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USS Walke (DD-723)

USS Walke (DD-723), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry A. Walke, a Rear Admiral during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. The third Walke (DD-723) was laid down on 7 June 1943 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works and launched on 27 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Douglas Dillon. The ship was commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 21 January 1944.

World War II
After fitting out at the Boston Navy Yard, Walke got underway on 12 February for Washington, D.C., which she visited from 14 to 18 February before heading for Bermuda and shakedown training. She returned to Boston on 19 March 1944 for availability before moving to Norfolk, Virginia, to conduct high-speed, over-the-stern fueling exercises with USS Aucilla (AO-56) under the auspices of the Bureau of Ships. From Hampton Roads, the destroyer moved to Key West, Florida, at the end of the first week in April to conduct antisubmarine warfare (ASW) tests on a new type of sound gear. She completed that duty on 17 April and headed to Norfolk where she arrived two days later for almost a month of duty training nucleus crews for newly constructed destroyers.

On 12 May, Walke got underway for New York where she arrived the following day. On 14 May, she headed for European waters to participate in the Normandy invasion. She arrived in Greenock, Scotland, on 24 May. As a unit of Destroyer Division (DesDiv) 119, Walke participated in the Normandy invasion between 6 and 26 June. On 7 and 8 June, she conducted shore bombardments, destroying blockhouses and machine-gun positions as well as helping to repulse a counterattack mounted by German armored units. On 23 and 24 June, the warship supported minesweeping operations at the Bombardment of Cherbourg and duelled with enemy shore batteries.

After the Allied ground forces had pushed the fighting front inland out of range of the destroyer's guns, Walke departed European waters on 3 July and arrived at the Boston Navy Yard on 9 July. Following repairs there and refresher training at Casco Bay, Maine, she sailed south and arrived at Norfolk on 26 August.

Four days later, the ship departed Norfolk in the screen of the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga (CV-14), bound ultimately for the western Pacific. Steaming via the Panama Canal and San Diego, California, the destroyer arrived in Pearl Harbor on 25 September. She conducted training exercises there for almost a month before departing the Hawaiian Islands on 23 October in the screen of USS North Carolina (BB-55). Steaming via Eniwetok and Manus Island, she arrived in Ulithi on 5 November. There, she became a unit of Task Group (TG) 38.4, of the fast carrier task force, with which she sortied that day for a series of air strikes on targets in the Philippines. The warship returned from that foray to Ulithi on 22 November and lay at anchor there until 27 November when she got underway with Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 60 for the Philippines. She arrived in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, on 29 November and joined the screen of TG 77.2 operating in Leyte Gulf. She returned to the anchorage at San Pedro Bay on 4 December and remained there until 6 December when she departed with TG 78.3 to support landings from Ormoc Bay on the western coast of Leyte. The troops of the United States Army's 77th Infantry Division stormed ashore unopposed on 7 December, but the Japanese mounted heavy kamikaze attacks on the supporting ships in an attempt to foil the assault. During those air raids, Walke assisted the destroyer USS Mahan (DD-364) when three kamikazes of a nine-plane raid succeeded in crashing into her. After rescuing a number of Mahan's crewmen, Walke sent the stricken destroyer to the bottom with a torpedo and gunfire. The next day, en route back to San Pedro Bay, she helped to splash an attacking enemy aircraft. She safely reached her destination later that day and operated in Leyte Gulf and at San Pedro Bay until 13 December.

That day, she got underway with TG 77.3 to support the assault on Mindoro. She arrived off that island on 15 December as a part of Rear Admiral Berkley's close covering force, made up of one heavy cruiser, two light cruisers, Walke, and six other destroyers. Besides protecting the heavier elements from air and submarine attack, she destroyed by gunfire the grounded JAPANESE DESTROYER Wakaba. After completing that mission, she headed back to Leyte Gulf. En route, she drove off by antiaircraft fire several planes which approached her and arrived safely in San Pedro Bay on 18 December 1944. The destroyer remained there until 2 January 1945 when she got underway for Lingayen Gulf and the invasion of Luzon. American minesweepers moved into the gulf on 6 January, and Walke steamed in with them to provide covering fire and antiaircraft defense. That day, four enemy Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" aircraft approached the destroyer from her starboard side forward, low on the water. She opened fire and succeeded in splashing the first two attackers. The third plane pressed home his combination strafing run-suicide attack and, though hit several times, managed to crash into Walke's bridge on the port side and burst into flames. The destroyer lost all communications, radars, gyro repeaters, and electricity throughout the superstructure. She also suffered extensive damage to the bridge itself as well as to her gun and torpedo directors. The 250 lb bomb the plane carried did not explode but passed completely through the ship in the vicinity of the combat information center.

Two minutes after the first kamikaze crashed into Walke, the last of the four "Oscars" began his dive. As this attacker came in toward the destroyer's starboard quarter, he was subjected to fire from 5-inch mount number 3 in local control and from the starboard side 40- and 20-millimeter guns. Their concentrated fire saved the ship from a second crash when the plane burst into flames and splashed into the sea close aboard. Soon thereafter, control was shifted aft to secondary conn, and fires were under control within 15 minutes.

Throughout the action, though seriously wounded and horribly burned, the warship's commanding officer, Comdr. George F. Davis, continued to conn his ship and exhorted her crew to heroic efforts to save the ship. Only after he was certain that she would remain afloat and intact, did he consent to relinquish command to the executive officer and allowed himself to be carried below. Comdr. Davis succumbed to his wounds several hours later; but, for his gallant action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously. He was further honored by having the destroyer USS Davis (DD-937) named for him.

Walke continued to operate with TG 77.2 until after the landings on 9 January. The next day, she departed the gulf with Task Unit (TU) 78.4.2 and headed for Leyte. She arrived in San Pedro Bay on 13 January and remained there undergoing patching for two days before getting underway for the Admiralty Islands. She received further temporary repairs at Manus Island from 18 to 21 January and then resumed her voyage home, via Pearl Harbor. The ship reached the Mare Island Navy Yard on 6 February and began permanent repairs. The last of her extensive battle damage had been corrected by 4 April, Comdr. John F. McGillis took command of the ship and set a course—via Pearl Harbor, Eniwetok, and Ulithi— for Okinawa where, on 10 May, she joined the campaign to capture that island. During the first part of her stay in the Ryukyus, she served as a support ship on radar picket stations around Okinawa. On 24 June, she was ordered to join the screen of Task Force (TF) 32, the Amphibious Support Force, with which she operated until 23 July. The following day, she departed the Ryukyus in the screen of a task unit, bound for Leyte, and underwent an availability at San Pedro Bay from 28 July to 14 August. On the latter day, Walke and USS Barton (DD-722) got underway to rendezvous at sea with TF 38. The destroyer joined the screen of TG 38.3 on 18 August—three days after hostilities ended. On 10 September, she switched to the screen of TG 38.1 and operated with the fast carriers.

Post war
The warship remained in Japanese waters until 30 September when she headed via Guam for the northwest coast of the United States. She arrived in Seattle on 24 October and operated along the western seaboard until the following spring. On 18 March 1946, the ship departed San Diego for a round-trip voyage to Pearl Harbor, returned to San Diego on 10 April, and remained there until 13 May. After steaming back into Pearl Harbor on the 19th, she departed that port again two days later, but this time she continued west toward the Marshall Islands. She reached Bikini Atoll on 26 May and, for the next two months, supported the atomic tests carried out there, such as Operation Crossroads. She returned to Pearl Harbor on 15 August, remained overnight, and got underway for the west coast on 16 August. Walke entered San Diego on 22 August and then moved to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard for three months of repairs.

The warship returned to San Diego on 15 November and remained there through the end of the year. On 6 January 1947, Walke departed San Diego for Pearl Harbor whence she operated with the aircraft carrier USS Tarawa (CV-40), and later with USS Shangri-La (CV-38), on special duty under the auspices of the Commander, Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet. That duty lasted until 1 May when she joined the unit sent to Sydney, Australia, to commemorate the Battle of the Coral Sea. The ship returned to San Diego in mid-June and was decommissioned there on 30 June.

Korean War
Following a little over three years in the San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, Walke was recommissioned on 5 October 1950 with CDR Marshall F. Thompson in command. After shakedown training along the west coast, the destroyer departed San Diego on 2 January 1951 and set a course for the Far East and service in the six-month-old Korean War. She repaired storm damage at Yokosuka, Japan, before joining TF 77 off the coast of Korea.

In addition to providing antisubmarine protection for the carriers of TF 77, she moved close to the Korean coast to contribute to the blockades of various enemy ports, such as Yondae Gap, Wonsan, Songjin, Chongjin, and Chuminjin as well as various other rail and road locations. On 12 June, while steaming some 60 miles off the Korean coast with TF 77, Walke struck either a floating mine, or was hit by a torpedo, which severely damaged her hull on the port side, killing 26 men and wounded another 35 sailors. The event was the deadliest suffered by the US Navy during the Korean War.

She made temporary repairs at Sasebo and then headed back to the United States where she entered the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in July for permanent repairs and a complete overhaul. Walke returned to the Korean combat zone in June 1952 and resumed screening duty with TF 77 punctuated by shore bombardment missions. That combat cruise lasted until January 1953, when she arrived in Long Beach, California, and took up normal west coast operations. In July, the warship rejoined TF 77 off the Korean coast for another seven months of duty screening the fast carriers; but, by that time, the armistice had been signed ending the combat aspect of her duties.

Post Korea
Between the end of the Korean War in July 1953 and the dramatic increase in American involvement in the Vietnam War that began in August 1964, Walke settled into a routine which alternated peacetime deployments to the western Pacific with periods of normal west coast operations out of Long Beach. In that interval, she made six deployments to the Orient, on each occasion operating as a unit of the 7th Fleet and usually as a part of the ASW screen of the fast carriers of TF 77. She also did periodic duty as a unit of the Taiwan Strait patrol. The ship made frequent visits to such ports as Sasebo and Yokosuka in Japan, Hong Kong, and Subic Bay in the Philippines. On her return voyage from the 1956 to 1957 western Pacific cruise, Walke visited Brisbane, Australia, before steaming back to Long Beach on 28 April 1957.

When not deployed to the Far East, the destroyer operated along the west coast conducting ASW and gunnery training and independent ship's exercises. Much of the time spent in the United States also went to repairs and overhauls. For instance, in 1961, she received a complete fleet rehabilitation and modernization (FRAM II) overhaul.

Minor Note: "Walke" can be seen berthed in an episode of Perry Mason filmed during this time period. (92	23	"The Case of the Slandered Submarine"	Arthur Marks	Samuel Newman	N/A	May 14, 1960	171-107 Cast: Hugh Marlowe (Commander James Page), Jack Ging (Seaman Robert Chapman), Robert H. Harris (Gordon Russell), Edward Platt (Commander Driscoll)[7]: 125–126 )  (Wikipedia list of Perry Mason episodes)

Vietnam War
In 1964 and 1965, however, events in South Vietnam conspired to make Walke's final four deployments to the Far East combat tours. She departed Long Beach on 24 March 1965, steamed via Pearl Harbor, and arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, on 30 April. On 4 May, the destroyer headed for the Philippines. She entered Manila Bay on the 10th and joined ships of other SEATO navies. On 12 May, the warship sortied with them to participate in Exercise "Sea Horse" en route to Bangkok, Thailand. She arrived in Bangkok on 22 May and made a two-day liberty call. She returned to the Philippines, at Subic Bay, on 28 May. In June, the ship made a port call at Hong Kong and then headed to Sasebo, Japan, for upkeep and then spent the rest of the month in operations out of Japanese ports. Early in July, Walke paid a visit to Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and then did a four-week tour of duty on the Taiwan Strait patrol.

The ship's first direct participation in the Vietnam War came in August when she served as ASW picket ship for TG 70.4 on Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin. She left Vietnamese waters on 17 August for five days of upkeep at Subic Bay. She returned to Yankee Station on 27 August and resumed ASW picket duty with TG 70.4. On 4 September, the destroyer moved inshore to provide gunfire support for troops operating ashore. That duty lasted until 9 September when she rejoined TG 70.4 on Yankee Station. At Yokosuka on 19 September, she had a four-day upkeep period before heading back toward the United States on 23 September.

Walke spent the remainder of 1965 and the first five months of 1966 engaged in normal west coast operations—mostly ASW exercises. On 9 June 1966, she departed Long Beach for another deployment to the western Pacific. However, while she was passing the outer breakwater, a major fire broke out in her after fireroom. The destroyer's damage control efforts succeeded in putting the blaze out; but, while the ship was being towed back into Long Beach on 10 June, her towline parted, and she ran aground. Later that day, she finally entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for repairs to both her hull and her main propulsion plant.

She completed repairs on 18 July, loaded ammunition at Seal Beach, and set a course for the Far East. She reached Yokosuka on 3 August for a brief fuel stop and then continued on to Sasebo where she arrived on the 5th. She remained there until the 8th, when she got underway for Yankee Station to join the ASW screen of TG 77.9. On 16 August, she took leave of TG 77.9 and set a course for Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and a tour of duty on the Taiwan Strait patrol. On 12 September, she headed back to Yankee Station; but, three days later, a typhoon forced her into Subic Bay. She resumed duty with TG 77.9 on 17 September but remained only until 22 September when she headed for the waters near Luzon to participate in SEATO Exercise "Silverskate."

She returned to Vietnamese waters on 29 September and took up station just offshore to provide gunfire support for the troops ashore. That duty lasted until 4 October when she headed back to the Philippines for another SEATO exercise before entering Subic Bay for a nine-day tender availability alongside the destroyer tender USS Bryce Canyon (AD-36). She stood out of Subic Bay on 18 October and reached Yankee Station on 20 October and served with the carriers there for eight days. After a visit to Hong Kong, she set a course for Taiwan and another four-week tour of duty on the Taiwan Strait patrol. She concluded that assignment on 1 December and headed for Yokosuka where she underwent an upkeep period from 6 to 9 December. On 9 December, the warship got underway to return home. She arrived in Long Beach on 20 December and began post-deployment standdown.

Walke devoted the next seven months to local operations out of Long Beach. For the most part, this duty consisted of ASW exercises conducted with aircraft carriers. On 17 August, the destroyer departed Long Beach and set a course for the western Pacific. Steaming via Pearl Harbor, the warship arrived in Yokosuka on 24 September. She operated out of Japanese ports conducting ASW exercises until 18 October at which time she got underway for Yankee Station. The destroyer joined TF 77 in the Gulf of Tonkin on 23 October and served in the ASW screen until 16 November when she retired to the Philippines. She arrived in Subic Bay on 14 November and remained there ten days undergoing a tender availability. Following that, she put to sea to participate in another "Silverskate" ASW exercise which she completed on 28 November.

From there, the warship headed for the Gulf of Tonkin and duty with carriers on Yankee Station. That assignment lasted until 11 December at which time she moved inshore to provide gunfire support for troops operating ashore in the I Corps combat zone. On 17 December, she moved up the coast to the vicinity of the demilitarized zone between North Vietnam and South Vietnam to support troops fighting in that neighborhood. On 19 December, the ship departed Vietnamese waters and set a course for Sasebo where she arrived on 23 December.

On 3 January 1968, Walke departed Sasebo to return to Vietnam. She arrived in the combat zone on the 7th and spent the following month on the gunline providing gunfire support for troops fighting ashore. On 20 February, the warship shaped a course for Sasebo where she conducted an upkeep period. Following a series of ASW exercises in the Sea of Japan, she got underway on 24 March to return to the United States.

She arrived in Long Beach on 6 April and began post-deployment standdown. On 14 May, the destroyer entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for a four-month overhaul. At the conclusion of that repair period in September, she conducted shakedown training and then began normal west coast operations.

That duty continued until 29 March 1969 at which time she got underway for the final western Pacific tour of her career. Steaming by way of Pearl Harbor, she arrived in Yokosuka on 26 April. On 30 April, she set a course for the Tonkin Gulf. The destroyer joined the fast carriers on 5 May and provided ASW defense for them until 15 May when she headed for Subic Bay. Following upkeep at Subic Bay and a visit to Manila, she put to sea on 26 May to participate in SEATO Exercise "Sea Spirit." She returned to Subic Bay on 7 June, remained there until 10 June, and then headed back to Vietnam via Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The warship reached Yankee Station on 19 June and served in the ASW screen of TG 77.3 until July. She visited Kaohsiung again from 7 to 15 July and then headed for Sasebo where she arrived on 17 July.

The warship departed Sasebo on 18 July for Exercise "Sea King" before a brief return to Sasebo. Walke soon headed back toward Vietnam and reached Yankee Station on 25 July. She served there until 7 August and then headed back to Kaohsiung. She visited the Taiwanese port from 8 to 14 August and then made a call at Hong Kong from 15 to 22 August. She returned to Yankee Station on 25 August and served on the gunline until 21 September. She retired to Subic Bay on 23 September and, after five days, steamed back to Vietnam. She provided gunfire support in the I Corps combat zone and at Danang until 4 October when she shaped a course for Japan.

She conducted upkeep at Sasebo from 9 to 17 October and then got underway with the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64) for exercises in the Sea of Japan. After a return visit to Sasebo and a stop at Okinawa, she returned to Yokosuka to prepare for the voyage home. On 6 November, the destroyer sailed for the west coast. She made stops at Midway Island and at Pearl Harbor before arriving at Long Beach on 21 November.

Fate
Walke spent her last year of active service operating along the west coast. On 30 November 1970, she was decommissioned at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and was berthed with the Columbia River Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, until 1974. On 1 February 1974, her name was struck from the Navy list. She was sold to General Metals, of Tacoma, Washington, on 16 April 1975 for scrapping.

Walke (DD-723) earned six battle stars during World War II, four battle stars in the Korean War, and seven battle stars for Vietnam service.

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Hard to believe that Kansans haven't yet taken advantage of this cyber-spot. At the very least, we should be discussing the renewed issue re: evolution in our state science standards. As a language arts teacher, my stake in this is more that of a patron than of an educator; however, the question of whether or not creationism should be discussed alongside evolutionary theory is very much a cultural matter, thus encompassing my area.

So while I feel that creationism has no place in science curriculum, its discussion surely seems to belong in the social sciences and arts classrooms. I'd be interested in reading others' opinions on this proposal.

 * Creationism has no place in education. It is on a par with Flat Earthism and should not be given any credibilty whatsoever. In the UK this is taken as read. The prominence given to the issue in the States is very bad for America's image in other developed countries. CalJW 02:11, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

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Body Language (Queen song)

"Body Language" (printed as "Body Language ↑⬱") is a 1982 song by British rock band Queen. It was written by the band's lead singer Freddie Mercury and was a hit in North America, where it received extensive radio play. However, the single only received a lukewarm response in the United Kingdom. The track was the second single released from their 1982 album Hot Space. The music video for the song was the first one to be banned from MTV for its nudity, despite the members of Queen being fully clothed.

History
The massive success of "Another One Bites the Dust" inspired Queen to temporarily abandon their glam roots in the early 1980s, and experiment with disco, funk and soul music. "Body Language" and its parent album Hot Space were the results of this change. "Body Language" is notable for its near lack of guitar; atmospheric guitar chords sparingly dot the body of the song, while a brief two-note riff is heard during the fade out. The song's key feature was its minimal, sparse production, with the emphasis of "suggestive" lyrics, a "slinky" synth bass (played on an Oberheim OB-X), and writer Freddie Mercury's moans and groans. This song was played twice during the European leg of the Hot Space Tour, with the first performance being in Vienna on 13 May. It often got a lukewarm reaction, although the live arrangement was very different from the studio one. The song was played every night on the U.S leg and the Japanese leg, where the song achieved more commercial success.

The full title of the song, as printed both on the single and Hot Space album sleeve, is "Body Language ↑⬱". The usage and pronunciation of the arrows was never explained by any member of Queen, though the arrows did show up as part of the single's cover art and in its video, where they were painted on the bodies of models, while Freddie Mercury also wore shirts and a white leather jacket during the album's ensuing tour that had similar arrow designs.

The song features a distinctive rhythmic synth bass line as primary sound played by Mercury, making it one of the few band songs not to feature bassist John Deacon on the recording. Brian May only briefly participates on guitar towards the end of the song, being one of his least significant contributions to a Queen single.

Reaction
The drastic change caused the single to stall at #25 on the UK charts. However, it did far better in the US, where Americans appeared to be a lot more supportive of Queen's forays into dance music. "Body Language" peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number thirty on the soul chart. The B-side is "Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)", this single was released just a little over a year after the assassination of the former Beatle.

In the US, the accompanying music video caused a considerable amount of controversy. Due to its erotic undertones plus plentiful skin and sweat, it was deemed unsuitable for a television audience in 1982.

In a Rolling Stone Magazine review, critic John Milward described the song as "a piece of funk that isn't fun".

Popular culture references

 * "Body Language" was danced to in solo performances by both Blake McGrath and Jessica Fernandez on So You Think You Can Dance. "Body Language" was danced to in the Top 12 performances as a Jazz routine by Pasha Kovalev and Sara Von Gillern on So You Think You Can Dance (Season 3). It was also danced to in Season 12's Top 10 Stage dance.
 * "Body Language" can be briefly heard in the 1984 documentary film Stripper, being performed to by dancer Sara Costa.
 * The song was featured in an episode of Nip/Tuck.
 * The Foo Fighters used "Body Language" in a video promoting the tour for Wasting Light, called "Hot Buns". Dave Grohl stated the song was used in the video, which features the bandmembers dancing naked in a shower, because "it sounds like the soundtrack for a gay porn".

Personnel

 * Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, synthesizer, Linn LM-1, synth bass
 * Brian May - electric guitar
 * Roger Taylor - electronic drums

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YHI

YHI may refer to:

 * YHI, the IATA code for Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
 * Yhi, a goddess of light and creation in Australian Aboriginal mythology
 * YHI International Limited, a Singapore-based multinational engineering company
 * Yhi yindi, a species of amphipod crustacean

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Atlantis, the Lost Continent

Atlantis, the Lost Continent is a 1961 American science fiction film in Metrocolor produced and directed by George Pal and starring Sal Ponti (under the screen name of Anthony Hall), Joyce Taylor, and John Dall. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The film's storyline concerns the events leading up to the total destruction of the mythical continent of Atlantis during the time of Ancient Greece.

Plot
The Greek fisherman Demetrios and his father rescue Princess Antillia from a shipwreck without knowing that she is from the technologically advanced civilization of Atlantis. After rescuing the princess, Demetrios must travel beyond the Pillars of Hercules to take her home. After they are picked up at sea near Atlantis by a giant fish-like submarine boat, Demetrios, expecting to receive a reward for returning Antillia, is instead enslaved and forced to work in the crater of the volcano that dominates the center of the continent.

King Cronus is being manipulated by an ambitious usurper, Zaren, collaborating with the court sorcerer, Sonoy the Astrologer, who wishes to use the resources of Atlantis to conquer the known world. From deep within the continent's volcano, the slaves of Atlantis have been mining unique power crystals which absorb the sun's rays and can be used to fire heat ray beams. The crystals were once used to produce light and heat, but due to its arrogance, corruption, and moral laxity, Atlantis has made the crystals into a deadly heat ray weapon. It has become "an abomination before Heaven".

Taken to the House of Fear, where a mad scientist turns slaves into mindless beast-humans, Demetrios is saved by being given the chance to undergo the "ordeal of fire and water". He fights with a giant ogre in a pit of burning coals. Demetrios outmaneuvers his clumsy opponent, setting fire to the ogre's hair. The fight contrasts with the uproarious laughter coming from the massive crowd in the coliseum, cheering on the spectacle. Later, after killing the ogre in a rising pool of water, Demetrios is declared a free citizen of Atlantis.

Impending doom hangs heavy in the air of Atlantis. The birds, animals, and even the insects are fleeing what appears to be the coming destruction of the continent. With the help of a kindly high-priest named Azar, who explains these signs of the apocalypse to him, Demetrios is later able to rescue Princess Antillia after helping the slaves to escape the coming destruction. Azar explains and demonstrates two small versions of the power crystal device. He also informs Demetrios that a huge crystal ray projector, a thousand times more powerful, is nearing completion. On the next full moon, Zaren plans to begin his campaign of conquest.

Demetrios pretends to ally himself with Zaren, supposedly working among the slaves to ensure that the crystal is completed on schedule. In fact, he is working with the slaves to sabotage the process. The crystals are formed deep within the volcano, hastening the impending destruction of Atlantis.

On the full moon, the now-completed crystal ray projector is displayed to the people of Atlantis. Just at that moment, however, the skies darken, the ground begins to shake, and the destruction of Atlantis begins. The volcano undergoes a cataclysmic eruption, and the continent proceeds to tear itself apart. The people of Atlantis panic, striving to escape their impending doom. Demetrios and Princess Antillia attempt to escape through the fleeing multitude. Zaren attempts to kill them, using the crystal ray projector, but instead kills many other citizens.

Azar attacks Zaren, using Zaren's own knife, leaving the large crystal to swing back and forth, out of control, firing bursts of energy at random. As Zaren finally overcomes Azar, he is himself destroyed by the weapon's energy beam. As lightning flashes and thunder roars, the entire continent begins sinking. Suddenly, and very quickly, it begins to rise; then, just as quickly, the sea bottom collapses. Atlantis suddenly plunges beneath the waves once and for all. The large crystal device atop the capital's large pyramid, the main power source for the entire continent, is inundated with seawater, short-circuits, and a massive explosion follows.

Various groups of survivors, including Demetrios and Antillia, flee to Greece and other parts of the world, where they are absorbed into other cultures, and the legend of Atlantis is spread through the many peoples and nations that follow down through the centuries.

Development
In the late 1950s George Pal signed a deal with MGM to make tom thumb. The movie was a success and in May 1958 Pal announced his intention to make a series of follow up movies for the studio, including The Time Machine, The Brothers Grimm, Lost Eden (about Captain Cook), and a film about Atlantis.

In May 1960 the film was officially put on MGM's production slate by head of production Sol C. Siegel - it was the first movie announced at the studio since the resolution of the actors' strike. The script by Daniel Mainwaring had already been completed.

In June 1960 Paul announced that Italian sword and sandal actor Fabrizio Mioni, best known for his portrayal of Jason in Hercules had been signed as the lead. Jon Dall, who had just been in Spartacus was cast as the villain. Then Mioni's work visa expired and he had to leave the U. S. so he was replaced by Sal Ponti (called Anthony Hall).

Other actors considered were Richard Chamberlain and William Shatner.

Shooting
Filming started in July 1960. The film had several sequences filmed off Santa Catalina Island, California.

The film is notorious for its inclusion of stock footage from other films, including the Oscar-winning Quo Vadis and The Naked Jungle. Props from other film productions were also reused, including the large temple idol from The Prodigal, Krell instrument gauges from Forbidden Planet, and wardrobes from Diane and Ben-Hur. When pointed out to George Pal that there were thousands of years of difference between the various costumes and props, he replied "Who knows"? The special effects and miniature work for Atlantis, the Lost Continent, which uses ancient Greek and Roman-style buildings, temples, the giant crystal ray weapon, the volcano, and showcased the destruction of Atlantis, were the work of the special effects production company Project Unlimited. These were supervised by Gene Warren, Wah Chang, and Jim Danforth, along with the MGM production staff supervised by A. Arnold Gillespie. They coordinated their work with George Pal, who worked closely with the production designer and art director George W. Davis and William Ferrari.

The film's prologue, describing the legend of Atlantis, utilizes stop motion animation by producer George Pal that he had developed earlier in his career for his innovative Puppetoons series.

Voice actor Paul Frees provides the opening and closing narration and is also heard as the dubbed voice of the hero's father, as well as the ruler of Atlantis; unusually for the era, he is given billing in the opening credits.

Reception
The film generally received poor reviews and was described by film critic Leonard Maltin in his 2002 Movie & Video Guide as "Pal's worst film", writing that it had "poor effects" and that it was: "Occasionally funny – but not on purpose". Author David Wingrove had similar criticisms in his Science Fiction Film Source Book: "No expense was spared in buying up footage from Quo Vadis to give it true period flavour. Avoid".

At a preview screening for the film, questionnaires were handed out to the audience asking what scene was their favorite. One person, apparently recognizing the footage taken from Quo Vadis, wrote "The scene where Robert Taylor saved Deborah Kerr from the fire".

Comic book adaptation

 * Dell Four Color #1188 (May 1961)

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Little Nokasippi River

The Little Nokasippi River is a 13.8 mi tributary of the Nokasippi River in southern Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It joins the Nokasippi just 1.0 mi upstream from that river's mouth at the Mississippi River.

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 * 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 REDIRECT to Box wine.  Rob e  rt  02:13, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

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 * Comment: created off a red link on wine, if this will never be an article, the link should be removed. -- Kjkolb 05:13, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Strong and Speedy Keep. No longer a dicdef.  There is still a lot of room for expansion.  Having only one link is not in itself a reason to delete any article.  Vegaswikian 06:03, 29 September 2005 (UTC) Redirect to  Box wine.  Vegaswikian 06:19, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Box wine -- Kjkolb 08:12, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Box wine and merge anything not already there. - Mgm|(talk) 08:48, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
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 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was speedy delete. --Phroziac(talk) 00:05, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Virtz
Hoax/Personal essay--Shanel 02:13, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I'd say original research, too, if it wasn't Patent Nonsense. Speedy and BJAODN --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 02:22, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * CSD as patent nonsense. --Apyule 03:08, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, if not Speedy. Nonsense ♠DanMS 03:47, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete, patent nonsense. >:  Roby Wayne  Talk •  Hist 04:01, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Maintain Further researches are going on.User:ChairLady 05:02, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy, perhaps BJAODN. Nonsense. - Andre Engels 11:39, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Tagged as Speedy... patent nonsense--Isotope23 20:32, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
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Eleanor Coerr

Eleanor Coerr (née Page; May 29, 1922 – November 22, 2010) was a Canadian-born American writer of children's books, including Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (historical fiction) and many picture books.

Biography
She was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in Saskatoon. As a child, she liked to think up and read new stories. Through her best friend in high school, who was born to Japanese immigrants, Coerr developed an interest in calligraphy, Japanese food, and origami. She was exposed to Japanese scenery and told her friend that she wished to visit Japan one day, a request which Coerr fulfilled during the writing of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.

She attended the University of Saskatchewan, later transferring to the Kadel Airbrush School. She earned a bachelor's degree in English from American University, and a master's degree in library science from the University of Maryland. After graduation, Coerr worked as a newspaper reporter and editor of a children's column. She taught children's literature at Monterey Peninsula College and creative writing at Chapman College in California.

She was married to the by then former 1962-1965 U.S. Ambassador to Uruguay, Wymberly DeRenne Coerr (1913–1996) from 1965 until his death from Parkinson's disease in 1996. He was a career diplomat, and she travelled with him to a number of countries, including foreign posts in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Brazil. Coerr both wrote and illustrated her first book in 1945, although she did not begin to publish her work until the 1960s. Her later works included children's books, philanthropy, and giving lectures at American universities and overseas. After Wymberly's death, she became more reclusive and stayed at private residences in Pebble Beach, California, and Henderson, Nevada.

She is perhaps best known for her book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, published in 1977. It told the story of Sadako Sasaki, who was diagnosed with leukemia due to complications from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima when she was two years old. She is told that folding a thousand paper cranes will make her well.

Coerr died on November 22, 2010, at the age of 88. Both she and Wymberly were cremated.

Books

 * The Mystery of the Golden Cat (1968)
 * Twenty-five dragons (1971)
 * Biography of a Giant Panda (1974)
 * Biography of a Kangaroo (1976)
 * Jane Goodall (1976)
 * Waza Wins at Windy Gulch (1977)
 * Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1977)
 * The mixed-up mystery smell (1980)
 * The Bell Ringer and the Pirates (1983)
 * The Big Balloon Race (1984)
 * Lady with a Torch: How the Statue of Liberty Was Born (1986)
 * Chang's Paper Pony (1993)
 * Mieko and the Fifth Treasure (1993)
 * Sam the Minuteman (1995)
 * Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express (1996)
 * Sadako (1997)
 * Prairie School (2003)
 * Josefina Story Quilt (Spanish: Josefina y la colcha de retazos) (2006)

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Talk:Traveller's thrombosis

So-called Economy class syndrome
So-called Economy class syndrome, meaning deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in airline passengers, is better called 'Travellers'DVT' because it occurs in all classes of air travel and is related to other forms of mechanised transport too.

Correct - a former boss of mine got it, and he never flew anything other than business class. The media have hit upon the phrase "Economy Class Syndrome" because its good for selling papers - it allows the majority (who do travel economy class) to have a pop at perceived "fat cats" who travel in club. "He's got comfy business class and I only have economy....waaaaah waaaahh not fair". Pathetic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.72.104.66 (talk) 09:33, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

I await increased awareness of a link between travellers DVT and exposure to infrasound/vibration generated by mechanised transport. Interested parties might like to investigate the work of Nuno Castelo Branco, Alves-Pereira et al in Portugal over the last 25 years or so which has established the reality of 'Vibroacoustic disease'. They might also like to consider the undeniable fact that trains, planes, motor cars etc generate infrasound at significant (circa 90 dB 'flat') levels. Infrasound is of course not perceived by those exposed to it. Calculation of resonant levels in passenger jet planes give figures of around 6 Hz. Resonance increases amplitudes by factors of 10 or more. Jet engines inter alia generate very high levels of infrasound; these particular vibrations are not decreased to any significant extent by existing sound proofing in jet planes. It is high time the human race woke up to its vulnerability to various anthropogenic radiations outside normal human perception, including infrasound. David Collier dc888@tpg.com.au

 * How do you propose this leads to coagulation? I think it is the cramped spaces and the lack of movement, paired with the dehydration, that gives travellers clots. This is the accepted view, and methinks these Portugese people have not quite made an impact. JFW | T@lk  19:20, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I must say that I agree with JFW. After "earning" 1M+ miles from different frequent flyer programs and travelling 160+ days a year with profile of having multiple landings a day (worst case) I feel that I can give a comment: Due overbooked flights, I had to take a economy class seat in smaller aircraft. I had two landings during the same day, each "leg" was 2.5+ h long, and my knees (I'm 6.3 feet/190cm tall) were pushed against a steel wire of the "magazine pocket". Two days later I had bruised knee caps, seven days later I had the pulmonal embolism. So at least in my case this was VERY much connected to bad conditions. This was something I would not wish to happen even to my worst enemies... hopefully I do not have any. Take care, jpt@bw (April 3rd 2006)

Some sources for a later date
JFW | T@lk  21:22, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Global hazards of travel
 * (looking at the actual risks)

Quality of Sources for Athletic Risk Factor
There are several large organisations (WHO,etc) who list risk factors: athletes are not listed. There are several papers which propose that athletes are at risk due to training injuries. Individual papers are not as reliable a reference as organisations. Can anyone find a source which discusses these papers and the risks to athletes? jmcw (talk) 13:23, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I have re-added the references as 'Some researchers believe ...'. jmcw (talk) 18:32, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

British guidelines
- a lot of what is presently being done is probably overkill. JFW | T@lk  21:35, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Skeletor

Is this true?
The following paragraph on the current page seems a little... odd. Is this actually true?

 * In another famous episode called "Grayskull party 12 - Stumpy's revenge" Skeletor actually appears at a office of a large international firm and is seen performing routine secretarial work such as typing and organising the mail! By the end of the episode through a sad and lonely Skeletor is banished from castle Grayskull because of appaling coffee making technique. Both the balding head and some of the neck can be seen although usually obscured by a rather large bag. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.114.255.83 (talk) 13:24, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

The danger of trivia sections
My concern is that allowing LOST, The Simpsons, The Sopranos or whatever to comment on each article by way of trivia sections massively exaggerates their importance. This is why not even the most specialized encyclopedia imaginable (think of a bird watching encyclopedia, for instance), if it wants to be serious, will include arbitrary pop culture references that are seriously dependent on the time the article was written. The idea is to write timeless articles, not date them with arbitrary references. PointDread (talk) 18:19, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Contradictions in Article
First off I'd like to say I found this an impressive read. However, there appear to be a couple contradictions that seem to need clarification. Has he ever had ears, or has he never had ears? Is the movie the only instance in which he has had eyes? I don't feel as though I have those answers definitively after reading the section. Although I was a fan back in the day, I'm clearly not the expert on the subject needed to clear up these contradictions, I'm going to flag this area in an attempt to get some clarification from an expert. Thanks! Theredcomet2000 04:55, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * In the 4th paragraph of "The Question of Skeletor's Head" it says "All versions of Skeletor (apart from the 1987 film) depict him as having clearly empty eye sockets, sometimes with either permanently or intermittently visible glowing points of scarlet energy instead of actual biological eyes." However, those sure look like eyeballs looking at me from the Skeletor picture under "The New Adventures of He-man!"  If those aren't eyes, what are they?  Is that perhaps a misleading image?
 * Also, in the 3rd paragraph of the "Skeletor's Head" section, it states "The two first "New Adventures" minicomics, The New Adventure and Skeletor's Journey briefly show the injured Skeletor without his cowl, the second showing him even with ears." There is also a reference[], but it appears this is the former comic, and not the latter which shows his ears?  Just two paragraphs later it says "Although Skeletor can clearly hear, he has never been depicted as having ears, even on the New Adventures toy."

 * Will you listen to yourself man? Does Skeletor have ears? In fact, the whole 'question over Skeletor's head? In which particular universe did you think this would be encyclopedia-worthy? Seriously? If you want to go and debate heatedly with other such fanboys, there are allocated bits of the Internet for you to do that. Wikipedia doesn't tolerate it. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 04:52, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Note: In the series, "The New Adventures of He-Man", Skeletor DOES have eyes for a portion of the series near the beginning. However, this was soon changed to red glowing eyes.** (24.12.220.2 00:10, 26 February 2007 (UTC))

Thulsa Doom/General Klytus
Note that the original version of the Kull character Thulsa Doom was a skull-faced sorcerer. Coincidence? I think not. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.147.140.206 (talk • contribs) 02:16, September 29, 2005.

 * Note how in the 1980 movie Flash Gordon, Flash looks a whole lot like He-Man and General Klytus looks so very much like Skeletor. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.12.116.69 (talk • contribs) 23:10, July 1, 2006.

Penny Arcade
Image:Penny Arcade comic-20051216h.jpg —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nrcprm2026 (talk • contribs) 02:24, January 24, 2006.

Long Article
Article is disturbingly long and detailed, longer than many country's wiki pages. Trimming suggested. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Semiquaver (talk • contribs) 19:40, January 25, 2006.

 * Doesn't that tell you that Skeletor is more important than countries like Burkino Faso? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.83.70.7 (talk • contribs) 12:59, February 6, 2006.

 * I've noticed it needs a lot of touching up too. Run on sentences and the like. Hanzolot 05:23, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

Power Sword
I thought that Skeletor's intitial motivation for fighting He-man was that he, like He-man, possessed a power sword, which combine with He-man's would be the key to opening Gray-Skull. This is why the action figures came with matching power swords that fit together. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 166.109.248.114 (talk • contribs) 20:59, March 12, 2006.

MOTU saw several retcons over the years, this story appeared as one of them but was taken out later. It's mentioned on the He-man wiki page. 68.113.46.114 07:07, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

The Tale of Teela Mini-comic
I always thought that, originally, the implication in The Tale of Teela was that, in a way, Skeletor was Teela's father. Or as close as she was going to get. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.12.116.69 (talk • contribs) 19:03, July 31, 2006.

Skull Mask
Is it at all possible that Skeletor is wearing a skull mask rather than being a hugely buff male with a skull for a head? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Neopeius (talk • contribs) 21:03, August 5, 2006.
 * Um, no. There has never been any indication of thise whatsoever. Sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

Unused Backstory
In an issue of the magazine Starlog, can't remember the issue but it was 1982, the original backstory was Beastman was the evil king and Castle Greyskull was his fortress maned by "Skeletors" his evil minions. I realize this never made it to production, but was an early concept mentioned in a "What's new in toys" type article before the release of the line. If I can find the issue I'll state the number, I don't think it needs to be added to the article, but I wanted to share it here.Davidac18643 05:46, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

That should go in under the development of the character, fans would want to know that. Makes sense with the history of massed skeleton warriors in Ray Harryhausen's Jason and the Argonauts and Dungeons & Dragons. Kaecyy (talk) 14:53, 14 August 2014 (UTC)

Apperance in Adult Swims Robot Chicken
This should be mentioned because in at least the modern culture seciton because its relavent. He appears in more then 1 episode also. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.166.49.31 (talk • contribs) 17:59, Novemver 1, 2006.

Status: Alive?
This made me laugh hysterically. How can he be considered alive? He's a) a cartoon character and b) a skull! Mattl 22:05, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but in the context of the storyline he is yet to be killed off. No versions of He-Man have seen Skeletor destroyed and so he is "alive." He might be undead but he's still alive in the context of the story.

Anon

Filmation>history>Snake Mountain
Where has it been suggested that Snake Mountain was built by Skeletor?

 * A character in the filmation episode "Golden Disks of Knowledge" states that Skeletor used the Golden Disks of Knowledge to build Snake Mountain and that he built Snake Mountain to conceal these disks.--BruceGrubb (talk) 10:57, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Chronology
I think that the Minicomic section should precede the cartoon section. The Minicomics were the first to establish a story line, not only about Skeletor but about the Masters of the Universe.

Also I feel that the previous picture of Skeletor on this throne of bones was more appropriate that the current choice, (8/11/07).

Skeletor's Death in the Film
Who put the 'citation needed' tag there?

It's *obviously* inspired by Return of the Jedi! Nobody could watch the two films and not suspect it. Gunstar hero 20:16, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Unless someone else said it, it's original research. Citing sources is very important to Wikipedia.70.58.64.149 23:45, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

MC Skeletor
The entry reading (at last edit): "* Popular Nerdcore rapper Jake Woods has taken on a side project under the name "MC Skeletor", with Jaylyn Coffin, another popular Nerdcore rapper, as his producer "Evil-Lyn" . Their work, ostensibly by the "actual" Skeletor and Evil-Lyn, is mostly parody in nature." is not intended as spam or advertising. The section on Skeletor in popular culture should well include this information, as Jake Woods' "MC Skeletor" persona is very much a use of Skeletor in popular culture. I am not Jake Woods, nor do I even know him (although, in the interest of full disclosure, I will admit to enjoying his music); rather, I assumed a popular culture reference such as this warranted citation. Perhaps it is the linking of outside media (despite a song and a comic strip also being linked) which causes this inclusion to be regarded as advertisement? If so, I imagine the citation of sources (the two artists' websites) could be removed, despite such a removal causing the information to be without proper citation.

Again, this inclusion was not meant as advertisement or promotion, nor am I affiliated in any way with Jake Woods, Jaylyn Coffin, MySpace, or any agents thereof. I do believe this information has as much necessity in the section in question as the Penny Arcade strip, or the Theocracy song. 70.58.64.149 20:13, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Replaced, minus references which could be construed as advertising.The Phantom Editor 23:01, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Other Media: Should mention comedy routines by Jake Johannsen, for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSvPd7s0290 "My power is beyond your understanding." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.124.116.101 (talk) 16:08, 6 January 2020 (UTC)

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History>Filmation
I don't believe "Infinita" has ever been mentioned in the Filmation series by the Sorceress or anyone else. Furthermore, it was never established that Skeletor actually "rules" the dark side of Eternia.

While Skeletor was a pupil of Hordak, it is not clear in the Filmation rendition of Masters Of The Universe, that Skeletor learned "black magic" from Hordak. In fact, in an episode of She-Ra, Princess Of Power, Hordak had once told Shadow Weaver that his preference science over magic.

Skeletor was a member of the Horde, but it has never been established that he was "second-in-command." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.146.112.66 (talk) 04:01, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

First Image
Why was the first image of Skeletor in Whispering Woods selected over the previous image with Skeletor on his distinct Throne of Bone? A poor choice was made. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.8.224.204 (talk) 22:06, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

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St Skeletor's Day
What exactly is wrong with this section? It's even fully referenced.

St. Skeletor's Day is a non-commercial alternative to St. Valentine's Day and is held on February 15th. People do exactly as they would have done anyway on this day, as if were it not a special day.

The observance was invented by comedian Richard Herring in 1998 and has been celebrated worldwide every year since.

Wallsy (talk) 09:51, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * it's been removed from Antivalentinism as well. how come? it's a legitimate festival. 81.110.252.178 (talk) 12:41, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Pronunciation of Skeletor
I'm a bit confused by the given pronunciation of Skeletor as /ˈskɛlɪtər/. I would have thought it was /'skɛlətɔɹ/, i.e. with the second syllable unstressed rather than the third one, so is there any reference for this, or supporting or dissenting opinions? --Susurrus (talk) 09:57, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

Someone got it seriously wrong (Skeliter? Reminds me of the German dub.) and it went undetected. It starts off same as skeleton (for obvious reasons), except that the last syllable has the usual MOTU -or (Stinkor, Rattlor, Spydor, Gwildor), with a long O. Anyone who has actually watched the cartoon cannot argue with the IPA. PointDread (talk) 11:28, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

The whole head issue
I removed it, in short. Wikipedia is not for fan speculation or essays. There were no reliable sources, and as such constituted original research (specifically WP:SYNTH). If sources can be provided to demonstrate that this is notable in any real-world sense then please add sources and restore. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 22:31, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

You know, for a guy who gets his jollies demeaning "fanboys" and questioning the importance of this article in an encyclopedia, you seem to spend an awful lot of time editing here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.98.155.57 (talk) 00:39, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

 * That is a non sequitur. Besides which, I have not demeaned any "fanboys", as you put it, and I suggest you read WP:CIVIL. Blackmetalbaz (talk) 13:06, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

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Elmer McCurdy connection
According to the Netflix series The Toys That Made Us (Season 1, Episode 3 - "He-Man"), the original inspiration for the Skeletor character was an encounter Mark Taylor had with the mummified corpse of Elmer McCurdy at The Pike amusement park. This should be mentioned somewhere in the article.-Schnurrbart (talk) 04:44, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

See also The unbelievable true story of the real body found in a California funhouse Rklawton (talk) 16:27, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Wait wat
Wait seriously? Aw no man. Don't do this to my boy Skeletor. "In Justice League vs. the Fatal Five, Batman uses Skeletor's name as a derogative nickname for Mano." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kgbisafterme (talk • contribs) 23:46, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

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but http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:VBHQkJvOescJ:www.pyreneesguide.com/articles.asp%3FcID%3D70%26sID%3D545%26aID%3D2096+Maillol+commissions+include+a+1912+commission+for+a+monument+to+Cézanne&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&client=safari is a complete duplicate of this (or the other way around). Ori Redler (talk) 13:53, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Cambridge University Liberal Association

List of Alumni
Should we restrict the list to former officers or committee members? Until fairly recently joining a political society didn't require one to support that political party - people used to join to see speakers - and also to help make up their mind between the parties. (Speaking personally I was a member of CUCA [until I was kicked out or resigned - can't remember which], CULC, CUSD - and I vaguely remember being on the University Left mailing list [they didn't have members at the time]. Joining ULS (the Union of Liberal Students) - and thereby becoming a party member - was an extra step].

Secondly, how certain are we that all the people shown were members - being at Cambridge and, later on, being an eminent Liberal Democrat is by no means a guarantee of that someone was a member of CSLD... Mpntod 19:35, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

I've deleted Roger Williams, Lord Goodhart, and Lord Lester, all of whom have definitely joined the Lib Dems since their time at university.

Of the remaining alumni, Annette Brooke and Chris Davies need verification. All the others listed either have membership records which still exist in the university archive and can be viewed, or else claim on their CVs to have been a member.

As for the question about restricting the alumni list to committee members, it's a bit complicated. I can see why some people used to passively join all three societies, but it's difficult to determine why people joined a society in every case, and indeed I'd have thought it might be of historical interest to see how some people have switched, i.e. Matthew Parris in his autobiography 'Chance Witness' writes about how he felt closest to the Liberals at university, but switched to the Tories after graduation as he felt they were more relevant to the outside world. Seth Thevoz 15:18, 25 March 2006


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Civil Air Search and Rescue Association

The Civil Air Search and Rescue Association or CASARA, is a Canada-wide volunteer aviation association dedicated to the promotion of aviation safety, and to the provision of air search support services to Canada's National Search and Rescue Program. The association began in 1986 and is funded by the Department of National Defence.

Membership is open to private aircraft owners and pilots, as well as to those who wish to receive training as spotters (air observers), navigators, and ground team members. CASARA members receive training in fields such as aviation safety, meteorology, survival awareness and electronic search techniques and procedures.

CASARA is a civilian organization which receives funding from the Canadian Armed Forces. CASARA assists the Royal Canadian Air Force in carrying out its aeronautical search and rescue mandate by providing trained spotters for military aircraft; by providing its own search aircraft and crews; and by providing ground teams that specialize in locating emergency beacons.

CASARA applies its federal funding to offset training costs, and is also compensated for expenses incurred during actual search and rescue operations. Many CASARA organizations also have arrangements with provincial and territorial search and rescue authorities to provide air resources in support of ground and inland water search operations.

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Eloy Fritsch

Eloy Fernando Fritsch (born 1968) is an electronic musician, keyboard player and main composer of Brazilian progressive rock band Apocalypse. As a solo artist he creates cosmic new-age music.

History
In 1983 Fritsch formed progressive rock band Apocalypse. They are considered pivotal in the development of progressive rock in Southern Brazil.

In 1992, he moved to Porto Alegre and began his solo project composing electronic music. His first official solo album was Dreams, recorded in 1994 and 1995. During 1997, he released his second solo album, Behind the Walls of Imagination, which showcases his skills with various electronic and acoustic keyboard instruments. In the mid-1990s, Fritsch secured a recording contract with French label Musea. His third album for them, Space Music, was released in 1998.

The composer reveals his sci-fi style with Cyberspace. In this album Fritsch offers 1970s-inspired keyboard symphonic/electronic progressive instrumental music. Fritsch performs electronic music that evolves between Vangelis' ambient and impressionist electronic, and the synthesized progressive rock of masters such as Rick Wakeman. Nevertheless, Fritsch has found his own style within melodic electronic music framework. The compositions are very melodic and emotive, with multi-layered instrumental textures/voicings and solidly coherent arrangements.

Fritsch has earned a PhD in computer music, and has served as a teacher of electronic music at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). During 1999, Fritsch created the Electronic Music Center in the Institute of Arts at UFRGS.

In parallel with his work as keyboard player of the group Apocalypse and his academic activity, Fritsch releases music as a solo musician (through the Musea and Rock Symphony labels), such as the album Mythology, a large variety of original musical works in which he brings to maturity the use of synthesizers to compose melodic electronic music. This ambitious work uses the whole panel of his electronic sounds to depict fifteen tracks exclusively dedicated to the different gods worshiped in the past. Different cultures, such as Brazilian, Mesopotamian, Hindu, Amerindian, Inca, African, Greek, Egyptian, Scandinavian, Roman and Chinese, are outlined in the Mythology album by an instrumental composition, thanks to his panoply of keyboards including a Roland System 700 modular synthesizer.

Eloy Fritsch's love of the sky inspired him to compose the electronic suite Atmosphere (2003). Once again the composer reveals his ecological convictions: he presently defends the virtues of the gas envelope that allow everyone to live on Earth: the Atmosphere.

Landscapes (2005) was Fritsch's next work to emerge on disc.

In 2007 Eloy Fritsch wrote the book "Electronic Music" that was released in 2008 during the Book Fair in Porto Alegre. The book is accompanied by a DVD containing the electroacoustic compositions Synapse 5.1, Synthetic Horizon, Public Market, Indian Sampler, Mystery and Silicon Child created during his research in Electronic Music Center at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Eloy Fritsch received the Açorianos Music Awards. The awards ceremony happened on 28 April 2008, Tuesday night at the São Pedro Theater, Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Açorianos Music Awards honor the best albums, musicians and contributions to the music in South o Brazil. The ceremony was broadcast on television and event production presented a short film about the music and artistic works of the composer.

In 2009 Eloy Fritsch played keyboards in several concerts with the Apocalypse. He also released the album The Garden of Emotions. Musea company distributed the CD in Europe. The recorded company wrote the following lines about the album: "The ninth album The Garden of Emotions presents symphonic themes with choirs, analog and digital synthesizers dominating. Fans of classic VANGELIS, Jean-Michel JARRE and Rick WAKEMAN works will enjoy this. Some of the more solemn themes remind Isao TOMITA. "Lumine Solis" is one of the best compositions and a choir-laden track. "Solar Energy" introduces a spacier atmosphere, with phasing pads and Berlin School sequences. This is pure electronic music and a very good one, with all sorts of really fat analog timbres. "Beyond The Mountains" is a very cinematic and return to the classically inspired structures, with an extra ethnic elements. "Electric Light" is synthetic and even KRAFTWERK-like, with insisting sequences, vocoders and a simple repeating melodic theme. Flutes, marimba sound and percussion welcome the coming of "Savage" before a melodic synthesizers theme appears. "Space Station" is another foray into a purely synthetic world and you could also draw a comparison with Jean-Michel JARRE's "Chronologie". "The Canyon of Hope" finishes this album with flowing synthesizers, symphonic textures and a reflective electric piano".

In the same year Fritsch was also honored on the Journey of Literature event in the Passo Fundo city, Brazil. The composer received the trophy Vasco Prado.

In 2010 Fritsch worked on two major projects: In the production of The Apocalypse 25th Anniversary Box Set (2 CDs, 1 DVD and the book about the Apocalypse Hystory) and the MCT Project – Music, Science and Technology funded by the Brazilian government. Fritsch has created the Brazilian Virtual Museum of Synthesizer and a documentary film about electronic music to be distributed to schools and music teachers. He also created an exhibition of electronic music at the museum of the university.

In 2011 Eloy Fritsch perform in South of Brazil with Apocalypse, Orchestra and Choral during the Symphonic Rock Concert and the group received the Açorianos Music Awards. The awards ceremony happened on 9 May 2012, Wednesday night at the São Pedro Theater, Porto Alegre, Brazil. The Açorianos Music Awards honor contribution of the Apocalypse group to the music in South of Brazil.

The tenth Eloy Fritsch CD brings Exogenesis Suite in four movements inspired by the genesis of the universe. In addition to this suite the CD contains more eight individual tracks. Joining the symphonic and electronic, but without forgetting the ethnic instruments and the voices, the composer of new-age music uses high technology in the service of emotions to create compositions. The CD cover and booklet images were created by European artists specializing in science fiction illustrations Maciej Rebisz and Mirek Drozd and refer to the creation of the cosmos and the existence of other life forms.

With Apocalypse

 * 1991 – Apocalypse
 * 1995 – Perto do Amanhecer
 * 1996 – Aurora dos Sonhos
 * 1997 – Lendas Encantadas
 * 1998 – The Best of Apocalypse (Compilation)
 * 2001 – Live in USA (Live)
 * 2003 – Refugio
 * 2004 – Magic
 * 2006 – Apocalypse Live in Rio
 * 2006 – DVD Apocalypse Live in Rio
 * 2006 – The Bridge of Light
 * 2006 – DVD The 25th Anniversary Concert
 * 2010 – Magic Spells
 * 2011 – 2012 Light Years from Home
 * 2011 – The 25th Anniversary Box Set
 * 2013 – DVD The Bridge of Light

Solo works

 * 1996 – Dreams
 * 1997 – Behind the Walls of Imagination
 * 1998 – Space Music
 * 2000 – Cyberspace
 * 2001 – Mythology
 * 2003 – Atmosphere – Electronic Suite
 * 2005 – Landscapes
 * 2006 – Past and Future Sounds – 1996-2006
 * 2009 – The Garden of Emotions
 * 2012 – Exogenesis
 * 2014 – Spiritual Energy
 * 2017 – Sailing to the Edge
 * 2019 – Journey to the Future
 * 2020 – Moment in Paradise
 * 2021 – Cosmic Light
 * 2023 – Epic Synthesizer Music Vol.1
 * 2023 – Epic Synthesizer Music Vol.2

Compilations featuring Eloy Fritsch

 * 1997 – Planeta Nova Era Vol. 7 Track: Lake of Peace Movement 1 and 2
 * 1999 – Planeta Nova Era Vol. 13 Track: Cosmic Winds
 * 1999 – Planeta Nova Era Vol. 14 Track: Starlight
 * 2002 – Margen – Music from the Edge Vol. 6 – Track: Ionosphere
 * 2005 – Edition #5 Track: The Garden of Emotions Suite
 * 2006 – Brasil Instrumental 2006 Track: The Garden of Emotions Suite
 * 2006 – Compact Mellotron 34 Track: Andromeda
 * 2006 – Edition #13 Track: Shiva
 * 2006 – Edition #14 Track: Atlantis
 * 2006 – Edition #15 Track: Andromeda
 * 2009 – Brazilian Electroacoustic Music Compilation Track: Synthetic Horizon
 * 2012 – Schwingungen Radio auf CD – Edition Nr.210 11/12. Track: Moonwalk
 * 2019 – Schwingungen Radio auf CD – Edition Nr.290 07/19. Track: Mermaids Island
 * 2021 – Schwingungen Radio auf CD – Edition Nr.308 01/21. Track: Spacetime

Keyboards used by Fritsch
Throughout his albums Fritsch uses several instruments. Some of these are:

 * Minimoog
 * Roland JD-800
 * Roland JP-8000
 * Roland JP-8080
 * Roland Juno-106
 * Roland JX-3P
 * Roland System 700
 * Roland AX-1
 * Roland VK-8
 * Casio CZ-5000
 * Casio AZ-1
 * Korg MS-10
 * Korg MS-20
 * Korg 01/W
 * Korg M1
 * Korg Triton
 * Korg Polysix
 * Korg Delta
 * Korg MS2000R
 * Yamaha SY77
 * Yamaha DX-21
 * Clavia Nord Modular
 * Kurzweil K-2600
 * Ensoniq MR76
 * Digitech Vocalist
 * AKAI S-5000
 * Tokai Tx5-DS Plus
 * Labolida Nano1
 * M-audio Piano Pro Keys 88
 * Korg Oasys
 * Korg Triton Extreme
 * Korg Kronos
 * Roland Sysytem-8
 * Roland Jupiter-80
 * Behringer DeepMind12
 * Roland Gaia
 * Roland FA-06
 * Roland FA-08

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Talk:Sa'id II ibn Sultan

I want to add, "He moved his capital to Zanzibar in 1840," but I'm not 100% sure.

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as far as i remember he was not allowed to fly in 71 then how could he shoot any planes??

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Middlesex Community College (Massachusetts)

Middlesex Community College is a public community college with two campuses in Massachusetts, one in Lowell and the other in Bedford.

Description
Founded in 1970, Middlesex Community College has grown to become one of the largest community colleges in Massachusetts.

History
The college was founded in 1970 in leased buildings on the grounds of the Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts. Starting in 1972, the college also leased space at the former Marist Preparatory Seminary, off Springs Road in Bedford. A third campus in Burlington, Massachusetts opened in September 1981 in a former middle-school building.

In 1988, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts bought the Marist property for the college; new prefabricated buildings were erected there, and the renovated Bedford campus opened in 1992.

In 1987, Middlesex opened a temporary campus at the Wannalancit Mills complex in Lowell. To establish a permanent Lowell campus, the college purchased a six-story corporate training center at Kearney Square from Wang Laboratories in 1990 and relocated its Lowell activities there in 1991. The Wannalancit Mills buildings then came under the management of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In 2004, the college expanded into a former federal office building across the street from the MCC tower. In April 2008, the college acquired a former Boston & Maine railroad depot in Lowell, for future use by performing arts programs. As of December 2008, the college has acquired the Smith Baker Center, a former church, and will be sharing it with UMass Lowell.

Presidents of the College

 * James E. Houlihan, Jr. 1970–1988
 * Evan S. Dobelle, 1988–1990
 * Carole Cowan, 1990–2014
 * James Mabry, 2014–2021
 * Philip J. Sisson, 2021–present

Campuses
The Bedford campus is situated on 200 acre located off Springs Road, close to U.S. Route 3. Bordering the town of Billerica, the campus incorporates 11 buildings that house classrooms, laboratories, offices, a library, the Medical Education Imaging Center and the MCC Concert Hall. A bookstore, cafeteria, student lounge and fitness center are located in the Bedford Campus Center.

Near the Bedford campus, on Concord Road, a historic saltbox-style farmhouse, now called the Middlesex Meetinghouse, is used primarily for college, corporate and community gatherings.

The college's Lowell campus is situated at Kearney Square, in the heart of the city, at the confluence of the Concord River and the Pawtucket Canal. It includes the five-story City Building, with classrooms, offices and a cafeteria. The building sits on the site of the former Rex Center.

The recently restored Federal Building, located across Merrimack Street, houses a library, classrooms, a visual arts room, and conference areas. Across the bridge from the City Building on Davidson Street is the MCC Theatre, a flexible 90-seat performance space where the MCC Theatre Company stages productions. In September 2008, the theatre received cushioned seats from another theatre, and now has 100 seats.

The Health, Science & Technology Center, located on nearby Middle Street, includes the Middlesex Dental Hygiene Clinic, classrooms, laboratories and the Nursing Learning Center.

The college also maintains the historic John Nesmith House, located on Andover Street in Lowell, which is supported by the MCC Foundation. It houses the Lester J. Grant Center for Economic Development and the Elkin B. McCallum Center for International Studies.

On Howe Street, the college has their Howe Building Annex, which the top floor is used for dance, music, and voice classes. The bottom floor is a storage/garage for facilities.

Academics
Middlesex Community College offers 57 associate degree programs and 25 certificate programs, as well as many short-term, highly focused programs in selected career fields. Students can take classes during the day, evening, on weekends, and online. MCC students can now complete selected bachelor's degree programs at the college offered in conjunction with Massachusetts state colleges. More than 5,000 Middlesex students take courses online through Middlesex Interactive, the college's online learning network offered throughout the year. MCC also has an extensive array of noncredit courses offering personal and professional-development opportunities. Middlesex Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

The student population at Middlesex ranges from recent high school graduates to adults returning to school. Recent demographic studies show that 44 percent of MCC students attend full-time, 21 percent have dependent children, 82 percent are employed, 42 percent receive financial aid, and 45 percent have had prior college experience. Survey data and follow-up studies of MCC graduates within one year of graduation indicate that 97 percent were either pursuing further higher education or were employed in a field related to their training at MCC.

Notable alumni

 * Calvin Kattar – professional Mixed Martial Artist, currently competing in the UFC's Featherweight Division
 * Rady Mom – politician, first Cambodian American elected to the Massachusetts state legislature (18th Middlesex District)
 * Steven Wright - comedian, Oscar winner, first inductee to the Boston Comedy Hall of Fame, named No. 23 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics.


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George Lusztig

George Lusztig (born Gheorghe Lusztig; May 20, 1946) is a Romanian-born American mathematician and Abdun Nur Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was a Norbert Wiener Professor in the Department of Mathematics from 1999 to 2009.

Education and career
Born in Timișoara to a Hungarian-Jewish family, he did his undergraduate studies at the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1968. Later that year he left Romania for the United Kingdom, where he spent several months at the University of Warwick and Oxford University. In 1969 he moved to the United States, where he went to work for two years with Michael Atiyah at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He received his PhD in mathematics in 1971 after completing a doctoral dissertation, titled "Novikov's higher signature and families of elliptic operators", under the supervision of William Browder and Michael Atiyah.

Lusztig worked for almost seven years at the University of Warwick. His involvement at the university encompassed a Research Fellowship, (1971–72); lecturer in Mathematics, (1972–74); and Professor of Mathematics, (1974–78). In 1978, he accepted a chair at MIT.

Contributions
He is known for his work on representation theory, in particular for the objects closely related to algebraic groups, such as finite reductive groups, Hecke algebras, p-adic groups, quantum groups, and Weyl groups. He essentially paved the way for modern representation theory. This has included fundamental new concepts, including the character sheaves, the Deligne–Lusztig varieties, and the Kazhdan–Lusztig polynomials.

Awards and honors
In 1983, Lusztig was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1985 Lusztig won the Cole Prize (Algebra). He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1992. He received the Brouwer Medal in 1999, the National Order of Faithful Service in 2003 and the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Mathematics in 2008. In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society and in 2014 he received the Shaw Prize in Mathematics. In 2022, he received the Wolf Prize in Mathematics.

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History of Standard Chinese

Standard Chinese is a standard form of Mandarin Chinese with de facto official status in China, Taiwan, and Singapore.

Background
The Chinese language has always consisted of a wide variety of dialects; hence prestige dialects and linguae francae have always been needed. Confucius (c. 551) referred to yayan 'elegant speech' modeled on the dialect of the Zhou dynasty royal lands rather than regional dialects; texts authored during the Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) also refer to tongyu ( 'common language'). Rime dictionaries written since the Southern and Northern dynasties (420–589) likely also reflected systems of standard pronunciation. However, these standard dialects were largely unknown outside of the educated elite; even among the elite, pronunciations may have differed widely; this was enabled by the unifying factor of Literary Chinese as a written standard regardless of the dialect spoken.

The language of the literate ruling class was known as yayan (Zhou), tongyu (Han dynasty), and guanyun (Sui, Tang and Song dynasties), and mastery of these linguistic standards were necessary for upward advancement. Yuan dynasty North China developed a lingua franca known as han'er yuyan. Yuan era scholar Zhou Deqing published a book detailing a standard spoken Chinese, named Zhongyuan Yayin (Elegant pronunciation of the Central Plains), meant to represent the common spoken language rather than the "correct" literary pronunciation reflected in the Song dictionaries. This book became the standard speech of northern Chinese theatre forms.

Ming and Qing dynasties
The Ming (1368–1644) and Qing dynasties (1644–1912) began to use the term Guanhua 'official speech' to refer to the dialect used at the courts. It seems that during the early part of this period, the standard was based on the Nanjing dialect, but later the Beijing dialect became increasingly influential, despite the mix of officials and commoners speaking various dialects in the capital, Beijing.

Historically, the word "Mandarin" refers to the language spoken by the upper classes of 19th-century Beijing, as well as by the higher civil servants and military officers of the imperial regime serving throughout the country. This lect is quite close to modern Mandarin, but there exist some differences. The Mandarin language used many honorifics which have mostly disappeared in modern-day Mandarin daily speech, such as jian ( '[my] humble') and guì ( '[your] honorable').The grammar of the earlier for of Mandarin grammar was almost identical to that in contemporary Mandarin, with infrequent, minor differences in the usage of grammatical particular or word order in the sentence. Its vocabulary was also largely the same as in modern Mandarin, though some vocabulary has since been dropped from the language.

The existence of Guanhua was already known to Europeans by the time of Matteo Ricci, who worked in China from 1582 to 1610. Ricci wrote of "a spoken language common to the whole Empire, known as the Quonhua, an official language for civil and forensic use".

In the 17th century, the Qing had set up orthoepy academies in an attempt to make pronunciation conform to the Beijing standard. But these attempts had little success. As late as the 19th century the emperor had difficulty understanding some of his own ministers in court, who did not always try to follow any standard pronunciation. As late as the early 20th century, the position of Nanjing Mandarin was considered higher than that of Beijing by some and the postal romanization standard set in 1906 included spellings with elements of Nanjing pronunciation. The sense of Guoyu as a specific language variety promoted for general use by the citizenry was originally borrowed from Japan; in 1902 the Japanese Diet had formed the National Language Research Council to standardize a form of the Japanese language dubbed kokugo (国語). Reformers in the Qing bureaucracy took inspiration and borrowed the term into Chinese, and in 1909 the Qing education ministry officially proclaimed imperial Mandarin as Guoyu, the 'national language'.

Republican era
After the Republic of China was established in 1912, there was more success in promoting a common national language. A Commission on the Unification of Pronunciation was convened with delegates from the entire country, who were chosen based as often on political considerations as often as on linguistic expertise. The conference deadlocked between promoters of northern and southern pronunciation standards and as a result, a compromise was produced. The Dictionary of National Pronunciation was published, which attempted compromise between Beijingese and other regional dialects: it preserved the checked tone that had disappeared in Mandarin, as well as some consonantal endings from southern varieties and consonantal onsets from Wu. Ultimately, this attempt at synthesis was abandoned in favor of more direct targeting of the Beijing dialect.

Meanwhile, vernacular literature continued to develop apace, despite the lack of a standardized pronunciation. Gradually, the members of the National Language Commission came to settle upon the Beijing dialect which became the major source of standard national pronunciation, due to the status of that dialect as a prestigious dialect. In 1932, the commission published the Vocabulary of National Pronunciation for Everyday Use, with little fanfare or official pronunciation. This dictionary was similar to the previous published one, now known as the Old National Pronunciation, except that it normalized the pronunciations for all characters into the pronunciation of the Beijing dialect. Despite efforts by some factions to recognize and promote southern Chinese varieties as well, the Kuomintang strongly promoted Guoyu as the one national language and censored and arrested opponents of this movement, continuing this through the wartime years. Elements from other dialects continue to exist in the standard language, but as exceptions rather than the rule.

People's Republic
The government of the People's Republic of China, established in 1949, continued the effort. In 1955, Guoyu was renamed Putonghua ( 'common speech'. The Republic of China on Taiwan continues to refer to Standard Chinese as Guoyu. Since then, the standards used in mainland China and Taiwan have diverged somewhat, though they continue to remain essentially identical.

After the handovers of Hong Kong and Macau, the term Putonghua is used in the special administrative regions of China and pinyin is widely used for teaching of Putonghua.

In both mainland China and Taiwan, the use of Mandarin as the medium of instruction in the educational system and in the media has contributed to the spread of Mandarin. As a result, Standard Chinese is now spoken fluently by most people in mainland China and in Taiwan. However, in Hong Kong and Macau, due to historical and linguistic reasons, the language of education and both formal and informal speech remains Cantonese despite the growing use of Standard Chinese.

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The result of the debate was speedy delete. --Phroziac(talk) 00:04, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Jubin Jacob
non-notable person. Less than 1,000 Google hits, even assuming they are all the same person, which I doubt Johntex\talk 02:21, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete as nn-bio. >:  Roby Wayne  Talk •  Hist 04:00, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Only claim to fame is being the owner of a company that to me seems to be non-Wikipedia-worthy in itself. - Andre Engels 11:42, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete under WP:CSD A7 and so tagged. If for some reason not speedy deleted, delete as non-notable. DES (talk) 16:06, 29 September 2005 (UTC)
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