
 * Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's most prestigious individual award, the Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998).   Eleven Longhorns have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, while four are enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame.  Other Longhorn players have also recognition for their performance.
 * - Johntex\talk 17:37, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I like it, except for the last sentence.  Is there a way to reword it, because not everyone in that category has received recognition for their performance.  (which I interpret as winning an award).    Corpx 18:17, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I would argue that from a literal stand-point, these players have received some sort of "recognition" in that they are notable enough to have an article, but I agree with you that it could be interpreted to mean they are award winners, which may not apply to everyone. I bet we can come up with an improvement if we think on it.  I don't have a better idea at the moment.  I don't think we want to call these players "notable" and we should try to avoid self references like "Other Longhorn players who have Wikipedia articles include...".  Any ideas? Johntex\talk 18:29, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Conference Championships?
Is this section necessary? It's exactly what's on Texas Sports and I think it clutters up the page. Should we replace the years with just the total # of championships in each sport? Corpx 16:49, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't really see a compelling reason to remove it. One can find all manner of information on this subject and others on external sites. We're striving to gather this information and make it accessible in one location. I don't see inclusiveness as any sort of flaw here. If you find the section too large, perhaps you could experiment with decreasing the text size of the years ( 2000, 2002, 2004 ).~ João Do Rio 05:48, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I also think it should remain in the article. It is more infomative than just the number of championships in each sport since it gives the reader a good indication of whether success is a new or ancient phenomenon, or whether it has been sustained over time. Johntex\talk 16:47, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Texas Longhorns rather than Texas
I have modified several references to the team as "Texas" added Longhorns to provide better clarification. With a Texas State university, a Pro team named the Texans, and another pro team named "Texas" the addition of the Longhorn name will ensure that there is no opportunity for confusion. Additionally, it does not lengthen the article or affect the readability of the article to add this additional information Macae 08:46, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * In the context of college football, only UT is referred to as "Texas" and this article is solely about college football, so would like to say that I dont see the need for this replacements. Corpx 15:35, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, Texas College out of Tyler, Texas refers to themselves as the Texas Steers. Now I don't think most people reading this article will confuse the two programs but why not provide the more correct, clarified term in the interest of being more specific when possible.  I don't think the changes adversely affect the content of the article.  Additionally, the term "Texas Football" does not always refer to just Longhorn football.  It also is used as a generic term to describe all football in Texas.  i.e. Dave Campbell's annual "Texas Football" magazine. Macae 15:52, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't mind sprinkling the word "Longhorns" throughout the article to reinforce that this is the particular team we are talking about. However, we should not take the existence of a couple of more minor sports teams to drive us to use "Longhorns" at every occurrence.  Calling this team simply "Texas" is an extremely common name.  We should point that out in the very first line of the article, and we should be prepared to use "Texas" as a synonym to avoid endlessly repeating "Texas Longhorns". Johntex\talk 16:50, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
 * N.B.: The article originally contained a note in the opening paragraph explaining that UT and UT sports teams are frequently referred to as "Texas." Macae inexplicably removed this note while substituting other names for "Texas" in almost all cases. ~ João Do Rio 04:36, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure why the additions to the "Texas" name are creating concern. At best, it clarifies the article, and at worst, it doesn't do any harm.  Also, there is no need to add Longhorns to every example and this has not been done.  It is also just as practical to use the term "University of Texas" to again avoid any possibility of confusion while still maintaining readability.  And in a few sections of the article where there appears to be absolutely no chance of confusion, the stand alone "Texas" name is still listed.Macae\talk 17:38, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Some repetition is OK, but endless repetition is tedious and we also want some variety. We should be using synonyms such as "Longhorns", "UT" and "Texas" throughout the article in order to help keep it fresh for the reader.  There is no significant chance of confusion here between The University of Texas and other teams like Texas State University. Johntex\talk 17:28, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

CLC
Why is the line "Many large schools are not members of Collegiate Licensing Company however and were not ranked. " needed? The article does not say Texas was the #1 college in sales, but rather was the #1 client by CLC. I see no need for the statement Corpx 03:57, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * While the statement is correct, it could be create confusion since since the name Collegiate Licensing gives the impression that all colleges are part of this ranking. A single additional sentence clarifying that not all schools are part of CLC will eliminate this potential confusion without affecting the readability of the article.Macae 04:02, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

I do not think it causes confusion, neither did BlueAg09, who added the information in the first place and neither did JohnTex, who moved it. I think the consensus is that it does not cause confusion Corpx 17:05, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I think Macae's clarification should definitely be in the article. I don't really think it needs to be in the lead.  The lead is for touching on topics, not explaining them in detail. Johntex\talk 15:08, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I was fine with your revision, in moving it to the body Corpx 16:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I do not think Johntex wanted the removal from the lead, as his edits do not reflect it.  I've asked him to comment further Corpx 15:38, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah, sorry I was not clear. My preference is to mention the merchandising record in the lead.  However, I think that the more detailed explanation of who is / is not included in the CLC record belongs in the body, not the lead.  The lead is a summary of facts/events that are covered in more detail in the article.  I made this edit as an example of what I am suggesting. Johntex\talk 15:47, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * This revision was what I was in support with earlier.  I see that my comments were also ambiguous Corpx 15:50, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I am not sure that the marketing information is important enough to include twice in the article. It would seem to fit better in the main body itself.  However, it is also not a big enough issue to merit endless debate and I am fine leaving as is if this is consensus.Macae 15:53, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

DKR/Former OU safety
Mention this information at Darrell Royal, but there is no context to justify addition of this information when talking about the national championship history. Shouldn't contested changes be removed while discussion is taking place? Should Mack Brown be referred to as the former Sooner offensive coordinator in context of the 2005 MNC? Corpx 14:59, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Since Mack Brown was only the OU offensive coordinator for a single year (1984) and also has held a large number of such jobs over the years, I am not sure that this is quite as relevant as the fact that the greatest coach in Longhorn history played football for, and still holds several records for the Longhorn's second biggest rival. As far as contested changes being removed while discussion is taking place....  If the information was thought to be inaccurate than it is probably warranted.  But since this information is correct, it doesn't seem to warrant immediate removal, especially without explanation as to the reasons for removal. Macae 15:27, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * In regards to the appropriatness of the mention of Royal's alma mater as part of a description of Longhorn football, I based the validity on the mention in the same section of Mack Brown's former coaching position at North Carolina and the fact that it does not hinder the readability of the section. However, if others in the group feel that the information is not necessary, I certainly will have no problem with removal the reference. Interesting information?  Certainly.  Vital to the content of the article?  Not at all. Macae 15:27, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

DKR holds several OU records, but all that information is completely irrelevant, when mentioning the 63/69/70 national championships. That would be like saying Peyton Manning, former QB at Tennessee, won the MVP of the super bowl or saying. The fact that DKR played at OU is trivial, when it comes to mentioning the national championships at Texas. It is appropriate for his bio. Corpx 15:46, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with this opinion CJC47 19:43, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I think it is noteworthy that the most successful coach at Texas played his college ball at the university's rival. But, to me, in this context, it is a toss up. I would have no problem going either way but I would lean towards removing it from this article.↔NMajdan •talk 21:19, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

I think it's important that we keep college rivalry weauxfing (which annoyingly seems to have been deleted) out of these articles. There isn't much reason to include that detail here other than for the amusement of OU fans. -- B 23:26, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I think mentioning he's a former OU player would be interesting and noteworthy if talking about the rivalry between these schools, but otherwise isn't needed, including here. MECU ≈ talk 14:21, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Club teams
Should club athletic programs at Texas be added to the list of sports?69.134.196.7 19:45, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Olympic Medal Table
The year 1984 is listed twice with differing information. Would someone please double check these numbers? Werbej —Preceding undated comment was added at 23:07, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

Big 12 WikiProject
I'm trying to gauge the interested in created a Big 12 WikiProject and wondering who would like to be involved. There are already pages for WikiProject Big Ten and WikiProject ACC. A Big 12 project would cover the schools themselves and anything to do with conference sports including: events, rivalries, teams, seasons, championships and lore. There is already quite a bit of activity here on Wikipedia regarding the Big 12, and I think a project could help coordinate and unify our efforts. Please see WikiProject Council/Proposals/Big 12 if you are interested, and add your name to the list. Grey Wanderer (talk) 00:32, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

I noticed that the tag prevents from creating an introduction in the article... why is that? why to use that tag? Kintaro (talk) 12:04, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * The intro was there it was simply moved below the table of contents. I moved the template down so the intro is now at the top of the article where it's supposed to be. ElKevbo (talk) 15:05, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Kintaro (talk) 15:51, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

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Tether

A tether is a cord, fixture, or flexible attachment that characteristically anchors something movable to something fixed; it also may be used to connect two movable objects, such as an item being towed by its tow.

Applications for tethers include: fall arrest systems, lanyards, balloons, kites, airborne wind-power systems, anchors, floating water power systems, towing, animal constraint, space walks, power kiteing, and anti-theft devices.

Failure
Failure modes for tethers are considered in their design. A cord or rope tether may reach its breaking strength and fail. Outcomes can include an injury or fatal fall, and damage or loss of life to personnel or bystanders caused by backlash of the ruptured segments.

Failure-prevention may be designed into a tethering system. Some safety harnesses are used in combination with a shock-absorbing lanyard, which has break-away stitching designed into it to prevent material failure and regulate deceleration, thereby preventing a serious G-force injury to the user when the end of the rope is reached.

Designed-to-fail safety links are sometimes used to prevent excessive tension in a tether involved in towing objects, such as sailplanes.

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Al. Ringling Theatre

The Al. Ringling Theatre in Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States, opened its doors in November 1915 and has been operating continuously ever since. Designed by the architectural firm Rapp and Rapp, it was built by Albert Ringling, one of the circus Ringling Brothers, for $100,000. Over the years, it has featured performances from vaudeville and silent movies to grand opera starring such notables as Lionel Barrymore and Mary Pickford.

The design of the theater is based on the Orpheum Theatre, built by Rapp and Rapp in Champaign, Illinois in 1914. The decor of the auditorium is said to have derived from Ange-Jacques Gabriel's opera house of 1763-1770 in the Palace of Versailles but some believe it to be at least equally based on Victor Louis's 1780 Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux.

Originally the theater had a Style 1 Wurlitzer theater pipe organ. Later a 9 rank, 3 manual Barton with a "circus wagon" style console replaced the Wurlitzer.

The Al Ringling Theater was featured in an episode of PBS's History Detectives, where they investigated whether it was the country's first great movie palace.

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Xingu Hill

Xingu Hill is a musical project of musician John Sellekaers. John has released over 60 records on various labels (such as Hushush, Ant-Zen, Hymen Records, Foton, Delikatessen, Mirex, Re-Load Ambient, and Nova Zembla). Sellekaers has also recorded under names such as Dead Hollywood Stars, Ambre, Urawa, Uncotones, Moonsanto and Ammo. He has collaborated with people such as Black Lung, Scorn, The Panacea, Silk Saw and Imminent, and played many shows in Europe and North America.

Xingu Hill began circa 1994 when record label Nova Zembla signed Sellekaers for three albums.

In 2021, Xingu Hill released a retrospective compilation entitled Strange Echoes 95 — 99. In 2023, Xingu Hill released Grigri Pavilion, the first new material in 20 years.

Discography

 * 1995 - Maps of the Impossible (Nova Zembla, CD/2x12")
 * 1996 - Fiction (Nova Zembla, CD/LP)
 * 1997 - Relay (Nova Zembla, CD)
 * 1999 - Alterity (Hymen, CD)
 * 1999 - The Andronechron Incident (with Black Lung) (Ant-Zen, 12")
 * 2001 - This Anxious Space (with m2 as xhm²) (Hymen, CD)
 * 2002 - The Andronechron Incident (with Black Lung) (Ant-Zen, CD)
 * 2003 - 16-bit Golem (Mirex, 7")
 * 2004 - Unreleased Material (1995–1997) (The Vault, MP3)
 * 2005 - Altmann's Tongue (with Brian Evenson and Tamarin) (Ant-Zen, CD)
 * 2021 – Strange Echoes 95 — 99 (Traumgarten, LP/Digital)
 * 2023 - Grigri Pavilion (Subexotic Records, LP/Digital)

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User talk:Dr. B

NOTICE: I said on my main page that I'm discontinuing my editing of Wikipedia for an indefinate amount of time. I'd had a realization that some things in my life need to change. I'm starting this by not editing Wikipedia anymore. I don't know if or when I'll be back. However, I'd appreciate it if no one were to edit my userpage or talk page, as I may come back at some point in the future and would like to find things on this and my main page mostly as I left them.

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Thanks for (unintentionally) discovering the error in my message box...I can do some pretty brain-less stuff sometimes. Anyway, welcome again, and let me know if you need anything (except perhaps how to correctly make links on your own user page)! EWS23 | (Leave me a message!) 02:24, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

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Re. the crossed out 'punish': I used the term punish originally, but it was pointed out to me that it was a bit odd to mention 'punishing' users. What I originally meant, and what I tried to clarify, is that they were remedies, not punishments. I strongly disagree with enacting remedies to punish or hurt users. Ral315 (talk) 18:50, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

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Just curious, what about how I made my statement did you disapprove of? Sam Spade 20:09, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

CRC3
Hey Dr.B, This is Starhood`, one of the contributors to Calvin Random Chess. You made a mistake with move 9 of game 3. The black queen did not turn white, she was squashed by a catapulted white pawn who was promoted to queen. I was just telling you unless you purposefully made that mistake. Please post your reply at my talk here. Starhood` 20:56, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

New Sports Wiki/Community
I noticed you were a Vikings fan. My friends and I started a sports wiki/community that you may be interested in. It uses Wikipedia's software but we made a lot of technological improvements to allow for more news, opinion articles, and better integration of sports statistics. The site is located here: www.armchairgm.com/. Check our NFL and Vikings section its pretty cool:

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Please remove the following lines from the Stargate template on your userpage: As you can see, the template has been redesigned so these two lines should be removed from all templates. Regards Valentinian (talk) 20:01, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

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Dr. B, I have an urgent message. A person with the I.P. address of 210.212.45.144 has made some serious defacations to the wikipedian website. We need to stop and revert this man's edits NOW. Pass on this message. Starhood` 13:39, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

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Dr. B, I have a little question for you. You might find the information I'm asking private so could you please e-mail your e-mail address? I promise I won't give out your address or spam you. Starhood` 23:14, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar for Red vs Blue
For for this, as far as I recall I've never edited that article, which I admit probably would be more of a help for FA status than if I had! Cheers --pgk( talk ) 17:47, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Same here, could you please stop placing this barnstar on a whole load of talk pages. At least check that the people you are giving it to has made a significant edit(s) to the article. Thanks, Petros471 17:51, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

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Manchester Central railway station

Manchester Central railway station was a railway station in Manchester city centre, England. One of Manchester's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969, the building was converted into an exhibition and conference centre which was opened in 1986, originally known as G-MEX, but now named Manchester Central. The structure is a Grade II* listed building.

On 27 March 2020, the UK government announced that the building would be converted into an emergency hospital, intended to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and with 1,000 beds. It was opened in April 2020 and closed in March 2021.

History
The station was built between 1875 and 1880 by the Cheshire Lines Committee (CLC), and was officially opened on 1 July 1880. The architect was Sir John Fowler and the engineers were Richard Johnson, Andrew Johnston and Charles Sacré for the three companies which formed the CLC.

While it was being built, a temporary facility, Manchester Free Trade Hall Station (after the Free Trade Hall a landmark building nearby) was in use from 9 September 1877. It had two wooden platforms serving four tracks. When the station opened, the temporary station became Manchester Central Goods.

In 1963, the building was Grade II* listed for its special architectural or historic interest.

Construction details
The station's roof is a single span wrought iron truss structure 550 ft long with a span of 210 ft, and was 90 ft high at its apex above the railtracks. Glass covered the middle section, timber (inside) and slate (outside) covered the outer quarters. The end screens were glazed with timber boarding surrounding the outer edges. It was constructed by Andrew Handyside and Co. The substructure and masonry partition were provided by Robert Neill and Sons of Manchester. Underneath the train shed is a large brick undercroft with intersecting tunnel vaults, above which were six platforms above street level which exited the station onto viaducts and bridges. The undercroft was used for storage and connected to the adjacent goods sidings by a carriage lift. The station's two-storey south wall has 15 bays separated by brick pilasters. At ground-floor level the bays have three round-headed windows and at first-floor level three square-headed. In the 20th century a glazed canopy was erected at the entrance at north end.

A temporary wooden building, erected at the front of the station to house ticket offices and waiting rooms was planned to be replaced by a grander edifice, for example a hotel and railway offices as at London St Pancras, but remained in use until the station closed. The Midland Hotel was built by the Midland Railway in 1898–1903 on an adjacent site.

Railway usage
The Midland Railway (MR), one of the CLC's partners, used Manchester Central as its terminus for services including express trains to London St Pancras. Beginning in 1938, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (successor to the MR) ran two prestige expresses, The Peaks and the Palatine, stopping en route at Chinley, Millers Dale, Matlock, Derby and Leicester.

Between 1960 and 15 April 1966, during the electrification of the West Coast Main Line, Central Station was the terminus for the Midland Pullman, a streamlined blue six-coach diesel multiple unit. This stopped at Cheadle Heath (now closed), before running fast to St Pancras.

Services through Millers Dale finished in July 1968, when the line was closed as a through route. The station provided local services to Chester and Liverpool, but closed to passengers on 5 May 1969, when the remaining services were switched to Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly stations.

Accidents and incidents

 * On 8 June 1939, a passenger train departed against a danger signal and was in collision with another passenger train. Several people were injured.
 * In October 1965, detectives who had arrested Ian Brady for the murder of 17-year-old Edward Evans in Hattersley discovered evidence in a left luggage locker at the station. This evidence connected them to the disappearances of two missing children, who were soon discovered to have been murdered by Brady and his accomplice Myra Hindley in the widely reported Moors murders, in which at least five children and teenagers were murdered.

Dereliction and redevelopment

Over a decade, Central Station fell into a dilapidated state, was damaged by fire and was used as a car park. The property was acquired by Greater Manchester Council and, in 1982, work began on converting it into an exhibition centre, which opened in 1986 as the Greater Manchester Exhibition and Conference Centre or G-Mex. It was subsequently renamed Manchester Central, in honour of its railway history. The undercroft was converted into a car park, serving the centre and Bridgewater Hall.

Light rail
The opening, in 1992, of the Metrolink light rail system has seen the conversion of suburban heavy rail lines such as the former Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway to Altrincham and the disused Cheshire Lines Committee route via Didsbury. With the introduction of Metrolink, rail services from south Manchester ran once more to Central Station. However, instead of trains running into the Central Station arch, light rail vehicles now cross the railway viaduct and stop at Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop. They then run down a ramp which runs parallel to Lower Mosley Street, alongside the south-eastern side of the former train shed, before reaching street level where they operate as trams and head towards St Peter's Square.

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GameStorm

GameStorm was an online gaming service founded by Kesmai corporation in November 1997. It offered several online video games at a flat monthly fee of $10 per month, a relatively radical payment system in the age of pay-by-hour online gaming. Both Kesmai and GameStorm were sold to Electronic Arts in 1999, and shut down by Electronic Arts in 2001.

The impetus for the creation of GameStorm was AOL giving promotional control of AOL's Games channel to AOL subsidiary WorldPlay, a move which drastically changed the competition for the AOL market, resulting in a nearly 90% drop in revenue for Kesmai. Kesmai president Chris Holden said that nine months after this maneuver by AOL, "we still have more games on AOL than anyone, including WorldPlay. The problem is they are buried under WorldPlay's brand, and the control has been given over to WorldPlay." GameStorm was founded as a joint venture with Heat.net and Engage, with users granted access to services by all three companies.

GameStorm featured games developed by Kesmai, such as Air Warrior, Multiplayer Battletech: Solaris, Stellar Emperor and Legends of Kesmai, along with games developed by several other companies. Legends of Kesmai was the 2d graphical version of Kesmai's groundbreaking Islands of Kesmai MUD from 1985, and may be regarded as an important step in the genre leap from MUDs to MMORPGs. GameStorm's payment method was massively popular for the emerging persistent online gaming genres that rewarded players for time invested, but were too expensive for many people to pay $2/hour for on AOL or other gaming services. Mythic Entertainment (Now EA-Mythic), widely known for the Dark Age of Camelot MMORPG, was one of Gamestorms major developers. Mythic offered several licensed RPG and persistent non-RPG games to Gamestorm's library, including Dragon's Gate. Starship Troopers Online, Magestorm, Aliens Online, Splatterball, Godzilla Online, Silent Death Online, Darkness Falls, and Darkness Falls: The Crusade.

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Ashford-in-the-Water

Ashford-in-the-Water is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District, England. The village is on the River Wye, 2 mi north-west of Bakewell. It is known for the quarrying of Ashford Black Marble (a form of limestone), and for the maidens' garlands made to mark the deaths of virgins in the village until 1801. Some of these are preserved in the parish church. The civil parish population (including Sheldon) taken at the 2011 Census was 559.

History
The name Ashford derives from the Old English æsc and ford, and means a ford where ash trees grow. In 926, the village was known as Æscforda and in the Domesday Book of 1086 it was Aisseford. The addition of "in-the-Water" occurred in the late 17th century, and reflected the proximity of the village to meanders of the River Wye.

In the Domesday Book, Ashford was described as one of the locations in the area where lead was refined.

In 1786, Ashford had mills for carving and polishing the local black marble. By 1848, it had 950 inhabitants.

The village passed to the Cavendish family in the 16th century (from the Nevilles) and was finally sold off in the 1950s to pay death duties.

Culture
The tradition of well-dressing continues in Ashford as in many other villages in the Peak District. Each year slabs of clay are decorated by village volunteers using petals, leaves and other plants to create a picture. The finished designs are then displayed at the six wells around the village and the event is marked by a church service and procession through the village to bless the wells. The event takes place around Trinity Sunday.

Transport
The village is bypassed by the A6 road.

Notable buildings
Within Ashford's civil parish are 62 structures that are listed by Historic England for their historic or architectural interest. None are listed as Grade I, but there are two structures (Ashford Hall and Sheepwash Bridge) that are Grade II*. All the others, including Thornbridge Hall and the parish church, are Grade II.

Ashford Hall dates from 1785, though alterations were made in about 1840. It is a five-bay, three-storey building of gritstone and ashlar, with a balustered parapet around its slate roof. It has an early-19th-century conservatory.

The Sheepwash Bridge, which dates from the 17th century, is a packhorse bridge with an attached stone sheepwash: lambs were placed in the pen on one side of the river and the ewes swam across the river to get to them, while being pushed underwater by the shepherds to clean the fleece before shearing. Large trout inhabit the waters of the Wye around the bridge. It is a Scheduled Monument as well as a listed building.

Ashford's parish church of the Holy Trinity was mostly rebuilt in 1868–70 but has a partly 13th-century tower, a 14th-century north arcade and a recovered Norman tympanum above the south doorway. In the churchyard lies the base and stump of a Grade-II-listed churchyard cross, variously dated to the 14th or 15th century. Behind the church are traces of a moat, all that remains of a fortified house which was the home of Edmund Plantagenet, brother of Edward II.

Thornbridge Hall dates from the 18th century, but was enlarged in 1871 and radically altered in a neo-Tudor style in 1897.

Within the parish, but nearer Sheldon village, is Magpie Mine, a disused but well-preserved Derbyshire lead mine complex.

Demography
In the 2011 census, Ashford-in-the-Water was 99.5% White, and 0.2% Asian.

Notable people
Robert Armitage Sterndale, naturalist, artist, writer and statesman who worked in India before becoming Governor-general of St. Helena, was born in the village.

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Junior's Grill

Junior's Grill was a restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It was located on the Georgia Tech campus in the Bradley Building near Tech Tower. It was a family business owned by Tommy Klemis. The restaurant served breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Thursday (breakfast and lunch only on Friday), and was famous among students for its French toast and battered chicken fingers. It closed on April 21, 2011, due to declining business.

History
Junior's was founded by Wilbur Gold Jr. in 1948 as Pilgrim's and was originally located on North Avenue at Techwood Drive just south of campus. In 1958, the Georgia Board of Regents made plans to redevelop the property where Pilgrim's was located sometime in the future, and instead of accepting a year-to-year lease, Gold sold the business to James Klemis and John Chaknis, who changed the restaurant's name to Junior's Grill. Junior's remained in its original location until 1967, when the Board of Regents exercised its option to redevelop. The restaurant was relocated down the street to what had formerly been a barbershop, across from Smith Dormitory. The new location was much smaller than the original, and in 1987, Junior's expanded into the Engineer's Bookstore's former location next door. Soon after, the Georgia Tech Foundation purchased the property in preparation for the possibility that Atlanta would be an Olympic Games host city and gave Junior's a five-year lease. Demolition and construction for the 1996 Summer Olympics forced the restaurant to close in October 1993. Alumni, students and staff had petitioned to save Junior's and have the school find new premises for it. Renovations of the Bradley Building began in November 1993, and Junior's re-opened in that location in February 1994. Junior's closed indefinitely at 2:30pm on Thursday April 21, 2011.

Culture
The Georgia Tech student newspaper, The Technique, proclaimed that one of the 99 things every Tech student should do before they graduate is, "Eat at Junior's (and wonder why Tommy isn't in charge of all campus dining)". "Tommy" in this quote refers to James Klemis' son Tommy, who succeeded him as owner of the business. Some of the most popular items were the chicken fingers and burgers in "baskets," which came with a choice of side (usually French fries) and a soft drink. In addition, there was a traditional hot line that served breakfast and lunch, as well as an assortment of grill items that could be ordered à la carte. The restaurant housed a collection of historical items and memorabilia related to Georgia Tech, including historical photographs of the campus, portraits of prominent alumni and visitors, and a section of the goalpost from the school's 1990 National Championship victory at the Citrus Bowl.

Legacy
Klemis Kitchen serves as a food pantry for students with dietary needs and financial concerns that limit their access to proper nourishment. The Klemis Kitchen Initiative started as an idea from several students who had known there was a gap in the fulfillment of the dietary needs of students on the Georgia Tech campus. As their peers they decided to take action and help prevent hunger for Tech students. Tommy Klemis, during his time on campus, often took care of the needs of these students. The Klemis Kitchen Initiative was created to fill the void that was created after Junior's Grill closed. Naming the project after Klemis honors both the history and legacy of Junior's Grill. "I can't think of a better legacy to leave for our future Tech students than one that actively provides funds to feed those in need," he said. "It honors all the employees of Junior's, many of whom were students."

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Delete- Non-notable vanity page. MakeRocketGoNow 02:01, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

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Seaboard Railroad

Seaboard Railroad may refer to:
 * Seaboard Air Line Railroad
 * Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
 * Seaboard System Railroad

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Earl E. Anderson

Earl Edward Anderson (June 24, 1919 – November 12, 2015) was a U.S. Marine four-star general. He was the youngest active duty Marine ever promoted to the rank of general and the first active duty Marine Naval Aviator to be promoted to a 4-star rank. He became Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps on April 1, 1972. He was promoted to general on March 31, 1972. General Keith B. McCutcheon had been promoted to four-star rank the day of his retirement for medical reasons on July 1, 1971. During his 35-year Marine career, he served in combat actions in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Training and teaching
Anderson entered West Virginia University, where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, and graduated in 1940 after earning a Bachelor of Science degree. In June 1940 he was commissioned a Marine second lieutenant and reported to The Basic School (TBS) in Philadelphia for officer training. Upon graduation from TBS in February 1941, he was ordered to Sea School, Marine Barracks, Portsmouth, Virginia, where he served as an instructor. He remained in that assignment until May, when he received assignment to the USS Yorktown (CV-5), which was operating with the neutrality patrol in the North Atlantic.

World War II
With the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, Anderson and the Yorktown were transferred there, where they participated in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, the Salamaua-Lae campaign, and the Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. He was serving on the Yorktown when it was sunk during the Battle of Midway. During this period of time, he was promoted to first lieutenant in December 1941 and captain in May 1942. Following his rescue from the Yorktown, Anderson returned to the United States where he served briefly with Marine Corps Base San Diego, California, and then with the 2nd Marine Division.

He was ordered to flight training at Naval Air Station Dallas, Texas in the spring of 1943. He was promoted to major in May 1943 and was awarded the gold wings of a naval aviator at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida in October 1943. His next assignment was as a flight instructor at Marine Corps Air Station Edenton, North Carolina. He remained there until December 1944, when he returned to duty in the Pacific Area and assumed command of Marine Bomber Squadron 443. He later served as the executive officer of Marine Aircraft Group 61 (MAG-61) in the consolidation of the Northern Solomons and the recapture of the Philippines.

Post-World War II
In November 1945, Anderson returned to the United States and served in a wide variety of post-war assignments, including as a student at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia; Administration Officer, Division of Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC); and as the administration assistant to the assistant commandant for air, HQMC. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 1949 and assigned to the Office of the Judge Advocate General, where he served in various branches while a post-graduate student at The George Washington University Law School.

In the summer of 1952, Anderson was ordered to Aircraft, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, where he served as the executive officer for Marine Aircraft Group 16 until the spring of 1953 when he was ordered to Korea. In Korea, Anderson was the commanding officer, Marine Observation Squadron 6 (VMO-6), and later became the assistant chief of staff G-1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Upon his return to the United States, he was assigned as the executive officer and then commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 26.

During May 1956, Anderson was assigned back to MCS, Quantico, Virginia, where he served first as an instructor, then Chief of the Air Section, Marine Corps Educational Center. He was promoted to colonel in October 1957 and, during the summer of 1959, was ordered to the Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. He graduated in June 1960 and was ordered to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, where he served as the Staff Legal Officer until July 1961. He then assumed command of Marine Aircraft Group 36, Santa Ana, California, where his group participated in more than 13 separate amphibious and field exercises.

In June 1963, he became chief of staff of Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), Vietnam and served in that capacity until the summer of 1964, when he returned to the U.S. For his service with the MAAG, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and gold stars in lieu of his 7th and 8th Air Medals. In the late summer of 1964, Anderson became the first program coordinator for the Marine Tactical Data System, the largest R&D effort in USMC history. He was promoted to brigadier general on January 3, 1966, and, in February, assumed duty as deputy chief of staff (RD&S), HQMC, the first aviator to be assigned that position. He also continued as the Marine Corps Tactical Data System Program Coordinator. For that duty he was awarded a gold star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit.

In December 1967, he returned to the Far East, where he assumed duty as the Chief of Staff III Marine Amphibious Force – Republic of Vietnam. He held that assignment until January 1969 and for his service was awarded a Navy Distinguished Service Medal. He also was awarded a Knight of the National Order of Vietnam, the Vietnamese Army Distinguished Service Order (1st Class), a Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm, and a Korean Order of Military Merit Chungmu Cordon. While serving in Vietnam, he was promoted to major general on September 1, 1968. Upon his return to the United States, he reported to HQMC, where he served briefly as special assistant to the chief of staff. In March 1969, he was reassigned as deputy director, Personnel HQMC and the head of the personnel department, the first aviator to be assigned to those billets.

In 1970, he was appointed as the USMC member on the board of directors of the United States Olympic Committee and, in March 1971, was designated by the Secretary of Defense as the United States member of the executive committee of the Conseil International du Sport Militaire. In 1974, he was elected by the General Assembly to be the first vice president. He served as president and chairman of the board of directors of the Armed Forces Relief and Benefit Association (an insurance company catering to military servicemembers) from 1972 to 1975. He was promoted to lieutenant general in June 1971 and assumed duty as Commanding General Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (FMFLant), Norfolk, Virginia, in July 1971. In April 1972, he was named the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and promoted to general. At the age of 53, he became the youngest active duty Marine to be promoted to the rank of four-star general in the history of the Marine Corps.

Public life
In addition to his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees, Anderson also earned a Juris Doctor degree summa cum laude from George Washington University Law School (GWU). While attending, he won the first Law Review competition for writing the best law review article among second-year students. In his final year, he served as editor in chief of the GWU Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. In November 1974, Anderson received the highest honor the GWU Law Association can bestow – the Distinguished Alumnus Award. He was also the recipient of Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Thiel College and West Virginia University. He is a member of West Virginia University's Academy of Distinguished Alumni and its Order of Vandalia.

He was a member of the State Bar of California, the District of Columbia Bar, and the American Bar Association. He was entitled to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the United States Supreme Court. In 1973 the State of West Virginia chose Anderson as the Son of the Year. He served on the executive council of the West Virginia University Alumni Council from 1971 to 1978, as its president from 1976 to 1977. Honoris Causa of The Mexican Academy on International Law, 1977. He was also the president of the Leatherneck Association. On November 12, 2015, Anderson died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland at the age of 96.

Awards and decorations
Anderson's 49 instances of 26 distinct awards and decorations include:

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Richard Askey

Richard Allen Askey (June 4, 1933 – October 9, 2019) was an American mathematician, known for his expertise in the area of special functions. The Askey–Wilson polynomials (introduced by him in 1984 together with James A. Wilson) are on the top level of the ($$q$$-)Askey scheme, which organizes orthogonal polynomials of ($$q$$-)hypergeometric type into a hierarchy. The Askey–Gasper inequality for Jacobi polynomials is essential in de Brange's famous proof of the Bieberbach conjecture.

Biography
Askey earned a B.A. at Washington University in St. Louis in 1955, an M.A. at Harvard University in 1956, and a Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1961. After working as an instructor at Washington University (1958–1961) and University of Chicago (1961–1963), he joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1963 as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics. He became a full professor at Wisconsin in 1968, and since 2003 was a professor emeritus. Askey was a Guggenheim Fellow, 1969–1970, which academic year he spent at the Mathematisch Centrum in Amsterdam. In 1983, he gave an invited lecture at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Warsaw. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1993. In 1999, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. In 2009, he became a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. In December 2012, he received an honorary doctorate from SASTRA University in Kumbakonam, India.

Askey explained why hypergeometric functions appear so frequently in mathematical applications: "Riemann showed that the requirement that a differential equation have regular singular points at three given points and every other complex point is a regular point is so strong a restriction that (Riemann's) differential equation is the hypergeometric equation with the three singularities moved to the three given points. Differential equations with four or more singular points only infrequently have a solution which can be given explicitly as a series whose coefficients are known, or have an explicit integral representation. This partly explains why the classical hypergeometric function arises in many settings that seem to have nothing to do with each other. The differential equation they satisfy is the most general one of its kind that has solutions with many nice properties".

Askey was also very much involved with commenting and writing on mathematical education at American schools. A well-known article by him on this topic is "Good Intentions are not Enough".

He died in Madison, Wisconsin on October 9, 2019, and was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.

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Tauragė District Municipality

Tauragė District Municipality (Tauragės rajono savivaldybė) is a municipality in Tauragė County, Lithuania

Seniūnijos (Elderships or Wards)
The Tauragė district municipality contains 8 seniūnijos (in English: elderships or wards); the main town or village is listed for each.

 * 1)  – Batakiai
 * 2)  – Gaurė
 * 3)  – Skaudvilė
 * 4)  – Tauragė
 * 5)  – Tauragė
 * 6)  – Žygaičiai
 * 1)  – Tauragė
 * 2)  – Žygaičiai

Population by locality

 * Status: M, MST – city, town / K, GST – village / VS – steading

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Palma, Minas Gerais

Palma is a municipality in the southeastern part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is 6,611 (2020 est.) in an area of 316.49 km2. Its elevation is 172 m above sea level.

Districts

 * Cisneiros
 * Itapiruçu
 * Palma

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Natural uranium

Natural uranium (NU or Unat ) is uranium with the same isotopic ratio as found in nature. It contains 0.711% uranium-235, 99.284% uranium-238, and a trace of uranium-234 by weight (0.0055%). Approximately 2.2% of its radioactivity comes from uranium-235, 48.6% from uranium-238, and 49.2% from uranium-234.

Natural uranium can be used to fuel both low- and high-power nuclear reactors. Historically, graphite-moderated reactors and heavy water-moderated reactors have been fueled with natural uranium in the pure metal (U) or uranium dioxide (UO2) ceramic forms. However, experimental fuelings with uranium trioxide (UO3) and triuranium octaoxide (U3O8) have shown promise.

The 0.72% uranium-235 is not sufficient to produce a self-sustaining critical chain reaction in light water reactors or nuclear weapons; these applications must use enriched uranium. Nuclear weapons take a concentration of 90% uranium-235, and light water reactors require a concentration of roughly 3% uranium-235. Unenriched natural uranium is appropriate fuel for a heavy-water reactor, like a CANDU reactor.

On rare occasions, earlier in geologic history when uranium-235 was more abundant, uranium ore was found to have naturally engaged in fission, forming natural nuclear fission reactors. Uranium-235 decays at a faster rate (half-life of 700 million years) compared to uranium-238, which decays extremely slowly (half-life of 4.5 billion years). Therefore, a billion years ago, there was more than double the uranium-235 compared to now.

During the Manhattan Project, the name Tuballoy was used to refer to natural uranium in the refined condition; this term is still in occasional use. Uranium was also codenamed "X-Metal" during World War II. Similarly, enriched uranium was referred to as Oralloy (Oak Ridge alloy), and depleted uranium was referred to as Depletalloy (depleted alloy).

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