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Beverly Wilshire Hotel

The Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, commonly known as the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, is a historic luxury hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive, it was completed in 1928. It has been used as a shooting location for films and television series.

History

The hotel was constructed by real estate developer Walter G. McCarty on the site of the former Beverly Hills Speedway. It was completed in 1928 (when the city had fewer than 18,000 residents), and was then known as the "Beverly Wilshire Apartment Hotel". The E-shaped structure is built of a Tuscan stone and Carrara marble in the Italian Renaissance architecture style.

Renamed the Beverly Wilshire Hotel by new owners, it was renovated with a ballroom in the 1940s by architect Paul Revere Williams to accommodate the popular big bands of the day. An Olympic-sized swimming pool was built and championship tennis courts were added, with tennis champion Pancho Gonzalez as tennis director.

The hotel changed hands in 1958 and again in 1961, when it was purchased by a group of investors headed by Hernando Courtright. The hotel was branded as Hernando Courtright's Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Courtright added a new tower wing in 1971, doubling the size of the hotel.

Hong Kong-based Regent International Hotels bought the 395-room luxury hotel in 1985 for $125 million, and renovated it at a further cost of $100 million, renaming it The Regent Beverly Wilshire. In 1992, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts bought Regent International Hotels, and the hotel became The Regent Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel.

The hotel was sold to Hong Kong-based private equity firm Joint Treasure International in 1995. In 1996, a consortium led by Lai Sun acquired the property. In 2006, the hotel was again renamed following a renovation, dropping the Regent affiliation and becoming Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel.

Notable guests and events
On Saturday, October 9, 1937, F. Scott Fitzgerald lunched at the Beverly Wilshire with Ginevra King, whom he'd known when they were both young and who is held to have been a model for Daisy Buchanan, in his The Great Gatsby.

During a tour in 1940, the Beverly Wilshire was the only major Los Angeles hotel willing to accommodate Paul Robeson due to his race, at an exorbitant rate and providing he registered under an assumed name, and he therefore spent two hours every afternoon sitting in the lobby, where he was widely recognised, "to ensure that the next time Black[s] come through, they'll have a place to stay." Los Angeles hotels lifted their restrictions on black guests soon afterwards.

On November 18, 1966, Sandy Koufax, star pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, announced his sudden retirement from baseball at the age of 30 due to his ailing arm in a press conference at the Beverly Wilshire.

Elvis Presley and later Warren Beatty spent a number of years in the hotel. It was also the home of John Lennon, when he was separated for several months from his wife Yoko Ono.

The American socialite and Woolworth department store heiress Barbara Hutton spent her last years in near poverty and poor health in the hotel and died there in May 1979.

In 1990, the Beverly Wilshire was the primary setting for the movie Pretty Woman, though most interior scenes were actually shot at the defunct Ambassador Hotel nearby. It also became a common filming location for HBO's Entourage television series, with cast and crew filming there at least three times per season when it was produced from 2004 until 2011.

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Theodor Kjerulf

Theodor Kjerulf (30 March 1825 – 25 October 1888) was a Norwegian geologist and professor at the University of Oslo. He also served as director of the Norwegian Geological Survey.

Biography
He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Peder Kjerulf (1781–1841) and Elisabet Maria Lasson (1791–1873). He was the brother of composer Halfdan Kjerulf. He was educated in the Royal Frederick University (now University of Oslo) and subsequently studied in Germany, working with Karl Georg Bischof  in Bonn and Robert Wilhelm Bunsen in Heidelberg.

In 1858, he was hired as a lecturer at the Royal Frederick University. In 1866 he was promoted to professor of geology. His contributions to the geology of Norway were numerous. From 1858 to 1888, he served as the first director of the Norwegian Geological Survey (Norges geologiske undersøkelse), which he had been instrumental in establishing. He also contributed to the systematic and detailed mapping of Norway's bedrock. His principal works were Das Christiania Silurbecken (1855) and Udsigt over det sydlige Norges Geologi (1879). From 1856 to 1857 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society. Kjerulf was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 1869.

Personal life
In 1856, he married Marie Agnes Christiane Anker (1826–1915), daughter of Erik Theodor Christian Bernhardus Anker (1785–1858) and Betzy Sneedorff (1790–1875). She was the sister of Betsy Juliane Charlotte Anker (1830–1912) who married the noted painter Hans Gude.

Theodor Kjerulf published three collections of poetry; in 1848, 1854 and 1866. In 1855, he was awarded the Crown Prince's Gold Metal (Kronprinsens gullmedalje) by the University of Oslo. He became a knight of Order of St. Olav in 1866. He died at Kristiania in 1888 and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.

Selected works

 * Das Christiania Silurbecken, 1855
 * Stenriket og Fjeldlæren, 1865
 * Udsigt over det sydlige Norges geologi, 1879
 * Digte og Skizzer, 1890

Legacy
Kjerulf Fjord in Northeast Greenland, Kjerulfbreen and Kjerulføya in Svalbard, Kjerulf Glacier in Jan Mayen, and Kjerulf Glacier in South Georgia, are named after him.

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Clive Griffiths

Clive Griffiths may refer to:

 * Clive Griffiths (politician) (born 1928), Western Australian politician
 * Clive Griffiths (rugby) (born 1954), Welsh dual-code rugby footballer and coach
 * Clive Griffiths (footballer) (1955–2022), played in the North American Soccer League
 * Clive Griffiths, bass guitar player, member of the Four Bucketeers

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Talk:IB Diploma Programme

NPOV
I doubt that this is a real edit but "The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is scam educational programme and is primarily aimed at making." ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.246.235.126 (talk) 18:37, 7 September 2017 (UTC)

Recent edits
Discussion moved from User talk:74.108.22.78, :

Regarding recent edits there, they're problematic for a variety of reasons. Please discuss on the talk page per bold, revert, discuss. You were bold, I reverted (and now you've reverted), so it's time to discuss instead of edit war. Thanks. Truthkeeper (talk) 02:21, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Not gonna "talk", Truthkeeper. There's no use trying to "talk" to you.
 * Not talking won't be helpful, but thanks for verifying per this. You added a lot to a section that was built based on a lot of discussion and arrived at through consensus. I trimmed down - just because something can be cited doesn't mean that everything gets to be added to the page. Choose two to keep - I'd suggest the most recent but honestly I think they're pretty minor examples and the para was fine as it was. Truthkeeper (talk) 04:13, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Your trimming involved eviscerating the section. But hey, if you think that's fair and balanced and need to feel all powerful by wiping out something which you readily admit was built based on a lot of discussion, then let it be on your conscience. Personally, I felt the remarks added to Sen Dayton's reference were biased and not germane, therefore I don't have all that much of a problem with you wiping the old Reception U.S. section. It might interest you to know that there is currently another amendment to a bill on the docket in Utah, also involving Sen. Dayton, to exclude IB from scholarship incentives. Nah, I guess that wouldn't interest you because again, it does not favor IB. However, the fact that an entire village in Nevada spent 18 months fighting the implementation of IB, that it was the #1 news story for the area,l and that IB was sent packing, IS historically significant. The New York Times story is a perfectly legitimate cite and I am fine with it the way it reads. The cost issue is significant and I would like to add more to that since IB's fees have increased dramatically ($151 student registration, $104 per exam as compared to $89 for one AP exam, I do not know the cost of an A-Level exam, perhaps someone could share) ....... but I won't. Not in the mood to fight with you. I tried to add two historically significant lines, properly cited, and you had a meltdown. Very sad.

Oh, one more thing, in retrospect I am also glad that you wiped the reference to Pittsburgh (which was incorrect, it was Upper St. Clair, PA) because this way, Wikipedia isn't revealing how the pro-IBers and the ACLU bullied the school district and cost the taxpayers a bundle. Wouldn't want that kind of information associated with IB, would we? :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.108.22.78 (talk) 23:54, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

P.S. - You might consider asking Ewen's opinion of my 2 edits and whether he concurs with what you eliminated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.108.22.78 (talk • contribs) 15:49, 15 February 2013
 * OPINION - Truthkeeper, interesting edit: " For the UK only, taking the IB with its six subjects, EE, TOK and CAS is actually a disadvantage compared to sitting three A-levels.". Needs a citation. This statement is true, but should not be limited to the UK. The Advanced Placement Exams (AP) in the U.S. also garner far more college-credit than the IBDP. ONY  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.108.22.78 (talk) 13:13, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Curriculum
Is it possible to create different articles that explain the various courses offered by the IB Diploma Program similar to how there are various articles about the courses offered by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program?

Curriculum
Is it possible to create different articles that explain the various courses offered by the IB Diploma Program similar to how there are various articles about the courses offered by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program? — Preceding unsigned comment added by ONB98 (talk • contribs) 23:57, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Sources need to be refreshed for validity purposes. •	The special circumstances section of the article needs to be elaborated upon seeing as the source which is dated at March 2007, is no longer available. PhilA10 (talk) 17:12, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

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Talk:Chen Tao (UFO religion)

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Kooky news appeals to me. I remember their claims being on the news for a time. It's a bit odd that there's nothing on what happened to them after 2001. Although the group was never large and by 2001 I think it was down to 20 people. Still I am curious in a "where are they now" kind of way. Like wondering what happened to Starland Vocal Band or something.--T. Anthony 13:47, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

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Isomalt

Isomalt is a sugar substitute, a mixture of the two disaccharide alcohols 1,6-GPS and 1,1-GPM. It is used primarily for its sugar-like physical properties. It has little to no impact on blood sugar levels, and does not stimulate the release of insulin. It also does not promote tooth decay and is considered to be tooth-friendly. Its energy value is 2 kcal per gram, half that of sugars. It is less sweet than sugar, but can be blended with high-intensity sweeteners such as sucralose to create a mixture with the same sweetness as sucrose (‘sugar’).

Like most sugar alcohols (including the chemically similar maltitol), isomalt carries a risk of intestinal distress when consumed in large quantities (above about 20–30 g (1 oz) per day). Isomalt may prove upsetting to the intestinal tract because it is incompletely absorbed in the small intestine, and when polyols pass into the large intestine, they can cause osmotically induced diarrhea and stimulate the gut flora, causing flatulence. As with dietary fibers, regular consumption of isomalt can lead to desensitization, decreasing the risk of intestinal upset.

Isomalt has been approved for use in the United States since 1990. It is also permitted for use in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Iran, the European Union, and other countries.

Composition and structure
Isomalt is an equimolar mixture of two diastereomeric disaccharides: 1-O-α- D -glucopyranosido- D -mannitol (1,1-GPM) and 6-O-α- D -glucopyranosido- D -sorbitol (1,6-GPS). Each of these is composed of two sugars: glucose and mannitol in the case of 1,1-GPM and glucose and sorbitol (also known as glucitol) in the case of 1,6-GPS. Complete hydrolysis of isomalt yields glucose (50%), sorbitol (25%), and mannitol (25%).

Isomalt is an odorless, white, crystalline substance containing about 5% water of crystallisation. Isomalt has a minimal cooling effect (positive heat of solution ), lower than many other sugar alcohols, in particular, xylitol and erythritol.

Manufacture
Isomalt is manufactured in a two-stage process in which sucrose (typically derived from beet sugar) is first transformed into isomaltulose using the bacterial enzyme isomaltulose synthase. The isomaltulose is then hydrogenated using a Raney nickel catalyst, producing 1,1-GPM and 1,6-GPS. The product consists of a mixture of anhydrous and dihydrated 1,1-GPM and anhydrous 1,6-GPS.

About 100,000 tons were produced in 2012.

Uses
Isomalt is widely used for the production of sugar-free candy, especially hard-boiled candy, because it resists crystallization much better than the standard combinations of sucrose and corn syrup. It is used in sugar sculpture for the same reason.

Isomalt can also be used as a plasticizer for high methoxyl pectin films. It reduces the rigidity of the edible film by increasing free volume within the structure of the film. Additionally isomalt also reduces the water vapour permeability of the film, thus increasing the quality of the film as it reduces respiration rate, moisture migration, and loss of volatile compounds.

In 2023 it was reported that isomalt, when mixed with cellulose or sawdust, can be used as a moldable, recyclable and biodegradable material that's stronger than PVC and PET. It dissolves upon contact with water but can be protected from water with a layer of shellac and cellulose acetate.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Youth Against Poverty

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The result of the debate was DELETE. Linuxbeak | Talk 22:22, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Youth_Against_Poverty
Unencyclopaedic. Not a significant group. pfctdayelise 13:48, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete probably a copyvio too. freestylefrappe 18:09, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
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User:Callcentermonkey

Basic Information
Brendan K Callahan, resident of Portland, OR, and a Customer Service Rep. I'm 40, and have lived in Oregon for a little over a 2 years now (as of Oct 2006). I have many interests, and will list them as I track down the article links to them, just wanted to make sure if I've left a message on your talk page, or edited a page you're watching, you at least know a little about me :)

NOV2006
Been doing a lot of work cleaning up and adding to the MAX articles (Here's an example).

I also have some open-source tcl code for eggdrop bots for IRC, under a Creative Commons 2.5 license (Share-Alike, Attrib, Non-comm)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ali ibn Abu Talib (Radiallahuanhu)

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The result of the debate was REDIRECT to Ali. Linuxbeak | Talk 23:58, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Ali ibn Abu Talib (Radiallahuanhu)
There is a full article at Ali ibn Abu Talib. Also, adding the phrase Radiallahuanhu is a Sunni Point of View Adamcaliph 13:50, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment I've reverted page blanking by IP address 62.255.68.84. Ali ibn Abu Talib is certainly a much fuller article, but I can't comment on whether the addition of (Radiallahuanhu) makes this NPOV generally or whether it would only be condidered so by Shi'ites.  Would turning this page into a redirect with a discussion on Ali ibn Abu Talib of the specific   doctrinal differences work?   Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   16:21, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
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User:Japhy734

Pedantically, my username is "japhy".

I registered on October 10, 2005 at around 9:45 in the morning (EDT), because I had no work to do at my job yet that morning.

I'll probably work on the Acacia (Fraternity) article.

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List of DualDisc releases

The following is a list of albums and singles released on DualDisc.

The DVD side of some DualDiscs is DVD-Audio formatted. However, other releases instead have a standard DVD-Video format DVD side, typically including the album audio in standard-resolution stereo and/or 5.1 surround sound, rather than the high-resolution audio typical of DVD-Audio.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hedley on the Hill

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The result of the debate was KEEP. Linuxbeak | Talk 00:01, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Hedley on the Hill
Vanity and friend of gay Swamp Ig 13:51, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Delete per nomination. - Swamp Ig 13:51, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nonsense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Logophile (talk • contribs)
 * Keep and rewrite - according to Google it does appear to be a real place. This is a link that confirms that.  I'd do the rewrite, but I don't know much of anything about that area of the world.  I'll go ahead and remove the attack material. --Idont Havaname 14:16, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep even little villages are supposed to get their own article. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ | Esperanza  15:44, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep the rewrite done by Idont Havaname.--Isotope23 18:58, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, might be worth rewriting the current sentence and zapping the earliest version of the page. Kappa 19:33, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak keep in current form, assuming that Hedley on the Hill is an incorporated community or census division under UK law. Haikupoet 23:21, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep as real place with real communities of interest see . Capitalistroadster 01:04, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep! Of course! Trollderella 01:06, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
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Pardaillan

Pardaillan, the name of an old French family of Armagnac, of which several members distinguished themselves in the service of the kings of France in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Antoine Arnaud de Pardaillan, maréchal de camp, served Henry IV in Franche-Comté, Picardy and Savoy, and was created marquis de Montespan in 1612 and marquis d'Antin in 1615 under Louis XIII. His grandson Louis Henri Pardaillan, marquis de Montespan, was the husband of Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, the mistress of Louis XIV.

Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin (1665–1736), legitimate son of the famous marquise, became lieutenant-general of the armies of the king in 1702, governor of the Orléanais, director-general of buildings, in 1708, lieutenant-general in Alsace, member of the council of regency, and minister of state. He was created duc d'Antin in 1711. The last duc d'Antin, Louis, died in 1757.

The Knight of Pardaillan is also a fictional character in the cloak and dagger novels Les Pardaillan by Michel Zévaco. A series which captured the attention of a young Jean-Paul Sartre, who describes his imagination as being suspended in his autobiography The Words between the famous tragedian Corneille and the knight-errant Pardaillan.

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User:Snowdan

This is the very beginning of a user page for me. I don't know what I'll wind up doing with Wikipedia, but here's at least the beginning.

Stuff I may do here
For the time being, I expect I'll be working on entries about

 * Quakerism
 * Contemporary classical music
 * dogs
 * food

But that may change over time.

Who I am
I'm a computer science professor at a major university in Southwest Ontario, and have been since 2001. My partner and I are US expatriates, having left two weeks before September 11,2001; we live here with our dog.

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Ashley Eden

Sir Ashley Eden (13 November 1831 – 8 July 1887) was an official and diplomat in British India.

Background and education
Eden was born at Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, the third son of Robert Eden, 3rd Baron Auckland, Bishop of Bath and Wells, by Mary Hurt, daughter of Francis Edward Hurt, of Alderwasley, Derbyshire. His uncle was George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. He was educated first at Rugby and then at Winchester, until 1849, in which year he received a nomination to the Indian civil service.

Public life
Eden spent 1850 and 1851 at the East India Company's college at Haileybury, but did not pass out last of his term until December 1851. In 1852 he reached India, and was first posted as assistant to the magistrate and collector of Rájsháhí. In the year 1854 he was recruited as a sub divisional officer of Jangipur. In 1856 he was promoted to be magistrate at Moorshedábád, and during the Indian Mutiny he checked sympathy with the revolt in that city. In 1860 he was appointed secretary to the government of Bengal and an ex officio member of the Bengal legislative council. This post he held for eleven years, during the last part of Sir John Peter Grant's lieutenant-governorship, and throughout Sir Cecil Beadon's and Sir William Grey's terms of office.

In 1860 Eden accompanied a force ordered to invade the hill state of Sikkim in the Himalayas, as political agent, and in March 1861 he signed the Treaty of Tumlong with the raja, Sidkeong Namgyal, which secured protection to travellers and free trade. This success caused Eden to be appointed special envoy to the hill state of Bhutan in 1863. He was accompanied by no armed force and his demands were rejected. He signed a treaty favourable to the Bhutiás, after being assaulted by having his hair pulled and face rubbed with wet dough. This treaty was not ratified by the supreme government, and the Bhutan War resulted.

In 1871 Eden became the first civilian governor of British Burma, a post he held until his appointment in 1877 as lieutenant-governor of Bengal. The Eden Mohila College in Dhaka was named after him in 1878. In 1878 he was made a K.C.S.I., and in 1882 resigned the lieutenant-governorship. After his retirement from India, on being appointed a member of the secretary of state's council in 1882, admirers founded in his honour the Eden Hospital for Women and Children in Calcutta, and a statue was erected. The Eden canal joins the Ganges and the Tistá, and was intended to relieve Bihar from famine. Eden returned to England and attended the Council of India for the remainder of his life.

Personal life
Eden married Eva Maria Money, daughter of Vice-Admiral Rowland Money. They had no children. Eden died suddenly of paralysis on 9 July 1887, aged 55.

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SMED

SMED can stand for:
 * Spondylo-meta-epiphyseal dysplasia, a type of skeletal disorder
 * Single-Minute Exchange of Die, one of the many lean production methods for reducing waste in a manufacturing process.

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WLEY-FM

WLEY-FM (107.9 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Aurora, Illinois, serving Aurora, Chicago, Naperville, Joliet and much of surrounding Northeast Illinois. Owned by Spanish Broadcasting System, it broadcasts a regional Mexican format branded as La Ley 107.9. WLEY's studios are located in the Crain Communications Building in the Loop, while its transmitter is located in Bloomingdale, with its antenna located atop WSCR's tower.

WMRO-FM
The station was first licensed in 1965, and held the call sign WMRO-FM. It was the FM sister station to AM 1280 WMRO. Its transmitter was located atop Aurora's Leland Tower, and it had an ERP of 3,600 watts. The station broadcast a beautiful music format. WMRO-FM was owned by Vincent Cofey and Benjamin Oswalt. In 1967, Vincent Cofey purchased controlling interest in the station for $35,000.

WAUR
In 1969, the station's call sign was changed to WAUR and its ERP was increased to 31,200 watts. In 1973, it was sold to Stevens Communications for $343,000. In 1975, WAUR's transmitter was moved to the eastern fringes of Aurora, and its ERP was increased to 50,000 watts at a HAAT of 488 feet. In the late 1970s, the station aired an adult contemporary format, playing music from the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s, WAUR was branded "Gold Rock", playing oldies of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, along with some currents. In 1986, the station was sold to Midwest Broadcasting for $4 million. The following year, WAUR and WMRO were sold to Beasley Broadcast Group for $8.7 million. Beasley Broadcast Group had been a minority owner of Midwest Broadcasting.

WYSY-FM
In March 1988, the station's call letters were changed to WYSY-FM. WYSY-FM aired an adult contemporary format and was branded "Y-108" with the slogan "Doin' It In The 'Burbs!". In December 1989, its AM sister station WMRO became WYSY, simulcasting Y-108. In September 1992, the station's transmitter was moved to Bloomingdale, Illinois. For a while in 1993, the station played hot AC days and hard rock/metal at night.

In late 1993, WYSY-FM was sold to Cox Communications for $9 million. In January 1994, the station switched to a classic hits format featuring rock, pop, R&B, and disco hits of the 1970s, with the slogan "The Greatest Hits of the '70s". The station was briefly branded "Star 107.9", but changed its branding to "Y107.9" because WZSR had registered the "Star" moniker with the state.

In 1996, WYSY-FM and 105.9 WCKG were acquired by Infinity Broadcasting as part of a station swap. At the end of the year, Infinity Broadcasting was purchased by the parent company of CBS. This caused CBS/Infinity to exceed the FCC's ownership limits, requiring the sale of two stations. CBS/Infinity decided to sell WYSY-FM and WSCR AM 820. In 1997, WYSY was sold to Spanish Broadcasting System for $33 million. On April 14, 1997, at 6 p.m., after playing "Last Dance" by Donna Summer and "Last Song" by Edward Bear, WYSY-FM dropped its 1970s hits format and began stunting with a 4-to-5 hour loop of songs primarily from the adult contemporary format (the first song on the loop being "Everyday Is A Winding Road" by Sheryl Crow). The format was helmed in a way that served as essentially a predecessor to the future adult hits format, as it was "deejayed" by a voice deemed only as "Bill", who claimed he borrowed a number of CDs and records and was playing "some of [his] favorite songs."

WLEY-FM
On July 4, 1997, after almost 3 months of stunting, WYSY adopted a regional Mexican format branded "La Ley". Its call sign was changed to WLEY-FM later that month. By coincidence, WLEY's calls originated on WCFS-FM (105.9) in the 1950s, standing for Leyden Township.

On August 21, 2018, WLEY-FM HD2 began broadcasting 95.1 Clubsteppin', an Urban oldies format focused on Chicago stepping. The format was programmed by Lamont Watts. Clubsteppin was simulcast on 95.1 FM by the translators W236CF in Chicago and W236CG in Bolingbrook, which formerly aired a rock format as "The Hound". WLEY-FM HD2 was also simulcast on 103.9 W280EM until May 2020. W280EM's owner, Windy City Broadcasting, was fined $8,000 in March 2022, following an informal objection filed by Albert David, as its owner had never informed the FCC that the translator had switched from rebroadcasting WTMX HD2 to WLEY-FM HD2 or of it being taken silent in May 2020.

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Talk:End-face mechanical seal

This article needs to be renamed to avoid confustion with Seal (mechanical).

Seal (rotating face)? Mechanical seal (rotating)? --Duk 22:39, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Hi, Good point. I was not aware of the Seal (mechanical) article until you pointed it out. I see that that article covers things that are not what we are calling "Mechanical Seals" here.

 * In the industries that use these seals they are variously called: Face seals, Rotary Face Seals, Rotary Seals, Bellows Seals, Spring Seals, Cartridge Seals, Gearbox Seals, Hard Face Seals, Gas Seals, Pusher Seals, Non-Pusher Seals, Split Seal, Type 1 Seals, Type 21 Seals, Balanced Seals, Non-Balanced seals, and a whole lot more that I can't think of at the moment.

 * Rotating Face Mechanical Seal is about as generic a term as you can get. I would have no objection to renaming the article to something like that and perhaps using a dis-ambiguity page to distinguish it from the Seal (mechanical) article.--gargoyle888 01:15, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

 * OK, done --Duk 05:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Actually, "Rotating face mechanical seal" is not a particularly good title for this article. The more complete and descriptive terminology is "end face mechanical seal". "End face mechanical seal" is likely to be used in patents and scientific publications although "mechanical face seal" is also often used. The Fluid Sealing Association uses "end face mechanical seal" as the preferred terminology in their glossary. For now, I've not attempted to change the title of this article (probably can't) but have added wording in the first paragraph as though the title were "End Face Mechanical Seals". Gordon 17:35, 9 November 2006 (UTC)Gordon Buck, Nov 9, 2006

 * no objections here. --Duk 18:50, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Go for it. After all, Wikipedia encourages you to WP:BB--gargoyle888 12:32, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Changed title to "End face mechanical seal" as discussed. Gordon 18:43, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

ELs
Shouldn't the link list at the end of the article also contain a link to EagleBurgmann (http://www.eagleburgmann.com)? There are entries for other major manufacturers, and Burgmann belongs right there with them, in my opinion. Just not sure about link lists... WhiteCorax (talk) 13:24, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I've removed the link spam. Wizard191 (talk) 14:47, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm unsure about the changes made by user Ultrarodnei. The external reference seems to be from the deleted link spam and should be removed, I believe. However I'm not so sure about the changes he did to the history. Is what happened to the inventor of mechanical seals relevant to this article or is it considered spam? WhiteCorax (talk) 07:19, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I have reverted his changes. I don't think this is the right place to go into detail about the inventor. If the inventor is notable enough then start an article on him and add the information there. Wizard191 (talk) 14:20, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

hey guys why dont somebody having images/pics of double seal system AND TANDEM SEAL SYSTEM CAN ESTABLISH HERE  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmpetro (talk • contribs) 02:04, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

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Advantages and Disadvantages would be good and typing mechanical seal into wikipedia does not lead to this page even though the page clearly states that it is sometimes called a mechanical seal. Would do all that myself if I knew how and had the time. ok thanks 86.14.39.133 (talk) 14:18, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Fuyang Hengmi Seal Manufacturing Co Ltd manufactures most kinds of mechanical seals. There are about forty series and one thousand sizes for selection. And the products are widely used for water pumps, industrial pumps, chemical pumps, auto pumps and so on. They can mostly take place those products of famous brand, but with very lower prices. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.100.59.136 (talk) 07:05, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

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Assisted dying

Assisted dying, assisted death, aid in dying or help to die may refer to:

 * Assisted suicide, help or assistance to another person to end their life
 * Euthanasia, the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
 * Palliative sedation, administration of medications with a calming or sedative effect to a person who is on the verge of death, which may accelerate the death of the patient

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Peter the Wild Boy

Peter the Wild Boy (born c. 1713; died 22 February 1785) was a boy from Hanover in northern Germany who was found in 1725 living wild in the woods near Hamelin (Electorate of Hanover), the town of the Pied Piper legend. The boy, of unknown parentage, had been living an entirely feral existence for an unknown length of time, surviving by eating forest flora; he walked on all fours, exhibited uncivilized behaviour and could not be taught to speak a language. It's been speculated that he suffered from the very rare genetic disorder Pitt–Hopkins syndrome.

Peter was found in the Hertswold Forest by a party of hunters led by George I while on a visit to his Hanover homeland and brought to Great Britain in 1726 by order of his daughter-in-law Caroline of Ansbach, the Princess of Wales.

Life in London
After Peter's transportation to Britain, curiosity and speculation concerning Peter was excited in London. The craze was the subject of a biting satire by Jonathan Swift, and of another entitled The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation, which has been attributed to Swift and John Arbuthnot. Daniel Defoe also wrote on the subject in his pamphlet Mere Nature Delineated. James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, in his Origin and Progress of Language presents Peter as an illustration of his theory of the evolution of the human species.

Caroline, Princess of Wales took an interest in Peter's welfare, and in 1726, after the initial public curiosity began to subside, she arranged for Dr Arbuthnot to oversee his education. All efforts to teach him to speak, read or write failed.

The interior designer and painter William Kent included a depiction of Peter in a large painting of King George I's court that today hangs on the east wall of the King's Staircase at Kensington Palace in London. Peter is shown wearing a green coat and holding oak leaves and acorns in his right hand.

Life in Northchurch
After he was discharged from the supervision of Dr Arbuthnot, he was entrusted to the care of Mrs. Titchbourn, one of the Queen's bedchamber women, with a handsome pension annexed to the charge. Mrs. Titchbourn usually spent a few weeks every summer at the house of Mr. James Fenn, a yeoman farmer, at Axter's End, in the parish of Northchurch, Hertfordshire. Peter was left there in the care of Mr. Fenn, who was allowed £35 a year for his support and maintenance. After the death of Mr. Fenn, Peter was transferred to the care of James's brother, Thomas, at another farmhouse, called Broadway, where he lived with the several successive tenants of that farm, and with the same government pension, to the time of his death.

In the late summer of 1751, Peter went missing from Broadway Farm and could not be traced. Advertisements were placed in newspapers offering a reward for his safe return. On 22 October 1751, a fire broke out in the parish of St Andrew's in Norwich. As the fire spread, the local gaol became engulfed in smoke and flame. The frightened inmates were hastily released and one aroused considerable curiosity on account of his remarkable appearance, excessively hirsute and strong, and the nature of the sounds he made, which led some to describe him as an orangutan. Some days later, he was identified as Peter the Wild Boy, possibly through a description of him in the London Evening Post. He was returned to Thomas Fenn's farm, and had a special leather collar with his name and address made for him to wear in future, should he ever stray again.

Peter lived to an estimated 70 years of age. He was visited in 1782 by the Scottish philosopher and judge James Burnett and was said to have a healthy complexion with a full white beard and apparently understood what was said to him but was himself only capable of saying the words "Peter" and "King George" and humming a few songs. There is a portrait of the "Wild Boy", depicting a handsome old man with a white beard, in Caulfield's Portraits of Remarkable Persons.

Death and burial

Peter died 22 February 1785 and is buried in Northchurch. His grave can still be seen in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, Northchurch, directly outside the main door to the church.

In 2007, a blue heritage plaque was placed at the Wild Man pub in Bedford Street, near St Andrew's in Norwich, commemorating Peter and his association with the district.

On 20 February 2013, it was announced by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport that the grave was to be given Grade II listing on the advice of English Heritage.

Modern assessment
In 2011, the condition that afflicted Peter the Wild Boy was suspected to be the chromosomal disorder Pitt–Hopkins syndrome, a condition identified only in 1978, nearly 200 years after Peter's death. Various physical attributes of Peter's which are evident in the Kensington Palace portrait have been matched to the condition, such as his curvy "Cupid's bow" lips, his short stature, his coarse, curly hair, drooping eyelids and thick lips.

An item on the BBC Radio 4 programme Witness History broadcast in March 2011 examined the history of Peter the Wild Boy, tracing his life in Northchurch and later in Berkhamsted, where a leather and brass collar designed to identify Peter in case he should wander away from the village and inscribed "Peter the Wild Man" is preserved at Berkhamsted School.

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BBC Big Screen

The BBC Big Screens are 25 m2 LED screens with sound systems situated in prominent locations in city centres in the United Kingdom. The project setting up these screens involved the BBC, LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games), and local councils. The premise on which the screens are operated is as a platform for all, to provide local information, and to allow filmmakers and other visual artists a platform on which to display their work.

There are 21 Big Screens in cities across the UK. Between 2002 and 2013 the BBC operated these screens, but the BBC department to manage the screens centrally closed in 2013 following funding cuts. Since 2013, some of the screens have been decommissioned, and some have been transferred to local authority ownership, where they continue to operate.

Belfast
Big Screen Belfast is in Donegall Square in the grounds of Belfast City Hall, and was installed in May 2011, the first Big Screen in Northern Ireland.

In 2013 ownership of the screen transferred to Belfast City Council, but it was put up for auction in 2017 due to council funding cuts.

Birmingham
The Big Screen was temporarily installed adjacent to the Birmingham Town Hall during its refurbishment.

The Big Screen in Birmingham was removed from Chamberlain Square on 19 September 2007 after the renovation of the Town Hall was completed. It was then erected in Victoria Square in November 2007. Some controversy has existed over the screen in terms of the number of objections to the renewal of its planning permission. Three years after it was due to be switched back on it had finally been fully activated. However, funding was cut by the BBC and the Big Screen was switched off on 10 December 2012, Birmingham City Council have yet to remove the screen due to budget cuts themselves.

Bradford
Big Screen Bradford is situated in Centenary Square, at the heart of Bradford City Centre. Adjacent to City Hall and the new urban park development.

Bristol
We The Curious Big Screen is a public screen based in Millennium Square, Bristol on the We The Curious building (formerly At-Bristol). The Big Screen was installed by the London Organising Committee for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games for the London 2012 Olympics (LOCOG). At the end of 2012, the Screen was gifted to Bristol City Council, who then gifted it to We The Curious.

The Big Screen is now a free community resource that provides the people of Bristol with free film screenings, public information, and content, as well as providing local groups and charity organisations the opportunity to showcase their work and message.

Cardiff
Big Screen Cardiff is located at the Hayes.

Coventry
Big Screen Coventry is situated at the Coventry Transport Museum, Millennium Place. In 2018 it was revealed that the screen is no longer operational but has not been removed.

Derby
Big Screen Derby was installed in 2007. The screen was a partnership between the BBC, Derby City Council, the University of Derby and LOCOG and was located in the Market Place next to the Assembly Rooms. In early September 2013, the screen was removed by Derby City Council in a cost-cutting exercise, although its return in some form has not been ruled out.

Derry
Big Screen Derry was one of the most recent screens to be launched, and the second in Northern Ireland. It was installed in Waterloo Place in November 2011, and was a focal point during both the 2012 Olympics and also Derry's City of Culture celebrations in 2013.

In 2017, Derry City Council suggested that it may be removed as the "location has not proved a success".

Dover
The Dover Big Screen was in Market Square, next to the museum and library. In September 2013, Dover District Council voted to remove it, due to maintenance costs, a lack of available parts and the BBC's decision to no longer provide content or technical support.

Edinburgh
Big Screen Edinburgh was located in Festival Square, across the road from the cultural trio of Usher Hall, Lyceum and Traverse Theatres. The screen was decommissioned by The City of Edinburgh Council in March 2015.

Leeds
Big Screen Leeds, launched in late 2005, can be found in Millennium Square.

Leicester
Big Screen Leicester was unveiled in January 2010 and is located in Humberstone Gate.

Manchester
Big Screen Manchester was the first Big Screen within the pilot project to be launched in May 2003. The BBC had already explored screens in relation to events such as Proms in the Park, the 2002 World Cup and the Manchester Commonwealth Games. For the Queen's Golden Jubilee ten temporary screens were installed in major cities around the UK. Due to their success, Manchester became the first permanent screen and from this the project has grown. Big Screen Manchester is housed in Exchange Square, a busy public area regenerated after the IRA bomb in 1996. A new Big Screen was installed Spring 2010, replacing the 7-year-old original.

Middlesbrough
Big Screen Middlesbrough is located in Centre Square.

Removed in 2022 due to being non operational

Norwich
Big Screen Norwich is situated on Chapelfield Plain which is in the heart of Norwich City Centre.

Plymouth
Big Screen Plymouth is located in Armada Way on the Piazza.

Portsmouth
Big Screen Portsmouth is in Guildhall Square, beside the Civic Offices and Portsmouth Guildhall. It is currently operated as a partnership between Portsmouth City Council and University of Portsmouth.

Swansea
Big Screen Swansea is located in Castle Square, in the heart of the city centre.

Swindon
Big Screen Swindon is sited within the town's main shopping centre at Wharf Green. The screen was bought for Swindon Borough Council by the New Swindon Company as part of a project to redevelop the Wharf Green area in 2008.

Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest is an outer London borough situated north east of the city. The Big Screen is located in Walthamstow Town Square, installed in time for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Woolwich
Woolwich, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, received its Big Screen installation in General Gordon Square in 2009. The Big Screen was temporarily switched off during the redesign of General Gordon Place, 2010–2011.

Hull
Big Screen Hull was launched at the turning on of the city's Christmas lights in November 2004. The screen's erection was surrounded by controversy when it emerged that local councillor Colin Inglis had authorised the purchase of the screen without the matter reaching a council committee. When the five-year contract between Hull City Council, Philips and the BBC ended in 2009, the screen was dismantled and moved into storage.

Liverpool
Big Screen Liverpool was situated in Clayton Square, in the heart of Liverpool's retail quarter. In May 2015 it was announced that the screen was due to be removed due to unrepairable faults.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kirbyverse Cover Gallery

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

The result of the debate was DELETE. Linuxbeak | Talk 21:57, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Kirbyverse Cover Gallery
Wikipedia isn't an image gallery. dbenbenn | talk 13:58, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete as per WP:NOT, and any fair-use claim for the use of those images on that page is doubtful. --Carnildo 23:19, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
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Alfred Piccaver

Alfred Piccaver (5 February 1884 – 23 September 1958) was a British-American operatic dramatic/spinto tenor. He was particularly noted for his performances as Rodolfo in Giacomo Puccini's La bohème and other popular mainstream operatic roles.

Early years
Piccaver was born on 5 February 1884 in the Lincolnshire town of Long Sutton to chemist Frederick Herman Piccaver (1864 - 17 February 1916) and his wife Sarah Ann Sissons. The Piccavers had been farm laborers, but there were also claims of Spanish ancestry dating back to the Spanish Armada. At a young age, Alfred emigrated with his family to the United States of America. The family resettled in Albany, NY and took American citizenship. Frederick Piccaver worked as head brewer of the Beverwyck Brewery. Alfred joined the choir of Albany's St. Peter's Episcopal Church as a boy soprano. He also became a soloist at the North Reformed Church in Watervliet. The young Piccaver went on to study voice with S. Graham Nobbes, who had been chief instructor of the Emma Willard Conservatory of Music and with Allan Lindsay, conductor of the Troy Conservatory of Music. Alfred later trained to be electrical engineer but he had a talent for singing and in 1905 he enrolled at the Metropolitan School of Opera. The school's director Heinrich Conried recognised his considerable vocal ability and in 1907 sent the young Alfred to Prague, where he studied with Ludmilla Prochazka-Neumann (1872–1954).

Debut and work in Europe
His studies led to a three-year contract with the Deutsches Landes-Theater in Prague where he made his debut on 9 September 1907 in Otto Nicolai's The Merry Wives of Windsor. In the following three years, he sang in operas by Flotow, Verdi, Wagner, Mozart, Puccini and Gounod. This variety stood him in good stead, because in 1910, he was invited to appear as a guest in Mattia Battistini's touring company that was performing in Prague. He must have impressed Battistini because Piccaver was persuaded to travel with the company to their next venue in Vienna where the Vienna Hofoper showed an interest in him. However, he continued to sing with the Prague company for the remainder of his contract and it was not until 6 September 1912 that he gave his first performance with the Vienna State Opera as a permanent member.

A star in Vienna
Piccaver had a warm, velvety, lyric tenor voice with a fine cantilena style and excellent legato and diction. Later on it became what an English critic has described as 'slack muscled' and acquired a baritonal quality, but in the early years of his prime he was known to the Viennese as 'the Caruso from Prague'. His roles included Rodolfo (Puccini called him 'my ideal Rodolfo'), Cavaradossi, Canio, Radames, Florestan, Lensky and Walther. He made a large number of recordings by both the acoustic and electrical processes and many of these are available on CD reissues.

Piccaver loved Vienna and the Viennese way of life, so much so that when the director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Giulio Gatti-Casazza, made a lucrative offer for him to appear at the Met, he turned it down. He was never asked again. In return, the Viennese were devoted to 'Picci', as he was affectionately known. When the First World War broke out Piccaver as an American citizen was unaffected, though when the United States joined the war in 1917 he was found trying to leave the country but was spared internment if he agreed to continue singing at the Opera. After the war his career at the Vienna State Opera was interrupted by appearances in Chicago in 1923, 1924 and 1925 and at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1924, the only year in which he appeared at this house.

In 1923, for reasons that are not clear, he claimed British nationality as he was entitled to do as a result of his place of birth, though Alfred Piccaver always considered himself an American. On 31 December 1931 his contract with The Vienna State Opera was terminated as a result of a dispute over his salary. He continued to live in Vienna and to make guest appearances in opera in Austria and abroad but with the political situation in Austria worsening he decided to return to Britain in 1937, settling in Putney, London. He made some records and concert appearances in London and even appeared on the BBC's fledgling television service in 1939. Piccaver also worked as teacher, giving lessons in music and singing, one of his pupils being the tenor Nigel Douglas. After the war, in 1955 he returned to Vienna for the re-opening of the Vienna State Opera House and decided to stay permanently.

He died in his favourite city on 23 September 1958. The Austrian government gave him a state funeral. His coffin was carried in procession from the Protestant Church to the Opera House, where many attended to pay their respects. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra played the funeral march from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony. His ashes are buried at Feuerhalle Simmering Vienna.

Personal life
Piccaver's first marriage was to Baroness Mariette Styrcea (born Marietta Johanny, died 11 Nov 1934), the daughter of an Austrian Lutheran minister. Mariette worked for the Volkstheater company in Vienna. She was still a teenager when she met Piccaver. The union later ended in divorce. In 1926, Piccaver married Ria Günzel, an Austrian dancer. Piccaver for a time had a home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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One Raffles Quay

One Raffles Quay is an office building complex located at Raffles Place, the central business district of Singapore.

Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, One Raffles Quay (ORQ) consists of the 50-storey North Tower and the 29-storey South Tower, totalling about 1.3 million square feet of office space. The building was purpose-built for banking and financial corporations in August 2006.

ORQ is home to international banks such as Barclays Capital, UniCredit, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank AG, Societe Generale Private Banking and UBS, headquarters of cryptocurrency exchange crypto.com as well as professional services firms Thomson Reuters, Ernst & Young, QBE Insurance and leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider LSEG. It also has amenities and is directly linked to Raffles Place MRT station via its own exit (Exit J) or other retail underpasses, and can be accessed from Downtown MRT station at ground level, by Marina Bay Suites. One Raffles Quay also has an internal overground linkway that links the One Raffles Quay underpass to The Sail, ground level, and IOI Central Boulevard Towers.

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Cry (Churchill Kohlman song)

"Cry" is a 1951 popular song written by Churchill Kohlman. The song was first recorded by Ruth Casey on the Cadillac label. The biggest hit version was recorded in New York City by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads on October 16, 1951. Singer Ronnie Dove also had a big hit with the song in 1966.

Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads version
Johnnie Ray recorded the song at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City, with his version of the song being released on Columbia Records subsidiary label Okeh Records as catalog number Okeh 6840. It was a No.1 hit on the Billboard magazine chart that year, and one side of one of the biggest two-sided hits, as the flip side, "The Little White Cloud That Cried," reached No.2 on the Billboard chart. This recording also hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers lists and the flip side, "The Little White Cloud That Cried," peaked at number six. When the single started to crack the charts the single was released on Columbia Records catalog number Co 39659.

Stan Freberg satirized this song, under the title "Try", and reported getting more angry feedback than from any of his many other parodies.

Ronnie Dove version
Ronnie Dove had a hit with the song in 1966. Released in November, it would reach the Top 20 on both the Pop and Easy Listening Charts by the end of the year. He would go on to perform this song on The Ed Sullivan Show early the following year. This would be Dove's last Top 40 hit, although he would continue to chart on the Easy Listening and, later, country charts.

Lynn Anderson version
Lynn Anderson had major success in the country music market with her 1972 version, released on Columbia Records, which hit No.1 on the Cashbox country charts, and No. 3 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart. It also charted in the Top 20 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary Charts.

Crystal Gayle version
Crystal Gayle had her own hit version of the song in 1986, taking it to No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart.

Dutch-language versions
In 1982, singer/comedian André van Duin recorded it as "Als je huilt" (a double A-side with his take on Edith Piaf's "Les Trois Cloches") which became a #1-hit in the Dutch Top 40 by mid-August. During TV-promotion he wore specially designed specs with an in-built water-sprayer for audience-exposure.

Other versions

 * Stan Freberg did a 1952 parody of Johnnie Ray's version of "Cry" entitled "Try", in which he did an emotional "sobbing out of tune" performance with different lyrics. The lyrics include the title of the B-side song "The Little White Cloud That Cried", in the line "even little white clouds do it". Johnnie Ray was not initially pleased with this parody. However, he later accepted Freberg's version. It peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
 * Brenda Lee recorded the song for her 1961 Emotions album.
 * Gene McDaniels recorded the song for his album 100 Lbs. of Clay! in 1961.
 * Timi Yuro recorded the song in 1961 for her album Hurt!
 * Paul Anka recorded the song as a B-side of "I'm Coming Home" in 1962 on ABC-Paramount 45–10338.
 * Lesley Gore recorded the song on her 1963 debut album I'll Cry If I Want To.
 * Ray Charles recorded the song on his 1964 album Sweet & Sour Tears. (#44 Canada )
 * Tammy Wynette recorded the song on her 1968 album, Take Me to Your World / I Don't Wanna Play House.
 * Mina sang the song on her 1968 live album Mina alla Bussola dal vivo.
 * Diana Trask took a version to #99 on the country singles charts in 1975.
 * Kevin Coyne included a cover of the song on his 1978 album, Dynamite Daze.
 * David Cassidy did a cover of the song for his 2002 album Then and Now.
 * Liza Minnelli recorded a version on her 2002 CD Liza's Back.
 * Eros and the Eschaton recorded a version for Bar None Records in 2014.
 * Lorrie Morgan recorded the song for her 2009 A Moment in Time album.

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if i can find a nice photo of her in the darling buds of may, could we use that instead of the horrible harry potter one?

Real birth date?
I've been aware of Pam's date of birth being unknown for a few years now. Only the year was previosly listed until January 1st suddenly turned up last year. I have no doubt that this is false information, used as a default date on certain sites and has been spread around the internet (I've seen this time and time again!). Her real birthday has yet to be publically revealed - although it may have been disclosed during Pam's 1991 appearance on This is Your Life if anyone can get hold of that. Any info is welcome! Crisso (talk) 20:37, 21 October 2009 (UTC)

 * Ferris was born in 1949 according to Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies. This is confirmed in various interviews I've found online, including an |an article from the Times in 2007 and another (which I can sadly no longer find) in which Ferris talks about moving to New Zealand with her family in 1962, at age 13. Crisso (talk) 18:46, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

OK, according to this article, Pam WAS born in 1948. Although I've not seen any reliable evidence to suggest January 1st is her birthday, as all these sources seem to derive from each other. Only an official source on Pam will do. Crisso (talk) 18:31, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

movie roles
the list of movies is ok, but it would be nice if there was a list of what role she was in.Overseer19XX (talk) 18:25, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

Place of Birth
Having been born in Germany to Welsh parents doesn't make her any more a "German-Welsh character actress" as having been born in a cowshed would make a horse a cow.

--92.208.156.205 (talk) 18:22, 10 April 2017 (UTC)

Welsh / German
Can't find any reference that she was born in Germany in the given source. Also, she is referred to as Welsh, but surely German-born Welsh would be better, although calling her Welsh because she was brought up in Wales but born in Germany - who knows. Someone should check it and refer to Wikipedia policy because I don't know what is best here. 86.129.199.6 (talk) 10:05, 3 December 2018 (UTC)

Missing a movie role she played
I noticed she isn’t credited for her role as Queen in the 2018(?) film “Holmes and Watson.” Somebody should add that info too. 166.181.81.61 (talk) 20:11, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, she played Queen Victoria in Holmes & Watson (2018). But that is included in the table in Filmography. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:21, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

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The Feynman Problem Solving Algorithm is already incorporated into the Richard Feynman article. That means it doesn't need to be merged; I say we delete it, since it's rather redundant. -- Stefan Folkers 14:00, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

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Richard Brind

Richard Brind (died March 1718) was an English organist and minor composer of the 17th century.

Biography
Born in England in the 1670s or 1680s, Brind was a chorister at St Paul's Cathedral as boy and young teenager. While there, he sang under the directorship of John Blow and Jeremiah Clarke. After Clarke's death in 1707, he was appointed vicar-choral and, while not succeeding him as Master of the Choristers, he did take over his post as organist at St Paul's. According to music historian Sir John Hawkins, Brind was "no very celebrated performer", and, although five anthems are listed in Divine Harmony (London, 1712), none of his compositions survives. He died in London, and is best remembered today as a teacher to composer Maurice Greene.

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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 keep. Whether this was a bad faith nomination or not, consensus is clear. - A Man In Black (conspire | past ops) 17:17, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

Gil Shaham
Non-notable violinist. Jake013 14:01, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep. Pretty obvious bad faith nomination by same editor who nominated Jascha Heifetz a couple of days ago (if someone wants to do something about that). -- Egil 14:26, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep - the Heifetz nomination could have been a mistake (assume good faith) in isolation but one has to suspect bad faith when followed by this one.    Dl yo ns 493   Ta lk   15:42, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Speedy keep as per above. --Last Malthusian 16:28, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
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Brian Menell

Brian Menell is a South African businessman with interests in mining, agriculture, and banking. He is the CEO and Chairman of TechMet Ltd. London.

Biography
Menell was born in 1965 in Johannesburg. His grandfather, Slip Menell, was the co-founder in 1932 of the Anglovaal Group, one of South Africa's largest diversified mining and industrial groups of companies. His father was the philanthropist and businessman, Clive Menell, who died in 1996. President Nelson Mandela gave the address at Clive's memorial service in Johannesburg.

Menell attended Rugby School in the UK. He holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Pennsylvania in political science and economics.

TechMet
Menell established TechMet, a mining and metals investment company in 2017. The firm is currently based in Dublin but also has offices in London.

The firm is partly supported by the US government's Development Finance Corporation (DFC) who have an estimated 15% stake.

TechMet primarily invests in companies engaged in the mining, processing, and recycling of minerals. Its portfolio includes operations extracting materials like lithium, nickel, and cobalt, which are pivotal components in electric vehicle batteries, as well as rare earth metals used in motors and wind turbines. The company's investment strategy focuses on either selling its stakes or pursuing initial public offerings as evidenced by previous investments like Li-Cycle, a battery recycling entity.

Notably, TechMet is the largest external shareholder in Cornish Lithium, having invested $30 million in the venture, which is formulating plans to mine lithium in the vicinity of St Austell and extract it from geothermal waters near Redruth, Cornwall. The UK Infrastructure Bank have also backed the project.

TechMet is reported to have invested in ten companies. Its interests include nickel and cobalt mining in Brazil and chemical production in Arkansas. Additionally, the firm has stakes in tin and tungsten mining operations in Rwanda.

Mining
Prior to joining Anglovaal Group, Menell worked for the De Beers Group in London, Antwerp and Windhoek for eight years. He originally joined the company as a diamond sorter.

Menell was Principal and Executive Director of Anglovaal Mining Ltd. which owned precious metal, base metal, ferrous metal, and diamond interests across Southern Africa. Menell and his brother, Rick, retained control of Anglovaal until its sale in 2001 to create the largest South African empowerment controlled company, African Rainbow Minerals. During his time with Anglovaal he was also a 50% partner in the Venetia diamond mine. De Beers' acquisition of Anglovaal's interest in the mine for $600 million was the largest in the company's history.

Since the sale of Anglovaal, Menell has been a participant in different projects and businesses across sub-Saharan Africa.

In 2017, Menell founded and continues to serve as chairman and CEO of TechMet Ltd, an investment vehicle for a portfolio of technology metal projects. TechMet acquires and manages projects that produce, process, and recycle the key strategic technology metals that go into batteries, electric vehicles, and robotics – cobalt, lithium, nickel, tin, tungsten, rare earth metals, vanadium, and graphite.

Menell is the chief executive officer of the Kemet Group, which invests in and manages mining and other natural resource projects across the African continent and advises certain African governments on resource policy and major transactions. He also serves as Chief Executive of Tinco Investments Limited (an integrated tin and tungsten producer).

Menell is a former Director and Chairman of Shore Gold Inc., one of Canada's largest diamond exploration companies.

Other ventures
In 2004, Menell was a founding partner and Executive Director of the A1 Grand Prix auto racing series. He is a Director and Chairman of Sallfort Partners AG, a private banking joint venture headquartered in Zürich.

Through the SG Menell Charitable Fund, Menell invests in disadvantaged communities in both South Africa and the rest of the developing world.

Menell has been quoted in Bloomberg and the Financial Times on technology metals, and in the Financial Times as an expert on the diamond industry, African resources, African politics, and resource nationalism. He has spoken at The Times CEO Summit, The Mines and Money Conference, and The New York Africa Forum.

Personal life
He is married with two children.His wife, Emma Menell is the founding Director of Tyburn Gallery in London, UK.

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