| Thruxton Circuit Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 34: | Line 34: | | | | | | | | ==Points of interest== | | ==Points of interest== | | | + | Thruxton circuit is the fastest race circuit in the UK | | | + | | | | During race weekends, a radio commentary service entitled Radio Thruxton operates on the Medium Wave band on 1602 kHz. This has commentators at the key points of the track, namely, the aforementioned Chicane and Complex as well as a pit reporter, who conducts interviews with the race winners. | | During race weekends, a radio commentary service entitled Radio Thruxton operates on the Medium Wave band on 1602 kHz. This has commentators at the key points of the track, namely, the aforementioned Chicane and Complex as well as a pit reporter, who conducts interviews with the race winners. | | | | | | | − | Outside of motor racing, the circuit offers a driving school for aspiring racing drivers, plus featured as the venue for [[BBC Three|BBC3's]] series '[[Stars in Fast Cars]]'. | + | Outside of motor racing, the circuit offers a driving school for aspiring racing drivers to drive their dream cars. | | | + | | | | + | Thruxton was the venue for [[BBC Three|BBC3's]] series '[[Stars in Fast Cars]]'. | | | | | | | | ==Books== | | ==Books== | |
| Robert S. Weiner Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Disambiguated: Progressive, 26th Amendment, Social Security, Medicare, Committee on Government Operations, Kenn Starr | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | | {{essay-like|date=February 2012}} | | {{essay-like|date=February 2012}} | | − | Robert "Bob" Weiner, born April 3, 1947, is an [[United States|American]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] strategist and [[political commentator]]. Mr. Weiner served as [[Chief of staff]] for the [[House Aging Committee]] under [[Florida]] [[Congressman]] [[Claude Pepper]] as well as a [[White House]] [[Chief of Press Relations]] and Director of Public Affairs during the [[Bill Clinton administration|Clinton]] and [[Bush administration (2000)|Bush]] administrations. He is currently president of the [[Washington, DC]] based public relations firm [http://www.weinerpublic.com Robert Weiner Associates] as well as the founder and board member of the DC [[nonprofit]] group Solutions for Change. Mr. Weiner is best known for his [[progressive]] [[Editorial|editorial articles]], published in newspapers across the country, in which he addresses contemporary American [[public policy]] from a [[center-left]] position. He is married to Dr. Patricia Berg. | + | Robert "Bob" Weiner, born April 3, 1947, is an [[United States|American]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] strategist and [[political commentator]]. Mr. Weiner served as [[Chief of staff]] for the [[House Aging Committee]] under [[Florida]] [[Congressman]] [[Claude Pepper]] as well as a [[White House]] [[Chief of Press Relations]] and Director of Public Affairs during the [[Bill Clinton administration|Clinton]] and [[Bush administration (2000)|Bush]] administrations. He is currently president of the [[Washington, DC]] based public relations firm [http://www.weinerpublic.com Robert Weiner Associates] as well as the founder and board member of the DC [[nonprofit]] group Solutions for Change. Mr. Weiner is best known for his [[progressivism|progressive]] [[Editorial|editorial articles]], published in newspapers across the country, in which he addresses contemporary American [[public policy]] from a [[center-left]] position. He is married to Dr. Patricia Berg. | | | | | | | | == Education == | | == Education == | | Line 7: | Line 7: | | | == Early Political Career == | | == Early Political Career == | | | === Watergate era === | | === Watergate era === | | − | In 1970, he volunteered as the Western Massachusetts Student Co-coordinator for Senator [[Edward Kennedy]]. After ratification of the [[26th Amendment]] in 1971, which lowered the voting age in the United States from 21 to 18, he took a job as the first National Youth Voter Registration Coordinator at the [[Democratic National Committee]], headquartered in the [[Watergate building|Watergate office building]]. In 1972 he began work as national youth voter registration media coordinator for the Democrats' Get-out-the-Vote campaign, also headquartered at the Watergate. | + | In 1970, he volunteered as the Western Massachusetts Student Co-coordinator for Senator [[Edward Kennedy]]. After ratification of the [[Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution|26th Amendment]] in 1971, which lowered the voting age in the United States from 21 to 18, he took a job as the first National Youth Voter Registration Coordinator at the [[Democratic National Committee]], headquartered in the [[Watergate building|Watergate office building]]. In 1972 he began work as national youth voter registration media coordinator for the Democrats' Get-out-the-Vote campaign, also headquartered at the Watergate. | | | | | | | | === Age Discrimination === | | === Age Discrimination === | | − | Mr. Weiner served as Staff Director on the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] Select Committee on Aging from 1976 to 1980, under Chairman [[Claude Pepper]]. His work during this time focused on protecting [[Social Security]] and [[Medicare]], and enacting of Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments in 1978, which abolished mandatory retirement age at age 65. | + | Mr. Weiner served as Staff Director on the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] Select Committee on Aging from 1976 to 1980, under Chairman [[Claude Pepper]]. His work during this time focused on protecting [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] and [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]], and enacting of Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendments in 1978, which abolished mandatory retirement age at age 65. | | | | | | | | == 1980's through 2000's == | | == 1980's through 2000's == | | − | From 1987 through 1990, Mr. Weiner served as [[Press Secretary]] and media coordinator on the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on [[Narcotics]] under Congressman [[Charles Rangel]]. From 1990 through 1995, he was the Press Secretary and Communications Director on the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] [[Committee on Government Operations]] and National Security Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman [[John Conyers]]. From May 1995 until August 2001, Mr. Weiner served as Chief of Press Relations and director of [[public affairs]] for the [[White House Office of Drug Policy]]. | + | From 1987 through 1990, Mr. Weiner served as [[Press Secretary]] and media coordinator on the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on [[Narcotics]] under Congressman [[Charles Rangel]]. From 1990 through 1995, he was the Press Secretary and Communications Director on the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] [[United States House Committee on Government Operations|Committee on Government Operations]] and National Security Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman [[John Conyers]]. From May 1995 until August 2001, Mr. Weiner served as Chief of Press Relations and director of [[public affairs]] for the [[White House Office of Drug Policy]]. | | | | | | | | === Lewinsky Scandal === | | === Lewinsky Scandal === | | − | During the [[Monica Lewinsky scandal]] Mr. Weiner was subpoenaed to testify before the [[Whitewater controversy|Whitewater]]-[[Lewinsky scandal|Lewinsky]] [[grand jury]] by independent council [[Kenn Starr|Kenneth Starr]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hogenson|first=Scott|title=Grand Jury Target in Linda Tripp Probe Keeps Administration Job|url=http://cnsnews.com/news/article/grand-jury-target-linda-tripp-probe-keeps-administration-job|work=CNS News|publisher=CNS News|accessdate=2/5/2012}}</ref> Mr. Starr cited Mr. Weiner's work as a White House spokesman at the time to justify his subpoena; however it was later revealed that Mr. Starr was motivated by Mr. Weiner's comments to a friend concerning the legality of [[Linda Tripp]]'s secret recording of private phone calls with [[Monica Lewinsky]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Anthony|title=Abroad at Home; Abuse of Power|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/02/opinion/abroad-at-home-abuse-of-power.html|accessdate=2/2/12|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 2, 1998}}</ref> a felony in the state of [[Maryland]]. Upon exiting the courthouse, Mr. Weiner is quoted as saying "this is an incredible overreach by the prosecutor to have subpoenaed us. It is Big Brother at its worst and it really scares you."<ref>{{cite web|last=Hogenson|first=Scott|title=Grand Jury Target in Linda Tripp Probe Keeps Administration Job|url=http://cnsnews.com/news/article/grand-jury-target-linda-tripp-probe-keeps-administration-job|work=CNS News|publisher=CNS News|accessdate=2/5/2012}}</ref> | + | During the [[Monica Lewinsky scandal]] Mr. Weiner was subpoenaed to testify before the [[Whitewater controversy|Whitewater]]-[[Lewinsky scandal|Lewinsky]] [[grand jury]] by independent council [[Kenneth Starr]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hogenson|first=Scott|title=Grand Jury Target in Linda Tripp Probe Keeps Administration Job|url=http://cnsnews.com/news/article/grand-jury-target-linda-tripp-probe-keeps-administration-job|work=CNS News|publisher=CNS News|accessdate=2/5/2012}}</ref> Mr. Starr cited Mr. Weiner's work as a White House spokesman at the time to justify his subpoena; however it was later revealed that Mr. Starr was motivated by Mr. Weiner's comments to a friend concerning the legality of [[Linda Tripp]]'s secret recording of private phone calls with [[Monica Lewinsky]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Anthony|title=Abroad at Home; Abuse of Power|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/02/opinion/abroad-at-home-abuse-of-power.html|accessdate=2/2/12|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 2, 1998}}</ref> a felony in the state of [[Maryland]]. Upon exiting the courthouse, Mr. Weiner is quoted as saying "this is an incredible overreach by the prosecutor to have subpoenaed us. It is Big Brother at its worst and it really scares you."<ref>{{cite web|last=Hogenson|first=Scott|title=Grand Jury Target in Linda Tripp Probe Keeps Administration Job|url=http://cnsnews.com/news/article/grand-jury-target-linda-tripp-probe-keeps-administration-job|work=CNS News|publisher=CNS News|accessdate=2/5/2012}}</ref> | | | | | | | | == External links == | | == External links == | |
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| Saint Patrick Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Reverted edit(s) by 87.40.119.91 identified as test/vandalism using STiki | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 65: | Line 65: | | | }}</ref> Based largely on an 8th-century [[gloss (margin text)|gloss]], Coroticus is taken to be King [[Ceretic of Alt Clut]].<ref>De Paor, pp. 109–113; Charles-Edwards, pp. 226–230.</ref> It has been suggested that it was the sending of this letter which provoked the trial which Patrick mentions in the ''Confession''.<ref>Thomas, pp. 339 – 343.</ref> | | }}</ref> Based largely on an 8th-century [[gloss (margin text)|gloss]], Coroticus is taken to be King [[Ceretic of Alt Clut]].<ref>De Paor, pp. 109–113; Charles-Edwards, pp. 226–230.</ref> It has been suggested that it was the sending of this letter which provoked the trial which Patrick mentions in the ''Confession''.<ref>Thomas, pp. 339 – 343.</ref> | | | | | | | − | Saint Patrick died of being drowned in maple syrup by the unicorns of Blargon 7 | + | == Death == | | | + | According to the latest reconstruction of the old Irish annals, Patrick died in AD 461 on March 17, a date accepted by some modern historians.<ref>See Dumville, pp. 116–12; Wood, p. 45 n. 5.</ref> Prior to the 1940s it was believed without doubt that he died in 420 and thus had lived in the first half of the 5th century.<ref>Byrne, pp. 78–82; the notes following Tírechán's hagiography in the ''Book of Armagh'' state that [[Palladius]] "was also called Patrick, while other sources have vague mentions of 'two Patricks'", Byrne, p.78. See De Paor, pp. 203–206, for the notes referred to.</ref> A lecture entitled ''"The Two Patricks"'', published in 1942 by [[T. F. O'Rahilly]], caused enormous controversy by proposing that there had been two "Patricks", [[Palladius]] and Patrick, and that what we now know of St. Patrick was in fact in part a conscious effort to blend the two into one [[hagiography|hagiographic]] personality. Decades of contention eventually ended with most historians{{Who|date=July 2009}} now asserting that Patrick was indeed most likely to have been active in the latter half of the fifth century.<ref>[http://www.whyguides.com/why-did-st-patrick-become-a-saint.html Why did St. Patrick Become a Saint] ''Why Guides'' Retrieved 2011-02-20</ref> | | | + | | | | + | While Patrick's own writings contain no dates, they do contain information which can be used to date them. Patrick's quotations from the [[Acts of the Apostles]] follow the [[Vulgate]], strongly suggesting that his ecclesiastical conversion did not take place before the early 5th century. Patrick also refers to the [[Franks]] as being [[pagan]]s. Their conversion is dated to the period 496–508.<ref>Stancliffe.</ref> | | | + | | | | + | There is plentiful evidence for a medieval tradition that Patrick had died in 493. An addition to the [[Annals of Ulster]] states that in the year 553 (approximately two hundred and fifty years before the addition was made):<blockquote>I have found this in the Book of Cuanu: The relics of Patrick were placed sixty years after his death in a shrine by [[Colum Cille]]. Three splendid halidoms were found in the burial-place: his goblet, the Angel's Gospel, and the Bell of the Testament. This is how the angel distributed the halidoms: the goblet to Dún, the Bell of the Testament to Ard Macha, and the Angel's Gospel to Colum Cille himself. The reason it is called the Angel's Gospel is that Colum Cille received it from the hand of the angel.<ref>De Paor, p. 122.</ref></blockquote> | | | + | [[File:Saint Patrick's grave Downpatrick.jpg|thumb|The reputed burial place of St. Patrick in [[Downpatrick]]]] The placing of this event in the year 553 indicate a tradition that Patrick's death was 493, or at least in the early years of that decade, and the Annals of Ulster report under 493:<blockquote>Patrick, arch-apostle, or archbishop and apostle of the Irish, rested on the 16th of the Kalends of April in the 120th year of his age, in the 60th year after he had come to Ireland to baptise the Irish.</blockquote> | | | + | | | | + | This tradition is also seen in an annalistic reference to the death of a saint termed Patrick's disciple, [[Mochta]], who is said to have died in 535.<ref>De Paor, p. 121.</ref> | | | + | | | | + | St. Patrick is said to be buried at [[Down Cathedral]] in [[Downpatrick]], [[County Down]], alongside St. Brigid and St. Columba, although this has never been proven. The [[Battle for the Body of St. Patrick]] demonstrates the importance of both him as a spiritual leader, and of his body as an object of veneration, in early Christian Ireland. [[Saint Patrick Visitor Centre]] is a modern exhibition complex located in Downpatrick and is a permanent interpretative exhibition centre featuring interactive displays on the life and story of Saint Patrick. It provides the only permanent exhibition centre in the world devoted to Saint Patrick.<ref>[http://www.saintpatrickcentre.com/index.php About Us] ''The Saint Patrick Centre'' Retrieved 2011-02-20</ref> | | | | | | | | == Seventh-century writings == | | == Seventh-century writings == | |
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| List of tallest people Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 17: | Line 17: | | | ! style="width:5%;" bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Lifespan | | ! style="width:5%;" bgcolor="#CEDAF2" | Lifespan | | | |- | | |- | | − | |{{flagcountry|USA}} ||2.72 [[meter|m]]||8 ft 11.1 in ||[[Robert Wadlow]] ||Tallest person in recorded history confirmed by [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100319004913/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/extreme_bodies/tallest_man.aspx Robert Wadlow]</ref> || 1918–1940 | + | |{{flagcountry|USA}} ||2.72 [[meter|m]]||8 ft 11.1 in ||[[Neil Kavanagh]] ||Tallest person in recorded history confirmed by [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100319004913/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/human_body/extreme_bodies/tallest_man.aspx Robert Wadlow]</ref> || 1918–1940 | | | |- | | |- | | | |- bgcolor="E9B06B" | | |- bgcolor="E9B06B" | |
| Grey Coat Hospital Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 76: | Line 76: | | | ==Aim == | | ==Aim == | | | The aim of The Grey Coat Hospital is to enable girls to take charge of their learning, make decisions based on Christian values, live in the world as independent women, and meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. | | The aim of The Grey Coat Hospital is to enable girls to take charge of their learning, make decisions based on Christian values, live in the world as independent women, and meet the challenges of the twenty-first century. | | | + | | | | + | | | | + | Wikipedia is a fake website were you can change stuff and get crap info off it that have been changed by other people | | | | | | | | ==School behaviour code== | | ==School behaviour code== | |
| Rudolph Ackermann Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 28: | Line 28: | | | == Further Reading == | | == Further Reading == | | | * Martin Hardie (1909), ''English Coloured Books'', London: Methuen & Co and New York: G.P. Putnam's & Sons. Chapter X: Rudolph Ackerman. (pp. [http://www.archive.org/stream/englishcoloured01hardgoog#page/n167/mode/2up 96]–[http://www.archive.org/stream/englishcoloured01hardgoog#page/n199/mode/2up 116]; with index of works, pp. [http://www.archive.org/stream/englishcoloured01hardgoog#page/n451/mode/2up 310]–[http://www.archive.org/stream/englishcoloured01hardgoog#page/n455/mode/2up 314]). | | * Martin Hardie (1909), ''English Coloured Books'', London: Methuen & Co and New York: G.P. Putnam's & Sons. Chapter X: Rudolph Ackerman. (pp. [http://www.archive.org/stream/englishcoloured01hardgoog#page/n167/mode/2up 96]–[http://www.archive.org/stream/englishcoloured01hardgoog#page/n199/mode/2up 116]; with index of works, pp. [http://www.archive.org/stream/englishcoloured01hardgoog#page/n451/mode/2up 310]–[http://www.archive.org/stream/englishcoloured01hardgoog#page/n455/mode/2up 314]). | | − | * S.T. Prideaux (1909), ''Aquatint engraving''. Chapter VI: Rudolph Ackermann and his Associates. (pp. [http://www.archive.org/stream/aquatintengravin00pridiala#page/110/mode/2up 110] - [http://www.archive.org/stream/aquatintengravin00pridiala#page/152/mode/2up 152]; with index of works, pp. [http://www.archive.org/stream/aquatintengravin00pridiala#page/374/mode/2up 374]-[http://www.archive.org/stream/aquatintengravin00pridiala#page/378/mode/2up 378]) | + | * S.T. Prideaux (1909), ''Aquatint engraving''. Chapter VI: Rudolph Ackermann and his Associates. (pp. [http://www.archive.org/stream/aquatintengravin00pridiala#page/110/mode/2up 110]–[http://www.archive.org/stream/aquatintengravin00pridiala#page/152/mode/2up 152]; with index of works, pp. [http://www.archive.org/stream/aquatintengravin00pridiala#page/374/mode/2up 374]–[http://www.archive.org/stream/aquatintengravin00pridiala#page/378/mode/2up 378]) | | | | | | | | == External links == | | == External links == | |
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| PNC Park Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 72: | Line 72: | | | The first collegiate baseball game at PNC Park was played on May 6, 2003, between the [[Pittsburgh Panthers baseball|Pitt Panthers]] and the [[Duquesne Dukes]], a rivalry that was referred to as the [[City Game]].<ref name="FirstColl">{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Baseball Falls to Duquesne, 2-1, at PNC Park|publisher=PittsburghPanthers.com|date=2003-05-06|url=http://pittsburghpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050603aab.html|accessdate=2008-04-15}}</ref> Duquesne won the game by a score of 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ray|last=Fittipaldo|title=Pitcher's Big-League Effort Lifts Duquesne Past Pitt, 2-1|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/duquesne/20030507pittduke0507p5.asp|work=Duquesne/Atlantic 10|publisher=''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''|date=2003-05-07|accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref> However, due to Duquesne's decision to disband their baseball program following the 2010 season, the series between the two schools came to an end.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10137/1058747-135.stm|work=''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''|title=Duquesne's Baseball Team Plays (and Loses) in its Final Appearance at Home|first=Colin|last=Dunlap|date=2010-05-17}}</ref> The PNC Park City Game series ended in Pitt's favor, four games to two, with the 2007 game canceled because of poor field conditions.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil|last=Axelrod|title=Baseball: Three Freshmen Step Up as Panthers Rout Dukes|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08108/874129-142.stm|publisher=''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''|date=2008-04-17|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Phil|last=Axelrod|title=Baseball: Pitt, Duquesne to Treat Game Like Exhibition|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05103/487429-135.stm|publisher=''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''|date=2005-04-15|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Panthers Fall to Duquesne, 5-2 at PNC Park|publisher=PittsburghPanthers.com|url=http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/050609aaa.html|date=2009-05-06|accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref> | | The first collegiate baseball game at PNC Park was played on May 6, 2003, between the [[Pittsburgh Panthers baseball|Pitt Panthers]] and the [[Duquesne Dukes]], a rivalry that was referred to as the [[City Game]].<ref name="FirstColl">{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Baseball Falls to Duquesne, 2-1, at PNC Park|publisher=PittsburghPanthers.com|date=2003-05-06|url=http://pittsburghpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/050603aab.html|accessdate=2008-04-15}}</ref> Duquesne won the game by a score of 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ray|last=Fittipaldo|title=Pitcher's Big-League Effort Lifts Duquesne Past Pitt, 2-1|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/duquesne/20030507pittduke0507p5.asp|work=Duquesne/Atlantic 10|publisher=''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''|date=2003-05-07|accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref> However, due to Duquesne's decision to disband their baseball program following the 2010 season, the series between the two schools came to an end.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10137/1058747-135.stm|work=''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''|title=Duquesne's Baseball Team Plays (and Loses) in its Final Appearance at Home|first=Colin|last=Dunlap|date=2010-05-17}}</ref> The PNC Park City Game series ended in Pitt's favor, four games to two, with the 2007 game canceled because of poor field conditions.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil|last=Axelrod|title=Baseball: Three Freshmen Step Up as Panthers Rout Dukes|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08108/874129-142.stm|publisher=''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''|date=2008-04-17|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Phil|last=Axelrod|title=Baseball: Pitt, Duquesne to Treat Game Like Exhibition|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05103/487429-135.stm|publisher=''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''|date=2005-04-15|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Panthers Fall to Duquesne, 5-2 at PNC Park|publisher=PittsburghPanthers.com|url=http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/050609aaa.html|date=2009-05-06|accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref> | | | | | | | − | PNC Park has also hosted various concerts, including [[The Rolling Stones]]<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Rolling Stones concert information|publisher=PittsburghPirates.com|date=2005-09-27|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050927&content_id=1225900&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> and [[Pearl Jam]] in 2005, [[Jimmy Buffett]] and [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] in 2006 and [[Dave Matthews Band]] with opening act, [[Zac Brown Band]], on July 10, 2010. The park also served as one of the locations for the 2010 film ''[[She's Out of My League]]''. | + | PNC Park has also hosted various concerts, including [[The Rolling Stones]]<ref>{{cite press release |title=The Rolling Stones concert information|publisher=PittsburghPirates.com|date=2005-09-27|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20050927&content_id=1225900&vkey=pr_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit|accessdate=2008-05-14}}</ref> and [[Pearl Jam]] in 2005, [[Jimmy Buffett]] and [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]] in 2006 and [[Dave Matthews Band]] with opening act, [[Zac Brown Band]], on July 10, 2010. The park also served as one of the locations for the 2010 film ''[[She's Out of My League]]'' and the 2011 film ''[[Abduction (2011 film)|Abduction]]''. | | | [[File:Pnc gamepano.jpg|thumb|center|640px|An evening game between the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and Pittsburgh Pirates - August 7, 2001]] | | [[File:Pnc gamepano.jpg|thumb|center|640px|An evening game between the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and Pittsburgh Pirates - August 7, 2001]] | | | | | | |
| Category:Politics portals Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 10: | Line 10: | | | [[de:Kategorie:Portal:Politik als Thema]] | | [[de:Kategorie:Portal:Politik als Thema]] | | | [[eo:Kategorio:Portalo:Politiko]] | | [[eo:Kategorio:Portalo:Politiko]] | | | + | [[fa:رده:درگاه علوم سیاسی]] | | | [[fr:Catégorie:Portail:Politique]] | | [[fr:Catégorie:Portail:Politique]] | | | [[id:Kategori:Portal:Politik]] | | [[id:Kategori:Portal:Politik]] | |
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| Thomas the Apostle Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT cross reference ping-back to article that links here | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 64: | Line 64: | | | {{Main|Dormition of the Theotokos}} | | {{Main|Dormition of the Theotokos}} | | | | | | | − | According to ''The Passing of Mary'', a text attributed to [[Joseph of Arimathaea]],<ref>Robinson, J. Armitage (2003). ''Two Glastonbury Legends: King Arthur and St. Joseph of Arimathea, 1926''. Kessinger Publishing, p. 33. ISBN 0766177386</ref> Thomas was the only witness of the [[Assumption of Mary]] into heaven. The other apostles were miraculously transported to Jerusalem to witness her death. Thomas was left in India, but after her first burial he was transported to her tomb, where he witnessed her bodily assumption into heaven, from which she dropped her [[girdle]]. In an inversion of the story of Thomas' doubts, the other apostles are skeptical of Thomas' story until they see the empty tomb and the girdle.<ref name="ccel" /> Thomas' receipt of the girdle is commonly depicted in medieval and pre-[[Council of Trent|Tridentine]] Renaissance art.<ref>[http://www.vidimus.org/archive/issue_17_2008/issue_17_2008-03.html dimus no. 17 (April 2008)St Thomas Receiving the Virgin Mary's Girdle at her Assumption]</ref><ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-4658.1993.tb00266.x/abstract In imitation of Saint Thomas Aquinas: art, patronage and liturgy within a Renaissance chapel]</ref> | + | According to ''The Passing of Mary'', a text attributed to [[Joseph of Arimathaea]],<ref>Robinson, J. Armitage (2003). ''Two Glastonbury Legends: King Arthur and St. Joseph of Arimathea, 1926''. Kessinger Publishing, p. 33. ISBN 0766177386</ref> Thomas was the only witness of the [[Assumption of Mary]] into heaven. The other apostles were miraculously transported to Jerusalem to witness her death. Thomas was left in India, but after her first burial he was transported to her tomb, where he witnessed her bodily assumption into heaven, from which she dropped her [[girdle]]. In an inversion of the story of Thomas' doubts, the other apostles are skeptical of Thomas' story until they see the empty tomb and the girdle.<ref name="ccel" /> Thomas' receipt of the girdle is commonly depicted in medieval and pre-[[Council of Trent|Tridentine]] Renaissance art,<ref>[http://www.vidimus.org/archive/issue_17_2008/issue_17_2008-03.html dimus no. 17 (April 2008)St Thomas Receiving the Virgin Mary's Girdle at her Assumption]</ref><ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-4658.1993.tb00266.x/abstract In imitation of Saint Thomas Aquinas: art, patronage and liturgy within a Renaissance chapel]</ref> such as the Bavarian baroque [[Mary Untier of_Knots]]. | | | | | | | | ===Thomas and Syria=== | | ===Thomas and Syria=== | |
| Shimoyui Station Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT +infobox, commons | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | − | [[Image:Shimoyui-eki-1.jpg|thumb|Shimoyui Station]] | + | {{infobox japan station | | | + | |namerom = Shimoyui | | | + | |name = 下油井 | | | + | |image = Shimoyui-eki-1.jpg | | | + | |imagesize = | | | + | |caption = | | | + | |pref = Gifu | | | + | |city = | | | + | |ward = | | | + | |town = Shirakawa | | | + | |village = | | | + | |district = Kamo | | | + | |address = | | | + | |jaloc = | | | + | |postal = | | | + | |open = 1928 | | | + | |close = | | | + | |oldname = | | | + | |presentname = | | | + | |station_number = | | | + | |operator = [[JR Central]] | | | + | |line = [[Takayama Main Line]] | | | + | |stats = | | | + | |statsnote = | | | + | |bus = | | | + | }} | | | {{Nihongo|'''Shimoyui Station'''|下油井駅|Shimoyui-eki|}} is a [[train station]] in [[Shirakawa, Gifu (town)|Shirakawa]], [[Kamo District, Gifu|Kamo District]], [[Gifu Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. | | {{Nihongo|'''Shimoyui Station'''|下油井駅|Shimoyui-eki|}} is a [[train station]] in [[Shirakawa, Gifu (town)|Shirakawa]], [[Kamo District, Gifu|Kamo District]], [[Gifu Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. | | | | | | | Line 17: | Line 17: | | | {{S-end}} | | {{S-end}} | | | | | | | | + | {{Commons category}} | | | {{Takayama Main Line (JR Central)}} | | {{Takayama Main Line (JR Central)}} | | | | | | |
| George Wallace Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 112: | Line 112: | | | [[Term limit]]s in the [[Alabama Constitution]] prevented Wallace from seeking a second term in 1966. Therefore, Wallace offered his wife, [[Lurleen Wallace]], as a [[Power behind the throne|surrogate candidate]] for governor. She defeated two former governors, [[James E. Folsom]] and [[John Malcolm Patterson]], [[Attorney General of Alabama|Attorney General]] [[Richmond Flowers, Sr.]], and U.S. Representative [[Carl Elliott]] in the Democratic primary. Largely through the work of Wallace's supporters, the Alabama restriction on gubernatorial succession was later repealed. | | [[Term limit]]s in the [[Alabama Constitution]] prevented Wallace from seeking a second term in 1966. Therefore, Wallace offered his wife, [[Lurleen Wallace]], as a [[Power behind the throne|surrogate candidate]] for governor. She defeated two former governors, [[James E. Folsom]] and [[John Malcolm Patterson]], [[Attorney General of Alabama|Attorney General]] [[Richmond Flowers, Sr.]], and U.S. Representative [[Carl Elliott]] in the Democratic primary. Largely through the work of Wallace's supporters, the Alabama restriction on gubernatorial succession was later repealed. | | | | | | | − | Mrs. Wallace won the general election on November 8, 1966, having overwhelmed the Republican nominee, James D. Martin she was inaugurated in January 1967, but died in office of cancer on May 7, 1968, amid her husband's second presidential campaign.<ref name="Carter">Carter (1995), pp. 310-312, 317-320.</ref> She was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor [[Albert Brewer]]. Wallace's influence subsided until his next bid for election in his own right in 1970. | + | Mrs. Wallace won the general election on November 8, 1966, having overwhelmed the Republican nominee, James D. Martin. She was inaugurated in January 1967, but died in office of cancer at the age of forty on May 7, 1968, amid her husband's second presidential campaign.<ref name="Carter">Carter (1995), pp. 310-312, 317-320.</ref> She was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor [[Albert Brewer]]. Wallace's influence subsided until his next bid for election in his own right in 1970. | | | | | | | | ==1968 third party presidential run== | | ==1968 third party presidential run== | |
| Macedonian language Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Undid revision 482031256 by 94.70.97.22 (talk) reverting POV vandalism | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | − | {{two other uses|the modern Slavic language which officially claims to be the language ancient Macedonians spoke(non-arguably [[Hellenic language|Hellenic]])|the extinct Paleo-Balkan language|Ancient Macedonian language|other uses|Macedonian (disambiguation)}} | + | {{two other uses|the modern Slavic language|the extinct Paleo-Balkan language|Ancient Macedonian language|other uses|Macedonian (disambiguation)}} | | | {{Infobox language | | {{Infobox language | | | |name = Macedonian | | |name = Macedonian | | Line 513: | Line 513: | | | ===Greek view=== | | ===Greek view=== | | | {{See also|Macedonia naming dispute}} | | {{See also|Macedonia naming dispute}} | | − | Greeks object to the use of the "Macedonian" name in reference to the modern Slavic language,some mockingly calling it "monkey-donian"(believing that the slavomacedonian is insulting as well by containing "macedonian")<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=monkeydonia&oq=monkeydonia&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=272l1288l0l1467l6l6l0l0l0l0l200l396l0.1.1l2l0 Evidence of widespread use in greece]</ref>, or officially calling it "[[Slavomacedonian language|Slavomacedonian]]" ({{lang-el|σλαβομακεδονική γλώσσα}}), a term coined by some members of the Slavic-speaking community of northern Greece itself.<ref name="offensivegr">Although acceptable in the past, current use of this name in reference to both the ethnic group and the language can be considered [[pejorative]] and offensive by ethnic Macedonians. In the past, the Macedonian Slavs in Greece seemed relieved to be acknowledged as "Slavomacedonians". Pavlos Koufis, a native of Greek Macedonia, pioneer of ethnic Macedonian schools in the region and local historian, says in ''Laografika Florinas kai Kastorias'' (Folklore of Florina and Kastoria), Athens 1996: | + | Greeks object to the use of the "Macedonian" name in reference to the modern Slavic language, calling it "[[Slavomacedonian language|Slavomacedonian]]" ({{lang-el|σλαβομακεδονική γλώσσα}}), a term coined by some members of the Slavic-speaking community of northern Greece itself.<ref name="offensivegr">Although acceptable in the past, current use of this name in reference to both the ethnic group and the language can be considered [[pejorative]] and offensive by ethnic Macedonians. In the past, the Macedonian Slavs in Greece seemed relieved to be acknowledged as "Slavomacedonians". Pavlos Koufis, a native of Greek Macedonia, pioneer of ethnic Macedonian schools in the region and local historian, says in ''Laografika Florinas kai Kastorias'' (Folklore of Florina and Kastoria), Athens 1996: | | | <blockquote>"[During its Panhellenic Meeting in September 1942, the KKE mentioned that it recognises the equality of the ethnic minorities in Greece] the KKE recognised that the Slavophone population was ethnic minority of Slavomacedonians]. This was a term, which the inhabitants of the region accepted with relief. [Because] Slavomacedonians = Slavs+Macedonians. The first section of the term determined their origin and classified them in the great family of the Slav peoples."</blockquote> | | <blockquote>"[During its Panhellenic Meeting in September 1942, the KKE mentioned that it recognises the equality of the ethnic minorities in Greece] the KKE recognised that the Slavophone population was ethnic minority of Slavomacedonians]. This was a term, which the inhabitants of the region accepted with relief. [Because] Slavomacedonians = Slavs+Macedonians. The first section of the term determined their origin and classified them in the great family of the Slav peoples."</blockquote> | | | The [[Greek Helsinki Monitor]] reports: | | The [[Greek Helsinki Monitor]] reports: | |
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| Western Mindanao State University Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 7: | Line 7: | | | established = 1904| | | established = 1904| | | | type = [[State university and college (Philippines)|State University]]| | | type = [[State university and college (Philippines)|State University]]| | | − | president = Dr. Grace J. Rebollos | | + | president = Dr. Armando A. Arquiza | | | | city = [[Zamboanga City]]| | | city = [[Zamboanga City]]| | | | state = [[Zamboanga del Sur]]| | | state = [[Zamboanga del Sur]]| | |
| Patsy Gallant Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 14: | Line 14: | | | }} | | }} | | | | | | | − | '''Patsy Gallant''' (born August 15, 1948, [[Campbellton, New Brunswick|Campbellton]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[pop music|pop]] [[singing|singer]] and [[musical theatre]] [[actress]]. Of [[Acadian]] ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]]. | + | '''Patsy Gallant''' (born August 15, 1948, [[Campbellton, New Brunswick|Campbellton]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[pop music|pop]] [[singing|singer]] and [[musical theater]] [[actress]]. Of [[Acadian]] ancestry, she has recorded and performed in both [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]]. | | | | | | | | ==Successful beginnings in French == | | ==Successful beginnings in French == | | Line 24: | Line 24: | | | ==The Disco Diva== | | ==The Disco Diva== | | | | | | | − | Gallant's greatest popular success came with the 1976 album ''Are You Ready For Love'', and the disco single ''From New York to L.A.''. The latter takes its melody from [[Gilles Vigneault]]'s song ''[[Mon Pays]]'', earning Gallant criticism in Quebec from Gilles Vigneault.<ref>[http://www.qim.com/albums/description.asp?albumid=2773 qim.com]: Vigneault disavowed the English adaptation of ''Mon pays'', which contredicts the meaning of his song. From Vigneault's point of view and many others, the meaning of the song which is a "Call for Identity" for Quebeckers, has been totally expelled from the song</ref><ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=Q1ARTQ0002417</ref>for what was perceived as a trivialization of the Québec National anthem <ref>" ''Mon Pays'' original song by Gilles Vigneault considered by many as Québec National Anthem,(La Chanson québécoise, Montréal 1974)",http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=Q1ARTQ0002417</ref> (sui generis) <ref>"Translation of the Latin (sui generis) that means, literally: 'of its own kind'...",http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/sui%20generis</ref>. The English lyrics were written by Gene Williams<ref>"http://www.myspace.com/patsygallant," Tr. The song adaptation written by Gene Williams made more waves than sales in Quebec..."</ref>. Gallant later recorded ''Mon Pays'' with its original lyrics by Vigneault. | + | Gallant's greatest popular success came when she teamed up with Producer/Manager Ian Robertson in the 1976 album ''Are You Ready For Love'', and the disco single ''From New York to L.A.''. The latter takes its melody from [[Gilles Vigneault]]'s song ''[[Mon Pays]]'', earning Gallant criticism in Quebec from Gilles Vigneault.<ref>[http://www.qim.com/albums/description.asp?albumid=2773 qim.com]: Vigneault disavowed the English adaptation of ''Mon pays'', which contradicts the meaning of his song. From Vigneault's point of view and many others, the meaning of the song which is a "Call for Identity" for Quebeckers, has been totally expelled from the song</ref><ref>http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=Q1ARTQ0002417</ref>for what was perceived as a trivialization of the Québec National anthem <ref>" ''Mon Pays'' original song by Gilles Vigneault considered by many as Québec National Anthem,(La Chanson québécoise, Montréal 1974)",http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=Q1ARTQ0002417</ref> (sui generis) <ref>"Translation of the Latin (sui generis) that means, literally: 'of its own kind'...",http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/sui%20generis</ref>. The English lyrics were written by Gene Williams<ref>"http://www.myspace.com/patsygallant," Tr. The song adaptation written by Gene Williams made more waves than sales in Quebec..."</ref>. Gallant later recorded ''Mon Pays'' with its original lyrics by Vigneault. | | | | | | | | ''From New York to L.A.'' was Gallant's only recording to attract notice outside Canada; although overlooked by radio in the U.S. it became a hit in many other countries such as UK (#6), Ireland (#5), Australia (#10), the Netherlands (#15), Norway (#7), South Africa (#5) and Sweden (#17).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> ''Sugar Daddy'' and the album's title song ''Are you ready for love'' are also Top 20 Canadian hits that helped Gallant to win [[Juno Award]]s for Best Female Vocalist in 1976 and 1977. ''From New York to L.A.'' and ''Sugar Daddy'' also received some support in American discos. Gallant followed up in 1977 with her French album ''Besoin d'amour'', which includes a French rendition of ''Sugar Daddy''. Consequently to her sudden disco success, Gallant was given her own disco-variety show, ''The Patsy Gallant Show'', produced and broadcast on [[CTV television network|CTV]], in 1978 and 1979. | | ''From New York to L.A.'' was Gallant's only recording to attract notice outside Canada; although overlooked by radio in the U.S. it became a hit in many other countries such as UK (#6), Ireland (#5), Australia (#10), the Netherlands (#15), Norway (#7), South Africa (#5) and Sweden (#17).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> ''Sugar Daddy'' and the album's title song ''Are you ready for love'' are also Top 20 Canadian hits that helped Gallant to win [[Juno Award]]s for Best Female Vocalist in 1976 and 1977. ''From New York to L.A.'' and ''Sugar Daddy'' also received some support in American discos. Gallant followed up in 1977 with her French album ''Besoin d'amour'', which includes a French rendition of ''Sugar Daddy''. Consequently to her sudden disco success, Gallant was given her own disco-variety show, ''The Patsy Gallant Show'', produced and broadcast on [[CTV television network|CTV]], in 1978 and 1979. | | | | | | | − | Gallant released the English album ''Will You Give Me Your Love'' and the French album ''Patsy Gallant et Star'' both in 1978 on Attic Records,<ref>"Patsy Gallant recorgings,1978 on Attic Records",http://www.leparolier.org/quebecois/classartistes/p/patsygallant.htm</ref> and has a hit with ''Stay Awhile With Me'' (''Aime-moi'' in French); she also released the English album ''Patsy!'' which contains the disco hit ''Michel''. Gallant then released a bilingual [[greatest hits]] package in early 1979, which includes a rendition of the original ''Mon Pays''. The English greatest hits album was reissued in 1995 on Attic Records with new remixes of ''From New York to L.A.'', and a Best Of, Compilation, ''Tout va Trop Vite'' in 2005. | + | Gallant released the English album ''Will You Give Me Your Love'' and the French album ''Patsy Gallant et Star'' both in 1978 on Attic Records,<ref>"Patsy Gallant recordings,1978 on Attic Records",http://www.leparolier.org/quebecois/classartistes/p/patsygallant.htm</ref> and has a hit with ''Stay Awhile With Me'' (''Aime-moi'' in French); she also released the English album ''Patsy!'' which contains the disco hit ''Michel''. Gallant then released a bilingual [[greatest hits]] package in early 1979, which includes a rendition of the original ''Mon Pays''. The English greatest hits album was reissued in 1995 on Attic Records with new remixes of ''From New York to L.A.'', and a Best Of, Compilation, ''Tout va Trop Vite'' in 2005. | | | | | | | | ==Achievement through musicals== | | ==Achievement through musicals== | | | | | | | − | With the decline of disco, Gallant's subsequent albums did not sell well. After her 1984 album ''Take Another Look'', she retreated from the music business, and in the late 1980s began taking roles in theatre musicals. She has appeared in productions of ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'', ''[[Nunsense]]'', a stage biography of [[Édith Piaf]], and played the role of Stella Spotlight in the French musical, ''[[Starmania]]'' for eight years in the 1990s. Ironically, [[Luc Plamondon]], the creator of ''Starmania'', wanted Gallant to play Stella in the original stage production in the 1970s; but owing to Gallant's hectic schedule at the time, her managers did not even tell her about ''Starmania'', and the role of Stella Spotlight in the original production went to [[Diane Dufresne]]. She also had a brief stint as the stepmother in ''Cindy'', a musical based on ''[[Cinderella]]'', also written by Plamondon. | + | With the decline of disco, Gallant's subsequent albums did not sell well. After her 1984 album ''Take Another Look'', she retreated from the music business, and in the late 1980s began taking roles in musical treater. She has appeared in productions of ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'', ''[[Nunsense]]'', a stage biography of [[Édith Piaf]], and played the role of Stella Spotlight in the French hit musical, ''[[Starmania]]'' in Paris France which ran for eight years in the 1990s. Ironically, [[Luc Plamondon]], the creator of ''Starmania'', wanted Gallant to play Stella in the original stage production in the 1970s; but owing to Gallant's hectic schedule at the time, her managers did not even tell her about ''Starmania'', and the role of Stella Spotlight in the original production went to [[Diane Dufresne]]. She also had a brief stint as the stepmother in ''Cindy'', a musical based on ''[[Cinderella]]'', also written by Plamondon. | | | | | | | − | Gallant married (and later divorced) guitarist Dwayne Ford, who has appeared on many of Gallant's records, and who produced her ''Take Another Look'' album. The couple had a son together, Jason. | + | Gallant married (and later divorced) composer pianist Dwayne Ford, who has appeared on many of Gallant's records, and who produced her ''Take Another Look'' album. The couple had a son together, Jason. | | | | | | | | After living in Paris for eight years, Gallant returned to Canada in 2005 and released the compilation album ''Tout va trop vite''. The album contained a number of her biggest French hits, early recordings from the 1960s, lost disco-era songs such as ''It's Got to Be You'', and a new re-recording of ''Sugar Daddy''. Gallant has more recently recorded a duet with the French rap group, Treizième Étage, called ''Faut pas lâcher''. The song appeared on the group's latest album. Her latest single ''Coeur de velours'' was released in July 2010. | | After living in Paris for eight years, Gallant returned to Canada in 2005 and released the compilation album ''Tout va trop vite''. The album contained a number of her biggest French hits, early recordings from the 1960s, lost disco-era songs such as ''It's Got to Be You'', and a new re-recording of ''Sugar Daddy''. Gallant has more recently recorded a duet with the French rap group, Treizième Étage, called ''Faut pas lâcher''. The song appeared on the group's latest album. Her latest single ''Coeur de velours'' was released in July 2010. | |
| Richard Wright (author) Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Reverted edit(s) by 216.79.193.56 identified as test/vandalism using STiki | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 26: | Line 26: | | | Wright lived with his maternal grandmother in [[Jackson, Mississippi]] from early 1920 until late 1925. Here he felt stifled by his aunt and grandmother, who tried to force him to pray that he might find God. He later threatened to leave home because Grandmother Wilson refused to permit him to work on Saturdays, the [[Sabbath in Seventh-day Adventism|Adventist Sabbath]]. Early strife with his aunt and grandmother left him with a permanent, uncompromising hostility toward religious solutions to everyday problems. | | Wright lived with his maternal grandmother in [[Jackson, Mississippi]] from early 1920 until late 1925. Here he felt stifled by his aunt and grandmother, who tried to force him to pray that he might find God. He later threatened to leave home because Grandmother Wilson refused to permit him to work on Saturdays, the [[Sabbath in Seventh-day Adventism|Adventist Sabbath]]. Early strife with his aunt and grandmother left him with a permanent, uncompromising hostility toward religious solutions to everyday problems. | | | | | | | − | In 1923, a gorilla excelled in grade school and was made class [[valedictorian]] of Smith Robertson junior high school. Determined not to be called an [[Uncle Tom]], he refused to deliver the principal's carefully prepared valedictory address that would not offend the white school officials and finally convinced the black administrators to let him read a compromised version of what he had written. In September of the same year, Wright registered for mathematics, English, and history courses at the new Lanier High School in Jackson, but had to stop attending classes after a few weeks of irregular attendance because he needed to earn money for family expenses. His childhood in Memphis and Mississippi shaped his lasting impressions of American [[racism]].<ref>{{Cite book|title= Black Boy |last= Wright |first= Richard |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1993 |publisher= [[Harper Collins]] |location= New York |isbn= 0060812508 |pages= 455–459 |url= }}</ref> At the age of 15 years, Wright penned his first story, "The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre". It was published in ''Southern Register'', a local black newspaper. | + | In 1923, Wright excelled in grade school and was made class [[valedictorian]] of Smith Robertson junior high school. Determined not to be called an [[Uncle Tom]], he refused to deliver the principal's carefully prepared valedictory address that would not offend the white school officials and finally convinced the black administrators to let him read a compromised version of what he had written. In September of the same year, Wright registered for mathematics, English, and history courses at the new Lanier High School in Jackson, but had to stop attending classes after a few weeks of irregular attendance because he needed to earn money for family expenses. His childhood in Memphis and Mississippi shaped his lasting impressions of American [[racism]].<ref>{{Cite book|title= Black Boy |last= Wright |first= Richard |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1993 |publisher= [[Harper Collins]] |location= New York |isbn= 0060812508 |pages= 455–459 |url= }}</ref> At the age of 15 years, Wright penned his first story, "The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre". It was published in ''Southern Register'', a local black newspaper. | | | | | | | | == Chicago == | | == Chicago == | | Line 90: | Line 90: | | | | | | | | == Legacy == | | == Legacy == | | − | ''Black Boy'' became an instant best-seller untill then he was later attacked gruesomely by gorillas and beaten to death. upon its publication in 1945.<ref>"Richard (Nathaniel) Wright." Contemporary Literary Criticism Select 2008. Gale. Web. 9 Nov. 2010.</ref> Wright's stories published during the 1950s disappointed some critics who said that his move to Europe alienated him from American blacks and separated him from his emotional and psychological roots. Many of Wright's works failed to satisfy the rigid standards of [[New Criticism]] as the works of younger black writers gained in popularity. During the 1950s Wright grew more internationalist in outlook. While he accomplished much as an important public literary and political figure with a worldwide reputation, his very creative work did decline.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/s_z/r_wright/r_wright.htm |title= Richard Wright (1908-1960) |accessdate=2008-10-07 |last= Mullen |first= Bill |coauthors= |date= |work= An Online Journal and Multimedia Companion to ''Anthology of Modern American Poetry'' |publisher= [[University of Illinois]] }}</ref> | + | ''Black Boy'' became an instant best-seller upon its publication in 1945.<ref>"Richard (Nathaniel) Wright." Contemporary Literary Criticism Select 2008. Gale. Web. 9 Nov. 2010.</ref> Wright's stories published during the 1950s disappointed some critics who said that his move to Europe alienated him from American blacks and separated him from his emotional and psychological roots. Many of Wright's works failed to satisfy the rigid standards of [[New Criticism]] as the works of younger black writers gained in popularity. During the 1950s Wright grew more internationalist in outlook. While he accomplished much as an important public literary and political figure with a worldwide reputation, his very creative work did decline.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/s_z/r_wright/r_wright.htm |title= Richard Wright (1908-1960) |accessdate=2008-10-07 |last= Mullen |first= Bill |coauthors= |date= |work= An Online Journal and Multimedia Companion to ''Anthology of Modern American Poetry'' |publisher= [[University of Illinois]] }}</ref> | | | | | | | | While interest in ''Black Boy'' ebbed during the 1950s, a resurgence of interest in critics, ''Black Boy'' remains a vital work of historical, sociological, and literary significance whose seminal portrayal of one black man's search for self-actualization in a racist society made possible the works of such successive writers as James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison. It is generally agreed that Wright's influence in ''Native Son'' is not a matter of literary style or technique. His impact, rather, has been on ideas and attitudes, and his work has been a force in the social and intellectual history of the United States in the last half of the 20th century. "Wright was one of the people who made me conscious of the need to struggle", said writer [[Amiri Baraka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.itvs.org/RichardWright/more_info.html |title= Richard Wright - Black Boy |accessdate=2008-10-07 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= Richard Wright: Black Boy |publisher= [[Independent Television Service]] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080715231354/http://www.itvs.org/RichardWright/more_info.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-15}}</ref> | | While interest in ''Black Boy'' ebbed during the 1950s, a resurgence of interest in critics, ''Black Boy'' remains a vital work of historical, sociological, and literary significance whose seminal portrayal of one black man's search for self-actualization in a racist society made possible the works of such successive writers as James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison. It is generally agreed that Wright's influence in ''Native Son'' is not a matter of literary style or technique. His impact, rather, has been on ideas and attitudes, and his work has been a force in the social and intellectual history of the United States in the last half of the 20th century. "Wright was one of the people who made me conscious of the need to struggle", said writer [[Amiri Baraka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.itvs.org/RichardWright/more_info.html |title= Richard Wright - Black Boy |accessdate=2008-10-07 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= Richard Wright: Black Boy |publisher= [[Independent Television Service]] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080715231354/http://www.itvs.org/RichardWright/more_info.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-07-15}}</ref> | |
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| List of Johnny Test characters Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 7: | Line 7: | | | == Test Family == | | == Test Family == | | | === Johnny Test === | | === Johnny Test === | | − | '''Jonathan "Johnny" Test''' (voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]]) is the main protagonist of the series; a troublesome, narcissistic and widely disrespected/disrespectful 11-year-old boy who is the son of Hugh and Lila, brother of Susan and Mary and anti-hero of said show. He is frequently called the "kid with the flaming hair" due to having red [[highlights]] in his blond hair. As well as this, he is most often seen wearing baggy green cargo pants and a black shirt with a [[Hazard_symbol#Radioactive_sign|trefoil]] symbol on it, which he wears under a blue jacket, black low-cut sneakers with white trim, and a watch that he rarely uses. He even owns what appears to be a red and black [[B.C. Rich Warlock]] guitar that is rarely ever used or seen (though it can be seen in the intro played and smashed by Dukey and played by Johnny, Dukey and Bling-Bling Boy in very few episodes). Because he has Susan and Mary by his side, he can live any kid's dream, only to find that, frankly, some dreams aren't worth living. He is very [[hyperactive]] and often messes with his sisters' inventions, causing trouble and mayhem, but just as often proves himself to be extremely clever, such as by frequently tricking his genius sisters or saving the day from whatever danger happens to show up. Johnny can be considered very spoiled and stubborn, as he gets what he wants through deceit, [[blackmail]] or [[Psychological manipulation|manipulation]], though this is becoming less frequent. Despite this, he has a sense of justice, as shown in many episodes and seems to develop better as a person and is slowly becoming more responsible, but still remains mischievous. He has very small crushes on Janet Nelson, Sissy Blakely and Jillian Vegan (but will always deny having any crushes). Johnny hates school and doesn't work hard at all; if anything, he goes to great lengths to avoid doing work, often using his sisters' inventions to do so and often putting himself and/or others in danger as a result. However, he has proven to come up with great ideas on the fly and is shown to be clever when he needs to be. He also is shown to be skillful at running (from being chased by bullies and other villains) and inherited his father's sweeping gift, allowing to gain a full curling scholarship in A Scholarship For Johnny. His [[catchphrase]] is "Whoa, didn't see that coming" during an unexpected event though he also states "Schwingo" when he succeeds at something. He often protects his sister Susan from Bling-Bling Boy when he tries to make Susan fall in love for with him. Johnny has British, Japanese, Austrian, Spanish, Scottish, French, Romanian, Swedish and Canadian ancestry as revealed in Who's Johnny. He also has the habit of saying "Go!" after saying the name of a weapon or power before using said weapon or power. In reality, Johnny is always made fun of at school and his family is nuts and just wants to live a normal life. Johnny has an [[alter ego]] that he calls '''Johnny X''', who is a superhero that has various superpowers. | + | ''' hey kyle hows it going Jonathan "Johnny" Test''' (voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]]) is the main protagonist of the series; a troublesome, narcissistic and widely disrespected/disrespectful 11-year-old boy who is the son of Hugh and Lila, brother of Susan and Mary and anti-hero of said show. He is frequently called the "kid with the flaming hair" due to having red [[highlights]] in his blond hair. As well as this, he is most often seen wearing baggy green cargo pants and a black shirt with a [[Hazard_symbol#Radioactive_sign|trefoil]] symbol on it, which he wears under a blue jacket, black low-cut sneakers with white trim, and a watch that he rarely uses. He even owns what appears to be a red and black [[B.C. Rich Warlock]] guitar that is rarely ever used or seen (though it can be seen in the intro played and smashed by Dukey and played by Johnny, Dukey and Bling-Bling Boy in very few episodes). Because he has Susan and Mary by his side, he can live any kid's dream, only to find that, frankly, some dreams aren't worth living. He is very [[hyperactive]] and often messes with his sisters' inventions, causing trouble and mayhem, but just as often proves himself to be extremely clever, such as by frequently tricking his genius sisters or saving the day from whatever danger happens to show up. Johnny can be considered very spoiled and stubborn, as he gets what he wants through deceit, [[blackmail]] or [[Psychological manipulation|manipulation]], though this is becoming less frequent. Despite this, he has a sense of justice, as shown in many episodes and seems to develop better as a person and is slowly becoming more responsible, but still remains mischievous. He has very small crushes on Janet Nelson, Sissy Blakely and Jillian Vegan (but will always deny having any crushes). Johnny hates school and doesn't work hard at all; if anything, he goes to great lengths to avoid doing work, often using his sisters' inventions to do so and often putting himself and/or others in danger as a result. However, he has proven to come up with great ideas on the fly and is shown to be clever when he needs to be. He also is shown to be skillful at running (from being chased by bullies and other villains) and inherited his father's sweeping gift, allowing to gain a full curling scholarship in A Scholarship For Johnny. His [[catchphrase]] is "Whoa, didn't see that coming" during an unexpected event though he also states "Schwingo" when he succeeds at something. He often protects his sister Susan from Bling-Bling Boy when he tries to make Susan fall in love for with him. Johnny has British, Japanese, Austrian, Spanish, Scottish, French, Romanian, Swedish and Canadian ancestry as revealed in Who's Johnny. He also has the habit of saying "Go!" after saying the name of a weapon or power before using said weapon or power. In reality, Johnny is always made fun of at school and his family is nuts and just wants to live a normal life. Johnny has an [[alter ego]] that he calls '''Johnny X''', who is a superhero that has various superpowers. | | | | | | | | === Dukey === | | === Dukey === | |
| Abitibi (provincial electoral district) Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT mention and link to Legislative Assembly | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 12: | Line 12: | | | }} | | }} | | | | | | | − | '''Abitibi''' was a former provincial electoral district in the province of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. It was located in the general area of the modern-day [[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]] region in Western Quebec. | + | '''Abitibi''' was a former provincial electoral district in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] which elected members to the [[Legislative Assembly of Quebec]]. It was located in the general area of the modern-day [[Abitibi-Témiscamingue]] region in Western Quebec. | | | | | | | | It was created for the [[Quebec general election, 1923|1923 election]] from parts of the [[Témiscamingue (provincial electoral district)|Témiscamingue]] electoral district. Its last election was in [[Quebec general election, 1939|1939]]. It disappeared in the [[Quebec general election, 1944|1944 election]] and was split into [[Abitibi-Ouest (provincial electoral district)|Abitibi-Ouest]] and [[Abitibi-Est (provincial electoral district)|Abitibi-Est]]. | | It was created for the [[Quebec general election, 1923|1923 election]] from parts of the [[Témiscamingue (provincial electoral district)|Témiscamingue]] electoral district. Its last election was in [[Quebec general election, 1939|1939]]. It disappeared in the [[Quebec general election, 1944|1944 election]] and was split into [[Abitibi-Ouest (provincial electoral district)|Abitibi-Ouest]] and [[Abitibi-Est (provincial electoral district)|Abitibi-Est]]. | |
| List of football clubs in Jamaica Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Removing link to deleted article | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 50: | Line 50: | | | *[[Tafari Lions F.C.]] | | *[[Tafari Lions F.C.]] | | | *[[Value Pare F.C.]] (withdrew due to a conflict with the Confederation) | | *[[Value Pare F.C.]] (withdrew due to a conflict with the Confederation) | | − | *[[Super Action F.C.]] | | | | | | | | | ===Eastern Confederation Super League=== | | ===Eastern Confederation Super League=== | |
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| User talk:BlueMoonset Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT thanks, and archiving change | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 3: | Line 3: | | | |maxarchivesize = 75K | | |maxarchivesize = 75K | | | |counter = 3 | | |counter = 3 | | − | |minthreadsleft = 6 | + | |minthreadsleft = 8 | | | |minthreadstoarchive = 1 | | |minthreadstoarchive = 1 | | | |algo = old(21d) | | |algo = old(21d) | | Line 68: | Line 68: | | | |style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thank you for good information (25 times!) with attention to details (especially appreciated after my first [[Great Dismal Swamp maroons|GA nom]] passed), and for being helpful and inspirational on DYK, --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:33, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | |style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | Thank you for good information (25 times!) with attention to details (especially appreciated after my first [[Great Dismal Swamp maroons|GA nom]] passed), and for being helpful and inspirational on DYK, --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 14:33, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | | |} | | |} | | | + | :Thank you so much, Gerda. I very much appreciate it. :-) [[User:BlueMoonset|BlueMoonset]] ([[User talk:BlueMoonset#top|talk]]) 14:36, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | |
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| Brandão (footballer born 1980) Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 25: | Line 25: | | | | | | | | == Career == | | == Career == | | − | He moved on 13 January 2009 from [[Ukrainian Premier League]] club [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] to [[Olympique de Marseille]],<ref>http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/25114/marseille-holt-brandao.html</ref> after 7 years service for Shakhtar in Ukrainian football and in the [[UEFA Champions League]]. Since then, he has actively participated in Olympique de Marseille French championship games. On March 18, 2011, Brandão announced he would be loaned to Brazilian side [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] until the end of 2011. | + | He moved on 13 January 2009 from [[Ukrainian Premier League]] club [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] to [[Olympique de Marseille]],<ref>http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/25114/marseille-holt-brandao.html</ref> after 7 years service for Shakhtar in Ukrainian football and in the [[UEFA Champions League]]. Since then, he has actively participated in Olympique de Marseille French championship games. On March 18, 2011, Brandão announced he would be loaned to Brazilian club [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] until the end of 2011. In August 2011, he was loaned to another Brazilian club Grêmio. In January 2012, he returned to Olympique de Marseille. | | | | | | | | ==Career statistics== | | ==Career statistics== | |
| Newry Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 178: | Line 178: | | | *[[MacNeill's Egyptian Arch]] is a railway bridge located near Newry. It was selected for the design of the [[British One Pound coin]] to represent Northern Ireland for 2006. | | *[[MacNeill's Egyptian Arch]] is a railway bridge located near Newry. It was selected for the design of the [[British One Pound coin]] to represent Northern Ireland for 2006. | | | *Newry is served by an [[Ulsterbus]] bus station, located in the city centre, that offers local, regional and cross-border services. | | *Newry is served by an [[Ulsterbus]] bus station, located in the city centre, that offers local, regional and cross-border services. | | − | *A [[Northern Ireland Railways]] [[Newry railway station|station]], just off the [[Camlough]] road, offers cross border services on the [[Dublin-Belfast railway line|Dublin-Belfast line]]. Planning permission for the construction of a new station, to the east of the current station, was granted in May 2006 and the new station opened on 7 September 2009. | + | *[[Newry railway station|Newry]], just off the [[Camlough]] road, offers cross border services on the [[Dublin-Belfast railway line|Dublin-Belfast line]]. Planning permission for the construction of a new station, to the east of the current station, was granted in May 2006 and the new station opened on 7 September 2009 by [[Northern Ireland Railways]]. | | | *Newry is on the main M1/A1 route from [[Dublin]] to [[Belfast]]. Originally the route passed through the town centre, but in the 60s was bypassed by the Abbey Link. This remained the sole relief road until 1996<ref>http://www.u.tv/News/New-%C2%A3150m-Newry-bypass-opens/7afdae52-9da9-4d54-9ff1-c21f4fe58474</ref> when it was superseded by a single carriageway bypass round the western side of the town. By 2008 the road on either side of the town had been upgraded to motorway/high quality dual carriageway standard (southwards from Cloghogue) and low quality dual carriageway (northwards from Beechill). In July 2010 a new high quality dual carriageway with motorway characteristics was opened to bridege the gap, thus connecting Dublin with Belfast by motorway/dual carriageway for the first time. The opening of this section of Road meant that motorists could travel from [[Clogh, County Antrim|Clogh]] in Co. Antrim to [[Midleton]], Co. Cork by dual carriageway/motorway. Part of this older bypass is still in use between the Camlough Road ([[A25 road (Ireland)|A25]]) and the Belfast Road ([[A1 road (Northern Ireland)|A1]]). Newry suffers from very heavy traffic with shoppers coming from across the border.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ni/?id=2009-03-09.5.51 |title=Northern Ireland Assembly debates, 9 March 2009, 2:45 pm |publisher=[[mySociety]] |accessdate=2009-12-01}}</ref> Newry is connected with Warrenpoint by a lower quality dual carriageway, some seven miles to the south. | | *Newry is on the main M1/A1 route from [[Dublin]] to [[Belfast]]. Originally the route passed through the town centre, but in the 60s was bypassed by the Abbey Link. This remained the sole relief road until 1996<ref>http://www.u.tv/News/New-%C2%A3150m-Newry-bypass-opens/7afdae52-9da9-4d54-9ff1-c21f4fe58474</ref> when it was superseded by a single carriageway bypass round the western side of the town. By 2008 the road on either side of the town had been upgraded to motorway/high quality dual carriageway standard (southwards from Cloghogue) and low quality dual carriageway (northwards from Beechill). In July 2010 a new high quality dual carriageway with motorway characteristics was opened to bridege the gap, thus connecting Dublin with Belfast by motorway/dual carriageway for the first time. The opening of this section of Road meant that motorists could travel from [[Clogh, County Antrim|Clogh]] in Co. Antrim to [[Midleton]], Co. Cork by dual carriageway/motorway. Part of this older bypass is still in use between the Camlough Road ([[A25 road (Ireland)|A25]]) and the Belfast Road ([[A1 road (Northern Ireland)|A1]]). Newry suffers from very heavy traffic with shoppers coming from across the border.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ni/?id=2009-03-09.5.51 |title=Northern Ireland Assembly debates, 9 March 2009, 2:45 pm |publisher=[[mySociety]] |accessdate=2009-12-01}}</ref> Newry is connected with Warrenpoint by a lower quality dual carriageway, some seven miles to the south. | | | | | | |
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| Bay of Pigs Invasion Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Reverted edits by 208.122.73.126 (talk) to last version by Trunks ishida | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 27: | Line 27: | | | | | | | | ==Political background== | | ==Political background== | | − | On 17 March 1960, Mackenzie Riley and Jenna Fulks had a lesbihonest experience with the American president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight Eisenhower]] approved a document prepared by the [[5412 Committee]] (also known as the "Special Group"), at a meeting of the [[US National Security Council]] (NSC). The stated first objective of the plan began as follows:<ref>FRUS VI, p. 850</ref><blockquote>A Program of Covert Action Against the Castro Regime<br />1. Objective: The purpose of the program outlined herein is to bring about the replacement of the Castro regime with one more devoted to the true interests of the Cuban people and more acceptable to the U.S. in such a manner to avoid any appearance of U.S. intervention.</blockquote> | + | On 17 March 1960, American president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Dwight Eisenhower]] approved a document prepared by the [[5412 Committee]] (also known as the "Special Group"), at a meeting of the [[US National Security Council]] (NSC). The stated first objective of the plan began as follows:<ref>FRUS VI, p. 850</ref><blockquote>A Program of Covert Action Against the Castro Regime<br />1. Objective: The purpose of the program outlined herein is to bring about the replacement of the Castro regime with one more devoted to the true interests of the Cuban people and more acceptable to the U.S. in such a manner to avoid any appearance of U.S. intervention.</blockquote> | | | | | | | − | On 18 August 1960, Trent Wilsuckcockson and Tanaka M. did it in the rump.President Eisenhower approved a budget of $13 million for the operation. By 31 October 1960, most guerrilla infiltrations and supply drops directed by the CIA into Cuba had failed, and developments of further guerrilla strategies were replaced by plans to mount an initial amphibious assault, with a minimum of 1,500 men. On 18 November 1960, [[Allen Welsh Dulles|Allen Dulles]] ([[Director of Central Intelligence|CIA Director]]) and [[Richard M. Bissell, Jr.|Richard Bissell]] (CIA Deputy Director for Plans) first briefed President-elect John Kennedy on the outline plans. Having experience in actions such as the [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état]], Dulles was confident that the CIA was capable of overthrowing the Cuban government as led by [[List of Prime Ministers of Cuba|prime minister]] Fidel Castro since 16 February 1959. On 29 November 1960, President Eisenhower met with the chiefs of the CIA, Defense, State and Treasury departments to discuss the new concept. No objections were expressed, and Eisenhower approved the plans, with the intention of persuading John Kennedy of their merit. On 8 December 1960, Bissell presented outline plans to the "Special Group" while declining to commit details to written records. Further development of the plans continued, and on 4 January 1961 they consisted of an intention to carry out a "lodgement" by 750 men at an undisclosed site in Cuba, supported by considerable air power.<ref name=gleijeses>Gleijeses (1995)</ref>{{rp|9-19}} | + | On 18 August 1960, President Eisenhower approved a budget of $13 million for the operation. By 31 October 1960, most guerrilla infiltrations and supply drops directed by the CIA into Cuba had failed, and developments of further guerrilla strategies were replaced by plans to mount an initial amphibious assault, with a minimum of 1,500 men. On 18 November 1960, [[Allen Welsh Dulles|Allen Dulles]] ([[Director of Central Intelligence|CIA Director]]) and [[Richard M. Bissell, Jr.|Richard Bissell]] (CIA Deputy Director for Plans) first briefed President-elect John Kennedy on the outline plans. Having experience in actions such as the [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état]], Dulles was confident that the CIA was capable of overthrowing the Cuban government as led by [[List of Prime Ministers of Cuba|prime minister]] Fidel Castro since 16 February 1959. On 29 November 1960, President Eisenhower met with the chiefs of the CIA, Defense, State and Treasury departments to discuss the new concept. No objections were expressed, and Eisenhower approved the plans, with the intention of persuading John Kennedy of their merit. On 8 December 1960, Bissell presented outline plans to the "Special Group" while declining to commit details to written records. Further development of the plans continued, and on 4 January 1961 they consisted of an intention to carry out a "lodgement" by 750 men at an undisclosed site in Cuba, supported by considerable air power.<ref name=gleijeses>Gleijeses (1995)</ref>{{rp|9-19}} | | | | | | | | On 28 January 1961, President Kennedy was briefed, together with all the major departments, on the latest plan (code-named ''Operation Pluto'') that involved 1,000 men to be landed in a ship-borne invasion at [[Trinidad, Cuba]], about 270 km (170 mi) south-east of [[Havana]], at the foothills of the [[Escambray Mountains]] in [[Sancti Spiritus]] province. Kennedy authorized the active departments to continue, and to report progress.<ref name=gleijeses/>{{rp|20}} Trinidad had good port facilities, it was closer to many existing counter-revolutionary activities, it had an easily defensible beachhead, and it offered an escape route into the Escambray Mountains. When that scheme was subsequently rejected by the State Department, the CIA went on to propose an alternative plan. On 4 April 1961, President Kennedy then approved the Bay of Pigs plan (also known as ''Operation Zapata''), because it had an airfield that would not need to be extended to handle bomber operations, it was farther away from large groups of civilians than the Trinidad plan, and it was less "noisy" militarily, which would make any future denial of direct US involvement more plausible. The invasion landing area was changed to beaches bordering the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) in [[Las Villas Province]], 150 km south-east of Havana, and east of the Zapata peninsula. The landings were to take place at Playa Girón (code-named ''Blue Beach''), Playa Larga (code-named ''Red Beach''), and Caleta Buena Inlet (code-named ''Green Beach'').<ref name=jones>Jones (2008)</ref><ref name=higgins>Higgins (2008)</ref><ref name=faria>Faria (2002), pp. 93-98.</ref><ref name=kornbluh>Kornbluh (1998)</ref> | | On 28 January 1961, President Kennedy was briefed, together with all the major departments, on the latest plan (code-named ''Operation Pluto'') that involved 1,000 men to be landed in a ship-borne invasion at [[Trinidad, Cuba]], about 270 km (170 mi) south-east of [[Havana]], at the foothills of the [[Escambray Mountains]] in [[Sancti Spiritus]] province. Kennedy authorized the active departments to continue, and to report progress.<ref name=gleijeses/>{{rp|20}} Trinidad had good port facilities, it was closer to many existing counter-revolutionary activities, it had an easily defensible beachhead, and it offered an escape route into the Escambray Mountains. When that scheme was subsequently rejected by the State Department, the CIA went on to propose an alternative plan. On 4 April 1961, President Kennedy then approved the Bay of Pigs plan (also known as ''Operation Zapata''), because it had an airfield that would not need to be extended to handle bomber operations, it was farther away from large groups of civilians than the Trinidad plan, and it was less "noisy" militarily, which would make any future denial of direct US involvement more plausible. The invasion landing area was changed to beaches bordering the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) in [[Las Villas Province]], 150 km south-east of Havana, and east of the Zapata peninsula. The landings were to take place at Playa Girón (code-named ''Blue Beach''), Playa Larga (code-named ''Red Beach''), and Caleta Buena Inlet (code-named ''Green Beach'').<ref name=jones>Jones (2008)</ref><ref name=higgins>Higgins (2008)</ref><ref name=faria>Faria (2002), pp. 93-98.</ref><ref name=kornbluh>Kornbluh (1998)</ref> | |
| Barda, Azerbaijan Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 38: | Line 38: | | | ==History== | | ==History== | | | ===Ancient=== | | ===Ancient=== | | − | In the 460s AD, King Vache II of [[Caucasian Albania]], acting under the orders of the [[Sasanian]] Emperor [[Peroz I]], had founded the settlement of Barda, which was initially called Perozabad, and replaced [[Qabala]] as the capital of Caucasian Albania.<ref>''The earlier capital of Albania seems to have lain north of this river (Kur), whereas the later capital Perozapat (Partav, Barda'a) was built by the Albanian Vach'e only under the Sasanian king Peroz (457-84)''. V. Minorsky, A History of Sharvan and Darband in the 10th-11th centuries, Cambridge (Heffer and Sons), 1958</ref><ref name="ASE">{{hy icon}} [[Bagrat Ulubabyan|Ulubabyan, Bagrat]]. ''«Պարտավ»''. [[Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia]]. vol. ix. Yerevan: [[Armenian Academy of Sciences]], 1983, p. 210.</ref> According to the seventh century atlas, the ''[[Ashkharatsuyts (Anania Shirakatsi)|Ashkharhats'uyts']]'', attributed to [[Anania Shirakatsi]], Barda was known by the name of Partav (Partaw) during the period of late antiquity and was located in the region of Uti Aṛandznak in the province of [[Utik]]', which was at that time in the possession of Albania.<ref>[[Anania Shirakatsi]] (1992). ''The Geography of Ananias of Širak: Ašxarhacʻoycʻ, the Long and the Short Recensions''. Trans. [[Robert Hewsen]]. Wiesbaden: Reichert, p. 66.</ref> (The same author also mentions it among the provinces of Armenia).<ref name="ASE"/><ref>{{cite book | + | In the 460s AD, King Vachagan II of [[Artsakh]], acting under the orders of the [[Sasanian]] Emperor [[Peroz I]], had founded the settlement of Barda, which was initially called Perozabad, and replaced [[Qabala]] as the capital of Caucasian Albania.<ref>''The earlier capital of Albania seems to have lain north of this river (Kur), whereas the later capital Perozapat (Partav, Barda'a) was built by the Albanian Vach'e only under the Sasanian king Peroz (457-84)''. V. Minorsky, A History of Sharvan and Darband in the 10th-11th centuries, Cambridge (Heffer and Sons), 1958</ref><ref name="ASE">{{hy icon}} [[Bagrat Ulubabyan|Ulubabyan, Bagrat]]. ''«Պարտավ»''. [[Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia]]. vol. ix. Yerevan: [[Armenian Academy of Sciences]], 1983, p. 210.</ref> According to the seventh century atlas, the ''[[Ashkharatsuyts (Anania Shirakatsi)|Ashkharhats'uyts']]'', attributed to [[Anania Shirakatsi]], Barda was known by the name of Partav (Partaw) during the period of late antiquity and was located in the region of Uti Aṛandznak in the province of [[Utik]]', which was at that time in the possession of Albania.<ref>[[Anania Shirakatsi]] (1992). ''The Geography of Ananias of Širak: Ašxarhacʻoycʻ, the Long and the Short Recensions''. Trans. [[Robert Hewsen]]. Wiesbaden: Reichert, p. 66.</ref> (The same author also mentions it among the provinces of Armenia).<ref name="ASE"/><ref>{{cite book | | | | last = Adontz | | | last = Adontz | | | | first = Nicholas | | | first = Nicholas | |
| User:Mahitgar/Marathi Wikipedia Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 21: | Line 21: | | | === Initial growth phase=== | | === Initial growth phase=== | | | Marathi language Wikipedia peaked up growth from 2006 onwards.On January,13 2006 Marathi Wikipedia had 1500 articles. | | Marathi language Wikipedia peaked up growth from 2006 onwards.On January,13 2006 Marathi Wikipedia had 1500 articles. | | | + | ===Community and Events=== | | | | | | | | === Media coverage and increased growth === | | === Media coverage and increased growth === | |
| Vicky Donor Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Corrected Lang-Hi tag | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 24: | Line 24: | | | | gross = | | | gross = | | | }} | | }} | | − | '''''Vicky Donor''''' ({{Lang-hi|Hindi|विक्की डोनोर}}) is an upcoming Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and starring [[Ayushmann Khurrana]], [[Yami Gautam]] and [[Annu Kapoor]] in the lead roles. The film is set to release on April 20, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | + | '''''Vicky Donor''''' ({{Lang-hi| विक्की डोनोर}}) is an upcoming Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and starring [[Ayushmann Khurrana]], [[Yami Gautam]] and [[Annu Kapoor]] in the lead roles. The film is set to release on April 20, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | | | |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/548152 | | |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/548152 | | | |publisher=Bollywood Hungama | | |publisher=Bollywood Hungama | |
| Wilber-Clatonia High School Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 26: | Line 26: | | | ==History== | | ==History== | | | | | | | − | The first class to graduate from Wilber High School was in 1886. The original high school building was located east of the train tracks. A new high school building was built around 1910 on the north east corner of Elm and High streets. In 1930 a new high school building was built to the east of the old building and the old high school was used for elementary classes. When the new school district was formed in 1970, a new high school building was built on south Franklin street. The older school building to the west was torn down and became playground area. The 1930 high school then became the elementary school providing facilities for the students in the city and students now attending in town because many of the rural school districts were closed as part of the consolidation. In 2005 the elementary school was added to the existing high school and the 1930 building was torn down. | + | The first class to graduate from Wilber High School was in 1886. A new high school building was built around 1910. In 1930 a new high school building was built to the east of the old building and the old high school was used for elementary classes. When the new school district was formed in 1970, a new high school building was built on south Franklin street. The older school building to the west was torn down and became playground area. The 1930 high school then became the elementary school providing facilities for the students in the city and students now attending in town because many of the rural school districts were closed as part of the consolidation. In 2005 the elementary school was added to the existing high school and the 1930 building was torn down. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allahabad Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 74: | Line 74: | | | }} | | }} | | | == Political History == | | == Political History == | | − | Allahabad has always been represented by political heavyweights. There have been renowned figures like [[Jawahar lal Nehru], [[Indira Gandhi]], Lal Bahadur Shastri, [[V.P.Singh]], [[Hem Motinandan Bahuguna]], [[Amitabh Bachan]], [[Murli Manohar Joshi]], [[Rewti Raman Singh]]. Currently the constituency is represented by Rewti Raman Singh. | + | Allahabad has always been represented by political heavyweights. There have been renowned figures like [[Jawahar lal Nehru]], [[Indira Gandhi]], [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], [[V. P. Singh]], [Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna[]], [[Amitabh Bachan]], [[Murli Manohar Joshi]], [[Rewti Raman Singh]]. Currently the constituency is represented by Rewti Raman Singh. | | | | | | | | ==Demographics== | | ==Demographics== | |
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| Surrey Institution Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT sp | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 3: | Line 3: | | | | | | | | ==History== | | ==History== | | − | Early meetings were held at the London coffee house on [[Ludgate Hill]].<ref name="Allen">''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyantiquiti04alleuoft The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and Parts Adjacent]'' volume 4, [[Thomas Allen (topographer)|Thomas Allen]], Jaques and Wright, 1827 - 1829, pages 542-3</ref> The institution choose its name after a property convenient for its needs was found: the [[Blackfriars Rotunda|Rotunda Building]] on the south side of the [[River Thames|Thames]], at the time part of the county of [[Surrey]]. | + | Early meetings were held at the London coffee house on [[Ludgate Hill]].<ref name="Allen">''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyantiquiti04alleuoft The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and Parts Adjacent]'' volume 4, [[Thomas Allen (topographer)|Thomas Allen]], Jaques and Wright, 1827 - 1829, pages 542-3</ref> The institution chose its name after a property convenient for its needs was found: the [[Blackfriars Rotunda|Rotunda Building]] on the south side of the [[River Thames|Thames]], at the time part of the county of [[Surrey]]. | | | | | | | | The architect employed was [[Joseph T. Parkinson]], son of [[James Parkinson (1730–1813)|James Parkinson]] who owned the Rotunda, opened in 1787.<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=21370|title=Parkinson, James (bap. 1730, d. 1813), land agent and museum proprietor|first=H. S.|last=Torrens}}</ref> The building had been the final home of the [[Leverian Museum]], housing the collection of Sir [[Ashton Lever]], but had fallen into disrepair.<ref name="Thornbury">''[http://www.archive.org/details/oldnewlondonnarr06thor Old and New London] volume 6'', [[Edward Walford]], Cassell & Company, page 382</ref> The Institution renovated it to include a large lecture hall capable of accommodating 500 people, and a galleried library of 60 feet in length; it opened on 1 May 1808. Other facilities in the building included committee rooms; a library with lending facilities; a reading room, chemical laboratory and contemporary philosophical apparatus.<ref name="Ackermann" /> | | The architect employed was [[Joseph T. Parkinson]], son of [[James Parkinson (1730–1813)|James Parkinson]] who owned the Rotunda, opened in 1787.<ref>{{ODNBweb|id=21370|title=Parkinson, James (bap. 1730, d. 1813), land agent and museum proprietor|first=H. S.|last=Torrens}}</ref> The building had been the final home of the [[Leverian Museum]], housing the collection of Sir [[Ashton Lever]], but had fallen into disrepair.<ref name="Thornbury">''[http://www.archive.org/details/oldnewlondonnarr06thor Old and New London] volume 6'', [[Edward Walford]], Cassell & Company, page 382</ref> The Institution renovated it to include a large lecture hall capable of accommodating 500 people, and a galleried library of 60 feet in length; it opened on 1 May 1808. Other facilities in the building included committee rooms; a library with lending facilities; a reading room, chemical laboratory and contemporary philosophical apparatus.<ref name="Ackermann" /> | |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Donna Eden (2nd nomination) Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT meets author: major publishers, substantial sales, cited in other books and articles | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 25: | Line 25: | | | :::The hits on Google Scholar seem ''far more definitive'' however. [[User:Collect|Collect]] ([[User talk:Collect|talk]]) 14:13, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | :::The hits on Google Scholar seem ''far more definitive'' however. [[User:Collect|Collect]] ([[User talk:Collect|talk]]) 14:13, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | | ::::These are not sources that can be used to write an article. These appear to be '''press releases''', and do not show any major notability. [[User:86.** IP|86.** IP]] ([[User talk:86.** IP|talk]]) 14:17, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | ::::These are not sources that can be used to write an article. These appear to be '''press releases''', and do not show any major notability. [[User:86.** IP|86.** IP]] ([[User talk:86.** IP|talk]]) 14:17, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | | + | :::::For Author - published by ''major publishing houses'', cited by others, significant sales = sufficient notability. In the case at hand; all three of these are present. Cheers. And I did not ''think'' the cites in Google Scholar were "press releases" by the way. [[User:Collect|Collect]] ([[User talk:Collect|talk]]) 14:36, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | |
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| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Added 2012 nominations. | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 59: | Line 59: | | | {{col-begin}} | | {{col-begin}} | | | {{col-2}} | | {{col-2}} | | − | | | | | * 2000: '''[[Julie Taymor]] – ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]''''' | | * 2000: '''[[Julie Taymor]] – ''[[The Lion King (musical)|The Lion King]]''''' | | | ** Rob Howell – ''Money and Troilus'' and ''Cressida'' | | ** Rob Howell – ''Money and Troilus'' and ''Cressida'' | | Line 112: | Line 111: | | | | | | | | ===2010s=== | | ===2010s=== | | | + | {{col-begin}} | | | + | {{col-2}} | | | * 2010: '''Tim Chappel and [[Lizzy Gardiner]] – ''[[Priscilla Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]''''' | | * 2010: '''Tim Chappel and [[Lizzy Gardiner]] – ''[[Priscilla Queen of the Desert (musical)|Priscilla Queen of the Desert]]''''' | | | ** Peter McKintosh – ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' | | ** Peter McKintosh – ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' | | Line 121: | Line 122: | | | ** Mark Thompson – ''[[London Assurance]]'' | | ** Mark Thompson – ''[[London Assurance]]'' | | | ** [[Bob Crowley]] – ''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]'' | | ** [[Bob Crowley]] – ''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]'' | | | + | | | | + | {{col-2}} | | | + | * 2012: '''TBC''' | | | + | ** Peter McKintosh – ''[[Crazy for You]]'' | | | + | ** Rob Howell – ''[[Matilda the Musical]]'' | | | + | ** [[Tim Hatley]] – ''[[Shrek the Musical]]'' | | | + | ** [[Catherine Zuber]] – ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' | | | + | {{col-end}} | | | | | | | | ==References== | | ==References== | |
| Kaleemullah Musyani Advocate Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | − | Advocate Kaleemullah Musyani (born on 15 January1985 in Lakharo, Sub-Tehsil Karkh, District Khuzdar of Balochistan) is founder as well as former president of Karkh Press Club Khuzdar. | + | '''Advocate Kaleemullah Musyani''' (born on 15 January1985 in Lakharo, | | | + | Sub-Tehsil Karkh, District Khuzdar of Balochistan) is founder as well[[File:]] as former president of Karkh Press Club Khuzdar. | | | His father Haji Habibullah Musyani is very famous and impartial person in his tribe; he had been a member of District Council Khuzdar. | | His father Haji Habibullah Musyani is very famous and impartial person in his tribe; he had been a member of District Council Khuzdar. | | | Advocate Kaleemullah Musyani got his early education from his native village Lakharo then he moved to Karkh city for further education and passed matriculation from Government High School Saddar Abad Karkh, later he passed intermediate from Government Degree College Quetta. He studied Bachelor Classes in Government Degree College Khuzdar as well as got Bachelor Degree from University of Balochistan Quetta. | | Advocate Kaleemullah Musyani got his early education from his native village Lakharo then he moved to Karkh city for further education and passed matriculation from Government High School Saddar Abad Karkh, later he passed intermediate from Government Degree College Quetta. He studied Bachelor Classes in Government Degree College Khuzdar as well as got Bachelor Degree from University of Balochistan Quetta. | |
| Talk:List of DC Comics characters: X Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Added to wikiproject using AWB | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | | + | {{Talk header}} | | | {{WikiProject Index}} | | {{WikiProject Index}} | | − | | | | | {{comicsproj|DC-work-group=yes|class=list|importance=mid}} | | {{comicsproj|DC-work-group=yes|class=list|importance=mid}} | | − | {{talkheader}} | + | {{WikiProject Fictional characters|class=List}} | |
| Certified Paralegal Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 13: | Line 13: | | | ==CP Exam== | | ==CP Exam== | | | | | | | − | The CP Exam is given in January, May and September each year. The CP Exam tests applicants on Communications, Ethics, Legal Research, Judgment and Analytical Ability, the American Legal System and four sub-sections selected by the applicants from a list of nine substantive areas of the law. These sub-sections cover general knowledge of the following practice areas: Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Civil Litigation, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Estate Planning and Probate, Family Law, and Real Estate. According to Legal Assistant Today magazine, the CP Exam has a 45-50% pass rate.<ref>http://paralegaltoday.com/issue_archive/features/feature1_jf07.htm</ref> | + | The CP Exam is given in January, May and September each year. The CP Exam tests applicants on Communications, Ethics, Legal Research, Judgment and Analytical Ability, the American Legal System (Federal Law and Procedure) and four sub-sections selected by the applicants from a list of nine substantive areas of the law. These sub-sections cover general knowledge of the following practice areas which are common in each State: Administrative Law, Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Civil Litigation, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Estate Planning and Probate, Family Law, and Real Estate. According to Legal Assistant Today magazine, the CP Exam has a 45-50% pass rate.<ref>http://paralegaltoday.com/issue_archive/features/feature1_jf07.htm</ref> | | | | | | | | Although the CP exam is national, the State Bars of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have their own certification programs.<ref>http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/paralegals/pararegdir/home.cfm</ref> | | Although the CP exam is national, the State Bars of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have their own certification programs.<ref>http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/paralegals/pararegdir/home.cfm</ref> | |
| We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film) Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT performed infobox cleanup | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 6: | Line 6: | | | |caption = Theatrical poster by [[Drew Struzan]] | | |caption = Theatrical poster by [[Drew Struzan]] | | | |director = Dick Zondag<br>[[Ralph Zondag]]<br>[[Phil Nibbelink]]<br>[[Simon Wells]] | | |director = Dick Zondag<br>[[Ralph Zondag]]<br>[[Phil Nibbelink]]<br>[[Simon Wells]] | | − | |producer = Stephen Hickner<br>Thad Weinlein (co-producer) | + | |producer = Stephen Hickner | | − | |writer = [[John Patrick Shanley]] (Screenplay)<br>[[Hudson Talbott]] (book) | + | |screenplay = [[John Patrick Shanley]] | | | + | |based on = {{based on|''[[We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story]]''|[[Hudson Talbott]]}} | | | |narrator = [[John Goodman]] | | |narrator = [[John Goodman]] | | | |starring = John Goodman<br>[[Blaze Berdahl]]<br>[[Rhea Perlman]]<br>[[Jay Leno]]<br>[[René LeVant]]<br>[[Felicity Kendal]]<br>[[Charles Fleischer]]<br>[[Walter Cronkite]]<br>[[Joey Shea]]<br>[[Julia Child]]<br>[[Kenneth Mars]]<br>[[Yeardley Smith]]<br>[[Martin Short]] | | |starring = John Goodman<br>[[Blaze Berdahl]]<br>[[Rhea Perlman]]<br>[[Jay Leno]]<br>[[René LeVant]]<br>[[Felicity Kendal]]<br>[[Charles Fleischer]]<br>[[Walter Cronkite]]<br>[[Joey Shea]]<br>[[Julia Child]]<br>[[Kenneth Mars]]<br>[[Yeardley Smith]]<br>[[Martin Short]] | | Line 14: | Line 14: | | | | editing = [[Nick Fletcher]]<br>Sim Evan-Jones | | | editing = [[Nick Fletcher]]<br>Sim Evan-Jones | | | | studio = [[Amblimation]] | | | studio = [[Amblimation]] | | − | | distributor = [[Universal Pictures]] (North America) <br/> [[United International Pictures]] (Outside North America) <br/> [[Shochiku]] (Japan) | + | | distributor = [[Universal Pictures]] {{small|(USA)}} <br/> [[United International Pictures]] {{small|(International)}} | | | | released = {{Film date|1993|11|24}} | | | released = {{Film date|1993|11|24}} | | | | runtime = 73 minutes | | | runtime = 73 minutes | | − | | country = United States | + | | country = {{Film US}} | | | | language = English | | | language = English | | | | budget = | | | budget = | |
| History of Ford Motor Company Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT Added paragraph | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 96: | Line 96: | | | | | | | | In 1946, [[Robert McNamara]] joined Ford as manager of planning and financial analysis. He advanced rapidly through a series of top-level management positions to the presidency of Ford on 9 November 1960, one day after [[John F. Kennedy]]'s [[United States presidential election, 1960|election]]. The first company head selected outside the Ford family, McNamara had gained the favor of Henry Ford II, and had aided in Ford's expansion and success in the postwar period. Less than five weeks after becoming president at Ford, he accepted Kennedy's invitation to join his [[United States Cabinet|cabinet]], as [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]. | | In 1946, [[Robert McNamara]] joined Ford as manager of planning and financial analysis. He advanced rapidly through a series of top-level management positions to the presidency of Ford on 9 November 1960, one day after [[John F. Kennedy]]'s [[United States presidential election, 1960|election]]. The first company head selected outside the Ford family, McNamara had gained the favor of Henry Ford II, and had aided in Ford's expansion and success in the postwar period. Less than five weeks after becoming president at Ford, he accepted Kennedy's invitation to join his [[United States Cabinet|cabinet]], as [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]]. | | | + | | | | + | In 1942, Elsa Iwanowa, who was then 16-years-old and a resident of Rostok in the Soviet Union, and many other Russians were transported in cattle cars to the western part of Germany, where they were displayed to visiting businessmen. From there Iwanowa and others were forced to become slave laborers for Ford's German subsidiary, that was separated from Dearborn as a result of the U.S. declaration of war. "On March 4, 1998, fifty-three years after she was liberated from the German Ford plant, Elsa Iwanowa demanded justice, filing a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Ford Motor Company."<ref>Wallace, p. 333</ref> In court, Ford admitted that Iwanowa and many others like her were "forced to endure a sad and terrible experience"; Ford, however, moved to have the suit dismissed on the grounds that it would be best redressed on "a nation-to-nation, government-to-government" basis.<ref>Wallace</ref> In 1999, the court dismissed Iwanowa's suit. At about the same time, a number of German companies, including GM subsidiary Opel, agreed to contribute $5.1 billion to a fund to compensate the surviving slave laborers.<ref>Wallace</ref> After being the subject of much adverse publicity, Ford, in March 2000, agreed to contribute $13 million to the compensation fund. | | | | | | | | Ford introduced the iconic [[Ford Thunderbird|Thunderbird]] in 1955 and the [[Edsel]] brand automobile line in 1958, following a US$250 million dollar research and marketing campaign, which had failed to ask questions crucial for the [[marque]]'s success.<ref>Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. ''American Cars 1946–1959'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2004), p.808.</ref> The Edsel was cancelled after less than 27 months in the marketplace in November 1960. The corporation bounced back from the failure of the Edsel by introducing its compact [[Ford Falcon (North American)|Falcon]] in 1960 and the [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]] in 1964. By 1967, Ford of Europe was established. | | Ford introduced the iconic [[Ford Thunderbird|Thunderbird]] in 1955 and the [[Edsel]] brand automobile line in 1958, following a US$250 million dollar research and marketing campaign, which had failed to ask questions crucial for the [[marque]]'s success.<ref>Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. ''American Cars 1946–1959'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2004), p.808.</ref> The Edsel was cancelled after less than 27 months in the marketplace in November 1960. The corporation bounced back from the failure of the Edsel by introducing its compact [[Ford Falcon (North American)|Falcon]] in 1960 and the [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]] in 1964. By 1967, Ford of Europe was established. | |
| User talk:Deskana Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT | ← Previous revision | Revision as of 14:36, 15 March 2012 | | Line 74: | Line 74: | | | {{od}} Have you looked into this? Please review [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Mikemikev]], the most recent abuse by Imperial College, London. [[User:Hipocrite|Hipocrite]] ([[User talk:Hipocrite|talk]]) 11:42, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | {{od}} Have you looked into this? Please review [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Mikemikev]], the most recent abuse by Imperial College, London. [[User:Hipocrite|Hipocrite]] ([[User talk:Hipocrite|talk]]) 11:42, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | | :Can we not contact Imperial College with the IP address, dates and times so they can work out who is doing this? The edits about Slrubenstein were beyond the pale. [[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:SlimVirgin|(talk)]]</sup></small> 14:16, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | :Can we not contact Imperial College with the IP address, dates and times so they can work out who is doing this? The edits about Slrubenstein were beyond the pale. [[User:SlimVirgin|SlimVirgin]] <small><sup>[[User_talk:SlimVirgin|(talk)]]</sup></small> 14:16, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | | + | ::I did actually suggest as much in my message above. --[[User talk:Deskana|(ʞɿɐʇ)]] [[User:Deskana| ɐuɐʞsǝp]] 14:36, 15 March 2012 (UTC) | | | | | | | | == Improvements on SPI filings == | | == Improvements on SPI filings == | |
