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Wikiversity talk:Browse/Old

Descriptions
Could we please bring in a quick description possibly from wikipedia as to what each of the schools cover to make sure people are using the right schools. Or at least clarify what each school includes to insure that various projects and learning material are appropriately categorised. --michael_DesignNZ 23:59, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Engineering and Technology,

Humanities ,

Interdisciplinary Studies,

Life Sciences ,

Physical Sciences ,

Professions,

Social Sciences ,

Linguistics

Organization
Some time down the line, we should make this look a wee bit more professional. You know, with topic-specific logos and such. Of course, we should really focus on the content first and not the aesthetics. I'm not saying....I'm just saying. --The Winged Self 04:15, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

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Portals versus Faculties
Doesn't it make more sense to call the Portals "Faculties"? I mean, that's how they are named in a real University...--Dnjkirk 06:09, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Some of the major portals are analogous to faculties in universities. But there are also other portals on wikiversity.--Hillgentleman|User talk 09:30, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

 * "I object to the use of the term "faculty" at Wikiversity. Many English-speaking people will naturally assume that if there is a "Faculty" then there must be individual faculty members who are certified and appointed by an educational institution. Many people use a definition for "faculty" that is like this one: "The group of people who teach the courses at a college or university. The faculty consists of lecturers, instructors, assistant professors, associate professors, and professors." Wikiversity does not have appointed faculty members, so it is misleading to say that we have "Faculties". There is nothing wrong with calling Wikiversity portals, "portals" as is done at Wikipedia." (source) --JWSchmidt 21:34, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * More English speakers will naturally assume that if there is a school then there must be individual teachers who are certified and appointed by an educational authority. --Hillgentleman|Talk 22:56, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

 * The words "Faculty of" should be removed simply because this phrase is repeated so frequently, it is hard to read. Let's keep things simple! · Robert Elliott 21:04, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

 * One problem - there is a portal:Physical Sciences and a School:Physics and Astronomy, a portal:Mathematics and a School:Mathematics. There may be other examples.  We want the structure to be clear.--Hillgentleman|Talk 21:14, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * So what is the problem? Portals are user-friendly guides that quickly direct browsers to content pages. Schools are content-development projects where Wikiversity editors collaborate to develop learning resources for a subject area. --JWSchmidt 21:34, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The problem is that, if you remove the faculty, or if you wish portal: from the header, and leave only mathematics, scholars would be confused. Even more confusion will arise if you find two different links Mathematics and Mathematics on the same page.  (Or Physical Sciences and Physics and Astronomy.--Hillgentleman|Talk 22:31, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Portals are user-friendly guides that quickly direct browsers to content pages. <--- Do you mean that browsers can avoid the schools altogether?--Hillgentleman|Talk 22:40, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Portals are not used correctly
 * Using Portals as a "user-friendly guides that quickly direct browsers to content pages" is a great idea. However, currently, it is not clear what is a portal and what is not a portal.

 * On the main page of Wikiversity, people are told to "Browse our subject areas and schools: Engineering and Technology · Fine Arts · Humanities · Interdisciplinary Studies · Life Sciences · Physical Sciences · Mathematics · Social Sciences · Practical Arts and Sciences. These are all portals.

 * But when you click on "Browse", you get a different set of major portals

 * Also, when you have a portal called Mathematics and a school called Mathematics, people get confused. When you follow the two paths, you do not arrive at the same information. Instead, you find that there are two partially different set of departments of mathematics.  In this case, the portal does not quickly direct browsers to content pages but rather, the portal goes off in a different direction from the school.  (The problem is the worse in Art and Design.)

 * The idea behind portals is great but that is not what portals are used for currently. This needs to be fixed. Robert Elliott 07:33, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Templatiziation
If we templatized the sections it might be useful. --Remi0o 22:21, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Suggestion: Go to the portal for Mathematics and a school called Mathematics and create a template so that the "Departments of Mathematics" lists will be the same on both pages.

 * Similarly, go to the portal for Mathematics and a school called Computer science and create a template so that the "Departments of Computers Science" lists will be the same on both pages. Robert Elliott 07:55, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Medicine Icon
Currently the icon for the medicine section is an animation of a human brain. I think this is a very poor choice. For one, it should not be animated. The rest of the icons are not animated, and the icon should be at least somewhat similar to the other icons, and should also lend itself more to being printed. Plus the animation is very choppy (perhaps just my computer) and is not aesthetically pleasing. Secondly, it a picture of a brain, and a brain is already being used in the icon for psychology (which makes sense). Medice is a hugely broad field, I'm sure there are many many more approprate icons that could be found. For example, perhaps an x-ray of a human skeleton. <IP_ADDRESS> 20:46, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Unstable browse concept page
Please go here if you would like to help develop a more efficient and user friendly version of the browse page. Perhaps the icons could be removed and the information could still be presented in an interesting way. --Remi 04:46, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Christianity
Could you please add Christianity Studies under Major Schools, the link is: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Christianity Thanks

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User:Glenn Willen/Broken Links

I'm not sure what the protocol on broken links is around here (i.e. where they should be listed), but the quantity of them, especially on administrative pages and such, is frustrating, so I'm listing them here as I find them. The top level is the pages linked from; the sublists are the broken links on each page. Feel completely free to add links to this list yourself, or tell me where the official list is (Perhaps one needs to be created.)

 * Image use policy
 * Image description page
 * Sound help
 * Alternate text for images
 * GFDL {This one seems pretty important... maybe it should be GFDL instead?}
 * Orphan
 * [[Image:Image_Policy_scalebar02.png]] {Missing image...}
 * Red, Pixel, Yellow, Green {Why are these even links? Reminds me of the Everything2 style of linking anything that moves.}
 * Non-local images

I think I've seen the intended targets of some of these links before; if I can find them again I'll correct those I can.

 * Vandalism in progress
 * Wikibooks:Module

 * Please do not bite the newcomers
 * NPOV {Should probably be NPOV or Neutral point of view}
 * Be_bold_in_updating_pages {This looks like a guessed link; I doubt it ever had a target.}

 * NPOV dispute
 * Wikibooks:Module {That's twice now. Looks like it existed, once...}

 * Wikibooks:Glossary
 * Why is the glossary full of broken linkage? That's a sure way to discourage newcomers...
 * Wikibooks:What is a module {Probably intended for the same content as Wikibooks:Module, also broken}
 * Wikibooks:Edit war
 * Wikibooks:Edit conflict
 * Orphan

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license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Authoring Webpages/Introduction

= Introduction =

The Internet
The World Wide Web is only one of many Internet services. The Internet is a network of computers. ("Net" is short for "network".)

The Internet provides the means to pass packets of data around the globe. In order to make sense of these packets, you need services: protocols (sets of rules) that tell you what a certain piece of data means, and computer programs (software) that allow access to data based on such protocols.

The web is one such service, as are e-mail, FTP, torrents, Instant Messaging, etc. All these services require particular programs that understand their protocols, although some programs can work with multiple services. For instance, a web browser may also be capable of downloading files from an FTP site or managing e-mail.

The World Wide Web
The web was created to make finding and exchanging documents across the Internet easier. Before the web, if you had a document to offer through the Internet (for instance, a scientific paper, or a list of jokes, or a recipe, or your curriculum vitae), you had to put it up on an FTP site and then pass the address of that FTP site to someone else.

With the web, you embedded the address into the page, instead of passing it around. More than that, you could hide the real address from view by wrapping it in descriptive text. Instead of typing in a bunch of numbers in your FTP client, and then moving from folder to folder until you stumbled on a file called ppr_john.ps, you could create a 'link' called "John's paper on astroturf" that would take you directly to the desired file.

Hypertext
HTML stands for "HyperText Markup Language". But what is "hypertext"?

Webpages are documents. They are files on computers. When displayed in a browser, they are displayed as "hypertext". The definition of files and computers is outside the scope of this textbook, but hypertext needs to be explained before we can continue.

On a computer, a text file behaves like print: like a book or a magazine. You can scroll through the file instead of having to turn pages, but the text behaves the same way it would if it were printed. It simply sits on the page and you read it. Hypertext, on the other hand, has additional functionality; mainly, the use of "hyperlinks". ("Hyperlinks" are commonly referred to simply as "links".) A link is a part of the page that, when clicked on by a mouse (or tapped with a finger on a touchscreen), takes the reader to a different part of the document, or to an entirely different document. Typically, links are clickable parts of text, but they can also be images. For instance, clicking a chapter heading in the table of contents could take you to that chapter; a linked phrase could take you to a footnote or a reference document for further information.

Probably the first description of "hypertext" appeared in 1945, when Vannevar Bush wrote an article in The Atlantic Monthly called "As We May Think," about a futuristic device he called a "Memex". He described the device as electronically linked to a library and able to display books and films from the library. The Memex also gave the reader the ability to automatically follow references to the work referenced.

The Memex did more than offer linked information to a user, though. It was a tool for establishing links as well as following them.

HTML was designed by Tim Berners-Lee with similar goals in mind: to provide a way for scientists to create a huge library of interlinked works and to provide a way for the users of this library to alter certain documents: for instance, to add annotations or links.

The latter part of Berners-Lee's dream never really materialized until the invention of the first wiki, Wiki-Wiki Web. Wiki pages are special types of web pages that allow the reader to edit them. For example, this textbook is part of a wiki. Anybody can change the contents of this textbook on its website.

Since hypertext is so different from normal text, there are certain things that need to be considered when writing it.

Where hypertext links to another document, the author needs to make clear what it links to. (The dreaded "click here" is, without a doubt, the worst way to create a hyperlink, as it tells the user absolutely nothing about the linked document.)

Where a hypertext document is part of a larger whole (say, a website), it is often helpful to the users if they can find out which part of a larger whole it is. The document should link to a home page. The home page is a web page that forms the "front", or table of contents, of a website. The home page usually contains information about the website and has menus of links that allow the user to navigate to various parts of the website.

For instance, a home page might say: "This is the personal home page of Clarence Wiley". This suggests to the visitor that the web pages found there are probably of a personal nature, most likely created by Clarence, and of some value to Clarence.

Similarly, web pages that are part of a website often use a uniform style. Since arriving at a uniform writing style is not always easy or convenient (think of a web page with dozens of authors), other hints may be employed that tell visitors where they are. One of these hints is explained in the following chapter.

Dangerous metaphors
Calling web documents "pages" is a metaphor. They aren't really "pages", as in a book. However, it is useful to explain characteristics of the new and unknown by comparing them with similar characteristics of the old and known. As such, metaphors can be a useful and powerful device. However, the new and unknown has traditionally suffered harshly from a heavy stamping of the metaphor on the subject.

It is said by some that when television was invented, it took fifty years for the new medium to escape from being a stage in a box. Far into the twentieth century, television was made by aiming a camera at a stage (a 'set' in television and cinema terms) and just passing on to the viewer what went on.

Oddly enough, the things that are possible on television, but not on stage, were already possible when the first consumer grade television sets were being produced: broadcasting with a time-delay (record now, broadcast later), editing a program, using unusual viewpoints, animation, overlaying images et cetera. Of course there were a few 'revolutionaries' who used these techniques, but in general the metaphor (television is like a stage) held the new medium captive.

Even today, news anchors can sit behind their desk clad in nothing but underwear below the waist, safe in the knowledge that the camera will never do anything the audience of a stage play wouldn't do.

Today, the web has been struck similarly hard by failing metaphors. Since the web is clearly tied to computers, a lot of people confuse authoring web pages with programming. Since a lot of web content was written from the start by people using graphical web browsers, designing a web page is often primarily considered a graphical design task. (Contrary to popular belief, the first web browser displayed images and used an early form of stylesheets. )

False metaphor #1: Programming
Programming is the art of creating a computer program. A computer program is something that tells the computer what to do. Usually, a computer program is a list of instructions. For instance, a computer programmer can write a program that tells the computer to open a window on a screen, and display a large, bold text in the top-left corner.

A hypertext document can be implemented as a computer program. A modern day example of programming hypertext would be PDF, the Adobe originated format for distributing print documents across computer networks and to printers. However, HTML, the hypertext language for the web, is not a programming language. Instead, it is a Markup language: it allows one to "mark up" the structure of a document. (You may want to revisit this section later, once you have "marked up" a few web pages yourself.) HTML is a way to tell a web browser what the different parts of a document are. For example, one part of a web page could be a paragraph and another part could be a list.

Viewing HTML as a programming language means that you view its constructs, its labels, its mark-up, as instructions to the browser. For instance, you may want to indicate that a particular piece of text should be printed in large and bold letters. You could use the HTML code for headings for this, because most graphical browsers will display a heading as large, bold text. However, you may get visitors with browsers who don't display a heading as large bold text. That's the moment when the trap of the false metaphor closes around you.

The important thing to remember is that HTML tells a web browser what the different parts of a page are, not how they should look.

False metaphor #2: web authoring as graphical design
To view the web as a graphical medium is a much more insidious problem, because it is largely a correct view. Most web pages are browsed through a graphical browser. On such occasions, the graphical design of a web page can have a decisive influence on how well the content of that page is perceived and received by the visitor.

The problem lies not so much in seeing the web as a graphical medium, but in our assumptions on what a "graphical medium" is. Since web pages are often displayed on a computer screen, web page authors often design a layout grid with certain dimensions. Not everybody may be using the same dimensions, though, and visitors are hardly ever willing to change the dimensions of their windowing system to accommodate the wishes of a website's author.

The web can be displayed on a vast array of devices, some of which are not graphical at all: think of speaking browsers or touch browsers (Braille rules for the blind). You need to adjust your assumptions on what a graphical medium means to write good web pages.

The practice of creating web pages that can be accessed by a wide variety of types of browsers is called "accessibility". As the web grows, accessibility becomes more and more important.

Other, less damaging metaphors
It is clear that when we wish to see the web in the light of another, better-understood invention, we need to do this with care, and clearly delineating the limits of our comparisons.

I would like to propose a few metaphors that are just as useful as the ones before, but that have less potential for damage.

The media that are perhaps the most natural candidates for comparing the web to are unsurprisingly other Internet services. They all share with each other that they provide a way for people to talk directly to other people without intervention of middlemen such as editors and publishers. This possibility for direct contact stems from the underlying low-level protocols of the Internet. On the Internet, every computer can talk to any other computer.

Other systems for sharing information in the free-form manner the web allows, are abundant in real life. Just try to imagine all the possibilities you have when you want to announce a neighborhood party to strangers, or when you want to share your daily troubles with relative strangers: letter pages, bulletin boards, pen pal magazines, etc. spring to mind.

Conclusion
The important idea to take away from this chapter is that the web is a way of sharing information. There is nothing wrong with running programs on the web, or with presenting graphical design on it. These are well-understood and accepted uses of the web. What you should make a distinction between, though, is the web as a way to present information and the form and shape that information takes.

Your need to share --> Your way of sharing it --> An audience.

Questions and Exercises
1. Collect examples of typical web pages. How do they fit into the web? Which role do they play?

2. Find a web page. Make a list of all of the page's possible users, and write down how they would experience the page. Would they find the information they were looking for? Which information would they not be able to find? Would they have an easy way of finding more information through hyperlinks?

If you follow this course as part of a class, let the teacher pick a web page and see how many different audiences the students can come up with.

If you follow this course by yourself, you could go to http://www.google.com and enter a random word in its search box, then activate the "I'm Feeling Lucky" link. I find that the names of kitchen things often make great 'random' words ('ladle', 'cinnamon', 'fridge', 'stove', etc).

3. Try to view a web page using a non-graphical browser, or a browser, such as Opera, with all graphics capabilities switched off. If this exercise is done as part of a class, form duos: let one student face away, let the other read out what's going on in the web page. Let the student who cannot read the web page give instructions and see how hard or easy it is to use the website.

4. Try to think of a subject you would like to create a web page or a website about. Go to a search engine and try to find web pages about this or similar subjects. For instance, if you would like to create a website for your football club, try to find the websites of other local and internationally famous clubs. According to your personal taste and opinions, what have the authors of these sites done right? What have they done wrong?

Answers
For answers, see Answers to Questions and Exercises.

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Luke the Dog

Luke the Dog (1913–1926) was an American Pit Bull Terrier that performed as a recurring character in American silent comedy shorts between 1914 and 1920. Some claim he was a "Staffordshire Bull terrier" or "American Staffordshire bull terrier but neither of these breeds existed until the 1930's, and this is why his name nickname was Luke the pitbull. He was also the personal pet of actress Minta Durfee and her husband, the comedian and director Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

For six years Luke gained widespread popularity among movie audiences, appearing in one- and two-reelers for Keystone Studios, Comique Film Company, and Joseph M. Schenck Productions. The bull terrier shared screen time not only with Arbuckle and Durfee but also with other stars and top supporting players of the silent era, including Mabel Normand, Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Molly Malone, Joe Roberts, Betty Compson, and Edgar Kennedy.

Early life

Luke the Dog was born in November 1913, reportedly at the home of film director Wilfred Lucas in Los Angeles, California. It was there where Minta Durfee and Roscoe Arbuckle were said to have acquired Luke as a six-week-old puppy. Several sources about the dog's early life state that Lucas gave the puppy to Minta in lieu of extra money or hazard pay she had earned for performing a dangerous stunt in one of his motion pictures. Some of those same sources also state that Minta and Roscoe even named their new pet after the tight-fisted director, dubbing him Luke as a familiar form of "Lucas" The cited timing of the dog's birth in November 1913 seems consistent with Luke's relatively small physical appearance in his brief film debut in the short The Knockout, released in June 1914 and featuring both Roscoe and Minta. In the short Lover's Luck, released three months later, Luke can be seen in the background in several scenes, tethered next to a doghouse. Luke's size in that film shows a dog of his breed nearing maturity.

Film career
While Luke was originally given to Minta Durfee, Roscoe Arbuckle quickly became the dominant figure in the dog's daily life, for it was "Fatty" who invested the most time training the animal to do tricks. Following his debut in The Knockout, released by Keystone in June 1914, Luke worked in no fewer than 13 more shorts produced between September 1914 and December 1920. Luke next appears in Lover's Luck (1914) and then in Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915). He has very little screen time in the latter one-reeler, receiving only a few affectionate pats in one scene from actress Mabel Normand as her character goes into the backyard to hang laundry. Following Luke's fourth screen appearance in Fatty's New Role (1915), the success of his training and his remarkable athleticism are finally and fully displayed to audiences in the March 1915 release Fatty's Faithful Fido.

Luke performs a series of stunts in Fatty's Faithful Fido that are among the most impressive of his career. He gives chase to fellow cast member Al St. John, who in the one-reeler plays Fatty's rival for the affections of a young woman portrayed by Minta. In his pursuit of St. John, Luke climbs a tall ladder propped against a wall, missteps and plunges off a building's roof, recovers, crosses another ladder between rooftops, jumps from one roof to another, seizes between his teeth the coat of Fatty's rival and rips it off his body, and then grabs the desperate man's necktie and starts choking him. St. John finally manages to escape but only when Luke is distracted by a passing cat. Later in the day the dog locates him at a community dance and charges into the event. The film ends with Luke, St. John, and Fatty falling through a hole in the floor and landing together in a large laundry tub of water.

Luke has his longest screen time in a single film in Fatty's Plucky Pup, which was initially distributed to theaters on June 28, 1915. Earlier that same month the widely read, New York-based trade journal Reel Life had reported that "Fatty, his wife [Minta] and Luke are among the most popular photoplayers in California". With specific regard to Luke, the dog's talents and recognized popularity by that time are exemplified by his numerous stunts in Fatty's Plucky Pup. In this 26-minute two-reeler he performs in almost every scene. In the comedy's opening footage, Luke proves to be a very elusive target for two dogcatchers; and later the "plucky pup" becomes a hero, rescuing Fatty's girlfriend Lizzie from a pair of crooks who are assisted by the two dogcatchers. One of the interesting visual effects in Fatty's Plucky Pup relied on the use of a treadmill in combination with the carousel-like "cyclorama" often used by cameramen at Keystone Studios' facilities in Edendale, California. There are sequences in the short showing Luke in close-up and running at breakneck speed through the countryside. The dog in reality was running on a treadmill positioned between a stationary camera and the cyclorama's rotating platform with background scenery hand-painted on a huge central cylinder or hub. The cyclorama, which can be seen in operation at Keystone in a surviving period film clip, creates an effective but somewhat cartoonish simulation of Luke dashing across the landscape.

In some film references, including the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Fatty's Tintype Tangle is listed among the 1915 Keystone shorts in which Luke performs or at least appears. However, full surviving copies of that film available for viewing via the Internet Archive, as well as at some other online sources, do not show the dog in any scenes, either as part of the story or even visible in background shots.

1916–1920

By 1916, Luke began to demonstrate that his athletic abilities were not limited to racing on the ground and vaulting through the air; he was equally proficient in water. Playing Arbuckle's faithful companion again in the two-reeler Fatty and Mabel Adrift, Lukeidentified in the screen credits as "Teddy, The Keystone Dog"chases Fatty's frequent nemesis Al St. John into the ocean, diving into the surf and pursuing the villain into deep water. Later in the film, Luke swims beachward to save Fatty and Mabel, whose honeymoon seaside cottage has been set adrift and is sinking.

Following his work on Fatty and Mabel Adrift, Arbuckle left Keystone to make films independently. Luke, of course, followed Roscoe and continued to appear in such films as The Butcher Boy (1917), The Cook (1918), and The Hayseed (1919). In its review of The Butcher Boy in April 1917, the entertainment trade paper Variety compliments the film and states, "The cast fits the star [Arbuckle], and not the least important member is 'Luke,' the bull terrier. It is a wonder." Luke's extended absence from the screen after The Butcher Boy was noticed by movie fans, who wanted to see more of him. In its September 1918 issue, the fan publication Motion Picture Magazine announces the return of the popular canine performer for the production of The Cook. "Luke", it reports, "the famous bull terrier, the pride of Fatty Arbuckle's heart, returned to his master recently, and will appear in Fatty's travesties for fifty bones a week."

Luke's reliability and experience as a performer earned him a top salary during his career of $150 a week ($ today). His final performances, both uncredited, were in two 1920 shorts: The Garage with Arbuckle and Fatty's comedic protégé Buster Keaton and The Scarecrow with only Keaton. In those releases, a stockier, more muscular Luke continues to display his skills as a man-chaser. Keaton's character in The Scarecrow runs in a panic from Luke, thinking the dog is rabid because he is foaming or "frothing" at the mouth. Actually, Luke had just eaten a cream pie and remnants of the cream remained around his snout. The "mad" dog relentlessly pursues Keaton over brick walls, up ladders again, around the top of a building, over planks, through windows, down a garbage chute, and through haystacks.

Later years and death

Luke continued to spend most of his time with Roscoe until Arbuckle and Minta separated in 1921 and finally divorced in 1925. Minta gained custody of the dog as part of the couple's separation agreement and divorce settlement, although Roscoe did have visitation rights to see him. That arrangement may explain why the veteran stunt dog did not appear again on screen after his work with Keaton in The Scarecrow in 1920.

A tragic scandal that rocked Arbuckle's personal and professional life in 1921 may have also affected Luke's career and be another reason for the dog's apparent retirement from performing. The public closely identified Luke with Fatty, whose stardom ended as a result of the noted scandal. Arbuckle's films were effectively banned from many theaters for a while, and even some things associated with the former comedy star were shunned by moviegoers and the media as well. Whatever the reasons for Luke's absence from films after 1920, records suggest that he lived the remaining years of his life with Minta. Luke died in 1926 in Los Angeles at age 13, in keeping with the average life expectancy of his breed.

In July 1970over four decades after Luke's deathArbuckle biographer Stuart Oderman interviewed Grace Wiley, who was a former vaudevillian and an employee of Keystone while the dog with the "soft brown coat and white front" worked there. Wiley in that interview recalled Mack Sennett's comments about Luke's talents and reliability in film productions. She also observed that the studio head's regard for the talented animal was so high that he often had the terrier chauffeured to various locations in some of the finest automobiles owned by his company:"Mr. Sennett used to call that dog his most dependable performer. He never had to be told more than once what the scene required. That dog could jump off the high diving board, chase after Al St. John [Roscoe's nephew] from flat roof to flat roof. Mr. Sennett used to have that dog driven to the studio in Stevens-Duryeas, McFarlans or Alcos... And Luke never asked for a raise, which made him happy."

Filmography

 * The Knockout (1914)
 * Lover's Luck (1914)
 * Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day (1915)
 * Fatty's New Role (1915)
 * Fatty's Faithful Fido (1915)
 * Fatty's Plucky Pup (1915)
 * Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916)
 * The Butcher Boy (1917)
 * Coney Island (1917)
 * The Cook (1918)
 * The Sheriff (1918)
 * The Hayseed (1919)
 * The Garage (1920)
 * The Scarecrow (1920)

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2017 Colonial Square Ladies Classic

The 2017 Colonial Square Ladies Classic was held from September 22 to 25 at the Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, as part of the 2017–18 World Curling Tour. The event was in a Triple Knockout format.

Teams
The teams are listed as follows:

Knockout Draw Brackets
The draw is listed as follows:

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Physics with Calculus/Appendix 2/Examples of Derivatives

< Physics with Calculus

Motion
For x(t), position as a function of time

Velocity: The rate of change of position with respect to time
 * $$\begin{matrix}

\mathbf{v}(t) = f'(t) = {dx \over dt} \end{matrix}$$

Acceleration: The rate of change of velocity with respect to time
 * $$\begin{matrix}

\mathbf{a}(t) = \mathbf{v}'(t) = f''(t) = {d^2x \over dt^2} \end{matrix}$$

Jerk: The rate of change of acceleration with respect to time
 * $$\begin{matrix}

\mathbf{j}(t) = \mathbf{a}'(t) = f'''(t) = {d^3x \over dt^3} \end{matrix}$$

Jerk is not commonly used in first year motion. Its main application is in dealing with travel of large objects that change their weight as they move due to a change in mass. One example might be a rocket travelling up from rest. As it burns fuel, its centre of gravity changes and as such, its acceleration is not constant (violation of Newton's Second Law).

Mechanics (Statics)
Given the details of the loading of a beam, we can represent it on a diagram of the beam with arrows indicating forces, curved arrows indicating moments (resistance to torque) and shaded regions representing universally varying or distributed loads. We can use this diagram (commonly known as a free body diagram) and the information contained within it to draw a diagram representing the shear forces (V in the beam, and can also derive an equation that represents these. The equation may not be as simple as a polynomial, and is quite often a series of continuous functions with endpoints at the points on the beam where the forces occur.

We can perform an indefinite integral on each of these segments of the beam to get more information on it. The indefinite integrals combine to form a diagram of the bending moments in the beam. Bending moments are a special type of moment, as the beam is most likely to fail where the bending moments are at a relative extrema. By definition, any indefinite integral will contain a constant, C. In the case of the bending moment diagram, our C is merely the endpoint of the previous segment. The only exception being when we have a moment, we add or subtract its value (depending on direction).

Hence, differentiating the bending moment model will give us the shear force.

Differentiating the shear force model brings us back to our loading diagram, and differentiating that will give us the shape of the deflection of the beam under the loading.

For any bending moment model b, as a function of distance from the end of the beam, x,

\begin{matrix} b'(x) &=& V(x) \\ b''(x) &=& V'(x) &=& \operatorname{FBD}(x) \\ b'''(x) &=& \operatorname{FBD}'(x) &=& f(x) \end{matrix} $$

Where f(x) is a function describing the deflection of the beam.


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Toughest Man Alive

Toughest Man Alive is a 1955 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Dane Clark, Lita Milan, and Anthony Caruso. Based on an original screenplay by Steve Fisher, the film was released on November 6, 1955.

Cast

 * Dane Clark as Lee Stevens aka Pete Gore
 * Lita Milan as Lida Montoya
 * Anthony Caruso as Pete Gore
 * Ross Elliott as Cal York
 * Myrna Dell as Nancy York
 * Thomas B. Henry as Ed Dolphin
 * Paul Levitt as Don
 * John Eldredge as Widmer
 * Dehl Berti as Salvador
 * Richard Karlan as Morgan
 * Syd Saylor as Proprietor
 * Jonathan Seymour as Agency chief
 * Don Mathers as Bank manager
 * William Haade as Henchman hired by Lee

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Smash My iPod

The result was no consensus, default to keep. - Bobet 09:20, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Smash My iPod
Unimportance and lack of interest of whoever created the page to make it informative. Not every website is a notable internet meme. - Rogsheng 06:33, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Smash!, er, Delete. It's a NN meme Lurker  haver 10:13, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * keep I wanted so badly to say delete, however it turns out I found an inquirer article and engadget about the project and an MTV: Obsessed feature on the creator. -- zero faults   ' '' 15:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete I don't think a yellow journalism paper/Supermarket tabloid like the National Enquirer should be used for verification, concidering the other stories like 5 foot tall grasshoppers and bat-dogs. The MTV: Obsessed feature was on the creator...not the website. It has always been a NN meme on the net. -- Brian ( How am I doing? ) 15:59, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment What are you trynig to verify exactly? Its noted for purprose of satisfying Notability, not verifiability. The ipod was bought and smashed, this is a known, filmed incident. The fact that the creator, who is known just for this, was highlighted on MTV, which I noted the feature was on him, just goes to show how much notability he does in fact have, or at least the project. You say its NN, yet it was notable to be in the Enquirer, Engadget and notable enough to have MTV do a feature on the creator of the project. -- zero faults   ' '' 17:13, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep It's received attention from Engadget and MTV. Notable.  Ryanminier 18:23, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete per triviality of actions and coverage WP:NN. Receiving MTV coverage for doing something nobody in their right minds would do is up to MTV editors. Knock yerself out if you wanna go smashing iPods and Xboxes, just pouring money down the drain. It ain't grow into a minor cultural phenomenon. Ohconfucius 03:59, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment The fact is they did receive MTV and other significant, verifiable coverage. It's obviously non-trivial to some people; you seem to ignore that and suggest deletion instead because it's something "nobody in their right minds would do".  I might not think it's a smart thing to do or something I would ever do, but looking at this objectively, it is notable.  Ryanminier 06:10, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep per above Zazaban 04:42, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Check out the media coverage: http://smashourstuff.com/news.php and that's an incomplete listing. - Ben Lovatt, part of the SmashOurStuff.com crew.
 * Keep I agree that it got quite some attention. JeroenRoshi 19:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Per nom and also.. shall we put an article for any prank or funny gag made? --Deenoe 00:22, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment Should we add WP:VANITY to this as well since we now know people directly related to the site are editing the page? -- Brian ( How am I doing? ) 21:40, 16 August 2006 (UTC)


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Great Northern 2507

Great Northern 2507 (GN 2507) is a 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotive, a member of the P-2 class. Built for passenger service, the locomotive was assigned to pull the Great Northern's mainline passenger trains such as the Empire Builder and Oriental Limited, until being retired in December 1957 and sold to Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. GN 2507 is one of only two surviving examples of a P-2 class locomotive and, since 2003, has been on display at Wishram station in Wishram, Washington.

Service history
GN 2507 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1923. One of 28 locomotives in its class, it was delivered to the Great Northern Railway on 2 November 1923. Purchased with the intention of passenger service, GN 2507 was used to pull the Oriental Limited and Empire Builder passenger services.

1948 accident
On 18 February 1948, while operating as a mail train, GN 2507 struck a landslide 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Mukilteo, Washington. The locomotive and a baggage car went over the rock sea wall into Puget Sound and two unoccupied coaches were derailed. An engineer, 60-year-old Albert White of Everett, Washington, and a fireman, 28-year-old W.P. Murphy of Seattle, Washington, were both injured in the derailment but survived. White suffered from back and internal injuries, while Murphy lost one of his thumbs. The locomotive was eventually repaired and returned to service.

Preservation
GN 2507 was retired in December 1957 and was kept in storage for several years in Minnesota. It was sold to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (SP&S), who had promised a steam locomotive to the county of Klickitat, Washington to display at Maryhill State Park. The locomotive was towed to Vancouver, Washington, and repainted with SP&S lettering, even though it had never been operated by that railway. It was formally donated to Klickitat County on 3 September 1966, and dedicated "to the days of steam locomotives and to the men who operated them." US Rep Catherine Dean May played an important role in securing the locomotive for the county, and gave a speech on the day of the handover.

In the early 1990s, the locomotive was leased to the Northwest Railway & Locomotive Preservation Association, who planned to restore the engine to service. In October 1992, it was repainted to restore its original Great Northern logo. On 29 January 1994, the locomotive was transported on a river barge to Pasco, Washington for restoration; however, the planned restoration never took place. GN 2507 was subsequently leased to the Washington State Railroads Historical Society, but little restoration work was undertaken.

On 7 July 2003, the locomotive was pulled by a BNSF locomotive to its current home in Wishram, Washington, about 126 miles (203 km) away. During this journey, the locomotive was restricted to 20 mph (32 kph) to prevent damage to its bearings. A new paint job, costing about US$70,000, returned the locomotive to its 1950s all-black appearance. The locomotive is now displayed near Wishram station, at a one-acre site built by Klickitat County for nearly $US300,000. GN 2507 is one of only two preserved P-2 class locomotives – along with Great Northern 2523, which is on display in Willmar, Minnesota.

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perlomeno

Etymology
lit. 'for the least'. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) at least, to say the least

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Talk:KUVU-LP

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I work at Sainte Television Group, operators of KUVU-LP and they told me themselves that this station is going to be an affiliate of the CW Network, not My Network TV (which is what KRVU and KFBI are going to be). This came directly from the top brass. Please change the info back.

If you don't believe me, ask them. -- Mike Summers

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Guitar

Guitar is stringed musical instrument. The guitars can be fretted or fretless. Guitars are used in a wide variety of musical styles, and are also widely known as a solo finger-picking instrument (in classical style or in fingerstyle). They are most recognised in popular culture as the primary instrument in pop, jazz, blues, country, and rock music. The guitar usually has six strings, like the one being played on the left, but guitars with five, seven, eight, ten, twelve, and eighteen strings are also found.

There are also various kinds of guitars: classical guitar with soft nylon-string and a soundhole, folk guitar with steel-string and a soundhole, or electric guitar with magnetic pickups to amplify the strings (pictured). There are variations like the Lap Steel guitar, Dobro, Harp Guitar, Hawaiian guitars, and others.

Local

 * Classical guitar
 * Classical guitar pedagogy
 * Blues basics
 * Basic Blues & Rock
 * Amplifier
 * Musical modes
 * Guitar lessons

Wikipedia

 * Guitar
 * Twelfth root of two
 * Open C tuning
 * Effects unit

Wikibooks

 * Guitar

External

 * I Plugged My Guitar Into A Filmosound Tube Amp
 * Build a Single-Ended Guitar Tube Amplifier
 * Build your own DIY guitar amp from scratch

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Benn

Benn is a surname and given name, derived from the given name Benedict. The surname originated separately in England and Germany. It may refer to:

Surname

 * A. W. Benn (1843–1915), British rationalist/humanist writer
 * Aluf Benn (born 1965), Israeli journalist, author and editor-in-chief of the Israeli national daily newspaper Haaretz
 * Anthony Benn (disambiguation), several people
 * Arrelious Benn (born 1988), American football player
 * Arthur Shirley Benn, 1st Baron Glenravel (1858–1937), British politician
 * Brindley Benn (1923–2009), Guyanese politician
 * Brittany Benn (born 1989), Canadian rugby union player
 * Caroline Benn (1926–2000), British writer, wife of Tony Benn
 * Concetta Benn (1926–2011), Australian social worker
 * Conor Benn (born 1996), British boxer, son of Nigel Benn
 * Emily Benn (born 1989), British politician, granddaughter of Tony Benn
 * Sir Ernest Benn, 2nd Baronet (1875–1954), British publisher
 * Gottfried Benn (1886–1956), German poet
 * Hilary Benn (born 1953), British politician, son of Tony Benn
 * James R. Benn (born 1949), American mystery writer
 * Jamie Benn (born 1989), Canadian NHL hockey player, brother of Jordie
 * Sir John Benn, 1st Baronet (1850–1922), British politician, father of Ernest Benn and William Wedgwood Benn
 * Jonathon Benn (born 1967), English retired cricketer
 * Jon T. Benn (1935–2018), American businessman, entrepreneur, and actor
 * Jordie Benn (born 1987), Canadian NHL hockey player for the Dallas Stars, brother of Jamie Benn
 * Margaret Wedgwood Benn (née Holmes) (1897–1991), British theologian and women's rights advocate, wife of William Wedgwood Benn and mother of Tony Benn
 * Martin Benn, Australian chef and restaurateur
 * Melissa Benn (born 1957), British writer, daughter of Tony and Caroline Benn
 * Mitch Benn (born 1970), British musician and stand-up comedian
 * Nigel Benn (born 1964), British boxer
 * Piers Benn (born 1962), British philosopher
 * Sissela Benn (born 1980), Swedish actress and comedian
 * Sulieman Benn (born 1981), Barbadian spin bowler
 * Tony Benn (1925–2014), British politician, son of William and Margaret Wedgwood Benn
 * Wallace Benn (born 1947), English retired Anglican bishop
 * Wayne Benn (born 1976), English football manager/coach and former footballer
 * William Wedgwood Benn, 1st Viscount Stansgate (1877–1960), British politician
 * William Benn (divine) (1600–1680), English ejected puritan minister

Given name

 * Benn Ferriero (born 1987), American ice hockey player
 * Benn Jordan (born 1978), American modern jazz and electronic musician
 * Benn Levy (1900–1973), British politician and playwright
 * Benn Robinson (born 1984), Australian former rugby union footballer
 * Benn Steil, American economist and writer

Nickname or pseudonym

 * Benn (Bencjon Rabinowicz; painter) (1905–1989), Polish painter
 * Benn Fraker (born 1989), American slalom canoeist

Fictional characters

 * Mr Benn, created by David McKee

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XML - Managing Data Exchange/VoiceXML

Voicexml examples
According to the W3C, "VoiceXML is designed for creating audio dialogs that feature synthesized speech, digitized audio, recognition of spoken and DTMF key input, recording of spoken input, telephony, and mixed initiative conversations. Its major goal is to bring the advantages of Web-based development and content delivery to interactive voice response applications."

Here are two short examples of VoiceXML. The first is the always fun example, "Hello World":

Hello world

The top-level element is, which is mainly a container for dialogs. The two main types of dialogs are forms and menus. Forms present information and gather input. Menus offer choices of what to do next. This example has a single form, which contains a block that synthesizes and presents "Hello World!" to the user. Since the form does not specify a dialog after "Hello World", the conversation ends.

Our second example asks the user for a choice of drink and then submits it to a server script:

Form example:

A field is an input field. The user must provide a value for the field before the next element in the form is referenced or executed. Here is an example of a simple interaction:

 * C (computer): Would you like coffee, tea, milk, or nothing?
 * H (human): Orange juice.
 * C: I did not understand what you said. (a platform-specific default message.)
 * C: Would you like coffee, tea, milk, or nothing?
 * H: Tea
 * C: (continues in document drink2.asp)

Menu example:

The computer, or receiver, recognizes the number and sends a message to trigger the next dialog, according to which number was chosen. Here is what a typical conversation would look like:

 * C: For Sports press 1, For weather press 2, For Stargazer astrophysics press 3.
 * H: 4
 * C: I did not understand what value you typed. (a platform-specific default message.)
 * C: For Sports press 1, For weather press 2, For Stargazer astrophysics press 3.
 * H: 1 “sports”.
 * C: (proceeds to http://www.sports.example.com/vxml/start.vxml)

The beginning of VoiceXML
VoiceXML began in 1995 as an XML-based dialog design language. It was mainly used to simplify the speech recognition applications in an AT&T project called Phone Markup Language (PML). After the creation of this language, some other companies worked on their own PML-like languages such as Lucent, Motorola (VoxML), IBM (SpeechML), HP (TalkML) and PipeBeach (VoiceHTML). Since 1998, The VoiceXML Forum has been developed by AT&T, IBM, Lucent, and Motorola to define a standard dialog design language that developers could use to build conversational applications. They chose XML as the basis for this effort because it was clear to them that this was the direction technology was going. By 2000, the VoiceXML Forum released VoiceXML 1.0 to the public and submitted it to the W3C to set the language as an international standard. This implementation allowed the release of VoiceXML 2.0, based on input from W3C member companies, W3C working groups, and all kinds of developers.

Introduction
VoiceXML is created to generate audio dialogs that allows the use of synthesized speech, digitized audio, recognition of spoken and DTMF(Dual Tone Multi-Frequency Touch-tone or push-button dialing.) In Layman's Terms, VoiceXML allows the use of computer speech, recorded audio, human speech, and telephones as input and output devices. Pushing a button on a telephone keypad generates a sound that is a combination of two tones, one high frequency and the other low frequency) key input, recording of spoken input, telephony, and mixed initiative conversations.

VoiceXML architectural model
The architectural model assumed by this document has the following components:

A document server (e.g. a Web server) processes requests from a client application, the VoiceXML Interpreter, through the VoiceXML interpreter context. The server produces VoiceXML documents in reply, which are processed by the VoiceXML interpreter. The VoiceXML interpreter context may monitor user inputs in parallel with the VoiceXML interpreter. For example, one VoiceXML interpreter context may always listen for a special escape phrase that takes the user to a high-level personal assistant, and another may listen for escape phrases that alter user preferences like volume or text-to-speech characteristics.

The implementation platform is controlled by the VoiceXML interpreter context and by the VoiceXML interpreter. For instance, in an interactive voice response application, the VoiceXML interpreter context may be responsible for detecting an incoming call, acquiring the initial VoiceXML document, and answering the call, while the VoiceXML interpreter conducts the dialog after answer. The implementation platform generates events in response to user actions (e.g. spoken or character input received, disconnect) and system events (e.g. timer expiration). Some of these events are acted upon by the VoiceXML interpreter itself, as specified by the VoiceXML document, while others are acted upon by the VoiceXML interpreter context.

The Goals of VoiceXML
VoiceXML's main goal is to bring the full power of Web development and content delivery to voice response applications, and to free the authors of such applications from low-level programming and resource management. VoiceXML sets an integration environment between voice services and data services taking advantage of the client-server paradigm. A voice service can be defined as a sequence of interactive dialogs between a user and an implementation platform. The dialogs are stored in document servers, allowing an independent structure from the implementation platform. These servers maintain overall service logic, perform database and legacy system operations, and produce dialogs. A VoiceXML document interacts with the dialogs from the server using a VoiceXML interpreter. The inputs from the user generates requests to the document server, and finally, the document server replies with another VoiceXML document to continue the user’s session with other dialogs.

VoiceXML is a markup language that:
 * Minimizes client/server interactions generating all kinds of interactions per document.
 * Shields application authors from low-level, and platform-specific details.
 * Separates user interaction code (in VoiceXML) from service logic (e.g. CGI scripts).
 * Allows multiplatform development, becoming a common language for content providers, tool providers, and platform providers.
 * Offers ease of use for simple interactions, and yet provides language features to support complex dialogs.

While VoiceXML strives to accommodate the requirements of a majority of voice response services, services with stringent requirements may best be served by dedicated applications that employ a finer level of control.

Principles of Design
VoiceXML is an XML application [XML]. These are some of the capabilities, or abilities VoiceXML carries:

 * The language promotes portability of services through abstraction of platform resources.
 * The language accommodates platform diversity in supported audio file formats, speech grammar formats, and URI schemes.
 * The language makes it easy to create common types of interactions.
 * The language has well-defined standards of wording and syntax that allows for the author's intent regarding the behavior of interactions with the user much easier.
 * The language recognizes semantic interpretations from all types of grammars and makes this information available to the application.
 * The language has a control flow mechanism.
 * The language enables a separation of service logic from interaction behavior.
 * It is not intended for intensive computation, database operations, or legacy system operations. These are assumed to be handled by resources outside the document interpreter, e.g. a document server.
 * General service logic, state management, dialog generation, and dialog sequencing are assumed to reside outside the document interpreter.
 * The language provides ways to link documents and submit data to server scripts using URIs.
 * VoiceXML provides ways to identify exactly which data to submit to the server, and which HTTP method (GET or POST) to use in the submittal.
 * The language does not require document authors to explicitly allocate and deallocate dialog resources.

Implementation Platform Requirements
This section outlines the hardware/software requirements to support a VoiceXML interpreter:

Document acquisition: The interpreter context is expected to acquire documents from the VoiceXML interpreter, requiring the support of the "http" URI protocol. There will be some cases in which the document request is generated by the interpretation of a VoiceXML document, but it can also be generated in response to events outside the scope of the language, like an incoming phone call. When issuing document requests via http, the interpreter context identifies itself using the "User-Agent" header variable with the value " / ", for example, "acme-browser/1.2"

Audio output: An implementation platform must support audio output using audio files and text-to-speech (TTS). The platform must be able to freely sequence TTS and audio output. If an audio output resource is not available, an error.noresource event must be thrown. These files are referenced by a particular URI.

Audio input: An implementation platform needs to find the way to detect and report character and/or spoken input simultaneously. It also needs to control input detection interval duration with a timer whose length is specified by a VoiceXML document.

 * Platforms must support the XML form of DTMF grammars described in the W3C Speech Recognition Grammar Specification SRGS.
 * It must be able to receive speech recognition grammar data dynamically.
 * It can support other formats such as the JSpeech Grammar Format or proprietary formats.
 * It must be able to record audio received from the user.
 * The platform should be able to support making a third party connection through a communications network, such as the telephone.

Transfer: The platform should be able to support making a third party connection through a communications network, such as the telephone.

Concepts
A VoiceXML document is a conversational finite state machine, in which the user is always in one conversational state, or dialog, at a time. Each dialog determines the next dialog to transition to. Transitions can be defined using URIs, which define the next document and dialog to use. When there are no more dialogs, or there is an element that explicitly exits the conversation, the execution is terminated. A VoiceXML document is primarily composed of top-level elements called dialogs.

There are two types of dialogs: forms and menus. A document may also have:

 * elements.
 * elements.
 * variable elements.
 * elements.
 * elements.
 * elements.
 * elements.

Forms define an interaction that collects values from a set of field item variables. Each field may specify a grammar that defines the allowable inputs for that field.

Menus display the information to the user with a choice of options and then transitions to another dialog based on the selected choice. Each dialog has involved a series of speech and/or DTMF grammars, which are active only when the user is in that dialog.

A subdialog is like a function call because it provides a way to creating and invoking a new interaction, and returning to the original dialog. Variable instances, grammars, and state information are saved and are available upon returning to the calling document. Subdialogs can be used to create a confirmation sequence that may require a database query, create a set of components that may be shared among documents in a single application, or possibly to create a reusable library of dialogs shared among many applications.

A session begins when the user starts to interact with a VoiceXML interpreter context, continues as documents are loaded and processed, and ends when requested by the user, a document, or the interpreter context.

An application is a set of documents sharing the same application root document. Whenever the user interacts with a document in an application, its application root document is also loaded. The application root document remains loaded while the user is transitioning between other documents in the same application, and it is unloaded when the user transitions to a document that is not in the application.

Grammars: Each dialog has one or more speech and/or DTMF grammars associated with it. In machine directed applications, each dialog's grammars are active only when the user is in that dialog. In mixed initiative applications, where the user and the machine alternate in determining what to do next, some of the dialogs are flagged to make their grammars active (i.e., listened for) even when the user is in another dialog in the same document, or on another loaded document in the same application. In this situation, if the user says something matching another dialog's active grammars, execution transitions to that other dialog, with the user's utterance treated as if it were said in that dialog. Mixed initiative adds flexibility and power to voice applications.

Events: VoiceXML allows the user to fill forms in the traditional way of user input and defines mechanisms for handling events not covered by the form mechanism. Events can be thrown when the user does not respond, does not respond correctly, or requests assistance. Similarly, the VoiceXML interpreter also can throw events if it finds a semantic error in a VoiceXML document using catch elements that allow the interpreter to trigger such events.

A link specifies a grammar that is active whenever the user interacts with it. If user input matches the link’s grammar, control transfers to the link’s destination URI. A link can be used to throw an event or go to a destination URI.

VoiceXML elements
For more information about the elements go to W3C page. http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-voicexml20-20040316/

One Document Execution
Document execution starts with the first dialog by default. As each dialog executes, the next dialog is determined. When a dialog doesn't reference another dialog, document execution stops.

Here is the "Hello World!" example expanded to illustrate VoiceXML execution. It now has a document level variable called "hi" which holds the greeting. Its value is used as the prompt in the first form. Once the first form plays the greeting, it goes to the form named "say_goodbye", which prompts the user with "Goodbye!" Because the second form does not have a transition to another dialog, the document execution ceases.

Variables and Expressions
VoiceXML variables are in all respects equivalent to ECMAScript variables: they are part of the same variable space. VoiceXML variables can be used in a just as variables defined in a can be used in VoiceXML. Declaring a variable using var is equivalent to using a var statement in a element. can also appear everywhere that var can appear. VoiceXML variables are also declared by form items.

The variable naming convention is as in ECMAScript, but names beginning with the underscore character ("_") and names ending with a dollar sign ("$") are reserved for internal use. VoiceXML variables, including form item variables, must not contain ECMAScript reserved words. They must also follow ECMAScript rules for referential correctness. For example, variable names must be unique and their declaration must not include a dot - "var x.y" is an illegal declaration in ECMAScript. Variable names which violate naming conventions or ECMAScript rules cause an 'error.semantic' event to be thrown.

Variables are expressed using the var element:

Element
Attributes of include:

Element
A field specifies an input item to be gathered from the user. Some attributes of this element are:

Element
The element is used to provide a speech grammar that Some attributes of the element are:
 * specifies the expressions that a user may use to perform an action or supply information
 * returns a corresponding semantic interpretation such as simple values (strings), attribute-value pairs (day, month, and year), or nested objects.

Element
This element is a form item. It contains executable content that is executed if the block’s form item variable is undefined and the block's cond attribute, if any, evaluates to true.

The form item variable is automatically set to true just before the block is entered. Therefore, blocks are typically executed when the form is called. Sometimes you may need more control over blocks. To do this, you can name the form item variable, and set or clear it to control execution of the. This variable is declared in the dialog scope of the form. Attributes of include:

Element
This element controls the output of synthesized speech and prerecorded audio. Prompts are queued for play, and interpretation will start when the user provides an input. Here is an example of a prompt:

You can leave out the ... if:
 * There is no need to specify a prompt attribute (like bargein), and
 * The prompt consists entirely of PCDATA (contains no speech markups) or consists of just an or element.

For instance, these are also prompts:

But sometimes you have to use the tags when adding embedded speech markups, such as:

The element has the following attributes:

Exercises
1. Create a VoiceXML document in which you give the user three different options to choose from the keyboard. The user must choose one option between hotels, museums or restaurants. Use forms for this exercise. Hint: this exercise needs to use the option element tag Example:  Display name

2. Create a VoiceXML document in which you give the user three different options to choose from the keyboard. The user must choose one option between hotels, museums or restaurants. Use menu dialogs for this exercise.

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Talk:Rotem Gafinovitz

Edit request
Rotem rides for Hess Cycling Team as of 2023

Needs WP:RS Encoded   Talk 💬 22:02, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

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Summary
Illustration of the floor plan for a possible field of view for an over the shoulder shot for the WikiU Film School created using FrameForge 3D Studio 2 Demo Version.

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User:Modussiccandi/sandbox7

Neil Hopkinson (March 13, 1957 –January 5, 2021) was an English Hellenist. Educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, he served as a fellow and director of studies in Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge from 1983 until his death in 2021. He has been described as "one of the most influential commentators of his generation".

Hopkinson was an expert on Ancient Greek literature of the Hellenistic period and Roman empire. After a commentary on the Hymn to Demeter by Callimachus (1984) established his scholarly reputation, he went to publish widely in his field. His publications include a critical edition of the Dionysiaca of Nonnus (1994) and commentaries on Ovid's Metamorphoses (2000) and on selected works of Lucian (2008).

Life and career
Neil Hopkinson was born in March 1957 in Elland, a town south of Halifax, West Yorkshire. He was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School and in 1976 began studying Classics at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he was both an undergraduate and a postgraduate student. From 1982 to 1983, he worked at the same college as a research fellow.

In 1983, Hopkinson was appointed fellow and director of studies in Classics at Trinity College, Cambridge. He held these positions for the rest of his life. Modelling his fellowship on that of former Trinity classicist A. S. F. Gow, he was noted for the social gatherings he organised for students of the college, such as an annual reading holiday to his home county of West Yorkshire and dinner parties, known as "desserts", where only dessert was served. On January 5 2021, Hopkinson died after briefly suffering from myeloma.

Work
Hopkinson was an expert on Ancient Greek literature of the Hellenistic period and under Roman empire. His first major publication was an edition of the Hymn to Demeter by the Alexandrian poet Callimachus (1984), which was still considered the standard work on this text at the time of his death. His publications also included a critical edition of the Dionysiaca of Nonnus (1994), commentaries on Book 13 of Ovid's Metamorphoses (2000), and on selected works of Lucian (2008).

His work on classical literature placed him among the leading Hellenists of his generation. Classicist Richard L. Hunter said that Hopkinson's knowledge of the classical languages was "unsurpassed", while Latinist Philip Hardie termed his commentary the Hymn to Demeter as "a masterpiece of deep and judicious scholarship". A 2021 obituary published in The Times quoted a fellow classicist describing him as "one of the most influential commentators of his generation".

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Talk:Richard Todd (American football)

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Locker incident with steve serby John wesley 13:24, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

More cite for Steve Serby in locker

 * John wesley 13:28, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

Dolphins didn't cover the field -- http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/2007/12/02/2007-12-02_on_silver_anniversary_of_mud_bowl_jets_v.html?page=1 <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:47, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

Also: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21967943/<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:51, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

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User:Puafa/sandbox

 The Phillips University Alumni and Friends Association, Inc. (PUAFA) exists to serve as the collective voice of alumni and friends of Phillips University: to provide communication to and about its members and activities; and to perpetuate and preserve the history, traditions and memory of Phillips University.

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User:Pinster333

Hello I'm a researcher and I always come across interesting facts and information that should be on Wikipedia, therefore I've decided to try my hand at editing whatever comes my way. A lot of my research jobs are about science or history or technology or TV programmes so it is likely that a high percentage of my contributions will be on these topics. In particular I am always asked to try to get a balance of sexes and there are a dearth of women on Wikipedia so a lot of my work is by necessity into women, and my focus is likely to be in this direction.

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天津

Etymology

 * Tianjin
 * Disputed. The most common interpretation is that it was bestowed by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming, who crossed Tianjin's Gu River on his way south to overthrow his nephew the Jianwen Emperor, thereby calling it.

Proper noun

 * 1) the Milky Way
 * 2)  Celestial Ford Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way; an asterism within the
 * 1)  Celestial Ford Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way; an asterism within the
 * 1)  Celestial Ford Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way; an asterism within the

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interval variable

Noun

 * 1)  An ordinal variable with the additional property that the magnitudes of the differences between two values are meaningful.

Translations

 * Czech: intervalová proměnná
 * Finnish: välimatka-asteikollinen muuttuja
 * Romanian: variabilă de interval

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Sriram Chandra Bhanj Deo

Maharaja Sri Rama Chandra Bhanja Deo (ମହାରାଜ ଶ୍ରୀ ରାମଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଭଞ୍ଜଦେବ; 17 December 1870 – 22 February 1912) was the Maharaja of Mayurbhanj State of India. Sc

Early life
Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo was only eleven years old when his father, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Bhanja Deo, the ruler of the Mayurbhanj State, passed away. On 29 May 1882, Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo succeeded to the throne. At that time, the State was under the Court of Wards, governed by a British Commissioner P. Wylly, and the affairs of the state remained under the control of his grandmother, the Dowager Maharani of Mayurbhanj. On 15 August 1892, the Maharaja, having reached the age of 21, came of age and formally assumed the role of Maharaja.

Matrimonial alliances
He was first married to Maharani Lakshmi Kumari Devi, daughter of a zamindar of Panchkot in Bengal, who died in 1902. In 1904, he married Maharani Sucharu Devi, a daughter of Maharshi Keshub Chandra Sen. He had two sons, Purna Chandra Bhanja Deo and Pratap Chandra Bhanja Deo with his first wife. Purna Chandra Bhanja Deo succeeded him to the throne, while Pratap Chandra Bhanja Deo succeeded his elder brother to the throne after the former's death. He had a son, Dhrubendra Chandra Bhanja Deo and two daughters of his second wife, Sucharu Devi. Dhrubendra Chandra Bhanja Deo became an air force pilot and died in action during the Second World War. The elder daughter was married to the Maharaja of Vizianagaram and the younger daughter, Rani Jyoti Manjari Devi was married to Mahant Sarveshwar Das, the Raja Bahadur of Nandgaon, a princely state of the erstwhile Central Provinces and Berar.

Death
Maharaja died due to an accident, while on a hunting trip, when he was accidentally injured by the bullet fired from the gun of his brother-in-law (brother of Sucharu Devi). He was severely injured and was treated in Calcutta, but died there of his injuries.

Administration
He worked for the all around development of Mayurbhanj and implemented various welfare schemes designed to help the people. He was revered as a philosopher king. He constituted the state council for administration in the state and brought about reforms in the sphere of language, health and administration.

During his reign, the scientific operation of iron mines was started for the first time and Gorumahisani mines were leased to the Tatas. In 1903, he commissioned a narrow-gauge railway line from Rupsa to Baripada known as Mayurbhanj State Railway. During his reign 474 miles of road were built in State connecting all divisional towns with Baripada. The Baripada Municipality was constituted by him in 1905. He also started an English High School with boarding facility, a government Press, a fully equipped hospital and a leper asylum in Baripada.

He appointed Mohini Mohan Dhar the Dewan of Mayurbhanj. Impressed with the noble qualities of Gopabandhu Das he made him his advocate.

Art and culture
He was a great patron of Oriya art and culture. The famous Chhau dance of Orissa or "war-dance" was presented by him for a show in 1912 in Calcutta in honor of George V, the British emperor, who was impressed by its beauty and splendour.

He was also a patriot and great patron of the Odia language and presided over the first meeting of Utkal Samilani held on 3 December 1903.

Architecture
In 1892, he made major additions to the royal palace of Mayurbhanj, which has 126 rooms. The front of the palace resembles the Buckingham Palace, which was built in 1908. Two colleges, Maharaja Purna Chandra College, and the Government Women's College are now located inside the palace.

Honours

 * Delhi Durbar Gold Medal – 1903.
 * Maharaja title bestowed upon him by Lord Minto at the 1903 Delhi Durbar, which was later made hereditary in 1910.

Legacy
He died on 22 February 1912 at Mayurbhanj. He and his father Maharaja Krushna Chandra Bhanja Deo are widely acknowledged as the makers of modern Orissa. The legacy include;
 * Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital at Cuttack was named after him in year 1951, in recognition of the donation and efforts made by the ruler in his lifetime.
 * Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanjdeo University, Baripada, a public university location in hometown of the Maharaja.

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Torbjørg

Etymology
From, from +.

Usage notes
Matronymics
 * son of Torbjørg: Torbjargarson
 * daughter of Torbjørg: Torbjargardóttir

Etymology
From, from +.

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User:Bmorewiki0908

Hi - I'm a librarian taking a course about Wikipedia.

Conflict of Interest Statement

I am an employee with Enoch Pratt Free Library dedicated to reference and outreach in Baltimore City. From time to time, I do add links and information based on my library's research resources. I strive to not make edits that are not in the spirit of Wikipedia's practices and procedures. If an editor believes I have made an error that violates these norms, they are welcome to contact me.

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User:Sneaker male/be bold

Being bold is important on Wikipedia. If we weren't bold, we would be meek. Being bold is important on Wikipedia. Being bold is important on Wikipedia.

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User:Nilam photo

NILAM PHOTO Kavathemahankal Dist Sangli Mo-9970202300,9096063449 Men Road Kavathemahankal Wedding Photogrpi,video

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Star City, Birmingham

Star City is a family leisure and entertainment complex in Nechells, Birmingham, England. It is located in the north east of the city very close to Junction 6 of the M6 motorway (Spaghetti Junction), and Aston railway station.

Development
This former derelict industrial land was developed as part of a regeneration scheme for the Heartlands area and to change Birmingham's image for the 21st century. Its centrepiece is the 25-screen (formerly 30-screen) Vue cinema, at the time the largest cinema in Europe and originally opened as Warner Brothers Cinema. The construction was carried out by Wolverhampton based firm Carillion. The complex was formally opened in July 2000 by actors George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg to coincide with the UK premier of The Perfect Storm. With some 392000 sqft of leisure space, it is one of the largest leisure complexes in the United Kingdom.

Attractions
A 22-lane Megabowl (now branded as 'Tenpin') bowling alley was revealed when Star City opened and has remained since. By the end of 2003, it was the largest leisure park in the country ahead of The Printworks in Manchester and The Mailbox in Birmingham city centre.

A Goals soccer centre opened in 2007 with fourteen floodlit pitches situated on the roof. Goals also incorporates a Sports Bar which shows year round sporting events on both Sky and Terrestrial TV.

The centre underwent a major redevelopment in 2008. England's first indoor 36 hole adventure mini golf course, 'Adventure Island Mini Golf', opened on 11 June 2008.

Reflecting the community
Star City is located in Nechells where ethnic minorities make up the majority of the area's population. As a result, the screening of Bollywood films by Vue's theatre at the site is seen as an attraction for visitors. Entertainment for the venue includes a visit made by the Canadian Cirque du Soleil in 2005.

2019 violence
On 23 November 2019 at the Vue cinema, during a screening of Blue Story, which depicts gang violence, a violent disturbance broke out. Some of those involved carried machetes. Seven West Midlands Police officers were injured and a number of people were arrested. Following the incident, Vue banned all future screenings of the film from its cinemas.

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Talk:Zero (Mega Man)/Archive 1

History dispute
First, let me get this out of the way: long, unreadable paragraphs are NOT the way to go on Wikipedia. Simple as that; split it up or keep it off of here. Other than that, nowhere in the entire series does it explicitly write out "Wily made Zero". Sillouhettes are strong implications, but, while that does kinda confirm it, nowhere is the fact explicitly stated. As of such, the "strongly implied" term should stay. --Shadow Hog 19:40, 6 November 2005 (UTC)

 * No. Its not just strongly implied. Wily explicitly stated he created Zero. Bass even makes a comment about his "girlyness". Besides that, Many more implications of wily come up constantly in the series. Wily made zero, period. Its simple as that. Why people keep thinking "maybe" he did is pure falsity. As for the pharagrah situation, I make it more readable, but I'm reverting it, ecause for the simple fact, it explains the series more explicitly. - ZeroTalk

 * I've seen the cutscene. Wily never says "Zero" once. Zero isn't explicitly shown, only his sillouhette. It's obvious, but it's not explicitly stated. My point still stands. --Shadow Hog 07:21, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

 * That's not what I meant. If you look at various games such as MMX5, MXX7,etc. this will be proved to you. Besides, in MMX5, Sigma works with Willy to reawaken Zero's "true self" with the Zero/maverick virus. Besides, there's the token(stupid) question: If Wily didn't make him, who did..? That's just stupid, to think that he didn't. And I've spoken with a friend on the Megaman Network who works for Capcom- He's confirmed my statement as well as the abundent evidence; You make it sound like "Well...maybe he was made by Wily, but despite the various (obvious) clues left by Capcom, He might have come from thin air." Pure Nonsense. - ZeroTalk

 * There are a few things wrong with that you're saying:
 * Sigma works with SOMEBODY in X5. It's never said who.
 * Yes, it's pretty apparent Wily made Zero, and anyone with a brain who's played both series could draw the connection. I understand that, but the fact is, they have to draw the connection - it's not ever said, in the script, "Wily makes Zero". Heck, if you've never played the original games, chances are you won't know what the crap's going on with that weird, shadowy man, because, while it's explicitly stated that it's the creator, "Wily" isn't mentioned at any point.
 * As I recall, X7 doesn't touch the plotline. At all.--Shadow Hog 13:56, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

 * There certinly is validness to your point...I propose that I fix up my explanation moe neatly in to pharagraph form, keep the presumption that wily "perhaps" made Zero; how's that for a comprimise...? Surely we can come to a mutual understanding on this issue, as both of our summiries have valid points. And in X7, I meant Zero's dream ending that occurs if you beat Sigma with him- it brings the point of him being a former maverick back to the table, which of course involves wily, him being his creator and all.- ZeroTalk

Wily made Zero, period. Let's review:

-Zero's silhouette is in Power Fighters. And it IS Zero, rip it on your computer and pallette-swap it, you can more clearly see the details of his design. It's actually the post-X2 design, minus the saber.

-You know that "last...of the doctor's creations..." line during Sigma's death in X2? In the japanese script, "the doctor" is "Wi..."

-X4, Wily's silhouette in Zero's dreams.

-During X4's flashback, a W appears on Zero's head when he malfunctions during his battle against Sigma.

-Also in X4, in Zero's ending cutscene, pay attention to his capsule. Both Wily's "W" and Skull insignias can be seen on it.

-In X5's introduction sequence, the text "Wily" is one of the random messages seen in the lower left area of the screen.

-One of X5's bosses is the Shadow Devil, one of Wily's creations. Shadow Devil can also transform into an object that vaguely resembles Skull Castle.

-A blurry image of the "W" insignia appears during the Shadow Devil fight, and before the Rangda Bangda fight. A clearer version of it appears during the battle between X and Zero.

-Sigma's ally in X5 (while all these W's and the Shadow Devil showed up) hates X, is interested in Zero to the point of being considered his father, has appeared in Zero's dreams, and advised Sigma on using the virus to awaken Zero's dormant powers.

Satisfied? Directly stated or not, there are enough points that it is fact. Heck, Power Fighters alone makes it fact.-Hypershell —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs)

 * YES. Finally, someone who sees the truth. Everyone who plays the game knows that. Now I don't see why we don't change the article to something like: "Wily created him", as Hypershell is right- there's too much edvidence here. That's what I wanted to do to the article, but was tired of arguing about it....so I just left it alone. But I clearly see I was right to begin with, so the article is a' changin'. -MegamanZero

 * God blessed... I never disputed that it was a fact. Stop saying that I'M saying it isn't a fact - I know it is. I'm just sick and tired of having somebody remove all sorts of information from the article, just because they don't like one minor thing like the wording of the statement that Wily made Zero. I know Wily made Zero. The article says "Wily made Zero", pretty much. You're really making a large fuss over nothing, and it's getting very aggravating. --Shadow Hog 02:37, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

 * "Aggravating" or not, I've seen what the new text is on the page, and I can safely say I am content with what's written on there. Thank you for finally changing that tidbit of information, Shadow Hog. Now, I'm wondering, why the HELL did some anon take off my pictures for the form system..? Granted my Proto one was pretty sloppy (I just started learning; gimme a break), but the X form pic was quite good, if I say so myself. Who are all these new anons coming in anyway..? Its been a literal invasion, and they haven't edited anything but Megaman Zero articles. Kinda irksome, but whatever...-ZeroTalk

Shadow Hog, now you are just being a fool, you have no evidence to stand up for what you are saying, while theres a huge list of evidence, heck MegamanZero even has proof from a Capcom member! -Zeldarulah

Zero is not one character, split is needed
Not only is this page itself is way too long as it is, there are way too many instances of zero to have them all in the same page, having one page of em all is like putting Rock X and Megaman.EXE ALL in the same page we have to do something about this.

This is specially true considering *spoiler* neither the zero you play in megaman zero, or the EXE series zero are the same character as X series zero.Cauzilo

 * Sorry, but I'll have to disagree there. Zero in Megaman X and MegamanZero are one in the same. And the page isn't too long; Its simply a line-by-line retufution of all of Zero's attributes, which there are quite a few. Regarding the Zero Exe. situation, you might consider making a seperate article for him, but I think that's streching it-he's not very elaborated on in the series, and the instances he is, he's mentioned in the articles. Also, new comments go at the bottom of the talk page.-ZeroTalk 20:48, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but even so, the humongous paragraph summing up his story is just way too long and dreadful to be any reliable source, besides the visual likeness of X Zero and Rockman Zero is so vastly diferent I think it is confusing to put them on the same page with the same main image. Also, Inafune did not once state that when Zero was going to be the main character he would be "megaman x", he would simply be the character to replace megaman, there is no word wether that'd be "megaman x", and wether or not that matches up to what we currently call "megaman x" is irrelevant, the way it is worded now is misleading and gives the false impresion that Zero was thought up as X's original skin. Cauzilo

 * Then edit away. This is wikipedia, and if you see something wrong,fix it. Beware, however, that this page is watched and edited on mercilessly (espescially by You-know-who), so make sure your edits follow concensus. Have fun! :) -MegamanZero 22:16, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Image
Anyone think the picture at the top of the page should show Zero's original (X series) form, rather than the newer Megaman Zero form? - —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs)

 * No. Its the most current redition of Zero. Also, I have noticed you have been taking out information from various articles. Please refrain from doing that, and discuss the issue on the talkpage first. Those edits are backed by concensus form various editors and concensus is good. -ZeroTalk 14:38, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I took that out because I figured it was already on the page for the specific Megaman Zero games, and it didn't really belong on a page about the character Zero, as opposed to a page about a specific game. Oh, and I haven't taken anything out of other articles. I've added some, but this is the only page where i've deleted parts.

 * Its an important part of his battle reportoire and is akin to a style change or a variable weapons system. However, you have a point- I'm going to move all these weapons over to List of Mega Man weapons instead. -ZeroTalk 04:02, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

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User:CmdrDan/College Admissions Errors

Syracuse University mistakenly sends out dozens of acceptance letters https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/15/us/syracuse-university-acceptance-letters-error-trnd/index.html

Lehigh sends congratulatory email to students not admitted to university https://thebrownandwhite.com/2019/12/20/lehigh-sends-out-false-acceptances/

Ooops: College says error led to 430 mistaken admissions https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-usf-mistaken-admissions-20190124-story.html

You’ve Been Accepted to Columbia. Oops, Our Error. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/nyregion/columbia-grad-school-acceptance-letters.html

Hundreds Admitted to College in Error https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/01/24/hundreds-admitted-college-error

Never mind: 'Big mistake' cited as USF St. Pete takes back 430 admission letters https://www.tampabay.com/education/never-mind-big-mistake-cited-as-usf-st-pete-takes-back-430-admission-letters-20190122/

Carnegie Mellon mistakenly accepts 800 applicants, then rejects them https://www.cnn.com/2015/02/18/living/feat-carnegie-mellon-acceptance-letter-mistake/index.html

Syracuse University mistakenly sends out dozens of acceptance letters https://whnt.com/news/syracuse-university-mistakenly-sends-out-dozens-of-acceptance-letters/

We’re Sorry, Applicants. We Accepted You in Error. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/education/were-sorry-applicants-we-accepted-you-in-error.html

CMU sends out false acceptance letters https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2015/02/17/CMU-Sorry-your-acceptance-letter-was-sent-by-mistake/stories/201502170196

Errors Made in Notifying CSD Master’s Program Applicants https://www.cs.cmu.edu/news/errors-made-notifying-csd-masters-program-applicants

College sent acceptances in error — can you sue? https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/feature-article/inside-law-if-college-sends-acceptance-error-can-you-sue

Sorry, that college acceptance letter may just be a computer glitch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-colleges-mistakenly-accept-and-then-reject-students-year-after-year-2017-02-27

See also:
 * University_and_college_admission
 * Category:University_and_college_admissions_in_the_United_States
 * Harmless_error

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Louis Sloss

Louis Sloss Sr. (July 13, 1823 – 1902) was an American businessman who co-founded the Alaska Commercial Company.

Biography
Sloss was born in 1823 to a Jewish family in Untereisenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria.

In 1845, he immigrated to the United States first settling in Kentucky and then Nevada City, California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. He opened a general merchandise store with partners Dr. Richard H. McDonald and C.H. Swift (who traveled with him from Kentucky) in Sacramento, California that sold all types of goods for new arrivals including horses, mules, wagons, tents, and mining equipment. Sloss and McDonald, then partnered with Simon Greenwald and Lewis Gerstle, and opened a wholesale grocery firm. After the Great Flood of 1862 devastated Sacramento, Sloss and Gerstle moved to San Francisco where they worked as stockbrokers. In 1868, after the purchase of Alaska from Russia, Sloss and Gerstle formed the Alaska Commercial Company. In the 1870s, they won a 20-year concession to harvest seals in Pribilof Islands; and expanded their retail activities to village stores in Alaska where natives could trade gold, fish, and furs for dry goods. The company eventually paid more in fees to the United States' Treasury than the United States paid to purchase Alaska.

Sloss served on the Board of Regents of the University of California and a trustee of the San Francisco Public Library. He served as president of Congregation B'nai Israel in Sacramento.

Personal life
In 1855, he married Philadelphia-native Sarah Greenebaum. They had five children: Bella Sloss Lilienthal, Leon Sloss, Louis Sloss Jr., Joseph Sloss, and Judge Marcus C. Sloss.

Sloss Sr. built the Lilienthal–Orville Pratt House (1876) at 1818–1824 California Street, San Francisco; it is a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 1973.

The Liberty Ship, SS Louis Sloss, is named after him.

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Talk:Pteryx (disambiguation)

"Pteryx" as stem?
I removed to here the following, which is not a Dab entry:
 * * A Greek word meaning wing or winged, used often as a suffix in the scientific names of birds

since i cannot see how it could become a link to an article that could, but for the existence of Pteryx as primary topic, have been titled "Pteryx". I may be wrong, and creating a stub would be a first step twd proving me wrong. IIRC, a page like the accompanying Dab is speedy-deletable, with a caveat in MoSDab saying that its transmigration into a HatNote Dab is not always worth the trouble. In this case, i suggest a waiting period permitting brainstorming on likely candidates for the Dab page. Perhaps List of biological taxa named using "pteryx" or List of biological taxa suffixed with "pteryx", under "See also"? Meh... --Jerzy•t 07:53, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

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IAWTC

IAWTC can refer to:

 * An abbreviated form of "I agree with this comment", used in Internet slang
 * I Am the World Trade Center, a synthpop duo

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рака

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) river

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) arm
 * 2) hand
 * 3)  handful
 * 4)  help, support

Etymology
Probably from, or directly from.

Noun

 * 1) coffin

Etymology 1
. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, from, from ; or directly from the Latin. Compare, derived from 🇨🇬 (genitive ), from 🇨🇬, from 🇨🇬 as above.

Noun

 * 1) shrine a massive tomb holding the relics of a saint’s body

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Chah Boland

Chah Boland (, also Romanized as Chāh Boland) is a village in Fazl Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 303, in 85 families.

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User:Am ask99

Ashimi Sulaiman kewulabi also known as Am_ask99 in all his social media platforms like twitter,insagram and Snapchat born on (September 19 1999),he's last born of Al khalipha Ashim Ahmad az-zakawy and he's also grandson to sheikh muh'shittu kewulabi. He's chairman for (ASK General consultancy nig Ltd)

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Norma Smith

Norma Ruth Smith (née Creighton; born October 8, 1951) is an American politician of the Republican Party. She was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 10th Legislative District from 2008 to 2021.

Education
In 1971, Smith earned an A.A. degree from Pensacola Junior College. In 2000, Smith earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology from Puget Sound Christian College.

Career
Smith was an aide to Republican U.S. Representative Jack Metcalf from 1994 to 2000, and was a member of the South Whidbey School Board from 1991 to 1995, serving as president in 1994. She unsuccessfully ran against Democratic State Senator Mary Margaret Haugen in 2000 and Democratic U.S. Representative Rick Larsen in 2002. Smith was appointed to the state House in 2008 to fill a vacant seat. Her district, the 10th Legislative District, encompasses all of Island County, a portion of northwestern Snohomish County, and a southwestern portion of Skagit County. She was subsequently reelected. In the state House, Smith obtained a bipartisan reputation and was known as a prominent supporter of data privacy legislation.

Smith announced in March 2020 that she would not seek reelection to a seventh term in office.

Awards

 * 2020 Guardians of Small Business. Presented by NFIB.

Personal life
Smith's husband was Stephen. They have four children. Smith and her family live in Clinton, Washington.

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List of teams and cyclists in the 1976 Vuelta a España

For the 1976 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 100 riders; 49 finished the race.