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Escape from Woomera

Escape from Woomera is an unfinished adventure video game, intended to criticise the treatment of mandatorily detained asylum seekers in Australia as well as the Australian government's attempt to impose a media blackout on the detention centres. In the game, the player assumes the role of Mustafa, an Iranian asylum seeker being held at Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre. Mustafa's request for asylum has been denied, and, fearing that he will be killed by the Iranian government upon his repatriation to Iran, he decides to attempt to escape Woomera. Mustafa must explore Woomera and speak with other individuals at the centre to devise and execute an escape plan.

The game was developed in 2003 and 2004 by a team of Australian video game industry professionals and an investigative journalist, using Half-Life's GoldSrc engine. The developers received an AU $25,000 grant from the Australia Council to make the game, propelling the project to national attention, where the idea received a predominantly negative reception. The Australia Council's decision to fund the game drew condemnation from both Minister for Immigration Philip Ruddock and Australian Human Rights Commission leader Dr. Sev Ozdowski. Without further funding, a full game was never developed, and the playable prototype was made available free of charge online.

Plot

Escape from Woomera opens with three screens of text that explain the game's background. Players assume the role of Mustafa, who paid smugglers to bring him to Australia after his parents were killed by the Iranian secret police. After the boat transporting him crashed in the Ashmore Reef, Mustafa was brought to the Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre, where he was given the identification number "RAR-124". After three months, Mustafa was informed that his request for asylum was denied, and that he would be repatriated to Iran. Believing that he would be tortured and killed upon his return, Mustafa decided to escape Woomera.

Because the game was never completed, only a small portion of the intended gameplay exists. During the playable segment, Mustafa, through conversations with other detainees, discovers that another detainee is planning an escape but needs a pair of pliers to make the attempt. Mustafa must join a work detail to gain access to the pliers, hide the pliers in a garbage can to prevent them from being found during a search, recover them at night (which requires Mustafa to find a way to pry open the area that the garbage cans are stored in), and deliver them to the other detainee. The playable section ends when Mustafa delivers the pliers. Other interactions during the playable section include speaking with a detainee who, after complaining that a guard threw her copy of the Quran to the ground, mentions the existence of a partially built tunnel from a previous escape attempt.

Gameplay
Escape from Woomera is an adventure game. The player, controlling Mustafa, explores the Woomera centre, which is populated with non-player characters—computer-controlled individuals that move about the facility on their own. Some of these characters can speak with Mustafa, giving him information about the facility, sharing their backgrounds or experiences at Woomera, or directing him to find and retrieve objects scattered throughout the facility. Speaking with characters and completing their tasks allows Mustafa to progress towards his goal of escaping the facility.

The game has a meter that tracks Mustafa's hope. As he completes tasks that take him towards the goal of escaping, the meter increases. Listening to the experiences of fellow detainees, which in some cases is required to gain access to other information or tasks, drains Mustafa's hope. If he is caught breaking rules by the guards, Mustafa is placed in solitary confinement, which also drains hope. Should the hope meter run out, Mustafa loses the ability to continue to attempt an escape, and is deported.

Development
The idea for a video game centred on asylum seekers in Australia came to Katharine Neil, then a developer at Atari's Melbourne studio, in the aftermath of the 2001 Tampa affair. Neil spent a year and a half assembling a team to work on the game and securing initial funding for the project. Fourteen people contributed to the game, with a core development team of four. Many of the Australian members of the development team, including Neil, contributed to the project anonymously to protect their jobs.

Neil stated that her motivation for the project was a desire to create a video game in which the asylum seekers were the heroes. The purpose of the game, according to Neil, was twofold. The team wanted to criticise the treatment of detained asylum seekers in Australia, and they also wanted to prove that video games were capable of the task. At the time, the idea that video games could convey political topics in a serious manner, and that they were a form of culture worth being taken seriously, had not caught on strongly. The game also was a statement against the Australian government's attempts to suppress media access to, and coverage of, the detention facilities.

The original plan for Escape from Woomera involved several choices in playable detainees, each with a different story about how they came to seek asylum in Australia. The game would have players "battle the bureaucracy and try and survive day to day" while working towards any of several escape strategies. As originally envisioned, players could attempt to escape through the legal channels, using lawyers and activists, or could attempt to flee by scaling fences or digging tunnels. The development team worked to create the most realistic depiction of the Woomera centre possible, despite the media not being allowed in the facility. The team utilised interviews with former detainees and activists, existing press reports, and a copy of the facility's floor plan obtained from a member of the Department of Immigration. Kate Wild, an investigative journalist hired by the development team to conduct research, was able to visit Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre. She witnessed guards using spotlights and helicopters to keep detainees awake throughout the night, and police on horseback trampling over tents. Aside from Woomera and Baxter, Port Hedland Immigration Reception and Processing Centre and Villawood Immigration Detention Centre were also used as influences. Details from the daily lives of detainees, such as their being referred to by number and communicating with the outside world through payphones, were incorporated into the game. Tasks that players had to complete, as well as the escape strategies themselves, were also based on the experiences of real detainees.

Initial funding for the development of Escape from Woomera came from the Australian government's arts funding organisation, the Australia Council for the Arts. The Australia Council gave the developers AUD $25,000, intended to get the game developed to the point that it could secure funding from other sources. While a playable section of the game was developed, the developers never received additional funding. The playable demo, which was built as a modification of the video game Half-Life, was made available for download on the game's website.

Reception
The Australia Council's decision to fund Escape from Woomera was poorly received. The game received heavy criticism before development even began. Australia's Minister for Immigration, Philip Ruddock, released a statement saying that the "decision reflects poorly upon the Australia Council and its judgement, that the organisation should lend its name to the promotion of unlawful behaviour". Kate Wild, in a 2013 interview, recalled that she was surprised at how strongly Ruddock attacked the game, a reaction she attributed to the government being sensitive over the issue of detainee treatment. The leader of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Dr. Sev Ozdowski, released a strongly worded statement accusing the game of misconstruing asylum seekers as criminals, and saying that "The idea of using issues in detention for entertainment is simply sick." Chairman Michael Snelling of the New Media Arts Board, the branch of the Australia Council that granted the development money, defended the decision to fund Escape from Woomera, stating that the game's purpose was not to promote crime. He characterised the team's application for funding as both strong and closely aligned with the New Media Arts Board's goal of promoting cross-disciplinary media.

In the 2010s, the retrospective view of Escape from Woomera is significantly more positive. In 2013, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation called it "one of the first—and still one of the most important—politically-focused videogames". The textbook The Alternative Media Handbook used the game as a case study in culture jamming, and categorised it as an early example of video games carrying a political message.

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Runina

Runina (Juhászlak, Рунина) is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia. The first written reference of the village dates back to 1569. The municipality lies at an altitude of 550 metres and covers an area of 22.198 km2. According to the 2013 census it had a population of 75 inhabitants.

The village situated in the buffer zone of the Poloniny National Park offers easy access to most of the National Park's hiking trails. Stužica, a component of the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site is also close to the village.

History
Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Runina was part of Zemplén County within the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1939, it was for a short time part of the Slovak Republic. From 1939 to 1944, as a result of the Slovak–Hungarian War of 1939, it was again part of Hungary. In 1944, the Red Army entered Runina and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia.

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Molly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind Machine

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Van Dwelling/Bibliography

On Board Gardening

 * Gilmore, Grant. Growing Midget Vegetables at Home. New York: Lancer Books. 1973
 * Kramer, Jack. The Kitchen Houseplant Book.  New York: Bantam. 1975.
 * Newcomb, Duane. The Apartment Farmer. New York: Avon.  1977.
 * Skelsey, Alice. Farming in a Flower Pot.  New York: Workman Publishing Co.
 * Wright, michael and Brown, Dennis, eds. The Complete Indoor Gardner.  New York: Random House. 1975.

Van Conversions
"Although I haven't got a VW - I bought [How to Convert Volkswagen Bus or Van to Camper] and it's brilliant. I have three books on van converting and this is definately the best. It's given me ideas for making my own high top. selecting the right upholstery materials and it's given me the confidence to do the whole conversion myself."
 * How to Convert Volkswagen Bus or Van to Camper by Lindsay Porter. This was recommended by Buzzard<EMAIL_ADDRESS>on the Vandweller's mailing list. He writes:

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Lego Juniors

Lego Juniors (also known as Lego Jr. and stylized as LEGO Juniors) was a product range of the construction toy Lego, designed for children aged 4 to 7 years old. It acted as a transition from the Duplo to the regular Lego System. Lego Juniors initial release was on February 14, 2014, with the tagline Easy to build. It was the successor to the Bricks & More line released in 2009. Unlike its predecessor, Lego Juniors offered specialized bricks to make builds look more realistic while using fewer pieces for an easier build. The product line was discontinued by December 31, 2018 and rebranded as "4+" in 2019.

Overview
Each of the sets featured a small number of larger pieces, in order to be easy to build. The toy sets were marketed at children aged 4–7.

Development
Lego Juniors theme aimed to provide children to gain confidence, whether they are transitioning from Duplo or just starting to build with classic Lego bricks. Michelle Wilson, senior brand manager, LEGO Systems, Inc. said, "We know that construction play benefits young children on multiple dimensions nurturing cognitive and motor skills along with developing social, emotional and imaginative skills; we're thrilled to offer a new line to make it even easier for children to have a great first experience building."

Launch
Lego Juniors theme was launched at the American International Toy Fair in February 2014. As part of the marketing campaign, The Lego Group released thirteen Lego Juniors sets of a variety of sub-themes.

Construction sets
According to Bricklink, The Lego Group released 67 playsets and promotional polybags as part of the Lego Juniors. The product line was eventually discontinued by December 31, 2018.

Marvel Super Heroes (2014-2018 sets)
In 2014, Spider-Man: Spider-Car Pursuit (set number: 10665) was released on 18 February 2014. The set consists of 55 pieces with 2 minifigures. The set included Spider-Man and Venom.

In 2015, Spider-Man Hideout (set number: 10687) was released on 18 May 2015. The set consists of 136 pieces with 3 minifigures. The set included Spider-Man, Police Officer and Green Goblin.

In 2016, Iron Man vs. Loki (set number: 10721) was released on 1 March 2016. The set consists of 66 pieces with 2 minifigures. The set included Iron Man and Loki.

In 2018, Spider-Man vs. Scorpion Street Showdown (set number: 10754) was released on 1 January 2018. The set consists of 125 pieces with 2 minifigures. The set included Spider-Man and Scorpion.

DC Super Heroes (2014-2018 sets)
In 2014, Batman: Defend the Batcave (set number: 10672) was released on 18 February 2014. The set consists of 150 pieces with 3 minifigures. The set included Batman, Robin and The Joker.

In 2016, Batman & Superman vs. Lex Luthor (set number: 10724) The set consists of 150 pieces with 3 minifigures. The set included Batman, Robin and The Joker. was released on 22 May 2016.

In 2017, Batman vs. Mr. Freeze (set number: 10737) was released on 2 January 2017. The set consists of 63 pieces with 2 minifigures. The set included Batman and Mr. Freeze.

In 2018, The Joker Batcave Attack (set number: 10753) was released on 1 January 2018. The set consists of 151 pieces with 3 minifigures. The set included Batman, Robin and The Joker.

City (2014-2018 sets)
In 2014, the three sets were released on 18 February 2014. The three sets being released were Pizza Shop	(set number: 10666), Construction (set number: 10667), The Princess Play Castle (set number: 10668), Race Car Rally (set number: 10673), Pony Farm (set number: 10674) and Police – The Big Escape (set number: 10675). Later, Knights' Castle (set number: 10676) was released on 27 May 2014 and Fire Emergency (set number: 10671) was released on 24 October 2014.

In 2015, the five sets were released on 1 March 2015. The five sets being released were Beach Trip (set number: 10677), Pirate Treasure Hunt (set number: 10679)', Garbage Truck (set number: 10680), Supermarket Suitcase (set number: 10684) and Fire Suitcase (set number: 10685). Later, Family House (set number: 10686) was released on 18 May 2015.

In 2016, Police Helicopter Chase (set number: 10720) was released on 1 March 2016. In addition, Racer (set number: 30473) polybag set was released as a promotion.

In 2017, the two sets were released on 27 November 2016. The two sets being released were Demolition Site (set number: 10734) and Police Truck Chase (set number: 10735). Later, Fire Patrol Suitcase (set number: 10740) was released on 27 November 2016. In addition, Fire Car (set number: 30338) polybag set was released as a promotion. Later, Road Repair Truck (set number: 10750) and Mountain Police Chase (set number: 10751)  was released on 26 November 2017.

In 2018, City Central Airport (set number: 10764) was released on 2 June 2018. In addition, Traffic Light Patrol (set number: 30339) polybag set was released as a promotion.

Ninjago (2016-2018 sets)
In 2016, the two sets were released on 1 March 2016. The two sets being released were Snake Showdown (set number: 10722) and Lost Temple (set number: 10725).

In 2017, Shark Attack (set number: 10739) was released on 1 August 2017. The set consists of 108 pieces with 3 minifigures. The set included Kai, Lloyd Garmadon and Shark Army Great White.

In 2018, Zane's Ninja Boat Pursuit (set number: 10755) was released on 1 January 2018. The set consists of 131 pieces with 2 minifigures. The set included Chopper Maroon and Zane.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 set)
In 2014, Turtle Lair (set number: 10669) was released on 27 May 2014. The set consists of 107 pieces with 2 minifigures. The set included Foot Soldier and Leonardo.

Disney Princess (2016-2018 sets)
In 2016, the two sets was released on 1 March 2016. The two sets being released were Ariel's Dolphin Carriage (set number: 10723) and Cinderella's Carriage (set number: 10729).

In 2017, Anna and Elsa's Frozen Playground (set number: 10736) was released on 2 January 2017. Later, Snow White's Forest Cottage (set number: 10738) was released on 1 August 2017.

In 2018, Belle's Story Time (set number: 10762) was released on 2 June 2018. Later, Ariel's Underwater Concert (set number: 10765) was released on 1 August 2018.

Friends (2016-2018 sets)
In 2016, the three sets would be released on 22 May 2016. The three sets being release were Stephanie's Car (set number: 10726), Emma's Ice Cream Truck (set number: 10727)  and Mia's Vet Clinic (set number: 10728).

In 2017, the two sets were released on 2 January 2017. The four sets being released were Mia's Farm Suitcase (set number: 10746) and Andrea and Stephanie's Beach Holiday (set number: 10747).

In 2018, the two sets were released on 26 November 2018. The two sets being released were Emma's Pet Party (set number: 10748) and Mia's Organic Food Market (set number: 10749). Later, Stephanie's Lakeside House (set number: 10763) was released on 2 June 2018.

Cars 3 (2017 sets)
In 2017, the seven sets  based on the Cars 3 film was released on 2 May 2017. The seven sets   being released were Lightning McQueen Speed Launcher (set number: 10730), Cruz Ramirez Race Simulator (set number: 10731), Guido and Luigi's Pit Stop (set number: 10732), Mater's Junkyard (set number: 10733), Willy's Butte Speed Training (set number: 10742), Smokey's Garage (set number: 10743) and Thunder Hollow Crazy 8 Race (set number: 10744). Later, Florida 500 Final Race (set number: 10745) was released on 1 August 2017.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018 sets)
In 2018, the three sets based on the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom film was released on 17 April 2018. The three sets being released were Pteranodon Escape (set number: 10756), Raptor Rescue Truck (set number: 10757) and '''T. Rex Breakout (set number: 10758).

Incredibles 2 (2018 sets)
In 2018, the three sets based on the Incredibles 2 film was released on 21 April 2018. The three sets being released were Elastigirl's Rooftop Pursuit (set number: 10759), Underminer's Bank Heist (set number: 10760) and The Great Home Escape (set number: 10761). In addition, Edna Mode (set number: 30615)   polybag set was released as a promotion. Each of the sets featured five core characters, named Mr. Incredible, Mrs. Incredible, Violet Parr, Dashiell 'Dash' Parr and Jack-Jack.

Retirement of branding
On October 22, 2018, The Lego Group announced that they would be retiring the "Lego Juniors" branding on December 31, 2018 and replacing it with "4+" in 2019. The Lego Group cited the reason as to make it easier for children to see which sets were meant for their age range. The Lego Juniors theme remains, however, boxes do not feature the logo and feature an all-colors design.

Awards and nominations
In 2015, Lego Juniors was awarded "Toy of the Year" and also "Preschool Toy of the Year" by the Toy Association.

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Civ/Civilization

This is a guide to the original computer game Civilization, designed by Sid Meier.

Table of Contents

 * The Basics

Appendices

 * /Forms of Government/
 * /Unit Index/
 * /Patch History/

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Noun

 * 1) viewer, spectator someone who views a spectacle
 * 2) viewer someone who watches television or computer screen
 * 3) spectator one who watches an event; especially, one held outdoors
 * 4) watcher, looker someone who watches or observes
 * 5) onlooker, looker-on, bystander one who looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating
 * 6) beholder one who observes or beholds

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Talk:Susan Butcher

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Susan Butcher was born December 26, 1954 she lived in Boston, Massachusettes

Sections
Susan Butcher's husband is written with a link. But is it the same David Monson?

Charges of animal cruelty
I shortened the Charges of Animal Cruelty section until the references can be backed up by actual citations. My intent is not to take a stand one way or the other. I don't know enough about the topic to do this, but it's not sufficient to say, "Journal x said this." You had to provide more information about that journal: the date of publication, issue number, article name, and if it's available an online link. To be neutral, you should also include the counter argument. Crunch 17:45, 26 August 2006 (UTC) "We all loved her" says danielle  enriquez

 * It doesn't even make sense have this section in the article. The accusations are general in nature. If there are specific and documented charges against Susan Butcher, then it would be appropriate to add them here. I've removed the section.--Feyer 20:16, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The charges are about the iditarod, not butcher, and should be removed from here. Probably the Iditarod article too, as it's smaller then what I even consider a minority viewpoint (Animal Rights Activists usually hail the event, saying its a showcase of animal athletes and an example of how humans and animals can work together.) - M ask [[Image:Flag_of_Alaska.svg|20 px]] 21:45, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I have no problem with that. Crunch 21:47, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

It would be ironic, in a very negative way, to include these charges here when Ms. Butcher is widely credited with showing that you could treat your dogs well, "spoil" them by old-time musher standards, and still compete. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:29, 28 August 2009 (UTC)Will in New Haven<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:29, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Infractions with the law in the 1970s
While living in New Hampshire in the 1970s, Susan Butcher engaged in illegal activities. She, working with accomplices, broke into several homes, taking antique items of value, and then later selling the items.

I believe that a small note about these criminal activities should be included in her otherwise exceptionally positive life. This note should be respectful to her and the victims of her youthful indiscretions.

In due time, I will provide references to the New Hampshire newspapers citing these activities.

ColonelHogan (talk) 21:18, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

It's been a few months and no documentation has appeared. "In due time" has more than passed. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:31, 28 August 2009 (UTC)Will in New Haven<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 17:31, 28 August 2009 (UTC) I love Susan Butcher —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:23, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

 * If we're dealing with any controversies here: while this is unrelated to the above, there is someone here in Fairbanks who has a campaign going on against the Susan Butcher Institute, claiming that it was created for the express purpose of giving Monson a job, and that it isn't actually doing anything aside from that. I don't know whether or not this issue has been covered by a "reliable source."RadioKAOS (talk) 00:56, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Omission
An obituary of Butcher found here states the following:

"She also made headlines in 1979 when she helped drive the first sled-dog team to the 20,320-foot summit of Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America."

 * Yes, photos of her dog team are in the Sierra Club magazine Ascent from that period in an article about Denali. The Talkeetna Museum has a more detailed account. I saw that just four day ago. More detailed accounts (must talk to mushers) must exist as this was a one time approved event. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 22:54, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

I would think this to be important enough to include in the article. Unless the objective is to edit the article so as to be narrow and insular, only mentioning her Iditarod career.RadioKAOS (talk) 04:19, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Source, correction for quotations
The Quotations section of this article contains a small transcription error, and does not now have a source. I can help with both. The quotes come from an interview with the Academy of Achievement in 1991. Here's the citation I suggest to use:

Also one detail to correct: the quoted figure of "70 miles" is wrong; in the interview, she says "55 miles". This can be verified in this single-page transcription, and the video interview itself can be seen on this page. I have used the former link in the citation above.

Because the Academy happens to be a client, I have not made this edit myself. I'm posting this request in hopes that someone else is willing to make the add. Hopefully it's simple enough, and I'll be grateful to whomever does. Cheers, WWB Too (talk) 14:16, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Idiatrod Finishes
1985: Scratched link leads to Jesus Jones 'Scratched' compilation album. Intentional?
 * unlikely. unlinked entry Dankarl (talk) 00:52, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

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Substituted at 07:23, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Susan Butcher family information.
There has been a deletion and pair of reversions of the following sentence: "She is survived by her two daughters, Tekla and Chisana, and her husband, attorney and musher David Monson." I am not aware of any style guideline barring such content, and family information is commonly included in biographical articles. It also makes clear who David Monson is. Comments requested. Dankarl (talk) 01:16, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
 * The style guideline, as already mentioned, is WP:SURVIVEDBY. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:18, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

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Michel Foucault reading group

Goals
This project aims to gather an interested group of individuals who will read and discuss texts by Michel Foucault.

Background
From the Wikipedia article Michel Foucault (IPA pronunciation: [miʃel fuko]; English-speakers' pronunciation varies) (October 15, 1926 – June 25, 1984) was a French philosopher. He held a chair at the Collège de France, which he gave the title "The History of Systems of Thought." His writings have had an enormous impact: Foucault's influence extends across the humanities and social sciences and into applied and professional areas of study.

Foucault is known for his critical studies of various social institutions, most notably psychiatry, medicine, parameters of educational timeframes, and the prison system, and also for his work on the history of sexuality. His work concerning power and the relation between power and knowledge, as well as his ideas concerning "discourse" in relation to the history of Western thought, have been widely discussed and applied.

His work is often described as postmodernist or post-structuralist by commentators and critics; during the 1960s, however, he was more often associated with the structuralist movement. Although he was initially happy with this description, he later emphasized his distance from the structuralist approach, and he always unequivocally rejected the 'post-structuralist' and 'postmodernist' labels.

Learning Project Summary
Each month a text will be chosen and the group will read it and then post comments and questions to this Learning Group.
 * Introduction to Foucault

Suggested Texts
December 2006 The Archeology of Knowledge

Learning Activities

 * Read the Introduction to The Archeology of Knowledge
 * Post questions, comments and responses to the Talk:Michel Foucault reading group
 * Read The Unities of Discourse Chapter 1 of part 2 of The Archeology of Knowledge
 * Post questions, comments and responses to the Talk:Michel Foucault reading group

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I have corrected the book title. Pilgrim in the Cosmos is even the title given in the reference already cited! As well as the title of my copy (signed by Dean). So I have no idea how this mistake could have been made.

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Cookbook:Simple Roasted Oysters

| Seafood | Oyster

Ingredients

 * 25 small live oysters
 * Salt to taste
 * Pepper to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Rinse the oysters in a colander and drain well.
 * 2) Put the live oysters in the shell in a large sauté pan on medium-high heat and leave them till their shells open a little.
 * 3) Take them off the heat, open them on a plate, and season with salt and pepper.

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linja

Etymology
Borrowed from (compare modern 🇨🇬), from.

Noun

 * 1) line a connected set of points, e.g. a path acting as a boundary
 * 2) line a path regularly used by a mode of transportation; connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
 * 3) line telephone, network or electrical connection, often but not necessarily physical
 * 4) policy, line principle of behaviour, conduct, or relationship towards something
 * 5)  outline, contour e.g. when describing the shape of something
 * 6) line series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person
 * 7)  line demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces
 * 8)  curriculum, study program
 * 9)  file vertical line of squares
 * 10)  line products or services sold by a business, or the business itself
 * 11)  line population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup
 * 12)  an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/12th of a  or around 2.062 millimeters; comparable to imperial line
 * 1)  curriculum, study program
 * 2)  file vertical line of squares
 * 3)  line products or services sold by a business, or the business itself
 * 4)  line population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup
 * 5)  an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/12th of a  or around 2.062 millimeters; comparable to imperial line
 * 1)  line products or services sold by a business, or the business itself
 * 2)  line population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup
 * 3)  an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/12th of a  or around 2.062 millimeters; comparable to imperial line
 * 1)  an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/12th of a  or around 2.062 millimeters; comparable to imperial line
 * 1)  an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/12th of a  or around 2.062 millimeters; comparable to imperial line

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) line
 * 2)  railroad line

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) line
 * 2) track, rail
 * 3) goal line
 * 1) goal line

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Cookbook:Upeseru (Indian Lentils with Greens)

| Indian Cuisine | Vegan Cuisine

Upeseru is a rural speciality of the South of India, and villages around the state of Karnataka in particular. The main recipe is for a solid dish of lentils and greens, and the water drained from this is often used in an accompanying wet sauce to be eaten with mudde (ragi balls). The combination of the three is a common complete meal.

Solids

 * 1½ cups dhal or other lentils, cooked but not drained
 * 5 handfuls of a leafy green such as spinach, chopped
 * 2 teaspoons oil
 * 1 teaspoon mustard seed
 * 10 curry leaves
 * 1 medium onion, diced
 * 1–6 green chillies, split lengthwise, according to taste
 * Salt to taste

Broth

 * 1–6 green chillies, to taste
 * ½ teaspoon fresh tamarind per chilli used
 * 1 handful of coriander
 * 8 cloves garlic
 * 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorn
 * 2 teaspoons cumin
 * Spinach-lentil water
 * ½ lemon

Solids

 * 1) Fry the mustard seed, curry leaves, onion and green chillies in oil until the onions are partly browned.
 * 2) Meanwhile, set the lentils on the stove. Add the chopped spinach and boil until the spinach is tender.
 * 3) Drain and set the water aside separately for the next part.
 * 4) Stir in the spice mixture and salt to taste, keeping on the heat until the flavours have blended.

Broth

 * 1) Dry-roast the chillies and tamarind slightly, if desired.
 * 2) Grind all dry ingredients together with a little water to make a chutney.
 * 3) Bring the spinach broth to a boil and let simmer for 2 minutes.
 * 4) When serving, mix in a spoonful of the chutney and squeeze in lemon juice.
 * 5) Eat with mudde (ragi balls).


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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum is an animated children's television series that premiered on November 11, 2019, on PBS Kids. The series is produced by 9 Story Media Group. It is based on the children's book series written by Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos, named Ordinary People Change the World. The series involves Xavier Riddle with his sister Yadina, and their friends Brad and Berby, at the Secret Museum, and help from historical heroes, who are depicted in the series as children.

Premise
The series involves a Peruvian-American boy named Xavier Riddle, his sister Yadina Riddle (alongside her stuffed turtle Dr. Zoom) and their best friend Brad. In each episode, a problem or difficulty is encountered. They go to the Secret Museum to time travel to the past to observe, interact, and learn from the historical heroes. They then return to the present and use their experience to solve the problem.

Main

 * Xavier Riddle (voiced by Aidan Vissers in season 1, and Ian Ho in season 2 and onwards) is the titular character and the leader of his group with his sister Yadina and their friend Brad. He appears to be an excitable kid who is eager to go back in time and meet various historical figures. He is described as a kid who loves everything (especially art and basketball), but lives for adventures.
 * Yadina Riddle (voiced by Zoe Hatz) is Xavier's younger sister. She seems to be eager to explore the secret museum and learn about various historical figures. She carries a stuffed turtle around with her named Dr. Zoom. She is quite talented, whether it be with books or with balls. Although Yadina is very extroverted (not a wallflower at all), she is only seven years old. This means that she can be very honest with just about anyone, and sometimes even blunt. For example, Yadina dislikes meanness of any kind, and if anyone is not being friendly to another, Yadina will let them know exactly what she thinks of their behavior. When faced with conflict, Yadina is an expert at making others understand a situation from someone else's perspective, which ultimately requires empathy, self-awareness, and self-regulation. She also has a habit of making bad puns, which she fruitlessly tries to explain to both her brother Xavier and her buddy Brad.
 * Brad Meltzer (voiced by Wyatt White) is Xavier and Yadina's best friend. He tends to be the most nervous and neurotic of Xavier's group and suffers from several allergies. He is sometimes hesitant to go on adventures since travelling back in time makes him dizzy. Brad is quite partial to butterflies, as well as action heroes and is a relatively good artist who enjoys drawing comic book stories. He is described as having "delusions of averageness", and is apprehensive over everything. His friends, Xavier and Yadina, encourage him to live a little and to try new things. He suffers from impostor syndrome. Brad is Jewish, as revealed in the episode I am Tomioka Tessai, when he shows his friends a dreidel. His last name is only revealed on the website. He is an avatar of the author of the book series Brad Meltzer, whom he also resembles.

Supporting

 * Berby is a small, egg-shaped flying robot who resides at the Secret Museum and functions as part of the time machine by transporting Xavier, Yadina, Dr. Zoom, and Brad back and forth in time. Berby communicates by making robotic beeping sounds, and is good friends with the kids and Dr. Zoom. She also functions as the museum's curator, ensuring all of the exhibits are taken care of and in the right places. Berby also appears in all the shorts after all of the episodes, either winning another "race around the world" against Xavier, playing hide & seek with Dr. Zoom & Yadina, co-starring with Brad in one of his "Bradman" comics, or going on random travels with Dr. Zoom. It is revealed in "I Am Madam President" that Berby is a female robot.

Production
Brad Meltzer wrote the book Ordinary People Change the World and began a series based on the book named the Ordinary People series in 2014 with I Am Abraham Lincoln, I Am Amelia Earhart, I Am Rosa Parks, and I Am Albert Einstein.

The series is produced by 9 Story Media Group's animation division, Brown Bag Films. 9 Story's Chief Creative Officer Angela Santomero states that Xavier Riddle lets kids know they have "the curiosity and adventurous spirit to change the world". Meltzer added to that statement: "When my own kids watch this series, I get to see them realize that there’s extraordinary within the ordinary."

Episodes
Each episode of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum runs for half an hour. They consist of two 11-minute stories based on famous historical heroes around the world in the past. However, airings on streaming services such as Globoplay in Brazil split the episodes into segments, with each 11-minute story isolated. There may be an interstitial segment between the two main stories, in which Berby, and either Xavier, Yadina, Brad, or Dr. Zoom, are shown doing something fun together.

Shorts (2022)
These shorts were first released exclusively on the PBS Kids video app. They later aired in between episodes in season 2.

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Movie: I Am Madam President
A TV special titled Xavier Riddle and the Secret Movie: I Am Madam President aired on March 16, 2020. In the special, Yadina, who dreams of becoming president one day, realizes all the presidents were men. She questions if she can still be president, even though it is something no girl has done yet. The trio visit the Secret Museum, where a five-part star is shown to them. They travel to different periods in time, where they meet women who are attempting to do something that has never been done before. Yadina learns from them on what is needed to do something that has never been done before, as she attempts to complete the star. She meets Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Amelia Earhart, Junko Tabei, Sally Ride and herself as an adult. Amelia Earhart is the only historical figure to be featured in both the movie and an episode.

Broadcast
The series premiered on PBS Kids in United States on November 12, 2019. It premiered on TVOKids in Canada on December 10, 2019. It airs on Super3, a Catalan-language children's channel in Spain. Season 2 released on January 15, 2024.

Critical response
Joyce Slaton of Common Sense Media gave Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum a mixed review. She stated that "the show makes many historical inaccuracies, which makes it odd for a TV show that wants to make history come back alive for kids." She also stated that "the show's tendency to play too fast and loose with the historical facts is confusing, and that 'Go for it!' is an unlikely motto for Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 and didn't complete her solo Atlantic flight as a grade school student, as Xavier depicts." George Washington Carver did have a secret garden as a child, in which he learned important lessons that impacted his career in botany. But, as Slaton states, "it's a real stretch to imagine him having to defend plants from renegade soccer players in 19th century Missouri," and that "the show seems to overlook his importance as an activist for ex-slaves and champion of sustainable agriculture, instead boiling his messages down to 'take care of plants and you'll take care of the earth.'"

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duunata

Etymology
From dialectal, compare standard 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) To do, make, work on.

Conjugation
Helsinki slang:

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Pillars of Game Development

Part of Board Game Design

Introduction
These are considered to be the essentials of board game design.

The Pillars

 * /Parsimony/ - a game should be no more complex than it has to be

 * /Excitement/ - there should be some inherent interest and excitement throughout the game

 * /Theme-Mechanic Balance/ - the mechanic and theme should work together harmoniously

 * /Perfect Potential/ - at the start, any player should be able to win the game

 * /Simplicity/ - while the concept can be complex, the language of the rules should be very simple and straightforward

 * /Replayability/ - players should not experience the same game twice

 * /Beauty/ - a finished game should have a good look and feel

 * Much of a game lies in its beauty. Playing a game is an aesthetic experience - just like art, even if different - and it is propelled by our desire of beauty, expressed in the form of fun.

 * The "toys" should be therefore nice and adequate to the theme: we all know the difference between playing with plastic vs. metal car models or plastic vs. tissue dolls.

 * /Player Control/ - chance should only be used where it adds to the game

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Talk:Brett Ewins

Start
Thought i'd start the page off. I have more to add but if anyone wants to expand in the meantime, feel free.Logan1138 20:22, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Fact Check
Can we have a fact check? I have Bad Company showing as being drawn with Jim McCarthy not Brendan but Brendan is mentioned through this and other entries. (Emperor 18:14, 8 May 2006 (UTC))

Death
There's an unconfirmed report of the death of Brett Ewins. 2000ad have posted it to their facebook feed. Anyone have any hard sources for this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 11:49, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
 * https://www.facebook.com/2000AD/posts/10152625404161366 for reference.Nickpheas (talk) 12:27, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

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Milton Frank Stadium

Milton Frank Stadium is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. It was used for Alabama A&M football games before the creation of Louis Crews Stadium. It is currently used mainly for Huntsville City Schools high school and middle school football and soccer games and track meets. Construction began in 1949 and the stadium was opened in 1962 as Huntsville Stadium. It was soon renamed Milton Frank Stadium in honor of Milton Frank, the long-time football coach and athletic director of Huntsville High School and chairman of Huntsville City School Board of Education. In the 1990s, the grass field was replaced with artificial turf and a new track replaced the original asphalt track.

Milton Frank Stadium was the home of the Alabama Hawks of the Continental Football League during the team's two years of affiliation with that league in 1968–1969. Since 2008, the stadium has been the home field for the Tennessee Valley Tigers, a women's American football team currently in the Women's Spring Football League.

John Stanley Welzyn was the public address announcer during high school games at the stadium from 1964 until retiring in 1996. During his tenure, Welzyn also announced Alabama Hawks pro football and Alabama A&M Bulldogs college football games. Welzyn died in 1999 at the age of 66.

Special Olympics competitions for the Madison County, Alabama, area are held each year at the stadium.

In November 2011, the Huntsville City Schools announced that a contract valued at $1.6 million was signed with Goldmon Matheny Architects to renovate the stadium. Upgrades included new stadium entrances, new fences, new gates, new scoreboards, plus the demolition of the existing restrooms and locker rooms under both grandstands then construction of new locker rooms, restrooms, and concession areas to replace them.

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School:Environmental science

Welcome to the School of Environmental Sciences, part of Interdisciplinary Studies.

A school is a large organizational structure which can contain various departments and divisions. The departments and divisions should be listed in the departments and divisions section. The school should not contain any learning resources. The school can contain projects for developing learning resources.

Divisions and departments
Divisions and Departments of the School exist on pages in "topic" namespace. Start the name of departments with the "Topic:" prefix; departments reside in the Topic: namespace. Departments and divisions link to learning materials and learning projects. Divisions can link subdivisions or to departments. For more information on schools, divisions and departments look at the Naming Conventions.

 * Atmospheric sciences
 * Ecology
 * Geosciences
 * Soil science
 * Hydrology
 * Environmental bioethics

Projects and resources

 * Permaculture - since 23 June 2016! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 05:54, 13 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The Ecovillage Institute
 * The Spring Creek Project
 * Philippine Environmental Studies
 * AP Environmental Science

Active participants
Laird Steven H.Smith

The histories of Wikiversity pages indicate who the active participants are. If you are an active participant in this school, you can list your name here (this can help small schools grow and the participants communicate better; for large schools it is not needed).

 * Since 19 March 2016 with Agronomy! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 05:53, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Inactive participants

 * Stilite

Things you can do!

 * Clean up Draft:Geochemistry and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.
 * Clean up Draft:Geology and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.
 * Clean up Draft:Hydromorphology and move it to become a subpage of a supporting main page learning project.

School news

 * 3 September 2006  - School founded!

Thesis, papers and dissertations

 * Scientific information on environmental issues in the age of digital media

Collaborators

 * Alarico 21:07, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikimedia

 * Environmental science

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User:YRL Priince

[[File:YRL Priince.png|thumb]Xavier Vontreal Hatton (born October @4, 2001) is an American rapper,singer and song writter. he is knownYRL Priince for his [[Eccentricity_(behavior)]] rap style. He is best known for his callberations with rapper dmoe2xx and lah tr3. YRL priince has released his YRL language series inspired by Young_Thug. he also have released colder than ever and drip 4 fun. YRL Priince says that young thug plays a key roll in his music career.

Young rich legacy priince is from Houston texas raised by his mother and four siblings. He plan on realsing a album soon after his first love Ameria. He says he studiedNBa Youngboy and young thug for this album.

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清水

Noun

 * 1) clear and pure water; fresh water
 * 2)  saliva; slobber; drool

Proper noun

 * , name of several towns in China
 * , a district in Shizuoka, Japan
 * , a district in Shizuoka, Japan
 * , a district in Shizuoka, Japan

Noun

 * 1) springwater

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Murray Bartlett

Murray Bartlett (born 20 March 1971) is an Australian actor. He is best known for starring as Armond in the first season of the HBO dark comedy series The White Lotus (2021) for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. He gained further recognition for his role Nick De Noia in the Hulu miniseries Welcome to Chippendales (2022), and Frank in the episode "Long, Long Time" of the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023) and received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for each of his performances.

He is known for his roles as Dom Basaluzzo in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking (2014–2015). He is also known for his role as Michael Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City (2019), and for starring Vinnie Green in the Apple TV+ series Physical (2021-2023).

Early life
Bartlett was born in Sydney on 20 March 1971. When he was four years old, he moved with his family to Perth. He attended John Curtin College of the Arts in Fremantle, where he graduated from the drama program in 1988. Upon graduating, he was admitted to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.

Career
Bartlett pursued an acting career in Australia for several years, including a role in the series headLand. In 1993, he played con man Luke Foster in Neighbours. In 2000, he relocated to the U.S. His first big break there came a few years later when he was cast as a guest star in the HBO series Sex and the City. He also played D.K., John Crichton's best friend, in four episodes of the SciFi Channel series Farscape. In 2006, he joined Hugh Jackman in the Australian touring company production of Jackman's Broadway hit The Boy From Oz.

From March 2007 until the show's cancellation in September 2009, Bartlett was a cast member on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light, where he played Cyrus Foley. He starred as Dominic "Dom" Basaluzzo in the HBO comedy-drama series Looking from 2014 to 2015, and then reprised his role in the series finale television film, Looking: The Movie in 2016. In 2017, he portrayed a recurring role in the musical drama series Nashville. Bartlett assumed the central role of Michael 'Mouse' Tolliver in the Netflix revival of Tales of the City.

In 2021, Bartlett starred in The White Lotus as Armond, the luxury resort manager and a recovering drug addict who has been "clean" for 5 years. Bartlett got the role through a self tape audition. For his portrayal, Bartlett received nominations at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and Independent Spirit Awards and won at the AACTA Awards, Critics' Choice Television Awards, and Primetime Emmy Awards.

In 2023, Bartlett appeared in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us, portraying Frank in the episode "Long, Long Time". At the time of its airing, the episode received universal acclaim and was widely considered to be the best of the show's first season.

Personal life
Bartlett came out as gay early in his career. When asked about the decision in a 2021 interview, he stated, "I didn't feel like I really had an alternative. I just never felt I could ever be anything but myself." He lives with his partner Matt in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

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French/Grammar/Tenses/Past conditional, 2nd form

Formation of the Second Form of the Past Conditional

 * The second form of the past conditional is a compound tense- it consists of two verbs, the auxiliary verb and the past participle of the verb one seeks to use in this tense.
 * The auxiliary verb is conjugated as if it were being used in the imperfect subjunctive.
 * The past participle is added immediately after the auxiliary verb.
 * A negative structure such as ne ... pas is always placed around the auxiliary verb, immediately before the past participle.


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Bømlafjord Tunnel

The Bømlafjord Tunnel (Bømlafjordtunnelen) is a subsea road tunnel under Bømlafjorden which connects the island of Føyno in Stord Municipality to the mainland at Dalshovda in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The tunnel is 7.82 km long and reaches 260.4 m below mean sea level. It carries three lanes of European Road E39 and is part of the Triangle Link, a fixed link which connects Sunnhordland to Haugaland. Plans for the tunnel arose in the 1980s; construction started in 1997 and the tunnel opened on 27 December 2000. The tunnel was built using the drilling and blasting method, with two teams building from each end. The tunnel runs through an area composed mostly of gneiss, phyllite and greenstone. The tunnel was the longest subsea tunnel in Norway until the opening of Karmøytunnelen. It is still (2013) the deepest point on the E-road network. The tunnel was a toll road from the opening until 30 April 2013. In 2012 the tunnel had an average 4,084 vehicles per day.

Planning
The background for the Triangle Link was the desire to have a fixed link between the islands of Stord and Bømlo. The first documented proposals were made in the 1960s and involved building a pontoon bridge across Stokksundet. Following the 1982 opening of the Vardø Tunnel—the first subsea tunnel in Norway—Engineer Finn Nitter d.e. proposed a fixed link between the two islands. It would have crossed Digernessundet on a suspension bridge and continued along a causeway and low bridge onwards to a 2.2 km subsea tunnel under Spissøysundet and a low bridge over Gassasundet. In addition, a 7.5 km long tunnel would have been built from Føyno to Ulveråker in Sveio. The company Johannes Sørlie launched an all-tunnel proposal in 1985, estimated to cost 700 million Norwegian krone (NOK) and which would have resulted in 18 km of subsea tunnel connecting Bømlo, Stord and the mainland. An inter-municipal committee was positive to the proposals, while Josef Martinsen, director of Hordaland Public Roads Administration, stated that the project was unrealistic. The limited company Ytre Sunnhordland Bru- og Tunnelselskap AS (SBT) was founded in October 1986 by the municipal authorities of Bømlo, Stord, Fitjar and Sveio, Hordaland County Municipality and five banks.

In December 1986, the Public Roads Administration recommended a bridge. A report published by SBT in 1987 considered detailed plans for a subsea tunnel to the mainland, which was followed up by seismic surveys in the fjord. SBT changed its name to Sunnhordland Bru- og Tunnelselskap, and a majority of the board shifted towards being in favor of a fixed link. The Norwegian Coastal Administration stated that they would not allow a pontoon bridge, as it would interfere with ship traffic. On 26 June 1987, SBT's board decided to work towards getting permission to collect advance tolls on the ferry services. On 16 September, they unanimously supported the triangular proposal, which was estimated to cost NOK 660 million. This was criticized by Hordaland Public Roads Administration, who stated that it would take a longer time to plan, and thus complete, the Triangle Link.

From 1988, environmental groups started opposing the Triangle Link. The most active was the local chapter of the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, who stated that the road would have a negative impact for local boat traffic to the recreational islands of Føyno and Nautøy. They therefore recommended that the municipalities select a pontoon bridge. Another opponent to the project was the Action Committee Against a Hasty Construction of the Triangle Link, who wanted to delay the decision until after the 1991 municipal elections to ensure that the municipal councils had backing in the public. Also Gisle Tjong, a local citizen, opposed the project, stating that the risk was too large and that it was uncertain how long the tolls would last. He argued that the tolls could just as well last 60 as 15 years. Instead, he wanted to use advance tolls and fuel fees, place the income in the bank and then pay the whole fixed link with the saved-up funds. Most of the opposition against the project was from Stord, while in Bømlo there was near consensus in favor of the project. The exception was in southern Bømlø, where there was concerns that their ferry service to the mainland would be terminated, which would result in considerably longer driving time to Haugesund. Concerns were also raised regarding people with fear of tunnels and proposals were made to keep a ferry service for such people.

The Triangle Link was passed by the various municipal councils in February and March 1988. Hordaland Public Roads Administration still supported a pontoon bridge, and stated that two and a half years of work on a master plan had been wasted. A new master plan for the Triangle Link was published in early 1989. It recommended that the Langevåg–Buavåg Ferry, which connected to southern Bømlo, remain, but that the other four ferry services be terminated. During late 1989, advance tolling on the ferries was approved by the municipal councils and the county council, who recommended that collection start from 1 July 1990. However, the start date was not supported by the national government and the issue placed on hold.

In July 1992, the master plan was passed by the Council of State. On 10 December 1992, Parliament approved advanced payment of tolls on the ferry, which were made effective from 1 January 1993. Ticket prices increased by between NOK 10 and 12. This resulted in protests from the ferry employees who stated that they would have to collect the tolls which would remove their jobs; Norwegian Seafarers' Union representatives stated that they considered suing the state. Work on the development plan started in 1992. It included safety and environmental improvements which increased the project's cost by NOK 200 million, and it was made subject to consultative statements in May 1994. A report on the Coastal Highway (E39) was published in 1995, which recommended that the Skjersholmane–Valevåg Ferry be removed. Following a dispute regarding the impact of the bridge landing on Stord, SBT proposed building a culvert on Digernes as a compromise to avoid developing a new plan which could have postponed the project several years. On 11 June 1996, Parliament decided with 144 against 20 votes to build the Triangle Link. The original name proposed for the tunnel was Sunnhordlandsporten ("The Portal to Sunnhordland"), but this was changed to Bømlafjordtunnelen.

Construction
Geological sampling was undertaken by the Norwegian Geological Survey and Grøner, and included both core samples and reflection seismology. Late core samples showed that the tunnel would have to be located 30 m further down than originally planned to avoid deposits. The tunnel construction was awarded to two companies: the contract starting from Dalshovda in Sveio and was worked by the Public Roads Administration, while the tunneling from Føyno was worked by NCC. Both used the drilling and blasting method. NCC was awarded the contract after bidding NOK 175 million for the job. Construction from Sveio started on 16 September 1997 and from Føyno on 6 March 1998. In all, 625000 m3 of earthwork was extracted. The earthwork from the Føyno side was transported by barge to Austevoll and used to build the Austevoll Bridge. The earthwork from the Sveio side was used to build roads and a golf course in the area. On average, the tunnel was built at a speed of 55 m per week, with the record being 96.7 m. Between 30 and 40 people worked with the tunneling on each team. The lowest point was reached on 5 May 1999 and the breakthrough took place on 2 September 1999, five months before schedule. Construction involved injection of 282 t and spraying of 14900 m3 of gunite.

The tunnel was budgeted to cost NOK 496 million, but ended up costing NOK 487 million. It opened along with the Stord Bridge on 27 December 2000. Six hours before the opening, the bottom of the tunnel was used for a wedding. The toll company held a course for people with fear of tunnels to master their fears, with 60 people participating. The official opening took place on 30 April 2001. When it opened, it was the longest and second-deepest subsea tunnel in Europe and Norway, after the Hitra Tunnel.

Specifications
The Bømlafjord Tunnel is 7860 m long and crosses Bømlafjorden as part of European Route E39. To the southeast, the tunnel begins at Dalshovda in Sveio. It runs under Bømlafjord, then passes below the island of Otterøya and continues under the fjord again before ending on the island of Føyno. The tunnel is 11 m wide and has three lanes. As the tunnel has a significant slope, two lanes runs uphill and one runs downhill. It has a height of 4.7 m and has its deepest point at 260.4 m below mean sea level. Safety measures include fire extinguishers, emergency telephones and break-down pullovers every 250 m. There are turning points for trucks every 1500 m and lights and barriers at the entrances to notify drivers if the tunnel is closed. It features radio coverage and a system to register the position and key information about all vehicles in the tunnel. All the emergency equipment is connected to the Public Roads Administrations centre in Bergen. The tunnel has mobile telephone coverage. In 2016, the tunnel had an average 4,974 vehicles per day.

The Triangle Link was partially financed with tolls, with toll collection located at Føyno. It was constructed as a grade-separated intersection, such that any car passes through the toll plaza once. As of 2011, the fees were NOK 85 for cars and NOK 270 for trucks. Frequent travellers could prepay for at least 40 passings to the toll company, and receive a 40 percent discount. The tolls were removed in April 2013 since the tunnel got paid off.

The tunnel runs through an area with complex and varied geology. It runs through two rock complexes, the Halsnøy Basement Rock on the Sveio side, and Hardangerfjord Cover Complex on the Stord side. Both were created during the creation of the Caledonian orogeny 500 million years ago. The Halsnøy Basement Rock consists of Precambrian rock with elements of gneiss of both sedimentary and magmatic origin. They range between granite gneiss to mylonite. In the area between the two complexes, there is some amount of gabbro. At the lowest point, the tunnel runs through a section of phyllite, which continues to be the dominant species until the tunnel reaches Otterøya. Below the island the tunnel reaches a section of greenstone, before it rises again through more phyllite.

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Coney Island Hot Dog Stand

Coney Island Colorado (commonly The Coney Island) in Bailey, Colorado, is a 1950s diner shaped like a giant hot dog, with toppings. The building has been called "the best example of roadside architecture in the state".

The diner has indoor seating, courtyard seating and riverside picnic table seating. The bun is 35 ft long, and the hot dog 42 ft; the entire building weighs 18 ST.

It was originally built in 1966 on Colfax Ave. in Denver, named The Boardwalk at Coney Island. The first owner, Marcus Shannon had intended to start a chain of eateries around the concept, and obtained a patent for the design, but the eatery closed in 1969.

In 1970, under new ownership, the stand was moved to the Rocky Mountain town of Aspen Park, along U.S. 285. Initially called Coney Island Dairy Land, it later dropped the last part of the name. Despite initial opposition, when it was put up for sale in 1999, a local campaign began to designate it a landmark and save it from destruction. The present owner purchased it for about $150,000 and added a state-of-the-art water purification system, a new secondary kitchen area and a complete restoration of the interior kitchen.

The popularity of the stand was such that its last day open in Aspen Park, "the waiting line extended literally for miles". On March 18, 2006, to make way for a bank, the stand was moved again, 17 miles down U.S. Highway 285 to its present location in Bailey, close to Pike National Forest.

Appearances in media
The restaurant made an appearance on one of Dana Atchley's "Digital Postcards" titled "World's Largest". "World's Largest" and 6 more of Dana Atchley's "Digital Postcards" were later included as viewable clips on "Kid Pix Studio's" "Wacky TV" feature.

During the intro of "The Unaired Pilot" from the television series South Park, a parody of the restaurant can be seen in the background. The episode is an uncut version of "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe", and was released on DVD in 2003 with The Complete Second Season. The stand would return to the show in the season 25 episode "City People", where Cartman is forced to move in after his mom Liane loses her job. The stand remained Cartman's home until the season 26 episode "DikinBaus Hot Dogs", after he and Kenny renovate and reopen the restaurant as DikinBaus Hot Dogs and Butters, the investor and sole employee, sells it off.

It appeared in the 1999 television documentary A Hot Dog Program and on the 2004 television program Hot Dog Heavens.

On September 22, 2003 it was featured in the nationally syndicated newspaper comic Zippy the Pinhead.

There is a 1/6 scale model of the Coney Island stand at Tiny Town, in Morrison, Colorado.

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1921 Ottawa municipal election

The city of Ottawa, Canada held municipal elections on January 3, 1921, to elect members of the 1921 Ottawa City Council.

Mayor of Ottawa
Election day results showed Plant defeating Kent by six votes. A recount showed he won by 22 votes.

Ottawa Board of Control
(4 elected)

Ottawa City Council
(2 elected from each ward)

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Tephrosia onobrychoides

Tephrosia onobrychoides, commonly called multi-bloom hoary pea, is a species of plant in the pea family that is native to Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Alabama in the United States of America.

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Tokata Iron Eyes

Tokata Iron Eyes (born 2003/2004) is a Native American activist and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Iron Eyes was a youth leader of "ReZpect our Water", a campaign against the proposed route of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and served on the board of a sustainable energy group called Indigenized Energy. Iron Eyes is also a singer and songwriter.

Personal life
Tokata Iron Eyes is the child of Chase Iron Eyes–an activist, attorney, and politician–and Sara Jumping Eagle–a pediatrician and environmental activist.

Iron Eyes attended the Red Cloud Indian School on the Pine Ridge Reservation and Bard College at Simon's Rock.

According to a statement made by their father in 2022, Iron Eyes is nonbinary. Iron Eyes uses she/they pronouns.

Activism
Iron Eyes became involved in activism at age 9, when she testified against a uranium mine in the Black Hills. At age 12, she spoke in a viral video advocating for action against the Dakota Access Pipeline, which later sparked the social media campaign, "Rezpect Our Water." In September 2019, Iron Eyes met youth climate activist Greta Thunberg at George Washington University. Iron Eyes invited Thunberg to Iron Eyes' homelands, and the two held multiple rallies together in North Dakota and South Dakota throughout October 2019. The pair spoke at multiple locations including at Red Cloud Indian School, the Youth Climate Activism Panel in Rapid City, South Dakota, and at Standing Rock High School in Fort Yates, North Dakota. Iron Eyes also served on the board of a new sustainable energy group called Indigenized Energy.

Relationship with Ezra Miller
In June 2022, Iron Eyes' parents filed legal documents asking a judge to issue an order of protection against actor Ezra Miller on her behalf, due to Miller allegedly using "violence, intimidation, threat of violence, fear, paranoia, delusions, and drugs" including marijuana and LSD to hold sway over her. Although Iron Eyes was 18, due to tribal regulations Iron Eyes' parents were still considered her legal guardians.

Iron Eyes' parents claim that an inappropriate relationship began between the pair in 2016, during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, when Miller was 23 and Iron Eyes was 12. They further claim, and photos document, that the year after the two met, Iron Eyes flew to London to visit Miller on the set of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. In 2021, she dropped out of school, allegedly to follow Miller. Iron Eyes' parents also alleged in the legal documents that Miller caused bruises on Tokata and that Miller had given Iron Eyes a large amount of LSD in 2020. A response came via Tokata's Instagram account, denying the parents' allegations, declaring herself to be both mentally stable and in contact with a mental health professional.

Her parents' countered by claiming their child does not control her social media. Iron Eyes stated in the video response that it's her own choice not to have a phone. , law enforcement was unable to locate Miller to serve them with the order. Miller then posted messages on their Instagram account mocking the court's attempts to find them, but has since deleted them.

In August, Miller's former music collaborator Oliver Ignatius stated that he had witnessed Miller verbally abuse Iron Eyes over her wearing makeup. She defended Miller by referring to the incident as "a catty comment" and a part of "queer dialogue"; she called the allegation of abuse "homophobic".

According to a September 2022 Vanity Fair article, the tribal court dismissed the request for a permanent protective order, and the parents say they withdrew their request for custody, believing the odds were stacked against them; the same article reports that Miller claimed to be Jesus, the devil, and the next Messiah, while Iron Eyes believed herself to be a Native American spider goddess. The article also claimed that Miller and Iron Eyes believe their relationship will bring about a Native American revolution followed by the apocalypse.

Awards and recognition
In January 2020, Iron Eyes was featured on Disney+ in an episode of Marvel's Hero Project as "Thrilling Tokata". In May 2020, she was named one of the Ms. Foundation's 2020 Women of Vision, and she received the Peggy C. Charren Free to Be You and Me Award.

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Talk:Common Ground Collective

Citation needed
A citation is needed for the Nightline quote about 2000 volunteers, mostly white, untainted by cynicism etc. It's a nice quote, but I couldn't find it via Google News or on the Nightline Web site. — Muffuletta 22:07, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

I saw the interview on the NightLine website. However, it's impossible to find the article on the website. Is there a reason that quote is needed? The volunteer count goes up and down, and the mix of volunteers changes along with it. My last time there we had 100+ kids from Howard University for Spring Break. Tall Girl 08:47, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Not really. Somebody put the quote in there, so I thought I'd find a citation for it, but it doesn't matter.  Actually, Common Ground has done so much stuff, the article could be way expanded irrespective of any quotes from the national news media. -- Muffuletta 00:47, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
 * So, how does this sound -- we leave the quote in, remove the tag saying the citation is needed, say the quote is unverified and that the volunteer population and demographics rise and fall over time? Oh, and we hook up for lunch next weekend and split half a Muff? Tall Girl 04:25, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. I removed the  tag, and if I have time today or tomorrow I'll add some more text to the article.  But wait... split half a muffuletta?  That could get ugly.  I've never split a half.  I'd be saying, hey, is that all I get?  But we can sort all that out when I get back home from my temporary exile. -- Muffuletta 15:29, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Muffuletta, sorry I missed you during my last trip. I stayed at Pauline, then went into the Quarter to find breakfast, only to have my car break down. But that's not why I'm actually writing -- I have what I think is a really nice photo of the Blue House in the Lower 9th that I think would make a nice anchor for a discussion about what's going on in the Lower 9th. Perhaps we could start a section on that and I'll clean up the photo and contribute it. Tall Girl 06:37, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Several photos of the Common Grounds station in the Lower 9th are in Commons:Category:Hurricane Katrina aftermath in the Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans.(I also have a photo of the "blue house" before it became the Common Ground station.) I made a start at a "Category:Common Ground Collective" category and added to the article. Adding more photos to our archive at Wikimedia Commons would be great. --Infrogmation 10:21, 15 May 2006 (UTC) P.S.: Drop me a note should y'all want to do a New Orleans Wikipedians IRL meet.

So ... what the heck is "housing remediation" and who's the source for us having done more in the Lower 9 than the Upper 9? The Lower 9 rocks and all that, but my experience is we've been in the Upper 9 a LOT more. I'm not going add a tag, but I'd like to see that claim sourced. Tall Girl 03:10, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

does anybody read this page anymore? i want to edit out all the white people references Fohzionist (talk) 05:08, 25 October 2021 (UTC)

Co-founders and Organizers of Common Ground
I co-founded Common Ground with Malik at the table in his kitchen while Darby went looking for Robert King on the otehr side of the river (the second time we went to NOLA). I know because I was there. Darby had NOTHING to do with the organizational analysis, creating the original idea, the programs or even doing the work. He and I DID go to New Orleans to find King, but Darby wanted to leave right after that. The first night when Malik gathered the residents on his street I asked them how we could help, and picking up garbage was the answer. Malik, Sharon, and I did it with no gloves and few bags into the late evening. Darby smoked cigarettes and stood around. I know because I was there. I wrote the first drafts of the organizations and brought them to Malik. Malik liked them. I didn't go to the media and toot my horn. I worked building an organziation from the from from the ground up to support people who were already marginalized to gain their footing again. Darby was not an architect in the idea, or design. Anyone who says otherwise is confused to say the least. I don't care what the media says. All of this will all come out in my book.

I have added Lisa Fithian, Kerul Dyer, Suncere Shakur and Emily Posner because while Darby was gone back to his life in the early formative weeks these are some of the people who helped establish the crucial foundations, underpinnings and relationships throughout New Orleans and the surrounding areas including : 7th ward, 9th ward,Algiers, Houma, Port Au Chen. these are also organizers who stayed for long periods of time and did the long time, behind the scenes work for literally months and years. They were there before him and after he left. They were decision makers and fundraisers.

There are many articles and many conflicting accounts of the origins as well as who ran the organization over the years. I don't just have an outside opinion. I also have nothing to lose or gain by Darby having credit, except it just isn't true. Or at the least it is no more true than all the other organizers who did more than him.

I have written about this many times and don't need to get into a argument with some anonymous internet person who keeps changing things on an entry about my life. I hope this begins to put this to rest. It seems like such a waste of everyone's time. Much of this will be clarified in my forthcoming books : "Black Flags and Windmills: Hope, Anarchy and the Common Ground Collective (due out on Aug. 2010) and "Standing on the Edge of Potential" a collected anthology from long time Common Ground organizers (due out in 2011).

I am happy to clarify legitimate questions from anyone on this.

Scottcrow (talk)scott crow 01.09.10  —Preceding undated comment added 00:40, 10 January 2010 (UTC).

Who is Naomi Archer (Ana Oian Amets) and why are they listed as a co-founder of the organization? Can we get an sourced, authoritative quote from Malik Rahim (the only undisputed founder) as to who actually founded the org? Or just list Rahim as the founder? Cloroxcowboy (talk) 06:58, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

Criticism
Hi folks. I added a very short section detailing some of the common criticisms of Common Ground, as taken from the message board. I would greatly appreciate help expanding it with rebuttals and/or anything to make it more complete and neutral. Also, i was unsure of how to source the forum, so if someone could help me out there, as well, that'd be cool. SReynhout 23:04, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd be leery of trying to "source" the forum because most of the statements there are unverifiable. I think that CGC is being held to an unrealistically high level of expectations in part because it's a group that is trying to "do good".  This isn't to say that criticism is a bad thing, but I think it needs to be kept in perspective. Tall Girl 04:51, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm pretty sure that forums are considered unreliable sources, and should not be used at all. Verifiability Murderbike 21:20, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Someone should really change the "Philosophy away from Anarchism. If anyone has ever seen what they do it is the farthest thing from Anarchism.  Sure they perform some extra-legal moves around the government, but they do it to help people and in turn the government never follows up or arrests anyone.  It should be clear that they have a very specific "Grass-Roots" kind of love for doing good and helping people.  David (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:40, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

 * Their approach is compatible with Anarchism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism ifny (talk) 19:46, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Neutrality of Language
So even though I have already mentioned this in an earlier comment I will ask to bring the topic to light again and revisit the language used in the article. After discussing the argument with a Wikipedia help center representative I have proceeded to post the "Language Neutrality" warning at the top of the article. I feel that the language in this article highlights the more negative aspects of the group known as "The Common Ground Collective" and that it does not highlight some of the opposite sides of the arguments. Whether discussing their "unauthorized" gutting of a local high school (and it should be noted that the high school was later rebuilt by the local government even though they didn't want to in the first place) or whether discussing their "squatting" (which is actually in some cases more of an agreement made between Common Ground and the previous land owners to use their now unwanted land).
 * I would love to receive constructive criticism and ideas about the language used in the piece, if there are arguments to be made against my points I would also like to discuss those.
 * Please post under this topic or reply do me direct via email (no spam please). David (email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>--<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:40, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Timeline
I think a Timeline showing significant events would be an excellent addition to the article Cloroxcowboy (talk) 16:51, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Common Ground Relief
KYNO Radio

NY Times

Times-Picayune

Gus Boulis Murder Investigation
Miami Channel 10 news

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

South Florida Sun-Sentinel Cloroxcowboy (talk) 22:17, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Running Out of Time
The people involved in this organization are drifting away from the city and it'll soon be very difficult if not impossible to figure out their story with any accuracy. Common Ground had a significant impact on the city in the immediate aftermath of Katrina and time will only make that story harder to tell. Leodmacleod ?, 14 May 2008 (Came back and signed several hours after the fact)

Founders are Malik Rahim and Scott Crow
The co-founders of Common Ground are Malik Rahim and Scott Crow. User:Cloroxcowboy has reverted this verifiable and documented fact twice. Please provide explanation if you want to revert it again. Eclectek  C   T  20:48, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Malik Rahim himself stated today 1/6/09 on the radio program Democracy Now! that Brandon Darby was one of the founders of Common Ground. Members of the group are denying Brandon's role in founding the group but Rahim bluntly stated that Darby was a founder as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 14:58, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

According to interviews with Crow and interviews and speeches by Rahim ,as  well as the Common Ground Relief website,  Brandon Darby is not listed as a co-founder, but they have said was a major organizer. See this article as an example: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A729400 -- Ransdy May, 05, 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ransdy (talk • contribs) 16:32, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Allegation against Brandon Darby
One corporate media article which list "independent sources, who declined to be named,.." is not a reliable source. It looks to be speculative on the part of the author David Hanners, and potentially libelous. Clorox Cowboy has on numerous occasions posted comments and additions that appear to be very negatively directed at Common Ground and it's former organizers that seem potentially vandal in intent. In this case if look at what I removed it never uses the words 'alleged' or 'purported to be' it only lists it as a fact. In an opinion piece written by Scott Crow on numerous other websites he claims to have spoken to the reporter and that the 'unnamed source' was in fact the government. I cannot verify that or not. To me if there are open cases, which all of these seem to be, that haven't been decided by juries then all of this is speculation. None of the released documents that list an informant (see www.twincitiesindymeida.org) list Brandon Darby by name. In fact they are quite vague. I think inclusion is at most damaging and at the least gossip at this time. If you have other sources please list them. (User :Ransdy)

Woodlands Apartment complex
I see this whole article needs extensive updating and clean up, but i am addressing this issue as it looks like vandalism or a brewing revision fight. I noticed this section had been removed and then replaced. In searching the internet (not always the best place) I can only find a couple of mentions of this in regards to Common Ground, mostly to do with a lawsuit. Was the lawsuit ever filed? It is not listed on Common Ground's  site, and can see no personal narratives about its impact on the organization. I am proposing to either remove it (as it was before) or to combine it in another section. It doesn't seem to carry as much weight as say, the Civil Rights or Former Directors FBI Ties sections. I will leave it as is unless no one responds here in a timely manner. There is plenty more editing to do. I would love to see this page reworked sometime. It was a good organization in New Orleans. Thank You. Ransdy (talk) 23:16, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Civil Rights Work
I edited this section for flow and NPOV, and did my best to tread lightly.

Unfortunately as the case was dismissed the factual phrasing had to be commuted to 'allegations'.

Section still needs some help wrt clarity, but I do not possess sufficient information to clarify further. Perhaps others who are more knowledgeable on the subject can amend.

 * "Partnership between Tulane University, the Advancement Project, and Common Ground Collective provided an opportunity to protect the civil rights of Americans still struggling to recover from the storm."
 * Does this refer to the court case only, or other work that is not yet mentioned?
 * It is unclear what "advanced the argument" refers to in the context of the case. Does it mean testified? Provided material support? I did a quick Google search and was not able to find anything, nor was I successful looking in the Findlaw summary.
 * What International Law was violated according to the case? Was it included in the original case?
 * I can't find mention of this particular aspect of the case online; perhaps there is an offline source/reference that can be included.
 * "Common Ground, the Advancement Project and Tulane advanced the argument that race-based discrimination was taking place, injuriously affecting the working class African American community populating the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans. The 5th and 14th Amendments were allegedly violated when the United States deprived community members of their right to due process, and it allegedly violated treaties to which it is a signatory by depriving Americans of the right to return to their homes." (See revision history if you want to see what I adapted this from.)
 * Due to placement of the last sentence, it seems that the original author was stating these items were part of the argument-advancement provided by Common Ground et al. Is this correct? And was this their testimony? Or was it a statement of the allegations in the case? It would be good to rewrite for clarity.

ifny (talk) 19:36, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

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Proposed merge with Scott Crow (activist)
All reliable, secondary source coverage of Crow is specific to the Common Ground Collective, which already has an article. The separate Crow bio serves as a coatrack for primary sources. Since we lack reliable, secondary sources to build a biography that does justice to Crow's life outside the Common Ground era, redirection to Common Ground Collective as a useful search term is preferable. I've already done this boldly, but as you can see at the article's talk page, another editor wants a more binding consensus. czar 14:48, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Weak oppose there are unsourced claims that his activism goes beyond Common Ground Collective. If these can be sourced rather than just a source making vague references to many organisations then I would say leave the article. Otherwise a merge might be more useful. Domdeparis (talk) 02:09, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Strong support There has been plenty of time to find appropriate sources for the Crow biography article. Unsourced claims have no bearing on the existence of this article. To hold up merge, redirect, or deletion of this article based on unsourced claims does not make sense in the world of Wikipedia. Such claims need to be sourced or they really carry no weight here. I agree the Crow article serves as a COATRACK and should either be merged or deleted. I am not sure how much useful information exists in the Crow article. So, a simple redirect is OK with me. ---Steve Quinn (talk) 04:09, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

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Bicycles/Maintenance and Repair/Cleaning parts

Cleaning parts can be done with a cleaning solution of some kind, and/or with a rag or stiff brush. A couple of notes about cleaning products:
 * Solvents must be thoroughly cleaned off parts that are to be re-lubricated. Residual solvent will have a solvent effect on the replacement lubricant.
 * Even a bio-degradable solvent will have whatever substance it removed mixed in with it after use, and thus must be treated according to both the laws applicable to the solvent itself and the dissolved substances.

Power Washer
Using a power washer is an option in some situations, but care must be taken not to displace lubricant from parts. A high pressure stream of water is capable of displacing the grease from a bearing surface, including from sealed bearings, which are not designed to be lubricated by the user. Some very powerful power washers can also take the paint off of a bike. As such it is not recommended to clean a bike with a power washer because it is very hard to dry the water and replace the grease.

Cleaning and lubricating a bicycle chain
Cleaning and lubricating your chain is one of the simplest and most important things to do to keep your bike in good working order. It is also an activity that draws intense debate with many people insisting that their way is the "Right" way to do it. The short story is, the cleaner and better lubricated your chain is the longer the entire drivetrain (the chain and gears) will last, but no drive-train lasts forever. It is worth spending time taking care of your drivetrain, it's not worth obsessing about.

You need:
 * Lubricant,
 * A couple Rags
 * Old toothbrush

The choice of lubricant is important. DO NOT use WD40* as it is too thin and will evaporate leaving nothing to lubricate the chain. Use special bike chain lube found at any bike store. Some lubricants are formulated for wet conditions, others for dry. The difference is the viscosity. A dry lube used in wet conditions will require more frequent applications, a wet lube used in dry conditions will gather dirt, and require more frequent cleaning.

Prior to lubricating, clean the chain as well as possible. Usually a chain cleaning tool, or a toothbrush is sufficient. Remove the chain from the bicycle and soak it in a solvent such as a cycle degreaser. Hang up chain to dry off. Paraffin will also work, but is unpleasant and unhealthy to work with environmentally hazardous, and flammable; as such it is not recommended.

Dirt is what causes a chain to wear out, so keeping your chain as clean as possible extends its life, and the life of the entire drivetrain.

Apply the lubricant on the chain non-pressurized drip type lubes are recommended as are more accurate, and waste less lube than spray lubricants.

Put a rag behind the chain so that the lube does not contaminate the tires or other parts of the bike. Rotate the pedals to move the chain and lubricate the whole length. Wipe the chain with the rag to remove the excessive lubricant, as this just gathers dirt and does not help lubricate the chain.