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Henry K. Craig

Henry Knox Craig (March 7, 1791 – December 7, 1869) was a career officer in the United States Army and served as colonel and the 4th Chief of Ordnance of the U.S. Army from July 10, 1851 to April 23, 1861. After being relieved of command of the Ordnance Department on that date, he served as an advisor in the department until his retirement in 1863. In recognition of his service, in 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment as a brevet brigadier general in the Regular Army of the United States, to rank from March 13, 1865.

Early life
Henry Knox Craig was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 7, 1791. He was the son of Major Isaac Craig, a Revolutionary War officer and a prominent citizen of the city who had seen service in both the US Navy and the US Army. Young Craig was named after the Revolutionary War Chief of Artillery, General Henry Knox, later Secretary of War, a good friend of Major Craig's. One of Colonel Craig's brothers, Presley Hamilton Craig (1789–1848) was senior surgeon with General Zachary Taylor's army in Mexico before being transferred to the staff of General Winfield Scott. Another brother was Neville B. Craig, editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette.

Military career
Craig entered the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant assigned to the 2nd Artillery Regiment in March 1812, was promoted captain in December 1813, and served for a time near the end of the War of 1812 as commander of Fort Niagara. New York. Later in the war, he was involved in actions against the British at both Fort George and Stony Point, New York. He was transferred to the corps of artillery in May 1814, and to the light artillery in May 1815, completing a variety of assignments.

In June 1821, Craig was transferred to the 3rd Artillery Regiment, and in December 1823, received his brevet majority for ten years' faithful service in one grade. During the early 1820s, Craig supervised several lead mines in Missouri and in Illinois, and in May 1832, was promoted to the rank of major. At some point thereafter, he was assigned to the Ordnance Corps, and during the War with Mexico, served as Chief of Ordnance for General Taylor. For his services in the Battle of Monterrey, he was brevetted lieutenant colonel in September 1846. Following that battle, he and a small group of officers and men moved a group of twelve pounder cannon from the Monterrey battlefield to the town of Buena Vista, 67 miles away. This was accomplished between dusk and dawn on a rough road within a period of seven hours, despite the fact that the axle on the gun carriage supporting one of the cannon snapped and had to be replaced. Although General Santa Anna, the Mexican commander, had abruptly withdrawn from the battlefield before Craig and his men arrived, his action nevertheless won him and his staff a cordial mention in general orders. He also gave an excellent account of himself during the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. From 1848 until 1851, Craig served as an inspector of arsenals.

On July 10, 1851, Craig was appointed Chief of Ordnance with the rank of full colonel. During the ten years before the Civil War, budget allocations for the army were cut back considerably, and Craig did as much as he could to ensure that adequate funding was available for the production and procurement of the necessary weapons and munitions for peacetime activity. He encouraged studies of foreign ordnance and supported efforts to keep a good supply of proven models of rifles, cannon, and similar equipment on hand. Breechloading rifles were extensively tested during his tenure as Chief of Ordnance, but were not adopted because of problems with the cartridges of that time. In 1855, however, the Ordnance Board decided to convert existing stocks of smoothbore muzzleloading muskets to .58-cal. rifled muskets, and the days of the smoothbore were numbered. Finally, a modified 12-pounder Napoleon was tested and went into production. Craig was regarded as an experienced, conscientious, and dedicated officer, although he held strong views and was sometimes acerbic with his subordinates.

In the spring of 1861, at the age of 70 and after nearly 48 years of army service, Craig was relieved of his duties at the direction of the new Secretary of War, Simon Cameron, on the grounds that the Ordnance Department needed more vigorous leadership in light of the national emergency. Craig protested this action, but Cameron, who had consulted with General Winfield Scott, the army's commanding general, stood firm. Craig then took the matter up with President Lincoln, but the harried new Chief Executive chose not to intervene. Craig nevertheless remained on duty for another two years in an advisory capacity, and retired on June 1, 1863 after nearly fifty years of service.

On July 17, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Craig for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general in the Regular Army of the United States for his service of over half a century to the army and ordnance department, to rank from March 13, 1865, and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on July 26, 1866.

After his retirement from the army, Craig lived in Washington, D.C., where he died on December 7, 1869, aged 78. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

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Fruits and Farinacea

Fruits and Farinacea: The Proper Food of Man, Being an Attempt to Prove, from History, Anatomy, Physiology, and Chemistry, that the Original, Natural, and Best Diet of Man is Derived from the Vegetable Kingdom is an 1845 book advocating vegetarianism by John Smith (of Malton).

It was first published by John Churchill, then republished in 1854 with notes and illustrations by Russell Trall. A condensed version was published in 1873, edited by Professor Francis William Newman for the Vegetarian Society.

Description
Smith cited research from anatomy, chemistry, history, and physiology that the natural food of man is a vegetarian diet. Smith cited the Bible as evidence that fruit and farinacea are the original food of man in the Garden of Eden before the fall of man. He documented how ancient peoples mentioned in the Bible and early nations lived on a fruit and farinaceous diet.

Smith argued from the shape and size of human teeth, conformation of the jaw, length of alimentary canal and other anatomical evidence that man was not intended to be either carnivorous or omnivorous. He stated that a vegetarian diet is sufficient to maintain physical activity and strength, extremes of temperature and warm climates are best endured on a vegetarian rather than a meat diet. He argued that food derived from animals is the main cause of severe diseases and the constant use of animal food causes gout, rheumatism and many other disorders. Smith believed that a vegetarian diet is more pleasurable and favourable to mental vigour and the development of moral faculties and is best favourable to good health and longevity.

The 1845 edition was dedicated to William Lambe. Historian James Gregory has described the book as a "major text" for the vegetarian movement.

Reception
The book was negatively reviewed in many medical journals for using outdated sources from ancient history or utilizing incorrect arguments from physiology. The earliest reviews of the book were most favourable.

It was positively reviewed in the Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal in 1845, which described it as a "curious and interesting work". The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal gave the book a detailed fourteen page review which was supportive of Smith's arguments against excessive meat consumption but recommended a mixed diet as the most suitable.

In 1846, The Medico-Chirurgical Review commented:

"In conclusion, we may express the opinion that Mr. Smith has stated his case ably but not successfully; he has said enough in favour of an exclusively vegetable diet to show that is offers all the requisites for human sustenance, when fancy, ill-health, or any particular circumstance, may induce its adoption; but no sufficient arguments or experience have been advanced to lead us to believe that any advantage would arise from its substitution in place of the ordinary mixed regimen."

A reviewer in the Monthly Journal of Medical Science in 1849 took issue with the book because many of the cases Smith cited of individuals and communities of people living on a vegetable diet were not living on a strict vegetable diet, as they were also consuming milk. Smith's book appeared to argue for an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet but this was never specified. This also contradicted his statement that "vegetables contain all the elements and qualities necessary for the complete nutrition of man." The reviewer agreed with Smith that many people eat too much meat but concluded the book was too extreme in promoting the total exclusion of all meat from the diet.

The New York Medical Gazette and Journal of Health praised Smith's writing and described it as "the best book on the subject, and immeasurably superior to any which have been written here in this department." However, the reviewer criticized Russell Trall's added notes as a salesman advertisement for other publications. A reviewer in the New Hampshire Journal of Medicine in 1854 was unconvinced by Smith's arguments against meat and also criticized the notes of Russell Trall as shameless sales promotion.

A review in the Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science in 1874, commented that Smiths "arguments and proofs are in the main so unsatisfactory, that we are more inclined than ever to be omnivorous". It was negatively reviewed in the Quarterly Journal of Science which concluded that "we have been unable to find a trace of sound logic or convincing argument in the whole book, and are more than ever assured that our omnivorous diet is the right one."

The British Medical Journal attacked the book in a 1897 review as non-scientific. The review noted that Smith utilized sources from ancient history which are obsolete from scientific advances and that his arguments from religion were "fanciful". The book was mocked for making incorrect claims from physiology. For example, Smith was unaware about the function of the pancreas and made the false suggestion that it secretes nitrogen if it lacks in food.

Other works
In 1860, Smith authored Principles and Practice of Vegetarian Cookery, an ovo-lacto vegetarian cookbook.

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Talk:whine

Verb (used without object)

 * 1) to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
 * 2) to snivel or complain in a peevish, self-pitying way: He is always whining about his problems.

Change in meaning?
Has the definition of this word always included petty recurrent complaining? Does its meaning and applicability vary in different dialects? Until perhaps 1995 I had understood whine, and whining to refer only to complaints uttered with a rising, childish intonation. Since then, it has often seemed that this verb says more about the speaker's relationship with and opinion of the person who is doing the complaining, as it simultaneously dismisses the complaint and belittles the complainer. CEOs often criticize low-level employees who whine about this or that, but you rarely hear of CEOs whining.

Is there a way to include this type of spin in the dictionary entry? Should it be?Pithecanthropus4152 (talk) 22:35, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Verb (used with object)

 * 1) to utter with or as if with a whine: I whined my litany of complaints.

Noun

 * 1) a whining utterance, sound, or tone.
 * 2) a feeble, peevish complaint.

Also related to German 'weinen'?
It says it is related to Dutch 'wenen', but what about German 'weinen' (to weep, cry)? I mean, the en is just a meaningless suffix, and the 'wein' part looks suspiciously like whine.

 * This word is evidently not cognate with Dutch 'wenen' or German 'weinen'. These words are derived from, while 'whine' is derived from . However, the meaning of 'complain' may be influenced by Old English , also derived from wainōną. Similitudo nomini authentici (talk) 02:44, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

3. Continuous high-pitched sound (without plaintive notion)
3. The whine of the jet engines. JMGN (talk) 21:20, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

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Movie Making Manual/Writing/Rewriting

Writing | Previous

=Rewriting=

Over 80% of your time on any screenplay will be spent on rewrites. So much of screenwriting is about structure that you may have the story in the first few weeks while the rest of the time is spent reworking the script so the story works on the screen.

After you have plowed through and have a first draft script of 90-130 pages the best thing to do probably is to get a little distance from the screenplay so you can evaluate it objectively. This is probably best done by laying the script aside for a few weeks and doing something else then returning to it with fresh eyes.

Top-Down Rewriting
Beginning writers assume that the rewriting process consists of going through the script line by line and fixing any typos or grammatical errors. After a couple of such passes they're bored and the screenplay is still weak.

To be efficient and really make progress requires being more organized and starting with the big picture. Make a series of passes through your screenplay, each time concentrating on one or two elements.

Start with the most important elements of any story such as: Is the hero really appealing and heroic? Is the villain really evil? Is there a powerful and credible conflict? Are the characters great, real, alive, right and consistent?

Strengthening these big elements might result in major restructuring of the screenplay. Only after they have been addressed is the time right to work down to issues such as spelling and grammar. Take a break for a few days at any point if necessary to get a fresh perspective.

A detailed rewriting strategy discussion

'Spitballing'
This rather strange term comes from William Goldman's books. It means getting together with another writer and discussing your script and coming up with ideas to solve problems you are having.

It's essential to discover whether or not your story, characters, dramatic conflict, is working. A screenplay is both a sales document for the film and the blueprint, a set of instructions to the director and the actors. An outside viewpoint is essential if you want to know if your script is going to be successful.

Script Editors
A good script editor is invaluable. Professional editors and coverage experts can be located by searching the web and through ads in screenwriting magazines, however the cost can be prohibitive for independent filmmakers.

Another option is to enlist friends that are avid novel readers and particularly anal-retentive at spelling and grammar. Even the most successful professional writers value the feedback of their trusted friends. If the writing is interesting enough, friends will feel compensated by just getting to be the first to read the new work and share in the creative process.

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Pervomaysky, Romanovsky District, Altai Krai

Pervomaysky (Первомайский) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Tambovsky Selsoviet, Romanovsky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 40 as of 2013. There are 3 streets.

Geography
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Katherine Urquhart Warren

Katherine Urquhart Warren (née Urquhart, 1897-April 18, 1976) was a co-founder and first president of the Preservation Society of Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. She was posthumously inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 1981.

Warren was born in Oakland, California in 1897. She was educated at the Spence School in New York City. She married George Warren in 1919. She and her husband founded the Preservation Society of Newport County to save Hunter House from demolition. She received a Cross of Knight Légion d'Honneur for her work on the Rochambeau Festival in 1954. The efforts of the Preservation Society of Newport lead former United States First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, to appoint Warren to the committee to restore the White House in 1961.

In addition to her work with the Newport Preservation Society, Warren served on the boards of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Newport Music Festival.

Awards
1955, Woman of the Year, Newport County Chamber of Commerce 1955, Cross of Knight, Légion d'Honneur 1972, Honorary Doctorate, Salve Regina University 1976, Louise Evalina du Pont Crowninshield Award, National Trust for Historic Preservation 1981, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame

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Alpine skiing at the 2015 Winter Universiade – Women's combined

The women's combined competition of the 2015 Winter Universiade was held at Universiade slope, Sierra Nevada, Spain on February 7, 2015.


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Perl Programming/Array variables

Perl syntax includes both lists and arrays.

Lists
A list in perl is an ordered set of scalar values. It is represented in your code as a comma-separated sequence of values, which may or may not be contained in scalar variables. Lists can be used to make multiple assignments at once, and can be passed as arguments to several built-in and user-defined functions:

Alternate List Construction
When creating a list of several strings that do not include spaces, Perl provides a shortcut to get around typing multiple quotes and commas. Instead of you can use the qw// operator. This operator uses any non-alpha-numeric character as a delimiter (typically the / character), and encloses a space-separated sequence of barewords. A delimiter separates the command with the arguments. The above line is identical to the following:

and both are equal to this:

The last example uses the open and close parenthesis as a different delimiter. If there is an open and close version of the delimiter you choose, you need to use them both. Otherwise just repeat the same symbol twice. For example, you cannot type qw you have to type qw.

You can also abuse the glob syntax, when the strings do not include shell metacharacters:

List assignments
As shown above, lists can be used to make several assignments at once. If the number of variables on the left is the same as the number of values on the right, all variables are assigned to their corresponding values, as expected.

If there are fewer variables on the left than values on the right, the 'extra' values are simply ignored:

If there are more variables on the left than values on the right, the 'extra' variables are assigned the default undef value:

The existence of list assignment creates the ability to 'swap' two variables' values without the need of an intermediary temporary variable:

Arrays
An array in Perl is a variable that contains a list. An array can be modified, have elements added and removed, emptied, or reassigned to an entirely different list. Just as all scalar variables start with the $ character, all array variables start with the @ character.

Array Assignment
Arrays are assigned lists of values. The list of values can be arbitrarily large or small (it can even contain 0 elements).

That last example exemplifies a feature of Perl known as 'array flattening'. When an array is used in a list, it is the array's elements that populate the list, not the array itself. As stated above, a list is a set of scalar values only. Therefore, the @all</tt> array contains 1000 elements, not 2.

Arrays in scalar context
When an array is used in scalar context - either by assigning a scalar variable to the array's value, or using it in an operation or function that expects a scalar - the array returns its size. That is, it returns the number of elements it currently contains

Printing an Array
There are two general ways of printing the values of an array. You can either print the list of items in the array directly, or you can interpolate the array in a double-quoted string.

In the first example, the <tt>print</tt> function is being given a list of 6 arguments: the string 'My names are: ', each of the four values in <tt>@names</tt>, and the string ".\n". Each argument is printed separated by the value of the <tt>$,</tt> variable (that defaults to the empty string), resulting in the values from the array being 'squished' together: My names are: PaulMichaelJessicaMegan.

In the second example, the <tt>print</tt> function is being given exactly one argument: a string that contains an interpolated array. When Perl interpolates an array, the result is a string consisting of all values in the array separated by the value of the <tt>$"</tt> variable (that defaults to a single space): My names are: Paul Michael Jessica Megan.

Accessing Elements of an Array
The elements of an array are accessed using a numerical reference within square brackets. Because each item within an array is a scalar value, you need to use <tt>$</tt> when referencing a value. The first element of an array is number 0 and all the others count up from there.

A negative number will count down from the right side of the array. This means that -1 references the last element of the array and -3 references the third to last element. Let's see some examples:

What if you need to know the last index? <tt>$#array</tt> will return it for you:

A common mistake is to do this:

In fact <tt>@array[0]</tt> is a slice (that is, a sub-array of an array) that contains one element, whereas <tt>$array[0]</tt> is a scalar that contains the value 1.

Command line arguments
As you may wonder, Perl scripts support command line arguments. The entire list of parameters is stored in the array <tt>@ARGV</tt>, with the first entry containing the first command line argument. If no command line parameters were passed, <tt>@ARGV</tt> is an empty array.

The array functions and operators listed above can easily be used to detect the passed command line arguments and to detect the number of arguments provided.

Related articles

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Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia

The Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) is a trade union in Cambodia. It was founded in December, 1996. ICTUR reports that the largest activities of the FTUWKC are in the garment industry.

Chea Vichea, president of the FTUWKC, was murdered in January, 2004.


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Sri Vasavi College

Sri Vasavi College, is a general degree college located at Erode, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1967. The college is affiliated with Bharathiar University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.

Science

 * Mathematics
 * Physics
 * Chemistry
 * Computer Science
 * Botany
 * Zoology

Arts and Commerce

 * Tamil
 * English
 * History
 * Economics
 * Commerce

Accreditation
The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

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User:Berenicegm

Berenice Granado Martínez is an undergraduate student in Translation at the University of València. Being a Catalan-Spanish bilingual person, she had no trouble getting into English at an early age. She loves reading, animals and staying fit and healthy. One of the most useful pages she has ever found is: https://www.fundeu.es/

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Topic talk:Introduction to Psychology

It seems that this page should be merged and then deleted. It seems that the Topic: Name space is used incorrectly. "Introduction to Psychology" seems like a course. Perhaps issues with namespaces should be clarified here. --Remi 23:54, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Merge completed. -- Jtneill - Talk 13:20, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Richard Bonehill

The result was   keep. — Coffee //  have a cup  //  beans  // 10:53, 17 February 2015 (UTC)

Richard Bonehill

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Non-notable actor and stuntman. Nothing to support notability as an actor and all references are obituaries (WP:NOTMEMORIAL). I don't believe that winning an over 60 fencing championship is sufficient to claim notability as an athlete.Mdtemp (talk) 20:36, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  Everymorning   talk  20:42, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions.  Everymorning   talk  20:43, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

 * Keep. Obituaries in The Independent, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety, among others, indicate the Force was strong in this one. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:02, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep While perhaps not bestowing notability seperately, the confluence of stunt work esp swordmastery; star wars character roles; and a world fencing title makes this guy notable. I find your lack of faith disturbing.-Kiwipat (talk) 07:24, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment The fact that there is no coverage that predates his death makes this look like a memorial to me. All of the previously given sources are based on a press release from his fencing club--not independent or sufficient to show notability (no matter how many sources use info from the one release). Being in Star Wars does not guarantee notability and he doesn't meet WP:ATHLETE since a senior (over 60) title can not be considered as competing at the highest level.Mdtemp (talk) 20:11, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Mdtemp (talk) 20:11, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Reply. His obituary has been published internationally; that's just unheard of for a minor actor. Huffington Post UK, Entertainment Weekly, even IGN Africa, the list just goes on and on. Apparently being in two Star Wars movies does establish notability in the press's eyes. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:31, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

 * Delete Agree with nom. No coverage before his death makes this look like a memorial and that he's notable because he died. This is not a Star Wars fan site. <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 18:34, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep winning over 60 fencing championship is notable. Redsky89 (talk) 18:53, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Not really. That could be anything from local club competitions on up.  Did he compete at the highest level?Peter Rehse (talk) 19:06, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

 * Keep He was Veterans Sabre World Champion in 2010, he was also a fencing coach, and he did stunt work in films. that seems notable enough the page just needs more work. Dman41689 (talk) 08:02, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment Its worth adding that at the 2010 world vets championship, he was presented with a commemorative diploma from the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, the world governing body of fencing, to mark his 'extraordinary achievement' of representing Great Britain at 10 consecutive World Championships. source-Kiwipat (talk) 08:22, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep WP:NSPORT states that sports figures are likely to meet Wikipedia's basic standards of inclusion if they have, for example, participated in a major international amateur or professional competition at the highest level (such as the Olympics). To me, world championships of an Olympic sport are competition of the highest level.  While one can dispute my position I think someone competing 10 consecutive times shows that for a career that person competed at the highest level and thus meets the guideline. RonSigPi (talk) 23:49, 16 February 2015 (UTC)


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Pakotal, Razavi Khorasan

Pakotal (, also Romanized as Pākotal; also known as Pāy Kotal) is a village in Dowlatkhaneh Rural District, Bajgiran District, Quchan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 131, in 44 families.

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Talk:Louise Slaughter

POV Concerns
this page is hilarious. she sounds like the perfect human being. wikipedia as free campaign advertising, i couldn't think of anything more advantageous gmrepoli 06:27, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Added POV template. I agree with Gmrepoli that this article needs to be rescued from Ms. Slaughter's political supporters and the first step would be to further reduce what an earlier editor called "fawning and gushing". That means, among other things, eliminating many unnecessary adjectives that hype but do not inform. For example: prestigious Rules Committee, true-life coal miner’s daughter (and drop the movie link unless the movie is about Louise Slaughter), worked hard as a coal miner (or show me a coal miner who doesn't work hard), etc. I see too much awkward phraseology, such as "Armed with an increased passion". One may be motivated by an increased passion, but armed? And what about this mixed metaphor: "Throwing her hat in the public arena for the second time, she knew the deck was stacked against her"? Did she write or issue a report? No, she unveild it. She's a tireless promoter; she's deeply concerned, and a leading advocate who won historic increases. The hype is the first part of the problem. Second, where is the account of what her detractors and opponents have to say about her? Or is she the only politician in in the world who is universally loved and admired? I will try to implement some of my suggested changes when I have more time. Blanchette 18:42, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

If you are to edit this page, maybe you should consider editing all of the politicians as most articles are not without a slant. Unless a full assessment of all members of congress will be performed, a bias is inevitable...therefore unless something is "untrue" I would leave it as is.
 * Actually, all articles on Wikipedia are being considered for editing. They're all slanted in some way too. We're not singling out this article, we just have to start fixing somewhere.

She sounds so good here because this is word-for-word from her "detailed campaign biography." Isn't that a copy-vio issue? Nonetheless, I think a re-working of the bio would suffice to make it "neutral" and acceptable. - Nhprman List  03:05, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm removing the POV template. This article used to be pretty awful in that regard, but I think it now stands as one of the best contemporary Congressperson articles. My only concern is the use of the term "fought for" which I will change to "worked for" unless someone can cite the use of violence to further Slaughter's legislative agenda. --Cjs56 16:17, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

I am a close member of Louise's family. Her father was a blacksmith for the coal mines in Lynch and helped build the Methodist Church there, helping to dig the foundation. He was also a member of the Ku Klux Klan (by his own admission) and played minor league baseball. Bleeding heart that she is, she does not keep in touch with her family in Kentucky at all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 00:28, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Election Results
There's a slight problem with contradictory sources here. According to the NYS Board of elections, Wojtaszek received 59,547 votes in the 2002 election against Slaughter. However, according to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, he only received 58,547. Which source should we trust here? Zzedar 20:25, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Without having specific knowledge, I would trust the NYS BOE results as they are the body directly charged with determining election outcomes. I would probably attribute the discrepency to carelessness in transcription the results of a lopsided election by someone working for the House. --Cjs56 16:55, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

I went through the county by county, party line by party line results from the NYS BOE and got the sum of 59,547, backing up my consciption theory. --Cjs56 16:58, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 23:11, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Syria Trip
There have been rumors going around that when Rep. Slaughter went to Syria with Nancy Pelosi and others, that she met not only with Syrian officials, but also leadership from the PKK terrorist group to cause trouble with Turkey to make them shut down the supply lines for the troops in iraq. Has anyone else heard or have any information on this? http://www.nypost.com/seven/03312007/news/nationalnews/miss_syria_nationalnews_ian_bishop.htm Wvfd14 (talk) 13:35, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Louise was 82 yesterday. The sidebar should be updated by someone who knows how to do so to reflect this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 13:17, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

husband dead
Her husband died, reportedly in a Washington D.C. hospital — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 23:06, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

 * According to a local news report, he died at the couple's Washington, D.C. home. I have updated the Wikipedia article accordingly. Harej (talk) 18:57, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

That can not possibly be her "official portrait" of the 113th Congress. That picture was taken in the mid-1990s, when she was 65-67 and looked 60ish. Now she's 86 and looks 55. The pictures on her website are MUCH more recent, even if she's had so much work done she looks like a Halloween mask. I advise to choose another picture of her, that actually shows what this young whippersnapper actually looks like. — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 21:23, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

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hospitalization
Slaughter was actually hospitalized last week for a concussion. It was announced on the 14th. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/03/16/louise-slaughter-dies-congresswoman-house-representatives/431485002/ <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 15:01, 16 March 2018 (UTC)

"Slaughter was the first Democrat to represent the 30th District since 1910"
Is there any sourcing for this? The on-its-face claim is inaccurate due to district re-numbering, but it's possible she was the first Democrat to represent part of Rochester. It would take a significant amount of effort (which would probably end up being WP:OR/WP:SYNTH) to determine all the representatives from Monroe County, New York over a 75-year period. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 18:58, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I think we should just delete it, personally. MAINEiac4434 (talk) 22:19, 16 March 2018 (UTC)
 * It can probably be sourced through her biography in The Almanac of American Politics or a similar source. It clearly pertains to the Rochester area and not to the district numbered 30. It's relevant to her political biography because it contributes to an understanding of how much of a trailblazer she was. JTRH (talk) 00:35, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

I found a source on Rochester's congresspeople ... and Jessica M. Weis (a woman) represented the area for two terms from 1959-1963. As far as Democrats go, George F. Rogers was elected to represent some part of the county in 1944, and George Bradshaw Kelly in 1936. I have no idea if their districts overlapped Slaughter's. If there's a source for "first Democrat to represent the (east/west) side of Rochester since 1910", I'm fine with it being re-added. power~enwiki ( π, ν ) 02:11, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I have several reference works at my office. I'll look it up on Monday. JTRH (talk) 12:21, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

A little bit of research: The Rochester paper (Democrat and Chronicle) on Nov. 5, 1986, the day after her election, calls her the first Democrat and the first woman to represent the 30th District. A map accompanying that article shows that the district as then constituted covered (almost?) the entire city of Rochester, but part of the outlying county was in a district represented by John LaFalce, another Democrat who got to Congress before Slaughter did. I'm not sure we can draw a definitive conclusion from any of this. JTRH (talk) 14:04, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

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Talk:1918 Camp Perry football team

Hello: this is ready for publishing -- I have worked very hard to make sure it is concise and accurate. Can you please review and confirm? Thank you. BBrooksDallas (talk) 13:38, 19 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello: can someone please let me know what the status is of publishing this new page? It's been on hold for quite some time. Thank you. BBrooksDallas (talk) 00:01, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

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Provence School

Provence School (Ecole de Provence) is a private Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Marseille, France. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1873. The school enrols approximately 2,000 students and is organized under a statute of association of 1901 law and contract of association with the State.

High school ranking
In 2015, the high school ranked 17th out of 77 in their department in terms of teaching quality, and 443rd at the national level.

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Talk:Embedded System Engineering

Can we combine this with the wiki book request I put for Electrical and Electronic Engineering?

''"this" what? "the wiki book request I put" where? If I knew what exactly you were asking, I might be able to give good advice.''

Embedded Systems
I've merged a number of half-books and book stubs into the new Embedded Systems book. Among these are the books:

 * Microcontroller
 * Embedded Systems: Theory, Implementation and Design
 * 8051
 * The 8051 Microcontroller
 * PIC
 * Embedded Systems Design

--Whiteknight T C E 16:29, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

In general, I think this is probably a good thing.

However, whoever wrote this module (Embedded System Engineering) seems to think that the bulleted items

 * Embedded Systems
 * Robotics
 * Electronics
 * RTOS Concepts

should all be separate books, although Whiteknight has now moved 2 of them (and pieces of what I considered to be parts of a third -- Robotics: Computer Control: The Interface: Microcontrollers) into one book.

I'm generally in favor of leaving it all together in one big book, until it becomes so huge that we feel it would be good to split it up. (CommunityWiki:BigBucketsFirst) --DavidCary 04:47, 25 November 2005 (UTC)

Some recommended books and magazines on robots, embedded systems, and electronic design are listed at http://iguanalabs.com/books.htm . Are there any major topics covered there that we don't already cover in Embedded System Engineering ? --<IP_ADDRESS> 15:11, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

 * The items listed above are wikibooks, not wikiversity courses. Robotics is a separate book, as well as Electronics and LearnElectronics. I don't think that any of these should be merged together. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 16:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

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Raymon Kim

Raymon Kim (born May 5, 1975) is a South Korean-Canadian chef and television personality. He was a former cast member of the variety show Law of the Jungle in Indochina (episodes 154 – 162). He also hosted Sam and Raymon Cooking Time from 2011 to 2012 with Sam Kim.

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Cookbook:Tabbouleh III

| Mediterranean | Middle Eastern cuisines

Ingredients

 * ½ cup bulghur wheat (fine grind is best, medium grind acceptable)
 * 2 bunches parsley (flat leaf or curly Italian)
 * 1 bunch green onion
 * At least 2 cups chopped tomatoes
 * 5–6 stalks fresh mint
 * 2–3 lemons, or to taste
 * Olive oil
 * Salt
 * Cucumbers (optional)
 * Romaine lettuce leaves (garnish and scoopers, optional)
 * Fresh grape leaves (optional)

Procedure

 * 1) Soak the bulghur wheat in at least three times its volume of cold water. Fine grind only needs a half hour of soaking. Medium grind needs longer. Bulghur wheat has already been parboiled before cracking or grinding, so it doesn’t need further cooking to be edible in tabbouli.
 * 2) Drain bulghur.
 * 3) Chop the parsley leaves, green onions, mint, tomatoes and cucumbers.
 * 4) Chop the parsley quite fine, using a knife, not food processor.
 * 5) Mix veggies and bulghur together. Douse with strained lemon juice. If you are not ready to serve immediately, then cover and hold in a cool place. Do NOT add salt and olive oil until immediately before serving.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * You may garnish with more diced tomatoes and/or diced cucumber, and insert lettuce or fresh grape leaves around the sides of the bowl. Use green leaves to scoop up the salad, popping leaf and salad into mouth.

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Euchrysops sagba

Euchrysops sagba, the Sagba Mountain Cupid, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. The habitat consists of submontane grassland.

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Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kurtkra/Archive

Suspected sockpuppets

Diff: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kurt_Krakowian&oldid=916452262 making the same reversion of the now banned account, with edit comment content lending weight to the conclusion that they are one and the time. robertsky (talk) 01:09, 19 September 2019 (UTC)

Comments by other users

Clerk, CheckUser, and/or patrolling admin comments

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Completely lost in Wiki-Land, trying to penetrate the opaque layering of rules and etiquette required to contribute to an encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

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Woodrow Wilson High School (Beckley, West Virginia)

Woodrow Wilson High School (also, just “Beckley”) is a high school in Beckley, West Virginia, teaching grades nine through twelve. It is one of four secondary schools in the Raleigh County Public School District. The school's colors are maroon and white, and the mascot is a Flying Eagle. The school's principal is Ryan Stafford. Feeder schools are Park Middle School and Beckley Stratton Middle School. In 1967, it moved from its original location to its current location at 400 Stanaford Road.

History
Beckley High School, the first public high school in the city, opened in 1917 using the facilities of the former Beckley Institute on Park Avenue. It operated there for one year, until a new high school was built on South Kanawha Street - Beckley Graded and High School.

The Town District Board of Education made plans for a new building. Through the proceeds from a bond issue, a new structure was built and was occupied in December 1925. It was named for former President Woodrow Wilson, who died the previous year. Woodrow Wilson High School's new building was built on land adjacent to the former Beckley Institute on Park Avenue.

When the school moved to its current site, outside of main Beckley, the former site was converted into Park Junior High School (now Park Middle School). During the first year of operation at the new site (1967–68), a record number of 2,432 students attended WWHS.

Notable alumni

 * Rob Ashford — Broadway choreographer and Tony Award-winner
 * Ed Evans — American politician
 * Cathy Leigh Comer Justice — First Lady of West Virginia
 * Jim Justice — coal baron, owner of The Greenbrier resort and 36th Governor of West Virginia
 * Doug Legursky — former NFL player
 * Jon McBride — US astronaut
 * Stephen M. Pachuta — retired United States Navy admiral
 * Nick Rahall — former United States congressman
 * Chris Sarandon — actor
 * Morgan Spurlock (1970-2024) — filmmaker
 * Tamar Slay — former NBA player for the New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats
 * Hulett C. Smith — 27th Governor of West Virginia
 * Gayle Conelly Manchin — American educator, politician, former First Lady of West Virginia from 2005 to 2010


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Page to be edited: GABAA receptor

References/Sources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243505/ (Neuroplasticity)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8783370 (Pharmacology)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16594261 (Pathophysiology)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2574824/ (Alcohol binding)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22243744 (Extrasynaptic GABAa receptors)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2834934/ (Depolarization)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243505/ (GABA d)

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0028-3908(01)00175-7 riluzole as a neuroprotective agent

Edit ideas for the page:

add a "3-D" cartoon picture that shows different binding sites of GABAA

add a section about the clinical significance of GABAA receptors, noting the types of drugs that are used in modern medicine that act on the channel and the physiological effects they have.

Add a section about neuroplasticity.

Delta subunit-

The δ-subunit is usually expressed in GABAA receptors associated with extrasynaptic activity. The most common GABAA subunits have the gamma subunit, which allows the receptor to bind benzodiazepines. For this reason, receptors containing δ-subunits are sometimes referred to as “benzodiazepine insensitive” GABAA receptors. The δ-subunit containing receptors are also known to be involved in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) pathway in the brain's hippocampus, which may mean that they have implications in learning, memory, and reward.

Riluzole

the drug is also known to act allosterically on GABAa receptors. This action serves to postsynaptically potentiate GABAa receptor function. This action is implicated in the drug's neuroprotective qualities in its actions against ALS.

Gabaa

subunits-

the section mentions the most common type of pentameric makeup, i would like to mention another.

Distribution
GABAA receptors are responsible for most of the physiological activities of GABA in the central nervous system, but the receptor subtypes vary significantly. Subunit composition can vary widely between regions and subtypes may be associated with specific functions. The minimal requirement to produce a GABA-gated ion channel is the inclusion of an α and a β subunit. The most common GABAA receptor is a pentamer comprising two α's, two β's, and a γ (α1β2γ2). In neurons themselves, the type of GABAA receptor subunits and their densities can vary between cell bodies and dendrites. Interestingly, GABAA receptors can also be found in other tissues, including leydig cells, placenta, immune cells, liver, bone growth plates and several other endocrine tissues. Subunit expression varies between 'normal' tissue and malignancies and GABAA receptors can influence cell proliferation.

 * Peer Review by Caden Duffy: These sources look really good. I didn't notice any problem with them. I'll check back in a couple of days after you have written summaries on a few of them. Biophysics Editor (talk) 15:30, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

 * I like the idea of adding a "3-D" picture showing the binding sites of GABAa. It would really clarify for those non-scientists what it is, and how it functions. It looks like they already have some written about the clinical significance and a few examples of drugs that act on the channel. What specific types of drugs are you looking to include? -Caden

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Gooburrum, Queensland

Gooburrum is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Gooburrum had a population of 1,518 people. The neighbourhood of Tantitha is within the locality (-24.8153°N, 152.3511°W).

Geography
The Burnett River forms a small part of the eastern boundary.

Mount Perry Road (State Route 3) passes the south-west corner.

History
St Mark's Anglican Church opened in 1880. It closed on 15 February 2020 following a service conducted by Bishop Jeremy Greaves, the Bishop of the Northern Region of the Brisbane Diocese. St Mark's Anglican Church is at 1280 Moore Park Road (-24.8199°N, 152.3026°W). The church's bell was donated by Misses M and V Aiken of "Rutherglen", where it has been used to summon the Kanaka labourers.

In 1887, 12000 acres of land were resumed from the Tantitha pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.

Gooburrum State School opened on 3 March 1884.

Demographics
In the, Gooburrum had a population of 1,442 people.

In the, Gooburrum had a population of 1,518 people.

Education
Gooburrum State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 14 Gooburrum Road (-24.8227°N, 152.3059°W). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 132 students with 8 teachers (7 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent).

There is no secondary school in Gooburrum. The nearest secondary school is in neighbouring Bundaberg North.

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Bold textItalic text Jai Shree Hanuman

Lord Hanuman is a powerful, God the most powerful. He is a true son, devotee, brahmachari, God. He is considered as Monkey God. He is a really true brahmachari. He is the supreme. He can kill all of your problems.

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Amanda Lane Root

Amanda Lane Root (July 9, 1839 – October 21, 1918) was an American social reformer in the temperance movement, and a leader in Good Templar activities. Root joined Fraternity Lodge of Gloucester, Massachusetts, May 22, 1862, at the institution of the Lodge, and joined the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, February 22, 1865. For over 50 years, Root gave her influence and energies for the principles of Good Templary and the cause of temperance.

Early life and education
Amanda Lane, daughter of Samuel and Martha Lane, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, July 9, 1889. She was educated in the public schools of her native town.

Career
For several years, she worked as a book-keeper for her father, who was largely engaged in the fishing trade. In her public career, she rendered eminent service to the Universalist church and to the temperance cause.

For many years a member of the Universalist church in Gloucester, she has ably represented that body in the local and State bodies, and the State in the General Convention. Identified with the Woman's Centenary Association from its organization in 1871, at which time she became its Recording Secretary, she was subsequently chosen Vice-President for Massachusetts, having oversight of the woman's work in that State, a position which she most acceptably filled till the pressure of other duties compelled her to resign.

She was best known in connection with her position and influence in the temperance reform. Gloucester, a center for the salt-water fisheries, was known for an excessive use of intoxicants when the 5,000 fishermen were back on land at the close of the fishing season with plenty of money in their pockets. Her first public work as associated with others in the temperance cause, was in connection with a division of the Sons of Temperance, in which she occupied a prominent position.

In 1862, when Good Templars, distinguished by its fundamental principle that woman is equally entitled with man to the labors and honors of temperance workers, began to establish its Lodges in Massachusetts, Root, united with several of her friends in seeking a charter for Fraternity Lodge, which was instituted in Gloucester in May, of that year. The second highest office in the organization was assigned to her, and at the close of the first term, she became the executive and highest officer in the Lodge. Subsequently, her services were unanimously sought in other positions of responsibility and trust. During her connection with the Lodge, it became the largest Lodge in the State.

In 1865, Root became a member of the Grand Lodge of the State, and such was her reputation in the Order that she was at once elected to one of the highest and most responsible positions in that body. In 1866 and again in 1874, she was a member of the committee to receive, in behalf of the Grand Lodge, the Right Worthy Grand Lodge, and was at each of these sessions a delegate to the supreme body of the Order. At the first of these sessions of the supreme body, she was chosen Right Worthy Grand Vice-Templar, receiving 49 of the 51 votes cast; and on the following year was unanimously re-elected. Her services were acceptably rendered on Committees on Constitutions and on the State of the Order, two of the most important committees of the Order. At the session of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge, in Bloomington, Illinois, she was again elected to the office of Right Worthy Grand Vice-Templar, and was chosen by the New England Representatives to speak for New England at the Public Reception Meeting. She was in attendance at many sessions of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge, a body composed of the leading temperance men and women of all sections of the world.

In 1878, she was elected Grand Worthy Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts; she was twice unanimously re-elected. While she avoided, so far as was consistent with her official duties, the notoriety of public life, her earnest speech and her devotion to the temperance cause made gave her a reputation which brought constant invitations for her services in the public platform.

Personal life
In 1876, she married Solomon F. Boot, then of Hinsdale, Massachusetts. They made their home in East Douglas, Massachusetts. She had two children.

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David Clark (1816 ship)

David Clark was launched in 1816 and may have been broken up at Batavia in 1854. She sailed one of the last voyages under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). In 1839 she carried mainly Scots assisted migrants to Australia, and was the first immigrant ship to sail from Great Britain directly to Port Phillip. In 1842 she transported more than 300 convicts to Hobart. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1854.

Career
In 1819 David Clark was registered at Calcutta with C.Miller, master, and Ramdulloll Day, owner. David Clarke, Miller, master, put into Batavia on 2 September 1818. As she was coming from China, a heavy gale on 30 June in the China Sea had dismasted her.

David Clark sailed between India and the Mediterranean, arriving in Malta in 1820, where a portrait was made, and then returning via Gibraltar to Bengal, arriving on 27 September 1821. She was involved in the EIC's military expedition to Burma in 1824 and 1825, and the EIC used her in the Arracan campaign as a hospital ship.

David Clark was still registered at Calcutta in 1829. Her master was J.B.Viles and her managing owner was T.Ferguson. She entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1830 with Viles, master, Ferguson, owner, and trade London–Calcutta. Her entry carries the remark "Partially repaired".

Captain Robert Rayne sailed David Clark from Howrah on 19 August 1833 and left Bengal on 20 September. By 14 October she was at Singapore, and she arrived at Whampoa Anchorage on 25 November. She reached St Helena on 4 May 1834, and arrived in the Thames on 6 June. Rayne's log of the voyage has survived.

David Clark underwent a survey in London on 16 August 1834 that recorded that she was built of teak with two decks, and had been sheathed in wood in 1829 and then in copper in 1833 at Calcutta.

On 20 September 1835, David Clark sailed from Singapore for Canton in company with Golconda, Sulimany, Duke of Lancaster, Mermaid, and the Danish ship Matadore. On 16 October during bad weather north of 19°N, 117.33333°W, Golconda ran into Matadore and almost cut her in half. Matadore sank after Golconda was able to rescue her crew. Golconda reached Asses Ears on 20 October and Whampoa anchorage five days later. At Whampoa she found that David Clark and the other vessels had arrived the day before.

She next sailed the London-Calcutta and Calcutta-China routes between 1834 and 1839 but in January 1839, having left London for India, had to put in at Cowes due to leaking; she discharged her cargo before going to Greenock for a refit.

She was under the command of Captain J.B. Mills when she left Greenock on 15 June 1839 carrying mainly Scots assisted immigrants. She arrived at Port Phillip on 27 October 1839.

This voyage to Melbourne from Scotland in 1839 with the first bounty immigrants was notable and well-recorded. As she departed on 13 June 1839, John Arthur piped her out to the tune of Lochaber No More. On 15 August 1839 she pulled in to Rio de Janeiro, where she stayed ten days. She then sailed directly to Port Phillip, arriving 27 October 1839. After a stay of about 7 weeks she departed on 19 December 1839 for Bombay.

Convict transport to Tasmania
In 1841 David Clarke transported convicts and troops to Australia. She departed Plymouth on 7 June, under the command of William B. Mills, and arrived in Hobart on 4 October 1841. She carried 308 convicts, one of whom died on the way. She sailed for Bombay in ballast on 17 October 1841.

Demise
David Clark's last voyage began on 7 September 1853, when she left from Manila to London, but heavy storms forced a return to Manila. After re-caulking, she sailed again on 23 September 1853 to London via Melbourne. However, she struck a reef during a storm in the Sunda Strait and diverted to Anjer, Java, on 31 October 1853, eventually reaching Batavia on 18 November, where she was condemned. Although Lloyd's List records her sailing to Singapore on 5 June 1854, she arrived in Surabaya on that date and returned to Batavia on 17 June, where she may have been broken up.

Legacy
Perhaps because of the early transport of Scots to Australia, David Clark has been commemorated several times. A reunion of passengers in 1939 was extensively recorded in newspapers, while a ceremony marked the 175th anniversary in 2014. Passenger lists for the 1839 voyage are available.

Illustration
"Ship David Clark Caming (sic) into the Harbour of Malta 1820"

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Talk:1986 North Antrim by-election

"Peter Barry"'s affiliation
Surely this was just a paper candidate to force a contest and offer voters pro and anti Agreement options, rather than a serious campaign? Shouldn't "Barry" be listed as "For The Anglo-Irish Agreement" rather than "Independent Unionist"? What serious Unionist candidate would change their name to the Republic's Foreign Minister?!?! Timrollpickering 14:44, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

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Archaeology of Oman

'''Sentences with cross throughs are to be taken out, with reasoning in parentheses afterwards. Added sentences will be underlined and reworded sentences will be in italics. REMEMBER TO ADD PRE-EXISTING PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN MOVING TO MAIN WIKI.'''

The present-day Sultanate of Oman lies in the south-eastern Arabian Peninsula. There are different definitions for Oman: traditional Oman includes the present-day United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), though its prehistoric remains differ in some respects from the more specifically defined Oman proper, which corresponds roughly with the present-day central provinces of the Sultanate. In the north, the Oman Peninsula is more specific, and juts into the Strait of Hormuz. The archaeology of southern Oman Dhofar develops separately from that of central and northern Oman.

Different ages are reflected in typological assemblages, Old Stone (Paleolithic) Age, New Stone (Neolithic) Age, Copper Age, Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, Late Iron Age, and the Age of Islam. A "period" is an inferred classification from recurring artifact assemblages, sometimes associated with cultures. Ages, on the other hand, are on a much larger scale; they are conventional, but difficult to date absolutely -- partially due to different rates of regional development. A barometer of transition is the amount of industry and manufacturing going on, particularly that of copper -- refused as slag -- and other metallic artifacts. The absolute dates for the different periods are still under study and it is difficult to assign years to the Late Iron Age of central and southern Oman. Even major monuments have been dated variously, spanning millennia. (moved from the last paragraph)

Archaeologically speaking, differences increase between the area of the present-day U.A.E. and the Sultanate particularly toward the end of the Early Iron Age, conditioned locally by the different geographical situations. The amount of moisture dictates the carrying capacity of the area, with a variety of subsistence strategies used to exploit the available resources. Since archaeological field work began in the early 1970s, numerous teams have worked in the Sultanate.

Paleolithic
The Paleolithic age ranges from 3 million to about 10,000 years ago, with human occupation outside of Africa beginning about 100,000 years ago, bringing their ways of life with them. Theories state that the Nubian Tool Complex (c. 128,000-74,000 years ago) spread from Africa to the Arabian Peninsula during the Late Pleistocene, via the Red Sea. This theory was headed by the Dhofar Archaeological Project (DAP) in 2010 to 2011, when they surveyed and discovered Levalloisian cores -- a recognizable type of the complex -- Wadi Abyut, central Dhofar. The team had ruled that the Nubian Complex only extended into Western Oman.

A slightly more recent series of surveys, the French Mission of Adam conducted from 2007-2013, found numerous lithic artifacts scattered about many hills in the Adam area, specifically in the Sufrat Valley. They dated the finds, based on typo-technological traits to mostly the Middle and Upper Paleolithic. Levalloisian, wa'shah, laminar, and bifacial lithic remains were primary tool types found.

Neolithic
The Neolithic Age coincides with the beginning of the Holocene and sees the advent of a food producing, or agricultural, society, as opposed to hunting and gathering; it ranges loosely from about 10,000-3,500 BCE. The process was slightly different in the Arabian Peninsula; as animal husbandry was first to arise in 5500 BCE in the area of Oman and agriculture did not arise until the early Bronze Age. Rather, fishing became more diversified and tools more specialized; about 80% of the bone assemblage at Ra's al-Hamra' specifically was fish, mostly made up by larger fish caught with things like nets and line fishing -- determined by a collection of fishhooks and net-sinkers.

Key sites on the Western Coast include shell middens at Ra's al-Ḥamrā' and Suwayh -- where indication of some mother-of-pearl fishhooks were located --, Ra's al-Ḥadd, Ra's Dah, and Maṣīrah. Their middens were dated using radiocarbon techniques and dated circa the middle of the fifth to the third millennium BCE. Several sites exhibited evidence of structures; semi-circular or circular constructions delineated by postholes, hearths, and middens. Some of these middens also held human burials, which of course contained grave goods mostly consisting of simple jewelry. Beads from shells are found all up and down the coast into the UAE. Though certain types of shells which are not naturally occurring in the UAE are found in jewelry there, indicating that there was some sort of trade between communities in Oman, where there shells occurred, and communities in the UAE.

In 2010, the French Mission of Adam located Jabal al-'Aluya; an in-land site with 127 structural remains of varying shapes and compositions, supposed to be hut-like dwellings, hearths, and graves -- similar to those discussed above. Of the lithic assemblage found, cores were fairly rare, with mostly blades and laminar flakes being observed. The site is associated with the latter part of 4000 BCE.

A site named Al-Dahariz 2, located in the Dhofar governance, has been found to contain fluted-point lithics -- a form before thought to be unique to the Americas. The fluted technology has a large, linear chunk taken out from the bottom or top of the lithic, creating a lighter projectile that can keep its sharpness. However, the current theory is that the lithics were non-functional and actually communicated cultural value and exhibited the skill of the craftsperson.

Copper Age
The Copper Age in this geographic location partially coincides with the Hafit Period (3100-2700 BCE), known originally from a cemetery site on the Jebel Hafit in the UAE, though attributed artifacts extend well into the Sultanate. Most burials are located on hill sides, with deposits of supposed pottery imports from southern Mesopotamia. Such finds have been documented on the eastern coast of the Sultanate near Ra's al-Hadd, especially HD-6 and Ra's al-Jinz. Also present in the tombs was diagnostic pottery of Jemdet Nasr type. As for copper, crucibles with metal traces, small furnaces, and about 300 copper tools were found at Ras al-Jinz.

Copper smelting began perhaps at al-Batina, however such ores would leave little slag and the process did not require special conditions, so there would be little to indicate its presence in the archaeological record. Already at this time there is textual evidence from Sumer for international trade in copper and other commodities, probably from Oman.

Bronze Age
The Bronze Age typically ranges from 3300 to 1300 BCE, encompassing part of the Hafit period (3100-2700 BCE) and the Umm al-Nar (2700-2000 BCE) and Wadi Suq Periods (2000 - 1300 BCE).

Early Bronze Age
During this age, metal production increased considerably in relation to that of the preceding Hafit Period, with several plano-convex copper ingots, weighing 1–2 kg, being found. Tower or beehive tombs, such as those at Shir, can only be approximately dated, and may date to the Hafit or Umm al-Nar Periods. During the Umm al-Nar Period, large communal, free-standing tombs contain numerous interments and were more common. Other tombs are smaller and may contain one or a few interments.

Similar tombs to those at Shir appear in the area of Shenah, which is already slightly famous for its rock-art sites. A 2006 survey counted 325 beehive tombs, dating from the late fourth to the early third millennium. They either have single or double stacked walls of mostly limestone or sandstone, with short, rectangular entrances that face the East. All of them built directly on top of the bedrock, with no indication of any digging before building took place.

The site known as Al-Khashbah, was the focus of a surveying project by the University of Tübingen in 2015. The various pedestrian surveys found slag and metal objects, furnace fragments, stone vessels, jewelry, stone tools, and glass objects. They located approximately 200 tombs and 10 monumental structures that could be dated to circa the 3rd millennium BCE, with some more specifically dating to the earlier Hafit period and others dating to the later Umm al-Nar period. Some of these monumental structures were towers with some evidence for copper processing; as some scholars have suggested that various stone tools -- not just classical anvils and pounding stones -- played important roles in the process of beneficiation of copper. However, some other buildings had indications of flint knapping.

In 1982, a potsherd attributed to the Indus Valley Civilization was found at Ras al-Jinz, located at the easternmost point of the Arabian Peninsula. It was considered landmark proof that at least coastal Oman was connected to India in the third millennium BCE. Also found there, were pieces of bitumen impressed with what appeared to be ropes, reed mats, and wood planks, with a few of the fragments still housing barnacles; implying it was caulking for an early boat.

In Dhofār weapons came to light in a confirmed grave context datable to the 3rd millennium BCE.

Late Bronze Age
The Late Bronze Age is mostly represented by grave goods and excavated settlements. It includes the last 200, 1500 to 1300 BCE, years of the Wadi Suq period.

Of the structures found Al-Khashbah, only six tombs, all of them subterranean, could be dated to the 2nd millennium and the Wadi Suq period.

Iron Age
The Iron Age is divided into two different period, 'Iron Age A' (1300-300 BCE) and 'Iron Age B' (325 BCE-650 CE).

Early Iron Age (Iron Age A)
Known from different cemetery and copper producing sites, especially the fort on the Jebel Radhania, Lizq and the fort at Salut. the Early Iron Age is generally accepted as lasting from 1300 to 300 BCE. This period is known from some 142 archaeological sites located in the eastern part of the U.A.E. as well as the central and northern parts of the Sultanate of Oman. One scholar (which scholar?) in particular offered the most concrete argumentation for a gradual transition as a model from the Early to Late Iron Ages at certain sites in Central Oman.

Usually hand-made and hard-fired, the pottery from the Lizq fort is most similar to that from the latest Early Iron Age sites at al-Moyassar (or al-Maysar) and Samad al-Shan. In terms of pottery chronology, its beginnings there are obscure.

The dead are interred in existing subterranean tombs or in new, hut-like free-standing ones. All of the tombs of given group may be oriented in one direction, however, different groups deviate from each other. The inhabitants must have considered their society to be a safe one since they built such visible and vulnerable free-standing tombs with poor chances of survival and as a ready source of building materials have rapidly disappeared since 1980. No intact tomb of this period has ever been excavated.

The number of copper-alloy artifacts reaches a peak at this time which will only be surpassed around the 9th century CE. The reason is that the technology to roast the more abundant sulfidic copper ore was developed. A hoard of over 500 copper alloy artifacts at ʿIbrī/Selme gives a fair idea of the production at this time. In 2012, another copper and iron metal-working workshop came to light first reported incorrectly as at 'al-Saffah', when in reality this site is known as ʿUqdat al-Bakrah. More than 400 metallic artifacts often found close shape correspondences with those from ʿIbrī/Selme.

An important connection with the outside world comes to bear in a cuneiform inscription (640 BCE) of the Neo-Assyrian king Assurbanipal; he mentions emissaries sent by a king by the name of Pade who resides in Izki in the land of Qade. It yielded to date nearly 700 metallic artifacts. The introduction of the falaj for irrigation coincides with the rapid growth of date as a main crop. The chronology for this age resembles but also differs from the better known one of the present-day U.A.E. During this Iron Age paradoxically in Oman iron artifacts are rather rare, although in neighbouring Iran after 1200 BCE iron weapons are characteristic. Pre-Arabic place-names such as Nizwa, Izki, Rustaq and ʿIbri probably represent the bare remnants of the language and speakers of this and the next age.

In November, 2019, 45 well-preserved tombs covering a 50-80 square metre area and a settlement, dating back to beginning of the Iron Age, were discovered in Al-Mudhaibi by archaeologists from Oman and Heidelberg University. Archaeologists believed that the site was inhabited by the miners of the nearby copper.

Samad Late Iron Age
At the end of the Early Iron Age -- after some 200–300 years without absolutely dated archaeological contexts -- weak evidence appears for the Samad Late Iron Age from c. 100 BCE to 300 CE, as dated by thermoluminescence and a few outside artifact comparisons. This assemblage is known from 13 possible and 74 more certainly attributed archaeological sites in 30 localities. Evidence for a transition from the EIA (Early Iron Age) is rare in Central Oman and the chronological situation is clearest at the multi-period site complex at al-Moyassar, where falaj water sites from the EIA, LIA (Late Iron Age), and medieval periods survive to this day. Over the centuries, and especially recently, the water table dropped, so that the falaj floor had to be lowered to the height of the water table. This period was witness to a drastic reduction in population for reasons unknown. Evident during this period is also a loss of copper producing technology.

Samad LIA sites scatter over an estimated 17,000 km2 (6,600 sq mi) bordered to the west in Izkī, to the north in the capital area, to the south Jaʿlān, and to the east at the coast. An assemblage attributable to the Samad period is absent in the Bāṭinah and is limited basically to the Sharqīyah province. Samad al-Shan and smaller sites, such as al-Akhdhar, al-Amqat, Bawshar and al-Bustan, are type-sites for this non-writing population, with mostly hand-made pottery, copper alloy, and iron artifacts. Reoccurring pottery wares and shapes, small finds, as well as a few grave structure types define the Samad Late Iron Age assemblage.

Where the soil is deep enough, individual stone-built graves are sunk into the earth. Such classical Samad graves have a low wall on the roof near the north-western end perpendicular to the long axis. They contain flexed skeletons, with the men usually are placed on the right side and the women usually on the left, their heads generally point toward the south-east.

Few fragmentary settlements -- Mahaliya, al-Nejd, Nejd Madirah, Qaryat al-Saiḥ in Wadi Maḥram, Samad al-Shan sites S1, S7, ʿUmq al-Rabaḫ, Ṭīwī site TW2 -- have been documented.

No coins were struck locally, and to date only two examples have turned up in contexts together with Samad Late Iron Age pottery, while the northern part of traditional Oman had at least partly a currency economy, Central Oman did not.

In the LIA a few glazed pottery imports derive from the upper Gulf and southern Mesopotamia. One class of pottery, balsamaria are wheel-turned and also are common in the late Pre-Islamic Late Iron Age graves in both areas of Oman. Approximately 3/4 of the find inventories in Central Oman finds are attributable to the Samad assemblage, far fewer to the recent pre-Islamic period, and a few cannot be attributed to a definable assemblage. Persian Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sasanian dominance of Oman is firmly entrenched in the secondary literature; thus, it is easy to criticize the integrity of the definition of the Samad assemblage.

Parthian, and later Sasanian, invaders from Iran temporarily dominated certain towns politically and militarily, but for logistical reasons, it was only possible to occupy a few sites, as occurred during later invasions. Persian presence is inferred by a few place-names near or on the coast (e.g. al-Rustaq) and personal names in Izki. It appears that, at this time in Central Oman, so-called Modern South Arabian languages were spoken. For the Early Iron Age this is far less certain. From ±500 BCE to ±500 CE or later, waves of migratory tribes from South and Central Arabia settle in south-eastern Arabia and Iran, as we know from oral historical sources. If so, then at least at first linguistically such populations were South Arabians and not Arabs. The tribal grounds of the Azd tribes in south-eastern Arabia of course are far larger and more diverse than the area of the Samad Late Iron Age sites. To judge from the Samad stone graves and from evidence about their diet, this was not Bedouin population, but rather consisted of farmers.

These tribes brought the South Arabian, later Arabic, linguistic variety with them as far east as Khorasan in Iran. However, Omani Arabic has its own words and is not just an import from Central Arabia. It is assumed that Classical Arabic arrived with the Arab diaspora and Islam in the 7th and 8th centuries CE, first to the metropolitan centres. The occurrence in Arabia and the Red Sea littoral of ribbed amphorae manufactured in Aqaba/Ayla evidently in order to transport wine, shows the area just north of Aqaba to have been a fruitful agricultural area from 400 up to possibly 1000. On the other hand, Dr. Fleitmann has studied stalagmites from al-Hutah Cave in central Oman and has gathered information for a series of megadroughts especially around 530 CE. These may have afflicted the entire Peninsula.

Late Iron Age (Iron Age B)
Several Late Iron Age sites do not link in terms of form and details of manufacture of their artifacts with the Samad characteristic assemblage. For example, the weapons are differently fashioned, as in one grave at Bawshar. Curiously, some of the monuments previously described as megalithic, are now described as 'small stone monuments'. The term megalith has been used and misused in a wide variety of meanings; triliths found in Oman differ from ones in Europe in size and shape. The most important example are triliths (Arab. ʿathfiya/ʿathāfy) - rowed groups of three stones perched together to form a steep pyramid. A fourth stone may lie horizontally on top. Triliths usually lie in wadis, the main habitation area of nomads. Scholars have suggested a connection between the speakers of the Modern South Arabian Language, Mahra, and the triliths. To judge from Mehra place-names and the triliths, Mahri speakers lived further to the north until Bedouin tribes pushed them into the south. The triliths are the only find-category that central and southern Oman hold in common. A connection with Ṧḥahrī/Ǧibbāli is also plausible since triliths lie in areas in which today this language group still is actively spoken.

The Pre-Islamic recent period is known from different sites in the Sultanate, for example probably ʿAmlāʾ/Amlah, al-Fuwaydah. Such sites are largely contemporary with Late Iron Age of Samad in Central Oman, especially in the Sharqiyah. In the U.A.E. such show evidence of writing such as on coins. Regarding the relative chronology of the two there is considerable consensus. However, a difficulty in order to build a chronology lies in the lack of clear artefactual parallels between the Samad assemblage and that of these sites. At the partially excavated cemetery site of al-Fuwaydah the artifacts, especially pottery and metalwork, are more similar to contemporary ones from the U.A.E. than to those of Samad.

Iron Age in Dhofar
Various survey and a few excavations have shed light on the archaeology of the South Province of the Sultanate ; the largest and best-known site is Khor Rori, a trading fort established by the Hadhramite kingdom in the 3rd century BCE. While this site shows a mixture of artifacts, many of which are of Old South Arabian type, the surrounding countryside reveals a mélange of different kinds of artifacts. Khor Rori owes its existence to the trading of aromatics, in particular frankincense. The type of sherd depicted was for many years considered to be Late Iron Age, but recent research re-dates it to the medieval period.

Islamic Age
Very little archaeological evidence from the early Islamic Age exists; the earliest building structures which survive date to medieval times. With the coming of Islam and the diaspora of Arabian tribes, the Arabic language took hold in Oman.

Copper production reaches a record high to judge from the amount of slag which has survived from 150 known smelting sites. With 100,000 tons of slag, Lasail, or more properly, al-Azayl, in Wadi Jizzi is the largest smelting site in Oman. The slag showed that the hill was mined away and processed in nearby furnaces, with part of the work also being carried out underground. Wooden supports found 40 meters underground marked evidence of the underground work, with theories supposing that the tunnels caved in. A similar site, Semdah, was undermined and over-exploited, thus a cave in occurred.

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Dante Thomas

Dante Thomas (born January 7, 1982) is an American R&B singer and musician, who experienced international success in 2001 with his song, "Miss California".

Musical career
He was discovered by Donovan Thomas and Doug E. Fresh.

His debut album Fly contained his definitive international hit "Miss California" which topped the charts in Denmark and Germany and was a major hit in Austria, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, Australia and New Zealand. It also reached number 25 in the United Kingdom and number 85 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2012, he released his album Hardcore on Videotape and has an international single hit "Feeling So Blue" with Michael Mind Project, being a retake on Eiffel 65 1999 hit "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". The single "Feeling So Blue" has charted in Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland.

Singles

 * Other singles
 * 2002: "Cielo e Terra (Heaven and Earth)" (with Nek)
 * 2016: "Lonely" (with DJ Tomekk)

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Cookbook:Broccolini

Broccolini, also called baby broccoli, is a cross between broccoli and gai lan (Chinese kale).

Characteristics
Broccolini has long, thin stems with loose florets of green buds similar to those of broccoli. It also includes a few leaves, although fewer than the Chinese kale it's derived from. It has crunchy stems and a mild flavor.

Selection and storage
Like other hearty greens and brassicas, broccolini can be stored unwashed in an airtight container in the fridge for up to several days. Moisture will make it go bad quickly.

Use
Broccolini can be eaten raw, but it is most commonly cooked. It can be roasted, sautéed, steamed, grilled, or blanched. The tougher ends of the stalk should be removed before cooking.

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F. Hinds

F. Hinds is a jewellery retailing chain, operating in England and Wales. There are currently 116 F. Hinds stores within the United Kingdom.

Beginnings (1856-1990)
The chain is an independent retailer which was founded in 1856 by George Henry Hinds, although his father Joseph was also a clockmaker in Stamford, Lincolnshire and his great uncle was also a Stamford clockmaker in the early years of the 1800s.

Shortly after the First World War, brothers Frank and William divided the business in two. William Hinds diversified into theatres and also into films as he was one of the two founders of Hammer Film Productions. Frank continued with the jewellery business and eventually, in 1990, F. Hinds took over the one remaining shop owned by the other half of the family in Worthing, Sussex.

Brands operated by F. Hinds include My Diamonds diamond jewellery, the Aureus gold on sterling silver jewellery collection and the Kilimanjaro Tanzanite collection.

Opening of online store (1997-2005)
The chain was one of the first click and mortar jewellers, having launched its first e-commerce site in 1997.

The shops provide a design and repair service and also specialise in recycling unwanted gold jewellery into new pieces.

RJC Certification (2008-2018)
In 2008, F Hinds joined the Responsible Jewellery Council, the international not-for-profit organisation established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry by advancing responsible business practices throughout the supply chain, and in August 2011 they were one of the first members to become fully accredited following an independent audit.

In 2014 Andrew Hinds was elected Chairman of the UK jewellery trade body the National Association of Goldsmiths. It later merged with the British Jewellers' Association and became the National Association of Jewellers. Hinds remained on the National Committee of the National Association of Jewellers until the end of his term in June 2020.

Acquisition of Chapelle Jewellery (2019-present)
In 2019, Hinds Ltd purchased the UK's leading outlet centre specialist, Chapelle. Chapelle had traded successfully for several decades but had struggled under Hilco which lead to its eventual administration; however, Hinds saved 12 of the stores. The outlet centre stores and website www.chapelle.co.uk continue to operate under the Chapelle brand name. In March 2022, the first new Chapelle store under F Hinds' ownership opened in the Designer Outlet West Midlands, Cannock.

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= August 11 =

Oh! What a Lovely War
Who sings "When This Lousy War is Over" in the film Oh! What a Lovely War? He can be seen and heard here. Thank you, DuncanHill (talk) 13:35, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 * imdb says it is Maurice Arthur --TrogWoolley (talk) 13:44, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Many thanks - it seems he was in a production at Glyndebourne when the film was being made down the road in Brighton. Beautiful voice. DuncanHill (talk) 14:02, 11 August 2020 (UTC)


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User:COFAUNSW

COFAUNSW is UNSW Art & Design's account.

UNSW Art & Design was previously known as COFA (College of Fine Arts.)

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Perfect tenses in English

Introduction
The Perfect tenses in English are formed with a form of the auxiliary verb "have" and the past participle. They express the idea of something having been done before a given point in time. As many other languages don't have perfect tenses, this can be one of the most confusing aspects of English grammar for students and one of the most frustrating for teachers, especially native speakers.

Perfect tenses generally express an event prior to the main event. There is a connection between the prior event and a later time or later event. This can be a time connection for total time between the two events and/or time. For example, when someone says, "I have lived in New York for two years", the first event was when the person moved to New York. The second point of time is the present. We are looking at total time between when I first moved until now. The perfect tense can have a cause effect relationship between the first event and a later time. For example, if I ask, "Have you had lunch?" I am connecting a possible earlier event (ate lunch) with now. I am really asking if the person would like lunch now. It can also include all possible events between the two points of time. For example, if someone asks, "Have you ever been to Tokyo?", all possible trips to Tokyo could be included between when the person was born (the first event) and now. Another person might say, "Yes, I have been to Tokyo at least four times."

Introductory examples
Past Perfect: "By the time I found her, my sister had eaten all of the chocolate." (the action is finished before the sister is found) Present Perfect: "I have never visited Turkey." (the action is finished before the moment of speech) Future Perfect: "By this time next week, I will have finished my essay" (the action is finished before this time next week)

Each of these can also become Continuous in which case they (usually) express an action continuing until just before the main event. e.g. "My sister had been eating chocolate when I found her" (She stopped when she heard me coming) "I have been playing tennis" (I am leaving the court as we speak) "By the end of the month, I'll have been teaching for seven years." (This exact period will have ended)

Past Perfect
Past perfect is generally used in two situations: 1. to indicate which of two past events occurred first 2. to indicate that an event occurred before a specific past time 3. to indicate that there is a relationship between an earlier action and a later time.

Examples of #1: I had taken a shower before I ate breakfast. I ate breakfast after I had taken a shower. I had taken a shower before my breakfast. Before my breakfast, I had taken a shower. I have had an accident (consequence--I need a doctor, now!)

In these examples, the past perfect indicates that there were two past events, taking a shower and eating breakfast, but the shower occurred first. The second event, if using a verb, is always in simple past tense.

Examples of #2: I had taken a shower before 8:00 am. I had taken a shower by 8:00 am. By 8:00 am, I had taken a shower.

In these examples, the past perfect indicates that the event, taking a shower, occurred before a specific time in the past, 8:00 am. The specific time can be any time marker such as the time, day, date, month, year.

Examples of #3: I have had an accident. I need to go to the hospital. I have already had lunch, I don't want any now. I have graduated, so now I can start to look for a job.

Present Perfect
Present perfect is generally used in two situations: 1. past events that occurred at unknown or unimportant times (in contrast with simple past tense which generally describes events occurring at known past time frames) - in this situation, frequently used in conjunction with the adverbs ever, never, already, yet, still to indicate whether something has been accomplished or completed before the present moment 2. past events that have occurred on multiple occasions

Examples of #1: She has already eaten her breakfast. (action completed before the present moment, used with "already", no specific time known) They have gone to the market. (unknown time, but action completed before the present moment)

Examples of #2: We have been to Paris three times. I have read five books in the past year.

Present Perfect v. Simple Past
In general, both the present perfect and the simple past are used to describe past events. The present perfect is used as described above whereas the simple past is used when a specific time frame is known or when describing a series of events (as in a story). Further, the simple past is used to describe events that were completed in the defined past (present perfect can include events that occurred anytime up to the present moment).

Examples: Simple Past: Last weekend, Tom and I went to Los Angeles and saw the Lakers play at the Staples Center. (specific time frame, series of events) Simple Past: Did you eat this morning? (specific time frame) Present Perfect: Have you eaten yet? (nonspecific time frame, used with "yet") Present Perfect: Tom and I have been to LA for the past 3 weekends. (multiple occurrences of an event, occurring before the present moment)

Note: if you are describing a multiple occurrence that was completed in a specific time frame in the past, you will use simple past tense. Example: Tom and I went to LA 3 times last month.

Think about it
Grammar books can be useful but often no amount of swotting up on the official "rules" of the English language will give you the full understanding required to field those awkward questions. It may be more useful to sit and think for half an hour. Ask yourself, "Why do I use this grammar?".

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Pinckney R. Tully

Pinckney Randolph Tully (March 23, 1824 – November 10, 1903) was an American businessman and politician who served as Arizona Territorial Treasurer and Mayor of Tucson, Arizona Territory.

Background
Tully was born on March 25, 1824, in Port Gibson, Mississippi. Details regarding his education have been lost. While he was growing up, his family moved to Arkansas. In 1845, his family began a move to Oregon but abandoned their efforts in western Missouri following the death of Tully's father. Tully, who was a young adult at the time, continued down the Santa Fe Trail to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In Santa Fe, Tully worked at a mercantile firm. At the same time he developed a business interest with James Conklin. In 1849, he drove a heard of sheep to California, returning the next year in a group led by François Xavier Aubry. This trip was quite profitable as the animals sold for five to ten times their price in Santa Fe.

Upon returning to New Mexico, Tully married one of Conklin's daughters, María Trinidad. He also oversaw construction of a house that is now on the National Register of Historic Places as the Pinckney R. Tully House. Shortly thereafter his business interests expanded to include a trading post at Fort Thorn, New Mexico.

Tully moved to Mesilla in 1854. Shortly thereafter he partnered with Estevan Ochoa. IN 1858, the firm of Tully & Ochoa brought a wagon train of supplies to Tucson. The entire inventory was purchased by Solomon Warner within hours of the caravan's arrival. This prompted the partners to open a store in Tucson. Tully & Ochoa followed with a second store in Tubac in 1864.

In 1865, following the death of his friend and fellow Mason, Charles Hopkins, Tully adopted Hopkins' 11-year-old son, Carlos. Three years later he moved to Tucson. While Tully was a Democrat, his willingness to work with the Republican dominated "Federal Ring", which dominated the territorial government of the day, allowed the firm of Tully & Ochoa to obtain a variety of government contracts. As a result, the firm of Tully & Ochoa prospered for a time. Civic-ally, Tully signed an April 20, 1871, petition calling for Tucson's incorporation. He was also a supporter of public education and the Catholic church.

Tully's first wife, María Trinidad, died in September 1874 after a cigarette she was smoking caused her dress to catch fire. He married Delores Jaurez on October 29, 1881. Tully's second marriage produced five children.

Politically, Tully was selected to become a member of the Pima County Board of Supervisors in October 1871. On July 9, 1873, Tully was appointed Territorial Treasurer by Governor Anson P. K. Safford. The same year he was appointed to the territorial board of penitentiary directors. Tully was reappointed Territorial Treasurer on February 12, 1875, and February 9, 1877, but resigned shortly after his second reappointment when the 9th Arizona Territorial Legislature moved the territorial capital back to Prescott.

At the city level, Tully became a member of Tucson's board of health in 1876. He served as the city's treasurer from 1880 till 1882. Tully was elected Mayor of Tucson in January 1882 and served a one-year term.

The firm of Tully & Ochoa went bankrupt following the arrival of the railroad to Tucson. With the collapse of his shipping firm, Tully became an organizer and President of the Pima County Bank. He also petitioned the court of claims in 1890 for reimbursement of losses to Indian attacks that occurred between 1867 and 1870. Some of the lost caravans had cargo estimated at $25,000 each. In 1897, the courts awarded $12,065 to Tulley.

Tully moved to Healdsburg, California, in his later years. He died there on November 10, 1903. Tully Peak in the Rincon Mountains is named in his honor while Tully, Arizona in Cochise County is the location of one of Tully & Ochoa's rest stations. Tucson's Tully Elementary Magnet School is named for Tully and his son, Charles Hopkins Tully.

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Gova Kaldu

Gova Kaldu is a traditional Sri Lankan spiced cabbage and chicken broth. It was often served with Idiyappam (string hoppers).

This dish is most likely of Portuguese origin, its name, kaldu is derived from caldo, the Portuguese name for broth and gova from the Portuguese cabbage known as couve tronchuda.

It was quite popular among elite Sinhalese families of the olden days until the early part of the 20th century.

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